The Straits Times, 15 February 1988

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1988 50 CENTS MCI (P) 92/12/871
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    Lock icon Mahathir hints at law change
    888 1  -  ISMAIL KASSIM Umno's status and standing subject of massive show of support By KUALA LUMPUR Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has hinted that his National Front administration may go for retrospective legislation to regularise the status of Umno, the dominant party m the ruling coalition.
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    Lock icon Sayonara, and thank you for flying Qantas
    87 1 SYDNEY Staff of the Australian airline Qantas will learn Japanese to cope with the growing number of Japanese tourists visiting Australia. The airline said yesterday that cabin crew and ground staff would be learning basic Japanese m three- to five- week courses beginning
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    Lock icon Waldheim affair: Chancellor threatens to quit
    306 1 Waldheim affair: Chancellor threatens to quit VIENNA Austrian Chancellor Franz Vranitzky threatened yesterday to resign because he said the controversy surrounding President Kurt Waldheim was preventing his government from dealing with other problems. In his most critical comments ever about Dr Waldheim, Mr Vranitzky said the President had made only
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    Cheow Tong hopes US will rethink decision on GSP
    379 1 Cheow Tong hopes US will rethink decision on GSP MR YEO Cheow Tong said last night on his return from the United Siates- Asean dialogue that he hopes the Reagan administration will reconsider its decision to withdraw du-ty-free benefits to Singapore. The Acting Health Minister and Minister of State (Foreign
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    Lock icon Wife-beating may be made illegal in Philippines
    111 1 Wife-beating may be made illegal in Philippines MANILA Wife-beating may become illegal for the first time m the Philippines, with a proposed law that would impose a year m prison and a 5,000-peso (Sssoo) fine. The proposed law, being studied by the Senate, would apply to a husband who beats
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    US trade deficit with NICs shows sharp increase
    387 1  - US trade deficit with NICs shows sharp increase ONG MING BEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON The United States registered a sharp increase m its trade deficit last year with the newly-industrialis-ing countries of Asia, according to the Commerce Department. Statistics released by the department over the weekend showed that the
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    Lock icon Laotian forces shoot down second Thai jet
    334 1 BANGKOK Laotian forces battling Thai troops for a disputed border area have shot down a second Thai air force plane. The commander of the northern Thai armed forces, Lieutenant-General Siri Thivaphan, said the US-built OV-10 spotter plane was shot down by a Sam-7
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    Lock icon Israelis battle Druze on Golan Heights
    259 1 GOLAN HEIGHTS Druze villagers rioted yesterday against Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights amid continued Palestinian unrest m the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing Druze, members of a secret Islamic offshoot who demonstrate annually
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      15 1 More reports on the Umno crisis Page 9 Document a fake, so magazine apologises Pa*c4
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      429 2 Aids drug available DRUG that can ease the pain and prolong the lives of certain Aids patients has been approved for use m Singapore by the Health Ministry. Retrovir, formerly called AZT after its generic name Azidothymidine, does not cure Aids but it has been touted as a medical
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      Comment
      181 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: IT IS almost 5$ years since television was first broadcast m the world and 25 years since it came to Singapore. It has changed our perceptions and oar lifestyles. Its power to condition thought and behaviour (and not Just la the young) is such that
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      Around Asean... and Across the Causeway
      198 2 Elections eve violence SEVERAL people were killed when heavy fighting broke out yesterday between followers of two Muslim mayoral candidates m the Philippines. This occurred on the eve of special elections on the remote island of Sulu, the military said. An unknown number of
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      Around the world
      180 2 New immigration Bill A NEW Bill that would make major changes m the American system on who can legally migrate to the United States has been introduced by Senator Edward Kennedy and Senator Alan Simpson. It is to establish an overall limit on legal immigration of 590,000
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      Timesdollar
      310 2 KLSE TO MEET ON SETTLEMENT SYSTEM THE KUALA Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) will hold a round of dialogue sessions witn its members on its share delivery and settlement system, during which issues on the graduated commission structure would also be raised. KLSE Chairman Nik Mohamed Din Datuk Nik Yusoff
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      Forum
      89 2 MINISTRY OFFERS HELP THE MINISTRY of Labour says m reply to the Jan 22 letter "Bosses at mercy of maids, agents and embassy" that when a foreign maid is employed m Singapore, both the employer and the maid are responsible for their relationship, and that if the relationship is
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      Timesport
      289 2 McMahon is lynchpin BEING included m the squad for England's soccer friendly m Israel on Wednesday provided another happy chapter m Liverpool midfielder Steve McMahon 's continuing success story. McMahon has become an influential figure m the Liverpool side, which is enjoying an unbeaten sequence of 26 League matches
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      Section Two
      310 2 Wu Guanzhong's art CELEBRATED Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong was m Singapore last week for his one-man exhibition, the first major show of his recent works abroad. TEO HAN WUE talks to the 69-year-old innovator, to find out more about how he applies modern Western techniques to create a
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      Lock icon Mass weddings order of the Day
      187 3 BEIJING Women wearing red for luck and men m dark suits pledged themselves to each other and the party line on birth control. Valentine's Day m China was another day of mass weddings. The plush Great Wall Hotel had placed giant red hearts pierced
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      Lock icon 500 HK protesters burn White Paper
      425 3 HONGKONG Five hundred people burned copies of a government policy document m Hongkong's Central District yesterday and chanted songs calling for immediate direct elections. The protest, called by 96 groups which want the people of Hongkong to directly pick members of the Legislative Council
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      We killed 84 Viets, says Khmer Rouge
      197 3 BANGKOK Khmer Rouge guerillas have killed 84 Vietnamese soldiers and wounded 121 m attacks m western Cambodia this month, Khmer Rouge Radio said m a broadcast monitored here yesterday. A total of 52 Vietnamese were killed and 74 wounded on Feb 7 when
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      Lock icon Kidnapped UN workers 'may be freed if innocent'
      319 3 BEIRUT An underground group holding two Scandinavian United Nations relief workers said its captives were being questioned and might be released within a week if found innocent. "The kidnap of Jan Stening and William Joergensen was not carried out for nothing but
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      33 3 COPENHAGEN Ten passengers were injured aboard an SAS airliner on the way from Copenhagen to Tokyo yesterday when the plane suddenly lost altitude, said a spokesman for Scandinavian Airlines System. Reuter
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      Lock icon Summit feat
      35 3 KATHMANDU A Spanish climber. Fernando Garrido Velasco, reached the summit of the H,201-metre-high Mount Cho Oyu m the Himalayas without the aid of an oxygen tank, the Nepalese Tourism Ministry said yesterday Reuter
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      Lock icon Paraguayan police break up anti-election rally by opposition
      221 3 ASUNCION Paraffuayan police used clubs and tear gas lo break up a street rally on Saturday by more than 1,000 opposition protesters calling on voters to abstain from presidential elections held yesterday, which they dismissed as a fraud" and a "farce". Police
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      Lock icon Kuomintang to be redefined as democratic party
      204 3 TAIPEI Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party has decided to redefine itself as a democratic political party, rather than a revolutionary organisation. The United Daily News yesterday quoted KMT sources as saying that the change to be approved at a party congress m July
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      Lock icon Rajiv brings 13 new faces into his Cabinet
      496 3 NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, quashing speculation about a snap election, yesterday inducted 13 new faces into his Cabinet and promoted three other ministers m a long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle. "Logically, big changes rule out a mid- term poll," a relaxed
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      Lock icon Drug problem mars I US-Mexico summit
      291 4 MAZATLAN (Mexico) Differences over the drug problem diminished the harmony of the sixth summit meeting of US President Ronald Reagan and Mexico's President Miguel de la Madrid at this Pacific resort on Saturday The summit was expected to be their last as the Mexican
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      Lock icon Document published is a fake, so magazine apologises to Waldheim
      195 4 Document published is a fake, so magazine apologises to Waldheim HAMBURG The West German magazine Der Spiegel said on Saturday a document that purportedly linked Austrian President Kurt Waldheim to the deportation of thousands of civilians during World War II was a fake and apologised for publishing it. "Spiegel regrets
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      Lock icon New Bill to allow more migrants to enter US
      431 4 Occupational skills to be given more importance than family tie^ WASHINGTON The Senate's two leading experts on immigration policy have agreed on a new Bill that would make major changes m the system (or deciding who can legally migrate to the
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      Lock icon Fierce exchange at Democrats' weekend debate
      314 4 Fierce exchange at Democrats' weekend debate MANCHESTER (New Hampshire) The seven Democratic presidential candidates carved each other up m a weekend debate just two days before New Hampshire's key first-in-the-nation presidential primary. Opponents jumped on Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, the undisputed New Hampshire frontrunner, but their strongest attacks were reserved
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      Lock icon Italian PM to seek new vote of confidence
      138 4 ROME Italian Prime Minister Giovanni Goria returns to Parliament this week to seek a new vote of confidence from a House which has humiliated him with a series of embarrassing defeats on vital finance measures this year. The Christian Democratic leader agreed
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      Lock icon One in two Americans favours tough trade curbs: Poll
      292 4 NEW YORK <Jnly half the Americans favour tougher trade barriers against impor's and a large majority believ i products from Japan ar? as good as or better than those made m the United State-, according to a Newsweek poll. Fifty per
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      Lock icon China's private sector workers earn more
      446 5 China's private sector workers earn more Annual income twice that of state employees BEIJING China's private entrepreneurs now boast an average annual salary that is twice that of government employees, a sign of the widening gap m personal incomes, the official China Daily said. These high earners have led others
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      Lock icon After the rain, the Rio carnival
      279 5 Reuter pic- RIO DE JANEIRO Right on cue, the rain stopped and the sun came out at the weekend as the Clown King officially opened the carnival m Rio. Hundreds of costumed dancers, samba bands, transvestites and tourists took to the streets, still wet
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      Convenience is driving in to shop, rent a video or pay traffic fines
      266 5  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON Drivethrough windows m the United States are not just for banking, ordering burgers and milk shakes or getting films processed. In line with the growing trend towards convenience, a number
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      Lock icon Biden fine after surgery
      65 5 WASHINGTON Senator Joseph Biden was m a stable condition after undergoing surgery on Friday to correct a partial blockage of an artery supplying blood to his brain, a hospital spokesman said on Saturday. Mr Biden, 45, a Democrat from Delaware and chairman of the Senate Judiciary
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      Lock icon Baby dies
      45 5 NICOSIA (Cyprus) A sev-en-week-old boy that was born with two heads has died m a Teheran hospital following respiratory problems, the Iranian newspaper Ettelaat reported. The unnamed baby, born on Dec 23, had two heads, four lungs and a short third arm. AP
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      Lock icon Scouts finally say 'yes' to woman scoutmaster
      124 5 ST PAUL (Minnesota) Mrs Catherine Pollard, 69, will get to be a scoutmaster after a 14-year fight through the courts. The Boy Scouts of America has announced that its executive board had voted to open up leadership positions to women. "It has cost
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      Lock icon Virtuoso oboist Goossens dies at 91
      164 5 LONDON Leon Goossens, one of the outstanding musicians of modern times and whose name has become virtually synonymous with the oboe, has died m hospital m Tunbridge Wells. Mr Goossens, who was 91, was born m Liverpool m 1897 into an unusually musically-gifted family
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      Lock icon Catholic Church to survey spread of wealth in Australia
      271 5 Catholic Church to survey spread of wealth in Australia SYDNEY The Roman Catholic Church has launched an 18-month inquiry into the distribution of wealth m Australia two months after the federal government decided not to conduct such an inquiry. The inquiry, based on a model adopted by the United States
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      Lock icon Heroin seized
      33 5 NEW DELHI Indian narcotics agents seized about 48 kg of heroin valued at 500 million rupees (Ss7s million) m raids on Saturday m Bombay, the United News of India reported. AP
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      Lock icon Brazil: Storms and mudslides ravage a town
      119 6 Brazil: Storms and mudslides ravage a town It was too l&te when rescuers reached the boy. He joined the growing death toll after six separate mudslides buried about 128 victims m the isolated town of Petropolis, Brazil. Torrential rains had unleashed tonnes of mod and debris last weekend. The town's
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      Lock icon The Gulf: Iran scores direct hit
      66 6 It was a scramble as fire-fighting tugboat crews rushed to pot out the Ore m the stern before It spread to other parts of the loaded Norwegian oil tanker. The Happy Kari was pounded by Iranian gunboats In the southern Golf on Friday, the
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      Lock icon S. Africa: Coup flops
      50 6 South African troops arrest a rebel soldier after an abortive conp In the black hometown of Bophuthatswana. The army, m a swift attack, crushed the uprising and rescued ousted leader Lucas Mangope. The coup leaders wanted to depose the government because of alleged corruption. picture Reuter
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      Lock icon US: It's Dole and ...
