The Straits Times, 25 January 1986

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  • 16 1 The Strait s Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1986 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 188/12/85
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  • 856 1  - Pan-EI rescue fails liquidation imminent CATHERINE C. ONG Two committees formed to avoid scramble for group's assets By THE Pan-El rescue bid has been abandoned, and the marine, hotel and property group is now on the brink of being liquidated. The steering committee of five creditor banks was disbanded on
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  • 644 1  -  AHMAD OSMAN Two to be built every year to cater to needs of rapidly ageing population By Recession 'may end in 18 to 24 months' THE recession might be over within the next 18 to 24 months, the First Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Gen Chok
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  • 321 1  -  Yang Razali Kassim Reagan's 'working visit' By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA, Fri. Indonesian Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja today confirmed President Ronald Reagan's forthcoming visit to Bali. The twoday trip is most likely to start on April 30. Dr Mochtar, m his weekly session with
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  • 464 1 Koon Swan asks MCA members to stop protest actions KOTA BARU, Fri. Malaysian Foreign Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen yesterday called on Malaysians not to interfere m the Tan Koon Swan case, which was now before a Singapore court. At the same time
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    • 40 1 Not a cent for investors Page 10 More power for MAS under new Bill Page 21 Inside Summary 2 World News 3-5 Aseao 6 Causeway 7 Editorial 16 Background 17 Letters 18 TimenDollar 21-24 Classifieds 25-31,33 Racing 32,33 Sports 34-39
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 365 2 Shoplifters at work SHOPLIFTING GANGS have used infiltration and bribery to steal from large retail stores and supermarkets. Sources said the gangs had tried to get members hired as house detectives by the stores. And when this failed, they paid existing security men to provide information and to look
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    • 205 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: MANY OF the proposals of the subcommittee on fiscal and financial policy are bold and imaginative. It has been estimated that the tax reductions proposed by the subcommittee would cost the Government $45t million m lost revenue, and would contribute to a budget deficit of
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    • 340 2 Troubled Thatcher CONSERVATIVE PARTY backbenchers have threatened to revolt unless Trade and Industry Secretary Leon Brittan resigns over the leak of the letter concerning the the Westland helicopter affair. One Conservative MP, Mr Alex Fletcher, declared m a television interview: "The government is embarrassed. And whoever causes
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    • 248 2 Dubious past PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos, m the thick of a re-election campaign, has called on World War n veterans to refute allegations by the United States Army that he falsified his guerilla-he-ro past. To counter this, the government press office denounced the report, first
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    • 255 2 Spurred to victory? A DEFEAT TODAY at Notts County could mean the end for Peter Shreeve as manager of troubled Tottenham Hotspur, writes MARTIN PALMER. Shreeve, the man m charge of a side currently suffering a catastrophic run of results (defeats of 3-0 by Nottingham Forest and Liverpool and
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    • 287 2 A quiet word... MOST PEOPLE think dictionaries are the last word on language matters. But what they don't realise is that dictionaries are products which are marketed just like all other products. So if a dictionary doesn't meet your needs, you should let the publishers know, says Dr
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    • 250 2 NEW SECURITIES BILL GIVES MAS. MORE POWERS THE SECURITIES Industry Bill, now before Parliament, would give the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) considerably more supervisory powers as well as further protect the small investor. The MAS would become the licensing authority for stock market dealers and require a dealer
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    • 111 2 ANSWER TO VOTERS A READER says a political party must be responsible and accountable to the electorate for its election candidates. He observes that the people will only know as much about election candidates as the party chooses to reveal and points out that this is a serious weakness
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  • around the WORLD
    • 303 3  -  PETER HAZELHURST Japan's demand for new materials to soar By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO, Fri. Revolutionary changes m high technology will send Japan's demand for sophisticated electronics goods, new basic materials and bio-engineering products soaring to 330 trillion yen (553.5 trillion) by the turn of the
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    • 161 3 TOKYO, Fri. A new drag treatment for Aids tested on 15 patient* over a six-week period m the United States has proven effective m controlling the spread of the virus with few side effects, a Japanese researcher announced today. The test results were
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    • 218 3 NEW YORK, Fri. Many American banks are anxiously waiting out a plunge m oil prices that has cast a giant cloud over prospects for collecting multi-billion-dollar loans to oil companies and petro-leum-producing nations. Investors appear concerned, too, with bank stocks among the big
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    • 90 3 HAMBURG, Fri. A red traffic signal gives the green light to flirtation for women drivers, a West German magazine reports. Almost half the women who filled out a questionnaire confessed they often used the time sitting at red lights to flirt with men drivers, Fuer Die
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    • 256 3 KAMPALA, Fri NATIONAL Resistance Army guerillas captured parts of Kampala city centre today and blew up the capital's largest barracks, witnesses said. As the city appeared about to fall to the guerillas, government soldiers went on the rampage, shooting civilians or slitting their
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    • 404 3 He reaffirms London's responsibility for colony HONGKONG, Fri. A BRITISH minister today reaffirmed London's total responsibility for Hongkong before China's takeover m 1997 but dodged questions on key issues of political reforms and the nationality of the territory's ethnic minorities. Mr Timothy Renton,
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    • Briefly
      • 57 3 NORTHERN INDIA remained tense under heavy security yesterday after five people died and more than 1,000 were wounded m violence over the controversial planned transfer of the joint Haryana-Punjab capital of Chandigarh to Punjab on Sunday. Police m Haryana state opened fire on Thursday at crowds blocking roads
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      • 43 3 A PROMINENT member of Britain's Sikh community was shot dead on Thursday night m West London, police said yesterday. Tai sem Singh Toor, 54, was the General Secretary of die Indian Workers' Association m the London suburb of Southall. Reuter
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      • 56 3 KING HUSSEIN of Jordan will meet Palestine Liberation Organisation leader Yasser Arafat soon for crucial talks on the Middle East peace process, diplomatic sources said m London yesterday. They said this emerged m a meeting m London between Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and United States Assistant Sec-
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      • 75 3 CHINA and the Soviet Union have signed a goods exchange and payments protocol for 1986, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. It said the agreement, signed on Thursday m Beijing, calls for China to sell non-ferrous metals, soya beans, corn, peanuts, frozen meat, fruit, textiles and light
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      • 32 3 BOLIVIAN WORKERS staged a general strike on Thursday against the government's economic policies only hours after President Victo Paz Estenssoro swore m a new Cabinet committed to controlling inflation. Reuter
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      • 49 3 SOUTH AFRICAN police have detained two leading officials of the United Democratic Front, South Africa's main internal antiapartheid group. One of the two, national administrative secretary Cheryl Carolis, had returned to South Africa from Sweden where she had met officials of the banned African National Congress. Reuter
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    • 114 4 Woman, 100, dies after 57 years in jail COLUMBUS (Ohio), Fri. A woman who was 100 years old has died after 57 years m Columbus prison, where she felt so at home she twice refused to leave. Anna Szenan, sentenced to life imprisonment m 1929 for murder, turned down opportunities
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    • 32 4 SAN CRISTOBAL (Venezuela), Fri. A rejected suitor apparently delivered a homemade bomb to the home of his former girlfriend where the device exploded, killing a couple and two children. UPI
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    • 183 4 Indian chief says he can save patient from toad poison RIO DE JANEIRO, Fri. Augusto Ruschi, the world's leading authority on humming birds, said he felt better yesterday after turning to an Indian chief and tribal rituals to save him from poisoning by black toads. The
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    • 476 4 Colleagues call for Brittan's resignation LONDON, Friday 4 THE government is embarrassed. And whoever causes that embarrassment should resign. Conservative MP, Mr Alex Fletcher, m z television interview. PRIME Minister Mrs Margaret Thatcher today faced a new crisis over the Westland helicopter affair as members of
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    • 295 4 UN grapples with worst finance crisis NEW YORK, Fri. The United Nations is experiencing its v/orst financial crisis and what its Secretary-General can do to meet the problem is "mere peanuts", its fiscal chief said yesterday. Mr Patric'o Ruedas, Un-der-Secretary General for administration and management, said the choice confronting the
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    • 28 4 MONROVIA, Fri. Former Liberian Finance Minister Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has been formally charged with treason for conspiring with others to overthrow President Samuel Doe last No- vember. Reuter
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    • 136 4 LONDON, Fri. Shares m Westland helicopter company soared on speculation yesterday that a full takeover bid for the firm may soon be made, stock market sources said. The market speculation included suggestions that Sikorsky, a division of the United Technologies Corporation m the United States, which
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    • 169 4 US, Soviet leaders may appear jointly in Congress WASHINGTON, Fri. US Senate Democratic leader Robert Byrd Jr said yesterday President Ronald Reagan had tentatively agreed to appear jointly before Congress with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. But White House officials said no decision had been made. Mr Byrd relayed the idea
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    • 109 4 WASHINGTON, Fri. President Ronald Reagan plans to propose a cut m US and Soviet intermedi-ate-range nuclear missiles m Europe m response to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's recent arms reduction offer, the Washing- ton Post said today. Citing unidentified US officials, the Post said Mr Reagan
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    • 111 4 BRUSSELS, Fri. The latest Nato study on Soviet military spending says the rate of growth is on the rise again despite Moscow's economic problems. The report by alliance economic experts says Soviet defence expenditure is expected to grow by about 3 per cent a
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    • 255 5 LONDON, Fri. A Greek supertanker burst into flames today after colliding with a Dutch trawler and drifted out of control 16 km from a North Sea gas field, a British air force spokesman said. A later report said it was drifting away
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    • 46 5 STOCKHOLM, Fri. Sweden's first liver transplant patient, Mcc Hulth, 14, died on Saturday. She received her new liver m November 1964 and had been able to lead a normal life until she fell ill a month ago when doctors diagnosed wide- spread cancer. AFP
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    • 317 5 Exercise north of Libya to impress Gaddafi WASHINGTON, Fri. In a show of military strength apparently meant to impress Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the United States said that navy jets from two Sixth Fleet carriers will take part m Mediterranean flight operations north
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    • 282 5 BAHRAIN, Fri. The threat of all-out civil war hung over South Yemen today as mountain tribesmen were reported streaming towards Aden to confront hardline Marxists fighting President Ali Nasser Mohammed. Renewed fighting was reported m Aden yesterday as President Mohammed sought to regain a
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    • 40 5 BAGHDAD, Fri. Iraq stepped up its air strikes against Iran's oil export facilities m the Persian Gulf yesterday and bombed Iranian positions m the southern front m an apparent bid to pre-empt an Iranian offen- sive. AP
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 361 6 MANILA, Fri. PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos, accused by the United States army of lying about his exploits m World War n, called on veterans to fight charges that he faked a career as a guerilla hero. Mr Marcos stopped short of issuing a
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    • 125 6  -  HAN LING By Brunei xeponer BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Fri. About 300 modified cars have been ordered off the road by the Brunei Road Transport Department m a nationwide purge against dangerous vehicles. The cars were caught m roadblocks set up
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    • 33 6 MANILA, Fri. The government today lowered fuel prices by an average 11 per cent, effective tomorrow, following a sharp drop m world crude oil prices, the Board of Energy said. AFP
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    • 355 6 WASHINGTON, Fri. Philippine President Ferdinand: Marcos came under attack here yesterday, with a senator criticising his election preparations and a House panel being told of meetings Mrs Imelda Marcos had m New York to discuss real estate properties there. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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    • 83 6 JAKARTA, Fri. Indonesia will spend about US$4l million (5599.54 million) to develop border areas m Irian Jaya province, from where thousands of people have fled to neighbouring Papua New Guinea. The Governor of Irian Jaya, Mr Izaac Hlndome, said the three-year plan,
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    • 93 6 The man and hiS medals THIS Is a rare photograph of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos m the military. The caption on the picture says it was taken when Mr Marcos was a 27-year-old major at the end of World War n. It shows him with three of the 28 medals
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    • 116 6 Thailand's Reds 'at their weakest' BANGKOK, Fri. The ranks of armed communist terrorists m southern Thailand have dwindled from 1,600 to 350 over the past four years, but those operating along the Thai-Ma-laysian border remain strong, a senior Thai military officer said yesterday. Major-General Thamnoo Phudphard, Chief of Staff of
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    • 341 6 Defence may claim link with Arthit's son Thai coup bid case BANGKOK, Friday DEFENCE lawyers plan to produce evidence connecting a son of Thai Supreme Commander General Arthit Kamlang-ek with last September's abortive coup, unless defendants on trial for the attempt are granted amnesty, legal sources said today. Earlier, the
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    • 204 6 3 Thai Marines killed in Viet shelling BANGKOK, Fri. Three Thai Marines were killed by Vietnamese artillery fire on their bunker near Thailand's south-eastern border with Cambodia, Navy Secretary Dilok Phatharakosol said today. He said Thai gunboats and Marines returned fire after Vietnamese shelled Haad Lek village m the Gulf
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
    • 67 7 Election poster war in Sabah KOTA KINABALU, Fri. Sabah goes to the polls again tomorrow when four constituencies vote for fresh assemblymen. The four by-elections are In Karamnnttng, Balling, Bnang Sayang and Sukau. The picture shows Papar's main street festooned with election material. Papar lies within Boang Sayang constituency, where
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    • 252 7 Members trained to use dangerous weapons MB PASIR PUTEH (Kelantan), Fri. Authorities have uncovered a plot involving a political party which is training its members m the use of dangerous weapons, possibly m preparation for a take-over of the Kelantan state administration by force. Kelantan
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    • 446 7 Judge grants application by bank and BMF KUALA LUMP! R, Fri. The High Court hearing of a M 527.6 million suit brought by Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Bhd (BBMB) and Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) against foimei BMF chairman Lorrain Esme Osman will begin
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    • 261 7 Death-row convict amends writ KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The High Court here today granted an application by death-row convict Sim Kie Chon to amend his writ and statement of claim against the Superintendent of Pudu Prison and two others. Justice Datuk Harun Hashim allowed Sim, through his lawyer, to include one
