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Title Section21 1991-11-30 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30. 1991 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 33/8/9121 words
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570 1991-11-30 1 Chua Chong Jin - National Polytechnic will have 30-ha campus By Chua Chong Jin SINGAPORE’S fourth polytechnic will be called the National Polytechnic and it will take in its first batch of 700 students next July. Costing $7OO million to start up, it will have a 30-ha570 words
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Article, Illustration364 1991-11-30 1 Sarana Toh - By Sarana Toh A 14-YEAR-OLD girl, Jasmine Hau Ee Pheng, became the youngest patient to receive a heart transplant in Singapore on Tuesday. And the person who helped to make it possible was another 14-year-old girl, the daughter of the donor. The364 words
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Article606 1991-11-30 1 Sumiko Tan - Self-centredness ‘dangerous’ By Sumiko Tan COMMUNITY leaders must recognise that shortsighted, self-centred thinking is dangerous to the long-term national interest. And they must help the Government explain this to the people so that Singaporeans would understand the danger of using their vote to signal their unhappiness606 words
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Advertisement9 1991-11-30 1 Good jobs go fast. Read The Straits Times APPOINTMENTS9 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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1019 1991-11-30 2 Felix Soh - By Felix Soh SINGAPORE will not reduce its current level of defence spending or shorten National Service despite the end of the Cold War, said Defence Minister Yeo Ning Hong. This, he told The Straits Times in an interview, was to1,019 words
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Article, Illustration272 1991-11-30 2 SHE quit her job as an auditor and now spends her days working out at the gym and boning up on travel books about Singapore to prepare for the Miss Tourism contest. Contest finalist Carolyn Mak Pek Hong. 24, said: “Now that I272 words
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Article, Illustration286 1991-11-30 2 Brendan Pereira - By Brendan Pereira THE Japanese travellers are returning, hotel occupancy is the highest for the year and tourist arrivals were the second highest for the year in September. On the face of it, the tourist industry appears to be bouncing back after hitting the286 words
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450 1991-11-30 3 SINGAPORE graduates must serve society if future generations are to enjoy the same privileged education. Deputy Prime Minister Hsien Loong said on Sunday. If the educated elite only looks after itself. Singaporeans without degrees will object to the high level of government support450 words
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Article, Illustration350 1991-11-30 3 SINCE the middle of this month, about 80 computer students at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic have been queueing up from 5 am every morning. Their aim: to reach computer terminals so that they can beat the deadline for their homework. Because350 words
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Article, Illustration459 1991-11-30 3 THE Singapore and Indonesian armies have started an exchange programme between their personnel to further strengthen the friendship between the two countries. This was announced on Monday by Singapore’s Chief of Army Major-Gen-eral Ng Jui Ping. Speaking at the opening459 words
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464 1991-11-30 3 Cephah Tan - By Cephah Tan THE Housing Board is allowing Singaporeans, married to non-citizens or foreigners who are nonpermanent residents, to buy small resale flats. Applicants who are at least 35 years old may now buy one- to three-room flats outside the central464 words
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HOME
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359 1991-11-30 4 Aids Awareness Fortnight A 30-YEAR-OLD man who goes for a sox tour overseas, a teenage girl who has sex with a stranger at a party and a housewife whose husband has casual sex overseas. All have one thing in common Aids, or acquired immune359 words
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Article321 1991-11-30 4 INFECTIONS INCREASING A TWO-YEAR-OLI) hoy, whose parents both have the HIV virus, was found to he infected with Aids. He is in the Health Ministry’s updated list of about 100 people with the disease. This is the first ease of a child being infected with321 words
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163 1991-11-30 4 AIDS-INFECTED people and HIV carriers who have sex without warning their partners face being fined or imprisoned under proposed amendments to the law. The proposed amendments to the Infectious Disease Act, announced on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary (Ministry of Health), Dr Kwa Soon Bee,163 words
