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Title Section20 1987-09-19 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1987 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI(P) 222/8/8720 words
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Article, Illustration597 1987-09-19 1 RAV DHALIWAL - By RAV DHALIWAL BARRING any hitches, Singapore’s first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) trains will roll from Yio Chn Kang to Toa Payoh on Nov 7, a Saturday one month earlier than expected. The fare will probably be close597 words
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Article, Illustration973 1987-09-19 1 PAUL JACOB - We must reverse trend: BG Lee By PAUL JACOB SINGAPORE faces ‘‘calamitous consequences” as a nation if something is not done to reverse declining birth rates. This was the grim message from Trade and Industry Minister Brigadier-General (Res) Lee Hsien Loong when973 words
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Article, Illustration474 1987-09-19 1 TWO detainees held under the Internal Security Act (ISA) because the Government believed they were involved in a Marxist plot to overthrow it have been released. Harvard-trained businessman Chew Kheng Chuan and Tang Fong Har, a woman lawyer, were freed last Saturday after474 words
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Article151 1987-09-19 1 IN FEBRUARY this year, the People’s Action Party launched a major effort to reach out to the people and build a national consensus on key Issues confronting Singapore. Views and ideas gathered will form the basis of the party’s manifesto The National Agenda to be151 words
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Advertisement98 1987-09-19 1 INSIDE HOME NEWS Twice as many divorced women as men PAGE 4 Such a near miss for Changi! PAGE 6 PM on progress of democracy in region PAGE 7 ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY/ ASEAN Why do we still have poverty? Mahathir calls for probe PAGE 8 Fears over safety at Manila98 words
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Article, Illustration587 1987-09-19 2 AHMAD OSMAN - Feedback shows that younger leaders are mere willing to listen By AHMAD OSMAN FEEDBACK from Singapore professionals has shown that they generally agree with the Government on what must be done to maintain political stability and achieve further progress in the country One of587 words
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236 1987-09-19 2 Style is changing Govt is now more open and receptive to feedback THE style of the Government is changing. It is now more open and receptive to feedback, the professionals noted. Judging from the dialogue sessions and forums organised by the Government, the younger leaders are reaching out to the236 words
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Article, Illustration527 1987-09-19 2 BEN DAVIDSON - By BEN DAVIDSON STOCKBROKER Lin Tah Hwa was on Thursday fined $5,000 after he pleaded guilty to a charge of cheating a bank into granting him credit facilities. Twenty-one other similar charges against him were withdrawn by the prosecution.527 words
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204 1987-09-19 2 ROUGH justice caught up with a snatch-thief cyclist when a passing pedestrian pushed him off his machine. His head hit the road, and four days later, he died in hospital without regaining consciousness. Tan Thuang Seng, 31, snatched a chain and pendant204 words
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Article120 1987-09-19 2 PROPERTY developer Ho Kok Cheong, who owes a $13.5 million court judgment debt to a creditor, has succeeded in getting his bankruptcy petition adjourned for four months. His counsel, Mr Thomas Chan, told Mr Justice L. P. Thean that his client needed time to work out a120 words
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Article, Illustration708 1987-09-19 3 AGNES WEE - Population perspective By AGNES WEE THE average number of children a Chinese Singaporean woman would have during her reproductive lifetime fell sharply to a historic low of 1.26 last year. This plunge in the total fertility rate has startled researchers at the708 words
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Article, Illustration557 1987-09-19 3 FALLING birth-rates give population planners a headache, but they feel their problems will lighten considerably if marriage trends improve. For a start, they found that fewer couples tied the knot last year the 20,075 marriages was a 14.5 per cent drop over557 words
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431 1987-09-19 3 THE Government wants women in the workforce, but that must be balanced with their traditional role of having children and raising families. Trade and Industry Minister and Second Minister for Defence (Services) Lee Hsien Loong argued it was possible for431 words
