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Title Section21 1991-07-13 1 The Straits Time WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1991 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI (P) 71/8/9021 words
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839 1991-07-13 1 Sumiko Tan - Long-term view of policies essential for country’s survival and prosperity By Sumiko Tan SINGAPOREANS must understand that the Government cannot yield to popular pressure if it wants to secure the country’s long-term survival and prosperity And if they decide to cast a839 words
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388 1991-07-13 1 THE Government will give its full support to the setting-up of a "Chinese Mendaki” to help the Chinese underclass, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Sunday. But it wants Chinese community leaders to take the lead in organising this, the388 words
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Article, Illustration509 1991-07-13 1 Chua Chong Jin - By Chua Chong Jin THE roll of honours for the prestigious Singapore Rhodes Scholarship now reads nine gentlemen and a lady. Miss Jacqueline Chin, 24, who graduated with First Class honours in philosophy from the National University of Singapore last year, has become509 words
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Advertisement7 1991-07-13 1 1SsA Rccooao*. Don’t leave home without them.’7 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration845 1991-07-13 2 Three others also face charges linked to Batam resort GLENN Knight's wife, Pathmavali Rengayah, was charged in court on Tuesday with fraud and corruption, together with three other people Charges were read against Pathmavali, lawyer Susan Jacob, her husband Paul Joannes Willemse.845 words
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271 1991-07-13 2 A PRIMARY school Malay teacher was charged on Thursday with trafficking and possessing cannabis. No plea was taken from Mohamed Salleh Sairi. 40. who is said to have trafficked 36.54 g of cannabis on Tuesday at the junction of Paya Lebar Road and Geylang Road271 words
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346 1991-07-13 2 THE Singapore Medical Council (SIMC) said on Monday that it was aware of the weakness in its present complaints system and will be looking into how this can he rectified. For now, though, all complaints about doctors must be in writing. This is346 words
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Article, Illustration452 1991-07-13 2 SINGAPORE Volunteers Overseas this may be the name of a proposed organisation for volunteers to do overseas stints in developing countries. The organisation, which will be a part of the Singapore International Foundation (SIF), is still in the planning stage. The452 words
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Article, Illustration545 1991-07-13 3 Chua Mui Hoong - By Chua Mui Hoong SINGAPOREAN boy-genius Edward Teo left for a university education at age 14, with the single aim of getting a doctorate in physics by the time he was 20. Edward, who just turned 18, seems well on his way545 words
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427 1991-07-13 3 Independent advisory body to consider each appeal on its merits AN INDEPENDENT advisory board will be set up by Mindef to look into the appeals of self-employed reservists seeking more make-up pay for their reservist training. This was announced last Friday by Dr Lee427 words
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Article, Illustration529 1991-07-13 3 THE first batch of physical-ly-fit recruits, numbering about 1,900, began their Improved Three-month Basic Military Training (BMT) stint last Tuesday. Those who qualified for ’he new BMT scheme, introJuced to motivate youths to stay physically fit, will have reduced duced period of basic military529 words
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481 1991-07-13 3 Don’t neglect ECA, he tells students BRILLIANT academic results alone will not ensure success in the real world. "People skills” make all the difference, Mr S. Dhanabalan said last Saturday. In promotion exercises, he said, professionals who can be good team players481 words
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HOME
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Article, Illustration633 1991-07-13 4 Chiang Yin Pheng; and Zuraidah Ibrahim - S’pore’s too young to have dual citizenship system PM But things may be different 50 years from now PM’s community visit to Bedok GRC Reports by Chiang Yin Pheng and Zuraidah Ibrahim THE Prime Minister on Sunday made it plain that a young nation like Singapore was not ready to633 words
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Article525 1991-07-13 4 On removing policies poorer S'poreans do not like PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong on Sunday warned against making changes in policies to yield to pressure from the ground. "The country would be in big trouble if it did not have policies to advance the525 words
