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Title Section21 1991-04-06 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1991 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI (P) 71/8/9021 words
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Article, Illustration782 1991-04-06 1 Growth higher than forecast of 3 to 6 for the whole year ECONOMIC growth between January and March is expected to bo about 7 per cent, higher than the 3 to 6 per cent forecast for the whole year, said Deputy Prime782 words
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197 1991-04-06 1 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT Wee Kim Wee has written to the Emir of Kuwait wishing the warravaged country success in its reconstruction. He said the Iraqis should pay for the devastation they caused, in a letter dated March 25, President197 words
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HIJACK OF FLIGHT SQ117
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288 1991-04-06 1 Suspect detained at airport NST KUALA LUMPUR Police have detained a Pakistani national in connection with the hijacking last Wednesday of a Singapore Airlines plane while on a flight from here to the republic. Sources said the suspect was detained at the Kuala LumpurNST - 288 words
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Article139 1991-04-06 1 INTERNATIONAL news magazines such as Time, Newsweek and Asiaweek have been heaping high praise on the hijack rescue at Changi Airport. In its April 8 issue, Newsweek said: “Leave it to Singapore to show the world how to deal with terrorists.” The article said that none139 words
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Advertisement10 1991-04-06 1 The Singapore Emigrants a tale of contrasting responses: Pages 14-1510 words
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Advertisement15 1991-04-06 1 fiANI F? ISA Nl j (EXPRE SS•* .i |#WP»' iIII.UH.VC» Don’t leave home without them/15 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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HIJACK OF FLIGHT SQ117
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460 1991-04-06 2 THE leader of the four Pakistani terrorists who hijacked the Singapore Airlines Airbus SQ 117 visited Times House in February for help in getting his social visit pass extended, according to two security officers. They said they remembered Shahid Hussain Soomro. 35. telling460 words
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Article, Illustration907 1991-04-06 2 THE pilot of hijacked Singapore Airlines Right SQ 117 said last Saturday that the safety of his 114 passengers and 11 crew remained uppermost in his mind throughout the eight-hour hijack ordeal last week. In an exclusive interview. Captain Stanley Lim. 38, said907 words
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Article, Illustration60 1991-04-06 2 The Ministry of Home Affairs last Saturday released the pictures and names of the four Pakistani terrorists who hijacked the SQ 117 shuttle flight from Kuala Lumpur last Tuesday night. They were (from left): Shahid Hussain Soomro, 35; Javaid Akhter Keyani, 31;60 words
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287 1991-04-06 2 UNPERTURBED by last Tuesday’s hijack of a Singapore Airlines shuttle flight, thousands of people swarmed Changi airport for the short 50-minute shuttle trip to Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Whatever jitters they might have had were lost in the getaway287 words
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Article, Illustration1382 1991-04-06 3 In an exclusive two-hour interview, Captain Stanley Lim, commander of hijacked flight SQ 117, tells of anxiety, tension and fears in his cockpit last Wednesday. His one request: No pictures please. Sumiko Tan reconstructs the drama. TUESDAY, March 26, 9.381,382 words
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Article, Illustration442 1991-04-06 3 Steward’s account FOR more than six hours, the crew of SQII7 were bunched like sheep in the back galley of the aircraft while hijackers rampaged the plane. They had to stand up while the plane landed at Changi442 words
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Article602 1991-04-06 6 Swiss workers catch up Beri They now share No. 1 spot with Singapore workers FOR the first time, Swiss workers have caught up with their Singapore counterparts to be jointly rated as the world’s best workers, according to the latest survey by American risk evaluation firm Business Environment Risk Intelligence602 words
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Article, Illustration548 1991-04-06 6 TWO sisters and their fiancees were among six Singaporeans who (lied when their car crashed head-on into a tanker near Yong Peng in Johor on Sunday. They were going to Johor to visit the graves of deceased relatives for the ying Ming festival. The548 words
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463 1991-04-06 6 Cephah Tan - It will have Tours on containers Simulated terminals, shipbridge By Cephah Tan A NEW world-class tourist attraction depicting Singapore’s maritime past, present and future will open in December. The Singapore Maritime Showcase (SMS) will be a high-tech, educational and entertaining attraction, said463 words