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510 1987-09-19 4 NARENDRA AGGARWAL - By NARENDRA AGGARWAL IT MAY be surprising to some, but there are twice as many divorced women as men in the country. The number of divorced persons itself has more than doubled over the past five years. Between 1981 and last year, over510 words
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246 1987-09-19 4 BRIGHTLY-COLOURED canoes, kayaks and the exuberance of youthful competition marked the official debut of water sports in the Kallang River last Saturday. The hustle and bustle breathed life into the new-ly-rejuvenated river that once was known only for its pong, black murky waters and246 words
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Article, Illustration200 1987-09-19 4 THE farmer Pan-Klee trie Industries flnaacUl director, Mr Tan Kok Liang, has been declared banknipt by the High Court. He bankruptcy petition on which the court acted was filed by Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), to which Mr Tan owed $814,814, representing overdraft200 words
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Article, Illustration178 1987-09-19 4 THE two-week-long celebration* to mark the successful clean-up of Singapore’s rivers ended with a hang last Saturday night with thousands of people watching a if-mlnutc fireworks display over Marina Bay. The grand finale was preceded by a Uve variety show, River Rhapsody, by the Singapore– Picture by K.F. SEETOH. - 178 words
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Article, Illustration288 1987-09-19 4 MADAM Wong Chai Yeong has received a commenda tion from the police and a $25,000 reward from the Overseas Union Bank for helping to arrest a man who had swindled the bank of $1.2 million earlier this year. But Madam Wong, a sub-accountant with288 words
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Article, Illustration255 1987-09-19 5 EXHIBITIONISTS are not unusual, bat they do rause more of a stir If found in a museum dressed in Intricate kehayas and decked out with the finest Jewellery and their average age is 7f. The five gracious Peranakan women were the latest additions to the255 words
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272 1987-09-19 5 THE tail-end of the recession and the Government’s beat-the-recession Budget with generous tax concessions hit the taxman hard last year. They caused total tax collected by the Inland Revenue Department to plunge by 25 per cent to $3.6 billion. It is the second consecutive272 words
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Article50 1987-09-19 5 RECESSION and tighter cash flow did not restrain people from gambling. Collection of betting and sweepstake duties increased 39 per cent to reach $173 million last year. Duty collected on lotteries run by private clubs and societies also increased to $18.5 million from $15.5 million in 1985.50 words
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66 1987-09-19 5 WHEN Velayutham Agamuthu, 22, got home tipsy and found his Serangoon Avenue flat empty and himself locked out, he started throwing flower pots from the second floor balcony. Last Tuesday, he was jailed for three weeks for endangering the life and safety of others.66 words
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Article, Illustration434 1987-09-19 5 MICHAEL LIM - By MICHAEL LIM ANGLO-CHINESE Secondary School is getting a new principal the only one of three soon-to-be-indepen-dent schools to opt for a new head. He will take over when the school goes independent next year. The school will announce his name soon. The new434 words
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Article, Illustration299 1987-09-19 5 AHMAD OSMAN - By AHMAD OSMAN THE People's Action Party intends to start a pub-lic-speaking course for the chairmen of the nine Government Parliamentary Committees (GPCs). Dr Tan Cheng Bock, the MP for Ayer Rajah and co-ordinating chairman for the GPCs, said the course was likely to be299 words
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368 1987-09-19 5 THE lint time retired hadinmu K.Y. C han, 79, used an automated teller machine, be was at a less. He eeold net distinguish the different celeared keys for separate transactions. He get by only because be was, thankfolly, literate. Per civil servant YJL Lake, 33,368 words
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Article30 1987-09-19 5 THE $2 million Hougang stadium at Hougang Avenue 2 was opened to the public this week The HDB-built stadium has a covered stand and a full-sized running track.30 words
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Article296 1987-09-19 6 Just one vote away from being the world’s top airport CHANGI Airport was Just one vote away from being the best airport for 1187. Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport remained the favourite for travellers, receiving 211 votes (2t per cent), while Changi was second with 2M296 words
