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Title Section20 1987-10-03 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1987 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI(P) 222/8/8720 words
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Article, Illustration420 1987-10-03 1 Pact signed to get worldwide service ready in two years SIA studying new phone facility for its passengers THE first worldwide telephone service for air passengers will operate two years from now as the result of an agreement signed on Thursday by telecommunications420 words
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Article293 1987-10-03 1 RAV DHALIWAL - MRT fares to range from 50 to $1.10 CONCESSION PASSES FOR STUDENTS, NS MEN AND SENIOR CITIZENS By RAV DHALIWAL SINGAPORE Mass Rapid Transit unveiled Its muchawaited package of fares ranging from SI cents to $l.ll yesterday. A journey from Ang Mo Klo to Orchard Road will cost 81 cents293 words
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546 1987-10-03 1 THE Government has released seven more detainees held under the Internal Security Act for plotting to set up a Marxist state here. A Home Affairs Ministry statement last Saturday said the Government was satisfied they were unlikely to resume subversive activities and become546 words
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219 1987-10-03 1 RUSSELL GRIMMER - By RUSSELL GRIMMER in Melbourne MELBOURNE The Australian government has banned foreign Investment In houses and flats In a bid to control spiralling city and tourist zone property prices. The move, which allows for “national Interest" exemptions subject to approval by the219 words
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Advertisement76 1987-10-03 1 Asrwvmi INn*m Ct4Urk«*BltMtnr j t m t■ W i <3a >*• J Peace of mind. Brunei billion dollar bank fraud trial opens on Monday: Special report PAGE 13 HOME NEWS Job-seeking professionals abroad turning to Govt for help PAGE 4 Crane on lorry hits aerial plaza in city PAGE 776 words
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Article, Illustration341 1987-10-03 2 CHUNG LAI MEI visited a training camp of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation, a Sri Lankan terrorist group in Tamil Nadu, in July last year. She was a student activist in the Singapore Polytechnic until she dropped out in 1985. From that year, she became341 words
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Article, Illustration493 1987-10-03 2 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM BUILDING contacts with top corporate decisionmakers in the United States will be the main order of the day for a Singapore investment mission which left for the US yesterday, led by Trade and Industry Minister Briga-dier-General (Reservist)493 words
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352 1987-10-03 2 MANDARIN is gaining more ground in two areas traditionally the preserve of dialect the food centre and the coffeeshop. One out of every four conversations between workers and customers is now in Mandarin. In 1985, it was only one out of every352 words
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Article, Illustration301 1987-10-03 2 THAM KOK WING - By THAM KOK WING A FITTER carrying out a maintenance check on the Anderson Bridge in Connaught Drive has uncovered a grisly secret the bridge has held for 20 years or more. Mr Ng Swee Min, 28, was checking on some bolts301 words
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Article, Illustration291 1987-10-03 3 Project to merge New Bridge and Eu Tong Sen roads THE entire stretch of New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street in the Chinatown area is to be merged to form a new eight-lane dual-carriageway by next year. This $l7 million project includes the rebuilding291 words
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452 1987-10-03 3 LAWRENCE LOW; and LEW ENG FEE - Streaming policy produces positive results By LAWRENCE LOW and LEW ENG FEE THE drop-out rate among Singapore students has plunged so dramatically that some schools even report that there is none at all. Teachers and principals from 26 primary and secondary schools say they452 words
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Article128 1987-10-03 3 SINGAPORE airlines will become the first airline from South-east Asia to fly directly to the “land where East meets West” when it introduces through flights to Istanbul, Turkey, on Oct 29. The flights will leave Singapore every Thursday at 11.15 pm and arrive In128 words
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Article, Illustration458 1987-10-03 3 A MEMBER of Parliament has cited figures from the last general election to refute arguments by Singapore professionals that the team MPs proposal was a political move to "handicap" the opposition. Mr Lim Boon Heng, MP for Kebun Baru, said the458 words
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193 1987-10-03 3 MR CHAO Hick Tin, senior state counsel and head of the Attorney-General’s Chambers civil section, has been appointed Judicial Commissioner for two years from Thursday. Mr Chao, 44. studied law at University College, London, and Middle temple, from which he graduated with honours193 words