      74 6 US: It's Dole and The race is on for the next US President as the lowa caucuses the Drat test of the I*BB presidential process got underway last Monday. Senator Robert Dole, (right) displaying polling results In his hotel room, clinched the lead over Mr Pat Robertson and Vice-President George
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      Lock icon Israel: Arab youths stone bus
      72 6 Jewish passengers on the bos ;.ad a rude shook as Arab youths closed m and .started to harass them. The you thx, retaliating against alleged Israeli violence against Palestinians m the occupied territories, hurled stones at the bos, shattering the windows and injuring some passengers.
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      4 6 Gephardt in Round 1
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon Manila's 6.5 % growth target hinges on debt relief
      225 7 Manila's 6.5 growth target hinges on debt relief MANILA The Philippines will only attain its 6.5 per cent growth target this year with the help of its creditors and may suffer a recession if it fails, according to Economic Planning Secretary Solita Monsod. The US$2.2 billion (554.4 billion) net resource
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      Lock icon Philippines to grant amnesty to illegal aliens — for a price
      170 7 Philippines to grant amnesty to illegal aliens for a price MANILA The government is ready to grant amnesty to 300,000 foreigners staying illegally m the Philippines if they agree to invest at least U5575,000 (*****,350) each m the country, Manila newspapers reported. The papers said Immigration Commissioner Miriam Defensor-Santia-go announced
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      Lock icon Jakarta train crash: 4 officials charged
      177 7 JAKARTA Indonesian authorities have filed charges against four railway officials, claiming their negligence and violation of traffic procedures caused the nations worst rail accident last October, the southern Jakarta district court said over the weekend. A court official said a trial date would be
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      Lock icon Aquino lets rebel cadets graduate
      242 7 Aquino lets rebel cadets graduate MANILA President Corazon Aquino said last night during her weekly radio call-in programme that cadets at the Philippine Military Academy who supported the Aug 28 coup attempt had already been punished enough and would be allowed to graduate with their classes. "But their first assignments
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      Lock icon Aquino sends birthday wishes to Enrile but snubs Marcos
      165 7 MANILA President Corazon Aquino yesterday wished opposition leader Senator Juan Ponce Enrile a happy 64th birthday, but omitted Valentine's Day greetings to her deposed predecessor Ferdinand Marcos. Mrs Aquino said her youngest daughter, television star Kristina Bemadette, turned 17 yesterday, and
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      Lock icon Foreign debt won't be a burden: Suharto
      184 8 Foreign debt won't be a burden: Suharto JAKARTA President Suharto has called on his people not ti> worry about Indonesia's large foreign debt, saying debt repayments would not burden future generations, the leading daily Kompas re- ported yesterday. "The pubiic should not worry because all foreign debts are destined for
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      Lock icon Bloody clashes on eve of Sulu polls
      394 8 Several killed m heavy fighting between supporters ZAMBOANGA (Philippines) Several people were killed when heavy fighting broke out yesterday between followers of two Muslim mayoral candidates. This occurred on the eve of special elections on a remote southern Philippine island, the military said.
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      Lock icon Jakarta detains 31 suspected of illegal entry
      120 8 Jakarta detains 31 suspected of illegal entry JAKARTA Thirty-one Cambodians suspected of 1 being illegal immigrants are under investigation by Indonesian immigration authorities, the Antara news agency reported. Antara quoted Justice officials m Riau province, on Sumatra, as saying that four of the Cambodians were being held m Riau and
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      Lock icon Manila concerned over Moro bid to join group
      366 8 MANILA The Mindanao issue is becoming a matter of concern to the Aquino government as the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) seeks to become a full-fledged member of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC). Observers believe that if the Front secures membership
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      Lock icon Aquino under pressure to revive martial law
      469 8 MANILA Two years after taking power, Philippine President Corazon Aquino appears under pressure to follow the road former President Ferdinand Marcos took m his failed bid to check Asia's largest communist insurgency. Political analysts say there is no sign Mrs Aquino inclines towards
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      Lock icon Mine blast kills UN agency driver
      93 8 Mine blast kills UN agency driver BANGKOK A Thai driver for the United Nations Border Relief Organisation was killed near the ThaiCambodian border over the weekend when his vehicle triggered an antitank mine, a senior army officer said. Colonel Pongthep Kanithanon of the 212 th Cavalry Task Force Regiment said
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      Lock icon Priest shot dead at Valentine hop
      166 8 MANILA A drunken policeman shot dead a Roman Catholic priest during a Valentine's Day dance m the northern province of Pangasinan early yesterday, the Philippine News Agency said. Military men detained the unidentified policeman after he shot Father Ignacio Sarame, who attended the town
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      444 8 j B: auspicious Year of the pieaiecaH73 Dragon with pomp al the GUss Hotel m s u JP Lunar New Year's Eve lunar \ev* \e;ir -Ta vfi 19fonmylo2Mmckm Round up the old yeai b) Mimptuous buffet spread to gathering your family for that tempt your taste buds. Jjf'sf tr <«ilili
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
    • The Umno crisis
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        Lock icon Front council to meet
        355 9 Ghafar mum on venue of meeting tomorrow KUALA LUMPUR The National Front Supreme Council will meet tomorrow to discuss the current political developments, Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba said yesterday. But he refused to disclose the location of the meeting, saying that it was confidential. He
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        Lock icon National Front party leaders back Mahathir
        445 9 KUALA LUMPUR Leaders of National Front component parties said yesterday that under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the problem faced by Umno could be overcome. The National Front leaders, who were speaking at a gathering at Parliament House, declared
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        Lock icon 100 ex-Umno Youth members pledge loyalty to PM
        229 9 100 ex-Umno Youth members pledge loyalty to PM KUALA LUMPUR About 100 former Federal Territory Umno Youth members yesterday pledged their loyalty to the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his deputy, Mr Ghafar Baba. Calling themselves Federal Territory Malay Youths, they expressed their confidence m
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        Lock icon Wrong to say party has ceased to exist, says former minister
        314 9 KUALA LUMPUR The High Court ruling declaring Umno an unlawful society does not mean that the party has ceased to exist overnight, former Deputy Home Minister Datuk Radzi Sheikh Ahmad said yesterday. Umno still legally exists but all its
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        Lock icon 'No room in the army for extremists'
        321 10 Recruits should be sensitive to others' beliefs, says deputy army chief JOHOR BARU The Armed Forces has no room for extremists and others who propagate negative ideologies, deputy army chief Lt-Gen Datuk Nik Mahmood Fakharuddin Kamil said. "The army rank and file must
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        Lock icon Parties send greetings to Chinese voters
        234 10 JOHOR BARU The festivity of Lunar New Year appears to have infected the political parties gearing up for the coming Tanjung Puteri state by-election here. Chinese voters m the constituency have received Lunar New Year cards from both the National Front and Partai Sosialis
        Bernama  -  234 words
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        Lock icon Top KL judge to attend Manila forum
        171 10 Top KL judge to attend Manila forum MANILA Malaysia's Lord President Tun Salleh Abas will attend the International Conference on Constitutional Principles and Issues here on Thursday. The conference will be opened by President Corazon Aquino. Tun Salleh, who holds Malaysia's highest judicial position, is scheduled to address the first
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        Lock icon Govt bid to check sale of liquor in plastic bags
        134 10 Govt bid to check sale of liquor in plastic bags BUTTERWORTH The Health Ministry, m a move to control the widespread sale of liquor m plastic bags, is proposing that alcohol not be packaged or bottled (or retail sale except m certain minimum quantities. Deputy Health Minister Datuk K. Pathmanaban
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        Lock icon Century eggs warning fails to dampen sales
        207 10 KUALA LUMPUR The Health Ministry's warning that century eggs contained higher levels of lead than permitted by law has apparently not affected the sale of the Chinese delicacy. A ministry official was reported on Saturday as saying that recent tests on 10 samples
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        Lock icon New panel to study how missionary bodies tick
        216 10 KUALA LUMPUR A committee has been formed to study the effectiveness of dakwah (missionary) organisations m the country m carrying out their duties and facing current challenge's. Minister m the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Dr Yusof Noor saM on Friday that it
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      Aids drug now available in Singapore
      456 11  -  Gillian Pow Chong By It is only suitable for certain patients A DRUG that can ease the pain and prolong the lives of certain Aids patients has been approved for use m Singapore by the Health Ministry. Retrovir, formerly called AZT after its generic
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      Maggie Teng gives China a miss for Hongbao show
      234 11 HOME is where singer Maggie Teng wants to be this Lunar New Year. She was m Hongkong last week when a Chinese television station from Guangdong province invited her to appear m a Lunar New Year special. At first she agreed.
