The Straits Times, 24 January 1990

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, IN* 50 CENTS MCI (P) 166/12/89
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    New proposal on NMPs
    971 1  -  Han Fook Kwang Chok Tong: Decision on the need could be left to every new Parliament By EVERY new Parliament could be left to decide if it wished to have Nominated MPs m the House, First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. In an
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    When dissent can be constructive
    117 1 'A view is constructive if it is aimed at solving the country's problems or advancing the interests of the people, and can be logically proven to do so. A dissenting view can also be constructive. For example, there are many alternative views on how the
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    More room for pupils in schoolbuses come June
    621 1 PUPILS will have more room on schoolbuses from June, when a 13--year-old rule on seating capacity is revised, but some may have to pay up to $5 more each month. In a statement yesterday, the Registry of Vehicles (ROY) said that the
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    Kitingan's brother on $560,000 corruption charge
    312 1  -  Kalimullah Hassan By writing for The Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, younger brother of Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Joseph Kitingan, was yesterday charged m the Kota Kinabalu sessions court with seven counts of corruption involving US$3OO,OOO (*****,500) and shares m two
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    Lock icon Tentative steps towards peace in Azerbaijan
    860 1 Warring factions agree to end armed clashes MOSCOW Grief and anger over military intervention m Azerbaijan continued to fuel resistance to Moscow m the southern republic yesterday, a day after Armenians and Azerbaijanis took a tentative step towards peace by agreeing to end armed
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      147 1 EAST-WEST BUFFET LUNCH OUR MENU CHANGES DAILY I £^7^ Varieties -> IIMlll(kll<| I I Tumpura Poking' S^W 10% Duck, ftoast I I Boot on Wagon I cS"^m tor mini I stiH .it I C-ij en ISiOjSOjtchiitiH tunctiHoun '-■noon PXfcm Hi NMPs different from feedback channels, says Chok Tong: Page 16
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      32 1 Arrest of Kitingan will strain ties between Sabah and XL: Page 15 Inside Summary World News 4,9,1,9,19 Asean 12,13 Causeway 15 Comment/ Perspective 22,23 Letters 24 Sports 25-28 Racing 29 TlmesDollar 39-34
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      85 1 CHOW YUN FATT AND WIFE OFFERED $500,000 TO DO AD But reluctant couple want $625,000. PREMIER LEAGUE: FOREIGN STARS SPARKLE Hut most locals fail to shine DBS seeks regional rewards How DBS Bank is cashing m on the region's booming economic growth CSA case concluded Verdict of US lawsuit against
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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • IN SUMMARY
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        SKIING ON RIVER MAY BE BANNED
        57 2 Water skiing may be banned from the Kallang River following the incident an Sunday when two boys drowned m it. The Singapore Sports Council and the Port of Singapore Authority will meet today to decide on the move, said Mr Willie Goh, president of
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        S'POREANS PRONE TO DIABETES
        70 2 Singaporeans are among the world's most diabetes-prone people, Professor Paul Zimmet, an expert from the World Health Organisation, has said. Prof Zimmet, a member of WHO's Expert Committee for Diabetes, noted recently that 8 per cent of adult Singaporeans had diabetes m 1985. Because of this,
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        RUSINESSMAN LOSES APPEAL
        61 2 Businessman Ong Kin Hong, 55, yesterday lost his appeal against the death sentence for murdering a woman clerk m a toilet five years ago. The Court of Criminal Appeal rejected the argument of Ong's lawyer that the trial judges had wrongly convicted Ong on purely circumstantial evidence
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        SABAH PARTY TIES 'UNEASY'
        70 2 younger brother of Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan, is bound to strain further an already uneasy relationship between the ruling Parti Bersatu Sabah and the federal government, analysts said. The arrest has come in the wake of criticisms by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr
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        RESISTANCE NEAR TO PHNOM PENH
        73 2 Resistance fighters have seized three areas surrounding Phnom Penh forcing the Cambodian regime to step up its recruitment of troops to fight off the advance. The regime, led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, may be pressured into considering compromises for a political settlement with the
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        MANILA COUP THREAT
        63 2 The Philippine government will continue to face the threat of a new coup as long as dissident military leaders remain at large and their civilian supporters are not indicted, says its Chief of Staff General Renato De Villa. He said ringleaders of the Dec 1 coup attempt
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        RUMOURS RIFE IN BEIJING
        67 2 The whispers among Chinese officials these days are all about power struggles or major reshuffles in the leadership. Many of the whispers concern a possible demotion for Prime Minister Li Peng. The problem with assessing the rumours is that Mr Li appears to be one of
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        U.S. LAGGING IN R&D
        86 2 Economists and corporate research executives have expressed concern that the United States is lagging in its efforts to hold a competitive edge in high technology. For the first time in 14 years, spending on corporate research and development in the US has not kept pace with
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        BATTLE IN THE SKIES
        63 2 Many of Asia's national flag carriers are being challenged by smaller airlines. The rivalry is spurring a dogfight for space in Asian skies which has been seen as a direct result of the buoyancy of many of the region's economies. Yet some of the established airlines
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      Bush may relent on high-tech exports
      403 2  -  Ong Ming Seing By Washington Correspondent Change m policy would allow East Europe to buy Western computers WASHINGTON In a major policy shift, the White House has announced that President George Bush is ready to relax the restrictions on selling computers and other hightechnology
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      What it should have been
      120 2 EM THE report "One man and his blooming bride" m The Sunday Times on Jan 21, we said that the orchid named after Dr Tan Wee Kiat's mother is the Vanda Tan Chay Van. This is incorrect. The orchid named after Dr Tan's mother is
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      Popiah 'king' Goi to donate permanent Chinese statues
      511 2  -  Ong Soh Chin By SINGAPORE'S popiah "king" Sam Goi has taken up Mr Goh Chok Tong's suggestion to put up permanent versions of the styrofoam statues of Chinese legendary figures now on display at Empress Place. Mr Goi, 41, is chairman and
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      Legendary patriots in China's past
      396 2 LEGENDARY general Yue Fei, remembered for his bravery and filial piety, is one of the 10 statues on display at The Empress Place. The Straits Times highlights five of them. The other five on display are Hua Mulan, the woman general; Guan Kong, the warrior
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      Mendaki accepts principle behind the fee proposal
      449 3 Board agrees that 'haves' should help 'have-nots' MENDAKI, the council for the development of the Muslim community, yesterday said it endorsed the principle behind the Government's proposal to change the financing of Malay students at tertiary institutions that better-off Malays should pay their
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      4,000 invited to Istana garden party
      165 3 ABOUT 4,000 community leaders, trade unionists and representatives from clan associations, social and cultural groups have been invited to a Lunar New Year garden party at the Is tana. First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and other Cabinet Ministers are hosting the party,
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      Lock icon Police break up Kuwaiti crowds calling for return to parliament
      304 3 KUWAIT Police using stun grenades, tear gas and water cannons broke up a demonstration by thousands of Kuwaitis campaigning for the restoration of parliament m defiance of a plea for moderation by the Emir. Witnesses said at least five people
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      Taking the queue to take the lift
      90 3 LIFT users m Tan Boon Liat Building queue up along defined paths to enter and leave the lifts. This system, started m the commercial building m Outram Road two years ago, resulted from complaints by some women that they were molested as people
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      Lock icon Syrian-backed militias in Beirut to be disarmed
      204 3 DAMASCUS Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and Lebanese President Elias Hrawi have agreed to disarm Syrian-backed militias m Muslim west Beirut to help extend Lebanese authority across the divided city. A senior Lebanese politician said that all left-wing and Muslim pro-Syrian militias would be
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      174 3 Weather Windy with showers over a few areas m the afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 32 max., 23 mm. SUNSET today: 7.17 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.16 am. GLOBAL HEATHER Amsterdam 8/10 C Rain Madrid 0/13 C Clear Athens 4/13 C Clear Manila 19/31 C Clear Auckland *C
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      Lock icon Rumours rife in Beijing about leadership change
      700 4 Many whispers concern the demotion of Premier Li Peng BEIJING The whispers among Chinese officials these days are all about power struggles or major reshuffles m the leadership. Many of the whispers concern a possible demotion for Prime Minister Li Peng. The problem
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      Japan yet to decide on China loans
      427 4  -  Kwan Weng Kin By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO Japan said yesterday it had not decided when to reopen a third package of loans to China, which has been frozen since the crackdown on pro-de-mocracy demonstrations m Tiananmen last June. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Nakayama
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      Lock icon Beijing arrests Christian leaders in blitz on churches
      271 4 Beijing arrests Christian leaders in blitz on churches PARES Chinese authorities have arrested dozens of Roman Catholic and Protestant leaders m a crackdown on underground Christian churches m China, the Association of Churches m Asia said. Nine bishops and about 30 Catholic priests and lay militants were arrested last month,
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      Lock icon Tour likely to be a knockout
      51 4 pictmre. BOXING beauties Cat Clark (left) and Holly Huddleston are among eight members of the Lee Angeles Fox Boxing Team who began a month-long tour of Taiwan yesterday. TW *irim u.h« promoters say are former models, will hold 58 boxing exhibitions daring the taw.
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      Lock icon Computer whiz-kid convicted of breaking into US govt network
      215 4 SYRACUSE (New York)— A young computer expert has been found guilty of breaking into a US government computer network with a "worm" that paralysed thousands of computers at universities, space centres and military facilities across' the country. The jury convicted Robert
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      Lock icon Five times Italian PM dies at 74
      113 4 Five times Italian PM dies at 74 VICENZA (Italy) Five times Italian Prime Minister Mariano Rumor, a former Christian Democrat leader, has died of a heart attack at the age of 74, doctors said yesterday. Mr Rumor, a leader of the party's once dominant Dorotei faction who led the Italian
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      Lock icon Odd man out Kim Dae Jung wants Parliament to quit
      526 6 'Merger of former allies with Roh undemocratic' SEOUL South Korean veteran politician Kirn Dae Jung, suddenly isolated by a pact among his former opposition allies to merge with the ruling camp, yesterday demanded that Parliament resign before the new party
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      Lock icon Mongolian communists to hold first ever local party elections
      212 6 EAST BERLIN The Mongolian Communist Party, facing unprecedented popular pressure to reform, has for the first time promised elections for local party posts, the official East German news agency ADN said yesterday. ADN, reporting from the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator, said
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      Thatcher urged to hasten process of democracy in HK
      386 6  -  Geoffrey Murray By Writing for The Straits Times LONDON Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was urged yesterday to introduce democracy (aster m Hongkong even if it means Britain becoming embroiled m a serious dispute with China. The appeal was made by a
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      Lock icon Moscow agrees to pull out all its troops from Hungary
      194 6 BUDAPEST Hungarian Prime Minister Miklos Nemeth said yesterday that the Soviet Union had agreed to withdraw all its armed forces stationed m Hungary. Mr Nemeth told Parliament he had agreed with Soviet Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov there was no political
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      Lock icon UN group meeting will decide fate of Vietnamese boat people
      377 6 GENEVA The United Nations' steering committee on Indochinese refugees opened yesterday what many saw as a "last chance" meeting for boat people facing possible forced repatriation from Hongkong. The two-day session was being held to decide the immediate fate of
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      Lock icon Time-bombs explode on 8 trains in Tokyo
      266 6 TOKYO Time bombs believed set by leftist radicals exploded almost simultaneously on eight trains m the Tokyo area early yesterday, but no injuries were reported, police said. A metropolitan police official said the explosions, all small, damaged seats on the trains. Kyodo News
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      Lock icon Yugoslavia's communists give up hold on power
      497 7 BELGRADE The Communist Party m Yugoslavia has renounced its 45-year monopoly on power after a congress of delegates voted unanimously not to dissolve the party. But delegates from the republic of Slovenia were unhappy over Monday's decision and walked out of the congress
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      Lock icon Hungarian Interior Minister quits
      126 7 BUDAPEST Hungarian Interior Minister Istvan Horvath resigned yesterday, assuming responsibility for illegal telephone tapping of opposition groups. Mr Horvath announced his resignation m parliament following calls by opposition groups that he step down. His decision came after a government announcement on Sunday that the Interior Ministry
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      Lock icon Yeltsin criticises intervention in Baku
      463 7 TOKYO Leading Soviet reform advocate Boris Yeltsin yesterday criticised the Soviet troop intervention m Baku, the capital of the Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, saying that it would have "very grave consequences". Mr Yeltsin, who leads a reformist group m the Supreme Soviet, said that he
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      Lock icon East German opposition may form coalition govt
      521 7 EAST BERLIN East German opposition groups said on Monday that they '-.aid consider forming a "grand coalition" government under Prime Minister Hans Modrow as a way to safeguard the country's first free elections m May. In Leipzig, dynamo of reform protests, more than
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      Lock icon Huge crowds at abortion rallies in US show split over issue
      397 9 Huge crowds at abortion rallies in US show split over issue WASHINGTON Tens of thousands of Americans staged emotion-packed rallies on the 17th anniversary of the US Supreme Court decision legalising abor-tion-on-demand on Monday. In an indication that abortion was becoming the single most divisive issue m the country, rival
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      Lock icon No minimum height for London police
      124 9 LONDON Police In London no longer have to walk tall. In a drive to recruit officers from ethnic minorities, Scotland Yard headquarters said on Monday that it was scrapping height requirements for the blue-helmeted London bobby. Senior officers said many Asians were being kept
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      Lock icon American firms 'lagging in R&D'
      614 9 US losing high-tech edge because spending has not kept up with inflation, say economists NEW YORK For the first time m 14 years, spending on corporate research and development m the United States has not kept pace with inflation, raising concerns that the nation is
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      Asia's flag carriers find rivals in minor airlines
      611 10  -  Asahi NARITA The growth of Asian economies is spurring a dogfight for space m Asian skies among a number of established airlines and a host of recently established carriers. "The era of the single national flag carrier is over," said Mr Im
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      Lock icon Drug lords 'plotting to shoot down Bush's plane'
      227 10 NEW YORK The United States Secret Service is investigating reports that drug traffickers are plotting to shoot down President George Bush's aeroplane when he flies to Colombia for an anti-drug summit next month, an American television network reported on Monday. The CBS
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      Lock icon Peddlers free son of official
      126 10 BOGOTA Drug traffickers, apparently trying to get the Colombian government to call off a five-month war, released the kidnapped son of a presidential adviser on Monday. The man freed, Mr Alvaro Diego Montoya, was kidnapped at gunpoint from his office last Dec 20 m Bogota.
