The Straits Times, 4 April 1987

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1987 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 108/12/86
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    Third-child HDB priority
    614 1  -  MATHEW YAP Shorter wait for bigger flats among incentives to promote new policy By HAVE a third child and you will be able to move into a bigger Housing Board flat of your choice within a few months instead of waiting for about two years. This m
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    Lock icon Fll run for No. 2 post — Ghafar
    353 1 Fll run for No. 2 post Ghafar Run-up to Umno polls KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba confirmed yesterday that he will run for Umno deputy president in what looks like a straight fight with incumbent Datuk Musa Hitam. Datuk Musa declared in January he was seeking re-election. Mr
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    Rebound continues as Index rises 16 pts
    59 1 THE Straits Times Industrial Index rose 15.98 points to 1,975.18 about eight points short sf the 1,982.89 record set last month as the stock market rebounded strongly for the second straight day. Turnover was also higher at 25 million units worth 155.86 million,
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    Police seek couple's help
    143 1 $1.2m bank computer fraud POLICE want to contact a couple, Tay Chuan Hock and Leong Bey Jee, who they believe can help them ln investigating a recent cheating case involving $1.2 million. Tay, 36, was last known to be living at #05-481, Block 385, Clementi Avenue
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    Lock icon Publisher and editor enter appearance to answer PM's libel suit
    214 1 KUALA LUMPUR Star Publications and its editor-in-chief, Mr V. K. Chin, entered an appearance in the High Court here yesterday to answer a libel suit filed against them by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The company, which publishes the
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    What it should have been
    130 1 What it should have been EN OUR report yesterday, Tour guide gets death for trafficking, Mr Justice Lai Kew Chai was quoted as having said: "We are satisfied on the balance of probabilities that you were in possession of the controlled drug for the purpose of trafficking." This is incorrect.
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    Visitor arrivals up 8.5%
    132 1 A NEAR doubling of visitors from Hongkong helped boost visitor arrivals to Singapore by 8.5 per cent in January. A Singapore Tourist Promotion Board spokesman said the 88.8 per cent increase in Hong- kong visitors in January, compared to the same month last year, is probably
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    Copyright Act comes into force on Friday
    113 1 THE Copyright Act 1987, which was passed in Parliament in January, will come into force on Friday. This was announced in the government gazette yesterday. At the same time, the Copyright (International Organisations) Regulations 1987 and the Copyright (International Protection) Regulations 1967 will
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    Singapore protests to Sweden over arms export freeze
    923 1  - Singapore protests to Sweden over arms export freeze LAI YEW KONG By THE Government yesterday protested against Sweden's "sudden and unexpected" move to suspend the export of weapons here and froze all further official purchases of Swedish arms and other materials. A protest note was handed to the Swedish Ambassador,
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      Home
      344 2 MRT ticket system THE MASS Rapid Transit Corporation yesterday unveiled its first ticket machines and other fare equipment. It is a simple system that is easy to get used to even if a person has not experienced similar systems abroad. MRTC's senior design engineer Bill Finch showed pressmen how
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      Comment
      360 2 o THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: YOUNG Singaporeans will find it well worth their while to read the recently-published book of Mr S. Rajaratnam's speeches and writings for they explain much about the whys and wherefores of what Singapore now is. But Mr Rajaratnam has perhaps fallen prey to making
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      Aroun asian... and Across the Causeway
      294 2 Aroun asian... and Across the Causeway A family affair ALTHOUGH THE new Philippine Constitution seeks to abolish a tradition of political dynasties, more than a dozen relatives of the President and Vice-President are running in the May congressional elections. Other relatives of President Corazon Aquino and Vice-President Salvador Laurel, as
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      Timesport
      232 2 Setback for Real REAL MADRID'S chances of clinching the European Cup and Spanish League title received a setback on Wednesday when striker Emilio Butragueno twisted his left ankle in the European Championship qualifying win over Austria. Butragueno was hurt in the first minute of the 3-2 victory in Vienna
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      Section Two
      401 2 Tinsel Town in print DURING THE past couple of years, there has been a spate of biographies of Hollywood stars of yesteryear, perhaps in anticipation of Tinsel Town celebrating its centenary this year. In addition, over the years, Hollywood has been the subject of a large number of
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      Timesdollar
      186 2 TWO DISCOUNT HOUSES TO CLOSE DOWN TWO DISCOUNT BOUSES Discount Com MM* of Singapore and International Discount Com.-any which did not receive a primary dealers' licence foi the revamped government bond market, will close Discount Company, whose major sharehc.der. in elude the Post Office Savings Bank (35 p>'i cent),
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      Around the world
      109 2 Plan to avert threat JAPAN PLANS to head Bfl British retaliation against Japanese fi.iancial services operating in Britain. Japanese Fcreign Minister Tadashi Kuran ari said this yesterday following the British threat to retaliate unless there were early moves in Tokyo to narrow the trade imbalance between the
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      Forum
      80 2 SECURITY AT CAMPSITE A GROUP OF people at a barbecue at the People's Association campsite soon ''ound members of another group nearby coming for their food. The latter were told to stop but they did not. The first group then sought the assistance of the guard but he was
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    Buyers'Guide
    373 2 Buyers' Guide Stay in tune Master craftsmanship blended with the most advanced piano technology going for o, song in classification 1 3 Classifieds: Pg 6, Section Two r^rTy' When people want fast results, they call CATS Airlines Ac Mauritius 16 Aa Cleaner Swee Seng Hong Enterprises I 24 Arts I
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      471 2 Lianhe Zaobao Singapore's leading Chinese daily |-&£ttJL#T J§h rSrW^^Sjf^ 7 w2^p iv i b»H ,r me »^sc^^na^^#i« j^ H_BH___H___________t if :;>> 4 r m?'*!s I '■*§.< mmmmmTW^Y il'lv ',J...1..i _.-'f" a*. tJfr^r4-A^«.y,^^^» 4-4-87 INCHON CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 19 and 20 April 1987 Victoria Concert Hall 8.15 pm Charity Concerts Conductor:
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  • around the WORLD
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      Lock icon Moscow drops taboos in talks with Beijing
      506 3 Moscow drops taboos in talks with Beijing BEIJING The Soviet Union, in what is seen as a major concession, has agreed to discuss the so-called "three obstacles" to better ties with China in talks on normalising relations between the two countries. Moscow has (or years been refusing to discuss the
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      Lock icon At standstill
      37 3 MADRID About 1.2 million people here were stranded on Thursday by striking underground railway workers, who joined coal miners, steel and oil refinery workers in Spain's latest wave of stoppages over wage de- manas. Reuter
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      Lock icon Mysteries still dog Manila kidnap victim
      325 3 TOKYO Japanese businessman Nobuyuki Wakaoji, who returned home after four and a half months in the hands of kidnappers in the Philippines, said he first took heart about 10 days ago when his captors dyed his greying hair black. "I figured they weren't going
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      Lock icon Don't be seduced by violence, says Pope
      226 3 SANTIAGO Pope John Paul U told IM,Mt people at a stadium, where scores of people were tortured and killed daring the coup that brought Chilean President Augusto Pinochet to power, not to be seduced by violence. "Do not let yourselves be seduced by
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      Lock icon Leave Cambodia by 1990 or we'll stop aid, Swedes tell Hanoi
      275 3 STOCKHOLM Sweden will cut off aid to Vietnam in 1990 unless all Vietnamese troops are withdrawn from neighbouring Cambodia by then. In a statement announcing the government ultimatum to Hanoi on Thursday, Minister of Foreign Aid Lena Hjelm-Wallen said
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      Lock icon Hostage warns colleague may die
      258 3 BEIRUT US hostage Jesse Turner has warned in a video film released by his captors that a fellow American kidnap victim, Mr Alarm Steen, could die within a matter of hours. Mr Turner, reading from a prepared text, was shown in a film delivered to
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      Lock icon Ne Win leaves on tour
      135 3 RANGOON Burmese leader Gen Ne Win left here yesterday for an unspecified destination which observers said could be the United States. Burma Radio announced that Gen Ne Win left on a foreign tour It said the interim US Charge d' Affaires was at the airport
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      Lock icon Yeutter likens trade tit-for-tat with H-bomb
      368 4 Yeutter likens trade tit-for-tat with H-bomb WASHINGTON US Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter has described retaliation as the "H-bomb" of American trade policy arsenal, to be used only by the President. Mr Yeutter, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, defended the Reagan administration's record of combating unfair trade practices of other
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      Lock icon Tokyo plans to head off British threat
      363 4 Nakasone pledges to give personal attention to Cable and Wireless affair TOKYO Japan will "do its utmost" to head off British retaliation against Japanese financial services operating in Britain, Foreign Minister Tadashi Kuranari said yesterday. Mr Kuranari's comment came one day after the
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      Lock icon Panel proposes tighter rules for weapons exports
      244 4 STOCKHOLM Sweden proposed on Thursday tighter controls on arms exports after its biggest weapons maker admitted having smuggled arms to blacklisted countries. A commission appointed two years ago by the Foreign Trade Ministry recommended in its final report curbs in the marketing and
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      Lock icon Tennis star Chris files for divorce
      157 4 PORT LAUDERDALE (Florida) American tennis star Chris Evert Uoyd (right) has filed for divorce from her husband, John Lloyd, after an eight-year marriage. In documents filed ln Broward County circuit court en Tuesday, she listed Irreconcilable differences as grounds for ending her marriage to
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      Lock icon Trade scandals hit Sweden
      575 4 Arms smuggling and insider trading behind calls for more govt regulation STOCKHOLM Arms smuggling and insider trading scandals have rocked Sweden's traditionally staid business community and prompted calls for more government regulation. The series of scandals poses a dilemma for the government of Prime Minister Ingvar
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      Lock icon Barman sets record
      56 4 picture. IT'S not "Happy Hours", even if there are 2,11 cocktails. But for barman Jacky Vignal of Bordeaux, France, it's a happy event, indeed. Mr Vignal concocted the cocktails in a record time of eight hours and 41 minutes on Monday, earning himself a place in the
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      Lock icon Liz buys $1.3m clip
      77 4 GENEVA Actress Elizabeth Taylor said she had Richard Burton in mind when she successfully bid 53S,M# Swiss francs (SJI.3 million) (or a diamond clip that once belonged to the Duchess of Windsor. "Tliere Is great personal sentiment attached t. this Item, since Richard Barton and I
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      Lock icon Duchess' jewels fetch $7lm
      232 4 Duchess' jewels fetch $7 lm GENEVA The Duchess of Windsor's modern jewellery collection brought a staggering 50.2 million Swiss francs (5571.7 million) on Thursday night in fierce bidding that drove prices on some pieces to 10 times their estimated value. Buyers included actress Elizabeth Taylor, who bid from beside her
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      Lock icon Secret report gave warning 2 years ago
      431 5 Secret report gave warning 2 years ago The us embassy spy scandal NEW YORK A secret report issued two years ago warned President Ronald Reagan that the American embassy in Moscow was vulnerable to Soviet espionage, the New York Times reported yesterday. Tne secret report was prepared by the President's
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      Lock icon Surrogate mum vows to fight court decision
      315 5 NEW YORK Mrs Mary Beth Whitehead, the surrogate mother who was stripped of her rignts to the child she bore, tearfully vowed to fight the court decision. 'I will not give up. I will fi^ht as long as it will take What people
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      Lock icon Trapped miners saved after 24 hours
      194 5 MURDOCHVILLE (Quebec) For ty-four miners trapped underground for almost 24 hours in a copper mine fire that killed one person were brought safely to the surface on Thursday ntght. a company spokesman said. "Everyone is now on the surface. Everyone is out," Mr I-en
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      Lock icon Sex slave accused in suicide bid
      218 5 PHILADELPHIA A man charged with murder after police found halfnaked women chained in his basement and body parts in his freezer tried to hang himself in the jail shower on Thursday, but was discovered before he was seriously injured Gary Heidnik has been held
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon President's relatives in the running for polls
      552 6 41 do not have control over relatives of mine wishing to run for office. And besides, it is not for me to decide whether they will be elected or not because, in the ultimate analysis, it is the Filipino people who will decide.
