The Straits Times, 3 August 1985

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1985 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 95/1/85
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    More unions give up NWC
    533 1  -  IVAN LIM Wage restraint: 68,000 public sector workers make sacrifice AUPE chief hopes management staff will follow By ANOTHER group of unions yesterday joined the forgo-the-NWC-payment move, but along with their announcement came this message: "Don't think this is a public relations exercise. It's a
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    Apple wins war against piracy
    278 1  -  BEN DAVIDSON Court orders 15 firms to stop selling fake software By APPLE Computer was yesterday granted a permanent injunction by the High Court forbidding 15 companies from dealing m fake Apple software. This brings to an end a protracted legal tussle between Apple and
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    Tormented orang-utans suffer from TB
    90 1 BEIJING, Fri. Five of the nine orang-utans m Beijing zoo have tuberculosis after being bombarded with rubbish, fruit peelings and spittle by visitors, an official newspaper reported. China Youth News said a seal, which died m the zoo, was found to have swallowed stones and
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    Goodbye and hello...
    488 1  -  VALERIE LEE On-the-spot job interviews for 680 workers laid off by GE By JUST like any other day, workers trooped into the two General Electric (USA) factories m Boon Keng Road yesterday morning. But there was a tinge of sadness for it was a day of goodbyes
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    Soviets to take part in Olympics
    193 1 TOKYO, Frt. The Soviet Union today said it would take part m the 1988 Olympic Games m Seoul, Kyodo news agency reported. The statement was made by Communist Party central committee spokesman Leonid Zamyatln m an interview with Kyodo Managing Editor Kazumi Fukase, who
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    Congress nod for compromise budget
    430 1  - Congress nod for compromise budget LIAK TENG KIAT By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, Fri. After six months of work, Congress last night finally adopted a budget that is supposed to reduce the US$2OO billion (Ss44o billion) federal deficit by nearly half within three years. The action was part of a rash
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    Danes close consulate in protest
    109 1 COPENHAGEN, Fri. Denmark announced today it had closed its general consulate m South Africa, where it has no embassy, m protest against apartheid and the state of emergency imposed on July 21. The general consulate is located m Johannesburg. A Foreign Ministry official here said
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      28 1 Inside 58 pages today Summary 2 World News 3,4,6 Asean 7 Causeway 8 Editorial 18 Background 19 Letters 20 Times Dollar 21-24 Classifieds 25-33,35 Racing 34,35 Sports 36-39
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      Home
      570 2 Hotel closes rooms A ROOM glut and heavy operating expenses forced the Hotel New Otani to close about 70 of its 408 rooms m mid-July and the rooms will probably remain closed until October when the high season approaches. Closing the rooms means through shutting down the air conditioning,
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      Around the world
      659 2 Torture claims CIVIL liberties lawyers have alleged that the Vietnamese-backed communist regime m Cambodia is torturing people suspected of links with guerillas, but that the abuses "pale by comparison to the mass murders" of which the ousted communist Khmer Rouge are widely accused. Lawyer Floyd Abrams told
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      Section Two
      206 2 The decent thing WHAT are commandos and special forces? What do they do? And what are mercenaries? The Specialist, purportedly written by an ex-Special Air Service officer, insists that mercenaries are honest, decent men who try to make a living the only way they know how through death
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      Comment
      174 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: SINGAPOREANS would do themselves a lot of good If they took stock of the present economic slowdown soberly and viewed It m perspective. There is little to be gained by an overly-pessimistic exaggeration of our difficulties. Confidence Is a very fragile thing. It takes a
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      Forum
      93 2 ASSURANCE ON STREAMING IN REPLY to a letter from a parent, the Ministry of Education says pupils, who m the past had been "inaccurately" streamed at Secondary One as a result of the double weighting given to languages, would have been laterally transferred to the appropriate course at the
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      Timesdollar
      220 2 KEPPEL GROUP POSTS $27 m HALF-YEAR LOSSES THE Keppel Group, severely affected by the recession m shipping, ship-repair and offshore construction, has reported losses of $27.02 million for the first half of the year. The group's turnover fell to $300.9 million from $405.3 million, with the shipbuilding and repair
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      Timesport
      193 2 Fling lifts score HIGHLAND Fling, the smallest of three Singapore boats m the second Admiral's Cup race, showed up the two other boats the Pocket Battleship and Marionette by finishing sixth, reports Marionette skipper SIMON LOH. The Battleship finished 40th and the Marionette, 53rd, but after totting up the
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      Asean: Across the Causeway
      101 2 Asean: Across the Causeway Ibans rising SARAWAK'S Ibans are flexing their political muscle as the largest single ethnic group m the state, the Borneo Bulletin reports. Fed-up with the leadership of Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak and inspired by the success of Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan's Parti Bersatu Sabah, a group
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      Around Asean
      183 2 'Buy Indonesian' PRESIDENT Suharto opened Indonesia's first exhibition of locally-made goods on Thursday, marking the start of a nationwide "buy Indonesian" campaign. He said the time has come to live by what Indonesia makes. Industry Minister Hartarto called on the 1,300 exhibitors at the month-long exhibition to "give
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      103 2 iduMtiM Singapore-Ihe welting I poroftke East! mWo^^ Whenever I had met white wml had I Hp^i heard tales of this strange polyglot city; I Ij^J i c abode, some said, of Chinks, Drinks I wWMMM^ I wyw7/ Me tor you'll fate it but if you B'^- !^^T --'^^_______PP I^^ mf
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  • around the WORLD
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      Laos no longer on US list of 'enemy' countries
      282 3 WASHINGTON, Fri. A Congressional panel yesterday agreed to delete Laos from the United States list of "enemy" countries m an effort to encourage Laos' co-opera-tion m locating soldiers considered missing m action m the Indochina war. By a voice vote, the
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      Torture 'rife in Cambodia'
      447 3 Lawyers' report condemns communist regime WASHINGTON, Fri. A group of American lawyers have alleged that the Vietnamesebacked communist regime m Cambodia is systematically torturing people suspected of links with guerillas. Mr Floyd Abrams, a leading US civil liberties lawyer, told reporters that current human rights abuses
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      Blind pilot gets set for the take-off
      93 3 BEING blind is not going to stop Karen Prendergast from seeing her dream come true. Come mid-August, she will be at the controls as she takes a plane for a ride she never thought possible. Karen, 36, of Dux bury, Massachusetts, is seen
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      US deficit with Japan to hit $110 b
      397 3  -  PETER HAZELHURST By lokyo Correspondent TOKYO, Fri. Japan's plan to stem the growing tide of protectionism m the United States has already been overshadowed by the latest statistics showing that Tokyo's US$37 billion (SsBl billion) tnade surplus with Washington last year will
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      'Crisis rule in Phnom Penh'
      126 3 'Crisis rule in Phnom Penh' BANGKOK, Fri. Phnom Penh has been placed under "a state of emergency" m the face of possible attacks by antiVietnamese guerillas, one of the guerilla groups claimed today. The clandestine radio station of the Khmer Rouge military said the emergency was announced on Monday on
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      Singapore 'ahead of HK in exporting know-how'
      201 3 Singapore 'ahead of HK in exporting know-how' HONGKONG, Fri. Hongkong lags behind Singapore m exporting financial and technological skills to China, a Hongkong economist was yesterday quoted as saying. Hongkongl niverslty's Edward Chen said Singapore planned to upgrade its exports m such services as it saw limits to exporting manufactured
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      China 'can use N-arms in counter-attack'
      122 3 BEIJING, Friday THE armed forces can counter-attack with nuclear weapons m the event of war, China said. "After more than 20 years of development, our country's strategic rocket force, which was formally organised m the mid-*****, has acquired a certain nuclear counter-attack capability," a
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      Another jail term for bank chairman
      104 3 TAIPEI, Fri. A tycoon involved m Taiwan's biggest bank scandal today received a fifth sentence of 15 years' imprisonment and a fine of more than US$l million (552.2 million) for fraud. Tsai Chen-Chou, Chairman of the Tenth Credit Cooperative, one of the two banks
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      Chinese agonise over move to change eating style
      186 3 BEIJING, Frl. China's gourmets are agonising over what may be one of the most revolutionary changes the communists have yet introduced re- placing the traditional Chinese meal's communal dishes with individual servings. The official Guangming Daily today published the opinions of five
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      Children in danger as wine scandal grows
      220 4 Children in danger as wine scandal grows VIENNA, Fri. Sparkling wine and grape juice have been included m Austria 's wine-doctor ing scandal. A Health Ministry toxicologist said yesterday juices were being checked urgently as they were drunk by children and sick people, who were most susceptible to poison. Twenty-eight
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      Iran in 'desperate search for arms'
      475 4 Arrests show the extent to which Teheran is prepared to go WASHINGTON, Fri. Bogged down m a bitter and bloody five-year-old war with Iraq, Iran's arms dealers are scouring the international arms market for almost anything that is available, according to diplomats and Middle
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      Plea for calm over 'moving statue' reports
      147 4 Plea for calm over 'moving statue' reports DUBLIN, Fri. A bishop appealed for calm and caution yesterday after thousands of people flocked to a village m southern Ireland following reports that a statue of the Virgin Mary had moved. An estimated 8,000 people gathered yesterday around the 1.5-metre statue m
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      20 killed in clash with gongfu fanatics
      107 4 20 killed in clash with gongfu fanatics ANTANARIVO, Fri. The Malagasy government said 20 people were killed and 31 injured m clashes yesterday between troops and gongfu martial arts fanatics accused of wanting to seize political power. Among those killed was Pierre Misael Andrianarijaona, considered the "grand master" of gongfu
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      Death for two gangsters
      72 4 MOSCOW, Fri. The ringleader and one member of a gang responsible for several murders and thefts m the past few years have been sent to the firing squad m Tashkent, Soviet Central Asia. Police had sought Nikolai Gorkin, m his 60s, for two years before catching
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      Prisoner allowed to become father
      132 4 ROME, Fri. An imprisoned former leftist terrorist will be allowed to artificially inseminate his wife, the Ministry of Justice has decided. Marco Solimano, 33, who is a member of the Front Line terrorist group, asked the government for permission to become a father by means
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        Eurojet go-ahead
        71 4 THE TROUBLED US$3O billion (Ss66 billion) project to develop a European jet fighter is to go ahead without the participation of France and Spain, West German Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Werner Baach said m Bonn yesterday. He said that West Germany, Britain and Italy had agreed to go
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        HK polls nominations
        67 4 NOMINATIONS OF candidates m Hongkong's first ever elections for its lawmaking body; the Legislative Council opened m the British colony yesterday. A government spokesman said next month's elections will select 24 candidates from professional bodies and other classified groups to join 10 government officials and 22 members
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        Supremo Gorbachev
        68 4 SOVIET LEADER Mikhail Gorbachev has assumed the chairmanship of the powerful Defence Committee which has supreme control of the armed forces m the event of war, a senior Soviet official said m Moscow on Thursday. Mr Leonid Zamyatin, head of the Communist Party central committee's international information department,
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        Car bombers hit
        67 4 ISRAELI WARPLANES yesterday destroyed the headquarters m east Lebanon of a leftist group that has claimed responsibility for at least seven suicide car bomb attacks m south Lebanon. The air strike destroyed most of a building housing the Syrian Nationalist Social Party m the Eastern Bekaa valley
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        Challenger's new role
        68 4 US ASTRONAUTS have transformed thg space shuttle Challenger into a high-flying astronomical observatory, with powerful telescopes scanning faraway galaxies and probing explosions on the sun's surface. Back on earth, scientists who spent 10 years assembling Challenger's US$7B million (SslsB million) experiment package were elated with the facts,
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      Agony of a 2-year-old boy
      194 6 A DISTRAUGHT father dangling his two-year-old son from a thirdfloor window just moments before holding a knife to the boy's throat as onlookers below scream m disbelief. The agony went on for more than two hours on Wednesday before the man finally surrendered to Vancouver
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      Truman 'lied to justify A-bombings'
      412 6 Number saved exaggerated: Report WASHINGTON, Fri. United States officials, including President Harry Truman, exaggerated the number of American lives saved m dropping the atomic bomb on Japan to rationalise the act after it was done, two researchers said yesterday. Mr Truman and others had said
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      More jobless
      30 6 LONDON, Fri. The number of people unemployed m Britain rose by 1.7 per cent or 56,454 last month, compared with June. TM« tnoit thp total to 3,235,036. AFP
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      US and Australia tighten political noose on S. Africa
      374 6 US and Australia tighten political noose on S. Africa WASHINGTON, Fri The political noose is tightening around South Africa, with Australia strongly hinting that it is ready to sever diplomatic ties with Pretoria and the United States House of Representatives voting overwhelmingly on a Bill calling for US sanctions. Senate
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      Top Black civil rights lawyer shot dead
      120 6 DURBAN (South Africa), Fri. A leading Black civil rights lawyer, Mrs Victoria Mxenge, was shot dead outside her home last night by four men m a township on the outskirts of Durban. She was one of the lawyers defending 16 members of the
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      Soviets and US see signs of a thaw
      228 6 Soviets and US see signs of a thaw HELSINKI, Fri. The United States and Soviet Union have both voiced hopes for an East-West thaw following ice-break-ing talks between their Foreign Ministers m Helsinki. Statements issued by the two powers yesterday after the meeting between Secretary of State George Shultz and
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      Star of The Incredible Shrinking Man dies
      125 6 LOS ANGELES, Fri. Actor Grant Williams, who played the title role m the classic science fiction film, The Incredible Shrinking Man, has died at 54. Williams was treated for blood poisoning at a veterans administration hospital where he died on Sunday, hospital officials
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      Millionaires who pay no tax
      165 6 WASHINGTON, Fri. More than 3,000 millionaires paid virtually no Federal income tax last year, a congressman said yesterday. Quoting data from the Treasury Department, Mr Jake Pickle said 29,800 taxpayers with incomes of more than U*****,000 (*****,000) m 1983 paid less than 5 per cent
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      SIA in plan for extra flights to Perth
      232 7 SIA in plan for extra flights to Perth PERTH, Fri. More direct flights between Perth and South-east Asia will be introduced m the next few months. These include extra flights for Singapore and Malaysian airlines. Plans by SIA to start an extra flight to Perth are m the final stages.
