The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition, 10 February 2001
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Title Section19 2001-02-10 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition Saturday, February 10,2001 Price: S$ 1.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA 072/08/200019 words
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Article566 2001-02-10 1 IRENE NG - By IRENE NG POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT MALAYSIA has asked Singapore for more time to settle the railway-land issue and got it on Wednesday. In a sign of renewed commitment by both sides to boost bilateral ties, Singapore agreed to extend the Feb 10 deadline for566 words
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Article, Illustration501 2001-02-10 1 IRENE NG - Electronic clearance at immigration among several ideas to foster ties, says DPM Abdullah By IRENE NG POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT LEAVE your passport at home when you travel to Malaysia. Just a quick swipe of a smart card at the Causeway might soon make this a realityALAN LIM - 501 words
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Advertisement55 2001-02-10 1 Families Incomes, Inequalities The census data on family incomes released yesterday bear out warnings on the need to keep up efforts to maintain social cohesion. PACE 3 Subsidy Care With Baby Bonus For now, forget about using the subsidy to pay for juniors ballet enrichment classes. But it can meet55 words
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PRIME
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Article591 2001-02-10 2 YAPCHUINWEI - The bank is taking steps to ease customer woes, but more branches will close as it aims for an ‘optimal’ 100 branches By’i YAPCHUINWEI DBS Bank on Thursday announced a slew of measures to deal with the long queues that customers have complained about,591 words
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Article, Illustration446 2001-02-10 2 S ALMA KH ALIK - TOILET BIRTH By S ALMA KH ALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT A DOCTOR who had examined a pregnant Filipino maid and declared her not pregnant has been censured for professional misconduct and fined $5,000 by the Singapore Medical Council. Five months after Dr Balkis446 words
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253 2001-02-10 2 JULYNKANG - bil JULYNKANG FORMER Law Minister E.W. Barker is fighting for his life in hospital and his family is appealing for blood donors to donate Type 0+ blood. Mr Barker, 80, is now on life support at the National University Hospital, following an253 words
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481 2001-02-10 3 Last year, the top 20 per cent had an average income which was 21 times that of the lowest 20 per cent; more are becoming more affluent SINGAPORE families are earning more now than they did a decade ago. But the divide481 words
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Article, Illustration166 2001-02-10 3 Record 111 looked at: Response to regioMfisation trends Extend the validity of exit permits and passports, waive the NS bond requirement for those whose parents are working abroad. 4 Response to educational trends Time NS training to coincide with university vacations, award performance-bonus points for university admission, run courses166 words
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Article374 2001-02-10 3 SALMA klI VI Ik - By SALMA klI VI Ik HEALTH CORRESPONDENT AFTER poor response from the elderly aged 55 and above to a programme to assess the state of their health, the Health Ministry is now extending the scheme to those aged 50 and older. Another reason this is374 words
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356 2001-02-10 3 CHAN KAY MIN - *L CHAN KAY MIN GOOD performers in full-time national service (NS) may find it easier to get into university here, if the recommendations made by an advisory committee are implemented. Also, Singaporeans working abroad may no longer need to post a bond of $75,000,356 words
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HOME
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397 2001-02-10 4 Parents who have a second or third child on or after April 1 can use the subsidy at any of 1,000 centres COUPLES who have a second or third child on or after April 1 can use the Baby Bonus to pay fees397 words
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529 2001-02-10 4 KAREN WONG; and CORNELIA TAN - By KAREN WONG and CORNELIA TAN PROPERTY buyers and sellers can look forward to cheaper legal bills starting next month as the last bastion of fixed professional fees is dismantled in two phases. From next month, Singaporeans buying or selling private properties w'orth more529 words
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Article, Illustration297 2001-02-10 4 LIM HONG IJM - By] LIM HONG IJM A GERMAN tourist was so impressed with a cabby’s good service and knowledge of Singapore that he gave him $200,000 to manage a restaurant here on his behalf. Industrialist Alfred Bengel, 40, met City Cab driver Francis Lee Soo Heng, 49, onALBERT SIM - 297 words
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Article, Illustration413 2001-02-10 5 SALMA KHALIK - Expert panel to see if Singapore needs another medical school, and if medicine should be a post-graduate course By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT NANYANG Technological University will know before the end. of the year if it will have a medical school. A newly-appointed international panel,JAMES CROUCHER - 413 words
