The Straits Times, 5 April 1980

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    17 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 11 M 30 CENTB M.C.(P) No. 1 1 1/1/80
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        THE WAY TO SAFER ROADS NOW...
        220 1 THE DEATH toll on our roads keeps mounting. The authorities are concerned... and are taking action in many ways. But more can be done and done now. Tomorrow, the motoring writer of THE SUNDAY TIMES gives you his views on how the carnage on
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        BUGIS STREET FOOD
        124 1 THERE la maeh more la BagJa Street than what the Uartsto flock there to see. Tomorrow, Singapore's favourite food writer coatinnee her aaga of eating la aad arwud this haant of the after-euadown thrill seekers. VIOLET OON claims that the stall* la this area are the beat
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        THE BOSS'S JOKES
        123 1 THE boss makes a joke... dutifully, the workers roar with laughter but if you watch closely enough, you would probably see that although their faces are wreathed in smiles, there isn't a raised eyebrow among the lot. And that, according to the experts, means they have heard
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        FROM LOLITAS TO SEX-POT SPIES
        139 1 SHE called him on the phone, they made a date, the next night they had dinner together and went dancing till 1.30 a.m., and he ended up in bed with her. So did Singapore Embassy cypher officer Alan Wee Kheng Soon succumb on the very
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        NEW COMIC STRIP
        128 1 WHAT waald the Sanday papers be without the faaalea, awl tomorrow DRABBLE Mm the Saaday Nattaa to make the tuutea that little bit brighter. DraMle to a atrip yoa'U lave, Drabble the teeaage ban loaer, the gay wha repreaeate the agoay of yoath, the aatleaeeat aad mt£
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    N.U. COUNCIL GOES FOR TUN
    765 1  -  CHUA LEONG KIAN Best way to save Nantah: Meeting By THE Nanyang University Council is believed to have chosen Option Three as proposed by the Prime Minister which envisages the establishment of a separate Technological University of Nanyang (TUN) by 1992 as the best way
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    843 1  -  N. G. KUTTY By BELLY gr*aaded, wtthoat It* anderearrlagc to anderpia the familiar Ulaatoa of a giant metal bird poised far flight, this Boeing 7*7 is mate testimony to oae man's skill. This waa the Bangladesh Blmaa Jetliner that eraah laaded alter aa aborted take-off from
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    71 1 BEIRUT, Fri. The Iraqi Government yesterday closed the Baghdad office of a proSoviet Palestinian commando group and ordered its staff to leave Iraq within 24 hours, a spokesman for the group said here last night. The Iraqi move affected the Democratic Front for the Liberation of
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    52 1 BOGOTA. Fri. Two more hostages were freed yesterday from the Dominican Republic Embassy here, bringing the number of hostages still held by M-19 leftist guerillas to 25. The two free<f were Mario Guzman, a nephew of Dominican President Antonio Guzman, and Edgar Hernandez, a Colombian foreign ministry
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    68 1 TEL AVIV, Fri. Israeli army reservists will this year be given fewer training periods, operations chief of staff Yekutiel Adam said in an interview published today. Training times will be reduced to 30 days for troops and to between 40 and 45 for officers, Gen Adam told
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    Lock icon Beijing cuts crime rate
    68 1 BEIJING, Fri. An intensive law and order campaign by Beijing police has significantly cut crime in the Chinese capital, a public security report delivered today said. According to China's official Xinhua news agency, the report to the fourth session of the seventh Municipal People's Congress said
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    47 1 MOSCOW, Fri. Soviet ballet officials said yesterday a Russian dancer who defected to the United States had returned home on Wednesday and would probably resume work in a few days. Yuri Stepanov, a 32-year-old dancer with the Moscow classical ballet, was resting, they said. Reuter.
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    129 1 House makes its last move. LOS ANGELES, Fri. The engine-driver looked, and looked again and realised it was really there a house crossing the railway track. He braked, but his locomotive hit the house and scattered parts of it almost one km along the line, police said. The two-storey house
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    162 1 Thai safe zones for 100,000 refugees BANGKOK, Fri. Thai Foreign Minister Siddhi Sawetasila today said Thailand would set up "safe haven zones" for more than 100,000 Kampuchean refugees at the Thai Kampucnean border. Pointing to the move as a bid for "orderliness," the minister said the zones would be set
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    66 1 RESTRAINT BY SOVIETS' WASHINGTON, Fri. Saviet lanes are ahewLag Mmc rastralat la Afghaaistaa despite hv ereaamg Afghaa reatrt aaee, US •HlcUis aald today. The •ffirials, wh« briefed reporters m caadlttaa tkey not be aimed, aaM It was paaatMe the Soviet* were not bnlldta* ap their twees •r laaachlag majar
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    488 1 German naval force for Gulf area SAY REPORTS WASHINGTON, Friday WEST Germany will send a small naval force Into the Indian Ocean for the first time in what probably will be viewed as support for US efforts to safeguard access to Persian Gulf oil. Although sources in the Carter Administration
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      96 1 46pagestodmy DECISION MONTH FOR PILOT CENTRE Pages AMERICANS and Soviets ganging up S JAPAN wooing petrodollars to boost sagging yen 4 RUSSIAN ring around the Antarctic S NO party pressure on me to quit: Thanat BACKBONE of the 48 voluntary bodies 1 LOYANG to have 8 new standard factories J
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      259 3 N-plants safer after mishap says Congress WASHINGTON, Fri. A report by a congressional committee concluded yesterday that the Three-Mile Island accident did not threaten the public and that nuclear plants have become even safer because of it. Three-Mile Island will do for nuclear power what the Apollo fire did for
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      134 3 MAN HELD OVER CYANIDE THREAT LOS ANGELES, Fri. A man has hem arrested by Federal BveM at laveetl gattse agents after an UTte— i™ search for the PtaTMtt WtW P*Bl f y&aaMC U food sn ■■permarket shelve, is otroraJ CaHforRlehard Qslsry Williams, 47, si sahsdntoi to appear baton a federal
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      188 3 BOSTON, Friday POLICE evacuated 7,000 Boston residents last night from the path of a poison gas cloud drifting over their city suburb from a wrecked railway tanker. Hospitals said they treated more than 140 people for eye, skin and breathing troubles after
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      258 3 Deadlock in NY transport strike talks NEW YORK, Fr i BARGAINING to end a bus and subway strike that has paralysed New York for three days broke off yesterday and both sides braced for a long walkout. Both the Metropolitan Transit Authority and the striking Transport Workers Union retreated from
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      176 3 State of crisis below growling St Helens VANCOUVER, Fri. Washington Governor Dixy Lee Ray, saying rapid evacuation may be necessary, last night declared a state of emergency because of the ominous growling of volcanic Mount St Helens. The governor issued the declaration from her office in Olympia and directed that
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      44 3 NEW DELHI, Fri. Lawyers boycotted courts across India yesterday in protest against a police cane-charge on their colleagues in which 30 people, including a judge, were injured. Judges went to the courts but adjourned cases after lawyers failed to turn up. Reuter.
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      Lock icon THREAT BY MOSCOW TO CALL OFF $765 m DEAL WITH TOKYO
      184 3 THREAT BY MOSCOW TO CALL OFF $765 m DEAL WITH TOKYO TOKYO, Fri. The soviet Union is demanding that Japan swiftly extends loans for its import of a US$333 million (§5765 million) electric steel sheet plant from Japan and the United States, or it will cancel the order and award
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      50 3 ROCHESTER, (Minnesota), Frl. Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani was admitted to the Mayo Heart Clinic here on Tuesday, a hospital spokesman said yesterday. He did not give a reason for the admission or say how long Sheikh Yamani, aged 49, was expected to stay. Reuter.
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      Lock icon 'Americans and Soviets ganging up'
      298 3 Americans and Soviets ganging up' CANADIAN DIPLOMAT AT U.N. COMPLAINS: UNITED NATIONS, Friday A CANADIAN diplomat complained today that, despite the Afghanistan crisis, the United States and the Soviet Union had cooperated very closely during the current session of the UN Law of the Sea conference, often at Canada's expense.
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      110 3 'AID PLAN FOR PAKISTAN STILL ON' WASHINGTON, Fri. A State Department spokesman said yesterday a United States proposal to give Pakistan US$2OO million ($460 million) in economic aid "is not dead" and discussions are continuing. Spokesman Hodding Carter was commenting on a British Broadcasting Corporation report on Wednesday that the
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      84 3 6 SOMEONE suggested that President Jimmy Carter is a born-again hawk. Weil, we all, of coarse, know about the socalled revival meetings when the town drunk goes down the sawdust trial and says he is born again. Next day, he goes back to drinking. 7 Former President
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      Lock icon Bridge now going up at Soviet-Afghan border
      93 3 Bridge now going up at Soviet- Afghan border MOSCOW, Fri. The Soviet Union and Afghanistan are building a bridge across the Amu Darya River, which forms part of their border, the Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda said yesterday. A Pravda correspondent in Kabul said the bridge was being built at
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      74 3 DETROIT, Frl. Beanie and Clyde would have Uund this lutrd to believe. P*Uoe Mid a man trlwt to bold ■p a National Bank of Detroit branrb on Wednesday by handing a teller a now demand- lac UB$M (8I11S) and I SsltJ Mlla.
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      Lock icon Portisch and Spassky draw again
      85 4 Portisch and Spassky draw again XALAPA (Mexico). Fri. Hungarian grandmaster Lajos Porttach and Soviet Boris Spaasky, a former world chess champion, played to their second straight tie yesterday. They play again on Monday in Mexico City. Spaaaky, playing white, offered the draw after 14 moves. Portisch accepted. They are in
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      Lock icon Pope John re-enacts the Last Supper
      58 4 Pope John re-enacts the Last Supper POPS Ma PMI D WMhss the fee* af aa H4erty Itaitaa la a renKHMEBI IMC LjMBl napper at 4tmm» uum aaihte apwttea at the Baallfea «f St J*ha I ■!<■■■ la Inn Ttanfey. The Maudy Thanday ritual pmladea yesterday's Gee 4 Friday services. Hefar
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      Lock icon MANNAILED TO CROSS FOR THE 4th TIME
      156 4 MANNAILED TO CROSS FOR THE 4th TIME MANILA. Fri. A 31-year-old Filipino blacksmith was nailed to a wooden cross today to re-enact (or the fourth time the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday. Mario was nailed to the wooden structure erected outside San Fernando, Pampanga, 80 km north of
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      Lock icon China lifts all duties on Taiwan's exports
      285 4 China lifts all duties on Taiwan's exports BEIJING, Friday CHINA today lifted customs duties on Taiwan goods sold to the mainland, putting its seal of approval on the already substantial unofficial trade between the two sides. Foreign trade corporations on the mainland can now apply to Chinese customs for permission
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      Lock icon Japan wooing petrodollars to boost sagging yen
      435 4 IN WHAT may be m showdown attempt to defend its faltering currency, Japan is sending special emmisaries to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to directly attract billions of petrodollars, reliable financial sources said today. The emmisaries will be leaving for the two countries soon
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      Lock icon $161 mil in memory o£ Chiang
      74 4 THIB to the IST! mil Man (S$l«l mllUra) meoMrtaJ to the late Trnlwaa PresMeat Chiang Ksl shefc In Tatoeh. werk m the spra w Ilag menMrisJ Begaa at the cad *f IIT7 and m •ffldally dedicated yesterday. The largest-ever memorial 1b the ee«a> try,
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      Lock icon Dress finale to band's strike
      113 4 MILAN, Fri. A white tie and tails strike by the 130-strong orchestra at La Scala opera house here ended today when the management offered to provide the musicians with free evening dress. The orchestra had downed instruments for five nights, angering opera lovers who were
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      30 4 BOMBAY, Fri. Cigarette smokers here were fuming mad today when the city's U,000 tobacconists closed their shops for a day to protest frequent price hikes by manufacturers. AP.
