The Straits Times, 28 March 1988

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, MARCH 28, 198* 50 CENTS MCI (P) 92/12/87
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    S'pore ‘yet to reach peak’
    844 1  -  BERTHA HENSON Chok Tong confident of continued progress but warns of danger areas By FIRST Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong is confident that Singapore has not yet reached the peak of its development and that it will continue to go up the ladder of
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    Govt to study again idea of council for the poor
    491 1 Govt to study again idea of council for the poor FIRST Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday he is taking his time deciding whether to set up an advisory council on the poor because he wants to be sure about what it will do. Its terms of reference
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    Lock icon House almost snatched from under owner’s nose
    195 1 SHIRLEY (New York) Dr Frank Calabro, a general practitioner and part owner of a real estate business, was looking out of the window of his office last week and suddenly saw his house passing before his eyes literally. There it went, a two-bedroom
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    Lock icon Jackson wins by big margin in Michigan caucuses
    455 1 Jackson wins by big margin in Michigan caucuses Victory puts him neck and neck with Dukakis LANSING (Michigan) Black activist Jesse Jackson overwhelmed Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis in Michigan's presidential caucuses, propelling himself into a virtual tie for the lead for the Democratic Party's nomination in the November US presidential
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    Lock icon Ershad appoints new PM
    212 1 DHAKA President Hussein Mohammad Ershad yesterday appointed Mr Moudud Ahmed as Bangladesh's new Prime Minister in charge of a new 23--member Cabinet. Mr Ahmed, 48, was Deputy Prime Minister in the outgoing Cabinet. He replaces Mr Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury. Mr Ershad had earlier dissolved the old
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    Lock icon Shultz to push peace plan in Mid-East again
    515 1 Shultz to push peace plan in Mid-East again WASHINGTON Secretary of State George Shultz will return to the Middle East on Sunday to make a renewed push for a US peace plan that neither the Israel government nor Arab countries have accepted. Mr Shultz, who toured the Middle East recently
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    Lock icon Indian tanker hit by Iranian gunboats
    296 1 MANAMA Iranian gunboats attacked an Indian tanker in the southern Gulf yesterday, injuring a sailor and forcing the crew to abandon ship, regional shipping officials said. The 167,728-ton Jainarayan Vias sustained heavy damage in the mid-morn-ing rocket attack near Abu Mussa Island, which has
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    Lock icon IRA funeral killings
    67 1 BELFAST Police charged a third man yesterday in connection with the murders of British Army Corporals David Howes and Derek Wood, who were beaten and shot by mourners at an Irish Republican Army funeral. Shop manager Thomas Hawkins, 35, of Belfast, appeared in court where he was
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    Lock icon Spain visit for Pope
    65 1 VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul announced yesterday he would visit the Spanish city of Santiago di Compostela in August next year to close a pilgrimage there by young people from around the world. The Pope, who visited the city during his 1982 tour of Spain, was
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      21 1 Inside Summary 2 World News 3,4,6-8 Asean 12,13 Causeway 14,15 Comment Perspective 21,21 letters 22 TimesDollar 23-25,27 Racing 28 Sports 2S-31
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      Home
      244 2 Shopping at the office TOO busy at the office to take time out to shop? Look out for the office-to-office salesmen. Pots and pans, leather belts, handbags, dresses, cosmetics, costume jewellery, even chocolates and biscuits are just some of the items this growing breed of salespersons peddle direct to
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      Cards for all reasons
      73 2 WITTY, emotional, hip. These are just some of the moods captured by contemporary cards for those who wish to mark any occasion or no occasion at all. Such cards have proven to be popular over the last few years as checks with several card shops and
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      Comment
      113 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: AS THE drag abuse problem gets complex In Singapore, it merits a range of measures which the Government has introduced or is considering. Rehabilitation is also one area in which the authorities should devote more effort especially in helping reformed addicts look for jobs. Page
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      SMA chief won't run
      58 2 SMA President Tan Wah Thong has told The Straits Times he is not running for a third term when his present two-year term of office expires at the end of this month. An SMA spokesman said a total of 22 candidates are vying for the 15
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      Forum
      119 2 A SMALL PRICE TO PAY TWENTY-PTVE parents of pupils from St Nicholas Girls' School have written a letter to say that the tone of the March 21 Straits Times Special Report headlined "The fund part of school life" was somewhat misleading with regard to the recent fun fair organised
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      Around the world
      222 2 Star Wars cutback THE US Defence Department is planning to curtail the costly Strategic Defence Initiative by shielding military installations only rather than cities as the original plan stated, the Washington Post reported yesterday. The more humble plan, it said, could halt 1,500 nuclear warheads while 3,500
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      Timesport
      251 2 New roles for duo TWO distinguished campaigners in the English First Division are slowly settling down to new jobs. After a successful 10-year stint with Tottenham, Ossie Ardiles, the 35-year-old hero of Argentina's 1978 World Cup triumph, is now playing for Second Division title-chasers Blackburn. Ireland defender Mark Lawrenson,
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      Section Two
      570 2 Cooking and cancer THOSE of you who are in the habit of stir-frying or deep-frying food at high temperatures and often inhale oily cooking fumes should take heed of some prudent advice from Singapore doctors and nutritionists for the sake of your health. Make sure that your kitchen
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      Timesdollar
      284 2 SIME TO BUY HARRISONS SHARES IN $2 10m DEAL MALAYSIAN conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd will acquire 9.93 million shares of £1 (553.70) each in the UK-based Harrisons and Crossfield PLC from state-owned Pertnodalan Nasional Bhd through a share-swop. Sime Darby said it will pay for the 7.2 per cent
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      Around Asean...and Across the country
      154 2 Around Asean...and Across the country Thais fear sabotage GOVERNOR Prachuab Patkul, of Narathiwat Province in Thailand, has ordered police and village volunteers to guard government installations in the province in the wake of an attempted timebomb attack on Thursday. The bomb, discovered beneath a large Buddha statue, has increased fears
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      Buyers’ Guide
      393 2 Classifieds Sect. I Pg 30 Sect. II Pg 10 27 Notices Appt Sect. II Pg 4, 6 9 Cinema Sect. II Pg 4 Comics Sect. II Pg 27 Product Advertises Section/Page Mints SAS I -26 SIA 1-12 Warm System Ademco M —28 Banks Anz Bank I 10/11 DBS
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      Lock icon ‘Slowdown in Asia’s growth this year’
      399 3 Earlier optimism on outlook not valid: UN survey BANGKOK Economic growth in Asian countries will slow this year after expanding strongly last year, the United Nations regional body Eseap said yesterday. In its annual economic and social survey, it said: "Earlier optimism concerning the
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      Lock icon Taiwan reporter asks to interview Mao's widow
      160 3 Taiwan reporter asks to interview Mao's widow BEIJING A Taiwanese reporter covering China's National People's Congress here said yesterday he had applied to interview Mao Zedong's disgraced widow. "I'm sure the interview will not be allowed," said Mr Chou Yofei, editor of an independent magazine, Human Rights Forum. Mr Chou
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      Lock icon Factories idle in disputed region
      275 3 MOSCOW Soviet authorities confirmed yesterday that most factories were idle in the disputed Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Ka-rabakh, where dissidents said a three-day protest strike started on Friday. "Public order is being maintained, there is a relative calm in Nagorno-Karabakh. But the majority of enterprises in
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      Lock icon Electric way for paralysed to sire children
      241 3 Electric way for paralysed to sire children DETROIT A United States research team is making the dream of fathering a child a reality for men paralysed by spinal cord injury and others who have lost the ability to ejaculate semen because of permanent neurological damage. The technique, developed in the
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      Lock icon Anti-airport
      25 3 NARITA Thousands of farmers and radical supporters held demonstrations and rallies yesterday to protest against the expansion of the New Tokvn International Airport. AFP
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      Lock icon Going dotty over their Dalmatians
      65 3 IT IS clear these Dalmatian owners have more than a soft spot for their pets. Members of the Australian Dalmatian Club, they sported T-shirts that matched their dogs' black-and-white coats on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on Saturday. They turned out in full
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      Lock icon Israeli troops kill eight Palestinians
      266 3 JERUSALEM Israeli troops shot and killed eight Palestinians during a 48-hour surge in violence on the occupied West Bank, the Palestine Press Service reported yesterday. A military spokesman confirmed seven of the deaths. These included two people killed and a third wounded overnight on Saturday
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      Lock icon Bank officials queried over funds of Chun’s brother
      242 3 SEOUL Prosecutors said yesterday they were questioning bank officials to prepare charges of embezzlement and influencepeddling against the brother of former president Chun Doo Hwan. Prosecutors said they had questioned about 20 bank officials in their probe on secret bank accounts where
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      Lock icon Turkish alert over ‘guerilla offensive’
      169 3 Turkish alert over ‘guerilla offensive’ ISTANBUL Police secured embassies and public buildings throughout Turkey yesterday as 29 leftist extremists who tunnelled out of top-security Istanbul jail evaded a massive two-day-old search. A caller claiming to speak for Tikko, the Turkish Workers Peasants Liberation Army to which 18 of the escaped
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      Japan’s unions warned against unrealistic demands
      452 4  - Japan’s unions warned against unrealistic demands Peter Hazelhurst By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO Japan's trade unions have been warned that the competitive power of the newly industrialising countries of Asia (NICs) will have to be taken into account when the nation's labour movement launches its annual spring offensive for higher wages
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      Lock icon Heseltine favoured as next Tory leader, says poll
      135 4 LONDON Mr Michael Heseltine, a British cabinet minister who resigned two years ago, is a favourite to replace Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as Conservative party leader, according to a poll. Conducted for the Observer newspaper by the independent Harris Research Centre, the
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      Lock icon US ‘planning to curtail Star Wars’
      451 4 Only military installations may be shielded rather than the cities, says paper WASHINGTON The United States Defence Department is planning to curtail the costly Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) by shielding military installations only rather than cities as the original plan stated, the Washington Post
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      Lock icon Japanese acquiring a taste for bread
      309 4 TOKYO Affluent Japan, a land where rice is still the stuff of life, is fast developing a taste for upmarket bread from Euro-pean-trained bakers. Ten years ago, Japanese breakfast menus usually meant a bowl of steaming rice, a slice of grilled fish and a
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      Lock icon Indian opposition parties unite against Rajiv
      309 4 NEW DELHI Five Indian opposition parties have decided to bury their ideological differences and unite to offer a viable alternative to Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's government, newspapers here said yesterday. The five parties are to merge into one group called the National People's Party
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      Lock icon London sees need to reform Secrets Act
      297 6 London sees need to reform Secrets Act BIRMINGHAM Home Secretary Douglas Hurd has acknowledged a need to reform parts of Britain's Official Secrets Act, but denied that the government sought to muzzle the country's press and restrict the flow of official information. The Official Secrets Act, introduced shortly before World
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      Lock icon Larry Speakes spares no one in his new book
      309 6 Larry Speakes spares no one in his new book Choice words: Mr Speakes called Vice-President George Bush (top), now the leading Republican presidential candidate, "the perfect yes man", and said former Nationa Security Adviser Robert McFarlane (top, right) was "one of the most bizarre characters I've met". Of former Defence
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      British media faces ‘right of reply’ laws
      257 6  - British media faces ‘right of reply’ laws ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON British editors have been warned that their newspapers now face the threat of legislation which would bring public safeguards and press restrictions. Labour MP Mrs Ann Clwyd, who is proposing a Right of Reply Bill to media
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      Lock icon Narrow win for Labor in Aussie by-election
      159 6 Narrow win for Labor in Aussie by-election ADELAIDE The ruling Australian Labor Party, rocked by defeat in statewide elections in New South Wales last week, narrowly retained a previously secure seat in a weekend by-election, polling officials said yesterday. A 14 per cent swing against Labor almost wrested South Australia's
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      Lock icon Rail crash victims’ remains sent home
      123 6 TOKYO The remains of 26 Japanese high school students and a teacher who died in a train crash in China last week were flown home aboard a chartered plane yesterday. The bodies of 24 of the tourists and ashes of three others were returned
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      Lock icon US can cut fuel bill by billions: Study
      333 7 WASHINGTON The United States could cut its annual fuel bill by US$2OO billion (Ss4o2 billion) if its industries, buildings and transportation were as energy-efficient as Japan's, a WorldWatch Institute study said. Discussing building insulation, the research group said: "As much energy leaks
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      Refunds part of new British Telecom deal
      223 7  -  ALAN HUBBARD LONDON Telephone users in Britain are to get refunds from British Telecom if faulty lines or equipment are not repaired within 48 hours under a new deal for the country's 22 million subscribers. The compensation system, believed to be the first
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      Lock icon Freak oil find in India
      96 7 Freak oil find in India NEW DELHI Indian plumbers struck oil while drilling for drinking water in the centre of Baroda city of western Maharashtara state, reports said on Saturday. The Indian Express daily said hydro-carbon gas burst out on Friday from a hole in Baroda's busy Sayaji Gunj area,
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      Lock icon Take in skilful Japan urged
      104 7 TOKYO An advisory body has proposed that Japan ease restrictions to accept more skilled foreign workers, officials said. The proposal was made in a report to Labour Minister Taro Nakamura by the Foreign Workers Problem Study Council. Such skilled foreign workers should include doctors, nurses,
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      Lock icon Eisenhower considered using nuclear arms in 1950s
      241 7 BOSTON Recently declassified documents revealed that former president Dwight Eisenhower considered using nuclear weapons in the 1950s to defend the islands .of Quemoy and Matsu against Chinese attack, a historian said. In the spring issue of International Security, Stanford University professor Gordon Chang
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        Lock icon NEW DELHI: Face of anguish
        77 8 picture. Overcome with despair when faced with the law on the sixth day of a protest fast, this Tibetan woman pleads with a policewoman in New Delhi to leave her alone. Three other Tibetans were arrested on Tuesday for staging a hanger protest outside the
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        Lock icon ENGLAND: For the love of Matibi
        77 8 Matibi, the baby gorilla at Howletts Zoo in Canterbury, couldn't boast of a better mother than the zoo's animal Jeeper, Julia Black. Matibi was neglected by its mother soon after birth, and the keeper has had to step in as the mother figure, sleeping
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        Lock icon PANAMA: In the food queue
        62 8 picture. In Panama City, hunger breeds patience as this mother waiting in line at a food distribution centre last week would testify. The centre is run by the Catholic Church in the working-class neighbourhood of San Miguelito. A general strike, coupled with a severe cash
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        Lock icon E. GERMANY: Prelude to peace
        61 8 picture This is the site of a former soviet missile nangar in ine r.asi German city of Waren. It is now empty, following the recent withdrawal of the Soviet SS-12 medium-range missiles from East German territory. Western journalists were taken on Wednesday to view t*»p
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        Lock icon US: Protest by 500
        45 8 picture. Police in riot gear confront a crowd of about 500 people demonstrating against the involvement of American troops in Honduras. The protest last Monday in Minneapolis held up traffic and resulted in several smashed windows. Police arrested 20 people. Reuter
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      96 5 11 1 I m A 1 With 6 petrol brands in Singapore why is Formula Shell the No. 1 brand? Because Formula Shell delivers the power A far superior petrol? It certainly stands to and economy that motorists demand. It has an reason. Because the fact is, more motorists improved
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      368 6 Exclusive clubs in Manila have a long history of service. Club Filipino since 1898; Casino Espanol, 1913. So has the newest. MacArthur Club. The MacArthur Club, reserved for continental breakfast laundry, dry-cleaning, and the exclusive use of guests the morning paper and shoe-shine occupying the rooms and suites on the
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon Subroto plays down rebuff of demand for cheaper oil
      213 12 JAKARTA Former Mines and Energy Minister Subroto has played down the Indonesian government's rejection of demands by Japanese buyers for lower crude prices, the Antara news agency reported yesterday. "They are sometimes only bluffing," Dr Subroto was quoted as saying regarding
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      Lock icon Monks die in temple fire
      54 12 Buddhist monks have been killed in a fire that destroyed a temple in central Thailand, police said yesterday. The 72-year-old abbot of the temple and another senior monk, 82, died early on Saturday when the blaze engulfed their temple in Ang Thong province. 110 km
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      Lock icon Bomb find: Thais fear sabotage
      307 12 Likely to be work of Muslim separatists, says governor BANGKOK The discovery of a time bomb beneath a large statue of the Lord Buddha has increased fears of a sabotage campaign by Muslim separatists in southern Thailand, a senior provincial official revealed over the weekend.