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon Cambodian resistance forces 'penetrate 3 key provinces'
      530 12  -  Tan Lian Choo By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Cambodian resistance forces have penetrated three key provinces surrounding Phnom Penh, forcing the Viet-namese-backed regime there to step up recruitment m the three areas, and to consider compromises for a political settlement of the 11-year-old conflict,
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      Lock icon Khmer Rouge sets up new mountain HQ to mark gains
      618 12 PHNOM MALAI (Cambodia) Khmer Rouge forces are consolidating their foothold m Cambodia, building a new headquarters complex on Phnom Malai mountain m Cambodia's eastern border province of Battambang. At Phnom Malai, seized from Phnom Penh regime troops last November and
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      Lock icon Price ceilings imposed on rice in Philippines
      183 12 MANILA President Corazon Aquino has ordered price ceilings for rice m the Philippines, where a drought is expected to reduce the rice harvest this year. The move was to protect consumers from hoarders and price manipulators who might take advantage of the drought
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      Lock icon Serious crime on the rise in Indonesia
      199 12 JAKARTA Serious crime is on the increase m Indonesia and Armed Forces Commander General Try Sutrisno has instructed the police to take measures to combat it, press reports said here yesterday. The reports cited Mr Sudomo, the Co-ordinating Minister for Political and Security
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      Lock icon Kitchen helpers get death
      196 12 BANGKOK Two kitchen helpers were convicted and sentenced to death on Monday for killing a Hongkong-bom restaurant owner, his Thai wife and their two young sons. In handing down the sentence, the Criminal Court noted that the two men, Vichien Inpen, 26, and Mit Chaiwai, 18,
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  • Aeaan /Across the Causeway
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      Core group of coup leaders 'still a threat'
      767 13 'Based on our objective analysis, as long as that core group is at large, they would continue to plan and recruit ambitious men... What we are facing are ambitious men with a mentality that they can pull off a coup attempt as
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      Malaysians who emigrate to Australia 'will invest $210m'
      182 13  -  Ping Lin By Writing for The Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR Makysians who emigrate to Australia between July 1 last year and June this year are likely to invest more than Ms3oo million (Ss2lo million) to set up businesses m Australia, Nanyang Siang
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      Musa leaves for two-year UN stint tomorrow
      421 13  - Musa leaves for two-year UN stint tomorrow Ismail Kassim By KUALA LUMPUR Former deputy premier Datuk Musa Hi tarn, who has been appointed Malaysia's special envoy to the United Nations for a two-year term, will leave for New York tomorrow to assume his post. His appointment takes effect from Jan
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      Lock icon Regional co-operation 'can prevent conflicts over isles'
      251 13 JAKARTA Indonesia has suggested regional co-operation m managing resources m the South China Sea as a way to prevent conflicting claims over a number of resource-rich islands and atolls. Such co-operation should cover resource management, communications, shipping and navigation, environment and scientific research,
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      Lock icon Special rail tickets available
      96 13 KUALA LUMPUR Tickets for Malayan Railways (KTM) special express train services between here and Singapore for the Lunar New Year are still available. The services are the Express Raya Siang (Morning Express) and the Express Raya Malam (Night Express). A KTM statement said that the daily
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  • Across the CAUSEWAY
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      Arrest of Kitingan 'will strain ties between Sabah and KL'
      777 15  -  Kalimullah Hassan By Writing for The Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR The arrest of Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, the influential younger brother of Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan, is bound to further strain an already uneasy relationship between the
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      ISA detainee was man who allegedly gave the kickbacks
      347 15  -  KALIMULLAH HASSAN. KUALA LUMPUR Freddy Lim Nyuk Sang, a prominent Sabah businessman detained under the Internal Security Act, was named m the sessions court m Kota Kinabalu yesterday as the man mainly responsible for allegedly giving kickbacks to Datuk Dr Jeffrey
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      Over 280,000 new jobs forecast
      270 15 KUALA LUMPUR More than 280,000 new jobs are expected to be created this year if the economy sustains its present growth rate. The forecast was given by the Labour Ministry's Manpower Department m its report on employment trends released yesterday. The report said the new
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      Lock icon Malaysia to study HK boat people accord
      231 15 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will study the agreement reached between Britain and Vietnam on repatriation of refugees from Hongkong to see if it can be adapted to help resolve the refugee problem here. Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Dr Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan said yesterday
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      Lock icon Anwar stresses strategic importance of English
      445 15 GENTING HIGHLANDS Malaysia might have problems retaining its standing m the world community if its people were not proficient m the English language, Education Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. He cautioned that any let-up m efforts to improve the command of English among Malaysian students
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    NMPs different from feedback channels, says Chok Tong
    1155 16 Select Committee hearing on Nominated MPs KEY FEATURES OF SCHEME THE nominated MP (NMP) proposal provides for a maximum of six Singaporeans to be appointed to Parliament. 'The following are the important features of the scheme: Selection and appointment 1. The appointments
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    Grassroots exposure vital, says activist
    349 16 AT LEAST two of the six Nominated MPs should be senior citizens, and all must have served grassroots and other social organisations, veteran grassroots activist S. K. Chakravarti suggested yesterday. Such public exposure would help them do their job better, he told the Select Committee.
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    They should serve one term only, says business consultant
    415 16 BUSINESS consultant Ronnie Lai, 35, said yesterday that nominated MPs should serve one term only, to give Parliament a constant supply of fresh talent. While he supported the NMP scheme, he felt that re-appoint-ing the same people at the end of
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    'Speak and write' test suggested
    136 16 'Speak and write' test suggested ANYONE who wants to be a Nominated MP should first make a speech m public and publish a paper on social and community affairs. Suggesting this, Mr Liew Chin Chong, 37, who described himself as "a public transport worker", was against relying too much on
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    Committee praises NUS team for its interest in issue
    208 16 Committee praises NUS team for its interest in issue THE six-member team from the Democratic Socialist Club of the National University of Singapore was praised by the Select Committee for its interest m the Nominated MP issue. After the members had finished their hour-long interview, First Deputy Prime Minister Goh
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    Scheme infringes on one-man, one-vote system: SDP chairman
    658 16 SINGAPORE Democratic Party chairman Ling How Doong yesterday attacked the Nominated MP proposal, calling it unconstitutional and a scheme which infringed on the one-man, one-vote system. Appearing before the Select Committee with SDP Assistant Secretary-General Jimmy Tan, he said the Government had
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    NMPs 'would be a bonus to parliamentary democracy here'
    526 16 NOMINATED MPs would further strengthen the one-man one vote system and be a "bonus" to parliamentary democracy m Singapore, lawyer Shriniwas Rai said yesterday. The proposal was not unconstitutional and would not be an infringement of the one-man, one- vote system,
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    Two-year term too short, says financial consultant
    609 17 Select Committee hearing on Nominated MPs Longer period will give NMPs time to prove themselves NOMINATED MPs (NMPs) should be allowed to serve more than the recommended two-year term to give them time to prove themselves, a financial consultant told the Parliamentary Select
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  • Article
    Chiam's question on fairness gets little sympathy
    364 17 'When you come into Parliament, there is no such thing as back door or side door it is always through the front door.' Mr Chakravarti rejecting Mr Chiam's suggestion that NMPs would be coming m through the back door. IS IT fair that
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    Community Chest launches new voluntary scheme for youth
    592 17 THE Community Chest has taken a third step m its catch-them-young programme to widen the net for volunteer social workers. The Chest yesterday launched a new scheme as part of its Youth Education Programme, the long-term aim of which is to tap
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    Nightclub captain was 'inside' man in fake credit card scam
    330 17 Nightclub captain was 'inside' man in fake credit card scam A NIGHTCLUB captain was the "inside" man who made it possible for a group of Malaysians to get cash advances totalling $49,000 from the club by using fake credit cards to make false purchases. This method was used 57 times
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    Minor upsets in first 2 rounds of chess competition
    223 17  -  Ignatius Leong By Special to The Straits Times THE Asian Cities Chess Championship for the US$4O,OOO (5J74.800) Dubai Cup started on Sunday and saw some minor upsets m the first two rounds. The Hanoi team, which was making Vietnam's international debut
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      Water skiing may be banned from Kallang River
      913 18  - Water skiing may be banned from Kallang River David Miller By Move to be discussed m wake of two boys' drowning WATER skiing may be banned from the Kallang River following the incident on Sunday when two boys drowned m it. it is learnt that the Singapore Sports Council (SSC)
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      Zoo gets four new miniature horses for Lunar New Year
      281 18 THE Singapore zoo has bought four miniature horses from England as its Lunar New Year attraction. The horses, which measure no higher than 85 cm, were bought from Kilverstone Wildlife Park m Norfolk for £7,000 (S$21,000). Although they are small,
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      Dr Beng: Bill on religion better than existing laws
      228 18 FENGSHAN MP Arthur Beng last night expressed support for the proposed legislation to maintain religious harmony here, saying thi>t it was better than existing laws. He said that the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Bill, introduced m Parliament last week, had a
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      Restaurant fined for cockroach in bowl of rice
      295 18 A COCKROACH m a bowl of steamed rice? That was what a shocked customer found when he and his friends were having dinner at a restaurant m Scotts Road one evening. On Monday, Seoul Garden Restaurant (Shaw Centre) Pte Ltd was fined
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      S'pore test centre first outside US for new Pratt and Whitney 'jumbo' engines
      298 18 SINGAPORE has become the first country outside the US to be able to test the Pratt and Whitney engines which power the Boeing 747-400 aircraft. A Singapore Airlines subsidiary, the Singapore Engine Overhaul Centre, has acquired a
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    • AROUND THE COURTS
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        Hairdresser claims trial
        94 18 A 19- YEAR-OLD hairdresser, alleged to have choked another woman with a raffia string while robbing her, yesterday claimed trial to the robberywit h-hurt charge. Kong Yoke Fun, a Malaysian, is alleged to have tried to strangle sales promoter Chan Lai Ying, 19, also a Malaysian, before
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        Wrong arm tactic
        83 18 AFTER a man had seated himself next to a teenage girl on board a bus, he folded his arms. Suddenly, she screamed. A court heard yesterday why the 17-year-old girl did so. Ng Kok Hiong, 38, had used his left hand to touch her breast. The girl
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        Bribery bid backfired
        123 18 AN odd-job worker caught by a policeman for speeding and reckless driving tried to bribe him with $50. Koh Wan Fook, 41, was yesterday fined $3,000 after be admitted corruptly offering the money to Sgt Jamal bin Othman at Benjamin Sheares Bridge on Oct 17 last year.
