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Title Section20 1997-07-26 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY. JULY 26, 1997 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 156/08/9620 words
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572 1997-07-26 1 Ahmad Osman - Move to take effect on Jan 1,1999 Employers’ CPF rates, wage costs to be cut By Ahmad Osman THE retirement age for workers will go up from 60 to 62 from Jan 1,1999, Labour Minister Dr Lee Boon Yang announced in572 words
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Article, Illustration493 1997-07-26 1 Dominic Nathan - By Dominic Nathan A SELECT group of citizen-sol-diers who shed their civilian lives lor a lew weeks every year to assume command in the armed forces and excel in it were honoured yesterday as NSmen of the Year. President Ong Teng Cheong presented the 10 NSmen493 words
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390 1997-07-26 1 Edward Tang; and David Miller and; Jasbir Singh - By Edward Tang in Thailand and David Miller and Jasbir Singh in Singapore A SINGAPORE Airlines trainee pilot and his Australian instructor died when their Leaijet crashed into a mountain in Thailand on Monday. They were on a routine training flight from390 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement8 1997-07-26 1 Govt gets tough with poor performers: Page 248 words
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Advertisement11 1997-07-26 1 I Planning a CAREER Move CHECK OUT Pages 21 22 *****611 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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611 1997-07-26 2 Tammy Tan - NEC admits it gave wrong advice to company By Tammy Tan SINGAPORE Telecom Mobile has been fined the maximum $5,000 for interfering with the signals of rival operator Ml during trials for a new cellular phone technology The Telecommunication Authority of Singapore last Friday said611 words
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Article, Illustration458 1997-07-26 2 Jasbir Singh - By Jasbir Singh POLICE detained 206 suspected illegal immigrants hiding in forested areas and lodging houses during an islandwide raid this week. The blitz, code-named Oper aUon Raven, was conducted following a recent spate of robberies at several private homes in Bukit Timah. Police suspected theyShin Min picture.; i« chk Chew - 458 words
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463 1997-07-26 2 Douglas Wong - By Douglas Wong, in Bintan THE Singapore developers of the massive Bintan Beach International Resort have given the “all clear” for the malaria situation on the Indonesian island. “We know of no new cases of malaria since the end of May, which means an463 words
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819 1997-07-26 3 Lim Seng Jin - By Lim Seng Jin A 37-YEAR-OLD woman and her 13-year-old son were charged in court on Thursday with nurting their Indonesian maid, Hartati, last month. They each face one charge of hitting Hartati, 15, on the stom ach and buttocks with badmin ton819 words
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Article476 1997-07-26 3 GinnieTeo - By GinnieTeo POLICE have broken up 40 teen gangs so far this year, a situation that led partly to the ban on tea dances and the “Streetwise” programme. Police said the teen-gang situation here is under control, but they worry because those involved are476 words
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Article, Illustration522 1997-07-26 3 Melissa Heng and; Sharon Vasoo - Diver almost loses arm while doing underwater work at a wharf By Melissa Heng and Sharon Vasoo A SHARK attacked a diver and almost bit his arm off while he was doing underwater work at a Tuas wharf on Wednesday afternoon. Mr Than Soe Win, 37, wasPicture by JEROME MING - 522 words
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PARLIAMENT
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Article, Illustration658 1997-07-26 4 Chua Mui Hoong - Why Budget targets high finance By Chua Mui Hoong SINGAPORE must not lose out in the intense race to attract the big boys of international finance in the region, and this was why this year's Budget included a wide range of incentives658 words
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199 1997-07-26 4 Govt may raise A E fees to check abuse CHARGES at restructured hospitals' Accident and Emergency departments may be raised to deter patients from turning to them in non-emergencies, said Mr Yeo Cheow Tong on Thursday. Hospitals were conducting a review of these departments to see how they could be199 words