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Article, Illustration387 1991-07-13 4 Hone our cutting edge if there’s a Kra canal On staying competitive as a port SUNDAY’S dialogue session in the hall of Ping Yi Secondary School ranged as far as the Isthmus of Kra. A 40-year-old marketing manager asked the Prime Minister what Singapore would do to stay competitive as387 words
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309 1991-07-13 4 On raising standard of Chinese language IT WAS not the first time the Prime Minister was confronted by a representative of the Chinese-educated community to do more to check a perceived fall in the standard of the Chinese language And his answer on309 words
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Article, Illustration595 1991-07-13 5 PM’s community visit to Bedok GRC THE recent Cabinet reshuffle was just a mid-term fine-tuning of the 1988 Cabinet, said the Prime Minister on Sunday. There was nothing sudden about the move. Fielding questions at a press conference at the end of his595 words
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419 1991-07-13 5 Are S’poreans being pushed to be No. 1 in everything? THE Government is not pushing Singaporeans to be Number One in everything, but to give their best in whatever they do. And stress is an inevitable consequence in such419 words
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Article, Illustration574 1991-07-13 5 A RAPIST-ROBBER on Monday offered to be castrated in exchange for a reduction of his sentence of 20 years’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane. But the appeal judges rejected his offer and dismissed his appeal. Tan Lam Ho, 31, made this personal plea574 words
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742 1991-07-13 5 Sumiko Tan - PEOPLE TO PM Sumiko Tan' IF BEDOK GRC residents were dismayed at the heavy downpour which greeted them when they tumbled out of bed on Sunday morning, Mr Goh Chok Tong was not in the least bit perturbed. "I was quite delighted742 words
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Article, Illustration684 1991-07-13 6 Mathew Pereira - By Mathew Pereira AN ARMED robber who shot at three police patrolmen in a running gun battle in the heart of the city on Thursday escaped after he was last seen fleeing into Peninsula Plaza along North Bridge Road The incident684 words
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300 1991-07-13 6 ALL but one of 128 candidates in the Chinese Proficiency Test recently passed the special examination that was offered here for the first time. A spokesman for the Chinese Language and Research Centre of the National University of Singapore,300 words
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Article189 1991-07-13 6 THE Singapore Youth Choir held its own in a recent international choir competition in Holland winning in one section and doing creditably well in two others. Up against a total of 154 choirs from 65 countries, the SYC impressed the judges at the International189 words
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375 1991-07-13 6 THE newly inaugurated Nanyang Technological University must develop a strong and supportive alumni and cannot simply rely on the Government for funds, ideas or assistance. Education Minister Tony Tan said last Saturday. Speaking at the NTU In-auguration-Graduates' Dinner and Dance,375 words
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Article, Illustration199 1991-07-13 6 I WOULD it spin? More than 200 people. among them members of the Swiss community and National Parks Board officials, watched with bated breath as National Develop--1 ment Minister S. Dhanabalan flicked 1 a switch that would generate water i flow under a199 words
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Article, Illustration637 1991-07-13 7 Justice Coomaraswamy’s son tops Bar examinations THE children of High Court judges and senior lawyers in Singapore have done well in this year’s UK Bar examinations. Only a fifth of those who sit for the exams each year pass..637 words
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321 1991-07-13 7 HOME economics and design and technology will be compulsory for all secondary school students from 1994, the Acting Minister for Community Development, Dr Seet Ai Mee, said on Wednesday. This is because Singapore’s changing social norms mean that men and321 words
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Article, Illustration369 1991-07-13 7 IRRESPONSIBLE members of the public have been releasing dangerous predators into the Botanic Gardens lake and these have swallowed at least three baby swans. An official, appealing to members of the public not to do this, said on Wednesday369 words
