The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition, 25 November 1995

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  • Title Section
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    17 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1995 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only
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  • Article
    Law Society failed to defend legal system: A-G
    771 1  -  Asks for stand on foreign press attacks By Lim Li Hsien ATTORNEY-GENERAL Chan Sek Xeong has asked why the Law Society had failed to defend Singapore’s legal system and judiciary when they were attacked by the foreign press recently. If the Law
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  • Article, Illustration
    Nick Leeson charged
    746 1  -  He faces 11 counts of forgery and fraud Extradited from Frankfurt: The rogue trader who brought down Barings By Chan Sue Meng FORMER futures trader Nick Leeson was charged in court yesterday with 11 counts of forgery and fraud linked to the massive losses that broke the
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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • Article, Illustration
      Five PAP Indian MPs get Workers’ Party apology
      477 2  -  The Hammer made “false and baseless allegations” By Ng Wei Joo THE Workers’ Party has apologised to five PAP Indian MPs for making “false and baseless allegations” against them in an article published in the August issue of its party organ, The
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      Dr Goh warns of ‘great danger’ in voting for the Opposition
      659 2 PEOPLE who do not understand the special conditions facing the country and are tempted to vote for the Opposition can bring great danger to Singapore, warned former Deputy Prime Minister Goh Keng Swee on Wednesday. While the PAP has
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    • Article
      Book more than just speeches and writings
      180 2 THE Economics of Modernisation, The Practice of Economic Growth, and Wealth of East Asian Nations. The first two books were published in 1972 and 1977 respectively when Dr Goh was a Cabinet Minister holding the Defence, Education and Finance portfolios. They comprise selected
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      Singaporeans must take regional competition in their stride: BG Lee
      545 2 SINGAPOREANS must take regional competition in their stride, for if they worry that others will catch up and Singapore will be finished, the country will fail, said Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. “Singapore must assume that even when everybody
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      Lock icon S’pore students outshine others in global maths tests: Study
      788 3  -  By Ng Wei Joo SINGAPORE students outperform many of their counterparts in other countries in mathematics, according to the results of an international study. The 2,400 Secondary 2 pupils from seven schools who took part in a series of tests as
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      S’pore’s approach inspiration for project in UK schools
      309 3 SINGAPORE’S systematic approach towards mathematics teaching and learning has inspired a pilot project which will be launched in 50 to 100 schools in Britain next year. Professor David Burghes from Exeter University and director of the Kassel Project told The Sunday Times
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    • Article, Illustration
      Housewife who blinded maid jailed 28 months
      456 3  -  By Elena Chong HOUSEWIFE Sng Siew Ngoh, who blinded her Filipino maid, was last Saturday found guilty and sentenced to a total of 28 months’ jail on three charges of maid abuse. Her counsel, Mr Peter Low, has filed notice of appeal. She
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    • Article
      Ho Ching resigns as managing director of S’pore Technologies
      393 3  -  By Douglas Wong SINGAPORE Technologies Pte Ltd (ST) the operational headquarters of the Singapore Technologies Group said yesterday that its managing director Ho Ching has resigned with effect from Thursday. ST executive chairman Yeo Ning Hong will assume her executive responsibilities,
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  • HOME
    • Article
      Apec summit a huge success: PM
      904 4  -  Grouping will be driving force in WTO By Lee Kim Chew m Osaka PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong on Monday described the Apee summit as "a huge success" and said the 18-member grouping would be a driving force in the World Trade Organisation. 'I
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      World-first satellite tracking, booking system for Tibs taxis
      483 4  -  By Leong Chan Teik TIBS achieved a world first on Thursday in using a satellite system for tracking and despatching taxis to commuters. Its system, dubbed Sky Trek, can handle 1.000 phone bookings an hour when it is extended to the entire
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      Don’t expect higher bonuses this year, says Boon Heng
      372 4 WORKERS should not expect higher bonuses this year even though third-quarter figures showed a better-than-expected 9-per-cent growth in the economy. The Minister without Portfolio. Mr Lim Boon Heng. on Friday last week said that the economy was still expected to grow