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349 1987-10-03 3 DOREEN SIOW - By DOREEN SIOW PICTURE it. A bevy of women parading down the catwalk in Singapore's newest beauty contest. Their husbands beaming, their children cheering. Husbands? Children? Yes. This contest is only for married women. And bonus points are given to those who have349 words
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166 1987-10-03 3 A SINGAPORE doctor has identified a drug as an effective treatment for puffer fish poisoning. Dr S. K. Chew, deputy head of the Communicable Disease Centre of Tan Took Seng Hospital, has found that the drug neostigmine “unblocks” nerve endings which, when affected166 words
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Article439 1987-10-03 4 MATHEW YAP - By MATHEW YAP PLANS are being studied to set up a Governmenthacked company that will offer to maintain about 600.000 flats now under the Housing Board. Shed of the burden of maintaining439 words
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Article, Illustration347 1987-10-03 4 ALAN HUBBARD - By ALAN HUBBARD Europe Editor LONDON A Singaporean’s invention has won first prize at Britain's premier agricultural show. A safety device for bushand grass-(-utters, devised by Mr Seek Wing Chee, and developed with help from the Economic Development Board, was judged the outstanding347 words
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149 1987-10-03 4 THE Singapore acupuncturist, who uses needles to cure maladies, may soon have a computer as his deputy. For computer expert Dr Ho Yin Seong, from the National University of Singapore's Department of Information Systems and Computer Science, has designed an expert system, ACUP, which could149 words
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Article191 1987-10-03 4 AN INSURANCE company manager has been charged with taking a total of $35,000 in bribe's on eight occasions over the purchase* and stile of the company’s cars. A ninth charge accuses Donald MacDonald, a Briton, of criminal breach of trust of $39,000 belonging to the191 words
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323 1987-10-03 4 THE tight job market last year saw more Singaporean professionals turning to the Government for help in getting jobs. Many of them were Singaporeans working abroad who wanted to return if jobs could be found for them. Some of these applicants were323 words
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208 1987-10-03 4 TOWN councillors who fail to perform up to standard may face suspension from their duties under a provision now being worked out as part of the legislation on town councils. Mr Lim Boon Heng, MP for Kebun Baru and chairman of Ang208 words
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314 1987-10-03 4 THE qneiM at taxi stands are gradually returning, a survey by taxi operator Comfort has shown. The qaeaes had practically disappeared whea fares went np In April, IMS. Bat the waiting time now Is not as bad as It was before the IMS314 words
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Article, Illustration492 1987-10-03 5 ANNE KOH - Govt offers entrepreneurs research back-up, grants By ANNE KOH SINGAPORE’S budding entrepreneurs are being given the opportunity to work in conducive surroundings where their ideas can develop into world-class products. Under a new package of incentives announced by the Government, a group of492 words
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173 1987-10-03 5 PARKING at the second Changi Airport terminal and getting about in it will be a breeze when it is ready in *****. Two huge six-storey carparks costing $5O million are now being built for it. They will add another 2,400 car lots to173 words
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360 1987-10-03 5 SALIM OSMAN - By SALIM OSMAN INDONESIA’S Religious Affairs Minister, Mr Munawir Sjadzali, has said that Muslim Singaporeans are getting a great deal of support in their efforts to lead their lives according to Islam. At the end a three-day official visit on Sunday,360 words
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Article150 1987-10-03 5 CRIMINALS got away with $127.8 million In cash and valuables last year. Police figures show that “blue-collar” criminals such as robbers, burglars, thieves and extortioners got the bigger share of the loot $65 million. Forgers, swindlers, embezzlers and fly-by-nlght operators “white-collar” criminals were responsible for 848150 words
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300 1987-10-03 5 AFP. A SPECIAL operating theatre for Aids victims is being created at Tan Took Seng Hospital even as three more carriers of the virus have been discovered. The theatre is in the hospital's Communicable Disease Centre. This will ensure that Aids patients get the– AFP. - 300 words
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Article, Illustration366 1987-10-03 5 SERENA TOH - By SERENA TOH ST JOSEPH’S Institution yesterday named Mr Geoffrey da Silva to the newlycreated post of bursar a position not found in any other Singapore school. He will take charge of the school's purse strings, thus leaving the principal free to366 words
