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Title Section20 1987-10-10 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1987 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI(P) 222/8/8720 words
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Article, Illustration692 1987-10-10 1 ANNE KOH - Low productivity and lacking in professionalism, says Hu By ANNE KOH THE Government is drawing up a comprehensive plan to help the retail industry grow. Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu has revealed. This is important because the industry is plagued at the moment by692 words
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537 1987-10-10 1 KUALA LUMPUR Reuter, AFP, Bernama. THE High Court here on Monday stopped the Malaysian government from signing the M53.4-billion highway contract with United Engineers Malaysia, a company linked to leaders of the government. Judge Vadaketh George ruled that there were “seriousReuter,; AFP,; Bernama. - 537 words
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Article, Illustration226 1987-10-10 1 Reuter, Bernama. UPI, M ALA LUMPUR Opposition leader IJm Kit Slang lodged a police report on Tnesday accusing Prime Minister Datnk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his Cabinet of corruption In awarding a M 53.4 billion highway construction project to UnitedReuter, Bernama.; UPI, - 226 words
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1096 1987-10-10 1 PHILIP LEE - By PHILIP LEE THE Government is to restrict the circulation of Asiaweek, the Hongkongbased weekly news magazine. to 500 copies per issue from tomorrow. The restriction, imposed under the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act. will be in force indefinitely. Asiaweek currently sells about1,096 words
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Advertisement63 1987-10-10 1 HOME NEWS Computer matchmaking extended to A and 0 levels PAGE 4 PM's Office explains policy on mosque land PAGE 5 Heart valves from abattoir discards PAGE 6 More study awards for biotech research PAGE 7 ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY/ ASEAN Anwar warns against racial split in varsities PAGE 8 FORUM/63 words
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Restriction on Asiaweek circulation
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Exchanges sparked by Marxist plot article
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Article, Illustration303 1987-10-10 2 WE REPRODUCE on this page the key letters between Singapore Government officials and Asiaweek Editor-in-Chief Michael O’Neill over the magazine’s Sept 13 cover story headlined Battle against Leftism. They are among the 29 letters exchanged during the course of more than three weeks.303 words
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716 1987-10-10 2 m September 14, 1987 The Editor-in-Chlef Asiaweek, THE article “Battle Against Leftism" (INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Sept 13) on the Marxist conspiracy in Singapore makes out that while “the bare facts in the Government's allegations” cannot be denied, their interpretation is ambiguous, and the “difference in716 words
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Article270 1987-10-10 2 September 23, 1187 Dear Mr Chin: I’VE reviewed our recent correspondence and conclude that, given the moral quality of your Sept 14 letter, you’re probably busy composing another. It may be timely, then, for me to say in all candour that your first letter, as270 words
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438 1987-10-10 2 September 24, 1187 The Editor-In-Chief Asiaweek, I REFER to your story “A Distortion of Facts, You Say?” (LETTERS, Sept 27), and your letter to me dated Sept 23, 1987. You published what purported to be my letter. Without informing me, seeking my consent or438 words
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Article138 1987-10-10 2 September 25, 1987 Dear Prime Minister, THE weight of many years of respect for your integrity lets me say without the slightest fear of contradiction that you have not been shown current correspondence between the Ministry of Home Affairs and Asiaweek. Details of the correspondence138 words
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74 1987-10-10 2 September 26, 1187 Dear Mr O’Neill, I REFER to your letter of 25 September 1987 addressed to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Freedom of press does not include altering without prior consent a letter to editor for publication, especially a government reply. It is74 words
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1210 1987-10-10 3 Mr Chin’s reply as it appeared in Asiaweek A Distortion of Facts, You Say? To the editors of Asiaweek ‘‘Battle Against Leftism” [INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, Sept. 13], on the Marxist conspiracy in Singapore, makes out that while ‘‘the bare facts in the government’s allegations” cannot be denied, their interpretation is ambiguous1,210 words
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Article, Illustration491 1987-10-10 3 VALERIE LEE - Board of governors approached old boy to fill post By VALERIE LEE A UNIVERSITY lecturer, Associate Professor Lawrence Chia of the National University of Singapore, has got the job of the new principal of ACS independent school. Prof Chia, 50, a former491 words