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      Lock icon Major jailed for helping plane hijackers
      334 6 JAKARTA An Indonesian air force major charged with helping a Muslim extremist group hijack an airliner to Bangkok six years ago has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for subversion, Kompas reported yesterday. The Jakarta Military High Court on Wednesday also discharged Major
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      Lock icon NZ to host talks with Asean officials
      109 6 NZ to host talks with Asean officials WELLINGTON Officials of the six Asean countries would meet in New Zealand next week, Prime Minister David Lange said yesterday. He said the talks in Wellington on Tuesday and Wednesday would reviewpolitical and economic issues. Mr Lange said the six. namely Malaysia, Thailand,
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      Lock icon Wu visit
      47 6 BANGKOK Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Xueqian. accompanied by a delegation of 10. is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok on April 17 to meet Thai leaders and attend the annual conference of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap). AP
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      The jobless complain at poll rallies
      291 6 JAKARTA Young Indonesians took advantage of the relative freedom of the election season and turned up at political rallies in the capital to press their concerns about unemployment and human rights. Several clambered onto the speaker's platform at a ruling Golkar Party rallyon Wednesday
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      Military honours Murdani
      292 6  -  JAKARTA Armed forces commander General Benny Mnrdani has been awarded military honours in a quiet ceremony at the armed forces headquarters here. The honours were conferred on him by the fear top brass of the army, air foice, navy and police and the ceremony was given front-page
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      Thai Senate kills live broadcast Bill
      332 6  - Thai Senate kills live broadcast Bill Albert Ramelingam By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK A govern-ment-sponsored Bill for live radio and television coverage of Parliament was killed by the Senate yesterday. The vote was 138 to 2 against the measure One senator arguing against the Bill said that it would create a
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      Umno Wanita No. 2 does an about-face
      278 9  -  JOHOR BARU Umno Wanita deputy chief Datin Paduka H..jah Rahmah Osman did an about-face yesterday when she came out in support of the party dissidents who are trying to unseat Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad as I'mno leader, according to informed sources. They
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      Lock icon Ghafar ready to 'sink or swim'
      225 9 BATU PAHAT Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba says he is prepared to "sink or swim" with the people in developing the country if he continues as leader. He said yesterday he was prepared to continue as a leader if the people were patient and
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      Lock icon Invest in Malaysia, Mahathir urges Americans
      259 9 Invest in Malaysia, Mahathir urges Americans KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged American businessmen yesterday to invest in Malaysia and its neighbours. He said they would benefit from a boom once regional trade barriers were dismantled. 'There is every likelihood that some of the barriers will
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      Man shot dead in robbery
      66 9 PENANG A manager was shot dead and his mother injured during a robbery outside their Lip Sin Garden flat at about 1.35 pm on Thursday, The Star reported. Insurance sales manager Choo Meng Chye, 29, died on arrival in hospital. His mother. Madam Lim Kim
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      Lock icon Air pact study not completed yet
      141 9 KUALA LUMPUR The Transport Ministry has yet to complete its study on the benefits and implications of terminating Malaysia's air services agreement with Singapore. Transport Minister Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik said on Thursday that he had not set a deadline for his officials
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      Lock icon Malaysian king in Brunei
      58 9 Malaysian king in Brunei BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN The Yang di-Per-tuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong were warmly welcomed on their arrival here for a four-day state visit. They were received by Sultan Sir Hassanal Bolkiah and his consort before being driven to Istana Edinburgh where they will stay. About
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      Lock icon Stand by old friends, Tunku tells govt
      181 9 Stand by old friends, Tunku tells govt KUALA LUMPUR Former Prime Minister Tonka Abdul Rahman has urged the government to stand by old friends. The Tonka, 83, who led Malaya to independence in 1957 and oversaw Malaysia's formation six years later, said on Thursday Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir
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      PAS chief and deputy elected unopposed
      153 9 KUALA LUMPUR Haji Yusof Rawa has been elected unopposed as PAS president for the second time. Nominations for the party elections closed yesterday. Haji Fadzil Noor was also elected unopposed as PAS deputy president. And Haji Hadi Awang and Haji Nakhie both retained their
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      Senator's ex-wife names two politicians
      373 9 A FILIPINO woman alleged in a suit filed with the High Court on Thursday that her former husband, Malaysian Senator Azman Attar Othman, had forced her to have sex with several people including two politicians. Cerila D. Beldia alias Rohani Abdullah, 41, named the two
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      Speaker gets Koon Swan's quit letter
      73 9 Speaker gets Koon Swan's quit letter KUALA LUMPUR The Speaker of Parliament. Tan Sri Mohamed Zahir Ismail, has received Tan Koon Swan's letter of resignation as MP for Gopeng. The letter was delivered by the Political Secretary to Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik, the MCA President. Tan Sri Zahir said
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      MRTC unveils ticket system
      457 10 THE Mass Rapid Transit Corporation unveiled its first ticket machines and other fare equipment yesterday. It is a simple system that is easy to get used to, even if a person has not experienced similar systems abroad. MRTC's senior design engineer Bill Finch showed pressmen how
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      Step-by-step guide to using the machines
      172 10 1 Insert coins into the slot at the front of the machine. The amount is shown on a panel above the coin slot. Should you change your mind about getting the ticket, press the cancel button. 4 Slot the ticket into a fare gate
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      Special badges to mark accident-free flying
      233 10 AN air force squadron which has notched 50,000 accident-free flying hours is issuing special badges to pilots and ground crew to mark the occasion. The achievement of the Republic of Singapore Air Force 121 Squadron was also commended yesterday by Second Defence Minister Dr
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      Shout helps nab snatch-theft suspect
      128 10 A SHOUT for help led to a suspected snatch thief's arrest after a passer-by contacted the police on Thursday. Housewife Madam Yeo Gim Hoon, 35, was at the void deck of Block 114, Bukit Batok West Avenue 6, when a man came from behind her
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      Woman never went to shop before: DPP
      464 10 'Rape after beer' trial A MAN accused of rape lied that the night he took a woman to a shophouse and allegedly raped her was not the first time that they had been together there, a deputy public prosecutor suggested yesterday. Mr Michael
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      Ex-bill collector jailed for CBT
      129 10 A FORMER bill collector who misappropriated more than $10,000 belonging to his employer was yesterday jailed for 20 months. Lee Ah Chye, 36, pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal breach of trust before District Judge Soon Kim Kwee. The court heard that Lee pocketed
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      Magic of the flawed stone
      283 10 FLAWED and beautiful, jade has always possessed an almost magical charm especially for the Chinese The Business Times Ex ecutive Lifestyle section today offers a historical perspective on jade, outhn ing the differences between the various grades and colours that give the stone its distinct
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      Basic course for traders
      75 10 Basic course for traders A FOUR-day basic course for traders and cargo agents will be conducted by the Trade Development Board on April 27-30 at the World Trade Centre Topics include current documentation procedures to apply for import and expon permits, the principles of trade classifications and classification of goods
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      Sterilisation leave changes
      309 11 Available now only to some civil servants THE one-week unrecorded leave for civil servants who sterilise themselves will no longer be available to those who have one O Level or more. The leave will, however, still be given to those with three children and without any O
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      Mother and children were found hanged after quarrel
      311 11 A YOUNG housewife and her two Infants were found hanged after she had a tiff with her husband the night before over their crying seven-month-old daughter, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Ng Bee Geek, 23, quarrelled with her husband, odd-Job labourer Ong
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      Dowty buys Heli-Orient for $15m
      452 11 A $15 million deal concluded yesterday will enable Dowty Aviation Services, a British company here, to boost its business to over $100 million within three years. It will also mean that Dowty will be one of the largest aircraft repair and overhaul facilities in Asia,
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      Live-firing exercises
      62 11 THE Marine Police will be carrying out live-firing exercises at its Southern Islands live-firing range on Pulau Senang for eight Saturdays from today. The public is advised to keep clear of the island and its surrounding areas today, and on April 11 and 25; May 2, 9 and
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      Gift offers hope to childless couples
      196 11 MORE than half of the 80 couples treated under the first phase of a programme to help childless people conceive had fertility problems which stumped doctors and could not be explained. Of these 42 couples treated between December 1985 and September last year, 14
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      Ready to hit the road
      61 12 THE stage that will launch Singapore talent in fashion and song. As the works of Singaporean fashion designers are unwrapped, the singing trio, Lolita, will make their debut, featuring the voices of models Malinda Gant (left) and Constance Goh (centre), and student Huzryana M. Yusof,
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      Orchard Road fashion show tomorrow
      426 12  -  JOSEPHINE NG By 120 models will show off 320 outfits to the crowd TWO catwalks are coming up in Orchard Road on which Singapore Fashion Week '87 hopes to take off to a flying start tomorrow. These wood-and-steel platforms, each 24 metres long, will be
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      MP on how to involve parents in schools
      179 12 MP on how to involve parents in schools AN MP yesterday gave some suggestions on how to get parents more involved in their children s schools Have more friendly games and discussions between parents and teachers, have effective parent-teacher associations and coax parents to take part in the school's activities.
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      Star of Ji Gong in S'pore to perform with Shanghai troupe
      558 12 Star of Ji Gong in S'pore to perform with Shanghai troupe FANS of Ji Gong, protagonist of a top TV drama serial, will get a chance to watch the live enactment of the eccentric monk by its actor, You Benchang. Mr You became a household name here after the serial,
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      Ex-hotel staff show letters to back complaint
      376 12 TWELVE of the 13 security officers retrenched from Marco Polo Hotel on Tuesday turned up at the Ministry of Labour yesterday with their letters ot employment, to support their claim that they had been unfairly compensated for their loss of jobs. They were
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      Fire on tanker at shipyard
      97 13 Fire on tanker at shipyard FIRE broke out yesterday on board the French-regis- tered tanker Brissac, which was berthed for re- j pairs at a Sembawang I Shipyard dock in Admiralty Road East. The fire was put out by firemen at 3.30 pm, about ar. hour after it started on
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      The high-noon challenge
      366 13  -  LOONG SWEE YIN By Garment trade told to adapt quickly SINGAPORE'S garment industry can stay competitive in the world market if management and workers adapt quickly to changing tastes in the fashion business. Far from being a "sunset industry" facing decline, Second Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng
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      Flirty 50s skirts flounce back with fox-trot
      241 13 TODAY'S trendy young women would hate to think that they look like their mothers in the 50s. And yet, when GO magazine unearthed some fashion pictures from The Straits Times files, the young staff writers not only had a good giggle, but a
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      Hindu joy
      36 13 A FLUTE recital, Indian classical dances and bhajans (singing of devotional songs) will mark celebrations of the Hindu New Year at the Vadapathirakaliamman Temple in Serangoon Road today. Celebrations will start at 7 pm.
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      Why Singapore doesn't give 'no-union' guarantees
      467 13 FOREIGN companies wanting to invest in Singapore cannot expect a government guarantee that their employees here will not be unionised, a union leader said yesterday. Unlike some developing countries, Singapore does not offer "no union" agreements as an incentive to foreign investors, said Mr
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      Engineer's nightmare under the microscope
      180 15 The Hotel New World inquiry THE Lian Yak Building, which housed the ill-fated Hotel New World, was an engineer's nightmare. So many things were wrong with it because it was designed by unqualified people. Piles, walls and beams were under-designed. Their dimensions in many instances
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      Positioning was wrong
      192 15 The piles DURING the construction of Liar. Yak Building, the positions of the piles were randomly set out instead of being arranged in a regular pattern. Concrete pile caps, which are cast on the top of these piles after they have been driven into the ground, were
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      Structural drawings did not match calculations
      467 15 The design DISCREPANCIES between the reinforced concrete (RC) calculations and the RC drawings were also discovered. The drawings, presumably intended to represent the structural design of the building, were submitted to the Chief Building Surveyor. The drawings were sketchy and grossly insufficient. There were
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      Building was grossly under-designed
      301 15 Building was grossly under -designed The superstructure OVERALL, the structure was found to be grossly under-de-signed. It probably would not have stood for 15 years had it not been for several factors. THE brick or concrete encasement of many internal columns in the basement and the presence of steel rails
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    • Article
      Phone breakdown hits some businesses badly
      637 16  -  JACQUELINE WONG Telecoms expects to restore all lines today By "WHICH line would you rather be at the end of?" is an advertisement on bus panels showing a queue of people and a telephone coil. It extols the virtues of telephone banking. But for
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      Video firm sets aside $300,000 to fight piracy
      351 16 THE Singapore licensee for Hongkong TVB International's television serials and films is intent on preventing any piracy of the shows. Crown Video, the new li-cence-holder for the Hongkong station's popular Cantonese productions, has set aside about $300,000 to ensure there is no
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      Eating well exhibition and seminar
      104 16 Eating well exhibition and seminar EATING well will be the emphasis of Food and Health Day, an exhibition and seminar, today, organ ised by the National Foun dation for Digestive Diseases Topics such as food poi soning in Singapore and the effects of food on diseases, such as peptic ulcers,
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      Honesty pays for taxi driver — about $600 worth
      320 16  - Honesty pays for taxi driver about $600 worth SHIRLEY TAN By A JAPANESE woman onlyrealised she had left behind her handbag on the seat of a taxi when she was checking in for a flight at the Changi Airport on Thursday. But while the housewife was on her flight to
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      Judge on lawyer's right to see client
      240 16 Caretaker's murder A DISTRICT judge yesterday said that a lawyer had the right to see his clients who are in custody for murder. The judge, Mr Khoo Oon Soo, said this when remanding a church caretaker and her three brothers, accused of murder,
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      IBM unveils new line of computers
      361 17 COMPUTER giant IBM unveiled yesterday its much awaited new line of personal computers machines that are likely to set the pace for the business world and allow the company to reconfirm its dominance of the world PC market. Called the Personal System/ 2, the
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      'Firm broke pay pact' charge
      173 17 A TRADE union has accused Watt and Ak kermans, an engineering services company, of breaching a wage freeze agreement for all its employees. Three non-union workers were given a pay rise in December last year despite the agreement, the Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Employees Union
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      Chinese medicine may be made here for export
      282 17 Chinese medicine may be made here for export CHINESE medicine and semi-manufactured medical products may be made and processed here for export if a plan to set up a Chinese medical centre in Singapore takes off. Mr Lin Chai Chin, president of the Singapore Chinese Medicines and Health Products Merchants
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      Hawker to be tried for manslaughter
      141 17 A HAWKER was yesterday ordered to stand trial in the High Court for manslaughter and four other charges after a preliminary inquiry Beh Hwee Kwang, 26, originally accused of murder, pleaded guilty to causing the death of an unlicensed moneylender, Mr Foo Toon Yong.