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      Aquino to address ILO on human rights issues
      255 12 MANILA Human rights, in all its dimensions, will be the central topic that President Corazon Aquino will discuss when she addresses the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva on June 14. The Manila Chronicle reported that the ILO event is significant for
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      Lock icon Green light for $200m Manila loan
      151 12 MANILA The World Bank has approved the disbursement of a US$lOO million (Ss2ol million) loan to the Philippines as the second instalment of an Economic Recovery Loan (ERL) extended in 1987, the official Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported. The World Bank also informed the
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      Lock icon American gets life for trafficking
      106 12 BANGKOK An American woman has been sentenced to life in prison by Thailand's Supreme Court for heroin trafficking, according to a US Embassy spokesman. The spokesman, Mr Ross Petzing, said the court on Friday overturned an appeals court ruling that had acquitted Susan Burnett, 45,
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      Lock icon Camp taken
      38 12 MANILA The Philippine news agency said helicop-ter-backed troops overran a rebel training camp about 160 km north-east of Manila on Thursday. It said rebel leaders had planned to meet at the camp in Pangasinan orovino* Reuter.
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      Ramos ‘a leading contender for president’
      240 13 Ramos ‘a leading contender for president’ MANILA Defence Secretary Fidel Ramos has emerged as a front runner to succeed Mrs Corazon Aquino as President of the Philippines, according to Mr Amando Doronila, a noted Filipino columnist. Mrs Aquino has said she will not seek re-election when her term ends in
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      Lock icon Reporter killed by gunmen
      88 13 Reporter killed by gunmen BANGKOK An unknown number of gunmen shot and killed a reporter outside his office in a southeastern Thai resort, authorities said yesterday. Mr Suchart Meesakulthong, 35, was killed before dawn on Saturday in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri province, 100 km southeast of here, police
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      Lock icon Ramos wants reservists to fight rebels
      334 13 MANILA The Philippines Defence chief has proposed using the country's one million army reservists in the war against left and right-wing rebel groups. "Our reservists should be ready when called upon for duty during emergencies to counter the communist insurgency and the (Muslim) separatist
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      Lock icon Top 12 Philippine Reds named
      195 13 MANILA The Philippine armed forces yesterday released what it said was the current composition of the communist insurgent leadership. The military also raised the reward for the capture of the top communist leaders, and urged citizens to point out their hideouts. Chief of Staff General
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      Lock icon Indonesian cabinet to focus on jobs
      399 13 Another important priority is more exports: Ministers JAKARTA The provision of employment in the world's fifth most populous country is high on the list of priorities of the new Indonesian Cabint't sworn in last week, two ministers said here. "I see two issues which
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      Lock icon Easier S’pore rules for KL workers welcomed
      410 14 Move will cut unemployment but minister hopes it will not cause exodus JOHOR BARU Malaysia hopes that the move by the Singapore Government to relax regulations for Malaysians wanting to work in the Republic will not affect the labour market in this country,
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      Lock icon Varsities to take in more students, says Anwar
      163 14 Varsities to take in more students, says Anwar KUALA LUMPUR Local universities will take in more students this year, especially for specific courses, Education Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday. The increase, subject to availability of places and teaching manpower, would be determined after all applications had been received, he said.
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      Lock icon Foreign firms interested in Lumut dockyard
      349 14 KUALA LUMPUR Several foreign shipbuilding companies have indicated interest in the.privatisation of the MS6SO million (SJSIO million) Royal Malaysian Navy dockyard in Lumut. According to a Defence Ministry spokesman, shipbuilders from Singapore, Britain, United States, France and West Germany had asked for more details
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      Lock icon MCA will repay $27m loan, says party president
      284 14 IPOH Malaysian Chinese Association President Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik is confident the party headquarters will be able to repay the MS3S million (***** million) loan owed to a bank. "MCA members have the guts, the stamina, the strength and the brains.
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      Lock icon 10 donate $39,000 each to save MCA building
      110 14 KUALA LUMPUR Ten people donated M550,000 (5539,000) each to the Malaysian Chinese Association's "Save the party headquarters" fund. MCA Deputy President Lee Kim Sai said on Friday they wished to remain anonymous. The party is carrying out a campaign to collect money
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      Lock icon Millions in revenue lost, says study
      355 15 KUALA LUMPUR Municipal and district councils are losing millions of dollars a year in assessment rates and other dues because of administrative difficulties and the lackadaisical attitude of the public. A study of nine selected municipal and district councils last year showed that on
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      Lock icon New Umno nod for 7 state division panels
      302 15 JOHOR BARU The New Umno Supreme Council has approved the divisional committee line-ups for seven states, party secretary-general Datuk Mohamed Rahmat said yesterday. Approval was given last week for the committees in Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Kedah, Perlis and Trengganu, he
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      300 dispersed
      64 15 KUANTAN Police dispersed a crowd of more than 300 people in the Jengka Tiga Felda scheme, where former Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah was scheduled to speak on Friday, The Star reported. When Tengku Razaleigh' arrived, he was advised not to address the crowd at the
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      Lock icon Fishing with bare hands
      54 15 Picture THIS man is using just his hands to catch fish. And it is not one fish but three at a time. This is a favourite sport in Sungai Luit in Kuala Kubu Bharu, where the swift waters of the river does not favour the hook
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      Lock icon Church denies Marxist infiltration
      220 15 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Roman Catholic Church yesterday denied government allegations that it had been infiltrated by Marxists. The Most Reverend Anthony Fernandez, Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, said the church was "shocked" by charges in a government White Paper released on Wednesday that several of its bodies
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      Lock icon More salesmen take wares to the office
      610 16  -  TAN TECK HUAI By They do their selling during lunch breaks TOO busy at the office to take time out to shop? Well never mind, here come the office-to-office salesmen. Pots and pans, leather belts, handbags, dresses, cosmetics, costume jewellery, even chocolates and
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      HK’s Lane Crawford has namesake here
      330 16 LANE Crawford coming to Singapore? It's already here. A department store in Goldhill Square, also registered as Lane Crawford, has beaten Hongkong's upmarket Lane Crawford department store's plans to open its first overseas outlet in Singapore. The Straits Times recently reported that Hongkong shipping
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      Charged with trafficking
      44 16 A MAN was charged on Friday with trafficking in 45.3 g of heroin at Dunman Road the previous day at 4.45 pm. No plea was taken from Ng Chuen Khun, 34. He was remanded and will appear in court on Thursday.
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      US tour meet
      41 16 SIXTY-ONE members and spouses of the United States Tour Operators Association are in Singapore for an out-of-country meeting. The five-day meet, which ends on Wednesday, is to gather material to promote Singapore as a holiday destination for Americans.
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      Ngee Ann marks 25th year with mass walk-a-jog
      133 16 Ngee Ann marks 25th year with mass walk-a-jog THE Minister of State for Education, Dr Tay Eng Soon, yesterday flagged off a mass walk-a-jog by Ngee Ann Polytechnic students organised as part of the institution's silver jubilee celebrations. The route, from Teochew Building in Tank Road to the Clementi Campus,
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      Woman in pyjamas killed in PIE accident
      146 16 Woman in pyjamas killed in PIE accident A WOMAN in white pyjamas was killed early yesterday when she tried to dash across the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) at the 10 km point opposite Eunos Crescent. Police said she was hit by a car driven by Mr Haw Keed Choo, 25, when
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      Registration open for NS
      63 16 MALE Singapore citizens and permanent residents born on or between June 16 and Sept 14, 1970, must register for national service at the Central Manpower Base in Dempsey Road. Registration is now open until May 26. Documents needed for registration are: Identity card, birth certificate, education
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      Why some Japanese firms are moving to Thailand
      191 16  -  GRACE CHNG By JAPANESE companies are investing in Singapore because of its efficient and low-cost shipping and communication facilities, but more and more of them are turning to Thailand for its cheap labour. Making this point at a seminar last Saturday, Japanese
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      Two RCs push for clubs to meet needs of everyone in family
      460 16  -  LOONG SWEE YIN By TWO residents' committees (RCs) in Clementi and Ayer Rajah want to start family clubs that will meet the recreational and social needs of all family members. They feel this is the way to bring
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      4,500 in first March of the Reservists
      281 16 AN "invasion" of sorts hit Bedok yesterday when some 4,500 reservists started out from various flagoff points and converged at Bedok Stadium. It was the first March of the Reservists, a walkathon organised by the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association (Safra) to promote
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      Five admit to bookmaking-linked charges
      137 16 TWENTY-THREE people aged between 22 and 60 appeared in a district court on Friday to answer charges related to illegal bookmaking. Five of them admitted announcing race results and loitering in public places for the purpose of illegal bookmaking. They are Tay Wah Long, 41,
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      S’pore on threshold of new era in diagnosis
      651 17  -  Test is a faster technique to detect genetic and infectious diseases By SINGAPORE is on the threshold of using an easier, faster and more reliable technique of diagnosing genetic and infectious diseases. Known as probe-based testing, the method will revolutionise the way
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      Multi-national company sends its expat senior execs for Aids test
      379 17  -  MANDATORY Aids screening is being carried out on expatriate senior executives in a Singaporebased foreign company and other firms are considering doing the same, it is learnt. The tests are done by a private doctor who has been given a
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      Ang Mo Kio gets a landmark
      387 17 Eye-catching landscaped rocks stand on hillock VISITORS to Ang Mo Kio South will now easily know that they have reached the town thanks to a new landscaped rock iandmark on a hillock. Brig-Gen (Res) Lee Hsien Loong, the Trade and Industry Minister and MP
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      Two armed men rob Isetan of $200,000 in watches
      257 17 TWO robbers, armed with a parang and an axe, escaped with $200,000 worth of expensive watches from Isetan at Wisma Atria, Orchard Road, on Thursday at 8 pm. The "one-minute" robbery left the staff and shoppers stunned. One robber held parang
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      Zoo to hold two Easter contests
      135 17 THE Easter bunny itself may not be seen at the Singapore Zoo this year but a whole lot of competitors will be hopping along there for two contests. The first, A Treasure Hunt, will be held from Friday to Sunday, in two sessions daily
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      One in four new life insurance policies bought from Income
      376 17 One in four new life insurance policies bought from Income ONE in four new life insurance policies in Singapore today is bought from the NTUC co-operative Income, whose salesmen are mostly trade unionists doing it part-time. Income, which started 18 years ago with a small capital base of $1.2 million,
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      Gold medals for four who helped accountancy
      297 18 Gold medals for four who helped accountancy THE Singapore Society of Acoountants marked its 25th anniversary yesterday by Bemembering those who hav£ contributed to the development of the profession*over the years. Fsur members who received its gold medal awaTrds were Mr Chua Kim Yeow, executive chairman of the Post Office
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      Lure of the exotic knives
      575 18  -  LESLIE SIM By Buyers are genuine adventurers, say police A GENTLE stroke and the razorsharp blade of the gleaming Bushmaster survival knife neatly halves a watermelon. The message from the red flesh: That knife is deadly. Samurai swords sold by the same 100 or so
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      Britain looking at tougher measures on knives
      331 18  - Britain looking at tougher measures on knives By ALAN HUBBARD Europe Editor LONDON The British government, which recently tightened laws on the possession of knives, is considering tougher moves to ban the carrying of any blade over 7.5 cm even if it is just a pocket-knife. It recently introduced tougher
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      NEWSFRONT
      222 18  -  JUDITH TAN Babies 'invade' Sentosa to take oart in contest IB SENTOSA'S first baby show yesterday saw boatload after boatload of wide-eyed contestants, their doting parents, grandparents and other well-wishers descend on the resort island. A helper at the registration booth reckoned that about 500 babies, between the ages
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      Charge of bride brigade
      189 18 2B IF THERE seemed to be more than the usual number of wedding cars yesterday, there is at least one reason for this charge of the bride brigade. It was the 10th day of the second lunar month, an auspicious day for the Chinese. But double
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      Museum’s new gift
      332 18 THIS Thai ceramic mythological figure (left) is part of the $1 million worth of new acquisitions of the National Museum since a scheme which allows donors of gifts to claim tax deductions for them began about a year ago. The ceramic piece belongs to the South-east Asian
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      Cards that say it all for you
      560 19  -  New style greeting notes make sure you are never at a loss for words By CAROL LEONG REMEMBER those awkward moments, when we wanted desperately to say something to our loved ones but ended up staying quiet for fear of sounding corny? Remain
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      CNB seeks four men to help in drug probes
      203 19 THE Central Narcotics Bureau wants to contact four men in connection with its investigations into drug activities. Loh Ngiap Chin alias Tony alias Chew Song, 39, is being sought for questioning about a trafficking syndicate based in Kuala Lumpur. His last-known
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      Relatives of two dead men asked to contact police
      153 19 Police hotline POLICE want to contact the relatives of two unidentified men whose bodies were found in different parts of the island. The body of the first man was found in the sea off East Coast Park on March 16 at
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      Race is on to pick successor as SMA chief steps down
      353 19  -  Sivam Subramaniam By THE race is now on to choose a new president for the Singapore Manufacturers' Association. Outgoing president Tan Wah Thong, who is also the managing director of Baker Marine Energy, told The Straits Times he has
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      209 16 Now, A Great Diskette With An Equally Exciting Offer For a limited period only, every 2 boxes of ten Dysan 5 l A", 3 Vi" or 8" diskettes you buy come with a fabulous $5 Isetan Gift Voucher (valid for 1 year), which you can accumulate and use when you
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      497 16 Informatics, is the largest group of computer schools To qualify you need academic qualifications in in Singapore and Malaysia. Registered with the Business Administration or data processing with Ministry of Education, it is also the authorised training some working experience. I centre for 0 Lotus software, Honeywell Computers and microsoft,
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      303 17 Ho^ MARCH 28 -APRIL 3 The traditional spirit of- Easter and the magic of Maxim's... an enchanting combination. Savour a specially prepared, 6-course set dinner that includes Roast Spring Lamb Fillet flavoured with honey, and Pigeon Consomme mr winner with Stuffed Morels. At rns^j£ #I XP\ $60++ per person. V_y
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      113 18 exercises THE Singapore Armed Forces will be conducting military exercises in Lim Chu Kang, Tuas, Hong Kah, Marsiling, Mandai, Loyang, Sembawang and Wing Loong from today to Thursday. Blanks and thunderflashes will be used in these exercises, which are to be held daily between 7 am and midnight. The public
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      17 19 Matemitv. r jjyl Clothes^ Sf Mamma Chic Maternity Shoppe h ■_< j 02-43 Specialists' Centre Tel: 235 4257_Ll^_^___^j
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      174 19 Low, low interest rates on home financing. Yes_ Together with a Renovation/ Furnishing Loan of up to $50,000. Yes Which bears no interest or repayment for the first year. Yes Plus a Pre-Approved Home Financing Plan. The best part is, these low rates I p eriod I Interest Rate I
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      Slaying a monster
      653 20 THERE is a monster in Singapore. It is called drug abuse. It is not as full-grown as those in other countries, but the task of monster slaying is best carried out when the beast is small. The monster has been growing. Not just in size, but in
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      Lock icon Land reform polarises the Philippines
      1748 20  -  MATT MILLER By writing for The Asian Wall Street Journal Land reform is an emotion-charged issue in the Philippines. The redistribution of property often sets landlord against worker, right against left, rich against poor and even one member of a family against another. The Philippine
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      Search is on for jobs for Japan’s next generation
      1048 20 MIGHT Japan be facing the prospect of stubborn long-term unemployment? Surely not. The country's unemployment rate currently 2.6 per cent has been the lowest among the big five OECD economies for the past 20 years. Only Switzerland has done better. Japan's
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      Campaign to beat baldness in Singapore.
