The Straits Times, 3 January 1986

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1986 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 188/12/85
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    Survival tips for small firms
    443 1 SMA programme aims to teach cost cutting and more effective marketing SMALL and medium-sized companies are to get expet help to improve their competitiveness under a pilot programme announced by the Singapore Manufacturers' Association yesterday. The programme, which comprises seminars, workshops and consultancy services, is
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    SNEF holds workshops for managers
    211 1 THE Singapore National Employers' Federation is holding two workshops this month to help managers cut costs and improve the efficiency of their operations. Two American specialists will be leading the discussions during the workshops, each lasting two days, from Jan 21. They are Mr Daniel
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    Lock icon Icy deaths
    28 1 NEW DELHI, Thurs. At least 80 people have died in a 10-day cold snap sweeping parts of northern India, the Press Trust of India reported. Reuter
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    Lock icon Sobering experience for New Delhi drunks
    112 1 THESE two men are not having a joy ride. They are being punished for making an ass of themselves on New Year's Eve. New Delhi police decided to punish revellers who drank too much by parading them through the streets on donkeys on New
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    Man jailed for part in helping to cheat bank of $27.9 m
    413 1  - Man jailed for part in helping to cheat bank of $27.9 m CHARM AINE CHAN By A 29-YEAR-OLD jobless man was looking forward to early retirement when he was offered £1 million as commission for his part in helping to cheat a London bank. But yesterday, Lee Thiam Tet alias
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    Stock trading on 'ready' basis back on Monday
    348 1  - Stock trading on 'ready' basis back on Monday CONRAD RAJ By THE Stock Exchange of Singapore will re-intro-duce trading on a "ready" basis from Monday in an effort to boost volume. Settlement on all ready transactions from next week will have to be completed by the end of trading on
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    Lock icon Latest 72 KILLED IN ROCKET ATTACK
    59 1 Latest 72 KILLED IN ROCKET ATTACK ISLAMABAD, Thurs. Afghan guerillas killed more than 72 troops In rocket attacks on the town of Kandahar in western Afghanistan on Dec 2S and 27, guerilla sources said today. They said the attacks on military and other installations were made to mark the sixth
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    Hotline gets calls from mums-to-be
    261 1 Hotline gets calls from mums-to-be PRIVATE hospitals may be heading for a baby boom if the response to the Health Ministry's Medisave hotline is anything to go by. Mothers-to-be have been hogging the hotline since it was started on Dec 30 to ask questions on how the scheme will work
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    Lock icon Gaddafi: It's war if Libya is attacked
    359 1 LONDON, Thurs. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has threatened to launch an endless war that would probably involve "the whole world" if Libya were attacked. Speaking to Western journalists in Tripoli, he said: "Assault on Libya is war. Libya will not respond with a
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      32 1 Inside S'pore Sweep results on Page 13 Summary World News 34 Asean Causeway t Around Your Place 14 Editorial 1* Background 17 Letters 18 TlmesDoUar 19-21 Classifieds 22-31 Racing 32 Sports 53-35
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      Home
      336 2 Bid to woo customers IN ITS year-long bid to win customers from about 18,000 new households near its outlets, the People's Emporium Pte Ltd is offering them a free $30 hamper of household goods and a 15 per cent discount on purchases for a month. Called the Getting-to-Know-You Scheme,
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      Comment
      216 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: IN THE clamour for lower costs and lower taxes, the fact that higher quality goods and more personalised service for businesses are also important is all too easily forgotten. It is one we can ill afford to forget. This is not only because with our
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      Forum
      113 2 SINGAPORE HAS MEN OF VISION ONE of the six letters on the proposal to cut the CPF contribution rate says that behind the call is "a revelation of the fact that Singapore does have men of vision and substance, men with the courage to make bold and responsible suggestions,
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      Around the world
      300 2 Craxi faces new crisis THE ATTACK on a Rome airport last week, when an airport in Vienna was simultaneously hit, has threatened a new crisis for Italy's government with Defence Minister Giovanni Spadolini criticising Prime Minister Bettino Craxi for failing to implement promised anti-terrorist measures. Page 4
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      Around Asean...and Across the Causeway
      169 2 Around Asean...and Across the Causeway 'Coup' in KPNLF THE dissident faction of the Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF) has unilaterally declared a takeover of the leadership of both military and civilian affairs of the Front in what observers describe as a "coup". Calling itself the Provisional Central Committee of
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      Section Two
      479 2 Sizzling sirens soon SBC'S Channel 12 has lined up four all-time Hollywood sirens Lillian Gish, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland to set our TV screens sizzling for the next three months. Next Wednesday at 9 pm, the American Film Institute Salutes Lillian Gish, the "strong voice
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      Timesdollar
      146 2 M L SLASHES PRICE IN BID TO WIN THAI BUS CONTRACT SINGAPORE'S Motor Leasing has slashed its Erice to revamp Bangkok's transport system in a id to win the contract from the Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit Authority. Its original offer of doing the job for 6,154 million baht (Ss79
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      Timesport
      291 2 United stretches lead COLIN GIBSON made sure that Manchester United's New Year celebrations would go with a swing by scoring the only goal in Wednesday's English League First Division soccer match against struggles Birmingham. It was Gibson's first goal since he joined United from Aston Villa in November and,
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      Buyers'Guide
      253 2 Buyers' Guide Product Advertiser Section/Page Awfo Auvi Bank Oversea Chinese Banking Corpn Beautycare Queen Lin Ting Beautycare 1* Beddnf Grand Satin 1 Cameras MHE Consumers (S) Pte Ltd 1 Carpets Mee Lee Cheong 13 Coffeehouse Silver Spoon Computers 6 C Micro Cosmetics Estee Lauder 1 Cosmetique De France (Lancome) *3
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  • around the WORLD
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      Gurkhas conquer new 'Everest'
      115 3 ALL aboard the bandwagon. Soldiers of the 28th Gurkha Transport Regiment in Hongkong gave the old phrase a new meaning and claimed a world record when, in 5% seconds, 171 of them scrambled onto this land-rover and were driven 29 metres... possibly into the Guinness Book
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      Lock icon 'Decisive' role for Mrs B in settling conflict
      254 3 COLOMBO, Thurs. Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Sirima Bandaranaike, whose civic rights have been restored, is expected to play a decisive role in finding a solution to the conflict between majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils, political analysts said today. President Junius Jayewardene,
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      Lock icon Divorce case sparks debate by readers
      484 3 Divorce case sparks debate by readers BEIJING, Thurs. The divorce case of a couple, who wed for political reasons during the Cultural Revolution 13 years ago, has sparked debate among readers of China's legal newspaper. More than 1,000 people have written to the China Legal News (Zhongguo Fazhi Bao) after
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      Lock icon Car tax shock for Beijing's foreign businessmen
      258 3 BEIJING, Thurs. Foreign businesses already smarting from accommodation and foreign exchange problems in China received an unwelcome New Year's notice from the tax man a car tax retroactive to last May. The Beijing Highway Tax Collection Centre said today the new tax of
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      Lock icon Year of Tiger off to roaring start in Japan
      150 3 Year of Tiger off to roaring start in Japan TOKYO, Thurs. The Year of the Tiger has dawned on Japan and the proverbial animal is cropping up with a vengeance on postcards, commercials, decorations and even in Premier Yasuhiro Nakasone's New Year pledges. Most Asian countries take next month's Lunar
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      Lock icon I smuggled arms for cash: Cook
      383 3 Ammo aboard French freighter AUCKLAND, Thurs. A 29-year-old cook on board a French freighter held by New Zealand authorities has admitted buying the ammunition bound for New Caledonia found on board, and told the press today he had acted strictly for the money. Michel
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      Lock icon Italian govt crisis looms after airport attack
      273 4 ROME, Thurs. The attack on a Rome airport last week, when an airport in Vienna was simultaneously hit, has threatened a new crisis for Italy's government as Defence Minister Giovanni Spadolini has criticised Prime Minister Bettino Craxi for failing to implement promised anti-terrorist
      UPI  -  273 words
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      Lock icon Crash that killed Ricky
      165 4 THE DC-3 plane in which singer Ricky Nekton was aboard sttll banting after it crashed In a Held t oath of the Texan town of De Kalb on Tuesday Nelson, 45, his girl friend, Miss Helen Blair, and five members of bis band died in the
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      Lock icon Belgians seize arms after trailing Arabs
      183 4 Belgians seize arms after trailing Arabs BRUSSELS, Thurs. Belgian police have discovered a big cache of arms and explosives in a provincial town after trailing two Arab guerilla suspects who arrived at Brussels airport. The men arrived on Saturday on a flight from Athens and were met by a Belgian
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      Lock icon Four Mauritius MPs on drug trafficking charges
      195 4 PORT LOUIS, Thurs. Four Mauritians arrested at Amsterdam airport after millions of dollars worth of heroin was found in their luggage are government Mombers of Parliament, Prime Minister Aneerood Jugnauth said yesterday. The four were travelling on diplomatic passports but Mr Jugnauth said
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      Lock icon 'Let Saudi women have more say'
      158 4 'Let Saudi women have more say' JEDDAH, Thurs. Prince Sultan Bin Salman, popular as the first Arab and Muslim astronaut, was quoted yesterday as making a daring advocacy in a male-dominated society Saudi Arabia's women should be accorded a greater role to play in the oil-rich, theocratic kingdom. In an
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      Lock icon Tension up after attack
      120 4 Tension up after attack JERUSALEM, Thurs. Tension rose sharply between Israel and Lebanon today after several new cross-border rockets slammed into northern Israel, sending inhabitants fleeing into shelters and arousing reprisal fears among Lebanese. Rocket firing on upper Galilee had resumed 10 days ago. The Israeliarmed South Lebanon Army militia,
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        Lock icon Tribute to Molly
        84 4 THOUSANDS OF Black and White mourners converged on St John's Methodist Church in Port Elizabeth yesterday to pay a last tribute to White anti-apartheid activist Molly Blackburn, who was killed on Saturday in a car accident. Mrs Blackburn, 55, was leader of the Black Sash women's movement.