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    • 141 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Judgment on Malaysian Bar Council Vice-President Param Cumaraswamy, charged under the Sedition Act, will be delivered at the High Court here tomorrow. Justice N.H Chan was to have delivered the verdict today but reporters were told that it was not ready. Cumaraswamy, 44,
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    • 129 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Police will take action against motorists who give false particulars after being Involved In road accidents, Deputy CID Chief Supt Kong Fook Yew warned today. "We will not hesitate to arrest and prosecute them for making false statements/ be said. The
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    • 170 7 Tapper shot by suspected communist terrorists KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A rubber tapper was injured after he was shot by a group of men suspected to be communist terrorists m Weng, 26 km from Baling m Kedah, early yesterday. Official sources confirmed the incident but did not give details. Investigations are
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    • 116 7 All go for Federal Territory Day KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A big celebration will be held simultaneously here and m Labuan, Sabah, to mark Federal Territory Day on Monday. Federal Territory Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad told a press conference here today that a programme of cultural, sports, recreational, religious and
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  • HOME
    • The Tan Koon Swan affair
      • 245 8 The two who posted $20m bail THE two men who furnished the $20 million bail for Tan Koon Swan are described as Malaysian millionaires. Both Datuk Lee Leong and Mr Loong Yoke Phin are said to be business tycoons with considerable interests on both sides of the Causeway. Datuk Lee,
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      • 484 8  -  NG WENG HOONG By MCA President Tan Koon Swan yesterday told party members to treat the court charges against him as his "personal matter". "This is a purely personal matter. Let the law take its course and please keep politics out of this,"
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      • 570 8 and from our reporter's notebook GROUCHY? Tired? Tan didn't seem to show signs of these during the one hour and fifteen minutes he spent m court on Thursday, according to reporter PAUL WEE. Paul flips through his notebook to give this account of the courtroom scene: 6 Tan was escorted
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      • 145 9  - Party council to meet tomorrow ISMAIL KASSIM By KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The MCA will hold an emergency central committee meeting on Sunday to discuss "urgent" issues, the party's Deputy President, Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik, said tonight. Dr Ling was speaking to reporters after returning from Singapore with other party
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      • 210 9 Youth wing presses for boycott KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Malaysian Chinese Association youth wing is pushing ahead with plans for a boycott of Singapore products despite an appeal for calm by their president, Tan Koon Swan. A top official of the body said that an "action committee for boycott of
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      • 159 9 Mrs Tan in the news of a different kind THE estranged wife of Tan Koon Swan was also making news of a different kind. Here Catherine Tan is seen with Datin Seri Dr Siti Hasmah, wife of the Malaysian Prime Minister. They were at the opening of the second general
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      • 450 9 Do not over-react, says MCA man 'Hostility will sour KL-S'pore friendship' PENANG, Fri THE protests against Singapore and the calls to boycott Singapore goods and services over the Tan Koon Swan affair were an over-reac-tion, an MCA branch leader, Mr Lim Kah Pin, said today. But, Mr Lim said, he
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    • The Pan-EI affair
      • 572 10 Firm's winding-up will hit more than 4,000 small-timers INVESTORS who put their money m Pan-Electric Industries shares will lose everything upon the winding-up of the company. According to the latest report on the troubled group's financial position by the receivers, Price Waterhouse, ordinary shareholders will
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      • 387 10 A SET of new problems will emerge as soon as a Pan-El creditor moves to liquidate the company as seems likely now that the rescue bid has been abandoned. Instead of finding ways to rescue the company, what the liquidators must decide is
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      • 364 10 THE value of Pan-Elec-tric Industries plummetted by more than $231 million m the course of a little more than a year. The marine, hotel and property group was valued at $281 million at the end of 1984. Ten months later, its
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    • 263 10 Ridzwan appointed S'pore roving envoy THE Government last night announced the appointment of Mr Ridzwan Dzafir, 59, as Singapore's first roving ambassador to four South American countries. Mr Dzafir, DirectorGeneral of the Trade Development Board, has been appointed ambassador to Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Panama. A Foreign Ministry announcement said
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    • 486 10 Journal criticises plan to alter press laws THE Asian Wall Street Journal, m an editorial on Wednesday, said Singapore would be "veering off" towards authoritarianism with the proposed changes to its press laws. The editorial concerned the disclosure on Jan 10 by Mr Wong Kan Seng, Minister of State (Communications
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    • 36 10 TEACHERS can now apply for the Regional Language Centre scholarships 1966/87. The diploma courses will be held from July to April next year, while the certificate course will last from July to September this year.
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    • Goh Chok Tongs visit to the NUH
      • 479 11 11% -I Persons aged 60 years 10.4Ty > and over as a I 0 percentage of total population 7t r^J%l J I 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 There are presently 199,300 elderly persons m Singapore Living m Living m the institutions community
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      • 520 11 'But too early to tell if its system is best' THE National University Hospital, run as an autonomous hospital, is efficient, offers good service, and enjoys high patient satisfaction and staff morale. Giving this assessment yesterday, First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said
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      • 294 11 Medical services a rapidly growing industry THE growing demand for medical services and personnel, now seen m the United States, will come to Singapore m the next decade, said Mr Goh Chok Tong. He sees the health care and services industry here as a fast-growing one. "So why not build
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      • 252 11 Affordability, not qualifications, should be basis Medisave for third child MR GOH Chok Tong is m favour of allowing all par ents, regardless of their educational qualifications, to use their Medi«:ave funds for their third and subsequent children. "But they nvist have enough savings m their Medisave accounts to pay
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    • 354 12  -  NG WENG HOONG Ring members work as house detectives By ORGANISED shoplifting gangs have resorted to cloak-and-dagger-style operations to beat the security systems of large retail stores and supermarkets, it was learnt yesterday. Sources said the gangs had attempted to infiltrate the stores by getting ring
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    • 339 12 BoA branch closes, but it's not goodbye to Jurong FOR 20 years, the Jurong branch of the Bank of America had served well the business community m Singapore's most industrialised constituency. But as at 3 pm yesterday the branch became history. It was one of the two outlets the bank
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    • 104 12 AN OPEN verdict was yesterday recorded on the death of a quarry worker who was found pinned under a shovel on June 13 last year. The court heard that Mr Raveendran so Willasamy. 22. had a high amount of ethanol m his blood (353 mg per
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    • 265 12  - Grant accused access to facilities: Judge NANCY LOH By A DISTRICT judge ordered the investigating officer m a cheating case to allow the Pakistani accused to contact his embassy. The judge, Mr Tan Soo Kiang, also said a person who is under police custody should be granted basic courtesy, and
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    • 161 12 A CHARITY show will be held to raise funds for th. poor and disabled when Britain's largest circus opens m Singapore on Friday. The Chipperfields Circus will donate proceeds from the 6 pm show to the Community Chest which reaches out to 56,270 needy
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    • 414 13 CPF cut will also not affect financing of project THE economic recession and the proposed redaction m CPF contributions will not affect the government's ability to finance the Mass Rapid Transit project. The Minister for Communications am. Information, Jr Yeo Nlng Hong, said yesterday: "We
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    • 357 13  -  RAY DHALIWAL But study says extension to north-east has potential By A MASS Rapid Transit line to Changi Airport will not be viable for at least some years to come, a study has shown. The projected number of users will be insufficient to support the
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    • 101 13 Man forged club member's signature to pay for goods A MECHANICAL engineer forced the signature of a Singapore Swimming Club member to pay for some goods. Chio Tan Seng, 26, who is not a club member, forged Mr Paul Teo's signature on Feb 1 last year on an SSC chit
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    • 484 13 Jeya wants ministry to prove statement on job availability MR J. B. Jeyaretnam, the Workers' Party SecretaryGeneral, yesterday asked the Labour Ministry to substantiate its statement earlier this week that there was a job available for every new job-seeker m Singapore. The opposition MP for Anson also took issue with
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    • 215 13 THE signing of two agreements between Singapore and Japan yesterday opens doors for other Asean countries and the Pacific Islands such as Fiji and Samoa to send trainees for short-term courses m Singapore. The agreements will allow 46 trainees to be sponsored for
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    • 75 13 A TEENAGER was yesterday charged with robbing and raping a 20-year-old woman along a church driveway on Thursday morning. The court was told that Yeong Siew Weng, 17, hurt the woman during the alleged robbery off Old Jurong Road. He is accused of robbing her of a bank
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    • 371 14 Did not come to court with 'clean hands', says judge AN INDONESIAN businessman, who transferred the majority of shares m his tug boat company to a Singaporean agent to deceive the Registrar of Singapore Ships, has lost another bid to get his shares
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    • 103 14 Reward to track down pirates THE local agent marketIng Hongkong Television Broadcasts Llmlted's programmes In video tapes here Is offering a $II,M# reward to anyone who can help It trace and prosecute people who are making and selling similar shows Illegally. Visonex Prodoctions Private Limited Is taking this action to
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    • 69 14 POLICE are investigating a report by the Singapore National Union of Journalists (SNUJ) that more thar $30,000 m union funds have been embezzled. The money is suspected to have been taken between 1983 and last year. The loss was discovered only recently during a check on the
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    • 254 14 19th century ships 'sail' into Sentosa THE Maritime Museum m Sentosa now has copies of ship etchings by the American maritime artist Arthur Beaumont. At a ceremony m Sentosa yesterday, Mi- Dean Beaumont, the son of the late artist, presented the copies to the museum's Curator, Mr Eric Alfred, and
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    • 380 14 New Zealand sets up food research centre here NEW food products that are more suitable for the Asean tastebuds may be developed with the setting up of a food research centre here by New Zealand. While this centre is part of a strategy to promote and export New Zealand's food
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    • 89 14 A FACTORY supervisor is helping police with investigations after a 15--year-old girl reported earlier this week that a man had sex with her on three occasions last year. The suspect, 31, went to Beach Road police station on Thursday after learning that police
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    • 247 15 Motorists advised to avoid Thaipusam route POLICE have advised motorists to avoid roads along the procession route for Hindu devotees on Thaipusam Day tomorrow. The procession route is along Serangoon Road, Selegie Road, Dhoby Ghaut, Orchard Road, Penang Road, Clemenceau Avenue and Tank Road. Kavadi-carriers and their supporters will start
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    • 90 15 New SBC board members FOUR new members have been appointed to the board of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. They are Mr Zulkifli Mohammed, MP for Eunos and President of the Central Council of Malay Organisations, Dr Ker Sin Tze, a business executive. Dr Philip Pillai, a lawyer, and Mrs Betty
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    • 153 15 A LITTLE girl's cries led to an early morning arrest of two break-in suspects, one of whom was found shivering m a coffee-shop's refrigerator. The five-year-old daughter of Mr Kew Bo Fong, 37, had awakened him at 3.29 am yesterday with her cries.
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    • 126 15 THOSE who want to be at Marina South, the site of this year's Singapore Kite Festival, today and tomorrow can get there by a special bus service. Singapore Bus Service will operate a shuttle service between Prince Edward Bus Terminal and East Coast Parkway
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    • 466 15 Too many obstacles to settlement: Austrian minister THE Cambodia issue is a destabilising factor for the region. At the same time, the isolation of the Indochinese states has resulted m their being unable to co-operate economically with the other countries m the region. These points
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    • 169 15 Dr Yeo salutes our men in green SINGAPORE enjoys peace because of the hundreds of thousands of men who make up the SAF. The Second Minister for Defence, Dr Yeo Ning Hong, said last night: "Their unstinting effort m maintaining operational readiness is what gives us peace and security." Speaking
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  • 510 16 The Straits Times says Temporary budget deficit won't hurt THE report of the subcommittee on fiscal and financial policy contains much that is bold and imaginative. To be sure, many of its policy recommendations for instance, those pertaining to corporate, personal and property taxes, statutory boards, offshore operations and pioneer
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  • 526 16 T. F. Hwang takes you down Memory Lane BITS AND PIECES MEMORY can occasionally come to us m bits and pieces. A reader offered me this unusual bit: That Singapore's first medical college at Sepoy Lines started out m premises last used as a lunatic asylum for women. Would you
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  • 1960 16  -  PHILIP COOREY Lack of common ground hinders swift solution By COLOMBO Recent events m Sri Lanka have radically altered strategies on three fronts domestic, international and military. New lines of battle have been drawn, as well as new alliances forged, all m
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  • 130 16 "If yon look like a flve-and-dime (store), you'll work m a flve-and-dime Mrs Beverly Mayhew, a managing director, giving advice to secretaries on how they should behave. "I am of the opinion that this offence Is of the rarest of rare nature m which the extreme
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  • BACKGROUND
    • 1210 17  -  JAMES MARKHAM Return to conservative values By Becker declared the new hero overthrowing Green Party founder Kelly 41 get the feeling that they (the youth) haven't really formed their own values and ideals. They want above all to seem secure, to be able to buy
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    • 662 17  - Oil-pricing system turned upside down MICHAEL SICONOLFI By writing for the Asian Wall Street Journal NEW YORK The growing disorder m world oil markets has turned conventional pricing systems upside down. Until about 1983, understanding world oil prices was easy: The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) set a benchmark
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  • FORUM
    • 573 18 The kind of leadership US must provide AS AN American I feel compelled to reply to Mr Paul Johnson's frightening view of my country's role as leader of the free world. (ST, Jan 16). I say frightening because Mr Johnson's argument is founded on the most dangerous of all American
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    • MND replies
      • 327 18 Temporary crossings because of MRT work WE refer to the letter "Too many lights hinder smooth traffic flow" by "Frustrated Road-User". (ST, Dec 25). As your writer may be aware, the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation is constructing a viaduct along the centre divider of Commonwealth Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue West.