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Article, Illustration441 1997-07-26 4 Currency devaluation in region THE recent devaluation of currencies in the region has not affected the competitiveness of Singapore's exports. Finance Minister Richard Hu said in Parliament on Wednesday. He noted that compared to the beginning of this year, the SingPicture by MALCOLM MCLEOD. - 441 words
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355 1997-07-26 4 BY JUNE next year, retailers will have to be licensed to sell cigarettes, a move aimed at keeping young people from smoking. Announcing this in Parliament on Thursday. Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said his ministry was now working out the details,355 words
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Article803 1997-07-26 5 Staying competitive LOWERING costs is not the solution to staying competitive, Trade and Industry Minister Lee Yock Suan said on Wednesday. The better way is for workers and companies to be more productive and for the economy as a whole to move up to create803 words
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453 1997-07-26 5 Battle over allowance for NMPs and NCMPs MR WONG Kan Seng, the leader of the House, on Wednesday reminded Non Constituency MP J.B. Jeyaretnam that he was in Parliament "by the grace of the Government”, using the phrase that the453 words
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Article, Illustration451 1997-07-26 5 Complaints to police about deliberate accidents FROM time to time, the police have received reports from motorists who believed they had been victims of staged accidents, but evidence was hard to come by, said Associate Pro fessor Ho Peng Kee, Minister of State for451 words
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314 1997-07-26 5 STEPS must be taken to ensure that Singapore is protected from the "millennium time bomb” that will hit all computer systems at midnight on Dec 31, 1999. Making this call on Wednesday, Dr Ho Tat Kin (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC) highlighted the problem commonly314 words
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Article, Illustration547 1997-07-26 6 MP David Lim calls for a fresh approach to juvenile delinquency STOPPING teenagers from going to tea dances is not the answer to juvenile delinquency. said MP David Lim (Aljunied GRC) on Tuesday, calling for a fresh approach to the problem547 words
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Article, Illustration579 1997-07-26 6 Teen delinquency MPS CALLED for tougher action to tackle the growing problem of teenage delinquency during the debate on the Home Affairs budget estimates on Thursday Minister of State (Law and Home Affairs) Ho Peng Kee reported that fights among teenagers were risingPicture by NG CHEE MENG. - 579 words
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513 1997-07-26 6 Grants to be given to help those in smaller flats THE 14 People’s Action Party (PAP) town councils will be raising service and conservancy (S&C) charges from Oct 1. But residents in smaller HDB flats will not have to pay more513 words
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HOME
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Article, Illustration531 1997-07-26 7 Rav Dhaliwal - By Rav Dhaliwal FOUR budget hotels will open soon in a red-light district, joining the five that have sprung up in the last two years. But no one need raise an eyebrow, said the owner and developer of the chain. HotelPicture bv WONG POK SEE. - 531 words
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233 1997-07-26 7 GETTING INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION SINGAPORE advertising agencies came out tops in Asia, bagging five medals at the recent International Advertising Awards in Cannes, France. The one-week event, among the most prestigious in advertising's international calendar received more than 11,000 entries: just 114233 words
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Article, Illustration530 1997-07-26 8 Chang Ai-Lien - More than 78,000 CDs worth $940,000 seized 50 officers raided five buildings Mastermind and 12 others arrested Ring leader an ex-marketing manager of firm making CDs MiUion-$ worth seized in biggest-ever raid By Chang Ai-Lien THE Criminal Investigation Department has seizea nearly a millionPicture by GEORGE GASCON. - 530 words