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        Lock icon Hirohito's greeting
        70 4 MORE THAN 137,000 people thronged the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo yesterday to offer a traditional New Year's greeting to Japan's 84-year-old Emperor Hirohito. The Emperor came out on to a glass-en-cased palace balcony seven times during the day to greet the crowds at the Inner Palace, which
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        Lock icon Gemayel in Syria
        67 4 LEBANESE PRESIDENT Amin Gemayel arrived yesterday in Damascus amid tight security for talks with Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad on a Syrian-brokered peace pact signed by the leaders of Lebanon's main Christian and Muslim militias. Troops sealed off the residence reserved for Mr Gemayel, who escaped an assassination
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        Lock icon Helicopter escape
        59 4 JOSE CARLOS Dos Reis Encina, a reputed "protector" of the poor in Rio de Janeiro sentenced last January to 30 years for drug trafficking, has escaped from prison. A helicopter managed to land in Ilha Grande Prison, near Angra Dos Reis 15 km south of Rio de Janeiro,
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        Lock icon Afghan battle
        56 4 EIGHT PEOPLE were killed in a battle lasting several hours between Afghan guerillas and dissident Pakistani Pashtun tribesmen armed by the Kabul government, tribal sources in Peshawar said yesterday. Each side lost four men in yesterday's battle, after which the guerillas captured and disarmed 94 tribesmen, whom they
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        Lock icon Full partner, finally
        68 4 FINLAND BFCAME a full partner of the European Free Trade Association on Wednesday after 25 years of associate membership. Although Finland has been a member of the International Monetary Fund and General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade since the mid *****, a huge debt to the Soviet
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      Lock icon A pledge of peace for 1986
      525 5 Millions of TV viewers watch Gorbachev and Reagan exchange New Year messages WASHINGTON, Thurt. SOVIET leader Mikhail Gorbachev reached a wide audience with his 1986 pledge of peace yesterday millions of Americans glued to their television sets for the traditional New Year's Day parades
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      Lock icon Quiet but costly entry into EC by Spain, Portugal
      465 5 Quiet but costly entry into EC by Spain, Portugal MADRID, Thurs. SPAIN'S entry to the European Community (EC) yesterday after 10 years of negotiations was marked by enthusiasm from politicians but higher prices and confusion over the introduction of the value-added tax. In Portugal, its 10 million citizens celebrated New
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      Lock icon Racing ace honoured
      62 5 PARIS, Thurs. French millionaire Baron Philippe de Rothschild and world Formula One motor racing champion Alain Prost figure in this year's French New Year's Honours list. The Baron, already holder of the Legion d'Honneur, was promoted to the higher rank of Commander. Prost, who drives for the
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      Lock icon Priceless book stolen
      54 5 NOTTINGHAM, Thurs. A priceless Mediaeval book in Latin has been stolen from the safe of a library near here, police said today. Librarians, fearing that the thieves may destroy or throw away the leatherbound Plutarch's Lives, printed on cream parchment in Venice in 1478, appealed fnr thp
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      Lock icon Mirror print unions agree to job cuts
      166 5 Mirror print unions agree to job cuts LONDON, Thurs. Publisher Robert Maxwell says print unions at his Mirror Group newspapers have accepted a survival package of job cuts, marking an historic change in Britain's national newspaper industry. After 12 hours of talks, during which he repeated a threat to suspend
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      Lock icon Britain considered migrant curbs back in 1955
      193 5 LONDON, Thursday BRITAIN considered immigration curbs as early as 1955 with a future prime minister saying that an influx of working-class Indians could become a menace, according to secret government papers released yesterday. The papers, released on expiry of a 30-year ban on
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      Lock icon Crackdown on drunken driving in US
      567 6 Rising concern over accident rate NEW YORK, Thurs MANY states in the US are increasing efforts to control drunken drivers. Tougher laws and measures to trap intoxicated motorists reflect growing public concern. The Federal Department of Transport estimates that close to 25.000 people a
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      Lock icon Aids victim died of pneumonia after visit to stables
      302 6 Aids victim died of pneumonia after visit to stables BOSTON, Thurs. Doctors have identified the first case of a rare form of pneumonia in an Aids patient, who may have picked it up from a horse while visiting a farm, a researcher said yesterday. "It's really a medical curiosity," said
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      Lock icon Many prefer to die than carry on with dialysis
      426 6 Many prefer to die than carry on with dialysis Choice of the older and sicker kidney patients BOSTON, Thurs. Increasing numbers of patients on long-term kidney dialysis are choosing to stop the treatments and die, usually because they are old or suffer other medical problems, researchers said today. Terminating treatment
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      Lock icon Sandinistas shut down church radio station
      98 6 MANAGUA, Thurs. The Sandinista government closed down the Catholic Church's radio station yesterday for falling to transmit the New Year message of President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragna. The Archbishop of Managua, Cardinal Miguel Obando, has been a harsh critic of the leftist regime for
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      Lock icon New year brings new lights to Eiffel Tower
      161 6 PARIS celebrates the new year by Illuminating the Eiffel Tower with new high-powered spotlights. The new lighting, switched on on New Year's Eve, will be a permanent spectacle on the famous landmark. It incorporates 292, Ml watts of lighting. In other New
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      Lock icon 17 killed in two separate light-plane crashes
      224 6 17 killed in two separate light-plane crashes PUNTA ARENAS (Chile), Thurs. A total of 17 people were killed in two separate crashes involving light planes in the Antarctic and in New Zealand. Ten people on a polar excursion died when their small plane crashed into a glacier on an Antarctic
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon Praise for tough action against jailbreak
      317 7 Praise for tough action against jailbreak BANGKOK, Thurs. Senior officials today praised the tough suppression of an attempted prison 'jreak in which 13 prisoners died, including two apparently killed after they surrendered. The Interior Minister, Gen Sitthi Jiraroj, said yesterday's action was in accordance with standing policy not to give
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      Lock icon US team off to Laos for survey on remains
      133 7 US team off to Laos for survey on remains BANGKOK, Thurs. An American military delegation flew to Laos today for a preliminary survey of a US war plane crash site to be excavated early this year for the remains of American servicemen. The group, led by Lieu-tenant-Colonel Joe Harvey, head
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      We've taken over, says Khmer faction
      477 7  -  NANCY CHNG We are sole master of situation KPNLF splinter By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK, Thurs. The dissident faction of the Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF) has unilaterally declared a takeover of the leadership of both military and civilian affairs of the Front in
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      New Year cheer turns sour
      83 7 A IS- YEAR-OLD Filipino boy in a state of shock awaits his turn for medical attention after a piece of metal from a homemade cannon ripped through his leg during the Manila New Year celebrations. As is the tradition, many merrymakers took to the streets
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      Lock icon Strict austerity budget likely for Indonesia
      174 7 JAKARTA, Thurs. Indo- i nesia is likely to introduce a strict austerity budget for the financial year starting on April 1 with the main emphasis on cutting spending on development projects, bankers and financial analysts said. The national economy, which relies on oil and
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      Lock icon Cory makes first foray into Marcos stronghold
      368 7 NARVACAN (Philippines), Thurs. Presidential hopeful Mrs Corazon Aquino stormed into the vaunted stronghold of President Ferdinand Marcos in the northern Philippines today, urging voters to join the opposition bandwagon. In her first foray into the President's fiefdom, she told thousands of cheering farmers
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      Lock icon Kin of President backs Mrs Aquino
      143 7 Kin of President backs Mrs Aquino MANILA, Thurs. A senior diplomat related to President Ferdinand Marcos, has declared her support for rival candidate Corazon Aquino in next month's presidential election in the Philippines, an opposition newspaper said today. The diplomat, Ms Leticia Ramos-Shahani, head of the United Nations' Centre for
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      Lock icon Import of used clothing banned
      67 7 Import of used clothing banned JAKARTA, Thurs. The Governor of South-east Sulawesi has issued regulations banning the import of second-hand clothes, the Merdeka newspaper reported today. Governor H. Alala said importing used clothing was demeaning to people's prestige and there were no health guarantees. The garments normally come from Singapore,
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      Lock icon Tourists on rampage in Bali
      137 7 JAKARTA, Thars. About 4tt West German tourists on Bali, enraged at being turned away by a hotel where they thought they had reservations, began overturning furniture and police were called to stop them, the newspaper Sinar Harapan reported today. The paper said an ex- ecative
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon 80% released from drug centres go back to habit
      386 9 SEPANG (Selangor), Thurs. Eighty of every 100 people released from drug rehabilitation centres in Malaysia resume drug-taking within two years of their release, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Radzi Sheikh Ahmad said today. Of the remaining 20, some would be taking drugs
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      Lock icon $100 million earmarked to rehabilitate addicts
      180 9 SEPANG (Selangor), Thurs. The government Is expected to spend about M$lM million to rehabilitate drag addicts under the Fifth Malaysia Plan, Deputy Home Minister Datok Radzl Sheikh Ahmad said today. This include Mssl million to construct seven rehabilitation centres. The new centres would lessen
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      Lock icon Call for immediate set-up of traffic courts
      273 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The immediate introduction of traffic courts in the country is essential in view of the recent increase in traffic cases, Deputy Transport Minister Hajah Rahman Othman said today. She said traffic cases, now heard together with other cases in magistrates'
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      Lock icon Usno man quits
      53 9 KOTA KINABALU, Thurs. United Sabah National Organisation (Usno) Youth Executive Council member and former head of the youth wing of the Balung Usno Division Wasimin Rashim today resigned from the party and joined the ruling Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS). Mr Wasimin had been an Usno member for
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      Lock icon Baling gold talk sparks a rush
      185 9 Baling gold talk sparks a rush BALING, Thurs. Baling district residents yesterday rushed to Kampung Ulu Legong in Mukim Air Panas, 23 km from here, after rumours that gold had been discovered. The yellow, glittering mineral, with vein-like structures the size of a thumb, was discovered by five contract workers
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      Lock icon Norwegian PM's visit
      68 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Norwegian Prime Minister Kaare Willoch plans to visit Malaysia for six days starting on Jan 11, Malaysian Foreign Ministry and Norwegian Embassy officials said today. During his stay, Mr Willoch will hold talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad on economic
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      Lock icon 'No need to make Aids tests freely available'
      249 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thnrs. There is no necessity for the government to make Aids tests available on demand, the President of the Malaysian Medical Association, Dr Wong Chong Wah, said today. He said this was hecause the screening centres provided by the government
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      Lock icon Koon Swan: MCA may merge with Gerakan
      314 9 Koon Swan: MCA may merge with Gerakan KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Malaysian Chinese Association is considering a possible merger with the Gerakan party as a longterm plan to restore the confidence of the Chinese community in the two parties and strengthen their political resolve. MCA president Tan Koon Swan said
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      319 9 Opposition talks on united front IPOH, Thurs. The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has offered to co-operate with the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and other opposition parties in facing the National Front in the next general election. SDP Organising Secretary Abu Samah Majid said today Pas and the Parti Sosialis Rakyat
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      293 10  -  VALERIE LEE a lonely boy will snatch a moment of happiness with his sister By THIS little boy's loneliness was lifted for one brief moment yesterday when his elder sister's teacher stepped out of the classroom. He sneaked in with his toys, played with his sister
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      Three schools in Yishun share same premises
      313 10  - Three schools in Yishun share same premises JUNE TAN By A NOVEL "three-in-one" solution to a schooling problem was unveiled in Yishun at the start of the new school year yesterday. The problem a bumper number of O level students qualifying for junior college. The solution start a new college
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      A brave new world for six-year-old Suriyana
      186 10 THE first day of school meant something extra special to six-year-old Suriyana binti Abdullah. For the birth certificate she received last year became her passport to Primary 1. And yesterday, she joined the happy throng of children at Yuqun Primary in Jurong East.
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      Sorry, no vacancies, those on waiting lists told
      290 10 Sorry, no vacancies, those on waiting lists told THE doors of some of Singapore's betterknown schools were closed on the first day yesterday to many parents on the waiting lists. They had gone to appeal for places for their children. One governmentaided school had a waitIng list of more than
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      Free hamper, discount for new homeowners
      280 10 Store's bid to woo 18,000 HDB households A FREE $30 hamper of household goods and a 15 per cent discount on purchases for a month. This is what the People's Emporium Pte Ltd will offer new homeowners living near its outlets. And there are
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      Search for five after attack on Thai workers
      193 10 Search for five after attack on Thai workers FIVE Thai suspects are being sought by police for the New Year's Eve attack on four other Thai workers. One person died and two others were seriously injured in the attack. The hunt for the five construction workers began soon after the
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      25 more pedestrian bridges
      66 10 TWENTY-FIVE overhead pedestrian bridges will be built at a cost of about $5 million this year. They will be located, among other places, at Dunearn Road, Holland Road, Marine Parade, Toa Payoh, Upper Serangoon Road and Woodlands. Last year, the Public Works Department spent about $3
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      You can now buy art by post
      139 10 You can now buy art by post MAIL-ORDER art has come to Singapore. One of the world's biggest art-by-post firms, Christie's Contemporary Art of London, has tied up with Diners Club to launch the service here. Diners is offering a selection of prints to its 28,000 members. Original works Prints
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      'Flexi' lights for smooth traffic
      425 11 TRAFFIC lights in the city area will react automatically to changes in traffic flow when a new computerised system is introduced by the Public Works Department. When traffic gets heavy along a road, the lights will show green for a longer time. When the flow
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      Car hits waterpipe after two-vehicle crash
      136 11 WATER spews from a hurst pipe which had been hit by one of two cars which collided at the junction of Gul Way and Gul Circle in Jurong yesterday. The drivers and a passenger were treated as outpatients while the pipe, which was damaged
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      Car slammed into lamp-post 'after it was hit from rear'
      322 11 Car slammed into lamp-post 'after it was hit from rear' Tanker driver's negligence trial A FINANCE company's legal officer died hours after a car in which she was travelling hit a lamp-post. A court heard yesterday that this happened when an oil tanker collided into the back of the car.
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      Plans for an anti-drug group in each of the 79 wards
      182 11 Plans for an anti-drug group in each of the 79 wards THE Singapore Anti-Nar-cotics Association (Sana) plans to set up a neighbourhood group in each of the 79 constituencies to combat drug and inhalant abuse. The head of Sana's Aftercare Section, Mr Ng Poh Ling, said in an interview yesterday
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      Sana night
      43 11 THE Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association will hold a function at the Neptune Theatre Restaurant on Jan 10 at 7.30 pm for volunteer aftercare officers. The guest of-honour will be the Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for Law, Prof S. Jayakumar.
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      PNG seaman charged
      73 11 A SEAMAN from Papua New Guinea was charged yesterday with importing 220 grams of cannabis on board the vessel "Pacific Ocean" on Tuesday. No plea was taken from Nosa Siso, 24, who is said to have committed the offence at 11.10 am. He was offered bail of
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      Chinese Chamber sets up China desk
      77 11 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry has set up a China desk to collect data on investments in China. The Chairman of its Industry Committee, Dr Ker Sin Tze, said at a meeting on Tuesday, that the step was taken because of
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      Workers strike over 'anti-union moves' by firm
      952 12  -  PAUL JACOB By 4 We don't like to see our record of strike-free industrial relations in Singapore for eight years go down the drain. But we can't allow workers to be treated this way. (The strike) has got nothing to do with the
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        Three fined $12,000 each for smuggling
        121 12 THREE men were each fined $12,000 yesterday for smuggling 44.6 kg of cigarettes by hiding them in a car on June 24 last year. The unpaid duty on the 167 cartons and 299 packets of Krong Thip cigarettes from Thailand totalled $2,677. The car
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        Clerk took $42,000
        58 12 AN ACCOUNTS clerk juggled with his firm's accounts books for a year and eventually took $42,094 from the company. Chan Kheng Yong, 32, now jobless, was yesterday jailed 18 months for committing criminal breach of trust between July 1, 1964, and June 30, 1985, when he was
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        Man had 17 traffic summonses
        51 12 A MAN was yesterday fined a total of $4,400 for a string of traffic offences. Toh Kim Huat faced a total of 17 summonses, of which 10 were proceeded with and the rest taken into consideration. Toh pleaded guilty to the charges which included careless
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      Railbus service is a hit — except for loud' whistle
      344 12  - Railbus service is a hit except for loud' whistle DAVID TOH By I THE trial railbus service, which began yesterday between Singapore and Johor Baru, proved popular with people. The first run started from Singapore at 9 am with only 50 people on board. But by the time the second
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      Fitter drowned in bid to retrieve wallet
      178 12 A WORKER who fell into the sea had two choices to swim towards a life buoy or retrieve his wallet floating nearby. He went for the wallet and paid with his life. Malaysian Wong Yoong Hoy, 29, a fitter, died from drowning. He
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      Contaminated foods: Fish ball, chicken rice top list
      318 12  - Contaminated foods: Fish ball, chicken rice top list BENG TAN By FISH cakes, fish balls, chicken rice, chendol staple hawker fare most often found in Singapore. But they are also among the foods most often found contaminated with bacteria by health inspectors. An Environment Ministry survey conducted bewteen January and
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      Singapore Sweep Results
      253 13 Tickets ending with 2249 win $700. Tickets ending with 7400 win $500. Tickets ending with 9292 win $350. Tickets ending with 966 win $200. $200, $350, $500 and $700 prizes will be paid out from Jan 8 and the rest from Jan 10 at Singapore Pools (Pte)
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      Disk drive firm retrenches 300 workers
      269 13 Disk drive firm retrenches 300 workers COMPUTER Memories (Far East) Pte Ltd, the Singapore subsidiary of an American company, has retrenched more than a third of its 750 workers. It is believed that Dec 31 was the last day of work for about 300 of its employees. The company in
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      Cold Storage lays off 40 in a move 'to raise productivity'
      262 13 Cold Storage lays off 40 in a move 'to raise productivity' THE trading arm of Cold Storage Singapore Pte Ltd has retrenched some 40 workers in what the company says is an exercise to raise productivity. Out of them, 26 were bargainable staff and the rest executive and confidential staff.
