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Title Section19 2001-07-07 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition Saturday July 7,2001 Price: S$ 1.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA 072/08/200019 words
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Article, Illustration419 2001-07-07 1 CHANG AI-LIEN - Institute of Systems Science banks on e-learning to spur a big leap in trained IT and communications workers here By CHANG AI-LIEN SINGAPORE’S premier infocomm training institute hopes to train 15,000 people a year by 2005, nearly four times its present number. TheDESMONDFOO - 419 words
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110 2001-07-07 1 AP PERTH An Australian university is offering a three-year degree in the science of riding the waves. Edith Cowan University in the state of Western Australia will launch a Bachelor of Science (Surf Science and Technology) degree next year for surfers. But– AP - 110 words
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Article, Illustration298 2001-07-07 1 PONG CHEN YEN - *L PONG CHEN YEN A CAT burglar who abseiled his way into high-rise flats stole about $25,000 worth of valuables before being nabbed by the police. The 27-year-old unemployed man broke into at least 10 flats by abseiling down the outside ofLIANHE ZAOBAO - 298 words
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Advertisement61 2001-07-07 1 SILKAIR CRASH LAWSUIT Star Witness Testifies First Officer Lawrence Dittmer, a pilot with Silk Air, said the crash plane’s pilot, Captain Tsu Way Ming, had breached safety rules twice page 3 JUT 2001 rrn Excellent role models Outstanding Young Teachers The annual Outstanding Youth in Education Award was given to61 words
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PRIME
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421 2001-07-07 2 AHMAD OSMAN; and G. SIVAKKUMARAN - Three parties have said yes’ to joining the Singapore Democratic Alliance, another three seem willing to talk By AHMAD OSMAN and G. SIVAKKUMARAN THREE political parties have forged a new alliance to help the opposition to tiy and win its first Group421 words
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Article, Illustration205 2001-07-07 2 EDW ARD TANG - By EDW ARD TANG THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK A Singaporean man, thought to be a member of a major drug-trafficking syndicate, was shot dead by police here on Wednesday after a predawn car chase through a Bangkok red-light district. Police officials told The Straits TimesAFP - 205 words
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Article, Illustration376 2001-07-07 2 BRAEMAMATHI - Now VWOs tender for social service By BRAEMAMATHI COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT IN A major shift in the way social services are provided to the needy, the National Council of Social Service has introduced a tender system for voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs). In the past, the council w’ould identify the VWO thatCHEW SENG KIM - 376 words
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401 2001-07-07 2 PAULINE LEONG - Btj_ PAULINE LEONG IT IS called speed dating, a game in which singles get just seven minutes to chat and size up the possibility of striking a friendship, or more. When that time is up, they change partners. And the game goes401 words
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462 2001-07-07 3 KAREN WONG - They say MI 185 crash was the result oi wilful misconduct 7 by airline, staff or a crew member §2L KAREN WONG THE families of six victims of the MI 185 crash suing Silk Air for negligence are having their day in court three-and-a-half years462 words
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Article, Illustration393 2001-07-07 3 Karen Wong - By Karen Wong THE Indonesian-led investigation team had enough evidence to conclude that someone in the cockpit probably caused Silk Air Flight MI 185 to crash into the Musi River on Dec 19, 1997, an Australian aviation expert told the High Court on Wednesday when theHOW HWEE YOUNC - 393 words
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Article, Illustration524 2001-07-07 3 Karen Wong - By Karen Wong THE families of six Silk Air crash victims suing the airline are not out to prove that pilotsuicide caused the plane to crash near Palembang, Indonesia, on Dec 19,1997They want to show instead that the tragedy was probably caused by the cockpitENRIQUE SORIANO - 524 words
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HOME
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Article528 2001-07-07 4 BRAEMAMATHI - Majority prefer to marry within their own race and are more likely to marry a non-virgin than a smoker or drinker, poll shows BRAEMAMATHI COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT SINGAPOREANS may live in a multi-racial society, where every fifth person is a foreigner, but when it comes528 words