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      • 78 18 WE refer to the letter "Warning signs needed on this stretch" by "Kas Lee". (ST, Jan 1). We thank your writer for bringing the hazards faced by motorists at the sharp bend at Balmoral Road to our attention. We are pleased to inform the writer that
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      • 198 18 Overhead bridge slopes depend on space WE refer to the letter "Use spiral slopes on overhead bridges" by "Mother". (ST, Jan 9). We would like to thank your writer for her suggestion to use spiral slopes on overhead bridges to facilitate the movement of prams and wheel-chairs. The provision of
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    • 256 18 WE occasionally read about problems related to our expressways. I would, however, like to say that the Singapore Government and the Public Works Department have done a fantastic job of improving the traffic situation m Singapore, including building the many expressways now available. I
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    • 367 18 More letters on ex-Worker's Party polls candidate THE two letters (ST, Jan 17) on the alleged involvement of a former Workers' Party candidate m counterfeiting currency notes have prompted me to write this letter. It may be a straightforward police case as far as
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    • 174 18 I WAS appalled to read about a former Workers' Party elections candidate, Chon Koon Cheong, being charged with conterfeiting US currency notes. (ST, Jan 7). This brings to my mind the concern expressed by the First Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, about the
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    • Toilet bowls
      • 161 18 MANY of my friends and I are dissatisfied with the Housing Board reply (ST, Jan 13) to the call by "Singaporean" (ST, Jan 2) that it install at least one squatting type toilet bowl m new flats. If two toilet bowls are to be installed m a new
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      • 127 18 I REFER to the Housing Board's reply (ST, Jan 13) to the letter "Install at least one squatting type toilet bowl m flats" by "Singaporean". (ST, Jan 2). I would like to state that I agree with "Singaporean There are usually two toilets m the bigger flats,
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
      • 96 21 SHARE prices rose on the Singapore stock market yesterday despite gloomy reports that Malaysian businessman Tan Koon Swan had been charged under the Companies Act. The market was probably buoyed by the Fiscal and Financial Policy Sub-com-mittee's favourable recommendations. The Straits Times Industrial Index rose
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      • Chief price changes
        • 48 21 H Leont Fit 230 +25 TDM 164 +16 SPH 575 +15 MiffunCorpn 241 +12 Kentucky Spore 19S +11 RiM|ti m +11 OCBC 695 +10 SI A 494 +10 UOB 320 +10 CASHSOC 136+9 DBS 466+1 MUI 125 +7 Chun Hup 107 +7 City Dev 50c 96 +7
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        • 53 21 Tit Lee Finance 170 -40 Samanda Hdfs 133 -37 tied Choc 170 -25 AB N 100ft 442 -19 kit Wood 90 -13 BRayi 75 -7 ICI 446-6 Duff Dev 570 -5 Ktijs 90 -4M HarroortJ Msia 286 -4 0U E 185 -4 ANA Hotels 61 -4 Menanf. Corp 54
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        • 13 21 SI A 1,004,000 XL Kepong 824,000 C C 565,000 Promet 292,000
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        • 77 21 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 23 Jan 24 Bt Composite 509 11 ***** BT Indicator *****50 *****50 ST Properties ***** 368.15 BT OB OS -472 -370 ST Minings 300 68 300.68 CAW -6801 -6736 ST Plantations *****1 *****2 OBV -*****0 -*****2 OCBC ***** ***** ST Industrials ***** ***** OUB
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      • 33 21 INDICES High Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1985/86 H,gh 852.65 (7/3/85) 757.79 (8/3/85) 1985/86 Low 588.41 (23/1/86) 509.11 U3/1/86) All-time H,gh 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 8/84) All-time Low 74.75 (17/9/64) 509.11 (23/1/86)
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      • 14 21 THE US dollar lost 23 ticks to close at DM 2.4285 m Singapore.
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      • 21 21 DM Y FF S$ B$ UBs ***** ***** 201.67 unq ***** unq 1.3925 2 4245 197.70 7.4550 2.1235 7.8060
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      • 12 21 In Singapore, gold gained US$5.4O to close at U*****.80 an ounce.
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      • 33 21 Eurodollar: Gained three ticks to 91.% a contract. Dentschemark: Gained 40 ticks to 0.4139 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained 96 ticks to 0.*****8 a contract. Gold: Gained US$3.5O to U*****.50 an ounce.
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      • Short stops
        • 70 21 WOLFSBURG (West Germany), Fri. The Volkswagen car company (VW) has said it paid a record bonus last year to employees who came up with ideas for increasing the firm's productivity and profits. VW paid out just over 13 million marks (5510.60 million) m bonuses, a
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        • 57 21 PURCHASE (New York), Fri. Pepsico Inc has said it is prepared to invest over US$lOO million (*****.00 million) over 10 years to help China establish a network of bottling facilities to produce Fep-si-Cola products. The company said the first plant producing Pep-si-Cola and Mirinda soft drinks specially
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        • 87 21 NEW YORK, Fri. Dow Jones and Co Inc has introduced a new wire service. Corporate America Report, m three cities. The new wire delivers summaries of major business stories by hard copy printer. It is being offered initially m Dallas, Houston and New York. Priced
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        • 75 21 NEW YORK, Fri. Morgan Stanley and Co, the investment banking house, will soon offer its shares to the public, the New York Times said, quoting inside sources. Morgan Stanley executives have approved of it unanimously, and the move could be announced soon. Sources are quoted as
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        • 90 21 BEIJING, Fri. The Chinese government has extended by five years a tax incentive for foreign investors that was to have expired at the end of 1985, the Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. The measure allows foreign businesses to pay only 10 per cent income tax half the
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    • 407 21  -  N. BALAKRISHNAN By PROPOSED changes to the Securities Industry Act will arm the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) with considerably more supervisory powers and give greater protection to the small investor. The amendments are contained m the Securities Industry Bill which was introduced
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    • 543 21  -  MARA FERNANDEZ By IF YOU are not paying more for a cup of your favourite brew of coffee or bottle of instant, do not expect this to continue. Although world coffee prices have been churning upwards since early last month,
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    • 497 21  -  CONRAD RAJ By PROMET'S board will meet on Monday to decide when to reconvene the extraordinary general meeting that was adjourned on Thursday because of a possible legal hitch. The company's Chief Executive and Managing Director, Mr Brian Chang, said
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    • 244 21 Potential for local electronics exports to India A TRADE Development Board (TDB) mission that returned recently from India is confident of carving out a niche for Singapore exports m India's "multi-blllion-dollar electronics market. India's electronics sector is expected to grow to a $21 billion industry by 19M, The U-member mission,
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    • 426 21 Yen breaks 200 barrier after remarks by minister TOKYO, Friday THE yen burst through 200 to the dollar here today as nervous traders found a reason to sell the American currency m a market which has lost direction since last weekend's Group of Five (G-5) meeting m London. Remarks by
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    • 2567 22 READERS should be aware of the tarnations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the stock exchanff is covered m "business done". Further, because al deatif s at a particular price are lumped together, the table does not show the trend
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    • 2338 22 INDUSTRIALS Ajinomoto (2.308 2 665) A Choc (2.006) (2) 1 .98 (3) 200 xd AMD (3.765) Alcom (0.546 0.585) (7) 0.52 (12) 0 54(1)055 AISB (0.618 0 625) (3) 0.58 (12) 0.59 (10) 0 60 (3) 0.61 API (0 468 0 495) (17) 0.43 (7)
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    • 2720 22 M shares quoted have a pw value of $1, unless otherwise specified. Adjusted for scrip/rights. H Ta« -exempted dividend ABN is traded in lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted in dotars. 1985/86 Last Yield Vol Day Hrrti Low Company Sale Change ('000) Ugh
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • 357 23 1 Mn $1,000. 2 For best custonwrs only. 3 OCBC Finance. 4 only avaiabte at DBS France. UOf'i rates.** *bo avafeWe at UOF. abo avaiaUe at DBS Finance. OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings: daily b I A 5 4 3 4 5 Monthly IV* Autosave 4
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      • 159 23 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.5073-1.5137 671- -6.53 Canadian dollar 1.5094—1.5126 6 68—6.57 NZ dollar 1.1058 1.1105 9.22—8.92 Sterling pound 2.9551-2.9657 3.41-3.36 US dollar 2.1245-2.1275 4.73-4.68 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      • 111 23 THE US dollar closed lower against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it opened at 2.1360/80 and closed at 2.1245/75. It traded within a range of 2.1200 and 2.1360 m choppy trading. Against the deutschemark, the greenback closed lower compared ot its opening of
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      • 110 23 THE kilobar market traded between 5524,206 an? 4 y^ ter dayIn the Far East market, gold opened at "HKW^OT* to U*****.60/2.10 before going up to U*****.80/3.30. It closed for lunch at U*****.80/3.30 and reopened at U*****.70/4.70, followed by a high of U*****.50/6.50 m ncrvous mid market. The market slipped
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      • 23 23 GOLD USJ/oz Fri Thurs Singapore 353.50 354.50 349.20-349.70 Hongkong 355.00—356.00 349.40—349.90 Thurs Wed New York 350.90-351.40 350.00 350.50 London 350.00-350.50 351.00-351.75
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      • 240 23 Manager*" prices for Jan 25 27 Skif apor e Unit Trust Ihe Commerce 0 89 0 94 The Savings Fund 0.78—0 83 Spore Prog Fund 0 36— 0 38 S pore Sec Fund 058—0.51 S pore Invest Fund 0 48— 0 51 Spore Equity Fund 0 40—0 43
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      • 15 23 Rubber Closing prices cents/Mo Singapore February 157.75 up 0.25 cents Malaysia February 183.00 unch
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      • 8 23 Tin Closing prices MS/kic XL Tin suspended
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      • 28 23 Ctottii pricn Copper £/tonm ■m Spot 1006 00-1007 00 (997 50- 998.00) 3 months 1038 00 1039 00 (1027 00 *****0) Market tone Steadier Sales: 17,075 tonnes
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      • 23 23 Clow* pricts BMv«r USJ/troy 02 Fri Thai Singapore 6 20-6 25 611-616 Thun W*d New York 614-619 612-617 Source Credit Sutsse. Spore
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      • 30 23 Ctosiif prictt Aluminium £/tome Thus Soot 779.50-780.50 (764 00 764 50) 3 months 810.50 811 00 (794 50—795 00) Market tone: Steady after the lower levels Sales: 19,850 tonnes
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      • 107 23 Crude MS/tonm palm oi Jan 605 north > 600 (south) 590 (central) F»b 615 (south) ***** (north) 605 (central) Mar 530 (south) Refined palm ml USVtome! RBD palm Feb 285 (sellers) Mar 290 (sellers) Apl 302 50 (sellers) RBD Olein Feb 297.50 (sellers) Mar 305 (sellers) Apl 315
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      • Simex futures
        • 98 23 Eurodollar 3-month deposit MARCH Eurodollar opened slightly lower from IMM's close at 91.95 and traded m a tight range as direction of interest rate was still unclear. LIFFE opening saw prices edging higher m view of the decline of the dollar. The March contract backed up to 91.97 before closing
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        • Article, Illustration
          72 23 CURRENCY futures opened slightly higher from IMM's and traded narrowly until a sudden increase m the afternoon as market reacted to Japan's remark that it was able to accept a 190 yen against the dollar. The deutschemark closed 40 ticks higher at 0.4139. (US dollar Deutschemark) Open High Low
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        • 35 23 MARCH yen closed ticks higher at 0.*****8. (Japunese Yen) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mm 0.*****9 0.*****2 0.*****9 0.*****8 1700 Jun 0.*****1 Sept 0.*****6 Open tat (Than): 8». Act Vol (Than): N.
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          44 23 GOLD for delivery m February closed US$3.5O higher at U*****.50 m response to the dollar. (In USt per troy ounce) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Feb 353.20 355.508 353.20 355.50 61 Mm 357.40 Apr 359.20 Open tat (Than): Act Vol (Than): IS.
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    • Stock markerts round-up
      • 636 23 TRADING on the Singapore stock market yesterday ended the week on an encouraging note and The Straits Times Industrial Index rose 8.02 points to 596.43. The Business Times Composite Index rose 5.92 points to 515.03. Rises led falls 103 to 32, while 23 shares
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      • 306 23 Jan 24 HK$ Charge Assoc Intl Hotel I 00 +0 02 Bonk Of East Asia 25 50 -0 3 Cheung Kong 20 30 -0 3 China Light 16 10 -0 2 Cross Horb Tunnel 10 10 unch F E Consortium 0.56 unch For East Exch Philex 0 050 unch
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      • 319 23 Jm24 Cents Ctunfe (»ust) A C I 302 2 A N I 300 unch A P M 325 unch Aberfoyle 830 unch Age 245 unch Alliance Oil Allied Mill 328 unch Ampol Exp 215 18 Ampol Pet 240 unch Anz 450 8 Ashton 1 27 2 B H P
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      • 349 23 24 Tin Chanfe Aiinomoto 1 170 10 Akoi 385 -I Amoda 790 +3 Asahi Chem 760 -12 Asohi Gloss 906 +6 Bonk Tk 700 -12 Bndgestone 514 1 Canon 1140 +20 Casio Computer 1840 unch Gt.zen 502 +30 D Nip Print 1300 10 D Nippon Screen Doiei 851 -3
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      • 56 23 NST Index Friday 1,075.22 (1,063.51) -;gj Hongkong Hang Seng -?.W Friday 1,745.80 (1,762.29) Australian All-Ordinaries Friday 1,052.9 (1,059.8) Nikkei Stock Average Friday 12,904.20 (12,888.94) Financial Times Industrials Thursday 1,120.4 (1,123.6) Dow Jones Average Thursday 1,511.24 (1,502.29) ilL (Figures m brackets refer to those of the previous trading day) liiiii
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      • 228 23 lan 23 IBS Chanfe Alcoa 38 -*t Allied Chem Cp 46 +*4 Alfe-Chalmers 3% -*4 Am Tel Tel 22*4 Amax Inc 14*4 Amr Corp 44*4 +I*4 Bethlehem Sri 17*4 +*4 Boeing Co 46% Burroughs Cp 64*4 +*4 Caterpillar Co 43*4 Chose Manhtn 70*4 Chrysler Cp 42*4 Citicorp 48*4
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      • 536 23 ian 23 P«* e Chan INDUSTRIALS Allied-Lyons 263 +7 Ass Dairies BTRPLC 383 +20 Babcocks 164 -2 Barclays 432 -17 Beecham 358 +15 BICC 260 -3 Blue Circle 541 -10 BOC Group 283 -2 Boots 224 -5 Bowater 258 -12 BATS 340 -1 Britannia 136 -I BP 560 -3
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    • 550 23 LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Art Cargo fine Block McKinney MS (8602) 28/1 (0700) F5 1430-1530/1330 1430 Al/Bl 1230-1330 Fl A New Jersey (7) 28/1 (2300) F8 1030-1130/1130-1230 Nl/Pl 1230-1330 SI Sir. Bhum (255N) 26/1 (1100) Fl 1700-1800 Nl P Johnson (112E) 25/1 (2300) F8 1330-1500 U2 Harvester
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    • Article, Illustration
      187 23 Vessel Berth Ait Dep Keppel Wharves Anxi K34 a'side 25/1 Kota Angkasa K32 a'side 25/1 Lin Petaling 2 K2O a'side 25/1 Johneverett K2l 25/1 27/1 Raiah Brooke K2SW 25/1 26/1 Kim Soon Li K23 25/1 26/1 Renee Rickmers KlB 25/1 26/1 Trans Hav K9 25/1 25/1 Qinghecheng
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      • 824 24 Singapore INVESTORS' attention was focused mainly on one event the arrest of Malaysian businessman politician Tan Koon Swan during the week. Investor's were shocked by the detention of Tan on Tuesday m connection with investigations into the financial affairs of crisishit Pan-Electric Industries
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      • 246 24 Adverse news leads to nervous trading Kuala Lumpur TRADING on the Kuala Lumpur stock market was nervous following adverse news centred around prominent Malaysian personalities. Led by speculative stocks, share prices generally fell on Monday and the New Straits Times Industrial Ordinary Share Index lost 16 points. But prices recovered
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      • 297 24 PROMET Bhd narrowly edged Singapore Airlines to become the week's most active stock with 3.42 million shares compared with SlA's 3.41 million shares. Breaking SlA's consecutive two-week reign, Promet closed unchanged at 54.5 cents. It traded within a narrow margin of 58 cents and 47 cents during the week.
