The Straits Times, 29 December 1986

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1986 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 108/12/86
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    Perks for kin of organ donor
    530 1 50% off hospital bills for 5 years among the benefits: Cheow Tong THE family of an accident victim whose kidneys have been used for transplants will get priority m receiving a kidney if they should need one later, under the proposed Human Organ Transplant
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    Autopsy report on Teh to be sent to coroner
    174 1 Autopsy report on Teh to be sent to coroner THE autopsy and other reports on the death of the Minister for National Development. Mr Teh Cheang Wan, will be handed to the State Coroner within the next few months, the Minister of State (Health and Foreign Affairs), Mr Yeo Cheow
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    Lock icon 7 killed in hotel gas blast
    221 1 Disaster m West Germany GARMISCH-PARTEN-KIRCHEN (West Germany) A powerful explosion caused by a gas leak ripped through a luxury hotel here, killing seven people and injuring at least 12. A police spokesman said four of the injured were m critical condition. The accident at
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    Lock icon 1,000 homes destroyed by fire
    72 1 1,000 homes destroyed by fire MANILA A fire, apparently set off by exploding fireworks, swept through a squatter settlement m Quezon City leaving 1,000 families homeless. No one was reported hurt. Police and Fire Department officials said the fire appeared to have started on Saturday m a grocery shop heavily
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    Lock icon Six die as train goes off bridge onto factory
    205 1 Disaster m Japan TOKYO Strong winds blew a train off a 41-me-tre-high bridge onto a crab canning factory m south-western Japan yesterday, killing at least six people and injuring six others. Police said five factory workers and a train conductor were
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    Lock icon 36 hurt as two cable cars come crashing down
    244 1 Disaster m France LES ORRES Two cable cars carrying skiers to and from a French mountaintop plummeted 12 metres into a parking lot m high winds, injuring 36 people, police said. The most seriously injured were taken by helicopter to hospitals
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    Limit proportion of Malay pupils in each school, Muslim MPs urge ministry
    385 1 Limit proportion of Malay pupils in each school, Muslim MPs urge ministry MUSLIM MPs have asked the Ministry of Education to limit the intake of Malay children to 20 per cent or less of the total student population m each primary school. This is because statistics showthat Malays from schools
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    Lock icon Talks on better ties
    79 1 HANOI Recent talks m Vientiane between Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Liv Shuqing and his Laotian counterpart focused on normalising rela'ions between the two countries, the Vietnamese army newspaper reported yesterday. During the talks earlier this month, the two sides touched on measures to be taken to
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    Lock icon Smuggler executed
    57 1 BEIJING The leader of a Fujian-based smuggling ring which dealt m television sets, motorcycles and mushrooms, has been cxc cuted. China's official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday Dv Guozhen. 54. who was executed on Saturday, claimed he had "important connections' m Hongkong and Taiwan, who he said were
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    More births incentives: Details in next few months
    288 1 More births incentives: Details in next few months Spores problem more serious 4 The fact of the matter is that our problem is bigger than Europe's. The decline of Singapore's birth rate i& sharp, Europe's is gradual. Our population is small, while Europe's is large. The consequences of falling birth
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      30 1 I support kidney donation, says mufti: Page 9 Inside Summary 2 World News 3-5 Asean 6 Causeway 7 Comment/ Perspective 12,13 Letters 14 Times Dollar 15-18 Racing 19 Sports 25.21
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      10 1 Spore Muslims m the face of social changes: Page 9
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      Home
      277 2 MRT's country route THE WESTERN branch line of the Mass Rapid Transit system from Jurong to Bukit Panjang will traverse farmland and woodland much of the way, a feature which sets it apart from most of the MRT routes. The track tunnels through a hillock between Bukit Batok and
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      Comment
      285 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE Select Committee on the Copyright Bill completed an unenviable task last week: Releasing its report after hearing oat a host of people with competing interests, some diametrically opposed. Bat the committee perceived clearly its essential task: To strike a balance between the rights of
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      Around the world
      275 2 Airstrip for missiles? SOUTH AFRICA has decided to build an airstrip on Marion island m the Antarctic under a plan possibly designed to prepare the site for testing nuclear missiles, the Observer newspaper has said. The Sunday newspaper said that the proposed US$6 million (SSIS.I million) runway
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      Timesport
      309 2 Faces of the year TWO OF THE FACES *U: Women's squash m Singapore is Lim Seok Hui. Although Chia Chew Lan is a real workhorse, no one can deny that it was Seok Hui's return to the squad that enabled the Republic to proudly claim both the team and
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      Section Two
      421 2 Year of the 3 Cs 1986 WILL long be remembered m the scientific community as the year of the three Cs Challenger, Chernobyl and comets (Halley's and Wilson). These events produced a range of emotions from horror and dismay, anger and panic, to superstition and wonder around the
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      Timesdollar
      264 2 STOCK MARKET AMONG THE WORLD'S TOP PERFORMERS IT HAS BEEN a year of recovery for the Singapore stock market, with The Straits Times Industrial Index rising more than 45 per cent putting the Republic among the top performing markets m the world for 1986. As the year opened, the
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      Around Asean...and Across the Causeway
      198 2 Arms delivery foiled THAI AUTHORITIES said yesterday they had foiled a delivery of rifle cartridges, grenades and food intended for insurgents of the Communist Party of Malaya near the Thai-Malaysian border. In a telephone interview, officials m the border province of Yala said three men
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      Forum
      86 2 'BABY BUST' AND SINGAPORE THE PRINCIPAL Private Secretary to the First Deputy Prime Minister says the article "Baby bust" *(ST, Dec 22) may have given the false impression that the current problem of declining birth rates faced by Singapore is not unique as Europe is also facing it, and
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      Buyers' Guide
      208 2 Product Advertrcef Section/Page Bar*> Citibank 6 Bank Post Office Savings Bank Beauty Centre Wong Tattoo Beauty Centre I Boutique Chomel Cafe Hotel Equatorial Car Cycle Carriage Computer Epson Computer Contest Miss orient Cosmetics Dynasty Re|uvenation Centre Crcus Kien Seng Realty (Davey s) II Cultural Show National Theatre Trust
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      38 2 A nursery school with a difference If you've heard of the Montesson method of teaching, you'll probably want to enrol your child m it One such school is opening soon at classification 33 Classifieds: Pg 4, Section Two /—<
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  • around the WORLD
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      Lock icon Protests against Soviet invasion
      287 3 Kxiles bun, Gorbachev's effigy to mark anniversary ISLAMABAD Afghan exiles m Pakistan burned Soviet flags and an effigy of Kremlin leader Mikhail (lOrbachev during proltata marking the seventh anniversary of the Soviet mil>tary intervention m their homeland. In MOSCOW, the Soviet government newspaper 12--vestia defended the
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      Lock icon Seoul parties to drop hardline tactics
      279 3 Seoul parties to drop hardline tactics SEOUL SOUTH Korea's ruling and opposition parties have agreed to drop their hardline tactics over election reform and to seek compromise next year. The agreement was reached at a dinner on Friday attended by Mr Roh Tae-Woo, Chairman of the ruling Democratic Justice Party
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      Lock icon Home-brewed tonic 'cure for impotency'
      150 3 BEIJING Chinese doctor has cured over 90 fx-r cent of her male patients suffering from impotencv and infertility with a home-brewed herbal tonic, the New hina News \gencv, Xinhua, said yesterday. Mmtt IM4, I>r (hen umei ba.sed m Shenzhen m south (hina ha> treated Ml
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      Lock icon Tamils want 3,000 freed before talks can begin
      325 3 Tamils want 3,000 freed before talks can begin COLOMBO SRI LANKAN rebels said yesterday they had demanded the release of about 3.000 Tamils detained without trial as a precondition for direct negotiations to end their three-year-old separatist war. Mr Kanagaratnam alias Raheem, deputy leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil
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      Lock icon Four ministers quit in Goa over language riots
      202 3 Four ministers quit in Goa over language riots NEW DELHI FOUR ministers have resigned m the former Portuguese enclave of Goa to protest against the alleged "mishandling" of language riots which left eight people dead. Mr Luis Barboza, Mr Francisco Sardinha, Mr Harish Zantye and Mr Shaikh Haroon resigned, along
      AFP  -  202 words
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      More Japanese firms set to move abroad
      425 3  -  PETER HAZELHURST By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO An increasing number of Japan's leading electronics manufacturers will transfer production facilities overseas during the next three years to combat the high rate of the yen, the Electronic Industries Association of Japan announced yesterday. At the same
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      Lock icon Wage rises dip to a record low
      84 3 TOKYO Wage rises In private enterprises m Japan averaged a record low of 4.5 per cent this year, a government survey published yesterday shows. According to the Labour Ministry survey, the previous low of 4.6 per cent was In 1983. It said that
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      Lock icon S. Africa 'to build island airstrip to test N-missiles'
      315 4 S. Africa 'to build island airstrip to test N-missiles' LONDON South Africa has decided to build an airstrip on Marion island m the Antarctic under a plan possibly designed to prepare the site for testing nuclear missiles, the Observer newspaper has said. The Sunday newspaper said that the proposed US$6
      Reuter; AFP  -  315 words
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      Lock icon Vanunu pleads not guilty to spy charges
      253 4 JERUSALEM Nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu pleaded not guilty yesterday to treason and spy charges after being taken to a closed Israeli court under heavy guard and given no chance for further clandestine communication with journalists. The 31-year-old Vanunu was brought to a Jerusa-
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      Lock icon New York rally over killing of black
      155 4 New York rally over killing of black NEW YORK More than 1,200 mostly black demonstrators staged a mass rally and march on Saturday through a white neighbourhood where a black man was beaten and chased to his death by a white mob. Authorities said the demonstrators were guarded by about
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      Lock icon The man with 30,000 medals
      100 4 BOGOSAV Stankovir is a hotel clerk by trade and an "armchair sportsman" by hobby. For his passion for sports medals knows no bounds. It has at the moment stopped at 36,000 medals, all lovingly stored and polished and probably cram his cupboards too. His medals
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      Lock icon Protection for Israelis against gas attack
      102 4 Protection for Israelis against gas attack JERUSALEM Every Israeli family will be given the necessary protection against chemical weapons m time of war, the Armed Forces Civil Defence Chief, General Aharon Vardi, said on state radio on Saturday. He said the civil defence authorities were about to launch a national
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      Lock icon Pilot and co-pilot of hijack-crash plane alive
      225 4 Pilot and co-pilot of hijack-crash plane alive AMMAN The pilot and co-pilot of a hijacked Iraqi plane survived a grenade blast m the cockpit and a fiery crash m the Saudi Arabian desert that killed at least 62 people, one of the passengers and civil aviation sources said on Saturday.
      UPI; Reuter; AP  -  225 words
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      Lock icon Drive against Aids sparks off religious backlash
      396 4 Drive against Aids sparks off religious backlash LONDON A British government information campaign designed to stem the spread of the deadly acquired immune deficiency syndrome (Aids) virus has sparked off a religious backlash against homosexuality and sex outside marriage. Alarmed by official estimates that Aids could kill up to 40.000
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      Lock icon Christmas deliveries
      49 5 SITTING snugly and showing off their new outfits are four little models. The babies, born daring the Christinas period, model the latest range m large stockings and woolly hats the women's auxiliary, Lion's Gate Hospital m North Vancouver, make each year (or the new arrivals. AP picture.
