The Straits Times, 5 April 1988

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1988 50 CENTS MCI (P) 92/12/87
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    Lock icon Well oppose Palestine state: Shultz
    622 1 US pledge against bid to force Israel's return to pre-'67 borders as talks re-open JERUSALEM United States Secretary of State George Shultz re-opened talks yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir after pledging that Washington would oppose a Palestinian state and efforts to force Israel
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    14 saved, Singaporean missing after ship sinks in Java Sea
    395 1 FOURTEEN crew members, including eight Singaporeans, were rescued after a Singapore-regis-tered cargo ship sank in the Java Sea about 90 km off the Indonesian port of Banjarmasin in south Kalimantan last Friday. A Singaporean, the second engineer of the Unison
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    Lots of relief for the disabled
    448 1  -  CEPHAH TAN They get reserved carpark spaces in HDB estates By MOTORIST Stephen Yeo Beng Hua, 38, is a lot happier these days. His parking lot in Whampoa Drive is reserved for him. A total of 14 other reserved lots for cars and motorcycles
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    Lock icon Four more soldiers jailed for plotting against Aquino escape
    572 1 Four more soldiers jailed for plotting against Aquino escape MANILA Four more soldiers jailed in plots against President Corazon Aquino have escaped from custody, following last weekend's breakout of the leader of the August coup attempt, former Lt-Col Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan, the military said yesterday. Chief military spokesman Col Oscar
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    Lock icon Record heroin haul in posh KL area
    332 1 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have uncovered a heroin-processing laboratory in the city, and made a record seizure of heroin. The laboratory was found in a house in posh Taman Sri Hartamas, oft Jalan Duta here. Police seized 21 kg of heroin there, and
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    Lock icon Mobile bombs
    23 1 BEIRUT Assailants riding a motorcycle tossed two grenades yesterday at a Syrian army checkpoint in Tripoli, Lebanon's second largest city. AP
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    Johor MB to help ease problems of S'pore investors
    550 1  -  GRACE CHNG By State to adopt more flexible approach to businessmen JOHOR BARU The Johor Mentri Besar yesterday promised to seek Federal government help to ease the problems raised by potential Singapore investors, particularly their complaints of the high corporate tax
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      293 2 'Don't rush to Johor' SINGAPORE companies should not rush into relocating in Johor merely to enjoy Malaysia's tariff concessions under the US Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), two business leaders said yesterday. One was Mr Tan Wan Thong, who stepped down last week as president of the Singapore Manufacturers'
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      211 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE success story of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's locally-produced dramas offers a lesson for anyone responsible for cultural projects In the years to come. While attempts most be made to lead the people's cultural appreciation, it most be remembered that culture cannot be divorced from
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      93 2 LINES SHOULD CRISS-CROSS A READER says that it seems that all the proposed extensions to the MRT system would lead to the city, i.e. bring office workers to work and back, and that this could lead to under-utilisation during off-peak hours. He says there is a need to integrate
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      Around the world
      261 2 US envoy tailed A PANAMANIAN military vehicle foUowed the car of US Ambassador Arthur Davis on Sunday in what the US Embassy described as a "serious" incident. Although the ambassador was not harmed, the matter occurred as Panamanians faced another week of uncertainty. Meanwhile, 1,300 US troops
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      255 2 Zico's injury woes INJURY woes have put paid to the career of soccer wizard Zico, a veteran of three World Cup finals, and he plans to retire when his contract with Rio de Janeiro club Flamengo expires in July. The Brazilian midfielder said he had an offer to start
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      Section Two
      467 2 Teen worries MOANS a 13-year-old, one of 100 young people who wrote about their worries regarding the future: "I've often heard adults say: 'What do kids have to worry about anyway?' All I have to do is study, what's there to worry about? It's so easy to be
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      Timesdollar
      281 2 MORGAN GUARANTY YET TO ACT AGAINST TECK HOCK MORGAN Guaranty Trust Co of New York has yet to resume its court action against commodity trader Teck Hock Co though a court-ordered stay of action against the creditor bank expired last Thursday. With the expiry of the stay, Morgan Guaranty
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      Around Asean.
      140 2 Around Asean Viet refugees ABOUT 1,000 Vietnamese refugees are waiting to be smuggled into Thailand, through the country's eastern-most coastal Trat province. Most of these refugees are reported to be camping illegally on the Cambodian island of Kong and in areas around the Cambodian port of Kompong Som Page II
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      Lock icon Syria wants peace in Lebanon, says US
      273 3 Syria wants peace in Lebanon, says US TEL AVIV Syria has told the United States that it wants to cooperate seriously in trying to bring peace to Lebanon, said a senior US official visiting Israel. It has advised the US that it is tired of its military role and is
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      Lock icon Soviet pullout decision still valid, says Tass
      487 3 MOSCOW The Soviet Unions "political decision" to pull its troops out of Afghanistan "remains valid" despite the current deadlock at the Geneva peace talks, the official Tass news agency said yesterday. Commenting on Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze's visit to Kabul, Tass said
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      Lock icon Palestinian protester in a hot spot
      156 3 THIS Reuter picture shows a Palestinian youth holding stones and jumping over burning tyres in Bet Sahur, West Bank, on Sunday as he retreated from advancing Israeli soldiers during a demonstration. Streets in West Bank and Gaza Strip towns were nearly deserted and shops
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      Lock icon Iraqis resume attacks on Iranian cities
      277 3 Iraqis resume attacks on Iranian cities BAGHDAD Iraq declared that it was resuming the "War of the Cities" by firing missiles and using "all other means" to attack Iran. The announcement came after an Iranian missile hit the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk yesterday in the first reported missile attack
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      Lock icon India paid Tigers rebel leader, says report
      297 3 COLOMBO The Indian government paid Sri Lanka's main Tamil rebel leader to ensure his co-operation in a peace accord intended to end the ethnic conflict, the Indian High Commissioner said yesterday. Mr J .N. Dixit said Mr Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Liberation
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      Lock icon Dalai Lama allowed to live in Tibet if he renounces independence
      409 3 Dalai Lama allowed to live in Tibet if he renounces independence BEIJING The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, is free to live in Tibet if he agrees to renounce independence for the Himalayan region, the Panchen Lama said here yesterday. Until now China has insisted that the Dalai
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      Lock icon Somalia, Ethiopia to restore relations
      131 4 ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) Somalia and Ethiopia are to resume diplomatic relations and disengage troops from their common border according to the terms of a four-point agreement signed in Mogadishu at the weekend, a joint communique released here yesterday said. Under the accord, the two rival
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      Lock icon Economist predicts gloom, then boom
      416 4 Forecast made in non-fiction book by novelist Erdman NEW YORK Consider the following hair-raising fictional scenario: The Dow Jones industrial average sinks to a dismal 1,095, the US dollar is worth a paltry 95 yen and the largest US banks are on the brink of
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      Lock icon Dhaka may hold referendum on Islam as state religion
      238 4 Dhaka may hold referendum on Islam as state religion DHAKA Bangladeshi President Hussain Mohammad Ershad has said a referendum may be held to decide if Islam should become the state religion. But Mr Ershad, leader of the world's third most populous Muslim country, said on Sunday he would consider a
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      Lock icon Doctor strike
      28 4 DHAKA More than 6.000 doctors in the seven medical colleges and government hospitals in Bangladesh launched a 72-hour strike yesterday to press for better conditions. AFP
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      Anti-terrorist exercises in full swing in South Korea
      93 4 THREE members of a crack anti-ter-rorist squad sliding down ropes from the top of the Olympic stadium in Seoul yesterday. With just five months to the opening of the Summer Olympics on Sept 17, security has become a national preoccupation. Few days
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      Lock icon US envoy tailed by Panamanian vehicle
      357 4 PANAMA CITY A Panamanian military vehicle followed the car of US Ambassador Arthur Davis on Sunday in what the US Embassy described as a "serious" incident. Although the ambassador was not harmed, the matter occurred as Panamanians faced another week of uncertainty. Meanwhile, 1,300
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      Lock icon Argentina selling embassy in Tokyo
      152 4 Argentina selling embassy in Tokyo BUENOS AIRES A Foreign Ministry delegation is in Tokyo to negotiate the sale of the Argentine Embassy there, diplomats said here on Sunday. The proceeds from the embassy sale will be used to help finance a plan, decreed last August by President Raul Alfonsin, to
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      Lock icon Macau launches self-reliance programme
      285 4 MACAU— The Macau government has launched an extensive development programme aimed at ensuring the Portuguese-run enclave a measure of economic self-reliance after its transfer to Chinese rule in 1999. The programme, built around ambitious plans for an airport and a deep-wa-ter harbour, stresses the importance of
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      Lock icon Fisherman's rocket catch
      50 4 CAPE CANAVERAL A scallop fisherman's net snagged part of a solid-fuel rocket booster in the Atlantic Ocean east of here. bringing the dangerous j catch into port. The 450-kg booster piece contained unspent fuel that could have ignited if heated. a Fire Department spokes- man said. AP
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      Lock icon Couple say 1 do' — over the phone
      148 4 Couple say 1 do' over the phone COLUMBUS (Indiana) For CorrinaClark, long distance really was the next best thing to being there. Miss Clark, who was in Bartholomewcounty courthouse, married Alvin McGowan, who was at an army base in Kaiserslaughtern, West Germany, over the telephone on Thursday, exactly one year
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      Lock icon Pravda hits out at Western radio stations
      239 5 Pravda hits out at Western radio stations MOSCOW The Soviet communist party daily Pravda strongly attacked Western radio stations yesterday for their coverage of recent disturbances in Armenia and Azerbaijan, accusing them of instigating unrest. The article referred specifically to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Voice of America and
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      Hit show Cats to open in Moscow
      266 5  -  ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON The hit show Cats, the most successful musical ever, is to make history by opening in Moscow in May. It will be the first show of its kind ever seen in the Soviet Union and, if successful,
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      Lock icon Rise in crime puts strain on China's courts
      423 5 Reforms led to problems, says top judge BEIJING China's economic reforms have led to an increase in economic crime, divorce and private business disputes, burdening its court system, the nation's top judge said. Mr Zheng Tianxiang, president of the Supreme People's Court,
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      Lock icon Village women bought and sold in China
      205 5 BEIJING A line of girls dressed only in their underwear is driven down a street in a town in central China, their names and prices marked on their backs. They are quickly surrounded by a large crowd as traders called for buyers. Chinese
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      Lock icon Phnom Penh still using forced labour
      499 6 Phnom Penh still using forced labour Many of them do frontier work, say escapees BANGKOK Three years after Vietnamese forces cleared much of the Cambodian border area of guerilla camps, the Hanoibacked Phnom Penh regime is still sending conscripted civilian labour to fortify the frontier against both infiltrating guerillas and
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      Lock icon Soviets testing 'super tank'
      184 6 Soviets testing 'super tank' NEW YORK The Soviet Union is field-testing a battle tank clad with armour impervious to the Western allies' best anti-tank weapons, Newsweek reports in this week's edition. The newsmagazine says the "revolutionary" turretless tank, known in the West as the FST-1 (for Follow-on Soviet Tank), has
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      Lock icon Damages for cop who broke leg over burger
      111 6 POLICE Constable Graham Blakely may have an appetite for burgers, but it is doubtful he will ever be pleased to see one on the floor. While on the trail of robbers in a London underground station recently, he slipped on a discarded
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      Lock icon House of horrors case: Man goes on trial
      227 6 PHILADELPHIA A self-pro-claimed minister goes on trial this week on charges of killing and dismembering one woman and keeping three others chained in his basement. Prosecutor Charles Gallagher said he will seek the death penalty for Gary Heidnik, 44, founder of the
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      Lock icon Brezhnev was a 'war hero' without being a soldier: Report
      227 6 Brezhnev was a 'war hero' without being a soldier: Report MOSCOW The Communist Party newspaper Pravda has said that the Soviet system of awarding medals to top achievers needed revision, mocking the late Kremlin leader Leonid Brezhnev as a case in point. Pravda said Mr Brezhnev had awarded himself four
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      Lock icon Waldheim saved my life, says British pilot
      176 6 LONDON A former British fighter pilot was reported as saying Austrian President Kurt Waldheim saved his life and those of other Allied prisoners during World War 11. The Sunday Times said Mr Bruce Ogilvie. a retired squadron leader of the Royal Air Force,
