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Title Section20 1989-07-08 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1989 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI(P) 42/8/8820 words
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Article, Illustration578 1989-07-08 1 CHENG SHOONG TAT - Judge strikes off three of KL newspaper’s four defences By CHENG SHOONG TAT Kuala Lumpur MR Lee Kuan Yew has scored an important victory in a preliminary round of his libel suit against the Malaysian newspaper, The Sunday Star. The Singapore Prime Minister578 words
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582 1989-07-08 1 PRESIDENT Wee Kim Wee has granted clemency to nine Indian nationals due to be given three strokes of the cane each for overstaying in Singapore. But their jail terms, which vary from three to eight months, stay. The nine, aged between 24 and 38, were582 words
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615 1989-07-08 1 SERENA TOH - By SERENA TOH MORE Hongkong doctors and nurses have applied to work in Singapore following the Tiananmen crackdown, with about 20 doctors having done so in the past month alone. For the first half of last year, only nine Hongkong615 words
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Advertisement7 1989-07-08 1 PM on China after Tiananmen Page 87 words
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Advertisement80 1989-07-08 1 31b8 n» Membership has its privileges. HOME Lawyer Cashin cleared of disciplinary charges PAGE 3 Chok Tong sets 3 challenges for PAP’s women’s wing PAGE 2 URA looks abroad in big recruitment drive PAGE 4 More seek places in universities despite fees hike PAGE 6 CAUSEWAY UK shock for UoM80 words
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Article, Illustration1252 1989-07-08 2 Cheng Shoong Tat - PM’s libel suit against Malaysian newspaper By Cheng Shoong Tat KUALA LUMPUR High Court Judge Siti Norma Yaakob said on Thursday that she was convinced that the two articles published by the Sunday Star in 1987 which Mr Kuan Yew1,252 words
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982 1989-07-08 2 BERTHA HENSON - By BERTHA HENSON FIRST Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has set three challenges for the new People’s Action Party Women’s Wing, which he launched last Sunday. It should get women to discuss urgent national issues. organise activities to help women982 words
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Article117 1989-07-08 2 A 39-YEAR-OLD man living ip the eastern part of Singapore has died from dengue haemorrhagic fever. The death of the man, living in Jaian Batu, off Mount batten Road, was reported to the Environment Ministry on Monday. He is the first victim of the disease117 words
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Article, Illustration755 1989-07-08 3 BEN DAVIDSON - Court: He did not wrongfully retain costs awarded to client By BEN DAVIDSON SENIOR lawyer H. E. Cashin has been cleared of disciplinary charges which, among other matters, had accused him of wrongfully retaining legal costs awarded to a client. A three-judge court, which755 words
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170 1989-07-08 3 THE new “flush or pay” rule aimed at inculcating good habits among users of public toilets came into force last Saturday but those caught flouting the rule during the first two weeks will be let off with a warning. An Environment Ministry170 words
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Article185 1989-07-08 3 SECOND Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong will lead a union delegation for an 11-day visit to the Soviet Union from Monday. The visit is at the invitation of Mr Gennadi Yanaev, secretary of the country’s All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions, the National Trades185 words
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Article, Illustration437 1989-07-08 3 Singapore celebrates SAF Day THE peace that Singapore has enjoyed since independence must never be taken for granted. If it is, Singaporeans will chase distractions, backslide, tumble downhill and end up a broken nation, the First Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong437 words
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Article, Illustration150 1989-07-08 3 THE AIR FORCE got its second general with the promotion of the Deputy Commander of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), Gary Yeo (right) last week. Brig-Gen Yeo heads the list of 278 SAF officers who were promoted. The other air force general150 words
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Article, Illustration459 1989-07-08 4 NARENDRA AGGARWAL - Sources for top professionals include Hongkong, Australia, NZ and UK By NARENDRA AGGARWAL THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has gone on an aggressive recruitment drive overseas to prepare for its enlarged role as the National Planning Authority for long-term land use and development459 words
