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Title Section21 1991-01-26 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1991 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI (P) 71/8/9021 words
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1005 1991-01-26 1 Sumiko Tan - US more self-confident and shaking off ‘Vietnam syndrome’ By Sumiko Tan WASHINGTON Iraqi President Saddam Hussein cannot, and should not, win the Persian Gulf war. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew has said. Once the war is over, the question will be whether1,005 words
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Article, Illustration901 1991-01-26 1 It will help nation survive global challenges BG Lee on S’pore the next 25 years SINGAPORE’S success or failure over the next 25 years will depend ultimately on the spirit, resolve and sense of cohesion among its people, said Deputy901 words
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Article, Illustration248 1991-01-26 1 THE spirit of Singapore was best Illustrated by the way a group of Singaporeans stranded in the Gulf worked out their war contingency plans. Their organisation, sense of cohesion and community as reported in The Straits Times last Thursday drew praise from Deputy248 words
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Advertisement23 1991-01-26 1 1 S’poreans ‘now know the world is not a sweet place': Page 2 Grocer killed wife who had affair with neighbour: Page 923 words
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Advertisement10 1991-01-26 1 More Gulf war reports on Pages 2-5, 15 and 2010 words
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GULF WAR SPECIAL
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1177 1991-01-26 2 Sumiko Tan - Lee Kuan Yew on lessons from the Gulf war Reports by Sumiko Tan WASHINGTON One lesson which Singaporeans have learnt from events in the Persian Gulf is that they cannot go on pretending that the world is “a nice, sweet1,177 words
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336 1991-01-26 2 WASHINGTON Japan will, in time, have to find a way to get a contingent of troops to join the multinational coalition in the Gulf war. said Mr Lee Kuan Yew While countries in Asia would be much happier if Japan did336 words
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463 1991-01-26 2 Clement Mesenas - Singaporeans in the Gulf By By Clement Mesenas Writing for The Straits Times DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) The word "gas" is the most feared word in Riyadh and Dhahran today following successive attacks by Iraqi Scud attacks. But Singapore's Charge463 words
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226 1991-01-26 2 Bernama, Reuter. SADDAM and Bush have been sighted in Manila and Kuala Lumpur. In the Philippine capital, the two warring leaders are doing well together in a Manila zoo while in Kuala Lumpur, they have ended up as rojak (salad) andBernama,; Reuter. - 226 words
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Article, Illustration459 1991-01-26 3 Operation Nightingale a ‘humanitarian gesture’ AS OPERATION Desert Storm rages on, a Singapore Armed Forces medical team was winging its way to Saudi Arabia on "Operation Nightingale”. The 30 doctors and support staff are on a humanitarian mission of indefinite duration:459 words
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Article, Illustration24 1991-01-26 3 WOMEN and children among the 56 people flown out from the Saudi capital by the Singapore Government on Monday.24 words
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519 1991-01-26 3 SEVERAL Singaporeans stranded in Saudi Arabia have begun seeking refuge in the holy cities of Mecca and Jeddah following attacks on the Saudi capital on Monday. Mr Mohammed Abdul Shukor, a 26-vear-old Singaporean, said this on Monday when he arrived home on board an RSAF519 words
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Article, Illustration454 1991-01-26 4 What Muslim Singaporeans say THE Mufti of Singapore, the highest religious leader for Muslims here, has said that the Gulf war between Iraq and the US-led alliance is not a jihad (holy war) of Muslims against non-Mus-lims. “It is not a religious war,454 words
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Article, Illustration955 1991-01-26 4 SOME Muslims here want the US-led alliance to get out of the Gulf and leave it to the Arab states to settle the problem. Others want Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to pull out of955 words
