The Straits Times, 3 January 1987

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1987 50 CENTS M.C. <P) No. 108/12/86
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  • 652 1  - 178 m boost for exports to US ANNE KOH Singapore businessmen urged to take advantage of revised GSP scheme By THE 15 PRODUCTS THE 15 items that will be allowed into the American market duty-free are: Data processing machines Office machines Office machine parts Electric irons, travel type Electric irons,
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  • 291 1 First-day jitters of parents They're the ones who are anxious as children start school BRIGHT-EYED and cheerfuMooking, about 300 pupils took their first day of school m their stride at the new Zhonghua Primary School m Serangoon Avenne 4. It was their parents who seemed to have firstday jitters. Hundreds
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  • 486 1  -  SHIRLEY TAN By TOP sports personalities will take the lead m a walk down Orchard Road to campaign for clean air on Jan 11, the first day of Smoke-free Week. Wearing yellow Tshirts with bright red words, "I love smokefree
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  • 146 1 ROTTERDAM Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers spent New Year's Eve chasing thieves through the streets of this port city after they broke into his wife's car to steal a radio, a police spokesman said. It was the second time during the year that Mr
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    • 74 1 COLOMBO The Srl Lankan government has temporarily eat aff the •apply at fuel aad other petroleum predicts te Jaffna, state radio said. It said It suspended the transport ef fuel te Jaffna peninsula because of Tamil guerilla plaas te Issue licences for vehicles aad collect
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  • 604 1 THE Government is willing to consider allowing private fund managers to manage part of its reserves if these managers will manage the funds here and bring m necessary expertise, according to Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu. In an
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    • 9 1 400 start school at new pre-U institute. Page 12
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    • 38 1 Inside Summary WerM News M,|,B Aaeaa Caaaewav Comment Perspective 21,21 Letters 22 Times Dollar 24-28 Raclag Sparta 2S,K-K SEE PAGE 3 o Gingerbread trio vow to give ap cigarettes: Page 14 Ban smoking In schools: Forum, Page 22
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      393 2 Strike-out advice FOREIGN MINISTER S. Dhanabalan has reiterated the need for the younger political leaders to establish their willingness and confidence to strike out m their own direction. This, he said m an interview with the Far Eastern Economic Review, would ensure that the right impressions were left m
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    • 82 2 MAKE IT EASIER FOR DONORS A READER says she "strongly agrees" with the doctor who recently proposed that the organ donation law be postponed and who suggested that we instead try 'fatherly coercion". She suggests that the National Kidney Foundation make it easier for a person to sign up
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    • 279 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE FORECASTS for the worid economy m 1991 are that lt will continue to chng along slowly, and unsteadily. The United States economy ls forecast to grow at 3 per cent. Interest rates are the lowest ln a decade and inflation Is at a 29-year
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    • 202 2 Guerillas reject call AN AMBITIOUS APPEAL by communist leader Najibullah for an end to Afghanistan's eight-year-old guerilla war has been dismissed by Westernbacked guerillas. The Mujahideen guerillas described it as a fraud. On Thursday, Dr Najibullah called for open contacts with the guerillas and the formation of
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    • 267 2 A clash to watch TOMORROW'S CLASH between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal will carry all the intrigue and passion of a Glasgow or Merseyside affair. Spurs had been expected to lead London's challenge for the title but instead, it has been Arsenal, the surprise team of the season, who has
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    • 310 2 English controversy TODAY, the English language has virtually been established as the means of communication m every sphere. And according to the book, The Story of English, "there are now more speakers of English m India than m Britain about 70 million and their sounds range from the
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    • 213 2 SEMBAWANG TO MERGE TWO MARINE UNITS SEMBAWANG TOWING and Sembawang Salvage, two marine units of the government-owned Sembawang Holdings group, are being restructured into one company for listing on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Singapore. The new company hopes to apply for a listing m March
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    • 159 2 Around Asean...and Across the causeway Camp-closure worry AN AUSTRALIAN MP expressed concern yesterday that the Thai government's decision to close a major refugee camp could create serious problems for Cambodian refugees. Australian Immigration and Ethnic Affairs Parliamentary Committee Chairman Dr Andrew Theophanous said he would leave for Thailand today to
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  • around the WORLD
    • 514 3 GSP benefits 'for countries with greater need' THE United States has decided to reduce the benefits enjoyed by several advanced developing countries under the Generalised System of Preferences programme. In a statement released by the US Embassy m Singapore yesterday, US Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter said the decision taken by
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    • 311 3 SYDNEY The board of Australia's largest newspaper group agreed yesterday to support a new takeover bid by Mr Robert Holmes a Court, thus striking a severe blow to media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's efforts to gain control. The Herald and Weekly Times
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    • 253 3 COLOMBO The main guerilla organisation m Sri Lanka has announced plans to take over the administration of the Tamildominated northern Jaffna peninsula. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam said it will formalise its control over the territory by levying taxes, issuing postage stamps,
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    • 268 3 JAPAN'S Emperor Hlrohito, (above) the world's longest reigning monarch, greeting about "MM flag-waving subjects from behind balletproof glass ln an annual New Year's appearance at the Imperial Palace In Tokyo yesterday. Beside him Is Empress Nagako. Hie crowds (picture at left) were about
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    • 83 3 Train crash: Official kills himself TOKYO An official of Japan National Railways who was m charge of the driver whose train plunged off a bridge m gusty winds last week killing six and injuring three, committed suicide yesterday. Mr Shigeo Nakaji, 51, hanged himself m his apartment after leaving a
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    • 225 3 Jail-break Sikh militants strangle warder CHANDIGARH Sikh militants m a maximumsecurity Punjab prison strangled the warder to death yesterday m an attempted jail-break, officials said here. Guards foiled the escape bid when they opened fire, wounding at least five prisoners at Nabha jail m the northern state's Patiala district, about
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    • 42 3 BEIJING The Chinese authorities have released details of a new nuclear submarine which they say has successfully completed its first training cruise. The submarine was reported to have set records for time of submersion, speed and distance. AFP
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    • 412 4 Afghan guerillas reject Kabul call to end war ISLAMABAD An ambitious appeal by communist leader Najibullah for an end to Afghanistan's eight-year-old guerilla war has been dismissed out of hand by the West-ern-backed rebels. In a speech made public on Thursday night, Dr Najibullah called for open contacts with the
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    • 127 4 MILAN Italy's postal system is slower than a horse-drawn tram, with letters taking an average of seven to 10 days to travel from north to south of the country. A survey, carried out last month by the Milan Consumers Organisation, showed that a letter
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    • 409 4 Chinese police use video cameras to track protesters BEIJING Police are using expensive television and video cameras to catch unruly protesters during the wave of student unrest sweeping across China. At least two television and three video cameras, some mounted on police vans, were used to monitor crowd movements as
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    • 286 4 SYDNEY Australia faces a sombre economic outlook this year with rising unemployment and little improvement m its trade and foreign-debt problems, according to a survey of economic experts and business leaders. The annual survey, published by The Age yesterday, contrasts sharply with official predictions
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    • 57 4 LONDON Norman Tebbit. the Conservative Party chairman, is the favourite to succeed Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as partyleader, according to an opinion poll m The Economist. Mr Tebbit won 21 per cent support, followed by J6 per cent for former Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine. and 13 per
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    • 170 4 PISA (Italy The computers that keep track of this city's famous medieval tower show it leaned a Ut more than usual daring the past year, an Italian professor has said. Prof Giuseppe Toniolo, who heads a group maintaining the landmark, says
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    • 64 4 HONGKONG Detectives here are investigating the kidnapping of a six-year-old boy found alive m a shallow pit after his restaurantowner father paid nearly US$9OO (551.900) m ransom. Police said the boy. identified as Ng Chun-lam. was kidnapped on Wednesday. He was found on Thursday, bound
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    • 20 4 COLOMBO Some 3,000 hotel workers m three Sri Lankan resort towns have been cleared m tests for Aids. Reuter
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    • 370 6 New pay structure scrapped, but workers raise new demands PARIS Hopes of an early end to France's rail strike have been dashed after railwaymen voted resoundingly to continue the strike despite the scrapping of a controversial new salary structure. The removal of the new
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    • 202 6 Two killed as police suspect gas leaks triggered explosions feUBUH TWO people died after two suspected gas explosions ripped through a Dublin apartment block on Thursday. *>re-a*}ei> ?/> y>cspjla> >£ir sz?>tk>t \bjuries caused b> JaSiVng rnasonT> When more xbarv a^\ bour aWer \be bVasYs, awo\b« par\
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    • 121 6 SYDNEY BRITISH rock star Elton John is to have exploratory throat surgery m Sydney next week, his spokesman Patti Mostyn said yesterday. No details of the operation were given, but the multi-millionaire singer-composer said it would end months of speculation about his throat problems. John,
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    • 175 6 Bonn wants errant staff punished Kohl TV speech 'mix-up' BONN The West German government is pressing for punitive action despite an apology irom a television network ihat mistakenly broadcast last year's New Year address by Chancellor Helmut Kohl. But the opposition Social Democrats said officials were getting too worked up
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    • 102 6 New Year revelry turns violent LONDON New Year celebrations turned violent m parts of Britain on Thursday as people clashed with police, 43 of whom were injured. Scotland Yard said 50 people were taken to hospital, 195 were treated at the scene for minor injuries and more than 150 were
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    • 127 8 LOS ANGKLES A carpenter at Walnut Creek, California, agreed to drive an anxious stranger to a subway station for US$5O (SS108.30), only to find out he had fen ied a suspected bank robber. Mr lan Mcßae said on Thursday he was working on
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    • 146 8 NEW YORK A woman m New York and another m Texas gave btrth on New Year's Eve to twin girls m each case delivering one child just before the stroke of midnight and one just after. Holly Adkins of Texas gave birth to her first
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    • 411 8 WASHINGTON PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan will propose US$l.B trillion (553.92 trillion) m military spending m the next five years as part of his Budget proposals to be submitted to Congress on Monday. Confidential documents with details of the Budget show that Mr Reagan will
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    • 174 8 Israel raps US Jewish agencies JERUSALEM Israeli Immigration Minister Yaakov Tsur has attacked United States Jewish agencies for encouraging Soviet Jews to settle m the US rather than m Israel. "There is no justification for Soviet Jews, who are issued with visas to emigrate to Israel, to be named political
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    • 130 8 IT'S New Year's Day everywhere and celebrations are m order m and oat of water. In NEW YORK CITY, this foursome from Philadelphia (top picture) won the best costume prize m the eighth annual New Year's Eve run m Central Park at midnight.
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    • 392 8 Burnt down hotel did not have sprinkler system SAN JUAN The Dupont Plaza Hotei, scene of a disastrous New Year's Eve fire, does not have a sprinkler system, nor do many other Puerto Rican hotels, Governor Rafael Hernandez Colon has said. "Under our current fire regulations, a sprinkler system is
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    • 174 8 Visiting cardinal says sorry to Israel JERUSALEM New York Cardinal John O'Connor opened a visit to Israel on Thursday with an apology to the Jewish state for the diplomatic mess he caused by planning and then cancelling talks with its leaders. In an impromptu apology within hours of arriving from
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    • 72 8 VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul II announced on Thursday an encyclical, or letter to the faithful, heralding the Year of the Virgin Mary. He told 20,000 pilgrims at a mass at St Peter's Cathedral that the Year, running from June 7. 1987 to Aug 15. 1988,
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    • 83 8 LAGOS Nigeria's home-made cutlery industry is to lose a favoured raw material m 1987 the corrugated metal barriers on federal highways. After years of vain attempts to stop cutlers stealing the lane dividers to make spoons. Works and Housing Minister Abubakar Umar pledged to replace them
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 244 9 Aussie MP seeks talks on closure of camp MELBOURNE AN AUSTRALIAN MP expressed concern yesterday that the Thai Government's decision to close a major refugee camp could create serious problems for Cambodian refugees. Australian Immigration and Ethnic Affairs Parliamentary Committee Chairman Dr Andrew Theophanous said he would leave for Thailand
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    • 58 9 THAILAND'S Prime Minister, General Prem Tinsulanonda, was oat visiting the poor and elderly ln some of Bangkok's slams earlier this week, giving them gifts to help brighten ap their New Year. Gen Prem is seen here being greeted by an elderly woman who
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    • 81 9 BANGKOK A Thai military plane crash-landed after being hit by Cambodian anti-aircraft fire, killing the pilot and seriously injuring a crew member, a Thai army spokesman said yesterday. He said the twin-seater L-19 observation plane was attacked by "opposition forces" during a routine surveillance
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    • 208 9 MANILA Communist re aels appealed yesterday to President Corazon Aquino to free a guerilla leader and said his imprisonment was a major ohstacle to the progress of peace talks. In a letter to Mrs Aquino, the rebels said she could boost the cause of
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    • 159 9  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA A senior Indonesian official has reminded foreign correspondents of the intricacies of operating m this country. Attending a New Year party for the Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Association, the DirectorGeneral of the Information Ministry, Mr H. Sukarno, said
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    • 154 9 BANGKOK The proHanoi Cambodian regime m Phnom Penh has granted amnesty to more than 4,000 guerillas and their sympathisers who surrendered m the first 11 months of 1986, SPK news agency said. The 4,414 people, half of them from the Khmer Rouge, which is
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    • 49 9  - Fog shuts down airport YANG RAZALI KASSIM JAKARTA Fog reduced visibility to below 5M metres at SukarnoHatta Airport yesterday morning, forcing it to close for about four hours. A number of flights, mainly domestic, were delayed, bot some international flights continued to arrive at the airport despite the closure.
