The Straits Times, 7 December 1987

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1987 50 CENTS MCI (P) 108/12/86
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    Lock icon China gives qualified 'yes'
    610 1 Guarded support for Sihanouk's moves but it signals again that Viets must leave BEIJING China yesterday voiced guarded support for Cambodian resistance leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk's efforts to end nine years of bloodshed in Cambodia. It indicated its priorities by carrying an interview in the People's
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    Interest rates in S'pore slide
    139 1 THE United Overieas Bank group will today follow the recent lead by competitors DBS Bank and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation in cutting most of its fixed deposit rates. Although there have been no cuts in the key prime lending rates by the major Singapore banks, the
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    Team MPs' a good move to ensure minority presence in House: Mattar
    243 1 Team MPs' a good move to ensure minority presence in House: Mattar GROUP Representation Constituencies (GRC) are a practical long-term approach to safeguard minority representation in Parliament, Environment Minister Dr Ahmad Mattar said yesterday. He agreed with the Government's introduction of a three-member constituency, or Team MPs, concept. Dr Mattar,
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    Lock icon India gets Soviet MiG-29s
    85 1 India gets Soviet MiG-29s NEW DELHI Sovietbuilt MiG-29 fighter aircraft were formally inducted into India's air force yesterday, and the country's Defence Minister said they made it one of the most modern forces in the world. The Press Trust of India said India's air force was the first outside the
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    Pm,s suit against The Star: Hearing postponed
    245 1 A KUALA LUMPUR High Court hearing related to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's libel suit against the Malaysian Star Publications newspaper group has been postponed. Originally scheduled for Dec 9-10, it has been postponed to a date to be fixed. Confirming this, a
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    Lock icon Get Gaddafi off your chests, ice hockey team warned
    153 1 ISERLOHN (West Germany) The West German ice hockey league has warned a member club it would be banned if it did not stop wearing jerseys promoting its sponsor Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. The bankrupt Iserlohn Club announced late last week
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    42 1 NOUAKCHOTT (Mauri-a--nia) Three military officers were executed yesterday morning in Mauritania for plotting to overthrow the government of President Maaouya Sid'Ahmed Oild Taya. judicial sounds sa d Reuter Reagan answers questions posed by The Straits Times and four other publications
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    Lock icon Zoo's millionth visitor walks in to a jumbo surprise
    282 1 SYSTEMS engineer Loy Chye Kwong got the \TP garland treatment from Jamilah, the elephant, yesterday and no wonder. He was the Singapore Zoo's millionth visitor for this year. This was the first time this mark has been reached, although last year's
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    Tm against cutback in Japan, S. Korea'
    827 1  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent US won't reduce military strength over trade issue WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan has said he opposes a reduction of American military strength in Japan or South Korea in retaliation for their refusal to open their markets more
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      27 1 Inside Summary 2 World News 3-7 World Focus 8 World Photos II Asean 12,13 Causeway 14,15 Comment Perspective 22,23 Letters 24 TlmesDohar 25-28 Racing ?9 Sports 31-33
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      345 2 Men sew good MORE than 30 "pioneering" men have found that there's sew much to do in a garment factory. But with lots of encouragement from their supervisors, and the occasional needling, many of them have become quite good sewing machine operators and are even game to work overtime.
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      202 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: SINGAPORE needs more nones. The recent measures taken by the Government will help bat they still fall to address one major question underlying the shortage of nurses: Are they paid enough? A salary review should be considered. o SINGAPORE could do with fewer touts as
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      108 2 REVAMP OF AREA OFFICES REFERRING to the report "Major revamp of HDB area offices" (ST, Nov 25), the HDB says that when the reporter enquired whether the streamlining was in anticipation of town councils, she was told its objectives. She was also told the streamlining of estate management function
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      Around the world
      261 2 Thatcher's Star Wars BRITISH Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher plans to present a compromise proposal on the US Star Wars programme to Mr Mikhail Gorbachev when she meets the Soviet leader today, British newspapers said yesterday. In unattributed reports apparently stemming from high-level briefings, The Sunday Times, Sunday
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      212 2 Ferguson's woes BEING boss of Manchester United is no easy task as Alex Ferguson will tell you. For instance he now not only has a worrying list of injuries to cope with, but has also to contend with questions about a rape charge against one of his players. Page
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      Section Two
      458 2 Maid to order IN A run-down part of Manila, a white- washed mansion is rocked by clapping and female voices. The singers are women between the ages of 18 and 25 who, for the next 10 days, will be up from 4 am to 11 pm learning, among
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      186 2 THINGS TO THINK ABOUT TRAVEL INSURANCE MANY people buying holiday packages or airline tickets pay a few dollars more for travel insurance and peace of mind. They seem to think that if they were unfortunate enough to have to go to hospital, the insurer would pick up the bill.
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      Around Asean...and Across the Causeway
      253 2 Around Asean...and Across the Causeway Summit security PHILIPPINE troops in a helicopter dropped smoke bombs in a raid on a squatter colony to flush out suspected terrorists threatening next week's Asean summit. Emerging from the tall grass, their boots caked with mud, the soldiers singled assuringly. "It is only an
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      Lock icon Rally calls on Kims to agree on one candidate
      545 3 S. Korean students pelt police with stones and petrol bombs SEOUL Thousands of people held a vociferous rally yesterday to press South Korea's rival democratic campaigners to agree on a single opposition candidate for this month's presidential election. About 5,000 students
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      Lock icon India replaces army chief in Lanka
      188 3 NEW DELHI India has replaced its General Officer Commanding in Sri Lanka to expedite its operations to disarm Tamil guerillas, Defence Ministry sources here said. New Delhi posted military strategist Major-Gen-eral Jamil Mehmood to take over from Major-Gen-eral R. P. Singh as leader of
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      Lock icon Sheep for bedfellows
      74 3 CAGLIARI (Sardinia) A 62-year-old Sardinian shepherd slept in a bed for the first time in 15 years after police arrested his employer, who had forced him to live with a flock of sheep in the pastures of this Italian island Police on Friday arrested 57 year -old
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      Lock icon Iraqi jets bomb Saudi island by mistake
      342 3 DUBAI Iraqi jets bombed a Saudi Arabian island three days ago, causing several casualties, mistaking it for an Iranian gunboat base. Gulf shipping sources said yester day. Earlier yesterday, sources in the region said Iranian gunboats attacked two fully-laden tankers one identified as
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      Lock icon China slams US again for 'meddling in internal affairs'
      233 3 China slams US again for 'meddling in internal affairs' BEIJING China blasted the United States yesterday for "unwarranted meddling" in its internal affairs, marking the latest in a string of similar accusations by Beijing which have marred Sino-US ties in recent months. In a harshly-worded commentary carried by Xinhua news
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      Lock icon Taiwan chalks up $36 b trade surplus
      143 3 Taiwan chalks up $36 b trade surplus TAIPEI Taiwan registered a trade surplus of US$l7.B billion (5536.1 billion) in the first 11 months of this year, up 25 per cent from the same period last year, the government said. The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, in a report
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      Lock icon Hitch over details of US-Canada trade pact
      210 3 Hitch over details of US -Canada trade pact OTTAWA United States and Canadian negotiators have failed to agree to details of a free trade agreement between the world's largest trade partners but said they would meet again for discussions. Canada's chief negotiator in the free trade talks, Mr Simon Reisman,
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      Lock icon Ex-Fiji premier Bavadra 'may return to active polities'
      418 3 Ex-Fiji premier Bavadra 'may return to active polities' WELLINGTON A senior aide of ousted Fiji Prime Minister Timoei Bavadr.i said yesterday he expecte 1 the former premier to return to active politics in Fiji. Mr Richard Naidu was quoted on Radio New Zealand as saying he expected Dr Bavadra to
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      Arms treaty a bargain for the West, says Reagan
      370 4  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan has hailed the nuclear arms treaty he will sign with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as "a good bargain" for the West that will help reduce the risk of war between the
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      Lock icon Peace lines in Washington and Moscow
      385 4 WASHINGTON Demonstrators thousands of miles and more than half a century of animosity apart stood shoulder to shoulder in symbolic lines in Washington and Moscow on Saturday to sing, chant slogans and raise hopes the United States-Soviet summit on Tuesday will lead to world
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      'Nancy behind the purges'
      276 4  -  ONG MING SEING WASHINGTON First Lady Nancy Reagan was the driving force behind purging hardline conservatives from President Ronald Reagan's Cabinet and nudged him towards his meeting with Mr Mikhail Gorbachev. This is revealed in a book written by former White House aide Michael Deaver, who
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      Lock icon Thatcher drafts compromise to Star Wars: Reports
      393 4 Thatcher drafts compromise to Star Wars: Reports The Washington Summit LONDON British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher plans to present a compromise proposal to the US Star Wars programme to Mr Mikhail Gorbachev when she meets the Soviet leader today, British newspapers said yesterday. In unattributed reports apparently stemming from high-level
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      Lock icon Restaurant to be renamed 'Glasnost'
      133 4 WASHINGTON The hotel that will host the international news media during the superpower summit wants to absorb some of the flavour of the meeting. So, for three days, its restaurant will be renamed Cafe Glasnost. Mr Kurt Krause, marketing executive for the J. W. Marriott
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      Lock icon Israel's arms industry lays off 10,000
      313 5 TEL AVIV Israel's defence industry, which became a major exporter in the past decade, is now laying off its workers instead of making money. Political shifts, domestic budget cuts and increased competition for a shrinking world market have been blamed for layoffs of nearly
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      Lock icon Asians beat Americans in school maths survey
      401 5 ANN ARBOR (Michigan) Chinese schoolchildren have outperformed their Japanese and American counterparts in nearly every aspect of maths development, according to a comparative study released by the University of Michigan here last week. The study compared the maths achievement scores of 8,000 elementary
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      Lock icon Comedian sues writer, publisher for $100 m
      158 5 LOS ANGELES Comedi an Joan Rivers has filed a US$5O million (*****.5 million) libel suit against writer Ben Stein and Gentlemen's Quarterly magazine publisher Conde Nast for a story saying she complained her late husband was driving her crazy. The magazine's article, written
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      Lock icon Death bet theory in crash
      86 5 MADRID A motorist who died in a head-on crash on a motorway here at the weekend may have been the victim of another driver's death bet, a judge said. The other driver, speeding against oncoming traffic, was seriously injured. The judge has ordered him detained
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      Lock icon Protest against Botha's presence at service
      152 5 PORT LOUIS Soviet and Chinese diplomats, protesting against the presence of South African Foreign Minister Pik Botha, boycotted a memorial service in Mauritius for the victims of a crashed South African airliner. More than 1,000 people packed a university hall ir. Mauritius on Saturday
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      Lock icon KAL victims' relatives to go to Bangkok
      291 5 KAL victims' relatives to go to Bangkok SEOUL Relatives of passengers on a South Korean airliner which disappeared with 115 people aboard will fly to Bangkok this week, officials of Korean Air Lines (KAL) said yesterday. No trace of the KAL Boeing 707 has been found despite intensive searches along
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      Lock icon 'Hang keys on Xmas trees for hostages'
      179 6 'Hang keys on Xmas trees for hostages' LONDON Ten blind children from Beirut flew into London on Saturday to collect keys donated by world leaders and celebrities as part of a worldwide campaign to encourage people to hang keys on their Christmas Trees to commemorate hostages in Lebanon. The youngsters
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      Lock icon White Xmas with Santa
      37 6 picture. YULETIDE cheer came early for these southern Calif ornlan children when they were greeted hy the original Santa Clans and a reindeer outside Rovanleml, Finland, near the Arctic Circle, on Saturday. Reuter
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      Lock icon Polish reforms to go on despite polls setback
      382 6 WARSAW Poland's Parliament has formally approved a package of economic and political reforms announced by the government, despite a vote against it in a recent referendum. "There is no turning back from the reforms undertaken," a resolution passed at the end of
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      Lock icon Enraged teacher bites absert pupil's brother
      147 6 Enraged teacher bites abser t pupil's brother TOKYO A junior high school teachrr, angry because one < f his pupils failed to turn up for an exam, visited the boys home and bit the 'toy's younger brother on tr head, it was reported yesierday. Police ar ested social studies teacher
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      Lock icon Papers tell of S. African jet's last minutes
      367 5 Papers tell of S. African jet's last minutes JOHANNESBURG South Africa's Sunday press has detailed the last panic-stricken minutes of a South African Boeing 747 before it burst into flames and plunged into the sea off Mauritius on Nov 28, killing all 160 passengers and crew aboard. The papers quoted
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      Lock icon 'Damning new evidence' of Waldheim's past
      257 6 'Damning new evidence' of Waldheim's past WASHINGTON An international commission appointed by Austria to probe the past of President Kurt Waldheim will reveal damning new evidence, likely to force his resignation, a United States newspaper reported yesterday. The Chicago Sun-Times said the six-man commission went beyond its mandate to examine
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      Lock icon Earrings made of foetuses seized