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        Welder fined for bookmaking
        130 18 A MALAYSIAN welder was jailed a day and fined $30,000 by a magistrate's court yesterday for acting as a bookmaker at the Bukit Turf Club m June last year. Inspector Kulip Singh, prosecuting, told the court that on June II last year, an officer from the
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        Siblings on the beat
        132 19 LIKE sister, like brother that's Woman Constable Angela Lim and her brother, Police Constable Lim Chee Hong. PC Lim owes his interest m police work to elder sister Angela, 26, who has been servingin the force for seven years. Last year, she handed him an application
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        The boat to nowhere
        159 19 THIS boat m the carpark at Übi Avenue 2 which seems curiously out of place, may not be there for long. A resident, Mr S. H. Lee, a director, 40, called News Line on Monday to say that the boat was full of water and had
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        Mural way to thank staff
        124 19 THIS bright floral mural is management's way of saying "thank you" to the staff of the Holiday Inn Park View Hotel for winning the coveted Holiday Inn Torchbearer Award last year. The department heads and managers had decided to thank their more than 400 staff
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        Hold-up at gambling den
        151 19 TWO men, "—Hiing Chinese wayang masks and carrying knives, held up three people at a gambling den m Balestier Road on Sunday. But they fled after taking a woman's jewellery because one of the victims dashed out and shouted for help. Police said Madam Lee Beng
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      S'poreans show high rate of diabetes
      636 19  -  Serena Ton By More than 8 suffer from disease; study shows Indians and Malays more prone to it SINGAPOREANS are among the world's most diabetes-prone people, an expert from the World Health Organisation has said. Professor Paul Zimmet, a member of the organisation's Expert
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      Grants by Mendaki can be used only to promote its interests in S'pore
      242 20 GRANTS and donations given by Mendaki, the council for the development of the Muslim community, can now be used only to promote the council's interests and objectives m Singapore. An amendment to Mendaki's constitution endorsed at an
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      'Toilet murder' man loses appeal against death
      482 20 BUSINESSMAN Ong Kin Hong, 55, yesterday lost his appeal against the death sentence for murdering a woman clerk m a toilet five years ago. The Court of Criminal Appeal rejected the argument of Ong's lawyer that the trial judges had wrongly convicted Ong
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      Beware imposters seeking donations for temples
      219 20 THE Hindu Endowments Board has warned members of the public to be wary of imposters who claim to be collecting donations for prayers at temples. The board said m a statement on Monday that "some persons of Indian origin" had approached the public for
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      Taboos to keep bad luck away and bring good luck
      443 21 A MATTER OF TRADITION 2 The Straits Times continues with Part Two of the series on the traditions behind the Lunar New Year. As the Chinese are keen to begin the new year well, they impose upon themselves certain taboos
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      Song with a message for youth to play its part
      252 21 A CATCHY song exhorting Singaporean youth to contribute to the community will form the musical backbone of the Chinese Cultural Month. Titled With All My Heart, the song by local xinyao composer, Mr Hong Qing Gui, is be one of
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      Some going away over New Year
      759 21 Traditional Singaporeans criticise young couples who plan holidays abroad to avoid festive 'hassle' WHILE most Chinese families are preparing to celebrate the Lunar New Year with reunion dinners, some younger couples especially the newly-weds and those without children are planning to take short holidays
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      375 18 What could be more Exdtii7gthan celebrating the Lunar New Year m Chinatown? The Furama, ideally located on the edge oflit-up Chinatown, is at the very hub of this year's Lunar New Year festivities. After the excitement, you can indulge m the finest cuisine and be treated to some relaxing entertainment
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      309 18 A^^ """"'Today n"""l r UVC^ V <y iH^ fnum BUSINESS TIMES Tos^Sf ty Making DBS seeks regional rewards Celebrate this Golden Horse Year a mOVe Rnd Ut h0W v DBS Bank S CaShinQ n "Si with Lucky Yu Sheng, Oriental's iiivww on the re gi O ns booming economic tP)
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      229 19 E PHILIPS THREE WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR FROM PHILIPS. Happiness, Prosperity and Longevity are 3 change. At virtually any hour of the day. And goals m life everyone will be wishing for during the distinctive flat square picture tube the celebration of spring. <d jt/M^ B (FSQ), that not
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      226 20 tCoME Celebrate The Turning Of The Old Into The New Year. Only at the Carlton, where the Year of the Horse is welcomed m traditional splendour. With sumptuous New Year menus like our Prosperity Banquets at the Wan Lok, Festive Buffets at the Cafe Victoria and Steamboat at Poolside. Whether
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  • COMMENT/ Perspective
    • The Straits Times
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        Time to move forward
        636 22 WHATEVER reservations there may be over the historic merger between South Korea's ruling Democratic Justice Party and two major opposition parties, the alliance would probably spare the country more political unrest than it is currently facing. Tension has been mounting m recent months, with the main
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      Chok Tong: My govt will be people-oriented
      1811 22 The First Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong was interviewed last year by Dr Raj Vasil, Reader m Politics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, m connection with the latter's work on a new edition of his book "Governing Singapore" which
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      When a change of name can mean a change for the better
      785 22  -  ■^HliffWl ms+m- A ROSE by any name smells as sweet. So asserted Shakespeare's immortal line. But there are obviously many who would disagree with the good bard. The People's Association is one which begs to differ, judging by
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      Spate of new deals with West worries Hungarians
      1140 23 US Newt and World Report BUDAPEST'S finest hotels have the surreal atmosphere of a multinational business convention these days. Chatting over breakfast m the Hyatt, shuffling papers on the low sofas of the forum and sipping cocktails at the Hilton, Western investors,
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      Yugoslavia bending to winds of change despite difficulties
      809 23  -  John Zametica By YUGOSLAVIA is the forgotten European socialist country. It did not figure m the spectacle of the 1989 revolutions and is still governed by an unreconstructed communist party. Only Albania shares this dubious distinction. It is almost certain, however, that
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      35 22 Learn to make decor statements the way you make fashion statements. Take a tip from HOME Gr decor. HQME^COR FEBMAR '90 A:i N mbmmm now At HHhI Newsstands I $3.50 |P^ A Times Periodicals Publication
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      283 22 Let the children win at the i Commonwealth Games j Singapore joins more than 30 nations m the XlVth Mfc Commonwealth Games I^. opening on January 24 m I \sj^g iL. A Mft New Zealand. It is an HdNL <4m j occasion for celebration. SmSJ BV^^ta It's also a time
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      118 23 HERE'S HOW YOUR EYES WILL FEEL WITH FRESH LENSES. WEEKLY OR BIWEEKLY mtk Sit*, The SeeQuence Disposable Lens Program is part of a complete program of planned lens replacement. The BaUSC h LOmb With SeeQuence Disposable Lens you can say goodbye to troublesome care and cleaning regimen. Just wear your
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      Snorkelling aid may not be safe but it is innovative
      92 24 THE Government should encourage young Singaporeans to be innovative. We have a boy who is intelligent and who came up with an idea on how to stay underwater for a longer period of time. The device may not be safe
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      Uniforms look like salesgirls'
      53 24 WHENEVER I see the uniforms that the Singapore General Hospital nurses are wearing, I think of how the dignity which they once carried m their smart white uniforms is lost. The uniforms that privatised hospitals have come up with look like salesgirls' uniforms. JOYCE LING LEONG
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      Vital that minorities perceive there is fair treatment of all races
      827 24 THE ugly spectre of racism seems to have raised its profile with increased vigour internationally and even m our own country. As a Singaporean of mixed descent, I cannot help but be very concerned about the developments m this
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    • Remark about inferior-quality cars
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        It is a consumer's free expression
        178 24 GEORGE Cohen (Far East) has objected rather strongly to a statement made by Dr Augustine Tan, MP for Whampoa, during the recent parliamentary debate on Land Transportation (ST, Jan 19). The impression I have is that Dr Tan made the statement as a consumer
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        Statement could damage car name and trade relations
        64 24 I REFER to comments made by Dr Augustine Tan, MP for Whampoa. I reject his statement that Skoda is manufacturing inferior-quality cars as totally unjustified. It is damaging not only to the Skoda trade mark but also to trade rela- tions between
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    • Politics and religion
      • Article
        Pragmatic way to prevent bloodbaths
        105 24 MY SIMPLE five-sentence statement advocating the separation of religion and politics (ST, Jan 13) appears to have triggered a verbose avalanche by the Catholic Social Guild of Singapore (ST, Jan 20). The point I was trying to make is: Let the various religious bodies guide
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        Let us talk about how the line should be drawn
        118 24 I REFER to the letter "How man, politics, religion are linked" from the Catholic Social Guild of Singapore (ST, Jan 20). I personally do not think that Mr Jack K. Root was acting against his religion by writing the letter
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    • COMMONWEALTH GAMES
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        Kiwis all set to leap for joy
        884 25 Today is Day One m Auckland: Opening ceremony preview Aussies m new row Yong Joo's boost ALAN HUBBARD sets the scene for today's opening ceremony BUNGY-JUMPING is something of a national pursuit m New Zealand. Less fanciful than synchronised swimming, and as indigenous
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        Lock icon Aussies march into a new row
        392 25 Aussies march into a new row ALSTRALIA, whose high Jinks In the Commonwealth Games Village have already provoked uproar, will cause more raised eyebrows at today's opening ceremony. Teenage swimmer Janelle Elford will march at the head of the team wearing a trendy green swlmsult and a flamboyant silk and
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        Lock icon Disgraced Johnson loses another record
        205 25 THE last major record belonging to disgraced Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson will be stripped from him, the Commonwealth Games Federation decided yesterday. Four days ago Johnson was stripped of his world, area and national records by the International Amateur Athletics Federation but the Games mark
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        Lock icon Honey asks to quit after 'streak' report
        358 25 AUSTRALIAN athlete Gary Honey asked to quit the Commonwealth Games yesterday after being branded as a streaker by a newspaper. The Commonwealth long jump champion wanted to return home to comfort his wife after the Sydney Morning Herald said he was one of
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        Lisa and Sharron to turn back the clock
        615 25 GODFREY ROBERT looks ahead to the swimming A BLONDE from the past and a Berkshire beauty aiming to turn back the clock 10 years will light up the West Auckland Swimming Centre when the Commonwealth Games swimming competition gets under way tomorrow
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        Kok Keong keeps his cool
        416 25  -  GODFREY ROBERT WHILE there were grumbles from Malaysia about the restriction of two pairs for the men's doubles and an outcry from Canada, Hongkong and India about the seedings, Malaysian singles star Foo Kok Keong remained cool and composed despite having to shoulder his country's
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        Yong Joo's medal hopes boosted
        373 25 TWO withdrawals have cut down the competition for Singapore weightlifter Teo Yong Joo, but the 56-kg category at the Games still remains m the grasp of Australian favourite Russell Holloway. Two Indians, a Nigerian and a Canadian also listed better totals than Yong Joo's, but
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      • GAMES GLIMPSES
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          Crocodile Smith swims on the wild side
          145 25 JIM SMITH swam with crocodiles while training for the Games. Smith, 35, a Zambian lawnmower-maker and farmer, endured his swim on the wild side m a crocodile-infested reservoir near his Lusaka home. "It's always m the back of your mind when you train.
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          Ugandans rough it out
          101 25 UGANDA'S Games team have struggled into Auckland after five days of sleeping m airport lounges. A casualty en route was top medal prospect Charles Lubulwa, a welterweight boxer, who was left behind m a Singapore hospital after he contracted malaria. Ugandan boxing manager David Agong was
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          Marrieds play singles
          55 25 THE TWO married couples m the Australian Games team have been prevented from sleeping together. "We asked to be put together but we were told no," said 5,000 m runner Andrew Lloyd, who is married to 3,000 m medal hope Carolyn Schuwalow. Walkers Andrew and Lorraine Jachno
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          Musician on the long run
          105 25 WHEN the competitors at the Games marathon line up for the 42-km test on Jan 30, there will be one unofficial entrant finishing the route and trying to claim a gold medal of his own. Britain's Eric Newton, a self-proclaimed busker, will attempt to break
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          Time out at nudist beach
          57 25 PART of the entertainment package for visiting officials at the Games includes an offer from an unidentified Auckland man to spend a day at a nudist beach. The man's offer received more than usual interest after reports that two Australian athletes took a nude romp
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          Here after all the hassles
          78 25 SWAZILAND'S pruned-down Games team, who were originally told they could not go because of a cash shortage, finally made it here yesterday. Their 35 hours' flying time through London and Tokyo left the team exhausted and team manager Sam Lukhele unwilling to talk about the
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          Long flight gone to waste
          112 25 CANADIAN weightlifter Brent Garrett new to Auckland yesterday only to learn he will not be allowed to compete m the Games. A Canadian court ruled last week that Garrett, 26, should be reinstated after being left out of the team. But within minutes of arriving
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          Asian favourites for 1998
          99 25 NEW DELHI and Kuala Lumpur are joint favourites to win the battle to host the 1998 Games after four nations officially submitted bids yesterday. And the only danger to the success of the Asian challenge against Australia and Wales could be their rivalry. The Commonwealth Federation
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          Prince in joking mood
          67 25 PRINCE EDWARD, clad m a navy-blue suit and multicoloured tie, arrived yesterday to open the 52-nation Games and immediately starting cracking jokes despite a gruelling 24-hour flight from London. The youngest son of Queen Elizabeth 11, who spent a year as a high school tutor m
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      Singapore aim to stop Hongkong
      565 26  -  Tay Cheng Khoon SQUASH By SINGAPORE are determined to deny Hongkong, who displaced them as East Asia squash queens last June, of the Asian women's team championship, starting m Calcutta today. -Although seven teams have entered for the Asian championship, there are actually only two
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      Liye picked for Golden Mile
      268 26 fcTIONAL Schools middle-dis-BJtyre champion Zhou Liye has »fti selected by the Singapore MJhJteur Athletic Association to Snake her senior international SJebut at the Hongkong Golden Mile Race on Feb 22. jkTSAAA president Loh Lin Kok said Liye was chosen to give the outstanding athletes m
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      Zainal and Co hand Macau a 3-0 beating
      345 26 NEWCOMERS Macau had a rough time when they faced Singapore m the opening tie of the Asian men's squash team championship m Calcutta yesterday. Although Singapore rested national champion Anthony Chua and fielded reserve Mark Hill, they still packed too much power
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      Sarjit faces inquiry today
      256 26 MALAYSIA'S Sarjit Singh, arguably the most impressive hockey player m local tournaments last season, is m danger of being ruled out for this year's competitions. The midfielder, who made guest appearances for Punggol and Hougang last year, faces a disciplinary inquiry m Malaysia today for his
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    • THE LATE NEWS
      • Article
        Help for Sarawak to return
        105 26 The four Sarawak players accused of attacking the referee m a Malaysia Cup match must face the disciplinary board, Semi-Pro committee chairman, the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, said m Kuching yesterday. "However," he added, "I believe the matter can be resolved amicably." The Tengku Mahkota
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        Kelly wins
        46 26 Singapore boardsailor Kelly Chan, who had already won the funboard division at the Kuantan Challenge after six of seven races, showed his class by coming m first m the seventh race. Hongkong's Wong Tak Suk was second and Thailand's Lek Saard Panyawan was third.
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        Star quizzed
        34 26 South African snooker star Silvi no Francisco was arrested at his home by Scotland Yard detectives yesterday and taken for questioning over an alleged fraud case m the Benson A Hedges tournament.
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      Two ex-Fifa refs will give evidence
      479 27 Two ex-Fif a refs will give evidence TWO former Fifa referees are among 16 officials who have agreed to testify at a three-day inquiry, which started at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, to investigate allegations of malpractice m the assessments and appointments of match officials. The two, N. Chandra and S.
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      SOCCER SHORTS
      278 27 ITALIAN SECURITY forces have been warned to expect about 500 English soccer hooligans among the thousands of fans travelling to Sardinia for the World Cup finals m June. "The English authorities have expressed some concern over the arrival m Italy of about 500 hooligans bent on repeating scenes
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      Partizan Belgrade player to get trial
      237 27 YUGOSLAV midfielder Radulovic Radomir, who was with Partizan Belgrade from 1982 to 1987, may join Premier League contenders Tiong Bahru. The Singapore club have agreed to give him a trail as they are looking for two foreign players to help strengthen their team. Tiong
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      Sarawak, FAM in peace talks
      286 27 kI THING Sarawak took their first tentative step towards returning to the Semi-Pro League soccer competition when they welcomed the Tengkn Mahkota of Pahang, the Football Association of Malaysia's Semi-Pro League chairman, yesterday. The Sarawak Football Association had withdrawn from the FAM at the end
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      36 vying for places in Olympic squad
      191 27 FOUR top contenders for the Goh Chok Tong/City Developments Talent Search Scheme are among the 36 footballers trying to earn a berth m the 1992 Singapore Olympic Games squad. The four Nazri Nasir, Imran Juhamat, Sanizal Jamil and Rafi All and the others
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      No worries for beaten Jurong
      250 27 Preview: Balestier v Jurong Town by Mahmood Gaznavi JURONG TOWN may have lost their unbeaten record, but their morale is still very much intact. When they face Balestier United m a Premier League soccer match at Toa Payoh Stadium tonight (7.30), the memory of their
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      Soldiers expect to come under fire
      219 27 Preview: Tiong Bahru v Safsa by Joe Dorai NATIONAL reserve striker D. Devaraj was the toast of Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association's many soccer successes last season. But tonight he will be leading his new club, Tiong Bahru CSC, against his old team-mates m
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      341 27 SWIMMING KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's National Sports Council will continue to provide financial assistance to swimmer Nurul HUda Abdullah, as long as the requests are "reasonable and realistic". Sports Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the NSC will ask the swimmer's mother, Cindy Wee,
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      479 28 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NEW ORLEANS The opposing quarterbacks will be wearing Nos. 7 and 16, but the magic number m this year's Super Bowl contest on Sunday between the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos will be four The 49ers, the defending champions of
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      Catch the action on SBC 12
      71 28 FANS of American Football can catch the Super Bowl action just two hours after the match as the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation will be showing the delayed telecast on Monday from Bam to noon. A documentary, "This Is American Football NFL style", which looks at
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      Lock icon Fatal accident mars duel at Monte Carlo
      232 28 Fatal accident mars duel at Monte Carlo MOTOR RACING MONTE CARLO An accident which cost the life of a French competitor overshadowed the enthralling duel between race leaders Didier Auriol and Carlos Sainz m the Monte Carlo Rally yesterday. After 12 of the 28 special timed sections, with the Rally
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      Lock icon Senna plans to continue GP racing
      253 28 PARIS Former world motor racing champion Ayrton Senna said m an interview to be published on Tuesday that he had firm plans to race m this year's Formula One Grand Prix series. The Brazilian driver told the French sports daily L'Equipe m a lengthy
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      Lock icon Second Test ends in draw
      399 28 CRICKET ADELAIDE The Second Test between Australia and Pakistan ended m a draw at the Adelaide Oval yesterday after an exciting turnaround of fortunes during the five-day cricket match. Set 304 to win m their second innings, Australia at stumps were 233-6, 71 short of
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
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        Sobering return for Werbeniuk
        132 28 Bill Werbeniuk suffered a sobering return to professional snooker at Blackpool on Monday when he was humbled 10-1 by Nigel Bond m the World Championship first qualifying round. And the 43-year-old Canadian, competing for the first time since September 1988, is not anxious to repeat his
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        Boxer's appeal
        86 28 Ghanaian boxer Nana Konadu appealed to the World Boxing Council m Mexico City on Monday to render void the outcome of last Saturday's title bout m Seoul, where he lost his superflyweight crown to Moon Sung Kil on a technical decision. Konadu and his handlers asked the WBC
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        Perez again
        70 28 Mexican Raul "Jibaro" Perez, 22, used his height and his left hand to win a unanimous decision over American Gaby Canizales m Ingle wood, California, on Monday and retain his WBC bantamweight crown. Perez, making his fourth title defence, said he felt pain m his right arm from
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        Cash out
        47 28 Former Wimbledon tennis champion Pat Cash has been left out of the Australian Davis Cup team to play France m Perth from Feb 2-4. Cash has not played a competitive singles match since last April, when he ruptured an Achilles tendon while playing m Tokyo.
