The Straits Times, 28 January 1987

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1987 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 108/12/86
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  • 383 1 PARLIAMENT yesterday accepted the Committee of Privileges' findings that Mr JB. Jeyaretnam was guilty of abuse of parliamentary privilege and contempt of the House. It also endorsed the committee's recommendations to punish the former MP for Anson with a fine of $1,000
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  • 662 1 Top-up scheme to help members ensure parents have minimum sum for old age By Our Parliament Team DETAILS of a topping-up scheme to promote filial piety by allowing Central Provident Fund members to transfer part of their savings or cash to their parents were announced
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  • 361 1 Heavier fines for littering and spitting LITTERBUGS and those who spit in public may face fines of up to $1,000 for their first offence under a new Bill presented in Parliament on Monday. Offenders can be arrested without a warrant by any police officer, public health officer or authorised public
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  • 267 1 'N. Korean agent' found murdered HONGKONG Police have begun a murder Investigation after the discovery here of the de* composed body of a woman alleged to have been a North Koreaa agent. Police said the body of the woman was found aider a bed In a flat here on Monday.
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  • 52 1 TOKYO A Japanese film executive was stripped naked in his home by four intruders, forced to pose for a picture with a woman, and then asked to pay U*****,000 (SJ7OO.UOO) for the return of the photo, police said yesterday. He was left unharmed although he refused to
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  • 556 1  -  ABBY TAN By Manila Correspondent MANILA President Corazon Aquino yesterday crushed a rebellion by Marcos loyalist troops and ordered that the coup leaders be court-mar-tialled. One rebel soldier was killed, more than 20 were wounded and nearly 200 others were arrested after skirmishes
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  • 121 1 WHY is yusheng or raw fish eaten during the Lunar New Year? Find out in our colour special on Page One of Section Two. It tells of the significance of the food which forms part of traditional Lunar New Year feasts. Also find
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  • 262 1 UNITED Overseas Bank yesterday denied "unfounded and malicious rumours" that a senior official has been arrested and said that it knows of no developments or pending announcements from the bank which could have affected its share price. The bank was replying to
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  • 32 1 TIMESZONE. which appears every Friday, will be published tomorrow instead because there will be no publication of The Straits Times on Friday, the second day of the Lunar New Year.
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  • 34 1 I.ACOS Nigeria has sprung a surprise on embassies here by asking them to move by 1989 to Abuja, the planned new capital which is still at an early stage of construction Reuter
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      449 2 'Teething* problems DENTAL students are unable find enough patients who need extractions, fillings or dentures to meet the required quota for their course. Said Prof Teo Choo Soo, Acting Dean of the Dental Faculty at the National University Hospital: "Finding enough patients on whom the students can 'practise' has
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    • 267 2 The same Reagan US PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan will attempt to regain the lost lustre of his presidency when he speaks to tbe nation at 0200 GMT Wednesday in his sixth State of the Union address. Emerging from virtual seclusion since prostate surgery three weeks ago, Mr Reagan
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    • 318 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: NOT many Singaporeans know of the group ef reservists In the Armed Forces who are called "key appointment holders". Certainly, their acronym KAHs mist sound strange te many ears. Bat they were described In Parliament an Monday aa a small bat critical group who often
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    • 158 2 Luck does not count UM KEE CHAN doesn't believe in the "luck of the draw". The manager-coach of the Republic's two representatives to the President's Cup in Jakarta would rather welterweight Ng Tong Chye and light-fly Peter Loke meet the good guys and lose than win against mediocre fighters.
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    • 431 2 Lessons for a society KASUKO Sagawa teaches a home economics class at a junior high school in Japan. What is so unusual about the class, even unthinkable to some, is that boys are learning side by side with the girls. For Sagawa, teaching boys to sew is part
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    • 191 2 SPH LOOKS FORWARD TO A BETTER YEAR SINGAPORE Press Holdings, the publishing giant which owns all of Singapore's major newspapers, is optimistic that the current year will be "generally better". However, the better prospects depend strongly on the continued improvement in the local economy and other external factors, SPH
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    • 163 2 Around Asean...and Across the Causeway Peaceful election? INDONESIAN Armed Forces Commander General Benny Murdani expects April's general election to be relatively peaceful, but security authorities remain alert for potential sources of instability. The general said the main reason for the expected calm was that the political situation was now stable.
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    • 88 2 NO QUEUEING AT BEDOK A READER notes that the first thing one notices at car-pool pick up points are the orderly queues, except at the pick-up point in Bedok. She suggests that the Traffic Police monitor this area and book those who don't queue. She notes that the authorities
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    • 310 2 Renovating your home? 'Termiteproof your house during renovation' advises an advertiser in classification 1 13 Classifieds. Pg. 9, Section Two f* "r£T/ Product Advertiser Section/Page Amusement Park Spore Wonderland Amusement Park I 20 hmma MHE Consumer I 24 Beer Tiger/ Malayan Breweries 11—3 Campaign Ministry Of Health I 6.13
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  • around the WORLD
    • 449 3 Why we took arms by rebel leader The Philippine coup that failed 'We are not against Aquino, but the communists she has failed to control' MAMLA AN AIR FORCE pilot leading yesterday's rebellion said he had taken up arms not to oppose President Corazon Aquino's government, but the communist threat
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    • 411 3 (quote 4 There ie e time for reconciliation and a time for justice and retribution. That time has come. President Corazon Aquino urging the surrender of rebel troops holding a Manila television station. MANILA The following is the text of a statement issued by
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    • 412 3 MANILA Since the government of President Corazon Aquino took power in a civilian-back-ed military revolt last February, it has been the target of three coup bids and almost daily rumours of coup plotting. One of the plots led Mrs Aquino
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    • 259 3 Marcos' ailing mother missing from hospital MANILA The ailing 93-year-old mother of deposed ruler Ferdinand Marcos disappeared from the Philippine Heart Centre yesterday morning in the midst of the coup attempt launched by soldiers loyal to her son. Two guards posted outside the penthouse suite of Dona Josefa Marcos reported
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    • 293 3 MANILA A bizarre aura, part political fiesta and part morbid anticipation of a bloody battle, pervaded a crowd of several thousands surrounding the television station occupied by rebel troops. The streets around TV station GMA-7 were littered with stones hurled between thousands of
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    • 517 4 Reagan trying to regain stature with key speech WABHINGTON PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan will attempt to regain the lost lustre of his presidency when he speaks to the nation at 0200 GMT today (10 am Singapore time) in his sixth State of the Union address. Emerging from virtual seclusion since prostate
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    • 150 4 's KW YORK There Is evidence that men who drink heavily may suffer an "alcohol-induced male menopause" after age M. This Increases the risk of heart attack and decreases levels of a sex hormone. Chicago researchers who studied 72 men between age if and 8*
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    • 306 4 LONDON Britain's telecommunications system faced further disruption as 34,000 clerical workers yesterday joined more than 110,000 engineers on strike at the giant British Telecom (BT). A BT spokesman said two hours of talks between management and National Communications Union (NCU) representatives on Monday
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    • 229 4 Britain to build new N-reactor despite protests LONDON The chairman of a two-year public inquiry recommended on Monday that Britain build its first American-style pres-surised-water nuclear power plant, despite strong objections from environmentalists. In a 3,000-page report, chairman Sir Frank Layfield recommended that a Sizewell B reactor be built near
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    • 225 4 FLUSHING Natharianda) A GREEK taaker loaded with gasaline was barnlag fiercely aad lea king blazing fuel aa Maaday aa tags tawed It north across the hasy English Channel, salvage experts aaM. The 18,2M-taaae Olympic Dream collide* with the Liberlan-reglstered bulk carrier Aagast Thyasca la fag
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    • 65 4 BELGRADE A Yugoslav foundry worker was burned to death on Monday as he slept under a furnace at a steel mill in Zenica. central Yugoslavia, official sources said. A second man, who was also taking a nap, was seriously burned when molten metal was emptied on them
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    • 327 4 Historian describes how US financier saved statesman from ruin NEW YORK Winston Churchill once played the stock market here and almost lost his entire fortune in a day, a noted historian has said. William Manchester, writing in the FebruaryMarch issue of American Heritage magazine, described
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    • 325 4 Rau won't seek top party job when Brandt retires BONN MR JOHANNES RAU, the opposition Social Democrat who failed to unseat Conservative Chancellor Helmut Kohl in West Germany's general elections, has said he would not seek the party leadership when former Chancellor Willy Brandt retires next year. Mr Rau's announcement
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    • 222 4 BRUSSELS European Community (EC) and US negotiators are making final efforts to beat a Friday deadline that could unleash a transatlantic trade war undermining Western solidarity. The 12 EC foreign ministers issued a statement on Monday appealing for American
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    • 128 4 Girlfriend visits Vanunu in jail TEL AVIV Jailed nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu agr.*ed to end a 23-day hunger strike on Monday afier Israeli autnorities oermittt-d his American girlfriend tc visit him, an Israeli newspaper report xl. The Da* ar daily said Judy Zimmet spent 40 minutes with Vanunu "/ho is
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    • 95 5 BEIJING An American reporter ordered expelled by the Chinese government came back yesterday with his regional director, who urged Beijing to reconsider its decision. Mr Lawrence MacDonald, correspondent for Agence France-Presse, arrived here from Hongkong, where he had been on holiday. He was accompanied
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    • 272 5 UN chief in move to end Gulf war KUWAIT Islamic leaders made be-hind-the-scenes moves yesterday to find a new approach to end the Iran-Iraq war with UN Secre-tary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar appearing to be playing a pivotal role in seeking to initiate a fresh peace bid at the summit.
