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Title Section21 1991-12-07 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1991 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 33/8/9121 words
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Article, Illustration527 1991-12-07 1 THE landmark Elected President legislation came into effect last Saturday. President Wee Kim Wee will exercise the powers of the Elected President until the end of his term in September 1993. This was announced in the Government Gazette last Friday night which declared the527 words
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690 1991-12-07 1 Dominic Nathan - By Dominic Nathan EARLY school-leavers and others above 16' t years old can volunteer to do their National Service before the normal age of 18. But they must have their parents’ consent and be both medically fit and mentally prepared. Although a690 words
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Article, Illustration384 1991-12-07 1 Indonesia pips hosts for Games title by 1 gold THE 16th South-east Asia Games ended in Manila on Thursday with Indonesia retaining their overall title over the host country by a single gold medal, winning 92 altogether. Despite the many regional records broken in the Games, only one Asian standard,384 words
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Advertisement10 1991-12-07 1 Singapore woman stabbed to death in Las Vegas: Page 210 words
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Advertisement11 1991-12-07 1 od jobs go fast Rea4j 'The Straits Times OVERSEAS COITION APPOINTMENTS11 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration508 1991-12-07 2 Bertha Henson - By Bertha Henson A SINGAPORE woman who left to seek a new life in the I'nited States eight years ago was found stabbed in her oar in I*as Vegas three weeks ago. Madam Doreen I-.ee, 42, died of stah wounds in the508 words
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617 1991-12-07 2 Two carriers who lied about their lifestyle face jail and fine TWO Aids carriers who lied about their backgrounds before donating blood will be prosecuted ....J face six months' jail or a fine of up to $l,OOO, or both. Announcing this last617 words
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Article, Illustration327 1991-12-07 2 IT WAS a period when traders on camels or horseback carrying spices, incense, silverware, pottery and silk ploughed the trail between the Eastern Roman Empire in the West, and Tang Dynasty China in the East. The Silk Road, as this well-trodden route came327 words
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446 1991-12-07 2 TODAY'S fat kids might end up as tomorrow's heart attack victims, warned Dr Tay Eng Soon, Senior Minister of State (Education). Launching National Heart Week 1991 last Saturday, he said the Education Ministry was working out a strategy to measure every446 words
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301 1991-12-07 2 ABOUT 70 foreigners have been found to be Aids carriers in Singapore since 1985 Dr Roy Chan, a specialist in sexually transmitted diseases. revealed this at the National Workshop on Aids last .Saturday, He spoke on Aids and HIV infection in301 words
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Article, Illustration356 1991-12-07 3 FLIPPING through hundreds of pages to find, say, Singapore's monthly imports of ham from the United States may soon become a thing of the past. The Trade Development Board has developed a compact disc read-only-memory (CD-ROM) to store trade data. Named the356 words
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271 1991-12-07 3 THE first golf driving range in a housing estate will he built in Toa Payoh East. Construction on the 2.9hectare site between Pei Dao Secondary School in Toa Payoh East and the Central Expressway will begin next year and is271 words
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541 1991-12-07 3 Sandra Davie - By Sandra Davie FOR the first time in three years, there will be no increase in school fees for independent school students next year.” Chinese High, the only independent school not to have increased its fees for 1991, is again keeping it541 words
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Article, Illustration685 1991-12-07 3 50 veterans to lay wreath in sea off Kuantan SURVIVORS of the sinking of the World War n British destroyers, the Repulse and the Prince of Wales, are in Singapore for a pilgrimage to the graveyard of the vessels in the South China685 words
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SEA GAMES
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Article744 1991-12-07 4 Shirlynn Ho - Sea Games close with a fiesta of song, dance and spontaneity By Shirlynn Ho SOME enchanted evening it was. on Thursday in Manila. The Philippines, and Filipinos. celebrated the end of the 16th South-east Asia Games and its best showing of 90 gold medals in744 words
