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Title Section20 1988-01-23 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 1988 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI(P) 222/8/8720 words
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Article, Illustration514 1988-01-23 1 BERTHA HENSON - Institute of Policy Studies will be forum for discussion of issues affecting nation’s future By BERTHA HENSON FIRST Deputy Prime Minister Gob Chek Teas has announced the setting ap of a think tank to provide a farnm far free aad trank dlscuMton at tones affecting514 words
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Article, Illustration662 1988-01-23 1 CONRAD RAJ - Sealion share deal probe By CONRAD RAJ BUSINESSMAN Allan Nr and the manager of Standard Chartered Bank’s Singapore operations, Michael Raymond Taylor, were charged on Monday with two counts each of making misleading statements to the Securities Industry Council on Jan 23 last year. They662 words
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Article, Illustration497 1988-01-23 1 KUALA LUMPUR FORMER MCA president Tan Koon Swan, recently released from Singapore's Changi jail, pleaded guilty here on Monday to an amended charge of criminal breach of trust involving M 523.2 million (Ss2o million) belonging to Mul-ti-Purpose Holdings. An application by Tan's counsel497 words
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129 1988-01-23 1 NST. KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian Chinese Association Youth leader Datuk Kee Yong Wee on Thursday pleaded guilty to two reduced charges of criminal breach of tnist involving M 53.3 million belonging to Komuda. a co-op-erative society. Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Wang Choon WingNST. - 129 words
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Advertisement124 1988-01-23 1 Team MPs: Govt releases Cabinet papers P 5 INSIDE Job outlook sunny for most finance, engineering and computer graduates PAGE 14 HOME NEWS PM: Retire? Anytime my successor is ready PAGE 2 Transplant law helps woman, man get kidneys PAGE 4 Sri Lenka’s sad history holds lessons for S’pore PAGE124 words
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412 1988-01-23 2 Nihon Keizai Shimbun interviews the Prime Minister TOKYO Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew says he is ready to retire anytime his successor feels he can take over. Mr Lee. who will be 65 this September, told the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Japan’s leading412 words
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398 1988-01-23 2 THE Singapore Democratic Party and the Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) have rejected a suggestion from First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong that they should consider merging. To Mr Chiam See Tong, the SDP secretary-general and MP for Potong Pasir, a398 words
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Article, Illustration138 1988-01-23 2 THE red lion head symbol, Singapore's national symbol, will soon be emblazoned on the packaging of locally-made goods. The Singapore Manufacturers’ Association (SMA) said the symbol has been chosen as the export logo to give Singapore products a distinctive identity and to project138 words
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Article, Illustration308 1988-01-23 2 CEPHAH TAN - By CEPHAH TAN SINGAPORE students studying abroad now have a Link to the government’s matchmaking service back home. Link is the name of the magazine of the Social Development Unit, which started sending copies to 11 high commissions, embassies and permanent missions abroad308 words
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328 1988-01-23 2 QUOTE f I don’t think I want to model my life on the Anglo-Saxon. I want to catch up with his material and scientific progress. I want to pick up and emulate some of his methods of organising328 words
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Article, Illustration192 1988-01-23 2 TWO directors of the Lim family, who formerly owned the Emporium Holdings retail chain, were made bankrupt last week. Mr S. Nabham, for the Lim cousins, Mr Lim Tow Yong and Mr Lim Tow Kian, failed to have the bankruptcy petitions postponed in a192 words
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Article256 1988-01-23 2 THE Parliamentary Select Committee set op to scrotinise the Team MP legislation has invited members of the public to send in their views in writing by Feb 1. The Committee Is looking at two Bills Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill and the Constitution of the Republic (Amendment256 words
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Article, Illustration682 1988-01-23 3 Use free trade system to ease imbalances, he urges DEVELOPING countries should not bear the brunt of protectionistic measures by developed nations attempting to correct their worldwide trade imbalances, Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu said on Wednesday. This is important because682 words