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        Berlin's chance
        68 28 International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch has raised hopes of staging a joint Games m East and West Berlin, saying the crumbling of the Berlin Wall has made the city a strong contender. In an interview with the East German newspaper Deutsches Sportecho published on Monday, Samaranch
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        $28m contract
        82 28 Will Clark, a 25-year-old baseball star, agreed on Monday to a US$l5 million (s2Bm) contract that includes the first US$4 million single-season salary m the history of the sport. The San Francisco Giants agreed to pay Clark, the Most Valuable Player of last year's National League play-offs, US$l5
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        New deal
        65 28 Quarterback Jim Everett, who guided the Los Angeles Rams to their best American Football season m four years, has signed a new six-year contract with the team. He is expected to make about US$2.5 million ($4.7 m) a year. Everett, 27, just completed his fourth year m the
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      827 28 BASKETBALL NBA: Suns 126 Magic 103, Rockets 116 Nuggets 104, Spurs 124 Bullets 115, Kings 136 Clippers 104. CRICKET Australia-Pakistan Second Test: Pakistan 257 and 387-9 (I. Khan 136, W. Akram 123, S. Malik 65 no.. M. Hughes 5-111, P. Taylor 2-94). Australia 341 and 233-6 (M.
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      Lock icon Steffi equals her winning streak
      513 29 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS MELBOURNE West German world No. 1 Steffi Graf equalled a personal milestone as she defied fierce heat and dogged American Patty Fendick to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open tennis championships yesterday. Steffi, with the surface temperature on centre court reaching
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      RESULTS
      41 29 WOMEN'S QUARTER-FINALS Mary Joe Fernandez (US) bt Zina Garrison (US) 1-6 6-2 8-6, Claudia Porwik (WG) bt Angelica Gavaldon (US) 6-4 6-3, Steffi Graf (WG) bt Patty Fendick (US) 6-3 7-5, Helena Sukova (Cze) bt Katerina Maleeva (Bui) 6-4 6-3.
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      Lock icon Mary Joe on road to fame, fortune
      449 29 MELBOURNE American teenage star Mary Joe Fernandez may be fresh out of high school, but she's well on her way to fame and fortune. She reached her second Grand Slam semi-final m a year yesterday while pushing her career earnings over the US$5OO,OOO
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      Trainer Kang upset over arrest
      323 29  -  Malcolm Bastians RACING By KUALA LUMPUR Singapore trainer Luke Kang, who was arrested on Jan 10 and released five days later m connection with the assault of a Malayan Racing Association official, is upset that his image has been tarnished. The 44-year-old trainer was arrested
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      GUIDE TO KUALA LUMPUR WORKOUTS
      311 29 Horses engaged on Saturday: CLASS 3 l^ttm: Slow work: Fortune Maker II (apprentice D. Chee), Tiny Tim II and For-get-Me-Not IV (Zainal). CLASS 1 DIV 1 l,2tfm: No workouts on main tracks. CLASS 1 DIV 2 l,2»tm: Slow work: Cash In The Bank and Count
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      Pacific Basin beckons
      188 29 Pacific Basin beckons TRACKWORK KUALA LUMPUR Tunku Gold Cup candidate Pacific Basin, who pipped Crown Ridge by half-a-length m the Governor's Gold Cup (2,200 m) m Penang last month, was raring to go yesterday. With apprentice M. Zaidi aboard, the five-year-old American gelding by Big Spruce cantered a lap on
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      Off-course betting centre
      75 29 Off-course betting centre KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Totallsator Board yesterday announced the opening of an off-course betting centre at Bandar Indra Mahkota, 12km from Knantan. A tote board spokesman said off-coarse betting at the multipurpose hall of the Equestrian Sports Complex will begin on Saturday. The airconditioned centre can accommodate
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      Lock icon McEnroe gives cameraman verbal lashing
      308 29 McEnroe gives cameraman verbal lashing LOS ANGELES John McEnroe, the first player kicked out of the Australian Open for misconduct m its 85-year history, returned home on Monday and verbally assaulted an Associated Press photographer on arrival at Los Angeles Airport. "He stuck his finger m my face, swore at
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      Lock icon Umpire shrugs off death threat
      304 29 MELBOURNE The umpire who kicked American tennis star John McEnroe out of the Australian Open yesterday shrugged off a death threat and resumed his officiating duties on centre court. Tournament officials confirmed that Gerry Armstrong, who announced the default of McEnroe for abusive behaviour m
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      Four apply for 'A' trainer's licence
      216 29 KUALA LUMPUR Washington Leong, 'B trainer to Teh Choon Beng, who finished last season with a record-breaking 110 winners, has applied for an 'A' licence together with three others. The other assistant trainers are David Chua, Henry Cheah and Vincent Tan. Their applications are
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      103 26 SPORTSLINE 730 5005 1 CALL SportsUne <73t6MS) far results of today's Premier Leagae soccer matches, Tiong Bahra-Safsa and Balestier-Ju-roag Town. The scores will be available from ltpm. TODAY'S EVENTS I SOCCER Premier League: Balestier United v Jurong Town (Toa Payoh), Tiong Bahru v Safsa (Jalan Besar) both at 7.30pm. SCSSC
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      408 28 MDM. TAN CHENQ GUAT NEO (Wif« of Ufa Koh Keng Slang) Aga: 82 Passed away peacefully on 23.01 JO Leaving behind: SONS DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW Koh Swee Hee Koh Swee Seng, Steven Chla Yok Sim Koh Swee Leng, Larry Ang Kirn Neo Koh Swee Bok, Robert Koh Swee
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      83 28 NARAIM WNOH «/o KESAR SINGH SAM4ALA AOf M YEARS paeeed away peacefully on 23 Jan. M i«i*ino b«hlnd beloved wife, enHdran and grand-chlldr«n Cort*g« laavaa BQM mortuary »or Wft VofftOfl Cf#>cn#tof lufti. For dotoMa Wing MI7M». The family of tho lat* DM JOO HENQ Departed 17th Jan. 1990
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      322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements
      67 28 I The family of the late I MDM. LAY PART MUI (who passed away peacefully on 20.1.90) wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to our pastor, relatives, friends, church members, business associates and colleagues for their wreaths, condolences, donations, nightly visits, assistance, prayers and
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      324 In Memoriam 324 In Mwnoriam
      41 28 a) MOHAN s/o RAMIYA Born: 9.9.65 Departed: 24.1.87 m Brunei As time goes by, we miss you more. We cannot forget you, our loved one so dear. Deeply missed by family I and loved ones
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      322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements
      192 28 AL FATEHAH HJ BAHAROM BIN ISMAIL Departed 14/1/90 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to all friends relatives. Doctors a Staff of NUH (AAE) ICU/ CCU, staff of SIA-FOB/ Power Plant SATS-melntenance, MMO lacWties, teetan, Bruno Magly, Van Ommeren. PWD-Arch. Branch, Ex-McNair VI, Ex-let SIR. 'A'
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      324 In Mamoriam
      182 28 2nd Anniversary In loving memory ol MARY SIM SOON KIANG D*part*d 24-1-M Peaceful be your rest, dear mother. It is sweet to breathe your name; As In life we loved you dearly, So In death we do the same. Always loved A nmimbirid by children, daught*r*-ln-l«w, ioni-in-law.
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      325 Requiems
      64 28 a thm a BHANTI POOJA The Family Of The Laia SUDHIR S/O BALAGOPAL AN Ag« IS yaara old D«p«rtod on 10/1/90 kindly requests the presence of all relatives and friends for the Athma Shanti Pooja which will be held on Thursday, 25.1 90 at 7pm. at the Sri
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      32 29 TODAY'S SCHEDULEI MEN'S QUARTER-FINALS Ivan Lendl (Cze) v Andrei Cherkasov (SU) Boris Becker (WG) v Mats Wilander (Swe) Mikael Pernfors (Swe) v Yannick Noah (Fra) David Wheaton (US) v Stefan Edberg (Swe)
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
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      Lock icon Guangdong producers feel the pinch of credit squeeze
      545 30 Cut m interest rates vital to save many firms from bankruptcy, they say GUANGDONG Manufacturers m China's southern province of Guangdong, struggling to ride out an economic slump, say an immediate cut m interest rates is needed to save many firms from
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      Lock icon Huge Taiwanese firm eyeing China
      296 30 TAIPEI Officials of Taiwan's biggest private industrial conglomerate, the Formosa Plastics group, have been studying investment opportunities m China despite Taipei's ban on direct economic contact with the mainland, a company spokesman said yesterday. The spokesman said the officials investigated potential investments while on private
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      Lock icon Hurdles to US-Soviet trade 'gone by June'
      326 30 WASHINGTON US legal obstacles to trade with the Soviet Union will be gone by June, the head of the US government's Export-Im-port Bank predicted on Monday. "It's important because our competitors have about US$l2 billion worth of trade business with the Soviets. We've
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      Lock icon More Wall Street cuts expected after Merrill Lynch charge
      436 30 NEW YORK A US$47O-million (SsB76-million) charge by Merrill Lynch and Co to cut businesses and personnel because of tough times on Wall Street could speed up blood-letting at other securities firms, analysts say. The United States' biggest broking firm on Monday
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      Lock icon Bond's US creditors fail to wind up breweries
      176 30 SYDNEY Mr Alan Bond's business empire won a round m its fight (or survival yesterday when a Western Australian court issued an injunction stopping US creditors from winding up Mr Bond's Australian breweries. "It's a victory," said Bond Corp Director Peter Lucas.
