The Straits Times, 1 January 1986

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1986 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 188/12/85
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  • 833 1 90,000 jobs lost and zero growth expected this year PM calls for two years of wage restraint or cuts 4 Wage earners have not felt the full impact. In fact those not retrenched have increased their living standards. Wages went up by 3 per cent.
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  • 223 1 PM on CPF cut ONE of the options m reviving the economy is to reduce or suspend a portion of the employer's contribution to the CPF temporarily for a minimum of two years, the Prime Minister said. The employer's full contribution could be restored m
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  • 18 1 PARLIAMENT will sit on Jan 10 at 11 am, the Clerk of Parliament announced yes terday.
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  • 43 1 Latest 25 DIE IN CRASH NEW DELHI, Tues. All 25 people aboard a Nepalese army aircraft died when it crashed yesterday, Radio Nepal reported. The radio said the Skyvan plane plunged into dense forest m the far west of the Himalayan kingdom. Reuter
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  • 149 1 How Government can help those affected MR LEE Kuan Yew also spelt out what the Government could do to help those who cannot meet their mortgage payments should the proposed temporary CPF cut be implemented. He said: "CPF members who cannot meet their instalments to the HDB from their monthly
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  • 280 1 SINGAPOREANS travelling to Johor Baru may now have a faster and more comfortable ride on the trial railbus service which starts tomorrow. Operated by Malayan Railway, the three-month trial service, which leaves the Malayan Railway station at Keppel Road five times a day,
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  • 292 1 'US will post 4% growth for the next 2 years' WASHINGTON, Tues. The Reagan administration has predicted that the US economy will expand by 4 per cent m each of the next two years, up from the sluggish growth of roughly 2.8 per cent posted m 1985. Mr Beryl Sprinkel,
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  • 373 1  - Two new areas traders can explore HSUNG BEE HWA CATHERINE C. ONG Report of the local businesses committee By and NEW areas where local businesses should strive to carve a niche for themselves are countertrading and the export of consultancy services. Countertrading, m which a country pays for goods or
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  • 39 1 NEW YORK, Tues. Model Christine Brinkley has given her husband singer-songwriter Billy Joel something new to sing about, a 2.9-kg daughter, a family spokesman said yesterday. Miss Brinkley gave birth on Sunday at a Manhattan hospital. UPI
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    • 49 1 Text of PM's New Year message: Page 14 The Prime Minister wishes all a Happy New Year The Straits Times wishes its readers a Happy New Year Inside Summary 2 World News 3-5 Asean 6 Causeway 8 Editorial 14 Background 15 Letters 16 Classifieds 21-25 Racing 24 Sports 26-21
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 480 2 Patient's $94,000 loss AN INDONESIAN woman has reported the theft of $94,200 worth of jewellery from a handbag in her room at Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Sunday. Madam Janni Susiyiante said she had put the handbag in an unlocked closet near her bed when she was admitted to the
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    • 125 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: IN THE past, European dramas with difficult endings depended on a deas ex m&ehina from a machine) to bring about happy endings. After twenty years of sustained growth, Singaporeans are in danger of sinking into a mentality that hopes that snch a god will appear
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    • 324 2 Day of reckoning LONDON'S CHALLENGERS for the title face a day of reckoning when the capital's four leading teams meet in derby matches today. Second-placed Chelsea travel east across the city to play West Ham, while Arsenal entertain north London rivals Tottenham. With leaders Manchester United and former European
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    • 91 2 TOUTS STILL GIVING TROUBLE OVER the months, calls have been made for the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board to do more for the industry. A shopkeeper has added to them by saying that it definitely needs more clout to deal with the problem of touts. He says that although the
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    • 367 2 More troops sent BRITAIN is reinforcing its military presence in Northern Ireland with the addition of 550 troops to the current 9,000-man force. The extra troops will support police and, in some cases, safeguard the rebuilding of police stations damaged by terrorists. The force was last reinforced
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    • 141 2 Around Asean...and Across the Causeway Thai troops on alert THAILAND has ordered its troops along the ThaiCambodian frontier to be on special alert for the New Year today following incursions by Vietnamese troops m recent days which killed four Thai border defenders. Maj-Gen Naruedol Dejpradiyuth told reporters on Monday the
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    • 304 2 Think of non-smokers HAVE a heart, smokers: Your non-smoker colleagues can suffer passive smoking symptoms such as teary eyes, allergies and sore throats. They may also get cancer. In the West, the please-don't-blow-smoke-in-my-eyes movement is picking up steam. A US survey found that nearly one-third of the large
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    • 78 2 RTM 1 6.30 Peristiwa 6.45 Documentary Particias Moving Pictures 7.12 Azan Maghrib: Prayer Call 7.17 Nasyid: Religious Song 8.27 Azan Isyak: Prayer Call 8.45 Tekaria: Entertainment Programme 9.45 Bimbingan Agama: Religious Guidance 10.00 Ehwal Semasa: Current Affairs 10.50 T.J. Hooker The Return 11.35 Quran Reading 4.55 Programme Summary
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  • around the WORLD
    • 408 3 Open market system blamed for inflation HANOI, Tues VIETNAM is to eliminate all private trading m food, blamed m part for inflation, a senior Vietnamese Communist Party official has said. The state would create a monopoly on food trade next year, Mr Hong
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    • 345 3 TOKYO, Tues. Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone said today the Tokyo summit of seven major industrial countries m May will discuss co-operation m overcoming currency, debt and other world economic problems. "It is important because it will be the first such forum since the Group
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    • 148 3 DHAKA, Tues. The Bangladesh government has warned that it will take disciplinary action under martial law regulations against striking doctors, engineers and farming experts. A government statement said local administrations had been instructed to "discipline" the strikers, who began their action on Dec 22. Nearly
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    • 176 3 Taiwan may change its name in ADB TAIPEI, Tues. Taiwan would consider changing its designation m the Asian Development Bank from the Republic of China to "Taipei, China," if China was admitted to bank membership as "Beijing, China," Taiwan Foreign Minister Chu FuSung says. Mr Chu told a press conference
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    • 141 3 TOKYO, Tues. The first summit between South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan and his North Korean counterpart, Mr Kirn n Sung, since the end of World War U is likely to take place m spring, the Sankei Shimbun said today. Quoting "reliable government sources,"
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      • 80 3 THREE GUNMEN kidnapped a director of one of Spain's top football clubs and drove him away m his own car m the Basque port city of Bilbao, Madrid Radio reported yesterday. The radio, monitored by the British Broadcasting Corporation m London, said Juan Pedro Guzman of Atletico de
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      • 110 3 A MEMBER of the US Senate Intelligence Committee says Secretary of State George Shultz (right) should take a lie detector test to set an example for US diplomats. "The first thing you learn in the army is that you never ask your men to do something you
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      • 100 3 THE SOVIET UNION will allow three dozen people to leave the country and join their families m the United States, it was announced m San Francisco yesterday. The office of San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein said the Soviet Union agreed to allow 36 people m 10
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      • 83 3 AUSTRALIAN OPPOSITION Foreign Affairs spokesman Andrew Peacock yesterday predicted that Anzus, the South Pacific's major defence alliance, would end m 1986. He said m Canberra that Prime Minister Bob Hawke's government had put Australian national security m jeopardy by refusing to mediate between New Zealand and the
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    • 70 3 TOKYO, Tues. As of Dec 9 last year, China had recorded 24 earthquakes measuring five or more on the Richter scale, compared with 10 recorded m 1984, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. The agency, m a report monitored here, said statistics from China's State Seismological Bureau showed
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    • 102 3 BEIJING, Tues. Peking duck, the fatty white-downed bird served to thousands of tourists as the best of northern Chinese cuisine, Is slimming down. Nutritionists have discovered a way of raising the duck with 15 per cent more lean meat, eliminating the usual thick layer of fat,
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    • 217 3 BEIJING, Tues. China has received the last of 24 American helicopters m a US$l5O million (SJ3IS million) deal described as the first Chinese purchase of US equipment with obvious military applications. A spokesman for United Technologies Corporation said m Beijing yesterday the last four
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    • 328 3 Martial law move gets mixed reaction WASHINGTON, Tues. President Mohammed Zia ul-Haq's ending of martial law m Pakistan has been welcomed m the United Strates and condemned as a "farce" m the Soviet Union. US State Department spokesman Charles Redman said: "On this historic occasion the United States congratulates the
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    • 374 4 NEW YORK, Tuesday 6 We're probably witnessing a phenomenon of the greatest self-imposed prohibition in the history of the country (US) People are concerned about drinking and driving, and as a result, are becoming very, very conservative in m what they drink.