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Article200 2001-07-07 4 MADAM Diane Goh Ling Ling does not cut the archetypal figure of the school discipline mistress stem, no-nonsense and the bane of her pupils. Instead, the 28-year-old teacher from Radin Mas Primary School is popular with the kids, who find her approachable and likeable. Madam Goh200 words
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Article, Illustration321 2001-07-07 4 SHAHID A ARIFF - By\ SHAHID A ARIFF SCHOOLS which use imaginative and effective ways of inculcating a strong sense of national identity and social responsibility in their students will stand a chance to win the Lee Kuan Yew National Education Award. Two awards will be given annually.LIANHE ZAOBAO - 321 words
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Article, Illustration332 2001-07-07 4 K.C. VIJAYAN; and PONG CHEN YEN - By K.C. VIJAYAN and PONG CHEN YEN FIVE-YEAR-OLD Veronica Peh Xue Li died on Tuesday evening, two weeks after she was found on the bottom of a pool in a Hougang condominium. She would have turned six today. Her mother, Madam332 words
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489 2001-07-07 5 BRAEMA MATHI - Survey shows that most Singaporeans approve of women initiating sex, but many shy away from public display of affection By BRAEMA MATHI COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT MALES leading the way in the bedroom may soon be a thing of the past as three quarters of489 words
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Article, Illustration387 2001-07-07 5 SALMA KHALIK - Cure for back pain among elderly cement By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT A LITTLE bit of cement is all that is needed to set right a painful problem plaguing many old people that of a fractured vertebra. The bones of these people, especially women, have thinned as a result ofHOW HWEE YOUNG - 387 words
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263 2001-07-07 5 A DEGREE in civil engineering might not sound a likely basis for a career as a prison officer. But that is the path full-time national serviceman Eric Ong Joon Yong, 20, is taking. He is one of 21 people to receive the Public Service263 words
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498 2001-07-07 5 G. SIYAKKUMARAN; and SUE-ANN CHIA - By G. SIYAKKUMARAN and SUE-ANN CHIA ALL four first-term Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) might be back in Parliament after their terms expire in September. Dr Jennifer Lee, Mr Thomas Thomas and Mr Goh Chong Chia, who will all complete their two-year498 words
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348 2001-07-07 6 A NEW set of security challenges lies ahead of Singapore, in the wake of all the economic and political uncertainties in the region, warned Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Tony Tan on Monday. These challenges, he said, include such threats as terrorism,348 words
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Article, Illustration307 2001-07-07 6 NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng says policies such as subsidised housing, health care and education benefit all SINGAPORE has many socialist programmes which are not being promoted as socialist programmes, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) chief Lim Boon Heng said on Monday. MrAZIZ HUSSIN - 307 words
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Article197 2001-07-07 6 MEDIAWATCH Community, an independent local press watchdog, has been given a licence to operate as a nonprofit company by the Registry of Companies and Businesses. The licence was given two weeks ago on June 19, but the group, which has about 20 advisory-council members, did197 words
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359 2001-07-07 6 NATALIE SOH - *!L NATALIE SOH IN SINGAPORE, software companies use a combination of education, threats and anonymous tip-offs to combat piracy. But the local arm of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an anti-piracy industry group, said it would not do what its American branch359 words
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Article141 2001-07-07 6 ECONOMIST Lim Chong Yah writes books almost as fast as people can read them. With 120 titles to his credit, the prolific author is the subject of an exhibition at Nanyang Technological University, where 76 of his books are on display at NTU Library 1.141 words
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470 2001-07-07 7 SANDRA DAVIE - Besides offering fee discounts for the courses, the varsity has also Elanned a scholarship fund to elp build life-long relationships *L SANDRA DAVIE NANYANG Technological University graduates can soon take part-time courses at their alma mater and build up credits to earn postgraduate diplomas470 words
