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Title Section21 1990-12-22 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1990 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI (P) 71/8/9021 words
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Article, Illustration931 1990-12-22 1 Govt to launch ssb Edusave scheme MR GOH Chok Tong has spelt out his approach to giving Singaporeans a better life and announced a $5-billion scheme to put that into effect. “Essentially, I want to maximise and equalise opportunities for Singaporeans to improve themselves,”931 words
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288 1990-12-22 1 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong revealed on Monday night how he would not have made it to the university if not for a government bursary. Citing his personal experience to explain why he chose education as the vehicle to equalise opportunities, he288 words
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Article16 1990-12-22 1 THE Straits Times wishes all overseas subscribers to its Overseas Edition a Merry Christmas.16 words
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Article367 1990-12-22 1 THE number of babies bom in 1990 is estimated to be 51,000, slightly more than the Government’s target of 50.000 a year This is about 3,300 more than last year, but about 2,000 fewer than the boom Dragon Year of 1968, said Dr Paul Cheung,367 words
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Advertisement9 1990-12-22 1 Growing number of Singaporean bachelors causing concern: Page 79 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration783 1990-12-22 2 Warren; Fernandez - By Warren Fernandez BOLD. Timely. Imaginative. Superb. These were some of the words used by parents, teachers and students to describe Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's proposal to launch an education saving scheme. Almost all of the 20783 words
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503 1990-12-22 2 Rav Dhaliwal - Kebun Baru will be first to have them next year By Rav Dhaliwal STUDENTS in Kebun Baru will be able to study in air-conditioned comfort in the void decks of Housing Board blocks in their neighbourhood from next year. The move to have503 words
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491 1990-12-22 2 DEPUTY Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew have retained their posts in the Central Executive Committee, the supreme policymaking body of the People’s Action Party. Mr Ong is PAP chairman while Mr Lee is secretarygeneral. In a491 words
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Article, Illustration964 1990-12-22 3 Sunny Goh; and Tan Ban Huat - ‘Core or national values for all races, but each community can have its own’ By Sunny Goh and Tan Ban Huat SINGAPORE should have a set of shared values which all races can identify with. Outside these values, each community can964 words
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297 1990-12-22 3 A 62-YEAR-OLD man was on Wedneday sentenced to a total of 12 weeks’ jail for refusing to pay almost $2,000 in taxi fares. Seah Peng Song was also fined a total of $1,650 on three counts of failing to attend court297 words
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556 1990-12-22 3 PROMOTE Asian values with pessimism and selfdoubt, and Singaporeans may end up petty and nar-row-minded, Brigadier-Gen-eral (Res) George Yeo warned on Thursday. ‘•lf we have an inferiority complex, the likelihood is we will over-compensate and become extreme,” he added. The Acting556 words
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PARLIAMENT
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991 1990-12-22 4 Sumiko Tan - He must pledge that past ties will not affect discharge of his duties: Select Committee By Sumiko Tan CANDIDATES for the post of elected President must resign from their political parties, a high-powered parliamentary Select Committee has recommended And tne person elected must take an991 words
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567 1990-12-22 4 Rav Dhaliwal - By Rav Dhaliwal SINGAPORE motorists will be encouraged to use unleaded petrol from February next year in a major move by the Government towards cleaner and safer lead-free air. Unleaded petrol, which will be introduced at the pumps then, will567 words
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Article, Illustration55 1990-12-22 4 THE historic swearing-in of Singapore’s first two Nominated MPs was the first item of business in Parliament on Thursday. Associate Professor Maurice Choo Hock Heng (top picture) took the oath of allegiance, followed by Mr Leong Chee Whye, a former civil servant who is now a55 words
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327 1990-12-22 4 THE Public Works Department will take over the regulating and controlling of public and private parking places from the Urban Redevelopment Authority, under a Bill introduced in Parliament on Thursday. The Parking Places (Amendment) Bill also seeks to increase parking fines for various327 words