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      Boy helps neighbour to net top homeviewer prize
      367 11 SCHOOLBOY Lim Chee Siong, 14, won the first prize m the homeviewers contest (or the Chinese Talentime 87/88, but he did not keep the prize. The Secondary 2 student of Tanjong Katong Secondary Technical School handed over his winning $8,000 voucher to
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      Fun-time at Orchard Mall as the kids take to trishaws
      208 11 THESE five children are pedalling trishaws along the pedestrian mall m Orchard Road strictly (or fun, albeit on custom-built mini ones. The children, including pixie-faced Chan Mci Kin, three, (m centre) had never taken a ride on trishaws before, so
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      Comfort drivers to get 1% interest rebate
      262 12 Comfort drivers to get 1 interest rebate MORE than 5,000 Comfort taxi drivers who made instalment payments on their taxis last year will receive, on average, a discount of $129 on their interest payments. At th* presentation ceremony of the Comfort Scholarshio and Bursary Awards yesterday, Dr Wan Soon Bee,
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      Bushes pruned, but complaints continue
      252 12 THE overgrown bushes at the fence of the former Environment Ministry building m Alexandra Road have been pruned. But some nearby residents complain that there are still mosquitoes breeding there. The residents from Block 42 m Forfar Square, which is about 10 metres away from
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      Dates on canned food confuse consumers
      557 12  -  SHARON SIMON Some refer to shelf life while others show date of production By Cream, reduced cream, light cream, whipped cream, sour cream, excluding sterilised canned cream. Cultured milk and cultured milk drink. Pasteurised milk and pasteurised milk drink. Yoghurt, also low-fat, fat-reduced, non-fat
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      PSA handled 7% more cargo
      101 12 TOTAL cargo handled by Singapore increased by 7 per cent to 129.2 million tonnes last year while shipping tonnage increased by 6 per cent to 344.1 million gross-registered tons. The executive director of the Port of Singapore Authority, Mr Ng Kiat Chong, said m the
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      Tuas sheds sleepy village image as more factories start up
      421 12 Tuas sheds sleepy village image as more factories start up THE old sleepy fishing village that was Tuas will soon be as busy as the rest of Jurong with more companies setting up factories there. The Jurong Town Corporation said that between April and November last year, 20 of the
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      SAF exercises
      114 12 SAF exercises THE Singapore Armed Forces will be conducting military exercises m the Lim Chu Kang, Tuas, Hong Kah, Marsiling, Mandai, Loyang, Sembawang and Wing Loong areas this week. They will be carried out tomorrow, on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday between 7 am and 12 pirn daily. Blanks and thunderflashes
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      Police post 'comforting'
      63 12 AS SINGAPOREANS grow richer, they will become more conscious of security, Paya Lebar MP Philip Tan said yesterday when he opened the Paya Lebar neighbourhood police post at Block 114 m Hougang Avenue 1. He added that although the crime rate m his constituency is low, it
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      Bridge to link Chinese Garden, MRT station
      228 12 Bridge to link Chinese Garden, MRT station THE Chinese Garden m Jurong and the proposed Mass Rapid Transit station nearby will be linked by a bridge with Chinese architecture and a plaza. Mr Lim Sip Li, Jurong Environmental EngineerIng's landscape architect and park manager, said last Tuesday that the link
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      5 drive off in trader's car after robbing him
      126 12 A BUSINESSMAN was warded In hospital after five men beat him up and snatched his watch and 13,500 cash. They also drove off m his Toyota car. Police said Mr Ng Whye liat, 36, had left his Albert Centre office and
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      Kevin, 9, sets his sights early
      126 13 SECOND-LIEUTENANT Leow Chee Wee gets a 'little' help from nine-year-old Kevin Lim, possibly a future gunner, with the 84 mm recoilless gun Or is it the other way around? Kevin and his family, including father who was doing his own shooting with a camera,
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      Another firm gets OHQ status
      447 13 Chloride Eastern is 10th recipient of EDB award ANOTHER Singapore-based company, Chloride Eastern Industries, has been awarded operational headquarters (OHQ) status by the Economic Development Board, bringing the total so far to 10. The company, a Singapore subsidiary of a leading British maker of batteries
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      School leavers urged to join tool and die industry
      384 13 School leavers urged to join tool and die industry THE tool and die industry grew by 30 per cent last year but further growth may be hampered because too few skilled workers are willing to Join the industry. The chairman of the Singapore Tool and Die Association, Mr Leslie Urn,
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      Gathering
      33 13 NEE SOON Zone D RC will be organising a Lunar New Year senior citizens' gathering on Sunday at the void deck of Block 125, Yishun Street 11 from 10 am to noon
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      Tea dances lose appeal for some single grads
      422 14  - Tea dances lose appeal for some single grads GILLIAN POW CHONG By MANY graduates are finding afternoon dances organised by the Government's matchmaking agency not quite their cup of tea. A number of them end up as wallflowers at these tea dances, organised by the Social Development Unit for singles
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      Lock icon Valentine party draws 44
      499 14  -  By JANICE BEAH IT WAS not quite love at first sight, but hopefully, telephone numbers were exchanged at the end of the Social Development Section's overnight Valentine's Day stay at the River View Hotel yesterday. Forty-tour young people from two community centres Ang Mo Kio and
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      Incentive travel group to set up branch here
      407 14 SINGAPORE'S efforts to attract senior executives on an all-expenses-paid holiday will be given a boost when an international incentive travel body sets up a chapter here. The local chapter of the New York-based Society of Incentive Travel Executives (Site) aims to promote
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      Rotary cheer
      41 14 MEMBERS of the Rotary Club of Singapore brought festive cheer and greetings to some 180 residents of the Payoh Lai Home for the Aged Sick on Saturday. They gave each resident a $5 hongbao, mandarin oranges and other gifts.
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      Arts fest secretariat seeks temporary staff
      218 14 Arts fest secretariat seeks temporary staff WITH preparations for the Festival of Arts m full swing, the festival secretariat is seeking temporary staff to help out. The secretariat comprises staff of the Cultural Affairs Division m the Ministry of Community Development and various arts personalities. It wants a public relations
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        Chicken colonel beats a strategic retreat
        155 14 KENTUCKY Fried Chicken's Colonel Sanders has left the prominent position he occupied on the public pavement outside its recently-renovated Kampong Java outlet. The white-suited smiling figurine, modelled after the man who started it all for the chain, now stands several paces away from the
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        Have a wall of a time
        141 14 A HUGE video wall of 24 screens will be the giant highlight at Disco Sensation '88, to be held at the Westin Stamford on Friday to raise funds for the Community Chest. This will be the first time such a huge wall is to
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        Poly students' good deed
        167 14 Poly students good deed A GROUP of Singapore Polytechnic students has combined the chase for good grades with a good deed. For their final-year project, required of all students, the team of four developed a motorised wheelchair and donated it to the Society for Aid to the Paralysed (SAP). Team
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        Russians coming ... again
        162 14 Russians coming again TOGLIATTI may sound Italian. But the vehicles which have been given this name are actually Russian. The range will be launched m Singapore late next month with the sale of three models the Samara 1.3-litre three-door hatchback, the 1.5-litre station wagon and the Niva, a 1.6-litre four-wheel
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      $150m recovered from sale of seized assets
      673 15  - $150 m recovered from sale of seized assets CATHERINE C. ONG The Brunei Bank case By Pressure on Khoos to sell Australian chain of hotels, sources say BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN The Brunei Finance Ministry has recovered about $150 million from the sale of assets seized from the National Bank of
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      Airport's motor underpass to open soon
      186 15 It will keep traffic from 2 terminals separate CHANGI Airport is expected to put into operation soon a motor underpass leading vehicular traffic out of Terminal 1. The $7.25 million motor underpass, the first along the East Coast Parkway expressway, has been built along
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      Three sought over criminal and drug activities
      151 15 POLICE and the Central Narcotics Bureau want to interview three men m connection with various crimes and drug activities. Chan Hang Kiang, alias Ah Kiang, 28, is wanted m connection with a murder at Angus Street, near Boat Quay, m March last year.