      103 6 LONDON Two earrings made of freeze-dried human foetuses were seized by police on Saturday from a London art gallery. Canadian art student Rick Gibson, who made the 7.5-cm-long earrings, refused to say who gave him the eight-week-old foetuses. Mr Gibcon, a 36-year-old student at Goldsmiths
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      Lock icon Plane drops engine in flight
      125 7 PHILADELPHIA Passengers flying from Philadelphia to Boston aboard a Boeing-737 watched in horror on Saturday as one of the airliner's two engines fell off the wing and hurtled 1,500 metres onto a ploughed field. The USAir pilot, whose instruments merely told him he had lost
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      Lock icon Vatican bans secular music in churches
      118 7 Vatican bans secular music in churches VATICAN CITY Roman Catholic churches should no longer be used for concerts of secular music, the Vatican has ruled in new guidelines. The instructions, drawn up by the Vatican department responsible for religious services and published on Saturday, state that only religious music should
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      Lock icon Bankruptcy looms as EC summit fails
      371 7 Emergency meeting planned for February next year COPENHAGEN The European Community summit has collapsed, forcing the trade bloc into 1968 with no Budget. But leaders of the 12 states said on Saturday that they would meet again at an emergency summit in February to
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      Lock icon Hole-in-heart baby dies after much-delayed operation
      292 7 picture. BIRMINGHAM A British hole-in-the-heart baby, catapulted into political and legal controversy when his vital operation was postponed five times, died on Saturday 10 days after finally receiving treatment, a hospital spokesman said. Eight-week-old David Barber, who was born with a defective heart valve,
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      Haitians prepare for further violence
      127 7 Haitians prepare for further violence PORT-AU-PRINCE Haitians stocked up on food and basic supplies yesterday, bracing for a planned general strike and the possibility of further violence in their Caribbean nation. A leading presidential candidate and popular opposition politician, Mr Louis Dejoie, called on Haitians, including government employees, to take
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      Lock icon Ceausescu fires finance minister amid unrest
      271 6 Ceausescu fires finance minister amid unrest VIENNA President Nicolae Ceausescu of Rumania, faced with a deteriorating economy and domestic unrest, has fired his finance minister. Mr Alexandru Babe was dismissed by presidential decree "for having failed to fulfil his job obligations", the official Agerpres news agency, monitored here, reported on
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      Lock icon Crime wave jolts Sri Lanka further
      585 8  -  JEREMY CLIFT By picture. Island trapped by vicious circle of poverty, crime and ethnic violence COLOMBO Shantha Fonseka, a young Transport Board employee, was stripped of his watch, gold chain and cash by a gang of four as he lay bleeding in the dirt
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      Lock icon Indian paper paying price for agitation
      909 8  - Indian paper paying price for agitation STEVEN WEISMAN By Express' anti-Rajiv drive backfired, says observer NEW DELHI Can it be mere coincidence? That is the question here. Since last spring, the Indian Express has campaigned for the removal of Prime Minister Rajiv Gan--1 dhi, accusing him of mal- feasance, incompetence
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    Lock icon SOUTH KOREA: Sabotage suspected in crash of KAL airliner
    107 10 picture. Mr Ctao Choong Kan, the president of Korean Air. waiting aboard a Thai helicopter before Joining the search over Jangle near the Burmese border for the missing Korean Air plane. Nothing was found and Thai officials said Plight 858 could
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      Lock icon Vietnam: Ex-refugees punished
      47 10 picture. A court attendant passing out cigarettes to some of the 18 defendants sentenced last Thursday on charges of attempting to overthrow the communist government in Vietnam. One of the former refugees was jailed for life and the others were given lesser terms. AP
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      Lock icon Ethiopia: Famine relief
      47 10 picture. Ethiopian drought victims collecting relief food supplies at Wnkro n the northern province of Tlgre last week. Irish rock star Bob Geldof. whose 1985 Band Aid drive raised more than I Ssl4# million. Is on a nine-day tour of the famine areas. Reuter
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      Lock icon Sihanouk's son in limelight
      48 10 picture. Prince Norodom Ranariddh, son of exiled Prince Norodom Sihanouk. speaking to Journalists in Parts last week. Prince Ranariddh is the spokesman for his father, who signed an agreement with Vietnamesebacked Prime Minister Hon Sen last Friday aimed at resolving the Cambodia Issue. Reuter
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      Lock icon Five-organ transplant girl
      44 10 Five -organ transplant girl picture. Three-year-old Ta hatha Foster continues to write medical history each day she lives. The Kentucky girl has set a world survival record for a five-organ transplant, performed on Nov 1. She is seen here with her mother Sandra. Reuter
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      362 12 BANGKOK American actor Sylvester Stallone has moved from Israel to a quiet Buddhist monastery in Thailand to film his Latest movie. Rambo m. The Thai temple scenes will appear in the opening segments of the film, which is expected to be released
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      395 12  -  ABBY TAN By Manila Correspondent Troops simulate attack to flush out 'terrorists' MANILA Philippine troops in a helicopter dropped smoke bombs in a raid on a squatter colony to flush out suspected terrorists threatening next week's Asean summit. Emerging from the tall grass, their boots
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      285 12 More acts of terror likely in Manila: Report HONGKONG Terrorism in the Philippines will grow next year, with the Soviet Union bolstering the communist insurgency movement with funds and weapons, a private risk consultancy firm has predicted. It also said the United States would stop at nothing to hold onto
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      171 12 WASHINGTON Former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda, have been informed that they are the targets of an investigation by a Federal grand jury in New York, the Washington Post said yesterday. Other grand jury inves- tigations have also involved Mr Marcos
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      404 13 Minister sparks furore with announcement to write off 16,000 houses JAKARTA Indonesia's population resettlement scheme, the world's largest, has been criticised as a shambles and the minister in-charge has come under fire. More than 3,800 homes built for new settlers in the far eastern province
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      95 13 MANILA Soldiers should not accept expensive gifts from the public during Christmas because this could be tantamount to receiving bribes, the Philippines Defence Secretary said in a statement published yesterday. "All are enjoined not only to observe honesty, but also to be
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      495 13 BANGKOK Opium poppies are starting to bloom in Asia's inaccessible corners and experts predict another big crop to feed the world's heroin addicts. Anti-narcotics agents see no interruption in the flow of heroin from remote factories in the Golden Triangle and Golden
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      Malaysia seeks self-sufficiency in rice
      187 14  -  R. VASANTHI KUALA LUMPUR The government Is taking steps to curb the import of rice and make Malaysia fully self-sufficient in rice production. Deputy Agriculture Minister Datuk Alex Lee said yesterday the country was currently only meeting 80 per cent of its needs. Last year,
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      Lock icon East coast braces for more floods
      257 14 Situation expected to prevail until end of January KOTA BARU The worst is yet to come. Weather conditions on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia are expected to worsen with more heavy rain at the end of this month and early next month. Floods
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      327 14 Johor awards M$30m water contracts to five firms JOHOR BARU The Johor government has awarded two major contracts totalling Ms3o million to a group of five firms as part of its Msloo million new Kluang water supply scheme. The first contract, worth M516.2 million, has been given to a joint
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      Army to upgrade highway posts
      253 14 KUAI-A LUMPUR The army will upgrade more of the 40 military posts along the strategic East-West Highway, the Army Corps headquarters said yesterday. The posts, set up about 15 years ago during the height of communist terrorist activities when the highway project began, were now
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      Lock icon Snap party leaders returned unopposed
      117 14 KUCHING Sarawak National Party (Snap) president Datuk Amar James Wong was yesterday returned unopposed to once again head the party. The election at the party's 10th triennial general assembly also saw the posts of deputy president, secretary-general and treasurer uncontested. Saratok MP Datuk Peter Tinggom,
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      Lock icon Five rob goldsmith
      76 14 JOHOR BARU Five men, three armed with pistols, held up a goldsmith s shop in Jalan Al-Sagoff. Pontian. and escaped with M540.000 worth of jewellery yesterday all in three minutes. Police said the robbers raided the shop at 4.10 pm. They forced the owner, Mr Chen Siong
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      Lock icon Retailers act to dispose of pirated tapes
      404 15 Unidentified man turns in 35,000 cassettes KUALA LUMPUR Many Malaysian retailers are holding cheap sales to dispose of their stocks of pirated tapes and one man, fearing prosecution under the newly amended Copyright Act 1987, has surrendered 35,000 illegally taped cassettes. A random
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      180 15 KUALA LUMPUR Works Minister Datuk S. Samy Vellu has met Australian education authorities to discuss the setting up of a new college under the existing Institute Teknoloji Negeri (ITN) In Seremban. He said the Australian Overseas Project Management Agencies and the Technical and
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      209 15 Members of 4 SDP branches apply to join Umno IPOH Four Socialist Democratic Party (SDP) branches in Perak are expected to be dissolved soon as all their estimated 120 members have applied to join the United Malays National Organisation (Umno). Former SDP Deputy President Abu Samah Majid said he has
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      197 15 JOHOR BARU More than 3,000 cases of conjunctivitis have been reported here following an outbreak last month. The Deputy Director of Health and Medical Services, Dr Ratan Singh, said the situation was "abnormal" but assured the public that efforts were being made to check
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      32 men break into women's domain
      385 16 They are first group of male sewing machine operators MORE than 30 "pioneering" men have found that there's sew much to do in a garment factory. But with lots of encouragement from their supervisors, and the occasional needling, many of them have become quite
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      Man admits driving getaway car in $200,000 jewellery heist
      347 16 Man admits driving getaway car in $200,000 jewellery heist THE man who drove a getaway car for a gang of four following their $200,000 raid on a goldsmith's shop reached journey's end in court. A district court heard that a hooded gang of four, armed with axes, robbed Mee Heng
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      Two women accused of cheating a third of $1,700
      84 16 TWO women have been charged with cheating another woman of $1,700 by telling her that they could help change her "bad luck". Ng Geok Eng, 28, and Koh Hwee Kuan, 31. allegedly deceived Madam Heng Peck Hiok, 21, into parting with
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      Traders form panel to guard against rudeness and dishonesty
      648 16 SHOPKEEPERS of the new Sim Lim Square are going all out to ensure that the public image of their neighbours in Sim Lim Tower as rude and aggressive traders does not rub off on them. The electrical and electronics traders have
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      Hearing aids for 31 children
      124 16 THIRTY-ONE hearing-im-paired children will receive hearing aids from the employees and management of Kentucky Fried Chicken. KFC recently used the Community Chest's Share programme to encourage their part-time and full-time staff to pledge part of their salary every month to the needy. Four hundred signed
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      Cadet officers off to Taiwan
      58 16 FOUR National Police Cadet Corps cadet officers will go on a 12-day educational tour ot Taiwan from Thursday. The four. Cadet Inspectors Kelven Choo, 18, and Edmond Lim Leong Peng. 19. and Woman Cadet Inspectors Nah Bee Yen and Susie L«ee Siew Kim, both 19,
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      Walkabouts useful in at least 2 ways
      536 17 Kan Seng: They are forums for views, avenues for feedback WALKABOUTS have proved their versatility, both as forums to articulate views on the National Agenda and as an avenue for feedback from Singaporeans on matters close to their hearts. And while there are
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      RC holds biscuit eating contest
      137 17 A BISCUIT-EATING competition was held by the Tampines Zone 2 Residents' Committee yesterday to encourage more active participation in the RC's activities. And 28 biscuit lovers, mostly children, gorged themselves as friends and onlookers cheered them on. The contestants had to eat as many biscuits
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      MacPherson residents mark constituency day
      95 17 RESIDENTS of MacPherson yesterday took part in a host of activities to celebrate its constituency day. A mass walk-a-jog was held at 7 30 am with Mr Chua Sian Chin, the MP for MacPherson, jogging along with residents. Said Mr Chua. "We want a day
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      Guard foils man's bid to enter diplomat's home
      124 17 Guard foils man's bid to enter diplomat's home AN ALERT security guard foiled an attempt by a man to force his way into the Queen Astrid Park home of the South Korean ambassador on Friday The incident happened at about lam. A police spokesman said the security guard, who was
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      Park gets donation of 91 birds
      154 17 NINETY-ONE birds, the biggest donation ever received by the Jurong Bird Park from a single donor, will be let loose in the park in two weeks' time. The birds, consisting of eight species of ducks, geese and swans, arrived from the Slimbridge sanctuary of
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      Shoe-house a highlight of Home exhibition
      321 17 Shoe-house a highlight of Home exhibition A SHOE-HOUSE reminiscent of the nursery rhyme. "The old woman who lived in a shoe", is a highlight at the Ideal Home '87 Exhibition now on at the World Trade Centre. The five-metre-tall structure, which is almost the size of a five-room Housing Board
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      Grouses over 'do it yourself' photocopy
      537 18  -  JACQUELINE WONG By Higher costs and longer queues, say NUS students THE latest in self-servioe photocopying at the National University of Singapore may be cost-efficient for some, but it is costlier and inefficient for others. Modified photocopy machines using high-tech "stored value" magnetic cards
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      Four men sought by police and narcotics bureau
      275 18 Four men sought by police and narcotics bureau POLICE want to interview Kee Tong Huwi, 41, alias Ah Kwee, in connection with the setting up of two illegal race-horse broadcasting stations. His last known address was Block 411, Eunos Road 5, #05-134. Those who know his whereabouts can call the
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      Police seek relatives of boy found near stadium
      260 18 POLICE want to contact the relatives or friends of a boy (right), aged between 12 and 14, who was found wandering near the National Stadium at about 12.10 am on Nov 24. The boy, believed to be a Malay, is about 1.4