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      'Made-in-Indonesia' exhibition opens
      382 7 It marks the start of nationwide 'buy local goods' campaign JAKARTA, Fri. President Suharto yesterday opened Indonesia's first exhibition of locally-made goods, marking the start of a nationwide "buy Indonesian" campaign. In his opening address, Mr Suharto said that the time had come to live by what
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      Marcos 'set aside fund of $45 in for intelligence'
      269 7 MANILA, Fri. President Ferdinand Marcos's proposed national Budget for next year included 385 million pesos (5545.7 million) for "intelligence" funds which only he can use and which is not subject to audit, according to a news report. Business Day yesterday said
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      Indonesia treating first Aids cases
      104 7 JAKARTA, Fri. A hospital here is treating an unspecified number of patients believed to be suffering from Aids, the first reported cases of the deadly disease m the country. Dr A. Hanyanto, chief internist at the Jakarta Cipto Mangunkusumo Public Hospital, told reporters today there
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        Newspaper banned
        46 7 A NEW INDONESIAN newspaper has been barred from printing because it violated its publishing permit, Antara news agency said yesterday. The independent Jayakarta, licensed to appear as a weekly periodical, recently began to appear daily. The permit was revoked by the Information Ministry. Reuter
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        Troops kill 5 rebels
        67 7 FIERCE FIGHTING has broken out between government troops and communist guerillas m the southern Philippine province of Cotabato. Five rebels were killed and 20 wounded. The Philippine News Agency (PNA) said yesterday military authorities had confirmed that government troops repulsed an attack by about 200 communist
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        84 % have no power
        84 7 84 have no power ABOUT 84 per cent of Indonesia's 168 million people have no electricity. The use of electricity is also unevenly distributed, the Angkatan Bersenjata (Armed Forces) daily reported yesterday. Mr Sarjono, director of the state electricity company, was quoted as saying m Bandung that m the third
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        10 on murder charge
        51 7 TEN ALLEGED Taiwanese gangsters have been charged m absentia with killing a Chinese family m the Philippines over an unpaid debt. A court official m Taipei said yesterday the gangsters were indicted m absentia because none of the accused had been arrested. All had fled abroad.
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        Return to Irian Jaya
        77 7 MORE THAN 700 Indonesians have returned to the eastern-most province of Irian Jaya after walking for one week from a refugee camp m Papua New Guinea. The Antara news agency yesterday quoted them as saying they returned of their own accord because of food shortages m
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      Censors stop film on Galman
      190 7 Censors stop film on Galman MANILA, Fri. Philippine government censors yesterday stopped the screening of a movie on the life of Rolando Galman, the man the military says killed opposition leader Benigno Aquino. A censor board spokesman said the movie had not been banned but was being "held m abeyance"
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      No plans to devalue rupiah
      177 7 JAKARTA, Fri. The Indonesian government, which relies heavily on oil to fuel its economy, has no plan to devalue the rupiah despite the falling crude oil prices m the world market, a leading banker said. Dr Arifin Siregar, the Governor of Bank of Indonesia, the
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      Sarawak Ibans start to flex political muscle
      398 8 KUCHING, Fri THE Ibans m Sarawak are beginning to flex their political muscle as the largest single ethnic group m the state, the Borneo Bulletin weekly reported today. Fed-up with the leadership of Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak and inspired by the success of
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      Sarawak's 100,000 'phantom' citizens
      233 8 Sarawak's 100,000 'phantom' citizens KUCHING, Fri. There are an estimated 100,000 "phantom" citizens m Sarawak, most of whom live m remote areas of the state. These are people whose parents did not register their births, taking for granted that being born m Sarawak would automatically make them citizens. The phenomenon
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      Special Sabah session today
      133 8 KOTA KINABALU, Fri. The Sabah State Assembly will meet m an emergency session tomorrow, a spokesman said today. He, however, declined to disclose the agenda for the meeting. It is understood that Assembly Secretary Francis Yap today met State AttorneyGeneral Datuk Herman Luping to discuss tomorrow's
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      Ghana nearly pulled out of game
      154 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Ghana, who was beaten m the semi-finals of the Merdeka soccer tournament here by America FC of Brazil, threatened to pull out just hours before the clash. It was apparently upset over allegations that it had been bribed to lose to
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      Award for man who saved 3 from fire
      272 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. When delivery man Tan Boon Piau took time off from work to celebrate his son's birthday on May 8, little did he expect that he would end up being hailed a hero. In a presentation ceremony here yesterday, Mr
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      Malaysia's success secret is its people: Mahathir
      224 8 Malaysia's success secret is its people: Mahathir PENANG, Fri. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today Malaysia is one of the most progressive of newly emerged nations after World War II because its people can settle their differences amicably. He urged the people not only to be proud
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      'KL branch not affected by BoA's cut-costs exercise'
      156 8 'KL branch not affected by BoA's cut-costs exercise' KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Bank of America's international exercise to trim staff will not affect its Malaysian operations nor the rest of Its branches m Asia. The Vice-President Manager of the bank's Kuala Lumpur office, Mr Howard Pickle, said the exercise affected only
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      Kids' play
      45 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. More than 60 participants from Asean countries and Japan will attend the Third International Children's Theatre here beginning on Sunday. The workshop is organised by the Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka m conjunction with the current Kuaia Lumpur Arts Festival. Bernama
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      New Otani shuts 70 rooms
      373 10  -  SALMA KHALIK Glut forces hotel to take temporary measure By THE prevailing hotel room glut and heavy operational expenses have forced the Hotel New Otani to close about 70 of its rooms. The 408-room hotel along River Valley Road, which opened less than a year
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      PUB puts the stress on upgrading skills
      350 10 THE Public Utilities Board spen $4 million to train its employees last year. It exacts to spend $5.8 million this year. The boa'd is also setting up a new training centre at Woodleigh for engineering and technical personnel. The new training centr? will
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      Parkway bus crash passenger dies
      264 10 Parkway bus crash passenger dies THREE people died and five others were injured m six road accidents m the past three days. Mr S. Batcha, 29, who had to be freed by firemen after he was trapped m a private bus after an accident along the East Coast Parkway on
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      On line
      35 10 COMPUTER users m Singapore can now gain access to data bases m Britain and the Netherlands through Telepac. The charges are 50 cents a minute and 24 cents for 640 characters of information.
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      Chest needs sponsors for Sharity Club
      209 10 SHARITY, the pink baby elephant who walked into the lives of primary school children with stories of caring and sharing, hopes to have a club of her own. Since Sharity showed up last Children's Day, about 50 children have written to the Community Chest,
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      Two firms set up fund for needy
      238 10 A NEW $250,000 tiust fund for the needy has been formed by Le Classique department store and Duty Free Shoppers (DFS). Speaking for both companies, DFS President Mr Howard Meitiner said on Thursday that the trust fund was the two companies' way of
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      Two men accused of vandalism
      77 10 TWO men wore charged yesterday with committing vandalism by breaking into a school. They allegedly stole video cassette recorders, head-phones, cassettes and amplifiers worth $4,427. No plea was taken from Mullah Gulam Tohid bin Mullah Gulam Hussin, 21, and Mohamed Hashim bin Ahmad, 20. Both
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      Diplomat's visit
      46 10 THE Indian Secretary m the Ministry of External Affairs (East), Mr A. P. Venkateswaran, will arrive here tomorrow for a one-day visit. He will call on the Senior Minister (Prime Minister's Office), Mr S. Rajaratnam, and the Foreign Minister, Mr S. Dhanabalan, on Monday.
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      Incentives will save us little, say businessmen
      480 10 Incentives will save us little, say businessmen MANUFACTURERS here have said the business incentives announced by the Government last week will save them little. But they were happy that the Government had taken the initial steps to ensure that Singapore's competitive edge will not be eroded further. The measures unveiled
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      Director of SLF
      43 10 THE Minister for Foreign Affairs and Community Development, Mr S. Dhanabalan, has been appointed a director of the Singapore Labour Foundation. A notice m the Government Gazette said the appointment was effective from July 18 until Dec 11 next year.
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      Court told of conspiracy to cheat bank of $6.9 m
      413 11  - Court told of conspiracy to cheat bank of $6.9 m BEN DAVIDSON By A FREELANCE rubber broker brought together two friends m a deal to supply rubber to Iranian buyers. Tan Kok Meng, 52, yesterday pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to cheat charge and said he only learned of his
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      New school opens
      54 11 SENIOR Parliamentary Secretary (Education) Mr Ho Kah Leong will officially open the new Nan Hua Primary School m Clementi New Town today at 6 pm. The traditional Chinese school, which was established m 1917, moved from its Bencoolen Street building at the end of 1983 because the
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      Tamil songs
      33 11 THE Muslim Missionary Society Singapore (Jamiyah) will hold a public performance of Tamil Islamic songs at the Islamic Centre Jamiyah m Lorong 12, Geylang, today at 7.30 pm. All are welcome.
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      Disabled find their place
      592 11  -  STELLA DANKER Ayer Rajah CC designed to break barriers By FROM a selection of 142 community centres m Singapore, Mr Ibrahim Ismail likes the Ayer Rajah centre at Pandan Gardens best. It is the only centre where Mr Ibrahim, and other wheelchair users, can explore every
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      More courteous HDB staff, survey shows
      256 11 HDB'S staff is becoming more courteous, according to the Housing Board's third annual courtesy survey. But the board hopes to improve this image further by training and monitoring its staff. Eight out of 10 people surveyed m 1984 said that they found the staff
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      Crane driver accused of negligence
      71 11 A CRANE operator was charged on Thursday with negligence not amounting to culpable homicide m the death of his colleague on April 10 this year. Lim Hock Chuan, 35, allegedly engaged the gear and jib control lever of a mobile crane, causing the jib to
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      Tibs to extend two feeder services
      128 11 TRANS-ISLAND Bus Services will extend its feeder services 801 m Yishun and 900 m WoodU.nds from tomorrow. Service 801 will ply from the temporary terminal at Yishun Avenue 5 via Avenue 5, Yishun Central, Avenues 9 and 6 and return via Avenue 7, Street
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      Series to feature Chinese song writers
      230 11 Series to feature Chinese song writers SINGAPORE'S Chinese song writers and lyricists will be featured for the first time m a television documentary series. Twelve of them will appear m four 30-minute programmes to be shown weekly on Channel 8 from Aug 11. The series m Mandarin, entitled Song-makers, will
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      Art show
      35 11 THE winning entries for the Singapore International Dragon Boat Races '85 art competition for children will be displayed at the Singapore Handicraft Centre from Monday to Aug 11 between 11 am and 4pm.
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      Singacon's $16m venture capital
      353 13 SINGACON, a subsidiary of National Iron and Steel Mills, one of the few companies m Singapore which have invested m venture capital projects, has committed more than $16 million m a number of new technology projects here and overseas. Some of them are m photolithography (a
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      Nora's queen of the catwalk
      214 13 NORA Arifin, all poise and class on the catwalk, was lost for words after winning the Best Model of the Year and the Best Photogenic Model awards on Thursday. The 17-year-old model of Carrie Model Agency said her mother, a primary school teacher, would probably
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      Money alone 'not enough to produce businessmen'
      474 13  - Money alone 'not enough to produce businessmen' GRACE CHNG By IT TAKES more than financial incentives to encourage the Singaporean entrepreneur to come forward, according to Mr Ang Kong Hua, a member of the Economic Committee set up to chart Singapore's economic course. Education, for instance, has an important role
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      Leadership talk
      52 13 THE Singapore Educational Administration Society will hold a seminar on School Leadership For Excellence at Hotel New Otani on Tuesday at 9 am. A lunch talk will be held as part of the programme by Dr Colin Moyle, the Director of the Institute of Educational Administration m Geelong.
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      Court views video tape in $1.7 in suit
      351 13 AN AUSTRALIAN oil drilling engineer, who is suing a mechanic for more than $1.7 million damages, was kept under surveillance and filmed on video m Adelaide by a private investigator hired by the defendant's lawyer. Mr David Comer, of the Australian Detective
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      'Jaga kreta' officers nab theft suspects
      167 13 MOTORISTS who drove to the Botanic Gardens to jog or play football at nearby Loewen Road m the past month had had undercover "jaga kreta" keeping watch over their cars. Unknown to the motorists, plainclothes officers from Tanglin police station had been watching the
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      Ideal form of govt — what Confucius says
      887 15 Ideal form of govt what Confucius says 4 Use the right talent, the nation will prosper; employ the mediocre, the nation will decline; favour unqualified relatives, the nation will be in great danger On the other hand, if the untalented hold important positions, the talented will leave or be forced
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      Furniture makers get tips on selling to Japanese market
      484 15 Furniture makers get tips on selling to Japanese market FURNITURE makers m Singapore who want to get their products into Japanese homes must concentrate on high quality items which competing countries are unable to offer. This is the key to getting a foothold m the exacting Japanese market. They will
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      MP likens Singapore to a 'brash youth'
      212 15 SINGAPORE society is now like a brash, impatient and rather indifferent youth searching for methods to grow into a more confident, polished and successful gentleman. So said the MP for Siglap, Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, when he spoke of the political and economic changes
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      Hanging is the 17th under drug Act
      129 15 A CONVICTED drug trafficker, Leo Hai Hock, 44, was hanged m Changi Prison yesterday the 17th person to be executed under the Misuse of Drugs Act. He was sentenced to death m October 1982 for trafficking 182.1 grams of heroin. He had exhausted
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      Firms urge Govt to cut red tape
      581 16  -  ANNE KOH GRACE CHNG Complaints range from JTC rules to PUB deposits By and BUSINESSMEN have identified some knotty areas m Government red tape which they want eased for quicker and cheaper business here. These cumbersome regulations range from paying advance deposits For
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      Countdown begins for star attraction
      208 16 THE first pile was sent on its way at a ground-break-ing ceremony yesterday to start construction of Singapore's Omniplanetarium building which adjoins the Science Centre m Jurong. In the pile-driver to turn the switch was Dr Tay Eng Soon, the Minister of State (Education, Communications
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      Speedboat 'hit dinghy after avoiding canoe'
      345 16 Speedboat 'hit dinghy after avoiding canoe' A CRUISING speedboat had just avoided a canoe when a dinghy crossed its path about 10 metres away. Water-ski instructor Ameer Ali Khan s/o Sarvar Khan, 23, the speedboat driver, said this m court yesterday m his defence to a summons of negligently navigating
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      Open all day
      45 16 TELECOMS Centre at the Changi Airport departure hall will be open for business 24 hours a day following the completion of renovation work. The Telecoms Centre at the basement of the passenger terminal will be open from 8 am to 8 pm.