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      Lock icon War film made me insane, says veteran
      211 5 War film made me insane, says veteran ST PETERSBURG (Florida), Fri The trial of a Vietnam veteran who claims the war movie Apocalypse Now made him temporarily Insane has ended in a hung Jury. Trevor Cochran faced five charges stemming from three break-ins and sexual assaults on two women on
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      254 5 Russian ring around the Antarctic WELLINGTON, Fri. The Soviet Union has opened a new base in the Antarctic to complete a virtual circle of Russian stations round the continent, New Zealand scientific sources said. The new base, named Russkaya, was set up during the recent summer season. It brings to
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      Lock icon CHARGE AGAINST LANCE DISMISSED
      102 5 CHARGE AGAINST LANCE DISMISSED ATLANTA, Frl. A Judge yesterday dismissed a conspiracy charge against former United Slates budget director Bert Lance the major count in a series of federal bank fraud charges for which be went on trial 12 weeks ago. US district judge Charles Moye also dismissed the conspiracy
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      Lock icon 'Youth attack'
      52 5 REYKJAVIK, Fri. A Ifototov cocktail was thrown at the Soviet ambassador to Iceland's home here yesterday police said. There was no major damage and no one claimed responsibility Police said after a preliminary Investigation the attack was probably an "isolated act by young people" rather than "a terrorist
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      Probe on missing papers
      106 5 Probe on missing papers LONDON, Fri. A«straJiaa Mrtfceritfes have ordered aa laveatigattea late the dlsappearaac* af what It described as "highly seaattlve" *•<•■ meats fran the office «f the Director Oeaeral af one at the c«aatry's foremost tartelltgeaee aatta, the BBC reported Th* aatare af the daeaimat takaa from the
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      Lock icon S. Africa pays $70m for lost oil shipment
      297 5 LONDON, Friday SOUTH Africa has paid US$3O.5 million (5570.1 million) to the Shell Oil Company for the cargo of the Liberian-registered tanker Salem whose oil disappeared before it mysteriously sank off West Africa in January, Shell said yesterday. ment inquiry found in
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      Lock icon Blood-thirsty public gets more horrors
      257 5 Blood-thirsty public gets more horrors LONDON, Frl. The public wants more blood, says a spokeswoman for Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. So today it opened a new Chamber of Horrors that is the most gory, ghoulish and gruesome in its 88-year history here. For the first time, America's modern murderers will
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      Pyjama squad wards off black rebel attack
      76 5 JOHANNESBURG, Fri. Armed civilians droned la pytamaa helped paUee drive ad black tt— Bat raertfla* iMilHu a police station aear Urn UmsM UwHklp of Sewele early today. It wma the largest temrW attack ever recorded la South Africa. Peliw said ap to 11
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      Brave but futile struggle against the tide
      85 6 THE agony ef this rescue wm that It was a MM IMb This diver straggled la the raging waters sf New Bedford, Massachusetts on Thursday to hold on to Daniel Tavares, 21, and palled him to shore. Bat the rescue was la vain
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      136 6 CARETAKER Premier Francesco Cossiga told President Sandro Pertini today he was able to form a government and end Italy's two-week political crisis. A presidential spokesman said Mr Cossiga informed Mr Pertini of his choice of ministers. Italy's 39th government since 1945, which is expected to be
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      Lock icon No party pressure on me to quit: Thanat
      244 6 No party pressure on me to quit: Thanat HAPPY WITH NEW ZOO JOB THAI Deputy Premier Thanat Khoman today denied reports that he was being urged to resign following a major Cabinet shakeup which saw him lose charge of foreign affairs and take on responsibilities which include the country's national
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      63 6 ASSIUT, Fri. About 5,000 students held an Islamic rally on the campus of Asslut University yesterday, chanting slogans against the government and the deposed shah of Iran. Nine truckloads of police in riot gear were seen in the streets of the town yesterday, but they kept at a
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      Troops didn't look boforo tho — leap —
      140 6 Troops didn't look boforo tho leap MOSCOW, Fri. SOVIET paratroops on exercise dropped from their plane to the frozen land beneath and there they stuck, floundering in the snow for about an hour because no one had thought to bring skis, the Soviet Army newspaper Red Star reported today. The
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      224 6 Sadat willing to impose self-rule in Gaza Strip TEL AVIV, Friday EGYPT'S President Anwar Sadat says he is willing to "impose" self-rule on the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip to end its occupation by Israel. President Sadat said In an interview published today in the afternoon newspaper, Yediot Aharonot, that
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      Lock icon RUSSIANS DRAG ON PALESTINE DEBATE
      124 6 RUSSIANS DRAG ON PALESTINE DEBATE UNITED NATIONS, Fri. The Soviet Union yesterday kept alive a seemingly faltering effort to get a UN Security Council vote on Palestinian statehood by unexpectedly prolonging the council's Palestine debate into next week. An informal proposal for such an endorsement drawn up by the UN
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        Lock icon Parents home for sick kids
        86 6 SWEDISH parents are staying home in droves to nurse sick children as a result of recently-im-proved benefit payments, the Health and Social Services Ministry said. Since Jan 1, parents have been able to claim 60 days off per child per year at 90 per cent
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        Lock icon Indoor tan is in
        81 6 IN SUNNY Miami, the latest fad among the farout folk is synthetic sun tans. In the arty Coconut Grove section, a salon that calls itself Le Sol opened three weeks ago and already has 300 patrons for its instant tan. Co-owner Rick Bair said a minute
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        95 6 THREE East German waiters have been arrested for serving watereddown coffee and soup to railway dining car customers, the official daily Neves Deutschland said today. The three, who had also served undersized food portions, had pocketed the money they made by stretching their quotas of supplies
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        54 6 AUTHORITIES in the Eastern France area of Vosges, in Alsace, have closed a lakeside road to traffic in deference to spawning frogs. Last spring, countless frogs leaving the lake for neighbouring fields were crushed on the road, a massacre the authorities say they are determined not
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      27 6 HK film f est HONGKONG. Frl. The fourth Hongkong International Film Festival opened last night with a showing of American Gigolo by US director Paul Schrader. Reuter
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      Lock icon FOOD AID FALLING SHORT, SAY RELIEF WORKERS
      201 6 FOOD AID FALLING SHORT, SAY RELIEF WORKERS BANGKOK, Fri. SHIPMENTS of food to famine-threatened Kampuchea by international organisations are falling short of the amounts required, relief agency officials said today. Officials of the World Food Programme, responsible for buying and transporting the food, said little more than two-thirds of the
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      323 6 IN RECENT weeks. Presldeat Jimmy Carter* caiel at stall Hamilton Jaraaa has ftowa saiiuatttUaaly to Paris, Algiers aad ether capitals In a lew aad largely aapaUfcawid rale ma the Piwidnat'i special fiviy m Iran. W all the Prcsaieat'i least vWMe. After aa laltlal
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    Backbone of the 48 voluntary bodies
    24 7 MB GEORGE B*»ctoto vlmteert Us service at the Katong Special SehMl. Here, a recorder learn I* in pngrem.
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    Children's warm friendship her reward
    258 7 Children's warm friendship her reward A QUIET relaxed life is what most housewives would look for at 55 but not Mrs Isabelle Feme, a Singaporean housewife. She is a welfare officer with the Children's Aid Society, a voluntary lob which sometimes keeps her awake up to the early hours of
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    Singaporean welfare workers fast catching up
    467 7 R«port J ALEAN HAN Picture*: NGHAI CHEE WAH ■ltd M AZL AN BAORON SINGAPOREAN welfare workers have today become the backbone of the 48 voluntary agencies here, catching up with the expatriates who, iust five years ago, were the dominant group active in welfare
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    Decision month for pilot family centre
    356 8  - Decision month for pilot family centre CHRISTINA RODRIGUEB Ministry to assess costs and viability By THE Finance Ministry is expected to decide the fate of the experimental Family Service Centre in MacPherson housing estate, this month. Anxiously awaiting the decision are the seven officers manning the centre and the many
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    C-centre's night tour
    41 8 KUO Chuan Zone D residents' committee will organise a night tour for 45 lertdenU at 9.00 p.m. tonight. The itinerary covers Sin Chew Jit Poh. Central Fire Brigade Stattoo. Kangkar fish market, Bugis Street. Chinatown and Mount Faber
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    Science films
    27 8 THE Singapore Science Ontr* will •creen two dim* at It* lector* hall on April 13 at 3 p.m. They are.'TUi Nuclear Age" and "The 9m".
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    January visitors from Indonesia up 4pc
    155 8 January visitors from Indonesia up 4pc THE linker «f lad*Mstaji visitors c*mlag to StaKjaasn la Jaaaaxy Uria year Improved by Beany 4 per cent tor the lint ttm stare tie bataeslaa rnptah was devalued Dilate IMS. Latest Ogires frem the flhuansffn TwuM Prasaettoa Beard yesterday shswai that a total tt
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    Guitar course
    24 8 THE Kuo Chuan community centre will hold comet on swimming, guitar playing aeromodelling (in English) and photography (in Mandarta^ For details, telephone
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    Banking firm to expand here
    134 8 GUINNESS Mahon (SEA), plans to trpunri its Singapore operations by going into insurance brokerage and funds mangement and investment. It also intends to use its Singapore office as a regional centre for expansion of its loan business. This was disclosed on Wednesday by Mr Edmund
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    100 to protest against HDB rents hike
    347 8 100 to protest against HDB rents hike MORE than 100 angry tenants at Wessex estate are soon to present a protest petition to the Housing Board about its recent hike in rents. The tenants are also expected to complain about the short notice given them by the board to find
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    DON'T BE SHY
    36 8 IF YOU eaa speak Maa4aria m 4 are ahs«t to aae sHaleet apla. stoa y*orseif aai start la Maasaru. The ether persea may ka*w Maaiarta hat may sJm he shy. Be the laMater!
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    New mosque
    27 8 SENIOR Minister of State (Foreign Affairs), Mr Rahim Ishak, will open An-Nur Mosque at Admiralty Road. Woodlands New Town, on April 20 at 9.30 a.m.
