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Title Section20 1996-10-05 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1996 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 156/08/9620 words
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562 1996-10-05 1 Chua Lee Hoong - Number of MPs in each constituency could go up to six By Chua Lee Hoong VOTERS in Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) may soon be casting their votes for a team of up to six Members of Parliament instead of the current four, if562 words
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Article, Illustration613 1996-10-05 1 TanHsueh Yun - By TanHsueh Yun A RETIRED lawyer who has spent most of his life out of the gublic eye gave the Universities Indowment Fund a $2 million boost on Thursday. The gift from Mr Koh Choon Joo, 96, better known among613 words
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308 1996-10-05 1 THE Government is proposing changes to the workings of the Elected President whicn will affect his veto powers over certain laws and appointment of key public officers. The change's are contained in the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Bill introduced308 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement12 1996-10-05 1 *****6,, L 81Z 88 Sports for all near every home: Page 2412 words
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Advertisement9 1996-10-05 1 Planning a CAREER Move CHECK OUT Pages 21 229 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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641 1996-10-05 2 Koh Buck Song - Health-care subsidy report By Koh Buck Song THE Select Committee on Health Care Subsidv has concluded that the Singapore Democratic Party ana its chairman. Mr Ling How Doong. had no basis to make their claim that health care here is “hardlv subsidised641 words
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356 1996-10-05 2 HEALTH Minister George Yeo has asked Parliament to express regret at the Singapore Democratic Party’s attempt to misleaa the House and the public over Government subsidies for health care. A motion for this has been tabled for356 words
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Article, Illustration504 1996-10-05 2 GinnieTeo - Judge says repeated abuse aggravated the case Winny Ho child abuse case By GinnieTeo THE mother who abused her five-year-old daughter so badly that* she became mentally retarded was given six years’ jail last Saturday. In passing sentence. District Judge Sved Alwee deplored CindyLLANHE ZAOBAO picture. - 504 words
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431 1996-10-05 2 Geraldine Yeo - By Geraldine Yeo SENGKANG New Town will be the first HDB estate to be developed from scratch with a Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system. Residents will be only 35 minutes away from Orchard Road if they travel by the LRT and the431 words
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657 1996-10-05 3 Sumiko Tan - PAPs track record Govt’s programme Leaders for the future By Sumiko Tan DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last Friday outlined three key issues in the coming General Election: The track record ot the People’s Action Party Government over the last657 words
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Article, Illustration610 1996-10-05 3 Tan Hsueh Yun - URA’s Anthony Chia, the project’s architect, said keeping cars away will make walking more pleasant and draw people from the neighbouring precincts together. By Tan Hsueh Yun ALBERT Street and Waterloo Street may be bustling with cars and pedestrians now,JOHNNY LIM; SOURCE URA - 610 words
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341 1996-10-05 3 MORE than eight in 10 Singaporeans rate Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s government over the last five years as good or very good, a survey has shown. It also found that about four in 10 were “very proud” of Singapore, while341 words
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HOME
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The GE NEW FACES INTRODUCTION OF PAP CANDIDATES
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Article, Illustration1021 1996-10-05 4 Lawyer says humble beginnings make him want to serve COMING from a poor family, lawyer and long-time grassroots activist R. Ravindran. 36. is keen to work for the Indian community. the needy and the under privileged. The son of a Port of Singapore Authority foreman1,021 words
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Article, Illustration1025 1996-10-05 4 Academic who benefited from system wants to give something back MALAYSIAN BORN Chin Tet Yung said he picked Singapore as his home because it was a place where he could get a good job and raise a family. It was also a country which1,025 words
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Article, Illustration839 1996-10-05 5 Choose candidate as carefully as a marriage partner, he says MR HENG Chee How, the likely People’s Action Party candidate in Hougang, wants voters to assess him as though he were a suitor for their hand. Choosing a candidate to represent them, he said,839 words