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Article, Illustration459 2001-07-07 7 JOSEPHINE JAMES - Flats less than 100 m from expressway: $21,000 cheaper 100 m to 200 m away: $6,600 less 200 m to 300 m away: $4,000 less M JOSEPHINE JAMES A NEW study shows that the nearer a Housing Board flat is to an expressway, theDESMOND FOO - 459 words
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345 2001-07-07 7 AHMAD OSMAN - Bij i AHMAD OSMAN THE Government will ratify a convention set by the International Labour Organisation on equal pay for men and women doing work of the same value. Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang announced the move at the International Labour Conference held345 words
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Article115 2001-07-07 7 MORE than 140 bowling teams will roll off simultaneously next Saturday in the largest bowling tournament here. Called EDB Charity Bowling Challenge 2001, the event is organised by Cathay Organisation and will be held at eight bowling centres of Cathay Bowl. It also includes a charity film115 words
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Article, Illustration384 2001-07-07 8 ALEXANDER YAO - Copper wire used on buildings will also help many trees on shortlist islandwide survive the ravages of electric storms Bif i ALEXANDER YAO GRAND, old, tall and beautiful trees will soon be protected against lightning strikes, at an estimated cost of $500,000. TheLIANHE ZAOBAO; STEVEN LEE - 384 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1061 2001-07-07 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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Article, Illustration560 2001-07-07 9 PEH SHINGHUEI - Dong Asia’s No. 1 by 2006? ATHLETICS By] PEH SHINGHUEI KUALA LUMPUR will be the first of many golden stops which, new Singapore citizen Dong Enxin hopes, will climax with a 2006 Asian Games medal in Qatar. This has been a good week for the 20-year-old from Liaoning province inGEORGE GASCON - 560 words
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Article, Illustration619 2001-07-07 9 CHAN TSE CHUEEN - Make S’pore a top 10 sporting nation in Asia Double value of industry ♦Achieve 50-per-cent participation rate Bt, CHAN TSE CHUEEN MAKE Singapore one of the top 10 sporting nations in Asia by 2010 and double the value of its sports industry fromTAN SUAN ANN - 619 words
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Article246 2001-07-07 9 MARC LIM - SEA GAMES MARC LIM MORE THAN 85 per cent of the 421 athletes nominated by national sports associations for September’s South-east Asia Games were approved by the Singapore National Olympic Council on Tuesday. At a meeting chaired by SNOC president Rear-Admi-ral (NS) Teo Chee246 words
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MALAYSIA
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534 2001-07-07 10 BRENDAN PEREIRA - Khalid Jafri, who wrote a book that started Anwar Ibrahim’s downfall, now casts aspersions on the former finance minister BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR The author of the book that signalled Anwar Ibrahim’s fall from grace is back. This time, Khalid534 words
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Article, Illustration294 2001-07-07 10 The Star/Asia News Network KUALA LUMPUR Miss She Chun Yi once had a pretty face, but she has been left with an ugly mask after her married boyfriend allegedly set her on fire because she threatened to leave him. Her body isThe Star/Asia News Network; PICTURES: SIN CHEW JIT POH/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 294 words
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252 2001-07-07 10 PUTRAJAYA Malaysia’s largest labour union has filed a case with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) over the Singapore Central Provident Fund’s non-release of money owed to Malaysians who formerly worked in the Republic. Mr Zainal Rampak, Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) president, said252 words
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Article378 2001-07-07 10 REME AHMAD - REME AHMAD IN KUALA LUMPUR THE haze is back after a oneyear lull. For a few hours on Thursday, parts of Kuala Lumpur were enveloped by the smog with a pungent smell, harking back to the regional environmental crisis of 1997Malaysian authorities again pointed to378 words