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Article, Illustration400 1997-07-26 9 Allison Lim - By Allison Lim SHE loved the sea and thought that a career in the navy was for her. But a stint at sea man aged to convince 27-year-old Toh Poh Cheng that ships were a little too claustrophobic for her. "So I asked– Picture by STEVEN LEE. - 400 words
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Article, Illustration544 1997-07-26 9 Lim Li Hsien - By Lim Li Hsien A MAN who stabbed his wife to death succeeded in his defence of "grave and sudden provocation”, and the murder charge against him was reduced to one of manslaughter. Suleiman Abdullah, 33, who killed Madam Rosidah Abdul544 words
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Page 7 Advertisements
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Advertisement190 1997-07-26 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 ST190 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1115 1997-07-26 8 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100—1400 Hours (GMT) 6015 KHz (49M BAND) 6155 KHz (49M BAND) MONDAY 1100 News 1109 Business Market Report 1115 Arts Arena 1130 News 1135 The Front Page 1138 E Z Beat 1145 Newsline 1200 News/Weather (Asia-Pacific) 1205 E Z Beat 1220 Business Market Report/E1,115 words
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Advertisement364 1997-07-26 9 iV •.V Founded 1905 The National University of Singapore Postgraduate School of &ngineertng Admission To Postgraduate Courses 1997-98 (January Intake) Applications are invited for admission to the following full time postgraduate courses in the 1997-98 academic year (commencing 5 January 1998): Master of Science in Civil Engineering Master of Science364 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration498 1997-07-26 10 Shirlynn Ho-Pereira - American-based duo increase number of Jakarta-bound qualifiers to 12 SWIMMING By Shirlynn Ho-Pereira THERE was some good news from overseas after all as Ger aid Koh and May Ooi joined the list of swimmers who have qualified for the South-east Asia Games.498 words
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615 1997-07-26 10 Lee Yulm - They expressed unhappiness with the coach NETBALL By Lee Yulm FIVE plavers have resigned from the national netball squad with only five weeks to go before the all-important Asian Championship in Singapore. The five co-captain Noraida Abdul Malik, Seah Ching Ching and Mary615 words
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Article, Illustration579 1997-07-26 10 British Open GOLF TROON (Scotland) Singapore's Mardan Mamat said that the British Open experience had made him a better and more aware golfer. He shot a four-over-par 75 in the second round over Royal Troon for a total of 16over par 158. HeALLSPORT picture. - 579 words
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MALAYSIA
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534 1997-07-26 11 Brendan Pereira - By Brendan Pereira in Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said that Islam is a single religion which should be practised the same way by all its followers. "But in Malaysia, it’s different. There is Kedah’s Islam, there is534 words
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653 1997-07-26 11 Ho Wah Foon - Move to remove ‘artificial obstacles’ in the industry, says Anwar By Ho Wah Foon in Kuaia Lumpur MALAYSIA is to relax its rules on ioreign ownership of residential and commercial property in its cities to remove obstacles in the industry, Acting Prime Minister Anwar653 words
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131 1997-07-26 11 A 16-MONTH-OLD Malaysian boy who was bom without a penis will seek treatment at Singapore’s National University Hospital. The Shin Min Daily News reported on Monday that the child was having problems with his bladder because of his condition. At present, he131 words
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367 1997-07-26 11 Reuter. CANBERRA Malaysian influence over South Pacific countries is increasing as its timber firms help prop up some regional rulers, wnile other states look to Kuala Lumpur to counter Australian dominance, a secret Australian government report warns. The 93-page briefing for Treasurer Peter CostelloReuter. - 367 words