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
    • 316 10 KUALA LUMPUR The government is determined to attract foreign investments and will not hesitate to cut red tape or review existing laws that stifle the country's investment climate, Deputy Trade Minister Datuk Kok Wee Kiat said. The Malaysian Business Times reported that he made this
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    • 344 10 JOHOR BARU The move by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) to terminate the contract of the company building its campus m Skudai from Jan 10 has placed the company's 2,200 employees m a quandary. UTM said it had no choice but to
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    • 157 10 JOHOR BARU Industrial and housing development m Singapore totally depend on water supplies from Johor, according to the MP for Pulai, Datuk Mohamad Rahmat. He was quoted by the Berita Harian Malaysia as saying that both sectors had developed rapidly as a
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    • 163 10 KOTA KINABALU Usno headquarters has directed its branches to hold their general meeting by Feb 28 to facilitate its dissolution and the formation of Umno branches. The meetings would also elect the new Umno branch committees and representatives for the Umno divisional delegates
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    • 44 10 CXSTOMS officers unloading rice believed to have been smuggled from Thailand at the Tanjung Puteri Customs Complex m Johor Baru. The lorry was seized at Jalan Tun Razak last week. Its 43-year-old driver and his assistants were detained. Bernama
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    • 169 10 JOHOR BARU The Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering (MSE) Workers Union yesterday rejected a suggestion that MSE workers accept a 10 per cent pay cut to help keep the company viable. Union President Abdul Sattar Jaafar said the suggestion by Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Haji Daud Taha
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  • HOME
    • 337 11 LOCAL art lovers have seen works by China's child painters. Now, it's time for the little calligraphers from the country to show off their skills here. Jiang Xiaoqian. 10, and Huang Mingli, 11, both from Guangxi province m southern China, will
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    • 177 11 ASSOCIATE Professor Ann Wee has stepped down after nearly 29 years as Head of the Social Work Department m the National University of Singapore. She will however, stay on as a lecturer m the department. Taking her place at the
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    • 84 11 Man found dead on tracks POLICE would like to contact the relatives of an unidentified man whose body was found m the middle of a railway track on Thursday. The man, believed to be an Indian, was found lying on the track near the Ayer Rajah Expressway at 9.20 pm.
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    • 191 11 A SHAKE-UP at the top is m the offing at the Singapore Airlines Staff Union (Siasu) because of differences among key officials. The union's executive council will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday when all 23 officials are likely to resign en
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    • 865 11 Dhana on what younger political leaders have to do For Govern- ment to succeed, you must establish authority, you must establish competence and these are the priori- ties now. s Mr Dhanabalan (right) FOREIGN Minister S. Dhanabalan has reiterated the need for
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    • Briefly
      • 97 11 A HOUSEWIFE, depressed over her American husband's behaviour, hanged herself m her Orchard Towers flat last April. A coroner's court heard yesterday that Quek Gek Tin, 29, told her sister shortly before her death on April 7 that she had quarrelled with her 52-year-old husband, Mr Leslie
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      • 68 11 A WOMAN who used another person's British passport to enter Singapore was yesterday fined $1,000. Aw Yin Peng, 29. a Chinese national, arrived here from China on Dec 22. Nine days later, when she went to the Canadian High Commission to apply for a visa, she was referred
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      • 64 11 A 23-YEAR-OLD man, Hor Kai Guan, said m court to be a mental patient, was charged yesterday with trying to steal a revolver from a volunteer policeman at a ward m the Singapore General Hospital on Thursday. Hor was ordered to be remanded at Woodbridge Hospital
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      • 63 11 A TAXI AUDIO Equipment Fair organised by NTUC Comfort for its members will be held daily between 10 am and 8 pm from Monday to Jan 11. To be held at the Comfort Pasir Panjang Centre, it will have a range of cassette-radios for Comfort taxi drivers
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      • 53 11 THE PROSECUTION has withdrawn the charge against a labourer accused of molesting a 19-year-old waitress on a beach last year. No reason was given m court yesterday. Abdul Rahman bin Nairn. 29, was alleged to have committed the offence on the beach off Bedok Jetty at 3 am
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      • 68 11 UM LEE KOON, alias Ng Kee Koon, 31, who collects scrap iron from worksites, was yesterday charged with using a hammer to hurt another woman. No plea was taken from Lim who is accused of fracturing the head of Madam Chew Tah at the carpark of Block
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    • 257 12 Cathay to sue video libraries for damages CATHAY Organisation is suing three video libraries for damages (or distrihuting what it claims are pirated versions of the movie, True Colours, which ended its two-week-long season here earlier this week. Video tapes of the thriller film from Hongkong, starring such popular stars
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    • 425 12  -  SALMA KHALIK By IT WILL be easier to catch a plane to India from this week, with Air India increasing its services from four to nine flights a week. Although Singapore Airlines increased its Indian flights to eight times a week last year,
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    • 75 12 Relatives of two vagrants sought THE Ministry of Community Development wants to contact the relatives of a man and a woman who were picked up separately for vagrancy. The woman, Lim Tan. 60, was picked up at Marine Avenue on Dec 19, while Koo Char, 30, was picked up at
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    • 39 12 THE United People's Front yesterday wished Singaporeans a happy and prosperous New Year. In its message signed by its General-Secretary, Mr Harbans Singh, the party congratulated Singaporeans on their tolerance, courage and sacrifices during fhe recession.
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    • 161 12 Company unhappy we joined union guards EIGHT security guards retrenched by Neptune Realty Management Pte Ltd m Alexandra Road have complained to their union that they were victimised for being union members. The Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union (SMMWU), which won the right to represent t^e guards m April
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    • 155 12 A MAN hoped to cut down his home renovation costs by stealing tiles from a construction site. Lim Han Hoc offered three friends money to help him steal the tiles from the Towner Road worksite, a court was told. Hut his
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    • 448 12  -  VALERIE LEE A hitch, then it's off to new premises By THE last thing staff and students of Katong Convent expected when they gathered to break up with their old school was that they would first have to break into it by smashing
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    • 290 12  - 400 start school at new pre-U institute AUGUSTINE LOW By OVER 900 students had applied to study at Outram Institute but more than half of them had to be turned away. Yesterday, the 400 who made it to Singapore's first centralised pre-university centre began the first day of their three-year
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    • 300 13  -  YEO KIM SENG 12 drums of mash seized after tip-off By CUSTOMS officers raided an illegal samsu distillery beside a stream m Yio Chu Kang yesterday, after a tip-off from a member of the public. The 12 drums oi fermented mash seized is one of the
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    • 121 13 THE Singapore Action Group of Elders (Sage) will hold a civil defence week for senior citizens m September, during which elderly folks can get together to share their experiences during World War n. Its president. Dr Lim Chan Yong, said on Thursday, the 9th anniversary
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    • 46 13 TWENTY-EIGHT union activists will receive their NTUC Study Tours Award For Union Officials at the DBS auditorium today. Another 28 workers, who had performed well last year, will receive the 1986 Singapore Labour Foundation Educational Tours Award For Workers at the same ceremony.
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    • 460 13 Petrol likely to be dearer by 10%, say observers HIGHER prices for petrol, diesel and electricity are m the offing, industry observers predicted yesterday. There is no clear indication as to how much Singapore retail prices will go up by, as this will depend on
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    • 265 13 Jailed: Man who kicked father, robbed sister A DRUNKEN man assaulted his father and threatened to kill him if he was not given money, a court heard yesterday. Pritam Kumar s/o Ramdad, 24, jobless, had seen his labourer father, Mr Ramdad s/o Khedu, 48, giving money to his sister, Miss
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    • 77 13 Speedpost service to Riyadh TELECOMS has introduced international all-ex-press mail service to Saudi Arabia. The speedpost service, which started on Thursday, provides door-to-door collection and delivery of postal packages. Business and commercial papers, samples and merchandise may be sent under the speedpost service. The charges are $40 for the first
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    • 81 13 FIRE broke out twice at a warehousing company m Ix>yang Crescent, Changi, yesterday. Three workers, armed with fire extinguishes, fought a blazing forklift at Loyang Offshore Petrol Supply when the forklift battery caught fire at about 10.20 am. Three hours later, another fire broke out
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    • 246 14 Muslim bodies to standardise bursary schemes THE Muslim Religious Council (Muis) and The Prophet Muhammad's Birthday Memorial Scholarship Fund Board (LBKM) have agreed to standardise their bursary schemes from this year to avoid duplication. In a joint statement to Berita Harian, both organisations announced the formation of a joint committee
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    • 145 14 A MANAGING director was punched m the face outside his home and robbed of his $15, Nt Rolex watch by two unidentified men yesterday. Police said Mr Teo Kai Hock, 48, was parking his ear m front of his house m Sunbird Circle,
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    • 450 14  -  IRENE NG Bid to lend carnival air By WHEN the three-metre high rotund figure of a Peranakan bibik m sarong kebaya comes marching m to Orchard Road with her brood of babas and nyonyas during Chingay next month, she will be guaranteed a
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    • 224 14 A MACHINE operator who fetched his son home from school m the evenings took advantage of the tush up the buses lo molest schoolgirls, a codrt heard yesterday. Gee Say Teck. 34. waited for his then 10 year-old son at the busstop outside a
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    • 457 14 Gingerbread trio vow to give up cigarettes Countdown to Smoke-Free Week C'MON Baby, Light My Fire is definitely not the song to be associated with Gingerbread this year the smokers m the fivepiece band have decided to give up cigarettes. And it's cheers for band members Ann Hussein and Dudley
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    • 85 14 SMOKING should be banned m Singapore that is the debate topic for members of The Singapore Institute of Management Toastnasters Chapter on Friday The aim of the debate is to provide opportunities for members to develop their ability to give a quick response, present coherent arguments
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    • 122 14 A NEW air-conditioned food centre opened m Orchard Road yesterday and offered a variety of dishes at $1 a serving. For that price, customers could choose beef or prawn noodles, chicken rice, Muslim food. Vietnamese food, Penang laksa, That dishes and local hawker favourites.
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    • 521 17  -  CATHERINE ONG For the fifth year m a row, a prize at Pasadena's Roses Parade By m Pasadena PASADENA (California) Singapore has won a prize for uniqueness with its float for the Tournament of Roses Parade here on New Year's Day. The award, the Isabella Coleman trophy,
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    • 203 17 A SHOT that killed an unemployed seaman m his two-room flat m Queen's Crescent may have been self-inflicted. A post-mortem by a government pathologist showed that Mr Aw Teck Chye, 33, was shot m the neck, and not through the nose, as investigators
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    • 149 17 THE Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library m Kent Ridge Drive has been completed at a cost of $8.5 million. The three-storey building will be handed over to the National University of Singapore at a ceremony on Jan 10. Professor Huang Hsing
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    • 93 17 A THAI construction worker was found beaten to death at the canteen of an MRT construction site m Jalan Eunos, just before midnight on New Year's Eve. Mr Phet Usajai, 27, had head injuries which were believed to have been caused by a blunt
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    • 172 18 A SKAMSTRESS cheated seven people into giving her deposits totalling $10,085 by lying that she could get video recorders cheaply for them. Chua Cuay Choo. 34, pleaded guilty and was jailed four months yesterday on each of the three cheating charges involving a total
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    • 550 18  -  K. F. TANG By Some dealers see fall m November as start of trend SALES of used cars took a dip m November, the first time m four months, and dealers say this will be a trend m the coming months. Records from the
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    • 248 18 Missing cabby: Police seek dental records POLICE are seeking the dental records of missing cabby Lai Wah Joon m an effort to establish if he was the man found stabbed to death on Christmas Eve last year. The man's body was so highly decomposed when it was found m Jalan
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    • 113 18 A 68- YEAR-OLD executive walked six kilometres for charity to pave a more involved way of giving for the Finance Houses Association of Singapore. Before Mr Lee Fee Huang, Chairman and Managing Director of Sing Investments and Finance Ltd, hit on the idea for the walkathon, the
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    • 66 18 CANADIAN Transport Minister John Carnell Crosbie paying a 45-minute courtesy caii on Dr Yeo Ning Hong, Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Defence (Policy), at the PSA Building yesterday Mr Crosbie, who Is here on a three-day private visit, will tour
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    • 282 18 TWO hornbills, a protected and endangered species of birds, may be crippled for life because of malnutrition and ill-treatment. At present, their life is m the hands of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, but what will happen after they
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    • 82 18 FLYOVERS at the junctions of Bukit Timah Road Farrer Road, and Dunearn Road Adam Road will be closed today. They will also be closed from Jan 7 to Jan 10 between lam and 6am for the Public Works Department to carry out maintenance work. City-bound traffic
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    • 68 18 SECOND Deputy Prime Minister and NTUC Secre-tary-General Ong Teng Cheong will be the guest of honour at the first NTUC comic sketch writing and acting competition. Six teams from NTUC affiliates and co-operatives will perform plays m the four official languages on Jan 15 from 7.30 pm
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    • 50 18 A TALK on keeping freshwater aquarium fish as hobby will be held on Jan 10 at 2.30 pm at the Marine Parade branch library's lecture hall. It will be given hy Mr Lye Kwok Teow, an officer from ihe Freshwater Fisheries Section. Primary Production Department. Admission is free
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    • 380 18 Women's group to discuss polygamy issue at forum THE women's group. Aware, has come out against polygamy m a statement which refers indirectly to the Prime Minister's recent address at the National University of Singapore, when he suggested that Singapore might have erred m abolishing polygamy. The year-old Association of
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    • 75 18 THE managing partner of a company was charged on Wednesday with cheating a clerk at the Serangoon Road branch of Chung Khiaw Bank by using a dud cheque for $399 Kulwant Singh so Mata Singh. 37, allegedly induced the clerk to process and renew the Registry of
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    • 135 18 FIVE United States Navy ships, led by the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, will make a port call at Singapore from Monday to Saturday The ships are part of the Battle Group Charlie, which is conducting routine operations and exercises m
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  • The Straits Times
    • 652 20 A shaky world economy THE forecasts for the world economy m 1987 are that it will continue to chug along slowly, and unsteadily. There is little cause for joy for countries like Singapore with fates linked to economic gods that are foreign, even though domestic fortunes may be improving. The
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  • 146 20 This proves that Singaporeans are very generous. Dr Ec Peng Liang, President of the Community Chest, on Singaporeans' good response to Heartstrings, the dial-a-donation variety show. You can't direct a modern enterprise with people who are advanced solely by seniority. Merit and ability have to enter
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  • COMMENT/ Perspective
    • 1538 20  -  BRIAN WALDEN By Ethical standards plunge steeply For many years, the world has been looking to Britain, where parliamentary democracy first took firm roots, to set the standard for political debate and show how a diversity of views can lead to better
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    • 599 20 T. F. Hwang takes you down Memory Lane The beginning A NEW YEAR, a new beginning. Yesterday marked the re-opening of schools here, after the recent long school holidays, for the new year 1981. Today marks the opening of another new Legal Year at the High Court; traditionally an auspicious
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    • 693 21 Review air pact and end shuttle flights if necessary, says Malaysian paper Editorial, headlined A bold suggestion which benefits Malaysia, published m the Berita Minggu Malaysia on Dec 28. HISTORICAL facts and present realities show that Singapore depends on its neighbouring countries m many matters.