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Article382 2001-07-07 11 DEVI AS MAR AM - By DEVI AS MAR AM STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Suspicions have been raised that Attorney-Gen-eral Baharuddin Lopa might have been poisoned by his adversaries while on a visit to Saudi Arabia. Defence Minister Mohammad Mahfud fuelled rumours that foul play was involved on Wednesday382 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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419 2001-07-07 11 The money will go to a $343m modernisation fund to boost the capabilities of the air force, considered among Asia’s weakest AP, AFP MANILA President Gloria Arroyo said on Monday she was willing to sell a government airplane allocated for her– AP,; AFP - 419 words
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217 2001-07-07 11 JAMES EAST - By, JAMES EAST STRAITS TIMES THAILAND BUREAU BANGKOK Shark’s-fin soup should come with a pub-lic-health warning, say wildlife experts who have found dangerously high levels of mercury in samples taken in Thailand. The tests, carried out by a state-run laboratory and commissioned by international environmental217 words
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Article, Illustration460 2001-07-07 11 EDWARD TANG - By EDWARD TANG THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK The Singaporean drug suspect shot dead by police here on Wednesday is believed to be a key member of a local gang that has a long criminal record in drug trafficking, extortion and prostitution. A dayBANGKOKPOST - 460 words
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COMMENT
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Article569 2001-07-07 12 WEDNESDAY JULY 4,2001 IT IS only right that the law should protect underage girls, even if they are promiscuous, from being preyed on. Their wantonness is no excuse for men to break the law against sexual encounters with minors, as the recent court cases make clear. It569 words
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Article503 2001-07-07 12 TUESDAY JULY 3, 2001 FOR the past two years, the Government did all it could to encourage Singapore banks to merge and consolidate, but it saw no action after DBS’s acquisition of POSBank both government-linked companies in 1998. The other banks, jealous of their own identities, had503 words
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Article, Illustration874 2001-07-07 12 WITH CBUA LEE HOONG - Do cultural cues influence news SATURDAY WITH CBUA LEE HOONG "DESPITE repeated warnings about health risks, more and more Thais are believed to be drinking their own urine. The drinkers include people suffering from deadly diseases, ana even beauty queens. Mr Kittikool Saorunee, 47, a Siam Cement Group employee, saidALBERT SIM - 874 words
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COMMENT/PERSPECTIVE
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Article, Illustration943 2001-07-07 13 ANDY HO - MY VIEW ANDY HO RACHEL, rich gal: That’s how a Shanghai woman introduced herself to me in Boston, with an affected nasal twang, all giggly, obviously pleased by the serendipitously mellifluous metonymy. In March, The New York Times ran a storyLUDWIG ILIO - 943 words
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Article874 2001-07-07 13 ITH ASAD LATIF - HEART TO HEART WITH ITH ASAD LATIF CHINESE with Western names fascinate me because I am a Bengali with an Arabic name. Islam is the reason for my having the name which I do. So I understand that some Chinese have Western names because874 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration1957 2001-07-07 14 It has been a decade since the then Minister for Information and the Arts George Yeo proposed to ‘prune the banyan tree judiciously” to allow civil society to thrive. Has its shadow receded? Or lengthened? Our Senior Correspondent ANDY HO givesNOEL ROSALES - 1,957 words
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1077 2001-07-07 14 ASAD LATIF - THINKING ALOUD B,j ASAD LATIF I SPENT a month recently in the United States as a Jefferson Fellow, under a programme that brought Asia-Pacific and American journalists to one other’s countries. I was struck by the diversity of the land. I1,077 words
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MONEY
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275 2001-07-07 16 Singapore banks were the main focus in the stock market this week as investors grapple with the likely outcome that will emerge from the consolidation that is taking place in the sector. Meanwhile, the uneventful performances on Wall Street prompted local investors to unload275 words
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Article73 2001-07-07 16 Straits Tines Index T1m Straits Timas Index (all 65.74 points on tha «oak to 1,660.76 DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1706.62 (-19.88) 374.4($700.2m) Tuesday 1703.27 (-3.35) 370.1m ($417.3m) Wednesday I693.7K- 9.56) 435.6m($480.3m) Thursday 1688.02 5.69) 350.6m ($364.4m) Friday 1660.76 (-27.26) 326.5m (S354.6m) BT-SRI Index Tha BT-SRI Index tell73 words