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    Asian dollar market passes the $92b mark
    236 9 Asian dollar market passes the $92b mark THE Asian dollar market has shot past the US$4O billion (Ss92 billion) mark. Total Asian dollar assets in February was US$4O.9 billion an increase of 5 per cent over January. According to the latest statistics issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore the
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    Leaflets by HDB on two parking schemes
    141 9 Leaflets by HDB on two parking schemes THE Hwulag Beart Is piaaalag to priat leaflets to explain tw« parklag laaevattias to be Introduced hi the ■eeiat aaarter «f tab The bJaevaUtai are a eaaaaa system, similar to the sac ns*d by the USA, aad ertm•perated ticket dts* IHiaslat machlaea. The
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    China trip
    41 9 THE Institute of Engineers will send a 25-man team for a 18-day visit to China on Wednesday. The tour leader is the vice-president of the institute and director, environmental engineering division of the Ministry of Environment, Mr Cheng Hung
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    AIIE officials
    36 9 AI IE officials DR GOH Thong Ngee has been elected president of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers. Other officers are: Mr Teng Peng Lone, vicepresident; Mr LJew Mcc Sen, secretary: and Mr Johnny Pang, treasurer.
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    Hearing of industrial dispute adjourned
    277 9 HEARING of an industrial dispute over claims for a collective agreement between a union representing 13 security guards and a marine security firm was on Thursday adjourned to April 17. The Industrial Arbitration Court was hearing the case between the Pioneer Industries Employees' Union and
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    Loyang to get 8 new standard factories
    440 9  -  PAUL JANSEN By Our Jurong Reporter LOYANG Industrial Estate will be the site of eight of the biggest standard factories to be built by Jurong Town Corporation. Each of the terraced factories known as Type 6 will have a floor area of 900
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    Customs supt gets a promotion
    91 9 Customs supt gets a promotion MR Loo Hong Kwai, 39, Superintendent of Customs, has been promoted to Senior Superintendent. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Nanyang University. Six assistant superintendents were promoted to superintendent. They are Messrs Chia Seng Hui, Leoy Teng Peng, Rajwekar AUt Kumar, Lee
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    Overland trip to Europe
    40 9 THE Comex adventure club is organising an overland expedition to Europe in May. A seconcf briefing on the trip will be held at Room 35, Sports House in Rutland Road on Tuesday at 6 30 p.m.
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    Diving course
    24 9 THE Bras Basah Youth Group Adventure Club will conduct a skin diving course on Sunday Those interested may telephone 3616W or *****1
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    JAIL AND CANE FOR LIFT ROBBER
    182 9 JAIL AND CANE FOR LIFT ROBBER THE public helped detain a lift robber upon hearing the woman victim's cries for help after the offence when he ran out of the lift, with her in hot pursuit. On Thursday, Tay Kok Hua, 19, was jailed for 15 months and ordered to
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    STUDENT PASSES: BLOCK RENEWAL SCHEME
    128 10 STUDENT PASSES: BLOCK RENEWAL SCHEME FOREIGN students need not renew their student passes personally from now on. Under a block renewal scheme implemented by the Immigration Department in January, their passes will be renewed by representatives from their schools. A total of 400 students were involved in the new renewal
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    Bth sale of URA sites: Results at end of month
    360 10 THE results of the eighth sale of Urban Redevelopment Authority sites involving several pieces of prime land in Singapore will be announced at the end of this month. It is understood that there were more than 200 tenders for the
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    New scholars for Iseas
    58 10 POUR scholars will soon join the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. They are Dr Sally Borthwk-k from the Australian National University, Mr Mohammad Nor bin Ngah from the University of Malaya, Dr T. Eames Hughes, former general director of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce, and
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    CNB to recruit another 100 officers
    130 10 CNB to recruit another 100 officers THE Central Narcotics Bureau will recruit more than 100 officers to strengthen its supervision of drug- takers. Sources said the CNB has already recruited several officers who are now undergoing training at the Police Academy in Whitley Road. The Deputy Director of the CNB,
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    Kelly does it with greatest of ease
    141 10 SPLIT-SECOND timing tinea naturally to Kelly the seal la the Maaaal ZeetogfcaJ gardens, as she sawed thnagh the twe haeas with the greatest at ease. Then came a splash laadtaMj whleh aWwered her keen andlenre erawded raaad her caclasare with a wet blearing
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    Company moving into hi-fi products for export
    252 10  -  LING POON WAH By SINGAPORE'S first television assembler, Setron Ltd, is moving up market into sophisticated hi-fi products like amplifiers and tuners for export to the European Economic market. These higher-value-added items will come onstream later this month, while production of cassette radios,
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    Courses at Ghim Moh
    36 10 GHIM MOH community centre will hold classes in badminton, tai chi chuan, bersilat, guitar (beginner), padang curry and tim sum cooking. Those interested should telephone *****0 between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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    42,000 food parcels, clothing for the refugees
    199 10 42,000 food parcels, clothing for the refugees THE chairman of the Bible-Presbyterian Welfare Services, Reverend Quek Kiok Chiang, leaves for Bangkok tomorrow to supervise the distribution of 42,000 food parcels to Kampuchean refugees. Each parcel contains two large packets of rice vermicelli and a packet of biscuits. About 10,000 parcels
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    New bus route
    60 10 SBS Service 195 will take from tomorrow the following route: Crawford Street, North Bridge Road, Stamford Road, Orchard Road, Penang Road, Clemenwau Avenue. River Valley Road, Kirn Seng Road, Outram Road, Tiong Bahru Road, Lower Delta Road and Jalan Bukit Merah (near Lower Delta Road). The route
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    Lee Lynn's vocal recital in aid of Cultural Fund
    66 11 A VOCAi. recital by Lee Lynn with piano accompaniment by Ch'ng Kai Jin will be held at the DBS auditorium at 8.30 tonight. The concert, organised by the National Theatre Trust, is in aid of the Singapore Cultural Foundation. Tickets at
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    SSA to look into more accounts
    210 11 SSA to look into more accounts COMPANY accounts filed with the Registry of Companies will soon come under the scrutiny of the Singapore Society of Accountants (SSA). Hitherto, the Financial Statements Review Committee of the SSA has re- kstricted its scrutiny to published and gazetted accounts, which covered only Singapore-registered
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    Easter gift of song
    104 11 SOME 70 members of the Gereja KristUn Indonesia choir arrived here yesterday for a six-day stay at the invitation of the Indonesian Christian community of Singapore. The choir, whose members are aged betwctn 17 and 45, will slog today at the Lee Kuo Chuan Home for
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    Bangla team flies in for jet crash probe
    404 11  - Bangla team flies in for jet crash probe JANIE KHOO By A SPECIAL four-mem-ber team comprising senior officials from the civil aviation authorities of Bangladesh and top brass from its national airline flew in here yesterday to investigate Thursday night's air crash. The team, which arrived at 2 p.m., spent
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    LABOURER STOLE $200 FROM MONEYLENDER
    106 11 A LABOURER, after getting a HO loan, stole $200 more from the moneylender, a magistrate's court heard on Thursday. Wong Kirn Koh, 22, was fined 11,500 for stealing the money from Mr Leong Chan, SO, a watchman on Jan 6, 1976. He pleaded guilty. The
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    Tycoon fails to get order again
    202 11 Tycoon fails to get order again MALAYSIAN tycoon Mr N. T. S. Arumugam Pillai, owner of the Singapore Tamil newspaper Tamil Malar, on Thursday failed for the third time in an application to the High Court on a matter related to his efforts to have the newspaper published. Resumption of
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      Lock icon Drug pusher and ISA criminal die on the gallows
      255 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday TWO more men were hanged at the Pudu Prison here this morning, one for an offence under the Internal Security Act and the other for trafficking in drugs. They were Ang Cheng Guan, 32, and Hong Hoo Chong,
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      Lock icon Malaysia and Korea panel ready soon
      146 12 Malaysia and Korea panel ready soon KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The proposed MalaysiaKorea economic cooperation committee is in its final stages of formation, South Korean Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr Jai-Suk Chung, said today. He told newsmen before departing for home after a four-day visit here that the Korean side
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      Lock icon IT'S BACK TO BOOKS FOR DEMO STUDENTS
      123 12 IPOH, Fri. The 412 students of the Izzuddin Shah religious residential school in Tiger Lane gave up their demonstrations and boycott of classes to return to their studies yesterday. They were advised to return to classes by the school principal Mr Osman Haji
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      Lock icon Chief Minister files defence against suit
      199 12 IPOH, Friday THE Perak Chief Minister has filed his defence in the High Court here after a civil suit was brought against him by Perak DAP chairman, Mr Lim Cho Hock. Datuk Seri Wan Mohammed bin Haji Wan Teh filed separate statements of defence
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      Lock icon 'KL stand on Kampuchea, Afghanistan applauded'
      110 12 'KL stand on Kampuchea, Afghanistan applauded' KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The US deputy representative to toe United Nations, Mr Richard Petree, said here Malaysia's stand on Kampuchea and Afghanistan has been widely applauded by the §eople of the United tates. "Everybody in Malaysia should know how the US respects Malaysia's stand,"
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      Lock icon $2.4 m loan for highway
      51 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Asian Development Bank has approved about $2.4 million loan and grant for the second phase of the East-West highway project. The 115 km stretch costing about $300 million including bridges, is expected to be completed by the end of next year.
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      Lock icon Beer price up
      33 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The retail price at beer and stout has gone up by 20 cents per large bottle. 10 cents per small bottle and 10 cents per can NST.
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      Lock icon Rumania keen on joint ventures
      60 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Rumania is prepared to participate in joint ventures with government-con-trolled corporations in Malaysia. The Rumanian Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade, Mr Marin Traistaru, disclosed this here today before leaving for home after a five-day visit. Rumania offered technical assistance in projects such
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      Lock icon BANK ORDERS RIMY TO TAKE SOILED NOTES
      127 12 PENANG, Fri. The Registrar and Inspector of Motor Vehicles office here will accept soiled or torn currency notes from motorists from today following a directive from the Central Bank branch here to the Director of Road Transport, Mr Kamal Ariffin. The directive followed
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      301 12 Straits Times Crossword ACBflflS 5 The wa m B°'nK 'bout Sund»y Und of religion (9) 1 Dance given by the crew 6 Competitor* on horseback who several stagger (9.4) come close to winning (7-2) 10 Prominent place I shall take 7 Flower half the team initially in the dance (7)
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY 2
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      Lock icon Mahathir rules out Afghan-type crisis in Malaysia
      285 13 QUOTE 4 SO far, we have not determined as yet who Is the Malaysian Ayatollah and which heaven he descends A from. 7 Home Minister Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie replying to a MP's question in Parliament on an anonymous letter sent "from heaven"
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      'Be wary of bogus agents'
      67 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A private British college has warned Malaysians to be wary of so-called educational consultants who recruit students for private institutions of higher learning in Britian. Holborn law tutors chairman, Mr J. A. Grenier said these agents sometimes recruited students who did not
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      Lock icon A JUMBO TREAT FOR THE ROYAL COUPLE
      191 13 A JUMBO TREAT FOR THE ROYAL COUPLE KOTA BABU, FH. They ■topped «rt wttk mmX juSfe rtrMw tat kept tkelr gnt*. Ami tke mri knke tkNagk the p*H«e ear4aa nt a eluec view m they marched past to dram beats. The JunbM kept their keeperi rale' their bada right thn«gh
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      Lock icon Several proposed changes dropped from Bill
      353 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday THE government dropped several of the controversial proposed amendments in the Trade Unions Ordinance (Amendment) Bill before passing the bill today. The dropped amendments gave sweeping powers over trade unlo na n Minister n/ Labour and Manpower, r The essentials of
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      Lock icon More liberal controls on gold soon
      103 13 More liberal controls on gold soon KOTA KINABALU, Fri. Bank Negara is examining the existing exchange control laws on gold with a view to liberalising them so that the public may hold gold within limits, Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said today. Details of the new liberal gold regulations would
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      Lock icon Ministry to end the 'dough' war
      137 13 Ministry to end the 'dough' war KUALA LUMPUR, Fri Plans are afoot in the Trade and Industry Ministry to put the bread trade in order. They include settling the "boycott war" between the vendors and bakers and the standardising of price and loaf sizes of bread sold by bakers in
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      Lock icon Parkins ire
      40 13 BUTTERWORTH. FYI. A security guard at a plastic factory in Jalan Bertam here was assaulted with an iron pipe by a man after a misunderstanding over parking space. The guard, Ibrahim bin Draman. 58, had head injuries -NST.
