The Straits Times, 3 June 1985

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1985 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 95/1/85
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    Tokyo weighs export surcharge
    488 1  -  PETER HAZELHURST Ruling LDP threatens to take action if trade surplus continues to grow By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO, Sun. Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is examining a plan to impose a surcharge on exports if the country's alarming trade surplus with the United States and Europe
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    120 junior residents' clubs to be set up over next three years
    257 1  - 120 junior residents' clubs to be set up over next three years CHUA CHIN CHYE By MORE junior elate, the youthful counterpart ef residents' committees, »re te he set ■p. In a new drive, another 121 junior elate will be added te the existing 41 saeh clubs ever the next
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    Lock icon Muslim extremist gets death for subversion
    180 1 JAKARTA, Sun. An Indonesian district court has sentenced a leader of a Muslim extremist organisation to death on charges of subversive activities including murder and robbery, the official Antara news agency reported today. The court m Jogja- karta, central Java, yesterday sentenced Bambang Sispoyo,
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      Lock icon MILITIA STORMS REFUGEE CAMP
      56 1 BEIRUT, Sun. The two-week eld Shl'ltePalestinian war spread te south Lebanon today when Shllte Amal militiamen stormed the AlBass refugee camp near Tyre, M km south ef Belrut. Amal teek five gunmen from the camp. No casualties were reported ln Al-Bass, which has an estimated population
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    Spring rolls and more await 8,000 at Vesak Day buffet
    268 1 Spring rolls and more await 8,000 at Vesak Day buffet A BUFFET for 8,000 guests. And the vegetarian spring rolls these people are preparing are only one of the items on the menu. Altogether 150 people will help four chefs to cook the meal to mark Vesak Day today. A
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    More than 500,000 S'poreahs have blood grouped
    352 1  -  ONE m five Singaporeans has had his blood group tested and recorded m his identity card. Up to the end of last month, more than 508,000 people have had their blood groups recorded. When the current second phase of the National Blood Grouping
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    Lock icon Thousands at services for the dead
    88 1 In SOME, thousands of mourners filled various churches m Italy m services for the 31 Juventus fans who died m the soccer violence. State Prosecutor Alfredo Rossini had earlier ordered that funerals for the victims be postponed pending autopsies to determine "the precise cause"
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    Tough Uefa sanctions expected
    165 1 Three-year ban on English clubs and five on Liverpool likely BASLE (Switzerland), Sun. The executive committee of the European Football Union (Uefa) could take sanctions beyond action taken by English authorities when it meets later today to discuss the riots at the European Cup final m
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    Lock icon Gunman identified and held by police
    132 1 BRUSSELS, Sun. Brussels police have identified aad are holding a young inventus faa seea by millions ef TV viewers firing a pistel at police during Wednesday's soccer riot, the public prosecutor's office said yesterday. The faa, 22-year-old Turin student L mberto Salussoglia, was arrested
    Reuter  -  132 words
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    Lock icon Grobbelaar thinking of retiring
    184 1 LONDON, Sun. The Sunday Mirror today quoted Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar as saying he is considering retirement because of the Brussels bloodbath and the hostile reception he got on his return home. The Sunday Mirror said that the 27-year-old Zimbabwe international was horrified by the crowd
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      33 1 Inside 42 pages today Classified Ads In Section Two Summary 2 World News 3-5 Asean 7 Causeway 7 Editorial 14 Background 15 Utters IC Times Dollar 17-21 Racing 22 Classifieds 23 Sports 23-25
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      522 2 Driving a wedge A SINGAPORE entrepreneur has quite literally driven a wedge into the North American hovercraft market. Mr Louis Chia has already received more than $10 million m orders for his wedgeshaped transport of delight, and 200 have been ordered by Thais. Mr Chia, who says he is
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      Comment
      271 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS DOCTORS, long-portrayed with halos over their selfless temples, have acquired a less- glowing image because of their flow from the E italic sector into lucrative private practice, owever, the recent protest of doctors against the fee increase at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, which led to a
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      Forum
      122 2 A LITTLE GUIDANCE, PLEASE A READER was at the National Museum recently when some teachers and students arrived, obviously on an excursion. He says one would have expected the teachers or a museum guide to have escorted the students around so that they could have a better understanding of
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      Timesdollar
      279 2 CASHLESS SHOPPING IN HK BUT HIGH FEES BUG RETAILERS CASHLESS shopping will come to Hongkong on June 12 with 29 banks participating, but only 40 merchants will have terminals m the Easy Pay System (EPS); complaints about high fees have resulted m some of the territory's major retailers not
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      Timesport
      232 2 No clash THE COMPETITION between Malaysian Nurul Huda and Singaporean Junie Sng will not take place at the Singapore international invitational swimming championships later this month after all. Junie has confirmed her participation, but Nurul will be touring West Germany and Scotland m mid-June. Nurul's mother said on Saturday:
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      Around the world
      494 2 Homecoming TAIWAN is winning a campaign to stem the flow of talent out of the country and lure back top foreign-trained professionals, with the number of graduates returning to work m Taiwan after getting degrees abroad doubling m 1984 to 1,329. Also, 20 per cent of 6,500
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      Around Asean...and Across the Causeway
      132 2 Around Asean...and Across the Causeway MiG threat SOVIET-MADE MiG fighters m Vietnam and Cambodia have been described as a threat to Malaysia's and the region's security by air force chief Lt-Gen Datuk Mohamad Ngah. But, he added, the threat was not seen as immediate, and that it would not arise
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      Section Two
      505 2 Closer to nature SOME naturalists think that the 75-hectare Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is dying a slow death. But although the fauna and flora are not what they used to be, it is still possible to enjoy the last genuine patch of undisturbed tropical rain forest m ingapore
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      Lock icon No specific proposals for Tamil problem
      490 3 Rajiv-Jayewardene summit NEW DELHI, Sun. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was understood to have expressed his concern about the continuing violence m Sri Lanka and the influx of Tamil refugees into India at a summit today with President Junius Jayewardene before the two leaders flew
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      Lock icon Phnom Penh 'mayor' loses his job
      144 3 BANGKOK, Sun. The once-influential "Mayor" of Phnom Penh has lost his job, the official Cambodian news agency SPK reported today. Mr Keo Chanda was replaced by Mr Thong Khon as President of the Phnom Penh Popular Revolutionary Committee the equivalent of Mayor at a
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      Lock icon Taiwan lures back its top brains
      334 3 TAIPEI, Sun. THE Taiwanese government is winning a campaign to stem the flow of talent out of the country and lure back top foreign-trained professionals. "We are getting more talent back now," said Chiang Chia-Hsing, Director of the Overseas Scholars and Students Service Centre
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      Lock icon Reunion talks offer by Chinese
      189 3 BEIJING, Sun. CHINA'S Red Cross Society has offered to hold talks with its Taiwan counterpart on reuniting families separated when the Chinese Nationalist government fled to Taiwan 36 years ago. Public Health Minister Cvi Yueli announced the proposal yesterday after he was elected President of
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      Lock icon Mental 'cloud' in Bhopal
      204 3 BHOPAL, Sun. The toxic gas leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant that last year killed an estimated 2,000 people also caused mental disorders "on a fairly wide scale", two medical school studies showed today. The results of the studies by the King George's Medical College
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      Lock icon Minister says only worst Viet criminals in camps
      285 3 PARIS, Sun. Vietnamese Education Minister Nguyen Thi Binh said yesterday several thousand people were being held m re-education camps and could not be freed because they had all committed "abominable" crimes. Speaking m a television interview on the second day of a
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      Lock icon 'Soviets use napalm on Afghans'
      307 3 'Soviets use napalm on Afghans' ISLAMABAD, Sun. Soviet forces have dropped napalm bombs m the Kunar Valley near the Pakistani border as they try to recapture a key garrison m their largest offensive m eastern Afghanistan. Guerilla sources said yesterday the bombs were dropped around the town of Asmar, near
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      Lock icon Epidemic kills refugee infants
      313 4 Suspected cholera outbreak m Beirut camp BEIRUT, Sunday EMBATTLED Shatila refugee camp, where beseiged Palestinian fighters are fighting to hold off Lebanese Muslim forces, has been hit by a new enemy an epidemic that has so far claimed the lives of 12 children. A Palestinian spokesman
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      Lock icon Most sexy women
      71 4 THESE pretty faces are among Penthouse magazine's line-up of "The 11 Sexiest Women m the World." The July issue rated Victoria Principal of Dallas fame as the sexiest of the lot. Others m the list are Linda Evans, Pia Zadora, Morgan Fairchild, Jaclyn Smith, Raquel Welch, Lynda
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      Lock icon Kuwaiti ruler's attacker named
      153 4 KUWAIT, Su. The man responsible for the bomb attempt on the life of the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jabar AlAhmad Al-Sabah, was a Pakistani member of the fundamentalist AlDawa group, tbe AlAnbaa newspaper reported yesterday. The paper Identified him as Mahdi Ramadan Shah and soid he
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      Lock icon British nod for plan on European Star Wars
      115 4 British nod for plan on European Star Wars LONDON, Sun. Britain now supports a French proposal for a European civilian high-technology research programme parallel to the United States Strategic Defence Initiative. Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe has written to his French counterpart, Mr Roland Dumas, confirming Britain's interest m the
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      Lock icon Iran widens area of raids on ships
      398 4 Latest tanker attack m north-west of Gulf BAHRAIN, Sun. An attack by Iranian warplanes on a container ship m the north-west Persian Gulf yesterday may mark a shiit m its tactics m the "tanker war" with Iraq, shipping sources said. The raid on
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        Lock icon Zhao begins tour
        58 4 CHINESE PRIME Minister Zhao Ziyang yesterday began a three-nation tour of Western Europe with an official visit to Britain during which trade will top the agenda. Mr Zhao, who is accompanied by senior economic advisers, will spend seven days m Britain before travelling to West Germany, China's
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        Lock icon Buenos Aires flooded
        69 4 HEAVY RAINS m Buenos Aires caused the deaths of 17 people, displaced 100,000 residents, cut power and phone lines and left these cars adrift m flood waters. Officials said that the rainfall m the Argentinian capital was the heaviest this century, with 295 mm recorded on Friday.
