The Straits Times, 2 July 1985

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1985 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 95/1/85
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  • 605 1  -  LEE KIM CHEW Three options for homeowners m govt bid to remove 'unnecessary curbs' By OWNERS of HDB and HUDC flats have from today been given the option of not paying the resale levy of 10 to 30 per cent of the selling price of
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  • 339 1 Chok Tong to the young: Share your vision with Us FIRST Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong last night made an impassioned plea to young Singaporeans: Share with us your vision as we have shared ours with you. He said: "I believe we can build a Singapore that will live
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  • 143 1 The cat's out of the bag and ruled out BOSTON, Mon. Cat Mousam has been allowed to skip jury duty after election officials discovered the feline couldn't speak English. The cat was put on the jury duty list after city census takers took the cat's name off its owner's door
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  • 74 1 More households are spending More Percentage of households and the amount they spend on consumer goods and services Monthly expenditure* 1982/83 1977/78 Below $500 8.6% 25.4% $500 $999 33.3% 43.2% $1000 $1499 23.4% 18.4% $1500 $1999 13.7% 7.2% $2000 $2999 12.0% 4.6% $3000 $3999 4.6% 0.8% $4000 $4999 2.0% 0.2%
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  • 493 1  - Living standards of S'poreans up Survey LITO GUTIERREZ By SINGAPORE families spent an average of $1,511 a month on consumer goods and services in 1962-1983 up by nearly two-thirds over a five-year period, according to the latest statistics. The Household Expenditure Survey 1982-83, released recently by the Department of Statistics,
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  • 73 1 MOSCOW, Mon. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev took time off from a busy schedule today to bid formal farewell to Vietnamese Communist leader Le Duan. The high-level ceremony at the Kremlirf I was a sign of the importance attached by Moscow to relations
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  • 169 1 TWA and British Airways offices in Madrid bombed MADRID, Mon. One woman was killed and 24 people were injured m bomb and machinegun attacks on British, US and Jordanian airline offices here today. Police later arrested two people. The first bomb explosion occurred m a building containing the offices of
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  • 553 1 FRANKFURT, Mon. Thirty-nine American hostages, some clutching parting gifts from Shi'ite Muslim gunmen who held them for 17 days, arrived here today to an emotional welcome and expressions of American defiance of terrorists. But there was no indication of any Lebanese prisoners being released by
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 601 2 MRT salvage job A GIANT 120-tonne crane and 15 men, including three engineers, were needed to remove the crane and excavator that crashed at the Dhoby Ghaut Mass Rapid Transit worksite a fortnight ago. Operation Salvage began after a Buddhist priest chanted prayers and made offerings of fruit, rice,
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    • 314 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE growing tendency among Asia's best and brightest to return home after years of study m the United States and Europe suggests that our society is now able to absorb the most sophisticated of skills and offer commensurate rewards. There are some obvious reasons why
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    • 121 2 SPICING UP PERANAKAN PLACE IT IS the view of a reader that although the Peranakan Place is becoming rather commercialised, it could be livelier. He says more attractions and activities could be introduced to give it character and charm. Some of the activities he feels could bring this about
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    • 119 2 MAS DECISION MAY TRIGGER RATE CUTS THE decision by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to cut the interest on concessionary loans may trigger another round of rate cuts. From today, concessionary loans to exporters under the MAS Export Bill Rediscounting Scheme will be half a point lower at 5
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    • 366 2 Argentina qualify ARGENTINA became the sixth country to qualify for the 1986 World Cup soccer finals when a late equaliser gave them a 2-2 draw with Peru m their last qualifying match on Sunday. Peru, who had to win to qualify, were leading 2-1 after 39 minutes and appeared
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    • 502 2 Go global, Japan told THE Japanese Foreign Ministry, m a startling admission of the exclusive nature of Japanese society, called on the nation yesterday to be more "tolerant and generous" towards foreigners and the outside world. Outlining Japan's position m the world m a blue paper on
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    • 150 2 and Across ewa Japanese help JAPAN'S Foreign Ministry has lined up several Srojects to help Asean and Pacific Rim nations evelop their human resources. Among other things, Japan would offer professional training as one of the emergency projects and also start exchange schemes with Asean and other Pacific
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    • 402 2 Problem with tiles THE fad of the 1970s to tile the exterior walls of buildings with ceramics is leading to hefty repair bills for some owners. Tiles were thought to be more economical, to require less maintenance and to dispense with the need for regular re-painting. Unfortunately, some
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    • 85 2 RTMI 5 37 Circus Parade Circus Everywhere (Eng lish) 6.00 News 6.15 Documentary 360 degrees Puerto Rico 6.40 Kegiatan Belia: Youth Activity 8.38 Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah: Today In History 8.42 Azan Isyak: Prayer Call 8.51 Marco Polo (English) RTM2 5.31 Cartoons 5.58 Tamuneka: Entertainment Programme 6.30 Science
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  • around the WORLD
    • 112 3 'We had our chances' BEIRUT, Mon. One of three crewmen kept aboard the Trans- World Airlines Boeing 727 jet during the hijack drama said they had many chances to kill their guards and try to escape out did not wart to risk the lives of the other hostages. "There were
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    • 457 3 They bear no grudge against captors DAMASCUS, Mon. The 39 Americans released yesterday by their Lebanese captors offered thanks for their freedom and preached a message of international understanding after their twoweek ordeal. Held hostage m one of the world's most dramatic hijacks, the men
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    • 149 3 LONDON, Mon. Police at Heathrow airport are sick and tired of passengers who jokingly tell security officials searching their luggage that they have hidden a bomb inside. The jokers now face arrest and can be charged with wasting police time, airport police said. A police
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    • 358 3 The TWA hijacking LONDON, Monday THE final act of the TWA hijack drama appears to indicate that President Assad of Syria is a man the United States cannot ignore m its attempts to influence events m the Middle East. Mr Assad's broker role
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    • 89 3 Talking about Ram bo... WASHINGTON, Mon. President Reagan, before speaking to the nation on the release of the 39 hostages, joked yesterday that after seeing the movie Rambo: First Blood Part 11, he knows what to do if Americans are taken captive again. "Boy, I saw Rambo last night," he
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    • 241 3 12 other foreign citizens in captivity BEIRUT, Mon. Thirtynine American hijack hostages drove to freedom yesterday, but they left behind 12 foreigners still held by kidnappers who seized them m Beirut. A 13th foreigner, Iranian photographer Alfred Yaghobzadeh of the French Sipa picture agency, disappeared m the Lebanese capital as
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    • 204 4 Concern m China over greedy Reds BEIJING, Mon. MONEY worship is corrupting members of the Chinese Communist Party who should remember that communism is the final goal of China's liberal economic policies, a party leader was quoted yesterday as saying. "The idea of looking out for money m everything and
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    • 26 4 COLOMBO, Mon. Tidal waves and a landslide on the south-western coast killed 13 people m Sri Lanka over the weekend, jiewspapers reported today. Reuter
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    • 383 4  -  PETER H AZELHURST Be more tolerant to foreigners, ministry urges By Tokyo Correspondent 4 The homogeneity of the Japanese people has worked in favour of Japan's post-war recovery and development, yet this same homogeneity can give the world the impression that Japan is an
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    • 74 4 THE Panamanian-registered freighter, Gloria Fortuna, aground near Shirahama, central Japan, yesterday morning after all of its crew members, most of them Filipinos, were picked np by a Japanese rescue helicopter. The 5,155-tonne ship, enronte to Malaysia after unloading lumber m Tokyo, encountered powerful typhoon Irma
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    • 357 4 CANBERRA, Mon THOUSANDS of demonstrators attacked Australian Prime Minister Bob Haw k c s controversial plan for tax reform today as he sought to rally support at a national conference. A crowd of about 20,000 booed and hissed business and labour government delegates and
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    • 115 4 Fishermen's wives threaten suicide HONGKONG, Mon. The illegal immigrant wives of Hongkong fishermen have threatened to kill themselves if the government went ahead with plans to send them home. Fourteen women who arrived from China without proper papers since a clamp-down on illegal immigration m 1980 face repatriation. They live
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    • 206 4 Rajiv picks new Congress chief for Punjab NEW DELHI, Mon. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi appointed a new president of his governing Congress Party m Punjab after ousting the former president and. two other leaders because of their close ties with Sikh terrorists. "The cleaning-up process m the Punjab Congress (Party)
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    • 68 4 NEW YORK, Mon. The Dalai Lama. Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, was quoted today as saying China had failed to transform his native land and its people. "The Chinese have completely failed. They simply destroyed the way of life, the society and its structure, something that existed
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    • 113 4 SAN JOSE (California), Mon. Embarrassed firefighters had an open and shut case freeing a woman who snagged her skin on the zipper of a pair of tight-fitting designer jeans. Liz Villagomez, 26, got stuck on Saturday while trying to muscle
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    • 359 6 New plan concedes early Soviet breakthrough BONN, Monday FORCES of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation m northern West Germany are adopting a new flexible defence strategy which concedes for the first time that Warsaw Pact troops are likely to break through their lines at the start
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    • 280 6 MOSCOW, Monday MR GRIGORY Romanov, once considered a possible contender for the Soviet leadership, was dropped from the Communist Party's ruling Politburo today, the official Tass news agency reported. Tass said Mr Romanov, 62, had asked to be relieved of his two posts as
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    • 146 6 Deacon, gunman die in church shooting LOS ANGELES, Mon. An unemployed parishioner, apparently distraught over his divorce, opened fire during services at a Baptist church m Chinatown yesterday, killing a deacon and seriously wounding a minister. The gunman, Dang Bong Jou, 46, armed with a semi-automatic .45 pistol, tried to
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    • 100 6 Corsican group stops bombings MARSEILLES, Mon. The Corsican National Liberation Front has suspended its bombings m Corsica and France from today. But four hooded members of the outlawed organisation said that a final "Blue Night" (blue with bomb smoke) was taking place on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica about
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    • 39 6 ROSEAU (Dominica), Mon. Dominican Prime Minister Eugenia Charles, one of Washington's closest allies m the Caribbean, bids for a second term m office today as 45,000 electors m the former British colony bo to the polls. Reuter
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      • 70 6 CHINESE-AMERICAN astronaut Taylor Wang, will visit China from July 5 to 20 as a guest of the Ministry of Astronautics Industry, the official Xinhua news agency reported m Beijing yesterday. Born m Shanghai 44 years ago, Mr Wang was educated m the United States, where he works
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      • 75 6 THE CHAIRMAN of a parliamentary inquiry into the European Cup soccer final disaster m which 38 people died yesterday accused Interior Minister Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb and police of poor security planning. In an interview on Belgian state radio, Mr Robert Collignon said m Brussels that Mr Nothomb would have
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      • 62 6 UNDERGROUND LEADERS of the banned Solidarity free trade union m Poland have called for nationwide strikes by workers m protest against large increases m meat prices which took effect yesterday. Mr Lech Walesa, the Solidarity Chairman, was unable to endorse the strike appeal without risking arrest,
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      • 60 6 ZIMBABWE'S 2.9 MILLION Black voters queued m unseasonably cold and drizzly weather yesterday to cast ballots m the country's first general elections since independence m 1980 and possibly the last conducted on racially segregated lines. Whites voted last Thursday for 20 seats reserved for them m Parliament
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      • 66 6 IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY Speaker Hashemi Rafsanjani arrived yesterday for a five-day official visit to Japan, one of the few nations to maintain good relations with both sides m the Iran-Iraq war. Mr Rafsanjani, making his first trip to an industrialised democracy as a leading official of the government
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      • 59 6 SOVIET LEADER Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan are expected to meet m Geneva between Nov 19 and 21, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday from Moscow. A Moscow-datelined despatch quoted "well-informed sources" as saying the dates for the meeting had been outlined m an "interim agreement"
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    • 74 6 Cruising for a bruising TRAFFIC jams, parking problems aad road obstacles are easily overcome with this monster-wheeled pickup lorry that was shown to the Swiss recently. Billed as the Super Monster, an "alternative city car", the pickup's finer points were demonstrated by the crushing of two smaller cars. Changing a
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    • 60 6 MANAGUA, Mon. Nicaraguan Interior Minister Tomas Borge yesterday charged that the Reagan administration was willing to stage a phoney "Nicaraguan" attack on the US Embassy here as a pretext for an invasion. "They could use as a pretext a self-staged attack against the US Embassy m
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    • 29 6 ATHENS, Mon. Home-made bombs went off on Sunday night m Cavouri, a southern suburb of the Greek capital, wrecking three cars belonging to US military officers:- AFP
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    • 409 7 CAIRO, Monday EGYPT, m its latest move to curb religious extremism, has ordered a halt to a "stickers war" which security sources said could rekindle strife between the Muslim majority and Christian Copts. The Interior Ministry said it was giving motorists seven days
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    • 272 7 JOHANNESBURG, Mon. A reputed professional assassin, code-named Taffy, disclosed m a South African Sunday newspaper how he led a "hit squad" which killed top political leaders during the Rhodesian war. Taffy told the Sunday Star here how his three-man squad, backed and
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    • 48 7 BAGHDAD, Mon. Iraqi warplanes hit an oil tanker last night near the Iranian oil terminal of Kharg Island m the north-eastern Persian Gulf, a military spokesman said here. Iraq yesterday announced an end to its unilaterallydeclared two-week truce on attacks on Iranian cities. AFP
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    • 195 7 S. African troops kill 16 more in Angola JOHANNESBURG, Mon. South African troops stormed into southern Angola and killed 16 more Namibian guerillas m fresh clashes yesterday, bringing the two-day rebel death toll to 61. General George Meiring, commander of the SouthWest Africa Territory Force, said from Windhoek, the Namibian
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    • 210 7 TEL AVIV, Mon. Smoke won't get m your eyes m Israel these days. A nationwide strike by cigarette dealers has left shelves bare and smokers edgy. The dealers, who distribute both Israeli brands and imported cigarettes, went on strike eight days ago to back demands
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    • 96 7 Shi'ites and Druze clash BEIRUT, Mon. Lebanese Shi'ite Muslims and their former Druze allies exchanged fire m violent clashes m West Beirut yesterday, police said. The fighting, with rockets and automatic weapons, started m the Zarif district, after militiamen of the Shi'ite Muslims Amal Movement detained two members of the
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    • 293 7 JERUSALEM, Mon ISRAEL'S Cabinet today approved a wide-ranging emergency austerity plan including an 18.8 per cent devaluation of the shekel against the US dollar, a Finance Ministry spokesman said. The nine-month-old government also decided, after an all-night session, to freeze wages and prices
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    • 491 6 1 985 Franchising Conference The Problems and Promises of FRANCHISING m Singapore and Asia m the 80's Shangri-La Hotel, August 2l l9Bs Franchising offers substantial benefits to both growing and established companies. Franchising provides rapid expansion with limited capital.lt is a sophisticated form of capital raising without giving up equity,
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 238 8  -  KOICHI ISHIYAMA Manpower boost for Asean By Tokyo Reporter TOKYO, Mon. As part of Japan's human resourcesdevelopment programme for Asean and Pacific-rim nations, the Foreign Ministry has mapped out concrete emergency projects including professional training and an inter-college network. Officials said the projects would be
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    • 110 8 Talks on business outlook in 90s PROMINENT young Asean entrepreneurs ana professionals have been invited to Jakarta next month for a conference on the economic challenges and prospects facing Asean business m the 90s. The conference, to be held from Aug 12 15, was organised m conjunction with International Youth
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    • 238 8 Thailand may get biggest capital inflow WASHINGTON, Mon. Judging from investment proposals currently under negotiation between US companies and Asean countries, Thailand can expect the largest capital inflow. Indonesia is next m line, followed by the Philippines and Malaysia. This ranking is based on proposals notified to the Overseas Private
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    • 147 8 Death toll 133 as floods rise MANILA, Mon. Floodwater rose m several areas of the northern Philippines yesterday, hampering efforts to repair breached dykes as the death toll from back-to-back typhoons reached 133, officials said. Several villages are still under water m some northern provinces and the rising Angat dam
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    • 334 8  -  ABBY TAN By Manila Reporter MANILA, Mon. Manila has been launched as the pornography film capital of Asia and the ultimate clincher is Scorpio Nights, a bare-all Filipino film that has been promoted with great controversy. This week, thousands of Filipinos braved
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    • 323 8 'Man in blue hit senator after he got off plane' The Aquino murder trial MANILA, Mon. The first defence witness m the Benigno Aquino assassination trial testified today that he saw an unidentified man punching the opposition leader moments before Mr Aquino fell dead with a bullet m his head.
