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Title Section20 1994-08-20 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1994 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) #B7/08/9420 words
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635 1994-08-20 1 Zuraidah Ibrahim - By Zuraidah Ibrahim DEGREES from the two universities here are equal to the best in Britain or in the United States and there are plans to make NUS and NTU the best equipped in the world in five to seven years, said Mr635 words
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Article, Illustration350 1994-08-20 1 BUSINESSMAN Michael Chng does charity with style. He chartered a plane to take 100 destitute elderly folk on a joyride. He also took them on a cruise on a junk to Kusu Island and for a holiday at a camp at Sembawang. The planePicture by WONG KW AI CHOW . - 350 words
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330 1994-08-20 1 TO MEET the rising aspirations of Singapore home-own-ers. the Government plans to increase the supply of landed properties here from 60,000 currently, to 165,000. Disclosing this on Wednesday, Acting Minister for National Development Lim Hng Kiang said the proposal would lift the330 words
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Advertisement13 1994-08-20 1 h Planning a /CAREER Move CHECK OUT Pages 21 22 98 181«2419S3 813 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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435 1994-08-20 2 Joe Dorai - By Joe Dorai THE Football Association of Singapore (FAS) sacked Czech midfielder Michal Vana on Monday night from the Singapore team taking part in the current Malaysian Premier League. The sacking came several hours after the FAS gave him a letter in435 words
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Article, Illustration527 1994-08-20 2 Derwin Pereira - By Derwin Pereira SINGAPORE and Malaysia should work together to put aside the historical and racial baggage that has influenced bilateral ties and move towards a ‘‘special relationship". Malaysia's Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Monday. “It seems to527 words
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256 1994-08-20 2 THE cost of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) has breached the $BO,OOO mark a record high affecting mainly the bigger cars. These cars saw the greatest increases of around $lO,OOO while prices for other cars moved up between about $1,090256 words
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363 1994-08-20 2 Ahmad Osman - By Ahmad Osman THE Government should give civil servants an extra bonus in December if the economy grows as strongly for the rest of the year as it did in the first six months. NTUC secretary-general Lim Boon Heng suggested363 words
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580 1994-08-20 3 Brendan Pereira - By Brendan Pereira JUDGES can initiate conferences to settle all civil cases outside the courtroom under a new scheme which will be introduced soon in the courts. They can use the conferences with the lawyers for both parties to explore various ways to580 words
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456 1994-08-20 3 David Miller - By David Miller MOTORISTS who still use their hand-held car phones while driving have been warned yet again by the Traffic Police to stop this dangerous practice. An on-going police crackdown has already resulted in a jump of more than 800456 words
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Article, Illustration431 1994-08-20 3 ONE of this year’s four President’s Scholars grew up the youngest of seven sisters in a three-room flat. Miss Low Tuan Yee, 19, is so used to sharing clothes with her sisters that she even confessed good-naturedly at a press conference last431 words
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552 1994-08-20 4 M. Nirmala - Civic groups invited to suggest changes By M. Nirmala THE Government is taking a re-look at the Women's Charter. a 33-vear-old historic document that outlaws polygamy and provides for maintenance of women by their husbands, among other things. It is understood that what552 words
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262 1994-08-20 4 A PAIR of best friends cheated three O-level examination invigilators when one posed as the other. The two 17-vear-olds pleaded guilty to cheating byimpersonation on Monday. They were ticked off by Magistrate Billy Low. who rejected their plea for probation. Tham262 words
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Article, Illustration409 1994-08-20 4 Ginnie Teo - By Ginnie Teo THE driver of a Malaysian car appeared too friendly and smiled too brightly when he told Customs Officer Mohamed Dahlan K.assim that he had nothing to declare. The officer was suspicious. The Malaysian driver must be hiding something in his409 words
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299 1994-08-20 4 A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl was present in court on Thursday when her father was ordered to be jailed and caned for hurting her. Odd-job worker Lim Beng Chye, 32. had pleaded guilty to burning her with a lighted cigarette after she refused299 words
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Article, Illustration322 1994-08-20 4 David Miller - By David Miller A 15-YEAR-OLD Malaysian boy who died here on Wednesday following a traffic accident in Johor became Singapore's youngest and first foreign heart donor. The boy's kidneys were also transplanted to two other people. A spokesman for the Singapore General Hospital322 words