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        North-South dialogue
        104 4 PRESIDENT KIM D-Sung has said that North Korea's proposed parliamentary talks with South Korea will help further dialogue between the two countries, the North Korean Central News Agency said yesterday. The agency, monitored m Tokyo, quoted Mr Kirn as saying on Saturday: "If North-South parliamentary talks become effective,
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        Lock icon 'Nothing positive'
        63 4 ISRAELI FOREIGN Minister Yitzhak Shamir, embarking on a 10-day trip to Britain, France and Denmark, yesterday said nothing positive had emerged from the visit to Washington of King Hussein of Jordan. He spurned United States suggestions that Israel might negotiate with members of the Palestine National Council the
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        Lock icon Peru's new leader
        44 4 SOCIAL DEMOCRAT Alan Garcia has been proclaimed President-elect of Peru. The Electoral Board named Mr Garcia on Saturday after it accepted a decision by Marxist presidential candidate. Mr Alfonso Barrantes, not to contest a run-off after last month's general election Reuter
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      Lock icon Tightest security in Ireland for rock concert
      161 5 Tightest security in Ireland for rock concert DUBLIN. Sun. American rock star Bruce Springsteen launched a European tour yesterday m Ireland, surrounded by the biggest non-political security operation m the country's history. As more than 60,000 fans invaded the tiny village of Slane, 40 km north of here, police set
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      Lock icon Nato nations face shortage of troops
      498 5 Lower birth rates reduce pool of young men WASHINGTON, Sunday AMERICA'S Western European allies, already under attack for lack of military preparedness, are facing a new problem insufficient soldiers. Experts are warning that lower birth rates among North Atlantic Treaty Organisation member nations will
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      Lock icon 'Don't give in to Soviets'
      219 5 Reagan orders arms negotiators to wait for initiative NEW YORK, Sun. President Ronald Reagan has directed American negotiators m Geneva not to show flexibility m arms talks with the Soviet Union unless the Russians offer new proposals first. Mr Reagaa Issued the order because he
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      Lock icon A boost in prestige
      150 5 NEW YORK, Sun. President Ronald Reagan has moved to give more prestige to the delegation he sent to Geneva to negotiate arms reduction with the Soviet Union. To impress the Russians with the calibre of the delegation, the President has given what is called "personal rank
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      Lock icon Allies hope Papandreou will lose the election
      407 5 Alliance officials wary of Greek PM siding with Soviet Union BRUSSELS, Sun. Nato officials quietly hope that outspoken Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou will lose today's general election but have been afraid to say so m case it helped his campaign. Mr Papandreou
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      Lock icon Mix-up ends father's grief
      210 5 ORLANDO (Florida), Sun. A father preparing to bury his son opened the coffin to find the body of the boy's best friend, then learned his son was still alive. A hospital mix-up left jeweller Frank Hegler ready to bury the wrong boy. Mr Hegler yesterday flew
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  • Asean ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      MiGs in Indochina 'threat to Malaysia'
      461 7 Jets stationed m Vietnam and Cambodia 4 Once they have built ap their capability m Cambodia, they might try to probe oo r airspace. We most not forget that it takes only about 30 minutes for the MiGs to fly to Kota Barn from
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      Lock icon Lead content deadline for oil refineries
      201 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The government has given afi oil refineries up to the end of this year to use up their existing stocks before providing new supplies with a lower lead content. Disclosing this yesterday, Science, Technology and Environment Minister Datuk Amar Stephen Yong
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      Lock icon Malaysian shot dead at Golok
      148 7 Malaysian shot dead at Golok RANTAU PANJANG, Son. A Malaysian, Mohamed Khalid Mohamed Amin, 22, was shot dead by an unidentified man at the Sungai Golok Customs complex on the Thai side of the border near here. Golok Town was said to have become very Sniet soon after news of
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      Lock icon Rice seedlings for Cambodia
      59 7 BANGKOK, Sun. Thailand has agreed to sell 1,000 tonnes of rice seedlings to international relief organisations for replanting m Cambodia, the state radio reported here today. It quoted National Security Council chairman Prasong Soonsiri as saying Thailand agreed to the sale because Cambodians were suffering from
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      Lock icon Give up or get shot, Jakarta escapees warned
      159 7 JAKARTA, Sun. Police will shoot on the spot the remaining escaped prisoners, who fled a central Jakarta jail a week ago, if they showed any signs of resisting arrest. The Jakarta police chief, Major-General Sndannaji, has given the prisoners nntil Wednesday to
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      Lock icon Opposition asks Marcos to quit over statement
      332 7 MANILA, Sunday THE Philippines' major opposition parties today demanded the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos for saying he would call m foreign troops if the communist insurgency m the country got out of hand. Former Senator Salvador Laurel, head of the 11-party coalition,
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      Lock icon Sentenced to death
      55 7 JOHOR BAR!'. Sun Th. High Court today sentenced businessman Chen Meau Lim to death foi drag trafficking Mr Justice Mohamad Yusof Mohammad, m passing jud>_: ment. said he found Chen guilty on both charges of traf f irking a total of 75 1. 2 qms of heroin
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      Lock icon Another radio newsman killed in Philippines
      160 7 MANILA, Sun. Unidentified gunmen have shot and killed another commentator of a radio station m Cebu. Mr Nabokodonosor "Nabing" Velez, 47, of Dyla Radio, and his companion were killed as they were watching a beauty contest yesterday. Spectators, including Mr Velez 's 19-year-old daughter,
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      $2,000 is something to smile about
      182 8 $2,000 is something to smile about A TOP prize of $2,000 awaits anyone with a set of healthy teeth and a lovely smile to go with it. The Smile Contest is being organised by the Singapore Dental Health Foundation as part of its Dental Health Week activities to promote the
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      Police seek man's kin
      82 8 POLICE want to contact the relatives of an Indian who was found dead at Block 20, Teban Gardens about 6 pm on Thursday. Police described him as slim, aged between 20 and 24 years, with short hair and about 1.6 m tall. He was wearing a
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      Local hovercraft sell well overseas
      437 8  -  Singapore designer creates waves with wedge-shaped craft By SALMA KHALIK A HOVERCRAFT designed m Singapore is making waves overseas. So far, 48 have been sold m Canada and 10 m the US while Thailand has ordered 200 to be delivered by next year. Mr Louis
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      Home for aged sick ready by August
      224 8 Home for aged sick ready by August THE Lions Nursing Home for the Elders at Toa Payoh Rise will be ready by August for at least 45 aged people who are sick, semi-ambulant or bedridden. The home was converted from a World War n bunker and cost about $800,000. It
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      Keppel staff give $55,000
      42 8 ABOUT 2,800 employees of Keppel Shipyard Ltd raised $55,000 during a two-week campaign jointly organised by the shipyard and the Community Chest of Singapore. Keppel made an additional contribution of $20,000 to the money raised by the workers.