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501 1987-10-10 4 L.E. PREMA - Now shy singles can be paired off at an earlier age to increase their chances of finding a spouse By L.E. PREMA TWO «fflclally sanctioned matchmaking agencies are going In for computer matchmaking In a big way. They’re making It available to501 words
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Article, Illustration572 1987-10-10 4 Divisive issues must be nipped in the bud DR YEO SINGAPORE must anticipate the racial and religious problems that have affected other countries and nip them in the bud, says Dr Yeo Ning Hong. The Communications and Information Minister said the experience of the Mass Rapid Transit system emphasised the572 words
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Article, Illustration198 1987-10-10 4 SINGAPOREAN inventor Mok Koon Huat (above) has received a European patent for his automatic toilet cleaner. He received patent rights from the European Patent Convention (EPC) that cover countries such as Britain, Denmark, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Italy The device uses a198 words
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138 1987-10-10 4 MORE hotel rooms were occupied in July than at any time over the past two years due to an increase in the number of tourists. The number of visitors in the first seven months of the year also far exceeded the modest138 words
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Article, Illustration280 1987-10-10 4 RAV DHALIWAL - By RAV DHALIWAL THE Mass Rapid Transit Corporation has approved an MRT extension line to the north-east to reach Punggol and Jalan Kayu, but a final decision will have to come from the Government. The final report of a 15month study into the280 words
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302 1987-10-10 4 THAM KOK WING - By THAM KOK WING THREE tourists were cheated of a total of $4,062 by a man who befriended them at Changi Airport and offered to help them get cheap airline tickets and accommodation. Two of the victims, Mr Mark Stephen302 words
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486 1987-10-10 5 NANCY LOH - By NANCY LOH A SENIOR bank manager’s 27-year career with the organisation which he joined as a clerk crashed in ruins after he misappropriated more than $l.B million of its funds through the manipulation of customers’ accounts. Yen Kum486 words
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Article204 1987-10-10 5 WHERE have all the new $1 coins gone? About two million of them were issued more than a week ago, but few seem to have changed hands. More than 15 supermarket and department store cashiers, taxi-drivers, shop owners and hawkers interviewed on Monday said204 words
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963 1987-10-10 5 Land for mosques sold at ‘three to four times below market value’ Govt replies to questions raised by Malay Singaporeans THE Prime Minister’s Office last Saturday replied to comments made recently by the Malay community here about the demolition of mosques sited on963 words
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394 1987-10-10 5 SHAUN SEOW - By SHAUN SEOW SINGAPORE’S aerospace industry is keeping up with the latest advances in materials technology with the use of new composites for aircraft parts. Singapore Aerospace Manufacturing, the six-year-old subsidiary of Singapore Aircraft Industries, for example, uses plastic and graphite composites for394 words
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Article120 1987-10-10 5 FIRE damaged the Boon Lay Emporium last Sunday and police suspect the blaze was started by arsonists. The blaze at the emporium in Block 221, Boon Lay Place, was spotted at about 11.30 pm and firemen took 2' s hours to put it out. Four120 words
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Article, Illustration788 1987-10-10 6 GRACE CHNG - Company aims to make cheap but high quality devices mainly for Asian market By GRACE CHNG DAILY, at 11 pm and at 3 am, a truck from the abattoir arrives at the Singapore Science Park with an unusual package for Pacific Biomedical Enterprises, one of788 words
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188 1987-10-10 6 POLICE are planning to buy two water cannon vehicles for use by their an-ti-riot squads. Designed like armoured trucks, the 3.5-m high vehicles have high-pressure water jets which can '‘shoot" 2,400 litres of water a minute, enough to make a rioter tumble like a188 words
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Article, Illustration220 1987-10-10 6 SURESH NAIR - By SURESH NAIR A SCHOOLGIRL whose body was found partially burnt in a flat in Ang Mo Kio on Sunday had been strangled, a post-mortem by a government pathologist revealed. A police spokesman said the autopsy showed strangulation marks on Yang An Lian’s220 words
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303 1987-10-10 6 THE United States has apologised to Singapore after getting a complaint about the rude treatment Foreign Minister S. Dhanabalan and senior officials received last month from security agents guarding President Ronald Reagan. The Singapore mission to the United Nations sent a note to303 words
