The Straits Times, 30 December 1986

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1986 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 108/12/86
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  • 601 1 National Development portfolio goes to Dhana; 3 acting ministers promoted THE Prime Minister's Office yesterday announced the appointment of Foreign Minister S. Dhanabalan as concurrently me National Development Minister and the elevation of three acting ministers to full Cabinet rank. It said m a statement that Mr Dhanabalan,
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  • 54 1 SINGAPORE Armed Forces reservists belonging to units oode-named Trump Card, Cold Iron, l^ar^e Castle and Surface Craft were recalled m an op«"n mobilisation exercise last night. No advance notice was given. They were informed through notices flashed on television, radio, Redif fusion and cinemas to report
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  • 609 1  -  IRENE NG Intake of Malay pupils By THE Ministry of Education has given its nod to a call to limit the number of Malay children m schools to 20 per cent or less of the total pupil population m each school. It is
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  • 72 1 PARIS Award-winning Soviet film director Andrei Tarkovsky, who emigrated to the West m 1984. died here late on Sunday of cancer, friends of the director said. He was 54. Mr Tarkovsky was known m the West for films permeated with a strong sense of the supernatural, such as
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  • 267 1 EVERY minute counts when more than 4,000 telephone calls are expected m four hours. So, make it short and snappy and let the pledges flow m. This is the message being drummed into the 100 volunteers who will man the telephone lines during Heartstrings,
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  • 585 1  - Fraud at OUB's Hongkong branch slashes profits N. BALAKRISHNAN Millions lost m ietters of credit ploy By OVERSEAS Union Bank (OUB) has discovered fraud at its main Hongkong branch which will wipe out millions of dollars from this year's profits. The bank, the smallest of the Big Four banks here,
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  • 119 1 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has assured the public that it is confident the financial soundness of the Overseas Union Bank has not been affected by the fraud at its Hongkong main branch. In a statement yesterday, the MAS, which oversees the financial sector m
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  • 85 1 Istana open on New Year's Day THE Istana grounds will be opened to the public on New Year's Day from 8 am to 6.31 pm. Six bands and orchestras will perform at scheduled times between 12.15 pm and 6.15 pm. They are the Republic of Singapore Air Force Military Band,
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  • 304 1  -  Peter Hazelhurst By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO Japanese police were forced to launch a massive manhunt when a young constable stunned by the fact that he had let a bicycle thief escape fled the scene of his shame by pedalling southwards down a major
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      420 2 To defend Ban Hock Ql EEN'S Counsel Mr Colin Ross-Munro who successfully argued lawyer Harry Wee's case before the Privy Council two years ago will be defending Khoo Ban Hock m the $1 billion National Bank of Brunei fraud case, legal sources said. They say Mr Ross-Munro was recently
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    • 254 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE request by Muslim MPs that the Education Ministry limit the enrolment of Malay children to a maxim am of 20 per cent of each primary school population is sensible m principle. Having made the request, the MPs owe it to themselves and their own
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    • 287 2 Talks on Iran assets AMERICAN and Iranian officials met yesterday m The Hague to negotiate the return of US$5O6 million (Ssl.l billion) m frozen assets Iran seeks as a condition for interceding on behalf of American hostages m Lebanon. The amount represents Iran's overpayment into a U553.67
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    • 297 2 Lela's triumph LELA ZAINAL has won her first tennis tournament m Melbourne and, because of her consistent performance during the past four weeks, she has been made top seed m the biggest one yet, m the Under--16 singles draw of the Mountain Vale McDonald's national points tournament from Jan
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    • 397 2 Teens' special 1986 FOR THE LAST Teens Page for 1986, we print some of the letters received throughout the year that we could not use at any other time because they could not be categorised under any of the topics we focused on. The letters include those written
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    • 205 2 SUPREME ASKS BANKERS FOR HELP IN RESTRUCTURE SUPREME CORP, a company m the Tan Koon Swan stable that is seeking a re-listing on the stock market, has asked its bankers and financial advisers to come up with a plan to help restructure its operations. It is also taking steps
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    • 177 2 Around Asean...and Across the Causeway Ramos on Red ploy PHILIPPINE Armed Forces chief Gen Fidel Ramos has warned that the communists are using the current ceasefire to try to gain control of the government. Their primary goal m agreeing to a ceasefire is to gain a share of power m
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    • 70 2 TEST WAS TOO SUBJECTIVE' A MAN who took his practical motorcycle riding test recently says he is dissatisfied with* the way it was conducted. He says he did not mind the stringent requirements but found the subjectivity of the test unsatisfactory. He makes two suggestions to make it more
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    • 503 3 BEIJING UP TO 3,000 Beijing students carrying torches and beating drums marched through the city's university belt yesterday m a predawn demonstration m defiance of a new ban on unauthorised protests, witnesses said. Authorities* quoted by the official Beijing Evening News newspaper said the
      UPI  -  503 words
    • 190 3 Fiji braces for cyclone Raja NADI (Fiji) Powerful cyclone Raja, with winds gusting up to 100 knots. was slowly closing m on the major population centres of the Fiji islands m the south Pacific yesterday. In NEW CALEDONIA, meanwhile, French officials m Noumea said weather conditions prevented four planes and
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    • 70 3 BRADFORD (England) The parsonage where the Bronte sisters were born is up for sale and likely will be converted into apartments, a realtor said. The house was built m 1802 m Thornton, a suburb of the Yorkshire industrial city of Bradford. Charlotte, who wrote Jane Eyre;
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    • 252 3 Strike cripples Punjab as Sikhs protest over death sentences CHANDIGARH (India) A GENERAL strike paralysed much of Punjab state on yesterday as Sikhs protested against death sentences handed down to three Sikhs for the 1984 assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. "The situation is tense, but under control," an official
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    • 471 3 SHANGHAI A Chinese newspaper has said Taiwanese singing star Teresa Teng, whose tapes sell like hot cakes m China, will perform here next month but one of her record companies yesterday denied the report. The Shanghai Youth News said Miss Teng, forbidden
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    • 232 3 Students warned against attacking party BEIJING China yesterday warned students not to attack the ruling Communist Party, nor ape what it called the fake democracy of Western countries. The latest official blast against the wave of university protests was contained m a strongly-worded editorial carried m all major newspapers and
      Reuter; AFP  -  232 words
    • 90 3 Burmese troops rout rebels RANGOON Burmese troops routed a 200-man Karen tribal insurgent force encamped near the town of Pa-An m southeast Barma earlier this month, the Vanguard newspaper reported. The state-owned paper on Sunday said heavilyarmed troops launched an attack against the rebels on Dec 3. The insurgent forces
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    • 294 3 TOKYO KIM IL-SUNG was re- elected President of North Korea yesterday as the communist nations Parlia- ment opened its first session since national elections took place on Nov 2, Radio Pyongyang reported m a terse broadcast monitored m Tokyo. The session was expected to
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    • 123 3 THIS COULD well pass as a scene of civil strife, where life and death hangs m the balance. But, the man standing on the shelf is not likely to be arrested for inciting this crowd to riot. However, judging from the swirling
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    • 422 4 US, Iran officials discuss return of $1b to Teheran THE HAGUE AMERICAN and Iranian officials met yesterday to negotiate the return of US$5O6 million (SSI.I billion) m frozen assets Iran seeks as a condition for interceding on behalf of American hostages m Lebanon. Negotiators from the Iranian Central Bank and
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    • 107 4 Fugitives release Brazilian bishop BISHOP Jose Rodigue* d» Souza, of Juazeiro In north-eastern Brazil, being held hostage by prison escapees on Saturday. The bishop was taken hostage when he tried to persuade two gunmen to free a family of four whc were taken hostage earlier. The gunmen, fugitive* who escaped
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    • 281 4 LOS ANGELES THOUSANDS of Americans have answered helpwanted advertisements for the United States Embassy m Moscow since the Soviet support staff was withdrawn, and officials say they have nearly finished reviewing the applicants. The first of between 60 and 90 workers from
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    • 80 4 FORT BAYARD (New Mexico) Cecil Beard, a cartoonist who worked or such classic Walt Disney movies as Snow White and Bambi, died on Sunday at the age of 7G. Mr Beard worked for Walt Disney for five years m the 1930s and *****". After leaving
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    • 240 4 NEW YORK FIFTY-FIVE Soviet immigrants mostly Jews flew to their homeland on Sunday night, saying they missed their families and were unhappy with crime, poverty and unemployment m the United States. Soviet Embassy spokesman Doris Malokov said the group was the
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    • 147 4 NEW YORK When it comes to fashion statements, rook star Bruce Springsteen has as much to say as President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, said tailors who on Sunday declared them among the best-dressed men of 1986. The ear's best-dressed men
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    • 249 5 TEL AVIV ISRAELi justice officials have cleared Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir of alleged involvement m the 1984 killing of two captured Arab guerillas and ;i cov-er-up by the Shin Bet security agency, state television said on Sunday night In a 65-page report based on
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    • 25 5 N'DJAMENA (Chad) Chad's official radio on Sunday criticised the United Nations' failure to condemn Libya for attacking Chadian loyalist forces last week. AP
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    • 214 5 BEIRUT Palestinians and Amal Shi'ite militiamen stepped up the "war of the camps" m Lebanon on Sunday as Arab diplomats m Tunis revealed that Damascus and Beirut have snubbed the six-day-old Arab League ministerial committee convened to resolve the war. The diplomats said neither Syrian President
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    • 351 5 LONDON SOVIET leader Mikhail Gorbachev will release thousands of political prisoners from prison camps or internal exile next year m a major change of Kremlin policy towards dissidents, the Sunday Times of London has reported. The newspaper's Moscow correspondent, Mr Edmund Stevens, quoted
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    • 326 5 LONDON LONDON Britain's business leaders believe that London's reputation as a leading global commercial centre has suffered since the deregulation of its financial markets m October, according to an opinion poll published yesterday. The survey, conducted for the Institute of Directors
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 361 6 Ceasefire a ploy by Reds to gain control Ramos MANILA Philippine Armed Forces chief Gen Fidel Ramos has warned that the communists are using the current ceasefire to try to gain control of the government. Their primary goal m agreeing to a ceasefire is to gain a share of power
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    • 162 6 Philippine rebels 'seeking war status' MANILA Armed forces chief Gen Fidel Ramos yesterday accused the communist rebels of going against a ceasefire pact by seeking the status of a nation at war with the Philippine government. A plan by the rebel National Democratic Front (NDF) to bring m a Japanese
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    • 97 6 Thais launch sweep on poppy fields BANGKOK A combined force of soldiers and border police have destroyed more than 202 hectares of poppyfields m the mountainous regions of northern Thailand. a senior army officer said yesterday. Colonel Sorachan Ue-nok said his unit had launched the season's biggest "search and destroy
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    • 403 6 Rightists warn of joint push against new charter MANILA Philippine right-wing leaders said yesterday they might form a "grand coalition" against a draft new Constitution and urged President Corazon Aquino to call a snap national election if the charter is rejected. A spokesman of the country's only legal leftist political
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    • 275 6 Islamic group 'using Java mosques as bases' JAKARTA SUBVERSIVE Islamic elements have infiltrated several mosques m Semarang capital of Central Java, press reports yesterday quoted the provincial military commander as saying. At least six mosques m and around Semarang have been used as bases for spreading the ideas of the
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    • 331 6  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA Pressure is mounting on the government for it to clarify the causes of the rush to buy American dollars. Local reports said the supply of greenbacks m some private and government banks here had virtually dried
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    • 106 6 3.2 m Indonesians can't find work JAKARTA Indonesia's sluggish economy has forced about 3.2 million potential job-seekers to remain jobless this year, Manpower Minister Sudomo said yesterday. This represents 4.68 per cent of the country's total workforce. Mr Sudomo told reporters that the declining number of government and private development
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    • 271 7 5,000 companies sued for unpaid debts KI ALA LUMPUR More than 5.000 companies which have defaulted m repaying their debts are faced with legal action from members of the .Association of Credit Management The 75 members of the association, which had recently come down hard on these companies, had filed
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    • 290 7 JOHOR BARU THE Public Enterprises Ministry has asked 20 ailing public companies which have been losing millions of dollars to show cause why they should not be closed down, The Star reported yesterday. The newspaper quoted Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Daud
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    • 273 7 Ethics code for politics needed Tun Hussein PETALING JAVA FORMER Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn has said that a code of ethics for politics was needed because without it, people would get disgusted with the behaviour of politicians. According to the Star newspaper, he said "the right and wrong of
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    • 151 7 JOHOR BARU Watch where you park your car the next time you are m Johor. Otherwise, you may find your tyres locked by district council enforcement officers for illegal parking, considered a serious offence m at least three towns m the state. A recent
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    • 121 7 $3m CBT case: Co-op chief to stand trial KUALA LUMPUR Koperasi Sepadu Bhd chairman Datuk Yap Peng alias Yap Piang Tau was yesterday ordered to stand trial m the High Court next week on charges of criminal breach of trust involving MS3.I million. Sessions Court President Puan Rahmah Hussein fixed
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    • 48 7 KOTA KINABALU Tun Haji Mohamad Adrian Robert will step down as the sixth Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri on Thursday, the Chief Minister's Department said yesterday. Tun Haji Mohamad Adnan, 69. who has held the post since 1978, is the lon-gest-serving Yang Dipertua Negeri. Bernama
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    • 270 7 KLANG FORMER Deputy Minister m the Prime Minister's Department Tan Tiong Hong pleaded not guilty m the Sessions Court here yesterday to two charges of abetment of criminal breach of trust involving Msl.2 million. Tan, former chairman of the Selangor Hawkers and Petty
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    • 293 7 KOTA KINABALU UTtfNO will have to contend with the ruling Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) m the next state elections if it goes ahead with its pians to branch into Sabah. PBS Vice-President Kasitah Gadam said yesterday. The "unique" political .situation m
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    • 490 8  -  CATHERINE C. ONG Brunei bank fraud case 3y THE Queen's Counsel who successfully argued lawyer Harry Wee's case before the Privy Council two years ago will be defending Khoo Ban Hock m the $1 billion National Bank of Brunei fraud case,
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    • 137 8 TWO people who used the flats they occupied as betting houses were each jailed three months and fined $20,000 yesterday. Set 1 Leong dan. 35. jobless, was at his home m Block 284, Fampines Street 22, on Saturday when antigambling officers raided the
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    • 198 8 TELECOMS will be offering transportable mobile telephones for rent and sale from today. The transportable telephones, which weigh 8 kg, can be taken out of vehicles. When fully charged, they can standby for six hours and take 30 minutes of talking time.