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      Prosecution to call its last witness on Aug 19 Chow Dih case
      242 16 Prosecution to call its last witness on Aug 19 Chow Dih case THE prosecution is about to close its case against Chow Dih, a doctor facing 205 counts of cheating nine patients. Cross-examination of a medical witness, the last to testify for the prosecution, will resume on Aug IS. During
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      Restaurant to wind up
      46 16 THE Chinese Inn, a restaurant m Lucky Plaza, was ordered by the High Court yesterday to be wound up. The petition was made by one of its creditors, Bangkok Bank, to whom it owes $302,509 m overdraft facilities, trust receipts and interest.
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      The thriller that some could not wait to see
      204 16 HUNDREDS of patrons at the Lido Theatre In Orchard Road were on edge on Thursday even before the 6. 45 pm screening of the thriller, Witness, began but not over the film. The screen curtain got stuck as it was being
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      Sek: I could not control myself in killings
      644 16 Sek: I could not control myself in killings Andrew Road triple-murder W trial A SEX Kirn Wah told the High Court yesterday that he could not control himself when he killed his victims one by one. "I was unleashed," Sek said when he was asked by his counsel (assigned), Mr
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      $200 fine to be used sparingly
      646 17  -  RAY DHALIWAL Traffic police identify main targets of stiffer penalties By The amendment, if approved, will: DRAW a line between offences that result m accidents and those that do not, when penalising offenders. PROVIDE heavier fines for the more hazardous offences committed by heavy
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      Traffic case man chalks up 33rd arrest order
      359 17 Traffic case man chalks up 33rd arrest order A MAN who was on bail for 32 warrants of arrest 1 for traffic offences yesterday notched up a 33rd s warrant when he did not < turn up m court. < The magistrate issued < the new arrest warrant against Yeo
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      Problem of illegal parking eases
      171 17 Problem of illegal parking eases HAVE you noticed that the problem of illegally parked vehicles has eased? This was because of stepped-up enforcement, including a series of blitzes against illegal parking, the Commander of Traffic Police, Superintendent Chua Chin Kiat, said yesterday. Traffic Police were monitoring the situation and if
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      'Blackie' finds a home away from home
      173 17 THERE'S nothing like a cool, refreshing shower to pep up a dog on a hot afternoon. And when the dog is a stray with a coat like "Blackie's", it's all the more welcome. Bat despite the kid glove treatment she is getting, the
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    The Straits Times says We must not lose confidence
    489 18 The Straits Times says We must not lose confidence THE recent spate of bad news about the economy has given rise to a mood which has not been seen m Singapore for many years. In grappling with the reality of an economic downturn, Singaporeans have been going through a painful
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    'Granny battering' is a growing problem in US
    769 18  -  MARILYN GARDNER By TAMPA (Florida) It is one of the best-kept secrets m some families: The abuse of an elderly person by another family member, usually an adult son or daughter. The cruelty can be mental, involving insults, threats, or stony silence.
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    Need to equip leaders for crises
    877 18  -  DONALD STOKES 111-prepared decision-makers may break under stress and fatigue By Even hardened decision-makers can wilt under pressure. Therefore, it is important that adversaries bent on confrontation maintain their line of communication always. And national leaders, while indulging m sabrerattling, must be m absolute
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    This week's parting shots
    161 18 "THE sperm bank is dry because people are afraid to donate sperm." A Ministry of Health spokesman. "The government may have bought itself a little breathing spare, but a breathing space for what?" Mr Tom Lodge, a South African political scientist, referring to Pretoria 's raids
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    T.F. Hwang takes you down Memory Lane
    508 18 T.F. Hwang takes you down Memory Lane FEEDBACK WITH feedback from readers, I can sit back today and pass on what I've gathered. From V.N. Ratna Singam (Ratna, to his friends), retired Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Singapore Police Force, comes an unusual story, 1M years old, of his
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      Penang bridge marks historic link
      1066 19  -  LIM ENG BEEN m— ißy More than 13 times the length of the Causeway, or 13.5 km that is how long the Penang bridge is. Like the British "Chunnel", it has been an onoff project. Now completed, it is a dream come true for many
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      Nitty-gritty of world's third longest bridge
      444 19 PENANG The sheer length of the Penang bridge evokes awe, admiration and even some misgivings depending on how one views the project. A senior executive from Koala Lumpur who was travelling on the Penang-Butterworth ferry recently fixed his gaze on the bridge and said:
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      182 19 The Recreational East Coast. Almost as near as your Amber Park balcony. The twin towers of Amber Park. or towering above, m unique apartDesigned to tower 27 storeys above ments and double-storey penthouses the recreational East Coast, with its that enjoy panoramic vistas of the breath-taking seaviews and gentle sea-
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      Students can make lateral transfers
      273 20 I REFER to the letter "Let parents have a say m streaming" written by Mr K.M. Fong. (ST, Aug 2). In commenting on the ministry's decision to remove the double weighting for languages at the Primary School Leaving Examination, the Minister for Education stressed that
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        Rats are dealt with regularly
        162 20 PLEASE refer to the letter by "J.T." (ST, June 11), who saw rats at the Old Airport Road hawker centre and at apartment blocks 93, 95, 97, and 99 m Old Airport Road. The above apartment blocks are under the management of Kallang area office,
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        Cleaner sees man about complaint
        92 20 ON June 25, I lodged a complaint with the Housing Board's dementi area office about the dirty stairways and corridors m my block of flats. About a week later, a man dressed like a cleaner confronted me at my home and asked me why I
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        Incomplete address is no problem
        96 20 THERE have recently been complaints about letters not being slotted m the correct letter boxes. Take a good look at the enclosed envelope. (See facsimile above. The handwriting is that of postal staff). The street name was omitted but this letter landed correctly m the
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        Rusty metal danger at bus stop
        95 20 I HAVE noticed a piece of metal projecting out of the ground at the bus stop m Grange Road, opposite Orchard theatre, presumably let there after a bus information board was sawn off. It has rusty and jagged edges and is not easily noticed
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      Businessman wants to set up telex in home
      154 20 Businessman wants to set up telex in home I AM an HDB home owner, just like many other Singaporeans. I have just started doing business. As the economy is rather sluggish, I need to keep my cost of operation low m order to stay viable. I recently applied for a
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      Go to Malaysia for a holiday but buy your petrol here
      366 20 I HAVE been prompted to write this letter by the report (ST, July 16) on the Johor Baru petrol station that is making a fortune from Singapore motorists. It is well known that the people m Johor are experiencing
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      Liberal attitudes towards
      837 20 I READ with interest and surprise the report "Countries with lowest teenage pregnancy rates" (ST, July 17), which quoted the findings of a twoyear study undertaken by the Alan Guttmacher Institute, together with the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Planned Parenthood Federation. The report
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      395 20 PONFUCIAN les for modern Singapore CONFUCIAN ETHICS Singapore and their the author aims to clarify under nine TODAY relevance to East Asia to the layman what broad headings to make ThL Snnannro a nd Singapore m Confucianism is and why the reading of Mencius The Singapore particular it is relevant
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        Prices go up
        57 21 SHARE prices rose yesterday on the Singapore stock market, arresting the previous downward trend. The Straits Times Industrial Index rose 5.25 points to 771.21. Rises led falls 82 to 38. There were 44 unchanged. Volume was little changed at 8.8 million shares worth $16.2 million, compared with
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          Most Active
          13 21 UMW 994,000 Sigmo Metol 932,000 Pahong lnv 589,000 Federal Cables 540,000
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          Rises
          60 21 MM 2650 +50 Mentakab 950 +50 C C M 444+32 StpnaMeta! 324 +14 M Banktif 585 +10 Malayawata 90 +10 MUMf(5Oc 206 +8 Robinson 129 +8 Town* Crt» 90 +6 OCBC 850+5 NST 705 +5 S P H 570+5 M Breweries 545 5 ICB 505 +5 Raleirh 198 +5
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          Falls
          79 21 She! 300 -16 MTP 334 -10 H Leo* kid sOc 195 -9 Atcom 83 8' FA C B 50c 160 -8 Ft H 565 -5 H leont Credit 530 -5 Lnfu 50c 110 -5 Asiatic De» 50c 80 -5 Weames 350 I S Steamship sOc 93 -4 Spore land
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          Indices
          76 21 Aug 1 Aug 2 Au 8 Au B 2 ST Properties 440 94 ***** BT Composite 669.35 671.29 ST Minings 299.84 299 85 BT Indicator *****95 *****24 ST Plantations 2238 77 2243 09 BT 08/ OS +61 —7 OCBC 574 11 ***** ST Industrials 765 96 ***** OUB Composite
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        INDICES — Highs & Lows
        36 21 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrials Composite 1984/85 High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) 1984/85 Low 717.95 (15/7/85) 631.62 (15/7/85) All-time High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) All time Low 74 75 (17/9/64) 550 78 (2/8/82)
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        Forex
        13 21 The US dollar closed at DM 2.8245 m Singapore, gaining 37 points.
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        Exchange crossrates
        22 21 DM V FF S$ H$ US$ ***** 2.8260 237.70 Unq 2 1900 Unq 1.3745 2.8245 237.40 8.6300 2.1895 7 7590
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        Gold
        10 21 In Singapore, gold was at U*****.80 losing ing US$5.3O.
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        Simex
        33 21 Eurodollar: Lost four ticks to 91.68 a contract. Deutschemark: Lost 37 ticks to 0.3559 a contract. Japanese yen: Lost 17 ticks to 0.*****0 a contract. Gold: Lost US$5.9O to U*****.70 an ounce.
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          Citicorp's bid rejected
          74 21 Citicorp's bid rejected WASHINGTON, Fri. The Federal Reserve Board said it denied Citicorp's application to acquire American State Bank of Rapid City, South Dakota. In its application, Citicorp said it wanted to acquire the bank to underwrite life insurance, accident and health insurance and act as agent and broker for
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          No growth in Taiwan's reserves
          59 21 TAIPEI, Fri. Taiwan's foreign currency reserves have remained at US$lB.l billion at the end of July, CenraJ Bank Governor Chang Chi-Cheng said. H» attributed the zero growth to the bank's sale of more than US$2OO million on the local interbank market last week to support
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          Record amounts of bonds
          74 21 TOKYO. Fri. Japanese investors last month bought and sold record amounts of bonds m overseas markets because of high US interest rates and a firm note m the US bond market, the Finance Ministry has reported. Japanese bond buying hit a record US$27.l billion (5559.6 billion)
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          Ford to go into finance
          73 21 Ford to go into finance DEARBORN, Fri. Ford Motor Co has agreed to buy First Nationwide Financial Corp for US$32 a share m a deal worth US$493 million. Ford said it reached agreement m principle for the transaction with Mational Intergroup Inc, which owns 81.4 per cent of First Nationwide.