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HOME
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Article, Illustration755 1991-04-06 4 Goh urges co-operation to keep the edge; Dutch invited to set up mega trade centre SINGAPORE and tho Netherlands should work together closely to enhance each other's common position as regional economic hubs, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said755 words
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358 1991-04-06 4 AUGUST, an 18-minute video about a dog's fatalistic love for his master, as seen through its eyes, cost only $3O to make and took a day to shoot. But the innovative film won director and scriptwriter Eric Khoo. 26, top honours in the358 words
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542 1991-04-06 4 The Singapore Lecture by Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers IT IS crucial that the Gatt talks reach a successful conclusion by year’s end To do this, the United States and the European Community must both reduce their agricultural subsidies,542 words
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Article, Illustration245 1991-04-06 4 TWO men were stabbed to death on Sunday morning, apparently over $lO. A 55-year-old unemployed man was arrested after the double murder at Telok Ayer Hawker Centre at about 5.05 am on Sunday. Police found a kitchen knife with a245 words
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Article, Illustration327 1991-04-06 5 SEA-LOVERS bought 60 boats worth $3O million at the five-day Boat Show which ended on Monday. The rerord sales were made despite the high costs of maintaining the vessels, which can come up to $l,OOO a month for a cruiser. The largest327 words
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Article, Illustration280 1991-04-06 5 THE search for a prospective mate can now be brought right onto your lap, thanks to the innovation of one matchmaking bureau. Ice Breakers, a major private matchmaking organisation, is offering a service using lap-top computers for those who are too busy or shy280 words
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359 1991-04-06 5 PORK is out in this hotel. Citing health reasons, the Royal Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza has phased out the meat from all its ingredients and menus, except at its Szechuan restaurant. It has replaced all pork ingredients and pork dishes with beef359 words
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457 1991-04-06 5 WHEN it comes to making the right match, state-of-the-art computers just do not make the grade. It is still the human touch that wins hands down for most partner-seeking singles. Computers can store a plethora of information, but cannot take457 words
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Article, Illustration334 1991-04-06 7 Undergrad’s vision to turn road into shopping area for pedestrians AN ARCHITECTURE student sees an Orchard Road not overrun with traffic but teeming with pedestrians and shoppers. His idea is to turn the road into a shopping belt once an underground road is built under334 words
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Article370 1991-04-06 7 FANCY a "kelong house", complete with split-level floors and wooden lookouts? Or Sentosa’s equivalent of Florida’s Sea World, complete with an underwater karaoke lounge? These and other exciting projects have been conceptualised by NUS architecture students. Leisure-entertainment concepts were popular, as well as ideas to370 words
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443 1991-04-06 7 Gerry de Silva - DBS Bank files suit against Christiana Bank for recovery of $l3 m By Gerry de Silva OFFICERS of the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) have arrived in Norway to continue their investigations into the affairs of Marina Village developer Elyamani Khamis. At the443 words
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Article234 1991-04-06 7 YOU will keep your old, familiar number even when your identity card is replaced with the new credit card-sized one in June. The three-year IC conversion exercise will be carried out on a constitu-ency-by-constituency basis, beginning with MacPherson because it has the smallest234 words
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SNIPPETS
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Article, Illustration112 1991-04-06 8 TWO months after coming to blows. SBC actresses Talin Tuoya and Tracy Gao have begun to mend their friendship. On Monday. Talin took out advertisements in The Straits Times and other newspapers to apologise to Tracy. "Putting out the notice marks the end of our112 words
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Article, Illustration170 1991-04-06 8 MISS Eileen Yeow, 18. (right) a model, beat 15 other contestants to take the Miss Singapore Universe crown last Friday. She was the hot favourite for* the title after she won the Elegance and Body Beautiful categories of the subsidiary crowns awarded last Monday.170 words
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171 1991-04-06 8 A YOUNG Caucasian woman was gang-raped and robbed by 10 to 15 youths along a secluded stretch of beach at Changi Point. Six teenage suspects, including a 15-year-old girl, have been arrested in connection with the incident at 3.30 am on Sunday.171 words