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573 1990-12-22 5 Architects Bill and Professional Engineers Bill TWO Bills allowing architects, engineers and allied professionals to form multi-disciplinary partnerships and limited liability companies have been referred to a Select Committee. In moving the second reading of the related Bills the Architects Bill and the Professional573 words
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Article182 1990-12-22 5 ER TAN may soon be as common as Dr Tan if the Professional Engineers Bill is passed. Under this Bill, professional engineers with proper qualifications will be able to use the title “Er" or “Engr” before their names, just like doctors. Moving the182 words
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Article, Illustration510 1990-12-22 5 THE building authority will be given more powers to demolish unauthorised buildings and structures, National Development Minister S. Dhanabalan told Parliament on Thursday. Taking the Building Control (Amendment) Bill through its second reading, he told the House that the additional powers are510 words
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198 1990-12-22 5 EIGHT more airlines are launching flights to Singapore, bringing the number of airlines operating here to more than 60. The eight, including Japan’s All Nippon Airways and Britain's Virgin Atlantic Airways, are poised to start flying out here in the first198 words
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Article, Illustration644 1990-12-22 5 Sandra Davie - By Sandra Davie STUDENTS and parents, undeterred by the hefty fee hikes of the independent schools, are clamouring for Secondary 1 places. Raffles Institution, AngloChinese School, St Joseph’s Institution, Methodist Girls’ School and Singapore Chinese Girls’ School reported that they had644 words
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HOME
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571 1990-12-22 6 MALAY MUSLIMS will be able to invest in stocks and shares through Mendaki early next year when it launches a unit trust fund. Subscribers who take up units within five months of the launch can withdraw the full amount of their original571 words
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389 1990-12-22 6 THE Health Ministry has assured the public that mercury amalgam used in dental fillings is safe. The assurance came after a New York Times report last Sunday on the controversy surrounding the use of the amalgam The report said studies suggested that the fillings389 words
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402 1990-12-22 6 PLACES which need peace and quiet like hospitals, schools and residential areas will be protected from construction noise when new laws are implemented next month. The Environmental Public Health (Control of Noise from Construction Sites) Regulations 1990, which take effect on Jan402 words
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Article, Illustration195 1990-12-22 6 GIFTS from the heart, all the way from Japan, found their way into the Sharity Gift Box last Friday. Five hundred Japanese high-school students, here on a six-day visit, popped Japanese stamps, handkerchiefs and snacks into the box before leaving for home last195 words
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499 1990-12-22 6 Lorry driver and his employer were negligent THE family of a commando officer, who died in an accident involving his car and a lorry nearly 10 years ago, was awarded over $300,000 in damages and costs by the High Court on Monday. Mr Chan499 words
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Article, Illustration741 1990-12-22 7 1989 population report Problem acute among those aged 30 to 34 THE number of unmarried men in Singapore is steadily rising and the Government may have to review their marriage programmes to include them. The problem is especially acute among men in the “critical”741 words
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Article, Illustration225 1990-12-22 7 JUDICIAL Commissioner Sinnathamby Rajendran has been appointed a High Court judge from Jan 1 next year, said a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office yesterday. It said that the Prime Minister, after consulting the Chief Justice, has advised the President to appoint Mr225 words
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696 1990-12-22 7 MANY women doctors and lawyers in their 30s are having difficulty getting hitched. Some say they are very eager to get married, but cannot find "qualified enough" prospective partners. Male colleagues are intimidated by some of them and would rather "marry696 words
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Article, Illustration258 1990-12-22 7 THE Housing Board will have a new Chief Executive Officer from next month with the secondment of Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Deputy Secretary (National Development), to the board. Mr Lim, who will be appointed CEO on Jan 1, will take over from Mr258 words
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Article, Illustration675 1990-12-22 8 Interview with Brigadier-General George Yeo: Reports by Sumiko Tan THE Speak Mandarin Campaign this year was "a little tense”, and it will be made more fun and lively next year, said BrigGeneral (Res) George Yeo last Thursday. ‘‘Sometimes we make better progress by being675 words