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Article, Illustration370 1987-09-19 6 THE last expatriate judge to serve in Singapore, Judge Murray Buttrose, died last week in Adelaide, Australia, at the age of 84. Judge Buttrose, who is remembered by older local lawyers as being very sharp and very brisk, was the most experienced member370 words
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Article134 1987-09-19 6 THE land fringing Bedok Reservoir some 47 hectares of it will be converted into a public park to be developed under an open forest concept. One feature of this $4.8 million development will be a lookout hill from which visitors can enjoy a panoramic134 words
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324 1987-09-19 6 THE amount of Central Provident Fund savings that went into the booming stock market more than doubled in the past four months. At the end of July, CPF figures showed that a total of $505.2 million was invested by 28,000324 words
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141 1987-09-19 6 JUST like Mrs Margaret Thatcher who was returned Prime Minister of Britain for a third term, an orchid hybrid named after her has scored a hat-trick. Dendrobium Margaret Thatcher was three times a winner at the Singapore Orchid Show 1987. It was chosen141 words
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Article156 1987-09-19 6 CHINA is getting its first taste of Singapore hawker food and is liking it, too. Coconut milk-based foods, such as chendol and bubor char ha, are among the favourites of customers in a food outlet in Guangzhou, say the Singapore owners. Other fare on the Singaporean menu156 words
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589 1987-09-19 6 ELENA CHONG - By ELENA CHONG THE Chief Justice on Thursday reserved judgment at the end of a showcause bearing involving a lawyer for his role in the City Country Club shares case. Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin said the case had raised589 words
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Article, Illustration282 1987-09-19 6 PEOPLE’S Action Party members have been told that it was possible for the party now to take a broader approach and get involved in cultural and such non-politi-cal activities. Mr S. Rajaratnam, Senior Minister (Prime Minister’s Office), observed that in the early days282 words
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722 1987-09-19 7 He doubts Western media euphoria will spread change in Asean PRIME Minister Lee Kuan Yew has expressed doubt that the “Western media euphoria'’ about the inevitable progress of democracy in the region would bring about changes in Asean countries. He made this point722 words
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Article, Illustration371 1987-09-19 7 VALERIE LEE - By VALERIE LEE CILBERT Yeoh, 19, has made another notch for himself in his academic career. He is bound for the Ivy league as Singapore’s first Overseas Merit Scholar to study at Harvard University. The former Raffles Junior College student will371 words
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Article, Illustration357 1987-09-19 7 POLICE have rounded up another 26 suspected loan sharks in the past three months and will be taking them to court soon. The 26 men, operating in various parts of Singapore, were identified and questioned by police in an islandwide crackdown against357 words
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309 1987-09-19 7 THE Central Provident Fund Board will consider allowing first-time buyers of private homes to use more of their savings, Mr Lim Boon Heng, chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Labour, said. The board would study the GPC’s request to raise the309 words
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313 1987-09-19 7 PICK ip a fcMfiet at fewer*, bay a watch *r ihm medicine, bn*M thrwgh high toahtoa Mi Jewellery steres, Time* the Bsskahsp, a camera sbep er cash a chelae at a beak. AH these eaa he deae when the Orchard MKT stattea begins313 words
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321 1987-09-19 8 KUALA LUMPUR Bernama PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called for a detailed study be made to determine why poverty still exists in Malaysia despite government efforts to overcome it. One reason hampering the government's poverty eradication effortBernama - 321 words
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326 1987-09-19 8 Bernama, NST. PENANG Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said his current nationwide tour would bring the people closer together, especially Umno members. As such, there was no need for “round-table” discussions to resolve any misunderstanding in UmnoBernama,; NST. - 326 words