      309 20 Advertisement A remarkable invitation goes out tomorrow from a leading hair replacement consultant. It is an offer to everyone concerned about thinning .or balding hair to call in at Singapore's Svenson Hair Center. Experts are waiting to give full and frank advice on how
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      Lock icon Economic links depend on political climate: BG Lee
      852 21 THE MP asked about co-op-eration with our neighbours, Malaysia and Indonesia, particularly Johor. I think it is a logical progression to our economic development because as we move offshore there may be many linkages which can be developed, provided the will is
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      How links with KL can be strengthened:
      451 21 1"ln terms of investments, I think there can be more investments in industries which are land-labour intensive. We are short of land.Johor has land available. If the environment, the mood is right, our factories can go there." 2 "Similarly, with trade. The volume
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      Lock icon Scientists hunt for the Great Attractor
      424 21 ASTRONOMERS are hunting the Great Attractor, a remote and mysterious concentration of mass that is pulling our galaxy, the Milky Way, towards it. We are being dragged across the universe at an astonishing 250 miles per second to an unknown fate, it seems. Scientists
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      A bouquet to staff of SGH Ward 43
      168 22 A bouquet to staff of SGH Ward 43 MY CHILDREN and I were badly scalded by boiling water recently. After a day's stay in a private hospital, we were so put off by the staff's attitude and service that we discharged ourselves. We were then admitted to Singapore General Hospital
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      How to get more people to use the card-phone
      90 22 How to get more people to use the card-phone AT PRESENT the Telecoms card-phones are located in boxes that are similar to public phones. There are no signs to say the card-phone can be used for overseas calls, something which would be helpful to tourists. I would also like to
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      A small price to pay for a good education
      985 22 THIS is in response to your Special Report headlined "The fund part of school life" in The Straits Times of March 21. A lot of us feel that the tone of your feature was somewhat misleading with regard to the recent
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      I was delighted to help out at daughter’s school
      300 22 I FEEL that the article headlined "The fund part of school life" (ST, March 21) which contained critical comments about the fund-raising efforts at St Nicholas Girls' School was biased. I would like to present another point of view. I am
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      We learnt to be selfless and devoted
      282 22 We learnt to be selfless and devoted WE REFER to your report entitled "The fund, part of school life" (ST, March 21). It saddens us to read the complaints reported to have been made by a few parents of St Nicholas Girls' School. We are old girls of the school.
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      No escape from noise for these residents
      284 22 I REFER to the letter entitled "Sun makes rooms hot in the afternoon" (ST, March 24). I am as desperate and depressed as the writer but for a different problem noise pollution from vehicles passing by. Many Housing Board flats are built parallel
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      Let bus stamps be sold at schools and junior colleges
      323 22 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
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      This Week
      170 23 MARCH 28 The Institute of Banking and Finance will hold a seminar, "Technical Analysis of Option Strategies", at Sheraton Towers. Fee: $400 for members and $450 for non-members. Phone: 220--8566. March 28-29 The Centre for Management Technology will hold a seminar on "Advanced Negotiation Strategies" at the Holiday
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      Appointments
      292 23 4 You have to wonder if, in some sectors, we're becoming a clone of old Singapore, where Americans do the piece work, other nations reap the m profit and keep the high-skill, good-pay jobs for 7 themselves. US Senator Lawton Chiles on fears that the US, now a debtor
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      Lock icon Banque Indosuez profit up 5%
      100 23 PARIS Banque Indosuez, banking unit of the Cie Financiere de Suez group, saw its group profit rise 5 per cent last year despite the effects of the October stock market crash. The bank posted consolidated net profit of 868 million francs (Ss3os million) against a
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      NY Stock Exchange income rises
      104 23 NEW YORK The New York Stock Exchange said net income last year rose 54.3 per cent to US$34.l million (5568.54 million) from US$22.l million in 1986. It said revenues rose 17.9 per cent to U*****.4 million from U*****.3 million. Trading volume on the NYSE .'ast
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      Lock icon BP to change corporate name
      93 23 HOUSTON British Petroleum Co PLC plans to change its corporate name by mid-year to better reflect its worldwide operations, the Executive Vice-President of BP's BP America Inc unit, Mr E. John Browne said. At present, London-headquar-tered BP has many different sub- sidiaries that use their
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      Lock icon Safeway chain agrees to pay $2m
      117 23 WASHINGTON Safeway Stores Inc, the largest US grocery store chain, has agreed to pay nearly US$l million (552.01 million) to settle charges against it for allegedly violating US Anti-boycott laws, the Commerce Department said. Safeway faced multiple charges relating to its operations in Saudi
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      Sime Darby to buy Harrisons shares in $210m deal
      414 23 Sime Darby to buy Harrisons shares in $2 10m deal MALAYSIAN conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd will acquire 9.93 million shares of £1 (553.70) each in the UK-based Harrisons and Crossfield PLC from stateowned Permodalan Nasional Bhd through a share-swop. Sime Darby said it will pay for the 7.2 per cent
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      Sunshine Allied’s interim pre-tax profit up 7.6%
      406 23 CHOCOLATE manufacturer Sunshine Allied Investments Limited has increased its interim pre-tax profit by 7.6 per cent to $1.48 million. The increase was achieved on a 31.2 per cent jump in turnover to $19.6 million for the six months ended December, suggesting narrower profit
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      Where you can turn to for funds to start vour business
      742 23  -  DAMIEN LIM By Your money HAVE you ever felt you had a fantastic marketing idea or perhaps a product, but threw it to the wayside after some consideration because you just could not figure out how to get financing?
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      Foreign interbank payments exempt from withholding tax
      155 23 THE Revenue Division of the Ministry of Finance has confirmed that all interbank/interbranch payments to overseas banks and branches which fall under section 12(6) of the Income Tax Act are exempt from withholding tax. In a press statement the ministry referred to the
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      Big Four banks turn in record total net profit of $459m
      696 23  -  DAMIEN LIM How the Big 4 banks fared in \%%T^py Group net Bank net Earnings Dividend profit after rise/ profit after rise/ per share tax fall tax fall DBS $154.84 m,i 24.51 v, $121.83 ma 21.76% 45 cu 20%
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      The week that was
      10 24 Company news Week ended Mar 25
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      Final Results
      22 24 Gross Group net Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Carlsbere 25(25) M510,660(59,196) Dec 87 Inch Kenneth 70(160) M52,850(53,213) Dec 87
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      Preliminary figures
      127 24 Gross Group pre-tax Year to dividend profit/loss ('000) 10(10) $14,706(59J17) Dec 87 Harimau 5(5) $2,509(55,586) Dec 87 Haw Par 7 6.4a) $30.967(533,261) Dec 87 Hißh Low 25(25) M538,767(530,037) Dec 87 Nat Iron 16(15) $45,373 (524,802) Dec 87 NewSerendah 10.5(6) M55,071 ($1,693) Dec 87 7 14(12 3a) $130,867b(5104,807b) Dec
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      Interim results
      50 24 Interim Group pre-tax Half-year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Amal Steel M525,698(518,984) Dec 87 S' a Meel M51,885(5296) Dec 87 I Holdings -(5) M5649 (52,800) Dec 87 HJ*. Eg gggg Eg cpal |nc M52,300(51,854) Dec 87 Sp r Land $6,523(515,292) Feb 87 SuSne Sled -H $1,584(11.418) Dec 87
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      New Issues
      33 24 Amcol: Proposed bonus issue of l-for-10. Kamunting Tin: Bonus issue of 4-for-l. Nat Iron: Proposed bonus issue of l-for-2. U 0 L: Proposed rights issue of l-for-2 at $1.10 per share
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      Corporate News
      219 24 The Singapore High Court discharged Promet Bhd's receivers, Messrs Peter Chi, Bobby Chin and Michael Ng of Peat Marwick on March 21. Arishah, a company controlled by Datuk Azman Hashim, bought 7.43m shares or a 48.8% interest in Temerloh Rubber Estate for M513.37m or $1.80 a share. Benta
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      INDICES
      32 24 Financial Times Industrials Friday 1408.30 (1421.60) Dow Jones Industrials Friday 1978.95 (2023.87) i Nikkei Stock Average Saturday *****.72 (*****.71) (Figures in brackets refer to those of the previous trading day) ll''''
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      72 24 Mar 25 US$ Charge Goodyear Tire 61 -I* uo Gulf Res 13H unch &n*l if£ B 71 Hewlett Pack 59* -1 a!^^ ?9h fcV^^ Amr Corp 40% -IV4 27 u te Jnsn jnns &^co n l^^a. 4 f g* x g£ Philips Pete 16H -H Dow Chemicol 80H
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      339 24 Mar 26 Yen Chanie Ajinomoto 3200 unch Akoi 580 -6 Amodo 1310 -40 AsohiKosei 1100 -20 Asohi Gloss IV>O 50 Bonk of Tokyo 1 530 unch Bridgestone 1320 -30 Canon 1130 unch Casio Computer 1260 unch Citizen 618 -9 Doiei 1880 +20 Doi-lchi Kangyo 3080 -150 D Nippon Print
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        373 24 New York NEW YORK Wall Street analysts are expecting new signals in the next few days of a healthy outlook for the economy. They are not so sure, however, whether the figures will be enough to prop up the stock market after
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        153 24 LONDON Over the past week, the market saw its biggest daily fall since early last month as trading volume retreated to recent low levels. The Financial Times Industrial Share Index closed 68.5 points down at 1,408.3. Hopes of a positive response to the previous week s Budget and to
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        225 24 TOKYO Trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) ended on a sour note last week as prices fell sharply on worries about the US dollar and cautious attitudes ahead of the new financial year next week. The key market indicator, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 674.54 yen to
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        121 24 SYDNEY The Australian market suffered a nervous finish to what should have been an extremely strong week's trading. "Up until Thursday, it was the best week since the October crash," said Ord Minnet broker Andrew Main. But an overnight fall of 44 points on Wall Street saw selling pressure
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        159 24 HONGKONG Share prices on the Hongkong Stock Exchange plunged last week with the Hang Seng Index losing more than 100 points. The leading market indicator closed on Friday at 2,501.93 points, down 105.67 from the previous week when it had soared past 2,600 to its highest level since the
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        How your stocks performed
        3023 24 1957/SS Last Yield Net Vol Week HJfh Low Company Sale Change P/E ('000) Hi{h Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS ft COMMERCIAL 275 80 Acma .00 -3 1.0 138 104 99 ADEF A MO! 1005 ADEF B 1005 96 26 Alcom 60 -3M> 23 61 60 308 96
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        479 24 Bid Offer Arbuthnot Govt Sees Trust 69.1 72.6 Arbuthnot Income Trust 104 1 109.3 Yen Bond Fund 203 *213 denotes et-diridemt, denotes cum -dividend mnmu Barlow Rand Charter Cons 33- -4 Cons Gold 900 -5 Rust Plat 1075 ZCI 13 unch US$ AAC 'B** unch Amgold 87V* -1 1
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        402 25 OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings: daily 2 3 /4 2V4 2>4 2 3 4 Monthly 2 3 4 Autosave 3 Fixed deposit 1 month 2V 2 VA 2VS 2V 2 1 2 months 2 1 2 (l) 3 months 2'/ 2 2>/ 2 2'/ 2 2'/
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        511 25 BANKS' prime lending rates at the close of business on Friday, Mar 25. Bank PLR Algemene Bank 6 3 /< Allied Irish Bank 6 American Express 6 3 4 Am'Dam R'terdam Bank 6% Arab Bank Ltd 7M Arab Banking Corp 6 3 Asia Commercial 6V4 A NZ Banking
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        162 25 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4918—1.4946 6.80—6.63 Canadian dollar 1.6193—1.6214 6.23—6.13 NZ dollar 1.2977-1.3003 7.93-7.63 Sterling pound 3.7020-3.7059 2.72-2.68 US dollar 2.0120—2.0130 5.01—4.96 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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        318 25 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Pasir Panjanj Mitra Jaya MIC aside 29/03 Al Sana P3E aside 29/03 Brastagi M4A 28/03 28/03 Am Oussera K35 aside 29/03 Ea 6 le P2D aside 28/03 Lian Ocean M2C 28/03 28/03 X.