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    • 119 5 KUWAIT Kuwait, as host of the fifth Islamic Conference Organisation (ICO), faces a hefty bill and the huge responsibility of ensuring that all goes well for the delegates. It costs US$2O million (Ss42 million) to provide the 15,000 meals required daily to feed 1,500
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    • 201 5 TOKYO Japan decided yesterday to retain its voluntary annual ceiling on car exports to the US at 2.3 million in order to defuse mounting protectionist sentiment in America. Trade and Industry Minister Hajime Tamura told reporters that he hoped the move would help to lessen
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    • 50 5 US offers wheat to China WASHINGTON The US government has offered to sell China one million tonnes of wheat at subsidised prices, the Agriculture Department announced on Monday. The sale was approved on Friday by the Reagan administration's trade policy review group, made up of representatives from severa' departments. UPI
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    • 162 5 HONGKONG One of Sir David Wilson's first tasks as Governor of Hongkong may be to change his Chinese name. Newspapers in the British colony have urged Sir David, who takes up his post in April, to change the Cantonese translation of his name, which
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    • 325 5 MOSCOW Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev intensified his drive for political reform yesterday, calling for the secret election of Communist Party officials and proposing a special conference to extend democracy in Soviet life. Speaking at a party Central Committee meeting here, Mr Gorbachev said leaders
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    • 84 5 MOSCOW The United States and Mongolia are to establish diplomatic relations, Soviet news agency Tass said yesterday. This comes two weeks after the Kremlin said it would withdraw up to 11,000 of about 75,000 troops from Mongolia between April and June. Diplomats said
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    • 235 5  -  ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, said here yesterday that he was "greatly concerned" for the safety of his special envoy, Mr Terry Waite, who has not been seen in Beirut for seven days. Dr Runcie
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    • 151 4 f TOGETHER WE SHALL USHER IN THE YEAR zg? OF THE IBSr^ RABBIT )y WWtli Our Lunar New Year Celebrations COCKPIT RESTAURANT New Year's Eve Naw Year's Day TRADITIONAL LUNAR RAW FISH AND VEGETARIAN DISHES Raw Fish Priced at $15-*--- per dish upwards. 8-course menu for 10 persons from $280++
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  • AROUND ASEAN... and Across The Causeway
    • 454 6  - Forces on alert for polls Murdani Yang Razali Kaasim By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA Armed Forces Commander General Benny Murdani expects April's general election to be relatively peaceful, but security authorities remain alert for potential sources of instability. The general said the main reason for the expected calm was that the
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    • 241 6 Hanoi captures 70 Thai fishermen BANGKOK Vietnam has captured 70 Thai fishermen and separately released the eight-man crew of a Thai trawler after 17 months' detention, Fisheries Department officials said here yesterday. Vietnam had intercepted three Thai fishing trawlers in the Gulf of Thailand and forced them into Vietnamese waters
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    • 301 6  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM By JAKARTA INDONESIA, battling pests that have grown too strong for most insecticides, has reported success in going back to nature to fight a plague of brown plant grasshoppers. National Development Planning Minister Johannes Sumarlin told a news conference
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    • 110 6 BANGKOK Operators of Asia's first factory for extracting space-age tantalum, burned down by an angry mob in southern Thailand last year, will build a new plant with government participation, Industry Minister Pramuan Sapavasu said yesterday. The new plant, in Royong Province, will take
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    • 82 6 INDONESIA'S aerodynamics iadastry la ahoat to take off the MMIng ot tkia CN -212 tarhoprap plaae, seen here at the Indonesian Airahaw tai Jakarta last Jaly. A US Embaosy spokesman la Jakarta aaM ladeaeofe la the first emtry la South-east Mmm tm get aa air-worthiness certificate
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    • 242 6  - Singapore tourists top list in Indonesia YANG RAZALI KASSIM JAKARTA Tourists from Singapore formed the largest group of visitors to Indonesia last year, surpassing the Australians and the Japanese, Tourism Minister Achmad Thahir said yesterday. According to him, the flow of tourists for 1986 went beyond official expectations a total
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    • 207 6  -  ALBERT RAMALINGAM BANGKOK Radio and Television Malaysia (RTM) has broadcast appeals by the Perlis state government warning Malaysians not to cross the border ,and visit Thailand because it is unsafe, Thai newspapers reported. They said some Malaysian newspapers had also carried the appeal.
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    • 188 6  -  ALBERT R AM ALIN G AM BANGKOK Authorities in the Thai capital are to spend more than nine billion baht (***** million) over the next five years to improve its streets and relieve traffic congestion. Speaking at a seminar in the
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    • 208 6 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Chinese Association's Central Committee is likely to meet next month to discuss alleged deviations in the implementation of the New Economic Policy, say sources. The chairman of the party's NEP task force, Datuk Kok Wee Kiat, said on
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    • 145 6 KUALA LUMPUR Labour Minister Datuk Lee Kim Sai said the government's call for a temporary wage freeze applied only to companies badly affected by the economic slowdown. The government would only consider legislation to control wage increases in the private sector if this
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    • 167 6  - BMF lent $385m, court told RITA GOMEZ By HONG KONG Bumiputra Malaysia Finance lent George Tan and his wife's private companies a total of HKSI.4 billion (5J385.84 million), according to documents produced in the Carrian trial yesterday. Accounting expert Eoghan McMillan told the court that there was ample evidence available
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
    • 124 7 BONN Two West Germans who took legal oaths admitting possession of hashish so that a third man could escape the death penalty in Malaysia now say they never had anything to do with drugs, a lawyer for the pair said. Mr Bernd Koslowski said on
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    • 215 7 KUALA LUMPUR Former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Musa Hitam will seek re-election as the Umno deputy president at the party's general assembly on April 24, according to The Star newspaper. It quoted Welfare Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad as saying in
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    • 365 7 Police also question nine other Komuda directors KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Chinese Association Youth leader and chairman of the troubled Komuda co-operative 1 Vi uk Kee Yong Wee and nine directors were questioned by the police here for several hours on Monday. The police
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    • 108 7 PENANG Umno Youth president Anwar Ibrahim has been urged by an Umno branch to refrain from contesting the post of vice-president in the party elections in April, The Star newspaper reported yesterday. Mahsuri Umno branch chairman Abu Bakar Mat said Mr Anwar should give way
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    • 109 7 KUALA LUMPUR A Member of Parliament has asked the government to amend laws to introduce whipping for non-Muslims caught drinking liquor and engaging in illicit sex. Mr Mohamad Rahmat, a former Cabinet Minister and ambassador to Indonesia, said Malaysia should have uniform
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    • 182 7 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian businessman Tan Sri Wee Boon Ping's representatives have assured depositors of two co-opera-tives that the loans he took from them would be repaid. This assurance was giv- en on Monday to depositors of Koperasi Belia Bersatu (Kosatu) and Syarikat
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    • 94 7 KUANTAN— Only Malaysian Muslims are banned from the Genting Highlands casino, as the rule does not apply to Muslims from other countries. The Pahang Religious Department enforcement chief, Haji Omar bin Abu Bakar, said on Monday that there were also many Thais and Indonesians
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    • 614 7 Malaysia urged to recognise NUS degrees KUALA LUMPUR The National University of Singapore (NUS) maintains high academic standards and it does Malaysia no good in refusing to recognise NUS degrees, a reader wrote to the editor of the New Straits Times. "While other governments and universities all over the world
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    • 140 7 KUALA LUMPUR Transport Minister Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik said that his ministry would have to carefully study the air services agreement between Malaysia and Singapore before it recommended any action to the government. The Star newspaper reported. "We cannot rush through it
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    • 1355 8  -  IRENE NG TERESA CHEONG By and What to do lunar New Year Festival at Chinese Garden: Features rare breeds of rabbits and guinea pigs from Australia; dragon and lion dances; stilt-walkers and parade of bigheaded dolls. From 9 am to 10 pm daily until Sunday. Admission: $3
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    • 61 8 THE open-air Art Fair at the Orchard Pedestrian Mall on Sunday will be postponed to Feb 8 because of the Lunar New Year and the Chingay procession. Following the success of the fair last year, its organiser, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, will be holding it on
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    • 74 8 PART of North Boat Quay, between Parliament Lane and North Bridge Road, will be closed to traffic daily between 7 pm and 1 am for three days, starting today. This is for the staging of the Singapore River Hong Bao variety show, which will be
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    • 311 8 IF YOU run out of money for hong bao this Lunar New Year period, get your card out and go to your nearest automated teller machine (ATM) and get crisp, new notes. At least five major banks are making sure that, even though
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    • 314 8  - Orange shipment for Malaysia delayed, so S'pore helps out NGIAM TONG HAI By SINGAPORE has, in the past few days, been sending thousands of crates of mandarin oranges to Peninsular Malaysia. This is because some 50,000 crates of the fruit from Shantou, China, meant for Malaysia had been delayed and
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    • 325 8 THE bright fairy lights of the new Hougang Floral Centre beckon, and about 2,000 turn up each night, nurserymen said. But only a fifth of the crowd buy the "good luck" plants for the Lunar New Year. Particularly missed this year are the big spenders
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    • 134 8 THE controversy over the BP petrol station has been settled. Rebel dealer Tom Gwee handed the station's keys yesterday to BP officials who had gone there armed with a court order. Mr Gwee had held out for more than a week after BP terminated his
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    • 108 8 A HOUSEWIFE was yesterday cleared of a charge of hurting her seven-month-old son with hydrochloric acid. It was the second time Low Ow Tee, 36, was brought to court for the same offence. She had earlier been given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal
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    • 535 12  - Haig: If I were US President IRENE HOE Strong words and forthright views from the former Secretary of State By FOR months, the man who was White House Chief of Staff under former President Richard Nixon has been dropping broad hints that he may run for President of the United
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    • 389 12  -  GILLIAN POW CHONG By BETTER teeth among Singaporeans are "hurting" dental students they can't find enough patients who need extractions, fillings or dentures to meet the required quota for their course. The four-year course requires them to complete 80 extractions and 50 fillings in
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    • 314 12 Boy wins order to stop father from seeing or abusing him A SCHOOLBOY, who was given away for adoption about five years ago, was yesterday granted a further temporary order by the High Court to stop his natural father from seeing, abusing or harassing him. The boy, Wong Yik Siang,
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    • 173 12 A FACT&RY worker was charged yesterday with helping a man to disfigure aad cat off two Angers of the woman they robbed. Rostam bin Jaffar, 21, Is alleged to have abetted the man, who is still at large, to grievously hart Madam
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    • 199 12 A CONTEST is on for a new logo to reflect the changes taking place at the Singapore Science Centre. The centre, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, will open its $18 million futuristic audio-vi-sual theatre, the Omniplanetarium, in December. The Omniplanetarium will
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    • 66 12 A TRUCK driver was cleared on Friday of a charge of causing the death of a cyclist through a negligent act. Ng Choon Peng, 29. was acquitted by District Judge Francis Tseng, who did not call for his defence. He was accused of speeding in his truck
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    • 283 13 Second Indian airline to Singapore A SECOND Indian airline will soon be winging its way to Singapore, following a recent round of air talks between the two countries. Indian Airlines is planning twice-weekly flights later this year. Although its frequency will be way below those of Singapore Airlines and Air
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    • 178 13  -  SIMON KER Picture by MR YI'ICHI Okamura adds the finishing touches to Frosty, one of two snow men at the Marina Mandarin hotel, en his arrival. The two snowmen, a gift from Sapporo, Japan, are expected to last at least four days in an air-conditioned room,
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    • 423 13  -  AUGUSTINE LOW Last year saw 1,326 fewer cars on the road than in 1985 By THE number of cars in Singapore has taken a dive for the first time since 1977, as a result of dismal car sales. There was a reduction
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    • 374 13 Police had to break into heavily padlocked flat A MOTHER bringing Lunar New Year cakes to her favourite son found him slashed to death after police were summoned to break into his heavily-pad-locked flat in Ang Mo Kio yesterday. Madam Tan Ah Muay,
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    • 107 13 Four escape as car turns turtle THE driver and three passengers in a car escaped serious injury after it skidded and landed on its roof along Grange Road at 12.30 am yesterday. On Monday, electrician Mr Koh Kah Khue, 40, died when run over by a lorry after his motorcycle
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    • 270 13 Temple medium on murder charge THE lawyer for murder accused Teo Boon Ann, 26, argued in the High Court yesterday that his client had acted in self-defence. Teo is alleged to have murdered Madam Chong Kin Meng, 66. at her Clementi Avenue 5 flat on Oct
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    • 260 13 Heartstrings one of top 10 shows on TV last month HEARTSTRINGS, the Community Chest's phone-a-donation variety show, was one of the most watched television programmes last month, according to a survey. A poll taken by Survey Research Singapore showed that it was one of the top 10 television programmes, with
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    • 318 13 PARKING fees at public carparks will remain unchanged this year. A statement from the Urban Redevelopment Authority said that it compared the rates charged by private carparks and public parking fees and decided there was no need to revise its fees. The URA said
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    • 120 8 GONG XI FA CAI Wishing everyone, especially our customers, a happy and bright Lunar New Year. Revised Business Hours Today, Jan 28: All Isetan stores will open till 4.30pm Kimisawa Supermarket will open till 6pm Thursday, Jan 29, Friday, Jan 30 Saturday Jan 31: All Isetan stores and Kimisawa Supermarket
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  • Parliament
    • In short
      • 116 10 LEADER OP the House S. Dhanabalan did not mince his words when he described what the Committee of Privileges found in investigating Mr JB. Jeyaretnam's allegations of Executive interference in the judiciary. It found him guilty of abuse of parliamentary privilege and recommended a $1,000 fine. Mr
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      • 99 10 PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY (Trade Industry) Sidek Saniff said the committee's decision to fine Mr Jeyaretnam $1,000 for abuse of parliamentary privilege was "fair and justified, humane and balanced". He was among four MPs who spoke on this. Mr Goh Choon Kang (Braddell Heights) quoted Chinese writer Lu
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      • 78 10 MR CHIAM See Tong (Potong Pasir), a member of the committee, was sorry that Mr Jeyaretnam was not present during the debate. He said Parliament was setting a precedent by judging and sentencing a man in his absence. Much of the afternoon saw Mr Chiam having
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      • 95 10 REPORTS OF the proceedings of Parliament and its committees need not be verbatim, but they must be true and fair, Mr Dhanabalan said. In publishing five newsletters about the proceedings of the Committee of Privileges, Mr Jeyaretnam produced distortions which were "a perverted, biased or injurious
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      • 76 10 MR CHIAM told the House that he found the total fine of $25,000 for contempt of Parliament "manifestly excessive". He preferred to recommend only an admonishment for Mr Jeyaretnam. But Mr Lim Boon Heng (Kebun Baru) said the question now was how much the House valued truth.
