The Straits Times, 17 December 1984

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1984 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 62/1/84
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  • 170 1 NEW YORK, Sun. Signs of a slower trend in the United States economy will give way to moderate expansion early next year, and overall growth in 1985 should be 3 per cent, the Conference Board has forecast. The board is an
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  • 389 1 Uncertainty and protectionism will stifle investment, it says— GENEVA, Sunday GROWING unpredictability of trade policy amid rising protectionism is at the root of the world economy's weak response to the boom in the United States, the 90-nation trade body Gatt said today. Gatt (General Agreement
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  • Article, Illustration
    61 1 SAUDI skipper Majed Mohammed hoists the Asian Cup as teammates and supporters celebrate last night's 2-0 victory over China at the National Stadium. The Saudis stunned China with Picture by an early goal and turned on a display of skill and power to carry off the trophy for
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  • Latest
    • 47 1 LONDON, San. The United States is sending Egyptian-made anti-air-craft missiles to guerillas in Afghanistan to counter the expanding use of helicopter gunships by Soviet forces there, The Sunday Times reported. It said the weapons will reach the battlefield "In the new year". AP
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  • 251 1  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By IRAN boycotted the Asian Cap presentation ceremony last night following Saudi Arabia's 2- victory over China In the final at the National Stadium. The controversy arose when China was named winner of the Fair Play Trophy, an award for which Iran had been
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  • 188 1 BEIJING, Sun. China says its archaeologists have unearthed another set of more than 1,000 terra cotta warriors and model horses dating back to the Han Dynasty of 206 B.C. to A.D. 220. The official People's Daily newspaper said the clay figures were discovered
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  • 387 1  - Seletar new town will be a beauty MATHEW YAP By 4 This is the first time an HDB new town with such a unique feature is being planned. We want to capitalise on this and make it a really beautiful place to live in. 7 An HDB official. A NEW
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  • 299 1 Busy Sunday as the battle for votes continues PEOPLE'S Action Party leaders and candidates went out in force yesterday to make full use of Sunday for meeting the people and winning votes through house-to-house visits. The party held three rallies in the morning, but none at night. At one rally,
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  • 204 1  - S'porean' charged with hotel fire in Baguio ABBY TAN By Manila Reporter MANILA, Sun. Mystery surrounds the identity of a man said to be a Singaporean who has been accused with a Filipino of arson and homicide in connection with the Oct 23 burning of the Pines Hotel in Baguio
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  • 112 1 JOHOR BARU, Sun. Five men staged an accident in Jalan Taman Seri Tebrau here early today and robbed a Singapore businessman of $1,000 and his $1,800 watch before driving off with his $50,000 car. Mr Peh Thim Teng, 35, was heading for Taman Seri Tebrau
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 464 2 Excess baggage ruse AIRLINES suspect a syndicate is behind a baggage pooling racket at Changi airport which could land unsuspecting travellers in trouble. This syndicate's touts would approach passengers who are not carrying too much luggage. They would then be asked if they could check in someone else's bags.
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    • 317 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE ethnic confrontation in Sri Lank* between the Sinhalese and the Tamils is showing signs of easing with the announcement of a peace plan by President Jayewardene on Friday. This is an indication that though the Sri Lankan government had chosen to rely on the
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    • 50 2 SPACE CONSTRAINTS THE militarisation of space is already happening. Space where the satellites are would be a crucial battleground in an allout war. At the Geneva talks, the Soviets will seek to shortcircuit the competition because they fear they will lose to a technologically superior United States. Pmge lg
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    • 243 2 Will Wilander win? SWEDISH No 1 Mats Wilander was scheduled to face American Jimmy Connors yesterday in the opening singles of what promises to be a dramatic Davis Cup tennis final. The pair were drawn to play the first of five matches in the three-day contest in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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    • 135 2 Calligraphy revival THREE top calligraphers from China are here to take part in a Singapore-China calligraphy exhibition. Not only is the centuries-old art of calligraEhy being revitalised in its birthplace; it has also een made a compulsory subject in Chinese schools this year. TAN BAN HUAT speaks to
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    • 666 2 Optimism over HK BRITISH Prime Minister Mrs Margaret Thatcher is confident Hongkong will remain a major trade and financial centre alter it reverts to Chinese rule in 1997, Xinhua news agency said yesterday. In written replies to questions by Xinhua, published in Beijing yesterday, Mrs Thatcher stressed
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    • 162 2 Murdani's long view VIETNAM and the rest of South-east Asia should forge closer ties to face the potential threat from a stronger China in the next century, Indonesian armed forces commander Benny Murdani said. He told foreign journalists that China's sheer size would one day make it a
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    • 456 2 Charity before leisure LITTLE KNOWN to the public, Japanese housewives here do more than play goll and bridge, shop, or imbibe other leisure activities. For them, charity work comes first. The Women's Committee of the Japanese Association of Singapore, which has been raising money for as many as
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    • 146 2 Asean: Across the Causeway 4 No forced solution' THE MCA will turn the Chinese community into an opposition force if it is forced out of the Barisan Nasional (BN), acting MCA deputy president Datuk Mak Hon Kam said yesterday. He said the position of the MCA in the BN must
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  • around the WORLD
    • 338 3 Deepest penetration into Thailand BANGKOK, Sunday THAI forces, supported by artillery and aircraft, drove about 400 Vietnamese troops into Cambodia on Friday, killing or wounding at least 10 of them in a 14--hour clash, Radio Thailand reported yesterday. The radio quoted a navy spokesman as
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    • 126 3 POPULAR Hongkong actor, Cheong Yin (above), has died in Toronto, Canada, after being in a coma for three days, The Shin Min Daily reported yesterday. He was 68. Cheong, who acted in at least 400 films, was in Canada for the filming of a new movie. Narrow
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    • 92 3 185 Chinese killed, says Vietnam BANGKOK, Sun. Vietnam today said its forces killed or wounded a total of 185 Chinese "aggressors" during several clashes in Vietnam's northern provinces of Lang Son and Ha Tuyen early this month. The Vietnam News Agency (VNA), monitored here, said Vietnamese forces also captured an
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    • 151 3 COLOMBO, Sun. The government has discovered a plot by separatist guerillas to kidnap Sri Lanka's National Security Minister Lalith Athulathmudali, official sources said today. The kidnap plot was revealed'by captured guerillas during interrogation, the sources said. They gave no further details. Mr Athulathmudali
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    • 92 3 In NEW DELHI, the Press Trust of India today said the Indian navy had been called to protect trawlers fishing near the Sri Lankan coast after charges that they were attacked by Colombo's security forces. PTI quoted Mr S. Gurumurthy, district collector of
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    • 98 3 Enter the super fighter THE futuristic fighter, X-29, taking off from Edwards Air Force base, California, for the first time last Friday. The US$l33 million (SS2BB.fi million) plane has plastic wings pointing forwards which makes it look as if it is flying backwards. The wings' forward -sweep reduces drag and
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    • 335 3  -  PETER HAZELHURST By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO, Sun. The Japan Socialist Party, launching a scathing attack against Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone today, alleged that the government was planning to build up the country's military machine at the expense of overseas development aid. The accusation was issued
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    • 228 3  -  PETER HAZELHURST TOKYO, Sun. Mr Satoshi Sumita, a 68-year-old former bureaucrat, takes over the post as governor of the Bank of Japan tomorrow in a move which is expected to give impetus to the government s attempts to liberalise the country's financial markets. Both foreign and local
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    • World briefs
      • 69 3 SOVIET TROOPS and the Afghan army are subjecting Afghan citizens to arbitrary arrest. torture, imprisonment and execution, a human rights group said in a report issued in New York yesterday The Helsinki Watch Committee said aftei interviewing refugees at the Pakistani border town of Peshawar. Helsinki Watch investigators
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      • 66 3 VANDALS DAMAGED three aircraft at Noumea airport in New Caledonia on Saturday night, causing a suspension of flights throughout this French Pacific territory until Thursday. Vandals rammed two craft of Air Caledonie and the airplane of French High Commis sioner Edgard Pisani with small trucks used to manoeuvre
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      • 56 3 2TTH CENTURY Santa Claus, Mr Lance Reed. 31, cruises along the highways of southern California on his modern-day sleigh en route to his seasonal job at San Diego s Grossmont Shopping Centre. Mr Reed is one of the thou sands of look-alike Santas who appear at shopping
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      • 59 3 BANGLADESH'S OPPOSITION parties held meetings in Dhaka yesterday to map out strategy following plans for an April election announced by President Hussain Mohammed Ershad on Saturday. The two main opposition alliances and other parties and groups were in closed-door session, discussing the package for a phased withdrawal of
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      • 70 3 DANISH SECURITY forces were hunting for an unidentified object in a fjord on the north-west coast of Zealand, the admiralty said in a statement issued in Copenhagen yesterday. It said the hunt had been going on since Thursday in Isefjord after radar observations were made in the
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    • 422 4 Thatcher confident on eve of China trip 4 She (Mrs Thatcher) sized up the situation, fully understood and positively appraised the "one country, two systems" concept put forward by Chinese leaders and China's policy on the Hongkong question. She then made a sensible policy decision
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    • 151 4 Party backs Spain's Nato links MADRID, Sunday PRIME Minister Felipe Gonzalez, after a tough fight, won approval from his governing Socialist Party last night to keep Spain in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato). Delegates to the party's national convention voted several times, each time roughly by a two-to-one margin,
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    • 215 4 Soviets launch probe to Halley's Comet MOSCOW, Sunday THE Soviet Union launched a US$ll7 million (***** million) historic international mission to Halley's Comet yesterday, firing the first of two space probes that will rendezvous with the comet when it streaks past the earth in 15 months. National television showed the
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    • Sideliners
      • 46 4 A CHRISTMAS boom for Britain's favourite pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, has caused a sudden demand for short actors to play the dwarfs. The Actors' Union Equity has waived its usual restrictions to allow non-union members to play the dwarfs. Reuter
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      • 58 4 SPAIN'S rising crime rate has given birth to smaller gangsters, a Madrid policeman found. The off-duty inspector went to investigate suspicious noises coming from his neighbour's apartment yesterday and found two burglars, aged 11 and 12. They beat him up, snatched his gun, firing shots and wounding him
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    • 168 4 European criticism cools talks with US BRUSSELS, Sun. Strong criticism by future European Community Commission President Jacques Delors of the economic policy of the United States cooled high-level talks between the two sides here from the start, commission sources said yesterday. A US delegation led by Secretary of State George
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    • 95 4 ROME, Son. The government here barred cars from the city for three hoars yesterday in a trial effort to solve the capital's traffic problems. All private vehicles except garbage lorries, ambulances and cars showing special permits were directed to specially-designated parking lots
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    • 119 5 PLO man shot dead in Rome ROME, Sun. An Arab shot dead in Rome last night was identified today as Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) member Ismail Darwish, police said. A spokesman for the PLO confirmed the identity of the man, who was killed with three gun shots in the chest
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    • 67 5 In TUNIS, the PLO's executive committee today announced appointments to several top posts, retaining an Arafat loyalist, Mr Farouk Kaddoumi, as bead of the important Political Section. Two West Bank mayors, Mr Fahd Al-Kawasmeh of Hebron and Mr Mohammed Melhem of Halul, were appointed chiefs of the
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    • 54 5 ISLAMABAD, Sun. A Pakistani Air Force plane, which caught (ire on a training night, crashed near a school in Punjab province yesterday, injuring 11 children, a military spokesman said. The pilot of the jet ejected safely from the plane before it crashed near Sargodha, 200 km
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    • 321 5 Show Of unity in S. Lebanon Christians, Muslims protest raids SIDON, Sun. SOUTH Lebanon's Muslims and Christians joined forces today to protest against raids by Israeli occupation forces in which at least two people were killed, and others injured or detained, security sources said. Shops, schools and businesses shut down
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    • 196 5 KUWAIT. Sun. Sudan's crime rate has dropped sharply since the introduction of Islamic syariah law, under which hands are amputated for serious offences, Sudanese President Jaafar Numeiry was quoted today as saying. In an interview with the Kuwaiti daily Al-Watan, he said killings had
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    • 206 5 Another tanker hit, claims Iraq MANAMA, Son. Iraq said its warp lanes attacked a "very large naval target" in the Golf south of Iran's Kbarg Island oil terminal today, a day after an Iraqi air attack killed two crewmen aboard a Greek supertanker. Marine salvage sources in Bahrain said they
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    • 39 5 WASHINGTON, Sun. The United States yesterday conducted its 14th successful underground nuclear test at a test site in Nevada, the US Department of Energy announced. The explosion had a yield of between 20 and 150 kilotonnes. Reuter
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    • 405 6 Concrete results are not expected WASHINGTON, Sun THE United States is preparing for its forthcoming talks with the Soviet Union in extraordinary secrecy to prevent leaks that would tip the Soviets on weaknesses in US negotiating positions, and to prevent damaging rhetoric between the
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    • 114 6 Man gets $21 m for energy machine NEW ORLEANS, Sun. A mac who claimed he has Invented ma energy-producing ma* chine received a promise of more than US$ll million (Ss2l million) from three California^ who said the device would mean "a new day in history". Mr Joseph Newman said he
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    • 238 6 Landslide win for opposition in Belize BELIZE CITY, Sun. Opposition leader Manuel Esquivel scored a surprise landslide victory in national elections, ending 30 years of rule by Prime Minister George Price, the government announced yesterday Mr Esquivel's centreright United Democratic Party took 21 of the 28 seats in Parliament to
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    • 369 6 US car firms likely to keep sales up next year DETROIT, Sunday UNITED States car makers, riding high after a year of record profits, are likely to turn in another gleaming performance in 1985 despite signs that the high-speed US economy is slowing down, analysts say. They are forecasting that
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    • 88 6 NEW YORK. Sun A manu scrip! written around 1893 by French artist Paul Gaupuin shortly after his arrival in Tahiti was auctioned for a record U*****.000 <*****,100, the most ever paid (or a work by a modern artist. Christie s said yesterday The manuscript, titled Noa
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 268 7  -  ABBY TAN BY Manila Reporter MANILA, Sun. The final approval of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday in granting the US$6O9 million (SSI. 3 billion) loan for the Philippines will now normalise trade arrangements for the country and hopefully open the long
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    • 447 7 'Vietnam and S-E Asia should forge closer ties' JAKARTA, Sun VIETNAM and the rest of South-east Asia should forge closer ties to face the potential threat from a stronger China in the next century, Indonesian armed forces commander Benny Murdani said. In his first interview with
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    • 220 7 MANILA, Sun. General Fabian Ver, in his first public comment since being implicated in Benigno Aquino's assassination, said yesterday he hoped to be cleared of the opposition leader's death and resume his post as armed forces chief. Gen Ver, 64, said he
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    • 103 7  -  HAN LING By Brunei Reporter BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sun. Three Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) officers were injured when their helicopter made an emergency landing in Temburong early yesterday evening, Radio Television Brunei reported today. The helicopter pilot, Captain Zainal Harun, and crew, Sergeant
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    • 150 7 BANGKOK, Sun. Thai army rangers have attacked a southern police station with automatic rifles and grenade launchers, apparently to avenge the arrest of a soldier, police said today. Three people were injured and the police station was heavily damaged in the 15-minute attack that occurred
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    • 62 7 Jakarta bans breakdance JAKARTA, San. Breakdancing was banned in Jakarta yesterday after a fight at an amusement centre which featured a breakdance demonstration. Police used tear gas to quell a disturbance which began as spectators tried to get closer to the stage. Bottles and stones were thrown, and the dancers
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  • Asean: ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
    • 249 9 IPOH, Sun. Datuk Musa Hitam yesterday said he would consult the Perak government to look into the possibility of alternative sites for the proposed Pa pan radioactive waste dump. "Probably in a month's time, after I have met with the Perak Mentri
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    • 103 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Matinya Seorang Patriot won the best film award at the Fifth Malaysian Film Festival at City Hall's auditorium here last night. The film, under the direction of Rahim Razali, also grabbed six other prizes which carried a total prize money of $30,000 They
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    • 223 9 Move to improve ties with Egypt CAIRO, Sun. A joint committee is to be established to oversee and improve bilateral relations between Malaysia and Egypt, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday. The setting up of the committee provided for in the three basic agreements already signed
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    • 323 9 Need for more technical skills, says Musa PENANG, Sun. ACTING Prime Minister Datuk Musa Hitam wants the present bias for an academic over a technical or professional education rectified to meet the needs of the country. He said today, the country needed more blue collar
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    • 352 9 Party leader talks of an opposition force KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) will turn the Chinese community into an opposition force if it is forced out of the Barisan Nasional (BN), acting party deputy president Datuk Mak Hon Kam said today. He
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  • ELECTION '84
    • 580 10 WE'VE coma to a m stage in our development whan we can start thinking about ideas and issues like improving the society of the future It means we hava reached a certain stage of our development where we've 90! tha basic needs satisfied
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    • QUOTES
      • 140 10 6DR LEE Slew Choh, chairman of the Barisan Sosialis, remarked last Thursday that these new PAP candidates, while good in their own jobs, "knew next to nothing about politics". Dr Lee should eat his own words, because he and his party walked oat of Parliament In
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      • 124 10 4 WE HAVE the vision of a more gracious, upbeat society, where there is real imnnlni to justice, peace, prosperity and freedom. Not just empty slogans and lies. Not just decreeing to the people to be a caring society. What does the Workers' Party say to that?