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        Container schedules
        688 25 Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block MS Marco (8813) 28/03 (1700) F2 0730-0800/0800-0830 H2/J2 P Grant (081W) 28/03 (1900) Fl *****030 Rl Hayakawa M (5037F) 28/03 (1930) F7 *****130 N2 German Sen (081W) 28/03 (2330) Fl 1500-1530
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        Gold, Financial futures
        384 25 AT NEW YORK'S Commodity Exchange, gold bullion prices edged higher in active but nervous trading. As compared to the previous week's close, spot gold gained nearly US$9.OO to settle on Friday at U*****.20 an ounce. The bullion's steady rise was inspired by the advance in crude oil
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        Gold market
        19 25 GOLD USS/oz Sat Fri Hongkong 453.70 454.20 452.30-452.70 Fri Thurs New York 452.75 453 25 453.70 454.20
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        GOLD ACCOUNT
        25 25 Buying Selling Highest— Lowest Highest— Lowest Ss/gm Ss/gm Bank of China 29.29-28.78 29 41 28.90 OUB 29.30-28.88 29.45—29.03 UOB 29.34 28.81 29.49 28.99
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        Asian $ rates
        209 25 Asian rates ASIAN currency average Hjh Low Yen deposit rates for the 'month 4°? «u week ended Mar 25. 3 months 43 3 6 months 4 3 x 4 5/16 BID PRICES 12 montbs 43 8 4 5/16 "S$ Stertinr Hi*) Low High Low 'days m 6 9/16 l month
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        53 25 Nikkei Stock Average Index THE Nikkei futures report was not available yesterday. (Nikkei Stock Average Index) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Spot *****.60 *****.60 *****.91 *****.72 June 88 ***** ***** ***** *****/80 767 Sept ***** ***** ***** ***** 5 Dec *****A *****N Open interest and active volume
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        Tin
        28 25 Closing Turnover TIN prices Tonnes Cents (M)/kilo Mar 21 17.48 68 Mar 22 17.42 61 Mar 23 17.40 33 Mar 24 17.40 46 Mar 25 17.37 15
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        89 25 KUALA LUMPUR Prices on the Malaysian rubber market rose further last week with April International RSS Ones up by 1.5 sen a kg to 288.00 sen a kgDealers said trading was dull and featureless, reflecting the absence of fresh leads. The market was also influenced by the lack of
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        24 25 LOWER. Sterling's strength and a lack of demand weakened values. They finished on Friday at £3,750 per tonne against £3,785 per tonne. AFP
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        66 25 FIRMER. Silver values rose in parallel with gold on the spot market, reaching their highest for two months. The strong rally on the New York market accentuated gains at the end of the week. Values also firmed to their highest level since the end of January on the London
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        40 25 FIRMER. Values fell at the outset due to technical selling despite the 200-tonne fall in LME stocks to 56,300 tonnes. Prices then picked up in line with New York, following Tuesday's news of a fall in Comex stocks. AFP
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        95 25 IRREGULAR. Standard and higher grade aluminium prices fluctuated irregularly. The trend was destabilised at the outset by the announcement of a 4,425-tonne increase in standard aluminium stocks, to 21,250 tonnes. Stocks of higher grade aluminium increased by 350 tonnes to 25,550 tonnes. Statistics from the International Primary Aluminium Institute
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        Rubber
        31 25 Closing prices RUBBER Spore KL cents cents S/kilo M/kilo Mar 21 222.00 286.50 Mar 22 221.25 286.50 Mar 23 221.75 286.50 Mar 24 221.75 286 50 Mar 25 224.25 288.00
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    Would you believe it’s an airport?
    328 26 [t is a bit odd, you must admit Airports sport cafeterias by the dozen. Here, youll find champagne bars de chic, exclusive restaurants and gastronomic havens galore. Airports offer business travellers cramped areas they call lounges. Here, all business travellers (at least those flying
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        Prices fall as three-week rally comes to an end
        565 27 Prices fall as three- week rally comes to an end Singapore THE three-week-old rally on the Singapore stock market came to an end last week as share prices tumbled in unison with those on the foreign bourses. The Straits Times Industrial Index recorded a 14.19-point loss for the week to
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        Shares close firmer in higher turnover
        312 27 Kuala Lumpur SHARE prices edged up marginally on the Kuala Lumpur market last week, as cheaper stocks and speculative issues dominated trading activity. Brokers said there was hardly any movement in the blue chips and as a result, the market barometers registered very small
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      Top five stocks
      85 27 THE FOLLOWING is a list of the five most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore last week. It gives the turnover in thousands of units, closing prices on Friday and the high and low for 1987/88. Company Volume Price High Low C000) Mar 25
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      Kulim’s pre-tax profit up 420 % to $9.6m
      200 27 Kulim’s pre-tax profit up 420 to $9.6m KULIM (Malaysia) Bhd reported a 420.9 per cent increase in group pre-tax profit to M512.24 million (559.60 million) for the year ended December from M52.35 million previously. Turnover for the group which produces and processes palm oil, cocoa and premium grades of rubber
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      Most active stock
      107 27 NOLLtd NOL Ltd led the most active list for the third consecutive week in Singapore. It saw 10.45 million shares change hands, accounting for about 7 per cent of market volume, as it traded within a range of $1.36 and $1.49. It closed unchanged for the week
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      Lock icon General Lumber to buy UMW Ind shares
      281 27 KUALA LUMPUR General Lumber (Holdings) Berhad has agreed to buy the entire issued share capital of UMW Industries Sdn Bhd from Amanah Saham Pahang Bhd (Aspa) for Ms6.B million (555.33 million). A General Lumber statement said the deal follows its acceptance of Aspa's
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon Crushing weight fails to stop American Tycoon
      3138 28  -  By OUR RACING TEAM IPOH American Tycoon defied a back-breaking 61 kg to take the main staying event for Class 2 Div A horses over 1,900m in Race 3 yesterday. The victory was his fourth in a row from just six starts and
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      162 28 LONDON Outsider Cuvee Charlie, ridden by Mark Rimmer, won the Lincoln Handicap first big handicap of the British flat season by a head on Saturday. The early pace of the 1,600m race was set by Miss Sarajane but she faded halfway through before Miss
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      Amateur rider banned 4 months
      133 28 Amateur rider banned 4 months IPOH Amateur rider T.S. Tan was disqualified for four months by the stewards of the Perak Turf Club at an adjourned inquiry yesterday. The stewards charged Tan under Malayan Racing Association Rule of Racing 144 (a) in that as the rider of Shogatsu in Race
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      192 28 MONTE CARLO tSTTROPEZ MIAMI BE/CH 'j RIODEJANIERO I I 1 i 1 ACAPULCO NOTHING CAN MATCH THE ADVENTURE OF Q\MAI BEACH. The famous international playgrounds of the jetset cannot compare to the unspoiled beauty and intriguing culture of Damai Beach. There is always excitement in new discovery. With a list
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    Lock icon Veterans face new problems
    459 29 41 am lucky to have a light body and I play with my brain so I do not have to run about as much. I do not think there is an age limit to playing. I will know when that day comes. Ardiles (above) Uncertain start
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    Lock icon RESULTS ROUND-UP
    225 29 EAST GERMAN: Dynamo Berlin 5 Hansa Rostock 1, Lokomotiv Leipzig 1 Dynamo Dresden 1, Magdeburg 2 Chemie Halle 0, Wismut Aue 1 Karl-Marx-Stadt 3, Rot-Weiss Erfurt 2 Vorwaerts Frankfurt 0, Stahl Riesa 1 Union Berlin 2, Carl Zeiss Jena 1 Stahl Brandenberg 1. FRENCH: Toulouse 2 St Etienne
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    528 29 Chart ton 0 Oxford United 0: The tension proved too much in this battle at the bottom and a stream of chances were missed at either end. Oxford's Dean Saunders squandered four of them and a draw was of little help to either side. Attendance: 6,245. Chelsea
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    Lock icon Monaco increase lead despite draw
    256 29 PARIS Monaco were held 0-0 at home by Toulon on Saturday, but increased their lead at the top of the French First Division soccer table because Bordeaux lost 1-0 at Cannes and Racing Club went down 3-0 at Auxerre. Monaco, who lost 3-1 to Bordeaux
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    Lock icon RESULTS AND TABLES
    1331 29 DIVISION ONE Charlton 0 Oxford 0, Chelsea 0 Southampton X, Derby 0 Arsenal 0, Liverpool 2 Wimbledon 1 (postponed from March 12), Manchester United 3 West Ham 1, Newcastle 2 Coventry 2, Norwich 0 Shefield Wednesday 3, Portstmouth 0 Queens Park Rangers 1, Tottenham 1 Nottingham Forest
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    Lock icon LEADING MARKSMEN
    36 29 Div One: 27 Stuart Rimmer (Watford, 27 for Chester) 24 Leroy Rosenior (West Ham, 22 for Fulham) 23 Brian McClair (Manchester United) 22 John Aldridge (Liverpool) 21 John Fashanu (Wimbledon). Dean Saunders (Oxford). Reuter.
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    Lock icon Setback for Barcelona before Cup final
    99 29 Setback for Barcelona before Cup final MADRID Barcelona disappointed their supporters again on Saturday as they were beaten 1-0 at home by Real Betis. Only 15,000 fans watched Barcelona, who on Wednesday take on Real Sociedad in the Spanish Cup soccer final their only hope of a place in Europe
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    Lock icon Werder in line for a treble
    245 29 BONN Werder Bremen, chasing a League and Cup treble at home and in Europe, overcame Bayern Munich 3-1 on Saturday to take a four-point lead at the top of the West German First Division soccer table. Werder went a goal behind in the 25th
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      448 29 r Congratulations &Best Wishes to hhhJh MAINLAND INVESTORS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (Consortium company formed by Hoe Huat Construction Engineering Pte Ltd., L M Prestressing Pte Ltd., Low Keng Huat Construction Co (S) Re Ltd., and Metrobilt Re Ltd.) on the occasion of the official opening of their joint venture in
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  • OBITUARIES
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      108 30 MRS. GLORIAN YIP TUNG SHAN AGE: 72 Passed away peacefully on 25 March 1988 leaving behind beloved: HUSBAND: Canon Yip Tung Shan 8ON: DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: Wilson Yip Tan Geng Geng DAUGHTER: SON-IN-LAW: Dorothy Lai Justice Lai Kew Chal GRANDSONS: Yip Weng Ye Zhen Stanley Lai GRAND-DAUGHTER Am; Lai Memorial
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      297 30 LEOW BENG KWEE AQED62 passed away peacefully on 26/3/88 leaving behind WHe: Mdm Llm Ah Pai Brothers: Liaw Kong Yam Liaw Chow Chlan Sister Liaw Bee Oeok Sons: Daughters-in-law William Leow Soh Siok Hua Thian Seng Leow Thian Hock Tan Lay Chin Daughters Sons-in-law Leow Siok Cheng Tye
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      186 30 324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam G.L. KRISHNA KUMARI Born on 14.8.62 Passed away peacefully on 28.3.1986 OUR DEAREST KRISH^ Two years since you have gone JA The depth of sorrow is deeply mourned Jfl The memories you left behind could never re-born J^k TUI the day
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      202 30 T. RAJARATNAM Passed away peacefully on 27th March 1988, leaving behind beloved wife, children grandchildren. Cortege leaving 85 JupHor Read to Mount Vernon Crematorium at 3.30pm, on 28-3-68. MDM LEONG YAN CHAN AGE: 67 passed away peacefully on 27th March 1968, leaving behind: Daughter Connie Toh Soo Bee
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      322 Acknowledgements
      258 30 The Family Of The Late JOHN WILLIAM TAILFORD (JACK) wishes to express their gratitude and appreciation to Father Ambrose Vaz, Father Eugene Vaz, Father John Lau and prayer groups of the Church of St. Vincent De Paul, The Advisor and Staff of the Prisons Dept., Management and Staff
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      251 30 In Loving Memory of MR. JOBEPH TEO TIEN CHEONG Departed March 28, 1985 Dearest father, You toiled all those years for us, And then you had to go To eternal peaceful rest Promised to the just and honest. Alway* remembered by family and loved on—. IN LOVING
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    Lock icon Janet shatters world 1,500m freestyle mark
    372 30 Janet shatters world 1,500m freestyle mark ORLANDO (Florida) DIMINUTIVE American swimming star Janet Evans shattered her own world record in the 1,500-metre freestyle on Saturday for her second world mark at the United States indoor national championships. The 16-year-old led from start to finish, covering the distance in 15min 52.105ec.
