The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition, 19 January 2002
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Title Section18 2002-01-19 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition Saturday, January 19,2002 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA 304/03/200218 words
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Article582 2002-01-19 1 LAUREL TEO - In his first comments on the ISD arrests, he urges S’poreans to preserve the multi-racial and multi-religious harmony here Bu LAUREL TEO DON’T overreact. Don’t let the news that a clandestine group linked to the Al-Qaeda terrorist network was planning to bomb targets here582 words
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Article, Illustration89 2002-01-19 1 NO, IT'S NOT GRAFFITI: A skateboarders' playground in Orchard Road has become a sprawling canvas for graffiti artists. The once jet-black ramps and slides of the National Youth Council's skate park at Grange Road are now covered with colourful drawings and scribblings. And the park's managementTERENCE TAN - 89 words
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235 2002-01-19 1 KOH BOON PIN - Bu KOH BOON PIN THE Mufti of Singapore, Syed Isa Mohd Semait, and Muslim leaders have advised the Muslim community to be careful in their choice of religious teachers. In a statement last Saturday, the Mufti stressed that while Muslims sought Islamic knowledge, they235 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement66 2002-01-19 1 Education Wyse Up To This Wonder Kid Only 15 years old, but Benjamin Wyse can choose any one of eight universities in Australia, Britain and the US to study biomedical science. page s S ■IU. Trade Japan, S'pore In Landmark Deal The two countries ink a historic trade agreement, and66 words
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PRIME
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513 2002-01-19 2 SUSAN LONG - *L SUSAN LONG THE Government may release a White Paper to give a comprehensive account of last month’s arrest of 15 people with links to the Al-Qaeda terrorist network. It may do so to keep Singaporeans “fully informed” of the recent events, which are513 words
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381 2002-01-19 2 NEO HUI MIN - In the wake of the ISD arrests, it won’t do for the majority of Muslims who reject extremism to remain silent, says Yaacob Bti NEO HUI MIN IT IS time for Muslims in Singapore to act and react, said soon-to-be Minister-in-charge of Muslim381 words
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Article, Illustration572 2002-01-19 2 REME AHMAD - By REME AHMAD IN KUALA LUMPUR THE assassination of a Kedah politician two years ago and an attack on a police station in the same state months later were the handiwork of Islamic militants with ties to terrorist Osama bin Laden, Malaysian Prime572 words
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Article, Illustration72 2002-01-19 3 MINI NOISES TO WELCOME THE NEW YEM: Rose the mare gets her monthly bath from stable-boy Mohamed Hashim as two others of the quartet of miniature horses from Australia graze in their paddock outside the Marina Square Shopping Mall. Four of these gracefulTHOMAS WHITE - 72 words
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Article591 2002-01-19 3 PAULINE LEONG; and WONG SHER MAINE - Bu PAULINE LEONG and WONG SHER MAINE PRINCIPALS of schools and junior colleges have received guidelines on how to explain to staff and students the recent arrest of 15 people in Singapore for terrorist-related activities. The guidelines urged principals, among other things, to stress that “ruthless591 words
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Article351 2002-01-19 3 ISD says it arrested 15 people suspected of terrorism following its own investigations, and not after getting info from the US THE Internal Security Department (ISD) yesterday said that it arrested 15 people suspected of terrorism following its own investigations, and not after getting351 words
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422 2002-01-19 3 FELIX SOH - By FELIX SOH FOREIGN EDITOR SINGAPORE is no less safe this month than it was a month ago, before the discovery of a terrorist plot to attack American targets in the country. US Ambassador to Singapore Frank Lavin said this on Tuesday when422 words
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HOME
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Article, Illustration1213 2002-01-19 4 KARAMJIT KAUR - Just a tap of the smart card will get you on and off the bus or train, and there is no need to figure out the fare KARAMJIT KAUR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT STARTING in March commuters should be able to breeze through MRT gatesSource: SMRT; G. CHANDRADAS - 1,213 words
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407 2002-01-19 4 Karamjit Kaur - Karamjit Kaur ENGINEER Lee Seng Khiang, 55, looks forward to using public transport these days because he takes seconds to zip through MRT fare gates or hop on a bus. This is because he is one of the 45,000 commuters who have started to407 words