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Article, Illustration354 1991-07-13 7 PROFESSOR Edwin Thumboo, the longest-serving dean of the National University of Singapore, has stepped down as head of its Arts and Social Sciences Faculty to return to academic pursuits. Prof Thumboo had held the post since NUS’ inception 11 vears aeo.354 words
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Article275 1991-07-13 7 AT LEAST one hotel has introduced a package of perks, including an express checkin service in the room previously reserved for VIPs, complimentary food, drinks and laundry services to draw the “high-yield” business traveller in the wake of lacklustre tourist arrivals Mandarin hotel and the275 words
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531 1991-07-13 8 Abandoned families here tell of their plight SECRET marriages between married Malay men from Singapore and Indonesian women in Batam and Tanjong Pinang are taking their toll on some families here. The Malay-language Berita Harian newspaper last Saturday reported six531 words
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633 1991-07-13 8 Gangsterism, glue-sniffing, drugs and prostitution are problems EVFRY Saturday for almost two years, Sister Susan Marie Chia left her nun's habit at home, put on ordinary clothes and hung out with teenagers at Marina Square. Once the teenagers she was with sniffed glue633 words
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Article, Illustration739 1991-07-13 8 Only Anita Mui could have got away with a flawed performance last Friday night. Lee San Chouy tries to explain the appeal of this spiritual sister to Stephen Chow IF THE truth be told, Anita Mui sang badly on the first night of her two sayonara performances inPieture by NIK KASMANI. - 739 words
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Article449 1991-07-13 9 Singaporeans should not be shy about it, says BG Lee SINGAPOREANS should not be shy about serenading their country, Deputy Prime Minister I,ee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday. They do not have to be able to sing well, he said, citing himself as one who sang449 words
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Article, Illustration270 1991-07-13 9 SIX local personalities will appear in prominent newspaper advertisements to say why Singapore is their home. The programme, commissioned by the Ministry of Defence, features the six personalities whose careers or lives have taken them around the270 words
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Article, Illustration239 1991-07-13 9 ONE of Singapore’s early tycoon-philan-thropists, Mr Tan Kah Kee, will have his life told on stage for the first time in Singapore when the Chinese High School presents local playwright Han Laoda’s The Story of Tan Kah Kee. Although well-known as an239 words
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329 1991-07-13 9 COMPOSER Patrick Seet said, a mite apologetically, that the song he wrote was the kind you would have to listen to "more than twice” to decide if you really liked it. That’s because the tune is not exactly one that you can easily329 words
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SPORTSFRONT
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311 1991-07-13 9 Golf KUCHING Big-hitter Samson Gimson posted another brilliant two-under 70 score last Friday to win the TDC-MAS Sharp Tour of Malaysia golf series at the Kelab Golf Sarawak course here by nine strokes. The six-foot, 100 kg gentlegiant from Singapore, who was inspired311 words
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483 1991-07-13 9 Semi-Pro League Div 1 soccer competition SINGAPORE’S clean SemiPro League Division One soccer home record disappeared in the humidity of the National Stadium last night no thanks to a stroke of genius from the cultured left foot of Malaysian international Zainal Abidin. Zainal,483 words
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MALAYSIA
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Sixth Malaysia Plan
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Article, Illustration808 1991-07-13 10 Kalimullah Hassan - Aim is to sustain growth, achieve balanced development for all races By By Kalimullah Hassan KUALA LUMPUR The government on Wednesday unveiled its largest development plan for the country since independence with the aim of achieving balanced development for all races and setting in808 words
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157 1991-07-13 10 KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has told Malaysians to slow down the population inerease. He said that while the government had said it wanted to achieve a population of 70 million hy the year *lOO, at the present growth rate157 words