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356 1987-10-10 6 SINGAPORE has apologised to the Malaysian government over an incident in which four national servicemen ventured into Malaysian territory by navigating up a river in south-west Johor. A statement from the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur said the Singapore Armed Forces has taken356 words
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354 1987-10-10 6 BEN DAVIDSON - By BEN DAVIDSON A $125,000 damages award to the father of a secondyear medical student who died in a traffic accident seven years ago has been increased to $338,966 by the three-judge Court of Appeal. Mr Chan Heng Wah, who sued in354 words
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Article, Illustration550 1987-10-10 7 More study awards for biotech research Dr Tan EDUCATION Minister Dr Tony Tan has announced that more undergraduate and post-graduate scholarships in the biological sciences will be awarded to those with an aptitude for research. Speaking at the opening of the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Dr Tan said550 words
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Article, Illustration362 1987-10-10 7 AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Bob Hawke will visit Singapore at the end of November to deliver the 1987 Singapore Lecture and have discussions with Prime Minister I>ee Kuan Yew. He will arrive on Nov 27 and leave Singapore the following day for the Soviet362 words
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Article35 1987-10-10 7 THE Traffic Police have added two new BMW motorcycles to beef up their present 176-strong fleet The two BMWs, in use since August, can reach speeds of up to 240 ktnh35 words
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116 1987-10-10 7 GOVERNMENT maternal and child health clinics have stopped issuing reminders to women with fewer than three children to return for fresh supplies of birth-con-trol items. The practice of issuing reminders previously applied to all women with records of having obtained contraceptive pills, condoms, Intrauterine116 words
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414 1987-10-10 7 ASSOCIATED Asian Securities has failed in a last-min-ute bid to stave off extinction when the High Court ordered last week that it be wound up. The insolvent stockbroking firm, which was one of the casualties of the PanElectric Industries fiasco, had been414 words
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119 1987-10-10 7 THE National Museum celebrated its 100th birthday on Friday last week with a party held on its grounds. Passers-by stopped to see the outdoor entertainment which began at about 7.30 pm. Earlier, Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon, Minister of State for Community Development, launched a commemorative119 words
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Article487 1987-10-10 7 Corporation. — ANNE KOH - Corporation. ANNE KOH THE Economic Development Board has also been playing matchmaker bringing together people with ideas and potential investors prepared to put up money. Over a couple of drinks, the parties meet to discuss proposals and explore possible joint ventures. Once a month, between 4487 words
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202 1987-10-10 7 RF.ADERS of the Executive Travel magazine have voted Singapore Airlines as Airline of the Year. This is the second year running that SIA has won the top award. British Airways and Swissair are joint runners-up. The magazine’s 50,000 readers also placed SIA202 words
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319 1987-10-10 8 PETALING JAYA STUDENT activities which are racial in nature will not be allowed in universities and other institutions of higher learning. Education Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said. He said students should instead take part in programmes that involved the active participation of all319 words
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Article, Illustration366 1987-10-10 8 KUALA LUMPUR SULTAN Azlan Shah, a former Lord President of Malaysia's high Court, said no judge would be willing to write books and share his knowledge if his duties were confined only to the courts, The Star reported “When a366 words
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115 1987-10-10 8 KUALA LUMPUR When a Kuanlan police sergeant won the M|l million top prize In the Social Welfare lottery last year, one of the first things he did wan to boy a BMW 1-series saloon. Now he has a problem. He has been asked to115 words
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Article, Illustration169 1987-10-10 8 KUALA LUMPUR Democratic Action Party MPs and supporters held several demonstrations throughout Malaysia last week to protest against the imposition of road tolls. One DAP leader was detained during the protest at the Ipoh-Changkat Jering Expressway. The other demonstrations were heldStar picture. - 169 words
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121 1987-10-10 8 AFP, NST. SITIAWAN (Perak) The Malaysian Information Ministry has said that women newscasters on television would soon be ordered to wear scarves. Information Minister Mohamad Rahmat said kissing and sexy scenes will also be banned from Malaysia's three television channels on Fridays. Datuk Rahmat,AFP,; NST. - 121 words