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Article2119 2001-07-07 16 Company Date ann Net earn TY LY <$m) <$m) EPS TY LY <ct*) (cts) ACE Dynamics 15-May F 0.182 0.799 0.18 0.9 Addvalue 28-Jun P 0.559 3.217 L 0.14 0.99L AEM Evertech 29-Mar P 9.693 8.673 3 2.7 AirOcean 25-Jun P 4.952 4.611 1.62 2.02 Alexandra 12-Jun P2,119 words
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Article130 2001-07-07 16 BONUS ISSUE Company Ratio Exdate Books dose Acc i Paymt Airocean one-for-four 16-Jul 19-Jul NA HuanHsin one-for-four 27-Jun 02-Jul NA RIGHTS ISSUE ExBooks ACC Company Ratio date dose Paymt Presscrete one-lor-one 08-Jun 13*Jun OTHERS ExBooks Acc Company Ratio date dose Paymt Wing Tal 150,000 1.5% RCCPS of US$1,000130 words
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Article132 2001-07-07 16 Company Piece Date Time Lung Km A Metal Mandarin S'pore Hotel Suite 831 8th Floor South Tower 333 Orchard Rd S'pore (*****7) 08-Aug 11.00am Chino Everbright Marina Mandarin S'pore Libra/Gemini Room Raffles Boulevard Marina Square S'pore (*****4) 23-Jul 11.00am Chip Eng E Seng 69 Ubi Crescent CES Building.132 words
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Article157 2001-07-07 16 Company Description Compact The Board of Directors of Metal the company announced that the co has received inprinciple approval from the SCX-ST for the listing and quotation of up to 20 million ordinary share of $0.10 each to be issued by way of private placement. Serial The Board157 words
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Article670 2001-07-07 16 Payment Ex (cts) date Books close Pay date ACE 20c b 0.05 11-Jun 14-Jun 03-Jul Acme 50c F 0.25 08-Jun 13-Jun 23-Auq Achieva 5c F 0.2 14-Jun 19-Jun 03-Jul Amara 20c b 0.4 11-Jun 14-Jun 29-Jul AP Breweries 1 9N 22-Jun 27-Jun 06-Jul BukitSemb b 20 22-Auq 27-Auq670 words
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Article2936 2001-07-07 17 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Managers' prices (S$) UNIT TRUSTS UK*» Asset Mgt Asia Ltd Aberdeen Select Portfolio: Global MNC Fd 0.733 0.77( Global Technology Fd!** 0.647 0.68C UK Blue Chip Fd!** 0.731 0.76« American Opport Fd 0.835 0.876 Cont Euro Eqty Fd!** 1.003 1.05* Japan Eqty Fd!" t.185 1.245 Asian Fixed2,936 words
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Article155 2001-07-07 17 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Jul 6) Buying OD Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 0.9280 0.9420 Canadian dollar 1.1930 1.2180 NZ dollar 0.7280 0.7510 Sterling pound 2.5440 2.5700 US dollar 1.8190 1.8310 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 10.97155 words
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374 2001-07-07 17 Economists fear regional growth may be hampered as banks are leery of handing out fresh loans Bloomberg News HONGKONG Asia has a US$2 trillion (553.65 trillion) problem: bad loans at banks that will keep the region from a sustainable economic rebound.Bloomberg News - 374 words
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Article203 2001-07-07 17 WILLIAM CHOONG - BATTLE FOR AIR NZ Bi/' WILLIAM CHOONG AS THE battle for Air New Zealand (Air NZ) rages on, neither Singapore Airlines (SIA) nor Qantas has made much progress in winning over the New Zealand government to their side. SIA and Air New Zealand presented their203 words
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Article3762 2001-07-07 18 Transaction date: Jul 6,***** MULTI INDUSTRY 52-Wk Curr Last Vol Day Gr's Net M Cap Wt Avg High Low Company Traded Sate ♦or000 High Low Dlv P/E $mil Price 143 35 c AcmaSOc 39.5 ♦0.5 94 39.5 38.5 0.5 10.4 68.5 40 41 8 c3,762 words
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Article991 2001-07-07 19 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Transaction date: Jul 6, ***** 52-Wk High Low Company Last Sale ♦orVol *000 Day High Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Wt Avg Price 39.5 29 s ASTI W*****1 32 -4 2555 39.5 32 32 32.5 33 37 0.5 s Acma W*****4 0.5 0.5 1 9 2.5 s991 words
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Article660 2001-07-07 19 52-Wk Curr Last Voi Day Cr's Net M Cap Wt Avq High Low Company Traded Sale ♦or'000 High Low Div% P/E $mil Price MANUFACTURING 40.5 24 C AP Oil 5c 24.5 1 1160 25.5 24 6.3 21.5 28 168 43 c ’ASAuto 10c 52.5 2.5 547 56 52660 words
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Article223 2001-07-07 19 FINANCE 52-Wk High Low Company Curr Last Traded Sale ♦orVol Day '000 High Low Gfs Div M Cap NAV $mil Wt Avg Price 6890 5630 -290 0 5850 5850 555 530 ***** ***** ***** ***** > SPDRS U SI 2140 -190 ***** ***** STOCK PRICES LEGEND Straits Timas223 words
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Article492 2001-07-07 20 FELISA BATACAN - HDB resale prices down in the second quarter too, by 1.45%, but the good news is that the price declines are smaller FELISA BATACAN PROPERTY REPORTER IT IS bad news for property developers all right, but it is nowhere near as grim as it was492 words