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      Lock icon WHO to hand out medals to anti-smoking campaigners
      356 6 WHO to hand out medals to anti-smoking campaigners GENEVA The main international body entrusted with improving the world's health is celebrating its 40th birthday by handing out medals to anti-smoking campaigners. A Belgian cartoonist, Australia's Wimbledon tennis champion Pat Cash, two Tokyo taxi drivers, and European television personalities are among
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      Lock icon 17 get life term for lynching political rival
      121 6 NEW DELHI An Indian judge has jailed for life 17 supporters of the ruling Congress (I) Party for lynching a political rival in eastern Orissa state, the Press Trust of India reported on Sunday. High Court judge Ratnakar Das found them guilty
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      Lock icon HK's anti-vice police crack down on 'fishball stalls'
      575 7  - HK's anti-vice police crack down on 'fishball stalls' SONYA HEPINBTALL By HONGKONG The steps are littered with play money to ward off evil spirits and an incense altar to Kwan Dai, the god that protects both prostitutes and policemen, is in front of the door. Inside the suspected brothel known
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      Lock icon S. Korea gets set to trade with China
      582 7  -  JO YUN-JEUNG Ports and industrial complexes planned By picture. ASAN BAY (South Korea) Legend has it that on a still morning here you can hear a cock crow in China. Nowadays, you're more likely t» wake to the sound of bulldozers. Kia
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      Meese and Reagan: the anatomy of a friendship
      1450 8  -  Stephen V. Roberts By The New York Times WASHINGTON Once again it was apparent that Mr Edwin Meese's political longevity has rested on his relationship with President Ronald Reagan. "For more than 20 years Meese has shared emotions and experiences with his
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      Lock icon Viet refugees waiting to sneak into Thailand
      421 10  -  TAN LIAN CHOO About 1,000 have massed illegally in Cambodia, says paper By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK About 1,000 Vietnamese refugees are waiting to be smuggled into Thailand, through the country's eastern-most coastal Trat province. Most of these refugees are reported to be camping
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      Lock icon Proposal to build mass rapid transport system in Jakarta
      186 10 JAKARTA A private Indonesian firm has proposed building a mass rapid transport system under an agreement with a Brazilian company, newspapers reported here yesterday. The company, PT Citra Patenindo Nusa Pratama, has submitted a plan to the Technology Research and Application
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      In memory of Ongpin
      72 10 MANILA Friends of the late Philippine finance secretary Jaime Ongpin hope to raise about US$l million (Ss2 million) this year to set up an institute in his honour, the Business World newspaper said here yesterday. Mr Ongpin, who was highly regarded in international banking circles, shot
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      Lock icon Central Bank sees 6.1% growth for Manila this year
      247 10 MANILA The Philippines' gross national product (GNP) is expected to expand by 6.1 per cent this year after 5 1 per cent growth last year, the Central Bank said in its annual report. Key sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, mining, construction
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      Lock icon Pertamina and Japanese buyers agree on new oil deal
      232 10 JAKARTA Indonesia's state-owned Pertamii:a oil company and Japanese buyers have agreed in principle to a new one-year contract for crude oil sales, but have yet to sign the deal, a spokesman said yesterday. Half of Indonesia's oil exports go to Japan
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      Lock icon Baby survives crash that killed 16
      143 10 BANGKOK A four-month-old girl survived an accident which killed 16 members of her family and injured four others, police said yesterday. In the accident occurred last Saturday evening in Ratchaburi province, 100 km south of Bangkok. A 10-wheel truck slammed into the family's pick-up,
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      Chavalit 'wants coup charges dropped'
      287 10 BANGKOK Thai army chief General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh has officially urged the government to drop charges against five defendants in the Sept 9, 1985, coup trial. According to a report in the Sunday edition of the Bangkok daily, The Nation, sources close to Gen Chavalit said
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      Lock icon Aquino to stress one-China policy, says report
      223 10 Aquino to stress one-China policy, says report MANILA President Corazon Aquino is to reaffirm her government's one-China policy when she visits Beijing next week, a newspaper reported here yesterday. The Manila Chronicle quoted Mr Rodolfo Severino, of the Department of Foreign Affairs, as saying the three-day visit starting on April
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      Lock icon Royalty being used to weaken govt, says minister
      206 12 Royalty being used to weaken govt, says minister JOHOR BARU Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rahmat has expressed regret that there are people using Malaysian royalty to weaken the government and nation. "I don't think it is right (or people to make use of an institution which should be respected and
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      Lock icon Forged certs
      46 12 KOTA KINABALU Police believe they have crippled a syndicate selling forged birth certificates to foreigners with the arrest of a Sa*»h printing department assistant yesterday. He tried to sell a forged birth certificate to an undercover policeman. More arrests are expected soon. Bernama Bernama
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      Lock icon Status of Youth and Wanita unchanged
      321 12 Proposal to re-classify them as bureaus rejected KUALA LUMPUR A proposal that New Umno's Youth and Wanita wings be re-classified as bureaus has been rejected by the party's Constitution committee, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the former acting president of the old Umno Youth movement,
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      Lock icon New Umno to seek court decision on old party's assets
      304 12 JOHOR BARU The New Umno leadership has no control over the assets and liabilities of old Umno as these have been frozen by the Official Assignee, pro-tem committee secretarygeneral Datuk Mohamed Rahmat said. Since the party was declared unlawful by
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      Lock icon 33 former division heads left out of new line-up
      202 12 KUALA LUMPUR Thirty-three former Umno division heads have not been included in the list of 133 pro-tem division heads of New Umno approved by the pro-tem Umno Supreme Council last month. Although there are changes in all the state line-ups, they
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      Goods train jumps rails
      86 12 THIS goods train jumped the rails about 400 m south of the Seremban railway station on Sunday, disrupting train services to and from the south for several hours. The locomotive and two wagons of the 30-wagon train had slipped the rails, forcing Malayan Railways to cancel
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      Lock icon Jockey held in drugs probe
      107 12 KUALA LUMPUR Police are investigating whether a well-known jockey arrested on Saturday is linked to foreign drug traffickers. The investigations are being conducted by the external anti-drug intelli- gence unit of the federal police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. The jockey, in his 40s, together with
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      Lock icon No new terms imposed on papers given new permits
      356 12 No new terms imposed on papers given new permits KUALA LUMPUR The government did not impose any new conditions on the three newspapers issued permits to resume publications last month, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayob said yesterday. Replying to a question in the Dewan Negara (Senate), he
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      Lock icon Fortiss secretary admits $2.3 m CBT
      115 12 KUALA LUMPUR The honorary secretary of Koperasi Serbaguna Fortiss Sdn Bhd, Lau Kok Han, 37, pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here yesterday to criminal breach of trust involving MJ3 million (552.34 million}. The court postponed sentencing to Friday. The charges against Lau carries
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      'Don't relocate in Johor merely for GSP benefits'
      401 13  -  Sivam Subramanian Weigh this against cost of relocation, say two business leaders By JOHOR BARU Singapore companies should not rush into relocating in Johor merely to enjoy Malaysia's tariff concessions under the US Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), two business leaders said
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      Exports worth $320m to lose duty-free benefits on July 1
      441 13 AN ESTIMATED US$l6O million ($320 million) worth of Singapore exports to the United States will be stripped of duty-free privileges from July 1. The four product groups axed from the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) include submersible pumps, parts of
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      Medium cheated secretary of jewels in ruse
      310 13 Medium cheated secretary of jewels in ruse A SECRETARY, who sought the services of a woman medium to drive out an evil spell she believed she was under, ended up losing her jewellery instead. Miss Tania Tho Lee Kwee, 22, met the woman medium, Prakash Kaur do Amar Singh, 25,
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      One-man trade mission to Canada
      102 13 One-man trade mission to Canada A MEMBER of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce has left for Canada on a one-man mission to sell the Republic as a trade and investment centre. Mr Peter Young Lai, a Chinese Canadian management consultant based here, will be taking part in a series
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      First smoke-free shuttle flight to KL takes off with no hitches
      551 13  -  SHARON SIMON What was it like on SIA's smoke-free flight to KL? who was aboard, reports THE closest thing to cigarette smoke passengers on the first Singapore Airlines no-smoking shuttle flight to Kuala Lumpur saw yesterday were the billows
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      Youth gets 8 years and 24 lashes for armed robberies
      249 13 A DISTRICT court yesterday sentenced an 18-year-old youth, who admitted hurting his victims in armed robberies, to eight years' jail and 24 strokes of the cane. Kamarudin bin Mahmood, unemployed, pleaded guilty to two armed robberies and an attempted armed
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      'Brilliantly bizarre' dances for Arts Fest
      640 14  -  TEO LIAN HUAY Canadians perform in mid-air and upside down SINGAPORE FESTIVAL OF ARTS /Q By A HUGE xylophone-like instrument suspended in mid-air, a stage that has its side curtains removed to reveal part of the backstage, and a dancer who will be hanging,
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      Avoid rush for passports in May and June
      271 14 Avoid rush for passports in May and June IF YOU are planning to go overseas next month or in June, apply for your Singapore international passport early to avoid congestion at the counters. This is the advice from the Immigration Department which expects mr»ny applications during the one month mid-year
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      Convention on Asean real estate
      95 14 Convention on Asean real estate THE 6th Asean Association for Planning and Housing Convention and Exhibition will be held at the Mandarin Hotel from June 30 to July 2. This will be the first time that the biennial convention is held in Singapore. It is being organised by the AAPH
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      Flexi-wages
      50 14 PERSONNEL managers can learn more about flexible wages from a book published by the Singapore Institute of Management. The book. Flexible Wage System, is written by Mr I,ee Kok Wai. personnel manager of Singa pore Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited. It costs $12 for SIM members and $14 for non-member-
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      Saudis seek tie-ups in food-processing
      416 14  -  SHAUN SEOW By SAUDI ARABIA, betterknown for its deserts, camels and oil, is wooing Singapore businessmen to set up joint ventures in foodprocessing and canning. The seldom-publicised fact is that this MiddleEast country is not only self-sufficient in dairy, poultry and garden produce, but is
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      Judge dismisses detention order challenge
      359 14 Judge dismisses detention order challenge A PAINTER, detained since February for involvement in drug trafficking, lost his challenge of the one-year detention order yesterday. The High Court dismissed with costs the application of habeas corpus by Koh Seng Kee, 28, who was arrested twice within three days. He was arrested
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      German art exhibition
      56 14 AN EXHIBITION of German expressionist prints, organised by the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, Stuttgart, will be officially opened at the National Museum Art Gallery tomorrow by Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, MP for Siglap. The public can view the 121 prints, done between 1905 and 1922, from Thursday
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      Trade fair
      47 14 A HOMEMAKERS' consumer fair which drew over 66.000 visitors last year is around the corner again. Homemakers '88 will be held from April 23 to May 2 at the World Trade Centre and will include, for the first time, a group of South Korean companies.
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      Asean experts meet to tackle drug menace
      566 15  -  SURESH NAIR By DRUG experts from Singapore and the five other Asean countries begin a high-level meeting here today to discuss more effective ways of stemming the inflow of drugs. The meeting comes in the wake of reports that the notorious Golden Triangle
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      Water meter thefts: Suspect arrested
      91 15 Water meter thefts: Suspect arrested POLICE have arrested a man believed to be the culprit who stole dozens of water meters in the Teck Whye housing estate recently. Detectives raided a flat in Block 113, Teck Whye Lane, at 1.15 am yesterday and arrested him. The detectives recovered 25 water
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      Three Thais charged with trafficking
      64 15 Three Thais charged with trafficking THREE Thai fishermen were yesterday charged with trafficking in 72 kg of opium, said to have a street value of more than $200,000, by importing it on board a fishing trawler last Friday. No plea was taken from Laemarn Yadam, 30, Chee Puin, 32, and
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      Man accused of abetting suicide appears in court