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      Standard of charities
      71 15 THE standard of accounts submitted by charities showed a marked improvement m 1986, says the Commissioner of Charities m his annual report tor 1986 The Commissioner of Charities, under the Ministry of Finance which registers charities and grants tax exemptions, examines the annual accounts of the organisations
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      220 11 SUI SUI TUAN YUAN Traditions and celebrations. Pussy willows blooming. A time for giving. Mandarins for good luck. Prosperity from kumquat trees. The festive spirit of Daimaru. MMMMMMMIIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMIIMMMM MMUMMM M m-m- I/~V| Ifl~ I l/"\l l~\ (1)1 «M M M^» """""''''''''HMMWHMWHHH'HHHK I M ~K*X">f H MHXHKXHXAM W M M*? I
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      129 12 Herald the exciting Year of the Dragon 4* S-^^!k NEW YEARNS EVE >FEB 16 T\ mJ. y** Reunion dinner at Meisan Szechuan Restaurant v J#?CJr from $39 lo SBBH ini llJSivt ()f -dF** y^W Dynasty wine or Rcmv Martin JL Early Dragon buffet supper V^ JR r gr at Cafe
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      332 14 "I got sane great pictures at Fbtoplus, plussomething new iS -^&£r- (ifwlopfd and printed on Kodak paper, with Kodak chemicals HMt St&S*u < l(|(l Kodak ecjuipment, by Kodak-trained staff. With processing 11B»^ ff^^^iJiikiL ()ll(lllh ()nsl<lllilv monito^d h\ K(xlak. v^^ ltu> Kodak Colorwatch seal on the back of your *^r n)\clo|>i'
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      167 15 the MRT opens yet another Branch today. z^^w^ Tos Psvoh We already have Branches m Bishan, Toa ppp hh Payoh and Orchard Stations. (Next to the Somerset Station, you'll also find our Orchard Road Branch at RIGHT TRACK S banking hours. This means you can have pFjl personalised banking services
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      9 15 FINANCIAL DISTRICT. f 0 J Saturdays: Bamto 3 pm
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      A world in images
      631 16 ALTHOUGH it is only 25 years since the advent of television m Singapore, few Singaporeans will recall or can visualise life before it. It is a medium that plugs the viewer into life m his community and it brings the world into his living room. Such
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      S'pore has grounds to cast doubts on US credibility
      1178 16  - S'pore has grounds to cast doubts on US credibility PATRICK DANIEL Viewpoint B] of the Economics Desk ALTHOUGH Secretary of State George Shultz may have been piqued at the suggestion, Singapore has good cause to tell the Reagan administration that its decision to withdraw Singapore's duty-free privileges has cast doubts
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      Sexist brutality the bane of China's economic reform
      686 16  -  LOUISE BRANSON By London Sunday Times A WOMAN is raped by her boss. Another is fired when she refuses to undress before a group of men on the orders of her employer. Waitresses are forced to seduce customers and blackmail them. Others
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      For South Korea, a new pattern of the same cloth
      655 16  -  EDWARD W. POITRAS Period of normality for fragile fabric of politics By International Herald Tribune SEOUL The Inauguration of Roh Tae Woo as President is due on Feb 25, and National Assembly elections are soon to follow. South Koreans are
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      Lock icon Dutch jails are 'Hiltons' by European standards
      1755 17 THE prison officers at Schutterswei, a jail m Alkmaar for 75 hardened Dutch criminals, are proud of their special visiting room. It contains a bed for a prisoner to share with an approved visitor m complete privacy. To "keep out whores", the officers
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      People with hearing disorder get dose of Mozart
      528 17  -  BARBARA LAMB By Times of London MORE than 200 years after Mozart composed his third violin concerto, his music is being used to alleviate the terrible noises m the ear that plague the life of tinnitus sufferers. Tinnitus is a small abnormality
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      95 18 THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address, and home and office telephone numbers, if any. They should preferably be typed, double-spaced, on one side of the paper. You may add a pseudonym if you wish. But we would prefer your using
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      Couple's hunt for dream home ends in disappointment
      539 18 I AM writing m to alert potential buyers of private properties, especial y to those who have been looking forward to a d-cam home. I would like to relate a bad experience that has turned our search for a dream home into
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      Hogging: Inform library staff
      160 18 Reply PLEASE refer to the letter "Terminals useful but some people hog them" by SaUeh (ST, Feb 2). We wish to thank the writer for his suggestions on the use of the OPAC. Although his suggestions are technically possible, they may not be practical for readers
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      An HDB policy that has left one homeless
      323 18 MAY I comment on an invidious government policy concerning public housing m Singapore. I was the owner/occupier of a HUDC Type I/H fl&t m Upper Thomson Road for about 10 years. It was sold on the open market m July last year
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      Bosses not at mercy of maids and agents
      375 18 Ministry ensures that no party can cheat another WE REFER to the letter "Bosses at mercy of maids, agents and embassy" by "Cheated" (ST, Jan 22). Singaporeans have been permitted to recruit foreign domestic servants from the Philippines, Sri Lanka and other
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      'Only human' maid wants freedom, a raise
      439 18 I AM a Filipino maid. I have been working m Singapore for almost 12 months. Early each morning, my employer's sister takes me and my employer's baby to her place till 8.30 pm. I am supposed to look after the baby but I
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      Ban leaves maids confused
      85 18 THE Philippine government ban on Filipino women working abroad as maids has given rise to many questions for us, the Filipino maids working here m Singapore. While still m possession of our work permits: CAN we return to Singapore again after our one-month vacation m the
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        Imports of office machines rising
        13 19 Figures m thousand dollars Sourc*: Trade Development Board
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        Appointments
        247 19 UNITED ENGINEERS Ltd has appointed Dr Tan Eng Liang director of the company. First Capital Land Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of First Capital Corp Ltd, has appointed Mr Leong Chee Whye director. Imatex Bhd has appointed Mr Bakhtlar Tamin executive chairman. Cold Storage Holdings PLC has appointed Mr Donald
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        This week
        54 19 FEB t\ A two-Sunday course on "Introduction to Materials Management" will be held at the Waterloo Centre. Organised by the National University of Singapore's Department of Extramural Studies, the course will provide a general understanding on the fundamentals of materials management for those working m the manufacturing sector.
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      QUOTE
      34 19 4 On a quarterly basis, we're beginning to see improvement, and we think the improvement will gradually expand as the ft year goes on. US Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter on the trade deficit.
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        Lock icon Two more top execs leave Salomon
        158 19 NEW YORK Two more senior executives resigned from Salomon Brothers on Thursday, people close to the firm said, adding their names to the growing list of defectors from one of Wall Streets' largest investment banking houses. They are Mr Robert Scully, who was m
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        Lock icon Barclays owns 75% of Arbuthnot
        97 19 LONDON Barclays Bank PLC, part of the Barclays PLC group, said it has completed the purchase of a 75 per cent interest m the Arbuthnot Commercial Services Group at a cost of about £11.5 million (5540.74 million). The remaining 25 per cent of the equity
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        Lock icon BA trims surplus manpower
        106 19 LONDON British Airways PLC is almost halving British Caledonian PLC management as part of a sweeping restructuring after its recent £250 million (*****.75 million) takeover. A spokesman for BA confirmed press reports this morning that 168 of BCal's 384 management grade staff were either being offered
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        Lock icon US group gets nod to make bid
        112 19 PARIS US group Air Products and Chemicals APD has received approval from the French government to bid for the outstanding 44 per cent of L'Oxygene Liquide A spokesman said Air Products would pay 1.600 francs (*****) for each of the remaining shares m
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      Lock icon KLSE to meet on settlement system
      406 19 Graduated commission structure issue to be raised KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) will hold a round of dialogue sessions with its members on its share delivery and settlement system, during which issues on the graduated commission structure would also be raised.
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      Hong Fok shares come back strongly
      274 19 Hong Fok shares come back strongly THE price of Hong Fok Corporation shares rose almost 60 per cent m three days of trading last week. Hong Fok shares have risen from its previous close of 43.5 cents on July 28, 1986 to a high of 74 cents on Thursday. Trading
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      100-year-old mine to close if no takers
      439 19 100-year-old mine to close if no takers THE Pahang state government will close a 100-year-old mine previously run by Pahang Investments PLC unless it receives a concrete proposal from any company willing to revive the mining operations. According to a New Straits Times report, Mr Chan Kong Choy, Chairman of
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      Lock icon Merchant bank may get nod for listing on KLSE this year
      428 19 Merchant bank may get nod for listing on KLSE this year KUALA LUMPUR Ar-ab-Malaysian Merchant Bank (AMMB), an associate of publicly -listed Ar-ab-Malaysian Development Bhd (AMDB), may get the relevant approvals for a listing on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange before the end of the year. AMDB Chairman Datuk Azman
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      Getting it right with rights issues
      1009 19  -  TRUDY LIM Your money By JUST before the October stock market crash, when the bull run still appeared to have a lot of steam, many companies took advantage of rising share prices to make cash calls on shareholders. As several rights issues were greeted
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      Lock icon Pacific markets expected to pick up
      388 19 TOKYO Brokers and analysts, cheered by news of a smaller than expected US trade deficit m December, expect Pacific markets to react favourably this week. The US government on Friday announced that imports exceeded exports by U5512.20 billion (5524.61 billion) m December, down from
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    • Company news The week that was
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        Final Results
        54 20 Neck ended Feb 12 Gross Group net Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) First Capital Corp 52,783 ($2,563 b) Dec 87 George Town > M$l42L (S7IL) Mar 87 NST 17 (12a) MSH.92O ($9,983) Aug 87 Perhs Plantations 22 (22) M 539,823 ($45,543) Sept 87 Rahman Hydraulic 15 (15)
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        Preliminary figures
        17 20 Gross Group pre-tax Year to dividend profit/loss ("000) 25 (25) M 17.085 ($15,009) Dec 87
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        Interim results
        18 20 Interim Group pre-tai Half-year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Kg Laniut (9a) MJB33 ($810) Sept 87
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        New Issues
        26 20 Ajinomoto: Bonus issue of 1 tor 5 Carfeberg: Proposed bonus issue of 1 tor 3 Kamuntinf Tin: Proposed bonus issue of 9 tor 2
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        380 20 Amalgamated Steel Mfc Bhd has taken over another 27 outlets of the Emporium and Supermarket Holdings Bhd group which went into receivership last year. Amanan Saham Naskmal has raised its stake m Harrisons Malaysian Plantations Bhd (HMPB) to 28.27 per cent after acquiring 62.3 million HMPB shares from
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        51 20 I-" 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L_ Financial fines Industrials Friday 1385.00 (1381.00) -ft? Dow Jones Industrials if?" Friday 1983.26 (1961 54) J Nfckei Stock Average Saturday Closed (*****.94) (Fjfurn m buckets refer to thou ot the previous tradhf day) 1II»II I l l l I
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        215 20 Fife 12 IBS Chaw Alcoo 44 ■>■ I A*«d Sag 32^ S Amox Inc 17% H Amr Corp 35 unch Ati 29'» Bethlehem Sff 18 +H Boeing Co 47 H H Caterpillar Co 60' unch Chose Manhtn 22 h +U Chrysler Cp 25 h Citicorp 20 -f H
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        Sydney
        157 20 SYDNEY Gold prices fell here as fears of rising inflation in the United States took their toll on the Australian Stock Exchange last week, brokers said. Despite a slight recovery at the weekend, the brokers said the local market needed a major confidence boost to stop the slide which
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        New York
        474 20 Stocks slow to respond to falling interest rates NEW YORK Stock markets here have reacted with uncharacteristic confusion to a drop m interest rates during the past several months. A long decline m interest rates from their lofty levels at the start of the 1980s was widely cited
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        Hongkong
        163 20 HONGKONG Trading on the Hongkong Stock Exchange last week (ailed to match the festive pre-Lunar New Year mood, with the Hang Seng Index down 5.36 points m quiet trading. It closed on Friday at 2,287.23, down marginally from the previous week's close of 2,292.59. The Hongkong Index closed at
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        Tokyo
        295 20 TOKYO Share prices rose sharply here last week, due mainly to buying on Friday, as dealers took stock of the US dollar's stability amid predictions of an improvement m US trade figures. A wait-and-see attitude from institutional investors over the trade figures which were to be released after trading
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        London
        120 20 LONDON Share prices were virtually unchanged here over the week as worries about industrial unrest m Britain and trade figures m the United States kept institutional investors on the sidelines. The Financial Times Industrial Index closed 2.1 points lower over the week at 1,385. A strike by 32,500 Ford
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        471 20 Ftb 12 r«Kt Chmi* INDUSTRIALS AMto-MFI 162 mm* Ait^L,«» 335 +j rnr«.d 230 +s ■obcocks •ord^i 463 -12 ■««diom 459 +1 WCC 329 8 Bfc- C.-cW 419 +1 8OCGr»n» 397 +4 Ut*t 231 wwh tomofm 35S iMdi 8ATS 437 +9 BA.n.on ISC -3 ■ritomia 99 unch »..t G« 130
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        3476 20 M shares quoted hive a par value of SI. unless otherwise specified Margm stocks are shown «i bold prmt Ad|usted fot scr^j rights N lai eiempted dividend ABN is traded r lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m dofljrs Trustee stocks under CPF
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        200 21 Foretpi Local dolars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo Australian dollar 1 4297— 1 4334 7.07—6.89 Canadian dollar 1 5965 1 5985 6 32 6 22 HZ dollar 1 3258 1 3285 7.64-7.42 Sterling pound 3 5425— 3 5463 2.84—2.80 US dollar 2 0180—2.0190 4
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        507 21 BANKS' prime lending Fu|i Bank rales at the Close Of DUSi- Generate Bank 6 3 ness on Friday, Feb 12. U i( Bank KSC 6 Gulf Int Bank 6 J Bank PLR Hatxbßank FM a Hokkaido Takushoku 6"i Hongkong Shanghai 6'« Algemene Bank M lBn AH* Insh Bank
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        374 21 DEPOSIT RATES Savings daily 2*4 2V 2 2V« 2V 4 1 month |M 2'/ 2 2'/ 2 2'/ 2 (l) 6 months 2 3 A 2V* 2V« 2 Ml) 12 months 3 3% 3V« 3(1) IOMtHATB (2) Prime rate 5V 4 5V 4 5V 4 5V 4 PenouJ/
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        705 21 Receipt of Export FCL container* and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) fa Cargo Time Block MS Marco (8807) 15/02 (1700) F2 *****900 H2 Glamour (002RW) 15/02 (1900) F5 0930 1030 Al Anson (*****N) 15/02 (1900) F7 *****100 A4 Toyama (012) 15/02 (2000) F7 *****100/*****200 A7/C7 R
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        166 21 Asian rates ASIAN currency average rm week ended reb 12. 3 months 4>. m 6 months 4V 4 <'■ BD PRICES 12 months 4<4 4 3/16 7 days 6 11/16 6 7/16 J*" 1 month 6 11/16 6 7/16 2 months 6* 6 9/16 2 5' /16 3 months 6V,
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        371 21 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Ktppct Wharm Bangkok Nave K35 a side 18/02 CS Ocean K34 aside 16/02 Equator V K22 aside 15/02 Frota Spore K15 aside 15/02 lohneverett K20 aside 17/02 Kota B«r!ian K32 a side 15/02 Kota Express K33 aside 15 02 Kota Ratu K31 a
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        35 21 Closing prices RUBKR Spore XL cents cents S kilo M/kilo Feb 8 218.50 280.00 Feb 9 218 00 280 00 Feb 10 217.50 280 00 Feb 11 216 75 ***** Feb 12 218.50 *****
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        31 21 Clounj Turnover TM prices Tonnes Cents (M)/kilo Feb 8 17.15 70 Feb 9 17 16 79 Feb 10 17.16 82 Feb 11 17 19 72 Feb 12 17 20 96
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        390 21 SPOT gold changed course on Friday at New York's Commodity Exchange, after dipping to a New Year low on quick liquidation. The yellow metal last traded at U*****.30 an ounce, a gain of about $6 over the previous Friday's close. Gold initially plunged on news of a
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        131 21 KUALA LUMPUR Preweekend nearby covering and steadier Japanese closing advices helped the Malaysian rubber market to close higher m quiet trading last week. March International One RSS finished a sen higher at 280.5 sen a kg as against 279.5 sen the previous Friday due to sellers' reserve and a
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        Tin
        20 21 IRREGULAR. Values fluctuated irregularly on the European spot market (basis Rotterdam warehouse). They finished at £3,880 a tonne. AFP.
