New Nation, 23 August 1982

Microfilm: NL12696
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    18 1 new nation fHIBLISHEO BY THE SINGAPORE MONITOR LTD. Monday, August 23, 1982 M.C. (P) No. 19/5/82 30 cents
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    LAND LEFT IDLE FOR 12 YEARS
    625 1  -  PSA abandons plan to build $50m inland container depot By SIT YIN FONG A PIECE of Land in a prestigious residential area off Holland Road, which would be worth more than $310 million if used for high rise housing, has sat idle for 12
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    Lock icon PLO ship leaves port after row
    200 1 Reuter BEIRUT, Monday. A CYPRIOT ship carrying Palestinian guerillas finally left Beirut port last night after negotiators haggled for hours over whether the Palestinians could take military Jeeps on board. An Israeli Colonel told reporters at an Israeli command post near the port: "We
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      Lee – Mahathir talks centre on trade ties
      476 2  - Lee Mahathir talks centre on trade ties By MARGARET THOMAS in KUALA LUMPUR PRIME Minister Lee Kuan Yew met his Malaysian counterpart, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, this morning in a private session that is understood to have covered the broad question of how their two countries could cooperate to
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      PUB brings steadier power to suburbia now
      398 2 PEOPLE living in the suburban areas may have noticed fewer power failures. This is the result of the Public Utilities Board's (PUB) programme of converting bare overhead wires to insulated ones being completed ahead of schedule. The conversion programme, completed last month, covered
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      Departing from convention
      131 2  -  By LAM MO LIAN THIS it the soon-to-be-completed Housing Board's Albert Centre, a residential and shopping complex begun In 1979. It has tiled pitch roofs, oriental-looking balustrades and n stepped residential Mock a clear example of the Housing Board's efforts to break ■way from its conventional icdpn.
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      Lock icon Oh! That sweet minstrel sound
      126 3 YOU just have to join in when they sing your favourite song and that is what this little hoy did for the children s singing competition during the Telok Ayer Community Centre's National Day celebrations. Lye Shang Hue, seven, from Gullimard East Primary School, sang
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      Former NS police go undercover
      192 3 Crackdown on illegal bookies VOLUNTEER undercover agents are keeping watch on Singapore's illegal bookies and helping the police to organise raids. The volunteers, made up in the main of former part-time national servicemen, are helping police to stamp out the illegal mini-turf clubs, which operate
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      Elder proves stronger in brotherly judo fight
      143 4 FAMILY ties did not hinder competition in the People's Association Youth Club Judo competition yesterday. There were only four entries for the lightweight men's event and two of them were brothers Lim Moh Tiong, 14, and Lim Moh Seng, 16. The elder proved
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      Decaying teeth common among school leavers
      520 4  -  By JULIE LIAU SINGAPORE'S adult population has poor oral health and it is not uncommon, according to one dentist, to find 15 and 16 year-olds wearing dentures. In the view of three out of four dentists interviewed the state of oral health among senior
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      Motivated plan for clean-up
      114 4 RESIDENTS should cooperate with the Ministry o! Environment and put their rubbish in plastic bags Instead of leaving it for the workers to clean up. This would help the Ministry improve productivity. Mr Lee Ek Tieng, Permanent Secretary (Environment), told a panel of journalists from Nanyang
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      Maestro of the QC
      425 5  -  il9B Prosper On Productivity b 4 By WONG CHAI KEE AGE IS no barrier when it comes to being effective in a quality circle. In fact an older person will find the QC experience more satisfying because he can help the other members gain from his
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        Super-image has its hangups too
        163 5 JAPAN is well known for its super-combination of speed and quality. This image has been partly propagated by Japan's seriously bruised business rivals. And it is quite understandable, with Japan gaining a bigger slice of the market every time they look east. But this image
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        Lighter paper burden
        153 5 Here's good news for exporters. A new method can lift the paper burden they share with others across the seas doing complicated and costly paper work and procedures in international trade. Canadian exporters will be the first to enjoy the savings in labour and costs, according to
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        Robots strike back
        147 5 YOU MAY have beard of the abacus wizard who could do sums with his rectangular piece faster than a high-powered computer. But this feat says more for his phenomenal skill than for the abacus' 4 usefulness. The computer has nothing to be ashamed of. It can beat
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      We are small but...