      207 15 SALESMAN Gary Lim Tee Hian, who is accused of abetting his girlfriend to commit suicide by jumping from his flat, appeared in a magistrate's court yesterday to face a preliminary inquiry. The inquiry was adjourned to May 3-6 because defence counsel Michael
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      Lock icon Never before such a deluge of narcotics, say US advisers
      732 15 Never before such a deluge of narcotics, say US advisers KUALA LUMPUR Some of America's top drug experts say that the world has probably never been as deluged with narcotics as in the late 1980s. The only comparable drug epidemic, they say, erupted in China around 1900 when opium addiction
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      Marital woes led gambler to suicide
      123 15 Marital woes led gambler to suicide A MAN whose marriage broke down because he was a habitual gambler killed himself by leaping off a high-rise block of flats last year. A coroner's court yesterday heard that Seng Peng Hin. 28, a coffeeshop assistant, jumped from Block 13 in Hillview Avenue
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      The world's finest food all under one roof
      104 16 The world's finest food all under one roof YOU can savour some of the world's finest cuisine for just $30 at the sixth International Salon Culinaire at the World Trade Centre from April 13 to 16. Tickets for the $25 lunches and the $5 dessert prepared by teams from Austria,
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      First public symposium on Aids next week
      409 16 THE first public symposium in Singapore on Aids will be held on April 16 at the Westin Plaza hotel. About 1,000 people are expected to pay the registration fee of $10 to attend the symposium, jointly organised by the Singapore Medical Association (SMA)
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      Service held for Hotel New World victims
      188 16 Service held for Hotel New World victims A MEMORIAL ceremony was held at the Phor Kark See Temple yesterday for the 33 people who died in the Hotel New World disaster. It was held to observe Qing Ming the day when the Chinese pay respects to their dead. Reverend Seek
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      Latchkey pupils find a 'home' in school
      467 16 Latchkey pupils find a 'home' in school LONELY afternoons at home are a thing of the past for 12 pupils of Jin Shan Primary School. Thanks to the school's latchkey programme, these children, aged six to 11, of working parents spend their afternoons from Mondays to Fridays in school with
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      'Balancing act' the No. 1 test for Malay MPs
      619 17 'Balancing act the No. 1 test for Malay MPs Community's needs must be seen against those of nation's, says Mattar THE ability to strike a balance between the interests of their community and what is good for the nation as a whole is the most challenging test that must be
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      Politics of accommodation vital, say three
      447 17 THREE Malay Members of Parliament appeared on television last night to explain why they were convinced that Malay leaders must exercise the "politics of accommodation" if they are to serve the interests of their community. They said, among other things, that "closed-door" discussions on
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      Create a design that captures festive spirit
      219 17 CAPTURE the spirit of a Singapore Christmas or Lunar New Year in a design for a seal and win a prize. The invitation is from the Community Chest of Singapore and the Rotary Club. They are jointly holding a contest to choose two
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      Applicants queue a day ahead to select flats
      472 17  -  LIM KWAN KWAN By THE first man arrived at 8 am yesterday to wait outside the sales office of the HDB Centre in Jalan Bukit Merah to keep an appointment at 8.30 am today. An overnight 24-hour wait. That did not bother
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      S'pore gears up for Japanese invasion'
      566 18  -  MAYLEE CHIA Tourist board, hotels and stores prepare for tourist influx By NOW try this: Yokoso, Shingaporu e. It means "Welcome to Singapore" in Japanese. The greeting is meant (or the growing number of Japanese visitors here but the problem is that too few
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      UK education exhibition
      54 18 AN EXHIBITION on higher education in the United Kingdom will be held at the Marina Mandarin hotel on April 23 and 24. More than 50 British universities, polytechnics and colleges will take part. The event, organised by the British Council's Education Counselling Service, is open to the
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      Sharp drop in number of drivers suspended under points system
      343 18 DIPS has proven its worth. The number of motorists suspended under the Driver Improvement Points System has dipped dramatically over the past three years. A total of 2,327 motorists were suspended under Dips in 1985. But by last year, the
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      Five held in illegal public lottery raid
      70 18 Five held in illegal public lottery raid A POLICE raid last Saturday resulted in the arrest of four women and a man for allegedly running an illegal public lottery. The Gambling Suppression Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department raided a semidetached house in Jalan Belangkas, off MacPherson Road, at about
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      PUB centre closes
      65 18 THE Public Utilities Board closed its collection centre at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in Hoe Chiang Road last Friday. Consumers can pay their bills at the DBS Bank in Shenton Way instead. Customers are also advised to pay their bills through Giro. Application forms are available
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      Court hearing of shipyard case tomorrow
      296 18 Court hearing of shipyard case tomorrow A COURT hearing has been scheduled tomorrow to consider the lifting of an interim injunction taken out by disgruntled former employees of Bethlehem Singapore Shipyard. Bethsing, a joint-venture between US Bethlehem Steel Corporation and the DBS Bank, was recently sued by 45 non-bargainable employees
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      Paediatric surgeons to meet here
      182 18 PAEDIATRIC surgeons in Asia will gather here from tomorrow to focus attention on children, their illnesses and babies born deformed. The meeting of the Ninth Congress of the Asian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, at the Mandarin Hotel, will devote time to exchanging information on Ihe
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        Spore scenes for Belmondo film
        185 18 FRENCH heart-throb Jean-Paul Belmondo (right) was in town last week to shoot a film. Belmondo, 53, once France's top film star best remembered for That Man from Rio and The Hunter, was at Chinatown, the Jurong Bird Park, the Westin Stamford Hotel and the Singapore
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        Just not his day
        129 18 LAST Sunday was certainly not Mr Tay Boon Keng's day. First, Mr Tay, 38, a car and property broker, said he lost "a few thousand dollars" at the races. Then, on returning home, he told police, three men abducted and robbed him of $8,300 in cash
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        Have can can travel
        202 18 DON'T scoff at empty beer cans. They deserve more respect than to be crushed and thrown away. Mr Malcolm Pash, secretary of the Darwin Beer Can Regatta Association, is here to show that the cans, used ingeniously, can be made into boats fit for journeys in
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        Two lose out to robbers
        126 18 TWO men were robbed of cash and valuables worth more than $8,000 in separate incidents on Saturday. In the first case, the robber fled on a bicycle after robbing a provision shop owner at knifepoint. Police said Mr Ho Ah Kwong, 32, suffered a cut
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        Culture for the people
        608 20 HUMAN beings everywhere are likely to look for the finer things in life once their basic needs are satisfied, and every industrialising country would do well to bear this potential demand in mind. More so should the soon-to-be-rich newly-industrialising nations, which must indeed start taking concrete
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      Shadow play in Kelantan politics
      1054 20  - Shadow play in Kelantan politics ZAINON AHMAD By New Sunday Times OF ALL the shows put up by the people of Kelantan on the occasion of their Sultan's 38th birthday, nothing seems more appropriate to the political situation in the state than the wayang kulit show in the compound of
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      Lock icon Econo-military issues rank high in foreign and defence matters
      874 20  - Econo- military issues rank high in foreign and defence matters FLORA LEWIS By New York Times PARIS The phrase "politico-military" entered the strategists' jargon about a generation ago. It was a handy way of reminding diplomats and military men, who tend to go their own ways, that their concerns are
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      The scenario for Afghan pullout
      1125 21  -  BILL KELLER Negotiators in Geneva study the alternatives By The New York Times MOSCOW After eight years of war, six years of negotiations, and several months of tantalisingly high hopes, the Soviet Union is faced with four possible routes out of Afghanistan, each one passing
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      Japan's workaholics urged to enjoy more spare time
      882 21  - Japan's workaholics urged to enjoy more spare time Peter Hazelhurst Our correspondent's file TOKYO TOKYO "The Japanese should have the ability to enjoy spare time. If we lack this ability, it will be no use to simply improve the environment for leisure by increasing leisure hours. It is like casting
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      Rest of deposit can be refunded
      151 22 Rest of deposit can be refunded WE refer to the letter "Ex-employee finds it a hassle to get $137.50" by "Short-changed". (ST, March 14). The case was commenced in the subordinate courts by way of a certificate under the Employment Act for the recovery of arrears of salary. When the
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      Higher yen affects all car owners
      328 22 Higher yen affects all car owners Replies I THANK "P.G." (ST. March 29) for his interest in Government's efforts to prevent traffic congestion by controlling the growth in car population. He argued that the "appreciation of the yen affects perhaps 1 per cent or so of the motoring public". This
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      Don't have all lines leading to city
      326 22 On the MRT THE Government has announced that the MRT system may be extended to Punggol via Serangoon Road and Hougang. I presume the intention is to cover the large concentration of people living in Bendemeer, Potong Pasir, Hougang and Punggol Housing Board
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      Screeching sound when trains go round this bend
      157 22 Screeching sound when trains go round this bend SINGAPOREANS of all ages have shown how excited and proud they are of our MRT system. However, I wonder whether anyone has noticed a curious phenomenon occuring at the bend in the tracks near the Commonwealth Avenue West Holland Avenue junction. I
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      Noise on dry days
      59 22 MANY MRT trains emit unbearable "screeching" noises as they pass Blocks 21 and 23, Dover Crescent on their daily runs. Oddly, they do not make such noise on rainy days. Can the SMRT explain why this is so and whether trains can run as quietly on
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      Youths ignore elderly
      158 22 THE MRT system is a wonderful mode of transport. All the comfort, quiet and speed are there. It is also very convenient. In spite of my age, I do not hesitate to travel by the MRT. I enjoy it and so do (I presume) all those who
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      Firm could tow away vehicles
      194 22 I REFER to the statement on traffic jams by the Minister for National Development, Mr S. Dhanabalan. (ST, March 18). I would like to recommend that we do as the British have done. There, because of a manpower shortage in the police force, a private
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      Roadwork impedes flow of traffic
      253 22 THE Minister for National Development, Mr S. Dhanabalan, mentioned that indiscriminate parking impedes traffic flow. (ST, March 18). In Jurong, however, it is the roadwork by the various departments which impedes traffic flow. One wonders whether they really co-ordinate their work. Perhaps another statement by
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      207 22 P CANADIAN ALUMNI SINGAPORE MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT COCKTAIL Dirk Pitt didn t go looking Thurs 7 Apr 88 for adventure. It found him 7.00 to 9.00 pm easily enough His chance Century Park Sheraton Hotel witnessing of an airship disaster which nearly killed h.m and his discovery of Join us for
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      Share prices slide
      88 23 THE stock market took a slide yesterday, following the weekend announcement by the US that it was removing trade preference status from Singapore. At the close, the Straits Times Industrial Index was 8.14 points lower at 917.68. Trading was dull as investors remained cautious in the absence
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      Chief Price Changes
      117 23 Falls ROC ltS -14 Mflou 324 -12 m iwo -io 0C8C US -10 Mma S20 -10 Traranurco 346 -10 Iwoni Enfif Me 215 -10 ktchcapc 414 -I Harriure Mm 368 -t Sen* Maritinw 202 -I M Oau 191 -7 Pnfi Pbnt 452 C<W Stort lOp 3*0 OUE
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      60 23 Mac 31 April 4 ST Mtmnp 273 51 273 67 ST Plantations 187; 26 1875 46 DBS CPF ln<)« 306 06 303 87 OCBC 667 24 661 92 OUB Composite 436 76 432 74 UOB Composite ***** 468 17 SCS All Share 267 93 266 43 Sf S Ail
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      INDICES — Highs & Lows
      38 23 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Fines Business Tines Industrial Composite 1987 Htgh *****0 (26/8/87) 1327.69 (11/8/87) 1986/87 Low 563 34 (28/4/86) ***** (28/4/86) All time High 1505.40 (26/8/87) 1327.69 (11/8/87) AH tin* Low 74 75 (17/9/64) 470 92 (28/4/86)
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      Sesdaq
      53 23 Closing Change Vol (000) Amtek Enpt 20c 1 47 —1 10 GB HMft 10c 0 97 +0.5 30 Sinjapore National Printers 50c 1 98 —3 7 Sintatfoniej 20c 0 975 —0 5 67 Tfcs 50c 0 86 -15 90.5 Tonhow Ind 50c 0 84 unch 6 Wepco 50c 0
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      Exchange crossrates
      27 23 DM Y FF S$ HK| I SJ U8$ 1 6516 123 67 unq 2.0090 unq 1.8910 ***** 123 83 5 5900 2 0000 Closed *****
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      Forex
      13 23 THE US dollar lost 45 ticks to close at DM1.6543 in Singapore.
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      Gold
      10 23 In Singapore, gold lost US$l.4O to U*****.00 an ounce.
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      Simex
      50 23 Eurodollar: Lost nine ticks to 92.58 a contract. Deutschemark: Gained 16 ticks to 0.6084 a contract. British Pound: Gained 120 ticks to 1.8840 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained 35 ticks to 0.*****6 a contract. Nikkei: Gained 10 points to ***** a contract Gold: Lost US$2.lO to U*****.20 an ounce.
