The Straits Times, 13 January 1988

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  • 1752 1  -  LESLIE FONG No purpose served and it may leave minorities alienated, says Chok Tong By The challenge to Singapore L AFTER the signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement of July 29, 1987, when President (Junius Jayewardene) was asked the reasons for his failure to avoid
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  • 87 1 ST Index up 21 points THE Straits Times Industrial Index yesterday rebounded from its dismal 46-point decline on Monday to close 21.4 points higher at 870.45. Dealers said share prices rose across a broad front in relatively cautious bargain-hunting by individual investors. Institutions stayed on the sidelines pending the release
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  • 82 1 NEW YORK Wall Street stocks dove further with blue chips falling as buyers stepped to the sidelines. Brokers reported futures-related sell programs as well as a lack of breadth behind yesterday's blue chip rally as (actors in the decline. A softer dollar also pressured the market.
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  • 621 1 50 families told to move out of danger flats Cracks in private estate lead to evacuation order FIFTY families living in a 13-storey block of flats in a condominium were shocked and disbelieving when they were given orders to evacuate their homes immediately yesterday as the block was in danger
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    • 35 1 Panel will decide on definition of Malays Page 10 Chiam can decide if Potong Pasir should become part of GRC Page 11 Chok Tong rounds up debate on Team MP proposal with aplomb Page 12
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 358 2 Aerial Plaza case THE driver whose crane lorry damaged the underside of Change Alley Aerial Plaza last Oct 1 admitted yesterday that he did not lower the crane because he wanted to avoid being further drenched by the rain. But he disclaimed responsibility for not having a police permit
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    • 340 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE Philippine Embassy says that M to 41 Filipino maids working here ran away from their employers each month. Bat seen as a percentage of the 4#,Ht foreign maids here, the Bomber of runaway cases works out to a mere 1 per cent, certainly not
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    • 149 2 th# OHiMUwwy Bases 'for stability' A GROUP of visiting American senators in Manila said yesterday that the presence of US bases in the Philippines is not just for the Philippines and the United States but also for the stability of the Pacific rim. They also said the approval
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    • 174 2 'W. Europe must act' SHOCK waves from the international economic and financial upheavals of recent months could hit Western Europe harder than the rest of the developed world if its governments do not take evasive action, private analysts and international officials said. The International Herald Tribune reported
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    • 259 2 Koreans in Konica ASIAN GAMES men's team champion South Korea has finally agreed to participate in the Konica Cup badminton championship to be held in Singapore from Feb 2-7. This was, of course, the best piece of news for the organisers as it meant that all the top Asian
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    • 376 2 Life in gambling dens HORSE heads, Red Guards and lookouts these are some of the things that make up gambling dens. There are 50 such places throughout the island especially in Johore Road, Chinatown, Geylang and Balestier where people gather for a date with Lady Luck. SUMIKO TAN
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    • 275 2 CUSCADEN ROAD LAND PUT UP FOR SALE AT 12m A PIECE of land in the prime Orchard Road area which was recently put up (or sale has attracted some interest from developers. The Tan family which owns the 40,000 sq ft (3,600 sq m) plot, slightly smaller than the
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    • 101 2 HOW TO WOO BLOOD DONORS A MAN mentions the circumstances which led him to become a regular blood donor. He says, however, that the idea of saving his own blood for his own operation does not appeal to him, and that regular donors will surely stop doing so until
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  • around the WORLD
    • 576 3 SEOUL North Korea announced yesterday that it will boycott the Seoul Olympic Games in September unless it can be a joint host of the games, a day after the Soviet Union said that it will take part. In a statement carried
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    • 252 3 Taipei plans new investment moves in HK TAIPEI Taiwan is planning major investments in Hongkong \n a clear sign it intends to adopt a more aggressive policy towards the British colony, which is to be handed to Taipei's arch-enemy, Beijing, in 1997. A Cabinet statement on Monday said Taiwan planned
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    • 443 3 Flashpoint in Israeli-occupied territories JERUSALEM Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian demonstrator and wounded two others at a Gaza Strip refugee camp amid reports that demonstrators had attacked the headquarters of the governor in the town of Jabalya.
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    • 348 3 CHICAGO In what was called the largest award ever in an environmental pollution case, a court has ordered oil company Amoco Corp to pay US$B5.2 million (5J170.4 million) in damages for an oil spill off the French coast nearly 10 years
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    • 180 3 Gulf tanker ablaze, eight crew missing DUBAI Iraqi warplanes set ablaze a Cypriot-flagged ship off the Iranian coast and eight crewmen were missing, Persian Gulf shipping sources said yesterday. The 21,321-tonne tanker United Venture, on its way to the Iranian oil terminal on Lavan Island in the central Gulf with
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    • 250 4 WIESBADEN West Germany, under international pressure to buy more foreign goods and sell less abroad, reported a record trade surplus last year. The Federal Statistics Office said on Monday that exports were expected to have exceeded imports by an all-time high of 115.8 billion marks
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    • 425 4 It will be hit harder than rest of world if no evasive action is taken PARIS Shock waves from the international economic and financial upheavals of recent months could hit Western Europe harder than the rest of the developed world if its governments
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    • 211 4 Hart: I won't be first adulterer in White House WASHINGTON Presidential candidate Gary Hart has declared in an interview that he would not be "the first adulterer in the White House". Mr Hart initially withdrew hi.; candidacy for president after press reports that he had spent the night in Washington
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    • 234 4 PARIS The trial of 19 suspected members of the extreme-left Direct Action terrorist group got off to a violent start here on Monday as suspects attacked police who tried to separate them. At one stage, proceedings ground to a halt as one
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    • 86 4 BEIJING Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough that could lead to the world's first test-tube giant panda, the official People's Daily said yesterday. Researchers have successfully re-activated frozen panda sperm and used it to fertilise an ovum, the newspaper reported. The scientific work
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    • 346 5 BANGKOK Vietnam has passed a promised liberal foreign investment code, seen as an Important victory (or reformist leaders struggling to fix the massively troubled economy. The 42-article code, broadcast on Monday night by Vietnam's state radio, permits foreign companies to establish wholly-owned enterprises
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    • 225 5 TOKYO The Sony Corp, which popularised the home video-cassette recorder but then lost the market to the rival VHS recording system, has announced that it would make and sell VHS models. Sony insisted on Monday that it would not abandon its Beta recording
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    • 176 5 Mrs MGR fails to get Rajiv's support NEW DELHI The widow of revered Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. G. Ra machandran has failed to obtain support from Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhis Congress (I) Party for a confidence vote she must win to keep her husband's mantle. Mrs Janaki Ramachandran was
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    • 161 5 ANCHORAGE (Alaska) The Colorado String Quartet dropped out of sight in mid-performance recently, leaving a gaping hole in the stage. Stagehands at the auditorium of West High School, where the concert took place, discovered that someone had rigged the stage elevator to send the movable portion
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 394 6 MANILA A group of American senators said yesterday that the presence of the US bases here was not just for the security of the Philippines and the United States but also for the stability of the Pacific rim countries. The visiting senators also said
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    • 94 6 JAKARTA President Suharto has called on Indonesian youth to help the government light corruption by reporting to the authorities people suspected of the offence, The Jakarta Post reported. Addressing 120 leaders of youth organisations on Monday, Mr Suharto said corruption must be eradicated because it
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    • 466 6 MANILA Warlords and power brokers linked closely to the Marcos era have re-emerged under the banner of President Corazon Aquino's ruling coalition in a violent local election campaign to rule Philippine provinces and towns. Mrs Aquino's allies have backed about a dozen politicians of deposed
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    • 193 6 JAKARTA President Suharto will launch another package to deregulate the country's economy before the meeting of the People's Consultative Congress (MPR) in March and the Inter-Governmental Group on Indonesia (IGGI) conference in June, The Jakarta Post reported. The paper quoted Prof Mohamad Sadli,
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    • 342 6 The Philippine ferry disaster inquiry MANILA A member of a marine board of inquiry into the world's worst peacetime sea disaster yesterday urged the Philippine government to pass stronger laws against overcrowding on passenger ships. "We have weak laws and if we should blame
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    • 173 6 MANILA The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday said it had approved a US$3O million (S$6C million) loan to an Indonesian agro-industrial credit project, to be backed by a US$4OO,OOO technical assistance grant. The loan would go to the Indonesian government which would re-lend it
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    • 32 6 MANILA A Philippine Air Force pilot, U Carlos Baltazar, was killed when his F-5 jetfighter crashed yesterday on a training flight near Clark Air Base north of MaI nila. Reuter
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    • 181 6 Singapore registered ship and crew held CEBU CITY Philippine Customs authorities ordered a Singapore-regis-tered ship and its crew held for failing to unload its cargo of fertiliser. The 3,790-tonne Mermaid arrived in the Philippines last Dec 27 from Ulsan, South Korea, carrying 5,000 tonnes of fertiliser, said the ship's captain,
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    • 169 6 BANGKOK Ramkhamhaeng University students burnt an effigy of their rector in protest over the awarding of an honorary law doctorate to Communications Minister Banharn S.lpaarcha. The Bangkok Pest reported. Members of one of the university's three student parties had held demonstrations attacking the rector, Dr Thammanoon
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    • 209 6  -  ABBY TAN By Manila Correspondent MANILA The Philippines' attempt to convert part of its massive foreign debt into local equity investments amounted to only US$456 million (Ss9l2 million), Central Bank Governor Jose Fernandez said. But Mr Fernandez said he was "not unhappy over the small achievement. He
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    • 154 6 MEDAN A team of 33 headed by Dr Effendi Nasution successfully performed an operation to separate Siamese twins Adi Suhendra and Adi Suhendri yesterday. It took them about two hours to conduct the operation at the General Hospital here. The national news agency, Antara,
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
    • 308 8 More direct trade and pacts will result: Minister KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has scrapped the need for permits to import goods from China. Disclosing this yesterday after opening the National Manufacturers Conference here, Trade and Industry Minister Datin Paduka Rafidah Aziz s^aid the Cabinet
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    • 218 8 PENANG Prison authorities have established that the escape of the four inmates from the Pulau Jerejak rehabilitation centre was made possible with inside help. Prisons Director-Gener-al Datuk Ibrahim Monamed said a senior prison officer, who confessed to having left a boat
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    • 151 8 Umno official fails in move against bankruptcy notice KUALA LUMPUR Umno Supreme Council member Marina Yusoff has failed in her bid to have the High Court set aside a bankruptcy notice issued against her by Bank Bumiputra Malaysia. Mr Justice V. C. George dismissed with costs her application to set
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    • 134 8 KUALA LUMPUR Sir Alan Walters, special economic adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, will lead discussions at a two-day symposium called "Malaysian investment outlook" on April 21 and 22. Among the topics to be discussed are imbalances of world payments and foreign exchange rate
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    • 227 8  -  R. VASANTHI By KUALA LUMPUR The government welcomes suggestions and criticism from academics and religious heads on the proposal to merge Malaysia's civil and Islamic laws. The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Dr Mohamed Yusof Noor, said yesterday that because the amalgamation
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    • 105 8 DATUK Wan Adnan Ismail, 51, (left) and Datuk Lam in Haji Monamed Yunus, 52, putting on their wigs after they were sworn in as High Court judges before Chief Justice Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Omar. The brief ceremony in the Chief Justice's chambers at the
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    • 132 8 JOHOR BARU The Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority is investigating allegations that foreign windsurfers trespassed into Johor waters. The authority's Johor director Othman Yusof said yesterday a detailed probe was being conducted into the incidents, alleged to have occurred in a fishing area at Kampung
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    • 230 8 Deep-sea fishing trainees 'taught to use drugs' PENANG Students who took a deep-sea fishing course last week were believed to have been given lessons in drug-taking as well. In making this startling disclosure, several trainees said they were offered and at times forced to take drugs, especially ganja, by trawlerboat
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    • 556 9 Evacuation of Cheng Hong Mansion feaKH=\i Reports by HEDWIG ALFRED, LIM KWAN KWAN, JACQUELINE WONG, THAM KOK WING. BEN DAVIDSON AND HaaSr*!* CHIA MAY LEE. Pictures by FRANCIS ONG, LIM SENG TIONG and RAYMOND NG. TROUBLE at Cheng Hong Mansion surfaced
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    • 857 9 A few hours before the evacuation order came, I was offered $330,000 for my flat by a buyer. I turned it down because I wanted $370,000. Now, my flat is probably not worth a single dollar. A resident who declined to
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    • 144 9 JUST last May, the Hwa Chong Junior College building in Bukit Timah was declared structurally unsafe. Now, Block 84. Cheng Hong Mansion, faces the same fate. In both cases, to ensure safety, the Development and Building Control Division served orders to close the buildings.