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      Lock icon Strike forces Chirac to cancel visit to Tunisia
      314 5 Strike forces Chirac to cancel visit to Tunisia PARIS PRIME Minister Jacques Chirac has cancelled plans to visit Tunisia as the continuing French railway strike hardened after train drivers rejected a management condition that work should resume before negotiations can begin. Sources said Finance Minister Edouard Balladur. the government's principal
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      Lock icon Soviet workers to get pay rise
      323 5 Increases for 75 million will be tied to performance MOSCOW AN ESTIMATED 75 million Soviet workers will have their salaries increased an average 30 per cent after Jan 1 m a partial reform of the Soviet wage structure, the first such move m three
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      Lock icon Reagan: Good year despite Iran arms row
      286 5 WASHTNGTON President Ronald Reagan has said 1986 has been a very good year but acknowledged that the Iran arms crisis, the worst scandal to hit his administration, has been a disappointment. In his regular Saturday radio address, recorded before he left the White
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      Lock icon A magazine to read in the bathroom
      139 5 NKW YORK A new magazine is coming on the market, aimed at an audience so far ignored by the publishing world people who read m the hath mom. The Bathroom Journal. a digest-sized periodical is aimed at a voting, upscale readership, said its
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      6 3 XL rally condemns Soviet occupation: P.I
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      1118 5 FOR AN EVENING THAT YOU'LL REMEMBER THE WHOLE YEAR AFTER At The TRAP, we have a program worthy of the last night of the year Come and spend New Year's Eve at The TRAP and come for a once-a-year event. Pace: There will be no cover charge surcharge or first
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon Thais foil bid to send arms to border Reds
      527 6 Troops poised for anti-communist crackdown m Haadyai BANGKOK THAI authorities said yesterday they had foiled a delivery of rifle cartridges, grenades and food intended for insurgents of the Communist Party of Malaya near the Thai-Malaysian border. In a telephone interview, officials
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      Lock icon Aquino calls on Filipinos to help end corruption
      367 6 Aquino calls on Filipinos to help end corruption MANILA PRESIDENT Corazon Aquino said yesterday force was the "last resort" m ending the conflict with communist rebels and urged her countrymen to mend their ways and stamp out corruption. Mrs Aquino made her remarks to about 3,000 delegates attending a "Eucharistic
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      Two Singapore ministers end visit to Jakarta
      315 6  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA Two Singapore ministers, Dr Richard Hu and Dr Yeo Ning Hong, left for home yesterday after a three-day private golfing visit to renew acquaintances with their counterparts. They also met Indonesia's leading Economic Minister Prof Dr
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      Lock icon Rebels can use guns as security for loans
      107 6 MANILA Communist rebels hoping for a new life might start their own businesses by using their guns as collateral for bank loans, the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported. Under the scheme, apparently aimed at luring guerillas to the government fold following the
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      147 6 m n |SI Btk W Ml 'We've just raised the interest on Maxi-Save to 4%. /y ßut is Maxi-Save a savings account or a current account, people keep asking me. "Answer is, it's both. Linked up. "Maxi-Save means we transfer your money from your current account into your savings account
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Dr M lists terms for working with PAS
      447 7 Issues which divide Muslims must be resolved, he says KUALA LUMPUR Umno can work together with Parti Islam iPAS) if the opposition party resolves issues which have caused disunity among the Muslim community, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
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      Lock icon Samy Vellu returned unopposed as MIC chief
      340 7 Samy Vellu returned unopposed as MIC chief KUALA LL'MPL'R Datuk S. Samy Vellu was returned unopposfxl as the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) President for another three-year term, after nominations for the party's presidential election closed at noon here yesterday. Two prospective contenders who were expected to stand against him did
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      Lock icon 11 held in big KL anti-crime operation
      66 7 11 held in big KL anti-crime operation KUALA LUMPUR Police detained 11 people,including four illegal immigrants, m a massive crime prevention operation m the Jalan Masjid India area here yesterday. The illegal immigrants were from Indonesia, Burma, Thailand and India. The others included suspected drug addicts. About 300 people were
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      Lock icon 3 officials under probe
      50 7 3 officials under probe PENANG Three senior officiaU of the Penang Island Munifipal Council arc under investigation by the anti-cor-ruption agency regarding the alleged Msl million bribe scandal. The three officials are alieged to have received the money m connection with a sewerage treatment plant project m Batu Ferringhi. NST
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      Lock icon Sultan and Sultanah of Kedah pay Tunku a visit
      103 7 Sultan and Sultanah of Kedah pay Tunku a visit FORMER Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman welcoming the Sultan of Kedah, who visited him at his residence m Penang on Friday. The Sultan, who was accompanied by the Sultanah, spent about 30 minutes with the Tunku. The couple were each
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      Lock icon PBS-Gerakan talks not aimed at merger: Koding
      184 7 TAMPARULI Deputy Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Mark Koding said yesterday that discussions were under way to enhance co-operation between the Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and Gerakan. The discussions were solely to enhance co-opera-tion and were not aimed at a merger as reported, he
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      Lock icon Party leader: We can work and co-operate with Umno
      234 7 Party leader: We can work and co-operate with Umno KUALA LUMPUR Parti Islam vice-president Haji Nakhaie Ahmad has said his party could work and co-operate with Umno for the good of the Muslim community. "The possibility is there. If it does not come about during Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad's
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      Lock icon Rally condemns Soviet presence in Afghanistan
      174 7 KUALA LUMPUR A gathering was held here yesterday to protest against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Afghan Mujahideen Political Bureau deputy president Janbaz Sarfaraz was the main speaker at the rally at the Taman Selayang Community Hall. Organised by the Selayang Umno Division, it
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      Lock icon Perak may adopt caning
      54 7 IPOH Perak may become the second state after Kelantan to introduce caning for Muslims who commit religious crimes. State Executive Councillor m charge of religious affairs Mohamed Razian Haji Abdul Hamid said on Saturday the Perak Religious Affairs Department would table the proposal at the State
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      Lock icon Car decision
      26 7 KUALA LUMPUR The Foreign Ministry is studying the possibility of buying the national car, Proton Saga, for official use m its missions abroad. Bernama
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      563 7 The Professional Slimming Center helped Mr Chia achieve a lifetime's ambition: to be m great shape, and to lose a lot of weight. The scales speak for themselves. Mr Chia lost a remarkable 38.5 kg (from 1 23.5 kg to 85.0 kg); it's a great achievement and if he can
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  • HOME
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      Whizzing through countryside
      131 8 That's the scene for travellers on MRTs west line The western branch line of the Mass Rapid Transit system from Jurong tc Bukit Panjang will traverse farmland and woodland much of the way. a feature which sets it apart from most of the MRT routes. The track
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      Parted hillock to come together again
      224 8  - Parted hillock to come together again RAY DHALIWAL By THIS hillock m Bukit Batok has been taken apart but it will be put together again. The rounded top of the 25-metre-high mound making up about 5,000 truckloads of earth has been removed to make room for a 130-metre long MRT
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      Last crop on this vegetable farm
      194 8 THIS vegetable farm, a bit of rural Singapore, will soon make way for the Mass Rapid Transit system. Farmer Ho Lim Kwee is tending his last crop on his 3.2 ha farm off Chua Chu Kang Road. He expects to harvest it at the
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      Council plans to set up repair fund for flats
      383 8  - Council plans to set up repair fund for flats LOONG SWEE YIN By ANG Mo Kio residents may well lead the way m keeping housing estate maintenance costs to a minimum if a proposed plan works. The plan was suggested by the Ang Mo Kio West Town Council and call
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      Jit Koon on value of Chinese chess
      119 8 CHINESE chess can inspire players to think deeply and nurture their characters, Minister of State (Community Development) Ch'ng Jit Koon said on Friday. Opening a Chinese chess masters tournament at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he said: "We attach importance
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      800 provision shops set up buying agency
      376 9  -  TONG YOKE THO Firm aims to lower prices with bulk purchases By MORE than 800 provision shop owners have banded together to form a central buying agency. The shop owners are all members of the 1,300-mem-ber Singapore Provision Shop Friendly Association. Brainchild of
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      I support kidney donation, says mufti
      289 9 I support kidney donation, says mufti MUFTI Syed Tsa Semait, an authority on Islamic matters m Singapore, has reiterated his support of kidney donation m an emergency and believes that Muslims here are prepared to donate their kidneys to save lives. "It is required m Islam that a person who
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      Singapore Muslims in the face of social changes
      147 9 Singapore Muslims in the face of social changes SINGAPORE Muslims are, "one of the best groups of people" to help bridge the gap between Islamic tradi- tion and modern civilisation. Making the point yesterday, Mr Yatiman Yusof, Parliamentary Secretary (Foreign Affairs), said that rapid changes m society had led to
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      Fined $20,000 and jailed for 4-D offence
      181 9 Fined $20,000 and jailed for 4-D offence A COFFEESHOP assistant who helped run an illegal four-digit lottery was jailed for four months on Saturday. Teng Theng Kok, 30. was also fined $20,000, the minimum fine under the new anti-bookie laws which fame into effect m February this year. Teng. who
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      Tickets for extra trains available
      157 9 TICKETS are still avail able for the additional express train service to Kuala Lumpur which will leave at 10.45 pm on Jan 26. About 40 tickets for the extra train service spe dally arranged to meet the rush back to Malaysia for the Lunar New
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      Items donated to NUS in memory of Hon Sui Sen
      345 9 THE badge and star of The Order of Temasek (First Class), the highest of the 1984 National Day awards, which was received by the late Mr Hon Sui Sen posthumously, will be on show m a room set up m
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      'Russian row' now at High Street Centre
      492 10  -  K. F. TANG By THE Russian shopping front has moved from High Street to the High Street Centre m North Bridge Road. Concentrated on the second floor of the centre are 10 shops, many previously from High Street that catered especially to the
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      Harvard professor to take part in forum
      199 10 Harvard professor to take part in forum PROFESSOR Ezra Yogel, whose best-seller, Japan as Number One, became must-reading for politicians and senior civil servants here, is headed for Singapore again. He was m Singapore m July last year to give a lecture. This time, Prof Yogel, who is chair professor
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      What a way to play ping pong in the water
      217 10 IT LOOKED like easy picking when a hundred ping pong balls were let loose m the Police Academy swimming pool yesterday. Bat it turned oat otherwise. For the seven youths, staying afloat on robber tabes, legs dangling m the water,
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      Shops' anniversary dinner
      69 10 Shops' anniversary dinner THE Singapore Provision Shops Friendly Association will stage an exhibition on its activities at its new premises m Lorong 7, Geylang today. To celebrate the acquisition of new premises as well as its 12th anniversary, the association will also hold a dinner at the Westin Hotei tonight.
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      Man given discharge
      57 10 A MAN charged with wrongfully confining his wife m their Yishun flat on N'ov 28 was given a discharge amounting to an acquittal on Saturday The prosecution withdrew the case against Mr Yeo Yam Kuang. 23, who was accused of preventing his wife. Madam Lim Bee Lan.