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    • Article
      No penalties for new addicts who surrender to CNB
      449 4  -  Treatment will be available for all first-timers By Tan Yong Meng NEW addicts with no previous drug record will soon be able to surrender to the Central Narcotics Bureau and receive treatment, without being penalised or acquiring a criminal record. If
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      Lock icon Singapore islands get new names with reclamation
      365 5  -  By Tan Hsueh Yun SINGAPORE has lost some islands and gained some new ones. The Land Office said on Tuesday that it was necessary to review the names of the islands off Singapore in view of the reclamation works carried out by the
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      2 drug traffickers escape death penalty
      472 5  -  By Elena Chong TWO Malaysians on Tuesday escaped the death penalty narrowly. Anthony Dass Marisuseh, 20, and Kesavan Mutusamy, 23, were accused originally of trafficking in 938.89 g of cannabis at Woodlands Street 13 on Feb 4 last year. But at the end of
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      New hospital to focus on low-cost medical care for the elderly sick
      421 5  -  Money from subsidies, donations, fund-raising By Leong Ching Ching A NEW hospital in Bukit Batok will open next year to provide low-cost medical treatment for the elderly. The St Luke’s Hospital for the Elderly will have room for
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      Watch what you say to the foreign press, A-G tells lawyers
      914 6 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Chan Sek Keong cited the Michael Fay and Flor Contemplacion cases when he urged lawyers on Friday last week to watch what they said to the foreign press. He told them to be more circumspect when picking the
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      Rogue officers will be weeded out: Police chief
      539 6 THE police have clear and tough guidelines to weed out rogue officers whose actions erode the public’s trust and confidence in the force, the police chief said. Mr Tee Tua Ba added that it would be disastrous if there were no trust
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      NTUC facilities breaking social barriers: Boon Heng
      400 6 SOCIAL and recreational facilities provided by the labour movement for ordinary workers break barriers between high and low-income Singaporeans. These facilities including holiday resorts and a golf and country club are usually enjoyed by managers and executives. NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng said
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      Ex-S’pore Airlines trainee steward cleared of extortion
      423 7 FORMER Singapore Airlines trainee steward Louis SidneyTan was on Friday last week acquitted of extortion and attempted extortion after his defence was called. On hearing the decision of District Judge Hamzah Moosa, a relieved Tan, 23, turned around and smiled at his mother,
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      Flight steward remanded for a week
      384 7  -  SIA stewardess murdered in Los Angeles By David Miller SINGAPORE Airlines flight steward Zaini Jeloni, a suspect in the murder of an SIA stewardess in the United States last month, was on Tuesday ordered by a subordinate court to be remanded here for one
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      Lock icon 2 sharks caught off Pulau Tekong
      437 8  -  By Jason Tan A 38-YEAR-OLD bumboat operator and fisherman who caught two sharks in the sea off Pulau Tekong in the past month now hopes to catch more sharks alive. First. Mr Chong Choon Seng hooked a 1.8-m-long shark on Oct 8. On Nov
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      Lawyer gets 3 months’ jail for CBT of clients’ fees
      257 8 A LAWYER was sentenced to three months’ jail on Tuesday for criminal breach of trust of $7OO. Legal Assistant Vivienne Wee, 28, lied to three clients on separate occasions about the fees for their divorce cases. The court heard that
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      Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
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      190 7 Home Delivery Weekly! A crisp summary of the week's major happenings in Singapore, the newspaper covers news from politics, to business, to investment opportunities and others. What's more, it also offers news on Malaysia and Asean. A convenient tabloid airmailed to you wherever you may be, once a week. So,
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 8 Miscellaneous Column 1
      1262 8 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 9530 KHz (31V BAND) MONDAY 1100 News in Brief Weather Forecast (Asia Pacific) 1105 Frontiers 1120 Business Market Report 1130 Full News 1138 The Front Page 1140 Take Five 1145 Business world 1200 News in Brief 1205 E Z Beat
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  • SPORTS
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      Nicklaus: Asia will produce champions in 15 years’ time