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Article, Illustration380 1989-07-08 4 THE wife of a banker, whose murder was allegedly planned by her and his foster brother, is the keywitness at the murder trial of three men which began in the High Court on Monday. The three men are:380 words
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244 1989-07-08 4 THE Housing Board has set up a $4O-million private company to provide management and consultancy services possibly abroad The new company, called Cesma International, will also sell landscaping and advisory services, using the HDB’s vast pool of expertise and resources. Formed244 words
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Article158 1989-07-08 4 AN exclusive club has been founded in Singapore, whose membership is restricted to people with an intelligence quotient or IQ of 148 and above. They must also be at least eight years old. The club, Mensa Singapore, was approved by the Registrar of Societies.158 words
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180 1989-07-08 4 HOUSEWIFE Annie Chew, 55, fatally hacked her 14-year-old adopted son with an axe and then slashed herself to death with a chopper in a flat in Tanjong Katong Road on Sunday. Her mother, Madam Ng Ah Kiang. 80, told police later she180 words
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397 1989-07-08 4 IT will be "happy hours" for undergrads at the National University of Singapore every Friday, but not everyone is saying “Cheers". The green light for "happy hours" at the Kent Ridge campus came from the Vice-Chancellor more than a397 words
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196 1989-07-08 4 A FORMER lawyer has made restitution of $46,274 out of a total of $84,108 he misappropriated from his clients’ and office accounts, a district court heard this week. Munusamy Sugunaretnam, 55, pleaded guilty to one charge of criminal breach of trust of $69,738196 words
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101 1989-07-08 4 ONE of THE largest single development contracts the Singapore Government has ever issued, a $463.98-million agreement with Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation, was signed on Wedneaday. It is to supply mechanical and electrical equipment for Asia’s biggest rubbish burner. The Senoko refuse incinerator is scheduled to101 words
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Article, Illustration619 1989-07-08 5 LEE HAN SHIH - Average price of $375 psf finds eager takers By LEE HAN SHIH in Business Times CONDOMINIUM prices are poised to move up again, following the unexpected and highly successful launch of the Kuok group’s Amber Point last week. The launch established a619 words
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Article, Illustration250 1989-07-08 5 BANKER-turned-judge Yong Pung How heard his first case on Monday. An accident claim, which was fixed for hearing for the whole day, was dealt with in chambers. The case Involved a steel-bender, Mr Teng Tiong Kong, 42, who suffered severe brain damage as a250 words
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Article247 1989-07-08 5 BASIC wages in Singapore rose an average 6.4 per cent last year, more than double the 3 per cent in 1967, latest Labour Ministry figures show. The figure is higher than the 4 per cent thrown up by an earlier Singapore National Employers Federation247 words
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403 1989-07-08 5 PETER HAZELHURST - By PETER HAZELHURST, Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO Japanese and American leaders have cited Singapore and South Korea as examples of how developing nations can emerge as new industrialising economies by placing emphasis on the private sector as a major motor for403 words
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152 1989-07-08 5 FLY to London for $790 that is the offer being made to Singapore students heading for studies in Britain. This one-way “student fare” is just one of the many special deals the British Alumni of Singapore has worked out with travel agents.152 words
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Article, Illustration304 1989-07-08 6 MORE students have applied to study in the National University of Singapore, although tuition fees have gone up this academic year. This is because loans are available, the university's Vice-Chancel-lor, Professor Lim Pin. said on Monday, adding: “With the availability of304 words
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Article, Illustration526 1989-07-08 6 NG WEI JOO - Second class? No longer so, he says By NG WEI JOO DIPLOMA holders received a shot in the arm this week from Dr Tay Eng Soon, the Senior Minister of State (Education), who told them they should not “worry overtly" about526 words
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270 1989-07-08 6 FROM Monday, the Government will be armed with a stronger weapon to fight corruption when a new law becomes effective. Under the Corruption (Confiscation of Benefits) Act, the Public Prosecutor may apply to a court for an order to confiscate the unexplained assets270 words
