The Straits Times, 1 January 1982

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times I Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1982 35 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 99/1/82
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  • 3220 1 Ten years to achieve this —PM 4 WORKERS we want to retain beyond 1990 should be those who will raise oar level of productivity. We shall give such workers permanent residence with a view to citizenship. Then we shall have a more homogeneous workforce, working together
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  • HIGHLIGHTS
    • 47 1 SINGAPORE'S estimated performance for 1981 is: GDP ap by 1.7 per cent, productivity up by 5.8 per cent, nominal unemployment rate 3.9 per cent, bat real unemployment rate was -t.C per cent, le, there were more Jabs chasing workers than workers chasing Jobs.
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    • 40 1 IF there are no worldwide apsets, I am confident 1982 can be another prosperous year. We are aiming for 8-19 per coat real growth, with 6-7 per cent increase In productivity, and a 4-4 per cent inflation rate.
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    • 52 1 SINGAPOREANS have heeded the call far higher productivity and better work attitudes. Productivity was ap la maafacturing, financial and business services, and transport and communications. But In construction and commerce, it was dismal. This year's NWC recommendations should reflect the creditable increased productivity rate of 6.5 per cent
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    • 42 1 TO modernise the construction Industry, we mast encourage toe growth of a core group of large contractors in Singapore who mast employ high level professionals: Architects, engineers and accountants, to absorb the advanced mechanised methods of construction (ram developed countries.
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    • 52 1 MANAGEMENT of shopping centres most Improve in efficiency. Shops should be like the big departmental stores in Japan or in America; customers pick up what they want and go to the counter to pay for the items they have collected. To increase productivity, everybody must be efficiently and
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    • 52 1 WORK permit holders from non-traditional countries have been allowed in as a temporary measure. This recruitment will stop in 1982. From January 1983, as their work permits expire, they will begin to leave. Thus, ail nontraditional workers will leave by Dec 31, 1984, except for construction and shipyards,
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    • 43 1 BY 1991, our target is not to require work permit holders from non-traditional or traditional countries. And construction and shipyards will be no exceptions. Workers we want to retain beyond 1999 should be those who will raise our level of productivity.
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  • 65 1 MANILA, Thurs. President Ferdinand Marcos today indicated that elections in 45,000 local political districts will be held as soon as his ruling New Society Movement works out the arrangements, probably early in 1962 Government reports said Mr Marcos dismissed speculation that elections in the local districts, known
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  • 142 1 IT'S A rare sight in Singapore some 4,000 sheep holding up traffic. These sheep, imported from Australia, were on their way to the Animal Quarantine Station in Jalan Buroh, Jurong, immediately on arrival at the Jurong Wharf on Wednesday. They were confined in the station
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  • 381 1 BEIJING, Thursday THE Chinese Communist Party said today that the United States was forcing a showdown with China on the Taiwan dispute. "Information from i Washington has made clear that the US Government not only plans to continue arms sales to Taiwan but
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  • 238 1 POSB cuts interest rate by 1 per cent THE Past Office Savings Bank (POSB), which has mere than two million depositors, will reduce Its savings Interest rate from Uday. Far deposits ap U %m,m, the rate wfil be 8.5 per cent down 1 per cent. Bat for deposits aver $Mjm.
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  • 52 1 HONGKONG, Thurs. Five short strands of hair, each one centimetre long and engraved with the words of the Chinese song "Man Chiang Hung", are on show in a Hongkong department store. Powerful microscopes have been set up to allow the public to read the 93
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  • 116 1 PANAMA CITY, Thurs. A man believed to have been married at least 83 times has been arrested after a confrontration with two people who said he cheated them, authorities said yesterday. Giovanni Vieliotto, 52, was being held without bond on a charge of federal
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  • 531 1 Military rulers call off polls in Poland VIENNA, Thursday POLISH military rulers have cancelled nationwide elections scheduled for February, amid reports that the Solidarity free trade union has been smashed. Warsaw Radio, moni-T tored here, said last night the military council the 21 generals and admirals running Poland since martial
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  • 30 1 WE wish all oar readers a Happy New Year. There will be no publiCAtJon of New Nation today. Two Moneywords coupons will be printed In tomorrow's edition.
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  • 152 1 Ghana army takes over power ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast), Thurs. The army has assumed power in Ghana, Accra Radio reported. The radio, monitored here, was broadcasting a speech by an unidentified military leader who said the army was taking over from Ghana President Hilla Limann, elected in August 1979. There was
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  • LATEST
    • 65 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Than. Malayiiaa Prime Mlalator Datak Serf Dr Makatair Mohamad, in his Ont New Year meamre ataee takinn office, today called oa Malayslaaa to leaaea their depeadeaee oa foreigners la trade and higher tecaaolegy. Dr Mahathir mid Malaysians despite having achieved tadepeadeaee from the British, still had
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    • 67 1 48 pages today ANALYSTS ON HOW STOCK MARKET WILL FARE IN 1982 Times Business NTUC dears co-op society Page 9 Fridge maker cuts down on number of workers Page 15 SUMMARY WORLD NEWS S, 4, C CAUSEWAY 11 COMICS IS EDITORIAL 1< LETTERS 17 BACKGROUND 18 CLASSIKIKDS 28-32 SPORTS J3-S5
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  • IN SUMMARY...
    • 196 2 Art of growing bonsai BONSAI is one of the highest forms of living art and all it requires is to "pinch the roots and prune the roots". Perfected in China in the 10th Century, the Japanese only started taking it seriously in the 13th Century. Any tree can
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    • 132 2 Opera's kungf u star DECEMBER 1981 was when China's Guangdong Cantonese Opera Troupe's youngest artiste made her first overseas trip to Singapore to perform. Miss Chen Liqin, 17, performed some of the best operatic kungu scenes ever seen here. Miss Chen was hand-picked at the age
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    • 387 2 Robbery ruse THERE were more robberies last year and a common tactic is to impersonate police, Central Narcotics Bureau or other government officers. Though figures are not available, the police say the number of robberies in lifts, streets and premises has gone up in the first 11 months of
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    • 215 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan's actions against Moscow over Poland will not deter the Russians from Invading, if they see a real danger of Gen Wojclech Jaruzelski losing control. Bat they may make the Russians think more carefully before acting. And they may encourage the Russians to
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    • 182 2 Classic racing change THE new racing season will most probably see some of the classics changed from mere handicaps to weight-for-age races or at least restricted handicaps with a set topweight. Two clubs have already opted for change. The Sultan of Selangor Gold Cup and the Perak Derby are
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    • 344 2 TEXTILE FIRMS ACHIEVE GREATER AUTOMATION MOST textile and garment factories, including all the larger firms, have achieved a greater degree of automation following the tight labour situation and higher wages. They have also changed as a result of the Trade De jartment changing its export quota allocation system
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    • 66 2 MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME STUDENTS in China are working hard to make up for the lost years of the Cultural Revolution. In a Teacher's College in Wuhan, Hubei Province, BRUCE MICKLEBURGH, a Canadian teacher jf English, tells what it is like on campus. He describes the diligent efforts
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    • 438 2 World strife to worsen OLD conflicts will continue to threaten world peace in the new year. In fact, there are widespread fears of an escalation of superpower rivalry, namely in Poland. In the MIDDLE EAST, the deadlocked Iran-Iraq war, the Lebanon crisis, Israel's toughened foreign policy and
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    • 200 2 Signs of early election AN early general election appears certain in April, or in August at the latest. This follows the gazetting of the new Malaysian Conduct of Elections Regulations and the announcement that the electoral roll of eligible voters will be gazetted by mid-March at least
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    • 101 2 I mm M m R l^ r fT>C\ B\KK\K\UHJ>SMITH From Wall Street to the Gloria Vanderbilt is now one quiet of an English country of the world's most famous churchyard, SINS OF THE fashion designers. But when FATHERS traces the fortunes she was just ten years old, she of the
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  • Article, Illustration
    1265 3  - OUT LOO K 1982 ONG MING SEING, I By Associate Foreign Editor 1 THE arrival of the New Year today is welcomed by rejoicing throughout the world. But there are widespread Sears of what 1982 has in store for mankind. The following article examines the trouble spots where escalation of
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  • 151 3 BONN, Thurs. The West German Government yesterday remained committed to take part in the natural-gas pipeline project from the Soviet Union to Western Europe despite Tuesday's announcement by the United States of economic sanctions against the project. The spokesman for the Bonn Government,
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  • 639 3 LONDON, Thurs. AMERICA'S allies in Western Europe reacted coolly yesterday to President Ronald Reagan's decision to impose trade sanctions against the Soviet Union for its role in Poland. Diplomats in I ondon argued that economic sanctions s'.inply don't work Afghanistan, Iran,
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    • 238 3 "Always faithful, the Chow-Chow, one of the oldest a j iV i Chinese breeds dating as far back as the bharp and Watchful, Han Dynasty circa 200 BC. The lion-like Loving friend of man; Chow-Chow is a proud and dignified Dependable, true and grateful, ammal and Guardian of his HH^
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  • AROUND THE WORLD 2
    • 49 4 FLAMES gushing 21 metres high in Britain's tint major inland oil rig blow-out turned the surrounding area In Hatfield Moor bright as day on Wednesday night. Examining the scene Is 55-year-old "Boots" Hanson (in white asbestos shirt), from Houston, Texas, and a colleague. AP picture.