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    • 1327 21  -  TAN SAI SIONG Look Back In Wonder A personal view of the week's news By THE Westin Stamford has certainly ripped them open, and underneath all the veneer of plush and gentility, we get a glimpse that many inn-keepers m Singapore are not
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  • FORUM
    • 338 22 The proposed organ donation law Many may be reluctant because they have to get witnesses I STRONGLY agree with the doctor who proposed that the organ law be postponed and that we instead try "fatherly coercion"' (ST, Dec 13). Two or
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    • 171 22 TWO things offer hope to those suffering from kidney failure a kidney transplant or dialysis. Those considered too old to have transplants have no choice but to undergo dialysis for the rest of their lives six hours a day, three times a week. I
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    • 219 22 I REFER to the Human Organ Transplant Bill and the Parliamentary Debate on Dec 9 last year. While I fully and wholeheartedly support the noble aim of the proposed legislation, namely to cut down the number of unnecessary
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    • 182 22 Free-parking so they park indiscriminately I HAVE for the past few weekends and public holidays been observing the attitude of motorists taking full advantage of free parking m the designated areas. I noticed that many of them parked as they wished, like m those days before the implementation of paid
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    • 126 22 The war on smoking IT IS gratifying to know that many government departments statutory boards, and firms m the private sector, have taken part m the National Smoking Control Programme. On the other hand, it is not uncommon to see teachers, parents and office staff smoking
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    • 289 22 IT IS good to know that the Central Provident Fund Board acts m the interests of employees to ensure that employers pay their CPF contributions on time. On the other hand, it is disheartening to know that employees, or m
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    • Replies
      • 118 22 WE refer to Mr Liv Chee Kah's letter "Show which plants are poisonous" (ST, Dec 16). The Botanic Gardens prohibits the plucking or removal of any plant material. Such signs are displayed prominently throughout the garden. Species m the minority Some of the species
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      • 126 22 THE Public Utilities Board would like to thank Mr D. Chin for the suggestions m his letter 'Store' rain m the sea" (ST, Dec 25). The PUB has explored all possible ways of tapping more water m Singapore. The feasibility of
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
      • 70 25 THE Singapore stock market started the new year on a quiet note. Turnover m yesterday's full-day trading was only 7.64 million shares worth $13.67 million compared with 5.71 million valued at $10.73 million m Wednesday's half-day trading. Losers led gainers 89 to 32 while The
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        • 71 25 Metil Box Spore 430 +12 SID 925 5 SPH 785 +5 Wearnes 515 +5 FELS 420 +4 YHS 330+4 Chem kid 320+4 Sea View 177 +4 Partway H SOc 129 +4 UC 261+3 ■MM kin 50c 23 +3 CCM 426 +2 Shangri-la 404 +2 Island A Pen 340+2 Ud
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        • 72 25 SSS 214 -52 Roth Ms 50c 209 -11 FIN 900-10 HiW|Fr 280 -10 Glencjly IM -10 S port Land 488 -I OUT 350 -I IC MPH 90 -t Suntyonf 50c 125 -7 fCB 400-6 Perfa Plant 354 -6 MalakoH 244 -6 Metro HMfs 550-5 M Banknf 525 -5 CIC
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        • 100 25 Oec 31 lan 2 BT Composite 782 57 779 16 Bt Indicator *****405 *****557 BT OB OS 9 90 CAW 6957 6993 OBV ***** ***** ST Industrials ***** 889 08 ST Finance 2055 24 *****9 ST Hotels 573 47 572 33 Dec 31 lan 2 Sl P'operties 425 34
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        • 13 25 H Plozo Wrts 500,000 DBS 461,000 UE 459,000 Keppe! Wrts 443,000
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      • 38 25 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1986 87 High ***** (3-11/86) 834 57 (3/11/86) 1986 87 low 563 34(28/4 86) 470 92(28/4/86) All time High 1071 91 (8/2/84) 983 06(8/2/84) All-time low 74 75(17,9/64) 470.92(28/4/86)
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      • 12 25 THE US dollar lost 285 ticks to DM 1.9190 m Singapore.
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      • 25 25 DM Y FF S$ HK| I S$ US$ ***** ***** unq 2 1690 unq £***** ***** 158.23 6 3560 2 1680 ***** 1.4838
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      • 8 25 In Singapore, gold closed at U*****.50 yesterday.
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      • 58 25 Eurodollar: Gained four ticks to 93.92 a contract. Deutsche mark: Gained 65 ticks to 0.5223 a contract. British Pound: Closed at 1.4715 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained 67 ticks to 0.*****2 a contract. Nikkei: Lost 40 points to ***** a contract. US Treasury bond: Lost 16 ticks to 98.08
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      • Short stops
        • 60 25 TOKYO The largest commercial bank m the United States and its counterpart m Japan have reportedly reached basic agreement on an extensive tie-up. An agreement between Dai-lchi Kangyo Bank and Citicorp, New Yorkbased holding company of Citibank, will give each bank a network of branch offices
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        • 63 25 BA to reject bid SAN FRANCISCO Bank America Corp's board is expected to heed chairman Mr A. W. (Tom) Clausen's advice next Monday and reject First Interstate Bancorp's US$3.l billion (556.72 billion) takeover bid. The San Francisco Chronicle, quoting ■OUrce«, said Mr Clausen would recommend to the directors at their
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        • 66 25 NEW YORK A finan cial information services yen ure between two of the bicgest names m US business. International Business Machines (IBM) and Merrill Lynch, has tmamatammmmmmammmamammmmmm failed and will close m the next few months. The companies said the decision to close the venture. International
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        • 72 25 TOKYO Japan's Central Bank will continue to intervene m the markets this year to stabilise the Japanese currency's exchange rates, the bank's governor said m an interview yesterday. "It is necessary to continue policy co-ordination with each of the industrialised countries this year, and as
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        • 65 25 Bid for Exco successful LONDON British and Commonwealth Shipping has received acceptances for 203 86 million shares <>r H" [*>r cent of international financial services group EICO International, for which it launched a f.672.5 million (552.15 billion) bid m November The recommended offer was declared unconditional m all respects on
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    • 440 25  -  S. KUMAR 2 marine units to be merged to form new company By SEMBAWANG Towing and Sembawang Salvage, two marine units of the governmentowned Sembawang Holdings group, are currently being restructured into one company for listing on the main board of the Stock
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    • 584 25  -  JILL HUM By THE rescue plan for tin can manufacturer Malaya Tin Printing (MTP) is expected to be completed by the end of this month. It was to have been completed last month but was held up because of the holiday
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    • 80 25 First Allied in the red DEPRESSED economic and market conditions have led to dismal results for electrical goods manufacturer and property developer First Allied Corporation Bhd for the six months ended last Sept 30. The group suffered a hefty pre-tax operating loss of $1.94 million, a 198.3 per cent fall
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    • 358 25  - Lum Chang shows interest in two Aussie hotels owned by Ambassador ANTHONY HOE By CONSTRICTION groop l.uni Chang Holdings Ltd is taking an Interest In Ambassador Holdings Ltd's (AHL) two Australian hotels. Mr Gopinath Filial, chief executive of AHL, said the two groups would be Involved In a joint venture.
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    • 303 25 PLANTATION group Pegi Malaysia Bhd, which slipped into the red for the first time last year, continues to disappoint. For the six months to Sept 30 last year, the group incurred a pre-tax loss of Ms2.l million compared with a Msl.B million profit m the
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    • 122 25 INTRACO has sold off its entire 15 per cent stake m Oriental Concrete Pte Ltd for $180,000, resulting m a capital loss of $300,000 which will be offset against capital gains of $10 million from the earlier salo of other quoted investments. The company also
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    • 133 25 Best Products plans to diversify BEST Products Sdn Bhd which has been manufacturing glucose, dextrose and caramel for the past 16 years plans to diversify into othei viable product lines. "Best Products will have a bright future when our plans are fully implemented with the assistance of various government agencies,"
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    • 113 25 No rush to list Telekom KUALA LUMPUR Syarikat Telekom Malaysia Bhd (STM) which has taken over the Telecoms operations from the Telecommunications Department "will not rush" to have its shares listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). STM Managing Director Daud isahak said yesterday there would be no hurry
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    • 279 25 Hong Leong still waiting for green light Xl ALA Ll MPI R Hong Leong Credit Bhd is still waiting for approvals from relevant authorities to acquire a 61 per cent interest m stockbroking firm Zalik Securities to complement its activities and expand its range of financial services. Managing Director James
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    • 358 25  - New writ against coffee firm S. KUMAR By BANQUE Paribas yester day filed a writ against Teck Hock Co two days after the creditor banks agreed not to take further action against the troubled coffee trader until negotiations to restructure its debts are completed. Sources said the French bank filed
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    • 197 25 LONDON The US dollar started 1987 at a six-year low on European foreign exchanges and currency dealers said it would remain on thin ice m the new year because of market worries over the US economy and the Iran arms scandal. Reflecting the weakness of
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    • 2783 26 READERS shouid be aware of the imitations of this informaticfi. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the stock exchange, is covered m "business done". Further, because al dealings at a particular price are lumped together, the table does not show the trend m
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    • 1829 26 INDUSTRIALS Acma A|inomofo Ale. Hldg I I Alcorn (70S) (4) 70 5 (I) 71 <8) 69 5 (2) 70 A158(*****5)0)57(2)55xd API (468 48S) (5) 48 (3) 46 ASMO 328 l33S'/(4oi 132 xd Antah 1 798 I80S) (I) 183 (15) 182 (21) 181 '40) 180 (3)
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    • 2835 26 Al shares quoted have a par value of Sl. unless otherwise specified Adjusted for scrip/ rifhts. H Taieiempted dividend ABN is traded m lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m dolars Trustee stocks under CPF Approver) Investment Scheme 1986/87 Last Yield Vol Day
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      • 115 27 THE US dollar closed marginally firmer against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it closed slightly stronger at 2.1695/05 m active trading. It traded within a range of 2.1670 and 2.1710. It opened at 2.1670/00. Against the deutschemark, the greenback opened at 1.9200/20 and
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      • 156 27 THE kilobar market traded between 5528,046 and 5528,310 yesterday. In the Far East market, gold opened at U*****.35 3.85 and traded up to U*****.80 4.30 m a fairly nervous market. It eased off to U*****.30 2.80 before closing for lunch at U*****.10 3.60. It re-opened at the same level
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      • 25 27 GOLD USS/oz Fri Thurs Singapore 403.80—404.30 Closed Hongkong 403.30—403.80 390.20 390 70 Thurs Wed New York Closed 405.50— 406 00 London Closed 390.75—391.25
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      • 264 27 Managers prices for Jan 3 ft 5 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce C 89—0 The Sayings Fund 0 82—0 88 Spore Prog Fund 0 35—0 39 Spore Sec Fund 0 59—0 64 S pore invest Fund 0 69—0 7b Spore Equity fund 0 42— 0 46id Asia Unt
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      • 384 27 1-Mi Jl 000 2 For best customers orty 3 OCBC France 4 avalaMe at OK France S Quattymt that rites are ottered bf subttfary OUT UOF s rates** also ataiabte at UOF atso avaiablt at OBS France. OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings daily 3 3' 4
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      • 181 27 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SSIO foreign currency Australian dollar 1 4459— 1.4488 7.02—6.83 Canadian dollar 1.5721—1.5739 6.43—6.33 NZ dollar 1.1509—1.1557 8.87—8.58 Sterling pound 3.2184-3.2221 3 13— 3.09 US dollar 2.1695—2.1705 4.64—4.60 Local dollars to 100 units of
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    • Stock markets round-up
      • 65 27 j-J 1 1 1 I I -I i i NST Index Friday 1,324.62 (1,328.24) --J Hongkong Hang Seng -n&£ Friday 2.540.06 (2,568.30) Australian All-Ordinaries M Friday 1.486.80 (1.472.80) Nikkei Stock Average Friday Closed (Closed) Financial Times Industrials Thursday Closed (1,313.90) Dow Jones Average ?g£ Thursday Closed (1.895.95) lil (Figures
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      • 243 27 Dec 31 USS Change Alcoa 33* unch Allied S»g 40 1 H Amox Inc 12V* V* Amr Corp 53H V* Att 25 unch Bethlehem SH 6 L V* Boeing Co 51 v* -H Burroughs Cp 80-1 CoterpiHar Co 40H Chose Manhtn 35H -H Chrysler Cp 37 unch Citicorp
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      • 625 27 THE Singapore stock market started the new year even more quietly than it ended last year. Turnover m yesterday's fullday trading was only 7.64 million units worth $13.67 million compared with 5.71 million valued at $10.73 million m Wednesday's half -day trading.