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    • 190 4 LONDON, Tues. Queen Elizabeth today knighted a former advertising executive who is widely credited with softening Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's image and helping her win two general elections. In her New Year honours list, she also singled out athlete Steve Cram, a philanthropist living m the
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    • 191 4 Pioneer probe tracks Halley's Comet MOUNTAIN VIEW (California), Tues. The sturdy Pioneer space probe, launched more than seven years ago on a one-year mission, is giving American scientists their first detailed reports on Halley's Comet. "We have been getting about 16 hours of tracking a day," said Mr lan Stewart,
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    • 248 4  - Scottish isle where Xmas falls on Jan 6 DONALD HIGGS By London reporter LONDON, Tues. Still recovering from the Christmas festivities? Well, m one part of Britain there are 47 people who have not yet begun their celebrations. These are the folk who live on the storm-lashed isle of Foula
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    • 108 4 Take your pick' picture of Britain's economy LONDON, Tues. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said today Britain had climbed to the top of the world economic league table but opposition leader Neil Kinnock said it was slipping deeper into decline. In New Year messages, the two leaders gave contrasting assessments of
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    • 249 4 Linda Blair sues over nude photos LOS ANGELES, Tues ACTRESS Linda Blair, who played a girl possessed by the devil in The Exorcist, filed a US$ll million (5523.1 million) suit on Monday against Oui magazine, claiming it re-published nude photos of her without her permission. Blair, 26, claims in her
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    • 42 4 LONDON, Tues. Asahi Shimbun, Japan's largest circulation daily newspaper, will be printed here from early next month for distribution in Europe, British Telecom said here today. The company is to handle the transmission of copy between Tokyo and London. AFP
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    • 306 4 Abuse of elderly rising in Illinois, says survey CHICAGO, Tues. State Department of Ageing results showed physical and mental abuse and financial exploitation of the elderly is rising and prevalent throughout Illinois, a newspaper reported. The Chicago Tribune said on Sunday the figures were the early results of a pilot
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    • 34 4 ANCHORAGE (Alaska), Tues. An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale swayed buildings and woke up people as it rattled the Anchorage area early yesterday, but no damage or injuries were reported. AP
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    • 382 4 Britain to beef up troops in N. Ireland BELFAST, Tues. Britain is to bolster its army presence m Northern Ireland, reinforcing its 9,000 force there for the first time m more than four years, an army spokesman said yesterday. He said the 550 extra troops would support police and, m
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    • 89 4 Wrath of a jealous husband MIAMI, Tues. A jealous husband, apparently enraged by a flirting glance across a bar at his wife, shot the man three times on Sunday and was being sought on attempted murder charges, police said. It was the second shooting at the El Morocco Bar m
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    • 269 5 Terrorist attacks at airports ROME, Tues. Investigators believe that the airport attacks m Rome and Vienna that killed 18 people were carried out by "kamikaze" squads from Lebanon dispatched via Switzerland, the Italian news agency, Ansa, has reported. Authorities had said the terrorists were sent
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    • 376 5 Suspect said to be Arafat's enemy NICOSIA, Tuesday THE Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) renegade known as Abu Nidal, whose name is being linked to Friday's Rome and Vienna airport attacks, has been held responsible for the killings of a string of Palestinian leaders and is said to be the arch
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    • 208 5 Row over credit for truce in W. Africa ABIDJAN, Tues. Peace has apparently been restored between two warring West African neighbours of Burkina Faso and Mali, but a new row has erupted over who can claim credit for the truce. Leaders of the two countries yesterday signed a ceasefire accord,
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    • 129 5 UNITED NATIONS, Tim*. THE Security Council last night unanimously condemned the recent killing of nine people m Lesotho's capital, Maseru, for which it said South Africa was responsible and demanded that Pretoria pay full compensation. The resolution also asked UN SecretaryGeneral Javier Perez
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    • 49 5 MOSCOW, Tues. The official Soviet news agency Tass today dismissed as lies reports m the West of an imminent Soviet-Israeli deal involving the emigration of Jews from Russia. The Tass denial was the first direct Soviet comment on the widespread reports of a Soviet-Is- raeli deal. Reuter
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    • 96 5 WITH m uneasy trace pir vailing is Beirut, Lebanese Midlers use the 101 l la factional flghttn* to piay cards In a fortified position the Green Line that divides the city's Christiaa and Muslim communities. Scepticism still runs high la Lebanon about
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 264 6 Indonesia 'winning East Timor battle' Diplomatic moves pay off JAKARTA, Tues. Indonesia is winning its diplomatic battle to gain recognition for its East Timor province, Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja s.'fld yesterday. In a year -end statement, Df Mochtar said: "Indonesia's diplomatic efforts had succeeded m smashing our enemies' efforts on
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    • 46 6 MANILA. Tues. The Philippines inflation rate declined to 5.66 per cent last month, the first time a sin-gle-digit inflation rate was registered since the country's economy nosedived m 1983. The figure hit a peak of 63.8 per cent m October 1984. AFP
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    • 147 6 JAKARTA, Toes An Indonesian cassette exporter was arrested m New York on charges of trafficking In counter! elt labels for music cassette tapes, the Slnar Harapan daily reported here yesterday. The arrested man, who was not Identified, allegedly exported 5,0W cassettes affixed with fake
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    • 334 6 4 Thais killed by Viets m new border incursions BANGKOK, Tues. Thailand has ordered its troops along the ThaiCambodian frontier to be on special alert for the New Year tomorrow following incursions by Vietnamese troops m recent days which killed four Thai border defenders. Maj-Gen
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    • 194 6 JAKARTA, Tues. The United States has signed a memorandum of understanding for the first purchase by an American company of Indonesianmade small aircraft, the official Antara news agency reported today. The memorandum, signed here yesterday by US ambassador John Holdridge, was for the purchase of the 18-seater
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    • 196 6 Vice den fire deaths: Brothel owner jailed for life BANGKOK, Tues. A brothel owner has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the death of five chained prostitutes m a fire m southern Thailand nearly a year ago, press reports here said today. The brothel owner's wife and two pimps were
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    • 56 6 MANILA, Tues. Five people were killed when a light airplane crashed shortly after take-off into a mountain m the northern Philippines yesterday. The Philippine government rescue centre said the Piper Aztec took off m overcast weather from Baguio, 250 km north of Manila. The cause of
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    • 188 6 Top military officer killed in ambush MANILA, Tues. A top military officer and four soldiers were killed m an ambush by communist-led New People's Army (NPA) guerillas m northern Philippines, a leading newspaper here reported today. Lieutenant-Colonel Juanito Flores, the military commander m Ifugao province, was gunned down yesterday while
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    • 206 6 MANILA, Tues STRICTER Customs checks at the ports of entry m the United States have effectively curtailed Philippine garments export to the American market, a leading financial daily reported here today. Business Day said protectionist pressures m the US, the country's largest
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    • 73 6 PHILIPPINE First Lady Itnelda Marcos showing what an asset she could be if she were re-elected First Lady. With microphone m hand, she crooned a love song daring an election campaign for her husband, President Ferdinand Marcos, at Olangapo City on Monday. Hie
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    • 313 6 'Some in KBL prefer Laurel to Tolentino' MANILA, Tues. Some members of the ruling New Society Movement (KBL) party may support opposition vice-presidential candidate Salvador Laurel rather than assemblyman Arturo Tolentino, running mate of President Ferdinand Marcos m the Feb 7 elections. In an interview with the Associated Press yesterday,
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    • 74 6 JAKARTA, Tues. Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr Mochtar Kusumaatmadja will lead a delegation from the world's most populous Islamic nation to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting next month m Morocco. The official Antara news agency said the 45-nation group would meet from Jan 6
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    • 51 6 JAKARTA, Tues. An estimated 500.000 young Indonesians who joined the labour market this year are still without work, the official Antara news agency said today. Antara quoted Manpower Minister Sudomo as saying that only 1.3 million newcomers found jobs m 1985, with around 450.000 recruited as civil servants.