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      Bail for seven on unlawful assembly charge
      227 17 Bail for seven on unlawful assembly charge DISTRICT Judge Khoo Oon Soo yesterday allowed the prosecution's application to offer $2,000 bail each for seven out of 32 people charged with unlawful assembly. The rest 17 women and eight men were ordered to be remanded, also on the prosecution's application. Those
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      Man killed himself after caning
      193 17 Man killed himself after caning A MAN took poison after his father caned him over a rent collection dispute, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Andrew Tan Hoo Kan, 23, also withdrew some money on Aug 1 last year, the day he took poison, and left a suicide note for his
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      BG Lee to open plant
      54 17 TRADE and Industry Minister Brigadier-General (Res) Lee Hsien Loong will open Seagate Technology on April 16 at its building in Kallang Bahru. Seagate Technology is a world leader in micro disk drives, turning out 11,000 of them a day at its Kallang Bahru factory. It
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  • The Straits Times
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      The young and the restless?
      615 18 THE speeches by Mr S. Rajaratnam, Senior Minister and elder figure in the PAP, are well-known for their eloquence and acerbity. Young Singaporeans will find it well worth their while to read the recently-pub-lished book of his speeches and writings for they explain much about
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    This week's parting shots
    142 18 This week's parting shots "Are we really seeing a clash in the Aegean, or are we watching ultra expensive theatre?" Mesimvrini. an opposition newspaper in Greece, on the dispute between Greece and Turkey over their continental shelves. "There is no mass support or market today for leftist policies Ln China,
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  • COMMENT/ Perspective
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      Nakasone in dilemma over tax reform plans
      1921 18  -  PETER HAZELHURST By Tokyo Correspondent AFTER stamping on the tiger's tail, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone now finds himself on the beast's back. And he dares not get off. More than 21 million Japanese a quarter of all eligible voters have signed a
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      Too trivial to view as a political issue
      658 18 Reactions to BG Lee's remarks on Malays in the SAF Excerpts of editorial, headlined Singaporeatis searching for identity, published in Suara Karya on March 30. Suara Karya is the voice of Indonesia 's ruling Golkar, established in 1971. It is financed and
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      Is such an open attitude the best approach?
      514 18 Excerpts of editorial, headlined How we react to BG Lee's statement, published in Kompas. Kompas, a leading Indo-nesian-language daily with a circulation of about 500,000, is read by the educated elite. It is owned by a Chinese Catholic, Jacob Utama, who is
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      9 18 Business monthly mms 3 JOURNAL **m£ 1 APRII 1987
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      108 18 in tomorrow's j^rrasia .Braa magazine JMWjSi fl H^-^* t *i ZiMmiimmmm Sm\\aWWww]r mWaAw*^^ L m-S *M^z* -xS mmm been enshrined in Tibet as the first European-born TUP lUPW AQI AIU lama the reincarnation of I fit IHCW HdlAnl Lama Thubten Yeshe, WOMAN who died in 1984 The role of women
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    Restoration of Raffles to start soon?
    855 19  -  ILSA SHARP Priceless original building plans found By These priceless original plans will most likely accelerate the already impending changes in Raffles' ownership and management of the hotel. The impetus for restoration, sooner m rather than later, has become irresist- ible. IT IS a
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    Pitfalls of making partners into patsies
    1066 19  -  TAN SAI SIONG By Look Back In Wonder A personal view of the week's news IN A week during which news headlines have been dominated by the trade gauntlet that President Ronald Reagan flung at Japan's feet, it may be salutary to refer to
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      Boost 'Senior Citizens First' idea
      191 20 Boost 'Senior Citizens First' idea THE MP for Boon Lay's suggested slogan "Senior Citizens First" is indeed a good one and I hope it will be considered a suitable theme for the Senior Citizens Week (ST, March 25). There are many areas in our daily lives where elderly people can
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      Thumbs down for Chiam
      219 20 THUMBS up for Dr Ahmad Mattar's eloquent and courageous speech (The Sunday Times, March 29) advising a few busybody Malaysian politicians that they would be better employed putting their own house in order instead of trying to put ours into disorder. Thumbs down for Mr Chiam
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      Change Miss Universe logo
      96 20 Change Miss Universe logo I COULDN'T agree more with the observations made by "Square Peg" on the Miss Universe 1987 logo (ST, March 27). I am astounded that a cartoon-looking picture has been accepted as depicting Singapore at its "cheerful and oriental" best. The Miss Universe pageant is one that
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      Foreign sculpture can be refreshing
      99 20 I WOULD like to comment on Mr CK. Lau's letter "Why is museum buying foreign sculpture?" (ST, March 28). I must say that we have to alter our way of looking at such sculptures. I think the majority of us would not mind a blend
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      Many ignore indicators that Finland is basically OK
      618 20 FINLAND has claimed to be a neutral country since 1945. We have good relations with all countries, especially with our closest neighbours Sweden and the Soviet Union. The air of democracy does exist in Finland. We have the freedom to choose our
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      Barbecue fun turned into an ordeal
      512 20 Barbecue fun turned into an ordeal Improve conditions at campsite THIS letter is written in the hope that remedial measures will be taken so that others do not have to suffer like we did when we were at the People's Association campsite recently. It was a Saturday night and my
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        Police want to probe attack on woman
        69 20 PLEASE refer to th. Inter 'Woman attacked along Queen St" by "Frightened" (ST, March 23). The writer Is requested to telephone the head of investigations of Beac Road police station on *****00 so that the matter can be fully investigated. In the meantime,
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        Hospital wards thoroughly cleaned early in the morning
        319 20 Hospital wards thoroughly cleaned early in the morning I REFER to the letter "Unhealthy conditions in hospital shock visitor" by "CK." (ST, March 25). Thorough cleaning of the wards is normally done early in the morning. Thereafter, sweeping and spot cleaning are done as and when the floor is littered
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        Messages broadcast when received
        123 20 PLEASE refer to the letter "Radio kept saying there was traffic congestion" from "David" (ST March 26). On March 10 at 8.20 am, we received a telex from the traffic police about traffic congestion along the Pan-Island Expressway. The message was quickly re-scripted and broadcast at
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        Results are not the worst ever
        117 20 WE refer to the letter "His students did poorly in subject" by "Concerned" (ST, March 23). The writer suggested that the results in last year's GCE A level Management of Business were the worst ever. This is incorrect. The percentage of passes has improved
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      In the markets
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      Rebound continues
      67 21 THE Singapore stock market continued its rebound for the second straight day and the Straits Times Industrial Index rose 15.98 points to 1,075.18. The Business Times Composite Index gained 13 24 points to 941.72. Rises led falls 94 to 58, with the losses small. Activity was higher and
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    • Chief price changes
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        Rises
        71 21 M Bre«en« 905 ♦45 SU 1170 +40 FIN 1000 -^25 •earnes _5 ♦25 DBS 1190 +20 MBa_*x 70S +15 Spore Land S2O +15 Per»s Plant 468 14 r.aramjrco 438 +12 MTC '8c 430 +12 (Kd Ptantidcm 332 12 WM s Low 50c 234 +12 OCBC 970 10 SW 805+10
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        Most Active
        13 21 UMW 3,317,000 Ton Chong 1,682,000 Sime Derby 1,127,000 Seal ion 1,038,000
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        Falls
        71 21 SthMuaM 300 -10 Unite 61 -7 Metro HUfS 775 -S 8 Sen-bawanf 505 -5 Has Pat 388 -4 Tractor? 388 -4 ROC 366 -4 Partway H 50c 232 -4 Marco Poto 105 -4 Sea View 262 -3 i Cement 106 -3 CB 450 -2 UC 412 -2 0_ 378
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        Sesdaq
        11 21 Closing Chance Vol (000) Sa__p«e ItaboMl Pnrterc 247 -1 308
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        INDICES — Highs & Lows
        46 21 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1986 87 _gn 1082.89(10 387) *****(26/3/87) 1986 87 Low 563 34 1 28 4 86) 470 92 (28/4/86) All time High 1082 89 (10/3/87) 983 06 (8 2 84) A.i.ine Low 74 75 (17 9--64) -170.92 (28/4/86)
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        Forex
        14 21 THE US dollar lost 110 ticks to close at DM 1.8150 in Singapore.
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        Indices
        102 21 Apr 2 Apr 3 Apr 2 Apr 3 BT Composite 928 48 941 72 BT 08 OS 132 172 ST Minings 297 _>5 297 81 CAtX 6472 6447 ST 1932 7b 1937 49 ..J.. M.t; 4 636/ 6384 D6. CPUnde. 359 84 364 58 OBV -*****2 +*****9 OCEC *****
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        Exchange crossrates
        26 21 DM FF S$ HK* US* US$ ***** 146 05 unq 2 1365 unq £***** ***** 146 13 6 0395 2 1370 7 8013 *****
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        Gold
        12 21 In Singapore, gold lost US$2.6O to c'.ose at U*****.40 an ounce.
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        Simex
        60 21 Eurodollar: Lost 11 ticks to 93.22 a contract. Deatschemark Gained 34 ticks to 0.5537 a contract. British Pound: Gained 130 ticks to 1.5960 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained 44 ticks to 0.*****0 a contract. Nikkei: Gained 60 points to ***** a contract. US Treasury bond: Lost 106 ticks to
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        Lock icon Wire rods made of ceramic
        94 21 TOKYO Toshiba Corp, a major Japanese electronics firm, has said it has developed the world's first wire reds made of a ceramic material capable of achieving superconductivity at relatively high ll 'nperatures The material, an oxide composed of yttrium, barium, copper and oxygen, an achieve
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        Lock icon G-7 to review Paris pact
        123 21 LONDON The Group of Seven (G-7) industrialised nations will evaluate the Paris pact on currency stability at next week's International MonetaryFund meeting in Washington. British Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel !_awson has said i »n Tuesday. I shall be going to Washington for meetings of
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        Lock icon Fall in US$ predicted
        77 21 LONDON Unconvinced of the US Treasury's resolve to underpin the dollar in l.ne with the Group of 7 February meeting in Pans, Mr Paul Chertkow, the Director of Currency Economics for leading brokers and analysts Hoa-e Govett, has said he exptcts the US unit to depreciate
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        Lock icon Non-bumis as dealers
        62 21 K.'ALA LUMPUR Petronas Dagangan Sdn Bhd, the marketing arm in Malaysia of Petronas. will appoint non-bumi-putra dealers to run its service stations as the number of bumiputra dealers has reached a significant level. A company official said Petronas' entry into the domestic petroleum products market in 1977
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      Ho Kok Cheong served notice of bankruptcy
      417 21  -  CONRAD RAJ By TO ADD to his already considerable woes, finan-cially-troubled developer Ho Kok Cheong now faces bankruptcy. A bankruptcy notice was served by lawyers Khattar Wong Partners, acting on behalf of Great Pacific Finance, which was recently taken over by DBS Finance.