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    • 277 9 OWNERS or tenants asked to evacuate an unsafe building can claim compensation if they can prove the defect was latent at the time they bought or rented the space, legal sources say. Residents can seek such recourse because the law provides for this for buildings
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    • 364 9 •€.ir-lr-'T'l'i'Sß> 3.20 pm: A STRAITS TIMES team arrives. Children are seen playing on the void deck of Block 84, which the Development and Building Control Division declared, in a statement, to be dangerous. When told that an order would be
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    • 153 9 CHEN6 HONG MANSION BLOCK 84 #13.04 JALAN DAUO (5.1441) The Building Authority after taring Into consideration the Professional Engineer's report to Management Corporation Strata Title No: 551 hereby declares the building at Block M Jalan Oaud Singapore 1441 to be dangerous. t Toe $r9 ordered to forthwith: close and vacate
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  • Parliament
    • 1086 10 "Y^ The Team MP proposal > W Excerpts of Chok Tong's speech at the end of the debate rJJ* I on the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill i SRI LANKA and the deep-rooted P%^^^ problems between its Sinhalese ■ML and Tamil peoples are
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      232 10 f^rodident of Os? oLanha "ALL our earlier constitutions had homogeneity and society when the realities were hardly warranted realities asserted themselves and did so in a manner that communally MR JAYEWARDENE society**" "Majority vote became the voting power of communal majorities driving minorities increasingly outside mainstream politics into
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    • 2584 10  -  CATHERINE C ONG LIAK TENG KIAT LEONG WENG KAM SALIM OSMAN KONG SOOK CHIN LOONG SWEE YIN TAN TARN HOW Reports by: and CT™^^^^^T| Mr Goh outlined *^^^fc the two main is- sues involved in G7?Cs ensuring < j f/?ar Parliament is
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    • 561 10 ne issue raised by Malay MPs was the definiV. tion of Malays in j the legislation. rJ[^^^__ Some urged that ■■C-^^— J Islam be included in the definition but Mr Goh explained why this could not be done. He also responded to a
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    • 464 10 Several MPs )^^E wondered how m GRCs would work in practice. J How would the r_ three MPs look after one superconstituency? How would GRCs be selected from the 79 existing constituencies? Mr Goh explained how. How would GRCs work in practice? What
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    • 400 10 Thanks for k support of Bill C—^=—— i I THANK all Members of Parlia- s )^^fc ment for their constructive criticism and contributions and also for their l I overwhelming support for the Bill. > Twenty-eight MPs have spoken, 14 j j* Jf yesterday and 14 today. TwentyL£_^l^^«J seven honourable
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    • 380 11 ENVIRONMENT Minister Ahmad Mattar said he still has some reservations about the Team MP proposal, but he cannot think of a better way for ensuring a multi-racial Parliament. One of his concerns was the fact that GRC MPs will not have their own constituencies to
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    • 101 11 THE Parliamentary Secretary (Education), Mr Tang Guan Seng, yesterday urged all Chinese Singaporeans to support the proposed Team MP electoral system because it would be in their interest to secure the rights of the minority communities. He said he supported the proposal because it
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    • 340 11 Debate on the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill He can decide if Potong Pasir should become part of GRC OPPOSITION MP Chiam See Tong will have the choice of deciding whether his constituency, Potong Pasir, should become part of a bigger Group Representation Constituency or remain a
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    • 365 11 It's a new idea It's about politics It's about race THE MP for Whampoa Dr Augustine Tan said there were three reasons why some Singaporeans object to the Team MP proposal: it is a new idea it is about politics; and it is about race.
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    • 229 11 MR OTHMAN Haron Eusofe (Geylang Serai) said he was supporting the Team MP proposal because he could not let his pride and egoism get in the way of future Malay candidates. As a Malay MP, he had to understand the
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    • 118 11 TWO MPs, Dr Koh Lam Son (Telok Blangah) and Major Abbas Abu Am in (Pasir Panjang), wanted to know the criteria for selecting Group Representation Constituencies. Major Abbas asked if the Government would select only constituencies which now had minority MPs for the GRCs, as
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    • 135 11 MR CHNG HEE KOK (Radin Mas) has suggested three ways in which the Government can counter the popular view that the proposed Team MP system is "just another machination by the People's Action Party". One, limit the number of Group Representation Constituencies to a "very
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    • 405 11 PARLIAMENTARY Secretary (Foreign Affairs) Yatiman Yusof yesterday rebutted criticisms of the Team MP proposal from various quarters in the Malay community. He took issue particularly with three criticisms that the proposal tends to limit the number of Malays in Parliament; that Malay MPs
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    • In short
      • 92 11 Highlights of yesterday's sitting AMONG THE six questions answered in Parliament yesterday was one from Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir) who asked Communications and Information Minister Yeo Ning Hong if he was aware that there was a "news blackcut" on the Workers' Party on television and
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      • 64 11 THE DEBATE on the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill to introduce Team MPs into the electoral system resumed yesterday with 14 more MPs rising to give their views. Altogether 28 MPs spoke on the Bill over two days. They included all nine Malay MPs who gave their
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      • 81 11 ENVIRONMENT MINISTER Dr Ahmad Mattar was the first of five Malay MPs to speak yesterday. He said he "fully and categorically" supported the Bill, despite having some reservations. But were there better alternatives to the Team MP system to ensure a multi-racial Parliament? He thought not. Other
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      • 101 11 SRI LANKA and Fiji were mentioned numerous times during the Team MP debate, as examples of inadequate representation of minorities. As the debate progressed, there were more examples cited from New Zealand to Cyprus, India, Britain, Ireland, the United States and Canada to show how race
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      • 85 11 A NINE-MAN Select Committee, chaired by Deputy Speaker Tan Soo Khoon, has been named to scrutinise the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill and the Constitution (Amendment No 2) BUI. The nine-man committee includes Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and opposition MP Chiam
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      • 75 11  -  BERTHA HENSON -By MORE EQUITABLE that was the way Mr Ng Kah Ting, chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (or Housing and National Development and Punggol MP, described the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, which went through its second and third readings yesterday. The Bill seeks to
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    • 1103 12  -  PATRICK DANIEL -By IT WAS perhaps too much to hope that Members could keep up. for the second day running, Monday's high standard of debate. This had much to do with the fact that when the debate resumed yesterday,
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    • 486 12 Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment No. 2) Bill THE right o! all major communities to be represented in Parliament needs to be entrenched in the Constitution so that Singaporeans can continue to have free elections without worrying that minorities might eventually be left out.
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    • 223 12 More reports on the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill debate DR OW Chin Hock (Leng Kee), armed with statistics, yesterday argued in Mandarin why the proposed Team MP concept is necessary. Figures show that, on average, the People's Action
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    • 100 12 Not perfect answer but it's best option THE Team MP concept may not be the perfect answer for ensuring multiracial representation in Parliament, but it is the best given the circumstances, said Mr Sidek Saniff, Parliamentary Secretary (Trade and Industry). Singaporeans should not deceive themselves into believing that changes to
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    • 145 12 Minority MP may face pressure THE MP for Bo Wen on Monday warned of the pressure a minority representative would (ace to articulate opinions that might not be universally accepted. Dr S. Vasoo said ways must be sought to maintain a balanced and universal perspective in Parliament as a result
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    • 144 12 MALAY MPs who get into Parliament on a Team MP ticket would be "superclass MPs", not secondclass representatives who could not get in on their own steam, said Mr Leong Horn Kee (Thomson). He said Malay MPs from Group Representation Constituencies could hold their
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    • 125 12 THE proposed Team MP system is "perfectly neutral" with no inherent advantage for the People's Action Party, said Mr Lau Ping Sum (Yio Chu Kang). Supporting the Bill, he said it was up to the electorate to decide who they wanted to represent them in
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    • 153 12 THE Political Secretary (Community Development), Mr Zulkifli Mohammed, warned of the dangers to the country if the minority communities were not included in the political process. Singapore would suffer long-term instability if the minorities were under-rep-resented or not represented at all in Parliament, he
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    • 77 12 THE MP for Punggol, Mr Ng Kah Ting, asked Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir) if the Singapore Democratic Party would amend its constitution to include a clause saying it subscribed to multi-racial-ism. Mr Chiam s reply was that the SDP, being a democratic socialist party, had
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    • 134 12 Team MP 'a safeguard against communal politics' TEAM MP concept would not promote communalism in Singapore because voters would not be able to choose a Malay, Chinese or Indian candidate, but would have to pick a combination of majority and minority representatives, Mr Goh Choon Kang (Braddell Heights), said yesterday.
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    • 146 12 MR Heng Chiang Meng Jalan Kayu) called for a special parliamentary committee to look into possible alternatives to the proposed Group Representation Constituencies (GRC) system for ensuring multi-racial representation in Parliament. He said the panel could be a sub-committee of the select
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    • 251 13 Businessman badly hurt in acid attack A BUSINESSMAN was seriously injured in an acid attack by three men outside his flat in the heart of the Geylang red-light district on Monday night. Mr Chong Kuek Kim, 39, suffered burns on the face, chest and arms and is now warded at
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    • 275 13 Man jailed for chopper slash over spilt drink A JUDGE yesterday rebuked a construction worker who had slashed another man on the forearm with a chopper over a spilt drink. Senior District Judge E. C. Foenander, who Jailed Pek Cheng Hock, 44, for six months, said the quarrel between him
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    • 659 13 One of many suggestions made in a new book on S'pore economy TWENTY-SDC economists from the National University of Singapore have called on the Government to review its 100 per cent home-ownership policy under which every Singaporean family is urged to own its
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    • 287 13 THE woman found dead at the bottom of a lift well in MacPherson Road on Monday has been identified as a missing garment factory employee who worked in the building. Madam Tan Kim Hiang, 54, failed to return to her Balam
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    • 82 13 "THE High Court trial of a senior police officer, accused of the attempted rape of one of his women corporals, continued yesterday with the woman's testimony heard in camera. Gurdev Singh Gill, 47, was an acting Deputy Superintendent and head of investigations at the police
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    • 65 13 THE Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Singapore, Prof Huang Hsing Hua, has been reappointed to head the Institute of Education Council for a second three-year term. Mr John Yip. the Director of Education, is deputy chairman of the council, the governing body of the
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    • 228 13 THE driver whose crane lorry damaged the underside of Change Alley Aerial Plaza last Oct 1 admitted yesterday that he did not lower the crane because he wanted to avoid being further drenched by the rain. But he disclaimed responsibility for
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    • 241 13 26 JTC lessees ask for smaller rent increase A GROUP of 26 lessees of Jurong Town Corporation properties have appealed for a reduction of the 50 per cent increase on their current annual land rent which took effect on Jan 1. In their appeal to the JTC on Monday, the
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    • 55 13 THE Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce is launching its first International Trade Promotion on Friday. Trade attaches, counsellors and banks from 10 nations, including Asean mem-ber-countries, have been approached to take part in the launch. Mr Sidek Saniff. Parliamentary Secretary (Trade and Industry), will be the guest
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    • 153 13 Roads to close for work on new overhead bridges THE following nads will be closed for the launching of concrete beair., for two new pedestrian overhead bridges by the Public Works Department. Ang Mo Kio /.venue 6, between Avenue 3 and Avenue 9, will be dosed to traffic on Frida/
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    • 239 14 RELATTVES of an eight-year-old boy who was knocked down by a car last Thursday are keeping a daily vigil in hospital where he lies unconscious. Since Nio Thiain Meng was taken to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital that moming, his parents and
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    • 175 14 A MAN who got away with robbing 17 women was finally caught by the last of his victims, who spotted him at a bus interchange. The woman, Madam Lee Moi Chin, 43, saw him about a week after she was held up at
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    • 88 14 Man whose nose bled in plane dies A SINGAPORE businessman on a flight to Kuala Lumpur last Sunday suddenly bled so badly from the nose that the plane had to return to Changi Airport. He was rushed to Mount Elizabeth Hospital where he died a day later. The passenger, Mr
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    • 554 14  -  ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON Curbs imposed recently on a number of foreign publications are not the reason why The Economist is to close its Singapore bureau, the magazine confirmed in London yesterday. The decision was taken some time
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    • 491 14  -  BEN DAVIDSON By A GROUP of teenagers hanging out at Centrepoint, a staring incident, and the death of a young man from a fractured skull these were related in the High Court yesterday. In the dock were six youths, members of a
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    • 364 14 COMPANIES here still do not treat productivity seriously although they are increasingly becoming more aware of its importance. And this trend is worrying the chairman of the National Productivity Board, Mr Mah Bow Tan, who said: "Productivity improvement is often a responsibility
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    • 157 14 NINE conscientious Singaporeans will be introduced tomorrow night as the first recipients of a new Home Affairs Minister's Public Spiritedness Award. The Home Affairs Minister himself, Prof S. Jayakumar, who is also the Second Law Minister, will present the plaques at the Neighbourhood Watch
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    • 101 14 THE continued inquiry into the case of a woman who died three months after undergoing brain surgery was postponed to today. Deputy Public Prosecutor Jeffrey Chan, representing the Health Ministry, had informed the court last week that he had a matter to attend
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  • COMMENT/Perspective
    • The Straits Times
      • 439 16 PEOPLE who have a foreign maid at home are certainly not the only ones in Singapore who can afford domestic help. It is only by virtue of their having satisfied the Labour Ministry's stringent requirements, that they have the benefit of an extra pair of hands
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      • 176 16 Crack down on road hogs too LAW-ABIDING drivers on Singapore's roads have long been confounded by inconsiderate drivers who, without so much as a flash of their traffic indicators, glide from one lane to the next often with scant regard for other vehicles. Motorcyclists also belong to this notorious fraternity
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    • 1714 16 ANY book that is jointly written by 26 persons and edited by a subcommittee must surely qualify as an oddity. More so when its platoon of coauthors shares a collective view on a subject such as Policy Options for \he Singapore Economy, as the
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    • 493 16 How to survive a high yen 2 new strengths likely to help Japanese exporters JAPANESE exporters are a resilient lot. Despite the yen's appreciation against the dollar (the currency of their biggest market), the volume of their exports is holding up surprisingly well. But for how long? This is a
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    • 1007 17  -  NEW YORK The idea that a handful of large financial institutions could bring the financial system to its knees through the unrelenting selling of stocks and the financial instruments that set off the selling is a terrifying prospect. But that, in essence, is
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    • 877 17  - Travel trade can expect good times again this year NARENDRA AGGARWAL More than 3.5m visitors came here last year Table talk By The top 10 sources of visitors SINGAPORE receives over five times more visitors than the number of its residents returning from overseas. In 1966, 3,191,100 people visited the
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    • 142 16 I \V^/* Polic y options for the I Singapore Economy: A review 26 academics from the Economics /^"X<f\vl^^ I and Statistics Department of the I a I VJ V ctf^ National University of Singapore P r esented their collective view v>«^ Ijlrf of policy options for the Sing- v*s apore
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  • FORUM
    • 235 18 YOUR editorial "Bring-your-own operations" (The Sunday Times, Jan 3) touched on a subject which is of personal concern and interest to me. I first donated blood in the army in 1973 but stopped after that because enough efforts were not made to come after
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    • 329 18 I WOULD like to refer to the report Non-Si mex futures trading firms step up their activities" (ST, Dec 22) and would like to comment that since then some companies have become smarter in how they advertise for personnel. They have apparently switched
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    • 120 18 Weather forecasts inaccurate I BELIEVE your weather forecasts and those announced on radio and television all come from the Meteorological Service. I live in the Geylang area and note that there was no rain in the area for the two weeks prior to Dec 31. I also travel extensively in
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    • 70 18 THE Traffic Police point out that expressways nave no pavements and are not intended for pedestrians (ST. Jan 8). Some underpasses at the East Coast Parkway emerge at points next to fences or other barriers. There is no footpath and pedestrians have no choice but to walk along
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    • 246 18 THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full nam; 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.