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      14,000 fined for overstaying
      147 8 ABOUT 14,111 foreigners overstayed m Singapore during the first three months of this year, according to a Labour Ministry newsletter. All the offenders were fined but the totai amount paid was not available from the Immigration Department, says Labour News. During the same period, €7 employers
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      Did attackers use stakes?
      353 8 Schoolboys set upon by gang SIX sticks used to support saplings are missing from the spot where a group of boys from Shuqun Secondary School were attacked by a gang last Friday. And this has set a poser of whether the attack on the students could
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      15 building firms forced to wind up
      490 9  -  LISA LEE Shakeout to hit smaller companies as tough times take toll By of Business Times AT LEAST 15 companies m the building industry have been wound up so far this year and another 25 are facing winding-up petitions. As the economic downturn
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      Good response to song contest
      131 9 Good response to song contest THE Singapore Broadcasting Corporation has received 232 entries for the competition it is organising to select Singapore's composition for the first Asia-Pacific Popular Song Contest to be held here m October. Among the entries received, 148 are original compositions m English, 64 are m Chinese,
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      Seminar on Jakarta's new customs system
      408 9  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM FHH By SINGAPOREANS having trade dealings with Indonesia will soon have a chance to find out more about Inpres 4 Jakarta's radical but little-under-stood new customs and shipping rules. A privately-sponsored seminar, to be held on June 14 to discuss the
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      Talks to help increase trade with Australia
      234 9 LOCAL businessmen who want to penetrate the Australian market should attend a seminar on the Australian System of Tariff Preferences (ASTP) on June 11 and 12. They will be able to examine the Australian market, its potential and the export opportunity for their
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      'Forestall Aussie move' call
      170 9 'Forestall Aussie move' call THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce* and Industry is worried that Australia may follow New Zealand's move to exclude Singapore from its trade preferences scheme. Members of the Asean Chambers of Commerce and Industry should cooperate to R resent their case to the lew Zealand and
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      Housing policy 'has shown up critics'
      288 10 Early leaders not frightened, says Dr Lee THE success of Singapore's public housing would continue to prove wrong the people "who twist today's problems into political hay for their own gains". These people were like the agitators who had urged tne squatters m Toa
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      HDB completes record 64,000 units in a year
      166 10 HDB completes record 64,000 units in a year THE Housing Board built a record 64,000 units of residential flats, shops and factory units m the financial year 1984-85. This is the largest number of units the board has completed m a singlevear. The HDB Chairman, Mr Hsuan Owyang, said this
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      Wind up petition on First Farmers'
      188 10 FIRST FARMERS' Market Pte Ltd's troubles are net aver yet, although nearly all its goods have been auconed. It is now facing a vlnding-up petition filed by Cold Storage Singapore on May 17 for a sum of $22,094. A creditor's lawyer who served writs
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      MRT tunnels spreading quietly underground
      429 10  -  RAY DHALIWAL Keeping Track By More links at stations likely by end of year MASS Rapid Transit tunnels have been quietly branching out underground, unknown to you and unseen too. You probably have been driving right over those that run under roads. The first breakthroughs
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      Laser beam keeps burrowing on course
      266 10 IT'S NOT easy to see where you are going when digging about 10 metres underground with only a wall of dirt before you. Mr Russell Black, an MRT construction manager, said pin-point precision was achieved with the help of a thin beam of red
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      Tobacco was smuggled into drug centre
      293 10 Tobacco was smuggled into drug centre A WORKSHOP instructor attached to a drug centre was fined a total $4,000 and ordered to pay a penalty of $500 for smuggling tobacco into the centre. Surendran s/o Joseph, 20, an assistant supervisor of Kyodo Electronic attached to Sembawang Drug Rehabilitation Centre, on
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      Selat Sengkir out of bounds
      50 10 THE waterway between Pulau Brani and Sentosa. Selat Sengkir, is a prohibited area, according to the Port of Singapore Authority. Only vessels authorised by the Port Master or the Commander of the Republic of Singapore Navy is allowed to navigate, anchor or use the waterway.
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      Underground challenge for horticulturists
      185 10 Underground challenge for horticulturists MRT underground stations present an opportunity for horticulturists to experiment m a new type of environment. Singapore's horticulturists were urged to take up this challenge by Professor A. N. Rao, Head of the Botany Department at the National University of Singapore. At Saturday's 11th Convocation of
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      S'pore goes to HK — for third time this year
      132 12 S'pore goes to HK for third time this year SINGAPORE will hold this year's third tourism promotion campaign m Hongkong this month. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Singapore Airlines and the Hongkong Hilton will jointly host a gala night for more than WM guests. Mr Stephen Sim See Loy, Singapore's
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      Hotels throw in perks to keep the staff happy
      432 12  -  KATHLYN TSANG CHRISTINA TSENG Aim is to enhance job satisfaction and reduce turnover By and CLUBHOUSES, a library service, subsidised cruises these are just some of the means hotels are using to keep their staff happy and so, hopefully, retain them.
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      Anniversary stamps on sale soon
      66 12 STAMP collectors will be able to buy a set of four stamps on July 1 which commemorate the 25th anniversary of the People's Association. The stamps come m denominations of 10, 35, 50 and 75 cents. Presentation packs containing the mint stamps m protective mounting
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      Camp to open tomorrow
      43 12 THE International Camp will be officially opened tomorrow at the People's Association's East Coast Campsite. Mr Tay Eng Soon, Minister of State (Education and Communications and Information) will be the guest-of -honour. The closing ceremony will be on Thursday.
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      Seek views of teachers first, says union
      188 12 Seek views of teachers first, says union THE Singapore Chinese Teachers' Union has suggested that the Education Ministry get the views of teachers' professional bodies first before formulating any important educational policy. In the latest issue of its bulletin, the union said these organisations could provide valuable material for reference.
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      Husband paid $100 after threat
      196 12 Husband paid $100 after threat A CLERK has reported that a man extorted $100 from him after threatening to harm his wife while they were marketing m Johor Baru recently. Accounts supervisor Mr Tan Siew Choon, 42, of Ghim Moh estate, said he and his sister-in-law were waiting m a
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      Keep clean campaign
      57 12 KEEP Our Marine Parade Clean and Green Campaign will be launched on Sunday. The campaign with the slogan. I love Marine Parade Clean, will start at Marine Parade Area Office at 9 am. The guest of honour for the opening and closing ceremonies will be Mr Eugene
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      1985 school life to be preserved
      299 12 ONE hundred years from now, Katong Convent schoolgirls will open a time capsule, read an enclosed poem and probably agree with their 20th Century counterpart, Lisa Lim, 15, that "lessons are an infernal bore". Lisa's was one of the many poems and letters buried
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      From 'pretty' to 'garish'
      522 13  -  STELLA DANKER What visitors to Peranakan Place have to say By 4 Singapore should have had this long ago. It's especially good for the younger generation who dont know what Peranakan culture is about. Here they can see a bit of what the old days were
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      Families of SAF officers on Thai car tour
      196 13 CHILDREN outnumbered adults yesterday morning when some SAF officers and their families set off m 17 cars on a 3,500-km motoring holiday to Malaysia and Thailand. Dressed m jeans, Tshirts and sneakers, the families gathered early at the Temasek Club m Portsdown
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      Where have all the people gone?
      313 13 Dragon Boat Festival fails to drum up the visitors EAST Coast Park yesterday stirred with cheers and rhythmic handclaps as SingaPjre's first Dragon Boat estival kicked off to a rousing start. The drums from the racing boats set the pace as colourfully-cla-dand tanned rowers
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  • Article
    The Straits Times says Prop up the halo
    453 14 The Straits Times says Prop up the halo AMONG the old professions, medicine stands out as the one based on the most unimpeachable and ethical grounds. Doctors, seen tending to the injured and infirm at all hours under all circumstances, have long been portrayed with halos over their heads. This
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    Tanaka's illness causes problems for Nakasone
    1117 14  -  E.S. BROWNING Power struggle among LDP factions By writing for The Asian Wall Street Journal There is a danger now. Political stability has deteriorated. An earthquake could come m suddenly. Mr Koji Kakizawa, a Diet member, commenting on the effect Mr Tanaka's current illness
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    Is Soviet system stifling Russian inventiveness?
