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Title Section21 1996-03-30 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1996 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MIT A (P) 008/98/9521 words
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648 1996-03-30 1 Chua Mui Hoong - More overseas postings too to give them exposure By Chua Mui Hoong THE Government plans to attach officers from the Administrative Service to private companies to give them firsthand experience of working conditions in the private sector. It will also send these officers648 words
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Article, Illustration283 1996-03-30 1 BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR PROMINENT local businessman Kartar Singh Thakral, who has blazed a trail in regionalisation, was last night named the 1995 Businessman of the Year. Dr Han Cheng Fong, deputy chairman and group CEO of DBS Land Ltd, clinched the Outstanding ChiefPicture by FRANCIS ONG. - 283 words
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Advertisement25 1996-03-30 1 o V Planning a CAREER Move CHECK OUT Pages 21 22 Expect $25 chicken rice if you want a Swiss standard of living: Page 1325 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration638 1996-03-30 2 Brendan Pereira - Judges let man sort out case in Muslim court Can High Court enforce Syariah Court orders? By Brendan Pereira THE Court of Appeal on Wednesday reserved its judgment on a case for an unprecedented six weeks to allow a man to sort out his appeal638 words
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Article165 1996-03-30 2 Facts: Madam Salijah Abdul Latef was divorced from Mr Mohamed Irwan Abdullah Teo according to Muslim law in 1993. The Syariah Court gave her custody of her three children, aged between eight and 12, and ruled that the matrimonial flat be transferred to her. However, she was165 words
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469 1996-03-30 2 Jean Chia; and Chan Wee Chuan - But company vows to continue its business By Jean Chia and Chan Wee Chuan ALLIANCE Securities’ credit lines have been suspended temporarily, but the local stockbroking firm yesterday pledged to continue its business. “Alliance has no plans to wind up its business,” it said469 words
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334 1996-03-30 2 SINGAPORE’S banking system has been lauded as the most secure among Asia’s newly industrialised countries in a report by US credit rating agency Standard Poor’s (SAP). “Top-notch regulation and well-disciplined management have yielded high capital ratios and hidden reserves for334 words
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Article, Illustration469 1996-03-30 3 Leong Ching Ching - Many prompted by changes announced recently in Parliament By Leong Ching Ching WITH more than two weeks to go before the closing date, the Education Ministry has already received more than 3,000 applications from people who want to be teachers. This is 50469 words
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Article, Illustration718 1996-03-30 3 MR LEE Kuan Yew is "doing extremely well’’, said his principal physician Dr John Wong, adding that the Senior Minister was a very good patient who took steps to help ensure his recovery after an operation for a blocked heart artery. “I don’t think we718 words
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400 1996-03-30 3 SINGAPORE’S Changi Airport has been voted one of the world’s top two airports by airline passengers, the International Air Transport Association (lata) said on Monday. In its latest annual survey of some 45,000 airline passengers, Manchester scored 8.32 points and Singapore 8.26 out400 words
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396 1996-03-30 4 Brendan Pereira - They saved sl.4m-$2.7m in legal fees so far: Subordinate Courts By Brendan Pereira PEOPLE who chose mediation over litigation have saved themselves between $1.4 million and $2.7 million in legal fees so far, said the Subordinate Courts. These are the estimated396 words
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Article, Illustration243 1996-03-30 4 THE nuns would have loved it. Or hated it. But they would have agreed on one thing: the 19th-century Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus in Victoria Street looked nothing like its former self on Thursday last week, when it hosted its first event asPicture by STEPHANIE YEOW. - 243 words
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432 1996-03-30 4 Tan Ooi Boon - By Tan Ooi Boon THE Central Narcotics Bureau has nabbed two unemployed men for suspected trafficking in more than 1,000 Ecstasy pills and also rounded up more than 200 alleged drug offenders in a series of raids which ended yesterday. The island-wide432 words