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    • Sideliner
      • 76 4 CHINESE traditional medicine, based on hundreds of years of experience using herbs to treat illness, now has a spaceage helper a computer that "listens" and offers time-honored prescriptions. The English-language newspaper China Daily said in Beijing yesterday that in X actual clinical cases and more than
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      • 88 4 MASBA, believed to be the world's oldest gorilla, cele-' orated his 51st birthday in captivity on Wednesday, munching quietly on apples, bananas and grapes and showing his age. In the Philadelphia Zoo, where he has lived behind glass in a steel-and-concrete cell since 1935, Massa rested on
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      • 67 4 Top cops are not top shots THREE top-ranking Manila police officers, a colonel, a major and a captain, have been recommended for temporary relief after shooting tests showed that they could not hit the side of a barn. Records showed that one got zero, another seven points and the third
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    • 372 4 14 financiers held j in Turkey's savings collapse I ANKARA, Thurs TURKISH police have arrested 14 financiers and are seeking others in a collapse of lending and investment offices that has touched off a panic among savers. More than 30 investment bureau owners are reported by newspapers to have fled
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    • 200 4 BERN, Thursday SWISS soldiers are slowly being stripped of their chauvinistic traditions and the latest blow to the macho man is a guide to good manners. The Defence Ministry's Little Guide to Etiquette follows months of carping by womens' rights groups about the enlisted men's
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    • 70 4 WASHINGTON. Thurs. The US government yesterday condemned the reported execution in Iran of eight of the nine members of the Bahai National Spiritual Council. "The executions are part of a pattern of measures taken by the (Iranian) regime designed to suppress the Bahai religion," Slate Department spokesman
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    • 467 4 LONDON, Thursday THE West's once-booming oil refining industry is in deep trouble as a result of falling sales and change in the pattern of supply and demand. Oil companies predict refinery shutdowns and job losses, particularly in Western Europe. Demand for oil
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    • 319 4 Cooperate or lose votes, Foot warns Labour- LONDON, Thurs. British opposition leader Michael Foot today appealed to his divided Labour Party to end factional infighting so as not to lose votes to the Social Democrats. In a New Year message to the party, which has seen 26 of its members
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    • 100 4 Red Brigade suspects held ROME, Thurs. Four suspected Red Brigade guerillas, carrying documents that could be connected with the kidnapping of a US brigadiergeneral, have been captured at a roadblock in northern Italy, police sources said early today. The sources described the documents found in the car of the four
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    • 25 4 We are closed today Head Office People's Park Branc h Katong Branch Toa Payoh Branch Boon Lay Branch Paul Jewellery FPOH HENG Jewellery Pte Lt<££
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  • AROUNDTHE WORLD 3
    • 320 6 HONGKONG, Thursday A TOP Chinese official said Taiwan and China have already established contact but called for patience in resolving the issue of reunification, a leftist newspaper reported today. Vice-Cnairman Liao Chengzhi on Monday told the Beijing correspondent of the leftist Ta Kung
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    • 189 6 TOKYO, Thurs. FOUR Japanese firms and Philips of Holland have reached a "broad agreement" on production of universally adaptable video tape recorder systems using a new, matchbox-sized tape, Sony officials said today. The Sony-developed system will probably not be marketed until 1965, the official said. The components
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    • 178 6 KEEP COST OF MARRIAGE DOWN SAUDIS —URGED I JEDDAH, Thurs. A Saudi religious leader yesterday urged Muslims to keep the cost of weddings down so that young men would not be discouraged from marrying. The president of the Department of Scholarly Research and Religious Ruling. Sheikh Abdul Aziz Ibn Baz,
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    • 96 6 HANGING ON AND WINNING IN STYLE THIS horse turns up a doable winner for It not only won the rare with Its jockey hanging gingerly on this picture also won the 1981 Eclipse Award for outstanding photography. Roscoe Zee, who won the race on Tuesday at River Downs, Cincinnati, slipped
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    • WORLD BRIEF
      • 81 6 INDIA'S SUPREME COURT yesterday upheld the right of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's government to transfer state High Court judges. In a seven to three majority verdict the Supreme Court in New Delhi also ruled that the government was not bound to consult the Chief Justice before moving
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      • 66 6 LIBYA ANNOUNCED yesterday that it was resuming diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia after a break of more than a year caused by a dispute connected with the Gulf war between Iran and Iraq. The official Libyan news agency Jana quoted a statement by the External Relations Bureau in
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      • 77 6 THE INDONESIAN National Institute for Aeronautics and Outspace (Lapan) will launch five rockets this month as part of a planned rocket test programme, it was announced in Jakarta on Wednesday. They will carry a home-made system of instruments which should send data on altitude, the rocket trajectory
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      • 50 6 THE PALESTINIAN news agency, Wafa, said in Damascus that Palestinian commandos blew up an Israeli police vehicle in East Jerusalem yesterday. Wafa also disclosed that an explosive device was planted in a Jerusalem building used by the Israeli intelligence services but it was diffused before it could explode.
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      • 71 6 LIBYA'S RECENT military withdrawal from war-torn Chad has left the government virtually defenceless against rebel forces, Chadian Vice-President Wadal Abdelkader Kamougue admitted in Naiamena yesterday as Libya reported new advances by rebel leader Hissene Habre's troops. Tripoli Radio said Mr Habre's forces had surrounded the Organisation of African
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      • 66 6 RADIO KABUL said on Wednesday that guerilla groups in four of Afghanistan s provinces had been smashed by Soviet-led security forces. The radio broadcast, monitored in Islamabad, said that leaders of the anti-revolu-tionary rings have been either killed or captured. The broadcast failed to say when the
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    • 323 6 Thais: Sinking of Cambodian boat was in self-defence BANGKOK, Thur«. THAILAND today said it acted "in self-de-fence" in an incident of the Gulf of Thailand on Monday in which six armed Cambodian sailors were killed in a clash with Thai naval patrolmen. Thai National Security Council chief Prasong Soonsiri said
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    • 90 6 BANGKOK, Than. Admitting poor management and claiming Chinese and US sabotage, Vietnam has projected only 4 per cent economic growth In 1982, the official Vietnam News Agency said today. The agency said the National Assembly approved a I*B2 state plan which
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    • 50 6 SIN HUA EMPORIUM OPENS AT 11.30 AM TODAY! We would like to draw your attention to our stocktaking that is being conducted at Sin Hua Emporium this morning For this reason, we shall only open (or business at 1 1.30 am We regret the inconvenience caused s EMPORIUM HOLONGS GROUP
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  • 773 7  -  LAI YEW KONG, POLICE GIVE 5 WAYS TO AVOID BEING A VICTIM By Ji^^^EntM Crime Correspondent A NUMBER of robberies committed last year involved impersonation of police, Central Narcotics Bureau or other government officers by robbers, police said yesterday. Although figures
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  • 129 7 Conman cheats woman of $I.ooo— A CONFIDENCE trickster cheated a woman on Tuesday of $1,000 by lying to her that her son was in trouble. He telephoned madam S.M. Chan, 66, saying that her son was causing trouble in a gambling den and demanded $1,000 for his release. He said
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  • 97 7 Snatch thief makes off with $11,000 SNATCH thieves struck again on Wednesday the third time in three days and got away with $11,302 from an accountant's assistant who had withdrawn the money from a bank in Shenton Way. Police said Miss T.H. Lee, 23, was waiting at a taxi-stand outside
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  • 61 7 JALANI bin Mohammed Ali. 46, was charged in a magistrate's court on Wednesday with cheating Miss Maimunah binte Hassan of $1,000 when he promised her that he could get her a Class Three driving instructor if she paid him the sum in advance. Bail of $2,00 was
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  • 47 7 THE Tanjong Pagar Zone B Residents Committee will hold a children's New Year party today at the car park between Blocks B and G of Everton Park from 3 to 6.30 p.m. The MP for Tiong Bahm. Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon. will be present.
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  • 312 7 IT IS nice for a teacher who has been hospitalised to receive a bouquet of flowers, paid for under a school welfare scheme. But the gesture will not mean much if the teacher landed up in hospital because of his principal's harassment!
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  • 59 7 BUSINESSMAN Tan Yew Tian, 34, was acquitted by a magistrate yesterday of a summons of selling 324 shirts bearing the counterfeit Lanvin trademark. He was alleged to have sold the shirts to Mr Foo Jong Pong at Victoria Street on Oct 9, 1978. Another three similar summonses against
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  • 30 7 Joo Chiat courses THE Joo Chiat community centre will hold courses on tailoring, flower arrangement, Chinese restaurant cooking, vegetarian cooking and Japanese this month. For details, telephone *****26 or *****57.
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  • 115 7 IT IS back to normal operations for the two 120--megawatts generators, which brought about the power failure in several areas on Wednesday night. A statement from the Public Utilities Board yesterday said the generators in Senoko Power Station tripped when a circuitbreaker on a standby
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  • 79 7 AN UNIDENTIFIED Indian man, believed to be in his 60s, was seriously hurt when he was knocked down by a lorry in Lornie Road yesterday. On the same day, a motorcyclist, Lim Seng Woo, 18, suffered head in- juries when he was involved in
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  • 236 7 AT THE historical m«ineat U*t tight wteea U.M pan. became mMalxV Unte bella raac l*ad mmi clear Mrw thr PmdMg ud EapUaade. The Hve hnaae heOa high In the clock tower at the VlcUrU Mr mortal Hall chimed merrily for half a mlnoUto herald la the
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    • 414 8 S^^A-^rf^i^^ "Afoy a thousand wishes come true" II Lunar New \fear..J| II I Making it a season (rf prosperity t*^§ s^/J ore t^ ian motorists in Singapore <§^v fffV II ce^ e^ rate<^ an unforgettable Christmas with Nissan and fabulous gifts! <^!J^ X Now, due to the overwhelming demand and
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  • 284 9  -  N. G. KUTTY By Shipping Reporter MALAYSIA would like to see greater participation in the oil business by Asean companies, the Malaysian Prime Minister, Datak Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, said here yesterday. Dr Mahathir, who began a three-day private visit to Singapore
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  • 130 9 Christian lawyers to revive service THE Lawyers' Christian Fellowship will re-intro-duce its traditional dedication service, discontinued a few years ago, when its members and their colleagues meet at St Andrew's Cathedral at 8.30 a.m. tomorrow to commemorate the opening of the new legal year. The Anglican Bishop of Singapore, Rev.
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  • 60 9 THREE crocodile thieves who stole $30,000 worth of the baby reptiles were each Jailed (or 18 months yesterday. The trio Chan Boon Chye, 21; Lim Yew Kians, 17. and Ne Kay Shee,l6, all odd-iob labourers stole 143 batty crocodiles from six (arms in the Punggol and Lim Chu
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  • 56 9 A CONTRACTOR who stole a telephoto lens from a hotel guest while repairing some window panes was jailed (or a day and fined $500 yesterday. Veo Kian Huat, 29, admitted stealing the lens worth $165 from Miss Brigitte Montel, 23, a Swiss, at her room in
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  • 46 9 AN UNEMPLOYED woman, Mak Fong Lin, 25. was jailed (or a day and fined $100 by a magistrate yesterday (or stealing a pair of shoes worth $38 40 at OG Department Store in Upper Cross Street on Wednesday. She pleaded guilty.