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    • 194 8 I've no money left, says chit fund woman BANGKOK, Mon. Mrs Chamoy Thlpso, the head of an Illegal chit fond, is reported to have told police Interrogators that she has no money left to repay her clients. The Bangkok Post said it was the first time that Mrs Chamoy had
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      • 55 8 AT LEAST 33 people have died m a cholera epidemic m southern Sumatra which is aggravated by severe drought, a report from Jakarta said yesterday National news agency Antara said more than 500 people had contracted the disease since the first case of the current outbreak was
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      • 75 8 FOR THE third time m six months, a herd of wild elephants has created havoc m an area m Aceh province of north Sumatra, the daily Suara Karya m Jakarta reported yesterday. An estimated 70 elephants were reported to have trampled and destroyed dozens of hectares of crops
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      • 75 8 SAYING "one Marcos is enough", First Lady Imelda Marcos on Sunday ruled herself out as the running mate of her husband, President Ferdinand Marcos, m the 1987 Philippines election. Mrs Marcos, who turns 56 today, also said m a television interview from her home m Leyte
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      • 73 8 THE UNITED STATES and Indonesia have reached an agreement that will allow Indonesia to export more textiles to the US, the newspaper Kompas reported m Jakarta yesterday. The paper said week-long US-Indonesia talks on the resort island of Bali ended on Saturday with quotas set on 34
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      • 122 8 A PHILIPPINES opposition leader and radio commentator known for his sharp criticism of the Marcos government has been shot to death m his hometown m northern Docos Sur province, an opposition spokesman said yesterday. The victim, Bernardo Navarette, was buying cigarettes m a store m San Vicente,
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
    • 376 9 4 Our main priority is to eradicate poverty. The different state governments may have different approaches in achieving this objective. Each state government is aware of the present economic slowdown and they are carrying out their development programmes according to their means and prior- 0
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    • 377 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF), the Hongkong subsidiary of Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Bhd, gave out "highly imprudent" loans worth more than Ms7oo million to the Carrian group of companies within six months. Most of the money went into the Carrian purchase of Gammon
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    • 222 9 Asean to discuss KL's proximity talks plan KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Asean hopes to overcome the present impasse m resolving the Cambodia issue at next week's foreign ministers' meeting by exploring further the Malaysian proposal for proximity talks between the warring factions. Foreign Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen said today that senior
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    • 59 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The re-survey of the 636 km Malaysia-Thai boundary is expected to be completed by the end of the year, Minister of Land and Regional Development Datuk Seri Mohd Adib Adam said. By the end of April this yea", about 505.6 km of the boundary had
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    • 116 9 Concert draws big crowd MALACCA, Mon. Thousands of people from all over the country, Singapore and even as far as Australia flocked to the Portuguese settlement here at the weekend to attend Malacca's first country and western concert. The concert, organised by the Cattlemen's Inn, featured some of the best
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    • 168 9 Welfare state not for Malaysia PENANG, Mon. Malaysia will not be turned into a welfare state that will erode the existing traditional family ties and encourage unemployment among youths. Welfare Services Minister Datuk Abu Hassan Haji Omar said: "Malaysians have strong attachments to cultural traditions like taking care of their
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    • 123 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Two mon thought they had executed the perfect robbery when they relieved an accountant of a plastic bag, believing it contained money only to learn that it held chicken rice instead. Mr Tan Hock Lye, 33, told police he was walking towards his
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    • 194 9 500 homeless in million-dollar Butterworth fire BUTTERWORTH, Mon. More than 500 people were made homeless m a fire on Saturday at Mak Mandin industrial estate near here. Losses were estimated at Msl million. Seventy- three wooden houses were razed. They were part of the 320 units built by the Penang
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  • HOME
    • 322 10 Appliances tell story of our affluence THEY are the household appliances many people take for granted refrigerators, TV sets, washing machines, video cassette recorders and air-conditioners. But their growing presence m the Singapore home, along with motorcars, pianos and organs, tells how much better-off the Singapore family has become. Take
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    • 58 10 Standar of living on the rise Percentage of households with the following items Consumer durables 1982/83 1977/78 Refrigerator 96% 88% TV set 9,5% 87% Washing machine 47% 15% Video cassettee 28% recorder Motorcar 26% 24% Motorcycle /scooter 16% 18% Airconditioner 11% 8% Piano /organ 10% Data was not collected Source:
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    • 71 10 THE Political Secretary (Health Ministry) and MP for Yio Chu Kang, Mr Lav Ping Sum, will open a three-day seminar on auditing and computer technology at the Pavilion Inter-Continental hotel on Monday. The seminar, organised by the Singapore chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors Inc, will
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    • 37 10 THE case against See Hock Heng, 26, accused of cheating Mr Koh Chai Seng, 29, of $2,500 by promising to help him obtain marriage approval from the Commissioner of Employment, will be heard on Oct
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    • 97 10 Tuas phone numbers to be changed ABOUT 1.100 telephone subscribers m the Tuas area will have their telephone numbers changed from 461XXXX, 462XXXX, and 463XXXX to 862XXXX on Thursday. The last four digits will be retained. Telecoms said the subscribers affected could expect better service after the number change because
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    • 29 10 BURGLARS stole about $12,000 m cash and valuables from 3M (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a factory dealing m office equipment, m Tagore Lane, oft Upper Thomson Road, on Saturday.
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    • 178 10 Woman killed and family members hurt in crash FIVE members of a family were injured, one ofthem fatally, when their Datsun Bluebird car was involved m an accident with a pick-up m Lentor Avenue on Sunday. The driver, Mr Koh Meng Tong, 24, his wife, Mdm Chua Phoon Ngoh, 22,
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    • 52 10 A FORMER despatch clerk was yesterday sentenced to a day's jail and fined $5,000 for criminal breach of trust of a cash cheque. Mohd Amin bin Ali. 28, pleaded guilty to CBT of the $1,243.77 cheque entrusted to him by Transall Forwarding Agents (Pte) Ltd on
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    • 347 10 41 HAVE just come back from a holiday m Europe. Europe was full of Singaporearfs... When I went up the quiet Dolomite mountains m Italy, I thought I could have some privacy. But Singaporeans turned up. When I visited the church at
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    • 128 10 A NEW security device to check for hidden weapons and explosives will soon be tested by the airport police. Known as the "walkthrough explosive sniffer", the gadget is similar to the metal detectors now m use at Chang! airport. An added advantage is
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    • 55 10 A MANAGEMENT consultant from Australia, Mr Michael Hudson, will hold a talk on How to Improve Your Negotiating Skills, at the Hotel Grand Central on Friday from 6 pm to 7.15 pm. The talk, organised by the Singapore Institute of Management, is about understanding the negotiating process and
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    • 258 10 Big operation to hoist crane from MRT shaft Picture by MAZLAN BADRON IT TOOK a giant 120-tonne crane and 15 men, including three engineers, to remove the crane and excavator that crashed at the Dhoby Ghaut Mass Rapid Transit worksite a fortnight ago. Operation Salvage
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    • 608 11  -  AUGUSTINE LOW Two beggars tell why they take to the streets By TWO "seasonal beggars" told The Straits Times yesterday that festive begging could be lucrative given the right place and time. Mr A, a 78-year-old retired road sweeper, was one of 27 people found
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    • 210 11 Families may face fine or jail term FAMILIES of people picked op for begging may face prosecution m an all-out move to get beggars off the streets. An official of the Ministry of Community Development said yesterday: "Before, we would just detain the beggars m the homes and return them
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    • 306 11  - Three held for attack on soccer team youths PAUL WEE By THREE suspects were arrested by police early yesterday hours after a gang of about 20 attacked two youths after a misunderstanding over a soccer game. The suspects, two of them aged 22 and the other 16, were picked up
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    • 282 12 $20 fine abolished for 'time gap' m coupons MOTORISTS m the restricted zone who overpark m Urban Redevelopment Authority carparks will only face a surcharge instead of a fine from Thursday. The surcharge of up to $16 will be imposed on motorists m the
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    • 91 12 30 Filipino building workers down tools The Labour Ministry is investigating a work stoppage by about 30 Filipino workers at a construction site m Hougang yesterday. The workers, employed by White Industries (S) Pte Ltd, are believed to have downed tools after a misunderstanding with the management. Labour inspectors were
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    • 265 12 THE men of the Ist Commando Battalion basked m their "finest hour" of honour yesterday. They received the SAF Colours for winning the Best Combat Unit award this year. To cap that, the men also won the Best Infantry Unit title. All that hard-won pride
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    • 531 12  -  SALMA KHALIK By End to three-year bid for Tokyo route SINGAPORE Airlines will add two more services to the US via Tokyo m October, the result of air talks held m Washington last week. Two government-led teams arrived at a memorandum of understanding m
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    • 357 12 Studies come first, NUS freshmen told CAMPUS life is still "study first, other things later." This was the message to new students at the National University of Singapore yesterday from their Vice-Chancellor, Prof Lim Pin. Putting it bluntly at the Welcome Convention, he said: "While m the university, ytu are
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    • 372 12 Cheating of patients case HAWKER Loy Boon Siew denied yesterday that doctor Chow Dih discussed several issues with her, including a six-point plan for treating her daughter. Madam Loy alleges Chow diagnosed a growth m the large intestine of her daughter, Wong Sheue Ling,
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    • 401 13  -  ILENE ALESHIRE Developer doing this because of slump m market By A PRIVATE property developer has put up 24 rental houses for sale because of the slump m the rental market. Goodearth Realty Pte Ltd has held these District 11 terrace houses for
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    • 49 13 A MAN was fined $500 yesterday for punching a woman at a coffee-house. Tan Kah Siong, 38, a shop proprietor, pleaded guilty to causing hurt to Miss Ton Siew Kee, 25, by punching her on the face at Cafe Carousel m Boulevard Hotel on Sunday.
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    • 375 13  - School fees by Giro plan gets go-ahead ANNE KOH By THE Education Ministry has received the go-ahead for parents to pay school and miscellaneous fees the cashless way. And, instead of monthly payments, they can pay on a quarterly basis through Giro. The go-ahead for the scheme follows talks m
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    • 63 13 CONSTRUCTION worker lee Kirn Chong, 25, was fined $500 yesterday for demanding a hong bao (red packet) from a bridegroom after opening his car door at Toa Payoh Garden on June 16. Sentence on Lee, who had earlier pleaded guilty, was postponed until yesterday as he told
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    • 476 13 Appeal against eviction rejected in test case A WET market stallholder, one of 79 who were given eviction notices by the owner more than three years ago, yesterday lost his appeal m a test case on the status of the stallholders as occupiers of the South Buona Vista Road market.
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    • 68 13 CHAN Ah Kheng, 51, was charged yesterday with causing grievous hurt to a man who was blinded m his left eye. Chan is alleged to have committed the offence on Mr Lee Seng Mong at the Gay World m Geylang Road on April 20 last
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    • 242 13  -  VALERIE LEE By COURTESY is such a serious business at Jurong Town Corporation that it Is sending about 4t of its junior and senior executives back to "school" to pick up the finer points of being courteous. For $l,Mt, it is engaging
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    • 294 13 OLD habits die hard, judging by the response to a pilot scheme to allow people to pay fines m court or buy concert tickets using automated teller machines. Despite the publicity about the new scheme, which was launched yesterday by the Post
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    • 107 13 A MAN who hurled seven drinking glasses at his wife and three children was jailed for three months yesterday. Packiam Karunanidi alias Packian Karunanidi, 31, returned to his Ang Mo Kio flat m Block 508 on June 16 and drove his wife and three
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    • 411 14  - Shatec gets a hotel for training CHRISTINA TSENG Students to learn wider skills By STUDENTS at Singapore's hotel training school will now have a 30-room hotel, complete with guests, to practise bed-making and room service, among other things. Hotel Premier, m Nassim Hill, is on a six-year lease to the
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    • 456 14  -  BENG TAN By AFTER an eight-hour stake-out yesterday, 15 dogs were freed from a toilet m a Seletar Hills bungalow. At one stage, there were 40 officials present from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to the Animals, the Primary Production Department and
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    • 186 14 Arthit calls for closer links with SAF THE Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, General Arthit KamlangEk, left Singapore yesterday morning after a fiveday visit. Before he left, the general stressed the importance of close cooperation between the Thai and Singapore
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    • 132 14 A 20-MEMBER Chinese delegation, led by the Vice-Minister of the Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Ministry, Mr Wei Yuming, arrived here yesterday for a 17-day visit. Mr Wei is accompanied by two deputy directors and five other officials of his ministry. Other members
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    • 213 11 HDB levy revision: The three choices When. the 10 per cent premi- Pay the resale levy on your urn on the price of the first flat and buy your secsecond flat is more than ond flat at the normal the resale levy on the first price, flat, Example: You sell
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  • around YOUR PLACE
    • 365 15  -  LIM KWAN KWAN Bedok North By TWO families who share a landing m a Housing Board block m Bedok North have become good friends thanks to plants. The Leongs wanted to make the staircase and landing leading to their flat on the 19th floor
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    • 221 15 Florist's unusual gift keeps the old folk happy Teck Ghee WHEN Mr Chua Eik Chuan, a florist, was asked to help the elderly, he gave about 700 leaves and 100 seeds. An unusual contribution, but the leaves and seeds came m handy as ingredients for about 300 rice dumplings. These
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    • 165 15  - Day a volunteer worker was moved to tears CEPHAH TAN By COMMUNITY work can be traumatic. Madam Hor Kum Yoke found this out when she volunteered to visit the Tampines Home for the Retarded. She arrived there m good spirits, ready to provide companionship to the children. But her first
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    • 204 15  - Top that a sand 'mountain' FOX JUN EE Tampines By WHAT looks like a small plateau from afar is puzzling some Bedok and Tampines residents. Bat it's only a "mountain" of sand a geographical oddity, no doubt, m Singapore. Covering an area of about two stadium running tracks and rising
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    • 50 15 Call to women CALLING all Serangoon Gardens women. The Serangoon Gardens CC's women's sub-committee wants to hear your suggestions on the kind of activities that will be popular among you. Send your suggestions to the centre. The committee also welcomes new members. The membership fee is $2 for a year.