    789 14  -  MARK FRANKLAND By MOSCOW It's probable that even not many Soviet citizens recognise the name of Alexander Mikulin when his death was announced m Moscow recently. Abroad, the recognition must have been even slighter. But Alexander Mikulin, a member of the Soviet Academy of
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    War brews over US alcohol ads
    833 14  -  ONG MING SEING By 4 If products of any kind are dangerous to the public, it is the product and not speech about the product that should be banned. If the danger of such a product is m doubt, commercial speech about the product
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      Jakarta military move part of efficiency drive
      763 15  -  LIM YOON LIN Indonesia aims to upgrade professionalism and reduce spending Around the region By MEMBERS of the Indonesian military high command have been presiding over what has been described as "liquidation" ceremonies for the past several weeks. They were held to mark
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    • Around the region
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        Spare a thought for the children
        349 15 New Straits Times, May 30 Children of the shadows THE Indonesian immigrant is a shadowy presence m the Malaysian tapestry. No census enumerates him, no records exist of his existence. He is unknown, and all but unknowable. It is a problem dutifully acknowledged by
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        Let actions match words
        429 15 The Jakarta Post, May 27 Asian security f •ram DURING Rajiv Gandhi's recent visit to Moscow, the new Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, called on India to work together with the Soviet Union to establish an allAsian security forum along the lines of the 1975 Helsinki conference
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      Punchlines
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      544 15 The Mysteries of Mind \mmma\mW amW I mmmM mmmWl^ THE TWO WORLDS WE LIVE IN Man is not just an isolated entity on Earth. He is also of a greater world the Cosmos. The forces that create galaxies and island universes also flow through man's being. The human body and
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  • FORUM
    • On the Government/Parliament
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        Our land policy benefits all
        145 16 I DO not agree with the MP for Potong Pasir, Mr Chiam See Tong, that the land acquired for Housing Board flats m the constituency should have been charged at below market rates. As the Government invoked special powers to acquire the land, any benefits
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        Discuss land and water shortage
        129 16 THE First Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, pointed out two important problems facing Singapore m his speech m Parliament shortage of land and of water. I confess that I wasn't aware of these problems, but they certainly seem serious to me. I hope
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    • Letter
      Well done, those who spoken up
      261 16 Well done, those who spoken up PLEASE allow me to register m your paper my great pleasure at reading the various letters on national issues, especially the ones commenting on the latest sitting of Parliament. (ST, May 22). Of particular merit was the lengthy letter "The Opposition is confused", which
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      Running wild in the museum
      288 16 4 The teachers allowed the students to go around on their own. The children ran wild. They laughed, talked and screamed at the top of their voices. It is understandable if students move around on their own at the Science Centre, where they discover the
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      Teachers, supervise students during excursions
      108 16 Teachers, supervise students during excursions with a cassette player at full blast, until he was stopped by a museum guard. As the upper floor is wooden, running footsteps sent tremors which shook the porcelain exhibits m their cabinets. I don't think those students learnt anything on that excursion. I hope
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    • On housing
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        Give correct data to applicants
        165 16 WE applied for a fiveroom Model A flat m Bukit Batok last July and expected to receive the lease of our flat sometime late last year or early this year. When I first telephoned about the date on which I would receive the lease early
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        Seeing red over colour scheme
        119 16 I REFER to your reader's letter "Repaint block m another colour" (ST, May 20). I sympathise with his plight but he should see the flat I have been allocated. The door and door frames are m green, the kitchen floor tiles are light blue while
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      Danger on the roads
      155 16 I READ with interest the report with an accompanying photograph of goods that had fallen from a lorry at the junction of Cantonment and New Bridge roads. (ST, May 30). Luckily no one was at the junction at that time. I remember reading another report m
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    • Happenings
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        Conference on impact of new banking facilities
        103 17 NEW banking facilities are being constantly introduced to the public and the timely first Asian retail banking conference looks into the implications of what this means. The conference on Developing and Marketing Consumer Financial Services will study changing con- sumer demands and new
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        Appointments
        268 17 4 0n c of the parks off being the founder is that you get to build the company m m your image. Mitch Kapor, software industry tycoon and founder of Lotus Development Corp, US. MRS CLAUDIA CHAN has been promoted to sales manager, south, *a* Avis Rent-A-Car .Licensee Singapore.
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        This week
        441 17 JUNE 4 14: Inventory Control is a course conducted by the Singapore Manufacturers' Association Technical Training Centre. It is a practical "hands-on" course on modern inventory management concepts and will be held at the SMA Lecture Room. The fee is $720. Juno 4 and 5: If you are
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      Turnover on the Singapore Stock Exchange
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        Lock icon Profit up a third
        45 17 TOKYO. Sun. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's net profit m the business year ended March 31 rose by a third over the previous year to 35.9 billion yen (*****.6 million). Sales m the year increased 4.8 per cent to .•1.99 trillion yen. AFP
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        Lock icon American Bank sold
        70 17 HOUMA (Louisiana), .Sun A south Louisiana company and an •Italian family have completed the purchase of •American Bank and Trust •Co of' New Orleans m a US$66O million (551. 45 billion) asset merger involving a complex ownership web. The new owners of American Bank are First National
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        Lock icon Good year for Nippon Steel
        68 17 TOKYO, Sun. Nippon Steel's net profit m the business year ended March 31 showed a 13-fold increase over the previous year to 41.5 billion yen (***** million). Sales m the year totalled 2.86 trillion yen, an increase of 7.5 per cent. The company attributed the
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        Lock icon Foreigners net sellers of stocks
        62 17 TOKYO, Sun. Foreign investors were net sellers of Japanese stocks m the week ended May 25 for the ninth consecutive week. They sold stocks on the major exchanges m Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya worth 206.45 billion yen (Ssl.B billion), down 3.2 per cent from a
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        Lock icon Chrysler wants Gulfstream
        51 17 Chrysler wants Gulfstream DETROIT, Sun. Chrysler has begun negotiations to buy Gulfstream Airspace, a Georgiabased maker of corporate and military aircraft. Chrysler said talks had centred on an initial purchase of a fifth of the 71 per cent of the stock now held by Gulfstream's President, Mr Allen Paul- son.
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      Cashless shopping for HK next week
      867 17 SINGAPORE is expected to launch a cashless shopping system by July. Meanwhile, our correspondent ROSS MICHAELSON reports from Hongkong that about 40 retailers and 29 banks will launch the colony's cashless shopping system on June 12. He also tells how the Easy Pay System
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      US bankers cautious about plans
      284 17 AMERICAN bankers are more cautious this year about their banks' plans despite a strong United States economy, according to a national survey. Topping the list of bankers' worries are asset and liability management, loan losses and risk exposure, the survey by Egon Zehnder International reported.
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      Property prices 'likely to level out'
      376 17 Property prices 'likely to level out' THERE were signs that the property slide would level out to prices m the pre-boom days of about seven years ago, property consultants Jones Lang Wootton has said. Residential properties, which were now competitive, were expected "to stabilise at more attractive and realistic levels
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    • Company news
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        Final Results
        91 18 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Asiatic Dcv 4.5 (3.5) M 525.300 ($14,983) Dec 84 Bedford 5 (2.1a) M 51.611 ($763) Dec 84 C X Tang 5 (5) $2,134 L ($192) Dec 84 Eu Van Sang 8.5 (8.5) $955 ($1,723) Dec 84 Gentings 19.5(17.5) M
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        Preliminary figures
        44 18 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Kuchai 20 (20) Ms37o ($566) Dec 84 M Ctamers 200 (50) M517,407b ($2,100) Mar 85 Oriental Hldgs 20.0 (16.7a) M 565,429 (75,774) Dec 84 Sth Msia Ind 10 (10) M 55,367 Dec 84
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        Interim results
        93 18 interim Group pre-tax Half-year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) C C M 15 (15) M 57,100 ($7,800) Mar 85 Chin Teck 4 M 55,016 ($1,424) Feb 85 G Lumber Ms6ls ($5,238) Mar 85 Ganda Hldgs M 53,012 ($4,235) Mar 85 MBF Hldgs M 56,555 ($7,026) Mar 85 Perlis
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        Corporate news
        573 18 The pi— l l b acquiring another 37 per cent of Mit Sembawang Estates Ltd's land buildings. Chuan Hup Marine Ltd's wholly-owned comput er services subsidiary, hformatton Engineering Services Pte Ltd was recently appointed by Hewlett-Packard Singapore as its Original Equipment Manufacturer for the HP3OOO range of minicomputers.