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562 1994-08-20 5 THE Government has announced major changes to its industrial land rules, to help industrialists here to plan their expansion or upgrading projects more effectively. With immediate effect, industrialists can apply to renew their industrial land leases as far ahead as 15562 words
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Article, Illustration186 1994-08-20 5 THE Tan Kim Seng Fountain has started spewing water again, bringing romance back to the Esplanade after a $1.12 million face-lift. The Victorian-style fountain. shimmering with lights, spurted back to life last on Aug 5, after seven months of restoration. Engineer Roland Gan, 27,Picture by SIMON THONG. - 186 words
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Article, Illustration375 1994-08-20 5 THE Jurong Bird Park has bred some highly-endangered regional birds successfully and is now involved in several international programmes to re-introduce them to the wild. One of its successful programmes saw the captive breeding of the White-winged Wood Duck the only park in375 words
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519 1994-08-20 6 Wang Hui Ling - Maintenance of Parents Bill By Wang Hui Ling THERE should be a public awareness campaign to educate parents on their rights under the Maintenance of Parents Bill once it becomes law. This call was made by a participant at a Feedback Unit519 words
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Article, Illustration245 1994-08-20 6 WHEN the Chans say their new-born babies are more than a handful, they are not joking. First-time parents Eric Chan. 31. and his wife. Carol. 30. have been kept busy since the arrival of their naturally conceived quadruplets on March 9. Another Singaporean couple. Ivan andWeekend East picture. - 245 words
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340 1994-08-20 6 SINGAPOREANS must as a society distinguish and decide between the right and wrong moral and family values, said Acting Minister for Community Development Abdullah Tarmugi last Saturday. "If being an unwed mother is wrong, we must not flinch from saying so. We340 words
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238 1994-08-20 6 SINGAPORE can expect nearly seven million tourists by the end of the year, exceeding last year’s high of 6.4 million visitors. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board’s (STPB) estimate is based on the tourist industry’s buoyant growth rate of 7.2 per cent for the first238 words
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Article, Illustration530 1994-08-20 7 Easy-to-use system will keep out strangers HOUSING Board flats in Bedok South earmarked for upgrading will have a security system that will bring them a step closer to condominium living. Law and Foreign Affairs Minister Professor S. Jayakumar announced last Saturday530 words
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407 1994-08-20 7 But costly street parade may be shelved THE Great Singapore Sale will extend into the suburbs, the next time it is held, its organisers said on Tuesday. But the $300,000 street parade that launched the sale this year may be discontinued, as407 words
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281 1994-08-20 7 MORE than 800 people have applied for places in the second intake of the Open University Degree Programmes (OUDP) offered by the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM). Of these, more than 90 per cent meet the minimum entry requirements, SIM said281 words
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424 1994-08-20 7 NTUC suggests breaks for those with aged parents NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng has asked a Labour MP to raise in Parliament a suggestion that single women be given tax deductions for the monthly levy they pay to hire foreign maids424 words
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378 1994-08-20 8 THE National Sperm Bank is going on the offensive to recruit donors, targeting university and polytechnic students and soldiers for a publicity drive starting later this year. The sperm bank, at Kandang Kerbau Hospital, will give talks, put up posters and378 words
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Article, Illustration383 1994-08-20 8 BLIND insurance agent Kua Cheng Hock will be among 5,000 people expected at a mass cycling event, the Dupont National Leisure Cycling ’94, on Sept 4. He has been cycling for eight years. He rides on a tandem bicycle, with a sightedPicture by YOW YUN WOH. - 383 words
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Article, Illustration233 1994-08-20 8 INDIA’S Prime Minister, Mr P. V. Narasimha Rao, will deliver this year’s Singapore Lecture at the Singapore Con ference Hall on Sept 8. The lecture, the 13th in the scries, will coincide with Mr Rao's three-day official visit to Singapore from Sept 7233 words
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402 1994-08-20 8 THE next generation of credit cards could report your expenses direct to your home computer, act as a cash card or phone card and tell the supermarket how much you have spent on groceries for the month. Credit card companies Visa and402 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration470 1994-08-20 9 Peter Khoo - BOWLING: By Peter Khoo MONTERREY (Mexico) Singapore’s Chan Shen created history when he finished as the world’s third best youth bowler at the Bolitec Centre here last Saturday. No Singaporean has won a medal at the World FIQ Youth Championships, and the 20-year-old southpawended470 words
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Article, Illustration554 1994-08-20 9 Thomas Koh - Boban’s spot-kick enough to bring down high-riding host Reports by Thomas Koh S pore 0 Johor 1 AS THE Americans would say, Singapore “choked” against Johor on Tuesday. The Lions blew their chance of overhauling Kedah at the top of the Malaysian Premier League soccer tablePicture by JERRY SEII. - 554 words