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    • 344 15 Joo Chiat JOINING the Joo Chiat community centre youth group has never been more attractive. Gifts, such as pens and free meals at a fried chicken restaurant, are being used to woo new members. There is also an incentive for current members who
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  • 503 16 UNTIL recently, it was commonplace for people to imagine that the greenest pastures lay elsewhere. Challenging opportunities, well-paid jobs and congenial lifestyles were thought to be the exclusive preserve of the West. And attaining them was something to which
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  • 1030 16  -  SALMA KHALIK By m Tourism Correspondent* The average occupancy rate of the existing 54 hotels at the moment is below 70 per cent. Would the problems of the hotel industry be compounded when the 19 hotels which are expected to open by 1987 join
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  • 17 16 Mandarin pre-tax profits for 1983 of $35.6 million. Shangri-La $28.7 million for 1983.
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  • Article, Illustration
    522 16 Art Buchwald Letters to the US Internal Revenue Service I KEEP reading m the newspaper that the only people who will benefit from tax reform are the very rich and the very poor. How can the very poor benefit from a change m the tax laws? Larry of
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  • 552 16 What others say Lianhe Zaobao, June 26 Keep improving the environment of HDB estates AT PRESENT, 80 per cent of Singapore's population are living m Housing Board estates. When the figure grows to 90 per cent by the end of the century, the environment
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  • 316 16 Berita Harian, June 28 A noble task WHEREVER you go m the world, you will find some unfortunate children. There are various reasons for their fate. While there are some children who are victims of broken marriages, there are some who have been ill-treated
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  • BACKGROUND
    • 574 17  -  VIKRAM KHANNA By Change is most evident m agriculture, says scholar THOUGH much of the currently fashionable euphoria is misplaced, there are grounds to be "modestly hopeful" about the impact of China's modernisation on its economy, its society arid its foreign policy. This was
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    • 651 17  -  MARK FRANKLAND By MOSCOW Marshal Nikolai Ogarkov, mysteriously dismissed as Chief of the Soviet General Staff last September, has returned to public view with an unrepentantly thorough exposition of his military philosophy. In a book that went on sale here recently, the marshal
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  • FORUM
    • 256 18 I RECENTLY went to Thomson Plaza to buy some groceries from the supermarket section of a department store. I was, however, forced to leave the supermarket for another one further away because there was a strong durian odour. Odour appeared to
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    • 87 18 THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address, and home and office telephone numbers, if any. They should preferably be typed, double-spaced, on one side of the paper. You may add a pseudonym if you wish. Brevity is an advantage.
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    • 225 18 Stop slotting letters into wrong boxes WHEN letter boxes were first introduced m housing blocks, I was optimistic that there would be an improvement m the postal service. I have, however, been discouraged by the problems that have arisen as a result of the introduction of these letter boxes. There
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    • 435 18 I HAVE been to the Peranakan Place on numerous occasions. Each time I go there I come away with the feeling that it can be improved. The building has become rather commercialised; so much so that money tends to get drained when one enters
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    • 106 18 ALL past attempts at discouraging certain people from using lifts as toilets have had very little success. These people are the illusives who think no one is able to apprehend them. I would, therefore, like to suggest an easy solution to this problem
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    • Replies
      • 251 18 PLEASE refer to the letter "What's due m Kam¥ong Übi?" by Mrs Julie ay S.H. (ST, June 22). I am pleased to inform Mrs Julie Tay that there are already two community centres very close to the Kampong Übi Housing Board estate:
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      • 52 18 I REFER to the letter "Sell plastic bag m the CCs" by "Citizen". (ST, June 21). The suggestion by "Citizen" that the community centres be used as outlets for the sale of these plastic bags is being looked into. WEE-LEE GRACIE (MRS) Senior PRO Ministry of
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
      • 71 19 SELLING by pessimistic investors to cut losses depressed the Singapore market yesterday. The Straits Times Industrial Index fell 7.42 points to 775.27, the lowest since Jan 23. The Business Times Composite Index fell 8.23 points to 682.37. Falls led rises 115 to 15 and 27 issues were unchanged.
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      • Chief price Changes
        • 43 19 M T T 332+14 MBrtmrits 540 +5 Dahlia* 205 S H Royal 123 +3 JCM 120 +3 Ntamtt 356 +2 HarriscmMsu 334 +2 HumM 261 +1 SoW Coin 206+1 Gumesi sO< 172 +1 Kepp«(Sl*> 152 +1 Omttp M 146+1 MMCIOc 116 +1
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        • 47 19 U M Flow 725—45 H Lt«f Credit 530 -25 OC B C 885 -15 M Banktai 545 -15 Straits Tradnf 340 -15 UOB 388-12 $f H 595 -10 HOI 160 -10 Apcfe 100 -10 0 U 268-9 CC M 428 -8 SM 304-8 FUS 284 -8
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        • 14 19 UOB 261,000 Seolion 244,000 O C B C 232,000 Fed Cables 185,000
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        • 61 19 June 28 July 1 BT Composite 690.60 682.37 BT Indicator *****42 *****77 BT 08/ OS -151 -167 ST Industrials 782.69 775.27 ST Finance 2277.87 2260.95 ST Hotels 811.16 808.29 June 28 July 1 ST Properties 445.40 444.30 ST Minings 312.34 312.15 ST Plantations 2342.57 2340.74 OCe: 596.20 588.74 OUF
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        • 33 19 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1983/84 High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) 1983/84 Low 712.29 (5/1/83) 684.88 (4/1/83) All-time High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) All-time Low 74.75 (17/9/64) 550.78 (12/8/82>
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        • 12 19 THE US dollar closed at DM3.0270 m Singapore, losing 25 points.
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        • 21 19 DM V FP S| H$ 1 US$ 1.3105 3.0260 248.20 nnq 2.2240 7.7595 1.3145 3.0270 248.20 ***** 2.2285 7.7590
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        • 8 19 The gold price was not available yesterday.
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        • 33 19 Eurodollar: Gained 32 ticks to 92.16 a contract. Dentschemark: Gained 25 ticks to 0.3318 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained 11 ticks to 0.*****2 a contract. Gold: Lost US$l.3O to U*****.40 an ounce.
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    • Short Stops
      • 90 19 DETROIT, Moi. Toyota Motor Co may assemble its own cars m the United States as early as next autumn for sale m the American market along with its imported models, sai-1 the trade newspaper Automotive News. It said Toyota may assemble tie cars at
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      • 63 19 HK rates unchanged HONGKONG, Mon. The Hongkong Association of Banks said it decided o leave interest rates v ichanged at Saturday's regular weekly meeting. Present rates are savings per cent, 24 hours, jeven-day call, one week and two weeks 3 per cent, and one-, two-, three-, nx-, nine- and 12--months
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      • 63 19 Bahrain bank's stake BAHRAIN, Mon. Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corp has bought a stake m the Dutch conI struction company Hol- landsche Beton Groep NY, a bank official said. Mr Peter Faberij de Jonge, of the marketable securities department, said the bank took a block of 200,000 shares of the company
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      • 64 19 Mexican m-cycles TOKYO, Mon. Honda Motor Co, the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer, said today that it planned to start producing motorcycles m Mexico towards the end of next year. A company spokesman said Honda was authorised by the Mexican government on June 24 to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary to
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      • 102 19 KUCHING, Mon. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Haji Taib Mahmud said Sarawak would maintain its timber trade links with its traditional partners although there was a slight shift to newer markets, particularly China. He said it would be m the state's interest not to abandon all established
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    • 450 19  -  DOREEN SOH By THE Monetary Authority of Singapore's decision to cut the interest on concessionary loans may spark off another round of rate cuts. From today, concessionary loans to exporters under the MAS Export Bill Rediscounting Scheme will be 1/2 point lower
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    • 161 19 Top British executives 'worried by inflation LONDON, Mon. Britain's senior businessmen were concerned about rising inflation and did not accept the government's view that the figure would be down to 5 per cent by the end of this year, the Institute of Directors said. But it said its latest survey
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    • 146 19 THIS high-technoloy building unveiled yesterday is the new headquarters of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank m Hongkong. "There is nothing like it m the world," said Roy Fleetwood, the architect m charge of this project. And he may be right. The interior of this skyscraper
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    • 138 19 One step closer to one-stop banker BANK of America took a step closer to being a onestop banker when it announced the launch of its insurance agency service yesterday. Bank customers can now obtain fire, marine and air cargo insurance policies through the bank which acts as an insurance agent.
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    • 426 19 Company traces people with forgotten shares NEW YORK, Mon. A SMALL Wall Street firm is making a lucrative profit with its world-wide service tracing people who are unaware that they own valuable shares. Markham Company was founded m 1960 and has since traced the whereabouts of 60,000 shareholders, including 6,000
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    • 254 19  - Assets rufe 'delays' KLCE reforms NORA CHENG By THE proposed reforms to the Koala Lumpur Commodity Exchange, which would have an American-style clearing system, have heen delayed. A KLCE officer said yesterday that the delay would only he for a few days. A Renter report, however, said that the proposed
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    • 465 19  - The wheels are in motion for battle to win control of C C S. KUMAR By THE race for Cycle Carriage shares rages on. This time round, it is again the Kuwait Investment Office that has bought further into the Singapore-based motor company. With the Malaysian government anxious about the
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    • 254 19 Cathay sells in effort to pay debts TAIPEI, ikon. The Cathay business empire is breaking up as various assets are sold off to meet the debts of the Cathay groups at the heart of the worst business scandal yet to hit Taiwan. The first deal m a bid to sell
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  • TIMES
    • 2231 20 READERS should be aware of the imitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the stock exchange, is covered m "business done". Further, because al deainfs at a particular price are lumped together, the table does not show the trend m
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    • 1552 20 INDUSTRIALS A Choc (1 SOB 2.025) Antah (1 438 1.445X24) 1.45(26) 1.44 Alcom (0.998 1.005X2) 0.99 (3) 1.00 AISB (0.848 0.865) 0.83 Vi (1) 0.86 API (0.748 0.74 ViS) 0.75 Vi (6) 0.75 Vi (3) 0.75 (8) 0.74 Vi ASM (1.056 1 06SX4) 1.07 (64)
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    • 2607 20 1985 Last Yidd Vol Day Mgh Low Company Sale Chanfe ('000) Hfh Ljw SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL ft COMMERCIAL 185 113 Acmo 114 -1 4.3 4 114 113 146 88 AJcom 89 5.6 270 170 A»ed Choc 170 134 94 Amol Steel SO* 94 -2 4.2 61
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    • Commodities, Finace
      • 305 21 1 Hn $1,000. 2 For best customers only. 3 OCBC Finance. 4 only avafablt at DBS Finance. UOT't rates. aho ivataUe at UOF. aho avalabk at DBS Finance. OCBC OUB (JOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings 5% 6 5»/ 2 5% Autosave 5Vi Fixed deposit 1 month 43/4 4
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      • 153 21 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4881-1.4910 6.85-6.63 Canadian dollar 1.6423-1.6443 6.16—6.06 NZ dollar 1.0813-1.0851 9.40-9.08 Sterling pound 2.9239-2.9275 3.47-3.40 US dollar 2.2295-2.2305 4.53-4.48 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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      • 98 21 THE US dollar closed at a high of $52.2295/ 05 at 3pm yesterday m quiet trading. It opened at 2.2250/70 which was also the low. Against the deutschemark, the greenback opened at 3.0250/60 and touched a high of 3.0295 m quiet trading. It closed at 3.0290 and the low
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      • 109 21 honkong, Mon. Closing price Gold closed slightly mK r lower in quiet trading with few fresh factors. Krugerrand 2.495 (2,500) The US dollar weak- PHYSICAL Buyers-Stirs ness failed to help it. i Kilobar 22,591—22.721 The metal ended at ,om jZ—v U*****.80/315.30 an Jg 113—123 ounce compared with iogm 226—237
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      • 23 21 GOLD USVoz Mon Fri Singapore 315.00-315.50 316.30-316.70 Mon Sat Hongkong 316.20-316.60 316.10-316.50 Fri Thurs New York 315.50-316.00 316.50—317.00 London 317.00—317.50 317.00-317.50
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      • 169 21 Managers price* for July 2 Singapore Unit Trust Tin CMMwn* 1.72-1.82 The Sivmp Fund 1.32—1.40 Spore Proe Fund 0.76-rO.BO Spore See Fond 1.12-1.19 Spare Invest Fund 0.82-0.87« d Spore Equity Fond 0 77—0.81 DBS Bank ShMton Growth F«nd 1.00—1.06 Asia Unit Trust Mai kmst Fund 1.96—2 08 Mai
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    • Stock markets round-up
      • 625 21 PESSIMISTIC investors worried that share prices would fall further sold yesterday to prevent more losses. And share prices were weak throughout the day at the Singapore stock market. The Straits Times Industrial Index fell 7.42 points to a new five-month low of 775.27. The
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      • 239 21 My l HK Chance Associated Hotels 0.528 unch Bonk Of East Asia 24.20 -0.1 Cheung Kong 16.20 unch China Light 15.70 -0.1 Cross Harb Tunnel 10.50 unch F E Consortium 0.68 unch Far East Exch PMex 0.0425 unch G I Cement 8.40 +0.6 Great Eagle 0.76 unch Hang Lung
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      • 227 21 My I Ttn Chance Mitsub Heavy 322 -7 Mitsubishi 662 +2 Ajinoinoto 1120 -10 Mit»ui Co 401 -6 Akoi 396 -4 Mitsui ShipbkJg 171 unch Amado 1000 -30 Mitsui Smelting 541 -8 Asoh. Chem 918 +7 Mitsukoshi 619 -4 Asoni Glass 884 -10 Mitsumi 835 -2 Bonk Tk 817
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      • 316 21 fcA< <.._|. pi,™.. Leighton 132 unch **1 l ™nts Chanie Lend Leote 680 +2 (MBt) Mogedon Pet Aust 220 -3 Mayne Nkkless 300 unch AC I 258 unch Metals Expter AN I 235 unch N L 45 -I AP M 270 unch Mideast 25 unch Aberfoyle 1080S Mim 273
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      • 61 21 NST Index Monday 1243.71 (1249.62) T-g Hongkong Hang Seng Monday 1570.60 (1570.61) |KAustraSan All-Ordinaries ill Monday 860.2 (860.8) Nikkei D J Average Monday *****.03 (*****.09) Financial Times Industrials Friday 938.6 (933.9) Dow Jones Average g^ Friday 1335.24 (1332.21) (Figures in brackets refer to those of the previous tradmg day)