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      Vibrations force SIA plane to turn back
      186 18 Vibrations force SIA plane to turn back A SINGAPORE Airlines Airbus A-310, which was bound (or Manila yesterday morning, returned to Singapore after vibrations were felt in the tail area minutes after it took off from Changi Airport. An SIA spokesman said yesterday that shortly after Flight SQB2 left Changi
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      Closed to traffic
      86 18 THE junction of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim. Upper Ayer Rajah Road and Jurong Town Hall Road will be closed to traffic from tomorrow to Sunday between 1 am and sam daily because of work on a new flyover. During the closure, traffic going from West Coast Road and
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      Charity art fair
      53 18 SECOND Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong will be the guest of honour at the opening of the Art Fair "87 at the National Museum Art Gallery tomorrow. The fair, a charity art exhibition for the Yuhua community building fund, will display about 250 works by Singapore
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      Major print conference in January
      142 18 AN international publishing and printing conference and exhibition will be held at the Mandarin Hotel from Jan 13 to 16. IPRINT '88, to be opened by the Minister for Communications and Information, Dr Yeo Ning Hong, will be a showcase of the latest trends, techniques
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      To tell or not to tell' dilemma over the dying
      697 19  -  PIER ANDREWS By Doctors on those who want to know EACH year about 2.500 Singaporeans die from cancer. About 200 others succumb to kidney failure. For many of them and their families and often the attending physicians the deepest agony
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      How to cope with a child who is about to die
      362 19 THE doctor's diagnosis is heartbreaking: The child before him is terminally ill and faces an early death. That is only the beginning of the agony for the child's family. Now they are faced with the day-by-day ordeal of caring
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      Missing schoolgirl home
      201 19 SCHOOLGIRL Tan Lee Hoon. who was missing from home since Nov 28, returned on Saturday after staying with a man she called her boyfriend. Lee Hoon, 15, a Primary BE2 pupil at Woodlands Primary School, was brought back at about 5 pm to her home in Woodlands
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      Conference on water problems from tomorrow
      314 19 AN international conference to find practical nd effective solutions to water management problems in developing countries will be held here from tomorrow. An exhibition will be held with the event The three-day Warer Asia '87 will stress developing technically sound solutions that are economical
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      Lock icon Surprise cruise for mass wedding couples
      222 20 THIRTY newly married couples "made waves" yesterday on board a junk. The swains and their brides, swathed in suits and gowns, stood on the gaily decked-out vessel and released colourful balloons along the route which included Marina Bay, Benjamin Sheares Bridge and the Merlion
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      17 choirs in competition
      152 20 SINGAPORE'S first choir competition will see 17 ~hoirs singing their hearts out. The First Christmas Choir Gala, from Dec 15 to 17 at the Singapore Conference Hall, will feature four categories of choirs: elementary, junior, intermediate and open. The winners will perform at The Marco Polo
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      Police Boys' Clubs hold walk and carnival to raise funds
      141 20 THE chairman of the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC), Mr Michael Yeo, flagged off the Police Boys' Club Walk Jog cum Carnival 87 at the Police Academy off Thomson Road yesterday. This year's carnival, the fourth to be held, was
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      New premises
      27 20 THE new Fengshan Community Centre at 20, Bedok North, Street 2, will replace the existing one at Block 122, Bedok North, Street 2, from today.
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      More sources of pork for Singapore
      503 20 New suppliers include France, Germany and Hungary "PIGS might fly, but they are very unlikely birds," so the saying goes. But to Singapore gastronomes, it matters little whether they come in by air or sea these days the epicure is spreading his wings to
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      Man held for allegedly posing as police officer
      77 20 POLICE have arrested a 26-year-old insurance salesman for allegedly impersonating a police officer. A police spokesman said the man was caught by two security guards at Plaza Hotel in Beach Road at 12.15 am on Saturday. He was seen earlier taking down
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      More may fly in from Japan after fare cut
      388 20 SINGAPORE will be among countries in the region that can expect more visitors from Japan. This likelihood follows cuts in the price of return air fares between Japan and South-east Asia which were approved recently by the Japanese Transport Ministry. The
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      206 17 NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION PROGRAMME The NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION is mandatory for all clerks of work without formal recognised qualification under the new D&BCD regulations which will take effect in three years' time recognised as one of the entry qualifications for purposes of registration as a CIDB
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      59 19 *i?%? NATIONAL UNIVERSITY *L|p OF SINGAPORE Public Lectures on The New UK Securities Markets and Its Legal Regulation by Professor L C B Gower Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor 1 Today's Topic The Functions of the New Secuntes Regulatory System Time 600 prr Venue Lecture Theatre 13. Kent Ridge ALL
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      227 20 FOR AS LITTLE AS $10, YOU CAN NOW TURN PAPER INTO GOLD. United Overseas Bank Group's l^^^Hlfl^^^^Hl^H^^l^^^^H-. inSingaporeandaroundtheworld.it Account now paper holdings the Singapore. theGold MapleLeaf bullion -^j^j^j^j^H^^iE-IPi^i^i^i^i^Jl coins.OnlySlOconversionchargefor k to tne P revail,n B P rice of old in WW JsSL. a 1/lOounceGcld Maple Leaf coin. "wjk,^ MtV^ JmP
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      Countdown to 1997
      145 22 IN 1997 Hongkong will become a part of China. The drama of transition, however, has already begun. What is China doing to make sure it has a grip on everything in this free-wheeling British colony when it takes over? At a clandestine level there is penetration in
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      124 22 4 China's leaders don't even keep their promises to their own people, what a more for us? A Hongkong taxi driver. 4 The out-going government, though colonial, is judged to be a preferable government than the in-coming government which happens to be, though Chinese, one with
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        404 22 PRIVATE and government hospitals in Singapore are together short of about 1,100 nurses. Another 200 or 300 more will be needed each year for the next four years. Recruitment so far has been short of target and if this continues, the shortage will get worse. That cannot
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        183 22 TOUTING is not illegal in Singapore but the obtrusive ways of the touts can be irritating. Tourists are their main targets. Touts might argue that they provide a service by guiding interested buyers to appropriate sellers and that they coerce nobody. The coercion part is usually
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      Lock icon China moves to absorb HK by stealth
      830 22 China moves to absorb HK by stealth AS Hongkong moves towards decolonisation in 1997, how are the Chinese preparing themselves to take over the reins of power from the British? During a recent visit to the colony, two matters inevitably surfaced in conversations on that topic. They are "penetration" and
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      Britain under fire in tussle over HK polls
      1220 22  -  Some fear colony might become another Tibet THE British administration in Hongkong has been criticised in the past but never as harsh as it is these days. It is accused of having struck a deal with China at the expense of Hongkong
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      Free-wheeling press faces uncertain times
      1585 23  -  Editors wait hopefully to find out HONGKONG is said to have a free press second only to that of Japan in Asia. All the press people I interviewed in the colony said this with a measure of pride. But as the 1997 China takeover approaches,
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      What the US can show Gorbachev
      526 23 Art Buchwald WASHINGTON The White House is burning the midnight oil trying to put together an itinerary for Mikhail Gorbachev. "Scratch Gorby's address to a joint session of Congress. They won't let him speak there." "Now they tell us. Well, we have to let
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      196 22 I ■r J MMaT^MMWMMWMMr^. Mmm TfmWsL I f am AMMW mt It m iH •*»> \\lm m S^ l /V I rl aT*! C /a/1 f itCk I Introduces Its New Silverware Pattern "LES CLOISONNES LAQUE DE CHINE" When Christoflc creates a new line of cutlery, a simple article becomes
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      331 24 WE REFER to the letter "SGH did not give notice about new charges for drugs" by Miss Tan Catherina (ST, Nov 30). We would like to explain that nonstandard drugs are drugs which are alternative or second-line drugs It is not the practice,
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      Move not for town councils' takeover
      339 24 Streamlining of functions of HDB area offices PLEASE refer to the report "Major revamp of HDB area offices" CST, Nov 25). Your reporter contacted us earlier to inquire whether the streamlining of HDB's area office functions was in anticipation of town councils. We told
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      Sign clearly indicates no pets allowed
      210 24 I REFER to the letter, "Better signs please", by Ms Jessie Wong (ST, Nov 17). Animals are not allowed In markets and food centres because they may pose a threat to public health by urinating or defecating. The sign-plate put up in food centres
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      94 24 THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address, and home and office telephone numbers, if any. They should preferably be typed, double-spaced, on one side of the paper. You may add a pseudonym if you wish. But we would prefer your using
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      126 24 Offence to allow mosquito breeding I REFER to the letter "Mosquitoes breed in unused pool" by "Stung" (ST, Nov 21). My ministry wishes to inform the writer and your readers that it is an offence under the Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act for someone to do anything which may or
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      206 25 MALAYAN Banking Bhd has appointed Dato Oag Kim Hoay General Manager of Malayan Banking Bhd Singapore. Dato Ong is also a director of Kwong Yik Finance and Eu Finance Bhd. Ms Leoag Wee Teen has been appointed Secretary of Singapore Finance Ltd and its subsidiaries. Date' Dr Anl bin
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        Lock icon Kidder Peabody to lay off 1,000
        100 25 NEW YORK Kidder Peabody, a prestigious Wall Street firm hurt by the insider-trading scandal and the stock market crash, will lay off 1,000 staff members and slash expenses in an effort to save US$lOO million (Ss2o3 million) a year. It is the latest move
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        Lock icon Publisher lost $27m because of crash
        101 25 HONGKONG Listed comic publisher Jademan (Holdings) Ltd has said it lost HK$lO5 million (5527.46 million) from the steep slide in stock prices in October but claims to be in a sound financial position. It will make another HK$lO4 million provision for the fall in
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        89 25 TOKYO Japan's major producer of consumer elect ical goods and industrial machinery, Hitachi Ltd, has reported a 20 per cent higher pre-tax profit of ***** billion yen (*****.56 million) for the first half of its business year. Hitachi's sales in the April-Septem- ber period were
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        102 25 PARIS France's privatisation programme, interrupted by the world stock market crash in October, could be resumed this month but any sell-off would be on a small scale, Finance Ministry sources have said Finance Minister Edouard Baiiadur suspended the programme in late October when shares of
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        79 25 LONDON British gambling an I ho tel group Ladbroke. which reo nf ly took over Hilton International, has announced the opening this week of a 800-room Hilton hotel in Shanghai The opening, scheduled for Friday. will bring to 144 the number of hotels
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      465 25  - Things to think about with travel insurance DOREEN SOH By MANY people buying holiday packages or airline tickets pay a few dollars more for travel insurance and peace of mind. They seem to think that if they were unfortunate enough to have to go to hospital, the insurer would pick
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      602 25  -  CONRAD RAJ By UOB follows moves by rivals DBS Bank and OCBC INTEREST rates in Singapore continue to slide, in line with a worldwide trend following the stock market collapse that started in October. Before the stock crash interest rates were on
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      503 25 NEW YORK The credit-wor-thiness of a dozen major banking institutions is being reviewed by credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service because of increasing chances that some Third World countries may fail to repay their bank debts on schedule. Among those
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      366 25 HONGKONG Interest rates will be cut again in Hongkong today, only a wt^k after the last reductions, in a move seen as aimed at discouraging speculation of a change in the Hongkong dollar's peg to the US dollar The British
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      Exchange approval for revised NOL issue
      104 25 THE Stock Exchange of Singapore has given inprinciple approval for Neptune Orient Lines' revised rights issue. NOL had to revise the 1-for-l rights issue following the stock market crash which sent share prices plunging. The original price of $2.20 for each new share announced
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      10 26 Company news The week that was Week ended Dec 4
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      17 26 Gross Group net Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Metal Ctainers 3(-) $4,245(51.296) June 87
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      44 26 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Ayer Molek —(20) Ms49l ($396) Aug 87 C C 7.5(0.9) $18,278 ($17,407L) Sept 87 Dutt Bhd —(2.5) M56,264L ($3.9841) Aug 87 Palmco Hldgs M51.409 ($3,656) June 87 SPH 25(23) $135,733 ($101,427) Aug 87
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      24 26 interim Group pre-tax Half-year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) H Tai-Pan $2.100L (J3.311L) Sept 87 J C Ent M51.422 ($1,128) Sept 87
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      360 26 THE proposed link up between Sesdaq and its US counterpart Nasdaq will be pushed back to the first quarter of next year Amalgamated Steel Mis Bhd (ASM) has revised the terms of its proposed takeover of Inview Corporation Sdn Bhd. as a result of the recent substantial price
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      50 26 I— r n F tuncial fines Industrials Friday 1262 70 (1263.60) -t!SH Dow Jones Industrials jrr Friday 1766.74 (1776.53) J L nltkei Stock Average Saturday *****41 (*****.75) (Films in brackets refer to those of the previous tr.d-X dj») 1 'l I I 1 I I I I I I"I
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      222 26 Dec 4 IBS Ctwnf e Alcoo 41 v A».*d <*? 26 4k Arrv3« tnc !6\ >i Arc* Cofp 28^ H Aft 26 unch BetWenem Sti 14 Boe.no, Co 34 -H B<jrrot»ght Cp Cctwpilof Co 53H l>d Chose Monhtn 22 Chrv*t« Cp 20^ -i« Citicorp 17*. +H Coos Not
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      349 26 fee 5 Ten Clianf* A^riomoto 3340 30 Ako. 4bB -30 I Amodo 930 ~10 I Ason. Chem 1010 -10 Ason. Gloss 1760 10 Boo* of Tokyo 1350 20 Bodgestone 1250 -40 Canon 925 9 Covo Computer 11 20 -20 Of. /en 492 4 Do*. 1390 -10 Dai khi Kongyo
