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Title Section19 1991-11-16 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16. 1991 Price: 511.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by MITA (P) 33/8/9119 words
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Article, Illustration837 1991-11-16 1 Sunny Goh - Check-off scheme for voluntary pledges planned ■Council to work out forms of educational aid By Sunny Goh CHINESE Singaporeans may soon be able to pledge a fixed monthly sum through the CPF to help poorer members in the community when a new837 words
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597 1991-11-16 1 THE Singapore Labour Foundation will launch an overseas undergraduate scholarship scheme next year to draw top A-level students into the labour movement, announced Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong on Tuesday. Up to two scholarships, tenable in the best597 words
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Advertisement72 1991-11-16 1 There is no way anyone of us can dislodge him if he chooses to remain as Prime Minister. said PM Goh, who also noted that Mr Lee had readily given up his position to allow him to take over, when the former PM could just have blocked any person from72 words
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Advertisement7 1991-11-16 1 Good jobs go fast flearfjheStpaits Times APPOINTMENTS7 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration533 1991-11-16 2 PM’s community visit to Boon Lay MR GOH Chok Tong said on Sunday that he had excellent working relations with Senior Minister Ijee Kuan Yew and he was glad to be able to tap the former Prime Minister’s533 words
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553 1991-11-16 2 20,000 child care places by 1993 2 years early Five-fold increase in private centres accounts for this, says Cheow Tong THE target of 20.000 childcare places by 1995 will be reached two years ahead of time by March 1993 Mr Yeo Cheow Tong. Minister for Health and Community Development, said553 words
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Article, Illustration489 1991-11-16 2 Ng Wei Joo - By Ng Wei Joo THE next time you send your girlfriend roses, give her a bottle of vitamin C, too as roses have been found to thrive on the vitamin. The finding is one of many made by junior college students and489 words
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738 1991-11-16 3 Helping the needy: Same approach for all groups BG Lee Government support after community leaders have identified problems THE Government will continue to support Singapore's various community organisations, but able individuals and grassroots leaders must take the lead in helping the poor and needy in each community to upgrade themselves.738 words
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Article, Illustration395 1991-11-16 3 A 'GUERILLA' or unconventional approach has been adopted by the Republic of Singapore Navy in equipping itself and solving its operational problems. The RSN has never accepted unquestionably the standard solutions of the larger navies. Chief of Navy Commodore Teo Chee Hean395 words
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TWO WOMEN STABBED TO DEATH – OVER LOVE AND MONEY
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Article, Illustration449 1991-11-16 3 M| A 20-YEAR-OLD har- tender, who killed a HI 16-year-old waitress during a fight after consuming alcohol and sleeping pills, was jailed for eight years by the High Court on Monday for manslaughter. The court was told that Tan Kheng Seng, then 18,449 words
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Article, Illustration512 1991-11-16 3 THE tragic story of |(J a salesman's unreHI quited love for a secretary was unfolded in the High Court on Monday when he pleaded guilty to stabbing his former lover to death three years ago. Hwee Kam Foo, 30, who had been512 words
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HOME
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473 1991-11-16 4 Mathew Pereira - By Mathew Pereira SINGAPOREANS are among the top 10 thriftiest people in the world. The country is ninth in a survey of bank account statistics by the International Savings Bank Institute (ISBI). with Singaporeans having473 words
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483 1991-11-16 4 SINGAPORE Airline pilots will have their performance in the cockpit monitored by a new computer system to be introduced by the airline, which will start with its Megatops. The national carrier's di rector of flight operations, Captain Maurice de Vaz, said this483 words
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Article, Illustration305 1991-11-16 4 HE WENT all the way to the National Museum from his home in Bedok just to have his morning cup of teh tarek and discovered that the owner of the sarabat stall there was the same man who used to305 words
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413 1991-11-16 4 EXECUTIVES in Singapore Airlines have won the latest round in their fight with management over the right to negotiate the amount of merit increments they receive. The Industrial Arbitration Court ruled on Monday that the court not SIA should decide whether the413 words
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426 1991-11-16 4 A DEFINITE success. This was the verdict given by both the organisers and participants at the first National Family Day on Sunday. The event at the East Coast Park drew more than 50,000 people from over 10,000 families, said Mr426 words