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    • 178 18 On contests I ENTERED the photographic contest organised by a leading camera manufacturer which was advertised widely and repeatedly in the newspapers. The advertisements clearly stated there would be three main prizes of an autofocus SLR camera, and $300 and $200 gift vouchers respectively.
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    • 90 18 EARLY last year, a local children's magazine organised a short story writing contest. Attractive cash and other prizes were offered. Together with the entry form was the date of announcement of results, which was given as the July issue of the magazine. However, to date, there is
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    • 99 18 I COULDN'T agree more with Wong Kin Hong, whose letter "How can grandma beat a young woman" was published in The Straits Times on Jan 8. I was one of the judges at the finals of the Mrs World /S'pore on New Year's Eve and throughout the
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    • 276 18 Replies WE refer to the letter "U--turns, slip roads will ease jams" by Mr Jaswant Singh (ST, Dec 22). The junctions of Bukit Timah Road /Farrer Road and Dunearn Road/ Adam Road carry heavy traffic. Two flyovers were built in 1976 at these
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    • 93 18 WE refer to the letter "Is there such a word as 'unputdownable'?" from "Fawen" (ST. Jan 4). The word was used over the subtitles for episode 16 of the drama series Pickpockets. The Oxford Reference Dictionary defines the word as "(of a book) so engrossing that
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
      • Chief Price Changes
        • 56 19 on %o +«o SM MO 35 Mtbo ttop MO K toitwi Me 510 +2* Trjmmjrc* 300 +75 IM(LmM)c 271 +21 ft* "5 +70 ICJ 750 +70 Nat ho* US +20 Hbitac 451 +70 Of 304+70 C«W Sl«c lip Jbl II Kentuctj S poie 71< U SW (K +15 0C8C
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        • 61 19 SM 470 -U MTC 7* 336 -12 MOau IK -12 KKkS«* IK -12 liMSOc 90 10 HoiyOtct II 1 l i 0 Kwanul 470 -C H 1 «nc Cttm 205 -C 8 (tin H S> i M Cabin -5 HK Til Cmp 50c 73' -4V» Ian Corpr 1M -3
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        • 11 19 NOLWrts 1,479,000 KeppelWrts 1,387,000 C.tyDev 1,219,000 Ton Chong 962,000
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        • 108 19 lan 1] lan 1? Jan 11 lan 1? 81 Compose 750 56 773 81 ST Minings 271 54 ***** 81 08 OS -83 113 SI Plantations 1930 8? 1939 40 CAW 6963 6895 DBS CPF Inden ?81 86 290 23 10 day M *»s 697? 6%1 OCBC 615 31
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      • 37 19 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Tines Business Times Industrial Composite 1987 High 1505 40 (26/8/87) *****9 (11/8/87) 1986/87 Low 563 34 (28/4/86) 470.92 (28/4/86) Ml time High 1505 40(26/8/87) 1327.69(11/8/87) All time Low 74 75(17/9/64) 470 92 (28/4/86)
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      • 48 19 Closing Chance Vol ('000) Amtefc Enrt 20c 1 25«d unch 92 GB HM|* 10c 0 665xd —0 5 74 Sitfipore Natkmal Printm 50c 166 +1 0 5 Smfatroracs Me 0.79 +2 71 Tin 070 +5 3 Tortow M 50c 0 82 1 2 ffepco 0.80 +1 2
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      • 28 19 DM Y FF S$ HKI I S$ US$ ***** 128 30 unq 2 0230 unq £***** ***** 128 00 5 5270 2 0243 7 7845 £*****
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      • 13 19 THE US dollar lost five ticks to close at DM1.6365 in Singapore.
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      • 10 19 In Singapore, gold lost US$3.4O to U*****.30 an ounce.
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      • 48 19 Eurodollar: Remained unchanged at 92.35 a contract. Dentschemark: Gained 300 ticks to 0.6450 a contract. British Pound: Lost 35 ticks to 1.8130 a contract. Japanese yen: Remained unchanged at 0.*****2 a contract. Nikkei: Lost 10 points to ***** a contract. Gold: Lost US$2.4O to U*****.10 an ounce.
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      • Short Stops
        • 93 19 NEW YORK The US pharmaceutical group Sterling Drug has said it will be taking court action to block the hostile takeover by the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Hoffman-La Roche. Sterling is accusing it of having given inaccurate financial information to Sterling shareholders in violation of US stock
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        • 100 19 LONDON S. G. Warburg Group PLC was the most active securities house advising companies last year on takeovers involving the United Kingdom, advising on 75 bids worth £7.02 billion (5J25.85 billion), according to a survey by Mergers and Acquisitions magazine, published by the I^ondon Financial Times
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        • 89 19 WASHINGTON A group led by Carl Icahn, Chairman of Trans World Airlines Inc. said it increased its stake in TWA common stock to 23,163.938 shares, or 75.9 per cent of the company's common stock outstanding, from a previous figure of about 74.9 per cent. In a
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        • 96 19 LONDON The Bank of England has proposed capital adequacy standards for United Kingdom banks that are somewhat tougher than those agreed to in December by banking regulators in major industrialised countries. In addition, the requirements are expected to be put in place before the 1992 target
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        • 92 19 LONDON Chase Manhattan Securities is cutting 19 of 120 positions in its Eurobonds, UK government bonds and US Treasuries business in a cost-cutting effort, a spokesman said. The firm is a subsidiary of Chase Manhattan Corp CMB. The spokesman said that the staff affected are in
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    • 504 19  -  TRUDY LIM Mood remains cautious though prices rise across a broad front By THE Singapore stock market rebounded yesterday on cautious bargain-hunt-ing and in response to Wall Street's recovery on Monday. After plunging 46 points on Monday, The Straits Times Industrial Index yesterday regained 21.4
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    • 321 19 MAYBAN Trustees Bhd, the trustee for Faber Merlin Malaysia Bhd's overdue loan stock, has announced that the meeting of loan stock holders called for Saturday has been cancelled. Faber Merlin had intended to seek the approval of the more than 4,000 holders
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    • 181 19 OCBC to cut house loan interest OVERSEA-CHINESE Banking Corporation will offer the lowest interest rates on housing loans to first-time home-owners from tomorrow. Effective tomorrow, it will cut its interest rates on housing loans by a quarter percentage point. The revised rates are: 6 per cent for one to fiveyear
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    • 670 19 FORMER millionaire businessman Amos Dawe, who was convicted for fraud in Hongkong in 1962, was recently set free after serving only two years and eight months of a five-year jail term in the colony. He is believed to
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    • 163 19 COMMODITIES trader Cal-Trade Pte Ltd has been declared insolvent and put under liquidation. This followed a petition by one of its creditors, Philippines-based New Square Traders Corporation. Several other creditor companies, most of them foreign, were also mentioned in the suit which was filed late
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    • 294 19 Shangri-La resolves rights problem with shareholder THE shareholder who held out on his written undertaking to subscribe for Shangri-La Hotel Ltd's recent l-for-10 rights issue has finally taken up his allotment. Shangri-La said in a statement that the shareholder in question has "subscribed for his rights entitlement of 125,000 shares
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    • 409 19 Cuscaden Road land put up for sale at $12m A PIECE of land in the prime Orchard Road area which was recently put up for sale has attracted some interest from developers. The Tan family which owns the 40,000 sq ft (3,600 sq m) plot, slightly smaller than the size
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    • 206 19 PROPERTY tycoon Ng Teng Fong has been slowly but steadily building up his stake in Ming Court Hotel, which he gained control of after a takeover offer last year. Over the past two weeks, Mr Ng's flagship company, Far East Organisation Pte Ltd,
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    • 4198 20 READERS should be aware of the hcmtatwrn of this information Not every transaction, nor every price dealt in at the stock exchange, is covered in "business done". Further, because al dealings at a particular price are lumped together, the table does not show the trend in
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    • 2785 20 INDUSTRIALS Acmo A,niomoto -Ml 300 Al«* Hldgf Al«om(-T(l)55(4)53 5<2)54 AIS6(99B) (9) 98 (1)98 5(10)99 ad API 38 5B 39S) U) 38 (2 1 38 5 ASM (179B 1 80S) (38) 178 (44) 179 '20) 181 (5M) 180 (38) 177 [IN 176 (5M> 177 (6M> 178
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    • 2966 20 AJ shares quoted have i par value of $1. uniess otherwise specified Marpn stocks *t shown in bold pnnt Adjusted for scrip/rights. H Tai-eiempted dividend AW rs traded m lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted in dolars. Trustee stocks under CPf Approved Investment
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • 420 21 OCBC OUB UO6 DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings daily 2 3 /4 2M, 2'/ 2 2 3 4 Monthly 2 3 A Autosave 3'/« Fixed deposit 1 month 2>j 2V 2 2 3 4 2V 2 2 months 2V 2 (1) 3 months 2'/a V>% 2 3 < 4
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      • 180 21 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dolars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1 4360 1.4378 7.09 6.90 Canadian dollar 1.57S6 1.5770 6.40—6.29 NZ dollar 1.3267 1.3293 7.72—7.48 Sterling pound 3.6833-3.6872 2.74—2.70 US dollar 2.0255—2.0265 4.97-4.91 Local dolars to 100 units
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      • 113 21 THE US dollar closed narrowly against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it opened at 2.0235/45 and closed at 2.0255/65. It traded within a range of 2.0245 and 2.0275 in moderate trading. Against the deutschemark, the greenback closed slightly weaker compared with its opening
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      • 95 21 THE kilobar market PHYSICAL h,«.j*n traded between 5J31.557 g^ L and 5531,505 yesterday. Kl(otof ix,m-i\.w In the Far East mar- [n Mr 4 ket, gold opened in the fo gjl& morning at US$4B2 30 ?o,m i2t-ui US$4B2 80 W*" 1 1.577-1.592 100 |m 3.169— 3.m In very dull trading,
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      • 25 21 GOLD USS/oz Tuts Mm Singapore 452 25 482.75 485.00-485.40 Hongkong 482.30—482.80 *****—***** Mon Fri New York 481.90—482.40 483.10 483.70 London 483.25—483 75 482.00—*****
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      • 18 21 Rubber Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore February ***** down one cent Malaysia February 283 SO up 3.00 cents
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      • 19 21 Tin Closing prices MS/kio KL Tin 17 16 down five cents Turnover 83 tonnes down 35 tonnes i
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      • 23 21 Cfcwmf prictt Copp»f E/tMM Spot 1575.00 1577 00 (1593.00-1595 00) 3 months *****0-1409.00 (*****0 1417 00) Market tone Firmer Sates 13,825 tonnes
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      • 28 21 OM* pncn StN~ IBS/toy Tan Mm S*nfipofe 6 85—6 90 6 96-7 01 mm fit New rort 686—6 91 6 92-6 97 So«/fc» Cred>r Swsm. S pof»
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      • 23 21 fJowir prxfs Aluminium tonne Mm Spot 1098 00-*****0 (1105.00—1108.00) 3 months *****0— *****0 (1037 00-1038 00) Market tone Steady Sates 14.000 tonnes
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      • 88 21 January 1202.50 (soutti) 1200 (central) 1195 (north) February 1202.50 (south) Refined iIM pant m USS/tonnes RBD paim oil February 497.50 (setters) March 497.50 (sellers) M 497 50 (setters) RBD Stejnn January 400 (sellers) RBOOten Crude stearin Neutralised Unq palm oil Closini prices on the KLCE (Ms/tonne) Mm* Pnce
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    • 684 21 (100 implif merest rate' Open High Low Sett Est V«l MarBB 92.34 92.37 92.33 /2 .*> 3812 Jue 92.11 92.13 92 09 9z.li- :Z3 Sept 91.85 91.85 91.84 91.84 118 Dee 91.55 91.57 91.55 91.57 9 M*r 91.31 Jue 91.09 Sept 9090 Dee i 90.73 Mull 90.59 Jue
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    • Stock markets round-up
      • 752 21 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market staged a mild rally yesterday to end slightly higher in quiet trading with double-digit gains across the board. The New Straits Times Industrial Index gained 18.45 points to 1,360.21. The index plunged 53.62 points on Monday. A
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      • 325 21 tail? >KS OiWft hk Fleet 7.90 +0 1 Ko Wah Bonk 190 Sng Too 2 025 -0075 Hk Elect Won 28 SON unch Ko Wah Slonn 108 unch Sno Land 054 +001 A»soc Inff Hotels 2 075 +0 105 Hk Go* 1590 unch KMB 1080 +02 Stetux 5.90 unch
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      • 357 21 lan 1? Ten Cham ""*"*> E««c 536 8 WWvjb Estote 1650 -10 Amomoto 3 1 30 +40 Mrtiub Heavy 536 3 Akoi 450 5 Mmubnh 1000 10 Amodo 1140 30 Mitv* Co 680 27 Asoh. Chem 1010 +10 Mifiui SNpbldg 259 unch Asoh. Gloss 1740 -20 Mitsc. Snwlhng 396
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      • 332 21 lan 12 Ce*b Chanft Hor<Se James 270 +20 i lint i Hortogen Energy 175 unch Refold Hooker 175 -3 ACI 400 +2 ICI 430 +5 ANI 165 +3 Ind Equity 162 +12 Abertoyle 400 unch Inf Heotfh 405 -IS Age 310 +70 Letghton 43 +3 Amcor 400 unch Lend
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      • 57 21 NST Index Tuesday 1,360.21 (1,341.76) -g Honfkonf Hang Seng fy Tuesday 2,442.41 (2,400.80) g£_ Austraian Al-Ordmaries Tuesday 1,286.80 (1,265.50) Mkkei Stock Average Tuesday 22,625.05 (22,578.43) Financial fines Industrials Monday 1,417.40 (1.424.50) Dow Jones Average ilfj,s Monday 1,945.13 (1,911.31) (Figures in brackets refer to those of the previous trading day)
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      • 199 21 GuM Rat 12* M r Hewtett Pock ss* +1* Alked Stg 28* unch Intt Bust Moch ll7* +2* Amox h* lB* Ht Corp 45 unch Amr Corp 3s*4 +1* Jhsn Jhre 72* 28* KoiMf AlumCp 10* B«fh*eh«n SH 16 Litton Indust 71 +H Bo«ng Co 40H +1* Lockheed
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      • 462 21 Uo 11 rmct Chjnee wimh i6tvk +2v, AB^L.w. 335 -7H tn fit 267 -a •abcacfc* tardan 4*7 102 Inch— 465 -6 •KX 330 -4 MMCrdt 420 18 •OCGfaap 310 95 U-. 253 +5 %m 3S7 -12 •ATS 426 -12 l*«™n 152 mc* •ritmia 114 -I ■ntGa. 140 -1 •T
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      • 287 21 Managers' prtcos for January 13 Sincapore Unit Trust The Commerce 091—097 The Sjvuics Fund 079— 0 85 S pore Pro» Fund 0 36— 0 40 S pore Sac fund 061—0 66 Spore kiml Fund 0 65-0/0 Spore Eqwty Fund 043— 0.47id Asia Unit Trust tU Invest Fund 1
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      • 287 21 Vessel Berth Act Dep KtpptJ Miarvts Albetum K2l aside 17/01 Str Pride K24W aside 16/01 Koheng K27 aside 16/01 Arktos Kl6 as* 13/01 Conman 1 Kit as* 13/01 Elm K2O aside 13/01 Equator I K23 aside 13/01 Koheng K27 aside 16/01 Kota Berkat K32 aside :4 01
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    • 376 22 KUALA LUMPUR National carrier Malaysian International Shipping Corp (MISC) is assured of long-term profits despite depressed freight levels and surplus capacity in the world market. The company has forecast a net profit for last year of M5245 million against M5237.5
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    • 136 22 TOKYO The Bank of Japan will soon decide on new requirements under which city banks, Japan's major commercial banks, may establish credit lines with it, central bank officials said. Under the new requirements, the banks would qualify for more credit if
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    • 520 22 Canadian firm seems to have won takeover tussle with Grand Met PARIS The Martell family has said that it will accept a takeover bid for the 273-year-old firm by Seagram Co Ltd of Canada, apparently bringing a speedy end to a brewing