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276 1987-10-03 5 THE Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Home Affairs), Mr Chin Harn Tong, has told younger Singaporeans that absolute individual freedom was a myth. It would be a delusion, he said, to think that people in the West could do as they pleased276 words
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Article, Illustration361 1987-10-03 6 THE Government is building bigger anti better landscaped parks in new housing estates to bring a more generous slice of nature to urban living. Soothing wide open spaces and tree-lined undulating green belts are getting priority attention in new estate planning. Theirt of a bigger nature park. — Pieture by MAZLAN HADRON. - 361 words
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282 1987-10-03 6 ANNIE CHIA - By ANNIE CHIA A LAST-MINUTE cancellation of a worldwide real estate conference to be held here next week has resulted in its American organisers facing the threat of legal action. Mr Robert Johnson, executive director of the Ari-zona-based International Real Estate Institute, called282 words
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Article, Illustration353 1987-10-03 6 MORE than 500 foreign trading companies and distributors are using Singapore as their warehousing and distribution base for the Asia-Pacific region, Mr Yeo Seng Teek, chief executive officer of the Trade Development Board said. He said these international trading companies had found353 words
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299 1987-10-03 6 HERE’S some surprising news Singapore comes quite close to Britain, France and the United States In the use of robots in Industry Rut this is only If you compare the number of robots on a per capita basis. There are 2.7 robots for299 words
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Article314 1987-10-03 6 MR William Thomas will leave his post as principal of Anglo-Chinese Secondary School for a newly-created position in the Education Ministry next year. When ACS goes independent in January, Mr Thomas, 53, will be assistant director in charge of pastoral care, a ministry statement314 words
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133 1987-10-03 6 ONE person has died and 16 others have gone down with cholera during the past week at a government home for mainly mentally-ill men. All the 16 affected residents of the Community Development Ministry’s Pelangi Home at Lorong Buangkok are reported to be133 words
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Article, Illustration451 1987-10-03 7 SURESH NAIR - Pandemonium as shoppers flee in panic Tloor trembled violently for about three minutes’ By SURESH NAIR SCORES of shoppers and shopkeepers in the Change Alley Aerial Plaza fled to safety when a crane on a lorry hit the underside of the overhead arcade InPictures by MAZLAN HADRON. - 451 words
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327 1987-10-03 7 TWO officials of the National Trades Union Congress have left for the Soviet Union to renew contact between the NTUC and the Soviet labour movement after a lapse of about 10 years. Mr Lim Boon Heng and Mr Victor Pang, both NTUC327 words
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74 1987-10-03 7 WORKERS who drained the Botanic Gardens' lake for renovation made some surprising finds, among them rare fishes, and a World War II grenade. After draining the water to waist level so as to facilitate the task of removing marine life and debris from the lake,74 words
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282 1987-10-03 7 MORE women should enrol for engineering and technical courses instead of opting for business administration and arts courses, said Dr Tay Eng Soon. Speaking at the launch of Technology Month on Thursday, the Minister of State (Education) said that because only 15 to 20282 words
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478 1987-10-03 7 SINGAPORE’S first biotechnology research organisation, the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, has got off to a flying start. About 80 scientists working in 11 teams are now researching into three main areas infectious and genetic diseases, plant genetic engineering and cell regulation. The478 words
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Article, Illustration633 1987-10-03 8 PM: No clear proof that Christians were out to convert Malays KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has warned that there would be no peace in the country if misunderstandings between the believers of different religions were allowed633 words
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201 1987-10-03 8 NST, Bernama A LOR STAR Pandemonium broke out when two men armed with a pistol and grenades raided a ward at the General Hospital here early on Sunday and set free a detainee under treatment. One of the two police guards was hitNST,; Bernama - 201 words
