The Straits Times, 26 January 1983

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  • 17 1 NATIONAL ÜBRAfcY SINGAPORE The Straits Times Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1983 40 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 65/1/83
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  • 550 1 Period of uncertainty as Opec gets set for more crisis talks GENEVA, Tuesday A PERIOD of extreme uncertainty emerged today m the world oil market amid reports that members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) were gearing up for more crisis talks
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  • 291 1 MANILA, Tuesday THE government announced today that Filipino contract workers abroad must remit to banks In the Philippines at least half their monthly wages from next month or their passports will not be renewed or extended. The announcement said the Central Bank and
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  • 171 1 Jiang Qing's death sentence commuted BEIJING, Tuo» CHINA'S Supreme Court today commuted the death sentence on Mao Zedong's widow Jiang Qing to life imprisonment, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Former Vice-Premier Zhang Chunqiao of the socalled Gang of Four leftist leaders sentenced to death two years ago, also had
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  • 67 1 POTTERS (France), Tues. Thieves made a slight dent m stacks of Japanese videotape recorder:; stored m customs warehouses under new import restrictions, police said today. A total of 101 recorders were taken on Sunday from two large containers, which the culprits then meticulously sealed up.
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  • 29 1 BEIJING, Tues. Fashion designer Pierre Cardin is to sponsor a show of the latest styles from Paris m Beijing next May, the China Daily reported today. AFP
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  • 72 1 MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Musa Hitam will make a three-day official visit to Singapore next month. Official sources yesterday confirmed Datuk Musa's visit from Feb ft-11 but said Jis programme here had not been finalised. He will be the guest of Second
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  • 73 1 RINGHALS (Sweden), Tues. Demonstrators chained themselves to a gate of the Ringhals nuclear power plant yesterday, trying to prevent the loading of six tonnes of nuclear waste aboard a freigher, a police spokesman said. The chained demonstrators, however, did not succeed. Police and guards cut the chains
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  • 48 1 TOKYO, Tues. A joint military exercise by the United States Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-defence Force will be held m southern Japan from Jan 25 to 30. Ten destroyers, one submarine and several aircraft will be taking part, a defence agency official said today. AP
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  • 429 1  - Trishawmen get nine months' jail ELENA CHONG By THEY ARE FOUND GUILTY OF EXTORTING $600 FROM JAPANESE TOURIST TWO trishaw riders were each jailed for nine months, yesterday for extorting US$3OO (Ss6oo) from a Japanese tourist. Chiang Whye Hung and Lou Lee Choy, both 43, were found guilty of extorting
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  • 532 1  -  PETER HAZELHURST By Our Tokyo Correspondent But Asean will oppose any attempt to patrol Malacca Straits or South China Sea TOKYO, Tues Japan had a legitimate right to defend its own sea lanes but Asean would become very worried if Japanese naval ships
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  • 66 1 TOKYO, Tues. Japan and Malaysia signed an agreement here today allowing nationals of either country to visit the other's country without visas for up to three months. The agreement, effective from March 1, was signed by Japanese Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe and his Malaysian counterpart, Tan Sri
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  • 34 1 SEOUL, Tues. Libya has recruited 55 South Korean nurses and eight medical technicians here to work at two hospitals m Tripoli for two years, the South Korean Lahnnr Ministry reDorted today. AFP
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    • 541 2 Top HK man at SBC THE Singapore Broadcasting Corporation has recruited one of Hongkong's top TV and film producers to help raise the quality of its Chinese dramas, which will be produced m greater numbers this year. Mr Leung Lap Van, who took part m the production of such
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    • 347 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: •THE petroleum dealers' federation Is right m saying that the oil companies would do better to offer motorists lower petrol prices rather than free gifts. We do not imagine that motorists particularly want the things being given away. However, that is only a secondary issue.
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    • 219 2 London trip prize CITIZEN Team Tennis, the biggest local tennis tournament m terms of players, rivalry and sponsorship, will be launched on Feb 19. And the carrot that awaits the winners at the end of the event, which Singapore Lawn Tennis Association president Dr Ong Leong Boon says will
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    • 346 2 O-BUILT TO SPEND $lOrn ON NEW EQUIPMENT A NEWLY established local contractor, QBuilt System (Pte) Ltd, is investing more than $10 million m new building equipment, with the bulk consisting of aluminium forms from the United States. The company, which was recently awarded its first contract from the
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    • 659 2 Unctad's rescue bid UNCTAD has proposed an urgent programme to boost Third World commodity-export earnings by US$2O billion (5541.2 billion) over a three-year period. The UN Conference on Trade and Development said prices m real terms of many prfcnary products have plunged to their lowest level m
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    • 232 2 Restoring that magic SIR Frederick Gibberd, 75, one of the most inventive and versatile British architects, and his younger partner, Mr Michael Coombes, were asked by the Development Bank of Singapore to be consultants on the restoration of the 93-year-old Raffles Hotel. The government has yet to decide
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    • 226 2 Friends m need... MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, on a visit to Japan, has called on Tokyo to open its markets wider to products from Malaysia and other developing nations. And at a luncheon hosted by the Japanese Economic Organisation on Monday, he told
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    • 155 2 (Spore edition) Fit for royalty SHE arrived m Singapore with a suitcase of fine garments fit for royalty of the Qing court. These form part of a collection to be exhibited at the Pavilion Intercontinental from tomorrow to Saturday. Miss Teresa Coleman British photographer, Persian rug dealer, and
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    • 136 3 Soldiers seek abducted Soviet advisers ISLAMABAD, Tuesday TROOPS are carrying out a house-to-house search m Afghanistan's northern town of Mazar-I-Sharif for up to 16 Soviet civilian advisers abducted by guerillas early this month, Western diplomatic sources said here today. The sources, quoting what they said were reliable reports from the
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    • 201 3 Doctors sew back limbs of two girls SYDNEY, Tues TWENTY doctors and nurses battled for more than nine hoars yesterday to reattach the severed limbs of two young girls, oslng delicate micro-sur-gery. In which the surgical thread is four times thinner than human hair. Authorities at the Prince of Wales
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    • 114 3 An Afghan resistance spokesman m Pakistan early this month confirmed the guerillas were holding 15 advisers and said details about them would be given after they were taken to a safe place. Soviet and Afghan authorities have so far said nothing about the incident. Diplomatic sources also reported
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    • 140 3 Lovesick hijacker wanted to fly back to girlfriend NEW DELHI, Tues. A crew member yesterday overpowered a lovesick hijacker who threatened to blow up an Indian Airlines passenger plane with a leather belt disguised as a bomb. There were no injuries m the incident. The hijacker, Sakalaraju, 22, threatened to
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    • 88 3 BANGKOK, Tues. The leader of a group of three hijackers who evaded capture m northern Thailand for a week was found asleep m a hut today, a few hundred metres from the Burmese border, police said. A police spokesman m Chiang Mai, where the
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    • 273 3 Third World to get $41 b boost GENEVA, Tues. The UN trade agency today proposed an urgent programme to boost Third World commodity-export earnings by US$2O billion (5541.2 billion) over a three-year period. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) said prices m real terms of many primary products
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    • 106 3 4 CONTENT is all-important to me. I reject the pyrotechnics. When somebody says that my approach is a very unobtrusive or a conventional form of film making, if by that they mean that the camera is not all over the place, that to me Is a compliment.
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    • 108 3 THIS petrol station is a sure entry candidate for Ripley's Believe It Or Not column it runs on solar power. The station, with its necessary electric power being supplied by solar cell panels, was recently opened near the Kasugai Interchange of the Meihin Highways m
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    • 244 3  - Sihanouk 'meets Asean, China envoys' NANCY CHNG By Our Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK, Tues. The President of Democratic Kampuchea, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, met ambassadors from Asean and China today, diplomatic sources said. The Chinese ambassador to Thailand, Mr Shen Ping, bearing a bouquet of flowers, called on the Prince at his
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    • 38 3 BEIJING, Tues. Rescuers pulled away mud and rock with their bare hands for 23 days and found two trapped miners alive after a cave-in m a north-east Chinese coal mine, the Worker's Daily reported yesterday. AP
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    • AROUND THE REGION
      • 57 3 AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE Minister lan Sinclair yesterday began a series of tours of Indonesian armament factories and military installations as part of an effort to forge closer defence ties with Jakarta. Officials said that aircraft, small arms and naval equipment were the main areas m which Canberra would like
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      • 73 3 JAPANESE PRIME Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone plans to visit Brunei when he tours the five Asean nations m April and May, Foreign Ministry officials said m Tokyo yesterday. Under plans still to be finalised, Mr Nakasone will leave on April 30 and return to Tokyo on May 10.
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      • 86 3 INDONESIA'S FOREIGN trade policy of "counter purchase" has cut the country's non-oil exports drastically by about 60 per cent to US$l7.B million (about Ss37 million) during the second half of last year, Trade Minister Radius Prawiro said m Jakarta yesterday. The country's imports during the same
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      • 52 3 CHINA WELL release 15 Vietnamese prisoners on Feb 5, to mark the Lunar New Year next month, the official Xinhua news agency reported m Beijing yesterday. Xinhua said that the Chinese government had decided, for "humanitarian" reasons, to release 11 Vietnamese soldiers and four "spies" captured on Chinese
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      • 67 3 A CRIME SUSPECT who resisted arrest was shot m the first killing under Indonesia's Operation Sickle, which gives authorities power to search and detain people without a warrant, officials said m Jakarta yesterday. Jakarta police said they shot and killed a 25-year-old man who tried to escape
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      • 84 3 GUERILLA GUNMEN raked a house m the southern Philippine Kudarat province last week with bullets, killing a couple, two of their children and a nephew as they slept inside, the official Philippine News Agency said m Manila yesterday. The agency said that three other sons of Kasan
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    • 244 4 US presses for new approach to trade with Soviet bloc BRUSSELS, Tues. The United States is urging its European allies to agree to a new framework for trade relations with the Soviet bloc m time for two top-level meetings m May and June, European diplomats said yesterday. But France is
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    • 54 4 LOS ANGELES, Tues. George Cukor, whose stylish, elegant films m the 1930s and 1940s made him famous as Hollywood's foremost director of actresses, died last night. He was 83. Mr Cukor's work helped win many Academy Awards for others but only one for himself for My Fair
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    • 83 4 RALPH the pig Is all dressed up bat has nowhere to go for overcast skies forced the cancellation of his skydive at Orlando, Florida. Together with two other pigs, Madel and Betty, Ralph was to have made his dive on Sunday strapped to a
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    • 64 4 WASHINGTON, Tues. The US Supreme Court yesterday granted a lastminute stay of execution to Thomas Barefoot who was due to die yesterday for murdering a policeman m 1978. Hearing is set for April 26. Barefoot, 37, who says he is innocent, would have been the second convict
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    • 474 4 Message will try to reassure people WASHINGTON, Tuesday PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan, on the political defensive and facing a huge budget deficit for the next financial year, will propose new standby taxes m a State of the Union message today. White House officials said
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    • 273 4 Fewer give President the thumbs up NEW YORK, Tues. Only just over 40 per cent of Americans approve of President Ronald Reagan's performance m office as he enters the second half of his term, according to two opinion polls released yesterday. A CBS/New York Times poll said 41 per cent
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    • 124 4 Six dragged out of jail and lynched by mob RIO DE JANEIRO, Tues. Five men and a woman were lynched yesterday by an angry crowd which dragged them from police cells m southern Brazil, a police spokesman said. About 150 masked men burst into a police station m the town
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    • 210 4 Japanese interned during the war win compensation SAN FRANCISCO, Tues. San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein yesterday signed a Bill giving former Japanese-Ameri-can employees of the city U551,250 (552,575) for every year they were interned during World War n. An estimated 16 former city employees are entitled to the compensation. About
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    • 181 4 Supreme Court refuses to review busing law WASHINGTON, Tues. The US Supreme Court, m a major rebuff to the Reagan administration, yesterday refused to review a controversial 1971 ruling on mandatory busing. The court rejected without comment a Justice Department request that it modify the ruling, under which local courts
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    • 194 4 Embryo graft baby baboon a 'first' COOK SPRINGS (Alabama), Toes. Scientists yesterday introduced a week-old baboon they said represented the first successful non-surgical transplant of an embryo from one female to another among primates. An egg fertilised six months ago m one baboon was transferred to a surrogate mother who
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      • 92 4 ALBERT Priday, a farmer m Redmarley, Gloucestershire, m England couldn't figure out why his cows seemed weak m the knees. He found 18 heifers lying about m a field and at first thought they had some kind of virus. But then he noticed their breath
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      • 55 4 A DRUG that lowers blood pressure might also be the answer to certain kinds of baldness, doctors m Hartford, Connecticut said. Men with patches of baldness are being recruited by about 20 dermatologists across the United States to test samples of the drug, Minoxidil, manufactured to
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      • 35 4 PREMATURE babies at a hospital m Dorset, southwest England, are being played recordings of a mother's blood circulating. Doctors say the sound soothes the babies and makes them mo™ ro)avt>d and contented. Reuter
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      • 37 4 A DAIRY company m Cheshire, north-west England, is posting milk through 1,000 customers' letterboxes m flexible, specially-strengthened cartons because there have been so many thefts of traditional British milk bottles from doorsteps. Reuter
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    • 360 6 Emergency plans as strike comes to the boil LONDON, Tuesday MILLIONS of Britons had to boil their water today and the government began drawing up emergency plans to counter a strike by water workers who have rejected a 7.3 per cent pay offer. About 15,000 British troops have been placed
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    • 388 6 BRUSSELS, Tues. US arms negotiator Paul Nitze is expected to tell America's Nato allies today that Washington considers it is up to Moscow to produce a fair alternative to the US plan for limiting nuclear missiles, diplomats said. Mr Nitze, stopping
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    • 33 6 CAIRO, Tues. Armed bandits killed 13 people and injured three others at a railway station m southern Sudan on Jan 18, the general command of the Sudanese armed forces said. UPI
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    • 144 6 Sterling plunges to a new low against US dollar LONDON, Tnes. The British government's economic strategy appeared increasingly vulnerable today as the pound sterling plunged to a new low against the US dollar. Sterling opened at an all-time low of one pound to U551.5227 In London, down from yesterday's close
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    • 313 6 Solidarity radio goes on the air as trial opens WARSAW, Tues. Radio Solidarity returned briefly to the airwaves m Warsaw last night as the trial opened of 10 free trade union activists accused of setting up the clandestine radio station. A male announcer spoke for about seven minutes on a
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    • 45 6 BUENOS AIRES, Tues. A South Korean mountaineer has been found alive and well by frontier guards after having been lost for nine days m the Andes mountains, police said yesterday. Chil Kyou Son, 31, had survived by eating lizards and small animals. Reuter