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        74 23 SEOUL The South Korean government will reduce its control of the stock market, Finance Minister Sakong H said. He said the government-backed Securities Supervisory Board should limit its "direct regulation" of the stock exchange, and traders should prepare for the liberalisation of the capital market, but
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        Lock icon Osaka firm ups stake
        71 23 OSAKA Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co, one of Japan's leading medical companies, said yesterday it had increased its share in Klinge Pharm GMBH of West Germany from 28 per cent to 74 per cent. The Osaka-based company said the decision was in line with its policy of expanding
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        100 23 TOKYO Marubeni Corp, Occidental Petroleum Corp, Montedison SPA, Enichem SPA and the Soviet Union's oil industry ministry have agreed to begin a feasibility study for a petrochemical joint venture in the Soviet Union, a Marubeni spokesman said. The expected location of the venture is Kulsary City, Kazakhstan Republic,
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      Shing Loong ups pre-tax profit to $1.7m
      308 23 Shing Loong ups pre-tax profit to $1.7m SHING Loong Finance Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of listed Keppel Corporation, increased its pre-tax profit by nearly 50 per cent to $1.7 million last year. The finance company, which was earlier reported to be keen on a public listing, yesterday said it had
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      Far East buys The Cairnhill for $24m
      162 23 PROPERTY tycoon Ng Teng Fong's Far East Organisation has bought The Cairnhill, a 35-unit condominium opposite the Cairnhill Hotel. Far East paid $24 million to the owners, the Chia family who once controlled the UMW group. The acquisition values the four-year-old property at
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      Hotel Royal incurs first loss in 6 years
      219 23 HOTEL Royal Ltd, the owners of a hotel by the same name in Newton Road yesterday reported its first pre-tax loss in six years. The company lost $767,000 last year compared with a profit of $74,000 the previous year. For the year
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      Lock icon Pilecon Engineering plunges into the red
      134 23 PILECON Engineering TJW J r*£\r\s\ t si IjULJ I t J.MJI LvTIJ u kI OUp Die" tax loss of M5609.000 (*****,411) for calendar 1987 compared with a profit of M52.95 million previously. Group turnover fell 40 per cent to M561.98 million. Pilecon said group
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      Wepco gets new manager to help beef up company
      329 23 WAH-CHANG Electroplating Ltd (Wepco) has appointed Dr Ng Cheng Siong as General Manager and Director. Wepco Managing Director C.C.Tan yesterday said the appointment, a newlycreated one, is part of a policy to strengthen and augment Wepco' s managerial capabilities by getting
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      Morgan Guaranty yet to act against Teck Hock
      522 23  -  DAMIEN LIM Court-ordered stay of action expired By MORGAN Guaranty Trust Co of New York has yet to resume its court action against commodity trader Teck Hock Co though a court-ordered stay of action against the creditor bank expired last Thursday. With
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      Marketing agent puts up Glass Hotel for sale by tender
      456 23 THE 509-room Glass Hotel at Outram Road has been put up for sale by tender, with the closing date set for June 2. The 27-storey hotel, which has an adjoining five-storey podium shop ping-rum-entertainment centre, was put on the market
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      Simex records 58% rise in first-quarter volume
      542 23 Simex records 58% rise in first-quarter volume TRADING volume at the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex) was 58 per cent higher in the first quarter of this year compared with the previous corresponding period. Simex, the only futures exchange in Singapore, yesterday reported a rise in trading volume from 318,171
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      190 23 W'hen you first handle a Patek Philippe, you become aware that this watch has the presence of an object of rare perfection. We know the feeling well. We experience it every time a Patek Philippe leaves the hands of our craftsmen. You can call it pride. For us it lasts
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      3076 24 SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS ft COMMERCIAL Acmo (0 98 B 0 99 S) (4) 0 99 Amol Steel 50c I 46 B) (15) I 46 (3) 1 45 (41) 1 46 (18) 1 45 Aokomdl I 20 Avhiw 20c (4 00 8406 S) I 404 BAT 22c
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      1987 24 INDUSTRIALS Acmo (—/1 35) A|«omoto /320) xbi Alcom (75/78) 74 (I I) 74 (3) 75 (2) 75(6) API (373/38) 37 (5) 37 (2) AISB (90 5/93) ASM (185/186) 185(32) 185(4) 186 (21) 186(62) Antoh(— /1 55) 155(5) 153(53) 152 (12) 154 (I) 154 (47) Aokom
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      How your stocks performed
      62 24 Al shares quoted have a par value of $1, unless otherwise specified. Margin stocks are shown m bold print. Adjusted for scrip rights N Tax-exempted dividend ABN is traded m lots of 10 shares each, wrth the pnce quoted m dollars ADEF shares and Nasdaq stocks
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        365 25 1 Mm $1,000 7 f« bnl cmtomtn onl, 3 OCBC Fnance 4 ivrtabit it DBS Fmk* 5 QuaHrinc Hml ritet we ottertd by «*«dur» OUT UOF't ratn aho i.jiibte i< UOf iho avabWt il DBS fiunc* OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings daily ?%i 2' 2 2
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        202 25 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SS10 foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4812— 1 4840 6.85—6.68 Canadian dollar 1 6179 1.6200 6.22—6.13 N2 dollar 1.3063 1.3110 7.79—7.56 Sterling pound 3.7761 3.7800 2.66—2.63 US dollar 1.9990— 2 0000 5.03—4.99 Local dollars
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        122 25 THE US dollar closed easier against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it closed little changed at 1.9988 98 in quiet trading. It traded within a range of 1.9985 and 2.0000. It opened initially at 1.9990 00. Against the deutschemark, the greenback opened at
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        134 25 THE kilohar market traded between 5529,282 and 5529,735 yesterday. In the Far East market, gold opened at U*****.00 460.00 and touched the days high of U*****.50 460.50 before closing for lunch at U*****.00 459.00. It re-opened unchanged and stayed very quiet and dull before retreating to close lower at
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        Gold market
        27 25 GOLD USS/oz Mm Fri Singapore 455.50 456 50 Closed Moo Sat Hongkong Closed Closed Fri Thurs New York Closed 454.00 454 50 London Closed unav
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        Rubber
        11 25 Rubber Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore Closed April Malaysia April Closed
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        Silver
        26 25 CWwif prices S.lv.r USJ/troy 02 Mmi Fri Singapore 6 7S--6 80 Closed Fh Thun New Yo:» 6 75 6 8G un» Source Cc«*f Suism. Spof*
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        Copper
        21 25 1 Closet prices Copper tonne Fri Spot Closed (1355.00—1358 00) 3 months Closed (1274 00—1275 00) Market tone Closed Sales
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        Tin
        18 25 Tin Closing prices MJ/kilo KL Tin 17 33 down two cents Turnover 47 tonnes up five tonnes
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        Aluminium
        21 25 CJoanf prices Aluminium tonne Fri Spot Closed (1574 00-1575 00) 3 months Closed (1325 00—1328 00) Market tone Closed Sales
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        Palm oil
        105 25 Crude MS/tonnc palm oil April 975 (south) May 965 (south) Refined palm oil USS/tonnes KBD palm oil April 400 (sellersi May 395 (sellers) June 390 (sellers) RBD Stearin April 385 (sellers) May 380 (sellers) lune 375 (sellers) RBD Otein April 410 (sellers) May 405 (sellers) June 405 (sellers)
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        INSURANCE FIELD
        9 25 Income Bond Policy 1 6?— l 68ibu
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          Eurodollar — 3-month deposit
          69 25 Eurodollar 3-month deposit 1 100 implied interest rate) Open High Um Sett Kst Vol June 88 92 62 61 92.62 92.58 92.58 4516 Sept 92.30 92.30 92.28 92.28 271 Dee 92.00 92.00 92.00 92 00 125 Mar 81 91.76A 9174 Jone 91.54A 9152 Sept 91.32 Deo 91 14 Mar M
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          Deutschemark
          28 25 (US dollar Deutschemark Open High Low Sett Est Vol Juw88 0.6099 0.6100 0.6080 0.6084 1>17 Sep< 0.6143 Dec ***** Open Int (Than): 181. Art Vol (Thum): 441.
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          British pound
          30 25 (British Pound' Open High Low Sett Est Vol June 88 1.8840 1.8840 1 &40 1.8840 1 Sept ***** Dec 1.8680 Open lnt (Thiira): 161. Art \ol (Than): 33.
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          Japanese Yen
          34 25 (Japanese Yent Open High Lew Sett Est Vol Jane 88 0.*****1 0.*****7 *****45 0.*****6 0.*****6 410 Sept 0.*****7 !>.■< 0.*****4 0.*****4 0.*****8 0 *****8 58 Open Int (Than): 8a. Act Vol (Than): 1141.
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          Nikkei Stock Average
          39 25 (\ikkei Stock A\-er*ge Index) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Spot *****.14 ***** 87 *****.19 *****.29 June 88 ***** ***** ***** ***** 1733 Srpt ***** Drr *****B ***** Open tnt (Than): &M1. Art Y»l (Than): HfJ.
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          Gold
          23 25 I i 'SS per troy ounce Open High Low Sett Est Vol April 88 456.20 Open Int (Than): Ml. Art Val (Than):
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          Deutschemark Options
          203 25 Mondoy, April 4 1988 Aped 88 colU Higlt Lo- S«m 54 55 56 57 58 2806 285 59 1958 187 60 1008 92 61 338 28 28 62 6 6 6 63 1 64 CA8 65 CAI 66 CAB 67 CAB 68 CAB Mot 88 coUi High Lo»
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          200 25 Apd M coltt H>9»i low |M 73 74 75 76 SIM 520 77 41M 420 78 3158 320 79 2321 222 SO 1401 131 81 678 62 82 268 21 21 83 6o 84 3 Mot 88 coiii H^h Low |«M 75 6188 623 76 5178 522
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          Eurodollar Options
          131 25 Jtin* M collt M^h to. S«tt 8900 35« 8950 308 9000 258 9050 208 9100 '62* 160 912S I37A 135 9150 113A 111 9175 9U 89 9200 70A 68 9225 52* 49 9250 31 31 11 9275 21A 19 9300 11A 10 9325 6 9350 3 9375 1
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        Share prices drift lower on negative news
        719 25 SINGAPORE share prices opened easier and drifted downwards for most of the trading session yesterday, as news of the US withdrawal of GSP preferences from Singapore put a heavy cloud over the local stock market. Dealers said the weakness of the US dollar
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        INDICES
        64 25 i i i i i i -i i i I NST Index Monday 1,497.02 (1,507.05) —g Hongkong Hang Seng -*$0 Monday Closed (2,543.97) Australian All-Ordinaries Monday Closed (1,415.60) Nikkei Stock Average Monday 26,335.29 (26,282.12) Financial Fines Industrials Friday Closed (1,386.70) Dow Jones Average Friday Closed (1.988.06) (Figures in brackets
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        Japan to have less shipbuilding groups
        93 25 TOKYO Japan's slumping shipbuilding industry will be reduced from 21 groups to eight under a drastic government-led plan to slash production capacity, officials said. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd and the Imabari group have informed the Transport Ministry they would tie up their shipbuilding operations
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        Container schedules
        922 25 I Delivery of FCL import containers Ship (Voyage) Boies Available B Melati (125) 03 04 (0730) Nan Hua (803N) 0304 (1108) Kansai P (138N) 03 04 (1200) Pelopor (2855) 03/04 (1200) Blue Ocean (8809) 03 04 (1230) lenhol (61N) 03 04 (1455) Kurama M (84/421) 0304 (1510) L
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        Unit trusts
        284 25 Managers' prices for April 5 Singapore Unit Trust Tr* Commerce 0 92—0 98 Th« Savings Fund 0 79—0 85«d Spore Prog fund 0 37—0 41 Spore Sec Fund 0 62—0 67 S pee ln»est Fund 0 66—0 71 S pore Equity Fund 0 «S 0 49 Asia Unit
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        Tokyo
        360 25 k* Yin Clun(e Ajmomoto 3370 +10 Akoi 627 +23 Amodo 1360 +20 A*ohi Che— i 1110 +60 Asohi Gk>*» 1990 +10 Bonk Of Tokyo 1540 unch Bnogettone 1390 +20 Conon 1130 +30 Cotao Computer 1260 +20 Citizen 593 +2 D Nip Print 2610 +30 0 t+ppon Screen 980 +30
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        Ships in port
        388 25 I Vessel Berth An Dep Ktppd Worm Bunga Setawar K20 a side 05/04 Equator K?? aside 05/04 fengtai K16 aside 07/04 Fengy K29 aside 08,04 G Odyssey K35 a side 05/04 GL Selatan 5 K18 a side 05/04 Highlander K36 a stde 08/04 Kota Salam K31 a
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      Sun Hung Kai S'pore names first local MD
      815 26  -  LIM ENG HAI By LEADING Hongkong stockbroking firm Sun Hung Kai Securities Ltd has appointed former merchant banker George Thia Peng Heok Managing Director of its Singapore branch. Mr Thia, the first local to head Sun Hung Kai Securities Pte Ltd, joined
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      L&M pre-tax earnings dip to $504,000
      227 26 CONSTRUCTION subcontracting group L&M Group Investments Ltd has suffered a drop in first-half earnings despite a 16 per cent rise in turnover, but smaller tax charges have helped bottom-line gain show a rise. Group pre-tax profit fell 32.6 per cent to $504,000 for the
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      Lock icon Tan Chong pares loss to $5m
      150 26 HARD-HIT by the sluggish motor market, Tan Chong Motor Holdings Bhd has nevertheless managed to pare its group pre-tax loss to M56.66 million (555.18 million) last year from M57.56 million previously. Group turnover fell slightly to M5541.68 million from M5549.25 million. But with better
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      Lock icon Innovest pre-tax profit rises to $15m
      194 26 INNOVEST Bhd has reported a five-fold rise in group pre-tax profit for last year to M519.56 million (5515.23 million) from M53.85 million previously. The figure was achieved on the back of a 44 per cent jump in turnover to M5311.36 million, and despite higher
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      Moneywise
      429 26  -  DAMIEN LIM By QI am a Singapore citizen who has stopped contributing to my account with Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund. I would like to request the EPF Board to remit my balance here. Is it true that the money will be taxable? A No, the funds you have in
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      112 24 i Christie Dickasori An Epic Saga of Saigon. Spanning forty turbulent -He pick** 10 years, from the defeat of the Qijj£ 1 French to the arrival of the 'J%^^^^^^ Saigon between the wars. j^vfrfwKr^^ The most exotic city on m■J^B»■^M■£^ earth; decadent, seductive, Ml f c ty w here cultures
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      Measure loses chance for third classic win on pet course
      399 27  -  ROGER YUE By Racing Editor HORSES for courses. How true. Six of Measure Us seven wins, including two classic races, had t>een at Kuala Lumpur, and her connections must be sorely disappointed that she has been withdrawn from the $150,000
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      Glitter goes out of WFA Cup race
      464 27  -  Tan Thean Loon By KUALA LUMPUR This year's weight-for-age Sultan of Selangor Gold Cup to be run on Sunday has lost a lot of sparkle with the withdrawal of champion mare Measure n and the absence of five of six top gallopers who
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      How they ran at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday
      199 27 Pictures at IHm by At the 4OOm At the finish -SO- -E 3- -lzMe._kV- 4:?-Te.d__ RV^93B«I E2EB U232J Class 4 Div B 1,200m 1. Mon Seigneur 2. Strawberry Jungle 3. Quatro-Uno 4. Suntelle Margins: 'j, '2,1 Time 1:17.8 Class 1 Div 1
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      This weekend's weights
      916 27 KUALA LUMPUR Weights and ratings for this weekend's races: SATURDAY Class 1 Div 2 1,600m (Ratings: 157-132) Fine Tune 57 157 Ten Hugs n 57 157 Added Advantage in 56.5 156 Believe The Best 56.5 156 Aces 56 155 Think Positive 56 155 Hunting Eagle 55 153
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      Five promoted to Class 3
      35 27 KUALA LUMPUR The following winners in Class 4 over the weekend have been promoted to Class 3: Del's Phantasy, Kenaga, Mon Seigneur, Sombre Legend and Track Lark. 68 67 66
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    Lock icon Zico plans a July retirement
    360 28  - Zico plans a July retirement RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZILIAN international Zico, veteran of three World Cup soccer finals, plans to retire when his contract with Rio de Janeiro club Flamengo expires in July and start a new career teaching his art to Japanese children. "I'm getting tired of my injuries
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    Lock icon Atletico in with a chance
    421 28 Madrid's second side still within sight of Europe MADRID Atletico Madrid emerged from the doldrums to beat Zaragoza 2-0 at home on Sunday and keep alive their hopes of qualifying for a place in European club soccer competition next season. Atletico, trailing leaders Real Madrid
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    Lock icon Antwerp take lead as main rivals falter
    282 28 BRUSSELS Antwerp, chasing their first title since 1957, jumped from third place to top of the First Division of the Belgian Soccer League on Sunday when they beat Waregem 2-0 while Brugge and Mechelen both lost. Mechelen, second before Sunday's fixtures, crashed 1-0
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    Lock icon PSV just one win away from the title
    294 28 PSV just one win away from the title AMSTERDAM PSV Eindhoven moved to within a victory of winning the Dutch soccer League title (or the third successive season when they beat Haarlem 1-0 on Sunday. Although it has been obvious since virtually the first game of the season that PSV
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    Lock icon RESULTS ROUND-UP
    451 28 AUSTRALIAN: Sydney Olympic 0 Adelaide City 1. BELGIAN: Kortrijk 3 Beerschot 0, Cercle Bruges 4 Ghent 2, Antwerp 2 Waregem 0. Anderlecht 4 Beveren 1, St Truiden 1 Lokeren 0, Mechelen 0 FC Liege 1, Charleroi I Club Bruges 1. BRAZILIAN Rio de Janeiro state: Fla men go
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      117 28 Welcome to the new comforts of home There are changes in the air at Hotel mm Equatorial Kuala Lumpur. Most important is the total makeover in our rooms and suites, now in a modern, contemporary style that's '«t£ comfortable. ,^^^olSm A new refreshing hx>k greets you at our lobby. Plush,
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    Lock icon Jansher bounces back
    588 29 MONACO OPEN SQUASH FINAL; JANSHER KHAN BEATS JAHANGIR KHAN 3-9, 3-9, 9-3, 9-0, 9-4 MONACO World champion Jansher Khan conquered Pakistani compatriot Jahangir Khan in five tough games^ on Sunday to win the Monaco Open squash title and avenge a rare beating in the French Open final
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    Lock icon Frenchmen triumph
    66 29 LE MANS (France) The French trio of Alex Vieira, Christophe Bouheben and Jean-Michel Mattioli won the Le Mans 24-hour motorcycling endurance race on Sunday. FImI pUrtftgt: 1 Alex Vieira. Christophe Bouheben. Jean-Michel Mattioli (Fra) Honda 3,187.449km (747 laps) I Jean-Louis Batttstini. Pierre Bolle. Eric Delcamp (Fra) Kawasaki 3.144
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    Lock icon Biasion beats Kirkland for Safari title
    163 29 NAIROBI Italy's Miki Biasion, in a Lancia Delta Integrale, won the 36th Safari Rally yesterday. Biasion, 30, arrived at the finish of the 4,220 km event about 10 minutes ahead of second-placed Kenyan Mike Kirkland, in a Nissan 200SX. Biasion had been leading the
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    Lock icon Seat change helps Prost to victory
    22 29 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX picture. Brazilian Grand Prix winner Alain Prost (right) and runner-up Gerhard Site. Reuter
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    Lock icon Results, standings
    92 29 1 Alain Prost (France), McLaren, lhr 36min 6sec (average speed 188.4 kph). 2 Gerhard Berger (Austria), Ferrari, 1.36:16. 3 Nelson Piquet (Brazil), Lotus. 1:37:15. 4 Derek Warwick (Britain), Arrows, 1:37:20. S Michele Alboreto (Italy), Ferrari, 1:37:21. i Satoru Nakajima (Japan), Lotus, at 1 lap. 7 Thierry Boutsen (Belgium),
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    Lock icon 'Senna's ouster justified'
    141 29 'Senna's ouster justified' MONACO International Motor Sport Federation president Jean-Marie Balestre said the disqualification of Ayrton Senna from Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix was regrettable but justified. "To be stopped like that in the middle of the race is extremely disagreeable but the rules are the same for everybody," said Balestre,
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    Lock icon SPORT IN SHORT
    268 29 BASEBALL Samsung Lions beat Hai Tai Tigers 7-5 in a Korean League game on Sunday. Other results: OB Bears 4 Lotte Giants 3, Bing-Crae Eagles 4 MBC Dragons 0. BASKETBALL Boston defeated Dallas 110-101 in an American NBA game on Sunday. Other results: Chicago 112 Detroit 110.