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      • 537 21 Mf 1 Pence Change INDUSTRIALS ABed-Lyons 217 +1 Ass. Dories 144 +4 BTRPLC 353 +15 Bobcocks 142 +1 Barclays 374 +2 Beechom 325 +9 BrCC 205 xc +2 Blue Circle 507 +2 BOCGrrxp 271 +2 Boots 189 +7 Bowater 254 +3 BATS 321 +6 Britannia 90 +1 BP 526
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      • 106 21 TOKYO, Mon. Reflecting sluggish worldwide demand, Japan's 12 major semi-conductor manufacturers have projected less capital investment m fiscal 1985, which began on April 1, a government report has said. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) said investment by companies projected as of early
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    • 542 21 Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block Anson (*****N) 2/7 (2300) F7 SHJS Sin Bhum (226N) 3/7 (0130) Fl *****330 Kl Or Exporter (24W) 3/7 (0700) F7 1100-1300/*****900 B7 Ufti Pioneer (006L) 3/7(0700) Fl 1030-1200/1800-1900 MM (26/85) 3/7
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      263 21 Eurodollar 3-month deposit A WEAKER than expected 0.7 per cent rise m the May leading economic indicator and a downward revision of the April figure sparked a flurry of buying activity m September Eurodollar futures. Opening at 92.12, five points above IMM s close, the September Eurodollar rallied
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      208 21 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Bulat K27 aside 2/7 Leipzig K2B aside 2/7 Pulkownik Dabek KlB aside 2/7 Shangrila K36 aside 2/7 Stolt Pride K29 aside 2/7 Auby K2SW 2/7 3/7 Builder 3 K22 2/7 3/7 Fair Rainbow Kl9 2/7 6/7 Jianshui KlB 2/7 6/7 Kaapg'racht
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    • 16 21 Tjn CMncpricw W/kfc XL Tin 30.34 up two cents Turnover: 150 tonnes up 72 tonnes
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    • 17 21 Rubber Ciosinc priew ■Mfc Singapore July 181.00 down 1.50 certs Malaysia July 202.00 down 1.50 cents
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    • 24 21 shv«t < i£! l !L pritts USS/trayu Mm Fri Stnwofe 606-611 6.11-6.16 Ttan Fri New York 6.08 6.13 6 12-6.17 Source Credit Swsse. Spore
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    • 20 21 Copf»r CWnt >**'* Fri Spot *****0-1100.50 (*****0—*****0) 3 months 1106.50 1107 50 (1104.00-1104.50) Market tone: Barely steady Sales: 20.950 tonnes
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    • 21 21 Aluminium Ck f!!j£* i Fri Spot 771 00— ***** (768.00-768.50) 3 months 794.50-***** (790.50-791.50) Market tone: Firmer Sales: 7,200 tonnes
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    • 90 21 Ctaing prices Crude MS/tome pahnol July 1135 (south) 1130 (north) 1127.50 (central) Aug 1097.50 (south) 1092 50 (central) Refined pahn oi USJ/tonnes RBD palm July 575 (sellers) Aug 555 (setters) Sept 545 (sellers) RBOOIein July 540/550 Auf 520/525 Sep 512.50/515.75 RBO Stearin July 430 (setters) Aug 425 (setters)
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    • 186 22 OSAKA, Mon. A Japanese diamond company linked with a group suspected of gold fraud had been using a goodwill message from the Belgian embassy here to promote business, Kyodo news service reported. The Belgian Diamond Co., which is being investigated for alleged involvement m
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    • 108 22 Wilkinson's half-year profits sag HALF-YEAR profits at makers of rubber linings, Wilkinson Process Rubber Co Bhd. have fallen slightly. Group pre-tax profits fell 16.8 per cent to M 52.2 million as sales fell 10.8 per cent to M 510.3 million for the six months to March 31, 1985. Its Linatex
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    • 230 22  -  ANGELINE TAN By Company to launch new products THIRTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD T. Kobayashi, who heads Sony's Singapore office, is probably the youngest Japanese managing director to hold such a post here. Mr Kobayashi, Managing Director of Setron Electronics, sole distributors of Sony products, has the advantage
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    • 299 22 For example, about half of the Singapore population own a video-cassette recorder while m Japan only about 20 per cent own VCRs. In selling a new product, it was important to have innovative hard- ware, he said. But equally important is to let consumers know that
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    • 349 22  -  DOREEN SOH By SHOULD holders of Sigma Metal Company Ltd shares bail out or ride along with the new driver, Grand United Holdings Bhd? It really boils down to whether they think GUH will make good m the longer term, said Standard Chartered Merchant Bank, which
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      • 69 22 MALAYSIA Borneo Finance Corporation (M) Bhd has increased its operating revenue by 37 Eer cent to M 5116.4 milon for the half-year to March 31, 1985. Pre-tax profits, however, showed a smaller increase of 7 per cent to M 516.8 million. The forecast is that group results for
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      • 53 22 SALES at adhesive-tape manufacturers, Samanda Holdings Bhd, slipped 17 per cent to $46 million for the six months to March 31, 1985. Pre-tax profits fell 44 per cent to $2.09 million. Most of this was from the manufacturing division, said the board. The trading division performed poorly due to
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      • 22 22 SHAREHOLDERS of Sanyo Industries (M) Bhd have approved the two-for-25 bonus issue at their extraordinary general meeting on June 27, 1985.
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      • 25 22 High Low KUMPULAN Guthrie Sdn Bhd has taken over the management of the properties of Highlands and Lowlands Bhd with effect from April 1, 1985.
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      • 29 22 A SUBSTANTIAL shareholder of Overseas Union Securities Ltd, Mr Cheng Swee Tiang, has sold 50,000 OUS shares and reduced his total stake m the company to 613,000.
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      256 22  -  ANTHONY HOE By Q AFTER retiring with full pension, I Joined an electronics (inn and wu to have all benefits, including hospltalisation, through an insurance company. The firm subsidised the insurance premium and I had a sum of $4.8 i deducted from my salary. I was later hospitalised for
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    • 75 22 PARIS, Sun The Banking Regulation Committee has agreed new rules extending its requirement that banks should raise enough net equity and long term debt to cover at least 5 per cent of their assets, the Bank of France said m a statement. The statement said the
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    • 47 21 The Squat Pear Principle Wby Uaua gets Km at f_U k <— -p»__l-d Now you can discover for yourself why it has become increasingly difficult to reach the top of the corporate ladder And. the rules to follow if you want to reach the top. TfMEf 7HE BOOKSHOP
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    • 157 22 Sumptuous Cantonese Thai cuisine at affoixlable prices. Jfcjjjjjjjj|^pSO»^^y% m a charming and relaxed setting. HJ^jjjMjJl^^^ For reservations, please call J Hut ■jL-*^T Lr t ,:m^ g.^ e^^^ SGIfOOD-TH^^TRe Uli p^^ Ljp drron« -th<i bshumht qj KESalwr«Bi WtfMMMSffIM% I <^^B :^^fl mtim*Qßm, SIA is the only airline to offer passengers m
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    • 47 22 THE STRAITS TIMES THE SUNDAY TIMES are available daily m Diakarta from SITTA AGENCY D|l Ir. H. Djuondo 34 Pov. Djakarta Tel: *****7/*****1/*****5 FIRMA WIRA SAKTI Jo lon K.H. Fachrudin No: 46 fonoh Abong Bukit) Jokorto Pusot Indonesia Tel: *****8 Trf LATEST KWS AftFREKHTCD TO YOU OMLY
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    • 586 23 TELEPHONE SERVICE: RATES CLASSIFICATION GUIDE: t Monday Friday f°0 am 5 99P m J Run-On: I $5.00 per line (Mm. $15.00) I Food7Ent«rt«inm«nt (2 —5) /"NAr^nr^r\ t^^V/!Sl SBtUrday I^SS?SX^L> $20.60 percolcm Pf»on.. B^k^./M^ch«»di^(ll f^\V /Vk f (St& f&& n^^^f I^T^t lafNlk //A /iTN^t^C Public Holiday 9.00 am to I.oopm (Mm
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    • 669 23 3 Catering A BETTER SELECTION Of your choice from our new menu. Buffet, reception, barbecue etc. $8.00 onwards. Vincent *****68. BUFFET/BARBEQUE $8 aach. Mln. 30 pax Box Lunches $2.50. Tencourse dinner $160-nett Memory Cafeteria *****38/ *****83. CAROL'S GOODIES MALAYSIAN flavours: Penang Nasi Briyani, Penang Laksa, Ipoh Hor Fun, Kajang Satay.
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    • 606 23 14 Antiques/ Arts/Crafts ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS MAPS Prints today at Antiques Of The Orient, Tanglin Shopping Centre, Lower basement ANTIQUE SIDE TABLES, long chairs, $200 $600. Owner moving. Must sell! *****88. JUST ANTHONY. Junk of junks. 126 Upper Paya Lebar Road. Tel: *****82/ *****84/ *****22. 18 Horn* Furniture/ Furnishing SPECIALIST Direct
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    • 841 23 18 Home Furniture/ 18 Home Furniture/ Furnishing Furnishing Hi-Quality Japanese Kitchen Cabinets. *M s*ai*-T""'"” __^aa^BV^" f SB ■^BV^WPMHRMb^HI ■■BKaUBBa?^ 1 aH— 9m C:l 'AuaHable ex-stock Reliable delivery and installation Call Tel: *****33 or see Display at Showroom Kogi Furnishing Pte Ltd 149 Rochor Road, #o<.-03 '04/05 fu Lv shou Complex
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    • 1539 23 HSISB '^{jjS' X Here's some news that'll surely ■T be music to singers' earsl An ■r advertiser is offering a revoluW tionary tape set that can sepa M rate music from vocals. This H^^H^^H^^Hft means that can separate music W from vocals. This means that you can in 9 your
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    • 520 24 36 House Renovation/ Decor We are specialists m KITCHEN CABINETS with latest designs STARLITE STAGING ART CO. PTE. LTD. 587, Bukit Timah Road #03—25 Coronation Shopping Plaza Singapore 1026 Tel: *****66/ *****66. LENG KHOON CONSTRUCTION specialise m private houses, factories, apts, addition alteration. Tiling works, office partition ceiling, fencing, brickwall,
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    • 397 24 37 Airconditioners/ Refrigerators AIRCOND/FRIDGE Assist any of your problems 24 hrs Islandwide Service can solve all problems of servicing, repairing/ respraying of all refrigerators and airconditioners m our workshop/ your place. Guaranteed. 2ndhand fridge available, single door $100 $200, twin door $200 -$350. LEE MANG AIRCOND ft REFRIGERATION SERVICES *****16/9/*****04/*****06
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    • 470 24 39 Other Personal Services Specialist m servicing of Instant Storage Heaters Hot Lines: *****19 *****37 *****70 *****60 *****33 SPECIALISE IN ESHUMATION and cremation of human remains. Opening marble plaque engraver Moderate price. Tel *****49/ *****39. MAINTENANCE/ SERVICES. TRANSPORTATION, plumbing sanitary, pest control. Tel: *****32/ *****07. HOLMES PRIVATE INVESTIGATION Agency Pte
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    • 350 24 49 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/Removal LIGHTGOODS DELIVERY SERVICE. Reliable, day St night. Tel: *****95/ pager: *****90. TRANSPORT AND REMOVAL Service at reasonable charges. Call *****87 D.J. HOUSE REMOVAL, OFFICE garbage removal. Tel: *****12. 50 Office Equipment/ Supplies FOR SALE: 1 used Canon Facsimile machine Model 401-H. Good condition. Interested parties, pise
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    • 774 24 54 Book-keeping/ Secretarial/ Answering/ Translation Services TYPING, ANSWERING, MAILING, Tlx, Acct, Tax, Incorpn. of Cos. Jelen Secretarial Sev: *****67. 55 Commercial Vessels SUPPLY/TUG VESSEL going to Colombo avail. 200 tons deck cargo space or could tow barge to around that area. For sale/ charter one 2,000 h.p. supply/tug vessel 160.
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    • 1182 24 56 Industrial 56 Industrial 56 Industrie 56 Industrial Equipment/ Supplies Equipment/ Supplies Equipment/ Supplies Equipment/ Supplies I Its the stacker urith all the cost-saving features you need. ||jjpi Jail I 1 Sov 0 space because of its low height but Hralinfiw*!/ >t can stack up to 4m high and above.
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    • 302 24 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive SRN REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY for specialist medical clinic. SEN considered. Apply personally: Lucky Plaza #06-40, Orchard Rd. 67 Situations Vacant: EDP A leading tour and travel company has I immediate vacancies I for: JP Keypunchm Operators Requirements: p Aged 20-25 years t GCE 'O' level Typing
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    • 610 24 68 Situation* Vacant: Tutorial WAMTEO Part/ Full-Time Tutors Any subjects/ levels/ dists. Good remunerations. *****11. 69 Situations Vacant: Domestic 1 DOMESTIC HELPERS SALARY: Phil $225/ $250; Sri Lankan $150/ $180 No n«d H 000 deposit (Bond vranftafete) Man-Fh: »i.m 7.36pm \4p/ s*< >«■«• Jft Thost coming atttr office hMirs JLI
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    • 701 25 i| One of tne Privileges given by an if JI advertiser at classification 74 is I, free travei on is airline's ser- 1 1 W vices. You'll receive this and 0 1 m other benefits when you join py m• il^ Singapore Airport Terminal Wm 9 1 Services as a
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    • 392 25 OIETHELM SINGAPORE PTE. LTO. requires Purchasing Clerk/Typist c Able to type Experience not necessary Training will be provided i Interested applicants, please write with full particulars, contact telephone number and photograph (NR) to: The Admin Manager DIETHELM (S) PTE Lip (Furniture Division) 34 Boon Leat Terrace off Pasir Panjang Road
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    • 791 25 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Well established multi-national trading company has immediate vacancy lor the position ol a CASHIER Requirements: c Possess a LCCI Intermediate or equivalent Experience m handling cash and cheque Completed fulltime N.S. (for male candidates) Interested applicants please call Angela Kang tel: *****55 to arrange lor
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    • 725 25 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical LAND SURVEYING FIRM reg Accounts Clerk/ Typist. Please apply personally at: 81k.164 Bt. Merah Central #04-3629 or call *****84 or *****79. MARKETING INSTITUTE OF Singapore (Bt. Merah Central) req. Clerk. GCE 'O' level. Credit m English. Pleasant personality. Tel: *****76 for interview. PERMANENT GENERAL SECRETARY
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    • 672 25 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales I SALES j {CONSULTANTS 1 (Male/ Female) M WALK-IN INTERVIEW M m Atlantis Pools Pte Ltd, manufacturer of j| m Australian fibreglass swimming pools m- M vites 6 candidates to sell to bungalow S owners. m m Must have own transport. m
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    • 399 25 ELMARK A 10 years established furniture/ interior company m Singapore requires: MARKETING MANAGER (Female/ Male) Above 25 years of age. c Knowledgeable m interior and furniture (imported) products. c At least 3 years marketIng experience. c Bilingual English and Chinese. c Possess own vehicle (would be an advantage). c Must
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    • 651 25 71 Situations Vacant: Mm CI/VS I INTERNATIONAL Established company promoting and selling advanced electronic washroom equipment and services requires additional c 1 2 years direct sales experience c Aggressive hardworking personnel with proven track records c Ability to communicate effectively Must own a car c Excellent remuneration Interested applicants please
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    • 837 25 71 Situations Vacant: Sales ESTABLISHED LEADING REAL Est co reg male/ female 'Marketing Executives' to join our ever expanding marketing force. Selected applicants will enjoy attractive remuneration commission. What's more? Intensive training will be provided many other incentives. Must possess own car. Interested call personally at: 115 A Somerset Hse.