      557 9  -  By S. Murali GOLF FOR an hour, he remained at the cocktail reception signing autographs and posing for pictures. It was an unscheduled session, but he never turned anyone away. Some even returned to have their photographs taken again with the
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      Dino Kwek rallies from six behind to beat Murugiah
      491 9  -  SINGAPORE GOLF CIRCUIT Guan Soon on 221. By S. Murali. M. MURUGIAH left the backdoor wide open and Dino Kwek sneaked in to take the $30,000 Sembawang-leg of the local golf circuit with a birdie in the first play-off hole last
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      Double delight for striker Fandi as Lions lift Cup
      431 9  -  HO CHI MINH CUP FINAL By Joe Dorai IT WAS double joy for Singapore captain Fandi Ahmad in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday. The striker not only scored the winning goal for Singapore to beat Ho Chi Minh City 1-0
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      Lock icon World champ Jojo returns
      315 9  -  By Santokh Singh FRESH from her victory in Belgium last Sunday, newlycrowned world champion Jojo Sinclair returned home on Tuesday and said that she is thinking of turning professional. Her triumph over 36 other competitors in the lightweight (52kg) division, at the International Body Builders Federation’s
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Umno presidency? No, says Anwar
      519 10  -  He dismisses talk that he will challenge Dr Mahathir By Salim Osman in Kuala Lumpur UMNO deputy-president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday quashed all speculation that he would challenge Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad for the Umno presidency in next year's party elections. He
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      Lock icon Air force pilots to team up with Russians for show
      386 10 NST. KUALA LUMPUR Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF' pilots will team up with their Russian counterparts to fly up to three MiG-29N Fuicrums for the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (Lima 95) exhibition next month. Defence Minister Datuk Syed Hamid
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      Lock icon We want to come home, say 40 scientists
      154 10 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR For-ty-four Malaysian scientists working in foreign countries had contacted the Science, Technology and Environment Ministry expressing their desire to return home since 1993, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Tuesday. However, only one of them had been appointed lecturer
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      Lock icon Cabinet approves draft of Education Bill
      308 10 Status of Chinese and Tamil language schools to be retained AFP. NST. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Cabinet has approved a draft of an Education Bill, which will extend the scope of Islamic religious education but still retain the semi-inde-pendent status of Chinese and Tamil language
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      Lock icon Malaysian gets life for importing heroin worth $42 m into Australia
      254 10 Bernama. MELBOURNE A Malaysian was jailed for life for importing into Australia heroin with an estimated street value of As4o million (SS42 million) in 1992. Tan Hee Lon. 56, who lived in the Melbourne suburb of Gladstone Park, was
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      Lock icon Illicit sex: Muslims may soon be caned
      291 10 licit sex in Johor. Bernama. JOHOR BARU Muslims guilty of zi'na (illicit sex) might be given six strokes of the cane in addition to a maximum fine of M 53.000 (551.680) and three years in prison under an amendment to the svariah (religious)
      licit sex in Johor. Bernama.  -  291 words
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Operation Clean Sweep
      262 11 Jakarta mobilises 2,500 military personnel in crime crackdown AFP. JAKARTA The military has mobilised 2,500 personnel to assist in a crime clean-up operation here, a spokesman for the City Military Command was quoted in reports on Thursday as saying. Lieutenant-Colonel Didi Supandi said 1,300 of the men
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      China, India and Japan ‘are new military powers’
      557 11  -  But Feisal downplays threat to Indonesia By Paul Jacob Jakarta Correspondent ARMED forces chief Feisal Tanjung has said that China, India and Japan are emerging as new military forces in the region in the aftermath of Washington’s reduced military presence in the
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      Lock icon Cut rapists’ penises, says Philippine Congressman
      139 11 AFP. MANILA A Philippine congressman on Tuesday filed a Bill to punish rapists by amputating their penis rather than executing them, saying that such a punishment would be “worse than death itselP*. Congressman Leopoldo San Buenaventura argued that the capital-punishment law had failed to
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      Lock icon My collection of shoes is bigger than ever: Imelda
      289 11 AFP, Reuter. MANILA Almost 10 years after she was forced to flee the country leaving behind 3,000 pairs of shoes, former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos, said on Tuesday that her collection of footwear was bigger than ever. The 67-year-old widow