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    Lock icon Frenchman heads turbo triumph for top six cars
    311 29 RIO DE JANEIRO Twice world champion Alain Prost, of France, headed a turbo-charge to the first six places in the season-opening Brazilian Grand Prix motor race on Sunday. It was the fifth triumph in Brazil and the 29th Grand Prix success for
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      997 29 H The Department of Extramural Studies will be conducting the following courses during the Ist half of May, I 198ft- Course Title No. of Fee Venue start Day Time Sessions Date COMPUTER A TECHNOLOGY C Programming Language 12 200 Waterloo Centre 5.5 Thur 7:oopm -1000pm (Class 1) Sat 2.00p.m. 5:00p.m.
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Deaths
      528 30 321 Deaths MDM. LIM GEK TENG AGE: 77 passed away peacefully on 4th April 1988 leaving behind beloved HUSBAND: TAY GE KWENG SON8: DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW: Tay Seow Kim Tan Kah Hoon Tay Peng Khim Koh Lye Oo Tay Peng Khlang Quek Llan Geok Tay Kim Wan Lim Sai Tin
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      324 In Memonam
      201 30 324 In Memonam 324 In Memonam I In Loving Memory Of I I DADA KHANCHAND TOLARAM Departed: sth April '77 Dad, It has been 11 years since you parted from us to take the place at God's lotus feet. Yet, we wait for your knock at the
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      321 Deaths
      178 30 PETER WALTER DANKER Ag«: 64 passad away paacafull* on 4th April 1995, laavlng bahind baloyad: Wife: Sybil Irene brothers* sisters, broth-ers-in-law, sisters-in-law, godsons, goddaughters, nephews nieces Body lying at St. Joaaph's Church, Funaral Parlour. Victoria Straat, Sport Funaral arrangamants, pl>«aa_contact *****64. P. RAMAKRISHNAN (PUB. FOREMAN) (SINGAPORE) Born: 19/4/41
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      322 Acknowledgements
      28 30 The Family Of The Late EDWARD LIM CHENG HOCK wishes to thank all relatives and friends for their kind donations and support during their recent bereavement.
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      322 Acknowledgements
      160 30 The family of the late MR. LIM CHONQ TUCK express their heartfelt thanks and sincere appreciation to all relatives, friends and business associates for their kind condolences, donations, wreaths, scrolls, support and attendance during their recent bereavement. Thank you aW. Tha Family of tha lat* DAVID PANG KUAN
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      322 Acknowledgements 324 In Memoriam
      141 30 322 Acknowledgements 324 In Memoriam THE FAMILY OF THE LATE ONG PENO CHOR (KAH LEE) wish to express their heartfelt gratitude to the relatives and friends for their kind attendance, assistance, condolences, wreaths, donations and support during their recent bereavement. ALAN KOH JOO MANO WrKMTI 1119 LOCu *J#fiUC CMN ROCVM
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    Lock icon Boon Lay in final thanks to gamble
    349 30  -  LEE WAI WUN REPORTS ON THE SCHOOLS' NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS A GAMBLE by Boon Lay Secondary paid off when they defeated St Patrick's School 3-2 in the Schools' National B Division boys' badminton semi-finals at Toa Payoh yesterday. Boon Lay earned their berth
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    ALL THE SEMI-FINAL RESULTS
    262 30 B BOYS Boon Lay Sec S St Patrick's I (Boon Lay first): Yao Zhongliang bt Pichai Kovitkanit 15-9, 15-6; Bernard Zheng lost to Erwin Suyanto 7-15, 0-15; Chen Junjian Zhao Zhenwei lost to Dadang Wikara Frenty 0-15, 2-15; Qiu Jiaqing Liang Zhenzheng bt Jongkie Budiman/ Christopher
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    194 31 BIARRITZ (France) Britain's David Llewellyn broke one European scoring record and equalled two in winning the Biarritz Open golf championship by seven strokes on Sunday. The Welshman, who partnered lan Woosnam to victory in the World Cup in Hawaii last year, shot 60 and 65 on
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    294 31 United's 10-men hold Liverpool in 3-3 thriller Scottish defender Gary Gillespie put Liverpool ahead three minutes later and Steve McMahon hit a third just one minute into the second half. When United left-back Gibson was sent off after 59 minutes for a foul on Steve Nicol, it seemed that Liverpool
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    538 32  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM He says he's ready to take over Mochtar's role on Cambodian issue By JAKARTA Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas yesterday embarked on a diplomatic swing of the Asean capitals, declaring a readiness to succeed his predecessor as Asean's interlocutor
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      11 1 The Straits Times THE STRAITS TIMES, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1988 1
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      114 1  -  The real world can be exciting, like a roller-coaster ride one moment you can be way up at the top and the next minute, you've hit rock bottom except roller coaster rides are only temporary and merely for amusement,' wrote Deborah Ann Heng, 18, about
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      20 1 will get my fifth rejection letter. As for the future, it is a blur at the moment. LCT, 21
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      246 1 MY friends and I used to gather and chat. We told each other our dreams for the future and I noticed that all of us, including me, take certain things for granted. That we would go to university, we would study in the course
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      299 1 WHEN I was younger, my main worry was that one or both of my parents, and my sister would die in a car or a plane crash, or something like that, leaving me all alone in the world to fend for myself. I have got
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      158 1 MY greatest worry about the future is having another broken family. About five years ago, my mother left us to live with a wealthy man. My father remarried. My step-mother treats me well, better than my own mother, and I love her. Unfortunately, there is friction
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      141 1 WHEN I left secondary school four years ago, I did not know what to do. I continued my studies at the Polytechnic in the hope of getting a well-paid job when I graduated with a diploma. I was certain about my future then. But
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      264 1 I just write my worries away MY parents are together. I have a brother and a sister. I have relatives. I have friends. I have ample pocket money. I am what people would call a normal kid, the kid-next-door. While I am writing this, I am in a melancholic mood.
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      412 1 I WORRY about so many things. Sometimes I just don't know what's most important. I've often heard adults say. "What do kids have to worry about anyway?" All I have to do is study, what's there to worry about? It's so easy to
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        102 2  -  HOW many of you have ever seen your father at work? Have you been to your father's office, shop or factory? Do you know what your father is doing? Does your father discuss his work with you? Do you want to do the same job as your
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        1035 3 Fujian troupe returns with fresh ideas The Fujian Opera Troupe from China has brought a completely new programme of nine operas for its second visit here. CHONG WING HONG finds out what else is new with this troupe. A NEW programme, innovative direction and more elaborate props and costumes mark
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        554 3  -  NINE- YEAR-OLD Chen Siling and her friends do not want to be just faceless voices on cassettes they want to be noticed as well. So, at a recent press conference to launch their three cassettes of songs, they presented a mini
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        1007 4  -  MARDIANA ABU BAKAR All the plays in Drama Tiga Zaman (Drama Of Three Eras), a drama text for students taking Malay at A level this year, will be staged anddiscussed. STUDENTS taking Malay as a second language at A level this year are in
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        631 4 PARA PELAJAR yang mengambil Bahasa Melayu sebagai Bahasa Kedua pada peringkat 'A' tahun ini amat beruntung. Para dramatis, termasuk beberapa orang dari Malaysia, guru, pelakon, novelis dan penulis skrip akan membantu mereka mendapatkan markah yang lebih baik dalam mata pelajaran tersebut. Para pelajar ini merupakan kumpulan
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        661 7 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Urgantty Required CHINESE FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERK Can keep full set of accounts. a Mln. OCE O 1 Level. a At least 2 years' working experience, a Can start work Immediately. Interested, please call personally aft BLK MM. ÜBI ROAD 1 #03-188, BPORE 1440. Tot: 743-8081,
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        594 7 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical A Trading Company requires 1 PURCHASING CLERK 2 ACCOUNTS CLERK CUM TYPIST Interested, please call: 779-9639 A weM eetabwehad company requires urgently A FEMALE CHINESE RECEPTIONIST/ CLERK Pleasant personality. e Tactful Ii courteous in handling phone calls. e Completed Sec. education with credit in English
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        796 7 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical LAW FIRM urgently requires SECRETARY e Preferably with some experience. Interested, pi.... call Cheryl at Tel: 338 2294/ 5/ 6 Metal Stamping Company requires FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERKS With at laaat 3 to 4 years experience. Interested applicants please call at: Blk SOW, #01-157 Ang Mo
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        1100 7 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical FEMALE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT required by trading firm Experience In office administration, correspondence, knowledge of computer, telex Si fax. Walk-In: 81 Owen Road. S 0821 or call *****15 Elizabeth. GENERAL CLERK REQUIRED by manufacturing company. Knowledge of simple accounts, preferably residing In dlst. 1953 Si 2056
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        800 7 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical REQUIRED EXPERIENCED ACCOUNTS Clerk PC working environment. Pis. call personally at Blk 5075, #01-1578, A.M.KIo Ind Park 2. Tel: *****32. SHIPPING DOCUMENTATION (MANIFEST) Clerk required Preferably with 1 to 2 yrs. experience. Please call 223-1333 for Clement Tan to arrange for Interview 1 FEMALE CLERK
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        608 7 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: Sales Sales STP Distributors SALES MANAGERS SALES SUPERVISORS SALES REPRESENTATIVES An expanding leading book distribution company with world-wide operations invites applicants to fill various marketing positions. If you are prepared to take up challenges and believe you have the cut for direct selling or
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        882 8 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: Sales Sales I ASEAN 1 REQUIRES SALES EXECUTIVES Must possess minimum GCE "O" Level or its equivalent. Preferably with some sales or marketing experience. Mature and outgoing with excellent communication and presentation skills. Must have made a career decision to be a professional in
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        682 8 99 Positions Vacant: Sales A fast growing retailer of au-dlo-vlsual products and home appliances requires for her Parkway outlet Sales Co-Ordinators (Up to 10 off day* in month) Mln OCE O' levels Male applicants must have completed N.S. Relevant experience In Indoor sales will be an advantage Interested applicants, please
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        673 8 99 Poaitions Vacant: Sates 'I EXECUTIVES (Mala/ Female) 1 year sales experience In computer products or office equipment A class 3 driving licence Pleasant personality Able to communicate effectively with customers Pt—— wrtta In giving your resume, photo, currant/ expected salary ft contact phoa number to The Advertiser B.T. BOX
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        685 8 99 Positions Vacant: Sales Subsidiary of established British Company requiree a. TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE to handle the sales and service of its line of specielieed engineered products. Candidates should have working experience with rotating equipment and are already in sales or have an Inclination towards sales. Additional experience In all refinery/
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        634 8 99 Positions Vacant Sales 'ELEGANCE 1 JEWELRY NEW DEALER SEMINAR e No admission charge' e Ladies, Gents Start your own business Full or Part-time! e Opportunity to Join one of the fastest growing sales group In Singapore! e Start-up cost less than $50! Immediate Income! Call: 291-2880 for invitation This
