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Title Section21 1990-10-20 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1990 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI (P) 71/8/9021 words
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Article, Illustration714 1990-10-20 1 Sumiko Tan - By Sumiko Tan MR GOH Chok Tong will take over as Prime Minister on Nov 28 and start work at his new office in the Istana Annexe the next day. The Bpm swearing-in ceremony will be held at the City Hall Chambers, where Mr Kuan Yew714 words
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617 1990-10-20 1 M. Nirmala - By M. Nirmala ENDURE the short-term pain of higher petrol prices and Singapore will be better off after the Gulf crisis, said Minister of State (Finance and Foreign Affairs) George Yeo on Sunday. He was explaining to residents in a dialogue session at617 words
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Article, Illustration36 1990-10-20 1 Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew greeting Chinese President Yang Shangknn in Beijing on Wednesday. Get to know younger Chinese leaders, says PM: Back Page ■The power of the Western media: Page 536 words
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HOME
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Telecom’s time-based charging scheme for calls
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862 1990-10-20 2 Lynette Ong - By Lynette Ong MORE than 60 per cent of home and business telephone users can expect to pay less in phone bills under a new time-based charging scheme to be implemented sometime in the fourth quarter of next year. Under the new862 words
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643 1990-10-20 2 WHAT’S GOING UP POSTAGE for domestic mail, from 15 cents to 20 cents for a letter weighing up to 20 g. THE rates for printed paper and small packets of up to 500 g, by between five and 10 cents. SURFACE postage643 words
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292 1990-10-20 2 Chua Chong Jin - By Chua Chong Jin PRIMARY schools will teach Chinese as a first language (CLI) only if the bulk of Chinese pupils can successfully switch to learning English as a first language in secondary school. The idea will be implemented only if the292 words
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Article157 1990-10-20 2 A SINGAPOREAN youth who stowed away on board a plane to Japan was caught and brought back here over the weekend. The 19-year-old youth, whose name has been withheld by the police, had no valid airline ticket or passport for the 5,000-km flight from here to Fukuoka,157 words
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550 1990-10-20 4 COMMUTERS are likely to pay more for travelling on the MRT if a proposal for fare increases is approved. The Singapore MRT Ltd said on Monday that in the wake of recent developments in the Gulf, it has become “inevitable” for the company to apply550 words
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Article, Illustration352 1990-10-20 4 Dominic Nathan - It’s the ‘first step’ towards scaling highest peak By Dominic Nathan IT’S ON. A Singapore team will make an assault on the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, in the year 2000. The team being assembled now has to wait 10 years352 words
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142 1990-10-20 4 THE Singapore Broadcasting Corporation will invest $5 million more to equip its production facilities with stereo features and to train broadcasters to produce programmes in stereo. Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister of State (Communications and Information), said on Saturday that the amount142 words
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560 1990-10-20 4 Zuraidah Ibrahim - By Zuraidah Ibrahim THE Asian Wall Street Journal has suspended circulation in Singapore, citing the latest amendments to the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act as the chief reason. Its decision, effective on Monday, was announced in The Wall Street Journal's American. European560 words
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Article, Illustration348 1990-10-20 4 me ueeisiun was niaue uy uow Junes anu was meant to be permanent, he added. — HAN FOOK KWANG - me ueeisiun was niaue uy uow Junes anu was meant to be permanent, he added. HAN FOOK KWANG. HONGKONG The Asian Wall Street Journal’s decision to suspend circulating in Singapore was timed with the Commonwealth Press Union conference here for “added publicity", Mr348 words
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PM Lee addresses Commonwealth Press Union conference
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Article, Illustration1098 1990-10-20 5 Han Fook Kwang - By Han Fook Kwang in Hongkong HONGKONG Events in Hongkong and China might have turned out differently but for the way in which the Western media reported and crusaded their own points of view, Mr Lee Kuan Yew said here on1,098 words
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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782 1990-10-20 5 HAN FOOK KWANG - HAN FOOK KWANG. HONGKONG'S best bet in dealing with the Chinese leadership is not to go about challenging communist power in China, but to strike a realistic relationship using the right of Hongkongers to leave the colony if things do782 words