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      On using Medisave in private hospitals
      482 13 ABOUT 3M people call the Medisave hotline every working day since it was set up on Dec 31 to answer queries from the public. Here are the questions commonly asked and the answers to them. <$: If I want to use my Medisave account
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      Workshop for youths
      63 13 THE People's Association Regional Youth Council (South) will hold a workshop for 120 youth leaders on Jan 11 and 12 at the National Youth Leadership Training Institute. The theme of the workshop is The Relevance of the People's Association Youth Movement in Contemporary Singapore and its Future
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      Manila polls: Filipinos in S'pore need not vote
      97 13 Manila polls: Filipinos in S'pore need not vote THE Philippine Embassy will not hold any balloting here for the Feb 7 presidential election in the Philippines. An embassy spokesman said yesterday there was no law which provided for balloting to be held outside the country. The embassy had received enquiries
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      Three hurt as car and bus collide
      82 13 THREE people were slightly injured when their car was involved in an accident with a bus near a busstop at River Valley Road on Wednesday. Thirty passengers in the Singapore Bus Service bus and the bus driver escaped unhurt in the accident, which
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      Mass party
      41 13 A MASS birthday party for senior citizens will be held today from 7 to 10 pm at the senior citizens' corner in Blk 104, Bedok North Ave 4. Officiating the event will be Dr Aline Wong, MP for Changkat.
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      Workers' Party calls for CPF cuts from both sides
      432 13 Workers' Party calls for CPF cuts from both sides THE Workers' Party has called for a cut in both the employers' and employees' rates of Central Provident Fund contributions. It has also asked for help for those adversely affected by reducing the loan interest rate charged by the Housing Board.
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      Firm fined for diverting drain and causing flood
      132 13 A COMPANY was yesterday fined $6M for altering the course of a drain In Ang Mo Klo and causing a flood in part of Serangoon Gardens estate. Hock lian Seng Engineering Pte Ltd of Parkway Parade In Marine Parade Road dl- verted
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      412 11 SUITE DREVMS'B6 OO Here are some really sweet furnishing ideas that'll have your home looking Its best for the New Year. >M V/iW.'^I<TT77TWB Now check the prices. And see how low they are! So hurry down to shop and save with us C J MN 3 fl "7^"— -^v today.
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      363 12 Supreme Events in Cuisine No. 1 THE BELVEDERE'S HUNGARIAN The Belvederes Supreme fc. vents in &fc n iiwountes. 1 lh^<> -.<,-.- beginning. The hot pots tempt you with goulash, Bfefcfe^B •> Hortobagy -style pancakes, fish stew and l^aLaJaßßil^ ill.. paprika chicken. Dessert includes f, SBH^HK^^^^k,^.. Gundel Palacsinta pancakes filled with
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      598 13 Public Lectures on The Nature And Constituents of Textual Structure i by SIR RANDOLPH QUIRK (President. The British Academy) Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor TODATS TOPIC (Friday, 3 January 1986) LOCATION AND THE CREATION OF A WORLD Venue Lecture Theatre 13, Kent Ridge Time 5.30 pm All ARJ: WELCOME Admissio)!
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      Big 'lift' for handicapped at Toa Payoh library
      265 14 WHEELCHAIR-bound Chee Yuan Cheow has been a member of Toa Payoh branch library for eight years but he has been up to the Adult section on the third storey only once. The 36-year-old tuition 'teacher had to be carried up by two
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      The PArt-timers
      426 14  -  AUGUSTINE LOW THE People's Association employs more than 1,000 part-time instructors to conduct the various courses at its 133 community centres. These instructors come from all walks of life and include lawyers, engineers, bankers, clerks, salesmen and housewives. They teach a wide range of subjects from piano, children's
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      Civil defence instructor paints for relaxation
      237 14 CIVIL defence instructor Chua Joon Siang, 38, relaxes his mind and body by turning to the subtle and artistic art of Chinese brush painting. It all began when he took up a three-year correspondence course from Hongkong on the ancient art form 13 years
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      Around Your Place information service
      378 14 Around Your Place information service SHOWS The sth Singapore Kite Festival W: Kites with Eastern and Western designs will grace the skies over Marina South during a free-flying demonstration on Sunday between 9 am and 6 pm. Among the participants will be 11 foreign teams. China's stamps: More than 2,000
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      Want to relax? Try these gongfu exercises
      217 14 WHEN the People's Association wanted someone to teach Wai Tan Kung, a new form of relaxation exercise, they approached Mrs Annie Chua, 48, a remisier with a stockbroking firm. Now, she spends four nights and four mornings a week teaching it at the
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      Monkey God float is tops at US parade
      250 15 SINGAPORE'S colourful Legend of the Monkey God Festival floral float won top honours In the flth Annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, on Wednesday. The Singapore float, described by the American news agency UPI as "a rolling work of art"
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      Car sales up after long slide
      498 15  -  DAVID TOH By CAR dealers heaved a sigh of relief at the end of December. Although December's final sales figures are not in yet, industry sources estimate that 300 more were sold than the previous month. Only 593 new cars were sold in November
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      Charged with hurting cop
      75 15 A 29- YEAR-OLD man claimed trial yesterday to a charge of hurting a police constable at the entrance to a courtroom in the Subordinate Courts complex by kicking him on the chest. Tan Ngin Hai allegedly hurt PC Tan Heng Hock on Aug 16 last year
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      Alumni meeting
      40 15 THE alumni of Cedar Girls' Secondary School will elect its officials on Saturday, at the school hall. There will also be a mini bazaar of handicraft items at the gathering which is the alumni's first annual general meeting.
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      Man faces two more Armed Offences charges
      228 15 Man faces two more Armed Offences charges TWO fresh charges under the Arms Offences Act were brought against an unemployed man yesterday. Another man was charged with being an accomplice in an armed robbery. Lim Soon Huat, 40, is accused of being at the robbery at Tyan Ann Goldsmith Jewellery
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      War relic found
      56 15 CONSTRUCTION workers unearthed a World War Two artillery shell while digging a drain at Lorong 14, Geylang, yesterday. Police cordoned off the area and the army's Bomb Disposal Unit was called in. The shell will be detonated at the site today. Policemen were stationed at the area
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      Finnish chief here for visit
      46 15 THE Chief of Finland's General Staff, Vice- Admiral Jan Klenberg, arrived here on Wednesday for a private visit. Yesterday, he discussed Finland's security policies at the Temasek Club, where the SAF's Chief of General Staff, Major-General Winston Choo, hosted a lunch.
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      Francis Seow is president of Law Society
      325 15  - Francis Seow is president of Law Society CONRAD RAJ By FORMER Solicitor-Gener-al Francis Seow was elected President of the Law Society of Singapore yesterday after one of the most keenly contested elections in the society's history. Mr Seow, 56, who now runs his own practice, obtained 10 of the 19
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      Seized Singapore passports were counterfeits
      150 15 Seized Singapore passports were counterfeits INVESTIGATIONS by the Immigration Department here have shown that the 10 Singapore passports seized by West German authorities in Hamburg last October were counterfeits. A statement from the Immigration Department said it had, with the help of the Singapore Embassy in Bonn, established that the
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      Six women fined for disorderly behaviour
      106 15 SIX women who shouted vulgar words at one another at the Newton Hawker Centre were fined $150 each for disorderly behaviour. The court heard yesterday that when a police constable told them to stop, the women smashed some glasses on the floor. They also
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      527 14 Advertisement "Perfect Complexion Beauty Tips Ever wondered how some people keep themselves looking perennially pretty and youthful? It's in the genes? Perhaps. But you can be like them too, genes or no genes, so says the beauty expert at Queen Lin Ting Beauty care, and the method's none other than
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      395 15 TODAY TOMORROW Hjj Exquisite Pots for sale. 'p^'" Specially for Chinese New-^Yfe^an 20,000 cute fascinating Chinese pots for indoor plants, "M^^^^jF bonsai cactus. A^, t jf I Many shapes *g*f*W V fINIY kidney, 4m M hexagon, round, oval m m oblong etc. to choose from. \f like blue, brown, wZ!
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    The Straits Times says Service counts for a lot
    525 16 The Straits Times says Service counts for a lot IT IS commonplace in Japan for anybody who wants to buy, for instance, a car, to expect a battery of salesmen to call repeatedly at his home, accompanied by mechanics and offering a wide choice of models and every conceivable form
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    Asians emerging as political force in US
    915 16 Asians emerging as political force in US 4 But electing more Asian-Americans and making racism politically unpalatable are the only goals that all can agree on. Unlike Jewish or Cuban voters, Asian-Americans do not have a common set of foreign-policy goals. They have plenty of economic weight to throw around,
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    Russell Baker Halley's Comet leaves trail of heartaches
    794 16 Russell Baker Halley's Comet leaves trail of heartaches NEW YORK: Please don't think me blase when I say the approach of Halley's Comet does not make my pulse flutter. It is a simple case of disillusion. A few years ago, I got terribly worked up about another comet and had
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    4 who are leading the way
    107 16 Early last year Mr Michael Woo became the first AsianAmerican to win a seat on the Los Angeles City Council, representing a predominantly White "Yuppie" district. This year, Mr Thomas Hsieh has a good chance of becoming the second Asian-American ever elected to the
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      175 16 C6th Offshore South East Asia Conference Exhibition World Trade Centre Singapore 28-31 January 1986 Small Wonder T" Vi> i i I*l **.*x« i I^BB^B^B^^^Hl^^^^* im I w I **Nuw I ■■■||U mw *>m^ bb With the Prosco IV-707, you don't have to pay for features you don't need. If all
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      Can Soviets' look-alike fighter shoot alike?
      994 17  -  KHOO HOW SAN Soviet Su-27 vs US F-15 The F-16 could be next copycat target By 4 Reports that Iran had supplied the Soviets with some of their F-14s, bought before the fall of the Shah, suggest how American top-of-the-line fighters could have been
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      Lock icon Crisis stamps to help UN lick money problems
      426 17 Crisis stamps to help UN lick money problems UNITED NATIONS: A series of "Africa in Crisis" stamps is the latest effort by a small but successful United Nations department to supplement the income of the financially troubled world body. The UN postal administration is issuing a special set of three
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      Lock icon Outlet at last for the workaholics
      505 17 The Japanese worker TOKYO: The Japanese, who have a passion for working overtime, have found a new outlet: A firm that will hire them just on weekends. Misawa Homes, a leading housing construction company, has started recruiting staff from other firms to help out
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      He wants to withdraw from property deal
      171 18 DR TONY TAN'S call for a cut in the CPF rate is very disturbing. I am one of the many in the process of buying a private residential home with my CPF savings. I have paid $5,000 as an option to purchase the
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      Reduce employees' contribution to, say, 15 per cent
      462 18 Reduce employees' contribution to, say, 15 per cent MAY I be permitted to make some observations on your interesting editorial "The CPF is not a sacred cow". (ST, Dec 28). In your editorial, you argued that "the need of the hour is to raise consumption", and that "it is evident
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      Points we should keep in mind
      182 18 Points we should keep in mind NEWS of the possible reduction in CPF contributions is refreshing on two counts. It is a bold idea to help revitalise the economy, and the manner in which the idea is introduced reflects the Government's desire to have more "open" government and the airing
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      A bold move by men of vision
      400 18 Feedback on the proposed CPF cut FOR THE first time since independence, Singapore faces economic adversity serious enough for the Government to re-examine its economic policies and options in the light of the prevailing business climate. For several months now, Singaporeans have been
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      Don't cut rate, consider a wage freeze instead
      287 18 Don't cut rate, consider a wage freeze instead I WAS shocked and astonished when I heard the Government's proposal to cut the CPF rate, albeit temporarily, to deal with the economic downturn. It reflects how unstable and unpredictable it can be since only a couple of months ago it was
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      Re-invest some of the funds overseas in our stock market
      313 18 IT IS most refreshing to hear Dr Tony Tan, a senior minister in the Government, frankly admit that corrections to some present government policies may indeed by required. I am glad that some ministers have now begun to realise the
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      Dear Readers
      85 18 THE Straits Timet 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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      Singapore firms must learn to compete
      186 18 Singapore firms must learn to compete I REFER to Workers' Party SecretaryGeneral J.B. Jeyaretnam's statement on foreign contractors winning government tenders. (ST, Dec 21). Mr Jeyaretnam is preaching that the Government should let local contractors make bigger profits by awarding them the tenders even when their bids are much higher.
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          Rises
          47 19 BatuLintmt 520 +20 CtC 260 +10 ICEirt 100 +6 KST 595 +5 landmarks H 201 +5 KumpEmas 119 +5 HMXiaWI M 4 BScmbawant 292 +2 itonCorpn 17« +2 Uetan 154 +2 Sen* Shipyard (6 +1 BRaya M +2 S Steamship 64 +1 G Lumber 81 +0'/2
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          48 19 MTP 265 -75 Cl HoMints 119 -51 O« 200 -20 City Dev 98 -17 OCBC 710 -15 Gtfitinp 418 -12 OUB 249 -12 Raletftt 180 -12 General Corp 114 -12 lotian Hkl(S 53 -12 SPH 555 -10 FIN 550 -10 U06 314 -10 M Flour 220 -10
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          11 19 Promet 1,582,00 SIA 483,000 UMW 470,000 Tuon Sing 262,000
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          Indices
          83 19 Dec 30 Jan 2 Dec 30 lan 2 BT Composite 537 88 529 63 BI Indicator *****58 *****48 ST Properties 393 17 388 87 BT OB OS -218 -367 ST Minings 307.96 307 94 CADI —6495 -6536 ST Plantations 2203.55 2204 27 OBV -*****2 -*****7 OCBC 456 72 447
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        INDICES — High & Lows
        33 19 INDICES High Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1985/86 High 852.65 757.79 (8/3/85) 1985/86 Low 596.18 (23/12/85) 517.42 (23/12/85) All time High 1071.91(8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) All time Low 74.75 (17/9/64) 517.42 (23/12/85)
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        Forex
        14 19 THE US dollar lost 236 ticks to close at DM 2.4365 in Singapore.