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  • TIMES
    • OVERSEAS MARKETS ROUND-UP
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        Lock icon New York stock market takes another drubbing
        193 31 THE stock market took another drubbing on Monday, resuming its early-1990 slide amid worries a'«out the outlook for United States corporate profits and interest rates. Analysts said traders remained uneasy about weak corporate earnings reports for the fourth quarter of last year, as
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        Lock icon TOKYO
        175 31 UNCERTAINITY and wariness despite slightly rebounding bond prices kept trade generally thin, but ample buying from investment trust funds helped push the key Nikkei average up to a higher close. The broader market's gain was less impressive, however. Small-capital stocks were favoured throughout the day. The 225-share Nikkei rose
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        Lock icon KUALA LUMPUR
        106 31 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market reacted to the negative influences of major overseas bourses yesterday and closed broadly lower m lacklustre trading with turnover dipping below 100 million units. Save for selected blue chips, declines were, however, mostly marginal. The 30-counter New Straits Times Industrial Share Index dropped
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        90 31 SHARE prices recovered most of their early losses on slow accumulation by local institutional investors but still ended lower, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index eased 9.22 points to 2,762.45, after opening 26 points down. The Hong Kong Index shed 5.78 points to 1,813.85. Turnover remained low at HKJ432.34
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        Lock icon SYDNEY
        104 31 OFFICIAL confirmation of a long-awaited easing m monetary policy helped Australia's share market shake off much of the negative influence of Wall Street's 77-point slide on Monday, brokers said. The All-Ordinaries Index finished 6.9 points down at 1,664.8, but was well above its early low of 1,647.4 reached m
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        Lock icon LONDON
        93 31 SHARE prices closed sharply lower on London's Stock Exchange on Monday as pervasive nervousness over the outlook for global equities continued to vex the market. A steep drop on Wall Street undermined any possible advance m London, dealers said. At the London closing, the Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100-share Index
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    • AROUND MALAYSIAN COMPANIES
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        Bank plans to treble capital
        149 31 BANK of Commerce Bhd (BCB) proposes to treble its authorised share capital to MJ3OO million (Ss2o7 million) to accommodate its proposed one-for-two rights issue of 36.32 million new shares and employees' share bption scheme. BCB Company Secretary Kamil Abdul Rahman said last Saturday the proposal
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        Hospital Pantai listing
        85 31 HOSPITAL Pantai Bhd's entire issued and paid-up capital of 19 million shares of Msl each will be listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange from tomorrow, the exchange said m a statement yesterday. The hospital will be listed and quoted on the second board. As part of
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        Tie-up with Indonesian firm
        103 31 PERNAS Construction Sdn Bhd (Percon) will set up a joint venture with Wirjaya Karya, an Indonesian government-owned firm, to build a M56.5-million (554.48-million) plant for producing construction materials. Percon's Chairman, Haji Hajeedar bin Haji Abdul Majid, said m Kuala Lumpur last Saturday that the plant, located
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        Insurance through ATMs
        81 31 BRITISH-AMERICAN Life and General Insurance (Balgi) poli-cy-holders with accounts at Public Bank or Public Finance can now pay their insurance premiums at the bank's automated teller machines (ATMs). Officials of the three companies on Monday signed an agreement to provide for this with immediate effect. The arrangement
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      2274 31 TRANSACTION DATE: JANUARY 23, 1990 1990 Laat Vol Day Net High Low Company Sal* ('000) High Low P/E INDUSTRIALS 324 280 AISB 50* 320 23 688 320 280 38.6 80 68 API 86 -X 1747 86* 84 610 360 ASM 50* 585 -S 16 565 580 41.8 308
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      SIMEX FUTURES AND OPTIONS
      509 31 Tuesday January 23. 1990 British pound Open Mfh Low Sett Est Vol Mar 90 ***** ***** ***** ***** 8 ***** ■ft ***** 0p« M (Mm) 114. Ad Vat (Mm): 14. Deutachemark (US ttoHv/Ofhcbtmtrk) Optn Wgh Low Sett Est Voi Mir 90 0 5805 0 5869 0.5804
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    • COMMODITIES
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        Rubber
        68 31 Closing prices (cents/kilo) Singapore 157.75 cents February up 0.25 cents Malaysia 224 cents February unchanged Palm oil Crude palm oi (Ms/tonne) January 672.50 (south) February 675 (south) Refined palm oil (USS/ttmt) RBDPatnOf February 262.50 (seller) March 265 (seller) April 267 50 (seller) RBO Olein February 272.50 (seller) March 275
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        Tin
        10 31 Closing price* (Mt/kilo) KLTin 17.42 10C) Turnover 95 35)
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        Aluminium
        17 31 (Official doting quotation, VJSS/MT) Tuts Mon Cash 1454-1455 1470-1472 3 Months 1476-1478 1497-1498 Settlement 1455 1472
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        Copper Grade A
        24 31 (Official closing quotation, QBP/MT) Tuts Mon Cash 1335—1336 1396-1397 3 Months 1347-1348 1408-1409 Settlement 1336 1397 Source: Outokumpu (SEA.) Pte Ltd
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        Silver
        23 31 Closing price* (USS/troy oz) Mon Tuts Singapore 5.21-5.23 5 26—5 28 Fri Mon New York 5.21-5 23 5 28-5.30 Source: Credit Suisse
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        Crude & Product Prices
        75 31 Crude Product Prices CRUDE/PRODUCT MONTH' CHANGE PRICE (UBs)# WEST TEXAS MermtdjU Mar —0 36/0 36 21.74 21.79/88 l BRENT BLEND Mar 0.25/0.20 19.60 19 70/BBL DUBAI FATEH Mar -0.25/0.25 16.52 16.63/BBL MMAS Feb 000 21 20 21 30/BBL TAPIS BLEND Feb 000 20.60 20 70/BBL NAPHTHA (OF iapan) -1.00/2.00 *****
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      HONGKONG
      562 31 TMMday Jwmary a HKS Hyaan 1.17 -0-O1 IMC Holding 6.55 -f 10 Allied Overseas 0.78 -0.01 ar n# I** 1 23-?2 /xX Allied TW 0.70 -0.02 J*"" 0 War 1° l J Amoy Properties 2.575 unch JBH 1340 -£10 Asia Sec Int'l 2.175 unch sif Asia Sac War 91
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      TOKYO
      380 31 t— t jimin, v vsm +i- Mitaub Heavy 1100 ■&> Ajinomoto 2770 unch Mitsubishi 1740 -40 Akal 994 +65 Mitsui Co 1190 -&0 Amada 2030 -20 Mitsui Shipbldg 889 AQ Asahi Glass 2200 +40 Mitsui Smelting 950 4-8 Asahi Kasei 1190 +30 Mitsukoshl 2520 4-50 Bank of Tokyo 1870
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      BANK RATES
      325 31 OCBC OUB UO6 DBS TLB POSB DEPOSIT RATES Savings 3 2 3 4 2V 4 3 I A 3 3V4 Fixed deposit 1 month VA VA 3V* 3 I A 3Vi 3 months 3 I A 3V* 3% 3 1 /4 3% 6 months 3% 3 3 4
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      MARKET SUMMARY
      153 33 SINGAPORE Oct Nov Dec Jan Volume: 102.38 m units 32.62 m) Value: $199.38 m 521. 67 m) Indices Jan 22 Jan 23 ST Industrials 1535.41 1520.73 ST Finance 2596.35 2589.51 ST Hotels 1214.21 1205.05 ST Properties 782.78 784.87 BT Composite 1331.77 1318.85 BT-MGA 776.94 769.23 BT 08/ OS
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      107 33 I INTEREST RATES PRIME RATE Average Prime Lending Rate: 5.6875% Average of Singapore's Big Four Local Banks ASIAN CURRENCY UNIT Contract data: 23/1/90 CtMBKY 1 MTH 3MTM (MIX 9 MTH 12MTH CMi. VMUE MTE US* 7H 7W 7W IV, 7H 7'/, 25/1/90 16 15'/, 15 US 14H 15 25/1/90 12H
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      167 33 SPOT RATES DM V S$ HK$ As/US$ £/US$ m Open 1.7244 146.62 1.8805 7.8090 0.7950 ***** Close 1.7053 146.10 1.8795 7.8096 0.7821 1.6449 Source Astley S farce COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to ona unit of foreign currency Buying 00 Sefcif US dollar 1.8650 1.8870 Sterling pound 3.0409 3.1003
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      GOLD PRICES
      115 33 SINGAPORE Physical (Ss) Mon Tues Kilobar 24,783-24.903 24,62& ?4 746 100 gm 2,484 -2,509 2,469-2,494 50 gm 1,244 1259 1,237 1,252 20 gm 497-508 494-505 5 gm 124-134 123 -133 1 gm 25-34 25-34 Brifan coins (SS/oz) Spore bullion coin 774 790 768 784 Canadian maple leaf 796
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      Visa to spend up to $113m to upgrade its Singapore office
      441 33  - Visa to spend up to $113 m to upgrade its Singapore office Edmund Loh By VISA International, the world's leading card issuer, is making a long-term commitment to Singapore by spending up to US$6O million (*****.80 million) to upgrade its Singapore office. For a start, it will make Singapore the
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      New UOB fixed deposit account for senior citizens
      255 33 UNITED Overseas Bank has introduced a new fixed deposit account specially for senior citizens which offers higher interest and a standby credit line. The UOB Grand Senior Citizens' Service, which is part of the banking group's programme of activities to commemorate Singapore's
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      QAF's Ben Foods buys Pandan Loop property for $3m
      231 33 QAF Ltd's wholly-owned subsidiary Ben Foods (S) Pte Ltd is expanding operations with the acquisition of leasehold premises and buildings at Pandan Loop for $3 million. Brunei-backed QAF said yesterday that the property will serve the expansion requirements of Ben Foods
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      'Better corporate info can help S'pore become world finance centre'
      357 33 IF LISTED companies made better corporate disclosure m their annual reports, investments by private investors would increase and that would help achieve Singapore's aim of becoming an international financial centre. This was because investors would have more confidence m investing
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      Fast-food outlets may soon accept credit cards
      183 33 RADIO advertisements have been selling french fries and fried chicken. Soon, air waves will literally help to boost sales. This is fast-food on Visa credit. Mr Peter Harkess, General Manager of Visa South-east Asia, said the card issuer is working on a plan
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      Proton distributor EON may be listed on KLSE
      262 33 EDARAN Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd (EON), distributors of the Proton Saga, is expected to be publicly floated and listed on the main board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange by the middle of this year. With the flotation, EON, a whol-ly-owned subsidiary
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      Indonesian group plans takeover of Sesdaq-listed EMS
      412 33 A MAJOR Indonesian industrial group PT Raja Garuda MAS (RGM) yesterday spelled out its plans to take control of Sesdaqlisted Electro Magnetic (S) Ltd (EMS). It is buying a 38-per cent stake m the company, and the takeover will be conducted through a
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      CAM-ASATSU wins $1M Tang Village ad account
      171 33 CAM-ASATSU has won the $l-mil-lion Tang Dynasty Village advertising account after a three-way pitch against Ogilvy Mather and Leo Burnett. CAM-ASATSU will handle the local and overseas launch advertising for the $50-million historical and cultural theme park m Jurong that is expected to
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      71 32 Straits Times industrials 1990 High *****2 (10 Jan 90) 1989 High 1487.76 (26 Dec 89) 1989 Low 1030.69 (4 Jan 89) All time High 1569.52 (10 Jan 90) All-time Low 74.75 (17 Sept 64) Business Times Composite 1990 High 1368.16 (11 Jan 90) 1989 High 1322.00 (28
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      53 32 DBS Land 2.705 m City Dev 50C 2.298 m Van der Ht Wrts 1.887 m U I C 1.589 m Van der Horst 1 493 m Q A F Ltd 400 1.417 m U P P 250 1.414 m S'pore Land 1.032 m Keppel Corpn 1.011 m Keppel
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      36 32 Sector Volume Value Industrials 1.573 m 1 860 m Finance 586.000 489.945 Hotels 73,000 93,315 Properties 513,000 621.265 Bonds, Loans, Wrts 565,000 639.785 Plantations 81,000 104,350 Mining 5,000 11,060 Total 3.396 m 3.820 m
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      66 32 Total Market Tuesday Monday Industrials 45.878 m 66.826 m Finance 13.309 m 20.262 m Hotels 4.811 m 5.519 m Properties 17.425 m 23.671 m Bonds, Loans, Wrts 12.824 m 11.923 m Plantations 7.935 m 6.782 m Mining 202,000 20,000 Total volume 102.354 m 135.003 m Total value m
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      2177 32 TRANSACTION DATE: JANUARY 23, 1990 Hmm 1M Laat Vo4 Day Laat Quota 04* Not High Low Cods Company tola -or- ('Off) Mflll Low Buy* SoNor Pit INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL I 244 111 t 1000 Acma 230 -0 667 230 230 230 233 174 67' 1143 Amcol 25« 184
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      Nervous investors cause ST Index to drop 14 points
      522 32  -  Koh Bee Ann I MARKET REPORT By STRUCK by the sharp overnight fall of the Dow Jones index, the jittery Singapore market responded with a 14.68-point fall of the Straits Times Industrials Index m a day of quiet trading. Dealers said
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      BONDS, LOANS AND WARRANTS
      721 32 330 124 t 1543 CX Tang Wt 1990 200 Hi 2N 73* 68 1546 Causeway Loan 69 unch 6 69 69 86* 89* 6 0 63 37* 1545 Causeway Wrta 55 ISI 56* 49* 54 V> 81 70 t 1591 Chuan Hup Notaa 78 138 78
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      318 32 M shares quoted have a par value of $1, unless otherwise specified. Adjusted for scrip/rights. N Tax-exempted dividend. P/E ratios and gross yields of foreign shares are adjusted for currency differences. Trustee stocks under CPf Approved Investment Scheme. X Margin stocks. ABN is traded m tots of 10 shares
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      206 32 Manager's prices for OCBC Asset Mgt Ltd MARA Bumiputra January 24 Savers Capital Fund 1 12— 1.17 First B'putra 8.68 8.73 Savers Trust Fund 1.08—1.13 Second B'putra 8.50 8.55 <tin» a rwo llnit Tr..«» Thlfd V^ Ui 5.66 5.71 dtifapore Umt IIUSt qmd Investment Mat Fourth B'putra 7.20—7
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      1716 32 TRANSACTION DATE: JANUARY 23, 1990 La* Vo< Day Laat Quota Olv Nat Mlflh Low Cod« Company Sat* ac- (000) High Low Bvyar SaHar Pit HONGKONG STOCKS MO 900 1738 Ch«ung Kong 900 'SO 720 1341 Hongkongßank 720 -10 10 720 720 715 730 1218 Hutchlnson $20 1738 Hysan
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      48 33 E? Trim down those overstuffed areas m your home (and shape up your wallet to boot!). %Af|[Jl#^lJT Advertise those unused 7&V, k If Civil I items for sale m The M^.^^m Straits Times. v^f^S^j V. CACTI Call 737-1166 to place W hYv F%%^ your classified ad. tstt lie
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      317 33 j^g^^gr SingaPbrt'9o i^^J^?*^^^^^ l^ M^^' 7-10 February 1990 .i. Halls 3 s'World5 World Trade Centre International exhibition and conference for the maritime industry SA^RBgßjfc^fi^^Wßßl^Bifllw^ißS^ni^C^^t^Siii^^^M^MM^ JlM**"*" rCome February 1990, the decision-makers of the international maritime community will 3ather at SingaPort '90 to touch base with the Exhibitors. Timed to coincide with
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      44 34 I ST Index I I DOWN I 14.68 Up Down Unch Industrial 18 98 17 Finance 5 21 7 Hotels 1 12 1 Properties 6 24 4 Plantations 2 8 0 Mining 0 0 1 Warrants 10 25 9 Total 42 188 39
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      42 34 K Keflas 25p 800 +150 Isetan 50C 1370 4-110 SLandWrts 715 +65 C Properties 595 +20 Centrepoint 50C 259 +17 Nat Iron Wrts 283 +14 S'poreLand 1380 +10 GELife 1370 +10 Nat Iron 915 +10 Jurong Ship 50C 910 +10
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      444 34 Local firms' exports hit record $8.4 b last year TDB pledges to continue helping them sell products and services overseas REFLECTING a more outward orientation among Singapore companies, domestic exports by local firms increased by an estimated 17 per cent last year to hit a record high of $8.4 billion.