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  • 159 9 THE public can hear more from the police in the New Year, following the success of Radio Patrol. This is a brief public service report that includes advice and information on crime prevention, broadcast daily by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. At tne moment, the
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  • 52 9 POLICE yesterday advised the public to watcb out for counterfelt travellers cheques In SM-German-mark denominations. These cheque* are purportedly Issued by the Dresdnrr Bank In Frankfurt, West Germany. Those who come across such cheques and are In doubt about their authenticity I should contact the ClD's Commercial
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  • 499 9  - Co-op society cleared by NTUC PAUL JACOB By $75,496 classified under "sundry creditors" and could not determine if loans amounting to $44,644 could be recovered. Referring to the 1979 accounts, the auditors again highlighted differences between the subsidiary records and control accounts. These related to loans amounting to $2.7 million
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  • 117 9 Seminar on Chinese newspapers THE Minister for Labour and Communications, Mr Ong Teng Cheong, will open a seminar on Chinese newspapers at Hotel Equatorial at 9 a.m. today. it is organised by the Singapore National Union of Journalist. The MP for Leng Kee, Dr Ow Chin Hock is expected to
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  • 257 9 BTS buys a computer to save time A COMPUTER has been bought by the Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) to cut down the time taken to process blood donations each day. The $400,000 system, called the Groupamatic blood grouping analysing machine, will be installed at the BTS quarters in the Singapore
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  • 49 9 MOHAMMED Zahri. 31, was charged in a magistrate's court on Wednesday with stealing Jl, 400 from Mr Zrenjanin Becarevic, a tourist, on Tuesday at the Merlin Hotel lobby. Mohammed, who is remanded at Central police station lockup, will have his case mentioned again on Jan 6.
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    • 104 11 MAS PLANE THAT LANDED ON ITS BELLY LYING ON its belly to the MAS Fokker Friendship which crashedlanded yesterday at Bayan Lepas Airports ranway In Penan* shortly after take-off. None of the SI passengers and crew was seriously hurt In the crash which oeoored soon after one of the plane's
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    • 312 11 Electoral roll will be gazetted in March KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday THE new Malaysian Conduct of Elections Regulations has been gazetted while the new electoral roll will be gazetted by mid-March, fuelling speculations that an early general election will be held. The new rules
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    • 162 11 KUALA LUMPUR, i Thurs. Pandemonium broke out at the Brickfields police .station here yesterday when 51 drug addicts tried to break oat of their detention hall. They were detained In a city-wide operation earlier this week, and were being held in a briefing room, with
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    • 189 11 KUALA TRENGGANU, Thursday A LARGE number of development projects in Trenggana have not been carried out because of shortages in building material and labour, Mentn Besar Datuk Haii Wan Mokhtar Ahmad told the state assembly here yesterday. Winding up the threeday Budget debate, he
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    • 168 11 Switching back and forth in time PKTALIVi JAVA, Than. Whoa Malaysia greets IK2 with a new standard tlm tooight- right hours ahead lofOMT -It will be the foarth time switch It has made within a relatively short period. Before the Second World War, Peninsular Malaysia (then Malaya) was seven hoars
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    • 48 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Sources in the Prime Minister's Department have confirmed reports that a number of British firms have lost tenders worth millions of dollars that could have been theirs as a result of the new Malaysian policy of avoiding British rs and services when possi--NST.
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    • 60 11 KUCHDMG, Thurs. A senior Malaysian police officer yesterday was given a six-year prison term for setting fire to his headquarters last year. The High Court found Assistant Police Commissioner Nafri Junaidi, 36, guilty of arson, ruling that he tried to destroy records which indicated he
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    • 59 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The practice of using local dialects during lessons by several Bahasa Malaysia teachers has affected the performance of their students in Bahasa Malaysia examinations, Associate Prof Dr Nik Safiah Haji Nik Karim of University Malaya said. She urged teachers at a seminar here to stop
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    • 297 11 Complaints on soldiers' pay slip-ups ARMED Forces personnel are complaining of irregularities in their salaries arising from the computerised system of payment. According to a letter published in a Malay-lan-guage daily, some Armed Forces staff aid not get their vuy for three months. The letter also said some officers received
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    • 299 11 Hunger strike threat by co-op -exec K. LUMPUR, Thurs AN EXECUTIVE of a Malaysian cooperative insurance society has threatened to lead some staff members on a hunger strike unless the government launched a full-scale investigation into his society's investments. The society's assistant development manager, Mr V. Krishnan, in making the
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    • 1208 12 Tablet GDP, INFLATION AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RATES, 1980 AND 1981 (Percent Chonge) 1980 1981 Countries 1 1 Real Infla- Produc- Reol Infla- ProducGDP tion tivity GDP tion tivity ASEAN Indonesio 1 9.6 9.6 8.0 8 0 Malaysia 1.2 8.0 6 7 4.5* 6.8 9.6 3.5* Philippines 1 5.4 17.5 4.5
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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    • 1072 14 More Discounts and FREE Gifts! 4' W To help you say a booming 'hello' to the New Year, Pertama Audio and its group of stores offer a wide range of audio and video equipment. IM»!J*I;IJ»M;I>]=M At greatly reduced prices. And with more FREE gifts. Come and say 'hello' to us
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  • 173 15 ALL newly registered taxla and light Roods vehicles (UiVs) must be equipped with front seat belts from today. Those registered before today must have seat belts fitted before their deadlines. LGVs with laden weights not exceeding 1.5 tonnes registered on or
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  • 427 15  -  SOH TIANG KENG By Times Business SINGAPORE'S largest manufacturer of refrigerators and aireonditioners has retrenched a majority of its production workers to streamline its operations. Pan-Electric Appliances (PEA), which recently merged with Acma Electrical Industries, yesterday retrenched 138 of its 170 production
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  • 138 15 A WOMAN used ma axe to smash up colour television sets, a closed-clr-cait TV and mirrors In a halrdrestdng saloon •fter a misunderstanding over a married man, a magistrate's ceurt beard yesterday. Mr Koh Han Kwang, whose wife to the proprietress *f Canny Gent's
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 192 15 Bringing Up Father By Bill Ka vanagh Hal Camp i'kAtoo V hiohiSßhise i MokAe Mr mwm, /om ko-me i but mis wipe S\O< To -YOU HAVB AhJ ALP6ACV? J SMOW UP- GOCW A WAKT&P To IMSISTEO ME STAY GET UP, I AP^>^Tjv\£Mr PID /MeSHOAE WEAKUMG' I KE£P THE MOKAE SO
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  • FORUM
    • 647 17 Reader says court procedures should be revised AS new rules were needed in divorce proceedings, a new set of rule; called Matrimonial Proceedings 1981 were brought into operation on July 10 last year. However, the new set of rules has been
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    • 97 17 I REFE'C to your report on my plight which appeai «i on Nov 20. I left for China on Dec 20 at 9 a.m. by flight SO 8 for treatment as well as a reunion with my family fuT'TXe '&T& bringing to light my plight
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    • 85 17 I AM a female Singapore citizen, married to a foreigner. My husband does not work in Singapore and therefore cannot apply for a work permit or a permanent residence so we are not entitled to rent a Housing Board flat. We cannot afford a private one. However,
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    • MND replies
      • 214 17 WE refer to the letter by "Safety Conscious" regarding warning signs and lights at road construction/repair sites (ST, Dec 5). We would like to inform your writer that road construction or repair sites adjacent to existing roads are usually cordoned off from the main
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      • 108 17 WE wish to thank "Safety Conscious" for his suggestion to cover up the drain along the centre divider of Dukit Timah Road stretching from Newton Post Office to the flyover. We do not consider slabbing over the whole stretch of the drain along the centre
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      • 99 17 WE refer to the letter by "Airport Staff" regarding the condition of Tampines Road (ST. Nov 13). The PWD is fully aware that the opening of Changi Airport has contributed to some increase in traffic along Tampines Road. However, as the traffic condition is still within the
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  • BACKGROUND
    • 1440 18 A Canadian teacher of English tells what it is like on campus Mastering new points BRUCE MICKLEBURGH is a Canadian teacher in the Wuhan Teachers' College in Wuhan (Hubei Province). He teaches English to students who will become teachers of
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    • 368 18 >^^^^/ (Incorporated in Malaysia) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held in the Negara Room, Kuala Lumpur Hilton. Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia on Friday, 15th January, 1982 at 10.00 a.m. for the purpose of considering
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  • TIMESBUISNESS
    • NEW BRIEF
      • 68 19 NATIONAL Iron and Steel Mills Ltd has formed a new wholly -owned subsidiary, Singacon Investments Pte Ltd, on Dec 16, with an authorised capital of $ld million and a paid-up capital of $2 million. The main objective of Singacon is to invest in industries and activities involving engineering
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      • 62 19 VAN Der Horst Ltd has acquired the entire issued share capital of Hotam Reis-en Passage Bureau B V, a dormant company incorporated in the Netherlands. This company changed its name to V D H Europe B V on Dec 8 and will be used for Van Der
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      • 48 19 PREMIUM Holdings Bhd has informed the SES that in view of the prevailing adverse property market condition, the vendors and themselves have mutually agreed to terminate their agreement dated August 7, 1981, in connection with the purchase of all the shares in Kawana Properties Sdn Bhd.