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      Security guard fined $1,000 for corruption
      216 10 A SECURITY guard not only failed to report a bookmaker he had detained at the Singapore Turf Club, he took a $20 bribe to keep quiet and allowed the man to continue his illegal bookmaking Mohammed Akib bin Asekan. 23, was fined $1 ,000
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      11,000 reported missing over past five years
      483 11  -  YEO KIM SENG By Where are these people? Miss Sumarni hinti Jono, 22, a former clerk, left her home m Stirling Road for a job interview one day m November and has been miss- since Mr Leow Boon Seong, 26. an interior decoration
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      ROY keeping eye on private buses
      183 11 National Smoking Control Programme Don't f offer me (1 a cigarette I've quit! <g THE Registry of Vehicles will consider pushing for a ban on smoking m private buses if persuasion fails. The senior assistant registrar of vehicles, Mr Seek Hang Peng, said the
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      The day a radio show went for the lungs
      311 11  -  SHIRLEY TAN By ONE fills the stomach while the other fills the head. But fast-food chain Burger King and deejay Roger Kool went for the lungs as well last Saturday afternoon. On Saturday Spin the Burger King radio show on Radio
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      'Don't be biased against disabled'
      171 11 MR ZULKIFLI Mohammned. Political Secretary (Community Development), urged the public last night to dispel their prejudices against disabled people. Unless this was done, efforts to help the disabled lead a normal life will not succeed, he said. Mr Zulkifli was speaking at a charity dinner
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      Conman takes $10 deposit
      100 11 Conman takes $10 deposit A CLERK was cheated of $10 after he let a bogus contractor into his flat at Block 8, m Lorong 7, Toa Payoh on Wednesday. The conman. who gave his name as William, asked Mr Nan Chiang Teo, 53. if he wanted to change the wiring
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      Driver in crash suspected of drunk driving
      143 11 Driver in crash suspected of drunk driving POLICE arrested a pickup driver for suspected drunken driving after his vehicle was involved m an accident yesterday m which a motorcyclist and his pillion were seriously hurt. The pick-up was making a right turn from Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 into Bishan
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      Garden model wins top prize
      235 11 A RECENT visit to the Japanese Garden helped Eugene Tan, 10, win the top prize m a toy brickbuilding contest yesterday. His model of the garden, featuring among other things a pagoda, two kimo-no-clad women, and a Japanese lantern, was judged the best among those
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      612 10 The Manhattan Grill The Alcove Lounge Cafe Carousel A sparkling glass oi Paul Masson Down at the heady Alcove Lounge, At the bright and cheery Cafe Carouchampagne. It's complimentary to get Neu Faces and Orchard Boulevard sel it's a hearty offering you m the mood A delectable dinner play lively
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  • COMMENT/Perspective
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      The Straits Times MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1986 A skilful balancing act
      592 12 The Straits Times MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1986 A skilful balancing act THE Select Committee on the Copyright Bill deserved the Christmas break last week when it completed an unenviable task releasing its report after hearing out a host of people with competing interests, some diametrically opposed The committee heard not
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      The students who went over the top in China
      864 12  -  JOHN GITTINGS What they have learned from their history books By THE students of Shanghai who climbed over their college walls to get out on the streets and demonstrate may have had a variety of motives, from the desire for democracy
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        All sides need to stand back and take another look
        685 12 i^^^^^^E^Eßß Editorial headlined, Shrillness of the self-righteous, published m the SundayStar, on Dec 21. IT HAS been quite some time since Malaysia proudly declared itself a modern democratic state and threw off its feudalistic trappings. It has since i>een m
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        Bank Negara steps up efforts
        270 12 New Strai ts Times Editorial headlined, Wise move by Bank Negara, published m the New Straits Times on Dec 25. TWENTY-FOUR depos-it-taking co-operatives have been under a cloud ever since Bank Negara froze their activities. Thousands of depositors are m an quandary over their savings.
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      Lock icon Burakumin: Japan's 'invisible minority'
      668 12  - Burakumin: Japan's 'invisible minority' MARIE OKABE By TOKYO Goro Shikomoto is no stranger to racism. Growing up m the port city of Nagasaki m southern Japan, he and his schoolmates found it easy to make fun of local Chinese and Koreans. It wasn't until he was m his early 20s
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      Frugality hampering growth in Europe
      1713 13  -  PHILIP REVZIN THOMAS F. O'BOYLE Attitude could present a big problem for the US By and wnting for Wall Street Journal BONN Valentin Alexandru needs a new car The interpreter's rusty 1971 Volkswagen Beetle recently failed a federal car inspection, so he can't drive it.
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      Lock icon Moscow's famous dissident
      728 13 NEW YORK Man m the news PHYSICIST and Nobel Laureate Andrei D. Sakharov was a member of the Soviet Union's scientific elite before becoming the country's most famous dissident. Sakharov's views changed dramatically from the late 1940s when he helped develop the first Soviet hydrogen bomb to
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      Our problem bigger than Europe's
      256 14 On declining birth rates I REFER to the article "Baby bust" (ST, Dec 22). The article may have given the false impression that the current problem of declining birth rates faced by Singapore is not unique as Europe is also facing it, and therefore is
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      Service extended, feeder introduced
      488 14 SBS on Bishan bus services WE refer to the letters "Extend only service m estate" and "Buses do not go into Bishan new town", commenting on the bus service m the new town and on the need to extend Service 56 into Bishan Streets 11 and
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      Women of Singapore, rub off the dependency slumber
      349 14 THE Prime Minister has a point when expressing concern that a substantial proportion of graduate women remain unmarried. Bringing up a family is an exciting and deeply satisfying human experience and it is unhealthy that any group should be deprived, especially a
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        Which other system has accomplished as much as that here?
        530 14 I AM always amazed when I hear talks by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, like the one recently shown on Channel 5. The brilliance and honesty of this man is an inspiration. I have been fortunate enough to have visited
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        Shopper says part of a new belt fell off
        348 14 THIS letter is aimed at warning shoppers to be more careful when buying costume jewellery and accessories. On the evening of Dec 16, I bought a chain waist belt for $15 from a shop m a shopping centre. When I was
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        Complain to the various bodies
        230 14 Complain to the various bodies I REFER to the letter "Control needed for medicine charges" by "Sick" (ST, Dec 10). Members of the public can refer matters pertaining to professional misconduct and practices by doctors to the Singapore Medical Council, and matters pertaining to overcharging to the attention of the
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      460 14 "A practical and comprehensive guide to home safety for the timily." HOW TO PREVENT HOME ACCIDENTS, written by Professor Chao Tzee Cheng, is a practical and comprehensive guide to home safety for the family. Professor Chao has collected and analysed cases of home accidents that occurred m the past fifteen
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
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      A year of recovery for S'pore stock market
      637 15 One of the top performers m the world with index up 45 9? ANTHONY HOE reviews the year on the stock market IT has been a year of recovery for the Singapore stock market, with The Straits Times Industrial Index rising more
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      New contender for Orchard Square
      575 15 A NEW contender for Or- hard Square, the prime piece of land between the Mandarin Hotel and Wisma Atria m Orchard Road. has emerged. Talks have been going on for some months and are now said to have reached an advanced and sensitive' stage between
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        240 15 Jan 2 Part-time university lecturer, Mr David Laurence Fahy. will begin i st>s.si m ourse to help you improve your persuasive argument skills by looking at the basics and techniques of effective persuasion. The 'Persuasion through Effective Argument" workshops will be held at the Institute of Education every
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        Appointments
        271 15 To a businessman, everything is for sale if the price is right. Datuk Wong Kee Tat, managing director of property company Sri m Hartamas Corporation. Pan Pacific Singapore has appointed Mr Roger Martin director of food and beverage and Mr Omar Boujlld food and btncr.isje manager M: Marten has
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      Trustee stocks lead recovery
      352 15 Trustee stocks lead recovery TRUSTEE stocks have led the market's recovery. After the poor start to the year, most of them improved sharply during the rally m May and June following the launch of the CPF Approved Investments Scheme and some have made further gains since. The year's star has
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      Year's worst performers
      178 15 THE worst performers have been, of course, those companies which have been liquidated or been put into receivership. These include Wannian Holdings and Promet Bhd. Apart from these unfortunates, quite a number of stocks, especially Malaysian counters, have done poorly this year while most others have done
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      Loans scandal rocked market
      245 15 The worst day THE market was rocked on Nov 21 following news that National Bank of Brunei chairman Khoo Ban Hock, eldest son of tycoon Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat, had been arrested and the Brunei Finance Ministry had taken control of the bank and its
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      When prices hit the peak
      174 15 The best day THE Singapore stock market's best day this year was Oct 9, when prices reached a two-year peak on heavy volume and The Straits Times Industrial Index chalked up a record one-day gain of 35.94 points. Huge gains were made that day by
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    • Company news The week that was
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        Final Results
        28 16 Gross Group net Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Faber Merlin Ms 42 994 L ($10.572 L) Jun 86 Peak Hua M58.876L (51.498 L) Dec 85
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        Preliminary figures
        24 16 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) C C 0.9 (5) $17,407 L ($5,071) Sep 86 M53.988L ($1,884) Aug 86
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        interim results
        27 16 interim Group pre-tax Half-year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) I Gula Perak M57.876L ($5.914 L) Sep 86 Utd Malacca 5(5) M 52.003 ($2,951) Oct 86