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      • 382 27 Lan 2 HKS Change Assoc Inti Hotels I 73 +0 01 Bank Of East Asio 22 70 +0 5 Cathoy Pacific Air 5 60 -0 05 Cheung Kong 39 25 1 Chino Light 20 90-0 2 Cross Horb Tunnel 10 40 -0 1 F E Consortium 0 62 -0
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      • 341 27 an 2 Cents Chant* (Aust) C I 405-5 N I 310 unch *berf oyle I 1 30 +20 325 unch Kmcor 410 10 Exp 335 unch Vmpol Pet 270 unch Km 562 V.odne Aust 346 +8 Kshton 265 unch H P 890+10 ieoch Petroleum 66 unch leM Group 900
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      • 108 27 Eurodollar 3-month deposit FOLLOWING the wider than expected US$l9.2 billion US trade deficit, March Eurodollar opened higher at 93.89. After opening an hour earlier, the market continued to firm to 93.92 m the March contract m a quiet trading session. Liffe saw prices remaining steady with the March contract finally
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      • 72 27 CURRENCY futures opened sharply higher following the sharp drop m the US dollar after the US trade figures. However, profit-taking initially saw the US dollar edging higher but it slipped off later m a bearish market. The March deutschemark closed higher at 0.5223. (VS dollar Deutschemark) Open High Low
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      • 37 27 MARCH pound closed at 1.4715 m quiet trading. < British Pound) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 81 1.4715 1.4715 1.4715 1.4715 10 Jun 1.4550 Sept 1.4385s Open Int (Wed): ta. Act Vol (Wed): NU.
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      • 35 27 MARCH yen closed higher at 0.*****2. (Japanese Yen) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 81 0.*****8 0.*****5 *****40 0.*****2 158 iaa 0.*****2 Sept 0.*****7 Oprn Int (Wed): CM. Act Vol (Wed): 88.
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      • 57 27 MARCH Nikkei also saw a quiet trading session m view of the Japanese holiday with the contract closing 40 points lower at *****. (Nikkei Stock Average Index) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Spot iaa ***** Mar 81 ***** ***** ***** ***** Six Jun ***** Open
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      • 69 27 MARCH US T-bond finally opened slightly easier at 98.11 but trading was sluggish throughout the session with the closure of the Tokyo market. The March bond finally slipped off to close lower at the day's low of 98.08. (US Treasury Bond) Open High Low Sett Est Vol
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      • 26 27 USS per troy ounce Open High Low Sett Est Vol Feb 81 406.20 Open lat (Wed): Tw*. Act Vol (Wed): NU. Reports from BA Futures
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    • 11 27 Rubber Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore January Ciosed Malaysia lanuary Closed
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    • 19 27 Tin Closing prices M$ kilo XL Tin 17 24 up 19 cents Turnover 120 tonnes up 30 tonnes
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    • 29 27 Closing prices Copper tonne Thurs Spot 909 OC 909 50 (910 00 910 50) 3 months 932 00-932 50 (934 00-934 50) Market tone Steady Sales 11.350 tonnes
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    • 18 27 Cknmg prices Silver USS hey or Fn Thurs Singapore 537 54? Ciosed Tlmts Wed Closed 5 pore
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    • 28 27 Ctosmg prices Aluminium tome Thurs Spot 770 50- ***** (780 50-*****) 3 months 785 50 786 00 (796 00-797 00) Market tone Easier Sales 2 000 tonnes
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    • 108 27 Crude MS tonne palm oil lan 705 (south) lan 695 (nortn and central) Refined palm oil USS /tonnes RBD palm oil Jan 295 sellers i Feb 297 50 (sellers) Mar 300 sellers) Apr .02 50 (setters) RBD Stearin Jan Feb 2b 1 50 (sellers) RBD Olein Jar 300
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      290 27 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Keppei Wharves P»» Pani^C Als Endeavour K35 a side 0301 Hoegh Dene Alwasitti Kl7 aside 03/01 Long An Auby K2SE aside 03/01 Fedi Ocean Prima K36 aside 04 01 Ganh Hao Raiah Brooke K2SW aside 03 01 Gia Dinh Waheng K33 aside
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    • 596 27 LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyaie) Arr Cafgo Time Block leise Ms (8702) 05 01 (2100) F2 1430 1530 '1330 1430 Al Bl *****330 f\ t Going (01 6RW) 04,01(1400) F5A 1100 1200 1200 1300 12 N2 Clement (956) 0401 (0700) F7 *****630 1630 1730 SI Ming Energy (22E)
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    • 643 28 Nominees were disqualified from standing for election KUALA LUMPUR PERMODALAN MBf Sdn Bhd (PMBf), which holds a 21 per cent stake m Emtex Corporation Bhd, failed m its bid to seek representation on the Emtex board at a five-hour annual general
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    • 508 28  -  LIM ENG HAI Stock market weekly round-up by Singapore DESPITE numerous corporate and economic developments, the Singapore stock market was virtually at a standstill this week. Much of the week's activity centred on cheaplypriced Malaysian stocks, with the window-dressing activities of the previous Friday spilling
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    • 73 28 THE FOLLOWING is a list of the five most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange ot Singapoie this week. Company Volume Price Hifh (J) Low (J) COOO) lan 2 86/87 86 87 Sime Darby 2.249 194 198 110 Keppei Warrants 1.699 025 043 025 United Engineers
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    • 161 28 Kuala Lumpur THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange greeted the new year with little enthusiasm as the market remained lacklustre. Dealers said the outlook for the new year remained r poor, given the depressed Malaysian economy and sluggish corporate scene. Confirmation that the KLSE had found
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    • 176 28 Sime Darby SIME DARBY continued its dominance of the Singapore market's most active list for the fourth week ln a row. Bat fewer Sime Darby shares have changed hands with each week, reflecting the downward trend m the Singapore market's trading activity. Only 2.25 million shares were
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    • 353 28 Dutch Baby tells how new shares are valued KUALA LUMPUR The valuation at M 52.40 for the new shares of Msl each of Dutch Baby Milk Industries (M) Bhd (DBMI) was based on the company's underlying net tangible asset value, earning potential and future dividend yield prospects. On Wednesday. DBMI
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 703 29 Nicholas double sends Arsenal hopes soaring LONDON Wimbledon manager Dave BasseH joined the Arsenal Fan Club after watching the English League leaders beat his team 3-1 on Thursday. "They are leading the pack with 23 (out of 42) games gone and must now be taken seriously
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    • Article, Illustration
      128 29 MANCHESTER (England) Manchester l nited defender Kevin Moran swallowed his tongue after being knocked In the face m the Division One match against Newcastle on Thursday. I nited 's physiotherapist Jim McGregor said: "As soon as I saw him I realised it was something serious. I grabbed the
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    • 466 29 DIVISION ONE Arsenal 3 Wimbledon 1 Charlton 0 Tottenham 2 Chelsea 3 QPR 1 Coventry 0 Luton 1 Everton 3 Aston Villa 0 Man United 4 Newcastle 1 Forest 1 Liverpool 1 Oxford 3 Southampton 1 Sheffield W 1 Norwich 1 Watford 1
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    • 219 29 Hope for Atkinson: Ron Atkinson, sacked by Manchester United less than two months ago, could soon be back as boss of struggling English Second Division club Blackburn Rovers, who dismissed their manager Bobby Saxton early this week. It could prove to be an ideal move for Atkinson, for
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    • 484 29 EUROPEAN SOCCER Maradona faces man-to-man marking LONDON Diego Maradona attributed much of his success last year to divine intervention, so it comes as no surprise to learn he will start the New Year with a guardian angel. Unfortunately for the Argentine World Cup captain, the angel
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    • 316 29 ATHLETICS Antonio Leitao, of Portugal, beat off the challenge of Britain's Steve Binns, winner for the past two years, by four seconds to win the 12th edition of the Madrid New Year round-the-streets race m Madrid on Wednesday night. Leitao clocked 19min 50sec for the 12 kilometres
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    • Article, Illustration
      132 29 LONDON Leading English League and Cup goalscorers following Thursday's games (League, Littlewoods Cup, others, total): Rush. ..trails Allen Allen (Spurs) 23 5 0 28 Rush (L'pool) 16 2 5 23 Aldridge (Oxfd) 15 6 0 21 Cottee (W Ham) 15 4 1 20 Clarke (S'ton) 16 1 0 17
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    • 743 29  - Allen, Quinn all set to spark off big London clash MARTIN PALMER By LONDON With seven clubs m the First Division nine, if you include Watford and Luton the London derby is as common as the cold. But there will be nothing run-of-the-mill tomorrow when Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal meet
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    • CRICKET
      • Article, Illustration
        343 32 Botham's a hit with a 68 as Aussies are dismissed for 235 PERTH England continued their domination of Australia by scoring a 37- run win m the Benson and Hedges one-day cricket challenge clash here on Thursday. Chasing England's huge 272 6. Australia were dismissed for 205 with
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      • 59 32 LONDON International cricket star lan Botham is giving "very serious consideration" to an offer to play English Minor Counties cricket for Northumberland for the next three years. Botham's agent, Bey Walker, confirmed that a sponsorship offer by North Cast England-based National Housebuilders Bellway Homes "has many
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      • 72 32 CAPE TOWN South Africa's top-order batsmen built a solid foundation to their first innings on a rain-curtailed first day of their second five-day match against the rebel Australians cricketers. The Springboks had reached 101 for the loss of one wicket at the close after being
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    • 559 32 JANICE SEAH CHARTS A COURSE FOR TENNIS' TEEN WONDER She's game, set, and out to match the best 4 The stint hat helped me build to much confidence. I'm more tteady on court because Mr Barclay hat really worked on my m weaknesses. Lela (below) NOT so long
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    • 158 32 BRISBANE Top-seeded Hana Mandlikova, of Czechoslovakia, scored a straight-set victory over Canadian teenager Helen Kelesi yesterday to move into the semi-finals of the Jason Classic women's tennis tournament. Hana downed Helen 6-3, 6-3. She will now face thirdseeded compatriot Helena Sukova, a 7-5,
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    • 397 32 Stars to fight out Cup Challenge with New Zealand YACHTING AMERICA'S CUP FREMANTLE Stars and Stripes and New Zealand both completed 4-0 semi-final sweeps here yesterday to reach the Louis Vuitton Trophy Challengers' final of the America's Cup. New Zealand extended its winning streak to 28 races m beating French
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    • 122 32 Scanlon claws into last four ADELAIDE American Bill Scanlon edged into the semi-finals of the U5597,000 ($210,490) South Australian Open tennis championships yesterday with a 7-6, 7-5 win over Canadian Glenn Michibata. Scanlon took the first set tie-breaker 7-5. Michibata led 5-4 on serve m the second set before ScanJon
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    • 234 32  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI BODYBUILDING... By SINGAPORE have come to the rescue of the Asian Women's bodybuilding championships. The Philippines, who were supposed to stage this event m April, have backed out because of financial constraints, forcing Singapore to take over. Singapore Amateur Bodybuilders' Federation president Paul
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    • 443 33  -  JOE DORAI i NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAQUE ™~J STORIES BY SOCCER at your doorstep that sums up this year's National Football League, which starts today with three Division One and five Division Two matches at eight venues. The idea is to bring the matches to the
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    • 183 33 THE MAN BEHIND THE SHOW FIFTEEN years ago, the name Charlie Chan was synonymous with Singapore soccer. He was national team manager, Singapore's representative at top-level Asian meetings and confidante to the late Choo Seng Quee. Then there was a long silence. Charlie was missing.