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    • 107 6 LONDON, Tues. Five national newspapers yes- terday were charged with contempt of court for their coverage of last i summer's break-in at Buckingham Palace by Michael Fagan. Attorney-general Sir Michael Havers brought j the charges m the first major confrontation with Fleet Street, London's newspaper
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    • 327 6  -  PETER HAZELHURST By Our Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO, Tues. The military build-up m North-east Asia took a new turn m Tokyo today when the Japanese government lodged a formal I Erotest against the Soviet j fnion's decision to transfer nuclear missiles from Europe to the
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    • 468 7 jfeRUS ALEM, Tuesday AMERICAN mediator Philip Habib's latest Middle East mission has failed to bring forward a Lebanon solution and has apparently left Israel and the United States m conflict. As the special envoy arrived m Washington yesterday to report to President Ronald Reagan, there was speculation
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    • 237 7 Israelis under steady attack BEIRUT, Tues. AntiIsraeli guerillas are waging an intensifying war of attrition against Israel's 30,000-man occupation force. The guerillas are making daylight attacks around Beirut five months after the defeat and evacuation of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. An alliance of Palestinians and leftist Lebanese guerillas is behind
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    • 43 7 BUDAPEST, Tues. A Hungarian woman yesterday gave birth to the country's first quintuplets m 50 years, the official news agency MTI reported. Sandor Tarjanyi, 24, her four girls and a boy, are m good health following a eaesarean operation. Reuter tor
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      • 60 7 SOUTH AFRICA confirmed yesterday it was holding secret negotiations with Angola on a ceasefire along Namibia's northern border but refused to disclose details on progress of the talks. "Negotiations are at a sensitive level and at this stage discussion m the press could only jeopardise their outcome," South
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      • 57 7 POPE JOHN PAUL II yesterday signed a revised set of Church law that recognises new rights for women, complicates the marriage annulment process, and relaxes the religious obligations of the world's Roman Catholics. During the ceremony at the Vatican, he said the new code of 1.752 canons
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      • 54 7 THE EUROPEAN Community yesterday called on Japan to ease trade friction between them by importing more of its products, including aircraft, Tokyo government officials said. The call was made m Tokyo on the opening day of the 21st half-yearly meeting between the community and Japan, due to
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      • 92 7 GENERAL PUBLIC Utilities, the operator of the Three-Mile Island nuclear power plant, has reached a US$37 million (Ss77 million) out-of -court settlement with the builder of the plant, Babcock and Wilcox, over the 1979 accident that shut it down. The accident m Pennsylvania, when escaping radioactive gases forced
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      • 85 7 THE PROSECUTION will demand a prison sentence today against former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, charged with taking a 500 million yen (554.3 million) bribe while m office from the US Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, court sources said m Tokyo yesterday. Mr Tanaka, 64, who pleaded not guilty when
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      • 60 7 THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) said m Washington yesterday it had approved a US$2.lB billion (554.53 billion) loan to assist recovery of Argentina's ailing economy. The loan is the latest m a series of financial moves to help cash-starved Latin America stave off economic default and
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    • 166 7 PLO rep will visit Britain Arafat NICOSIA, Tues. Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) chairman Yasser Arafat was quoted as saying yesterday that a PLO representative would go to Britain with an Arab League mission and meet both Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The PLO news agency, Wafa, said Mr
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    • 111 7 ISRAEL HAS 10,000 PRISONERS PARIS. Toes. Israel is holding at least ll,tM people captured since the start of its Invasion of Lebanon last June, the International Information Centre on Palestinian and Lebanese prisoners, deportees and missing said here yesterday. Saying its figures were based on information from families, the centre
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    • 386 7 Ghanaians plight eases as Benin opens borders SEME (Nigeria), Tues THE plight of at least one million Ghanaians, ordered out of Nigeria but unable to leave, has been eased by Benin opening its borders, Benin immigration officials said yesterday. They said thousands of the Ghanaians, who had been camping on
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  • 154 8 A new conman appears and nurse loses $1,800 ANOTHER telephone conman has surfaced. This time, a nurse was cheated of $I ,BM. Nurse S.E. Chang, 25, told police that the man telephoned her at Sultan Plaza on Monday at 4 p.m. and identified himself as a Mr Yip, an old
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  • 436 8  -  LEONG WENG KAM By HE WILL HELP RAISE QUALITY OF LOCAL CHINESE DRAMAS THE Singapore Broadcasting Corporation has recruited one of Hongkong's top TV and film producers to help raise the quality of its Chinese dramas, which will be produced m greater numbers
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  • 237 8 Comparisons of prices in ads guidelines in the offing THE Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore (Asas) is drawing up guidelines on the use of price comparisons m advertisements. The guidelines, being drawn up with the assistance of the British Advertising Standards Authority, are designed to get advertisers to be prepared
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  • 50 8 Prayers for Thaipusam THAIPUSAM festival celebrations will be held at the Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple m Ceylon Road on Friday from 6 a.m. to 7.30 a.m. A special milk and Thiravia Abishegam ceremony will be held at 6 a.m. At 6.45 a.m., a special pooja and prayers will be conducted.
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  • 153 8 SINGAPORE police are helping to investigate a $5 million robbery report made by a businessman m Hongkong last week. The man, whose identity is being withheld at his request, has business interests m Singapore. Hongkong police have asked their Singapore counterparts to help look into
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  • 349 8 XIAO CHEN HONG, the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation singer from Taiwan whose girlfriend was found dead m Ang Mo Kio last week, is not likely to appear on the local TV screen again. The Taiwanese artiste's scheduled appearance m the coming SBC Chinese New
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  • 207 9 GAILY-PAINTED trishaws will soon be plying on Sentosa, providing a more Idyllic means of transport on the island resort. The Sentosa Development Corporation has given permission to Trishaw Toon Pte Ltd to operate If trishaws from Peb 4. There will be two routes sue during the
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  • 378 9  -  R A V DHALIWAL By More help on the way for consumers THE Consumers' Association of Singapore (Case) is looking into setting up consumer advice centres to help shoppers get good value for money. It is also studying the feasibility of having a
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  • 138 9 THE Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) plans to set up a selfregulatory watchdog body for the furniture trade. It will also discuss with the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (Sisir) the feasibility of introducing a Singapore standard for furniture. These steps are designed
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  • 179 9 Three claim trial in $1 m tax case RICE merchant Ho Yeow Koon, 62, his son, daughter and the company m which all three are directors, yesterday each claimed trial to 66 summonses involving over $1 million, m relation to evasion of taxes. Ho, 62, his son, Ho Kirn Swee
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  • 74 9 Student hit by cyclist at crossing STUDENT Tio Yang Then, 12, was admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital with head injuries after a cyclist hit her at a pedestrian crossing. The incident happened on Monday, when Yang Then was crossing Bendemeer Road. Witnesses are asked to contact Sgt Yusoff Mohamed
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  • 59 9 POLICE want to contact the relatives of one Ramasamy who died of head injuries m Tan Took Seng Hospital on Monday. He was aged between 45 and 50, slim and about 1.6 metres tall. He had short hair. Relatives are asked to contact art Tay Cheong
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  • 420 9  -  MAUREEN CHUA By COURT TOLD JASONS International Pte Ltd was not obliged to allot 60,000 shares to its former managing director, Mr Peter Tierney, because the company incurred accumulative losses when he was m office, the High Court was told yesterday. mmm This was
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  • 80 9 POLICE are investigating reports by seven people who claimed they were cheated of $20,000 by a man who promised jobs here for their friends and relatives m India. They alleged that they paid various sums over several months to the man who had an office m Cuff
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  • 83 9 A HOUSEWIFE jumped to her death from a block of flats a day after she accused her husband of taking his mother's side m a dispute, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Mr Leow Song Hock, 30, I a storeman, said he had j an argument with
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  • 267 9 Police get their suspects in hours... POLICE yesterday arrested two suspects barely 15 hours after a managing director reported the theft of $5,600 worth of hair curlers, combs and other grooming tools from a van m Outram Park. Two detectives tracked down the suspects to flats m Kirn Tian Road
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  • 88 9 CONTRACT worker Yap Kong Hwee, 26, who cheated two men of $700 by selling them chains which he claimed were made of gold, was jailed for four months yesterday. The chains were made of copper. Yap sold a chain to shop proprietor Loke Moon Wah, 34,
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  • 177 9 SINGAPOREAN graduates from Japanese universities were urged to play a greater role m fostering better human relations at their workplaces. Mr Fan Kai Chang, president of the Japanese University Graduates Association of Singapore (Jugas), m making this call, said they should first convince their friends and
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  • 258 10 'Don't let homes for aged be like ghettos' OLD folks' homes are like ghettos if people build them to house a group of people with certain problems and then forget them. Old people should preferably live m a community where people of different age groups can be found so that
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  • 363 10  -  IVAN LIM By Our Labour Correspondent A HOTEL has decided to incorporate service charge payments into the salary of its workers m a major departure from existing practice. It means higher earnings for the workers whose annual increment, overtime and annual wage
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  • 250 10 Care of aged is best left to the community, says professor THE care of the aged m Singapore would best be borne by the community through programmes sponsored and initiated by ordinary people. This is because Singapore has limited resources and the experience of developed countries has shown it to
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  • 131 10 7 FILIPINOS FACE 45 MORE CHARGES ANOTHER 45 cheating charges involving purchase of goods with other peoples' credit cards were yesterday filed against seven Philippine nationals, who were already facing a total of about 400 similar charges. The new charges, involving $16,000, allege that the accused had bought goods at
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  • 61 10 TELECOMS has announced a delay m introducing the automatic paging service because of "some unforeseen software problems" m its computer system. The service will now start on Feb 21 Instead of late January. The new range of pager services the single and doable number automatic paging, display paging,
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  • 313 10 Two directors claim trial to 14 new charges TWO managing directors, Dr Lai Kuen Vey and Lee Foong Fatt, who. with two others, had earlier pleaded not guilty to cheating the Port of Singapore Authority of $3.7 million, yesterday each claimed trial to 14 fresh charges involving breach of trust
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  • 101 10 Wendy's big day soon THE first Wendy's Restaurant m Singapore at Far East Plaza m Scotts Road is expected to be opened by Chinese New Year. Its opening is being delayed as the restaurant is located m a part of the building which does not yet have a Temporary Occupational
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  • 95 10 Thief grabs $10,000 from. housewife A THIEF snatched a handbag containing $10,250 m cash and valuables from housewife Madam G. K. Koo, 40, along Merchant Street on Monday night. Madam Koo told police that the thief knocked into her from behind and grabbed her handbag at 8.45 p.m. She was
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  • 62 10 AN unidentified man died m hospital on Monday. He was found unconscious near Block 204 m Bedok Central on Jan 16. Police described the man as an Indian, aged between 45 and 50. He was 1.7 metres tall and had short grey hair. Relatives are asked
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  • 185 10 THE Singapore Armed Forces School of Military Medicine will train a core of M civil defence Instructors to teach the public firstaid techniques. The first group of 29 officers, which Includes four women, will complete its four-week coarse at Pasir Labs camp at the
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  • 163 14 No short cut for Ngee Ann business graduates THE National University of Singapore will accept business graduates of Ngee Ann Polytechnic starting this year. But these students will have to start with the first year of the three-year course, along with 'A' level students. Miss Ng Suan Eng, NUS public
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  • 346 14 The good and news about suicide THE suicide rate m Singapore has remained fairly constant for the past 70 years, but the rate of attempted suicides has increased, from 55 per 100,000 of population to 70 per 100,000 m the past nine years. In 1980, there were about 1,700 attempted
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  • 136 14 TRAFFIC Police will start a campaign against motorists who park illegally along 18 roads m the Central Business District between 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. tomorrow. They will tow away vehicles which obstruct traffic flow. The 18 roads are Craw- ford Street/Beach Road, Rochor Road, Ophir
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  • 302 14 NOBODY'S perfect... not even the enforcers of the road laws from the Traffic Police Mobile Squad. They, too, have their shortcomings as 21 officers found out yesterday. The men and their gleaming machines underwent a special training course at Kallang under the watchful
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  • 27 14 THE Toa Payoh Adventure CTub is launching a membership drive. Those interested m canoeing, camping, mountain climbing and hiking may contact the club for details.
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  • 172 14 A-G TOLD TO PAY $25,000 DAMAGES TO RIDER THE High Court yesterday ordered the AttorneyGeneral to pay $25,308 damages to a motorcyclist m a consent judgment relating to an accident involving an army landrover more than five years ago. According to the statement of claim, the motorcyclist, Mr Ng Keng
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  • 232 14  - SBS puts up 330 of its older buses for sale NG WENG HOONG By THE Singapore Bus Service is getting rid of 330 of its older buses the first time that SBS is selling so many buses at once. On an average, the company sells about 100 buses each year.
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    • 11 14 Open doors wider to our goods, Mahathir tells Japan Page 20
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  • Timescope
    • 672 15 LETTERS to newspapers from readers have been the subject of much discussion m the press lately. Our feature takes a close look at The Straits Times Forum page and its growing number of contributors. SINGAPORE lOC 1 THE Forum page's bulging mailbag ripped yet another seam last year,
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    • 943 15 HOW are the letters you see m print sifted out from the pile which arrives on the Forum desk every day? Former Forum page editor IVAN FERNANDEZ takes you behind the scenes. I REMEMBER a beery vision of a perfect mailbag that came to me during
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    • 392 15 I MAIN ISSUES OF 1982Letters received 1. Opposition m Parliament. What has the MP for Anson, Mr J. B. Y)A Jeyaratnam, done so far? Proposed return to Singapore of ex-Workers' Party member Ho Juan Thai 2. Teaching of Confucianism and religious studies QO m school 3. The role of the
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    • 350 17 itOTi 2 KOTI 2 r53.11 X -M. A^^ A A^^A. m^^r^ <f^ IXV This impressive new building is the latest The move made possible plans to launch development by Hongkongßank on a the Bank's third building project on the site site which through almost a hundred and thus the impressive
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  • 644 18 The Art Buchwald column J "Don't get mad at me. I just print the leaks as they come m. You people have to figure out which ones to believe and which ones are red herrings. The media can do just so much to
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  • 475 18 "D A-f f\v JL I*OVG IlvCd 10l ki<i>lint« T\i«i/*£b JllK-n"* Ul ICC THE Federation of Singapore Petroleum Dealers' Associations is not thinking purely m terms of the benefit to motorists m opposing the petrol price increase sought by oil companies. What it is really after is
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    2234 18 Mr Matsushita left primary school quently built the Matsushita empire. income earner m Japan, best-seller when he was m the fourth grade to Here is an individual who went writer and graced the cover of Time work as an apprentice because his through poverty, the great depres- magazine.