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166 1989-07-08 6 A HORSE trainer on Monday pleaded not guilty to a charge of abetting and conspiring with his father to cheat a Singapore businessman of $250,000. Steven Jay Ong, 30, a former Singaporean who has since become an Australian citizen. is alleged to have conspired166 words
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Article63 1989-07-08 6 A RESERVIST was fined $l,OOO this week for continuing to stay abroad after his exit permit allowing him to study in the United States had expired. Kenneth Looi Khye Cheng, 28, pleaded guilty to an offence under the Enlistment Act by remaining in the US from Jan63 words
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Article195 1989-07-08 6 SINGAPORE Airlines has made it to the top again. It has been picked as the best airline for inflight services and the “best-managed” and “best financially-managed" airline in the air-travel industry. SLA beat the other airlines in inflight services in a survey done by a195 words
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328 1989-07-08 6 A MAGISTRATE’S court this week ordered the promoters of the proposed Admiralty Country Club in Sembawang to return $1.92 million to those who paid to join it. The sum was seized by the Commercial Affairs Department after it received a complaint328 words
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196 1989-07-08 6 Maggots-in-chilli-paste stallholder loses licence FLY maggots were found in chilli paste for moo gorong at a cooked-food stall in Telok Ayer Transit Food Centre recently. The hawker licence of the stall-owner, Mr Mohamed Kassim Maricar s o Mohd Maricar, 69, expired on Friday and the Environment Ministry has not renewed196 words
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Article25 1989-07-08 6 MUSLIMS in Singapore will celebrate Hari Raya Haji on July 13, the Muslim religious leader, Mufti Syed Isa Semait, announced over radio.25 words
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Article, Illustration463 1989-07-08 7 s49m continuous promenade will be ready in four years THE pedestrian will feel like the king of the road when an upgraded and almost continuous promenade in the Orchard Road area is ready in four years’ time. The Public Works Department will begin work in463 words
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403 1989-07-08 7 BETWEEN 30 and 40 new Aids cases may be detected in Singapore before the year is over. This figure would be double that of last year’s, when 15 Aids victims were detected. This forecast was made in the June issue of the Epidemiological403 words
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99 1989-07-08 7 ABOUT 131, m public sector employees will receive an extra half-month bonus in their pay packet this month. The bonus Ls part of the Government's new revised salary package announced in March. The move is aimed at aligning civil servants' pay packets with those99 words
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54 1989-07-08 7 AN EMPLOYER was fined a total of $2,000 by a magistrate’s court on Monday for employing Malaysians without work permits. Lim Beng Hwee admitted employing them as fitters and genera; workers for two days at the Sembawang Shipyard. He was fined $5OO on each54 words
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Article, Illustration384 1989-07-08 7 MR HOWARD Chia, the younger brother of Singapore property and publishing magnate Jack Chia, has made it once again to the latest tally of Australia’s 200 richest people who have a personal net worth of As3s million (Sssl million) or384 words
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196 1989-07-08 7 NON-LEGAL staff in law firms have been directed not to use calling cards with the name, address or telephone number of their employers. The Law Society, which is believed to have issued the directive to prevent any attempt at touting, said196 words
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100 1989-07-08 7 A LANGUAGE school in Kobe, Japan has recruited an all-Singapore staff to teach English to Japanese. Miss Floria Law, Miss Carolyn Tan and Miss Karen Chee,three fresh NUS graduates now teach English at Temasek Language School. Named in honour of Singapore,100 words
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Article79 1989-07-08 7 ALAN HUBBARD - ALAN HUBBARD. THE Singapore Youth Choir was adjudged the best of 15 countries at the Forty-third Eisteddfod an international music festival at Llangollen in Wales on Thursday. It was the second time they had carried off the prestigious award. “We won in 1924, on our 19th79 words
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Article, Illustration778 1989-07-08 8 PAUL JACOB; and MIKE YEONG - f PM’s views on China after the Tiananmen killings By PAUL JACOB and MIKE YEONG BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Prime Minister Kuan Yew was quoted on Wednesday as saying that China’s modernisation programme was irreversible despite the recent unrest there. He said although there778 words