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        Exchange crossrates
        20 19 DM Y FF S$ H$ US$ 1.4510 2.4350 199.55 unq 2.1020 unq 1.4610 2.4365 198.75 7.4750 2.1040 7.8080
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        Gold
        10 19 In Singapore, gold gained US$O.7O to close at U*****.80.
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        Simex
        33 19 Eurodollar: Lost six ticks to 92.24 a contract. Dentechemark: Gained 36 ticks to 0.4126 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained 53 ticks to 0.*****9 a contract. Gold: Gained Ssl.lo to *****.00 an ounce.
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        Lock icon New stock transfer facilities
        88 19 New stock transfer facilities LONDON, Thurs. The Bank of England said computerised stock transfer facilities for the British government bond (gilt-edged) market will operate from today. This represents the first phase of the inauguration of the Central Gilts Office (CGO) ahead of the "Big Bang", the structural changes to Britain's
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        Lock icon Occidental to buy Midcon
        94 19 LOS ANGELES, Thurs. Occidental Petroleum, the ninth largest US oil company, has reached an accord to buy Midcon Corporation, a natural gas pipeline company, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at more than US$3 billion (556.3 billion). The agreement came as Midcon was trying to resist a
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        79 19 WAYNE (New Jersey), Thurs. GAF Corp has raised most of the money it needs to finance its US$4.B billion (Sslo.l billion) hostile takeover of Union Carbide Corp. GAF has signed securities purchase agreements for the sale of US$3.5 billion in bonds and stock placed by
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        138 19 NEW YORK, Thurs. E.F. Hutton Co expects to repay banks it defrauded through a cheque overdrawing scheme less than half of the US$B million (5516.8 million) reserve it set aside for repayment, according to senior company officials. The officials said it appeared that claims from
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        62 19 BEIJING, Thurs. The Daqing oil field in the north-eastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang produced 387 million barrels of oil last year, the highest annual production in the past decade, the official Xinhua news agency said. Daqing's total oil output in the past 10 years has reached
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      637 19 Shares start new year on poor footing SHARE prices started the new year on the wrong foot at the Stock Exchange of Singapore and closed lower across the board. After gaining in each of the three previous trading days, losers yesterday outnumbered gainers 105 to 14, The Straits Times Industrial
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      368 19 COST-cutting worked at Jack Chia-MPH, sending operating profits soaring by 10 times on a marginal rise in turnover for the half-year to Sept 30. However, losses of associated companies, taxes and minority interests took their toll and squeezed the $3.4 million operating profit into a
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      190 19 THE People's Insurance Company, which was only recently fully acquired by edible oils manufacturer Hwa Hong Corporation, has in turn bought Everett Company Pte Ltd, an investment holding company. PIC acquired the entire issued and paid-up capital of Everett, consisting of 500,005 ordinary shares at
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      116 19 NORWAY'S biggest bank, Den Norske Creditbank (DNC), began operating its Singapore branch its first foreign branch in the world yesterday. DNC had a whollyowned subsidiary, Nordic Bank, operating here for about 10 years. Its new branch will take over all the banking operations of Nordic
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      155 19 Teck Puat appointed Exco's Deputy Chairman HOTELIER tycoon Khoo Teck Puat has been made Deputy Chairman of Lon-don-based Exco International PLC. His adviser, former United Overseas Bank Deputy Chairman Allan Ng Poh Meng, has also been appointed to the board. Exco said yesterday a third director from Mr Khoo's camp
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      463 19  - M L revises Thai bus bid MARA FERNANDEZ Lower price and fewer new vehicles offered By SINGAPORE'S Motor Leasing has slashed its price to revamp Bangkok's transport system in a bid to win the contract from the Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit Authority (BMTA). Its original offer of doing the job
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      101 19 ONE foreign bank is expanding its premises in Singapore in spite of the gloomy economic backdrop. Security Pacific National Bank, the banking arm of the seventh largest bank holding company in the United States, will move from Denmark House to take over the ninth and
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      223 19 NORTH BRIDGE SHOPPING CENTRE SHOP SPACE TO LET RE\DY BY MARCH FOR BUSINESS I 1 #LOCATED IN PRIME NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, THE p_^ TRADITIONAL RETAIL FAVOURITE OF BOTH g| I ™.^J THE LOCALS AND TOURISTS. 9 ©WITHIN WALKING DISTANT TO THE 1 6 S PROPOSED MRT. THE MOST IDEAL BUSINESS
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      2123 20 READERS should be aware of the limitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt in at the stock exchange, is covered in "business done". Further, because all dealings at a particular price are lumped together, the table does not show the trend in
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      1976 20 INDUSTRIALS A Choc (2 OOS) Alcom 0.608 0.6 15) (8)0.60 (1) 0.59'. (2)0.61 AISB (0.7 IB) (2! 0 71 (18)0.70 Xd Amd (3965) Antoh (3.128) (I) 3.20 (32) 3.10 (27) 3 06 (1) 3.04 (75) 3 08 (I) 3 14 API (0 548 0.555) (4)
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      2774 20 *****/86 Last Yield Voi Day High Low Company Sale Change (000) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 185 65 Acma 65 -3 7 6 25 68 65 146 49 Alcom 49 -1 14 50 49 304 158 Allied Choc 171 1.1 134 60 Amal Steel 50*
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      15 21 Rubber Closing prices cents/kHo Singapore January ***** up one cent Malaysia January 178.50 unchanged
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      8 21 Tin Closing prices Ms/kilo KL Tin suspended
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      23 21 Closing prices Copper £/tome Tues Spot 980.00-981.00 (973.00—973 50) 3 months 998 50 999 50 (994.50-995.50) Market tone: Firmer Sales: 9,250 tonnes
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      25 21 Closint prices SilV«r USJ/tfOT 02 Tun Mm Singapore 5.82-5.87 5 85—5.90 Mon Fri New York 5 815.86 5 85-5 90 Source Credit Suisse. Spore
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      24 21 Closint prices Aluminium E/tonrw Tun Spot 758.00-758.50 (751 50 *****) 3 months 780.50 781 50 (775.00 775.50) Market tone: Firmer Sales: 7,150 tonnes
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      94 21 Crude MS/tome Jan 760 (north) 755 (souths central) Feb 785 (south) 790 (central) Mar 815 (south) Refined palm Ol USS/tonnes RBO palm Jan 365 (sellers) Feb 375 (sellers) RBO Olein Jan 372.50 (sellers) Feb 377.50 (sellers) Mar 387.50 (sellers) RBO Stearin Jan/Feb 320 (sellers) Mar 322.50 (sellers) Crude
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      223 21 Eurodollar 3-month deposit MARCH Eurodollar opened at 92.26 and moved marginally higher. Resistance was soon encountered at 92.28. A fairly large selling order from an American broker during lunch time pushed the March contract down to 92.23. Deutschemark MARCH deutschemark opened 16 ticks higher from IMM's closing at
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      212 21 Managers' prices for Jan 3 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1 OS—l 11 The Sdvings Fund 0 86-0 91 Spore Prog Fund 0 43—0 46 Spore Sec Fund 0 67—0 71 Spore Invest Fund 0 52—0 55 Spore tquity Fund 046—049xd Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund 1
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      225 21 THE age of commodity cartels which guarantee high and stable prices to developing countries may have ended, a leading United States bank says. A report by America's fourth largest bank, Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company (MHT), said: "If the tin cartel fails,
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      95 21 THE US dollar closed higher against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it closed at 2 1020/30 in bullish trading. It fluctuated within a range of 2.0990 and 2.1030. Against the deutschemark, the greenback opened at 2.4370 and closed at 2.4335/45. Trading was quiet,
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      132 21 THE kilobar market Closing price traded between 5522,264 HKJ and 5522.305 yesterday. Krugerrand 2.560 (2.555) In the Far East mar- PHYSICAL Buyecs-Seters ket, gold opened at rnin US$32B 50/90 and moved 22^ 22m up to the day's high of igm 23-32 U*****.70/9.00. 5 em 110-121 10 gm 221-232 It
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      26 21 GOLD US$/oz Tues Mon Singapore 327.80 328.30 327.00 327.50 Hongkong 327.80 328.20 327.10 327.50 Mon Fri New York 328.10—328.60 326.50—327.00 London 326.90 327.30 326.75—327.25
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      355 21 OCBC OUB UOB DBS Savings: daily 5 V* s'< 5 s'< Monthly s'/2 Autosavc 4 3 /4 Fixed deposit 1 month 4'/4 4V4 4 A l A(l) 2 months «V4(1) 3 months 4*4 4'/4 4 4 >/ 4 (1) 6 months 4V4 4'/i 4V2 4 V2 1 9
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      48 21 I I I I L—J 1 1 U_ NST Index Thursday 1,113.51 (1,130.89) 0. Hongkong Hang Seng —4- Thursday 1,774.38(1,752.45) Australian All-Ordinaries Thursday 1010.8 (1003.7) iIUIL. (Figures in brackets refer to those of the previous trading day) I 1 I I i I I I i "~L—I
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      240 21 Jan 2 HKJ Chante Hk Gas 14.20 +0.2 Ko Woh Bonk sum Stekix 1.94 +001 Hk Hotels 3400 KMB 1020 unch Sunshine Pacific 7.70 -02 Assoc Intt Hotel 096 unch HK Lond 6.85 unch Lone Crawford 1470 unch Swire Pacific A 3200 +075 Bonk Of Eost Asia 24.80 +02
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      164 21 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4335 1.4363 7.10—6.91 Canadian dollar 1.5025 1.5042 6.73—6.62 NZ dollar 1.0552-1.0620 9.71—9.37 Sterling pound 3.0689 3.0724 3.29—3.23 US dollar 2.1020—2.1030 4.79-4.74 i or 3I dolsrs to Austrian schilling
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      127 20 I Read faces in Secrets of the Face Powerful eyes I M& v *»£s§#' I Short eyebrows quick to v \Mt I I im P ati€nl d.ssrs.«> people \IH' W/P^jSm&i *P %(¥a t B,^^***" <>nd situations BP^^ IM jiMi^i^ "T' I Wide ear notch W£9U OHr\ I generous Wide, exposed
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      194 21 "We key- in to Progress" Associates in Los Angeles, New York, Geneva Tokyo. Marketing, Training Business Development INSTITUTE OF MARKETING (UK) DIPLOMA FINALS SEMINAR/WORKSHOP IN PREPARATION FOR JUNE 1986 EXAMS Our Training Division will be conducting an intensive 4V2-month Programme for the 4 Papers in the Institute of Marketing (UK)
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      802 21 Electrifying Bonus Bonanza at Electric City v^? S-» r««v~>c»i»w'^ 3tt*'..^ vo amrt *>v i. r in mi N« i AjMs^'^*% > l >-^ v* y^o BONUS BONANZA FOR ALL valuable Electric City Gift five electrical items of your choice From Now is the time to get everything Vbuchers for your
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      384 22 *****66 I 2 Eating Out FOR QUICK LUNCH Reservation, visit Lai Wah Restaurant: 377C, Jalan Besar (Alrcond). Tel: *****03/ *****94. Branch: (Blk. 44) 1436 Bendemeer Road (Alrcond). Tel *****60/ *****61. 3 Catering FUNCTIONS, BUFFETS, PARTIES cocktail receptions at reasonable prices, outside catering as well as in our exclusive restaurant, Stamford
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      294 22 11 Pleasure Boats 1983 GRAND BANKS 42 feet Motoryacht. Powered by Twin Volvo TAMD 408 TURBO engines. 3 double-berth cabins. Beautiful Interior very well appointed made from Burmese teak. Fully equipped with marine radar, radio telephone, 2 colour TV's, 2 VCR's, 2 fridges, 1 ice-maker, 1 full oven with roast
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      276 22 12 Computer Products/ Services e PC/XAT TURBO 640K 8088-2 chip speed at BMHZ-10MHZ 7X faster new AT casing 2 Japanese drives keyboard -99 keys. e Turnkey package provided e Free training on business software. Customised software available e Easy HP terms. #01-308 THE PLAZA, BEACH ROAD TEL: *****66 13 Musical
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      754 22 19 Home Appliances/ 19 Home Appliances/ Lightings Lightings f sfS |R WB^rlnany^^nowSrtnat^ f&** 0 BE really puts you in control ■Hi Fu% Automatic, Electronic, mgmmmmm < j Free Installation, with guarantee 9^| I •We deal in all Water Heaters I ELUX 3 ELEX M2 i M I ELEX From L
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      551 22 TELEPHONE SERVICE: Monday Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm Saturday 8.30am to 2.00pm Ham deadline for the Sunday Times) Public Holiday 9.00am to I.oopm COUNTER SERVICE: Time* Orchard Centre, #02-105 Lucky Plaza Monday-Friday: 10.00am to 12 noon I.oopm to 5.30pm (4.00pm for next day) Timas House, 390 Kim Sang Road Monday Friday
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      499 22 RATES Ordinary: $5 00 per line (Min $15.00) Semi-display: $20 00 per col. cm (Min. $60.00 Straits Times) $20.50 per col. cm (Min. $61.50 Sunday Times) Display: $25.30 per col. cm. (Min $75.00 Straits Times) $25..>2 per col. cm. (Min $76.86 Sunday Times) Box Charge* $5.00 (collected) a $10.00 (posted)
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      320 22 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 (181 186) 25 Sale: Other Products 2 IMPORTED BARBECUE gas stoves. Hardly used. Selling