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    • 457 25 72 Situations Vacant: Technical KYOWA SINGAPORE PTE LTD (JURONG) requires Applicants must have at least NTC 3 m Electrical Fitting and Installation or NTC 3 m Maintenance Fitting With or without working experience c all can apply Must possess Class 3 driving licence Benefits: Salary depends on qualifications and working
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    • 711 26 72 Situations Vacant: Technical HONG LEON6 INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING LTD requires DRAUGHTSMAN GCE'O 1 Level witft technical subjects or NTC3. 1 to 2 years experience m structural and architectural drawings. Interested applicants, please write to The Personnel Officer Hong Leong Industries Manufacturing Limited 24 Jurong Port Road Singapore 2261 MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
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    • 676 26 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Production Production Production Our Company, the leading manufacturer of Winchester Disc Drives \i v -sdJkJ\ is expanding our Kallang factory. We have immediate vacancies for:- f j^Wji&tofa^ MM H •No experience required Minimum
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    • 250 26 INCOM SINGAPORE wxm I An American multi- > I national company has jj immediate vacancies I for the following jj •j posts: NTC 3 m Metal S Machining E 5 Knowledge of setting- 5 up and trouble- E shooting auto lathe I machines 5 I Able to work on 2
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    • 265 26 Here's your chance to grow 2 w n us I Join one of the I world's largest fridge compressor makers also one jjj of Singapore's sasai fastest growing companies as:— PRODUCTION OPERATORS SLi Requirements: 25 Preferably male H applicants who H have completed National Service ZZ, Able to work on
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    • 253 26 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous THE J L^carrJ EXECUTIVE RESIDENCES invites applications for the following position.- Salary: $900 $950 *Safery: $550 Interested applicants, please call personally between 9.00 zxa. 12.00 pum. 2.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. with your testimonials and a non-returnable photograph at: The Personnel Dept. The Ascott Executive Residences 6-8
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    • 801 26 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous The MRT Corporation invites applications for the following positions: (A) CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES DEPARTMENT (1) Senior Clerk of Works (2) Clerk of Works Salary Scale: (1) $1500x75 1875 (2) $455x20-495/ 660x40 940/ 980x40 1340 Functions: For both: To ensure that the quality
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    • 303 26 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous I MirtiScnbe I Helping you plan your future I -the NINISCRIBE way. A I tielpiHQ leading American manufac- 1 I turer of computer peripherals I yOU plail offers dedicated and en- 1 „n nr fiifiiro thusiastic individuals t/?ej yOUI lUIUIC* opportunity to
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    • 84 26 r EstaMUhed Inbound Tour" Operator requires experienced TOUR COORDINATOR Good salary/ benefits for right candidates. Must be able to speak Japanese. Please apply with full resume A contact telephone number totS.T. BOX A***** 390 Kirn Seng Road Spore 0923. > image Scan Kit Furniture Pte Ltd has immediate vacancy for
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    • 861 27 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Duty Free Shoppers n WALK-IN INTERVIEW M Monday to Friday 9am spm *B 1 1 I, I 5 SECURITY H S OFFICERS 3 tK/^ Completed Secondary education I? Some experience m police investiga- MB fij tion or security work w§& Must be
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    • 466 27 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous ~w~ Singapore Airport Terminal Services invites applications from Singapore Citizens for the following appointments: A) LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (MALE) Applicants must have the Polytechnic Diploma m Chemical Process Technology (Food); or at least GCE with 2 'A' and 2 O' passes including General Paper, Biology and Chemistry
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    • 519 27 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous CREW TRAINEES (FULLTIME/PART-TIME) wanted immediately for Ybrdeer If you are looking for an interesting and growing career where you will meet with a lot of people and learn to handle different work stations that contribute towards the success of our fastfood business, then come and see
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    • 661 27 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous SAIGON RESTAURANT requires A) WAITERS/ WAITRESSES c 11.45 am to 2.45 pm. B) KITCHEN HELPERS c 10.00 am to 4.00pm. c 3.00pm to 11.00pm. c 5/6 00pm to 11.00pm. Walk-in interview will be conducted today from 3pm to 6pm at: #04-234 FABER HOUSE 230 ORCHARD ROAD
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    • 971 27 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous $596 ODD JOBBERS Malay Male, age 19-26 Interview 11am to spm OG PEOPLE'S PARK, Up Cross St OG ELITE PLAZA Spurn MOTOR REPAIR WORKSHOP requires Office Despatch Clerk with class 2 and 3 licences (2 yrs'). Must be above 21 yrs' of age. Good working attitude.
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    • 718 27 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous MALE SECURITY GUARDS. 8 hrs shift. Mature, honest. Speak/ write English. Good salary for right persons. Tel: *****22 MOTOR VEHICLE MECHANICS reqd by motor workshop. Pise apply personally at Blk.l, #01--119, Sin Ming Ind. Est. (*****14). OFFICE CUM DELIVERY Man required by Jeans company m High
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    • 520 27 uTlHinna For sale at classification II iSI IP 94: a one year-old EuroU UUl=3 pean car that's "chic and I'd) (f\\ /JV fill un t° drive. a^as EASTERN UNITED OFFERS cars, mini buses, vans, lorries, pickup, Jeep. *****12, *****04/ Jurong: *****96/ Paya Lebar: *****84. EASTERN CAR RENTALS 347 Sembawang Rd.
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    • 726 27 85 For Sale: Alfa/ Peugeot/Volvo 1973 ALFA ROMEO Spider 2000. Immaculate condition. Well maintained with aircon. Ring *****92 for appointment to view on Saturday. $30,000 ono. 78 VOLVO 244 auto. Aircond, expensive radio cassette, co. owner. New metallic paint. Tip top condition. $8,000. Tel: *****01. 74, ALFA ROMEO 1.6 4
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    • 587 27 87 For Sale: Mercedes '82, 200 MANUAL. Aircond, s/rims, Blaupunkt radio, cassette, new insurance, tax. Showroom cond. $62,500 0.n.0. Tel: *****44. 1977 MERCEDES 250, 1 company owner, aircon, cassette. Tel: *****03. 1979 MERCEDES 200, 1 pte owner, original cond. New tax/ tyres. $36,000 0.n.0. *****13/ *****60. 1979 MERCEDES 280S, 1
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    • 908 28 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan BLUEBIRD COMPANY REGD. '82 In good condition, central locking, electric windows with full accessories. Recently repainted and I lax Dec 85. Tel: *****69 Chow NISSAN STANZA CO. Regd '82 m gd condition, alloy wheels, cen.tral locking, electric windows, other extras. Tax Dec '85. Gd condition. Tel:
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    • 860 28 90 For Sale: Toyota -85 TOYOTA COROLLA 1 6GL, aircon, s/rlms. Only done 7000 km. Showroom condition. Highest offer. *****88. ALMOST '84 COROLLA I.3GL. 1 owner, exclusive hi-fi, tip top cond. Call *****77 (Vincent). AUG. 1983 TOYOTA Carina 1600. 5-speed, 1 company owner, aircon. $12,900. *****93. CO. REGD. '80 Corolla
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    • 910 28 92 For Sale: Mazda MAZDA RX 7, 2 digit no. plate. Registered 1984, Exhaust Manifold system, 1 owner. Tax till Sept '85. Offer $38,000 0.n.0 Contact James Lim, pager: *****83. (No dealers please). OWNER LEAVING, 1984 Mazda 929 L s/wagon, automatic, 1 expat owner, PARF eligible, complete factorey accessories, central
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    • 861 28 93 For Sale: Honda 14 MONTHS OLD Honda Accord EX model, 12 valve, 1 owner, very well maintained. Aircond, hi-fi, s/rims. $32,500. *****07. '80 HONDA ACCORD EX, aircon, s/rlms, $15,300. Exchange considered. Instalment arrageable. *****55. 642 Geylang Rd. 'S3 HONDA PRELUDE manual EX. Aircond, radio cassette, s/rlms. Beautiful cond. $31,500.
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    • 799 28 94 For Sale: 94 For Sale: 94 For Sale: Other Make* Other Make* Other Makes One of the most important things to consider when 0m& buyingQcar )sTf*^\ t^TK#Ssla^ T w^Bm^^^^T^jF^r aaaam I a^ 1^ Caff ma if 22 km/i* •j/CTffl T fjr ff $298 6 mth road tax V ingaporeans
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    • 608 28 95 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles SELLING CHEAP $6,000 0.n.0. 1978 Mini bus PB-plate, Leyland Sherva, 11-seater, gd for co, old aged home or church. Tax $200 pa. Tel: *****83. 2 NOS. TOYOTA Panel Van, 1 no. 1983 Toyota Hilux Chiller Truck, 1 no. Toyota lorry, 1 no. Ford Escort, 1
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    • 540 28 95 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles 79, DATSUN PICK-UP. Steel. Very good cond. $4,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****32/ *****86, Ah Hock. '81 DAIHATSU DOUBLECAB. 1 owner, aircon, well maintained, $7,300. *****00/ *****59. '81 TOYOTA LITEACE 1300 van. New paint, rd tax 8/'B5. $7,800 0.n.0. *****89. '82 DATSUN PICKUP, aircon, showroom condition. $8,500.
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    • 666 28 97 Vehicles Wanted CASH PAYMENT HIGHEST OFFER for any model PARF, nonPARF, secondhand vehicle, Q regd. vehicle or any model commercial vans/ pick-ups. Trade-in considered Ml *****17/ *****07 MR. LIM (7a.m. to 10p.m.). HIGH PRICE FOR SCRAP CARS PARF/ Non-PARF ■Q' plate welcome Tel: *****10/ *****43 11 Jin. Novena Utara
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    • 891 28 106 Accommodation Available: Mouses WOLLERTON PK. Vicinity, majestic d-storey bunglw., unique exclusive deaign, 4 rms.. larga pool CORONATION RD. WEST, modern 2-storey hse., 5 rms., 2 spacious living area (separate entrance), nice gdi\ $3,500 TYPICAL BftW Bunglw. on 1 acra gdn., 4 rms., maids quarters, full-sized patio, pool GRANGE RD./
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    • 765 28 106 Accommodation Available: Houses DIST.2C D/STOREY TERRACE, 3 bdrms with aircons/ heater/ gas cooker $800. *****36/*****35 DIST JO, NEW D/STOREY terrace 2,400 sq.ft. 4 rooms, furn. $1,100. Marifold: *****96. D15T.2159 S/STOREY SENM-O. at 22 Jalan Bangket for rent. $2,000 Tel *****31. DIST.S FABER HILL d/storey semi-d. Split-level, 4 1 bdrms.
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    • 932 29 95 For Sale: 95 For Sale: 95 For Sale: 95 For Sale: 95 For Sale: Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Vehicles Vehicle* Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles Nissan Vanettes: Outshines m safety with 4 powerful headlights Oil I IWlil UlSv UfuKfird Our range of Nissan Vanette Blind Vans and Station I Wagon
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    • 523 29 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments Singapore's newest and most exclusive serviced apartments. Now The Ascott at Scotts Road is the best residential address m town. One, two and three bedroom apartments are available for long or short lease. Superbly designed interiors, with complete furnishings and fittings right
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    • 1684 29 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Available: Apartments Apartments Apartments In the seclusion of a lush park m the very heart of Strolling distance to exciting the city lies City Mansions. Located at Paterson Road m Orchanl an elite residential area, City Mansions is a low-rise finished m
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    • 871 29 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments THE BEAUMONT, brand new 3 brms, modern kitchen, quality finishes. Facing pool Rental $2,600 p.m. Agent *****70 CAIRNHILL PL. HIGH fir 2290 sq.ft 3 bdrms, good view Occidental *****00/ *****31. CAI GDN 3-BORM mals. Spanish design. Quiet surroundings $1,600. F/furn. Exquisite *****14 CHONGKIM APARTMENT AT Bas
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    • 532 30 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments HONG LEONG CONDO, 1.500 sq.ft.. 3 bdrms, well furn, facing sea, $1,500. Pothouse *****44. KIM SIA COURT Parkhouse Apt. furn./unfurn. $1,200. Tel: *****56/ *****47. NEWTON CIRCUS VICINITY. 4+ 1 bdrms, upp. mals. S/pool. Furn. $2,100. Marlfold: *****96. HIM PARK lower maisonette. 3 bedrooms, $1,800 fully furnished.
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    • 511 30 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms HOLLAND RD RMS In Bungalow for male/ female students. Sharing $400 each/ $600. Tel: *****12. INDIAN OWNER HAS rms. m Jurong East/ West sharing basis. $100. *****46/ *****10 (anytime). KATONG BIG MASTER bdrm with bathrm/ balcony for students. Meals/ laundry provided. *****56. KATONG BUNGLW, 200 sq.ft.
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    • 735 30 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses Countless property ads are featured on this section page daily. Look deeper into this one and make your evaluation. Location Set m prestigious District 9. 5-minute walk to Centrepoint or Plaza S'pura Concept 6 blocks of 4-storey walk-up apartments Attractive and modern
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    • 637 30 WATTEN EST. LINK House 6000 sq.ft. $780,000. Henry Pk semi-D, 4500 sq.ft. $730,000. Hong Leong Gdn 2 1/2-storey terr. $490,000. Victor Chla Partners, *****26. BENA PARK D/STOREY semi-d. Quiet surroundings. 3/ servant's bdrm. F/hold. 4,000 sq.rt. $428,000. Exquisite *****14. BRADDELL HEIGHTS BUNGALOW 15,000 sq.ft. Single-storey. 3 1 bedrooms, 15 yrs
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    • 864 30 113 For Sale: Houses D.20 THOMSON RD Green Meadows, 2250 sq.ft with gdn, low maintenance. Principal call: *****91. D.21 HONGKONG PARK singlestorey seml-d. 3 rms, renovated, 4,800 sq.ft. $500,000 0.n.0. JC Properties 336-3839. D.5 BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED d/storey terr/ corner terr. 2000/ 3000 sq.ft. 4 rms. split-level, marble/ parquet. *****93 LA
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    • 771 30 113 For Sale: Houses SERANGOON GON BOOMIN Dr. Corner ter. 2800 sq.ft. 3+l bdrms. $138,000 neg. *****28/ *****26 TAI HWAN GARDEN 2-storey corner terrace for sale. Contact tel: *****28 2-STOREY SEMI-D D.19. $480,000, 3800 sq.ft. Large gdn. 5 rms. Agape: *****65 x 15, (Bernard). 114 For Sale: Private Apartments TAN
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    • 776 30 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments I GUILLEMARD APARTMENTS"! jgi ""trfißAfli along Lorong26 between a| EZ3 aEBtSC Gevtaig Rd Guillemard Rd I H Wf^WlMinßlaEaWnft^ !i^ ~^^BI No Restriction on Foreign Ownership I Freehold Investment Affordable Price M Small Units type A appr. 1402 sq ft. J5
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    • 880 31 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 4 ROOM RENOVATED Flat at Woodlands/ Marsiling Block 7. 4th storey. Convenient to market, schools, post office, bus taxi stands. Tel: *****68 after 7.00 pm. A.M.KIO CENTRAL $38,000; Clement! 3-rm $50,000; Toa Payoh 4-rm $60,000; Eunos Crescent srin $120,000. Call: *****6. A M.KIO Point Blk.