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81 1994-08-20 9 Bernama. KL ALA LLMPL'R The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) last Saturday praised Singapore's firm stand in tackling match-fixing involving the Lions in the Malaysian Premier League. AFC secretary Peter Velappan said the regional body was concerned about wide- spread allegations of bribery and match-fix-ingBernama. - 81 words
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540 1994-08-20 9 S pore 3 KL 0 KUALA LUMPUR Singapore's took a tantalising step closer towards its first Malaysian Premier League title last Saturday night after the Lions crushed Kuala Lumpur 3-0 at Merdeka Stadium here. The win, Singapore's sixth in a540 words
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MALAYSIA
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448 1994-08-20 10 and other problems.” Bernama. JITRA (Kedah) Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday said that last Saturday's fire which knocked out the radar system at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport had blemished the country’s image. Commenting on the fire for theand other problems.” Bernama. - 448 words
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364 1994-08-20 10 NST. PETALING JAYA Malaysian judges will soon have to declare their assets. Chief Justice of the Federal Court Tun Abdul Hamid Omar has said. He said on Monday that rules requiring judges to declare their assets would be incorporated in theNST. - 364 words
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436 1994-08-20 10 Kalimullah Hassan - By Kalimullah Hassan in Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIA Airlines aircraft avoided crashing into a Taiwanese plane on Tuesday at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Subang where the radar system was knocked out in a fire on Saturday, Malaysian newspapers reported on Thursday.436 words
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Article, Illustration316 1994-08-20 10 lamail Kassim - By lamail Kassim in Kuala Lumpur MINISTER for Defence Dr Lee Boon Yang met Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for almost an hour on Thursday and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Speaking to the press after the meeting, Dr Lee316 words
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226 1994-08-20 10 Bernama. PORT DICKSON All public telephone booths in Malaysia would be equipped with an alarm system linked to the nearest police station, Telekom Malaysia (STM) said on Thursday. The privatised national telecommunication company said the move was aimed at curbing thefts andBernama. - 226 words
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ASEAN
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405 1994-08-20 11 Disease has spread to five cities and 36 provinces MANILA The Philippines has alerted foreign governments that cholera has spread to five cities and 36 of the country’s 75 provinces, Health Secretary Juan Flavier said on Tuesday. He said that tourism and* trade were being405 words
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224 1994-08-20 11 Sinfah Tunsarawuth - By Sinfah Tunsarawuth m Bangkok THE Thai Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to set up a Central Provident Fund for civil servants in an effort to boost the morale of government employees whose benefits have lagged behind those working in the private sector. The224 words
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Article, Illustration32 1994-08-20 11 Bangkok Post picture.Bangkok Post picture. - 32 words
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588 1994-08-20 11 Simon Sinaga - Businessman main figure in Bapindo loan scam By Simon Sinaga in Jakarta THE central Jakarta district court on Monday sentenced businessman Eddy Tansil to 17 years in prison for corruption and causing millions of dollars in losses to the state one of the588 words
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310 1994-08-20 11 Paul Jacob - By Paul Jacob Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA President Suharto said on Tuesday that political openness did not mean unlimited freedom which could lead to anarchy and stressed that Indonesia’s long-term development goals would be hampered without stability. In an eve of Independence Day speech310 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article652 1994-08-20 12 AUG 19. 1994 THE National Medical Ethics Committee's recommendation that a law be drawn up to allow adult Singaporeans to make living wills if they wish to is a timely one. It helps to focus attention on a number of issues that will become increasingly652 words
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Article683 1994-08-20 12 AUG 18. 1994 ANOTHER innovation is about to be unleashed in the galeforce pace of refor m in the administration of justice, this time, settling civil suits before the trial stage Not unltke eyecatching changes wrought in the short period since Mr Yong Pung How became683 words
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Article655 1994-08-20 12 AUG 16. 1994 IT MIGHT be thought that when ministers and members of parliament chose National Day observances to draw attention to the country's weak points and potential pitfalls it faces, they were behaving like the proverbial wet blanket. Could they not. for once655 words
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803 1994-08-20 12 Asad Latif - By Asad Latif SE LF-CONFIDENCE and maturity: these were the most insistent images captured in The Straits Times' National Day Supplement last week For Singapore at 29. these qualities are to be expected, but they- are noteworthy nevertheless. There was the inimitable803 words