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        746 8 99 Positions Vacant: Sales Walk-in Interview FULL-TIME SALES PROMOTERS (Female or Male) required e Indoor sales e Age between 16 &28 years e Able to converse In English. Mandarin and dialects We otter an average income of $800. Opportunity to go overseas. 105 Sims Avenue, #09-12 Chaitcerlodge Complex Singapore 1438
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        918 8 99 Positions Vacant: Sales Reputable Optical firm requires ASSISTANTS (FEMALE) a With or without experience a Starting Salary $800- depending on working experience For furthar dataila. call paraonally at: Orchard Towara #01-2* Mr Tang SALES COORDINATOR a Female/ male (completed N.S.) with 1 year's working experience a Preferably with technical
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        792 8 99 Positions Vacant: Sales FULL/ PART-TIME SALESGIRLS required at Parkway Parade. Jurong East Si Buklt Balok Tel: *****29/ *****37/ *****06 GARMENTS FACTORY REQUIRES Female Counter Sales Promoters at dept stores Preferably experienced Tel *****02 INDIAN/ MALAY/ CHINESE SalesI girls wanted for Orchard Road shops Call 235-5796 or 235-0337 for an
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        422 8 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Signal TechnoJogvs We have openings for the following. CNC TURNING MACHINIST GRINDING MACHINIST TOOL/CUTTER MACHINIST e Technical education with NTC 2 and 3 years experience e Able to set-up and operate machine to produce quality hardware Willing to work 2 rotating shifts TOOLMAN e NTC 3
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        796 9 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical Technical m j I Moving You Ahead Singapore MRT Ltd invites applications for the following positions: RAILWAY SUPERVISORS (A) Station B) Train Crew (C) Depot Control Gross Salary Range: $481 $1506 per month Functions (a) Control of a station
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        550 9 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant Technical Technical Technical |<SHARE OUR SUCCESS I ILT T TRAINING wm^ w I I MIMI IN JAPAN p^s* I Asahi Techno Vision, a subsidiary of Asahi Class and a world leading manufacturer of quality colour TV glass has vacancies for.— Requirements:
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        111 9 ELECTRICIAN must have at least 4 years' experience able to trouble-shoot and repair AC and DC on generators, AC motors, cranes and construction equipment Please contact JANET *****26 ext. 16 for immediate interview at 45, GUL ROAD SINGAPORE 2262 (after Ip.m.)Fast expanding established Engineering Co. requires SENIOR TECHNICIAN with following
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        982 9 100 Position* Vacant: 100 Position* Vacant: 100 Position* Vacant: Technical Technical Technical A unique opportunity to earn as you learn by a dynamic Americon multinational Rockwell International We'll sponsor you for a part-time NVC-3 course in Metal Machining scheduled to commence in June 1986! Starting Salary Upon Confirmation Upon 6
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        609 9 100 Positions Vacant Technical TRADE ALLIANCE (S) PTE. LTD." requires an experienced WATCH TECHNICIAN e 2 years' experience e VITB certificate In watch repairing e Completed National Service e Attractive Salary Applicants please call Hslsna at Tel: *****24 for an Immediate appointment Bring along resume and non-returnable photograph to. 10
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        1044 10 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical We have immediate vacancies for the position of TECHNICIANS Duties involve conducting test, analysing and repairing of electro-mechanicaJ products, machines, etc Requirement* 'NTC 2/ITC in Electronic Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent 'Able to work 2 or 3 rotating shifts Interested applicants,
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        418 10 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Production Production Production Production Production /jTTfJyf fffJl/ Iflß Benef/tS: (Male applicants preferably completed NS All /if ILII f I 111 1 m UUU ÜbLbLI I ail] S3OO
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        53 10 YAMAUCHI SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. requires: MALE LINE LEADERS Secondary education or NTC certificate Completed N.S. With working experience. 5-days week. FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS Primary education. No experience required. FEMALE O.C. INSPECTORS Secondary 4 education 16 years and above Trtnnlnß will be provided. Interested, please apply personally Sl4 CHAI CHEE LANE
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        67 10 FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS Daily $23 Age 16 years old and above Singaporean Working place at Kallang Working hrs. Ba.m. -5.30p.m.. Attendance allowance $25 Contact: 560-5590 PRODUCTION WORKER CUM Driver Interested pis. call at: Pyramid Mfg Ind Pte Ltd. Blk 1005. Hougang Ave 1. '01-2580, S 1953 Tel 286-1625 FEMALE PRODUCTION
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        103 10 FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS required. Experience/ qualifications: Age between 16-35 yrs with Prl. 6 education mln. Remuneration between $430 to $480 lncl. allowances, depending on experience Working In aircon, environment. Immed. vacancies avail, at Mlcromaster Pte. Ltd No. 1 Irving Rd New Ind. Bldg., S 1336 Tel: *****68 REQUIRED FEMALE OPERATORB
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        76 10 An MtibUtlMd food factory has vacancies for: 1) Q.C. CUM PRODUCTION Preferably with Diploma Chemical Process/ Food Option. 2) TRAINEE COOKS Writ* in or walk -in for interview at 235 PANDAN LOOP SINGAPORE 0512 TEL: *****66 MISS OW PLASTIC FACTORY REQUIRES Experienced I Extruder Operators fc 2) Cutting Operators Interested
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        319 10 fiiiiiiiiillllll! interturbine SoirDpps*® •■"ii.iiiiiiiiii We are an established oerospoce company engoged in the repair and overhaul of oeroengtne components We have immediate vacancies for: Minimum Secondary 2 education Knowledge of metal spraying Knowledge in operating vacuum furnoce Able to communicate in English NTC 2 in Mochining or equivalent At least
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        67 10 ELMEC has vacancies for PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS 2 yrs. experience In PCB assembly work Diploma or 'A' level Willing to work on shift PRODUCTION CLERK OCE O' or N' level Typing speed 35 w.p.m. Experience In stock Inventory Interested applicants, please write In with full resume, salary expected and contact telephone
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        353 10 101 Positions Vacant. Production H?PBljj§ Japanese manufacturing Company specialised in control panels invites applicants for: FEMALE OPERATORS s Above 17 years old We Offer: On-the-job training Basic salary SS44O Transport bursement 5-day work week B.ooam 5.30pm WALK-IN INTERVIEW from 9 tm 5 pm DAILY P.B.L Blk 26 Ayer Rajah Crescent
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        398 11 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant Production Production Production Production I [EXTRA BONUSES!!! I I V IOU after 3 months I VOU after 6 months I I High Starting High 2nd Shift I I Salary Allowance: $5 I Better Benefits Convenient Hours 1 12-day
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        399 11 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Production rMwnjuskms J{6itti)Qpore\,, A l6 Msec *ooa *Mf <r custom jnc nancaro iCi OUR FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS ARE EARNING BETWEEN AND OUR FEMALE QA INSPECTORS EARN EVEN MORE!! PITS CONFKMAnON INCRLHENT CONFIRMATION BONI'S ATTENDANCE ALLO^NCE ANNUAL INCRLHENT .ANNUAL \v^GE
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        602 11 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production NIXDORF COMPUTER Mould Makers To perform fabrication, servicing and repair of moulds for plastic injection machines. Minimum GCE O' Level (technical stream) with a Craftsman Certificate in Mould Making At least 2 years' relevant experience excluding apprenticeship Prepared to work shifts Attractive
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        533 11 101 Positions Vacant: Production Male/Female Machine Operators (Fulr-Tlme/Part-Tlme) Age 18 35 Primary 6 or above Singapore citizen Housewives are also welcome Fringe Benefits Attractive salary Free transportation Attendance incentive and other incentives Medical and "capitalisation benefits Free uniform safety shoes Workmen J compensation annual sick marriage compassionate leave Employee welfare
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        397 12 101 Positions Vacant: Production Wanted urgently to work In KaHang Bahru FEMALE Q.C CHECKERS a Ist shift $23 per day a 2nd shift $24 per day FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS required tor 2nd ahift a $23 per iay For both poata: e Primary Afc above, e No experience required, e Lot*
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        498 12 102 positions vacant: 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Lounge (^pfls^Bfl MING C OURT HOTEL LTD, W\#V SINGAPORE Invites suitable candidates for the following tions:--(1) SALES MANAGER/ EXECUTIVES (2) BANQUET MANAGER (3) FRONT OFFICE ASSISTANTS (4) TEMPORARY CLERKS (4 MONTHS) (5) COOKS (LOCAL ft WESTERN) (6) LOUNGE HOSTESSES
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        214 12 Penimula Hotel invites suitable applicants for the following posts: Gross salary up to $700 per month Must be able to converse fluently in Mandarin besides English Must be able to work on 2 shifts We provide attract ve terms and conditions with good prospects for career advancement Interested applicants can
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        572 12 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge RaaJt motel Invites applications for the following positions (1) Confidential Clerk/ Typiet (Pereonnel) Female OROSS SALARY: $558/ $588 (2) Junior Captain* (Coffee Lounge) OROSS SALARY: $718/ $756 (3) Room Maid* OROSS SALARY. $592/ $592 (4) Front Office CaeMere Female OROSS SALARY. $652/ $692 (5)
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        581 12 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge The Chinese Swimming Club has the following vacancies 1) BAR LOUNGE WAITRESS 2) BAR LOUNGE CASHIER Preferably with some experience a Able to converse In English Must be polite and have pleasant personality 3) FOOD KIOSK CASHIER (Part-time) Preferably Chinese below 45 years old
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        618 12 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge TYCOON COFFEE LOUNOC an exclusive Coffeehouse Invite applicants for the post of 1) CASHIERS 2) WAITRESSES 3) COOKS (Chin«»a A Waalarn) (PART/ FULL-TIME) Good remuneration, Incentives Si meals provided. Apply paraonally to: Blk. 31, #02-02 Outram Park Singapore 0316 (Next to MRT Station) UTOPIA
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        504 12 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions Vacant Vacant SINGAPORE COMMUNICATIONS I EQUIPMENT CO (PTE) LTD B Sole Distributor for NITSUKO I Telecommunications Products invites H following vacancies:- SALES EXECUTIVE J Responsible for sales marketing of our Company's telecommunications products Preference given to those in office H equipments sales Be discipline
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        807 12 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions Vacant Vacant Wisma Development Pte Ltd I (Wholly owned by Al KhaleeJ Investment* (S) Pte Ltd) ?L121Z K OtVtLOPmtHT- owner of ATHU SHOPPING CENTRE Invites suitably qualified peraons to apply for the following positions 1. STOREKEEPER Male. Singapore clUmm. OCE O" Level wtlh credit*
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        627 13 104 Other Positions Vacant Wall established printing factory invitaa suitably qualified applicants tor the following positions SALES REPRESENTATIVES Completed NS e Sec. 'O' level or equivalent e Pleasant, outgoing personality with natural ability to liaise with customers tt possess good communication skills e Valid Class 3 driving licence it own
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        554 13 104 Other Positions Vacant fTwll MIMI KM MINIT requires Due to our rapid I expansion we require I male- female to be trained I as a MISTER MINIT SPECIALIST If you are keen to learn a skill we will train you W_- pay basic salary plus allowance commission good fringe
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        616 13 104 Other Positions Vacant US Multi-national company engaged in the manufacture and distribution of snack food, biscuits, confectioneries, aaucee and fruit juices invitee suitable young people to join immediately at STORE ASSISTANT e Completed fork truck operation ourse (light) wtth PSA. e Mln. Secondary 2. e Written and oral English
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        591 13 104 Other Positions Vacant MALAY CLEANER (FEMALE) preferably not more than 40 years and with at least 2 years experience. Dutiee: Sweep and mop floor, clean windows, grilles and toilets of a bungalow. Working Hours: Every morning 8 a.m. 12 noon. 4 hours each day 6 days a week. Pay.