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      Lock icon More checks
      31 13 IPOH. Fri Thai authorities have stepped up checks on travellers crossing the ThaiMalaysian border at Betong. The Thais seem mainly interested in detecting drugs and firearms. NST. 1 1
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      191 13 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp I DON'T BLAME I DEAR ME /I FOR©Or]l| WHAT HAPPENED, QARLIN MO, YOU CANT HAVE ANY MOfK MA©C>E-IVE BEEN TO PUT THE ROAST IN j DID THE PRICE OF BEEF J [A^EAT-AT THE PRCE OF BEEF UR&IN© HER TO THE REFBieERATOR SUOPENLV
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    The Straits Times SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1980 R.C. RISKS
    763 14 The Straits Times SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1980 R.C. RISKS THE government's plans, revealed on Thursday by the Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Goh Chok Tong. to involve division one civil servants all the way up to permanent secretary level in the activities of residents' committees (RCs) is bound to
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    T.F.Hwang takes you down memory lane
    389 14 T.F.Hwang takes you down memory lane RESURRECTED THE Law Society has recently resurrected the question of buying its own premises. I say "resurrected" because the proposal has been left dead and entombed since last July when most of the lawyers at the society's extraordinary general meeting voted against any such
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    Lock icon Are tanks grinding to a halt?
    726 14  -  DREW MIDDLETON By in NEW YORK EVER since the ArabIsraeli war of 1973, when the Egyptians hit many Israeli tanks with comparatively primitive anti-tank guided missiles, military leaders have attempted to weigh the consequences of what many experts consider a revolution in weapons and
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    Restless MPs query Suharto
    456 14  -  ISMAIL KASSIM By New Nation Regional Correspondent OFFICIALS at Bina Graha, the presidential office, will not be taking things easy even though the House of Representatives (DPR) has recessed till May. Before its recent adjournment, parliamentarians sent three letters in one month to President Suharto seeking
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    Carter's Rose Garden feats
    528 14  -  MILTON CHASE By Our Washington reporter THE power of an incumbent president running for re-election is truly awesome and president Jimmy Carter is using it to the hilt in his bid for victory in November. He and his aides have not allowed anything to slip through
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    Losing battle of Games boycott move
    612 14 Losing battle of Games boycott move Most of the athletes asked to do so refuse to bear the trauma of the Afghan fiasco. They ask why they should while their countrymen continue to trade with the Soviets. Businessmen say they need to maintain trade ties with the Soviet Union, and
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      527 14 So you think your new car is tough ana pretty but f or* how long? V V^ JA bWf Your new car sure looks good, B^^ doesn't it. But what you don't S fl Know Is that it's been 4. A v$j&m*?M ''*i, '<•• deteriorating even before you buy i™^^^'-"'
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      A cool breeze, and stars above
      805 15 Walking off and on indoors can't compare with a jog in the open air... COME NOW, Mr Chan Chee Seng. We all know ;aporeans tend to be a lazy tot: They make a great ado even about the shortest/ distances and feel themselves badly
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      Tie car ownership to income tax
      211 15 WHILE peggiag ear ownership to income earned fa a laaiahie idea, I d*abt the feastWatty as regards lmptoaaeatatlea, especially with the setf-empleyei. Carrying the saggesOoa farther, may 1 pup— t that ear ownership be pegged to Income tax To determine the aamher of private
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      Parking for short-term air travellers
      108 15 AS FREQUENT users of Paya Lebar Airport, my colleagues and I are disappointed at the lack of car parking facilities catering for the needs of short-term travellers. In most European airports, such travellers can park their cars at specially designated sites where parking fees are
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      Must existing car parks be torn up too?
      89 15 RECENTLY I noticed that parts of existing Housing Board car parks in Bedok South ana Toa Payoh estates, and maybe other estates as well, are being broken up so that areation slabs can be laid in place. Whatever advantages these areation slabs
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      Top worker's pay higher than $400
      84 15 WITH reference to your report, "Society plans to train paralysed for jobs" (ST, March 24) we would be grateful if you could publish the following additional fact concerning our workshop to convey to the public a more correct impression The average monthly income of
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      Why should I scrap my nice MG car?
      220 15 AFTER Jan 1 next year, cars over 10 years old will no longer be eligible for PARF. This means that many car owners stand tc lose considerable sums ol money. For example, I have been forced to invest over $7,000 to obtain
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      Hastening waste of resources
      125 15 I READ with interest your reports on the Budg et Debate in Parliament and wondered why the issue of PARF benefits being limited to 10 years for all cars was not discussed. We have, at present, a system which results in great economic wastage. Many of
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      Too few URA lots for motor-cyclists
      198 15 THE URA Car Parks Division is being unfair to motorcyclists by not providing enough motorcycle lots at its car parks. Take the case of faman Serasi car park, for instance, where there is a food centre nearby. In the evenings, especially during the weekends,
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      58 15 LETTERS to the Editor must include the writer's full name and address to be considered for publication. You may add a pseudonym if you wish. If possible, put down your telephone number and type the letter, doublespaced, on one side of the paper. Brevity is an advantage. We reserve the
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      BUSINESS DONE (KL)
      1564 16 BUSINESS DONE KL) BID aad efltr ericas ofllciaUy Isacd aad biaatsss la aad reported to tkr Kuala Ltaasw Stock Excbaat* jpcatfrda; wttk Ik* aambcr af skana tradsd skom la bracaHs la Ms of lasM ssaaMta tHßikaaasi nik »il« ■bsbtis uiucta ouhfi wim tprciBad. IMM«TUALB A4*aa (3.085) AJaasaats (3.588 3706) (1)
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      Estate shares soar in KL
      305 16 Estate shares soar in KL LIGHT buying support took the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange to a steady close yesterday. Plantations in particular accounted (or some of the day's best gains as buyers re-emerged in the sector. Selected industrial and banking issues were also given some good followthrough. Elsewhere the trend
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        LONDON STOCKS
        595 16 LONDON, Tburi.— The market closed quietly mixed and at the close the FT index was down 0.5 at U2.6 points Short dated government bonds ended slightly firmer but longer maturities were as much as 1/8 point easier. Oils and Insurances finished harder but "t«— nk-* 1 and banks
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        New York
        218 16 NEW YORK, Tbura— The stock market drifted lower In the slowest trading this year paced by weakness in oils as investors turned cautious ahead of the long weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 3.67 points to 784 13. and declines )ust edged advances as turnover slowed to
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        187 16 TOKYO: Share prices closed sharply higher yesterday, extending Thursday's rally, with active selective buying spreading over a wide (rant, dealers •mid. The Dow Jones average rose 74.44 to close at 6,688.64 points, with a volume of 500 million share*. The New index closed at 457.25. up 4.73 points. Yen
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        212 16 AMSTERDAM, Thurs— Share prices closed firmer ahead ot the long Easter week-end with most actives iMimatnit^ their early afternoon levels, dealers said. CkMtac Pricw in Dutch guikWi with the diffcnmcc on the previna MMkin's prices APR 03 Fl* ABN mSO 35 Ahold 77.00 2-2 Akzo 23J0 +0 7 Ufi«
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      57 16 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Thursday 432.8 Wednesday 432.1 Week Ago 423.1 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday ...784.13 Wednesday 787 80 Week ago 758.98 H X HANG SENG Triursdav 788.98 Wednesday 781 93 Week ago 786J3 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Thursday 801.84 Wednesday 601 04 Week ago see 28 ALL ORDINARIES Thursday
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        118 16 THE STRAITS tin price recovered S2 u> 52.300 per ptcul (equivalent to 538.03 per kilo, up three cents) In Penang yesterday on an official offering up 171. tonnes to 112 tonnes The overnight London market was steady with forward buyers (ailing £15 to £7.7*5 per tonne LONDON: Tin
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        125 16 UiNDON Rubber Futures closed ■jui* on Thursday, with price movemenu showing little change from Ihil morning i midday closing levels. Gains were still mostly beiwscn 0 30 and 1.30p per kilo Turnover was three lots of five Hint and 225 lots of 15 tonnes including 38 Kerb trades Dealers
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        58 16 Than Wi Melbourne (1) 44* 02 ***** London 481 008 4M.MB 4M.00S 5M.00S Zurich 488 008 497 006 *****S 504.00S Paris 495 14 SOU* Frl Than Hongkong dosed 4M.008 closed 4H.00S Singapore 1 1 closed 477 008 closed *****6 Export prices in non-sterling areas in US dollar per ounce.