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COMMENT / ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1993 1994-08-20 13 The nation was 29 on Aug 9, a day of celebrations for the average Singaporean. But who exactly is this ‘average Singaporean” if he exist at all, reports CHERIAN GEORGE HE IS supposed to be everywhere, but he is notoriously elusive. He is1,993 words
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Article, Illustration2099 1994-08-20 14 Wang Hui Ling - A LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY BY THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL DESK Additional reporting by Wang Hui Ling. Why is the Singapore Cabinet made up of so many ex-schoiars fromthe civil service and the SAF, and what are the implications of this trend? CHUA MUI2,099 words
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OFF-THE-RECORD
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Article115 1994-08-20 15 OUR little bird has learnt that a grassroots leader wants to be one of the six Nominated MPs who are likely to be named soon. Mr Tay Yong Huat, 50, a grassroots leader from Paya Lebar, is one of several candidates being considered by the Special115 words
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Article124 1994-08-20 15 THE SDP, in turn, made its presence felt at this year’s National Day Parade. Unlike previous years, when opposition leaders were known to distribute pamphlets to the merry-makers on their way to the parade, the party chose this time to give away thousands of colourful balloons instead.124 words
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Article135 1994-08-20 15 MR LEE KUAN YEW’S speech to undergraduates a forthnight ago on the topic “What if I were a young undergraduate again?” was apparently not the only time he had dwelt on such a hypothetical issue. On Oct 5,1968, he spoke on the theme:135 words
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Article, Illustration1143 1994-08-20 15 Leslie Fong - THINKING ALOUD Leslie Fong Today I would like to discuss the interesting question of whether Singapore has found a "system” of producing political leaders. It was raised in this space by colleague Han Fook Kwang two weeks ago when he commented1,143 words
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904 1994-08-20 15 ACCORDING TO Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, top men must lead the country and scholars come under this category. Those with less impressive academic credentials should still go into politics. But their role would be that of “soldiers” looking904 words
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MONEY
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Article7249 1994-08-20 16 I INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Transaction Date: Aua 19. 1994 1994 Curr Last Vol Day Gr's Net M CapWtAvg High Low Company Traded Sale ■for000 High Low Otv P/E $mil Price 1440 835 #1 s Aetna 1000 -30 185 1040 1000 17.5 16 0 689 3 991 8007,249 words
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347 1994-08-20 17 end the week at 2,347.17 . – KOH KEAT KIAN - end the week at 2,347.17 KOH KEAT KIAN. IT was an eventful week as the market waited with bated breath for the Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Investors were sidelined before the Tuesday meeting but after the Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates by347 words
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Article95 1994-08-20 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times industrials Indei rose 29.38 points on the wee* to 2347.17. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 2301.75 (-16.04) 191.73m ($499 756m) Tuesday 2308 57 (+6.82) 179 54m ($508 967m) Wednesday 2344 40 (+35 83) 395 54m ($975 507m) Thursday 2357 97 13.57) 375.61m ($94195 words
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537 1994-08-20 18 PEOPLE should not enter politics in the hope that this will give them a ticket to be good businessmen, said Mr Patrick Ngiam. the 1993 Businessman of the Year. They should do so only because they feel they have537 words
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2649 1994-08-20 18 CORPORATE RESULTS Net Farn FI'S 1 >ali IV 1 V IV IV < ompans ann tsmi (Nil) lets» 1 its VBK Hldgs Vlai 50 f 1 40' 2 $51 12 V nu lull IS 1 41 S18 14 268 62.5 23 Vlcom* Vug 1 1 42,649 words
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409 1994-08-20 18 IN A rare move, the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) yesterday reprimanded Electro Magnetics Limited (EML) and its managing director publicly for improper conduct in profit forecasting. In a statement released to the market, the SES said that in relation to409 words
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329 1994-08-20 18 MORE Japanese companies are likely to seek listing on the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) in three to five years, as part of their efforts to localise operations. Mr I. Tachibatake, executive vice-president of Nomura/Jafco Investment (Asia) Limited, said in a recent interview:329 words
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Article490 1994-08-20 19 Tat Lee Bank’s net gain up 63 Total earnings top $26.9 million, up from $16.5 million for the first half of last year. COMPANIES’ RESULTS TAT LEE Bank Ltd announced a 62.8-per-cent increase in group net earnings for the six months ended June 30 this year. Total net earnings for490 words
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Article525 1994-08-20 19 Friday August 19 HKS ASM Pacific 5.50 0.025 Allied Ind Int'l 0.55 -0 03 Allied Oversea 0 81 -0.01 Asia Sec lr>! 2 24 -0.15 Bank of EA 31 40 -0 30 C P Pokphand 2.37 0 03 CDL Hotel 3.34 0 04 Cafe De Coral 372 0 12525 words