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Article, Illustration481 1991-04-06 8 A change from two years ago, says Thai tourism official HAADYAI, once a dirty weekend destination for many Singapore men. is fast becoming a family holiday spot. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and two ma jor tour operators in Singa pore481 words
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Article, Illustration290 1991-04-06 8 AN EXPERIENCED climber plunged about 200 m to his death at a Mount Ophir waterfall during a weekend camping trip. The tragedy occurred at Bukit Emas when Mr Wesley Sim Chin Shing, 24, a die designer with Matsushita Technical Centre, and his290 words
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88 1991-04-06 8 SCANDINAVIAN Airlines (SAS) now has seven Bights to Singapore. This means daily flights between Singapore and Scandinavian countries like Sweden, Norway and Denmark, as of Monday. The airline previously did not have such a service on Tuesday. The new flight departs from Copenhagen every88 words
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208 1991-04-06 8 SINGAPORE’S million-dol-lar. Asia-wide tourism promotion campaign in i 989 has paid off, with Asean arrivals here last year showing a double-digit growth for the first time in 10 years. The 14 8-per cent growth in Asean arrivals meant that nearly one in three visitors here208 words
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327 1991-04-06 8 OVER the next two years, every British university will be assessed under a new auditing system which covers key areas such as teacher quality and course content. Disclosing this on Tuesday, Professor Stewart Sutherland, vice-chancellor of the University of London, said327 words
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Article, Illustration601 1991-04-06 9 FOCUS ON FIRST SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR TAN THUAN HENG no longer looks like Singapore's first Sportsman of the Year or any sportsman, for that matter. That comes from his own mouth, speaking from a telephone in one of his two offices in Bangkok.601 words
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Article113 1991-04-06 9 ‘lt’s somewhere there in one of those boxes. There is not enough space for Mona’s silverware. My trophies are not so important now. When you reach my age, you don’t think of such things.’ C. Kunalan ‘I look at the trophy once a year, when I113 words
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Article, Illustration1247 1991-04-06 9 Past Sportsmen say trophy is now being kept ‘somewhere’ Singapore’s top sporting heroes have been honoured annually since 1967. Not surprisingly, memories of past winners and their achievements have become somewhat blurred. Where are they now and what are they doing? WILFRED YEO1,247 words
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MALAYSIA
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338 1991-04-06 10 KUALA LUMPUR Several armed forces facilities are being studied for possible privatisation and the building of a viable strategic industry, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak said on Tuesday. Among the facilities proposed for privatisation are the Inventory Management Department at the338 words
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266 1991-04-06 10 Kalimullah Hassan - Normal water supply in Malacca thanks to rain By By Kalimullah Hassan MALACCA Exactly 12 weeks after Malacca ran dry. most residents are again getting regular water supply thanks to heavy rainfall over the past two weeks. A Malacca Water Authority (MWA) official confirmed on Monday that almost all parts266 words
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Article, Illustration313 1991-04-06 10 A BRIDGE high enough for the passage of sea-going craft under it has been proposed for the sl-billion second link between Tuas in Jurong and Tanjung Kupang, 30 km from Johor Baru. The proposed link will lead to a new313 words
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676 1991-04-06 10 Ismail Kassim - By Ismail Kassim POKOK SENA (Kedah) With prayer rugs, mats or newspapers, they came by the thousands on the night of the 17th of Ramadan (Tuesday) to this isolated corner of northern Kedah to condemn the United States for destroying Iraq676 words
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188 1991-04-06 10 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR More than 4,000 graduates are still unemployed and, according to the Malaysian Manpower Department, one of the main reasons is the lack of proficiency in the English language. Its statistics showed that at the end of January, there were 4.509 unemployed graduatesBernama. - 188 words
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399 1991-04-06 10 KUALA LUMPUR Schools may be required to get their pupils to communicate in English at least once a week to check the declining standard of the language among students. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said399 words
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ASEAN