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315 1988-01-23 3 THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has protested to the United States Embassy here and sought an assurance that it will not interfere in Singapore's internal affairs. This follows the publication, in two foreign newspapers, of an embassy spokesman’s statement expressing regret at the Government’s315 words
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Article, Illustration417 1988-01-23 3 THE LATE Gnh Choo San, who achieved International acclaim as a choreographer with the Washington Ballet, left a hefty (IBSSM,MI (about $1 million) legacy for yonng dancers and choreographers. Slagapere-bern Choo Saa, who died la November from aa Aids-related disease, left417 words
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265 1988-01-23 3 ON the morning of his death last November 28, Goh Choo San. 39, choreographer extraordinaire, asked to see the Cultural Medallion he was awarded in 1986. Holding it close to his heart he said to his sister, Soo Khim: "Please keep this for me,265 words
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Article205 1988-01-23 3 LIGHTED-UP bumboat floats will cruise up and down the Singapore River as part of the Hongbao celebrations to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Dragon next month. And cultural performances by Chinese clan associations will be staged on three of them as they join205 words
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223 1988-01-23 3 SINGAPORE has condemned North Korea’s involvement in the bombing of a South Korean jetliner on Nov 29 last year as an outrage against international law and civilised behaviour. A Foreign Ministry statement said the Government was shocked to learn that the horrendous act of223 words
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495 1988-01-23 4 MAYLEE CHIA - Organs from accident victim who hadn’t registered objection By MAYLEE CHIA A FATHER of two and a housewife on Wednesday night became the first recipients of a kidney each under the Human Organ Transplant Act 1987 which came into effect this week.495 words
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311 1988-01-23 4 THE] Prime Minister has sent a message of condolence to the widow of the late President of Taiwan, expressing his deep sense of personal loss. Mr l>ee Kuan Yew said he and Mrs Lee had treasured memories of President Chiang Ching-kuo. who311 words
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Article, Illustration218 1988-01-23 4 JURONG Bird Park’s latest attraction, the SIII, IN Fuji Hawk Centre, was officially opened last week by Brlg-tien (Res) Lee Helen l/oong, the Minister for Trade h Industry and Second Minister far Defence (Services). In renjnnrtlon with Its establishment, the park plans218 words
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144 1988-01-23 4 CALIFORNIA has passed a law requiring all cans and bottles of alcoholic beverages to carry health warnings on the hazards of drinking alcohol and Singapore’s Traffic Police are keeping a close watch on what happens next. A spokesman said that if the Californian law helps144 words
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322 1988-01-23 4 L.E. PREMA - BY L.E. PREMA THE new Thomson Fertility Clinic has become the first private set-up to achieve a successful pregnancy by the In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), or test-tube baby, method. The clinic, a Thomson Medical Centre subsidiary, has made local medical history with the322 words
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Article, Illustration322 1988-01-23 4 THE Singapore navy is getting six Missile Corvettes, and will ask the public to help name five of these warships. The first, named RSS Victory, will arrive from Bremen, West Germany, at the end of the year. The other five ships, built here by322 words
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Article, Illustration1750 1988-01-23 5 LESLIE FONG - PM was already working on idea to ensure Malay presence in Parliament way back in 1981 By LESLIE FONG THE Government has released Cabinet papers on the origins of the Team MP concept to nail1,750 words
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Article, Illustration1323 1988-01-23 6 SRI LANKA and the deep-rooted problems between its Sinhalese and Tamil peoples are a world apart from Singapore. But In its sad history of racial politics gone tragically wrong lies vital lessons for multi-racial Singapore, Mr («oh Chok Tong said. The Team1,323 words
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558 1988-01-23 6 ONE issue raised by Malay MPs was the definition of Malays in the legislation. Some urged that Islam be included in the definition but Mr Goh explained why this could not be done. He also responded to a call about including Indians in558 words