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
    • 324 8 Lorrain files defence in US$47 m loans writ KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Former Bank Bumiputra chairman Dr Nawawi Mat Awin allegedly chaired a meeting of the supervisory committee m 1982 that approved a US$3B.5 million (SsBl million) loan to Carrian Nominees Limited of the Carrian Group. Former Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF)
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    • 146 8 JOHOR BARU, Tues. The Johor anti-narcotics division plans to launch an operation to pick up suspected drug addicts who had been m close contact with the country's first confirmed Aids carrier. State anti-narcotics chief Supt. V. Nitchsingam said yesterday the division was planning the
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    • 358 8 Row threatens to divide new party KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday THE newly-formed Parti Nasionalis Malaysia (Nasma) is faced with a leadership struggle which is threatening to divide its Supreme Council members. It all started with the appointment of Raja Datuk Nasron Ishak, a former Umno MP, as
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    • 62 8 ALOR STAR, Tues. Police have crippled one of the biggest ganja trafficking syndicates m Kedah with the arrest of three men and the recovery of 12 kg of the drugs over the weekend. The syndicate is believed to have a distribution network stretching from here to Penang
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    • 196 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The United Malays National Organisation (Umno) has already started mobilising its divisions m preparation for the next general elections. Umno Executive Secretary Kamarulzaman Bahadun disclosed this shortly after press reports said yesterday that Umno's divisional heads would be asked
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    • 220 8 New law to stop polygamy in Trengganu KUALA TRENGGANU, Tues. The authorities are coming down hard on the practice of polygamy among Muslim men m Trengganu. Under a new enactment of the Trengganu Islamic Family Law, a penalty of up to Msl,ooo or six months' Jail will be imposed on
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    • 48 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Meteorological Department will soon conduct a study on climatic conditions in urban areas, said the Science, Technology and Environment Minister Datuk Amar Stephen Yong. He said today that apart from air pollution, the weather was an important aspect of urban environment. Bernama
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    • 64 8 SABAH Chief Minister Datuk Patrin Kitlngan (left) and supporters escorting the Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) candidate to the nomination centre m Papar. The PBS candidate, Mr Amat Awang Mat Nasir, will contest a by-election for the State Assembly seat of Bnang Sayang to be
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    • 71 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The government is taking steps to stabilise chicken prices m Malaysia after some farmers pulled out of the business with heavy losses. Deputy Agriculture Minister Datuk Dr Goh Cheng Teik said yesterday large-scale smuggling of fertilised eggs had contributed to the
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    • 316 9 THIS year is expected to be the worst for Singapore's retail industry which is looking to the Government for relief from high operating costs and protection against foreign competitors. In a report on the retail industry, the subcommittee on local businesses said
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    • 304 9 LOCAL businessmen do not want the Government to compete with them m the property and construction industry. They blame the current glut on the Urban Redevelopment Authority's poor planning and understanding of supply-and-demand conditions. In an annex to its report, the Subcommittee on
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    • 180 9 HIGH production costs, under-used machines, cash flow problems these are the main woes plaguing manufacturers of textiles, garments and machine tools. In an annex to the report, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry said these companies were also unhappy about frequent
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    • 516 9  -  CATHERINE C. ONG Report of the sub-committee on local businesses By and HSUNG BEE HWA The problems faced by five sectors were scrutinised by the local businesses sub-committee, which has also suggested ways to help these industries. "STATE-OWNED and state-backed organisations are involved m more
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    • 273 9 SINGAPORE is gradually losing its status as an entrepot trade centre as many developing countries prefer to deal directly with the suppliers. For instance, the volume of trade with Indonesia and Malaysia over the past few years has declined substantially, the Singapore Chinese Chamber
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    • 218 9 More help needed for shipping firms GREATER efforts to help freight forwarding and shipping companies are needed because they are having trouble keeping afloat m the current business downturn. In a separate annex, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the revenue of freight forwarders had been eroded
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    • 272 9  - $94,000 in jewellery stolen from patient in hospital CHUA CHIN CHYE By AN INDONESIAN woman has reported the theft of $94,200 worth of jewellery from a handbag m her room at Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Sunday. Madam Janni Susiyiante, 38, the wife of a retired Indonesian army general, said she
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    • 123 10 Man gets jail for entering workshop to steal A MAN was jailed for six weeks yesterday for trespass for having entered a video workshop through a hole at the back of the premises on Monday. Abdul Rahman bin Abu Bakar, 22, who has three previous convictions, pleaded guilty to entering
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    • 178 10 A 65 PER CENT increase m the amount of funds for study loans for Muslim undergraduate and postgraduate students has been approved by Mendaki, the Council for the Education of Muslim Children. The council will disburse $280,000 for the study loans this year,
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    • 113 10 Guest stole from friend's husband A MAN was sentenced to a day's jail and fined %\jm yesterday for stealing M$BN from the husband of a woman friend on Nov 12. Patrick Chew Chye Kee, 34, was invited by the wife of Mr Lai Poh Wing, 32, a Malaysian, to her
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    • 831 10  -  IRENE HOE More disused govt buildings may be put to similar use By THE school bell no longer sounds at Telok Ayer Primary School m Cecil Street. Passers-by are more likely to hear the sound of Chinese musical instruments, Broadway songs and
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    • 64 10 Awards for Mindef work teams OUTSTANDING Ministry of Defence work improvement teams will receive letters of commendation and awards at the Mindef WTTs Day to be held on Saturday at the School of Air Defence Artillery at Pay a Lebar Air base. Dr Yeo Ning Hong, Communications and Information Minister
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    • 44 10 A SERVICE to lay the foundation stone for the new St Andrew's Secondary School m Potong Pasir Avenue 1 will be held at 4 pm on Jan 11. The Rt Rev Dr Moses Tay will lay the stone during the service.
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    • 405 11  -  PAUL JACOB Committee members to be appointed this month Stories by RESERVISTS who will run the two SAF Reservists' Association clubhouses through executive committees are expected to be appointed by the middle of this month. Safra Deputy Chief Executive Director Tan Kee 800 said reservists
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    • 497 11 4 THE aim is to 'delegate authority to lower levels of management, where members are represented by their fellow reservists in file management and executive committees. The move, in effect, provides more opportunity for reservists to participate and be Involved in decision m making.
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    • 321 11 SAFRA'S new board of governors was appointed by President Wee Kirn Wee on Dec 1 for a oneyear term on the recommendation of Mr Goh Chok Tong, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence. Chairman of the board is Dr Yeo
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    • 150 11 Shipping clerk who took $5 bribe is fined $1,500 A SHIPPING company's tally clerk was yesterday fined $1,500 for taking a $5 bribe. Goh Puay Kiat, 54, who has been with Straits Shipping Pte Ltd for 34 years, admitted taking the money from Mr Victor Raja Sooria, of Faithful Transport
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    • 26 11 MR EMILE Thai has been appointed Divisional Director (Marketing) of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board. He was previously the STPB's Regional Director (North America).