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289 1991-04-06 11 Reuter. NEW YORK Indonesian President Suharto, facing the end of his fifth term in 1993, has implied in a magazine interview that he is not ready to call it quits yet. But he fell short of saying he would run again.Reuter. - 289 words
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509 1991-04-06 11 Tan Lian Choo - Thai foreign policy 'aimed at building confidence in country By Tan Lian Choo Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK The main foreign policy thrust of Thailand’s caretaker government led by Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun is to build on the country’s image abroad in order to promote international confidence in Thailand, news reports said509 words
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Article, Illustration34 1991-04-06 11 Vehicles crawling along one of Bangkok’s main streets on Wednesday. The chaos following Tuesday’s re-introduction of two-way traffic almost brought traffic in the city to a standstill. Reuter picture. Reuter picture.Reuter picture. - 34 words
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472 1991-04-06 11 Paul Jacob - Move comes after recent criticism of a private station in Surabaya By Paul Jacob Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA State-run Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) is to cut back on its foreign programmes by about a third from this month and will screen Indonesian films472 words
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225 1991-04-06 11 AFP. JAKARTA Indonesia plans to build a new rapid transit system in Jakarta to ease traffic* jams that have become notorious in the capital city, Transport Minister Azwar Anas said here. The system will use guided buses that shuttle along an elevated track linkingAFP. - 225 words
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344 1991-04-06 11 BANGKOK Commuters here continue to be frustrated by traffic in parts of the city not getting anywhere as major roads are converted into two-way traffic arteries. The traffic police, under tremendous pressure from the public, said the conversion would take another two to344 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article689 1991-04-06 12 APRIL 6. 1991 WHEN the second phase of The Waterside development comprising 168 apartments with price tags ranging from just under $BOO,OOO to over $1 million was sold within a day. it kindled fresh interest in the residential property market here. Rut it would be689 words
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Article650 1991-04-06 12 APRIL 5. 1991 THE Spirit of '46 party appeared on Malaysia’s political stage a year-and-a-half ago, offering itself as an alternative to the United Malays National Organisation (Umno). Its name referred to the year when Umno was formed, and the spirit was that which Umno allegedly had lost650 words
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Article672 1991-04-06 12 APRIL 2, 1991 ALTHOUGH neither very comprehensive nor representative, the recent Institute of Policy Studies report on Singapore emigrants in Australia and Canada is a useful contribution to the debate now going on over the problem of talented Singaporeans leaving the country and how they may672 words
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856 1991-04-06 12 Patrick Daniel - Viewpoint By Patrick Daniel IAM probably not alone in having read every word of last week's reports on Singaporean emigrants in Australia and Canada (ST Weekly Overseas F'.dition, March 30). Both the survey by the Institute of Policy Studies and the interviews by856 words
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COMMENT/ ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1189 1991-04-06 13 A resource-poor country should maximise women's economic contributions, says Constance Singam. After months of agonising, a young mother recently dorkk’d to quit her job. Shi' is an ambitious, hanfworking .uni intelligent professional who had hoped to puxsue a carrer Ixit was unable to do so because of1,189 words
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Article, Illustration746 1991-04-06 13 Ning Juita - By Ning Juita NEVER again will 1 grumble when airport authorities search me or my luggage. The rerent KL-Singapore SIA flight hijack has driven home the need for stringent security. 1 remember how impatient I felt some time ago whenPicture by Francis Ong. - 746 words
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THE EMIGRANTS A Special Report NEWS FEATURE
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Article, Illustration1294 1991-04-06 14 Emigrants in Perth still feel for Singapore and entertain thoughts of returning, while those in Vancouver seem more remote and less likely to contemplate coming back. Sumiko Tan tells a tale of contrasting responses in this special report. She visited both1,294 words
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339 1991-04-06 14 WHAT can the Singapore Government do to prevent emigration, lure emigrants home or establish links with them? The 14 Singapore emigrants intt rviewed in Perth expressed interest in the Government’s desire to stem the outflow of emigrants, and to339 words