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    • 83 24 THE FOLLOWING is a list of the five most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this week. It gives the turnover m thousands of units, closing prices yesterday and the high and low for 1985/86. Company Volume Price (J) Hfcti (S) low (000) Jan
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    • 549 24 Limabelas to make general bid for Duff KUMPULAN Limabelas Sdn Bhd, will make a general offer for Duff Developments Bhd following the recent change of control m the company. Batu Kawan, which holds 8.2 million Duff shares, recently sold 4.35 million to Niza and 2.75 million to Kumpulan Limabelas. Following
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    • 177 21 SFSOIMEA BEDROOM BEAUTIES AT DAIAAARU EVENT HALL 3 f FROM 23 Jan 8 Feb 86 wF *i IJ^M^^M^M I— J t' sSBi > f **4mw tfy[//J!M& ''Mat BntsH '^B MMB^Mgj^^^l jg| D|S|GN: y^ A> D|S£RT g,.,^^ DBIGNS I^^^Z»*<'»* HHii^ <fc 0. Bedsheet Set Twin FTD/FLAT 535-S3B $27-$29 w /it ««^^^!*"*<!
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    • 174 22 Wanted to borrow $1.25 million for unique motel. Villas m best part of Brisbane Australia. Everything approved. Will be run by owners. Reasonable rates required. With percentage of capital gains m approximately 5 yrs. Owners putting up approximately $300,000. Projected value completed $2.5 million. Reply to W.R. SCOTT SCOTT SOLICITORS
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    • 802 24 With cushions, v^^^ .^g^j.^ A A <^Q dISCOUntS 3Seater itetnS aVfltoto 2 Armchairs w. on' 1 K\\ IV Centre table "di^ uOLUcn \r 1 T Ji ij«i^sfe««23*w Showroom 7500-A Beach Road #02-319 The Plaza Spore 0719 2£Taa JM af*' Opening hrs Mon Sal IJ»m 9om Sunday* 11am 6pm ~1 Wki
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    • 848 25 TELEPHONE SERVICE: RATES CLASSIFICATION GUIDE: 1 M Ordinary: $5 00 per line (Mm $15 00) Food/Entertainmenl (2 _5 \>_ I m^"^^.^\ m^\^k^^^k M^^\. deadline tor the Sunday Times) Semi-di»play: V 0 00 per col cm. Personal S«rvice«/M*rchandi»« (11 39) /^=l3 f\ f^^ ISS^f IJfc^^ (M f/\ (f^i\\ Public Holiday 9
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    • 479 25 11 Pleasure Boats WELLCRAFT BOWRIDER. USA 20ft. 200 h.p. Evinrude Speed 40 mph. Superb family ski boat. Excellent condition. Expat owned. Many extras. Best offer secures. Tel: *****77. 17' HALF CABIN fibreglass speedboat. 2 x 40 h.p. Johnson engine with trailer. '73 Toyota Celica. Tip top condition. Both highest offer
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    • 646 25 12 Computer Products/ 12 Computer Products/ Services Services FREE COMPUTER SEMINAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH LnaitPf! computer fcygncy show JAN. 25 2 10.00 am 10.00pm LOGITEC MI6OIS iK^SS^SM^SKt Desktop/ MICROVOICE s MUGEN PORTABLE IBM FREE REGISTRATION PC* Compatible Computer Sa t/ Sun 4 -spm/ 7 -Bpm Reliable Japanese Wed 7 Bpm
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    • 346 25 13 Musical Instruments BRAND NEW JVC ORGANS at fantastically reduced pricesl Model Usual Now G350 $3650 $2500 M9lO $7900 $5500 Ml2lO $12,000 $7500 Call: VICTOR MUSIC CENTRE 27/ 29 ALJUNIED RD TEL: *****24/ *****79/ 0 EXCELLENT FENDER BASS, '68 model (Precision), natural maple colour, bought direct from U.S.A., Tenessee, selling
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    • 495 25 14 Antiques/ Arts/Crafts Exhibition Sale of PTOLEMY MAPS at ANTIQUES OF THE ORIENT Lower Basement, Tanglin Shopping Centre Extension OPENS TEKYJ r REMOVAL SALE^ Few hundred pieces of gold gilt carvings, marbles top tables and chairs. Malacca furnitures, all kinds of teakwood furnitures, Lucquer boxes, embroidery, brasswares and many others
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    • 577 25 16 Flowers/Plants 16 Flowers/Plants OFFER£IQA Market PPee:r cc: $528) jffijlfalEpf for 7ft wild rose. 7ft ficus '^kSw^v 8 ft peach blossom OFFER^I7Q aßall^B^'ißaa^rti ial m iimiiiii' i^iT R I E> I^^B I _V a^^A a (Market Price: $358) wfWvl^f for sft ficus (twisted trunks) V**^ rf»^ /^Trunks are real "^p
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    • 553 25 20 Pets/Pet Care AUSTRALIAN SEALYHAM TERRIER for sale at $280. 2 mths. old. Tel *****70, Brian A PAIR OF Pomeranian Pekingese mixed breed and their puppies. $250 each. Tel: *****62. BEAUTIFUL POMERANIAN TOY poodle Silky puppies. Selling cheap. Tel: *****72 after 10.30 am. BEAUTIFULLY SPOTTED DALMATIAN puppies and adult for
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    • 694 25 24 Garage Sale OWNER MOVING. Beds I mattresses $25. Lamps t shades $3sB. Cupboards $25. Lots of clothps, shoes, books, etc. to clear. 81k.431, #02-308 Jurong West 5t.42, today tomorrow 2pm-6pm EXPAT. LEAVING. CANE furniture, dining table, chairs, tables, cupboards, drawer chest, lamps, electrical household Items, XO brandy more. 33
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    • 285 25 ITAKF A LOOK Someone m Canada is prepared to pay TOP PRICE for a red headed male Cockatoo and his search goes as far as the East. Reach classification 20. h i\ 28 Health Centres/ 28 Health Centres/ Massage Massage RELAX REFRESH YOURSELF AT GREAT EASTERN HEALTH CEPi jTRE ttfe'^SGreat
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    • 473 25 25 Sale: Other Products TOUR VOUCHER TO Japan worth $700. Selling for $350. Contact: *****18. 15 FRIDGES/ SPLIT alrcons. Almost new. guaranteed, trade-in acceptable. $100 $400. *****72. DYNAMI MEMBERSHIP FOR sale 1/2-price, $600. Tel: *****05. PINETREE CLUB MEMBERSHIP for sale $15,000 or offer. Tel: *****42. 27 Wanted ABSOLUTELY HIGHEST PRICES
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 792 26 30 Hairdressing 67. Beach Rd SkeS #0201 Eui On Seong Bldg. ZS&WL (Opp Prince lade Theatre) SbaW^ TEL: *****34j55^m *****47 mjfmS 8 BYRD-ANDREW UNISEX SALON Highlight or Toning to get that outstanding and glossy shine m your hair, precision cuts by our team: Byrd-Andrew, SlmonHedeikl, Niche-lan, Kee-Tony, Tay-Angle, Tan-Teddy, Loh-li-ene,
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    • 793 26 36 House Renovation/ Decor ~~CHARSON SHINES 7 Cheong Chin Nam Road Singapore 2159 SPECIAL PACKAGE DEAL FOR HDB FLATS Renovation work with guaranteed good workmanship, services and warranty. 3-rm $4,500 4-rm. $5,800 5-rm. $7,500 Above prices cover following renovation works: c Heavy duty ceramic tiles including skirting c Extend white
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    • 834 26 38 TV/ Video/ Hi-Fi TURNTABLE, CASSETTE DECK, amplifier, tuner, speakers, mini system to clear at a knock-out price. Everstrong International Trading Co #02-57, People's Park Ctr., Upp. Cross St., S-0105. VIDEO, CTV, FRIDGE and other home appliances for monthly payment. Old tv, video fridge can be trade-in. Attractive free gift.
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    • 858 26 56 Industrial Equipment/ Supplies THE FOLLOWING CONCRETE manufacturing equipment offered for sale or rental 1 unit dry batching plant of capacity 50 m 3 per hr. Yr. of manufacturing '80. 1 unit wet batching plant of capacity of 25 m 3 per hr. Yr. of manufacturing '82. 1 unit wet
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    • 585 26 64 Domestic Help 64 Domestic Help Available Available FILIPINO $220 THAI $220 SRI LANKAN $1M INDONESIAN S2OO OFF DAYS COMPENSATED We selec! trained orientate our very own girls Good attitude, hardworking honest obeitient Complete placement tee includes: fcrtm 55.000 Security Bond $***** PA Performance Bono Visa Fee Medical Exam process
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    • 575 26 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive Our Clients, a fast-expanding firm ot Financial and Tax Consultants with a diverse spectrum of clients, both local and multinational requires:— Candidates should have a) At least 7 years' experience m tax practice b) Able to work independently and communicate w ith clients at all
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    • 629 26 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive A leading construction company require* QUANTITY SURVEYOR c A degree or professional qualification In quantity surveying. c Minimum 5 years experience m the chartered quantity surveyor's firm or construction firm. c Able to work independently. c Duties include cost estimation on building projects and major
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    • 537 26 67 Situations Vacant: 67 Situations Vacant: EDP EOP m^^: 1 »sLß3>^_ The Pofyolelin Company IVpPli (Singapore) Pte. Ud. I Our Company is one of the downstream I companies m the Petrochemical Complex I on Pulau Ayer Merbau and produces two I kinds off essential plastic materials low density polyethylene and
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    • 593 26 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical p AT&T We invite appliLations I Accounts Clerk Maintenance of fixed asset register Responsible for ti preparation of m- I voices and journals Maintenance of general ledger and reconciliation of ac- I counts GCE 'A' level with I LCC Higher Accoun- i ting certificate with
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    • 719 27 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical A Finance Company invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the post of The ideal candidate must be a qualified accountant with accounting experience preferably m finance related companies. Please submit curriculum vitae, contact telephone number together with a recent
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    • 527 27 SECRETARY TO M.D. Of construction firm located m Ditt 1336. c Good command of English, c Able to handle correspondence independ -ntly. Please c*l(: TEL: 293-2222 to arrange for an interview. Urgently required 1 CHINESE FEMALE GENERAL CLERK Interested candidates kindly call personally at: Blk 4035, #01-49 Ang Mo Kio
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    • 733 27 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales I An established company dealing m mechanical P and microprocessor based industrial machine invites applications for the post of: SALES REPRESENTATIVE GCE 'A' level. c Possess class 3 driving licence. Sales experience preferred but not essential (specialised training will be given to
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    • 470 27 FEMALE SALES REPRESENTATIVES urgently required to sell solid gold products. Preferably for those working m offices, factories housewives. Attractive commission. Call: *****70 Julie. SALES SURVEYORS REQUIRED. Attractive commission with basic. Tel: *****29. 72 Situations Vacant: Technical OFFSHORE MIDDLE EAST require following personnel to work m Abu Dhabi A) ACID BOAT
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    • 632 27 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical if ECOGE X ■jmimumjimiim.iim The Job: N Responsible for maintenance and troubleshooting of fully-automatic equipment for wafer N shop. ss vs Requirements: N Diploma or equivalent technical qualifications S5 m Electronic Engineering ITC with 2 years working experience m related field will
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    • 605 27 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical f ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS NEW ZEALAND (Temporary Permanent) The electronics division of a large, well-es-tablished group of companies is seeking trade qualified service people, preferably with experience m both analog and digital electronics, to carry out on-line servicing of electronics products as part
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    • 431 27 G.T.M. -S.N.COIGNET CONTRACTORS A well-established International I Tench Construction Company is involved m MRT projects. It urgently requires GENERAL FOREMAN (Earth work) GENERAL FOREMAN (Piling work) Both positions require applicants with at least 5 years relevant experience. Diploma holders are preferred. Interested applicants are to forward a full resume stating
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    • 621 27 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production DATA GENERAL CORPORATION, a leading U.S. Company m the design, manufacture and sale of general purpose computers, has newly set-up a Printed Circuit Board Fabrication facility m Jurong. We require to run the chemical processing, drilling, plating, laminating and testing line. Requirements:
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    • 289 27 BWD SWANN INDUSTRIES PTE LTD We have been progressively updating expanding our quality assurance systems with the objective of being No. 1 m our field. We would like to invite candidates for the position of:QC SUPERVISOR (MALE) Requirements:--e Minimum 3 yrs' practical experience m a QC Supervisory position. c Preference
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    • 716 28 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous v J A Worldwide Organisation The largest lift manufacturing company m Singapore requires: 3 GCE 0" levels Minimum completed Primary 6 Those who possess NTC 3 m Maintenance Fitting/Electrical Fitting Installation will be appointed on a higher grade Ability to speak and
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    • 742 28 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous N.K. LUCK TRADING PTE LTD Leading Dental Company m Malaysia requires motivated Personnel for their new office m Singapore. I)FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE c European Principal Company Minimum qualifications, GCE O' level or A' level c Experience not necessary, but preferable, training will be given here and overseas.