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Article431 1991-01-26 4 S’pore Muslim MPs’ reaction ‘No link between Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and Palestinian issue’ Gulf war between Baghdad and US-led alliance not a jihad THE 10 Muslim Members of Parliament in Singapore have urged Muslim Singaporeans not to be misled by Iraqi President Saddam431 words
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390 1991-01-26 4 ABOUT 300 Singaporeans are estimated to be still in the Gulf region, said the Foreign Affairs Ministry on Monday. Though many of the women and children have returned to Singapore, the ones still remaining have stayed behind due to work commitments. For390 words
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Article, Illustration564 1991-01-26 5 REGIONAL REACTIONS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday criticised the United States, saying that it was trying to destroy Iraq in the Gulf war and censoring news on the extent of the damage done by the564 words
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Article, Illustration551 1991-01-26 5 Sandra Davie - SINGAPOREAN REACTIONS By Sandra Davie FROM peace logos reminiscent of the 60s to huddling around the radio during school intervals these are just two examples that the Gulf war has caught the attention of teenagers in Singapore. Teachers also hold class discussions centred on551 words
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TALKING POINT
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Article, Illustration95 1991-01-26 5 The Straits Times on Tuesday talked to 15 Singaporeans on their reaction to treatment of allied prisoners of war by the Iraqis and its plan to use them as human shields. Here is a cross-section of their views: ‘He's a sick man. Although they are95 words
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Article47 1991-01-26 5 ‘l’m not surprised. Saddam will use any method to win the war. I don’t think he’s a coward. He’s using what he can to stop the attacks, Including using the prisoners as a human shield.’ Mr Denny Tan, 40, a shipping co-ordinator.47 words
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Article, Illustration39 1991-01-26 5 ‘lt’s all tight to use them as shields. Keeping the prisoners there might prevent the allied forces from attacking those places. In a war, It’s good strategy.” Mr Dahlan Ghani, 49, a government officer.39 words
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Article, Illustration59 1991-01-26 5 ‘At first I supported Saddam. Bush started the war and I thought Saddam was the good man. But I didn’t expect him to 111-treat the prisoners Uke that. It’s shocking. It’s not fair to treat them so badly and use them tut shields. Miss Hariati Abdul59 words
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Article39 1991-01-26 5 ‘Saddam Is really using them (PoWs). He’s venting his frustration at the wrong people. That’s not proper treatment. Look at the poor gay an TV, he was going through hell.’ Miss Kathryn Santamaria, 24, lounge hostess39 words
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Article, Illustration47 1991-01-26 5 i’m not for Saddam or against him. Saddam can do anything he likes. Putting PoWs on TV Is propaganda and psychologically bad for the US. War Is war. And in war, there are no gentlemen.’ Mr Lim Joo Hoe, 32. an engineer47 words
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117 1991-01-26 5 THE Government has introduced visa requirements for visitors from nine Arab countries as a precaution against terrorism. The countries are Iraq, Algeria, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Jordan, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen. With effect from Tuesday, visitors holding passports from any of these117 words
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HOME
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631 1991-01-26 6 IT IS one of life’s most important decisions. Yet many Singaporeans never get round to making a will. Lawyers here said that most people have misconceptioas about the need to leave wills. They assume that all they own automatically goes to631 words
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Article, Illustration574 1991-01-26 6 Warren Fernandez - By By Warren Fernandez ROUND the clock CNN news broadcasts may be introduced here if a deal between the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation and the American-based Cable News Network materialises. A Ministry of Information and the Arts spokesman said on Thursday574 words
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Article, Illustration467 1991-01-26 6 "MR WHOLESOME" Pat Boone admires pop artistes like Madonna and 2 Live Crew for their talent. But he thinks they should be more responsible to their art and their audiences. The 56-year-old crooner is here to perform in concerts over four days467 words