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        Corporate News
        360 16 THE Kuaia Lumpur Stock Exchange has asked the authorities to defer the implementation of a new share transfer form. Form 32A Amcol Electrical Industries disclosed that Hongkong-based Amcol Cosmos Ltd has ceased to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. Chuan Hup Marine Ltd will be known as
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      INDICES
      50 16 pi 1 1 1 1 i i i I Financial Times Industrials Friday Closed (1302.20) Dow Jones Industrials r^~ Friday 1930.40 (1926 88) 1 Nftkei Stock Average Saturday *****.30 (*****.65) (Fipjres m brackets refer to those 1 ot the previous tradin( day) —iiiiii i i i i i I
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      Lock icon Sydney
      146 16 SYDNEY Takeover plays, higher oil prices and the prospect of lower interest rates boosted sentiment on Australian share markets during the two-and-a-half days of trading last week. Key market indices closed a few points off their all-time highs as investors took profits ahead of the Christmas break after three
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      New York
      229 16 i Dec X USJ Ch*i f e Alcoa 33-. Alfced S^ 41 +>* AftxM Inc 12^ unch Am Corp 54* Art 25* Pethtehem Sri 6 1 -Vfc Bo«ing Co S3 1 +Vk Birrouohs Cp 83^» Cat«p*x Co 40* ChoM Monhm 37Vi +H Chr^tef Cp 38^. Citicorp 53H -v»
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      Tokyo
      339 16 Ten Ctunje A|inofnolo 1990 unch Ako. 365 4 Amoda 940 unch Awti, Chwn 796 -4 Aiohi Glou 1440 +10 Sank of Tokyo 935 -13 Bnda/nton* 725 -2 Canon 1010 30 Como 1450 +30 Omen 475 -40 Daw 1270 10 Do. ichi Kongro 1880 +50 DN.aponPnnt 1950 30 0 Nippon
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    • Overseas markets' weekly round-up
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        428 16 Share prices decline on tax-law selling NEW YORK Most stock prices retreated last week m four sessions of trading dominated by tax-law selling and other end-of-quar-ter portfolio adjustments. The quietest session of the year concluded the week's trading as investors stretched the Thursday Christmas holiday into a four-day
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        337 16 TOKYO Share prices fell on the Tokyo stock market last week, ending the trading year with the first weekly loss m nine weeks and dashing hopes of a new record high on the Nikkei Stock Average before year-end. The closely-watched 225-blue-chip Nikkei Stock Average, a 99.39-yen winner the previous
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        Lock icon London
        122 16 LONDON Share prices were higher over the three-day Christmas week amid speculation about a consumer-led pre-election boom next year. The Financial Times Share Price Index of 30 leading British companies closed 29.1 points higher over the week, which ended on Wednesday. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is tipped to call
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        Lock icon Hongkong
        181 16 HONGKONG Hongkong stook prices gained more than 4 per cent m value iast week a* unexpected pre-hoiida> buying pushed the market's leading Indicator beyond the 2^H-polnt barrier for the first time. The Hang Seng Index finished the holidayshortened two-and-a-half-day trading week at 2,523.J2, up 111.71 pointe from the previous
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      How your stocks performed
      3171 16 M shares quoted have a par value of $1, unless otherwise specified Adjusted for scrip/ riftits N Tai-eiempted dividend ABN rs traded m lots of 10 shares each, with the once quoted m dolars. Trustee stocks under CPf Approved Investment Scheme 1956 Last Yield Net Vol
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    • Commodities, Finance
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        Bank rates
        342 17 OCBC OUB UOB DBS OfPOSIT RAITS Savings daily 3 3'» 2.> 3 Monthly 3 Autosave 3 V% Fixed deposit 1 month 2 l 4 V/k 2*4 2U{\) 2 months 2 4 1 3 months 2<4 2- X*K 2' 4 2V 4 (1) 6 months 3 3 2 1
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        Banks' PLRs
        549 17 BANKS' prime lending Fu|i Bank 6', rates at the close of busi- S£ nI S vl ness on Friday, Dec 26. S^Ba? S« Habib Bank 7V« Bank PLR Hokkaido Takushoku 6 ;I 4 Hongkong Shanghai 6. Algemene Bank 6 4 Indian Bank 7 American Express Indian Overseas Am'
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        GOLD ACCOUNT
        25 17 Buying Selling Highest— Lowest Highest— Lowest Ss/gm Ss/gm Bank of China 27.72—27.34 27.84-27.46 OUB 27 72 27 44 27.87—27.59 UOB 27.73 27.51 27.88-27.66
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        Gold market
        17 17 GOLD US$/oz Sat Fri Hongkong 392 50-393 25 Closed Fri Thurs New York Closed 390.00-390.50
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        Rubber
        32 17 Closing prices r.UBBER Spore XL cents cents S/kilo M/kilo Dec 22 182.75 220.00 Dec 23 182 50 220 00 Dec 24 Unav Unav Dec 25 Closed Closed Dec 26 Closed Closed
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        Tin
        30 17 Closing Turnover TIN prices Tonnes Cents (M) kilo Dec 22 1663 72 Dec 23 16.79 51 Dec 24 16 77 122 Dec 25 Closed Closed Dec 26 16.77 100
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        165 17 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4432—1.4471 7.05—6.85 Canadian dollar 1.5833—1.5875 6.38—6.27 NZ dollar 1 1438—1.1477 8.88—8.62 Sterling pound 3 1857 3.1915 3.16—3.11 US dollar 2.1850—2.1860 4.60—4.56 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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        Asian $ rates
        218 17 Asian rates ASIAN currency average deposit rates for the week ended Dec 26. BID PRICES USS High Low 7 days l2'/i 7 3/16 1 month 8 9/16 7 9/16 2 months JVt 6 11/16 3 months 6 3 < 6 7/16 6 months 6' 2 6' 4 9 months 6
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        87 17 LONDON Rubber suffered from oversupply and stagnant demand. London physical values hit their lowest since 1978 m April as the International Natural Rubber Agreement's (Inra) indicator price dropped below the 171 Malaysian cents/kilo "may buy" level with no sign of buffer stock purchases. Autumn industry buying, adverse weather conditions
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        Lock icon Tin
        151 17 TIN, the "bete noire" of many metal-broking firms which were involved m contracts with the International Tin Council (ITC), was finally removed from the London Metal Exchange on March 12 when all outstanding contracts were settled at a "ringout" price of £6,250 a tonne, nearly £3,000 below the original
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        Lock icon Silver
        89 17 SILVER'S poor fundamental position of oversupply meant that values eased by around 30 per cent from three-month highs at the beginning of the year to four-year lows m May before fluctuating quietly thereafter. An autumn advance m line with gold, aided by a fall m LME stocks to their
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        Lock icon Copper
        72 17 COPPER opened at the year's highs and failed to regain those levels due to plentiful supply and rising stocks, which pushed the market down 15 per cent to its lowest since late 1982 m August despite disruptions to output m Peru, North America and Zambia. Autumn industry buying and
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        Lock icon Aluminium
        85 17 ALUMINIUM'S encouraging first-half performance on fears of major disruption to the North American industry during the negotiation of new three-year labour contracts was wiped out m July when several agreements were reached. The prospect of a large addition to world stocks af- ter a rundown m 1986 prevented any
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      Container schedules
      408 17 Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo Delivery of FCL import containers LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arc Cargo Time Block Louis Ms (8702) 29/12(2330) F2 1430 1530/*****430 A 1 B 1 *****330 Fl E Gather (012RE) 31/12 (0700) F5A 0900 1100 L3 E Guard (01 7RW)
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      Ships in port
      248 17 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Gen Zeki Dogan Kl6 aside 29/12 Toa Ace K2O aside 29/12 Bmtang Belait K24E 29/12 30/12 Cotnan Kl5 29/12 31/12 Equator 4 K23 29/12 30/12 Kirn Soon Li K22 29/12 30/12 Lily Star KO9 29/12 30/12 Qmghecheng K29 29,12 05/01 Smhan
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      Lock icon Idris eyes a bigger stake in Selprop
      542 18 KUALA LUMPUR Idris Hydraulic (Malaysia) is eyeing a bigger stake m Selangor Properties m a strategic move to become partners m one of the largest property development schemes m Malaysia. It also intends to float its finance arm, Kewangan Usaha Bersatu Bhd (KUBB),
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      Metal Box to buy Puvaria factory
      116 18 Metal Box to buy Puvaria factory METAL Box Singapore Pte Ltd's wholly-owned subsidiary MBS Paper Packaging Pte Ltd has agreed to buy a factory on Jurong Town Corporation leasehold land and plant and equipment for $16.7 million from the receivers and managers of Puvaria Packaging Industries Pte Ltd. MBS Paper
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      Oldtimers that are still worth keeping
      343 18 Vintage watches are valuable and m vogue IF YOU see a vintage working wrist-watch m your travels, it might be worth thinking seriously about buying it if you can afford it. They are valuable and m vogue. More people are buying them as fashion
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      Your money
      473 18  -  BERTHA HENSON By The growing demand for these watches for keepsakes, investment or fashion by watch houses, collectors and fashionable circles m the world has pushed up prices at a rate faster than those of the older pocket watches which are classified as antique, rather than vintage. Wrist-watches
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      MBf's Datuk Loy files his defence
      506 18 MBf 's Datuk Loy files his defence KUALA LUMPUR MBf HOLDINGS managing director Datuk Loy Hean Heong has filed his defence against former MBf Finance director Michael Tan Yeow Khoon's M 56.39 million suit against him and two of his personal companies. He is also claiming a refund of M
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      Jack Chia's books division boosts profits
      246 18 PROFITS at Jack Chia Enterprises (Malaysia) Bhd appear to be on the uptrend again, thanks to a reversal m the fortunes of its books and publications division. The group announced a 26 per cent jump m attributable profit to M 5574,000 for the six
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        Jack Chia
        45 18 MR Jack Chia, chairman of the Jack Chia group, has reduced his stake m Haw Par Brothers International Ltd to 13.37 per cent from 14 per cent. Haw Par said Mr Chia had sold another 943,000 shares, leaving him with about 19.92 million.
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        United Malacca
        29 18 UNITED Malacca Rubber Estates Bhd has recorded a 32 per cent fall m group pre-tax profit for the six months ended Oct 31 to Ms 2 million.
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        Malaysian Assurance Alliance
        45 18 MALAYSIAN Assurance Alliance Bhd shareholders have approved the increase m the company's authorised share capital to MSIOO million from Mslo million. They have also approved the rights issue of 18 million new ordinary shares of MSI each at M 51.20 a share.
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      Shangri-La to take stake in Korean firm
      197 18 SHANGRI-LA Hotel, the flagship of Kuok (Singapore) Ltd, will take a 10 per cent stake, worth US$9.6 million (Ss2l million), m a Korean company established to build a deluxe international hotel m Seoul. Shangri-La has announced it will invest m Korean-registered Yoo Jin
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      21 17 The above annual reports replace the usual weekly reports. The usual weekly gold and financial futures report was not available yesterday.