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        Silver
        36 21 WEAK. Values continued to weaken on the spot market. The metal fluctuated narrowly on the London Metal Exchange, affected at the outset by news of a 40,000--ounce rise m stocks, to 19.4 million ounces. AFP.
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        Copper
        62 21 STRONGER after an initial fall. The metal was affected on Monday by news of a 3,075-tonne rise m LME stocks, to 52,150 tonnes. But it then made a good recovery with the break above important chart points on both sides of the Atlantic (£1,200 a tonne m London for
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        45 21 HIGHER. Standard and higher-grade aluminium were firmer. Stocks of standard metal rose by 475 tonnes to 39.625 tonnes while higher-grade stocks fell by 2.300 tonnes to 21.425 tonnes. Merchants outside the LME quoted U5J2.120-2.140 onl2 nne a ß ainst U551,995--2.005 the previous week AFP
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        GOLD ACCOUNT
        25 21 Buyitf Sdn| Hfhesl lowest Hfhest-Lowest Ss/cm SS/pn Bank of China 28.75 28 38 28 87— 28 50 OUB 28.72-28.49 28.87-2864 UOB 2878—28.46 2893—28.61
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        23 21 GOLD USS/oz Sal M Hongkong 445 50— 446 00 440 60—441.10 Fri Thurs Ne« York 445 70—446 30 440 30—440 90
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      Lock icon Mt Pleasure projects $5m profit with acquisition
      525 22 Mt Pleasure projects $5m profit with acquisition KUALA LUMPUR Mount Pleasure Holdings has projected a group pretax profit of Ms 6 44 million (555.03 million) for the year to Jan 31. 1988, after taking into account its proposed acquisition of Plaza Yowchuan Phase 1. This compares with a group pre-tax
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      Lock icon HK banks up deposit and prime rates
      325 22 HONGKONG Hongkong banks have announced hikes m their deposit and prime lending rates, the first increase m about two months, citing a drop m local liquidity and favourable trade conditions. The Hongkong Association of Banks said on Saturday interest on call money and
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      Dutch and Belgian banks team up to form alliance
      369 22 BRUSSELS Belgium's largest bank has said it entered a "banking alliance" with one of the biggest Dutch banks to form the fourth largest financial group m Europe. The Dutch Amro Bank and the Belgian Generale de Banque SA will try and
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      Lock icon Belgian financier fails to wrap up Generale deal
      471 22 Belgian financier fails to wrap up Generale deal BRUSSELS Belgian financier Andre Leysen has failed to push through a Franco-Belgian deal to control Societe Generale de Belgique SA, giving Italian investor Carlo de Benedetti's bid for effective control of the company a major boost. Societe Generale has a stake m
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      348 22 South Pacific Textile unit acquires land for expansion SOUTEX Sdn Bhd, a whol-ly-owned subsidiary of South Pacific Textile Industries Bhd (SPTI), has purchased 80 hectares (200 acres) of freehold land m Batu Pahat, Johor, for its future growth and for the building of a textile complex. SPTI said Soutex entered
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      Lock icon Malaysia Smelting back on recovery path, says director
      247 22 PENANG Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd (MSC). which suffered severe losses after the collapse of the London tin market over two years ago, is now confident of better times ahead. Managing Director W M. H. Caldwell said MSC was back on the recovery
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        461 22 Pre- Lunar New Year rally absent THE long awaited pre-Lu-nar New Year rally did not materialise last week, as stocks fluctuated within a narrow range m lacklustre trading before closing mixed. Market activity fell to its lowest m 10 weeks, with a daily average of 17.55 million units valued
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        82 22 Sime Darby SIME Darby displaced DBS Land as most active stock last week, with 5.55 million shares done. The plantations giant topped the most active list on Tuesday and Thursday, and traded between $1.99 and $2.06 before closing the week at $2.04, down five cents from the
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        Top five stocks
        97 22 THE FOUOWMG is a list of the five most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore last week It gives the turnover m thousands of units, closing prices on Friday and the high and low for 1987/88. Cmp»y Mm Pnct (J) Hfh (S) lorn <S)
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        250 22 Shares dip m dull trading SHARE prices eased marginally m lacklustre trad- r ing on the Kuala Lumpur r Stock Exchange last week n as many investors chose to stay out of the market. I Dealers said market sentiment was weak because there were no fresh factors r
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  • RACING
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      Turf history repeats itself after 49 years
      304 23 Top mare clears away m the straight for second classic victory KUALA LUMPUR History repeated itself m the Tunku Gold Cup yesterday when top staying mare Measure B won unchallenged by 6 1 2 lengths. The first running of the Cup m 1939,
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      2078 23 Wm by: 2, 1,5(1:14.5). Trte XL $9, $5. $5. $10. Spore $6, $5. $5, $14. Faracut (2 1): XL ($2) $3. Spore ($5) $7, Ipoh ($2) $3, Penang ($2) $3. Tierce (2, 1 A 3 «aly): Spore ($2) $22. Cwtne aerateklßgß. Providence, Fandango. STIPE'S
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      Vo Rogue romps home in record time
      149 23  -  JACK ELLIOTT MELBOURNE Frontrunning gelding Vo Rogue ran the opposition off their feet m tho Blarney Stakes here on Saturday and clocked 1:34.7 sec for 1.600 m, shattering the course record held by Amiable. The English-bred Bonhomie chased Vo Rogue all the way
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  • TIMESPORT
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      Lock icon McMahon's Liverpool success
      484 24 McMahon's Liverpool success Midfielder makes the leaders tick LONDON When England soccer manager Bobby Robson chose his squad for Wednesday's friendly m Israel, the inclusion of Steve McMahon provided another happy chapter m the Liverpool midfielder's continuing success story. McMahon, the mainspring who makes the side tick, has become an
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      Lock icon FIRST DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS
      574 24 Aneaal I Latoa 1 (2-0): Arsenal achieved their first League win m nine games as Luton's miserable run at Highbury where they have not won for over 30 years continued. Michael Thomas headed Arsenal into a 20th-minute lead and, five minutes later, David Rocastle made it 2-0.