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      • 87 10 4 THE challenge for me, if I get elected, is to put the new constituency in Fengshan together. It's something that calls for dedication, time and commitment. It requires a lot of planning. It's correct for the party to choose a person who has stamina and ability
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    • 370 10 THE weaknesses of the opposition will become clearer as campaigning goes on, the PAP candidate for Kampong Kembangan, Mr Yatiman Yusof said yesterday at a rally in Jalan Pasar Baru, off Sims Avenue. Speaking in Malay, he charged that opposition candidates had no alternatives
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    • 207 10 ASCEND This acronym took centre stage at Jalan Pasar Baru yesterday when Mr Wan Hussin Zoohri, the PAP candidate for Kampong Übi, used it to illustrate the party's plan for Singapore 1999. He said it described in a nutshell what the PAP government wanted to achieve in
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    • 369 10 They can help run new towns, say PAP candidates TWO PAP candidates have spoken out in favour of local councils for HDB estates as a means of allowing a measure of autonomy for them. In this way, they hope the estates
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    • 449 10 Dr Hu 58 and still going strong... THE small party climbed the steep, narrow stairs and disappeared into pitch darkness. Torches were needed to avoid slipping on the hollowed, worn-out steps. The tenement housing of Chinatown's back streets is a distant world from that of bankers and multi-nationals, but Monetary
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  • On the campaign trail — 2
    • 286 11 New leaders will consult people more Jaya PROFESSOR S. Jayakumar has assured voters that the government under the second-genera-tion leaders would consult the people more on policies. He did so after criticising Singapore Democratic Party leader Chiam See Tong and Workers' Party chief J. B. Jeyaretnam for saying that "Singaporeans
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    • 338 11 Community activities to be emphasised TWO new PAP candidates who campaigned in their constituencies yesterday stressed the need for more community-based activities. The candidate for Telok Blangah, Dr Koh Lam Son, who went on a door-to-door tour of his constituency, gave a "very good" prognosis of the election, saying that
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    • 469 11 Workers' Party IN A three-hour rally that began 30 minutes late, an enthusiastic election candidate would push on so as not to lose anymore time. But at the Workers' Party rally at Tanglin Halt last night, precious minutes ticked away as three party candidates declined to
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    • 146 11 'Give NS men free bus rides' Singapore Justice Party THE Singapore Justice Party has changed Its stand on national service. In the last general election In im, high on the party's 1 manifesto was the abolition of national service. Bat this year, this has been dropped and the party is
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    • 333 11 Singapore Democratic Party THE Singapore Democratic Partjrs candidate for Yuhua, Mr Peter Lim Ah Yong, last night accused the PAP of using the educational system to perpetuate its rule. He said thousands had failed their Primary Six and described this as a waste of talent. His point
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    • 244 11 Singapore United Front THE Singapore United Front candidate for Marine Parade, Madam Gertrude de Gracias, 37, is confident of beating the People's Action Party candidate, Mr Goh Chok Tong, in the election despite the fact that she is facing a "giant". The petite 1.5-metre executive
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    • 540 11  - With a gasp and a gulp and much gaffe PHILIP LEE In the crowd By AMONG our politicians, perhaps only Dr Lee Siew Choh of the Barisan Sosialis can match the speakers of the United People's Front for sheer sound and fury. At a UPF rally in Ang Mo Kio
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    • 118 11 Today's rallies People's Action Party 7 10 p.m. Open space beside Potong Pasir community centre near junction of Potong Pasir Avenues 1 and 2. 7.30 -10 p.m. Car park facing Block 7, King George's Avenue. Singapore United Front I 7 10 p.m. Car park No. 3, Block 20, Chai Chee
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    • 133 11 restaurant ■M|^^^^^^gHH B^ BBB™^^ Yule:LiM^ittip at Le Rosier Yuletide revelrv' At Le Rosier it begins with our special compliment an, mdaafl drink Christmas Eve celebrations continue with an exquisite 6-00MK gourmet dinner, champagne on the house to herald in hnstmjs.ti. ivt-ltit-s and dis>..> dancing into the morning Valuable lumpers of
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    • 490 12  - Move to stamp out baggage pooling racket DANIEUL MUDALI Syndicate operating at Changi Airport By AIRLINES suspect a syndicate is behind a baggage pooling racket at Changi Airport which could land unsuspecting travellers in trouble. This syndicate's touts approach passengers carrying little luggage and ask them to check in someone
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    • 166 12 DO NOT check in a stranger's luggage with your own at Changi Airport as it may contain prohibited items. This advice comes from the 35-member Airline Operators Committee. The committee's chairman, Mr Richard Davies, who is Qantas' airport manager (Southeast Asia), said: "Do not
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    • 61 12 MR CHAN Kai Yau. 54, hasbeen appointed executive director of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry He will take up his new posi on Jan 2 Mr Chan, a former Director of Education and Asean Secretary -General, said he would reveal his future plan* for
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    • 40 12 THE Highway Code test due to take place at Mei Chin Secondary School on Friday has been postponed to Dec 26 because the school will be used as a polling station in the general election on Saturday
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    • 264 12  -  LOW MEI MEI By I RICKETY taxis from mainland Singapore which were earlier "retired" to Pulau Tekong have finally reached the end of the road. They have been left behind to rust where they last stopped. This is because the once-busy taxi business
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    • 121 12 Witnesses to three road deaths sought TWO pedestrians and a motorcyclist died in separate road accidents last week. Motorcyclist Tan Seng Kian, 20, died after his machine and a car crashed along River Valley on Saturday at 11.30 a.m. Pedestrian Ng Ah Kong, 51, died after he was knocked down
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    • 201 12 Hey, you are one of us, five tell Mattar FIVE young men in their wheelchairs were all smiles when Dr Ahmad Mattar hobbled along on crutches to wish them luck in the road-run organised by the Brickworks community centre youth group at Jalan Bukit Merah yesterday. "Hey, you are one
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    • 145 13 Festive treats for young and old CHRISTMAS cheer ushered in early with party hats and tinsel when young and old alike celebrated Yuletide yesterday. About 200 underprivileged children from various homes were taken for an outing and treated to a Christmas party by Rotary Club members. Another 100 children from
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    • 252 13 Couple to stand in after bridegroom is injured MR MOHSEN Ibrahim, 25, wanted just a simple wedding without the frills and fuss of a bersanding ceremony. So when he and his bride, Miss Rohani Saad, 16, got married last Thursday, both did away with the
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    • 172 13 A NIGHTCLUB in Scotts Road is being watched by the Central Narcotics Bureau after a taxidriver reported that he found a packet of heroin left behind on the back seat of his taxi by passengers on Friday. The taxi-driver, Mr Lee Giock Sing,
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    • 99 13 Man faces 48 more charges of theft A MAN who already faces 21 charges of stealing from cars had 48 more theft charges involving nearly $40,000 worth of cash and valuables filed against him on Friday. Most of the new charges, like the old ones, accused Harjit Singh s 0
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    • 97 13 SAF exercise THE Singapre Armed Forces will use blanks and thunderflash.es during military exercises in Marsiling, Mandai, Tampines, Pulau Übin, Tuas, Punggol, Wing Loong, Loyang and Sembawang daily from today until Sunday. The public is advised not to be alarmed. The Republic of Singapore Air Force will conduct live firing
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    • 51 13 TELEPHONE calls can now be made direct to SIA staff without going through the airlines' switchboard operators. Dial 541 to reach staff at the SIA building in Changi or 229 for its Robinson Road office, followed by tho phone extension number of staff to be
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    • 44 13 A SOUVENIR publication has been produced to commemorate the People's Action Party's 30th anniversary and Singapore's 25 years of nationbuilding. It costs $10 and is available at the SNPL book centre at Chin Swee Road and at other leading book stores.
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    • 24 13 CELEBRATION NIGHT, organised by the Kolam Ayer community centre youth group, has been postponed from Saturday to Dec 31. For details, call *****72.
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    • 280 13  - Tugs save tanker in war zone STU GLAUBERM AN Second Gulf deal for Selco By SELCO tugboats rushed to the aid of a burning Greek tanker on Saturday and won the Singapore-based salvage company its second major Persian Gulf contract in less than a month. A Selco official said yesterday
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    • 301 15  -  JEEVARAJAH YASOTHA K.F SEETOH Bulldozers prepare the ground for the big festival in Singapore Story: Picture: A NEW site at Marina South is being prepared for the Singapore International Kite Festival next year. Bulldozers were levelling the ground yesterday as it is at present muddy
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    • 127 15 Man who died in fire was CCC treasurer ONE of the victims who died in the fire in Woodlands new town on Saturday was a treasurer of the Sembawang citizens' consultative committee. Mr Woo Cheong Pau. also known as Mr Woo Wei Soon, 53, had served on the CCC for
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    • 102 15 Importance of women's clubs BY PROMOTING neighbourliness, women's clubs of residents' committees can contribute to nationbuilding and also make life more interesting, Mr Lau Ping Sum, the Political Secretary (Health), said yesterday. Mr Lau, who is also the PAP candidate for Yio Chu Kang. made the observation at the inauguration
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    • 67 15 A MAID, Miss Haw Lee Yan, was found drowned in a condominium swimming poo! an hour after she had taken her employer's children to swim there. The body of 28-year-old Miss Haw, a Malaysian, was found in one corner of the pool at Wing
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    • 40 15 LOVERS of Asian music will be able to hear Chinese orchestras and soloists as well as Malay and Indian instrumental groups at the fourth Chinese Instrumental Music Festival to be held at Victoria Theatre from Thursday to Sunday.
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    • 31 15 ZOO visitors will be able to hear the Sunset-Mass Choir from the Church of Ladystar of the Sea sing carols from 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday.