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    • 38 8 PRODUCTION worker Tan Kiang Ann, 23, fell to his death irom the corridor of his ninth-storey flat m Block 218, Jurong East, on Sunday after telling his mother that he wanted to jump off the block.
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    • 105 8 3 girls who got into punch-up after show THREE girls who were involved m a punch-ap early one morning were lined by a court yesterday. Teo Mni Kirn, 16, who started the fight, was fined $200. The other two, Lav Poh Chuan, 18, and Teo Mci Fong, 21, both Malaysians,
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    • 142 8 IT WAS a rousing get-together at the Amara Hotel on Sunday evening for about 200 young PAP membeis from 11 constituencies. The occasion was a dinner-cum-party, organised by the PAP youth branches of the Suburban East District, to raise money for the
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    • 289 8 S'pore-made machine to be exported to US, Britain SINGAPORE'S first locally-designed computercontrolled machines, suitable for making parts needed by the tool and die, machining and moulding industries, will be exported to Britain and the United States m March next year. The machines, caUed computer numerically-con-trolled (CNC) machining centres, were designed
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    • 201 8 Better-quality software by civil servants COMPUTER programs written by civil servants for the ministries are getting better and more pertinent. This is a result of the transfer of the main responsibility for the quality of the program from the quality control sections to the software writers. The Ministry of Home
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    • 561 9  -  EDMUND LOH AUGUSTINE LOW Lack of funds and time hamper search for Miss Spore-Universe By and THE search is on to find Singapore's girl for the Miss Universe Pageant, to be held m the Republic m May next year. But the organiser. Miss Orient Pte Ltd.
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    • 260 9 ABOUT 40 buildings near where Central Expressway tunnels are to be built will be checked to see if the work causes any damage, the Ministry of National >t>velopmeni said m a press statement estt'rdaj These are the first such inspections ordered by the
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    • 269 9 Food writer to launch her own paper MISS Violet Oon, cook, food writer and former newspaper journalist, has turned publisher of her own monthly newspaper on what else food. Called The Food Paper. her latest concoction an eight-page two-colour tabloid will be officially launched m the forecourt of the Dynasty
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    • 125 9 Turf Club's first donation of $10m for new stadium THE Singapore Turf Club, which is bearing half the cost of building Singapore's $60 million indoor stadium, has given out its first contribution for it. The club donated $10.2 million on Dec 19. It had agreed to contribute $34 million over
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    • 79 9 Man stoned taxi after dispute A POLICE officer was driving m the Orchard Road area early one morning when he saw a man throwing stones at a taxi. He stopped and arrested Teo Eng Huat. 26, who was fined $1,000 yesterday for mischief. Teo told the court he stoned Mr
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    • 88 9 SIM. WORK \lrlim-s and Malaysian \ir!in»System will add 15 extra -hutile flights between Jan T> and Keb 1 t« caUr U» the Lunar New ear crowd. The two airlines alread> operate 195 flight.*. a week between Sinp;a- pore and Kuaia
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    • 213 9 A WOMAN has come forward to claim the baby girl who was left m the care of a computer operator by a man on Christmas Eve. Police said the woman, 45, claimed the baby at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital yesterday. She showed
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    • 90 11 THE MP for Bo Wen. Mr S. Vasoo, has been awarded a Doctorate m Philosophy for his work on grassroots leaders m new towns. The doctorate, from the University of Hongkong, was awarded last month. Dr Vasoo "s study, done between 1980 and last
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    • 59 11 THE HDB has extended the period for viewing "granny" show-flats from Dec 28 to Jan 2. The three show-flats m Blocks 137 and 148 at Bishan Street 11 and 12 will be open from 9 am to 5 pm "Granny" flats are those with an
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    • 199 11 Members dine with the First Couple THE 1986 Schools Council members met last night, but instead of clutching files and papers, they nursed glasses of cold beer and soft drinks. The men wore suits and the women evening gowns as they mixed, mingled and rubbed
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    • 548 11 Heartstrings: The Community Chest fund-raiser 'Live' on Channel 5 at 10.30 pm tomorrow Line-up of more than 600 artistes for charity affair SINGER Jacintha Abisheganaden is set to make a glittering entrance at tomorrow night's big Heartstrings dial-a-donation television show. She will appear
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    • 177 11 Rules on use of CPF savings for flat purchases updated NEW provisions have been added to the Central Provident Fund Act to update the rules on the use of CPF savings to buy Housing Hoard flats. A CPF Board spokesman said yesterday the Central Provident Fund (Approved Housing Schenes) Regulations,
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    • 228 11 $2 for all-day parking at Shaw Centre SHAW Centre is now offering all-day parking at a flat rate of $2 an entry, for a trial period of three months. The move aims to draw more people to the centre, said Mr Tyrone Lopez, marketing manager of Wilson Parking (S) Pte
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    • 91 11 THE case against a director and two employees of Overseas Emporium, charged m connection with the display of two fake corpses at an exhibition m People's Park, will be mentioned on Feb 7. Their lawyers will be making further representations to the Attorney-Gen-eral's Chambers. Managing
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    • 243 11 DEALERS of spare parts for cars and trucks have formed a company with an authorised capital of $3 million to do business with Caina. The company, Cycle and Motor Traders Venture (S) Re Ltd. has negotiated five deals win China to
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    • 41 11 A TALK on printmaking will be held at the River Valley community centre on Saturday at 7.30 pm. The talk, organised by the River Valley Art Society, will be given by Miss Chng Seok Tin. Admission is free
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    • 126 19 Thumbprints will tell if dead man is cabby POLICE are comparing thumbprints taken from .-i man who was found stabbed to death on hrlstmas Eve with those of missing cabby Ui VI ah Joon. Assistant Superintendent Cheek Koon Seng, head of ClD's Special Investigation Section, said >esterday that the comparisons
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    • 81 19 THE National University of Singapore School of Postgraduate Medical Studies has announced the names of 11 candidates who passed the Master Of Medicine (Obstetrics 4 gynaecology Eximination They are: Dr Chow Hoy Cheng; Dr Coon Men** Soon; Dr Koh Cheng Huat Dr Lee Seong Tuck; Dr Lim
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    • 342 19 CABBY Francis Carvalho found out how unfit he was when he chased and caught a suspected robber with the help of two passers-by on Sunday. Mr Carvalho, 40, found himself gasping for breath after the 100-m chase at 3 am. "I was very happy at
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    • 168 19 Armed lift robber gets jail and cane MEMBERS of the public chased two robbers and alerted some passing police officers, who arrested one of the robbers. In a district court yesterday, Lav Miang Heng, 30, a lorry driver, was sentenced to two years' jail and ordered to be given 12
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    • 52 19 A MAN died m hospital after his scooter and a taxi were involved m an accident along Geylang Road on Sunday. Mr Ismin bin Ali, 40, was travelling near Lorong 37 when the accident happened at 8.40 pm. Witnesses can contact Sergeant Yusoff Mohamed of the Traffic Police
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    • 249 19 rHERE were 32.390 notes of the $10,000 denomination m circulation here m the middle of this month but they remain elusive to the man m the street. The reason could be that just one of these notes represents nearly 25 per cent more thus
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    • 316 19 SENIOR citizens of Chang;kat Zone One had such fun this year at their mass birthday celebration that they decided to invite their peers from old folks' homes for next year's tySo. on Jan 4, about 100 guests will take part m a
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    • 56 19 THREE men were yesterday charged with robbing a woman nf a $125 gold bracelot a! a Buk it Merah Central carpark on Wednesday. No pleas were taken from Yeo Kok Cheong and Lav Eng Leng, both 26, and Yu Yong Soi. 25. They are remanded until
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    • National Smoking Control Programme
      • 246 19 Union members urged to kick the habit DR TAY Eng Soon, Minister of State for Education, was "astonished" when told that 40 per cent of the members of a 1,400-strong union were smokers. Dr Tay, who is the adviser to the Union of Keppel Shipyard Employees of Singapore, said: "This
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      • 234 19 Tea helps me cut down on cigarettes says MD BUSINESSMAN Neal Buglewicz, 53, now brews a cup of Chinese tea when he gets the urge to light up a cigarette. The former 60-ciga-rettes-a-day smoker yesterday said the tea "helps reduce the craving for nicotine". Mr Buglewicz, who began smoking at
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    • 268 9 IBIMB^BBfIHSI DEC 30th TILL JAN 7th, 1 986. Furnishing Offers 1""fir* ""fir* H H PS B MR <9H H j^*^^^ *^^BP^^^ I I s yT \t \/DM X yUVV X D^rL/Cm) i' si cqc HkOO Hbl j I vO O f^H Iv rf *"<SifIS?SB i Bflw Lj AM w r^h^ir
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  • around YOUR PLACE
    • 235 10  -  HELEN CHIA Ayer Rajah Reversal of roles at day-care centre's telematch By IT WAS a reversal of roles at the Aver Rajah Day Care Centre's telematch last Tuesday. The adults played while the children watched About 40 senior citizens, sporting red, yellow, blue and green
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    • 748 10  -  LOW MEI MEI Ang Mo Kio town council pilot project By We dont know if this sum is sufficient but we do not want m future to ask restdents to pay a lump sum or bear the additional m costs. Mr Lim (left) on the
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    • 269 10 MPs lend a hand with clean-up campaign in estates GOTONG royong. the local idiom for community cooperation, swept the floors of all 11 storeys of Block 106, Ang Mo Kio, on Sunday. Mr Lim Boon Heng, the MP for Kebun Baru, town councillors and grassroots leaders scrubbed, flushed and swept
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    • 150 10 Thomson THOMSON community centre, which aspires to excel m art. will make music its forte. The MP for Thomson, Mr Leong Horn Kee, said at the opening of the Thomson Annual Art and Photography Exhibition last Friday that the community centre will look into
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    • 19 10 ALL community centres will be closed on New Year's Day They will re-open on Jan 2.