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Article, Illustration191 1997-07-26 11 KUALA LUMPUR Ms Nik Afifah Nik Mohamad Adeeb, 37. who has been handling bridges and roads for the past 14 years as an engineer with the Public Works Department, was faced with her biggest challenge to build the world’s highest air-traffic control tower at theThe Star picture. - 191 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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Article, Illustration658 1997-07-26 12 Brendan Pereira - I Crisis in Cambodia I Speculative attacks on region’s currencies By Brendan Pereira In Kuala Lumpur THE crisis in Cambodia and speculative attacks on the region's currencies are two wake-up calls for Asean to the challenges ahead, said Mr Kishore Mahbubani on Monday. He said that658 words
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319 1997-07-26 12 Susan Sim - Indonesian maid abuse case By Susan Sim Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA Indonesian Labour Minister Abdul Latief has described as “extraordinary” the sympathy shown by Singaporeans to an underaged Indonesian maid allegedly abused by her employers in the Republic as he promised to take action to319 words
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Article, Illustration364 1997-07-26 12 Salazar arrested after lover’s mother files charges of child abuse MANILA Former Manila bargirl Sarah Jane Salazar. 21. a confirmed carrier of the Aids-causing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), was put behind bars in a police jail in the Manila suburb of Pasay on Tuesday SheReuter picture. - 364 words
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449 1997-07-26 12 Lee Kim Chew - By Lee Kim Chew in Kuaia lUitdu' LAOS and Myanmar on Wed newsdav became Asean mem bers, thus signifying their formal return to tne mainstream o! South-east Asian nations after decades of isolation It was a brief and solemn cer emonv. The membership pacts449 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, Illustration1319 1997-07-26 13 Warren Fernandez - Thinking Aloud Warren Fernandez "I fee! particularly sad far Cambodia Prince Sihanouk had a difficult job trijmg to steer his country away from the tear that enveloped his neighbours. The Vietcong refused to cacate sanctuaries on Cambodian territory near the border. coup was started.1,319 words
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Article, Illustration1251 1997-07-26 13 The PAP Women’s Wing, which celebrated its eighth birthday last weekend, has set new goads for its new HQ branch headed by Marine Parade GRC MP and financier Lim Hwee Hua. So how will it attract professional women into politics and get1,251 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article658 1997-07-26 14 JULY 25,1997 CIVIL servants who do their jobs poorly or are plain useless will now face dismissal. Parliament was told on Wednesday by Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Much as coddled state sector workers might regard this change as culture shock, it is nothing658 words
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Article669 1997-07-26 14 JULY 24,1997 WHEN Information and Arts Minister George Yeo said that the “next generation of Asians will be skiing in Tibet”, he probably had more in mind than another place which would attract lei-sure-seeking Singaporeans. In his speech at the official opening of the East Asian669 words
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Article696 1997-07-26 14 JULY 21 1997 THERE is a genteel, old-world feel to the words “afternoon tea dances”, but the occasions are perhaps the opposite where the young are concerned. The "dances” are actually haunts frequented by gangs, convenient places where gangsters looking for recruits can meet young, bored696 words
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Article, Illustration841 1997-07-26 14 Bob Ng - By Bob Ng IT IS curious how people view an action through quite different lenses, and hence react in entirely opposite ways. I first saw the item on a television news bulletin, and I applauded it lyI thought it was an imaginative moveOARIO NOCHE - 841 words
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COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1118 1997-07-26 15 CHUA MUI HOONG - My View CHUA MUI HOONG IT WAS a speech that could be summed up a? an exercise to extol! the five Ps. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s path-breaking speech to open the new Parliament last month was a rallying callLUDWIG 1110 - 1,118 words
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1198 1997-07-26 15 Ow Wei Mei - Domestic harmony: Maids and employers By Ow Wei Mei IT IS highly unfortunate that another case of a battered maid has surfaced. But it has to be said that foreign maids are, by and large, treated well here. And what is more,1,198 words