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Article444 2001-02-10 5 CHANG AI-LIEN - Bii CHANG AI-LIEN IF THE trainee doctors doing hospital rounds these days seem younger than in the past, that is because they are. The students’ presence is the result of a major revamp in medical training that will see those doing medicine visiting patients from their444 words
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330 2001-02-10 5 THERESA TAN - *L THERESA TAN ABOUT 54,000 Secondary 3 students in the Special, Express and Normal (Academic) streams started classes this year in a new compulsory subject called social studies. They will take this as an examination subject over two years for the O levels330 words
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271 2001-02-10 5 THE High Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by Workers’ Party chief and Non-Constituency MP J.B. Jeyaretnam, who was made a bankrupt last month. This means he is another step closer to losing his seat in Parliament. Under the Constitution, a bankrupt cannot hold271 words
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Article569 2001-02-10 6 SALIM OSMAN - Young Malaysian leaders mingle and establish ‘contact points' with counterparts before state dinner Bt/ SALIM OSMAN THEY came in their bright batik shirts, baju kurong and evening gowns. They mingled and talked like old friends, each with a glass of soft drink in hand. For569 words
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Article, Illustration422 2001-02-10 6 Salim Osman - Two nations living in ‘same condo and sharing facilities Salim Osman SINGAPORE and Malaysia are like two semi-detached houses located in a condominium estate, sharing facilities and with common responsibilities, said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on Wednesday night. He noted, at a dinner for visiting Malaysian Deputy Prime MinisterSTEPHANIE YEOW - 422 words
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316 2001-02-10 6 SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew will meet about 60 MalayMuslim MPs, community leaders and professionals next week for a closed-door dialogue on the position of Malays in Singapore. Malay loyalty and national integration, as well as the role of Malays in the Singapore316 words
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480 2001-02-10 7 KOH BOON PIN - By KOH BOON PIN CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT ROADSIDE dining is set to make a comeback in Chinatown, when the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) re-intro-duces food carts in Smith Street in August, after a break of nearly 20 years. In that time, a whole new480 words
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Article, Illustration670 2001-02-10 7 WONG FEI WAN - By WONG FEI WAN WHENEVER Soh Yong Leng thinks about his family and his childhood, he is overcome by pain, humiliation and memories of failed dreams. Mr Soh, 32, said he and his two sisters, both younger than he, had suffered more than 20JAMES HODSON - 670 words
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Article480 2001-02-10 7 SHARON VASOO - Though Chinese believe last year was auspicious, just 46,631 were bom 3,300 more than 1999’s total, but short of 1997’s crop By SHARON VASOO FEWER than 47,000 little dragons were bom last year, though a baby bonanza had been expected since it was the480 words
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159 2001-02-10 7 CHAN KAY MIN - By l CHAN KAY MIN IN A special episode of Under One Roof, Singapore’s funniest sitcom family learns about what each member can do should Singapore be caught up in a national emergency. Although this is no laughing matter, the episode does help put159 words
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Article, Illustration499 2001-02-10 8 SELINA LEM - A family of four returns here safely from India after a frantic escape from a lOth-floor apartment as it swayed violently in the quake *L SELINA LEM THE mother in a Singapore family who survived the earthquake in India burst into tears of reliefLAU FOOK KONG; THOMAS WHITE - 499 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1061 2001-02-10 8 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 6015 KHz (49M BAND) 6150 KHz (49M BAND) MONDAY 1100 News 1109 Business Market Report 1115 Arts Arena 1130 News 1135 Wired Up 1145 Newsline 1200 News/Weather (AsiaPacific) 1210 E Z Beat 1230 Business Market Report 1235 The Written Word1,061 words
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SPORTS
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Article553 2001-02-10 9 K.C. VIJAYAN - Ten teenage girls, who make up Singapore’s first team for synchronised swimming, may have their debut at SEA Games *L K.C. VIJAYAN TEN teenage girls hope to make a big splash for Singapore in the South-east Asia Games in September. Pursuing a distant Olympic dream, the 10 are553 words
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Article, Illustration662 2001-02-10 9 JEFFREY LOW - SOCCER By. JEFFREY LOW SOCCER CORRESPONDENT RAIN, rain, blessed rain. The only trick that could help Singapore achieve the impossible, and it nearly did in the most sensational way on Tuesday night. In the most intriguing international yet at the National Stadium since662 words