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    • 126 22 China nod for Khong Guan venture THE Chinese authorities have given the go-ahead (or a US$4.5 million (5J9.09 million) joint-venture between Khong Guan Flour Milling Ltd and Oil Cereal Industry Corporation of Nanyang Prefecture of Henan Province (OCI). The joint company, to be known as Henan Khong Guan Cereal and
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    • 429 22 KUALA LUMPUR Mul-ti-Purpose Holdings Bhd confirmed on Monday that its Chairman, Mr Robert Kuok, would be relinquishing his post and that his departure from the group "was just a matter of time". A company spokesman said likewise, former founder-chairman Tan Sri Lee
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    • 232 22 HONGKONG Hongkong will be ready to impose fees on some bank deposits by early March to defend its currency, the head of the British colony's bank association has said. "We have... a draft agreement which will be applied if necessary," said Mr John
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    • 174 22 KUALA LUMPUR The listing of textile retailing and department store group Mun Loong Bhd's 32 million ordinary shares of MSI each on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has been postponed to Jan 20. The KLSE said the postponement was because certificates issued in
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    • 240 22 TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp expects to produce a record number of cars this year although exports wUI be down for the third year in a row, Toyota President Shoichiro Toyoda has said. The high value of the Japanese yen and changes in the
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    • 216 22 TOKYO Nissan Motor Co Ltd expects to achieve its projected net profit of 50 billion yen (Ss79l million) and current profit of 120 billion yen in the current fiscal year ending March 31 despite the strong yen, President Yutaka Kume said. He said
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  • RACING
    • 377 23  -  ROGER YUE By Racing Editor —and get back into the classic limelight TRAINER Teh Choon Beng has set himself a two-fold target for this year: Wrest the championship back from Johnny Kok, and return to the classic limelight in a big way. Before finishing with
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    • 146 23  -  ROGER YUE GOLDEN SAND, a four-year-old New Zealand gelding owned by trainer William Chua, beat 17 other runners in a 2,200m race at Avondale racecourse in Auckland last night. (Night racing was introduced at Avondale last year). Golden Sand, ridden by apprentice Lisa Cropp, won
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    • 75 23 DUBLIN Betting turnover on horses passed the 100 million Irish punts (about ***** million) mark (or the first time in Ireland Last year, according to figures released by the Irish Racing Board. More than a million people attended 244 race meetings and wagered 100 million
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    • 257 23 ON THE TRACK with MALCOLM BASTIANS IPOH Fall Dose, who was withdrawn last Sunday in the 1,600m race in which stablemate Handball lost narrowly to Le Joueur, worked well yesterday. With S. Marzuki up, Full Dose finished with plenty in hand
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    • 216 23  -  KENNETH KOH Pi ctu res at the 4*m by At the 400m At the finish -ULmL D- ■A^^LJL 92v~ |2U2i3ir~ -J22<3J_ ■t^h^ES— E***** Class 5 Div A 1,200m 1. Smooth Operator 2. Serom 3. Take Five 4. Marrion Margins. 5, IV2, 13/«l 3
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    • 243 23  - Case of Prima Rank: Nickson explains LIONEL LEE By PRIMA RANK, a runaway winner in record time last Sunday, was not promoted because of the present handicapping rules, the Malayan Racing Association's Chief Handicapper, Colin Nickson, explained yesterday. The system allows a horse to win only once in each class
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    • 128 23 Asmussen, O'Brien part company LONDON Americanborn jockey Cash Asmussen and top Irish trainer Vincent O'Brien have ended their partnership after just a year. A spokesman (or O'Brien said. "It was felt by both parties that a commitment to riding regularly in three countries (Britain, Ireland and France) was too much."
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 495 24  - South Korea to compete in Konica Cup J. RAJENDRAN By THERE was good news, bad news and lunch awaiting the group of journalists who turned up at the Singapore Badminton Association yesterday at Guillemard Road for the Konica Cup draw. The bad news was that, for the second time, the
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    • 283 24 GOLF ST ANDREWS (Scotland) Amateur golfers will find it more difficult to play in the British Open from this year. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, the tournament organisers, have cut the handicap limit for them from two to one, while only those who are
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    • 222 24  -  ALBERT JOHNSON KARATE By SINGAPORE will send a six-strong team to the first Commonwealth Kyokushinkai full-contact karate championships at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre in Sydney on Oct 23. Mr Peter Chong (6th dan), president of the Singapore Oyama Karate-Do Kyokushinkai- Kan, disclosed that the Republic
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    • 490 24 ATHLETICS World Champion Ben Johnson, of Canada, will run in indoor meetings on both sides of the Atlantic this winter, a spokesman for his manager said on Monday. Johnson, the world record holder at 60 metres indoors and 100 metres outdoors, will compete in five Canadian meetings,
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    • 102 24 LONDON Former world featherweight champion Barry McGuigan, of Northern Ireland, will begin sparring again next week after more than 18 months out of the ring. "I want the sparring to be private at first to see how it goes," said McGuigan' s manager Frank Warren. Warren
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    • 173 24 Bobby's past haunts him BOXING LONDON Boxer Bobby Frankham, banned indefinitely last month for punching a referee, has been stopped from taking part in an unlicensed show. The light-heavyweight was to have faced another unregistered fighter in Walthamstow in north-east London on Feb 5. Part of the proceeds of the
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    • 423 25 41 need a couple of matches. ..l did not feel I played very well and struggled through the whole match. But I lost the first set of the tournament last year, so it's not the end of the 7 world. Edberg (right) Early setback no drawback for
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    • 1140 25 World No 1 and title-holder cruise into second round FIRST-ROUND RESULTS Mea'a stag)**: Jim Crabb (US) bt Hank Pfister (US) 34, 6-3, 6-4. 6-0 Christian Saceanu (WG) bt Todd Nelson (US) 24, 6-2. 7-6 (7-0). M; Simon Youl (Aust) bt Christian Bergstrom (Swe) 34.
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    • 130 25 France tour opposed PARIS France named a 20-strong squad on Monday for a tour of Israel from Jan 24-31 which has been opposed by Arab states. French Football Federation press chief Philippe Touroon said appeals had been made by representatives of Arab states during the past few weeks calling on
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    • 176 25 Bassett resigns from Watford ON THE SOCCER SCENE LONDON English First Division club Watford announced on Monday that manager Dave Bassett had resigned. In a statement, Watford said Bassett and the club had agreed the termination of his contract "with immediate effect". Watford, put up for sale by their rock
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    • 201 25 BARCELONA'S Gary Lineker is being lined up for a £5 million ($18. 3m) move to Italian giants In-ter-Milan, a British newspaper reported on Monday. The Daily Mirror revealed that Lineker's representatives had already had preliminary talks with Inter chairman Ernesto Pellegrini. GLASGOW Rangers' player-manager Graeme Souness has made
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    • 292 25 Cash and five others are fined MELBOURNE Wimbledon champion Pat Cash was one of six players fined for misbehaving during Monday's opening session of the Australian Open tennis tournament. Cash, the world's sev-enth-ranked player, was fined US$5OO ($1,020) for uttering an audible obscenity during his 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 first-round win
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    • 175 25 Atten We are all familiar with the various types of corros ion Prof. Henry Ong talks about chemical and electrochemical corrosion, and how to prevent and protect against them. Read Shin Min's special bilingual feature "Buildings, Repairs Maintenance" on CORROSION on Wednesday, January 13 1 988 i Gfit Shin Min
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 472 26 321 Deaths 321 Deaths CHUA HUAY HUAT AGE: 64 YEARS patted away peacefully en 11.1.88. leaving behind beloved: WHe: Quek Ouat Tee Sitter Chua Huay Kim Sont: Daughters In-Law: Cpt William Chua Slew Kng Margaret Neo Puay Luan John Chua Slew Slong Tay Stew Cheng Daughter*: Sona-ln-Law Chua Slew Oeok
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    • 86 26 323 Condolences 323 Condolences 323 Condolences With deepest heartfelt condolences to MR. TEO KIM PUAH on the demise of his beloved brother, the late MR. TEO KIM HUI GEORGE CHEONG DIRECTOR OF HAWKO TRADING CO. PTE LTD From The Directors Mr. Yeo Yang Thong Mr. Loh Teck Chiu Staff: Kumar
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    • 353 26 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements The Family of the Late WONG TAI CHENG Departed on Bth January 1988 wish to express their deepest thanks appreciation to relatives, friends colleagues for their kind attendance, condolences, donations, wreaths, scrolls assistance during their recent bereavement. THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MRS TAN
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    • 59 26 323 Condolences 323 Condolences WWi Dnpill «yiiH»llii— Condolaneaa To Tlm FamMy Of Tha Lafta MR. TEO KIM HUI From: Tho Clm* of •W BaWtoa tnaMmMon. With Deepest Sympathies and CondoMinc#> to MR. TEO KIM PUAH on the demise of hi* beloved brother MR. TEO KIM HUI (a GEORGE CHEONG From
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      161 26 2NO ANNIVERSARY In LOYio, Miwoil Of MDM. SUNANDA AYYATHAN Departed IVI-M Peaceful be your rest, dearest mother. It Is sweet to breathe your name; As In life we loved you dearly. So In death we do the same. Always remembered by: Huibind, sens, daughters. sen In law.
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  • 377 26 THE PARIS-DAKAR MOTOR RALLY Double rally champ upset by deaths and casualties AGADEZ (Niger) Double world rally champion Juha Kankkunen, of Finland, said on Monday that the tragic catalogue of accidents in this year's Paris-Dakar rally had persuaded him not to compete next year.
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  • 208 26 PARIS A French environmental group Joined the growing clamour for an end to the Paris-Dakar rally on Monday. The controversial rally, widely seen as little more than a publicity stunt by all but the French media, claimed its 20th victim in its 10-year
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  • 400 26 BOARDSAILING...By LEE WAI WUN SHORTBOARD sailing is here to stay, if the response to last weekend's F2 Speed Crossing is anything to go by. A record 84 entries turned up for the two-day test of speed at Changi probably the largest turnout for a single
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  • 158 26 HOCKEY LUCKNOW (India) Pakistan overwhelmed New Zealand 4-0 on Monday to become the second team to clinch a spot in the semi-finals of the Indira Gandhi hockey tournament. Pakistan, relying on skilled stickwork and speed, stretched New Zealand's overworked defence to the limit from the start,
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    • 110 26 CORRIGENDUM Re: Mdm. Hia 800 Khin Death Advort. in 8T on 12.1. 1988 The date of cortege leaves on 15 1 1968 and not as published. The error 's regretted. c Kaksjor Omtuaries IN SWEET REMEMBRANCE o| I (namf-i who departed two yean <K'i Thai unselfish iifn it has lied
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • 75 26 TODAY'S EVENTS SOCCER Premier Leagie: Tampines Rovers v Tiong Bahm (Jin Besar). 7pm SBHFL Wv Great Eastern Li/e Assurance v Digitrec SC (Tanglin). Singapore Tobacco v Cold Storage (Tanglin), Hitachi Elevator v DBS (Farrer Park). Singapore Technology v MAS (Fairer Park) all at 5 15pm Frleadlles: PARC v Hyatt Hotel
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  • 339 27  -  JOE DORAI PREMER LEAGUE SOCCER: TAMPINES ROVERS v TIONG BAHRU CSC By TAMPINES ROVERS' Quah Kim Song will return to his familiar striker's role for tonight's Singapore Pools Premier League match against Tiong Bahru CSC at Jalan Besar Stadium at 7pm. The change
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  • 570 27  -  TAY CHENG KHOON By 6 It it up to the other national bodies to pressure their respective Olympic councils to vote for squash. In Singapore, we will do our boat to persuade the Singapore Nation- al Olympic Council. Maj Nair (left) Member countries urged
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  • 413 27 DUSSELDORF The European Championship soccer final that West Germany are hoping for a repeat of the 1974 World Cup final against Holland in the Olympic Stadium in Munich remains a strong possibility after yesterday's draw here. For Holland have been kept apart from the Germans by
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  • 123 27 Republic to meet All-Stars TABLE TENNIS SIX members of the Bavarian All-Stars will play a friendly match against a Singapore Selection side at the Singapore Table Tennis Association's training hall in Toa Payoh at 7.30pm today. The visitors are, in tact, a team of footballers from West German clubs. Some
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  • 267 27 SWIMMING TAN REN FENG and Joscelin Yeo stole the limelight with records on the second day of the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association's Under-8 to Under--11 age-group meet at Amber Road yesterday. Ren Feng, representing Chinese Swimming Club, posted 39.095ec in the 50m backstroke for eight-year-old boys,
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  • CRICKET
    • 138 27 MADRAS A unbeaten 62 by Viv Richards helped steady the West Indies from a shaky start after they dismissed India for 382 in their first innings in the Fourth and final cricket Test yesterday. West Indies, who had earlier slipped to 37 for two, were 147-5
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    • 140 27 HOBART Sri Lanka stunned New Zealand with a tour-wicket victory in the limited-overs triangular competition yesterday. It was the Sri Lankans first victory in five matches and they owed their success to all-rounder Ravi Ratnayake who took three wickets for 33. Sri Lanka put New Zealand
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  • 62 27 GEYLANG WEST are one of the two football clubs who will be admitted into the National League next year. They qualified to play in Division Two after their 2-0 victory over Kampong Chai Chee at Jalan Besar Stadium last Saturday. The other club to qualify will be
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  • 210 27  - Gilbraltar mar debut with rough play JOE DOR AI GIBRALTAR v TYRWHTT GILBRALTAR tarnished their National Football League Division One debut with one of their players getting sacked and five others cautioned when favourites Tyrwhitt Soccerites beat them 1-0 at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Referee Suresh Nair gave the
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  • 125 27  -  JOE DOR AI BALESTIER Uniteds new-look team will be put to the test tonight when they meet the Bavarian All-Stars at Toa Payoh Stadium at 7.30. Coach Majid Ariff, who was dissatisfied with the team's last two performances in the Singapore Premier League, will be
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  • 243 27  -  JOE DORAI GEYLANG MINI-LEAGUE THREE brothers from a soccer team faced a disciplinary board for misconduct at two matches in the Football Association of Singapore Islandwide Geylang League in November. Two of them were suspended and the third warned for their offences. The
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  • 16 27 SINGAPORE Cricket Club beat Punggol 2-1 in a hockey friendly at the Padang yesterday.