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Article, Illustration2436 1988-01-23 7 Why other alternatives to Team MPs were rejected MR GOH outlined the two main issues involved in GRCs ensuring that Parliament is always mul-ti-racial, and how to achieve this. He also tackled other questions raise<l by MPs ALTHOUGH many points have been2,436 words
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Article, Illustration2450 1988-01-23 8 ZAHARIAH AZIZ - Govt gets Supreme Court nod to sign M 53.4 billion highway contract No cause for action, says Lord President, but dissenting judges say opposition leader has a duty to the people as an MP BY ZAHARIAH AZIZ KUALA LUMPUR2,450 words
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Article, Illustration606 1988-01-23 9 Minister hits back at the Lord President ‘We must respect and honour each other’s rights, prerogatives’ hold its principles. Bernama. PENANG Education Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said the judiciary, like the executive and legislative branches of government, should be prepared to face publichold its principles. — Bernama. - 606 words
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81 1988-01-23 9 borutm». KUALA LUMPUR Malayolass will be allowed to let off firecrackers daring the Lanar New Year and Chap Gob Mel celebrations this year. Depoty Home Minister Datok Megat Junld Megat Ayub said tbe ministry had agreed to lift tbe baa for– borutm». - 81 words
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Article, Illustration465 1988-01-23 9 ISMAIL KASSIM - By ISMAIL KASSIM KUALA LUMPUR Acting Democratic Action Party leader Lee Lam Thye has successfully defended the moderate line adopted by the party’s central executive committee following the arrest of its top leaders. Mr Lee, who was made465 words
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251 1988-01-23 9 Bernama PULAU KETAM (off Port Klang) Deputy Agriculture Minister Datuk Alex Lee is to ask the Foreign Ministry to protest to the Indonesian government about Indonesian boats harassing local fishermen. He said he had received reports of uniformed personnel in patrolBernama - 251 words
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Article297 1988-01-23 9 NST, Reuter. KUALA LUMPUR The United States will support Malaysia’s bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council should there be a consensus among the other Asean countries. This was disclosed by the US Assistant Secretary of State for East AsianNST,; Reuter. - 297 words
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261 1988-01-23 9 KUALA LUMPUR DAP secretary-general Lim Kit Staag and deputy chairman Karpal Singh, both nnder detention nnder the Internal Secnrlty Art, may lone their party posts nnder the Societies Act. The Registrar of Societies, Madam Zaldah HashIm, said this week that the Act261 words
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258 1988-01-23 10 PENANG NST, Be mama. PRIMK Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad hait called on bumiputra entrepreneurs to study their weaknesses and seek the reasons for their problems without being over-dependent on government aid. The government was prepared toNST,; Be mama. - 258 words
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274 1988-01-23 10 NST. KUALA LUMPUR Star Publications and its chief editor have withdrawn their appeal in the Supreme Court against a High Court decision disal lowing their application to have a constitutional point, raised in their defence to a libel suit filed byNST. - 274 words
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160 1988-01-23 10 KUALA LUMPUR With Thaipusam barely two weeks away, controversy is brewing among the Hindu community on whether the carrying of the kavadi should be banned in the country. While several academicians and educationists are calling for a total ban of the kavadi, religious160 words
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197 1988-01-23 10 KAJANG (Selangor) NST. KAJANG Prison has instituted a new measure to ensure prison security. It is entrusting prisoners with patrol duties A selected group of prisoners work for an hour each between midnight and 6 am, patrolling certain blocks of cells.– NST. - 197 words
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Article, Illustration882 1988-01-23 10 ABBY TAN - The Philippine local elections By ABBY TAN Manila Correspondent MANILA The implications of the administration victory in the Philippine local elections this week are many. President Corazon Aquino, criticised lately for not effectively harnessing the national will, has prevailed, a two-party system seems certain to882 words