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681 1991-11-16 5 THE People’s Action Party kindergartens in the four opposition wards will stay, but the number of classes will be scaled down and possibly cut by half in 1993. Making a long-awaited announcement on the PAP Community Foundation's policy towards its681 words
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444 1991-11-16 5 THE latest changes to the primary school streaming system were in line with the Government’s effort to have a “customised" education system to meet the needs of every child, said Education Minister Tony Tan on Thursday.444 words
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Article, Illustration366 1991-11-16 5 A 16-YEAR-OLD student died of heart failure after taking part in a 200-metre run last Saturday. Teo Koon Poh, a Secondary 2 student of Yishun Town Secondary School, was taking part in a Boys’ Brigade fitness test together with 20 other366 words
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Article, Illustration618 1991-11-16 5 Julia Goh - By Julia Goh HISTORICAL maps by Asians are important, even though they are geographically inaccurate in some ways when compared to maps drawn by European cartographers. Historical Asian maps provide an important insight into how the different cultures viewed the world around618 words
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Article, Illustration586 1991-11-16 6 JUST 3' months after its launch, the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) sent its first team of overseas volunteers to the Philippines yesterday. They are Dr Ronnie Lim. 32; Dr Alice Chua, 24; and Miss Patience Yap. 36; who will be going under586 words
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Article, Illustration464 1991-11-16 6 THE eight SAF military observers did not expect to share the poor conditions of the locals when they joined the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (Unavem) in July. But they went through a food and water shortage, and worked without electricity.464 words
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459 1991-11-16 6 Van«tta Ho - By Van«tta Ho MANY Singaporeans are going green, but when it comes to their car, they just cannot leave home without it. Of the 20 car owners working in offices near Mass Rapid Transit stations who were interviewed, only three said that459 words
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341 1991-11-16 6 But no special bonus will be paid this year CIVIL servants will receive a total of three months' bonus this year, but no special bonus will be paid, a statement from the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday. This year’s total bonus payments for341 words
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638 1991-11-16 7 John Lui - Move a bid to attract customers in competitive markets By John Lui WITH two weeks to go before time-based telephone charges are introduced here, at least six organisations are taking steps to ensure that their telephones will keep ringing. They include Citibank, the638 words
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Article, Illustration284 1991-11-16 7 IT WAS, to borrow a phrase from one of the singer’s songs, a kind of "Mother and Child Reunion". The one-night concert by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon before a capacity crowd of 8.000 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Sunday attracted both teenagers and people284 words
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434 1991-11-16 7 A NEW national training programme will be launched next year to improve the skills of older workers without primary education. From January, mature workers aged 40 or older can sign up for any one of 16 courses available through Time, the434 words
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314 1991-11-16 7 A WOMAN who was addicted to sedatives spiked a man’s drink and stole $460 from him after she lured him to a brothel with the promise of "free sex”. Lana Ng Bee Ling, 29, unemployed, was jailed for314 words
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Article, Illustration590 1991-11-16 8 S«r«n« Lim - Demolished houses marked for conservation By S«r«n« Lim REBUILD them exactly the way they were This is what the URA has told a developer who demolished seven shophouses in Albert Comer which had been earmarked (or conservation. This is believed to be the first time anyone has contravened the Urban590 words
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442 1991-11-16 8 A TOP banker who is an avid birdwatcher last Saturday became the first person to win a national environment award. Mr Richard Hale, chief executive officer of Hongkongßank, won the Environment Ministry’s first Green Leaf Award for his outstanding efforts in helping Singaporeans go442 words
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140 1991-11-16 8 THE leader of the 30-man SAF medical team which served in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf war has been awarded a prestigious medal by the Saudi king. Major (Dr) Tan Chi Chiu received the King Abdul Aziz Medal (Third Class)140 words
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NEWSFRONT
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163 1991-11-16 8 STRIKERS Lounge re-opened on Monday, but no one in management need lose any sleep over it. I/x’ated at the NTUC Gub at Shenton Way, it is for NTUC members and their guests who want to unwind after another strike-free day. Why such163 words