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130 1987-10-03 8 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdnl Rahman on Sunday criticised Muslim fundamentalists who wanted to make Malaysia an Islamic state without considering Its multi-racial population. The Tunku reminded the Muslims of the pledge made with the other races– Bernama. - 130 words
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196 1987-10-03 8 KUALA LUMPUR NonMalay Muslims in Malaysia will not be accorded the same status as Malay Muslims and they will not be eligible for the privileges given to the Malays, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. Dr Mahathir said the term196 words
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Article, Illustration284 1987-10-03 8 PETALING JAYA Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba has said that he is satisfied with the race relations among students in universities. He said the authorities were constantly striving to eradicate elements which could break up the unity among them. On his meeting with vice-chancellors284 words
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195 1987-10-03 8 NST. PENANG The Malaysian Chinese Association has pledged to support any move to wipe out racial polarisation to ensure national unity. Its president, Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik, said the MCA took a serious view of racial polarisation, especially in local– NST. - 195 words
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220 1987-10-03 8 AFP. KUALA LUMPUR Winning Msl million, the first prize in a regular lottery draw, is every Malaysian’s dream but one man refused to claim his winnings on religious grounds, the Star reported. A technician, married and with a housing loan to settle, “refusedAFP. - 220 words
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Article64 1987-10-03 8 JOHOR BARU A woman passenger, who was seriously injured and lost her 27-month-old daughter in the Sengkang train derailment in Johor on Feb 12, has sued Malayan Railway for negligence. Madam Susan Loh, 28, is claiming damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenities. She is64 words
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774 1987-10-03 9 KUALA LUMPUR Parti Islam (PAS) is setting up model Islamic villages near Alor Star in Kedah to break Umno’s hold on the state, according to The Star. It said Umno was also concerned that PAS was stepping up its activities at a774 words
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314 1987-10-03 9 SALIM OSMAN - By SALIM OSMAN KOTA BARU Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrived here yesterday on a two-day visit as part of his nationwide tour to unite the different factions in Umno. His trip here is perhaps the most significant politically as Kelantan314 words
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256 1987-10-03 9 Albert Ramalingam - By Albert Ramalingam Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Former Thai Prime Minister Kukrit Pramoj, writing in his weekly newspaper column, has lamented the rising number of lese majeste cases in Thailand and said he was more suspicious of the accuser than the accused. Mr Kukrit,256 words
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150 1987-10-03 9 Bernama BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Asean has proven itself as an organisation capable of achieving peace and stability in this region, the Sultan of Brunei said. A Radio Brunei report quoted him as saying this when opening a three-day meeting of Asean agriculture andBernama - 150 words
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Article140 1987-10-03 9 work. – ALBKRT R AM ALIN). \M - work. ALBKRT R AM ALIN). \M BANGKOK There are 38, Ml jobless graduates in Thailand among about 751, Ml unemployed here. Replying to a question in Parliament from an opposition MP, University Affairs Bureau Minister Subln Plnkhayan said about SM,MI of the unemployed have at least140 words
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97 1987-10-03 9 Bemama JAKARTA Wild elephants attacked and badly injured two Thai elephants sent to Indonesia to tame their Sumatran cousins. The attack took place on Sunday night at an elephant “reform school” in the province of Aceh, the newspaper Waspada said on Tuesday. Two of five– Bemama - 97 words
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Article, Illustration405 1987-10-03 9 ABBY TAN - By ABBY TAN Manila Correspondent MANILA Philippine Vice-President Salvador laurel has accused President Corazon Aquino’s government of harbouring leftwing officials and said that such communist sympathisers were even in the office of the President. Mr Laurel, however, backed down from his earlier charges405 words
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Article67 1987-10-03 9 AFP, Reuter. MANILA President Corazon Aquino categorically denied on Thursday that her government had been infiltrated by communists. “There are no communists (In government),’* she told reporters, dismissing accusations by her political opponents. The brief comment was Mrs Aquino’s first specific response to a chargeAFP,; Reuter. - 67 words
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Should St Pat’s take in SJI’s spillover students? Three more views...