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366 1991-01-26 7 He over-prescribed half a million sleeping tablets in three months A DOCTOR, who was struck off the medical register last August for prescribing nearly half a million sleeping tablets in three months, on Tuesday lost his appeal to the High Court. The Medical366 words
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Article, Illustration672 1991-01-26 7 Ng Wei Joo - By Ng Wei Joo THEIR mission: To lose weight. The deadline: May 1991. This is the objective of 198 overweight recruits in the first batch to undergo a special five-month basic military training instead of the usual three months. They reported for672 words
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Article, Illustration597 1991-01-26 7 Rohaniah Saini - Private eyes for hire for all sorts of odd reasons S’poreans get detectives to probe rival stall, spy on neighbours By Rohaniah Saini SINGAPOREANS are hiring private eyes these days for some rather odd reasons from probing the secret recipe of a rival roti prata stall to nabbing the culprit597 words
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Article, Illustration1059 1991-01-26 8 Ng Wei Joo - SPOTLIGHT on French education for Singaporeans Reports by Ng Wei Joo FRENCH education at the most elite level is only for 'he best and it would not be wise for students with average grades to apply to study in France's Grandes1,059 words
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219 1991-01-26 8 Other routes to a French degree BESIDES getting good A level results, there are other possible routes leading to a French degree, according to four visiting French educators. These include: The French-Singapore Institute (FSI), which was set up by both governments in 1983 to train219 words
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618 1991-01-26 8 – NG WEI 400 - Fees help for those in ‘no man’s land’ NG WEI 400. AN INDEPENDENT school has introduced an aid scheme to help deserving students who cannot afford the fees but yet are not poor enough to qualify for government aid. Calling the scheme Secret618 words
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Article, Illustration443 1991-01-26 9 A WOMAN who had an affair because she found her shopkeeper husband unromantic was stabbed to death by him. Pua Wee Jang killed his wife after a violent argument during which she insisted that she had a right to have sex443 words
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Article, Illustration639 1991-01-26 9 Shirlynn Ho - Grandmaster Oyama will witness two-day meet By Shirlynn Ho SINGAPORE will host the second Commonwealth karate championships next year. Organisers Singapore Oyama Karate-Do Kyoku-shinkai-kan has tentatively arranged for the two-day meet at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on June 17 and 18. Invitations have been sent639 words
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366 1991-01-26 9 Money will be used to recruit two Brazilians SINGAPORE Press Holdings has given a $140,000 boost to Tiong Bahru Constituency Sports Gub’s quest for soccer glory. The sponsorship, the biggest of a Premier League club this season, has made it possible for Tiong366 words
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Article, Illustration507 1991-01-26 9 THE opposition needs to change its role, from a sledgehammer hitting out at the Government to its partner in nation-building, Mr Chiam See Tong said last Saturday night. This is what voters want, the opposition member for Potong Pasir told a Singapore Press Club507 words
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MALAYSIA
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390 1991-01-26 10 KUALA LUMPUR The number of Singaporeans visiting Johor has dropped by between 20 and 30 per cent since the Gulf war started. The Star reported on Monday. However, the number of other tourists on day tours from the Republic remained unchanged, the paper390 words
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167 1991-01-26 10 -AFP. KOTA KINABALU A senior official of the Sabah government-controlled Innoprise Corporation has been arrested here in a continuing police probe into an alleged secessionist plot, police said. Vincent Chung. 48. was picked up by Special Branch officers from his home-AFP. - 167 words
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289 1991-01-26 10 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government, reaping the benefits of a major economic recovery, on Wednesday announced that it was giving 5 per cent salary increases to civil servants. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. who made theBernama - 289 words