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159 1991-11-16 8 SINGAPORE Airlines became the first airline in the world to buy mid-sized jets to train pilots when it received two Learjets on Monday. The airplanes, which arrived from the United States, were welcomed by a group of SIA officials led by159 words
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Article, Illustration206 1991-11-16 8 ■DR WOFFLES Wu won this year's Young Surgeon Award and lost his research papers all on the same day. Dr Wu, 31, (right) a plastic surgeon at the Singapore General Hospital, left his papers and slides unattended for a short206 words
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Article158 1991-11-16 8 ENJOY city life and a quiet getaway at the same time in a new seven-day tour package here. “Your Tropical Getaway", which is promoted by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, includes a four-day stay in the city-state and a three-day stay at either Beaufort Singapore on158 words
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585 1991-11-16 9 Eileen Lau - By Eileen Lau SPORTS is the No. 1 stress reliever for the Singapore executive. Based on interviews with 100 executives ranging in age from 24 to 50 years last week, The Straits Times found that nearly half of them relieved585 words
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Article, Illustration379 1991-11-16 9 THE girl who went into a coma after being hit in the head by a motorised dinghy earlier this year is back on her feet. Jacqueline Teo, 18, who was discharged from hospital about three months ago, now jogs more than 1 km379 words
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482 1991-11-16 9 SINGAPORE Island Country Club members have now accepted the latest land-lease package deal from the Public Utilities Board. This means the board will take over management of the club from Jan 1. This was one of the main changes to the482 words
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SPORTSFRONT
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Article, Illustration445 1991-11-16 9 SINGAPORE has won its bid to host two major Asian soccer competitions the Asian Cup and Asian Youth qualifying-round matches at the National Stadium in April next year. The Asian Football Confederation announced that Football Association of Singapore was appointed to host445 words
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368 1991-11-16 9 THREE holes-in-one on the same par-three hole, on the same day at the Keppel Club on Sunday. The three golfers who contributed to the unusual feat at the 155-m 15th hole are Mr A. K. Wong, Dr Loh Ban368 words
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MALAYSIA
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432 1991-11-16 10 Government acquires land near airport, allows expats to stay on island pilots in the future. Ber nama LANGKAWI Malaysia is promoting Langkawi (or selected aerospace industry and business, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said on Monday that the governmentpilots in the future. Ber nama - 432 words
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Article, Illustration413 1991-11-16 10 Kalimullah Hassan - AN UMNO FIRST By Kalimullah Hassan KUALA LUMPUR A non-Malay Christian last Saturday was allowed to address an Umno General Assembly for the first time in its 45-year history and if the repeated applause which interrupted him was any indicator, the gathering loved him.413 words
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270 1991-11-16 10 Bemama. KUALA LUMPUR A nonMuslim Umno member can be party president if the Umno general assembly elects him, according to Umno deputy president Ghafar Baba. “It's up to the Umno general assembly. If it wants to. that is its business,’’ he saidBemama. - 270 words
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337 1991-11-16 10 KUALA LUMPUR Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhammad Haji Muhd Taib appealed again on Tuesday to the Malay rulers not to interfere in the administration of their states or to repeat their past mistakes. He also urged those who had exploited their337 words
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321 1991-11-16 10 Facility to help students design ocean-going ships JOHOR BARU Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in Skudai is to have the country’s first multi-million-dollar marine laboratory which would allow students to design ocean-going ships. The Star newspaper reported on Thursday that two international bidders, a321 words
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198 1991-11-16 10 Malaysia has ‘no plans to trim military KUALA LUMPUR The Defence Ministry does not intend to trim the present size of the armed forces as Malaysia does not have a large military outfit, news reports have quoted the ministry’s secretary-gener-al. Datuk Nasruddin Bahari, as saying. The New Straits Times quoted198 words
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Article, Illustration289 1991-11-16 11 Victor Chang’s murder case Reuter KUALA LUMPUR A fourth Malaysian man wanted in connection with the murder of leading Australian heart surgeon Victor Chang was arrested Wednesday and is expected to be extradited to Sydney. Police said that Philip Yo Lim, aliasReuter; Reuter picture. - 289 words
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116 1991-11-16 11 NST. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians can now visit South Africa, leaving Lsrael as the only country that they are not allowed to go to. The order prohibiting visits to South Africa was officially withdrawn on Wednesday, Bernama reported the Immigration Department as saying– NST. - 116 words