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      208 22 28 Health Centres/ Massage MASSAGE WIN PRIZES at VENUS DE SAUNA #01-54 Qolden Mile Complex (Woh Hup) Beach Road Tel: *****75/ *****91 DUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE 3rd floor, Duke Hotel, 42 46 Meyer Rd. (former Ambassador Hotel) Massage/ Steambattv All rooms with bathrooms attacned. Ample parking space. Opens dally 10.30am to
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      949 23 32 Photography/ Video Filming Z EXCHANGE CAMERA CENTRE W«BUYeSELLetRADE-IM al brands of cameras #01-05 Sim Lim Tower, 10 Jalan Besar'SingaporeoB2o. COLLECTOR SELLING LEICA gold camera. In mint condition. Interested call: *****71 11am.- spm. COLLECTOR'S ITEM 1 Lelca gold M4-2 for sale. Please contact Serena at: *****34 FROM $20 $80 PER
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      261 23 33 Babysitting/ 33 Babysitting/ Child Care Centre Child Care Centre Your child's care is our concern. We have a choice of child care options for you. Family Day Care for personal mothering in a care giver's home, by care givers who are themselves mothers. Or Child Care Centre where your
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      1167 23 36 House Renovation/ Decor GENUINE OFFERI 12"X12" Ceramic 3 Room $2000 4 Room $3300 5 Room $4500 Aluminium Window Grille* 3 Room $650 4 Room $1100 5 Room $1600 Extend White Wall Tito 3 Room $1000 4 Room $1100 5 Room $1200 CALL US, NO OBLIGATIONS! SOUTH EAST ASIA BUILDING
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      710 23 36 House Renovation/ Decor WILLIE ALUMINIUM A Iron work specialised in fabrication installation of Ampllmesh grilles and aluminium grilles to HDB/HUDC, Private Houses, etc. Call: *****33. TAT LIANG CONSTRUCTION. We specialise in all HDB, pte. h'se., office fty. general renovation works. Pis. call: *****64/ *****76. TIEN SHENG AWNINGS. We specialise
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      876 23 37 Airconditioners/ Refrigerators S.S. SEAH SERVICING Trading specialise in servicing, installing repairing all kinds of alrcon. (ridge. Reasonable charges. Tel: *****86/ *****43, Jimmy Tay. RENTAL $30 P.M. Window, split package type. Sale at reasonable price. Tel: *****29/ *****88. 1 UNIT COLDROOM, 6' x 9' x B'. 4 months old. Contact:
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      876 23 51 Printing/ Copying Services ALL KINDS OF Printing Matter, Namecards, Letterheads, Invoices, etc. Watson Press, #02-58 Golden Mile Tower, (Theatre), Beach Rd. *****85/ *****75 BUSINESS CARDS, LETTERHEADS, Invoices, Catalogues. Ready within 1 hour. Reasonable charges. 81-62 People's Park Centre. Tel: *****94. JIMPRINT. We listen, advise, design all printing matter at
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      781 23 57 Business Opportunities ENGLISH PUB A St.eakhouse at Upper Thomson for absolute takeover. Fully renovated with typical English pub style 5570,000 neg. Proximity to Ylshun New Town, industrial estates St teachers' estate. Viewing at 3 Thong Soon Ave., S'pore 2678 (9 m.s. Upper Thomson) next to POSB Si UOB Springfield
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      1177 23 58 Other Business 58 Other Business Products/ Services Products/ Services RELIABLE COURIER SERVICE! If you have problem in despatching urgent local office or personal document*, parcels, mails Call us at: *****69/ *****69 for more details about our SPEEDY, EFFICIENT REASONABLE SERVICE. M^^saaßSMsaaßaßßaaaßaseaßSSMSssasierT^aaaaßßMSssssMßSMaaßaMSMSMassa^^j 64 Domestic Help 64 Domestic Help Available Available
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      525 24 68 Situations Vacant: Tutorial CHILD CARE CTR. in Katong reqs. ladies with at least 3 'O' levels. Chlldcare training will be provided Call *****63 for appts DAY PART-TIME TEACHERS wanted by Private School for Accounting, Econs., 'A7 O' Maths. Ring *****30 TUTORS NEEDED: QUEENBTOWN, Thomson, Bedok, Clementl, Jurong (Physics/ C.
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      660 24 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical A leading American Multi-National Company in Jurong requires for immediate employment a: STENOGRAPHER Requirements: e Female Singapore citizen. e GCE O' level Including English e Proficient in shorthand and typing at 80/ 50 wpm respectively. e 1-2 years related experience, preferably In a sales-orient-ed environment.
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      606 24 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical WELL ESTABLISHED GROUP OF COMPANIES have immediate vacancies for FEMALE SECRETARY e Possess PSC Certificate, e Good command of English (written spoken) Is required, e At least 2 years' experience In similar capacity. Attractive salary will be offered to the successful candidate. Interested applicants please
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      904 24 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Construction company requires: FEMALE GENERAL CLERK e GCE O' Level. Minimum 2 years' experience. e Able to type handle telex machine. Please apply with full particulars, non-returnable photograph ft contact number to: The Advertiser 27-A, Lorong Kilat Singapore 2159 EXPERIENCED MARINE DELIVERY CLERKS required immediately.
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      723 24 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical WANTED MALE/ FEMALE clerk Sch. cert, with Commercial correspondence, typewriting experience; able to speak Chinese dialects. Apply: P.O. Box 1458, S'pore 0920. stating salary expected. FEMALE CLERK REO'D urgently with/ without experience. Write immediately with contact tel. no. to: S.T. Box A*****, 390 Kim Seng
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      416 24 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales SALES EXECUTIVE A Wa are looking for a qualified individual who: e has sales experience to companies (office equipment, consumer products) e wishes to earn more than 551,500 a month For the right parson, wa offer quarterly or yearly bonuses training Please
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      545 24 Established company selling a range of Industrial/ Institutional cleaning chemicals for USA urgently requires the following staff: A) DELIVERY DRIVER/ VAN SALESMAN (Chintss ffiM#) e Must have van sales experience. Ability to converse In dlaletcs and Mandarin. e Valid driving licence. Age up to 35. B) MALE/ FERMALE SALES EXECUTIVES
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      859 24 71 Situations Vacant: SakM INTERESTED IN MACHINE TOOLS? You ere an Engineer with practical experience in Metal Cutting Machines (knowledge in CNC-Ma-chining win be an advantage), e You are looking for a new challenge, are willing to work hard, can stand pressure like to meet people. e We are an
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      899 24 71 Situations Vacant: Sales OUR EXISTING SALES force has vacancies for ambitious Sales Representatives. Ability to speak English other languages like Chinese, Malay or Tamil is an advantage. Attractive Income, rapid promotion excellent Incentives package. For appointment call: *****95/ *****90 Required 8 Chinese Male/ Female Sales Representatives. Experience not necessary.
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      403 24 72 Situations Vacant: Technical As a result of new job I openings in our Production Department, we need: ASSISTANT PRODUCTION TECHNICIANS The Job 1b provide full shift cover on a stage and assist in the operation ol the chemical process and the handling of the materials and equipment. Requirements Over
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      840 25 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technics) Technical -'-■iTTt^ I «^V*"« I HI A property developer invites suitable candidates for the posis of:- Industrial Technician Certificate in Air-Conditioning Refrigeration Engineering 2 to 3 years working experience in the similar position Sounc knowledge of A/C Centrifugal Chillers Operation Able to work
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      478 25 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Production T^'xM-i j -1 1 1 1 1444JJTT" w* n ~u; ;e omr.n O %l I Electronic Devices jar Hitachi is among I <c\ptoi^ 0r the world's largest T(S Pte Ltd Jjjjjr Colour Television Picture j jjr Tubes Manufacturing
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      308 25 has vacancies for Female Packing Machine Operator For the following shifts 2nd shift 1500 hrs -2300 hrs 3rd shift 2300 hrs 0700 hrs We offer a basic salary of $340 per month together with attractive shift and other allowances applicable as follows Second shift allowance $3 plus meal subsidy of
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      276 25 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous BALKEN PILING (S) PTE LTD requirqs GENERAL WORKERS Completed Primary Education Age 20 35 Completed N.S. Training will be provided Interested applicants, please call personally with NRIC from Monday to Friday between 8.30am to 4.30 pm at 17 Senoko Drive (2775) or 24, Jurong Port Rd
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      502 25 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous I WALK-IN i INTERVIEW —^H AT&T I Consumer Products Pte Ltd Our new factory located at Karnpong Übi Industrial Estate is looking for SECURITY GUARDS I (Male/Female) Completed Primary Education At least 2 years' experience in security work Ability to converse in
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      366 25 requires Qerk /Typist Housekeeping Supervisor (Night) Outlet Cashier Electrician Cooks Captain Hostesses .Waiters/ Waitresses Security Officers Please calf personally between 9.30a.m. to 12.00 noon or 2,00p.m. to 5,00p.m. or write in with full resume together with o contact telephone number and a non-returnable photograph to: The Director of Personnel GLASS
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      580 25 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Qooduuoodl Rank hotel Invites applicants for the following positions a) INFORMATION/ RECEPTIONIST (Female) Must be conversant in English Completed Secondary Education Attractive and pleasant personality Prepared to do shift duties b) OUTSTATTON CASHIER Must be b!- lingua! (English Mandarin) Credit in Mathematics Prepared to do split-shift
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      1048 25 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous School Leavers wanted e Female Temp. Office Worker 1 to 2 mths. from Jan. 6th, 1986. e Attractive salary offered. For immediate interview, call personally today at: 15 Moonstone Lane #04-00 Noel House Singapore 1232 (opposite Serangoon Fire Station) between 10am-3pm. Well Known Japanese Restaurant requires:
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      656 25 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous DRIVER REQD. WITH Class 3 li cence Apply 15-05, Tan Boon Llat Bldg. 315 Outram Rd Sporeo3l6. HIGH CLASS COCKTAIL Lounge requires Hostesses Salary $2,000 to $4,000 p.m. Pis. call at 207 Goldhlll Shopping Ctr. after 4 p.m. IMMEDIATE VACANCY FOR 1 experienced vehicle Mechanic or
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      875 26 81 Vehicles For Hire PICK-UP $18. LORRIES with/ without power gauge, vun, mini baa, cars (from $40*. Call Kallang. *****12, *****04/ .lurong: *****DU Paya Lebar *****84/ Bt. Mt-rah> *****12. Orchard Road: *****6£-Telok Kurau *****31. m EPHONS US TODAY for 20% tits, oiStt on daily rental. 1000 c.c. $33, 1308-c.c. $42,
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      924 26 83 Vehicle Financing/ 83 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance Insurance FAST MONEY WithFOCL gCjO^, Prompt processing of applications Attractive interest rates 12 months 5% flat 24 months 5 Va% flat 36 months 5 1 /2% flat 48 months 6% flat Up to 90% financing Call 533-3737 today B FORWARD OVERSEA CREDIT LIMITED
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      855 26 89 For Sale: Oatsun/Nissan 1982 NISSAN SUNNY 1.5 'GL', sspeed. Pte. owner, aircon., cassette. *****01. 1985 NISSAN PULSAR, 1 owner, aircon., expensive hi-fi, s/rlms, accident free. $21,800. *****60. 2/82 STANZA 1.6. Aircon., radio/ cassette. 1 lady owner,. $16,600. Loan $12,000 *****18. 79 DATSUN 140J alrcond., radio/cassette, tax new. Good cond.
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      1014 26 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi REG. 79 BEAUTIFUL Mitsubishi Galant 1600 s/wagon. Aircon, tax $4,600. Non-PARF. No. 8, Repley Crescent, S'pore 1955. 7/83 MITSUBISHI 1600GLS alrcond., radio/cassette, power steering/ windows, central locking. *****35. 73 NON-PARF MITSUBISHI Colt Galant 1400. Aircon. radio cassette new paint, $2,600. Loan $1,000. Can trade-in. Tel: *****55.
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      1072 26 96 For Sale: Other Makes The following vehicles will be sold ■as is' condition. Anyone wishing to purchase a particular vehicle or all of the vehicles should submit their sealed bids to tha Attention of the District Manager, Otis Engineering Corporation, 1 Fifth Lok Yang Road, Jurong on or before
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      828 26 97 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles "e DATSUN PICKUP, passed inspection. New paintwork/ Road tax. $2,800. *****77/ *****38. '78 SUZUKI PICK-UP 550, new tax, passed inspection. Good cond. Selling $1,200 Tel: *****60 10 TOYOTA DX 1300 Panel van. Very good cond. Tax new. $3,900. ID Maju Ave. Serangoon Gdns. '81 DATSUN
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      820 26 99 Vehicles Wanted HIGHEST OFFER FOR quality used cars. Any makes/ models. Cash payment. *****77 Mr. Koh. OUTDOOR SALESMAN REQUIRES small car below 1300. Charade, Toyota, Suzuki, Mazda. *****48. SUNDAY CAR MART. Please refer today's class Ad. under 'veh. for sale: other makes'. Ph.: *****22. $10 SERVICE CHARGE only, we
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      852 26 105 Property Financing 105 Property Financing PROFERTY LC&NS at attractive terms Up to 90% of valuation •Competitive interest rates from a%* pa •Repayment up to 20 years Use of CPF Scheme acceptable Bridging finance can be considered 1111 I alls UNITED OVERSEAS FINANCE LTD 124/126, Robinson fioad. Singapore OlOa 5?