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      Thomson plans to use Singapore as a 'total business centre'
      365 34 FRENCH electronics giant Thomson Consumer Electronics (TCE), the first company to get the operational headquarters status this year, plans to use Singapore as a "total business centre" for its regional activities. TCE also announced yesterday that it will expand its
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      Trade board's revenue from textile quotas falls
      272 34 Trade board's revenue from textile quotas falls THE Trade Development Board's revenue from the auction of textile quotas declined by 27.5 per cent to $30 million for the last financial year ending March 31. A spokesman for TDB, which released its 1988/1989 annual report yesterday, said the fall was due
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      S'pore software firm settles copyright case out of court
      398 34  -  Valli Subramony By LOCAL software firm Computer Systems Advisors (CSA) has agreed to an out-of-court payment to settle a suit by Ameri-can-based Business Software Alliance (BSA) for copyright infringement. This is the first suit that BSA has concluded with a corporate
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      Bright outlook for life insurance business
      317 34 THE life insurance business is expected to grow by at least 20 per cent per annum over the next five years with greater affluence and higher education among Singaporeans. Making this forecast yesterday, Mr Raymond Kwok, Chairman of the Life Insurance Association's (LIA) Training
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      119 34 Japanese economy still expanding TOKYO The Japanese economy was still on an expansionary track this month for its 38th month of uninterrupted growth, supported by strong domestic demand, the Economic Planning Agency said yesterday. The agency, m a monthly report quoting a set of previously issued economic figures, said domestic
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      'Don't allow foreign firms to own petrol stations'
      262 34 'Don't allow foreign firms to own petrol stations' IN THE light of recent pump price hikes following deregulation last month, the Federation of Singapore Petroleum Dealers' Association has urged the Government not to allow foreign oil companies to own petrol stations here. The federation said m a statement late yesterday
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      32 34 NEW YORK Stock prices bounced higher m early trading on Wall Street yesterday. The Dow Jones average was up 12.39 points to 2,612.84 m the first AP hour of trading.
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      188 34 BUFFET From 24th till the end of every month. w^B Wml rhe Bali Hut goes "international" with savoury cuisine from around the world. \^^B WS !t features a palatable variety of popular dishes and desserts like Roast Beef. Pork \^\^B mm Zingarra. Haricot of Lamb. Ayam Panggang. Sesame Prawns. BBQ_Pork
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      62 1 uatcn the season s restive spirit m all its rich colour with Lunar New Year books which throw light on a festival celebrated over 4,000 years. Take the door god (far left) for instance. Many households still put up new posters of him every New Year to ward
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        987 3 Festive reads Glowing paintings and vividly detailed text are some of the charms of books explaining the Lunar New Year's origins, rites and beliefs, discovers Christine Khor. QUESTION: Why do Mine families go vegetarian on the first day of the Lunar New Year? Answer:
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        551 3 Library Books Auul Customs Ami Festivals In Peking by Tun Li-Chen (translated by Derk Bodde) Hong Kong University Press/ 147 pages/1965 A SCHOLARLY work which records, day by day and month by month, beginning with Lunar New Year's Day, annual festivities peculiar to Beijing but still widespread
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        260 3 The Dragon's Triangle by Charles Berlitz Wynwood/2tB nages/$39.M FROM the author of the spine-tingling Bermuda Triangle comes this sequel-of-sorts on a section of the Pacific known as the Dragon's Sea. So many fishing boats, nuclear subs, military ships (even a 200,000-tonne tanker) and airplanes have disappeared that Japan
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        Wrapping up a tradition
        963 4 Gone are the days when businessmen sent soft drinks and live chickens as Lunar New Year gifts. Today hampers are the in-thing, reports Tan Ban Huat. THE presentation of gifts during the Lunar New Year from the younger married members of a family to the older
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        Lu Bu reunited with lover after slaying Dong Zhuo
        673 4 Lu Bu reunited with lover after slaying Dong Zhuo Shenzhou Profile ONE day, when Lv Bu knew Dong Zhuo was m the palace discussing political issues with Emperor Xian, he went to Dong's residence and straight to Diao Chan's bedroom. Diao Chan told him to wait for her at the
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        A house with many parts
        537 5 Malay architecture A MALAY shelter is not called a house unless it follows three important rules of the architectural discipline. A house must have a roof, a wall and a floor. The inclusion of these three components forms various areas of the house, their functions
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        Ruang dalam rumah Melayu
        505 5 TEMPAT berlindung yang dibina oleh manusia tidak akan dipanggil rumah sekiranya tempat itu tidak memenuhi tiga syarat penting dalam disiplin pembentukan sen! binanya. Tiga syarat itu ialah rumah itu mestilah mempunyai bidang atap, bidang dinding dan bidang lantai. Tiga bidang inilah yang membentuk ruang iaitu semacam
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      229 1 HANDPHONE jflli^L^L^L^L^Lm congratulations i HINDS-FREE R^ W ihtroduqioh of WITH 21 HANDY \^r SVfHB SANYO HAKDS FREI FEATURES* v tf^^H m Sanyo is specially '^HHRkKi i A LW v^a^l designed for use while .^pß^^^ driving. It has a hands- :MH| vm free headset and speaker yfi ~^9nlL^l Inh phone with
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      487 2 SBaj^i^yDurlife! DouUe joyj I Celebrate The Lunar New Year 1 [^3^*^^S^^4g^g Wfortive gift-giving. f^*" Tni«tictet will entitle you to £>J^ K^E V-/A llil H VJ f WWa^T #V wKUtandhne«tian c>f MSBp aS S "Isccirii TTIII T^^inrina pork is we (now >^ or its jewelWyanapnxT.Mßrfonu, f W^m^^S' not to wo T^HI
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      1923 2 __a Carol Leong highlights the programmes that the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation will be showing as part of its 10th anniversary celebrations. HFT'PPWPPtISaiaI j^WL _onw! I _#*_k _U___ -ft-f -af*-^ J-L __P^ 0*" f tt BUT SERIOUSLY W M%M mSm U m%M I I B_&^ Vl V S NOT^te off this
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      131 3 Bl IS Bl IS Bl SI 31 S l| S /C^ Jl II 51 >v S IS 1 SI is 4jKj IS X^ Mr IS Bl I Bl s Bl 11 IhATWW/AV vegetarian m s y^tf l r/\llvTV/\I food 1 86- 1 87 Syed Alwi Road Singapore 0820 j| TEL:
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      194 5 Astyleofourown 1 FEB/MARCH'9O EXTRAS i^B FT" Learn the art of Japanese cooking AAJ y r^JB JKJ Lt with Hotel New Otani's Master *Ml -"^9tk r I 1^ -3^K^^ Chef Toshiyasu Miura. Participants b*v"^^ JXL i^SEim \^*9**m :^^^^Kk' flApl| XL. ||jUf '^J^^lft sJ^^SA^ fnfrSm^^M 8 n wm Periera m our special
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      478 6 DCN SULTAM^EDOKyBROADWAY/MAJESnC > |(»EONKATOMG^«<UIJCOnTUU72BtI>VIBBURE-0«0lBl6 II IHi W M/S4 M EMOT OMIN UM/S4 M LCME: U M O (WFM LSI) J> o (XI? SMPfi? /(MM AEW KEM ATTRACTION 5 HIGHLY ENTERTAINING COMEDYI! < -aV^ t^ ~*J^t > S THE FUN, THT LUCK THE TYCOON"|I 1 I 4B* 1 z CATCH THE
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      1374 6 B^flffi «M i iij PFRIDAY/SATURDAY/SUNDAY M'iHto:| 1 EMPnEss/SSiDARBr^^ l"l«]]^J«if A Mk CAPITOL LIDO CHANGI 2 if tMKnM3/MANU«mn/Wl«nillM i 1 I|l BP f «fl BATU«DAY/BUN/*IOW 11am: JAOE2/CHAMQI 2 ARnM cpnu^nunODn* 30 a^ll^^n CURRENTLY THE MOST TALKED ABOUT MOVIE 1 1 acMoun rnuiw iuwummuw bj i n i Jl m THE WORLD
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      437 6 SHAW* 810 BANG HOMO BAO ACTION-PACKED HILARIOUS LUNAR NEW TEAR ATTRACTION! LIDO: LAST 3 DAYS! (*****14) 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 8.45. 9.15 Mo FrM LM Admtaaton at $3.50 *4.50 COMING SOON: PRINCK 2/ORIKNTAIVPRKSIDENT WOODLANDS 1/BBPUBLIC I/SAVOY 1/CHANGI 1 GOLDEN/CLBMINTI/PRINCEBB/QUBBNBTOWN PALACIVNIW TOWN A NKW CROWN AawlaHon at $350 A $4.80 MuW-PHk $4.00
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      248 6 ORGANISATION MMNCE 2/ORENTAL CHANGI 3/REPUBUC 2 LAST OAY! No Fr«« U»t s CLEMENTI PROCESS LAST 2 DAYS! No Fr«« U»t j Ph2: 11 15, 1.30. 4, 6 30, 9 00 iOrtontot: 10.45, l' 3 30, 7, 9.15* CHANGI 3: 5 SHOWS DAtY ot? IMV 1 45, 4 15, 7 15
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      2424 7 Radio d Comics SiAJLy&AZw Crossword AnvnTl/ ADAcetifAßn LUNAR NEW YEAR Fruit Buskets an amateur 0| finds himself unable to deal CRYPTIC CROSSWORD "J E^EJST tbeatre Students on va V W 5 faUure t0 understand 1 bUxwiHIIU"» cation are also welcomed. 19 a young child-murderer and Goodwood Road, Sussex Es- thus
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      781 8 tf^ DAILY (lIMCL. SUN): w «X^G^^ phy d \.^k^ .^^aA iBB «> •> «w H-< M Bt«T^^» Widest UMNCB, Latest rTOOUCTv. m W«^P P^i^s^ ELECTRONICS SUPERMARKET VB 3^ More than 5,000 different prod ucts I^^ I^HHI 1 A^FMS^fe^"* m HOLLAND VILLAGE SCOHS SHOPPING CENTRE. 4TH LEVEL m 11 f«yBll t^edSSoC'fEDFM
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        743 1 2 Eating Out SLOANE COURT HOTEL, l^arge Tiger Draught Beer $5.00 f f Set lunch $5 90 f Steaks, Chops St Oxtail Stew at reasonable prices. Rooms dally from $45 upwards. Free parking. 17 Balmoral Rd., Spore 1025. Tel: *****11. 4 Catering TOP RESTAURANT Catering Sitting capacity 800 persons. Indoor/
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        1302 1 2 Eating Out 2 Eating Out Savour Traditional I RAW FISH I Served with tangy, crispy pickles and finely shredded vegetables, these wafer-thin slices of distinctively fresh fish will certainly delight both seasoned and noivce partakers! Our Chinese New Year specialities include: Stewed fried oysters with black moss Steamed duck
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        551 1 22 Computer Products/ 22 Computer Products/ Services Services If you want the best printer, there's only one choice— lßM. From the Company which gave you the Selectric typewriter, IBM also offers technological advanced features for its printers. Quality, Reliability. Speed. Variety of typestyles. And more Yet, they cost no more
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        786 1 SECTION THREE 38 Airconditioners/ Refrigerators AIRCON. FRIDGE. TV./ Antenna. Washing machine new St old for sale. HP, Trade-In Repair Install Respray. *****87/ *****87 39 TV/ Video/ Hi-fi CALL *****79 TO repair on the spot. Specialist In repairing Colour TV Video. Sony, Stera Sharp. National, Akal. Hitachi, JVC ci all brands
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        810 1 gj 737-1166 C.A.T.S.| TLX; R*****3 CLASS FAX: 732-0230 42 Plumbing/ Electrical EMERGENCY FAST BERVICE for plumbing Si electrical work from $20. HSiK *****85. FAST URGENT REPAIR for plumbIng d electrical works. Yeo Brothers *****31/ *****76. 3/1509 TAI TONG ELECTRICAL PlumbIng. Repair water heater. *****81/ *****91 18-hr. Lie: 3/2357. 24-HR. EMERGENCY
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        699 1 55 Garage Sale OLO.ES BUT GOODIES Records, Buddha, Swiss Korean Dolls, Woodcarvlngs, Handicrafts, Jambol Birds, Toaster. *****37. 56 Sale: Other Products" JOINT EXPAT. OARAGE sale: 28" Oerman CTV. Sony hi-fi with 3-way speakers. Cane living room set. Typewriter. 3 used washing machines. 12,000 BTU alrcon. Large Si medium size fridges
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        469 1 A must for seasoned I and novice partakers *IH VSm I of this tradition. l U I |TJ 1 1 J Savour it at MvrUt classification 2. RPPPM 45 Health Centres/ 45 Health Centres/ Massage Massage N«ui Orchord Ploio Haofch Cantro HW-*****/32, Orchard Plaza, Orchard Rd. (Back Block) Tel: *****89
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        346 1 72 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/ Removal A BUDGET PRICE. House/ office safe removal. Specialised In piano/ organ delivery disposal services. 7 days a week, 6am. 11pm. Big/ small lorries avail. Boxes for sale. Tel. *****65. A BUDGET PRICE. Hse. Si off. removal, pianos organs delivery Si disposal service. *****86. A BUDGET
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        1613 2 73 Office Equipment/ 73 Office Equipment/ Supplies Supplies I LvlSmaTatallS ELECTRONIC J^iSmi/ 1 j (Oil If Bill TYPEWRITER S NOW <J Limited Stocks only! > $959 One-year warranty U.P. $470 XV%i I a interchangeable I daisy wheeil j i*""^^j^*0 1 -0 1 Peninsula Plaza I 1 A/I lafl l^!Tli r
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        963 2 79 Business 79 Business Opportunities Opportunities y fw\ >. >v/ BBBBBBBBBB^^ v aS D^3EBSr jSbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbßSv^b^^ «Biv^? ibbbbbV Yu Sheng is always associated with good luck and prosperity. Invite your family and friends to join you m sharing this auspicious meal. Select your favourite restaurant through our special Yu Sheng presentation
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        1557 2 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help Available) Available Available Available r if DDE TU All Personally interviewed overseas and screened from provinces frequently. IfIUIIC I fIMH Filipino Thai Sfi Lankan mdonMtan Javarwsa Chlnaaa Local China** 4A anil CA Mil ICC Our assurance for employers
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        1572 2 95 EDP Positions 98 Secretarial/ Clerical positions kenwood real estate pte. Ltd. sp^bbVPssVGPKjbMlbW^bbH offers an Immediate position or- WtfWWttmr&iKWMrfiw COMPUTER/ GENERAL CLERK IsiiMMMMM 'O' level B^^l^yi^^^^j^^^jy^Bj preferably with 1-2 years ex- UHaaMfHpjHnJ perlence In similar capacity B^f^ B^^ B fJ age 18 to 25 years mteteeted applicant* ar* InvNad to
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        611 3 96 Sacrntarlal/ Clarical 98 S«cratarial/ Clerical 98 Secretarial/ Clerical PodMon* Poaltiona Position. Standard ft Chartered We're the bank that's big enough to have 20 branches throughout the island; strong enough to offer you a banking career and friendly enough to care for our staff individually. We invite you to begin
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        760 3 98 Secretarial/ Clerical 98 Secretarial/ Clerical M Secretarial/ Clerical Position* Positions Positions L(-Q is a major, manufacturer of computers, telePi lIITQI I communicat on equipment, semiconductors and 1 U l l 1 CMJ components, with operations worldwide. We invite applications for the following positions. I. SHIPPING CLERKS Pre-requisites Minimum GCE
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        378 3 96 Secretarial/ Clerical 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions Positions QVIKAY INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE LIMITED We are an established international electronics manufacturing company with operations worldwide seeking suitably qualified and self-motivated individuals to fill the following positions: Production Control Clerk GCE 'O' level with 'without experience To assist m the planning of production
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        531 4 98 Secretar isl/ Clerical 08 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions Positions I WING TAI HOLDINGS LIMITED (1) FEMALE ASST. MERCHANDISER »gra JG«S Able to converse and write m both English and 3s Qffic No experience required ipjfl (2) RECEPTIONIST mH| Proficient m English Mandarin 9^!j>t On-the-job training will be provided ±jmM I
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        621 4 98 Secretarial/ Clerical 96 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions Positions T SEMBAWANG CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD 1 invites applications for X I GENERAL CLERK I I for its site office m Tanjong Katong 1 •At least 3 GCE O' level passes. 9 Knowledge of some accounting will 8 ffl be preferred 9 Ability
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        879 4 96 Secretarial/ Clerical 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions Positions /T\ HONG LEONG INDUSTRIES funnm manufacturing limited mUI IIU/ 7A> TuaB Avenue 1 3 Singapore 2263 requires JUNIOR SECRETARY QCE 'N' or 'C Level Able to type 30 w.p.m. Knowledge of PC Is preferred Interested applicants, please walk ln or contact Mr.