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278 1988-01-23 10 JAKARTA HOME Affairs Minister Soepardjo Rustam has called for an immediate halt to waste and misappropriation of public fundis, the Jakarta Post reported. Opening a conference of provincial governors here, he said: "There is a lot of evidence that many irregularities still278 words
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Article80 1988-01-23 10 AFP, UPI. BANGKOK A total of Ml Muslim rebels, some trained in Libya, have surrendered to the Thai army, apparently ending a long and (irotraeted armed struggle or autonomy in south Thailand. Thai army Commander-In-Chief General Chavalit Yougehalyudh and senior stuff officers attended an official “welcoming home"AFP,; UPI. - 80 words
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Article, Illustration520 1988-01-23 11 Call to restrict them not widely supported I REFER to the heading “Australians call for strict limits on Asian migrants” for a Reuter report in your Jan 12 edition. This heading could convey a quite misleading impression about the attitude of the Australian community towards520 words
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232 1988-01-23 11 I READ with concern the recent proposed legislation to institutionalise minority representation in Parliament. Such a move will be a step backward for Singapore. Since independence we have stressed the need to work towards a Singaporean Singapore. Singaporeans have consistently elected MPs232 words
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312 1988-01-23 11 I REPLY to Wong Kin Hong's letter "How can grandma beat a young woman?” (ST, Jan 8). The Mrs of the World Pageant is open to national winners from all over the world who are at least 18 years old, with312 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article628 1988-01-23 12 JAN 22, 1988 IT WAS no doubt pure coincidence that the latest White House report on threats to United States security was released smack in the middle of Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze’s first foray into Western Europe since the signing of the intermediate nuclear forces628 words
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Article620 1988-01-23 12 JAN 21, 1988 FILIPINOS in general must have been relieved that Monday's local elections turned out to be relatively trouble-free, after a vio-lence-ridden seven-week campaign that had reportedly taken 86 lives, many of them election candidates. President Corazon Aquino must have felt the same, for620 words
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Article608 1988-01-23 12 JAN 20. 198 e SOVIET leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s recent overtures to China are the clearest sign yet that he meant business when he called for improved relations between Moscow and Beijing in July 1986 at the Pacific port of Vladivostok. His willingness to accept China’s position608 words
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687 1988-01-23 12 Ning Juita - Ning Juita in Kuala Lumpur FRIENDS tease me about my ‘‘chauffeur-driven limousine" the city radio-taxi. The service is invaluable for people like me who are apt to get hopelessly lost even in familiar places. Looking for an address in the labyrinth687 words
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1145 1988-01-23 13 TAN SAI SIONG - TAN SAI SIONG on the Team MP concept Sometimes the best endorsement comes from the most unlikely quarters. So the Team MP concept proposed by the People’s Action Party to institutionalise multi-racial politics in Singapore received the strongest recommendation albeit unwittingly given1,145 words
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Article, Illustration676 1988-01-23 13 FORMER millionaire businessman Amos Dawe, who was convicted for fraud in Hongkong in 1982, was recently set free after serving only 32 months of a five-year jail term in the colony. He is676 words
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Article, Illustration2067 1988-01-23 14 New Singapore graduates these days are learning a hard lesson not taught in the classroom: Recovery from recession and prospects of a steadily expanding economy do not necessarily mean uniform opportunities when it comes to finding a job that will2,067 words
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Article, Illustration710 1988-01-23 15 HEDWIG ALFRED - By HEDWIG ALFRED A SINGAPORE author has been elevated by the Cambridge examination syndicate to the same league as such literary greats as George Bernard Shaw, Thomas Hardy and V.S. Naipaul. Dr Catherine Lim be came the first local writer to710 words
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517 1988-01-23 15 JACK’S Place is bringing their skiddle skills down to Sydney to show Australians how to cook their meat. The Singapore steakhouse, known for its Western menu with a robust Hainanese touch, opened Jan 15 in downtown Sydney. The owners hope it is517 words
