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Title Section19 2001-04-14 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition Saturday April 14,2001 Price: S$ 1.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA 072/08/200019 words
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Article, Illustration291 2001-04-14 1 LAUREL TEO - §IL LAUREL TEO LIKE the champion sportsman he had been, former Law Minister E.W. Barker, 80, fought for his life till the very end. He died at 12.40 pm on Thursday at the National University Hospital, after two months in intensive care following emergency colon291 words
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Article, Illustration244 2001-04-14 1 SALMA KH ALIK; and MARGARET PERRY - By SALMA KH ALIK and MARGARET PERRY NEPALESE twins, separated in a 97-hour operation, are running a slight fever. Aside from treating the bacterial infection, doctors on Thursday had to drain water from the brain of one of the twins baby Ganga. Yesterday Ganga and Jamuna’s fatherWONCMAY-E - 244 words
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Article394 2001-04-14 1 AHMAD OSMAN - PM says the country’s future lies in the hands of young Singaporeans who study abroad *L AHMAD OSMAN STUDY and work overseas, but come back to Singapore. If you don’t and this country loses top talent, it will descend into mediocrity and will no longer be394 words
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Advertisement68 2001-04-14 1 Bank goes regional DBS Pays SUM For MlMk After sending the markets into a spin with news of a takeover of one of Hongkong’s biggest banks, DBS closes in on Dao Heng Bank aonengUan! PAGE 20 Charityclubs Haff-Per Cent Cluk Lifts Off The Prime Minister gets his idea for workers68 words
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PRIME
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427 2001-04-14 2 NATALIE SOH - By NATALIE SOH A NATIONAL committee has for the first time laid down the ethical dos and don’ts on human genetic testing, treatment and research for doctors and biomedical researchers here. The wide-ranging guidelines from the National Medical Ethics Committee (NMEC) include: Doctors cannot427 words
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Article, Illustration495 2001-04-14 2 WONG FEI WAN; and SHARMILPAL KAUR - Tainted blood has been destroyed; patients who received man’s earlier donations have tested negative for Aids virus By WONG FEI WAN and SHARMILPAL KAUR AN ELECTRICIAN who had unprotected sex with a prostitute lied about it when he went to donate495 words
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Article195 2001-04-14 2 DENESH DIVYANATHAN - By By DENESH DIVYANATHAN Vechnology reporter jTHE chips may be down for the global electronics industry' but the Government is getting in position for the next upswing, announcing plans to build a fourth wafer-fabrica-tion park. It is setting aside 60 ha near Senoko in the195 words
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273 2001-04-14 2 K.C. VII AY AN - By K.C. VII AY AN A YOUNG soccer fan became so engrossed in a live telecast of a European Champions League match that he failed to notice his flat had been burgled and almost $12,000 in cash stolen. When Lau Wee Hong, 19,273 words
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TWIN SUCCESS – JAMUNA AND GANGA
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Article, Illustration723 2001-04-14 3 SALMA KHALIk - Medical staff battle fatigue to get through the 97-hour surgery to separate duo joined at the head By SALMA KHALIk HEALTH CORRESPONDENT FOR the first time in their lives, 11-month-old Ganga and Jamuna, who were bom joined at the head, slept inPICTURES: WONG MAYE-E - 723 words
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Article, Illustration520 2001-04-14 3 MARGARET PERRY - ‘Alll want to do is go home see my children and sleep. Consultant anaesthetist Dr Ang, after the marathon 97-hour operation to separate the Nepalese twins By] MARGARET PERRY ALL Dr Claire Ang wanted to do on Tuesday was see her children520 words
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HOME
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Article, Illustration524 2001-04-14 4 Marine Parade club will soon be joined by another 10, all pledging part of tneir income to charity PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong gave his effort to encourage Singaporeans to donate half a per cent of their earnings to charity another push when he launched524 words