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Article, Illustration550 2002-01-19 5 LIANG HWEE TING - Women's cancer screening kicks off in a personal way Mail invitations for breast checks go out to over-50s; with 250 deaths each year, early detection can save lives Bn LIANG HWEE TING SINGAPORE women who are 50 or older will soon receive a letter addressed personally to them, inviting themBONG FORTIN - 550 words
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Article140 2002-01-19 5 NATALIE SOH - NATALIE SOH TINY plaited tubes may hold the promise of quick repair and recovery' for patients with damaged or diseased nerves. Braided from multiple threads of a biodegradable fibre often used to sew up wounds, these flexible structures of polylactic glycolic acid (PLGA) form a140 words
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188 2002-01-19 5 A TAXI driver was charged in court last Saturday with stealing a French businessman s suitcase and other items at Changi Airport Terminal 2 a week ago. According to Mr Jean Gregori Xavier, 33, he boarded a City Cab at Orchard Hotel to catch a188 words
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375 2002-01-19 5 CHAN KAY MIN - Bit CHAN KAY MIN SCREENING for common cancers using just a drop of your blood may soon be possible with an invention by a Chinese company. The Shanghai Health Digit Company has invented a “protein chip” that can detect proteins in the375 words
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317 2002-01-19 6 FROM next year, polytechnic students applying to enter Singapore universities will no longer be able to rely on just good grades. They will also have to show active participation in nonacademic activities, such as sports and student-welfare work. Such co-curricular activities (CCAs) will317 words
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429 2002-01-19 6 CHAN KAY MIN - Bn CHAN KAY MIN THE armour combat team’s SMI tanks and Bionix infantry fighting vehicles advance cautiously. Suddenly, dark shapes loom ahead enemy tanks. Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) ground troops react instantly, firing their cannons. Not all of the enemy tanks are destroyed in429 words
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Article, Illustration652 2002-01-19 6 ARLINA ARSHAP - Trouble is a-brewing for bubble-tea vendors as they fight stiff competition and the threat of closure in a flooded market By ARLINA ARSHAP BUBBLE tea is flooding Singapore and threatening to drown vendors. The big boys alone each run more than 30 outlets: Milk Girl IceDESMOND WEE - 652 words
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Article, Illustration1000 2002-01-19 7 AHMAD OSMAN - Justice Lai turns down SDP chief s application for Stuart Littlemore to represent him in battle against PM and SM By AHMAD OSMAN A HIGH Court judge yesterday rejected an application to admit Australian Queen’s Counsel Stuart Littlemore to defend Singapore Democratic Party1,000 words
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458 2002-01-19 7 SHARMILPAL KAUR - By SHARMILPAL KAUR SINGAPORE is not the energy guzzler it is made out to be, says the Environment Ministry (ENV) and it has done a study to back this up. The ENV study found that among 21 developed nations, Singapore458 words
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Article, Illustration684 2002-01-19 8 SANDRA DAVIE - Just 15 years old, but S’pore-born student has been offered places to study biomedical science at universities in three countries By SANDRA DAVIE EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT BENJAMIN Wyse can choose any one of eight universities in Australia, Britain and the United States to study biomedical science.THOMAS WHITE - 684 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1062 2002-01-19 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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595 2002-01-19 9 GERARD WONG - It’s about public trust, says club, as it returns S3OK and fines itself S7OK over 0-8 drubbing SOCCER Bti GERARD WONG GEYLANG United has decided to punish itself for its 0-8 Singapore Cup final thrashing by Home United by returning the $30,000 runner-up595 words
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Article, Illustration755 2002-01-19 9 CHAN TSE CHUEEN - St CHAN TSE CHUEEN SINGAPORE’S sporting greats are worthy of celebration, but the Hall of Fame should not just be a memory bank, Sports Minister Abdullah Tarmugi said last Sunday night as seven sports personalities were inducted into the Hall. Their success shouldTANSUANANX - 755 words
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MALAYSIA
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410 2002-01-19 10 Reme Ahmad - Reme Ahmad A NEW Malaysian shopping centre plans to become an oasis for the rising number of Arab tourists. The RMIS-mil-lion (557.2-million) mall in Kuala Lumpur will have Middle Eastern restaurants and open-air cafes and perhaps even belly dancing clubs in a410 words