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          Fraser ups store's stake
          124 21 Fraser ups store's stake LONDON, Fri. House I of Fraser said that as of 1 yesterday it held 39.14 I million ordinary shares, 1 or 23.27 per cent, of de- 1 partment chain, Deben- hams, up from the 22.67 I per cent last announced. Fraser said earlier this week it
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      Keppel Group loses $27 m in first half
      688 21  -  S. KUMAR By THE Keppel Group, widely regarded as the industrial flagship of Singapore, has reported bottom-line losses of $27.02 million for the first half of the year, underlining the intensity of the continuing slump m the marine industry. Severely affected by
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      Mineral water plant may have to close
      334 21 Land acquired by government AT A time when the world is guzzling mineral water instead of alcohol, Singapore-made Seletaris may disappear from the shelves where it has sat quietly for 18 years. People may even have forgotten that Seletaris exists. The drink bottled
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      2 British banks' pre-tax profits up
      207 21 LONDON, Fri. Two major British banks, Barclays and Midland Bank, yesterday reported steep increases m pretax profit for the first half, although Midland's results were below expectations. Barclays, Britain's biggest bank-holding company, said pre-tax profit m the period increased 40 per cent to a
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      What to look for in annual reports
      244 21  -  DOREEN SOH By IT IS worth running a finetooth comb through a company's annual report. Mr Albert Wee, a senior dealer at stockbroking firm City Securities Pte, said some red flags that popped up m annual reports were re-stated results, changes m auditors,
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      Pakistan buys direct
      107 21 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Pakistan has decided to stop its purchases of Malaysian palm oil through Singapore and is buying it directly from Malaysia. Last year about 44 per cent of Pakistan's imports of Malaysian palm oil last year were via Singapore. Pakistan, which is emerging as one
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      A Yaohan store in KL in two years
      292 21 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Yaohan will open its doors m two years m one of Kuala Lumpur's largest shopping complexes, The Mall, which is being developed by Metroplex Holdings Sdn Bhd. The Japanese deparment store chain this week signed a tenancy agreement with
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      Loans curb
      44 21 NEW YORK, Fri. Chase Manhattan Bank has decided to stop making loans to private borrowers m South Africa, banking sources said. Chase spokesman Steven Rautenberg declined comment on the bank's lending policies to private borrowers on the grounds of customer confidentiality. Reuter
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      Cocoa assurance for West Germany
      163 21 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Malaysia is well placed to increase its exports of cocoa beans and products to West Germany, an important world cocoa consumer, because of its increasing production and downstream activities. This assurance was conveyed by Primary Industries Minister Datuk Paul Leong to the
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      Sembawang Shipyard suffers $5.1 in loss
      150 21 Sembawang Shipyard suffers $5.1 in loss SEMBAWANG Shipyard, another victim of the marine industry recession, incurred a pre-tax loss of $5.1 million m the first six months this year compared to a profit of $4.97 million for the first half of last year. The loss is almost double Sembawang Shipyard's
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      Samsonite may set up plant in S'pore
      120 21 UNITED ST ATES-based luggage manufacturer Samsonite Corporation may set ap a factory m South-east Asia and Singapore is high on its list of possible sites. Samsonite's VicePresident, International Marketing, Mr Robert Llewellyn, who is on a fact-finding visit here, said the potential demand
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      Business done In Singapore
      2925 22 READERS should be aware of the imitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges, is necessarily covered m "business done". Further because all dealings at a particular price are grouped together, the table does
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      1842 22 INDUSTRIALS A Choc (1. 80S) (3) 1.75 AMD (3.008 3.065) (1) 3.02 (2) 3.00 Alcom (0.965) (3) 0.95 (8) 0 96 AISB (0.908 0.9 15) (6) 0.92 (4) 0.91 API (0 86B) (7) 0.84 (12) 0.85 (21 0.86 Vi (57) 0.86 ASM(— )(S6) 1.12(7) 1.11
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      2687 22 Al shares quoted have a par value of $1, unless otherwise specified. Adjusted for scrip/rights. N Tan-exempted dividend. ABM is traded m lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m dollars. 1985 Last Yield Voi Day High Low Company Sale Chanfe ('000) Hijh Low
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        Investors recoup losses as share prices rise
        609 23 SHARE prices rose on the Singapore stock market yesterday and helped to recoup the losses during the past four days. The Straits Times Industrial Index rose 5.25 points to 771.21. The Business Times Composite Index rose 1.94 points to 671.29. Rises led falls
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        Hongkong
        268 23 Hut 3 HK$ Chan(e Associated Hotels 0.528 unch Bank Of East Asia 23 00 -0.2 Cheung Kong 17.60 -0.2 China Light 1620 unch Cross Harb Tunnel 11.90 -0 1 F E Consortium 0 58 unch For East Exch Philex *****5— G I Cement 860 -0.15 Great Eagle 066 -001
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        331 23 ta( 3 Yen Change Vnomoto 1150 -20 \ka> 410 +4 \mada 785 -4 Vsohi Chem 871 24 \sahi Glass 820 -2 lank Tk 848 +6 Indgestone 548 +2 lanon 950 +19 lasio Computer 1550 unch ;iti7en 400 unch Nip Print 1060 -10 Nippon Screen )aiei 690 unch )onchi Kangyo
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        320 23 Auf 3 Cents Change (Aust) A C I 272 +4 A N I 274 unch A P M 288 +3 Aberfoyle 1 !00 unch Age 275 +2 Alliance OH 106 unch Aided Mill 274 -6 Ampol Exp 270 +5 Ampol Pet 205 +5 Anz 526 -8 Ashton 117 unch
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        67 23 I I I I I I -I I I I NST Index Friday 1253.52 (1256.06) ~J| Hongkong Hang Seng Friday 1665.59 (1678.95) |SL Australian All-Ordinaries -t Friday 936.6 (939.8) Nikkei D J Average Friday *****.96 (*****.34) Financial Times Industrials Thursday 959.9 (943.1) Dow Jones Average Thursday 1355.62 (1347.45) (Figures
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        217 23 Au( 21 USJ Charge Alcoa 35% 4 Aided Chem Cp 44% +V 4 AlfcrChalmers 4% Am Tel 4 Tel 21% Amax Inc 16 Arm Corp 50 +1% Bethlehem Sti 18 Boeing Co 49% +1% Burroughs Cp 64* Caterpillar Co 36 Chase Manhtn 57% Chrysler Cp 36 -W Citicorp
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        565 23 Auj 2 Pence Chanje INDUSTRIALS Allied-Lyons 227 1 Ass Dairies 146 +4 BTRPLC 338 +18 Babcocks 128 unch Barclays 394 +20 Beecham 343 +12 BICC 190 -3 Blue Circle 515 -8 BOC Group 298 +16 Boots 197 +4 Bowater 313 +3 BATS 313 +20 Britannia 96 +1 BP 538
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        297 23 1 Kn $1,000. 2 For best customers only 3 OCBC Finance. 4 only wabble at DBS Finance. IMF's rates. also miaMe at UOF. also avaiaWe at DBS Finance OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings 5V2 5% SW 5>/ 2 Autosave 5 Fixed deposit 1 month 4V2 4V&
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        157 23 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.5585-1.5618 6.50-6.30 Canadian dollar 1.6190-1.6207 6.25-6.12 NZ dollar 1.1514-1.1543 8.88-8.56 Sterling pound 3.0197—3.0250 3.26—3.29 US dollar 2.1890-2.1905 4.61-4.54 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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        95 23 THE US dollar eased slightly against most major currencies m moderately active trading. Against the Singapore dollar, it changed little from its morning level of 2.1890/15, trading between 2.1885 and 2.1930. Against the deutschemark, it closed marginally lower at 2.8250/65 against its opening of 2.8270/80. It remained within 2.8210
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        105 23 THE kilobar market traded between 5522,555 and 5522,780 yesterday. The Far East gold market opened at U*****.40/321.80 and traded within a narrow range all morning. It closed for lunch at U*****.80/322.20. It reopened at U*****.30/ 321.70 and slipped lower to U*****.50/ 320.90 before settling at U*****.80/321.20. Source: Rothschild The
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        26 23 GOLD Uss/oz Fri Thurs Singapore 321.00 321.40 326.00—326.50 Hongkong 320.60 321 00 326.20 326 60 Thurs Wed New York 319.70—320.20 326.50—327.00 London 322.00—322.50 325.00—325.50
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        209 23 Managers' prices for Aug 3 5 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.67 1.77 The Savings Fund 1.31— 1 39 S'pote Prog Fund 0 74—0.78 Spore Sec. Fund 1.05 l.llxd Spore Invest Fund 0.79 0.84 Spore Equity Fund 0.74 0.78 DBS Bank Shenton Growth Fund 1.03—1.07 Asia Unit Trust
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          Eurodollar — 3-month deposit
          95 23 Eurodollar 3-month deposit A LONGER than expected US$3.7 billion rise m US Ml money supply accounted for the easier tone of the Eurodollar futures. Volume was light as traders preferred to keep on the sidelines while awaiting the release of unemployment figures and nonfarm payroll jobs for the month of
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          45 23 MUCH enthusiasm was observed m the deutschemark futures pit as the September deutschemark fluctuated through a 13 tick range with high turnover. The overnight gains of the US dollar brought about a lower deutschemark which ended at 37 ticks lower than the previous day's.
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          60 23 THE recovery of the greenback caused the September yen to open 17 ticks lower than the previous close. It fluctuated lightly before winding unchanged from the opening level of 0.*****0 m light trading. Open High Low Sett Est Vol Sept 85 0.*****0 0.*****1 0.*****6A 0.*****0 47 Dec 0.*****3
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          75 23 IN anticipation of an increase m oil output and lower oil prices, investors switched out of gold. A firmer US dollar aided the gold's slide and August gold settled US$5.9O below the the previous close. Reports from Security Pacific National Bank/SP.*FI (In US$ per Troy ounce) Open High Low
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        17 23 Closing prices Rubto#r cents/kk Singapore August 171.75 down 0.25 cent; Malaysia August 191.50 down 0.50 cent!
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        22 23 Silver Ctoiint prk« USJ/troy v fri Thun Singapore unav 6.27 6.32 Thun Nri New York unav 6.27—6.32 Source Credit Suisst. Spore
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        16 23 Ti Ckwni price* XL Tin 30.91 up two cents Turnover: 163 tonnes down 484 tonnes
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        24 23 Ctoint prices Copper E/tome Thun Spot 1062.00—1064.00 (1065.00-1067 00) 3 months 1045.00-1046.00 (1038.00 *****0) Market tone: Barely steady after firmer Sales: 29.250 tonnes
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        22 23 Clesinc prices Aluminium £/tomt Thurj Spot 726 00—***** (709.00-710.00) 3 months 748.00-748.50 (731.00 731 50) Marke? tone: Firmer Sales 16,875 tonnes
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        88 23 Cktsint prices Crude HQ/tome pahn oil Aug 885 (south) 880 (north) 887.50 (central) Sept 862.50 (south central) 860 (north) Oct 865 (south) Refined palm oil US$/tomws RBDpalm Sept/Oct 445 (sellers) Nov 440 (sellers) RBD Otein Sept/Oct 420 (sellers) Nov 425 (sellers) RBD Stearin Sept/Oct 340 (sellers) Crude Stearin
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      Container schedules
      566 23 Delivery of FCL import containers Ship (Voyage) Boxes Available Anders MS (8510) COD 1/8 (1305) L Snmathi (29E) COD 1/8 (1430) B Melat! (249) COD 1 '8 (1435) MS Mango (8531N) COD 1/8 (1445) Meadowbank (8N) COD 1/8 (1850) G Monkad (22CE85) COD 1/8 (1800) MagdaiWesch (1) COD
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      42 23 BEIJING, Fri. The number of ships waiting at China's major ports fell to 501 on Wednesday from a record 5-10 on July 22, Xinhua news agency said. The most congested ports are Shanghai, Tianjin, Dalian, Huanecu. Qingdao and Lianyungang. Reuter
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      Ships in port
      181 23 Sips in port Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Baab Ullah K9 aside 3/8 No 7 Do Nam K2l aside 3/8 Raiah Brooke K2SW aside 3/8 Inabukwa K2SW 3/8 4/8 Intamn Kl7 3/8 5/8 Jenson 4 K23 3/8 4/8 Liheng Kl9 3/8 4/8 Nedlloyd Nagasaki Kl2 3/8 3/8 Niaga 42
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      Town & City explains profit source
      349 24 Town City explains profit source Exchange gain not treated as extraordinary item TOWN CITY Properties Ltd said it pulled itself out of the red by treating an $8.8 million exchange gain as operating profit rather than as an extraordinary item. The group showed a $6.1 million pre-tax loss m its
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      215 24 MIC to buy into United Oriental Assurance KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Maika Holdings, the MlC's investment arm, has reached an agreement with the Indian government to buy 10 per cent of the latter's 40 per cent stake m the paid-up capital of United Oriental Assurance (UOA), MIC President Datuk S Samy
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      Singapore Late pick-up sparks hopes of new rally
      583 24  - Late pick-up sparks hopes of new rally ANTHONY HOE Singapore Weekly stock market round-up by Top five stocks THE FOLLOWING is a list of the five most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this week. It gives the turnover in thousands of units, closing prices yesterday and
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      Most active stock
      191 24 Pahang Investments fior fourth week PAHANG INVESTMENTS PLC snatched the top spot among the most most active stocks for the fourth week In a row. With 6.1 million shares traded this week, it fell four cents to 60.5 cents. The mining group, which has diversified into property
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      Erratic week of optimism and caution K. Lumpur
      191 24 Erratic week of optimism and caution K. Lumpur TRADING on the Kuala Lumpur stock market was rather erratic during the past week. Late buying interest on Monday failed to lift the market and profit-taking again emerged on Tuesday. Signs of optimistic investors entering the market on Wednesday were short-lived as
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      625 26 12 Computer Products/ 12 Computer Products/ Services Services ttAlultitech Computer System Multitech is tested and proven Multitech is reputed for Quality, Reliability Service Multitech provides Warranty ■BSflp Multitech MPF PC/XT 'amjfPl I 16bit computer m|^ I 'IBM PC/XT compatible Multitech MPF 111 128K computer 0}•Apple compatible #/V* NEW VERSION FREE
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      489 26 18 Home Furniture/ Furnishing We specialise m made-to-order bed spreads and curtains. Sewing charges for quilted bed spreads: Single $50 Double $95 Curtain sewing $3 per panel. Call us or visit our showroom. DV (DUO VOLENTE) CO. Paramount Shopping Centre #01-32 Tel: *****64/ *****06 MEL'S INTERIOR Kitchen specialists offer affordable
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      1682 26 TELEPHONE SERVICE: Monday Friday 9 00am to 5.00pm Saturday 8.30 am to 2.00pm (1 1am deadline for the Sunday Times) Public Holiday 9.00 am to I.oopm COUNTER SERVICE: Times Orchard Centre, #02-105 Lucky Plaza Monday-Friday: 10.00 am to 12 noon 1 00pm to 5.30pm (4.00pm for next day) Times House,
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      1571 26 CLASSIFICATION GUIDE: Food/Entertainment (2 5) Personal Services/Merchandise(ll 39) Business to Business (49 58) Employment (64 74) Vehicles (81 98) Properties (105 127) Travel Guide (135 139) Education ft Instruction (146 157) Announcements (166 174) Obituaries (181 185) RATES Run-On: $5 00 per line (Mm $15 00) Semi-display: $20 00 per
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      710 27 28 Health Centres/ 28 Health Centres/ Massage Massage RELAX REFRESH YOURSELF AT GREAT EASTERN HEALTH CENTRE f\ sth Floor ■b Eastern Hotel Ol Vmm[ L 4bi MacPherson Road mtm Singapore 1336 n?s^* Tel: *****44 axt 458gp^K 36 House Renovation/ Decor LEE MEI ELECTRICAL Company specialise m electrical wiring, plumbing, painting
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      602 27 39 Other Personal Services SBL AOUARIUM FILTER DECORATING ENTERPRISES B-91 Gay World Amusement Park Geylang, Spore 1438 T*l: *****94/ *****98 office/ *****06 residence We specially design manufacture all kinds of fish tanks for restaurants aquariums with automatic filter, landscaped fountain. You can also rely on us for quality renovation works.