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      358 18 When you first handle a Patek Philippe, you become aware that this watch has the presence of an object of rare perfection. We know the feeling well. We experience it every time a Patek Philippe leaves the hands of our craftsmen. You can call it pride. For us it lasts
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      Top run by Triton
      343 19 Outsider of Teh quartet wins main race By OUR RACING TEAM FIRST: *****4 SECOND: *****8 THIRD: *****3 STARTERS: *****8, *****3, *****5, *****2, *****5, *****1, *****7, *****5, *****9, *****2, *****0, *****0. CONSOLATIONS: *****5, *****8, *****5, *****6, *****9, *****8, *****9, *****5, *****1, *****9. PENANG Triton, the least backed
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      Astrid Park leaves 'em in a flap
      145 19 PENANG Race 4 winner Astrid Park was the centre of stewards' attention before, during and after yesterday's event. Jockey R. Rajoo, barred from riding Astrid Park m May, was fined $400 for giving misleading statements to secure permission to ride the New Zea-land-bred
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      The Shoe's best year
      97 19 LOS ANGELES Jockey Willie Shoemaker surpassed US$7 million (about SJI4 7 million) m annual earnings for the first time m his 38-year career when he rode General At War to victory m the sixth race at Santa Anita on Saturday. The 55-year-old jockey raised his earnings
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      Like Mummy pays $596
      2558 19 RACE 1 CLASS 4 DIV 7 l,2t»m Speed Hunt Stable's 3 Sprtni Hunt *5 5 (108-26) SubUn (11) 4 2 1 :< rown O>aiw*l S4 14-5 > HH Chan (2) 1 1 2 CrtMil^'s Pet 34 5 (13-5) Scow (6) 3 4 3 Man (M Mars
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      Sestich in hot water again
      321 19 PERTH JOCKEY Mark Sestich returned from suspension on Saturday only to land m further hot water and jeopardise his chances of riding favourite Fair Sir m the A5250,000 (about *****.000) Railway Stakes at Ascot on Thursday. Sestich won the Daily News Welter on the Laurie
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  • OBITUARIES
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      181 Deaths 181 Deaths
      380 19 181 Deaths 181 Deaths MR GOH KHOON HONG AGE 80 YEARS passed away peacefully on 27.12.86 leaving behind beloved: WIFE: MDM TAY SAI HONG Sons Daughters-in-law Swee Leng Chow Chew Ping Siew Guan Tang Yeok Wan Swee Chen, Francis Mona Lee Swee Mlang Lee Foong Peng. Maureen Swee Yeow Ng
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      184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam
      187 19 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam f IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF D.T. ASSOMULL PJ.G. I BHOG CEREMONY on Monday 29 DecemI be 1986 (today) at spm at 144 Holland I Road, #12-146. Holland Court, Singapore I yioi'7. I !n Loving Memory of Tervi Yu Koon Departed 29 12.8S Your
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      Some shattering answers
      234 20  - Some shattering answers PETER SIOW SHOOTING ...By SINGAPORE'S shooters, fresh from their two-^old triumph m the trap event In the Bangkok South-east Asia Games m 1985, were expected to be the rising stars m MM. Most observers of the sport could see them reaching their Everest In the Asian (James
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      947 20  - Some searching questions TAY CHENG KHOON SQUASH ...By m^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THOUSANDS have been spent the past few years m various search-and-train schemes to churn out promising material. But coaches of the (now) Yeo's-Ascot Training Scheme and the Pepsi Grassroot Scheme which were discontinued only this year should ask themselves how many
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    • ON THE TENNIS SCENE
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        408 21 Cash forces Swede surrender Victory rounds off year of great returns MELBOURNE PAT CASH capped a brilliant Davis Cup final display to carry Australia to a 3-2 win over defending champions Sweden with what he termed the gutsiest performance of his career. Cash, who had a hand m all three
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        Lock icon Easy for top seed Sanchez
        115 21 MIAMI BEACH (Florida) Top seed Javier Sanchez, of Spain, beat Byron Black, of Zimbabwe, 6-2, 7-5 m the Boys' 18 quar-ter-finals of the Orange Bowl international junior championships here on Saturday. Other selected quarter-fi-nal results: Rudiger Haas (WG) bt Omar Camporese (Ita) 6-1, 6-3; Murphy
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        Lock icon England rush to the Ashes
        414 21 England rush to the Ashes \ustralia Ist Inns 111 rn<!and Ist Inns >H Australia Jnd Inns l» B«M»n o Gatting b Small 8 6. Marsh run out 60 D. Jmms c Gatting b DeFreitas 21 A. Border c Emburey b Small 34 S. Waagh b Edmonds 49 Matthews b Emburey
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        Lock icon Bad light no help to India
        121 21 NAGPUR India had crawled to 54-1 m reply to Sri Lanka's modest 204 when bad light stopped play 25 minutes before the close on the second day of the rain-hit Second Test. Opener Raman Lamba and Mohinder Amarnath were not out on 19 and
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        Lock icon Rebels in command
        54 21 JOHANNESBURG The Australian rebels were left needing 295 runs to win the first unofficial Test against South Africa after the home side slumped to 182 all-out m their second innings on the third day of the five-day match here on Saturday. Brief scores: South Africa 254 and
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      Smooth sailing for NZ
      214 21 FREMANTLE Stars and Stripes and New Zealand drew first blood m the semi-finals of the America's Cup Louis Vuitton Challenger Series here yesterday. Stars and Stripes, skippered by Dennis Conner, beat his arch-rival Tom Blackaller's USA by 10 seconds m a dramatic last-leg turnaround, while New
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      Donovan's triumph
      301 21 SPORT IN SHORT FRANCE Ireland's Paul Donovan clocked 19min 28.875 ec to win the annual 6.9-kilometre Corrida cross-country race at Issy les Moulineaux on Saturday. BADMINTON Malaysia's Chong VVeng Kai beat team-mate Wong Tat Meng 15-8, 15-8 m the men's singles final of the Penang Marlboro Open championships.
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      Captain Robson is back on United casualty list
      556 21 BRITISH SOCCER LONDON Bryan Robson, the inspiration behind Manchester United 's stunning victory at Liverpool on Friday, was back m the treatment room again less than 24 hours later, victim of yet another injury m his seemingly-jinxed career. This time the hamstring
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      RESULTS AND TABLES
      1322 21 DIVISION ONE Arsenal 1 Southampton 0, Chelsea 4 Aston Villa 1, Coventry 4 Tottenham 3, Manchester United 0 Norwich 1, Oxford 0 Queens Park Rangers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0 Liverpool 1, Watford 1 Newcastle 0. West Ham 2 Wimbledon 3. DIVISION TWO Brighton 1 Reading 1. Derby
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      Kai Kok shows the way
      233 21 LOCAL SPORT IN SHORT NATIONAL table tennis coach Tan Kai Kok carved out a stylish 21-19. 21-14, 21-9 win over national player Loy Soo Han m the national senior men's championships at Toa Payoh yesterday. Other selected results Loh Shiew Kwan bt Goh Yong Koon
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      35 21 ■■■■■HHHHII SOCCER National Un-der-19 tournament: Farrer Park Utd v Farrer Park Dyj namos (Toa Payoh AC. Bpm). TABLE TENNIS Natlon- al Senior Individual Champi- onshlps (Toa Payoh, 8.30pm). YACHTING SYA OptiI mist Championships (Changi, 11am).
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    Lock icon China press calls on students to return to classes
    401 22 BEIJING In a bid to end a month of student demonstrations calling for democracy, the official press yesterday told students to return to class, reminding them that China's future progress depends on the diligence of its students. Editorials carried on the
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    Vital to seek solutions to old age problems now: B-G Lee
    302 22 ACT now to find solutions to the old age problems that would beset Singapore m a generation's time, Brig-Gen (Res) Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. It would make the problem more bearable when the time comes. He made the
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    Sakharov gets nod for live address to US
    134 22 MOSCOW The Soviet Union has allowed Andrei Sakharov to speak live to t^e American public from state television studios m Moscow m a step welcomed by the dissident scientist as a test of the Kremlin's openness policy. US television teams which arranged
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    Japanese firms need 4,000 more workers
    483 22 Singaporeans still fight shy of shift work, survey shows JAPANESE manufacturers m Singapore urgently need another 4,000 people, mostly production operators, over the next six months, a recent survey by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry shows. The extra staff is to cope
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    Lock icon Aquino is Time's Woman of the Year
    301 22 NEW YORK Philippine President Corazon Aquino has been named Woman of the Year by Time magazine for what the publication termed determination and courage m leading her country back to democracy. Time said Mrs Aquino, 53, who took office last February when Ferdinand
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    Lock icon Three killed
    49 22 BEIRUT Three people were killed and at least 34 wounded m the shelling of Palestinian camps and surrounding Shi'ite districts m Beirut on Saturday, bringing the death toll m the three-month "war of the camps" to an estimated 482, Lebanese radio and Palestinian sources said yesterday. AFP
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    Home-made bomb defused in Jakarta shopping complex
    199 22  -  Yang Razal i Kassim By Jakarta Corespondent JAKARTA An attempt to sabotage a shopping complex m south Jakarta with a crude home-made explosive device has been foiled amid rumours of similar attempts at two other commercial centres m other parts of the city.
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      9 22 Aquino calls on Filipinos to help end corruption: Page
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      196 22 Weather > UP TO 1 p.m. Showers over a few areas from around midday. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 30 max., 23 mm SUNSET today: 7 08 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.06 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide C London 710 C Cloudy Amsterdam 16 C Clear Los Angeles 9 21
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      11 1 THE STRAITS TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1986 1 The Straits Times
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    • Section Two
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        Push towards high-tec
        920 1 Challenger. Chernobyl, comets, computers, conferences and childless couples marked the year 1986 m science and technology, both on the local and international scene, writes NANCY KOH. Push towards high-tech (from Page One) COMPUTERS, conferences and childless couples continued to hold the attention of the scientific community m
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        Some tragedies and triumphs that stunned the world
        649 1 1986 will long be remembered m the scientific community as the year of the three C's Challenger, Chernobyl and comets (Halley's and Wilson). These events drew a gamut of emotions ranging from horror and dismay, anger and panic, to superstition and wonder
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    • Science
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        Lock icon A fertile ground in space
        436 2 Why not grow crystals and other materials m the weightlessness of space? an astronaut suggests. GROWING crystals and other kinds of materials processing m space promise to revolutionise high-tech applications for those with the vision to invest m basic research, a veteran shuttle astronaut says.
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        Lock icon The Voyager's roundthe-world trip: An epic flight but...
        464 2 The Voyager's round-the-world trip: An epic flight but... Was it science or adventure? Aeronautics experts quibble over the Voyager's feat. SOME say the technology is old, that flying around rhe world without refuelling is not a breakthrough, but most agree that the epic flight of the Voyager is a great
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      • Science Briefs
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          Lock icon Not Alzheimer's
          135 2 OVER-MEDICATION of the elderly can result m dementia that closely resembles Alzheimer's Disease, leading to incorrect diagnosis of the frightening brain disorder, a neurologist reports. Dr John Morris, assistant professor of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine m St Louis, said Alzheimer's has received so much publicity
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          Lock icon Arctic pollution
          70 2 ARCTIC air is sometimes heavily polluted, apparently from power plants and industrial complexes m Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and researchers say the pollution may be affecting the arctic climate. Mr Russell Schnell, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said the polluted arctic air contains large amounts of
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          Lock icon Eyeing the op
          64 2 RELATIVES of people undergoing eye surgery at a private Bronx medical centre can watch the operation live on closed circuit television. Dr Jerome Levy, a founder of New York Eye, said the two TV cameras m the operating room helps to lessen the anxiety of family members.