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166 1989-07-08 8 IT WILL be easier to catch a flight to Hongkong from September this year. Both Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines said this week that they will increase their number of flights between Singapore and Hongkong from September. This follows the recent revision166 words
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Article, Illustration335 1989-07-08 8 SINGAPOREANS who two week ago snapped up 35 fruit farms in Johor may not be able to realise their dream of owning an orchard retreat after all. The Johor State Government said this week said that while it gave approval to335 words
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166 1989-07-08 8 THE National Theatre Symphonic Band (NTSB) has won a top prize in the ongoing World Music Contest in Kerkrade, Holland, on Sunday. It came out first in the contest’s Harmonic 2nd Division. It was the only Asian band to take part in the Symphonic166 words
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Article54 1989-07-08 8 TWO Orchard Road touts, caught pestering tourists to buy “copy” watches in front of Lucky Plaza last month, were fined a total of $2,200 yesterday. Ong Thian Guan, 17, who had two previous convictions, was fined $2,000, while Lim Gee Heng, 19, whose first offence It54 words
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335 1989-07-08 8 THE two recent China trade fairs in Singapore, held after Beijing’s crackdown against pro-democra-cy protesters, have been flops. The Hangzhou Silk Fair secured only one contract worth less than $120,000. Even the $32 million worth of deals netted by the second fair, the335 words
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Article, Illustration677 1989-07-08 9 QUAH CHOON POH - 3y QUAH CHOON POH of the Foreign Desk JOHOR BARU The Johor Mentri Besar has told state assemblymen that relations with Singapore should be viewed in a constructive and positive manner. Responding to points raised by several assemblymen during the debate677 words
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127 1989-07-08 9 needs of the country. Bernama. PENANG The retirement age for civil servants now set at 55 years for men and women will be retained, said a Malaysian minister. The decision was made by the Cabinet at its meeting last week afterneeds of the country. Bernama. - 127 words
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Article38 1989-07-08 9 KUALA LUMPUR Helicopter flights to Genting Highlands from Kuala Lumpur have resumed after a break of several years. A local company Helitrade is operating three flights daily during weekends from a helipad in Segambut.38 words
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Article, Illustration308 1989-07-08 9 JOHOR BARU The government will not build a new Kuala Lumpur international airport or relocate Subang but will instead concentrate on easing the passenger and cargo congestion it currently faces, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik has said.308 words
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110 1989-07-08 9 JOHOR BARU The ferry link between Tanjung Belugkor near Desarn, and (hangi Point in Singapore, will be operational by the end of next year, according to Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Dr Ling IJong Sik. Dr Ling, on a visit here,110 words
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232 1989-07-08 9 Bemama. KUALA LUMPUR A police report has been lodged against a Malaysian minister and several others after pandemonium broke out last Friday at the 6th annual general meeting of Maika Holdings Bhd, the investment arm of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). ThreeBemama. - 232 words
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260 1989-07-08 9 ALAN HUBBARD - By ALAN HUBBARD Europe Editor LONDON Medical graduates from the University of Malaya will, from Jan l next year, no longer be recognised for “full registration” under a new ruling Imposed by the British General Medical Council. They will instead be accepted260 words
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Article423 1989-07-08 9 -NST. KUALA LUMPUR The British General Medical Council's decision to withdraw full recognition from the University of Malaya’s medical degree is unfair and ill-judged, UM Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Syed Hussein Alatas said on Thursday. He said the decision was made without any in-depth study of the-NST. - 423 words
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Article, Illustration636 1989-07-08 10 Bernama, NST. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Chinese are given a wide range of freedoms in all cultural, religious, educational and economic fields. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said this week. He said the Chinese community in Malaysia was far better offBernama,; NST. - 636 words