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Article84 1987-09-19 8 KUALA LUMPUR Former Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has said he was willing to have talks with Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad to strengthen party unity. In an interview with The Star. Tengku Razaleigh said: "It's really up to Dr Mahathir. We are84 words
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215 1987-09-19 8 PENANG AFP. BERNAMA A HIGH court judge has disqualified himself from hearing a controversial suit in which United Engineers Malaysia (UEM), which is substantially owned by Umno, is seeking to sign a Ms 3 4 billion highway contract with the government. Justice Datuk MahadavAFP.; BERNAMA - 215 words
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283 1987-09-19 8 NST. KUALA LUMPUR A university 4m hu Mid that mom aspects of Muslim criminal law could be applied to non-Muslims “after discussions with ether continuities”. Speaking daring a panel dlsrajtfdeu m Islam as a News Source, Professor Syed HusseinNST. - 283 words
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196 1987-09-19 8 Mt spend much. Bera*ou. DUNGUN (Trengganu) The Culture and Tourism Ministry Is carrying oat a (easlMUty stndy to make It compulsory for all tear bases from Singapore entering via the Johor Causeway to stay at least 24 hours InMt spend much. — Bera*- ou. - 196 words
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Article, Illustration189 1987-09-19 8 UPI, NST, AP. KUALA LUMPUR A factory worker was left counting 64,000 five-sen coins when his former employers handed him a sackful as compensation for wrongful dismissal. The Industrial Court had ordered a manufacturing company to pay Mr Mohamad Tarmizi Ismail aUPI,; NST,; AP.; NST picture. - 189 words
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Article, Illustration88 1987-09-19 9 three months' jail. Bernama. KOTA KINABALU Sabah Assistant Social Services Minister Adib Said Besar Sigoh (above), sentenced to four months' jail by the Syariah Court here for committing zina (illicit sex), has resigned. Chief Minister Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan has accepted his resignation, it wasthree months' jail. — Bernama. - 88 words
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180 1987-09-19 9 cause confusion. Bernama. PENANG Parti Islam president Haji Yusof Rawa has said there are about 66,000 Malays in the country who are not Muslims. “I stand by this statement and claim full responsibility for it,” he said, to clarify press reports quoting himcause confusion. — Bernama. - 180 words
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60 1987-09-19 9 Bemama. KUALA LUMPUR The Bar Council here is taking up 200 cases of people having problems getting citizenship. Most of them had their applications rejected by the National Registration Department. Council president Param Cumaraswamy said they included people whose applications for citizenship hadBemama. - 60 words
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Article, Illustration74 1987-09-19 9 MALAYSIAN singer Mazoln Hamzah (above), whose engagement to Brunei's Prince Snfri Bolldah Is to be formally announced later this month. “It was love at first sight," said Prince Sufri, 36, younger brother of Sultan Hassanal Bolldah. Miss Mazuln, 22, who met the prince74 words
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266 1987-09-19 9 ‘Manifested in widespread gambling’ KUALA LUMPUR Bernama. A UNIVERSITY head has said that the economy of the Malays, particularly the rural Malays, is in a state of decline and has led to several manifestations of restiveness among them. University of Malaya Vice-Chancellor Royal ProfessorBernama. - 266 words
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Article73 1987-09-19 9 JOHOR BARU About 100 Partai Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia (PRSM) and Democratic Action Party (DAP) supporters demonstrated for an hour at the Senai toll plaza, about 25 km from here, last Sunday to protest against the im- position of a toll along the North-South Highway. They carried placards73 words
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AROUND ASEAN
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380 1987-09-19 9 YANG RAZALI KASSIM - Growing pressure in Jakarta for change of venue By YANG RAZALI KASSIM Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA Indonesia, although describing the situation in the Philippines as serious, has not decided whether it will seek a postponement or re-siting of the Asean Summit scheduled to be held380 words
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223 1987-09-19 9 Reuter, AFP. JAKARTA Two members of a banned Muslim extremist organisation appeared in court here on Wednesday charged with plotting to overthrow the government to set up an Islamic state in Indonesia. Opening the case, State Prosecutor Suroyo said Safki Huda. 21,Reuter,; AFP. - 223 words