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    • INTERNATIONAL
      • 73 19 TOKYO, Thurs. Private credit research firms said yesterday that bankcruptcies this year hit the third record high of 17,600 firms, with liabilities totalling 2,700 billion yen. The Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd and the Teikoku Data Bank said the worst year was 1977 when 18,471 firms went down with
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      • 86 19 JAKARTA, Thurs. Indonesia maintained economic stability while keeping the inflation rate down to 7.09 per cent during 1981, Information Minister Lt General Ali Murtopo said yesterday. He told reporters following a cabinet session presided over by President Suharto that the country was little affected by the recession that
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      • 85 19 HONGKONG, Thurs. Hongkong's real estate market is likely to remain slack in the first half of 1982, according to a survey conducted by Business Standard. Prices of real estate, with the exception of prime office accommodation, could further decline early next year, resident partner Christopher Palmer of
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      • 67 19 ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast), Thurs. Construction of Africa's first Hilton Hotel has begun. The topclass hotel, situated in the centre of Ivory Coast's capital, will be 13 storeys high with 248 rooms, two restaurants, a swimming pool and an underground car park. Finance is being provided by the Paribas
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      • 91 19 HAVANA, Thurs. Cuba's economy is expected to grow much more slowly next year because of low world prices for sugar, its main export commodity. Cuba's National Planning Board president, Mr Humberto Perez, told the National Assembly that the country's economic growth rate is projected to fall to
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      • 72 19 WASHINGTON, Thurs. US Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger today denied a request by Mobil Oil Corporation for an emergency order to block US Steel from buying shares of the resource-rich Marathon Oil Company. The decision was the latest setback for the oil giant in its attempt to
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    • 362 19 LONDON, Thurs. Britain in 1981 has seen its quietest year of labour strife for 14 years, because of the worst recession in more than half a century accompanied by the first real terms drop in income for many years. But storm clouds
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    • 895 19  -  WONG MAI YUN LOOKING FORWARD TO TRAINING CENTRE By MOST textile and garment factories, including all the larger firms, have achieved a greater degree of automation following the tight labour situation and higher wages. They have also changed as a result of the Trade Department
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    • 124 19 Chocolate Products offer CHOCOLATE Products (Malaysia), the manufacturer of Van Houten and Windmolen chocolates in Malaysia, is making an offer of 3.3 million of its shares at M 51.20 each, of which 1.57 million will be distributed to the general public. Another 1.43 million shares will be reserved for bumiputra
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    • 525 19  -  LEE YEW MENG By WHILE 1981 will go down in the history of the Stock Exchange of Singapore as a year of unbridled ecstasy followed by feelings of despondency, 1982 is unlikely to see such wild gyration of share prices. When 1981 dawned,
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    • 172 19 JAKARTA, Thurs. Indonesia plans to export rice next year, Food Affairs Minister Dr Ahmad Affandi was quoted yesterday as saying. If the plan materialised, it would be the first time that Indonesia exports rice after having imported the commodity in large quantities for many
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    • 190 19 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has once again extended the deadline far banks to brae computerised cheques, bat no new date has been set this time. The Singapore ClearIng House Association (SCHA) said toe MAS will continue clearing non-magnetic ink character recognition (CR)
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    • 308 19 Chinese central bank raises rates BEIJING, Thurs. China's main domestic bank yesterday announced rises in interest rates and plans to widen services in a move to develop the banking system in line with the government's economic reforms. The People's Bank of China, which is also the Central Bank, said it
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    • Market Highlights
      • 31 19 Up Down Inch Industrials 38 37 15 I Finance 5 4 5 Hotels 3 3 3 Properties 6 2 1 Minings 1 i Plantations 13 3 Deb/Loans 3
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      • 346 19 SINGAPORE: The stock market closed narrowly mixed n some profit- taking after a firmer opening during yesterday's half day session. oiong leading Industrials and finances, Cold Storage, Gnthrie, National Iron, Sime Darby, Hong Leong Finance and United Overseas Bank firmed between one
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    • CHIEF PRICE CHANGE
      • 45 19 a Ceramics IV-... Plant rasek Ceaent Milan Kmill. Pan-El Loan riis m.i. Sugars 3pore Land II Leone Fin Island i Pen >h>n«ri-I.a .ulhrir «15 US 810 290 280 253 1430 1010 9SO 830 780 525 •2 2 rl a •2 1 1 1 li
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      • 25 19 '•ramouDt letro Hldfi I B F Hldg. r\ Properties E Lavlnfiton «0 MO 835 SIS 870 s -a -1: •a •1 L«c Bank MO >■
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      • 25 19 Promet 567,000 Gentings 244.000 Sea View 188 000 Faber Merlin 185 000 City Dcv 177,000 Total turnover: 5.26 m Total value: $22.48 m
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      • 31 19 BT Indicator: Industrials: Finance: Hotels: Properties: Minings: Plantations: OCBC: SESInd: *****0 778.50 1773.33 1228.39 784.11 329.77 930 94 753.57 679.87 *****3 780.78 1770.27 1231.80 786.28 329.80 929.98 755.54 682 02
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    • 54 19 I +2 IIMCM itkffeßM tw Par •-Dec efceapeßkd re If Wlmm^m 10 -2 -4 NBT Nillm PMC Perils Plmnt Prim» -2 +5 ■4 25 -5 6 SapCwp Sbne Darby St Steamship St Trmdlnn Times Pah ÜbKtoeen -2 1 -5 -2 CCM (-•ldStora«r +8 ItanUp lad Kirn
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    • 2338 20 INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Gr'. 18*1 Last Div High Low Company Salr +or- Net Vol Week COOO) High Low 494 248 Aetna 300 unch 145 115 115 Alcom US 4.8 350 130 Allied Choc 220 cd +8 7.0 312 150 BA T 2SO +5 455 420 308 Bat* 388
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    • BUISNESSDONE
      • 384 20 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market ended 1981 on a slightly firm note in a halfday session yesterday. Interest was relatively better at the start after Wednesday's firmer close and, although some profittaking set in -.ound midsession, v.lues remained steady uitil closing. On balances advances led declines
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      • 36 20 Industrials Finance Hotels Properties Oil Palms Tins robbers robbers Up 44 3 2 2 3 3 Down 15 5 1 2 3 2 2 1 Inc 21 3 4 1 4 4 Deb/Loans 1
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      • 1446 20 BID and offer prices officially listed and huslnm in and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets In lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the world "sett". Big Board deal (In
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      • 40 20 f HSeng I Ceramics >erlis > Trading i! A A 3 Cables Jorsechem Sugars lyn Resins v" I. In.l 5 90 6.80 5.85 10.00 6.00 3.60 3.38 15.70 4.50 5.20 2.20 .35 .30 .30 .25 .24 .20 .20 .16 .15
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      • 80 20 GSA tin stockpile sales GSA tin stockpile sales WASHINGTON: The General Services Administration (GSA), said it sold 740 tonnes of surplus stockpiled tin at US$7.O6 per lb. GSA said it sold 600 tonnes to Ore and Chemical Corp, New York, 80 tonnes to Lonray Inc. New York and 60 tonnes
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      • OVERSEAS MARKET
        • 297 20 HONGKONG: Stocks closed, easier for the half-day session I yesterday, while trading was quiet and subdued on New Year's eve, brokers said. The Hang Seng index closed the year at 1405.82, down 9.49 points from Wednesday's finish, compared with a 1473.59 close at the end of last year. The
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        • 359 20 SYDNEY: Scattered buying yesterday, marginally offset selling pressure on the final day of trading this year, dealers said. The All-Ordinaries index gained 0.5 point to finish the year at 595 5 Last year, the market finished above 700 points. Several selected issues saw some brisk buying, but overall turnovers
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        • 217 20 KUALA LUMPUR: Peninsular Malaysian rubber output dropped to 120,862 tonnes in October from a revised 123,576 tonnes in September and 127,139 in October 1980, Statistic Department figures show. The lower production in October was in line with continued falls from both estates and the smallholders
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        • 383 21 NEW YORK, Wed. The market closed higher, thanks to a very mild afternoon rally, which was already fading by the close. The Dow Jones industrial average rose as much as 9.60 points by mid-afternoon, its first significant movement of the week, but then pulled back and finished 4.85
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        • 270 21 AMSTERDAM, Wed. Share prices were mixed on the last trading day of this year, with RayaJ Dntrk gaining one guilder, while KLM fell 0.90 in Dutch internationals, dealers said. In banks ABN lost one and Amr* 0.90, while NMB rose one. Insurances Eaala and Nataed rose one and 0.60
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        • 17 21 THE Tokyo and Manila stock markets were closed yesterday New Year and RazU Day respectively.
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        • 656 21 LONDON, Wed. Share prices closed firmer today, extending yesterday's trend, dealers said. The Financial Times index closed 4.4 points higher at 528.8. Further light buying interest in a thin market underpinned prices, outweighing the influence of a worsening UK industrial relations outlook, dealers added. Industrial leaders had ICI up
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        • 52 21 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 528.8 Tuesday 52*0 Week Ago 517.7 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 873 10 Tuesday 868 25 Week Ago 868.67 H.K.HANG SENG Thursday 1406.82 Wednesday 1415.31 Week Ago 1375.59 AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIALS Thursday 7415 Wednesday 739.5 Week Ago 739.1 ALL ORDINARIES Thursday 595.5 Wednesday 596.1 Week
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        • 368 21 ZURICH, Wed. Share prices closed higher in moderate turnover in the final session of the year with some window dressing still evident, dealers said. Prices firmed after a barely steady opening as fresh buying emerged towards the close. Banks rose, and in leading industrials Ciba-Geigy, Sandoz, Sulzer registered and
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        • 180 21 LONDON: A decline in the non-socialist world tin surplus to 10,800 tonnes in 1982 from 17,700 tonnes in 1981 will occur if China's exports and USSR imports remain the same, the Economist Intelligence Unit Ltd (EIU) said. In its world commodity outlook for 1982
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      • 1342 20 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday, with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in tots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified iNDisnuAm •f p— 'l Aleaa (1.465) (4) 1.48 (4) 1.47 (U) 1.46 Ala
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      • 599 20 IT WAS the last trading day of 1181, bat there was none of the year-end "party fever" at the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. Although baying support was evident during the two hoars of trading on New Year's Eve, share prices generally closed aronnd
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      • 17 20 Temium I U Ind ltd Plants Dredge 1.86 5 10 6.25 5.25 34 10 .10 .10
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      • 180 20 BINGAPOBE UNIT TRUST (Msnaam' arlees far Jaa 4) Altßl THNOT SECT iirriKg ASIA (Managers' friees fer Jaa 4) Spore Growth Fund 0.56 101. OI'B-MONTAtiI (Managera' artoea far Jaa t 4) Union Spore Fund 1.48 1 56 DIAMOND MGT S'PORK rCoT'^' I*'-1 4 4 Spore Fd(USt) 0.80 0 85
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      • COMMODITIES
        • 593 21 PRICES in the Singapore rubber market closed slightly lower yesterday, with January RSS One buyers quoted at 178.50 cents per kilo, down 0.50 cents on Wednesday's close, dealerss said. The market opened fractionally lower and later turned idle during the half -day session on festive consideration, they said. KUALA
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        • 93 21 NOON SSR and SMR phem jMndir HAS J.ou.r. t'bru.r, (C urr..l Mtkl tForw.nd Mth) Buyara S*ll«r. B«;«rs B«lUr> SSR 20 UUmpalbt) 162 50 164 SON 164.50 166 SON SSR 60 UtaopallM) ***** IM.OON ***** 162.00N MBBLB Jinur Krbru.r. SMRCV lluop*Utt) 187.40 188 SON ***** 191 SON SMRL
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        • 34 21 Rubber: Dec 31 Singapore: Jan: 178.50 cents (down 0.50 cent) Malaysia: Jan: 201.00 cents (down 0.50 cent) Tin: M 534.68 per kilo (up 10 cents) Official offering: 300 tonnes (up 35 tonnes)
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        • 135 21 CHINESE Pradaee Exekaage, Slniapare, m*o eteatag pricea per 1M kg yesterday. Cm«hl «U: Bulk fob $100.00 sellers, old drum (In second hand drum) fob $112.00 sellers, new drum fob $116.00 sellers. Caara: Mixed (loose) $50.00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob Asia NLW $372.50 sellers, Sarawak white pepper
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        • 139 21 THE Far East market for gold was very quiet yesterday, with prices moving within a very narrow range. The market opened at US$399 50 400 50 and closed marginally higher at $400.50/ 401.50. B*vee: N.M. lUtksekUd B*a*. Export prices In non-tterUng areas In US dollar per ounce. (1) Australian
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        • 237 21 THE Straits tin price recovered 10 cents to M 534.68 per kilo in Penang yesterday, on an official offering up 35 tonnes to 300 tonnes. The overnight London market was easy with forward buyers plunging £110 to £7,920 per tonne. LONDON: Tin held comparatively steady in afternoon trading on
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        • 144 21 KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian crude palm oil market closed mixed in quiet trading yesterday, ahead of the New Year holidays, dealers said. January in the south fell $2.50 to M$9OS per tonne while the central region was traded $2.50 higher to $902.50. The refined market was featureless with
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        • 32 21 LONDON: Copper prices on Wednesday (prevlou* In brackets). Wirebar Spot CB7l 00 (£866.00); sellers £872.00 (£866.50); Three Month buyers £896 50 (£891.50); sellers £897.50 (£892.00). Market (we: Steadier. 8al«: 14.375 tonnes.