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    • 620 31 117 Properties Wanted WANTED! I HDB FLATS CASH PAYMENT Please call *****88 PRIVATE APARTMENTS WANTED by genuine buyers m Dist.lo or 15. Required 3/ 4 bdrms, servant's, full facilities. Freehold. Brand new or 2 yrs' old apt or apt ready by next yr. Budget $500,000. Owners kindly call: Sebastiano Properties
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    • 557 31 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces 88 DBS LAND Prime Industrial Properties for Sale/Lease Immediate occupation Terrace Factories At Hillview Terrace. Double storey with mezzanine floor Area per unit: 527 to 608m 2 Suitable for light industries 999 years lease Warehouses At West Coast/Clementi Road Floor areas: 1 77. 1
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    • 338 31 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces GRDFLR SELF-CONTAINED STORAGE, 1,500 3,500 sq.ft. 6 m.s. Bt Timah Rd. Handling equipment facilities, free parking. 1 2 yrs. No agts. Principals pise call *****28. DIST.23 HILLVIEW WAREHOUSE 1,800-28,000 sq.ft. $1.20 psf.; factory 1,800-190,000 sq.ft. $0.90-$1.20 psf. *****51/ 2. OPEN STORAGE SPACE m Jurong for rent
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    • 357 31 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces If WAREHOUSE FOR SALE OR LEASE AT PAYA LEBAR Modern warehouse for sale or lease by unit. Easy instalments. Located at the junction of MacPherson Road/ Airport Road with various dimensions and up-to-date facilities. Please contact Mr Chong/Alice/Doreen Tel: *****1 1 or
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    • 149 31 mm SHENTON WAY PRIME OFFICE SPACE AND FURNISHED APARTMENTS FOR LEASE Rent Negotiable Ring Rosalind *****61 For Lease (Immediate Occupation) Area from 1,000 sq. ft. Newly renovated. Competitive rental. TONG ENG BLDG 603-4000 sq.ft. Cecil Ct 790-29,000. PIL Bldg 800--3500 Keck Seng Bldg 750-7000. Octagon Bldg 1200-5000. Hong Leong Finance
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    • 495 31 123 For Sale: Shop Spaces j No Restriction to Foreigners Easy loan repayment. Please call: *****00 Mrs Bessie Wong (Principal only) NORTH BRIDGE CENTRE m fhn buttling town centre near Raffles City c 2 shop units of 947 sq.ft. each on upper floor at $350 p.s.f. 0.n.0. 1 prime shop
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    • 656 31 124 For Rent: 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces Shop Spaces j FU LU SHOU COMPLEX (Rochor Road) Shop space with good frontage available on 3rd Storey (#O3-23). Area 46 sq.m. m Suitable for all types of business. ATTRACTIVE RENTAL. Interested please contact: HOK LOK SIU PTE LTD *****22 GOLDHILL SQUARE
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    • 650 32 136 Cruises 136 Cruises 136 Cruises of Scandinavia 7 Days Bali/Singapore Charm from $1525. (Child $945) Departure: 19 July, 2 Aug, 16 Aug 1985 v^__^l^^^_^S_^3b •*^i_3* > J nn__^__________j For nnore information call your travel agent General Sales Agent _$t&v Mansfield Holidays 354 Orchard Road #09-09 Shaw House a Singapore
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 101 33 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements Tha Family of the Late Mdm Yeo Hw«e Eng (a Ye© Ah Ngia (Mrs. Tan Soon Siah) Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the Doctors and Staff of Ward 43 T.T.S. Hoapital for their kind attention and care during Mdm Yao's stay m
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    • 53 33 183 Condolences 183 Condolences y With dMpMt »y m pa t hm A condotonoaa to I our CHAIRMAN 1 MR. VMAYKUMAR CHAKDURLAL 1 CHANDWANI < on tha damiaa of hte batovad fathar I MR. D ADA' M. CHANDWANI From Board of Directors, Managamant A Staff of: 1 CARL INTERNATIONAL I
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    • 179 33 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam sth Anniversary In Ever Loving Memory Of My Beloved Husband ELIAS PHILIPS PEREIRA who departed this life on 2nd July 1980 No further away than a picture, A smile or remembered face, Our loved one live in memory, So close in so many ways.
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    • 50 33 THE LATE VENERABLE DHAMMASUKHA WHO DEPARTED FROM US ON 3RD JULY 1966 THE FULL MOON DAY OF THE STH LUNAR MONTH "MAY HE ATTAIN THE BLISS OF NIRVANA!" (Memorial services will be held today at 10.30 a.m. and 1.30 p.m.) THE BUDDHIST UNION SINGAPORE
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 462 33 WORLD CUP '86 ROAD TO MEXICO ARGENTINA 2 PERU 2 BUENOS AIRES, Mon. Argentina became the sixth country to qualify for the 1986 World Cup soccer finals when a late equaliser laid on by defender Daniel Passarella gave them a 2-2 draw with Peru yesterday m
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    • 202 33 BRAZIL 1 BOLIVIA 1 SAO PAULO, Mon. Brazil, who have already qualified for next year's finals m Mexico, put on a pale performance and were held to a surprise 1-1 draw m South American Group Three by Bolivia yesterday. Careca scored for Brazil m the 18th minute,
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    • 214 33 COLOMBIA 2 VENEZUELA 0 BOGOTA, Mon. Colombia yesterday regained some of their lost pride with an easy 2-0 win over Venezuela m the last South American Group One qualifying match. Both teams were already out of contention for direct qualification to next year's finals m Mexico. With
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    • 437 33 Spanish hot-shot signs off by clinching Cup for Atletico MADRID, Mon. Mexican international Hugo Sanchez, the Spanish League's top scorer, led Atletico de Madrid to a 2--1 win over Athletic Bilbao yesterday, giving his team their first Spanish Cup title m nine years. Sanchez put up a spectacular
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    • 162 33 MIAMI BEACH (Florida), Mon. Jiang ■fiali ang, China's world No. 1 player, rebounded from defeat In the singles semi-finals to win two doubles titles yesterday, leading China to a clean sweep of the seven events at the United States Open table tennis championships. Jiang
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    • 168 33 WELLINGTON, Mon. South Africa will not be invited for rugby's first World Cup, scheduled to be played m New Zealand and Australia m 1987, an Australian sports minister said yesterday. New South Wales state Sports Minister Michael Cleary said he was told of the
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    • 683 35 The Golden Age of Rome 4 For my age, I am at the top of the world. I took part in these Games because you must be in good physical shape to m be a revolutionary. 7 Prithvi, 92 (above) ROME, Mon. His 92 years on
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    • 502 35 BASKETBALL Barcelona, of Spain, overhauled Monte Libano, of Brazil, 93-89 m the dying moments to win the men's World Club Championship final m Barcelona on Sunday. European champions Cibona Zagreb, of Yugoslavia, took third place with an easy 109-82 victory over San Andres, of Argentina. In Tokyo,
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      291 35 Zola and Mary set for race of the decade LONDON, Mon. Zola Budd and Mary Slaney are booked for a 3,Mt metres rematch m what is already being billed "The Race of the Decade" at an international athletics meeting at Crystal Palace here on July 21. And the
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    • 355 35 Champ back inform BREMEN, Mon. World 3,« M metres steeplechase champion Patrii Ilg, of West Germany, proved he has found his way back to the top with a brilliant win In yesterday's international athletics meeting against the United States. Though the US won both the men's and women's matches easily,
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    • 477 35 Hosts are in a hum The Golden Age of Seoul SEOUL, Mon. Grunts and shouts echo round a camp north-east of here from sunrise to sunset. Sweat and tears are the fuel it runs on. This is where hundreds of athletes are already training, 15 months ahead of time, m
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    • 335 35 STOCKHOLM, Mon. Two of athletics' less-glamorous events could supply the highlights of the Grand Prix meeting at the Olympic stadium here tomorrow. The Grand Prix circuit has yet to capture the imagination and one result of the generally low-key entry lists has been the emergence of
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    • 122 35 Australian roles football Melbourne: Carl ton 151 North Melbourne 75, Fitzroy 95 Swans 80, Footscray 146 Geelong 124, Essendon 137 Hawthorn 101, Collingwood 157 Melbourne 85, Richmond 117 Saint Kilda 81. Adelaide: Norwood 124 North Adelaide 88, Central District 149 Port Adelaide 116, West Torrens 108 Glenelg 107,
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    • 364 36  -  HAKIKAT RAI ,ML;MAKL;FMKLAML By v SINGAPORE athletes will be forced to provide the sideshow at September's closed track and field championships if athletes from Oceania decide to make a pit stop m the Republic en route to Canberra for the Athletics World Cup. The Oceania
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    • 258 36 .THREE of Singapore's better athletes Frankie Lee, Norshidah Mohd. Ali jand Chay Wai Sum have indicated that they will not take part m this month's trials to select the national squad for September's Asian track and field championships m Jakarta. The trio, who are final-year
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    • 184 36 Second stage win for Matthijs VTTRE, Mon. Belgian Rudy Matthijs sprinted to his second stage win m two days m the Tour de France cycling race yesterday. But compatriot Eric Vanderaerden, who finished third behind Ireland's Scan Kelly a reversal of Saturday's placings increased his overall lead after winning two
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    • 288 36 .,';,';,A;AFKM MEMPHIS, Mon. Hal Sutton, eight strokes off the pace after the third round, rolled m a 10-metre birdie putt on the first extra hole yesterday to beat David Ogrin and win the US$5OO,OOO ($1.21 million) Memphis Classic. Sutton fired a seven-under-par 65 for a 279 total.
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    • 158 36 TOKYO, Mon. Comedian Bob Hope announced plans here at the weekend to build a golf course m aid of charity, quipping that the game was for men who were too old to be involved with women "but still want to get into a trap" With this one-liner
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    • 358 36  -  TAY CHENG KHOON KJAKLJFLAMF.M By Take-it-easy advice after joy m Japan SINGAPORE'S Zainal Abidin took advantage of the non-appearance of Egyptian international Naser Zahran to take his third Japan Open squash crown m Tokyo yesterday. The East Asian champion defeated local ace Hitoshi Ushiogi 9-7,
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    • 217 36  -  ALBERT JOHNSON LMA;FKAJFKM.,./; By SWIMMING coach Tan Eng Chai has returned from a six-month coaching scholarship m Australia with a package of proposals for improving the sport m the Republic. In a report to the Singapore Sports Council, Eng Chai has called for qualified instructors to spot
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    • 166 36 PATRICK WEE and younger sister Adelene are overall leaders m their sections m the Phase II national bowling trials at Jackie's Orchard and Tenpin Bowl. Patrick moved to the top with a fifth placing on Saturday and a first on Sunday, while Adelene was a consistent
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    • 397 37  - Mischief makers, take care PETER SIOW By Thailand's soccer chiefs warn of stern action against hooliganism THE Football Association of Thailand have decided to clamp down on teams involved m violence, corruption and bribery during December's South-east Asia Games competition. The tough policy is to avoid the wrath of the
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    • SOCCER AROUND SINGAPORE
      • 206 37 STRIKER V. Sundram Moorthy, missing from action for several months because of a knee injury and national service, will return to the national squad this month. The 19-year-old ace has been invited by coach Hussein Aljunied to prepare for the away friendly match against
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      • 152 37 FAR East Levingston Recreation Club will not play m the final of the Singapore Business Houses Football League junior knockout competition after all. The SHHFL's tournament committee hays upheld a protest by Pavilion Inter-Con iinental Sports Club, who claim that Levingston fi aided an unregistered player, Pajar Molok,
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      • 265 37 SOUTH AVENUE 2 ARMED FORCES 3 ARMED Forces gave relegation contenders South Avenue plenty to worry about when they beat them m a keenly-fought Division One clash at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Forces got off to a fine start, opening accounts as early
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      • 309 37 Malaysia will participate in Merlion Cup MALAYSIA have accepted Singapore's invitation to the Merlion Cup competition to be played at the National Stadium from Oct 12-27. They will replace defending champions Iraq, who last month informed the Football Association of Singapore of their withdrawal because of heavy commitments. The choice
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      • 38 37 TELEREC A edged out Cisco 2-1 m a Singapore Government Services Football League Division Two match at Geylang yesterday. Other results Dlv 3: Prisons SA 2 Singapore Immigration 1, Parks and Recreation 3 Sewerage 4.
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    • CRICKET
      • 227 37 LONDON, Mon. Australia were shaken by a stunning assault from lan Botham, who scored 85, but had the edge over England on the fourth day of the Second Test at Lord's today. England, 135 behind on first innings, were reeling at 98 for six when Botham arrived
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      • 230 37 LONDON, Mon. Former England batsman Chris Tavare scored a solid 44 yesterday to lay the foundations for a five-wicket win over Middlesex which consolidated Kent's position at the top of the Sunday League. Tavare led Kent's reply after Middlesex, level on top with their opponents before
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    • 494 37 Take me out of the brawl game First Marcus Lin laments the state of sport I HAVE become a man of constant sorrow. Even my mother can't ease my worried mind. I am m a quandary and soon my back will be against the wall. My childhood illusions have been
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    • 119 37 ANGLICAN High had a bright start to the National Schools basketball tournament when both their B Division boys and girls triumphed at Thomson Road yesterday. Their Doys trounced Jurong Secondary 79-46 and their girls defeated St Margaret's 48-11. Other B Division results Boys: Chung Cheng High
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    • TENNIS
      • 379 37 L;AMFMAKLNMF LONDON, Mon. Third-seeded Hana Mandlikova, of Czechoslovakia, was beaten 6-1, 7-6 m the third round by Australian Elizabeth Smylie m the biggest upset yet of the championships. And West German Boris Becker ousted seventh-seeded Joakim Nystrom, of Sweden, m a five-setter. The 17-year-old used
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      • 484 37 LONDON, Mon. Chalk it up to experience or maturity. John McEnroe, enfant terrible, has changed has mellowed. In 1981, the year he won his first Wimbledon singles title, he stormed out of the interview room when he was questioned about his relationship with Stacey Margolin.
