The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition, 12 December 1998
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Title Section24 1998-12-12 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition Saturday December 12, 1998 A oiit k•* Price: S$ 1.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (R) 080/08/9824 words
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Article, Illustration467 1998-12-12 1 SANDRA DAVIE - New university will occupy six parcels of land, including the plot where National Library stands By SANDRA DAVIE SINGAPORE’S first city university, the Singapore Management University, will be built on six parcels of land in the Bras Basah area, including the plot onJALEHA HASHIM; Photo by TAX SI AN ANN - 467 words
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Article, Illustration273 1998-12-12 1 SINGAPORE won a silver and a bronze on the fifth day of Asian Games competition in Bangkok on Thursday. The Republic’s athletes also won medals in squash and sepak takraw, and is expected to haul in more medals in yachting. Shooters Lee Wung Yew, Chng273 words
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Advertisement86 1998-12-12 1 Death sentence for sultansn ep h ew Murdered Beautician For Rolex A nephew of the Sultan of Kedah was sentenced to death for killing a beautician for her Rolex, so that he could give it to his prostitute girlfriend. page 3 G O A L 2 0 1 0 THE86 words
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PRIME NEWS
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Article, Illustration389 1998-12-12 2 GERALDINE YEO - Government studying islandwide network but demand nas to justify heavy investment involved GERALDINE YEO THE Government is studying the feasibility of a network of new Light Rapid Transit (LRT) lines islandwide, such as for Bedok-Tampines. One, to link the Ang Mo Kio-Bishan-Toa Payoh towns and anotherI.IM SIN THAI - 389 words
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Article, Illustration331 1998-12-12 2 CHUA CHIN HON - PHONE CARDS USED IN MAKING FORGERIES Ĕ1 CHUA CHIN HON A BANGLADESHI man suspected to be the mastermind in a work permit forgery syndicate was caught red-handed by police on Tuesday evening as he was about to sell the fake permits to two of his331 words
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Article426 1998-12-12 2 LIM SENG JIN - hiL LIM SENG JIN SINGAPOREANS will lose out if they buy pirated compact discs (CDs), video CDs (VCDs) and CD-ROMs, because the companies that produce the originals will not want to invest here, and so fewer jobs will be created. Buying these pirated items will also426 words
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Article, Illustration642 1998-12-12 3 TAN 001 BOON - Kedah Sultan’s nephew smashed her skull and stole ner gold Rolex to give to his prostitute girlfriend By’ TAN 001 BOON THE man who killed a beautician for her gold-and-diamond Rolex watch was sentenced on Tuesday to death for what a High Court judge described as642 words
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Article223 1998-12-12 3 EDMUNDTEE - fit/1 EDMUNDTEE A GROUP of Internet merchants and service providers will form a grouping of virtual communities to win the loyalty of Asian cyber-shoppers. Called the Online Technologies Consortium (OTC), its members hope to compete in Asia against stronger US counterparts such as Amazon.com and Yahoo. The223 words
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341 1998-12-12 3 ALISON DE SOUZA - §1 ALISON DE SOUZA BRITISH Gas is pumping some $3.2 million into three research projects at the two universities here. The projects an underwater robot which can find and repair cracks at offshore gas platforms, a more efficient natural341 words
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376 1998-12-12 3 A TEAM of three National University of Singapore (NUS) students was handicapped by an unfamiliar Jap-anese-style keyboard in an international programming contest. It overcame the obstacle, beat 22 other teams in Tokyo and made it376 words
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Article397 1998-12-12 4 Spousal violence awareness drive aims to change the attitude that spousal abuse is a private matter for the couples involved BATTERED wives took out more than 1,600 personal protection orders (PPOs) and abused husbands, 156 orders, in the first 10 months of this year.397 words
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238 1998-12-12 4 ASIA can do more to market itself as an eco-tourism destination, said botanist and TV personality David Bellamy. At a lunch talk at the Raffles Hotel on Tuesday, he argued that the region including Singapore un-der-sells the natural assets which could play a key part in238 words