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483 2002-01-19 10 LESLIE LAU - By LESLIE LAU IN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA’S Education Minister has extended a lifeline to scores of Chinese schools facing imminent closure due to low enrolment. Tan Sri Musa Mohamed said last Sunday that rural schools with low enrolment could apply to be shifted483 words
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Article, Illustration495 2002-01-19 10 REME AHMAD - Police do not know where the stock of ammonium nitrate, brought in by people linked to Al-Qaeda, had been sent to By REME AHMAD IN KUALA LUMPUR ISLAMIC militants linked to the Al-Qaeda network who were arrested in Singapore last month495 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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Article, Illustration117 2002-01-19 11 RED, WHITE OR ROSE NINE ALL MADE IN THAILAND: JAMES EAST RED, WHITE OR ROSE WINE ALL MADE IN THAILAND: singaporeans are about to get a chance to enjoy Thai wine, as Thailand sets its sights on becoming the region’s Wneyard. Khao Yai Winery’s first export last Thursday of9oo bottlesJAMES EAST - 117 words
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266 2002-01-19 11 LUZ BAGUIORO - By LUZ BAGUIORO PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA In an alarming twist to the current kidnap wave in the country, the authorities recently found that Chinese kidnappers from the mainland have extended their activities to the Philippines. Police say most of these Chinese criminals come from266 words
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375 2002-01-19 11 DEVI ASMARANI - Critics say new Bill being drafted still discriminates against minority Chinese by requiring ‘proof of citizenship’ By DEVI ASMARANI STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA A new Bill on citizenship being drafted by a government team has drawn criticism from rights groups and others375 words
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477 2002-01-19 11 EDWARD TANG - By EDWARD TANG THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK Nine months after its launch, a state-run health-care programme in Thailand appears to be running into dire financial straits as people take advantage of cheap medical facilities. For 30 baht (551.30), or the price of a bowl of477 words
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COMMENT
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Article592 2002-01-19 12 TUESDAY January 15,2002 SINGAPOREANS have been a credit to themselves in the face of the terror revelations by the Internal Security Department (ISD). In the period since first word of the plot by suspected Al-Qaeda operatives came, and days after details of operations planned were592 words
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Article591 2002-01-19 12 THURSDAY January 17,2002 PAKISTAN President Pervez Musharraf is a courageous man. His speech last weekend, declaring that “no organisation will be allowed to perpetuate terrorism behind the garb of the Kashmiri cause” and announcing a broad ban on militant groups within Pakistan, will give the country591 words
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898 2002-01-19 12 hCHUA LEE HOONC - SATURDAY With h CHUA LEE HOONC WITH so much talk these days about the remaking of Singapore, the danger is that talk becomes a substitute for action. So here’s one simple, humble suggestion to get the action going: Start with the898 words
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COMMENT/PERSPECTIVE
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Article, Illustration1010 2002-01-19 13 \y BERTHA HENSON - MY VIEW By \y BERTHA HENSON ANIMALS have it better. They have the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to speak up for them. And the SPCA does a great job of educating pet owners, taking errant ones to task, highlightingLUDWIG ILIO - 1,010 words
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902 2002-01-19 13 7ith ASAD LATIF - HEART TO HEART With 7 ith ASAD LATIF WHAT does Yishun MRT station have to do with Afghanistan and other Muslim countries? Everything, in the strange geography of some minds. Osama bin Laden’s terrorist war against the United States was centred in Afghanistan and, therefore,902 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration2100 2002-01-19 14 In his New Year message, the Prime Minister announced the formation of a new committee that will complement the Economic Review Committee, now grappling with the challenges of economic transformation. Its brief: Go beuond economics to remake Singapore politically, sociallyLUDWIG ILIO - 2,100 words