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        • 24 21 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 11.88 per cent.
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        • 300 21 THE US dollar opened at $2.0430 60 and closed at 2.0455 65 in featureless trading in the Singapore forex market yesterday. It started below Wednesday's close against major currencies, gained some ground, to finish above its opening levels. US dollar deutschemark closed at 2 2500 50 and
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        • 338 21 ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Dec 31: Closing Asian dollar certificates of deposit for prime names on Dec 31: Offer Bid 7 days 135/16 13 3/16 1 month 13^ 13H 2 months 13 11/16 13 9/16 3 months ISH 13V. 6 months 15 14
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        • 40 21 •ounl houses on Dec 31 Overnight: It<«to4*% CaU depodts: to 4 Ckxiu B.yi>( S«lli>f I- month rreasury bills 2% 2W 1-month Sank bills T» Tk 3 months CD 7H 7W 0 months CD 8 B*< team: NiUi—l Dtaeaut C*.
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        • 26 21 mgapure dollars on Dec 31 Otter Bid vernlght 1 1 month S'» 7V, 2 months TH 7* 3 months TH 7W Overnight mode IV,
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    • 2384 22 Stockmarket '82 five views THE stock market in 1981 had one of the best run-ups in history, followed also by one of the worst crashes. We asked five analysts for their views on what it should be like the next 12 months. Finance and tourism By WOO YENG YONG Investment
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 164 19 GRAND ANGPOW mk\ -"^S^^nr^^SnnnV Heuin the Xew Year tin vii auspicious note. Make a HSOO purchase at I anv\lnninnnnnn\ HllCAand^tabitf An«lW!BTO.oooworthof AnjjPowstobctflvcii MljA|a^^kjM| away! So hurry! The more you buy. the more Vng Pows you"U get. HIKA has the latest and mo* I complvlv range of i furniture in town
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 492 21 M LK7J m l U.S. $25,000,000 Floating Rale Notes Due 1989 UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) In accordance with the provisions of the Notes, notice is hereby given that for the three month Interest Period from 31st December, 1981 to 31st March, 1982, the Notes
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    • 102 21 PHAKMAOKITH Al. DEPARTMENT TENDER Tenders wtll be received from registered tenderers at the Ministry of Health. Cuppage Centre, Cuppage Road, Singapore 0022, up to noon, on the date shown against the tender, for the supply of the following Item: 1) Tender for the Supply of Catheters. Ref: Pharm Dept Tender
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 210 22 DBS interest news Effective 2 January 1982 DBS Prime 1 per annum Savings g% Account K<V per annum 7i% per annum Fixed Deposits Automatic renewal is available m^ mm f 6V4%p.a. for 1 month fßw 7V4%p.a. for 3 months W fg% B'4%p.a.fof 6 months Jf* W \j gT^monihs.siooo p.3. for
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 2674 23 Ml The Woricfs Most Advanced Face Cleanser Q/Ji Lecithin Cream New Years Greetings Best Wishes to the 7 50,000 Consumers, fii *DeSr£and supporters fj| and the 2^21 *DeSr£ind Dealers fji in Singapore and Malaysia, 3 s "al^ ,^V AUTHORISED 7>^r^nd DEALERS IN SINGAPORE:iINPWRHinrFRn JALANMEMBINA STIRLING RD. J«*silift/S TONGSENGM/H WHAMPOA ENG
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 221 24 SINGAPORE'S TEN MOST ELEGANTTY DRESSED LADIES In an island -wide poll conducted in August 1981, more than 100 people involved in the fashion, airline, hotel and advertising industries elected ten ladies to Singapore's first ever BEST DRESSED LIST. The results of the poll were announced on December 10, 1981 at
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 1448 25 y^Sy^ This announcement appears as a matter of record only and does not constitute an invitation to subscribe. PROSPECTUS This Prospectus is dated 31st December 1981 CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS (MALAYSIA) BERHAD (Incorporated in Malaysia) PUBLIC ISSUE OF 3,300,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF $1.00 EACH AT A PRICE OF $1.20 PER ORDINARY SHARE
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 3233 26 PROSPECTUS CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS (MALAYSIA) BERHAD £k (Incorporated in Malaysia) J* ALLOTMENTS AND ACCEPTANCES The Directors reserve the right to refuse any applications, including multiple applications, or to accept any application in part only, without assigning any reason either for refusal or for partial acceptance. Acceptance of Applications may be subject
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 3165 27 PROSPECTUS CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS (MALAYSIA) BERHAD (Incorporated in Malaysia) J£ 'I I. PROFITS 4. The results of the Company for the last five financial years and six months to 30th June. 198; ire as follows:Profit before Accounts Taxation Taxation Year ended 31st December. 1976 22,670 Year ended 31st December, 1977 878.165
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 886 28 1 184-4411 1 li jSEBtiERE TOEAr rar?p|sPECIAL r Pat ronlse any of All you have to do There will be three ■these restaurants after enjoying a lucky draws, to be I f and eating places delightful meal at held at the end of I I and win a Doable any
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    • 231 28 14 Antiques/Art Crafts ANTIQUE CHINESE FURNITURE ii Porcelain ware from a Private Collection. Special New Year offer at No. 11, Claymore Road, Singapore 0822. (Behind Orchard Tower). Tel: *****66. 1-3 January 1882. 10.30 am 6 pm. NEW YEAR SPECIAL Offer. 25% discount off all Maps, prints, books and pictures plus
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    • 305 28 —JBJ»— WSJS^BajajaaajajajajaPW WEEKS OLD Male and Female Pekinese pupple* for sale. SKC registered. Interested, view at: 111, Eng Kong Place, Spore 2158. Tel *****6 between 8 am and 1 pm. Price: 5750 to $800 negotiable. CHEAP! ALL ADULT male and female Dobermann, Japanese Spaniel, Terrier, Splits, Poodle. View: 64- A.
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    • 217 28 ONE SET SOFA, one cartridge radio, one dish washer, one 14' B/W Telefunken TV, 24" National B/W TV for sale. Contact *****21. Jessie 28 Rentals REKTAL or PURCHASE WITH RELIABLE BACKUP SERVICES DAY NITE GET REFRIGERATORS D€EP FREE2ERS OAS COOKER FILTER MOOO WASHING MACHINES •a m\m ROOM W^^V AIR. CONDITIONERS
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    • 315 28 A large multi-national! company in Jurong I requires ENGINEERING ASSISTANT (Design) Job Descriptions Analyses and investigations requirements resulting in s schemetic set-ups of s machine, tool and equipment lav out Produce accurate engineering drawings or sketches for further detailing Studies operating requirement, observing safety standard and ensure maintenance end repair
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    • 427 29 il4 [J Employment 68 Situations Vacant t) Technical CLERK -OF-WORKS (Oanaral) A Ctofti-of-Worfc* familiar with architectural, atructural/ civil and m E raquirad tor a rowdontlal d#vtMOf>m#n t Vocational background in i building construction or equivalent. Preferably 2 years' expert- ence. Completed N.S Able jo work Independently. Interpret* engineering and building
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    • 559 29 SINGAPOREAN LIVE-IN SERVANT for Western couple Dlst mi References Tel: *****63 afterINDIAN SERVANT REOUMED to look after young child and some general housework Call *****55 MT ALVERMA HOSPITAL requires J Domestic Helper Interested please ring: *****44 PART-TIME HELP times/week). Laundry, cleaning for small family Ss9o Tel *****35 REQUIRED ENGLISH SPEAKING
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    • 957 29 Q Vehicles Boats i 1 1 i i I*7* F/ESCORT 1 J Uhla Alrcon 2 owners Road tax 4/82. Very good condition. $11,000 ono Please tel: *****94 ISM FORO FIESTA specially Imported. Alrcond, power windows, showroom condition Ring: Johnny Llm. *****55 EJ IjS FORO Cortina Beautiful condition. Contact: Tommy, tel:
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    • 845 29 jrtji Vehicles Boats m) Commercial Vehicles DEC. 1575, DATSUN pick-up 1300 with radio Tax Insurance 11/ 82 Asking $5,800 ono Tel: *****48 JULY, IS7S, ISUZU dlesel pick-up steel. 1 owner Alrcond Very weP maintained $10,400 ono. R'..ig *****27 JUNE ISM DATSUN C2O Pick- up. dent free Interested please call: *****7
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    • 742 29 AW VESPA ISOX 1980. 1 owner, very good condition Selling $2,100 Ring *****8 Bernard AXSSS3 HONOA CB4OON. Low mileage Tel *****25 after 600pm *****1 ENO -SO KAWASAKI OTO Selling cheap New Insurance Interest- ed please call ***** 19. HONOA CB 108, highest offer secures. Oood condition Interest- ed tel: *****09
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    • 379 29 C Accommodation r Properties FOREIGN STUOENT requires a contact *****18 89 Propartias For Saw Houses DIST J057 UPPER THOMSON single-storey corner bungalow, j 4,000 sq.ft beautiful Interior I 5400.000 J E Housing Associates *****68/9 FULLY FURNISHED DOUBLE- STOREY semi-detached bunga- low In high class residential area i In Penang No
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      19 30 Ml Lovtny Mtfnofy of S.K PtY ADAS* Departed 1/1/72 AI ay t rimirntWfMl oy Lowtd Onaa
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    • 16 30 In LovtnQ NMfftocy Of NANCY YAP VAN LENO Departed 1-1-S1 Alwsys rvffVMfHD#rsa by DA V» CHAN
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      42 30 PATH DA BHOG MOM SALVANT KOflE W/O CHARAN SINGH Peeeed away peecetuMy on nth Oooambor 19S1. Will always be remembered and deeply missed by family and relatives. Path Da Bhoa at Conlral Sikh Tarnpta on a 1 .(2 between S-Sp.m.