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Article, Illustration365 1996-03-30 4 Drug-and-molest man gets 2 years, 3 strokes of cane A 26-YEAR-OLD sales engineer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to drugging an excolleague and molesting her in a hotel room. Choy Wing Kin, who appeared before District Judge S. Thyagarajan, was sentenced to two years’ jail and three strokes of the cane.365 words
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Article, Illustration537 1996-03-30 5 M. Nirmala - By M. Nirmala THE Institute of Technical Education (ITE) will invite members of the public to its Bedok and Ang Mo Kio campuses in an effort to shake off the perception that its schools are dingy sweatshops, teaching vocational training.Pictures by ALPHONSO CHAN. - 537 words
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389 1996-03-30 5 Ginnie Teo - By Ginnie Teo TWENTY couples who had made wedding dinner bookings at a Chinese restaurant in The Plaza at Beach Road are left high and dry with the closing of the restaurant. They are believed to have left at least a minimum deposit of $l,OOO389 words
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319 1996-03-30 5 THE Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) will spend $l.l million this year providing Skills Training Awards as a result of its move to relax the eligibility criteria for the awards. The council expects the number of applicants for the awards to319 words
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Article, Illustration498 1996-03-30 6 Indrani Nadarajah - Eye institute to study whether such lenses can slow down worsening shortsightedness By Indrani Nadarajah THE Singapore Eye Research Institute will be carrying out a four-year trial among 300 primary school pupils, aged between seven and 10, in July to see if hardPicture by TAN SUAN ANN. - 498 words
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369 1996-03-30 6 Ng Wei Joo - Out-of-court settlement reached in case By Ng Wei Joo SINGAPORE Democratic Party secretary-general Chee Soon Juan has agreed to pay Mr Chiam See Tong $lO,OOO for the latter’s legal services rendered to him more than two years ago. The amount, which369 words
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Article, Illustration312 1996-03-30 6 HE S BEEN TO LONDON TO VISIT THE QUEEN SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Laurence Lim Shen has just returned from an international air travel and study tour to Britain, during which he met Queen Elizabeth. On his meeting with the Queen, Laurence commented: “It’s somethingPicture by WONG KWAI CHOW. - 312 words
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510 1996-03-30 7 THE Government will release between 15,000 and 20,000 extra Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) over the next three to four years as a result of electronic road pricing (ERP). The extra COEs represent a Vi to 1 per cent increase in the vehicle population510 words
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465 1996-03-30 7 Geraldine Yeo - Three specific stations identified by LTA North-east MRT line By Geraldine Yeo THE new stations along the North-east MRT line will be designed where possible thematically, to reflect the heritage of their surrounding areas, as many are sited in places with unique465 words
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448 1996-03-30 8 Rav Dhaliwal - Likely to include food and cater to greying population By Rav Dhaliwal FAMILY entertainment outlets are likely to hit housing estates in a big way with more games-cum-food arcades being set up in residential town centres, said one of the major entertainment operators.448 words
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339 1996-03-30 8 SIX-YEAR-OLD Tay Wei Chain nods vigorously when asked if he enjoys reading. But he seldom goes to the library. He lives in Jurong West, three MRT stops away from the nearest library at Jurong East. His mother, a housewife, does not have the time to take339 words
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Article, Illustration395 1996-03-30 8 Lim Li Hsien - By Lim Li Hsien UP TO 80 per cent of divorce cases in Singapore can be settled through mediation or court counselling, said a visiting court counsellor who is here to help Singapore's Family Court develop its own style of395 words
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Advertisement84 1996-03-30 5 FOR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, BUSINESSES IN THE U.S.A.: Telephone calls and faxes from the U.S.A. (in U.S. dollars, on a per minute basis) to Singapore $0.26, Australia $0.25, Hong Kong $0.41, Japan $0.33, Malaysia $0.99, New Zealand $0.43, South Korea $0.69, Taiwan $0.58, Thailand $1.14, U.K. $0,23, etc. 6-seconds billing with84 words