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MONEY
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Article376 1997-07-26 16 Weekly share market review Is this the beginning of the end? Things looked good early this week, as the economise backdrop appeared to be lightening up ana later, when trading volumes picked up. Impetus for this came from June’s set of non-oil export figures and Alan376 words
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Article84 1997-07-26 16 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 56.73 points on the week to 1980.96. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1950.75 (+26.52) 108.859 (S345.135m) Tuesday 1950.51 0.24) 99.891 ($335.539m) Wednesday 1974.69 (+24.18) 154.504 ($439.493m) Thursday 1981.28 6.59) 246.982 ($580.752m) Friday 1980.96 (-0.32) 219.341 ($574.578m) BT— MGA Index84 words
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Article1307 1997-07-26 16 Company Date ton Net eern TV LY (Jml ($m) EPS TV LY lets) lets) AMOB* Jun 24 P ***** 33.484 7.8 5.7 AS Auto Jun 16 P 11.648 7488 12.0 9.0 Actr Mer 12 F 32.481 31.029 19.6 22.8 ACITtA Mer 19 P 40 588 ***** 24.5 31.91,307 words
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Article119 1997-07-26 16 Company n*M Oata Tima Powarmatk A 135 Joo Song Port PM Industrial Bldg 8tr> Floor Boardroom Jul 29 11.00am Lung KM Matal A t S Marino Mandarin Hotoi Laval 6 Pagasus Room 6 Raffias Boulovard Marina Sg (*****4) Jul 30 11.00am 1 o X 1 A 391A Orchard119 words
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Article457 1997-07-26 16 RIGHTS ISSUE Company Ratio Ci- Book! Aec 8 data data Poymt H Loong Crod Ona-for-ton MS6.90 Jun 17 Jun 23 Jul 24 Mulpha Ono-for-four <t MS1.60 Jun 17 Jun 23 Jul 23 Otpray M Ono-for-ono 9 $1.45 Jun 27 Jul 3 Jul 24 Showpla One-for-ono USSO.i* Jun 27457 words
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Article79 1997-07-26 16 Company Rlphts Issuo IPC Corpn Ono-for-five $0.30 MUI One-for-two <*> MSI.30 Nippercroft Ono-for-four $0.28 PMI Thro*-tor-two 0> MSl.OO Pub BK r Ono-for-flvo MS3.30 TIBS Ono-for-ono $0.90 Company Bonus Ittuo H Royal Two-tor-thro» KianHo Ono-tor-tivo Maiayawata Ono-tor-two PMI Ono-tor-tour Pac Andos Ono-tor-four Pub Bar One-for-ftvo Company Othora Koppol ProposoO79 words
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Article1029 1997-07-26 16 Payment Ex Books Pay <*> date close date Acer 50C F 8TE juia Jul 14 Jul 23 Alta Hldgi SOC b 6 Sep 18 Sep 24 Oct 8 AS Auto b I5TE Sep 9 Sep IS Sep 29 Aseen Fd 1 IOTE Aug 5 Aug 15 Aug 251,029 words
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Article, Illustration478 1997-07-26 17 Colin Tan - By Colin Tan PRIVATE non-landed home prices slipped another 1.6 per cent on average two months after the end of the first quarter. And the number of sales in •those two months rose 12 per cent to 1.231. Prices of new freehold478 words
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336 1997-07-26 17 Narendra Aggarwal - By Narendra Aggarwal THERE have been no reported cases of US companies identifying corruption as an obstacle to investment in Singapore, the American embassy said in a new report on the* investment climate in the Republic. “Singapore is well-known in business circles for336 words
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246 1997-07-26 17 NTUC Income has taken a 10 per cent stake and Pidemco Land a 5 per cent share in a US$4BB million (Ss7l4 million) Jakarta shopping and hotel project. The Mai Ciputra project, designed to mirror Singapore’s Orchard Road, is 55 per cent-owned246 words
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Article147 1997-07-26 17 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to ona unit of foreign currency Buying OD Sailing US dollar 1.4605 1.4800 Sterling pound 2.4229 2.4864 Australian dollar 1.0695 1.1055 Canadian dollar 1 0492 1.0753 NZ dollar 0.9456 0.9800 EC unit 1.6055 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 11.1076 11.6264147 words
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Article115 1997-07-26 17 Contract data: July 25, 1997 UNIT ONE MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE US$ 5 5V,s 57. 5V>s 4Vs 5’. 47,» 29/7/97 AS 4' 47,» 4 Vs 4. 4>, 29/7/97 NZS 7‘. 77» 6'Vs 6 6'V« 6’ V» 29/7/97 STG 6'«115 words