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Article, Illustration1160 1988-01-23 16 SEAH CHIANG NEE - By- SEAH CHIANG NEE ARE some foreip journals really interfering in the internal affairs of Singapore? Or is this merely a charge of convenience levelled at them by the Singapore Government as a means of silencing unwelcome criticism? These are1,160 words
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1063 1988-01-23 16 PANG CHENG LIAN - By PANG CHENG LIAN THE drab blue Mao jackets which had made it virtually impossible to distinguish the men from the women in Shanghai in 1971 are now the exception rather than the rule. But Nanking Road, which was jammed during my first1,063 words
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Article, Illustration410 1988-01-23 17 HONGKONG AP, Reuter. RONALD LI, the controversial former chairman of the Hongkong stock exchange, was charged last week with accepting a special allotment of shares from a Japanese construction company in exchange for approving the company’s listing. He was chargedAP,; Reuter. - 410 words
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370 1988-01-23 17 NST. KUALA LUMPUR Petronas made a pre-tax profit of M 54.3 billion in the financial year 1986/87 34 per cent or M 52.216 billion less than the year before. The results, announced by chairman Raja Tan Sri MoharNST. - 370 words
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360 1988-01-23 17 BUOYED by the economic recovery, Stagapsre’s total trade rose 2$ per cent to $128.6 billion last year from $1*4.5 trillion In 1886. Wi reversed the position of the previous two yean, which saw total trade declining by 4.1 per cent In 1885360 words
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192 1988-01-23 17 THE Marco Polo Singapore has denied rumours of a takeover bid by The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd, flagship of Hongkong shipping magnate Sir YueKong Pao. Recent reports in The Straits Times and Business Times have mentioned that the stock market was192 words
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Article, Illustration529 1988-01-23 17 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ JAPANESE securities houses are lining up to establish their presence here to cater to the increasing number of Japanese individuals and companies planning to invest their surplus cash in Singapore and the region. This was slated by Mr Akihiko529 words
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364 1988-01-23 17 A LEADING maker of industrial process control instruments and systems, Foxboro Far East, has become the ninth company to be awarded operational headquarters (OHQ) status by the Economic Development Board. An EDB statement said the American company is dedicated to high-quality products364 words
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Article3162 1988-01-23 18 Friday, Jan 22, 1187 1987/M Las) Yield Vol Day High Low Company Sale Change 000) High low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS COMMERCIAL 27b 80 Aetna 119 -i 08 20 121 1 19 96 26 Alcorn 50 308 96 Amal Steal SO* 158 -1 25 6133,162 words
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383 1988-01-23 18 AFTER starting the week with a hefty jump of 47.79 points in the ST Industrial Index, following the USft4 billion fall in the US trade deficit for the month of November, the Singapore share market returned to lacklustre trading but still ended383 words
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Article156 1988-01-23 18 THE Kuala Lumpur market finished steadier yesterday on bargain-hunt-ing and short-covering. Except for a handful of stocks, most counters were traded within narrow margin. The New Straits Times Industrial Index closed at 1,442.96, up 15.22 points. The sharper gain is due largely to component stock156 words
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Article64 1988-01-23 18 HONGKONG prices yesterday closed higher after a day of see-saw trading, supported by slightly improved sentiment due to a steadier US dollar. The Hang Seng Index ended the day 10.06 points higher at 2,422.38 after a strong opening and a late morning pullback. Turnover slip- ped to64 words
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165 1988-01-23 19 THE Malayan Law Journal Pto Ltd (MLJ), a Singapore company specialising in law reporting and stocking legal textbooks, has been bought by internationally known British publishers Butterworths. Butterworths, which deals in legal publications and other books, is owned by Brit-ish-listed Reeds International and165 words
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501 1988-01-23 19 THE Singapore stock market offers certain good value despite the prevailing uncertainty which has kept investors at bay, said British stockbrokers Phillips Drew. Its latest World Investment Review has advised investors to adopt a “safe-ty-first” strategy favouring blue chips such as Singapore501 words