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      Two discount houses to close down
      432 21  -  DOREEN SOH By One will go at year's end and the other when it gets nod TWO discount houses Discount Company of Singapore and International Discount Company which did not receive a primary dealers' licence for the revamped government bond market, will close. Discount
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      Dah Yung plunges to $17m loss
      361 21  -  S. KUMAR By A PROVISION of $12.2 million for doubtful debts triggered a bottom-line loss of $17.5 million at Dah Yung Investments for the year ended ;ast Dec 31. The previous year, it had a profit of $745,000. About $8.2 million of the loss
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      International Discount tops net profit
      236 21 INTERNATIONAL Discount Company, one of the two discount houses that will be closed, reported the best net profit in absolute terms of the four discount houses last year. It made $10.2 million, followed by National Discount Company ($8.6 million), Commercial Discount Company ($5.8 million) and
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      46 21 TOKYO Mr Yoshiro Araki. Chairman of the Feder ation of Bankers Association of Japan, has come out against a proposed restraint on dollar selling on the mon ey market as he believed that the market's own forces would reverse the dollar s downtrend AFP
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      Bank of England probes Standard Chartered
      241 21  - Bank of England probes Standard Chartered CATHERINE CONG By STANDARD Chartered Bank In Singapore has come under Bank England investigation into possible improper lending by the group to Tan Sri Khoo Teck Pnat. Two inspectors from the Bank of England were in town last week to gather information relating to
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      Tibs shares 'priced at $2 in grey market'
      436 21  - Tibs shares 'priced at $2 in grey market' ANTHONY HOE By SHARES OF Trans-Is-land Bus Services Ltd (Tibs), whose public offer closes on Monday, are said to be priced at $2 in the grey market a 33 'a per cent premium to the offer price of $1.50. Tibs, which makes
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      3555 22 READERS should be aware of the hmitatiom of this information Not every transaction, nor every price dealt in at the stock exchange, ts covered m "business done" Further, because al deabngs at a particular price are lumped together, the table does not show the trend in
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      2115 22 INDUSTRIALS A|inomoto i30OB) (1) 314 Alcom 728 745) (12) 72 (5) 71 5 (I) 74 AISB .1028 103S) (29) 105 (44! 104 (15) 103 (3> 102 API 725)(2)72 5(3)71 (13)72 ASM 2136 2 US) (27) 210 (2M) 211 (IM) 212 (26) 211 (16) 212 26
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      How your stocks performed
      3000 22 SECTION ONE SESDAQ 280 187 SNP_Oc 247 1 '0 306 247 244 All shares quoted have a pat value ot $1, unless otherwise specified Adjusted for scrip rights N Ta.-eiempted dividend ABN is traded m lots ot 10 shares each, with the price quoted m dollars
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  • Commodities, Finance
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      184 23 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SSIO foreign currency Australian dollar 1.5165—1.5194 6.71—6.53 Canadian dollar 1.6336—1.6356 6.17 6.08 NZ dollar 1.2239 1 2266 8.31-8.06 Sterling pound 3.4293 3 .4330 2.94-2.89 US dollar 2.1360-2.1370 4.70 4.67 Local dollars to 100
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      Bank rates
      323 23 OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES H b i 3 3' 4 2 3 Monthly 3 Autosave 3 2 Fixed deposit 1 month 2 J 4 2'. 2-. 2 .(1) 2 months 2 <4 (1) 3 months 2 a 4 2\ 2 2^(1) 6 months 3 3 2-.
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    • Stock markets round-up
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        Quality stocks make more strong gains
        703 23 MORE strong gains were made by quality stocks in busier trading on the Singapore stock market yesterday. The Straits Times Industrial Index rose 15.98 points to 1,075.18. This was above its 1984's high and under eight points short of the 1,082.89 peak reached on
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        Hongkong
        383 23 Ap_ 3 HK J Clunje Hk Gas 1 5 30 -0 3 Assoc Intl Hotels 182 +0 09 Hk Hotels 7 1 00 +2 Bonk Of East Asio 19 20 +0 3 HK Land 760 -0 1 Capital Corp 360 -0 05 Hk Land Loan 97 50 unch Cofhoy
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        Tokyo
        366 23 Apnl 3 Yen Chante Mi 'sub Chem 890 unch M.tsub Elec 555 +33 M.tsub Estate 3260 -20 Aimomoto 3860 1 40 Mitsub Heavy 585 1 3 Akoi 430 -5 Mitsubishi 1190 +80 Amodo 698 2 Mitsui Co 700 +15 Asahi Chem 1090 10 Mitsui Shipbldg 245 +2 Asahi Gloss
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        Sydney
        347 23 April 3 Cents Chanje Hordie James 475 unch (Aust) Hartogen Energy 290 +5 Herald Hooker 328 unch A C I 385 5 I C I 400 +1 0 A N I 315-2 Ind Equity 530 +6 Aber+oyle 1400 +50 Int Health 85S unch Age 340 +20 Leighton 92S Amcor
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        New York
        226 23 Apri 2 USJ Change Gen Motors 78 Alcoa 42'.' Goodyear Tire 57 +2'» Allied Sig 45 -1 Gulf Res 14 +V4 Amax Inc 18 -Vi Hewlett Pock 55 7 -l_ Amr Corp 52". -V* Intl Bus. Mach .148 -3_ Att 24 J*. Itt Corp 60 Bethlehem Stl II
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        London
        529 23 April 2 Pence Change Asdo-MFI 1 50 2 Alhed-Lyons 392 +6 BTRPLC 318 +5 Bobcocks 195 +1 Borclays 495xr unch Beecham 528 -5 BICC 334+4 Blue Circle 613 -2 BOC Group 422 +3 Boots 269 +2 Bowoter 470 +3 BATS 532+7 Britannia .73 -2 Brit Gas 90 +2 BP
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      Forex
      106 23 THE US dollar closed little changed against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it opened at 2.1370 80 and closed at 2.1360 70. It traded quietly between 2.1350 and 2.1380. Against the deutschemark, the greenback closed unchanged at 1.8130 40. It fluctuated between a
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      Gold
      158 23 THE kilobar market traded between 5528,704 and 5528,958 yesterday. In the Far East market, gold opened at U*****.70 9.20. Profittaking pushed it to the low of U*****.30 .70. It traded up slowly and quietly to U*****.60 9.10 at lunchtime. Gold reopened at U*****.00 .40. Good buying in silver took
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      Gold market
      28 23 GOLD US$/oz Fri Thurs Singapore 418.40 418 90 420.50-421.00 Hongkong 418.30 418 80 420.20—420.70 Thurs Wed New York 417.40 417.90 417.60 418.10 London 420.50 421.00 *****—*****
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      Unit trusts
      247 23 Managers' prices for April 4 6 Singapore Unit Trust Ihe Commerce I 03-- 1 11 The Savings Fund 0 90-0 97»d Spore Prog fund 0 41-0 45 S'pore Sec Fund 0 69-0 75 Spore Invest Fund 0 77—0 84 S pore tquity Fund 0 50—0 55 Asia Unit
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      Simex futures
      129 23 Eurodollar 3-month deposit JUNE Eurodollar gapped sharply lower at 93.21 on a softer US dollar from overnight level. Rumours of a large increase in non-farm payroll and concern over US- Japan trade tensions cast a negative outlook on the Eurodollar futures. June Eurodollar recovered to 93.23 after slipping
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      Deutschemark
      287 23 CURRENCY futures opened higher on a weak dollar from negative comments by Mr Clayton Yuetter, US Trade Representative, and President Reagan's failure to veto the Highway Bill. The US dollar slipped off initially but central bank intervention checked further losses. June deutschemark closed 34 ticks higher ai 0.5537. JUNE
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      Gold
      31 23 I BB per troy ounce i Open High Low Sett Kst Vol Apr 8. 419.00 Feb 88 441.30 Open bit (Thurs): 28. Act Vol (Thurs): Nil. Reports trom BA Futures
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      Container schedules
      535 23 Container schedules Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block Laura Ms (8706_- 06,4 (2300) F2 1430-1530 1330-1430 Al Bl 1230-1330 Fi Pacific Sunshine (568) 07/4 (0300) F7 1530 1630 1630-1730 PI Si Largs B (02 526) 05/4(1700) FSA 0700-0800 0800-0900
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      Tin
      16 23 Tm Closing prices MJ'kik. KL Tin 16 66 unchanged Turnover 113 tonnes up 43 tonnes
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      Copper
      21 23 Cosnf prices opr tonne Thurs Spot 938 00 00 Z.OO 3 momhs *****-892.00 883.5u Market tone Steady Sales 8,300 tonnes
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      Silver
      20 23 &OS-.1 pnff Silver USS trot o; In Tta. Si.auoi. 6_ 64. I Ttws W_ Ne. Vor. 6 29-* 34
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      Aluminium
      29 23 Ctosmi prices Aluminium E tonne Thurs Spot 875 00 876 00 (881 00-__ 3 months 818.00— 81 SOC (819 00-820.00. Market tone Steady Sales 36 40C tonnes i
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      Palm oil
      110 23 Crude MS tonn. palm oil Apr 745 (south i 742 50 (central. 745 (north: May 745 (south Retmed palm oil USS tonnes RBD palm o Apr May 317 50 sellers i June 322 50 (sellers) RBO Stearin Apr May/ June 280 setters RBO Oletn Apr 332 50 (sellers'
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      Rubber
      18 23 Rubber Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore May 195 00 down 075 cent Malaysia May 227 50 down halt
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      Ships in port
      341 23 Berth Arr Dep Vessel Berth Arr Dep iuronj P4A a sdf 14 4 Dwi Daya 13 PSB a side 04 4 Indra Sakti Jl <_ stdi I I P2A a bide 03 4 Segara 12 a s*iP3W a side 04 <. San Samud-a J3 a stdP3E a
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      2 more brokers find suitors
      509 24  -  CONRAD RAJ By Alliance and Associated Asian wooed by HK firms ANOTHER two stockbroking firms are said to have found potential new foreign partners. Medium-sized Alliance Securities is being courted by Hongkong stockbroking firm First Pacific, while Associated Asian Securities, the virtually-mori-bund stockbroking arm of
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      Bank wants to swap Brazilian debt for equity
      395 24 NEW YORK The Bank of Montreal said yesterday it will convert US$lOO million in loans (Ss2l4 million) to Brazil into an equity investment in the country, the first Western bank to take such an action. Unlike debt-equity swaps arranged by some nations,
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      Keppel bond amount raised to US$75m
      180 24 Keppel bond amount raised to US$75m ENCOURAGED by the demand for its convertible bond issue, Keppel Corporation is raising the amount to US$75 million (Ssl6o million) from US$6O million. This clearly reflects the confidence investors have in the Keppel group, said Mr Sim Kee Boon, the Executive Chairman of Keppel
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      Lock icon Yaohan outlet for KL Mall
      219 24 KUALA LUMPUR Yaohan will open in mid-May a major outlet at the latest shopping complex, called The Mall. Yaohan (M) Sdn Bhd is taking up three floors with a total area of 200,000 square feet (18,580 sq metres), thereby becoming the anchor tenant of the
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        I & P Bhd
        142 24 I P Bhd ISLAND and Peninsular Bhd suffered a 32.8 percent fall in pre-tax profit to M521.08 million as turnover dropped 14.6 per cent to $78.15 million for the year to end-Jan-uary. I P, meanwhile, is calling for a one-for-two rights issue at Ms2 each to raise $60.38 million partly
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        Austral Enterprises
        97 24 PRE-TAX profit at Austral Enterprises Bhd fell 64 per cent to M52.96 million last year despite an 11.2 per cent gain in turnover to M524.67 million. But the results cannot be directly compared with 1985 because the group bought an estate and oil mill last year from an
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        Mulpha
        43 24 MULPHA International Trading Corporation Bhd and Mulpha (S) Ltd have appointed Mr Chan Hua Eng as Chairman to their boards and Mr Yeoh Kee Pin as director with immediate effect. Mr Wong Chew Swee resigned as director, with effect from last Wednesday.
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        Ambassador Holdings
        29 24 AMBASSADOR Holdings Ltd reported that the sale of 51 per cent of the capital of Ambassador Holdings Pty Ltd to Lum Chang Holdings Ltd was completed yesterday.
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      Parkway director gives up his executive positions
      187 24 Parkway director gives up his executive positions MR Francis Wong has relinquished all his executive positions with the Parkway Holdings group, developers of the Parkway Parade shopping complex in Marine Parade However, he remains a non-executive director and a consultant of Parkway Holdings. Mr Wong was, until his resignation, executive
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      Lock icon Tea prices weaken
      108 24 LONDON Tea prices, which on Thursday were at their lowest level since September 1982, are in for a rough time in the next three months with Pakistani import controls and a flood of poor quality teas depressing the market, British traders said. But tea retailers feel the
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  • TIMESPORT
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      Lock icon Beeson's victory run comes to an end
      204 25 Beeson's victory run comes to an end SQUASH LONDON World champion Ross Norman reached the final of the London international tournament after an absorbing tussle with British champion Bryan Beeson on Thursday. The New Zealander meets Beeson's compatriot Geoff Williams, who will be contesting his first Grand Prix final. Norman
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      Reds should feel at home
      847 25 MARTIN PALMER FOCUSES ON TOMORROW'S ENGLISH LITTLEWOODS CUP SOCCER FINAL LONDON Two sides suddenly afflicted by self-doubt and uncharacteristically prone to aberrations will walk out at Wembley tomorrow for a Littlewoods Cup final which could resemble an audition for Jekyll and Hyde. Neither Liverpool not
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      Lock icon SOCCER SHORTS
      278 25 WEST GERMAN First Divison club Fortuna Duesseldorf on Thursday sacked trainer Dieter Brei following Wednesday's 3-0 Cup semi-final defeat by Second Division Stuttgarter Kickers. Club vice-president Werner Fassbender, noting that Fortuna were also deep in the relegation zone, said Brei appeared to have lost the confidence of his
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      Lock icon Butragueno out, so Real miss sting upfront
      538 25 SPANISH, ITALIAN, FRENCH AND WEST GERMAN SOCCER LEAGUES LONDON Real Madrid's chances of clinching the European Cup and Spanish League title received a setback on Wednesday when striker Emilio Butragueno was injured in the European Championship qualifying win over Austria. Butragueno twisted his
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      96 25 I The management and staff of I I Insing Tai Enterprise Pte Ltd I I Canhers Group of Companies Security Products Distributor Pte Ltd I I Learn Ine (Asia) Pte Ltd Nyon Galleries I I Museum Art Replicas Pte Ltd Bob Cheong Design I I wish to express their heartfelt
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  • RACING
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      Murray in line for a hat-trick
      307 26  -  MARKSMAN By our man on the track dg;kd;lgkdl;gk;ldkg RACE 1: Trois Cent Special, Amazing Journey. All Night Long, Bylon. RACE 2: Kawan Karib, Top Ryde 11. RACE 3: Mork, Capability, Beverley Turk, Faithful n. RACE 4: Jack N Jill, Marching Home, Era Of Triumph,
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      Today's Penang card
      3718 26 MMMMMMMWWR 2 30 CLASS 5 DIV 1 1,200m I JT*. W (Ratings: 55-50) iMMiHHi (Stakes: $12,500) 1 34*410 All Rick 57 (55) Rich Glamorous- PK Leong 6 nzg +4.5 (1200m). Went with pace before finishing 10th of 14 C5-1 Ipoh 1600m Jan 18; week earlier, romped home
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      What the tipsters say
      304 26 RACE MARKSMAN TONTO PEDIGREE LUCKY LEO MISTER X j 6 Out Fox 2 Sweet Success 6 Out Fox 2 Sweet Success 2 Sweet Success 1 9 Wages And Meals 6 Outfox 2 Sweet Success 6 Out Fox 1 All Rich 7 Bratasena 9 Wages And Meals
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      Lock icon O'Brien out to regain former glory
      415 26 O'Brien out to regain former glory DUBLIN IRISH trainer Vincent O'Brien, his crack stable bedevilled by a virus for the past two seasons, hopes with a new jockey and a US$l3 million (about SS27 million) colt to fight his way back to the top in European horse racing. Cash Asmussen,
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      Lock icon Gold Cup winner to miss Grand National
      224 26 LONDON Cheltenham Gold Cup winner The Thinker has been withdrawn from today's £100.000 (about *****.000i Grand National at Liverpool. The Thinker, attempting to be the second horse since Golden Miler in 1934 to win the Gold Cup-Grand National double, was considered as favourite
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      Yeoh's pair in form
      395 27 ON THE TRACK with MARKSMAN PENANG Stablemates Shantin Inn II (apprentice Zaidi) and Apache's Fury (Marzuki) both looked keen in a 600m trial here yesterday morning. The pair, trained by Dr Yeoh Kheng Chye, finished level in 41.8 sec in preparation for their respective events tomorrow.