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    • 147 15 IT WAS the fascination for badges and the dark navy blue uniform which first attracted Wong Seng Ho, 30, to the Boys' Brigade. Today, almost 16 years since he joined the brigade, he still loves it, although for a different reason. Mr Wong,
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    • 240 15  - American firm offers ISS special programs GRACE CHNG By AN AMERICAN software company has offered the Institute of Systems Science about $500,000 worth of special and advanced software programs. The programs will incorporate very sophisticated technology called artificial intelligence or AI in short. AI programs are able to reason logically
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  • OUR CHANGING WORLD
    • Mac library expands
      • 791 14 Micro Corner Apple's Macintosh computer was launched in Singapore in January this year. Apart from MacWrite and MacPaint, there has been a dearth of software for this machine. C.W. CHOO reviews two software packages which are now available. MICROSOFT Chart is :i
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    • 266 14 IT is raining heavily and a car is travelling at 79 km per hour. Suddenly someone dashes across the road. The driver jams his brakes. The car loses control, spins and crashes into a tree. The driver and passengers are seriously injured. Why did
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    • Bits and bytes
      • 141 14 IMPERIAL Chemical Industries (ICI) has developed an additive which is supposed to prevent jet fuel from catching fire in crashes. The US Federal Aviation Administration believes this chemical, Avgard. can save lives in an air crash. Avgard, which looks like a heavy cream, has long, threadlike
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      • 100 14 EPSON has developed a colour television set that can be easily slipped into a pocket. The screen measures about five cm. The breakthrough here is that it has a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen. So far, it has been hard to make LCD work
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      • 107 14 FOR those who are too lazy to exercise or who feel uncomfortable sweating, just lie back and let electricity work the calories away. The solution is to attach electrodes to the body and let electrical impulses from a machine work the muscles for you.
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  • 502 16 The Straits Times says Continue with political solutions THE ethnic confrontation in Sri Lanka between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils is showing signs of easing. And they have come at the right time too. Before President Jayewardene's announcement of a peace plan the indications were that the confrontation
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  • Across the Causeway
    • 591 16 IT WAS exactly a year ago that trouble first stirred over the discovery of covert relations between Iranians and Malaysians, leading to well-founded suspicious that certain extremist Iranian groups were engaged in an organised effort to export revolution to Malaysia. The Pandora's Box of clandestine dealings contained
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  • 577 16 T. F. Hwang takes you down Memory Lane It's that time ot the year. TIME for the 1984 general election Time for Christmas And they are coming round the corner. Polling Day is Dee 22 (a full week from today) and three days before Christmas. The proximity of dates between
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  • 747 16  -  ISMAIL KASSIM Around the region By The Bukit China controversy continues to boil in Malaysia. To many Chinese, it has become an emotional issue. The Malaysian Chinese Association, a major partner of Umno in the National Front coalition, has joined the opposition Democratic Action
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  • 1120 16  -  MICHAEL KAUFMAN Three years after martial law declaration in Poland By in Warsaw THREE years ago last Thursday, General Wojciech Jaruzelski declared martial law, breaking up the Solidarity trade union movement, ordering the detention of thousands and sending tanks into the streets. Now on the
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    • 327 16 The Original. fe^T^y'V'i'ii'B i 't I BP^"^ I S JIB i J I I wi 1 1 HO VCR's and CTV's Galore at Sin Heng Radio We're giving away video rewinders and clock radios with selected colour televisions and video recorders plus participation in the Pick and Win' Bonanza with
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  • FORUM
    • 228 17 OUR government leaders paint a very optimistic picture of our future, displaying much confidence in the youth of today. This should serve as a source of encouragement to us. The youth of today are not wanting in talent but rather need to be motivated and
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    • 276 17 Tale of two cities and why we must count our blessings I AM now in London studying for the Bar Finals. I have been here for nearly three months and I must say that I do miss Singapore very much, as a citizen and as one of the contributors to
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    • 174 17 I WRITE to endorse Dr L.J.A.L.'s views on frozen fish and in this connection mention a most unfortunate purchase. (ST. Dec 8). I bought fish labelled as •fresh" from a large supermarket where I thought the turnover was high. We ate it the same evening. The following
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    • 259 17 Driver could have let boy get off I TOOK a bus from Bedok Interchange to Orchard Road on Dec 11 and would like to relate what happened on board with the hope that the particular driver be taught how to be more considerate towards passengers. A boy of about 11
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    • Replies
      • 346 17 Air clean, pollution level acceptable, says ministry I REFER to the letter "Let's make the air we breathe less dirty" by Mr J. Chew. (ST, Nov 23). I would like to thank the writer for his concern about our environment. The Ministry of the Environment has taken appropriate measures to
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      • 232 17 Father wasn't missing in campaign WE refer to the letter "Father's missing on Mandarin posters" by Mr Anthony Yeo, director of the Counselling and Care Centre. (ST, Dec 4). Television was the main medium used to publicise this year's Speak Mandarin Campaign slogan "Speak Mandarin Your children's future depends on
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      • 66 17 PLEASE refer to the letter "Why were ripped bus seats not repaired?" from "D.W.D." (ST, Dec 5). We wish to thank the writer for informing us of the condition of bus CSS 172 B. We have ad- vised the operator to ensure that his buses are in
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    • 194 17 HOUSING Board residents have always been urged to use plastic bags for their rubbish. Some people still do not use these bags. Plastic bags also tend to burst open when thrown from the upper floors. The exposed rubbish is collected daily and left in
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    • 115 17 Bouquets I WOULD like to relate an incident which happened to me on Dec 13 at the junction of New Market Street and Havelock Road. My car stalled at that junction at about 7.25 p.m. and I left it unattended to seek help. I found two
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  • BACKGROUND
    • 1568 18  -  ROBERT KITTLE Shultz-Gromyko talks next month will focus on controlling the arms race in space By in Washington FAR from being a futuristic science-fiction fantasy, the militarisation of space already is happening at a quiet but accelerating pace. So advanced is the military thrust into
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    • 480 18 New York's Chinese laundry trade dying out NEW YORK They came to America with dreams of a gold rush and found themselves holding only a heavy iron in their hands. They were the Chinese laundrymen. and their numbers* have dwindled over the years. In the boom time of Chinese laundries
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • Happenings
      • 146 19 MR MANFRED HAEGAR (right) is the general manager of the Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel, due to open at the Marina Square next year. Pan Pacific Singapore, with more than 800 super-deluxe rooms and suites, 11 restaurants and bars and one of the most extensive
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      • 246 19 quotes_____ THE Straits Steamship Group has appointed Mr Koh Chong Yin managing director of Straits Properties. He will be responsible for all Straits' property development, investment and management activities in South-east Asia. The Chartered Bank, which will be re-named Standard Chartered Bank next year, has appointed Mr Tay Feng
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    • 604 19  -  ANGELINE TAN By SINGAPORE businessmen who wish to trade with mainland China must know how to wrap up a total deal. "In structuring a deal with the Chinese, the important thing is to put the financial, management and administration aspect together," said
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    • 102 19 A SLUGGISH property market and increasing competition in the rental markets for commercial and residential property will affect the performance of Malayan Credit Ltd group during the second half of the financial year ending Mar 31, 1985. Earnings are expected to be lower than
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    • Short stops
      • 56 19 Nissan's targets TOKYO. Sun. Nissan Motor Co Ltd said it plans to produce 2.58 million vehicles in calendar 1985 compared with 2.48 million estimated for this year. Its 1985 export goal is 1.45 million, up from 1.40 million this year, while domestic sales are expected to rise to 1.13 million
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      • 61 19 VEVEY (Switzerland), Sun. Nestle S.A. said it is negotiating to take a 26 per cent stake in the private West German foods group Herta for an undisclosed sum. A spokesman said Nestle would seek a holding in Herta AC, a new company being formed out of the existing
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      • 90 19 PORDENONE (Italy), Sun. Electrolux of Sweden on Friday became the largest maker of domestic appliances in Europe by taking a controlling 49 per cent stake in troubled Zanussi. The deal was approved by an extraordinary shareholders' meeting, which agreed to reduce Zanussi's capital to four billion
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      • 102 19 Allied Corp files statement MORRIS TOWNSHIP (N.J.), Sun. Allied Corp said it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in anticipation of an exchange transaction with Salomon Bros Inc. In the transaction, Allied will issue up to 1.7 million shares of common stock in exchange for approximately
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      • 78 19 Multitech in Malaysia TAIPEH, Sun. Multitech Corp has signed a letter of intent with Kuala Lumpur-based Abudula Manan group for a joint venture in Malaysia to produce personal computers, a company official said. It is the first Taiwanese computer firm to invest in Malaysia, he said. Initial capital investment will
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    • 1109 19  -  CHUA CHIN CHYE Direct mail sales very much alive in Singapore By IN THE past when Christmas was around the corner, our mail boxes were usually filled with greeting cards, but not any more. Credit-card companies and other companies that manage to get the
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    • 467 19  -  DOREEN SOH By CLOSELY-LINKED companies will have to start transferring their loans to different finance houses. The Monetary Authority of Singapore has asked the 34 finance houses to submit a list of outstanding loans in excess of the 30 per cent limit for
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    • Company news The week that was
      • 24 20 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Metal CtJiners 52.993 L <$2.48JD June 84 Seal Inc M52.254L ($1,4771) June 84
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      • 55 20 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit loss ('000) C»C 20 (19.2a) $43,432 ($62,900) Sep 84 XL Industries 3 (3.8a) M 56.068 ($1,335) Oct 84 M Breweries 31 .7* (23) $59,919 ($48,348) Sep 84 NST 15c (163a> M 554 .000 ($43,814) Aug 84 U M Flour 10(10)
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      • 36 20 Interim Group pre-tax Half-year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Bermitai 12(13) M 55.865 ($6,488) Oct 84 F N 6 (6) $26,354 ($31,820) Sep 84 Seiangor Dredg NYA (5) M 53 .076 (3.336) Sep 84
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      • 17 20 X L Industries: Bonus issue of one-for-one. Selangor Dredg: Proposed bonus issue ot five-for two.
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      • 502 20 Aokam Tin has secured a 30 per cent interest m two joint venture consortia for exploration and mining rights over two gold prospect areas Kabmbun and Toh Muda. Boustead Holdings Bhd's wholly owned property subsidiary. Weld Court Realty Sdn Bhd, has acquired the entire issued shares ot Apas
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    • 149 20 TOKYO, Sun. Share prices on the Tokyo stock market closed on a mixed note in typical year-end erratic trading last week. The 225-stock Nikkei Dow Jones Average, a 28.39- jen winner last week, finished at 11,460.70, a drop of 66.33 from the previous week. Trading volume averaged 295.31 million
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    • 51 20 ■J I I I I I -I I Financial Times Industrials Friday 935.4 (927.6) Week ago 923.0 Dow Jones Industrials Friday 1175.91 (1168.84) Week ago 1163.21 *~i« (Figures in brackets refer to those of the previous trading day) I I I I I I I I I II "T
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    • 241 20 Dec 14 US5 Chanjt Aicoo 35W A*ed-Chem Cp 35* AlivChaimeri 5V* W Am Tel Tel I8W Amox me I6H -M Am Corp 35*s '<*> B^thlehwD SH 1 5* 4 Boeuiq Co 53'* H Burroogh* Cp 55* I •\!t«p*or Co 28 7 4 II Cho^i Vif^rtn 45* Chry«J«r (_p
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    • Overseas markets' weekly round-up
      • 343 20 London British Telecom share price jumps 100 pc LONDON, Sun. Investors and commentators may be getting sick of British Telecom (BT). But the stock market isn't. BT had the markets ringing up new record highs as the telecommunications giant scored 100 pence a
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      • 181 20 NEW YORK, Sun. Persistent talk of an economic recession in the I nited States is taking some of the edge off Wall Streeters' year-end holiday spirits this year. It is still a minority view in the financial world that the US is headed for an "official" recession defined
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      • 79 20 SYDNEY, Son. Australian share markets finished the week with a slight rally among industrial issues due to bargain hunting at low levels, brokers said. But resource stocks continued on their downward path following a week of either negative or inconclusive signals from abroad. The All Ordinaries Index lost 7.3
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      • 51 20 HONGKONG, San. The stock market firmed towards the end of the week after falling 7.11 points on Monday. The Hang Seng Index closed nearly 20 points up at 1142.89. Turnover on the four exchanges averaged a modest HK5155.29 million a day, slightly up on the previous week's HK$l54 million.