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    • 27 30 MR CHIU I CHUAN age 70 yrs passi ed away peacefully 30-12-81 I Curled 31-12-81 at Chua Cnu Kang Chinese Cemetery Plot 211 Block 8A
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    • 40 30 MRS OEORGJNA FERGUSON The Board of Governors and Members of the General Committee of the SMOAPORE Cheahtre Homo deeply regret to announce Mrs Qao»|a.ta Firauaaii. Honorary Matron of the Singapore Cheshire Home passed away peacefully on Monday. 28th December 1881
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      18 30 LTA NARBANS MNOM euddanly pawl away on 31.1a.11 Deeply missed by Officers of: KAMOAW OFWCERS Ml—
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      20 30 LTA HARBANS S— OH ■utfUmrt pm.d stray on Jl/12/H Deeply missed by Officer* and Men of SCHOOL Of AHTMJ.ERY KAMOAWCAMP
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    • 1000 30 |0| Educatior. Instruction HIGHER ACCOUNTING INTENSIVE for LCCI 1982 examination Starting Saturday 2.1.82 2.30pm Rex Commercial School, 7880 Upper Serangoon Road, tel: *****00 RAJA'S COLLEGE OFFERS: Secretarial, Stenography. Bookkeeping. Shorthand, Typewriting. Commercial English, Telex. Register early: Raja's. 37C Bras Basah Complex: *****70/ *****03 TYPEWRITING: ONE/TWO month Intensive course during school
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    • 420 31 Singapore on a platter Bi^ sShauT 2 I J!^ TAPI NATION RE.JOICKS H* HH Won T** T: LEE i I if." HI 4 I a Ea Br k J^m~r> mi r Bne I Which cut of the Singapore market would you like The Straits Times The Sunday Times Business Times
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  • 487 32  -  IRENE NGOO, 1,791 flats costing $383 m to be built in 4 projects By Housing Correspondent A MODERN suburbia for fashionable living appears to be the latest trend in the thinking of the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Four new designs of projects released by URA yesterday
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  • 361 32 FOR more than three weeks, the Pringle family in Grange Heights had to live with flies, maggots, cockroaches and the stink j of uncollected rubbish. Each time food was laid out or cooking was done, the flies would come. Maggots wriggled out of the rubbish
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  • 235 32 COMMUNITY service organisations should undertake more long-term community projects, the Acting Minister for Social Affairs, Dr Ahmad Mattar, said on Wednesday. Most of these organisations usually raise funds, sponsor or get involved in such projects only on a short-term or ad hoc basis. Dr Mattar said
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  • 191 32 DEVELOPERS of new buildings will have to retain at least 30 per cent of the floor area of their development for 10 years from the day they obtaini ed the temporary occupa--1 tion licence. This portion of ownership must be held under
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    • 496 32 FOREST MARKETING SERVICES PTE LTD invites applications for the post of I PURCHASING OFFICER I Job requirements:- Male Singapore Citizen between 26 and 35 years of age. Possess minimum GCE O' level with at least 3 years commercial experience as a Purchasing Officer or equivalent position, in an automotive, timber
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    • 687 32 A MINISTRY fcSSg OF THE ENVIRONMENT TENDER NOTICE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION (I) Cutting of Gross ot Chua Chu Kang Chinese, Christian, Muslim and Hindu Cemetries for the Period 1.4.82 to 31.3.83 Ref: TEN(ENV)O9/82/l 'Showround. Meet at Centralized Office, Chua Chu Kang Muslim Cemetery, Chua Chu Kang Road, 26 km on
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 693 33  -  EPSOM JEEP I r-^^^^w^^^^^wj y-^ Ll2^J m^^B. A*/ 01. V l By THERE is a chance that, in the new season, some of the classics may be changed from mere handicaps to weight-for-age races or at least restricted handicaps with a set topweight. Already,
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    • 511 33  - Neptune Topaz sparkles EQUESTRIENNE By NEPTUNE TOPAZ, with Bruce Raymond in the saddle, showed form when he returned 41.2 sec. in a 600 m workout at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. The going was good. The five-year-old New Zealand gelding by St Puckle scored once last season. Sent over the Kuala
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    • 306 33 Great season for Cheam but not the best I KNOW that no local jockey has won the jockey championship. To settle an argument, can you let me know if A.K. Cheam's third place in the jockeys' list in 1981 is the best achieved by a local boy? BENNY Ipea JEEP:
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    • 528 33  -  EQUESTRIENNE FAIRWAY By It's time amateurs think about others By FOR the first time in the history of local amateur racing, a woman jockey has clinched the amateur jockeys' title for the year. Christine McCulloch, 26, topscored this season with 11 winners, beating her nearest rival,
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    • 90 33 COLORADO SPRINGS, Thurs. Scott Hamilton and Sheila Young Ochowicz have been named this year's American Amateur Athletes of the Year by the United States Olympic Committee in their official publication, The Olympian. Hamilton, 22, of Denver, won the world men's figure-skating title in Harford, becoming only
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    • 54 33 IX)NDON. Thurs. Australian team captain Tony Shaw whr punched Scottish lock Bill Cuthbertson in their Dec 19 rugby union international, has been left out of Saturday's team to meet England at Twickenham Shaw, who later apologised for the incident is one of the six reserves for the Wallabies'
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    • 309 33 Coe, Ovett and Toshack are awarded MBEs LONDON, Thurs. Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, who defied government pressure and won gold medals for Britain at the Moscow Olympic Games last year, were officially forgiven today and awarded MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) medals. Prime Minister Margaret
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    • 345 34 WRITERS: Patrick Bastians, Joe Dorai, R. Manoraj, Hakikat Rai, J. Rajendran, Janice Scan, Peter Siow, Wilfred Yeo. SINGAPORE tennis is finally coming out of the doldrums, both in playing standards and popularity as suggested by the last 12 months. While no great heights were scaled, 1981
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    • 188 34 TIMESPORTS LOOKS BACK ON 1981 WHAT kind of a sporting year was 1981 really like for Singapore? We asked our team of reporters to tell as what they felt about the performances of the sportsmen, sportswomen and sports officials in the sports they covered during the last 12 months. And
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    • 204 34 GYMNASTICS is one Singapore sport that is seldom devoid of excitement. But excitement alone does not bring results as the Singapore Amateur Gymnastics Association discovered to their dismay at the South-east Asia Gamas in Manila. The sport, indeed, seems to be making little progress in skill
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    • 168 34 THE Singapore Hockey Association's war-cry for 1981 was: "We're down but definitely not out." The SHA had great hopes admirable ones, it might be added but not the resources or perseverance to sustain their efforts during the year. But they were spirited triers. It was a
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    • 301 34 ETI THE Singapore Cricket Association, with about 200-odd members, continue to testify that being small is not a stumbling block to having a varied and entertaining annual programme. Last year has been a perfect example of the SCA's initiative. The League and
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    • 193 34 ARCHERY in Singapore has never been a very popular sport, and 1981 did not see it produce anything special. Lack of support from the sporting authorities, shortage of facilities and poor response from the public do not make for William Tells. One could say that the
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    • 206 34 THE phenomena along East Coast Parkway these days are the nocks of cyclists, belonging to no clubs, pedalling furiously. Amazing when one considers the fact that the cycling enthusiasts have mushroomed without any help nor inspiration from the Singapore Amateur Cycling Association. Think what
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    • 269 34 svhKs 31 NATIONAL champion Zainal Abidin's crown eyed with robber-like looks by youngsters Peter Hill and Stewart Ballard that sums up the past 12 months for Singapore squash. But Zainal, who once played for the Police team, kept the "robbers" at bay, defeating his
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    • 191 34 i •51 THE year 1981 is one which Singapore golfers will want to forget quickly The national team gave a dismal performance in all their international assignments. They finished last in the Nomura and Putra Cups and lost 10-2 to Malaysia in their annual match.
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    • 124 34 SINGAPORE boxing, like its exponents, had its ups and downs in the past 12 months. In January, SABA came up with a grand plan for giving the sport a muchneeded boost. They appointed a coaching panel that was headed by K. Segaran. But, five
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    • 316 35 MADRID, Thurt. SPANISH Football Federation president Pablo Porta reiterated yesterday that the draw for the 1982 World Cup would be decided here on Jan 16, and not before. Porta, responding to Press reports, that the draw for the 24-nation competition was already fixed,
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    • 295 35 LONDON, Than. English Football Association chairman Bert MUllrhlp yesterday gave the rest of the world a New Year's warning watch oat for England In the World Cap. MUllrhlp, who took over from Sir Harold Thompson daring the summer, said In his New
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    • BRIEFS
      • 59 35 BADMINTON: Malaysia will send a four-man team to the Taiwan and Japan Open championships next month. The Badminton Association of Malaysia yesterday announced the names of the four Ong Beng Teong and the three Misbun brothers, Sidek, Razif and Jaii. ni. The Taiwan Open is from next
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      • 26 35 BOXING: French lightheavyweight champion Hocine Tafer will make his return to the ring on Jan 23, when he meets Englishman Andrew Dennis in Grenoble.