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      • 140 10 CALL IT a new expression of filial piety, Singapore style. Labour Minister Lee Yock Suan disclosed details of the Central Provident Fund Board's "topping-up" scheme, through which children can make sure their parents have an income in old age. A person with at least $60,000 in
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      • 122 10 SEVERAL OF the seven government backbenchers who rose to support the Bill asked if children would enjoy tax deductions for using cash to top up their parents' old-age accounts. Labour Minister Lee Yock Suan said this was being discussed with the Finance Ministry. To other questions,
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    • 1015 10 Debate on first report of Committee of Privileges An act against the nation and the people This reprehensible behaviour is not just a political act against the Government. It was an act against the nation and the people, an unpatriotic, anti-national act inspired
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    • 266 10 Penalty does not reflect seriousness of offence, says MP A BACKBENCHER said yesterday that even a fine of $50,000 on Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam would still be insufficient to compensate for the damage caused by his false allegations, let alone $1,000. Speaking in Mandarin during
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    • 529 10 MR CHIAM See Tong startled Parliament yesterday by abstaining when the House was called upon to vote on the first report by the Committee of Privileges which recommended that Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam be found guilty of abuse of parliamentary privilege and fined $1000.
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    • 861 10 Debate on the second report of the Committee of Privileges PARLIAMENT spent part of yesterday debating whether it was wrong to pronounce judgment on former Anson MP J. B. Jeyaretnam in his absence. Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir) thought Mr Jeyaretnam ought
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    • 164 10 Penalties described as humane, fair and balanced MR Sidek Saniff described the fines of $26,000 proposed for Mr Jeyaretnam by the Committee of Privileges as fair, humane and balanced. "Despite the gravity of the accusations made by the former MP for Anson, we have, if anything, been lenient," said the
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    • 275 10 THESE are the specific allegations by Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam which the Committee of Privileges found to be totally untrue and unsubstantiated 1 ALLEGATION NO.l: District judges were afraid of giving decisions which displeased the Government and the At torney-General. 2 ALLEGATION N0.2: The Executive caused the transfer
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    • 404 10 MR Lim Boon Heng (Kebun Baru) said misrepresentations of Parliamentary proceedings by an MP were a severe transgression which the House had to deal with promptly and firmly. Not to do so could result in the erosion of public confidence in the "highest
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    • 292 10 MR WAN Hussin Zoohri (Kg Übi) yesterday described Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam as a man who had been exposed and shown to have been indulging in "dirty politics." The former MP for Anson disguised himself as a political champion and put on a mask
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    • 555 11 Central Provident Fund (Amendment No. 2) Bill FILIAL piety may be rewarded with a tax break, if the Finance Ministry agrees to allow tax deductions for CPF members who use their money to top-up their parents' old-age accounts. Labour Minister
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    • 510 11 Review for minimum sum plan every three to five years QUOTE THE MINIMUM sum of $30,000 to be set aside at age 55 for retirement needs will be reviewed every three to five years to take into account inflation
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    • 865 11  -  PHILIP LEE **^^*^^^M^^^^****^^^*^^*^M^m From the Gallery MR CHIAM See Tong, who must surely aspire to be an effective debater in Parliament, might consider it worthwhile to reflect on the usefulness of doing homework. He might want also to put in more
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    • 331 11 B For those who have passed age of 55 on Jan 1, 1987 Maximum Age topping up 55 to 65* $30,000 "66 $28,800 67 $27,200 "68 $25,000 "69 $23,900 70 $22,200 "71 $20,300 72 $18,400 ~73 $16,400 ~74 $14,400 ~7S $12,200 "76 $10,000 "77 7,600
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    • 228 11 Death due to negligence: More can sue Civil Law (Amendment) Bill CHANGES affecting claims that can be made when a person dies as a result of another's negligence are spelt out in the Civil Law (Amendment) Bill, introduced in Parliament on Monday. The Bill seeks to increase the range of
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    • From Monday's Parliament session
      • 142 11 Why there can Lbe delays in demolition MOST structures vacated by residents affected by resettlement are usually demolished within a month, National Development Minister S. Dhanabalan told the House on Monday. But as he explained to Mr Teo Chong Tee (Changi), there could sometimes be delays in demolition when: Vacated
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      • 126 11 No to free parking at Dempsey Road NATIONAL Development Minister S. Dhanabalan turned down a backbencher's request on Monday fer free parking at the Dempsey Road fringe car park because it only cost* M cents te park there the whole day. Mr Heng Chiang Meng (Jalan Kayo) had asked for
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      • 259 11 PROPERTY tax assessments on guest rooms, restaurants and function rooms in hotels will be based on actual gross receipts under the Property Tax (Amendment) Bill 1986 passed on Monday. A provision also allowed all lands under development to be exempt from tax. The Bill
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      • 81 11 THE Housing Board's Yishun North area office is likely to be opened in May. In the meantime, the Yishun area office at Block 102. Yishun Avenue 5, is serving residents from Yishun North, Mr Dhanabalan said on Monday. Yishun New Town will also have
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    • 439 13 Give a gift of health and long life *iji^//\ j i ai^ This lunar new year show that you really care. Help a friend stop smoking. S aW 1 raining Hralih r ducalion Deparlmenl. Mlnhln of Health, Singapore. 2 181 MWV COLLEGE I H John Belcher, Director of International Education,
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  • COMMENT/ Perspective
    • The Straits Times
      • 595 14 NOT MANY Singaporeans know of the group of reservists in the Armed Forces called "key appointment holders". Certainly, their acronym KAHs must sound strange to many ears. But they were the focus of the amendment which Parliament introduced on Monday to the Enlistment Act. The
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    • 1254 14  - Media makes Mrs Aquino the main issue ABBY TAN Plebiscite on the Philippines' new Constitution By Mamla Correspondent j QUOTE j MANILA Amidst the sound and fury, Manila's mass media has merely skimmed over the merits of the new Constitution that Filipinos must vote for or against in Monday's plebiscite.