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    Lock icon Double for Shi-ting, Richardson
    112 30 Double for Shi-ting, Richardson BANGKOK Australian Bret Richardson and Taiwan's Wang Shi-ting emerged winners in both singles and doubles events in the Thailand international 18-and-under junior tennis championships on Saturday. Richardson, seeded eighth, beat third seed Andrew Batie, of New Zealand, 6-4, 6-0 and teamed up with fellow-Australian Michael Brown
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    Waldner in last four
    249 30 PARIS TOP seed Jan-Ove Waldner swung into the semi-fi-nals of the European table tennis championships on Saturday as the title-hold-ers were knocked out. Waldner, the world championship runner-up, overcame fellow-Swede Ulf Bengtsson, the 1984 European champion, 23-21, 22-20 21-17 in the quarter-finals. But Sweden's Joergen Persson
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    Lock icon Senior lands Thai Open
    299 30 BANGKOK Jeff Senior, of Australia, shot a five-under-par 67 for a fourround total of 276 to win the US$lOO,OOO ($201,000) Thailand Open golf championship yesterday. Senior, 31, who carded earlier rounds of 72, 69 and 68 notched up a two-stroke victory over leader Chen Liang-hsi, of
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    Sembawang keep lead
    319 30  -  TAY CHENG KHOON By Teamwork key to success IT WAS teamwork that helped Sembawang Country Club maintain their lead after yesterday's Singapore Golf Association Premier League match at Folkestone Road yesterday. After their top player, international M. Balraj, had fallen back with a 79, Poh Leong Beng,
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    Lock icon Steffi keeps cool to win Players’ final
    463 30 Steffi keeps cool to win Players’ final KEY BISCAYNE (Florida) TOP seed Steffi Graf kept her concentration in the 48 deg C heat on Saturday to win her second straight International Players' Championships title with a 6-4, 6-4 win over second seed Chris Evert. Steffi, who collected U*****,500 ($226,125) for
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    447 30 ATHLETICS Australian Kerry Saxby smashed her own world record in the women's 5,000--metre walk at the Australian track and field championships in Perth yesterday. Kerry won in 20min 45.325ec to beat her own record of 20:55.76. BASKETBALL Atlanta beat Cleveland 109--102 in an American NBA game on
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    Lock icon Katarina’s title
    133 30 BUDAPEST (Hungary) Katarina Witt won the world figure skating championship for the fourth and last time on Saturday m a virtual re-run of the Calgary Olympics. Canada's Elizabeth Manley took the silver medal and American Debi Thomas finished third. "It was the last time and I'm very sad,"
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    Australians post record fifth victory
    534 31 J. RAJENDRAN REPORTS FROM HONGKONG Made no mistake with the conversion Champs tame arch-rivals New Zealand in Cup final WORLD Cup champions New Zealand were denied their third successive victory in the Cathay Pacific Hongkongßank invitation Rugby Sevens at the Government Stadium here yesterday. Australia,
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    HONGKONG RUGBY SEVENS RESULTS
    122 31 Cap quarter-finals: New Zealand 34 Irish Wolfhounds 0, French Barbarians 6 Penguins 22, Australia 36 Italy 0, Argentina 0 Fiji 20. Semi-finals: NZ 16 Penguins 0, Australia 18 Fiji 6. Final: Australia 13 NZ 12. Plate quarter-finals: Spain 6 American Eagles 12, Tonga 14 Hongkong 8,
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    Lock icon Ronnie back at his winning ways
    345 31  - Ronnie back at his winning ways LEE WAI WUN By PETALING JAYA Singapore ace Ronnie Ng ended a year-long drought when he recaptured the Kent International All-Star Masters bowling title at Kent Bowl here yesterday. Ronnie, who won the inaugural title in 1980, defeated Malaysian newcomer Albert Lim 259-195 in
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    Weng Yew on song in On Cue ’88
    231 31 LAU WENG YEW dealt Thomas Ang another killer blow to capture the On Cue '88 title at the SBSC clubhouse yesterday. The SBC cameras captured on tape Thomas' second defeat in successive days he had lost to Lim Koon Guan in the
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    Lock icon Pakistan whip Spain 4-0
    73 31 Pakistan whip Spain 4-0 LAHORE Hosts Pakistan delighted a meagre 5,000 crowd by defeating Spain 4-0 on the third day of the 10th Champions Trophy hockey tournament yesterday to move above the Spaniards into second place. Although they dominated the entire match, Pakistan scored just once in the first half,
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    Johor cruise to easy win
    248 31  -  HAKIKAT RAI By JOHOR strolled to a leisurely 90-run win over Singapore in a Malaysian Cricket Association South Zone league match at the Padang yesterday. The visitors were 191-8 off 50 overs while the Republic were all out for 101 in 43.4 overs. Despite winning
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    LOCAL SPORT IN SHORT
    151 31 CYCLING Kenneth Tan, the 1987 South-east Asia Games bronze medallist in the 4,000-metre track race, proved just as good on the road yesterday, winning the 180km Singapore Amateur Cycling Association individual time trial at Changi. He clocked 4hr 53min 51.125ec. Results: Men seniors (189km) 1 Kenneth
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    Lock icon Arthurton stakes Test claim
    76 31 GEORGETOWN (Guyana) Keith Arthurton strengthened his claim for a Test call with a fine century for the West Indies Board XI on the third day of their four-day cricket match against Pakistan here on Saturday. The left-hander made 132 in the Board Xl's first innings of
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    Lock icon Australia for Seoul
    45 31 AUCKLAND Australia qualified for the Olympic soccer tournament after a 3-0 win against Taiwan in an Oceania group qualifying match here yesterday. Israel beat New Zealand 1-0 in a second Oceania game but the result had no effect on unbeaten Australia. AFP
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    Lock icon Frost masters Kurniawan for final berth
    291 31 Frost masters Kurniawan for final berth TOULOUSE Top-seeded Dane Morten Frost advanced to the final of the US$6O,OOO ($120,720) French Open badminton tournament on Saturday when he beat third-seeded Indonesian Eddy Kurniawan in a replay of their All-England semi-final. Joining Frost is fourthseeded Indonesian Icuk Sugiarto, who ousted South Korean
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    Lock icon Republic crash in Bowl
    203 31 SINGAPORE'S hopes of reaching the last four in the Bowl competition of the Cathay Pacific Hongkongßank Invitation Rugby Sevens vanished when they crashed 84 to Brunei at the Government Stadium here yesterday. The Republic dominated the exchanges in the first half, but a shoulder injury to
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    255 31  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By THE Asian Weightlifting Federation paid tribute to three Singaporeans by honouring them with gold service awards. Dr Ee Peng Liang, Mr S.S. Dhillon and Mr Denis Tan received the awards, given in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the solidarity of weightlifting
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      COOKING FUMES AND CANCER
      1004 1 COOKING FUMES AND CANCER Prolonged exposure to cooking fumes may cause cancer, says a study in China. Singapore doctors say that the study is not conclusive, but advise people to ensure that their kitchens are well-ventilated. MAGDALENE LUM reports. ARE you in the habit of stir-frying or deep-frying your food
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      211 1 WHILE lung cancer tends to affect more men than women, Chinese women in Singapore and Hongkong have one of the highest rates of the disease among women in the world. Chinese women also have the highest rate of lung cancer among women here,
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        671 2 The eclipse an astronomer’s view Getting proof that sun is not shrinking British scientist DR JOHN PARKINSON, from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory of the University College in London, led a group of observers to the Indonesian island of Bangka, about 900 km southeast of Singapore, to observe the total
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        733 2 SCIENTISTS have found that the human skin, far from being just a waterproof wrapper, is a surprisingly complex organ that produces or remodels hormones, enzymes and other substances that may have vital effects throughout the body. Some functions of skin cells appear to supplement
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        860 3 The S2OOOB is a computer in the shape of a telephone. Its other features include a display screen and memory dialling. And the information recorded can be printed out by connecting it to a printer. It can also act as an alarm clock. A
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        69 3 Astronomers from the University of California, Davis, and Columbia have begun the most detailed search ever of the Milky Way, looking for remnants of supernova stellar explosions. The search, using the world's most powerful radio telescope, will take two years. Scientists predict that the project will
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        Music from Japanese heart and soul
        1122 5 Music from Japanese heart and soul The koto, shamisen and shakuhachi may be little heard of in Singapore, but the music that comes from these Japanese traditional instruments are still being enjoyed in their home country. CHONG WING HONG spoke to three renowned players of these instruments who performed here
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        Sichuan's hanging coffins
        224 5 THE first exhibition of the hanging coffins of Sichuan opened recently in the Beijing Museum of Natural History. One of the wooden coffins, discovered resting on wooden stakes driven into a rock cliff face, has been transported to the capital from Gongxian County, Sichuan Province, for the
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        293 5 I Let’s Learn Mandarin ksf^ui9pipyu THIS programme is compiled by Rediffuslon and broadcast daily in Teochew, Hokkien and Cantonese. There will also be an English translation of the les- son. The broadcast times over SBC's Radio Poor are 9 pm in Teochew and 10.45 pm in Hokkien on Mondays, 9
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        The sound of the phoenix is heard once again
        1078 5 THE sheng (16), a free-reed mouth organ, is the only Chinese instrument on which chords are traditionally played. One of the most ancient of Chinese instruments, it appeared more than 3,000 years ago, and is believed to be the ancestor to
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        Tidak ada pantang larang dalam pemberian hadiah pengantin
        577 6 APAKAH yang harus saya belikan buat hadiah persandingan rakan Melayu saya? Demikian tanya seorang rakan bukan Melayu. Sebenarnya apa sahaja. Dalam masyarakat Melayu, pemberian hadiah tidak banyak pantang larangnya. Sumbangan untuk hari persandingan boleh dibahagi dua bantuan kepada ibu bapa atau wali
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        The art of giving in the Malay world
        1089 6 The forms that gifts take have changed dramatically over the years, reports MARDIANA ABU BAKAR. Once chickens and coconuts were the usual wedding gifts but cash is more common today. SO WHAT shall I buy for my Malay friend as a wedding
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        351 7 i PENANG MUTIABA I PENANG MUTIARA BEACH RESORT I (A 445-Room Hotel Managed By MANDARIN SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL) Opening in September 1 988 We invite suitably qualified and experienced Malaysian I citizens to fill in the following positions:— H *a) ASST TO DIRECTOR OF F&B *b) CATERING MANAGER c) CHINESE CHEF
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        1338 7 NOTICES SUBORDINATE COURTS SINGAPORE MC Salt No. ***** of IW7 Between SINGAPORE AEROSPACE MAINTENANCE CO PTE LTD ..Plaintiffs And YEO SWEE KENG ..Defendant NOTICE OP ADVERTISEMENT To: YEO SWEE KENG j 74A Lorong Senohong Singapore 2159 TAKE NOTICE that an action has been commenced against you In the Subordiante Courts
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        715 8 NOTICES com Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Johore Room, Lower Lobby, Shangri-la Hotel, 1 1 Jalan Sultan Ismail, ***** Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, 19 April 1988 at
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        1057 9 NOTICES 111l 3t &MMPg sJ TnTUNITED OVERSEAS FINANCE LTD 111l (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) ANNOUNCEMENT To: All Shareholders The Board of Directors of United Overseas Finance Limited wishes to make the following announcement: I. AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1987 •1987 1986 lncrease/(Decrease) SI-000 Ss*ooo
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        1385 9 Amcol Electrical Industries Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Preliminary Announcement Unaudited Results for the Year ended 31 December 1987 The Directors announce that the unaudited results of the Group and the Company for the year ended 31 December 1987 are as follows Change The Company The Group The
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        924 9 (MALAYSIA) BERHAD NOTICE OF MEETING I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 32nd Annual (ieneral Jg Meeting of the Company will be WM held at Kelab Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan on Monday 18th April, 1988 at 11.00 a.m. for the following purposes:1. To receive and adopt the accounts for
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        672 10 2 Eating Out SLOANE COURT HOTEL. Large Tiger Draught Beer $4.50+ Set lunch $5.90++. Steaks, Chops Oxtail Stew at reasonable prices. Rooms dally from $45 upwards. Free parking. 17 Balmoral Rd., S'pore 1025. Tel: *****11. QUEEN'S HOTEL COFFEE House serves Candlelight dinner every night. Also dally set lunch/ dinner (a.
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        541 10 22 Computer Product*/ 22 Computer Products/ 22 Computer Product*/ Services Services Services lAITRODUCINGTHENEW MKEOPROCESSORCORITROUJED THOMSON 4570 B_B_B^^*ii^ i:^P_B_^'^B___ I I Highly advanced ana versatile, tne Tnomson 4570 features an all-new microprocessor- controlled key panel. And 100% IBM compatibility tor all your display needs. Comes complete with the GB2OO Autoswitch EGA
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        172 10 23 Musical Instruments WAREHOUSE SALE NEW used piano $400, $800, $1,500, $2,500, new piano from Korea, China $1,980 *****02. YAMAHA ORGAN, MODEL BK2OCI, good cond. Best offer secures. *****68, (*****82 after 1.30pm.) 25 Pets/ Pet Care STERILISATION CAMPAIGN MARCH 1988 PREVENT UNWANTED ANIMALS 29,000 cats and dogs destroyed each year
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        804 10 35 Horn* Furniture/ Furnishing RDER YOUR FURNITURE dlrec om factory. We specialise i tchen cabinets $95 p.f.r., ward >bes $120 p.f.r Si all carpentr orks. Visit our factory: 81k.205 H-26 Bt. Batok 5t. 23 Ind. Par 5.2365. Tel: 567-1033 for free o ie spot designing/ quotation. RECT FROM FTY. kitchen
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        282 10 42 Plumbing/ Electrical A VACUUM TRUCK avail, for removal It disposal of sludge, mud, silt or any liquid slurry. Cleaning of septic tanks drainage works also avail. Pis. call 337-2666. ALL PLUMBING PROBLEM. We specialise In clear chokage, repair cistern, basins, pipe leakage 18 hrs. service. *****08/ *****43 TAI TONO
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        436 11 94 Positions Vacant: Professional/ Executive A newly established co. with offices in the Asia Pacific region has Immediate vacancies for FUND MANAGERS for Its overseas markets Requirements:- Tertiary education with majors In either economics, management, commerce or banking and finance Career oriented Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills Interested parties pis
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        257 11 97 Positions Vacant: Domestic FULL-TIME EXPERIENCED Um-ln. maid required lmmed. for family of 4. Interested, call personally with references at: 36 Rldout Road. S-1024. Monday 3pm -Opm. WANTED IMMEDIATELY PHUPINO nanny/ maids for S'pore b Canada for expat, family. Salary $400 $650 #12-05 Tanglln Shopping Ctr. Fabout *****22 C- 1160-01.