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Article339 1994-08-20 19 Manager's prices for Aug 20 22 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1 66 1 76 The Savings Fund 1.59-1 68 pore Prog Fund 0.72-0.76 S pore Sec Fund 1 04- l.lOxd S pore Invest Fund 120-127 S'pore Equity Fund 0 84-0 89 Credit Lyonnais Int’l Asset Mgt Cl339 words
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426 1994-08-20 19 OVERSEAS Union Bank (OUB) has surpassed market expectations with a 48.3 per cent increase in net profit to $97.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 1994. Interest earned by the group rose 21 per cent to $433.9 million, while interest expense426 words
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193 1994-08-20 19 IPC Corporation lived up to analysts’ expectations by reporting a 41.3-per cent jump in interim group net profit to $31.1 million. For the six months ended June 30, 1994. group turnover rose 102.6 per cent to reach $481.55 million over the same period193 words
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Article160 1994-08-20 19 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar 1.4925 1.5095 Sterling pound 2 2925 2 3459 Australian dollar 1.0930 1.1253 Canadian dollar 1.0753 1.1002 NZ dollar 0 8850 ***** EC unit 1 8656 Singapore dollars to 100 of foreign currency units Austrian160 words
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209 1994-08-20 19 HAW Par Brothers on Wednesday reported a 61-per cent increase in interim net profit to $20.15 million for the six months ended June 30. 1994. Generated from a rise in turnover of only 10 per cent to $178.5 million, the increased profit was due209 words
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Article136 1994-08-20 19 Contract data: 19/8/94 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CAU VALUE DATE us$ 4 4 43, 43, 44 5 34 23 '8 94 AS 4'. 44 54 54 54 34 23 8 94 NZS 54 6 64 64 6 1 2 34136 words
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Article, Illustration437 1994-08-20 20 Tan Kim Song - Joint venture gets Beijing nod for registration By Tan Kim Song THE development of the Sin* gapore-style Suzhou township reached a new milestone as piling work for the first factory there began on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Chinese government has given the green light for437 words
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438 1994-08-20 20 Upper BukitTimah/Hillview area poised to be the largest condo belt THE Upper Bukit Timah Hillview area is set to become Singapore's largest condominium belt with over 17,000 new private homes, mainly condos. to be developed there in the next few years. According to figures released last Thursday by the Urban438 words
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Article198 1994-08-20 20 TIIE Singapore Telecom (ST) share offer and the hull run last year resulted in slower growth in Central Provident fund (CPF) savings by members. Rut it also helped trigger a rise in CPF membership. In its latest annual report, the CPF said savings198 words
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335 1994-08-20 20 Tammy Tan - By Tammy Tan SINGAPORE Aerospace (SAe) will set up a joint-venture company with the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) to develop and commercialise technologies and products already researched in Russia. The joint-venture company, which will be based in Singapore, will aim initially to335 words
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1161 1994-08-20 23 MR YAP Kim Sang raised the issue of legal costs in relation to conveyancing fees and in defending Mr Shiu Chi Ho (below). As regards conveyancing fees, Mr Yap's desire is that “the voice of the consumers” be heard by the Conveyancing Fees1,161 words
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214 1994-08-20 23 MR SHIU Chung On, father of Chi Ho, the boy convicted of spray-painting four cars, was reported to have said: "I never had to appear before a court of law before now.” But the experience cost him $50,000 to $60,000 in legal fees and fines.214 words
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Advertisement51 1994-08-20 23 MAKING AN ISSUE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES The Straits Times Weekly Edition. A crisp summary of the week’s major happenings in Singapore. Politics, business, the economy, investment opportunities, executive appointments... And highlights on Malaysia and Asean. A convenient tabloid airmailed to you wherever you may be. Every week. The Straits51 words
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520 1994-08-20 24 Tan Yong Meng - Move to attract and retain young talent By Tan Yong Meng THE Defence Ministry has announced a package of incentives performance bonuses, faster promotion for junior officers and long service gratuities to attract and retain its officers. Defence Minister Dr Lee Boon Yang said520 words
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560 1994-08-20 24 Chua Mui Hoong - By Chua Mui Hoong THE National Medical Ethics Committee has proposed that a law be drawn up to allow adult Singaporeans to make living wills if they wish to do so. It has come up with guidelines and safeguards for such a560 words
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Article, Illustration138 1994-08-20 24 IT WAS a working day, and rain threatened earlier on. But there were no dark clouds, only a human crowd at the Bedok Jetty beach, when the Thunderbirds performed yesterday. People started gathering as early as 9am for the show by the United States Air Force aerobatic team.display. Picture by LAU FOOK KONG. - 138 words