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Title Section19 1996-10-19 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1996 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA(P) 156/08/9619 words
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Article, Illustration710 1996-10-19 1 Sumiko Tan - By Sumiko Tan in Luxembourg SINGAPORE'S safest bet for meeting 21st century challenges such as economic competition and uncertainties over regional security lies in putting in place a strong team of leaders, said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. He noted that economic competitionPicture by GEORGE GASCON. - 710 words
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216 1996-10-19 1 SINGAPORE is on the right track in demanding that its mayors be screened and selected carefully, said Mr Goh Chok Tong. He noted how, during his Europe trip, he had met several mayors. Not all of them were elected by the people. Some were216 words
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268 1996-10-19 1 A DOCTOR w ho allowed his domestic maid to take blood samples from patients has been suspended from practice for six months bv the Singapore Medical Council. I)r Chan Suen Meng, a general practitioner at City-Med Health Associates, has also been found guilty268 words
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Advertisement9 1996-10-19 1 Dr Hu unveils new regional stock index: Page 249 words
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Advertisement11 1996-10-19 1 Planning a REER Move CHECK OUT Pages 21 22 90Q0Q6iil 811 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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604 1996-10-19 2 Walter Fernandez - By Walter Fernandez THE Government will make sure that the present level of minority representation in Parliament is not diminished no matter what changes are made to the Group Representation Constituency scheme, said Acting Prime Minister Tony Tan on Sunday. Giving604 words
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Article, Illustration358 1996-10-19 2 THREE teenage girls suspected of breaking into more than 40 cars in Pasir Ris on Wednesday morning were caught after another oreak-in attempt set off a car alarm. They were prowling around the four-storey carpark of Block 269 A Pasir Ris358 words
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317 1996-10-19 2 SINGAPORE spends about $l7 million a year training officials from developing countries in various areas such as policing, building up telecommunications infrastructure and developing housing programmes A course which began here on Monday, for 23 participants from countries such as China and Sri317 words
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433 1996-10-19 2 Chang Ai-Lien - By Chang Ai-Lien WELL-KNOWN gynaecologist Christopher Chen's eight-month-old Jaguar car haa its telephone antenna removed and thrown away on Oct 5. and the act was caught on surveillance cameras at Gleneagles Hospital. The hospital management, as well as Dr Chen's wife, identified the man433 words
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737 1996-10-19 3 Sumiko Tan - Reports by Sumiko Tan LUXEMBOURG Singapore as an inter regional trading cen tre. Singapore in "hub-to-hub" partnerships. A museum showcasing the Republic's political and social history. These were some ol the ideas that came to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong during his eight-day737 words
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495 1996-10-19 3 BRUSSELS Singapore plans to launch the Asia-Eu-rope Foundation (Asef) by February next year, when for eign ministers of Asia and Eu rope hold their meeting in the Republic, said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Consultations were now in progress to set up495 words
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Article, Illustration369 1996-10-19 3 Thomas Lee - By Thomas Lee A NEW theatre due to open in Jurong next Thursday will allow viewers to "feel” part of the action. What gives the audience the feeling of being there is the five-storey high screen which runs the length ofPicture by ALIYTJSOFF. - 369 words
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HOME
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764 1996-10-19 4 Parliament LAWYERS who provide shoddy service will be made to compensate their clients, rectify their work or reduce the costs they recover from their clients when the Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill takes effect Under the Bill passed in Parliament last Thursday,764 words
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299 1996-10-19 4 THE Government has granted more concessions to landowners whose properties are being acquired for the North-East MRT line (NEL). Those who choose to remain on their properties pending relocation. after they- had received compensation, will now pay lower rentals The annual market299 words