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      133 26 SYDNEY The Australian market had a nervous week of trading, with concern caused by uncertain foreign markets. Brokers said investors were anxious and sentiment bearish, with eyes trained on Wall Street and the falling Tokyo market. Hardest hit among Australian stocks were entrepreneurial and gold issues. The main market
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        Lock icon Effect of market crash beginning to hurt
        474 26 New York BOCA RATON (Florida) From the viewpoint of many investors, the stock market crash may have wreaked its worst havoc in October. But many of those who work in the investment industry are only just beginning to feel the sting of its
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        154 26 TOKYO Share prices declined on the Tokyo Stock Exchange last week in erratic trading, affected by the fall of the US dollar. After gaining the previous two weeks, the 225--issue Nikkei Stock Average suffered a 378.82-yen loss to close at 22,673.41 yen at the end of Saturday's half -day
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        143 26 LONDON The stock market lost more ground last week in erratic conditions on persistent worries over the US dollar's instability. Sentiment was initially gloomy following Wall Street's poor performance and the dollar's fresh bout of weakness, and the Financial Times Stock Exchange Index of 100 stocks fell to its
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        520 26 D«< 4 Pence Ctunft INDUSTRIALS AWo-MN J57 1 ANwd-Lrom 332 +2 «T1 M.C 260 +7 Bobcockt •ordon 432 +2 B««ct>om 425 -10 MCC 320 -t-5 Blu* Circl* 297 unch ■OC Group 365 1 •oo»» 205 -6 tomotf 295 -1 •ATS 401 +1 A.r»oTi 13) +1 •r.lonmo 85 -1 InlOoi
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        157 26 HONGKONG It was a long, slippery slide on the Hongkong stock market last week* with the Hang Seng Index dropping below the psychological 2,000-point mark on the last day of trading. The Hang Seng, the key market barometer, finished on Friday at i, 994.22 points, just shy of 200
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      3484 26 Al shares quoted have a par value ot 11. unless otherwise specified Mar.n stocks are shown n bold prrt Ad|usted for scnp nfhts N Tax exempted dividend ABN is traded n lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m ddars Trustee stocks under CPF
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        367 27 OCBC OUB (JOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Sdmngs daily 3 1' 2 l 3 Monthly Autosave 3 fixed deposit 1 month 2U 3 2 4 2 4 1 2 month* 2 1 4 (I) 3 months J 4 3 (I) 6 monttis 3 3' 4 3 3(1) 9 months
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        559 27 BANKS' prime lending rates at the close of business on FYiday, Dec 4. Bank PLR Alge men* Bank 6 i AIM Irish Bank 6 1 4 American I .press Am oam R terdam Ba 6 Arab Bank Ltd 7' 4 Arab Banking Corp 7 Asia Commercial 6 1
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        219 27 Interbank Over the counter Foreipi Local dolars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SJIO foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4210— 1.42:7 7 14 6 96 Canadian dollar 1.5525 1.5538 6.49 6.39 NZ dollar 1.2960—1.2987 7.85-7.62 Sterling pound 3 6634—3 66 3 2 76 2.72 US dollar 2.0330-2.03*0
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      Container schedules Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo
      404 27 Container schedules Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Sty (Voyage) An Cargo Time Block Selandia '438) 07 12 <2000) F7 JOO 1100 1100 1200 A7 C7 New Gentrade < 138C870 07 l? (2100) Fl *****230 P5 Un Handsome (043AS* 07 12 (2230) F5 0730-0830 A6
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      384 27 Sbp (Voyage) Boxes Available B R..»a (275) 05 12 (0920) taMUI (55) 05 '12 (1040) B Kt-muning (133N) 05/12 (0750) Taka.i I (1362) 05 12 (1330) Uni forward (020AN) 05/12 (1615) Maung (06S) 05/12 (2320i Ming Glory (41E) 05 12 (1830) Manlir, i43N) 05 12
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      368 27 Vessd Berth Arr Dep Keppd Whjrves April Ci. K2B aside 07/12 B*on SUi K34 aside 09 12 Builder HI K?3 aside 07 1? Frances Bay C27 08 3? Hanabada K36 a side 09 U Koheng R2l aside 08/12 Rota Agung C3O aside 08 12 Mendoza Cl5 aside
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      225 27 Asian rates ASIAN currency average deposit rates for the week ended Dec 4. BO PRICES uss Hfch low 7 days 6 15/ 16 6 1 month B'% 7 IS 16 months 7 15/16 7 11/16 3 months 7 15/16 7 11/16 6 months 7 15/16 7 11/16 9 months 8
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      56 27 Nikkei Stock Average Index THE Nikkei futures report was not available yesterday. i Nikkei Stock Average Index) Open High Low Sett Eat Vol Spot *****.60 *****.19 *****.74 *****.41 Dec 87 ***** ***** ***** ***** 81 Mar 88 ***** ***** ***** ***** 117 Jim *****N Sept *****N Opra latorest
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      Gold, Financial futures
      295 27 THE US dollar's -trong recovery, better- than-expec-ted US economic figures, weaker stock markets and technical selling dampened precious gold's recent rally to a new year's high. At the New York Commodity Exchange, spot gold closed at U*****.90 an ounce, about US$3 lower than the previous Friday's close.
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      GOLD ACCOUNT
      27 27 Buyinc Sefcnt ttfhest -Lowest Kfhest- Lowest Ss/pn Ss/pn Bank of China 31 90 31 72 3202—3184 OUB 3193-3170 32 08 31 85 UOB 3191-3168 3206—3183
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      25 27 GOLD USS/oz Sat Fri Hongkong 48? 25 483 00 487 30— 487 80 Fri Thurs Ne* York 481 80— 482 30 487 70—*****
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      35 27 Cfcnint prices RUBBER S pore KL ctnts cents S kilo M kilo Nov 30 216.25 264.50 Dec 1 ***** ***** Dec 2 218.25 267.00 Dec 3 217.50 267 50 Dec 4 216.25 267 50
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      30 27 Ctojjnf Twnover TM prices Tonnes Cwrts (M)/kilo Nov 30 17 09 58 Dec 1 17 18 45 Dec 2 17.12 40 Dec 3 1707 15 Dec 4 1702 52
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      82 27 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian rubber market rose last week with December SMR 20 gaining four sen to 265.50 sen per kg from the previous week. The market began on a cautious note as it was the start of the month but sentiment picked up following steadier Japanese advices. Buying
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      46 27 IRREGULAR. Prices fluctuated on the European free market (basis Rotterdam warehouse), settling at £3,837.5 a tonne against £3,880 previously. There were talks of tin trading possibly resuming on the LME next year following the start of futures trading in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 27. AFP
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      48 27 IRREGULAR. The market was initially supported by gold's steady tone and prices went to their highest since end-October. But stop-loss selling unsettled sentiment as did fears of economic recession. Values at the LME were underpinned by the 50 000--ounce fall in warehouse stocks to 19,828,000 ounces. AFP
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      63 27 WEAKER. Persistent fears of shorter near-term supplies were exacerbated by the 500-tonne droi" in LME stocks to 60,375 tonnes, the lowest since August 1974. Hence, values rallied briefly to a record for three months' delivery in the LME before a technical correction took place. The premium for cash over
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      39 27 SLIGHTLY LOWER. News of a 6,725-tonne drop in LME stocks of standard metal to their lowest, since Octojer 1980 had little effect on prices which fell. Merchants outside the LME quoted U551,650U551,660 against U551,640U551,660 a week ago. AFP
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      Lock icon Study shows 37 high-risk stocks on KL exchange
      780 28 Most of them are in the industrial sector KUALA LUMPUR Thir-ty-seven counters on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange have high "betas" and are considered "highrisk" stocks. Beta is the measure of the sensitivity of an individual stock, within the context of a
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      Selling resumes with a vengeance
      465 28  -  TRUDY LIM Stock market weekly rouna-uD. ..ov Singapore JUST when investors and dealers thought the stock market had stabilised, it lost its footing yet again last week, with lite Straits Times Industrial Index slipping to its lowest level in 16 months. After about a month
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      Investors take cue from overseas bourses
      275 28 Investors take cue from overseas bourses Kuala Lumpur PRICES on the Kuala Lumpur stock market declined throughout last week as investors reacted to selling pressure on overseas bourses. Dealers blamed the sliding market on unclear and weak conditions on major overseas markets and a lack of fresh factors to stimulate
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      Top five stocks
      90 28 THE FOLLOWING is a list of the five most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore last week It gives the turnover in thousands of units, closing prices on Friday and the high and low for 1987 Comp*rT Votwnc Price H*ti ($> Low COM) Dec
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      Most active stock
      178 28 City Developments PROPERTY counter City Developments ended plantation-based group Simc Darby's reign as the most active stock. City Dev topped the list last week with 7.08 million shares changing hands. It was traded between $2 and $1.52, its lowest level this year, before closing at $1.66 35
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      77 28 KUALA LUMPUR The Parkson supermarket chain owned by Lion Corporation will reopen at least 24 Emporium stores throughout Malaysia, said Lion Chairman William Cheng The stores are among those acquired recently by the Lion group from Emporium and Supermarket Holdings Bhd. Lion
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      Parkway meeting
      66 28 PARKWAY Holdings Ltd. owner of Parkway Parade shopping complex, plans to amend its articles of association to give it greater flexibility in its operations and to restructure its banking faciliUes. The amendments allow directors to borrow, raise or secure payment of money at their discretion without first getting
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      305 25 DEC 7ft 8 The Singa- viser of Weame Broth- Lecture Theatre 11, pore Institute of Man- ers Ltd, will be the Kent Ridge, National agement will hold a speaker. University of Singapore, two-day seminar, "In- Those interested can The speakers will be creasing Negotiating contact the IBAS Secre- Professor Charles
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      Tifox storms home in feature race
      1284 29 Maree brings meeting's tally to five with double IPOH Outsider Tifox came from a long way back to win the $25,000 Wrightson Bloodstock and New Zealand Breeders' Association Trophy for Class 3 Div 1 horses over 1.600m (Race A) here yesterday. Ridden by Albert
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      214 29 TOKYO American jockey Cash Asmussen yesterday won a race and finished third in another event to w:n the overall title in the four-race international invitational at Hanshin racecourse in western Japan. Asmussen took the 1,600m Golden Saddle Trophy by a neck on Wonder Resist ind
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      1796 29 FIRST: *****4 SECOND: *****4 THIRD: *****8 STARTERS: *****6, *****0, *****9, *****2, *****2, *****3, *****1, *****0. CONSOLATIONS: *****5, *****9, *****4, *****6, *****3, *****7, *****7, *****0, *****1, *****6. 10 Predamlaaat o(72-18) Salri (6) 1 1 3 17 Hlat Paaitlve.y 50.5 (57-15) Azhar (10) 5 4 4 6 Intan Raider 50
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      52 29 Pictures by NO-ONE at Bukit Timah picked the correct quartet combination of 15. 5, 10 and 17 in Race 4 yesterday. As such, a jackpot of $39,138 will be carried I forward to the quartet betting race on Saturday. Outsider Tifox races past Special in Race 4. LEE
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      Lock icon Ferguson finds top job no sinecure
      457 30 Ferguson finds top job no sinecure No relief for United boss despite Bermuda jaunt WHEN Alex Ferguson took on English soccer's glamour job as manager of Manchester United, the Scot knew it was no sinecure. But events of the past few days have made even the experienced Ferguson stop to
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      712 30 DIVISION ONE Arsenal 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1, Charlton 0 Bverton 0, Derby 1 Watford 1. Luton 1 Norwich 2. Oxford 1 Newcastle 3, Portsmouth 0 Coventry 0. Queens Park Rangers 0 Manchester United 2, West Ham 2 Southampton 1. Wimbledon 1 Nottingham Forest 1. IHVIMON TWO Aston
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      263 30  -  ALAN HUBBARD By LONDON Derby County and Watford, two of the soccer clubs owned by millionaire Robert Maxwell, settled for a draw on Saturday and so did the portly publishing tycoon and the Football League. While the clubs shared a 1-1 result, peace broke out between
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      54 30 Div Oie: 14 John Aldridge (Liverpool) IS Brian McClair (Manchester United) 12 Gordon Durie (Chelsea) 11 Nigel Clough (Nottingham Forest), John Fashanu (Wimbledon). Dhr Twa: 2t Jimmy Quinn (Swindon) 18 Mark Bright (Crystal Palace) 17 Paul Stewart (Manchester City) li Tony Cascarino (Millwall), Bernie Slaven (Middlesbrough) 14 Ron
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      414 30 Aneaal S Shed Wed 1 (1-1): Colin West gave Wednesday a surprise half-time lead. But once Merson replaced Paul Davis an inspired substitution by Arsenal manager George Graham the home team's luck changed. Richardson levelled on the hour, Groves scored six minutes later and Merson made
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      257 31 Bordeaux sparkle but Monaco still in front FRENCH PARIS Bordeaux overwhelmed lowly Lens 5-2 to move into second place in the French First Division, overtaking Matra Racing Paris, while League leaders Monaco had their match washed out by rain on Saturday. Bordeaux striker JeanMarc Ferreri opened the scoring in the
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      544 31 Victory is added icing on the cake MILAN Two goals in the dying minutes lifted hosts Italy to a W) win over a depleted Portuguese side in a European Championship Group Two qualifier here on Saturday. The 1982 world champions had already qualified for the
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      284 31 WEST GERMAN BONN Werder Bremen pulled two points clear at the top of the West German First Division soccer League on Saturday after a 2-0 away win over new-ly-promoted Karlsruhe. Bayern Munich, champions for the last three years, saw their hopes of closing the gap
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      642 32 Czech ace to meet Gilbert in s-finals NEW YORK Czechoslovakia's Ivan Lendl stayed on course for a US$l million ($2.03m) weekend when he eliminated West Germany's Boris Becker from the Nabisco Masters tennis championship on Saturday in a tense three-set struggle. A service break
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      436 32 SUN CTTY (South Africa) Britain's lan Woosnam found the magic touch which has put him among the world's most successful golfers this year to snatch the lead in the third round of the Sun City Million Dollar Challenge on Saturday. The diminutive Welshman hit a four-under-par 68
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      Rainey races to double
      259 32  -  ANDREW CHOW MOTOR SPORT PASIR GUDANG (Johor) American rider Wayne Rainey capped a fine double when he rode his Yamaha YZRSOO to victory in the rain-shortened Lucky Strike motorcycle Grand Prix here yesterday. Rainey, who won Saturday's race, completed the 13-lap event in 16min 56.1sec to
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      462 32 e ATHLETICS Favourite Takeyuki Nakayama. of Japan, easily won the Fukuoka International Marathon, a Japanese Olympic qualifying race, yesterday. Rc-P-Llte: 1 T. Nakayama (Jpn) 2hr Bmin 18sec t M. Shintaku (Jpn) 2:10.34 S J. Peter (EG) 2:11:22. China's Zhang Guowei won the seventh annual Macau Marathon in
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      260 32 AUCKLAND Mike Colandro overhauled leader and favourite Sandy Lyle, of Britain, to win the Air New Zealand tournament at Titirangi on Sunday. Colandro, a deeply religious American, carded a 67 to finish 10-under-par 270 one stroke ahead of last year's winner, Rodger Davis, of Australia.