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Article53 1987-10-10 8 medical scientists. Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Institute for Medical Research (IMR) has successfully produced a range of “monoclonal antibodies” for the treatment of malaria and filariasis. Health Minister Datuk Chan Siang Sun said the "very sapecific and sensitive reagents” had been produced by a team of IMRmedical scientists. — Bernama. - 53 words
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213 1987-10-10 8 Bernama. JOHOR BARU More than four tonnes of fish, prawns, cuttlefish and squids are being smuggled out daily to Singapore via illegal outlets in Penggerang, about 150 km from here. Johor Fisheries Development Authority Director Othman Yusof, in revealing this, feared thatBernama. - 213 words
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264 1987-10-10 8 KUALA LUMPUR The Federal Territory Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry supports a call for the removal of Tan Sri Basir Ismail as executive chairman of Bank Bumiputra, the Malaysian Business Times reports. The chamber's vicechairman, Haji Baiza Shahurain, said that264 words
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202 1987-10-10 8 NST. KUALA LUMPUR Police have detained the local editor of a pro-Iranian religious magazine under the Internal Security Act. The New Sunday Times quoted the Campbell district crime chief as saying on Saturday that Syed Jaffar Alsagoff, the local editor of the Al-Quds International religiousNST. - 202 words
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Article, Illustration457 1987-10-10 9 SALIM OSMAN - But Razaleigh calls for an end to discrimination against his supporters By SALIM OSMAN in Kota Baru KOTA BARU Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has expressed satisfaction at the outcome of his two-day visit here to promote party unity. Describing it asNST Picture. - 457 words
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348 1987-10-10 9 NST KUALA LUMPUR MCA Youth has sent a memorandum to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad expressing its “strong reservation" over a recent Umno Youth resolution calling for the withdrawal of government aid to the Tunku Abdul Rahman College.NST - 348 words
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AROUND ASEAN
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367 1987-10-10 9 TOKYO Reuter. JAPAN has said it treated the Thai Crown Prince with sincerity on his visit to Japan last month, but declined further comment on Thai displeasure with the way he was received. Prince Vajiralongkorn, 35, completed the official part of his visitReuter. - 367 words
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Article108 1987-10-10 9 AFP. MANILA The management of the Manila Times has announced the closure of the newspaper due to serious financial problems. The paper published its last issue on Thursday last week. The Manila Times had been resurrected in February last year by the wealthy Roces family, oneAFP. - 108 words
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Article, Illustration61 1987-10-10 9 FORMER President Sukarno’s daughter, Megawati Sukarnoputri, speaking to reporters alter taking her seat in the new Indonesian Parliament. She was among the 1 ,H 0 members of the People’s Consultative Assembly, the state’s highest legislative body, which was officially opened by President Suharto61 words
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229 1987-10-10 9 Brunei's oil reserves should last until at least year 2014 report BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Reuter. ESTIMATES of Brunei’s oil and gas reserves have been revised sharply upwards, the US Embassy said in an annual petroleum report. It quoted a survey by Brunei Shell Petroleum, the country’s sole producer, as sayingReuter. - 229 words
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FORUM/ Pick of the letters
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585 1987-10-10 10 Many of the students are from families of old boys Christian Brothers Schools board on the SJI spillover students issue I REFER to the letter ‘‘St Patrick’s has dual obligations” from “Concerned Parents and Old Boys” (ST, Sept 29). I am glad to note585 words
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214 1987-10-10 10 THERE is a move to introduce a tape of songs such as We Are Singapore and Good Better Best for qigong exercise sessions (ST. Sept 22). While the suggestion to incorporate good local songs into the popular exercise sessions is good, it appears214 words
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247 1987-10-10 10 AN UNFORTUNATE incident happened at the National Stadium on Sept 26 during a Malaysia Cup quarter-final soccer match. The stadium was quite crowded and the weather was warm and humid. A spectator in front of me decided to take off his247 words
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Article155 1987-10-10 10 IF I were a woman. I would object to the dubious honor ifi<- of "madam" that the press insists on lalielling me if 1 choose to use my maiden name. “Madam" is. (i) A word used hi speaking politely to a woman, or prefixed to155 words