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    • 163 10 New Year fun: Welcome the New Year at Brickworks CCs New Year Fantasy Nite on Wednesday. The fun starts at 7.30 pm*. You could also jive away at the Clementi Disco Night at Clementi CC on Wednesday. Be there at 8 pm. Free show: Those interested m
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    • 263 10 People are tlK* backbone of our business. move to the IBM Towers at Anson Road. W\ iV V\ \~a\ >^m 1 They always have been. They always will It's a home we've all helped build. \?> i^f 3u-^^ 1 be. At IBM. we owe our success to our Our new
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    • 191 11 'Unfit' cabby nabs robbery suspect Page 19 Public Lectures SIR GEORGE PORTER (\obel IMureaie m Chemistry) Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor Topics: SCIENCE AND THE HUMAN PURPOSE Tuesday. 6 January 1957 MOLECULES IN MICRO-TIME Wednesday. 7 January 1987 LIFE UNDER THE SUN Thursday, 8 January 1987 Venue: Lecture Theatre 27,
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  • The Straits Times TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1986
    • 415 12 '"CLUSTERING" of Malay students m some primary schools has persisted despite resettlement m recent years. Of the 235 primary schools m Singapore, 21 have more than 30 per cent Malay pupils. The Malay intake reaches as high as 40 per cent m four of these 21 schools. The
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    • 203 12 NO ONE should begrudge and most ought to welcome the few tokens of appreciation for the gift of life from those who would not be opting out under the proposed human organ transplant law. It is a very decent and human gesture to accident victims whose kidneys
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  • COMMENT/ Perspective
    • 1459 12  -  ONG MING SEING By Foreign Editor And so there are two days to go before 1986 runs out. What kind of year had it been for the world? A mixed year of the triumph of the human spirit, and of disaster. A year which we would bid farewell
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      38 12 Farewell Some who died during the year MR OLOF PALME Swedish Prime Minister SIR EDWARD YOUDE Hongkong Governor MR LE DUAN Vietnam's top leader CARY GRANT Hollywood screen idol DUCHESS OF WINDSOR King gave up throne for her
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    • 198 12 The top stories Major disasters Explosion of Challenger space shuttle. Chernobyl nuclear accident. Politics and economics Marcos overthrown m Philippine revolution. Reagan-Gorbachev talks m Reykjavik. US-Iran secret arms deals. US sanctions against South Africa. Victory for Nakasone's party m Japanese elections. Mahathir's coalition reelected
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      341 13 Quotes vfe of the year France has not negotiated and will not negotiate with terrorist groups and takers of hostage. I don't know what others do, including those who want to teach lessons to everybody else. French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac. If you stayed much longer m
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    • 91 13 World review 1986 IRONY the IS air raid on Libya m midApril led to a resurgence of terrorism m Kurope. TRAGEDY shortly after blast-off on Jan 28, the Challenger space shuttle exploded, killing all seven astronauts aboard. DISAPPOINTMENT Mr Reagan and Mr Gorbachev failed to reach an agreement m Reykjavik.
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    • Bouquets
      • 251 14 I WILL remember Christmas Eve this year for a long time because that was the day I was slapped by a smoker on board a bus. There were five other people, four women and an old man, m the
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      • 129 14 Aid for woman who fainted in plane I WOULD like to relate an unforgetable experience on board a Singapore Airlines flight to Tokyo on Nov 22. It showed that SIA has well-trained and courteous cabin crew. While m mid-air, my wife began feeling unweU and asked to go to the
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      • 79 14 Powerboat racer says thank you I WOULD like to thank the people of Singapore and the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board for their tremendous hospitality during our stay for the grand prix last month. Perhaps you could also extend my thanks to my sponsors, the Goodwood Park Hotel, whose service and
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      • 329 14 Testee found it too subjective I TOOK the practical motorcycle riding test (class 2B)"at the Singapore Safety Driving Centre m Ang Mo Kio recently and was most dissatisfied with the way it was conducted. All testees had to ride their machines round the test circuit.
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      • 263 14 PERMIT me to comment on the Herzog Affair serial which wends its weary way m your columns I am m particular disturbed that the saga should be driving a well-known Malaysian poet to distraction with visions of 200 Israeli bombs poised to
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    • Replies
      • 268 14 Coin machine broke down because part was faulty WE refer to the letter "No coins came out" from "Commuter", who complained about the breakdown of a coin-changing machine at Toa Payoh Interchange on Sept 27 (ST, Oct 14). A report on the breakdown of a coin-changing machine at that interchange
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      • 101 14 WE thank Mr Tan Teck Huat for his comments m his letter "Excellent idea to produce Singlish dramas" (ST, Dec 8). The production of English television dramas requires extensive use of manpower and resources which the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation is m no position
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      • 173 14 I REFER to your article "Two-tier intake of gifted kids" (ST, Dec 23). There are two points which need to be corrected. 1. In the article, it was reported that the present Secondary I intake was selected from PSLE students "who scored three A
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    • 351 14 A complimentary glass of cham- at only $30 before adjourning to pagne starts off the high spirited the convivial Carriage Bar for a celebration at The Balalaika rollicking party till 3 am. Room. Thc first dnnk charge i s on i y $25 A superb dinner provides the ener- and
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    • 93 14 THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address, and home and office telephone numbers, if any. They should preferably be typed, double-spaced, on one side of the paper. You may add a pseudonym if you wish. But we would prefer your using
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
      • 86 15 MALAYSIAN counters were the centre of attention on the stock market yesterday, but profit-taking curbed early gains and The Straits Times Industrial Index dropped back below 900 points. Turnover rose to 10.99 million units worth $18.18 million from last Friday's 10.18 million at $15.21 million. Losers
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      • Chief price changes
        • 14 15 Sn Hartamas 759,000 Peg. M'sia 721,000 Sime Darby 685,000 Fed Cables 526,000
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        • 75 15 124 i-13 Met* Boi S pore 414 +10 :*«bmbOc 46J g F*N 915+5 M Qjst 200+3 S«t Caconutj 177 3 I jt*« 4( +3 Sportlmd SOO +2 I>twu 452 +2 Spof«9us 3% *2 Ktrmora M su 364 2 MiftMtn Corpn 254 2 Bwiurtx 224 +2 Hunt M 195 +2
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        • 73 15 Slti M*iu M 234 146 Senbnt* 630 -15 SPH 780 -10 MBrewerm 6)0 -10 MttroHMfi 560 -10 01* 34J -10 Shd 3?6 -g C.t» Dcv SOc 214 -7 CoU Store lOp 374 -6 OUB 344 -6 Ch«ni Ino 320 -6 DBS S9O -5 OCBC 890 5 ICS 785 -5
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        • 101 15 Dec 26 Dec 29 81 Composite 787 90 783 97 BT indicator *****968 *****801 BT 08 OS 4 86 CADI 6879 6922 08V +***** +***** SI Industrials 901 20 898 20 ST finance *****2 2043 31 SI Hotels 575 54 573 20 Dec 26 Dec 29 ST Properties 425
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        • 41 15 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times industrial Composite 1985 86 High ***** (3/11/86) 834 57 (3/11/86) 1985 86 Low 563 34 (28/4/86) 470.92 (28/4/86) Alltime High 1071 91 (8/2/84) 983 06 (8/2/84) All time Low 74 75 (17/9/64) 470.92 (28/4/86)
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        • 13 15 THE I S dollar gained 40 ticks to DM 1.9620 m Singapore.
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        • 29 15 DM V FF S$ HK$ IS$ US$ 1 9625 159 70 unq 2 1857 unq 1 4595 ***** 159 55 6 4750 2 1860 7 7950 *****
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        • 9 15 In Singapore, gold closed at U*****.80 an ounce.
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        • 61 15 Kurodollar: Gained two ticks to 93.98 a contract. IH*utsohemark: Lost seven ticks to 0.5112 a contract. British pound: Lost 15 ticks to 1.4455 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained 37 ticks to 0.*****0 a contract. Nikkei: Lost 100 ticks to ***** a contract. I S Treasury bond: Lost five ticks
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      • Short stops
        • 73 15 China's oil earnings forecast BEIJING China's oil export earnings are expected to drop by at least US$3.5 billion (557.66 billion) this year because of de< lining world oil prices and a drop m demand, the China Daily newspaper reported yesterday. Zheng Dunxun, president of the China National Chemicals Import and
          UPI  -  73 words
        • 57 15 HONGKONG It is too early to build a second Hongkong airport alh the government has a pi >i>osal from a consortium <>t companies. Financial Secretary Pi* rs Jacobs has said. He said a plan submitted by Li Ka Shings Cheung Kong. Hopewell Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa calls
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        • 80 15 TOKYO The Ministry of Finance will delay listing giant state-controlled Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp shares until around Feb 10 while it considers a second lottery for more buyers of the stock. More than 10 million Japanese applied to buy the 1.65 million shares the government is initially
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        • 62 15 Accord on joint firm PARIS French electronics group CGE and International Telephone and Telegraph of the United States are to sign an accord today m Brussels to create a worldwide telecommunications consortium The joint company, Teleglobal Communications will have its headquarters m Amsterdam and will be controlled and directed by
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        • 57 15 TOKYO Reflecting slow shipments to China and the United States, Japan's steel exports this year will fall below 30 million tonnes for the first time m four years, the economic journal Nihon Keizai Shimbun has reported. Industry officials blamed the appreciation of the yen against the
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    • 518 15 First step towards re -listing, say sources KUALA LUMPUR Supreme Corp, a company m the Tan Koon Swan stable that is seeking a re-listing on the stock market, has asked its bankers and financial advisers to come up with a plan to help restructure its
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    • 530 15 Third World repaying debts has got financial experts worried WASHINGTON Some Third World nations are repaying their loans to banks m the United States and other industrialised countries and that trend has got international financial experts worried. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), "developing countries repaid US$7.l billion (5515.5