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Article421 1996-10-05 5 Young S’poreans ‘realistic’, say PAFs new men THE three new People’s Action Party candidates on Monday spoke up for young Singaporeans. Responding to a reporter’s question on how they perceived the young, they said that the young were not as materialistic as they were popularly believed421 words
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836 1996-10-05 5 Accusations levelled against a man in a recent molest case, that he conned a woman into thinking she was ill and that he could heal her through sex, had a familiar ring. Edmund Tee finds out why. SOME conmen deceive for836 words
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592 1996-10-05 6 Stephanie Yeo - By Stephanie Yeo IT WILL last only five days, but the Government is spending $7.2 million on conference facilities for December’s inaugural ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). That is 40 per cent of its 18-million budget for the592 words
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Article, Illustration121 1996-10-05 6 SOUTH African President Nelson Mandela (above) will deliver this year’s Singapore Lecture. It will be held at the Island Ballroom in Shangri-La Hotel on Oct 14. The lecture, the 15th in a series organised by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Iseas), will be121 words
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Article, Illustration227 1996-10-05 6 ARTIST Lai Kui Fang was charged last Friday with offering a school principal’s wile a $20,000 bribe so that he could win a contract to build a statue for the school. Lai, 60, allegedly offered Madam Tan Ah Lek alias Tan Yin227 words
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Article, Illustration419 1996-10-05 6 Jasbir Singh - By Jasbir Singh A BUS driver travelling along Boundary Road stopped his SBS bus and. together with a passenger, chased a youth who had snatched a woman passer-by’s purse. The two caught the suspect, and the bus driverPicture by AZIZ HUSSIN. - 419 words
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Article, Illustration444 1996-10-05 7 Leong Weng Kam - Mr Ong said museum officials were convinced that his client was an innocent party in the case and had acquired the five works without knowing that they belonged to the museum. By Leong Weng Kam THE Singapore businessman and collector who bought five Indonesian oil444 words
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479 1996-10-05 7 Stephanie Yeo - By Stephanie Yeo A NEW name, a new focus and more money that is what is in store for the National Arts Council’s biennial music competition next year. Now open for application, the llth National Music Competition will be called the National Piano479 words
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382 1996-10-05 8 1996 Youth Research Forum CONTRARY to the image that they are self-centred, a higher proportion of teenagers volunteer for community service than any other age group, according to the 1990 Census. The Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Law and Home Affairs) Associate Professor Ho Peng382 words
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Article, Illustration176 1996-10-05 8 TEXTBOOKS were set aside as primary schools celebrated Children's Day on Tuesday. Students of St Nicholas Girls’ School got to watch their principal, Mrs Hwang-Lee Poh See, don gingham cap and false pigtails to perform a “ballet”. They also literally let their hairPicture by WONG KWAI CHOW. - 176 words
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Page 7 Advertisements
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Advertisement179 1996-10-05 7 Home Delivery weekly! A crisp summary of the week's major happenings in Singapore. Politics, business, the economy, investment opportunities, executives appointments.... and highlights on Malaysia and the Asean. A convenient tabloid airmailed to you wherever you may be. Yes! Every week. Subscribe now. And be at home with the ST179 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1130 1996-10-05 8 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 9530 KHz (31M BAND) MONDAY 1100 News/Tonight on RSI 1109 Business Market Report 1115 Frontiers 1130 News 1135 The Front Page 1138 Take Five 1145 Newsline 1200 News/Weather (Asia-Pacific) 1205 E Z Beat 1220 Business Market Report 1230 News 12401,130 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration521 1996-10-05 9 S. Murali - The world No. 2 hopes to increase the region’s number of good players TENNIS By S. Murali BJORN BORG inspired Sweden in the *****. Michael Chang wants to do the same for Asia in the *****. The world No. 2 tennis player told thePicture by JERRY SEH. - 521 words
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274 1996-10-05 9 SINGAPORE fans will have the privilege of being the first in the world to join the Michael Chang fan club. The world No. 2 player has chosen the Heineken Open Singapore to launch the club, called "Michael’s Friends”. It was launched on Monday274 words
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Article382 1996-10-05 9 Thomas Koh - BOWLING Ex-winners join Santa Claus Open By Thomas Koh A TRIP to Northern Ireland awaits the top local man and woman finisher at the Oct 8-12 Martell Santa Claus Open bowling competition at Victor’s Su perbowl. Te trip to Belfast will be no holiday trip382 words