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      Leading jockeys
      132 27 Rides Ist 2nd 3rd Placlngs for last 11 rides 1 Domingnez 58 IS 8 9 ********** 2 Cooksley 46 12 2 a ********** 3 Khoo 64 N 7 11 ********** 4 Azhar 72 88 8 ********** 5 Foo ***** ********** fi Danls 807(6 ********** 7 Thomas 78 7
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      Leading trainers
      90 27 Ist ini 3rd Yeoh 15 16 15 Dragon 15 8 10 Thwaltes 13 7 8 Kang 11 7 8 E Brenkelen 10 7 6 Baang 10 5 6 Read 10 5 5 K Chang 9 9 5 Loh 9 5 8 Rodger* 9 4 10 PK Leong 9
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      Leading owners
      87 27 Ist 2nd 3rd Rich Glamorous 5 0 0 Mdm TL Long 4 0 1 Chong Keng Leong 3 4 2 Olympia 3 13 Elitist 3 1 1 Anderesingh 3 10 Keeneland 3 0 3 Brigadier 3 0 2 Pagsanjan 3 0 0 Power 3 0 0 Auric 2
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      Tomorrow's card
      1176 27 f V "f| 2.15 CLASS 5 DIV 4 1,200m %m in fl T (Ratings: 41-19) (Stakes: $11,500) 1 00*08* Vlrya 57 (41) Virya- Jaafar 4 ag -3.5 (1200m) B— 2 1)***** Greysteke 5«.5 (49) Bumi-Lim 5 nzg 5 5 1200m) Murray J "***** Regardless 55 (37) Meritorious-Bou-goure 5
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  • OBITUARIES
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      181 Deaths 181 Deaths
      543 27 181 Deaths 181 Deaths MDM TAN GUAN SIOK Age 81 patted away peacefully on 2.4.87 leaving behind beloved Husband: Teo Liang Whatt Daughter-in-law: Lim Nai Keng Daughter*: Sons-in-law: Teo Ah Sol Teo Soy Moi Ng Kim Ngee Teo Moi Kiah, Susan Chong Chin Fook Teo Hou Ching Grandsons: Grand daughters-in-law:
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      184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam
      328 27 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam m In honour of a great father PHOA CHENG BOON called to rest on 4 April 1986 He toiled patiently and long. His hope was bright, his faith was strong: The peace of Jesus filled his breast, And in His arms he sank to
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      182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements
      89 27 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements 1 The family of the late I Mr. Wong Foy I wishes to express our heartfelt thanks to all I i relatives, friends, business associates and I I association for their kind assistance, donations, I I condolences and wreaths during our recent I M bereavement. M
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      181 Deaths
      61 27 i t MANOHARAN DAVID CHANDRAN passed away suddenly on 3/4/8 leaving behind mother Sarojir Chandran, brother Greyson, sister Shanti, Jayanthi, dog Jessie, rela lives and friends. Cortege leaving Blk 102, Common wealth Crescent, #04-104, (Te *****95) today at 2.15pm for set vice at Church of Jesus Christ e
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      182 Acknowledgements
      33 27 Tha Family Of Tha Lata: GEORGE BERNARD FITZGERALD wish to thank all priests concernec relatives A friendt for all assistanc A kind donations during our rocar boroavomont on 31tt March 1967.
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      184 In Memoriam
      49 27 SGT. DAVID MANOHARAN CHANDRAN Age: 28 passed away on 3 Apr. '87 Always remembered by Officer and Men of RETC Singapore Arme Forces. SGT. MANOHARAN DAVID CHANDRAN Age: 28 passed away suddenly on 3 Apr. '87 Always remembered by RSM and SNCOs of RE TC, SAF.
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      184 In Memoriam
      93 27 184 In Memor iam ALEC BARLIAN (LIAN DJOEN TEN) Departed 4/4/85 Gone from our lives one so dear But in our hearts forever near. Always remembered by: Wife: Getty Barlian Son*: t lexander Joe Daughter: Fanny Son-in-law: Avram Taranto Daughter-in-law: Fung Fung Niece: Monica k 4 grandchildren. A In Ever
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      199 27 IN LOVING MEMORY OF KHOO WATT NEO Gone to be with the Lore on 4th April 1985 Those who walk uprightly enter into peace: they find rest as they lie in death Isa;, Remembered by Ch 'drer A Grand children MELVVN DOUGLAS REDDY Died Gallantly 4.4.1964 On Police Duties Memories
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  • TIMESPORT
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      Lock icon Parry a stroke ahead of three
      236 28 GOLF JAKARTA Australia's Craig Parry shot an even-par 70 on Thursday to pull a stroke ahead of Thailand's Bunchoo Ruangkit in the second round of the Indonesian Open golf championship. Parry, 21, looked like he would continue the sizzling pace he set with his
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      Lock icon Tze Chung, Maltbie share lead
      223 28 Tze Chung, Maltbie share lead GREENSBORO Chen Tze Chung, of Taiwan, and American Roger Maltbie on Thursday shared the first-round lead in the US$6OO,OOO isl._7m) Greater Greensboro Open on four-under-par 68. Playing in steady 32kph winds with heavier gusts, Tze Chung made five birdies and one bogey in his morning
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      Lock icon Sugar formula for trimming
      709 28  -  LIM KEE CHAN By SUGAR RAY LEONARD, today's Saturday Person, comes ont of retirement for the second time on Monday to take on one of his biggest fights of his career. He will challenge Marvelous Marvin Hagler for the world middleweight boxing championship, valued at US$23
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      Lock icon Best chance of Red support for the Games
      162 28 Best chance of Red support for the Games OLYMPIC FILE WASHINGTON A United States Olympic official said on Thursday that it seemed the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries would participate in the 1988 Summer Olympics Jn Sooth Korea even if North Korea did not. Robert Helmick, president of the
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      Lock icon Purcell topples top seed Noah
      352 28 TENNIS SCENE CHICAGO American Mel Purcell sent top seed Yannick Noah, of France, crashing out of the U*****,000 ($670,950) Chicago men's Grand Prix tennis tournament on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in their second-round match. Noah, a late entry who had not played in
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      192 29 THOUGH it's all systems go for tonight's pre-Olym-pic Games match against Indonesia at the National Stadium, the Singapore team need just one more factor to motivate them public support. The appeal, on behalf of the players, came from Singapore team manager David Tan yesterday as
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    285 30 WASHINGTON Taiwan is the main country affected this year in the United States' annual exercise relating to removal of products from a list of imports that get du-ty-free treatment. IS Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter announced on Thursday that US$4.7 billion (about
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    143 30  -  ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON DRINKING alcohol can rain your sex life and have horrifying effects on the body, claims a startling new report by British doctors. Even regular drinking can cause males to grow breasts and females to become more manly, according
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      1249 1 Hollywood between the covers Beneath the glamour, gossip and scandal, who is the real person inside a Hollywood star? Writers have tried to strip the phony tinsel to separate fact from fiction, resulting in a spate of biographies and books on Tinsel Town, which has become a flourishing sub-industry in
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      560 2  -  Charles Higham Hollywood between the covers AUDREY By New English Library, 1986 249 pages, $12 4 This biography goes behind the films to look at the woman who was a trained dancer, who was hand-picked by Colette to play the title role of
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      536 2  -  Nancy Sinatra Donald Zee Anthony Fowles FRANK SINATRA MY FATHER By Coronet Books, 1986 388 pages, $16.80 BARBRA By and New English Library. 1986 384 pages, $14.15 OL' BLUE EYES will be 72 this year, and the magic of that voice still fascinates. He has every claim to
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      672 2  -  Gary Carey MARLON BRANDO: THE ONLY CONTENDER By New English Library, 1985 276 pages, $12 Film buff PHILIP COOREY reviews the biographies of Marlon Brando, Audrey Hepburn, Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra. GARY CAREY concludes his biography of Brando with this line: in the sweepstakes
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        486 4 SOME people yearn to have potted plants around the house. But they never seem to have them for long. Try as they might, their house plants will always wilt after a short while. One answer for them is to go for artificial plants. However, before
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        573 8 rv situations Vacant: /u bituations vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical PT^ DEL MAR FURNITURE I ___At. INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD I 1 (A member of the Universal Furniture Ltd < Group of Companies) We are the largest furniture manufacturer in South East Asia. Due to our rapid expansion, ra we
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        719 9 71 Situations Vacant: Sales AN ESTABLISHED COMPANY has a vai anc) foi TECHNICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE Dtptoma in Electrical Engineering Those who have 3 years working experience in similar field will also be considered Good personality Interested applicants are invited to write In with full resume and non-returnable photograph, contact telephone
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        547 9 71 Situations Vacant Sales FEMAL. SALES PERSONNEI quired Preferabl) experienrt- In construction industry with knowledge ot hardware I own transport Interested plt-a><- all *****12 for interview WE REOUIRE MALAY V__rketll_t! Executives Good pay and advancement Interested call al =06-01 Singapore Finance House 470 North Bridge Road Spore 0718 from 11am
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        638 10 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical Technical <r xs^^. v s x v^ GE Smart™ Module I (Hybrid Package) I fm |k General Electric has developed a revolutionary power hybrid thick frim m assembly that utilizes the recent development of MOS gated bipolar power n
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        463 10 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical IMRT Corporation applications for the lowing positions: I IS I and Mechanical Services j j j Escalators pplies j DEPARTMENT I mge: i j I per month j j nd Mechanical Services: j j s inspection, operation, maintenance, jj j g, testing
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        536 10 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical We are a large and established multi-national organisation in the forefront of the electronic technology. We export electrical and electronic products to more than 120 countries. We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for the positions of: Procurement Assistant The Job: To
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        570 10 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical Turbine Overhaul] I Services I ■j A leading US multi-national corporation located in jf- Tuas Industrial Estate, urgently requires EE ITC in Mechanical Engineenng or a good GC E' O 55 Level Certificate with technical subjects Knowledge of measunng instruments, visual and
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        388 10 72 Situation* Vacant: Technical m\ ft? BURGER KING WE ARE GROWING! lo meet the maintenance needs of our restaurants we need 2 expenenced personnel to join our maintenance team 1) Refrigeration/ Aircon Technician 2) Kitchen Equipment Technician The following are rhe prerequisites Possess VITB/STi Certificate or equiwlent Minimum 3 years
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        507 11 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical Degussa Electronics^ We are a German MNC manufacturing high |BJS quality printed circuit boards and bending wires We have a vacancy for: mmm To maintain, service and trouble-shoot jgga production machines and equipment. Diploma or ITC in Electronics Engineenng WM 1 2
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        726 11 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical I urgently requires Technicians Requirements: Preference will be given to candidates who possess ITC or NTC 2 in electronic/ electrical engineering Those without the basic qualification but with extensive experience in electronic/ electrical engineering will also be considered Trouble-shoot repair electro-mechanical production
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        593 11 72 Situations Vacant: Technical We are an International engineering Company looking for promising, self-motivat-ed, Independent and responsible persons to Join us as A) ENGINEERING ASSISTANT Duties involve: 1. To process all technical aspects of Incoming and outgoing orders; 2. To assist ln the preparation of quotation, technical correspondence and telephone