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        619 13 104 Other Positions Vacant Urgently Required A) FEMALE GENERAL CLERK No experience Is required e Increment after 3 months B) PRODUCTION OPERATORS e No experience Is required e Meals allowance for overtime e Increment after 1 month We offer good salary, medical benefits, 5-day work week (8 am 5.30 pm)
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        533 13 104 Other Positions Vacant j Established garment company has immediate vacancy for the following potts: 1. ACCOUNTS CLERK 2. SALES PROMOTER to be stationed at dept. stores. Must have completed Sec. 4. Interested applicants, please walk In for an Interview at: 203 Henderson Road #o*-12 Henderson Ind. Psrk Wing B
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        884 13 104 Other Positions Vacant SURVEY RESEARCH SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD urgently requires MALE INTERVIEWERS to conduct shop checks/ Interview a Attractive piece rates e Able to speak Chinese/ English/Dialects Interested please call tel 250M30 Christina TEMPTATIONS PASTRY SHOP requires experienced 1) SALES ASSISTANTS 2. BAKERS (3 years experience) 3. PASTRY COOKS
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        1048 13 104 Other Positions Vacant CHINESE DELIVERY DRIVER. Pox- sess class 3 driving licence Knowledge of English Physically fit Salary: SSSOO to SSSSO pm Pis call at. 49 Tannery Lane. #01-04 Noble Warehouse. Si 1334) DELIVERYMEN CUM DRIVER required around Ylo Chu Kang Area for Electrical It Home Appliances Company Interested
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        957 13 104 Other Positions Vacant DESPATCH RIDER REQUIRED by Travel Agency Please call personnally at: *03-08. Furama Hotel Shopping Centre DRIVER REQUIRED. INTERESTED call personally at 555 Thomson Rd opposite Toa Payoh Hospital S'pore 1129 ESTABLISHED CO. REQUIRES Delivery cum Store Assistant Starting salary SSOO Call at: Blk 3016. Übl Road
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        444 13 121 Vehicles For Hire SIANG HOCK CARS/ pi'k-ups vans/ lorries/ box vans/ minibuses at low rates. Balestler: *****66. 8 30am to 10pm Jurong: *****63/ Katong *****77 JIT KEONG TRADING Co Jurong area. Lorries L pick-ups with/ without alrcon for hire Tel: *****86/ *****38. Bam 7pm MALAYSIAN CARS FOR hire Self-drive/
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        1740 14 128 Vehicle Financing/ 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance Insurance SUPER FAST LOANS FROM JUST A mi I Immediate processing of applications Up to 90% financing new and used vehicles (Instalments payable in advance) Call: 533 3737 now El FORWARD OVERSEA CREDIT LIMITED 65 Chuiia Street. *46-02 OCBC Centre Singapore 01 04
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        918 14 133 For Sale: Ford/ Fiat 1964 FORD LASER 1 3. 5-speed 4door l owner. Tip top cond. Loan arrangeable *****65 6/80 FORO TERESSA. alrcon hi-fi, new paintwork, good cond. $14,800 ono Tel *****28 '76 FORD CORTINA, 1600. good cond. New tax it passed Vlcom. $5,600 ono 298-9233. Jay '76 FORD
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        950 14 134 For Sale: Datsun/ Nissan IST CO. REQN. '83 Nissan Sunny I.3DX Alrcond., radio cassette Tax 5/88 Showroom. *****33 12/76 100A. 1 owner Alrcon, radio, cassette $13,200 View: 265 Race Course Rd. SOB2l 1979 DATSUN 100A. PARF. alrcon., hi-fi, sports rims. $13,600 Tip top condition Tel: 474-6219 1976 DATSUN 120Y
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        1091 14 135 For Sale: Toyota 7/83 TOYOTA CORONA 18 Manual. 1 owner Orig. power steering and central lock Accident free Tip top cond $34,800 0.n.0 Call 744-4298/ 743-0394 TOYOTA COROLLA 1978. 1600c c Tax till July Blaupunkt set s/rlms Metallic paint $7 900 Interested pg *****49 WHITE COUPE 1904 Corolla GT
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        969 14 135 For Sal*. Toyota PTE BUYER NEEDS a car Also sell Jane *****27 (7am to 11pm) 1977 CELICA. TAX June S/rlms/ tyres Atrcon Tel *****91 136 For Sale: Mitsubishi ALMOST 1981 'EP' plate Galant. Big bumper. 1.6 GS. Aircon., sound system. PARF metallic paint Selling cheap $16,600 Tel: *****88/ *****22
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        1009 14 137 For Sale: Mazda ABILITY TO BUY/ BELL ALL SECONDHAND CARS Attractive cash payment, a PARF or non PARF private/ Q regd. used cars Commercial van. pick-up tt PB bus Don't hesitate! We provide the best deal around TEL: *****71 (day)/ *****73 (night) Kindly contact Mr. Pang F^FREE^ HONEST VALUATION
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        1002 14 138 For Sale Honda ABIDING DEAL ATTRACTIVE AMOUNT ASSURED Any ft all conditional car* at CASH PAYMENT W* buy a sail uaad car* Wa ott*f b*tt*r pnea tor: a Non-PARF or PARF a Pte or Q' plate. PB bus a Commercial vans pick-ups Plaaaa call Mr Ong: Day. *****50/ *****75/6
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        991 14 138 For Sale: Honda 80 ACCORD, AIRCON new paint, lip-top condition, sale. $19,300 Tel *****45 •80 NEAR. HONOA Accord New lax Full accessories Tip top cond $17,300 0.n.0 Tel *****12 •81, HONDA ACCORD Manual Aircon.. radio, cassette, tax new Oood cond $21,800 0.n.0 *****11 •81 HONOA ACCORD Pte owner Alrcond
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        810 14 141 For Sale: 1 Other Makes D a H MOTORWAYS PTE. LTD. 7 Chang Cham Road (Off Lang Kaa/ Hoy Fatt Road) Singapore 0315 Tal *****83 (5 Lin*«) PRIVATE REGISTRATION 1898 Honda Accord EX alrcon Nissan Sunny 1.6 SOX Auto alrcon. Toyota Corolla 1.3 OL alrcon 1986 Alfa 33 Oold
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        773 15 141 For Sale: 141 For Sale: 141 For Sale: 141 For Sale: 141 For Sale: Other Makes Other Makes Other Makes Other Makes Other Make* A figure that makes sense] •NETTPARF No. it is not a misprint. The Hyundai Excel GL 4-Door 1 3 warning light, door ajar warning light,
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        477 15 74 JAGUAR 4.2. Converted to Series 3 model. Showrm. cond. $27,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****65. 75 DAIMLER FULLY converted to 3 series. Leather seats, beautiful cond. Tel: *****41 79 O PLATE Audi 100GLS 2.0 Manual. Alrcon, cassette, tax 6 "88 Excellent. $9,900. *****02. 8/90 SUBARU 1.6 Hatchback, new tax, alrcon., radio/
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        491 15 142 For Sals: Commercial Vehicles NOV. 12 TOYOTA Hlace Commuter 10-seater (PB regn.) aircon., radio cassette. Tip top condition. $16,500 0.n.0. Tel: *****22 1/S4 CABSTAR 6-WHEELS, high deck, dlesel, atrcon, radio/ cassette, passed inspection. Tax/ paint new. $9,500 neg. Tel: *****56 10/80 DAIHATSU 14FT. Wooden body. Alrcon, new paintwork. New
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        498 15 e»BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB«S>BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB« 142 For Sal*: Commercial Vehicles 1979 MAY DATSUN 120Y panel van, new paint. Beautiful cond. $2,800 0.n.0. Tel 769-5963. 1979 ISUZU PICK-UP. Good cond., new paint, passed inspection $3200. Tel. 291-2902. 1979 SUZUKI 550 panel van Road tax till Dec. '88. Tel. 255-7708/ 254-2825. I2noon- 6.30pm. 1984 DATSUN C2O
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        427 15 142 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles *2 SUZUKI VAN 5-door. tax 7/'BB Showroom condition. $8500. *****04 »3. DATSUN C2O van 5 doors. Ist. owner. Tip top cond. $12,800 0.n.0. Tel: *****11. •83 DATSUN C2O van., long body, alrcon., radio cassette, beautiful cond $12,200 Tel: *****87. •83 MAZDA 1.6. PB bus. 10-seater,
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        2770 15 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Vehicle* Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles WTWff^^TjljWTium i [»iYl I tyffflUla^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^B H^L^B^B^B^B^aBHRSS7«V^^^RMHPVNpi^B^B^B^II^BHHI ■BB^B^^BWWytQyjC* W 1 I WPf?« '> £Sa^" M ■B HHct I MffffF jr, I ir Jb4^^^b^b^l JV 1 I
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        504 15 173 Accommodation Available Apartments FOR LEASE j Lu xurious condo. aN 23 Newton Road. Araae: 3660/31 54sq.ft. 4 bedrooms plus servant's room Facilities: Swimming pool, sauna and whirlpool, squash court, children's playground, basement carpark. Contact owner 'developer: Superior Developers (S) Pte Ltd Tel: *****51/2 k Agents welcome LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS FOR
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        1461 16 171 Property Financing 171 Property Financing _We specialise in home loans that's why we are called a building society. Mt^ You will find us fast, friendly and flexible call us now. J. I Jf^^ There is no obligation, just all the help you need. Mityg> SINGAPURA y I BUILDING SOCIETY
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        855 16 171 Property Financing 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments pTßTwTsTToTlDcT^'bdrmT $70,000 renovation. Facing s/pool. F/furn. Aircon Rental $2,000 Co-broke welcome. DL *****55 PENTHOUSE WITH PTE. s/pool. Panoramic view, 5 mlns. to Orchard Rd 3 bdrms. $3,500 neg. f/furn. *****5/ 6 (Agent.) TAMPINES 5-RM. $500; Bt Batok 3-rm. $450, Jurong W. 4-rm. furn.
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        887 16 171 Property Financing 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments D.15 KINO'S MANSION 3 I rms Partial/ f/furn. Mid fir. S/pool. $1,500 Tel: 344-9117 Agent. O.IS LOWER MAIS, close to Parkway Parade, 3 bdrms., f/furn. S/pool. $1,600 neg. RT: *****52 D.IS MANDARIN ODN./ La Vtlle cosy 2/3 bdrm. Good furnishing, rental neg. JP
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        992 16 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments 4/ S RMS. SERANOOON Central St Hougang Ave 3 for immed occupation. F/furn. *****33 agt. 8 RM. HDB Blk. 33 Chal Chee partially furn. tmmed. occupation. *****44 (agt.) 4-RM., HDB, P/FURN.. Hougang Avenue 8. Tel *****23 174 Accommodation Availabw): Rooms GOOD NEWSI FOR vacationers Short/ Long
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        804 16 177 Accommodation Wanted: Rooms ROOM WANTED BY single workIng lady Tlong Bahru. Bt Merah. T.Blangah, Tanglin Halt or near d.3. *****35 Glna (morning). RMS. WANTED IN any dlst Services assured. Call Network (Orchard Branch) *****08 WE WANT ROOMS for Immediate occupation, any districts. Tel: *****03 178 Short Tarm Accommodation: Local/
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        743 16 179 For Sale: Houses 179 For Sale: Houses LJ-lVbF'^F Ali-r -^^-i __B. L_B_ AUCTION SALE to be held on 7th April 1 988, at the Sir Stamford Room, 1 st Floor, Hyatt Hotel, Scotts Road, Singapore, at 2.30pm UNDER INSTRUCTIONS FROM OWNERS 46, YUK TONG AVENUE, single storey intermediate terrace,
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        531 16 D.ll VANDA VICINITY quiet residential area d/storey bunglw. 7000/ 3500 sq.ft. s+l bdrms. Asking $1.2M KW *****16 D.ll ft 15 brand new corner inter terr. 3,500 sq.ft. 2300 sq.ft. 4+ 1 rms. F'hold. Property Resources *****31/ *****75 0.12 ST. MICHAEL'S Rd. d/storey terr. Well renovated. 3+l rms. F'hold. Convenient to
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        1067 16 179 For Sale: Houses D.20 BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED 2/storey townhouse Pte gdn covered carpark Area 3240 sq ft $335,000 LR *****55 D.20 CLOVER WAV. Near MRT Terr h'se. Renovated 4+ 1 rms. Facing S. Freehold. $420,000 Richard Low Housing *****18. D.20 D/STOREY SEMI-D. 2.800 sq.ft. 3-* 1 bdrms, well renovated F'hold.
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        1039 16 179 For Sale. Houses 0.10 BEOOK OON. d/storey seml-d 4♦ 1 bdrms 3300 sq.ft. $470,000 Houseworld *****33 D.lt D/STOREY SEMI-O 4300/ 2500 built-in 4+ 1 bdrms. 4 baths $550K Challenger *****88 0.16 JLN. PARI Dedap 2-storey seml-d 4+l rooms Big garden *****10/ *****56 (agt.) 0.11 LUCKY OON. 2-storey seml-d 3400
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        667 17 186 For Sale: 186 For Sale: Privat9 Apartments Private Apartments The comfortable long term commitment WHY FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS SHOULD LOOK FIRST TO OUB More and more first-time home buyers are learning that Overseas Union Bank offers one of the best housing loan packages Free valuation of property. Free processing
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        550 17 D.9 Baa Hwa Ct. 1.000 sq ft S2SOK 0.9 Futura 2.755 sq.ft. $850* D.9 Orchard Twra. 1,970 sq.ft. $400K D.lO RoyalvtHa 1.300 sq.tt S4OOK 0.10 Oalvay Ct. 2.163 sq ft. $400K D.lO S^tf H'aa. 1,550 sq ft. S27OK D.ll ShaHord Rd. 6.512 sq.ft. S72OK D.IS Pang'a Ct. 1.000 sq.ft. S23OK
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        1103 17 186 For Sale: Private Apartments Dl5 LA-VILLE (Tg Khu) New townhse Area 1,800 sq ft built-in 1.100 sq ft 2 bdrms F'hold Facilities. $305,000 Bltsshomes *****44 D.15 THE HACIENDA beautiful walk-up, 3* I bdrms., s/pool/ squash. 2 yrs., low maintenace, near amenltttles. 1,900 sq.ft. $445K neg F'hold ERA *****88 D.21
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        1138 17 186 For Sale: Private Apartments 0.9 2 BDRMS apt at Leonle Hill Road, 1,100 sq ft high fir., s/pool, central atrcon superb view/ breezy. $340K neg *****96/ 7 agt FAIRWAYS 4 BEDROOMS Apt Full condo facilities $460,000 0.n.0. Alternatively for rent $1,900 p.m. 1 furn Tel: *****24/ *****15 HIN SENG
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        1113 17 186 For Sal*: Private Apartments D.20 GOLDEN HILL condominium 3 level split 3 1 rms 4026 sq ft s/pool squash. Tel *****96. O 20 WINDSOR. LOWER mals with garden. $445k/ Apts. 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th fir From $335k BK *****35 D 21 BT. TIMAH. Brand new lower mals. 2,000 sq.ft 3+l
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        1024 17 190 For Sal*. HUDC Apartments SHUNFU ROAO HUDC apt for sale For further details, call 479-9933 TAMPINES MAIS. 1.900 sq ft Well renovated. $235K World Property Si BM. *****16/ *****22 NETUNE CT. LOW fir 1646 sq ft $230K neg Unlwest *****26 191 For Ssls. HDB Apartments 2 ROOMS TAN JONG
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        1201 17 191 For Sale HDB Apartments 3-rm. Upp. Boon Kang SSOK 3-rm. Qaylang Bahru $45K 3-rm. Hougang $4SK 3-rm. Jm. Baaar $B9K 3-rm. Ouaan SI. S7OK 3-rm Boon Lay 894K 3 j-rm. Hougang SS2K 3 1 j-rm. M Parada tSOK 3- 7-rm Kalantan Rd. HiK 5-rm. T. Blangah |MOK 5-rm. Badok
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        1141 17 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments ROOMED AT TANGLIN Hall near MRT $35,000 3-roomed at Jurong East terrrazzo flooring, near interchange $53,000 Ring *****70/*****61 4-RM. ('A 1 MOOEL). Joo Seng Rd All marble, wardrobes, kitchen ceramic, wall tiles up, cabinets, full CPF It no cash needed. $118,000 neg. Tel: *****47 5-RM.