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    • 249 33 FIRST DIVISION FIXTURES Jan 3: Armed Forces v Kaki Bukit, Tiong Bahru v Pioneer Arsenal, Police v Ayer Rajah Wanderers. 4: Farrer Park Utd v Toa Payoh, Changi CSC v Tampines Rovers. 7: Kaki Bukit v Ayer Rajah. 8: Pioneer Arsenal v Toa Payoh. lt: Tiong Bahru v Kaki Bukit.
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    • 572 33 JUST as one swallow doesn't make a summer, one player doesn't make a team. So, will striker V. Sundram Moorthy inspire Tampines Rovers to win the Division One title this season? This is a question which many followers will anxiously wait to be answered. Because last
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    • 1316 33 PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS 1975 Geylang Internationals 1976 Geylang Internationals 1977 Geylang Internationals 1978 Armed Forces. 1979 Tampines Rovers. 1980 Tampines Rovers. 1981 Armed Forces. 1982 Farrer Park United. 1983 Tiong Bahru. 1984 Tampines Rovers. 1985 Police. 1986 Armed Forces. SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES SA FORCES, who clinched the Division
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    • 220 33 DIVISION THREE PREVIEW BALESTIER UNITED, one of the few clubs who have professional football m mind, will be hoping to nurture that dream with a good performance m Division Three. The Football Association of Singapore are looking towards semi-professional-ism from next year, and anything less
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    • 219 33 DIVISION TWO PREVIEW EVEN before today's kick-off, almost everyone has concluded that the Division Two champions will be former kingpins Geylang Internationals, who finished sec-ond-last m Division One last year. The reasons are quite obvious: They have seven national squad members and the solid financial backing
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    • 323 34 Sympathy but no success WHEN the national team lost to Federal Territory m the finals of the Malaysian Cricket Association League m Kuala Lumpur m August, there was a lot of sympathy for them. They had fought gallantly but, with Lady Luck refusing to smile on them, Singapore lost narrowly
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      112 34  -  PETER SIOW .By LIKE a monk, basketball lived a very low-profile life In 19H6. The cancellation of the blockbuster Merlion Cop series and the bustling Commercial Cup contributed to the quietness of the scene. Money, or the lack of lt, forced the Basketball Association of Singapore to assume an
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    • 218 34  -  B. BALAKRISHNAN NO cricketer m Singapore dominated the batting strip more comprehensively m last year's Division One league than Ceylon Sports Club's B. Balakrishnan. The 1.82 m, 84kg No. 4 batsman entered his name m all four of the "Batsmen's Contributions" columns. His 675 runs
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      146 34  -  ANIL KALAVER ANIL KALAVER was elected a full member of the Association of Cricket Umpires last November. The 41-year-old Anil, who combined umpiring last year with coaching the Singapore Under-235, got his name entered into the list of the world controlling body of umpires after a two-year assessment
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    • 172 34  -  GOH KIM HUAT DESPITE limited activity, international playmaker Goh Kirn Huat was still able to assert himself. Ask Anson, the inter-constituen-cy champions, and they might even agree that the effervescent Kirn Huat is like a one-man team when firing on all cylinders. A regular international
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      215 34  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By LAST YEAR'S Division One League proved to be as interesting as it had promised to be. With talent equally distributed among the 18 teams, no team could say for sure if the title was going to be theirs. In fact, Singapore Cricket Club, the eventual winners,
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      630 35  -  PETER WATSON BENJAMIN LUI SNOOKER...By THE biggest test of Singapore snooker began this year but v/ill not begin to bear good or bad fruit until 1989. For this is when the Republic will host the World Amateur Snooker Championship fer the first time. The planning began early
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      121 35  - L AU WENG YEW IT IS difficult to wrap ap any year without mentioning Weng Yew. He la always there, or thereabouts. Runner-up In both the National Snooker and Billiards championships last year, he had his finest moment daring the Asian Championship ln Sri Lauka. H became the first Singapore
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    • 509 35 snooker has its own version of Lhe MRT It's Mass Rapid Takeoff. The driver of this particular train is Barry Hearn, the chief engineer is Steve Davis and the new engine room is Asia. The 1980s have been the Hearn decade. The accountant with the
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    • 202 35 A hard act to follow DR CHAN PENG MUN, Howard Cashin's successor, found himself with a hard act to follow. But "the Doc" remained undaunted and took both the applause and the criticism m his stride. He had the advantage of a long association with rugby, first as a player,
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      115 35  - HOWARD CASHIN J. RAJENDRAN RUGBY... By HOWARD Cashin finally handed over the rein;, of the Singapore Rugby Union, thus ending one of the most successful terms ln office for a sports official ln Singapore. Cashin, who became SRU president m 1977, stepped down at the anion's annual general meeting ln
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    • RACING
      • 462 30  -  PEDIGREE Ng can pull further ahead from Johnson with a double By Our man on the track PENANG This weekend's races will decide who will lift the title of champion jockey K.C. Ng or Peter Johnson. Ng, with a two- winner lead, has been booked for six
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      • 369 30 RACE RACING ED PEDIGREE MISTER X LUCKY LEO I MARKSMAN 6 Hitom Mom. 1 Matt Houo ton 5 Many Roturn. 1 Matt Houston 1 Matt Houston 1 1 Matt Houston 6 Hitam Manis 1 Matt Houston 5 Many Returns 9 Automan 9 Automan 8 Harmony 12
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      • 109 30 RACK 1: Dinkum Aussie. Papatol 11. Buck's Tempo, Not For Show. RACE J: Ninja s Ambush. Best Always. Batu Karang 111. Double Blessing RACK 3: Glesca Toon. Six Clubs. Pingat Mas 11. Pokotoli. Gaining. Robber Baron TI RACE 4: Concert Master. South Pacific IV, Iglu II RACK 5: Alacaro.
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      • 230 30  -  PEDIGREE By PENANG New Zealand broodmare Aminona has given the Choo Kok Leongs of Equus Stable two classic winners so far and another could be m the making. Monthey, a full-brother to 1983 Horse of the Year Andermatt, is likely to have his first
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      • 51 30 Dressed like a dandy PENANG Racegoers will be treated to a rare sight here today. When trainer Loh Kit Soon enters the saddling yard, he will be wearing long socks, khaki shorts, shirt, tie and hat. Walking stick and cigar will complete the outfit. The gambit is m aid of
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      • 401 31 Cup aspirants m winding-up gallops ON THE TRACK with PEDIGREE PENANG Cholllmah, Goodman Stable's only horse m the Governor's Gold Cup tomorrow (Race 6) and solitary hope of winning the champion owners* title, worked impressively m his winding-up gallop yesterday morning. Although the Zamazaan five-year-old, kept well m
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      • 84 31 TUESDAY (good going): Thorold and Yashgan 39.7, newcomer Tifox 38, Flag Commander 38.6, My Tempio 40, Fu Lv Shou 39.3. WEDNESDAY (good): Tanjong Bungah 111 and Shantin Inn II 37.7, Glesca Toon 37.3, Nagajaya 35.9, Oriental Pearl IV 38.2, New Project 36.5. THURSDAY (good): Chinese Wall 37.9,
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      • 90 31 lst 2nd Srd Teh 67 75 71 Read 43 34 25 Dragon 38 41 35 E Breukelen 37 54 36 Kok 36 18 17 Noordin 33 30 26 Samsuri 33 18 23 X Leong 33 16 14 West 32 30 30 Yeoh 31 40 34 PK Leong 31
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      • 151 31 Rides lst 2nd 3rd 1 Ng 265 39 21 15 2 P Johnson 318 37 38 29 3 Leong 262 34 22 19 4 Sestich 273 32 36 25 5 Oo 344 33 34 C Cook 249 25 41 27 7 Azhar 266 25 24 27 8 *Ismadl
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      • 91 31 lst 2nd 3rd t.oodman 26 24 24 Auric 20 27 23 Chong Keng Leong 15 9 13 Bluegrass 14 7 6 Chens 12 17 13 Shanmugam 12 6 5 Agasam 11 7 12 Chong Kok Lim 10 12 4 AJK 9 6 3 Sonny Khoo 8 9 8
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      • 184 31 Puckle Harbour, Rocket Racer top choices 1435.000 Perth Cv PERTH Victorian stayer Puckle Harbour has firmed to joint favouritism at 3-1 with local galloper Rocket Racer for today's A5300.000 (about *****.000) Perth Cup at Ascot. Leading bookmaker Bob Howat said there has been strong support from eastern states punters for
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      • 397 31 Owners sue club for scrapping races PERTH Two racehorse owners have sued the Bunbury Race Club, 175 km south of here, following its decision to abandon a race meeting four days ago. Lance Collins and Tom Percy, both officials of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Race Club, filed a writ m the Kalgoorlie
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      • 1648 31 BTyf^npß 145 CLASS 4 DIV 6 1,400 m l«Mt^JUi (Ratings. 69-56) (Stakes: $13,000) 1 0904 Man Of Mars II 57 (CS) C O-Yeoh 3 ag ul +-5 PJohnson 2 62*050 Bylon tt.s (98) Sin Bee-Dragon 8 eg dl same Subian 3 B*7 Fu La Tong Hoi SS (ft)
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      • 4795 30 GOING FORECAST: GOOD ■■■■■gHHBM 2.15 CLASS 4 DIV 5 1,400m [fj%i yK (Ratings: 71-62) liMMU (Stakes: $13,000) 1 **6*94 Matt Houston 5"J (71) Hint-Rodgers 5 nzg ul same. Regaining best form closed in rapidly in straight for 4th to Phantom Ace HI C4-6 1200m last week; led
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    • 86 32 TODAY'S EVENTS BOWLING Jindao Beer Challenge of Champions (Jackie's Katong. 5.30). SOCCEB NFL Mv Om: Armed Forces v Kaki Bukit (Jin Besar), Tiong Bahru v Pioneer Arsenal (Toa Payoh), Police v Aytr Rajah Wanderers (Queenstown). All 4 45pm Dlv Tw»: Geylang International v Tyrwhitt Soccerites (bedok). Farrer Park Dynamos v
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    • 303 34 181 Deaths 181 Deaths MR. JIMMY GOH LYE TECK Age: 56 passed away peacefully at NUH on 2.1.86 leaving behind beloved Wife: Lucy Sect Ktok Neo Sons: Daughters-in-law Richard Goh Boon Chye Judy Khoo Chian Lan Tony Goh Boon Huat Katherine Sim Slok Har Daughter: Joyce Goh Hock Neo Granddaughter:
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    • 36 34 The Family Of The Late MDM CHAN WAN PING wish to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all relatives and friends for their kind assistance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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    • 118 34 The family of the late MDM. KIONG TECK NEO wishes to thank all relatives, elders members of Bethesda (Katong) Church, friends, staff of Windsor Nursing Home SGH Ward 64, for their kind assistance, condolences contributions during their recent bereavement. The family of the late MR. TAN BAK LIANG
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    • 31 34 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements The family of the late LIM TECK SIAK wishes to thank Relatives, Friends, Business Associates and Colleagues for their assistance, condolences and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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    • 69 34 183 Condolences 183 Condolences With Deepest Sympathies ft Condotencet To Our Managing Director MR. TONG CHONG KWANG His Family on tho demise ot their beloved Fathor MR. TONG JU SENG who passed away peacefully on lst January 1987 at the age of 80 years. As a mark of respect our
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    • 37 34 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam In loving memory of R. MURUGAIAH KULL APP A NAIOU ALAMELOO Departed 25.1.79 Departed 3.1.85 Not just today but every day. We remember the times we shared. Inserted by family members.