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Article395 2001-04-14 4 LOHCHENYI - REVISIONS BY AUGUST By] LOHCHENYI TAXPAYERS will no longer be confused by the two different instalment plans that hit them every year one based on the estimated income for the year and the other based on actual assessed income. Under a new scheme that395 words
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Article, Illustration401 2001-04-14 4 NATALIE SOH - §IL NATALIE SOH NANYANG Technological University (NTU) student Cheryl Tay takes a course on Technical Report Writing, with lectures every week but she never turns up for them. She doesn’t have to. Miss Tay, 20, is in a class where all the course materials are onlineLIANHE ZAOBAO - 401 words
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Article, Illustration347 2001-04-14 5 KAREN WONG - By KAREN WONG A PAEDOPHILE who had already served a life sentence for raping girls has been thrown back into jail this time for trying to have anal sex with a boy. Suahamad Mamin’s latest victim was his landlord’s seven-year-old son, who had been347 words
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Article, Illustration461 2001-04-14 5 ELENA CHONG - Foul play so woman won't get insurance iu. ELENA CHONG THE death of odd-job labourer Lim Mah Chan, who left behind more than $900,000 in lifeinsurance policies, was not accidental because it was caused by his god-daughter’s former husband. While the Court of Appeal found insufficient evidence to implicate the461 words
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Article506 2001-04-14 5 General Paper is a notoriously difficult subject to score in. STEPHANE YAP tells how she aced it with minimal effort. THERE are two ways to prepare for the General Paper the kiasu way, or the smart way. The kiasu way is tough you506 words
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337 2001-04-14 5 JANE LEE - Btd JANE LEE HER daughter Sonia started Primary 1 this year, but Mrs Alice Lim, 38, is already worried. The accountant asked: “Is Chinese tuition useful or should I just try to teach her on my own? 8 How can I make sure that337 words
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467 2001-04-14 6 TAN 001 BOON - In cases where it cannot be proven that a woman did not resist or object, men can still be found guilty of rape TAN 001 BOON ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR THE over-amorous lover can be found guilty of rape,467 words
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370 2001-04-14 6 LEONG WENG KAM - NUS-BEIDA PROGRAMME By LEONG WENG KAM THE National University of Singapore (NUS) will conduct a joint Chinese-lan-guage master’s programme with Beijing University (Beida) from July next year. One of the aims is to help Chinese-language teachers improve their knowledge of linguistics. Another is to encourage370 words
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Article, Illustration270 2001-04-14 6 THE 14th Singapore International Film Festival 2001 opened on Thursday night at Lido Cineplex with the gala premiere of Taiwanese director Edward Yang’s acclaimed Mandarin film, Yi Yi. Minister for Information and the Arts Lee Yock Suan, who said he was looking forward to watching theALAN LIM - 270 words
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Article327 2001-04-14 6 NO LONGER will you be shunted from the Ministry of the Environment to the Housing Board, or some other agency, the next time you try to lodge a complaint about something like noise pollution. The Government has drawn up a list of nine lead agencies327 words
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Article, Illustration306 2001-04-14 7 WONG FEI WAN - Owner s six maids, who served clients at exclusive members-only library, get four months’ jail each By WONG FEI WAN THE owner of a members-only pornographic-video library at Peninsula Plaza has pleaded guilty to distributing and possessing uncensored and obscene films. Lim Kwee Kee, a306 words
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277 2001-04-14 7 JULYN KANG - By, JULYN KANG HER left arm is broken and her body is a mass of bruises but Madam Simah Sarmono is lucky to be alive. The 21-year-old Indonesian maid fell eight storeys from her employer’s flat in Sims Drive while cleaning windows last Saturday.277 words
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499 2001-04-14 7 AHMAD OSMAN - STORE MALAY-MUSLIM GROUPS TO MALAYSIANS: B y- AHMAD OSMAN MALAY-MUSLIM organisations here want individuals and groups in Malaysia to stop using the position of Singapore Malays for their political or personal agenda. They made the call on Tuesday in response to comments on499 words