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      • 582 20 Dec 14 Pence Change INDUSTRIALS Allied-Lyons 158 2 Ass Dames 162 +6 BTR PLC 577 +20 Bobcocks 144 +3 Barclays 544 +2 Beechams 375 unch BICC 245 -3 Blue Circle 473 +5 BOC Group 260 +3 Boots 192 unch Bowater 190 +1 BATS 318 +3 Britannia 74 +1 BP
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      • 320 20 Dec IS Yen Change Aiinomoto 1080 -10 Ako. 480 5 Amodo I 1 10 unch AsahiChem 600 -10 Asahi Glass 890 -t- 1 Bonk of Tokyo 585 unch Bndgestone 542 +1 Canon 1590 +30 Cas.o 1820+10 Citizen 582 +2 Daiei 630 unch Doi-lchi Kangyo Bank 1290 unch N.ppon Print
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    • 3427 20 Al shires quoted have a par value of SI. unless otherwise specified 'Adjusted for scrip rights N Tai-eiempted dividend ABN is traded in lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted in dollars 1984 Last Yield Net Vol Week High Low Company Sale Change P/E
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • 300 21 LAST week spot gold values posted additional declines. Deutschemark and yen futures drifted lower but rebounded on Friday, and Eurodollars futures traded to contract highs, said Green 6 Collier in its weekly review. The dollar firmed during early week in thin but sensitive trading and this was
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      • Article, Illustration
        29 21 Closing prices Spore XL cents cents S/kilo M/kilo Dec 10 174.50 193.75 Dec 11 173.75 192.75 Dec 12 174.00 192.50 Dec 13 173.00 192.25 Dec 14 173.50 192.50
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      • 27 21 Closing Turnover prices Tonnes Cents (ll)/lulo Dec 10 29.15 190 Dec 11 29.15 131 Dec 12 29.15 128 Dec 13 29.15 108 Dec 14 29.15 80
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      • 152 21 NO relief was forthcoming, apart from the prospect of the long festive season, in yet another week of dreary trading, where current January One RSS sagged three cents to revert to the preceding month's level of 173 cents, Holiday, Cutler, Bath ft Co said in its weekly report. Fresh
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      • 20 21 GOLD US$/oz Sat Fri Hongkong 321.80— 322 20 324.05—324.45 Fri Thurs New York 322 00—322.50 324 30 324.80
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      • 93 21 FOB in bales, Malaysian cents/Ho RAS MRELB High Low Closing Ugh Low Closing buyers buyers Nov 29 Nov 29 Int 1 R.S.S. Prompt 171.50N *****N 170.00 Int. 1 R S.S. FOB 172.25 173.25 ***** 195.50 192.50 192.50 Int. 2 RS.S. December Int. 3 R.S.S. Int 1 RS.S Feb 1985
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      • 42 21 EASIER. Small gains followed estimates from the International Primary Aluminium Institute showing Western world stocks rising by only 2,000 Unities in October to 4,359,000 tonnes. Merchants outside the London Metal Exchange quoted a slightly lower US$ll7O-1200 against US$ll75-1205 per tonne. AFP
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      • 63 21 STEADY, QUIET. The tin council's buffer stock manager, although not in evidence, still continued to control the market from the sidelines. Stocks were down 460 tonnes to 21,945 tonnes, the lowest since February 1982, but this made little impression. Cash metal momentarily touched a new peak on Wednesday as
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      • 23 21 Buying SeCng Hghest-Lowest Highest -Lowest S$/|m SS/pn Bank of China 22.75-22.62 22.89-22.76 OUB 22.78—22.74 22.93 22.84 UOB 22.79 22.67 22.94 22.82
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      • 27 21 DULL. Last week's late decline was extended in very quiet conditions. The modest fall in market stocks, 166,000 ounces to 52,312,000 ounces, made no impact. AFP
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      • 48 21 STEADIER. Having overcome early depression created by the fall in gold, prices moved steadily ahead before slipping back on fresh weakness in the bullion market. The further sharp fall in stocks, down 7,275 tonnes to 134,450 tonnes, the lowest since April 1962, provided an early boost. AFP
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      • 221 21 PRODUCE prices eased last week in quiet trading except for pepper. In the pepper market, the undertone continued to be steady. Most prices were unchanged, but managed to increase by $10 per 100 kilo to $492.50. A trader said that the steady tone was due to the easing
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      • 606 21 Container schedules LCL Receiving Receiving SNp (Voyage) Arr Cargo Tine Block Meowa (450E) 17/12 (2100) FSB 0700-0900 L6 E Glory (005RW) 17/12 (2300) FSB 0900-1100/0700-0900 P3/S3 Lars MS (8502) 17,12(2330) 51 *****000/1000-1130 Al/Bl Kuranv M (66/405) 18/12(0100) FSB 1130-1300/1100-1300 Fl/Gl E Handsome (037WA) 18/12 (0130) FSB 0700-0800/*****300 S3 Mont Blanc
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      • 46 21 TOKYO, Sun. Japan's Transport Ministry said it issued shipbuilding permits in November for 17 ships, up from 13 in October, but tonnage fell to 409,358 gross tonnes from 463,600 in October. This compared with 36 ships totalling 653,820 tonnes in November 1983. Reuter
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      • 145 21 Interbank Over the Foreign Local dolars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.8220—1.8240 5.55—5.43 Canadianntollar 1.6433— 1.644A 6715—6.05 NZ dollar 1.0519—1.0537 9.78—9.39 Sterling pound 2.5852—2.5886 3.90—3.83 Austrian schilling 9.9619—9.9699 101.39 98.99 Belgian franc (com) 3.4804—3.4842 290.59 285.26 Danish Kronor 19.5632—19.5766 51.83—50.80
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      • 503 21 BANKS' prime lending rates at the close of business on Friday Dec 14. Bank PLR Algemene Bank VA American Express 10 >/s Am'Dam R'terdam Bank 10 Arab Banking Corp 10 Arab Bank Ltd 10 Asia Commercial 9 A NZ. Banking Group 9% Ban Hin Lee Bank
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      • 190 21 THE US dollar started the week on a firm note and gained momentum steadily to close at its highs. Though volume was extremely thin, the underlying support for the greenback remained strong. This sentiment was buoyed further by a 0.2 per cent drop in US unemployment rate, and a
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      • 347 21 Asian rates ASIAN currency average deposit rates for the week ended Dec 14: IBS Hfefi Low 7 days 8% 8 11/16 1 month 9>/« 8 7 2 months 9 3/16 9 3 months 9 5/16 9 1/16 6 months 9% 9 "2 9 months 10 1/16 9 15/16 12 months
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    • 418 22 Kamunting Tin Dredging KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Two directors of Kamunting Tin Dredging (M) Bhd (KTD) said they left the premises of KTD empty-handed after defendants named in an injunction who were aligned with the MMC group refused to comply with a court order. In a statement
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    • 311 22 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. THE chairman of Kamunting Tin Dredging (M) Bhd (KTD), Mr Baharuddin bin Ma'arof, denied on Thursday that the company refused to comply with a court order. Mr Baharuddin said in a statement Datuk K. C. Koh and Mr Philip Nainan
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    • 126 22 The group has been patting on a very strong performance. It reported aa impressive 41.7 per cent rise la pre-tax profit to M543.8 million for the year ended Aug SI, IMS. And It again put on a creditable 23.3 per cent Increase la pre-tax profit to a
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    • 103 22 New Straits Times THE only quoted Malaysian publishing stock, The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd is engaged in the publishing cad marketing of newspapers, magazines, periodicals and books. Among Its publications in Malaysia are the New Strain Times, Malay Mall, Sunday Mall, Berlte Harian and Her World. It is
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    • 104 21 SINGAPORE STOPOVER by Gene Swinstead ft George Haddon Catch a glimpse of trundling trishaws, a stoic surveillant Merlion, the fading sisterhood of the Samsui, the Victorian splendour of Raffles Hotel, übiquitous food stalls This is a wonderfully funny and warm book which any reader will find particularly engaging. If you
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    • 288 25  -  OUR RACING TEAM By LUKE DANIS yesterday returned from a three-day suspension to equal Billy Bagby's record of riding 45 winners in a season by an apprentice, set up in 1953. But Danis had to wait till the
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    • 2468 25 Danis does it he equals 31 -year-old record Sprinter Menang Lagi surprises by taking main race over 1,600m Race 1 CLASS 5, DIV. 4 l,2Wm Little Master Stable's (2) LION CITY II 55 (*****-5679) Johnston 1 (1) Brasakas2 (8396-2841) Sng 2 (9) Terry Moore 52 (4172-2518) Danis 3 (6) Pleasant
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    • 1109 25 Stipe's report JOCKEY K. Velu (Elite Commando in Race 3 at Bukit Timah yesterday) was fined $500 by the stewards for lodging a frivolous objection against the winner, Shoot Up 111. His deposit was also forfeited. At the conclusion of an inquiry, jockey W.Y. Chee was
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    • 451 25 181 Deaths 181 Deaths 181 Deaths LEE KIM YAN LIE KIM JAN AGE 68 BELOVE*- WAY reACEFULLY 0N 14TH DEC 1984 LEAVING BEHIND WIFE:MDM SOH HOK LIAN SONS:- DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW-ANTHONY LEE SENG HAP LILIAN GOH BENG SIM BERNARD LEE SENG LIE MAUREEN TAN AYE KIM CLEMENT LEE SENG CHIANG BETTY TOH
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 283 26 CARDIFF, Sun. Australia ended their triumphant Rugby Union tour of the British Isles in appropriate style yesterday when they beat the Barbarians 37-30 at Cardiff Arms Park. The Wallabies, who made history against Scotland last Saturday when they became the first Australian side to beat all
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    • 478 26 Davis Cup ties Sunday: Mats Wilander v Jimmy Connors, Henrik Sundstrom v John McEnroe. Monday: Stefan Edberg and Anders Jarryd v Peter Fleming and John McEnroe. Tuesday: Mats Wilander v John McEnroe, Henrik Sundstrom v Jimmy Connors. GOTHENBURG (Sweden), Sun. Swedish No. 1 Mats Wilander faces
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    • 359 26 SYDNEY, Sun AUSTRALIAN Davis Cup star John Fitzgerald demolished Sammy Giammalva, of the United States, 6-3, 6-3 in just 75 minutes to win the New South Wales Open tennis title. Fitzgerald, 23, swamped the unseeded American who scored a shock win over top-seeded Johan Kriek, of
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    • 244 26 Manuela upsets top seed TOKYO, Sun. Second seed Manuela Maleeva, of Bulgaria, beat top seed Claudia Kohde, of West Germany, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win the US$3OO,OOO ($651,000) Tokyo Women's Open tennis tournament here yesterday. Claudia outplayed the Bulgarian in the first set to win 6-3. But Manuela regained her
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    • 318 26 West German fights off Czech threat BERGEN (Norway), Sun. West German powerhouse Michael Gross fought off a strong challenge from Czech Marcel Gery to win the 200m butterfly title on the first day of the European Cup swimming meeting here yesterday. Gross, who set a new short-course
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    • 247 26 PUSAN (South Korea), Sun. Chang Jung-Koo added a touch of the circus ring to his aggressive display as he retained the World Boxing Council light-flyweight title here yesterday. Chang beat Japanese Tadashi Kuramochi on a unanimous points decision in the 12-round clash in which the champion
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    • 242 26 Larson ends Russian domination COLORADO SPRINGS, Sun. American Erik Larson ended the Soviet Union's suing of victories at the 1985 World junior figure-skating championships by winning the boys" competition here yesterday. Larson entered the long programme in third place but performed flawlessly. executing four triple jumps. In the girls' section
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    • 576 28 Survival hopes bleak although Asprey's team end run of defeats Dixon adds one more LONDON, Sun. Chelsea's Kerry Dlxon (left) reinforced his position at the top of the English Football League's First Division sewers' list when he netted his fist Mai of the season
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    • 1365 28 DIVISION ONE Arsenal 4 West Bromwich 0. Aston Villa 0 Liverpool 0. Chelsea 1 Stoke 1, Coventry' 2 Southampton 1. Everton 5 Forest 0. Ipswich 0 Sun derlahd 2, Leicester 2 Luton 2. Manchester United 3 Queens Park Rangers 0, Newcastle 1 Norwich 1. Watford 1 Tottenham
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    • 565 28 Arsenal 4 West Brom A hotlydisputed penalty set Arsenal on their way. The referee ruled that West Bromwich defender Derek Statham handled the ball and Paul Davis scored from the spot. The visitors' resistance was broken by two goals in a minute in the second half, scored
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    • 191 28 LONDON, Sun. The English Football League have concluded an agreement with the Pools Promoters Association (PPA) which will bring in over £5 million annually for the next 12 years. In exchange for using Football League fixtures for their pools, Littlewoods, vernons and Zetters are to
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    • 196 29 RIO DE JANEIRO, Sun BRAZIL are willing to play a friendly soccer international in Saudi Arabia in exchange for the early release of coach Tele Santana. Brazilian Football Confederation director Dilson Guedes told a television interviewer it was important for Santana to take over his
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      377 29 Blackburn top Division Two in ex-leaders Oxford's inactivity LONDON, Sun BLACKBURN Rovers won 3-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers to go to the top of the English Football League's Second Division and take full advantage of Oxford's game at Barnsley being called off because of fog. Blackburn scored through Northern
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    • 22 29 VALLETTA. Sun. West Germany beat Malta 3-2 in a World Cup European Group Two qualifying soccer match here today. Reuter
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    • 129 29  -  JAN VAN DER VEEN GRONINGEN, Sun. FC Groningen stretched their unbeaten record to eight matches with a 2-1 away win over NAC Breda yesterday in a Dutch First Division soccer match. Defender Anne Mulder put Groningen 1-0 up after a pass from Erwin Koeman in
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    • 218 29 soccer SHORTS WATFORD striker George Reilly and West Bromwich Albion's Ally Robertson have been charged with bringing the game into disrepute by the English Football Association. The pair were "sent off" in the players' tunnel at the Hawthorns at the end of the First Division match last weekend after an
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    • 251 29 PARIS, Sun. Yugoslav striker Vahid Halilhodzic scored his 18th goal of the season to keep Nantes on top of the French First Division soccer league after a comfortable 2-0 win at Marseilles on Friday night. Argentine Victor Ramos put Nantes ahead in the
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    • 373 30  -  HAKIKAT RAI Sprint quartet set national age-group record By SINGAPORE'S junior 400-metre relay quartet of Chay Wai Sum, Frankie Lee, Gary Chelliah and Hong Jin Seng, shamed their senior colleagues with a record-breaking run on the final day oT the second Asian inter-city youth track and field
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    • 329 30  - Swee Hung's 'double' in lucky Laser LEE WAI WU N TAN SWEE HUNG sailed to his second Laser Open yachting title off Changi yesterday in the same Laser that won him the first prize last year. The physical education teacher finished third and second in the last two races to
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    • 227 30  -  PETER SIOW By IT was almost like past versus present when Strongly Enterprise took on Asia Electrical in the preliminary round of the Anchor Beer Commercial Cup basketball tournament at the Gay World Stadium last night. In the end, Asia's livewires, sparked on by several internationals, routed
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    • 467 30  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By THERE is too much cricket being played these days. And this has resulted directly in the standard of the game being lowered. This is the opinion of former cricket greats Inthikab Alam, Bishen Singh Bedi, Chandu Borde and Lala Amarnath, who
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    • 177 30 Indians recover thanks to Sunil, Mohinder NEW DELHI, Sun. Captain Sunil Gavaskar and Mohinder Amarnath shared an unfinished century stand to rescue India from a shaky start to their second innings in the Second cricket Test against England here today. Gavaskar, who survived an uncertain beginning to make 51 not
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    • 139 30 INDIA Ist inns 3T ENGLAND Ist ions (overnight JTJ-i) Fowler c Gaekwad b Prabhakar 5 Robinson c Gavaskar b Dev 160 G&tting b Yadav 26 Lamb c Vengsarkar b Yadav 52 Gower lbw Siva 5 Cswdrcy c Gavaskar b Siva 38 Downton c Dev b Siva 74 Edmonds c
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    • 155 30 DEVONPORT, Sun Gus Logie was one run short of a century as the West Indies raced to 181 for three in their second innings by the close of the third day of their fourday cricket match against Tasmania here today. Scares: West Indies 184 and
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    • 74 30 PENANG, Sun. Singapore's Nasrom Abdullah staged a strong finish to win the 30 lap Winston Cup in the Pesta Pulau Pinang cycling championship at the Esplanade Circuit today. Nasrom. of the Geylang Cycling Club, clocked 1 houi 13 min 18 sec. Hashim Shafie. also from Singapore,
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    • 396 30  - Samson shows the way in Malacca TAY CHENG KHOON By SAMSON GIMSON. a promising young golf or from Sentosa Golf Club scored a runaway victory in the 54-hole Malacca Open at the Aye/ Keroh Golf Club yesterday The four-handicappei shot a two-over-par i4 in the lasi round to total 227.