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  • FORUM
    • 273 19 IN THIS age when the theme of productivity is sounded so often I would be remiss m being critical about the entrepreneurial endeavours of those members of the community who are making use of their time that might otherwise be spent m an ideal
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    • 682 19 I WOULD like to express my support to Dr R.C. Cooper and "RIP" for their call for the abolition of estate duty. It is Interesting to note that m 1980 this duty produced the comparatively paltry sum of $23 million and the
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    • On the road
      • 58 19 BESIDE a factory m Toa Payoh is an earth track leading to Thomson Secondary School. It is used mainly by parents and students living m Toa Payoh as a short cut to reach the school. Whenever there is rain this track becomes muddy. Could the authorities improve the
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      • 51 19 THE authorities should look into the traffic conditions m the Kelantan Road, Kelantan Lane and Sungei Road areas. There are potholes. Cars ar^ parked on both sides of the roads, making it very difficult to drive along them, especially near the Kelantan Lane multi-storey carpark. CONCERNED Singapore
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      • 51 19 I HAVE a hair-raising experience every evening when I attempt to cross the junction at Bedok North Street 1 and Bedok North Avenue 3. I have to either rush through or I don't get across. Could the authorities instal traffic lights at the junction? SIMON PHI A Singapore
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    • On mail
      • 210 19 Boy next door signed for registered letter meant for me ON the evening of Jan 17, my neighbour showed me a crumpled and torn registered envelope from my sister m Spain. Its contents (probably a letter and a money order) were thrown out of the window by his son, about
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      • 80 19 I HAVE on many occasions had my letters handed to me by my neighbour instead of getting them from my letter box. The letters were correctly addressed but they were found m the wrong letter box. My friends have also sent letters I did not
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      • 106 19 LETTERS from my friends, either those who went abroad or penpals from foreign countries, have not reached me. I do not, however, believe that it is the fault of the postman. My neighbours, mother and I have on separate occasions seen people stealing
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    • On the buses
      • 123 19 THE Singapore Bus Service has set signs at all bus-stops requesting commuters to flag buses m advance. This was a good move, but some bus drivers do not seem to react to it. I was at a bus-stop along Holland Road on Dec 21
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      • 69 19 I AM a student and travel by bus almost daily. I know there are specific intervals and arrival and departure times for the various services. I recently waited for a Service 12 bus and it arrived only about half an hour later. Just then I saw another
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    • Replies
      • 127 19 PLEASE refer to a suggestion by "Please Advise" that the Housing Board give loans to help people pay for the 20 per cent initial downpayment at the point of application. The 20 per cent initial deposit helps weed out those who are not genuinely m
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      • 190 19 I REFER to the letters requesting the Singapore Bus Service to provide more buses on services 82, 83, 200 and 94. (ST, Dec 24). Field investigations were conducted to ascertain demand for the mentioned services. The findings show a relatively low utilisation rate on
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    • 213 19 A RECORD number of letters were received last year: Timescope Page 15 Wg* iM MT r~~ I H__ -siM^^P^" I I I _r*^^ I W* "f '*^k j m m\^-*^. I m I ■wx m im _J BP^ m am. l u l jqm WS^m m\ V %r Ift I\V
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    • 285 20 Community work for minor crimes suggested KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Malaysian chief of prisons has come up with a recommendation to keep offenders m minor crimes out of the country's already over-crowded prisons and save the government millions. It calls for offenders m minor cases to be sentenced to do
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    • 79 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Lord Jellicoe, the chairman-designate of Britain's Overseas Trade Board, has arrived here for informal talks on Malaysia's trade policy which discriminates against British goods. Lord Jellicoe, who is on a private tour of several Asian countries, is due to meet Deputy Prime
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    • 470 20 Mahathir urges Japan to open its markets MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad (fourth from right) being briefed on Japan National Railway's "shinkanshen" (bullet train) by JNR officials m Tokyo on Monday. At left is JNR president Fumio Takagi who explained the computer-controlled system to the visiting Prime
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    • 204 20 Mokhtar having massage when Taha was killed: Witness KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The defence of alibi m the Mokhtar trial continued today with a new witness who testified that he was giving Datuk Mokhtar Hashim a massage at the time the minister was alleged to have murdered Datuk Mohamed Taha Talib
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    • 193 20 LONDON, Tues. British officials have dismissed suggestions that Britain would fill the vacuum m the running of the Butterworth Air Base when Australia completes its pullout. "It is highly unlikely," a Defence Ministry official told the New Straits Times. An official
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    • 46 20 Mind-to-mind technology transfer 4 WHAT is vital is not merely a need for heart-to-heart diplomacy, bat a mind-to-mind technology transfer and hand-in-hand cooperation to build up the existing relationship into one that is mutually beneficial and longlasting m terms of down-to-earth benefits A for our peoples.
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    • 43 20 Not robots for foreign industry 4 WE NEED skills and know-how. We do not intend to be the robots for foreign industry. 4} Dr Mahathir on the need for Japan to step up its transfer of technology to Malaysia and other developing countries.
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    • 259 20  - Obscure group behind bid to kill envoy M.G.G. PILLAI Our XL Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. An obscure Islamic group tried to assassinate Dr B. T. Koulik, the Soviet ambassador here, when it sprayed bullets into his bedroom m the Soviet Embassy compound a fortnight ago. Mr Koulik was out at
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    • 230 20 KOTA BARI', Toes. The Syariah Court here has ruled that Muslim women In cars with men other than their husbands or relatives should sit In the back. The ruling was annnounced by Kadi Haji Hussein Hall Abdu Bakar yesterday when he
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  • TIMES BUSINESS
    • NEWSBRIEFS
      • 40 21 SELANGOR Properties has denied that it is considering a bonus issue. In reply to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's query, the company said at the time of writing, the board had not considered the question of a bonus.
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      • 26 21 THE KLSE has asked Promet Bhd to announce the amount of investment required for its jointventure with Siam Gulf Corporation Ltd of Thailand.
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      • 34 21 MALAYAN Cement has been asked by the KLSE to give details of the extraordinary item amounting to M 54.56 million announced m its audited results for the year ended Nov 30, 1982.
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      • 68 21 FIVE former directors of South Malaysia Industries have resigned from the board on Jan 19 this year. They are Messrs Tee Hup Pee, Tee Chong Chu, Tee Kah Cheng, Senator Datuk Chin Kirn Yoong and Roger Tan. Four new directors were appointed and the present board consists of
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      • 25 21 UNITED International Securities has announced that its unaudited consolidated net tangible asset backing stood at $1.64 per share on Dec 31, 1982.
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      • 90 21 THE Singapore branch of Bank of Tokyo has increased its recent floating rate certificate of deposit issue by US$5 million (5510.4 million) to US$25 million. Lead manager of the issue, First Chicago Asia Merchant Bank, said the increase was due to good demand from investors. Interest
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      • 44 21 FRANKFURT, Tues. Nippon Steel Corp is raising 150 million deutschemarks (*****.3 million) through a 6 3 4 per cent Eurobond lead managed by Deutsche Bank AG. The bond, due Dec 1, 1989, is priced at 99 to yield 6.93 per cent. Reuter
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      • 48 21 ZURICH, Tues. The Asian Development Bank will float a 100 million Swiss franc (*****.1 million) bond, for a maximum 12 years, on the Swiss capital market until Jan 31. Lead manager Credit Suisse said the coupon and issue price will be published this Thursday. Reuter
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      • 55 21 Sri Lankan f orex club COLOMBO, Tues. Foreign exchange dealers m Sri Lanka have formed a forex club and sought affiliation to the parent body, the Association Cambiste International m Paris. At the inauguration, club president Freddie Jayarajah said the club's membership will be broad based to include exchange brokers
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      • 73 21 FRANKFURT, Tues. The West German Federal Railways is raising 850 million deutschemarks (Ss7ls million) through a 10-year loan stock with a 7.75 per cent coupon, priced at 99.50 to yield 7.82 per cent. The Bundesbank said about 700 million marks of the loan will be made available
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      • 64 21 PARIS, Tues. The French government has denied a newspaper report that France plans to raise a further US$3 billion (556.24 billion) on international credit markets. Le Monde newspaper had said the French Treasury had apparently started negotiations with certain major American banks with the aim of raising
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      • 54 21 CHICAGO, Tues. First Chicago Corp said its loan loss provision rose to US$35 million (5572.8 million) m the fourth quarter of last year from US$25 million m the previous year. Net charge-offs were U5532.3 million and the allowance for possible credit losses was U*****.1 million at the
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    • 184 21 George Kent proposes 3-for-2 bonus GEORGE Kent (Malaysia), whose share price has risen significantly m recent weeks, has proposed a three-for-two bonus issue along with a sub-division of its existing shares from Msl par to M5O cents each. George Kent said the bonus issue and sub-divi-sion of the shares proposed
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    • 178 21 SYDNEY, Tues. The Australian Labour Party has reaffirmed its opposition to allowing foreign banks into Australia, raising question marks against a government plan to let about 10 foreign banks apply for licences. Mr Paul Keating, Labour's recently promoted spokesman on economic affairs, says the
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    • 418 21 MALAYAN Cement has released a set of very impressive results, with group pretax profits more than doubled to M 538.25 million from MJ18.79 million for the year ended Nov 30, 1982. Group after-tax profits jumped nearly three times to M 530.46 million from M
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    • 518 21 A NEWLY established local contractor, Q-Built System (Pte) Ltd, is investing more than $10 million m new building equipment, with the bulk consisting of aluminium forms from the United States. The company, which was recently awarded its first contract from the Housing and
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    • 351 21 GENERAL Corporation Bhd, which recently went on a major diversification trail and had completed floating a Msso million loan stock, has come up with another major acquisition that of Low Keng Huat Construction Co Sdn Bhd (LKHC). The proposed acquisition was announced on Monday
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    • 187 21 Sim Lim Finance public issue approved SIM Lim Finance, the wholly owned subsidiary of Sim Lim Investments, has received approval from the Stock Exchange of Singapore for its public flotation. Five million shares will be offered at $2 each. The offer is expected to be made sometime during the first
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    • Market Highlights
      • 75 21 Boastead Bhd C*C +4 CCM Cold Storage +2 Dnnlop Ind -8 Ess© -5 FAN -10 Gentings -4 Guinness Gothrle Bhd flaw Par -1 Inchcape Bhd +1 MTC +5 NET -1 Nat Iron -15 PMC -4 Pan Elec +1 Perils Plant -2 Prtma +5 Robinsons +1 Rothmans
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      • 430 21 r IiSSJSnSCEI i SINGAPORE: Share prices closed slightly lower m selective moderate trading after an easier opening. Fraser and Neave fell 19 cents to $7.19, Inchcape 5 cents to $2.61, Malayan Cement 29 cents to $6.95, National Iron 15 cents to $7.25, Straits Trading 5
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      • 154 21 Falls Indices Rises Most Active U O L Wrts 912.000 Sel Prop 535,000 Sime Darby 478,000 Federal Cables 385,000 M M C 255,000 Total turnover: 7.22 m Total value: $19.82 m M Cement 605 -20 Nat Iron 725 -15 DBS 800-10 F* N 710 -10 Spore Land
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  • 2554 22 SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Gr'i Net 1082/1983 Dlv P/E Vol Da y High Low Company Sale +or- C0O0) High Low 3SO 235 Acma 240 -2 21.7 23.3 4 240 240 154 130 Alcom 150 unch 3.7 125.0 7 150 148 233 132 Allied Choc 177 +1 7.0
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  • 411 22 IMPROVED trading conditions m the afternoon session lifted values off their day's lows and checked early losses at the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. The broadly lower start, sparked off by Wall Street's 23-point loss on Monday, was, however, not accompanied by heavy selling. Shares later recovered
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  • 32 22 Up Down ouch Industrials 24 53 21 Finance 3 2 4 Hotels 2 Properties 15 3 (Ml Palms 1 4 Tins 8 14 rubbers 12 1 f Rubbers Deb/Loans 1
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  • 1577 22 BID and offer prices officially listed and business m and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday, with the number of shares traded shown m brackets m lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. industrials AJmomU (3.208 3.265) Alcmb (1.648) (44) 1.65 (33) 1.64 AMD (2.208 2.285)
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  • 27 22 NST 920 -30 Kuala Sidim 372 -18 UM Flour 372 -14 Dutch Baby 340 -10 City Dcv 234 8 Larut m 8 Keck Seng 396 8
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  • 762 22 Spore Land (6.858 6.908) (1)6.95 (8) 6.90 Town City (3.608) U O L (2.988 2.995) (11) 2.94 (5) 2.95 (17) 2.96 (31) 2.97 (10) 2.97 (3) 2.94 (1) 2.99 (25) 2.9BSETT (3.008) PLANTATION A Enterprises (2.10 B) Batu Kawan (3.448) CD Benta (5.008 5.608) Cons Plant (2.0582.065) (11)2.05 (5)
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  • 165 22 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUST iMiMfen 1 Prims hr Ju M) ASIA UNIT TBUBT (Mmmwh' Prim *> ARBUTHNOT SECURITIES ASIA Spore Growth Fund 0.82 0.87 OUB-MONTAGU Union Spore Fund la 1-* DIAMOND MOT STORE Diamond Spore Fd(USI) 0.56 0.59 S$ '1® INCOME BOND UNIT (Cumt prt«*«) Income Bond 1 35
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  • 36 22 Hongkong Tin 2100 +100 Sel Prop 565 +20 Austral Amal 600 +20 Johan 358 +18 Berjuntai 600 +15 Austral Ent 270 +12 I-MT 133 +10 Kramat Tin 260 +10 MBS 310 +10 FAN 790 +10
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  • 603 22 AN EASIER mood continued to prevail on the Singapore stock market yesterday after another dismal performance In New York. Consequently, share prices closed lower for the second consecutive day this week. Local Investors, reacting to the SS-point sUde on the Dow Jones In the
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  • 1420 22 BID and offer prices officially listed and business m and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown m brackets m lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett". Big Board deals
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  • OVERSEAS MARKETS
    • 357 22 THE stock market yesterday continued to fall, depressed by the receding possibility of a Japanese discount rate cut, the sharp overnight fall on Wall Street and Opec's failure to agree to cut oil output, dealers said. Mlnebea 886 +3 Mltaub Bank 900 unch Mltauc Chem 242 1 MlUub Corp
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    • 382 22 STOCKS recovered from early lows yesterday to close slightly up on Monday's levels and the Hang Seng Index finished 8.85 points up on the day at 888.45, after having been down 5.94 at mid-morning, brokers said. The initial fall reflected the sharp decline m Wall Street but turned mixed
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    • 378 23 STOCK PRICES on Monday closed sharply lower for the second consecutive session as interest rate fears and a broad range of economic concerns weakened investor confidence. The drop was aggravated, analysts said, by Opec's failure this weekend to agree to cut crude oil production levels as a way
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    • 345 23 SHARE prices on the Amsterdam stock exchange on Monday were lower m quiet trading on the first day of the week, dealers said. Prices fell m line with Friday's lower Wall Street close with Dutch international KLM falling 5.50 guilders to 140.50 slightly recovering from opening levels. Unilever was
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    • 646 23 STOCK prices opened lower yesterday m line with the easier trend on Wall Street and on renewed fears for UK interest rates as sterling opened below US$l.53; dealers said. The Financial Times Index at noon was up 4.8 points at 610.5. Among leading industrials, Thorn lost 2p to 443,
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    • 50 23 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Monday 605.7 Friday 619.4 Week Ago 619.8 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Monday 1030.17 Friday 1052.98 Week Ago 1084.81 H.K.HANG SENG Tuesday 888.45 Monday 879.60 Week Ago 889.91 AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 663.2 Monday 667.5 Week Ag0.... 668.7 ALL ORDINARIES Tuesday 528.5 Monday.... 537.6 Week Af?6£ 540.4
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    • 381 23 SHARE prices yesterday closed broadly lower, led by a sharp decline m the resource sector, m moderately active trading, brokers said. The All-Ordinaries index fell 9.2 to 528.5, due mainly to a 13.4 point decline m the all resources index to 419.9. The all industrials lost 4.2 to 663.2.