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115 1987-09-19 9 AFP. BANGKOK Police have warned newspapers against carrying advertisements for gay bars which coaid create alarm over Aids and damage Thailand’s Image. The warning was made In a strongly-worded one-paragraph statement handed out at police headquarters here to Journalists covering the police– AFP. - 115 words
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Article, Illustration273 1987-09-19 9 JAKARTA Reuter INDONESIA'S armed forces have urged the government to get tough against corruption. Mr Soegeng Wijaya, spokesman for the armed forces group in the state legislature, told reporters the military wants to see firm action against corrupt officials. In remarks publishedReuter - 273 words
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73 1987-09-19 9 UPI. BANGKOK Eighteen people all members of one family were killed and 14 others, including two British tourists, injured in a head-on collision between a public bus and a pick-up truck in northern Thailand, police said. All the dead were from the– UPI. - 73 words
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FORUM/ Pick of the letters
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Article144 1987-09-19 10 THE suggestion by “Singaporean” (ST, Aug 24) that a period of silence be observed on National Day in memory of Singaporeans in uniform who have died in the country’s service, is worth serious con- side ration. However, as Singapore never has, and hopefully never will, have144 words
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Article38 1987-09-19 10 THE Singapore Bus Service generously extends concessionary travel to senior citizens. Could the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation consider extending concessionary travel to senior citizens on the same conditions as SBS? N.V.S. (Senior Citizen) Singapore 185238 words
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444 1987-09-19 10 Government move barring Muslim preachers I REFER to the report “Malaysian article attacks PM for banning preachers" (The Sunday Times, Sept 6). The report is a translation of an article written by Mr Shahbudin Busin of Mingguan Islam, a Malaysian weekly tabloid. Although I444 words
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159 1987-09-19 10 HAS anyone unted the number of tissues in a 120 g box of tissues? 1 did when 1 was planning a game for a party and was shocked to find that Brand X boxes contained an average of 52 while Brand Y boxes159 words
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Article128 1987-09-19 10 WE THANK Mr Bcegami San for his comments in the letter “Airport one of the best but..." (ST, Sept 11). We would like to take this opportunity to inform Mr Ikegami and other readers that Changi Airport does have a hairdressing salon be«iclfs many amenities and128 words
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Advertisement123 1987-09-19 10 THE SINGAPOREAN NEWS FOR SINGAPOREANS OVERSEAS ■VS^. nv S\NX SV The Straits Times j WEEKLY OVERSEAS EPiTtON 3 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, IW CUP) No. 222/8/87 The Straits Times Overseas Weekly. It’s the new weekly newspaper, printed on lightweight paper in convenient tabloid size. It will carry business, economic, political apH123 words
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Advertisement92 1987-09-19 10 Dear Overseas Readers The Straits Timas Weakly Overseas Edition welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name and address. They should preferably be typed, double-spaced, on one side of the paper. You may add a pseudonym if you wish. But we would prefer your using your92 words
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COMMENT/ Perspective
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240 1987-09-19 11 Excerpt from Leek Back Lb Wonder a Personal View of the Week’s News by Straits Times columnist TAN SAI BIONO IRENE Pates, who is best known to Straits Times readers as the coordinator of the widelyread Teens Page, had her hair restyled lyThis240 words
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Article, Illustration1191 1987-09-19 11 FOCUS THE richest man in tha world ha is worth a mind-boggling US2I billion (about Ss44 billion), according to Forbso magazine dislikes talking about himself or his family. But enough ie known about him from friends and acquaintances to reveal that he has little1,191 words
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483 1987-09-19 11 new town MODERN flats, comprehensive amenities, and generally not to be found in the city core this is Housing Board life as perceived by many people. Today’s column introduces a less known side, the Urban HDB. This is HDB as part483 words
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606 1987-09-19 13 ONG MING SEING - By ONG MING SEING Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON They have been dubbed the McSeniors elderly, retired Americans who have returned to work in places such as McDonald’s fast-food restaurants. Some work for the extra income, while others work to ease the loss of606 words