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        649 12 98 Position* Vacant: 98 Position* Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical Q CLERK O (Programming) Female fresh school leaver with 'O' or 'A' level O* Keen in all things computer Basic typing skills QC Fresh school leavers with 'O' or 'A' level wr No experience required Z Candidates who like to
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        778 12 98 Position* Vacant: 98 Position* Vacant: Sacra tarial/ Clficat Sacra tarial/ Ctorical A well established trading co. requires a FEMALE STENOGRAPHER At least OCE *O' level At least 2 years' working experience Able to take shorthand at 80 w.p.m. Good command In English and able to do simple correspondence Independently
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        626 12 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical •We've got if Data Entry Op 5 positions txp on Lotus 123 6 DBase 3 $800 Ayer Raiah. Orchard. A M Kio. Telex Op 3 positons ER 83, send 50-60 telexes p/day. $800. Shenton. Ayer Raiah Kallang Girl Friday (P*r»onn*o 4 positions for Multinational Computer
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        566 12 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical r BURGER^ I KING We h«v, the following vacancy: SECRETARY Min. GCE 0' or 'A' Level with Private Secretary Certificate Above 21 years of age •At least 2 years working experience. Preferably in architecture, consultancy or grpperties firm Ptease wml msurm «rjd non-returnable photograph to
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        604 13 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Ho Regn./ Placement Fee CLERK TYPISTS $650 $650: Oood Jobs available immediately In banks MNC. Those without experience but can type confidently at 35 45 wpm. can be considered. GIRL FRIDAY $650 $750. Oood typing and W/P skill. ACCOUNTS CLERKS I) $550 $650. With LCCI
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        516 13 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical FEMALE CLERK e GCE 4 O' Level. e Age 20 to 25. e 1-2 years' working experience, preferably with some experience in the transport Industry or related field. e Able to type at 35 w.p.m. and good In tabulation work. Responsibilities: Typing of correspondence and
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        639 13 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Pwell established and fast ex-^ pandlng lATA Travel Agency I has the following immediate I vacancies: FEMALE CLERICAL ASSISTANT e Must be able to type fast, neat and accurate. e Travel Agency experience and Accounting knowledge not essential but will be an advantage. FEMALE ACCOUNTS
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        572 13 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Immediate vacancies for both permanent and temporary jobs. e GENERAL CLERKS ACCOUNTS CLERKS PERSONNEL CLERKS DRAUGHTSMAN (Mechanical) e GENERAL CLEANERS Interested applicants please write or call personally to: FLEXISKILL EMPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES 545 Orchard Road #05-40 Far East Shopping Centre Singapore 0923 Tel: *****54 CHUA
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        651 13 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical FEMALE SECRETARY a Completed secondary education a Pleasant personality a To do general clerical work a Able to correspond and type Please apply personally or write in with recent photograph {n.r.) to: S'PORE GEMS ft METALS PTE LTD 7 Kung Chong Roed (off Leng Kee
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        526 13 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical STRIKER'S BOWL requires an: EXPERIENCED SECRETARY a Mln. GCE 'O' level, a Good command of English, a Preferably with PSC. a Age 21-26. a Word processor and accounting knowledge. Intereated, call Jasmin* at: *****33 for appt or write in with non-return-able photo: 50 Hougang Ave
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        568 13 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical FEMALE CLERK e GCE 'O' level e Ability to type e Bilingual In English and Chinese e Accounts experience intereated pleaae call or walk in personally tel. *****65/*****86 Katong People's Complex #02-12 112 East Coast Road FEMALE GENERAL CLERK a Secondary education, a Able to
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        712 13 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Manufacturing Company requires urgently CHINESE FEMALE TYPIST/CLERK GCE 'O' level Able to type 40 w.p.m./ telex Able to start work Immediately Please contact *****81 for Immediate appointment or write to:Ragtonal Chemical Containers Pte Ltd. 28 Kian Teck Drivs Jurong Singapore 2282 NEC, a manufacturer ol
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        986 13 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical APPLICANTS REPLYING to Box numbers of vacancies are requested not to enclose original ccples of testimonials or reference with their applications. No responsibility can be accepted for their loss. Applicants are also advised to write to Box Numbers correctly and check them before posting. ESTABLISHED
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        675 13 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical FEMALE ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT. LCCI Cert. Able to read Chinese and type. 1 year experience. Salary $550. Call *****83 FEMALE CLERK, KNOWLEDGE of English Mandarin, typing. Please call *****93. Blk. 1013, Geylang East Ave. 3, #03-150. FEMALE GENERAL ACCOUNTS Clerk for instant employment Apply In person:
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        537 14 ti 99 Positions Vacant: Sales Sales Ever thought of a career in SALES? Many people have the mistaken impression that salespeople are born. That is utter nonsense. SALES PEOPLE ARE MADE JJVI name the occupation Jj 1 Ju and it is probably W\ represented in the' v selling ranks of
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        622 14 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: Sales Sales 'Sales Promoters' required to station at department store Requirements: Age between 16-25. Able to converse in English and Mandarin. Secondary 4 and above. Vacation applicants who are able to work till end of June 1988 are welcome. Sales experience preferred but not
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        661 14 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: Sales Sales A well-established manufacturer of electric pliances I invites application for I Y Female Jt Cooking 1» Able to communicate effectively in English. Chinese and f preferably also in Malay Knowledge of microwave cooking an advantage We Offer: Good remuneration plus transport allowance
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        444 14 ALOE AUSTRALIA PRODUCTS The Natural Choice 100% stabilized Aloe Vera Gel FULL/ PART TIME DISTRIBUTORS WANTED e Be your own boss e Turn your spare time into cash e Earn $2,000 or more monthly e Earn a free trip to Australia Call personally #13-07, Textile Centre Tel: *****06, *****09 Everyday
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        599 14 99 Positions Vacant: Sales SOLE AGENT FOR SEIKO has vacancies for the following positions: 1. MALE TECHNICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVES 2. MALE/FEMALE TRAINEE WATCH/ CLOCK TECHNICIANS 3. FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERK Apply personally with passport size photograph to: The Personnel Manager THONG SIA CO. (S) PTE LTD 30 Bideford Road #05-00 Thong
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        623 14 99 Positions Vacant: Sales TECHNICAL SALES EXECUTIVES (Male) required to market heaters and controls. e Young, dynamic and good communication skills e Diploma or Certificate in Electrical Engineering e Hardworking and able to work independently e Possess own vehicle e Preferably Eurasian or Indian We pay good salary, commissions and
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        795 14 99 Positions Vacant: Sales WHY NOT? Make It happen. Survival is what this is all about. Which means you need: e A long term career e To accept challenges So that you will achieve: A high level of income The taste of success Professional training L guidance in our Life
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        879 14 99 Positions Vacant: Sales URGENTLY REQUIRED FEMALE Sales Assistant cum cashier. Mast be able to start work immediately. Preferably a Christian. Call personally at: #01-30, Queensway Shopping Centre 1.30 pm 3 pm. dally. COMMISSION SALESMEN: 553.000 tc S$B.OOC a month. Post your details including a phone contact by LUM to
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        815 15 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical V}{^oWy\W HI-R STEREO InAngMoKio Yy\\ is looking for more WvOO\W TECHNICIANS (ELECTRONICS) Holders of ITC or NTC are invited to join us. No experience is needed. We will \\W\\ provide
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        286 15 f Tanah Merah Country Club Due to expansion. Tanah Marah Country Club requires:MECHANICAL TECHNICIANS NTC qualification Preference would be given to those who have experience in repairing small engines and golf course machineries including hydraulically operated mowing machines Automobile mechanics may also apply. In addition to an attractive salary and
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        751 15 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical Technical Technical i«.ii. ii i __uwi™p_i_g_ iimiiiiiij LJ-J_ir^^l!^L!l-l^_:__^rr.!^^-T_^^^:-L-: Project Technician Machine Setters |H (5 vacancies) Requirements: l^H ITC in Mechanical or Industrial Requirements: |H Engineering NTC-3 in Maintenance or General Minimum 1 year's related Fitting experience
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        345 15 f ymBWCKS W DECKER TECHNICIAN 1 (Ist shift) I I .KTC2/3 or ITCinl I Electrical Fitting I I Installation I I 1-2 years experi- 1 I 'ence, preferably mM mechanical repair I preferred I 1 oKthtjob training I 1 provided I SET-UP] I TE S H H NI CIAN I
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        400 15 100 Positions Vacant: Technical POST OF PROJECT ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL) Minimum Qualification*: Degree or Diploma In Electrical Engineering from a recognised Institution Principal Dutie*: e Design of Electrical Instrumentation System e Engineering Field Supervision e Project Engineering e Maintenance of electrical installations Salary: e Shall commensurate wtth experience POST OF ENGINEERING
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        450 16 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical Technical Va4t^ established multinational manufacturing company using 1 AT the most up-to-date and sophisticated production machinery I invites application for the position of: DESIGN DRAUGHTSMAN (On Project Basis) Requirements: Diploma or ITC in Mechanical Engineering. Minimum 3 years' drafting
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        442 16 Applications are invited from suitably qualified peraona to fill the following poaitiona:1. INTERMEDIATE DRAUGHTSMEN Possess Polytechnic Diploma or VITB Certificate and have at least 4 years' working experience. 2. JUNIOR DRAUGHTSMAN a Possess VITB Certificate and have at ieast 1-2 years' workIng experience. Applicationa In own handwriting together with typed
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        560 16 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical fjSINUSFORJ I A STABLE CAREER. I With a well-established Swiss company in a highly-stable industry precision optics. Must have EDB craftsman certificate or NTC 2in H Precision Machining/Toolmaking -f[ •Primary 6to Secondary 2 education li •Experience in spraying an asset but not
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        422 16 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical 1 HYMOUTSj I PTE LTD I I Plastic injection molding factory H requires I 1. EXPERIENCED FOREMAN I NTC 3in Metal Machining I 3. QC CHECKER I 4. SPRAY PAINTERS I 15. MACHINE OPERATORS I Benefits: H ssirssr I H 2nd shift
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        601 16 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL COMPANY REQUIRES Position: Hi TECHNICIAN/ SERVICEMAN (for Cooling/Aircon System) Requirement: WM Minimum Secondary 2 Education Possess Own Transport /Motor Cycle. Completed Full Time National Service Benefits: ■■MHIHHBBH HE Free Medical Treatment Transport Reimbursement Insurance Scheme Interested applicants please come personally
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        326 16 101 Positions Vacant: Production Fixed Working Hours: E: 7»m 4. 1 8pm 11.20pm 7»m E Requirement* Age 16 above Ei Pri/Scc education E: Imp*?*] sJ*w Benefits: Ej Confirmation i: increment after 3 months E 5-day work week E BEST program Medical/dental benefits E Insurance Scheme E Shift Allowance Aircon Environment
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        827 17 i i £sr"" ioi P^s,r ant: j ioi £S,r iin '"sr" 101 g^ar c>nt: 101 g^s,r"" tOl g^Sn jc I AT GM EVERYONE FEELS AT I Alt Female Singapore Citizens and <: .v ,<■ me "IMPBI We care and we Provide: special benefits M H Permanent Residents above 16 years
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        342 17 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Production INTRODUCING MORE UNBEATABLE BENEFITS!! iMfcriW^ Compiimentary 5J added MRT z'^^^&^Wz?^"^^^ card month| y (r^w^ir^ir^^ r^\ us other usual Denefits p^JT Attendance Allowance, Bonus fS\zw^ Shift Allowance K^J Confirmation Increment and so many more JOIN A FAST EXPANDING U.S.
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        344 18 101 Positions Vacant- 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Production Production V~ £P Seagate FEMALE FEMALE PRODUCTION ENGINEERING OPERATORS OPERATORS Minimum Primary 6 education Secondary 4 education •No experience required y™ nl "8 J* P rovlded 16 years old above Training will be provided J
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        731 18 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 positions vacani: iui rmniam »»w«.u. Production Production Production Production f/ Microscience \1 v Rapidly expanding American Winchester Disk Drive company requires: Salary up to $600 or more bm|j ..p per month after confirmation CIVIJ%IJi» (including allowances/ PHODUCTIOM incentives and overtime) OPERATORS WALK-IN INTERVIEWS
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        380 18 iui rusiuuua vß\#aiii. iui ruiuivn* Production Production /I LCL Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. A Pioneer Japanese manufacturing company in Singapore with future expansion in US and Europe has immediate vacancies for: Requirements: Minimum GCE 'O' level or with relevant working experience Completed National Service Applicants must be able to work 8
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        554 19 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Production Ist shift starting salary over 400 ifts^\\\^ 2nd shift starting salary over 450 v^ 3rd shift starting salary over 500 No rotating shift d^sr^^S. Work in air-conditioned comfort wjl^fcvk 5-day week Hospitalisation plan for family M^Sf^^h^\ iZ?W Dental
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        312 19 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Amtek Engineering Ltd. (Reputed for Quality Precision) requires Female QC Inspectors (Ist/2nd Shift) Minimum Secondary 4 or NTC 3 education. Female Machine Operators (Ist, 2nd Shift) Minimum Primary education. Female Packers (Ist/2nd Shift) Minimum Primary education. Benefits: 2 Bonus Payments per year
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        545 19 101 Positions Vacant: Production Mitsui High-tec (S) Re Lid, an I,C. Leadframes manufacturer; invites male Singaporean (completed N.S.) for the positions of: Q.C INSPECTORS Preferably secondary level 3 rotating shifts OPERATORS Completed Primary or Secondary education 3 rotating shifts We provide free uniforms; free medical/ hospitalization insurance; alternate Saturday-off, etc.