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        504 4 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions Export Oanwnl Factory requires 1) FEMALE PAYROLL CLERK O.C.E. 'O* level Able to handle calculation ln salary Working experience an advantage Knowledge ln PC 2) TELEPHONE OPERATOR Fluency In English <i Mandarin Experience not necessary Training provided 3) COMPUTER PROGRAMMER Relevant experience In related field Male
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        422 4 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Posltiona \MC*UtSTE»7 MCALISTER A COMPANY LTD (A subsidiary of United Engineers Oroup) has vacancy for PURCHASING CLERK OCE O' level Must be able to type at 30 wpm or above At least 5 years c f experience In purchasing of fabrication materials, hardware Items, tools anc* related
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        552 4 96 Secretarial/ Clarical Position* 1. SECRETARY c 'A' level with shorthand It PC knowledge. c $1000 p.m. Shenton Way. Ask for WENDY 2 ADMIN. CLERK c (>• level with admin. shipping knowledge. $860 p.m. Shenton Way. Ask for SAMANTHA 3. CLERK/ TYPIST c Typing speed 30 wpm PC Literate. $860
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        668 4 98 Secretarial/ Clarical Poeitions A CfMlMfftQinQ CsYMf atWawtS yO*J sM ACCOUNTS cum ADMMMSTRATIVfi CLERK with |ob duties ranging from accounting, stock control and ewstemsr ssrvloas. You will be able to work with a computer and be part of a dynamic and highly motivated team. M Tf n M a, »>^^
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        1190 5 98 Secretarial/ Clerical 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions Position. Mater European Ralnsuranca Co. Our clients urgently require: requires: 1- Admin. Anlstonls JUNK* BOOKKEEPER a O.C.E. O Level 3. Rocopwoniata cum Typiata a Ability to type Typiata with 40 wpm c LCCI Elementary/ Interme- **ereterl*e completed PSC dlate Bookkeeping wlth K°° d
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        812 5 96 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions MALE OPERATIONS ASSISTANT a Mln. OCE 'N7 *O' level. c Able to start work Immediately. a Some working experience In courier/ airfreight/ transport Industry. Intereeted applicants, pleaae em* MISS CHOU at *****25 to arrange ffOT BaTI afltaftaTVislwaf paol Mitchell systems requires JUMOR ACCOUNTS CLERK with experience
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        779 5 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions LOCAL PUBUSHMM CO. requires Receptionist/ Typist. Typing speed 35 wpm. Pleasant personality It good tel. skills Working experience preferred. Interested, pis. call: 222-3422 for appt. or write to 24 Peck Seah Street, #03-00 Nehsons Bldg., 8.0207. NEED EXPERIENCED BOOK-KEEP-ER, able to keep computerised full set of
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        473 5 99 Sales Positions 99 Sales Positions ■mUUpUULJiJ COPIERS JAPAN'S NO. 1 BEST SELLER DISTRICT FIELD EXECUTIVES (COPIERS/FACSIMILES) We require aggressive, self motivated individuals to sell our high quality, exceptional valued products to prospective customers. Candidates must possess initiative, with the ability to work independently and speak articulately and persuasively at
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        639 5 99 Sates Positions 99 Seles Positions S SALES REPRESENTATIVE J Specialising In electronic components required. Mln. NTC 3 In Electronics from recognised M Vocational Institute I Possess valid calss 3 driving licence I Sales experience minimum 2 years BJ W« oftenpj f 5-day work week n f Transport allowance pj
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        791 5 r-.tabiahU tn^mg co. riaiiis a: Mala Outdoor SALES REPRESENTATIVE Must possess a class 3 driving licence ROD personnel or fresh school leavers are welcome o Attractive pay commission Please call YIN at Tel: 22*2174 for an appointment or come personally to: 5 MEM. ROAD SINGAPORE Ttto EXCELLENT SALES OPPORTUNmES As
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        547 5 99 Sales Positions WANT A CAREER In the Financial world? Join us as a Broker and start the New Year rolling. No experience required as Intensive training provided. Pis. call Robert Chua at 221-0730. TEMPORARY/ PART-TME FEMALE Promoters required to work for 1-2 months. Age: 24-35. Interested please call: 274-8633.
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        482 5 100 Technical Positions I We, a subsidiary -cf a Japanese MNC Irßplve m the manuf acturmg of electronic product^ are seeking: Set-Up Mln Secondary eduction At least one yeSJex perience m pftstic moulding machine operation Completed Na#fcnal Service In terested appl icanti are to contact Ms Catharine Soh at telephonOMfno.
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        822 6 100 Technical Poafflom 100 Technical Portions 100 Technical Positions IJ AXE OFF TO A CAREER WITH ATOP AEROSPACE COMPANY KTC 3/2, AETI or equivalent Aviation experience preferred ITC m Electrical/Electronics Engineering 2 years relevant working experience NTC 2or 3 m Precision Machining years experience m either milling, turning or cylindrical
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        641 6 100 Technical Positions 100 Technical Positions VAMAZEN A Leading Japanese Trading Company dealing m CNC Machine Tools, due to expansion will be shifting to 38 Tagore Lane. Singapore 2678. welcomes additional personnel to fill m the following positions Sngapore/Ngee Ann/S.T.I graduate Two years' experience m repairs and servicing CNC range
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        518 6 100 Technical Positions 100 Technical Positions DRAFTSPERSONS required for an engineering company m Jurong to design and draw up sheet metal machinery and equipment. c ITC or equivalent with 3 years' experience required, c Knowledge of Autocad preferred. Please apply m your own handwriting with detailed resume, present expected salary
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        529 6 101 Production Poaitlona 101 Production Positions 101 Production Positions m t^ m^ 0 HITACHI 1 Hitachi Express (S) Private Limited f L 1 A hi-tech manufacturing plant invites applications for the posts of: for final inspection of colour TV Tubes at 60 Benoi Road, Jurong, Singapore 2262 Requirements: We offer:
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        1384 7 Production Positions 101 Production Positions 101 Production Positions 101 Production Positions 101 Production Positions /^S^ JQP PR|2E eNo Microscopic Work J^^Yjfllli*^! tf% Hjl warn 5-Day Work Week rUHMCIIUfI Qwiiii alii /N?\ •Quarterly Bonus AMAVII(Ay# /X VjIUUIUU Transport Allowance "Gift Voucher Meal Allowance Education Allowance for High Starting Salary Bk Holiday/Accommodation
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        946 7 102 Hotel/ Restaurant/ 102 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions Lounge Positions /takahashi AUTHENTIC JAPANESE RESTAURANT NEWLY OPENED JAPANESE RESTAURANT WALK-IN INTERVIEW 2.30 pm 6.00pm 4th Floor Furama Hotel 1) EXPERIENCED KITCHEN CHEF EXPERIENCED SUSHI CHEF Gross Salary $1200 $2000 plus overtime 2) TRAINEE COOK Experience not neccessary Gross Salary $700 plus
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        820 7 103 Part-Time/ Temporary Positions IF YOU'RE NOT satisfied with your present Income It want to look for better prospect, then why not take this opportunity to Join us as a Night Trader with our comprehensive training 4 guidance, you can expect to make more than $3,000 p.m. Tel: *****00 ext
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        656 7 104 Other Positions A well established local computer company is j.witing a«aj suitable candidates to fill up ttw post of: DELIVERY CLERK s Secondary education m ay Possess Class 3 driving licence Below 30 years of age Able to start work immediately PERSONAL m DRIVER 2 Secondary education «m with
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        903 8 10* Othf Portions 104 Othf Po«Hion» 104 Othf Positions 104 Othf Positions 104 Othf Positions 104 Other Positions 104 Othsr Positions 104 Othf Positions 104 Othf Positions 104 Othf Positions Assistant Assistant PVSBVVPVNHHRBHIVHPVi Technicians Draftman EleCtrOniCS Mechanical ■^^^^■^lb^lfTTl^^Til^^Ti I tV^B^^™ ITC m Electronics Engineering or GCE 'O 1 Level from
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        375 8 MALAYAN BREWERIES (S) PTE LTD I Drivers Possess valid Class 2, 3 4 driving licence N6 previous history of traffic offences Able to speak simple English Draft Beer Servicemen To carry out installation and maintenance of equipment at our workshop and consumer outlets Minimum Secondary Two education Possess a valid
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        281 8 j Opportunities with ORION NC 'PROGRAMMER] j (Male/Female) I <• "t 'Applicants must possess ITC or I NTC 2/3 m Electronic Servicing J f t f Prew rably with 1- 2 years' M j a relevant working 4M experience 4hß > AUTO-^^i-i-Jj INSERTION I TECHNICIANS/LEADERS H L (Male) Shift work
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        342 8 Owing to our expansion programme, our Company, an established multinational. invites applications for the following positions. Incumbent will be involved m the analyses of petroleum samples using specialised equipment and tools. Training will be provided. Requirement* TV level with a pass m Chemistry. Good 'O' level holders m Science may
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        290 8 SENTOSA DiScoV«fc a Woßld of YoUr Own. 6? Sentosa Development Corporation invites applications for the post of:OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ASSISTANT (SCS IV: SSSOO to SSIO7I per month) (SCS III: SSSSB to *****3 per month) Requirements Preferably GCE 3 O' level passes Possess class 3 driving licence Willing to work on weekends
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        613 9 104 Other Positions 104 Oth«r Positions The MRT Corporation invites applications for TECHNICAL OFFICER (QUANTITY SURVEY) ($11 27 -$251 3 pm) Functions: Assist the Quantity Surveyor m the remeasurement of the works Requirements Technician Diploma m Civil Engineering, Building or Quantity Surveying from an acceptable institution. Relevant experience would be
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        898 9 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions DHL International, the market leader m international I air express services, with over 1000 stations m 183 I countries, invites applications for the position of: I Salary (inclusive of allowances) 1 range from $700 $900 I Secondary education flj Must possess valid Class 3
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        495 9 104 Other Positions A well established manufacturing Company urgently requires: DRIVER CUM DELI VER YM AN a Possess Class 3 driving licence a Completed N.S. Physically fit a Able to speak simple English Wo offer a Attractive salary a 5 days week a 14 days annual leave a Medical benefit
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        692 9 104 Other Positions Marine Safety Specialist Co. In Jurong requires: DRIVER/ TECHNICIAN a Possess driving licence a Completed N5. a Training will be provided CaM 200-1040 for an interview Rapraaantattve office urgently seeks DRIVER CUM GENERAL CLERK Speaks fluent English with previous experience needed Interaated parties, ptiaaa call HELENE *****11
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        946 9 104 Other Positions SHOP DELIVERY ASSISTANT. Completed N.S. with class 3 licence, conversant In English, prepared to work 6-day week. Call personally for interview: #04-24/ 28/ 29 Spore Shpg. Ctr. anytime between 11am 7pm. MESSENGER CUM DRIVER with class 2 4 3 driving licence required by estab. Co. He will
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        995 9 128 Vehicle Financing/ 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance Insurance TALK TO US FOR ALL YOUR AUTO FINANCING NEEDS. NEW/USED CARS OR MORTGAGE LOANS 0> ORCHARD CREDIT (PTE) LTD 897 HOLLAND ROAD. SINGAPORE 1027 (OPP. BT. TIMAH TURF CLUB CAR PARK) L^TCL: *****00^J v /MORTGAGE/HP\ j m CARS LORRIES VANS W BUSES
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        590 9 131 BMW For Sale ALMOST •M 7284, auto 4 speed transmission. Lots of accesso- rles. Beautiful white finish. $70,000 nett. *****57 ALMOST -88 BMW 7301A. Ist own-*--er. Brand new cond. Expensive BBS rims, compact disc, nice no. plate. Must view! Tel: 474-9014 CO. REQM. 1887 BMW 5201A (leather seats) 1
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        1527 10 132 Marcades For Sal* 132 Marcadas For Sala L Wt m vfwT I Enjoy delicious Fa Cai Yu Sheng at any of our restaurants listed m our special feature of Yu Sheng on January 30 and February 2 m The Straits Times Classified. A Special Feature of The Straits Times
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        1001 10 134 Niaaan For Sale '82 SUNNY I.SOL. 5-speed. Tax 4/'9O. No repairs. $16,800. Loan $14,000. Tel: *****11 S3 SUNNY COUPE 1.50 L new tax, alrcon. S/rlms. Hl-fl, excellent cond. $23,500; Can loan. *****57 •83 SUNNY 1.3 OL. excellent condition. 5-speed, alrcon. 'Nice bodywork. $19,300. Tel: *****89. '88 EXA TURBO, 2-dr.