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      Lock icon RESULTS AND TABLES
      1338 24 DIVISION ONE Arsenal 2 Luton 1. Char It on 1 Wimbledon 1. Chelae* 1 Manchester United 2. Coventry 3 Sheffield Wednesday 0, Everton 2 Queens Park Ranger* 0. Newcastle 1 Norwich 3. Oilonl 0 Tottenham 0. South ampton 1 Nottingham Forest 1. Watford 1 Liverpool 4, West
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      Lock icon LEADING SCORERS (League and Cup)
      64 24 DIV ONE: 21 John Aldridge (Liverpool). It Brian McClair (Manchester United), Graeme Sharp (Everton). 18 Dean Saunders (Oxford). It Nigel Clough (Nottingham Forest), John Fashanu (Wimbledon). DIV TWO: 24 Jimmy Quinn (Portsmouth). 23 Paul Stewart (Manchester City). 21 David Platt (Aston Villa). 2t Mark Bright
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      Lock icon Double blow for leaders Real Madrid
      180 24 Double blow for leaders Real Madrid SPANISH LEAGUE MADRID Runaway Spanish League leaders Real Madrid suffered a double blow on Saturday when they lost 2-1 away against Osasuna and their ace Mexican striker Hugo Sanchez was sent off. The defeat, only their third m the League this season, left the
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      Lock icon Benfica get revenge at Setubal
      202 24 Benfica get revenge at Setubal PORTUGUESE LEAGUE LISBON Champions Benfica avenged an early season defeat on Saturday with a 2-0 away win over Setubal while leaders Porto kept up their unbeaten record with a 3-1 victory at home over Guimaraes. Benfica striker Rui Aquas scored m the 10th minute from
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      340 24 ENGLAND and Scotland both lost players on Saturday for Wednesday's friendly internationals m the Middle East. England's squad for their match against Israel were hit by three withdrawals. Everton midfielders Peter Reid and Trevor Steven were forced to pull out of the trip to Tel Aviv along
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      284 24 BASKETBALL Resuits of the National Basketball Association games played on Saturday: Atlanta 106 Washington 103. Detroit 82 Chicago 73, NY Knicks 120 Cleveland 103, Phoenix 116 Sacramento 114, Golden State 109 Seattle 96. CYCLING Denmark's Soren Lilholt took the overall lead from Canadian Steve Bauer after the
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  • OBITUARIES
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      324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam
      158 26 324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY BELOVED WIFE LINDA TAN POH HONG Departed February 15, 1984 They who think that you are gone, Because no more your face they see. Are wrong for m my heart you live; And always will, m memory. Sadly missed
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      58 26 GREGORY PECK alias PEH CHUI SWEE Passed away peacefully on 13 February 19S8 Leaving behind beloved: Children LINDA MATTHEW ROSALIND CHEW LEE CHUI HONG MAUREEN MALCOLM MARTIN LAUREN CHUI SIM Brother*, sister, sons-in-law, grand-children and relatives. Cortege leaves on Monday. Fob 15, Blk 37, #01-563 Sin Mm Dr.,
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      324 In Memoriam
      50 26 In loving memory of MR. CHANG KUO CHI c«ll»d Horn* lo t» with th» Lord on IS/2/19M Sadly missed and fondly rememticcd hy Ihvlhr wife and family "I am ihe resurrection and the life he who bflleves In Me shall live ►■vfn if tie dies John 11:25
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      382 26 321 Deaths 321 Deaths MRS PAUL LIM TECK SENG NEE ANNA KOH GUAN CHENG Aged 79 Was called home to the Lord on 14 February 1988 leaving behind: Sons Daughters-in-law: John l.im Annie Urn Peter Lim Clara Chiam Daughters: Sons-in-law: lain Kirn Kee Swee Soon Hock I .mi Kirn laan
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      10 nations say 'yes' to pre-Olympic meet
      464 26  -  LEE WAI WUN By Chinese cagers among entries China have always been crowd-pullers and their presence is important to make the tournament a success. While we've had Chinese club players here before, we've never watched their full national women's team m action. BAS
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      Lock icon Waldner, Fliura clinch European honours
      243 26 Waldner, Fliura clinch European honours LJUBLJANA (Yugoslavia) Sweden's JanOve Waldner won his third European top-12 table tennis tournament on Saturday after losing only one of his 11 matches. Fliura Bulatova, of the Soviet Union, improving with each round, won the women's title, also with 10 victories. Waldner clinched victory m
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      Lock icon CALGARY CAPSULES
      218 26 MOST visitors arrived m Calgary for the Winter Olympics by plane, train, car or bus. A group of students from the University of Washington relied on less conventional means they ran. Fifteen members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity ran all they way from Seattle for the Games,
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      Lock icon Lamberti swims to 400m freestyle record
      410 26 Lamberti swims to 400 m freestyle record BONN Italian Giorgio Lamberti, 19, lowered the world best shortcourse time for the men's 400 metres freestyle to 3min 41.745 ec at the Bonn international swimming competition on Saturday. His time trimmed o.66sec off the old mark of 3.42.40 set by West German
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      Lock icon Russians slam five past Norwegians
      363 26 CALGARY The Soviet Union began the defence of their Olympic ice hockey crown on Saturday with a comfortable 5-0 win over Norway but they missed several scoring chances against weak opponents. Norway, seeded 11th m the 12- team tournament, held the rated Russians m the
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      Cash for top three teams in League
      360 26  - Cash for top three teams in League LEE WAI WUN PRIZE money will, for the first time, be awarded to winners of the National League men's basketball tournament starting m April. The top three teams will receive $3,000, 12,000 and 11,000 respectively, courtesy of Basketball Association of Singapore vice-president Sng
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      Lock icon Edberg, Mecir in final
      483 26 ROTTERDAM Top seed Stefan Ed berg, of Sweden, on Saturday advanced to the final of the Nabisco Grand Prix tennis tournament by defeating Dutchman Michiel Schapers 6-3, 6-3. In the other semi-final, third seed Miloslav Mecir, of Czechoslovakia, defeated Jonas Svensson, of Sweden, 6-2, 6-3. Seml-flm*!
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      Lock icon Superb Zainal fails to foil Jurong Town
      594 27  -  JOE DORAI B) LIKE the Piped Piper of Hamelin, Malaysia's top footballer Zainal Abidin yesterday lured more than 3,000 fans out of their homes m heavy drizzle to watch his debut for Balestier United m the Premier League soccer match at Toa Payoh
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      Living up to her name
      369 27  -  LEE WAI WUN By SHE bore the pretty name of Shoon Fung which, m Chinese, means 'go with the wind. And so she did yesterday, when New Zealander Gordon Maxted steered her to victory m the 28th Round-the-Island Race. Maxted, 40, had waited five years
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      Lock icon Decision on Asia Cup today
      193 27 Decision on Asia Cup today DHAKA A formal decision will be made today on whether the Asia Cup cricket tournament scneduled here (or next week will be postponed. The Bangladesh Cricket Control Board held an emergency meeting yesterday to consider two options go ahead with tnr tournament or postpone it
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      Lock icon Beth to the fore after third round
      252 27 SARASOTA (Florida) American veteran Beth Daniel posted a 72 for a 213 total and a two-stroke lead over three other players going into the final round of the U*****,000 ($454,000) Ladies Professional Golf Association Sarasota Classic on Saturday. Beth started the day m
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      Lock icon Lankans in deep trouble
      313 27 PERTH Sri Lanka were desperately fighting against an innings defeat after being forced to fol-low-on on the third day of their Test cricket match against Australia yesterday. On a hard, dry and cracked wicket, the Lan kans endured a torrid day. Replying to Australia's first innings
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      Lock icon Daley's pace shatters Kiwis
      305 27 CHRISTCHURCH A fine bowling performance put England m a winning position against New Zealand on the third day of their First cricket Test at I^ancaster Park yesterday. After rolling New Zealand for 168, England stretched a first-innings' lead of 151 to 206 by the close when
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      Lock icon Christine sets 800m mark
      342 27 VIENNA Christine Wachtel, of East Germany, broke the world indoor athletics record for women's 800 metres for the second time when she clocked lmin 56.405 ec on Saturday. Her tune was I.24sec inside the record she set m Turin, Italy, on Wednesday. Two other East Germans
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      Sam plays it again
      215 27  -  In-form Goh captures first Jatico title SAM GOH blasted away all 19 opponents at Kirn Seng Bowl yesterday to snatch the first Jatico Tournament of Champions title and the $1,400 top prize. The World Championship silver-medal-list, who m December had won the Grand Finale of last
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      Lock icon Zokol leads by two strokes
      359 27 HONOLULU Richard Zokol, of Canada, fired a seven-uuder-par 65 on Saturday for a 14-under 202 total and a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the US$6OO,OOO ($1.21 m) Hawaiian Open golf tournament. Loren Roberts, who was the sec-ond-day leader, came back with a 70 and
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      No reason for boos when sporting spirit prevails
      666 27  - No reason for boos when sporting spirit prevails GODFREY ROBERT By COMPARED to the capacity crowds of yesteryear when Singapore staged the Thomas Cup badminton finals m the 50s and when we hosted the China-Indonesia friendly showdown m 1960 last week's Konica Cup turnout was a far cry. Even the
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    257 28 WITH a rose and a Valentine's Day peck on the cheek, Madam Neo Hui Lan, 86, says thank you to First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong for the hongbao he gave her. Mr Goh, MP for Marine Parade, visited 14 welfare
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    598 28  -  ANNE KOH New man to help implement scheme m board's Tokyo office By THE Trade Development Board has outlined an aggressive six-point plan to help businessmen break into the Japanese market. The man who will help implement it is Mr Ling Ming
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    70 28 Open-day at Istana on Sunday THE public can enjoy an afternoon of music at the Lstana this Sunday. The Safra Chinese Orchestra, the St Patrick's Secondary School Military Band, the SIR Military Band and the Police Band will be performing on the lawns from 2.15 pm until 6.15 pm. The
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    204 28 Indian troops kill 12 rebels in Lankan town Report BATTICALOA (Sri Lanka) Residents of this eastern Sri Lankan town said Indian peacekeeping forces and Tamil rebels fought a fierce gunbattle near here yesterday m which 12 rebels were killed. The clash occurred at Eravur, 15 km north of here, while
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    32 28 Last leg athletes from around the world watch as Canada's figure skater Robyn Perry, 12, carries the torch the final few metres to light the Olympic flame. Renter picture.
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    269 28 CALGARY (Canada) The 15th Winter Olympics opened with a dazzling eruption of music, a blaze of colour, daredevil aerial formations and chilly Arctic winds. About 1,600 athletes representing a record 57 countries from the lone cross-country skier from Fiji to
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      98 1 WU GUANZHONG MARRIES TWO STYLES A 'dumb couple' in blissful harmony that is how Wu Guanzhong describes the marriage of Western techniques to the Chinese style of painting in his art. On Page 3 f TEO HAN WUE profiles the celebrated artist i from China. Wu Guanzhong uses lines and
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          216 2 A GEL-LIKE substance secreted by a catfish m the Arabian Gulf has remarkable properties that help heal wounds, American and Kuwaiti scientists have discovered. Dr Richard Criddle, a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of California, said that when a local Gulf species
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          137 2 RESEARCHERS have developed a blood test to identify children likely to suffer from an inherited form of eye cancer. Scientists at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary reported m the New England Journal of Medicine that the test is highly accurate m predicting individuals
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          154 2 A LOT of people experience a ringing m their ears from time to time. Usually, however, they are the only ones who hear it. Japanese researchers from Kyoto University recently reported a very unusual case of "spontaneous otoacoustic emission". A 2J>-year-old man
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        856 2 Voyage to the bottom of the sea Research work on the RRS Charles Darwin, which anchored here recently, is helping scientists predict earthquakes. CHUA CHIN CHYE reports. UNUSUAL life forms. Underwater volcanoes. Discovering virgin sea beds whose contours have never been mapped out by man. These are the surprises m
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        658 2 WHEN people get older, they usually become long-sighted and find it difficult to focus on nearby objects. If they are also shortsighted, they need bifocal spectacles or contact lenses. But bifocal contact lenses create more trouble than they solve
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        1017 3  -  TEO HAN WUE WU GUANZHONG MARRIES TWO STYLES By I rarely sell my paint- ings. When I do, I make sure they get into the hands of good collectors. It's like wanting one's daughters to be married into good families. Now that I'm old, I've grown
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        237 3 THIS programme is compiled by Redlffosion and broadcast daily m Teochew, Hokkien and Cantonese. There will also be an English translation of the lesson. The broadcast times over SBC's Radio Four are 9 pm m Teochew and 11.45 pm m Hokk\en on Mondays, 9 pm m Cantonese
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        Lock icon Tracing Chinese roots back to the dragon
        763 3 THIS mythical beast holds so much significance m Chinese culture that the Chinese often refer to themselves as "descendants of the dragon". The lunar calendar uses a 12-year cycle, with each year named after an animal (ox, horse, pig, snake, and so on).
