The Straits Times, 19 January 1984

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    18 1 The Straits Times NATIONAL LIBRARY SINGAPORE Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1984 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 62/1/84
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    Lock icon Dive down Dai-Ichi
    264 1  -  By NG WENG HOONG AN UNMANNED earth dumper, weighing more than a tonne, plunged at least 30 metres down from an uncompleted building into a road-side drain in Anson Road yesterday. The dumper crashed through a wooden barrier on the eighth storey of the Singapore Dai-Ichi Hotel
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  • Article
    Lock icon Head of American varsity in Beirut shot dead
    282 1 Reuter. BEIRUT, Wed. The president of the American University of Beirut, Mr Malcolm Kerr, was killed today after gunmen shot him in the head in his office at the university, the state-run Beirut Radio reported. The shooting followed the kidnapping of the
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    Lock icon Government overruled
    52 1 Reuter HONGKONG, Wed The Legislative Council today rejected government proposals for massive increases in the cost of taxi operations which led to protests which paralysed large sections of Hongkong last week. The government must reconsider its plans for taxis after today s revolt by unofficial members of the
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    Enter the Accord 17
    449 1  -  ...and it’s quickly down to business for defence advisory council By RONNIE WAI and PAUL JACOB IT was meant to be an informal meeting. The first get-together of the 17-member Advisory Council on Community Relations in Defence (Accord). But in the two hours spent with the
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    Action against employers who do not pay levy
    259 1 THE Labour Ministry will take court action against employers for failing to pay the levy for hiring foreign workers from non-traditional sources. Aside from court action to recover the levy, a penalty interest at the rate of 2 per cent a month
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    Lock icon Shultz has talks with Gromyko
    207 1 AMERICAN Secretary of State George Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko today began the first high-level superpower talks in four months after an angry tirade by Mr Gromyko against the United States. STOCKHOLM, Wednesday deployment.” UPI, Reuter. Only four hours be! ore they met
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    Lock icon Latest 100 TRAPPED IN COAL MINE
    60 1 Reuter. TOKYO, Wed. Nearly 130 miners were trapped or missing after a fire broke oat today in Japan’s largest coal mine on the island of Kyushu, police said. Mine officials said eight workers were known to have been killed and 64 unaccounted for 10
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    Lock icon HK share prices soar
    104 1 HONGKONG, Wed. Reuter. HONGKONG share prices leaped ahead today with the market index passing the I,MO point level for the first time since last August. Dealers reported strong demand for shares from both local and overseas buyers and attributed the gains to optimism about next week’s
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      33 1 Riyadh condemns kidnap in Beirut: P. 9 Inside 68 pages today SUMMARY 2 WORLD NEWS 3,5,M,» CAUSEWAY 13 EDITORIAL 2# LETTERS 21 BACKGROUND 22 TIMES DOLLAR 23-2« CLASSIFIEDS 28-42 RACING 42 SPORTS 41,44-47
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      8 1 Who's who in the advisory council: P. 11
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      72 1 SECTION TWO Mahathir: Man with a mission Page I SECTION THREE Puccini’s opera sung in Mandarin Page II Outlook 2,3 Comics 12,13 Cinema 10 Radio TV 16 Appointments Notices 12,13 i1,111,1V (Sect 3) Enjoy the best minced pork and pork floss, from Bee Chun l leng at New Bridge Road
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  • IN SUMMARY
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        Compensation ruling
        123 2 A COURT RULING yesterday is expected to have far-reaching effects on compensations paid for compulsorily acquired land originally occupied by the British armed forces. The ApeUate Court disagreed with the decision of the Appeals Board (Land Acquisition), and concurred with lawyer L«e Han Yang that the proper and
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        3-hour SBC special
        125 2 THE Singapore Broadcasting Corporation will televise its longest “live” studio show to usher in the Lunar New Year of the Rat a three-hour musical variety special on Feb 1. The show, The Joy of Spring, will be beamed direct to homes from three different locations at SBC
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        Deposits reminder
        88 2 THE Labour Ministry has reminded unions to ensure that their fixed deposits, regarded as property, are placed in the hands of trustees instead of union officials. This is to comply with an existing Trade Union Act requirement which was not strictly enforced until recently. The “new” rule has
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        A-wooing engineers...
        83 2 THE good news is...for engineers. The bad news is for manufacturing companies here. They are finding it difficult to recruit enough local engineers to run their factories, especially now that many such companies are expanding. As a result, companies have been forced to recruit from abroad. Besides recruiting
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        ...one that got away
        109 2 A STORY going around personnel management circles highlights, in a humorous way, the extent of the shortage of engineers here. An American multinational is rumoured to have been so set on getting an engineer it had interviewed overseas that it offered nim a free trip to
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    • Comment
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        THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS:
        119 2 BANKING Is really an art, a dynamic science and a religion, all rolled into one. The art Is to know how to regulate the industry without overdoing It. Since it Is a dynamic science, one cannot be sure what the Impact of the new rules enshrined
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        CARRINGTON’S NATO JOB
        77 2 LORD CARRINGTON, the former British Foreign Secretary, returns to the public limelight this July when he takes up the post of secretary-general of Nato. As a man who knows both Europe and the United States fairly well, he hopes to serve as a bridge between them. In
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        SURCHARGES JUSTIFIED
        107 2 A READER recently complained that there were too many taxi surcharges. He wondered where it will all end If a festive surcharge was introduced. A taxi-driver writes in to say that the Central Business District surcharge compensates taxi drivers for any loss they may suffer when they are
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    • Timesdollar
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        PROS AND CONS OF HAVING OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS ON KLCE
        198 2 THE Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange chief has responded favourably to the suggestion of including non-Malaysian crude palm oil suppliers on the exchange, saying the suggestion is a good one. KLCE chief executive Syed Abdul Jabber Shahabudin said: “The main obstacle, though,
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    • Background
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        lATA MEMBERSHIP IN MIND
        75 2 SINGAPORE AIRLINES has long refused to join the International Air Transport Association because of the restrictions imposed on members. Lately, however, lata has relaxed its rules and SLA, as one of the 10 largest international carriers, feels it is time to contribute to the industry worldwide.
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    • Timesport
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        Superbrat coming?
        100 2 JOHN McENROE, the world’s No. 1 tennis personality, may be in Singapore in April. An international tennis management company has proposed an exhibition match between the turbulent American and his Czech rival, Ivan Lendl, as an prelude to an already agreed series of meetings between the two in
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      • Article
        Still in but barely
        76 2 HOLDERS Liverpool, upset by bottom club Wolverhampton in English soccer’s First Division last Saturday, had to battle to stay in the Milk Cup on Tuesday when they were held to a 2-2 draw away to Second Division leaders Sheffield Wednesday. In the night’s other quarter-final, Aston
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        Optimistic Eusebio
        79 2 EUSEBIO, goal-scoring hero of Portugal’s charge to third place in the 1966 World Cup soccer finals in England, believes that the current national squad could be the surprise side of this year’s European Championship. The “Black Pearl now deputy trainer at Benfica, said: “Compared with the 1966 squad,
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    • Around the world
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        Visible military
        93 2 AS THE mystery deepens over Soviet President Yuri Andropov’s prolonged absence from public view, there are growing signs that the Soviet military may be moving to fill a power vacuum in the Kremlin. Western and US analysts are saying that rarely has the political importance and public visibility
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        Aussie aid sought
        116 2 THE Philippines has asked Australia for US$9O million (SslB9 million) in emergency aid. A spokesman for the Australian Department of Trade yesterday said the request was being considered by the Australian government. Manila is seeking the emergency aid to help finance some US$2OO million worth of imports
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        Lao border battles
        74 2 LAOTIAN government troops backed by Vietnamese soldiers have mounted a major offensive against resistance forces based near the Thai-Lao border. The Bangkok Post reported that the offensive against the anti-communist resistance forces began on Friday and involved fierce fighting near the Thai border for five days. Quoting
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        Crisis rule extended
        85 2 SRI LANKAN President Junius Jayewardene yesterday extended a nationwide eight-month-old state of emergency for a further month amid sporadic separatist guerilla violence in the north. Special powers under the emergency have been given to troops and police to curb guerilla activities in the north ana to prevent
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        Two envoys recalled
        91 2 THE US ambassadors to Nicaragua and Guatemala are being recalled, raising questions about the high turnover of senior diplomats involved with implementing policy in Central America. Diplomatic sources are saying that Central America is fast becoming the “graveyard” for US envoys. The returning envoys are Mr Anthony
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        UN’s Mid-East feeler
        113 2 UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar in Casablanca as a guest of the Islamic Conference Organisation on Tuesday proposed that the Security Council authorise him to sound out all interested parties on the possibility of convening an international conference on the conflict between Israel and the
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    • Across the Causeway
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        Land code revision
        88 2 THE Malaysian government is expected to enforce a revised land code by the end of April. The revised code is to prevent foreigners from acquiring land for residential and agricultural purposes. Under the amendments to the code, foreigners, including permanent residents, would be barred from buying houses
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        Drug checks
        76 2 POLICE in Kuala Lumpur are keeping tabs on the movement of foreign vehicles including tourist buses, refrigerator vans and vegetable lorries for heroin. Foreign drug syndicates are dispatching drugs from the Golden Triangle using such vehicles plying the north-south route. Last year, anti-narcotics officers detained 30 passengers carrying
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    • Section Two
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        Mahathir’s mission
        88 2 MALAYSIA’S economy is taking off and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad is now touring the US, Canada, France and Switzerland, to whip up interest in his country. He wants US businessmen to provide the additional impetus. He will also be highlighting Malaysia’s Islamic and Third World
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        Whole and wholesome
        78 2 MOST of us are not as healthy as we want to be. We might be overweight or suffer from tiredness, constipation, diarrhoea, dandruff, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer or other illnesses. This week, we launch a series of articles on healthy eating by a Penang-born biochemist and
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    • Section Three
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        Operatic delights
        89 2 THE Naughty Princess, staged by the Guangzhou Guangdong Opera Troupe on Tuesday night, was well-paced and provided two-and-a-half hours of good entertainment, says reviewer SNG POH YOKE. Hong Hong, daughter of Guangdong opera queen Hong Xiannu, played the lead role as the stubborn but witty princess Fengxia. The
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        Six special girls
        81 2 IN SRIWANA’S Mini Festival this year, beginning tonight at the Victoria Theatre, six girls will be taking on the role of directors of six one-act plays. It will be a first time for the group, and they will have to prove their worth in the assignments entrusted
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      60 2 TV update CHANNEL 3 6.48 Musical Interlude 7.01 Plastic Man 9.30 Sinar Islam 10.01 Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah: Today in History 10.08 Mind Your Language All Present, If Not Correct 10.39 Movie The Dove 12.12 AM Late News 12.22 Quran Reading 12.29 Close CHANNEL 10 10.58 The Inter-City Vofleybaß Championship
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        Lock icon Tribute to Swede who saved Jews during war
        140 3 AP. US SECRETARY of State George Shultz began his speech on Tuesday to the 35-nation disarmament conference with a tribute to Mr Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from German extermination in World War 11. Mr Wallenberg
        AP.  -  140 words
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        Lock icon Ministers at ballet show