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406 1996-10-05 9 Tay Cheng Khoon - By Tay Cheng Khoon. SINGAPORE’S M. Murugiah and Howard Wan will face two former British Open champions in this year’s Jones Lang Wootton Skins at the Bukit Course on Oct 11. Making up the auartet for the $50,000 event are South406 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration534 1996-10-05 10 Brendan Pereira - Reports by Brendan Pereira in Kuala Lumpur THE Kuala Lumpur Tower is proof of Malaysia’s achievements and the success of the government’s approach in developing the economy through privatisation, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said on Tuesday that building534 words
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205 1996-10-05 10 TELUK ANSON Malaysia should encourage Singaporeans to continue shopping in the southern part of the country rather than trying to stop them, a top government official has said. Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk S. Subramaniam told the Sin205 words
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Article, Illustration393 1996-10-05 10 NST. NEW YORK Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad asked Americans to “Give Asia a break’’, a phrase he said they could understand fully. “Please be fair," he told an audience of more than 600 who attended theNST. - 393 words
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358 1996-10-05 10 KUALA LUMPUR The Immigration Department said it would investigate claims that 10,000 Bangladeshi workers had married local women over the past five years. Mr Mohamed Sabri Zainal, Immigration Department pub-lic-relations officer, said: ‘The department will not consider giving permanent resident status to foreign358 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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529 1996-10-05 11 ‘This is not robbery. The poor are entitled to demand something from those who are more fortunate and able.’ President Suharto. JAKARTA President Suharto has warned rich Indonesians that the government would force them to help the poor if529 words
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609 1996-10-05 11 Sinfah Tunsarawuth - Mr Banham said that the “House dissolution is a normal process in a parliamentary democracy. This is the return of mandate to the people.” He added that he made the decision after the coalition could not agree on who should609 words
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Article, Illustration51 1996-10-05 11 ROGER Moore, the British actor best known for his roles as James Bond and The Saint, posing with a Filipino schoolgirl at the Manila Children’s Museum on Wednesday. Moore, a United Nations Children’s Fund ambassador, is visiting Unicef-assisted projects in the country. AFP Picture. AFPAFP Picture. - 51 words
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166 1996-10-05 11 AFP JAKARTA The Indonesian police in East Java have released 11 student pro-democracy activists who were detained following a workers demonstration they had organised >ast month, press reports said on Sunday. The activists from the Indonesian Student Solidarity for Democracy 'Smid), were released bvAFP - 166 words
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248 1996-10-05 11 Susan Sim - By Susan Sim in Batam PLAYING on a 36-hole golf course designed by golfing legend Jack Nicklaus may be some golfers’ idea of heaven, but for others, joining the Tamarin Santana Golf Club here could well just be a ticket to owning248 words
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COMMENT/Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article705 1996-10-05 12 0CT08ER5.1996 PRIME minister Rvutaro Hashimoto has timed the Japanese election shrewdly to exploit drift and confusion in the opposition ranks His principal rival, the Shinshinto or New Frontier Party. had held promise of being the second force when its leader, Mr Ichiro Ozawa, offered a705 words
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Article708 1996-10-05 12 OCTOBER 4 1996 MANY Thais are yearning for change as the country's politicians clamber reluctantly back into the ring for an election they do not want but cannot avoid in the wake of Prime Minister Ban harn Silpa-archa's precipitate move to dissolve Parliament last week.708 words
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Article706 1996-10-05 12 OCTOBER 2 1996 THE case of Winnv Ho. the five-year-old who was abused so badly by her mother that she became mentally retarded, has naturally shocked Singaporeans. The plight of Winny. who was twice returned to her mother and stepfather after they signed statements promising to706 words
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Article, Illustration816 1996-10-05 12 Yeong Ah Seng - By Yeong Ah Seng SINGAPOREANS may be venturing out. regionally as well as to the rest of the world*, but they have yet to show enough ability and keenness to navigate the global sea of knowledge, which is even more critical. ForMm - 816 words
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COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1127 1996-10-05 13 SUMIKO TAN - My View SUMIKO TAN -ITOLD a friend the other day that I was covering a Cost Review Committee hearing and. from the look in her eyes. I knew she had no idea what I was talking about. My bet is thatVMfi_ - 1,127 words