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      Tokyo
      314 18 The London stock price table was not available yesterday. Jum 1 Ym Chanje Aiinomoto 1160 +10 Akot unq Amodo 890 -42 AjoKOwn 1090 -10 AsohiGicres 873 -6 Bonk of Tokyo 812 +7 Bridgwton. 530 -5 Canon 1150 -40 Casio 1560 -90 Citizen 462 -4 Daie. 713 -1 Doftchi Kangyo
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      New York
      227 18 ■toy 30 US Chanfe Alcoo 32H -H AMChnCp 41* +V 4 AfeOolimn 6H -V* Am Tat T«l 22% Airux he 16H -Vi Anw Corp 45U BtMahaw Srt 16H unch B<Ming Co 64 unch Bunou^aCp 61H -I* Cotarpiar Co 34H -H Omm Man»irn 58V4 unch Ovyttor Cp 36** CWcoip
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        Lock icon New York
        697 18 Shares higher with top gain on Friday Takeover targets make some of the biggest advances NEW YORK, Sun. Stocks moved higher last week. The biggest advance occurred on Friday, with stocks surging on talk of oil price reductions and speculation about another cut m the Federal Reserve's discount
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        Lock icon Tokyo
        249 18 TOKYO, Son. Backed by substantial inflow of corporate funds, share prices scored solid gains m very heavy trading. On the Tokyo Stock Exchange last week, the Nikkei Dow Jones Average hit all-time highs for three consecutive sessions m midweek. The 225-stock Nikkei Dow, which gained 77.63 yen the previous
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        Lock icon Hongkong
        131 18 HONGKONG, Sun. The Hang Seng Index lost 17.93 points In an erratic performance last week, mainly due to punters' doubts over whether share prices had reached the end of a slump, dealers said. On Monday, the day the Sino-British agreement on Hongkong's future took effect, the market dropped 39.96
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        INDICES
        46 18 I pl I I Financial times Industrials Friday 1002.5(1004.6) .-fji!!" Week ago 1001.6 Dow Jones Industrials Friday 1315.41 (1305.78) Week ago 1301.97 r*s **P (Figures m brackets refer to those of the previous tradhf day) i'l I I I I I I I -r- HI
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        Lock icon London
        198 18 LONDON, Son. Worries about oil price cuts dominated trading m stock markets for much of the week, and equities went quite sharply intu reverse, sometimes losing good gains which had taken two of the three main indices into new high ground. However, Tuesday dealers were encouraged by Wall Street's
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      How your Stocks performed
      3356 18 Al shares quoted have a par value of $1. unless otherwise specified 'Adjusted for scrip/rifhts. N Tai-eiempted dividend ABN is traded m lots of 10 shares each. «tth the price quoted m dolars. 1985 Last Yield Net Yd Week rtfh Low Conyany Sale Chance P/E ('000)
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • Article
        Bank rates
        277 19 OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings 5 3 4 6 2 5 3 4 5% Autosave 5 1 Fixed deposit 1 month 4% 5 4% 4 3 /4 (1) 3 months 5 s'/4 5 5 6 months 5U 5'/ 2 5V4 5V4 9 months 5% 6 5
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        Banks' PLRs
        485 19 BANKS' prime lending Guifintßank 8% rates at theclose of busi- ness on Fnday 31. Hokkaido Takushoku 8V 4 D pi p Hongkong Shanghai 8% banK Indian Bank 9M Indian Overseas 9'/i Algemene Bank 8 1 Industrial Commercial 8U American Express 9% Industrial Bank (Japan) 8% AmDam R'terdam Bank
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        154 19 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4653—1.4682 6.94—6.70 Canadian dollar 1.6166—1.6185 6 25—6 14 NZ dollar 0.9976—1.0003 10.26—9.84 Sterling pound 2.8349-2.8384 3.56—3.50 US dollar 2.2270—2.2280 4.52—4.50 Local dollars to Austrian schilling 10.2591—10.2672 98.82—96.05 Belgian
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        Asian $ rates
        199 19 Asian rates ASIAN currency average Yen deposit rates for the month /16 ft /16 week ended May 31: 3 months 6 3 8 6 5/16 DinDDircc 6 months 6 3 8 6 5/16 BID PRICES 12 months 6% 6% US) Sterfnt Mfh Low Ugh Low 7 days 7 11/16 7V>
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        Rubber
        30 19 Closing prices RUBBER Spore XL cents cents S/kilo M/kilo May 27 170.25 194.00 May 28 169.50 193.50 May 29 170.75 195.00 May 30 170.50 194.25 May 31 171.50 194.00
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        Tin
        28 19 Closing Turrxm TIN prices Tonnes Cents (M)/kilo May 27 29.21 97 May 28 29.31 65 May 29 29.21 54 May 30 29.27 51 May 31 29.29 98
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        Gold, Financial futures
        259 19 BULLS continued its run m the market last week. Prices were kept on the rise, supported by numerous factors. United States interest rates were easier and the Treasury auction for the 5-year notes received good response. The composite index of leading economic indicator for the month of
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        Rubber
        117 19 THE continued presence of the International Natural Rubber Organisation was the only feature m the market and it helped to prop up a sagging market still affected by poor consumer demand, said Holiday, Cotter, Bath Co m its weekly report. Current One RSS finished the week unchanged, while forwards
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        Lock icon Tin
        41 19 IRREGULAR. The steadier trend m Kuala Lumpur and good support from the tin council's buffer stock manager counteracted the depressing effect of sterling's improvement against the dollar and the 150-tonne rise m London Metal Exchange stocks to 21,145 tonnes. AFP
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        Lock icon Silver
        34 19 DULL. Prices fell to their lowest since early October 1982 m line with gold despite the 898,000--ounce drop m London Metal Exchange stocks to 51,166,000 ounces, the lowest since September last year AFP
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        Lock icon Copper
        43 19 IRREGULAR. Sentiment was encouraged at the outset by the sma 1 1 er 1 h an-expected rise m London Metal Exchange stocks, up 3,sffi tonnes to 104,475, which prompted the reestablishment of a backwardation (premium of cash over for- ward metal). AFP
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        Lock icon Aluminium
        51 19 IRREGULAR. After a steady start as London Metal Exchange stocks showed a 3,200-tonne downturn to 101,700 tonnes, the lowest since October 1981, prices fell back to their lowest since October last year under sterling's influence. Merchants outside the LME quoted US$l,OBO--1,110 per tonne against U551,1454,175 the previ- ous week.