        78 3 AFP. ALL the foreign ministers taking part in the conference on disarmament in Europe, except Mr Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union, attended a gala performance on Tuesday night of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, The Nutcracker. King Carl Gustav XVI and Queen Sylvia presided at the performance. Sources
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        Lock icon Stir over Shultz remark
        83 3 US SECRETARY of State George Shultz caused a stir on Tuesday at the disarmament conference by saying in his speech that Washington “does not recognise the legitimacy of the artificially imposed division of Europe’’. When asked by reporters at a press conference later, Mr Shultz said
        AFP.  -  83 words
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      Lock icon ‘I cannot put relations with Soviets on hold because of polls’
      272 3 WASHINGTON, Wed. Reagan reacts to comments on his Washington-Moscow ties speech resume negotiations. UPI. PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan is sorry some people think his speech on US-Soviet relations was political, but he believes “international problems cannot be suspended in election
      resume negotiations. UPI.  -  272 words
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      Lock icon Russian military riding high
      536 3 First time armed forces chiefs have been so ‘visible’ greater prominence.” NYT. AS THE mystery deepens over President Yuri Andropov’s prolonged absence from public view, there are growing signs that the Soviet military may be moving to fill a power vacuum in the Kremlin, Western and
      greater prominence.” NYT.  -  536 words
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      Lock icon Andropov ‘likely to make an appearance in two weeks’
      110 3 Reuter. NEW YORK, Wed. Soviet President Yuri Andropov, who has not been seen in public since last Aug 18, is likely to make an appearance in the next two weeks, CBS Television reported last night. The news network said Mr Viktor
      Reuter.  -  110 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Nuclear arms race becoming white hot – Zhao
      176 3 Nuclear arms race becoming white hot Zhao Reuter. OTTAWA, Wed. Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang declared yesterday that the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union was becoming “white hot”. Mr Zhao, the first communist leader to address the Canadian Parliament, told a packed House of Commons:
      Reuter.  -  176 words
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      Lock icon Witness list reads like a who’s who
      310 3 The Flick political bribery scandal homosexual haunts. Reuter. BONN, Wed. The first public hearings on a political bribery scandal involving the Flick industrial conglomerate opened here today with a witness list that reads like a who’s who of West German politics. Chancellor Helmut
      homosexual haunts. Reuter.  -  310 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Philippines asks for $l89 m emergency aid
      327 5 CANBERRA, Wed. The Philippines has asked Australia for USS9O million (Sslß9 million) in emergency aid to help support the nation’s battered economy, officials said today. A spokesman for the Department of Trade said the request had been made and was being considered by
      on the black market. AP, Reuter.  -  327 words
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      Lock icon Debt rescheduling ‘runs up against problems’
      163 5 AFP. HONGKONG, Wed. The Philippine debtrescheduling negotiations have run up against potentially serious new problems, the Far Eastern Economic Review reported in its latest issue. The Hongkong-based weekly said there had been a discovery by a visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission of major
      AFP.  -  163 words
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      Lock icon Lao troops backed by Viets clash with rebels
      208 5 UPI. BANGKOK, Wed. Laotian government troops backed by Vietnamese soldiers have mounted a major offensive against resistance forces based near the Thai-Lao border. The Bangkok Post reported that the offensive against the anti-commu-nist resistance forces began on Friday and involved fierce fighting
      UPI.  -  208 words
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      Lock icon Doctor with a century under his belt
      121 5 P&n&photo. DEEP in the heart of Chinn, in Laopn province. Uygur, to be precise, lives n doctor who could probably qualify for the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest medical practitioner alive today. Haji Dr Tnrdl Haxim, 121 years old, was born
      P&n&photo.  -  121 words
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      Lock icon Galman hired by opposition: Witness
      199 5 political trickery. Reuter. MANILA, Wed. A 31-year-old fashion designer said today a member of the Philippines political opposition hired the alleged assassin of former Senator Benigno Aquino. Mr Eutiquio Daraman told a special inquiry into the murder that he met the alleged assassin, Rolando Galman,
      political trickery. Reuter.  -  199 words
    • Around the region
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        Lock icon Kriangsak makes trip to Vietnam
        112 5 AFP. BANGKOK, Wed. Former Thai Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan left here today for a visit to Vietnam during which he will “explore options” for solving the Cambodian problem. Leading a 23-member delegation, Gen Kriangsak, who chairs the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, will “listen” to the
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        Lock icon Chinese kill seven ‘intruders’
        66 5 Reuter. BEIJING, Wed. China said today frontier guards had shot dead seven armed Vietnamese who crossed into China to commit provocations. The official People’s Daily said nine Vietnamese slipped into Funing county, in eastern Yunnan province, on Jan 14 and fired at peasants working in the
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        Lock icon Four killed in Manila gun battle
        110 5 Reuter. MANILA, Wed. Four men were killed and four wounded in a gunfight between security men in a bar in northern Manila, police reported today. They said the battle erupted last night when military intelligence agents entered a bar owned by an officer of
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      Lock icon Lockheed scandal figure dies in Tokyo
      162 6 TOKYO, Wed. Yoshio Kodama, a wealthy ultranationalist charged with playing a major role in the Lockheed bribes scandal, died in a Tokyo hospital yesterday of heart failure, his aides said today. Kodama, 72, earned a reputation as a shadowy but influential fixer partly because
      trial was suspended. Reuter.  -  162 words
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      Lock icon Waiting for execution
      121 6 RAPISTS, murderers and robbers are forced down on their knees to await their execution. A forced symbol of repentance to press home the point to others that crime does not payA total of 32 people were executed in Beijing vesterday bringing to St the number of criminals
      Sc&ndia Photopress.  -  121 words
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      Lock icon Lankan crisis goes on
      282 6 President extends state of emergency by one more month Reuter. COLOMBO, Wed. President Junius Jayewardene today extended a nationwide eight-month-old state of emergency for a further month amid sporadic separatist guerilla violence in the north. Special powers under the emergency have been given to troops and
      Reuter.  -  282 words
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      Lock icon Indira’s party supporters on rampage
      228 6 UPI, Reuter. NEW DELHI, Wed. Supporters of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s party went on the rampage in the populous eastern city of Calcutta today and yesterday while in the western Maharashtra state police fired on thousands of farmers resulting in at least three deaths. News
      UPI, Reuter.  -  228 words
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      Deadlock over size of Japan defence budget
      328 6  -  By Peter Hazelhuret Tokyo Correspondent THE question of whether Japan will renege on its promise to build up its military machine hung in the balance tonight as officials in the Finance Ministry and the Defence Agency refused to compromise on the size of
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    • World briefs
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        Lock icon Italy cuts back troops in Lebanon
        69 6 Reuter. ITALY HAS begun to reduce its contingent to the multinational force in Lebanon, a defence ministry spokesman said in Rome yesterday. The spokesman confirmed Italian press and radio reports that the 622-man “cemaia” battalion of Bersaglieri infantrymen, which began returning to Italy on
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        Lock icon Flight turns sour
        50 6 AFP,AP. AN AIR FRANCE Boeing 747 carrying 246 passengers returned safely to Karachi yesterday after an explosion on board soon after There were no casualties. The plane was bound for Paris. Investigators said a bottle of combustible vinegar in a passenger’s suitcase was probably to blame. AFP,AP.
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        Lock icon New man at talks
        68 6 Reuter. ASSISTANT Foreign Minister Zhou Nan will replace Deputy Foreign Minister Yao Guang as head of “China’s team at talks with Britain next week on the future of Hongkong, a Foreign Ministry spokesman told reporters in Beijing yesterday. “It is a normal change... Zhou Nan is
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        Lock icon Anti-Ershad drive
        49 6 Reuter. MAJOR POLITICAL, parties in Bangladesh yesterday vowed to step up a campaign to force President Hossain Mohammad Ershad to end his military rule. They denounced the military rulers for rejecting their demands for lifting a ban on political activity, early elections and releasing detained politicians. Reuter.
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        Lock icon Israelis kill ‘gunboy’
        82 6 closed off roads leading to the port. Reuter. ISRAELI TROOPS shot dead a 14-year-old youth in the Lebanese port of Sidon yesterday after he fired a hail of bullets at an Israeli jeep and wounded one soldier, security sources said. Eyewitnesses said the youth fired a round
        closed off roads leading to the port. Reuter.  -  82 words
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      Lock icon US recalls two C. American envoys
      249 8 Question raised about high turnover of diplomats in this area WASHINGTON, Wednesday White House. Observer News Service. THE US ambassadors to Nicaragua and Guatemala are being recalled raising questions about the high turnover of senior diplomats involved with implementing policy in Central America. Western
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      Lock icon US policy against Nicaragua criticised
      121 8 Reuter. THE HAGUE, Wed. Nearly 600 parliamentarians from 13 west European countries yesterday criticised United States policy on Nicaragua and called on the US Congress to oppose the granting of new funds for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) actions against that country. The call was made
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      Lock icon Gold stolen
      31 8 MEDELLIN (Colombia), Wed. More than US$5 million (5510.6 million) worth of gold was stolen yesterday from a mine in Segovia in a north-east province. AFP. fUVW U 1 AFP.
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      Lock icon New missile test
      174 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Wed. A new US missile, designed for launch from an F-1S fighter to knock down enemy satellites, is likely to be tested for the first time by Jan 31, the Pentagon said today. Spokesman Michael Burch said the test, originally scheduled for last October or
      Reuter.; AP picture.  -  174 words
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      Lock icon Boeing unveils its latest aircraft
      125 8 Reuter. SEATTLE, Wed. The Boeing Company, the non-communist world’s biggest plane manufacturer, has unveiled its latest product an airliner mundane in appearance and cheap to develop but billed as superefficient. Called the Boeing 737-300, the short- to medium-range 140-seat aircraft has engines made by a
      Reuter.  -  125 words
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      Lock icon No sign of $23 m lottery winner
      123 8 -Reuter. TORONTO, Wed. Somewhere in Ontario, someone is a multi-mil-lionaire but the winner is losing about US$3,OOO a day in interest. Though the person won North America’s largest ever tax-free lottery prize, he has still not come forward to claim it. Lottery mania
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      Lock icon Arab-Israel peace plan by UN chief
      328 9 Islamic conference ‘approves’ proposed were re-instated. NYT, Reuter. CASABLANCA, Wed. United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar yesterday proposed that the Security Council authorise him to sound out all interested parties on the possibility of convening an international conference on the conflict between
      were re-instated. NYT, Reuter.  -  328 words
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      Lock icon Riyadh condemns kidnap in Beirut
      119 9 the Saudi consul.” Reuter. BAHRAIN, Wed. Saudi Arabia today strongly condemned the kidnapping of its consul in Beirut and said terrorism would not cause a change in policy towards Arab and Islamic issues, the official Saudi press agency reported. Six unidentified gunmen kidnapped Mr Hussein
      the Saudi consul.” Reuter.  -  119 words
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      Lock icon No confidence move against Shamir
      216 9 Reuter, UPL TEL AVIV, Wed. Two opposition parties announced they would be introducing no confidence motions against the 100-day-old Snamir government in the face of the country’s biggest labour protest over inflation. About 60,000 public employees called a threehour strike, demanding compensation for wage erosion
      Reuter, UPL  -  216 words
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      Lock icon Soviets offer better ties, Iranian TV reports
      171 9 TEHERAN, Wednesday AFP, UPI. THE Soviet Union has offered to work with Iran “in the struggle against world imperialism, United States aggression, and the danger of the increase in nuclear weapons,” Iranian television said yesterday. The message from the Soviet Parliament was given
      AFP, UPI.  -  171 words
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      Lock icon French and Saudis ‘sign $8.8 b arms sale accord’
      128 9 UPI. PARIS, Wed. France and Saudi Arabia have signed a US$4.l5 billion (SsB.B billion) arms sales agreement, the daily newspaper Le Monde reported yesterday. The agreement is the most important defence contract the French government has ever signed, the newspaper said.