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Advertisement181 1996-03-30 7 Home Delivery Weekly! A crisp summary of the week's major happenings in Singapore, the newspaper covers news from politics, to business, to investment opportunities and others. What's more, it also offers news on Malaysia and Asean. A convenient tabloid airmailed to you wherever you may be, once a week. So,181 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1246 1996-03-30 8 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 9530 KHz (31M BAND) MONDAY 1100 News in Brief Weather Forecast (Asia Pacific) 1105 Frontiers 1120 Business Market Report 1130 Full News 1138 T he Front Page 1140 Take Five 1145 Business world 1200 News in Brief 1205 Z Beat1,246 words
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SPORTS
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483 1996-03-30 9 Thomas Koh - Woman shuttler Zarinah and six others fail to get nod for Olympics By Thomas Koh CERTAIN athletes who met the Olympic qualifying requirement were left out while others who failed to achieve the set target will be on the plane to Atlanta come483 words
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Article, Illustration51 1996-03-30 9 HERE are the 11 Singapore athletes who survived the SNOC’s axe for the Olympics. Lee Wung Yew (Shooting) Charles Lim (Yachting) Yvonne Danson (Athletics) Joscelin Yeo (Swimming) Siew Shaw Her (Yachting) James Wong (Athletics) Desmond Koh (Swimming) Benedict Tan (Yachting) Jing Junhong (Table Tennis) Tracey Tan51 words
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461 1996-03-30 9 Tay Cheng Khoon - GOLF By Tay Cheng Khoon EIGHT out of 10 golf courses built within the last five years in Europe are in danger of financial collapse. And in the United States, one in four new project fails. Despite these grim statistics, Colin Hegarty,461 words
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Article, Illustration401 1996-03-30 9 Thomas Koh - BOWLING BOOST FOR SYDNEY By Thomas Koh. THREE-TIME Sportswoman of the Year Grace Young will spearhead Singapore’s push for tenpin bowling to be included in the 2000 Sydney Olympics programme. She will act as a roving ambassador for the sport during401 words
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MALAYSIA
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453 1996-03-30 10 At present ships docked at Port Klang at odd hours only to encounter delays because these agencies were not operating round the clock... NST, AFP. KUALA LUMPUR All government agencies in Port Klang have been directed to operate round theNST,; AFP. - 453 words
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Article, Illustration219 1996-03-30 10 KUALA LUMPUR If things go according to plan, a high-wire act from Colombia will cover the distance between the 88-storey-high Petronas Twin Towers. The Malay Mail on Wednesday quoted Mr Paul Lee, president and producer of the Royal London Circus, as saying it219 words
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591 1996-03-30 10 Tan Kim Song - By Tan Kim Song in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA is likely to see someimprovement in its current account balance as its economy grows at a slower, but more sustainable. rate of 8.3 per cent this year, said Bank Negara on Wednesday. Releasing591 words
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Article323 1996-03-30 10 Mahathir in New Zealand AUCKLAND Malaysians investing abroad should be bold in facing challenges and should not depend on the government for protection, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday. A successful race, he said, was one prepared to strive to overcome all323 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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548 1996-03-30 11 Paul Jacob - Country’s image rests on workers overseas, he says By Paul Jacob Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA President Suharto, noting that a country’s image was affected by the calibre of its workers abroad, said on Tuesday that Indonesia had to ensure that more skilled personnel were sent overseas.548 words
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372 1996-03-30 11 Sinfah Tunsarawuth - By Sinfah Tunsarawuth in Bangkok THAI Defence Minister Chavalit Yong-chaiyudh is putting on hold plans for a military satellite programme pending the project’s scrutiny by top government agencies. Dr Wissanu Krua-ngam, the Cabinet’s secretary-general, said the Budget Bureau and the Transport and Communications372 words
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Article, Illustration245 1996-03-30 11 Reuter. SA PA (Vietnam) Beneath the eaves of a tiny wooden hut in this high northwest town of Sa Pa, a young woman is being inspected by a young man wielding a pen-light. The tiny beam drifts across her silver neck-bands to the beadsReuter.; Reuter picture. - 245 words
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442 1996-03-30 11 AFP. MANILA A project to link oilrich Brunei with backward areas in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines to form a growth area is feasible, but many obstacles need to be overcome, a report said. The East AseanAFP. - 442 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article662 1996-03-30 12 MARCH 29, 1996 THE move by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to begin a performance assessment system for taxi operators and make the results public should help address a perennial source of customer dissatisfaction: poor taxi service. Bad service has to do not only with662 words