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399 1991-01-26 10 V. Vinod - By V. Vinod. JOHOR BARU Several Malaysian states are going on an aggressive invest-ment-promotion drive in Singapore this year, with Johor taking the lead, officials said The others are Penang, Trengganu and Malacca, while Kelantan, which is under opposition Islamic rule, has also expressed399 words
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Article, Illustration52 1991-01-26 10 COWBOYS in the heart of the Malaysian capital? Not exactly. The four riders are actually members of the Royal Mounted Police on crime-prevention rounds. They cut a pretty unusual picture as they guide their majestic mounts alongside more advanced modes of transport. NST picture.NST picture. - 52 words
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Article, Illustration380 1991-01-26 10 NST. JOHOR BARU Singapore has requested additional supplies of treated water from Johor for its own use as well as for development projects in the Riau islands. Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said here on Monday. He said that Prime Minister GohNST. - 380 words
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468 1991-01-26 11 Ismail Kassim - By Ismail Kassim KOTA BARU The Kelantan state government, which is led by the opposition Parti Islam (PAS), wants to establish closer ties with all its neighbours, including Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. Mentri Besar Haji Nik Aziz Nik Mat, in an interview at468 words
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251 1991-01-26 11 from Petronas." Bemama, NST. NST. SUNGAI PETANI Finance Minister Datuk Paduka Daim Zainuddin has said that he will continue to serve in the Cabinet until a decision on his intention to resign is made by the Prime Minister. "It isfrom Petronas." Bemama, NST.; NST. - 251 words
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ASEAN
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210 1991-01-26 11 BRUNEI'S Director of Forestry has expressed concern over the possible extinction of the country's rich botanical resources. And according to the Borneo Bulletin, the offlrial Is putting some of the blame on bomohs. Apparently, he said, the bomohs' thirst for herbs with210 words
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Article, Illustration278 1991-01-26 11 BANGKOK Thai authorities have said that no Cabinet minister is on the list of suspected drug traffickers prepared by an international agency as claimed by the opposition last week, according to The Nation. In a report last Friday, the newspaper said that initial278 words
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Article, Illustration423 1991-01-26 11 AFP MANILA The newly-ap-pointed Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt-Gen-eral Rodolfo Biazon has said that the military would put more emphasis on external defence rather than internal security. Lt-Gen Biazon. a marine officer who has defended President Cotazon Aquino from aAFP; Reuter picture. - 423 words
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301 1991-01-26 11 AFP, Reuter. JAKARTA President Suharto on Monday said Indonesia’s oil resources were fast being depleted and hinted that the government might raise domestic fuel prices to encourage saving and more-efficient energy use. From time to time, energy prices should be adjusted to cutAFP,; Reuter. - 301 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article642 1991-01-26 12 JAN 26. 1991 HOW quickly dreams collapse. It was just a month ago. in the wake of German unification, that Europe was abuzz with grandiose talk of political union and a common defence policy that would allow rich Europeans to take their proper place in the642 words
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Article681 1991-01-26 12 JAN 25. 199' DID the world financial markets act irrationally on Jan 17 after allied forces began bombing Iraqi and Kuwaiti targets by sending shares prices up sharply and dumping US dollars” The answer is no. Once war in the Gulf began, a major uncertainty overhanging681 words
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Article645 1991-01-26 12 JAN 22. 1991 GERMANY and Japan have a special interest in the outcome of the Gulf crisis. The greatest economic power in Europe and the greatest economic power in Asia and both potentially leading political powers could well become the principal beneficiaries of the post-Cold War645 words
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Article, Illustration706 1991-01-26 12 Sia Cheong Yew - Viewpoint By Sia Cheong Yew MY colleague Jeffrey Low is incensed with the Football Association of Singapore. “Heartache after heartache. blunder after blunder. Can't FAS ever get things right?” he fumed in The New Paper last Wednesday. The spark that706 words