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      757 26 106 Accommodation Available: Houses D.2880, 26, JLN. Jitong, Seletar Hills Est. S/storey semi-d. P/furn. Reasonable price. No agts. Tel: *****00/ *****70. OFF DUNEARN RD. 15 Jalan Keria s/storey bunglw. Matured garden 5 bdrms., fully aircond./ carpeted. Furnished. Tel: *****68. PEACH GARDEN, 2-STOREY detached house. F/furn. 4 bdrms., 1 study's. All
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      373 26 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments pFfIR EfIST PlflZfl Luxurious Apartments TO LET At the junction of Scotts/ Orchard Road, next to Hyatt Hotel. 14,000 sq ft Hotel Style Lobby Swimming Pool, Tennis Court. Squash Court, Billiard Room, Gymnasium and many other facilities. Self Service Free Launderette. Ample Indoor Car Parking Lots
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      463 27 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments ht ,^B SM B^Kja^ Atrium Sr Lobbu rturtr a hole/ l/kr Lwll mVßmTjflßal J A better concept in gracious living Enjoy a leisurely lifestyle with all these benefits: Sprawling 150,000 sq ft of land shared by only 116 unit owners. Impressive grand
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      630 27 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments fit's a holiday camp I atmosphere. We made I friends the first weekend around the P°°l#§|% The expat community makes us feel really at home We also enjoy fl/Qi/ffJ /^]tfefe friendly country club amenities. H.<J// H&wCr excellent Orchard Road location. \y^ /^>
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      503 27 DIST.OSII WESTPOINT APTS, PEPYS ROAD 2/3 bedrooms fully furnished apartments, all with attached bathrooms. Available on long/short term lease. Facilities Include swimming pool, 2 squash courts, tennis court, large garden compound. Rental from $1,600 p.m. For viewing contact owner *****74 DIST.IO (NABSIM MANSION) Well designed 4 bdrms. Mid fir. Overlooking
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      908 27 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments LUXURIOUS APARTMENT AT D15T.0923 a High floor with built-in area 186 sq.m. a 3 bedrooms with servant's amenities, a Central alrcon. a Within walking distance to Orchard Road, a Furnished/ unfurnished at reasonable rental. Call now *****33 axt. 213 or 194 Ridgewood Kalakaua. 4 bdrms. Fully
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      1064 27 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments 2-RM. BT. BATOK $280 $350. 3 to 5-rm. furn./ unfurn. Jurong W./ E./ Serangoon/ Boon Lay/ dementi/ Bt. Batok $450 $650. Sin Ming Terr. $600. Marine Parade 4 1, 2 aircons. $1,100. *****12. DIST.IO NAGA COURT, luxurious apartment in Buklt Timah with swimming pool, sauna. Partially/fully
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      1098 27 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments INT'L. PLAZA, 1500 sq.ft. Corner apt. with facilities. Panoramic seaview. F/furn. Carpeted wallpapered. $1400. Call *****55. LOYANG VALLEY CONDO. apartment, furnished $1,100. Pearlbank Apt. High fir. $1,300. DTPS *****28, *****00/ 1. LOYANG VALLEY, 2-BDRM. apt 1570 sq.ft. Full facilities. Rent $1,200 p/furn. $1,500 f/furn. Owner: *****83.
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      1046 27 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments FERNHILL CT. 3 bdrms., f /aircon swlnmming pool. $3,500. Other apts. $1,000 $8,000. VIA *****63 FERNHILL APT. Approx 2,200 sq ft. F/furn. with nice surrroudings. Rent: $2,000 p.m. Tel: *****11. FOR RENT AT Westpeak Condo. 10th floor. Please call: *****22. No brokers please. FURNISHED/ UNFURNISHED FLATS
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      887 27 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms DIST.9. FURN. AIRCON. room, attached bathroom, fridge, CTV. Foreigners/ students. *****57. D.IS KATONG, alrcon/ non-alr-con rm. for rental. 28-C Ceylon Rd Tel: *****01. D.19. FAMILY WILLING to take In male foreign student. Meals/ laundry provided. Tel: *****65 D.9 BEHIND LUCKY Plaza near Mt Elizabeth Hospital. Master
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      787 27 113 For Sale: Houses Call Wayfoong tor Fast approvals on loans Competitive rates Friendly, efficient service Waytoong Mortgage and Finance (Si ltd A wholly -owned subsidiary ot 2 Hongkong Bank 6 Claymore Hill »03-00 f Claymofp Pia^a Singapore 092? a. BRAND NEW DISTRICT IS Ready for immediate occupation Last unit
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      586 28 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses I Hill-top Luxury Residences ]1 I Elevated locality. Easy Transportation m I Situated beside Shangn-la Park and the p**^Z7T Bf I well-known St Nicholas Pri Sec School at [j*w»ww Jf*** £2***° ~~~i W I Thomson area Near MRT
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      48 28 D.lO NAMLY DR. 2-storey semi-d. 3400 sq.ft. Elevated land. 3+l bdrms. $480,000. Colliers *****2/ *****83. D.ll D/3TOREY SEMI-0 4 f 1 servant's, extensively renovated, split level living/ dining 4,000/ 2,700 sq.ft. Kenwood *****16. 0.13 BENNETT EBT. S/storey bunglw. F'hold, about 8000 sq.ft. 4 bdrms/ servant's. $550,000. Carol: *****52
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      267 28 D.21 FAIRLY NEW, 3-storey link detached. 6/ servant's rms. Quiet res. estate. Beautifully renovated/ good facing. Approx. 8000 sq.ft. $750,000. Exquisite: *****14. D.28 JLN. TARI Piring, newly renovated s/storey terr. Beautiful furnishings, 2000 sq.ft. F'hold. Marble fir., 3 bdrms. $300,000 neg. Winner: *****23/ *****48. MAYFLOWER RISE, 2-STOREY semi-d. house, 3
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      981 28 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses TUDOR VIEW DISTRICT 11 Tudor Close Off Kheam Hock Road near Novotel Orchid Inn Hotel 12 units elegant Tudor Design Semi-detached Bungalows Set In exclusive and private surroundings Within minutes' drive to Orchard Road Fully alrcondltloned Master bedroom equipped with steam bath
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      666 28 D.13 SENNETT EBT. s/storey bunglw. 4 1 bdrms. 8,300 sq.ft. F/hold. $430,000. Everton *****11. D.13 SOMMERVILLE RD. 2-storey detached. 4+l servant's. 5950 sq.ft. $645,000. SBS Realty *****22. 0.15, BRAND NEW corner 3-storey terr. 5 rms. 2800/2600 sq.ft. F'hold. $470,000 neg. *****77/*****75. D.15 D/STOREY BUNGALOW. 6,000 sq.ft. s+l. Facing morning sun.
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      998 28 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartment* m Mortgagee's Sale I I Of Properties By I I Public Auction 1 m To Be Held At No 6 Cecil Street #02-04, JR to People's Insurance Building, on W B Wednesday, Bth January 1 986 at jE B 3
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      482 28 D-1O ALLBWUMIII rMHK apt. oil 13th fir., 1,076 sq.ft 1 bdrm., 1 study, living area. Built-in wardrobe, kitchen cabinets. 999 yrs. Facilities: tennis, squash, pool. Selling $290,000 0.n.0. Tel. owner *****82 after 12p.m. SELECTED APTS./ CONDO. D.21 Eng Kong Apt. $166,000; D.21 Lor. Kilat $244,000; D.lO Taman Serasl $220,000; D.15
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      1102 28 114 For Sale: Private Apartments D.15 EAST COAST Vllle beautiful upp. mals. 1500 sq.ft. 2 bdrms, servant's. Full facilities. $330,000 Holland *****79. D.15 MARYLAND PK. High fir Sea view. 1,700 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. servant's. Well-kept. Reasonable offer. Standard- Kris *****66. D.15 SEA BREEZE Apt. near Parkway Parade. Renovated, 3 bdrms./
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      968 28 114 For Sale: Private Apartments URGENTI BALMORAL RD. vicinity. 1,800 sq.ft. High fir. 4 rms. Good view $285,000. Hap Seng *****58 $238,000 D.5 Hong Leong Condo. 1200 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. furn. Ceramic/ parquet. Villanelle *****81 2 UNITS OF 3-Storey residential bldg. at Lor. Melayu/ Changl Rd. No agts. Contact: *****26.
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      1062 28 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments BEDOK NORTH 3-RM. Bik 126 Ceramic throughout Kitchen cabinets, etc. $52,000 negotiable No agenU Tel: *****39 BEDOK SOUTH 3-RM. Bik 1, ceramic throughout, $39,000, Bik .74 simple renovation, no blockage $35,000 neg *****84/ *****41 BOON LAY 5-RM. BLK 201/ 203, quiet surrounding, $95,000; Teban Gdn
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      655 29 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 4-RM. 8LK.640, AM Kio Ave 6. Marble/ kitchen cabinets. Asking $80,000. Call *****32 4-RM. HOLLAND AVE. ideal location, ceramic terrazzo parquet with wardrobes $80,000. *****14. 4-RM. T. PAYOH $68,000; Bedok $69,000; A.M. Kio $75,000. Tel: *****38/ *****23. 5-RM. MARINE TERR. 81k.3 $129,000/ 4-rm. 81k.74 $86,000.
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      522 29 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces I GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY I Modern Flatted Factory M for sale or lease m at Kim Keat Road, Spore 1232 1 I) Groundfloor approx 5800 sq ft 16' ceiling I B height, available immediately. I II) sth storey office cum factory cum caretaker
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      558 29 GROUND FLOOR WAREHOUSE/ Factory In Jurong Port Road for lease flexible areas from about 5,000 sq.ft. and above, 30 ft. high ceiling height. Convenient location. Please call *****77 Mr. Kong for details. 7-STOREY FLATTED FACTORY cum office. Located Kg. Soo Poo. Suitable for multi-light industrial purpose. Ample parking space. 8,300
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      492 29 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouse*/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces l a£S LmvV-rCA^L iffiLtJaQaWaW «S Ban W^n^MM K^wS^^^^"^ 1 with air-conditioning, double glazing aluminium glass panel, ceramic flooring, light fittings, dampa ceiling and attached toilet. Area 1231 sq m. Ideal for use as distribution centre, showroom or import export. IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION contact
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      382 29 121 For Rent: Office Spaces W f S£ f SHENTON WAY PRIME OFFICE SPACE AND FURNISHED APARTMENTS FOR LEASE Rent Negotiable Ring *****61 PENINSULA PLAZA Units Sq.ft. 07-05/06 627.43 07-11 1,297.48 07-18/19 1,183.81 07-35 357.26 08-35 357.26 10-02 463.00 14-01 1,464.00 14-03 1,001.00 14-05 1,830.00 17-01 1,464.00 20-01/05 7,589.00 22-03/04
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      804 29 121 For Rent: 121 For Rent: Office Spaces Office Spaces 1 TONG ENG BUILDING I e Junction of Cecil Street/Boon "fet Street. B Noted for its excellent carparking facilities 9 ft Well-served by passenger and service lifts H 8 Space of varying sizes from 460 sqft to 1, 270 sqft
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      375 29 PEOPLE'S PARK CENTRE, 9th fir with carpet windows, 430 sq.ft Reasonable rental. Tel: *****82. PEOPLE'S PK. CTR. 431 sq.ft Central Bldg. 355 sq.ft Others 269/ 363/ 574 to 6210 sq.ft. LRE *****73. TABLE SPACE ($5O). Regn. address ($10)/ Answering ($10)/ Telefax/ Telex/ Typing. *****12. UNION BLDG AIRCON. office well partitioned,
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      866 29 123 For Sale: 123 For Sale: 123 For Sale: Shop Spaces Shop Spaces Shop Spaces HBHRM3KWHH I Our terrace workshops in 2 of the most sought after loca- 1 ■tions are nearing completion and will be available forl I occupation early next year. I (I) (ID 1 Kampong Übi Lorong
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      872 30 124 For Rent: 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces Shop Spaces Newly renovated I NOODLE SHOP/SNACK-BAR I complete with kitchen equipment for: 1 SALE/LEASE Interested please call Mrs. Wong at 338-7740 or Miss Corina Teo at 338-9644. RETAIL SPACE IMMEDIATELY available for lease on floor by floor basis or 3 together.