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    • 759 14  - Working like a slave and celebrating like a prince Ning Juita "THE CHINESE," my grandpa used to say, "do everything wholeheartedly." "Look at Bunclt," he added, "he works like a stove 51 weeks each year. Comes Chinese New Year, he celebrates like a prince." "Bunclt" was the nickname affectionately given
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    • 1591 15  -  VIKRAM KHANNA By QUOTE QUOTE ON SEPT 22, 1985, five men met at the Plaza Hotel in New York. What emerged from their meeting may well prove to be one of the most far-reaching decisions of this decade. The men were the finance
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    • 674 15 LONDON The foreign exchange markets can hardly be blamed for taking a dim view of the latest Baker/ Mlyazawa "agreement" on economic co-opera-tion. The statement from the two finance ministers Is a jumble of vague generalities and contains, If anything, even less substance than
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    • 746 15 \j4 1 f *f*vt tfwtft mtufifoont. v/january 28th, 30th and \^*NA 31st from 10 am to spm \j mw^ and closed on the 29th. HANDS Doll Youi-sHI si nits 11 mi; i^irjiaijr^diiidiirJfjaEraEiEiEJfa era 1 "7j— 3 mmm% |VJ*V *fw k *m J^M nl r oomi.mqik fc^sk& pI if| 5 GONG
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  • FORUM
    • 447 16 Bedok residents jump queue and rush for cars CAR pools have become very popular these days. Almost every housing estate has a pick-up point with signs clearly indicating the destinations Orchard Road or Shenton Way. The first thing you notice about these pick-up points
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    • Bouquets
      • 123 16 Unselfish act by a group of NS men DURING tue recent rainy spell, the stretch af Tamptoes Read, near Jalan Leyang Besar, waa heavily Heeded. The place weuM have been ia eemplete chaee if net far a group af national servicemen, who had stepped ta help direct traffic. They also
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    • 249 16 IN YOUR issue of Jan 15 you quoted Mr Goh Sin Tub, who referred to the statue at the front of St Joseph's School, as saying, "In a sense, the statue has passed into history and now belongs to all Singapore,
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    • 243 16 THIS letter may contain information that parents of hyperactive children may find beneficial. They should, however, note that what worked for me may not work for them. My eldest child was hyperactive and would go through periods of highly aggressive behaviour. He could be very
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    • 170 16 HDB could have been more diplomatic PLEASE refer to the Housing Board's reply "Proper practice" (ST, Jan 22) about an arrears notice which was pah ted on the door of my flat. The reply said: "Only when no one is at home to receive the final notice will it be
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    • 293 16 PR firm sees article in different light I WOULD like to offer an alternative perspective on your assertion that Gibson Public Relations is "unlikely to be a serious contender" for Singaporebased international public relations programmes because we "lack the networks" of our multinational competitors. The specific case cited in the
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    • Replies
      • 185 16 WE refer to the article "Why didn't driver tell man to stop puffing" (ST, Jan 5). We sympathise with Christopher and the old gentleman who were so unjustifiably treated. However, as the bus registration number, date and time of the incident were not given,
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      • 80 16 Name not spelt out, officers say I REFER to the letter "Witness had his name spelt out" by "Passenger" (ST, Jan 9). The two officers have claimed that they did not spell out aloud the particulars of the witness as there was no reason to do so. We would appreciate
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    • 96 16 GONG XI FA CAI! Colourful Raw Rah^" rpi^^SScavPride^Pß StanVcompeiiioa flfl YU I (advance order) Of the MOOD Lr j\ fVy^ "13 (Fairway is closed for one day only on 284-1987) fOf] 9^\¥ h( Usher in the Lunar New Year at Fairway with our \^-i*\ O^yT colourful Good Luck Yu Sheng
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
      • 80 17 FALLS in some heavyweight stocks, including DBS and OCBC, halted a rising Singapore stock market late yesterday afternoon. The Straits Times Industrial Index ended 0.27 points ahead at 936.04 and rises led falls 106 to 30. But the Business Times Composite Index fell 2.56 points to 828.70
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      • Chief price changes
        • 79 17 MM* «di» 214 -t-?t Metro HUp (46 -20 SPK Sentosa 57 +19 Rothmam Mua 646 +15 KS 110 *10 Cerebos 60c 496-10 Robtnsor 310 10 City 0»» 50c 217 -1 0 Chuan Hup Rts 200 -10 Trammarco 257 -ft Sen* Shipyard 257 1 M Oats 277 -t- 1 atajnum
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        • 68 17 SPH 7«0 30 06S 960 75 SU 955 -16 OCBC 960 -15 Spare land 570 -IS Com Plant 50c 304-12 FIN 960-10 Harmon M'ui 396 -I HanfCoiat 254 -I M Bat-Ant '>*'> NST 560 -5 WA 243-5 Sim Up Finance 128 —5 Rath h- 50c 222-3 Grand Central 19
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        • 12 17 UMW 2,337,000 Sime Darby 1,718,000 MMC 1,204,000 Haw Par 1,018,000
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        • 96 17 lan 26 tin 27 tin 26 Jan 27 ST Properties 448 43 449 42 Bt Composite ***** 828/0 ST Mininfs 283 30 283 37 BT Indicator *****76$ *****461 ST Plantations 1907 89 1906 34 BT OB OS 2C6 157 DBS CPF Indei ***** 320 87 CAO 6966 6894 OCBC
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      • 38 17 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Fanes Industrial Composite 1986/87 High 957 97(14/1/87) 844 42(13/1/87) 1986/87 low 563 34 (28/4/86) ***** (28/4/86) Ailttme 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 17 THE US doUar gained 40 ticks to DM 1.8200 in Singapore.
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      • 29 17 DM Y FF 8$ HkS I S$ ÜBS 1 823*3 152 60 unq 2 1390 unq E 1 5225 ***** 152 10 ***** 2 1395 7.7720 *****
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      • 10 17 In Singapore, the gold price was not available yesterday.
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      • 60 17 Eurodollar: Lost six ticks to 93.89 a contract. Deutschemark: Lost 14 ticks to 0.5505 a contract. British Pound: Lost 90 ticks to 1.5160 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained 12 ticks to 0.*****1 a contract. Nikkei: Gained 60 points to ***** a contract. US Treasury bond: Lost 88 ticks to
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      • Short stops
        • 85 17 HONGKONG Hong Kong's leading shipping concern, the Tung Group, has completed its US$2.6 billion (555.56 billion) debt-restructuring plan whirh h,id won approval earlier from all its 230 creditors. Trading in shares in the group's publk arm. Orient Overseas Holdings Ltd (OOHL), will resume on the
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        • 54 17 NEW YORK Profits of the largest US brokerage firm, Merrill Lynch, more than doubled last year from those of 1985, largely on record profits posted by its core businesses. The firm posted earnings of US$454 3 million (*****.2 million), a 103 per cent increase from the U*****.3 million
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        • 49 17 NEW YORK The world's largest oil company. Exxon Corp. has re- ported that its fourthquarter earnings dropped almost 19 per cent to US$l.4B billion (553.16 billion). This was primarily because the modest rebound in world oil prices failed to offset sharply lower refining and marketing profits. UPI
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        • 66 17 NEW YORK International Business Machines Corp has introduced its most powerful computer and announced plans to revamp the rest of its 3090 series of big, mainframe machines. Some analysts said the new computers would force price cuts by IBM's competitors, possibly including Digital Equipment Corp, the successful
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        • 64 17 SEATTLE Profits of the world's biggest airliner manufacturer. Boeing, rose 17.5 per cent last year to US$665 million (551 .42 billion), but a slump is predicted this year because of fewer orders. Boeing expects sales this year to total U5514.75 billion, down from US$l6.3 billion last year
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    • 238 17 Gulf Council agree on unified currency system ABU DHABI (United Arab Emiratao) MONETARY officials af the six member countries af the Gulf Co-operation Council have agreed ta unify their currencies, GCC officials reported. Mr Abdullah Avowals, GCC Assistant Secre-tary-Geaeral far Economic Affairs reported the agreement late aa Monday at the
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    • 120 17 720m British Airways shares for sale LONDON The British government's offer for sale of 720.2 million shares in British Airways has been priced at 125 pence (554.07) a share, but only about half will be payable initially. The shares will be 65p payable on application with the remaining 60p due
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    • 440 17  - Rubber House sold at 'high price of $33m' CONRAD RAJ By RUBBER House, the 15--storey headquarters of the Rubber Association of Singapore (RAS), has been sold for "an unexpectedly high price". Sources in the property market said the $33 million price which works out to more than $2,000 a square
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    • 773 17  -  DOREEN SOH Prospects depend on continued improvement in economy: Chairman By SINGAPORE Press Holdings, the publishing giant which owns all of Singapore's major newspapers, is optimistic that the current year will be "generally better". However, the better prospects depend strongly on the continued
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    • 594 17  - Chua Boon Unn voted out of Cycle Carriage board S. KUMAR MR CHUA Boon Unn has lost his seat on the boards of Singapore-based Cycle Carriage Ltd (CCL) and its 49 per cent-owned Malaysian associate, Cycle Carriage Bintang, and corporate observers say the development underlines the growing control of the
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    • 468 17  - Standard to go into stockbroking with First City S. KUMAR By THE Standard Chartered Bank will take a 49 pet cent stake in the stockbroking company set up recently by First City Holdings, which bought the stockbroking seat of E.G.Tan Co on Monday First City, headed by fi nancier Allan
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    • 96 17 HONGKONG The stateowned China Trust and Investment Corp (Citic) was confirmed yesterday as a buyer of a big stake in Hongkong's Cathay Pacific Airways. A Citic subsidiary is to acquire a 12.5 per cent stake in the airline for HKJ1.936 billion (*****.4 million).