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Article, Illustration520 1998-12-12 4 KOH BOON PIN - al KOH BOON PIN NEARLY a year after Silk Air MI 185 crashed in Palembang, killing 104 people, painful memories remain for their family members. In a memorial service at Choa Chu Kang cemetery on Sunday, they choked on their emotions as they placed flowers at theSTEPHANIE VF.OW - 520 words
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Article, Illustration136 1998-12-12 4 SINGAPORE’S first post-graduate scholarship for National University of Singapore law students was inaugurated last Thursday. The Kathryn Worth Scholarship is in honour of the 36-year-old American lawyer who was killed in the Silk Air crash. The first US$l5,OOO (5524,750) scholarship will be given next May. The money136 words
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385 1998-12-12 5 CHIN SOO FANG - Students interact via Net telephony and videoconferencing in the Asia-Europe classroom Btl CHIN SOO FANG RAFFLES Girls’ Secondary’ student Tan Xiu Ling, 14, has made a new friend in Argentina, thanks to a new Internetbased network that links 25 high schools from around the385 words
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444 1998-12-12 5 R A RAMI IT RACK - Hu R A RAMI IT RACK THE Ixind Office has given out over SHOO million in compensation to property owners affected by the North-East Mass Rapid Transit line. In all, 791 shop and home owners have to vacate their properties to make444 words
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Article, Illustration355 1998-12-12 5 EVELYN YAP - BI J EVELYN YAP STARTING yesterday, people can take as many cable car rides as they want at night, and even have dinner in the sky. They pay only $l2 for a party of four and can bring their own food and non-alco-holic drinksSTFVKN IEF - 355 words
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Article242 1998-12-12 5 SINGAPORE is the fourth most liveable city out of 40 Asian cities ranked in a survey published by the Hongkongbased weekly news magazine Asiaweek. It gave Singapore a score of 70 out of a possible 100, on the quality of life index, behind three Japanese cities242 words
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Article, Illustration442 1998-12-12 6 ZLZAMTA ZAKARIA - Once frequented by drug addicts, a hillock in Bukit Purmei is now a leisure park for residents Hu ZLZAMTA ZAKARIA AN AMPHITHEATRE, a street soccer court, barbecue pits and a jogging track all a far cry from the dim spot where drug addicts used to goM HKKT MM - 442 words
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Article, Illustration131 1998-12-12 6 TAY KAY CHIN - Picture and story In/ TAY KAY CHIN NG SIAN Chow, 10, let an 800 cc Suzuki roll over his stomach and emerged unscathed on Tuesday. A martial arts student for the past two years, he may be the youngest Singaporean and even the youngest in131 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1061 1998-12-12 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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Article, Illustration614 1998-12-12 7 TAY CHENG KHOON - Over 500 fans attend seminar to give feedback on how to get S pore Lions into the World Cup H,i TAY CHENG KHOON MORE than 500 soccer fans packed the Suntec City auditorium last Saturday to help the Football Association of Singapore realise a dream:614 words
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Article579 1998-12-12 7 SANTOKH SINGH - SANTOKH SINGH ALTERING the state of Singapore soccer the Goal 2010 task force committee aims to do just that. Committee chairman R. Palakrishnan welcomed Singaporeans to join in the crusade to take local soccer onto a higher plane. He told participants at the seminar that579 words
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599 1998-12-12 7 GODFREY ROBERT - THE SPORTS EDITOR SAYS GODFREY ROBERT IT HAD all the ingredients of a palatable dish. The people who shape Singapore soccer, the local and foreign players, an Oscar-style presentation, slide shows and video clips to induce nostalgia and “yam seng celebrations599 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article432 1998-12-12 8 BRENDAN PEREIRA - Chief ministers and the Umno rank-and-file promise him 100 per cent support for his choice BRENDAN PEREIRA IN KUALA LUMPUR MAIAYSIA could get a deputyprime minister soon. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad is believed to have received feedback from chief ministers, senior432 words
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Article, Illustration377 1998-12-12 8 Bernama MELBOURNE The mother of Miss Malaysia Lina Teoh has lashed out at the Australian media and talent agencies for giving her daughter the snub. Mrs Yvonne Teoh of the Melbourne seaside suburb of Scaford said her daughter, who spent most of her teensBernama - 377 words