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Article, Illustration530 1990-12-22 8 ON SATELLITE TV DISHES IT MAY not be practical for the Government to ban the use of satellite television dishes in 10 to 15 years’ time because technology will make these dishes smaller. Commenting on the Government’s ban on these dishes,530 words
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275 1990-12-22 8 ON CULTURAL AWARENESS THE level of cultural awareness in Singapore is rising because of a new group of young, middle-class Singaporeans interested in the arts. These people, mostly under the age of 30. attend Singapore Symphony Orchestra concerts and other cultural275 words
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Article767 1990-12-22 9 Tay Cheng Khoon - Sea, C’wealth and Asian incentives to help achieve the ‘lmpossible Dream' By By Tay Cheng Khoon SINGAPORE'S sportsmen will be given cash incentives to spur them towards the “impossible dream" an Olympic gold. The Singapore National Olympic Council and the Fraser Neave Group last767 words
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Article, Illustration733 1990-12-22 9 GODFREY ROBERT reports on Malaysia Cup final: Kedah 3 Singapore 1 (after extra time, 1-1 at 90 minutes) KUALA LUMPUR History was created at Merdeka Stadium last Saturday night and Singapore had a slice of it in playmaker V. Sundramoorthy, who helped Kedah win the733 words
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MALAYSIA
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217 1990-12-22 10 Kalimullah Haaaan - By By Kalimullah Haaaan KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba said on Monday that Malaysians, whatever their political beliefs, should hold in the highest esteem the deeds of the late Tunku Abdul Rahman. Tabling a motion of condolence to the Tunku's family217 words
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Article, Illustration356 1990-12-22 10 Bernama, NST. KUALA LUMPUR The -lealth Ministry has ordered producers of 21 local brands of mineral water to cease operations immediately and withdraw their products already on the market. Deputy Health Minister Mohamed Farid Ariffin said on Monday that health officers hadBernama,; NST. - 356 words
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229 1990-12-22 10 said. — KALIMULLAH HAS8AN - said. KALIMULLAH HAS8AN. KUALA LUMPUR Education Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday refuted opposition claims that deans and faculty heads in universities were appointed on basis of their race. Racial quotas were only applied in the intake of stu- dents229 words
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295 1990-12-22 10 NST. Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR The Malays have no reason to worry’ about their fate when the New Economic Policy ends in less than two weeks because development efforts will continue, Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba said on Tuesday. He said thatNST.; Bernama. - 295 words
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222 1990-12-22 10 NST. TAIPING The father of a six-year-old girl, known only as Tidak Bernama (No Name), said on Thursday that his work commitment and financial constraints had prevented him from correcting the error in his daughter’s birth certificate. The girl, now a Standard 1 pupilNST. - 222 words
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Article, Illustration481 1990-12-22 10 Bernama LONDON The system of constitutional monarchy in Malaysia would be destroyed if the sultans get involved in politics. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad told Malaysian students here Dr Mahathir, who is on a private visit here, said onBernama; Reoter picture. - 481 words
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345 1990-12-22 11 KUALA LUMPUR The problem of water pollution in the Straits of Johor will be given top priority by the Johor-Singapore Environmental Control Committee, according to a Johor State Executive Councillor. Datuk Jimmy Low was quoted on Tueday by Utusan Malaysia as saying345 words
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279 1990-12-22 11 Bemama. KOTA BARU Kelantan Deputy Mentri Besar Haji Rozali Isohak on Sunday denied press reports that women factory workers in the state were only allowed to work day shifts. Factory workers of both sexes were free to work shifts as seenBemama. - 279 words
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ASEAN
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Article, Illustration416 1990-12-22 11 Sunny Goh - First trilateral youth meeting By Sunny Goh BATAM The first-ever trilateral youth meeting among Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia here last Saturday has resulted in the setting up of a “Youth Triangle” to complement the “Growth Triangle" arrangement. “We are all familiar with416 words
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379 1990-12-22 11 BATAM Sue English language teachers and university lecturers from Singapore will conduct language, executive and vocational classes in Indonesia, while a Javanese gamelan or traditional music instructor and some South Sulawesi cultural dancers will come to Singapore in exchange. In addition,379 words