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Article, Illustration120 1991-12-07 4 BODYBUILDING: Yee Wai Keong (flyweight), Ibrahim Sihat (bantam), Mohd Ismail (middleweight), Azman Abdullah (light-heavy) BOWLING: Grace Young (women’s Masters), Five-man women’s team (Lee Poh Leng, Grace Young, Patty Hor, Tamgel Chua, Adeline Wee, Catherine Kang) SAILING: Benedict Tan (Laser I), Ng Xuan Hui (Optimist) SQUASH: Men’s and120 words
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724 1991-12-07 4 Peter Khoo - Chef de mission happy with results By Peter Khoo SINGAPORE'S chef de mission. Ng Ser Miang. wants more corporations to support sports and. if possible, adopt a sport each as the Republic prepares to host the next South-east Asia Games in 1993.724 words
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Article, Illustration395 1991-12-07 4 Hakikat Rai - By By Hakikat Rai, who was a member of the selection panel FILIPINO swimmer Eric Buhain and Thai hurdler Reawadee Srithoa have been voted the best man and woman athletes of the 16th South-east Asia Games which closed on Thursday. They were awarded395 words
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Article, Illustration617 1991-12-07 5 Ng Wei Joo - Desire to be outstanding all-rounder pays off By Ng Wei Joo AN OUTSTANDING allrounder. That about sums up Mary Koh, one of the top students in this year’s GCE N-level examination. The 16-year-old Queensway Secondary student, who scored six Grade Is and one617 words
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Article, Illustration96 1991-12-07 5 SOME people, it seems, will go to any length to get their hands on a prized diseus fish. One man walked into an aquarium in Yishun on Sunday at about 8.3# am, scooped up a live $4O specimen from a tank with his bare hands,96 words
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281 1991-12-07 5 A PRINCIPAL facing five charges of conspiring to cheat on Skills Development Fund claims did not appear in a district court for a second time on Thursday. Mr Joseph Yeoh, counsel for Alice Mak Suit Kuai, 33, tendered a medical certificate to281 words
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Article, Illustration364 1991-12-07 5 MORE reservists are expected to "shoot the rapids” after seven members of a Safra adventure club return from an instructors' course. The Singapore Armed Forces Reservists' Association (Safra) is sending the team to New Zealand for a 10-day white-water rafting course-cum364 words
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468 1991-12-07 6 Baptist back at the helm after being elected president CONSUMER rights crusader Ivan Baptist is back at the helm of the Consumers' Association of Singapore (Case) and has plans to rope in retirees and housewives to give the body feedback. “We want to468 words
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Article, Illustration327 1991-12-07 6 DURIAN-LOVING centenarian lire York Sin, one of the oldest men in Singapore, has died. A former beef noodle seller, Mr Lee, IM, better known as “Ah Kong" or Grandpa in the .lohore Road neighbourhood where he spent about half his life, died last327 words
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468 1991-12-07 6 M. Nirmala - By M. Nirmala INDIANS in Singapore will have to change their lifestyles quite drastically if they hope to cut their chances of suffering a heart attack. The odds are stacked against them right from birth, according to cardiologist V. P. Nair.468 words
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572 1991-12-07 6 THE National Institute of Education is looking into the idea of offering a combined arts and science degree from next July as part of its efforts to promote liberal education. Associate Professor John Kwan-Terry, NlE’s Dean of the School of572 words
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270 1991-12-07 6 PRIMARY 1 pupils of Henry Park Primary School did not have to sit for examinations this year. The school decided to drop examinations to relieve stress on them and to make the transition from kindergarten to primary school easier.270 words
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Article, Illustration1324 1991-12-07 7 Malay emigrants to Australia are forging strong communities in cosmopolitan cities. Berita Harian reporter Xooraini Ham/ah met several of them on a recent trip and wrote a three-part feature published in Malay last week. On this page, we summarise what1,324 words
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NEWSFRONT
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Article, Illustration254 1991-12-07 7 A TODDLER choked to death while eating a fishball last Saturday the second choking death in three months. In the latest case, Tan Hui Ling (right), aged two, was eating a fishball while playing on the sofa when she choked and started to254 words