      UPI.  -  128 words
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      Lock icon Guerilla leaders ‘held by breakaway group’
      171 9 Reuter. DAMASCUS, Wed. Leaders of a small Palestinian guerilla group were reported kidnapped in Damascus yesterday. Mr Abu Al-Alaa, spokesman of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) said secretarygeneral Talaat Yacoub and an unknown number of other PLF leaders had been kidnapped by gunmen led
      Reuter.  -  171 words
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      Lock icon British firm sells sand to Saudis
      84 9 AFP. LONDON, Wed. A British company has won an order to export five tonnes of sand to Saudi Arabia. The Shrewsbury Tool and Die Company will provide 210 tonnes of pre-cast concrete blocks to build a bank strong- room in Jeddah. The sand is
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      Judges back appeal on ‘forces land’ valuation
      492 11  -  Ruling may have far-reaching effects on compensation for acquired land By BEN DAVIDSON A COURT ruling yesterday is expected to have far-reaching effects on the amount of compensation to be paid for compulsorily acquired land which was originally occupied by the British armed
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      Who’s who in Accord and why they were chosen
      824 11  -  By By RONNIE WAI and PAUL JACOB HERE are thumbnail sketches of the 15 people selected by Mindef from thousands of potential candidates to serve on the Advisory Council on Community Relations in Defence (Accord). They were chosen because they represent
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      Privileges won’t be lost with house unions
      493 12  -  Teng Cheong gives assurance By IVAN LIM THE National Trades Union Congress last night gave an assurance that workers would not be worse off by forming house unions. The NTUC would ensure that they continue to enjoy the benefits they had.* This is
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      $650,000 for NTUC
      150 12 THE Singapore Labour Foundation will give $650,000 to help finance social, cultural and educational activities of the NTUC and its 60-odd affiliates. The grant was disclosed by Mr Ong Teng Cheong yesterday in reply to a query on the benefits of joining the foundation. He added that
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      $18,000 interest was ‘not declared*
      727 12 Wee says money not his, but belonged to HK friend The Wee Mon-Cheng tax case THE trial started yesterday against Singapore Broadcasting Corporation chairman Wee Mon-Cheng who is accused of evading income tax on a total of $lB,OOO interest from a bank. State Counsel Jiang
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      ‘Magic stone’ men hit again
      225 12 THE "magic stone” swindle has been used again recently to trick a housewife into parting with $7,000. And police yesterday repeated their advice to be wary of conmen who approach them to sell “magic stones” which are claimed to core diseases or ward off bad
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      Pipes caused worker’s death
      76 12 A WORKER, who was unloading large pipes on board an oil tanker, died when some of these pipes fell on him yesterday. Manimaran Subramaniam, 19, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Alexandra Hospital at 5.30 p.m., 40 minutes after the pipes hit him on board
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      Cadets head for India to keep date with Indira
      222 12 FOUR young Singaporeans left yesterday for a special “camping trip” to India which will, among other things, take in a breakfast date with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. They were selected to attend the nine-day annual Indian Republic Day Camp in New
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      Housewife claims trial
      65 12 A HOUSEWIFE was charged with hurting another housewife by scalding her with hot water in a flat in Block 84, Lorong 4, Toa Payoh, a magistrate’s court heard yesterday. Ng Kem Soo, 42, claimed trial to allegedly hurting Madam Chia Cheow Thei, 32, on May 8 last
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      Man had too many drinks
      58 12 A BUSINESSMAN who swung a chair at a constable at the j Khe Bong neighbourhood post j in Lorong 2, Toa Payoh, last i Monday night was fined $5OO by a court on Tuesday. Jasbant Singh s/o Kishan i Singh, 29, pleaded guilty and said
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      Barber forged ticket
      125 12 A BARBER photocopied an old season parking ticket, filled in the relevant particulars and displayed it as genuine on his motor scooter, a district judge heard yesterday. But two Housing Board parking wardens noticed that the ticket was forged and told their supervisor. At about the same
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      Training abroad for NPB staff
      248 12 THE National Productivity Board will send mo r e of its staff for training overseas this year under the board’s scheme to upgrade the quality of its training staff. The board will send 34 of them to Japan next month for intensive training on management
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      Longest ‘live’
      403 15  -  Three-hour show to usher in Year of the Rat By LEONG WENG KAM THE Singapore Broadcasting Corporation will televise its longest “live” studio show to usher in the Lunar New Year of the Rat a three-hour musical variety special on Feb 1 starting at 10.15 p.m. The show,
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      No let-up in action against open fires
      154 15 ENFORCEMENT action against contractors who burn debris in open fires will continue this year, an Environment Ministry spokesman confirmed yesterday. Strict enforcement against open fire burning since April last year resulted in an increase in the number of convictions for the offence. The
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      March debut for $6 m SBC school
      243 15 WHEN the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation’s $6 million training school is fully functional by March this year, it will house seven studios. These will be used to conduct courses in radio and television production, dancing, broadcast journalism and speech. The school’s courses will be
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      Man with slit throat and 18 stab wounds Fiancee cries foul, but pathologist disagrees
      344 15 THE FIANCEE of a man found with his throat cut and 18 stab wounds claimed yesterday that she suspected crime was involved in his death. Miss Shitha Koopan, a factory operator, told the state coroner that
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      Water rates for ships in Jurong go up
      85 15 THE Jurong Town Corporation has increased its water tariff by $1 per 1,000 litres or $2O per order for water supplied direct from mains to vessels in the Jurong Industrial Port. The new rates, effective from Jan 1, is $5 per 1,000
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      $4,000 fine for stealing from cars
      112 15 A WINDSCREEN wiper was all that a thief used to pick the lock of cars. But the escapades of the thief, Dhanven Jeet Singh s/o Minder Singh, 23, were put to a halt when he was arrested as he was wallring along Beach Road
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      Shirts up in flames
      53 15 MORE than 200 boxes of shirts and cloth were damaged In a fire yesterday at a flatted godown in Martin Road, off River Valley Road. No one was in the godown, belonging to Wan Teck Chiang Company of South Bridge Road, when fire broke out at
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      Ministry reminder to unions about funds
      254 15 THE Labour Ministry has reminded unions to ensure that their fixed deposits, regarded as property, are placed in the hands of trustees instead of union officials. This is to comply with an existing Trade Union Act requirement which was not strictly enforced until recently.
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      Changi air show takes off
      248 16 ASIAN AEROSPACE ’B4 was a hive of activity when it was opened yesterday. Aircraft took off from the dispersal point at Changi Airport loaded with interested trade delegates. Singapore’s air show looked set, judging from the number of participants and visitors yesterday, to become a
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      Eight admit hurting boys
      149 16 EIGHT teenagers pleaded guilty on Tuesday to hurting a group of boys on their way home from school. The incident happened at a bus stop outside Hwa Chong Junior College in Bukit Timah Road last March. Magistrate Liew Thiam Leng was told there had been misunderstandings
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      Envoy’s house burgled
      95 16 A DIPLOMAT living in the Chancery Lane area returned home on Sunday night and found that thieves had broken in through a back door. About $lO,OOO worth of jewellery had been removed from his wife’s jewel box in the wardrobe. The diplomat and his wife lost their
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      Group looks at ways to cut cash payments
      134 16 THE government has formed a committee to consider ways to reduce cash payment for wages, allowances, rates and fees. Leading the committee is the head of the civil service, Mr Sim Kee Boon. Other members are from various ministries and statutory boards,
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      S’pore welcomes Aussie presence
      146 16 SINGAPORE would welcome any increased Australian naval presence in the Indian Ocean, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday. He said Singapore’s policy was to support any move which could counter-balance the Increasing Soviet naval presence in the Indian Ocean. Reacting to last Tuesday’s press reports that
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      SSO open house will still go on
      77 16 THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra is continuing its open house policy during dress rehearsals even though only two people turned up at its first invitation last Friday. Series ticket holders can bring their tickets along to the Victoria Concert Hall at 10.30 a.m. tomorrow
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      Firms forced to look abroad for engineers
      403 16  -  By WONG Ai KWEI and HSUNG BEE HWA MANUFACTURING companies are finding it difficult to recruit enough local engineers to run their factories. The already small pool of engineers is spread even thinner now as many manufacturing concerns are expanding and need more
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      Firm finds worker it wants then loses him
      286 16 THERE is a lighter side to even the most serious problems. A story that has been circulating among personnel circles reflects the risks some employers will take to get the staff they want. An American multinational is rumoured to have been so
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      Sitting up for charity
      45 16 THE COMMUNITY Chest of Singapore yesterday received a donation of $5,692 from the organisers of a sit-up marathon in which 17,052 sit-ups were performed. The marathon was organised by the Lion’s Club, Clark Hatch and the management of Centrepoint last month.