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472 1998-12-12 8 BRENDAN PEREIRA - BRENDAN PEREIRA IN KUALA LUMPUR A KEY prosecution witness escaped impeachment and then delivered a body blow to Anwar Ibrahim, alleging that he was sodomised by the former deputy prime minister and his adopted brother in a luxurycondominium here. Mr Azizan Abu Bakar's testimony472 words
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251 1998-12-12 8 KUALA LUMPUR The well-heeled are smuggling Viagra from Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore into Malaysia, according to a National Population and Family Development Board official. The board’s acting director of specialist reproductive research, Dr Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Tambi, said about seven out of 10 rich251 words
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Advertisement207 1998-12-12 8 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 one207 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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560 1998-12-12 9 KAY JOHNSON - The last guerilla fighters have surrendered, ending the group’s 20-year-long war against the Cambodian government By KAY JOHNSON IN PHONVI PENH IN WHAT is being touted as the final death knell for Cambodia’s vicious Khmer Rouge movement, nearly 1,000 troops surrendered to560 words
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Article, Illustration51 1998-12-12 9 A NEW billion-baht-industry has emerged in Thailand, spawning hundreds of health spa resorts and fitness centres offering various services to soothe and tone the body. They generated 1.3 billion baht (5558.8 million) in revenue last year, with foreign tourists accounting for about 60 per cent of the51 words
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317 1998-12-12 9 EDWARD TANG - By EDWARD TANG THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK With exports declining, the Thai government has embarked on a drive to attract foreigners to the country’s services sector, including its health-care industry. In its efforts to earn foreign exchange for its ailing economy, the Thai Commerce317 words
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276 1998-12-12 9 NIRMAL GHOSH - By NIRMAL GHOSH PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA Singapore and Manila will sign the Philip-pine-Singapore Action Plan at next week’s Asean summit in Hanoi, Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon said. The plan would put into motion closer bilateral cooperation in areas such as economics, tourism,276 words
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401 1998-12-12 9 -AFP JAKARTA The Indonesian government plans to install a new president and vice-presi-dent five months after a general election planned for June next year, a report said. ‘The plan is that on Nov 10, coinciding with National Heroes’ Day, we will-AFP - 401 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article583 1998-12-12 10 FRIDAY December 11,1998 FOREIGN ministers of Asean who could decide within the next 24 hours on the timing of Cambodia’s admission must be unequivocal about a deferment. Cambodia has to wait, possibly a year and no waffle about it. Granting entry at a delicate stage of its583 words
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Article601 1998-12-12 10 SATURDAY December 12,1998 IS PRESIDENT Habibie fiddling while Indonesia burns? That is a very serious charge, and thankfully, largely unfair. But recent developments in the sprawling archipelago are worrying. The long, slow slide into anarchs' has not been arrested bv announcements of dates for a general601 words
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Article, Illustration833 1998-12-12 10 CHUA LEE HOONG - SECOND LAST WORD *L CHUA LEE HOONG WHAT is it about the wheelchair that makes otherwise rational and generally decent people seize up? There is something about that piece of canvas sandwiched between two chrome wheels that brings out irrational emotions in Singaporeans. The Land833 words
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902 1998-12-12 11 LEONG CHAN TEIK - VIEWPOINT By LEONG CHAN TEIK IT HAS been more than a month since the electronic road pricing system (ERP) rates were last changed, leading to higher charges for commercial vehicles and taxis on the Central Expressway (CTE) but lower rates all round902 words
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Article, Illustration970 1998-12-12 11 TAN SAISIONC - BY THE WAY B 'J TAN SAISIONC SINGAPOREANS have achieved such a level of self-confidence that many of us have begun to tell self-deprecating jokes or repeat those which others have been telling about us with not a little malice. So, we call970 words