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Article, Illustration99 1991-12-07 7 BONNY HICKS’ kiss-and-tell bestseller. Excuse Me. Are You A Model?, has been translated into Chinese The translated version has pictures not found in the English version. It also has three new chapters on Bonny's feelings after her book was released last year, how she99 words
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103 1991-12-07 7 THE body of a premature baby was found on the staircase landing of a block of flats at Telok Blangah Drive on Tuesday. The baby, believed to be five months premature, was wrapped in a face tou’el and covered with a blue103 words
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595 1991-12-07 8 Yohanna Abdullah - Seminar explores how an ageing workforce can stay productive By By Yohanna Abdullah AT 65, top managers should let younger and more energetic executives take over while they remain as consultants to provide advice and feedback. This is one example of how595 words
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354 1991-12-07 8 Faked shipping papers to show cars exported A MAN who abetted in cheating the Government of $545,600 in preferential additional registration fees (PARF) by faking the export of old cars was jailed for nine months on Monday. Tan Teng Swee. alias Michael. 50,354 words
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Article90 1991-12-07 8 NGEE ANN Polytechnic has won the HongkongSingapore polytechnic debates for the second time. Proposing the motion that different cultures may coexist but never truly merge, the Ngee Ann team which won the title last year beat City Polytechnic from Hongkong to emerge the champions. The90 words
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Article, Illustration644 1991-12-07 8 Joe Dorai - Krishna, Nair smile again after five-week nightmare SPORTSFRONT By Joe Dorai BANK officer Jagatoesen Krishna's life became a nightmare after he was banned from soccer for life a month ago. Not only was he unable to enjoy playing soccer any more but he also found itPicture by SAM YKO - 644 words
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Article, Illustration224 1991-12-07 8 BISHAN residents now have a spanking new swimming complex, with some of the latest in public pool design Built at a cost of $5.9 million, it has a “wave theme” carried through from the undulating 90-me-tre long wall on one side of the complex to224 words
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Advertisement77 1991-12-07 5 S.C. FLOWER <bivo A Gift of Lovo We do floral arrangements and hampers for all occasions, both locally and overseas. Free delivery to the doorstep anywhere in Singapore, Johor Bahru and Hong Kong. We accept Visa, Master Card and American Express for phone orders. MON-SUN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ALL ENQUIRIES ARE77 words
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Advertisement460 1991-12-07 9 WE WANT YOU IN SINGAPORE: m @i HEWLETT PACKARD URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NCB THOMSON SONY Telemecanique INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT Reda Pump Company (Singapore) Private Limited m Singapore Civil Service Public Service Commission TECH SEMICONDUCTOR SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. ¥i»t um *fe>TlCnftl£ T E M A S E K defence Technology Croup460 words
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MALAYSIA
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567 1991-12-07 10 Economic slowdown and unemployment causing move Reuter KUALA LUMPUR A growing number of Malaysians are returning home after venturing abroad during a bleak period a few years ago when local unemployment was as high as 10 per cent. Many are returning from Australia, NewReuter - 567 words
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488 1991-12-07 10 Special unit to keep lookout at shopping centres JOHOR BARU Idle youths found loitering at shopping complexes or tourist spots in Johor may be rounded up by a special unit and made to apply for factory jobs, according to The488 words
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329 1991-12-07 10 Kalimullah Haaaan - Don’t compare rates with those between states, says minister By By Kalimullah Haaaan KUALA LUMPUR A deputy minister reminded politicians on Thursday that the sale of water by Johor to Singapore was a special arrangement and its rates should not329 words
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281 1991-12-07 10 PENANG A 50-member Economic Council has been set up to chart Penang’s future economic development, according to The Star newspaper. Penang Chief Minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon said that its first task was to deliberate on the Penang Strategic Development Plan report, which281 words