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264 1991-11-16 11 NST KUALA LUMPUR An irate housewife and her careless husband were responsible for police smashing one of the biggest pornographic video distributing networks in the Federal Territory and Selangor. According to police, the husband, despite repeated warnings from his wife, hadNST - 264 words
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ASEAN
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488 1991-11-16 11 Aim to help Non-Aligned Movement switch to economic goals Reuter JAKARTA President Suharto leaves next week for a tour of Third World countries aimed at helping the Non-Aligned Movement switch from political to economic goals. The 26-day tour, beginning on Tuesday, will beReuter - 488 words
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260 1991-11-16 11 AFP. BANGKOK Idle housewives in northern Thailand were turning to prostitution and targeting wealthy Thai or Chinese businessmen, but not Western tourists whom they believe carry the killer Aids virus, an academic said on Wednesday. Chiang Mai University social science lecturer– AFP. - 260 words
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421 1991-11-16 11 New charter ‘paves way for Suchinda to become PM’ AFP BANGKOK Thailand’s military, which seized power in a bloodless coup last February, looks set to rule the country for at least another four years. The country’s new Constitution, released on– AFP - 421 words
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248 1991-11-16 11 JAKARTA Students involved in politics cannot claim to represent their colleges because political activities are banned on campuses, according to The Jakarta Post The newspaper on Wednesday quoted the Di-rector-General of Higher Education, Mr Sukadji Ranuwiharjo, as saying on Tuesday that those holding248 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article629 1991-11-16 12 NOVFMBFR 16, 199’ WHEN the 1990 Census report on Singapore was released in May, it shattered some old assumptions. It not only showed that Malays had made significant strides in terms of education and housing, hut also reflected distinct patterns of Indian under-achievement in education. Jolted629 words
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Article680 1991-11-16 12 NOVEMBER 14 1991 WITH 28 per cent of Singapore’s workforce or 427.0 W workers over 40 and educated up to no more than Primary 6. it is high time that there is a training programme geared specifically to uplift this segment of the population. The680 words
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Article679 1991-11-16 12 NOVEMBER 11, 1991 BETWEEN the time a young person first walks into a school and the time, years later, that he or she leaves it for good, a web is spun connecting the spirit of the school with the soul of the student. In some679 words
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Article722 1991-11-16 12 Koh Buck Song - Viewpoint By Koh Buck Song I HAVE often wished it were not so. but there are things that happen in early life that seem destined to stay in the memory for the rest of one's days. And usually they hurt. One incident I remember particularly722 words
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FEATURE
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Article, Illustration2063 1991-11-16 13 Anthony Gabriel - Anthony Gabriel, Thirteen first-year National University of Singapore architecture students, led by their tutor, went on a trip to Malacca to gain first-hand knowledge about its architecture. Along the way, they also ‘discovered' a whole village on stilts and the ‘Mosquito Copast'. ANTHONY GABRIEL reports WITH a2,063 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, Illustration2173 1991-11-16 14 Squeezed between rising rentals and falling sales, shopkeepers have been crying out for help in recent weeks. Warren Fernandez speaks to Mr Kwek Theng Svvee, honorary secretary of the Federation of Merchants’ Association, to find out what ails the nation’s shopkeepers. LIKE a latter-day David. Mr2,173 words
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Article106 1991-11-16 15 MINISTER of State (National Development) Dim Hng Kiang, 37, is a bachelor again, well, sort of. His wife, who works for a multinational oil company, has been away on a one-year training stint in the United States, leaving him to be both father and106 words
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Article141 1991-11-16 15 FOOD is really what maketh the Singaporean, some are inclined to say. And last Sunday, this was proven all over again at the Eurasian Heritage Day held at the grounds of the National Museum More than 3,000 visitors went there to discover more about the141 words
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Article, Illustration158 1991-11-16 15 Lights, cameras and questions! REPORTERS covering the Prime Minister’s recent visit to Harare found out that his press secretary, Mr Chan Heng Wing, had certainly not lost his touch as a former television producer. After reporters had a press conference with South African leader Nelson Mandela, Mr Chan suavely took158 words
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Article, Illustration904 1991-11-16 15 Han Fook Kwang - THINKING ALOUD Han Fook Kwang THERE is a story in Creek legend about a robber, Procrustes. who kept an iron bod on which he compelled his victims to lie. stretching or cutting off their legs to make them fit the bed. Procrustes, who904 words