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Article, Illustration74 2001-04-14 7 CHIEF Justice Yong Pung How turned 75 on Wednesday and was re-appointed head of Singapore’s judiciary for three more years. He received the instrument of appointment from President S.R. Nathan (right) at the Istana. H£ was first appointed CJ in 1990. Also present were (from74 words
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272 2001-04-14 8 LIANG HWEETING - Health Ministry approves eight centres for project to combat diarrhoea-causing rotavirus *L LIANG HWEETING MRS JENNY Tan and her husband were frantic with worry when their only child, a girl, had severe diarrhoea and threw up everything she ate. The 15-month-old infant was272 words
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Article, Illustration47 2001-04-14 8 SLITHERING BABIES Senior assistant curator Francis Lim holding some of the baby snakes that were bom on Sunday at the Singapore Zoological Gardens. The 23 babies are the offspring of Da She, the zoo’s largest anaconda, which is billed as the world’s biggest snake. DARRENSOHDARRENSOH - 47 words
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Article208 2001-04-14 8 KRISTBOO - By KRISTBOO YOU are invited to help craft a new Orchard Road. The Urban Redevelopment Authority and the Singapore Tourism Board have ideas to make Singapore’s premier shopping belt livelier and more cosmopolitan. And they want to hear from users before drawing up plans.208 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1062 2001-04-14 8 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 Word1,062 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration419 2001-04-14 9 ELGEN KUA - Lee's dream of winning netball fold at SEA Games put on hold y unexpected pregnancy NETBALL By ELGEN KUA CATHERINE Lee was looking forward to a South-east Asia Games netball gold in September before quitting the international scene. But the dream has been putELGEN KUA - 419 words
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Article, Illustration400 2001-04-14 9 PEH SHING HUEI - MOTOR RACING ĔIL PEH SHING HUEI EVEN in a spare car, rookie Denis Lian showed that he is a force to be reckoned with in this season’s Asian Formula 2000 series. The 28-year-old Singaporean got on the podium twice in the first two races of400 words
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Article, Illustration293 2001-04-14 9 MARC TIM - SOCCER Br_ MARC TIM COME May 1, Woodlands Wellington players will not be able to use their mobile phones at Woodlands Stadium. The team’s manager, R. Vengadasalam, has informed his players that they should not use their mobile phones while on club duties whichDESMOND FOO - 293 words
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Article195 2001-04-14 9 HORSE RACING LOCAL racing received a financial boost last week when Singapore Airlines announced its title sponsorship of the sl-mil-lion Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Sprint race. The prestigious 1200-metre sprint event will be staged at the Singapore Turf Club on May 12. The deal was announced formally195 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article457 2001-04-14 10 RE ME AHMAD - Deficit reflects the volatility of international currencies in recent weeks, says Bank Negara By RE ME AHMAD IN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA says it has suffered a paper loss of US$9OO million (551.64 billion) in its international reserves during the first three months of this457 words
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Article457 2001-04-14 10 LESLIE LAU - By LESLIE LAU IN KUALALUMPUR AFP IT IS last call for drinks at the bars in Kuala Terengganu. From next month, nonMuslims will no longer be allowed to consume beer or any alcoholic beverage in public places. They will still be allowed to drink but– AFP - 457 words
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Article, Illustration306 2001-04-14 10 LESLIE LAU - By LESLIE LAU IN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN police said they had arrested seven people under the Internal Security Act (ISA) on Wednesday, after learning of a plot to overthrow the government through street protests. They said groups of people linked to the Reformasi movementAFP - 306 words
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Article389 2001-04-14 10 RE ME AHMAD - By RE ME AHMAD IN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN youth are against sex before marriage and are less tolerant of a liberal lifestyle than the young in most other big Asian cities, a survey has found. While other Asian youth hang out at coffee clubs or389 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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435 2001-04-14 11 MARIANNE KEARNEY - Gangsters reportedly control almost all major markets and are said to be working with council officials in extortion rackets By MARIANNE KEARNEY STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Gangsters and thugs, known as preman, are taking over control of435 words