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        Information? It is not free. Dr Tay tells Jeya
        239 18 IT COSTS time and money to get Information. The Minister of State (Education), Dr Tay Eng Soon, told Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam (Anson), this in a written reply to his query on some figures about examination results. Mr Jeyaretnam asked what “insuperable
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        New Toa Payoh bus system is better – Dr Yeo
        374 18 New Toa Payoh bus system is better Dr Yeo Two MPs tell of complaints THE new feeder bus system in Toa Payoh is more efficient than the old one, said Dr Yeo Ning Hong. The acting Communications Minister, replying to Mr Liew Kok Pun (Boon Teck), said previously, buses had
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        'More is being done for the students’
        187 18 MANY measures have been taken and are being taken to improve textbooks, teaching methods, and audio-visual aids in schools, Dr Tay Eng Soon said. He was replying to Mr Mansor Haji Sukaimi (Kampung Kembangan), who also wanted a report on the progress and
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        Easier way to pay fines proposal
        115 18 THE National Development Ministry is looking into a proposal to allow motorists to pay parking fines at either URA or HDB offices if the offences were committed in URA or HDB carparks. The proposal was made by Mr Yeo Toon Chia (Ang Mo Kio)
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      First step to get Chiwan supply base into action
      451 18  -  By RONNIE LIM A SINGAPORE consortium and its Chinese partners will sign incorporation papers on Tuesday for their joint venture company which will allow them to get down to the “nuts and bolts” of the offshore oil support base in Chi
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      96 11 Lanvin’s ‘NouvelleToile’ collection. m m r l l m i f >1 A IU i fh 7T» 51 IU >■» Lanvin’s latest handbag collection direct from Paris. The ‘Nouvelle Toile’ range in shades of brown, beige and bronze. LANVIN PARIS Available from: Boutique Lanvin, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Scotts Road. Tel:
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      Lock icon New curbs on land ownership
      350 13 Foreigners the target of revised code KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday NST. THE Malaysian government is expected to enforce a revised land code by the end of April. The revised code is to prevent foreigners from acquiring land for residential and agricultural purposes. Under the amendments to
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      Lock icon Mahathir: It’s good to be unknown
      318 13 NST. NEW YORK, Wed. Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad drew laughter from American businessmen who were guests at a luncheon here on Monday when he said that not being known in the USA was a good thing. “It means that we are peaceful and
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      Lock icon Police keeping an eye on foreign vehicles
      262 13 NST. KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday CITY police are watching closely the movements of tourist buses, refrigerator vans and vegetable lorries which are believed to be channelling heroin into the country. Because of the many outlets here, for eign drug syndicates are despatching drugs from
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      Lock icon Kuantan Port handed over to Works Ministry
      100 13 NST. KUANTAN, Wed. Kuantan Port was officially handed over to the Works Ministry yesterday by the Mitsui Construction Company Ltd one month ahead of schedule after remedial and extension works on the port were completed. Works Minister Datuk S. Sarny Vellu, who received
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      Lock icon Fake notes plan foiled
      74 13 Reuter. KOTA KINABALU, Wed. Police today said they had foiled a plan to unload $1.7 million of fake Malaysian currency in Sabah with the arrest of 16 people since late last month. Those arrested include two Malaysian police constables and other Malaysian, Indonesian and Philippine nationals,
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      310 16 TANGS GOES CHINATOWN! And there are lots of wonderful things for everyone. From jump-suits for baby to embroidered slippers for grandma. And pretty accessories to designer clothes. Everything new for the Lunar New Year. Hurry over tod^y! To put you in the festive spirit Mrs. Choo of Smilifig Orchid demonstrates
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      566 18 Introducing the all-new ACMA Medium C AX S Series. The biggest advance yet in medium-size air conditioners. ACMA’s 1-2 hp ‘AX’ Series was designed for mediumsize rooms. Already the earlier models have proved to be Singapore’s top-selling medium-size air conditioners. Now ACMA presents the new range with all-new upgraded features
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      98 18 More reports on Tuesday’s sittin j SORRY? Few situations in life are more discouraging and potentially dangerous than being forced to live with defective hearing. Now, National applies its latest medical research to offer you a chance to improve your hearing. National’s compact, sensitive and light hearing aids bring the
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    The Straits Times says
    467 20 Banking without fear THE passing of the Banking (Amendment) Bill by Parliament on Tuesday signals the end of one phase in Singapore’s banking history and the beginning of another. It is a new period in which banking in this country should become safer and yet more
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    1266 20  -  By R. W. APPLE Jr NYT. LONDON Lord Carrington, the former British Foreign Secretary, who will take over as Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation this year, uses understatement, humour and languor to mask an underlying seriousness, commitment and determination. One of
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    Lock icon Written on Friday the 13th
    582 20  -  Srue 2U.i2 ir'vK of New Straits Times SO you have survived another Friday the 13th. The dread of this day and date has come to us from the West. Nobody can tell me how Friday got into the act, but one source says the fear
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    W. German workers and employers clash over work week
    839 20  -  By JOHN DORNBERG Writing for The International Herald Tribune MUNICH Now the talk in West Germany is about a hot winter and spring. The prediction alludes not to further protests against nuclear weapons but to the war clouds gathering over industrial
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      57 20 -QSING Jdu SINGAPORE MC(P) 25 12 83 VOL 8 NOT JANUARY 15. ’984 Brunei in Asean: Implications for Singapore m o* s an/ Why growth this year is likely to be 9% Stock market outlook for 1984 v V w f Survey of industrial property INSURANCE Fiery debate On top
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      Car was broken into 5 times in one year
      181 21  -  FIVE-TIME VICTIM OF CAR BURGLARS Singapore 6315 I AM a resident of Henderson Crescent and have been parking my car at Car Park 18, which is next to the Delta Swimming Complex. Within one year, my car has been broken into
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      Proposed taxi surcharge is not a big sum
      397 21  -  TAXI DRIVER Singapore 1231 I REFER to the letter “Taxis: What next, if there is a festive surcharge?” by Mr Dudley Au. (ST, Jan 16). Can he name the members of what he called an “already swollen family of surcharges”? If he
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      Motorists need adequate advance warning
      166 21  -  K.L. CHAN Singapore 2159 ONE evening about two weeks ago, while driving over the Jalan Kolam Ayer flyover towards Jurong, I suddenly found myself applying the brakes. Some workers were painting the newly-erect-ed fence along the road divider. They had taken up one lane for
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      Soya bean oil has two essential fatty acids
      797 21  -  LUI-TAN KWAN SIU Ace Mark Pte Ltd WE refer to the letter “Good pomts about palm oil products” from the Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia (Porim). (ST, Jan 6). Neither we nor the American Soybean Association wish to damage the growing
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      Monitor all ships near cableway
      100 21  -  HENRY L. PAU Singapore 1136 ONE simple way of avoiding another cable car disaster is to set np a monitoring station on top of the cable tower in Telok Biangah Road. A surveyor’s level is fitted and marked to a height beyond which a ship’s
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      ‘No’ to one-cent coins
      83 21  -  E. WITCOMBE Singapore 9512 AN increasing number of shops and stores, particularly those in new shopping centres, are refusing to accept one-cent coins in part payment for goods purchased, even when the amounts involved are small. The reason given is that the coins are inconvenient. This
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      This group needs extra tax relief
      114 21  -  TAN Singapore 2159 I AM a divorcee with two children and have been working for the past 15 years after obtaining my Higher School Certificate. I now draw the salary of a graduate and work side by side with them in the same profession.
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      Levy is unfair
      66 21  -  PATRICIA TAN Singapore 1648 A FRIEND recently had her cash-on-line card retained by the teller machine. When the card was subsequently returned, she tried to use it but was told “Card Damaged” by the teller. A levy of $2 was imposed for a replacement. Is it fair
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      93 21 In the future, you wouldn’t be expected to remember telephone numbers. Why have an ordinary phone when you can have the telephone of tomorrow that comes with these features: memory of 16 frequently-used numbers hands-free dialling automatic re-dialling of busy lines every minute for 15 minutes. last number re-dial What's
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      85 21 THE Straits Times welcomes letters from readers. All letters must include the writer’s signature, full name, address, and home and office telephone numbers, if any. They should preferably be typed, double-spaced, on one side of the paper. You may add a pseudonym if you wish. Brevity is an advantage. We
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      Signs point to SIA joining world airline group
      902 22  -  The International Air Transport Association says “it is good for SIA and good for Singapore to be a part of the international community.” SIA, too, would like to join the international body to rid itself of its reputation as a maverick. It
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      812 22  -  The New Hampshire Primary By HAROLD JACKSON ‘‘President of what?” The Guardian. THE shift from Yankee normality is made evident the moment you cross the border. “Bienvenue” the route signs say. But this is not Canada: “Bienvenue au New Hampshire” runs the message along
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      372 22 EXPLOSIVE LUNAR NEW YEAR VALUES! SAVE $56& ON 50 ITEMS NOW! HERE ARE 2tt SEE 30 MORE AT OUR STORES. Offers valid from 19th January to 25th January. Sea-King Gold Coin Pork (300 g) F&N Drinks NRB (285m1) in assorted flavours Mackintosh Quality Street Assorted Chocolates (400 g) (limited to
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      In the market
      230 23 THE Singapore stockmarket fell yesterday as investors took quick gains and prepared for another run-up. Though the sellers did not appear in large numbers, there were enough to interrupt the mild surge the last two days. The Straits Times industrial index fell 3.38 points to 1040.31 and
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      Quick gains and preparation for another run-up
      40 23 1060 1040—» 1020Business Time* composite index 1000-970-61 1000r *****0 *****0- 1 i i Strait* T mat industrial ordinary •hare index *****0— 900rr~ J I 900-1040-31 860!hl 840- 1 840 oTc Tj*5 oec IAN
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      INDICES Highs & Lows
      34 23 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times industrial Composite 1983/84 High 1043.69 (17/01/84) 976.76 (12/01/84) 1983/84 Low 712.29 (5/1/83) 864.88 (4/1/83) All time High 1043.69 (17/01/84) 976.76 (12/01/84) All-time Low 74.75 (17/9/64) 550.78 (12/8/82)
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      Chief price changes
      175 23 Rises Matsushita 900 120 Toshka 1160 110 CASH 50c 505 35 Chuan Hup 364 26 NST 1610 20 OCBC 1180 20 L t M 50c 446 16 Khon( Cuan 260 14 S T P 1975 1430 10 Esso 1170 10 Sth Msia Ind 580 10 Metal Bos
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      Singapore barometer
      33 23 Industrials Up 30 Down 85 Unch 22 Finance 9 7 6 Hotels 4 6 1 Properties 5 6 1 Plantations 4 10 4 Mining 0 3 2 Deb/Loans 3 5 3
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      K. Lumpur barometer
      39 23 Industrials Up 27 Down 68 Unch 33 Finance 1 7 6 Hotels C 2 0 Properties 3 7 1 Oil Palms 1 6 3 Tins 2 4 2 Rubbers 3 5 2 Deb/Loans 1 1 1
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      Easier at KLSE
      97 23 PRICES closed mixed to slightly easier on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday as profit-takers continued to cash-in on their recent sharp gains. Fueled by improved conditions on Wall Street, prices opened generally higher and remained steady in early trading. The afternoon session saw some buying inter-
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      79 23 Boustead Bhd +2 etc -10 CCM -2 CoM Storage -5 Dunlop M —4 Esso 10 F N -10 Gentings 20 Gunnels 5 Haw Par -2 hchcape Bhd -2 Keppel +6 MTC PMC -15 Mtfti-Purpose Pan Elec 4 —4 NBT -2 Nat Iran —5 Promet -6 Robinson's
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      Non-Malaysian suppliers in KL exchange?
      644 23  -  Commodity market chief executive comments on this and other issues By NORA CHENG THE boss of the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange has responded favourably to the suggestion of including nonMalaysian crude palm oil suppliers in the exchange, saying the suggestion is a good one. In
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      Palm oil prices head for overdue drop
      279 23 WHAT gees up, must come down and crude palm oil prices are no exception. The Malaysian Business Times reported that crude palm oil prices are now heading for a long overdue descent to more earthly levels, something like M 51,359 a tonne soon.
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      Lock icon Sell gold shares, say brokers
      146 23 Reuter. LONDON Gold shares are at present overvalued and should be sold, according to London brokers Phillips and Drew. “At this stage, we think the year will start weak with the possibility of gold testing US$35O (*****) before the spring. “Thei-eafter, we expect the price
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        26 23 Home ITALIAN-THAI Development Corp has been successful in getting a medium-term US$5 million (S$10.6 million) Asian Dollar loan, guaranteed by Italthai Holding.