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Article640 1996-03-30 12 MARCH 27, 1996 SINDA's decision to set up a Youth Development Wing is welcome proof of the self-help group’s determination to address an area of growing concern in the community. The Singapore Indian Development Association began its work five years ago by focusing on family development, education640 words
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Article633 1996-03-30 12 MARCH 25, 1996 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was rightly incensed at the notion of American anti-drug laws being extended to his country with American officials to enforce them. Such an outlandish prospect suggested itself only because of the ambiguous wording of Washington’s International Narcotics633 words
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Article, Illustration789 1996-03-30 12 Sia Cheong Yew - By Sia Cheong Yew SHOULD the law be changed to allow unions representing rank-and-file workers to sign on junior managers and executives as members? During the Budget debate last week, Labour Minister Lee Boon Yang rejected requests to do this by789 words
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Article, Illustration1081 1996-03-30 13 Tan Sai Siong - BY Tan Sai Siong A COLLEAGUE was not amused when hawkers started asking $5O for niang dofu, $25 for chicken rice and $45 for duck rice. The actual prices were $5. $2.50 and $4.50 respectively. He did not1,081 words
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926 1996-03-30 13 Ng Wei Joo - By Ng Wei Joo OVERWORKED and underpaid. While many people like to see their work as such, no job comes closer to this description than a teacher’s. It is almost legend that teachers are said to be bogged down by work. Apart926 words
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INSIGHT A LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY BY THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL DESK
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Article, Illustration852 1996-03-30 14 The nine-day Budget debate which attracted a record 417 queries from backbenchers ended on Thursday last week. So what did the 50 hours of speeches and exchanges signify? Warren Fernandez, Chua Lee Hoong and Wang Hui Ling give their assessment. PARLIAMENT’S power lies852 words
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495 1996-03-30 14 Chinese-speaking MPs IF THERE was any common thread running through the parliamentary speeches of the Chinesespeaking MPs. it was the concern with what might be called the "software” of society: moral values, social behaviour, protecting family integrity. But there was no one burning issue495 words
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522 1996-03-30 14 Opposition MPs FOR the Opposition, this year’s debate will be remembered for the controversy which Mr Ling How Doong (Bukit Gombak) precipitated when he attacked the Government’s policy on health care subsidy. Echoing a line taken in a recent issue of the New Democrat,522 words
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Article303 1996-03-30 14 EDUCATION: About $420 million will be spent each year to boost the teaching profession. Teachers and principals will enjoy increased salaries, faster promotions and higher salary grades for those with additional responsibilities. The Edusave Scheme will be extended to students in junior colleges, centralised institutes, Institutes of303 words
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Article, Illustration1271 1996-03-30 15 The far-reaching changes to boost the teaching profession have been greeted positively by principals and teachers. No less gratified must have been the backbenchers who champion the cause of the teachers in every Budget debate. Ng Wei Joo catches1,271 words
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Article, Illustration1189 1996-03-30 15 Leslie Fong - Yes, voting in good men and women is critical but why not also work into the system enough checks and balances to give greater peace of mind to the individual but not in a way that hampers the pursuit of public interest?1,189 words
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MONEY
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Article7663 1996-03-30 16 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Transaction Date: March 29.1996 1995/96 Curr Last Vol Day Gr'a Net M CapWtAvg High Low Company Traded Sale -t-or-'000 High Low Div P/E $mil Price ASE NT$ 10 200 US 214 165 Acer 50c US 180 unch 61 182 180 12.0 298.0 494 318*7,663 words