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    • 3307 18 READERS should be aware of the inflations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt in at the stock eichanfe, is covered in "business done". Further, because al deainjs at a particular price are lumped together, the table does not show the trend in
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    • 2158 18 INDUSTRIALS Acma Aimomoto < Ale. Hldg Alcorn (736X1) 72 0) 73 AISB '58 56 59 5S> (6) 58 (6) 57 < 1 50 5 xd API 528 535) I 49 5 ASM 1716 1725. O10) 170(280) 171 (15) 173 (5) 171 (151) 172 xd Antoh
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    • 2874 18 Al shares quoted have i par value of SI, unless otherwise specified Adjusted for scrip rights H Taieiempted dividend ABN is traded in lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted in doiars Trustee stocks under CPF Approved (trvesbncnt Scheme 1986/87 Last YieM Vol Day
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    • Stock markets rouno-up
      • 632 19 LATE selling of some heavyweight stocks pared earlier gains on the Singapore stock market yesterday. The Straits Times Industrial Index ended 0.27 points ahead at 936.04, but the Business Times Composite Index fell 2.56 points to 828.70 and the DBS Index of
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      • 323 19 Ian 27 HKS Chant* Assoc Inn Hoteh 2 00 0 025 Bonk Of Eost Ana 23 20 unch Cathay Pacific Air susp Cheung Kong 38 25 I China Light 19 40 4 06 Cross Horb Tunnel 10 80 +01 F Consortium 0 64 unch G I Cement 12 70
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      • 360 19 Ian 27 Ten Chanfe Aanomoto I960 +10 Akoi 382 unch Amodo 87 1 +26 A*ohi C hem 790 I Akoh. Gloss 1350 unch Bonk Ot Tokyo 1370 +70 IVidgeitone 730 IS Conon 950 -4 Couo Computer 1300 unch Citizen 453 2 D Nfcp Prior 1870 +20 D l^kpoon Screen
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      • 364 19 Jen 27 Cert* Chant* I (lm\) A C I 415S I A N I 318 -2 u Abertoyle 1200S -20 k A«c 355 +4 I Amcor 435 -5 I Ampd Exp 365 20 f Ampol Pet 275 unch t Ani 5705 Anodne Au*» 342 +7 A*hton 283 +10 r
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      • 70 19 __JIIII I J I I U L NST Index Tuesday 1,410.53 (1,399.50) HM Honfkonf Hang Senf ftS* Tuesday 2,524.01 (2,484.35) Austraian Al-Ordmaries 1 Tuesday 1,533.30 (Closed) Nkkei Stock Average Tuesday 19,686.83 (19,554.72) Financial Tines Industrials Monday 1,411.20 (1,425.90) Dow Jones Average I g$ Monday 2,107.28 (2,101.52) ff (Figures in
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      • 203 19 Jar 26 IBS Chat-e Aleoo 39* unch AaVed Sig 45* Amox Inc 14 -H Arrw Corp 58*4 -1 Aft 26* u#lf aa)o*a**n 3il *n> Boemg Co SI -M Burroughs Cp Cmarpior Co 41* Chase Monhtn 39* Chrysler Cp 44* -IH Citicorp 56* -2V* Com Nat Go* 36 Comal
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      • 495 19 Im 26 rente Ckaaje •BUSTBMLS Alied-Lyon* 338 -4 Ass. Doxies BTRPLC 273 Bobcocks 196 -2'* Borcloy* 525 -II Beechom 460 -4 BKX 311 -I Blue Cede 681 6 BOC Group 399 -4 Boot* 253 -4 Bowater 387 -5 BATS 480 13 Bntonma I53't unch BntGos 68 B Telecom 215
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • 354 19 1 Ms Ji 000 2 Fa tm cwtaMrs or#y 3 OttC Frmci 4 infaUs tl OB Fftssx*. 5 j-aTajtaj But ntn art urtsrsO bT **~*tan OUT. NTs rrtts ass a-aaaata it urjf tJss twaa* it DBS Asssxs. OCBC OUB (JOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings daily 3 3 2
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      • 172 19 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dol-rs to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SSIO foreign currency Australian dollar 1 4149 1.4177 7.16—6.97 Canadian dollar 1.5856—1.5869 6.37-6.27 NZ dollar 1 1475 1.1502 8.79—8.51 Sterling pound 3.2619 3.2656 3.10—3.05 US dollar 2.1390—2.1400 4.70-4.66 Local defers to 100 units
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      • 101 19 THE US dollar closed softer against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it closed at 2.1390/00 in fairly active trading. It fluctuated within a range of 2.1360 and 2.1390. Against the deutschemark, the greenback opened at 1.8235/45 and closed at 1.8145/55. Trading was active,
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      • 162 19 TOKYO Yen-denomi-nated gold futures closed mixed with prices down seven to up six yen per gram, dealers said. Prices rose initially in line with firmer prices in New York but later turned mixed as prices were cut down on selling due to the firmer yen against the dollar. Easier
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      • 24 19 GOLD US$/oz Tuts Man Singapore 409.50—410.00 405.00—405.50 Hongkong Closed 404.80—405.30 Mm Fri New York 410.60 411.10 404.60— 405 10 London 407.50—408.00 402.50—403.00
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      • 255 19 Wmamnl pricaa for Jot 28 Sinfapore Unit Trust Th* Commerce 093— 1 00 The Sa.inp Fund 0 85— 0 91 Spore Proc Fund 0 36— 0 40 S pore Sec Fund 067-067 Spore Invest Fund 0.71— 0 77 S'pore Equity Fund 0.45— 0 49 Asia Unit Trust Mil
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      • Simex futures
        • 112 19 Eurodollar 3-month deposit MARCH Eurodollar opened at 93.90, gapped down from the previous close of 93.95. Fears of a weak dollar which might adversely affect the upcoming US Treasury action pressured Eurodollar futures. The market remained weak. The Liffe opening saw the March contract remaining depressed, closing at 93.89, down
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        • 66 19 CURRENCY futures opened lower than previous closing levels but recovered as the dollar slipped again following comments by Mr Baker that he has no plans for a G-5 meeting. March deutschemark closed 14 ticks lower at 0.5505. (US dollar Deutschemark) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 87 0.5495
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        • 38 19 MARCH pound closed lower at 1.5160. (British Pound) Open High Law Sett Est Vol Mar 87 1.5170 1.5170 1 51 40 A 1.5160 20 Jbb ***** Sept 1.4825 Open lit (Moo): 212. Act Vol (Mm): W.
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        • 37 19 MARCH yen closed 12 ticks higher at 0.*****1. (Japanese Yen) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 87 0.*****8 0.*****2 0.*****8 0.*****1 254 Job 0.*****6 Sept 0.*****1 Open lat (Moa): ftfft. Act Vol (Moa): tat.
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        • 62 19 MARCH Nikkei closed higher at ***** on speculative buying as share prices rose to a record close in Tokyo. (Nikkei Stock Average Index) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Spot *****.10 *****.64 *****.34 *****.83 Feb 87 ***** *****B ***** ***** Two Mar ***** ***** ***** *****
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        • 69 19 MARCH US T-bond opened 15 ticks lower at 99.21 but recovered slightly from OBOT's closing of 99.15. The March contract recovered slightly to 99.23 but lack of follow-through saw the contract closing at 99.16, down from the previous close. (US Treasury Bond) Open High Low Sett Est
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        • 26 19 (USt per troy ounce) Open Hick Law Sett Est Vel Feb 87 409.40 Open bit (Mea): NU. Act Vel (Men): NU. Reports from 8A Futures
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      • 19 19 Rubber Closing prices cents kik) Singapore January 195 bO up one cent Malaysia January ***** up one cent
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      • 18 19 Tin Closing prices Ms/kHo KL Tin 17 23 up three cents Turnover 96 tonnes down 30 tonnes
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      • 29 19 CtaJnr. prices Copper £/tome Mon Spot 874 50— 8 7S 00 (874 00-874 50) 3 months 897 00-898 00 (895 50-896 00) Market tone Steady Sales 5.300 tonnes
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      • 27 19 Ciovm prictl Silv.r USS/trtT <U Tim aw Singapore 5 62-5 67 5 53-5 5* Ne» Yon 5 64-5 69 5 55—5 61 Source Credit Suisse. Spore
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      • 27 19 Ctosinf, prices Aluminium £/tome Skm Spot *****-***** 1765 00-766 00) 3 months 782 00-782 50 (778 50-779 00) Market tone Steady but quiet Sales 2.400 tonnes
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      • 92 19 Crude MS/tonnc palm oi Feb 890 (south) 885 (central) 875 (north) Refined palm oi USS/ tonnes RBD palm oil Feb/ Mar 375 (sellers! Apr ***** (sellers) RBD Stearin Ftb/Mar 345 (sellers) RBD Oietn Feb 385 i sellers) Mar 'Apr /May 390 (sellers. Crude stearin Neutralised Unq palm oil
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    • Article, Illustration
      203 19 Vessel Berth An Dep Keppel Mnrvts Arabian Express Kl5 aside 28/1 Akro Star Kl6 aside 28/1 Ganda Gama K35 aside 28/1 Glory Seiatan 6 Kl9 aside 28/1 Kota Wangsa K3O aside 30/1 Kota Wangi K3l aside 01/2 Mudanshan K32 aside 01/2 Niaga 42 K2l aside 28/1 Riau
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    • 692 19 LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) An Cargo Time Block Or Freedom (12) 29/1 (0700) FSA 1730-1830/1830 1930 Nl/Pl E Greet (012RW) 29/1 (1500) FSA 1100 1200/1200 1300 84/F4 E Grade (017RW) 01/2 (1300) FSA *****200/*****300 84/F4 Ms Claudine (8705) 28/1 (1600) F2 0700-0730/0730-0800 A2/B2 Fine Eagle (3) 28/1
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    • 427 20  -  PETALING JAYA Company defends purchase of 20% stake in CIH SHAREHOLDERS of George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd yesterday overwhelmingly approved the company's acquisition of a 20 per cent stake in C.I. Holdings Bhd (CIH) and George Kent strongly rejected the Malaysian Investors Association's claim that
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    • 376 20 LONDON THE London Stock Exchange has launched its "third market", a junior equity market designed for young growth companies. Trading started in only eight companies on Monday, but exchange officials expect between 80 and 200 companies to join by the end of the
      Reuter  -  376 words
    • 316 20 BRITISH medical equipment manufacturers will be encouraged to set up marketing offices and manufacturing and assembly plants in Singapore because of lower overheads, a British Healthcare Export Council executive said yesterday. Mr Geraint Thomas, an export executive with BHEC, said the world
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    • 312 20  -  ANTHONY HOE By YEO Hiap Seng Ltd (YHS) is still negotiating the sale of its 71 per cent interest in Hongkong-based Yeo Hiap Seng Enterprises Ltd (YHSE), Group Chairman and Managing Director Alan Yeo said yesterday. Mr Yeo said the softdrink
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      12 20 "You're not a haa-bean, but you're not a will-be either."
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    • From the companies desk
      • 26 20 SHAREHOLDERS of Peak Hua Industries Bhd have approved the proposed five for one rights issue of 51.6 million new ordinary SI shares at par.