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      352 30 135 Air Travel TRAVEL WITH SOMEONE who knows the answer to all your travelling needs. Sha Enterprises, *****08. #01-54, Golden Mile Tower. T.A. 262. ALOHA TRAVEL *****66. Students USA, Canada, Ball, Europe. Aust. #02-27 Orchard Towers (TA 451). 137 Tours K S9 /"F»lrwlnd Holiday! Pt> Lid. Z^' Merlin Inn Resort
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      622 30 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours V^^HHJkX.v auoiWCairt^ 7"" I HGftfid^ I J^l i Dep" Feb6 I I •'ThumNak»P ar jl \Jq Killint'V Road #01-02 I H I Bond Island I r t"* vz. i -^^^m|^aNjjßl(mS|M V Dep"-^ 6O7 I TA469 raEJEJEJc] EraEJEIEraEJ3EJ3Era EiaEJaEJEIEraEJaEJiJ FESTIVE HIGHLIGHTS
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      347 30 ■I4^T!Ssphuket7patoii^~~"TH| 11 4/9 A BEACH $579/5619 I S cSIA D N A G Y MA| BAMGK °V7 P 3 A s^ I II •Ga'a»rN'<wiub D^| Show *3 meals daily >„ KM: n S^BB I .Ist Class Hotel Danau Toba .n Medan OH I •Air-conditioned coacft 9HH II 7/T£™*^™'^!si!£n I I
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      620 30 137 Tours 137 Touru 137 Tours L^L^^^^^L^t fc *^la^a^^^^^»^J^^^^a^Li a^^KaCa^Cf aW aß^^K aflß v j i IKI ■BL[i*aiBi^^oep A A 8 DAYS JAPAN (DISNEYLAND) $1 968 Dep: 8/2, 9/2 10/2 12 DAYS GRAND JAPAN (Honshu Kyushu Kagoshima) $2588 oe P 92 10/14/16 DAYS JAPAN/KOREA/ TAIWAN/HONGKONG $2518 8/11/14 DAYS TAIWAN/HONGKONG/ BANGKOK
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      862 31 137 Tours 137 Tour* W A qnitt way to travel Chinese New Year Spring Festival Tours! Sakura Delights Tokyo Disneyland All Japan/All Kyushu/Fukuoka/Naqasaki/Mt Aso/Beppu/ Miya^aki/Aosnima'Sakuraiima/Kagoshima/Osaka/ Kyoto/Nara/ Tokyo/Mt Fuji/ Bullet Train/Hakone/Atami/ Tokyo Disneyland/ Korea/Taiwan/ Hong Kong 9/13/17/20/22 Days 9 Days from *****0 12/1/86 ?6 /i 9/2 10/2. 23/2 2/3, 9/3. 16/3,
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      530 31 146 Foreign Education 146 Foreign Education Professional courses in Business Studies, Marketing, Banking, Shipping, Computer Programming, Accountancy, Hotel g. Catering etc. Also available full-time and intensive GCE revision courses in various subjects including English. J£ Maths. Biology. Chemistry. Physics. Economics. <§ Accounts, Law and Business Studies w English language and
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      115 31 Commencing 6/1 /86 Other Courses Pre-U l& II (Morning) Sec 3 4 N Level may apply) Qualifying English Test for 'O' Level English Course LCCI Business Diploma MIDLAND SCHOOL (Head Office) 531 Upp Cross Street WO3-07 Hong Lim Complex (0105| Tel *****2 *****1 x y AN ENGLISH A Chinese tutor
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      834 31 147 Academic Courses nENGusiir (A credit In English at "O" Level has an important bearing on your future). We have specially programmed the following classes lor the QCE "O" LEVEL 1986 Examinations. 1) Mon 2.00- 3.30pm 06/01 2) Mon 3.30- 5.00pm 06/01 3) Mon 6.30- B.oopm 06/01 4) Tues 2.00-
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      736 31 147 Academic Courses ENGLISH, MATHS, SEC. 5, 4 taught by graduate from abroad. Experienced tutor. *****54. EXPERIENCED GRAD. OFFERS Maths Science tuition to prl., sec. Pre-u students *****03 EXPERIENCED TUTOR FOR Pri. Sec levels. D. 19, 20, 25. 26, 27 Pis call *****63. (2pm. Bpm). EXPERIENCED NUS GRAD. specialises in
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      627 31 148 Computer Courses 148 Computer Courses W m Computer Studies HbiiTi&iH ■^M NCC JOINT DIPLOMA ■P"! INCORPORATING M^!l CITY GUILDS 747 B^ -^B Study for this internationally M»f K recognised Diploma at Stamford's §^^-"""TB Computer Department Facilities include:IjJL*^ Computer Laboratory: FlUed Wlth the latest state-of-the-art 32 -bit H^ -^M WANG
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      286 31 149 Secretarial/ Typing Courses PSC REVISION CLASSES All subjects available daily nightly including: Audio Shorthand Type writing duties For details, please call: CLIFFORD EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE #05-3545 Blk. 162, Buklt Merah Town Centre Tel: *****90 (8 Lines) LEK MENG PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CENTRE #06-13 Katong Shopp. Ctr. Tel: *****43/*****64 SPECIAL HOLIDAY
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      615 31 150 Commercial/ Technical Courses I.A.M. 1) M/W 6.30-9.30pm 06/01 IMPORT/EXPORT l)Sat 4 00-6.00pm 04/01 2) Wed 7.30-9 30pm 08/01 PUBLIC RELATIONS l)Sat 4.00-6.00pm 04/01 2) Tues 7.30-9.3oprn 07/01 JAPANESE (Beginners) l)Sat 200-4.00pm 04/01 2) Sun 2.00-3.30pm 05/01 3) Wed 6.00-7.30pm 08/01 GENERAL PAPER 1) Sun 11.30-1.30pm 05/01 2) Sat 2.00-4.00pm
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      802 31 151 Language Courses MC^\Abe Sachiko W(T)w Language \^jj£/ A rts School CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE BEGINNERS 29/1 7 30pm-9.00pm Wed JAPANESE LANGUAGE (Writing, Oral Grammar) BEGINNERS 18/1 2lspm-4lspm Snt INTERMEDIATE PART I 15/1 6.00pm-7.30pm Wed 18/1 6.00pm-7.30pm Sat Maximum 20 students per class 151, CHIN SWEE ROAD MANHATTAN HOUSE #10-15 (0316) TEL:
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      59 32 MRS. SUSIE HENG NEE GOH TEE NEO Has been called to be with the Lord on 1.1.1986 leaving behind sister*, relatives and friends. A service will be conducted at 10-D Napier Roid at 8.00 p.m. on Friday 3.1 1986. Cortege leavrng on Saturday 4.1.1986 at 11 tm for
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      144 32 MDM. PAL KAUR w/o MR. SARDARA SINGH (SAIDPUR) Aged 60 years Passed away peacefully on 2.1.86, leaving behind: Sons: Sarwan Singh Parga Singh Jaginder Singh (Giro) Daughters-in-law: Joginder Kaur Low Sai Gek Daughters: Sumir Kaur Balvlnder Kaur Sons-in-law: Mahinder Singh Gurbachan Singh 2 grandsons, 3 grand-daugh-ters to mourn
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      77 32 The family of the late I WONG KWONG MENG Departed: 29th Dec. '85 wishes to thank all relatives, colleagues and friends for their kind assistance, condolences, donations, wreaths, scrolls and visits durinj^heirrecentbereayernent. The Family of the late Monica Seet Mui Yong departed: 29th Dec. 1985 wishes to thank
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      100 32 181 Deaths 181 Deaths PAUL CHIN KEE PIN AGED: 73 passed away peacefully on 2-1.86 at 8.10am., leaving behind hi* beloved: WIFE: Monica Kong Nja NJa SONS: DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: Simon Chin Kim Choy Rose Choo Mel Lin Michael Chin Kim Fook DAUGHTERS: SONS-IN-LAW: Mary Chin Choon Slew Gilbert Menzies Elizabeth Chin
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      71 32 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements MR. WONG FOOK SENG, PETER j (Departed 24th Dec. 1985) With to express their heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to priests, esp. Father Anthony Ho, The Sodality of St. Joseph (Christ the King Church), Dr. Staff of Therapeutic Radiology Dept, doctors a nurses of Wards 74 and
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      56 32 185 Requiem 185 Requiem The Athma Shanti Pooja of The late BABU S/O SANKARA PILLAI who passed away on 20th Dec 1985 will be performed at Sri Shivan Temple, 397 Serangoon Rd on Saturday, 4th January 1986 at 7.00pm. The family kindly request the presence of relatives and friends. Please
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      62 32 In Loving Memory Of STANLEY TAN KIM CHYE departed: 3.1.84 The depths of sorrow we cannot tell. Of the loss of one we love so well And while he sleeps a peaceful sleep, His memory we shall always keep. Always remembered by: jarnilv^Movedones^^^^^^^^ In Loving Memory ol
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      59 32 IN LOVING MEMORY OF SIMON LUM WAI KEONG Departed 3rd January 1983 Sadly missed but always remembered by grandma, parents, sister. auntsandalNovedones^^^^^ In loving memory of the late REV. CHARLES BLACKSHEAR PAUL called to rest 3.1.1973 "Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord And let light, perpetual
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      641 32 ON THE TRACK with PEDIGREE PENANG, Thurs. All 16 Governor's Gold Cup j candidates turned up on the track this morning and three who caught the eye were Andermatt, who appears to have found a new lease of life, Beldale Prospect and Brer Wolf. Andermatt, the
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      334 32 THESE horses did not run at the Perak NovemberDecember (Sultan's Gold Vase) Meeting because of the following conditions noted during training: Melody Fair II (unfit to race). Montr! (right fore fetlock i osteoarthrosis) deleted. Triple Wealth (right fore fetlock osteoarthrosis). Stay (tendonitis
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      271 32 PERTH, Thurs. NEWLY-LICENSED trainer Kay Miller, who became only the second woman to saddle a Perth Cup winner, said today that Ullyatt will be sent to campaign in the Eastern States during the rich autumn carnival there. She said Ullyatt has
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      1238 32 g« h* V J 1 "JPSUI 2.15 Malaysian Maiden Stakes ffiliilliiliff CLASS 6 1,200m (Stakes: $15,000) 1 3 Aylmer's Music 54 Sunny Khoo-Jaafar 3 mc same l«nng 2 2 7552 Malaysian Royal II 54 L S-Loh 3mc +3 Woon 6 3 3090 Malayan Treasure 54 L B-Ismail
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      13 32 I "In Memoriam" l is for the loved I ones whom you remember
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      534 33 Debutant hits only goal to stretch United's lead LONDON, Thurs COLIN Gibson made sure that Manchester United's New Year celebrations would go with a swing by scoring the only goal in yesterday's English League First Division soccer match against stragglers Birmingham. It was Gibson's first goal
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      499 33 Arsenal Tottenham The two north London giants produced a drab goalless draw at Highbury, although Tottenham came close in the second half when Chris Waddle miscued from close range. Attendance: 45,1M. Aston Villa t Man City 1 (M): Villa, European Cup-winners in 1982, were jeered off
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      Becker pulls through
      387 33 TENNIS Brown shocks Wimbledon champ in first set WEST BERLIN, Thurs. Defending Champion Boris Becker was given a fright last night by American Jimmy Brown on the opening day of the Young Masters tournament. Becker, 18, defending the title he won last year, dropped the first set
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      Sweden sweep boys' titles
      90 33 PORT WASHINGTON (New York), Thurs. Sweden's Ulf Stenlund won the boys' singles title at the Port Washington junior tournament (under 18) with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Japan's Shigeru Ohta in the final here yesterday. Sweden also took the boy's U-16 title when Per Henriccson crushed
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      Melville to lead England again
      417 33 RUGBY LONDON, Thurs. Nigel Melville will be England's captain at the start of the Five Nations international campaign for the second consecutive season. The Wasps and Yorkshire scrum-half, whose career has frequently been threatened by injuries, was yesterday named as leader of the side to
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      McGrath, Bracewell suffer serious injuries
      182 33 LONDON, Thurs. Paul McGrath will miss Manchester Unlted's third-round Football Association Cup-tie against Rochdale at Old Trafford on Saturday. The defender damaged his ankle in the fifth minute of the home game against Birmingham yesterday. United physiotherapist Jim McGregor said: "He has badly strained ankle
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      Organisers propose new plans for next classic
      210 33 Organisers propose new plans for next classic YACHTING HOBART, Thurs. Organisers of the Sydney-Ho-bart race plan to introduce a new starting procedure for the 1986 event which they hope will solve the problem of overcrowding. Competitors in last month's race pressed for changes following several incidents in Sydney Harbour which
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      Battle of hot-shots
      57 33 LONDON, Thurs. England soccer strikers Kerry Dixon and Gary Lineker are neck and neck in the English First Division goalscorers' list with 21 a piece. Leading scorers: 21 Kerry Dixon (Chelsea), Gary Lineker (Everton) 19 Frank McAvennie (West Ham) 17 John Aldridge (Oxford) 14 Terry Gibson (Coventry),
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      RESULTS, TABLES
      1288 33 Norwich 24 14 6 4 49 23 48 Portsmouth 24 15 3 ***** 48 Wimbledon 25 12 6 7 33 2642 Charlton 22 12 4 6 40 25 40 Brighton 25 12 4 9 44 36 40 Sheff Utd 25 11 7 7 42 34 40 Barnsley 25
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      Manna for Mukhlis
      522 34  -  HAKIKAT RAI By 4 Ours is a sedentary job, and for personal reasons Mukhlis has opted for the fireman's job, which he feels is more suited to his needs. But he can always come back to us m later and we'll still consider him. SSC executive director
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      Jordan bring Singapore back to earth
      276 34  - Jordan bring Singapore back to earth PETER SIOW BASKETBALL By SINGAPORE were brought down to earth by Jordan, who triumphed 93-58 in their classification-round match in the Asian basketball championship in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. An insipid start by Singapore, who were still gloating over their satisfying victory over Hongkong three
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      Hiang Chiang gets award
      106 34 Hiang Chiang gets award QUEK HIANG CHIANG, secretary of the Basketball Association of Singapore, will receive a long-service award from the Asian Basketball Confederation in a presentation ceremony in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. Hiang Chiang, 50. has been the ABC's eligibility committee chairman for the past 15 years. Said Hiang Chiang:
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      Patricia pauses to ponder
      429 34  -  PETER SIOW Golden girl takes time off to think of the future By 6 There are not many women players who can give me a good fight. Tan Ah Tee can, but it's not easy to train with her because of her bat's peculiarity. Chan San
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      Haque my words
      435 34  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI SHA president urges schools to be more active in the game By NEWLY-ELECTED Singapore Hockey Association president Anwarul Haque said that his most important task is to popularise the game in the schools. Haque, who met members of the executive council in a three-hour meeting
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      Lock icon WORLD OF SPORT IN SHORT
      285 34 ATHLETICS Alberto Cova, the Italian Olympic 10,000m champion, won the annual New Year cross country race in Bolzano, Italy. Result: 1 Alberto Cova (Ita) 29:31.7 2 Gerhard Hartmann (Aus) 29:38.4 3 Gianni de Madonna (Ita) 29:39.2. In Phoenix, Arizona, Steve Scott outsprinted fellow American Marcus
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      One withdrawal and two doubtful starters
      384 35 STOPPER Said Shukor has pulled out of Singapore's opening Malaysia Cup soccer match against Negri Sembilan at the National Stadium on Sunday night, while two others are on the doubtful list. The duo who are unlikely to appear in Sunday's match are regular midfielder
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      Lock icon This is the season to be surprised
      692 35 This is the season to be surprised FT coach Venglos looks at his crystal football ■3" f First /Person 41 feel there will many surprises in store especially in the early part of the season when most teams will still be trying to get their right combinations as well as
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      Ban puts Malacca back on the track