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        73 23 World LOWELL (Mass.) Wang Laboratories Inc said new orders increased 34 per cent to US$6lB million (551,316 million) in the fiscal second quarter ended Dec 31, compared with the year-ago quarter. Orders of US$lO2 million were added to its backlog at the end of the
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        Lock icon Pact on new card
        71 23 Reuter. TOKYO The Meiji Life Insurance Co said it will sign a contract with Diamond Credit Co, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Bank Ltd, to become the first Japanese life insurer to enter the credit card market. The companies will start issuing a common credit card in
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      Investors oversubscribe share issue by 72 times
      138 23  -  Sungei Way By NORA CHENG SUNGEI WAY’S new 3.6 million share issue has been oversubscribed almost 72 times. There were 221,960 applications, amounting to 259.628 million shares. The issue is at a market price of M 51.30 per share. Balloting for the shares
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        267 23  - Yesterday’s shophouse comes back in style By IRENE NGOO THE shophouse of yesteryear with the shop on the ground floor and living quarters upstairs is coming back in modern style. Rows of sleek shophouses like the one shown above have been seen in several residential estates in recent months. They
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        Course to upgrade skills of housing agents
        172 23 HOUSE-HUNTERS can expect to deal with more knowledgeable and competent housing agents now that there is a course to help them upgrade their services. Starting in March, the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers will hold a course to help them understand all
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      138 23 c® c A BUNDLE OFJOY At last! Now you can beam with pride over your new Baby Belling The joy of cake-baking women and housewives everywhere, Baby Belling electric ovens and oven-cookers are once again available in Singapore. As any lover of Baby Belling will know, these bundles are admired
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      3841 24 SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL A M D B 50» (1.588 1.605) (1) 1.66 3) 1.63 (9) 1.62 2) 1.60 5) 1.60 (5) 1,59 4) 1.57 21) I.SBXALL Acma (2.878 2.695) (1) 2.70 (13) 2.68 (1) 2.69 3 2.67 (1) 2.67 Alcorn (2.808 2.825) (2) 2.85 (1)
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      2326 24 INDUSTRIALS Aetna (2.758) AJteemeto (4.045) Alcem (3.145) (4) 3.16 (1) 3.18 (2) 3.22 (3) 3.12 AMD (3.748 3.945) (1) 3.78 (1) 3.70 (11) 3.76 (1) 3.74 API (2.068 2.095) (3) 2.24 (13) 2.13 (1) 2.15 (11) 2.07 (9) 2.09 (29) 2.08 ASM (2.008 2.015) (50)
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      2911 24 1983/84 Last Yield Voi Day 1983/84 Company Last Yield Vo! Day Hi ft) Low Company Sale Change (’000) tfifti Low fffh Low Sale Chan{e (’000) High Low SECTION ONE 328 456 184 235 Kullm Msla 50« Malakoff 316 434 unch -18 3.1 1.7 132 5 318
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        142 25 THE KILOBAR market opened at 5525,327 and closed at 5525,403. The Far East gold market opened at U *****.80/ 9.30 and traded to a high of U*****.00/9.50. It closed for lunch at U*****.80/9.30. Re-opening after lunch at U*****.50/9.00, it fell to the day’s low of U*****.30/7.80 before closing at
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        27 25 IHHUMlim a 11 ALUMINIUM E/tonm Tuts Spot 1086.50 —1087.00 (1097.50 —1098.50) 3 months 1116.50 —1117.00 (*****0—1127.00) Market tone: Steady at the lower levels Sales: 18.200 tonnes
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        24 25 Ctosrt prices COPPW £/tonne lues Spot 941.50 —942.00 (954 50 —955.50) 3 months 966.00 —967.00 (980.50—981 00) Market tone: Easy Sales: 34,450 tonnes
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        379 25 THE SINGAPORE rubber market closed slightly higher with Feb One RSS buyers quoted at 241.25 cents per kilo, up 3 A cents from Tuesday’s close. In Kuala Lumpur, the market closed slightly higher at 266.50 cents per kilo for Feb Int One RSS buyers, up a cent from Tuesday
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        72 25 THE Straits Tin price in Penang remained unchanged at the International Tin Agreement’s floor level of M 529.15 per kilo. Demand continued to be poor and the buffer stock manager was again the major buyer, taking most of the 170 tonnes on offer, up from 105 yesterday. No
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        27 25 CII un> Ctein pnCn SILVER USJ/troy o: Singapore Ned Toes 7 98—8 03 8.01-8.06 New York Tims Mon 8.04-8 09 8.05—8 10 Source Credit Suxse, Spore
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        116 25 THE Malaysian crude palm oil market closed quietly firmer on short covering in line with palm oil futures. PALM Closing prices Crude MS/tonne palm 08 Jan 2200 (south) Feb 2140 (south) 2100 (central) Refined palm oi Utt/tomw RBD palm oil Mar 820 —870 Apr 700-750 May 720 (sellers)
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        350 25 Noon closmg Gambier 100% 2nd class 263 A-5% 191.00N Coconut oil prices $/100 kg FOB NSW 230.00 (sellers) 100% 3rd class 260 B 10% new crop 189 OON Source: Produce Exchange 5% 10% 255 250 C 15% 0-20% 187 OON 185 50N Bulk FOB 208.00 (sellers) Closing prices.
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        209 25 THE US dollar traded narrow in the Singapore foreign exchange market yesterday. It opened at 552.1315 and closed at 552.1325. It also closed firmer against major currencies in lacklustre trading. Against the Deutschemark, the dollar opened at 2.8090/00 and closed at a high of 2.8180/90. Against the yen, it
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        169 25 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of foreign currency to SS10 Australian dollar 1.9211-1.9241 5.25—5.15 Canadian dollar 1.7054-1.7069 5.92—5.82 N2 dollar 1.3809 —1.3837 7.29-7.13 Sterling pound 2.9951-2.9986 3.36—3.31 US dollar 2.1310 —2 1320 4.72—4.68 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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        Unit trusts
        177 25 Managers’ prices for Jan 19 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 3 60 —3.82 The Savings Fund 2.13—2.26 S pore Prog Fund 1.57-167 S pore Sec Fund 2.40 —2 55 S pore Invest Fund 1.23—1.30 S’pore Equity Fund 153—1.62 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund 2.99 —3.16 Mai Prog
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        669 25 Receipts of export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr cargo time block BenaWer (59/504) 20/1 (0100) FSB 1100 1300/1100 1300 Bi/Fl Maria (31B) 20/1 (0700) FSB 0900 1000/1700-1900 L8 K Kanevskiy (48AE/83) 20/1 (0700) 51 0900-1100/1800-1900 B8 Nikita Mitch (28CE83) 20/1 (0900) 51
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        257 25 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel wharves Starling 302 19/1 21/1 Cape Gata 6/7 aside 19/1 Trsat 302 19/1 22/1 Oaxing Kota Jade 35/6 10/11 aside aside 19/1 19/1 Jurong Port 2/3 Silver Star 20W aside 19/1 Baliwag a'side 19/1 Builder II 22 19/1
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        72 25 AP. LONDON Time-charter operations dominated the freight markets on Monday with more than a dozen bookings reported. The bookings mainly involved small oulk carriers around the Atlantic Basm or in the Far East. Among the few larger units taken was the 61,3211tonne Bethore, which received
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      1808 25 Overseas markets a round-up of wire services NEW YORK, Tues. The Dow Jones industrial average finished 3.87 points higher at 1,271.46. The transportation average edged up 2.51 points to 603.05 and the utilities average was up 1.30 to 131.65 points. Analysts said recent government reports pointing to a slowing down
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        Chairman cautious on profits
        77 26 DATUK Saw Choo Thang, chairman of United Malayan Flonr Mills, is cautious about the group’s profits for the current year. Profits in the year to July 31, 1983. fell despite an increase in turnover and the chairman cites competition as the main cause. He adds, however,
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        Expanding to retail
        53 26 LARI'T Tin Fields is expanding into the retailing sector by taking up 70 per cent of a joint venture company to operate a chain of superstores and other related business in Malaysia. The other 30 per cent is held by a major department store, Chujitsuya Co, a
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        Approved
        32 26 Shareholders of Bousteadco Singapore have approved a resolution empowering the directors to issue new shares as long as the total does not exceed 10' per cent of the issued share capital.
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        Dividends
        24 26 The directors of British Malayan Trustees are paying an interim dividend of 200 per cent, the same rate as in the previous year.
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        Profits to fall
        48 26 AFTER a year in which operating profits more than doubled, Petallng Tin is expecting them to fall in 1984. With the severe restrictions on tin exports, the company will reach the maximum permitted level of stocks in the latter part of 1984, said its chairman.
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        Shares to his wife
        36 26 MR LEE Seng Wee has transferred $40,340 in Oversea-Chlnese Banking Corporation shares to Mrs Vicky Lee, his wife, thus increasing her share holding to $524,070. Mr Lee’s share will remain at $591,450.
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        It’s 3¼ pc
        23 26 TEMERLOH rubber estates are paying an interim dividend of 3V* per cent, the same rate as in the previous year.
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        New firm
        19 26 FEDERAL Floor Mills is setting up a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Fedflour (Singapore), which will trade in commodities.
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      Tycoon puts stake in Aussie resorts
      199 26  -  Ipoh Gardens chairman in multi-million dollar venture By LIM SAY BOON Melbourne Reporter MALAYSIAN property tycoon Dato Tan Chin Nam has made a multimillion dollar venture into the development of Australian snow and ski resorts. Dato Tan, the chairman of Ipoh Gardens, has just
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      M$100 m profit expected
      132 26 Arab-Malaysian Development Bhd AT LEAST M$lM million profit is expected by Arab-Malaystan Development Berhad from its massive transport terminal complex project with Koala Lumpur's City Hall. The terminal will be developed together with a retail and office podium, shopping arcade, hawker centre and multi-storey offices. Most
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      David Wong sells 40 pc of holding
      230 26 ONE of the two largest shareholders of Singapore Land Ltd, David S. Y. Wong, has sold nearly 40 per cent of his shareholdings in the company on the London market, following the death of his father. The sale, through stockbrokers Hoare Govet t,
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      Innovations
      282 26  -  By KATHLEEN TSANG Learning can be such a lot of fun THERE is a new computer that teaches children to spell, tell the time, and other skills. It’s called “My Talking Computer”. How does it work? If the program is one which teaches how to identify numbers, it’ll say
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      36 25 Boys pocket Boo* KT GlrfsTf pocket Book Packed with facts and statistics, this comprehensive and compact reference book provides basic information on a wide range of topics of interest to young readers. $7.50 each lines Distributor»
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      755 27 CreAds 0544 Voted the Best Personal Computer of the Year... the APC You won’t know what extraordinary performance you miss till you get the APC Here is your answer to higher office productivity increased efficiency without additional costs from the NEC APC. Indeed an unusually good personal computer! Because just
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      4706 29 53 Computer Products/Services 53 Computer Products/Services Computer users wanted to share computer time on an IBM/534 mini with FULL ON-LINE integrated software system (General Ledger *A/cs Receivable 'A/cs Payable 'Payroll' •Inventory Management 'Order Processing/ Invoicing 'Sales Analysis 'Word Processing) interested parties please contact us for further information We also provide
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      5193 30 66 Situations Vacant e) Secretarial/Clerical e) Secretarial/Clerical An established thrift and loan aoci•ty requires ACCOUNTS CLERKS Minimum GCE ‘O’ level with accounting knowledgewilling to learn and work hard. Must be able to type. Preferably staying In Marine Parade/ Bedok area. interested applicant» please submit your parsonal particular» stating axparianca, salary
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      2705 32 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 86 Situations Vacant h) Production h) Production h) Production h) Production h) Production h) Production h) Production WALBRO SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED (Singapore's only
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      6138 34 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 76 Vehicles For Sale I) Miscellaneous A BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Company In Brunei, seeks applications from Singaporeans for the post of Quantity Surveyors. Requirements: Minimum of 3 years' experience as a Site Quantity Surveyor. Former Polytechnic qualifications preferred. Interviews will be conducted
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      5714 35 76 Vehicles For Sale I) Mitsubishi 1981 MITSUBISHI COLT Galant 1600 GS. aircon, PARK, 2 owners, good condition. Interested please call Mr K B Ong *****66. 1982 MITSUBISHI TREDIA 1600 GLS low downpayment, 3 to 4 years’ repayment term Contact: Gabriel Seet, *****88 1983 MITSUBISHI TREDIA 14 GLS, lady owner,
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      5603 36 86 Accommodations Vacant 86 Accommodations Vacant 86 Accommodations 86 Accommodations 86 Accommodations Vacant Vacant Vacant 86 Accommodations Vacant 86 Accommodations Vacant 86 Accommodations Vacant 86 Accommodations Vacant a) Houses b) Apartments b) Apartments b) Apartments b) Apartments b) Apartments b) Apartments b) Apartments b) Apartments LARGE 2-STOREY BUNGALOW in Pasir
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      3889 37 86 Accommodations Vacant b) Apartments LOWER UNITS FACING swimming pool at Villa Delle Rose available from February ’84. Rent; $7,000 p.m Tel: *****28. MERLIN PLAZA. STUDIO apartment. High floor, well furnished, alrconditioned, $1,700 p.m. elusive. No agents. Call; 283-5566. MERLIN PLAZA APARTMENT for rental, high floor, facing sea, 2 bedrooms,
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      484 37 89 Properties For Sale 89 Properties For Sale 89 Properties For Sale b) Private Apartments b) Private Apartments b) Private Apartments HOA NAM BUILDING The perfect setting for successful business and modem living. ft -I»! A «•fit 'll* Hi* lahh ■v» fs* Located at Jalan Besar just outside CBD No
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      463 37 89 Property* For Sale b) Private Apartments Ridgewood, 2,000 sq.ft, tenanted $3,750 $«25,000. Eastern Lag oon, 1,375 sq.ft. $410,000. Bayshors Park, 1.294 sq ft. $379,000. Park Viaw, 1,001 sq.ft. $330,000. Sophia Court, 1,100 sq.ft. $410,000. Eng Chaong Tower, 1.400 sq.ft. $285,0000 PATRON PROPERTY: TEL: *****05/*****19 SHERWOOD TOWER 3-bedroomed maisonette. BuiltIn
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      1080 38 89 Propertie* For Sale 89 Properties For Sale 89 Properties For Sale b) Private Apartments b) Private Apartments b) Private Apartments TOUR VERY OWN LUXURY TOWNHOUSE ON STILL ROAD/LORONGIOB ONLY A FEW UMTS LEFT i •s. 4 a < Welfare Home C/ 7 ROAD CHANGI Be 3 HIN CHENG AVE
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      596 38 EASTERN LAGOON CONDOMINIUM best block, facing swimming pool, 2 bedrooms. 1,077 sq.ft. $350,000. Winningway: *****02/ *****29. GOODLUCK GARDEN, 3-BED-ROOMED walk-up apartment. Terrace garden. 2,130 sq.ft. Freehold. $445,000. Everton, *****36. GOODLUCK GARDEN Tower Block, terrace apartment with 3 bedrooms, $440,000. Completion soon. Winningway: *****29/ *****02. HILLCREST ARCADIA SPACIOUS studio apartment approx.