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543 1987-10-03 10 WE REFER to the article ‘‘St Pat’s staff see red over SJI castaways" (ST, Sept 22) and to the three related letters in the Forum page (ST. Sept 24). As concerned Patricians, we would like to publicly endorse the stand taken by the teachers on543 words
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351 1987-10-03 10 1 FEEL that Mr Lincoln Tan, who wrote the letter "Ashamed at teachers' accusation" (ST, Sept 24), has been quick to accuse and perhaps blinded by his loyalty to St Joseph’s Institution. Surely he must recognise that the issue here is not one of351 words
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322 1987-10-03 10 SOME teachers feel St Patrick’s School should open its doors freely to the best students from the area, and students from Christian Brothers Schools should not be given priority (ST, Sept 22). Mission schools were built with, apart from government contributions, funds raised mainly by322 words
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Advertisement197 1987-10-03 10 Filin someone overseas about Singapore. The StraitsTirnes 151 WEEKLY OVERSEAS!D'TiON lAnmpAV sCfiCMPtA t 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 and general news on Singapore as well well as investment news and sports197 words
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Advertisement91 1987-10-03 10 Dear Overseas Readers The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name and address. They should preferably by typed, doublespaced, on one side of the paper. You may add a pseudonym if you wish, but we would prefer your using your91 words
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COMMENT/ Perspective
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550 1987-10-03 11 new town SELEGIE House was a famous name in the *****. Today, it is a bit forgotten and it looks a little bewildered by the changes around it. When completed and ready for occupation in 1963,550 words
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525 1987-10-03 11 HUMOUR MACAW in The Sunday Times WHEN my foreign friend Ohlang Putay rented an apartment and needed to open an account with the Private Utilities Company, I offered to help him. There was really no need for help, but as a proud Singaporean I525 words
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Article, Illustration1032 1987-10-03 11 TAN SAI SIONG - TAN SAI SIONG in The Sunday Times WHAT and where are the joys of parenthood? They appear to figure nowhere in the gloomy population data past and projected which we have been reading in the newspapers of late. Itin The Sunday Times - 1,032 words
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The National Bank of Brunei trial
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Article, Illustration1327 1987-10-03 13 CATHERINE C. ONG - Was it fraud or just a case of misunderstanding? THE biggest commercial fraud case in Brunei’s history goes before the country’s High Court on Monday. The $1 billion National Bank of Brunei trial could have far-reaching implications for the Khoo family’s business empire, one of Singapore’s1,327 words
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Article667 1987-10-03 13 1 PUBLIC Prosecutor v Khoo Ban Hock, Andrew Peattie, Robert Teo, and Bernard Soo Sections 120 A and 120B(2) of the Penal Code. That with Tan Seng Kok and Bobby Sim Kia Teck. they conspired to defraud NBB between Jan 1, 1983 and Nov 20, 1986 by dishonestly667 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article629 1987-10-03 12 EDITORIALS published in this page are from The Straits Times unless otherwise acknowledged. Oct 2, 1987 FIVE months ago, Fiji was rocked by a coup led by army officer Lieutenant-Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka, who sought to restore ethnic Fijian control of the government. Though a setback for629 words
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Article630 1987-10-03 12 Oct 1, 1987 CONSIDERING the pressures that we put on our children to succeed these days, maybe what we should do to commemorate this year’s Children’s Day is to examine whether we can afford to relax a little. We have come a long way since the630 words
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Article609 1987-10-03 12 Sept 30,1987 IN A world where violence is not infrequently committed in the name of religion, the message by the visiting Indonesian Minister for Religion, Haji Munawir Sjadzali, that the promotion of Islam can only succeed if it is done within the framework of the Constitution is609 words