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1521 2002-01-19 15 WARREN FERNANDEZ - THINKING ALOUD By WARREN FERNANDEZ IT WAS the week before Christmas. The stores were full, with long queues at changing rooms and cashiers. People were demanding attention from sales assistants, checking out the pre-Christmas discounts and deciding whether to part1,521 words
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MONEY
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Article304 2002-01-19 16 DESPITE an encouraging start, Singapore shares spent most of the week in the red as they tracked losses in key stock markets in the United States. Technology-related counters in particular displayed weakness as previous hopes for a recovery in the sector gave way to304 words
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Article72 2002-01-19 16 Straits Tines Index The Straits Times Index fell 42.32 points on the week to 1661.75. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1731.52(+27.45) 637.8m ($773.3m) Tuesday 1694.48(-37.04) 662.0m ($702.3m) Wednesday 1674.54H9.94) 711.6m ($771.8m) Thursday 1660.51(-14.03) 623.1m ($760.7m) Friday 1661.75(+ 1.24) 497.0m ($543.3m) BT-SII Index The BT-SRI Index fell 12.62 points72 words
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368 2002-01-19 16 LORNATAN - Six in 10 faced losses totalling $594.4m last year, but over a third who invested CPF savings made almost s23om profit Bn LORNATAN SIX out of 10 investors who opted for the Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme-Ordinary Account (CPFIS-OA) last year 370,462 members368 words
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Article451 2002-01-19 16 Company Date ann Net earn TY LY (Sm) (Sm) EPS TY (cts) LY (cts) Addvalue Tech 13-Dec I 0.057 0.438 0.01 0.12 Asia Dekor 10-Dec I 60.877 59.296 7.7 7.8 Asiatravel.com 14-Dec P 1.177 1.894 0.87 1.39 Boustead Spore 27-Dec 1 5.404L 1.386L 2.92L 0.77L Brilliant Mfg 12-Dec451 words
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Article177 2002-01-19 16 BONUS ISSUE Company Ratio Exdate Books close Acc ft Paymt RIGHTS ISSUE ExBooks Acc Company Ratio date dose Paymt Easyknit one-for-one®HK$0.08 05-Feb 08-Feb OTHERS ExBooks Acc ft Company Ratio date dose Paymt HOB SS500,000,000 3.52% Fixed Rate Note due 2008. Interest Payment for the period 13 August 2001177 words
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Article147 2002-01-19 16 Company Place Date Time Chew Eu Hock E 58 Kallang Pudding Road C.E.H. Industrial Bldg 08-Feb 3.30pm Keppel Hitachi Zosen E The Oriental Singapore The Oriental Ballroom 1 Level 1, 5 Raffles Ave Marina Square 07-Feb 10.30anr Chosen Hldgs E 17 Woodlands Terrace Woodlands East Industrial Estate 07-Feb147 words
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Article227 2002-01-19 16 Payment Ex Books Pay (cts) date dose date AP Brew F 9N 04-Feb 07-Feb 21-Feb Avaplas Ltd 1 0.1 18-Jan 23-Jan 04-Feb CASA Hldgs 10c b 5 12-Mar 15-Mar 27-Mar Centrepoint 50c F 2N 01-Feb 06-Feb 20-Feb Cerebos Pac 25c b 6 07-Mar 12-Mar 27-Mar Cerebos Pac 25c227 words
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633 2002-01-19 16 Trans Stock Date Subsantial Shareholder/ Director Buy Sell Conv No of Shares '000 Price Per ShrS Before (’000) Shareholding After (’000) Del Monte Pacific 16-Jan-02 Martin P. Lorenzo ‘Sell ***** 0.52 *****4 25.3 *****4 20.9 Del Monte Pacific 16-Jan-02 MCI, Inc. Sell ***** 0.52 *****4 25.3 *****4633 words
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Article2588 2002-01-19 17 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty! A Star Europe Bd 0.799/ 0.983/ Star Europe Bal 0.883/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0.768/ Star Asia Bond 1.236/ Star Asia Balanced 0.849/ Star Global Technology Fund 0.319/ Star Bhv Finance Japan Fund!** 0.762/ AIB Govett (Asia)2,588 words
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Article149 2002-01-19 17 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Jan 18) Buying OD Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 0.9390 0.9560 Canadian dollar 1.1260 1.1500 Euro 1.6120 1.6350 NZ dollar 0.7680 0.7900 Sterling pound 2.6230 2.6510 US dollar 1.8300 1.8420 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency149 words
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Article5011 2002-01-19 18 Transaction date: Jan 18, 2002 MULTI INDUSTRY 52-WK Currency lest High Law Ceapawy TraM Sale ♦er'Vol '000 Hi* Day Law Gr*s Mv% Net P/I M Cap $al Wt Avg Price 45.1 8 c Acma 50c 10 -0.5 1780 10.5 10 0.5 4.1 78.1 10 165,011 words
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Article1379 2002-01-19 19 52-Wk Currency last High Low Company Traded Sale ♦or'Vol 000 High Day Low Gr's Div Net P/E M Cap $mil Wt Avg Price MANUFACTURING 40.5 12 CAP Oil 5c 17.5 unch 106 17.5 17.5 4.5 15.4 18 85 27.5 C AS Auto 10c 51 -2 895 53.5 511,379 words
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Article236 2002-01-19 19 FINANCE 52*Wk High Low Conpany Currency last Traded Sale «or'Vol 000 Day High Low Gr’s Div Net P/E M Cap $aiH wt Avg Price ***** 9210 s Diamonds US9900cd 6890 3830 s IS DJ US Tech. US5800 555 440 s IS MSCI Spore US450 ***** 9870 s IS236 words