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        31 16 LONDON: Copper prices on Thursday (previous in brackets). Wlrebar Spot CS4B (£944); sellers t*s( (£>4s); Three Month buyers C 971 (£*(4), sellers t»72 (ESC) Market ssae: Steady Sates: 5.430 tonnes
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      567 17 fmmmmmky Singapore Subsidiary Of American Consulting Company Is looking for:QUANTITY SURVEYOR To be responsible for developing cost, estimates for the valuation of a wide range of Industrial and commercial properties. APPLICANTS Singapore citizens with initiative, drive and good Judgement. Age below 35. Diploma in quantity surveying or equivalent. Minimum 3
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      456 17 A well established Company in Ju rong raquua*:(A) JUNIOR SECRETARY OCI O' level, at least 1 to 2 years experience, ability u> type 40 wpm plus shorthand, can correspond independently (B) ACCOUNTS CLERK 2 years experience, capable of maintaining a full set of books independently. LCC Intermediate (C) DESPATCH RIDER
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      745 18 II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT I II EMPLOYMENT I II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant b) Secretarial and Clerical CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY o Above 23 years old. Singapore CtUSaa c Minimum 4 years relevant experience c Oood command of EngMSB c Shorthand 100 wpm Typing 45 w p m c A
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      471 18 Pwrsonnal Clerk Requirements GCE A Level with passes in GP and Mathematics OR 7 GCE O Levels with distinctions in English and Mathematics Ability to type accurately between 35 to 40 w p m Pleasant personality Ability to interact with all levels of employees Responsibilities Updates and maintains employee data
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      420 18 reSIT REPCO MANUFACTURING PTE. LTD. requires ACCOUNTS CLERKS c Minimum OCE <> level with credit In Mathematics c At least 2 years' experience as Accounts Clerk In a manufacturing concern c Ability lo type Is an advantage c Applicants should be aged between 19-22 Preference will be given to candidates
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      607 18 I Maior Food Manufacturer in Oueenetown requires urgently RECEPTIONIST/ TELEPHONIST c Chinese Female c Pleasant personality c Oood command of English c GCE O' level o Good typing speed .c Able to handle PABX switchboard c Preferably with 1 year experience Pieeee call Pauline today at: TEL: *****1 EXT. 41
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      588 18 '♦> THOMSON-CSF A world leader In professional electronics A newly established subsidiary of a French multi-national company located in Kallang Industrial Estate invites applications from suitably qualified candidatas for the position of CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY To Marketing ManagerS. E.Asia Requirements GCE 'O1O 1 Level with credits in English and Mathematics. LCCI
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      526 18 ENAMELLED WIRES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. 142 GUL CIRCLE JURONG SINGAPORE 2262 We are a well established company manufacturing electrical cables, etc. Invites applications from fresh graduates from a recognised University or College In Electrical Engineering or Business Administration to fill the posts of: SALES EXECUTIVES (2 Vacancies Requirements c Young
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      666 18 DEPT. STORE PTE LTD. (PENINSULA BRANCH) has immediate vacancies for FEMALE SALES ASSISTANTS c Age 16 L above c Sec Two education c An attractive salary with generous fringe benefits. c Promotion opportunity and Job security. Please call In person at: Personnel Dept. KLASSE DEPT STORE (PENINSULA PLAZA) B 7
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      459 18 d) technical A Cement Factory in Jurong invites urt.b.v qualified male candidate, tor the following po.ition. 1) INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN c OCE O' Level with relevant Trade Certificate In Electronics c 2 years experience In all aspects of Instrumentations Including servicing. maintenance, trouble shoot i Ing and calibration c Ability to
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      444 18 A well established International Marine Engineering and Construction Firm mI vites applications for the position of: QUANTITY SURVEYOR DUTIES: To assist with material lakeoffs: compare material quantities with material availabilities: calculate tonnage; verify bills of quantity for unit rate work: and other project assignments REQUIREMENTS c Have al least 3
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      498 18 MA%AC Applications are Invited from suitably qualified personnel for the following posts: t) TECHNICIANS c Candidates must possess an Industrial Technician Certificate in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent qualification, or Have served full apprenticeship in a recognised shipyard c Have al least 5 years working experience In the supervision of project
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      3998 19 II EMPLOymNT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT ill II EMPLOYMENT 111 II EMPLOYMENT I Ihoneyweu^ynertek a Mehßtawßry of worldwto# M on#ywfjl l Corporation US A. To meat our expansion program, we haw Immediate vacancies for: FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS (2 rotating shifts and portnanont 3rd shift) in the following areas 3rd Optical
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      667 19 LANGUAGE COUNSELLORS A leading Company in Singapore Invite application for the above post. Prospective candidates who have affinity for field work will have an advantage Prerequisites 1 1 self motivated and willing lo work hard 212 1 ambition to advance in this career 31 enthusiastic and creative 4) minimum O'
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      699 19 j Jumna Manulaclurinii linn re MALE WORKERS Prrferabi] Uvirej in Jurnnit Wanes allowance and incentives KM p 111 19. Link Road. Tel: *****7 Bus Service No. 2«s EUROPEAN STANDARD ELECTRONICS PTE. LTD. (A subsidiary ol THOMSON BRANDT. French Leaders in High Technology Electronics and Household Appliances) We nave immediate vacancies
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      2091 20 II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT I RELEVANT EXPERIENCED CA BJaaBM and Greasers wan tec Salary $350 per month Interest ed please come personally fo Interview Ec Motor Co.. 340 Gey lang Road. Spore 1438 Reputable airfreight forwards has immediate vacancies for th following positions:MALE CLERKS Minimum education OCE 3 C level
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      585 20 times Saturday car mart Kf^Seai^P»aaai aa^^^^^aaaaaal wssVV^fiaf HL X^aaaGaaaßßßafl V*J ISf M WLJt^ m^a a^L mm^^^ 20,000 km or 1 year full warranty n *tf°'° a va^LtksafjPfruiaAJßßsl *—t Ktaaßßflalfl* 1 I Lr^aa *^I .^Bs«BBbV"VI bbbß^ I JaaV^^^Bßßßßai P^P^V^^Vlsßßßsi^Bß^^V «BBs«BBbV BBBBBT asiffi 1 jbbsl bbbbbbs M^mf^a^aaaaa^mmmmm bbbwb*^ An Associate Company of
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      780 20 b) BMW BMW 320.8 AUGUST 1979 In showroom condition, with registration number: SLIUIT and many extras Interested conUct Ron Han: *****91 REGISTERED 1973 BMW 2002. aircon, sports rim. good condition. Tel: *****1 1972 BMW 3.0S Automatic, alrcond. company registered, radio/ cassette, new tyres, new paint. Expatriate owner $12,000 0.n.0. Teh
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      959 20 1979 MAY HONDA Accord 3-door. owner, luff-koted. airconfi sporU rlms. accident free, excel lent condition Original pain Highest offer secures. Tel' *****4 g) Mazda ALMOST 79 MAZDA 626. 1 ownei alrcond. with sports lyre; expensive sound system $25.00 no Tel: *****72 William. DEC. 1971 MAZDA 1300. Coupx well malnuined. nice
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      972 20 1 1979 TOYOTA CORONA 1«00 One 1. private owner Aircon. Radio I- cassette. Showroom condition t Low mileage Tel *****17 I asssssHSSsaassssssmsssssßsssssssssssssa Others ALFA ROMEO 1909 GT Junior Aur. gust 1973 Metallic black. In s. beautiful condition. Owner leavX Ing. Genuine Alfa enthusiast *****67 or *****27 Blk 2. 865-b! r
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      751 20 1970 VOLVO 1448. Oood condition, .ur-cond. radio, upe PARK Road Ux end Feb 1981 lellinii $10,500 TH *****8/ *****60 1971 CITROEN DS 21. 2175 cc Dcnoi aircond regularly serviced, immaculately malnuined sHlinii only because new fringe benefits, eligible PARF but too good to scrap. *****04 home *****01 office 1972 ALFA
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      600 21 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES Various lounge dtnmg area can accommodate 20-30 guests The unbeatable apartment Opposite Novena Church. Thomson Road Ctose to University of Singapore Joint Campus, A.C.S., Catholic Junior College etc. Quality finishes smooth walls, beautifully laid tiles, builun loin red cupboards. LOANS UP TO 80% AVAILABLE Developer CoMruU Drvdopmcnu
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      1347 21 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES r AUCTION BELLEVUE HILL Executive Home 13 SlreamaM Road (Nr. Warren Read) Glorious position, close to Double Bay Superb formal informal entertaining areas 5 or 6 bedrooms. 5 bathrooms. 2 verandahs Heated pool, air conditioning, rumpus room. 2 garages, excellent security Magnificent furnishings L other Inclusions ENQUIRIES:-
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      3650 21 IV ACCOMMODATION A PBOPEBTJES IV ACCOMMODATION 4 PROPERTIES V SERVICES BUSINESS 1 90 TV. /Radio i i^— t^— l^_ ANTENNAE INSTALLATION TECHNICAL ServuniK repair .dour 1 T v un the spot Reejcnabei charges Day/ Night .service Tel *****23/ *****75 1 AUSTRALIAN TRAINED ELECTRONICS specialist Specialises in colour TV and videorecorder
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      600 21 TIAN CHUAN ELECTRONIC Service Colour Black While I V Anipliller Cassette. Fixing Antennae. Household Appliances *****68 TROPICAL TV SPECIALISTS in Black winte Colour Repair Antennae Installation Tel 251W12 Fair (hariies Ouara.fi teed 92 Nursery Children CLEMENTI LADY WANTS to look alter tables at her own home Cnntacl Mdm Siik. *****35
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      IN MEMORIAM
      82 22 PUJDADA KHANCHAND TOLARAM VASWANI who died on the 5th April 1977 It is today 3 years since you left us to mourn, but ever to cherish you memory A loving father too dear to lose and too good to be forgotten. We remember you with prayers today and
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      140 Acknowledgements
      67 22 THE FAMILY OF the late Mr Harry Tan Scow Nam. wish t< express their sincere heart/el sUff of GH. TPH (Ward 4). al blood donors, colleagues of Dept of Pathology. Matron and Nurs ing of TTSH. friends and rela lives for their kind attendance assistance, wreaths and donations
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      142 Deaths
      92 22 MOM. MAMA NO JOO SIOK AoedSS passed .<••» peacefully en Tuesday, April Ist. ISSOI leaving behind Mdm Lily Cheok. Mr Llew Chin Kwek. Mr. 4 Mrs Stephen Llm Kwang Heng. Mr t Mrs. Llm Kwang Yu. Mr. 4 Mrs. Llir Kwang Hua: 26 grandchildren: grand daughters-in-law: 6 grand
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      144 In Memoriam
      96 22 IN LOVING MEMORY 0* IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF LEE FOO WENG DEPARTED APRIL 5. IST* Your departure we never forget. The day you left and gone. Though In many dreams we met. Your absence we felt, lingers on Deerty miessd 4 lorever cherished by perents, wile,
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      130 22 J HOLIDAY BUDGET TOURS 2D/3N Oentlng $75/- l Day Kukup $25/- 5D OT/Pen/CHS $160/$2lO 71) OT/Pen'CHS/KUL $200/- I4D/I2D/9DTPE/HKG/BKK V $1875. $1795. $1650 Mon H One way express dally dep Ipol' $20/- Pen $24/- Haadyal $35/- Enquiries are welcome n ORION TOURS (TA0B8) BS7 OoMen MUe Tower Spore Tefc *****23/*****28 (Sam.