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Article, Illustration225 1991-11-30 4 CHIJ principal calls it a day almost AFTER 36 years in the teaching profession, Madam Mary Gomez is finally retiring next month only to bet .v.c student again. Neither does the 59-year-old principal plan to leave teaching just yet. She will be sharing her experiences through seminars and talks once225 words
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217 1991-11-30 4 THE biggest Toto prize to date of $2,665 million has been won by a punter or group of buyers in Monday’s draw, A spokesman for Singapore Pools, which runs the game, on Tuesday said that the prize money had already been collected217 words
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513 1991-11-30 4 THE Minister of State for National Development, Mr Lim Hng Kiang. spelt out the ways in which the Government’s Concept Plan will benefit ordinary Singaporeans last Saturday. He said that as the blueprint for Singapore’s physical development into the next century, the513 words
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Article, Illustration483 1991-11-30 5 Tan Hsueh Yun - By Tan Hsueh Yun THE owner of the K Mart Departmental Store in Far East Shopping Centre will have to find a new name for his shop. After a 10-year tussle, the original K mart, an483 words
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Article263 1991-11-30 5 THERE are at least two recent cases of local businesses using names similar to big US retail companies. While one suit was initiated by a US retail company against the local one. the other was initiated by the local company against the Registrar of Companies for cancelling263 words
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141 1991-11-30 5 VISITORS to Changi Airport will soon be welcomed by a new signboard in Singapore's four official languages. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) called for tenders on Friday to supply and install a multi-lingual welcome signboard at Airport Boulevard. A141 words
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465 1991-11-30 5 THE Health Ministry wants nurses to be paid more, and has proposed this to the Finance Ministry and Public Service Commission. Mrs Elizabeth Tan, the Health Ministry’s director (personnel and administration), told The Sunday Times on Saturday: "On average, a qualified nurse now starts465 words
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Article, Illustration286 1991-11-30 5 FIREMEN now look like Ghostbusters with their fire-fighting equipment strapped to their backs. For their Work Improvement Team (WIT) project, the Singapore Joint Civil Defence Forces team from Sembawang Fire Station developed a harness for the Jet Master when they found that286 words
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644 1991-11-30 6 Leong Chan Teik - By Leong Chan Teik TRAVELLING by air upcountry remains an attractive mode of transport for some Singaporeans despite the impending rise in fares. The comfort and speed of air travel is particularly valued as they go farther north in644 words
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Article, Illustration211 1991-11-30 6 ABOUT 3,000 people walked and jogged to Pulau Brani last Saturday, using the first causeway link from Singapore to an offshore island. The 330-metre Brani Causeway forms a vital link between the Port of Singapore Authority’s Tanjong Pagar and Keppel terminals on211 words
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173 1991-11-30 6 MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) will increase its lares t« match those of Singapore Airlines (SIA) from Dee 1. Fares for Malaysia-to-Singapore flights on both airlines will go up by 17 per cent, while those for Singapore-to-Malaysia flights will rise by 13 per173 words
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Article, Illustration355 1991-11-30 6 But restaurants Sc»y they will not raise price of delicacy yet SHARK’S fin importers are snapping up as much shark’s fin as they can lay their hands on for fear that prices will increase even further. Several importers said they expected prices355 words
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402 1991-11-30 7 FROM January, all schools will be allowed to raise their miscellaneous fees if they want to. Primary pupils now pay $5 each month as miscellaneous fees, secondary students pay $7 and pre-university students, J 9. These are not school fees but are collected402 words
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Article, Illustration679 1991-11-30 7 John Lui - By John Lui CALL them the ’"no-perks expatriates”. They are mostly Caucasian, young, looking for a job here and willing to work for the same pay as Singaporeans. Facing a job squeeze in their own countries, a growing number of job-hunters from Australia, Britain, the United679 words