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        728 11 72 Situations Vacant: Technical SINGAPORE POOLS (PTE.) LTD. WALK-IN INTERVIEW Oete: Saturday, 4 April 1987 Time: 9.00a.m. 12.30p.m. Piece: »19-01 Raffles City Tower North Bridge Road Singapore 0617 FIELD TECHNICIAN e Possess NTC3, NTC2 or ITC in Electronics Engineering e Have 1 year technical experience in digital electronics e Field
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        570 11 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Ir'NORPLEX/lIAIfM Norplex Singapore Ltd jjj:} An Allied-Signal subsidiary, producing copper- M ::|:3 clad laminates for the electronic industries inv ites £g you to fill the following posts:- Male, completed National Service 3 to 4 years working experience in similar capacity Able to
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        403 11 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production ■■■UHMUjHHM SsE_^ffi2_Js! ■•^■^■a* Toshiba s a multi national colouf TV end a^_lH radio cassette recorder man.jfactunng company nt the junction ot Pasn Panjang and Alexanrre Roads We are expanding and sm *jtf. invite you to join us as ■■■I *mmmM7~r T TMmmWM
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        578 12 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Production Production Production I WALK- IN INTERVIEW TODAY r>>^_. i.Wm\»l Ift shift :7.30 am -5.03 pm ir^^^/^^srQ\ M shift: 10.45pm -7.30 am B r V i "_ZI f-*"P lsew can personally 6-day work
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        407 12 Archive A leader In" Advanced Tape Drive Technology ha* several vacancies for expansion: Minimum Primary 6/ BEST education Age between 16-35 Female applicants preferred I Secondary 2 and above Preferably with 1 year's experience in the testing of electronic/electrical products WALK-IN INTERVIEW between 9am to spm Attractive Fringe Benefits 1
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        477 12 74 Situation* Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous ;~3 A leading American Manufacturer of Winchester jH Disk Drives has vacancies for: sE To supervise and motivate a team of operators s£ and technical persons, coordinate production flow EE and ensure that production schedules are met in =E the Production Department
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        458 12 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Bakke-SD Shipping, a subsidiary of Sime Darby Singapore Limited, hat an immediate vacancies for: Freight Forwarding Sales Representative Minimum 1 year experience with freight forwardings or shipping companies. Owning a car will be an added advantage. Documentation Clerk 1 year related experience in shipping documentation. Able
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        563 12 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous i AIWA Singapore Pte Ltd has immediate vacancies for g^B. j __H if jit^^^BßH^R Age between 16-28 Primary education Able to read and write English Preferably Chinese Age between 40
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        583 12 1? II Plantek International (Pte.), Ltd. If you are a plant-lover, this is the job tor you The job involves transplanting small plants from jar to jar in a "Clean Room" environment Good prospects if you know how to handle plants well 5 LABORATORY PRODUCTION OPERATORS (FEMALE) Starting salary Ss4so
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        290 12 imc-tim tISItHNCtThe presugious serviced apartments in Scotts Road, invites applicauons for the following appointments: ACCOUNTS CLERK e GCE '0' level e LCCI certificate in bookkeeping e Minimum 2 years' relevant working expenence e Typing abiliu e Salary $600 $650 SECURITY OFFICER Age 30 years and above Secondary education Prepared to
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        870 12 A well established lire protection compai,\ requires SERVICC SUPERVISOR Few >ears working experience in alarm halon sprinkler system Must be willing to work after office hours if necessar> Attractive salary will be offered to the right candidate Interested please write in with full resume contact tel no Si salary expected
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        940 13 74 Situations Vacant: 83 Vehicle Financing/ 83 Vehicle Financing/ 83 Vehicle Financing/ 83 Vehicle Financing/ 83 Vehicle Financing/ Miscellaneous Insurance Insurance Insurance Insurance Insurance SIOREMAND fty Nl Fie. Ironic component manufacture! .it Ann Mo Kn linliiNtrKil .\trk 2. Interested ring .Hiy«Bi f \t L'UJ tn .irmiigf tor an interview I)
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        480 13 il i l Car Loans J Rates slashed-lowest ever. RepaymenT] New Cars Used Cars Interest See how low our n ©w interest rates Period Interest Rates Rates (Up to 4 years of age) are and how long we give you 12 months 3.25% 3.75% t0 ay 36 zzi s Sm
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        302 13 87 For Sale: Mercedes (SEE TO BELIEVE) almost '75 Mercedes 230 6 Manual, pte. regd. aircon. Blaupunkt set, s/rims. accident free. Showroom cond. $13,900. Trade-in acceptable. Tel: *****87/ *****89. '83 MERCEDES 280SE, 2 pte owners. New tyres Si s rims. High power radio cassette. Beautiful no Metallic gold. Low mileage
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        731 13 87 For Sale: Mercedes 78 MERCEDES BENZ 250 Manual Immaculate condition. Pte. owner. $26,500 Tel: *****55. ■84 MERCEDES 280S manual. Aircon. Radio/ cassette. Very good rond. 5105.000 0.n.0. Tel: *****40 QBl MERCEDES 280S. manual. 1 owner, aircon. cassette. *****74. WANTED 1 UNIT '79/ '80 Mercedes 200' 250 280. Owners tel:
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        751 13 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan '82 MODEL STANZA I.6GLS 4-dr Pte owner. 51,000km. S/rims. Air-cond/hi-fi. Beautiful cond $19,500 0.n.0. Mike *****46. •84 NISSAN SUNNY DX. 1 pte owner, showroom cond. Aircon. radio, cassette. $22,800 0.n.0 81k.448 A.M. Kio Ave.lo, =01-1703 •85 NISSAN MARCH. 1 pte. owner showroom condition. $23.60C 0.n.0. 5
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        822 13 90 For Sale: Toyota Q PLATE, '72, Toyota Carina 1600 DX. Aircon.. radio, cassette. Well maintained. Showrm. cond. 51 5.300 0.n.0. Tel: *****73. TOYOTA COROLLA 1.3 DX. March 1981 2nd owner, new tax. $17,000 ono. Classifone *****30 (off. hrs Ref. *****. '82, CARINA XE Coupe. Pte. owner. Hi-fi. s/rims. Tip
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        1022 13 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi •82 GALANT GLS 5-speed Aircon Radio cassette, s rims. Orig. power steering Central locking Power windows Beautiful cond $18,700. Tel: *****68 78 MITSUBISHI COLT Sigma 1600GS 2nd owner, aircond. radio/ cassette, rd tax 5/87. Good cond $8,900 Tel: *****44 '80 JULY LANCER GI. 5-speed. 1 pte.
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        997 13 93 For Sale: Honda JUNE 82 CIVIC 4-dooi owner, only 1 driver cv.-: in absolute perfect condition Used only for transporting 2 children to Si from school Mileage 40.000 kin which is equivalent to 700 k.m per month Askiniz 520.500 0.n.0. Tel: *****24 Janel DEC. '81 HONDA Prelude. 1598 cc.
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        815 13 96 For Sale Other Makes SINGAPORE USED CAR PTE LTD 275 THOMSON RD. 02 NOVENA VILLE (opposite novena church) SINGAPORE 1130 TEL: 253-8877 QUALITY USED CARS 1985 i rdLasei Sports Suzuki BA3IO Honda Civic 13 Notchback 4-door Manual Ford Laser 1.5 Ghia Auto Notchback Ford Laser 13 Hatchback 19f14 Subaru
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        843 13 97 For Sale Commercial Vehicles NEAR 8C DAIMAtsu NEAR 81 TOYOTA Corolla I 3 DX Fall.-! Val. Selling clieaj NEAR 81. TOYOTA DX panel van Aircon radio, cassette Verv ::n *****17 NOV 80 DATSUN aircon tor saie 200 I. i no dealers i PETROL DIESEL pick-ups tor Loan arrangeable View
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        784 14 98 Sale/Wanted: Motor Cycles/ Scooters 1982 SUZUKI GN M I c MOtOn cle t.ood condition $800 Call *****13 IM3 SUZUKI GS 125 1 owner. road tax I 88 Selling $950 ono Tel *****7V 1954 KAWASAKI CSR M C. LTD model Belt drive Good condittoa $2.... CWI MU3H 19M SUZUKI INTRUOER
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        913 14 100 Scrap Vehicles HIGHEST OFFER FOR 989 to 2000 Ice Attractive c.ish payment f SZ u .v all kinds of used cars Richard Kang. *****33. WANTED BELOW 1000 C C Scrap cai wlUi PARI ivi *****11 106 Accommodation Available: Houses m^mmmm^^^^^^^mm^^mmm^mi We provide professional services for rental of residential properties
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        666 14 106 Accommodation 106 Accommodation Available: Houses Available: Houses I Bungalows, Semi-Ds, Terrace houses Walk-up Apartments in pleasant country-side environment "medway park, wessex estate normanton estate (dist 05) off Portsdown Road, Ayer Raiah Road SELETAR AIR BASE (DIST 28) off Jaian Kayu Application forms are obtainable from Urban Development Management Co
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        395 14 D.15 OCEAN PARK, 3- 1 bdrms f'furn $2000. S/pool. squash, tennis, sauna. *****11. *****00. D.15 OCEAN PARK, 3+l bdrms.. f'furn. $2000. S/pool. squash, tennis, sauna. *****11/ *****00. D.19 CHUAN PARK, 3- 1 bdrms, 1,900 sq.ft. Condo facilities. F/furn. Maxview *****11 D.20 THOMSON GROVE 3 bdrms. F'furn. Split aircond. Full condo.
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        902 14 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms HOLLAND DR. PT. Blk flat. 1 rm semi-furn to let Preferably foreign students/ singles. Reasonable rental Call *****68. MUSLIM FAMILY NEAR Orchard area. Furnished aircon rm Laundry meals For lady students only. Tel: *****94 RM. TO LET at Laguna Pk ln HUDC flat F/furn Facing sea
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        868 14 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments ml ff_kt_r JJL". *v —^J ■Jll PARK PHASE "llmb ■■■^^■■■■^^h The Ideal Home In Every Sense Own A Cosy Hill-top Home 'i With A Commanding View Of The
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        485 14 D.ll S/STOREY BUNGLW. 8522 2000 sq.ft. 3 1 rms. 20 yrs. facing south east Excellent location. 10 mins. from Orchard Rd Asking SB4OK 0.n.0. Freeway *****88 D.15 7000/ 2500 sq ft single-storey bungalow. 3 2 rooms. Family hall. Beautifu! elevated ground. Original condition Well maintained $660K Freeway *****88 D.16 OPEN
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        639 14 D.23 2-STOREY SEMI-D. Land 5.000 sq.ft. Quite new. 4- 1 rms. Big gdn. Long driveway. Facing S.E orientation. Acumen *****11. D.28 SELETAR HILLS vicinity, d/ storey semi-d. 3,800 sq.ft. 4 I bdrms Nicely renovated. Well maintained. Maxview *****11 D 2880 SELETAR HILLS Drive 5> storey 3-bdrm. semi-d Approx. 4200 sq.ft
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        328 14 a 35. Gilstead Road. Singapore 1130 OPEN HOUSE TODAY TIME: 11.00AM TO 5.30PM fj te*C"T ft_ T-4 mm ori a\ V~ t*lu. S_L _M -L ___tj NO RESTRICTION TO FOREIGNERS a Luxurious Double S:orey Maisonettes Sizes ranging from 2.702 sq.ft. to 3.412 sq ft Freehold Swimming Pool. Indoor Jacuzzi. Sauna
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        876 14 D.9 hILTON TOWER 3- I bdrm 1410 sqft $300K 0.n.0. D 10 ENG LOCK MANSION. 3- 1 bdrm 1500 sq.ft i renovated S26OK c.n.o D.ll DERBYSHIRE 1 1 bdrm 1700 sq fl S3SOK one D 15 HAWAII TOWER. 2200 sq ft Sea *tm .urn S4BOK D.lO HOLLAND COURT 2100 sq
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        1616 15 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Apartment* Apartments Apartments Kmteng pmrk reivere^— y, ''e\ S°°^ 'A%As°^ 1 1 Panoramic view of the horizon and the city skyline 4 > m-^Ammw*^* /Pa 21 Refreshing spacious
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        780 15 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments ALL 3-RM.: Marsiling blk 32 Henderson b1k. 105. Havelock Rd. corner b1k.20 $36K. Outram Pk. b1k.27. Alexandra terr. $66K. Kim Tian Rd. Sims Dr. b1k.53. Tanglin Halt b1k.29, groundflr. $22K. Clementi b1k.308, 303, 705, 310. Bedok b1k.33 $43K/ b1k.401, 28, 533, 554/ L-corner b1k. 536,
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        938 15 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 3-RM. IMPROVED, ST. George's Rd With 2 built-in wardrobes kitchen cabinet. Terrazzo flr Tel: *****12 $43K 0.n.0. No agt 3-RM. MEI LING St.. Telok Blangah. A.M. Kio. Bedok. 4-rm. Bedok. A.M. Kio 5-rm. Marsiling All full CPF. *****86 (8 10pm). 4-RM. CORNER BEDOK N Blk
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        804 15 117 Properties Wanted CASH BUYERS WANTED: Bedok Clementi. Glum Moh. AM Kio. T.Payoh. Holland. Marine Dr., Whampoa. Teban, Pandan. Tampines. Jurong E Telok Blangah Tanglin Halt. Geylang. Aljunied Hougang Stirling. Marsiling. Henderson *****98 ALL AREAS. BUYERS with Cash CPF req. 3/4/ 5-rm HDB flats in Clementi. Ghim Moh. A.M. Kio.