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    • 240 23 DOMESTIC share prices closed lower on Monday m moderate volume as several factors combined to push prices lower, dealers said. Monday's strong rise of the dollar, Friday's sharp downturn on Wall Street and the clearly weaker tone on the bond market m Zurich all contributed to the setback. JAN
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    • 150 23 SHARE prices yesterday closed easier m moderate trading, dealers said. The Book Club index fell 0.40 to 110.73 on turnover of 21.6 million bant with 155,441 shaares traded. Aokham Thai Asia Fibre 104 unch Ayuthaya Inv. And Trust 131 -3 Bangkok Bank 254 -2 Bank or Ayudhaya LUj IS3
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    • 585 23 RUBBER PRICES yesterday closed slightly lower with February One RSS buyers quoted at 170.00 cents per kilo, down one cent from Monday's close, dealers said. Morning prices were marked down slightly on freer offerings of nears and forwards. Prices eased marginally m quiet afternoon trading. KUALA LUMPUR: The rubber
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    • 64 23 THE STRAITS tin price m Penang yesterday remained unchanged at M 529.15 a kilo, the ITA floor level. The buffer stock manager absorbed the bulk of turnover which totalled 170 tonnes against 234 on Monday. Rationing was not detected. In New York, spot tin was quoted at 555.00
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    • 210 23 THE KILOBAR market for gold deliverable m Singapore opened at $32,200 and closed at $32,275 yesterday. In the Far East, gold opened at U*****.50/480.50. The market remained firm m quiet and featureless trading, attaining a low of 478.00/479.00. It closed for lunch at 478.50/479.25. The market re-opened after lunch
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    • 35 23 LONDON: Copper prices on Monday (previous m brackets): Wlrebars Spot buyers £986.50 (£990.00); sellers £987.00 (£990.50); Three Months buyers £1018.00 (£1020.50), sellers £1018.50 (£1021.50). Market toae: Steady at the lower levels. Sale*: 19,500 tonnes.
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    • 182 23 THE Malaysian crude palm oil market report was unavailable yesterday. On Monday, m the Jan position, south region fell M 57.50 to M 5787.50 and central MJ2.50 to M 5782.50 while m Feb, central lost MJ7SO to Ms7Bo. The refined market was featureless on lack of interest. Malaysian
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    • 35 23 S*wm: Credit SataM, B'pare. Mm Pri New York 12.658 12.648 12.75S 12.71S Zurich 12.208 12.528 12.30S 12.62S TMt Mm Singapore 12.688 12« B 12.75S 12.50S Closing prices m US dollars a troy ounce.
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    • 98 23 NOON SSR «nd SMR pricea ye»t*rd*y rib February March (Current Mth) (Forward Mth) Buyer* Sellers Buyen Beller* SSR 20 (1-ton pallet) 156.50 157. 50N 157.50 158.50N SSR 50 (1-toU pallet) 152 50 153.50N 153.50 1M.50N MRELB February March SMRCV (1-ton pallet) ***** 200.00N 199.00 201.00N SMRL I
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    • 30 23 Rubber: Jan 25 Singapore: February: 170.00 cents (down one cent) Malaysia: February: 189.00 cents (down 1.50 cents) Tin: M 529.15 per kilo (unchanged) 170 tonnes (down 64 tonnes)
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    • 132 23 CHINESE Produce Exchange, Singapore, noon closing prices per 1M kg yesterday. Coconut oU: Bulk fob $96.00 sellers, old drum (m second hand drum) fob $109.00 sellers, new drum fob $113.00 sellers. Copra: Mixed (loose) $55 buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob AW NLW $342.50 sellers, Sarawak white pepper
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  • 730 23 THE US Sing dollar opened at 2 0820 40 and was traded to a low of 2 0800 15 before firming to a high of 2.0850 60. It eased to close at 2.0835 45. Trading was mixed on the Singapore forex market yesterday. The US unit against
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  • 45 23 RANGE of prices offered by discount houses on Jan 25: Overnight: 3 4 Call deposits: 3". Closing Buying Selling 3- month Treasury bills 3^ 3 3-month Bank bills V/t 7* 3 months CD 7H 7W 6 months CD 7* 7V4 Snim: Nati«i»J Dhnut C*.
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  • 32 23 Clatlng tntertauk rates far Slagapare dailan aa Ju Offer Bid Overnight 7V, TV* 1 month V/ 4 7% 2 months TV* 7H 3 months 7'/j 7% Overnight mode 7 '/a
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  • 27 23 I THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their I best customers is 9.58 per cent. J
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    • 451 23 j? A """TUT*** 1 BB '^H I B%.'J Available at appointed optical outlets, Dunhill shops and counters HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS Ml BEST WISHES to THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, SINGAPORE i on the official opening of their new Hong Kong Bank Building. From: THE PUBLIC INSURANCE TEO SOO CHUAN CO
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    • 135 23 NOTICE THE LAND TITLES ACT (Chapter 278) (Section 32) NOTICE WHEREAS pursuant to Section 32 of the said Act an Application No. A/***** dated the 10th day of November, 1982 has been made by NG KIM KUAN of No. 11-B Rosyth Road, Singapore for issue of a substituted Duplicate Certificate
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    • 123 23 For Sale. Fully Licensed Indian Restaurant Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. This is a unique opportunity to purchase one of the most beautiful, upmarket restaurants on Queensland's fabulous Gold Coast. In fact, ifs the only Tandoori Restaurant m Queensland. The decor was inspired by the elegance of Moghul India. And beautifully
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    • 335 24 V C.A.T.S. *****66 I tfrJl EMTCHTAIWWWMT Til IFOOOOWOi I 3 Food Guide W) Why Not Fish Head In ginger Fish In Banana leaf Tandoori Chicken (hilly Crabs Maharaja Prawns Shajan Beriyanl (with chicken, mutton, liver fish k prawns Indian ice cream, etc An ideal place with reasonable price, friendly service,
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    • 257 24 3 Food Guide 3 Food Guide Looking for a WATER HOLE? We have one m the "SLOANE COURT HOTEL" Called /^I|^THE BERKELY^X Ev»l^/y^ Where Happy Hours is A 1 «jMJJM^I t from 3pm to 7pm with W__^4^ I I Tiger on Draft is only T $3.60 per pint ?&S&crfl (Large
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    • 107 24 14 Antiques/Art Crafts DISCOVERIES PTE LTD Old Colonial A collection of wood and brass paddle fans Only $275 F39. lit Floor. Hilton International Singapore. Orchard Road, 33A 35A. Cuppag* Road. 81-25. ScotU, 6, Scotu Road, Tel: *****85 AZIATIOUE GALLERY 2278. Unit 16 Holland Road Shopping Centre RARE SOUTHEAST ASIAN Antiquarian
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    • 336 24 14 Antiques/Art 14 Antiques/Art Crafts Crafts jfc^ Oriental European f^P\ Antique Fair* Sale V A collection of 10,000 V Hems consisting of Ming \VJ Ching Dynasty porcelain, nfcftfjaj^wwj Japanese pottery, mantle Kj^MbHjyQgJ clocks, figurines, 18th [^^^•"""—■v 19th Century Mahogany, f^LJy rosewood, oak furnitures, pianos, bric-a-brac, art I Zf~ noveau collector
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    • 676 24 TELEPHONE SERVICE: RATES: Mondoy Fridoy 9000m—5 30 pm 1 1 A 7-7- c 1 <5 00 pm for next day) Ordmory _SI 00 per word (Mm $15 00) Saturday 9 00 am 3 00 pm $18 00 per col cm (12 30 pm tor Sunday Times) Semi-Display (Mm $54 qq
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    • 649 24 26 Rentals RENTAL or PURCHASE WITH RELIABLE BACKUP SERVICES DAY NITE. GET REFRIGERATORS DEEP-FREEZERS GAS COOKER FILTER HOOD WASHING MACHINES U A at ROOM tt/MUy AIR-CONDITIONERS WW Whrte-Westlnghouse PLEASE SEE OUR AUTHORISED DEALERS OR TELEPHONE MH* Hellna. *****21 art 32 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 27 Wanted ABSOLUTELY HIGHEST PRICES offered for
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    • 668 24 Box Chorges:ss 00 (collected) $10 00 (posted 34 Gardening PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS/ Contractors, plant rental, turfing, garden overhaul, rock garden, waterfall. *****03/ *****30 Effendy Garden Enterprise. Mr Robin Lee. PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS/ contractors, plant rental, turfing, garden 'overhaul', waterfalls. *****44 Balmoral Landscape, John Yap. SPECIALISED IN TURFING Carpet cow grasses,
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    • 639 24 CLASSIFICATION GROUP A Entertainment Food guide B Personal Services Merchandise C Business To Business D Employment E Vehicles Boats F Accommodation Properties G Travel Guide H Education Instruction I Announcements J Obituaries [WO FOR SALE: LARGE quantities ll^L. HW^B of gunny bags from China. If Hft\l you have packaging prob-
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    • 547 24 49 Packing/Storage/ Delivery CHEAP TRANSPORTATION day and night services. Workers provided. Please call *****98. $25.00 PER TRIP for all kinds of transportation. Experience workers provided. Tel: *****6 50 Office Equipment/ Supplies ■sg^sa— SELLING CHEAP 1 unit Canon Copier EPI2O at $2,700. 1 unit each Olivetti electric Tekne 4, 18" and
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    • 561 25 54 Book-keeping/ Secretarial/ Answering/ Translation Services PRESTIGIOUS OFFICE ADDRESS with confidential answering service and temporary Executive Room use when needed Telex facilities $5 00 monthly 2941 100 ACCOUNTS ANO TAX Services by reliable, experienced and qualified personnel Tel: *****65 Daniel Chan Management Services. BOOK-KEEPING. TAX AND Secretarial services available Formation
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    • 636 25 55 Commercial Vessels: 55 Commercial Vessels: Sale/Charter Sals/Charter NEW USED DUMB STEEL BARGES (C/W RAMP SIDEBOARDS) FOR SALE/ CHARTER 100 1 x 30" x 8* 120" x 40' x 8' 140' x 40' x 10' 270" x 60' x 14' 240' x 80' x 16' 300' x 80' x 16'
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    • 229 25 61 Employment Help/ Employment Agencies CALLING SHIP OWNERS BUILDING CONTRACTORS WE SUPPLY TRAINED i EXPERIENCED CREW MEMBERS OF ALL GRADES. PERSONNEL REQUIRED FOF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION MASONS, CARPENTERS ELECTRICIANS, PLUMBERS LABOURERS EVEN BRICKS. FUJI TRADE INDUSTRIAL AGENCY P.O. BOX 1881. COLOMBO TELEX ***** TXBUREAU. ***** TXBURO CE (ATTN FUJISUN) TELE: *****
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    • 591 25 57 Industrial Equip- 57 Industrial Equip- 57 Industrial Equipment: Sale/Hire ment: Sale/Hire ment: Sale/Hire I MHk DEMAG |f^ I Electric Chain Hoist. rM IPt With its simple design, this versatile W^H chain hoist is designed for push W s£b travel or electric drive. Capable of y^ handling up to 4000
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    • 330 25 66 Situations Vacant a) Professional Executive Part-time Lecturers m Computer Science A long established and expanding Computer Science Department of a leading business college has vacancies for qualified lecturers to prepare candidates for the British Computer Society Examinations. Salaries commensurate with qualifications and experience. Only computer science graduates with experience
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    • 240 25 66 Situations Vacant d) Secretariat Clerical Manage and operate the naval supply system In support of operations YOUR CAREER PLANNER (Service Vocations) I GROSS SALARY RANK (pm.) REC/PTE 400 600 LCP 485 725 CPL 620 935 SGT 725 1085 SSG 845 1295 WO2 $1160-1820 |WOI $128O 2105 Upon entry, will
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    • 525 25 66 Situations Vacant a) Professional Executive GTM Coignet J.V. Urgently requires GENERAL MECHANICAL SUPERINTENDENT Degree/ Diploma In Mechanical Engineering. c Minimum 5 years experience m maintenance of general mechanical. c Possess leadership, drive and initiative. c Willing to work m 2 rotating shifts. ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDENTS Degree/ Diploma m Electrical Engineering.
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    • 757 25 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant d) Secretarial d) Secretarial Clerical Clerical EUROPEAN STANDARD ELECTRONICS O\S PTE LTD }VO (A subsidiary of THOMSON-BRANDT, French Leaders m High Technology Electronics and Household Appliances) We have immediate vacancies for the following positions: SECRETARY (Commercial Department) Minimum GCE 'O' level with recognised Secretarial
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    • 326 25 j 66 Situations Vacant d) Secretarial Clerical Company manufacturing electronic powar »uppl'»« has Immodiata vecanclos for: 1. ASSISTANT STOREKEEPER (Night Shift) Minimum GCEO' Level Preferably 2 years minimum experience. Working experience to Include stock counting and W.I. P. production materials. Hours: 130 p.m. to 8.00 a.m. 2. CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY To
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    • 353 26 66 Situations Vacant d) Secretarial Clerical Factory at Bedok Estate immediately requires GENERAL SECRETARY c GCK O 1 level. English c Commercial subjects preferred c Speaks Mandarin, c Typing 40 wpm and Shorthand c Experienced advantage. ACCOUNTS CLERK c Book-keeping qualification and experienced an advantage Apply m writing with contact
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    • 593 26 I "I j 66 Situations Vacant d) Secretarial Clerical #JTC baj vacancies for: A MAINTENANCE ASSISTANTS B WHAHFHANDS C SURVEY CHAINMEN (DAILYRATED) Gross Monthly Salary Range A $543 $722 B $418 $523 C $412 $472 Requirements A Must be physically fit and be able to withstand heights of up to
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    • 618 26 66 Situations Vacant d) Secretarial Clerical An internationally based petroleum and marine bunkery compeny invite* application* for the post of> RECEPTIONIST CLERK Requirement*:--e GCE O' level, c Pleasant disposition and good telephone manners. Knowledge of typing an advantage. c Good spoken English. c Good spoken Malay and/or Mandarin. Benefits:--e Pleasant
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    • 661 26 66 Situations Vacant d) Secretarial Clerical Foreign merchant bank require*: LOAN CLERK Requirement*: Age from 19 to 22 years. c Minimum GCE 'O 1 level with credit In English and Mathe- a matlcs. c Ito 2 years' experience In either loan, accounts or FX department of a bank, c Ability
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    • 615 26 66 Situations Vacant d) Secretarial Clerical Engineering Company requires: FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERKS GCE O' level with LCCI book-keeping 1 year experience m accounting preferred Ability to keep full set of books up to preparation of trial balance Ability to type and perform general clerical duties kpply with full particulars and
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    • 819 26 66 Situations Vacant d) Secretarial Clerical Required Immediately GENERAL CLERK c Minimum GCE 'O' level c 1-2 years' experience. c Knowledge of typing and book-keeping will be an advantage. TEL: *****65 8 (10am -6pm). Required urgently 1 EXPERIENCED FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERK c Knowledge of simple Accounts Age 18 to 24.