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        1124 17 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments 5-RM MARSILING $7»K. AM Klo (point), Bedok Reservoir. Marine, Boon Lay. Teck Whye. Pandan, Eunos. Hlllvlew *****04. ALL PURE 4-RM. Blk 219 Toa Payoh, Blk 30 Teban Odn Renovated $78K Tel *****25/ *****65 ALL 3-RM.: CHEAPI TPayoh 81k. 159, 157. 231. 168 Nicely renovated, cabinets
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        1109 17 191 For Sal*. HOB Apartments T BLANGAH HGTS Clementl/ Holland 3/ 4 rms High/ low fir. Renovated *****65/ pg *****88. WEST COAST 3-RM. Top fir. Beautifully renovated. For appointment call *****06. agent. YISHUN RING 4-RM. Blk 256 Marble, cab'nets. well renovated 3 years old $77,000 neg 747-7308 S4SK ONLY 3-RM.
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        520 18 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments S-RM. BOOM LAV Blk 198. 200. 202, low/ high fir ceramics marble. $95k onwards Agl. 778U44 5-RM. BOON LAY Blk 204/ 206/ 200/ 201 All fully renovated Near MRT. market *****88. GIS. S-RM. CLEMENTI W. ipi blk Renovated with cabinet $138K neg. World Property *****55
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        938 18 192 HDB Apartments Wanted ALL AREA ALL districts HDB <i private houses Si apartments or HUDC urgently required by ready clients with cash. Urgently wanted Clementl/ West Coast. Marine Parade, Telok Blangah L Toa Payoh. Call 73T7514 ATTN. OWNERSI A buyer with ready cash CPF wishes to buy 4/ 5-rm.
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        974 18 i9*t raciorjr space Tarraca Factory warahouaa cum opan apaca rantal/ aaM>. Jurong, Kranji, Paya Labar, Sima Avsnue MacPherton. Thomson. Hillv.»» Bal«ati«r Alaxandra P*n|uiu Paair Paniang, Bukil Timah Woodland. Groundfloor warehouse/ factory from 2400 to 40.000 sq.ft. Upper floor warehouse factory from 1200 to 14.000 sq ft D»nnit Housing *****71/2 JURONG
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        855 18 lvf ror «eni. iyr for Rent: Ifl7 F R Office Space. Offic, Spaca. O^cVspaos Or bank, as it were. You see, the ACB Bank has moved out of the podium block of their former building at »w No. 2 Mistri Road. So we have 35,000 sq t OT ft of
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        944 18 197 For Rent: Office Spaces D ORCHARD RD, near MRT bus-stop, office space with ah con. St furniture. Rental $370 Tel: 734-3330 GOLDEN MILE COMPLEX, outside CBD. 2 adjoining units. 456 sq ft each, facing Beach Rd $850 p m Golden Estate 298- 1 559 LIAN HUAT BUILDING. 11 -storey
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        726 18 199 For Sale: 199 For Sale 199 For Sal*: Shop Space* Shop Spaces Shop Spaces FREEHOLD SHOPPING CENTRE (EN BLOC) A 4-storey shoppmg-cum-residential complex Location: ideally located in the busy expatriate shopping 567 Bukit Timah Road area at Farrer Road/ Bukit Timah Road Nearby TOL: shopping centres include Serene Centre
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        333 18 204 Other Real Estate 204 Other Reat Estate GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA Peter Mason J.P. Director of The Professionals Real Estate Group Queensland Australia Invites enquiries from Commercial Prop, buyers St agents. Also looking for Individual or preferably agent to represent them In this region. i Tel: *****87, 9am to spm
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        1260 19 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours >:^(\ Lsgy^^ggfr^ TRADEWINDS EZ PACKS jL3t^ B/ P£*j[f^ll M^V I° r ?c m<)rc adventurous, the Tradewinds EZ •Airfare Accommodation (choice of hotels) Transfers/ kV^^^f 1 f^?i%Hl 1 packs (with no
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        311 19 •01-38 Lucky Pl«f« *****39 *****5S 2 23&4CX) (DAILY) COACH TRAIN AIR 2 30 Malacca $60 85 230 Desara 569 99 50 Penang island $150 195 23D Gentng Kl, $99 150 [30 Camcon Gentng $125 165 670 Pe'-ang Hatya' $295 425 23D 'omarlslanc $180 280 230 Bata-n Tg P.na^g $153 215
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        137 20 241 Tours EUROPE j BARGAIN I j weekly departure?^ I p99jM i JSPLENDOUR I 116 days I 1 1 weekly departures^ I 1 DELIGHT 1 1 1 1 8 days -I wee Kly departures^ I !TIxPER«HCE I 11 19 days I II Nweeklv departures «T I I weeKly departure§4f I
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        719 20 241 Tours j P'TI-JBPbIbBMB CHINA 12D China Highlights Guangzhou Qudm Bering Shangnai Hangzhou Guangzhou Hong Kong OepTutiSit Apr ig n CtOAOtl j 30 May 7 17 28 29 31 B 1 50 Enchanting China Beijing Nanimg rVuu Su/nou SManghai Hangzhou Gu*o Gujngzhou HongKong O»O*«)tf. Apils 22 (9700 ?9Uty6 13 27
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        2411 20 261 Foreign Education 261 Foreign Education 261 Foreign Education EDWARDS INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE Edwards International College, one of Australia's leading educational training centres for over 25 veurs. is now accepting applications for admission at its citv campus in Perth BUSINESS Diploma in Computing STUDIES Diploma in Marketing Diploma in Accounting Diploma
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        255 20 262 Home Tuition SEC. 1-4 CHINESE group tuition by experienced tutor Clear explanation notes Tel *****38 TRAINING CENTRE OFFERS clajs or home tuition for all levels/ subjects/ dlsts Tel: *****30. TUTORS AVAILABLE FOR Chinese it all subjects, any district Please call *****91 TUTORS SPECIALISED IN Chinese willing to give tuition
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        1803 21 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses Informatics, the largest group of computer schools in Then Informatics with our record of successes can Singapore and Malaysia has produced many help you realise your ambition, qualified students who are currently en/oying very Sign up for an
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        1360 21 267 Language Courses 267 Language Courses Parents, are your children having problems with their English? j Enrol them now in our Special English dosses for Singapore children (PrePnmary-PSLE) to increase their confidence in oral English to improve their grammar and writing skill- to develop fluency and good pronunciation They will
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        778 21 272 Cookery Instruction FOR $25 YOU learn all the.v in one day' Nonya I.aksa. Nasl Lemak set Coconut Rice, Spicy Kangkong, Crispy Ikan Bills Sambal, Sambal Prawns Indonesian Otak Otak Sat 9.4.88. 2.30 p.m. at Ang Mo Kio. Claulfone. *****30 (office hours) ref ***** BEE HOON GORENG. Sarabat Stall Indian
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        989 21 NOTICES (i A KUALA KAMPAR TIN FIELDS BERHAD (Incorporated in Malaysia) NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the fifty-eighth Annual General Meeting of members of Kuala Kampar Tin Fields Berhad will be held at PNB Theatrette, 2nd Floor, Menara PNB, 201 -A. Jalan Tun Razak, ***** Kuala Lumpur,
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        650 22 APPOINTMENTS/NOTICES TEL 730-5724/5/6/8 5669(D1D), 737-001 1 TELEFAX: 732-2759 TELEX: RS ***** TIMEAD RATES: The Straits Times-$26 85 per col.cm The Sunday T.mes-$2B 15 oer co( cm BOX SERVICE. $5.00 (Collected) $10 00 (Posted) y APPONTMENTS PENTEX-SCHWEIZER CIRCUITS PTE LTD Manufacturer of double -sided plated through-hole printed circuit boards, PSC is
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        597 22 j Group Financial Controller We are a well established group listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, and amongst other interests, engaged in retail trade. If you have a recognised accounting qualification with at least 5 years of post-qualification experience and exposure in a computerised accounting environment, the ability to
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        432 22 I The Borneo Company Re Ltd I I invites suitable applicants for the position of. I A) Sales Executive B) Sales Representative I If You Have a positive attitude I* Able to communicate at all levels s&w Have self motivation and am a self starter Believe only hard work pays
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        392 22 |(&?/SIALTIME(S)FTELT[3I invites applications for the post of: I 1) SALES EXECUTIVES I Dynamic and aggressive individuals, male or I female are needed to sell a new line of fast-moving fashion product. Candidates I should have good track records and contacts I with department stores and possess their own y transport.
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        585 23 APPOINTMENTS i ASEAN CABLESHIP PTE LTD ELECTRICAL ENGINEER OFFICER Applications are invited from suitably qualified ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS for service In a Diesel Electric Propulsion Twin Screw Cableship based in South East Asia, and operating mainly in the South China Sea, Indian Ocean and West Pacific Ocean. These are career opportunities
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        1045 23 NOTICES i I BOB^ JURONG SHIPYARD LTD Unaudited results for the year ended 31st December 1987 The Group The Company 1987 1986 or 1987 1986 or $'000 $000 $'000 $'000 1 Turnover 171,015 137,098 25 159,916 125,153 28 2. Operating profit 17,713 9.718 82 14.928 7,901 89 Income derived from
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        1092 23 1 JURONG ENGINEERING LTD. Unaudited results for the year ended 31st December 1987 The Directors Of Jurong Engineering Limited wish to make the following announcement: Percentage lncreaee/(Decreaee) The Group The Company Group Company mm w mm SS'OOO SSOOO SS'OOO STOOO Turnov r 107.998 117.454 92,544 82,889 81) 116 Operating Profit
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        1057 24 APPOINTMENT A multi-national manufacturer of Consumer and Multi-layer Printed Circuit Boards requires: I CAD ENGINEERS/ I ASSISTANT I ENGINEERS I I Duties: I Set-up of CAD System I Interaction betuwen cuatomtra and vendow H regarding CAD and Photoplotting I Qualifications: I Minimum 1 voar s h.inds-on experience in H RTH-A
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        68 24 D^T^HA Escape from the HB^ *^^j^ killing fields. V A mother's dramatic story It was a living nightmare the regime's sinister 're-education' programme. Her only hope was in her own quick thinking and the protecting power of God. An extraordinary testament of Hodder and Stoughton Availab'e at all good bookshops
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        226 24 I HK MBi BH> BH? BBK —^■^~^H 24 Information available 18 Ship penetrated by PBL_PH__JBB_PH__^H_B^__JBL__pH thanks to Russian mollusc sinks (8) IB_Bbl_ JB__HL VI standards? (6) recipe (7) lH ■H^^H 88~ ■■■Hh DOWN sertion of commercial pi [j^-L-J— L-J—^ -Lm t0 facilitate 3' (4-4) Solution will be published generals in
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        568 25  -  RACHEL TAN LI HWEI DANCE THEATRE'S APRIL CONCERT World Trade Centre Auditorium Tomorrow till Friday, 8 pm THE ever innovative Li Hwei Dance Theatre will be staging its third concert under the Ministry of Community Development's Semi-Residen-tial-Status-in-Theatre scheme at the World Trade Centre
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        738 25  -  LOU ANSON Already a showbiz veteran at age 16, pop singer Tiffany works hard at her albums, reports She's also wrestling control of her career from Mum, according to another report. SCHOOLGIRL superstar Tiffany Darwisch has just signed a million-dollar recording deal,
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        263 25  -  DIETER MACK EAST-WEST EXCHANGE BUT NO WORLD MUSIC Goethe-lnstitut Auditorium Thursday, 6 pm KANNAN CHANORAN WHAT does Balinese music and Western music have in common? On the surface, there seems to be no relation, but Dieter Mack, a German university and college lecturer, has fused
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        306 26 L II 2^2 r l •> w CO* j -f) I Is > il CTI 3 The fluoride protection remains even when the brushing is over. You may be using a fluoride formula effectively builds up genuine toothpaste that promises to prevent resistance against decay causing tooth decay and fight
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        406 26 Expr^s yourself ELECTONE STUDY COURSE Join the Electone Study Course and learn |ust how The Electone Study Course continues tor valuable an education in music can be. You will four years. Group lesson is conducted once a week. gain the knowledge and skills to master an exciting for one hour.
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