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        322 15 124 For Rent: 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces Shop Spaces larfastPSaz 'jfs&m&st;\ nrrn c^i* i 1 ti t--^ -v/ 11 r-. r^-_Bi Located at Singapore's moi Orchard Road /Scotts Road Between Goodwood Par.. H many tourists Forms a golden triangle with Met' Tang in this tourist centre A pedestrian escalators
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        212 15 135 Air Travel JASONS TRAVEL *****7. Airlares Tours: V Thailand. Hongkonc Au NZ. Worldwide Hole Discount 10' to Orchard Towers (1 l ALCO SUPERBUDGET TRAVEL tour Dailv SIA package ticketing hou worldwide -04-04. tloya! H Inn. TAS3O. Tf-: 732 ECONOMY AND PROFICIENCY travel- tour., car Travel. -02-45 International l-ia-za Tel
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        239 15 137 Tours CHINA IMI.'V.M 1 2 Days China Highlights 1 5 Days Enchanting China 1 5 Days Treasures of China incl Xian 20 Days Picturesque China mc! Xian F ujian 22 Days Grand China 22 Days South West Delights mcl Huafigguoshu Water Fall Yangtze River Cruise SHORT TRIPS $1380 $1900
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        1289 16 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours Join us at the bay for an Easter breather. At Pan Pacific Singapore we've put together four special packages to stretch your Easter weekend into a getaway holiday. You can
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        327 16 '&zgi*maa^mßmSE&gSmmXr __flr <___________! "7 DAYS Tokyo Tower Asakusa Kannon Temple I ADAM Hakone •Tokyo Disneyland yx JArAIV Kyoto* Nara *Mt Fuji mfe. a* EXPERIENCE Dep. Dates: Apr sth, May 3rd 31st rjß__A L *$K. SloSlJ Jun 7th 14th, Jul sth mwWt Y IWWW Aug 2nd, Sept 6th i|fl| 1^ >^________________k>
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        1310 17 137 Tour* 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours Genting Magic Special fcf"V-rr^ 2D 3N Deluxe Coach $99 I 3D 4N GENTINGVKL $129 m Bl!!!! 12D 3N Coach/Air $199 3D 4N GENTINGVCAMERON $159 !ll!iliil:jS 2 Days Air/ Air $269 3D 4N PENANG $65 z^iSfe*'* 5 Days GENTINGVPENANG $198 T^^J^SPa**^ All GENTING
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        649 17 137 Tours 137 joura HONGKONG GUANGZHOU GUILIN HANGZHOU SHANGHAI NANJING SUZHOU XIAN WUXI BEIJING YANGZHOU ZHENSIANG ZHUHAI SHANGZHEN MACAU ZHONGSHAN 14 DAYS $2630 11 DAYS $1980 15 DAYS $2870 12 DAYS $2200 19 DAYS $3170 8 DAYS $1720 10 DAYS $1920 9 DAYS $1600 15 DAYS $2480 7 DAYS $1530
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        350 17 148 Computer Courses f. BASIC^^ PROGRAMMING 7/4 A.m. A Night; 11/4 Sat. A 2-mth. course comprising elementary Si advanced concepts. (4 hrs. lectures p/wk. unltd. practical) Morn./ Even./ Sat. $120 whole course. PETER LOW SCHOOL of Arts And Commerce *05-03 Cuppage Centre (Behind Centrepoint) L Tai: *****38/ *****84 i IN
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        698 17 I _—__.________liM.M^^^^^— —^.......—M 146 Foreign Education 146 Foreign Education 146 Foreign Education —^^\WESTERN AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE J£-==__ OF ADVANCED EDUCATION PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA EXTERNAL STUDIES THE COLLEGE The Western Australian College is a degree-granting tertiary institution and was established in 1981 by the Australian Government Places are available to students outside
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        375 17 NEW CLASSES COMMENCING IN APRIL e Bookkeeping Elementary Wed 6.30- «.30pm 8 4 Sun 2.00- 5.00pm 124 Mon 7.00-IO.OOpm 13/4 e Bookkeeping Intermediate Sun 2.00- 5 00pm 12/4 Tue 7.00-IO.OOpm 14-4 e English lor Commerce Sun 12.30- 2.00pm 19/4 e Import/Export Sun 2.00- S.OOpm 12 4 Wed ".00-10.00pm 15 4
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        474 17 151 Language Courses TAIWAN JOURNALISM GRAD./ Medalist. 10 years in Commerce teaches Mandarin, etc *****30 152 Music Courses ENGLISH POP SONGS SINGING COURSE conducted by Mr. Max Surin, former lead singer of the 'Tokyo Square' song group is nowteaching here on Sunday 3 p.m. 5 p.m. commencing 5/4/87 Fee: $50/-
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        698 17 154 Dancing Instruction LEARN ROCK N ROLL, CHA CHA DISCO ROCK DISr 0 CHA CHA LATIN OR BALLROOM DANCES IN THE MOST HIGH TECH A Ui TRA MODERN DANCE STUDIO IN TOWNC Our classes start from 9a. m to 9p.m Monday through Sunday For further details please come personally or
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        972 18 APPOINTMENTS/ NOTICES WMmWmmmW QTAMTQ RQRf_ftftl Telefax No: *****59 Rates: Box Service: Mm'lUUM_l_l aIMR Id nojuooi hmmjuuuiuhh Sa|ps jfcrvi^ Tel *****11 Straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 Telev Service: S.T.A.N.T.S. RS 5(1881 TIMEAD ext 5724-/5/6/8 5669 Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc. cm. Posted: Sslo. oo I APPOINTMENTS f PA Personnel Services
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        524 18 I^, NATIONAL WM) UNIVERSITY yy OFSIN6APORE DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY Applications are invited for teaching appointments in the Department of Biochemistry. For appointments at Lecturer level and above, candidates should have either a PhD degree or an approved basic medical or dental degree with a recognised higher professional qualification. A good
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        890 18 r Coopers OL LyDraMQ Associates provides a comprehensive range of management consultancy services aimed at helping clients increase the effectiveness and profitability of their organisation These services include Cotpotate Development, Organisation Planning, Financial Control and Management Information Systems Manpower Reviews and Cost Reduction Studies, Electronic Data Processing, (j/MMMmW Manufacturin 9
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        983 19 APPOINTMENTS Y*% VALUE ADDED MANAGEMENT PTE LTD (EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT DIVISION) We have been retained to invite applications lor the following positions: SENIOR CONSULTANT < R no 4 0 (Salary in the range of $60,000 $65,000 p. a. plus Transport Allowance $6,000 p. a.) Our client, a joint-venture company of major
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        733 19 Nauru Phosphate Corporation A reorganisation of the Corporation staffing structure has resulted in the following positions becoming available. Medical Officer/ Anaesthesiologist We are seeking the services of a qualified Medical Practitioner who has attained post graduate experience in anaesthesia to work at the Corporation's 80-bed Hospital. Duties will include general
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        886 19 ___________________£._.>. '-i*_&S»a_'*-' 'WM I^^^^WPW «*>"'■"*' '"^Ei«??fSv _____P _o____________r mt. ijMaiihii HH A simple philosophy yet this is the driving force behind the growth and success of WW Advanced Micro Devices excellence in product innovation, in reliability and in people MB For those willing to make the AMD commitment to excellence,
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        672 20 APPOINTMENTS mmm^ i _m I Mm\J /^Applications are invited from suitably ffl qualified candidates for the following positions:- ffl SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER I THE JOB This position reports to the Computer Operations Co- n ordinator who has overall responsibility for Data Centre Operations Management. Systems Programming, Tech- Sg nica! Application Support.
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        543 20 Challenges In Surface Mount Technology This could be your opportunity to align yourself with the latest technological advancements at SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY. gfflHii^ lllfifiiiiiiiMiifititiiriiiiiiifffiiiititifiiiiiii D Candidates shoutd possess a recognised Degree with minimum 5 years' experience in production controt in a managerial position U Good understanding of MRP would be advantageous
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        535 20 BTTTfTTOa m _____l___f'i l__M33 mm z\ acf fc\i J i iam\ fl I i f£. £r > gi^sTc^B WWMSBKBMMm&^WBMBiMMWMMM^MMMMMWMWii "Where there is 1 no risk, there can be no pride in achievement" i Ray Kroc Founder: McDonald's Corporation Be Daring. Be Different. But above all, be willing to take risks
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        545 20 NANYANG P TECHNOLOGICAL i yy INSTITUTE I Applications are invited for appointment to the following posts 1) LIBRARY APPOINTMENTS Candidates should have a University degree and recognised professional library qualifications Candidates without library qualifications may be considered but if offered appointment will be appointed only as Trainee Librarians and will
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        1002 21 APPOINTMENTS We came because of 'the competitive edge' We'll win because of 'our leading edge' Maxtor began its manufacturing operations in Singapore in late 1983, attracted by the Republic's competitive edge. Since then, many young talented Singaporeans have teamed up with the leader. The leader in technology. In name. In
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        622 21 f NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE Applications are invited for appointment to the posts of: 1) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT in the Planning Services Unit 2) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT in the Registrar's Office QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE/DUTIES POST (1) Candidates should have a recognised Degree in Computer Science, w Statistics, Mathematics or Business Administration and some experience
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        876 21 Peat Marwick Management Consultants offer a wide range of services which include Business Advisory Services, Information Systems Services, Executive Selection. Banking and Finance Consulting. Acquisition Advisory Services, Clien; Seminars, Strategic Management, Small Business Management. Market Research. Feasibility Studies and General Consulting. Financial Controller <ES ***** > Our client, a large
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        192 21 j Ijllllllllll! **********1l I <////> I I ASTEC 1 A BSR COMPANY 155 invites suitably qualified candidates tc appiy lot i the position of Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Minimum 2 years relevant experience in a manu SE facturing environment jZZ Willing to work on shift occasionally ZZ 1-Z The successful
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        830 22 APPOINTMENTS PPSC PHILLIPS PETROLEUM SINGAPORE H CHEMICALS (PRIVATE) LIMITED 1 200 Cantonment Road *07-01 tl Southpoint Building. Singapore 0208 We are a large and growing manufacturing company with international |g| participation in the Petrochemical Complex Our chemical plant in fSffi Pulau Ayer Merbau is producing high density polyethylene. I3p We
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        782 22 J_ 1 Mm^mm Singapore Institute of Standards m |R and Industrial Research H With the relocation of SISIR to its modern and well-equipped building at the Science WM Park, the Institute will be undertaking a rapid expansion of its programmes to pro- BS vide greater technical assistance and support to
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        600 22 Cmih M SINGAPORE BROADCASTING M CORPORATION K invites applications for |i I ASSISTANT PRODUCERS' 1 1 TRAINING COURSE 1 I SBC will be conducting a training course I I which will provide an opportunity for those fl I interested in TV drama production to acquire H I basic television production
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        743 22 ®HDB HDB invites applications from Singapore Citizens Permanent Residents of Singapore for appointment as SENIOR BOTANIST Qualifications: An honours degree in a) Natural science with specialisation in tropical plants or b) Horticulture, agriculture or forestry or other related fields Responsibilities: The successful applicant will oversee the operations of the Landscaping
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        888 23 APPOINTMENTS NUS Postgraduate Diploma in Systems Analysis The Institute oi Systems Science (ISS) plays a strategic role in advanced computer training and applications research for Singapore's computer software industry. Today, ISS invites applications for the "th intake of its nine-month full-time course leading to the NX'S Diploma in Systems Analysis.