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371 1990-12-22 11 Tan Lian Choo - By Tan Lian Choo Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK King Bhumibol Adulyadej has appealed to the new government led by General Chatichai Choonhavan to be honest in administering the country. “Please put your mind into the work, and the work into your mind,” said371 words
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156 1990-12-22 11 AP. MANILA Three unidentified assailants hacked to death a presidential lawyer and his secretary while the two were having supper at the latter’s suburban house, police said on Tuiesday. Police identified the victims as Mr Rolando Bayan, 35, a supervising lawyer inAP. - 156 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article653 1990-12-22 12 DEC 19. 1990 SINGAPORE'S meritocratic system is largely responsible for the Republic's success. But the system is also responsible for creating a sense, exaggerated perhaps but not totally unfounded, of runaway elitism in Singapore society Significantly, in his first major decision since assuming the premiership653 words
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Article710 1990-12-22 12 DEC 18. 1990 THE road to free flowing traffic in Singapore has always been lined with interesting and innovative solutions. The Area Licensing Scheme (AI,S), the vehicle quota scheme and Electronic Road Pricing (ERP), when it comes into effect, all breax new ground Add the710 words
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Article628 1990-12-22 12 DEC 17. 1990 THE applause was short-lived for a recentlyconcluded series of plays by TheatreWorks, but not because audiences were unappreciative. Night after night, members of TheatreWorks, Singapore's main professional drama group, interrupted the applause to make impassioned pleas for funds. Partly because of the sudden withdrawal of628 words
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896 1990-12-22 12 Irene Hoe - Viewpoint By Irene Hoe WHILE on an extended visit to the United States some years ago, I received a postcard which urged me to “write to your Congressman" to register an opinion on some burning issue of the day. Conveniently, the opinion was already896 words
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PROFILE
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Article, Illustration1327 1990-12-22 13 BG George Yeo gains inspiration for his thought-provoking speeches from history, science and his army days People describe Brigadier-General (Res) George Yeo as a thinker and a man of ideas. But the Acting Minister of Information and the Arts says he winces when he hears that.File picture taken in October last year. - 1,327 words
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FEATURE
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Article, Illustration881 1990-12-22 14 Fat national servicemen, regulars and reservists will get some help to lose weight next year. Today, Captain (Dr) P. A. T. discusses some obesity myths, including: If you get too fat, you might burst into flames. And if you sit down after a meal, the fat will trickleJIMMY LEE - 881 words
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MONEY
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383 1990-12-22 15 Eddie Toh - But outlook for next year not so rosy, says EDB By Eddie Toh THE aerospace industry has emerged as one of the fastestgrowing sectors of the Singapore economy, with its output expanding by about 20 per cent this year to reach $1.2383 words
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489 1990-12-22 15 But Malaysian wage-earners hail it for across-the-board cut in income tax Reuter. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s 1991 Budget was welcomed by wage-earners for its across-the-board cut in income tax, but it left foreign investors in the dark about key economic policy beingReuter. - 489 words
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466 1990-12-22 15 Doreen Siow - Company awaiting S’pore Government nod to fly to Ho Chi Minh City By Doreen Siow SINGAPORE AIRLINES subsidiary Tradewinds is planning to operate a scheduled air service between Singapore and Vietnam following a political settlement in Cambodia. Mr Yeo Loy Seng,466 words
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Article463 1990-12-22 15 BT. PUBLICLY-listed company Van der Horst has taken action against its former chief executive, Marc J Edelstein, for breaching his employment contract by setting up a rival business. The company has also got a court order restraining enterprises in which Mr Edelstein is involved, directlyBT. - 463 words
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407 1990-12-22 15 THE Gulf crisis, now in its fifth month, has boosted business at local shipyards where their combined output is expected to increase 15 per cent to $2 billion this year. According to the Economic Development Board, thus growth, though lower407 words
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Article3236 1990-12-22 16 TRANSACTION DATE: DECEMBER 21, 1990 Gr s 1*90 Tat Last Vol Day Last Quote Olv Nat High Low Cod* Company Sal* or- 000 High Low Buyer Sailer P/E INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 277 152 X 1000 Acma 160 uneh 12 160 159 159 160 290 165 1142 Al*« Miags3,236 words