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      • 61 20 KHONG Guan Flour Milling has reported a 110.6 per cent increase in group pie-tax profit to $872,000 for the six months ended last Oct 31. The increase came despite a 29.6 per cent decline in group turnover to $4.2 million. Group after-tax profit also showed a 29 per
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      • 61 20 HONGKONG Tin Corporation Malaysia Bhd has reached an agreement with the vendors of Pakatan Perakbina Sdn Bhd and Transportable Camps Sdn Bhd to terminate the sale and purchase agreements of the two companies. Hongkong Tin's proposed special issue of 9.2 million 50-sen shares at 80 sen per share
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      • 52 20 THE appointment of Tan Sri Dato Taib Haji Andak as a director of Bousteadco Singapore Ltd received unanimous approval from shareholders at a Bousteadco extraordinary general meeting on Monday. Tan Sri Dato Taib, a director of Boustead PLC, was also appointed chairman of Bousteadco following the resignation of Mr
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      • 154 20 THE Capital Issues Committee has approved Kian Joo Can Factory Bhd's (KJC) proposed acquisition of all the shares of Federal Metal Printing Factory Sdn Bhd (FMPF), a special bumiputra issue of new shares, and the listing and quotation of new shares on the Kuala Lumpur Stock
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    • 214 20 CIH meeting to vote on purchase KUALA LUMPUR Shareholders of C.I. Holdings Bhd (CIH) are to meet at an extraordinary general meeting on Feb 14 to vote on an agreement to buy 80 per cent of General Corporation's whollyowned subsidiary. General Ceramic Manufacturers Sdn Bhd. CIH has advised shareholders to
      Bernama  -  214 words
    • 288 20 Bedford managing director wears new hats at Emtex KUALA LUMPUR Bedford managing director Teo Kai Joo has been given new hats to wear at Emtex less than a month after he and his brother, Mr Teo Kai Seng, were voted to the Emtex board. Emtex has told the Kuala Lumpur
      MBT  -  288 words
    • 54 20 TALAM Corporation Bhd has appointed Che Ismail bin Che Wan Mohd Yusop chairman following the resignation of Raja Tan Sri Aznam bin Raja Haji Ahmad. It has also appointed Messrs Lim Fng Chong and Tengku Marudin Shah bin Tenpku Abdul Jalil Shah directors and Mr Lim Eng
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    • 67 17 America's Fastest Growing Retailer will be arriving in Singapore Kid of February 1987 msNt ■■■■M Wm^mmmmmmmWmmW HOME SHOPPING NETWORK ivite Manufacturers to submit Current Catalog and Price List on All Consumer Product Lines prior to our setting appointments. These should be Speed Posted to: Home Shopping Network, Inc. Clearwater, Florida
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    • 292 18 JAMHAMm FOR DEVEIOPMHa: A Public Listed Property tevetopment Company is looking for land for development. Land large or small, suitable for commercial or residential (tevetopment, located in any part of Singapore may be considered for purchase or for joint-venture with us. Land owners or agents are welcome to contact our
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    • 72 18 Nanirrioth Hunters Jean M. Auel ■*si»^^^^HflßBlßS VtJßfcß t^^^v Set in ihe challenging terrain of Ice Age Europe that millions of her readers have already discovered. THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS is a powerful novel of love, knowledge, jealousy and fateful decisions Once again, Jean M Auel has miraculously shaped our distant past
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  • RACING
    • 230 21  - Follow these form horses KUALA LUMPUR The following horses did well over the weekend and it would pay to follow them: a Turf Laver finished fifth to Genie's Pet over 1,600m despite being inconvenienced twice in the running. The four-year-old should get his winning turn soon. a Ima Believer has
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    • 164 21  -  TONTO ON THE TRACK with KUALA LUMPUR Sheikh 11, joint topweight in the Tunku Gold Cup on Sunday, was the only candidate sent against the clock on a yielding track here yesterday morning. With K.C. Ow Yang up, the Governor's Gold Cup winner cantered one
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    • 362 21  -  LUCKY LEO Indonesian-Chinese will lead Far East challenge to European racing By TRAINER Lester Piggott flew in last night from London to "discuss business" with new owner, Danny Yap, who has just placed a string of unraced horses from famous bloodlines under the
      ALBERT SIM  -  362 words
    • 234 21 At the dOOm At the finish cvx xcgx jBEEB MEBB jg a i SESS ZZ £11 o Pictures at the *ttm by Restricted terms Div A 1,200m 1. L'Macho 2. Win-Em-All IT 3. Surewell 4. Jonnicgo Dist: Nk, 4, 4 Time 1:12
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 135 21 181 Deaths 181 Deaths CAPTAIN LAKHBIR SINGH S/O BALKARA SINGH AND AMAR KAUR Ag»36 VILLAGE: MANAKPURA MSTIMCT: AMMTBAR Paaaad away auddanly in Brunei an 24.1 J7 Deeply mourned by wife Ourmej Kaur (Sarah Stephen) Daughters Dag Deesh Kaur, Sharon Melinda Kaur Grandmother, Father, Mother, Sisters, Brothers, Brothers-In-Law, Slsters-In-Law, Uncles, Aunts,
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      394 21 MDM THIAGARAJAN KASEEAMMAL Age 73 yr*. panted away peacefully on 27 i 87 leaving behind beloved S.V Singaram Blether T. Annamalai 8on: S. Masilainani Daughter: R Vasukl Daughter in lew. M. lndranl Son-in-law: P. Raman Jtvananthan Loganathan Thayalan Grand daughter In lew. Sumathl Grand -daughter*: Maheswart Thlvya Grand
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      180 21 In loving memory ol GEORGE LEE TENG KAI Departed 28 1 84 Time changes many things. But not the memory this day brings Always remembered by loving wile, children, son-in-law. daughter-in-law. grandchildren A all loved one*. In Loving Memory ol MDM. CHEH YUH LAIN Departed Jan. 26th.
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      77 21 Condolence* to the family ol SSG Peter Goh Kim Loonq From RSM member* of 2nd Guard, WO Sergeant* Mea* 185 Requiem PATH-DA-BHOG In memory ol the lete D.S. GILL (s/o Lata Gurcharan Singh Gill. Muer) of Sime Darby Plantations Path-Da-Bhog (prayers) will be held at the Sikh Temple.
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    • 78 21 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MR. HEE QUEE NJAN Aged 90 Departed: 24/1/1987 express their heartfelt thanks to aM relative*, friend*, busineee associates for their condolences, kind assistance, attendance, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement Appreciation to the doctors and nureoe in ettendence at Ward
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    • 173 21 181 Deaths 181 Deaths JOHN M.V. GOMEZ ol SIA (cabin crew) pa***d away peacefully on 27 Jan '87 leaving behind beloved wile 2 daughters, mother, brothers, sister* and their femilios lo mourn hi* loss. Cortege leave* 25. Glasgow Road, S'pore on 2S Jen 17 al 2.00pm for service at Church
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 548 22 FORMER professional boxing great UM KEE CHAN (right) has returned to the ring as manager-coach of the Republic's two-man team to the President's Cnp event in Jakarta, starting on Sunday. Kee Chan, who is also a sports Journalist with The Straits Times, leaves with the team on
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    • 377 22 Soviets aCCSpt: The Soviet Union are the first nation to accept an invitation to race in the 30th Tour of Britain cycle race. The prompt reply from the Soviets indicates they are anxious to reverse the decline in their fortunes that saw them beaten by Belgian and
      AFP; Reuter; UPI; AP  -  377 words
    • 196 22 Jahangir forgoes Belgium Open KARACHI Pakistan's squash star Jahangir Khan did not enter the Belgium Open because organisers had not met a demand for appearance money, his manager Ronald Morton s..id Morton said a statement issued by the organisers that Jahangir had scratched from tie tournament in Antwerp was an
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    • 348 22  -  ALBERT JOHNSON Sasa chief Goh warns of pressure at Sea Games By Competing abroad these days just for the exposure is not that important a factor as achieving set goals of excellence. Everybody expects us to do well m again. Goh Yong Hong FREE trips merely
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    • SPOTLIGHT ON SOCCER
      • 321 22 MOVING ON LIVERPOOL John Aldridge's protracted transfer from Oxford to Liverpool was completed on Monday, but it will be another three weeks before he can make his debut. The £750,000 ($2.43m) striker is ineligible for Liverpool's Football Association and Littlewoods Cup games and the postponement
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      • 546 22 'Play or else': Kenny Dalglish, the record-holder of Scotland caps, has been warned that his international future is in jeopardy. Scotland supremo Andy Roxburgh has told the 35-year-old Liverpool player-manager that he runs the risk of not being picked by him if he continues to leave himself out
        UPI; AFP  -  546 words
      • 230 22 Smith rejects $3m offer by Chelsea STAYING PUT LONDON Alan Smith, star striker of stragglers Leicester City, on Monday turned down a £1 million ($3.27 m) move to First Division rivals Chelsea. After talking with the London club's manager, John Hollins, and their chairman, Ken Bates, the 24-year-old Leicester forward
        AFP  -  230 words
      • 162 22 Labour inspector backs Barcelona BARCELONA A government labour Inspector was quoted on Monday as saying that Barcelona had a legal right not to play their West German midfielder Bend Schuster. Schuster has not played ter Barcelona after being substituted in their European Cap final defeat last May. He is suing
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      • 245 22 LITTLEWOODS CUP Luton force second replay LONDON English Football Association Cup holders Liverpool squandered a handful of chances and were held 0-0 by visitors Luton in a Littlewoods Cup third-round replay on Monday night. Liverpool return to Luton's plastic pitch, a surface they dislike, for a second
        Reuter  -  245 words
      • 232 22 RIO DE JANEIRO Veteran midfielder Socrates scored both goals in Flamengo's 2-0 win over Vitoria on Sunday to qualify for the third round of the Brazilian championship. The tournament resumed over the weekend after a month-long break. Thirty-six teams are competing for 16 berths in
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    • 543 23  -  JANICE SEAH By w f /Parson 4 You can get to the balls, but when you're as rusty as I am, you don't know what m to do with them. Layer yesterday Amritraj, Laver sweat to give glimpse of greatness VIJAY AMRITRAJ felt suffocated
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    • 749 23 For Sport* Editor GODFREY ROBERT, tho name VIJAY AMRITRAJ brings back memories. It reminds him of tho days when Vijay, then only 13, was trying to brook into tho world of big -time tennis. Here, Godfrey looks bock on tho day when ho
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    • 278 23 AMERICA'S CUP FREMANTLE Skipper lain Murray is making sure his crew are not only in top physical shape for the finals but also mentally honed for combat. Sports psychology made its debut in America's Cup competition in 1983, spearheaded by John Bertrand, skipper of the
      UPI  -  278 words
    • 345 23 FOREIGN TENNIS SYDNEY Top-seeded Czech Miloslav Mecir scored a straight-sets first-round win over Australian John Frawley in the US$lO5,OO ($223,600) New South Wales Open championships at White City here yesterday. The deceptive Czech, ranked ninth in the world, took just over an hour to subdue Frawley
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    • SINGAPORE OPEN GOLF
      • 167 23 ASIAN GOLF CIRCUIT The Asian golf circuit will too off with tho Philippine Open on Fob 19 and end off with the Japan Open on April 26. Legs and dates (in brackets): Philippine Open (Feb 19-22), Hongkong Open (Feb 26-March 1), Malaysian Open (March 5-8), Thai
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      • 280 23  -  LIM KEE CHAN By Th* Philippine Open is on* of the oldest, if not th* oldest, on tho circuit. If wo hod not boon able to got bock, wo would have lost our piece because Australia woro all sot to
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    • ATHLETICS...
      • 258 23 Jaya, Pugalenthi selected for Golden Mile event PERUMAL PUGALENTHI and Kandasamy Jayamani were the winners in the men's and women's sections of a special 1,600 metres race to select Singapore's representatives for the Golden Mile race in Hongkong on Feb 22. These two also raced
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      • 322 23 THE medical sub-committee of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association have set up a special clinic in the evenings for the treatment of track and field-related injuries. But only national athletes will be allowed to use the clinic's facilities which are located at
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    • 286 23 CRICKET INDORE Pakistan beat India by three wickets with an over to spare in the first one-day international of the six-match series yesterday. India, cheered on by an excited crowd of around 30,000, scored 196 for seven from their 45 overs, which on a placid, grassless pitch
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    • SOCCER...