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    • 80 11 A WOMAN passenger was seriously injured when the car her husband was driving skidded, mounted the kerb and hit a tree at Loyang Avenue on Dec 25. Madam Lim Choo Ngo, 37, suffered head injuries while her husband, Mr Chan Kai Onn, 41, and two backseat
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    • 134 11 Foundations give out $127,000 in awards, donations THE President of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Tan Keong Choon, presented fellowship awards, scholarships and donations worth $127,000 at a ceremony at the chamber's premises m Hill Street yesterday. The awards and scholarships came from the Tan Kan
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    • 405 11  - Printemps' 'pay now, buy later' scheme SALMA KHALIK Discount vouchers valid throughout the year By PRINTEMPS is offering $500 vouchers for $400. On top of the 20 per cent discount, the voucher can be used to buy sale items. These vouchers, sold only m January, can be used throughout the
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    • 82 11 Exhibition of pewter ware at museum AN EXHIBITION of more than 160 pieces of pewterware will be held at the National Museum Art Gallery from Jan 11 to 26. One of its highlights will be a turn-of-the-century pewter workshop, where demonstrations of old methods of pewter-working will be shown. The
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    • 409 12  - 8 Galeries Lafayette staff get jobs back MICHAEL LIM By EIGHT workers who were dismissed by Galeries Lafayette department store on Monday got their jobs back after the Labour Ministry stepped m yesterday. The ministry moved m after about 60 employees walked out on Monday night m protest over the
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    • 219 12  -  PAUL WEE Two claim they lent $60,000 to officer on study leave By THE ClD's Commercial Crime Division is looking for a senior police officer m connection with two reports of unpaid loans involving $60,000. Sources said yesterday that the officer, a graduate, was on
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    • 84 12 THE ClD's Commercial Crime Division is investigating a report of alleged misappropriation of funds belonging to a Hindu temple. The police investigation started after a complaint was made to the Registry of Societies which then contacted the CID. Sources said about $10,000 belonging to the
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    • 53 12 MOTORCYCLIST Tan Siew Huat, 28, who was injured when his machine plunged into a 3-metre-deep hole above a Mass Rapid Transit tunnel m Connaught Drive last week, was discharged from hospital on Monday. His pillion-rider, Mr Koh Chong Hock, 28, is recovering from head-and-chest injuries m the
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    • 159 12 ELEVEN Singaporeans and Malaysians staged a demonstration outside the Taiwanese Trade Mission here yesterday. They were protesting against alleged ill-treat-ment they received while m Taipei with 80 others on Dec 7. They carried hand-writ-ten posters accusing the Taiwanese authorities of assault and displayed photographs
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    • 361 12 No upgrading likely for foreign banks THE Monetary Authority of Singapore is unlikely to allow any more foreign banks here to upgrade their operations, Finance Minister Richard Hu said. These banks want their status changed from offshore to either restricted or full licence banks. Full licence banks are those given
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    • 77 12 UPF says by-elections this year THE United People's Front is preparing for a series of by-elections that the opposition party said would be held this year. In its New Year message, the party announced that UPF leader Mr Harbans Singh would stand m Kampong Glam. The MP for the constituency
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    • 485 12 Interview with Dr Richard Hu Rule on offshore investors to be simplified FINANCE Minister Dr Richard Hu has said that the Monetary Authority of Singapore is addressing bankers' concern over the disclosure of who their offshore investors are. Some bankers have questioned the need to
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    • 197 12 'Singapore can match Tokyo as financial centre' IT CANNOT be denied that Tokyo would grow into a major financial centre if it opens up because the Japanese capital has a powerful industrial base. But, said Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu, Singapore can remain competitive. Good transportation and first-class telecommunications systems,
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    • 353 13  -  LEONG WENG KAM Serial to show teenagers' thinking By CENTREPOINT KIDS, teenagers m rainbow-colour outfits who are a common sight on Orchard Road, will be featured m a local Mandarin TV drama serial. The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's new serial highlighting the lifestyles of Singapore's middle-in-come
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    • 200 13 TWO would-be thieves were caught before they could execute their plans to commit snatch theft. Dia King Meng, 23, a cashier m a Joo Chiat Road lounge, went to Lorong 6, Geylang, on Dec 2 to borrow his Malaysian friend's motorcycle, intending
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    • 32 13 THREE youths, one 13-year-old and two 15-year-olds, were yesterday charged with possession of knives. They will be remanded for another week ?t the Singapore Boys' Home for further investigations.
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    • 167 13 SINGAPORE'S economic downturn is a blessing m disguise because it has given the Republic the "breathing space" needed to resolve some fundamental economic problems, the MP for Kaki Bukit, Mr Chew Heng Ching, said last night. This is the time to rationalise and
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    • 390 13  -  TONG YOKE THO By THE economic downturn has not deterred the owner of Greenvalley Enterprise, a well-known name among supermarket retailers, from setting up store. Called Jasper Supermarket, the 500-sq-m store at the corner of Fairer and Bukit Timah roads is the brainchild
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    • 227 13 SEA sports and adventurous activities are not only good exercise for the body but also for the mind. This point was made by Mr Teo Chong Tee, Parliamentary Secretary (Community Development), last night at the People's Association (PA) Adventure Club
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    • 198 13 Former remisier charged with four more counts of CBT A FORMER remisier, already accused of 12 counts of criminal breach of trust of her client's shares totalling about $270,000, was yesterday charged with four similar counts involving about $120,000 of shares. No plea was taken from Theresa Eu Kirn Gek,
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    • 41 13 Relatives of this man sought THIS man, aged about 75, was found wandering around Alexandra Terrace on Christmas Day. Relatives of the man, known only as Mr Periasamy, are asked to contact the Ministry of Community Development on 530-8118 or *****330.
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    • 59 13 STUDENTS above the age of 12 can enter the Rare Stone Museum on Sentosa at half the (2 admission fee until the end of January. The offer is to commemorate International Youth Year. The museum is Sentosa's latest attraction and has a collection of more than 3,000
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    • 79 13 A DINNER and dance m aid of the Students' Care Services will be held by the International V's Men's Club of Singapore Beta Chapter on Jan 17 at 8 pm. The money raised will go to the Beta Scholarship Fund. Interest earned on the fund
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    • 57 13 Jobless youth charged with extortion I A JOBLESS youth was yes- terday charged with ex- torting $24 from a 16-year-old schoolboy. Lim Chin Hin. 17, is said to i have committed the offence m May m Tiong Bahru. He is remanded until Jan 8, j when his case will be
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    • 43 13 I A slideshow and talk on dino- saurs and the origin of man will be held at the National Library Bukit Merah Branch at 3 pm on Saturday Two experts m the field wil speak. Admission is free.
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    • 180 11 Traditional Teochew Porridge Specially prepared by our master chef and made to an original Teochew recipe. A treat for lovers of Teochew Porridge and so reasonably priced, you'll really have a feast of it! We're serving up bowls of steaming congee, accompanied by an array of tempting dishes. Like Braised
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    • 551 12 jl»f^g^^^ij^tfe^rftf J& EXHIBITION cum SALE FWfJH? V VflgT^LON CHINESE WALL PLAQUES film s,'W *''r:*»HHHf See for the first time, our latest largest range of beautiful sparkling M**f 4^ -^#»< wUHMHB wall plaques ail with mother-of-pearl inlaid i jfff^ ,JSr i #i»». i Many patterns sizes to suite every individual. \\sr
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    • 190 12 POISF AND CONFIDENCE PUBLIC SPEAKING HUMAN RELATIONS INSIGHT PEOPLE MANAGEMENT SKILLS EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS MOTIVATIONAL SKILLS THE COURAGE TO THINK. DECIDE AND ACT DALE CARNEGIE TRAINING can help you be better prepared lor making important decisions and teach you the essential skills that will keep you m control of business, community,
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    • 35 13 INTERNATIONAL FLAVOUR, JUICY BITS AND A LOT OF LOCAL SPICE. T E RAZZ A SHERATON TOWERS SINGAPORE Thirty-Nine Scotts Road Singapore 092? lei 73? 68«> > I 111 yf f J InOW Ujw>t?i i. ST 570/Ariverfisng
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  • 570 14 The Straits Times says Time to be more self-reliant IN the old dramas of the European stage, the unfolding of a story would at times get so embroiled and complex that a suitably happy ending was impossible to construct. So, a person dressed as a deity would be lowered by
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  • 1214 14 The PM's New Year Message 4 The lesson we must all take to heart is that we cannot pay proportionately more than our closest competitors, namely Hongkong, Taiwan and South Korea. The wage increases Singaporeans can afford depend on the productivity increases we have made,
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  • 396 14 Alan Hubbard Improbable probables for the year ahead AND so we turn our backs on the vexed and occasionally perplexing year of 1985 and stride resolutely into 1986, facing the eternal challenge of another New Year. On the other hand, why don't we forget all that nonsense and predict a
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    • 193 14 The Encyclopedia of Regional Chinese Cooking i«i tut-** iwfDM of w jff! recipes from L?ri rX N v~ KENNETH LOS HINKSI C( X >kJ\< 1 chinese Cookery lm^lywft)Bß HIIU Distributors Be a Big Winner! Enter the July 1986 Standard Chartered Lucky Draw. Save with Standard Chartered Bank You'll find details
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  • BACKGROUND
    • 1036 15  - BMF report: A question of timing Around the region ISMAIL KASSIM By 4lt is difficult for the government to resist the growing pressure from the public to disclose the report without harming its credibility. With a general election around the corner, it can ill-afford to give the opposition another m
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    • 497 15 Linger a while and learn our 58-letter name WALES: gerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales, is a village name that is worth its weight m syllables. But local people would like the thousands of visitors who make the pilgrimage to this curious outpost to stay a while, learn the pronunciation and spend some money
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    • 503 15 Obituary Lim Lian Giok: Malaysian educationist FEW Malaysian Chinese who are over 30, especially those from a Chinese-edu-cated background, have not heard of Chinese educationist Lim Lian Giok. His name was seldom out of the news m Malaysia m the 1950s and *****. His death
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    • 1342 15 ferth/Fremantte t^fcrk/Crystal Cave/Swan River Cruise/ Atlantis Marine Park/ Ht^^ifl mmff^ *^*-iilifiihMttStiiiii t_ OC I Ril Chinese New Year (9/2) Chin^Newttar&SpringPpst^ A \m j V _-j S^^^r W^ i.,Q C^fiU^ fpatiirinn* Yolnuuctnnp National Park I 111! I r I r s m w^^^^ a xicAVlv"^ lediunny. leiuwbiune ndiiuiidi r«irR ■■riv'IrLiBrlr Iw
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  • FORUM
    • 300 16 Warning signs needed on this stretch THE stretch of Bukit Timah Road immediately after the Balmoral Road junction must surely be the place to be if you want to witness a serious car accident. For years now, it has been a constant scene of crashes, with cars ending m the
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    • 187 16 Cyclists in estate pose a hazard to others AS A resident of Clementi West, I have noticed that cycling has become a popular sport here. Although cycling is a good form of exercise and recreation, there is a matter I would like to bring up. Ever since the public was
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    • 224 16 Touts still a major problem for shopkeepers MR P. R. GOPAL of the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (ST, Dec 20) regards STPB as "just another statutory body". The implications of his statement are wide but, probably due to courtesy, he stopped there. It
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    • 324 16 RECENTLY, I read a report m The Straits Times that the Government should not be blamed for the poor business environment m Singapore. This is not entirely true. In late 1962, we went into the car rental business to support the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board's
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    • 224 16 I REFER to the comments made by Mr John de Souza on the dance drama, Cornmedia Dell 'Arte, performed by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Dance Company at the Festival of Dance (ST, Dec 10). Your reviewer found the props and costumes "tacky". Perhaps he
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    • 88 16 THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address, and home and office telephone numbers, if any. They should preferably be typed, double-spaced, on one side of the paper. You may add a pseudonym if you wish. Brevity is an advantage.