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    • 175 15 HONOKONii There seems to be no stopping the bulls on the Hongkong stock market it headed off Into the stratosphere yesterday m its first session since Christmas Kve's half-day session. The Hang Seng Index finished 28.53 points up at a record close of 2,552.45 after briefly
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    • 166 15 2 firms to hold equity in Gula sKUALA LUMPUR Gula Perak Bhd, which is under receivership, has said Telok Plantation Sdn Bhd and Imatex Bhd will hold 70.5 per cent and 4.5 per cent equity interest respectively after the company's proposed new financial reconstruction. Replying yesterday to a Kuala Lumpur
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    • 473 15  - F N raising $60m to finance projects JILL HUM By SOFT drinks giant Fraser Neave Ltd is said to be raising $60 million to finance projects, which may include the Haw Par Villa theme park. The company has appointed Singapore International Merchant Bankers Ltd (Simbl) to put together a five-year
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    • 118 15 BUILDING materials manufacturer C.I. Holdings Bhd has agreed to buy a piece of land m Batu Caves through its wholly-owned subsidiary Monier (M) Sdn Bhd. The decision to purchase the 6.5 acres of industrial land from Syarikat Tenaga Shah Sdn Bhd (STS) was taken after considering
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    • 416 15  - Kuching mining venture seeks investors LIM ENG HAI By A PROMINENT Sarawak politician cum businessman and a British mining company are looking for an investor with $3 million to take a 30 per cent stake m a kaol.n mining venture m Kuching. At present Datuk James Wong Kirn Mm, a
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    • 401 15  -  TRUDY LIM By BEST Products Sdn Bhd, which was granted pioneer status for the manufacture of glucose, dextrose, caramel and adhesives m the late *****, is selling its Jurong plant to help pay off bank loans. The company hopes to get about
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    • 2917 16 READERS snould be aware of the limitations of th»s information. Not every transaction, nor every price o>alt m at the stock exchanje. is covered m 'business done". Further, because alt dealings at a particular price are lumped together the taote does not show th« trend m
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    • 2084 16 NOUSTRIALS Acmo I A|inomoto (2906) Alex Holdg l— Alcomi7l *****)(1)73(1)72 AISB (555) (2M) 56 (1) 56 (4) 54 xd M 5B 48 SS) (5) 46 (5) 46.5 (2M) 47 (3) 47 ASM 1 328 1 335) (4) 132 (4) 1 34 (m 133 xd A.itahHBlß
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    • 2794 16 Al shares quoted have a par value of SI. unless otherwise specified Adjusted for scrip/rights h Tai-eiempted dividend ABN is traded m lots ol 10 shares each, with the p-ice quoted m dollars Trustee stocks under CPf Approved Investment Schema 1956 Last Yield Vol Day Hitti
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • 355 17 Hn $1000 2 For Ses! cintom-** 001 OCBC France 4 avalabte it DCS Fiunct 5 Quaifyitf nut rates are ottered Dt uiCmjuci OUT UOf s ntev** also Kiiibx it JOf iho miiWe it DBS France OCBC OUB UOB DBS DCPOSIT RATES Savings daily 3 3U 2" 2 3
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      • 165 17 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4453—1.4482 7.04—6.84 Canadian dollar 1.5810-1.5840 6.39-6.28 NZ dollar 1.1427 1.1454 8.91—8.65 Sterling pound 3.1835-3.1860 3.17-3.12 US dollar 2.1850 2.1860 4.60—4.56 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency
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      • 116 17 THE US dollar closed easier against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it closed unchanged from its opening of 2.1850/60 m quiet irading. It traded within a range of 2.1850 and 2.1870. Against the deutschemark, the greenback opened at 1.9635/45 and closed at 1.9590
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      • 143 17 THE kilobar market traded between 5527,500 and 5527,700 yesterday. In the Far East market, gold opened at U*****.40 1.90. It remained very quiet, and traded gradually up to U*****,80 2.30. It closed for lunch at U*****.60 2.10 and reopened at the higher level of U*****. 00/2. 50. Some buying
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      • 26 17 GOLD USS/oz Mon Fri Singapore 392.00-392.50 391.50—392.00 Mon Sat Hongkong 391.90 392.40 392.25 393 00 Fri Thurs New York Closed 390.00—390.50 London 390.75-391.25 Closed
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      • 203 17 Managers' prices for Dec 30 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 0 89 0 96 The Savings Fund 0.82—0.88 Spore Prog Fund 0 35—0.39 Spore Sec Fund 0.59—0.64 Spore Invest Fund 0.69—0 75 Spore Equity Fund 0 42—0 46xd Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund 1.23-1 31 Mai Prog
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    • Stock markets round-up
      • 625 17 INTEREST centred on Malaysian stocks yesterday, with profit-taking curbing early gains and The Straits Times Industrial Index dropping back below 900 points. The market Scoreboard showed 95 falls to 39 rises, although gainers led losers seven to four m the thinly-traded plantation sector. The ST
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      • 326 17 Dec n HKJ Change Hk Go» 20 40 -0 I Hk Hotek 4 1 25 +3 Auoc Inrt Hotels 174 005 HK Lond 685 +01 Bonk CM Eo*t Askj 22 40 +0 3 Hk Lond Loan 97 00 +0 5 Cathay Pocific A* 565 +0 05 Hk Lond Worr
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      • 340 17 Dec 29 Cents Chaise (hoi] A C I 420+13 A N I 310 10 Abertoyle 1110 20 Age 325 5 Amcor 420 +25 Ampol Exp 330 -5 Ampol Pet 275 +3 Anz 570 U Anodne Aust 335 1 I Ashton 260 +10 8 H P 874 -8 Beoch Petroleum
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      • 66 17 i i i i i i _i i i I NST Index Monday 1,329.39 (1,332.46) ~~g Hongkong Hang Seng Monday 2,552.45 (Closed) Australian All-Ordinaries j£_ Monday 1,467.50 (Closed) Nikkei Stock Average Monday Closed (18,820.65) Financial Times Industrials Friday Closed (Closed) Dow Jones Average 7g£ Friday 1,930.40 (Closed) (Figures m
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      • 504 17 Istanbul stock exchange revival takes off ISTANBUL The stock exchange here, once the bustling commercial centre of the sprawling Ottoman Empire, has outstripped expectations m the first year of its revival after more than 60 years m limbo. Rows of desks lining the small trading floor on the second storey
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    • Simex futures
      • 113 17 Eurodollar 3-month deposit MARCH Eurodollar opened unchangi d from Chicago's closing level at 93.97. There was little dealing interest m view of the holidays. The firm inter-bank interest rates m the morning had no impact on the Eurodollar futures rr.arket as the higher rates were due to technical easons. Liffe
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      • 50 17 CURRENCY futures 3nded mixed m a cuiet and thin trading session. March deutschema 'k ended seven ticks lower at 0.5112. Open High Low Sett Est Vo! Mar 8? 0.5112 0.5122 0.5107 0.5112 78 j M 0.5128 Sept 0.5144 Open Int (Fri): 7». Ac) Vol (Prl): 115. (US doV.ir Deutscnemark
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      • 40 17 MARCH pound ended lower at 1.44)5 with no trade recorded during the session. Open Hgh law SeA Kst Vol Mar 87 1.4460A 1.4455 Jan ***** Sept ***** Open Int (Fr>): 213. A< t Vol (Fri): NU. 'intish Pound/
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      • 54 17 MARCH Nikkei ended 20 ticks lower at ***** after a very quiet session. The lower closing was due to year-end book squaring. Opei High Lou Sett Est Vol Spot Jan ***** Mar 81 ***** *****8 ***** ***** Two Jon Open Int (Fri): lr.S. Act Vol (Fri):
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      • 66 17 THE March US T-bonds futures market was extremely quiet ai d ended without any trade recorded*. The contract settled at 100.10, down five ticks from last Friday's close m view of the slightly easier closing at CBOT. Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 87 100. 14A
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      • 37 17 MARCH yen enrtec 37 ticks higher at 0.*****0 Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 87 0.*****0 ''.*****4 0.*****7 0.*****0 80 Jnn 0.*****8 Sept 0.*****3 Open Int (Pri) 717. Act Vol (Frt): 37. 'Japanese Yen)
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      • 26 17 Open High Lou Sett Est Voi Feb 81 395.00 Open bit (Fri): Two. Act Vol (Fri): Nil. Reports from BA Futures < L'SS per troy ounce)
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    • 15 17 Rubber Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore January 181.00 down 1 50 cents Malaysia January *****
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    • 19 17 Tin Closing prices MS kilo XL Tin 16 81 up four cents Turnover 116 tonnes up 16 tonnes
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    • 18 17 Ctosnf prices Copper £/toon« Fn Spot Closed (909 00-909 50; 3 months Closed (*****-*****) Market tone Sales
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    • 25 17 Closnt pncss Silver USS'troy o: Mm fr Singapore 5 30- i 35 5 ?B— b 33 Fri Thurs Closed Source Credit Sutsse S pore
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    • 21 17 dosing prices Aluminium twin* Fri Spot Closed (783 00-783 50) 3 months Closed (797 00- 797 50) Market tone Sad
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    • 100 17 Crude MS 'tome palm oil Jan 725 (south) 717.50 (north and central) Refined palm oil USS tonnes RBD palm oil Jan 30b (sellers) Feb 307.50 (sellers) Mat 315 (sellers) RBD Stearin Jan Feb 262 5G (sellers) RBD Olein Jan 310 (sellers) Feb 315 (sellers) Mar 320 (sellers i
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    • 344 17 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppei Wharves Alfesani K19 aside 01/01 Bmtang Belait K24E a'side 30/12 Cotnan K15 a'side 31/12 Hosei Maru K30 aside 31/12 Lily Star K09 a'side 30/12 Qinghecheng K29 a'side 05/01 Sinhan K28 a'side 30/12 Sinzhong XI 7 aside 31/12 Taihangshan K32 a'side 03/01 Timber
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    • 623 17 LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block E Gather (012 RE) 30/12 (0900) FSA 1000-1100/*****000 L 3 N3 E Guard (017RW) 30/12(2100) FSA 1100-1200/1200-1300 L2.N2 X Gavrilov (43W86) 31/12 (1600) F7 0700-0800 U4 X Jaceim (36E) 30/12 (1630) FSA *****830 Pegasus P (460N) 30/12 (2359) FSA
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    • Article, Illustration
      11 18 "I found my niche, but somebody was m it."
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    • 90 18 KUALA LUMPUR Public Bank Berhad yesterday announced that it would take up 25 per cent of the initial paid-up capital of MsBoo,ooo of Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd (MEPS). The transaction is, however, subject to the approval of Bank Negara, the company said m a
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    • 339 18  -  GRACE CHNG Round-the-clock production at $135 m plant By A SINGAPORE-MADE drug used m the treatment of stomach ulcers is big business for the British pharmaceutical giant, Glaxo Holdings. Over half of Glaxo's world production of the drug called ranitidine is made by its subsidiary,
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    • 375 18  -  TRUDY LIM By QMORE than a year ago, my company cat my salary by about 25 per cent, without obtaining my consent. Is this pay cut legal? Can I claim for reinstatement of my salary, and also claim for damages? Who can I approach for help? A WHETHER the
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    • From the companies desk
      • 36 18 PROPERTY developer Malayan Credit Ltd has reported a 30.2 per cent lower group pre-tax profit of $1.13 million for the six months ended Sept 30. Group turnover fell 23.8 per cent to $5.99 million.