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      Lock icon Asean helping hand for Laos, Cambodia
      282 11 Kyodo. JAKARTA Members of Asean will help Laos and Cambodia in their efforts to join the group, according to a draft declaration of the forthcoming Asean summit in Bangkok in December. The draft, a copy of which was obtained by Kyodo News Service, said:
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  • COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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      War and peace after Jaffna
      656 12 NOV 25. 1995 STRONGHOLD of Sri Lankas rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Jaffna may fall any day to government troops. Poised on the outskirts of the town, they have cut off exit points and blocked the southern highway. The government also controls access by
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      Give Apec a chance
      672 12 NOV 22. 1995 IN A Worldnet interview with Asian journalists to discuss the state of Apec. America’s chief negotiator Sandra Kristoff was clear-sighted about how the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum should progress Blake Island and Bogor set down the political commitment for free trade, she said,
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      After Osaka, pace quickens
      661 12 NOV 21. 1995 THE Osaka meeting of Apec has turned out better than could have been hoped for even a week ago. when officials working on a statement of action for their leaders to proclaim were bogged down over matters that were not only less pressing
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      Powerful moral force fuels smoking ban
      741 12  -  By Yeong Ah Seng LAST week's announcement by the Environment Ministry that the smoking ban in public places will be extended further from Dec 1 is one more turn of the ratchet in the long-running anti-smoking campaign which began in 1970 with the ban
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  • COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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  • INSIGHT A LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY BY THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL DESK
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      Why women leaders do not see eye to eye
      2026 14 If there was any pretence of a united, monolithic women’s movement here, it was shattered by the recent debate over the Family Violence Bill. The fate of NMP Kanwaljit Soin’s Bill was sealed when it was opposed in Parliament not only
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      Critical thinking in Singapore: Perception and the facts
      1154 15  -  THINKING ALOUD Leslie Fong IS THERE a dearth of critical thinking in Singapore? The Political and Economic Risk Consultancy Limited (Perc) certainly thinks so and said as much in its latest fortnightly report to clients. It came to this conclusion after it
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      Unparliamentary language and penalties for using it
      1072 15 Opposition MP Ling How Doong’s recent outburst in Parliament raised eyebrows, not least because decorum must be maintained in the House. What constitutes unparliamentary language and what punishment can be meted out to errant MPs? Chua Lee Hoong reports. BUKIT Gombak MP Ling
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  • MONEY
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      SES MAIN BOARD
      7608 16 L INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Transaction Date: Nov 24. 1995 1995 Curr Last Vol Day Gr's Net M CapWtAvg High Low Company Traded Sale +or000 High Low Div P/E $mil Price 210 176 Acer 50c US 183 unch 27 183 182 12 4 3029 490 313' ret Aetna
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      Malaysian stocks dominate the local bourse
      367 17 THE Singapore stock market generally took its cue from the Malaysian bourse this week. Activity on the local front was dominated by Malaysian stocks traded on Clob International. The KL market, after seeing a low of 840 finally rebounded this week, with buying by
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      DAY—TO—DAY STOCK INDICES
      91 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 22.59 points on the week to 2100.00. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 2086 88 9.47) 66.369m (J177.823m) Tuesday 2102 64 15.76) *****m ($293 1 49m) Wednesday 2107.22 4 58) 151.35m ($313 410m) Thursday 2102.56 (-4 66) *****m ($316 477m)
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      Tokyo investments here to top $1b
      552 18  -  Full-year figure set to hit all-time high, says Cheow Tong By Kwan Weng Kin Tokyo Correspondent OSAKA Japanese investments in Singapore this year are expected to reach an all-time high of over SSI billion, visiting Trade and Industry Minister Yeo Cheow Tong disclosed on
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      CORPORATE RESULTS
      1166 18 c#mMnv Otf MMI Not torn TV LY («<n> (»m> CPS TV LV tett) <m> AIS8* Oct 30 P 8.737 2.175L 8.5 Alliane» T»ch Sap 27 1 1.5891 0.002 Amcoi S»p 2, 1 16.844 20.217 5.8 69 Am»t»#l* Sap 26 P 125.742 123.204 10.2 11.5 Amt»» Eng Oct 25