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    • 216 16 Take more care in areas where the soil is weak I READ with concern the recent reports on soil collapses m Scotts Road. Since this is a matter that is of importance to the public, I hope every effort will be made to avoid such incidents or, at least, to
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    • 183 16 AS A frequent visitor to your country, I was distressed to read of the treatment Mrs Shung Siew Lan received at the hands of the Canadian immigration authorities m Vancouver, British Columbia, on Oct 16. This is regrettable, particularly when visitors to your country
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    • 136 16 Why should Chiam comment on appeal? I DO not condone Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam's appeal for funds to help him and his Workers' Party chairman take their legal problem to the Privy Council. However, I am astonished at the behaviour of Mr Koh Lam Son, the MP for Telok Blangah. Must
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    • Reply
      • 85 16 PLEASE refer to the letter, Pedestrians Need a Crossing, by C.K.S.M. (ST, Dec 14). We would like to thank your writer for his suggestion and appreciate his concern for the safety of pedestrians crossing Tiong Bahru Road near the MRTC worksite. We are pleased to
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    • 129 16 Ttj"Tj i j i -1 'i.v L y* iv v \//\r\l*yfc 2 x Armchair *l I/\RA Solid Pine at FLY! A* A/o nassic r-\y J mjkß^H^^^^J •ii»»^»">»i"»-<«i>«««5"Pwjj means saving^OM^tv^ .^J^*# MlMtspMr«*] W #9" rr^^--odl I 1 ARCH T*»>»>* /a' I ROMEcoffeeJ^el I n lacquered white, rev v PDt RottmQ Side
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    • 45 16 r//f COMPLETE The firs! book to discuss WgS^|rtj| I-. lifestyle :md healthy eating m an Asian context. wSHß^^^^^ j§|Bß Published by TIMES 9OOKS INTERNATIONAL W Tel: *****44 H|^^ I *t^ JU Distributed hi Mtat FEDERAL PUBLICATIONS VB«H '*J Retailed at alt quality bookshops $24 50
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    • 183 17 j_B '"s^w3 i; t_B _____v tSpsw [ft 'ih I flPßafffe b BE 'I_k__« Bb_ fffin mX 'jt!B^e£ ffiHHfHE: jficßjit:--, <BeHH|k ___BMHi ■S__w'' B__t fl9Bßß_| < *^___H ______H_______i You can tick them all if you keep just $500 m Ist Prize: $100,000 them m YourV our account, the more Draw Numbers
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  • Supplement
    • Here's to '86
      • 851 18 In this special two-page report to greet the new year, DAVID TOH previews the forthcoming car scene and KHNG EU MENG reveals the shape of women's fashions. WITH the depressed car market, next year's new car scene probably won't be as exciting as in
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      • 463 18 LOOKING feminine and smart that's what every woman should aspire to m 1986, leading boutique owners say. "You will see more body line," said Serene Poh of Matsuda. "Nothing butch," added Tina Ooi of Link Boutique. Jacket and skirt suits, and pant suits will still be
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      • 1037 20 I SUSPECT Michael Jackson will return to devastate the pop world again m 1986. After all, it's been three years since the phenomenal success of the Thriller album. And three years was what our teen-idol took between Thriller and the previous killer, Off the Wall.
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    • 1598 19 7H^ A New Year Toast To IQR6 I CTK/ $400/ TVade In Offer r^^^^^S^S^^^^^^^P^^ NETT:J^/3/ P^mi Brin 9 us y© ur oW CTV (any brand or make and take advantage of this fantastic TVade In Offer): SSS^.MI||/ 1| f R ADir N: $1600 Mr NCFi^^.XSt^^/ <y Mn> »*ft II I
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 497 20 SANTA TOURS Celebrate your Lunar New Year with SANTA TOURS the pioneer and the best China Tour Operator. Let us bring you 7% to the land where Chinese New Year is celebrated the traditional %f^ way with fire-crackers and lot of Chinese goodies see, nLJpjfc feel and smell the Chinese
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    • 65 20 I Ring in the New\ear P All outlets are open on New Year's Day. For Jan 2nd, our Head Office at North Canal Road and Ang Mo Kio Central retail centre will be open. Happy New Year! A tradition of trust and sef-urity Head Office: North Canal Road. Other retail
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    • 741 20 L=nl= 1 L=nL=iL=nl=nLr T L=iL=iL=r 1 L=Tl= \%hUiesefffew%ear j ffCong &ao n j^^£& r l Chinese New Year Special Departure On U jj 6/2, 7/2, 8/2, 9/2, 10/2, 1 1/2, 12/2 jj finland/swedenJ^i^ I WONDERLAND > j 8 DAYS $1988 /^v^n 3 Experience a thrilling white winter in Scandinavia U
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 500 21 737»66 2 Eating Out Niw Ytirs Dinner @$20 Prawn Cocktsll Tomato Soup New Year Lunch Sls++ Roast Turkey. YorK Ham Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce. Roaat Potatoes Vegetables -y, IDwa ,rf S Mince Pie Brandy Sauce Room Rate 9 M 3.00 upwaias iBMl' FOR RESERVATIONS. PLEASE CALL: *****1 1 1 SLOANE COURT
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    • 504 21 2 Eating Out 15 Aquariums wishes all his fans a Happy and Golden New Year We are open today and we are making the same offer we made yesterday. And from 15 January, we will be permanently at #03-51 Specialist Shopping Centre to offer you not only the best m
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    • 700 21 24 Garage Sale I ONLY $10/- (Slightjydarnaged) HTs ifl I Vw~ Jm Hf i Hundreds oTcerarnic < Elephants of various sizes colour to offer. Cash Carry! NO 12 LITTLE ROAD J OFF UPPER PAYA LEBAR SINGAPORE 1953 TEL:*****33 OPENING HRS 10AM TO 9 PM ELECTRIC GOLFBALL TYPEWRIT- ER $350. Children's
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    • 628 21 30 Hairdressing HAIRPRIME THE Darling Saloon with daring hairstylists for those aiming for daring hairstyles. Our London trained hairstylist m attendance. However if attended by our highly advanced students the rates are: Cut/ blow: $5. Perming: $12, Colouring: Pl 2. For appointment tel *****71. #05-45, Orchard Plaza. Open as usual
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    • 567 21 49 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/Removal $30 $70 per trip. House removal, transportation service, office removal specialised m pianos, organs delivery and disposal service. Experienced, reliable and responsible workers provided. Reasonable charges, good fast service. Day/ night service. We are at your service 7 days a week from Ba.m. to 10p.m. Tel:
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    • 680 21 TELEPHONE SERVICE: Monday Friday 9.00 am to 5.00pm Saturday 8.30 am to 2.oopm ("am deadline for the Sunday Times) Public Holiday 9.00 am to I.oopm COUNTER SERVICE: Times Orchard Centra, f 02-105 Lucky Plaza Monday-Friday: 10 00am to 12 noon I.oopm to 5.30pm (4 00pm for next day) Time* House,
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    • 532 21 64 Domestic Help Available 71 Situations Vacant: Sales ATTENTION SCHOOL LEAVERSI Garment shops reqs. part/ full time salesgirls/ salesmen. Tel: *****61 (Blk. 726 A.M. Kio Aye. 6, =01-4264). EXPERIENCED SALESGIRLS WANTED at Parkway Fashion. Walk-in interview: sOl-65/ 68. Parkway Parade (1544). FEMALE SHOP ASSISTANT urgently wanted by Aquarium Shop at
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    • 627 21 RATES Ordinary: $5 00 per line (Mm. $15.00) Semi-display: $20.00 per col. cm (Mm. $60.00 Straits Times) $20.50 per col. cm (Mm. $61.50 Sunday Times) Display: $25.00 per col. cm. (Mm. $75.00 Straits Times) $25.62 per col. cm (Mm. $76 86 Sunday Times) Box Charges: $5.00 (collected) $10.00 (posted) Lji
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    • 432 21 CLASSIFICATION GUIDE: Food/Entertainment (2 5) Personal Services/Merchandise (11 39) Business to Business (49 58) Employment (63 74) Vehicles (81 100) Properties (105 127) Travel Guide (135 139) Education ft Instruction (146 160) Announcements (166 174) Obituaries (181 IGS) 88 For Sale: Ford/Fiat OCT. 79 FORD Cortina I.6GL. Aircon, hi-fi, well