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262 1991-11-30 7 AT LEAST 100,000 households in Singapore will be tuned into satellite television channels by the end of next year, a media specialist estimates. They will have access to satellite TV not directly through their own satellite dishes, which are262 words
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513 1991-11-30 7 TRADE fairly, or risk having your licence revoked. Retailers here face this prospect if the Government sets up an office with powers to deregister traders who prey on unwary shoppers, especially tourists. This follows a suggestion by the Consumers Association513 words
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348 1991-11-30 7 THREE foreign publications were banned last month because they carried objectionable material. They were an American adult comic, Deadline; an Australian woman’s magazine, Cleo; and a special supplement to the British music magazine, Q. AU three have very limited circulation here. The action against348 words
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Article, Illustration661 1991-11-30 8 Julia Goh - Medium Rare high on local colour, low on suspense By Julia Goh NO, MEDIUM rare is not exactly well done but it is still digestible. While Singapore's first full-length English movie tends to drag, the colourful local scenes and a supporting cast that sounds Singaporean help liven it up. This661 words
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Article, Illustration356 1991-11-30 8 “It’s an average film; I didn’t really expect much from It. I would have preferred a more sospensefnl show. I believe that they can do much better, there is still room to Improve.’’ Madam Belinda Yeow, 25, PR supervisor. “It was not boring356 words
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232 1991-11-30 8 IT IS better for Singapore to have a good but unpopular government than one which is popular but bad, Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong said on Saturday. Speaking at a Deepavali dinner, he said that good governments which were also232 words
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NEWSFRONT
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Article, Illustration176 1991-11-30 8 A I/XJAL music company now sells classical compact discs with a label that carries its name. Supreme Record Centre, which has several outlets including one at Plaza Singapura and another at Centrepoint, has sold 5,000 sets of budget-priced popular classical music CDs bearing176 words
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Article136 1991-11-30 8 SINGAPORE Changi Airport was presented on Tuesday with yet another Best Airport in the World award at a presentation ceremony at the Plaza Hotel in New York. This time, it is the award given by the United States edition of the Business Traveler International magazine. It136 words
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Article, Illustration120 1991-11-30 8 THE Siong Lim Temple in Jalan Toa Payoh has been receiving complaints of fund-raising scams, although it has not started any fund raising to restore the temple. The century-old temple was given closure orders after it was declared structurally unsafe last week. The Public Works Department had120 words
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558 1991-11-30 9 Leong Chan Teik - By Leong Chan Teik MORE Chinese couples appear to be turning to buffets instead of dinners to celebrate their marriage although they still retain traditions like table-by-table toasts. Besides the advantage of buffets being cheaper, another reason for the trend is that buffets558 words
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Article, Illustration314 1991-11-30 9 DUNCAN Fung, 17, has turned his kitchen into a laboratory. His mother cooks the family’s meals in one kitchen area while he is at the other end, tinkering with masses of electrical wires and parts of electrical appliances. On Saturday, he learnt that314 words
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SPORTSFRONT
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Article, Illustration460 1991-11-30 9 Joe Dorai - By Joe Dorai STRIKER Kannan Kunjuraman, one of the two foreign footballers discarded by Kuala Lumpur FA recently, wants to represent Singapore in next year’s SemiPro League and to play in the Premier League starting in January. Speedy Kannan, who opted out of460 words
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568 1991-11-30 9 16th South-east Asia Games SINGAPORE’S swimmers, who had contributed the lion’s share of the Republic's medals in previous Sea Games, failed to make a big splash for the first time in Manila the past week. The Republic’s pride David Lim and Ang Peng568 words
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MALAYSIA
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397 1991-11-30 10 THE ambitious plan to create "a second Kuala Lumpur” is now being revived almost seven years after if was shelved, according to a report in The Malay Mail on Tuesday. In announcing this. Kuala Lumpur Mayor Tan Sri Elyas Omar said that two397 words