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492 1991-11-16 15 Asad Latif - MEDIA WATCH Asad Latif IN A reminder that the casualties of change in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe may not be only communists and their institutions, the US publication, Problems of Communism, is having problems re-defining its role492 words
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MONEY
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Article5746 1991-11-16 16 TRANSACTION DATE: NOVEMBER 15, 1991 INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Or’t 1991 T*l Curr Last Vol Day Last Quota Dlv I tot High Low Cod* Company Trad*d Sal* -her■ooc High Lew Buyer P/E 265 162 1000 Acmo 229 -3 254 233 226 228 230 10.ON 152 255 180 1142 Atox5,746 words
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447 1991-11-16 17 The weekly share market report SINGAPORE share prices fell last week, as investors took profit on gains accrued during the previous week. The week started off strongly with The Straits Times Industrials Index climbing another 16.9 points on Monday, following a 58 point appreciation447 words
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Article168 1991-11-16 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Met dropped 9 99 points on the «reek to 1464.53 DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1491 42 (-H6 90) 167 45m (S295 47m) Tuesday 148? 20 (-9 22) 134 67m (J238 19m) Wednesday 1472 41 (-9 79) 81 85m ($*****m) Thursday168 words
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690 1991-11-16 18 MEDIA group Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH> has announced a 12.9-per cent rise in pre-tax earnBgl to $219.12 million for the year ended Aug 31 Group turnover rose 5 per cent to $558.42 million while trading profit rose 10.2 per cent to690 words
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Article629 1991-11-16 18 AUDITED RESULTS Company Oat# Tear Creup Nat Nat aarulagt Croat ann ta preAt/laat (l) par aHaro dividend COMO) (conta) H ClIoM HuC Ho> 6 ion 91 $8 9091(8 064. 51(92) 2U(2It) HulM M So» t inn 91 M$36 922(133 846 1 *****8) 1000 7) h i«m| .no No»629 words
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Article170 1991-11-16 18 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollar* to on* unit of foreign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar 1 6620 1 6802 Sterling pound 2 9316 2 9964 Australian dollar ***** 1 3295 Canadian dollar 1 4603 1 4932 NZ dollar ***** 0 9532 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign170 words
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Article104 1991-11-16 18 Contract data: 1S/11/91 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALI VALUE DATE us$ 4i/. 4 J 4i, 4 1 H 4 1 3% 19/11/91 AJ 7'/. 7‘4 7 V, 7 V. 6'/2 19/11/91 m 7‘/. 7'4 7'4 6'/» 63. 6 19/11/91 STG104 words
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406 1991-11-16 18 Placement said to be biggest-ever bought deal in Singapore A TOTAL of 20 million Jurong Shipyard (JSL) shares were placed out successfully on Monday in what is believed to be the biggest deal of its kind here. Japanese shipbuilding group Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries406 words
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133 1991-11-16 18 THE Economic Development Board (EDB) is leading a mission of 10 manufacturers to the United States to seek business collaboration with their US counterparts. The group, led by Mrs Loh Leok Yeen, head of the EDB’s Manufacturing Enterprise Division, left on Sunday for the133 words
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Article639 1991-11-16 18 Friday November 15 HKS 4-/-Amoy Properties 5.70 +0.25 Allied Overseas 0 95 +0.01 Asia Sec Int'l 1 40 -0 01 Allied TW 0 76 +001 Bank of EA 22.70 4-0 30 3 65 0 05 Cafe de Coral 2 55 0025 Century City 1,45 0.03 COL Hotel 0 56639 words
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Article365 1991-11-16 18 Manager's prices for November 16 18 Singapore Unit Trust Th* Commerce 1.21-1.29 The Savings fund 105-112 S'pore Prog fund 0 47-0 50 Spore Sec fund 0 79-0 84 S'pore invest fund 0 87-0 93 S pore Equity fund 0.60-0 64 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest fund 1 59-365 words
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Article, Illustration356 1991-11-16 19 $120,000 scholarship fund, cruise and overseas study missions also planned THE National Productivity Association plans to start a Masters in Business Administration degree programme next year its third since 1989. It has also drawn up a busy schedule of activities including356 words
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368 1991-11-16 19 THIS year's Young Designers Award winners are ideas that can sell if Singapore manufacturers will take the risk. Ms Su Yeang. chairman of the judging committee for the Young Designers Award '9l. said on Wednesday that many winners are "gems of ideas" which can368 words
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Article848 1991-11-16 19 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for payment date close payable the year last year Aise 50c 12%(b> Dec 30 Jan 14 Jan 21 12% 10% Acma 5%TE(I) Oct 21 Oct 31 Nov 15 5%TE 10%TE Antah HM|t 50c 6*0(5) Nov 21 Oec 5 Oec 24 6%848 words
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257 1991-11-16 19 AMERICAN risk analyst Business Environment Risk Intelligence (Beri) has revised upwards its forecast of Singapore's economic growth this year to 6 per cent from the 5.5-per cent projection made in August. Beri's latest forecast is lower than the Government's 6.5- to257 words