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    • 742 28 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous WHARF DELIVERY CLERK wilti Class 3 driving licence reqd. by Forwarding Co Starting salary $450 If interested, call personally at Blk 1001, Jalan Buklt Merah »04-12, Redhill Ind. Est. 8.0315. Tel: *****33. UNISEX SALON REQUIRES Experienced Full/ Part-Time Shampoo Girls. Attractive salary Tel: *****25. URGENTLY REQD
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    • 758 28 85 For Sale: Alfa/ 85 For Sale: Alfa/ 85 For Sale: Alfa/ 85 For Sale: Alfa/ Peugeot/Volvo Peugeot/Volvo Peugeot/Volvo Peugeot/Volvo Pthe ®H Alia 33 THE NEW LINE gS^i OF BEAUTY l^^ •■■P^^B^, jJ'h BBBBHKBBBHBBIBBBBBBIi^BHi^II^B^ ->/■ Model illustrated is the Alfa 33 1.5 Green Cloverleaf '$35,500 PARF on the road Milan
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    • 1519 28 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan SEPT. '82 I.SGL Nissan Sunny, •ed 1 owner 40,000 kms Aircon /sood cond $17,000 *****61 1977 DATSUN 100A. PARF Good condition. Price $6,500 o no Tel *****61 1978, DATSUN 120Y 01. Full accessories Highest offer secures Downpayment $2,000 *****02. r/79 Q PLATE Datsun 200 L, Up
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    • 723 28 90 For Sale: Toyota SEPT 1980 TOYOTA Corolla DX 1 owner. $l?, 000 o no Tel *****50 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi MID 1984 MITSUBISHI Colt. 1300 c.c, 3-door Sports 1 private owner, aircon sports rims, high power cassette, original paint, seldom use. full accessories $19,600 Tel: *****22 Mr Ng ALMOST
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    • 872 29 93 Fur Sale: Honda END '82 HONDA Accord EX, 4-door, 5-speed. Auto 1 lady owner, aircond.. radio.' cassette, s/rims, rust-proof, only done 24,000 km. Accident free. Tip top cond Call after 12 p.m *****97 ALMOST 78 CIVIC 1.3 auto 3-dr., alrcond, hi-fi, tax 5/86, top cond., down payment $1,500 0.n.0.,
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    • 793 29 96 For Sale: Other Makes Call Wayfoong for Fast approvals on loans Competitive rates Friendly, efficient service Wayfoong Mortgage ana Finance (Si Lid A wholly-owned subsidiary ol 2 Hongkong Bar* b Claymore h»h »03 00 i .<.■■ re Piaza gaporeo922 a < SIN THAI HIN TRADING PTE LTD Plot 'E'
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    • 815 29 97 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles •82 MAZDA T3OOO Diesel lorry 14". New model. Aircon. Front right side accident. Selling $1,900. View 310, River Valley Rd. Spore 0923. 1980 14-FOOTER STEEL Body Daihatsu. New road tax. Asking for $3,500. Contact: *****31. 1981 ISUZU DIESEL pick-up. Good condition. Contact Michael Tel: *****38.
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    • 896 29 99 Vehicles Wanted ■^■i— SUNDAY CAR MART. High success rate for purchase/ sale of used cars (any yr./ make), direct between buyers sellers. Every Sun. lOarri.-lpm., level 4, Shaw Plaza carpark (beside Hoover Theatre). Balestier Rd. Sellers $15 ($lO subsequent attempt) Buyers: entry free; discount on finance insurance. *****22 WANTED
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    • 780 29 106 Accommodation 106 Accommodation Available: Houses Available: Houses JUL URBAN DEVELOPMENT iJL E MANAGEMENT CO PTE LTD 111 (UDMC) I PROPERTIES TO LET I Tenders are invited for the letting of Ihe I following unfurnished residential properties PREMISES TENDER DEPOSIT (REFUNDABLE) I 1) 10 Adam Park (Dist 11) $6,000.00 2-storey
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    • 614 29 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments D.14 TAT HONG Mansions, only 36 units luxurious high-rise brand new condo. 3 or 4 bdrms., spacious dining living hall, s/pool, tennis, squash, gym., sauna, clubhouse. Half of the units already occupied Mini-bus service to Parkway Parade. 24-hr, security. Partially/ f/furn. Rental $1,200-SI.BOO p.m. mcl. maintenance
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    • 817 29 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments 'Go out on Sunday? 1 1 We never have time I Sundays are spwnt 4 0 KJ?*f?~* Wl!ri fn^ndiv expat Pi^gJfyh > y^ r > neighbours pliiyiriL! -~£~z>-^~~ m/^ tennis, swimming, lunch I rw i) (^x^> by Ihe poo] We 9et fuil
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    • 666 29 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms D.14 LUXURIOUS CONDO Apt 4 alrcon. bdrms., 2 bathrms spacious dining living hall, fully equipped kitchen to be sl.ared by 2 small families. Each nave their own privacy (2 bdrms 1 bathrms.) F/furn full coado facilities. Rental $900 p in. Mn-gle-rm $600 p.m. inclusive PUE service
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    • 646 29 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms $290 ONLY FURN./ air. -oi, room, opposite jogging park goon Qaraen terrace) 2M0964 1 small rm. for lady $150. Partly furn Novena Church area Call: *****02 No agts. ROOMS TO LET at Tamplnes Please all 110 Accommodation Wanted: Apartments GENUINE EXPATS. URGENTLY reqd. apt.s. at Ardmore
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    • 666 29 113 For Sale: Houses STEVENS DRIVE, A [> material finishing Build- Rel I D 20 BINCHANG VICINITY oom car I ■irs 1590.000 D 14 BRAND NEW *****48 D 1646 SENNET T AYE 2 bdrins 3 bathrms Ne\< roent 2,-100' 2,000 sq fl ono. PhO Di« JLN. KAYU 2 terrace duplex
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    • 825 30 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Dist. 5 Tatlee Court Condominium Location West Coast Road, off West Coast Rise LEASE OR SALE FOR IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION Type Facilities: I vad Sin Chuan Development (Pte) Ltd #07-07 Tat Lee Bank Building 63 Market Street. Spore 0104 TEL: *****33
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    • 794 30 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 5-ROOMED Ang Mo Kio 81k. 171 $150,000 HUlview Blk 14 $127,000 Clementi Hlk 338, 355 $130,000 to $140,000 Marine Cres Blk. 43 $130,000 Pandan Gdns. Blk. 401 $109,000 1 ROOMED Ang Mo Kio Blk. 547 $79,000 Bedok South Blk. 7 $65,000 Boon Tiong Rd Blk.
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    • 733 30 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments HIST 14 ALJUNIED/ CIRCUIT Rd 5-year 4-rrn HUB flat Convenient location. Tel; ***** 1H FULLY CPFI 5-RM. pt blk Teck Whye Lane. Low fir Genuine buyers pis. Tel: *****25 F/FURN., WELL RENOVATED blk 201, A.M. Klo 3-room, $43,000 o n.o CPF $52,000. Tel: *****35 GEYLANG
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    • 673 30 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces An expanding Japanese electronics company is urgently looking for a factory space. THE IDEAL PROPERTY Factory area Approximately 6000 sq m. or more. The length of the factory must be minimum 70 to 80 m. One complete flatted floor preferable though a few floors
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    • 429 30 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces LUCKY PLAZA BASEMENT shop ffßl-05. area about 200 sq.ft. Rent with furniture fittings $2200 inclusive of maintenance electricity. Contact Lax or Sanjay *****09. SHOP, FLAT, OFFICE for lease along Tanglln Road. Call at Trade Ind. Development Pte. Ltd.. #29 02. Hong Leong Bldg TO LET
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    • 505 30 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces I Modem warehouse for sale 9 jEj lor lease by unit. Easy instalments. I w Located at the junction of m MacPherson Road/Airport Road J| with various dimensions and zjj up-to-date facilities. ff Please contact 1 1 11 Mr Chong/Alice/Doreen WM Tel:
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    • 187 30 137 Tours 2D3N 3D4N $19 $109 4 3 nGT/CAMSI29 Itearo— OaWyDepartft J GENTING PENANG ttU CAMERON Dep Every Mon MERLIN $78' RAMADASBB 2 to a Km., Meal 6 tour CAMERON 2D3N $59/$79 Daily Departure J CHINESE NEW YEAR TOUR Direct Flights to: HAADYAI, PHUKET Special Dep: 7,9,12,13, Feb. HAADYAI, SONGKHLA
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    • 635 30 123 For Sale: 123 For Sale: 123 For Sale: Shop Spaces Shop Spaces Shop Spaces Located at busy Orchard Road, along Cuppage Road's shady pedestnan mall Near MRT Station Surrounded by 6 international hotels Facing Parkview Holiday Inn and Cuppage Market much favoured by tourists Featuring a complete range of
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    • 548 31 137 Tours 137 Tour* j SflLv wflflr _MX._. I _*M_fl__» _Br^s*?y _BL >S 'S' _L_««_™_»_— Vft^_MK-_rihd_lMhlM#__ rV^BS^tl v^SL^ to &€<*-s.<& f >r A-iTt Bw __S_?\X^^ ''I SA Hong Bao Special Flights SCEMC WEST AUSTRALIA Perth/Franantle/Yanchep Park/Crystal Cave/Swan River Cruise/Ar'antis Marine Park/Armadale/Pioneer World/ (BurswooJ 24 Hour Casino) Dep. Chinese New Year
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    • 712 31 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours AUTUMN IN NEW ZEALAND l __^S_ ~i _t _^_____H_r _^fi&> _< ___S___^ HP JB^jePW^ A JM IB' 9_l Hk _fSfi» i^'Wi® IfH _Ti 1 1 I __i ml- V 8 JU GOLDEN DAYS YOU'LL REMEMBER WITH WARMTH Contrary to popular belief, run
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    • 445 31 147 Academic Courses 'O' 'A' Full/ Part-time commerce Classes. 'O' Level Maths. Elementary: Thurs. 6.30 p.m. 'A' Maths., Sun. 2-4pm. English Friday 6.30pm. Pre-U OP. Monday 6.30pm. Spore Inst. of Commerce #04-283 Selegle Complex Tel: *****81/ *****49/ *****01. A HIGHLY QUALIFIED sen. teacher offers quality tuition In Maths., Physics, Chemistry,
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    • 535 31 157 Hairdressing/ 157 Hairdressing/ 157 Hairdressing/ Beauty Instruction Beauty Instruction Beauty Instruction >• B^^^W I onduc Ivci m I nglish (S C hinest' X /•/>* *f*^\*-' W" m I>N lssWinn e Tan > Qualified f I *^*^vC **^Pt4r¥ m International Aesthetician and KcotedeßeaUte/ .Ji^ iL Visagiste (trained and practiced KmS
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    • 564 31 148 Computer Courses COMPUTER PROGRAMMING COURSE (Specially programmed for students, school leavers and others) BASIC (Beginner*) 1. INTENSIVE COURSE DMtoF 9.00- 12.00pm 17/02 2) M/W/F 9.00-12.00pm 17/02 3) Mto F 2.00- 5.00pm 17/02 4) M/W/F 2.00- 5.00pm 17/02 5) T/Th/Sa 9.00-12.00pm 18/02 C) T/Th/Sa 2.00- 5.00pm 18/02 7)1/Th 7.00- 10.00pm
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    • 612 31 151 Language Courses (BEGINNERS) New cla**e* commencing at: CLIFFORD EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE 05-3545 Blk 162 Buklt Merah Town Ctr Tel: *****90 (8 Linee) Mon 6.30-9.00pm 27/1 c Thur 7.30-IO.OOpm 30/1 Sat 2.30-5.00pm 25/1 c Sun 2.30-5.00pm 2/2 LEX MENG PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CENTRE =06-34 Funan Ctr 109 North Bridge Rd Tel:
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    • 185 32  -  LUCKY LEO By QUEENSLAND jockey Terry Lucas, a familiar face on the SingaporeMalaysia circuit for the past decade, will be aiming to bow out with a winner at Bukit Timah this weekend. Lucas, whose Malayan Racing Association licence expires on Jan 31, has 10 rides over
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    • 335 32  -  TONTO By Our man on the track SPECTACULAR WIN has certainly lived up to his name with a win and a dead-heat from two starts and it will take an exceptional horse to stop him from scoring a hat-trick m Race 4 at Bukit Timah today. The
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    • 4719 32 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TO YIELDING ■MMMPWi 2.15 CLASS 5 DIV 3 1,200 m IH I (Ratings: 55-42). HMHMMi (Stakes: $14,000). 1 787* Who's The Boss 57 (55) Bruni-Bougoure 3 nzg +2.5 (1400 m). First outing m open company; came home 7th to Added Advantage 111 after
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    • 124 32 THE Singapore Turf Club has sent a circular to owners reminding them about the dress code at Bukit Timah racecourse. "Gentlemen owners are reminded that those attending the presentation of trophies and those leading m winners are requested to wear ties as stipulated In
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    • 333 32 RACE RACING ED TONTO LUCKY LEO MARKSMAN MISTER X 3 Comeback 3 Comeback 11 Solar Energy 11 Solar Energy 12 Hema-Malini 111 Solar Energy 10 Aurora 6 Kuda Naga 3 Comeback 10 Aurora 8 Focus 8 Focus 12 Hema-Malini 9 Skybird 8 Focus 7 Dinkum Autaie
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    • 83 32 THESE horses have won or done well on a wet track: RACE ll Aurora HI, Focus. RACE 2: Gentleman 11, Lovencare, Peter Pan m, Missouri 11. RACE S: Right Combination 11, Muchos Gracias, Fast Beat. RACE 4: Jack Robinson 11. Spectacular Win. Anak Perak, Victoria Park, Auspicious Boy,
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    • 489 33 ON THE TRACK with TONTO FIVE-YEAR-OLD Wang Ban yak (late Starvinsky) did a winning gallop Ht Bukit Timah yesterday morning. Taken out by M Rahmat, Wang Banyak stretched out well when clocking 39.4 sec over 600 m. The going was good. Last September, Wang Banyak
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    • 189 33 THE following horses did not fulfil their engagments at the Governor's Gold Cup meeting at Penang because of the following conditions noted during training: Drum Roll arthrosis, left hock. Gulllemard sinusitis. Speed Of Sound swelling m right fore fetlock. Right Combination II unfit. Entertainment
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    • 140 33 Week's top gallops TUESDAY: (good going): Spectacular Win 38, King's Manor 40.3, Artus 38.5, Concert Master and Elrond 40.7, Trend Defy 40.7, Greystoke 39.5, Fast Beat 39, Marshall and Gympie 39.7, Safe Deposit 38.6, Redeemer 39, Peter Pan m 38.6, Auspicious Boy 39.3, Memorable Day 38, Credit Centre TV 39,
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    • 12 33 UNRACED restricted terms horse Crown Currency has been renamed Direct Flight.