      579 35 TIMESPORT continues the Malaysia Cup soccer countdown by focusing on Malaysian states Malacca, Perlis both of whom will be involved in today's opening-day matches and Kedah. Tomorrow, we conclude the countdown by turning the spotlight on last year's League champions Singapore. Discipline is
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      The new and the news
      307 35 THE season's first whistle has yet to be blown but Kedah have already been hogging the headlines thanks to two major controversies. The first is the tussle for striker Karim Pin. Last month Karim decided to join Selangor after taking up an appointment with a
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      Perlis aim for quarter-finals
      258 35 Perlis aim for quarter -finals LAST year, when Perlis found themselves in the quarter-finals and defeated eventual champions Johor 1-0 at Kangar, it was an achievement beyond their expectations. Perlis are not looking further than the quarter-fi-nals this year. A place in the last eight will guarantee the celebrations again
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        India in charge
        209 35 SYDNEY, Thurs. Centuries by Sunil Gavaskar and K. Srikkanth gave India a flying start to the Third and final Test against Australia here today. Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 132 and Srikkanth hit a dashing 116, his maiden test hundred, to spur India to 334 for one at
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        Springboks' day
        225 35 CAPE TOWN, Thurs. South Africa, with a century stand between Jimmy Cook and Peter Kirsten providing the base for a fluent 79 by Graeme Pollock, were in a strong position against the rebel Australians today. The South Africans were 293 for five at the close of the first
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    Lock icon Ex-SIA cashier who embezzled $ 11.5m
    195 36 Ex-SIA cashier who embezzled 11.5m FORMER Singapore Airlines cashier Mrs Dewi, alias Mm Jie Jin, seen outside court in Medan in north Sumatra where she was sentenced to two years and nine months in jail for embezzlement. The 31-year-old Indonesian national was found guilty of misappropriating U555,447,999 (5511.5 million) while
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    Lock icon Pol Pot: We'll stop activity once Viets agree to pullout
    345 36 Pol Pot: We'll stop activity once Viets agree to pullout BANGKOK, Thurs. Cambodian guerilla leader Pol Pot has promised to stop all military and political activity from the date Vietnam agrees to an internationally-su-pervised troop withdrawal from Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge Radio said today. A statement broadcast in the name
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    31 36 NEW YORK, Thurs. The Dow Jones Average of 30 industrials fell 11.92 points to 1,534.77 in the first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. AP
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    Lock icon TV station fire 'could be terrorists' work'
    154 36 JAKARTA, Thurs. A fire which gutted a studio of Indonesia's staterun television station could have been an act of terrorism, a member of Parliament has been quoted as saying. The official Suara Karya daily newspaper today quoted Mr Suhardiman, Deputy Chairman of the
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    'Get-rich-quick' scheme: Police quiz woman
    374 36  - 'Get-rich-quick' scheme: Police quiz woman PAUL WEE 22 allegedly cheated of more than $2 m By POLICE have questioned a woman after 22 people reported having been swindled of more than $2 million in a "get-rich-quick" investment scheme. The 30-year-old woman's passport was also seized. Sources said she had promised
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    What it should have been
    85 36 What it should have been IN A story headlined "Army dishes up a precooked treat" yesterday, it was reported that Chrisvic Pte Ltd's Chip Bee Gardens kitchen prepares Muslim meals. This is incorrect. Muslim food is prepared only at the company's main kitchen at Pandan Loop, where its preparation system
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    Lock icon Hot rock
    31 36 VOLCANO (Hawaii), Thurs. Kilauea Volcano ushered in the new year yesterday by sending up fiery geysers of molten rock that marked the third anniversary of its longrunning eruption. UPI
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    Telecoms' word of advice on pager nuisance calls
    283 36 Telecoms' word of advice on pager nuisance calls TELECOMS has advised two subscribers that their telephones have been used to make nuisance calls to pagers. The calls were traced by Telecoms' new tracing procedure. A Telecoms spokesman said yesterday: "Just before Dec 25, we sent two letters of advice to
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    Lock icon Prisoners hold 12 hostage and want talks
    262 36 Prisoners hold 12 hostage and want talks MOUNDSVILLE (West Virginia), Thurs. Rioting prisoners held 12 hostages and demanded a meeting with the governor of the maximum security West Virginia Penitentiary today, complaining they were treated like "trash and animals". Prison authorities said one prisoner died in the early stages of
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    • Weekend
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        Supreme screen sirens
        932 1 Supreme screen sirens SBC's Ch 12 has lined up four all-time Hollywood sirens Lillian Gish, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland who will set the small screen sizzling from next Wednesday right through to March. CATHERINE ONG takes a sneak preview. "PRODUCERS don't make stars. God makes stars, and
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        Your dates on Ch 12
        71 1 ALL SHOWS AT 9pm. Lillian Gish Marilyn Monro* AFI Salutes Lillian Gish Jan 8 Gentlemen Prefer Blonds Feb 26 Intolerance Jan 12 Mertene Dietrich Broken Blossoms Jan 19 Marlene Mar 2 Orphans of the Storm Jan 26 Judy Qwkmd A Star Is Born Mar 5
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        282 1 WWIIU 9 afraid of Liz Taylor? 7 She's the gossip columnist with the venomous pen Miami vise it'll grip you hard 7 Catherine Ong tells you more about the coming hit series Xinyao composer turns record producer 9 Eric Moo sets up a company Arts Leisure Bilingual Edited by Richard
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        Kicking the New Year habit
        919 2  -  David Kraal At Large: I KICKED the habit five years ago. It was far from easy to do as everyone around me was still pantingly in pursuit of their ritual fix... and far too many still get a big boost from it. Well, I too
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        Lock icon The thirsty animal that waits within me
        1113 2  -  BRUCE MANNING By I WAS very young but I still vividly remember how my father fascinated my brothers and me at the dinner table by running his finger around the rim of his wine glass. He sent a wonderful, crystal tone wafting through
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          But you promised
          65 2 I AM truly grieved to find that the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation has failed to keep the promise it made early last year when it told viewers to look out for concerts by popular artistes such as Lionel Richie, Sheena Easton and Donna Summer. It is already 1986
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          TVB has good serials too
          120 2 THANKS SBC for broadcasting Chinese serials such as The Young Dowager and Empress Wu. However, all these recent serials shown on SBC were produced by the Hongkong TV Station, ATV (Asia Television). I wonder why SBC has not acquired serials from the other station, TVB.
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          Where's Clayderman?
          60 2 TWO months ago, I had requested for programmes of Richard Clayderman to be featured. A reply was given by SBC in your newspaper that they would be featured starting from Nov 15, I am greatly disappointed that until today, not a single programme of Richard Clayderman has been
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          Dalgliesh is deliciously distracting
          62 2 I WOULD like to thank SBC for keeping us enthralled for six Fridays with that splendid dramatisation of P.D. James's novel, Cover Her Face. I believe several other novels by the same authoress have also been dramatised. I hope SBC will keep up the good work
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          Bring back Skytrax
          83 2 I AM an ardent fan of the music-video programme Skytrax, and I was very annoyed and indignant when SBC replaced it with absolutely boring shows such as Heartlight City and UK Explosion. The videos in Heartlight City are so backdated that one does not even re member
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        Lock icon Movies that made it to
        1182 3 NYT's top 10 list 1985's top 10 list below has been compiled by VINCENT CANBY of the New York Times. Here's hoping that our film distributors will bring in some of them. Desperately Seeking Susan, Prizzi's Honour and The Purple Rose of Cairo are available
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        Lock icon The vengeful woman in Ran
        846 3 IN AKIRA KUROSAWA'S latest film, Ran, or Chaos, a character named Lady Kaede appears only a few times. But when she does, she fills the screen in astonishing bursts of blood and lust. Ran, which opened in New York recently, is Kurosawa's broad-canvased reworking of
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        Not-so-hot Summer's release
        939 4  -  Chris Ho The pop life 4 ...none of Summer's born-again-rocker hits on Geffen, such as The Wanderer and Love is in Control, were given rights to m be represented in this collection Donna Summer The Summer Collection/Greatest Hits (Mercury) NEVER mind that Love to Love You Baby
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        One more firm joins portable player market
        566 4  -  Chris Lewis Compact Discs IN THE wake of Sony and National's very successful portable discplayers, Sanyo has advertised its CP-10. But don't hold your breath as it won't be in Singapore for a few months yet. The Sanyo, unlike the Sony and National
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        497 5 of Better Living National has better living ideas for the New Year! What better place than PanaTech Centre to get them and at such special prices too. Your favourite dealers will also be I in attendance till January 31, 1986. Come early for the best buys. $52.50 737 Hairdryer/Styler m
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      Sunny's dream come true
      681 7 41 am going on a talent hunt. I have seen a tremendous upsurge of interest in ballroom dancing and so I hope that in time to come, we will be able to train a team of dancers who can take part in m contests abroad. 7
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      From Freud to Mussolini
      1178 8  -  Catherine Ong Staying Tuned This week, let's tune in to all the documentaries that will come on our screens this month "I had some glowing dreams about what the cinema could be, needs to do and ought to do in teaching the world things it needed
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        Pop, cops and sleaze
        892 9 Yes, Miami Vice is here at last. The hit series that combines pop and cops and sleaze and glamour will begin on Jan 17. CATHERINE ONG tells you more about it. AGAINST the backdrop of Miami's shimmering bay waters, softly swaying palms and slowly setting sun,
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        Liz Taylor gets even, at last
        843 9 Liz Taylor gets even, at last For years the pet subject of gossip columnists, actress Elizabeth Taylor turns the table around in Malice in Wonderland (tonight, Ch 5, 10.30 pm), in which she plays the vicious queen of gossip, Louella Parsons, who terrorised Hollywood from the 30s to the early
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        Eric has big plans for xinyao
        659 11  - Eric has big plans for xinyao GUAN LIBING By ERIC MOO is not just a singer and composer of xinyao (Singapore ballads). He plans to push the xinyao movement to new heights by setting up a recording company to promote songs that are typically Singaporean. One of the key men
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        298 11  -  TNG SOK CHNG By IT'S A DRINK, IT'S A BOMB <#*«#*> Midnight tomorrow and morning show on Sunday at Eng Wan cinemas. THIS is another case of old wine in a new bottle. Chemist Baobao, taxi-driver Qiuyi and pretty girl Ji witness a murder which leads
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        211 11 IT was refreshing to hear Broadway musicals, instead of the usual fare of popular English hits, from a Taiwanese singer. But then, Miss Kitty Yang Yi-Qing (right), who performed at the Apollo Theatre Restaurant earlier this week, is not just any singer. After winning the
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        314 11 Winners of Cross-language Crossword No 218 SMeaah: CHEONG KENO KHEONG (I.C. No: *****18/F) $21 cash each: WOO F.W. TAN SUNNY (I.C. No: *****68/B) (I.C. No: *****14/1) HENG SOON HUA PHUA SI A JUAK (LC. No: *****24/Z) (I.C. No: *****35/F) HWANG LIANG KENG WONG SUNG YU (LC. No: *****77/E) (LC. No:
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        304 11 CROSS-langnage Crossword Puzzle will be published every Friday. It is a Chinese crossword, bat the does are given in English. Eleven winners will be picked from the all-correct entries. One will receive $51 cash and the other II $21 cash. 1 No: 219 Entry Form M& ft i srmAii>- Cross-language
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        977 12 V INDIAN MUSICIANS The last article in this series was about drupad and khyal, two styles of classical Hindustani music. Today, VEENA JOSHI writes about four other styles thumri, dadra, tarana and tappa and K. RAJI writes about a gifted vocalist who has recorded compositions
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        324 12 THE musical tradition of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, known as the purab or purvi style, became popular in the 19th century. Its main characteristics are a rural vigour, refined lyricism and eloquent phrasing. Two singers who inherited this tradition and popularised it this century were Begum Akhtar
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        1562 17 4 The style and content of today's non-traditional theatre is very different. Today's new theatre is the product of a generation weaned m on television and comic books. On the Japanese stage, truth is often sought in fantasy. Japan's non-traditional theatre explores the young Japanese
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        475 17 I Chess Knight THE Cairnhill Community Centre Ist Open Chess Championship 1985 for the Dr Wong Kwei Cheong Challenge Trophy attracted a record entry of 190 participants, the majority being junior players. This is the biggest gathering of chess players in an open competition and
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        251 17 What's On PROGRAMME "^SS, PAST AND PRESENT. Pres- SUSuKS' pL a 5d'(lS I Si S^tam^n^S f °EB CHAMBERS AT SENTEE ODD COUPLE Ex PERFORMANCES ented by the National Muse- G XryTc I* E Shopp£g T Pm ™8A. Audio-visual and cerpts from a Neil Simon ,JZJ™"f MTH n ?i g SKS!?
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        1050 17 M— Radio One A distinguished Indian architect talks about designing better buildings for hot countries in FEATURE BUILDINGS FOR THE SUN (10.05 am) 90.5 mHz In VHF Band H 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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        852 18 •n MY VIEW h Catherine Ong mm wmim™ I CD/ 1 f% wOw w All programmes in English unless otherwise indicated 2.30 PM SBC Text live' Sample Pages 6.25 Programme Highlights 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed 6.30 Riptide Peter Pan is Alive by Our Beloved Daughter (Manda- and Well
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