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    • 734 26 I 66 Situations Vacant i SSSSSSSBSaaISBS I d) Secretarial Clerical A HOUSING AGENCY requires a male Supervisor to sell/ lease out properties. Must own a motorcycle Write In with full resume: Suite 106A, Tanjong Pagar P^aza, Blk 7, Singapore 0208. CLERKS (IMPORT OR export). Typing speed 35 w.p.m. Shift duties
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    • 465 26 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant i c) Sales c) Sales ERICSSON requires: SALES REPRESENTATIVES for electronic PABX systems. With initiative, good personality, self-motivated and some direct sales experience. WE OFFER: Basic salary, commission, transport allowance, training and other benefits. Interested parties, please write with contact telephone number to: COMMUNICATION
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    • 470 26 Magnolia Dairies is expanding and las immediate vacancies for SALES REPRESENTATIVES Suties: Responsible for the direct sales of the company's branded products. Requirements: i Selling ability an advantage. Good verbal communication skills In local dialects. Hardworking, honest and reliable. Prepared to learn. i Must possess class 4 driving licence. Minimum
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    • 675 26 66 Situations Vacant c) Sales An eatabMahed Trading Firm dealing m fashion jeweNery and FEMALE SALES EXECUTIVE a Age below 28 years Minimum GCE 'O' level a Preferably with 2 to 3 years' experience In similar capacity a Dynamic outgoing and mature personality Baste salary transport aftowance, commission snd other
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    • 727 27 66 Situations Vacant c) Sales EARN MINIMUM INCOME OF Ssl,ooo MALE AND FEMALE SALES REPRESENTATIVES Basic salary plus commission plus high Incentives. a Must be bilingual with a pJMMOI personality, a Kxpertenre not necessary as (ruining will he provided Kindly call paraonally or writa to:UNIT 07-07, 7TH FLOOR RUBY INDUSTRIAL
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    • 528 27 66 Situations Vacant c) Sales SALES REPRESENTATIVES REQUIRED Secondary education Salary plus high commission Write tn with contact number to 2'M) Upper Thomson Road. Singapore 2057 CAREER IN AN American Life Company (Part/ fulltlme) Commission, allowance and training. Age above 25 Tel: *****81 ext 351 C.T C CHINESE NEW YEAR
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    • 689 27 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant mm^ m^ m^^ mmmmmmmmmm^ m mSSSSSSSSSSSSi^^SSSSSSSSSSSm i I) Technical t) Technical Performance Motors Limited requires Technician Main responsibilities include planning and j implementing work schedules, monitoring f performance of the mechanics and atten- ding to customers' complaints. The successful candidate would possess I a
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    • 389 27 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situation* Vacant mammammmawmaamammwmmmmmwmmmmmmmamamawmmm wmmmmwmmmmmmwmmwmmmmwmmmmwmmammwmmmmm f) Technical t) Technical j^ |attp^Wtl^ia| W\ I TECHNICIANS I We need technicians who possess a Diploma m Electronic/ Electrical, Production Engineering or NTC 2/ITC m Mechanical Engineering and who will be responsible for the respective functions: •to set up, maintain and
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    • 340 27 MALAYAN BREWERIES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD BOILERMAN Requirements: a Ist class certificate of competency for Steamboller Attendant. a Some years of relevant working experience. c Possession of Engine Driver's Certificate of Competency will be a definite advantage. c Age: below 45 years old. c Willing to work on 3 routing shifts.
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    • 579 27 66 Situations Vacant i) Technical rfßiDDiD] Test Technician Requirements I NTC 3 Electronics I •With or without expe- I nence I Please call personally (Mon Fri) The Personnel Dept. i Digital Equipment International Ltd 18 AngMoKio Industrial Park 2 Singapore 2056 I (SBS Feeder Service 263 I from Ang Mo
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    • 490 27 66 Situations Vacant i i t) Technical LABORATORY ASSISTANT Wanted at our established Singapore Head quarters Main work m chemical analysis ol raw and finished products. Applicants should pass at least 'O' Level Bctencc, A' Levels/ Diploma Holders an advantage. On the spot training will be provided Those interested apply
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    • 563 27 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant g) Production g) Production calling all Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh and Kallang Bahru residents FOSTER ELECTRIC (S) PTE LTD urgently requires 1 100 FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS Commencing work Ist February 1983 Free pick-up bus from Ang Mo Kio Centre to Kallang Way Full
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    • 401 28 66 Situations Vacant g) Production I EASTRECO (PTE) LTD EASTRECO, A Nestle research, and development company, recently established m Singapore requires MALE PROCESS OPERATORS With Secondary education. Preference will be given to applicants who have some working experience m processing operation and have completed their fulltime National Service. The Company
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    • 393 28 66 Situations Vacant g) Production MALE FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS Ist shift 7 OOarn to 4.18pm Specie! shift 4.20pm to 11.20pm Age 16 and above c Primary education Interested applicants, please call personally with your I.e. from Mon Frl at DIGITAL EQUIPMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD 18 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2
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    • 520 28 66 Situations Vacant g) Production I MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN 2to 3 years relevant experl sum Salary $450 to $600 p.m. FORKLIFT DRIVER Able to operate forklifts SEMI-SKILLED WELDERS Able to do some welding Females considered SPRAY PAINTERS Preferably females Interested applicants, pleas* appl personally from Monday to Frida at: The Personnel
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    • 601 28 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous I) Miscellaneous \T\ An established group of companies has 1^ immediate vacancies for: Sales Officer (Female) GCE 'A' level 3 years' sales and marketing experience m property A good command of English and ability to converse m Mandarin essential Accounts Officers (Female)
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    • 316 28 66 Situations Vacant i) Miscellaneous r SINGAPORE I AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING PTE LTD. invites applications to fill the following vacancies Ability to carry out body repairs and accident damages. Able to perform arc welding, gas welding and panel beating. Several years of experience m straightening of vehicle chassis. Possess NTC 3in
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    • 338 28 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous I The Singapore subsidiary of Nestle, the International Food Beverage Company, Invites suitably qualified candidates for the following posts: I BOILERMAN j kuM fitter! Must possess Certificate of Competency for First Class Steam Boiler Attendant Issued by Ministry of Labour Be able to work as
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    • 596 28 66 Situations Vacant i) Miscellaneous Hgntucky Pried Chicker JOIN THE BIGGEST AND BETTER FAST FOOD CHAIN IN SINGAPORE WE ARE NO. 1 We pay $1.90/ $2.00 per hoi for part-time staff and attra( tive salary for full-time staff. 1) SERVICE STAFF 2) KITCHEN STAFF You can choose your own wort
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    • 610 28 I 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous IHINQ COUKT MOTCL Urgently Requires 1) Leading Cook (Male) Minimum 3 years experl- ence of cooking local 1 dishes preferred. Must be prepared to perform split shift Salary not less than |r WB5 00 per month 2) Junior Supervisor (Chinese Restaurant) $740.00 Pleasant personality
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    • 450 28 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous ~m~ TRAVENOL LABORATORIES PTE LTD We are a multi-national company specialising m the manufacture of medical products. Our company Is now embarking on an expansion programme. We Invite applications for the positions of: FEMALE OPERATORS (Shift) Requirements: Applicants should be 16 to 40 years old
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    • 562 29 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous i __raTt*/_ri */aTI/_f*— l Singapore Glass Manufacturers Pte Ltd requires (1) ASSISTANT DRAUGHTSMAN I level and Trade Or Uftcata In Mechanical draw--1"K c 2 years experience In Manufacturing industry. (2) JUNIOR CLERK (K'F CV level with passes m F.ngllsh and Mathematics c Ability to type
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    • 524 29 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous f MALE JUNIOR ACCOUNTS CLERK c GCE. "O" Level c 1 to 2 years working experience In clerical line c Knowledge of typing and bookkeeping c Able to start work Immediately HANDYMAN c General housekeepling and gardening c Able to start work Immediately Please write
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    • 545 29 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous f An eelaMiahed travel agent re- 1 quiree a: SECRETARY c Versatile In English and knowledge of Chinese. c Must have at least 2 years' related experience and able to work Independently. TOUR LEADER c 2 years' experience In South East Asian tours c Must
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    • 986 29 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous I) Miscellaneous An established Trading sea view HOTEL Company requires vacancies PURCHASING t SS"^* 1 ASSISTANT 3. Kitchen Helpers 4. Experienced Electricians nrv fr level Telephone Operstors (Female) I ?o«e£ minimum 2 years ex- Front Office Cashier. (Femeta, perlence In the purchasing
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    • 850 29 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous WAITRESSES for Nil* Club With pleasant looks. Age 18-25 years. With without experience. Very attractive salary and incentives. Call personally: SUITE 07-09, STH FLOOR ORCHARD PLAZA ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE 0923 TEL: *****85/ 8 2 WAREHOUSE-WORKERS for StMl Product*. $450 Starting salary. English required. Call: *****17
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    • 346 29 I V VEHICLES JU- f A BOATS 70 Pleasure Boats: Sale/Wanted/Hire JOIN THE MILLIONS who have fui at sea with Achilles Inflatabl boats/ rowing boats, air mat tresses etc. Sole Agents: Sooi Cheong Pte. Ltd., 33/34 Pekli Street, Spore 0104 Tel: *****83 19' AMERICAN BUILT Bowridei complete with trailer, canop
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    • 422 29 72 Vehicles For Hire Give your boss a dp, tell him about BTW. 5 i/ V S BTW The car rental company you must have heard of. Phone: *****30. *****7 JOHOR HIRE CAR. 2E-1. Jalan Te brau. Johor Bahru. Tel: 01-*****8 073-*****8. Licensed self drivi hire cars are unlimited kilome
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    • 798 29 74 Vehicle Financing/ i Insurance jflA fourseas vH wtry FOR BEST HIRE purchase term for used/ new vehicles. Call *****14 '*****62 76 Vehicles For Sale a) Alfa/Peugeot 1979 PEUGEOT 604 Automatic Power steering/ windows, central locking, leather upholstery, Ist company regd., reasonable of fer secures. *****91. PEUGEOT 504, EC plate,
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    • 847 29 76 Vehicles For Sale d) Flat 1979 FIAT 131 Super Mlrafiorl TC. Alrcondltloned, cassette, showroom condition throughout $18,500 only. Loan $14,500 arrangeable. *****31. AUGUST 1974 FIAT 132S Atrcond, cassette. Good condition Loan $2,000 36. H00t Klam Road *****87. LATE 73 FIAT 124 Sports. Excellent condition Aircond, radio/ cassette, sports rims,
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    • 748 30 76 Vehicles For Sale g) Mazda SPORTY LOOK 1981 Mazda 626 coupe. Beautiful sports rims, Pioneer high power radio cassette, rust proofed, road tax till May, original factory accessories Tel *****33 ext 294; David ALMOST 1980 MAZDA 626. 4-door, zircon atrcon., radio/cassette, n«W road lax. eligible PARF. Tip top condition
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    • 480 30 76 Vehicles For Sale h) Mercedes 1974 MERCEDES 280SE. Fully automatic. Road tax till June. Not eligible for PARF Price $29,000. Tel: *****22. 1979 MERCEDES 2808 Fully automatic, Ist company owner, power steering/windows, Immaculate condition. *****93 1979 MERCEDES 200 2nd private owner, alrcond, radio, cassette, well maintained Tel: 273-3334 Ronald
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    • 684 30 76 Vehicles For Sale Mitsubishi LADY OWNER LEAVING. Late 198< Colt Lancer 1400 c.c Atrcondl tioned. excellent condition $20,500. Tel: *****3. LATE 1978 LAMDA Coupe. Air cond, cassette, sports rims, new tax, paint, tyres. Beautlfullj kept. *****2. MID- 1978 MITSUBISHI LANCEF Statlonwagon. Alrcon, cassette PARF eligible. $10,500. Tel *****78 MITSUBISHI
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    • 570 30 76 Vehicles For Sale 76 Vehicles For Sale 76 Vehicles For Sale J) Toyota J) Toyota j) Toyota 1^ f^ The style and smoothness of 1600 cc Carina DX (Automatic) with superb sound at no extra cost. Hurry! Offer valid for cars registered up to 28 February 1983. Carina DX
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    • 356 30 76 Vehicles For Sale i) Others PACIFIC MOTOR CREDIT PTE LTD (Known lor top quality usod cars) Showroom: PLOT C, KAMPONG JAVA USED CARS CENTRE TEL: *****53/*****43 1962 Ford Laser 1.5 L notchback alrcond 1981 Toyota Corolla DX alrcond Mit Galant 1600 GS aircond Cellca 2.0 XT alrcond Mit Galant
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    • 445 30 76 Vehicles For Sale I) Others JULY 1981 PONY 1400GL, one owner, alrcond, cassette, power windows, tax and Insurance till June. Selling $18,500 0.n.0. Call *****72. 1962 AUSTIN PRINCESS 4000 c.c. In good running condition. Owner migrating. Must sell. Asking $11,500 0.n.0. For viewing please contact *****51 Jimmy. 1978 DAIHATSU
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    • 707 30 76 Vehicles For Sale l) Others 1978 SKODA 1200 C.C. Aircon, 5 new Michelin lyres. $8,700. Tel: j *****49. l 1980 DAIHATSU CHARADE 4- speed 1 owner. Very good condition $16,000 0.n.0 Tel: *****07 1980 NOVEMBER DATSUN Blue- bird $22,000/- 1977 Mitsubishi Cc- leste $15,000/-. Contact *****23 1961 SUZUKI 800,
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    • 625 30 76 Vehicles For Sale n) Motor Cycles/ Scooters HONDA 350 FOUR In good workng condition. AT plate, asking [950 only Call *****69 after 7.30pm. SEPTEMBER 1981 HONDA C 8750, *ZIOOIS Good condition. New Dunlop sports tyres. Call *****2/ J***** Michael Lim. 1979 YAMAHA RDI2S, $320 1970 HONDA S9O, cash $99.