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194 1990-10-20 5 make China succeed. HAN FOOK KWANG - make China succeed. HAN FOOK KWANG HONGKONG Mr Lee Kuan Yew said he would be the wrong man to lead Hongkong because he was by nature a combative type of person. “It’s a job I would not aspire to fulfil because194 words
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Article, Illustration493 1990-10-20 6 Rohaniah Saini - Dr Yeo throws challenge at celebrations to mark third best airport win By Rohaniah Saini THE target of winning the Best Airport award every year for the next 10 years was set by Dr Yeo Ning Hong on Tuesday. Speaking at the celebrations to mark the493 words
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Article, Illustration668 1990-10-20 6 THE walkout by Barisan Sosialis MPs from Parliament in 1966 was very unwise, said a former leading left-wing politician ana trade unionist, Mr Fong Swee Suan The decision to take the struggle to the streets had profound and far-reaching implications, said the former668 words
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441 1990-10-20 6 V. Prema - By V. Prema WORK shorter hours. Singapore doctors have been advised by their professional association. The Singapore Medical Association (SMA) said long working hours, from 9 am to 9 pm, can result in fatigue, making doctors less attentive and prone to errors and441 words
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Article249 1990-10-20 6 DOCTORS who overcharge will not be reported to the Singapore Medical Council, because there is no such thing in a free market economy, says the Singapore Medical Association. The SMA sent a letter, dated Sept 26, to all its members concerning recent press reports about overcharging249 words
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Reactions to Chok Tong’s second Mendaki proposal
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Article, Illustration728 1990-10-20 7 Zuraidah Ibrahim - By Zuraidah Ibrahim BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Malay Muslim professionals who believe that Mendaki cannot do much good because of its political ties should take up the Government’s offer to start a new, privately-run Mendaki, Mr Lee Kuan Yew said728 words
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Article, Illustration570 1990-10-20 7 GIVE the idea of a pri-vately-run Mendaki a try. This is the view of the Min-ister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs, Dr Ahmad Mattar, even though he is personally not in favour of the idea. The minister, who is also chairman of570 words
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330 1990-10-20 7 THE rat race may be driving Singaporeans to greener pastures, but it will ease as the Singapore economy matures, Mr Chew Heng Ching (Eunos GRC) said on Saturday. Referring to an Institute of Policy Studies survey which showed that one in six330 words
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Article, Illustration155 1990-10-20 7 A SUSPECTED burglar managed to evade the police, but a police dog sniffed him out of his hiding place in a dark field of thick undergrowth. He and an accomplice were nabbed during a routine anti-crime operation on Saturday night. At 9.40 pm, three155 words
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Article507 1990-10-20 8 THE SAP' Reservists Association (Safra) has set up an insurance scheme with NTUC Income that is arguably the most attractive in the market, with monthly premiums of as low as $1.50 for every $lO,OOO. What is more, the premiums do not vary with the age of507 words
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322 1990-10-20 8 DOES the Singapore Democratic Party agree with the aims of the Speak Mandarin campaign? Dr Ow Chin Hock (MP for Leng Kee) posed this question on Saturday. He was responding to a report on Thursday which quoted the SDP as saying that the322 words
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Article, Illustration367 1990-10-20 8 SAVOUR a scenic feast of colourful orchids from around the region when a $4 million theme garden opens next year on Sentosa. Called Orchid Fantasy Sentosa, it will be divided into eight smaller gardens and will also house a social function hall367 words
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Article, Illustration450 1990-10-20 8 THE Mufti of Singapore should resign if he cannot represent the true position of Islam, said Mr Mohamed Jufrie Mahmood, vice-chairman of the Singapore Democratic Party, on Saturday. Mr Jufrie, who said he was speaking in a private capacity, also challenged the Mufti, the Islamic450 words
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Article332 1990-10-20 8 SINGAPOREANS planning to go abroad during the year-end holidays will have more flights to popular places like Hongkong, Thailand. Malaysia, Philippines and Japan. This is because almost 100 newweekly scheduled flights through Changi Airport will be added by the end of this month. With the additional332 words