      1531 6  -  WHAT influence can a small country hava on the course off international developments? This is one off the many criticisms levelled against our foreign policy. And in the NTUC publication, Our Heritage and Beyond, the Foreign Minister, Mr S Dhanabalan, came to grips with the issue.
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      Most Singaporeans avoid exercise and become flat
      397 6 IF (a car) is left unused for too long, it goes flat The car is difficult to start or may not even start. The human body without constant exercise is also drained of energy. Yet this is precisely what the majority of Singaporeans
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      206 2 .p* 'if-J.- s J,- V i CS. n < ''4 M > The End of Car Waxing "Lightning Dazzle" Polymer Is an especially formulated Liquid Sealant that bonds to paint, chrome and flbreglass surfaces. This extra tough Invisible Polymer shield seals and protects your vehicle from attack by oxidation, ultra-violet
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      183 3 V' i r<i k 5%4 vm w49 5L.. A I J r fc*H *tJm 'i 4 1 Function Better at the Ming Court Hotel Whatever the function, we handle it expertly at the Ming Court Hotel. We have the space, the facilities and a welltrained team to ensure that your
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      30 4 T.V. ANTENNA PROBLEM jyppr •< SPFCIAI 'STS IN DESIGNING k iNST AuIAIiOK c OP COLOUR BLA;:K >.vHi T f Ah W, r «1 S' v c V i ?8/8h <) N o
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      Lock icon Guerillas attack Afghan prison
      483 8 30 soldiers gunned down, tanks destroyed UPI Reuter ISLAMABAD, Monday GUERILLAS stormed a Jail in Afghanistan's second largest city, killing SO Soviet and Afghan gov; emment troops and destroying four tanks, Radio pakistan said yesterday. The radio said the guerillas used rocket launchers ana assault rifles
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      Svetlana scores a first in space half way through
      278 8 MOSCOW, Monday SOVIET cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya broke a 19-year-old space endurance record (or women yesterday and began a programme of research work with her four male comrades aboard the Salyut 7 space station. Miss Savitskaya, 34, a pilot and parachutist, surpassed
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      Bangkok to Paris on heroin trail
      392 8 BANGKOK, Moo. A THAI anti-narcotics agent, code-named "chakrit" described in a newspaper article yesterday now he helped the French authorities score one of the biggest heroin seizures in France earlier this month. "Chakrit" told the English newspaper "The Nation Review" that he trailed a
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      Lock icon Schmidt on trade war trap
      195 8 Reuter BONN, M»«lay -WEST German Chancellor Helmut Setimidt yesterday warned western countries not to fall into the trap of a trade war which would worsen the economic depression. Mr Schmidt said in a radio interview published by the government Press Office yesterday that he was
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      Lock icon 'Dove' who's a danger to society
      108 8 AP MOSCOW, Monday THE co-founder of Moscow's only Independent peace group was told by the administrator of the psychiatric aital where he is being forcibly that his actions were "socially dangerous," his wife said yesterday. Natasha Batovrin also said in a telephone call that
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      Lock icon Royal death – 50 widows
      314 9 Royal death 50 widows Reuter MBABANE (Swaziland), Mon. KING SOBHUZA II of Swaziland died on Saturday, aged 83. It is believed that he had more than 50 wives and 600 children. Known as the "Lion of Swaziland," he celebrated his diamond jubilee in September last year the only sovereign to
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      Lock icon Bargains in Mexico City after peso devaluation
      77 9 THIS German couple shopping for jewellery in downtown Mexico City can expect to get better value for their money. All tourists are finding that their money goes twice as far since this month's second peso devaluation of the year, which underlines Mexico's grave
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      Lock icon Britannia at Suez