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Article, Illustration357 1989-07-08 10 NST. KUALA LUMPUR The government will not retard the progress of the other races just to improve the status of the Malays. Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba has said. It will not block the economic development of theNST. - 357 words
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Article, Illustration163 1989-07-08 10 KUALA LUMPUR Former multi-millionaire-now-bankrupt business-man-politician Tan Koon Swan is now earning M 53.000 a month working in an American company, it was disclosed in the Dewan Rayak. From this sum, he is paying MSI.OOO a month to the Official Assignee towards his debts totalling163 words
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Article54 1989-07-08 10 Bernama. MALACCA One-third of marriages registered in Malaysia end in divorce within a year, according to a survey by the National Population and Family Development Board. The survey also disclosed that in some states the rate of divorce was almost equal to the nnmber of marriages registeredBernama. - 54 words
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268 1989-07-08 10 NST. BANGI (Selangor) Future intake into Malaysian universities and colleges will be based on merit in order to check declining professional standards, Education Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. Emphasising the need to maintain the quality of graduates and professionals, he said theNST. - 268 words
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258 1989-07-08 10 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR The Bar Council's recent attempt to have Lord President Tun Abdul Hamid Omar committed to jail reflected Malaysian lawyers' disrespect for the courts, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. Winding up the debate on the InternalBernama. - 258 words
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Article195 1989-07-08 10 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR The opposition Democratic Action Party has decided not to contest both the Teruntum and Tambatan byelections, its deputy secre-tary-general, Mr Lee Lam Thye, said. He told reporters at Parliament House on Tuesday that the party made the decision in view of general electionsBernama. - 195 words
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22nd Asean Foreign Ministers Conference
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Article, Illustration667 1989-07-08 11 PAUL JACOB; and MIKE YEONG - Task ahead after Cambodia is to ensure we continue to remain relevant to each other’ By PAUL JACOB and MIKE YEONG BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Asean must begin to address the question of the grouping’s future now that the Cambodian conflict is nearing667 words
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Article, Illustration360 1989-07-08 11 SULTAN Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, opening the 22nd Asean Ministerial Meeting on Monday, said the six-na-tion grouping had been a pillar of stability and harmony in the region. As it was a vital regional organisation, he said, it was important that member360 words
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Article137 1989-07-08 11 MALAYSIA has urged Asean to be Arm in its objective of emptying camps of Indochinese refugees and ensure no residue of these refugees is left in the Asean countries. in his opening statement, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Abu Hassan Omar said this must be done137 words
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Article, Illustration529 1989-07-08 11 AFP. Asean Foreign Ministers on Tuesday approved a 30-page joint communique at the end of their two-day annual meeting. Here are the key points of the communique: Cambodia THE ministers stressed the need for a comprehensive political solution. They called for "an effective internationalAFP. - 529 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article583 1989-07-08 12 JULY 8, 1988 WHEN a giant, largely friendly, country commits a crime against humanity, it is a complex matter for the international community to decide on the appropriate response. First, it is only legitimate and natural for any responsible government to take into account the country's economic583 words
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Article618 1989-07-08 12 JULY 7. 1989 DR TAN Cheng Bock's call for a change in attitude to vocational training may sound like the usual advice to parents not to think that young Singaporeans without university degrees had no prospects in life. His call in fact says much more618 words
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Article627 1989-07-08 12 JULY 5, 1989 IF it was never easy to be a woman in the agricultural, sex-discriminatory society of yesteryear, to lead the life of a model wife, mother and career woman in a modern society can be no less onerous. Mr Goh Chok Tong's speech at627 words
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674 1989-07-08 12 WITHOUT FANFARE IT was without a blaze of publicity just the way he wished it to be, that Mr Justice Yong Pung How, 63. began on Monday, his first day’s work in the High Court. A quiet day it was. That he674 words