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Article99 1991-11-16 19 Company Rights Issue H Negara One-for-one <« $2 75 per share Ex-date Nov 12 Books close Nov 22 Acceptance Payment: NYA MB' Finance Two-for-three m M$0 90 per share Ex-date Nov 1 Books close Nov 18 Acceptance Payment NYA Company Bonus Issue MBt Finance One for-three Eii-date Nov99 words
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Article550 1991-11-16 19 Company Rights Issue Asia Pac Land One for two (n M$065 per share Alance lech One for-one <« SI 00 per share Beriay* Group Rights issue ot $89m nominal amount m irredeemable Convertible Unsecured Loan Stocks (ICULS) on the basis o* one tor four Bolton Issue of $90550 words
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Article, Illustration577 1991-11-16 20 STARTING June next year, the Government will sell to private developers state land for industrial use in a move to open up the industrial land market. A Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) statement, released over the weekend, said577 words
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Article, Illustration340 1991-11-16 20 AFTER operating for nearly 20 years in Singapore, toy manufacturer Tomy Singapore on Wednesday told its 650-odd workers that production will cease on Dec 13, making them redundant. Tomy will thereafter be the group's regional sales and distribution centre, employing just 20 workers to340 words
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Article, Illustration460 1991-11-16 20 DEBT-RIDDEN Elyamani Khamis was declared bankrupt by the High Court last Friday after his biggest creditor, Standard Chartered Bank, filed a bankruptcy petition against him. Mr Khamis owes three banks here a total of $71.9 million $4l 5 million to Standard Chartered Bank, $12.9 million to460 words
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Article, Illustration610 1991-11-16 20 Chan Sue Meng - By Chan Sue Meng WITH the expectation that interest rates would continue to fall, local banks are less than keen to tie themselves up with large amounts of fixed deposits (FD). As a result, FD rates for larger amounts have, forSourer MAS Butetin - 610 words
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Advertisement292 1991-11-16 21 DARE TO DREAM Thirty Years Of Economic Development The EDB mission is to spearhead the economic development of Singapore. Over the last 30 years, with vision and drive, the EDB single-mindedly pioneered new programmes, schemes and initiatives aimed at stimulating national economic growth, helping businesses grow and creating better jobs292 words
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Advertisement925 1991-11-16 22 The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition APPOINTMENTS m<s) NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE Applications arc invited for appointment as Research Assistant in the Department of Medicine. Area of Research Respiratory Medicine The followingare research projects that the Department is undertaking: 1. The role of mediators and airway inflammation925 words
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FORUM
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Article, Illustration397 1991-11-16 23 I REFER to Mr Yuen Mingta’s letter "Going green: No need to boast, actions speak louder” (see letter below). The environment is the single most important issue facing the world today. Think of the environment as one big trust bank with397 words
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373 1991-11-16 23 RECENTLY I dined at a hamburger restaurant. I noticed that the large burger I ordered did not come in its usual box but had been wrapped in the waxy paper used for its smaller brethren. I did not make much of373 words
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278 1991-11-16 23 I REFER to Mr Kuan Kok Keong’s letter "Grilled by immigration official at Heathrow" (ST Weekly, Overseas Edition, Nov 9). All countries, including Singapore, operate immigration controls. Their purpose is to ensure that those seeking entry are permitted to do so by the278 words
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Advertisement158 1991-11-16 23 Mwm WEEKLY SB o* VV The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition. A crisp summary of happenings in Singapore. Politics, the economy, > investment opportunities, v- v*" appointments... snippets on Malaysia and Asean. A convenient tabloid delivered to you every week, whereever you may be. Subscribe now. Arid be in touch.158 words
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Article750 1991-11-16 24 Zuraidah Ibrahim - Basic principles are right hut no policy can please all By Zuraidah Ibrahim MR GOH CHOK TONG wont to the people on Sunday and urged them to bear in mind one simple truth even as they gave feedback to the Government no policy could750 words
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338 1991-11-16 24 RECORDING obscene messages your answering machine can land yon In esort with a MM One. This came to light after The Straits Times investigated a ease In which an answering machine used In a company had a five-second338 words
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Article, Illustration402 1991-11-16 24 SINGAPORE now has its own Camp David. However, it is not a Presidential retreat like the one in the US, but a place where Ngee Ann Polytechnic students are prepared for the rugged outdoors. The $50,000 camp and adventure rope course site, opened on402 words