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Advertisement198 1987-10-10 10 Filin someone overseas about Singapore. BBP „1 The Straits Times i® IIJ: f WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION 1 v»tv«mv, srntMPtA i ter K Cl t, No 2ttA*r The Straits Times Overseas Weekly. It’s the weekly newspaper, printed on lightweight paper in convenient tabloid size. It carries business, economic, political and general198 words
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Advertisement91 1987-10-10 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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630 1987-10-10 11 ABBY TAN - By ABBY TAN, Manila Correspondent MANILA Few other Filipino politicians are said to have greater ambition than Vice-President Salvador Laurel. His break with President Corazon Aquino in August when he quit as Foreign Secretary and later his “communists in the government” scare are a630 words
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1001 1987-10-10 11 TAN SAI SIONG - By TAN SAI SIONG in The Sunday Times WHEN I was attending the recent public lectures by the current Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor, I wondered how many in his audience had complained in the past about the Government not doing enough forin The Sunday Times - 1,001 words
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Article, Illustration594 1987-10-10 11 HUMOUR WAN HAN TU loves beer, and he says that beer loves him. Whatever the truth of the matter, Han Tu is in the habit of meandering his way home after the bars close at around midnight. As it was the notorious Seventh Month which594 words
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829 1987-10-10 13 ANNA TEO - Trade reflects links between education and trade By ANNA TEO in Business Times BRITAIN’S hallowed halls of learning have lost out to the Ivy League and baseball campuses at least in their share of Singapore students. Almost two in three Singaporeans headed forin Business Times - 829 words
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753 1987-10-10 13 LINDA CHEE - Somewhere out there, anytime, any day, a Singapore ship could just be held up at the behest of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). Why? This article explains and says that the ITF should review its current policy towards the Singapore shipBusiness Times - 753 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article604 1987-10-10 12 EDITORIALS published in this page are from The Straits Times unless otherwise acknowledged. Oct 9, 1987 IT HAS been almost a year since the Singapore Government first exercised its power to restrict the local sales of foreign publications deemed to have engaged in the internal politics of Singapore.604 words
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Article619 1987-10-10 12 Oct 8,1987 INTENSE competition among rival factions before a party election, followed by a quick closing of ranks afterwards, had been a hallmark of many previous Umno elections. Even if unity might not have been completely restored, Umno leaders had never had much difficulty establishing an619 words
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Article590 1987-10-10 12 Oct 6,1987 LAST Saturday’s statement by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on mosques and land use in Singapore hopes to remove any misunderstanding in the Muslim community by using a time-tested method. It is to let the facts speak for themselves. What are these facts? Firstly,590 words
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Article344 1987-10-10 12 Oct 5,1987 SINGAPOREANS who arc looking forward to taking the Mass Rapid Transit to work or school but had been waiting eagerly to find out how much they would be charged to ride on the trains were no doubt pleasantly surprised by the fare announcement344 words
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Article48 1987-10-10 12 “If you can't score, you don’t win. And If we can’t even score from penalty kicks, then we deserve to be out.” Singapore soccer coach Seak Poh Leong, on the performance of his team in the second leg of the Malaysia Cup quarterfinal match against Perlis.48 words
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Miscellaneous15 1987-10-10 13 1 p//%5 Ifni 7 n 1 "3 3% 3^ I a oim bi (JS «a15 words
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Article3120 1987-10-10 14 Friday, Oct 1,1987 1987 Last Yield Vol Day High low Company Sale Change 000) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS l COMMERCIAL *275 130 Acma 21/ unch 04 16 218 216 96 56 Alcorn 65 unch 5 65 65 308 109 Amal Stool 50» 2923,120 words
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189 1987-10-10 14 A GOOD Monday start, which saw the ST Industrial Index rise by a handsome 29.29 points, was sustained on Tuesday, followed by a marginal loss the next day and small gains on Thursday and Friday. On the week, the marker189 words
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359 1987-10-10 14 NEWLY-LISTED Singmarine Industries continued to steal the limelight on the Singapore stock market yesterday, rising to a high of $2.19, 68 per cent above its $1.30 offer price, before closing at $2.17. The counter, one of the day’s top gainers with its359 words