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        Lock icon How Taiwanese natives marry
        1080 3 Traditional wedding customs and ceremonies among Taiwan's indigenous folk are both varied and interesting. But the trend today seems to be Western-style weddings. And while the marriage usually involves a couple from the same tribes, some natives are now leaving the mountainous areas to marry the
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        304 3 *.%L%.3ti& THIS programme is compiled by Rediffusion and broadcast daily in Teochew, Hokkien and Cantonese. The broadcast times over SBC's Radio Four are 9 pm in Teocheu and 10.45 pm in Hokkien on Mondays, 9 pm in Cantonese and 9.45 pm in Teochew on Tuesdays, 9.45 pm
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        Japanese renew interest in Chinese herbal cures
        668 3  -  MUNETETSU TEI By Director, Oriental Medicine Research Centre The Kitasato Institute JAPANESE doctors are showing renewed interest m Chinese herbal medicine, which was dominant there for 1,000 years, until they were mainly supplanted by Western drugs m the 19th century. Recent research shows
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        943 4  -  SUJIAH SALLEH By CALENDARS tell dates. Plus, perhaps, they make nice wall hangings or desk decorations. To many, the second function is more important. "Calendars should have more meaning than just telling dates which can be found m many other forms. They are
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        Kalendar punya erti lebih luas daripada hanya tunjukkan tarikh
        616 4 KALENDAR memanglah untuk menunjukkan tarikh. Tetapi di samping itu ia juga menjadi hiasan dinding dan tembok sen a meja. Bagi se-tengah-setengah orang kegunaan kalendar itu lebih penting sebagai bahan hiasan daripada ponunjuk tarikh. "Kalendar sepatutnyalah mempunyai erti yang lebih besar daripada
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        610 6 71 Situations Vacant: Sales WALK-IN INTERVIEW We are the Distributor for COMPAQ Computer* In Malaysia Singapore." In line with our expansion program, we are Inviting young, aggressive dynamic Singaporeans to join our winning team: Must possess a Degree ml Computer Science orTJ Electronic Engineering 1 I year sales experience a
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        631 7 7 1 Situations Vacant: Sales SALES EXECUTIVE (male) GCE '0' LEVEL ABOVE 1 YEAR'S EXPERIENCE IN COMPUTER, PRINTER PERIPHERALS 2) SALES EXECUTIVE (MALE) GCE -O" LEVEL ABOVE 1 YEAR'S EXPERIENCE IN COMPUTER PERIPHERALS WITH KNOWLEDGE ON SOFTWARE PACKAGES AND APPLICATIONS 3) SALES EXECUTIVE (MALE) GCE 'O 1 LEVEL ABOVE TECHNICAL
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        485 7 71 Situations Vacant: Sales ■SUCCESS or FAILURE YOU' The above is a matter of choice and we. at BREAKTHROUGH AGENCY representing A.I.A CO. LTD would like to share our choice with you THE CHOICE OF SUCCESS IN THE LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS. If you're the type that's goal orientated and always
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        529 7 71 Situations Vacant: Sales -OUTDOOR SALES REPRESENTATIVES (MALE A FEMALE) c Age below 30 c Sales Technical Training provided c Salary I attractive incentives Apply personally: High Street Centre #01-49 to 52 Today ft Tommorow 11am to 3pm Tel: *****72. OUTDOOR SALES EXECUTIVES (MALE/ FEMALE) a Speaks fluent English, c
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        669 7 71 Situations Vacant Sales The most highly motivated and best paid sale* people are m the Life Insurance business. We are looking for ambitious people who want to build a career In Life Insurance Sales. If you are selected, we will give you comprehensive training and all support necessary to
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        741 7 71 Situations Vacant: Sales SALESGIRL WANTED BY electronIca shop m Sim Lim Tower No experience required. Age 18 -28 yrs. Working hrs 10.30a m -6.30 p.m. Salary: $450 Call personally at: »02-32, Sim Llm Twr SALES PROMOTERS REQUIRED by established co. Sec. education. Good remuneration. Interested pis come personally to:
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        658 7 72 Situations Vacant: Technical 72 Situations Vacant: Technical The MRT Corporation invites applications for the post of: TRAIN OPERATORS Gross Salary Range $458 $770 per month Functions Train operators will drive passenger and engineers' trains. He has to ensure the safety of passengers and the smooth running of trains as
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        383 7 72 Situations Vacant: Technical We are looking for a I HPIHHLviinHB The incumbent should I possess ITC m I Mechanical Engineering Mm 2 3 years' experience m plastic 1 injection Knowledge of I handling all the QC I equipment is essential. I Ability to read and underI stand technical drawings
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        560 7 72 Situations Vacant: Technical 72 Situations Vacant Technical 1 NMB H SINGAPORE LIMITED zz== We are a large multi-national company engaged z==z m a wide range of electro-mechanical manufacturing operations. In view of our expansion m Singapore we are looking tor the following personnel to handle our range of digital
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        576 8 Situations Vacant: Technical Due *o our rapid exponsion. we are booking for suitable candidates to fill the positions of ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS n Electronics Engineering or NTC 3 m Electronics Servicing Completed National Service Preferably some experience m radio assembly REMUNERATION We oftef attractive salary, career prospects and fringe benefits to
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        331 8 72 Situations Vacant: Technical An established company requires: AIRCONDITIONING MECHANICS c VITB Grade 3 m airconditioning refrigeration c 3to 4 years' practical experience Interested. p<s. tel. Mr. Pang/ Mr Soon, tel *****88 Engineering company requires 1) SKILLED MILLERS 2) PRECISION SURFACE GRINDERS c 2to 3 years' working experience. c Able
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        689 8 73 Situations Vacant: Production Technical 7 Production f^uiTArui Wtff!M?fMM9l I Assistants Operators/ f/W M ITACH j (Male) (Male) WLl l'd Ml}ikUi\U4MMt Possess Industrial Technician Completed Primary education WALK-IN INTERVIEW W=Mm EMMHSifIHI ml Certificate Starting salary u P to B 9amto 5 pm I<M h^^m ll)'i'i.ll\}J% WSg salary up to E3
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        41 8 73 Situations Vacant: Production Plastic injection moulding factory requires MACHINE OPERATORS (F-EMALE) Permanent shift work 7am 3pm.; 3pm. 11pm. Please call personally at: Blk 4025. Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1, Avenue 10 #01-277/ 285 Singapore 2056 Interview time 2pm 4pm.
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        25 8 73 Situations Vacant: Production I PRODUCTION WORKERS A QC INSPECTORS {esiflents m Ylshun Marsiling )referred Interested, please call: *****22 N0. 13. Senoko Avenue Singapore 2775
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        175 8 73 Situations Vacant: Production Female Production Operators Fixed Working Hours 7.00 a- 4.18pm s 4.20pm 11.20pm 11.20pm 7.00 am Requirements! D Age 16 8c above D Primary/Secondary education *n STARTING W SALARY <»• •B-E-N-E-F-l-T-S- Confirmation increase after 3 months 5-day work week BEST programme Medical/Dental benefits Insurance schemes Shift allowance
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        266 8 73 Situations Vacant: Production l AMTEK ENGINEERING PTELTD requires MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN (MALE 2ND SMFT) NTC 3 m Electrical Installation Experience m related field is an added advantage STORE ASSISTANT (MALE IST SHIFT) Mm. GCE '0' level Physically fit TRAINEE TOOLSETTERS (MALE IST ft 2ND SHIFT) Mm. Sec. 2 or NTC
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        258 8 73 Situations Vacant: Production A welt known and established plastic manufacturing company m Jurong requires:EXTRUSION/ BAG-MAKING PRINTING J TECHNICIANS Must have completed NS. Secondary education Able to perform 3 rotating shirts No experience is required as on-the-,ob training will be provided Fringe Benefits: Transport provided at designated pick-up points Confirmation
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        322 8 73 Situations Vacant: Production 73 Situations Vacant Production Pie/J PENTEX CIRCUITS £9 Ig PTELTD L (2 rotating shifts) We provide: Attractive starting salary Shift allowance Free transport Alternate Saturday off Sports recreation activities, etc Other attractive fringe benefits incentives Malaysians are welcome WALK-IN INTERVIEW Monday to Friday. 9 am 4
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        457 9 73 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant 74 Situations Vacant: Production Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 1/ il\ In fVMLrV'In INTERVIEW i9.ooam to 5.00 Monday to Friday) FOSTER FEMALE PRODUCTION
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        631 9 1 SINGAPORE f An established electronic company is rapidly expanding and I CHEMI-CON J requires additional staff to fttl the following vacancies:- II HMMVHHfiBiHi Experience is not necessary as training will be id ■L£l£UiA|lUA a ll&UuilJL^2 benefits: |i M( Ji Fl [3 Transport provided at Free medical treatment debated pk*-up
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        399 9 BREAD CAKE We arc the specialist m the production of breads A cakes, we have immediate vacancies for: ASSISTANT CHIEF BAKER (CAKES PASTRIES) At least 4 years' proven experience m the production of cakes pastries. Self starter who has initiative drive and is able to withstand work pressure. c Flair
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        499 9 LOOKING FOR A WELL PAID AND EXCITING JOB. EARN MORE THAN Ssl,ooo A MONTH. Basic Salary Transport Allowance Incentive Commission. Internationally recognised company has immediate vacancies for 6 Investigators Cum Bill Collectors Requirements: Preferably 'O' level and bilingual. Age below 50. Own transport motorcycle necessary. Must be able to start
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        381 9 f (Hpwn I I ©W^TE HOTEL I Long Jiang, our Sichuan restaurant requires: Gross Salary: $766 per month Requirements: Pleasant personality I with initiative and drive Efficiently bilingual m English and Mandarin In his/her 20's Preferably with ex- j perience m a Sichuan restaurant Prepared to work split shifts Able
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        355 9 Daichi -ood Mar urgently requires the following: SUPERVISOR/ ASSISTANT SUPERVISORS Requirements: c Completed national Service c Must have related working experience m supermarket. c Able to perform shift duties. FEMALE CAS-HIERS c At least wiU: 1 year's working experience as a Cashier m supermart c Able to perfor.n shift duties.
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        536 9 I FASH ON DYEING a FINISHING PTE LTD requires DESPATCH CLERK c Secon iary education c Speak English Chinese c Preferably own a motorbike c Pleasant looking, below 30 yea- s Salary range $400- $500 petrol claim mainteSTOREHAND c Stronc. know a little Englis) Prepa id to work 12 hours
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        688 9 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous MIDO TEXTILES PTE LTD urgently requires DELIVERY/ STORE ASSISTANT c Must be physically fit c Some store experience c Able to speak and understand simple Mandarin c Possess Class 2 and 3 driving licence, preferably with own bike Applicants who meet the above requirements, please call
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        894 10 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous HOTEL SUPREME invite applications for the following post 1) CASHIER 2) RECEPTIONIST D WESTERN COOK Ag* joove 21 vaara Interested please call personally at: 15 Kr»m*l Road Singapore 0922 HOODIE GARDEN RESTAURANT require* WAITRESSES Full/ Part-tim* Mm Sec education Age below 28 yrs. old Salary $500-
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        881 10 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous REQO IMMEDIATELY ONE master having following experience for work overseas 5 yrs i^ master Mm 2 yrs m anchor handling supply to offshore rigs platform 73 VACANCIES FOR MALE Pest Control Personnel. Preferably with driving licence Starting salary $450 Preferably residing m V 1231 2056 areas.
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        476 10 81 Vehicles For Hire SUNRISE CAR RENTALS Reliable Car Rental Service Tei *****26 *****39 Member of Milan Auto Group Daily/Weekly/Long Term SPECIAL RATES W «V SUPERCARS ▼jy Tel *****81 THE MARTIAN I IS USING WjfelTY CAR RENTALS TOURS PTE LTD Hotel Miramar N Havelock Rd(SO3l6) *****65/*****45 New cars for short/
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        678 10 83 Vehicle Financing/ 83 Vehicle Financing/ 83 Vehicle Financing/ 83 Vehicle Financing/ 83 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance Insurance Insurance Insurance Insurance Good news for buyers of used cars. Now you can get help from DBS Finance. Ifs easier to buy that second- I Repayment Period Interest Rate I Finance is available
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        518 10 86 For Sale: BMW 1964 BMW 3231, 2-door. New SBC registration, number. Optional Recaro seats. Blaunpunkt Berlin. Car exchange considered. Tel: *****88, Mr Lim 1986 BMW 320 i 4-dr Manual, 1 owner, new tax, showrm. cond. $82,000 neg. View: 16 Watten Drive. '80 BMW 323 i auto. Power steering, aircon.,
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        829 10 87 For Sale: Mercedes DIRECTOR OWNED MERCEDES 200 Auto. 1977 leaving Spore, (1 owner). Tip top cond. See to believe. Maintained by Cycle Carriage. Asking $24,500. Pis. call: *****98. 77 MERCEDES BENZ 200 Private owners. Tax 4/87. Alrcon., radio cassette, showroom condition. $24,500. *****44 '80 MERCEDES BENZ 200 Private owners.