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828 1996-10-05 13 Koh Buck Song - By Koh Buck Song THE trouble with some people is that they keep raising old chestnuts.'even when these have well and truly been cracked. But never mind, at least this gives newspaper columnists a constant supply of topics to write about. In a letter828 words
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INSIGHT A LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY BY THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL DESK
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Article, Illustration2050 1996-10-05 14 Community spirit as a factor in HDB upgrading will it work? From next year, community spirit will be taken into account in deciding which HDB precincts qualify for upgrading earlier. Will this new criterion achieve its aim of people-bonding, or are Singaporeans too self-centred for it to work? Koh BuckNOEI ROSALES - 2,050 words
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Article, Illustration1082 1996-10-05 15 The 91-year-old National University of Singapore has embarked on a strategic planning exercise to gear up for the 21st century. It aims to promote multi-disciplinary teaching and research, foster independent learning, creativity and an enterprising spirit among graduates, and become an1,082 words
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Article, Illustration1125 1996-10-05 15 Asad Latif - No, Singapore is not close to perfection, because no one in any society knows where perfection lies, let alone how to achieve it. Thinking Aloud Asad Latif Laughter rippled through the room as he spoke. “I think it is very difficult1,125 words
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MONEY
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550 1996-10-05 16 Singapore sharemarket review SHARE prices, particularly the blue chips, marked the end of the third quarter with a light but broad based fall this week. Dealers said investors continued to stay on the sidelines in the wake of poor interim corporate re suits550 words
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Article1499 1996-10-05 16 Company D»tt •nn Nat earn TV LV ($m) (*m> EPS TV LV (Cto MM Acma Sap 3 1 24.242 21.113 14.7 17.3 Alcorn* Sap 12 1 13.662 14.510 10.7 11.4 Alt! Hldgt Sap 13 F 2.534 2.159 8.4S 720 Amiteel* Sap 26 P 129.429 *****2 10.6 10.9 Amt»*1,499 words
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Article238 1996-10-05 16 RIGHTS ISSUE Campany Ratio e«- Books Acc 6 data clota Paymt Gadiah 2000 Ona-for-ona RuplOOO Oct 2 Oct 6 NYA OUT (L) Ona-for-ona <* $2.00 Sap 25 Oct 1 NYA OUT (F) Ona-for-ona <# $2.07 Sap 25 Oct 1 NYA PSC OnaTor-two »> $0.70 Sap 11 Sap 17238 words
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Article77 1996-10-05 16 AIS8 Three-for-five RMS.50 Amcol One-for two $2.05 Econ Inti One-for-two $t.22 Mulphi One-for-four <* M$1.60 PMI Three-for-two M$1.00 Sungei Way One-for-four M$A.OO Kamayan Core One-for-thr*a MAA One-for-flve Malayawata One-for-two Noel Gifts One-for-two OUT One-for-five PMI One-for-four Seksun P One-for-two SM Summit One-for-four Sungei Way One-for-one Thakrel One-for-ten Ktmayan77 words
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Article82 1996-10-05 16 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index fell 22.19 points on the week to 2148.86. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 2177.16 (♦6.11) 53.281m ($149.040m) Tuesday 2171.69 1-5.471 69.066m ($198.797m) Wednesday 2162.89 (-8.801 53.515m ($155.903m) Thursday 2150.76 (12 13) C3.768m ($207.930m) Friday 2148.86 (1.90) 88.168m ($214.334m) BT— MGA82 words
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Article1179 1996-10-05 16 Payment <%) Is data Booki do*e Pay data Ac ma 50C 1 12.5 Sap 12 Sap 18 Oct 1 AMDB 50C b 5 Oct 2 Oct 8 Oct 23 Ale* Hldgs b 6 Oct 2 Oct 8 Oct 18 Asia Pac Ld b 2 Sap 16 Sap 201,179 words
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550 1996-10-05 17 Chan Wee Chuan - ST interim results survey covers firms with Dec 31 year-ends By Chan Wee Chuan THE combined net earnings of Singapore-listed companies rose 15 per cent to $2.8 billion in the first six months of this year. But analysts said uncertainty loomed over the550 words
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419 1996-10-05 17 million. By Chan Wee Chuan - Dealers said trading volumes continued to thin. Matters were not helped by a downward re-weighting of Singapore stocks in the influential Morgan Stanley Far East ex-Japan Index with effect from last month to accommodate Taiwan and Korea. By million. By Chan Wee419 words
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Article145 1996-10-05 17 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar 1.3992 1.4153 Sterling pound Australian dollar 2.1722 1.0920 2.2257 1.1263 Canadian dollar 1.0208 1.0441 NZ dollar 0.9654 0.9984 EC unit 1.7738 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 12.7669 13.3325 Belgian145 words
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Article, Illustration312 1996-10-05 17 Lee Ek Tieng, two others to step down FORMER Cabinet Minister S. Dhanabalan has been appoint ed chairman of Government investment arm Temasek Hold ings. succeeding Mr Lee Ek Tieng who stepped down on Monday. Another two board members. Dr Michael Fam and Mr312 words
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Article108 1996-10-05 17 Contract date: October 4 1996 UNIT ONE MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE USS 4'. 5 5 5 5'. 4‘k 8/10/96 A$ 6’6 5-. 5 5 5 1 8/10/96 NZS 9'9 8 8 8 8'2 8/10/96 STG 5'« 5 1 5'.108 words