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    • 436 30 77 Vehicles Wanted WANTED ANY UBED cars, any years with PARF, Immediate cash payment. Call: *****32/ *****80. REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY GOOD used cars. PARF or non PARF Cash payment. Phone *****52 SALESMAN REQUIRES a Mercedes/ BMW car or any good used car around 2000 c.c. *****17 WANTED ALL PARF cars for
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    • 608 30 86 Accommodation Vacant a) Houses Beautiful airtflie-ttorey detached bungalow tn quiet residential estate, near American, Japaneae, International Schools. Lush greenery setting 3 large bedrooms, spacious living/ dining with patio and matured garden. Well equipped kitchen and servant's room. Furnished $4,500. c Luxuriously furnished 4- bedroomed semi-detached m Thomson Road near
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    • 630 31 76 Vehicle* For Sale 78 Vehicle* For Sal* 76 Vehicles For Sale 76 Vehicles For Sale m) Commercial m) Commercial m) Commercial m) Commercial Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles ISUZU 2-tonner KAD 51 Regular KAG 51 Regular *\)m^J^J^J «P I \ml\J\J SPECS SPECS fiftkN\ KAD 51: Powerful, yet economical Isuzu KAG
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    • 392 31 86 Accommodation Vacant wmmmmwmmmmmMwmwawmwmfmimwmwmwmmmMmmwmmmm a) Houses DIST. 10 GREENLEAF Avenue double-storey semi-detached full furnished 3 bedrooms quiet surrounding asking $3,500 negotiable. Available Immediately Contact *****33. DIST. 26. SPRINGLEAF ESTATE double-storey semi-detached 6,000 sq.ft. 4 bedrooms/ servant's Fully aircon, furnished. Beautiful garden. $3,300 negotiable Mldo Realty: *****34. OIST 20 THOMSON GREEN
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    • 428 31 86 Accommodation Vacant Bi^Bß^ i^ --MBBMB i^ M i^B__B________ili a) Houses I DIST. 10, NAMLY GARDEN, newly I renovated 2-storey semi-detach-t ed, 3 bedrooms/ servant's, fully furnished, $3,500 p.m. Deans Property: *****55. DIST. 13 SENNETT ESTATE beau- tlfully renovated single-storey bungalow, 4 bedrooms, partly i furnished, $3,000 negotiable. Re- gent
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    • 390 31 86 Accommodation Vacant a) Houses OFF HOLLAND ROAD Dist. 10, single-storey bungalow, 3 bedrooms, servant's, alrcondltloners, furnished. $4,000. Milus: *****47/ 8. BELETAR HILLS BEAUTIFUL semidetached bungalow. 3 bedrooms, fully furnished, airconditloned, television etc. $1,600. Kalwant *****28. SEMBAWANG, BEAUTIFUL SPLITLEVEL detached bungalow, 3 bedrooms, attached bath, big garden, fully furnished $2,300
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    • 890 31 86 Accommodation 86 Accommodation Vacant Vacant b) Apartments b) Apartments I FOR RENT I PENTHOUSE/EXECUTIVE FLAT IN JURONG I Located near the Chinese Garden, I J I Japanese Garden, Golf Course and I Jurong Park. I PENTHOUSE I Floor Area: 318 sm I Rent (Unfurnished) $2,872 pm I EXECUTIVE FLAT
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    • 348 31 86 Accommodation Vacant mSSaSSSSSSSSSiSS^SSSSSm b) Apartments a DIST. 5 HONG LEONG GARDEN CONDO Brand new luxurious 3-bed-roomed apartment with full recreational facilities. Rental: $2,500/ $2,800 DIST. 21 PANDAN VALLEY GARDEN APARTMENT 3 bedrooms, study, servant's amenities. Fully furnished. Full recreational facilities. Rental: $5,600. Chatsworth Court $6,000 Robin Court $5,500 Emerald
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    • 297 31 86 Accommodation Vacant b) Apartments AT MINBU VILLA 04-04, Minbu Road, Dist. 11 Beautifully furnished 3 bedrooms, 1 study room, 1 servant's room, spacious llvlng/dlnlng area, modern kitchen, swimming pool, covered carpark, 24--hour security. Alrcondltioned. Washing machine. Balcony overlooking greenery. Close Orchard/ supermarket, t? 600. GEBIAN: *****49/*****29. BEVERLY MAI Behind
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    • 284 31 86 Accommodation Vacant b) Apartments a Dist 9, Cavenagh House apartment, fully furnished, 3 alrcon bedrooms, swimming pool, $3,200. a Dist 9, new luxurious apartment, partly furnished, 4 bedrooms, central aircon. big living/ dining, swimming pool. $8,000. FORWARD PROPERTIES *****00 (5 Lines) FULLY FURNISHED APARTMENTS WITH SWIMMING POOL c Pandan
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    • 414 31 86 Accommodation Vacant b) Apartments DIST. 28, MIMOSA COURT 3 bedrooms maisonette m small cosy development. Quiet location, spacious living/ dining. Fully furnished Tennis court security. 20 minutes to town $2,800 Accommodators: *****48 *****08. DIST. 9, VERY QUIET and spacious apartment with swimming pool, only 9 units In 1 block.
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    • 840 32 86 Accommodation Vacant aBjBBjajaSBBBSSSSSSiSSSSSS j I b) Apartments PANDAN VALLEY, ACACIA Court. I 3 bedrooms, fully furnished with CTV, $3,000 Jervois Road, level 3, walk-up apartment, 4 bedrooms, nicely furnished, with CTV. $1,800. Call Esther *****91 during office hours. ST. PATRICK'S VIEW 352,000. I Cheng Hong Mansion 551,470. Oeylang Lorong
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    • 787 32 86 Accommodation Vacant b) Apartments DIST 21, CLEMENTI PARK brand new apartment. Full recreational faculties. 3 bedrooms/servant's, fully furnished. $2,700. Mc'Robertson. *****60 DIST. 2UO (SELETAR) BEAUTIFULLY furnished 3-bedroomed apartment Marble flooring, CTV/ washing machine, $1,200 Houseworld *****65 DIST. 2. INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, $2600 (furnished); Dlst. 7, Merlin Plaza, $2800 (furnished). Penthouslng:
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    • 742 32 86 Accommodation Vacant b) Apartments DIST. 9, WALKING distance to Orchard Road, 3-bedroomed apartment, $2,500/-. Chelsea Homes: *****15. DIST 9 PACIFIC Mansion, 1,800 sq ft, 3 bedrooms/3 bathrooms, $2,200/-. Everton Realty *****76. *****79 FLAT FOR RENT m Maryland Park for 1 year. Blk. D, 11th floor, partially furnished. Vacant possession.
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    • 588 32 87 Accommodation Wantad i a) Houses Loading Euro Amartean Bank raqulraa 3 or 4-bedroomed houses or apartments. Favourable company lease with at least 1 year's advance rental. May consider purchase. Plaaaa furnish details totAdmin. Managar SEVERAL CLIENTS, Japanese/ other nationality require good apartments/ houses around dlsts 9, 10, 11, 21.
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    • 1106 32 89 Properties For Sale 89 Properties For Sale a) Houses a) Houses 7 jjn i£ m 22 Units double-storey Terrace Houses Im^DitigGankn M L^\^^B»jßMßißMß^BV.l_^_^^J_.jiLi£tß^WBWlM' i^''* w ■■■^BkiJL. Gracious and Comfortable Living Situated m residential area off Bedok Road 15-minute drive to city from Pan Island Expressway Superb and luxurious interior
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    • 839 32 89 Properties For Sale a) Houses DIST. 19. UPPER SERANGOON I Road 2 units left! Brand new < double-storey corner/ Inter- < mediate terrace home with 3 I lovely bedrooms $450,000/ $550,000. Admiral *****84/ *****57. DIST. 1954, RICHARD PARK Single storey terrace, 3-bedrooms, 1- bath, 1-tollet. Land 2300 sq.ft. terrazzo
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    • 543 32 89 Properties For Sale a) Houses SERANQOON GARDEN ESTATE :orner single-storey terrace. 1,900 sq.ft. 990 years No renovation. $395,000. Tel: *****87. b) Private Apartments 0 i 4i t r *i*m >??, ir*^ 1 Exclusive Condominium Ufeatyle In Scenic EMtCeMt Comprises 2 blocks, surrounded by greenery and beautiful landscaped pathways I
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    • 560 32 89 Properties For Sal* 89 Propwti- For Site b) Private Apartments b) Private Apartments LOOKING FOR READY APTS? Come to o§HffHß Telokßlangah Newtown 7 > s/"\^aW /v 2aT>^ fifk/ Cable Car Station '^'T/' Railway Station c <<, -ami <?■ Golf Course X l&u or Y **M fr_ Shipyard PSA Gate
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    • 362 32 WING ON LIFE GARDEN Luxurious 4-bedroomed apartment. REGIONAL HOUSING AGENCY TEL: *****54/*****00 DIST. 11, HILLCREST ARCADIA condominium, renovated Tower block apartment, spacious living/ dining with big balcony, 4 bedrooms, 2,003 sq.ft. marble/ parquet. Immediate occupation. $650,000. Renovated terrace garden apartment, 3 bedrooms/ playroom, 1,931 sq.ft. luxuriously furnished, fully wall-papered/ carpeted,
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    • 1653 33 89 Properties For Sale 89 Properties For Sale 89 Properties For Sale b) Private Apartments b) Private Apartments b) Private Apartments H^l-* I- \iz ZZ '.J-- •-'.'^^■-t :jfc t";J.z < "'"^•^S^Bv^ M.' •P-aj:.<'«,«* i L mm A aval 1 ikY j*.' V WB 1 DIST. 19, CHUAN PARK apartment, 1,898
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    • 614 33 89 Properties For Sale c) HDB/HUDC Apartments 3 rooms HDB Flat, 3rd floor, at Havalock Road opposite Kirn Sang C.C. good location, well decorated, Sala $72,000/= ONO. Tel: *****29 Miaa Tok batwaan 10am Bpm. GHIM MOH BLK 7 5-roomed point block high floor, terrazzo throughout beautifully renovated. Asking $145,000 *****04/
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    • 747 33 90 Properties Wanted Wantad: LAND ALONG SINGAPORE RIVER Araa approximately 1,000 1,500 sq ft suitable for building a tampla. Old premises considered Tal: 2217*25 AN ARAB SINGAPORE investment company wishes to purchase bungalows/ semi-detach-ed, or luxurious apartment In choice locality. Unlimited Budget. Principals owners Telephone *****96/ *****97. GENUINE BUYER REQUIRES
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    • 510 33 91 Factory Spaces Vacant/Wanted FACTORY LEASING ESTATE AGENTS/ AGENCIES NOTICE A SPECIAL OFFER TO YOU IF YOU LEASE FACTORY/lES CALL FOR DETAILS *****58 rtCK CHIANG BUILDING Paya Lebor/A/umugam Roads Quality FACTORY WAREHOUSE Space Available 2.000 Sq Ft to 12,000 Sq Ft And Other Sizes TEL: *****77 miss wong Double-storey semi-detached
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    • 629 33 92 Warehouses/ 92 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces 1f WAREHOUSE I*. FOR SALE I AT PAYA LEBAR I Modem warehouse for sale by unit. Located at the junction of Macpherson Road/Airport Road with various dimensions and up-to-date facilities. Please contact Mr. Chong of TEL: 7371 195. (SINGAPORE) V RUBY INDUSTRIAL
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    • 438 33 I 93 Office Spaces a) Sale MERLIN PLAZA 1160/ 2200/ 3400/ 5600 sq ft, $770 psf. Facing sea. Available immediately. J C, *****31. MERLIN PLAZA, 5,600 sq.ft. Carpeted and partitioned. Central aircond. $780 p.s.f. Wess Associates *****44. SIM LIM TOWER 416 sq.ft $605 p.s.f. High floor. Vacant possession. Freehold. *****18
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    • 437 33 93 Office Spaces 93 Office Spaces b) Rental b) Rental m the heart of the central business district PRESTIGE OFFICE SUITE TOLEASE for occupation latel9B3 r INTERNATIONAL BUILDING Along Orchard Road Out of CBD Ample parking facilities Prime office units and shop units for rent Office space 975 sq. ft
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    • 338 33 GOLDEN WALL AUTO Centre, 220/ 526 sq.ft. (glass frontage). Midland House 1,350 sq.ft. Union Building 2,000 sq.ft. High Street Plaza 1,200 sq.ft. Manhattan House 1,000 sq.ft. And many more. Enquiries: *****19/ *****20. MACPHERSON AREA TRANSFER of tenancy total 530 sq.ft. office space includes partitioned private room, complete with telephone and
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    • 504 34 91 Factory Spaces 91 Factory Spaces 91 Factory Spaces 91 Factory Spaces 91 Factory Spaces 91 Factory Spaces Vacant/Wanted Vacant/Wanted Vacant/Wanted Vacant/Wanted Vacant/Wanted Vacant/Wanted .cunuunnniui CITIMAC INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX •SHOWRUUM J M^^n,,^,,^^ /7JL t»Js^ WAREHOUSE O A X"f\ ai^\T 52-°"^ taßd Y'|\V.V' 11 COMPLETION BY MID-1984 fy 93 OWict Spaces 93
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    • 295 34 OG BUILDING OFFICE space. $4.20 psf Includes service charge. 2 years' 1 year's lease. 478 to 1655 sf Tel: *****8. ORCHARD PLAZA, 650 sq.ft. with windows. Carpeted. Available Feb. 1983. Enquiries, please call: *****09. ORCHARD PLAZA OFFICE space, 450 sq.ft. High floor, for rent. Available immediately. *****7 (agent). OUT/ INSIDE
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    • 242 34 BaBBaBBBBBHBaaaBBBBBBBBBBB^BBB^B^BBI I —^^1 i 94 Shop Spaces < i i a) Sale GROUNDFLOOR SHOP AT 1 SEAH STREET (City araa naar Raffia* Hotel) for sale Contact:- i TONY, *****22 KATONG PLAZA GROUNDFLOOR FACING MAIN ROAD New shop for sale, Ideal for jewelleries, watches, boutique etc. 442 tq.ft. Asking $1,700 p.a.f.