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    • 687 21 •84 NISSAN LAUREL Sedan 20 Manual. 1 owner. Full accessories. Loan arrangeable. Tel: Peter *****88. 11 Jin. Mas Puteh. PULSAR 1000. Very excellent*' cond.. done 7,472 km Must sell,' owner leaving Tel. *****69. SEPT. '84 PULSAR 10 DX, SB A plate. 1 owner, aircond., radio cassette, $21,000. *****66. 1980 DATSUN
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    • 2936 22 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments 107 Accommodation Available: Apartment* 98 Sale/Wanted: Motor Cycles/Scooters 100 Scrap Vehicles 96 For Sale: Other Makes 95 For Sale: Suzuki 93 For Sale: Honda 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi ['The mini United Nations fi v£i Jt fi^L*f\ Feel really at home with the S fsultr\WC^!r&\. iX P
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    • 405 22 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms WELL RENOVATED FLAT m AM Klo has a room to let. Small family, convenient bus service, avail, end Jan. Tel: *****49 BATH ATTACHED RM. Food, laundry for students. Sens, nearby. Tuition arrangeable. *****79. BEDOK NORTH FOR working couples, single ladies or foreign students. Call Mr Lim
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    • 340 22 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms UNFURNISHED RM. AT Serangoon Aye 3 for single working girl/ student. Tel: *****07 WELL FURN. RM. for rent at Ang Mo Klo. Foreigners preferred Interested call: *****80 2 RMS. FOR rental at Tampines New Town. Rent neg. Please contact *****67 UNFURNIBHEO ROOM FOR rent Please call
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    • 669 23 113 For Sale: Houses To be held atThe British Council Theatrette Basement, Singapore Rubber House 14 Collyer Quay Singapore 0104 on Friday, 24th January 1986 at 3.00 p.m. 1) 20 Faber Grove Singapore 0512 (MX 5 Lot 2200) Title: Freehold. Area: 494.8 sq.m. 2) 45 Waringin Walk Singapore 1441 (MX
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    • 525 23 113 For Sale: Houses 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 3-RM. WEST COAST Rd. 81k.518, terrazzo throughout. 4-rm. Clementi 81k.436, ceramic throughout. $85,000. 5-rm. dementi West 81k.606/ 605, nicely renovated, see to appreciate. Tel: *****35. 3-RM. MARINE PARADE, facing sea East. Best location. Near Parkway Parade. $46,000, mcl. wardrobes kitchen cabinets.
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    • 665 23 117 Properties Wanted WE HAVE CLIENTS who wish to purchase/ rent apt.v houses/ shophouses m U. 5, 8. 9, 10. 12. 13, 15, 16, 19, 20. Owner, pis call Sin Ilua Hin *****57 on Thur. 2/1/80. TERRACE/ SEMI-DETACHED/ APTS. wanted by Indonesian investors. Cash transaction. *****60 ext 3 (call on
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    • 392 23 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces SHOPS TO LET n IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS a) ALBERT COMPLEX ll b) BEAUTY WORLD jS CENTRE c) FUNAN CENTRE 1| d) GOLDEN SHOE CAR PARK m c) JALAN SULTAN II CENTRE f! f) ORCHARD POINT M a) SOUTH BRIDGE
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    • 743 23 137 Tours rDEjaura Lira era ciracira Era Lira ejfjejei bib EiaLPjaara 111 n I p j k I m j j% 1 "*iW 1 i>^«laMMtaM p qj :^'/i I s i aV i M;L»i7IBMMfci^MMMi n] I FESTIVE HIGHLIGHTS P (Additional deps 7/2 to 1 7/2/86 daily) a* Bali(Citrtiriini|lits).....^..~ 4 days
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    • 253 23 137 Tours 147 Academic Courses TUITION AVAIL. FOR Pri lower Secondary students (preferably A.M. Kio/ Thomson area) Enquiries, call *****14/ *****62 EXPERIENCED NUS GRAD. specialises m Eng.. Chinese, Maths.. Sc at M. Parade *****22/44H7154. EXPERIENCED TEACHER CAN teach all subjects for pri. Malay at all levels. Tel: *****39 EXPERIENCED TUTORS
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    • 309 23 137 Tours 149 Secretarial/ Typing Courses TYPEWRITING Classes anytime convenient to you, from 8 am. to 10 pm. Special Saturday Sunday Classes. Individual coaching by experienced dedicated teachers PLEASE ENROL ECRLY TO ENSURE A PLACE BMC COMMERCIAL TRAINING CENTRE Blk. 162 (next to Regal Theatre) ;:03-3545 Bt. Merah Town Centre
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    • 441 23 154 Dancing Instruction SOCIAL DANCE CLASSES COM- j MENCING 7.30p.m Tluir- 2 I. I 6-3Dp.ni Kri 3/1, -4pm Sat 4 1. 2.30 p.m. Sun 5/1 Ballroom, Latin American. 7 3Up m I-'n. 3/1 David's Sch <>t Dancing. -•07-25 Cuppage Centre. *****61 156 Cookery Instruction HOTEL CAKE MAKING A.M. Kio conducted
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 88 24 The Family of the la THOMAS CHUAH CHYE HOCK Departed 24th Dec. '85 would like to express their heartfelt gratitude m their relatives, friends, priests and prayer group of CM PS Church and all those who have m one way or another rendered Iheir kind assistance, condolences, prayers,
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      260 24 MR. TAN SAH TEE Passed away peacefully on 31st Dec. 1985 at 7 a.m. leaving behind: SONS: Tan Toh Mok Tan Chye Son Tan Toh Boon Tan Toh Khoon Tan Toh Kliui DAUGHTERS: Tan Chey Ngor Tan Chay Meng Tan Chay Hoon Tan Chay Hum 3 sons-in-law. 3
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    • 61 24 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam In ever loving memory of Mr. Teo Bak Seng Departed Ist January 1984 Gone f mm our lives one so dear. But m our hearts forever near. But, oh dear God, we miss him so. Dearly missed and always remembered by
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    • 326 24 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MR. HANSON KWAUK Who passed away peacefully m Hong Kong on 22.12.85, wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to all relatives, business associates friends for their messages of condolences, wreaths donations during their recent bereavement. A Requiem High Mass will be
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      57 24 In Loving Memory Of CHRISTINE PAUL What is home without a mother? All things this world may send, But when we lost our darling mother. We lost our dearest friend. In— rted by betovad on—. In Loving Memory of RICHARD TAY KIA WAH Departed 1.1.84 Always remembered
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      133 24 In loving memory of MR SEOW PENG QUEE His memory Is as dear today, As m the hour he passed away. Always remembered by wife children. In Loving Memory Of MR. GOH SEOW MENG Departed January 1, 1985 Always remembered by Wife, children. grandchildren loved on—. In
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  • RACING
    • 485 24 Gold Cup candidates go through their paces ON THE TRACK with PEDIGREE PENANG, Tues. Keep Going V, Brer Wolf, Mallane IV and topweight Best Bold four of trainer Teh Choon Beng's six candidates m the Governor's Gold Cup on Sunday went through their paces this morning. Keep
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    • 179 24 PENANG, Tues. These horses did well here over the weekend and can be followed: Fa La Shou was unlucky to clash with Workaholic. He beat all but that extraordinary galloper but should return to the winning list soon. Tokang Wang did not have a smooth passage when
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    • 152 24 Shadowfax and Montri earned total of $353,000 SHADOWFAX m, winner of the Perak Derby trial and the Derby itself m 1983, and Montri (late Bonbon), victorious m the King's Gold Cup at Kuala Lumpur earlier this year, have been deleted. After his Derby triumph, Shadowf ax
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    • 239 24 At the 4OOm Pictures at the 4#tm by JONATHAN CHOO At the finish EEToTMI EB9S- IsMMJd EG SB— Ua^ r -~Z^»wvw'aiwi*iJti»v>< **~~m»~~ ~~m^ y& If if IttuSSaif mm imm* EQ39 ■auaiMinnm. ~«hk sl f-ETtUI Class 2 Div 7 1,200 m 1. Rising Sun