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Article, Illustration456 1996-10-19 4 IT TAKES less than 10 minutes to check on someone's marital status, using a new multi-media, touch-screen information kiosk at the Registry of Marriages (ROM). The kiosk started oper ating on Thursday. To check if someone has had a marriage registered inPicture by LIM SENG TIONG. - 456 words
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Article, Illustration257 1996-10-19 4 VETERAN actor Kwan Sin Ngee. better known to many Mandarin TV viewers here as Uncle Kwan. died on Monday night after several days m a coma. He leaves a wife and five children. Mr Kwan (real name Ong Joo Hong). 68. had diarrhoea and257 words
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Article, Illustration470 1996-10-19 5 Koh Buck Song - Introduction of PAP candidates By Koh Buck Song THE People’s Action Party’s twin aims tor the coming General Election are to prepare Singaporeans for the 21st century and to make this the best home for all citizens. Acting Prime Minister Tony Tan470 words
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426 1996-10-19 5 Peter Chen CAN a former chief executive officer operate effectively at the grassroots level? Mr Peter Chen Min Liang, retired chairman and CEO of Snell Companies has no doubts he can. adding that, whenever he had been asked the question, he426 words
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311 1996-10-19 5 Ong Ah Heng FOR the past four years, unionist Ong An Heng has been analysing the People’s Action Party’s defeat in Nee Soon Central in the 1991 General Election and thinking of ways to win it back. The problem, he told report311 words
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418 1996-10-19 5 Sin Boon Ann LAWYER Sin Boon Ann wants to be a voice for youths in Singapore. He believes there is nothing wrong with them wanting to own cars and homes if these aspirations are tempered by the reality of Singapore’s physical418 words
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The GE NEW FACES
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Article111 1996-10-19 5 Age: 58 Occupation: Retired in June this year as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Companies. Family: Married to retired school teacher Hup Ee. Has two sons, a doctor, 31, and another, aged 32, working in the US. Education: Primary and secondary education at Anderson111 words
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Article179 1996-10-19 5 Age: 52 Occupation: Assistant Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress. Family: Married to a manager of a community centre, with a son, 19. Education: Bachelor of Arts from the Nanyang University. Master of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Arkansas. Family background: Father was179 words
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Article201 1996-10-19 5 Age: 38 Occupation: Partner with law firm Drew and Napier Family: Married to a bank investment manager, with a seven-year old son and a four-year old daughter. Education: Studied at Anglo-Chinese School before pursuing two consecutive degrees at the National University of Singapore a BA in political201 words
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626 1996-10-19 6 Koh Buck Song - By Koh Buck Song THE People's Action Party is ready to accept unmarried women candidates for the General Election. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said Brigadier-General <NS> Lee. the party's first assistant secretary-general, told The Straits Times in626 words
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Article, Illustration449 1996-10-19 6 Edmund Tee - By Edmund Tee MARATHON enthusiast Tan Sim Siong has a cast-iron will, steel nerves, and an alumini-um-braced leg to boot Despite having an aluminium rod and eight screws in his left leg. the self employed printer proved last Sunday morning thatPicture by ENRIQUE SORIANO. - 449 words
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509 1996-10-19 6 Elena Chong - Murder of Japanese tourist in the Oriental By Elena Chong IN THE Court of Appeal’s first split decision in a murder appeal. the prosecution last Fri day lost its appeal against the acquittal of a man for a Japanese tourist's murder at509 words
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Article, Illustration175 1996-10-19 6 ABOUT THIS CASE: Shortly after Madam Isae Fujii. 49, and Madam Mivoko Takishita, then 54, checked into the Oriental Singapore with 29 other co-workers on June 6, 1994, both were set upon by two robbers in their room. Abdul Nasir Amer Hamsah, 25. unemploved.175 words
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Article, Illustration681 1996-10-19 7 Elisabeth Gwee - They note trend towards horror stories By Elisabeth Gwee TOO many horror stories, and entries that were slow-moving and poorly written. These were some of the reasons that judges cited for being unable to select a winner for the English681 words