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        691 10 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan 1965 NISSAN MARCH I.OGL 1 pte owner, aircond., cassette, showroom cond. Tel: *****97. 4/"83 BLUEBIRD, AUTO, tax 3/87, 1 owner, power windows, central lock, hl-fl. $22,800. *****31. 7/' BO DATSUN 120Y automatic. PARF, rd. tax June "87, aircon. radio cassette, $11,900. *****19 '78 DATSUN 120Y Pte.
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        765 10 I 90 For Sale: Toyota 2 UNITS 73 Toyota Celica $6 500 $8,500. Tel: *****73/ *****11, Lee. 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi '0' REGD. 1983 Mitsubishi Tredia 1600 GLS manual 1 owner, complete factory accessories. Tax Feb. '87 Original paint. Showroom cond. $16,800 ono. 2531?!7 SEE TO BELIEVE. '81. Colt Supershift
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        788 10 93 For Sale: Honda JULY 1982 HONDA ACCORD Manual EX j 000. Hatchback c 1 European lady owner (expatriate leaving Spore m Jan. '87 after assignment) c Very low mileage Original metallic paint c New tax till June '87 c Showroom condition Must transfer immediately Strictly no dealers Price $26,900
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        937 10 96 For Sato: Other Make* For your Continental cars Japanese cars Commercial vans I ES3I CO CARB FOR SALE '83 Toyota Corolla 1.6 GL fastback 79 Toyota Crwawda 2 0 GLX 5-speed j79 Mitsubishi Galant 20 GLX 5-speed 76 BMW 520 auto Interested pteaM contact LEE SUN HWA MOTOR ENTERPRISE
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        606 11 96 For Sale 96 For Sale: 96 For Sale: 96 For Sale: Other Makes Other Makes Other Makes Other Makes Giib that make sense. npanson based on Private FWRF on the road price. Some people think the best way to impress Others (Excluding Scrap Car a Insurance) is by spending
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        588 11 99 Vehicles Wanted j^ ijMii'i Excellent prices for your car 'commercial vehicle Comprehensive services for loans, car insurance road tax I Cars of all makes &c.c i Commercial vehicles (vans, pickups) and company registered cars I Scrap cars or trade-in Don t Hesitate. We Provide The Best Deal Around! COLT
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        705 11 100 Scrap Vehicles BETTER PRICES OFFERED for PARF"/ SZ scrap cars all kinds of good used cars. *****02/ *****76 (Day). *****09 (Night). GOOD PRICES GIVEN and payments guaranteed for secondhand and PARF scrap cars. Call Mr Boey *****88 HIGHEST ATTRACTIVE PRICE for 985-4000 c.c PARF/SZ scrap quality used cars. *****21/2.
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        569 11 106 Accommodation Available: Houses 3-STOREY SEMI-DETACHED Bungalow for rent at Toll Tuck Place. Interested please contact Mr Quek during office hrs. Tel: *****55. UNIVERSITY RD. D/BTOREY seml-d. Furn. $1,200. West Coast Grove d/storey hse. Furn. $1,100. New Century *****16. BELMONT ROAD. HILL top colonial bunglw. In cul-de-sac. Patio/ pool. Llndtrac
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        657 11 107 Accommodation 10 7 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments TM m lO LET! gill kk I UIXURKXK fJPfIRTMENTS I At the junction of Scotts/Orchard Road, next to Hyatt Hotel. 11-2S5 M Hotel Large sw.mming pool Reception lounge Children's wading pool Free self-service launderette Residents' club house Tropical 9 arden Sauna
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        406 11 Merlin Plaza studio $800 Prince Apt. $1,000 c Thomson Grove Penthouse $1,500 c BelvilleGdn. $2,000 c Grangeford $2,300 c Leonle Twrs. $3,500 c Habitat $3,800 MIDFIELD REALTY PTE. LTD *****66/ *****88 c Yong An Park $3,500 3 bdrms (2,200 sq.ft.) F/furn. c Allsworth Park $2,800 (Townh'se). 3-^1 bdrms, full facilities.
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        1051 11 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments 0.9 GRANGE TOWER (near Orchard Rd beautifully furnished apt., s/pool. security, etc. 2 bdrms., spacious living/ dining. $1,800 Deans Properly *****55 D.9 GRANGEFORO 3 bdrms $2400. Belle Vue 2 bdrms $2200. Beverly Mai $3000 Horizon Twr $3400 Draycott Twr $3500 Crystal Twr $2200 Corona Ct. $2700
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        1026 11 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments D.15 HAWAII TWRS I High fir Seaview F/furn $2,000. Solo Real Estate Agency *****33. D.15 OCEAN PK./ Hawaii Twr 3- I bdrms High fir Furn. Pool, tennis $1600/***** Rodge *****79 D.15 PEACH GDN. Sea view 4 1 rms F/furn. Pool. $1,800. Holland *****79 D.16 BAYSHORE PARK.
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        852 11 108 Accommodation Available Rooms 2 FURNISHED ROOMS Bahru for single wurking ladies No cooking. Housework to be shared $160 Classifone *****30 (Off hrs Ref: ***** CLEMENTI ST. 13. Master bdrm for foreign students or single working ladies. Tel *****95 FOREIGN STUDENTS, full board lodging, excellent environment, easy transportation *****84 FOREIGN
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        910 11 113 For Sale: Houses FOR SALE HOUSFS BtDOK PfSARMD-16) D/Storey Terraces Fre» holfl Area 1936-3951 sf Built-li 1808 st 4 fldrms $41 0.000 S5OO 000 Complete eariy X BUKIT LOYANG ESTATE <L>l7) O/Storey SerrrC FreefioW 3500. 1800 st unfurnished 4 6drms Renovated $4 30 000 APARTMENTS CAMBRIDGE VILLAGE (L>B> 1600
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        1120 12 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses r I jtoit» lownhouscs |j|l VdJ lw I M*Jle cup** I (jiden m «***l/ **^^> Htv j«poil.b«ich P* mm m^ I :nk nuikel l^rtfjOS^^ V|^> J JloD > *'ti<w .jDmc! ■»-^^k_^^^^t B* so<l '""I ttcHlenl hbl^i3 v !>ij»'' ,^^fc_^a| ■^.^■■k! 5 P
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        782 12 D.19 BEAUTIFUL 2-STOREY bun- a i yrs t I rms iat tached F'hold $750K Agt *****70 D 19 CHARLTON LANE d storfy terr. 3 1 bdrms attached b.itnrm $393.1)00 Rolf *****11. D 19 FLOWER RD. irinlty well renovated s storey terr 3 rms. $286 K Holland *****79. D.19 GOLDEN HILL
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        1072 12 114 For Sale: Private Apartments KATONG GARDEN (Foreigners eligible) Oui«t residential area I year old Spanish de»ign apartment Spacious living dining with itap-up. Built-in 1955/2350 aq.ft. 3 4 bdrms 1 UNDO FACILITIES FREEHOLD. $400,000 neg OLYMPIC 255-3333 (8 lines) D.15 ROSE GARDEN. No 135A Ist fir Amber Rd (Inner blk
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        1088 12 114 For Sale: Private Apartments DIST.IO HOLLAND PK. t rand new 2 bdrms condo 1635 sq ft F'hold Must view $350,000 A^t *****70 DIST.IO ZION ROAD. 3 bdrms renovated walk-up apt 1200 sq ft $150,000 Houseworld *****64 5 DIST.9 JALAN ARNAP apt 1500 sq ft. 3 bdrms. F'hold Only $260,000
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        1095 12 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments ALPHA INV. 469-4900/ 4M-9968 5 ROOMS $'000 A.M.Kio 101 112 249 305 312 *****2 725 118-140 Bedok 19 68 98 407 413 552 553 110-145 Beook Reservoir 601 602 605 613 710 715 130-146 Bt. Merah 117 140 158-165 Clementi 414 605 723 130 158
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        1083 12 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments CLEMENTI 4-RM. PURE Blk 436 (central) Terrazzo throughout. Full wall tiles, dr -to-dr Low fir. Selling cheap. Dollars *****12. DOVER PURE 4-RM. Blk 23 terrazzo, kitchen ceramic, cabinets $80K/ Clementi Aye.2 near market, marble $90K *****00. GEYLANG BAHRU 5-ROOM Point 81k.55. Terrazzo/ parquet, wardrobes, aircori
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        552 12 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments M 5-RM. A.M. KIO Blk 332 Aye.3 Marble, facing North, quiet. $130,000. Tel: *****05 5-RM BEDOK NORTH Blk 413/ 552/ terrazzo/ ceramic/ cabinet, price neg. *****11/ *****43 (agt 5-RM. PT. BLK. Halg Rd., terrazzo flooring, near shopping ctr/ market $144K 0.n.0. Tel: *****17 5-RM. TELOK
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        900 12 117 Properties Wanted WE HAVE LONG list of *>-:: buyers for your HDB 4/ 5-rm. flats. Call us for results *****80 118 Factory Spaces LANDED FTY./ WAREH'SE. FOR SALE/ LEASE 1) Kirn Chuan 5500 sq.ft. 2 > Pandan Rd. 36,354 sq.ft. 3) Penjuru Lane 16.053 sq.ft 4) Penjuru Lane 45,093
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        637 12 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces PRIME LIGHT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX nuinij |ndustna| U W I U II Building JALAN PEMIMPIN 2 cargoes and 1 passenger lift Tight Security system Clean and well maintained Competitive rentals UNION TEXTILE CO. (PTE) LTD. 37 Jaian Pemimpin, #01-01, Singapore 2057. I TEL: *****33 I
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        377 12 121 For Rent: Office Space* "^SUPREME HOUSE SHOP SPACE 498 sq.ft <46.4m2) 510 sq. ft. <47.4m2) 996 sq. ft. (92.53m2) OFFICE SPACE 574 sq ft. (53.38m2) 700 sq. ft (65.1m2) 1594 sq. ft (14«.24m2) MEDICAL SPACE 510 sq. ft. (47.4m2) AJRCONOmOHEV EXCELLENT SERVICE S REASONABLE RENTAL (AMPLE PARKNG LOTS) ENQUIRIES
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        980 13 121 For Ren!: Office Spaces V WELLINGTON BUILDING 20 Bxtotord Road Shop Space Available 860sqft sOl-04 w sq ft Office Space Available 106-00 Mff] iqit "09-05 06 1000 sq.ft. -12-01 740 sq.ft. 3 12-05 590 sq.ft 12-06 710 sq.ft. 13-04 06 1820 sq ft *U-03/06 1820^?'. a 15-01 426sqft '.runls
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        570 13 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces Froml62!oT^sqft| From 415 to 2282 sq ft From 't^toTs^sqft From 207t*****n ft From 301 to 1077 sq ft Only 776 sq ft From 226 to U32sq ft From 161 to 452 sq ft Ideal for following business: 1 Fastfood snack bars 2 Cocktail Lounge Restaurant
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        569 13 126 Restaurant/Lounge Spaces ORCHARD TOWERS Lounge/ bar space/ fitness centre outside CBD available (or immediate rental: Basement (rear blk 6692 sq.ft. 3rd fir. (front blk 1306 1033 sq.ft. Attractive rental Fitting out period negotiable. For further details A viewing please call: *****22 127 Other Real Estate OIST. 20 POTENTIAL development
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        834 13 136 Cruises 136 Cruises 133 Cruises 136 Cruises 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours I I ■■■■■■■■I NEWSMAN CRUISE CONNECTION W^^S I 5 DAYS SIN/KUANTAN/GENTING/K. LUMPUR (Shangri-la Hotel) $299 £T .J^^-"""" 5 DA YSSIN/KUANTAN/GENTING(?n,,e,) $299 Wn£^ m.<fnl 4 DAYSSIN/KUANTAN/GENTING $269 WBSSm^ fgjiiJ^A 3DAYSSIN/KUANTAN/SIN $189 3 DAYS SIN/KUANTAN/K. TRENGGANU/SIN $215 BH-HfIHBHBHHHi