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      • 112 18 KIAN Joo Can Factory Bhd has obtained the approval of Malaysia's Foreign Investment Committee (FIC) for its proposed acquisition of Federal Metal Printing Factory Sdn Bhd (FMPF) and a special bumiputra issue. The FIC approval was conditional on the approvals of the Capital Issues Committee (CIC),
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      • 55 18 TAT Lee Finance Ltd has entered into a contract to buy the first three storeys of Tung Ann Association Building at 140 Cecil Street from Lam Tong Investment Pte Ltd for $3.8 million. The purchase will be financed entirely from Tat Lee's owi; funds, and will serve
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    • 587 18 KUALA LUMPUR AILING companies can successfully turn around by firing their chief executive officers (CEOs) and replacing them with new ones who can provide new perceptions of reality, develop new strategies and revitalise the organisations, according to a local banker. In giving this
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    • 311 15 \fi Are your New Zealand Dollar pi deposits earning as high as p* jtqiitji OftO/ -!y (mm These were our deposit and exchange rates during the last four weeks f^l %&m j DATE 1 MONTH 2 MONTHS 3 MONTHS 6 MONTHS M** Tl2/86 18 75% pa 18 50% pa vjppj
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    • 101 16 BJ far east H g ORGANIZATION R a DEVELOPMENT re g SITES WANTED g p. Our Organization is looking for development sites Jfj Bin the city area or suburbs of Singapore for development of ffSJ H high-rise and low-rise 151 condominiums, flats, bungalows 181 semi-detached or 181 H terrace houses
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    • 507 19 ■WPJf"W"PJfSSSPW ADVERTISEMENT Celebrating: How they do it at River View will be presented to dinner ing Ceremony from River Garden By Mary Lee guests. 3.00pm to 5.00pm, held Coffee House l^.Th^wTbe l^ 6 New Year Eve Slchuan R es taurant balls •IL Giardino Contl- Enjoy a delicious meal n nental
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 26 20 SOCCER National n der-19 tournament: Balestio: Utd v Kaki Bukit (Toa Payoh AC. Bpm). TABLE TENNIS National Senior Individual Champion ships I Toa Payoh. 7. 30pm)
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 297 20  -  ».«>«>!> new> for National Football league clubs. From next season, winning club> s*il! receive »W p«r cent of the collection and the losers the rest. lhis h^s been decided by ihi- Football Association of Singapore, with the .ipprovai of the 10 Division (hie clubs, to
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    • 233 20 Everton close the gap on Arsenal LONDON Everton narrowed the gap on English League leaders Arsenal to four points with a comprehensive 5-1 home victory over struggling Leicester on Sunday. But Nottingham Forest, beaten by Norwich on Friday, lost more ground m the title-chase when they were held 2-2 at
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    • 273 20 ITHLEIKS Ingrid Kristiansen, who won the women's 3. (XX) metres race at the European Championships m Stuttgart and broke world records over 5,000 m and 10,000 m during the season, has been named Sports Personality of the Year by Norwegian sportswriters. She headed the Norwegian women's handball
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    • 261 20 Catalans stay ahead with Hughes' goal MADRID Welsh international Mark Hughes' first League goal m more than two months kept Barcelona on top of the Spanish League with a 1-0 win over Cadiz on Sunday. The Catalans' away victory was secured m the 49th minute when Hughes broke his goal
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    • 136 20 GREEK AEK 0 OFI 1, Kalamaria 1 Iraklis 3, Yiannina 0 Aris 0, Doxa 0 Appolon 0, Ethnikos 0 Panathinaikos 1, Larissa 1 Diagoras 0, Panionios 1 Olympiakos 3, Paok v Veria (postponed due to bad weather). IRISH Bohemians 1 Shamrock 1, Cork 3 Athlone 1, Dundalk 1
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    • 301 20 Conner, Dickson move closer to showdown FREMANTLE Stars and Stripes beat USA for the second day running and New Zealand gave French Kiss the same treatment m the challenger semi-finals of the America's Cup here yesterday. Both victors now need only two more wins to qualify for the sail-off to
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    • 345 20  -  JANICE SEAH Republic's ace made top seed m next test By LELA ZAINAL has won her first tournament m Melbourne and, because of her consistent performance during the past four weeks, she has been made top seed m the biggest one yet. Lela, who is on
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    • 393 20  -  TAY CHENG KHOON By CHEW KOK WYE has been singled out as the most promising teenager on the local squash scene. But he will not be m the Singapore team for the Asian junior championships m Karachi from Jan 15-25. The 16-year-old St
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    • 352 20 Family inspires Cash to a jackpot year MELBOURNE Pat Cash, whose brilliant comeback victory against Mikael Pernfors on Sunday helped Australia clinch the Davis Cup against Sweden, credits his family for inspiring him m a year-long fight to regain peak form. Cash, 21, said his young son, Daniel, and Norwegian
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    • 475 20 TABLE TENNIS Patricia Kirn powered her way into the semi-finals of the national individual championships when she beat national player Tan Ah Tee 21-5, 21-17, 21-10 at Toa Payoh last night. Results Men's singles 3rd round: Png Kirn Siang bt Lee Teok Yong 21-7, 21-7. 22-20;
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    • 309 22  - A smashing year J. RAJENDRAN BADMINTON By IMAGINE Singapore qualifying for the Thomas Cup finals. Well, the unimaginable happened m February when Singapore overcame India including Prakash Padukone and Thailand m the Thomas Cup qualifying rounds m Bangkok. The Republic beat India 3-2 m their opening match m Bangkok, thrashed
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    • FACES 86
      • 376 22  - A big kick from '86 PETER SIOW MARTIAL ARTS... B y TOH SOON KOK THE taekwondo stage had a special place for teenager Toh Soon Kok, who made history by being the first exponent to represent the Republic at the Seoul Asian Games m September. Sadly, the 19-year-old pugilist, who
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      • 239 22  -  J. RAJENDRAN WEIGHTUFTING By CHUA KOON SIONG THE year will be remembered for veteran sportsman Chua Koon Siong's return with renewed vigour for perhaps one final fling at the big time. Koon Siong, who turned 38 last August, was thrice downed Sportsman of the Year. But
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      • 281 23  - Victim of a tragedy of errors NG YUE MENG IF there was a more tragic story for swimming than Ng Yue Meng's, we haven't heard it yet. All the quietness on the scene this year is tolerable understandable even but nothing can go even the smallest way m making up
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      • 159 23  -  OON JIN GEE OON JIN GEE must now pick up where Peng Siong has left off m the States. Jin Gee is 19, full of wise cracks and brimming over with potential and spirit. What's even better is that the Brigham Young University student is
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      • 874 23  - Splash that ended high and dry... ...with only a teary tale to tell ANG PENG SIONG JANICE SEAH DAVID LIM SWIMMING. ..By I UK best news for swimming In Singapore came m March when the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association, led by newly-appointed president Goh Yong Hong, the Police Commissioner, announced
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      • 131 23 THIS has been the first time m 20 years that Singapore have not had a single woman swimmer at the Asian Games. The legacies left behind by Pat Chan and Justina Tseng have all been washed away by the tide of Japanese and Chinese successors. Even Junie
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      • 135 23  - ALBERT JOHNSON WATER-P0L0... 8y WATER-POLO received greater impetus with the setting up of a special projects committee to expand, promote and popularise it m the Republic. I nder the dynamic leadership of Goh Yong Hong, president of the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association, more than ',*Wt novices were recruited from Ida
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      • 244 23  - Backroom bouquets GOH YONG HONG THE chlorinated pool has been the beacon m our quest for glory m regional and major competitions overseas. But. credit must be given to the backroom boys, whose dedication, foresight and meticulous planning have helped the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association to achieve their golden goals.
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  • RACING
    • 455 21  -  PEDIGREE Ski Fantasy, Feu Vert and Beldale Prospect not accepting By PENANG Shumanshu has qualified for the SIM. OOO Governor's Gold Cup despite finishing second to Air Marshal IV m the Class 1 Div 2 race over 1,700 m on Saturday. The grey, raced
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    • 156 21 PEN'ANG With Ski Fantasy not accepting and Alacaro failing to make it to the big line-up, Goodman Stable is banking its hopes on Chollimah to win the Governor's Gold Cup on Sunday and clinch the title of top owner for the season. But Goodman faces
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    • 237 21 At the 400 m Pictures at the 400 m by At the finish JONATHAN CHOO Class 4 Div 5 1,200 m 1. Cold Sweat 2. Hint Positively 3. Bo Bo's Pride 4. Procu's Dist: 3 1 2, U. 1 Time 1:12.6 Class 4
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    • 73 21 Three now in top class PENANG Three winners m Class 2 over the weekend have been promoted to the top class. They are (new ratings within brackets): Deliver The Goods (130), Nostradamus (127) and Rockabilly (119). Other promotions: Class 4 to 3: Lone Venture II (92), Cash 111 (91), Astrid
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      • 1228 21 CLASS 1 DIV 12,200 m 2,200 m (Ratings 186-149) ST G ALLEN 59 (Read) 186 REMEMBER ME V 55.5 (Read) 179 CHINESE WALL 55 (X Leong) 178 FASCINATION ID 53.5 (V Chong) 175 KEEP GOING V 52.5 (Teh) 173 THOROLD 51.5 (Teh) 171 CIIOLLIMAH 51 (Teh) 170
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      • 59 21 LOS ANGELES Young Flyer won the U*****,400 (about *****.000) California Breeders" Champion Stakes for fillies at Santa Anila on Saturday. Ridden by Eddie Delahoussaye, Young Flyer beat Saros Brig by two lengths. Dance All Summer was third with the favourite, Road To Happiness, fourth. The daughter of Flying
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 93 21 181 Deaths 181 Deaths MR. GOH GEE GUAN <o GOW GEE GUAN patted away peacefully on 28/12/86 leaving behind beloved Sons: Daughters-in-law: Goh Yew Swee Hong Ming Yeng Goh Boon Hua See Slew Tin Goh Kan Hunt Wong May Lan Goh Cheng Wah Goh Yew Wah Goh Guam Hwa Goh
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    • 69 21 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements The Family Of The Late: MRS DORIS HENG nee MDM LIEW SAU CHAN wishes to express their grateful thanks to Dr. John Thambyah Mr S.C. Ong, Dr. H.H. Chiu, Dr. Albert Wee. Dr KM Kho, Dr. Grace Tan! matrons staff of Gteneagles Hospital, Fr. Franz. Mgr
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      81 21 TAN BAK LIANG Age 70 years passed away peacefully on 28.12.86. leaving behind beloved WIFE Nellie Lee Yik Long SON Jude Tan Yong Thiam DAUGHTER-IN-LAW Winnie Low Chong Em DAUGHTERS Janet Tan Moi Moi Shirley Tan Sai Eng Doris Tan Sai Choo Jessie Tan Sai Keow SON-IN-LAW Llm
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    • 126 21 The Family of the late PETER YONG KEE FOH Departed 25/12/86 wish to express their heartfelt thanks to relatives, friends and prayer group of St. Theresa's Church for their kind assistance, donations, condolences and wreaths during their recent bereavement Special thanks also to Doctors A start of Ward
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      113 21 In loving memory of MDM CATHERINE TAN SOO NGOH (Mrs. Peter Koh Chono Hock, Departed 30 12 1976 10 years cf fond remen.: by husband, sons daughters sons/ daughlers-in-lau. grandchildren, grandson grand daughler-m-law great grand children (Singapore I all loved ones May Your Soul Rest m Heavenly
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 98 22 181 Deaths 181 Deaths 181 Deaths ELIZABETH ANNE RENEE CHEAH Age: 46 years passed away peacefully on 28th Dec. 1986 leaving behind: Parents- >••■: ■:\ci\ x LVi'iie Sisters: Patricia, May Hannah Brother: Dr. Patrick Cheah Sister-in-law Sue Brother-in-iaw: Dr. Woo Keng Thye Nieces. Br rnie Gerry Nephew: Simon to mourn
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      107 22 MDM CHAN WAN PING age 79 u<i*s«d away peacefully on 29 12 86 ladving behind Son: rharles Norbert Mendis. daughter-in-law Koo Chok Khsng daughter Margaret Anna Chpong. Son-in-law Cheong Onn Khun grandchildren f'hfong Seng Tuck .Mrxious. Chrong Seng (.'hoy Benedict. Cheong Seng Whye Joseph Jerome Mendis, nn Mendis
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      105 22 In Loving Memory of QUEK CHOO GEOK, TOMMY Departed 30th December 1933 His life whs earnest, his actions kind. A generous hand and an active mind, Anxious to please, loath to offend, A loving father and faithful friend. Always remembered by: Beloved wife: Nancy Lini Eng Neo
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    • 82 22 MOM, ROSA WONG AH KEOW Departed 24.12.86 Express their deep appreciation and sincere thanks to Rev. Frs. C. Barreteau, Edward Lim Frans De Ridder, Paul Ton j and Adrian Anthony, Prayer Groups from Churches 01 Sacred Heart, St. Michael, Christ The King and SS. Peter Paul, Parish Council
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    • 97 22 183 Condolences WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR MR. S.M. GOH ON THE DEMISE OF HIS BELOVED FATHER FROM: MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF GREAT SEA CONSTRUCTION PTE. LTD. L G ENGINEERING PTE. LTD. The Management Staff of FG LAND SURVEYS PTE LTD FRANCIS GOH ASSOCIATES Express their
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    • 76 22 183 Condolences 183 Condolences •ft!" *T* *T* *T* f* 1* T* *T* *1* «T* *T* *T* ""T* 1^ T* ~JT More obituary announcements on Pg. 21 It's the season when people take a second look at some of the things lying around the house and decide to sell them through
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  • 349 24 NZ pullout decision conies under attack WELLINGTON A former defence chief and opposition critics of the government's decision to withdraw New Zealand's army battalion from Singapore over the next three years have said it will cause training problems, recruiting difficulties and loss of morale among troops. The 700 infantry men,
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  • 248 24 WASHINGTON Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov has said the US Star Wars space missile defence programme is technically possible, but could be overwhelmed by an enemy. The human rights activist and physicist, who helped develop the Soviet Union's hydrogen bomb, said m a US
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  • 45 24 AUCKLAND The Greenpeace flagship Greenpeace sailed from here yesterday en route for the Antarctic and a second attempt to establish a permanent base on the frozen continent. A similar attempt by '.he environmental organisation last year failed after running into pack ice. AFP
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  • 543 24  -  LAI YEW KONG Robbery, housebreaking and vehicle thefts contained, says CID chief By THE overall crime situation remains steady with 35,610 offences recorded m the first nine months of this year, 735 more cases or a 2.1 per cent rise over the