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    • 83 24 Perth Cup joint favourites PERTH, Tues. Sixteen horses will run m tomorrow's AJ250.000 (about *****,000) Perth Cup. With top stayer Phizam out of the 3,200 m race because of injury, Amber's Double, Diamond Chimes and Ullyatt are now joint favourites at 5-1. Latest Cup market: Amber's Double, Diamond Chimes, Ullyatt
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 459 25 Capital's Championship teams on show DIVISION ONE TIES Arsenal v Tottenham, Aston Villa v Man City, Ipswich v Watford, Liveri 00l v Sheffield W, Luton v Leicester, Mao U v Birmingham, Newcastle v l.'verton, Fsrest v Coventry, QPK v Oxford, Southampton v West Brom, West Ham
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    • The Big League
      • 98 25 IN ENGLAND BIRMINGHAM, Tues. English First Division soco-jt clubs decided on moves yesterday to cut the division from 22 to 20 teams and increase the Second Division to 24. Their proposals, which will be discussed with ilecond Division clubs this month, will have to be
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      • 93 25 IN SCOTLAND GLASGOW, Tues. A breakaway League of nine major Scottish clubs looked almost certain to be formed after a meeting yesterday. The nine clubs Aberdeen, Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, Hibernian, Dundee, Dundee United, St Mirren and Motherwell are all m the Premier Division. Rangers' secretary Campbell
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      • 260 25 GLASGOW, Tues. Kenny Dalglish lias placed his allegiance to Liverpool ahead of the chance to capture further glory with Scotland. Speaking here yesterday at the announcement of the biggest testimonial match arranged for a British footballer, the 34-year-old Liverpool player-manager admitted he would be prepared to sacrifice
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      • 130 25 Swans set to swim LONDON, Tues. Troubled Swansea City, 13 days from possible extinction, have been thrown a financial lifeline... by English First Division soccer leaders Manchester United. United have agreed to play Swansea m a fundraising friendly at the Welsh club's Vetch Field home on Jan 13 the day
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      • 222 25 LONDON, Tues. English soccer may resort to using a hockey-style sin-bin to combat a dramatic rise this season m the number of sendings-off and cautions. Gordon Taylor, secretary of the players' union the Professional Footballers' Association said a series of measures to cure on-field misbehaviour will be discussed
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    • 395 25 SOCCER SHORTS ENGLISH Second Division club Sunderland are ready to listen to offers for former West Ham striker Dave Swindlehurst. The 29-year-old only joined the club at the start of the season, but he has been unable to settle since his £80,000 ($241,600) move from the First Division side. THE
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    • 342 26 CONTINUING the Malaysia Cup countdown, Timesport focuses on Trengganu, who will have three former Singapore players m their 1986 squad. We also look at Sarawak, whose "miracle" coach Mohammed Che Su will be counting on youth, rather than experience, for their campaign. Tomorrow, the
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    • 542 26  -  JOE DORAI Coach Rahman banks on Singapore trio to steer team to Malaysia Cup victory Stories: 6 Besides Norhalis, we have three more talented youngsters. Most of the players performed well last year and they still have what it takes to do well m the Malaysia Cup.
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    • 328 26 IN Sarawak, every little success is considered a miracle. And the person who achieves it is the man they call the Messiah. Former Malaysian national and Kelantan coach Mohamad Che Su's abilities are far from supernatural. Yet he is the man soccer fans depend
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    • 159 26 HOBART (Tasmania), Tues. Veteran Sydney yachtsman Peter Korts was stripped today of his provisional win m the 1985 Sydney-Hobart race after officials upheld a protest by second-placed Sagacious. An international yachting Jury sat for M minntes before ruling m favour of Sagacious' skipper Gary Appleby
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    • 255 26 ATHLETICS: Marita Koch has been named Best Woman Athlete of 1985 by American athletics magazine Track and Field News. The 28-year-old East German, who set a world 400 metres record of 47.605 ec at the World Cup m Australia and the fastest world performance of the season for
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    • 276 26 NEW YORK, Tues. Seven players who did not qualify last year will be among the elite 16-man field m the Grand Prix Masters tennis championships from Jan 13-19 at Madison Square Garden. The newcomers are Stefan Edberg, of Sweden, Wimbledon champion Boris Becker, of West
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    • 741 27 Godfrey Robert sums up the past year and suggests some resolutions for the next 12 months SO IT'S goodbye to 1985 a year when Singapore sport had its fair share of successes, failures, letdowns, controversies and surprises. Success came very early when, within
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    • 564 27  -  J. RAJENDRAN BADMINTON...By YEAR m and year out, those of us who hold badminton close to heart scan the horizons of the local scene, hoping to catch a glimpse of the new champion. Year m and year out, we see nothing. Last year
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    • TOMORROW:SOCCER,HOCKEY,RUGBY,BOXING
      • 197 27  -  J. RAJENDRAN By THE Singapore Badminton Association have called up four players Tan Eng Han, Tan Khee Wee, Sulaiman Zaini and Steven Oh to beef up Singapore's Thomas Cup training squad following their creditable displays m last week's F&N/Yonex national championships. The surprise inclusion is Steven,
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      • 195 27  -  PETER SIOW By GOH KIM HUAT, Singapore's top playmaker, left for Penang yesterday to bolster natianal coach Chan Wah Kwee's depleted side m the Asian Basketball Championship. The talented 22-year-old did not leave with the nine-man team last Saturday because of personal problems. But, apparently,
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    • 771 27  -  JANICE SEAH David and Company reap the harvest of overseas training SWIMMING...By 4 And it would be a criminal shame if this team were once again left out m the annual honour roll for Team of the Year. They were bitterly disappointed at not even being given
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    • 383 27  -  ALBERT JOHNSON WATERPOLO...By SINGAPORE, the regional kingpins m water-polo, have set their sights on making an impact m next year's Asian Games m Seoul. After their gold medal victory m the South-east Asia Games m Bangkok, the water-polo committee of the Singapore Amateur
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    • 237 27 WEIGHTLIFTING.By ALBERT JOHNSON SCHOOLGIRL Lee Siew Yin's two Asian records, Chua Koon Siong's participation m the World championships m Sweden and moves for the Republic to host next year's World junior meet, were the highlights m the Singapore Amateur Weightlifting Federation's programme m 1985.
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  • 587 28 Economy too small to let go international Growth as financial centre lies in the Asian dollar market: Dr Hu FINANCE Minister Richard Hu has reiterated the Government's position on the internationalisation of the Singapore dollar, saying that the economy is too small to allow large-scale use of the dollar for
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  • 194 28  - A charge against George Tan 'to be dropped' WINSOME LANE By Hongkong Reporter HONGKONG, Tues. One of the conspiracy charges against Singapore businessman George Tan and his Carrian business empire associate Bentley Ho is to be dropped, according to Mr Warwick Reid, head of the Legal Department's Commercial Crime Unit.