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  • 141 28 Vegetables are safe, assures ministry THE public should not be unduly alarmed about the pesticide content in vegetables they buy at the market, said the Environment Ministry yesterday. A ministry spokesman said: "What the people buy at the market should be safe because we have been monitoring the pesticide levels
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  • 384 28 China: No summit with Soviets while Viets stay in Cambodia BEIJING China repeated its stanc 1 yesterday that there will be no summit meeting with the Soviet Union while Vietnamese troops remain in Cambodia. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, in an interview with a Chinese weekly, Liaowang, urged the holding of
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  • 386 28 Special show at City Hall this month to launch musical drive A SONG in your heart. And a singing group in every school, factory, office and army camp not to mention the shower. That's the aim of a new national programme called
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  • 289 28 HONGKONG More than 30 mothers who face repatriation to China sought refuge in a Catholic church on Monday night, fearing arrest and separation from their families. A church spokesman, the Reverend Louis Ha, said the illegal immigrant mothers, who were accompanied by
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  • 138 28 'Pickpockets' star fined for dodging road tax AN SBC artiste who acted as the head of a family of thieves in the drama serial Pickpockets found his own pockets lighter by $1,750 yesterday. Woon Sang Tau was fined the amount in court yesterday for keeping a motorcycle and a car
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  • 233 28 SAN FRANCISCO An anti-war protester who lost his legs when he was struck by a train is being sued by the train's three operators who claim the accident caused them wage losses and psychological damage. Brian Willson, a 46--year-old Vietnam veteran,
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  • 35 28 LIMA Peruvian authorities have fined a local subsidiary of the Swiss multinational Nestle almost U5545,000 (5590,900) and confiscated more than three million tins of evaporated milk they said the company was hoarding. Reuter
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  • 458 28 KUALA LUMPUR The Supreme Court asked the government on Monday to allow a detained opposition lawyer to attend court at the hearing of appeals brought by the government and an engineering company relating to a highway project. Lord President Tun
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  • 134 28 AN ELDERLY worker died after he was kicked by a horse which he was cleaning in a Singapore Turf Club stable, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Mr Synee bin Balil, 76, of Bukit Batok Street 33, was hit in the right side
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    • 193 28 Weather Windy with occasional showers, clearing in the late afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 30 max., 24 min SUNSET today. 7.15 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.12 am. GLOBAL HEATHER AaelaMe 23/36 C Cloudy Lm Angeles 9/25 C Clear Amsterdam 5/8 C Cloudy Madrid -1/12 C Rain Athena 8/12
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  • The Straits Times Section Two
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    • 998 1 There have been cases where dens started operations just two hours after a police raid. Gamblers are m incorrigible. s Deputy Superintendent Law Ah Haw The room looks dreary with peeling paint. Cigarette smoke mixes with the sour smell of stale beer.
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    • 871 2 There have been mixed reactions here over the lifting of the ban on condom advertising. As data on the efficacy of condoms to protect against Aids is lacking, experts in the United SJtates fear a false sense of security may arise among
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    • 247 2 GRIPPING a microphone, Buca Pussick charmed the crowd with The Ballad Of Maria, a girl with a "honey-sweet mouth" and a "beautiful body". "She said 'yes' to all men," the singer crooned in a Portuguese-based patois. "After one, two, three years, she became so thin."
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    • 731 2 THE baboons of the African Savannah have some lessons for humans: Lesson one: Males are not naturally dominant. Lesson two: Females are not naturally submissive. Lesson three: When it comes to sex, "doing what comes naturally" would probably produce only
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      • 1003 3 The Chinese in Singapore had a significant role in the overthrow of the Qing dynasty in China in 1911, said Chinese Australian historian Dr Yen Ching Hwang in a talk at the Sun
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      • 546 3 I Dragon Tales LAST week we saw how the 76-year-old Tang dynasty calligrapher Yan Zhenqing died at the hands of rebel leader Li Xilie. When he sacrificed his life for his country, a seven-year-old boy in Shaanxi province was diligently copying Yan's style with
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      • 1027 4 The National Hadrah and Kompang Competition was held at the Victoria Theatre last Saturday night MARDIANA ABU BAKAR reports THE Victoria Theatre pulsated to the beat of the hadrah and kompang (Malay tambourines) for more than three hours last Saturday. The theatre was the
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      • 622 4 PANGGUNG Victoria bergema dengan bunyi hadrah dan kompang selama lebih tiga jam pada malam Ahad 9 Jan apabila peringkat akhir Pertandingan Hadrah dan Kompang Nasional 1987 diadakan di situ. Hadrah dan kompang merupakan alat muzik yang menambah kemeriahan dan keserian sesebuah majlis persandingan orang Melayu.
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      • 468 5 I antique collector? IdllW j 1 Rummage through ITvM^J classification 30 PPffrfß for a good 1 1 1 ]I] II ii 77 Commercial Vessels DIVE/ SURVEY/ Stand-by/ crew boat Excellent cond Fully aircon. Sale /Charter *****35 78 Industrial Equipment/ Supplies iMuipment HP or Leasing at Attractive Terms UNTTED OVERSEAS FINANCE
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      • 563 5 79 Business Opportunities BEWARE Bad deots it long overdue accounts receivables are a deadly disease to your business and company With the lunar year .Chinese New Year) Just arounr. the corner, why allow debtovs to celebrate at your expense? It's time to collect your monies due to you and perhaps
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      • 764 6 79 Business Opportunities STALL SPACE AVAIL at dry markei sutlable for New Year season products (fruits, candles, roast duck, soya bean water etc.) Tamplnes New Town blk 829 Ave 3 St 81 »01-2J>4 7am -2pm. lei. *****14 pg *****97 Mr Yeo WANTED ENTERPRISING PRINTER I have small scale printing shop.
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      • 1516 6 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help Available Available Available Available |[)|B^-IjjJ^fcßftMM fTTTJrT^n'BBWB^B^B^s^J |Hra* {i 7 Filipino $500 com P lete package Indonesian- $1,550 complete package jSy' Specially home-trained for 2 months $1,000 hospital insurance '^^>>_ d/° Guaranteed replacement Medical, visa, airport pick-up, personalised f*^-
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      • 711 6 94 Positions Vacant: Professional/ Executive A reputed Brunei Company has the following positions vacant: 1. SUPERVISOR/ FOREMAN Should possess mln. 5 years experience In Civil/ Building construction. Candidates having Diploma in Civil Engineering will be preferred. 2 QUANTITY SURVEYOR Should possess Diploma In Quantity Surveying and mln. 5 years experience
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      • 598 6 96 Positions Vacant: 96 Positions Vacant: Tutorial Tutorial Vacancies for private tutors in all subjects and I levels available. Please apply in writing by 23 Jan with full resume and contact number. I Experienced tutors preferred. I I CMS (Ptei Ltd, 51 Anson Road. #04-57 Anson Centre I Singapore 0207
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      • 388 6 96 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical NORPLEX O« [th. An Allied-Signal subsidiary producing copper clad laminates requires: Sales Support Coordinator GCE O' with good credit miMathematics At least 2 years' experience in handling shipping and sales documentation for local and overseas market Hands-on experience in Lotus and Wordstar An attractive compensation
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      • 518 6 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical I Secretarial/ Clerical NIKKO ELECTRONICS TOY PTE. LTD. jj The World's No. 1 manufacturer of radio- I controlled toys invites applications for the following jobs with its Domestic Sales Division. J SALES CLERK e Female above 18 years old with GCE 'O*
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      • 643 7 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: 1 Sacratartal/ Cfrtcal Sacratahai/ Cfrteal Sacratarial/ Ctorlcal PERSONNEL ASSISTANT Our personnel department ia looking for a Personnel Assistant to provide clerical/ administrative support in varioua aspects of personnel work including recruitment, personnel and salary administration and staff welfare The person we
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      • 325 7 II bonjuil A»»> min i^J tlu SBj ■■Mill nB» mlm «J fffflOfnDOC OT DIO Derwii CffMHI Off •fiwOrnottonoJ ohipping agßnclet hsM 1) CLERK Candidates should have OCE •O 1 Level certificate with good overall results; 1/ 2 years' experience In general clerical work; preferably but not essential, has knowledge on
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      • 986 7 96 Positions Vacant: 96 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical Due to rapid expansion a li^Bmlj2 1 21!2f service orientated co. has aooKK«pa»o clerk Immediate vacancies for the Able to handle full I/E acfollowlng counts tt banking, lndepen1\ SECRETARY denUy ,v:h£w; .To ,3™ Musthave2to3y«\rsexpe-(Sls,OOO-SIB,OOO pa) rlence In this field. CfM
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      • 631 7 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical wwm aaiaoajanaa i ranapon &na Froight Forwarding Company invitaa applicatlona for tha poet of a SECRETARY RsauM a Ability to handle correspondence. a Possess LCCI Private Secretarial Certificate, a Possess initiative and ability to work Independently, a Knowledge of Mandarin an advantage Salary will commensurate
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      • 613 7 96 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical We Invited applications for the following position: OFFICE ASSISTANT (mala) Bsßjulramsnts: a Secondary education a Must possess valid motorcycle licence a Preferably with some workIng experience a Completed full-time or exempted from National Service Interested applicants are requested to write In with full details to:
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      • 656 7 96 Positions Vacant: Secretariat/ Clerical Legal firm roquiroe JUNIOR SECRETARY 'A' level or good 'O' level results good command of written and spoken English minimum 0 months' working experience knowledge of Wordstar, telex, fax candidates should be interested In pursuing career In legal administrative work and should be able to
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      • 647 7 9t' Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF SINOAPORE 321 JOO CHIAT PLACE SINGAPORE 1542 roquiroe urgontty FEMALE CHINESE PORTER Primary education. Able to converse in English and dialects. Pleasant personality e Able to work 5 -day week on Duty Roster Including week-ends I Public Holidays. Preferably above 30
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      • 594 7 96 Positions Vacant: Secretarial Cffteal EXPERIENCED FEMALE CORRESPONDENCE CLERK wanted by furniture manufacturing firm at Kranjl Industrial Estate Intoroetod pteoao wrtto wtth Ml portlruters salary ■xpsctoS? tec NO J SUMOCt KADUT DRIVE KRAJM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE SINOAPORE 2577 FEMALE CLAIMS OFFtCBR roqu'rod by Mtabiiahod shlpptwg nTFW. o OCE 'A' level with
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      • 290 8 9f Positions Vacant: < Secretarial/ Clerical SECRETARY (Preferably with some working experience, with pleasant disposition Shorthand/ typing rertiricates Plmi caM Jt 7M7MO lor in l*jof i#jw j Wdl c9ta>ow#A#o Firm r#Quir## DESPATCH CLERK fr Must have completed NS > Secondary school education tnt*TMt*d applicant* pl«a«* call ptrfcOfMlly b\ 2 Ataiandra
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      • 311 8 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical REQUIRED URGENTLY AN Accounts Clerk (born-agaln Christians) with LCCI. knowledge of Computerised Accounting Able to keep full set of books Call personally. No 2. Leng Kee Rd #05-11 Thye Hong Ctr *****77 TEMP. BILLS CLERKB commencing 18/1/88 1) 3-mth assignment Must be familiar with Import
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      • 241 8 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical URGENTLY NEEDED A General Clerk Mln. requirements GCE. O' level with the ability to type Contact Marina *****77 BANK REQUIRE 1) 2 Temporary Telex Operators for 2 to 3 mths. 2) 2 Temporary Typists *****14 CHINESE FEMALE GENERAL Clerk required Salary around $500. Interested call
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      • 189 8 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: t Sales Sales Singapore Newspaper Services ■f s Pte Ltd Member ol Singapore Press Homings Group Our Company is committed to excellence m newspaper printing and distribution services We print the major newspapers of Singapore and several well known international dailies for regional distribution,
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      • 62 8 99 Position* Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: Sal— Sales bW^f "ft B^B^Biß^^^^ r b^- "^B cjf i v Jr^ a >&.W LOOKING FOR A JOB! Don't look any further. Come for a talk on "Career Opportunities in Insurance Sales." Venue: Hilton Hotel Interested parties, please contact Siti at *****11 or *****66
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      • 178 8 99 Positions VacantSales Very well established office supplies company requires FEMALE OR MALE SALES PERSONNEL for fax paper/ ribbon, etc. Pre-requisltes Completed Secondary 4 Sales experience an advantage Attractive salary will be offered. Call Emily at: *****76/ *****75 for an interview appointment or write with photo, to: FRESH FONT MFG.