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      445 22 NAM HO tmiel samcE m m in STPB. LIC NQ 140 Head Office: Gl 4-16- 18. Pearfs Centre, Eu Tong Sen St (Yangtze Theatre) Singapore 0105. Tel: *****33 (7 Lines) Branch Office: 119, People 1 Park Complex, Ground Floor New Bridge Road Singapore 0106. Tet *****1/91 1662/ *****3/*****2/*****6/ *****6/*****3. •JUT
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      166 22 131 Religious 0 Announcements 0 BOOKS AND BIBLES selling at 9 .special prices. Phone Rojo Enterprises for price lists Tel *****23. EASTER SPECIALS: 15% lo 75S now on till April 28th. Open 10 a.m to 8 p.m., Monday to Satur1 day Christian Life Book Centre. 9- A. Ollstead Road. Spore
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      636 23 Tht SQV Group Management Consulting Services THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL in Lumut is seeking an active and mature candidate to assume the responsibilities of a: I WARDEN The Outward Bound School at Lumut is a place which provides training (or young men and women whereby they are given the opportunity
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      101 23 M THt HUH COUtT M MMAYA AT KUAUIUMPUt UP NO. m Of 1*77 (Cm »IP*»M-, fc, ««iTo< Come will Act, l«eS. And h ■>. me** ot Syerftot hrdMhi Sen. Bhd. MOTIO Of WjMPBWO U» WMheup CMnr nted* on 24* do? March, 19*0 ■V&sbbk 1-1,1-, jj iiMMniiimi J nami ana oootmi
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      711 23 Sarawak Shell Berhad Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited invite applications from Malaysian citizens for appointment as: Personnel Officer Applicants should preferably be in the age range of 22 to 30 years and should possess an honours degree from a recognised university. Preference will be given to candidates with an Institute
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      195 23 MNYATAAN TAWARAN (SIMULA) JAtATAN r AWT OAM TAU AMNEGStI TMNOOANU (KONTRAK NO. JTT. TR. 11/ M iOWOfCUI OOOfOn Qip#tOWO doripodo pwnborong-p«mbo-roviQ yot>Q Doroonor oonQQn feu Pejabot Negeri Trenaganu/Penekutuan dolom Ketot 'EX. T 4 0' (Pecahan Kepala a b) akan aHerima oWi Pengarah. Port don Tali Air Negeri Trengganu Kuala Trengganu
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      1229 23 Mil UNITPUSAT jjjJJJ UNIVERSITI-UNIVERSITI UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA UNIVERSITI MALAYA UNIVERSITI PERTANIAN MALAYSIA UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA KEMASUKAN KE UNIVERSITIUNIVERSITI BAGI CALON-CALON SPM/MCE TAHUN PENG AJ lAN 1980/81 Calon-calon yang memohon masuk ke kursus Sains Matrikulasi di UniversitJ Kebangsaan Malaysia dan Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kursus Asasi Sains (Semester 1)
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      290 23 B4AKJMM UMftAGA ■ANDAIAM (N.M.B. BAB 137) NOTB M BAWAH SOCSYfNSBKSYM 137 13« DENGAN IN) DtBSHTAHU tx*owo adalah tfcadanghan <* bawah Sefaye* 144 Enakmen Urnbaoa Bandaran {NM B Bab 137) untufc mtmlKia Man Bandar Ipon Yang Dentmton No BJ yang dmiarhan tobagoi Pwnbteohw No. 2t46 datan Warta Keraiaan Kteo*-ri-Neger Metoyu BtnetnUu
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      666 24 GENERAL@ELECTRIC USA. MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR (2nd shift) 5 years experience in supervisory position. Possess a Degree/ Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Trade Certificate/SVI/ Polytechnic. The Maintenance Supervisor will have overall general maintenance of plant equipment rectify all mechanical electrical hydraulic problems. Will also supervise the work of maintenance section. He will provide
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      492 24 i A I omuuut (ptc) im Mr SAEOL invites applications for positions of: MACHINIST fc T REQUIREMENTS: J A good general education and a minimum a of three years' experience in the operating A X? nf lothe, milling and vertical boring machines J? or surface grinders. OR it NTC Grade
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      776 24 CREDIT ANALYST REQUIRED FOR A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL BANK The Asio/Pacific Division of this major International North American Bank located in Singapore is seeking candidates for the position of Credit Analyst. The successful candidate is likely to be between 24-30 years of age and possess the following quolifications- University Degree of
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      596 24 %x Mf XK/f*L/M£JS I£±£J Mf TENDER NOTICE Singopore Airlines Limited invites tenders for j the supply ond delivery of the following m Mf items: Mf W. Tender Description Closing w, Mf R#f X D «t« 395 Magazine Cover 18 480 Jkf 396 Fibregloss Drawers/Bin 25 480 Mf 397 OH Paste
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      371 25 MANCHESTER UNITED have, what amounts to, one last chance of staying in the English First Division championship race tomorrow when they entertain leaders Liverpool at home. Anything short of a victory for United will leave Liverpool home and practically dry for
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      135 25 BOMB. Thars. A magistrate yesterday rcsMMd m ball 1 1 f Mtbail players aad a dub preaHent Jalkrf last m— th In c— nectt— wltii a fettlag scaadal swrMaitag tie Italian fastball TMrteea Pint aad Seeead DtvWs* players aad the pjisMiint at Italia* leagae rasmplsai
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      155 25 MONTE CARLO, Fri. Despite being well below his best, John McEnroe scored an expected second round win over Italy's Corrado Barazzutti in tiie Monte Carlo open tennis tournament here yesterday. The American beat the Italian No. 2 6-1, 0-6, 6-2 in a match which showed up his
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      62 25 Easy for Fibak NEW ORLEANS, Frl. Second stded Wojtek Flbak. of Poland, beat Vlnce Van Patten, of the United States, the No. 6 seed, 6-3, 7-5 yesterday In the third round of the Gulf Stales teams Classic here in Louisiana. In other single* ™»fr-tHt earlier, Elliott 'fettscher defeated Brian Teacher
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      38 25 SHEUOKA, m Tap smttJ Chris Kachel, of Australia. beat Mike Shore, at the Untied SUtas, M. yesterday to advance to the quarter-finals of the USCS.OOO OTSBO) first leg of the four-tournament Japaa SfctaUite Moafc dra*.
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      247 25 PALM SPRINGS, Fri. Sandra Palmer shot a tournament record 30 on the front nine yesterday and then parred home for a six-under-par, two-stroke lead of 66 in the opening round of a U*****,000 (5575,000) golf tournament here. Sandra, 39, the 1975 winner of
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      243 25 NORTH CAROLINA, Fri. Tom Purtzer broke the course record with eight birdies to hold a twostroke lead with 64 at the end of the first round of the U*****,000 ($575,000) Greater Greensboro Open here yesterday. On the third hole of the 6,800-metre Forest Oaks County
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      Korea's Kim to defend
      56 25 SEOUL, Fri. World Boxing Association flyweight champion Kirn Tae-Sik, of South Korea, will stake his Hue against Betulio Gonsalez of Venezuela, here on May 25, Kirn's promoter announced It wilTbe Kirn's first titledefence since he won the crown with a spectacular second-round knock-out over Luis Ibarra,
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      47 25 DELHI, Fri. Japan and Australia have agreed to take part in the fifth Asian table tennis championships In Calcutta from May 10-18, the Incian Table Tennis Federation announced here yesterday. Australia would send four men and three women playpi to the championships AFP
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      202 25 NARA, Fri. Puerto Rico's World Boxing Association super-feather-weight champion, Sammy Serrano, displaying skill and speed, stopped Japanese challenger Kiyoshi Kazama in the 13th round here last night to retain his title for the 10th time. South African referee Stanley Christodaolue stopped the fight in the
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      164 25 SAN DIEGO, Fri. Pole vaulter Chris Schnedar. who qualified for the Olympic Games trials only this week, remained uncoocwus and in critical coodttian at a hospital yesterday after striking his head on the concrete slab of a pole vault pit Schneder, 24, was working out on Tuesday with a
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      Lock icon Kenyans, Russians in a deadlock
      242 25 Kenyans, Russians in a deadlock BANGKOK, Fri. The sixth King's Cap boxing championships concluded its quarter-final round here last night with last year's team champions, the Soviet Union, and leading challengers Kenya deadlocked at the top with five survivors, each. Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Rumania shared the honours
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      432 25 French Sports Minister JeanPierre Solsson said in Paris yesterday. The Jury will watch nine hours of films each day before deciding the winner, who will receive an award from French President Valery Giscard d'Estaisg. MOT* CYCLING Briton Barry Sheene win be "gunnine for the
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      Market Stranger has a bright chance
      267 26  -  LONE RANGER By MARKET STRANGER has a bright etaace te ■eem Us teeewji wia In his third sea*** M c*m-p^ig-i-t; Koala Lunpur today. The flve-year-eld EagHsh geMlMg by Native Bazaar breke the lee with aa easy win last July whea he heat Harl lal
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      1293 26 RACE 1 2.0 CLASS 6, DIV 4 1.2OOM ($8,000 $5,600 to winner) 1 8248 t*ahaa iQioCho) Zain 7 57 (dd *3) foontrt 5 2 0065 ■uzzy BazzyilOui Monsieur) Chong 8 56.5 (dd -3) r io 3 4046 Spring Water I g«7TK) J Breukelen6 55.5 <d2 1 5) Oaaj
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      Spectacular Display looks ready to score
      2163 26 RACING...with FAIRWAY KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Spectacular Display should run true to his name in Race Eight (5.30> here today. The Lonesome Dude four-year-old has trained on splendidly, after several unplaced efforts, and looks ready to open accounts. Sharpshooter n is another who has been
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      138 26 RACE FAIRWAY L.RAMOER SCRUTINEER SuzzyBuuy Man Of Peace Glowing Mood HkKMPmc* Sasha Jim Janda Man 0( Peace Samys Bibi Fantasy Intelligence Mah Lee S«a Charm Intelligence Tosca MahLee Sea Charm Dnirt Tarror Secret Action French Quarter Kotoria French Quarter Secret Action Pasart Tarrof Pensaran Triumphant Tan PeM Magic Boat
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      710 26 I Singapore Tourist I I Promotion Board I Applications are invited from citizens/permanent residents of Singapore and other ASEAN citizens for appointment as: A. Convention Of fleer B. Research Of fleer C Senior Officers Successful candidates will have the challenge of being involved in the planning, monitoring and promoting the
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      88 26 IN THE HIGH COURT OK THE REPUBLIC OP SINGAPORE Cssspsssss WWhf Up i N*. 1 at MM In (he Matter at tks Ossspassss A*t,tm AMI btfce Matter et Bag F«a Lee (Pls)Ui. v NOTICE OF WINDING UP OBDEB In the Matter of ENO POH LEE (PTE) LTD. Winding Up Order
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      245 26 THE COMPANIES ACT CAT. HI SWEE KEE BUBBEB PRIVATE LOOTED SPECIAL RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of Swee Kee Rubber Private Limited duly convened and held at 54-B Boat Quay, Singapore 0104, on 31st March 1080 the following Special Resolution was duly passed:That the Company be
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      677 26 THE BANKBUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18, If* EDITION) IN THE BOH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE in bankbuptcy no. m of ■■l BE: JOHN X VEEBA YAH EX-PARTE: 8. HUBSAIN (n.w.) NgDHWI \-mn ttSr FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT IN THE MATTEB OP A BANKRUPTCY PETITION FILED THE STH DAY OF JANUARY
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      A stroll down memory lane...