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  • 457 28  -  RAV DHALIWAL By and ARTHUR LEE MOTORISTS and other road users stopped by mobile squad officers for driving or riding on the wrong side of the law will probably get more than a traffic summons or warning these days a
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  • 357 28 New theory on mystery of Glenn Miller LONDON, Tues. Two members of a Royal Air Force bomber crew in World War II believe they can explain one of the unsolved mysteries of the war the disappearance of American band leader Glenn Miller. They believe the jazz musician's plane was hit
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  • 109 28 BANGKOK, Tues. Grenade-toting prisoners attempting to break oat of a jail m north-eastern Thailand today took six prison officials hostage, including the warden, police said. They said a seventh prison official had been wounded and taken to hospital. Police said 13 Inmates, armed with
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  • 520 28 Israel has right to act against terrorists, says US WASHINGTON, Tues. The Reagan administration has virtually given Israel the go-ahead to retaliate for last Friday's Rome and Vienna airport attacks, providing it is done m a measured and careful way. It is also retaining its own right to launch a
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    • 20 28 Applause In the Miller Mood on Channel 12 tonight There is no weather report today because of early press time
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    • 227 28 BT continues with the Year m Review series which examines the events that made 1985. Today Retailing and Fast Food; New Stock Issues; and World Share Markets. B| Good reading for i decision-makers Tell your vendor you need Business Times, or ring Betty Tan at *****09. J The Androgynous Manager
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  • Section Two
    • 2 1 Section Two
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    • Society
      • 761 1 Singapore smokers, do you resolve to give up smoking from today? In case you fail, you may want to consider a resolution to fall back on: Be more sensitive to the non-smokers at home and m the office. In the West, the please-don't-blow-smoke-in-my-eyes movement is picking
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      • 502 1 PARENTS who use cigarettes have more than their own health to consider. Children of smokers experience higher rates of respiratory illnesses, including colds, influenza, bronchitis, asthma and pneumonia. Those aged below one are twice as likely to get bronchitis and pneumonia if their
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      • 775 2 If you are going upcountry during the festive season, drive carefully. Traffic accidents are rising m Malaysia and human error resulting from bad driving habits and wrong attitudes is said to be the main cause. WHEN Malaysian Transport Minister Chong Hon Nyan called Malaysians the world's
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      • 468 2 ARE you still the same old slob despite last New Year's resolution to clean up your act? Chances are you failed because you set up unrealistic goals, says organisation expert Sunny Schlenger. "I find that the biggest problem people have when they make new year
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      • 280 2 Ban that cigarette From Page One do not bother to take a vote among their employees. Some make a deal with the unions m the factory, but not among the administrative staff. Others ban smoking only m the open part of the office, discriminating against
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      • 518 1 \lf 5 9mS^^--^- Back-to-School M Mfc; A ■j»V-U-^J J^B^ Mj^^^^M JtV. JFSSf' tf^J jf .^JC^^W L/COA rIU AAJjpiti II C. V^UII ipOUUIt; afl^B^Saaat^ -S ISBBHBC^.^^^ IJ| j B M_ B B V\T /vSi^^jiv i products on promotion and you j^^^^Z^?!!!"*""^. H S AD) Nylon Knapsack h V^ rVoduCtS, V^ W^
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      • 59 1 Upcountry driving 2 Be careful on Malaysian roads Youth volunteers speak out 3 Their views on their work Me a mindless money machine? 9 Boy, you don't know me, says Mr. T What draws people to cinemas 5 1985 Chinese films reviewed Teens Edited by Christine Khor Arts Leisure Edited
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      • 632 2 W j sh j n g You a Happy and Prosperous New Year JH JH /ra^ Gateway to Jw I JBr i '^^SI^H^HH^^I^B i 7 trouble-free motoring |J jHawH n^JzL r^J7)^^^)^n^^^B automobile association '^^^^^^^■f \iS*&r- OF SINGAPORE n^»>^ "CHANCE-TO-SAVE" I .^KSBIMM g°°£> AAS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE >— i op. (1 SEPTEMBER
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    • Teens
      • 1389 3 Young volunteer workers from 12 countries were delegates at a recent conference here. They reveal what motivates them, the nature of their work and their views of life and the world. IRENE CHUA reports. AS YOU usher m the New Year and take stock of the old
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      • 867 5 ONE thing is certain about a trip to Tibet if the scenery doesn't leave you breathless, the altitude will. Wheezing guests checking into the Xigaze Hotel, a stopover on the spectacular new route across the Roof of the World to Nepal, can order rubber oxygen
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      • 748 5 KOH SIEW TIN looks back at Chinese films shown here last year to see what drew people to the cinemas despite the competition from video tapes. She also finds out why China's films failed to sparkle here. FISTS, kicks and laughter are the main
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      • 654 5 Dragon Tales LIAN PO, a great general of Zhao state, was known for his valour. In 280 BC, he led a successful attack on the state of Qi and captured its capital. For this, the Zhao king conferred on him the title
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      • 1028 6  -  NADIRAH HAJAR By ALMOST immediately after baby is born it is given its first bath. Then it is given its first clothing m the form of the barut (a piece of cloth covering the chest and abdomen of the baby) and
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      • 981 6  -  Oleh NADIRAH HAJAR "BELILAH kayu spang dan mandikan bayi awak, Idayu, dengan air merah yang didapati daripada air yang direbus dengan kayu itu. Awak boleh membeli kayu tersebut dari kedai Singse. Air itu dapat menolong menyejukkan badan Idayu dan menghilangkan ruamnya". Cadangan seorang rakan
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      • 324 8 ;.1966.j hoiocotes ■F' n ■r •'•'it* t v*"^-'n; ,!s2w» r v £"*t' BBHWB H i am Ift, 1%. jM| Compiled by Teh King, JSJ^ I each 9 uide contains:Detailed daily forecasts Lj^^^j^^^J I Comprehensive character I analysis C- I Love and marriage I X i guides I Lucky numbers, colours
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    • Page 8 Miscellaneous
      • 558 8 SUN TAN By Collette PEANUTS By Schulx f s ou ™^^jflp§f > 4 S^&^^^^^S^^^^" *rf£l^* Z$k\ SS&WiTJOkM^sVlBSBRpM&?? SLf'**^'^ I DO YOU TMINK YOU'RE p 0 YOU THINK YOU VE UJwAT 7 W^V^_--^ r rT^ =^^Ui25^^ A DIFFERENT PERSON REA ILY CMAN6EP 7 YEAR YOU 5AIP YOU (WHAT I Ha^ <*M.
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    • Arts & Leisure
      • 1501 9 Rock reaches out and raises big bucks Rock 'n' roll went beyond easy shock and outrage and new fashions in 1985. It became a social and political force that reached out into all corners of jjjK the world. ROBERT ft x PALMER assesses the M year in Ek rock and
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      • 787 9 Tough and tender to a T If you're staying m this afternoon, you've got Mr T for company. Switch on to Ch 5 at 2 pm and see him m action as The Toughest Man m the World. Meanwhile, bone up on the Gospel According to Mr T here. THE
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    • Page 9 Miscellaneous
      • 168 9 What's On OPENING OF Orchard Road. AH Buddhists WHEN DINOSAURS ICTAIIA rRfllllinC are invited to join in. RULED THE EARTH. A Id I AHA UMJUnifd PCntmiMAUrCC film about the time when THE Istana grounds will be rtnrunm«nuco nuge rep tiies ruled the earth. opened to the public from 8 CHINESE
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      • 1040 9 I I Radio One SING SOMETHING SILVER (4.05 pm) is the 25th anniversary celebration of Sing Something Simple featuring the Cliff Adam Singers 90.5 mHz in VHF Band II 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News in Brief 6.05 Another Morning, Another Show 7.00 News and Weather
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      • 1251 10 MY VIEW Catherine Ong (Ch 5 and 12 programmes) and Leong Weng Kam (Ch 8 programmes) ■■"■■■■■■■■■'■BBB^MBmHHH kids and adults alike, have -my ational Aerobic nn he Winning Hand (Ch Jj£ Juf^hiMSrageous H&A E JK&J Ib^b^Hb^bR*^ JKr^ f \JBBBr made hL-n world-famous. f^J Championship (Ch 5, 1"» pm): clot hes
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