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Article477 1997-07-26 17 July 25 1997 HKS ASM Pacific 7 20 unch Allied 'nd lot i 3 35 0.02 Allied Oversea 1 31 0 13 Asia Sec Inf 4 88 0 28 Bank of EA 31 90 -0 30 C P Pokphand 2 42 0 02 CDL Hotel 3 77 0 07477 words
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Article557 1997-07-26 17 Mgrs’ Prices. July 26 Aberdeen Altai Mft Aai» Ltd Abet(»»" S pore Gf F und 0 989-1 040" American Inti Aaaur AiA Unit L inked F und (Sporel 1 071—J 128« AlA UfutlmkedFundlBruneil 0 950-1 000* AXALtfa Fortress Fund 1 016* Citicorp Invt Bank Citi Glob» Bond r557 words
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Article9170 1997-07-26 18 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Transaction Date: July 25,1997 1997 Low Company Curr Last Vol □ay Grs Net M Cap Wt Avg High Traded Sale ♦or000 High Low Div P/E Smil Price 157 111 e ACE Dynamics60c ASE NTS 10 200 US 121 2 395 125 119 •122 9919,170 words
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568 1997-07-26 20 Narendra Aggarwal - By Narendra Aggarwal SINGAPORE’S foreign trade, which grew a mere 1.4 per cent in the first half of the year, is set to expand bv more than 10 per cent in the second half on the back of an expected recovery in568 words
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Article518 1997-07-26 20 SINGAPORE’S closely watched non oil domestic exports grew a strong 8.8 per cent year-on-year in June at current prices, reversing May’s 1 per cent decline. June’s non-oil exports rose to $7.5 billion, the Trade Development Board's (TDB) director of trade policy Chan Kam Fai said518 words
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Article, Illustration573 1997-07-26 20 Tammy Tan - By Tammy Tan MANY university and polytechnic graduates are working as telephone operators and they earn 20 per cent more than their counterparts in traditional jobs. Demand is so huge for the jobs answering customer queries at mobile phone company Ml that some graduatesPicture by ALAN LIM. - 573 words
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609 1997-07-26 23 Teachers and principals should not care only for school’s reputation OF LATE, the Ministry of Education has done a lot to revamp the education system. But has anyone spared a thought for the morale and mental health of our students 9 Topics such609 words
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Foreign workers in Little India
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Article, Illustration490 1997-07-26 23 I REFER to the foreign labour situation here, especially where it concerns people who congregate in the Little India area. These people are mainly foreign workers from India and nave been a part of the neighbourhood for a number of years now. However, I– File picture. - 490 words
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264 1997-07-26 23 I REFER to Mr Chong Ryh Huei’s letter “Tough measures needed to curb overcrowding” (see this page). As he says, the Indian foreign workers work hard the whole week long and get only a day off for the whole week. They will264 words
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387 1997-07-26 23 AS ASIANS, we condemn Australia’s Pauline Hanson’s racist views. As Singaporeans, are we not guilty of the same discriminatory attitude towards foreign workers? Don’t we often make them the object of hate, blaming them for overcrowding certain places and buses? Are we to think387 words
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Article, Illustration685 1997-07-26 24 Ahmad Osman - Buck up or lose your jobs, civil servants are told By Ahmad Osman POOR performers in the Civil Service must buck up or be prepared to lose their jobs, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Wednesday. He told Parliament that the Civil685 words
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Article, Illustration195 1997-07-26 24 DPM Lee Hsien Loong - DPM Lee Hsien Loong. RECENTLY, the SAF mounted an operation to evacuate Singaporeans from Cambodia. The Singaporeans there had organised tnemselves, worked out emergency procedures, set up communications, gathered at designated places, and calmlv evacuated from Phnom Penh. Their SAF training showed. The RSAF flew195 words
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497 1997-07-26 24 LeongChingChing - By LeongChingChing THE recent evacuation of 450 Singaporeans from Phnom Penh by the Singapore Armed Forces demonstrated how “totally competent and well organised” it is, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday. He added that it was this reputation and professionalism497 words