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351 2001-04-14 11 DERWIN PEREIRA - By DERWIN PEREIRA STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Indonesia’s sec-ond-largest party is backing Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri to take over from Mr Abdurrahman Wahid if he were to step down mid-term an announcement that puts the majority of legislators behind her if she makes351 words
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Article203 2001-04-14 11 Marianne Kearne - Marianne Kearne^ JAKARTA Mr Andi runs a stall selling Muslim caps on the edge of one of Jakarta’s most notorious markets, Tanah Abang. Every stallholder around him is forced to pay protection money to preman gangs, who visit their stalls on a regular basis. “Everyone203 words
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Article, Illustration187 2001-04-14 11 JAMES EAST - By. JAMES EAST STRAITS TIMES THAILAND BUREAU AP, Reuters BANGKOK Thai police have been ordered to search for bombs at high-risk sites across southern Thailand as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra learned that Muslim fighters may have been responsible for last Saturday’s two blasts.– AP,; Reuters; AFP - 187 words
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Article168 2001-04-14 11 Robert Go - Robert Go JAKARTA Indonesia stands to lose millions of dollars in potential investments because tax changes on luxury goods are forcing some international firms to rethink expansion plans. Samsung, Toshiba and Sony executives said their companies were either shifting investments to other countries or deferring plans168 words
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COMMENT
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Article506 2001-04-14 12 MONDAY APRIL 9,2001 THE Government's determined push for a disclo-sure-based businessregulatory regime began about 15 months ago. Last week, Finance Minister Richard Hu disclosed that the Corporate Governance Committee’s final report setting out recommended corpo-rate-governance principles and practices for listed companies has been accepted. Aimed at fostering506 words
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Article565 2001-04-14 12 FRIDAY APRIL 13,2001 THE Asean finance ministers’ meeting in Kuala Lumpur last weekend made little substantive progress on a regional liquidity fund. Such a fund would mean that participating central banks will gain access to a part of their partners’ foreign reserves, so that they may565 words
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1050 2001-04-14 12 With CHUALEE HOONC - SATURDAY With CHUALEE HOONC DOWN share prices. Down prices of car COEs. Down the economic growth forecast. Everything seems to be tumbling down. The stock market, in steady decline for weeks now, is barely above the support level of 1,600. Analysts expect1,050 words
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COMMENT/PERSPECTIVE
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Article, Illustration842 2001-04-14 13 TAN TARN HOW - MY VIEW By TAN TARN HOW HERE is a trick question: Are Singaporeans today better at English or Chinese than in the past? The wits among us may be well tempted to raise a laugh by declaring “Neither”. But most peopleLUDWIG ILIO - 842 words
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831 2001-04-14 13 WITH ASAD LATTF - HEART TO HEART WITH ASAD LATTF WHEN a country is bom, watching it grow is like observing a child learn to walk. The child embodies the potential of human existence; the nation, the possibilities of political life. The challenge is to realise831 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration1953 2001-04-14 14 Will the Big Bang lead to lower power prices April 1 marked the ‘Big Bang’ in Singapore’s power industry, with new suppliers licensed to bid for power from more generating companies through an electricity pool But will deregulation lead to Silicon Valley-type blackouts or more consumer choices, lower prices and1,953 words
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Article, Illustration1216 2001-04-14 14 CHUA LEE HOONG - THINKING ALOUD By CHUA LEE HOONG FOR a couple of hours the other day, I entered a world few people would want to be part of. It was the Jamiyah Home for the Aged in Tampines, a place where peopleLIANHE ZAOBAO - 1,216 words
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MONEY