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Article, Illustration1074 1991-04-06 14 STOCKY, streetsmart and not one to mince words, or the occasional expletive, Mr George Lee typifies the Singaporean made good the hard way. He left school after O level and worked hLs way up to become a deputy general1,074 words
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Article, Illustration1342 1991-04-06 15 Thirty minutes past four on a freezing February afternoon and dusk is already falling in downtown Vancouver. A black mist hovers above nearby Grouse Mountains. Snow has hardened to dirty lumps on the pavements. A drizzle bathes everything in grey.1,342 words
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MONEY
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Article5659 1991-04-06 16 TRANSACTION DATE: APRIL 5, 1991 Gr’t 1991 T*l Last Vol Day Last Quote Dlv Net High Low Cod* Company Sale Of* '000 High Low Buyer Seller Pit INDUSTRIAL A COMMERCIAL 261 162 1000 Acma 229 cd -1 135 232 229 229 231 10 ON 15 3 2555,659 words
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438 1991-04-06 17 The weekly share market report THE star attractions of the trading week turned out to be two Malaysian stocks which were re-quoted after suspension, giving brokers and market players some pointers to discuss amidst a general lull in the market. On Monday, Dunlop438 words
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Article157 1991-04-06 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Indei rose 11.52 points on the week to 1502.35. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1486 37 (4 46) 62.71 (105 03) Tuesday 1480 49 5 88) 57 96 (93 86) Wednesday *****1 7 52) 72.70 (141.18) Thursday 1498 71 10 70)157 words
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Article681 1991-04-06 17 Thursday April 4 HKt Hongkong s financial matitution *ai closed yesterday for the Chinese Chmg Mmg restivai Amoy Properties 4 475 *0 075 Allied Overseas 096 0 02 Asia See lot l 2 175 unch Asia Sec War 9’ 0 074 ♦0 008 Allied TW 089 001 Corp int681 words
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697 1991-04-06 18 Steven Pak - Strong S’pore also blamed for weaker performances and drop in profits By Steven Pak TWO key reasons stood out for the falls in profits and weaker performances among listed companies which deluged shareholders, pressrooms and the public with their financial results over the697 words
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Article635 1991-04-06 18 AUDITED RESULTS ftiMtwr Ddto VMT Grit» (tot Net timings Gnu •M to prtM/todt <l| »»r start dlvitata CM*) (Matt) H Cm M* 18 St» 90 11.4601 (8631m) -(07) -<-) 'W« f rtUACt Mr IS Ok 90 86,224(86.169) 58(63) 5(4) *•0 dtt Horn Mr 12 St» 90 82.461(81 902)635 words
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Article175 1991-04-06 18 counter rati Singapore dollar* to on* ES unit of foreign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar 1.7390 1 7660 Sterling pound 3 0843 3 1620 Australian dollar 1 3441 1 3960 Canadian dollar 1 4955 1.5343 NZ dollar 1.0203 Singapore dollar* to 100 unit* of foreign currency 1175 words
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Article107 1991-04-06 18 Contract data: 5/4/91 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE SS 54 5 V§ 5 4 54 54 54 09/4/91 AJ 10>« 104 104 104 104 9 09/4/91 NZ$ 104 10>4 104 10 1 2 104 9 09/4/91 STG 114107 words
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415 1991-04-06 18 GB HOLDINGS Ltd, the maker of Grand Banks luxury cruisers, is planning to develop a new budgetpriced leisure craft for sale in Singapore and the region. Chairman Bob Livingston said the local market for luxury leisure craft is relatively undeveloped, with most people looking415 words
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361 1991-04-06 18 THE international membership scheme for foreign stockbrokers, first announced last October, looks set to be in place only in the second half of this year. Industry sources said the long wait is frustrating for those foreign brokers who have361 words
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Article309 1991-04-06 18 Manager’s prices for April 6 8 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.31—140 The Savings Fund 1 03 —1 10 *d S'pore Prog Fund 0 49 —0.52 S'pore Sec fund 0 83—088 S pore Invest Fund 0 89 —0 95 S'pore Equity fund 0.60 —0 64 Asia Unit Trust309 words
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408 1991-04-06 19 SINGAPORE has lifted its ban on import and export of goods to and from Kuwait, effective last Friday. The ban had been imposed on Aug 25 last year, shortly after Iraq’s annexation of Kuwait. However, a spokesman for the Trade Development Board which408 words
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Article1458 1991-04-06 19 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for payment date close payable the year last year Aetna 5%TE Jun 5 Jun 17 Jul 1 10%TE Amtell Eng 6%TE(I) Apr 11 Apr 17 Apr 26 6%TE 121TE Asean Fund US$0 10(b) Mar 18 Ma- 28 Apr 8 USS0 101,458 words
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246 1991-04-06 19 SINGAPORE Telecom has formed a partnership with a major telecommunications company in the United States to take up a stake in a mobile satellite system. According to Agence France Presse, Nasdaqlisted Mobile Telecommunications Technologies Corp (MTTC) announced on Monday that it had246 words