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      Container schedules
      393 19 Container schedules Delivery of FCL import containers Ship (Voyage) Boies Avaiable Al Mirqab (12) COD 1/6 (1235) MS Clementine (63/64) COO 1/6 (1S58) E Garden (004 RE) COO 1/6 (2145) Amo Asia (18/715) COO 1/6 (1500) L Srimanth. (27W) COO 1/6 (1510) P Pierce (107/3) COO 1/6 (1550) Uni Handsome
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      Lock icon Tariff rates raised
      91 19 TOKYO, Sun. Three Japanese freight conferences said they would raise some tariff rates on Aug 1. Japan/Thailand freight conference members said all rates and charges other than ad valorem rates and heavy lift charges would be raised by 4.44 per cent. Japan/Taiwan/Japan container freight conference members said
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      Ships in port
      194 19 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Banawe K35 aside 3/6 JWOng Bela.t R2SW asHJe 3/6 Arch 0 asde 3/6 Jensonll K22 aside 3/6 Dew. Seraya 1 aade 3/6 Jenhol K23 aside 3/6 Monte Paloma 7 aside 3/6 Una 101 K29 aside 3/6 Million
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      16 19 GOLD USVoz Sat Fri Hongkong 315.50-316.00 312.70-313.20 Fri Thurs New York 315.80 316.50 313.00-313.50
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      Lock icon Tatung leads Taiwan's exporters
      89 20 TAIPEI. Sun. Tatung Company. Taiwan's largest electrical and electronics manufacturer, replaced RCA as the country's top exporter last year by selling U*****.4 million (***** million) worth of products, the Board of Foreign Trade announced yesterday It was the first time a local company grabbed the export
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      Lock icon Share transfer to meet debt payment
      93 20 Share transfer to meet debt payment TAIPEI, Sun. The head of the troubled Cathay Investment Group. Mr Tsai Chen-Nan, intends to sell his management right m a profitable tourist hotel to meet his business debts to his former bank, an informed source said yesterday. The source said Mr Tsai would
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      Know your company
      215 20 Industrial and Commercial Bank FAMILY squabbles brought into the board room have thrust the Industrial and Commercial Bank into the limelight. The bank, which is majority-controlled by the Tan family, was incorporated m Singapore as a public limited company on Oct 12, 1953. The squabbles appear to
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      Lock icon $38 billion investments in China
      97 20 $38 billion investments in China BEIJING, Sun. China has absorbed US$l7.2 billion (5538.18 billion) of foreign investment since 1979, when the government began inviting overseas firms to start economic proiects m the country. Xinhua news agency reported today that US$4 billion was m direct investment and the rest m the
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      Some handy hints on home loans
      710 20  -  DOREEN SOH What to ask when shopping around the banks Ybur money By BUYING a home is often the largest purchase m a person's life and with probably the longest repayment period too. That's good reason to shop around for a housing loan as
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      A profit at last from General Lumber
      322 20 A profit at last from General Lumber STOCKWORTH by Starting and Selesnick GENERAL LUMBER has finally turned m a profit after four years of consistent losses a sigh of relief after an agonisingly long wait for shareholders. For the six months to March 31, the group now effectively under the
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      Lion will have 65% of seafood venture
      365 20 LION Corporation Bhd will set up a joint venture company with Lembaga Kemajuan Dean Malaysia to breed prawns and fish. The company says this will convert a government project into a private venture. The joint venture company, m which Lion Corp will have
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        100 20 CONSTRUCTION and Supplies House Bhd's marginally higher turnover for the first six months ending Feb 28 this year did not arrest the 17.9 per cent fall m group E re-tax profits to M 52.96 milon. Group turnover rose 0.8 per cent to M 58.15 million with
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        147 20 ASIATIC Development Bhd, the plantation group, expects a significant boost m earnings from another 2,705 hectares of oil palm to be brought into production m future. The group is now financially strong and well placed to take advantage of any profitable investment opportunities. Chairman Tan Sri Haii Mohamed
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        137 20 PILECON Engineering Bhds shareholders nave been advised to approve the company's proposed employees share option scheme and the proposed amendment to the articles of association. In a circular to shareholders, Chairman Datuk Haji Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman said the share option scheme has been established for the benefit
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  • RACING
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      Count Of Honour in King's favour
      233 22 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Count Of Honour proved too smart for his stablemate Jingle Bell IV to win the $60,000 King's Gold Cup trial over 1,200 m by a length here today. The four-year-old took his record to four wins from five starts and staked
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      Stipe's report
      855 22 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Stipendiary Steward's report on today's races: RACE 1: As jockey Junaidi was indisposed, he was replaced by Khoo on Millan's. More Than Happy (H.H. Chan) who was difficult to be boxed is required to pass one starting stall test. More Than Happy and Tycoon
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      Record or not, Loonshiang out
      169 22 By OUR RACING TEAM KUALA LUMPUR, Son. What a shame! Even winning m coarse record time today does not qualify Loonshiang V for a crack at the 1,211 m King's Gold Cup. Loonshiang V just failed to get a berth m the Gold Con trial,
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      It all happens for Tiley
      1811 22 FIRST: *****1 SECOND: *****0 THIRD: *****0 STARTERS: *****4, *****6, *****0, *****1, *****9, *****1, *****9, *****2, *****8. CONSOLATIONS: *****4, *****0, *****9, *****3, *****6, *****7, *****4, *****2, *****1, *****4. Race 1 RESTRICTED TERMS DIV C l,2ttm Senyum Stable's (6) SAYANG 55.5 (3716-1413) Razak 1 (1) Royal Judgement
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      Today's Bukit Timah amateur card
      1726 22 ■■((■■■■■■■PMMM i D 4 1 1 Am fat m fl l mM~ RACE 1: KIRK RACE 2: GLOWBITE SPECIAL RACE 3: SHERRY KITA RACE 4: SK SQLILLJON RACE 5: WILL YG AN RACE 6: LODONA RACE 7: PINTO MAN RACE 8: RAJA SAKTI RACE 9:
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      421 22 y Singapore y I Turf Club I m NOTICE 1 U SINGAPORE U H June Amateur Meeting 1985 |J Ml TOTALISATORS HI C» *m M*^M u3 The Bukit Timah Racecourse and PI AWfi The Town Office will be open for betting on [H Mmm A gate admission fee of Sss
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  • TIMESPORT
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      Lock icon Dispute fails to upset Connors
      487 23 But Mecir falls victim to nerves, and crashes PARIS, Sunday JIMMY CONNORS tangled with an umpire but won his match, while fellow-seed Miloslav Mecir got m a tangle with his nerves and lost his on a torrid day at the French Open here yesterday. A
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      Lock icon Jimbo hints at a French swansong
      374 23 PARIS, Sun. Jimmy Connors, hinting this could be his last appearance here, has lost none of his appetite for battle. After a four-set thirdround win over promising Tarik Benhabiles, of France, he said: "I felt, if needed, I could have gone five sets. If
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      Lock icon McNamara is best behaved
      66 23 PARIS, Sun. French journalists covering the championships here have named Peter McNamara, of Australia, recipient of their "Prix Orange" for his exemplary conduct on and off the courts and for his excellent relations with press and public. The jury of specialist writers also awarded the "Prix
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      Lock icon ALL THE RESULTS
      259 23 Men's singles, third round (Americans, unless stated: Jimmy Connors bt Tarik Benhabiles (Fra) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5; Martin Jaite (Arg) bt Miloslav Mecir (Cze) 2-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4; Ivan Lendl (Cze) bt Jerome Potier (Fra) 6-1, 6-2, 6-2; Anders Jarryd (Swe) bt Juan Aguilera (Spa) 6-4, 6-2,
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      Lock icon Nastase plays for laughs
      322 23 PARIS, Sun. The solemn rituals of international tennis tournaments were scattered to the winds yesterday at the French Open when Ilie Nastase returned to the courts. Nastase, who won the singles title here during his halcyon days m 1973, teamed up with Argentine Jose-Luis Clerc for
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      498 23 BOXING Carlos Santos, of Puerto Rico, easily retained his International Boxing Federation junior-middleweight title when he outpointed French challenger Louis Acaries m Paris on Saturday. Santos was m trouble only once. Acaries caught him off balance with a good right m the seventh round but the Puerto
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      Lock icon World champ Jiang beaten
      173 24 World champ Jiang beaten SEOUL. Sun. China's Wang Huiyuan, ranked third m the world, won the men's singles title with a surprise 21-19. 17-21, 21-19, 21-18 victory over compatriot and world champion Jiang Jialiang m the final of the Grand Prix Masters table tennis tournament here today. The women's final
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      Nurul ruled out
      363 24 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday THE much-awaited clash between Malaysian sensation Nurul Huda and Singapore's wonder girl, Junie Sng. at the Singapore international invitational swimming championships on June 27-29 is off. While Junie has confirmed her participation, it appears that Nurul won't be available as she will be touring
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      Lock icon Fabulous five set to hog limelight
      367 24  -  PETER SIOW But Agrawal aims to show who's boss By IF you think reigning world amateur snooker champion 0.8. Agrawal is without peers m the 2nd Asian snooker championship, starting today at the National Stadium, think again. Because there are four players, two of
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      TODAY'S ORDER OF PLAY
      92 24 Ipm: O. B. Agrawal (Ind) v Taveer M azhar Dada (Pak), Richard Urn (Spore) v S. Mahboob (B'desh), Frank Koh (Mai) v Khobala Sirlsama (SL). 4.M: Sakchai Simngarm (Thai) v W.C. Kwong (HK), Henry Boteju (SL) v Laa Weng Yew (Spore), Gary Kwok (HK) v Ben
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        Gam Seng gets offer of a 'ticket-to-run'
        333 24  - Gam Seng gets offer of a 'ticket-to-run' HAKIKAT RAI By GOH GAM SENG, the Singapore marathon champion, has been offered a golden opportunity to enhance his track career. He can pick either Australia, America, Germany, Japan or New Zealand as his venue for an extended training stint m preparation for
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        Aussies beaten in a flash
        188 24  - Aussies beaten in a flash H AKIK AT RAI THE much-awaited West Australian challenge fizzled out at yesterday's Singapore Open Relays when the visitors succumbed to the heat and humidity. The squad of Haron Mundir, Tan Hock Ho, Raymond Toh and Khiruddin Salleh from Flash Sports Club showed the Australians
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        Lock icon Francie outruns Grete
        110 24 FRANCIE Larrien Smith, of the US, best known for having set seven world indoor records at two miles and less, proved her mettle as a distance runner on Saturday when she overcame favourite Grete Waitz, of Norway, m the last 1.6 kilometre to win the 10km New
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        Cruz sets world best for 1985
        233 24 EUGENE (Oregon), Sun. Brazilian Olympian Joaquim Cruz yesterday held off Steve Scott m the 1,500 metres here to score his first victory of the new international Grand Prix track and field circuit. In another highlight of the Prefontaine Classic, American Mary DeckerSlaney set a
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        Richards runs riot with record 322
        355 24 LONDON, Sun. West Indies Test captain Viv Richards made the highest score m English county cricket for 36 years when he hammered 322 for Somerset against Warwickshire at Taunton yesterday. Richards, whose previous best was his 291 against England m 1976, faced only 258
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        'Sack' for Berlieux
        194 24 BERLIN, Sun. Monique Berlieux, director or chief executive officer of the International Olympic Committee, is being fired from the influential post she has held for 14 years, committee members reported today. Madame Berlieux, 61, a former Olympic swimmer and a former top official of the French Ministry
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        Belgian GP off
        80 24 FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium), Sun. Today's Belgian Grand Prix on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit was postponed by International Motor Sport Federation (Fisa) officials last night. They said the track was not suitable for Formula One motor racing and had decided to call off the race, fifth round of this year's
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        Border belts Aussies to Edgbaston bliss
        298 24 BIRMINGHAM, Sun. The redoubtable Allan Border set up Australia's victory m the second oneday cricket international at Edgbaston yesterday. Border hit an unbeaten 85 m Australia's 233 for six to pick up another £3,250 ($9,135) winners' cheque and ensure victory m the three-match series.