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521 1996-10-19 7 Lim Li Hsien - By Lim Li Hsien DEALER Gong Chin Ong failed to buy shares for a client and instead allotted him shares meant for another client, by cutting down on that order. He did this on two occasions, both with the knowledge of his521 words
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472 1996-10-19 8 M. Nirmala - Scholarships for honours-degree holders By M. Nirmala THE Government has opened its overseas postgraduate schol arship to all graduates with a good honours degree, in a move to attract talented people to the Civil Service. They can be graduates of Singapore or reputable overseas universities472 words
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109 1996-10-19 8 A STAFF nurse died last Saturday night hours after she suffered a fit while having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend in his bedroom. A police spokesman said that Miss Lu Fang. 29. a Chinese national, had been with her lover at his flat109 words
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Article, Illustration330 1996-10-19 8 Learn driving the virtual reality way L PLATE drivers can learn howto drive the painless way and save money on lessons by practising on a virtual driving’circuit created by Ngee Ann Polytechnic students. The virtual set-up helps a driver to adjust his speed in re sponse to changing traffic lightsPicture by DENISE TAN. - 330 words
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Advertisement177 1996-10-19 7 Home Delivery Weekly! A crisp summary of the week's major happenings in Singapore. Politics, business, the economy, investment opportunities, executives appointments... and highlights on Malaysia and the Asean. A convenient tabloid airmailed to you wherever you may be. Yes! Every week. Subscribe now. And be at home with the ST177 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1131 1996-10-19 8 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 9530 KHz (31M BAND) MONDAY 1100 News/Tonight on RSI 1109 Business Market Report 1115 Frontiers 1130 News 1135 The Front Page 1138 Take Five 1145 Newsline 1200 News/Weather (Asia-Pacific) 1205 E Z Beat 1220 Business Market Report 1230 News 12401,131 words
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SPORTS
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534 1996-10-19 9 Joe Dorai - SOCCER S-League soccer By Joe Dorai THE S-League will be dissolved next year if clubs cannot give a firm commitment to the SLeague Board on their financial position, management and development programmes. This year’s eight clubs will have to apply, along534 words
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374 1996-10-19 9 Joe Dorai - SOCCER By Joe Dorai SINGAPORE’S professional soccer clubs have their own idea of how to jazz up next year’s competition. They want the present two series tournament scrapped and replaced by a one-series format with three rounds of matches. At a dialogue session on374 words
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Article209 1996-10-19 9 ATHLETICS SINGAPORE athletics’ new director of coaching, Hans-Peter Thumm. is off limits to the media for now. The 50-vear-old German who flew into the Republic last weekend, will only be introduced to the local media in two weeks’ time. Said Loh Lin Kok, president of209 words
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Article, Illustration512 1996-10-19 9 Shirlynn Ho-Pereira - BOWLING BELFAST, HERE I COME! By Shirlynn Ho-Pereira KATHERINE LEE had decided only at the last minute to compete in the Martell Santa Claus Open. At the end of it, she had won herself a ticket to represent Singapore at the prestigious512 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration527 1996-10-19 10 Brendan Pereira; and Salim Osman - There are no factions within Umno, says deputy leader By Brendan Pereira and Salim Osman in Kuala Lumpur DATUK Seri Anwar Ibrahim said last weekend that there were no factions within Umno and pledged his total loyalty to party president Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir-The Star picture. - 527 words
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197 1996-10-19 10 Bemama KANGAR Perlis will build a seaport to complement the federal government’s efforts to construct a land bridge linking Penang and Songkhla in southern Thailand. Announcing this here on Wednesday. Perlis Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said the seaport would be builtBemama - 197 words
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196 1996-10-19 10 Brendan Pereira - By Brendan Pereira in Kuala Lumpur MORE than 40 years ago, they borrowed notes from each other and swopped tales on the old University of Malaya campus in Singapore. Then, they graduated and went their separate ways some stayed in Singapore and others returned196 words