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      • 252 8 99 Positions Vacant: Sales MALE/ FEMALE SALES MANAGEMENT TRAINEES (Minimum income of $800.00 pt month) Do you want a challenging career"* Do >ou have a burning de- I sire to succeed In life Do you want fast advancement to management level? e Can you communicate well In English ls e
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      • 213 8 99 Positions Vacant Sales SOLE AGENT for leading American's office storage and information processing system is recruiting direct selling team for the Singapore market SALES REPRESENTATIVE Preferably QC K Level with some experience In selling of-fice-related products may apply We offer basic salary plus attractive commission scheme. Prospects for career
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      • 870 9 99 Positions Vacant: Sales THE ULTIMATE SALES CAREER FOR ISM I LIFE INSURANCE For appt call Wai Jun TEL: 33MS3S/ 33M547 today Ii tomorrow LACHES GARMENT MANUFACTUH ER urgently requires Sales Assla tants to be stationed at leadln departmental stores. Monthl salary $420 <■ $60 lntereste applicants, kindly call betwee
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      • 587 9 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical Technical Technical 1% #f^ ELECTRONICS HP VbV A Fust Expanding Manufacturing Company has vacancies for: W NTC Or ITC m Electronics M■—M M b^^^^^^^^^^ Experience in supervision of assembly line 'B^b^bbHb^b^b^b^b^bVbSbb^HHHbVb^bb^bf ~V^J 1 L^J k I
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      • 139 9 COBAMOLD (8) PTE. LTD. Due to our expansion, we have I immediate vacancies for the following positions MOULD SERVICE 1 TECHNICIAN k Possess NTC-2 or Craftsman Certificate in plastic mould making With relevant experience in servicing/ repair of high precision plastic injection moulds Q.C. PERSONNEL C (Production) QCE O" level
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      • 401 9 I GEOTECHNIC requires SITE FOREMAN (2 Positions) POSITION I VITBNTC 2 Electrical or equivalent Preferably with PUB licence Other technical qualifications in civil construction works will be advantageous 2 years of relevant experience POSITION II Technical certificate in civil construction More than 3 years of relevant experience Interested applicants, please
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      • 484 9 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical MITSUBOSHI p g SINGAPORE p si Due to continuing expansion the World's Bj leading power transmission products offers career opportunities as I MECHANICAL I TECHNICIAN j Requirements: Possess mm NTC 111 in Maintenance I» Age below 35 years old •To carry out
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      • 523 9 100 Poaitiona Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical I Technical minebe/Tgroup I OF COMPANIES I i CAREER DEVELOPMENT I OPPORTUNITY I Start your career with us and earn while you W% learn a trade f Join our Apprenticeship Programme j| 1. EDB Apprenticeship Programme •> (A) Tool Die Making (B) Precision
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      • 48 9 i ENGINEERING FIRM URGENTL V requires l.athe Machinists li.- terested please call at. Blk. 115- A, sOl-01 02. Commonwealth I)r < r I tel *****33 REQUIRED TOOL Die Maker with NTC 3. and Apprentice Apply Blk 6017. Bedok Ind Park C. »01-2038. Bedok Reservoir Rd Spore 1647 Tel: *****07
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      • 479 9 —ißßß— ia^ l— aa«^^^^^^^^^ 100 Poaitiona Vacant Technical HADINC, Olf ASTINC^J INDINRJRONGHAS IMMtDIATf VA( ANt II S K)R *-4 Yf ARS SIMIIAR APA( ITYINDIf CASTING OR INJICT lON DIE MAKING PREFtRABIf WITH NT( 1 IN TOOL DIE MAKIfNK, KNOWLEDGE Of H)M ADVANTAC.f. 2 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITHKNOWIffX.f Of SETTING UP AND
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      • 565 10 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical Baxter We arc a multi-national company speciali111 1 1 zing in the manufacturing oj medical 111 1 1 imKlucK As P art oI °ur company's expansion we invite applications lor the mil The Requirements: Kill 'in M ecnamca l or Electrical litting
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      • 582 10 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical i imL*±*l ofSwitzerbna ■■MB>MgMßßl^Bflßiaß>i requires FIELD TECHNICIANS GCE O level Must possess a valid Class 3 driving licence Training will be provided j Completed National Service Interested applicants please walk-in for an interview bringing along relevant documents and a recent photograph to
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      • 421 10 \V) ENGINE FITTERS i6 Completed N.S y 0« Preferably with experi- 5 ence In assembling of I generators 0 Some knowledge of en- (j glne trouble-shooting an 4 V advantage y 12) SHEETMETAL WORKER Completed N.S 0 e Able to operate y punching bending ma- V chines an advantage |J
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      • 561 10 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Come Join Us ITC or NTC 2 3 in either Electronics, Mechanics or Electrical Preferably with knowledge in Electrical Completed National Service Secondary education Completed National Service Possess valid driving licence Interested applicants, please call Ms Grace Tan. Tel: *****37 to arrange for an interview or
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      • 525 10 100 Positions Vacant: Technical SKILLED/ SEMI-SKILLED AIRCON TECHNICIANS Interested applicants, please call or walk-In with relevant documents to: 81k.3037, #02-134 Übi Road 1 Singapore 1440 T«l 744-5465 TECHNICIANS a Mtn NTC 3or Diploma a Class 3 driving licence Fresh graduates will be considered Company vehicle provided Intaraslad plaaaa call *****44
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      • 413 10 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Position6 Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant Production Production Production Production —^~~^T~^=p LadieSr r^C\ we've got treat news for you!! Female Production Operators No experience needed Training will be provided Housing provided for Malaysians Earn up to Earn up to j^SW^afc §455 pm $585 p.m.
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      • 160 10 THONSONV ASSEMBLY LEAD GIRL II •Mm 1 year experience I Age between 21 to 30 years I 1 Secondary 4 education and above English speaking I MALE I PRODUCTION LEAD I Secondary 4 education and above Age between 21 to 30 I years I Mm 1 year experience I Completed
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      • 1477 11 101 Position* Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant. 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Production Production Production Production Production Production f WE ARE EXPANDING WE NEED YOU <&H ITACH I mr r j^m 7a t LI_TXT 9am s
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      • 304 11 Nestle An International Food and H Beverage Company invites I suitably qualified can- I didates for the following I position Secondary education Completed National i Service Able to work on 2 3 rotating shifts The company offers: Attractive bonus Medical and dental benefits Staff Purchase schemes etc. Interested applicants are
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      • 484 11 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant Production Production TOKYO PIGEON \£Zjt MFG PTE LTD Due to our rapid expansion, we urgently require 45 Production Operators. 16 30 years old Primary eJu'stiL n Experience not necessary We provide: 5-day work week Medical and hospitahsation benefits Transport allowance and attendance aw^rd Air-condition
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      • 450 12 102 Positions Vacant: 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Lounge »3 Jf If KAMOGAWA JAPANESE RESTAURANT Newly opened Japanese Restaurant requires: 1. WAITRESSES 2. DISH WASHER :uils must have completed N s Pta u-utt pcrsoiM-Hs I Mfaa m BngUsk r.tbly have experience In similar capacity. Intarssted. please call
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      • 374 12 THC PAVILION INTERCONTINENTAL SINGAPORE We are a deluxe hotel, part of one of the largest international chain of first class hotels with 109 hotels in 49 countries. We are currently looking for: WAITERS/ WAITRESSES Confirmed salary: $872 p.m. BAR TENDER Confirmed salary: $712 p.m. HOUSE OFFICER Confirmed salary 1586 p.m.
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      • 629 12 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge SHERATON TOWERS SINGAPORE renowned for Its exr ellent service Invites applications for the following positions WAITRESSES/ WAITERS for Chinese Restaurant. Disco 4* Lounge e Fluent In both English and Mandarin, with at least a secondary level education e Experience preferred, but not necessary e
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      • 427 12 103 Positions Vacant: Part-time/ Temporary DELIVERY DRIVER URGENTLY rr quired for 2 months Secondary education Completed N.S Classlfone: *****30 (office hours) Ref ***** PART-TIME SALES PERSONNEL required for festive promotion School leavers may apply. Clas slfone *****30 (office hours) Ref ***** TEMPORARY SALES JOB available (selling chocolates). Possess valid class
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      • 651 12 104 Oth«r Positions 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions Vacant Vacant Vacant APRO Wlth APRO y° u are not l ust another Security DDOTCPTIAM Officer. You are professionally trained (with rnU I CVs l IUIM Recognised Certificate) in Law, First Aid. Fire OFFICERS lighting. Self Defence and Security. Be one
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      • 444 12 I BREAD CAKE requires BAKER (Cakes Pastries) Salary $850 Above 20 years of age At least 2 years' experience In the production of cakes Si pastries. Possess Initiative drive and able to withstand work pressure. Able to work Independently with minimum supervision. Flair for creativity BAKER'S HELP Salary: $500 Completed
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      • 1116 12 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions Vacant j Vacant ESCORTS ~iO Ladies, if you are charming, N -a^a^a^^^^^^ have a pleasant disposition. within 18 to 25 years of age. speak fluent English, we *> would like to hear from you Vy mJ^OA Y I You can earn more than $1500
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      • 509 12 104 Other Positions Vacant ~SAJwYO Sanyo Alrconditionera (Manufacturing (S) Pte Ltd. A large and very progressive alrcondltloners manufacturer seeks suitable candidates for the positions of A) ASST. ACCOUNTS OFFICERS a OCE A 1 Level Certificate a LCC Higher Accounting Certificate or A AT a Experience In accounting U not essential
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      • 651 13 104 Other Positions Vacant r 4*"" 1 The American Hospital invites applicants tot 1) AMBULANCE DRIVER 2) OPERATING THEATRE TECHNICIAN Qualification* Completed Secondary MtucaUon e Experience will be an asset s Pwaraa. class 3 driving licence (For Post l) Benefits: 5-day week 15 working days annual leave In-house educational program
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      • 708 13 104 Other Positions Vacant International Seafreight Forwarding/ NVOCC Cargo Consohdstor invites applicants for the post of DESPATCH CLERK Perform etapaMl duties Possess own motorcycle/ scooter e At least Secondary education Interested applicants, please call: POH TIONG CHOON SHIPPING (PTE) LTD 15 Enggor St., #11-01 Realty Centre Singapore 0207 Tel: *****66
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      • 606 13 104 Other Positions Vacant Established Shipping Co. urgently requires CHIEF MATE > must be foreign-going holdi r of Class II Certificate of Competency Interested applicant* pleese call: *****11 Expanding Cleaning Company requires > FULL-TIME/ PART-TIME CLEANERS > EXPERIENCED SUPERVISORS Kallang area Please call or come personally 2pm 6pm) for an
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      • 1070 13 104 Other Positions Vacant STORE CUM DELIVERY Man with valid class i driving licence to work for American Distributor located In West Coast Duties Loading Si unloading of products to van; collection from freight forwarders delivery to retail outlets Salary $550 $600 Walk-In with I/C, passport size photo to: #07-03
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      • 582 13 104 Other Positions Vacant SERVICE STATION AT HO, Brad dell Rd (1335) requires 1 Female Cashier from Bam spm at $600 pm Interested call *****71 TRANSPORT CO. REQUIRES General Workers Experienced Trailer Drivers Staying in dlst 25 or 27 Please contact *****81 WANTED GENERAL WORKER. Walk In for Interview at
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      • 2081 13 132 For Sale: Mercedes j JSA FENG TRADING PTE LTD 11 Syad Alwi Road #04-03 Tack Hang Long Ind Btdg ftt *****33/ *****88 *84 Mitsubishi Jalant Ol 3 owners "84 Nissan Sportswagon, 1 owner "83 Mercedes Benz 280SEI. Auto. 1 owner •83 BMW 3201 Manual. 3 owners •83 Honda Prelude
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      • 936 13 132 For Sale: Mercedes 4/79. MERCEDES BENZ 200 Manu...d cond White Tax J'BB f'ARK $43,800 0.n.0 Tel *****89 5/82. MERCEDES 280 Bl Fully auto 1 owner $128,000 View at 155. Kg Java Tel *****15 7/80 M/BENZ 200 manual Alrcon radio cassette, beautiful condition $54,500 287-0118 70 MERCEDES 200. tax 6/88.