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        479 19 101 Positions Vacant: Production TATA Requires MALE/ FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS Age 18- 30. Min. Primary education. e Attractive salary ranging from $19.30- $22.80 per day. e Choice of permanent lst/ 2nd shifts or rotating lst 2nd shifts. e No experience required. Interested please walk-in for interview Monday to Friday, Ba.m.--4.30
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        569 19 102 Positions Vacant: 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Lounge PtCGJ *ffut Join the world's biggest and most successful chain of Pizza Restaurants as: The following benefits: e Competitive commencing salary and confirmation Increment Transport, shift, attendance and laundry allowance e Service Points One month bonus Free uniform,
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        380 19 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 3fc/ ft.lt,. \-fk\\T:' .\C Invites suitable applicants for the following positions: 1. CHIEF OUTLET CASHIER 2. OUTLET CASHIERS 3. TELEPHONE OPERATORS 4. BELLHOPS 5. ROOM STEWARDESSES (CHAMBERMAIDS) 6. LINENMEN/ LINENMAIDS 7. HOUSEMEN/ HOUSEMAIDS 8. CLERKS/TYPISTS 9. AIR-CON TECHNICIANS (NTC-2 in alrcon) 10. WAITERS/ WAITRESSES
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        565 20 102 Positions Vecant: 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Lounge DAI-ICHI HOTEL SINGAPORE has Immediate vacancies for the following positions: 1 ASSISTANT CONTROLLER Accountancy degree from a recognised university Knowledge of EDP Not less than 2 years' working experience preferably In hotel Industry e Not above 30 years
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        929 20 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions Vacant Vacant Vacant Insertion KENWOOD MAPHINF HI Fi STEREO CAR audio IflnOmilC e Completed Primary 6 (English) or Ul LllA I UKu e Completed N.S. No experience is needed. We train you Normal shift for Store Hands and PARTx Parts Controllers
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        449 20 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions Vacant Vacant fSi PREMIER $£jffi SECURITY A strong and promising Security Organisation has vacancies for: Gross salary up to ($7lO/ $893) profit sharing par month Entry depends on qualifications and experience Retirees who are physically fit and mentally alert are welcome. Mln. GCE 'O'
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        785 20 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions Vacant Vacant I WAREHOUSE ASSISTANTS Are you prepored to work hard in a fast moving environment? If so, we invite you to apply. Vbu must have completed your secondary education. If you have a Class 111 driving licence, this will be an advantage. Please
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        434 20 104 Other Positions Vacant AIRPORT SERVICCS has immediate vacancies ior: At least 2 years' experience in Western or Oriental dishes in a hotel catering establishment Willing to perform shift work Starting salary will commensurate with experience and will not be less than S6lO p.m. Physically fit Willing to perform shift
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        546 21 104 Other Positions Vacant Well established record company requires DELIVERY CLERK Possesses clean driving 2 years' delivery experience Secondary education Salary $550-$6OO Below 35 years of age Interested applicants, please come personally to: CBS SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD 601 Sims Drive, #02-07 Pan-I Complex Singapore 1438 f W« are looking for
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        586 21 104 Other Positions Vacant Plastic Iniection moulding co. requires 1) GENERAL WORKER 2) PERMANENT NIGHT SHIFT SUPERVISOR Mln. 2 to 3 years' experience Interested, pis. come personally for interview at: SENG LEE PLASTICB CO. 81k. 514, Chai Chee Lane #01-13/ 14, Bedok Industrial Est. S'pore 1646. Tel. *****50 Required 1.
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        746 21 104 Other Positions Vacant Established company in dlst. 1232 requires CHINEBE MALE PEST CONTROL TRAINEES Able to write simple Age 30 years and below Gross salary per month: With driving licence $545, non-drivers $505 plus other benefits CALL: 283-4516 EBTAPOL MANAGEMENT SERVICES Private investigation ft security agency requires DAY ft
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        1008 21 104 Other Positions Vacant SECURITY SUPERVISORS ft Guards for 12 hours and 8 hours for day/ night. Bt. Tlmah, KranJl, Jurong, Ayer Rajah, River Valley, Toa Payoh, Maxwell Rd., Pasir Panjang. Please call personally at 200 Jin. Sultan, #11-06 Textile Centre, S'pore 0719. CLEANER, FEMALE FOR office in Jurong, Mon
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        810 21 104 Other Positions Vacant PART/ HULL-TIME SECURITY Guards urgently needed. Free Uniform. 5001 Beach Rd., #07-52 Golden Mile Complex. *****00. PART-TIME CLEANERS raquirad from 12mldnlght to 6am. In Orchard. Call: 330-5412 or #08-02 Peninsula Plaza. SECURITY GUARDS REQUIRED. Salary $550 $700. Interested apply at: #03-11 Coronation Plaza, 4 1/2 miles,
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        312 21 126 Car Air-conditioners/ Hi-fi ATRToTID™To7Tip™Q7s 1 ~$8""A l ir cond. service $35 onwards. Call Pin Liang Ent. Blk. 92 Zlon Rd. #01-187 (opp. Glass Hotel) Tel: *****17 ample parking. EZ 2222 WITH Honda Accord sunroof, expensive accessories. Highest offer secures. Pg *****63 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance EASY LOANS FOR NEW
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        745 21 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance TAI THONG LEE TRADING PTE LTD Offer.? low Interest rate on car loan and non-transfer loan. 4 yaarw rapaymanl. Immadlata Approval. Buying and Selling New and Used Cars. 17 ft 18, NANKIN STREET TEL: *****85/ *****18/ *****02 LOW INTEREBT RATE. Professional services assured. Immediate approval/ payment.
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        879 21 132 For Sale: Mercedes 2 UNITS MERCEDES 280S auto. 1971 1972, pte. regn., perfect cond., recently refurbished, fitted with new Interior upholstery, new walnut dashboard §anels, walnut wood gear shift, peclal hot room baked metallic paint. Alrcon., tax 8/'BB. Best offer secures. *****14, Steven Sim. O PLATE MERCEDES 200 auto.
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        763 21 134 For Sal*: Datsun/ Nissan •87 NISSAN SUNNY 1.6 Coupe 1 lady owner. Showrm. cond. Accident free. Power windows. Central locking. Hlfl set. 15" Perelll tyres s/rlms. $54,800. 748-7622. 1 YR. OLD Nissan Stanza. New model. I.6SGX. 1 pte. owner, fully auto low mileage. Tax 8/88. G'teed accident free. *****14.
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        828 21 135 For Sals: Toyota •81 TOYOTA COROLLA DX 1.3, alrcon. s/rlms Radio cassette, PARF Beautiful cond. $18,500 Downpayment $4,500. 208 Upper Paya Lebar Road. '88 TOYOTA CORONA 1600 GL manual. 1 pte owner. Power steering/ windows, central lockIng, hi fl, tax 12/88, nice no. plate Orlg cond Tel *****49 78
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        892 22 136 For Sale: Mitsubishi 11/82 MITSUBISHI Tredia 1 6EX, power steering windows, central lock, aircon., hi-fi. Tax 5/88, tip top cond. $23,800. *****10. 1983 NEAR MITSUBISHI Tredia 1.4. Aircon. radio, cassette, new s/rims., tyres. Showrm. cond. $21,800. Tel: *****38 '81 MITSUBISHI LANCER 5-speed, alrcon., radio, cassette, pte. owner, beautiful condition
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        849 22 137 For Sale: Mazda 1983 MAZDA 323 13 5-speed Saloon. 2 owners, tax 7/88, tip top cond. $24,800 0.n.0. *****08. 1985 MAZDA 323 1.1 hatchback, new model, aircon., hlfl, 5 years loan repayment. Tel: *****63. 4/79 MAZDA 626, aircon., radio cassette, very beautiful cond. PARF. $13,800 ono. *****55 ■73 MAZDA
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        787 22 138 For Sale: Honda '84 HONDA ACCORD. 2 private owners. Sports rims Tax 6/88. $39,000. *****44 '85 HONDA CIVIC 3-dr. Manual. Pte. owner. Alrcond., radio cassette, s/rlms. *****82. '86 HONDA JAZZ 1300, 5-speed, alrcon., radio cassette, tax 6/88, 1 pte. owner, like new, *****98 139 For Sale: Daihatsu CASH PAYMENT
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        978 22 141 For Sale: Other Makes 'Q' 12/83 AUDI Coupe GT 5-speed (quattro model). Injection. 50,000 km. only. Stereo. *****91. •O' '83 JAGUAR XJ6 3.4 fully auto. White. 40,000 km. only. Tax 11/88. *****91. SBA PLATE, '84 Citroen BXI6. Full accessories. $37,000. View: 492 Tanglln Halt Rd. SECOND OWNER 1982 Talbot
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        694 22 142 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles '81 DAIHATBU 14' Diesel Lorry. Steel body, 2 owners, tax/ paint new. $7,800. Tel: 444-9381. •81 DATSUN 120Y Blind van. Aircon, radio cassette. Tax 5/88. Tip top condition. Tel: *****77. '81 ISUZU PICKUP flat-bed petrol. Passed inspection, new tax $5,800. Tel: *****19. '82 JULY C2O
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        738 22 144 Vehicles Wanted ■tiSMij 3 Jalan Mas Puteh Singapore_______ *****473/93 We offer high price for all kinds of cars. 5^ aaSc~ g SSaaaT CASH PAYMENT HIGHEST OFFER all PARF and non-PARF vehicles all pick-ups and commercial vans a all private and Q registered Mercedes, BMW, Volvo and Audi vehicles also
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        904 22 145 Scrap Vehicles MENG: 283-5896. ATTRACTIVE high price for 985 to 4000 c.c. PARF scrap vehicles/ used/ SZ vehicles (Lot 7, Upper Aljunied Road Used Car Centre, S-1336). ATTRACTIVE PRICES OFFERED for PARF/ SZ scrap cars all kinds of good used cars. *****08/ *****02 (Day/ Night). ALEX: *****50/ *****65. Best
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        1043 22 172 Accommodation 172 Accommodation Available: Houses Available: Houses Imagine— cool, blue waters ol your i\ «V very own Direct from Austral*, Champion Pooh is now in Singapore to brfeif you the btst of its technoiofy in desipi I manufacture. Champion Pools tike minimum construction time less than 2 weeds to
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        909 22 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments REGENCY PARK New completed luxurious apartments with excellent recreational facilities. 3 bedrooms apartments with balcony. Available Immediately. Contact Sola Markating Aganta: Jonaa Lang Wootton *****88 Yong An Park (Diatrtct 9) Townhouses and penthouses with luxurious finishes for Immediate occupation. 3/ 4/ 5 bedrooms, good security and
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        989 23 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments DIST.9 ST. THOMAS Mansion brand new apt 3 bdrms. F/furn. S/pool. $2000. *****70 agent. DIST.9 WESTWOOD, HEART of Orchard Rd. 4 1 bdrms. Pool/ tennis. $3,000. Tel: *****11 (agent). D.l RIVERWALK GALLERIA studio apt. f/furn. $!300. Available mid April. Hap Seng *****88. D.lO ALLSWORTH PK. Townh'se
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        890 23 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments INT'L PLAZA 2-BDRM. Panoramic seaview. P/f/furn. Next to MRT station. Only $1,200. RT: *****51 MANDARIN GDN. MAIS., 3+l rms., high fir. Facing sea. Full facilities. *****20 Sunny (no agts.) MUTUAL CT. $600. Braddell View $900. Villa Des Flores $1,900. Island View $3,500. Jeffrie, *****90. NICELY FURN.
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        822 23 176 Accommodation Wanted: Apartments IMMEDIATE EXPATS, a Excutlve required urgently any HDB 4/5 apt.Ylshun/ Clementl/ A.M. Kio/ Bedok all districts. 446-1155 WANTED 2-ROOMED AT Himlko Court, high floor for Japanese couple, furnished $1,200. Tel: *****70/ *****61. SMALL FAMILY/ COUPLE urgently looking for HDB/ HUDC/ pte. apts./ hses In any dlst.
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        2191 23 179 For Sale: Houses 179 For Sale: Houses 179 For Sale: Houses 179 For Sale: Houses 179 For Sale: Houses $5000 HONG BAO FOR YOUR HOME LOAN ffl^ Just when you thought the Hong Bao season Kik was over ...Citibank spnngs a surprise. Bl Because you get a Hong Bao
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        562 23 186 For Sale: Private Apartments 0.9 Somaraat MRT VWnlty Top locatlon. 3 bdrms. 1600 sq.ft. Low maintenance. F/hold. $360,000 0.11 Orchid Apt. Eng Nao Ava. 3+l bdrms./ attached bath. 1400 sq.ft. Low maintenance. $350,000 D.ll HiHcraat Arcadia Renovated 3+ l bdrms. 2000 sq.ft. $340,000 D.12 Lock Cho Apt. Spacious 3
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        913 23 186 For Sale: 186 For Sale: Private Apartments Private Apartments WHY UMBC FINANCE? We have never offered more attractive HOUSING LOANS CAR LOANS before i-jjjj: Call us to find out more 535-9222 746-4340 |^i 64, South Bridge Rd. Blk. 37, Circuit Road #01-403 271-0404 339-1619 H Blk. 65, Telok Blangah
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        879 23 DIST.23 CHESTNUT VILLE, corner town house, 2636 sq.ft. 4 1 bedrooms. $460,000 Call *****88. DRAYCOTT TWR. EXCLUSIVE. 3+l bdrms. High fir. 2800 sq.'t. F'hold. $680,000. Agt. *****00. D.IO SPANISH VILLAGE Studio. 818 sq.ft., renovated, full facilities, enclosed gdn. TMP *****66 D.lO BALMORAL TWR., 4 bdrms. 2,500 sq.ft. pool/ tennis, vac.
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        1049 24 186 For Sale: Private Apartments D.9 AIRVIEW TWR./ Pacific Mans 1,700 sq.ft. Convenient location. 999 years. $230,000. *****11, agt. D.9 CAIRNHILL PLAZA 2300 sq.ft. high floor unblocked view $530K. Kenwood *****16. D.9 CAVENAGH CT. Well kept apt. CM Bdrms. Marble. F'hold. $370,000 neg. Greenacres *****88. D.V FAR EAST Mans. 1400
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        1008 24 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments 2 ROOMS JLN. BATU BLK. 7 $19,000 3 ROOMS (ALL CPF) BEDOK RESERVOIR Blk. 712 $52,000 MARINE CRESCENT BLK. *****.000 BEDOK SOUTH BLK. 18 $36,000 OWEN BLK. 44 $62,000 CLEMENTI WEST BLK. 730/ 433 $49,000 FARRER RD. BLK. 4 $53,000 HILLVIEW BLK. 3 $36,000 TAMAN
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        1055 24 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments 3-RM. STIRLING RD. 81k. 168/ 174. Bt Merah View 81k. 128, Commonwealth Dr. Blk 27A (corner), Bendemeer Rd. 81k.44, Whampoa Dr. 81k.85/ 98 (corner), Tg. Pagar Plaza 81k.2/ 3. *****88 (8 lines). $68K ONWARDStI 4 rm (Pure) A.M. Kio Ave. 3/ 4/ 10. Fully renovated.