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      213 32 DARTS I.ONDON Bob Anderson's successful defence of his World Masters title here on Saturday was marred by a scoring row involving world champion John Lowe in the second set. The scoreboards flanking the dartboard gave Lowe conflicting scores 46 and 50 that he needed to clinch
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      200 32 INAGI (Japan) David Ishii, of the United States, and Japan's Isao Aoki, joint leaders at seven-un-der-par after two rounds, shared victory in the Japan series yesterday as snow forced cancellation of a scheduled round for the second time in the tournament. Snow had previously wiped
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      120 33 Holland rally to win QUETTA (Pakistan) Holland came back from a goal down to outclass Pakistan 4-1 in the second hockey Test here on Saturday Marc Delissen popped home a rebound just before half-time to cancel out Pakistan's 10th minute lead Pakistan took the lead with a sizzling shot from
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      419 33  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By NIRMAL SINGH, the defender left out in the cold by the national team, yesterday showed he still had plenty of good hockey in him. The 27-year-old hammered home a penalty corner in the 25th minute to help Singapore Airlines Group lift the
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      169 33 LONDON Imran Khan is to fly to England later this month to sign a contract to play for Sussex in all their one-day cricket matches next season, club chairman Maurice Leadley said on Saturday. Imran has been engaged to a Pakistani girl, but Leadley said the former
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      370 33 ATHLETICS M. Rameshon won the first Asics/Swift cross-country championships at Mac Ritchie yesterday. Mmmm* -Km* <MJ_-_b): 1 M. Rameshoo 35:59 X Chandra Bahadur Ale 36:18 S Brian Schult-e 37:11. Ttmm: 1 Police 20pts X MRS Te-un A 44 J NZ 67. ir (Hub): 1 Toll Poh
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      162 33  -  TAY CHENG KHOON CHIA CHEW LAN showed that coaching and competition can mix when she easily won the Lady Ascot squash tournament at the East Coast Recreation Centre yesterday. Chew Lan defeated Miyuki Adachi, a Japanese international now resident in Singapore. 9-2, 9-5, 10-9. Miyuki
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      294 33 BRISBANE New Zealand's cricketers were in deep trouble at close of play on the third day of the First Test after Australia's later-order first batted well and then bowled superbly to reduce the touring side to 131-5. With two days left, New Zealand lead by only
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      201 33  -  LEE WAI WUN By THE spiking skills of Tan Hi Tieng and Keh Chee Keong should help Singapore's boys put up a good performance in the third Asean Schools volleyball championships, starting in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. The Republic finished fourth in the last meet in Bangkok two years
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      426 32 PAUL TOH AH CHOY Age 63 yrs ok passed >»ty peacefully on 6th D*c 87 rtf hrhinri b*lov*d wife: liny Teo rheng Sok Son Daughter in law Michael Toh Thlarn Huat Mabel Tan Yong Slang Daughter*: Sons-in-law Catherine roll Slew Khlm Teng P >h Foong Anne
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      136 32 LIEW KOK KHUEN Departed 7/***** They who think that you are gone. Because no more your face they see. Are wrong for In our hearts you live; And always will, in memory. Remembered by son», daughters. aons-in-law, daughter-in-law and grandchildren. In loving rnernory of MDM. SNG SWEE
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    437 34 WASHINGTON The Soviet Union will temporarily put aside its differences with the United States over •Star Wars" testing in order to speed up progress at the summit meeting this week towards a ne* treaty reducing long range nuclear arms, according to senior Soviet
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    134 34 STOCKHOLM A Swedish doctor has invented a machine which he says is an answer to the prayers of millions of parents all over the world a device which soothes colicky children into a deep and silent sleep. The "babyrocker" imitates the movement
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    62 34 BOGOTA Rafael Cardona Salazar, one of the alleged kingpins of a drugs cartel, was shot dead in what police described as an execution in a war for control of Colombia's drugs smuggling empire. Police said Cardona was shot dead on Friday night by several men who
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    225 34 Mosquito-borne epidemic kills 725 in South Asia NEW DELHI An incurable mosquito-borne epidemic of "Japanese encephalitis" is raging throughout certain tropical areas of South Asia, killing more than 725 people and leaving about 2,250 others permanently paralysed, reports said yesterday. The Hindustan Times said the viral disease has this year
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    39 34 NEW DELHI Urban Development Minister Mohsina Kidwai told an international conference yesterday that India's population would hit one billion in 20 years, 200 million more than this year's estimated population of 782 million. Reuter
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    343 34 MANILA Philippine officials are considering postponing next month's regional elections in some provinces after campaigns got off to a bloody start last week. Nine people, including four candidates for local office, have been killed around the country since Dec 1 in violence
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    289 34 But French PM rejects claim LONDON France paid a US$5 million (5510.15 million) ransom for two French hostages released from Lebanon last month, Britain's Observer newspaper said yesterday. It said Paris had also agreed to full repayment of a US$l.3 billion loan
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        1144 2  -  JANE E. BRODY By A SLEEKLY dressed woman in her 30s thought it odd when the physician she consulted about her frequent headaches asked if she usually tried to hold her stomach in. The resulting muscular tension, he told
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        512 2 COMPUTER game designers want something more than little creatures gobbling dots on the screen. Some creators would settle for more lights and action. Others would like to program artistic characters, the computer answer to Scarlett O'Hara, Emma Bovary, or even a counterpart to a television
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        823 4  -  DANIEL GOLEMAN >y A BIT of illusion, of clinging to false hopes and inflated self-re-gard, may be the bedrock of psychological health, according to evidence emerging from a broad range of scientific studies. Certain positive illusions, the data suggest, promote a sense of well-be-ing
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        636 4 NEW evidence has cast doubt on whether salt alone is a cause of high blood pressure, muddling the scientific picture and sharpening the debate over whether everyone should consume less salt. "I think the salt hypothesis is in a fair amount of
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        510 4 THE world's oldest viral vaccine is proving to be a powerful new knife on the cutting edge of biotechnology that could some day yield safer, more potent vaccines against new diseases. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration approved human testing of
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        1585 5  -  YAP YLW PIANG The Japanese-style singalong, karaoke, is catching on with Singaporeans since a ban on it in public places was lifted last year. KON SIEW TIN visits some karaoke lounges. KARAOKE, a Japanese-style singalong popular in Japan and Taiwan, is comparatively new in
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        457 5  -  GOH BENG CHOO By SIXTEEN local drama groups are working together to organise their second four-day Mandarin Drama Camp for the benefit of drama enthusiasts. The camp includes talks. workshops and video tapes on drama. It will be held at the Yi Nian Centre
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        220 5 THIS programme is compiled by Rediff u- 3^*sL£fi,l£ -Vision and broadcast dai- ly in Teochew, Hokkien Let S Leam and Cantonese. The Monrlarin broadcast times over IfidnUdrin SBC's Radio Four are 9 pm in Teochew and 19.45 pm in Hokkien on Mondays, 9 pm in Cantonese and 9.45 pm in
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        1048 6 MANY Singapore Malay singers and composers have gone to work in Kuala Lumpur. How does this affect the Malay music industry in Singapore? MABDIANA ABU BAKAR finds out. THE last few years have seen an exodus of talented local Malay music artistes across
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        666 6 BEBERAPA tahun kebelakangan ini, ramai bakat muzik lata telah berhijrah ke Kuala Lumpur. Para penggubah yang sedang mengharum seperti M Nasir dan S Atan turut bersama penghijrahan itu. Sebelum ke sana, M Nasir pernah berkata: "Peluang say a di sana."