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Article, Illustration866 1987-09-19 13 BERTHA HENSON - Local heroes a rich source for SBC to tap for true-life TV dramas By BERTHA HENSON in The Sunday Times IF’ THE subject of heroes were to crop up, who do you think of? Mahatma Gandhi, Shih Huang Ti, Queen Victoria, George Washington, Julius Caesar or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? Allin The Sunday Times - 866 words
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591 1987-09-19 13 LAUNCHED today is The Straits Times Overseas Weekly. This new weekly airmail edition of the newspaper comes in lightweight paper and convenient tabloid size. The demand for it is there with more and more Singaporeans these days going abroad for work or591 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article646 1987-09-19 12 EDITORIALS published in this page are from The Straits Times unless otherwise acknowledged. Sept 19,1987 THE opinions expressed by professionals in dialogues with the Feedback Unit were frank and to the point which is what they should be. They are an important group of people whose646 words
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Article621 1987-09-19 12 Sept 17,1987 THE first MRT train is expected to roll out from Yio Chu Kang Station in early November, one month ahead of schedule. Although bringing the Mass Rapid Transit to Singaporeans earlier than expected is in itself no mean achievement, it is not the only reason621 words
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Article614 1987-09-19 12 Sept 15, 1987 THE warning sounded by Brigadier-General fßes) Lee Hsien Loong is the grimmest yet on the consequences of a declining population. With fertility rates falling like never before, the future in store is frightening indeed: a population half its present size in three generations; an economy614 words
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339 1987-09-19 12 Viewpoint SINGAPORE'S birth rate is at an all-time low, with Chinese Singaporeans, who are three quarters of the population, the most severely affected. At 1,26 last year, the fertility rate of the Chinese Singaporeans is probably the lowest in the world. The339 words
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Article29 1987-09-19 12 “It was a forced marriage, and now it is a separation.” Senator Orlando Mercado describing Philippine Vice-President Salvador Laurel’s decision to quit as President Aquino's Foreign Secretary.29 words
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Article3115 1987-09-19 14 Friday Sept 18,1987 1987 Last Yield Vol Day High low Company Sale Change 000) High low SECTION ONE VOUSTRIALS l COMMERCIAL 275 130 Aetna 2I8 10 04 17 228 217 96 56 Alcom 60 unch 13 60 60 308 109 Amat Steal 50* 2753,115 words
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167 1987-09-19 14 IT WAS a depressing week for the Singapore stock market this week, with prices declining every day after an Indecisive opening on Monday. Volumes were low and sharp plunges over four days of trading caused the ST Industrial Index to tumble a167 words
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Article309 1987-09-19 14 THURSDAY afternoon's stock market recovery was not sustained yesterday. Prices fell steadily after the first hour of trading, pushing The Straits Times Industrial Index below the 1,400 psychological barrier. The index gained two points in early trading, boosted by optimism over the new listing of Jurong Shipyard,309 words
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Article147 1987-09-19 14 AN ENCOURAGING start turned sour for lack of support and share prices fell back for the fifth consecutive session at the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Brokers said the early firm trading was due to bargain hunting, but when that fizzled out, sellers went on the147 words
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Article76 1987-09-19 14 IN HONGKONG, bargain hunting yesterday sent stock prices to a sharply higher close, propelling the Hang Seng Index to its biggest one-day gain in three weeks. The index surged 78.60 points to end the day at 3,649.96 as turnover climbed to HK$3.O3 billion from HK52.25 billion76 words
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327 1987-09-19 15 ERIC ELLIS - By ERIC ELLIS, in Hongkong HONGKONG A controversial Hongkong businessman and former associate of Singapore’s United Industrial Corporation, Mr Joseph I-au, has made one of the biggest property deals in the British colony this year. Mr Lau’s Chinese Estates has paid HK$2.4327 words