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      792 38 89 Properties For Sale c) HUDC Apartments DIBT. 20, LAKEVIEW ESTATE IT7O sq.ft., tastefully renovated, furnished, covered carpark, unobstructed view. $330,000. DIST. 20, BRADDELL VIEW 1770 sq.ft., high floor, good facing, covered carpark and tennis court. $330,000. DY PROPERTY ASSOCIATES *****23 HUDC PHASE 1 Braddell View, high floor. 1,770 sq.ft.
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      2627 38 90 Properties Wanted 90 Properties Wanted 90 Properties Wanted DEVELOPMENT SITES WANTED A leading development organisation is looking for development sites in the city area or suburb of Singapore for development of shopping centres or highrise and lowrise condominium, flats, bungalows, semi-detached or terrace houses and factories as well as
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      94 38 92 Warehouse*/ Storage Space* 92 Warehouse*/ Storage Space* 92 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces PRIME FACTORY, WAREHOUSE CUM OFFICE SPACE UNION CENTRE jalan pemimpin UNION CENTRE UNION CENTRE I I Newly completed 6V'2 storey light industrial building Central location, THOMSON AREA surrounded by Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh, Sembawang estates. 2nd to
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      591 39 93 Office Spaces 93 Office Spaces Start here z n and get lost. Or call us. We have a list of choice office properties for lease that reads like a who’s who RAFFLES PLACE/SHENTON WAY AND VICINITY Sizes ranging from 56sm upwards. Robina House Shell Towers (sub-lease) Shenton House Straits
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      186 39 c) Wanted NEW COMPANY REQUIRES office, 250 400 sq.ft, at/nearby business districts, please contact pager *****06 WANTED SMALL OFFICE 150 200 sq.ft. East Coast Road, Slglap area. Budget below $5OO. Willing to share office. Tel: *****41. 94 Shop Spaces a) Sale GROUNDFLOOR SHOP and 2nd floor flat for sale In
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      506 39 94 Shop Spaces 94 Shop Spaces ~u I SS Make a wise business move toFuLuShou Strategic location right in bustling shopping district, close to proposed MRT station, bus/taxi terminus and to expressways. Conducive shopping environment all shops positioned to take full advantage of the high pedestrian traffic. Self-contained offices —^7;res
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      257 39 94 Shop Spacot b) Rental 2 SHOPS AT GOLDHILL SQUARE I*t Floor 300 sq.ft, and 180 sq.ft, each. Rental at $lO plus 95 cents Service/Promotion charges p.s.f. negotiable Immediate occupation. Agents welcome Tol: *****61 GUAN HUA BUILDING shopping arcade at Middle Road/Queen Street 5 exquisite shops ranging from 458 sq.ft,
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      503 39 94 Shop Spaces 94 Shop Spaces a) Sale a) Sale i shopping complex 9% V c^°O* 9 \cP •a**. 5» -»r *..4 ■i-'-vf SIR! mrntiMm Bookings Enquiries: CITY DEVELOPMENTS LTD Sales Leasing Centre, 36 Robinson Road #2O-01 City House, Singapore 0106. Tel: 225 0066 or 221 2266. Site Sales Office
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      254 39 95 Other Real Estate DIST. 10. FERNHH.L ROAD. 15.000 sq.ft, selling at $l3O p.s.f. 0.n.0. subjected to planning approval for 2 pairs of semi-detached. Interested, please call *****5. DIST. 15 VACANT RESIDENTIAL land. Area 10,800 sq.ft. Price $lOB p.s.f. Approved for a pair of semidetached. Call *****88 Andrew Leong Housing
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      Mac-Lendl clash in Singapore?
      343 41  -  $380,000 needed for Supershow By JANICE SEAH JOHN McENROE, the world’s No. 1 tennis personality, may be in Singapore in April. An international tennis management company have proposed an exhibition match between the turbulent American and his Czech rival, Ivan Lendl, as a prelude to an
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      251 41 AFP. NEW YORK, Wed. Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas may make a fresh appeal against the US$2O,OOO ($42,000) fine he received for allegedly accepting appearance money at a Rotterdam tournament last year. The Men’s International Professional Tennis Council yesterday quashed the one-year suspension which
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      173 41 AP ESSEN (West Germany), Wed. After two men’s singles matches yesterday, Czechoslovakia led Ireland 2-0 in the Yellow Group of the 35th King’s Cup tennis tournament here. Jaroslav Navratil beat Sean Soerensen 6-3, 4-6, 64 in a well-balanced match. The Czechoslovak, 191st in the world rankings,
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      He Chhe stumbles against Fiona
      299 41 THE United World College’s junior team tennis competition sprang a cougle of surprises when it egan at Dover Road last Sunday. The first unexpected result was Fiona Tan’s 93 victory over Luu He Chhe. Although Fiona is an up-and-coming junior, nobody thought that the bespectacled
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      255 41 PARIS, Wed. Frenchman Patrick Zaniroli chopped 3 min. 37 sec., off compatriot Rene Metge’s lead in the ParisDakar rally with a determined 13th stage drive through the Guinean forests, race organisers said yesterday. Zaniroli, who retained second place in the standings with a time
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      349 44 Neal’s 60th-minute penalty rescues Liverpool LONDON, Wednesday UPI. HOLDERS Liverpool, upset by bottom club Wolverhampton in English soccer’s First Division last Saturday, had to battle to stay in the Milk Cup yesterday when they were held to a 2-2 draw away to Second Division
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      211 44 UPI. COPENHAGEN, Wed. Jesper Olsen (above), Ajax Amsterdam's Z3-y ear-old Danish International striker who Is dne to join English First Division club Manchester United on July 1, may lose U *****,444 ($1.28 million) and return to Danish amateur soccer. Ajax now claim U *****,444 the
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      210 44 AFP. LONDON, Wed. England have once again triumphed in Europe but it is a victory that can only be looked on with shame. For UEFA, football’s European rulers, have had to admit that they have been beaten in their efforts to curb hooliganism by
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      161 44 LONDON, Wed. Queen’s Park Rangers used accurate one-touch soccer on their artificial pitch to confound 21stplaced Stoke City, running out 6-0 winners. Jeremy Charles scored twice, and Simon Stainrod, John Gregory and Mike Fillery getting one each. lan Stewart, QPR’s Northern Ireland international winger, was
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      498 44 More fans are keeping away RIO DE JANEIRO, Wed. Attendance in the Brazilian Football league has dropped by a third in 15 years as fans fail to find the old magic in the current crop of players. Players, sportswriters and the remaining diehard fans increasingly
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      283 44 HANSI MULLER, Inter Milan’s West German midfield international, has suddenly struck the kind of form Italian fans have been expecting of him and has hopes of making the West German team for the European Championship finals in Ftsiiicg Sports writers were unanimous in praising Muller as the best
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      752 45 Olympic ideal is slowly giving way to the money madness LONDON, Wednesday been a man’s world. AP. THE International Olympic Committee are richer and closer to professionalism in the Games than ever before. The presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch, now at midterm, has seen changes in
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      416 45 Reuter. P ARP AN (Switzerland), Wed. Swedish ski ace Ingemar Stenmark cruised to his third World Cup slalom victory of the season and surged ahead in the standings of his favourite discipline yesterday. The taciturn 27-year-old clocked up a combined time of 1 min. 47.36 sec., ahead
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      300 45 Reuter. f PARIS, Wed. Paris may soon apply to stage the 1992 summer Olympics if town and state authorities back a newly-completed study outlining how the French capital might organise the Games. A year after the French National Olympic Committee first expressed ambitions of bringing
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      149 45 AFP. BANGKOK, Wed. An International Olympic Committee delegation arrived in Phnom Penh on Monday for an official visit at the invitation of the Cambodian National Olympic Committee, the Phnom Penh news agency SPK said in a despatch monitored here. The delegation, led by Raymond Edonart
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      162 45 Sugar Ray Leonard. AP. ROCHESTER (New York), Wed. Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali announced yesterday that he was going public with a company that will train, manage and promote aspiring professional and amateur boxers, including hopefuls for this year’s Olympic Games, for free. “We’re going
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      363 45 Bladel/Huub Lambriex (Hoi) 25.4. Reuter, AFP, AP. A TEAM of former England Test players, with 105 caps between them, are to play India’s World Cup-winning side in Oman next week as part of the benefit year for Leicestershire’s Ken Higgs and Chris Balderstone. England: G. Barlow, D. Lloyd,
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      Coach Koay has faith in Koon Siong, Yong Joo
      282 46  -  f. RAJĔNDRAN THE national weightlifting federation are confident that two lifters Teo Yong Joo and Chua Koon Siong will beat the qualifying marks for this year’s Olympic Games. But it will still be left to the Singapore National Olympic Council to
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      Lock icon English pair cruise into semis
      177 46 men’s event. AFP, Reuter. TOKYO, Wed. Topseeded Martin Dew and Gillian Gilks, of England, outplayed a Danish pair to qualify for the mixed doubles semi-finals on the first day of the U 5563,830 ($135,957) 1984 Japan Open badminton championships here today. The English beat Jesper
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      543 46 Eusebio says they’ll surprise in France Reuter. LISBON, Wed. Eusebio, goal-scoring hero of Portugal’s charge to third place in the 1966 World Cup soccer finals in England, believes that the current national squad could be the surprise side of this year’s European Championship. The “Black
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      113 46 AP. DHAKA, Wed. The Bangladesh cricketers beat Singapore by 108 runs in the South-east Asian II Associate MemTournament at Dhaka Stadium here yesterday. Bangladesh were 182 for four in 29 overs, two unbeaten knocks by Belal (75) and Nehal (67) consolidating the home team’s position. The
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      60 46 ■ii rrtrai uiu Reuter. SYDNEY, Wed. Cardboard drinks trays have been banned at the Sydney Cricket Ground because they were spun as missiles among the crowd during rowdy scenes which ended with 70 arrests, police said today. The tray-war erupted during yesterday’s flood lit session of the
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      230 46 IUI 111JU2.1 c-acciowi* IVJUJ in South Africa. Reuter. RIO DE JANEIRO, Wed. Former world motor racing champion Emerson Fittipaldi has been test driving the new Spirit-Hart Formula One car here but has again refused to say whether he will return to the Formula One
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      96 46 Reuter. PARIS, Wed. Hungary will have to wait till next year to become the first East European country to stage a Formula One motor race while South Africa risk ioslng their Grand Prix, the International Motor Sport Federation (FISA) said yesterday. A FISA Press statement said
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        447 46 PLAYERS, OWNERS AND TOUTS CASH IN ciups to cameras. Reuter. v WASHINGTON, Wed. American Gridiron football stampedes towards the finale of a long season this week with players, businesses and team owners alike all ready to cash in on the 18th annual Super bowl extravaganza. By all
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        97 46 Reuter. NEW YORK, Wed, The Cleveland Cavaliers outmanoeuvred the Chicago Bulls in the last few minutes to win 105-103 in their National Basketball Association match yesterday. Other results: Bucks 112 Pacers 92, 76ers 128 Pistons 117, Hawks 112 Jazz 106, Nets 121 Knicks 115, Celtics 122 Kings 113,
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      426 47  -  By J. RAJENDRAN OBEROI IMPERIAL employed defensive tactics with such vigour that, when the final whistle went, their ,1-0 win must have left them slightly embarrassed. For after scoring in the fifth minute, they padlocked their goalmouth with defenders and allowed Hilton International to come
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      Zainal calls the shots
      425 47 Singapore ace delights fans in Asian tourney SINGAPORE’S Zainal Abidin warmed the hearts of the Jordanian fans on a cold, wintry day with two stirring matches in Amman yesterday. First, the Singapore No. 1 demolished Bahrain’s N. Aziz 9-0, 9-0, 9-0 in just 11 minutes of
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      Zico treat in store for local fans
      278 47  -  BRAZILIAN midfield wizard Zico, now with Italian Division One club Udinese, may play against the Singapore team in a friendly soccer match at the National Stadium on May 20. By JOE DORA! The Football Association of Singapore are negotiating with Zico’s club for
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      33 47 AFP. CALCUTTA, Wed. China beat Rumania 2-1 in the Third Nehru Gold Cup football tournament here today. Li Fui and Lu Hongziang scored for the winners, while Sertov Stere replied. AFP.