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  • 58 24 Crime situation Jan Sept '86 Major Jan-Sept Jan-Sept Percentage Offences '85 '86 change Murder 49 43 Down 12.2% Vehicle theft 3,297 2,716 Down 17.6% Snatch theft 1,108 895 Down 19.2% Housebreaking 2,822 2,135 Down 24.3% Robbery 1,227 1,228 Up 0.1% Serious assaults, 434 454 Up 4.6% Rioting Outraging modesty 363
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  • 267 24 'Moscow sending sabotage squads into Britain' LONDON The Soviet Union is sending tourists, truck drivers and ship and air crews into Britain to train as special forces for espionage missions that could paralyse the country m advance of all-out war, a British military expert said yesterday. The analyst, Colonel Michael
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  • 243 24 Moderate growth for US next year, predict analysts WASHINGTON Next year will bring moderate economic growth m the US with a recovery that will reduce unemployment slightly, but still weak enough to continue the downward trend m interest rates, economic analysts said. Many economists believe the sluggish economic recovery will
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  • 125 24 Vaccine may stop disease passed by cats NEW YORK A newlydeveloped vaccine may prevent the spread of a disease that is transmitted from cats to pregnant women and known to cause birth defects, a major health agency announced. The widely feared disease, toxoplasmosis, caused by the transmission of a parasite
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  • 181 24 Iacocca as President? 'I won't know what to do' DETROIT Chrysler chairman Lee lacocca does not want to be US President because m a few years the American economy will be m such a crisis he wouldn't know what to do. The blunt-talking businessman said m an interview with major
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  • 406 24  - No kidding, Taiwanese action comedy is top grosser LEONG WENG KAM By THIS year's top moneyspinner at the cinemas was such a surprise hit that even Singapore's video pirates overlooked it. In fact, The Kungfu Kids, a Taiwan-made action comedy, probably grossed more than a million dollars at the box
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  • 30 24 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell 6.61 points to 1.923.79 m the first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. AP
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    • 218 24 Weather y r -> ■v^ mm. >■ :SR UP TO 1 p.m. Showers over a few areas during the early hours. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 30 max., 23 mm SUNSET today: 7.09 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.06 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 12 32 C Cloudy London 5 12
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  • The Straits Times Section Two
    • 5 1 The Straits Times Section Two
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    • Teens
      • 806 1 In this last issue of Teens for 1986, IRENE PATES, who received about 5,000 letters during the year, picks some that were not printed and explains how they are processed. More letters on Page Two. PAPER from examination pads, pages torn from exercise
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      • Some of the 5,000 readers' letters
        • 176 1 I READ Teens and was pleasantly surprised by the depth of some of the letters. At the same time, I was saddened by the thought that many of the teenagers who had written m did not appear to be having a pleasant time at home (to
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        • 274 1 My parents don't trust me I AM 14 and I can look after myself very well. Bur. my parents don't trust me. They are so afraid I may be led astray. My parents are educated. They won't even give me a little freedom. The other day, during the examinations, four
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        • 351 1 Sharing what was left unsaid m 1986 I'M BETTER at writing than talking Somehow my thoughts and feelings flow freely when I'm writing. I flopped my Econs test (I got the lowest marks m class). Do you know that I have not passed most of
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        • 150 2 I FEEL it's boring to be me. Though I have many friends, I don't feel like I have any. Every day, I go to school thinking of how to get a very faithful friend. Every one of my friends always talks about their boyfriends
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        • 93 2 I'M A Singaporean but live m Hongkong. I read this section of The Straits Times. Some comments of the teenagers are really very interesting while others are painful. They let people know that a teenager's life is not just about having a boyfriend or girlfriend. We
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        • 256 2 AFTER reading the Teens Page with the headline Year 2001, Here We Come! (ST, Nov 11), I got worried. Being rich, famous and successful is no sin. However, when it takes precedence over humanity, compassion and morality, it's time we re-ex-amine our values. If the 56
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        • 119 2 I'M SURE you've seen little kids running and wailing m shopping centres, crying for their mummies. My mum had an experience with such a child recently. A little girl fell on the steps of an escalator. When my mum helped her up, she was bleeding and
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        • 72 2 MY SISTER, 16, is a very beautiful and popular girl. One day, I told her I envied her. At first, she just looked at me. Later, she told me she actually envied me. I was shocked* at first, but I asked her why. She wants to
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        • 65 2 I WANT to tell you that I made a discovery. I did something wrong and did not dare tell my parents. After that, I was quite worried they would find out. I was frightened. But when they did find out. they merely reprimanded me. I was
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        • 206 2 MY SON'S name appeared m your column. He is not 14, as he had stated. He will be 12 m March. I have explained to him that deception is not the means to reach his goal and that is why, on his behalf, I am
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        • 215 2 I'M 24 going on 25 and a single girl. I always look forward to the Teens Page. I grew up m a conservative Chinese family, where my parents never mentioned sex, or growing up and getting to know the opposite sex. Whatever little I
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        • 124 2 SOME people just have to thank their lucky stars for landing themselves such a meaningful job. I'm a young teacher and I enjoy the letters and extracts you compile. Keep going. I think teenagers today are so lucky. They get to say how they feel.
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      • 241 2 Coping with this year's biggest problem LOOKING back to 1986, what was the most difficult problem you faced and how did you overcome It? It could have been a family crisis or a personal disappointment. How has coping with such a difficulty helped equip you for another year? There will
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    • Bilingual
      • 978 3 Blowing in the wind Kite-making is more than child's play, says Mr Ha Yiqi, who comes from the fourth generation of a kite-making family m Beijing. Here to hold an exhibition of kites at Beauty World Centre until Sunday, he talks to GHON6 WING HONG about his hobby, which is
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      • 599 3 Why evening papers in China sell like hot cakes PEOPLE begin queuing up outside Beijing's newspaper kiosks at three m the afternoon. By the time they come off work, the papers are all gone. This situation prevails elsewhere, too. "We have received letters complaining of the difficulty m obtaining the
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    • Bilingual Dwibahasa
      • 780 4 TO GIVE variety to its programme SBC's Radio Two has invited local drama bodies to participate m its new programme called "Teater Minggu Ini" (This Week's Theatre). Broadcast of the new programme will begin on Sunday, Jan 4, and it will continue
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      • 694 4  -  Oleh AZMAN SIRAJ UNTUK memberi corak dan warna yang berbagai kepada rancangan-rancangannya, pihak Radio Dua Perbadanan Penyiaran Singapura (SBC) telah mengambil inisiatif bam sekali lagi. Kali mi ia mengorak langkah untuk memberi peluang kepada badan-badan drama setempat supaya turut serta dalam rancangan bam
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      • 145 4 ABBEY ti CO. PTE. LTD. (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the abovenamed Company, which is being voluntarily wound-up, are required on or before 23rd January 1987 to send m their names andaddresses and full particulars of their debts or claims and the names
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      • 153 4 Teka Kata Siri AY Bahagian 1 Word Quiz AY Part 1 INSTRUCTIONS: In the columns and lines below you can see three letters "ONG". By adding three letters before them, you will be able to form a word on each line. Use the clues given to form the word required.
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      • 774 5 30 Hairdressing FREE QIFTS OFFERI 1 Brush Free to cutting models 1 bottle Shampoo Free to perming models. Cut: $4; Perm: $10 by advanced, students. Valid on Monday Friday only!!. Headquarters Halrstyllng School, Middle Road, Fortune Centre -04-21/ 22' 23. Tel: *****31/ *****32. (A'so hairdressing courses avallacle). LAN HAIRDRESSINQ SCHOOL
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      • 416 5 36 House Renovation/ Decor JllllllliillllliliHIIIIIIGCXX) WORKMANSHP I GUARANTEED! |S When you engage us. you don't just SS get a contractor we give you 55 interior decoration ideas FREE OF SS CHARGE SS Visit our stiowtlats and see for 55 yourself ■g An ideat package awaits oil HDB SB owners at
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      • 689 5 36 House Renovation/ Decor Replacement c doors to aluminium sliding windows doors Amplimesh HDB Grilles Payment by instalments can Be arranged ELICA Renovation Design CALL: *****47. *****66 RENOVATION SPECIALIST^^ CASE-RADAC member Masonry Fencing Carpentry* Plumbing Tiling Electro' Roofing Painting Etc. WELCOME TO VIEW OUR WORKMANSHIP We offar total renovation for
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      • 1769 5 TELEPHONE SERVICE: Mcndj* to Friday Sam to 5 30pm (bpm deadline lor neit day) Saturday 8 30am to 2pm (11am decline tor The Sunday T™> c r»ubk Hofcoay: 9am to lpm COUNTER SERVICE: TMES OftCHAW CEHTW #0? 105 LUCKY PiAZA atone,, tc Fnday: 10am to 12 noon, lpm to 5
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      • 986 6 56 Industrial Equipment/ Supplies 1 SET (2 units) tube making ma- I chine with VS motor 25 h p 1 set' 10 bobbin winding machine, small size motor I h p.. I set 44 spindles braiding machine 3 floor type motor 3 hp. 1 set 44 spindles braiding machine 2
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      • 547 6 57 Business Opportunities LOAN OF >3. 000 :;ff.lf(l urgently •le uhoul $300 monthly. Tel s&iB*M4 after 6 30pm NOOOLE STALL WITH equipment and utensils for immediate takeover Call *****26. PROFITABLE YONG TAU Hoo stall for takeover at Shenton House. Rent $1,300 p.nr. Call *****81 REAL ESTATE SALES Training Free preview
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      • 631 6 64 Domestic Help 64 Domestic Help 64 Domestic Help Available Available Available H^^^^^B i IS ni r" r C 7 CompletP FREE home service PLEASANT maid with training II v W > ?^S^rf/^/ 2-year replacement guaranteed "No unnecessary costs II Hl-fS. 1 Jff=s^T/1l LATEST PERSONALLY INTERVIEWED Sri Lankan maids I
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      • 141 6 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive An expanding manufacturing concern is looking for the following position: 1) ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE c Well versed with Bookkeeping Costing c Able to keep full set of accounts up to Balance Sheet 5 years working experience In a manufacturing concern Age 25 years and above c
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      • 753 6 67 Situations Vacant: EDP SYSTEM ANALYSTS/ PROGRAMMERS c Full/ part-time, c Degree/ Diploma, minimum 2 years of working experience, c Familiar with mlcrobased software packages, c Knowledge of accounting, multi-user software, c Able to communicate effectively work Independently. Interested applicants please write In with full resume, one non-returnable photo expected
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      • 636 6 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical fg YKK INPUSTRIES(S)PTE LTDpc f=jr A leading Japanese Firm R{ Mi specialising m the fabrication of ecf: 3c aluminium windows and doors Rpr Zjj[ requires 6CZ I Project Clerk ZIX Singapore citizen Dye J£2 Minimum GCE 'O' Level or its
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      • 444 6 A well-established trading company located m Alexandra Road invites applications for the post of GCE O' Level with credit m English LCCI Shorthand Certificate (100 wpm) or equivalent Typing speed of 35 wpm 2 to 3 years working experience as a Stenographer Knowledge of personal computer would be an advantage
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      • 778 6 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Wing Tai Garment Mty. (S) Pte. Ltd. Invite suitable applicant for the post of: STORE CLERK 1) 2-3 yrs. of working experience m spare control 2) GCE "O" level with some basic knowledge In computer 3) Able to type 4) Able to speak English Mandarin
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      • 988 6 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical ESTABLISHFC PROPERTY DfVEi OPING company urgently needs a Marketing Cum Leasing Supervisor Should have at least 5 years practical experience. In- I terested parties please reply with full resume and expected ■alary to S.T. Box A*****. 390 I Kirn Seng Road. Spore 0923 All j
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      • 669 6 71 Situations Vacant: Sales An established international organisation with its head ot'ice m Stockholm Sweden and offices m maior cities all over the world with 73 years m the market on its expansion programme m Singapore has immediate vacancies tor 10 male female MARKETING REPRESENTATIVES $1,500t*****0 per month Although sales
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      • 649 7 71 Situations Vacant: Sales WALK-IN INTERVIEW We are the Distributor (or COMPAQ Computer* M iLusi i ,v Singapore In line with our expansion program, we are ln- < young, aggressive dynamic Singaporeans to Join our winning le.tm Mu.s: „w w t IVttref m Computer Science M I Electronic Engineering I
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      • 871 7 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Established Computer Company require* (A) ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER (B) SALES EXECUTIVES p_H _nt> shuuid li.uf At least J ve.trs relevant working experl ence, knowledge of database concept and some experience m the retail, transportation or ;relght markets. Recent graduates In Computer Science. Engineering and BusiMH Administration
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      • 706 7 71 Situations Vacant: Sales EXPERIENCED COUNTER SALESMEN urgently reqd tor photographic co Call at: 149 Rochor Rd *02- 18, Fu Lv Shou Complex EXPERIENCED SALESGIRLS reqd to sell souvenirs Please call at 167-D. Tanglin Road, Spore Handicraft Ctr Tel *****51. EXPERINCED CHINESE SALESGIRLS required For Interview, come to Shop 3.