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  • 197 36 Sembawang Shipyard chairman resigns He will be Temasek Holdings chief MR LEE EX TIENG has resigned as chairman and director of Sembawang Shipyard Ltd and will take up a new appointment as chairman of Temasek Holdings. The present chairman of Temasek Holdings is Mr J. Y.M. Pillay, who is also
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  • 221 36 THE Housing Board will be asking people m 9,000 households what they like or don't like about living m HDB estates. It will begin sending out letters today, asking these residents when its interviewers can call on them with its 100-item
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  • 332 36 Ex -magistrate re-elected president of Law Society MR GIAM CHIN TOON, a former magistrate now m private practice, was yesterday re-elected president of the Law Society. The society's council also elected Mr C. R. Rajah, also m private practice, as its new vice-president. Both Mr Giam, 44, and Mr Rajah,
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  • 39 36 BEIJING Chinese navy divers have rescued 23 miners trapped for three days m a flooded coal mine m Anhui province, eastern China, after the pit roof collapsed and killed one man, Xinhua news agency said yesterday. UPI
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  • 28 36 KATHMANDU Two Indian nationals were arrested at a border crossing yesterday by Nepalese Customs for allegedly trying to smuggle 3.5 kg of gold into Nepal. AFP
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  • 590 36  -  GILLIAN POW CHONG By Some private doctors express reservations over video clip COMPULSORY counselling for women seeking abortions at private clinics, which was to have started on New Year's Day, has been put off. This follows reservations from private gynaecologists and obstetricians, particularly over
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  • 222 36 Help of more than 300 sought in co-ops probe KUALA LUMPUR Police are seeking the aid of more than 300 people to help them investigate an alleged fraud m 24 suspended Malaysian de-posit-taking co-opera-tives, a senior police officer said yesterday. The deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Department, Sarjit Singh
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  • 52 36 CANNES (France) A powerful bomb exploded outside the local offices of the French trade union, the General Labour Confederation (CGT), here early yesterday. The blast ripped off the front door ot the building and wrecked the inside. There was no immediate indication of who planted the
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  • 30 36 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 18.42 points to 1,914.37 m the first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. AP
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  • 113 36 DHAKA Rivalries turned to violence between political workers gathered to greet a government minister at a southern Bangladesh airport and prompted the minister's plane to return to Dhaka without landing, police and witnesses said. They said at least 50 workers of the Jatiya
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  • 35 36 JOHANNESBURG Three people were burnt to death by black South African "radicals" m two separate incidents m the Johannesburg dormitory city of Soweto on Thursday, the official Bureau for Information said yesterday. AFP
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  • 437 36 Protests not over, say students of Beijing University BEIJING Beijing University students, who held two illegal demonstrations m the past two days, said yesterday the protests were not over. But they said they fully backed socialism and reforms by the Communist Party leadership. Several new illegal posters appeared yesterday m
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  • 241 36 Passport curbs on illiterate residents of Islamabad ISLAMABAD Residents m the capital who cannot read or write will be banned from holding passports except for religious pilgrimage, according to a law that came into effect on Thursday. Illiterate residents of Islamabad or the areas of north-west Pakistan administered by the
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    • 202 36 Weather UP TO 1 p.m. Fair. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max.. 24 mm SUNSET today: 7.10 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.08 am. GLOBAL HEATHER Adelaide 13 19 C Fine London 5/8 C Clear Amsterdam 47 C Rain Lm Angeles 10 21 C Clear Athens 816 C Cloudy
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    • 1353 1 From the hoary old chestnut that Shakespearean English is alive and well and living m the Ozark Mountains, to the belief that the speech of Mersey side is attributable to bad colds and blocked-up noses, to the racist slur that Blacks speak the way they do because
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      • 8 1 Page Two: Review of The Story of English
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      • 1167 2  -  LEE GEK LING The extraordinary tale of the language that came m from the cold to dominate world communication is the subject of the TV series now being shown every Tuesday at 8 pm on Channel 12. THE STORY OF ENGLISH By Robert McCrum, William Cran
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      • 1087 2  - McDonald's reveals its secret recipe for success KWAN WENG KIN MCDONALD'S: BEHIND THE ARCHES By John F. Love Bantam, 1986 470 pages, $32.90 Reviewed by WHICH American corporation chalked up US$ll billion (about Ss24 billion) m worldwide systems sales m 1985 and yet has never had a single Harvard Business
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      • 214 2 It's a break from thc ordinary Conic savour our wide ran^H- ot fine teas and a delicious assortment ol lite moon delights such as linger; tk kit hcs. takes, tarts, scones, pastries. lapanesc anc Chinese desserts. Daily irom 3pm to 6pu md a} only $9.00+ per person, tea at Stevens
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      • 226 3 Unveil your talent EXPRESSIONS offers an outlet for j 1 creative and artistic effort by you Expressions and for you. Whether you write. Section Two paint, sculpt or draw (cartoons, illus- I Times House trations, drawings and other graphic 390 Kirn Seng Road I works), send your best effort to
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      • 468 3 I Once a great artist, always a great artist Every artist who gains fame Someone paints a square Started with a work If he's a somebody n^h^SliL* 1 *****16 V* Oh what symbolism, what richness Oh what unbeatable quality Is present there Have these portraits that woo 1/ he s
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      • 348 4 NOTICES HONG KONG TVB INVITES OFFERS FOR EXCLUSIVE HOMEVIDEO LICENCE FOR SINGAPORE 1987/1988 Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is Hong Kong's leading TV station and one of Asia's largest independent producers of TV entertainment programs. TVB programs include costume dramas, kung fu action series, modern dramas and musical specials, to name
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      • 806 5 36 House Renovation/ Decor See Chin Aluminium Stainless Steel Contractor wm We specialise m renovation ot HDB Hats private apartments houses ilum.nium window grilles sliding doors and windows etc We also undertake changing of old doors, window floor tiles All works for HDB flats can be completed withm 2 days
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      • 771 6 57 Business Opportunities HOUSE OWNER LOOKING tor a loan of JB..SU) lntere.sted [>art> cen earn a handsome repayment scheme plus interests up to $24,000 Full securities with terms and conditions to your satisfactions Legal agreement arrangeable Please page *****41 $30,000 INVESTMENT FOR 50% shares of 10.000 live catfish, Spore worth
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      • 441 6 69 Situatione Vacant: Domeetic LIVE-IN MAIO FOR expat with 3 small children Pls apply personally after 930 am on Sun, Jan 4th to Room 2"J-05, The Ascott Scotts Rd LIVE-IN LOCAL/ MALAYSIAN maids required urgently $500-$6OO T&M Management (ClO4l-01) *****79/ *****70 LIVE-IN MAIOS WANTEO for Immed. employment. United Power *****08,
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      • 646 6 70 Situatione Vacant: 70 Situatione Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical mmmmmmmmmmmm A local benk invitee applications for appoint- 1 ment cc:CLERK/ TELLER Minimum 3 GCE 'O' levels with credits m English and Mathematics. c Typing ability 35 w.p.m. Pleasant personality and ability to communicate well. Preferably with 1 to 2
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      • 635 6 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical vrrco chay r ■hi", .id We are a well-established Company engaged m the design, manufacture, sale and service of a wide range ol oil drilling and production equipment. We invite applications to till the position of TECHNICAL CLERK Quaiitications GCE O Levels with technical background
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      • 610 6 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Nestle The Singapore subsidiary oi I Nestle, the International I Food Beverage Company I Invites suitably qualified W candidates for ihe following W post GCE O level passes (English) Below 26 years old Minimum 2 years working experience Male applicants must complete full-time N.S. The
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      • 662 6 70 Situatione Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical FThe Republic of Singapore^ Yacht Club requires 1) SECRETARY a QCI A I.evel with credit m Knglish c Typing speed of 35 wpm c Knowledge of computer operation an advantage a Able U> »ork well under pressure and with minimum supervision 2) GENERAL CLERK QCI
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      • 669 7 70 Situetions Vecant: Secretarial/ Clerical Established shipping company requires FEMALE SHIPPING CLERK a OCE -O' levels minimum a Above 21 years of age a Ability to type accurately a Experienced m Inward/ outward documentation Please apply with c v photo and tel no. for prompt interview to: P.0.80X 3371 MAXWELL
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      • 895 7 70 Situetions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Legal firm requirea 1) EXPERIENCED CONVEYANCING CLERKS 2) STENOGRAPHERS Interested applicants please write to:THE ADVERTISER 16 Rattlee Quay #14-01 Hong Laong Building Singapore 0104 MIL ANO PIZZA urgently require FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERK a Minimum 1 year's accounting experience a Aged 25 St below Please apply
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      • 959 7 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant. 71 Situetions Vacant: Sales Sales Sales i B| Systech, a leading distributor of established brand of computers 9 and computer related products, invites applications for the B fo 1 1 owi ng posts ai SHOWROOM SALES ASSISTANT IX bi SALES REPRESENTATIVES ill (Male/Female) Mo
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      • 414 7 THE GETZ CORPORATION Invites suitably qualified candidates tor the post of: aaamawwm, c Female Singapore citizens ot 22 years and above Minimum GCE O Level, with a good command ol English At least 2 years working experience and enioys working wrth people Able to work independently under pressure and must
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      • 683 7 71 Situatione Vecant: Seles JOHN WILEY A SONS (S.E.A.) PTE LTD, Invites suitably qualified candidates for the following position: MARKETING EXECUTIVE Requirementa: a Below 30 years of age a Mm. GCE/ MCE with credits m English and must be proficient In spoken English with a good working knowledge of Bahasa
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      • 894 7 71 Situations Vecant: Selee Established Shipping company requires: Sales Executive (Mala) a Relevant experience m shipping sales essential c Good communicating skill an advantage a Must possess class 3 driving licence Interested applicants pls. write, giving detailed career, current Si expected salary, contact phone number and photograph to 11, Keppei
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      • 573 7 72 Situatione Vacant 72 Situetions Vacant 72 Situetions Vacant Technical Technical Technical S fFUJITEC ELEVMOP tSCALAJOft I CHYfARK J H A Übridwitfe Organisation I rrC,NTC-2,NTC-3 I I Secondary Level Holders I I If you are looking for I Static I fl Join our fl We will initially provide you with
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      • 345 7 I Japan s largest remote I I control manufacturer has vacancies tor: NTC Electronics Engineering 22-28 years old Completed N S Minimum 1-2 years supervisory experience m electronics manufacturing environment Interested applicants. please submit full resume together with current and expected salary and a recent nonreturnable photograph to The Managing
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      • 513 8 72 it f VaCant ?!Sl£ir VaCan,: atio n8 VaCant: 73 i if ati0 nS VBCant: 73 !«"»«*>"• Vacant: 174 Situatione Vecent. 74 S.tuat.on. Vacant. 74 Situat.ons Vacant 74 Situation. Vecent: 74 Situation. Vecent Techmcd, Technical Production Production Production Miscellaneous i Mi.cellaneou. Miscellaneous Miscelleneou. Mi.ceUeneo^ LEEPORT MACHINERY PTE LTD Agents tor
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      • 616 8 Application, ere invited for the following position.: SENIOR PROCESS ENGINEERS c Science Engineering Degree holders with at least 3 years' relevant experience c Must be conversant with developing processes to improve yield, quality, reliability St productivity m IC assembly operations TRAINING SUPERVISOR c Engineering Diploma/ ITC holders with at least
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      • 256 8 Singapore Treeeury^ Building (Re) Ltd, Owner of the prestigious Treasury Building at Shenton Way invites applications for: ASSISTANT TECHNICIAN (ELECTRICAL) c Secondary education with at least NTC-3 c 2 years' experience ln maintenance of electrical system preferably m high rise buildings c Able to service and reI pair generator sets,
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      • 342 8 TsANYO DENSO IND.^ (S) PTE. LTD. A recently established Japanese company manufacturing of Electronic Printed Circuit Boards, situated al Tuas (Jurong) invites suitable cnadldates to fill the following vacancies: SUPERVISORS GCE O Level or NTC. VITB 2 years working experience m similar industry Singaporean and completed National Service Leadership qualities