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        1882 10 135 Toyota For Sala 135 Toyota For Sala I Take no chances when I you buy a used car. I Save yourself heartache, and money with H Vicom Standard Evaluation Check. For an B unbias, accurate, inside-out assessment of I the car's condition using the best equipment m the region,
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        559 10 138 Honda For Sale MB 16, HONDA Civic 13 OL sspeed. 12 valves, alrcon., radio, cassette. Tip top cond. $33,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****85 NEAR 18 ACCORO 1.6 EX. manual, 1 owner, new rd. tax, radio cassette, alrcon, good cond. $37,000 neg. Tel: *****32. ***** DOWNPAYMENT 00 Honda Accord 1.6 manual
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        430 10 138 Honda For Sale REPOSSESSED HONDA ACCORD 'ES 5569J'. Highest offer to: No 39 Lowland Road, Singapore 1964. SBA-PLATE 10/-84 Accord EX sspeed. Power steering/ windows, central lock. *****33 WE GIVE HIGHEST offer for *82--"89 Accord, Civic tt Prelude, cash payment. We also sell. *****55 1 OWNER •86 Civic 13
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        435 10 138 Honda For Sal* '83 HONDA PRELUOE EX auto full accessories, showroom condition. Tel: *****49. 09 HONDA CIVIC 1,500 cc. one owner no accident Up-top condition Tel *****08 no agent •03 HONDA ACCORD 4-door Auto. 2 pte. owners Alrcond., radio cassette New tax. Tel: *****81 04 HONDA CIVIC 1 3
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        437 10 139 Daihatsu For Sal* 79 NEAR. CHARADE 10, 5-spee-Alrcon. Tax 5/W. Metallic pain $8,950 Loan $6000 *****11. O/'OO CHARADE XTE. 5-spee< S/rlms. New tyres. Malay owne $11,600. Loan $9K Tel: *****11 '80 DAIHATSU CHARADE 1.0 c. Alrcon, hlfl. beautiful cond. 1 Jin. Saudara-Ku Tel: *****00 to QCP DAIHATSU Charade. Roa
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        834 10 141 HyundaJ For Ba*a 7 <S> PONY a Alrcon. new tax. S it. owners. Ttp top cond. $15,300 Jalan Toa Payoh Caltex SUUon. 1. •04, HYUNOAI STELLAR 1.6 2nd. r. owner. New rd. tax, hl-fl set. $18,800. Tel: *****36/ pg. *****07 c. *00 HYUNDAI EXCEL IJOL 3-dr. 11 Hl-fl, orlg
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        1016 11 143 asr- "srar- m fsrur m "jgar "gar" "^arsr- l'^^ ~»&r" I^^^ At these prices, they 've „,45^ ■fiik--^ got to be winn6ra!^HEEL A r^"~--_ ''''^'•■sl.^.^i^.^.w,*^^ /U Outstanding 1.3 litre cars that stand out from the crowd. «T" t Rj The Wlth its s P ort y COIJ P e
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        783 11 144 Commercial Vehicles For Sale 4/82 DATSUN 720 pirk-up (petrol), 1 owner, alrcon., hlfl, tip-top cond. Tel: *****10. 7/*B4 MITSUBISHI L3OOvan. Alrcon. Hl-fl. 5-door. Tip top cond. Tel: 280-4507 •M TOYOTA BONGO Van. Radio, cassette. Rnglne Tip Top Cond. $6,500. Tel: 566 3839. '77 LITEACE VAN. Road tax 4/'9O. Very
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        780 11 146 Vehicles Wanted ABANDON YOOR™CARTr™sell™ltl Highest offer for all PARF/ non-PARF Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan, Daihatsu, Hyundai, Suzuki. Joo Huat Motor Trading. #02-10, Oreat Eastern Hotel. (Bam-l!pm) Mr. Ng, tel: 289-2231. VEHICLES WANTED. HIGHEST offer for any model, regd. above '83 to '88, 1600 cc. to 2000 c.c. it below
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        621 11 172 Houoea For Rent PATERBON RD. opposite MRT. 2/storey detached bunglw. S rms 4 baths. Suitable for office cum residence. Tel: *****22 D2l MANDARIN PARK D/Storey Seml-D. Newly painted. 3+ 1Bdrm. Eurohome 298 6022. D.21 SUNSET 8/BTOREY bunglw. 4 rms. Fully alrcon. Large gdn. $4300 neg. Eastwood *****45. Oil 2
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        552 11 173 Apartments For Rent 173 Apartments For Rent Scotts 9-Cotet-ftpartments L »P»C« You 18. Proud To Can Horn FOR SHORT AND LONG TERM LEASES Immediate Occupation Advanced Booking Available 91 Spacious fully-furnished flats maisonettes In the heart of the high class residential area m Orchard Road Next to MRT Station
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        573 11 173 Aprtmonts For Bont FAF^AsH'ITzA M HOTEL APARTMENTS Long or Short Lease Immediate Occupation At the junction o« Scotts/ I Orchard Road, next to Hyatt Hotel 14.000 sq ft Hotel Style H Lobby H Swimming Pool, Tennis I Court, Billiard Room, I Gymnasium etc Self Service Free BH Launderette Ample
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        839 11 173 Apartments For Rent D 15 MANDARIN QONB High 3+ 1 rms. apt. with beautiful seavlew good security/ full facilities avail. Immed. Connection *****11. DJ HIGH POINT. NesUed on hilltop yet within walking distance to Orchard/ MRT. 3fl with family area. Oood view. Pool/ playgrd. $5,000. RCPL *****07/ 8. DJ
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        850 11 173 Apartments For Rent D.lO ALLSWORTH PK. 3000 sq ft 3 1. F/furn. Central alrcon. Facilities. $4300 Oreenwood *****10 D.lO COSY 2V* storey townh'se. 1000 sq.ft. 3 rms. F/furn. Odn./ pool. $2300 OO *****19 D.lO EXCLUSIVE UPPER malt. Facilities. Roof terr. Quiet/ greenery. 4+ 1 rms. $9,300. Tel. *****47. D.lO
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        787 11 SMBMBMBSBBBMBBMsaBBMSMaBBMBBpBBpjBBSMBjBMs^sJBSiSWS^ 173 Apartments For Rent DJ QRANQEFORO BEAUTIFUL 3 bdrms. new expensive fittings ft furniture $3900 DPM *****80. DJ HEART OF Orchard, rms F/furn. 1900 sq.ft Spacious, Marble fir. $2000; Houseworld 2J***** OJ KM MA Ct 1900 sq.ft 3+l. F/furn. Renovated. Near MRT/ Orchard. $2,500. CRE *****91 DJ KM SENG
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        956 12 175 Houses Wanted (Rant) URGENTLY REQUIRED Ambassador urgently wants to lease a bungalow. Land area must be approx. 18,000 to 25,000 sq.ft. Built-in area: 6,500 to 8,000 sq.ft. Preferably Dlsts.9. 10, 11. Prepared to have long-term lease. All owners with available bungalows, kindly call: *****11 QPR REALTY PTE. LTD. PETROCHEMICAL
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        975 12 179 Houses For Sato D.lO D/atoray Saml O. 3600 sq. ft 4 rms. Original cond. S99OK cue D.14 Beautiful brand new 3-ato-ray Saml d. 4 > l I family hall. Huge master bdrm with study rm. Si terr 3300/ 3800 sq.ft. Quality finishes. TOL soon. SSSOKnag. D.14 LOR. MARtCAN. Brand
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        714 12 179 Houses For Sale O 20 CASUAR9MA RD. s/storey terrace, 1516 sq.ft. 3 t 1. Renovated. $3SOK Motha: *****88 (MABR). D.20 CLOVER PK. 2/storey terr. Land 1700 sq.ft. 3 l. F'hold Vacant 5495 K. Standard *****68 D.20 NEW Soo Chow Odn. Best unit. 3,200 sq.ft 3-storey corner terr. 4 M.
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        1301 12 186 Private Apartments 186 Private Apartments For Sale For Sale LASHt Hiß^pß PHASE 2 NOW FOR SALE! I(* tV/ie HtJalHiA *OAO MaZar ■^^v i I PAM lIUUH) EXMtstw»Y xmmmemm Buying Apartments or Condominium? WE HAVE NUMEROUS DEVELOPMENTS IN GOOD LOCATIONS TO BE LAUNCHED VERY SOON. PRICES RANGE FROM $350,000 TO
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        996 12 186 Private Apartments 186 Private Apartments 188 Private Apartments For Sale For Sale For Sale B i al I^S^bßbuD^Hbl BBxt3HsMHt l«Ci..^H i ise^H^EFi^bl WsSu^Bßh qq9 Years i^gS^^B^ mfr^ uaHw 1 «»sisehoWl Hp>PBHHPi &t.". '^^V- "HEP a jt^^fm^i*^^^ 111 11 ii No e lr l l^^ < j I 5/foo; Apartments
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        799 12 O.S VILLAGE CONDO. 2 bdrms./ bathrooms. 800 sq.ft. F'hold. $285K OR *****80/ *****82. D 7 THE PLAZA Studio Apt. 800 sq.ft. High fir. 99 yrs. P/furn $210K 0.n.0. EP 458 6211. DM HOA NAM apt beside Bugls Square. 4 years. 900 sq.ft. $250 K. Power *****22 0* ALONG SOPHIA Rd.
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        1964 12 192 HOB Apartments Wenteo HPw/MUDC WJ^Tt c Ready cash buyers c Any dlstaV areas c Flexible budget High price offers assured c Quick transaction and reliable services assured. For further details, please call: 27t-e*N) Hues) FREEWAY PROPERTIES (Member of Association of B>pore8 > pore Realtors) HAWKER •JL with read* cash
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        845 13 194 Factory Space FTY. AT YISHUN for rent 4000/ 6000/ 10,000 sq.ft. $1 JO p ».f 0.n.0. CKH Bldg. (Play fair Road) approx. 3300 to 8300 sq.ft $1.50 p.s.f 0.n.0. Newman li Ooh: *****33. JALAN PIMwWWI/ THOMSON vicinity warehouse/ factory. Built-in from 13,000 to 40.000 •q.ft. Further enquiries, call Shen
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        813 13 196 Office Spaces For Sale TONO ENG BLDO. 999 yr. lease from 000 aq.ft onwards. Oood Investment Colliers *****04/ 417. 197 Office flpacea For Rent OFFICES FOR RENT $*.00 paJL owwarda Central Building 000/ 775 sq.ft Fu Lv Shou 968/ 1808 sq.ft Carlton Building 640 aq.ft Paradis Centre 431/ 872
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        1350 13 197 Office Spaces 197 Office Spaces For Rent For Rant office W AT THE WTC BUILDING Quality office space for lease Immediate availability 500 sq m Windows with sea view Attractive rental rates L For further details viewing Jk please call J *****53 "XWIM Ifmft P-ifn al.w». I office room,
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        552 13 204 Othr R«al Eataf 204 Othf R— l Eitif For Sale by International Tbnder EVANSVULE GAME FARM Lake Leake, Tasmania, Australia TENDERS CLOSE: 6.00 P.M. THURSDAY 15TH MARCH, 1990 Unique .oncept offering licensed deer hunting together with game bird hunting and trout fishing. Approximately 780 hectares (1,927 acres) m Tasmania's
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        486 13 241 Tour« 241 Toof 241 Tours 241 Tour* CT#J _l| Talk of the Town l U I AMI UK USA /^^^^^fe HOLIDAY IDEAS (&%l£/ o^£ Jli:h]Vl'bmii.l\WU;W 7,9, 12, 14,1 6 day tours YJ >JO |> Discover 101 different DO-IT-YOURSELF ideas for a Cr^ rkMivilQQQ I M U* great holiday to
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        744 16 JTLputs you one Texas Instruments, the premier name m the semiconductor world offers excellent advancement opportunities to dedicated professionals. Just like our high-quality products which are always a big step ahead of competition, a career with TI will put you one big step ahead of the rest. PRODUCT ACCOUNTANT pf^[(^JN^EER
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        736 16 I A well established warehousing and freight forwarding Company has recently expanded their operations to the Marine industry. It would like to invite applications for the following posts for its office at Pulau Brani: Technical Engineer Storekeeper In charge of both P P and QC team Requirements: Responsible for all
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        670 17 VENTURE GROUP~| Come and apply your experience and knowledge where they'll do the most good Venture Group of Companies. Together, we'll play a vital role m the transfer of technology for high tech industries and contract manufacturing. Owing to a major expansion programme, we are now looking for highly motivated
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        559 17 TmICROPOLIS LTD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of^H W MICROPOLIS CORPORATION USA, which manufoc- W tures high performance Winchester disk drives of B 85 MB and more. Ej 9 MATERIAL PLANNER Responsible for material planning activities to meet H production needs and the targetted inventory 3 turns as well as effective
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        682 17 OTHER APPOINTMENTS DICKSON GROUP We are one of the leading companies m the fashion industry and due to expansion, we have vacancies for:- SALES MANAGER Applicants should be 30 years old and above. Relevant experience m the fashion industry would be an advantage. Qualities of leadership, tact, maturity and the
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        1076 18 II MAINCON (BUILDING) PTE LTD. 1 1 THE CONCOURSE I I Maincon (Building) Pte Ltd is a 100% owned subsidiary of Hong Fok Corporation Ltd, a company listed m the Stock Exchange of Singapore. The main activities of Hong Fok group of companies are property developments and building construction. Maincon
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        803 18 SB NANYANG mm TECHNOLOGICAL M**^ INSTITUTE Admission to Postgraduate Course 1990-91 Tho Nnnyang Tochnoiogical Institute invites applications for admission to the following postgraduate course m the academic year 1990-91 commencing 2 July 1990 loading to tho degree of Master of Science (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) of tho Nnnynng Technological University to
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        626 19 Due to our expansion programme m Asia-Pacific ARTEMIA SYSTEMS N.V. artsmia systems a leader m the fi*ld of aquaculture feeds for the shrimp and fish hatcheries, has a vacancy m Singapore for the post of R&D EXECUTIVE I The person selected will be responsible for the day to day coordination
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