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    • 262 37  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By FORMER internationals Lim Yew San and Sim Poh Leong were the heroes of Taniong Pagar's 3-2 win over Kirn Keat m the semi-finals of the Inter-constituency table tennis championships at Toa Payoh last night. Yew San and Poh Leong lost the first set 21-18,
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    • 569 33 150 Commercial/ Technical IMPORT/EXPORT New class** commencing at CLIFFORD EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE #05-3545 Blk 162, Buklt Merah Town Ctr. T*l: *****90 (8 Lin**) Fri 7.45- 10. 15pm 19/7 Sat 2.00- 4.30pm 20/7 LEX MENG PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CENTRE #06-34 Funan Ctr, 109 North Bridge Rd. T*i: *****05/*****32 Tue 6.30- 9.00pm 9/7
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    • 510 33 156 Cookery HONGKONG GRAD SPECIALISES m timsum, dinner banquet, craypot dishes, roasting, yao char kuay, Indonesia cooking, cakemaklng, French pastry cooking. Tel: *****67/ *****12. LOCAL MALAY SPECIALITIES Indonesian cuisines classes commencing on 6, 7/7/85. Interested please tel: *****46 Mrs. Yassln. MRS BENJAMIN STARTING cookery courses: Indian, Chinese, French and French
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 395 34 181 Deaths 181 Deaths 181 Deaths (AGE 84) i passed away peacefully on 30th June 1985 leaving behind: SONS: DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW: Wong Kuwe Yen (Deceased) Wong Kuwe Choi Chee Mcc Tiaw Wong Poo Yen, Fred Tan Lan Cheng, Rosy DAUGHTER: SON-IN-LAW: Wong Seh Hong Loh Khew Chong GRAND SONS: GRAND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW:
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  • RACING
    • 133 34 CLASS 1 DIV 1— 2,000 m (Ratings: 176-139) 15 REMEMBER NEVII (Allan) 171 17 BIG CHIEF 5t (Allan) 172 14 FREEDOM FIGHTER II 54.5 (Buang) ltt It TROPICAL WAY 53.5 (Lee) ltl 12 SIAPA RAJAH IV 51 (Allan) 1M 11 SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY D 51 (Allan)
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    • 467 34  -  TONTO Tropical Way, Brer Wolf give classic a lift By THE Queen Elizabeth n Cup on Sunday may be the smallest staying classic m terms of stakemoney, but it is by no means the least important. Worth "only" $75,000, the classic is the final
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    • 209 34 It's the other Persian Tiara NEW YORK, Mon. JOCKEY Jorge Velasquez completed a successful week by bringing Persian Tiara from the rear to win the US$lOO,OOO (about *****,000) Sheepshead Bay Handicap over 2,200 m at Belmont Park on Saturday. (His winning mount bears the same name as the Malaysian-bred who
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    • 227 34 PARIS, Mon. SAGACE, winner of the Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe, will not run m the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Royal Ascot later this month. The race had been a possibility on the agenda for the brilliant five-year-old. But
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    • 227 34 THESE horses did well over the weekend at Bukit Timah and it will pay to follow them: Happiness 11, kept off the early pace, accelerated m the straight for fifth to Pagan Dancer m Class 1 Div 1 over 1,200 m. The Silly Season five-year-old will be
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    • 213 34 •At the dOOm pieU rs b > Jonathan choo »nd albert sim •At the finish kfihUl IshTnafl fsl.T*:*! cnai —H22UI jmaj EQ3» ESS" Q 2 Div 6 1,200 m 1. Florida Falls 2. Satisfaction m 3. Daktari 4. Calgary Dist: 2K, IV4,
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      13 34  -  JON byj "She used to know me four races ago!"
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    • 78 34 FOUR Class 2 horses who won at Bukit Timah over the weekend Steady n, Victoria Park, Hunting Eagle and Tuan Tuan have promoted to Class 1. fuan Tuan won m Div 2 on Saturday. Victoria Park and Steady II took the Div 1 races on
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    • 273 34 This weekend's weights WEIGHTS, barrier draw and ratings for this weekend's races at Bukit Timah: SATURDAY Class 1 My. 2 2,000 m (Ratings. I*4-103) 10 Feu Vert 68 164 6 O'Malley 57.5 143 7 Dow Jones H 57 142 11 Putera Sandhurst 55.5 139 5 Catchword 55 138 4 Suffolk
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    • 293 34 13 Salute n 53 87 6 Ready -To^o 52.5 86 10 Elrond 52 85 2 Sri Daman 52 85 1 Miami's Dolphin 52 85 3 Commanchero 51 S 84 11 Telult Tempoyak n 50 81 Class 2 Div. 11,400 m 1,400 m (Ratings 100-00) 14 Tiros 57 108 5 Wags
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    • 281 34 9 Papatol D 55 86 4 Glamorous Charm 54.5 85 2 Unforgettable n53 82 7 Amazing Bid 52 5 81 5 Kia-ura 11 52.5 81 3 Midnight Killer 52.5 81 8 Meteorite IV 52 80 10 New Star 52 80 12 Kita Punya 51.5 79 11 Magic Box 51.5 79
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    • 288 34 2 Tukang Wang 54 103 6 Commander Three 54 103 4 Tha nieeson 53.5 102 14 Turquoise 53.5 102 13 Charisma m 52.5 100 1 John's Gift 51.5 98 11 Regent Court 51.5 98 12 Little Papa 51 97 10 Rainbow Wonders 1151 97 3 Swiss Tiger D 50.5 96
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  • OBITUARIES
    • Obituary, Illustration
      122 35 MARY TAN BEE KIAW 1 Departed 2nd July W62 I Though these 3 yrs have gonafif In our home she is fondly remembered, Sweet memories cling to *3(t name; Those who ioved her m life siQt cerely. Still love her m death just tlfc same. Always remembered
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    • 402 35 181 Deaths 181 Deaths CHOO TECK HONG Called To Be With The Lord on July Ist 1985 "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no j evil for thou art with me." PSALM 23:4 For information regarding Home Service and Funeral Call:
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    • 263 35 MRS TAY BUAN GUAN n«« THAM WAI YING wish to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all friends, business associates and relatives for their kind attendance, donations, condolence, wreaths and assistance rendered during their recent bereavemenl^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ TAN CHIN PIN Departed 2Sth June, 1965 wishes to express their
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    • 69 35 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MADAM K. SUPPAMMAL Z wish to express their 6incet9 thanks and appreciation to IM relatives and friends for th^li kind assistance, donation^ wreaths, condolences and atte(l^ dance during their recent b#J reavernen^^^^^^^^^^^^^^* The lamMy o« the l«te MDM. MARGARET LEE JIT NCO with
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    • 140 35 1 1 1 jr HI Hli iUk lißfllfllHßA If you suffer V _H^^^bk II n severe time a:ionin g t HfiH II n^__P I 24 nours a da y is t0 sncrt M^im L__^fl_P i __V J* r—^"7 *an urgent need to keep up with H H_^_HH_i_^__^_L//"7 y° ur colleagues
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    • 123 36 v^^HIIHI^^^H^HHHHHHHHHHiBHHHHHHHBHHMHHHHHii^HIH^HII^IH|^^ I With great sadness, I our deepest sympathies and condolences I to the family of the late I I HP B 1 I Mrs Phng Yen San I I nee Madam Lim Hiang Thoe I I (Age 71) I I Chairman, Asia Motor Company Pte Ltd, I I who
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    • 79 36 I Our deepest sympathies and I I heartfelt condolences to the I I family of the late I I Mrs. Phng Yen San I I nee Madam Lim Hiang Thoe I H m v B B I B fIH I |l 1 B IF fl H I Chairman I I
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
    • 106 36 TODAY'S EVENTS BASKETBALL National schools tourney: B Boys, Girls C Boys, Girls (Thomson Secondary, 8.30, 9.30, 2.45 and 3.45). HOCKEY SHA Div. IA: SRC B v CSC B; Div. IB: SCC B v Khalsa B (both at Padang). Div. 2A: SCRC v Punggolß (Tanglin); Div. 2B: Police B v Dutch
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  • Page 37 Advertisements
    • 534 37 I Ist CHINA HONEYMOON TOURS CELEBRATION FUNCTION: ■KBESgE^^^^^^^^^H 29TH SEPTEMBER 1985 Each couple entitled to a table of ten at 8 days guilin/guangzhou/hongkcng Neptune Theatre and Restaurant. $*****0 TOUR DEPARTURES: 15 DAYS BEIJING/SHANGHAI/HANGZHOU/GUILIN/ 30TH SEPTEMBER 1985 GUANGZHOU/HONGKONG $2880.00 120 DAYS BEU.NG/NANJ.NG/SHANGHA./HANGZHOU/ "HRECRACKERING" welcome and HoneySUZOU/WUXI/GUILIN/GUANGZHOU/HONGKONG moon Banquet on arrival m
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  • 565 38  -  JUNE TAN This year's President's Scholars By FROM humble homes, they have risen to high honour. They are this year's President's Scholars mostly sons and daughters of ordinary folk. Three of this year's crop of the nations top brains are girls, whereas for the past
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  • 194 38 JAKARTA, Mon. The I nited States and Vietnam appear willing to consider opening an American technical office In Hanoi to hasten the process of accounting for American servicemen missing since the Vietnam War, according to statements from both countries. The Reagan
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  • 72 38 LONDON, Mon. Princess Diana was 24 today and found herself m public controversy over an expensive ring on her left hand which she didn't get from Prince Charles. The gold ring encrusted with diamonds, and worth between £5,000 and 10,000 (5514,000 and $29,000) according to
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  • 279 38 Metal pieces in bodies support jet blast theory NEW DELHI, Mon. Fragments of metal have been found m the bodies of some victims of last week's Air India crash, strengthening suspicion an explosion caused the disaster m which 329 people died, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported today. It
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  • 31 38 NEW YORK, Mon. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dropped 5.93 points to 1,329.53 m the first half-hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. AP
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  • 244 38  - S'poreans on stopover in HK stranded WINSOME LANE By Hongkong Reporter HONGKONG, Mon. A number of Singapore holidaymakers have been stranded here since a typhoon last week, unable to return home m time for the new school term, which begins today. Mr Eric Li, First Secretary of the Singapore Commission
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  • 448 38  - Three happy endings amid the grouses KATHLYN TSANG LOW MEI MEI By and MORE grouses than praise came over the courtesy hotline on its first day yesterday but the positive still stood out... Such as the experience of Mrs Alice Thomson of Brookvale Park m Clementi m the Scotts Road
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  • 39 38 MADRID, Mon. About 40 people were injured last night during clashes between police and Basque football fans after Athletico Bilbao lost 1-2 m the Spanish Cup to Athletico Madrid, Red Cross officials said today. Reuter
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  • 36 38 What it should have been THE fee for the one-day Seminar on Bank Taxation to be conducted by Peat Marwick on Friday is $380 and not $880 as reported yesterday. We are sorry for the error.
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  • Page 38 Advertisements
    • 177 38 tl M Wm ivffilMH H FordiQr »ph OHP 4t 80 with Audiovisual Products We offer Hardware: Overhead Projectors Supplies Slide/Filmstrip Projectors Episcopes Projection Screens Trolleys Transparency Maker Supplies Dry Mounting Laminating Press/Supplies Laser Pointers Audio Amplifier (P. A. System) Prepared Educational Materials: Super Bmm, 16mm Films Video Tapes Sound Filmstrips
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    • 482 38 T °Y\att° o Beautiful Eyebrows tt Captivating Eye-lids \ostt? c Yours Forever •-*«C^ %1^ Lisa Wong $P e ?oO M®[ r M will design ♦n^oO. "1 ooQ- *L li^ii personally e^°^ o o $5 ™JSW for the patrons. EyeD^ow ta^oo I^. jiS^HI aS^f "^L We have the expertise and techniques
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
    • 129 38 Weather UP TO 1 pm: Fair. TEMP. (C) up to 6am tomorrow: 33 max., 25 mm. SUNSET today: 7.14 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.02 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 7/20 C Goudy Manila 25/31 C Cloudy Amsterdam 14/20 C Cloudy Melbourne 12/19 C Fine Bangkok 26/32 C Fair Moscow 10/19 C Rain
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  • Section Two
    • 2 1 Section Two
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    • Home & Property
      • 752 1 Fads they never fail to command a following. People are entranced by them and architects are no exception. So it was that it became fashionable m the 70s to clad the exterior of buildings with ceramic tiles. Today, the adverse effects are beginning to show. JUDY
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      • 333 1 THE issue of bad tiling came to a head last August when the Public Works Department sent a letter to the Singapore Institute of Architects. The letteiS which has since been circulated to all SIA members, highlighted the danger of tiles falling from
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      • 180 2 Coming Up YET another new development Jervois Mansion is being offered for lease only. The four-storey building at Jervois Road, off River Valley Road, comprises 20 maisonettes of 2,800 sq ft each. Monthly rental m the recently completed building is between $4,300 and $4,700, depending on
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      • 674 2 A house is more than just a home; it is a window into a society and its people. It can show what is important to them and what is not, how the people who live m it organise their lives and what they believe
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      • 288 2 SHINE and grime usually do not go together. And for the nine-storey Hotel Meridien Singapore, the grime on its once-sparkling, white external cladding has become a $120,000 problem. The hotel has called for tenders to spruce up its compacted glass exterior, slightly more than a year
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      • 139 2 Single- Serangoon 2,650 999 30 $298,000 Agent storey Garden (19) *****28 2V_-storey West 3.800 999 6to 8 $405,000 Agent Coast (5) 533-5555 Double- Cheow Keng P.600 Freehold 15 $525,000 Agent storey Road (15) *****88 Single- Seletar 2,200 999 20 $238,000 Agent storey Hills (28) *****44 Double- Mt. Sinai
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      • 187 2 FLATTED factory or posh shopping centre, there has got to be a grand official opening for the tenants. And renovation contractors at Blk 1014, Geylang East, are no exception. Despite numerous complaints that they have to do retail business m an unconducive industrial setting,
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      • 45 1 /H| w I^^l^iH^^^^B H^H St- >;' H Sp >*.«?» 3 :^a^n^^SKß^ffl^^^^^B^Hl^B9 "8' B^B^-^^^bl .JKI Wr sW^.» fl^BTi^l t• eBW^ fB BHBI BBS** ''W^wr^ j^BkEBBoSBbVI Bfch. tIJMIb jßßJßP^^gg^^jßl Kfffijg^ .jJß^BPEß^PrJF v^flr^'^l ■BbW^^l BP^^^^^W BF j2I Br H'N^^ ,^bl Hfc '^Bto^^aHlMHlßß^^B^fct^^^^iKi^WHßßl^Biiaiß '"^.^^M^jifl WS^^^Kt/^^^ ,^BH BB^L. BHBBkk. M «^l^^^ B^^lf^^S
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      • 243 1 Helen's special interest m what houses mean to people More ideas on m doing up your flat Pretty flowers made from modelling clay 5 Calligraphy lessons for little ones Home and Property Edited by Wong Ai Kwei Hobbies and Home, Decor Design Edited by Christine Khor Bilingual Edited by Teo
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    • Page 2 Advertisements
      • 59 2 This year is going to be real tough. There's no doubt about it. Tough decisions, tough competition, tough market, tough budgets, tough measures, tough targets, tough getting that extra 10 to 20 percent increase. Tough going isn't it, if you haven't discovered the new and growing group of 239,000 consumers
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    • Home Hobbies
      • 437 3 I Craft Corner I Chan King Nui CLAY FLOWERS THESE flowers are made from a modelling clay called Fimo. It comes m a large range of colours and new colours are also made by mixing the clay. Materials 1. Fimo modelling clay m required colours.