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    • 363 34 94 Shop Spaces > j j i a) Sale c IARGAIN SALEI Far East Plaza, I 100 sq.ft., $1,250 p.s.f. only. Ist r 'loor. Water supply. General 5 Properties *****13/ *****75. 2 JISTRICT 1, PEARLS Centre, 2nd t 'loor, 214 sq.ft. Good location, s suitable for shop/office etc. Sell- l
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    • 321 34 /Ip<«><^; •®l^ BFrisMV Mw w^aßjßß^s]Bßjfl^s^BjF*^r^B^l^HßHßjajßjM>ißjHpßßPNßHajH^HMwv' /^anaj j^ F^'^^^nr^^^t^i^^HHlEsr^^wi ~SI3B Bf Enquiries Bookings: 1 6 Storey, Far East Shopping Centre, Orchard Road, Singapore 0923 *****11 (24 UnetJ^g^^ 94 Shop Spaces b) Rental OFFICE/SHOP UNIT available approximately 31/1/83. 452 sq.ft. 12ft glass frontage. Facing escalators. Just outside CBD. Ample parking. View: Unit
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    • 480 34 94 Shop Spaces b) Rental FAR EABT PLAZA 4 x 298 sq.ft. mezzanine units. Will consider individually. Reasonable rental. Call *****52. FAR EAST PLAZA, groundfloor, excellent split-level shop. 409 sq.ft. $25 p.s.f. 0.n.0. Highest offer secures. Tel: *****41 F.T.K. FAR EAST PLAZA. Ist floor. Approx 362 sq.ft. Reasonable rental. Cattleya
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    • 571 34 102 Tour* Ml TRAVEL SERVICE 111 PTE. LTD Hill Offlci: G l4- 16- 18. Pearl's Centre, Eu Tong Sen Street, (Yangtze Theatre) Singapore 0105. Tel: *****33 (7 lines) Irml Offlci: 1 1 9, People's Park Complex, Ground Floor, New Bridge Road, Singapore 0105. Tel: 91 1661/91 1662 *****3/*****2/*****6 *****6/*****63 TA
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    • 370 35 CLIFFORD BRANCH sth fir. Blk 162, Bt. Merah Town Ctr. Tel: *****90/*****92 c SHORTHAND (THEORY) •Mon-Fri 9.30-10.30 am 7/2 •Mon/Fri 8.30- 10.00pm 7/2 •Mon-Fri 3.00- 4.00pm 7/2 •Fri 7.00- 8.30pm 11/2 •Sun 3.30- 5.00pm 13/2 c SHORTHAND SPEED 50-70 wpm •Wed 7.00- 8.30pm •Fri 7.00- 8.30pm •Mon 7.00- 8.30pm •Frl
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    • 731 35 112 Commercial BOOK-KEEPING (Beginner*) l)Mon 6.00- 7.30pm 31/01/83 2) Wed 6.00- 7.30pm 23/02/83 3) Thur 7 30- 9.30pm 24/02/83 HIGHER-ACCOUNTING Revision l)Wed 6.00- 7.30pm 26/01/83 2) Wed 7.30-10.00pm 26/01/83 3) Thur 7.30-10.00pm 27/01/83 4) Mon 7.30-IO.OOpm 31/01/83 s)Tue 6.00- 7.30pm 01/02/83 ENGLISH FOR COMMERCE l)Wed 6.00- 7.30pm 26/01/83 2) Wed
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    • 444 35 113 Language New Basic Course Starting Jan: 28 Frl (5.40pm -7. 10pm) Feb: 6 Sun 1 ,30pm -4.30pm Only limited places available Pl**** enrol early at: 1606, 16 th fir. Golden Mile Tower Beach Road. Tel: *****32. pT the Japanese way New Elementary Courses Starting Wed 26 Jan (6.00pm-7.30pm) Fri
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  • 33 36 ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTE Old Bandsmen Association is holding Its first AGS at 4p.m. 30/1/83 at SJI Hall. All former Bandsmen are Invited to small buffet preceding AGS. Enquiries, call *****03.
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      26 36 MOM R PAKIAM PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON MONDAY 24TH JAN. '83., LEAVING BEHIND SON, ASHOK, GRANDCHILDREN, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. FUNERAL HELD ON SAME DAY.
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    • 164 36 The Family of the Late J THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MRS. P.F. CHEN (MOM. WONG POH LIAN) Express our sincere appreciation to all the doctor*, sisters A nurses of ward 77, Singapore General Hospital, Rev. Khoo Siaw Hua. Rev. Khoo Cheng Hoot A Members ol the Cantonese
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    • 89 36 The Family Of The Late wishes to express their heartfelt thank* and gratitude to all relative*, friend* and the member* of the Sai Ram Group and a special thank* to each and every *taff of Apron Service*, members of SATU and the Executive Council member* for their assistance,
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    • 83 36 In Loving Memory of IN LOVINGMEMOHY IN LOVING MEMORY of Peter Tay Cheng San, departed 26.1.80. You left us suddenly without saying Goodbye. But fond memories of you will always remain m our hearts. Sadly missed by: Mr Mrs Allan Yeo. PETER TAY CHENG SAN Departed 26th
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  • 408 36 Bon Ami, Blue Sapphire in smart workout ON THE TRACK with TONTO IPOH, Tues. Last-start winner Bon Ami II and Bine Sapphire 11, both non-acceptors last week, showed up smartly on the track this morning. The pair, trained by champion trainer Ivan Allan, were hard held m a trial over
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  • 119 36 Jockey Lam off to NZ JOCKEY M.C. Lam (second from right) pictured with a section of the 28-member SlngaSsre Turf Club delegaon at Changi Airport yesterday just before they left for New Zealand. On the extreme left is Ong Thiam Kirn, Rac- ing Manager of the STC, who Ls tour
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  • 251 36 At the Hnish At the 400 metres and c Pictures by Q 4 Div 8 1,200 m 1. Scotland Yard 2. Mci San 3. Noble Nap 4. Tempered Dist: 2 1 1, U Time 1:14 Q 4 Div 6 1,200 m 1. Private
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  • 486 36 By EPSOM JEEP A BOUQUET to I.K. Cheah, the new president of the Penang Turf Club committee, for taking a bold initiative to stage a series of international races for jockeys from six countries m Penang next month. A
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  • 301 36  -  PAUL McDONELL By PERTH, Tues. Seven prominent racing men, including a leading veterinarian, have been disqualified by Western Australian Turf Club stewards. The stewards handed down disqualifications totalling eight years at the end of two adjourned inquiries. The veterinarian, Dr Phillip Adams, was disqualified
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  • 485 37 LONDON, Tues. "Game, set and match to 80rg...". The words belong to tennis history. At 26, the most successful player of the modern era has grown weary of competitive tennis and wisely decided to retire. The sport earned Borg a fortune, estimated by some at around US$lOO
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  • 240 37 NEW YORK, Tues. The man who would be king, Ivan Lendl, has taken a giant step m that direction with the retirement of Bjorn Borg and the defeat of John McEnroe at the Volvo Masters tournament. Borg, who dominated tennis m the *****, announced during the weekend
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  • 77 37 COUVIN (Belgium}, Toes. Swedish tennis ace BJorn Borg will do public relations work for the Belgian sportIng goods raanofactoer Donnay, the company announced yesterday. Borg "will do public relations for oar company worldwide," said Gay Pignolet, Donnay's general manager, whose firm made more than
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  • 199 37 NEW YORK, Tues. World Championship Tennis (WCT) announced yesterday that they were drastically reducing their men's professional circuit pending the outcome of a legal battle with the world tennis establishment. Lamar Hunt, the founder and director of the Dallas-based WCT, told a Press conference that only nine events
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  • 72 37 Dates for the diary Jan 8-Feb 77: Junior Team Tennis; Feb 1§Apr 3: Citizen Team Tennis; Apr 2S-May 2: Graded ranking; Apr 9i Jane IS: Inter-club League. Apr 22-24: Novices' Open; May 28-Jan 5: I SEA Games; Jul 18-24: Grasscourt Open; Aog 13-24: Pesta Sukan national championship; Sept 7-l#: Junior
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  • 343 37 Hm'VpHif I VI t ♦y^ jp II y W f^^P m t"j tat I 1 4 7jK tAty I I CITIZEN Team Tennis, the biggest local tennis tournament m terms of players, rivalry and sponsorship, will be launched on Feb 19. And the carrot that awaits
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  • 172 37 BARRING a flight delay, Roscoe Tanner, the man with the fastest serve In professional tennis, should touch down In the Republic at 1 this morning. He has a date at the Singapore Tennis Centre at 5 p. m. to hold a clinic for
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  • 197 37 NATIONAL champion, Mahader Hassan is still tops according to local tennis computer ranking. Col. Lvi Pao Chuen, the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association's selection chairman, said that as of last November, Mahader topped the list with 507 points, the bulk of his score coming from a 1981
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  • 270 38 Leeds in 'ban the fan' plan LONDON, Tues. ENGLISH Second Division club Leeds United have banned their notorious supporters from buying tickets m advance for Saturday's Football Association Cup fourth-round tie at ***** nal. Leeds returned to Arsenal the tickets which were to go on sale at Elland Road on
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  • 474 38 Rio de Janeiro, Tues. Spot-on Socrates as ref books 10 and sends off two FLAMENGO opened their defence of the Brazilian soccer championship yesterday with a confident 2-0 victory over Pele's old club Santos m Rio De Janeiro's Maracana Stadium. Baltazar scored the first goal m
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  • 324 38 Howzat! Enter keeper Murray SYDNEY, Tues. Cricketer David Murray will be allowed back into Australia despite playing on the rebel West Indian tour of South Africa, Foreign Minister Tony Street said today. Australia last week barred the touring West Indians for life, leaving wicket-keeper Murray wondering whether he would be
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  • 171 38 Mexico tipped for '86 FLORENCE, Tues. Artemio Franchi, chairman of the European Football Union (UEFA), yesterday said that Mexico were favourites to host the 1986 World Cup soccer finals and that the International Football Federation (FIFA) would announce their decision on May 20. The top-ranking Italian soccer official made his
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  • 487 38 LAHORE, Tues. The fifth cricket Test between Pakistan and India appeared to be heading for a draw today after bad light robbed the teams of more than two hours of play on the third day here. When the game was India, m a
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  • 58 38 PAKISTAN Ist inns: 323 INDIA Ist tans: (•veralght U*-2) Gavaskar lbw Imran 13 Srikkanth b Qadir 21 Amarnath c Wasim b Imran 120 Yashpal not out 63 DUlp not out 1 Extras 17 Total (for 3 wkts) 235 Wkta feU at: 29, 41, 231. Bawling: Imran 18-5-45-2, Sarfraz 23.2-9-46-0,
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  • 237 38 LONDON, Tues BRITAIN will host "the toughest race m the world" m August so tough that even Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson has declined to enter. "Thompson believed he could not manage the first leg a twomile (3.3 km) swim," said Nick Jenkins, the co-organiser of
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    • 121 38 Nowypucando your banking while you work on your tan. Teleßank is a totally new concept from United Banks that heralds a new era m personal banking. This revolutionary new home banking service puts a United Bank Branch at the end of every push button telephone. There are over 500,000 of
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  • 310 39  -  JOE DORAI By Selangor strife throws doubt on Singapore tie THE Singapore-Selangor friendly soccer match, scheduled at the National Stadium on March 19, is clouded with uncertainty, particularly because of a current threat by Selangor's affiliate clubs to withdraw their players from the state side. According to
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  • Kumar's curse
    • 311 39  -  J. RAJENDRAN By ARMED FORCES goalkeeper Kumar Krishnan, who three years ago turned down an offer to play for Farrer Park United, denied the defending champions again last night, making a brilliant penalty save. Kumar's 69th- minute save enabled Forces to hold United to
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    • 224 39 SINGAPORE'S main emphasis at training this week, m preparation for Saturday's match against Young Boys of Berne, will be on combating the physical power of the Swiss players. This was one Singapore's main weaknesses when South Korea's Hallelujah beat the Republic 1-0. Singapore were
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  • 29 39 SEREMBAN, Tues. Brunei beat hosts Negri Sembilan 2-1 m a Malaysia Cup match at the Station Padang yesterday. At Kangar Stadium, Perlis drew 2-2 with visitors Sabah.
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  • 286 39 SOME of Singapore's top talent will be on show tonight when President s Cup holders Tiong Bahru face title hopefuls Changi Constituency m the National Football League Division One at the Jalan Besar Stadium (7 p.m.). For Changi the match has vital significance. After
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  • 229 39 ARTHUR KOH, arguably one of the best soccer strikers Singapore has produced, will be invited to take part m the St. Patrick's School Festival of Sports to mark their 50th anniversary. The one-day festival, tentatively scheduled for April 10, will feature sports such as football,
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  • 325 39  -  TAY CHENG KHOON By TED FANG was a busy bee of a boy yesterday. And his heart had been pounding over its normal rate ever since that phone call on Tuesday. The call was from Dr. Eddy Jacob, president of the
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  • 208 39  -  PETER SIOW By THE Wlndgllder will be raced In the boardsailing competition of the South-east Asia Games from May 28-JuneS. Its inclusion brings the number of classes to be raced m the boardsailing championships to three. The others are the Mistral and Windsurfer.
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  • 214 39 THE Singapore Gun Gub at the Rifle Range Road will be equipped with new trap and skeet machines before the South-east Asia Games m May. The machines come with the compliments of the Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association, who are expected to spend about
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  • 392 40 THE Public Works Department is coming to grips with an old problem how to make the roads safer and thus reduce accidents. Its latest project, costing $800,000, involves laying down anti-skid sections at accident-prone stretches of road using a tough, rough and durable texture on the
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  • 210 40 Britain, Brunei talks put off again BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Tues. The oil sultanate of Brunei has postponed defence talks with Britain scheduled for this week because of disagreement on the composition of the British delegation, state officials said today. No new date had been set for the talks which were
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  • 53 40 FLORENCE (Italy), Tues. Police found 80 kg of pure heroin with a street value of about USfll.s million (about Ss23 million) stuffed m ladies' shoes destined for New York. Police said it was the biggest heroin find m Italy and it led to the arrest of
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  • 427 40 HOUSTON, Tuesday 'What they are doing is mind-boggling with many three-storey houses built m factories' JAPANESE home builders are trying to revolutionise the home building as they did the car industry by producing homes on an assembly line and designing new materials to reduce
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  • 17 40 A car approaches the anti-skid section.