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Article108 1987-10-10 14 IN KUALA LUMPUR yesterday, share prices finished mixed to slightly steadier again in active trading. While most blue chips continued to hold steady, a number of quality counters succumbed to profit-tak-ing. Turnover was higher at 12.3 million units valued at M 532.36 million, compared with Thursday’s108 words
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Article49 1987-10-10 14 HONGKONG shares closed sharply lower in hectic trading yesterday on expectations of an imminent increase in local interest rates by the Hongkong As- sociation of Banks following the rise in US prime rates. The Hang Seng Index lost 53.71 points to end the day at 3,882.42.49 words
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Article512 1987-10-10 15 ELAINE KOH - Majority of banks sign restructuring accord By ELAINE KOH in Business Times PROMET BHD, battling for survival for more than 17 months, has finally cleared the most crucial hurdle with the signing of a loan restructuring agreement with its creditor hanks this week. With thein Business Times - 512 words
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Article165 1987-10-10 15 SINGAPORE investors subscribed a staggering $19.21 billion for three public share Issues this week. The Issue that attracted the biggest response was the SINGAPORE REINSURANCE offer of 18 million shares at $1.60. The offer was subscribed 267.4 times, with $7.7 billion in application money. Altogether165 words
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Article133 1987-10-10 15 SINGMAKINK Industries stole the limelight with Its dehut on the Singapore stock market on Thursday Its shares traded as high as $2, more than a 59 per cent premium on the public Issue price. The counter opened at $1.89 compared with the $1.39 issue price,133 words
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Article409 1987-10-10 15 Ocl 9 HXl Chanjc Assoc Inti Motets 3 82S onch Bonk Ot Lost Avio 32 /s •0 7S Copitol Corp 3 97S urv.h Cathay Poe tin Air 8 90 0? C heung Kong 13 10 0 3 Cbmo Light 2V 30 0 4 C»ty Resources 4 8S 0 3409 words
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336 1987-10-10 15 HSUNG BEE HWA - By HSUNG BEE HWA TIN mining conglomerate Malaysia Mining Corporation s efforts to trim operational costs anti reduce borrowings have paid off and it is now in profit. In the six months to July, it made a M 520.11 million pre-tax profit.336 words
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198 1987-10-10 15 THE United Overseas Bank has firmly wrapped up its takeover of Industrial Commercial Bank with a final tally of 43.61 million shares in hand, amounting to a 87.2 per cent stake But, with its holding below the 90 pet198 words
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100 1987-10-10 15 Reuter. LOS ANGELES A company owned by the Sultan of Brunei has bought the Beverly Hills Hotel Hotel sources said the purchase price was more than US$2OO million (Ss4lB million). The hotel has been owned by a partnership led by US investor Marvin Davis,— Reuter. - 100 words
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Article54 1987-10-10 15 METRO Holdings director Jopie Ong Hie Koan sold 50.000 shares in the company on Tuesday at $l4 a share, or a total of $700,000 The sale reduced the number of shares registered in his name to 625,017, and the number of shares in which he has a54 words
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790 1987-10-10 16 SOH TIANG KENG - Heftier borrowing costs likely in months ahead By SOH TIANG KENG in Business Times THE cost of money is heading up again. Towards the end of hast month, three of Singapore’s Big Four banks and Citibank have raised savings yields following a firmingin Business Times - 790 words
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Article327 1987-10-10 16 Managers' prices (or October 10 12 Singapore Unit Trust The imfTtffce 1 23 1 30 The »»»ng% f und 1 10 1 17 S pur»- P* )s» f und 0 49 Q63.d $pn»e 'jet fund 0 83 0 89 Invest fund 0 93 0 99 S p fquit*327 words
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COMPANY RESULTS
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381 1987-10-10 16 THE improved results of construction, property and hotel group, Lum Chang Holdings Ltd, reflects the recent recovery of the Singapore economy and the property market. Group turnover for the year to June 30 rose 6.4 per cent to $226.64 million. Despite keen381 words
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154 1987-10-10 16 SEA View Hotel Ltd has turned in a better set of results and intends to reward shareholders with a scrip issue. Sea View said in a statement that improved food and drink sales helped boost group pre-tax profit for the year ended June154 words
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550 1987-10-10 16 WITH three-quarters of 1987 gone, there are signs of a slowing down in the rate of increase in the world's stock markets, though some markets continued to forge strongly ahead last month. Most startling of all was Taipei, where prices rose by a third550 words
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Article172 1987-10-10 16 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Rothmans (M) Bhd is expecting improved earnings with its company’s proposed internal reconstruction. Under the plan, Rothmans would transfer all tobacco business to two of its whol-ly-owned subsidiaries, chairman Tan Sri Mohamed bin Tunku Besar Burhanuddin said in a statement. Production would be takenBernama. - 172 words