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Article, Illustration193 2001-02-10 9 COMPETITIVE synchronised swimming or synchro consists of two parts. In compulsory figures, participants perform six figure positions chosen by judges from a possible 46 options. These positions range from a flat floating position known as back layout, to a folded position with oneTHOMAS WHITE - 193 words
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MALAYSIA
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460 2001-02-10 10 LESLIE LAU - By LESLIE LAU IN KUALA LUMPUR FOUR masked men attacked a rural police station in Kedah early on Sunday morning in a daring raid to steal firearms, said the authorities in the state capital of Alor Star. But the men, armed with460 words
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Article, Illustration596 2001-02-10 10 JOCELINETAN - Ex-DPM Ghafar Baba leads speakers in flaying leaders, saying many Malays remain economically and socially disadvantaged Reports by JOCELINETAN IN KUALA LUMPUR A RALLY convened to address the issue of Malay unity had many of those present stunned when the speakers openly criticised the MalayAP - 596 words
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238 2001-02-10 10 THE speakers who came to talk about Malay supremacy and ended up criticising the Umno leadership are now under attack from the very people whom they had criticised. Umno leaders from Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi down have censured the organisers238 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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Article344 2001-02-10 11 DERWIN PEREIRA - The armed forces take cue from Megawati and rules out early impeachment of the President DERWIN PEREIRA STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA President Abdurrahman Wahid on Wednesday won a five-month reprieve, saved from an early exit orchestrated by the legislators who propelled him to power344 words
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442 2001-02-10 11 JAMES EAST - JAMES EAST STRAITS TIMES THAILAND BUREAU BANGKOK Thais are wondering if the “bad boys” of party politics can jam their feet in the door and squeeze into the coalition Cabinet now being formed. If Mr Chalerm Yubamrung and Mr Newin Chidchob win442 words
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Article, Illustration526 2001-02-10 11 ARTURO RARIUAD - By ARTURO RARIUAD STRAITS TIMES PHILIPPINES BUREAU MANILA For President Gloria Arroyo, ousting former leader Joseph Estrada was a lot easier than solving the garbage problem. And if “people power” toppled Mr Estrada in just four days, it is “people power” thatAFP - 526 words
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COMMENT
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Article577 2001-02-10 12 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8,2001 LAST week, Consumers Association president Teo Ho Pin presented at a news conference details of a consumer protection law which Case has been working on for the better part of a decade. There were the usual dry bits on what count as sound577 words
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Article551 2001-02-10 12 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7,2001 THE expansion of the school music syllabus beyond the Austro-Ger-manic tradition of Mozart and the three Bs (Bach, Beethoven and Brahms) raises an intriguing point about process and objective. To gain reasonable Oand A-level grades in world music cultures, a nodding acquaintance with551 words
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Article954 2001-02-10 12 CHUA LEE HOONG - Papas package works —in Singapore SATURDAY With CHUA LEE HOONG REMEMBER Madonna singing Papa Don’t Preach? To my uninitiated ears more screech than song, yet it resonated with a generation of youngsters in the 1980 s. Today, that snatch of adolescent angst comes to mind when I think of the954 words
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COMMENT/PERSPECTIVE
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Article, Illustration829 2001-02-10 13 TAN TARN HOW - VIEWPOINTS B’J TAN TARN HOW CONFUCIANISM is dead. Well, before the liberals dust out their gongs and cymbals and take to the streets to join in the funeral procession, not quite. But no less than one of its most prominent and staunchest defenders inLUDWIG ILIO - 829 words
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975 2001-02-10 13 With ASAD LATIF - HEART TO HEART With ASAD LATIF THE plight of small shopkeepers is much in the news. They are fighting competition from new malls and chain stores. Their regular customers have moved away to new housing estates. They suffered during the Asian crisis,975 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration1796 2001-02-10 14 Guess who’s tugging at the charity dollar? Sports, arts, civics and grassroots groups have joined welfare bodies in soliciting donations from the public. But is the pie big enough? And should the definition of a charity be reviewed? Community CorrespondentNOEL ROSALES - 1,796 words
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1566 2001-02-10 14 HANFOOK KWANG - THINKING ALOUD By HANFOOK KWANG WHAT’S the toughest job in the world, one in which you have to grapple with the most difficult issue, something that can make a difference to an entire generation of people? A job that demands daily1,566 words