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Article145 1989-07-08 12 “We owe it to ourselves, to our supporters and, above all, to the Cambodian people to ensure that Prince Sihanouk Is not forced into a ‘dishonourable compromise’.” Foreign Minister Wong Kan Seng speaking at the closing of the 22nd Asean Ministerial Meeting. “This bullshit speech is an insult145 words
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COMMENT/ Perspective
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Article, Illustration1458 1989-07-08 13 MR YONG Pung How joined the Supreme Court this week, bringing the number of judges and judicial commissioners on the Bench to 12. Despite this record high number, the shortage of Supreme Court judges is expected to remain a problem.1,458 words
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Article, Illustration572 1989-07-08 13 ALAN HUBBARD - By ALAN HUBBARD London The old guard have brusquely indicated that they are not ready to be put out to grass just yet. Youth has had its fling, but today’s quarter-final line-up in the men’s singles shows that there’s plenty of life left572 words
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356 1989-07-08 14 DOREEN SIOW - No slowdown despite recent China turmoil By DOREEN SIOW GOVERNMENT-BACK-ED trading group Intraco Ltd is continuing its expansion into China despite the recent turmoil in Beijing by forming a second jointventure firm with a Chinese state-owned company. Sintrapaek Pte Ltd Intraco's second356 words
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475 1989-07-08 14 SHARON LAU - By SHARON LAU IF CASH calls across the Causeway are flooding the Kuala Lumpur stock market at an alarming rate, the situation is just as bad in Singapore. Compared with the Msl.7 billion (Ssl.2 billion) of rights issues proposed in the Malaysian exchange475 words
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Article159 1989-07-08 14 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to on# unit ot foraign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar 1 9475 1 9665 Sterling pound ***** 3.2113 Australian dollar 1 4747 1.5142 Canadian dollar 1 6272 1 6588 NZ dollar 1.1135 1.1474 Singapore dollars to 100 unite ot foreign currency Austrian schilling159 words
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191 1989-07-08 14 FORMER banker Allan Ng has sold his remaining block of 12.48 million shares in United Industrial Corporation (UIC) at $2.35 apiece, or a total of $29 million, through First City Holdings (FCH) to two investors thus week. The shares, representing a191 words
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58 1989-07-08 14 INVESTMENT group Alexandra Holdings Ltd reported a 50-per cent increase in group pre-tax profit to $1.67 million for the year ended March 31. This was achieved on the back of a 70.8-per cent jump in turnover to $23.43 million. Directors have recommended an unchanged58 words
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217 1989-07-08 14 LUXURY watch and jewellery retailer The Hour Glass Ltd has moved into the food business by buying Milano Pizza Restaurants Pte Ltd, which runs the popular home-grown pizza restaurant chain. The Hour Glass said last Friday it was subscribing for a217 words
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297 1989-07-08 14 WITH the expected slowdown in the global economy, the Asian Development Bank has forecast that the Singapore economy will grow by 7.5 per cent this year but register a slower rate of 6 per cent next year. The bank said297 words
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347 1989-07-08 14 HATIBUDI, a private company operated by Malaysia’s ruling United Malay National Organisation (Umno), has sold its entire controlling stake in United Engineers (Malaysia) Bhd (UEM) for a substantial profit. A report in the Financial Times last week quoted a senior Umno source as347 words
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77 1989-07-08 14 CONSOLIDATED Plantations, the plantation arm of the Sime Darby group, has struck a deal to buy an edible oil company for $24.95 million. The seller Sime Darby Edible Products Ltd (SDEPL) is also a mem- ber of the conglomerate. It belongs to Sime77 words
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572 1989-07-08 15 STEVEN PAK - By STEVEN PAK IN S7TARK contrast to the despondent mood and general uncertainty pervading the stock broking environment during the closing months of last year, the first half of this year has experienced a strong resurgence of interest in local etpties.572 words
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231 1989-07-08 15 IN ITS bid to be a leading property giant, Pidemco Holdings, the newly-estab-lished subsidiary of the Urban Redevelopment Authority, has appointed five prominent Singaporeans to its board and said it will seek a listing on the Stock Exchange of Singapore "at the appropriate231 words