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168 1987-09-19 15 I)BS which has a diverse portfolio of properties, has bought the Federal Hotel in Seotts Road, reports Business Times. BT understands that the purchase, for just under $49 million, was effected through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Property Management (Pte) Ltd. That works out to168 words
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544 1987-09-19 15 LIM ENG HAI - Three times SlA’s jumbo issue By LIM ENG HAI PROPERTY group DBS Land will make its public offer of 300 million shares at about $1.35 a piece next week. This will be the largest number of shares to be offered544 words
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Article393 1987-09-19 15 Sept It HKS Chant* Assoc Inti Hotels 3 45 unch Bonk Of fost Asio 32 25 05 Copitol Cotp 3 92b 0 05 Cathay Pac if ic Air 8 2b 04 Cheung Kong 12 50 unch Chino i ight 27 10 1 7 City Resources 5 30 0 55393 words
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COMPANY RESULTS
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Article211 1987-09-19 15 tinuous losses. — LIM ENG HAI - tinuous losses. LIM ENG HAI ACMA Electrical Industries, which has been making losses for the last three years, has finally returned to profitability despite the very competitive conditions still prevailing in the local electrical appliance industry. The group reported a pre-tax profit of $86,000 for211 words
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164 1987-09-19 15 PROVISIONS for doubtful debts pushed investment holding company Sim Lim Investments Ltd (SLI) deeper into the red in the year ended March 31. SLI reported a group pretax operating loss of $10.24 million compared with a $492,000 profit previously, due mainly to a164 words
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375 1987-09-19 16 PETER HAZELHURST - By PETER HAZELHURST Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO Japan’s NEC Corporation, the world’s largest maker of semiconductors, has announced plans to build a 1.5 billion yen (Ss22 million) plant in Singapore to increase its output of chips in South-east Asia. The announcement the latest375 words
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248 1987-09-19 16 TRUDY LIM - By TRUDY LIM SINGATRONICS, soon to be listed on Sesdaq, is likely to make a public offer of about 20 million shares, the largest share issue in the secondary securities market's sevenmonth history. Sources said that the electronics company would probably issue the shares,248 words
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Article295 1987-09-19 16 Managers’ pricaa for September 19 A 21 Singapore Uhii Trust the commerce I 2l—I 28 Fhe Savings Fund 1 06—1 13 Spote Prog fund 0 48- 0 52.d Spoie Sec Fund 0 82 0 88 Spore invest Fund 0 90— -0 96 Spore Fguity Fund 080-0 65 Asia295 words
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149 1987-09-19 16 UNITED Industrial Corporation has told the Stock Exchange of Singapore that the US$l5.2 million (Ss3i.B million) price tag for the The Downtown Dallas Hilton Hotel which it is proposing to buy is “reasonable”. In a reply to queries from the exchange, UIC149 words
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358 1987-09-19 16 LIM ENG HAI - By LIM ENG HAI TEMASEK Holdings is expected to transfer its entire stake in the loss-making National University Hospital to a new holding company to be set up under the Ministry of Health before the end of the year. Sources said this is part358 words
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Article210 1987-09-19 16 BANK of America will be retrenching 59 people the third time it has cut its staff since January last year in order to streamline its operations and reduce expenses, said its Singapore chief. This will be its last retrenchment exercise, said Mr Orlando Loera,210 words
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289 1987-09-19 16 NST. KUALA TRENGGANU Malaysia's leading palm oil expert, Professor Augustine Ong, will lead a team to the United States on Sept 28 to counter an anti-palm oil campaign by the American Soya Bean Association (ASA). The move is part ofNST. - 289 words
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Article, Illustration60 1987-09-19 16 GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS “Hey! This is a big day for you! At 9 you ask Mr Gilcrast to bow out, at 10.30 you ask Ms Warden to step down, at 11 you tell Mr Hoblitzel to clear out, at 11.30 you tell Mr Bowman to start packing, and at60 words
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275 1987-09-19 16 THE long drawn-out tussle between Wee Cho Yaw’s United Overseas Bank group and William Goei’s GoldhiU group is finally over, reports Business Times. GoldhiU Development Pte Ltd (GDPL) was discharged by its receivers on Tuesday 14 months from the day it was placed under receivership.275 words
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Article44 1987-09-19 16 Reuter. HONGKONG Sing Pao Newspaper and PubUcations Ltd, publisher of the Chinese language Sing Pao, is seeking a listing on the Hongkong Stock Exchange. It will make a public share offer of over HK$3OO miUion (SsBo miUion) in November. Reuter.Reuter. - 44 words