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        1326 8 56 Sale: Other Products 56 Sale: Other Products mmammmmmmmmammmmmmmm m^ m^ mmm -_-^-S i Dont be le£t out o£the computer race Upgrade your knowledge with a holiday computer course. Select from the menu at classification 264. j fa I C.A.T.B. 717-1 I*+ i amnm muirrmn nm h«nn.rf I fashion jeans
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        571 8 76 Book-keeping/ Secretarial/ Answering/ Tranalation Services AVAIL. REGISTRATION ADDRESS ($10)/ Answering ($10)/ Telex Fax/ 24 lir Answering *****09 CO. FORMATION/ ACTG incom.. tax/ employment pass/ work permit services Tel: *****61 FREE TELEX a 1 mth free servlofor regn add ($10). answering ($10) fax *****72. FREE TLX.. REG. add $10. answer
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        390 8 94 Positions Vacant: Professional/ Executive COOP INTERNATIONAL PTE L"tT requires ACCOUNTS SUPERVISOR Degree holder or possess diploma from Ngee Ann/ Poly with major in accounting Able to handle full set of books up to final stage Independently Preferably with at least 2 years experience at supervisory level Experience In F>C
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        639 9 95 Positions Vacant: EDP COSePOTER MAN WITH ability Ui write and introduce his own prugramrtifs and to handle prurhasing for bulldlnK en_cineenriK > ompanv ln Toa Payoh Kamlliar with K-IXM CP-M Cobol BaatC CBCettenl written Kngllsh required with 2-3 years working exj-erieme IVI __.53.5173 Mr Narl 96 Positions Vacant Tutorial
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        605 9 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical i __25l_r-S-s_sl_a-rt_rt-_-_-»l-nS-_^ i i w%3b J w i i I BANK TELLER 1 t We are looking for service oriented people with I S pleasant disposition for our growing network of branches in Singapore. If you are interested in a
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        582 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical PROBIZ GET A FREE GIFT if you register with Probiz from now until 31st Dec 87 For school leavers, commercial institution graduates S other lob aeekera, we have good permanent high paying Temp. Jobs to offer you. Whether you are looking for a Job now
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        431 9 98 Poaitiona Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical -MmmmmmWMmmWAMmmmmWmm IMMEDIATE JOBS!! No Regn./ Placeman! Feea SECRETARIES Temp I Perm $1, 000-Sl.BOO. Must have excellent command of English with good shorthand It typing skill. Preference with full PSC Cert ACCOUNTS CLERKS Temp Perm: 6650-6800 Preference with LCCI Inter Bookkeeping Cert. WP OPERATORS Temp Philips
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        610 9 98 Poaitiona Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical e SECRETARIES a WP OPERATORS Wordstar. Wang, Philips e SENIOR/ JUNIOR ACCOUNTS CLERK e GENERAL CLERK TYPIST Minimum typing at 35 w pm e SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS e PART-TIME KEYPUNCH OPERATORS IBM 3741 St 3742 experience e OFFICE BOYS e STORE ASSISTANT With class 3 licence
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        665 9 98 Poaitiona Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Walk -in lnt#fV9#w ACCOUNTS CLERK e Min OCE o level e Min LCCI Intermediate Bookkeeping e 1-2 years experience In keeping full set of accounts, e Independent and hardworking Interested applicants, please call personally on 7th St Bth Dec. (9.30am 5.30pm) ut SINGAPORE ASSOCIATION Of
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        636 9 98 Positions Vacant Secretarial/ Clericel METROPOLITAN YMCA requiree 1. CLERICAL ASIBSTANT (FEMALE) 2. FEMALE RECEPTIONIST e Secondary Education e Preferably bl-llngual In English and Mandarin For Post l ability to type Is essential Please apply personally at: 70 Palmer Road Singapore 0207 Walk m Interviews from 9 30 am to
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        918 9 98 Poeitiona Vacant Secretarial/ Clericel STOCK CONTROL/ OENERAL CLERK Immediete Appointment et Chei Chee Lane, e Must have working experience e Able to type fast and accurately Pleeee ring Nancy el 445-6383. TANAH MERAH COUNTRY CLUB requires RECEPTIONIST/ TELEPHONE OPERATORS e OCE O' Level e Able to type e Some
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        654 9 98 Poaitiona Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical i MALE SHIPPING CLERK with I Class 2 licence < perm required urgently preferably Chinese Must be able to type shipping documents/ invoices/ permits Location Jurong Salary 6800 6650 p mth ''all *****46 FEMALE ADMIN CLERK required Knowlege of accounts and purchasing essential Ability to
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        622 11 100 Po.ition. Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Tachnical Tachnical R££D A^*^^ TOOL COMPANY INTL LTD REED, an American company manufacturing oilfield equipment has vacancies for QC INSPECTORS/ TRAINEES Completed Secondary education/NTC or NTC 2 in Precision Machining Abie to handle simple measuring instruments and read blue print drawings TOOL GRINDER Possess
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        517 11 KKJKGJK 100 Positions Vacant: Technical W Manutecturing Compeny in Tuas requiiea: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Outiee:--e To supervise design and development of oil production equipment from conception to production e To supervise day to day operation of the design and drafting department To initiate and supervise effective quality control procedures
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        565 11 100 Positions Vacant: Technical SI MID ELECTRIC (S) PTE LTD urgently requires TECHNICIAN Age 21 -27 years Male Completed NS b VITB, NTC 3 Electronic Certificate or equivalent a Training provided b Preferably able to read and write Chinese b. Salary negotiable Interested parties, please call personally with 2 passport
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        565 11 100 Poaitiona Vacant: Tachnical MACHINISTS REQUIRED FOR IM. Post for: e Grinding a Milling Turning EOM a Tool a Ola ateker a Apprentice Experience not essential Have NTC 3. intereeled applicant! plaaaa call 458.141 (contact Mtaa Jaime) Our al— i require lmm.dlrt.ly. MECHANICAL DRAFTSMEN Kallang: 3 yrs" min experience, preferably
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        660 11 101 Poaitiona Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant. 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Production Production Production is looking for more \NS_W FEMALE OPERATORS 1 shift on, y (800am to 5.35pm) 5 Day week Air Cond No sccpe •No Experience needed •We train you V Place of
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        272 11 SMAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE by joining ft C^AT&T Microelectronics Pte. Ltd I FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS (2 Rotating Shifts) Req u i r erne n ts Primary 6 education Above 16 years old Able to understand, speak and write Benefit*: Attendance Bonus Transport Allowance Shift Allowance Confirmation Increment Medical Benefits Annual
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        335 12 iui positions vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production fifß We EnioycP^^v. A Lot \{p^\\ Of Great >^JJ Benefits/ f§S\ Male/Female QA Inspectors Normal Shift GCE 0 level Preferably 1 2 years expenence in quality inspection within a manufactunng environment Female Line Leaders Permanent Ist/2nd Shift Assist Production Supervisors in management
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        737 12 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Production SS-_____i____S______________________i mmmmmmmm^^^^ m^^ mmm m^imW ASAHI TECHNO VISION (S) PTE LTD A subsidiary of Asahi Glass, Japan, the world's leading colour HB TV-Glass manufacturer and the first and only company in South East Asia to produce top quality
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        456 12 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Due to our expansion programme, we invite suitably qualified candidates for the post of: /mm\ (aT-rsETHODE A Career With US MuW-National Corp. Set-up Man Permanent Day Shift Starting basic salar/ of $700 and above NTC 3 or related experience in mold or
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        367 12 102 Positions Vacant: 102 Positions Vacant Hotel/ Restaurant/ Hotel/ Restaurant/ lounga Lounga •HWtE HOTEL SiN SAPONfI I Managed by PRINCE HOTELS JAPAN invites applications for the position of: GRAPHIC ARTIST Required to create visuals, promotional I mailers tentcards, in-house posters, I E signage and paste-up. Qualifications: I a Minimum I
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        301 12 MANAGERESS] with ability to speak I Japanese and English HOSTESS wanted DEAR GIRLS AOED 18 YEARS ANO ABOVE. If you ara pleasant looking, -ciabta and having a liking lo •rttartam and if you are seeking for s lob, a Job thai peys handsomaly. please do nol mm this opportunity to
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        486 12 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge MING COURT HOTEL LTD., S'PORE. Ming Court Hotel Ltd.. S'pore Invites suitable candidates for the following positions: 1) COOKS (MALE) e Secondary education or other related courses 2 years experience as a Commls Cook e Able to prepare recipes according to weight fc measure
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        715 13 104 Other Poaitiona 104 Other Poaitiona 104 Othar Poaitiona Vacant Vacant Vacant Degussa <§► aaa a a a x l m aa a- a -"j in Staff Caring ae e Degussa Electronics is a modern and established subsidiary of the leoding DEGUSSA Group of West Germany engaged in the a"
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        477 13 104 Othar Poaitiona 104 Othar Poaitiona Vacant j Vacant N CQF Chartered Industries of Singapore Pte Ltd ■i nu-niK-r ot 2v Sillf^oic Tf.hni)lojj>(..orpor.irion invites .ippli.,itions l»>r t '.inJiJ.itt's should possess ,it least \e.irs experience in pl.istic mould and/or thecasting Those with experience working in machine workshop can also apply NTC."
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        905 13 104 Othar Poaitiona 104 Othar Poaitiona Vacant Vacant School's o*t Earn Extra (Find a Part-time Job in classification 103 CJLS-fc 737-1 164 j Trana-lslar d Bub Servicea Ltd requires: DRIVING INSTRUCTORS Possess at least a Class 4 Driving Licence and a Driving Instructor Licence Secondary School Ed jcatlon 81-llngual In
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        738 13 104 Other Positions Vacant MISTER MINIT (An mtefnationalry well known shoe* rapair key service Co) Join us now a* a Training provided No qualifications needed Completed N S Opportunity for overseas training Good starting salary from S4lO pm Earn around $600 to $800 after few months Apply now (walk in
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        948 13 104 Othar Positions Vacant OFFICE ASSISTANTS REQUIRED urgent y Mtn Sec 2 tltHTt.-Tm Class 2 licence with own trans port Please call personally at Bik 163, Bt Merah Central «03-358_l or call 273-6683 PARTTHME DELIVERY MAN. must have o*n van. working hours approx 5 hours dally (from 1 pm.) dally
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        425 13 121 Vehicles For Hira BTW CAR RENTALS offers Hhi.-r.ird 4 t V*.; t dally 2 Mitsubishi 1.300 Blind van m]v v.in at $.V> $30 only 3 Pickups at $25 dally only 4 10ft 14ft trucks at $40 $4. dally 5 Mercedes 200/ Cresslda at $100 dally 6 Deposit required 7
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        439 14 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance 0 HITACHI HITACHI LEASING (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD Otters ne<* and used car loans at competitive interest rates Mortgage loans also available (non -transfer able) CM aslfii ut oi -..i.''- 1 Tel: *****33 (10 lines) or *****98 (Direct) Lynn Ong, *****33 Sally _—^BJ«jr>_ Lian Hua. Hang Finance
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        883 14 131 For Sale: BMW PACIFIC MOTOR CREDIT PTE LTD oMer» good prices S sale ot All models Mercedes. BMW. Volvo, all continental cars I All models Japanese cars, commercial vehicles Trade-In acceptable Ample tree parking lots. Showroom/ Office 11 LENG KEE ROAD SINGAPORE 0315 Tel: 474-1777 (6 lines) 82 BMW
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        848 14 132 For Sale: 132 For Sale: Mercedes Mercedes P^T^^ m mMM^ mmmmm AUTHORISED [f^M ■_____IB___r%l DEALERS J A MEMBER OF THE VW-AUDI GROUP |"»™j^"l BUY SELL USED CARS CHUNG SHAN SERVICING REPAIRS E-JliT^t J MOTOR INSURANCE TEL: *****88 240 lavender street TEL: 2537/22 goldhill plaza 01-05/11 134 For Sala: Datsun/
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        758 14 135 For Sala: Toyota We sell and buy QUALITY USED CARS TOYOTAS and other fine vehicles BORNEO KJI MOJORSfc! QUALITY USED CARS *****49 *****11 Open 7 days a week. Bam spm daily IrP^REE^B Wf CONSULTATION ft \B W VALUATION \B I we buy sell continental |1 lor Japanese makes PARF
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        779 14 135 For Sala: Toyota 12/79, TOYOTA COROLLA l 3 DX 3 owners Tax 5/88, aircon hl-fl, s/rlms Mint cond Tel *****90 1980 TOYOTA COROLLA DX 1300 Aircon/ radio/ cassette, s/rlms Tip top cond $15,800 *****11 1880 TOYOTA DX 13 Aircon.. hl-ft Downpayment $3,500 drive away a beautiful car *****55 1881
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        969 14 137 For Sala: Mazda We buy/sell all makes of vehicles. Insurance financing available GOLDEN POINT MOTOR TRADING Tel: *****04/*****14 CASH PAYMENT 8 highest offer. Paying good prices for all Ma.da 323. 626 and 929 cars. Other makes, trade ln and exchange welcomed. For sale Pls conLtct Mr Tan. *****60 74
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        785 14 138 For Sala: Honda JULY '81 HONOA Civic 1300. sdoor, rd tax till Dec '87 Price $18,600 Contact *****38 JUN. 84 WELL maintained while Prelude Blaupunkt cassette. Tax 5/88 Call owner. *****81 LATE 83 PRELUDE EX Auto Ist owner, low mileage, original paint. Immaculate cond *****96 LATE 'S3 HONOA Prelude
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        904 14 141 For Sale: Other Makes CONTINENTAL CARS FOR SALE 1985 Renault 5 Turbo 1 1984 Audi CD Q plate 1982 Mercedes Benz 200 Auto Ford Granada 2 Hi Auto Q plate Saab GLS 4-door Auto 1881 Mercedes Benz 280S Auto 1880 Alfetta Q plate Ford Teresa W pUte Alfetta PARF
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        796 14 142 For Sale. Commercial Vehicles 6/80 ISUZU KBO ers. aircon.. hl-fl. tax Bik 1059 Eunos ave 3 *01-180 •78 DATSUN 120Y panel van Aircon. excellent engine cond new paint Tel *****33 •76 SUBARU SSO Van. 5-door. $3,000 '81 Isuzu Diesel Van. 6wheel. new lax Tel 284-1169 79 OATSUN DIESEL. Aircon
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        632 14 144 Vehicles Wanted We offer gjTfflSfr accept: s£j*X3| •or your car ot any model cc commercial vehicles pick-ups: and company >.ars scrap cars COLT CREDIT PTE LTD 21 23-D. Gay World Park Geylang Road. S pore 1436 HIGHEST OFFER CASH PAYMENT for all PARK. non-PARF vehicles, pick-ups. vans and all
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        754 15 172 Accommodation 172 Accommodation Available Houses Available Houses Learn BASIC, Wordstar or Lotus 1-2-3 this holiday Sign up for a computer course in classification 264 of The Straits Times Classified CATS. [717-naaj 0 10 LEEDON vicinity, hilltop mal*«ttc bunglw. Hugo entertaining ovartooka sparkling inground pool, abeotute privacy. 5-2 mw. $10,000
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        613 15 D 11 NEWLV RENOVATED d storey bunglw at Trevose C'res. Nice kitchenette 3+l rms P/furn $3,500 neg *****81 2 Agt LOTUS AVE. O/STOREY Semi D Furn $900 Jin Kakatua. S/Storey detached bungalow. Furn $800 ,New Century *****16 OEI TIONG HAM Park vicinity exclusively renovated bungalow 4 bedrooms, nice garden $400U
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        599 15 173 Accommodation 173 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartmanta 9W \S^a9***^ -■'I"" 9 f Le3 e W FAR EAST PLAZA Hotel Style LUX JRIOUS APARTMENTS H At tho pur.cn. i ot Scotu Orchard Road, naxt to Hyatt Holol. Advance Booking Available I 14.000 sq ft Hotel Style H Swimming Wool. Tennis
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        874 15 D.lO CORONATION GROVE. 3bdrm. apt. with servant's on the 4th storey F/furn. A aircon. Available Immediately S/pool Si security services. Quiet wtth lots of privacy Rental at $3000 p.m. Enquiries Anne Loh *****11 0.15 FLAMINGO VALLEY (5 mlns. to Airport) S/pool, tennis, squash, etc. P/furn. 2 bdrms. $1,100/ 3 bdrms
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        981 15 173 Accommodation Available: Apartmanta INT'L PLAZA, inside CBD. next u> MRT High fir Panoramic view 2 bdrms P/furn $800 onwards Heng Fait Prop *****88 ORCHARO RO. VICINITY, beatulful apt 4♦ 1 bdrms Large living/ dining Modern kitchen, quiet pool etc $5,000 Vanda *****18 WE HAVE APTS. furn unfurn In d
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        909 15 173 Accommodation Available: Apartmants DI LLOYD CT. f/furn 3 1 $1301 Sophia Ct studio apt. f/furn. $1200 ERA *****46/ *****66 D.9 NEW APT. walking distance to Orchard 3/4 rms. Good view. S/pool $3,500 Falrley *****77 D.9 RIVERWALK GALLERIA ap brand new. high fir. only $1,500. RT *****51/ 2 D.9 ST.