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        255 13 138 Where To Stay GENTING HIGHLANDS F/FURN pte. apt Reasonable rates. 800 l now for holidays. *****32. SPECIAL RATED HOTELS. Thai land, Indonesia, Hongkong, Ma laysia. Taiwan. 'Otel' *****70. 146 Foreign Education I OVERSEAS EDUCATION Do you have ONE of the following: *5 GCE '<7 Levels •1 or 2 GCE
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        232 13 \^j^o^/K£K^m%^ ElPy'fS BUDGET APTS. IN L-enlral London from Bis per person Hotels 146 Foreign Education 146 Foreign Education Worldwide avail. *****08. TA 496. 147 Academic Courses i. /_l^_T^^_^^^^ii\ GCE'A/'O' LEVEL Morning/ AfternooaEvening sessions for Science Arts Commerce streams Full-time/Part-time Classes commencing on JANUARY 5. 12 419 87 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
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        721 13 iL^-EmSEiSpS /f& Sunshine College/ Sunshine y I $Sgi Language School (Accredited) E I \»|iiTg\ Th specified co operating School appointed by the Japanese I J^r*si' v Ministry ot [duration tot educational lapanese Lantua« Reseo' I DIPLOMA offer 6 months/ 1 year Japanese Course leading to University I Earn while you
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        959 14 147 Academic Courses 147 Academic Courses Our career guidance is on -the -house! Contemplating furthering your education after the 0' or A Levels 0 Why not spend the day or the evening with us before making that crucial decision "^Z ns Queen Stree In attendance to answer all your quenes
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        917 14 148 Computer Courses 148 Computer Courses 148 Computer Courses 148 Computer Courses 148 Computer Courses 148 Computer Courses SUCCeSSftII Computer School. Scholarship offered to TMC students I I pSi ENROL NOW and be a L oefer I\Z courses offered ~~|h aLiSggg^J DOtential GOld MedalHSt 1 CONTINUOUS EDUCATION I. N CC
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        260 14 149 Secretarial/ Typing Courses i I ie>__ i TYPEWRITING CLASSES $12. GCE English. Tuition: pri./ sec. any subject. Progress Sch. *****25. 150 Commercial/ Technical Courses SPECIAL HOLIDAY COURSES Commencing from 2nd Jan. to 10th Jan. 1987 Basic Programming (Stage 1) Basic Programming (Stage II) DBase 111 Wordstar (with mailmerge) Wordstar
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        478 15 n As a result of business expansion, a regional professional reinsurance company invites suitable applicants for the position of: I REGIONAL FACULTATIVE I UNDERWRITER The job involves developing, underwriting and servicing regional facultative reinsurance business. Requirements: Insurance qualifications eg ACM I •At least 7 yrs involvement m insurance with underwriting
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        637 15 We are a well-established foreign bank invrting applications for the following position: Senior System Analyst Applicants are expected to have the following requirements:- Experienced analyst from an IBM 43XX environment operating under DOSAAE. Strong programming background m COBOL and CICS. i I Degree from a recognised university. i Apply with
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        622 15 NOTICES IN THE SUBORDINATE COURTS OP THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE M C Salt Ne. 2M3C of 1»8C. Between THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Plaintiffs Aatf TJIE WEN FOANG Defead&at NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT To: Tjie Wen Foang now or late of 16C Charlton Court Charlton Road Singapore 1953 TAKE NOTICE
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        1182 15 NOTICES M INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER SHOWCASE 86/ ASIAN I GARDEN A HOME 8* GRAND LUCKY DRAW RESULTS Ist ***** 35th ***** 69th ***** 2nc ***** 36th ***** 70th ***** 3rd ***** 37th ***** 7 1st ***** 4th ***** 38th ***** 72nd ***** sth ***** 39th ***** 73rd ***** 6th ***** 40th
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        835 16 NOTICES £OP MALAYAN CREDIT LTD (Incorporated m Singapore) UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER Group Company 1986 1985 +or( 1986 1985 +or( $'000 $000 $000 S'ooo a. Turnover 5988 7855 (23 8) 266 286 (7.0) b. Investment and other income excluding extraordinary item 41 61 (32 8)
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        450 16 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Originating Summons No. 1271 of 19X6 In the Matter of the Property comprised m a Mortgage dated the 15th day of August 1983 and made between NG SOCK ENG of the Ist part and B A LEASING (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD of
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        736 16 IN THK HIGH COURT OF THK KKPIBIJC OF SINGAPORK Companies Winding Up No. 824 of 1986 In the Matter of the Companies Art (Chapter 185) And In the Matter of KINTAT METAL CO PTE LTD ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION NOTICE is hereby given that a Petition for the Winding Up of
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        934 16 ff MCB HOLDINGS BERHAD 1 (Incorporated m Malaysia) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at 18th Floor (Unit A) Resource House. 10 Jalan Raja Laut, ***** Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday 14 January 1987 at 12.00 noon
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        471 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 and IN THE MATTER OF SINDOPAS PRIVATE LIMITED (Incorporated In Singapore) (In Members' Voluntary' Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company duly convened and held at 6001. Beach Road -08-07. Golden Mile Tower. Singapore 0719 on 29th December 1986
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        517 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 AND IN THE MATTER OF MAKEXCELLENT ENTERPRISES PTE LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) MEMBERS VOLUNTARY VWNDING-UP At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Makexcellent Enterprises Pte Ltd duly convened and held at 39 Stamford Road, 02-139 Stamford House, Singapore 0617 on the 21st
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        582 16 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBIiC OF SINGAPORE Salt No Sat* \tK. SIM IJM CO. (PTE) LTD PlaintiffAjkJ 1. SKAH TKM. H<M>N 2. SIAH HIOU HOW both iradin* unorr th» aamr and Ntyir of KIA Ml 1 CO. OHriKlanU NOTICE OK ADVERTISEMENT O^ UKH OK SI MMONS TO: SIAH
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        65 17 jDEIGHTONi lONDONJ IflAiUi The third spy story m Deighton's great trilogy GAME, SET and MATCH Bernard Samson hoped they'd put Elvira Miller behind bars There was one troubling thing about the KGB trained agent's confession The suspicion pointed straight back to London where defector Erich Stinnes was locked up, refusing
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        367 17 SUN TAN By Collette rr»VCM«NS WOR'< /^AHDIHAT IS DUE To\ 'I® THE BORN LOSER *J rt Sansom THE GAMBOLS «*iT7 Appleby (GEO^&e'f yo yo L (pq good you po^) 7 KNOW TUE TIME ?J ~fcC^ (£> >•' SaHy /jfifi/^f- 37/9 BLONDIE By Dean Young MU««V V I EMERGENCY -> I'll
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        186 17 PEANUTS By Senate Ml FRANKLIN: ABOUT TMi5 WHY PON'T UJE SORT UUHAT UJILIA [f I 'ANP" a O)ARAN(7 PEACE "UJE'RE OF COOPERATE 7 YOU I YOU REAP 7 J ik^ SUPPOSEP TO REAP REAP "WAR "...MARGE S-m^^^, iL^L{ —^fSs. PURIN6 VACATION... CAM REAP "PEACE" (M? ff^^T^J r=Jf TIC" BEETLE BAILEY
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        417 18 5 CATHAY: 12th MAGICAL DAY! X b SHOUTS 11 00. 1 30 400 6 30 9 ISPM X SB m MUPPEJS WIZARDRY OF JIM HENSON AND i X !Ht Ml > SHR WARS GEORGE LUCAS I V W !u -:v \n\thilv4 !•> I\>smNo ll!»'™ i S- d ORCHARD: NOW SHOWING
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        674 18 JATICO TRADING (S) PTE. LTD. presents THE SEARCH FOR THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL BEGINS... If you ted you have the charm, intelligence and M j SS SINGAPORE UNIVERSE self confidence, you may be the one we hope to single our DESIGNERS' AWARD 1 987 as a young woman who is
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        487 18 WATCH BRUCE LEE'S SON BRANDON LEE m "LEGACY OF RAGE SAVOY/LIBERTY/PRESIDENT HAPPY jTm^JO. 9.30 Adm On M UN Free Ult M.E. 1.15. 3 15. 7 15, 9.15 T 1.15, 3.15. 7.15, 9 30 H.W000: 1.00. 3.30. 7.00. 9 15 0 1.00, 300 7.30. 9 30 Plaza: 1 45. 4.00. 7.30.
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      383 19  -  CHRISTINE KHOR By iwu singers irom me ramous Opera de Montreal, Bruno Laplante and Brigitte Toulon, flew m on Saturday for two engagements here. First, as the only foreign artists performing live for the Community Chest of Singapore concert. Heartstrings (on
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        467 19 What's Hn PERFORMANCE demonstrations. Marina cians, fashion designers, tai- collection, dating from 1900 to on contemporary and classical Saturdays, 11 am, 2, 5 and 8 Xl cool wrr Tudor Ball- Square- 11 am 11 pm. On till lors, swimmers, ballerinas the early '50s. Good Old Days, music. National Library's Arts
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        999 19 —I Radio One FM Stereo 90.5 mHz m VHF Band II 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News m Brief 6.05 Another Morning, Another Show 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 Another Morning, Another Show (cont'd) 7.30 Morning Financial News 7.40 Radio Patrol 7.45
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        120 20 Greaf A/ew /ofeas from D£CO/? GUIDE Dec-Jan '87 A CHANGE OF SEASONS One apartment 181^^^^^^ Two Different Looks, all done with quick changes m soft furnishings IDEAS: Tricia Guild shows you how to DESIGN WITH FLOWERS INNOVATIONS: An architect Designs m Circles. m inside and outside m NEW LOOK BEDROOMS
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        1400 20 Just two more days to the Community Chest Heartstrings Show. Ch 5, 10.30 pm, Dec 31. MY VIEW By Catherine Ong «*y™«*™««^^ If Tomorrow Comes Db*i#la #A frftA ffOIMOfI fnf fears (Pan i) eh 5 ».3, ur 106-10-06 iramea tor nd xx JK JC >X. y^AVI EnipStiis murder m Sheldon
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