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325 1991-11-30 10 NST. KUALA LUMPUR Several senior police officers are under probe on suspicion of being ‘'moles” for operators of vice and gambling dens. Chief Police Officer Datuk Henry Chin said that impending police raids on such dens had been "sabotaged”NST. - 325 words
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266 1991-11-30 10 Ping Lin - By Ping Lin Writing for The Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR The government might allow another three sectors in the economy to bring in foreign workers to ease the labour shortage there These sectors are restaurants, hotels, and the manufacturing industry, acting266 words
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Article, Illustration211 1991-11-30 10 NST KUALA LUMPUR Just five years old and Hatta Aman is already fluent in three languages Malay, English and Mandarin. He will also be one of the youngest pupils in his school when it opens next week Hatta learnt Mandarin in kindergarten and practisedNST; NST piriniT. - 211 words
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159 1991-11-30 10 NST. Be mama PENANC Aliran has elected history lecturer Dt Ariffin Omar to succeed Dr Chandra Muzaffar, who stepped down after 14 years at the helm of the social reform group. Dr Ariffin, of the Universiti Sains Malaysia and former Aliran secretary, wasNST.; Be mama - 159 words
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456 1991-11-30 10 NST KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Armed Forces' capability to defend the country is limited to containing low-level threats, according to Acting Chief of Defence Forces General Tan Sri Yaaeob Mohamed Zain. He said on Tuesday that the Armed Forces had yet toNST - 456 words
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307 1991-11-30 10 NST. KUALA LUMPUR The increasing emphasis on English as a vehicle for economic and social modernisation in Malaysia will pose a direct challenge to the country’s national language, according to a lecturer. Mr Ahmat Adam of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s History Department said thatNST. - 307 words
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269 1991-11-30 11 NST. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s National Aids Task Force will use peer pressure to educate high-risk groups on the dangers of the acquired immutv* deficiency syndrome. The task force chairman, Dr Jones Varughese, said it was currently studying the behaviour patterns ofNST. - 269 words
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356 1991-11-30 11 KUALA LUMPUR The government planned to make Kuala Lumpur the top shopping paradise in Asia by raising its profile among tourists as a place where they could get a wide variety of cheap and high-quality goods, Culture, Tourism and Arts Minister Datuk Sabbaruddin356 words
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298 1991-11-30 11 SOME Muslims regard the buying and selling of shares on the stock exchange haram (forbidden) as it involves an element of gambling since a person is not guaranteed a profit whenever he buys a share. But Bank Islam Malaysia (BIM) managing298 words
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158 1991-11-30 11 AFP, Bemama. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has said that all Vietnamese ty'* l people in the country would be repatriated or resettled in Third countries in the near future. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayob said on Saturday thatAFP,; Bemama. - 158 words
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ASEAN
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542 1991-11-30 11 Paul Jacob - No crisis but embassy staffs safety must be assured: Sudomo East Timor shooting By Paul Jacob Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA Indonesia has threatened to recall its ambassador and pull out its embassy staff in Canberra if their safety and security cannot be guaranteed by542 words
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Article, Illustration400 1991-11-30 11 Reuter. CLARK AIR BASE (The Philippines) The Philippines took control on Tuesday of what used to be the largest American air base overseas but said it did not have the money to operate the volcano-ravaged facility. The American flag was lowered for the lastReuter.; Renter picture. - 400 words
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223 1991-11-30 11 Tan Lian Choo - By Tan Lian Choo Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Former Thai Prime Minister General Chatichai Choonhavan, fighting back tears, has vowed that he would appeal against the assets seizure that a mili-tary-installed investigation committee had ordered against him and his wife. "This is unfair treatment for223 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article642 1991-11-30 12 NOVFMBFR 28. 1991 NOW and again, the investing public would read in the newspapers here that an errant stockbroking firm or a stockbroker has been ticked off or fined by the Stock Exchange of Singapore for certain misdemeanours. These range from technical infringements to activities which, if642 words