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      869 18 Paymant <%> Cx data 11 Fay data AiSB SOC b 5 Oac 22 Jan 9 Jan 29 Antan Midgs SOC 6 4»2TE Nov 30 Dac 14 Jan 5 Auric Pac 50C F 3N Nov 9 Dac 5 Dac 15 Barnyj Croup F 6 NOV 1 Nov IS 0#c
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      225 18 RIGHTS ISSUC Company Patio Cadato Books close Acc 6 Paymt PJ 0»v Mldgs One for-fivo M$1 80 Oct 20 Nov 6 Doc IS ■onus issue Company Ratio [>• data ll Acc 6 Paymt PJ Oov Hldgs Ono-for-fivo Oct 20 Nov 6 MAA Onoforoight Nov 7 Nov 21 Koch
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      126 18 Company Bonus Issue Amtek Eng One-for-two Company Others Berjaya Rights issue of a min of Leisure M$226m and up to a max of M$303m nominal amount of 5-year 8.0% ICULS '95/2000 at 100% of the nominal amount on the basis of M$1.00 nominal amount of ICULS for every
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      MAS and Bank Indonesia sign MOU
      302 18 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Bank Indonesia have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding on a repurchase agreement. An MAS statement last Saturday said that the repurchase agreement will provide an alternative source of liquidity which either monetary institution can draw on whenever
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      Manufacturing output up 9.6%
      286 18 SINGAPORE'S manufacturing output rose 9.6 per cent in the first nine months of this year, led by 16.8 per cent growth in the output of fabricated metal products and 16.2 per cent growth in electronics output. For September, manufacturing output was 11.7 per cent higher than
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      TDB to open representative offices in Russia next year
      242 19 THE Trade Development Board (TDB) will be opening two or more representative offices in Russian cities by January next year to facilitate business dealings in the Russian market and to strengthen bilateral economic ties. These will be its first in the
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      HONGKONG
      413 19 Friday Nov 24 HKS ASM Pacific 6.30 •I 0.050 Allied Ind Int'l 0.34 unch Allied Oversea 0.52 unch Asia Sec Int 2.45 unch Bank of EA 27.15 0.05 C.P. Pokphand 3.10 -0.10 CDL Hotel 3.40 unch Cafe De Coral 1.80 -0.01 Cath Pac Air 11.10 unch Century City 1.73
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      UNIT TRUSTS
      437 19 Managers’ prices, Nov 27 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1 49—1 58 The Savings Fund 144-152 pore Prog Fund 0.56-0 60 S pore Sec Fund 0.88—0.93xd S pore Invest Fund 1.03-109 S pore Equity Fund 0 73—0.78 Credit Lyonnais Int'l Asset Mgt CL Asia-Pac Gr Fund 2.355—2 475**
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      Wah Chang wins $45m Chek Lap Kok airport contract
      333 19  -  By Douglas Wong SINGAPORE’S diversified Wah Chang Group has clinched a $45 million engineering contract for Hongkong's new Chek Lap Kok airport, beating established players such as Chiyoda, Mitsui and NKK. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Wah Chang Engineering Corporation (Wenco), is
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      Mayfran, ASA founders clinch enterprise awards
      335 19 Both selected for carving out market niches THE level of technology within a product is inconsequential when it comes to building up a wellknown international brand name, as the two winners of this year’s Lianhe Zaobao-Endec Entrepreneurship Excellence Awards proved. The winners, Mr Henry
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      Lock icon S’poreans most avid pager users
      107 19 AFP. SEOUL Singaporeans are the world’s most enthusiastic users of electronic pagers, followed by Hongkongers and South Koreans, a Korean telecommunications institute said on Monday. The number of pager subscribers in Singapore was a world-leading 23.4 per cent of the population, trailed by cosmopolitan Hongkong
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      CURRENCY
      145 19 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar 1.4012 1.4183 Sterling pound 2.1711 2.2262 Australian dollar 1.0241 1.0573 Canadian dollar 1.0271 1.0518 NZ dollar 0.9017 0.9334 EC unit 1.8523 Singapore dollars to 100 of foreign currency units Austrian schilling 13.8386 14.4654 Belgian
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      Visa card spending in S’pore rises to $3.7b
      273 19  -  By Koh Keat Kian BRISBANE Visa International’s card sales volume in Singapore has risen 19 per cent to U 552.62 billion (553.57 billion) this year. The figures were released by the company yesterday at the Visa Asia-Pacific Members’ Conference here. It was
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      ASIAN CURRENCY UNITS
      129 19 Contract date: Nov 24, 1995 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE us$ 5' 9 5V« 5 s 5 4 7 4Aj 28/11/95 AS 6 4 4 6*4 6 3 4 6H 6'2 5 3 4 28/11/95 NZS 7 1
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      NTUC FairPrice to open 10 more stores over next 2 years
      535 20  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala NTUC Fair Price will open at least 10 more stores in Singapore in the next two years to increase its market share, but it will not seek a public listing as it is sticking to its
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      Lum Chang buys London hotel for $48m