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CPF Newsline A CORPORATE NEWSLETTER OF THE CPF BOARD
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Article, Illustration343 1998-12-12 12 / 13 A cut in employers' CPF contributions will save companies a few billion dollars each year and keep jobs for employees. This also ensures the economic viability of Singapore in the next few years. But the CPF cut, which is effective from 1 January343 words
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399 1998-12-12 12 / 13 With the CPF cut effective from 1 January next year, you may have difficulty paying your housing loan with your lower CPF contributions every month. The Government has introduced the Bridging Loan Scheme (BLS) to assist CPF members who have problems servicing their housing399 words
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Article321 1998-12-12 12 / 13 CPF members cannot pay their housing loans and share payments on time. They cannot dial into PALPhone or PhoneLine. Those who turn 55 are unable to withdraw their CPF funds from banks. Employers cannot submit CPF contribution data via the electronic system, CPF/IRAS Line. A pretty321 words
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Article294 1998-12-12 12 / 13 More unit trusts If you are into buying unit trusts, here is some good news. You can now invest your CPF savings in 53 approved unit trusts, of which 33 are ready for subscription under the CPF Investment Scheme. They are offered by 24 fund management companies294 words
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Advertisement84 1998-12-12 12 / 13 Contact Us CPF Schemes Telephone E-mail Addresses (1800-227 1188) Public Housing Scheme Residential Properties Scheme CPF Investment Scheme Education Scheme Home Protection Scheme Medisave/MediShield Minimum Sum Scheme General Enquiries on CPF Cut Code 2 Housing@cpf.stems.com Code 3 Housing@cpf.stems.com Code 4 lnvestment@cpf.stems.com Code 4 lnvestment@cpf.stems.com Code 4 lnsurance@cpf.stems.com Code 4 Healthcare@cpf.stems.com84 words
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Page 12 / 13 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous166 1998-12-12 12 / 13 you? How are You mean CPF members can use their Medisave to pay for their dependants’ MediShield premiums? K Much better. Thanks to MediShield, I pay less for my hospital bill. Luckily, my son could insure me using his Medisave. Yes, as long as the members and their dependants (spouse,166 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration1764 1998-12-12 14 Whither Asean? The Association of South-east Asian Nations was once touted as one of the worlds most successful regional groupings. No longer sau observers. IRENE NG looks at whether Asean has what it takes to stay relevant. ASEAN looks ill, a pale shadow of its old self. As experts gatherNOEL ROSALES - 1,764 words
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Article1053 1998-12-12 15 SONNYYAP - THINKING ALOUD By SONNYYAP ONE adjective other than competitive which kept popping up in the long-running and controversial debate over the cost-cutting measures was equitable. Yes, equitable. Or the quality of being fair and reasonable in a way that gives equal treatment to everyone,1,053 words
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Article, Illustration1159 1998-12-12 15 CHI'A LEE HOONG - LAST WEEK IN POLITICS b 'J CHI'A LEE HOONG THE cross-Atlantic tussle over the fate of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet may seem like a blip that is extremely low on the horizon for people in Asia. But it holds an important lesson for this region1,159 words
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MONEY
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378 1998-12-12 16 HOPES of a mini bull run on the Singapore bourses were raised with every hint that local interest rates would fall further. And to show for it, Singapore stocks gained 4 per cent. .«The benchmark Straits Times Index surged 54.14 points, or 4378 words
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Article73 1998-12-12 16 Straits Times Index The Straits Timas Indtx surged 54.14 points to 1,411.27. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1,376.82 (♦19.69) 167.26 ($303.26m) Tuesday 1,393.61 (*16.79) 237.49 ($561.47m) Wednesday 1,424.59 (*30.98) 261.62 ($585.48m) Thursday 1,439.88 (*15.29) 474.25 ($747.30m) Friday 1,411.27 (-28.61) 205.66 ($421.61m) BT-SRI Index The BT-SRI Index rose 0.1873 words
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Article1693 1998-12-12 16 0«t« •on Nat aorn TV LV (tin) ($m> CPS TV LV let» (eta) A ti* Food Sap 30 1 99.061 24.729 3.41 2.50 Am Caramic Sapid 1 3.752 3.552 2.88 2.84 Allianca Toth Sap 21 1 5.836L 5.432L 7L 7L Acm* Sap 25 1 10.357 ion 6.30 6.101,693 words