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Article, Illustration355 2001-02-10 15 AS THE pursuit of the charity dollar intensifies, welfare, arts and sports groups are devising new and innovative approaches. Here are three possible models: Goal-sharing: Sponsored by 40 companies to the tune of $20,000, The Necessary Stage conducted a year-long project with 30 voluntary welfare organisations.355 words
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MONEY
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276 2001-02-10 16 FOCUS in the market here turned to the penny segment which saw buoyant gains during the early part of the week. However, interest in the lower-priced stocks tapered off towards the end of the week as investors switched back to the index-linked counters.276 words
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Article2418 2001-02-10 16 Company Date ann Net earn TY LY ($m) <$m) EPS TY LY (cts) (cts) Ascott Jan 31 P 4.789 15.611 L 0.31 1.7L Addvalue Dec 07 1 0.500 2.056L 0.12 0.7 L AS Auto Dec 08 1 6.888 0.347 5.20 0.30 AsiaDekor Rmb Dec 12 1 59.296 50.4802,418 words
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Article206 2001-02-10 16 BONUS ISSUE ExBooks Acc Company Ratio date close Paymt Sunlight one-for-two Feb 15 Feb 20 NA NoelGifts one-for-two Jan 8 Jan 11 NA Allied one-for-two Dec 20 Dec 26 NA Strike one-for-one Dec 6 Dec 11 NA RIGHTS ISSUE ExBooks Acc 6 Company Ratio date close Paymt China206 words
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Article209 2001-02-10 16 Company Place Date Time Avimo A The Regent S'pore Tanglin IV Level 2 1 Cuscaden Rd S’pore (*****5) Mar 5 11.30am Eastern Asia E Andaman Room Tower Club Singapore 9 Raffles Place Republic Plaza Tower 1 Penthouse, 62nd Floor S’pore (*****9) Mar 1 10.00am WBL A 65 Chulia209 words
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Article77 2001-02-10 16 Straits Tines Imlex The Straits Times Index fefl 3.23 points on the neck to 1,973.37 points DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1953.39 (-23.21) 780.4m ($573.8m) Tuesday 1947.77 5.62) 611.3m ($620m) Wednesday 1942.65 5.12) 434.9m ($446.7m) Thursday 1982.34 (+39.69) 468.2m ($642m) Friday 1973.37 8.97) 442.9m ($475.4m) IT-Stl Index The77 words
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Article390 2001-02-10 16 Payment (cts) Ex date Books close Pay date AP Breweries F 9N Feb 28 Mar 5 Mar 16 Ascott 20c b 1 May 14 May 17 May 28 Austraiand A50c i 3 Mar 13 Mar 16 Mar 29 Avimo 20c F 43 Mar 13 Mar 16 Mar 28390 words
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Article161 2001-02-10 16 Company Description Spore Reinsurance The company announced that SGX had given in-principle approval for the proposed sub-division of each existing ordinary share of S1.00 each into 5 ordinary shares of $0.20 each. Flairis Tech Proposed Bonus Issue of 113.912,510 new ord shares of par value $0.10 each on161 words
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Article2465 2001-02-10 17 Managers’ prices (S$) UNIT TRUSTS Aberdeen Asset Mft Asia Ltd Aberdeen Select Portfolio: Global MNC Fd 0.847 0.891 Global Technology Fd!** 0.875 UK Blue Chip Fd!** 0.839 American Opport Fd 0.917 Continental Euro Eqty Fd!** Japan Eqty Fd!** 1.170 Asian Fixed Income Fd Pacific Equity Fd!**2,465 words
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Article159 2001-02-10 17 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Feb 9) Buying OD Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 0.9290 0.9460 Canadian dollar 1.1460 1.1700 NZ dollar 0.7500 0.7660 Sterling pound 2.5130 2.5390 US dollar 1.7430 1.7540 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 11.55159 words
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476 2001-02-10 17 NARENDRA AGGARWAL - New team to continue MNC courtship while targeting new companies that show promise By NARENDRA AGGARWAL ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT IN A bold new twin strategy, the Economic Development Board (EDB) plans to keep wooing manufacturing giants to Singapore while also targeting new companies that promise476 words
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458 2001-02-10 17 EDNA KOH - DBS ‘looking at’ 1.7b bond issues By EDNA KOH FINANCE CORRESPONDENT DBS BANK is looking at the possibility of raising as much as US$l billion (551.74 billion) through two bond issues, raising the question of why it needs additional funds when it already has more than $4 billion in excess458 words
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Article4880 2001-02-10 18 Transaction date: Feb 9,***** MULTI INDUSTRY 52-Wk Curr Last High Low Company Traded Sale ♦orVol '000 Day High Low Gr*s Div Net M Cap P/E $mll Wt Avg Price 158 60.5 m c Acma 50c 61 -33 1037 63.5 60.5 5 7.6 105.9 62 41.54,880 words
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Article1250 2001-02-10 19 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Transaction date: Feb 9, ***** 52-Wk High Low Company Last Sale ♦orVol Day 'OOO High Low Last Quote Wt Avg Buyer Seller Price 47 1 s Acma W*****4 ...1.5 1 2 2 25 2.5 s AIITech W*****7 3 4 3 31 13.5 s Amtek W*****0 19.5 181,250 words