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257 2001-07-07 20 NICHOLAS FANG - By NICHOLAS FANG TRANSPORT REPORTER SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) continues to be hit by the global economic slowdown, with its overall load factor falling in May for the fourth straight month. While this was not entirely unexpected, industry insiders believed that the national carrier’s bottomline257 words
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Article, Illustration403 2001-07-07 20 FELISA BATACAN - BIL FELISA BATACAN THERE’S no getting away from the flavour of the season mergers and acquisitions. Loss-making luxury fash-ion-goods retailer FJ Benjamin Holdings (FJB) stunned the markets on Tuesday by announcing a merger with mainboard-listed sports and fashion-goods distributorALBERT SIM - 403 words
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369 2001-07-07 20 NARENDRA AGGARWAL - By By NARENDRA AGGARWAL ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE’S all-important manufacturing sector declined further last month, contracting for the fifth consecutive month, as production fell across most segments. The slide indicates that the Singapore economy is slowing further, economists said. Manufacturing accounts for369 words
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Advertisement772 2001-07-07 21 The Straits Times Weekly Edition sag National University of Singapore Faculty Of Medicine BFIG Common Laboratory (BCL) The Faculty of Medicine will host a common core facility laboratory that is equipped to serve the needs of researchers working on DNA and protein micro-arrays. BCL is initially sponsored by the BFIG772 words
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Advertisement992 2001-07-07 22 Singapore Syngas Q MESSER© Singapore Syngas Pte Ltd, a joint venture between Messer Grieshiem GmbH and Texaco Nederland B.V, has built a multimillion dollar syngas plant on Jurong Island. This plant manufactures carbon monoxide, hydrogen and other industrial gases from refinery feed stock and supplies these gases to our customers992 words
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FORUM
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Article499 2001-07-07 23 I WRITE in response to the article, “After laser eye surgery” (ST, June 30). One should keep a balanced perspective when evaluating laser refractive surgery. The fact is that most people who have had Lasik surgery done are happy with the results. The burgeoning numbers499 words
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419 2001-07-07 23 I REFER to your report, “More open-bid COE categories expected” (ST, June 30). Congratulations to the Land Transport Authority for the smooth implementation of the open-bidding exercise for certificates of entitlement (COEs) last month. Unfortunately, the main beneficiary will not be419 words
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Article, Illustration213 2001-07-07 23 I REFER to the letter, “Longer train stops not the answer”, by SMRTs director of corporate communications, Mr Goh Chee Kong and reader Wang Ho Yait’s letter, “Drivers can allay fears” (ST, July 4). I agree with Mr Goh’s reply to readers who complained about213 words
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163 2001-07-07 23 I REFER to the article, “Watch your behaviour abroad, urges Kan Seng” (ST, July 1). Singapore is often called a “fine” city, thanks to black sheep who cannot behave in a civic manner, not only at home but also in Malaysia. It163 words
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227 2001-07-07 23 I CANNOT help but agree with SMRT’s director of corporate communications Gk>h Chee Kong’s explanation on why it is not advisable to hold trains at stations for too long to allow more time for commuters to board and alight (“Longer train stops not the227 words
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Article, Illustration538 2001-07-07 24 ELENA CHONG - Justice Selvam slams doctors over surgery that left former businesswoman partially paralysed and unable to speak properly By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT A FORMER businesswoman who suffered serious brain damage following a high-dose radiosurgery treatment four years ago was awarded a record 52.55 millionDESMOND FOO; JOYCE FANG; CHEW SENG KIM - 538 words
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552 2001-07-07 24 SALMA KH ALIK - By SALMA KH ALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT MORE old people will qualify for cheaper health care, in the form of subsidised housecalls by doctors and nurses. The Government announced several new initiatives on Wednesday to keep health care affordable for552 words