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  • 288 40 Cosmos forecast so accurate Bonn PARIS, Tues Shows US, Russia can gauge missile attack THE accuracy with which Soviet and United States scientists predicted when and where part of the Soviet satellite Cosmos 1402 would return to earth sheds new light on their ability to calculate the arrival of intercontinental
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  • 127 40 Big quake jolt in Indian Ocean islands NEW DELHI, Tues. An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale today shook India's Andaman Islands, one of the most severe jolts m the Indian Ocean m nearly four decades, seismologists said. There was no immediate report, of damage or casualties on the
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  • 32 40 NEW YORK, Tues. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 10.12 points to 1,040.29 m the first half hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. AP
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    • 303 40 BUSINESS TIMES I Singapore's Financial Dally TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. With share-structure problems solved, details of which groups will distribute from the Pulau Ayer Merbau petrochem complex have emerged. LOH HUI YIN reports on Intraco's special role. What Singapore and Malaysian officials will be discussing when they meet officially for the first
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    • 134 40 UP TO 1 p.m. Partly cloody with passing showers In a few areas. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mm. SUNSET today: 7.18 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.15 a.m. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 17/37 C Fine Manila 20/31 C Fair Amsterdam tC t Melbonrne 11/33 C Fine Bangkok
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  • SECTION TWO
    • 2 1 SECTION TWO
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    • 1190 1 Singapore has m hand the plans and recommendations of an eminent British architect's team for restoring the 93-year-old Raffles Hotel to its former glory. A decision on whether or not to go ahead with restoration has not been made. TERESA 001 m London interviews the architect, to
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    • OUTLOOK
      • 1938 2 Health is not an end m itself it's the by-product of an active and productive life and the means to such a life. In emphasising the bond between mind and body, Dr P.K. advises that you take an interest m your daily well-being. For
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    • 822 3  -  Christine Khor 4 Consumers buy fish for taste and consider it as pure protein, unaware of fat levels Fat content has increased because of improved refrigeration methods, resulting m only the larger, tastier seasonal fish m being available year-round. 7 "THINGS don't taste the
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    • 319 3 4 A healthy person is not someone who's never ill or who avoids disease, but one whose healing powers are strong enough to ward off any breakdown or m threat to his health. 7 From Page Two emotions are the main cause. But negative emotions can
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    • 868 4  - What it takes to do well FRED M. HECHINGER Anyone who does not have self-discipline cannot learn or work, says an American professor. He believes that the future of American education will depend on how much emphasis is placed on character formation as a precondition to learning. By MILLIONS of
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    • 349 4  -  AKIRA MORI By AS JAPAN'S academic system seeks to internationalise itself and draw more foreign students, universities are struggling with the problem of name recognition. South-east Asians who return home with diplomas from Harvard or Oxford, win immediate recognition for their achievements. But those who
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    • 1339 5 New materials for broken teeth painless drills plastic implants all are improving the outlook for those with dental problems. MEDICAL researchers are making strides m taking some of the fear out of a trip to the dentist, m preventing tooth decay and m developing
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    • 299 5 THE trend toward walkin dental care m large health centres, department stores and shopping malls causes concern among dentists. While individual practitioners prevail m the profession, many dentists are banding together m large group operations to provide a greater range of services at lower costs.
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    • 1387 8 Trader has irons in Chinese fire HE DIVIDES his time among seven residences, a number of offices scattered around the world and a private jet, yet m dress and manner he gives little hint of his immense personal wealth. He is 61-year-old Shaul E. Eisenberg, who has quietly amassed a
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    • LEISURE 1
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        639 12 LIVE SHOWS .^r^ w m m m •ttVUll 111 l \9 mm A €MJ Sho GOOD, clean "live" entertainment for the whole family that's the kind of programme that has been planned for the new Hoover Live Theatre m Balestier Road. According to the theatre's programme production controller, Mr Robert
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      • 463 12 MICK Fleetwood, drummer for the rock 'n roll supergroup, Fleetwood Mac, has branched out on his own with an unusual musical project an amalgamation of American rock and African music using over 200 Ghanaian musicians, including children, on their own turf. The resulting musical meeting
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      • 246 12 FILMS- AND FILMLETS ON INDUSTRIALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT: All films m English and m colour. Admission free on a first-come-first-served basis. GoetheInstitut auditorium:— Safety-first (film, 6.30 p.m.) highlights safety measures m the chemical and engineering sectors; The Big Cake (animated film, 6.30 p.m.) analyses a full-page balance sheet such
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      • 109 12 TODAY: Singapore 2.15 a.m. (1.4 m), 8.07 a.m. (2.5 m), 3.13 p.m. (0.4 m), 10.35 p.m. (2.3 m). Sedlll Kechll 2.15 a.m. (1.6 m), 7.07 a.m. (2.1 m), 2.20 p.m. (0.6 m), 9.54 p.m. (2.3 m). Port Dicksen 4.30 a.m. (2.4 m), 11.33 a.m. (0.8 m), 4.52 p.m.
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    • LEISURE 2
      • 1142 13 41 thought at the outset that it was really an impossibly ambitious idea to tell the whole history of music is no easy matter. 7 Derek Bailey MUSIC m Time (third programme tonight over Ch 5 at 10.15 p.m.), is one of the most ambitious
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      • 208 13 THE Goethe-Instltnt Is screening a series of prize-winning films and nlmleta on science and technology, transport and communication electronics, manufacturing processes and trainIng methods. The series, which starts tonight at the Institute's auditorium In the Singapore Shopping Centre at Clemenceau Avenue, will cover such topics as
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    • YOUR VIEWING AND LISTENING GUIDE
      • 428 14 3.00 PM Opening followed by Love Forever (Mandarin/ r): Soap opera which likens love to the four seasons and depicts how love can change people, things and even circumstances. 4.10 David and Bert: This episode focuses on two men who live on the Pacific side of Canada. Bert
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      • 253 14 6.00 PM Opening followed by Storybound Island of the Blue Dolphins: The story of how an Indian girl managed to live alone for 18 years off the coast of California. The writer of this book, Scott O'Dell, did some research and wrote her story as he imagined she
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      • 161 14 MUSIC IN TIME The Golden Age (Ch 5, 10.15 p.m.) Today's edition of this 16-episode series features the wealth of music and its spread from the church and the courts to the middle classes; the emergence of opera m Italy and France; and a celebration
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      • 43 14 PICK of the DAY FRANK MUIR GOES 1NT0... (88C, 10.30 p.m.): More fun comes your way as Frank Muir explores subjects like crime, cookery and romance. He is aided by the recorded talents of Bob Newhart, Alan Bennett and the late Peter Sellers.
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      • 146 14 5.02 PM Quran Reading 5.07 Programme Summary 5.12 Budaya Kita: Our Culture 5.41 Follow Me 5.55 Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah: Today m History 6.00 News 6.11 Programme Summary 6.12 Huckleberry Hound 6.35 ABC Children's Special The Ghost of Thomas Kempe (Part 2) 7.04 Bimbingan Ugama: Religious Guidance 7.25
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      • 98 14 6.01 PM Quran Reading 6.07 Programme Summary 6.10 Happy Go Round 7.00 News m Tamil 7.15 Assalamualaikum: Religious Programme 7.35 Secrets of the Sea Whale (Part 1) 8.00 News and Weather Forecast 8.30 Hindi Movie Gustakhi Maaf: Two sisters, who were separated and brought up by different families,
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      • Article, Illustration
        177 14 6.99 AM World News 6.99 The World Today 6.25 Scotland This Week 6.30 Financial News €.41 Reflections 6.45 Sports Round-up 7.99 World News 7.99 Commentary 7.15 Star Profile 7.39 Meridian 8.99 World News 8.99 News about Britain 8.15 Radio Newsreel 8.39 Close 5.99 PM World News 5.99 British Press
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      • 202 14 5.58 AM National Anthem followed by Opening Announcement CM News m Brief (.15 Another Morning Another Show 7.M News and Weather Report 7. 1t Morning Digest 7.29 Another Morning Another Show (confd) 7.81 Morning Financial News 7.41 Another Morning Another Show (cont'd) 8.99 News 8.f9 Another Morning Another
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      • 181 14 FM Stereo 92.4 m Hz In VHF Band n 6.99 AM News m Brief 5.1 5 Programme Summary (English and Mandarin) 6.19 As Dawn Awakes 7.99 News and Weather Forecast 7.1 i Morning Digest 7.21 Breakfast Classics 8.99 News 8.11 Breakfast Classics (cont'd) 9.99 News m Brief 9.15
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      • 122 14 5.H AM Good Morning Singapore 6.99 Food for j Thought $.45 Art of Positive Thinking 7.99 News 7.31 Today's Horoscope 7.45 Health Break B.N News 8.31 The Time of Your Life 9. 11 The Singapore Guideline 9.3f Focus on Entertainment II.M Did You Know 11.31 Summary of the Sixties
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      • 56 14 8.29 AM Mathematics Pr 5 Fractions 8.59 Chinese Language Pr 2 I Like to Drink Milk 9.21 CLIPS Pr 4 Does He Know How to Get Home Himself? 2.99 PM English Language Pr 2 Sound Parade 2 2.39 English Language Pr 3 Sound Express 2 3.M General
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    • 235 2 ff^^^R^^^^W *^ts Perhaps once m a decade 1 iSf {i J-^ I *jff4l i a s^' ncare product comes along that is so advanced |fi i^ W i; li^^Bli m the world of beauty, it creates -;i J4 ;f.P I^^^^^^^S^^B"BkS|S^^ S >-Si^ Si::Q, a whole new category of beauty treatment.
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    • 302 7 Congratulations Hongkongßank on the official opening of Hongkongßank Building A Jk KiBI HP^ IB We are the main supplier of all Vickers office deskings open screens together with Martin-stoll Eurosit office chairs SOLE DISTRIBUTORS: REPRO BUSINESS MACHINES PTE. LTD. .1 iJT] 1 23D/ 1 49D Boon Keng Road J iiwl
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    • 98 8 ONG chwee; kou BUILDIIVG CONTRACTORS (PTB.)LTB ft tf lA*)£ It I Unit Gl (Ground Fir.), OCX Industrial Building, 161, Kampong Ampat, Singapore 1336. A Richard Ellis (Pte) Ltd are proud to have been associated with the Hongkongßank Building as development managers, leasing agents and property managers for the building jMj
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    • 223 8 He is one of the world's richest men, yet little is known about him. He mirnn ffinfifiifniminrin mimnun A ings with the West, yet his role dl^MMffl^^^^^^^^^SSHj^ m Beijing has received al- Mr mnct nn nnhlifitv TONY Shaul N. Eisenberg. B XT! m^E iW mbbmbbi a^^ tMih^h^ bHh^P H^* WIX/&
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    • 3322 9 ADDfWNTMFNTQ m HHHHHHI HHHHHHMH II Mi H NfiTiCFQ f B i A leading international manufacturing BlßHPftslWJffW W^k m THE MATTER OF THK I s- j company invites applications from suitably H^MaM^ißBiiiHilttßB| 'aH^in^^^ttkrof TFNDFR NOTICE yT~" 1 qualified candidates for the appointment of l2iaSrl^«aS'Si!y3a''s METOA™WD PTE?TD TENDER NOTICE y TRAINING urynriD
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    • 987 10 APPOINTMENTS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PRINTING INDUSTRY I Ntlfi' TIMES PRINTERS SDN BHD II a member of The Times Organisation has the following vacancies to meet its expansion programme: 1. SALES MANAGERS Reporting to the Marketing Manager, the Sales Manager is expected to work independently and to travel either within
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 409 10 G ARFIELD By Jim Davis STAR WARS B y Archie Goodwill &Al Williamson THE BOHN LOSER s^ sansom I WPRIOHE WANT^ HOW POE^ HE KHO^^U I rKMOW WHATtHAPO \JNHEN HE'^ CDMP^^^ THE GAMBOLS By Barry Applehy I K/AJ/C/V GUANNEL S&\J f f A r^&SBPt I <-^^_^_^ YOU A^E WATCMINo\ K^
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 474 11 With 100,000 rolls m 600 patterns, a better choice awaits theearly birds... Give your house a face-lift for Chinese New Year. We I have more than 1 ()(),()(M) rolls of wallpaper and f vinyi wallcoverings at only S 1O.(K) per roll cJ&jS _fli Choose your style from more than 600
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    • 250 11 PEANUTS BySchutz l v I I I Beauty Tips youwrite V not E Cute Tips N BEAUTIFLJL y 'jP /—> THE EVERMORES By Johnny Sajem f/A.\W \LL Nbvbß ■ji #B|A TH\n6S m VOOR NORBERT By George Fett POOD PR\CBB e>O&cD LEAPING THE UST, j IK «STEA<? T<9A NEW H/6H LAST
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    • 412 12 IfelteiJ Am Hk 1 MB lit IMM^B^ WoKfli twiaß iflil "Sometimes", he reflected, "the most beautiful things m life are the simplest". "Like smooth pebbles on a beach, as much to the skill with which or the first snowflakes m winter". it was made as to the precious metals "And
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    • 653 14 »>. Ju\ V i jh Hy^^^^B HBB6S Besides the festive sound oP*V WL\ 1 W W daims and cymbals, a BY lEI m« 1& Wi JLJ&\ J-, happier sound is getting J lgJfc^ /Ji Jl% 1 1 \MI M -heard m more homes and \^B PPf J *M&IS t Pp^k
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  • SECTION THREE
    • 2 1 SECTION THREE
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      • 807 1 She arrived m Singapore with a suitcase of fine garments fit for royalty of the Qing court. These form part of a collection to be exhibited here. NG WAI LENG talks to Teresa Coleman and gets a preview. ft R^t^^Sd^^h flnrj/ J 'ff*t&^iiAikt SHE turned around, proudly displaying
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      • 63 2 Symbolic costumes Emperor Sui Wen Dl (581 600) In his official dress complete with headgear. This drawing was done by Van Liben of the Tang dynasty. It Is believed this mode of dressing was very much the same 700 years before and continued to be so until the 13th century
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      • 315 2 ACCORDING to traditional Chinese culture, costumes were viewed as symbols with which to identify and differentiate races, social classes and ranks. But clothes are perishable. They seldom last long enough to give posterity an idea what fashions m the past were exactly like. Most of
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      • 223 2 All the best from Toshiba festive season, make someone m your family or among W r your close friends happy with a Toshiba gift. You'll find a large *Ml# X j§; selection of products to suit everyone from six to sixty. There are Aljftl ilti mfr BHHj I jfk m
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      • 1257 3 APPOINTMENTS fl 1 1 1 1 El 1 1 1 1 ft :=^Optyl^L f The technoloav of ■HIIIIinJIiIIIH I lIU lUVIIIIVIVIJJ VTI fflltZzS* WGU Singapore Pte 'Ltd is rapidly expanding its technical and^ TK Marketing *U#% #ii4n»«r\ nnn Ua A?*SZsB£ I manufacturing staff to support the high volume assembly of
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      • 866 4  -  KAMSAH SIRAT By THE National Theatre Club Drama Workshop (NTCDW) will present three one-act plays m March at the Victoria Theatre. It seems that the majority of members of the club know no rest. Their last play, "Puncak" (The Summit), m which they performed together with members of
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      • 619 4 Oleh KAMSAH SIRAT BENGKEL Drama Kelab Panggung Negara (BDKPN) akan m em perse m bah kan tiga buah drama satu babak di Panggung Victoria da lam Mac depan. Persembahan mereka yang terakhlr ialah "Puncak" yang dipentaskan bersama Sriwana, Perkumpulan seni dan Persatuan Kemunlng Singaura. Ketiga-tlga bnah drama Ttu
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      • 531 4  - Let's learn MALAY Haron A. Rahman Lesson 53A Easy Steps to Malay By R4<7,4 karangan di ban ah dengan tellti dan jawab soalansoalan yang berikutnya sebagat sato latthan: Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow as an exercise: MEREKA yang bodoh, nakal, degil dan mempunyai lam-lam
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