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520 1990-10-20 9 Sandra Davie - By Sandra Davie RETIREES and the handicapped will be among the target audience of a new all-English channel to be launched by Rediffusion in December. This move by Singapore’s only private cable radio network is expected to heat up the battle of the airwaves520 words
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Article577 1990-10-20 9 Sandra Davie - By Sandra Davie CLASS C wards will be available again at Singapore General Hospital from Saturday. The hospital, in a brief statement on Friday, said it would reintroduce 157 Class C beds for subsidised patients by the end of this year with 40 beds577 words
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Article, Illustration175 1990-10-20 9 MAKING HEADS TURN: Teachers at Hwa Chong Junior College went cross-cultural by turning up for work in colourful Punjabi suits on Deepavali Eve. The 30, mostly Chinese, teachers had long wanted to try out the beautiful ethnic clothes worn by some of their Indian colleagues. They did“I think it’s about time we shared in one another’s culture,” she said. — Picture by YAP YEW PIANG. - 175 words
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265 1990-10-20 9 THE Economic Development Board (EDB) has formed a high-level committee to chart a blueprint to promote and develop creative businesses in Singapore. The committee, which comprises members from the private and public sectors and headed by EDB chairman Philip Yeo, held its first meeting265 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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510 1990-10-20 3 It will have drama, dance, opera and music facilities SINGAPOREANS can look forward to a world-class performing arts complex in five to 10 years’ time. The national centre for the performing arts is expected to have several halls with varying capacities for drama,510 words
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682 1990-10-20 3 Shaun Seow - Government is now studying plan put forward by Johor By Shaun Seow THE Government has welcomed Johor’s proposal to Singapore to help it develop a technology park across the Causeway under the Growth Triangle concept. It is now studying the details682 words
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Article, Illustration374 1990-10-20 3 Elaine Tan - By Elaine Tan THE decomposed body of a baby was found inside a water tank in a women’s toilet at a dementi coffeeshop on Wednesday. Police believe the baby, a male, was stuffed into the toilet cistern shortly after birth. His body374 words
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MALAYSIA
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Run-up to the Malaysian general election
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Article, Illustration549 1990-10-20 10 PBS move is a stab in the back, says Mahathir KOTA KINABALU Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan announced on Monday night that the ruling Parti Bersatu Sabah was withdrawing from the National Front coalition. He said the PBS had aligned itself with the opposition Spirit549 words
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253 1990-10-20 10 Ahmad Osman - By Ahmad Osman JOHOR BARU Umno secretary-general Datuk Mohamed Rahmat on Sunday dismissed criticisms by opposition parties that Johoreans, especially Malays in the low-income group, did not enjoy the benefits of economic co-op-eration between Johor and Singapore. Co-operation between the two friendly neighbours253 words
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Article, Illustration483 1990-10-20 10 Kalimullah Hassan - By Kalimullah Hassan KOTA KINABALU Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad warned Malaysians on Saturday that the emergence of a two-party system in the country could lead to instability. A two-party system was not necessarily good for Malaysia, he told a news483 words
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457 1990-10-20 10 Ismail Kassim - FRONT MANIFESTO By Ismail Kassim KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad launched the National Front’s election campaign last week with a manifesto pledging to continue the policies promoting economic growth, employment, higher wages and investment. The 20-page document, entitled457 words
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Article, Illustration622 1990-10-20 11 Ismail Kassim - By Ismail Kassim KOTA BARU Racial and religious overtones have intruded into the campaigning for the Oct 21 general election following the defection of Parti Bersatu Sabah to the opposition. The crossover is seen by many Umno leaders as an attempt by the Christian622 words
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262 1990-10-20 11 Ahmad Osman - By Ahmad Osman JOHOR BARU A Johor opposition leader, Datuk Jaafar Onn, said on Saturday he was not anti-Singa-pore. He said his criticisms were aimed at the leaders of the Johor and Singapore governments in their conduct of relations between the two states.262 words
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ASEAN
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Article, Illustration473 1990-10-20 11 Tan Lian Choo - By Tan Lian Choo Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK A Thai university student who set himself ablaze on Sunday during a protest rally to demand the resignation of the government died here on Thursday. Police said Mr Thanavuth Klinchua, 21, who torched himself after his callsRenter picture. - 473 words