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    • 64 33 LAUREL (Maryland), Fri. A lucky punter collected the biggest triple (tierce) payout In Maryland racing history U5550,311 (about S$1M,OOO) when two longshots finished first and second among the three horses he picked m a race here yesterday. His outlay was only US$l. Midnight Call, a 25-1 chance, beat
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    • 211 33 Snow Chief, Electric Blue to clash again in Derby MIAMI, Fri SNOW CHIEF, winner of the US$l.2 million (about 552.5 million) Hollywood Futurity last month, and runner-up Electric Blue are set for a rematch m the US$5OO,OOO Florida Derby, the state's richest race. They head a field of 163 nominees
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    • 61 33 LOS ANGELES, Fri. Flying Girl, a four-year-old Frenchbred mare, returned from a seven-month spell to win yesterday's U5545,000 (about *****,000) feature at Santa Anita by I 1 2 lengths. With Alex Solis m the saddle. Flying Girl (121) finished full of running over the 1,700 m
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    • 1759 33 2.00 CLASS 5 DIV 6 1,200 m (Ratings: 49-39) (Stakes: $14,000) 1 *96*78 Ring My Bell 57 (49) Good Rich-Shan-mugam 5 nzg d 4 same (1400 m) *Samsari 4 2 ****** New Project 57 (49) New Project-Ah-mad 4ah d 4 +1 (1400 m) Salrt 7 J 893*80 Little
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 271 33 181 Deaths 181 Deaths I AGED 74 Passed away peacefully on the 23rd January 1 1986. Mourned by Husband: Ho Lum Fatt Son* Daughters-in-law Ho Tat Kin Tan Su Gin Ho Tat Seng Hoon Scow Boey Daughters Ho Miew Han Ho Miew Sin Granddaughter Ho Fengqi Grandson Ho Jingyuan Funeral
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    • 62 33 The family of the late (called to The Lord on 19.1.86) j wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to The Rev. Pastor Tan Cheok Kian of Fairfield Methodist Church, Pastor Allan Leong. Pastor Chi Pin Hoon, relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences,
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 1317 34  - Shreeve in the hot seat MARTIN PALMER LIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE FOR TOTTERING TOTTENHAM AS THEY FACE NOTTS COUNTY IN THE FOURTH ROUND OF THE FA CUP By FA CUP FIXTURES Arsenal v Rotherham, Manchester City v Watford, Aston Villa v Millwall, Everton v Blackburn, Hull City v Brighton,
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    • 302 34 LONDON, Fri. Everton's Gary Lineker and Graeme Sharp, the most prolific strikers m the English League with 39 goals, should add to their tally m the FA Cup, fourth round tomorrow. The champions entertain Blackburn, who scored a shock third-round win over First Division Nottingham Forest.
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    • 285 34 FOCUS ON EUROPEAN SOCCER ROME, Fri. League leaders Juventus, who have drawn their last three Italian League matches m a mid-season slump, face a tough challenge from last year's champions Verona on Sunday m Turin. Verona have been staging a comeback after a poor
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    • FOCUS ON WORLD CUP SOCCER
      • 479 35 Milk Cup date switch saves five England players but not all LONDON, Fri. England saved five players for their first World Cup warm-up match with Egypt next Wednesday when Arsenal postponed their Milk Cup quarter-final replay with Aston Villa. Next Tuesday's replay would have ruled out
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      • 226 35 LONDON, Fri. England skipper Bryan Robson met Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson yesterday to discuss his return to first team soccer after an absence of three months. Speculation that Robson's career was finished has been rife since he damaged a hamstring m England's World
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      • 189 35 RIO DE JANEIRO, Fri. Brazilian World Cup coach Tele Santana said that he would like to add a match against Wales to scheduled friendlies with West Germany and Hungary when Brazil tour Europe m March. Early planning had Brazil playing Spain, but since
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    • 289 35 TWO Polish internationals have joined Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt after defecting to West Germany during the Christmas vacation, Eintracht officials said on Thursday. Jaroslaw Biernat and Janusz Turowski, both of First Division side Pogon Szczecin, will have to wait a year before they can play for their
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    • COUNTDOWN TO THE SUPER BOWL
      • 433 36 Artificial turf is dangerous, say the Patriots and Bears NEW ORLEANS, Fri. If most members of the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots had their way, Sunday's Super Bowl and all National Football League games for that matter would be played on natural grass
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        527 36 Quarterback incurs women's wrath over remark he didn't make NEW ORLEANS, Fri. Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon, who since coming to town had almost single-handedly fueled the Super Bowl publicity monster, became an innocent victim of it yesterday. "I'll be lucky to get out of New Orleans alive,"
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    • 648 36 THE media covering the final agree with the oddsmaker. A survey has most of those interviewed picking the Chicago Bears to beat the New England Patriots on Sunday by at least 10 points. Some of the predictions: Jim Dent, Dallas Times Herald Chicago 41 New England 7.
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    • 179 36 GOLF PHOENIX, Fri. Hubert Green birdied two of his final three holes for an eight-under-par 63 yesterday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the 500,000 dollar Phoenix Open tournament. Calvin Peete, who won this title a year ago, finished with a 64 and
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    • ON THE TENNIS SCENE
      • 204 36 WICHITA (Kansas), Fri. Holland's Marcella Mesker beat Anne Smith 6-4 7-5 yesterday and prevented an American sweep of the quarter-final matches m a U5575,000 ($159,750) women's tournament. Fifth-seeded Betsy Nagelsen progressed past Camille Benjamin 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 6-4 and eighth-seeded Ann Henricksson upset third seed Kate
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      • 161 36 LONDON, Fri. Davis Cup-winners Sweden crashed to a surprise 2-1 defeat by Italy here yesterday m the Division One round-robin section of the European Cup indoor team championship. Despite taking a 1-0 lead when Peter Lundgren overcame Paolo Cane m three sets, the Swedes, who did not field
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      • 152 36 Lendl shows class INGLEWOOD (California), Fri. Ivan Lendl, the world's top player, overpowered Yannick Noah, ranked seventh m the world, 6-4, 6-3 m an exhibition match on Wednesday night at The Forum. Lendl needed just 69 minutes to win the match that served as the fifth round of the Forum
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    • 399 36 AMERICAN SPORT: Washington edged out Phoenix 114-112 m a National Basketball Association match on Thursday. Other results: Houston 124 Sacramento 107, New Jersey 106 Utah 105, Seattle 107 Portland 117 (ot). Philadelphia beat Detroit 5-2 m a National Hockey League game. Other results: Boston 7 Winnipeg 5, Hartford
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    • 451 37  -  PETER SIOW Whitson sets Asian target for athletes m KATC programme By 4 John is not out to grab ethletes from other coaches, but to help them. As I've said, the coaches don't even have to belong to m the centre to use the fa-
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    • SAAA play the waiting game
      • 281 37  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By LOH LIN KOK, of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association, yesterday expressed regret that his association were not consulted by the Singapore Sport. Council on their plans to launch the Kallang Athletics Training Centre. Loh said that it only "basic courtesy on the
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      • 152 37 THE Singapore Amateur Athletic Association have accused the Singapore Sports Council of going back on their word. The SAAA claim that SSC, who had pledged to give them $29,999 for the 1984 Pesta Snkan, had handed them only $19,999 m August that year. SAAA
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    • 229 37 TABLE TENNIS BRIGHTON (southern England), Fri. Yugoslavia won the men's team event m the English Open when they edged out England I 3-2 m the final here yesterday. Czechoslovakia took the women's team title when they defeated Yugoslavia 3-1. Men's Brat-round results: Switzerland 3
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    • 124 37 SNOOKER BRISTOL (England), Fri. World No. 1 Steve Davis cruised into the quarter-finals of the English championship here last night. The reigning champion and top seed defeated Dave Martin 9-4 m the fourth round, a break of 66 m the 13th frame seeing him through
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    • 117 37 YACHTING PERTH, Fri. The British syndicate hoping to challenge Australia for the America's Cup will charter a French yacht to compete m next month's world 12-metre fleet racing championships here. The British, whose yacht Crusader will not arrive until March, inherit Challenge 12 from
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    • 743 37  - When denizens of the deep can delight and kill AQUARIUS FISH TALES...By ANGLERS beware. Fishing may be fun, but it can be a painful, even deadly, as recent newspaper reports testify, simply because of man's ignorance of the poisonous species, simple precautions and the difference between inedible and edible fishes.
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    • TAY CHENG KHOON REPORTS FROM THE ASIAN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS IN KUALA LUMPUR
      • 507 38 Pain sailing for the Republic Only Peter survives stormy night PETER HILL, Zainal Abidin and Alex Tay, who had sailed through the Asian Squash Championships the past two days, encountered violent turbulence last night from which only Peter survived. Peter, the Republic's national champion, weathered the strong challenge of Pakistani
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      • 375 38 Middle East standards still behind Singapore's KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The surprise secondround defeat of Anthony Chua at the hands of Kuwaiti Fakhar Ali should be viewed as just that a surprise. For the consensus among players and officials m the Asian Championships here is that, while the game is fast
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    • 223 38 NICK SHOTS HOW difficult it is sometimes to kill the hours m between matches. Well, boring enough to drive the Singapore team to a game of "Mad Magazine" which professional Peter Hill, with his experiences on the lonely European circuit, had wisely brought along. Nicks, boasts and
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    • 376 38 JAPAN OPEN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS KIRYU (Japan), Fri. Top seed Li Lingwei and second seed Han Aiping, both of China, qualified for the women's singles semi-finals of the Japan Open championships here yesterday. Helen Troke, of England, seeded third, was upset by unseeded Wu Jianqiu, of China,
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    • MALAYSIA CUP '86
      • 110 39 PWDL FAPt Spore 44••II 1 12 FT *****1 10 Selangor 43 0 1 12 5 9 Johor 5 3 0 210 5 9 Malacca 53 0 2 5 6 9 T'ganu 422 0 7 1 8 Perak 4 2 0 2 4 6 6 Forces 420 2 7 9
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      • 100 39 NATIONAL bowler Ronnie Ng missed collecting his first title for the year by eight pinfalls. The Singapore southpaw finished second m the Bahrain Open on Tuesday, losing to Khalid Khalifa m the step-ladder finals. Ronnie managed only 159 m the first game of the final
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      • 75 39 WHO has won the Sonday Times/Coca-Cola Sporting Achievement of the Year award? Tomorrow's Sunday Times will keep yon guessing, and arguing, as we set the scene for next Friday's gala presentation. Yon will also have a final chance to nominate the first monthly award winner
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      • 603 39 JOE DORAI previews the Republic's top-of-the-table clash with Selangor THE TEAMS SINGAPORE: David Lee; Ishak Saad, Razali Saad, Manap Hamat, Sudiat Dab; Hashim Hosni, Malek Awab, Leong Kok Fann, V. Sundram Moorthy; Salim Moin, D. Tokijan. SELANGOR: R. Arumugam; A. Ristomoyo, K. Gunasegaran, Zaidi Mokhtar, Jamaluddin Norbit;
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      • 743 39  -  J. RAJENDRAN Gutsy Hussein takes fate as it comes W /Saturday f I P erBon INTERVIEW By THE 550 cc Honda motorcycle accelerated to overtake a bus, but little did its rider realise the cruel fate awaiting him around the bend. Even now, almost four years
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      • 149 39 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. On a night of a thousand misses by forwards from both sides, Saidin Osman sneaked m Federal Territory's winner when he sent the ball m between Hamid Ramli's legs for a 1-0 victory over Kelantan at the Merdeka Stadium this evening.