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        231 3 BESIDES its place on the table, fruit holds a prominent place m Chinese an and imagination as well. While fruit and floral images have been used symbolically m the arts of both East and West for a long time, animal images predominated m the art of preHan
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        1049 4 Writer's pains and sacrifices Malaysian writer A. Samad Said's latest novel is a best-seller. He shares his philosophy on creative writing with NAHAR AZMI MAHMUD. MALAYSIA'S highly-ac-claimed writer, A. Samad Said, believes that writing for a living is like a long, tiring journey. "But no writer can produce quality work
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        810 4 SASTERAWAN Negara A. Samad Said berpendapat bahawa menulis adalah seperti satu perjalanan yang jauh. "Tidak ada penulis yang dapat menghasilkan penulisan yang bernas melainkan jika penulis itu sanggup berkorban dengan meninggalkan kerjaya yang membayar gaji yang lumayan demi memberikan tumpuan sepenuhnya kepada kerja-kerja berkarya." Pendapat itulah yang
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        24 4 A S A M A 1) SAI I) 'Hujan Pagi' novel terbaru Pak Samad yang laris dijual di pasaran 241 Tourt ~s
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        311 6 27 Other Vehicle Accessories 28 Vehicle Financing Insurance 79 Registration Numbers 30 For Sate Aita Peugeot Volvo 31 for Sale BMW 37 For Sale Mercedes 33 For Sate Ford Fiat 34 For Sale Datsun Nrssan 35 for Sale Toyota 36 For Salt Mitsubishi 37 for Sale Ma/da 38 For Sate
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        700 6 2 Eating Out 2 Eating Out Yu Sheng is still very much a delicacy served during the Lunar New Year. The Straits Times Classified will present two special features on 20 and 23 February highlighting restaurants offering this good luck delicacy. Look out for Yu Sheng 20 23 February I
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        768 6 73 Office Equipment/ Supplies CASH ft CARRY used Ricoh ft Canon copiers for sale New fax machines ft typewriters with various features for sale *****36 SPEEDFAX FACSIMILE WITH Telecoms approval, available at special offer *****75/ *****26 USED/ NEW TYPEWRITER, Panoly/ Ricoh copier from $280. Canon etc Alrcooler. CTV *****06 74
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        589 7 Opportunities Opportunities Raise your chopsticks to good luck and prosperity m our Yu Sheng feature on 20 and 23 February m The Straits Times t Classified. y-^^ap 80 Other Business Products/ Services 3 HOURS INSTANT rLhrvr stamp i MI sit* Yam U Son Fax *****44 Tel *****94. *****66 92 Domestic
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        547 7 98 Posi'ions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical IMMEDIATE PERMANENT VACANCIES No Mean./ nanemenl F«a I Irroo t750 fclAL' Alli-iiiliilOMl L^'~"b* I rtMO y>so "^^^^l t5OO $floo "^^^^l I i i WMeaaaaWaß »650 r/M I Immediate temporary |obe I •vailaMa for •iporioftood sac- 1 retartes Girl r.iday Bnr Te4- I ex... Ops ...Data
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        607 7 Available Available J I MAID POWER «Vyi tj^Ew^ Maf i MM Ca^Bur *V IGtfKfPB A sfl aw aflL I c 7^15^551 c Timely arrival 1 TertT J c Excellent back-up with 12 v service starf own s t-ar»Kan $v 6O o» training centre m Manila rdo e Thai (Fa* 700)
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        189 7 98 Positions Vacant. Secretarial/ Clerical STABLIBHEO FOOD TRADING OMPANY REQUIRES CHINESE GENERAL CLERKS CASHIERS Oood OCE O' or A' Levels NIC Holders welcome Knowledge of typing Bilingual m English Chinese Responsible. Independent and able to work under pressure inactive salary tringa benefits ill be offered to successful lplicanti tereeted piaaaa
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        339 7 i.«« --worn. »o rosmons vacant: EDP EDP Canon requires immediately FEMALE PROGRAMMER Only those who meet the following requirements need to apply. Holder of programming diploma/ certificate from a recognised Institution. Knowledge and experience In on-line and data based systems. Ability to work Independently with minimum supervision while able to
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        121 7 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical KJJSINQUIP IMMEDIATE VACANCY GENERAL CLERK/ TYPIST Minimum G.C.E "O" level Pleasant personality Good typing ability Transport will be provided from suitable pickup points. Interested applicants, please call personally during office hours:MO mm to 5.-00 pm at No. Oul Drive Jurong Industrial Estate Singapore 2MI Tel
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        299 7 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Eatebtiehed Trevel Agency urgently require* GENERAL CLERK c Mln. OCE O level c Ability to type at 35 wpm Knowledge of accounts Is an advantage. Interested applicant! please cell personally between 10em. spm at: #06-09 Oceen Building 10 CoMyer Quay Singapore 0104 PERSONAL ASSISTANT CUM
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        409 7 so rosmons vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical International Airfreight Forwarder) requires (1) IMPORT PERMIT CLERKS a Mln 1 year experience a Male, completed NS (2) BENIOR PERMIT CLERKS (3) EXPORT CLERKS (4) DRIVERS (5) CARGO HANDS Interested applicants, please cal personally at: BLOCK A. UNIT #11-01, CARGO AGENTS BUILDING. AIRPORT CARGO ROAD
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        543 7 so rosmons vacant. 98 Positions vacarSecretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical ii j We have a vacancy at our refinery on Pulau Aver Chawan. i j Qualifications GCE 0' level with Credit m English j Typing speed of 45 w.p.m. j •Knowledge of the use of PCs and software. e.g. Lotus, D-Base.
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        297 7 99 Positions Vacant: Sales Leading American Newspaper Compmny require* MARKETING EXECUTIVE (FEMALE) OCE 'A' level or Diploma i In Sales/ Marketing or equivalent Preferably 2-3 years sales experience and possesses own transport Independent, resourceful and result-oriented Willing to travel extensively GENERAL CLERK (FEMALE) level with credit In English and Maths
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        706 8 99 Positions Vacant: Sales MULPHA MARKETING (S) PTE LTD SALES REPRESENTATIVE for sales of PABX Key Telephone Systems. Requirements c communication skill c relevant sales experience interested pleeee call *****55 j ext. 322/ 323 or write to: The Personnel Manager Mulpha Marketing (S) Pte Ltd 39 Sixth Avenue Singapore 1027
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        565 8 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical j Technical Technical Moving You Ahead Singapore MRT Ltd invites applications for TRAIN OPERATORS (Salary Range: $444 $753 per month) Function Operation of passenger and engineers' trans Ensure safety of passengers and smooth running of trains c Handle emergency situations
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        360 8 Applications are invited for i the following positions for the Steel Reinforcement Department of the major Nuclear Power Station Project m t DAYA BAY, Republic of CHINA A. ENGINEERS with experience m civil works < c With Degree/ Technician Diploma. Minimum 3 years of working i experience In R.C. Structure.
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        554 8 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical I SINGATRONICS LIMITED I I Smgatronics is a leading local electronics manu- feZ J facturing Company with a strong commitment to A original product design and development. Our range of electronic medical products, designed and made m Singapore, is sold worldwide. Due
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        394 8 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: j Production j Production Production CM > Mb) METAL BOX W| J SINGAPORE LIMITED ■H J The leading packaging manufacturer invttes applications for the positions of. I PRODUCTION/PRINTING APPRENTICES Gross starting salary wilt not be less than $550.00 per month m^M
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        329 9 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant. 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant I 10 1 Positions Vacant Production Production Production Production Production P?oduc"ion BW/^ a^Ll L^B^ BWWJllllPiiP^WilßpWpplWWHMi^^ ■p c Toa Payoh Cwnral MacOonaW I I MRT Loronq S Toa Payoh JSq S,. fS WALK-IN INTERVIEW g Bul
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        277 9 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge requires Promotions Officer The Job: To promote dub facilities and to achieve membership sales target To assist m club activities and magazine To attend to membership matters Requirements: Mm GCE O' Level At least 2 years' experience m the service or sales industry Pleasant
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        727 9 104 Other Positions Vacant THE KEPPEL CLUB invites application* for the posts of 1) CLUB ASSISTANT 2) BOWLING MECHANIC 3) GOLF COURSE MECHANIC 4) GARDENER Applicants must be willIng to work shift* Starting salary $440 plus other fringe benefit*. Please caH: 273-5522 ext. 317 for an interview > UIC MANAGEMENT
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        974 10 138 For Sal*: Honda t. '883 HONDA ACCORD Manual I I. private owner, alrcon., hl-fl showroom condition *****85 0 1983 HONDA ACCORD EX model I. Full accessories. Excellent cond $.44,800 Tel *****55. 2 UNITS Of Honda Accord. 1601 sM manual. 82 '83 Both j owner Tel: *****38 C 3 UNITS
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        918 10 141 For Sale. 141 For Sale: Other Makes other Makes UNIQUE LUNAR NEW YEAR OPPORTUNITY First Reg. May 87 Maseratl 425 4-door saloon. 1 owner Metallic midnight blue. 600 kms. only from new. Rd. tax till April '88. This exciting car Is m absolutely as new condition and Is offered
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        701 10 144 VaUtel— Wanted ABILITY TO ACCEPT AM SECONDHAND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AT HIGHEST OFFER c Lorries with crane, c Tipper kPB bus. c Vans It Pick-up. LEE ENO FOO BROTHERS MOTORS PTE. LTD. 3SI SeHsMsr Road (1232) Tel: 2SSII2S (S Hnee) (B JO em 7.00 pm) URGENTLY REQUIRED. ANY makes/ models
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        814 10 172 Accommodation Available: Houses 0.28 O/STOREY SEMI-D. 4 000 5 sq ft 4*l, furn sin on., renovated, $1,050. Donacrest *****24 D.S FABER PK. 2-storey bunglu 5- 1 rms, s/pool. central alrcon F/furn or unfurn 14.000 *****86 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments y^ c Rf| qj.p' Sp«!jculjn» 'i^' .jndv.ii 1 tdf* tor