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Article157 1987-10-10 16 SAVU Investments Pte Ltd, a private company set up by directors of listed Hotel Properties Ltd, has purchased Winchester House from Singapore Land's 50 per cent-owned subsidiary for $3O million. The 85-year-old building was jointly owned by SingaEore Land’s subsidiary, and Development Pte Ltd, and157 words
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Advertisement1071 1987-10-10 18 Coopers Ly :rand Associates provides a comprehensive range of management consultancy services aimed at helping clients increase the effectiveness and profitability of their organisation. These services include Corporate Development, Organisation Planning, Financial Control and Management Information Systems, Manpower Reviews and Cost Reduction Studies, Electronic Data Processing, Manufacturing and Distribution Systems,1,071 words
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Advertisement610 1987-10-10 19 *<s C?' v S>* v x mm < V' 111 NGESQ Senior QA Engineer Reporting to the QA Manager, the successful candidate will he responsible for: •lending a team of Supervisors/Inspectors in Process Control so as to ensure good quality during manufacturing. monitoring the quality status and problems of manufacturing,610 words
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Advertisement1065 1987-10-10 21 m&j NATIONAL J.j UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Applications are invited for teaching appointments in the area of Accounting. Candidates should possess at least a Master's degree in Accounting and relevant professional qualifications. Those applying for Senior Lectureships and above must have considerable teaching and/or research/industrial experience. Besides undergraduate1,065 words
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Advertisement362 1987-10-10 22 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. We362 words
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TIMESPORT
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Article, Illustration486 1987-10-10 23 LEE WAI WUN - Champ Jones among 19 for the finale POWERBOAT GRAND PRIX By LEE WAI WUN NINETEEN top-class powerboat drivers, including world champion Jonathan Jones, will turn Marina Bay into an arena of daredevil stunts when the Singapore Powerboat Grand Prix takes place from Nov 21-22.486 words
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Article, Illustration304 1987-10-10 23 JOE DORAI - Malaysian state line up lucrative offer By JOE DORAI SELANGOR, the former Malaysia Cup soccer “kingpins”, want to secure the services of Singapore’s top striker V. Sundramoorthy in a bid to regain lost prestige following their shock elimination in the quarter-finals. The Malaysian state are planning to304 words
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Article199 1987-10-10 23 RACING NOTES JOCKEY M. Rahmat’s appeal against a three-month disqualification was disallowed at a special Malayan Racing Association Committee hearing at Bukit Timah Racecourse last week. His deposit was also forfeited. On the third day of the Perak Turf Club September meeting, racing stewards found Rahmat199 words
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Article, Illustration694 1987-10-10 23 J. RAJENDRAN - WORLD CUP BADMINTON By J. RAJENDRAN AFP. IN BADMINTON, as in other sports, age is a decisive factor. While an ageing player can count on his experience to pull him through, there will come a time when even that cannot prevent defeat.– AFP. - 694 words
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Article240 1987-10-10 23 Bemama KUALA LUMPUR Singapore will play the qualifying round of the Thomas Cup badminton tournament in Melbourne together with Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. Malaysia will host next year’s Thomas and Über Cups finals from May 23 to June 5. (Qualifying rounds for the two prestigiousBemama - 240 words
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491 1987-10-10 24 ONG MING SEING - By ONG MING SEING Washington Correspondent NEW YORK Singapore has the potential to become an oil trading centre after making its mark as an oil refining and petrochemicals centre. This was the assessment given by Trade and Industry Minister Brigadier-General491 words
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Article, Illustration212 1987-10-10 24 AT THE rear of the last of the 1M trishaws was the message, Just Married, and a trail of clanking tin cans. Its passengers were newly-weds Mr and Mrs Chna Kwang Yeow, sweating in the mid-morning son bat thoroughly enjoying the ride toPictures by SIMON KER. - 212 words
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Article313 1987-10-10 24 CATHERINE C. ONG - By CATHERINE C. ONG in Bandar Sen Begawan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN The long-awaited National Bank of Brunei trial, scheduled to start on Monday, has been pushed back by a week. The adjournment followed an application in the High Court by Singapore lawyer Mr Pala Krishnan,313 words
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