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      • 214 39  -  ALBERT JOHNSON BUSINESS HOUSES LEAGUE KAMARUDIN Ali grabbed both BBC Brown Boveri's goals m their 2-2 draw with Shangri-La Hotel m a Singapore Business Houses Football League Division Two match at Toa Payoh Stadium yesterday. The speedy Kamarudin was the livewire m BB's attack, his dashing
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    • 132 39 Toivonen in a hurry MOTOR RALLY MONTE CARLO, Fri. Finn Henri Toivonen, with Italian Sergio Cresto m a Lancia Delta S4, won the 54th Monte Carlo Rally this morning. Taking the lead early m the final night of the week-long event, Toivonen steadily pulled ahead to a two-minute lead over
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    • 143 39 Win puts China in finals SOFTBALL AUCKLAND, Fri. China advanced into the finals of the women's world championships when they beat Japan 5-1 here yesterday. The score was level at 1-1 at the end of regular time m the seventh inning and it was not until the 10th that China
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    • 176 39  -  LEE WAI WUN By THE winds blowing at Changi today will play a big part m determining this year's Lark champions. Only one-quarter point separates leaders Siew Shaw Her and Joe Chan from Tony Tan and crew Loey Ah Chee after three races of the
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  • Page 39 Miscellaneous
    • 79 39 CRICKET Friendly: Singapore U-23 v Indian Association (Balestier Rd, 1.30 pm). RUGBY Friendlles: St Andrews Scots School (Argentina) v National Juniors (3.30 pm), SRU President's XV v New Zealand Forces Comdr's XV (5 pm) both at Padang. SOCCER Malaysia Cop: Selangor v Singapore (Merdeka Stadium, 8.30 pm), Perlis v Negri
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  • 428 40  - EDB steps up bid for in vestments GRACE CHNG Two-pronged strategy to woo local and foreign businessmen By THE Economic Development Board has launched a twopronged drive to boost investments. At home, efforts are being stepped up to help businessmen through the Small Enterprise Bureau. Abroad, there will be twice
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  • 216 40 THE EDB's Small Enterprise Bureau has set up three departments to reach out to businessmen who need help to improve small businesses. They are the General Assistance Department, the Loans and Grants Department and the Planning and Co-ordina-tion Department. The General Assistance Department was
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  • 306 40 FEW men of 80 will be engaged m physical pursuits, much less flying kites. But there can't be many people who have been flying kites for 70 years, like Mr Kyuji Nishizawa has. He is the oldest overseas participant m this year's Singapore Kite Festival.
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  • 315 40  - More apply for HDB easy-payment scheme MATHEW YAP By MORE low-income Singaporeans are applying to become home-owners under the Housing Beard's new "easy-payment" scheme. About 1,200 families have applied to buy flats since the scheme was announced on Dec 22, while the number of rental applications has dropped by on<?-third
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  • 334 40 LONDON, Friday THE British government sought to hold out against an immediate rise m interest rates yesterday as a further slide m oil prices to six-year lows triggered the fourth consecutive day of heavy losses for the pound. Interest rates on
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  • 29 40 NEW YORK, Fri. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 3.78 points to 1,515.02 an hour after opening on the New York Stock Exchange today. AP
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  • 114 40 Plane takes off minus cabin crew REYKJAVIK, Fri. An Icelandair passenger flight took off while the cabin crew were drinking coffee at the airport lounge. The domestic flight of the national Icelandic airline returned to Reykjavik II minutes after take-off, after a passenger knocked on the door to the flight
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      • 878 1 Most people don't realise that dictionaries are products which are marketed just like all other products. So if a dictionary doesn't meet your needs, you should let the publishers know, says Dr Gabriele Stein, a professor of linguistics. She also tells IRENE HOE more
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      • 427 1 GOOD reference books, especially dictionaries, are essential tools for the student. They should be clearly presented and easy to use. First, remember that the name Webster is not copyrighted and just because you buy a dictionary that says "Webster's", it does not
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      • 421 2 Stephanie Yanchinski, a trained turnedjournalist, is m Singapore with her husband. GRACE CHNG meets the writer of Setting Genes To Work. STEPHANIE YANCHINSKI, 39, started her working life as a civil servant m England. Trained as a biochemist, she found her six years with
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      • 534 2  -  LS SETTING GENES TO WORK The Industrial Era Of Biotechnology By Stephanie Yanchinski Vikin 1985. 157 s, $14 g, pa Reviewed by IT IS obvious that the author did her homework, as the book chronicles the who's who and what's what m all areas of
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      • 262 4 THE McCarran-Walter Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 provides that any alien who belongs to communist or anarchist organisations as well as non-members who propagate their ideas can be refused visas into the US. John Kenneth Galbraith, president of the American Academy and
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      • 545 4 4 The spirit (of the congress) was rooted m the familiar idea that the writer m this century is at odds with, or alienated from, the state. It proceeded to the not unfamiliar idea that the bigger the state, the more on gusrd the writer
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      • 294 4 Women writers want their rights SIMMERING resentment among American, women attending the International PEN congress boiled over when a women's caucus criticized "the under-representation of women." Betty Friedan, the author of The Feminine Mystique, led the protest. The protest statement said that only 20 out of the 140 panellists were
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      • 324 4 4 The fact that we have more freedom doesn't mean we m have enough. Charles Rembar, NATIONS that imprison, censor and abuse writers came under attack midway through the weeklong PEN congress. Michael Scammell, chairman of International PEN'S committee on writers m prison, cited
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      • 1081 20  -  NATHANAEL LIM HaHey's Comet Pop-Up Book By Patrick Moore and Heather Couper, Dean, 1985, hardback, 11 pages, $19.90 Asimov s Guide To IHauey's Comet By Isaac Asimov, Panther books, 1985, softcover, 118 pages, $12 The Universe: A Three-Dimensional Study By Heather Couper and David Pelham, Century
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      • 72 1 JL Mi ff tin i ii sketchpad 5 A look at some of the tourist spots abroad Uproar at PEN Congress 4 Writers m protest Follow that miracle 2 Stephanie Yanchinski on Setting Genes to Work Tokyo Square Ho tin Bangkok 21 Class Acts album sells more than Madonna's Cleaning
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      • 433 2 In tomorrow's Asia Magazine THE SARIMANOK BORIS THE TRIUMPHS WUNDERKIND An outrigger canoe's 4,000- A Boris Becker profile mile voyage from Bali to MflNK!!!I&nNl l&P Madagascar *9^4f~?V SSI HJT t J>^j| B^ i ll»#^ CHINA'S NEW THE GREAT BUG CHILDREN C A CADI A pictorial essay on a new r
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      • 169 3 _^««tf^tftfflBl Bpßß^^^y l«L^ X. IT'Q Hf/R tffn J mmmm^Bmmm£^mWSßs!^mW i*J Til mJ2^ j Ifr mI mm Hi Mr BK 4^^" y v V >: ;:]r^ 1 nlfi oNiQK BCO oALc rnlLc p IDS! j[ "^■^^j i r™\ "'""7 I I J I/ i II jS^^'s* wil/ii i I^*^ ITi^K|lL[UiMfl I^^^^^
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      • 522 4 HSJ^r^^H \W WGlCOm© tO (opposite Thomson Road Novena Church) Novena Furnishing Centre Sfc^S^^ j\ wide range of exclusive furniture at P-M vpwholesale prices imported by Q^^yj ''^r^ furniture manufacturers ■^>» 1^ Sofa Set, 100% Scotchgard _^j^£^^pM^P^. hL K~%li y k^mamm .Jf,, r Id JP 3^^. -"^4 118 '^i* 'Children Bedroom
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      • 32 5  -  SIMON CHUA By a 26-year-old architectural post-graduate student of the National University of Singapore as*-* th *«*n<, 8m c fet^ M Interlaken, Switzerland Camden Town, London. G *me ny
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      • 208 5 BOOKS FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR READING Allegorical Tales from Ancient China, 4 books, $3 30 each Romance of the Three Kingdoms, 2 vols, cased, $29 Selected Quotations from the East West, $7.90 English/Chinese Traveller's Phrase Book, $8.60 Beauties of Ancient China, 3 books, $8.60 each 52!K1fJL»A«EU Chinese Beliefs and Superstitions,
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      • 531 5 "^jsjssft-* JP HR2430 F2O7E3E I y/J\ iWjn^.^l Ar C Blackstripe II Gas Cooker .if i£. i m T fast warm-up "V: 8868 mSSjm^^^^^ Wj£ picture tube I i".--m I With 4 g jl A Bi*iil-^M burners and r »-jt'|': rii 'dfc?^ TIU 7Q "WHHHHIh one not plate I I 9
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      • 199 5 Unveil your tolpnt laiwiu EXPRESSIONS offers an outlet for creative and artistic effort by you and for you. So if you're a closet writer, composer, painter or photographer, now's the time to unveil your talent. Whether you write, compose music, paint, sculpt or draw (cartoons, illustrations or drawings), send it
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    • Do-it-yourself
      • 472 6  -  Ang Lay Wah Miss Fix-it l BOX fans are a functional, yet unobstrusive way of keeping cool. Their square frames and simple design makes for easy cleaning as well. E*ut there are a few basic safety rules to be observed, said Mr
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      • 651 6 Do your own flooring and save yourself the expense and hassle of hiring a contractor. RICHARD NG reports on a product which allows you to do this with ease. How much It will cost Living-room HOB typo oroo (eq. m)# Cost* Executive Apartment 27.8 $250
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      • 447 6  -  Simone Vaz f Handy Helpers A HIGH-PRESSURE water hose, which emits a jet of water so powerful that no scrubbing is needed to remove dirt, is useful m any home. The KEW 0901K high pressure water cleaner consists of a nozzled bayonet-sized pipe, a portable
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    • Page 6 Advertisements
      • 289 6 Handifix Hammers Handifix Nuts Handifix Bolts Handtfix more The Handyman's Haven Centrepoint: Yellow Level, 176 Orchard Road, #03-18 Singapore 0923. Tel: *****62 Jelita: Unit 1-10 Cold Storage Jelita Shopping Complex, Jalan Jelita, Singapore 1027. Tel: *****50 N^ HMMiMUdMMMir^MMWwiIMH j INK kJ <V'*'V'^<4*> al V^* i nW j* a; < M
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      • 19 6 lointK Onpnised h\ (iffl 1 w ilx vi V^?l m i iiomn Funan Centre Merchants Assn. row iw/>s \Bnimun
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      • 244 7 vs lOn P n O 7 I G fIHH^;-:: H^ 4 cock's comb and marigold plants. And a |V\lB^^ I I big,big range of gardening equipment and l^gW fl^l gii| supplies. At very modest prices. To help piSs.iliT 4 50 Parh G d *«i 05 4:^ So dr p b
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    • Page 8 Advertisements
      • 333 8 2nd WEEK LIDO: LAST FEW DAYS! (*****14) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 130, 4.00, 6.45, 9.15 ESCAPE i cifipp H PAPILLON! I j U GULAG i '^Kr (HUSSIAN LABOUR CAMP m SIBERIA) B •Hj) DAVID (An Officer A Gentleman tame) I CAPITOL: NOW SHOWING! (*****59) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.45, 4.00,
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      • 778 8 HfTTfT^iIPPPIiiHI PETER 'SIUYVESAMT TRAVEL BOWLIIU6 CLASSIC ST4RS m ACTION VERNON ANG SITED HASSAN PETER LEE PETER LEW JIMMY QUEK MIKE WEE PATRICK WEE JACK WONG Watch Singapore's Top Bowlers Battle For Biggest Ever Prizes In Exciting Knock- Out Match Play JACKIE^ ORCHARD, I.oopm. 26 January '86 HEW VEfIR iflmPJ VASES
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      • 682 8 g GOLDEN SULTAN K v R f R TA PEOPLE'S THEATRE 5 NOW SHOWING! ft GW.MN SUIIAN (*****76) 4 SHOWS 1 30, 4 00. 630 9 00pm 5 PEOPLE S (*****/2] 4 SHOWS 100. 3 30. 700 9 30pm X EXTRA SHOW TOMORROW at GOtDfN SUIIAN 11 00 am 6
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    • Page 9 Advertisements
      • 743 9 Xri^u^o. Carpets Festive Discount ■■^^^^^Hi^l BN| \\Tiy pay ß%or more else\vhere? H Bf itt m 'R«jB Our brands of Chinese carpets have won prestigious awards for Size Market Price Our Price P?T?TIIT?7!m ■I^HcßbflyS^V ?$&Sm 1984-85 National 1981-84 Hi In Gold Medal for 1 1 I'^Mfl^y.'.WlHff'fl Inf%G HaßtttA-jinCv I l'y""*" 'itrnM
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      • 180 9 F THE GIGANTIC FURNITURE EXHIBITION "V SALE IN TOWN _____J r'** JT i^'; SPECIAL I Tip OFFER PRICE f $4000 JT^! 4 OFFER I AAAC San El Shower Set £>i/ok f/?e 4 storey air-con showroom J^,^ w/f/7 hundreds items of furnishing ¥tiJom™2%£^t£ Hfxzinn nn disnlav ltems llke toottlbrush p |astic
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      • 1126 10 APPOINTMENTS/ NOTICES mmM rTnuxr nr-ftnni IUIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIia Telefax No: *****59 Rates: Box Service: gBHHHBB MAM 1 5 nbDUOOI M—HHBB Sales Service: Straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 Telex Service: S.T.A.N.T.S. RS ***** TIMEAD Tel *****11 ext 3724/5/6/8 5669 Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc. cm. Posted: Sslo.oo APPOINTMENTS CKirihJPPDQ DBSBANK LL f
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      • 769 10 from Banko 1 Available «^^J Bank of America has announced a major our employees know. To begin this restructuring of its operations m process, you have two options. Singapore. As a result, high-quality For quick action cali *****1 3 or *****80 managerial, professional and clerical with the following information employees
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      • 765 11 APPOINTMENTS II EJI NATIONAL I I !%fj UNIVERSITY I I OF SINGAPORE I I FACULTY OF ACCOUNTANCY I AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION I SENIOR TUTORSHIPS I Applications are invited for appointment to Senior Tutorships m the Faculty I of Accountancy and Business Administration. Candidates shoulcKpossess at I least a good honours
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      • 661 11 JSSSBBk SEEL A subsidiary of Singapore Aircraft Industries A great place to develop yourshills and advance m your career SEEL is an electronic systems house and an electronic engineering services company. We provide systems integration and high value-added engineering services m advanced and sophisticated electronic systems to the armed forces
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      • 1129 11 p&vri{t!M3y?ns\ii Executive job This s a rare opportunity for adventurous Singaporeans/ Permanent Residents who wish to work m a different socioOpporiUlllllca 111 economic: environment for a "blue-chip" group of companies of Papua New Guinea Singapore origin. The Group has massive investments m PNC m Ijl diversified activities such as the
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      • 826 12 APPOINTMENTS [)ue to our rapid expansion programme m the PRC Sales Office, we are currently seeking professionals to fill the following positions m CHINA. B I Marketing Sales I Executives Engineers (Computers) (Electronic Test Instruments) Bachelor's degree m Computer Science, Business Bachelor's degree m Electrical/Electronic EngineerAdministration or equivalent. ing or
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      • 559 12 i Iwm ENGINEERING 1 I 199 CAREER AT I Kill GM SINGAPORE GM SINGAPORE is located m Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park I and currently employs over 2,000 employ -es involved m the manufacturing and assembly of Radio Circuit Boards, Integrated Circuits, Engine Control Modules and Hybrid/Thick Film Engineering Products.