      • 253 23 FAS lift three -year ban on promise of good behaviour FORMER international Lim Chiew Peng's dream of returning to competitive matches came true on Monday when the Football Association of Singapore Appeals Board lifted a three-year ban on him. The ban was lifted on condition that
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      • 257 23 DESPITE being hit by a spate of injuries last n'ght. Press Sports Club still managed to beat Banque de Paris 2-0 in the Business Houses Division One League match at Jalan Besar Stadium. Press started off without their best striker N. Rajendran, who
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    • 56 22 The Perfect Place to Celebrate! 2 Bands featuring THE SELECTION with Philip Ding, Ismail and Sabrina The MANCHU with Debra Chai Chong Ist drink charge $15/= on 28th, 29th, 30th 31st Jan '87 Business Hours Bpm— 2 am Usher In The lainar New Year a Sea View Hotel ssa uiEiu
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    • 50 22 Dance the night away or snuggle in cozy corners for light conversations. Take a ride with DJ Kris Vimal in his 'Starship' disco. BESTSELLERS Exciting, top-rate music makers direct from the Philippines. Ist drink charge $I^= nett on 28th, 29th, 30th& 31st Jan '87 Business Hours 9pm— 2 am U
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    • 142 23 V mf A y m m/M KmV M *h*v km t ys mmw *a*^^*f imm Wk W, Br ma* *m B£f 11 Iso Vegetarian Food Centre Wish You a Happy Lunar New Year! Savour the traditional good jgTggggggj luck Vegetarian 77 Yu Sheng 77 to "BT M celebrate the Year
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous

  • 550 24  -  SURESH NAIR But Universal Express clients can seek refunds through STPB By SCORES of people who had paid for overseas tours during the Lunar New Year period had their vacation plans ruined when their travel agency closed down because of financial
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  • 158 24 HONGKONG At least 10,000 people were stranded in Hongkong for the Lunar New Year after two travel agencies collapsed because of financial troubles, police said yesterday. Police said they were investigating the disappearance of Austravel Company's owner as hundreds of people gathered outside
    Reuter  -  158 words
  • 268 24 Chok Tong to usher in Year of Rabbit MR GOH CHOK TONG will be at the Singapore River Hong Bao Show tonight to usher in the Year of the Rabbit. The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence will put up two huge banners bearing Chinese characters which wish
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  • 490 24 THIS IS supermarket shopping during the festive season. Instead of browsing among shelves displaying neatly stacked goods, the shopper at Ang Mo Kio Central can pick his way through an array of cartons of oranges, cases of bottled drink, all
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  • 170 24 India tries cricket diplomacy with Pakistan NEW DELHI Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, In a bid st cricket diplomacy daring border tension, has Invited Pakistan President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq to attend a match la the current India-Pakistan cricket series, a lawmaker reported on Tuesday. The invitation to President Zia, known to
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  • 348 24 Waite 'held under house arrest by kidnappers' Saudi national abducted BEIRUT A Saudi national has been abducted in Beirut while British church envoy Terry Waite, in Lebanon to secure the release of foreign hostages, was reported held under "house arrest" by kidnappers. Shi'ite Muslim Amal sources said Khaled Deeb was
    Reuter; AFP  -  348 words
  • 28 24 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 22.08 points to 2,129.36 an hour after trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. AP
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  • 358 24 Tokyo probe into firms' currency speculation TOKYO The Japanese government will begin an unprecedented investigation this week into speculative foreign exchange dealings by Japanese companies that may be pushing the yen upwards, officials said on Tuesday. The powerful Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) will delve into speculative yen-buying
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    • 319 24 Stay in the know... American pharmaceutical company sets up $4m factory in Jurong How to start the Year of the Rabbit on the right foot mTop quality for top people Tell your vendor you need Business Times, or ring Betty Ton on *****09 HOMESTEAD CHINESE NEW YEAR SAUE LAST DAY
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 206 24 Weather UP TO 1 p.m. Showers over several areas in the afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 30 max., 23 min SUNSET today: 7.19 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.16 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 14 21 C Hazy London 36 C Overcast Amsterdam -1 2 C Cloudy Lm Angeles 826
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  • The Straits Times Section TWO
    • 5 1 The Straits Times Section TWO
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    • 1078 1 SYMBOLS which say so much Guide to Chinese New Year traditions Why are pussy willows given or yu sheng eaten during the Lunar New Year? NGIAM TONG HAI lists some common festive gifts and food and explains their significance. TAN BAN HUAT considers the appreciation of the ancient festival's significance
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    • Society
      • 1271 2  -  Asahi Home economics has seen recent changes in syllabus here. In Japan, the subject is viewed by some as an important step in changing the attitudes towards the role of women. YOICHI JYOMARU gives an update. 4 Under the Japanese public education
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      • 541 2 WELL-TANNED and chic, 20--year-old Laura Cardone doesn't look much like an aspiring private detective although, for tonight, she is. Joel Kaplan doesn't fit the stereotype of a seasoned private eye, either: not the wisecracking, tough guy of the old novels or the
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    • Bilingual
      • 821 4 A team of chefs from Shanghai are in town to promote their special cuisine. GOH BENG CHOO meets them and speaks to the leader, who perpetuates a fine culinary tradition that of satisfying the fastidious tastebuds of the elite class in the Chinese metropolis. THANKS to the
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      • Article, Illustration
        740 4 Dragon Tales THE deterioration of politics towards the end of the Western Jin dynasty (AD 265 420) provided dissidents in the north-west and the north of China an opportunity to break away from the central government. As a result, 19 kingdoms were founded in succession during what is known
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        209 4  - Sinorama efe i§ fo Tho family has maraly four walls mxm 2 Ik p W/irlrifttt fi 56 K B (Continued from yesterday) SIMA knew that Wenjun loved music, so he added to his song a note of adoration. The others who heard this assumed that he was simply showing his
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      • 918 5  -  MARINI AHMAD By Though I have written 14 song lyrics, fl and I still follow the happenings in the music world, I am now giving more attention to scriptwriting. I would like to learn how to compose songs and not just
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      • 755 5  -  Oleh MARINI AHMAD Walaupun saya telah menghasilkan 14 senikata lagu, dan masih mengikuti perkembangan dunia muzik Melayu, saya akan mengalih perhatian saya kepada usaha menulis skrip drama. Saya ingin mempelajari bagaimana mencipta atau menggubah lagu selain daripada hanya menulis
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      • 2108 9 (p^j[pnr*^i 28 Health Centree/ BEST MASSAGE CENTRE. Queen's Hotel sth Floor Penthouse 24 Mount Elizabeth (Opposite York Hotel) Direct Tel: *****92/ *****88 ext. 124 Rooms with bathrooms attached. Opens dally 10am to 12 midnight. Credit Cards acceptable. Free parking. Business as usual during Chinese New Year. DUKE'S HEALTH CENTRE 3rd
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      • 499 9 m^^^m^^t^^^m^^t^^^ma^^^^a^^m^^^m. 32 Photography/ Video Filming EXCHANGE CAMERA CEWTBE tfibraMsotcamras r*ol-05 Sim Lim Tower, 10 Jalan Besaf Singapore 0820 VIDEO FILMING WITH professional results. Just $110 -$280. Also photography service. *****59 Paul Sl5 TO SSS Latest video camera rent. Professional video photo service low rate. Best: *****54 34 Gardening/ Landscaping ANY
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      • 780 9 fi\\j 7Q7 I bMSC TELEPHONE SERVICE: mm Mms&. W WMM I lUU W Ul to Fhdj 9am ,0 b 3Gpm ,5 P m d**""* tot wit day) a Sahada* 8 JOam to **W *Wm m mmmmm* ?pm (Uam deadline tor The Sunday Times: a PuMc Hafda< 9am to lpm L
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      • 535 9 "1 SS^^^^^^^SaSaSLSaaS' ■^^■■^■■■BW'a*aT*aT*aT*aT*aT*aT*aT*aT*aTia*aT*aT*a*^ I aaTBTaT-aTBTaTaaTaaaTBTBBBBBBBaBBBBBBTBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 64 Domestic Help 64 Domestic Help 64 Domestic Help Available Available Available FIUPfNA :$230 P.M. SRI LANKAN Sl 5O P.M a ijjuj nani iJ aaa>v Our Special Package Fee includes Full Documentation, $5,000 Security BondVaaaaaaVaalaUaJ $10,000 P. A. $1 ,000 Hosp. Insuiance, Visa Medical Airport
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      • 316 9 INDIA MAIDS AVAILABLE. Tel. *****77/ *****44. (C-0974-01). Five-Star Management Services. 69 Situations Vacant: Domaatic IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT Filipino/ Thai maids for expatriates. Also welcome recommendation of Filipino Blodata' Call Further Creation CO6OB-01. Tel: *****86. AMERICAN FAMILY NEEDS English speaking live-in Chinese maid. Experienced, references *****56 after 9am. CHINESE LIVE-IN MAID with
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      • 457 9 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical CHRISTIAN GROUP OF COMPANIES seeks splrlt-fllled Christian girls for the positions of: 1) JUNIOR SECRETARY For our office in Shenton Way. A minium of GCE O' level with good command of written and spoken English. Professional secretarial qualification and minimum of 2 years office administration
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    • Page 10 Advertisements
      • 520 10 71 Situations Vacant: Mm THREE SALES ENGINEERS raquirad by European company for: Klertfftsal twitch board products Light fittings Building products a Class 3 driving licence required. RO D personnel welcome Ptaaaa apply in writing with photo and contact lei r>umber to: Tha Diractor •3 MHiview Ava. #10-23. Singapora 2366 ALBERT
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      • 602 10 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous ESTABLISHED COMPUTER CO Require 1) Female Showroom Assistance Familiar with IBM Computer with some programming knowledge Able to Demonstrate Customise software 2) Electronic Technician NTC ITC or private cert tn TV Electronic Digital Experienced In repair trouble shooting IBM Computer and Monitor 3) Oeneral Worker cum