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403 1987-10-03 12 GRACE CHNG - Science Park is focal point for R D By GRACE CHNG THE Singapore Science Park, adjacent to the Kent Ridge campus of the National University of Singapore, has become a national focal point for industrial research and development. Starting from scratch in 1984. its population has reached 1,061 people working403 words
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Article3165 1987-10-03 14 1917 last Yield Vol Day High low Company Sale Change COOO) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS l COMMERCIAL 275 130 Aetna 220 2 0 4 20 220 217 96 56 Alcorn 65 308 109 A mat St Ml SO* 282 9 1 4 1673,165 words
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161 1987-10-03 14 THE Singapore stock market ended the week with a sharp rise In the ST Industrial Index of 17.52 points to 1,*****. Turnover also increased from Thursday’s low of 13.55 million units to 18.61 million. The week started on a bright note161 words
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222 1987-10-03 14 SHARE prices ended the week generally firmer on the Singapore stock market, as buying interest pushed The Straits Times Industrial Index up 17.52 points to 1,419.67. Trading was heavier but featureless, with turnover rising from Thursday’s 13.54 million units, to 18.61 million222 words
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Article140 1987-10-03 14 IN KUALA LUMPUR, uncertainty prevailed on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday as share prices drifted to close mixed again. Losses were mostly marginal but scattered double-digit gains were posted. Blue chips and Singa-pore-based counters were well sought after. At the final bell, the scoreboard showed140 words
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Article142 1987-10-03 14 IN HONGKONG, share prices yesterday closed generally lower in hectic, volatile trading to register a record turnover of HK$5.4l billion. The Hang Seng Index lost 17.69 points to end the day at 3,932.04. It was the first time turnover topped HK$5 billion, compared with the previous142 words
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492 1987-10-03 15 HSUNG BEE HWA - By HSUNG BEE HWA COLD Storage Holdings PLC, which is now being taken over by Wattie Industries and Fraser Neave, has returned higher interim earnings despite intense competition in the food retailing business. And it expects its results for the second half-year to be492 words
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Article210 1987-10-03 15 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR The Singapore Incorporated Straits Trading Company Ltd has proposed a bonus Issue to commemorate Its ryIt said in a statement that it will be made on the basis of one new share of $1 each for every $ll stock held, subject toBernama. - 210 words
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407 1987-10-03 15 Sale halves its stake to 4.6 per cent TELECOMS is no longer a substantial shareholder in Singapore Press Holdings following the sale of a block of nine million shares in the newspaper group for about $92 million on Tuesday. The sale nearly407 words
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Article388 1987-10-03 15 Oct 2 HKS Ch*n|e Assoc Inti Hotels 3 82S 0 15 Bonk Ot East Asia 34 00 4)5 Copital Corp 4 225 ■0 05 Cothoy Pacitic Ait 8 70 unch Cheung Kong 1360 0 2 China light 29 80 4)2 City Resources 4 65 -0 1 Cross Harb Tunnel388 words
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260 1987-10-03 15 UNITED Overseas Bank has raised its stake in Industrial Commercial Bank to 71.7 per cent. Following its acquisition of a 28 per cent stake in ICB from controlling shareholder Tai Sing Realty Co Pte Ltd and its four subsidiaries. UOB260 words
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Article117 1987-10-03 15 FABER Merlin Malaysia Bhd said it will save MJ12.75 million in interest cost from its proposed sale of the 700-room Hotel Merlin Kuala Lumpur complex to the New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd (NSTP). But its net saving from the deal will be Mslo 5 million after117 words
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135 1987-10-03 16 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Trading and property-based Inchcape Bhd has «-Reported a 142 per cent Jump in group pre-tax profit to $25.86 million for the half year ended June 31 from $19.67 million previously. (•roup turnover was, however, down 17 per rent to $183.2 million– Bernama. - 135 words
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Article294 1987-10-03 16 UNITED Engineers Ltd sank deeper into the red for the six months to June this year and directors do not expect an improvement in the second half of the year. The Singapore-incorpo-rated group, which provides engineering services, saw its operating loss widen by 17294 words