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        1031 10 173 Accommodation 173 Accommodation Available: Available. Apartments Apartments "\3^ LONG ORSHORT LEASE IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION PiAST PLAZA LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS At the junction of Scotts Orchard Road next to Hyatt Hotel Advance Booking A. v'?ble 14.000 sq ft Hotel Style Lobby Swimming Pool. Tennis Court. Squash r Court. Billiard Room Gymnasium and
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        861 10 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments D 9 SCOTTS TWK i near MRT) High fir 3 bdrms F/furn S/pool. $2,000 Ivans Property *****55 09 SOPHIA COUNT i 4-bdrm Kurn S pool squash sauna security Sl7OO-S2lOO Rodgr *****73/4 FURNISHED/ UNFURNISHED HOB/ pte flats available m various districts Tel *****04 HOB/ HUOC/ PTE. Apu
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        748 11 179 For Sale: Houses 179 For Sale: Houses 179 For Sale: Houses OCBC FINANCE. HERE'S WHERE ATTRACTIVE HOUSING LOANS ARE BUILT ■X PS I Sift WM" vOk I nwil IE Free fire insurance for first HOUSING LOAN RATES* Bridgina loan Up to 5 years 5%0/op.c, •Up to 100% of valuation
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        609 11 191 For Sale: HDB Apartmenta ALL 3-RM. BEDOK NORTH. Blk. 529/ 412/ 117/ 100, near market. Hall, bdrms., kitchen, bathrms. ceramics, cabinet, $46,500 to $50,500 Full CPF, no cash. 3TRM CORNER CHAI CHEE ST. near mosque, market. 81k. 50, marble, wall -tiles up to celling, cabinet $6^500 full CPF, no
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        614 11 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments QHIM MOH BLK. 1. 3-rm Simple renovation. Well kept. High fir Full CPF. $40K neg. CNC *****11. HDB 3-RM. FLAT. Toa Payoh. Blk 231. terrazzo flooring with kitchen cabinets, $45,000 neg *****60. HOUGANG 3-RM. 8LK .24. Terrazzo throughout Sale $30,000 Tel. *****21 (People's Housing) MO
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        672 11 197 For Rent. Office Spac#s [Octagon 105 Cecil Street Singapore 0106 Discover Office space at its best. Call: L *****55. r TAN CHONG TOWER 15 Queen Street I Office space from 500 sq.ft. to 1,800 sq.ft. I Rental asking $2.20 p.e.f. I Inclusive service. Please call L *****22 ext. 132
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        573 11 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tour« 241 Tours IF YOU LOVE STROLLING ALONG GOLDEN BEACHES, IMAGINE PLUNGING INTO A GOLDEN SEA. The KAL 7-day deluxe tour takes attraction of this KoreaCheiu tour, you to the island of Cheju. Here you'll There are also lava! caves and crater Particularly
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        408 11 197 For Rant: Office Spaces OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE at Wing On Life Bldg. For more details, please call *****77. PARADIZ. 330 SQ.FT. Furn. Near MRT station, ample parking space, short-term lease. *****35 •MM LNM TWRS. Low fir. Oil sq.ft $2.20 psf Inclusive. Occidental. *****00/ *****31. •MALL COSY OFFICE for rent
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        612 11 I HONG KONG/ 1 MACAU TOUR k*, 4/5 Days from OQO EHJ IAT Dep Every Thursday *i I I I N I Return airfare 2-way transfers drfK3Bß__.^ ,1 j First class hotel accommodation on twin-sharing basis. I I Full day tour Ocean Park Sung Dynasty. GASI TRAVEL AGENCY PTE LTD
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        644 12 Tourt 241 Tour. 241 Tour. 241 Tour» 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tour* 241 Tour* iiimiiiiiiiii MBBQ-ac n1 .a Discover more of Australia 1 AND NEW ZEALAND THAN CAPTAIN COOK EVER IMAGINED. The world is your oyster, or so it And whether you want to explore m Also, as an
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        687 12 I>TTm|kv,V X Trent|»nu \U_^- Mto XctODi 3D/4N 1 79 •fciin m ac co«« < 7"ryoriM Trenuwi '\4MfYM B#ftcn R#9od Cf^ V» 2Mt fccom SO/AH SI 79 'c i Fro Or «C Coacn RAMADA* KUANTAN 3D/4wii7i:sff. grcc«> MYAfT©KUANTAN B ch ort Mt team 3D/4W si 7 9: rrrr^LTc c-* TR/im ?49
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        1223 12 264 Computer Courses cTmSTuTeT7oTty»are^uition with hands-on practice for Kids. Teenagers it Adults. Flexible schedule/ Instalment plan with postponement option. Enquiries: Thomas/ Marlon. *****61 (Bedok South), 7 am 11 p.m. dally 265 Secretarial/ Typing Courses OUR NEXT FULL TIME/ PART TIME PSC (Private Secretarial Course) CLASSES COMMENCE: 7th Mar. 1068 For
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        507 12 267 Language Courses 267 Language Courses Speak and write better English... .from our team of highly qualified native-speaker teachers who care for your progress Enrol now m one of our classes New Term begins I March 88 Full and Parr rime courses for oil levels and ages Enquire at ATT
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        493 12 YOU WILL MASTER Japanese faster only when you study 1) In a small group, 2) by native teachers, 3) with our scientific programme (Japan Patent Pending). New rate commences 1/3. Bunka Lang Pte Sen »06-I2 Delfl Orchard *****01. PEKING MANDARIN IN special method by professional language teacher *****00 by 10am
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        901 13 APPOINTMENTS/NOTICES I S66aDOl 737-OOM* TEIH AX 73? ?7!>9« TEIEX RS ***** NMEADBRArfS T>» Str«B fmes 126 86 p« cot cm fhe SuxJßy T»n«s-l?8 15 per col cm BOX Sf RVCr $5 00 (GolBC*>d)»tK)oCM Posted) NOTICES I V I i THE INSTITUTE OF PRODUCTION CONTROL LJLJ LhJ I (SINGAPORF DIVISION) SS^^RO^^^^
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        338 13 IN THE HIGH COURT OF TH REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding Up No. 4 of 1988 In the Matter of the Company Act (Chapter 50) And In the Matter of GOODMOON INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITIOI NOTICE is hereby given that petition for the wmding-up of tf abovenamed company
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        712 13 NOTICE 1 CLOSURE FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS i All Toto/4-D outlets will be closed today, 16 February 1988 (Tuesday) from 1.00 pm till Thursday, 18 February 1988. Business will resume on Friday, 19 February 1988. TOTO DRAW Patrons are kindly informed that thei c will be no Toto Draw
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        345 13 IN THE SUBORDINATE COURTB OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE M.C. Salt No. MM of 1187 BETWEEN OVERSEAS UNION BANK LIMITED PlalntUTt. AND 1. ONG CHEE HWEE I. SEE CHENG CHUAR Deteadaata NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT To BEE CHENG CHUAR «t Blk X MaraUlag Drive MM Slagapore 2573 TAKE NOTICE that an
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        560 13 IN THE HIGH COURT OP THE REPIHUC OF SINGAPORE ompanlr* Winding Up No. 17 IKB In the matter of the < ompanbAct, Chapter 54 ud In the matter of MONG KANG CORPORATION (PRIVATE) LIMITED ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice Is hereby given that a Petition for the Winding Up of the
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        544 13 i (CHAPTER 2* OF 1985 REVISED EDITION) IN THE HIGH COI'RT OF THH KKPI BI.U OF SINGAPORE la K*nkrapU-> No If of I*BB, Re: WOLFGANG I'M M X Export*: UANG COURT PTE LTD trading as LIANG COI'RT REGENCY To: WOLFGANG PFI'NER I*l* «f fondomlnlom Sunnmler. I nit 41 tiraud Kl.M.r
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        647 13 THE BANKKI PTt V ACT (CHAPTKR "»i rAKE NOTICE THAT a) Receiving and Adjudlca,lon Orders were made igalnst the following lebtors on the 29th day of January 1988. IN BANKRUPTCY NOS 5755/86 Ang Peng Hong l/c *****50/G, trading as Chuan Beng Trading and Transport Company of 48G Lorong Lentor Singapore
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        591 13 '3559/86 Yen Ke.- Sam of Blk 110 Spottlswoode Park =17-95 Singapore 0208 2138/87 Yeo Leong Sun of 1 1 Basse In Road. Singapore 1130 (b) All creditors of the abovenamed debtors should file In their proof of debt forms obtainable at the Official Assignee's Office as soon as possible <c)
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        429 14 <Sn^Straits m ines ESgT WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION Now keeping someone overseas m touch with what's happening m Singapore couldn't be easier. Or more economical Because all the major news of every week is condensed into one paper. The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition. Printed on lightweight paper m convenient tabloid
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        173 14 TIMES GOOD ENGLISH GUIDES This series adopts a lively selfim^mM Mßßff help a PP roacn to tn e learning of various aspects of the English t r J language. Each book focuses on a particular problem area m QTIPiI \ii£L v in-, >•>" o English language learning. If J7_ identifying
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        Fei Fei on her bundle of joy
        980 15 Four popular Hongkong stars are here for a series of Lunar New Year shows at the Hoover Live Theatre. KOH SIEW TIN meets Lee Hong Kum, Tarn Ping Man, Adam Cheng and Lydia Sum, who is only too happy to talk about her
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        444 15  -  KANNAN CHANDRAN DIRTY DANCING Now showing at Capitol "ISN'T he great!" That contented statement from a woman m the preview audience sums up Dirty Dancing. She was referring to Patrick Swayze, the new leading man of the big screen with the made-to-order
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        581 15  - Guarding old values threatened by civilisation WHANG YEE-LING EXTREME PREJUDICE Opens tomorrow at Cathay EXTREMF PREJUDICE takes us to the Benle County, Texas hometown of a steely-eyed Jack Benteen (played by Nick Nolte). This Texas ranger is a member of the oldest law agency m North America with statewide jurisdiction.
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        413 15 What's On~g— PERFORMANCE Sunday. gapour Changi, Madure Suite, a re-creation of a turn-of-the-CHINESE OPERA. Presenta TOni N S?JL,^ I «SS, E C X; 7th n Or century Straits Chinese resition of Cantonese opera ex- LSdwcSic p «t tuc D mn dence Peranakan Place, Orcerpts from Duel At The Bor- M
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        1100 15 Radio One FM Stereo 90.5 mHz m VHF Band II 5.51 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News In Brief 6.05 On Air 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 On Air (cont'd) 8.00 News 8.10 On Air (cont'd) 8.30 Jet Stream 8.45 On Air (cont'd)
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        1447 16 v N mmbMY VIEW by KOH SIEW TIN and LIM HSU FElajpj.^ —*.>.>. "T" Nobles, peasants and pugilists m power struggle \£/jjfßl A ,4g^v.^K ne Plos One Drag- Neighbours are busy ex- gate and, hopefully, free- Dun Ange (Concerto In ■V Hh-' I lon Strikes (Debut) changing gifts as the
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