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140 1991-12-07 10 Bernama. IPOH A man exposed himself to a woman pump attendant after an argument over the amount of petrol she had filled into his motorcycle in Menglembu here last Friday, police said. Ipoh district serious crime chief DSP FungBernama. - 140 words
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Article, Illustration120 1991-12-07 10 NST, Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR The Justice Ministry’s SecretaryGeneral, Madam Maimnn Din, the first Malaysian woman to hold the senior civil sendee position, died at the Koala Lompnr General Hospital on Thorsday. Madam Maimnn, 4t, was admitted to hospital two weeks ago with suspectedNST,; Bernama. - 120 words
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180 1991-12-07 10 Bernama. PENANG Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba has said the federal government plans to move some of its offices away from Kuala Lumpur to ease congestion. Speaking to reporters here last Friday, he said the government was identifying suitable areas for theBernama. - 180 words
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Article, Illustration451 1991-12-07 11 Ismail Kassim - Ex-party strongman pledges to help Selangor MB By Ismail Kassim SHAH ALAM Former Umno strongman Datuk Harun Idris last Saturday returned to the fold of the party under the face-sav-ing formula of the Selangor Malay Unity gathering. Before a crowd of over451 words
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380 1991-12-07 11 KUALA LUMPUR The government had not instigated local newspapers to publish negative reports and features about Australia, Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Dr Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan told Parliament on Monday. Denying an allegation by Democratic Action Party MP Dr Kua380 words
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Article, Illustration260 1991-12-07 11 KUALA LUMPUR Penny Chang Siang Pin, 43, wife of former MCA president Tan Koon Swan, was on Monday jailed for one day and fined MsBo,ooo (5547,200), in default eight months’ jail, by the Sessions Court for committing criminal breach of trust involving shares worth260 words
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ASEAN
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Article248 1991-12-07 11 JAKARTA Singapore’s Minister of State for Health Dr Aline Wong said on Wednesday that the number of people afflicted by Aids or infected with the HIV virus in the Asean region was increasing by “leaps and bounds”, “Therefore there is an urgent need for248 words
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249 1991-12-07 11 JAKARTA The first unit of Indonesia's planned nuclear power plants is expected to be commissioned by the year 2003, according to the director-general of the Atomic and Nuclear Energy Agency (Batan), Mr Djali Ahimsa. A Jakarta Post report on Tuesday249 words
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177 1991-12-07 11 MANILA A local court hao ordered the Philippine government to Isaac a passport to former Pint Lady Imelda Marcos, a move which she said would be the first step In bringing home the body of her late husband. The court order, made177 words
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276 1991-12-07 11 Ousted leader does not wish to head party either BANGKOK Ousted Thai Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan said that he had no wish to resume leadership of the Chart Thai Party nor the premiership, the Bangkok Post reported on Monday. However, he276 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week's editorials
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Article668 1991-12-07 12 DECEMBER 7. 1991 FIFTY years ago today... A thousand refrains warn that today is the day to remember what happened 50 years ago. But inasmuch as it is more important to think about what can happen in the next 50 years, it is necessary to go further668 words
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Article677 1991-12-07 12 DECEMBER 5. 1991 PRIME] Minister Goh Chok Tong’s call last week for meritocracy with a heart rekindled interest in one aspect of Singapore life which, though less tangible than others, is no less real. Delivering the inaugural lecture of the National University of Singapore Students' Union, he warned677 words
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Article703 1991-12-07 12 DECEMBER 2, 1991 ALARMIST, untimely, anti-free market: these are the types of criticism that may be levelled at the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s latest rules tightening the credit card industry. Alarmist because the facts do not justify such a reaction. Credit card transactions may have703 words