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286 2001-04-14 16 SINGAPORE shares began the week on a dismal note with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) falling below the key 1,600-level, to hit a two-year low. Investors unloaded their positions early in the week on expectations that key gross domestic product (GDP) figures286 words
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Article74 2001-04-14 16 Straits fnes Index TIn Straits Thaos Index teN 77.6 pohrts on the week te 1,592.58 DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1594.95 (-75.23) 181.5m ($496.5m) Tuesday 1605.12 (+10.17) 203.9m ($394.5m) Wednesday 1616.2 (+11.08) 267.5m ($4H.9m) Thursday 1592.58 (-23.62) 290.3m ($668.3m) Friday Public Holiday IT-SR1 Index The BT-SRI Index fell74 words
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Article113 2001-04-14 16 BONUS ISSUE ExBooks Acc Company Ratio date close Paymt Elec&Eitek one-for-five 20-Apr 25-Apr NA CEI one-for-five 24-Apr 27-Apr NA Sunlight one-for-two 15-Feb 20-Feb NA Noe (Gifts one-for-two 8-Jan 11-Jan NA RIGHTS ISSUE ExBooks Acc S. Company Ratio date close Paymt OTHERS ExBooks Acc Company Ratio date dose Paymt113 words
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Article171 2001-04-14 16 Company Place Date Time Shangri-La A Island Ballroom, Level 5 31-May 10.00am Asia Island Shangri-La Hotel Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central, Hongkong Keppel Cap A Hotel Inter-Continental Singapore, 80 Middle Rd Level 2 Bugis Ballroom 2 3 S'pore *****6) 24-May p i Keppel T&T A The Conference171 words
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Article175 2001-04-14 16 Company Description CCi The Board of Directors of CEI proposed a bonus issue of 37,600,000 new ordinary shares of $0.05 each in the capital of the company on the basis of one for every five existing ordinary shares of $0.05 each held. S'pore Exchange Securities Trading Ltd has175 words
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Article996 2001-04-14 16 Payment <ct*) Ex date Books close Pay date Acma 50c F 0.25 08-Jun 13-Jun 23-Aug Allgreen Prop SOc F 3 05-Jun 08-Jun 25-Jun Auric Pac 50c F 3N 30-Apr 04-May 23-May Aussino.Com 2.5c 1 0.53TE 06-Apr tl-Apr 23-Apr Ayala F 4 05-Jun 08-jun 28-Jun CEI5c b 0.49 24-Apr996 words
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1408 2001-04-14 16 Stock Trans Date Subsantial Shareholder/ Director Buy Sell Conv No ot Shares 000 Price Per Shr Before ('000) Shareholding After (’000) Ming Wah 10-Apr-01 Easton Overseas Ltd Buy 527 1.05 *****1 76.1 *****8 76.3 GP Ind 09-Apr-01 Gold Peak Ind Buy 192 0.76 *****5 85.6 *****7 85.61,408 words
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Article2699 2001-04-14 17 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Managers' prices (S$) UNIT TRUSTS •MMlntMUilN Aberdeen Select Portfolio: Global MNC Fd 0.746 0.784 Global Technology Fdl** 0.608 0.639 UK Blue Chip Fdl** 0.774 0.814 American Opport Fd 0.820 0.862 Cont Euro Eqty Fd!** 1.062 1.116 Japan Eqty Fdl** 1.184 1.244 Asian Fi*ed Income Fd 1.094 1.1282,699 words
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Article173 2001-04-14 17 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Apr 12) Buying OD Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 0.9020 0.9240 Canadian dollar 1.1450 1.1700 NZ dollar 0.7250 0.7410 Sterling pound 2.5850 2.6120 US dollar 1.8030 1.8150 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 11.56173 words
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Article, Illustration490 2001-04-14 17 r ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM - Dot.com seeks buyers for its website technology and assets after failing to raise enough funds to continue operations By r ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM STRAITS TIMES UNITED STATES BUREAU PALO ALTO Singaporeanled Third Voice has folded and is trying to sell its intellectual property and other490 words
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Article3822 2001-04-14 18 Transaction date: Apr 12, 2001 j MULTI INDUSTRY 52-Wk Curr Last Voi Day Gr*s Net M Cap Wt Avg High Low Company Traded Sale ♦or* '000 High Low Div P/E Smll Price 42 cd -0.5 66 42.5 41.5 0.5 11.1 72.9 43 61.5 73 173,822 words
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Article1155 2001-04-14 19 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Transaction date: Apr 12, ***** 52-Wk High Low Company Last Sale ♦orVol '000 Day High Low Last Quote Wt Avg Buyer Seller Price 40 0.5 s Acma W*****4 ,0.5 0.5 1 22 2.5 s AIITech W*****7 3 2.5 3 31 13.5 s Amtek W*****0 ...20 21 211,155 words