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      • 624 3  - High-tech, hi-strung housewives HELEN HOWARD The more technology comes into our homes, the more work the average housewife feels compelled to do By DRYERS, vacuum cleaners, washing-up machines you'd think today's almost unlimited household gadgetry would give the modern housewife plenty of time to put her feet up. But would
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      • 377 3 I Im^3 4 H JBJSM^^PWiI In just 3 steps your home can be as beautiful as the home on left. BU MmMMMMuB SPREAD 2 PRESS 3. SMOOTH S^H Efl I Spread C-Mortar Press C-Bnck firmly Smooth on adhesive I Adhesive on into adhesive and between C-Bricks P^tt^l V^ I surface
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    • 1154 4 Decor Design Getting round the entry problem Although the balcony m HDB apartments poses fewer problems than a maisonette staircase, flatdwellers might try these guidelines for improved layout In Your Home Edward Khoo architect IF YOU own a five-room Model "A" apartment or a five-room improved (corridor end) Housing Board
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      • 426 4 Use Low-Wattage Halo 9 ei V -i^j^ HH^Sri^H ■'TiJSBB !j zSfStßu FS 0015 Spanish high-tech dealgn i 4tit{^W I BB^^Mlr'^m^B^B '"tl^H modern stand lamp with halogen bulb. SHk^j^B i!Bll^fli^HlMriß W^m \FS 16 SP*"' lll high-tech fj"^^^^^^^^^^^^^K I P deitgn modem table-lamp .i^aaaHi^^itL. B < h h n bulb I -JtMJS
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      • 221 4 master I bedroom 2 I kitchen bedroom I I PICTURE B PICTURE C Th« 5-room Improved The 5-room Improved (Corridor End) Apartment (Corridor End) Apartment with a simple layout with an alternative layout f a|l In*/ 1 1 1 Try to set the T yj dining table as S I
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    • Bilingual
      • 773 5 Since calligraphy ceased to be formally taught m schools, some parents have been sending their children to private lessons organised by the Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore. TAN BAN HUAT talks to several of the students, whose enthusiasm must be reassuring to those who
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      • 225 5 CALLJGRAFHER Lv Eng Wah took up the challenge of teaching children how to write with a brush for he knew it wo Ud be good to start them y *ung. He should know. He first took up a brush m his primary school days m
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      • Article, Illustration
        70 5 %«^s*»ffiA 4*£fiiL*tffi6ijS^l& "nwrnmrnji ft* o "fti&mv: mm mm 'l*2lf^i til m W*qmi* IS i*&&¥fl»° *S I* 'ffi S i£ sfe ft: M afn*±#MJi#*fc Hilt tk^S**^^* ;,L;,AFAMKM ft'th)LM iTtt*J« HIM "fMArt"' 50tc- »^Xf»#tt it m 9ft IDS f*« -an* 4*^* liilj® Sl^'A^ft Photograph by Students from the calligraphy class held by
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      • 419 5 TEO HAN WUE chats with a Balinese painter passing through Singapore, who is hoping to bring his works here for an exhibition ARIAWAN does not wait or look for inspiration. He just responds to things and people around him, and turns them readily into
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        85 5 I 1938 **%-P,^34# ftßm&ftMitm m £rais Bit mm&to /ZMH ;y is a *viw mm n r ws w *<tnfi-j wx m f&fn sr f t«a »r »w s *55^« ffi^^J AfriiH F* H6 &&ft& x# -it*- c Wt^-^P/c (Oberlin ColletOlk 24^lf« H^qp (Yale University' New Haven, Connecticut X' Jfcflifcffclfi r
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    • BILINGUAL
      • 670 6 Kisah dondang sayang dan ronggeng Bahagian 3 Oleh YUSNGR EF UNTUK memenuhi syarat bagi pantun-pantun yang baik dalam dondang sayang, bukan saja keempat-empat hukum itu mesti dalam kiasan, ia juga mestilah mempunyai maksud yang logik dan bermakna dan tidak seperti mi: Johor baru nama negeri Sultan
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      • 343 6 'Bacalah Bersama Anak Anda': Bengkel Untuk Ibu Bapa Perpustakaan Negara dan Yayasan Mendaki akan meneanjurkan dua buah lagi bengkel membaca dan bercerita. Kedua-dua bengkel itu akan diadakan pada hari Sabtu dan bernrala pada jam 2.31 petang. Bengkel pertama lalah pada 6 Julai 1985 bertempat di Dewan Sarahan Perpustakaan
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      • 289 6 The story of dondang sayang and joget part 3 GOOD pantuns m dondang sayang must have verses with deep meanings and a proper form. The words used must make a logical statement. This has to be stressed because there were several pantuns used by
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      • 1423 6 ii^hCTAUTC OCRnftSH HBH I Telefax No: *****59 Rates: Box Service: IHHI O I All I O noDUOO I WBtm s&les Straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 Telex Service: S.T.A.N.T.S. RS ***** TIMEAD I Tel: *****11 ext 2724-7 2669 Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc. cm. Posted: SjIO.OO -i APPOINTMENTS The MRT
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    • Page 7 Advertisements
      • 50 7 Everything is Negotiable HOW TO NEGOTIATE AND WIN Gavin Kennedy Whether you're negotiating for big stakes or for small, don't miss opportunities for a better deal Here, m an entertaining and thoroughly practical book, is how to get the best out of every deal W 1 m Times Illiy ItMrihiiliirs
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      • 186 7 APPOINTMENT A fast expanding chain of mini-markets invites applications for the following positions:POST A TRAINING OFFICER POST R FOOD TECHNOLOGIST Job Description Post A Responsible for formulating and implementing training programmes and procedures, compiling materials needed for the various levels of training, assessing and monitoring the performance of staff under
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      • 503 7 APPOINTMENT A well established lATA Travel Agency invites applications to fill the position of: TICKETING EXECUTIVE Minimum requirements are: GCE "O" Level with credits m English Not less than five years of experience m ticketing, reservation and fare calculations with a reputable lATA Agency Must be able to type at
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    • Page 7 Miscellaneous
      • 494 7 SUN TAN ByCotMte f-rwese Af?e tmf ivorst p what Does youfi. MoTwe/^ MARKS Evff«Sf.^/ 1 about rtieMJ/ /T..6wwfl«6Dww^| THE BORN LOSER B Art Bmnsom 'itHIMMOU've^HAP gMOUfc-M^f^A^, MQ6OW 6AS^ IF I C^lKj^ /VV^U^) X PDi YOU'RE AWJ) THE GAMBOLS By Barry AppUby /MEXT T/M^ YOU AII r..MU& 6UBE TUAT )->. OURST
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      • 168 7 PEANUTS Byachsl* Pear Sweetheart, I Remember how we I I haver 't had a (lovers lie;) I miss vnn vpvv Used t° sit m the single cookie 9 1 —^C much P ar^ eaitiric 3 since y° u h i BEETLE BAILEY 4r Mort w^*^ ANDY CAPP *r «nv«*« ANVkVAY
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    • Page 8 Advertisements
      • 1561 8 SUPPLEMENT Bigger and better facilities for Renault customers. When Exklusiv Auto took over the full Renault franchise dt&fa and set up independently last year, its distinctive style of i^^^^% Wk doing business was evident from the start. A style which is I f^lr^fuß I m*^ f®Qm based on modern methods
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      • 1213 9 Extensive Research and Development makes Renault one of the world's leading car makers Taking off from the past, zooming into the future, Renault has been All these are exemplified m the newest range of Renault cars now available ii^^^m rewriting history with its revolutionary innovations m car technology. m Singapore:
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    • Page 10 Advertisements
      • 477 10 APPOINTMENT |(M) MOTOROLAm A LBOCter m the communicotlons and electronics industry. We are looking for suitably qualified personnel to fill the following positions: I SR PRODUCT/ I I TEST ENGINEERS I The Job: To develop auto test/trim program for fixturing for new products To implement test/trim software hardware modification for
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      • 470 10 LIDO: Sat. 6th July 8.45 am 1 Prices: STALLS $1.50 CfRCLE $2.50 P CASH BOOKINGS NOW OPEN-No Free List I jj)msiANft I -Jp* Th "WM ha» waited W^r \A ,I WM W?M for an cp c romanc "aHkO n^l Bk with the same k 4fl ■> *W Pmaionas pj ■»>
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      • 109 10 tar a^Baa! HLjmH I ij| H^atf aS^L^aaal I IHi R3B2hHhwum Pub Restaurant back our very oum~ From 2nd July Nightly at 8 pm SSLSHBbI^ Dinner reservation: Call *****98 Ample parking at Cuppage Centre Bier Keller Centrepoint, Orchard Road #01-57 Food Street, Singapore Jang mo kio^^El '■f\ j LAST 1 ||"V.pl^Sß^
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      • 420 10 oooooooooooooooooboooooocx ORCHARD: LAST 2 DAYS! J (*****88) 4 SHOWS: 1.30, 4 00, 630 9 15pm j Always Together Yet Always Apart ..Only for a moment, i at sunrise and sunset, can they touch each other i la^« a^l H d ■■b '^fckW >J *ji%Aa^a^^fc ~^9ttaaii WTTHEW atOOCRrCK RUTGER KAUER MICH
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      • 489 10 ■ii:ilii;ili!!il[iiiliiiHi!iiliiiil il ORCANISATIOW OPENS TOOAY No Free List Horn, I 30, 400, 645, 915 OPENS TOMORROW ot f PRESIDENT 4 LIBERTY I How to dnost^Jw I a ROYAL BRDE^aj^ I Last Day I 45, 4, 6 45, 915 "ArhaU In Fury" Mondann I I ■m:iM:*i>w:titKyi.t;«| Lost Day I 45, 4,
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    • Page 11 Advertisements
      • 237 11 APPOINTMENTS SENIOR PERSONNEL OFFICER Hongkongßank, a well-established commercial bank m Singapore with a staff strength of 1 ,300, wishes to appoint a Senior Personnel Officer to handle industrial relations and other personnel functions. The position offers considerable challenge to someone with strong interpersonal skills and initiative. The successful candidate, reporting
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      • 351 11 An established and expanding international freight forwarder/N.V.O.C.C. cargo consolidator invites applicants for its Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang offices for the positions of:MARKETING AND SALES MANAGERS Applicants are required to have related experience m freight forwarding for the development of seafreight cargo sales. Upon confirmation of appointment, you may have
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      • 362 11 NOTICES alcom Aluminium Company of Malaysia Bertiad An Associated Company of the Alcan Group NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-fourth Annual General Meeting of Aluminium Company of Malaysia Berhad will be held at the PJ Hilton Hotel, Jalan Barat, Petaling Jaya, on Wednesday, 17
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    • Page 11 Miscellaneous
      • 857 11 SBBPBr iHH HH9RM BBBBBBBBHBBBBBWBBBBBBBBBKBBBBPBPWHWWi^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'' Free violin and piano recital j Radio One 5.58 AM National Anthem followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News m Brief 6.05 Another Morning Another Show 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 Another Morning Another Show (cont'd) 7.30 Morning Financial Newt 7.40 Another Morning
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      • 350 11 Lf wBU'IbI X fjMm I n Til 'P^^ ■:*#-i\ Hi Sj -«r A recital by Siow Lee Chin (left) and Beatrice Long (ccc MUSIC) In addition, there are the Straits Chinese Gallery, the Trade Ceramics Gallery, the South-east Asian Gallery and a puppet theatre. Open from 9 am to 4.30
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      • 271 11 pm. Closed on Mondays. CONDUCTED TOUR. By Friends of the National Museum, volunteer guides who take visitors on a one-hour tour of the galleries. Call at the infoi mation counter m the rotunda. Tuesdays to Saturdays at 11 am. Tuesdays at 3 pm. Free. AUDIO VISUAL PRESENTATION. Singapore The Nation,
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      • 280 11 the works of mural artists m Britain today. Most of the mural sites such as Plymouth, Glasgow and Belfast are located m less attractive areas of the towns. The exhibition is based on photographs and information supplied by Graham Cooper and Doug Sargent. British Council exhibition hall. Second floor, Singapore
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      • 562 12 nnnv -i-flAmi QDM ii_i-f!_jii j_-_l li_-w-Mg-_-"il Low Fjxed Prices DAILY 11AM BPM iU W I S7 Money Back Guarantee SUNDAY IQAM-6PM W w Monthly Free Shopping Day pjI.UIMMI CcnSt pIUSJ pJi.l^MMl RANGE OF HU -________fl__CK_ SUPER ZENITH dßr__- ELECTRONICS SUPERMARKET &17R V O Binoculars c/w Case.B 4th level, Scotts Shopping
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      • 61 12 KLM's network totals 380,000 kilometres one of the longest flown by any airline and serves 124 destinations m 77 countries worldwide. Yet new destinations are still being added. In November 1984 Seoul m the Republic of Korea, Larnaca on Cyprus and Newcastle m the U.K. And on April 1, 1985
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      • 280 12 MY VIEW Catherine Ong Tokyo Square a group that's musically sound and visually pleasing Variety Tonight (Ch 5, 7.50 pm) i. I SBC 5 I 2.30 PM SBC Text "Live" Sample Pages 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by The Struggle (Mandarin drama, with English subtitles/r) 4.25 Youth Time Illayar
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      • 338 12 Variety Tonight Tokyo Square m Action (Ch 5, 7.51 pm) LOCAL disc jockeys call them the pride of The Rainbow and you can enjoy the music of this band right m your own home tonight. If, like me, you have been won over by their brand of music m the
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      • 324 12 Singapore group mimics Prince Bower (Judith Light). The spills and laughs (which should remain novel for a couple of weeks longer) come thick and fast when she is the boss, but he is giving the orders. Of course, the filmmakers have not cut off possibilities of romance, leading to an
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      • 376 12 BB Bk&. Dr Nicholas Humphrey talks about a sonnet (Ch 12, 9.10 pm) ter acknowledge their love for each other for the first time. The Sonnets of William Shakespeare (Ch 12, 9.11 pm) Sonnet 87 is often taught as a love poem. Dr Nicholas Humphrey, a psychologist and author of
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