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      • 828 10 83 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance TAI THOHG LEE Trading Pte Ltd wishes all clients friends a Happy Prosperous New Year' 85 For Sale: Alfa/ Peugeot/Volvo CO. REGN. IMPORTED 1981 Volvo 244 GL Auto St Co. regn 10/79 Volvo 244GL Auto. Both cars good condition. View 400 Balestier Rd «02-l2 Balestier Plaza
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      • 807 10 91 For Sala: Mitsubishi ALMOST -S3. MITSUBISHI Tredla 1 4 GLX F'ull accessories. Good cond $16,800 ono. Tel *****85 MAY 'SS LANCER 1 SGLX. big bumper, 1 owner Tax April '87 Tel: *****33 MID '81 MITSUBISHI Lancer auto Non-PARF, alrcon, ht-ft in tip top condition. Can loan. *****88 MID 82
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      • 2546 10 93 For Sala: Honda 93 For Sala: Honda 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation i7 i^^^ mmmmmmmm mmMam mt mWmm^, Available: Available: Available: wmmmmmmmm m mwm *******> Apartmante Apartmente Apartments BUYING AN EXCELLENT CAP, r .^^r^^**. aTTnm i W~ A^^A^rA *^^A* T^^AvAa*^ Jr^^ m y 'aT< A jm. m* AaW
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      • 355 10 117 Properties Wanted REOD URGENTLY residential/ commercial land (various sizes) or landed properties* apts in any location Best price offered to owners (no commission charged) *****86/*****02 APTS./ CONDOS. WANTEDI Any location Budget $170K $350K Richard Low Housing *****18 APTS. WANTED. D.6. 10. 11 with without rental fast transaction Hap Seng
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    • Page 11 Advertisements
      • 425 11 124 For Rent: 123 For Sale: 123 For Sale: 123 For Sale: Shop Spaces Shop Spaces Shop Spaces Shop Spaces From 194 to4s2sq ft Ideal for following business: 1 Fastfood snack bars 2 Cocktail LoungeRestaurant 3 Flonst/gitt shop 4 Computer showroom 5 Travel agency 6 Pharmacy 7 Hairdressing salon 8
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      • 1350 11 Sm— ■U.IJiMJ.UI.iyMiJJJ^^i n* J» **H Located at busy Orchard Road, along Cuppage Road s shady pedestrian mall Near MRT Station Surrounded by 6 international hotels Facing Parkview Holiday Inn and Cuppage Market much favoured by tourists Featuring a complete range of local and foreign cuisines Comparable with neighbouring Centrepoint Food
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      • 427 11 154 Dancing Instruction SLIMNASTICS. FREE/LUIGI Jan. Classical Ballet, Contemporary! Tap, Jazz tap Dance Arts *****18 155 Modelling/ Deportment Instruction JOHN ROBERT POWERS wish all Singaporeans a Prosperous Happy New Year. *****93 169 Greetings MR. SMILEY A FAMILY amende their good wtshea to aH Zipper* members, their families 4 frianda A
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      • 671 11 I fXf WM 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements i\ WM The family of the late MR. CHOW KOK SAM .^^fe wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their t condolences, attendance, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. rV r j^—ataaaa—^—^WM^
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      • 773 11 IN THE HH.H OM RT OF THE H I I'l HI l< OF SINGAPORE Companies W indina, I p Ne. 29 at 1987. In the Matter The Companies Act (Cap. 185) And In the Matter ef CrisUl Kerti-Chem Agencies Pte. I.id. ADVERTISEMENT OK PETITION Notice is hereby given that a
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    • Page 12 Advertisements
      • 684 12 APPOINTMENTS/ NOTICES flflflflH •nTANT*? R ssoftftl fl^Hflfl I'lr-fax No. I Kates: Box Service: f o n^ wuu **m**m*m**mm f* atm9tm^ mi Straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 Telex Service: S.T.A.N.T.S. RS 50KH1 TIMKAI) I Tel *****11 ext 5724 56 8 5669 I Sundav Times: 5525.62 psc. cm. Posted: SSIO.OO
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      • 596 12 T> M Titapfiffiial lM M r^* ISINGAPORE I Tha Imperial Hotal, an established first-class hotel invites I I applications for the post of:I SALES EXECUTIVES 1 SALES OFFICERS (Corporate, Convention or I Travel Agency Accounts) I I a Minimum two years sales experience in handling travel I agency, corporate or
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      • 342 12 IN THE SUBORDINATE COURTS OP THE REPUBLIC OP SINGAPORE D.C. Salt Ne. MBl of ISM Between CHUAN JOO INDUSTRY STEEL PTE LTD Plaintiffs Aad KESSLER MICHAEL Defendant NOTICE OP ADVERTISEMENT To: Kessler Michael 20E Lorong Baling Singapore 1953 TAKE NOTICE that an action has been commenced against you in the
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      • 787 12 NOTICES 1 WARNING NOTICE I THE UNITED KINGDOM DESIGNS (PROTECTION) ACT 1949, WEST MALAYSIA. THE UNITED KINGDOM DESIGNS (PROTECTION) ORDINANCE (CAP 152),SABAH. THE DESIGNS (UNITED KINGDOM) ORDINANCE (CAP 59), SARAWAK. THE UNITED KINGDOM DESIGNS (PROTECTION) ACT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE. Notice is hereby given that AUSTRALIAN POSTERS PTY. LIMITED,
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      • 148 12 OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OF SHIP'S NAME We Berjayaoil Pte Ltd of 7500A Beach Road The Plaza Singapore 0719 hereby give notice that In consequence of the intended change of ship's name we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 417 of the Merchant Shipping Act
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      • 177 12 IN THE HIGH ('(11 KT OP THE REPIBLIC OP SINGAPORE IN BANKRI PTCY NO. 4293 OP 1986 Re: TAN ENG GHEE Ex-parte: ARAB BANKING CORPORATION Creditors In the matter of a Bankrnptoy Notice filed the 14th day of November 1986. NOTICE OP ADVERTISEMENT To: TAN ENG GHEE 28 Nallur Road
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      • 787 12 SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE Tenders are invited by the Commissioner of Police for the construction and supply of -1 Seven 14-Metre Aluminium Alloy High Speed Patrol Craft CPT' Boats) Tender No PHQ22 87 2 Eight 12-Metre Aluminium Alloy High Soeed Patrol Craft CPX' Boats) Tender No PHQ23/87 Tenderers are required to
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    • Page 13 Advertisements
      • 290 13 r— You may have tried the delicious and sumptuous dishes at the restaurants. now try your hands at cooking them with m mm m mmrmmm* **mF wA^AwiA kl I araif m*, «-aag Mm I L *>-r *w*w*X^ msi \\^£j2mm jmwM^mmL v ■■I^B m^A* l Nf^TaJ.*"'! Ill|| j i PEKING COOKING
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      • 36 13 ROnKTUMHH 7 "1 STUFFS MORE SURPRISES INTO HIS NOVELS THAN ANY OTHER SIX-PACK OF THRILLER WRITERS COMBINED' NEW YORK TIMES /Amm HHI ft AmmWC TZ^% SBS lj I wmmum 1 L O FEDERAL PUBLICATIONS ESS] w
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      • 297 13 22 Securely bind the stan- 15 Longs to be surrounddard inplaces that are ed by soaks, showing reactionary (5,2) sentimentality (9) 24 Sort of biscuit pudding 16 Heavens, sancti moavailable before nious hunch for the 25 No longer left around }x Young birds get fudto praise (5) died with ales
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    • Page 13 Miscellaneous
      • 419 13 k_ai>aßb— aßßßaaaal SUN TAN By Collette PE.AHUTS By Schulr "1 nfi SuatySTysjo I/holvcl^^oman^ i 1 r-7 rn r? 1 1 z 1 o° f LWCKVTO HAV/f J t IVITH A SMALL J C BLISS OF 6ETTIMGA MI.MY NAME IS UNUS... /I'VE BEEN SITTINo 1 AREN'T YOU KINP^ AA I I
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    • Page 14 Advertisements
      • 542 14 Kl] _^___^___^ffi'_l I 1 o 111 l________l |i _B!yAV>rMii' ?F_!?ira_Ti?yn ■WSrfS__^«___fiH-#iw_^ a I,^^^ Season From TONIGHT klPPii?.- 4 MM,TE CHANGI: 7. 9.15 MNITE J HP/JB 5? _t i^ v_P^_________r IIV r_ __^__A__^ *W J-&T M Wr J__fl w _P v^ tl I v___^ v !?S?c B E /?J E E
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    • Arts & Leisure
      • 163 15 HUANG WEN YONG, who acted in The Bond and Samsui Women, and Huang Pei Ru and Chen Bi Feng, the stars of Growing Up, will be part of the line-up in a star-studded concert to crown a week of Lunar New Year festivities at Sentosa. Called
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      • 523 15  -  CATHERINE ONG ERI MURATA is planning on singing in the rain should the current wet spell keep up. Eri who? Well. Eri may not look familiar, but listeners who tune in to Radio One's Japan Airlines Jet Stream Show at around 8.30 on Monday mornings will
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      • 164 15 WHITNEY HOUSTON'S two-year-eld album brought her Uve American Music Awards, while Lionel Richie, whose album wasn't even nominated, wen fenr trophies fer songs and videos from his Dancing on the Celling album. Houston wen Favourite Female Vocalist and Album In the Pop Rock category, and in the
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      • 556 15  - 'We're normal girls in off-time' CAROLINE NGUI It's an invasion of sorts by Japanese teenyboppers. There is the three-girl Shohjo-Tai, and there is Eri Murata, specially flown in by The Straits Times Press to perform on its Chingay float on Sunday. Bf REIKO'S the most ladylike in black lace leggings;
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    • Page 15 Advertisements
      • 34 15 I I've bought I I m y own *r~ wedding rings m so far. I |c fl I says /7?e twice-married r* >*i c/?aAa rw Watch out for the full interview and review tomorrow
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    • Page 15 Miscellaneous
      • 931 15 What's On —-==> PERFORMANCES FILM Street, Temple Street, Pagoda weekdays; 3, 6 and 8.45 pm on BERT VAN GULIK. An ex- FINE CHINESE PAINT<IU uivvu unw I F roRRFAU French film Street, New Bridge Road and Saturdays; 11 am, 2, 5 and 8 hibition of oil paintings. Lobby INGS BY
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      • 999 15 I Radio One FM Service 90.5 mHz in VHF Band II 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News in Brief 6.05 Another Morning, Another Show 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 Another Morning. Another Show (cont'd) 7.30 Morning Financial News 7.40 Another Morning. Another
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    • Page 16 Advertisements
      • 253 16 DHj Kj^rr ncnv MmmMMMMMmwMMMMMMMMwBE. At least thev Technics SL-Pl lO Direct-Drive CD Ptayer Regular-size 410mm wide) of Techincs' new advanced compact disc B players. Take our regular-sized SL-P3 l O m*** *-*~—M m Technics slp2 10 Direct Drive cd Piavcr Its direct drive motor(a direct descendant W ith Wireless Remote
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    • Page 16 Miscellaneous
      • 1658 16 ■■My View by KOH SIEW TIN and K ANNAN CHANDRAN«*---»"----"*»*»*»*»'"'*»*»*»*"*»*"»»*»*»*»*»*'*»*---»**^*--^^ pFor the Young-, a special New Year show of and laughter H^HI^^H^I^V^Ib— fl IIKIDI tt unar %ew Year Spe- More from should keep you ft TaflflPflfl I rial (Ch 8 8 38 Dm) your favourite drama artistes the dubbing unit,
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