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Article137 1988-01-23 19 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Sistem Tolevisyen Malaysia Bhd, which last week reported higher earnings for 1987, will be listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in April. STMB chairman Datuk Mohamad Desa Pachi revealed this after the company's annual general meeting. Shareholders approved the issue ofBernama - 137 words
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Article371 1988-01-23 19 Jan 22 HKS Chanfe Assoc Inti Hotels 2 IS 0 075 Bonk Of Eost Asia 20 50 03 Capital Cotp 0 78 ■001 Cathay Pacific Air 6 05 unch Cheung Kong China Light 6 85 1830 uni h 02 City Resources 1 20 unch Cross Horb Tunnel 1380 unch371 words
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Article231 1988-01-23 19 Interbank Over the counter Foreign currency local dolars to one unit of foreign currency Foreign currency to SS10 Australian dollar Canadian dollar NZ dollar Sterling pound US dollar 1 4429- 1 4446 1 5777-1 5797 1 3459—1 3486 3 6159-3 6197 *****-2 0205 701-683 640-6 28231 words
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263 1988-01-23 19 THE Singapore International Chamber of Commerce is against the proposal that auditors of public companies in Singapore be rotated every five years. It feels that appointment of audit committees would be a better solution. "The consensus of the chamber’s members is that, from263 words
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Article299 1988-01-23 19 Managers' prices lor January 23 A 25 Singapore Unit Trust The Commute 0 92-098 The Sawings fund 0 81 —0 82 Spore Prog fund 0 32-OAI Spore Set fund 062 06/ S pore Invest Fund 066-0 20 S pore Equity Fund Asia Unit Trust 0.44-048 Mai Invest fund299 words
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Article, Illustration333 1988-01-23 23 PETER SIOW - Our top woman shooter gets Olympics slot By PETER SIOW SINGAPORE’S woman shooter Khatijah Surattee will be competing in the Seoul Olympics in September. After weeks of uncertainty, her name finally appeared among the Seoul participants in the latest UIT (International Shooting Union) journal. It’s a dream333 words
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Article, Illustration503 1988-01-23 23 J. RAJENDRAN - Former shuttle greats reminisce about good old wooden rackets By J. RAJENDRAN THE meeting between Wong Peng Soon and Erland Kops may not have been as closely-monitored as the encounter between Reagan and Gorbachev. But, be it politics or sports, there isPicture by ALBERT SIM. - 503 words
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Article, Illustration169 1988-01-23 23 SINGAPORE jockey K.H. Chew, M, died In Auckland General Hospital on Thursday without regaining consclousneos after a race fall last Thursday. News of his death was sent to the Malayan Racing Association by Jim Fleming, racing control manager of the New Zealand169 words
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Article243 1988-01-23 23 SOCCER ace V. Sundramoorthy has been given a six-month free transfer, starting from this month, by the Football Association of Singapore to join First Division club FC Basle, of Switzerland. The only condition imposed by the FAS is that Sundram must re-apply for a243 words
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262 1988-01-23 23 ALAN HUBBARD - Sacked exSingapore coach Hartley to sue Spurs By ALAN HUBBARD LONDON Former Singapore national coach Trevor Hartley is to sue London soccer club Tottenham Hotspur, who fired him almost three months ago following the departure of manager David Pleat. Hartley, 40, who was Pleat's assistant, has been out of work262 words
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Article, Illustration310 1988-01-23 24 SANDRA DAVIE - Guinness gracious! A 224-metre-long dragon kite that actually flies... Story: SANDRA DAVIE THE successful launch and five-minute flight by a Singapore kite last Sunday hold the promise of a lofty place in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s longest kite. The 224-m long dragon-shaped kite is just twoPicturo: YAP YEW PIANG - 310 words
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138 1988-01-23 24 THE Prime Minister will attend the funeral of Taiwan’s President Chiang Ching-kuo on Jan 30, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. Mr Lee Kuan Yew will be accompanied by Mrs Lee, Second Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong, Mrs Ong and officials. Three138 words
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91 1988-01-23 24 SINGAPORE’S 1987 Businessman of the Year is entrepreneur Alan Yeo, chairman and managing director of the food and beverage group Yeo Hiap Seng. Mr Yeo. 56, the third winner of the prestigious award since it was inaugurated in 1985, was presented with91 words
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