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NEWS FEATURE
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Article, Illustration1454 1991-01-26 13 When the Government announced last week that it had lifted an entry ban on former communist leader Eu Chooi Yip, many Singaporeans must have asked: Eu who? Sunny Goh of the Political Desk tells you why he was once the most1,454 words
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Article189 1991-01-26 13 El CHOOI YIP was born in Kuantan. Malaysia in 1918. He is married to ZengAishan, 60, and has two daughters, Jing Lin and Hong Nian, both working as translators for the Lianhe Wanbao and Shin Min Daily News. 1940: Graduated with a first-class honours degree in economics from189 words
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177 1991-01-26 13 Nov 26, 1966: Government slaps Prohibition of Entry Order against Eu. Dec I, 1990: Eu writes from Hunan, China, to Dr Goh Keng Swee, seeking his help to join his two daughters, and to retire, in Singapore Dee 20, 1990: Dr Goh177 words
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335 1991-01-26 13 TAN BAN HI AT - TAN BAN HI AT. MR EU CHOOI YlP’s two daughters in Singapore were overjoyed when they learnt last week that their father in China would soon be joining them here. “It was a dream come true for us.” said the elder daughter. Jing Lin.335 words
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Article, Illustration1053 1991-01-26 14 The Swiss expat community is one of the oldest in Singapore. They are involved in luxury goods, banking, manufacturing and there is even a ‘Swiss Mafia’ which controls the gourmet food scene. S X Vasuki finds out what it is to be Swiss and in Singapore. WELCOME1,053 words
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MONEY
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Article, Illustration526 1991-01-26 15 Eddie Toh - Singapore Business Awards By Eddie Toh MR WEE Cho Yaw, who last Friday won the Businessman of the Year award, singled out Singapore’s political stability as a major contributor to the success of the United Overseas Bank (UOB) group. Receiving the award,526 words
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Impact of the Gulf war
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287 1991-01-26 15 THE impact of the Gulf war on the Singapore economy would not be felt for a while, said Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister of State (Trade t Industry), on Monday. Giving his assessment of the effects287 words
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432 1991-01-26 15 THERE will definitely be no recession here, and Singapore could even see growth of over 5 per cent if the Gulf war ends within two months. This is the view of eight economists and analysts contacted by The432 words
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394 1991-01-26 15 SINGAPORE’S $6-billion tourism industry, which has seen a slowdown since Iraq invaded Kuwait five months ago, may be further affected by the war now raging in the Gulf. In reply to queries from The Straits Times, the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board said394 words
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Article, Illustration276 1991-01-26 15 SINGAPORE has earned a prized seat on the executive board of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) for a threeyear period. This is the highest management level of the international body which has been setting widely-recog-nised benchmarks of quality since its inception in276 words
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Article3285 1991-01-26 16 TRANSACTION DATE: JANUARY 25, 1991 Or t 1990/911 Tol Last Vol Day Last Quote Dlv Net High Low Cod* Company Sale -i or'000 High Low Buyer Seller HE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 277 152 X 1000 Acma 175 unch 168 175 174 174 175 290 165 1142 Ale« Hldgs3,285 words
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512 1991-01-26 17 The weekly share market report THE local bourse see-sawed throughout the week before rallying towards the end of the week, inspired by strong performances in the New York and Tokyo stock markets. While turnover remained thin in the earlier part of the512 words
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Article1984 1991-01-26 17 TRANSACTION DATE: JANUARY 25, 1991 IMO'tl Tel Last Vol Oay Last Quote Gr's Dlv Net High Low Cod* Company Sale or- '000 High Low Buyer Seller PIE SE 126 SD 80 AQ 1269 Fu|< OffsetTOc 98 -7 3 98 98 96 104 10 ON 96 300 101 12661,984 words