      294 27  -  PETER SIOW By TO SardMl Singh, the New Natiwn Big Walk on April a Is as good an sccastsa to take a str.ll d»wn memtry lane as any. For the st-year-4>ld veteran walker, a former Chaagi Prison saperiaTtoadaat, has not f orgottea the days when
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      261 27 Mehta leads gruelling Kenya rally NAIROBI, Fri. Ugandan-born Shekhar Menu's works team, Datsun 160 J. led the field, warding off the Mercedes challenge at the start of the gruelling 5.510 kilometres Kenya Safari motor rally late last night. Mehta, who won the event for the second time last year, had
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      1239 27 RACE 1 1.45 CLASS 6, DIV 1 1.200M ($9,000 $8,300 to winnmr) 1 Mil Maw g( Patrick )Wc«S 57 4)r MLm S 2 OH WMMKMw Me) Buang T SC.5 1.5) F M 10 1 0800 MHmTM ■•(SWTu)MakSBJ(dc-OJ) Fm 3 4 < hi Ihll (Auric) THUM (id +0.5) F
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      Distine II takes it easy in gallop
      257 27 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Distine TJ has obviously benefited from his outing last week. i With Gerry Donnelly up this morning, the Latin Lover five-year-old was striding out easily in a 600 metres gallop in 42.4 sec. in Distine II started favourite in the
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      Lock icon Any one can win
      81 27 SYDNEY. Fri. The Australian Jockey Club's rich autumn carvinal opens here tomorrow with bookmakers offering 6-1 the field for the U5J125,700 ((289.110) Doncaster handicap. Experts agree it is one of the most open Doncasters in memory, with any one of half the 24-horse Held capable of
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      Japan invite shooters
      129 27 SINGAPORE have been invited to the Japanese Shooting Federation championships in May, next year, reports PETER HOW. They have asked the Singapore Gun Club to send six trap and six skeet marksmen to the competition. Japan have agreed to foot the visitors' board and lodging, though the
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      120 27 Inst. of Administrative Management Examinations Wolsey Holl, the Oxford correspondence college founded in 1 894, offers courses for the Port 1 (Certificate) and Part 2 (Diploma) examinations covering both the AdmirMftrative Management and the 'O' 'M' syllabuses Studying with Wolsey Hall for the IAM courses means: An individual programme to
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      Chance for Ng to make amends
      203 28  -  WILFRED YEO By SINGAPORE'S Ronnie Ng, who had hoped to emulate his Asian Bowing Circuit first-leg triumph, but could finish only eighth in the second leg in Genting Highlands last week, has a chance to make amends. At 10 tomorrow morning, Ng will join
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      Wong and Lee familiar faces in ASEAN meet
      220 28  -  PETER BIOW Byl MALAYSIA, runners-up in the Singapore Open taekwondo championships two years ago, should pose a big threat to the Republic in next weekend's ASEAN tournament at the Gay World Stadium Singapore ended in fourth place in that tournament behind champions
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      New jogging dates
      56 28 THE Jogging Association of Singapore yesterday announced the revised dates for their 1980 series of mini-mara-thons. The new dates are 1/4 marathon (April 27, 7 a.m.), 1/ 2 marathon (June 29. 6.30 a.m.) and 3/4 marathon (Sept 14. 6.30 a.m.). The third Singapore marathon jog will be
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      Something is amiss in Thai badminton
      180 28 Something is amiss in Thai badminton SOMETHING is amiss in the Thai badminton scene. Thailand are affiliated to the World Badminton Federation, having forefeited their membership with the longer-establishedlnter-national Badminton Federation two years ago, reports BERNARD PEREIRA But the Badminton Players Association of Thailand, belonging to neither body, have recently
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      Brunei trounced
      46 28 THE Singapore Lawn Tennis Association President's tennis team beat Brunei 6-1 at the Changi Swimming Club yesterday to retain the Tretorn Cup. And, in an exhibition match at the Tanglin Club, Sweden's Tom Hogstedt beat Singapore's Mahader Hassan 8-5 and Pat rick Loh 6-1.
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      Malaysians out to maintain unbeaten record
      369 28  - Malaysians out to maintain unbeaten record JOE DORAI Bu p MALAYSIA Reserves, who meet Singapore Selection at the National Stadium tonight (7.30), have an unbeaten record to maintain foUowing a win in Sabah and a draw in Sarawak. They opened tneir three-match tour with a 20 win over Sabah last
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      547 28  - The road to Moscow all set for the big showdown P'NG HONG KWANG By KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Malaysian soccer squad are all set for the big push in Sunday's final to quality for the Moscow Olympics from Asia Group 2 for "the second time/* As coach Karl Weigang explained
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      China-Indonesia clash likely to be in Tokyo
      237 28  -  BERNARD PEREIRA Byl THE China-Indonesia badminton rematch may be held in Japan some time next month or in June. The clash is likely to take place in Tokyo, but certainly not Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur. This is because the Chinese are scheduled to
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      Lock icon Soggy pitch is blessing in disguise
      325 28  -  GEORGE DAS B KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Malaysia's national hockey team had a good practice match for the international quadrangular yesterday when they beat Selangor under-23 8-1. It was not just the margin of their victory, but their having had to play at Club Aman's
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      Kitto meets his Waterloo
      88 28 SUANDI KITTO. soccer striker-turned badminton player, met his Waterloo last night in the Geylang West Constituency men's singles badminton championship when he succumbed 6-15, 15-10. 9-15 ln the fight for third place at Geylang West CO In a men's singles B group match to decide third
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      216 28 Silence is golden The Silent Knight: Mitsubishi s Galant Sigma SDBMta^^ Thanks to its Silent Shaft engine, driving a Galant Sigma is a real pleasure. Hi l Ittra This unique Mitsubishi engine system makes use of two 'silent shafts' 4 %\V that counter-rotate, cancelling out inherent vibration. J& i\ The
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      Malaysians shock Hongkong
      493 29  -  PATRICK BASTIANB By KUALA LUMPUR, Fri "Dark horse" Malaysia upset the standings in the East Asia squash tournament here tonight when they handed Hongkong a 4-1 defeat at the Lake Club, virtually assuring Singapore the title for the third year running. Hongkong's match against Singapore on Sunday,
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      341 29 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri Singapore's surprise, Peter Hill, flew in here yesterday, too late for his match against Malaysia's Nik Din, but early enough for the vital match against arch rivals Hongkong on Sunday, reports PATRICK HAS- After today's upset, in which Malaysia beat Hongkong 4-1, Singapore
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      ALL THE RESULTS
      245 29 RtMlta Mm: Wagi|irp at TkaOaari M (Htasiaiff Brat>: Rang Gee Bab bt Vlpong Thechapoonpol 9-1. 9-2, M; Peter Hill bt Punthavit Watanaaui 9-0. 94, 94; Ranjodh Singh bt Samkam Sankhavani)u 9-5. 94, 9-5; Zainal Abidin bt Cbirayu laaarangkun 9-6. 9-0, 9-4; Stewart Ballard bt Stephen Balme 3-9.
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      Lock icon Lu stays ahead by a stroke
      483 29 DEFENDING champion Lv Hsi Chuen maintained his lead at the end of the second round of the Indonesian Open golf championship here today with a two-day score of eight-under-par 132. The Taiwanese, who is now a little closer to scoring his third success on
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      505 29 THE SCORES and standings at the end of the second round of the TiwVm— <»n Open golf championship yesterday: l«Lu Hsi Chuen (Tai) 64, 68. Ul Brian Jones (Aust) 67. 66. Uf Mya Aye (Burma) 67. 67. US R. Yamaguchi (Japan) 70, ITJ Tsao Chien Teng (Tai)
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      Seletar pro Poh takes early lead
      332 29  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By SELETAR professional Poh Eng Soon fired a three-under-par 66 to take the first-round lead in the Changi Golf Club's Colibri Classic at Changi yesterday. Poh carded a 32 on the front nine and returned with a 34 to finish two strokes
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      203 29 DRAW and starting times for the second day of the Changi Open: 8.00 a.m Mohammed Jalil, Bill Phua, Chen Yew Ping; 8.07 Toh Choon Meng, Rahmat Bakar, N. Leong; 8.14 Lim Kian Lam, Mohd All. David Sim; 8.21 G. Muniandy, Sazali Suboh, Peter Quah; 8.28 Poh
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      NICK SHOTS.
      200 29 NICK SHOTS. KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Singapore's Veaka.trsaa O*paJ threw away his match against Malaysia's S. Masiam yesterday because he felt "dtay" after the third set, In which the rallies went up U 1M stnkea. G«nal, wk* ate nothing after a light lawk at began his match at 7.5? p.m. and
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      140 29 SYDNEY, Fri. A 25-year-old motorcycle rider was killed today in a high speed crash at the Mount Panorama race track at Bathurst, about 185 kilometres west of here, while preparing for a comeback to the sport. Lan Dick, from George's Hall in Sydney, was practising
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      170 29 ATHLETICS SAAA fourth road relay league (Rifle range. BASKETBALL National junior championship (People's Association, 7.15). GOLF Warren Open, Changl Open. Green Cup qualifying round (Keppel). HOCKEY SHA Premier League: Police v IA (PA, 5.15). Dtv 1: PWD v SMFC (IA. 3.45). Khalsa B v Jansenites B (IA. 5.15). Police B
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    213 30 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Malaysian Parliament tonight approved the Trade Unions Ordinance (Amendment) Bill, 1980 after a heated and long debate at committee level. The Opposition DAP members led by its secretary-general and MP (or Petaling, Mr Urn Kit Siang, presented 18
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    30 30 SUVA, Fri. Five people, including a family celebrating a baby's first birthday, died in Fiji today in landslide* caused by torrential rain* from cyclone Wally. police said. UPI.
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    103 30 Girl, 3, on sightsaving trip NEW DELHI, Fri. Taree-year ela Naareea Baaa, whaae feed right eye was reaWved to aa •penttoa toatoad af her caaeef*a*u Hrt eye. len ladto tor the IS today wlta her father, Mr Bahftdar Ehaa, to the aeae af tovvtoc her eyestgVtMved. She will arrive to
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    123 30 TOKYO, Fri. The Japanese Diet today approved an austere budget for 1980 which reduces government borrowing but offers less education, welfare and medical programmes and also' called on the people to bear higher public utilities charges and staple grain rice prices. The budget for the 1980
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    Lock icon Two pro Bhutto student pickets shot dead
    158 30 Two pro Bhutto student pickets shot dead KARACHI, Fri. Police fired on student pickets commemorating the hanging of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto today, killing two and wounding six others. Twenty others were arrested at the bloody scene in the village of Naudero, about 24 km from Mr Bhutto's
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    Lock icon $576,000 tusks
    80 30 DAR ES SALAAM, Fri. Tanzanian police today reported impounding a record 1,308 elephant tusks hidden by poachers in a forest, the Tanzania News Agency said. The agency said the tusks, unearthed from four pits in the Choda forest, weighed 7.696 kg and were worth 2.7 million Tanzanian shillings
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    512 30 Transfer of US hostages hits snag SAYS REPORT THE absence of three key religious leaders from a crucial meeting of Iran's ruling Revolutionary Council last night blocked a transfer of the US Embassy hostages to Iranian Government control, council sources said today. The sources said the three hardliners, Ayatollah Mohammad
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    Lock icon Star panda for Japan
    64 30 TOKYO, Fit. A giant panda that boasts such stunts as blowing a trumpet and rolling a barrel will visit Japan next fall as the star of a Chinese circus troupe, Kyodo news service said today. Chinese authorities have reportedly agreed to send the performing panda Wei
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    159 30 BRITISH STEEL WORKERS BACK ON STRIKE LONDON, Fri. Ik» ■aaafc af Brtttsft steel ■isirfc mwm tMM Urn rsr *n strike U4ay, only U hairs after etMUag ft three tt aatlcaal *WJPJ» ■"•EL, workers a>t several British Steel Carpan- (B8C) piaatt began wftlkug aw yerteriftv alter refmsUg to taai tracks srlistjhc
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    74 30 LUSAKA (Zambia), Fri. Zambian President Kenneth kaunda left today on an official visit to Beijing which signalled a move to offset recent Soviet diplomatic saint in Central Africa with Improved Z* relations with China. Mr Kaunda, who has spent the IS years since Zambia's independence haUn^i^g
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    694 30 Olympics boycott: Carter may get tough THE Carter Administration could take strong measures to stop a US Olympic team going to the summer &ames in Moscow, eputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher said yesterday. "We've not exhausted the measures we could take," Mr Christopher told reporters after spending most of
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    28 30 SAN SALVADOR, Fri. Alleged leftist guerillas shot and hacked to death at least 20 people in pre-dawn raids of vengeance on provincial villages, authorities said. UPI.