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      • 841 7 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical I A multinational manufacturing company using the most up-to-date and sophisticated produc■S tion machinery has vacancies for the position of: Requirements: Must possess a Diploma m Mechanical /Electrical /Electronic Engineering Completed National Service or exempted Experience not necessary but will be an
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      • 473 7 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Production bE&ZUAHHBI B^P-^^^^^^^^ nfirmation. i Starting 4^4-40 W~^ Wqbk m ■LgH^pO Find out more! JB I Mondays to Fridays (8.00 am 5.30 pmi flp mT Saturdays (8.00 am 12.00 nooni The Personnel Department PHI LIPS SINGAPORE PTE LTD «o
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      • 869 7 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Toshiba is a multi national colour TV and radio cassette recorder manufacturing company at the I junction of Pasir Panjang and Alexandra Roads We are expanding and invite ycu to join us as J/W^i HtODUCTION I I/U* *m OPERATORS f fl -H
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      • 133 7 AMTEK ENGINEERING PTE LTD requires MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN (MALE 2ND SHIFT) 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 2ND SHIFT) Mm. Sec. 2 or NTC 3 Cert. No experience required
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      • 502 8 n Situations Vacant: Production I A multi-national I Op!H_di ndnufacturmg I I .\«'iO4Py o'ttjrs good I ,H'e»?f prospects (or H "v oosition of M iHHi Supervisory experience is essential Those with QC v^enence or relevant working experience m optical industry will be at an advantage Those with no optical training
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      • 543 8 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous W* SINGAPORE TIME PTE LTD \j| W (Seiko Watch Factory) has vacancies for bH TRADESMAN \1 Possess NTC 2 m Precision Machining. Completed N S or exempted Able to do shift work when necessary Main Job Duty Involves: To input programme and
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      • 232 8 ■^■V HOTEL ASIA requires LEADING COOK c must have good knowledge of local western cvi.sine COOKS c 1 to 2 years' experience m food preparation c 3 rotating shifts KITCHEN HELPERS c 2 rotating shifts completed N S We offer attractive fringe benefits and salary Interested applicants, please call personally
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      • 543 8 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous For our Mitsubishi TV plant tn Woodlands, we require QC TECHNICIANS VITB NTC In Electronic Serviclng Working knowledge m CTV circuitry Those with good experience will be considered for Senior positions FEMALE CHINESE RECEPTIONIST Secondary 4 education Below 24 years With or without working experience FEMALE
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      • 641 8 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous SHERATON TOWERS SINGAPORE the Hotel that won the STPB's "Excellence m Service" Award invites applications for the post of: BELLMAN Experience is not necessary. Applicants must be able to speak well m English and at least one Chinese dialect or Mandarin. Those with good educational qualifications
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      • 633 8 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous EXPERIENCED SECURITY GUARDS req'd for codominium near Clementi. Pre-requisites: Able to speak write English Must be physically fit. Willing to work 12-hour rotating shifts No criminal record. Preference will be given to ex-military or police personnel Training provided. Benefits: Laundry meals allowance, weekly off day. Full
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      • 1036 8 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous MASSEUSES a RECEPTIONISTS reqd. immediately Age between 21-29 only Good working condition, with day or night shifts With or without experience accepted. Please apply personally between 3pm-9pm dally Sheraton Health Centre. 2nd fir., Century Park Sheraton Hotel, opposite Marco Polo Hotel TRAVEL AGENT REQUIRES Tour Rep
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      • 758 8 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous KITCHEN HELPERS PART-TIME around Ang Mo Kio area Tel *****23 MALAY FEMALE WORKERS required lor foodstuff co Interested pis. Tel *****03 for interview MALAY OFFICE BOY reqd With own motorbike Salar> negotiable. Tel *****41' *****42 MALE GENERAL WORKERS urgently reqd Call at 44-46 Senang Crescent. S
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      • 857 8 83 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance r CALL *****09 for Used Car Loan Mortgage Loan (Non-transferable) ORCHARD CREDIT PTE LTD 149 Rochor Rd. #05-12 Fu Lv Shou Complei Singapore 0718 CAR LOANS a Immediate Approval a Lowest Rates In Town NEW CAR 36 montht 4.5% p s 48 month* 4.75% p.a. a
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      • 954 8 87 For Sale Mercedes GOODLUCK MOTORS PTE. LTD. 87. Bukil Timah Road (n*ar Rat Cinema) Tat: 33*3*22/ 3359M4 •84 BMW 3201 4-dr (manual) •84 Lancer 1 3 GL '83 Mercedes Benz 380 SEC Sports •82 Mercedes Benz 380 SEL (co. regn ■82 BMW 7281A '82 Porsche 944 *7> Toyota Corona
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      • 1075 9 88 F-or Sale: Ford/Fiat TIONG CHOON CO PTE LTD *****77/ *****00 J'tiri attractive pic«» lor rour tord L»»*f Tvltlar XR3i, jth.r jjp<n«i< A Continental »»rlicl«« Blk i i Sr>o I 5! »01-18 V 17 Singapore 0718 1 OWNER. ORIGINAL sunroof. 80 Flat t3t Super Mtraflorl 1600TC New tax. 76 tyres.
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      • 1049 9 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan 5. 100A FM CAKt 2 .vmers t.ix 4 87. original condition $5,800 neg Tel *****54 74 DATSUN 200 L with alrcon. In good running cond Selling $2,700 Pager *****53 -50. 75 DATSUN 100 FII Radio cassette, alrcon. new tax m good condition Tel *****95 78 DATSUN
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      • 1006 9 90 For Sale: Toyota •81. TOYOTA CROWN 28 Fully auto Immaculate cond 1 co owner Highest offer secures. *****89. '82. TOYOTA CELICA 20 Full accessories. Beautiful cond. Tax 6/87. Tel: *****01 83 COROLLA GL (5-speed). 2nd careful owner Full accessories. Asking $23,800 S X Tan *****55. 'S3 MODEL TOYOTA Supra
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      • 3434 9 92 For Sale: Mazda 92 For Sale: Mazda 92 For Sale- Mazda 92 For Sale: Mazda 92 For Sale: Mazda 92 For Sale Mazda mmmm m^ m l^- A new 323 can make you a thousand dollars richer. Check our finance rates and see for yourself. You can actually save
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      • 605 9 96 For Sale Other Makes for all vehicles kindly contact MRS. KOH 49, Lorong 25-A, Geylang Singapore 1436 Tel *****02/4/*****55 (day) *****34/ *****54 (night) VERY SPORTY, NON PARF EQ plate Almost '76, Mini Clubman 1000 c.c Passed inspection. Front back big bumper New rd. tax. tyres paint, cassette, s/rlms. $5,900
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      • 1055 9 97 For Sale Commercial Vehicle* LEE ENG FOO BROTMIRJ MOTORS PTE tTO 38i BilnlK' Road (1232) Tel 25«i126 (5 iMtM) '85 Toyoaca patrol 9 lo» b*c '84 Ford Econov.r PS but Toyota Hi-Lu» p*tro- p« > vi Cabatar patrol 10 to* b*e Toyoaca p*tr<y 9 hooe Suban «X *ar f
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      • 625 10 98 Sale/Wanted Motor Cycles/Scooters BUYING SELLING TRADE IN RD23OLC YPVS KIHJSLC. RXZ $800 Radial. PX2OO 150 $680. 00 $680, MBX 125, RGI2S $950 1 many others Blk 203 (infront Bedok bus interchange) SELLING, TRADE-IN NEW or 2ndhand RU3SOPV. RDI2S, RD ixILC $1,450. RO2OO $1,600. 85 PX2OO $2,550. RDI2SLC $850, RXK.
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      • 816 10 99 Vehicles Wanted ABLE TO PAY AN ATTRACTIVE CASH PAYMENT FOR ANY USED CARS PARF or Non-PARF Any model/ cc. Company regn. Private regn Commercial van pickups KINDLY CONTACT: MR. LEX TEL: *****76/ *****05 CASH PAYMENT HIGHEST OFF6R all PARF' and no:- -PARF vehicles all pick-ups and commercial vans all
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      • 840 10 106 Accommodation Available: Houses NASSIM vicinity 'top location' brand n»w bunglw r> tuirms Easy care sprawling gdn $5,500 LEEDON/ CORNWALL colonial bunglw bdnni Paiio/ gdn. ASH OR. totally restored tiunglw 5 hdnns Pool. $5,500 MT. RO3IE CHANCERY beautiful bunglw Mutt viawl $3,500 KINOSMEAO RD. enchanting architect residence' 4 bdrms 52.H00
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      • 547 10 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Available: Available: Available: Apartments Apartment* Apartments Apartments Apartments sSte** 0 f r lf you long for a cosy, relaxed lifestyle, you arel -JfojrV~sL Z^ 00^ VVvs convenient location on Sixth Avenue, close to Holland Road/ '^^K^W^^A y V
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      • 410 10 HABITAT II FOR LEASE In Exclusive Ardmore Park. 3 bdrms. private lift entrance. Area 2432 sq.ft. Good condo facilities. Immediate occupancy. Call ROBIN DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD *****22 Ext 200 or Marketing Agent: JONES LANG WOOTTON Tel: *****88. LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS TO LET c D.5 Balmeo. Court. 1750 sq.ft. 3 bdrms, s/pool
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      • 835 10 DRAYCOTT TOWERS high floor 3 bdrms. apt., all with attached bath. Central air-con. For lease as p/furn. Contact Bernard Tay. Tel: *****04. D.lO HOLLANOBWOOD CT. 4 bdrms. 3 attached bathrms. Central alrcon. 2,400 sq.ft. S/pool, security. P/furn. $1,500. F/furn. $2,000. Tel: *****44 ext. 106. D.lO JERVOIB ROAD, new low rise
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      • 844 10 D J THE VILLAGE. Charming 4- 1 bdrms. Townhouse. Tastefully furn., cosy patio, pte. garden, s/pool. $1,300. Soel: *****11/ 4 D.S 2 PENTHOUSE with privacy m Longhouse. Can be either Joined up or separated. Pool, p/furn. $1,400 each. *****22. D.9 CAVENAQH H'BE. 3 bdrms., f/furn., $1,000. Regent Ct. condo off
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      • 809 10 D ORANGEFORD APT. 3- 1 rm., f/furn.. full facilities. $2,200 neg. Windsor Prop *****41 D.9 PACIFIC MANB. Furn 3 bdrms. 3 aircons. Living dinIng. Avail, immediately 737U30 0.9 PACIFIC MANS, spacious 3bdrms. high fir. apt. Furn Security. $700. Rodge *****73 *****74 D.9 SHANGHAI COURT, walk-up j apt. 3 bdrms., f/furn..