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Article648 1991-11-30 12 NOVFMBFR 29. 1991 THE idea that the non-elected members of a legislature should not outnumber elected legislators, Thai Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun said, is a basic political principle. That statement, quite obviously true, was nonetheless remarkable for two reasons. First, it came from a premier who648 words
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Article646 1991-11-30 12 NOVEMBER 26. 1991 THE Cold War years threw up a number of what may be called invisible powers. With world attention riveted on the overall rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, these powers worked invisibly to build up their own military strength to646 words
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948 1991-11-30 12 Tan Sai Siong - Viewpoint By Tan Sai Siong RATHER safe than sorry seems to be the rationale behind the Monetary Authority of Singapore's new moves to restrict the rapid growth and use of credit and charge cards in Singapore. When it unveiled them on Friday,948 words
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ANALYSIS
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1247 1991-11-30 13 Non-Muslim Chinese bumiputras in Sabah have come into public focus in the wake of Umno’s recent foray into the East Malaysian state. David Chew of the Foreign Desk examines their political position and traces their origins. THE controversial subject of non-Muslim Chinese1,247 words
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Article, Illustration643 1991-11-30 13 CHINESE in Malaysia seeking bumiputra status have first, among other conditions, to convert to Islam but not so those in Sabah. Strictly speaking, the Chinese bumiputras there are Sino-natives. people of mixed Chinese and indigenous descent who are usually643 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, Illustration2398 1991-11-30 14 With more emphasis being placed on the mother tongue in the revised Primary 4 streaming system, is there still a need for Chinese clans to take up the offer of running some primary schools? Sunny Goh reports. The good nows is that the recent changes2,398 words
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OFF-THERECORD
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Article159 1991-11-30 15 THE Prime Minister gave a new twist to the phrase "just sign on the dotted line" on Nov 21 and left reporters stumjted for a while. On leaving a Sikh temple after attending the birthday celebrations of Sikhism's founder. Guru Nanak, Mr Goh Chok159 words
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Article86 1991-11-30 15 STILL on the Sikh celebrations Not daunted by the dot affair, one reporter asked some Sikh community leaders how they prepared the white turban which fitted so snugly on the PM’s head. They were dead serious this time. One leader explained that they had to make86 words
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Article91 1991-11-30 15 FROM turbans, to what is beneath them. Some reporters have noticed that a few MPs seem to put a lot more into their grooming these days. At least two new MPs. we found out, take pains over their hair. One just had a body91 words
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Article, Illustration169 1991-11-30 15 A CAR hire company which rented a white stretched limousine to the defeated Opposition candidate for Bukit Timah. Mr Zeng Guoyuan, is going to the Small Claims Tribunal next week to complain that he has not paid up for the service. Mr Zeng, an acupuncturist and a Workers’169 words
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Article130 1991-11-30 15 THE Government is stopping publication of the lifestyle magazine, Woman’s Affair, "for the time being" and asking its editor to explain "why it has chosen to go beyond its scope of featuring women’s lifestyles, fashion and careers, to make a statement about our women MPs". An130 words
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Article, Illustration977 1991-11-30 15 Leslie Fong - THINKING ALOUD Leslie Fong WHAT a Boon Lay resident said at a dialogue during Mr Goh Chok Tong's recent visit to the constituency suggests that at least some Singaporeans harbour misconceived notions about the open, consultative style of his government The977 words
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544 1991-11-30 15 Warren Fernandez - CIVIC WATCH Warren Fernandez WHAT’S happening to the serenity of the National Museum? Twice this month, its grounds at Stamford Road was shaken by the ethnic beat of Indian and Eurasian drums and dancers. More than 8,000 people are said to have streamed through544 words
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MONEY
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Article5670 1991-11-30 16 TRANSACTION DATE: NOVEMBER 29, 1991 [INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Gr’s 1M1 Tai Curr Laat Vet Day Laat Quote Dhr Ne Low Cede Company Tradod Sal# -for000 High Low Buyer Seller P/E 285 255 162 180 1000 Acma 1142 Alex Hidgs 50c 214 210 1 91 215 213 214 2105,670 words