      77 9 Reuter PORT SUEZ, Mon. THE Prince and Princess of Wales sailed through the Suez Canal yesterday aboard the royal yacht Britannia on their way to Australia. The Canal Authority chairman, Mashhour Ahmed Mashhour, boarded the yacht at Ismailia, halfway along the canal, and travelled with Prince Charles
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      Lock icon Marcos in hospital with 'mild pneumonia'
      309 9 UPI MANILA, Monday THREE DAYS after saying he had passed a check-up "with flying colours, President Ferdinand Marcos, 64, was confined to a hospital bed yesterday with a bout of pneumonia that threatened a planned U.S. visit. He had complained of a coukh, fever
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      Lock icon 'Friendship Highway' opening this week
      194 9 UPI ISLAMABAD, Mon. THE "Friendship Highway," a 800 km road forging a link between China and Pakistan through the Karakuram mountains, will be officially opened on Friday. An agreement providing for the opening of the highway at the 4,934 m. Knunjerab Pass in Kashmir was
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      Lock icon From the pages of history: Rape of Nanking
      142 9 AP BEIJING, Mon. A MAJOR Chinese newspaper published yesterday a half page of photographs of corpses, severed heads and other scenes it said came from the Japanese Army's "Rape of Nanking" in 1937. The photographs in the Guangming Daily were the latest
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      Lock icon An idea to stop all that monkey business
      145 9 UPI NAIROBI, Mon. THE Kenyan Ministry of Wildlife wants to stop the country's baboons trom monkeying around with food crops, and now it has a new idea: Feed the pesky primates to man-eat-ing crocodiles in the Tana River. The baboons destrov tens
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      148 9 c-* 2*2 <Z3 OV 2? FONDUES for lunch (Of sdces From August 16 to August 31, savour Le Chalet's fondues for lunch, at a very special price of $18 Skewer the pieces of meat or seafood and cook them in a fondue pot of boiling oil. Cook your food the
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      First loyalty to the firm, Japanese style
      864 10  -  Can we successfully adopt ths Japanese work ethic? New Nation columnist Masakl Watanabe who has been here for more than a year, gives a personal view based on his observations of Singapore and his own Japanese society. MASAKI WATANABE A NATURAL disaster strikes
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        In the original
        52 11 WONT IT be nicer if you could print the original version of your daily Confucius sayings in Chinese with the one translated in English? This will be of great help to those who are interested in studying Chinese. A CHINESE STUDENT. An interesting suggestion. We are considering
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        PARF limit and cars built to last
        448 11  -  WONG KING CHEN President, Singapore Motor Workshop Association. AFTER reading your report on the 10-Year PARF Limit" (July 23), I phoned your reporter the next day offering to hold a public debate over TV with any number of car sales managers, up to
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        That visit and energy saving at Hwa Chong
        220 11  -  FONG FOOK CHAK Principal, Hwa Chong Junior College. WE REFER to the letter bv "Opinion" (NN, July 30) concerning the visit of Hwa Chone's students to Perth, and express our regret with regard to the inaccuracy and tone of the original report
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        Ngee Ann: Change of name, not status
        116 11  -  LIM KOK HUA Public Relations Officer, (For Principal, Ngee Ann Polytechnic). WE WOULD like to thank "Concerned Person" for his letter on the status of Naee Ann Polytechnic (NN, Aug. 13). We wish to state that, since its establishment as a technical college
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        Wrongly sited
        44 11  -  JOAT STEVEN HOW ABOUT a second overhead bridge at Bukit Merab Central? The present one is too far from the terminal. The authorities are trying all means to make the residents use it surely a mistake should be corrected and not aggravated.