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Article906 1989-07-08 15 Current Ex Books Dote Total tor Total tor payment dote dose payable the year leel year Amcol 10% Jun 14 Jun 28 Jul 12 10% 9l%loi Asiatic Dor 35% May 22 Jun 5 Jul 4 '55% 5% Avlmo io%rcin Oct 14 Oct 24 No» IS I0%TE 25%U B906 words
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651 1989-07-08 15 Index soars to new postCrash high Sharemarket review THE Singapore stock market soared to new postOctober 1987 crash heights yesterday with the Straits Times Industrials Index hitting a new high of 1,335.69 points for a gain of 27.71 points on the week. Turnover, though was lower at 535.04 million units,651 words
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Article176 1989-07-08 15 AFP. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s trade surplus fell 19 per cent in the first quarter of the year, compared with the same period last year, to M 52.42 billion (551.74 billion), the Statistics Department has announced. Malaysia recorded a trade surplus of M 52.99 billion– AFP. - 176 words
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Article6626 1989-07-08 16 All shares quoted have a par value of $l. unless otherwise specified Adjusted for scrip/rights N .Tai-e*empted dividend. P/E ratios and gross yields of foreign shares are adjusted for currency differences Trustee stocks under Approved Investment Scheme, t Margin stocks. ABN is traded in lots of 106,626 words
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Article265 1989-07-08 17 Manager's pricaa for July 8 10 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce The Savings Fund S'pore Prog Fund S pore Sec Fund S'pore Invest Fund S'pore Equity Fund 1.13—1.20 101-107 046-0 50 0 76-081 0.80 —0 85xd 0.54-0 58 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund Mai Prog Fund Mai265 words
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Article579 1989-07-08 17 Friday July 7 HKt Amoy Propartia* 256 1 75 -0 076 -001 Asia Sac War 91 0 50 14 10 «0.10 Bond Corp Int'l Bond Corp War 91 1 59 0.415 «0 00 *0 02 *0 035 1 40 *0 01 05« «25 -0 25 2 775 unch Cantury579 words
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Article64 1989-07-08 17 THE Strait* Time* Industrials Index rose 28.02 point* on the week to 1,938.89 point*. Day-to-day Indices: MONDAY: 1,208.0« (down 0.01); 100.48 m unit* (valued 8114.11 m); TUESDAY: 1,908.88 (np S.TJ); 70.42 m unit* (8110.21 m); WEDNESDAY: 1,900.01 (np 1.18); 01.98 m unit* ($100.28m); THURSDAY: 1418.00 (np 19.00);64 words
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Article61 1989-07-08 17 THE New Straits Times Industrials Index rose 48.02 points on the week to 2,818.44 points. MONDAY: 2,***** points (down 2.40); 21.212 m units (valued M898.991m); TUESDAY: 2,***** (np 12.44); 10.172 m units (M827.278m); WEDNESDAY: 2,280.19 (np 1042); ***** m suits (M848.20m); THURSDAY: 2407.00 (np 8.41); 51.822 m61 words
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Article49 1989-07-08 17 THE Hongkong Hang Seng index rose 102.08 points to *****4 on the week. MONDAY: *****1 points (down 8.1); tnmover not available; TUESDAY: 2410.74 (no 4048); HK5094.70 million; WEDNESDAY: *****! (np 9148); HKBTIOJ7 million; THURSDAY: 24*49 (np 1848); HKBMA4O trillion; FRIDAY: *****4 (np 0.41); HK*****4 mDHon.49 words
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Article, Illustration599 1989-07-08 18 SHARON LAU - By SHARON LAU THE AMCOL group is buying The Octagon at Cecil Street from Societe Generale at a price tag of $l3l million. The 25-storey office block was put up for sale about a year ago by SocGen as mortgagee bank599 words
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115 1989-07-08 18 THE Hong Leong group has failed to get its nominee, Mr Wong Hong Ren, on to Apollo’s board of directors at its recent annual general meeting. Barely three months ago, Hong Leong had made an abortive takeover bid for shares in Apollo115 words
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228 1989-07-08 18 SESDAQ-LISTED Metalock (Singapore) Ltd has surpassed all forecasts of its results for the first full year of operations since its listing in April last year. For the year ended March 31, the specialist marine engineering and repair company saw group pre-tax profit jump 75228 words
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Article52 1989-07-08 18 Reuter. JAKARTA Supply of rupiah was extremely tight In Jakarta after state«owned companies pulled large amounts of the currency out of state banks to buy US dolars, dealers said. "Everybody wants to buy dollars, but no one has rupiah to do it with,” a foreign dealerReuter. - 52 words
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Article362 1989-07-08 18 Week ended June 30. Compiled by Business Times. Final results Gross Group net Year to Company dividend profit/loss (’000) G B Hldgs 40TE (40TE) $7,288 ($5,878) Mar 89 SPK Sentosa M$876L ($16L) Dec 88 Preliminary results Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss (’000) API M$9,758L ($11.752L)Compiled by Business Times. - 362 words