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Article463 1996-10-05 17 October 4 1996 HK* ASM Pacific 6 40 unch Allied i"d lot i 0 4? •0 02 Allied Oversea 0 68 *001 Asia Sec Inf ...1.17 -0 02 Bank o< EA ?8 75 •0 20 2 45 »0 03 CDl Hotel 4 25 *005 2.20 Cath Pac Air 1270463 words
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Article628 1996-10-05 17 Mgrs’ Prices, Oct 7 Singapore Unit Trutt T ne Commerce 1 64-1 744 T he Savings Fund 1 60-1 70« SdcreP'OgFund 0.67—0 71.dS S pore Sec Fund C 97—1 034 SoO'e Invest FunO 1 07-1 144 Sdo*e Equity Fund C 79—C S44 Credit Lyonnais Int 1 Asset Mgt628 words
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Article8402 1996-10-05 18 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL T ransaction Date: October ***** 1995 96 Curr Last Vol Day Grs Net M Cap Wt Avg High Low Company Traded Sale +or000 High Low Div PE Smil Price ASE NTS10 200 us 100C 900 ASF US$0 01 100 us 900 ■100 20 9008,402 words
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Article521 1996-10-05 20 Colin Tan - Centrepoint, Orchard Point, Cuppage Centre and Peranakan Place to be integrated By Colin Tan PIDEMCO Land has revived plans to integrate its Orchard Road properties into a shopping precinct with Centrepoint Properties’ flagship building. It also revealed that it was a member of the Wing521 words
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Article, Illustration523 1996-10-05 20 Tan Li Eng - By Tan Li Eng PIDEMCO Land is aiming for 10 to 15 per cent growth in annual profits and wants to expand its $4.3 billion current asset base by 1 1 2 times over the next five years in its quest to become523 words
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Article, Illustration417 1996-10-05 20 Tan Li Eng - By Tan Li Eng SINGAPORE’S leading female banker, Mrs Elizabeth Sam, has trail-blazed her way into the male-dominated financial arena, becoming the first woman to win a seat on the board of a Big Four local bank. She has been appointed a director and417 words
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Article, Illustration356 1996-10-05 20 Ho Wah Foon - By Ho Wah Foon in Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday sprang a surprise by unveiling tne prototype model of a taxi car powered dv natural gas, which Malaysia hopes coiud be endorsed by other Asean states. TheAFP picture. - 356 words
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Advertisement356 1996-10-05 21 Why a medical career in Singapore is easier to swallow than you think It’s no surprise really. With the advancements we’ve made in healthcare in recent years, Singapore offers you the ideal environment to develop your skills or to specialise. Envision a career that offers you a choice of rotations356 words
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Advertisement1144 1996-10-05 22 i nui. u mmt The Straits Times Weekly Edition mm Singapore Technologies Singapore Technologies Group is a diversified international business group engaging in technology, engineering, infrastructure, finance and property businesses. Due to rapid expansion in the Group's businesses, we are actively looking for professionals to fill the following positions: Manager,1,144 words
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FORUM
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594 1996-10-05 23 Suspected victims are referred to medical social workers and the MCD WE REFER to Dr Kanwaljit Soin’s letter “Urgent need tor national strategy to fight child abuse” (below). In her letter. Dr Soin suggested that a protocol for the medical profession be594 words
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448 1996-10-05 23 TWO very tragic cases of child abuse were brought to our attention recently: One was the case of a little boy, Joel Matthias Peter, who was murdered by his stepfather six months after he was returned to his home by448 words
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345 1996-10-05 23 ONE of the issues discussed in the weekly television proframme Focus on Channel 8 on ept 25 centred on the average person’s awareness of current affairs. I was appalled by the responses of several interviewees. Many of them stated that thev did not345 words
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838 1996-10-05 23 I READ with some unease the report “Fined for obscene Net films’’ (ST Weekly Edition, Sept. 28. It told of one Lai Chee Chuen being convicted and fined for possessing obscene films downloaded from the Internet. The public is unclear as to what838 words
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Article, Illustration679 1996-10-05 24 Dawn Tan - s36om plan for facilities to promote healthy lifestyles By Dawn Tan COMING to your neighbour hood: A sports centre that will not only nave the full range of facilities such as a swimming pool, gym, aerobics studio and running track, but also staff to679 words
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Article, Illustration663 1996-10-05 24 Koh Buck Song - PM’S KEEP-FIT PROGRAMME By Koh Buck Song PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong has an active, but not rigid, routine for exercise, diet and relaxation. Speaking to the media after launching the Sports for Life programme at Bedok Sports Park on Sunday, he revealed that663 words