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Article163 2002-01-19 19 Transaction date: Jan 18,2002 52-Wk High Low Curr Last Company Traded Sale Vol ♦orooo Day Gross High Low div Net P/E M Cap $mll HONGKONG STOCKS Cathay Pac 20c HK720 265 6 *****.2 Cheung Kong50c HK1780 240 3 *****.5 66 33 Citye Solutions Lt. HK45 2 44.6 172.4163 words
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Article, Illustration604 2002-01-19 20 IGNATIUS LOW - New-age partnership is Japan’s first, allows for freer flow of goods, services and ‘anchors Japan in South-east Asia’ «H IGNATIUS LOW JAPAN and Singapore made history on Sunday bv inking a landmark trade deal, and both declared their interest in finding more ways toTHOMAS WHITE - 604 words
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441 2002-01-19 20 WILLIAM CHOONG - Bu WILLIAM CHOONG SINGAPORE businesses stand to save more than $330 million over the next five years as a result of the freshly-inked freetrade agreement between Singapore and Japan. The historic deal will boost two-way trade already worth nearly $6O billion in 2000441 words
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404 2002-01-19 20 DENESH; DIVYANATHAN; and LORIMA TAN - DENESH By DIVYANATHAN and LORIMA TAN SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) may spin off its property businesses and assets and list the new unit on the mainboard of the local bourse. Under the proposed plan, SPH’s entire property portfolio with an404 words
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FORUM
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255 2002-01-19 23 I REFER to the letter, “Iras discriminates against singles” (ST, Jan 9), by Ms Jeanette Yin. In general, tax laws in Singapore do not reward taxpayers for being filial. For example, only one child is allowed to claim tax relief for providing for255 words
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170 2002-01-19 23 I REFER to the Finance Ministry’s letter, “Separate relief for elderly care” (ST, Jan 11). The ministry’s response to Ms Jeanette Yin’s letter “IRA discriminates against singles” (ST, Jan 9), is pedantic and offers no viable solutions to relieve the burden of many people,170 words
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Article, Illustration133 2002-01-19 23 I READ with interest Ms Jeanette Yin’s letter, “Iras discriminates against singles” (ST, Jan 9), concerning the taxman’s position on granting claims for the Foreign Maid Levy relief. I am divorced and have been given custody of my two children. To take care of them,133 words
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116 2002-01-19 23 I REFER to the letter, “Singapore tax laws don’t reward filial piety” (ST, Jan 11), in which Mr Chong Chee Hong claimed that allowing only one child to claim tax relief for looking after his parents does not promote filial piety. Allowing only116 words
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Article126 2002-01-19 23 I REFER to the letter, “Iras discriminates against singles” (ST, Jan 9), in which Ms Jeanette Yin asked why the Foreign Maid Levy (FML) relief is not extended to single women who employ maids to look after their parents. FML relief is to encourage women126 words
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440 2002-01-19 23 A READER of my recent article, “Why talents rally in the Valley” (ST, Dec 29), imagines that I have implied that foreigners working here are “third-rate”. In his letter, “Foreign talent here not ‘third-rate’ (ST, Jan 4), Mr Low Wai Choong goes on to440 words
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Article530 2002-01-19 24 LYDIA LIM - Reclamation put off to preserve Chek Jawa ♦Alternative site found on mainland for military use SIL LYDIA LIM RUSTIC Pulau Übin, which had been earmarked for reclamation, will be left intact for at least 10 years. This is to preserve Chek Jawa, a beach at the530 words
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Article, Illustration326 2002-01-19 24 SINGAPOREANS will be able to continue soaking their feet in the hot spring in Sembawang, despite plans to fence up the area around the nearby airbase. And thanks to the Defence Ministry’s compromise, public access to the popular hot spot will not be at theWONG MAY-E - 326 words
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Article224 2002-01-19 24 AN ACUPUNCTURIST, accused of murdering a tea lady at a neighbourhood New Year’s Eve party, yesterday faced two fresh charges of causing two people to take plant pesticide. Quek Loo Ming, 56, was first charged a week ago with the murder of Madam Fong224 words
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603 2002-01-19 24 SANDRA DAVIE - SANDRA DAVIE EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT THE people who run the five Anglo-Chinese schools in Singapore now want to set up a private school for secondary and pre-university students. The ACS Board of Governors, which runs a junior college, two primary603 words