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      801 27 56 Industrial Equipment/ Supplies FOR SALEI CALDWELD Model PR. 2000-61 Reverse circulating insert pile drilling unit, 0-15 degree angle capability, GMBV7IN diesel. Allison CRTS63I trans. Complete with accessories. Avail, for inspection m Singapore For further details, contact: Raymond Offshore Constructor (M) Sdn Bhd. Kuala Lumpur, Tei: 03-*****4, Vie Richard-B. Lester,
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      602 27 jajjj Laboratory Technicians and OpISW -^i Bl eration Assistants are required JSBBE S» r f| f by the Petrochemical CorporaHJfi| m Ii iW tlon f Singapore Pte Ltd. ni W MI M Successful candidates must IHB IT mm prepared to work m their K^ Pa n* on Pulau Ayer Merbau.
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      412 27 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive MsaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBIsaaWHHBaMsMsaBBBBBBasisV INDECO A multi-discipline organisation presently undertaking a variety of interesting projects invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacancies: A) QUANTITY SURVEYOR Requirements:- ARICS, BSC m Building or Quantity Surveying or equivalent. Preferably with some working experience m a Q.S. firm.
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      359 27 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive AMERICAN EMBASSY Foreign Commercial Service COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST 1 year contract, renewable, possible convert to permanent position m future. Starting salary 127,000 bonus CPF per year or higher depending on qualifications. DUTIES: Maintains knowledge of trends and conditions m assigned industry sectors thru personal contacts research
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      594 27 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical Applications are invited from interested candidates to fill the position of: CASHIER Prerequisites: Minimum GCE 'O' level Knowledge of book-keeping Have liking to service people Be able to work under pressure The job: i Entails daily cash collection and clerical
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      544 27 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical DIEHL (PTE) LTD A subsidiary of a large European Group of Companies has immediate vacancies for:1. PRODUCTION CLERK Prerequisite*: GCE O' level Familiarity with data entry/ records Accurate and proficient typing at 35 wpm Preferably 2 years relevant working experience 2. SALES CLERK Pre-requisites: Minimum
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      644 28 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical A leading international oilseal manufacturer requires Receptionist c OCE "O" level Age 18-22 years c Ability to type c Some relevant experience preferred but not essential as training will be provided c Able to start work immedi ately Benefits: c 5-day week c Transport provided
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      666 28 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales An expanding company servicing Spore, M'sia Indonesia m building industrial fields is looking for career-minded female to fill the following posts: A) FEMALE SALES REPRESENTATIVE B) FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERK For Post (A): We need someone hardworking career-minded to assist our female Sales
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      437 28 A well established trading company dealing with prestigeous products is looking for:A) Sales Representative To sell our range of quality writing instruments Male/Female Can expect a 4-figure take home salary Sales experience preferred but not necessary Able to speak English, Mandarin and dialects Aggressive, hardworking with initiative and drive. Please
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      547 28 71 Situations Vacant: Sales A TRADING COMPANY requires SALES EXECUTIVE Should be technically inclined. Preferably lady with sales experience. Possess a driving licence. Training will be provided. Apply with full details, photo and contact number or may call personally to: Manager Lighting 406, River Valley Road Singapore 1024 Tel: *****04.
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      663 28 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical Technical The upstream Company of Singapore's $2 billion Petrochemical Complex on Pulau Ayer Merbau invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following positions: Laboratory Technicians The successful candidates will report to the Quality Control Supervisor and be involved
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      65 28 Immediate vacancies for 2 SURVEYORS Minimum 2 years experience. Ability to handle survey equipment. Interested applicants please call personally at: KOON ZINKCON JOINT VENTURE Tuas Crescent Tuas Aye 20 junction Singapore 2263 Tel: *****89 Monday sth Aug. 2pm-spm. Required Immediately SUPERVISOR To install all types of steel industrial doors such
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      263 28 THE SINGAPORE ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB requires ELECTRICIAN j Requirements Completed National Service PUB Licenced or VITB i trained Willing to work on shift up to 10.00 pm and on Weekends Public Holidays. Knowledge of electronics and ability to repair fruit machines an advantage Compensation Package: Attractive salary generous fringe benefits
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      527 28 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical ~2K TRAVENOL LABORAIORIES We are a multi-national company specialising m the manufacturing of medical products. We invite applications for the position of: Moulding Technician I Requirements: NTC 3in Mechanical or Electrical Fitting with 1 -2 years experience m set-up and operation of
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      440 29 72 Situations Vacant: Technical RJSSS NATIONAL ST^ UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE Applications are invited lor appointment to the post of: TECHNICIAN m the Department ol Mathematics. QUALIFICATIONS m :t QCE "O* lewi passes In MatnemaUci and Techmeal or Science subjects or the School Certificate with 3 credits m Mathematics and Technical or
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      607 29 72 Situations Vacant: Technical An expanding Plastics Company m Ang Mo Kio is seeking suitable personnel for the following posts: 1. ENGINEERING ASSISTANT Duties: Assist m Plant maintenance, covering electrical mechanical services. Upgrade existing facilities and processes. Qualifications: Technician Diploma/ C'&O Full Technological Certificate/ ITC m Electrical Engineering. Experience: At
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      216 29 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous GRAPHIC DESIGNER With a minimum of 2 years' experience capable of handling a wide range of graphic design projects to the highest standard from concept to production. FINISHED ARTIST With 2 years' experience m the production of finished art, typographic skill and the ability to communicate
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      503 29 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Well established company m Jurong urgently requires: 1) STOREKEEPER With mm. 2 years' working experience. 2) GENERAL WORKERS Those interested, please apply personally to: 10, FIRST LOK YANG RD SINGAPORE 2262 TEL: *****21 (SBS Bus No. 250 from Jurong Interchange). BOOKWORM CLUB requires FEMALE PUBLIC RELATIONS
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      526 31 OWNER LEAVING, MUST sell, dist. l9, Lorong Paya Lebar, dstorey corner terrace, 1,330 sq.ft., recently renovated. Freehold. Now $375,000. Call: *****02. URGENT SALEI D.19 d/storey corner terrace, 2,800 sq.ft. Split-level, 3+l bdrms, attached, morning sun. Freehold. $390,000 neg. Hap Seng *****42. AN URGENT SALE. D.lO off Sixth Aye. new d-storey
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      626 31 D.lSi TAI KENG Gdn. 1800 sq.ft. Freehold. 3 1 bdrms. D-storey. $400,000 0.n.0. Holland *****79. D.2C EXTENSIVELY RENOVATED s-storey terr. 4 bdrms. Morning sun $270,000. Holland *****79. D.20 S/STOREY NICELY renovated 3 bdrm. terr. F'hold. $345,000. JL Chen Associates *****34/ *****86. D.28 FREEHOLD, RENOVATED S/Storey semi-d. Approx. 3,000 sq.ft $350,000
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      790 31 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Apartments For some people just about perfect is just not good enough. hfSk.. inoipniiiL I I^OI AUTO kT/>>// /TW^millL WI /I I A|| I I A First class position. First class quality^~***~~^ First class facilities. $395,000
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      714 31 115 For Sale: HUDC Apartments FULLY EQUIPPED Type A apt. m Braddell View. 1770 sq.,'t on elevated ground. Teak parquet flooring throughout. Wall panelling, Ramin wood kite) en cabinets custom-built firniture. Just move right m. Selling $265,000. Tel: *****09 off *****17 (res.). AMBERVILLE MAISONETTE 1,770 sq.ft. Partially furnished, facing sea.
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      682 31 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 3-RM NEW GENERATION, A.M. Kic 81k.644, Aye. 4, near mkt., sch. at $41,000 (leaving behind brand new 4-door fridge, cooker, ctv cabinets etc.) Tel: *****26. 4-ROOM IMPROVED BEDOK South Rd, 81k.41. facing Lucky Hts Fully renovated with kitchen cabinets wardrobes $78,00 C neg. Osman *****31.
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      487 31 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 3-RM FLAT MARSILING I ane $27,000 Partially furnished Call *****10 Florence. 3-RM FLAT AT Boon Lay Aye Good location, near schools, market. $25,000 neg. *****90. 3-RM SIMS DRIVE. Contact *****13 (day) Betty' *****73 (after 7pm) Mrs Foo. 3-RM. TOA PAYOH, 16th fir. corner, well renovated
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      310 32 National Day f 3D Gentinf? $119 I 8/8. 9/8 D*p. 3D Frasers Hill $139 t 8/8, 9/8 Dep. Universal Travel Corpn. Pte. Ltd. I People's Park Centre #81-66 Tel: *****7 TA 161 NATIONAL DAY A HARI RAYA HAJI Cameron/Gentimi/K. Lumpur Tour >♦ 3Days4Nights $129/$159 8/8,23/8 >. Cameron Highlands 2Days3Nights r
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  • OBITUARIES
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      184 In Memoriam
      194 33 184 In Memoriam MR. S. JAYARAM (FRANCIS) AGED: 60 YRS whom the Lord has called to rest 4 years ago. To us his name will ever be The key that unlocks memory Of a dear one gone but cherished yet A beloved face we'll never forget. Requiem
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      182 Acknowledgements
      101 33 The Family of the late MR. A LAZAR Called to be with the Lord on 29th July 1985 wish to express their heartfelt thanks gratitude to Rev. Fathers Aloysius, A. Vaz ft J. Guterres, Canossian Sisters (SAC), ex-col-leagues of ICI (S) Paints, relatives ft friends for their prayers,
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      96 33 The family of the late LILY LAI Wish to express their sincere thanks and gratitude to Fr. Louis Fossion of The Church of the Holy Spirit, Doctors, Nurses and Staff of Ward 10, Toa Payoh Hospital and all relatives and friends for their assistance, attendance, generous donations and
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      834 33 137 Tours 137 Tour* 7 to 35 Days Dr Sun Vat Sen Memorial Hall Five Ram JbtMbJl^B^-jI f^f Snne Great Wall ot China Tiananmen M iv^R The Tomb ot China s First Emperor Om Shi .■UiJa^WWJrt^ '\MLvE9 Huang Bei|inq Ouck Dinner Picturesque H Kji-%'* "A^|R cruise on Xi Hu "Manjinq
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      753 33 148 Computer LOTUS-123. DBASE, WORDSTAR. Cobol for office/ home computer users. Children computer basic Ring: *****55/ *****22. BASIC PROGRAMMING FOR beginners, starts 4/8/85, $70 Bras Basah Complex, #02-95. *****31. 149 Secretarial/ Typing NEW CLASSES COMMENCING AT: CLIFFORD EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE #05-3545 81k.162, Bukit Merah Town Ctr. Tel: *****90 (8 Lin**)
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      702 33 154 Dancing SOCIAL DANCE CLASSES comm 2p.m. Sun. 4'B/85 7.30 p.m. Mon 5/8/85, Wed. 7/8/85. Thurs. 8/8/85, 6.30 p.m. Wed. 7/8/85, Thurs 8/8/85. Disco: 7.30 p.m. Tues 6/8/85, 3p.m. Sun 4/8/85. Pte lessons by appointment. David's School Of Dancing, »07-25 Cuppage Ctr, *****61. BEGINNERS SOCIAL DANCING classes commencing 2.30 p.m.