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Article296 1987-10-03 16 Managers' prices for October 3 5 «Singapore Unit Trust Ihe Commyice 1 77-1 79 Ihe hiiings fund 1 08 1 IS Spoie Prog fund 0 49 OSJrd S prui- Sec fund 0 87 0 88 Spoil- Invest fund 091 097 Spoil- tpuitj fund 061 066 Asia Unit Trust296 words
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330 1987-10-03 16 HOTEL Properties Ltd, which owns the Hilton Hotel in Singapore, has presented its shareholders with a superb set of interim results, and at the same time asked them for a $l4O million contribution to buy a top London hotel. The money, to be raised330 words
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Article21 1987-10-03 16 HOTEL Grand Central has been added to the list of trustee stocks that may be bought with CPF savings.21 words
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217 1987-10-03 16 PROPERTY-BASED IGB Corporation Bhd improved its profit at all levels despite a 9 per cent drop in turnover to about Msll3 million in the first six months of this year. Pre-tax profit rose 47.7 per cent to M 513.2 million on a lower turnover217 words
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Article557 1987-10-03 16 NORTH BORNEO TIMBERS BHD: Profit after tax and minorities of Msl 55 million (loss of $l.B million) on turnover of $4 58 million ($2.71 million) for the six months ended June 30, 1987 Earnings per share came to 2.5 cents (loss of 3 cents). There was an557 words
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Article99 1987-10-03 16 MBT. Kt ALA LIIMPI'R The group pre-tax profit of Kulim (Malaysia) for the first half year ended Jane 31 more than trebled to M 14.73 million. Turnover was only margin- ally higher, M 527.57 million compared with M 525.66 million, and investment and other income droppedMBT. - 99 words
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199 1987-10-03 16 Reuter. KUALA LUMPUR A ministerial meeting of the Association of Tin Producing Countries (ATPC) agreed to extend supply controls beyond February next year to reduce overhanging stocks to 20,000 tonnes, Malaysia’s Primary Industries Minister, Datuk Dr Lim Keng Yaik, said on Tuesday. Datuk Dr LimReuter. - 199 words
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227 1987-10-03 16 FIRST Capital Corporation, which was earlier questioned by the Stock Exchange of Singapore over its proposed purchase of The Promenade, completed the deal on Thursday, a week before its Oct 8 target. In its announcement, First Capital Corp said the purchase price of $lOl227 words
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366 1987-10-03 16 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ INTERNATIONAL trader Intraco Limited may find itself about $lO million out of pocket if a consignment of plywood it had paid for is not delivered to a client in China. Both the police and the listed company are looking366 words
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Advertisement573 1987-10-03 17 APPOINTMENTS THK MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE Central Banking Officers We are looking tor university graduates who are interested in pursuing a central hanking career with us. Applicants should possess at least a second class upper honours degree. Successful candidates will be put on a 2-year probation during which they will573 words
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Advertisement971 1987-10-03 18 General Manager (Negotiable around 5595,000 pa) Our client, a local manufacturer of chemical-related products, requires a well-qualified and results-oriented individual to assume the position of General Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for the effective general management, profitability and growth of the company. Key duties include identifying new markets,971 words
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Advertisement355 1987-10-03 19 journalism It is a job like* no other! It is not routine. Each day’s news is different from the previous day’s. You will be involved in conveying the significance of events. Your work will influence people’s perceptions and attitudes. All this adds up to a challenging and exciting job. We355 words
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Advertisement1054 1987-10-03 20 p PEPPERL FUCHS, a name synonymous with electronic proximity sensors and intrinsically safe control units invites competent professionals to fill the following positions. If you have the ambition and drive to succeed, please write in to us with full resume, contact tel. no. and photograph, not later than 10.10.87, to:1,054 words