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        881 15 176 Accommodation Wantad: Apartmanta URGENTLY REOUMED 2 units of 5-room flat for company staff accommodation. Must be near one another and located near Kallang Stadium Budget $1500 pm per unit. Call: *****66 (Mr Choi) URGENTLY NEEDED 4 studio apU. preferably In the same complex for expat, clients Choice Riverwalk It
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        705 15 179 For Sale: Housas 179 For Sala: Houses AUCTION SALE W On Thursday 10th December 1987 At the Sir Stamford Room, Mezzanine Floor Hyatt Hotel, Scotts Road Singapore AT 2.30 PM I RESIDENTIAL Landed 32 Sunshine Terrace single-storey detached house 5553 sqft freehold 73 Jin Seaview 2-storey detached house 6123
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        344 15 D.lB NEAR BAYSHORE Park 2 storey detached 4.800 sq.ft. 5 1 bdrms $655,000. Deans Property (West Zone Branch) *****55 D.19 CHARLTON ODN. 2 storey seml-d., 3+l bdrms., 3.600 sqft., $540,000 Deans Property (West Zone Branch) *****55 0.19 FLORENCE RD. 2 storey seml-d. 6,000 sq.ft. 4+l bdrms. F'hold. Big garden $740,000
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        979 15 179 For Sala: Houaaa KINGSMEAD RO HILLTOP. IBM vated. 4 1 bdrms Spanish design bungalow. 7,000 sq ft $890,000 Fields *****11 LOW BUOOETI DJO cosy s/storey terr 3 bdrms 1500 sq ft mold convenient location $238* neg Kenwood *****16 SERANGOON QOM. RECENTLY renovated seml-d, 4.200 sq ft 4 bdrms Easy
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        829 16 186 For Sala: 186 For Sala: 186 For Sale: 186 For Sala: Privata Apartmants Privata Apartmants Privata Apartmants Privata Apartments 2D^_^i_r^.^_r^_ mm.- Condominium On Hilltop With Saaviaw Bedroom MaiSOnetteS Ho \d (3-Bdrm. Apartment 3-Level Townhouaa) gggp I i i mi 'fWMJBfWM ft** A I .n»— ».w..a-.~ 4 Balr^Cburt XX>XJI\J A
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        875 16 D.M CASTLE FLORA 1.600 sq.ft. 3 bdrms Tastefully furn F'hold Quiet It serene surrounding. Full facilities Foreigners eligible $355K ono CfcC Props *****05 0.19 OASIS GDN. 3' yr old walkup condo with pool 3 spacious hdrms. I study I servant's 2200 sq ft. $120 maintenance. F'hold. $338,000 Denker 345-6311 0.21
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        895 16 DIST.II WATTEN HILL townh'se 2.700 sq.ft. 3 bdrms, servant's. F'hold $505,000 Colliers: *****22 015T. 13 MACPHERSON GREEN. High floor. 3 rooms. 1700 sq.ft. $340,000. Exquisite 345-1914. DIST 15 BAYSHORE PK. good facing 1000 sq.ft $_!63K neg 2300 sq ft $530K neg GK *****12 DIST 15 MANOARIN GDNS. 1600 sq.ft High
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        870 16 D.20 WINDSOR APTS. Upp/ groundflr with gdn. From $350k Townhse/ mals. BK *****35. D.21 BROOKVALE PARK mats 2.422 sq.ft. 3/1 -bdrm Full facilities Yumln. *****86/ 7 D.21 CLEMENTI Pk. 2+l bdrms. Beautifully furn. Facilities $290,000 Sanjlng *****34/ 5 D.21 GOOOLUCK ODN. 1700 sq.ft. 3 bdrms., good view. F'hold Well kept.
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        947 16 191 For Sale: HDB Apartmanta TOA PAYOH 2 RM. BLK. 51 low fir ceramic throughout full CPF $23,000 KIM KEAT AVE. 3 RM. BLK. 195 low fir terrazzo flooring well kept $39,000 DOVER RD. 3 RM. simple renovation $59,000 neg MARINE C'RES. 3 RM. BLK. 32 high fir seavlew renovated
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        961 16 191 For Sale: HDB Apartmanta ROOMED Badok 86/97/90/139 $101-9125 000 Crawford Lana 461 $173 000 Gaylang Bahru 59 (full CPF) 912SK Jurong East 230 (f/furn.) $125 000 Sims Dr. 50 $139 000 4-ROOMED Badok N. 102/120/126 $91-897 000 Dovar Rd. 30 $103 000 Hougang 324 modal A $99 000 M.
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        717 16 191 For Sala: HDB Apartmanta MEI LING ROAD 3-rm Pt Bik (161), mid floor Simple renovation $49K ono RPC 732-7716. ONLY SI3OK NEG. 5-rm TBlangah Rise. Low fir., ceramic, parquet CPF $125K. *****66. PANDAN GDN.. 5 rm, Blk. 407. Ceramic, parquet St expensive cabinet $102K neg Wynn, *****05 ROCHOR (TOWN
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        821 16 192 HDB Apartments 193 Properties Wanted Wanted I UN4WEBT 2SITi2S~ HfLM" II I \l> ~*lSfc w# h **»yara/ tenants lor Wil II I Jl> WCsJI HUDC/ HDB: AT _r-. Braddell. Bedok Reservoir. W/ CLr-Mr-NTI Laguna. Ambervllle. Hou- IVITSX mAWT vl gang, Neptune St others If ni_3l LUA..I APARTMENTS: JURONG EAST
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        734 16 194 Factory Space NIN KAI PROPERTIES SOLE MARKETING AGENT SAIE/ LEASE A) MACPHERSON Vi atormj tmrr Huilt -it 41IKJ sq ft Land 4.700 sq ft Prime Industrial site B) JURONG KECHIL 1') •lortiy datachad: Built-in 12.000 sq ft Land 27.000 sq ft Rare opportunity C) MANOAI EST Tarr. Fty./ Warahousa:
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        641 17 _*> ror _>aie: Office Spaces 04 GOOO INVESTMENT selling below valuation Cltlport Bldg 2 yrs old 1000 sq ft K'hold Oood facing Fully partitioned carpeted Covered carpark $280 psf neg C 4. C Properties *****0* (ORCHARD RD.) OFFICES. 850 2400 MOO sqft ,The Plaza) 400 600 700 1300 2500 3000
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        402 17 19/ For Hent isr hor Hent: 197 For Rant: Office Spacaa Office Spacaa Office Spacaa r W m7 U^^^^^^^^ m m Um^ Speak to our team W Ammm aWL j f*\\ r^% on buying E' ™\^A^mmMAMMM\mJM,Aw A or AP^k\.mw*^mT^ma\mmmmM\^Am m m M" *m m \^r*\ mm w MMm.mf wAmmm W
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        591 17 241 Tours 241 Tours f INDONESIA V GENTING T.njung P.nang tm !_"—< $119 $69/ $79 5139 $279/$289 Batam Island CAMERON Msisl eoo/c«a ?Dey, $99/149 <?*l ountr, Llub wo 'mamZLama PENANG $99/$169 INeM«r mn/mmrtm) Purchase of liquor beer $89 V. ■,-,;>■. «.>,.■,..,, m^g 60 WEST MALAYSIA SUPER DELUXE ?Dj ,s $359/$229
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        1176 18 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM BigonValue& W j *-m WJfW W w ith Sin C hew Travel m f WH m Y the one travel agent who's as solid, AM. wLAwJm ML safe and sure as vim can get. fESSSBSSj^I Ii BBB!EDEB5SISBB| Deluxe Phuket no extra cost Deluxe
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        530 18 241 Tour* 241 Toura 241 Tours —f THE \A\ t-TT IN BEACH RESORTS f^ I KUCHING SAF.AWAK MALYASIA J fj r W 4 >n.1HN,,,.1,(hM,,5.. <l Z W w xg^l Nin.'ty acr.'saloiij4_» heai'li 1 Soi'OfWOK MofoyS-S •<___.»-_, I irrury arrrnnnnnftaHon at Hntday Inn >^^h4^*u 3D/2N $375 J l > OUTDOOR POOL
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        544 18 241 Tours APCHIPELAGO TRAVEL I I A 128) -01-31. l.urky Plaza *****39. *****95/2. *****30 OVERSEAS TOURS SO Thall-tn-1 $SBO 7D Phuket Bangkok from S»SO SO H_.ll $650 SO I.ake Toba/ Medan $400 SO Burma from $1300 70/90 I uwan HK from $1450 70 Korea/ HK $IS*» SO Japan $17SS SO
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        798 19 241 Tours j 241 Tours j 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours sis_BM^TFF^l.^^ i .iriT^'_tfH*T!F^iT7Tin!F!^rTW WmWß^iMif'F *rMWK*M^/iP*KW*mMlU}Al'\\t\il\\l\^ laAnJ' *Am% Wm r _____H__D^^ ____R-l---l-»-_________l -__M__---_----M-_-_------l_--_-l _-_-_-_----li ---------H -_-_-_----------_--_^_.H i^T TlPf i ma^ml W?'***:'- Mm Packa 9 G include:- Seafood Lunch High Tea X'mas Barbeque Dinner and Disco with Novelties
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        540 19 262 Horn* Tuition CAREFULLY INTERVIEWED SCH. teacher, full time tutors for all levels, areas. In school subjects St piano/ organ Reliable, responsible ii with experiences In teaching *****78 GENUINE CURRENT SCH. teachers, full-time tutors with many yrs. of experience for all levels, dlst. Very responsible, reliable. All tutors carefully sleeted
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        449 19 261 Foreign Education 261 Foreign Education 261 Foreign Education Will you gain a place at a top University? Take the first step to success by contacting the Perth Finishing College. AmWLw W^^^L IVrth Finishing College is the only fully residential m E^- C .liege in Perth, Western Australia, offering a
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        396 19 263 Acadamic Couraas OUR NEXT FULL TUNC/ PART TIME PSC Private Secretarial Course NEW* REVISION CLASSES COMMENCE: 14th Dae. 1987 GCE 'A' LEVEL (PRE-U I S, II) AND GCE 0' LEVEL CLASSES COMMENCE: 4th Jan. 19S8 N.B. Dafarmant/ Otudant pot can ba arranged. With our facilities It guidance you will
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        386 19 261 Fof ign Education 261 Forsign Education 261 foreign Education 261 Foreign Education Study in Western Australia Enrol for 1988 ►Yeair 11,12; Matriculaticm at WAIC ►I Bachelor of Business at lIBT Parent s and students are invited to a seminar conducted by IDr B S Goh Prof R S treet
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        384 19 ll |r Matriculate II Sar within a Am \\>amAlk ear AM J uu r kuuu AUSTRALIA aMM Wa I Star 3-runCa inmg and AM MW A Tuai 1 Colleq offer N^^^^^^^h^v W W lON E YEAR programme for WW W miry into Australian Tertiary C Nl S < 3^^'' BH
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        392 19 263 Acaden uc Coursas UN SUC CESSFUL OCE 'N* UOENTS Do not worry wtjout your resuiu. Free advice Joining OCE 'O' fulltlme class. »g. NS deferme nt and Foreign students adm ltted AT> 1 SCHOOL 05-36 KA rONO SHOPPING CENTRE Tai. Or. Jol in Principal *****30 264 Co* nputar Couraaa
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        1405 20 264 Computar Couraas 2tV4 Computar Coursas 264 Computar Coursas 2 S4 Computar Couraaa *TMC I V^ Computer School (also at Bukit Batok) For a complete computer education With our extensive teaching and training facilities, we will be able to tr ain you fro.n a beginner right up to a professional.