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408 1991-07-13 10 Kalimullah Hassan - Kalimullah Hassan. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian economic planners believe that Johor’s growth will be higher than the national average because of its rapid industrial development and its proximity to Singapore. TTiey believe that Johor will benefit greatly from its408 words
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250 1991-07-13 10 Kalimullah Hassan - Kalimullah Hassan. KUALA LUMPUR Singaporeans formed the largest number of tourists visiting Malaysia, accounting for more than half the six million visitors the country had during its Visit Malaysia Year last year. Thailand came next with about 440,000 visitors and Japan third with250 words
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Article, Illustration156 1991-07-13 10 POPULAR television compere Susan Lankester was charged in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday with reckless driving in an accident in which she and another actress were seriously injured. Lankester. 28. compere of the television series 2 1. allegedly committed the offence along Jalan156 words
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297 1991-07-13 11 Bernama LONDON Mjilaysianborn consultant surgeon Tan Kai Cha has carried out a pioneering split-liver transplant in Britain, allowing two patients to share one donated organ. The successful transplant is expected to overcome the shortage of donor organs and shorten the waiting listBernama - 297 words
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Article, Illustration301 1991-07-13 11 AFP, Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian soccer star Mokhtar Dahari died at a private hospital here early on Thursday. Mokhtar, 39, who had been suffering from a disease which caused deterioration of the muscles since 1988. was admitted to the SubangAFP,; Bernama. - 301 words
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Article213 1991-07-13 11 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Chinese Association is facing one of its biggest tests since it managed to win only about 25 per cent of Chinese votes in the last election, MCA Deputy President Lee Kim Sai has said. He was quoted by the Sin Chew Jit213 words
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ASEAN
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Article169 1991-07-13 11 AFP BANGKOK A well-known Thai madam plans to open a "feelings bank” to entertain lonely delegates attending the World BankInternational Monetary Fund meeting scheduled here for October. Miss Chintana Bunnag, known to night-life afficionados as Oy BM, was quoted in press reports last Saturday asAFP - 169 words
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352 1991-07-13 11 Council to retain power until new charter is ready: Suchinda AFP. Reuter BANGKOK Thailand’s military junta on Wednesday firmly ruled out any chance of holding an early general election. Army chief General Suchinda Kraprayoon said the National Peace Keeping Council (NPKC), the junta'sAFP.; Reuter - 352 words
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Article, Illustration275 1991-07-13 11 AFP. MANILA President Corazon Aquino has ordered several units of a locally-manufactured ratcontrol device which she planned to use to drive away pesky rodents stalking the corridors of power, a spokesman said. Mrs Aquino saw a prototype of the device being exhibitedAFP.; File picture. - 275 words
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377 1991-07-13 11 BANGKOK Car owners may face expensive annual vehicle registration fees following the government’s decision to drastically reduce the import duties on vehicles, a senior police official was quoted as saying in the Bangkok Post last Thursday. Police Department deputy chief Manas Krutchaiyant said the377 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article671 1991-07-13 12 JULY 13. 1991 IF anyone here thought it was through sheer good luck that the collapsed Bank of Credit and Commerce International had no operations in Singapore, he was not allowed to retain that illusion for long. The Monetary Authority of Singapore issued a statement last weekend revealing671 words
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Article661 1991-07-13 12 JULY 9. 1991 IS SINGAPORE’S financial sector over-regu-lated or could it do with having more loopholes plugged to remove any residual temptation there might be for the cavalierminded'’ How this question is handled depends on whether the response is from those at the receiving end or from661 words
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Article659 1991-07-13 12 JULY 8. 1991 RECENT remarks by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Education Minister Tony Tan indicate that the Government, having more or less completed its reform of the schools system. now plans to devote much more attention and resources to tertiary education, in particular to maximising659 words