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283 1996-03-30 17 INVESTORS were sidelined last week, ahead of leads from the US central bank's policy-making committee’s decision on US interest rates and Malaysia’s Bank Negara’s 1995 annual report. The effect of steady US interest rates cancelled out the immediate effect of Malaysia’s unexpected283 words
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Article82 1996-03-30 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index tel 11.65 points on the week to 23*7.29. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 2405 60 (+6.66) 127.12m (J323.337m) Tuesday 2414.79 9.19) 99.240m ($308.134m' Wednesday 2399.65 (-15.14) 79.701m (J255.785m) Thursday 2391.88 (-7.77) 68.997m ($246 087m) Friday 2387.29 (-4.59) 75.762m ($273.315m) BT—MGA82 words
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Article, Illustration683 1996-03-30 18 Chan Hwa Loon - Greater affluence and strong Sing dollar lead to 431% surge over last 10 years By Chan Hwa Loon SINGAPOREANS’ expenditure overseas had increased sharply over the past 10 years, according to latest figures from the Department of Statistics (DOS). While total private consumption expenditure rose byTimstuiluct; Sower National accounts ol It» rwqsetivt countnss - 683 words
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Article1003 1996-03-30 18 Company Datf ann Nat earn TV LY <$m> <$m) EPS TV LV lets) lets) Acma Mar 18 P 52.778 65.946 31.9 399 Amcoi Mar 8 P 21.240 ***** 7.2 15.3 Apollo Maris P 5252 3665 3.4 3.2 Auric Pac Mar1S 1 0.874 2.724 0.7 2.2 Aitacn Mar 41,003 words
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Article827 1996-03-30 18 Payment <H> Cl date Books close Pay data Acma 50« F 15 Jul 1 Jul 5 Jul 18 Asean Fd F 100TE Mar 19 Mar 25 Apr 3 BAT 21C F 118N Apr 8 Apr n Apr 22 Berqer Inti 2 SC b 6 Jun 13 Jun 19827 words
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Article259 1996-03-30 18 OTHERS CxBooks Acc 6 Company Ratio date close Paymt Kemayan Otter for tale by HwangJan 31 Feb 14 Apr 3 Corp Bhd DBS Sacs Sdn Bhd ot the rlqhts to allotment of 82.375.803 wts at an otter price of 53.7 sen per wt to the shareholders of the259 words
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Article79 1996-03-30 18 Company Rights Issut MMC Three-for-five S' MS2.00 Company Bonus Issua Flextech Ona-for-two MMC Two-for-five ROC Ona-(or-tour San Tan One-for-flve ST Auto Ona-for-tiva Company Othars lum Chanq Issua of S$80m principal amount of unsecured fixed rata bonds due 2000. MUI Conditional mandatory gen offer by Pan Malaysian ind Bhd79 words
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345 1996-03-30 18 URA chief Khoo Teng Chye to move to PSA PORT of Singapore Authority (PSA) chief executive David Lim will move to the Sino-Sin-gapore developer of the Suzhou Industrial Park as its chief executive from Monday, it was announced yesterday. A President345 words
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102 1996-03-30 19 THE inflation rate in February was 1.6 per cent over the same month last year. Compared to January, the price rise last month was 0.8 per cent. Food prices posted a 1.7 per cent month-on-month gain because of festive demand during the102 words
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Article436 1996-03-30 19 Friday March 29 HK$ ASM Pacific 7.35 unch Allied Ind Int'l 0.42 -0.01 Allied Oversea 0.55 001 Asia Sec Int 2.12 -0.12 Bank of EA 26.50 -0.45 C.P. Pokphand 3.67 -0.18 CDL Hotel 4 65 0.03 Cafe Oe Coral 2.33 0.03 Cath Pac Air 1360 0.15 Century City 1.75436 words
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Article540 1996-03-30 19 Mgrs' price*, April 1 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.78-187 The Savings Fund 1 68 1 77xd S pore Prog Fund 0 70 —0 74 S pore Sec Fund 1.05-1 11 S pore Invest Fund 1 17-1 23 S pore Equity Fund 0.83-0.88 Credit Lyonnais Int i Asset540 words
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Article, Illustration556 1996-03-30 19 Sim Wai Chew - Changi Airport, port authority and SIA continue to make their mark 10th Asian Freight Industry Awards By Sim Wai Chew SINGAPORE’S sea and air ports as well as national carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) have once again won top honours at the 10th Asian Freight556 words
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Article148 1996-03-30 19 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar 1.3966 1.4126 Sterling pound 2.1147 2.1665 Australian dollar 1.0773 1.1112 Canadian dollar 1.0162 1.0398 NZ dollar 0.9342 0.9662 EC unit 1.7850 Singapore dollars to 100 of foreign currency units Austrian schilling 13.2211 13.8085 Belgian148 words
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Article146 1996-03-30 19 Contract date: March 29. 1996 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE us$ 4 1 4 7 4" 4 T ti 4 7 S 4'/« 02 4 96 A$ 6 7 s 6 7 S 7 1 7 7 4146 words
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Article, Illustration652 1996-03-30 20 Kalpana Rashiwala - Price viable, says company; amount is more than double second-highest bid By Kalpana Rashiwala EUROPA Holdings has offered a whopping $lOO million for a Bukit Timah state site earmarked for a private recreation club double the closest offer of $46.6 million from a City652 words