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867 1991-12-07 12 Raymond Lim - Viewpoint By Raymond Lim SHOULD the Government be content that its open, consultative style is no more than a means to explain its position on issues and problems and, in turn, gauge what the people think 9 If it is. then it867 words
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FEATURE
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Article, Illustration1230 1991-12-07 13 How easy is it really to make a living as a full-time artist in Singapore? It has been said that these days, more people here are turning to art as a livelihood, reports Susie Wong THE question is perhaps irresistible, and it is one for which the1,230 words
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INSIGHT A LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY BY THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL DESK
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1711 1991-12-07 14 How do letter-writers to The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao react to current issues? Do they have differences in attitude and approach? Sunny Goh compares the letters published in both papers in October. WHEN it comes to the issues of the day, many readers of The1,711 words
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447 1991-12-07 14 LIANHE Zaobao letter-writers appear to be more pre-occu-pied with municipal issues. And when they pen a complaint, they tend to pinpoint it to the last detail complete with date, time and place. On the other hand, ST writers seem to be less447 words
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OFF-THERECORD
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Article159 1991-12-07 15 IN 1968, a minister told a foreign correspondent that Mr Lee Kuan Yew was surrounded hv "sycophants and bumsuckers" and that as a result, he was becoming arrogant and testy. Twenty years later, the journalist included this and other anecdotes about Mr Lee in his159 words
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Article, Illustration178 1991-12-07 15 IT WAS called Heartbeat but it almost brought on a heart attack, to at least two people. Indeed many in the audience at the People's Association function last Thursday night also left wondering about a modern dance dedicated to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Two elderly178 words
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Article118 1991-12-07 15 HOW can you set a time limit on a reunion? First Lady Mrs Wee Kim Wee faced this problem when she left President Wee’s side for a while to catch up with an old friend during their state visit to Malaysia last week. Mrs118 words
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Article, Illustration1536 1991-12-07 15 Leslie Fong - False image of a ‘greedy govt’ needs to be corrected fast THINKING ALOUD Leslie Fong THE complaint often raised by many Singaporeans about rising prices and the Government’s apparent obsession with making money needs to be answered in greater depth than has been attempted so far. If not, I fear1,536 words
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MONEY
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Article5708 1991-12-07 16 TRANSACTION DATE: DECEMBER S, 1991 i INDUSTRIAL A COMMERCIAL 1991 Tel Curr Lett Voi Oav Leaf Quote Qr't Div Net mgn LOW Cod* Company Traded tele -For'000 High Low Buyer Seller P/E 285 162 1000 Acma 210 -4 92 214 210 210 211 10 ON 139 2555,708 words
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413 1991-12-07 17 The weekly share market report THE trading tempo on the Singapore stock market last week slowed to a snail’s pace characterised by dull and quiet conditions. For the week. The Straits Times Industrials Index lost 22.65 points to 1,430.55 while the broader-based Business Times-MGA413 words
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Article170 1991-12-07 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index dropped 22.65 points on the week to 1430.55. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1439 05 (-14 15) 23 72m (S51 99m) Tuesday 1440 40 1 35) 23 68m ($55 44m) Wednesday 1438 44 (-1 96) 24 45m ($53 12m) Thursday170 words
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231 1991-12-07 18 SINGAPORE has retained its position as the third most credit-worthy country worldwide, behind Switzerland and Japan. This rating was made by US risk analyst firm Business Environment Risk Intelligence (Beri) in its latest assessment of business risks and opportunities in about 50231 words
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Article609 1991-12-07 18 AUDITED RESULTS Coflipf ny Data Yaar Craup Nat Not aarnings Gross ann ta profit/Iasi (l) par share dividend COOO) (coats) 56 Meta) Ctainers Nov 27 tun 91 $7 2091(18,1311) 05(1) YTL Corpn Nov 25 lun 91 M$19 961 ($11,530) 13 7(7 9) 10(10) Beriaya Ind Nov 23 Apr609 words