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      • 1062 14 134 For Sale: Datsun/ Nissan BANK MANAGER URGENTLY requires Any make of venlcles. Company or pu> vatCOBM Cash payment Imtned transfer (iwilhum Aug. *****38/ res. *****20 Selling Saab Turbo 900 83 DATf.UN BLUEBIRD 1 6GL (big bumper). 2 pte owners, power windows, central lock, alrcotd., new s rims, hl-fl Koad
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      • 1052 14 134 For Sale: Datsun/ Nissan 81 DATSUN 100A (M lamps). Ist owner, alrcon., hl-fl, s/rlms, tax 6/88. well maintained *****93 81 DATSUN 120Y. 2 owners, aircon., radio/ cassette Good cond $16,000 Tel 565-5483 •81 DATSUN 17OV. I owner, alrcon radio cassette, s/rlms $16,800 Beautiful cond *****87 ti 'O' 7LATE Datsun
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      • 979 14 135 For SaleToyota 12/81 TOYOTA CRESSIOA .into I owner, s/r'ms full accessories. tax 5 88. $30,500 ono *****55 1874 TOYOTA CELICA. Alrcon radio cassette, sports rims. Tel 449-7950 1678 TOYOTA CORONA 16 with PARF 2nd owner, tax 6/88 $'1000 ono. Tel: 467-1668 1883 BTARLET I.OOX. Orig metali lie silver. 100%
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      • 1017 14 136 For Sale: Mitsubishi MID S3 MITSUBISHI Tredla 1600GLS EX. s runs, tax May '88 Beautiful cond *****38 MIC M Mitsubishi Tredla Manual 14 GLX Full accessories. O'teed beautiful cond *****68 NON-PARF 78 MOOEL Mitsubishi Sigma 16. EH plate. Alrcon.. s/rlms $8,200 ono. Tel. *****91 Q, END 80 Lancer. Excellent
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      • 873 14 137 For Sale: Mazda 1986 SPORTY MAZDA 323GT1. showroom condition. Acldent free $49,500 Tel *****55 2/83 BEAUTIFUL 1 owner Mazda 929 Hardtop, 4-door (auto) View to appreciate Page *****^9 7/81 MAZDA 323 1.3 hatenbaek. 1 owner, alrcond., Kenwood hl-fl, original cond. Tel: 344-9027 7/'B3 MAZDA 323GT, 4-door, sspeed with sunroof,
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      • 1033 14 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles DAIHATSU TIPPER I The Contractor's Workhorse Daihatsu's meticulous engineering and long S experience in construction venicle production f^o^ c y combine to give you the most reliable tippers
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      • 715 14 138 For Sale: Honda i '85 HONDA CIVIC 1.5 5-speed Showroom cond Hifl. s/ rims. $35,000 Tel: 242-9301 0 62 HONDA C!v!r- 1.3 5 speed 1 owner, alrcon.. cassette, *****74 Q 83 HONDA Accord 1.6 EX alrcon., cassette, *****03. 139 For Sale: Daihatsu ABILITY TO ACCEPT ALL SECONDHAND CARS AT
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      • 661 14 141 For Sale: Other Makes GOOOLUCK MOTORB PTE LTD. 87. Bukit Timah Road (next to Rex Theetre) Singapore 0922 Tel: *****22/ *****44 "66 Mitsubishi Lancer 1. 5 GLX ta Mercedes Benz 380 SEC Y2 Ford Granada Auto Q' "81 Ford Granada 2.8 Auto. 10 Volvo 244 GL Auto. 10 Holden
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      • 850 14 141 For Sale: Other Makes MID '84 AUDI 100 C Immaculate condition. Highest offer. Chris Gan: 535-8833. OWNER LEAVING, 76 Q' plate, Subaru. 1400 c.c. Alrcon, radio/ cassette. Beautiful cond. *****30 OEL '81 CITROEN CX Prestige. 2nd owner, metallic silver, road tax till Apr $12,000 Tel: 472-8683 Q PLATE "80
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      • 844 14 1 OWNER '82 near Daihatsu Delta 3-1/2 ton, 14". wooden, passed inspection Tax 5 '88 Tip top condition $8600 *****33 •84 MODEL TOYOTA Corolla I.3DX panel van. alrcond.. radio cassette Tax 2/88. original cond $10,800. loan arrangeable *****35 MAZDA E3OOO NO. plate Y*****P for sale at $7,000 Interested call during
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      • 656 15 143 sale/ Wanted. Motorcycles/ Scooters FE RG 125/ Su/uki Xf> New insurance and tyres Good cond Price iie« I'lexse pa«e *****36. FOR SALE R0125, RXK. TRS. ARI2SIA". CiTO. Ci1.145. eU' 1403. »01-144 F.umis Ave 3 We also buy GTO 110 CC. (iood cond $1700 neg Contact *****82 after 830pm Jim
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      • 1006 15 144 Vehicles Wanted ATTRACTIVE CASH PAYMENT for your used cars All models. Honda. Manila. Mitsubishi. Toyota. Datsun. Charada, Suzuki, continental cars, vans, pick-up, lorries Call Miss Koh *****69. 9am to 7pm *****04 after 7pm. URGENTLY REQUIRED. ANY makes, models Including commercial vehicles The extra that you want could be at
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      • 926 15 172 Accommodation Available: Houses n 10 MARCO POLO vicinity, modern ranovatad, spacious living, family area, serene surroundings, inground pool. $8,000. D 10 BINTONG PARK vicinity, renovated. 4 bdrms. pleasant surroundings, dose to International School. $4,000 VICTORIA PARK vicinity opan concept lifestyle. 4 bdrms, huga patio, tropical surroundings. STEADFAST: 737-8788 MOUNT
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      • 836 15 172 Accommodation Available: Houses D.5 FABER HILLS L'-storey bungalow, 4 1 ■> 1 Pool, alarm, alrcon $3,700. OR *****80/ *****82 0 5/10. 2 UNITS new. luxurious d/storey bungalows with s/pool. $4,500/ $9,500 LA Agency: *****06 D.9 CAIRNHILL RD. 2-storey terr Much historical value. Well renovated. $1,800 Sanjlng *****34/ 5 GOLDHILL
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      • 890 15 173 Accommodation 173 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments unberbart the Swedes love it, and so do the Americans, the French and the Japanese It's a cosmopolitan crowd at Ardmore Park someone called it a mini United Nations With the amenities of a country club. excellent security and /ust off Orchard
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      • 696 15 FURN., FULLY CARPETED walkup apt. Stevens Close, D.lO. close to Tanglln/ American Club vicinity. Principals only. Tel: 732-4466. FURN./ UNFURN. APTS./ rms. avail. In various dlsts. for immediate occupation. Tel: 296-2047/ 296-7742. GRANGEFORD APT. 2+l rms/ Calrnhlll Plaza 3/4 rms. Pin Tjoe Court 4 1 rms./ Orchard Bel Air 4
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      • 1055 15 173 Accommodation Available Apartments D 10 VILLA DELLE Kose upp«r mals. 3 1 rms 2,550 sq.ft. F/furn (3.600 Heng Fatt Prop *****88 0 10 3-1-1 APT. Jervois Rd 2.500 sq ft Vacant/ furn. $2,500/ $2,900 neg *****59 Molly (9am -spm.) 0.11 HILLCREST ARCADIA superbly furnished. 3 bdrms. apt. In serene
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      • 1029 15 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments $700 ONWARDS. Pandun Odn srm. HDB, Cashew' Chuan Park condo Flats also wanted *****84 $000. D.16 UPP. Mais 1350 sq.ft 2+l bdrms. with facilities F/furn. Prospective *****04 #00-03. KIM SENG Apt at verj cheap rental/ for sale Interested please call. *****72 1 RM COMMONWEALTH DRIVE fully
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      • 987 15 176 Accommodation Wanted: Apartments FAST ACTION FOR selling rent- j Ing your properties (any type) I Land also required. *****21 HOB FLATS URGENTLY required by small family at various areas. Owners call Wynn *****53 HOUSES/ APTS./ CONDO wanted by Japanese Rent $1.500-$3.500 I Deland Co *****33/ *****44 READY CLIENTS FOR
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      • 1107 15 179 For Sale: Houses 0.25. 2 UNITS brand new d storey seml-d Modern living with quality furr.tshlngs 4-2 attached Easy access to PIE $650K neg Future Homes *****63 SELLING AT VALUATION! D 20. brand new corner terrace. 3 bdrms, all attached bathrms.. study/ servant's. Approx. 3.600/ 2.200 sq ft Adm-r
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      • 1089 16 179 For Sale: Houses REUBEN A RYAM Realty *****26 D 10 Henry Park vicinity, renovated i1 storey semt-d 4.200 sq ft 4 2 bdrms $750,000. SPRINOLEAF GON 2 storey seml-d 4100/ 2000 sq ft 3+l bdrms (hold 5595.000 Patron *****1V UPP. NERAM RO. d storey seml-d 3 servant's. Approx. 4,000/
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      • 750 16 186 For Sale 186 For Sale: 186 For Sale 186 For Sale: Private Apartments Private Apartments I Private Apartments Private Apartments Windsor \fj!S!!^SSSS& WF N rV M dSL—JaW 4|> <A r^^Jk 1 a All ground unit with private enclosed garden I FREEHOLD 1 T "-jr S^OuT^v 1 Covered car parks
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      • 499 16 /Rajah TowerX Magnif icient 26 storey luxurious apartment At Jin Raiah off Balesfier Road No restriction on foreigners Swimming pool, sauna bath squash court HOLLY REALTY CO. <M) PTE LTD. TEL: *****77 Deveiope' Licence No 27b3 I I Freehold Expected dale of taking I I vacant possession immeoiaie<v I I
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      • 831 16 THE BEAUMONT DEVONSHIRE ROAD No restriction on foreign***. 1-bedroomed apt. Immediate occupation Freehold land Studio ahowfUta mi»U. by appt Bookings it enquiries: TEL: J3B-2528 I WATTEN I ESTATE CONDO 1 Dist n.Sheilordßoad 2 storey townhouse 3 bedrooms. 1 utility room Freehold 2 465 sqft condo laciiities D.lO ORCHARD BOULEVARD vicinity.
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      • 893 16 D.ll SHELFORO QREEN f'hold. 1500 sq.ft. 3 yrs. 3 bdrms. pool squash. Don't miss! $385 K AYS *****87/ *****87. D.ll WATTEN VIEW. Exclusive townhouse with private car porch/ roof garden. 3+l. 2600 sq.ft $520 K ono ERA *****06 D.12 BALESTIER MANS, walk-up apt 1.500 sq.ft 3+l rms. Marble/ parquet. Quiet
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      • 1097 16 186 For Sato: Private Apartments 0.11 MANOALAY CT. 2600 sq ft High fir. Lovely view. F'hold. $350,000 ono Harvest *****88 D.ll NOVENA VILLE near MRT. 1200 sq.ft. 2 bdrms.. furn., f'hold. Vacant possession. *****28 agt. D.ll ORCHID APT. 3+l-bdrm. walk-up. Maintenance $90 p.m. F'hold. $330,000 0.n.0. Agt. *****70. D.ll WATTEN
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      • 1063 16 186 For Sato: Private Apartment* DJ NEAR MRT Station 1450 sq ft 3+l rms. Renovated. Pool. Freehold $399K Agape: *****55 OS 3+l BDRM. Apartment. 1500 sq.ft. Freehold. High floor $360K Ample parking. PMC: 285-2688. FABER GDN TOWNHOUSE. 4 bdrms., f'hold $435,000 Contact Victor Chla tt Partners, *****26 FARRER CT. 1550
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      • 1039 16 191 For Sale. 191 For Sale: HPB Apartments HDB Apartments I HDB 3-ROOM FLATS WANTED in Ang Mo Kio/ Bedok/ Clementi and any other areas Buyers represented by renowned housing agent looking for above mentioned flats. Advantages we do not charge our sellers any commission since we are representing the
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      • 889 16 I-RM TOA PA YON Lor. 2, b1k.116, 9th fir., beside MRT station, few ceramics throughout, cabilet. well kept. $40K. *****09 Adm. Wong i-RM. QEYLANQ EAST Blk 124 felok Blangah Hgts. 81k. 71, Dong Bahru 81k.2: 5-rm Eunos ?res. 81k. 14, Crawford Lane )1k.461. Tel: *****48/ *****12. i-RM. BOON LAY Dr./
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      • 1116 16 191 For Sate HDB Apartments BEDOK SOUTH BLK. high fir near MRT, interchange market tSOK Tel *****30 BEDOK S. S-RM. Pt blk with balcony Just renovated, well maintained $130K neg *****22 No agt. BEDOK 3/ 4-RM: 3-rm Blk 525 terrazzo, cabinet*, 4-rm. 81k. 548 renovated Price neg *****69 CHAI CHEE
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      • 775 17 191 For Sale: HOB Apartments 3 ROOMS YIBHUN Ring Blk 10, 111 terrazzo/ marble Full CPF Sunryland Prop. *****80 3 ROOM ANG MO Klo blk 1O« High fir Near MRT Simple renovations »43K Tel *****42 F&W 3 1/2 RMS. 1. -corner Ang Mo Klo Facing park Well kept $64K Chaoren
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      • 760 17 192 HDB Apartments Wanted MALAY CLIENTS URGENTLY wanted 3. 4 5-rm 111)11 in ,my areas. We help you to sell it within days Speed Systei is Housing *****18 WANTEO FOR PURCHASE ,1-rm HDB flan in Thekka. Race Course, Waterloo St.. Queens St. Bendemeer, Boon Keng, Veerasamy Rd *****94, oa.m. -sp.m.
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      • 791 17 194 Factory Space 194 Factory Space THE HIGHWAY CENTRE (4 1 2 Storey Industrial Shops) In the heart of Petaling Java's Industrial area, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Suitable for showroom/ light industries warehouse Easy access to ports and airports Facing the Federal Highway Excellent advertising space/value No restriction on foreign
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      • 438 17 196 For Sale: Office Spaces BEACH ROAD, WHOLE fir 10,000 sq.ft. Seavlew, high fir. $220 p.s.f. Richard Low Housing *****18 0.7 TEXTILE CENTRE office space 900 Sq f t 12th fir facing sea with furn Tel: *****90 Pg *****30. 0.7 THE PLAZA, 732 sq.ft. High fir. Well maintained. $336,000 0.n.0.