      416 20 LUM Chang Holdings has expanded its stable of hotels by buying the Holiday Inn Kensington in London for £122.18 million (5548.6 million). Lum Chang’s executive director Lim Jit Poh said on Friday last week the company’s subsidiary, LC Hotels, had bought the 162-room
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      S’pore open to signing bilateral repo agreements
      266 20 SINGAPORE is willing to sign bilateral pacts designed to stabilise the region’s currency markets with those Asean countries keen to do so, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Tuesday. The Republic is expected to sign a bilateral repurchase or repo agreement
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      Credit Suisse bases regional centre in S’pore
      356 20 THE OLDEST of major Swiss banks, Credit Suisse, has made its Singapore office the regional centre for South-east Asia. At the same time, it is setting up a regional treasury here. The managing director of the regional centre, Mr Alex Widmer, said: “Based
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      Page 21 Advertisements Column 1
      788 21 The Straits Times Weekly Edition ii > Information Systems Services (ISS) plans, develops and manages the internal information systems of Arthur Andersen Worldwide Organisation which operates under two business units Arthur Andersen and Andersen Consulting. ISS presently has one immediate vacancy for: IT PROFESSIONAL The Job Provide support to users
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  • FORUM
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      Raising retirement age: Include women in panel
      485 23 Plenty of options should be provided in both the public and private sectors, with a very gradual extension of the retirement age and provision for flexi-hours, part-time work, change of work, different pay and benefits. I AM concerned that no women were appointed
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      Law Society is right in keeping out of political fray
      234 23 I REFER to your report “Law Society failed to defend legal system: A-G” (see page 2), The authorities had been quick to tell the Law Society to stay out of politics. Now that adverse comments have been made against our
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      How will ministry enforce smoking ban in public places
      224 23 I REFER to the article “Smoking ban in public places to be extended from Dec 1” and am looking forward to the ban being carried out fully. However, it is an irony that the Environment Ministry tries to set up bans
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      Allow sportsmen to make their mark overseas
      195 23 I WAS quite perturbed when I read about the loyalty of professional sportsmen to the country and their millionaire status being linked to their bread and butter decisions. Try telling the CEOs that since they have already made more than enough to last
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      Lawyers should speak up for the legal system
      294 23 I AM surprised Mr Soh Gim Chuan wrote "Law Society right in keeping out of political fray’’ (this page) to defend the failure of the Law Society to defend our legal system. The legal system of a country is the basic infrastructure
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      Lowering of conveyancing costs: Cut other costs too
      529 23 I READ with excitement last week about news of the proposed reduction of scale costs of conveyancing. My excitement simmered down as I thought deeper on the whole issue of costs. Besides the lawyers’ professional charges which are dependent upon the aforesaid
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    Lock icon Govt moves to help boost the family
    690 24 Abdullah unveils package of measures A PACKAGE of measures will be implemented to ensure that families remain strong in Singapore, and those in trouble receive help. Coming up is an expanded, coordinated network of Family Service Centres which will lead efforts by neighbourhood
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    Cash aid for needy families
    242 24 CASH-STRAPPED families in distress should get financial help to tide them over difficult times. The Inter-Ministry Committee on Dysfunctional Families. Juvenile Delinquency and Drug Abuse said such help would prevent family conflicts from getting worse. It suggested the Ministry of Community Development conduct studies to
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    Smoking ban in public places to be extended from Dec 1
    460 24  -  Underpasses, mails, queues affected By Dominic Nathan F'ROM Decl smoking will be banned in air-conditioned shopping malls, i>edestnan underpasses ano ah lueues in public places, including dries for taxis and buses. acting Environment Minister Teo Chee Hean announced the
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    In time, smoking will be banned in night spots, too
    241 24 SMOKING will eventually he banned in discotheques, bars, karaoke lounges and other night spots, said Public Health Commissioner Daniel Wang last Saturday. It is just a matter of time, he said. A poll carried out by the Environment Ministry last
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