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        986 24 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments BEOOK RESERVIOR PURE 4-rm. blk 706, all marble, cabinets. $89K neg. CPF $80K. 453-5555. BEDOK RESERVOIR 5-RM. $132K. 6 yrs. 81k.602. Tel. *****88 after 7p.m. BEDOK SOUTH 4-RM. (new generation) blk 46, all terrazzo, $74K. (CPF can use $70K). *****44 BEDOK 3-RM. 8LK.83, all terrazzo.
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        553 24 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments 3-RM. WHAMPOA DRIVE blk 86, low fir. near market. Marble fir. Renovated. $60K. G.F. *****61. 3-RM. ZION RD. blk.BB, Indus Rd. bik 78, no renovation, $50K neg. CPF $45K. Agt. *****10/ *****87. 3-RM/ 4-RM. MODEL A' Tamplnes blk 103, 206/ 281, 103. All well renovated.
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        748 24 192 HDB Apartments Wanted >IvKr*XJSNG,4GENCY TEL: 453-5555 (6 LINES) WE HAVE BUYERS/ TENANTS FOR YOUR HDB APTS. IN: Ang Mo Kio/ Toa Payoh Bedok/ Hougang Marslllng/ others Reliable and quick service* ALL AREA ALL districts HDB private houses apartments or HUDC urgently required by ready clients with cash. Urgently wanted
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        860 24 194 Factory Space FLATTED FACTORY SPACE For aala: Tan Jin Chwee Building Area 4048 sq.ft. For toaae: TGH Building, Tannery Lane Area 4596 sq.ft. Call JLW Induatrial *****88 Industrial Space Available for Rent Dlst. 0314 sth Si 6th Storey. Area approx. ***** sq.ft. per storey Call *****66 Ext. 32 JURONG
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        448 24 197 For Rent: 197 For Rent: 197 For Rent: Office Spaces Office Spaces Office Spaces Hongkong Bank Bldg I^IB GIANTS IN LEASING The big figures speak for themselves. KM If 620.000 sq. ft. leased in 1987. With 215 •|PH| ■fill 1 ears nternat ona experience, we are i''J| in a
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        560 24 ""SUPREME HOUSE SHOP SPACE 510 sq ft. (47 4m OFFICE SPACE 1070 sq. ft. (99 51m 2 *****q. ft. (104.35m 2 MEDICAL SPACE 1070 sq ft. (99.51m 2 AIPCONDITIONED EXCELLENT SERVICES REASONABLE RENTAL (AMPLE PARKING LOTS) ENQUIRIES SUPREME HOLDINGS LTD SUPREME HOUSE 0923 TEL. NO. 336-24-66 WISMA ATRIA ORCHARD ROAD
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        599 24 D. 7 GSM BLDG. (Middle Rd), 940 sq. ft., $2 ps.f. Inclusive of maintenance. AE. *****55/ *****64. D.02 REALTY CTR. 1400 sq.ft. 3 f/furn. partitioned, carpeted rms. $1.15 p.s.f. Wess: *****11. D.l INT'L PLAZA, Hong Leong D.9, Llat Twr., Shaw H'se., D.15 Parkway. 600-5,000 sq.ft. *****74. D.1334 ROOM WITH complete
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        591 25 200 For Rent: Shop Spaces J Only 3 units I I Only 5 units I ■^^RorTo3n^o77 sq tt S lOnly 4 Units) W From 214 to 2567 sq ft S ,jj From 21 bto 3237 sq ft 3 [^^^Only 776 sq It j f From 313 to 1174 sq ft
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        878 25 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tour» 241 Tour* VB^^VV I PtiUket (Every Men. Tue, Thur. Fri, Sun) lndOfieSia (Daily) Philippines (Every Sat) Vil^J lil I special Departure 1. 14. 28/4. 1.17. 29. 31/5. 2. 2/3D Tanjong Pinang Fr 145 5D Manila/Baguio Fr 699 W I Vfc^l I* H
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        479 25 i> ISLAND $95 Wffifi S d«p: 1/4. is/* iHirndiTimTß S l D s !X) u re K l l antan tioa rV«M«wi J (Hyatt Hotel) 1198 3D S'pore-Kuantan-K. Trengganu J (Pantai Primula Hotel) $198 I J C 3DS'poreKuantan GentingslB9 (KuanUn Cheating) S V3D S'pore-Port Klang-K.L. $189 3 Days by air
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        387 25 241 Tours 241 Tours EASTER HOLIDAYS "I 1 DAY DESARU TOUR whh Seafood Lunch *J^T~ Special Departure: 1/4. 2/4/88 •JJ AA UNIVERSAL GANTANG TRAVEL TRAVEL EMAS TEL: *****29 TEL: *****77 TEL: *****00 I TA44O TAI6I TA4SO Executive Package Fly SIAor Garuda. from $520 Stay at the deluxe Mandarin or Borobudur
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        1160 25 241 Tours 241 Tours 4 5 Day s Bangkok/Pattaya from $740 7/BDays Bangkok/Pattaya/ Chiangmei from $920 Bangkok/Pattaya/Phuket $920 I 4/sDays Phuket (Fullboard) $479 1 1 (AllNight Beach Hotel) l J I from ID KSMUnCNC $12 ?DiN DESMU Golf Hotel Bf $50 2DIN IMUCCA4MMM Bt $70 ?03N GENTfK $69 2DIN GENTMGair
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        820 26 262 Home Tuition CARAVEN (REGN. NO. *****8 00-X). We have UXX) trad*, sped alised in 'A' level subjects. Wi Interviewed tutors personally monitor their performance. In I yrs. we have gathered a reliabh pool of 3,000 experienced schoo teachers, grads.. full-time tutor to serve you. *****47 *****49 A QUALIFIED/ EXPERIENCED
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        841 26 263 Academic Courses 263 Academic Courses 263 Academic Courses 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses i fSs| s^^ Computer I (M-i Stamford College Group I £|J lIIf I \^m School M W=f@jf CITY SCHOOL OF COMMERCE I ■*4^« B i~A \JL Stamford Educational Towers v^ H <ms>
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        1752 26 Visit TMC first and you'll be impressed. 1 OUR OTHER CONSISTENT ACHIEVEMENTS! F^fevirjN^l Two World Best Gold Medals PT«iS Silver Medal i^BrllXJrji IDPM Parts IM &IV Exams 1 1 NC C Diploma NCC Systems Analysis Design Exams Administered by BCS FOUR 100% passes in 10 May, 5 Sept, 11 Oct
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        571 26 265 Secretarial/ Typing 265 Secretarial/ Typing 265 Secretarial/ Typing Courses Courses Courses Stay Ahead of the Rest... Join ATT Secretarius V&S*^ fe>. n !s i L 1 seiK" l^Por,^ ger "When I eraduated from E O v^c« p !S* W s 'ort ATT, 1 did not expect to The rv
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        337 26 HAL TRAINING J lings in the LCCI PSC Z 1985, 1983. 1980 1984, 1982, 1981 1980 in the following subjects: ing electronic typewriter M tarial procedures including ocessing on Wang computer ting ERB3 Part-time $105 Full-time $120 ivate Secretary's Certificate «ss tradition! 2nd A 4th April Part-time: Evening HAL TRAINING
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        316 26 266 Commercial/ Technical Courses BOOKKEEPING BEGINNERS (BUKIT MERAH) Mon 6.30-B.oopm 28/03 Mon 8.00-9.30pm 28/03 Tue 8.00-9.30pm 29/03 JURONG Wed 8.30- 10.00pm 30/03 Sun 11.00- I.oopm 03/04 Fri 7.00- 8.30pm 08/04 JAPANESE BEGINNERS (BUKIT MERAH) Tue 8.00-9.30pm 29/03 Thur 6.30-B.oopm 31/03 Frl 8.00-9.30pm 08/04 (JURONG) Sat 3.00- 5 00pm 02/04 Mon
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        637 27 266 Commercial/ 266 Commercial/ Technical Courses Technical Courses 1 FTMS TutorsX in association with I Chart Foulks Lynch UK. 8j offer part time courses in I AEB 'A' LEVEL LAW I CONSTITUTIONAL 1 LAW gtt also available: LLB manuals H FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE m 1 SELEGIE RD, PARADIZ CENTRE
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        497 27 269 Driving Instruction y A HIGH PASSING. Clementi, Queenstown, Jurong East, Bukit e Batok, aircon car. Tel: *****35. u CATHAY DRIVING CTR. Hourly $10. Full course $400. Basic theo- ry $40. Final theory $50. *****53. FULL COURSE $370, guaranteed j basic theory, free final theory, hourly driving. Tel: *****49. 0
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        168 27 272 Cookery instruction TUES. 29/3/88, 2.30PM. 7.30pm. 4 types of Nonya Kueh. Thurs. 31/3/88, 2.30pm. 7.30pm. 1) Blackforest Cookies 2) Crystal Ginger 3) Blueberry Roll Cookies 4) Casino Duckling Cookies. Call Yatimah: 752-8903 (Yishun). 20 POPULAR WESTERN Dishes (Lamb chops, Spaghetti, T-bone steak etc) Commence Tue. 29/3 6.30 pm. Mr
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        145 27 275 Tailoring Courses Teaching Tomorrows ftr l ot fashion' U§\&» 7 DESIGN ot WliM 'dressmaking \rjMJb COURSES CIRCLEONE W.. V Tel *****38 SEWCRAFT. THE SCH. of dressmaking designing. Courses for all levels by London trained teacher. 81k.209, Bedok Town Ctr. #04-641. Tel. *****86, Mon., Wed. Fri. 2pm. -9pm/ Tues., Thurs.
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        121 27 278 Other Courses/ Instruction CERTIFICATE IN WESTERN FLORAL ARRANGEMENT Conditioning of Flowers Fundamental/ Commercial Designs Wedding/ Funeral Works Instructor-to-be training Shop training Commercial Strategy U.K. trained Instructor/ $950/ in•tal. payment/ tel. *****14 Book Early for fre« briefing on 29/3 FLIGHT STEWARDESS. BASIC Preparation/ Grooming evening course commencing 29/3/88 (Tue./ Frl.).
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        11 27 Naked Truth: Exposure in The Straits Times Classified catches the eye.
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        688 27 SUN TAN By CoUette PEANUTS By Schuiz WTSO VOW DEUCE dT"^* l|^BH| AfeS./COMUJN'TST&N^N ■TyOM Mf AM ,T WASOHeT'^KM I TUV '^4-L I r !Tt TT^ i f MffTTOLEAv/C j f TO SEE THE£/P«fSSfON rl Of- ExTREXE So* towV Al5 15 tile storV Of HUCK PhPflH P Finn 7^ /3^ v^Wmvbms^/
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        910 28 -4 We started thinking about doing our own stuff about 2V2 years ago. You see, things were becoming routine. We were going round in circles. So we decided to go out m and take the gamble. Betty-Anne, on Ardijah's new track in music One
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        732 29 IN JEANS and white shirt, a plain-looking Anita Mui, 24, is putting on stage make-up. She studies her bright purple eyelids in the mirror and then tucks unhurriedly into her chicken rice. It is 7.30 pm on the opening night of the Hongkong stagebuster's
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        415 29  -  KANNAN CHAMORAN JAZZ CONCERT BY BLUE BOX Last Friday DBS Auditorium IT WAS a fusion of all sorts of things that came out of the Blue Box on Friday night at the DBS Auditorium. The West German trio moulded an impressive array
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        154 28 i^^^l i^^^l We did it again! I^^^^^P^^E^^^^P^^V^s|^^^s^H|^^^H^^^^H Another DBS Bank project at M i^B ■■mk m ■II 111 I Raffles Place Branch V I^H i^d W^m Mk I i Congratulations to DBS Raffles g I^^l ■MIII ft B^ I W m^^W M fl IH I Place Branch on your Official
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        76 29 K you are holding an event you want our readers to know_a6out, fill in the coupon and send it to: What's TTnTSection 2, The Straits Times, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore 0923. Your coupon should reach us three days before the event. Name of event: Staged/pro*ented by: Venue: Date/t: Time:
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        491 29 What's On a— g— PERFORMANCES EXHIBITIONS photographs were taken se- ste ps behind Parliament sea lion shows: 11.30 am and INSTANT ASIA ANITA MUI IN CONCERT. WINNING ENTRIES of the ZT^il^ZlleJlnl^ House <tel: 222-2528). 3.30 pm Admission: $3^50 for CULTURAL SHOW World Trade Centre Hall 4. 8 Historical Documents and
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        969 29 I Radio One FM Stereo 90.5 mHz in VHF Band II 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News In Brief 6.05 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 let Stream 8.45 On Air
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        637 30  -  LIM HSU FEI —MY VIEW The Canterville Ghost (Part 2) (Ch 5, *10.15 pm): The 300-year-old cantankerous Canterville ghost, Sir Simon de Canterville, continues to wage war on his descendants. His latest ploy is to dump Harry and Lucy, on their bed,
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        352 30 |^P|(-'J^^P l^^P W*m m Programming your VCR to cover a l^lK'.'lx^P B^P P^i «JHp^^ major sporting event like the Olympics has 1^ ra ni jHfe^ 4^K always a bit of a marathon. Br M^^ BJ MB IH That's why National's new G3O, G33 j^A Byl JH -sAJ 1 and H75
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        1050 30 |SBC 5 |SBC 8 |SBC 12 I ammmmmmmm-mm A P r °B r a mmes in En lish unless other ise mdicated AH P ro B rammes lfl Mandarin nl^ o^erwise indicited .a^^^ B— BMii All programmes in English unless otherw.se indicated 3.00 PM Opening and Programme Highlights, follow- 6.25
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