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      • 51 35 CYCIJNG: West Germany's Gregor Braun and Belgium's Patrick Sercu took the lead in the Cologne six-day race after the second night. Leading standings. 1. Gregor BraunPa trick Sercu (W.Ger-Bel) 91 points, 2. Josef Kristen-Rene Pijnen W.Ger-Hol) 88. One lap back, 3. Gunther Schumacher Udo Hempel (W. Ger)
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      • 44 35 GOLF: Jim Albus shot a six-under-par 65 to take the first-round lead of the US$l5O,--000 ($306,000) Spalding invitational pro-am tournament. Leading scores: 65 Jim Albus 32-33. 67 Peter OosterhuLs 35-32, Algeiber 33-34, Jay Haas 32-35. 68 Bobby Clampett 33-35, Bob Gilder 35-33.
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      • 44 35 SKI JUMPING: Matti Nykaenen, the junior world champion from Finland, won the first leg of the 30th GermanAustrian four-hill tournament with leaps of 109 and 104.5 metres for 241.4 points. East German Manfred Deckert finished second, and West German Thomas Prosser third.
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      • 78 35 TENNIS: South African John Kriek struggled past New Zealander Chris Lewis 7-5, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 6-4 in the third round of the Marlboro Australian Open championships in Melbourne. Other third-round results: Hank Pfister (US) bt GuiUermo Vilas (Arg) 6-3. 6-4, 6-4. Peter McNamara bt Paul Kronk 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.
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      • 86 35 YACHTING: New Zealand yacht Ceramco led the fleet in the 6,100-mUe third leg of the round-the-world race from Auckland to Mar Del Plata, Argentina. The first compulsory report on individual positions since the fleet left Auckland on Saturday revealed that Ceramco was about 600 miles out of Auckland,
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    • 375 35 LONDON, Thurs. Geoff Boycott and Dennis Lillee, separated by hemispheres but united by ability, are savouring the climax of their controversial cricketing caree r Within five days of each other, they snapped up the two most significant world records in Test cricket England opening
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    • 210 35 Selectors drop Welham from Test SYDNEY, Thurs. Australian selectors have dropped Dirk Welham from the team that beat the West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday. The second of the threeTest series begins at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Welham, who made a century in his first Test
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    • 133 35 CALCUTTA, Thurs. England have included two extra bowlers, offspinner John Emburey and pace-bowler Graham Dilley. in their squad of 13 for the fourth Test against India, starting on New Year's day. The two ioin the 11 who played in the drawn third Test at New Delhi. The England
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    • SOCCOUR ROUND UP
      • 449 35 ROME, Thurs. West Germany's Karl Heinz Rummenigge, named this week as European Player of the Year by a specialist French newspaper, is ready to leave Bayern Munich for Italy's Ju vent us if they offer him enough money. He told La Gazzetta Dello Sport
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    • 171 35  -  WILFRED YEO By THE Kallang Bowl will score a "first in local league bowling when they offer a Renault car worth $55,000 for a perfect game in the Porsche Renault League, which starts next month. The prize, offered by Ngo Hock Auto
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    • 35 35 A GOAL by firmer international Mehar Singh was enough for Singapore CYickel Cub to edge out Indian Association 1-0 In a closely-fought Singapore Hockey Association Junior knock-out semi-final matrh at Balestier Road yesterday.
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    • 343 35  -  ERNEST FRIDA By MR. E.W. Barker, the Minister for Law, had his first taste of golf at the Warren Golf Club yesterday. Barker, who represented Singapore in hockey in the late *****, tried his hand at the new practice putting green. He had earlier opened
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  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • 847 33 I FAR EAST ORGANIZATION I Invites applications for the following senior positions:J I 1) Site Engineer Tj A degree or professional qualification in civil or structural 4$ engineering or equivalent. At least five years experience in the supervision and management of construction of commercial and shopping complexes, hot«ls and high-class
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    • 411 33 SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL TENDER NOTICE The following tenders are Invited by the Chairman Hospital Planning Committee/Director, SOH for the New Singapore General Hospital. 1. Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of 0 Items of Laboratory Equipment consist of Automatic Analyzer for PH-Blood/Acld Base Determination, Centrifuges, Electronic Blood Cell Counter, Electronic Platelets
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    • 679 33 k/Lvl ILvi^fw^Bl Tender Notice I Tenders are invited forI I SUPPLIES I a) Tender No. PT/2/82(Y) Supply of I Baseband Modem* Estimated quanti- I ty: 42 units. Eligibility: Registered Contractors Class C D Non-Registered Controctors Deposit I SSSOO 00 Closing Date 12 February 1982 I b) Tender No. PT/4/82(X) Supply
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    • 406 34 SUPER OO PROTEIN TABLETS (Protein Supplement with S A^9% >v added Vitamins Minerals) S^&t^&A Weider proteins in tablet form, which have led the lAf I _p% T% field for over 30 years, _Lr fc l> have now taken on a mnmiZZuMtMi with new look. The modern «aa» vttamm»» mww*'-* package
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  • 307 36 KUALA LUMPUR, Thura ANOTHER card system is to be introduced for government servants this time to gauge their annual performance, and weekly work productivity. The card will contain particulars to assess I whether an employee has completed the»work assigned him, said the Director-General
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  • 148 36 High and mighty feel of heels WASHINGTON, Thurs. Hick beela "may well be tie meat potent aphrwUsUc ever concoctod," an expert who should know says in the latest edition of the American Journal of Podiatry. la aa article, High Heels: The Agony and the Ecstasy, podiatrist (foot dactor) WUlalm Rossi
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  • 476 36 WASHINGTON, Thursday THE United States is falling behind the Soviet Union in space development a situation that will have national security implications for Americans, the National Aeronautic Association said yesterday. The association, founded in 1906 to boost aviation, stressed that the US
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  • 245 36 Iraq: We forced back Israel war planes BEIRUT, Thurs. Iraq said two Israeli fighter planes had flown into its airspace yesterday but had been driven off by Iraqi aircraft. The official Iraqi news agency said two of Israel's American-made F-15 planes flew 50 km into western Iraq in an area
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  • 250 36 WASHINGTON, Thurs. Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev sent President Reagan "an exceptionally offensive" letter last week rejecting the US leader's claims of Kremlin involvement in the Polish crisis, an authoritative diplomatic source said yesterday. Before announcing US sanctions on Tuesday against the Soviet Union, President
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  • 109 36 Bangkok to spend $100 m to help rural poor BANGKOK, Thurs. The Thai government has for the first time decided to spend about 1,150 million baht (about SJIO2 million) next year to assist the poor living in rural areas. Thai Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda in a New Year's Eve message
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  • 40 36 JAKARTA, Thurs. Sixteen people were killed and three others injured by landslide at Majalengka and Bogor. both i i west Java, it was reported today. The disaster occurred during the weekend after heavy rains caused the landslide. AFP.
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  • 32 36 NEW DELHI. Thurs. A band of Hindus In Uttar Pradesh state raided the houses of Untouchables India's lowest social caste and shot dead 10 people, police said today. upT
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  • 411 36 CHICAGO, Thursday THE biggest storm in 13 years buried southern Idaho under 30 cm of snow yesterday while a blizzard in the Colorado Rockies blinded teams attempting to rescue a plane crash victim and find a cross-country skier. Bitter cold stung
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  • 22 36 WELLINGTON, Thur«. France has conducted eleven nuclear tests at Mururoa Atoll this year, New Zealand's seismologic&l observatory said today. Reuter.
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  • 235 36 TEL AVIV, Thursday ISRAEL has warned Egypt it will not accept pressure to make more concessions in peace negotiations beyond its pledge to withdraw from the Sinai by April. The Golan Heights and r the occupied West Bank will remain Israeli territory, Foreign Minister
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  • Page 36 Advertisements
    • 183 36 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Dally TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. A few more rounds of prime, lending rate decreases are likely during the first quarter of the new year in view of the continued recession in the United States and persistent intervention by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Development Bank of Singapore has
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    • 264 36 m am ■V^BJV^T _^^SB^BS> LAiwtw^ a the classy fountain pen that's rugged and reliable LAMY Safari Specially designed W to suit any mood with smooth expressive writing BA Available in Terracotta Bed and L^^B Savanna Green. .jH y I Jebsen Jessen Tel: J*****1 |BIMBBBSBBBBaBBBBSSBBBSnIBn| I REDUCE YOUR I LABOUR COSTS
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
    • 33 36 UP TO 1 p.m. TODAY: Partly clondy. 6 a.m. TOMORROW: 31 max., 25 mm. SUNSET today: 6.31 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: 1.29 a.m. UPI. No global weather report today doe to early press time.
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    • 2 1 SECTION TWO
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      1049 1 Looking back and ahead too LEISURE, Pag* Thraa: Meet the New Year D Jt OUTLOOK, Pag* Four Making resolutions for other p*opl*^-— Dancer and choreographer WANG LJ HWEI, 38, is artistic director of the Li Hwei Dance Group. Formed in 1978, the group had a busy 1981. In May,
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    • 456 2 THE Sensational, Shocking, Wonderful, Wacky It's (Ch 5, 11.41 a.m.): Dick Clark takes a humorous look at the past decade, focusing on many of Hollywood's brightest stars, political events, trends and fads. His co-hosts are Sonny Bono, Roy Clark, Ted Knight and other big names. Also featured as
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    • 790 2 BBCS DANIEL Boane (Ch 5, 1.55 a.m.): For a lolly way to start the New Year, here's an animated spe- cial based on the exploits of that famous raccooncapped hero. A frontier-man who explored the unknown forests and the fertile meadows of Kentucky, he blazed trails
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      • 920 3 D Js on the hot-line DANA LAM introduces the new year's chat-show hosts on Radio One TODAY, we have a proposition. How about waking up with lan de Stains, having lunch with Rose Tan and er going to bed with Long Siew Chen or Jeanette Joseph? Game? Keep that radio
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      • 534 3 SSO Familiar Favourites Victoria Concert Hall Wednesday Reviewed by JOHN EDWARDS THE genius of the Waitz King is undisputed the younger Joham. Strauss created a vogue and fired a craze which swept across Europe in a sort of musical intoxication and even touched the heart
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    • OUTLOOK
      • 793 4  -  UNUA AGERBAK By Ah, yes, resolutions. Easy to make and hard to keep. Much more interesting to make resolu- tions that other people have to keep. Time again to make and hear about MUSLIMS have Ramadan and Hart Ray a, Catholic* have Confession and Lent. And the
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      • 897 4  -  MARILYN QELIOT Sat 2nd Jan Thurs 7th Jan 11am-10pm Singapore Conference Hall, Shenton Way Balance even in an asymmetrical design THE LIVING BONSAI By A VISIT to a bonsai exhibition will introduce you to one of the highest forms of living art, and one that requires a
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    • 701 8 4 Hail to thee, big new noun! You can almost feel 'sleaze' in the hand, like that green plastic putty that kids like to squeeze through their fingers. When thrown at a public figure, it is hard to get off, recalling the unprincipled advice of a politician: Calumniate!