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    • 226 30 Pate's in line for Tour card LA QUINT A (California). Sun. Californian Steve Pate fired a four-under par 68 on the Mission Hills golf course yesterday to take a four-stroke lead in the race for a US PGA Tour card. Pate had a 54-hole total of 204. leading sc«res 2*4
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    • 203 30 ALEX HIGGINS and Jimmy White won five frames in a row to turn a 4-6 deficit into a 9-6 victory over reigning champions Steve Davis and Tony Meo, in the semi-finals of the Hoffneister doubles world snooker championships in Northampton, England, on Satuiday. WENDY SLY, Britain's Olympic 3,000
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    • 16 31  -  JEFFREY LOW reports ASIAN CUP FINAL: Saudi Arabia 2 China 0
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    • 300 31  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI POST-MATCH INTERVIEWS We've only just begun By THE Saudi Arabian supporters at the National Stadium were not alone in their celebration of their first Asian Cup victory last night. For, as Saudi coach Khalil Zeyanl said: "Nearly everyone In my country would have watched the
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    • 288 31  -  JOE DORAI By THERE were no tears or disappointment in the China camp last night In fact there were lots of smiling faces as the players sat on the tartan track and the bench waiting to receive their prize. To the players and some of
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    • 596 31 NO, it wasn't luck this time. It was just sound football against unimaginative opponents plus a touch of class from the old fox Majed Mohammed that gave Saudi Arabia a thoroughly deserved triumph in the final of the Asian Cup last night.
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    • 355 31  -  JOE DORAI KUWAIT 6 IRAN 5 (after penalty kicks full-time score 1-1) IRAN'S top striker Naser Mohammadkhani netted the equaliser against Kuwait for the 1-1 draw at full-time to end up joint top-scorer with team-mate Shahrokh Bayani and China's Jia Xiuquan in the Asian Cup
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    • 555 31  - When the hero was left in the dark J. RAJENDRAN MAN OF THE MATCH By FIVE minutes after the final whistle. Majed Mohammed, Saudi Arabia's hero of the night, was still in the dark as to who had won the Asian Cup. Alone in the dressing room and unable to
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    • 165 31 Kl ALA LUMPUR, San. Denmark's Morten Frost proved that he Is the undisputed No. 1 in badminton when he outclassed Ltom Swie King, of Indonesia 15--5, 15-1 In the final of the Pro-Kennex Grand Prix tournament at Stadium Negara here tonight. The victory, achieved in
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    • 283 31  -  JOE DORAI THE Asian Football Confederation, with the financial backing of one of their affiliates, have arranged for an Asian AllStars team to play France, the European champions, in an exhibition match in February. The date and venue for this inaugural match are
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  • 389 32 Gorbachev likely to focus on arms control LONDON, Sun. Soviet Politburo member Mikhail Gorbachev meets British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher today for talks expected to deal in depth with improving East-West relations and achieving progress on arms control. Mr Gorbachev, regarded as Number Two in the Kremlin, declared on arrival
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  • 196 32 ST LOUIS (Missouri), Sun. Doctors have linked the deaths of 38 babies in at least tour hospitals across the United States to intravenous feedings of a Vitamin E preparation, the St Louis Post-Dis-patch newspaper reported today. The newspaper said all
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  • 536 32  -  SHIRLEY TAN NG WENG HOONG Move by shopkeepers to supplement increased police patrols By and A NIGHT watch system by shopkeepers will support police patrols which has been intensified in Woodlands New Town Centre and the vicinity following the death of 10 people in
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  • 403 32 Operation Faith begins at Bhopal factory Guards push crowds away from Union Carbide plant BHOPAL, San. Police used baton charges here today to keep carious crowds away from the Union Carbide factory where Operation Faith began this morning to rid It of the remaining lethal gas that killed 2,5W people
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  • 239 32 Disgraced ex-Soviet minister may have killed himself MOSCOW, Sun. Mr Nikolai Shcholokov, the disgraced former Interior Minister and head of the Soviet police, was buried yesterday in a hasty ceremony which fuelled speculation he had committed suicide. Mr Shcholokov, 73, one of the late President Leonid Brezhnev's closest allies, was
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  • 64 32 SANAA, Sun. Foreign ministers and other representatives of Muslim states were gathering in North Yemen's capital today in a bid to achieve a joint approach to the problems of the Islamic world of about one billion people. Officials were meeting today to prepare for the fourday
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  • 70 32 ST GEORGE'S (Grenada), Sun. Grenada's newly elected Prime Minister Herbert Blaize has sworn in a sevenman Cabinet, while retaining the key portfolios of finance, security and home affairs himself. Mr George Brizan and Mr Francis Alexis, the leaders of two centrist parties which joined Mr Blaize's
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  • 170 32 Day Woo family mourned four members A PICTURE that captures the tragic story of the Woodlands fire. These four coffins in a row were a sombre sight at the foot of Block 449, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, last night. Resting in them were Mr Woo Cheong Pau, 53, his
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    • 123 32 Weather UP TO Ip.m. Partly Cloudy. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 min. SUNSET today: 7.02 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: 6.59 a.m. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide ±C t Manila 19 31 C Sunny Amsterdam 4/7C Rain Melbourne C Bangkok 20 32C Fair Moscow -7 -9C Snow Beijing -5
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  • SECTION TWO
    • 2 1 SECTION TWO
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    • 1547 1  -  NANCY KOH By Japanese women in Singapore The Women's Committee of the Japanese Association in Singapore will hand over about $86,600 to the Community Chest today. Our writer finds out how hard this group of super volunteers worked for the money. GOLF, flower arrangement, bridge, shopping,
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    • OUTLOOK
      • 1086 2  -  ARGUS By Nature watch Down in Singapore's coral reefs, it's a strange world of ferocioustoothed parrot fish, sponges, coral-eating starfish and clown fish which can change their sex A HABITAT I have not yet considered in great detail is the sea, a strange omission
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      • 459 2 THE work that cosmetologists and hairdressers do may be hazardous to their health. The same goes for some other jobs performed mostly by women. The health problems women face on the job was the subject of a report compiled by the National Commission
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    • FEATURES
      • 855 4  -  ROSS MADDEN The cost, the discomfort and the danger aren't discouraging the rich and famous from scrambling to become the first fare-paying man or woman in orbit By in Washington ABOUT 100,000 people are over-zealous to spend five days coping with constant
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      • 1054 5  -  HARUKO WATANABE A recent fire that destroyed underground cables in Tokyo reveals the vulnerability of a computerised society By A RECENT mishap in Tokyo caused by a minor blunder has revealed the Achilles' heel of the communications networks on which Japan's high-technology society depends.
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      • 507 5  -  CLAUDE FILLET By in Geneva BY THE turn of the century, resorts in the Adriatic or Mediterranean areas will be a motorway ride away from Northern Europe, linked by a huge international turnpike system. This is the target of a multi-nation-al project under the
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    • OBITUARIES
      • 26 17 183 Condolences 183 Condolences fgKIIJIBIJgJT^I 101 With daapaat sympathies to ths family of the late FTE TAN SENG KIAN Always rsmsmbsrad by Officer* Men of DEDG
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        117 17 In Loving Memory of CHAN SENG YEOW departed 17.12.77 Only the memory of bygone days And a sigh for a face unseen. A constant feeling that God alone Knows best wha. should have been. Always wmmtMrcd by Jerry Sort and Family. in Loving Memory ur Our Father
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        18 17 IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF PIUS DAVID PEREIRA DEPARTED 17-12-81 ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY PAULINE > LOVED ONES.
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      • 141 17 Th# reMiMiy of the late Dr B B Lulla (Departed 6.1244) wish to express their heartfelt gratitude to all relatives and friends for their prayers, visits, assistance, wreaths, condolences and donations given during their recent bereavement Bhog Ceremony will be held on Tuesday. 18th December 1984 at 6p.m.
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    • LEISURE
      • 525 22  -  KANNAN CHANDRAN Our writer previews a new TV series on the Red Indians and a programme on Singapore drama By FROM one time warp to another after 10 weeks of science-fiction fantasy in the form of the "V" lizards it's time to hurtle back to
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      • 665 22  -  KEVIN SULLIVAN By MAXIM'S of Paris rose to fame in the late 19th Century as the place where the rich went to have fun. It had a winning combination of class and notoriety. The class in the Singapore version of the modern Maxim's is
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      • 822 23  -  UTIH Dancer-choreographer Ramli Ibrahim recently ended his stay in Malaysia. This article looks at his contribution to the Malaysian dance scene. By of The New Straits Times Not all that he did in Malaysia this year was excellent, but he did it all with courage
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    • 555 7 18 Home Furniture/ Furnishing IOfFrCE TABLES ?i We specialise in the sale of the latest design executive office tables and chairs. Reasonable Price/ Prompt Delivery fc x Contact /^^MGAISINGTRAWMGCO. V^_ Jj 463 Geylang Rd S pore 1438 y&S Tel *****24 MANUFACTURE AND SALE direct from factory. Kitchen cabinet from $95
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    • 246 7 33 Babysitting/ Creches KING'S DAY CHILDC ARE CENTRE 120 Eng Neo Avenue Singapore 1128 We accept pre-school children age ranging from 2 years 6 years old. We offer breakfast, snacks, lunch, tea and tuition. Teaching English, Chinese, music, arts and crafts. Caring hours: Bam- spm. TEL: *****78/ *****78. DORAME DAY
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    • 634 7 j i *w£? BF Feeling rather lethargic and unK fit lately? Why not join a fitK ness programme with an ad- vertiser at classification 157. W You may choose aerobics, tenE. nis or swimming Lv 36 House Renovation/ Decor Pelatino t X 1 at $5 SO ps f Botichiio? XratJbso
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    • 614 7 38 TV/ Video/ Hi-Fi RENT A 36CM colour TV from HM per montta [mmedtate installation $100 deposit or guarantor I required Long or short term j rental available We alst, ol!ei maintenance anc repair service lat reuMinable charges. Call *****46 >«4^985 *****50 tor more Information SHARP ELECTRICAL SERVICE Specially In
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    • 692 8 49 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery Removal CAN WE SOLVE bD problems in liouse removal transportation Uffu'e removal We specialised in pianos, OffBAS disposal and delivery servue Reasonable i-harges an«l workers provided Day night service Please call *****3] MOUSE REMOVAL/ TRANSPORTATION servur- Office removal ian>rd In t>lanu Experleiuvd reliable responsible aorker-, provided
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    • 417 8 54 Book-keeping/ Secretarial/ Answering/ Translation Services AVAILABLE 24 HOURS Answerln ($25) Registration, Mailing Ad dress t$10). Telephone Answei ing ($10) Telex ($5). *****09. EXPERIENCED ACCOUNTIN STAFF offers accounts/ tax sei vices for all enterprises at rea sonable rates. Tel: *****32. 55 Commercial Vessels 1700 BHP NEW Tugboat. Twt screw brand
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    • 397 8 57 Business Opportunities WANTED SOLE DISTRIBUTOR in Singapore for top selling European carcare products. Interested please write to: Mr Seleyan c/o State flex Services (S) Pte Ltd, 6 Jalan Teratai, Slngapore--1336. PULAU BESAR HOLIDAY resort time sharing chalets now open for booking! Please contact Mr Mek/ Jimmy 07-*****5, *****5, *****7..