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      37 47 AP. TOKYO, Wed. Japan’s Koji Kobayashi knocked down World Boxing Council lightweight champion Frank Cedeno, of the Philippines, four times in the second round to win the title lmin 48sec into the round here today. AP.
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      Duo can turn tide in United’s favour
      215 47  -  JOE DORAI THE return of skipper Hashim Hosni and ace defender Norhalis Shafik have rekindled Farrer Park United’s hopes of winning tonight’s National Football League Division One match against Toa Payoh United at the Jalan Besar Stadium (7.30). United missed the services of
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      Khoon Ying’s on the mark twice
      410 47 FOUR records were set in two days in the Singapore Swimming Club’s single agegroup meet at Tanjong Rhu. Wan Tze Yang (boys’ under-10) and Tay Khoon Ying (girls’ under-16) both set marks for the 200 metres individual medley. Khoon Ying, sister of national 200
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      45 47 SOCCER NFL LMv One: Farrer Park Utd v Toa Payoh (Jin Besar, 7.30 p.m). SQUASH Pepsi Junior championship quarter-finals (Kalla ng, 6 p.m.). SWIMMING SSC single age-group meet (Tanjong Rhu, 7.30 p. m.). CSC single age-group meet (Amber Road, 7 p. m.)
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      1278 42 There will be off-course betting at Bukit Timah Racecourse and at the town office of the Singapore Turf Club. RACE 1 2.00 JACK AND JILL STAKES MARA Cl accpc o a 1 onn m 1 ***** Brad way n (late Yell*» Rose) Selangor Polo l 7S
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      A good time to re-assess the ‘cruelly’ treated
      599 42  -  By EPSOM JEEP THERE are hopeful signs that the Malayan Racing Association panel of handicappers are at last tackling the “toy balloon syndrome” in the ratings. Like gas-filled balloons, horses with a win or a placing go up too fast, but horses,
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      Connorton, Gwilliam, Raymond to ride in Ipoh
      99 42  -  TONTO IPOH, Wed. Australian jockey Chris Gwilliam, together with English riders Bruce Raymond and Nick Connorton, have been granted permission to ride at the Perak Turf Club January Meeting starting on Saturday. Gwilliam, whose last appearance on the local turf was at the
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      Sparkling gallop by Concrete Wall
      372 42  -  ON THE TRACK with TONTO IPOH, Wed. Concrete Wail, with Malcolm Johnston in the saddle, underlined his chances in the Class 4 Div 2 race over the 1,100 m straight with a sparkling gallop here this morning. The three-year-old New Zealand colt by Balkan Knight,
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      Belmont Bay looks best of newcomers
      408 42  -  By FAIRWAY IPOH, Wed. Belmont Bay looks the pick of the eight Class 4 newcomers entered for the Perak Turf Club January Meeting beginning on Saturday. The three-year-old chestnut Australian colt by Nisku out of Snow Flight raced in Australia as Gertrude Street and
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      Rider and horse in weight trouble
      142 42  -  WAN PERTH, Wed. Stewards have disqualified a horse and fined his jockey As2oo (about Ss3Bo) after the horse carried the wrong weight to victory in a race in Albany, near here. Apprentice Max Roney weighed out Ikg light to ride Greater Still in the
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      163 48 THIS sl§-million interchange at the junction of Tanjong Katong Road South and the East Coast Parkway is the first of four that will help cut travelling time for motorists. When it is completed, vehicles from Tanjong Katong South Road turning
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      277 48 Last year’s rupiah devaluation the turning point AFP. JAKARTA, Wed. Indonesia closed the year 1983 with a comfortable foreign exchange reserve of US$B,6OB million (5518.3 billion) in the hands of Bank Indonesia and commercial banks. Disclosing this at a bankers’ dinner here yesterday, Bank Indonesia
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      118 48 Reuter. NEW YORK, Wed. George Orwell’s 35-year-old classic Nineteen Eighty-Four has reached the top of the American best-seller list in the year about which it was written, the New York Times said today. The newspaper, quoting publishing executives, said the book has been selling at
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      346 48 LHOK SEUMAWE (Indonesia), Wednesday earner for Indonesia. Reuter, AFP. INDONESIAN President Suharto today inaugurated the first Asean joint industrial project, a US$4OO million (SsBso million) urea fertiliser plant, saying that it opened a new chapter in Asean’s history. In his speech, President Suharto said: “We
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      183 48 her hand baggage. AP. LONDON, Wed. ExBe»tie Paul McCartney’s American wife, Linda, was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport yesterday and charged with possessing marijuana, Scotland Yard said. Two days earlier, the couple had been fined US$l99 (Ss2l3) at Holetown magistrates court in Barbados for
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      52 48 AP. PORTON (England), Wed. A Jaguar training jet exploded over a biological and chemical warfare research laboratory in the English countryside yesterday and crashed just outside the facility's perimeter fence, a Defence Ministry spokesman said. The pilot ejected and landed safely on the roof of a laboratory
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      316 48 A BUILDING contractor has been given possession of land onto which 20 years ago he had trespassed and occupied. This was because the original owner, Mr Eng Yong Keng, had not done anything in all those years to remove the trespasser, Mr Toh
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      66 48 AP BEIJING, Wed.— China’s television viewers yesterday saw a woman give birth on a train, thanks to an alert TV news crew that happened to be aboard. The telecast on the Nightly News, China’s most popular TV programme, came from a railway carriage after the
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      65 48 Reuter LONDON, Wed.- The Daily Express said today it had uncovered a huge bribery and corruption scandal including provision of sexual favours m the government’s property services agency. The newspaper said its investigation revealed a daunting list of fiddles and deceptions involving 200 civil servants. The agency supplies
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      70 48 AP. LONDON, Wed. A record auction price for a doll of £12,000 (about 5535,700) was paid in London yesterday for a wooden doll made in England about 1735. The 43-cm figure of a girl, with real auburn hair, jointed limbs and in its original cotton, silk
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      33 48 AP. NEW YORK, Wed. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 3.77 points to 1,275.23 in the first half hour of trading in the New York Stock Exchange today. AP.
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      72 48 Reuter WARSAW, Wed. The Polish government said yesterday it would raise food prices by an average of 10 per cent on Jan 30 and foreshadowed regular small increases in future. The average size of the increases was cut 5 per cent as a result of strong
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      1337 1  -  Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad is now abroad to whip up interest in his country. Before his departure, he talked about the purpose of his tour of America, Canada, France and Switzerland, and his particular style of government. BY BY PAUL WEDEL and
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      696 2  -  From tomorrow, enthusiasts of Chinese art can view the works of Wang Xijing, an artist from China who specialises in figure paintings. Our writer interviews the organiser of the exhibition who “discovered” and tracked down the artist. By XUE XIANG MR JACK HO of Singapore
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      393 2 OPA. THE human mane has become more than a mark of beauty and pride. It is increasingly used as a diagnostic tool in the laboratory, promising greater accuracy than blood and urine analyses. This “tool” is not yet recognised officially by most physicians around the
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      1171 3  -  We are what we eat. This week, we launch a series of articles on healthy eating by a Penang-born biochemist and dietary adviser. This article introduces the ancient Taoist Chang Ming diet and covers the subject of whole grains in a diet. Eat wisely edited
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      462 3 NYT. PARENTS concerned about their children spending hour upon hour playing Pac Man, Defender, Tron or some other popular video game should relax. Children are better off playing video games than they are watching television, says communications expert George Comstock, a professor at Syracuse
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  • FEATURES
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      747 Assembly sequence
      104 4  -  By RONNIE WAI It would need a train 20 km long to transport the 31,000 tonnes of structural steel at the Boeing Company’s super plant in Seattle, where they build the jumbo jets the 747 s and the new twinaisle 767. The writer, who was among a
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      Visiting world’s largest building
      369 4 A CAR is made up of many parts; so is an aeroplane. The only difference is the scale on which both are built. Building an aeroplane requires enormous space and the Boeing factory at Everett, Seattle, in the United States, where the 7 series jumbo jets
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      1395 5  -  By LUCIA MOUAT in St Louis, USA their original jobs. CSM. “REPUBLIC 325: promptly cross 30 Left. Eastern 272: hold short of 30 Right.” It is the early evening rush hour at St Louis’ Lambert Field. In the glass-walled control tower, which some here call
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      Planes go through many stress tests
      535 5 burn, Washington, and sent to Everett for assembly. Boeing’s Wichita Division makes the forward fuselage section, with subcontracting firms building the remaining sections and supplying components and systems. All are shipped to Everett. But it is the test programme at Boeing that impresses. The
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      Lock icon KGB ‘shopping’ wiles By WARREN RICHEY
      1115 7 What the 50,000 agents can’t buy, they get by bribing, stealing or by espionage broader spy network. CSM IT IS the stuff of spy novels. Sept 23, 1983: At a restaurant in New York City’s Gulf and Western Building, an American graduate student and
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      Lock icon 'Exchange scholar' dealt in US secrets
      546 7 activity. The Christian Science Monitor IT BEGAN in midDecember 1981. A US Navy civilian employee and an East German diplomat, Dieter Walsch, met at the East German Embassy in Washington to discuss a possible business arrangement. On the surface, it was simple: The employee
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      Lock icon Love me, love my robots
      719 8 Put a teapot on a tin box and a drill bit, throw in some whimsy, and you get CLAYTON Bailey, a 43-year-old Californian, is artist, sculptor and professor at California State University. He is also a robot fanatic. Robots his own creations are scattered around
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      Lock icon Tea gardens that are a world away
      831 9  -  While the world’s economic markets saw a panic surge of tea-buying last week, the tea pickers of Assam carry on in their traditional way plucking leaves and bud by hand and brewing their cuppa in a battered tin saucepan. These articles highlight the
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      Lock icon Rush for that cuppa
      378 9  -  By NORMAN ADAMS AFP. BRITISH shoppers have rushed to buy stocks of tea the nation’s favourite drink following the latest surge in prices, which have doubled to record levels in London auction rooms in the last nine months. The rush is on to buy before the
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      139 5 PEOPLE’S PARK S COMPLEX m SPECIAL PRODUCT PROMOTIONS FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR18TH JAN3ISTJANI9B4 For this festive season, come discover new and wonderful products for your home. See the display at our main Concourse, People's Park Complex. See the world’s first 3-D TV from Nordmende. Listen to the latest pen compo
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      587 6 r S®* XfW&J*. lftMt \o a n* i S§6?§l f TJ r *r«2 i^r Sy OVspW I cabinets® i —inususev <£l* «.«ttycr*»*' o exWb tt you s;rss -i j sv M 7 §460 ft s ®3JreSed warehouse at areauy tram *»*‘*~*7ma iWkL^M c' t* 1 —a» ~r* I *r* r?