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      Spanish eyes on Fandi
      373 25 Gijon try-out offers contract hope for Singapore star J. RAJENDR AN reports from Groningen SINGAPORE soccer ace Fandi Ahmad is to get a trial with the Spanish First Division club Gijon m August. The Spanish team, who finished fourth m the League, will be m Holland
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      These boots were also made for walking
      515 25 These boots were also made for walking HAVING to leave Groningen is not going to be easy. But I have come to terms with the fact that my soccer career with the club is over. After two years here, I have made some good friends and have grown quite fond
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      Lock icon Mac's total eclipse of the Sundstrom
      242 25 1 i^3h k3 I tiJ Tl KtH fll J J [>1 kH■ I I I^W"^^|3-^^B~ PARIS, Sun. American John McEnroe sent Sweden's Henrik Sundstrom crashing with a 63, 7-5, 6-2 victory on the sun-drenched Centre Court. McEnroe will play another Swede, Joakim Nystrom, for
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      CSC's first defeat
      213 25  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI SINGAPORE Recreation Club gave Ceylon Sports Club their first defeat of the season m a Singapore Cricket Association Division One League match at the Padang yesterday. Set a target of 150, CSC were m early trouble at 9-2, before C. Radesh (25) and B. Balakrishnan
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      Lock icon McMenemy resigns
      244 25 FANDI may not be the only soccer personality heading for Spain shortly. According to British press reports, Lawrie McMenemy has quit as manager of First Division club Southampton and is sought as boss for Spanish giants Real Madrid. McMenemy, 49, was flying back from Southampton's tour of the
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      Forces gunned down
      183 25  -  JOE DORAI By TITLE-BIDDERS Armed Forces learnt a bitter les^ son from their poor finishing when lowly Toa Payoh handed them a 1-0 defeat m the National Football League Division One match at Jurong Stadium last night. The fitter and more experienced soldiers, as expected, dominated much
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      Woo tops trials
      169 25  -  PETER SIOW WILLIAM WOO took advantage of the exodus of leading bowlers to the Johor Masters to top the third national trials at Queenstown Bowl yesterday. In the absence of Jeffrey Tan, Philip Ching, Rahmat Ahmad, Peter Lew and Mike Wee, all of whom are out of
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      Singapore beat HK
      92 25 SINGAPORE edged out Hongkong 5-3 m their Dunlop Under-16 squash international at Kallang yesterday. Results (Singapore first): Ernest Tan bt Andrew Shum 9-4, 9-2, 9--1; Chew Kok Wye bt David Wong 5-9, 9-2, 9-6, 9-3; Mark Cheng bt John Dan 9-4, 9-1, 9-4; Roy Quek lost to
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      First goal of last game
      61 25 GRONINGEN, Sun. Fandi Ahmad, playing m only his second full game for FC Groningen's First Division side this year, scored the opening goal as his club defeated NAC 2-1 m their last match of toe Dutch soccer season here today. Johann de Koek (64th minute)
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      Walkover fiasco
      156 25  -  PUNGGOL Constituency lost their chance to qualify for the semi-finals of the Singapore Hockey Association Under-23 tournament, despite receiving a walkover from Ceylon Sports Club B at Farrer Park Athletic Centre yesterday. The walkover gave Punggol three points and three goals. But what they needed to edge Indian
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        Right on target
        508 25  -  TAY CHENG KHOON Sembawang hosts to their own celebration By SEMBAWANG Country Club went smack on target to take a two-stroke lead after playing hosts to the Premier League golf tournament yesterday. The new leaders, who had trailed favourites Singapore Island Country Club by four strokes overnight,
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        Robin's handicap cut
        372 25  -  LIM KEE CHAN By ROBIN LYE, the C Division medal winner at Tanah Merah Country Club, had his handicap of 20 slashed by five strokes yesterday. Robin's winning total of 45 points was four better than Anthony Chng's. Other results A winner: Choy Peng Ha (10> 37
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        239 25 LONDON, Sun BRITAIN'S Gordon Brand Jr shot a five-under 65 to share the lead m the Four Stars tournament at Moor Park yesterday. LaaWaa scares (British unless stated): 2M Gordon Brand Jr 76, 67, 65; Ken Brown 71, 68, 69. 2N Rodger Davis (Aust) 74, 67, 68; Antonio
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  • OBITUARIES
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      181 Deaths 181 Deaths 181 Deaths
      155 23 181 Deaths 181 Deaths 181 Deaths ELDER YAP HUAT TUAN PETER ELDER OF YIO CHU KANG GOSPEL HALL DIRECTOR OF SINGAPORE BIBLE COLLEGE Andrew, Lip Sin Myrtle, Mvi Gek and 9 grandchildren. Memorial services will be held nightly at Blk 149 Tampines St. 12, Tampines New Town (Aye. 4) at
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      182 Acknowledgements
      35 23 The family of the late Mr Oh Siong Kwee wish to express thair hoartfall thanks to all relatives and friends for thair kind aasistanco, donations, condolences, wreaths and attendance during their racant bereavement.
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      184 In Memoriam
      38 23 CHAN YEE LAN DEPARTED: 3-6-75 NOT JUS-TTODAY^ BUT EVERYDAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER INSERTED BY WIFE 9 SONS GOH JOO HIANG Departed 3-6-1984 Dearly missed and always remembered by Husband, sons, daughter, son-in-law and grandson
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      184 In Memoriam
      117 23 In Loving Memory Of DOLLY THEN nee SEE GIM LIN Departed: 3rd Juno 1982 The depths of sorrow we cannot tell. Of the loss of one we love so well. And while she sleeps a peaceful sleep, Her memory we shall always keep. Always remembered and cherished
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      184 In Memoriam
      37 23 IN MEMORY OF MDM UM MIOW CHENG DEPARTED JUNE 3, 1984 MOTHER, TIME TAKES AWAY THE EDGE OF GRIEF BUT MEMORY TURNS BACK EVERY LEAF DEARLY MISSED BY HUSBAND, SEAH SMK KWANG AND FAMILY.