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854 1991-07-13 12 Ch«rian George - Viewpoint By Ch«rian George A CONVERSATION between two strangers can die when one does not realise that it is his turn to speak. There is an awkward silence. If it is not broken, each retreats into himself and the chance for meaningful exchange854 words
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ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration648 1991-07-13 13 Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu recently told Parliament that his ministry was examining whether fresh curbs needed to be placed on the burgeoning credit card business. Credit cards are available today on easy terms because of intense competition and there are fears that648 words
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Article744 1991-07-13 13 Statistics on the local card industry show an alarming trend. In just six years, the number of individuals owning a credit or charge card soared from 194,000 to 810,000. They chalked up bills totalling $2.72 billion last year, up from a mere $761 million in 1984.744 words
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551 1991-07-13 13 SINGAPOREANS use credit cards as an instrument of convenience rather than indulgence. Credit card issuers say that spending patterns reveal that a majority of Singaporeans use credit cards to meet normal day-to-day expenses rather than make extravagant purchases. The business has grown tremendously551 words
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INSIGHT A LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY BY THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL DESK
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Article, Illustration1541 1991-07-13 14 This is an occasional series of interviews with Singaporeans whose views are representative of an important segment of the population. In this is- sue, Sumiko Tan talks to National University of Singapore law lecturer Walter Woon, who considers his views on politics as “pretty mild”.1,541 words
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OFF-THERECORD
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133 1991-07-13 14 There were nods of approval at the 120-table banquet hall when it was announced at last Wednesday’s Mendaki Charity Dinner that a multi-ethnic menu would be served, combining Chinese and Malay cuisine. Organisers hoped the special menu would encourage a new form of food presentation133 words
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Article, Illustration130 1991-07-13 14 Lifts in the blocks of flats under Brickworks Town Council will now be fitted with urine detectors, thanks to an unfortunate encounter by MP and Speaker of Parliament Tan Soo Khoon. Word has it that prior to a walkabout by Mr Tan, diligent town130 words
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Article40 1991-07-13 14 A somewhat woeful civil servant recently lamented that over-classification had struck his ministry’s intricate filing system: “I have so many files of various subjects marked ‘SECRET’. There is even one marked ‘SECRET: MISCELLANEOUS’,” he moaned to a reporter.40 words
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Article, Illustration870 1991-07-13 15 Han Fook Kwang - THINKING ALOUD Han Fook Kwang THREE domestic issues have been identified by the Prime Minister which, he has said, will require his personal attention: the car policy, health care and tertiary education. Of these, health care or. more specifically, making sure it870 words
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426 1991-07-13 15 IN THE eyes of the Government, Mr Walter Woon is what is known as a ‘‘Channel 5 voter”, a term coined by Information and the Arts Minister George Yeo last month. These English-educated Singaporeans are more liberal, want more decentralisation of government and426 words
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MONEY
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404 1991-07-13 15 Suspension of BBC Group THE Government has moved to set to rest any public nervousness over the suspension of operations and seizure of assets of Luxembourg-based Bank of Credit Commerce International (BCCI) in several countries. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said404 words
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262 1991-07-13 15 THE Government does not see the need to intervene locally over the financial problems of Luxembourgbased Bank of Credit A Commerce International (BCCI). The Monetary Authority of Singapore said on Wednesday the total exposure of locally-based banks to BCCI is insignificant.262 words
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Article5453 1991-07-13 16 TRANSACTION DATE: JULY 12, 1991 Gr's 1991 T*l Last Vol Day Last Quote Oiv Net High Low Cod* Company Sale or000 High Low Buyer Seller V. P/E INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 285 162 1000 Acma 239 -2 63 245 239 239 241 10 ON 15 8 255 200 11425,453 words