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      • 627 12 SINGAPORE COLOUR CENTRE For More Lasting Cohurful Memories Invites applications for the posts of A) MAINTENANCE ENGINEER Duties: He .vill be responsible for the preventive 'general maintenance of photofimshmg laboratory equipment and will be assisted by a team of maintenance personnel Requirements: Male Singaporean between 24 to 30 years old
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      • 742 13 APPOINTMENTS "•rtfe PUBLIC UTILITIES v-^ BOARD The PUB invites applications tor the following posts: ARCHITECT (Gross salary: $1,610 $4,775) Appointees must have an Architectural Degree or a recognised professional qualification acceptable for registration with the Board of Architects, Singapore. Preference will be given to applicants who have a flair for
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      • 461 13 I TECHNICAL SERVICES I I ENGINEER I Singapore Airlines invites applications lor the above appointment. I REQUIREMENTS A degree m Aeronautical, Mechanical or Electrical Electronic Engineering from a recognised institution. Preference will be i given to those with industrial experience. REMINKRATION The successful candidate will be appointed to our administrative
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      • 669 13 1 he new eJJd needs outstanding r^****-^^^ r~~\ 1 Tp^"^ i™ m m ™y 1 w«x^^v« yv i^ ir To carry out our expanded missions for permanent residence status m Singapore and would like 1986 through to the 1990S which focuses to work m EDB's headquarters or overseas offices m
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      • 261 13 "3 life flB-ff IS W\ \M MM p OVERSEAS UNION BANK LIMITED j§ CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN Overseas Union Bank Ltd is m the process of establishing a new stockbroking subsidiary company and invites applications for the gj following positions m the new company:H General Manager j| Company Secretary/ Accountant Dealers
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      • 879 14 APPOINTMENTS W Our client is a Fortune 500 Company which designs, manufactures and sells mini and mainframe computer systems. The company has 1 an enviable record of financial solidarity, profit and growth, and is now well established m the Singapore market. Rapid growth has a 1 created the following outstanding
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      • 598 14 Our Company is a subsidiary of the Thomson Group of France, a world leader m high technology electronics and consumer appliances, with production and marketing facilities worldwide. We are looking for a mature and results-oriented individual who is innovative and has the motivation to excel as a: fl I Manufacturing
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      • 718 14 Our Client is a well-established and stable manufacturing plant of an internationally operating corporation. It now invites suitably qualified and experienced applicants for the senior management position of: Off MfiNfiGER Specifications: The successful candidate must be a University graduate m Mechanical/Production Engineering. He should have 5 years' work experience m
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      • 768 15 APPCMNTMENTS foi CtfSSQUj; f Advertising J Marketing Manager fhis is a newly-created position within our pro- gressive and dynamic organisation. Che incum- I bent will be reporting directl) to the President of I the Division. i Initial!) the appointee will be responsible lor all I instore promotions both locally and
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      • 524 15 Learn to manage one ofSingapore's fastest growing companies It takes uncommon attention to detail to manage a multi-million dollar business. At McDonald's, we do it at over 9,000 restaurants worldwide. Through our management development program, you will learn everything from accounting and budgetting, inventory, profit and loss statements to marketing,
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      • 656 15 v THE HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY LIMITED I Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacancies m our Tai Po Plant m Hong Kong:Senior Shift Engineers (Tai Po Plant) It is required to appoint 5 Senior Shift Engineers for a period of up to
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      • 335 15 1 IfflGM Singapore I m "B r pte.ua I ■■■(AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS) I m GM Singapore Is looking for a qualified and dynamic professional to join our Company as a: I j£ This is a key management position and it is envisaged that as the successful applicant should have: f» A
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    • Page 16 Advertisements
      • 568 16 APPOINTMENTS IInfPRII\ITRONIX]|n 1 1 THK FIRST LINK IN PRINTERS. J IPRINTRONIX, a California based firm, designs, manufactures and markets a full spectrum of printers for list with minicomputers, micro-computers and other computer systems. Marketed worldwide through a network of distributors and OEM's, our printers provide conventional alpha-numeric printing as well
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      • 766 16 t^lk> MARINA >|l/* MANDARIN ff SIMGAPORE Everything as you would expect. And more. wST Marina Mandarin Singapore, a member of Mandarin Singapore International, is a deluxe 640-room hotel scheduled to open soon. Applications are invited for the position ofc ASSISTANT FOOD BEVERAGE MANAGER Hotel Catering School Diploma or equivalent university
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      • 540 16 /^uMir^iiC/^riKia 1 J W% 111 lI^VI IL^V^ I A leading US manufacturer of computer peripherals! I We're looking for competence... ..competent individuals to take on challenging opportunities m a fast growing and demanding environment Test Engineer Tertiary qualifications from a recognised institution m a relevant discipline Minimum 3 years' experience
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      • 487 16 /j\ MIDLAND METALS NJJ/ OVERSEAS LTD Growing USA trading company seeks experienced executives for work m the following areas: MARKETING EXECUTIVES CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (Distribution Transmission) Applicants must be interested m international affairs with experience m import/export documentation, letters of credit and public tender work. Prior trading company experience
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      • 617 17 APPOINTMENTS k AT&T Microelectronics Pte Ltd AT&T Microelectronics Pte Ltd invites competent professionals to till the following position: Ifitlll Maintenance Manager Organise and plan objectives for Maintenance Section Flan and implement strategies to improve overall productivity Control sectional financial forecast and spending Develop training programs for technical staff Develop and
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      • 528 17 fTj SINGAPORE |gp POLYTECHNIC f Applications are invited from suitably j qualified persons for the post of WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR (Gross salary: 5989 ***** pm) The point of entry will depend on qualifications and experience. Applicants should have a technician diploma or equivalent qualification m Mechanical or Production Engineering with at
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      • 709 17 P Assembly Engineering M Assembly Maintenance !j| Manager 9 Supervisor (BOL) r<fv "Our Assembly Engineering Manager will successfully complete *^T "Freddie, our Maintenance Manager currently has an excellent §?J his overseas assignment some time m 1986 We start our search -s- team of technicians m our 10 X class clean
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      • 349 17 IJMjf Senior Petroleum \j Geophysicist Perth, Western Australia Woodside (p oSit j 0n Reference: QN) lAn Equal Opportun.ty Employer Qffshore petro|eum j$ the delegated Operator for the 511.000 million North West Shelf Natural Gas Project, the most complex and challenging natural resource development yet undertaken m Australia. Woodside Offshore Petroleum
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      • 634 18 APPOINTMENTS MAERSK MAERSK LINE (S) PTE LTD Due to expansion m our Organisation, we require a young and energetic person to fill the position of I CONTAINER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR INSPECTOR He should possess the following: GCE C> level Minimum 2 years experience m similar capacity Technical knowledge m related
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      • 505 18 NOTICES f SHERIFF'S SALE In The High Court of The Republic of Singapore Suite No. 6706 of 1985 Execution No. 1476/85 IN THE CAUSE OF J.A. EWING CO (LONDON) LTD Plaintiffs versus TANCHO PACKAGING INDUSTRIES PTE LTD Defendants Auction Sale of (Office) 'Acma' Airconditioner, Steel Cupboards, 4-D Filing Cabinets, 'Uchida'
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      • 267 18 NOTICE OF QUARTERLY SESSION OF THE HOTELS LICENSING BOARD SINGAPORE Notice is hereby given that the Hotels Licensing Board will commence its next quarterly session at Court No. 1, Subordinate Courts Complex, Upper Cross Street. Singapore on Wednesday, 5 March 1986 at 10.30 am to consider the following: (i) Applications
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      • 433 18 t ANNOUNCEMENT I Thomson-CSF Telephone I I of France I I is pleased to announce I I the appointment of I I Equatron Re Limited I I 989 Bukit Timah Road I Singapore 2158 I Tel: *****33 I I as sole agent I I for their range of I I
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      • 518 18 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 185 and IN THE MATTER OF WALICO PTE LTD (In members' voluntary winding up) AT ar extra-ordinary general meeting of Walico Pte Ltd duly convened and held at 1 North Bridge Road, #19-05 High Street Centre, Singapore 0617, on Wednesday, 15th day
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      • 780 18 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding UP No SBI of IWS In the Matter of the Companies Act, Chapter 185 And In the Matter ef ROYAL [MFKRI PTE LTD ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for the Wind-ing-Up of the abovenamed
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    • Page 19 Advertisements
      • 41 19 Warehouse Sale a'SSJ c el 'W^* I'l1 1^ 9 4k Imported large siie sofa set J^ If 1l(^580 5 ton -%4k^| IKS rtTiti. 1^ /m 0,9^ tfP 1 rnamen>o Cob ng) $8 8 iHPMwappppppiiWPWW Mr wtr _^^^b^BBL. '^fepborw rock I Ltl^
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      • 206 19 Chairs Ladders Facial Tissues Bedsheets Stonewares Tea Sets Racks Chinese Dinner Sets Jugs Vacuum Jugs Water Cooler Fans Trays Flower Vasers Bins Electric Irons Carpets Rugs Over 500 different items from Europe Japan J^L—S S3 jh*** jTur BUS NO: 1. 2. 3. ti. H. 13 33 41. 50. 51. 62.
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      • 73 19 Game SUPER I JACKPOT I FOR TOMORROW'S DRAW 8/86 TO BE HELD OVER REWFFUSIOH AFTER SUPER JACKPOT I GROUP II WON I In draw 7/S6 I System Coupon QC*****41 I sold at Beach Rd won the Jackpot of $115,000 I plus $3650 under system 7, I and coupons A*****173. QC*****30
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    • Page 19 Miscellaneous
      • 542 19 SUN TAN Coi/erre PEANUTS ScAufz t:v^ ||S|§L I rTT^^l I^/^ll J&sz THE BOfIN LOSER By Art Sansom BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker > (k ift CPROMI^e M 5 fCWBTHI)^?^ "TBK^iDU'LL bftKR) I 1 iT'5 THIRTY- OKAY, I YOUR WIPE HASN'T j OF PI6KAFI6HT y/v\ V^ love V sweetie j V
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    • Page 20 Advertisements
      • 513 20 Til WORLD'S LARGEST EXHIBITION OF FINE MUTATED ANTIQUE PORCELAIN Hi WARES FROM JIANGXI AND FUJIAN PROVINCES, CHINA. We are honoured to be appointed as Sole Agent for China National Arts Crafts Imp Exp Corp Guangdong Branch for Rosewood Vase Stand. FREE Rosewood Vase Stand for every purchase of Jiangxi vase
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    • Arts & Leisure
      • 517 21 Following Class Acts' footsteps, a new album featuring another five Singapore groups playing their own compositions will be out next week. KANNAN CHANDRAN reports WHAT the album Class Acts has done is awakened a dormant volcano. Suddenly, there is growing awareness that there is
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      • 138 21 THE Tokyo Square hit, Within You'll Remain, has made It to the number one spot m Bangkok's pop charts. The song is boosting the sale of the Class Acts album, which is a compilation of original songs by five Singapore groups Tokyo Square, Gingerbread, Zircon Lounge,
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      • 636 21 Poised for greater growth, the Singapore arts and entertainment industry, can learn two important lessons from Hongkong, according to a report commissioned by the sub-committee on the service sector. PHILIP CHEAH reports. SINGAPORE must have a competitive environment, and government must join
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    • Page 21 Miscellaneous
      • 898 21 What's On— i i nmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm m m SIXTH FESTIVAL Community Development Mf "JMMIWHKH HELLO CHINATOWN EXHIBITIONS am -5.30 pm. On till Jan 26. OF CHOIRS Tickets at $3 and $5 are |K£ipi W3^ LUNAR NEW YEAR AN EXHIBITION of con PIONEERS OF SINGATAIWAN'S KUANG JEN available at Victoria lne- |Kf|Wfl
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      • 1016 21 I Radio One The MALAYSIA CUP '86 commentary is on the match between Selangor and Singapore (8.30 pm). Enjoy JUST A MINUTE (7.30 pm) a panel game where contestants talk for one minute without repetition, hesitation or deviation. 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News In Brief
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    • Page 22 Advertisements
      • 291 22 'lip I^3^ <Bak pa|k I ~~^^\^\j\ HYGIENICALLY PACKED LONG SHELF-LIFE \l J\ il 'BAKQUA' %^^^^3 FRESH CRISP LET'S BAK-PAK barbequed pork slices are hygienically prepared and quality controlled to bring out the fragrant taste of delicious pork anywhere, anytime. LET's BAK-PAK combines an air-tight pack and an oxygen-absorbing sachet to
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    • Page 22 Miscellaneous
      • 1718 22 ■■my view Catharine Ong irr r p -p a *"*"B t Ph r"n Music videos, sex and a Touch of Zen HHHPI Heart light City (Ch 5, I jw 1 j to whip up some snacks for the g pm) 0 *> coining festivities. THIS show makes housewife *?S3^^HiHßt V*.
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