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376 1991-11-30 17 The weekly sharemarket report THE Singapore stock market continued to drift despite a sharp rebound on Monday. For the week. The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 25.61 points to 1.377.98 while the broaderbased Business TimesMGA Index climbed 10.5 points to 678.81. Dealers said the376 words
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Article165 1991-11-30 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Indei dropped 2.82 points on the week to *****0 DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1440 78 (—15.24) 34 74m ($77 22m) Tuesday 1449 36 8 58) 2545m ($51 73m) Wednesday 1456 40 7 04) 29 62m (|61 35m) Thursday 1449 23165 words
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Article, Illustration348 1991-11-30 18 SEMBAWANG Shipyard Group has made two senior Management changes in moves to strengthen its marine and aviation activities. At Sembawang Maritime Ltd. Mr Billy Lee. head of group business development, will take over as managing director from Mr Lai Park On, who is348 words
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Article576 1991-11-30 18 AUDITED RESULTS Cwmi Oat* Yaar CrtMf tot Nat aareiaca Green ann t* praMt/leea (l) ter thnra ■ItrlMaed COM) (cental AN Aamajan No* 11 Mat 91 MS73IS1 709) —(0 7) 15(15) 'on(tan HWp Ho* 11 Ion 91 1182.4791(11.***** Ci Hotfrnp Not IS Ion 91 MJW 210(112 435) 36 6(264)576 words
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Article, Illustration412 1991-11-30 18 SINGAPORE Food Industries is setting up industrial ovens to prepare oriental roast meats like “char siew", roast duck and even suckling pig on a large-scale basis for customers like restaurants and hotels. The company, which is a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Industrial412 words
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Article176 1991-11-30 18 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying 00 Sefcng US dollar 1 6491 1 6681 Sterling pound 2 8949 2 9607 Australian dollar 1 3175 Canadian dollar 1 4429 1 4759 NZ dollar ***** 0 9464 Singapore dollare to 100 unite of foreign currency176 words
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Article115 1991-11-30 18 Contract data: 29/11/91 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE US* 4 Vi 4‘/« 4 1 4 4 3V4 3/12/91 7 '/4 7'/, 7 6 3/ 4 6 Vi 6 Vi 3/12/91 m 6T* 6 ’4 6"4 6 J /4115 words
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Article650 1991-11-30 18 Friday Henember 29 HKI Amoy Properties 5 IS -0 15 Allied Oversea» 0 88 +001 Asia Sec Int'l 1 18 001 Awed TW 0 67 0 03 Bank ot EA 22 00 unch 360 unch Cate da Coral 2 35 -0 025 Century City 1 40 +0 02 0650 words
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Article380 1991-11-30 18 Manager's prices for Nov 30 Dec 2 Singapore Unit Trust I he Commerce 1 ?0 1 28 Ihe Savings Fund 103-1 10 S'pore Prog Fund 0 47 0 50 S pore Sec Fund 0 78- 0 83 S'pore Invest Fund 0 86 0 9? Spore Equity Fund 0380 words
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Article, Illustration466 1991-11-30 19 Caroline Chan - Developers need to pay development charges for change in land use By Caroline Chan THE Urban Redevelopment Authority plans to allow three more sites in the Tanglin area to be converted for hotel development under its new development guide plan. The466 words
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Article, Illustration412 1991-11-30 19 Kevin Lim - By Kevin Lim HOME-GROWN Pet Computer Service, having made its mark locally, has also taken several measures which would boost its overseas operations in a big way. Earlier this month, in a major change to its organisational structure, it set up subsidiaries412 words
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Article783 1991-11-30 19 Currant Ex Books Date Tptal for Total for payment date close payable the year last year Atse wc 12%(b) Dec 30 )an 14 Jan 21 12% 10% Amtek Eng 20c 6%T[ Dec 5 Dec 11 Dec 30 12%TE 12%TE Ant ah rtdgs 50c 6%(b> Nov 21 Dec 5783 words
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Article89 1991-11-30 19 Company Rights Issue H Negara Onefor-one (a $2 75 per share Ex-date Nov 12 Books close Nov 22 Acceptance Payment: NYA MBf Finance Two-for-three <&. VJO 90 per share Ex-date Nov 1 Books close Nov 18 Acceptance Payment: Dec 27 Company Bonus Issue MBf Finance One-tor-three Ex-date Nov89 words
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Article566 1991-11-30 19 Company Rights Issue Asia Pac Land Four-tor seven a M$0.50 per share Alliance Tech One-for-one SI 00 per share Beriaya Group Rights issue of $89m nominal amount 10$ Irredeemable Convertible Unsecured Loan Stocks (ICULS) on the basis of one tor four j Boh on Issue of $90 9/8m566 words