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  • RACING
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      Deposit's finishing burst too strong
      305 34  - Deposit's finishing burst too strong PEDIGREE Couple him with Turquoise for forecast By our man on the track CONSISTENT Turquoise looks attractive m Race 3 at Bukit Tiraah today but Deposit IPs powerful finish should prove too much for Chens' four-year-old grey. Turquoise went down fighting to Deer Hunter, who
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      What the tipsters say
      337 34 RACE RACING ED PEDIGREE TONTO LUCKY LEO WENG SOOK 4 Integrity 9 Lunar New Year 4 Integrity 9 Lunar New Year 4 Integrity 1 9 Lunar New Year 10 Singapore Flyer 5 Karat 5 Karat 9 Lunar New Year 6L'Macho 7 Living Legacy 9 Lunar New
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      The mudlarks
      69 34 THESE horses have won or done well on a wet track RACE 2: Jetwind, Ammushanti, Jewellery. RACE 3: Cashflo. RACE 4: Passionate Prince. RACE 5: Datin's Delight, Capability. RACE 6: Wayahead, Cakrawala, Tipper Tim, Quiet Gent, Fu Lv Shou, Talking Turkey, Unanimous, Another Gift. RACE 7: Gympie, You
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      Today's Bukit Timah card
      4199 34 mmwmmumiQomieiMßUßmß HHpMHH 2.15 RESTRICTED TERMS DIV C 1,200 m ;fT33« (3 year olds) WmmmmSmm (stakes: $13,500) 1 5*7 Amber Light 51 Baccarat-Lee 3 nzg same Never likely when 7th of 12 to Paling Bagus with 57 m Div D 1100 m yielding last week; ran sth
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      Lock icon Ruling progeny rule the roost
      312 34 PEDIGREE PROGENY of the fashionable New Zealand sire Ruling have made an impact in this circuit. Six horses by Ruling at present in training have won a total of 20 races. Three of them Frieco, Amir and Ten Hugs n are running in top-class company
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      Ten Hugs goes well
      478 35 ON THE TRACK with PEDIGREE HALF the field of 14 m the Pesta Sukan Cup (Race 4 tomorrow) came out for their winding-up gallops on a good track at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. Ten Hugs 11, who went down narrowly to Tomcat II m the Cup
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      Two out, so 14 to face starter in Pesta Sukan Cup
      136 35 Two out, so 14 to face starter in Pesta Sukan Cup TRAINER Teh Choon Bang's Man Of Honour IV is a veterinary scratching from the Pesta Sukan Cup while Ivan Allan has withdrawn St Gallen, leaving a field of 14 to contest the $78,750 classic at Bukit Timah tomorrow. Teh
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      Week's top gallops
      103 35 TUESDAY (good): Swingin' Cowboy (Leong) 37.7, Quiet Gent (Au-Yeung) 36.6, Bold Profit 37.9, Unanimous (Leong) 38.1, Sentosa m 38.5, Steady II 38.6, Deposit II 38.5. Our Party (Heng) 39, Papa's Love 38.7. WEDNESDAY (good): Be My Love 40.3, Hunting Eagle 37.4, Doreeno II (Masruhen) 38.8, Bunga Api
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        Lock icon Gildoran fails to repeat big double
        193 35 Beaten by soft Goodwood track GOODWOOD (England), Friday GILDORAN, who won the Ascot and Goodwood Gold Cups last year for international owner and breeder Robert Sangster, failed to repeat the achievement yesterday. After taking the Ascot Cup again on a fast track m June,
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        Lock icon Kemp breaks own 'city' record
        108 35 PERTH, Fri CHAMPION Western Australian jockey Rod Kemp broke his own record for winners on Perth metropolitan tracks when he rode Rivamin to a narrow win over Lord Maverick at Belmont Park racecourse last week. It was Kemp's 89th "city" success for the season. The
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        Lock icon 'John Henry's coming home'
        172 35 LEXINGTON (Kentucky), Friday TEN-YEAR-OLD gelding John Henry, the richest thoroughbred m history forced to quit racing two weeks ago because of an injury, will retire to the Kentucky horse park only a few kilometres from where he was foaled. ''I'm excited to announce that John Henry
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        Lock icon Bid by Life's Magic
        61 35 SARATOGA (New York), Fri. Vanlandingham and Track Barron, both easy last-start winners, clash m the US$2OO,OOO (about *****,000) Whitney Handicap here tomorrow. They face stiff competition from Carr De Naskra, last year's Travers Stakes winner, and Life's Magic, who will try to become the first filly
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      ALONG THE RAIL
      5 35  -  JON BY
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      Leading jockeys
      204 35 Total P lacings Placing* for last 19 rides rides Ist 2nd 3rd 1 Leong 149 31 13 18 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 2 *Ismadi 123 26 24 11 ********** 3 Tiley 168 28 18 IS ********** 4 Johnston 167 *****3 ********** 5 Cook 193
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      Leading trainers
      87 35 Ist 2nd 3rd Teh 55 36 32 Zaßr 34 16 19 Allan 31 34 17 Yeoh 24 10 20 Lee 22 23 26 E Breokelen 21 30 21 KLeong 21 13 12 Rodgers 19 32 27 Dragon 18 16 11 Buang 18 15 20 West 17 32 19
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      Leading owners
      90 35 Ist 2nd 3rd Auric 25 11 11 Goodman 15 8 10 Chens 13 10 7 Blaegrass 13 2 2 MdmTLLong 9 2 4 Agasam 8 10 9 Hail 7 10 AJK 6 2 2 George West 5 5 1 True Friend 5 3 1 Trend 5 2 3
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      1371 35 I','f f J I'll 2.15 RESTRICTED TERMS I*UULJi DIVB 1,200 m (3 and 4 year olds) (Stakes: $13,500) 1 8 Chinese Wall 57 Bluegrass-K Leung 4 nzg same Dahlan 4 2 8 Gambling Pappa 57 Traders-Bougoure 4 ag +2.5 Tiley 10 3 5 I'm Arthur 57 West-Owner 4
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  • OBITUARIES
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      181 Deaths 181 Deaths
      442 35 181 Deaths 181 Deaths LEONG KWAI HENG AGED 72 was called horn* to »he Lord on Friday, 2nd August, 1985 leaving behind:Mother: Chiang Ah Say Husband: Boey Yoke Mun Son*: Daughters-in-law: Boey YJng Kuen, Alfred Lim Yuet Ming Boey Ytng Poi Ooh Hong Kui Boey Ying Kee, Michael Ang Su
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      182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements
      38 35 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements THE FAMILY OF THE LATE HARRY JOSEPH ONG CHENG HONG (departed 29.7.1985) wishes to express their sincere thanks to relatives and friends for their attendance, assistance, condolences, wreaths and contributions during their recent bereavement.
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      184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam
      54 35 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR BELOVEO PARENTS L. PONNUSAMY KALINGARAYAR P. THANGACHIAMMAL DEMISED 3.8.75 DEMISED 24.8.77 Time changes many things. But not the memories and love Of both of you which will be with us Forever and ever. ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY YOUR LOVING SONS.
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      181 Deaths 183 Condolences
      210 35 181 Deaths 183 Condolences MR. FRANCIS ONG TENG LEONG AGE 66 Departed peacefully on 2nd August 1985. Dearly missed and always remembered by BELOVED WIFE: LILY TAN BOEY KEE SONS: SUNNY ONG HOCK SUN RAYMOND ONG HOCK CHYE GRANDSON: DANIEL ONG SWEE LYE DAUGHTER IN LAW: ROSELIN TAN MOTHER IN
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      158 35 MRS EDNA BOUDWYN formerly of Singapore passed away peacefully m Perth, Australia at 0715 hrs on 2nd Aug. 1985. Dearly missed and always remembered. MllVi So you've finished 'O'or A' Level. What's the next step BSHJn you're going to take? Engineering? Business I 11 administration? Marketing 9 What should you
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      59 35 With Deepest Condolence to Mr Teo Seng Torg owner of M/S YIPPEE children's wear on the demise of his beloved mother MDM NG HWEE GOH Departed on 31/7/85 From Lea Keng Lam 8 THE i/STRAITSNi TIMES RATES FOR OBITUARIES $15.00 for 3 lir.es (Run-on style) $60.00 for 3cm x lcol
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  • TIMESPORT
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      Lock icon MARADONA'S HEAVEN A dream display
      927 36 Diego sets heart on Argentine glory If England are there and play according to their traditions they will be among the favourites. If England qualify, I will be pleased for their players and true fans... but not the vandals. Maradona, on England's presence m the
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      Lock icon Wolves to sue Dougan SOCCER SHORTS
      283 36 Wolves to sue Dougan SOCCER SHORTS WOLVERHAMPTON (England), Fri. Debt-ridden Wolverhampton Wanderers and Allied Properties, the owners of the English Third Division club, are to sue the team's former chairman, Derek Dougan, for £300,000 ($924,000). Allied Properties, owned by Saudi Arabian brothers Mahmud and Mohammed Bhatti, claim that Dougan signed
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      Lock icon Arrivederci Roma FALCAO'S HELL
      419 36 Arrivederci Roma FALCAO'S HELL The final curtain for 'injured' Brazilian star ROME, Fri. Brazilian soccer international Paulo Roberto Falcao last night lost his battle to force Roma to honour his contract after its cancellation by club president Dino Viola earlier last month. A meeting of the disciplinary committee of the
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      Lock icon Italian in Prost's championship way AT THE WEST GERMAN GRAND PRIX GRID
      297 36 Italian in Prost's championship way AT THE WEST GERMAN GRAND PRIX GRID NUERBURGRING (West Germany), Fri. Alain Prost could return to the top spot m the world drivers' championship with another solid performance m the West German Grand Prix on Sunday. At present, only Michele Alboreto stands between the Frenchman
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      Lock icon Maggie: I'll ban games if...
      242 36 Maggie: I'll ban games if... LONDON, Fri. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher warned British clubs yesterday that some matches might be banned unless crowd hooliganism was stamped oat. She said "tribal warfare" among fans m and around football grounds could also lead to games being played without spectators, adding: "If violence
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      Lock icon Consistent Germans move ahead
      274 37 COWES, Fri. High Roler, skippered by American Bill Power, won yesterday's second race m the Admiral's Cup yachting, but a fine performance by holders West Germany enabled their three-boat team to take the overall lead. Sweden's Carat repeated Wednesday's performance by crossing the line first after
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      Eyeguards are in for king Jahangir
      295 37 Tay Cheng Khoon on the squash scene THERE is nothing wrong with the eyesight of world champion Jahangir Khan. And to make sure it stays that way, the squash supremo will be wearing eyeguards when the new professional season starts next month. The Pakistani
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      Pros keen on playing here
      266 37 THE Republic's leading players will find it tough just to qualify for the tournament proper of the Anchor Beer Singapore Open at Kallang from Sept 21-28. This is because, apart from the 24 world-ranking professionals who would be given direct entry into the 32-men draw,
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      Lock icon Moving fourth
      608 37  - Moving fourth Simon Loh Highland Fling does Singapore proud with a brilliant finish By skipper of Marionette 4 Totting up the cumulative points for the two days' sailing, however, we were mildly surprised to find ourselves still m joint-sixth with m Austria. 7 COWES, Fri. "Little" Highland Fling once again
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      Lock icon GOLF Amateur shocks pros for lead
      425 37 GOLF Amateur shocks pros for lead OAK BROOK (Illinois), Fri. The reigning United States amateur champion, 21-year-old Scott Verplank, became the first amateur m six years to lead a Professions > Golf Association Tour event by carving out a four-under-par 68 yesterday for a one-shot lead m the US$5OO,OOO ($1,090,000)
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      134 37 MEXICO CITY, Fri. The World Boxing Council yesterday banned light-heavyweight champion Dwight Mohammed Qawi for two years for fighting In South Africa. Qawi, a black American known as Dwight Braxton before he converted to Islam, won the rival World Boxing Association junior-heavyweight title last Sunday when
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      535 38  -  J. RAJENDRAN Quek's girls pull the mat from under rivals' feet By CATHOLIC Junior College wrote a new page m local judo history when, for the fourth successive year, they won the National Schools Girls' A Division title at Kirn Seng Technical yesterday. CJC's achievement, following their
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      SPORT IN SHORT
      422 38 Sethi forges ahead: Hot favourite Geet Sethi and title-contender Subhash Agrawal, of India, forged ahead on Thursday on the seventh day of the 25th World Amateur Billiards Championship, reducing their rivals to helpless spectators. Sethi, 24, thrashed Malta's Alfred Micallef 2,666--957 while mercurial Agrawal trounced New Zealand
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      Twist of fortune
      537 38  -  JANICE SEAH Sock Hong upsets Nadine at last for the vaulting gold By THE little boy walked right into her flight path, causing Gan Sock Hong to brake suddenly. Flushed with annoyance, her concentration broken, she walked back to the starting point. It took a while for
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      ALL THE RESULTS
      170 38 Boys' individual all-round: Group A: 1 Liao Xinhua (HCJC) 35.6, 2 Huang Chunwei (HCJC) 34.05, 3 Zhu Yongqiang (RJC) 32.05. Group B: 1 Li Yunfei (RI) 31.4, 2 Li Hongzhuang (CHS) 31.05, 3 Zhang Zihong (CHS) 30.55. Group C: 1 Zhang Yuemin (CHS) 32.05, 2 Hong Quisong
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      Unlikely titan of Temasek
      267 38 Unlikely titan of Temasek PETER SIOW TAN HONG HUAT was definitely not Temasek Junior College's star player. Yet sport has a habit of unearthing unlikely heroes. Yesterday, Hong Huat prompted tears of joy from Temasek and their supporters when he scored the winning basket to help his college pip Singapore
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      Trouncing
      32 38 ANGLO-CHINESE School trounced Ang Mo Kio 44-0 m a National Schools Under-14 rugby match at Woodsville or. Thursday. Other results'. Chinese High 0 Dunearn Technical 23, St Andrew's 31 Victoria 6.
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      Mei Chin 17-4
      25 38 ME I CHIN Secondary beat Dunman 17-4 m a National Schools B Boys softball match yesterday. Other result: RI IS Anderson 4.
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      Waltzing Matilda the likely hit
      267 38 PETER SIOW AUSTRALIA are freely tripped to waltz past the opposition m the Pesta Sukan skeet competition, starting today at the Rifle Range Road. With names that read like the Who's Who of the shooting world, even Belgium's classy Christian Binet may be reluctant to
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      Filipinos lay the icing
      218 38 Filipinos lay the icing THE Philippines completed their stranglehold on the International Practical Shooting Confederation competition at Mount Vernon Range yesterday. They won three more gold medals m the individual speed, three-man team and falling plate events to add to their previous day's triumphs m the individual and team practical
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      Figures to bowl you over
      402 39  - Figures to bowl you over GODFREY ROBERT By WHILE England pace bowler Jonathon Agnew's 9-71 In the Leicestershire-Kent county match on Monday raised the eyebrows of sports fans, it will be declared a mere Wisden entry by the cricket statisticians. Agnew's effort would have been more spectacular if he had
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      Centre of attention
      138 39 PETER SIOW NATIONAL basketball centre Lim Kia Ann, hospitalised since Sunday with stomach ulcers, had a YIP visitor at the Singapore General Hospital yesterday. Mr Ho Kah Leong, Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education and vicepresident of the Basketball Association of Singapore, paid Kia Ann
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      Jita's January job
      302 39 Ex-Singapore coach to get Pahang offer By JOE DORAI JITA SINGH, the former Singapore national coach, will be offered an appointment as technical adviser to the Football Association of Pahang from January. The bid to get Jita, who opted out from the local scene m May last
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        Doughty Richard
        207 39 LONDON, Fri. Surrey's Richard Doughty returned career-best figures of 6-33 as Warwickshire were routed inside two days m the English County Championship match at The Oval yesterday. Doughty exploited a drying pitch to send Warwickshire crashing to 63 all out m their second innings. The Warwickshire batsmen were
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        Downpour dampens Sabah's spirits
        414 39  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By SINGAPORE L. Young b Stephens 32 C. Kantilal c Barrett b Budin 5 R. Cropper c Paleswaran b Sivam 1 B. Balakrlshnan b Boudville 7 Goh Swee Heng run out 16 H. lmran b Boudville 0 R. Oliveiro lbw Labrooy 12 M. Neethianathan
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        29 39 JOHANNESBURG, Fri. Tasmanian all-rounder Peter Faulkner was today named as the final member of the lfc-man rebel Australian team to tour South Africa m November. Reuter
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        Lock icon England have the luck
        325 39 AUSTRALIA 1st inns: K. Wessels c Botham b Emburey 34 A. Hlldltch C Gower b Edmonds 49 D. Boon c Lamb b Botham 61 A. Border st Downton b Edmonds 8 G. Ritchie c and b Edmonds 4 W. Phillips c Downton b Botham 36 G.