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      946 7 W y< Nw m M mj A from West Germany V Kurz Relax Chair, the patented resting comfort This is a special construction, which means that the position can be infinitely varied from "upright" to "resting” by lifting the arm-rest and shifting your weight for your ultimate relaxation. y. J
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      343 8 Just this once... Buy a Telefunken CTV and get a video cassette player worth $695 FREE! The Pertama Group celebrates the Lunar New Year with this unbelievably extravagant offer of a FREE video cassette player with your purchase of one of these 2 Telefunken colour TVs. Buy a Telefunken 1560
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      403 9 5T Q> Awaiting results? Powers is grooming your friends for the next big step. It's not fun to be self-concious. tongue-tied, awkward just not knowing what to SAY or how to BE. At Powers we understand how difficult it can be to begin conversations, react correctly to unfamiliar situations and
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      1445 10 m■■■■ r JADE: HURRY-LAST DAYS! gg (*****80) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.30,4.00,6.30,9.00 g i Not to be missed by The Armed Forces National Servicemen, g j The Institute's Code of Honour: p j A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal g or tolerate those who do. It is a simple
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      1130 12 APPOINTMENTS fit Singapore Tourist Promotion Board Applications are invited from citizens, permanent residents of Singapore for appointment as: EXECUTIVE OFFICER (GRADE IV) Qualifications Experience a) A recognised University Degree preferably with relevant working experi ence A good command of English b) Candidates who possess a full HSC or attained GCE
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      306 12 COMICS GARFIELD By Jim Darts STAR WARS By Archie Goodwin A 1 Williamson Hani goading words bring Skorr violently charging. SOL O S VvOOKIEE &\#TNeR.' WHY SHOULD HE SUDDENLY HOWL SO >5 ft N IS x i m w, r E K u /IRJ LETS FIND OUT GAST/ WIT PONT
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      476 13 APPOINTMENTS RICHARD'S mfIGnETIC mEOIA CD. is a progressive computer media company marketing data recording products (magnetic tapes, disk packs and diskettes) and printer ribbons in Singapore. There is an immediate vacancy for a talented and energetic person to fill the position of MARKETING EXECUTIVE Requirements: minimum GCE'A'Level good command of
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      488 13 X GMG COMPUTER SERVICES PTE LTD We are a member of the GMG Companies operating in Asia. Europe, USA and U.K. We have recently selected Singapore to be our regional computer sales and support centre for our computer activities. We need to appoint a number of staff for the following
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      680 13 COMICS PEANUTS By Schulz 7jU 5T PON'T GET NEAR THE GOALIE 1964 United Feature Syndicate, Inc PESERT HOCKEV IS A 6REAT GAME.. o o A. Q i r <7 /V Q rr I- /9 KING TUT By Clm S' HOIP IT.' 1 THINK ITS S ONLY A MIRAGE ICK f
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  • LEISURE
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      Stomping back to the pioneer days
      812 14  -  To celebrate their opening, two American food specialty outlets here have brought in a folk dance group that performs a routine that goes back to the frontier days. By PAULINE WALKER “YAHOO!” A shout rings out spontaneously and spectators clap the infectious rhythm as
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      Is Sarah the new Tracy Huang?
      684 14  -  By KANNAN CHANDRAN THE fragile Taiwanese songstress focuses her attention on the question, painted brows knit in a concentrated search for the right words. Slowly, her brows working intricate patterns, she valiantly attempts an answer in English, but after the first sentence, lapses back
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      805 15  -  By KATE JAMES HE IS not quite sure where his mother got the idea. Just before he was five, she swept him to the old Stamford Road music centre and asked which instrument he would like her to buy for him. The pragmatic tot replied: “The
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      What’s on
      355 15 THAIPUSAM The annual Hindu festival begins at 4 a.m at the Perumal Temple, from where the Kavadi carriers and devotees will walk to the Thandayuthapani Temple at Tank Road. On till 7.30 p.m. CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY An exhibition of ancient and contemporary works organised by the Eastern
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      49 15 IJm Siauw Chong will be holding auditions for the Arts Festival Fnglish drama this weekend. All those who did not have the opportunity to audition for Tzi Ma in December are invited to call Jessica Leo at the Culture Ministry for an appointment with Siauw Chong (*****91 ext. 329).
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      360 15 If you can, the spotlight can be turned on you in the First Inter-Constituency Singing Contest ’B4. This is an island-wide talent quest, the first of its kind, organised for you, the aspiring singer. Through an extensive process, spanning the constituencies in Sing we are now malting a real attempt
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      109 15 Swimming times TODAY: Singapore 12.35 a.m. (2.5 m), 5.24 a.m. (1.3 m), 11.07 a.m. (2.9 m), 6 p.m. (0.1 m). Sedill Kechil 12.07 a.m. (2.6 m), 5.22 a.m. (1.6 m), 10.07 a.m. (2.3 m), 5.13 p.m. (0.1 m). Port Dickson 1.30 a.m. (0.1 m), 7.16 a.m. (2.8 m), 2.26 p.m.
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  • YOUR VIEWING AND LISTENING GUIDE
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      Exercise and a zoo visit for the young ones
      270 16 TIP TOP! (Ch 5, 3.45 p.m.): This American Nickelodeon programme teaches three- to six-year-olds how to exercise and have fun doing it. An American N ickelodeon production specially for three to six-year-olds. This week, fitness instructress Suzy Prudden introduces exercises that
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      297 16 See the Cookie Man Machine bake cookies all by itself at the joint official opening of Swizzle Shops at Liang Court and Parkway Parade today m m mm s. opens yet 2 more shops today, one each at Liang Court and Parkway Parade! But with a difference. Besides our Pick
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      596 16 SBC 5 2.55 PM Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Taiji Master (Mandarin/r with English subtitles) (Series II): An expelled Shaolin monk develops a new form of martial arts. 3.45 Tip Top! (See Pick of the Day) 4.00 What’s in Store (English) 4.10 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Flight
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      942 16 MALAYSIA 3 3.02 PM Quran Reading 3.08 Programme Summary 3.15 Book Adventures Misunderstood Monsters: Stanley is very unhappy as he is often jeered at because of his small size. One day, he is prevented from taking part in a baseball game and in anger, kicks down a little girl’s sand
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        Hua dan steals the show
        907 1  -  THE NAUGHTY PRINCESS 刁蛮公主 Presented by the Guangzhou Guangdong Opera Troupe Tuesday, 7.30 p.m. Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre Reviewed by SNG POH YOKE THIS third Guangdong opera troupe from China played to a full house on Tuesday night, as expected. Its predecessors
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        书 福 字 百 态 开 万 人 眼 界
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    • BILINGUAL
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        Lock icon Italian opera goes Chinese
        700 2 Sinorama. AS THE opening bars of the overture filled the concert hall, the audience fell into a hush to await the familiar Italian opera, Turandot. When the curtains were raised, the costumed players and the sets looked like those in a Chinese opera. But wait a
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        以 中 国 为 背 景 的 义大 利 歌 剧
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        Sriwana’s big mini festival
        453 4  -  By KAMSAH SIRAT GIRLS will be girls. We always see them in soft spots except for a few who have that strong will-power to be equal to if not better than men. In the field of the performing arts we often see them prancing around on
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        Pesta Mini yang besar ertinya
        452 4  -  Oleh KAMSAH SIRAT PESTA Mini Sriwana tahun ini, yang bermula di Panggung Victoria pada malam ini, akan memperlihatkan satu perbezaan di da lam persembahanpersembahan orangorang yang bergerak untuk menjayakan pesta itu. Yang paling jelas ialah penampilan enam orang wanita selaku pengarah bagi enam buah drama
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          Lesson 928 Learn Malay: The Easy Way
          344 4  -  By Haron A. Rahman Jawapan bagi soaian-soalan dalam Pelajaran 92A: Answers to questions in Lesson 92A: 1) Lalat mesti dihapuskan kerana ia membawa penyakit. Kempen tersebut kurang berkesan kerana setengah-seten-gah pihak kurang atau tidak mengambil her at ten tang kebersihan sekitaran. 2) Cara
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      308 1 opportunity knocks twice! i m ,> j V\vf 4 id k' m 6 /l- a •■:<• Buy one CTV, get another worth $520 FREE! One great offer leads to another! Here’s yet another great offer for you from the Pertama Group! Tune in to the Lunar New Year holiday programmes
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      742 2 APPOINTMENTS NOTICES STANTS Telex Service: S.T.A.N.T.S RS ***** TIMEAD Sales Service: Tel: *****11 ext 2724-7 2669 Address: Appointments/Notices Section TIMES PUBLISHING BHD Times House 390, Kim Seng Road Singapore 0923 Rates: I Min. Charges: Straits Times: 5523.75 psc. cm. Straits Times: 5571.25 Sunday Times: 5524.46 psc. cm. Sunday Times: 5573.20
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      760 3 APPOINTMENTS pci* INCORPORATED PCI DISPLAYS PTE LTD (MODULES DIVISION) The rapid growth of our Company has created openigns for the following positions:MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEERS Degree in Mechanical or Production Engineering. minimum 2 years’ experience in machine and equipment design. knowledge in jigs fixture design and pneumatics an advantage. to supervise
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      1032 3 Bahrain: Where a highly prestigious airline seeks professionalism to match. Bahrain, pearl of the Middle East, is headquarters for Gulf Air, the prestigious national airline of the Gulf States We are known the world over for our standards of luxury travel on Middie Eastern and international routes. No airline knows
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      83 3 NOTICE IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding Up No. 279 of 1983 In the Matter of The Companies Act (Chapter 185) And In the Matter of BONEX INDUSTRIES PTE LTD NOTICE OF WINDING-UP ORDER In the Matter of Bonex Industries Pte Ltd. Winding-Up Order made
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      991 3 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CAP. 185 AND IN THE MATTER OF IMPULSE AGENCIES PTE. LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP At an extraordinary i general meeting of the j members of the above- named company duly con- vened and held at 11th floor, Alexandra House,
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      589 4 NOTICES mourn the loss of our founder, Mr. Chng Tok Ngam who passed away peacefully on 9th January 1984. As a mark of respect, all our shops will be closed today. Poh Heng Jewellery Paul Jewellery FOB SALE WELL ESTABLISHED PEST CONTROL COMPANY IN BRUNEI. Average turnover in excess of
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      357 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding-Up No 3W of 1583 In the Matter of the Companies Act (Chapter 185) And In the Matter of J K HANSON TRADING COMPANY (PTE) LTD ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for the winding-up of
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      329 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Wlnding-l p No. 32* of 1583 In the Matter of the Companies Act, Cap. 185 And In the Matter of WORLD TRAVEL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for the Winding-Up of the
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      149 4 Radin Mas retold by Yaakub Rashid illustrator Alsan f ini' m JT 1 V 1 ?W* m aw» 42a) Bila Tok Kathi bertanyakan wali Radin Mas, Sultan berkata: “Ayah Radin Mas (Pangeran) tidak dapat hadir kerana beliau berada di luar negeri atas urusan tertentu dan tidak sempat pulang.” 42a) During
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