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    • 486 8 65 Situations Wanted JOBCENTRE DOMESTIC SERVANTS THAILAND $880; PHILIPPINES $730; SRI LANKA $990 MACAU CHINEBE. SALARY: THAILAND $300; PHHJPPINCB $250/ $300; SRI LANKA $190; MACAU 1270. Quotations include undormonttOlMa dIOTOOS. YOU PAY NOTHING MORE Carefully orientated servants. Good character/ worker guaranteed. Replacement. Uniforms provided. Airfare to Singapore. Medical examination. PLUS
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    • 541 8 ■■Is a^l There's an irresistible invitation k8 HaTi^^Lim at/ classification 71 from a I ILJB multi-million dollar organisaHfl I H tion. If your resolution for the ij^ coming New Year is to be sucV cessful, then this company, ■1 fl| |HI which has a history of produch9 II II I
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    • 448 8 [^J Electrolux A Multinational Swedish Company with 100,000 employees and US $6 billion turnover worldwide invites application for |^O"VB^HHfSHHpiaBaiJBJBHBJBHaBMBBBj Minimum GCE O' level with a good credit in I English i A Secretarial Diploma with shorthand and typing of 90wpm and 50wpm, respectively At least 3 years secretarial experience with
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    • 283 8 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical Southern Ocean] Shipbuilding Co. l°te "<&=£ has an immediate vacancy for the post of FEMALE CLERK/ TYPIST Requirements e Completed Secondary Education e Willing to learn School leavers are also welcome to apply. Interested applicants are requested to telephone 861-3047
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    • 593 8 5 aj ■>■ ■:.,i. B vacancy for a REQUIREMENTS Gooi: Me] Ihm I vo ;t and manners Fluency in spoken English Pleasant personal Minimum typing sp^ec of 35 wpm GCE O Level Previous experience o 1 a PABX switchboar I would be advantaguout but not a pre-rea,. If you satisfy
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    • 537 9 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical TEMPORARY POSITIONS AVAILABLE RECEPTIONISTS CUM TYPISTS GIRL FRIDAY t Shorthand not needed) SENIOR TYPISTS KEYPUNCH OPERATORS DESPATCH RIDERS (With or without bike). DRIVERS t Class 3. 4 and 5) PIPING DRAFTSMAN (3 months assignments) PERMANENT POSITIONS AVAILABLE ACCOUNTS CLERK i
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    • 752 9 irranspacoj) Temporary Placement Division Wanted SECRETARIES TYPISTS CLERKS ACCOUNTS CLERKS DRAUGHTSMEN (Mechanical/ Piping) Call *****85 WAITING FOR RESULTS Temporary Accounts Clerk required tor an assignment ol about 3 months. Do typing, filing, and general clerical dutie*. If you are interested, please call' Dorothy at *****77 or write to: SINGA SHIP
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    • 728 9 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical ESTABLISHED TRADING COMPANY urgently requires Accounts Clerk. Mmimum UCE O' level, LCCI intermediate book-keeping certificate. Minimum 2 years' experience EDP knowledge preferred Apply with personal resume and current salary to: The Advertiser »06-06, Delta House, 2. Alexandra Road. Spore 0315. CHINESE CLERK/ TYPIST. 1. Ci.C.E
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    • 694 9 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales j DHL INTERNATIONAL, the market f^ leader in international courier service with over 500 stations in more than 100 countries invites applications for the position of: Requirements: e GCE 'O' level with good command English Possess good selling communication skills and be
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    • 982 9 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales SALES REPRESENTATIVE We require a sales representative to promote local sales of our products Industrial safety footwear. Applicants should be bi-lingual. A few years experience (at least 2or 3 years) is required in similar post. e Remuneration will be paid basic salary
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    • 686 9 71 Situations Vacant: Sales TRAVELLING SALES REPRESENTATIVES required 5 years' experience in automotive pans components Able to converse in English. Mandarin and dialects. Completed N.S. Possess Class 3 driving licence Basic plus r.niimissiun ami transport allowance. Apply with full details with photograph to Owen Road P.O. Box 48. S'poreimi PR
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    • 485 9 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant Technical Technical a technology onentet) company ■ff in the construction industry invites you to H n lts team of young professionals Due to I expansion in activities, the following I I positions are available t I Plant I I Mechanics I Completed Secondary educatioj
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    • 93 9 DRAUGHTSMAN REQUIRED FOR Temporary Assignment knu»iHdge on Naval drawings r>^ri tia! Interested please call *****88 FOREMAN AND SEMI-SKILLED Eletrlclan required Call personally Blk 261. yueen Street o:.--33. Waterloo CentrP between 2--5 p.m. MACHINISTS REQUIRED URGENT LV. At Marsiling Industrial Estate Preferably with experience completed ns interester; eai 2()y740T Something For
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    • 637 10 asasr vac<nl: n issxzs v>canl: n sasssr vacant: 72 ?ss vac 72 sas vac n c n .r vacant: 73 ssa**-* 73 ar^ "?3 j*-^ s^^zz- H#/ Ordnance Development Engineering Co. 19 f I of S pore Pie Ltd 1H jl A member of if j iOi S.i Technology Corporation
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    • 563 10 m hdb 1 invites Applications from Singapore Citizens for the following: (A) Draughtsman (Lands Acquisition) (B) Technician (Audit) I (C) Technician (Coldroom Maintenance) (D) Technician (Maintenance) (E) Surve> Computer I Requirement'! for Posts (A), (B) (F) GCE 3 'O' Level including English, Maths and a Science/ Technical subject. (C) GCE
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    • 472 10 If you are looking for a challenging job and expect a 4-figure monthly income, we welcome you to join us as a: INTERIOR DESIGN DRAUGHTSWOMAN Please call us for an interview TEL: *****36 i DELTA To meet our expansion requirement, we require the services of the following personnel: (Permanent 2nd
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    • 300 10 GOOREJ Has immediate vacancies for the following positions:--1) SERVICE MECHANIC Possess Class 3 licence Must be able to understand simple English Experience in assembly/ repair of products related to sheet metal industry desirable 2) PRESS TOOL AND DIE SETTERS Experience in related field in sheet metal industry desirable Ability to
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    • 318 10 -i>*^ <<v jA s^ Has immediate vacancies foi K:-/ QC OPERATORS *^P-«M Benefits ff*/^ IUIAOn CICCTROIIKI PTC ITC Attractive salary «10 days annual \am y^ 4008 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1 5 d ay work week p Attendant* boot* #03-06 to 03-10 Singapore 2056 No shltT work Medial benefits
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    • 188 10 HITACHI EXPRESS SINGAPORE(PTE) LTD Gross earning $700— 51 ,000 per month Gross earning $500— $800 per month Gross earning $500 —$800 per month COMPANY BENEFITS 3 rotating shifts Attractive shift allowance Attendance incentive Free transportation Free uniform Comprehensive training provided Good opportunities for advancement interested please come personally with recent
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    • 196 10 S A well established 5 enteipnst- manutactufing W disposable medical supplies invites appli. ,<nts Sto apply tor the lollowinq I positions PUB! > 1 h 6I Son* ft ■".mg 3 S expotiencein jj electticai instfl I and Em tiity Wt i mainteruMW Salaty will M I cornmansui rt< witl I
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    • 432 11 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Production Production Production Production Gof ©T Itt Black Decker. fr^ r ""#ff Wmk Uiru QTADTIAir CAT ADV Educational opportunities I fnT 1 nlUtl bIAKIIIVU >jALAKI thrnnnh rcct p m nram
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    • 117 11 New Starting Pay for PRODUCTION OPERATORS (Female) You can earn as much as 522pm For Assembly Work $472pm For Sub-Assembly Work No experience required as training will be provided but we will also pay for experience. Malaysians wilt get hostel lodging. If you're between 14- 50 years, call *****11 or
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    • 274 11 SANYO fiecTßONics! s :pte ltd requires: Female Operators (Permanent 3rd shift: 11 pm to 7 am) 16 years and above Female QC Inspectors Secondary education, preferably with some basic electronic knowledge Able to understand English Experience not necessary Hale Shift Leaders (3 rotating shifts) Secondary education or GCE 'O' level
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    • 324 11 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous I WBm MITSUMI 1 :g K3^3 ELECTRONICS (S) W^tKttmM Urgently requires >:■ 5-day week No shift work I MARKETING 1 I CO-ORDINATOR/ CLERK vl Male aged 21 -25 *X Iv Completed secondary 4 education and v" above vl X» Possess valid driving
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    • 409 11 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous j We require more Daily gross salary range $33 tu $38 (inclusive of basic salary, overtime and incentive bonus) Age above 21 years Possess Class 4or 4A driving licence We offer: Free travel on TIBS and SSB buses Transport to and from
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    • 355 11 RRIMDUIT 4| n one of the largest B jj- U.S. multi-national 4 I companies in the world. I We are a wholly-owned K k subsidiary specializinu d I in electronic and elec- P g trical wiring products. I We are looking for I S hard-working and S trustworthy employees, fi
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    • 535 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous An Established Travel and Trans port Agency urgently requires A) ACCOUNTS CLERK e Mm QCE 'O' level e Mm year- IClevanl expenenoE e Able to \\\-> ntf I Bnajliali s. Handarta. B) JUNIOR SECRETARY e Mm act 1 1 level e Typing ajMßd 10 to 6
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    • 405 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous METRO I INDONESIAN 5 RESTAURANT Uln view of our re-organise- 0 vtion and expansion we 2 Shave immediate openings X Jjtor the poet of: I WAITRESSES/ i WAITERS MuM bn :it least 15 JJ 6 years ol age Be Able to speak and ft J< wnu-
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    • 744 12 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous LEADING HOSTESSES Must be attractive, Mend)) i mature Abie to lin\ Aitii people at .ill le\els Cross, salary UM $51H.Uex- tkMttaa Upsj 1 ;4 days uun ti leuw Mcrttf laundry transport provMed Ring: *****04/ *****17 > OR Walk-ta ti'T in interwrw alter I ip at I
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    • 609 12 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous ESTABLISHED COMPANY RE3UIRES (1) A Chinese Despatch :vi.!er. possess class 2 driving hviiir, preferably with own DBO-Lor-cycl« (2) store Assistants, treferablj witn experience In >xpori packnik! Call personally it 33, Jalan AJlfll (off Paya le:>ar Road. Singapore 144(1 Tel: Nioffn OVERSIDE FITNESS CENTRE reluwes 11 Receptionist
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    • 645 12 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous EXPERIENCED STOREKEEPER REOUIRED for Jurong. 5-day week. $t;cxi to $700 Ahle to type Transport provided. Call *****15. GENERAL WORKERS REQUIRED l>> interior renovation company. Interested applicants please contact L'K7ti!SHB PART-TIME JOB AVAILABLE for students on holiday Walk-in interview: 7500A Beach Road. -05--:\z\. The Plaza. Singapore-Drift REQUIRED
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    • 542 12 nTTinnE -J Do Fast and beautiful cars apinlSl IP peal l0 you? If so Ulke a look 1 Jl JQIfPi at this Lamborghini at classiJZ t *Z-\ f\ v fication 94. It's for sale, with a ID) fnl /4\ I n l negotiable price tag. 83 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance EASY
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    • 699 12 87 For Sale: Mercedes 1983 Mercedes 200 auto 1982 Mercedes 280SEI. auto 1980 Mercedes 200 manual 1978 Mercedes 200 auto All cars in showroom condition. CALL: DAVID NG *****5. COLLECTOR'S ITEM. MERCEDES 250 CE Coupe Sports model for sale. Aircond, power steering, sports rims, high power cassette, fuel injection. $28,000
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    • 724 12 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan 1982 STANZA 1.6, 5-speed. 1 owner, aircond, radio cassette, power windows, central locking, new tax. first class condition. $21,500 0.n.0. *****78. AIMOST 1979 DATSUN 200L. Aircon. Pioneer radio cassette, tax till June '85, non-PARF. $*.500. Contact *****10. AUG. 1977 DATSUN 100A, PARF. 2 owners. Beautiful condition.