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      • 952 10 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms FURNISHED POOM FOR :<jreign students, West Coast area, including meals laundry. $1,000 p.m. Tel: *****55, after 9.39 am FURNISHED ROOM FOR foreign students. Provide 3 meals, laundry condo facilities. Call: Mdm Chan, *****33 NAPIER RD. 1 master bdrm with bathrm. attached Alrcon, carpet furn Privacy convenient
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      • 965 10 112 Short-Term Accommodation: Local/ Foreign WILKIF RC DIS"! C»2; I Centre. 1 room weekly $200. monthly $500: 2 rms weekly $300 monthly $1,100, 3 rms weekly $350. monthly $1,200 Fully furnished services Meals arrangeable 1 month free rent for 1 year contract *****30/ *****45 DELUX SERV APTS. Orchard area 3
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      • 952 11 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses J^Spanish-Style^L JiH reiff^f^ I I /fudu Ik Mmt-m I PARK PHASE !Lh The Ideal Home In Every Sense Own A Cosy Hill-top Home With A Commanding View Of The Picturesque Reservoir Nearby „v_ "3S" "^T_^y Situated on a
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      • 583 11 D.lO MING TECK Pk D/Storey ten. 2,000 sq.ft. 3 1 rms. Well kept. F'hold $449k TMP *****66 DlO OFF HOLLAND Rd S/storey bunglw 3* 1 bdrms 8000 sq.ft. Renovated Promart *****32/ 3. D.lO 2-STOREY NEW h'se 5 bdrms servant's, big land area. $1 3M Swtsshomes *****25 D.ll NOVENA VICINITY, d
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      • 339 11 GEYLANG 2-STOREY TERR. F'hold. Approx. 3000 sq.ft. $315 K. Richard Low Housing: *****18. JLN. DERMAWAN 2 1 1 seml-d. 4500 sq.ft. 5 bdrms.. split-level. $470,000. KE *****01/ *****92. MARGARET DR. 2-STOREY Terr Leasehold: 99 yrs. 1390 sq.ft. Well renovated $170 K. Agt: *****13. SELETAR HILLS s/storey semi-d. 3 bdrms., terrazzo
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      • 1178 11 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Balestler Point Apartments for Sale. j j Shops for Lease or Sale. j Apts: 2-bcdroom from 883 sf to 1227 sf 3-bedroom from 1 119 sf to 1668 sf Central location Competitive pricing Low maintenance Showflats open daily. Shops: Perfect
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      • 1064 11 114 For Sale: Private Apartments D.4 FAIRWAYS $370,000; D 14 Eunos Mansion $210,000; D.lO Sixth Aye Ctr. 3 rms. $320,000. Yong Fong F.nt: *****77/ *****75 D.5 BRAND NEW iuxurlous design, 2-storey townhouse, 4 1 bdrms., 2'^ storey brand new townhouse. 2432 sq.ft. $385 K. Tel: *****38 Agt. D.5 PEPYS HILL
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      • 1020 11 115 For Sale: HUDC Apartments CHANCERY CT. CHOICE location lower mais. 2270 sq.ft. 3+l bdrms. Renovated. Maintenance $90. $268k. neg. Olympic 255-3333 FARRER CT. 5-RM. B type High fir. Good view. Highest offer secures. Call Classlfone *****30 (off. hrs) Ref *****. MUBT SELL! BRAODELL View Choice unit. Phase 11. 1700
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      • 1171 11 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 3 RM., BOON Keng $45,001 BeOol' $39,000. Clementi $54,000, Everton j $62,000, Geylang Bahru $44,000. Hougang $42,000. Kallang Airport I $70,000, M Parade $44,000, Sims Dr $38,000, St. Geoige $40,000. T Payoh $33,000. *****41 PURE 4-RM. BEDOK Reservoir 81k.622, ceramic fir., 2 wardrobes, kitchen cabinet,
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      • 988 11 116 For Sale HDB Apartments BEDOK RESERVOIR bRM mid-fir Ceramic/ cabinets Sea view $125K LHS *****97 BEDOK SOUTH 4-RM. Italian ceramic, 'ardrobes, kitchen cabinets %t 000 *****33 (agent BEDOK 3-RM 8LK.71, $50,000. 81k. 550 $54,000 neg./ Bedok Res- I ervolr r .k.606 $49,000 neg *****60 Bi.K. ia 3-RM., kitchen cabinets.
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      • 701 11 117 Properties Wanted CLEMENTI OR WEST COAST /MD B URSEKTIT WAKTED BY MISS TAN 73? 0186 HDB WANTED HDB 3/4/5 room wanted urgently m any area. Call us now for a good prices for I your flat. Tel: *****45. *****66. I Vs -I &r PEOPLE S HOUSING 2****** *****;. Urgently
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      • 649 12 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces I INDUSTRIAL For sale or lease: Flatted Factories Terrace Factories^ Warehouses Showrooms EXCELLENT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH IMMEDIATE ABOVE AVERAGE RETURNS Freehold (statutory land Centrally located j Tenanted units available Please call our sales personnel for more information: TEL 737 9355 f HONG FOX REALTY
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      • 286 12 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces onwards I VIAREHOUSE f m o« ««t. voiin *oo<i^ m M Foe Worn oflhP f'<x" I* Bo4 am mtili t*» M AiWOt. lirt-peotttfon I 3 STOREY WAREHOUSE with cargo lift and electric hoist at Airport Rd. for rental Contact Henson Warehousing Pte. Ltd. Tel *****79/ *****02.
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      • 955 12 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces WAREHOUSE i^^^S (Off Balestier Road, behind Hoover Theatre) Indoor loading unloading platform with ample automatic cargo passenger lifts Fully equipped with all modern amenities Spacious parking lots available. Enquiries: Please call Shaw Brothers Limited Tel: *****77 ext 254 k 1 Scotts Road
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      • 857 12 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces PEACE CENTRE/ MANSION 1 Sophia Road Singapore 0922 SHOP.' OFFICE SPACE Office Space from 55 sq.m. to 4,000 sq.m. (with or without toilet facilities) at $1 50 ps.f. upwards Shop space from 35 sq.m. RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS Luxurious 3/4 bedroom, split level apartments now ready for
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      • 587 12 135 Air Travel 135 Air Travel «v£n 51.120 Sl*** Bo JHoliday Inn (GM), Hong Kong, Marco Polo, Royal Garden, Regal Meridien $91 0 Bangkok/Pattaya/Chiaiiginai/ 1 o p rZ g Chiangrai Bd/7n-$B7O to a rff; a unt *»y n b^ j% Also available Special Airfare to US A TRAVEL AGENCY PTE
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      • 721 12 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours \Ghinese ff/ew fyear t SfConQ j&tio r /Ik Jm k^« r r- '«v M 'Ju I I [j f SOUTHERN SCENIC "V S OAVS EUROPE <*27 s^ P SPLENDOUR (NORTH/SOUTH HIGHLIGHTS IJ NEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIAN) HOLLAND Amste'darr r (BY SIA) I] 11/16 DAYS FROM $2499
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      • 281 13 137 Tou.s 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours r I AUSTRALIA CHINESE NEW YEAR SPECIAL! I "W 7 Days (Jold Coast/ Brisbane $1399 27 Jan 7 Days Perth $1348 28 Jan I V^jSUf 8 Days (.old (oast/ Brisbane $1479 29 Jan 7 Days Perth/ Southwest $1388
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      • 417 13 CHINA See *c Most SpetHmtar ke-lMtoni Skow 1 2 Days Hong Kong, Guangzfxxi Sneny an^ Oqihar HarDtrv CnangchurvJilin OrDdrturn 10/01. 29/01 niuxsi 3001 \MI9 7 Days Hong KongGuilirv Drpamxrs Evrry Tuesday $IJTO1 JTO TAO96 ■KZZI |1 1 K^^^^H 146 Foreign Education STUDY IN U.S.A./ Canada Brochures Consulting/ TOEFL/ SAI .lv.uiahle
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      • 836 13 146 Foreign Education 146 Foreign Education Diploma m Management Studies 1 )H~ Enrolment Sow open. Ihe I DWAROS (Oil IX. r Mana«cmcnt Development Centre offers a tull time. Action Centred programme for the Colleage Awards Certificate m Management Mudio I year Diplonu m Management Studies vcar \tl\anted Diplonu m Management
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      • 709 13 147 Academic Courses ECONS: ANALYTIC TECHNIQUES using Frames Gains Distinction Tel *****97 EFFECTIVE TUITION. ALL subjects at your home. Success assured *****04/ *****56. EFFICIENT, BILINGUAL TUTORS avail, for all levels and dists Call *****47. EXPERIENCED TUTOR SPECIALISING m English. Maths, Science for Pri. Sch. Mrs Teo: *****74. EXPERIENCED TUTOR OFFER
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      • 503 13 148 Computer Courses SYSTEMATIC The Professional Computer Training Centre NEW SESSION FOR: Professional Level: AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY EXAMINATION Comm. 3/1/87 Technician Level: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ft INFORMATION PROCESSING CITY* GUILDS 4IB (747) Comm. Full Time 5/ 1 8 7 Part Time 6/1/87 All courses include comprehensive notes and project assignments Students
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      • 548 13 148 Computer Courses 148 Computer Courses I i| jifWuHiiTinß riTir *i -iif™- T-f I'll iiim > ml I "If ■HHWI^^M lOt n jX tfi&) >v PnmcDrtf2r m \\i9 H LLj School o( Computer TraiTkng I J1 r^ 13A. B C. Mackenzie Ro«d. ■M '^i^^"'^^^ 2^s** Singapore 0922 Industrial Orientation Programme
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      • 344 13 151 Language Courses ENGLISH (A credit m English at "O" Level has an important bearing on your future) We have specially programmed the following classes for he GCE "O" LEVEL 1987 Examinations 1) Mon./Wed 9 00-10.30 am 2) Mon./Wed. 11.00- 12.30pm 3) Mon./Wed. 2.30- 4.00pm 4 Monday 4 00- 5.30pm
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      • 703 13 151 Language Courses PARENTS! Start early to help your children improve MANDARIN An intensive programme with special emphasis on both written and spoken Mandarin (Primary 3 to 6). Enrol early to avoid disappointment. Call METROPOLITAN YMCA 60 Stevens Road Tel: *****55 ext 508/503 LEARNING CHINESE? IT'S high time to learn
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      • 512 13 155 Modeling/ Deportment Instruction i i i f j Exccwttv* Oroomtnf Professional Modelling Personal Grooming •Plus Call *****97 (lra« a»»M*ment; 156 Cookery Instruction QUEENSTOWN WOMEN'S ASSN. Domestic Science classes: Chinese cooking. Roasting. Nonya cooking/ kueh, Cake making (advanced), Hongkong timsum Jelly, Western dishes. Flower arrangement Time 2.30-spm, 7.30--Bpm Tel: *****32
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      • 1204 14 APPOINTMENTS/ NOTICES ■■KHHMB CTAMTQ RQRDARI HHHH l'»-lefa\ No: Kates: Box Service: IMBMUHiIIUU OIHIIId noouoo I j Sa|es St rvU i Straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 !ele\ Serxice: >. 1 \.S.I.S. iS m's>! 1 IMhAP Tel *****11 ext 5724 56 8 5M9 Sunilay Times: 5525.62 psc. cm. Posted: Sslo.oo
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      • 178 14 NOTICES f ANNOUNCEMENT Ocean Landing Beachßesort P.T. NOMINEES PTY LTD and W.A. TIMESHARE MANAGEMENT I LTD hereby give notice that TIME-SHARE RESORTS their servants or agents including Patrick Tan Kok Tong are no longer the appointed agents of OCEAN LANDING BEACH RESORT with effect from 16th December 1986 and no
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      • 332 14 (GuSetfhctfc) LIMITED NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fifth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Winter Room, South Wing, Bth Floor, Mandarin Hotel, 333 Orchard Road, Singapore 0923, on Tuesday, 20 January 1987, at 12 noon for the following purposes
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      • 931 15 NOTICES NOTICE CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME I _f_F I APV Bell Byrant (SEA) Pte Ltd announces I fhaf with effect from sth November 1986 the name of the Company has been changed to I APV (Singapore) Pte Ltd I Management of the Company and its services remain unchanged H MALAYAN
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      • 146 15 NOTICES ©HDB Land Available For Floral Nursery TO LET Tenders are invited from the public to rent the following sites for floral nurseries on monthly tenancy: Location pj^ Land Area Land at Zhenghua 10 From 1 .001 Bsq m Road Upper Bukit to 1 ,021 2 sq m Timah Road
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      • 1196 17 Five years ago, Debbie Harry abruptly gave up being the world's top girl rock-star to look after the man she loves. Now she's back m the big-time. ROSS MADDEN reports. I GAVE up fame to save the man I love." says pop superstar Debbie Harry m
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      • 77 17 If you are holding an event you want our readers to know about, fill m the coupon and send it to: What's On, Section 2, The Straits Times 390 Kirn Seng Road, Singapore 0923 Your coupon should reach us three days before the event Hame of event: Staged/pre>ented by: Venriej
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    • Page 17 Miscellaneous
      • 469 17 What's nn MARINA X'MAS CHEER '86 Saturdays; 11 am, 2, 5 and 8 National Library's Arts Re- DYNAMIC DOMAIN EXHI- floor. Free, but entry charges tional Museum. 9am 4.30 pm DULY ENTERTAINMENT P m on Sundays and public source Centre, Stamford BITION. On energy, which to the museum apply. On
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      • 189 18 <®g£> COURSES AT <£%£; CHINESE CHAMBER /|Ik3BK. The Training Centre of the Singapore w l^afflral v ninese Chamber of Commerce and xllKragwlk Industry will Londuct m English the ■^A>.v T S**' following courses at its Hill Street y premises sooa______________ -w ROMMIISATJOII Tue6-Bpm 2.— ■rv.ss." $10 (m Mandarin) 111 I
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      • 1469 18 g^yijA^^y^l^^^S^^^^^^Hj Tomorrow night: The Community Chest Heartstrings Show. Ch 5, 10.30 pm. •m MY VIEW —By Catherine Ong m i i HpUBBHBfc Memorable movie with Duvall as a penniless alcoholic ,jM r■ 1 UCS^ay Premiere most widely spoken and influ- This new version, starring "W "T ariety Tonight Re■M^fl I
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