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Article113 1998-12-12 16 SONUS ISSUC Company Ratio Cadets I] ACC 6 Peymt Dot «craft ono-for-ono Nov 3 NOV10 Dae 21 OTHERS CxBooks Acc 6 Company Ratio data ClOM Paymt ST Capital Non RonouncoaPla Off or tor Mia of up to 122,137,041 ord shares of $0.23 aacn In ST Cap by S'pora113 words
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Article35 1998-12-12 16 Company Bantu lotuo Eng Kong Proposed i Bonus Issue o* on* now ora short of S&0.10 ooch for (very fivt ousting ordmory short of SSO.IO ooch hold in the cop of tho compony35 words
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Article128 1998-12-12 16 Plata Oata Tima Scott» Hidg A 333 Orchard Rd Racaption Hall 5th Fir South Towar Mandarin S'pora S port (*****7) Oac 22 10.00am National K«p C 1 Third Chin Baa Rd S’pora (*****9) Oac 23 3.00pm Goodwood Pork A c 22 Scotts Rd Tudor Ballroom Goodwood Park Hottl128 words
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Article595 1998-12-12 16 aymont (eta) Ex date Books Pay data Amtex 20c F 0.8TE Nov 25 Dec 1 Dec 11 AV Jennings A2Sc 1 1.5 Doc 31 Jan 7 Jan 21 Burwill HK10C F 4 Nov 5 Nov 17 Oec 3 Chinn Hup F 2TE Nov 19 Nov 26 0*c8 Datacraft595 words
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Article1130 1998-12-12 17 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS December 12,1998 Managers' prices (S$) UNIT TRUSTS Aberdeen Asset Mijt Asm Ltd NA Reg China Fund 0 430 0.455 Aberdeen S'pore Gr Fd 0.910 0957 NA Peg India Fund 0.545 0.575 NA Glo Bal Fund/& 0.670 0.705 Aberdeen Select Portfolio let NAY) 0.900 0.945 American Opport Fd1,130 words
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Article357 1998-12-12 17 DENNIS CHAN - It says Central Depository has complied with migration procedures of KL exchange fh. DENNIS CHAN THE Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) has rebutted claims by the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) that Malaysian Clob shares would remain in Singapore’s Central Depository (CDP) for an additional357 words
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289 1998-12-12 17 NG WEI JOO - By l NG WEI JOO THE Trade Development Board (TDB) will step up efforts to increase trade with emerging markets outside South-east Asia, to help local companies diversify their businesses. The push for greater access to emerging markets is part of TDB’s three-pronged approach289 words
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Article193 1998-12-12 17 WILLIAM CHOONG - By WILLIAM CHOONG SINGAPORE Telecom on Monday launched an Inter-net-based fax service which, it says, is 30 per cent cheaper on average than sending faxes the usual way via international direct dialling (IDD) phone lines. The new service, called Fax Plus Connect, enables Sing Tel customers to193 words
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Article, Illustration325 1998-12-12 17 WALTER FERNANDEZ - By WALTER FERNANDEZ MRS ANASTASIA Liew-Tjen-dri started baking and selling nonya cakes in Singapore more than 22 years ago out of her Housing Board flat in Marine Parade, until she was raided by Health Ministry inspectors. Even though she was then just325 words
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Article3754 1998-12-12 18 Transaction date: December 11, 1998 MULTI INDUSTRY 1998 Curr Last Vol Day Crs Nat M Cap Wt Avg High Low Company Traded Sale ♦or'000 High Low Div P/E Smil Price 142 -0.5 275 76 ’4 27.5 S.2 123.2 23.9 65.5 29 e AiiianctTtch 29 37 36 US'83,754 words
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Article865 1998-12-12 19 1998 Hlqh Low Company Curr Last Traded Sale ♦orVol •ooo Dty High LOW Cr'f Olv Nat P/E M Cap Smll Wt Avg Prlc# MANUFACTURING 243 30 e AS Auto 10c... 109 ■6 2738 110 105 15.0N 10.3 124.5 113 82 45 e ASJ Hidqs 20c. 58 -3 1 58865 words
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Article1083 1998-12-12 19 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Transaction date: December It, 1998 1998 High Low Company Last Sale ♦orVol 000 Day High Low Last Ouota Buyer Seller Wt Avg Price 20 5 3 “Acer W*****1 USS ...13.5 •0.5 57 14 13.5 13.5 14 95 4.5 Acm*W0l0724 '8 •0.5 274 18.5 16.5 18 18.5 181,083 words
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Article169 1998-12-12 19 Transaction date: December 11,1998 1998 High Lew Company Curr Lait Traded Sale vol 000 Day High Low Grots tfiv H Not P/l M Cop $mli HONGKONG STOCKS 400 250 COL (2000) HK400 8.0 20.5 7744.7 Cathay Pac 20c HK720 265.0 6.0 *****.4 Cheung KongSOc HK’780 240.0 3.0 *****.5169 words