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306 1990-10-20 11 Reuter, AFP. MANILA President Corazon Aquino signed over partial rule of the southern Philippines on Sunday to a Muslim autonomous government, but retained responsibility for defence and foreign policy. "We view local autonomy as the best approach for achieving lasting peace in Mindanao,” Mrs– Reuter,; AFP. - 306 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article677 1990-10-20 12 OCT 20. 1990 IMAGINE you are in a cramped, little-known watering hole, on stage with your band. The spotlights are shining and you are belting out a Madonna hit. Several people approach you after your performance. They say you have talent. They want to promote and develop you.677 words
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Article633 1990-10-20 12 OCT 18. 1990 AT THE heart of the concerns voiced by Prime Minister Kuan Yew on the role of the Western media is the question whether information is value-free Without going to the leftist extreme of suggesting that Western journalism is actually media imperialism and thus attributing motive633 words
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Article624 1990-10-20 12 OCT 17, 1990 EVEN by the standards of political excitement in Malaysia. Parti Bersatu Sabah's decision to quit the National Front coalition was a stunning development. The cutting edge of the decision, announced by PBS president and Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan, was of course624 words
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854 1990-10-20 12 TAN SAI SIONG - Viewpoint By TAN SAI SIONG THE Malay Muslim professionals’ convention two weeks ago filled me with open-mouthed admiration. Anyone who has attempted to get professionals together on a voluntary basis would appreciate the feat achieved, bearing in mind also the months of preparation854 words
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ANALYSIS
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Chinese as first language: 2 views
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956 1990-10-20 13 Koh Buck Song - In an interview with a Hongkong Chinese language daily, Ming Pao, last month, First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said the Government was studying the pros and cons of teaching Chinese as a first language in primary schools. Such a move, if956 words
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Article, Illustration576 1990-10-20 13 Goh Nguen Wah - By Goh Nguen Wah THE Government is studying the possibility of making Chinese primary school students learn Chinese as the first language and English as the second language. First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said this in an interview with Hongkong’s Ming576 words
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FEATURE
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Article, Illustration1193 1990-10-20 14 Sumiko Tan - Leadership can make or break a nation By Sumiko Tan Life in safe, secure and prosperous Singapore is, by most measures, comfortable and taken as a matter of fact by many people. Even so, there is cause for reflection when Singaporeans look at the1,193 words
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823 1990-10-20 14 Steven Pak - By Steven Pak THE best things in life are free, according to one familiar saying. The fact is that such things are often taken for granted until they are no longer around or when they have to be paid for. At the 10th823 words
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MONEY
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Article530 1990-10-20 15 Lynette Ong - By Lynette Ong SINGAPORE. Telecom, estimated to be worth between US$7.5 billion (5512.8 billion) and US$9 billion (5515.3). is the world’s most “attractive” telecommunications authority to be privatised, says a UK-based research centre. The Telecommunications Research Centre (TRC) said that Singapore Telecom commands a higher530 words
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498 1990-10-20 15 BT. MOST South-east Asian economies, including Singapore, will weather the effects of high oil prices better than they did in the two previous oil shocks even if fighting breaks out in the Gulf, according to a recent analysis which places theBT. - 498 words
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142 1990-10-20 15 KUCHING The federal government has agreed to allow Singapore Airlines to operate twice-weekly flights to Kuching and Kota Kinabalu, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced on Saturday. The approval would help increase tourist arrivals in Sarawak and Sabah,142 words
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Article, Illustration275 1990-10-20 15 Caroline Chan - By Caroline Chan THE region’s first international marina, the $3B million Pulau Bayan Marina Club in Riau, will open for business soon when work is completed by December. Located off Pulau Bintan, it will lead the way for nearly a dozen marinas in275 words