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    • 931 8  - Languages of the 21st Century TOM MURPHY By WORLD culture in the 21st Century will he dominated by 10 or 12 major languages. Most 21st Century citizens will speak at least one of them, and almost all other languages including some traditional European ones, wili "probably be reduced to something
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    • 159 2 MINOLTA HI-MATIC AF2 The new' Point and Shoot camera with all the warning signals to ensure perfect pictures everytime. isM^ll k\ L B sssssssV^^^^^ssHsi sss^^^r^C ■m^BBPr^B AUTO FOCUS AUTO EXPOSURE AUTO FLASH (BUILT-IN) jg± WARNING BEEPS E FAIL-SAFE SHUTTER RELEASE EASY HLM LOADING MINOLTA I=sl] CATHAY PHOTO STORE (PTE) LTD.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 307 2 Straits Times Crossword ACBOSB 6 10 Dark and stormy time in an Italian city with a lamp (8.11) 1 A maths demonstrator's com- 7 It's goodbye to the paster plaint (6) that's anything but vulgar (5) 5 Back in Jail in a long dress (6) 8 Like squeaks in narrow
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    • 74 2 EXHIBITIONS: TEN Diacoveries: Focus on those which affect us everyday. Science Centre. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Fifty cents for chilren, $1 for adults. Until Feb 28. Recycling: Turn the useless into the useful. Science Centre. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Fifty cents for children, $1 for adults. Until Tuesday. FILM SHOW:
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    • 1122 2 TV and Radio SBC 5 9.55 AM Opening folowed by Daniel 625 Fakon lsiand Boone 6 50 Cartoon Selections 10.45 The Dancing Princesses dab Dondan Sayan (Malay) 11.40 The Sensational, Shockinj, Wonder- 7 3 mE!) FOreCast M ack >70$ 7.50 Two In The Bush 1.00 International Soccer England vs 8.40
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    • 116 4 An exhibition Sale for the discriminating individualist See the adventure of modern free Cash Carry Pieces. In Ramin Wood, creativity; The fine workmanship of Teak Wood, Pinewood, Rosewood, handicraft traditions; The enduring Manau Cane, Genuine Leather, beauty of classical pieces. The and Fabric Upholstery. The best of mobility of KD/Combination
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    • 84 4 Of I Fashionable attire for I *f,Cfo, »yi|y* the modernwomen of today. Mm i The newest, hip boutique in town with a fabulous and extensive range of attire front France, Japan Hongkong fashionable dresses, blouses skirts, and casual wear galore for all occasions. Be the rave of the town with
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    • 433 6 a a a a a a a a aa aa a a 2nd WEEK; CAPITOL-REPUBLIC (CAPS37«7»l)ll«ni,l^6,4,»Joft«.lsMoFt*«U«l It's STILL UNSAFE to 90 BACK INTO THE WATER... and wit JF tfk —^^^s*rW*r V V«VOr bHbV. 1 b^bV b* < BBr^ta^BH m.tf BTNv aCa^BW SF BT Ibl JADE: 51st DAY! B (******0) 5
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    • 215 6 Wishes 2nd yAßr^Hfcfl^^^TAßJyOß/TnjljßS^B BBtßfl BA i«.a%i BBBJKi vv_J V«l iB^BJ I B^BJB\^* <a«J 1 1 rT*nMnHß^Bfl B»^ xBBm SSBH We arc closed today. Starting from tomorrow we will have a jz.'±l <4tW special ••■r^^-^fc I Miniature <«|Li|jP^ till at-1 orange plant t^S m W< and Bonsa^/^y^ China We are open
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    • 598 6 I fl 4th Storay SUITANPIA7A C| JALAN MN.TAM I I X MOWSMOWINOI 1 1am. IJO. UO. 7 00, 13pm 1 0 DIA f&A i glßUKUftr^al I X t»;:a:fJM»n-.v:':i 1 3rd BJO WEEK! )l W 11»m. 1)0 4 00. IX ISfxn <| I 1 WlllDtsans *ÜBf |l i jjPETER PANii I
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    • 595 7 f ANNOUNCEMENT Si We wish to inform our clients and business associates that with effect from JANUARY 1, 1982 Central Industrial Suppliers Pie Lid Will be better known as I GIS CIS SUPCRIOR SUPPUT Pt€ UD (Member of N.W.S. Group; U.S.A.) At the same time our Marketing and Export Department
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 431 8 I Carrier leading dealer due to expansion re- I I quire the foHowing:I 1) Expertoncad Air-Con Estimator I cum Draughtsman I 2) Trainee Draughtswoman (Female) I I 3 General Accounts Clerk I 4) ftrsoml Assistant/Secretary I Quolificoticns I 1) Minimum 5 years experience in similar H field or 3 years
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    • 452 8 p/Kl!\ The East Asiatic Co. wg (S) Pte. Ltd. invites qualified applicants to apply for the following positions in our Graphics Department. A) Sales Representative Ckca $40,000 MTk*M Direct sales of oar rtodetert Polar. Muder Martini and Stahl printing and bookbinding machines to more than ISO accounts. The person should
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    • 459 8 HIDB invites applications from Singapore citizens for appointment as:A) Technical Assistant $625 pm in the scale $625-$ 1345 (Gross: $838-$ 1794) Singapore Polytechnic Technician Diploma in building or equivalent B) Draughtsman (Architectural, Civi Enpneerinf and Structural) C) Housing Maintenance Inspector D) Junior Technical Assistant E) Technician (Works Apprentice) $290 pm
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    • 533 8 #PWD TENDER NOTICE Tenders ore invited from PWD Registe.ed Contractors for the following: SEE(R)SI/81 to SEE(R) 56/81 Construction and Repairs to Footpaths and Miscellaneous Works such as Street Furniture, Banks, Dividers, Kerbs, Bus Shelters etc in the Republic of Singapore during the period 1.4.82 to 31.3.83 for the following Division:
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  • SECTION THREE
    • 2 1 SECTION THREE
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      • Article, Illustration
        1304 1  -  LI LIENFUNG By When did 1982 come? A HEATED debate was going on during the gathering of the clan. Nothing extraordinary about having so many relatives in one room as ft was New Year's Eve and they were supposed to gather. But having a debate at a party
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      • 875 2  -  LEONQ WENQ K AM Opera Training School, Miss Chen was hand-picked for the six-year training course by the famous Cantonese opera artiste. Madam Hong Xiannu, way back in 1972. "I was only nine years old and attending a primary school in Guangzhou city where I
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      • 79 4 isf-tu 9>sgiu> jSlarj-jbgil sQaniiSliugt QurrevQaj LfS,fgi4, n es\w u9 qi ib Kovalan spent many happy hour* with Madhavi. She was not only a talented dancer, singer and musician, but was also witty and lively at conversation. Qarreuwvsr lurrrrrruSgy ib £§)a/O7rrffy Qewsuib ereoeontb
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      • 574 4 TIRUKKTJRAL is a world-renowned Tamil classic. Its authorship is attributed to a great sage known as Tiruvalluvar. Not much is known about him. Even about the date of the work, opinion is sharply divided. Even though there is no unanimity about the precise significance
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      • 285 4  -  SANTHA By ANCIENT Tamil kings and chieftains were well-known for their patronage of literature and the arts. Among them were seven vallals (patrons) especially noted for their generosity in supporting poets. Adiyamaan Nedumaan Anji was one of the seven vallals who lived in the
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    • Page 1 Advertisements
      • 68 1 f i Today Arab-Malaysian Development Bank Berhad opens its branch office in Johor Bahru, establishing the first merchant banking presence in Johor. We are at: No. 4, 19th floor, Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru, Johor. Tel: ***** Services: Corporate Finance Advisory Work "Loans Advances* Loan
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      • 211 1 Dare-devil Read about the daring lady of Cantonese operas. ±^L Page II Tlrukknral a classic that is very significant I to Tamil literatue Page IV HHHD^P|L^ Nutri-Metics I ra h ftn y e t another 3 %^H H > Xi cars to their successful V^ml^^^H district directors A Nutri-Metics warmly
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      • 103 2 J r.AQC wishes to announce the appointment of UNITED MOTOR WORKS (M) HOLDINGS BERH AD. as the new representatives for J I CASE range of Loader Backhoes and Uniloaders for the territories of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei with effect from 1 c;t Ipni iprv IQB9 I \J\ I I I
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    • Page 2 Miscellaneous
      • 224 2 f^~ S No: 13 Entry Form tm f* I i Cross-Language mTi ip^ Crossword «B I i i, i i IHH 1 v^H^ i Vh I Name Sex T u I Address: I I —tti .i....i iiiiiiinn Tel no I NRICNo: Age: Clues: D<WN b. engage in profit-mak-1. The rest
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      • 113 3 CASE, the market leader in loader backhoes, is now backed by 29 UMW service centres, the UMW parts exchange programme, "Bf fc. Mk. w^ m 111 gmk tm Bf B^^^^B aflf^^B Jl jfjl^^ ■■■■■> V j^f 1 I^tfl BBH BB^ ■■M vLi^^^^i MV'VBBBBBBBBBBf h^*^**** i J *^BBBbI BBr umui kh=3
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      • 130 4 TIRUKKURAL Right conduct makes one great; hence Jk Right conduct is deemed greater than life. AATHICHOODI Do not utter words of envy. 1 y CATHAY ORGANISATION a^af e^L ■''Sk^ a^B -d^^^^i^k pHß^ato^^aVriafc^ad^ I I/ L-/ L-/ I J^aßaßiifc**^ *ft^E^B BL /\I I r^ Ix* 7^*\ i Ir^ V 7 1
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