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Article174 1991-01-26 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 25.15 points on the week to 1238.75. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1205 37 (-8.23) 28 99 m ($70 10 m) Tuesday 1209 84 4 47) 3309 m ($86 29 m) Wednesday 1200 26 (-9 58) 31.12 m ($7198174 words
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Article588 1991-01-26 17 Friday January 25 HKS Amoy Propertius 3 575 -0 025 Allied Overseas 0 710 -^001 As a Sec Int'l Asia Sac War 91 Allied TW Bond Corp Int'l Bond Corp War 9' Bank o* EA Cavendish r nr~ 0 070 0.71 1.14 0.37 1810 3 675 0.01 *0.01 *0588 words
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Article, Illustration324 1991-01-26 18 WASHINGTON Mr Lee Kuan Yew has assured American trade leaders that the proposed East Asian Economic Grouping (EAEG) was consistent with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt) and would not affect the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) initiative. The Senior Minister toldIJanhe Zaohao picture. - 324 words
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274 1991-01-26 18 UNDAUNTED by the prospect of a possible oil price collapse after the Gulf war ends. Shell is pressing ahead with its feasibility study of investment plans worth a total of US$5OO million (SJB7O million). Mr Robert Walvis, chairman of the Shell274 words
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Article160 1991-01-26 18 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollar* to on* unit ot toraign currancy Buying 00 Seing US dollar 1 7130 1.7350 Sterling pound 3 3389 3 4041 Australian dollar 1.3126 j 3602 Canadian dollar 1 4692 Smgapor* dollar* to 100 unit* ot toraign currancy Austrian schilling 16 2054 16 8774 Belgian160 words
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Article106 1991-01-26 18 Contract data: 25/1/91 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE US$ 6 1 6% 6 ’/4 6'/* 6 5 3 /4 29/01/91 AS 10 3 10»'* 10% 10% 10% 9% 30/01/91 NZS 10% 10V 4 11 11% 11V* 9% 30/01/91106 words
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Article617 1991-01-26 18 AUDITED RESULTS CmpiRy Data Vaar Cratip Nat Nat an rami» Grata ann ta profit/lata (l) par than diutdaud rooo) (canta) etc Ian 14 Sap 90 $53,947(834.649) 308(23 9«) I5(85a) UN Ian 14 Sap 90 193,080(862 868! 30 1(36 9) *****9) H Mui Ian 14 Sap 90 $1,886(8402) 114(24)617 words
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361 1991-01-26 18 Reuter. KUALA LUMPUR Southeast Asian nations will spearhead the formation of a new Asian economic grouping or trade bloc in which Japan could emerge as the eventual leader, a senior Malaysian minister said on Thursday. Asean officials will begin talks onReuter. - 361 words
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153 1991-01-26 18 SIME Singapore has bought 75 per cent of an Indonesian offset and corrugated carton manufacturing company, PT Guru Indonesia, for U 552.44 million (554.17 million). Wholly-owned subsidiary Sime Darby Singapore Ltd (SDSL) acquired the stake of 3,075 shares of Rp326,000 ($293.40) each from153 words
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Article323 1991-01-26 18 Manager’s prices for January 26 Siniapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1 17-1 25 The Savings Fund 0.94 1 00 Spore Prog fund 0 42—0 46 S pore Sec Fund 0 74-0 /9 S pore Invest Fund 0 79- 0 84 S pore Equity Fund 0 52—0 65 Asia323 words
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354 1991-01-26 19 Move in line with efforts to build Singapore into a major financial centre BANKS will be able to introduce a seven-day fixed deposit by the beginning of next month. A circular from the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), sent out to all354 words
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Article368 1991-01-26 19 Current Ex Books Date Total tor Total lor peyiimit date dote payable the year last year MSB 10%(b) lan 4 lan 18 lan 78 10% 12% MIFF NYA Dec 14 lan 3 Feb 15 NYA 78% P»dfc 232% lan 4 lan 16 lan 23 386% 355% Ammo 5%TE368 words
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Article637 1991-01-26 19 Singapore Stocks last Full Year Company Panod Date Year Net EPS toss Net annouicad mbit (cants) (tv profit last year (SU00) CM Padumc Interim Nov 13 Dec 90 29 7 13.2 11.616(e) BMT Interim lan 10 Jun 91 254 2 1500 773 Khont Guan Interim Jan 1? Apr637 words
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429 1991-01-26 19 Improved showing due largely to non-oil domestic exports SINGAPORE’S trade performance continued to improve in November last year following October's rebound, with total trade value amounting to $l9 billion. This was a 13.8-per cent increase in value from $16.7 billion in November 1989.429 words