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      • 213 8 ro4si AIRPORT SERVICES has immediate vacancies m our Traffic Services and Cargo Services Departments engaged m pas-senger-handling and cargo-handling activities respectively as: Minimum GCE O' level Experience not essential as training will be provided Willing to perform shift work Gross salary: $535 p.m. Benefits Annual travel concession abroad 1 month
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      • 401 8 MALE SECURITY GUARDS wanted for immediate employment. c Able to speak simple English c Salary from $600 onwards Bring along 4 photographs. Call personally at' L»B SECURITY a INVESTIGATION PTE LTD 257 Selegie Road #12-275, Selegie Complex Singapore 0718 Popular Cocktail Lounge requires: 1) WAITRESSES c Take home pay exceeding
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      • 983 9 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR school leavers Si others. Part time assignments courses for successful candidates. Interested applicants, call personally today from lpm spm at Clifford Studio of Arts »04-00 Blk 205. Hougang St. 21 (Above Hougang Oriental) Spore 1953 NICE FASHION MODELLING studio req. experienced Si Inexperienced
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      • 782 9 81 Vehicles For Hire CHARLIE'S TRUCK RENTAL:- l.at 6tl model. Daihatsu Diesel Driv en trucks b Toyota pick-up S Toyoace petrol driven Ugh trucks Si vans Dally Si long tern rental rates Phone *****79 *****52 Open 7am-Bpm dally NO OEPOSIT REQO. Slang Hocl cars' pick-ups/ vans/ lorries mini-buses at low
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      • 1003 9 86 For Sele: BMW BMW 635 CSI manual 5-speed Almost '80. with sun-roof, leath li er seats Full accessories. Done t 43.000 km 1 pte owner With SBC l no plate Tel *****33/ *****01. '81 BMW 520 auto. 1 pte. owner. road tax till June '87, car ln tip I
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      • 1000 9 88 For Sele: Ford/Fiet TIONG CHOON CO PTE LTD *****77/ *****00 offer* attractive pricaa for your Ford Laaar. Talstar, XR3i, othar Japanaae 4 Continental vahiclet BHc.ll. Short St. #01-16/ 17 Singapore 0718. EX 84 T. almost '82 Ford Laser 1.3 L, hatchback, 5-dr. Pte. owner, non-PARF, alrcon., s/rlms, hl-fl, power
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      • 1000 9 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan 1977 DATSUN 100A. Aircon radio cassette, new tyres, PARF $5,500 Tel: *****76. 1978 AUG. DATSUN 120Y Alrcon s/rlms, radio cassette, PARF $8,500 Tel: *****35 1961 DATSUN BLUEBIRD. Full accessories. Low mileage, lst class cond. *****58 1953 NISSAN SUNNY 1.3 Sportswagon Alrcon., hl-fl, excellent condition Tel: *****78
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      • 907 9 94 For Sale: Daihatsu 94 For Sale: Daihatsu 94 For Sale Daihatsu 94 For Sole: Daihetsu 94 For Sele. Deiheteu I I I I brand new Charade. ry 5 Snppri <Uzinn Highest Resale Value Titrh^cri^H *c 7™ Proven Fuel Economy Reliability Turbo 5 Speed $5,100 gj)^ Outstanding Power Performance *S^SB
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      • 766 10 m^—^^JUimmmm 97 For Sale. Commercial Vehicles •84 MITSUBISHI 10' low deck lorry. Diesel, steel body. HDB $25. Just passed Inspection. 1 owner. $9,900. *****87. Pager: *****97. LATE '82 VOLKSWAGON van 1600 c.c. Good cond. New tax, $6,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****56/ *****42. MID 1980 DATSUN Pick-up, tax 4/87, hl-fl. good condition,
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      • 868 10 106 Accommodation Available: Houeee SOEL PROPERTIES PTE. LTD. offers Specially Selected Bungalows D.lO Balmont Rd./ Bin Tong Pk. Rare s/storey bungalow on sprawling ground 4+ 1 bdrms spacious living/ dining leading unto lovely patio overlooking Inground pool. M soo D.ll Raffles Park. Hilltop bungalow. s+l bdrms. with balconies, spacious patio
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      • 1031 10 113 For Sale: Houses D.15 KATONG. BRAND new U-r race' bungalow 1.900 sq ft./ 6.200 sq ft 4* 1. completing soon' $425K, $750K *****64 Agt D.15 SIGLAP PK. vicinity d/storey corner terr 5* 1 bdrms attached bath 3400 sq ft F'hold $425,000 ono Denker *****11 D.15 TELOK KURAU main rd
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      • 1078 10 114 For Sale: Private Apartments D.IS KATONG GARDEN HURRY FEW UNITS LEFTI Well designed split-level apts F'hold. with condo facilities. No restriction to foreigners 1300 »q ft 2+l rmr S29OK 1955 sq.N 3+l rm: $380K 2350 sq.tt. 4 1 rms $48SK PRICES NEGOTIABLE FOR ENQUIRIES CALL: FREEWAY PROPERTIES *****80. NEAR
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      • 1755 11 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Apartments Apartments Apartments Kmt&ng Pmrk T^^y~^.: rtsQhSp 1 > Panoramic -tew of the horizon and the city skyline 4 Each apartment enjoys most of the >^ -J r*y
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      • 877 11 116 For Sale: HDB Apartmanta 5-ROOMED Bedok Reservoir 602. $122,000 Clementl 357/723. $109-3148.000 Haig Rd. 23. $143,000 Marine Dr. 77 (renovated). $157K T. Blangah Dr. 48, $140,000 4-ROOMED A M.Klo 414/429. $83-587.000 Bedok South 5/70. $64 -$85,000 Jurong East 232, $90,000 M. Parade 55/61 (furn), $83-SB9K Owen Rd. 44 furn
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      • 978 11 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments BEDOK RESERVOIR 4-RM. corner New generation, low fir. $77,000 (CPF $80,000). SHS *****87 BEDOK RESERVOIR, S-RM. Blk 603. high flr.. corner, marble etc. Good racing $138,000 *****15 8LK.208. TOA PAYOH North. 3-rm Nicely renovated No obstruction $33,000. Call *****61. No agts. BOON LAY 3-RM. Blk
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      • 642 11 118 Factory Spacea ASSEMBLY SPACE (ELECTRONICS etc 330 sqft with adjacent office ot 110 sq.ft.. nicely appointed, carpeted ln new building (Bukit Tlmah/ Bukit Batok area) with excellent food facilities. Rental $500 *****92 2 FACTORY UNITS. Area 2700 sq.ft Si 1700 sq ft at about $070 psf excluding service Ready
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      • 455 11 119 Warehouses/ 119 Werehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Speces 4 m v*"^Vw^^* TAk 135 Air Travel 135 Air Travel JASONS TRAVEL 7******7. Budget B^^^^~" Airfares St Tours: Malaysia, Ball. SUNNY ISLAND gives you Airfares Thailand, Hongkong, Australia. so Incredibly cheap you wont NZ. Worldwide Hotel Bookings believe It. Just call *****83
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      • 63 11 137 Tours -^■'w fc^*^^**tTnH m r JHBf u Ki I T' s T l E J H IV r 1 I PANGKOR ISLANO FROM $179 A hideaway similar Hawaii style vacation m paradise (TA 289) A Land Tel *****03 *****62 WEEKEND OVERNIGHT AT Pulau Übin at $22 per head Incl
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      • 646 12 136 Cruises 136 Cruises 136 Cruises 136 Cruises 1™ —I ■HttHH NEWSMAN CRUISE COWNECTHW P^^^-'^5PP^ 3D/2N SIN/KUANTAN/GENTING $215 5. IB I Nite on board Cruise Muhibah) I^^WIBr^"" */±2^o^Mt> Nlte f ent,n 9 New Casino Hotel! P^ I*'1 .^^iS -jek 3DSIN/KUANTAN/SIN $189 3DS,NKUANTAN/K TRENGGANU/SIN $215 MHH «P^| 1 Pep. 9//, /6//
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      • 676 12 137 TourB 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tour. 137 Tour. 137 Tour. I AUSTRALIA CHINESE NEW YEAR SPECIAL! I t^S^J 7 Days Cold Coast/ Brisbane $1399 27 Jan 7 Days Perth $1348 ZSJaa K^fJhy a 8 Days Gold Coast/ Brisbane $1479 29 Jan a 7 Days Perth /South west $1388
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      • 536 12 I ay i fif.w KaTiT^^n^^^Vn hHbs^f/-*^^ ti m Hi Xm VrmW >i Mil I] 147 Academic Courses CHINESE PASS IN 5 mths Guaranteed! O' St A' level oiitlon by Current College Lecturer. Specialises- (spotting composition Si letter writing topics, summaries, exam techniques, Han Yu Pin Yin, oral practice, grammar, proverbs,
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      • 647 12 146 Foreign Education 146 Foreign Education f AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY A Of GREATER LOS ANGELES WILL PROVIDE FREE COUNSELING AT THE SINGAPORE HILTON HOTEL on Sunday, January 4, from 7.00 p.m. 9.00 p.m. Azum Pacific, privata, accredited university offers 27 undergraduate majors including BUSINESS and COMPUTER SCIENCE 9 graduate areas
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      • 343 12 148 Computer Courses BASIC COMPUTER (INTENSIVE) 1)T/Th/Sa 10 00-l.OOpm 03/01 2) M/W/F 10.00- l.OOpm 05/01 3) T/TH/Sa 2.00-5.00pm 06/01 4) M/W/F 2.00-5.00pm 12/01 (NORMAL) DSun 10.00-1 OOpm 04/01 WORDSTAR 1 Sun 2.00- 5.00pm 04/01 2) Mon 7.00- 10.00pm 05/01 DBASE 111 DFri 7 00-10.00pm 09/01 PLEASE ENROL EARLY. UNITED COMMERCIAL
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      • 433 12 150 Commercial/ Technical Courses FULL TIME CLASSES for school leavers of N'/ OV A' Levels Commencing on 5 JAN. '87 c GCE AVO' Level c Private Secretary's Certificate c Electrical Engineering c Diploma m Marketing/ P.R. Dipioma m Menegeriel Principles c Shorthand Theory c Bookkeeping c English for Commerce c
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      • 533 12 152 Music Course. SPECIAL PIANO COURSE for kindergarten teachers to fulfill your Job needs No previous background St talent needed. Just a desire to learn. Call for details. *****26 (Bam -lla.m l-3pm ELKA MUSIC SCH. offers European organ course for beginners Si advanced. Piano/ Theory courses also avail. »05-22 Parklane.
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      • 740 13 158 Tailoring Instruction j 172 Car Pools 1 s^ LAOV REQ. PAID Lift from Thorn -.en \;iohan lo Kay Klang Rd. «;i m 111 ormrtK* only Tel *****91 PAID LIFT REOD from Tanglin Halt lo Middle Kd 8 30am St back by 6 30pm Call *****65 PAID LIFT REQO. from
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      • 716 13 IMIKIttN m^^^^s^mm^maamsammsamasaaaimmiaaaassaaaamasaaasmmsimmaauasassaaaaissassaa^^ a I i SUN TAN By Collette PEANUTS B y Schulm Tm€N Hi HOON /NSULT3"U v TfiO IT MAkzCXX I [jou m/\Tr>o you bo^Jl w.Wuy R hey uw.e..pip it's awfuuv long, Ino i just sost of Tj^a •>**>#* T2l7T\ FOGs /etS3 v^lluSmLgertefi?) PS \*M*oiKfJA wrnjsm'uakamp isn't it ?icoulpnt
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      • 653 14 APPOINTMENTS/ NOTICES MMMMMM STANTS RSSOBBI HHI Telefax No: *****59 I Kates: Box Service: w mmmmmm Sales Service: Straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 Telex Service: S.T.A.N.T.S. RS ***** TIMEAD I Tel *****11 ext 5724 5 6/8 5669 I Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc cm. Posted: Sslo.oo APPOINTMENTS Soles and Marketing
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      • 229 14 _l (7 'J L OREAI SALON DIVISION^ for a Key Accounts EH Supervisor Bjfl Requirements fl Minimum 2 years sales experience HH^^B^H preferably m the toiletries/cosmetic H^^^^^^H "-^L^WA^^^^m Dynamic and ambitious. Fluent m spoken English. Mandarin and I WL\ fl Molds a Class 3 Driving Licence. For the right person,
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      • 496 14 Consumer Products Pte Ltd American Telephone Telegraph (AT&T), the world leader m telecommunications is embarking on a major expansion program m its high quality telephone manufacturing facility m Singapore, AT&T Consumer Products. A career with AT&T provides new challenges, bright prospects I and ample career personal development opportunities, especially for
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      • 520 14 53 National Semiconductor MaJW ...where people make the difference. you can be p«" v sUmamm ocES S EMGIMEER **^m2£>riz£z Besp ons.We tor su ng deveWmeTK y^ r~ Z maafajsi SR?3s^5SSStf d,p. r slits sw «oe pro^ 1 9 we SgaSg^"^* ICTE HGIMEEB TEST/ »*55K2 J**^**' Response W^fflSTrt development. <esl,ngy sv
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      • 650 15 APPOINTMENTS W#my*^^m<blm WMMM^^^^^^^^^^^^^M/Ktj^K^^^M^^^'^MMt We are an established multi-national organisation which excels m innovative electronic technology. Today, we have significant facilities m Singapore manufacturing and marketing advanced products and systems. Excellence is our trademark, long achieved by an exceptional team of dedicated people. And now, we are inviting people with similar
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      • 659 15 -ffi We are the manufacturing stdrsidiary of Europe's largest manufacture! of data fmxessing systems and office pnxlucts. JL ;j p Embarking on a majtn cxfxmsion fnogram m I VH7 «tv ure rWy 8 M Itxtking for highly motivated people to jttin our professional M 1 1 enu m the following
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      • 849 15 r^ PA Personnel Services J PA Consulting Services Pte Ltd A f H B M U Dhoby Ghaut tt 10-10, Cathay Building. Singapore 0922. 1 m^m^ mt^M IcleX: RS ***** PER SAD. Licence No. A-0010-02 H SECURI IT No information will be given to our client unices I V authorised
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      • 697 16 APPOINTMENTS I CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS FOR THE 'WISE' PROGRAMME The VITB will launch the Workers Improvement through Secondary Education (WISE) Programme m Sep 87, to prepare workers for the GCE N' exam m English language and Mathematics The curriculum, text-books and supporting instructional materials l^^^l are being developed by Teams
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      • 697 16 W WW PKBANKEN ,NTERNA ™NAL (ASIA) LTD. j| H a wholly-owned subsidian/ of a leading gg H Hi jHL Swedish bank has vacancies for:- H I CREDIT MARKETING I OFFICER I I CORPORATE 1 Sql The officer would assist the Credit Manager m marketing j|i 111 the bank's products and
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      • 554 16 PRIMA GROUP OF COMPANIES The Prima Group together with a partner from New Zealand have established a joint-venture company m Yantai, the People's Republic of China to operate a feedmill with a production capacity of 30,000 tonnes of feed concentrates and premixes annually. The company has commenced trial production and
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      • 526 16 ESTABLISHED REAL ESTATE COMPANY which owns a large commercial complex invites I suitably qualified applications for the following appointments Marketing Officer I Qualification: A diploma, a degree or an equivalent professional qualification m Estate Management s Minimum 3 years experience m management marketing of commercial properties, valuation conduct feasibility studies
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      • 627 17 APPOINTMENTS ¥*^~WmmAwamSm II Stormy lm<Jtnok>yr We are a leading US manufacturer of high ll I performance and high capacity Winchester I disk drives. A new sophisticated facility with the latest state- of art equipment will be set up I m Singapore to expand disk drive manu- I I factunng capacity.