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      • 803 17 197 For Rant: 197 For Rent 197 For Rent: Offica Spacas Offica Spaces Office Spaces A good office, at the right place makes a substantial difference to the performance of your company. Jones Lang Wootton has the experience and range to put you just there. CONSULT US! "*|L, r mm-
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      • 593 17 OFFICE OUTSIDE CBD with water supply available immediately. 578 sq.ft. $950 per month Inclusive. Contact: Tan. 746-2815. OFFICE 216 SQ.FT. Golden Mile Complex. Independent, partitioned, carpeted. Phone Lawrence *****42. OG BUILDING i PEOPLE S Park) office. Area: 959 sq.ft. at $1.60 lncl. service charge. Ample parking. Call *****88. RAFFLES CITY
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      • 818 17 199 For Sale: Shop Spaces j DlB TAMPIHES D/STOHEY shoph'se. Good Investment opportunity with present develop- ment of Tamplnes Paslr Rls Pk 3300 sq ft. Selling at low price 5333K How Realty Pte Ltd *****00 0 1438 GEYLANG RD. postwar d/storey shophouse 2,400 sq ft F'hold $450,000 *****67 Agt D.2
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      • 482 17 203 Land. Sale/ Wanted 203 Land: Sale/ Wanted LAND WANTED For: Office Warehouse Building Requirements: About 100,000 s.f. land area Preferably at Toa Payoh, Alexandra or Pas' Panjang area Interested party, please contact: The Administration Manager Tel: 760-6534 241 Tours 241 Tours New Year 7D Bangkok Pattaya Chiangmai Chiangrai **"^y\^
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      • 508 18 241 Tour* 241 Tour* 241 Tour* 241 Tour* HAV^^DEUGHTFUL IV HOLIDAY THIS NEW YEAR J&N^ •^BDAY HOKKAIDO WINTER ff!^ If \f 8 WONDERLAND VACATION f Depart on Tue/Fri fly by SI A »M»er T^in A w t MI6HU6HTS: Spectacular Snow Festival Tjffi^^ /V f^ T^^ Interesting Ice Sculptures Mouth Watering
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      • 112 18 I SPECIAL CHINESE NEW YEAR DEPARTURES BANGKOK PAITAYA CHIANGMAI CHIANGRAI 4/5/7/8 DAYS KPARTURf 15/2. 16/2. f 7411 11.7 18/2 FROM 91*111 PHUKET/PHAN6NGA HOLDAYS~ 4/5 DAYS WPARTURt 17/2. f ECfl FROM »OPa HONGKONG/MACAU 5 DAYS DfPARIURf 17 19? #|QOQ GUANGZHOU/ CON6HUA/GUH.IN /DAYS tiQCQ DEPARTURE 16/2 9 I 000 lapei/keelung/hualen/ taichung sun
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      • 1429 18 241 Tours 1 AIRFARE I *****22 2D/3N from $105 3D/4N from $165 Price Incl.: Transport, stay at Strawberry Pk Resort, meals. Sightseeing (9 places) (Jungle Trekking) Travel Insurance. TRAVELPOINT •02-63 Peninsula Ptaza I 1 Tel: *****15/*****88 242 Air Travel ALOHA TRAVEL *****55. Jakarta, Ball. USA, Canada, Europe Aust. *02-27 Orchard
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      • 158 18 242 Air Travel TAKE YOUR HOLIDAY Inespen slvely by travelling on board couriers to Bangkok. LA, Hong Kong. Sydney on a subsidised return ticket Call Airpack, Cargo Agents Building Blk C. #08-07. Airport Cargo Road Tel 5421«52 JASONS TRAVEL 7V1271 Budget Airfares Tours Malaysia. Ball. Thailand. Hongkong, Australia. NZ Worldwide
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    • Page 19 Advertisements
      • 929 19 261 Foreign Education avPaaMa^B^B^B^aT^Blß^BT^Bl MAY OR SEPTEMBER 1988 ADMISSION COLUMBIA COLLEGE otters international stuO' wide range of academic programs in prepa'ation tor admission to universities m Cdnadd and the U S A e IST AND 2ND YEAR UNIVERSITY PROGRAM in Arts, Science, Commerce, Computer Science e SENIOR SECONDARY PROGRAM (GRADES
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      • 736 19 262 Home Tuition EXPERIENCED HOME TUTOR avail for Maths Hi Chinese for BSC pupils Tel *****73 EXPERIENCED a RELIABLE female tutor avail (or Prl level. Tel 2y4(»09H Miss Tay EXPERIENCED NUS GRAO. specialises In Fiiß Maths Sc. for sec ITe-U In M I'ariide *****58 EXPERIENCED FULL-TIME TUTORS offer tuition In
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      • 717 19 263 Academic Courses 263 Academic Courses ■a^BH^sV I %/5 I TUITION BY POST I l^AitcL as Y Effective e Economical Tuition I i General Paper English Economics Geography I J G.C.E. A' Management of Business Pnncpies o' Accounting I LEVEL History D'vinity. An Mathematics Syi iC». I Mathematics iAO) Pure
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      • 472 19 264 Computer Courses CREATIVE LEARNING COMMERCIAL SCHOOL Weekly Couraea e Lotua 1-2-3: start Weds 13/1 Deefctop Publishing start Thurs 14/1. e DBeae 111 start Thurs 14/1 Symphony: start Mon 18/1. e B«»ic Programming: Tues/ Thurs 2pm -spm e Wordstar 2000: Tues 19/1 e ChiMren'e Computer Course: (Elementary/ Intermediate). e lUB
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      • 972 19 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses "^a^i^a^i^i^i^i^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^i^i^i^i^i^^BaMß, aßßaaaa^Biaßsaaaaaaaß^i^i^BMßßWaaaßWiMßaWßlßallß^i^i^ißß^Bßa ••■■■■■■Bjßßj aß ß. *****8888 j H B^i^MBIi^iMftHHB»MMMB^MMM •i Start With The Leader Stay Ahead I JJ^|fffymgfJM Get a headstart in computer Get a professional computer L^^n^h^^^^»^4 •I education at INFORMATICS. The qualification that is recognised E^J^J^^H^^^B
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      • 176 19 266 Commercial/ Technical Courses Full/ Part Time Classes AUDIO EQUIPMENT AM/FM RECEIVER B/W, COLOUR TV VIDEO DIGITAL LOGIC INDUSTRIAL CONTROL MICRO PROCESSOR ELECTRICAL NTC 3 i AIR CON FRIDGE SERVICING BASIC PROGRAMMING SCIENCE ELECTRONICS (PTE.) SCHOOL Blk. 34, Upper Cross Street, #04-136. Singapore 0105 (Next to OG Bldg HDB Flat)
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      • 157 19 266 Commercial/ Technical Courses Small a Medium Size (SME) Business Management Seminar Conducted by practising experienced Management Consultant. Seminar includes: Business Know -How Objectives Case Study How/ Where to get assistance to upgrade SME Operations 6 Important objectives tc keep SME viable For more information please call *****36. WE ARE
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      • 663 19 267 Language Courses i LEARN ENGLISH WITH ILC I The London-baaed Worldwide Or- I ganieation which apecialieee in the I teaching of Englieh. NEW EXTRA CLASSES STARTING NEXT WEEK GENERAL ENGLISH ENGLISH FOR FOREIGNERS All levels to suit both children and adults. Assessment Tests/ Counselling Free Student Pass/ Accom. can
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      • 690 19 267 Language Courses 267 Language Courses /start your new year\ i with a new language !r inlingua s&s. V 6th Fli CUPPAGE CENTRE V_ Tg1L*****66 269 Driving Instruction DRIVERS! ENROL at Lambert s Driving School for your practical Irlvlng In the new test circuit rel: *****94 *****29 JTAR SAFETY DRIVING
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      • 595 19 275 Tailoring Courses SUNKA FASHION SCH. fashion tffllfn. professional diploma, dressmaking, made to measure by QraduaU iiunk.i Fashion College. Jap.iri »02-01 ParadU Ctr Tel: *****81 276 Fitness/ Sports Instruction CALLING ALL MARIANB~a ROBIN HOODS Archery For Everyone 26/1/66 Equipment will r>> provided Students 14 St above are welcome Call METROPOLITAN
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      • 969 20 APPOINTMENTS/NOTICES 5'6/8& 5669<D1D). 737-001 1 TELEFAX: 732-2759 TELEX RS ***** TIMEADBRATES: The Straits Times $26 85 per col cm The Sundav Times- $?R iSmnrnlrm BOX SERVCE $5.00 (Collected) 10.00 (Posted) y APPOINTMENTS i^^ SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC k m jßagrffwro9 I Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the following positions:
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      • 554 20 Strjqtech J PRIVATE LIMITED Sales Engineers Successful applicants will be attached to sales unit most suitaole to them and be involved in the sales ot equipment and/or electronic/electrical components. Engineering Degree with knowledge and/or experience of final test and its related equipment OR •Technical Diploma with 1 -2 years sales
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      • 601 20 A leading local company representing j B renowned brands in the sporting and leisure i industry has immediate vacancies for: I PRODUCT MANAGERS H If you are industrious and have the drive and H initiative to contribute towards achieving the company's objectives, you may be the H person we are
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      • 631 20 A well established office system furniture organisation is seeking a self-motivated and resourceful ARCHITECT to report directly to the divisional manager Requirements Degree in architect Minimum 2 years working experience with interior designing exposure Providing marketing services Completed national service Willingness to work long hours and cope with pressure ability
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      • 141 21 APTOINTMENTS A Dynamic Professional Network DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION is one of the world's largost manufacturers of networked computer systems and associated peripheral equipment and the leader in systems integration with its networked communications and software products. Behind DIGITALS growing technology is an equally fast growing professional network comprising dynamic dedicated
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      • 224 21 Moving You Ahead Singapore MRT Ltd invites applications for the following positions: ASSISTANT MAINTENANCE MANAGER (SYSTEMS) Gross Salary Range: $***** $81,600 p.a. The ideal candidate should preferably possess a degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related discipline and have at least 8 years experience, preferably in the maintenance of complex electro-mechanical
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      • 95 21 WANTED Full-time Lecturer for the following 'A' Levels subjects Economics General Paper call 747 2883 fjBbk Stamford College Group KT/ YEARS of Q^p EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION NOTICES TENDER NOTICE SINGAPORE CHANCI AIRPORT SHOPS HAIRDRESSINC SALON Tenders are invited from the public to I operate the following concessions at I Passenger
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      • 258 21 NOTICES THF. It\NKKI PTCI ACT t( lIMMF.K IN IMF lilt. ll CM KTOFTHF. KEPI KI.K OFSIV.AI'OKF IN KWKKI Pld NO: 3-.T7 OF \*T, KF: \M>N(. \l KOV. FAPARIF: DBS PDiANCB I.IMITKT) KFI)ITOK> In the M.itt.T of the KankrupNv IVtition dated the I tth No\ember IJKJ. NOTH F j To: WONG
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      • 224 21 IN THF. ll Kill COI KT OF THI RF.PI KI.IC OP SiNUAftmt ompanie* Wlndhu Ip No M9 of 1987 In the Matter of Companies Aet (Chapter 54 And In the Matter of Sl\ MOH IK \T ENTKRI'RIM PTE LTI). ADNFKTISFMFNT OK PETITION Notice (a hereby given that petition for the
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    • Page 22 Advertisements
      • 599 22 NOTICES I IC TEST 1 I EQUIPMENT I For Sale j 4 Xincom 5582E Testers with dual Test HEAD Nova 111 Host Computer. Contact Steven Chan gj at *****22. g (TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited for complete repainting H (including minor repair works) of Yi Guang Factory I Building. 180
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      • 91 22 I^Bm IM ClK'^ ADHDP V Y Wr/ Included in this edition j^^^^p/ market Simex SESDAQ \A The advertisement jjjfeßM a i— sales sections of i T^(| IAJk Business Times, nS iveW^ Iw4» Berit«a Harian and (^e^^Ji I |i\ff* Borneo Bulletin op 6 U/Vw f* are now located at IPHI I
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    • Page 22 Miscellaneous
      • 458 22 SUN TAN By Collette PEANUTS By Schulz ■fv«'^ TdtMt Hcw^^^^^^Jwtu-, i watu. uf>Tiru£ Zuj6\. J^^^^^^^^^^iyiOVK.Tu&'bvZ r^wAZVovAw'J /r 4j *™l^ H fl**£ji ]^™tL\ (i«fer&NH«M7 V\ARC.E!UJHATARE |IHEARP^OURPO6 OJAS| IhOSPiTAIuOAiTin6ROOMS -nlu^H i*EMU»M* Jt&j^m V^wV YOU HERE 7 HAVIN6 SURGED SO I CUP OF HOT CHOCOLATE. ARE PESI6NEP THIS uJAV.. r^K Ti^J T*e/rf""o>* jkjSßf.
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    • 833 23 PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND Victoria Theatre, Sunday NG FOR many people, New Orleans will forever be associated with jazz. Numerous great jazz musicians have indeed come from this colourful seaport. There were the titans of a bygone era King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet. More
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    • 508 23  -  KANNAN CHANDRAN By THE last time the Preservation Hall Jazz Band from New Orleans performed in Singapore in 1982 during the arts festival, it wowed audiences and converted not a few curious folks to jazz. Over the weekend, the group breezed
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    • 514 23 ARTISTIC METALWORK OF THE PEOPLES OF CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS National Museum Art Gallery, On till Sunday CATHERINE ONG IN ORDER to foil the devil who might creep upon them any time, the peoples of Central Asia used to wear silvergilt back
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    • Page 23 Advertisements
      • 78 23 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. Name of event: Staged/preeented by: Venue:
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    • Page 23 Miscellaneous
      • 446 23 What's OnPERFORMANCE bumboat through Singapore's caise. 4 Draycott Park. 9am dren and $3.50 for adults. Peranakto Place. Orchard collection of the State Museum irwTKPTAiNiMFNiT «pit P» st nd future. From Parlia- Noon and 4-7 pm daily. On wan wt ccr inindiiiy Road. 11 am 6 pit). of Oriental Art in
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      • 985 23 I I Radio One FM Service 90.5 mHz in VHF Band II 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News In Brief 6.05 On Air 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 On Air (confd) 8.00 News 8.10 On Air (confd) 9.00 News In Brief 9.05
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    • Page 24 Advertisements
      • 1167 24 naiui ii Aim m iin B4WA \s mSmmmmSSd tmmmt lJ)w Fixed Prices TU^ RfIACT C^AMAM^SaaI DAILY (INCL. SUN): W JSik Money Back Guarantee Ine MUbi tconomicai 9. 3 qam 9. 3 qpm (^cost plas) > aaar Day Portable Facsimile jgff- ss l^-g fors-| QCf| #^lini!?lM?M&™ MM .»..^--^im^l "cemime of sLegy
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    • Page 24 Miscellaneous
      • 1527 24 —MY VIEW by JUDITH TAN—^^ i^^—^— i^ SBH/^*r The lrish m aster of the Theatre of the Absurd j^p|r f w 1 sMBR^^Bi a^Ll B I raC^sl f^t amael Beckett Si- million of US aid and has ca Warfield and her step-son. Next week Lempad of M mF vm v
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