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Article106 1991-01-26 19 Company Rights Issue Causeway Im Three-tor-four a $0 60 per share Lr-date Dec 10 Books close Dec 20 Acceptance Payment Feb I cma Five-tor-tour MS4 00 per share b-date Nov 23 Books dose Dec 7 Acceptance Payment Jan 22 M Moun One-tor-one w Mil 50 per share Li-date106 words
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Article327 1991-01-26 19 Company Rights Issue Mean One-tor two MSI 00 per share Issue of 40m Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of M$010 each at MSI per share with 10m detachable TSR Bolton One-for four fl MS2 00 per share FAC8 Capital Reduction Scheme to reduce par value of shares from 50327 words
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548 1991-01-26 20 Tan Sung - Impact of the Gulf war By Tan Sung DOWN a lot, but not totally out. This is how several Singapore companies trading with Middle East countries sum up the impact of548 words
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Article, Illustration435 1991-01-26 20 THE United Overseas Bank group, the second largest banx here m terms of deposit base, is bracing itself for zero or even negative profit growth this year should the Gulf war oe prolonged. Stating thus on Monday, a L’OB spoxesman,435 words
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384 1991-01-26 20 Media group optimistic despite economic slowdown and the Gulf war MEDIA group Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH), in its just-released annual report, has projected a 10per cent growth in advertisement sales volume despite the economic slowdown this year. This follows a384 words
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497 1991-01-26 20 EXECUTIVES here got a smaller basic pay rise averaging 6.8 per cent in 1990, compared to 7.1 per cent the previous year, according to the latest survey by the Singapore National Employers Federation. But reflecting the emphasis on flexible wage systems, which497 words
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429 1991-01-26 20 SHIPS calling at Singapore the world’s largest bunker port have ironically found themselves facing a very tight bunker fuel supply situation here. This is because bunker fuel cargoes from the Gulf have been cut to almost half the levels before429 words
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Advertisement252 1991-01-26 21 Setting new world TV standards is an engineering feat and challenging. That’s our plan for the development of TV Technology in this region. Our Consumer Electronics Overseas Support Centre (CE-OSC) is expanding rapidly and we require the very best of Engineers to join us in crossing technological barriers again. As252 words
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Advertisement596 1991-01-26 22 The Straits Times Weekly Overseas EdMon Ess. H IBM now has openings for the following positions: FINANCIAL SYSTEMS SUPPORT CENTRE Business Analyst (Financial Systems) The Financial Analyst in the Financial Syalema Support Centre will work closely with a group of financial analysts to provide support to IBM Finance Departments in596 words
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FORUM
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626 1991-01-26 23 Doctors and the NTUC discount scheme I READ with amazement Ms Tan Sai Siong's article, "Doctors should cure themselves of delusion that they're special” (ST. Jan 12 and ST Weekly Overseas Edition. Jan 19). She appears to believe that doctors merely exchange service626 words
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1189 1991-01-26 23 It raises educational standards of quick-learning pupils I REFER to Dr Chee Soon Juan's letter, “Kids' cognitive ability still developing at primary school level" (see cols 6 7). Dr Chee has sincere beliefs on the subject of streaming, but they have no bearing1,189 words
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782 1991-01-26 23 On streaming 1 REFER to the letter. "There is nothing illogical about streaming children who are able to learn more" !ST. Dec 20) by Mr Arthur Syred Mr Syred took great pains to explain that children who show promise in certain782 words
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Advertisement306 1991-01-26 24 The Housing Development Board is the national authority in public housing. We have housed 87% of the Singapore population in quality homes, an achievement that has gained us world recognition. We are poised to achieve even more in the *****. And we need dynamic and innovative individuals to join us306 words
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