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Article, Illustration648 1991-11-30 20 Doreen Soh; Caroline Chan - It will begin with depository receipts of Indonesia’s PT Gadjah Tunggal By Doreen Soh Caroline Chan THE Stock Exchange of Singapore will implement several initiatives soon in a bid to further promote Singapore as a regional securities market. Among the moves, it648 words
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Article, Illustration359 1991-11-30 20 SINGAPORE'S new privatcommodity exchange expects to increase its turnover by 20 per cent in the second year of operation after it kicks off trading with rubber futures from April next year. This "very conservative estimate" for the new RAS Commodity Exchange359 words
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249 1991-11-30 20 LISTED government-linked companies (GLCs) account for half of the Stock Exchange of Singapore's total market capitalisation of about $BO billion, said a top local stockbroker. Mr David Ban, president of J. Balias Co, described this share as "remarkable” GLCs number only 24249 words
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262 1991-11-30 20 SINGAPORE’S economic growth prospects in the medium term should continue to be fair, barring any significant worsening of the global economic situation, said Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu on Tuesday. He said in the short term, however, growth is likely to moderate262 words
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Article, Illustration434 1991-11-30 20 THE Trade Development Board (TDB) has opened its 23rd overseas centre, located in Seoul, to promote trade between Singapore and South Korea more intensively. TDB also organised a four-day Singapore trade mission to the South Korean capital, timed to434 words
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356 1991-11-30 20 SEVEN local European business groups have come together to form an umbrella European business organisation called the European Community Business Association (ECBA). Gazetted on Nov 1, the ECBA represents the Bel-gium-Luxembourg Association of Singapore, the British Business Association, Danish Business Association, Association of Dutch356 words
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Advertisement292 1991-11-30 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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Advertisement704 1991-11-30 22 V We are looking for outstanding and self-motivated individuals with strong leadership qualities to join our Management Team. £sso ESSO SINGAPORE PRIVATE UMITED (An affiliate of Exxon Corporation) THE MOST EFFECTIVE COMPETITOR IN THE PETROLEUM BUSINESS CHEMICAL ENGINEERS Responsibilities: You will provide process engineering support to Refinery operations and have704 words
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FORUM
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Article, Illustration257 1991-11-30 23 I READ with interest the recent newspaper reports on the credit and charge card situation. I feel that the move by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to tighten credit and charge card regulations is very timely. With the rapid257 words
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331 1991-11-30 23 I REFER to the letter ‘‘Let child who turns six in early January enrol in Primary 1 classes” by Lee Kwok Weng (ST, Nov 13). It seems to me that with present medical technology, it would be easier to ask one’s obstetrician331 words
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236 1991-11-30 23 AS A teacher, 1 was glad to read Lai Kuan Yeok's timely reminder to parents to lend support to schools in the upholding of discipline (ST, Nov 18). I believe most parents would like to see their children neat rather than slovenly, polite236 words
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Advertisement141 1991-11-30 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 shouid preferably be typed, doubled-spaced, on one side of the paper. Brevity is an advantage. We do not accept for publication letters copied to us141 words
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855 1991-11-30 24 MERITOCRACY with a Jeart. This is the vision Singapore should aim (or, and it can only achieve this if it gets its basics right, Mr Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. The Prime Minister exhorted Singaporeans not to fall for extreme individualism. where855 words
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Article, Illustration188 1991-11-30 24 THE Indonesian Army Chief of Staff, General Edi Sudradjat, yesterday became the first foreigner to be conferred one of Singapore’s most prestigious military awards, the Meritorious Service Medal (Military). He was presented with the award, also known as Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera),188 words
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570 1991-11-30 24 Sandra Davie - By Sandra Davie SEVENTY-FIVE per cent of Primary 4 students this year have been streamed to EM2 to study English as a first language and the mother tongue as the second language in Primary 5. And only one in 10 students570 words