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310 1996-10-19 10 Brendan Pereira - By Brendan Pereira in Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday said there was no reason why Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah could not assume a leadership post in Umno. “Umno members can pick anyone as a310 words
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Article, Illustration245 1996-10-19 10 Bemama. KUALA LUMPUR Former "Mr Opposition" Tan Sri Dr Tan Chee Khoon died of a heart attack at his home near Jalan U Thant here on Sunday morning. He was 77. He is survived by his wife. Puan Sri Liew Foong Ying,Bemama. - 245 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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Article, Illustration651 1996-10-19 11 Paul Jacob - By Paul Jacob Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA President Suharto used the opportunity of his first visit to East Timor since 1988 to address core issues which have caused tensions in the former Portuguese territory, but underlined how better off the province was after 20AFP picture. - 651 words
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596 1996-10-19 11 Paul Jacob - East Java riots By Paul Jacob Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA Indonesia’s highest council on Islamic affairs on Monday expressed the Muslim community’s deep regret at the rioting in the East Java town of Situbondo which left five dead, saying that the actions of those involved "were596 words
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336 1996-10-19 11 Leticia Perez - By Leticia Perez m Manila PHILIPPINE President Fidel Ramos on Sunday inaugurated a key road project which will shorten travel time from Manila to Subic, even as he underscored the need to ease traffic jams in Metro Manila. Completed by a Filipino firm is a336 words
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Article, Illustration318 1996-10-19 11 Paul Jacob - By Paul Jacob Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA Outspoken former legislator Sri Bintang Pa mungkas has announced his bid for the Indonesian presidency in 1998 a move ana lysts see as having no chance of success under the presidential election system. The economist and former318 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week's editorials
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Article676 1996-10-19 12 OCTOBER 18. 1996 UNORTHODOX it certainly was. But when Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong led Environment Minister Teo Chee Mean and two Singapore MPs to inspect a self-cleaning toilet in the Dutch town of Eindhoven, he highlighted the spirit of his eight-day trip to the676 words
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Article722 1996-10-19 12 OCTOBER 17 1996 THE board of the S-League which meets today to ponder the future shape of the national professional soccer league should face up to the truth Tnis. simply, is that the League is not going well. With three weeks to run before its opening722 words
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Article711 1996-10-19 12 OCTOBER 16 1996 THE meetings of the Select Committee on healthcare subsidy, whose report Parliament endorsed last week, have been a salutary exercise. The panel has established that health care does enjoy substantial government subsidies, thus assuaging what could have otherwise become an issue of711 words
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884 1996-10-19 12 Bob Ng - By Bob Ng IT WAS staggering in its naivety, this pronounce ment of analysts: that they had long thought that rentals for condominiums in prime districts are first, "sheltered from downward movement and second "immune from the current weak property sentiment". They884 words
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COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1132 1996-10-19 13 KOH BUCK SONG - My View KOH BUCK SONG WHOEVER thought life in Singapore was fair ly mundane must now realise how exciting politics can be at times. With Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s introduction of constitutional amendments to increase the number of wards iniuowig mo - 1,132 words
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1174 1996-10-19 13 Salim Osman - Umno election results By Salim Osman in Kuala Lumpur A MAJOR shift is taking place in the leadership of Umno following the partv's triennial elections last week. This is reflected in the dramatic return of Foreign Minister Datuk Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the1,174 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration2007 1996-10-19 14 I Track record Character ■Commitment Potential The PAP took about 50 tea sessions with 250 to 300 people over the last five years to trawl the ‘good harvest’ of more2,007 words