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    • 581 12 90 For Sale: Toyota SEPT. 1982 TOYOTA Town Super 2H fully auto, 2 owners (NonPARF), original tip top condition, aircond, radio cassette, sports rims. Tel: 4472M12 1981 TOYOTA CRESSIDA GL Auto 2000 c.c. 1 private owner, aircon, radio, cassette, excellent condition, tax until Maj 'H. r >. Contact: *****62. 5
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    • 917 12 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi 1980 MITSUBISHI LANCER ti I aI r con, sports runs, radio, cassette $15,000 ono ret *****90 1982 MITSUBISHI GALANT 1 i, (IS Q plate, aircond, cassette jtic e $14,900 Tel: 452(5003 92 For Sale: Mazda 1984, JULY, CO. regd Mazda 929 4 doors Hard- top. Jiully
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    • 836 12 94 For Sale: Other Makes SIN THAI HIN TRADING PTE LTcT Plot E Fringe Carpark Kampong Java Road Singapore 0923 Telephone *****11/ 5 (Op*n* from 9 00am 5.30pm) TRADE-IN LOAN ARRANGEABLE 1984 BMW 5201 A 1983 Mercedes 100 auto Ma/da tJ2ii aUtO Mlt l.;lO0 van Honda Prelude i x tuta
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    • 863 12 95 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles MAY 1984 ISUZU I«MT| K\ m ten I odj rttii tnopj USJ i dfa si Mlleagi 11,585 mi. I i cellenl md II ion I >• nei i itact I ran If Anf MOOT 4 lice boun i ALMOST 1978 VOLKSWAGEN Kotnbl Stattonwagon aircon oon
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    • 780 13 97 Vehicles Wanted a bank accountant requires Ml] mike •>: vehicles, private and ii' m p \Hf welcome Cash pa^rmeni .mi.^.w Christina A SALES EXECUTIVE WtShta to buj secondhand <ar park' or non i 1 u<k Bclovi !'">» BEST PRICE OFFERED lO) ill makes secondhand vehicles t asa payment rel
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    • 648 13 tv ■>■-'■■■■ '■J^^^»rvv^^^4i^Ll«*-*-*'"o^r^^*^^k^C'**"***'* I vw"' ■i V '>.\'] v .J Y" 106 Accomodation Available: Houses HOLLAND VILLA For Lease 2 Storey semi-detached bungalow at Moonbeam Terrace (Off Holland Road). Singapore 1027 Tel: *****77 DIST.I3, CHILTERN ROAD, cosy single-storey renovated bungalow 3 bedrooms, servant's room. i attached ft i common bathroom
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    • 610 13 106 Accomodation Available: Houses HONG LEONG GARDEN/ Watten Kstate/ Katong Beautiful 3/ 4bedroomed double-storey terrace Fully furnished. $1,600. Rodge: *****87/ *****79. JALAN PACHELI (DIST.I9), beautifully renovated bungalow. 4 spacious bedrooms, well kept garden $2,600. Shang Properties *****85 LUXURIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL bungalow in prime and prestigeous location Beautiful interior, spacious garden
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    • 257 13 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments OPEN HOUSE Long or short lease Luxury apartments to let with exclusive Country Club membership Just off Orchard Road and Scotts Road 3-bedrooms. large lounge, ample parking Furnished or unfurnished Rental from $3,600 per month including service charge Visit our show flat. 10am to spm. Monday
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    • 848 13 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments ■■■■■■■^^^^■■■^■■^■■^■ii^BBaWB^BB^a^BBBBiB^BI aWBJBJaBMHBMBHMMJBMnnBBIMMBHiaMMMiK I dreaded coming all this W way to cook and clean. M L NO,THAfI* 1 when we could live in a m Service Apartment at The ,X~^l V Plaza, for a price I thought C^S»^"">^B H was excellent value. The
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    • 744 13 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments THIS WEEK'S SELECTION! e Merlin Flaza 1 nil $1,600 e Chancery Hill 2 rms $1,800 Fairways Condo 3 rms $2,000 Faber Gdn 3 rms $2,600 Llncolnsvale 3 rms $3,000 Newton Point 3 rms $3,400 Draycott Towers 3 rms $4,500 Astoria, 4 rms $6,000 Wing On Life
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    • 859 13 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments LIEN TOWERS. DIST 1024 avail I able immediately prestigious apartmeni with split-level living' dining rooms bedrooms with attached bathrooms Area 4.600 sq.fi.. Central aircondition. swimming pool, tennis court and 24-hour security Contact *****40 DIST. II3O BRAND NEW Ix-d--roomed mansion Partially furnished/ fully furnished arrangeable. Available at
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    • 586 13 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments PANDAN VALLEY EUGENIA MM Japanese Amen, an high flooi tai ln| aircondil 1 med bedroi m facilitlec tastefull) furnished, $2.2iki < (atewai 2K3CM PEARLBANK (CITY DISTRICT) beautiful 2-bedroomed apart ment Split-level full) fui nished, alrcondtUoned i ar| I 24-hour security il 4(in [lodge *****81 2y4;«i79 SHOWFLAT
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    • 864 14 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments OIST 11 HILLCREST ARCADIA. I 4 ImIUMHMS. hill] furnished, full facilities (3300 negotiable Jennmga Booms HTTM 9MMM DIST 11 HILLCREST ARCADIA, studto iparuuent. fuiu Furnished carpeted, CTV, Immediate occup.ition $!.Vi«l B J Young 7.<22tki«i DIST 11 NEAR GOLDHILL Square. tie* Ak>.ih A part men I pool
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    • 454 14 108 Accommodtion Available: Rooms i FULLY FURNISHED D15T.1027. Bachelor uiiij $.co pei month Ni cooking, airfoil by meter Tel: M***** FURNISHED/ UNFURNISHED ROOMS from SlBO onwards. I Small furnished flats also availI able. Catl *****67 FURNISHED ROOM OFF MacVherson Road, near bus-slops for students working singles, couples Tel A*****5 *****93
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    • 810 14 112 Short-Term Accommodation: Local/ Foreign LEASING BEGINS NOW for prime location service apartments having all facilities nearby Self-contained airconditioned double' single-room apartments. Facilities Swimming pool, health club. etc. Ideal for quiet enjoyment. Qood for foreign' local professionals seeking temporary residence Rent monthly $1,400- $3,700 Available also apartments for short lease
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    • 808 14 113 For Sale: Houses HONG LEONG GARDEN, semi-de-tached house, area: 3.400 sq.ft. 5 bedrooms and servant's room Split-level living and dining rooms. $710,000 negotiable. Tel: *****35. DIST-20 THOMSON YAOHAN vicinity, fabulously renovated 3,500 sq.ft. single-storey corner terrace. 3 bedrooms, freehold. $360,000 0.n.0. Agent: *****11. DIST.IO HOLLAND GROVE Drive, single-storey bungalow,
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    • 718 14 113 For Sale: Houses DIST.2B JALAN GARAK single-sto-rey semi-detached. 3,680 sq.ft. Freehold. Beautifully renovated $375,000. Sin Hua Hin *****57. TAI KENG/ TAI Hwan Garden 2storey corner terrace with basement for sale. Contact tel--*****28. THOMSON HILL SEMI-DETACHED, 4 bedrooms, servant's. Area: 3,200 sq.ft. Selling: $550,000 0.n.0 *****12/ *****34 (agent). 114 For
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    • 1625 14 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Apartments CkWGarden I J^Bas^Taßsi Show Ar^HnS*^ 10.00 am 6.00 pm fully air-conditioned Vendor Managing Agent intercom system HIN GIAP CO PTE LTD quality finishes .^.cn r\r~\r^kr^k swimming pool Tlrijl NlnlfiiKi parking facilities 4/ >^4# \J^J\J\J WILKIE
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    • 566 14 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments CLEMENTI 8LK.402 AVEUNE I ruonit-ii nt-vk generation t»-rr.i//i flooring. $4K.lMl(i (negOtiSbli DTP.S *****00 ZZMSM CLEMENTI S-ROOMED POINT block, morning sun. !ui!> renovated, terra?/', flooring lnti-r--ei'ted. call: 34fW(O6i< Mo agenUs CLEMENTI 5-ROOMED POINT block, morning sun niarMtflooring. Sl.iS.O'il) oegOtiabU *****11 DEPOT ROAD, 8LK.114. broomed flat Pleasant
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    • 664 14 118 Factory Space* MV^lT^k *^^MMMI»)L^ I f C ve'iie r 't'y locatec a; No 22A Um Tect- E K Roaa of Uppef Pi »c Lebar Roac Freehoic property Nicev buM Exceptiyiai facilities Units trorr. 356 sc ft 4> Enqutrwa KAPAK OCVELOPMCHT(S) PTELTO (A monb* «iii o'iKjpi \\TEL: *****77 (Mr. Kor^j)
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    • 291 15 117 Properties Wanted 117 Properties Wanted FAR EAST ORfiAMZATION I Deuelopment I Sites I Wanted I Far East Organization is looking for I development sites in the city area or j I suburbs of Singapore for development I of high-rise and low-rise I condominiums, flats, bungalows j I semi-detached or
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    • 657 15 118 Factory Spaces WOODWORKING FACTORY AT NuiiHfi Kmlut tor sale Land area 44,333 sq ft Factor; and office space 20,288 sq ft Selling with complete line ol mactilnery at ssi 5 million iirK'itlable Please call Ms Judy K..M, tel: *****22. TONG LEE BUILDING Dlst 13 Macpheiaon Area. 2HOO 5600/ 8400
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    • 433 15 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces BRIGriTWAY i BUILDING j S Quality warehouse light S S industrial building S kA 8 M ~-^BwlP^r Immediate Occupation S I —^C^nT^^^fcr^ Excellent Location I m JlH^Jb^^> Professionally Managed iT^^r^^^^ and Maintained I ■J M| um hii»»mi fi S m— amnuiiSSii MSI
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    • 137 15 121 For Rent: Office Spaces t FU LU SHOU t I COMPLEX J I 1 Office for rent/sule l> Areas from 893 sq.ft. I onwards at: 0 £$3.70 P.S.F. (inclusive J of maintenance) or J f $450 P.S.F. J Please telephone: ii *****22 0 1 for further details f GROUNDFLOOR
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    • 513 15 120 For Sale: 120 For Sale: 120 For Sale: Office Spaces Office Spaces Office Spaces For Sale I^B I I Prime Office Space In 11 I 1 Raffles Place I I II I fl I I THE ARCADE I I I Ii^COLLYER QUAY I H H^jaji Knight Frank C heong
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    • 674 15 121 For Rent: Office Spaces I MnrTj I I 883 sq ft 1283 sq ft 1752 sq ft 3670 sq ft Rental below $2.50 psf Free Fittmg-Out period Enquiries *****91/*****80 PRIME OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE ALONG ROBINSON ROAD Huseinent K£M sq !t Ist Storey A~'.i'J. >q U Suitable (or Banking/ Travel
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    • 332 15 121 For Rent: Office Spaces 4390 SQ FT OFFICE M I I rental In Jurong net r Bank I rt Amerti M >IIM DIST 1 THE ARCAD€ rellUil I 123 For Sale: Shop Spaces FREEHOLD SHOP AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY lor tale at Lavender Slrael I poll war t etorey building)
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    • 593 16 123 For Sale: 123 For Sale: 123 For Sale: Shop Space* Shop Spaces Shop Spaces g§j|STREET|| Prime shops of various floor areas for lease or sale W All trades will do well here Book early limited units available Cuppage Plaza Food Street is located at booming Cuppage Road Pedestrian Mali.
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    • 407 16 PENINSULA PLAZA Units Sq.Ft. 03-36 645.19 03-42 447.99 03-44 6679 03-45 485.67 04-16/17 818.0C 04-36 645.19 04-51/52 785.23 04-55 698.58 05-01 to 04 1333.22 05-12A/15 1107.06 05-44 667.90 05-47 356.72 05-65/66 868.97 PENINSULA HOTEL 4 SHOPPING CENTRE Units Sq.Ft. 81-50 (kiosk) 02-19 965 03-16 452.09 04-50 (kiosk) PARAMOUNT HOTEL a
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    • 519 16 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces PRIME SHOWROOM SPACE fur rent 6,000/ 14.000 sq.ft. main Paya Lebar Road. Suitable for cars/ furniture display. *****00/ *****89. ORCHARD TOWERS NO. 825. Strategic location facing Orchard Road. 332 sq.ft. Rent: $1,800. Tel: *****77, Sandra. PENINSULA PLAZA #02-65 area: 325 sq.ft. Good location. $4.50 p.s.f.
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    • 796 16 135 Air Travel 135 Air Travel 1 DISCOVER BAMUI luj south Thailand b DAYS HATYAI/NAKHON/SAMUI/ SURAT DEP. 20 -25 DEC $499 5/6/7 DAYS HATYAI/SONGKHUV PHUKET/PHANG-N6A DEP. 02, 09jfc^»3 17, 20, 25 DEC $659/679/699 Inclusive Meal Sightseeing c^ Return Air Ticket Accommodation jj^ A, PHYA (S) TRAVEL SERVICE $8&% GOLDEN MILE
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    • 1073 16 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours f X NAM HOJ TRAVEL SERVICE (S) PTE LTD. With us, you'll an joy thaa extras Ist class hotels Good meals, mostly grand dinners Extensive itinerary coverage Guaranteed flight departures, A direct flights e Friendly bilingual guides. g So book early to avoid disappointments!