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453 1991-12-07 18 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), in an effort to enhance life along the Singapore River, has offered eight parcels of land for sale along its hanks for the development of retail shops, restaurants, cafes, hotels and apartments. The eight453 words
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344 1991-12-07 18 IN ANOTHER unfolding chapter of the Elyamani Khamis saga, Standard Chartered Bank, the Moroccan businessman's main creditor bank, has put up his Marina Village properties for auction. Mr Khamis was declared a bankrupt by the High Court on Nov 8 after Stanchart filed344 words
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Article171 1991-12-07 18 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollar* to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar I 6436 ***** Sterling pound 2.9310 2 9958 Australian dollar l 2640 1.3015 Canadian dollar 1.4340 1 4662 NZ dollar 0 9077 0 9385 Singapore dollar* to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian171 words
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Article118 1991-12-07 18 Contract data: 6/12/91 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE USJ 4 ‘-a 4 K 3"» 3V4 3 s 3 V» 10/12/91 AS 7 6‘. 6% 6V4 6'2 6' a 10/12/91 NZS 6V4 6*4 6-*/ 4 6 Vi 6% 6‘/»118 words
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Article653 1991-12-07 18 Friday Oecember HK* Amoy Properties 5 30 006 Allied Overseas 087 unch Asia Sec int'l 1.17 unch Allied TW 0 64 unch Bank ot EA 22 30 +0 10 Cavendish 3 60 unch Cate de Coral 2 30 -0 025 Century City 1 39 unch COL Motel 0 87653 words
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Article390 1991-12-07 18 Manager's prices for December 7 9 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1 19- 1 27 The Savings fund 103 1 10 Spore Prog fund 0 46 0 49 Spore Sec fund 0 77 -082 Spore Invest fund 0 85 0 91 Spore Equity fund 056 0 60«d Asia390 words
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Article, Illustration206 1991-12-07 19 TOP businessman Michael Fam the man who supervised the development of the MRT system has stepped down as chairman of the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRTC). His position is filled by MRTC deputy chairman. Colonel Wesley D'Aranjo. In a recent gazette,206 words
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473 1991-12-07 19 Phua Kok Kim - By Phua Kok Kim THE Economic Development Board (EDB) will carry out an experimental retail upgrading project in one of the newer Housing Board centres under its retail masterplan which will be released shortly. The project, to be carried out473 words
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433 1991-12-07 19 SINGAPORE Island Country Gub (SICC) members rushing to unload their golf memberships in the “grey" market have caused prices to fall by as much as 30 per cent in a month to $175,000. Rut that is not all the bad news many local433 words
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Article762 1991-12-07 19 Current Ex Books Data Total (or Total for payment date close payable the year last year AISB 50c 12%(b) Dec 30 Jan 14 Jan 21 12% 10% Amtek Eng 20c 6%TE Dec 5 Dec 11 Dec 30 12%TE 12%TE Antah Hldgs 50c 6%(b) Nov 21 Dec 5 Dec762 words
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Article122 1991-12-07 19 Company Rights issue City Dev RenounceaWe rights issue on the basis of one-for-ten <§ $2 85 per share Ex-date Dec 9 Boohs close Dec 19 Acceptance Payment NYA H Negara One-for-one (n S2 75 per share Ex-date Nov 12 Books close Nov 22 Acceptance Payment Jan 2 1992122 words
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Article533 1991-12-07 19 Company Rights Issue Asia Pic Land Four-for seven 0 M$0 50 per share ASanct Tech One-for-one 0 11.00 per share Brjaya Group Rights issue of S89m nominal amount 10% Irredeemable Convertible Unsecured Loan Stocks OCUlS) on the basis of one for four Bolton Issue of $90 978m nominal533 words
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254 1991-12-07 20 ASIA PACIFIC Breweries (APB) has announced that it is building a U5542.5-million (Ss7l-million) brewery in Ho Chi Minh City together with a Vietnamese government company. APB a joint venture between Fraser Neave and Heineken of the Netherlands will hold 60 per cent of the254 words
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Article124 1991-12-07 20 THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), whieh recently planted Investment seeds In New Zealand, is said to be planning a foray Into Taiwan’s stock market to the tune of US$lOO million <S$l65 million). An AFP report quoted an official from Taiwan’s Security and124 words