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Article, Illustration1060 1996-10-19 15 Leslie Fong - Thinking Aloud Leslie Fong IT WAS in the thick of one of those frequent traffic jams along the Pan Island Kxpressway some months ago that I first thought of writing this column. There I was sitting in my car. one of maybe a hundred1,060 words
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Article, Illustration1182 1996-10-19 15 Two studies by the Medical Faculty of the National University of Singapore have revealed a changing perception of family care. Associate Professor Kua Ee Heok, the vice-dean of the faculty, discusses the findings and implications with Leong Ching Ching. Interview INSIGHT: WhatPicture by WONG POK SEE. - 1,182 words
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MONEY
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494 1996-10-19 16 Singapore share market review THE local market experienced mixed fortunes during the week, as negative sentiment from bad news was countered by the launch of a new regional* index and successful initial public offerings. The benchmark Straits Times Industrials Index (STII) Finished the494 words
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Article1720 1996-10-19 16 Company Ottt •on Nat aarn TY LV <$m> <Smi IPS TV LV let») let») Acma Sap 3 24 242 2' 113 14.7 17.3 A'com* Sap 12 1 13 6B2 4 510 10.7 11.4 A!#» Hdg* Sap 13 F 3.534 2.159 8.45 7.20 Amstaai* Sap 26 P ’29.429 1251,720 words
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Article74 1996-10-19 16 Company Poe# Dot* Tun# H loonq ind C Tnootrotto. wovol 1 Wilma Hong Loonq *8. Joion PoroM 5' 480 Huoio Lumpur Oct 16 9 45«m iVing Tti c 107 ’ompmoi Pood <*****91 Oct 16 10 00am sas A 391A Orchard Rood Towor A «26-00 Ng»o Ann City <*****3174 words
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Article135 1996-10-19 16 MIGHTS IStUC Company Ratio d*t« Books CO St Ace Paymt Gadiah 2000 Ona-lof-ono MuplOOO Oct 2 Oct R NVA OUT <U OUT (f) Ona-for-ona $2.00 Ono-lecona $2.07 Sap 2$ Oct 1 Sop 25 Oct 1 Oct 72 Oct 22 BONUS ISSUE Company Ratio hdato Booh* CIO»» Orlantpl H135 words
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Article132 1996-10-19 16 AIS8 Throo-for-flve RMS 50 Amcol Ono-for-two 9 $2.05 Icon Inti Ono-for-two <* $1.22 H Loonq Ind One-for-flve RM6.00 ntfiollor One-tor-two $0.35 Muipha Ono-for-four M$l.60 PMI Throe-for-two 9 M$1.00 Sunqoi Way Ono-for-four M$4.00 H ltonq Ind Two-for-five intRollor Ono-for-two Komayan Coro Ono-for-throo MAA Ono-for-flvo Molly «wot* Ono-for-two Nool Gift*132 words
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Article84 1996-10-19 16 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index fell 12.13 points on the week to 2064.52. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 2045.58 (-31.07) 59.484m ($192.016m) Tuesday 2060.48 (+14.90) 55.898m ($173.084m) Wednesday 2071.26 (+10.78) 72.034m ($193.647m) Thursday 2068.72 (-2.54) 64.934m ($185.554m) T riday 2064.52 (—4 20) 91.329m ($205.037m) BT—84 words
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Article1029 1996-10-19 16 Paymant (IS) tk data Books co to Pay data A'SP 50« D 3 Jan 2 Jan 7 Jan 29 AMDB 50« b 5 Oct 2 oct a Oct 23 Alt* Mldqs b 6 Oct 2 Oct 8 Oct 18 Asia Rac id 0 2 Sap e Sap 201,029 words
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493 1996-10-19 17 Kalpana Rashiwata - By Kalpana Rashiwata HOMEGROWN lifestyle group Europa Holdings intends to seek a listing on the local bourse for its entertainment and food and beverage (F&B) division early next year and has plans for a major regional expansion over the next two years.493 words
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510 1996-10-19 17 Mary Kwang - By Mary Kwang China Correspondent QINGDAO The Singapore Confederation of Industries (SCI) has estimated that it will cost $l5O million to prepare the infrastructure for an industrial park which the trade body plans to build in the coastal city of Qingdao. Mr Robert Chua.510 words
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365 1996-10-19 17 Mary Kwang - By Mary Kwang China Correspondent QINGDAO The China-Sin gapore Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) will be setting up a mul-ti-million-dollar vocational training centre to help develop human resources. The business development director of Gipro Pte Ltd, the Singapore office of the German group of365 words
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Article148 1996-10-19 17 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar Sterling pound Australian dollar Canadian dollar NZ dollar EC unit 1.4035 2 2081 1.0998 1.0304 0.9723 1.4191 2.2617 1.1338 1.0536 1.0051 1.7716 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling *****3 Belgian148 words
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Article111 1996-10-19 17 Contract date: October 18 1996 UNIT ONE MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE uss 43, 4 5'. 5 4'. 4'. 22/10/96 AS 6'. 6 6 5'. 5'. 5'. 22/10/96 NZS 9 8 8 8'. 7-. 8s 22/10/96 STG 5'. 5 5'.111 words