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      • 688 17 I -^n BUCKS DECKER A multi-national manufacturer ot quality household products, we are embarking on our I continuing expansion programmes and have I vacancies for the following challenging I positions *^W m A"i "a*^.^B M jl v^n l^ljj k^^^B A Degree m Electronics or Electrical Engineer ng from a recognised
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      • 535 17 CONTRpL DATA CONTROL DATA I MX)- ASI A PTE LTD a Control Data Corporation Subsidiary 151, Chin Swee Road #02-26. Manhattan House Singapore 0316 Tel: *****39 Tx. RS ***** Codata Fortune 500 Computer Company Control Data Corporation (CDC) is a large multinational company belonging to the top 100 U.S. companies
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      • 535 17 I HERMANN »^LUDWIC(S£ A) PTE LTD 8 > I A Singapore leading freight forwarding eompjnv I invites suitably qualified applicants to submit I their applications for thc following vacancies I due to expansion programme I 1. SALES EXECUTIVE I 2. SALES REPRESENTATIVE I Requirements: I Minimum GO. 'O' level with
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      • 589 17 PENTEX SCHWEIZER CIRCUITS PTE LTD We arc an established Jouble-sided plated-through-hole printed circuits EEEE boards manufacturer. We invite individuals tor the following positions 1 SALES MARKETING MANAGER Reporting to the Managing Director, he will be in-charge oi sales promotion. organise and contro] the marketing] market planning, market research and =z===
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      • 654 18 APPOINTMENTS A SINGAPORE fc tS|£ POLYTECHNIC I I j TECHNICIAN DIPLOMJTE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME I THt SCHEME fl scholarship scheme is available to TECHNICIAN DIPLOMA holders H (from the Singapore Polytechnic or the Ngee Ann Polytechnic) with at fl least two ears' working experience m fields relevant to their H qualifications.
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      • 1017 18 fe*3 I QCI I MANUFACTURING mg|| Eili SINGAPORE PTE LTD IWe are a progressive US mum-national corporation (amongst tho top Fortune 500 companies) specialising m the assembly and testing of PCBs for the computer and telecommunication industries. In conjunction with the expansion of our Singapore facility, we invite suitably qualified
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      • 420 18 GEAC U.S.A. invites qualified candidate for the position of: TOOL DESIGN ENGINEER Qualification Experience Applicants should possess a Diploma/ Degree m Mechanical/ Production Engineeri ing with minimum 5 years' experience m I solving die problems m a diversified metal parts fabrication factory. He should also have a minimum 3 years'
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      • 898 18 LARGE REPUTABLE FOREIGN OWNED BUYING AGENT requires MALE EXECUTIVE to be stationed m Jakarta. Indonesia Must be single, aged 28 35 years Extensive merchandising experience with minimum 5 years' exposure m export of localiy manufactured garments and hardgoods to USA and Europe Excellent command of English and good spoken Malay
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      • 684 19 NOTICES ECOLAB PTE. LTD A Fortune 500 worldwide leader m cleaning and sanitation, has changed its name from Economics Laboratory (Singapore) Pte. Ltd The parent company, Ecolab Inc., has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ECL Our address, telephone, telex and fax numbers remain unchanged.
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      • 223 19 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 YONG DENG CONSTRUCTION (PTE) LTD. (Members' YelunUry Wladlag Up) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN m pursuance of Section 308(1) of the Companies Act Cap. 185, that a final general meeting of the abovenamed company will be held at the office of Lee
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      • 667 19 CENTRAL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT Tenders are invited for the following A) 5 NOS CASH RECEIPTING MACHINE FOR REGISTRY OF VEHICLES Tender No CSD 3/ElO5/1286 Financial Limit $25,000/ Head: CSD/OFE/1 B) 16 NOS ELECTRIC HEAVY DUTY DUPLICATING MACHINE FOR MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Tender No CSD 3/ElO6/1286 Financial Limit $25,000/Head: CSD/OFE/1 C) 600
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      • 1175 19 I PART-TIME CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES X JAN 87 INTAKE X H Applications are invited tor admission to the following part-time Continuing Education 4 SQKSI H Training Courses commencing Jan/Feb 97. wl H The Academic Education Courses are conducted m the following Evening and bßblbc Weekend Centres: H Evening
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      • 738 19 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 185 AND IN THE MATTER OF ORCHARD HOTEL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of Orchard Hotel (Singapore) Pte Ltd duly convened and held on the 30th day of December 1986, the following resolutions
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      • 301 20 capitol'last 5 days" H (*****59) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.45, 4.00, 6.30, 9.15 JURONG: TODAY ONLY! (*****70) 4 SHOWS at 1.45, 4.00, 6.45 A 9.15pm It's a kind of teenage jg/W^ "Rocky V'Flashdance M^M* featuring the hit singles of 9 I JOHN PARR I Two Hearts i I ANDY TAYLOR
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      • 864 20 THE FOOD TASTES GOOD quick boiled sr*^^^^^^^H5 r *^^^^^^^H s,ewed with b,a ck sauteed with celery p|| Live Fish sweet peas steamed to tenderness Dried Oyster r^^ES^i'vO Ec Fu Noodle braised with sea-moss y| ilWi^ stewed with crab meat Shark's Fin liflHP fl By Vjß double boiled with braised with
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      • 452 20 asssssoßaaaasssssssaaaaaaaHaaaQpassssssas j PL AZ A: TODAY JSKt^SKrS S DaUy 4 Shows: 1.45, 4.00, 1.30, 9.30 NO IRK USI The Original "10" i URSULA ANDRESS is back! J I "Shades of JA WS on land... -R. Yue S Times I I IT STILL HAS A LOT OF BITE! s mMttr^l Bfl
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      • 462 20 I Ilk J I rv AAI I J I irviL. J. J/* I UIV 9 CATHAY: HURRY! SEASON ENDIN^SOON!? I I (*****00) 5 SHOWS HOO 1.30 4 00. 630 1 9.15PM I I SEETHE MUPPETS WIZARDRY OF im HENSON AND U* mGIC Of S™* GEORGE LUCAS Jl| 1 1 >
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      • 284 20 W«l, JAItUARI O, ITO/ VIDEO SHITS /feVERY GOODA iI O REASONS ATO BE AFRAID jj-T^OFTHE UPPER THOMSON -YISHUN DRAGON VIDEO (75*4633.******6) #01-21 7 Blk 293 I I Y'Shun St 22 *W YISHUM VIDEO (*****1 7) #01-393 Blk 110 Yishun Ring Road ARTS VIDEO (*****32. *****102) #01 65A81k5 Upper Thomson Road
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      • 680 21 Of the many ways to usher in the new year, two particularly involved mass participation. RICHARD LIM reviews the Community Chest of Singapore's Heartstrings show, televised live from Kallang. PAT D'ROSE reports on Raffles City's first Countdown party. A BOTTLE of champagne and Heartstrings on
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      • 695 21 Lots of sparkle but not enough fizz in the party spirit OUTSIDE, the crowd was milling around, trying to get inside for the big countdown party at Raffles City which began at about 11 pm. About an hour before midnight, an official announced that all tickets (at $10 a head)
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    • Page 21 Miscellaneous
      • 664 21 What's On= TALK dio-cassettes on contemporary Bridge Road. PHOTOGRAPHIC ART lisifs Miner rmirt Untoi ma v~~* n a.,~ a* o j HOW TO BETTER MANAGE and classical music Pefformances at 8 pm on PWN WBXHIBIllON^" zanin am -7£ YOUR TIME. By Ms Elaine National Library Arts Re- weekdays; 3 6
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      • 956 21 r—l Radio One FM Stereo 90.5 mHz m VHF Band II 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 600 News m Brief 6.05 Another Morning, Another Show 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 Another Morning Another Show (contd) 7.30 Morning Financial News 7.40 Another Morning Another
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      • 86 22 nr* i ._r- >^ii The best of Szechuar. specialities for you. Savour the lot from SzechuanDuckto Diced Chicken with dried red chilli, Bean Curd with minced pork, Spicy shrimps and the ever-popular Hot Sour Soup. For Dessert, it's the good old Dou Sha Pancake. If the list has set your
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      • 36 22 GO SSS MAGAZINE MMMSESISM =jj ed 1 tf ■Ul I '^ggG&Sfjmma^^'^K^^k^WW^aWM^^^B^Wß \2(BE^w*^^^ o c r a o x x i-» o i" ■P T •I a *^^\^W? r ii V, Smooth as silk. V *>w~ v/#m\««s
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      • 703 22 mmm MY VIEW By Richard Lim MHiH^HHiHMiHHMi I W All programmes m English unless otherwise indicated 12.30 PM SBC Text Live Sample Pages Simple Mind Alive m Rotterdam 1.00 Opening and Programme Highlights, followed by 7.30 News (Malay) Sesame Street (Children's programme) 7.50 Newswatch (Children's news programme) 2.05 The Velveteen
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      • 533 22 Tough cop tracks down killer gang Magnum Force (Ch 5, 11.39 -*«**dL JM LssssW THIS is Clint Eastwood's second j^^^^S^flp fJ^JffJ^l I B believe in pampering criminals. ]£j£y£j^ lL in ore isssSr*"*^SSSSaMi^^^Bt flP '■V A a-plentv. r wood character a Fascist who took mw^JV^MMS B"^HHHHHH r JP the law in
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      • 26 23 ANNOUNCEMENT JVC would like to assure all consumers and dealers of a reliable and efficient service. TeIe\:RS2BBI3J\CSSSIax:7334OSB I lvict i idling l/i rec ior I wmmw
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      • 1464 24 ADVERTISEMENT IH IH *^m .^^m I^^^. H L JI I H J p HH I HH H An Electronics Innovator with the Knack of Developing Ahead JVC: Seen and heard a Furthering H i^^RK 72^^ I #\fi^fi^^ #W^ vCl m a| Hfi'M/fi^Hfi HH HH H IH—HI HH HH^L Hfßl l|
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      • 167 25 ||PENING CELEBRATIONC* I M JVC SINGAPORE SALES SERVICES PTE. LTD. k W AW X jUC&L LLCs L Congratulations* Wfe TJd^PridelnChir Continuing Association As¥xir Officially Appdbtited Authorised Exporter And Service Centre* i H *m^y^ ~m^oo^r^mi BH I HL^—rj— sni—^ laaaaßMiM^n—^^^^^, 4IP 3BBfe2l^^^^!L^^dafl <*-—• '■"■»«w W M B^j| BBPI I W/SmPB I
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      • 106 26 |\ra]NING CELEBRAnOVC' \^J JVC SINGAPORE SALES SERVICES PTE. LTD. i^J r*>' v S/y>^r^ %M-i&\^M^ y^^ "^T" "^T" j i mMMmmmmmmWA W f^' l P P P P P P .^S y£amfScr& PI iS^^T^r V^^^k^^^ AmmW^^^ I -'f i; ,V. .V" -A p.* k 1 1 JVC on their opening of
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      • 65 27 |\PENING CELEBRATJONQ Congratulations JoCSt Vr lsncs JVC Singapore Sales Services Re Ltd HENRY ELECTRONIC (S) PTE LTD Studio Equipment, Video Camera Recorder, Colour Television, etc. 35 Selegie Road #01-07 Parklane Shopping Mall Singapore 0718 Tel: *****91/*****48 Telex: R*****1 HENRY I Congratulations! Congratulations! We are We proud to be wish you
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      • 99 28 ||PENING CELEBRAnONC. \^J JVC SINGAPORE SALES SERVICES PTE. LTD. ijj Our heartiest congratulations to JVC on the opening of JVC Singapore Sales Services Pte Ltd Ib I V y 176 Orchard Road 1 Park Road 1 Park Road 176 Orchard Road S^"a 9 ore rePOint 2 /21 Pe P e
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      • 307 29 f|PENING CFI FRR ATlONr^ \^M JVC SINGAPORE SALES SERVICES PTE. ITD. l J ife. m "Il^tr iS J jM *^L. 'rsi »^^m ->* M* '%^K^mwm^^jmajdmm^mm^^ A H hlhw i^-Jpn. jfikk MM Paa kiSp H l^tei*. *a mfm l^^^L^ ~*^h Ji J p| -<j| fii^^^^fil B I^^^HBlfißHiifo, mMI Wk A M'^^W^^^y^y^^^
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      • 183 30 |PENI]NG CFI FRU ATifwr^ iajffi- WAMAB JVC SINGAPORE SALES SERVICES PTE. LTD. i JB Congratulations Our heartiest to JVC on the congratulations opening of and JVC Singapore best wishes Sales Services Re Ltd Ht Jl nft 4» *b World A udio Centre 10 Jalan Besar, #01 -07 Sim Lim Tower,
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