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      158 30 UP TO 1 p.m. TODAY: Pmmiag showers in a few places. TEMP. (C) op to ».m. tomorrow: 32 max., 24 mln. SUNSET today: (.41 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: (.S3 ».m. GLOBAL weather Amsterdam 9-13C Cloudy LmIn 5-12C t AtkcM 10-20C Clear LaaAagelea *C t Bahrala 27-36C Oar MMil* *C t BMgM
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      The land that's a rising colossus
      1506 1 FOR JUST one rupee (about Singapore 30 cents), visitors to the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India here in Bombay can get an eyeful of India's ancient and glorious past. Encased in glass on the ground floor is a potter's kiln a huge
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        158 1 WORLD'S LARGEST DEMOCRACY 1 rrrfriii' 32 LLlLL Lii jfl JSBSSESSm In ancient India many values today are unchanging and unchanged particularly in the villages where tradition is maintained and urbanisation resisted. This third and last part in a series by DAVID WINDER in BOMBAY documenting India's growth examines the social
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        90 1 IMSIDfA Gourmet Bread winners Have you ever theaght ef wearing accessaries made of bread? Read aboat the decorative bread c*ane on Centrespread Pages 8, 9 Painter of kampungs AM r<*B^bsßi Meet an artist wbese l*ve (*r the idyllic kampang life shines through his work. Pag* 5 A look at Boat
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      PICK of the DAY
      843 2  - PICK of the DAY SBC TV ONLY one film Is really worth watching today, and that's the Matlacc Movie on Ch 5 at 1.55 p.m. called Welcome To Hard Times, an out-of-the-ordlnary Western. The story is about four survivors who rebuild a town after a mysterious bandit has terrorised, killed
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      414 2  - The Family makes a comeback JOHN DE SOUZA By THE ups and downs of family life, the pangs of growing up and growing on, all tinged with humour, returns in Family, that kind of updated Waltons series, on Ch 5 at 6.40 p.m. today. Originally intended for that slot was
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        385 2 XOnecapsul#X /a day keeps your\ appetite away Is your appetit* apoling your diet? Then take just on* MiraprontN a day to keep your appetite tway. Mirapront N acts on the appetite control mechanism suppraaalng daaJra for food But for your diet to be reefy effective, avoid fatty, starchy and sweet
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        244 2 EARTHWORKS AN IN- T HE SINGAPORE STALLATION BY TANG SCENE a painting ex DA WU: An Art in Action hibition at the Singapore presentation at the Na- Conference Hall from 10 tional Museum Art Gal- a .m. to 7 p.m. On till lery at 11 a.m. today and April 11.
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        1225 2 TV and Radio SBC 5 12.S5 PM Openint folowed by Sesame 6.35 Cultural Diary (Engfah) Street 6.40 Famiy 1.55 Saturday Matinee Welcome To 7.30 News (Malay) HW Times 7.45 sfeht And Sound In Concert 3.35 ABC Mde World Of Sports 8.30 A Man Cafcd Sloane Night Of 4.2S The NaKora
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        690 8 Chinese and Chinese treats, French sweets and Brazilian coffee bags FOOD BUZZ THE Hongkong Gourmet W« nised by the Oberoi Imperu from April 10 16 will be f« gastronomical delights, dar two Sung beauties and a wizi will demonstrate the art of making at the Chinatown rant. The chefs, led
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        291 9 mbSp LWk w|jrfgf 2.mMImWLWMIImSm Wr 3*^bM I B BaffamwVS^aw'Jl *^^^*al bv^_s*9 be BbW W^H I BM BBBs •> Bbw^^^b^ Bbw^Bb^^^bß^ BBbT^lbb^'bb^bßbb^bbm Lbb^^^bl Elegance comes in many styles with Armstrong Corion, Armstrong Corion provides a wide range of designs to Decide on the wide selection of attractive designs that compliment every
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        571 10 DU PONT (SWGAPO*E) ELECTMMCS HE LTD A US based murh-nottonol company rvvites suitably qualified candidates for the positions of: 1) MACHINISTS/TOOL A DIE MAKER (Rotating Shift) QuoliticotKms Experience: a NTC II Certificate or equivalent At least 2 years' experience in tool and die making ond maintenance 2) SET-UP MAN (Rotating
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        641 10 f^J SEMBAWANG SHIPYARD frjj»J LIMITED Applications ore invited from Singapore Citizens (Male and Female) and Non-Singapore Citizens (Male) for the following positions:A. CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP in the Steelwork, Pipework, Engine Fitting, Electrical Fitting ond Boilermaking trades for the Shiprepairmg Industry. Candidates should be between 16 and 25 years of age Those
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        1407 10 MARINE OPERATIONS SUPERVISORS BRUNEI SHELL invites applications for the position of Marine Operations Supervisors ir. its Construction Operations Department in Kudo Bekut The successful applicants wW be responsible for 1 Ensuring the marine construction tug/anchor hondfcng vessels and woritboots are kept in a safe ond seaworthy operating condition 2. AH
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        592 11 EUROPEAN STANDARD ELECTRONICS PTE. LTD. (A Mitekttary ok THOMBOM-a«AMOT. French LNdm in High Technology Electronic* and Hoiwhold Appawicn) We ore a murfi-national manufacturing company with diversified activities m both professional and consumer electronics sectors. We ore seeking matured and experienced personnel to fill the foMowmg positions. DESIGN ENGINEER The successful
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        653 11 The SGV Group Management Consulting Services A highly innovative growth-orientated U.S. food and beverage manufacturer with international operations is looking for a practical, self-motivated executive with sales and marketing experience for the post of: AREA MARKETING MANAGER 5550.000 5560.000 pa The successful candidate will primarily take charge of the planning
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        832 11 ATTRACTIVE APPRENTICESHIP 3v V^\ GROW WITH NS Vfc. AA National Semiconductor Ns TO BE AN ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN ert^ Do you qualify? c*^ VC '7°^! c Do you possess AX VV c Completed Niton* S*r\nc« •rjr* eA* bittern v y an NTC 3? Y> c Possess 3 GCI 0' leveh m
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        658 12 Dear Engineer, L. .a This is an invitation for you to share in our growth and we believe your writing to us could be of mutual benefit. We have the following vacancies in our company: A) Workshop Manager c You should possess a degree diploma in Mechanical Engineering and several
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        935 12 ABOUT US FAIRCHILD SINGAPORE FTE LTD first established in April 1969, It a subsidiary of FAIRCHILD CAMERA INSTRUMENT CORPORATION (USA) one of the world's largest manufacturers and pioneers In semiconductors In our effort to maintain the lead, we I have made substantial investments during the last 10 years to develop
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        790 12 We are a leading European Manufacturing Company with substantial investment in Singapore. To cope with our expansion programme, we need a team of innovative, capable and enterprising ENGINEERS to support the various production activities. The scope of work/training exposure (local and overseas) would be varied and challenging. It includes areas
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        629 13 I <*][•> UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION LIMITED ("UIC") (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT I WITHDRAWAL OF OFFER BY UNITED INDUSTRIAL OVERSEAS HOLDING PTELTDf'UIOH") UIOH, which on 29th March 1980, announced it was withdrawing its offer for UIC with the consent of the Securities Industry Council, has now further disclosed
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        458 13 As our skyline changes through progress. so we progress, through chants. Because of the changing times. Because of our forward-looking ideas. Because of the expansion and diversification of our organisation. But with the changing of our name, there will be no change in our integrity or the solid basis on
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        98 13 NOTICE OF REMOVAL J. B. JEYARETNAM CO. announce the removal of their office to SUITE 602, 6TH FLOOR, COLOMBO COURT. SINGAPORE 0617. AS FROM STH APRIL 1980 OUR NEW TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE *****1 ft *****2 Our spare-parts and service departments will be shifting to 12MC (3rd Fir) Ur*m 1, Taft
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        118 13 PHASER NEAVE LIMITED (Itfpf »l»J In SUgaparr) Application has been made to the Directors of this Company by MADAM KWIK POH GIM. 16 Ming Teck Park. Singapore 1027 to Issue her a duplicate stock certificate for $400/Fraser Neave Limited ordinary stock in ulace of slock certificate number ***** which Is
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        611 14 .^aaal ■B^Ejlst^Jl bbbbWN. MARKETING MANAGER (Circa $45*000 p.a.) ErJbte Products Limited, a wholy-owned subsidiary of Sbne Derby Berhad is one of the tearing edible ol refining operations in Singapore. Local and Export sates have now reached a volume which necessitates the recruitment of a first-class commercial man for the position
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        621 14 WONG TUNG& PARTNERS ARCHITECTS PLANNERS Vacancies exist in our Hong Kong Office: Post A Senior Administrative Architect Choftsnging opportunity to work on mojor residential, commercial ond inttrrutionol projects. Applicants must be qualified architects with international experience and accomplishment, having minimum relevant experience of 10 15 years with knowledge of contract
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        590 14 M ADMINISTRATIVE 1 I BRANCH MANAGER Malaysia 1 Our client, a well-established international distributor of consumer products, requires an experienced administrator as Malaysian Branch Manager. This is a senior management position reporting to the Australian Head Office. The Administrative Branch Manager is responsible for efficient general and financial administration including
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        368 14 IPHIUPSI CAREER WITH PHILIPS We are seeking Engineers and Engineering Assistants with preferably some years experience for the following functions:ENGINEER (Quality Control) Quolificotions/Experience: Degree in Electronic Engineering with some experience in tuners. Experience in semi-conductor television or process control would be a definite advantage. Responsibilities: The selected candidate will be
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        715 15 Union Carbide Singapore Group of Companies, with a new battery plant in Jurong, invites suitably qualified Singapore citizens who have completed (or are exempted from) National Service or permanent residents to join their fast expanding operations: I QUALITY ASSURANCE I The successful candidates will report directly to the Quality Assurance
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