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Article, Illustration207 1990-10-20 15 It will feature creations from Asean designers THE Mad Chinaman is all heart. This creation, worn by the model on the right, is by local designer Dick Lee, who stirred up a storm recently with his popular Singlish-style album, the Mad Chinaman. The dress, with207 words
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Article3081 1990-10-20 16 TRANSACTION DATE: OCTOBER 19, 1990 Gr't mo Tel last Vol Oay act Quote Dlv Net High Low Cod* Company Sale -or- '000 High Low Buyor teller P/E INDUSTRIAL A COMMERCIAL 277 152 t 1000 Acma 178 xd 8 4 181 176 172 176 290 165 1142 Alai3,081 words
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456 1990-10-20 17 The weekly sharemarket report THE Singapore stock market showed some signs of recovery, with The Straits Times Industrials Index rising on four consecutive market days. The only interruption came on Wednesday, when the local market was closed because of the Deepavali holiday. The recovery456 words
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Article2174 1990-10-20 17 TRANSACTION DATE: OCTOBER 19, 1990 I990 Tel Last < o o Last Quote Dlv Net High Low Cod* Company Sale or- 000 High Low Buyer Seller P/E SESDAQ 157 884 t 4000 Amtek Eng20e 92 86 12 ON 11 1 128 80 4008 Fuji Cmset20c 94 unch 12,174 words
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Article155 1990-10-20 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Indei rose 45.48 points on the week to 1139.85. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1098 43 4.06) 19 51 m (J35 99 m) Tuesday 1101.77 3 34) 29.16 m ($58 22 m) Wednesday Closed Closed Thursday 1111.53 9.76) 28.08 m ($51155 words
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Article671 1990-10-20 17 Friday October 1| HKS *1Amoy Properties 330 *0 076 Allied Overseas 0 72 *0 0? Ana Sec lot i 1 75 *002 Asia Sec War 91 0 235 -0 005 Allied TW 0 78 *002 Bond Corp Inn 1 58 *002 Bond Co'p War 91 063 *0 03 Bank671 words
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Article, Illustration371 1990-10-20 18 Lynette Ong - By Lynette Ong APPLE Computer will pump $3O million into its Singapore plant to equip it for the manufacture of two of its three new personal computers for the worldwide market, boosting total investments here to over $lOO million. The company371 words
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Article651 1990-10-20 18 Compied by Business Times. AUDITED RESULTS Company Date Yaar Group Nat Nat earnings Gross ann to profit/lost (L) par share dividend rooo) (cants) •4 Rotunson Oct 9 tun 90 810 808(87,704) 21 7(15 5) 12(10) Rothmans Ind Oct 9 Man 9G *****9(826,171; 31 6 228) 76(25) M 8an«mgCompied by Business Times. - 651 words
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Article163 1990-10-20 18 Singapore dollars to one unit ot foreign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar 1 6850 1.7100 Sterling pound 3.3097 3.3773 Australian dollar 1.2752 1.3253 Canadian dollar 1 4254 ***** NZ dollar 1 0029 1 0380 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 15 9560 *****4163 words
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Article123 1990-10-20 18 Contract date: 19/10/90 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH S MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE USJ 7 1 2 7'/2 7 3 7'/« 7% 7 1 23/10/90 AS 11 3 4 11 s 11 s 11 s 11*4 10''2 23/10/90 NZS 13 i 13 13123 words
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316 1990-10-20 18 Mary Kwang - By Mary Kwang LOCAL jewellery manufacturer Je Taime can’t seem to make up its mind about the French. Recently, it dropped the apostrophe from its French name to become more international, and now, to step up marketing efforts overseas, it has decided to316 words
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327 1990-10-20 18 Laila Reza - By Laila Reza INDUSTRIAL design in Singapore will receive a $3O-million boost over the next five years with the establishment of a design council and its two implementing arms a design centre and an institute of design. The 12-member Singapore Design Council, which327 words
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Article314 1990-10-20 18 Manager's prices for October 20 22 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.10—1 17 The Savings Fund 0 88—0 94 S pore Prog Fund 0 40-0 43«d S pore Sec Fund 0/1-0 76 Spore Invest Fund 0 74-0 79 S pore Equity Fund 052-0.55 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest314 words
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338 1990-10-20 19 Laila Reza - By Laila Reza SINGAPORE Airlines, which recruited an additional 2,300 workers in the last 15 months, has overtaken Seagate Technology to become the largest private sector employer here. The airline, with pre-tax profits of $1.4 billion last year, now has 11,300 workers under its338 words
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Article865 1990-10-20 19 Currant Ex Bunks Bute Tutal far Tutal fur payraunt data dusu payaMu tkayuar last yuar ham 5%TE(I) Oct 19 Oct 31 Nov 15 5%Tl MB 101(b) Jon 4 Ion 18 Ion 28 10% 12% MU 25% Sop 14 Sep 28 Oct 27 2.5% 2% NM 10% Sop 21865 words
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218 1990-10-20 19 HIGHER oil prices resulting from the Gulf crisis pushed September consumer prices here 3.6 per cent higher than the same month a year ago. This brought the inflation rate here in the first nine months as measured by the Consumer Price218 words