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Article526 1990-12-22 17 The weekly share market report THE local bourse had a quiet week with prices ending generally lower as investors wound down their positions ahead of Christmas and New Year coming up. Most foreign fund managers have gone back for home leave while stockbroking firms526 words
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Article2070 1990-12-22 17 TRANSACTION DATE: DECEMBER 21, 1990 Or s 1*90 T#l Last voi Day Last Quote Olv Net High Low Cod* Company Sale or 000 High Lew Buyer Sellar P/E SESDAQ 128 80 1269 Fui> Offset20c 100 99 101 10 ON 98 300 125 1266 GB Hidgs20c 125 cd 1212,070 words
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Article177 1990-12-22 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Indei tel 16.34 points on the nee* to 1171.99. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1171.58 (-16 75) 24 98 m ($H85 m) Tuesday 1174 40 2 82) 3169 m ($50 83 m) Wednesday 1173 64 (-0 76) 46 69 m ($78177 words
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Article, Illustration680 1990-12-22 17 Sou'c» DSS S*cu' 'ie5 Friday Dac 21 HKt Amoy Properties 3 725 -0 05 Allied Overseas 0 69 uneh As<» Sec lot'l 1 84 unch As a Sec Wa- 9' 0 149 -0 00' Allied TW 0 71 -0 01 Bond Corp Int 1 1.10 -0 03 Bond CorpSou'c» DSS S*cu' 'ie5 - 680 words
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Article, Illustration531 1990-12-22 18 Goh Eng Yeow - By Goh Eng Yeow WITH the winds of liberalisation sweeping across Eastern Europe, two major Polish banks have announced they are considering the possibility of setting up offices here. If they finally do so they Will be the first East531 words
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Article, Illustration168 1990-12-22 18 Source Standard Chartered Bank COUNTER RATES 8ingapor* dollar* to on* unit of foreign currency Buyng 00 Seftng US dollar l 7250 1 7500 Sterling pound 3 2668 3 3425 Australian dollar 1 3080 1.3580 Canadian dollar 1 4783 ***** NZ dollar 1 0008 1.0360 Singapore dollar* to 100Source Standard Chartered Bank - 168 words
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Article, Illustration102 1990-12-22 18 Source: OCBC Bank Contract data: 21/12/90 CURRWCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CAU VALUE DATE usi VA 7H 7 l 6% 6^4 6*1 27/12/90 AJ HP* 11 11 10*» 10H 9*4 27/12/90 N2J 10*» 11H 11V 4 IIV4 11H 8 27/12/90 STGSource: OCBC Bank - 102 words
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372 1990-12-22 18 Koh Bee Ann - By Koh Bee Ann LISTED broking house G.K. Goh Holdings is opening an office in Hongkong which will be operational by the first quarter of next year. Sources close to the broking firm said it made the decision to372 words
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322 1990-12-22 18 LISTED Kim Eng Holdings has confirmed that it is buying 30 per cent of Penangbased stock broking firm Yusoff Chan for M 53.3 million (552.07 million) and intends to increase its stake to 49 per cent subject to the relevant approvals. It322 words
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241 1990-12-22 18 HOTEL Properties Ltd, which set up Hard Rock Cafe in Singapore in February this year, will be opening more outlets in the next 16 months in Asia where it holds the franchise. Locations will include Bangkok, Hongkong, Kuala Lumpur and241 words
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Article423 1990-12-22 18 Compiled by Business Tines. AUDITED RESULTS Ceatpjny Date Vaar Greup Nat Nat earnings Crete ann ta preflt/lest (L) per share dividend COOO) (cants) 96 Wing 1« Dec tl lun 90 $9,458(319.684) 54(12 3) 16(16) Pan Pacific Dec 10 tun 90 SI 492(11.174) 4 7(48) 35(3) Sunshine Allied Dec423 words
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Article317 1990-12-22 18 Manager's prices for December 22 24 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.14-1.21 The Savings Fund 0 91-097 S pore Prog Fund 0 41—0 44 S pore Sec Fund 0 73-0 78 Spore Invest Fund 0.77-082 S pore Equity Fund 0 51-0 54 «d Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest317 words
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443 1990-12-22 19 Sharon Lau - By Sharon Lau DWINDLING volumes on Singapore’s stock market in recent months will probably see broking houses paying smaller hongbao this year. Compared to the extravagant bonuses paid out last year, some amounting to as much as 16 months, stockbrokers443 words
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460 1990-12-22 19 Koh Bee Ann - Downside is limited as fundamentals are strong, says broking firm By Koh Bee Ann THE stock market has hit a low point and it is now a good time for investors to buy if they have a few years' holding power, according460 words
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Article778 1990-12-22 19 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for payme"* date close payable the year last year MSB 10% (b) Jan 4 Jan 18 Jan 28 10% 12% amfp NYA Dec 14 Jan 3 Feb 15 NYA 2.8% Amal Steel 12 6%(b) Nov 29 Dec 13 Jan 21 126%778 words
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Article, Illustration183 1990-12-22 19 UNITED Overseas Bank has taken the ATM revolution another step forward with the introduction of an automated teller machine which can dispense foreign currencies. The machine, whose software was developed by UOB’s electronic banking development department, is believed to be one of its183 words