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Advertisement1068 1987-10-03 21 Rockwell International Manufacturing Engineering Manager (5575,000 pa plus attractive benefits) We arc a subsidiary of a large American multi-national corporation engaged in metal machining operations. To render effective suppon to our operations, we are seeking a high-calibre professional to join our senior management team. Reporting to the expatriate Managing Director,1,068 words
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Advertisement1211 1987-10-03 22 Careers in Design Development IsiSIR The Design and Development Centre of SISIR aims to help local companies to design and develop their own products and processes. We are looking for talented individuals who have the relevant experience to join our team of engineers. The selected candidates need to work closely1,211 words
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534 1987-10-03 23 JOE DORAI - Malaysia Cup quarter-finals By JOE DORAI KANGAR Singapore are out of the Malaysia Cup soccer competition. At Wednesday’s secondleg quarter-final match against Perlis at the Sultan Sheikh Ahmad Stadium, the Young Lions were beaten 3-1 during the mandatory penalty shoot-out after extra-time ended534 words
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246 1987-10-03 23 BOWLING KATHERINE Lee. Alice Tay and Tamgelia Chua will represent Singapore in the first Shanghai International tournament which starts today. The trio finished tops in a trial on Monday and will be joined by the men’s team of Jansen Chan, Sam Goh246 words
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365 1987-10-03 23 ROGER YUE - RACING NOTES By ROGER YUE Racing Editor IF NEW Zealand-bred Regimental March wins the A 51.25 million (about Ssl.B million) Melbourne Cup over 3,200 m at Flemington racecourse on Nov 3, there will be two very disappointed people associated with racing365 words
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Article, Illustration365 1987-10-03 23 HAKIKAT RAI - By HAKIKAT RAI THREE South-east Asia Games athletes have been referred to the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association for misconduct. The three discus thrower James Wong and women relay runners Constance Song and Florence Chong are alleged to have misbehaved in the365 words
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430 1987-10-03 23 J. RAJENDRAN - 555 WORLD CUP BADMINTON By J. RAJENDRAN KUALA LUMPUR It was a miserable night for Denmark in the 555 World Cup badminton torunament when both their top players mighty Morten Frost and their leading women’s singles player Kirsten Larsen went down to shock quarter-fi-nal430 words
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141 1987-10-03 23 THE Singapore Women's Hockey Association are exploring the possibility of employing a foreign coach to bolster hockey in the Republic. SWHA president Annabel Ess said that she was looking for someone who was prepared to stay on for a lengthy stint and work at the141 words
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Article, Illustration572 1987-10-03 24 SURESH NAIR - Seven break long-standing military tradition to don camouflage uniform By SURESH NAIR (>NG-ST ANDING military tradition was recently broken when seven women joined the elite officers’ training school in Pasir Laba Camp as combat instructors. They are part of a Singapore ArmedPicture courtesy of Pioneer. - 572 words
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332 1987-10-03 24 THE Stock Exchange of Singapore has fined two member firms a total of $147,500 for violating its rules and by-laws. This is believed to be the first time since the introduction of new rules and byelaws »*arlier this year that the exchange332 words
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Article739 1987-10-03 24 KONG SOOK CHIN - Major exercise to ensure people are put in right posts By KONG SOOK CHIN A MAJOR review of jobs in the civil service is being carried out, to help ensure a better fit of the right person in the right job. The exercise will produce a739 words
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212 1987-10-03 24 TWO men yesterday were each sentenced to 20 years in jail and 15 strokes of the cane for selling 10.46 g of heroin. Karmani bin Haji Renzuam, 42, a sub-contrac-tor, and Rolzali bin Endut, 32, a cobbler, were arrested on May212 words
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114 1987-10-03 24 AFP. PERTH A leader of the Chinese community In Western Australia has appealed for calm in the wake of an anti-Asian campaign here. The campaign is being waged by the Australian Nationalist Movement, which has displayed racist posters around the city, saying: “Asians out, or– AFP. - 114 words
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