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Article582 1989-07-08 18 APPROVED ISSUES Company RIGHTS ISSUE Chuan Hop One tor two unsecured (looting rates notes with one TSP at S 05 per sha'e Ex date June 9 Books close: June 21 Acceptance Poyment July 31 Hotel Prop One (or two $M0 per snare with one de'ocnaole warrant582 words
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457 1989-07-08 19 Foreign parties expected to be strong contenders MORE than 100 parties have been invited by the Standard Chartered Group to bid for its 42-storey office building at Battery Road, one of the best office blocks in town, market sources say. They457 words
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440 1989-07-08 19 THE Thai government has received bids ranging from $6O million to a whopping $375 million for the development of its 18,386-sq-m embassy site on Orchard Road, the Bangkok Post said last week. Among the proposals submitted by Singapore bidders were several440 words
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549 1989-07-08 20 On the Tiananmen crackdown I REFER to your report “Protest in Singapore against massacre shows solidarity with people in China” (ST, June 26). The outgoing president of an opposition party alleged that the protest lodged by Chinese Singaporeans against the Beijing549 words
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679 1989-07-08 20 AS an ex-teacher and as one who has had close eonnection with English schools in Singapore for more than 60 years, I would like to make some observations, based on my experience, regarding the teaching of Religious Knowledge in English schools in Singapore. Before World War679 words
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619 1989-07-08 23 Nightmare M-Cup start for our Lions Singapore 1 Pahang 3 SINGAPORE made a nightmare start to the Malaysia Cup semi-pro Division One soccer competition when they were beaten 3-1 by Pahang before 27,301 paying fans at the National Stadium on Sunday night, writes JOE DORAI.619 words
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220 1989-07-08 23 Kuala Lumpur 3 Selangor 0 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Cop champions Koala Lumpur, won the opening match of the semi-pro football Leagne after beating Selangor 3-1 at Stadiom Merdeka on Satorday night. Former Singapore International Malek Awab pot his name into the record bookBernama. - 220 words
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Article170 1989-07-08 23 phan Jarunya. NST, Bernama. PENANG A freak curving lob by K. Sathiaselvam in the 65th minute gave Penang a 1-1 draw with Kedah in their Semi-Pro Soccer League Division One match at City Stadium here on Sunday. The visitors had taken the lead five minutesphan Jarunya. — NST, Bernama. - 170 words
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164 1989-07-08 23 KUCHING Sarawak are still playing the brand of spirited soccer that won them their first Malaysia Cup semi-final place last season, judging by their performance on Tuesday night. Although Sarawak were beaten 3-2 by defending champions Kuala Lumpur, they made the visitors fight164 words
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Article, Illustration472 1989-07-08 23 INTERNATIONAL galloper Colonial Chief gave trainer Ivan Allan a record eighth Singapore Gold Cup last Sunday. It was the four-year-old New Zealand-bred gelding’s first success in the Republic, the fourth country he has won in and the fifth he has raced in. ThePicture by ALBERT SIM. - 472 words
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222 1989-07-08 23 A THREE-MEMBER panel of the Bnklt Turf Gub committee has recommend that lpoh trainer Malcolm Thwaites be disqualified for a year, after inquiring into the analysts’ report that a prohibited drug was found in the urine sample on Saratoga Special at the Singapore Derby meeting222 words
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Article, Illustration1035 1989-07-08 24 PAUL JACOB; and MIKE YEONG - Asean dialogue partners agree: Go easy on Beijing By PAUL JACOB and MIKE YEONG BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Asean and its dialogue partners from the developed countries emerged from their first session of the post-Asean Foreign Ministers’ annual conference on Thursday agreeing that China should not1,035 words
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565 1989-07-08 24 press’ . – CATHERINE C. ONG - press’ CATHERINE C. ONG. HONGKONG Dow Jones, the US owner of the Far Eastern Economic Review, has retired the magazine's two most senior men in the wake of declining profitability, caused in part by its circulation cut in Singapore. FEER f565 words
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Article, Illustration605 1989-07-08 24 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Home Minister Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayub told Parliament on Tuesday of a conspiracy hatched in 1987 to topple and assassinate Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud. He said the plot was alsoBernama. - 605 words