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Article272 1990-12-22 19 Company Rights Issue Causeway Inv Three-for-four (a, $060 oe r share E«-date: Dec 10 Books close Dec 20 Acceptance Payment: NYA CIMA Five-for-four n M$4,00 per share Ex-date Nov 23 Books close Dec 7 Acceptance Payment Jan 22 Emtex One-tor-one MSI 00 per share Ex-date Nov 6 Books272 words
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Article, Illustration470 1990-12-22 20 Lilian Ang - By Lilian Ang BT. TECHNOLOGY Parks Pte Ltd (TPPL), a whollyowned Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) subsidiary, has mapped out an ambitious property development plan which will stretch over an initial fiveyear period. The plan, drawn up barely nine months after the company wasBT. - 470 words
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572 1990-12-22 20 Kevin Lim - By Kevin Lim SINGAPORE manufacturers continue to worry about the rising cost of doing business. particularly manpower cost, even as they enjoyed yet another year of strong growth. But despite the cost trend and the uncertain Gulf situation they remain572 words
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Article, Illustration354 1990-12-22 21 AMERICAN software giant Wordstar International is aggressively expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, beginning with the appointment of as the regional headquarters and the setting up of new offices in Hongkong and Malaysia. Also in the pipeline is a software research354 words
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Article, Illustration659 1990-12-22 21 Lynette Ong - By Lynette Ong SEVEN years, thousands of people and tens of millions of dollars to convert eight gigabytes of raw data and digitise 35.000 maps that is the size and scope of ILUS, Singapore’s first-in-the-world nation-wide land database computerisation project. The highly659 words
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Article, Illustration353 1990-12-22 21 SEMBAWANG Construction has won a $13.6-million contract to build a 10-cinema complex in Yishun New Town. To be named Golden Village, the complex will be completed in December next year. Work has already started earlier this month on the 3,635-sq-m site353 words
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356 1990-12-22 21 SINGAPORE’S Information Technology (IT) industry grew by 39 per cent last year to chalk up a record high revenue of $1.48 billion, according to the latest government survey of 138 IT companies. This year’s growth, however, is unlikely to match this sparkling356 words
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Advertisement158 1990-12-22 20 HOME DELIVERED WEEKLY <\V" C v* > ev v VO djfr The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition. A crisp summary of happenings in Singapore. Politics, the economy, investment opportunities, executive appointments.... And snippets on Malaysia and Asean. A convement tabloid delivered to you every week, wherever you may be. Subscribe158 words
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Advertisement851 1990-12-22 22 The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition APPOINTMENTS NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Applications arc invited for teaching and research appointments in one of the following departments from candidates with a relevant PhD degree: INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CIM Systems Quality and Reliability Engineering MECHANICAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING Fluid851 words
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FORUM
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Article, Illustration1091 1990-12-22 23 I WOULD first like to thank Mr Steven Yeo Eng Chuan and Mr I.eong Ai Fu (ST, Dec 10 and ST Weekly Overseas Edition, Dec 15) for their interest in health economics in general, and my views in particular. Over the years, health care1,091 words
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Article, Illustration363 1990-12-22 23 WE would like to express our concern with regard to some of the statements made by the president of the Singapore Medical Association (ST. Dec 6 and ST Weekly Overseas Edition, Dec 15). By allleging that some general practitioners are charging low fees by363 words
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978 1990-12-22 23 I REFER to the report, “Learn to take pressure in school, students urged” (ST. Dec 4 and ST Weekly Overseas Edition, Dec 9). I totally disagree that competition in school shows that Singapore is becoming a classless society. I believe Singapore is moving from978 words
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Advertisement835 1990-12-22 24 THE EDB HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME SMM8M invites applications for the 1991 scholarship awards The Future belongs to those who are well-prepared. As Singapore approaches the 21 st century, a high level of investment in human resources must be achieved to sustain a capable workforce. The Economic [development Board835 words
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