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        81 23 _____S______a__^__________^^^^^ii Advertising Agency Requires:SENIOR COPYWRITER ART DIRECTOR VISUALISER ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/ MANAGER G A Advertising is a new full-service advertising agency with new accounts. We are expanding and need additional Creative and Account Service talent to help us grow. If you have the experience and are interested in becoming part of
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        446 24 APPOINTMENTS ■4 SINGATRONICS I (S) PTE. LIMITED ''utimni' ti/ t h g QtrAno j~> n__ iujot ft 1 _4U design and development. Our range of electronic medical products, designed and made in Singapore, is sold worldwide. Due to new requirements, we have a vacancy for a Mechanical Design Engineer PRODUCT
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        803 24 Nauru Phosphate Corporation fl fl A reorganisation of the Corporation staffing structure has resulted in the H 9S following positions becoming available: fl Senior Engineer Services I fl A qualified Engineer in disciplines encompassing Electrical, Mechanical, jfl fl or Civil Engineering is required to assist Departmental management in fl fl
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        647 24 Af mmmi mZTir I Enterprises Pte Ltd invites applications for the positions of: PRODUCER To produce Radio and TV commercials, trailers, in-house ads and commercial programmes. To write copy and story- boards for Radio and TV commercials, trailers, fi in-house ads and scripts for programmes. Requirements: Degree holders or full
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        553 24 w/ FOXBORO FAR EAST PTE LTD A 'I- Foxboro invites applications trom suitablv i qualified individuals for the following positions:I SYSTEMS APPLICATIONSALES ENGINEER j We are looking for an imaginative and |j;' aggressive individual to be responsible for developing system sales He is expected to work closeK with customers in
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        764 25 APPOINTMENTS fl AOE D'OR We are a fast expanding company already enjoying a good reputation in Singapore and Malaysia in Fine Chemicals, Veterinary Specialities and Pesticides. i We are establishing AGE D'OR PHARMACEUTICAL DIVISION under the management of our well experienced Pharmacist Manager to service the medical profession. We are
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        801 25 We develop and manufacture a full range of top-notch ordnance products using the a latest and most sophisticated manufacturing and test equipment. Join us as: fl ENGINEERING ASSISTANT I The successful candidates will be assigned I A to one of the following areas: Process l^fll Planning, Tooling; Fixture; Gauges Design;
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        1312 25 HSDDSD -n THE FASTEST GROWING MANUFACTURER OF NETWORKED COMPUTERS IN THE WORLD CONTINUALLY SEEKING PEOPLE WHO ARE RIGHT JO WORK AND GROW WITH THE CORPORATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts, is one of the world s largest manufacturers of networked computer systems and associated peripheral
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        574 26 APPOINTMENTS .2LNOL \i NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD HHHiHHHN Wc are engaged in international shipping and related business. Wo arc looking foi suitabl. qualified persons to join us as: Management Trainees/ Accountants THEJOB ou will be given on- and -off-the-job training to equip you for \arious challenging appointments in our organisation.
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        619 26 Cms) CMS Enhancements (S) Pte Ltd, is a subsidiary of a U.S. multinational company engaged in the manufacture of hard disk subsystems, tape backup and multi-function boards. We are seeking suitably qualified candidates for the following positions: ACCOUNTANT o Degree or other equivalent professional qualification in Accounting, o Working experience
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        698 26 We are an affiliate of a US Company engaged in the development and manufacture of Computer printers and electro mechanical peripherals Our expansion programme has created further opportunities for suitably qualified personnel for the following positions:MATERIAL MANAGER The Job Responsible for the strategic planning and day to day material management
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        741 26 n; __mSm_*\ \ll()\ \1 I MM RSITi M iSIM.XPORI IP PIT LTD invites suitably qualified individuals to apph for the positions of Assistant Storekeeper e Assist I xecutive Housekeeper in all housekeeping duties Age: 25 35 years Minimum 5 *0' level passes At least 2 years relevant work expenence j
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        610 27 APPOINTMENTS /iniIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIfIX Automated Assembly A leader in the field of production and testing o f computer peripherals PCB assemblies has vacancies for the following positions Responsibilities: r o develop training matenals and programs To conduct skill training for operators To identify training needs To look into general welfare of operators
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        583 27 I Intel... V The technology leader and innovator manufacturing V the most advanced single-board computer in the micro-electromc industry invites you to join us as part of our winning team and to grow with us. BUYERS I V m The successful candidates will be responsible for sourcing of vendors price
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        714 27 I (|sso) I I Legal Advisor I B We are looking for a highly motivated individual to assume H the Position of Legal Advisor. H B The Legal Department has responsibility for providing legal m fl services to support marine, refining, supply, transportation, m W marketing and trading activities and
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        658 27 Hfe [j*.. jßsjKMi^&s*.. j_-L_.inn.in~ ii imjiji_iii'iniMfti».. mm bi mmmmm PRODUCTION MANAGER (Final Assembly) Reporting to the Director of Manufacturing, he/she will be responsible for planning and meeting day-to-day production schedules, with strong emphasis on quality, yield and labor efficiency. The successful candidate will possess a Degree and must have at
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        718 28 APPOINTMENTS x^^rrir ig g T'yi''i i h*M^m "^>_ S B^^ A leading transformer/ power pack manufacturer expands requires ilM&S*^ 3 L l_H I L I !J< m t Responsible lor maintenance/ calibration .mcl trouble-shooting Responsible tor product design, of assembly/test equipment development and prototype ITC, NIC 2/3 in Electronics preparation
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        724 28 DATA GENERAL CORPORATION is a Fortune 500 US Company which designs, manufacturers and sells general purpose computers. Our success is based on comprehensive customer support, product compatibility, industry-lead in quality and reliability as well as our dedicated, highly trained and skilled employees throughout the world. We seek dynamic and achievement-oriented
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        593 28 I American multinational (NYSE) is seeking I candidates for two very important B_g positions in its newly opened Singapore Wm facility. BB The selected candidate, reporting to the General Manager, will be responsible for flfl selling laminates and P/P materials §ft throughout Asia. Extensive travel |B necessary. WM Desired candidate
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        554 28 csi CHARTERED ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES PTE LTD a subsidiary of CV Chartered Industries of Singapore Pte Ltd We are a local electronic, companv with the largest pool ot professionals engaged in the development of a w ide spectrum of high technology products. Our activities range from designing of microchips to the
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        923 29 'three engineer JOBS, ONE CAREER MOVER At Olivetti, we re moving ahead with advanced technology in office equipment electronic typewriters, desk-top calculators and printers. And we'd want you to move along with us, to face the challenges ahead togefner, as one of our engineers. Because, at Olivetti, we don't just
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        697 29 The Specialist Among Specialists i WE SAF i MEDICAL I OFFICER. j SAF Medical Services is one thafs regularly i upgrading to achieve excellence. As such we are looking for suitable reservist 1 doctors to join the SAF Medical Team. The SAF Regular Medical Officers Career Scheme If found suitable,
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        693 29 ii ii Sft Item per I I Haw Par, a leading distributor of a wide range of imported consumer electronic products, (including audio video equipment, refrigerators, washing machines and small home appliances) and watches, is seeking appointment of experienced sales personnel. SALES MANAGER The selected candidate will be responsible for
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        712 30 APPOINTMENTS Sentosa Development Corporation invites applications for the following posts:Executive Electrical Engineer (***** *****) Qualifications and Experience A recognised degree in Electrical Engineering with not less than 7 years of relevant postgraduate experience Preference will be given to candidates with some years of experience in transport management Duties and Responsibilities
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        509 30 I The place to prove I IS ij* _n a 111 vouT^Plf Fact At MiniScribe, we're quick to put you in a position of II ||jj responsibility. There will be no artificial barriers to block your initiative. We applaud determination, drive and Hili a SP* I l innovation. Because at
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        277 30 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) 1979 Edition IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY NO. 896 OF 1987 re: Lee I Mui Ex parte: United Overseas Bank limited Creditor NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF A BANKRUPTCY NOTICE FILED ON THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 1987. To: Lee I Mui
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        1329 30 NOTICES THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) 1979 Edition IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY NO. 897 OR 1987 re: Yeo Whee Hua Ex parte: United Overseas Bank Umited Creditor NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF A BANKRUPTCY NOTICE FILED ON THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 1987. To: Yeo Whee
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        293 30 1. Dust Collector I E No. of units 3 j E ■j Manufacturer: Hosokawa Micron _s Overall Dimensions: jg I 2400 x 6000 x 5500 (H) g 2100 x 1900 x 4900(H) jg 1800 x 1600x 4900(H) :g Airflow rate (CMH): 27.600.9310.6510 s 5 Auxilliaries Turbo exhaust fan powered >g
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        766 31 NOTICES IN THE HIGH COl RT OK THE KKPI BUC OF SINGAPORE Originating Summons j No. sm of IW. In th.- matter of all the land dtaate at and known as Lot 5499 of Mukim WVII in the District of Tanah Merah KetchU ln the Republic of Singapore And In
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        741 31 f THK BANKRI IPTCY ACT (CHAPTKR 18) IN THE HIGH COI'RT UK THE REPI BUC OK SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY NO: 2281 OK 1986 RE: MRS RITA MI'RUDHAR Ml U HANI) nee NANKI KHEMLANI EXPARTE: BANK OK INDIA Creditors In the Matter of a Bankruptcy Petition dated the 19th day of
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        237 31 NOTICES STRAITS STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) LOST STOCK CERTIFICATES Applications have been made t3 the directors of the abovenamed company to issue duplicate stock certificates in place of the following stock certificates which have been reported lost or destroyed: No. of Stock* Certificate No Name
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        186 31 ,Mi__^n»Ham^H^^^^nm v HWA HONG CORPORATION LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) Tie following share certificates have been reported lost, mi.-.laid or destroyed:Name of Shareholder Certificate No. of Shares Chee Tat Investments Pte Lid ***** 198 1,000 Toh Seng Tiong *****609 1,000 do *****610 1.000 Securities (Nominees) Pte Ltd *****568 1.000 Ong Liat
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        778 31 BBTWT'TftilHTTff^' HByjMT_ .BBSHBB^^ ir ir >— u u ul_uj.iji i SUN TAN By Coliette PEANUTS By Schulx f you khow ram meh [HfiiiourmKYoUMfiA rv^. h^y "i 1 i 1 i 7 1 1 1 i was a aot I' was JK7 Poo*!yo«7?£Nor.NMy zp_T7 tf rims what 1 HKfE) 1 can
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        217 32 LIDi JON T MISS IT! 1 As at 11am 1 ?0 4 00, 6.45, 9 15 iliiMitea,-. «».> mM k-..M-> _Mt *«>m> «H^i^H_ J II Kl IRs j n!^3 CAPITOL-CHANGI: 10th BIG DAY! 1 11am. 1.30 4 6 30. 9 .15 No Free List W gCHANGI (*****59) 11am, 1 30
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        572 32 Free Curtain Sewing tor curtain fabncs froin $4 per metre Free Curtain Track j with Installation for purchase of 300 and above 1 Package Deal for HDB FLAT Owners Ny .1 3 Rooms from $120 00 S^ 'if 4 Rooms from $220 00 5 Rooms from $320.00'" J |H I
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        391 32 Electone Festival 'B7 Be the New Champion and represent Singapore at: South East Asia Electone Festival in Philippines International Electone Festival in Japan. Prizes worth over $15,000.00! Apply before 15 April! Audition: 26 April Heats: 16 May Finals: 13 June _feffg^ Get your Application Form at 4W YAMAHA MUSIC SCHOOL
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        647 32 ORCHARD: 21ST HUSTLING DAY! fi f (EXTRA SHOW TOMORROW AT 11AM, ft W ACADEMY AWARD S I Best Actor 8 I PAUL NEWMAN 8 i I |Lf ~^B i lktl _^^"^S _fi _IB B-.^^^»N Hf^F s^9 l S r _B^B___ft> k ____*^_> v <" AmmW ft _E 3C r I
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      892 33 JOHN de SOUZA catches up with playwright Stella Kon, now back in Singapore for good and writing full-time. She is also set on forming a Playwrights' Association here. The Bridge, her early play about drug addiction, will be staged by Raffles Institution tonight and tomorrow
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      471 33 THE Bridge was no easy task for the Raffles Players. Or for Miss Geetha Nair, a Raffles Institution teacher and director of this RI production. The Raffles Players, the school's drama group, chose this play ln November last year and work on
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      542 33 After their final concert at the Kallang Theatre tonight, the three men in the xinyao group, The Straw, will go their separate ways. GUAN LIBING reports. THE Straw, a xinyao group, is saying goodbye to its fans at its final performance tonight. The group, comprising
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        743 33 What's nn— YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE $12 at Ocean Butterflies Pro- tomorrow at 2.30 pm. RABBITS EXHIBITION. An Free. On till next Sunday. Call 336-0138 for details. THE BRIDGE. By Raffles In- duction, *04-08 Jaian Sultan Tickets at $5, $10, $20, $30 exhibition of exotic live GET-TOGETHER AT THE SINGAPORE stitution.
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        1039 33 I Radio One FM Stereo 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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      457 34  -  CATHERINE ONG GOH BENG CHOO MY VIEW by and Baby And Company Preconception Pregnancy (Ch 5, 6 pm) British baby expert Miriam Stoppanl's back with the second part of her series about mothers and babies. In this second series of eight programmes, the
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        360 34 iffl K IB exercise you can add to your %fl B /S clai! v routine 'Jj fl Simply reach for a pack fl B -vliiil of Equal Sweetener with > HP NutraSweet® and drop a m+m4jk B tablet or two into your coffee \"S^^^ W ____a^^^W^^ or tea Sounds easy^
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        1059 34 QRf* r I CDC fi t: programmes in Mandam fi QRP 1 O w i-# mf All programmes in English unless otherwise indicated I wDVs O I wDV^ l___ All programmes in English unless otherwise indicated 12.30 PW SBC Text "Live" Sample Pages bankrupt man arranges for his own murder
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