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Article497 1996-10-19 17 October *****6 HKS ASM Pacific 620 -0 050 Allied Ind Inti 0 42 unch Allied Oversea 0 69 unch Asia Sec Int 2 08 •0 17 Ben* of E A 30 30 -0 20 C P Pokphano 2 66 -0 02 CDL Hotel 4 17 0 08 Cafe De497 words
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Article643 1996-10-19 17 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1 62-1 724 The Savings Fund 1 58-1 684 S pore Prog Fund 0 65 —0 69xd4 S pore Sec Fund 095-1 01« S pore Invest Fund 1.05-1 12« S pore Eduity Fund 0.78-0.83« Credit Lyonnais Int'l Asset Mgt Cl Asia-PacGrFund C 890-0643 words
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Article8435 1996-10-19 18 1 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Transaction Date: October *****6 1995 96 Curr Last Vol Day Gr's Net M Cap Wt Avg High Low Company Traded Sale +or000 High Low Div PE Smil Price ASE NT510 200 US 1000 900 ASF US$0 01 100 US 900 900 21« 1658,435 words
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Article, Illustration484 1996-10-19 20 Mary Kwang - By Mary Kwang China Correspondent SUZHOU (Jiangsu) Singapore's flagship venture in China. the China-Singapore Suzh ou Industrial Park (SIP), has attracted another 10 new projects with total investment commitments exceeding US$25B million (*****.8 million), with several other projects set to beSPH picture by TAN LAI HOCK. - 484 words
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301 1996-10-19 20 Douglas Wong - By Douglas Wong FOREIGN companies will be allowed to list and trade their shares here in Singapore dollars in line with Government policy to allow the currency’s gradual internationalisation, Finance Minister Richard Hu announced on Tuesday. Previously, such301 words
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287 1996-10-19 20 THE Singapore port handled 8.51 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers in the first eighth months of the year, up 9.2 per cent over the same vear-ear-lier period, according to latest statistics released recently by the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA).287 words
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308 1996-10-19 20 Colin Tan - By Colin Tan THE Government plans to set up an industrial scale fish-farm-ing programme to provide 40 per cent of Singapore’s fish supply and an agribiotech park. National Development Minister Lim Hng Kiang said on Tuesday. The agribiotech park308 words
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Advertisement851 1996-10-19 22 Join the team in shaping A TROPICAL CITY OF EXCELLENCE The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is the national planning and conservation authority with a commitment to making Singapore a tropical city of excellence.To realise our vision, we need a team of highly motivated and talented professionals. /'ARCHITECT (Urban Design/Piiysical Planning)851 words
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610 1996-10-19 23 Proposed changes to GRC scheme DR TONY Tan's assurances that any increase in the size of GRC wards would not compromise minority representation in Parliament and that the ruling party is committed to maintaining the current level of minority610 words
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375 1996-10-19 23 People should not misread PM Goh’s intentions I WAS reassured to read Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's comments on changes to the Elections Act, especially his assurances that the proposed amendments “are made on the basis of national interest”. Unfortunately, a lot of375 words
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380 1996-10-19 23 THE proposed changes to the GRC are not without merit. We should examine them before labelling them an election ploy. After all, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has assured us that the increase in size of GRCs is not an election tactic. In380 words
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470 1996-10-19 23 IN PROPOSING that the number of GRC members be increased from four to six, the Government should seriously consider reserving the additional two GRC seats for women representatives. This would have the desirable effect of ensuring that women, who not only470 words
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Article, Illustration739 1996-10-19 24 Jean Chia - Dr Hu announces new moves to internationalise S’pore’s capital market further By Jean Chia FINANCE Minister Dr Rich ard Hu on Tuesday unveiled a new regional stock barometer, the Business Times Singapore Regional Index (BT-SRI). and a package of fresh initiatives to internationalisePicture by ALPHONSO CHAN. - 739 words
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365 1996-10-19 24 ABOUT a third of local managers face the problem of an information overload at work, and their social life suffers as a result of this. These are the findings of a survey of 100 managers from various sectors of the economy such as365 words