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        377 20 266 Commarc ial/ Tachnical Couraaa BOOKKEEPING (Baginnara) (BUKIT MEI lAH) 1) Mon 6.30- 9. 30pm 07/12 2) Tue 8.00- 9 »pm 08/12 3) Thu 6 30- 8 c Opm 17/12 (JURONG 1 i Wed 8.00- 9.3 Opm 09/12 2) Thu 8.00- 9.3 Opm 10/12 3) Sat 2.30- 4.3. )pn. 12/12
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        668 20 286 Commercial/ 268 Commercial/ Technical Courses Techntcel Courses YOUR PATH TO A PROFITABLE CAREER Choose Stamford for your Accountancy course and look what you have to gain We have the faculty, the facilities and the added advantage of over 37 years of proven experience. Professionalism And that s the bottom
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        569 20 266 Commercial/ Technical Courses UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAINING CENTRE For quality training, plssss |oin us tor the following subjects: DIP. IN ACCOUNTING DIP. IN MARKETING/ PP ACCOUNTING BOOKKEEPING (Beg./ intor.) COST ACCOUNTING CONVERSATIONAL ENG BASIC PROGRAMMING WORDSTAR ENG. FOR COMMERCE IMPORT/ EXPORT PUBLIC RELATIONS JAPANESE (Beg./ Inter.) STATISTICS/ ECONOMICS SHORTHAND THEORY/
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        1325 20 267 Language Courses 267 Language Courses Msssasa»_^ REHPPI Wtwther it's General English. English lor Conversation or Engliah lor Business Communtcation. there is always s right class lor you at ILC, tho London-baaed Worldwide Organisation specialising in tha teaching uf EngHah aa an international language. OUR NEXT TERM STARTS MONDAY 4
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        135 20 ml _n> i mm *T IW^*IA **x Zj&>l Y mmmy Tick the most likely reason for the smiles Just had a yummy meal Pre-surgery anticipation Going away for good Back home for good News of paltry inheritance Hit $15 Toto prize Just paid three years' income tax Received fat retirement
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        464 21 APPdNTMENTS/NOnCES IB 730-5724. 5- 6/8 4 5669tD*» 737-0011 TELEFAX 732 2759 a TELEX RS ***** TIME AD URATES The Straits Times, 526 85 per col cm a The Sunday Times $28 15 oer col cm BOX SERVICE S5 00|Collec'.O)a$10 00(P06te0) opweoem APPOINTMENTS! i (TONY MAGNETICS PTE LTD 1 625 Lorong
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        652 21 __o_y/.'_ uuir maxkttinq cHtjaniiaHoti __3_ < _^/v<'i/.'_£_/ in fmnion xtlmxttA (jzoJu^ti off-ti foLLoannq boiitiona <-L i <?N^<^<^vy^_J> -^cllSi Hojuuisx L'tUulltj i- N yr:_trr.t_- _\_.t) i t(UM eKhezienced in the muzhetinii of \jainLon Ot 'loeuuttf zeluted hzotlucti with teztiuru education in yjatkttintj o\ JDuj&acu i_ 'fimttnitluttitai. ftleuituit finwimmitu with qoom MIMBOM
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        587 21 SQUARE: BHHHHk. JLmlmmWmW MARINA SQUARE a complex with 3 Wk luxury hotels, a la-ge shopping centre. §m parking space for 2.300 cars and auxiliary facilities, invites applications |K for the following positions jßm Mechanical/ Electrical Supervisors m Requirements: r§|| Technician Diplona in Mechanical/ r *p Electrical Engineering with more than
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        758 21 MOTOROLA, a world leading multinational company in Malaysia with plants in Selangor, Penang and Megen Sembilan has the following openings available in NEGERI SEMBILAN. SENIOR PROCESS DEVELOPMENT/ EQUIPMENT ENGINEERS t Conduct engineering studies to initiate, process or equipment upgrading. Perform process upgrading from analytical troubleshooting to operator training or equipment
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        624 22 APPOINTMENTS NOTICES I ss RELC I M)l IMI \n| \M I \II\MIKsOI IDI I \!IO\ ORGANIZATION REGIONAL LANGUAGE CENTM I invitt's applkations from suitably qualified I and t' -.perient ed I andidates to till a position I ASST FRONT OFFICE I SUPERVISOR I (NIGHT) RtLC International House (Hotel with the
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        1002 22 PARKWAY HOLDINGS LIMITED Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held on Tuesday, 29th December 1987 at 80 Marine Parade Road, #22-03/09 Parkway Parade, Singapore 1544 at 11.00 am for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit.
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        807 22 Times Printers Sdn Bhd Waste Paper for Sale Tenders are invited I_h the purchase of plain and printed waste paper and board in various categories from Febr jary 1988 to August 1989 1. Unprinted Strippings A Reels Ends a) Newsprint Cilazed /Coated Mechanical b) White Coated and Uncoated Woodfree 2
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        931 22 IN IU lIH.H CM KT OF THK m A^ m **W^^. KHMHI.It 111 MM.MMIKI —ky^ oinpanirs WliidliiK I p Mm AW! mwk Nn I9x. I AlmMmMm^Fm^m^m^m^F 71 ln ,hr M ,u r ,hr ill mpanln. Kci WwWMMMW Aw In the MaiU-r of LA BtM LANtHBHB OF »'\Kl> MMM^mm -n- itk
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        1055 23 NOTICES IN THK MATTKR OK IN THK SI BORDINATR THK COMPANIKS ACT, COI RTS OK THK KK.l'l Bill CAP. A OK SINUAPORK AND IH' Salt Na. K9SS af IM7 IN THK MATTKR OK Befcwe«>ii RK\ SWKATMAN AMKRK AN HOMK CONSI LTANTS PTK LTD ASSI RANCK CO (Member** VaiuUry Platattlfa WlndinK
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        22 23 Brighten up your j loefrD&ter calendar- lft. Worw*&'r£j Y L\/ mmmamAW i Jin** bookshop*. /vpSliSSg Times The Bookshop^? Times Publishing Group B
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        248 23 SUN TAN ByCollettm WW* m^ mmT^o\j st nt hfiv\»T tonzW /otCDuesE i Dcntm **J^***** 'mfiT oijec-r ttT^B I the i*/€eDtH<oFTHc yl miwd fWHSmtA I \r I istinishini?* Tea i %h*J^ VEGETABLE PLO T jy I V THE JOB---- y sP*m\\ r H N r E/£N pW *9fl TlHO.HufilL* DcwT Al\
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        521 23 PEANUTS By Scbuim •i» ii.ii/. S. -Virata >x ,J-7 I \S /Z y^\ i■ I it MST BE X^i f HEAR y3u )r" I) s~^^ a\\ /^cTm^mmA W \STARiNo V j. BEETLE BAILEY fly A/orr Wmlker BEETLE. STOP I I HAVE WHV* X JUST GOT HE'S THE 9 c^O^J^_l STARING
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        1546 24 Big business may turn pop music into one huge money-making machine, reports JAMES ERLICHMAN. SOME day soon, from a .secret genetic laboratory, the giant Sony Corporation may be able to manufacture cheap, re-us-able rock musicians. The feat would only complete the corporate transformation of the
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        814 25 Near Dark, now showing at three cinemas, is a horror movie. But it's also a love story, as its director, Kathryn Bigelow, tells ANTHEA GERRIE of the Daily Mail in Lonclon. IF THERE'S one subject over which men and women differ violently, it
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        261 25 World Chess Championsn THE 20th game of the World Chess Championship between titleholder Garry Kasparov and challenger Anatoly Karpov in Seville, Spain, ended in a hard-fought draw after 37 moves on Friday. Reuter Ammm* (wUte) karpo (Mack) 1 c4 e6 2 Nc3 d5 3
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        599 25  -  WHANG YEE LING NEAR DARK Now showing at Capitol, Changi and Woodlands ONE often speaks of the kiss of life. But in Near Dark, the protagonist discovers that a lover's lips can be lethal, too. It all begins when Caleb (Adrian Pasdar) picks up Mae (Jenny
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        162 25 MARLEE MATLIN, the deaf actress who won an Academy Award for her role in the movie, Children Of A Lesser God, says winning the Oscar helped break up her romance with co-star William Hurt. In an interview published in Glamour magazine, Matlin said she
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        221 24 Results just ahead. The first stop on the road to Why do results start with results is a phone call to IBM. "V^ an IBM Authorised Dealer? Wrll a«k you some questions about your bus ness and about the kind of _^r The right training. All our dealers have Urn
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        80 25 If you are holding an event you want our readers to know about, fill in the coupon and send it to What's On, Section 2, The Straits Times, 390 Kim Seng Road. Singapore 0923. Your coupon should reach us three days before the event. Heme of event; Staged/presented by: Vonuo:
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        438 25 What's PERFORMANCE Collage artworks by Sandy FOSSILS. Sixteen rare fossils snake shows at 10.30 am and 50 new species of imported, TOUR. Daily hourly tours of MIRINDA WORLD ON ICE Won Shin Ikea's Cafe Art dating back more than 200 2.30 pm, elephant and sea lion rare aquarium fish on
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        1024 25 I Radio One FM Stereo 90.5 wm M Wf Band I 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News In Brief 6.05 On Air 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 On Air (cont'd) 8.00 News, followed by Radio Patrol 8.10 On Air (cont'd) 8.30 Jet
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        124 26 New. the Cowboys Dupont. B~"*"' j iii* ---J I- m^mm m^W mmmmmm mm B_________________________________i_i_! k|gMte|^^iigg fe^g^^ BaE JDS 2__l^ B^______B "**M_fe_ _fl _^^vfl ______H _____________H ~V^H_ Bfl \~B _____________________vi ,•£.<; _____-^____e ~t -_w_*"» *_-_r-_ .--P----____^^___S ar'^SPßal _____^_________w ~«__S _3_s____Bfe?'_p__ Mw^m\Mw ~^-""^lif^o_«_l_________^____________________________________________________________________ *mmm\\ W V_."JB»" "tjffl Ba*- o*'0 _.>"^"- r^-_f" i^SSfl
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        1121 26 —MY VIEW by KANNAN CHANDRAN n H a aaa_^^ {^^^^^FZXUKamm^: rTI he Alamo: the late Lome guitarist Scott Gorham. .ft\?| I *3jMfli jq *\\m j* ta Ol tOr_/Pt it a __T _J 1 fSmtßmlm\ ________T s *T+^MmlW**- _____._..H___________l H MP* AmmmmT l l___________l B^r _^_^___l _____________________________________________r fering of the 181
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        7 26 THE STRAITS TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1987.
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        445 27 M^B___B_________________fl_________________________________________________________. "i-5 "i _HHB___________B a>^ H -^sL ill ibb^b^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ '^B Bit a Bls> *a_ißß BB_a _Et> r^^ BB^^^ Bfl Bfl 1 k ~^f V^B fCy _^^^^l _^B fl^_^_^_l ______B BITTER* m mW*sa-M% I "__fl __B _r T^fl ~"~-~"~^-w__-^ -^^__^^^*4^__!^^ ___W. -*"^^^^^B !_^^^B I mTj/mt fl Bfl fl fll X>W^^S _^_B_ft
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        827 28 __V mm x Cn_l s 9 *>;^^^^^B Wcaresocoi fident ofour sen ice that we make vou two guarantees. —«^__i __B *s Noel assures you that in the unlikeh event of a hamper arriving late, we mtfSm W willrefiinclyoiol %of its selling pnee. Refund is made only on the specific 1
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