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    • 689 16 147 Academic ST. FRANCIS GIRLS SCHOOL 98 St. Francis Road S pore 1232 Registration open lor January '85 Intake PRE-U 1 ARTS COMMERCE Students arc prepared toe 6 pure Catnl ridge A level h xaminati'i, Please hrm^r BdM I nepofi book Registration time: 6 30am to I.oopm I J j
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    • 508 17 148 Computer COMPUTER PROGRAMMING COURSE Special Intensive Holiday Classes for Primary and Secondary Students. THEORY PRACTICAL H»m classes commencing in December Intensive Course e M W K 9.00- 10.30am 17 12 e M W t 10 30-12.00nn 17 12 eM W f 200- 3.30pm 1712 •M W F 330- 5.00pm
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    • 295 17 150 Commercial/ Technical 3-Month Course specially designed^^^^' ♦or school leavers others For cftnaiis please can CLIFFORD EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE "05-3545 Block 162 BuKit Merah Town Centra Tel: *****90 (8 Lines) LEK MENG PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CENTRE »09- 4 People s Parh Centre Tel: *****81 (10 Lines) &06-13 Katong Shopping Centre Tel:
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    • 648 17 148 Computer 148 Computer 148 Computer Computer Courses jl AFTER TAKING BH STAMFORD'S El COMPUTER K=l COURSES, E~l PROGRAMMED m^M for success. PV*«^ lf y° u d like a successful computer H I Bl career, this ad is the first piece of information you need to process. k|P-Hfl ne internationally
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    • 1146 17 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ Typing Typing Typing r 4^^^« ATT is M\ tt '<-«, dB f IV/tlvl The London OwntMr <K Commerce 9»f HV j *nJ fnduvtry £v# :^R ..'■•J'« SoraxtHV* CtrWHcati aRf A jt^^p v "«*>* liSi Hk~ Miss Doreen Foo Kim Lian from Secretarius who was
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    • 7 17 More obituaries on page 25 (Section I)
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    • 2798 18 f^^ m i I IN THE HKiB COl KT OF THP I^^B RKPIBUC OP SINGAPORE V\^| Umpuln WUdlan I p N.. 8N5TW[*****8^9f1998^ c«Jl£sKffciiSitt) 9 IB the Matter TNION H 111 I=^™J SIJPWA\ 4ENUINEKRINO ■j A I fl WORKS PTK LTI) 9 H ADVRKTISRMKNT OK I mil. INIIW STRAITS TIMES PRESS
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    • 799 18 IN THE HKiH COIRT OF THF REPIBUC OF SINGAPORE Compaalee Winding I p No. 3O «f IM4 In Ike Matter of tar Campaafc* Act (Chapter 185) Aad la the Matter of UNION SLIPWAY a ENGINEERING WORKS PTE LTD ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a Petition lor the
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 497 19 2T PEANUTS ByMmtx I'M 601N6 TO ASK TME SME'S TMINkA I SHE "Vl LIKE TME PART U)HV WOULP Y I CAN N TEACHER IF I CAN BE AIREAPV W I'LL 3E ASKEP UIHEKE TME AN6EL GABRIEL TALIC/ PROBABLY MARY iN THE CHRISTMAS ASKEP GREAT IN ME V GABRIEL TALKS TOYOU7VOU
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 1031 20 OPENS THURSDAY at 4 Theatres nicrnvpr a new vou 1 LIDO-CHANGI-SAVOY-ORIENTAL 1 W«Wer a new you ,CW AUSS4S-millionepicby I at Singapore S O f the makers of Ting Kong" oldest SalOjl for IHCH mw^^^*^^? 9W^^^m) mm ■+-iSijto&"*m* H sipP^^BSßHk H f x .air t. »^ftMff*%off4d i^ **T "'^BBr* 4fif ,^^w
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    • 397 20 feast at very tempting prices I^iStfelik^!p%*I his festive season <Z2&^&MLJ M T^P two 9 reat isS&VwS&S+'t h rest T an i s v^^^ tr4> •¥\S^\ sumptuous fullS^N&^^<xC+® course feasts cJpX^ -il or y° ur n n 9 t\O^Lss^^^^ pleasure. The r l^v J^^^^^^generous spirit fe' X^^^^t^^^vnusb have hit us for
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    • 487 20 8 33rd BLOCKBUSTER DAY! 8 fIRPUADn (TEL *****8 c. X UnUnAlfll 5 SHOWS DAILY V p I lam, 1.30, 4.00, 6 30 9 !spm X' (K Admission: $4.00 $3.00 Cash Bookings No Free List Q Q Fantastic Sound Effects in CO[^™e] X I i N^ V rf (Ik .^^M^w. 3
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    • 446 20 SbCrSfT7rHrTTT B ORCAWISATIOW PCINCf lAS DAV liam I 3C 400 i4' 'S I 1 C HA-PPFi i A! 7 D-*> 1I am !4b AOC A4b 9I 5 "Or— > M— cw" iMond Open*, fornorrow 2 Theatres M PRINCf&CH^N^ "HYI AGENG" ln-)on»s.or, President Tomof. o» oiilv am "Otwon Luf" V andonr
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 364 21 RENTA HERTZ AND TRAVEL Have you been thinking of renting a car lately? Hertz has just the right one for you. From now until the end of December 1 984, we are offering a special package deal that will fit right into your budget. In addition, you get the advantage
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    • 348 21 AUTHORS WANTED The BY N.Y. PUBLISHER StraitS TimeS Lending book publisher seeks: manuscripts of all types: ficwldSSlfieCl S tion non -fi ct on poetry, tech- nical, scholarly and religious fiOt llliO IS 'works, etc. New authors wel- .-fc-^ .corned. Send for free booklet 737-1 166 SS 4 Vantage Press, 516
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    • 331 21 There's a luxurious new way to JfflHlr^i^^^^^^it.*-' IHIOreSSIVC The Ramada^ena'is^sancTHotel. IF j IIE j Convention I UCliif ICS the'^^MalacTAnd^^ 1*! I SSS I^?^ 1^ I Our Bunga Raya Ballroom car promises you the service and I! J B|S 2 S^ fc s^*fe*- I to^Tplople facilities you d expect from one
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 91 22 R k i^n Bi. Jar "^l^l ''^f£9n Bsp^l. i^B ft^^Ko^oliM'^M Bfl J^^^^^^^K It's the time to celebrate, to be jdlHß||k joyous and to do it in princely style, with Prince Hubert de Polignac X.O. Royal. And now with every bottle °f Polignac X.O. Royal that flflßßH^^^^^BfßHßßk y° u buy, a
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 145 22 Swimming times TODAY: Singapore Harbour 9.52 a.m. TOMORROW: Singapore Harbour (1.4m), 3.35 p.m. (2.6m), 10.33 p.m. 5.37 a.m. (2.3m). 11 a.m (1.3m). 4.58 (0 6m)' p.m. (2.4m). 11.39 p.m. (0.8m). Sembawang (applicable to Pung- r ruus gol) 4.50 a.m. (2.9m), 9.37 a.m. gol) 5.43 a.m. (2.8m). 10 3j a.m fl6m),
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 167 23 "^r*% a a a Hi9 desktop I The unique architecture of .fl^^^B^S^^^li^^^l m\\\\\ the Fujitsu Micro 16s i^m which features inter- iH^B^tei^^^^HH^^^B changeable, plug-in processors protects you from hardware obsolescence. WmßKßß^Uß^^^^^^^^^^^^M The Fujitsu Micro 16s is the most 9 powerful and flexible desktop computer ff in its price range. It's
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 271 23 What's on FILM SHOWS National Muse u rn The Snow Girl at 11 From 9a.m. to 5.30 p.m a.m.; The 12 Days Of LUBI day tomorrow Christmas at 3.30* pm Queenstown Library LI NCHTIMK Ml SIC Limited seating, so regis- Live performance by ter at the children"s infor- Yamaha Musk
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 307 24 C^CvCwfC) Condominium ShdwFtats nowopfsn In a choice location between Kilburn Estate and Hong Kong Park lies an exclusive II to a 1 condominium address in Singapore: Yu Li Yuan. It is within easy reach of *A j /s' shopping centres in the Bukit Timah Area where supermarkets and specialty m^^^"
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 1995 24 YOUR VEWING AND LISTENING GUIDE 'tj' sbcs -^di^^P How trees survive 2.30 PM SBC Text "Live" Sample Pages and a car engine which supplies heat and power rffSKT^t fc^iO tiiit itvikp pi awt. ihhmm r k ,M^um uimMinWiß 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by to a block of flats.
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  • SECTION THREE
    • 11 1 SECTION THREE ;4»*<*fll aM* THE STRAITS TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1984
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    • 761 1  -  TAN BAN HUAT By THE ancient art of writing with the brush may have been taken too much for granted in its birthplace. There is now a national movement in China to reintroduce calligraphy as a school subject. Special programmes are being televised all
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    • 22 1 TO**B»3^j*2* (1966—76) -fcJW^IK 4P±^ M »*Xftf^^IJW^^^'s4^' fitjfcep^BPi£° ft? 3=tt ftc^£££«4l£' >C^ ftfrm&T#*° fife i££-*f 1.300 *ISsfe4f ASH W^^ it^AXSIE fa mtE&&mmmm ±s^Agc«:^?:7fs:
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    • Page 1 Advertisements
      • 328 1 QUARTZ VWVT|H v CASIOh CASK) M«II%rHpI)RLD. Now you can forget about your travel clock. r 'Wlk \^ttß^Kn f Casio s new waka-up watches blast you J0 mSSmIL into action with 80dB of sound, in three vJsa\ stages. And the BA-80 features a clip-on booster that makes its alarm P r>^
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      • 337 1 Amber Park Come and see how you can live in magnificent style. T^ T^^ Exdting Apartment Layouts quely and meticulously laid-out to afford panoramic JN6W ■ShOWfult UD6IIS Choose fTom either the exclusive double-storey "ews of the scenic surrounds Exclusive features inr Penthouses or equally elegant Apartments -each uni- d "d«
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    • BILINGUAL
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        96 2 NO, it's not modern art, although it looks almost like it. This scroll will be one of many on display during the SingaporeChina calligraphy exhibition at the National Museum Gallery, which ends tomorrow. The exhibition, the first of its kind, will show calligraphy styles by 105 major artists
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      • 108 2 o "Being an artist, he--- >J«» draws "f^^it-tt M *B* tt ±—^Si^ (Article) "f^^B^ ffe i )fr*«# •f& tUiS?if^ffl •^4^«XW Being a teacher friend /student, "t@ ffl ****«P37 o "act"W*S) jfsv£*f_t*&V'Beinga "toft* sWfife Woff£of2T "fls~ ifeit^ "fr" £»^HO*WR!te ffi S "fa" W«S. > Affl KW "fr* W^i2 "f»c^ tkssft "to
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      • 234 2 THIS programme is compiled by Rediffusion and broadcast daily in Teochew, Hokkien and Cantonese over both Rediffusion and SBC's Radio Three on Mon Sun at 11.15 a.m. The English notes are provided by us. JRL 3 Lesson 273 Kite Festival VOCABULARY: 1) !x\.^ p Fengzheng Jie =Kite
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      • 270 2 Jh m 1 *****77 m DisanshiyT k& Diao sang Lesson SI To pay a condolence call Kewln Lesson Lao Wang, Xiao iXde fuqin zuotiSn Bfe iiti:7° wanshang qushl le. Wang, U'8 tether passed away last night i St:« HI 'HI 5*- toitofoff] Wo ganggang cai zhTdao. Nunen
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      • 705 2 Telefax No: *****59 f Rates: Box Service: I i^hhh olmh 1 o nouuoo 1 nan huh g^^ straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. CoUected: 555.00 I Telex Service: S.T.A.N.TJS. RS ***** TIMEAD Tel: *****11 ext 2724-7 2669 I Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc. cm. Posted: SjIO.OO APPOINTMENTS EXECUTIVES] ~1 A well established
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      • 132 2 Canon VIDEOS COPIERS CAMERAS FACSIMILES CALCULATORS WORD PROCESSORS ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITERS SMALL BUSINESS COMPUTERS lIIIHiH I i <fr 1 I i Rapid growth and expansion have created opportunities for those who are willing to grow with Canon. SALES REPRESENTATIVES/ FEMALE CUSTOMER SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVES Early 20's GCE 'A' Level Effective communication skills
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      • 642 3 APPOINTMENTS COMPUTER OPERATORS Singapore Airlines invites applications for the above position REQUIREMENTS 5 GCE passes with "O' level passes in English and Mathematics. Must have at least 2 years' working experience. Preference will be given to those with experience in computer operations. Age. 1 8 25 years Candidates will be
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      • 724 3 rA leading Foreign Bank operating a large network of branches In Malaysia Invites applicants to fill the following positions: B^^^^^>B^uuM»afflM^^fl^^ff?nrß I ■SHHSI and will be responsible for: reviewing office operating procedures and practices to identify potential office automation applications and thereafter to design, implement systems and ensure defined standards are
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      • 627 3 Silicon Systems Incorporated is the fastest growing semiconductor company in the U.S. We are proud to announce that Singapore has been selected as the site for our new application specific technology centre. This major expansion will house a state-of-the-art standard cell design centre, a highly automated assembly facility and a
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      • 372 3 NOTICES |£HDB I ASSOCIATION SITE I AT JURONG WEST AVENUE 1 I Available For Sale fl Tenders are invited from the public for the fl purchase of the Association site at Jurong H West Avenue I estimated to contain an area B fl of approximately 2,423.0 sq m j§ fl
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      • 518 4 JIKA anda sering berangan-angan untuk menjamah masakanmasakan orang-orang bukan Islam, kini harapan itu akan menjadi kenyataan. Selera Rasa SBC akan menghidangkan 10 ienis makanan oleh pakarpakar masak berbangsa China, Jepun, India, Eropah dan Arab. Dan semuanya ditanggung halal. Produser siri ini, Cik Wahidah Jalil berkata bahawa
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      • 431 4 Bahagian 3 W»rd Quiz X, Part 3 INSTRUCTIONS: In the columns and lines below you can see the word 'LAP'. By adding two letters one before and one after the word 'LAP' you will be able to form another word on each line. Use the clues
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    • Page 4 Advertisements
      • 364 4 APPOINTMENTS 8 An established local trading company require I a high calibre I MARKETING fl SALES EXECUTIVE fl j to assist in its diversification process. The job itself would involve B i the introduction of a new consumer product line into the market B j by establishing an effective distributor
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      • 287 4 NOTICES SHERIFF'S SALE MOTOR TUG OR VESSEL "BENUA ANTAR NUSA I (Admiralty in Rem No. 635 of 1984) PARTICULARS OF VESSEL Name of Motor Tug "BENUA ANTAR NUSA I" Port of Registry Singapore Type Twin screw motor tug of all steel welded construction. Year Built 1982 in Singapore Dimensions Length
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      • 507 4 J^| MALAYAN CREDIT LTD ANNOUNCEMENT UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER Group Company 1984 1983 +or 1984 1983 4- or $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 a. Turnover 10,923 14,911 (26.7) 322 313 2 9 b. Investment and other t income excluding extraordinary item 68 71 (4.2) C. Profit
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      • 433 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Wtn4iag-l p No. 552 of 1»4 la the Matter of the Caaaaafec Act, Chapter IK hmi la the Matter of Artistic Realty Pte \M ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a Petition for the Winding-up of the abovenamed
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