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      One-goal victory predictions
      238 39 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Brazil's America FC are confident of beating defending champions South Korea m the final of the Merdeka soccer tournament here tomorrow. Victory will be Brazil's on a one-goal difference, according to coach Jorge Viera. Viera said his players are bent on avenging the 2-0
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      China to support S'pore's bid
      252 39 China to support S'pore's bid ALBERT JOHNSON CHINA have withdrawn their bid to host the 1987 Asian Track and Field Championships, thus enhancing Singapore's prospects of being chosen as venae for the event. Addressing affiliates at the annual meeting yesterday, Singapore Amateur Athletic Association president Loh Lin Kok said: ''The
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      Becker gives Germans a flying start TENNIS
      369 39 Becker gives Germans a flying start TENNIS HAMBURG, Fri. Wimbledon champion Boris Becker powered his way to an easy win over American Eliot Teltscher m the opening singles of the Davis Cup World Group quarter-final here today. Becker, 17, met with little resistance as he beat Teltscher 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
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      Murugiah about-turn
      184 39 SINGAPORE'S Murugiah Madasamy shot a one-under-par 71 m the opening round of the Johor Amateur Open at the Royal Johor Golf Club and still found himself trailing leader Haron Ishak by threestrokes yesterday. Murugiah, who was recently named for the Republic's Nomura Cup team, overcame a nightmarish start
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      205 38 ATHLETICS Police meet (Toa Payoh AC, 2). CRICKET MCA Inter-state league semi-final: Singapore v Sabah (Johor Baru, 10.30). SCA Jr k.0.: SCRC v SCA Jrs (Balestier Rd, 2.30). Friendly: Lancaster Park (Christchurch) v Tanglin Taverners Invitation XI (Balestier Rd, 11). HOCKEY SWHA Div I: GSC v Schools (FPAC, 5.30). Div
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    Reagan has bothersome patch removed from nose
    192 40  - Reagan has bothersome patch removed from nose LI AK TENG KIAT By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, Fri. The White House revealed yesterday that President Ronald Reagan had a patch of skin removed from his nose on Tuesday, just 17 days after his operation to remove a cancerous polyp m his colon.
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    Robbers came a-catling with wedding cake
    205 40 TWO me i robbed two elderly sifters of $7,499 m cash md jewellery after they tricked one of the womei into letting them into her flat m Lorong 8, Toa Payoh on Thursday. This came a day after a boy war also tricked into
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    Grandstand for music
    341 40  -  SALMA KHALIK STPB plans $350,000 stage at gardens By MUSIC-IN-THE-PARK audiences will have no seats or a roof to protect them from the elements, but a music centre planned for the Botanic Girdens will still cost a tidy sum. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board plans to spend
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    Lock icon Monk killed by Tamil guerillas
    92 40 COLOMBO, Fri. Tamil separatist guerillas today killed a Sinhalese Buddhist monk m Sri Lanka's north central Polonnaruwa district, a National Security Ministry spokesman said. He said the monk's body was found hanging m the Trikonamadu Temple m the district inhabited mainly by Sinhalese. Security forces
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    31 40 NEW YORK, Fri. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials slipped 2.13 points to 1,353.49 m the first half-hour of trading on the New York JJtock Exchange today. AP
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    Marcos threatens to call snap elections
    392 40  -  ABBY TAN Move to impeach the President By Manila Reporter MANILA, Fit Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos today threatened to dissolve Parliament and call for snap presidential and legislative elections if the opposition proceeds with plans to impeach him. In a statement early this morning
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    Lock icon Technicians' union to join BBC strike
    208 40 LONDON, Fri A TECHNICIANS' union has decided to join a one-day strike next week to protest against the British Broadcasting Corporation's cancellation of a programme featuring an interview with an alleged Irish terrorist leader. The announcement raised the prospect of a complete black-out of
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    Four eye $250,000 Hong Leong reward
    136 40 FOUR people have given information to the police on the probable culprits responsible for spreading rumours about the Financial position of Hong Leong Finance and its subsidiary, Singapore Finance. They contacted the Central police station during the past week after the two companies posted
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      145 40 Weather UP TO 1 pm: Showers m a few areas from late morning. TEMP. (C) up to 6 am tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mm. SUNSET today: 7.15 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.05 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 7/ 10 C Rain Manila 24/32 C Cloudy Amsterdam 14/19 C Cloudy Melbourne 5 13C
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        Confessions of a dog of war
        912 1  -  MICHAEL LIM THE SPECIALIST By Gayle Rivers Sidgwick Jackson, London, 1985, hardcover, 208 pages, $28 Reviewed by Sylvester Stallone's Rambo, which is now the latest hit movie around the world, has brought renewed interest m the likes of highly-trained men who work m covert
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        Lock icon Fact or fantasy?
        375 1 THE swashbuckling accounts of a self -proclaimed ex-Special Air Service trooper-turned-mercenary has raised controversy m Britain and the United States. The Specialist, according to an article m the International Herald Tribune on April 2, "reads like a James Bond thriller" although the book's author, Gayle Rivers, maintains
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        Victims of the helicopter war
        795 2  -  KARI HUUS LET A SOLDIER DIE By William E. Holland Transworld Publishers, 1985. $12.90 Reviewed by AS THE United States forces were leaving Vietnam, California Congressman Paul McClosky made the comment: "As it has always taken the accounts of private soldiers to balance the great
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        Parallel lives of a patient and her analyst
        656 2  -  M. GRETCHEN AUGUST By Judith Rossner Warner Books, 1984 557 pages, $14.40 Reviewed by 4 To the doctor, Dawn becomes a kind of surrogate daughter and a second chance to redeem, m some way, her failure with her own daughter. To the
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        Bear in Mind
        355 2 SINGAPORE An Illustrated History 1941-1984 (Information Division, Ministry of Culture, 1985. 397 pages, $18) The history of Singapore m paintings, photographs and news clippings, from the Japanese inva- sion through the tumultuous years of insurgency to merger with Malaysia, separation and independence. This book traces the political
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        Exposed: Pill company malpractices
        509 4  - Exposed: Pill company malpractices LEONG CHAN TEIK ROCHE VERSUS ADAMS By Stanley Adams Fontana, 1985, 236 pages, $10.25 Reviewed by HE HAD climbed to the top of the greasy career pole. Then, by some complex misfortune, he slipped to the bottom. Stanley Adams, Oxford-educat-ed and a former British Consul m
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        Lock icon Bust-to-boom success
        505 4  -  PAUL MAJENDIE By m London Update JEFFREY ARCHER'S London penthouse looks out over the House of the Commons where, as a flamboyant young parliamentarian, he once wanted to be Prime Minister. Today, he ranks as one of the world's best-selling authors 25 million copies of his books have
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        No salvation in sordid thriller
        592 4  -  SUSANNA KULAT ISSA LORD OF THE DANCE By Andrew M. Greeley W.H. Allen, 1984 449 pages, $9.25 Reviewed by AN 18- YEAR-OLD girl is made to solve two murder mysteries. This she does and singlehandedly too. She is also psychic, has a good body and
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        Story of a mother's love and will
        807 5  -  SHARON LOH DORAN: CHILD OF COURAGE By Linda Scotson Collins, London, 1985 Hardcover, 287 pages, $31.85 Reviewed by i MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: GIANT PICTURE BOOK EVIL WARRIORS Illustrated by Fred Carrillo USA: Western Publishing Co, 1984 Paperback, 24 pages, $8.70 MASTERS OF
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        New Arrivals at the Bookshops
        397 5 WHAT is It? Where is X? When Did It Happen? (Kingfisher, 1985, 128 pages, $17 each) What is a laser? What is a quasar? What causes a cold? When did life on earth begin? When was Egypt ruled by the pharoahs? Where does mud boil?
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        Star Wars in the Castle of Grayskull
        603 5 Young Reader A FRESH set of combatants are locked m the never-end-ing battle between good and evil forces. This time, however, those who created He Man, his friends and foes have really thought through the entire scheme of things. It's a universe so
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        252 1 mk „:»in Doran: Child ofCourage 5 By Linda Scotson. How a mother battled odds for her son, born with severe brain damage. Let a Soldier Die 2 By William E. Holland. A gripping first novel about the men who fought the "helicopter war" m Vietnam. First Among Equals 4 What
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        100 2 BBJKfilißfl WWomTM¥^£lsc¥§ i ■Ci: S f. sW- y LjQg Packages inclusive of wall and ceiling covers and installation PACKAGE A PACKAGE B 3 room $850.00 $1,150.00 4 room $1,200.00 $1,650.00 5-room $1,550.00 $1,980.00 jHflHflflJH HSHUHin IBJpjBKHHHHMHHBHfIHHKHHHj^B Your guarantee of genuine quality Sole agent: EUROPA WALLCOVERINGS PTE LTD. Warehouse: 22 Pasir
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        165 2 A room at the Garden Hotel for $70* a day (single or double occupancy) That's right. A rate that beats all. The Garden Hotel is situated only minutes from Orchard Road, set m lush tropical surroundings. The ideal Hotel for businessmen and families, on business or holiday. An international standard
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        454 3 P^JHHHH ******************** Never has such luxury COURTS Never has there 8 HJKMtSSMF 1 8 8 b66n so affordsbift! t b66H 3 bi^^cr choics! o 4 hairs an d 2 armchairs m i^^^i o MVVi*MwwAiW4WWM«v« r#ww«a %a W4 OO V w««w*wvt matching upholstery. IVw O Wall Unit From Penthouse luxury to
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        307 4 FURNI TURE We are closing and giving up a few |«|Bfc rji rfgtik tfWliH—l BaW^ millions worth of brand -new quality I *m Mm ill furniture m our store. We have no I M I I f «ii choice but to sell them off cheaply fii because we need (immediate)
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        322 5 viiiraf^l war KICE BUSTERS! SIHHnD JSm Qualjt y Imported Furniture Save at HAWAII QUnU/RHfIMC MflW AT Hfttift AMß lan^ onuti nuuiTio nun hi hwwphiio Wpp r < M&J&X BP'^'S Do^f Wardrobe 1 X, 4 I JW~" J iiijmßwHßß^Hl^^^^^iKI Iv hfIHyHVi Mirror -.^H Duung Table S I I [|jjj^|} ff V^VP"9^HI
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        5486 6 Across the world in search of ALAN COLUNGE, 47, is a marine consultant living m Singapore. He has travelled widely, and his short stories reflect his varied experiences. In this adventure starring detective Howard Hil-on, he takes readers from Hongkong and Singapore to Australia m search of a property tycoon
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        1277 6 [raTkfor stereo Ti-ft. Video recorder with ■nA 9t I BJEf I __rji _P_|i jß^^S Ej HV4Hp Ii IC KR^OSOrece.ver §>»" .ompi.t, w w eiesswireHessremole^cpfitrol at", M 3|| Wl WJI RJ 111 li IN_WBWV/ marantz 4 1 remote control _BJ HClkOQlm^ H^ 1 11' BBB|IhL SISS B_sl S& HI H BL-—-—
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        113 7 Unveil i your i talent I ALL entries should I be previously unpub- I lished, original work. I No entry will be con- I sidered without the I entry form below. Copyright is retained i I by the addressee. Entries will not be I returned unless they I are accompanied
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        406 7 Quality at LowesTi^ BAMBOO DESIGN U. R $4500 R/w BAMBOO DESIGN DINING SET now $3000 u P $5 9 8 P 0 c 0 S) Now $4cnn r—^^^^^ '•'-r^w/ ■r/W ALTAR TABLE" teiT'lHUWIf §9N UP $1980 Now $"|*|so aWfl^ff I bamboo design WptKKKKKKttKHtHK^ B R/W CURIO CABINET l Now s2so
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        When family 'roughed it out' — in luxury—
        1225 8  - When family 'roughed it out' in luxury BERNIE JOSEPH By A Singapore family recently travelled across Australia for three weeks, living m a campervan. And contrary to what they had thought, it turned out to be a luxury holiday on wheels. En route, there was plenty of sightseeing, lots of
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        If you go
        481 8 YOU can fly to any city m Australia, pick up your camper-van or car and drive to another city where you can leave the vehicle and fly back from there. This saves you time and prevents backtracking. Sample round-trip airfares to major cities such as Sydney, Brisbane
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        738 8 NOTICES Notice to all Standard Chartered Bank customers. Our MONEYLINK Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) will not be operational for technical reasons from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Sunday, 4th August 1985. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the closure of our machines for this three -hour period. Standard
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        157 8 ALL COLOUR This comprehensive and advances m the, world of science extensively illustrated such as supersonic flight, encyclopedia covers the natural, computers, satellites and the laser human and man-made worlds, and beam, explains the origins, structure and Jhe straightforward text development of the different accompanied by numerous colour aspects of