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Article, Illustration336 1998-12-12 20 MARY KWANG - The 20-ha residential project in the industrial park is expected to be completed in five years MARY KWANG CHINA CORRESPONDENT MAINBOARD-LISTED Wearnes Group has undertaken, through a Shenyang-based joint venture, to develop an 800 million yuan (*****.4 million) resi- dential project in the China-Sin-gapore Suzhou336 words
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407 1998-12-12 20 JEAN CHIA - Hji JEAN CHIA NEWSPAPER publisher Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) emerged as Asia's seventh bestmanaged company and topped its Singaporean counterparts in a poll by finance magazine, Asiamoney. SPH whose stable of publications includes The Straits Times soared from 93rd place last year to be407 words
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264 1998-12-12 20 WALTER FERNANDEZ - By By WALTER FERNANDEZ SINGAPORE’S total external debt all of it private has been growing "fairly rapidly” since 1995, with the most substantial increase of 43 per cent chalked up last year, said the Department of Statistics. According to figures released for the first264 words
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Advertisement867 1998-12-12 22 Singapore Airlines invites applications for the following appointments: TECHNICAL SERVICES ENGINEER Requirement You should possess a Second Class Upper Honours degree (or its equivalent) in Mechanical, Aeronautical, Electrical or Electronics Engineering. Responsibilities You will evaluate and recommend design changes for SlA's aircraft and provide technical support to the various engineering867 words
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FORUM
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304 1998-12-12 23 DR HONG Hai believes there is “a reward to knowing Mandarin: It unlocks the door to a rich culture and civilisation”. Is there really a need to emphasise Mandarin skills when most Chinese Singaporeans below 40 are already bilingual? And isn’t it quixotic to convert304 words
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Article, Illustration247 1998-12-12 23 Mr Mohamad Rosie Ahmad seems to suggest in his letter “Let’s first forge the Singaporean identity” that we should encourage the speaking of Mandarin, but not promote the Chinese culture that goes with it. That would be wrong, as language and culture are not separable. Perhaps247 words
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Article144 1998-12-12 23 ETHNIC minorities in Singapore need not fear what Westophiles in our midst are quick to label as “resinicisation” in its most sinister meaning. Malay and Indian Singaporeans should plug into the wider Malay and Indian communities and enrich us all in the process. They will discover,144 words
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Article125 1998-12-12 23 THOUGH I may belong to the Chinese ethnic group and I have visited China, I do not identify myself with the land of my ancestors. My roots are here, where my parents gave birth to me and where I have been raised. The history of125 words
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353 1998-12-12 23 THE report on the siting of the Singapore Management University in the heart of the historic civic area (Page 1) left me feeling uneasy. I do not think that it is right for the proposed university buildings to replace existing civic and institutional functions353 words
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Article428 1998-12-12 23 STRANGELY enough, we take our national attributes too much for 7 granted. These positive attributes our belief in racial and religious harmony, honesty and cleanliness (from a clean government to a clean city) form the basis of a Singapore culture and are muen admired428 words
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Article, Illustration502 1998-12-12 24 EVELYN YAP - SPRINGBOARD FOR COUNTDOWN *IL EVELYN YAP SUNTEC City will host the nation’s countdown party on Dec 31, and about 20,000 people ar«* expected to usher in the New Year there. But this $1 million street party is just the beginning.TIKV curve PIVC - 502 words
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494 1998-12-12 24 JOANNE LEE - Green spaces will become gardens, and parks will come alive with show and activities ĔI J JOANNE LEE GREEN spaces in Singapore will no longer just be patches of grass. They will all be turned into gardens, to make Singapore “a city in494 words
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Article, Illustration397 1998-12-12 24 TAN 001 BOON - By TAN 001 BOON THE Chief Justice on Thursday criticised the two “respectable” sons of a 58-year-old woman who had been caught shoplifting many times, for failing to look after her. One is a National University of Singapore lecturer. The other son manages a397 words