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Article1167 2001-04-14 19 52-Wk High Low Curr Last Company Traded Sale ♦orVol '000 Day High Low Gr 1 Div Nat P/E M Cap $mil Wt Avg Plica MANUFACTURING 173 45 c AS Auto 10c 47 -0.5 99 48 47 10 N 18.8 61.7 47 82 30 c ASJ Hldgs 20c 481,167 words
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453 2001-04-14 20 HEME AHMAD - Region in better shape this time; growth slower but still decent this year, says Lim Hng Kiang By HEME AHMAD IN KUALA LUMPUR ASEAN is not facing a 1997style financial crisis because the region is in far better shape now, according to Singapore’s Second Finance453 words
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Article, Illustration379 2001-04-14 20 TEN billion Singapore dollars that is how much DBS Bank is paying to acquire Hongkong’s Dao Heng Bank. DBS Group ended days of intense speculation by announcing plans to create “Asia’s first regional bank” using it as a springboard into lucrative mainland China379 words
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244 2001-04-14 20 — Reports by Hugh Chow, Ignatius Low; Azhar Khalid - DBS TOP BRASS TOM (HEAT PAINS TO EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS PAYING MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE BOM VALUE FM DAO HENG Reports by Hugh Chow, Ignatius Low and Azhar Khalid PAYING too much? Not if you look at the numbers. DBS Group Holdings’244 words
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582 2001-04-14 20 WILLIAM CHOONG - By' WILLIAM CHOONG SINGAPORE sees no need to strike deals with China, Japan and South Korea to guard against a possible currency crisis but backs a new plan for its Asean partners to bolster their monetary defences. Second Finance Minister Lim Hng Kiang582 words
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FORUM
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Article153 2001-04-14 23 I HAVE been a victim of four bicycle thefts three of which took place at parking bays next to MRT stations. I believe bicycle theft is rampant, especially at MRT stations, ana urge the authorities to take concrete steps to curb such crimes. Some153 words
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112 2001-04-14 23 Recently, i made a trip to Changi Airport to send my friends off, and was taken aback by the sight of a Singapore Girl puffing away on a cigarette. I believe Singapore Airlines is not your run-of-the-mill company. Millions of dollars have been spent112 words
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Article, Illustration351 2001-04-14 23 I REFER to the article, “Fear not, the Chinese language is alive and well” (see Page 13). Although I concur that many Chinese Singaporeans are still relatively conversant in Mandarin, there are far fewer who are competent enough to write Chinese confidently. I351 words
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430 2001-04-14 23 I AM writing this letter so others will not fall victim to a security flaw in SingTel’s International Calling Card (ICC) system. Last July before leaving for a three-week immersion programme in Boston, Massachusetts I made arrangements with a friend to borrow his ICC430 words
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Article323 2001-04-14 23 I REFER to Cheng Shing Chow’s letter, “Make NUS hostels safer” (ST, April 4). As a former president of the King Edward Hall Junior Common Room Committee, he knows that the hall has considered both short-term and long-term solutions to the problem of security. Some of323 words
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Article463 2001-04-14 24 NARENDRA; AGGARWAL - Forecast is 3.5 5.5% growth With first-quarter growth of 4.6% ana tough times in the US and electronics, forecast for the year is downgraded By NARENDRA AGGARWAL ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE is headed for a sharper-than-expected economic slowdown as it suffers a double hit from tough times in the mighty US463 words
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189 2001-04-14 24 THE taxman has apologised for sending income-tax forms to a woman who has been dead for eight years. Madam Loh Chuan’s family initially thought the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) had made a mistake, and that there must be another189 words
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Article, Illustration346 2001-04-14 24 CONRAD TAN - By I CONRAD TAN WHEN Anastasia Gan had her first baby and listed her occupation as “pilot” on the hospital admission form, staff thought she had made a mistake. As far as they knew, there were no women pilots in Singapore. Later, when herLIANHE ZAOBAO - 346 words