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Article, Illustration559 1996-03-30 20 Jean Chia - By Jean Chia SINGAPORE Technologies Industrial Corporation (STIC) has raised its limits on foreign shareholdings from 25 to 40 per cent an unexpected move that analysts said might affect its share price. STIC president Tay Siew Choon said raising theTlmesgraphlcs; Sotim: Bloomberg - 559 words
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390 1996-03-30 20 THE next phase of development at the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) will see it help turn regional ports into world class facilities, Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan said on Tuesday. Opening the four-day SingaPort ’96 maritime exhibition and conference on390 words
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Advertisement822 1996-03-30 21 i The Straits Times Weekly Edition 111 ■mm nil mm Hapag-Lloyd Hapag-Lloyd, a leading European container line with regional headquarters in Singapore, is currently seeking a suitably qualified individual to assume the position of: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT Reporting to the Regional Controller, the main duties will include: The production of controlling822 words
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Advertisement1152 1996-03-30 22 With Technology We Progress. With the HOME TEAM We Provide a Promising career with Boundless Opportunities. The Ministry of Home Affairs is embarking aggressively into the use of technology in the next few years. We are looking for committed, dynamic and motivated individuals, who are interested in expanding and growing,1,152 words
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220 1996-03-30 23 The ministry is finalising a package of concrete measures to lighten the administrative workload of teachers. These include appointing school administrators, allowing more flexible employment of staff and streamlining procedures. I REFER to the letters “Employ administrative executives for schools” by Mr Tay Hui Yong220 words
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Article, Illustration263 1996-03-30 23 WHILE I expect to read many letters in the press applauding the perks that those in the teaching service will soon receive, I can almost hear the jibes that teachers will soon be subjected to: “Wah! So good a salary for half a day’s work263 words
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286 1996-03-30 23 I APPLAUD the latest decision by the Government to give more recognition to teachers. The new promotion and salary scheme is definitely very attractive. If I were a young man in my 20s, I would certainly be drawn to the teaching service. The286 words
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Article154 1996-03-30 23 I APPLAUD the Ministry of Education (MOE) for making bold changes to the teaching profession. The $420 million a year boost, announced by the Education Minister in Parliament, will ensure that our children, our future, are put in good hands. The status of teachers in154 words
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612 1996-03-30 23 Unlike the HDB where the supervision is carried out by HDB engineers, supervision for private developments is carried out by the developer’s own employees. Hence, quality for private developments may suffer in the present “build-quick” trend. I REFER to Ms Tan612 words
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Advertisement124 1996-03-30 23 Dear Readers. THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address and home and office telephone numbers. We do not accept for publication letters from writers who decline to give their names. This rule will be waived only in very exceptional circumstances, such124 words
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Article676 1996-03-30 24 Wang Hui Ling - More than $300,000 sought DEFAMATION SUIT AGAINST LINGLE By Wang Hui Ling MR LEE Kuan Yew’s lawyer on Thursday urged the High Court to order American academic Christopher Lingle to pay substantially more than $300,000 in damages for libelling the Senior Minister. The damages, he argued,676 words
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Article, Illustration271 1996-03-30 24 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have donated to charity the full sum of $950,000 which they won in libel damages from the International Herald Tribune last271 words
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Article, Illustration562 1996-03-30 24 Geraldine Yeo - By Geraldine Yeo THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) will start a performance assessment system for taxi operators later this year and the results will be made public. It will allow people to choose the service they want and also help the LTA toPicture by WONG KWAI CHOW. - 562 words