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212 1991-12-07 20 HEWLETT Packard is poised to begin production of its award-winning palmtop computer in Singapore, making it the first company to manufacture such a product locally. HP Singapore is setting up a production line for the palmtops at its Depot Road plant, its212 words
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267 1991-12-07 20 BT AFTER a two-year lapse, the Big Four local banks are all set to resume trade financing between Singapore and Vietnam. This follows the lifting on N'ov 18 of a ban on banks financing trade and investment in Vietnam by the Monetary AuthorityBT - 267 words
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Article, Illustration231 1991-12-07 20 When completed by 1994, Bugis Junction comprising a hotel and retail-cum-office complex should help bring life back to Singapore's most infamous street, which was once frequented by transvestites. WORK on tho $8(K)-million Bugis Junction project at Bugis Street will start231 words
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529 1991-12-07 20 Tan Sai Siong - By Tan Sai Siong EIGHT or nine Fortune 500 companies, including several already given Operational Headquarters status, are seeking to set up fund management centres in Singapore under the Government’s Finance and Treasury Centre (FTC) scheme which allows income to be taxed529 words
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330 1991-12-07 20 FROM Feb 1, banks here will charge issuers of nontransferable cheques a minimum processing fee of $2O, while the payee, or the beneficiary, of such cheques will be charged $5. This move was announced in a notice placed in The Straits Times330 words
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Advertisement772 1991-12-07 21 The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition cW'C ASIA PACIFIC BREWERIES is one of Singapore's top companies with operations in many Asia Pacific rim countries. We brew, distribute and market world renowed brands such as Tiger and Anchor Beer and ABC Stout. Our dynamic growth in the region has created a772 words
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Advertisement598 1991-12-07 22 The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition Today you can start out with someone who's been there before. Our Finance Department has openings for the following positions: Financial Analysts As a Financial Analyst, your responsibilities will include reporting and analysis of financial results and evaluation of current processes, enhancing internal control598 words
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FORUM
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480 1991-12-07 23 It is about time the West conducted some soul-searching before preaching about respect for human rights. For starters, the West can hand over all former dictators who have committed atrocities against their own people, for trial in their own countries. THE West, principally480 words
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488 1991-12-07 23 I READ the letter "Japan must admit wartime misdeeds if it wants bigger role in Asia”, by Mr Jason Leong How Yen (ST, Nov 27). with a sick feeling. He criticised Japan for its role in World War488 words
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427 1991-12-07 23 Giving them part-time jobs will help alleviate labour squeeze RECENT figures indicate that the life expectancy of Singaporeans has increased from about 63 to 71 years. The only resource we have is human. If one Singaporean lives eight years longer, then with over427 words
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Advertisement161 1991-12-07 23 HOME. DELIVERED WEEKLY The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition. A crisp summary of happenings in Singapore. Politics, the economy, investment opportunities, appointments... And snippets on Malaysia and Asean. A convenient tabloid delivered to you every week, whereever you may be. Subscribe now. And be in touch. The BtraitsTimes Making an161 words
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Article, Illustration557 1991-12-07 24 Dominic Nathan - Latest expedition sets new altitude record for the local climbers By Dominic Nathan SINGAPORE'S quest to climb Mount Everest is well on track as a local team set a new altitude record in successfully climbing the 6,654-m Mera Peak in the Himalayas. Five climbers557 words
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Article, Illustration195 1991-12-07 24 He was given 27 written warnings after numerous complaints A SEAFOOD stall employing 17 assistants at Newton Food Centre had its licence revoked from Wednesday for persistently touting and harassing customers, despite numerous warnings and court action. In a press statement announcing its195 words