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440 1991-07-13 17 The weekly share market report THE Singapore* stock market ended the week in dull and listless fashion, after experiencing a steep drop on its first trading day and a mild rally on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Straits Times Industrials Index closed 7.9 points440 words
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Article165 1991-07-13 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Met dropped 7.39 points on the week to 1461.75 DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1453 67 (-22 98) 45 21m ($93 73m) Tuesday 1463 92 +lO 25) 4643 m ($9313m) Wednesday 1476.17 12.25) 41 75m ($9O 28m) Thursday 1471 46 (-4165 words
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Article616 1991-07-13 17 Friday July 11 HKS Amoy Pr opart la* 4 55 -0 0?5 Allied Overseas 0 83 +001 Asia Sec Int'l 1 64 unch Asia Sec War 91 unav Allied TW 0 93 +002 Bond Corp Int'l 093 -001 Bond Corp Aar 91 0 14 unch Bank o< EA 18616 words
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Article, Illustration408 1991-07-13 18 Wong Leong Mein - Company will invest $10.5m more over next 2 years here By By Wong Leong Mein UNITED STATES-BASED car-maker General Motors has set the stage for its Singapore plant to produce radios for Saturn, the new model which it is banking on to408 words
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Article649 1991-07-13 18 AUDITED RESULTS Cempany Oat* Vaar Craap Mat Nat aarmags Grata ann to praftt/laaa (L) par share dhridaad COOO) (caato) to Amcot lun n Dec 90 836.143(19. *8S) 18.2(46) 10(10) Mtuopwi tun ft lan 91 M$ 15 628(89*90! 26(1 9a) 6(4 3a) SM lun ft Mar 91 8912.800(11 200.600)649 words
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Article174 1991-07-13 18 Singapore dollar* to on* unit of foreign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar I 7480 1 7700 Sterling pound 7795 2 8550 Australian dollar 1.3168 1 3647 Canadian dollar 1 5124 1 5472 NZ dollar 0 9684 ***** Singapore dollar* to 100 unit* of foreign currency Austrian schilling174 words
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Article117 1991-07-13 18 Contract data: 12/7/91 CWWEHCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE US* 5 3 5 Vi 5 V. 5 V, 5 Vi 4% 16/7/91 AS 9*/* 9 3 9 3 9V. 9 3 8 Vi 16/7/91 NZJ 8'/4 8 ‘4 8'.117 words
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Article, Illustration481 1991-07-13 18 THE British pound has dropped to a six-year low against the local currency, closing at £t to $2.8207 at the end of Singapore trading on Tuesday. According to hankers and analysts, the pound is likely to remain soft over the next few monthsSource: Standard Chartered Bank - 481 words
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245 1991-07-13 18 THE three-month bonus promised to civil servants this year will add up to a wage package that will be less generous than last year’s, said Deputy Prime Minister Hsien I.oong on Tuesday. Replying to a question from reporters after officially receiving NTUC Income’s gift245 words
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Article312 1991-07-13 18 Manager’s prices for July 13 15 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.23—131 The Savings Fund 1.05—1.1? S pore Prog Fund 049 052 S’po/e Sec Fund 084 089 S pore Invest Fund 086 09? id Spore Equity Fund 061—065 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund 1 63—171 Mai Prog312 words
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430 1991-07-13 19 EDB also appointed to oversee Republic’s interests in Pudong CHINESE-SINGAPORE efforts to jointly develop Pudong, an industrial zone in Shanghai, are gathering momentum. For a start, the Shanghainese authorities have set aside a 5-square kilometre piece of land in Pudong exclusively for high-value430 words
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376 1991-07-13 19 THE Government is monitoring local building projects closely and will slow down the pace of public sector development to prevent overheating of the construction industry. Mr Cheong Fu Yan. the Director (Expenditure) of the Finance Ministry, told a gathering of senior civil servants376 words
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Article820 1991-07-13 19 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for payment date close payable the year 1 s Amcol 25c 10% Jut 5 y 17 Jul 31 10% 10% AMFP NYA(e) Jun 19 Jul 4 Aug 15 NYA 28C Wei HW t s 50c 6%(b) Sep 4 Sep 16 Sep820 words
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348 1991-07-13 19 HONGLEONG Corporation (HLC), which is seeking to go public, may also have a listed vehicle on the Jakarta Stock Exchange if plans to secure a sizeable stake in PT Dynaplast succeed. Dynaplast. which opened its public offer of 2.5 million shares last week,348 words