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Article1211 2001-02-10 19 52-Wk High Low Curr Last Company Traded Sale ♦orVol '000 Day High Low Gr*s Div Net P/E M Cap $mil Wt Avg Price MANUFACTURING 193 71.5 c AS Auto 10c 76.5 -2.5 240 79.5 76.5 10 N 30.6 100.4 79 82 30 c ASJ Hldgs 20c 48 3.81,211 words
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Article, Illustration513 2001-02-10 20 Bu NARENDRA AGGARWAL - $17.6b in taxes and counting Income-tax revenue records biggest jump and now accounts for two thirds of taxman’s haul Bu NARENDRA AGGARWAL ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT THE taxman’s haul is set to hit a high with a whopping $l7-6 billion raked in for the first 11 months of last year. The rich513 words
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509 2001-02-10 20 LORNATAN - MERCER STUDY By LORNATAN IF 1999 was a vintage year for Central Provident Fund-ap-proved (CPF-approved) unit trusts, last year was a year when the grapes soured. Slumping stock markets meant that a whopping 80 per cent of CPF-approved unit trusts showed a negative509 words
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Article93 2001-02-10 20 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) chief executive Cheong Choong Kong has signed on to pilot the national carrier for another two years after his current contract expires in June. Dr Cheong has worked in the company for more than 25 years, with posts in personnel, planning and93 words
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515 2001-02-10 20 DENESH DIVYANATHAN - By By DENESH DIVYANATHAN TECHNOLOGY REPORTER THE electronics party is far from over, at least if you are willing to take a long-term view of the industry, the Economic Development Board (EDB) said on Monday. In fact, it expects the sector to515 words
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Advertisement1071 2001-02-10 21 I The Straits Times Weekly Edition Digiland International Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of GES was set up to handle the fast-growing sales, marketing and distribution activities of the GES Group. We are seeking talented individuals who would like to be part of a forward-looking organization that is poised to be1,071 words
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Advertisement1047 2001-02-10 22 Regional Career Opportunities With A Leading MNC Brother International Singapore Re Ltd is a world leader in providing the latest technology to meet consumer and corporate needs. Our expertise includes providing the latest in digital laser copiers, facsimiles, laser printers, electronic labelling machines, typewriters, word processors and sewing machines. We1,047 words
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FORUM
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Article, Illustration41 2001-02-10 23 BASED on the experience of other countries, having more doctors than we need, or allowing market conditions to dictate the supply of doctors, may not necessarily result in better health care.41 words
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285 2001-02-10 23 I REFER to the letter, “$6OO to remove fish bone from throat...” (ST, Jan 20), by Mr Paul Kwa Ser Koon. We thank the writer for his support of the ministry’s plans to introduce a greater range of services within the health-care285 words
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Article, Illustration229 2001-02-10 23 WE REFER to Mr Teo Ho Pin’s letter, “Case looking into issues readers raised” (ST, Feb 5). There is currently no evidence linking cell-phone radiation with health risks. This issue has been studied carefully in various countries and is the subject of continuing research. For229 words
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221 2001-02-10 23 I REFER to the letter, “More to quality of education than class size”, by Ms Phoon Lee Chaeng of the Ministry of Education (ST, Feb 2). Ms Phoon’s letter seems to be devoted more to how MOE recruits and trains teachers, and how221 words
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264 2001-02-10 23 THE Government and the Singapore International Foundation have, in recent years, put in laudable efforts to keep in touch with Singaporeans overseas. There are good reasons for doing this. Many of the Singaporeans abroad do have the interest of Singapore at264 words
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282 2001-02-10 23 THE Government’s decision to study the implementation of overseas voting is to be applauded. But the question of whether there should be special criteria to determine which overseas Singaporeans should get to vote raises difficult issues. Without attempting to predict what these criteria might282 words
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692 2001-02-10 24 CHUA MUIHOONG - It s a call to duty, says SM Lee, urging those invited to be candidates not to say ‘no’ too fast By CHUA MUIHOONG ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR IF YOU are in your 30s or 40s, are energetic, enthusiastic and bubbling with new ideas and, most692 words
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Article, Illustration805 2001-02-10 24 KARAMJIT KAUR - High Street —the seat of govt again? Bt/ KARAMJIT KAUR HIGH Street’s textile merchants and electronics traders may make way for civil servants, if a plan to redevelop the remaining five privately-owned buildings in the area goes ahead. The proposal could also see a new light-rail system running alongside theSOH CHEE KIONG - 805 words