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Article237 1990-10-20 19 Koh Bee Ann - By Koh Bee Ann MAKING a bold foray into the stockbroking business, cinema giant Cathay Organisation has bought a strategic 4.99-per cent stake in Kay Hian James Capel. Sources said Cathay initially wanted a more than 5 per cent stake, but could not because of SES’237 words
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Article266 1990-10-20 19 Company Rights Issue hduatrW Oiygen One-tor-one fe M$0 80 per share Rights issue of $100 nominal amount of 51 Redeemable Unsecured Loan Stock 1990/1995 with one Transferable Subscription rights for every two existing shares held Ex-date Aug 23 Books close Sep 6 Acceptance Payment Oct 19 MBartg One-for266 words
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363 1990-10-20 20 A TEAM of Singapore employers will be heading for Britain and North America in March April next year to recruit Singaporeans and other Asians graduating or working there. Depending on response, the recruitment drive, which covers London, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles,363 words
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316 1990-10-20 20 SINGAPORE is still a good location for investors although it did not fare as well in the ratings for the next six months by a regional risk consultancy. In its latest quarterly report, Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc) forecast that Singapore316 words
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426 1990-10-20 20 Singapore. Business Times. PERSISTENCE is starting to pay off for Singapore businessmen who have been investing more and more money in the United States in recent years. Their income from such investments rose sharply from US$9 million in 1988 to US$67 million lastSingapore. — Business Times. - 426 words
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220 1990-10-20 20 Koh Bee Ann - By Koh Bee Ann PROPERTY giant Singapore Land has sold its remaining 77-residential units in plush upmarket condominium Arcadia to a Japanese, Mr S.iozo Kimura, for a $24.8-million profit. The $llO-million price tag for the 70 apartments, two maisonettes and five penthouses off220 words
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Article313 1990-10-20 20 Gerry de Silva - By Gerry de Silva ITALY’S largest film producer Cecchi Gori has shelved its earlier plan to set up a $l2O-million movie studio here. One reason for the group’s rethink is said to revolve around Italy’s tax laws. Although no details are known, making the films here313 words
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Article, Illustration454 1990-10-20 20 Caroline Chan - By Caroline Chan TWO sites at Robertson Quay, an old warehouse area along the Singapore River, have been sold for close to $4O million to property big wigs Parkway Holdings and Hotel Properties (HPL). Sources said publiclisted Parkway Holdings is now tying454 words
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FORUM
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510 1990-10-20 23 FOR many years, Singapore has been a successful multi-ethnic society. That is an achievement we should be proud of. However, it is disturbing to note that recently, measures have been suggested or taken which could undermine multi-racial harmony. There has been an increasing trend on510 words
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671 1990-10-20 23 ON JUL 9, I wrote an article which was published in Lianhe Zaobao. The article discussed the Singapore Chinese Teachers Union’s views on various aspects of the written Chinese language, Mandarin and Chinese culture. On Jul 13, The Straits Times carried a letter671 words
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Advertisement167 1990-10-20 23 HOME DELIVERED WEEKLY W v®‘ d* *OJ V»\° C t» c e c >* f The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition. A crisp summary of happenings in Singapore. Politics, the economy, investment opportunities. v executive appointments.... v And snippets on Malaysia andAsean. A convenient tabloid delivered to you every week,167 words
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837 1990-10-20 24 Han Fook Kwang - By Han Fook Kwang in Beijing BEUING Mr Goh Chok Tong and his team of younger leaders must get to know not only China’s present set of leaders, but also the second tier, whose and experiences are very different from the older leadership.837 words
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412 1990-10-20 24 Ahmad Osman - By Ahmad Osman JOHOR BARU A new agreement which will allow Johor to supply additional water to Singapore will be signed after the Oct 21 General Election, Johor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin said on Sunday. Under the412 words
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Article, Illustration333 1990-10-20 24 David Miller - By David Miller f BOTH sides of the Causeway were sealed off for more than five hours on Tuesday, causing long traffic queues, after ammonia gas leaked from a portable tank on a lorry. The lorry, which was travelling from a factory in Malacca,333 words