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        653 9 [APPOINTMENTS/ NOTICES nraHMK CTJIMTC DCc;nfifll HH Telefax No: *****59 Rates: Box Service: £HRHm 5 1 AN I 5 *****100 1 IHMHIIIIIIH Sa es 3^^. Straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 Telex Service; S.T.A.N.T.S. RS ***** TIMEAD Tel: *****11 ext 2724-7 2669 Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc. cm. Posted: Sslo.oo APPOINTMENTS
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        761 9 U A leading U.S. multi-national corporation m the high technology m area, located m the Tuas Industrial Estate, invites applications for W, I MANUFACTURING ENGINEER I ft Reporting to the Engineering Manager, he will be required to be fl If familiar, however basic, with one or more of the following
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        717 9 Coopers vxLyDrdriO Associates provides a comprehensive range of management consultancy services aimed at helping clients increase the effectiveness and profitability of their organisation. These services include Corporate Development, Organisation Planning, Financial Control and Management Information Systems, Investment Planning and Appraisal, Electronic Data Processing, Manufacturing «hBJB| and Distribution Systems, Executive Selection,
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        627 10 APPOINTMENTS I PROJECT SALES MANAGER We are a subsidiary of a multinational company. We specialise m material handling, air pollution control, metal finishing and combustion engineering and industrial automation. We also provide a complete range of services from feasibility studies to final commissioning m the engineering field relating to processing
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        1326 10 SURGE AHEAD WITH TECHNOLOGY Robot Leasing Consultancy Ptc Ltd has have least H years' experience m the area ot factory established an Automation Applications Centre to automation. Candidates must possess a degree m provide factory automation consultancy services to mechanical/electncal/production engineering or Singapore industries. The services ottered include: other engineering
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        457 10 I H USA if GE (USA) AVIATION SERVICE H OPERATION PTE LTD jafs is GE's Aircraft Engine Business Group's wholly-owned subsidiary j»oi m Singapore. The Company performs high technology component WE repairs on GE's aircraft engines. We invite applications for the I|| positions of: I MARKET PLANNING MANAGER IS We
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        734 11 APPOINTMENTS ABSsssssffissZ\ zikTetraPak g p^| Tet-a Pak, the world's leading manufacturer of packaging and i^H L^l distribution system for liquid foods, invites applications for p^J I^J the positions of: L^^l Production Planner j^J To assist the Planning Manager m production planning and \j^« control m order to meet the customers'
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        685 11 fQH NATIONAL H99 \%P UNIVERSITY iHKI T7 OF SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE Applications are invited from citizens/ permanent residents of Singapore and other ASEAN citizens for the post of ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The Institute of Systems Science (ISS) was established m 1981. ISS is focussed on promoting the rapid development
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        540 11 Not simply m terms of competitive As your experience grows, you are remuneration, but more importantly likely to undergo specialised Overseas m terms of k job satisfaction', or the sheer Training, and candidates with outstanding engineering challenge of working for academic qualifications and performance Mindef. will be considered for scholarships
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        417 11 U7~^ MINISTRY OF HEALTH, SINGAPORE (f wW (A) PUPIL ASSISTANT NURSES 111/ (B) STUDENT NURSES Applications are invited from Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents of Singapore preferably between the age of 16 25 years. Female candidates should preferably be single QUALIFICATIONS For (A) (i) Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'N' Level Passes m
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        770 12 APPOINTMENTS I l* inssein Aii^naiites C < J I X JL Management Consultants I MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS I Jaffar Husseit Associates, management consultants m association with Price Waterhouse, continue to expand. As a result of our substantial portfolio of large multi-disciplinary consulting assignments m both the public and private sectors, we
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        348 12 M JBm A European Regional Manufacturer tj^ engaged m the distribution of a wide range of office supplies and accessories I requires male or female 1 1 You will be responsible for marketing a reputable brand of computer/typewriter ribbons, carbon papers, etc. THE PERSON: You are likely to be a
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        613 12 Infonet Engineering Pte Ltd, a company providing sales and services for datacommunication products, telecommunication products and computer peripherals, invites applications for the following positions to service its L—J expanding business and product lines: a) Product manager r~~i (Data Communications and Computer Peripherals) I The incumbent will report to the Sales
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        559 12 SENTOSA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION invites applications for the post of: ARCHITECT I Candidates must possess a recognised Diploma or Degree m Architecture and registered with the Board of Architects, Singapore. They must be able to design, prepare concept plans and drawings for implementation and have a sensitive flair for blending structures
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        455 12 SI U. ill I IK lIVOKM.I I Our Company, the leading manufacturer of I Winchester Disc Drives is embarking on an I expansion programme and requires additional I H staff for the following positions: Diploma m Production/Mechanical/ H Electrical/Electronics Engineering I Abte to communicate with people of all I Some
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        671 13 APPOINTMENTS DATA GENERAL CORPORATION is a Fortune 500 Company which designs, manufactures and sells general purpose computers. Our success is based on comprehensive customer support, product compatibility, industry-lead m quality and 3 reliability as well as our highly trained and skilled employees throughout the world. We have established m Singapore,
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        843 13 CORE LABORATORIES LAB INTERNATIONAL LTD. We are part of a large US Company providing hydrocarbon well logging and geological services to the petroleum industry. In order to strengthen our operation m China, we require a suitably qualified person to fill the position of: ACCOUNTANT Based m Canton, China (5550,000 p.a.
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        714 13 qql Always Advancing. 1 1 Always Ahead. We're a US multinational with a new investment m Singapore which assembles and test PCBs for the the computer/telecommunications industries. To keep abreast with the latest technologka! developments, we're constantly striving for higher standards through ujKo-date capital investments and a well-trained experienced manpower
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        449 13 :f The Export Credit Insurance Corporation of Singapore Ltd, the official export credit insurer t|* of Singapore, helps to promote Sngapore's si exports. It insures exporters and banks against m the occurrence of commercial, political and B economic events that can delay or frustrate ■X payment of internatbnal trade credits
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        582 14 APPOINTMENTS I requires r I MARKETING 1 TATA INTRACO SYSTEMS PTE LTD (TIS) is a joint venture between Jm Intraco and Tata Consultancy Services. It provides a broad spectrum ||f of computer and management services. Through its offices, representatives and affiliates m U.S.A., U.K., ;1 Europe, Middle East, South-East Asia
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        516 14 [P WE ARE EXPANDING OUR If ACTIVITIES AND INVITE APPLICATIONS FOR EDP OFFICER Preferably a degree m Computer Science with at least 1 year relevant experience to develop, design and i maintain existing applications LIBRARY OFFICER Preferably with relevant qualifications and experience to manage a small library LIBRARY TECHNICIANS With
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        23 14 (0 C z ■Ml T3 C "I B^^ o o jM Ar^ 1 Awk Ar^~ Aw'^ Ar^ l 'cs o "^p JD OR
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        1115 14 NOTICES F^HHHHHHHHIH^IHHHIHHHIHIIHiHHHHHIHP^I I PART-TIME INDUSTRIAL SKILL I I DEVELOPMENT COURSES I SEP 1985 INTAKE ♦JP Applications are invited for admission to the following part-time Industrial Skill iif Development courses commencing from the week beginning 23 Sep 85. These nit* courses are at the National Trade Certificate (NTC) Grade 2 and
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        41 15 E3^*^^^^s^J|^PlPHBHB| JANE'S DEFENCE WEEKLY is the first —r««fT' S^^vShlßw^'^Hl^B* defence journal with both the authority F W^tTIHJLH 1 Review J ANE'S DEFENCE WEEKLY is T^^M FEDERAL PUBLICATIONS I^mh^l 2 Jurong Port Road Singapore 2261 a member ol The Times Publishing Group
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        398 15 APPOINTMENTS I A diversified group of Companies has the I following vacancies: Sales Executives Gypsum Boards To promote a leading brand of gypsum plasterboards and other building materials Proven sales record and contacts with laminators and contractors essential Electrical Engineer Building Automation System Diploma m Electronic/Electrical Engineering Minimum 3 years'
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        761 15 SUN TAN By Collette PEANUTS By Schulx ~~7 KC SA/3 HE'S SoT**) ~ffjF~ Hi REFUSES tT\ j^t/^ S > Vv /msoMn.a---/ J* g=\ l^ FsCfc "!___--ZV AT fe4 IT SAVS HERE THAT THE lUE WERE IN LAST PLACE WELL PROBABLY BE IN 1 HATE BEIN6 IN -7/ r "Z- _|K
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        533 16 NOTICES NOTICE This is to inform that Mr David Lirn Thao Ming, I/C No. *****59/ B has resigned on jg his own accord. With immediate effect, he is not autho- s rised to transact any business or collect H any monies on our behalf. WORLD FREIGHT PTE LTD j i
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        701 16 i In the matter of |j THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 and In the matter of B COMGUARDS INVESTIGATION AGENCY PTE. LTD. NOTICE OF SPECIAL 1 RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary Gen- eral Meeting of the Mem- j bers of the Company duly P convened and held at 5001 jj Beach
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        764 16 CAPITOL I JURONG 45th BIG DAY! I NOW SHOWING! i BOTH THEATRES $3.00 4.00-NO FREE LIST |j CAPITOL: 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.45, 4.00, 6.30 9.15pm JURONG: 4 SHOWS at 1.45, 4.00, 6.45 A 9.15pm Don't let it be said that YOU MISSED 1 the NUMBER ONE English Language film
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        383 16 ■HlMlMlllMlllMliyililßllllß nSS JADE: OPENS TODAY! E^BtBBPWFJ l< *****8 3 SHOWS DAILY-Note Screening Times: 11am, 3.30, 7.45pm B 1 S'w'laSplS STUDENTS CONCESSION: $1.50 $2.50 at Ham 3.30pm 6 NGt 9l5 1 Paramount pictures is proud {%<ij| ft h^Kil!^ 1 :h-:::;: s toannouncether™nof \m uijnmh 1 LIBERTY PRODUCTION 4 SHOWS: 1 45,
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        291 16 ••^•iSikfiilAiiiß golden New Town JUBILEE/MANDARIN A D-l,. rl EMPRESS/TOA PAYOH alld HOLLYWOOD/HAPPY/PLAZA Q= 11. 1«>, 4, 6.45, 9.00 DALIT/LIWAGU/QUEENSTOWN NT: 1.30, 3.30, 7.00, 9.00 METROPOLE J^ Pr: 130, 3.30, 7.30, 9.30 MOW SHOWING No Free List IWI Mandarin COMEDY H WOOD 1 .00, 330, 7 00, 9 .15 MET I
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        447 16 O (*****88) 4 SHOWS I 30, 4 00, 630 9 15pm X Q TOMORROW EXTRA SHOW at 11.00 am O s i" l|N a^^^T Lm o Q yr (ISA(K jb^H X X jpMi* N if<\^B i^^ka^B h X <!» '^^^^^iafcr 8 8 CATHAY: NOW SHOWING! '8 Q (*****00) I 00am,
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        646 17 Thirty-five young musicians will take to the Drama Centre platform today and tomorrow m a musical revel, Fanfare For Youth. NO TRUMPETS. No drums. Their message is vehement but simple. They all want a chance to play music. After hearing reports of amazing talent at this year's
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        602 17 Caroline Ngui at the XL Arts Fest JOSE JOYA cails himself a happy person and it seemed so when the affable artist from the Philippines often broke into little chuckles when I met him. Joya, known for his abstract works, said: "I'm a
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        383 17  -  JOHN de SOUZA By THIS year's Edinburgh International Festival, from Aug 11 to Aug 31, will have a distinctly French flavour. The world-famous arts event is celebrating the Auld Alliance of nearly 1,000 years of friendship between Scotland and France this year. For a start, the
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        1054 17 What's 0m i ■■■■■i mil TALKS tenor Tan Buck siak wno and Raffles Girls Secondary cuit breakers are on show at but the usual entry charges Mason. Hilton Movie House, has just recorded an album School. Anderson Junior Col- the PUB Building, Somerset to the island apply. There 8.15 pm.
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        1055 17 I Radio One ROLL (8.05 ft pm) features >«, some famous I singers and W? iim^F™*^ songwriters of W jfl James Taylor B gm (right), Jim i •|^>^\ Croce, Carly Jcf^f-' Kg**** Simon and ||p l^_^fl Carole King L&<jH Ho 5.58 AM National Anthem followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News
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        67 18 ABC Jk **v^h| I 8888 8 B EXTRA y. t I *JJBki B^B^^B^B^Br itf ..^SuR BIBf L Bf 4 EXTRA I<iM HEAVY DUTY l l^ This is no ordinary battery It's more value for your money rv It You'll be convinced that it's better Available at: C.K. Tang, Cold Storage,
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        86 18 |i' A COMPLETE HANDBOOK |^^BM2^flll^» Twiilliii irtliffr TO DESIGNING. DECORATING 1 > AND FURTJISHING ■tin IHBHK^^Dr t^?iJSii^^i^HP^^3w xSBH^^ I Hm^99Hkl B^- BW vSßl^^^Si -^a. MAKING EXTRA' ROOM ETHNIC ECLECTIC Novel ideas for expanding living areas It's the new watchword m local decor CARPETS: The Soft Option Cnef Stalder Entertains At
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        1380 18 mMV VIEW mm Catherine Ong i inn mm mv m liiii hi ■iiiniiiiniiiiiM ■mini W.IIWII urn WtP~ mm m *W^KHKKKKQtK//Bl^Ef~ SHQHHfIHIBHif T"\°Hy P&rton m Lon- ft A 111* AilA Vftll This movie condenses into ■■■■■MHHj Wr ii don (Ch 5, 7.50 pm) UOIIVt tlGl 6 Oil six weeks all the
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