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Article452 1991-07-13 19 Company Rights Issue Alcorn One-for two (a MJI 00 per share Issue of 40m Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares (CRPS) 0* Mso 10 each at Ms! per share with 10m detachable TSR on the basis of 1 CRPS with 1 TSR for every 4 CRPS Ex-date: Jun 7 Books452 words
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364 1991-07-13 20 Mary Kwang - Japan’s broking firms scandal By Mary Kwang AT LEAST one local subsidiary of Japan’s scandaltainted Big Four stockbroking firms has been affected by the fallout from Tokyo. Yamaichi Securities' local merchant bank has temporarily suspendded its marketing activities with corporate customers in Japan364 words
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Article, Illustration139 1991-07-13 20 ONE aircraft which flew into Changi Airport on Monday stood out from among the 290 others which arrive daily. Not only was it a newcomer, but it also had an all-woman cabin crew. Taiwan's Eva Airways is believed to be the first Asian airline to have139 words
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Article, Illustration435 1991-07-13 20 THE code of conduct drafted by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) to promote prudent banking practices will be circulated to banks for feedback before its implementation. The decision was taken on WEdnesday by the ABS council which met for435 words
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208 1991-07-13 20 THE Stock Exchange of Singapore is tightening regulations governing the opening of new securities accounts by individuals. From Monday, the exchange’s Central Depository Ltd (CDP) will require applicants to produce proof of their identities. The stockbroking industry believes that the move is208 words
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Article292 1991-07-13 20 HOT wheels going for a cool $168,000 were the star attraction on the dance floor of Marina South’s Khameleon discotheque last Wednesday night. More than 700 guests turned up at the disco to watch the launch of the new BMW 325 i (with an292 words
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1468 1991-07-13 21 Quak Hiang Whai - By Quak Hiang Whai BT. SHAREHOLDERS’ funds of thp top 50 Singapore-listed companies rose to $39.49 billion by the end of June, up about' 16.1 per cent from $33.99 billion as at end-De-cember 1990. according to BT’s latest compilation. Based on figures fromBT. - 1,468 words
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445 1991-07-13 21 SINGAPORE Airlines has started to lay the groundwork for its New York-Singapore service. The national carrier is planning to file soon for airfares on the proposed service two years before it is due to fly to the Big Apple via445 words
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Advertisement310 1991-07-13 22 The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition A New IC Design jjQ Tha mmsm you OiflflHlHnbal To rs. I One of the world's top names in semiconductors has ambitious plans to set up an IC design centre in Singapore. Equipped with highly sophisticated design facilities and the latest state-of-the-art technology, this310 words
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FORUM
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386 1991-07-13 23 I REFER to the letter "New film ratings may let in more smut than culture" by Wong Poo Yang (see below). His views reflect those of self-righteous moralists who try to impose their values on others. If R-rated films prove too "immoral"386 words
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251 1991-07-13 23 MY WIFE and I view with much concern the new jjolicy on film censorship. In the quest for more liberalisation and "culture", we feel that the Board of Film Censors has thrown the baby out with the bath water. The251 words
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312 1991-07-13 23 I APPLAUD Professor Tommy Koh’s suggestion that social service should be introduced in independent schools and junior colleges as a means of cultivating the values of volunteerism and charity. However. I am surprised that such a programme is not already part of the curriculum.312 words
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303 1991-07-13 23 I REFER to the article "The Speaker and the urine detector" (See Page 14) concerning the Speaker of Parliament and the installation of urine detection devices by the Brickworks Town Council. The town council has been concerned about inconsiderate urinating in303 words
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Advertisement188 1991-07-13 24 f Mag Hjfl "i 1 -3? H Be a Defence Engineer and sharpen the edge of our defence Singapore is committed to the preservation of peace through credible defence. As a graduate, you can now pursue a career in defence engineering and gain significant recognition for your role in shaping188 words
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