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Advertisement928 1987-09-19 21 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE COMPUTER CENTRE The Computer Centre manages the major computing facilities at the National University of Singapore. It currently operates an IBM 3081 KX2, an IBM 3090/150, an IBM 4341 and two HP3OOO computer systems. The Computer Centre supports both academic and administrative computing. Excellent opportunities and928 words
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Advertisement526 1987-09-19 22 US expert*» -.«rms in China,By THE economic °^dV--SS&W- and^ search™ P »oerts were nere (ew of on different recently to conference SSSrf and e^e a W The AEI. a „u« Mrs Jeane Mr l4 includes on its rolls g ta t es en--8 At**- »orrTT\iC 41 ~o«m 9 a been526 words
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708 1987-09-19 23 GODFREY ROBERT - Men stay afloat as women sink Swimming By GODFREY ROBERT ANG Peng Siong and Oon Jin Teik are on their last laps, Desmond Koh, Alvin Lim and Tan V-Meng are on their starting boards, Ng Yue Meng is set for stardom, and708 words
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Article, Illustration320 1987-09-19 23 2 golds, 3 silvers and a bronze that’s our bag Bowling TEARS of happiness flowed freely down their cheeks. Even the men wept unashamedly. This was the emotioncharged scene last night at Ancol Bowl, where Singapore’s bowlers streaked off with two golds, three silvers and a bronze. After the men’s320 words
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290 1987-09-19 23 SINGAPORE'S best day at the South-east Asian Games in Jakarta was on Tuesday Day t when the Republic grabbed eight golds. GODFREY ROBERT reports: GOLD-FINGER or gold-fe-ver? The nuance probably escaped Singapore’s bodybuilders, bowlers, swimmer, waterslder and pencak stlat exponent as they combined to290 words
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290 1987-09-19 23 SINGAPORE’S Sam Goh, Jansen Chan and Patrick Wee ended the bowling team's gold drought in fine style when they smashed the Sea Games record in the men’s trios event. They fired a combined six-game total of 3,802 pinfalls at the Jaya Ancol Bowl,290 words
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Article29 1987-09-19 23 SINGAPORE won their 12th successive South-east Aslan Games gold In water-polo when they defeated Malaysia 11-9 In the three-team tournament. Earlier they had beaten Indonesia 9-3.29 words
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Article, Illustration395 1987-09-19 23 Double penalty may keep him off saddle for 7 months At the races IPOH Senior jockey R. Rajoo rode a winner and a second at the Ipoh races last weekend but it also cost him the most severe double penalty imposed by the racing395 words
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251 1987-09-19 24 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM SINGAPORE is to build a second giant power station costing more than 51 billion on Pulau Seraya which alone can supply enough power to service 30 Ang Mo Kios. Another similar giant is being planned to meet growing energy251 words
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Article70 1987-09-19 24 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Ten countries will take part in the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (Abu) Popular Song Contest to be held here on Slept 26. The countries are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Hongkong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia. New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and South Korea. The winner willBernama - 70 words
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Article, Illustration620 1987-09-19 24 Police quiz 18 MCA leaders in MultiPurpose funds probe NST, Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Eighteen prominent members of the Malaysian Chinese Association have been questioned by the police over the past two days in connection with a M5lO million education fund and the investment in Singapore of M 522 million belongingNST,; Bernama. - 620 words
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Article191 1987-09-19 24 SINGAPORE’S exports last month fell for the first time this year mainly because of the decline in oil shipments by refineries and traders. The decline in overall exports was by 0.8 per cent when compared with the same month last year. The fall in191 words
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Miscellaneous31 1987-09-19 24 SUN TAN ■Tmy i Coalman V&CIUL 6£ ST*QNSIB f iFT SENTIS CiSVtA'imiMRLS, 1 l UJj iET sicHSITiV? \S£ RlOuSitT AMu 2 IS By Collette Wq BECAUSE I HAVEuTGcT A SPur PEASCNAIiTy'31 words
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