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      181 Deaths 181 Deaths
      243 23 181 Deaths 181 Deaths MDM CHUA GER CHENG AGED: 69 YEARS passed away peacefully on 2rd Juna. 1985. leaving behind SONS: DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW: Lim Scow Koon Goh Geok Muay Lim Joo Koon Lav Chor Boon Paulina Lim Cher Koon T>n Geek Neo Gladys DAUGHTERS: SONS-IN-LAW Lim Hiang Koon Tan Chung Sin
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      185 Requiem
      50 23 G. DEVADASS BORN: 30.6.56 DIED: 16.6.84 j Thali Thevaeem will be held at j 81k.27 Jalan Bahagia 10-316 Sin i gapore 1232 on 56.85 et 10-OOarr j end lunch at 12.00pm. Relative* and friend* kindly acempt this ac a personal invitation. WIFE: TAMILSELVI PARENTS: UOVINDARAJ ALG( KASTURIBAI Brottjers^jster^^Brother^r^a*
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      67 25 TODAY'S EVENTS CRICKET SCA Div. 1: SCRC v UWC (Dover Road, 10.30); Div. 2: SCRC v SCA Jr (Balestier Road, 1) HOCKEY SHA U-2J tourney: CSC A v Safsa Balestier Road, 5.30). SNOOKER 2nd Asian Championships (National Stadium, 1, 4.30 and 8). SOCCER NFL Div. 1: Police v Tiong Bahru
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    Artists' colony for Sentosa planned
    637 26  -  ILENE ALESHIRE SDC invites ideas, views and participation from 200 By A NEWLY-RENOVATED bungalow on Sentosa will soon be the nucleus of an artists' colony for student and professional artists. The Sentosa Development Corporation has asked more than 200 Singapore artists how they want it
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    Lock icon Hippies battle police at Stonehenge
    272 26 Hippies battle police at Stonehenge AMESBURY (England), Sun. Hundreds of hippies were arrested last night and several people injured m a violent confrontation near Britain's ancient monument of Stonehenge. The clashes took place after hundreds of police m riot gear moved m to eject the hippies defying a ban imposed
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    Mauritius PM leaves
    42 26 THE Prime Minister of Mauritius, Mr Anerood Jugnauth, left Singapore yesterday after a two-day visit which included talks with Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The Mauritian leader arrived here on Saturday to inaugurate an Air Mauritius service to Singapore.
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    TV3 gets okay for five more stations
    287 26 UHF channel for Johor approved KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Malaysia's privatelyowned television network, TV3, will cover almost the whole of peninsular Malaysia by the start of next year. But it is still unclear if Singapore viewers will be able to tune m because of
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    53 26 NEW DELHI, Sun. The Chief Minister of India's western state of Maharashtra has resigned following differences with leaders of the ruling Congress (I) Party of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, reports said today. Domestic news agencies said Mr Vasantdada Patil, 64, was upset by Mr Gandhi's appointment of the state
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    250 26 NEW YORK, Sun. At least 88 people died and hundreds were Injured after killer tornadoes slammed through southern Canada, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, and officials said they expected the death toll to rise. The twisters apparently struck hardest m north-western and central Pennsylvania
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    33 26 CARACAS, Sun. Nicaraguan trade experts and Venezuelan exporters said yesterday they planned to boost trading links to compensate for the embargo imposed by the United States on Nicaragua last month. Reuter
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    36 26 KARACHI, Sun. Military courts have sentenced 53 people to floggings and jail sentences m a major crackdown on widespread rioting last week that left at least three people dead, the newspaper Dawn reported today. AP
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    463 26  -  SALMA KHALIK SIA seeking daily flights to Los Angeles via Tokyo By SINGAPORE Airlines wants daily flights to Los Angeles via Tokyo, but the US is willing to give SIA a daily service only from 1988. Government-led teams from the two
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    32 26 GENEVA, Sun. An explosion overnight at die main Geneva railway station caused heavy damage but there were no casualties, police said today. There were no immediate claims of responsibility. AFP
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        Secrets of the wild
        1485 1  -  IRENE HOE Last year, 56,000 /<la| people came to Hr admire and enjoy the only _£p genuine undisturbed A_mw patch of tropical jAmmW rain forest here, the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, which includes Singapore's highest hill, a block of granite all of 162.5 m above sea-level.
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        739 2  -  NANCY KOH How to tell love grass from smut grass; where to see squirrels and shrews m their natural homes the Singapore Science Centre guides point you m the right direction By CUPID'S shaving brush, coat buttons, white heads, elephant's foot, pig's grass, mile-a-minute, pick-a-back never
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        53 1 In anticipation of IBM's PC II O Chinese medicine drawing from animal and plant sources 2 Guide books for nature-lovers Mabs, mice and the treatment of muscular diseases Calorie-counting £k made easier Wind power for cooking Micro-World Edited by A.S. Yeong Science Watch Edited by Grace Chng Bilingual Edited by
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        381 2 TIME magazine lucky draw promotions TIME Magazine's Clip and Win Offers These Incredible Prizes A* mmmmt 'V i *^*l^ M WWmmW^mT^^^^^^^Wmmmmm XM^^awMm M 2nd SANSUI SYSTEM DATSSO ■~t~l aW/aW*ma—\ fi A XWlkmm. L_ -J Ist ACTION IMC IBM compatible computer I I (by courtesy of ACTION COMPUTERS PTE LTD) 3rd
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        236 2 NEW STUDENT ADMISSIONS Applications for places at St. Aldates College are invited from students of either sex wishing to prepare for the General Certificate of Education IGCEI at 'A'level for University or Professional Career entry. *o'-level tuition is also available. St. Aldates is Oxford's largest independent College specialising m GCE
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        1066 3 Awaiting the IBM PC II TODAY, the IBM Personal Computer dominates the market; tomorrow, it will be dead. That is the view of professional IBM-watchers, who make their crust out of predicting what the tight-lipped giant will do next. We are all waiting for IBM to launch its replacement the
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        662 3 DALLAS, Texas, was an appropriate place recently for AT&T and Microsoft to write the latest chapter m an industry saga every bit as complicated and engrossing as the television soap opera which bears its name. The announcement itself was, to layman's eyes, incomprehensible enough
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        Calorie-counting made easier
        287 4 RESEARCHERS at Future Technologies, an Israeli firm, have developed a fully-port-able, personal Diet Calculator the size of a conventional pocket calculator. The device will aid the obese person m planning and maintaining a healthy weightloss diet and take into account his personal preferences. It will also act
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        545 4 IT HAS been 10 years since scientists learnt how to make monoclonal antibodies (Mabs). These are components of the body's immune system which home m on specific sites of foreign matter. Researchers are now using Mabs to intervene m the immune
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        Wind power for cooking
        249 4 BOATING enthusiasts who are also gourmets may like to consider a suggestion for windpower applications proposed by a small company m East London. A Financial Times report said Remote Power Applications is developing a range of small wind generators that will have uses m many areas
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        265 4 AN AUSTRALIAN company has developed a paper which cannot be torn. It is also water and oil-resistant and grease proof. Mildew and fungus cannot grow on it, and it is resistant to insect attacks. Stains can also be washed off. Made from a special plastic, Celcast permanent paper
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        Animals and Chinese medicine
        897 7 Animals and Chinese medicine Chinese medicine makes wide use of botanical and zoological sources. This tradition, which goes back more than 2000 years, is still very much m practice m China, where many types of animal have been domesticated for medicinal purposes. This article takes a look at some of
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        241 7 j THIS programme is compiled hy Rediffusion and broadcast daily m Teochew, Hokkien and Cantonese over both Rediffusion and SBC's Radio Three on Mon Son at 11.15 a.m. The English notes are provided by as. Lesson 297 To improve VOCABULARY: 1) Oft 3 1 xiyTh= attract; draw;
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        472 7 Dial-for-Mandarin *****77 »2L« Diwn ke You Yihuayuan Lesson 5 A visit to the Chinese Garden il£ Kewen Lesson w n ft *w m ul *s a Zhen sh!! "bai w£n bu ru yf jian", Yuhuayuan W« —^*ft* tt Sj£fc Ho dlque stii yf ge gu se gu xiang de Zhongguo
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        Tomato find puts theory in doubt
        259 7 SCHOLARS have long believed that the tomato originated m Peru, South America, about 400 years ago and was introduced into China m the last century or so. They were forced to revise their views, however, when tomato seeds were discovered m a 2,100-year-old tomb
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        A fisherman of all seasons
        869 8 HE LOVES the sea. It is his life. As a fisherman and southern islander, he has been getting his livelihood from the sea all his adult life. And most of the time the sea has been generous to him. Mr Akop Ketim, 68, was born
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        Nelayan sejati yang tak jemu dengan laut
        684 8  -  Oleh AZMAN SIRAJ PENGLIBATANNYAdengan laut sebagai seorang nelayan sudah mendarah daging. Rasanya tiada apa yang dapat memisahkannya dari laut, bagai kuku dengan isi lagaknya. Berminggu dan kadang-kadang hingga sebulan beliau tidak pulang ke rumah. Bagi diri Encik Akop Ketim, 68 tahun, kemasinan laut
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        113 8 j Bahagian 1 Word Quiz AD, Part 1 Word Quiz AD 1 Instruction: In the columns below you find two. boxes, on the horizontal lines, occupied by the letters i and a. Fill m the empty boxes with suitable letters. Use the clues given to form
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        721 13 S P Coconut Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd. PSA Multi-Storey Complex, Singapore 051 1 as sole distributor for the above product m Singapore. I COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors wish to announce the unaudited results of the Group and the Company for the first six months ending 31 st. March,
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