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Article429 1991-04-06 19 Company Rights Issue Alcorn One-for two (a Msl 00 per share. Issue of 40m Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares (CRPS) ot Mso.lo each at Msl per share with 10m detachable TSR on the basis of 1 CRPS with 1 TSR tor every 4 CRPS. Bolton One tor four (a429 words
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Article228 1991-04-06 19 Company Rights liw Dunlop Est Restricted issue of $BB 514 m nommal value of 10% Convertible Redeemable Unsecured loan Stock (CULS) 1991 1996 issued on the basis of $1 nominal amount of CUIS <or every 3 ordinary shares of $1 each held at nommal value Exdate Apr Books228 words
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238 1991-04-06 20 SINGAPORE continued to register a healthy trade growth of 11.3 per cent to $17.1 billion in February. This makes it the second eonseeutive month of double-digit year-on-year trade growth. In January, total trade volume increased 15 per cent over the corresponding month238 words
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433 1991-04-06 20 THE recent stile of The Waterside apartments by the OCBC Bank group has stoked up confidence as well as speculative fervour in the local residential market, particularly in the condominium sector. Many developers who will hi* launching new projects soon are considering433 words
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290 1991-04-06 20 JOHOR Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Thursday coined a new term “Nusa Tiga” for tourism co-operation and development within the Growth Triangle of Johor, Singapore and the Riau Islands. In his keynote speech at a conference in Singapore290 words
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245 1991-04-06 20 SINGAPORE should consider the possibility of building Dutch-style industrial estates below sea-level, say visiting Dutch experts The proposal was made to the Singapore Government by Dutch contractors specialising in turnkey reclamation projects, said Mr W.A. Lubherhuizen, president of the Netherlands Association of245 words
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266 1991-04-06 20 THE ABN and Amro banks here, which will be merged in September under a worldwide exercise, see a lot of business opportunities in the on-going drive by Singapore to privatise public companies and statutory boards. The two banks, will be merged to form the266 words
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FORUM
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Article, Illustration723 1991-04-06 23 HIJACK OF SQ 117 IT IS perhaps with the nearness of death that life becomes clearer. The hijacking of SQII7 was not just an event of international terrorism. To its victims, the passengers and the crew, to their loved ones,723 words
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Article, Illustration462 1991-04-06 23 I REFER to Rev Dr Bernard Teo’s letter on the issue of organ donations (ST Weekly Overseas Edition, March 23). It is most heartening to know that there are Singaporeans who realise that families with pressing needs do exist462 words
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200 1991-04-06 23 UP TO the early hours of March 27. there must have been some uncertainty in the minds of some in and out of Singapore as to how our sec-ond-generation ministers and SAF would react in a crisis. What happened that morning should now lay200 words
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407 1991-04-06 23 I REFER to Professor S. Jayakumar’s statement that 70 pei cent of foreign wives of Singaporeans had been successful in their application for permanent residence last year (ST Weekly Overseas Edition, March 23). I feel there is a need to reassess407 words
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Advertisement142 1991-04-06 23 Dear Readers THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address, and home and office telephone numbers. They should preferably be typed, doubled-spaced, on one side of the paper. Brevity is an advantage. We do not accept for publication letters copied to us142 words
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826 1991-04-06 24 BASIC military training in the SAF is to be tailored to match the fitness levels of recruits and will result in. among other things, the very fit ones having their National Service stint shortened by possibly two to three826 words
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344 1991-04-06 24 MINDEF has amended its rules granting disruption to national servicemen taking up overseas medical studies. Previously, those taking up such studies were selectively disrupted from their national service after six months. Now, they are subject to the same rules as those344 words
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Article, Illustration403 1991-04-06 24 Yohanna Abdullah - ‘Graduate’ IVF babies celebrate birth centre’s third year By By Yohanna Abdullah WITH so many singles, twias and triplets, it was “babymonium" at the Centre for Assisted Reproduction (Care), on Sunday. More than 80 bouncy IVF babies and toddlers, with parents in tow, were there to celebratePicture by JACKY HO. - 403 words