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    208 10  -  By I DELTA HONG I HEAR Singapore Airlines has returned to the old practice of giveaways to first and business class passengers. But don't get too excited. Only chocolates. The practice of giving away extras, such as travelling bags, was stopped for economy class three years ago and
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      247 10 The new SUZUKI 800 Nine times bigger The Suzuki 800 has always been big on performance, economy and comfort. Now, the new models are nine times bigger in features. New seat upholstery, retractable seat belts, an aircon and attractive floor mats add to interior comfort. While on the outside, the
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      208 11 LETTERS on any subject of public interest will be accepted for publication They should be typed and must be signed They must also include the writ er s name and address even if the writer decides to use a pseudonym in print A contact telephone number would be useful We
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      223 11 IF A MAN is sparing in his reproaches of others while he heaps them upon himself, he will certainly ward A off resentment. CONFUCIUS. <1 ■f TODAY is the 235th day of the year, with 130 to follow. On this day... In 1500, explorer Christopher Columbus was accused in Hispaniola
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      Lock icon What the US can do for peace now
      1051 12 / 13 WITH the exodus of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation from Beirut arises the question whether the United States can now act to bring about some lasting solution in the Middle East. US Secretary of State George P Shultz has indicated a desire in
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      Excerpts from the Los Angeles Times editorial
      147 12 / 13 OPINION polls have recently found a marked decline In American popular support for Israel, to the possible long-term strategic detriment of both countries. Blame the actions of (Israeli Prime Minister) Menachem Begin's government for this erosion, certainly. But blame Washington as well not
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      Lebanon and the aftermath
      762 12 / 13 THE withdrawal of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) from Beirut has closed a major chapter and opened another in the turbulent history of the Middle East. For Singapore, whose future is interlinked to the region's oil supply, the scattering of four mil- lion Palestinians throughout the
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      Lock icon When the media mauled Israel
      768 12 / 13 Israel's image has suffered in varying degrees among some of its traditional supporters in the United States and Western Europe as a result of the recent bombardment of Western Beirut to force PLO guerillas to leave Lebanon. It ,is partly attributed to press, especially television,
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      Shippers' Council warning on frauds
      279 14 SAYING that the 18 incidents of maritime fraud reported last year was an all time record, the Chairman of Singapore National Shippers' Council (SNCC) Sia Yong urged the shippers to select their carriers carefully. Sources at the meeting said that the past few months have
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      Schmidt formula for Telefunken
      120 14 BONN, Monday WEST Germany's Social Democratic Chancellor, Helmut Schmidt, was quoted yesterday as blaming the financial troubles of AEG-Telefunken on years of bad management and suggesting pay cuts to help put the big electronics concern back on its feet. AEG, West Germany's 10th largest employer, went
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      Exporters ride out the rough
      326 14  -  No shortfall in trade despite recession By CHANDRA MUNASINGHE SINGAPORE exporters have been able to maintain last year's trade momentum during the first six months of this year, despite the adverse effects of the recession in the West. Where they are having difficulty in selling,
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      OCBC prime rate down by 10 pc
      119 14 THE Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation lowers its prime rate to 9.75 Gr cent from 10 per cent lay. Its one month deposit rate remains unchanged at 6.50 per cent while the three and six month deposits rates decrease by 0.25 to 6.75 per cent
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      Lock icon Loan: KL gets it just in time
      213 14 STAR FALLING interest rates may result in countries such as Malaysia not being able to obtain loans on as favourable terms as the government's recent US$l.l billion ($2.53 billion) loan. In this respect, the US$l.l billion loan for Malaysia has been very timely,
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      Weldmesh plans on expansion
      105 14 BRC Weldmesh (SEA) Pte Ltd is investing $9 million in an expansion and upgrading programme. It will create 20 new jobs in addition to the present workforce of 240. The company, which produces welded mesh and steel wire to reinforce concrete used in buildings, has been
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      Lock icon State land freeze in Johor
      361 14 Star MENTRI Besar Datuk Abdul Ajib Ahmad expressed fears that state land was getting scarce in Johor Baru. He said the government has had to freeze the allocation of state land in Johor Baru as there will soon come a time when the government will
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        Lock icon More banks cut prime
        45 14 Reuter A NUMBER of major New York banks lowered their prime lending rates to 13 1/2 per cent from 14 per cent. Chase Manhattan was first and was followed by Chemical Bank, Continental Illinois, Citibank, Irving Trust and Manufacturers Hanover. Reuter.
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        Lock icon Streamlined for better paint jobs
        67 14 STAR THE Berger group of companies in South East Asia is streamlining its technical facilities for painting vehicles. The move is aimed at Improving the quality of vehicles paintea in the region Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and New Zealand are among the countries which will initiallv
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        IBM price cut
        18 14 IBM has cut prices of all electric typewriters in Singpore following a streamlining of production.
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        Lock icon Tender to HK firm
        38 14 Reuter MAGENTA Land a subsidiary of Hong Kong Land has been awarded the tender for a 2,489 sq metre site in the Wanchai area of Ilong Kong island following its bid worth HK5376.5 million.
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        Poster campaign
        28 14 SINGAPORE Association of Shipbuilders and Repairers is organising suggestion, poster and photographic competitions in an industry-wide productivity and conservation of energy and water campaign in November.
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      Esso's energy-saving experience
      242 15  -  First on daily staff meeting agenda Esso spent $40 million to save $20 million a year in energy costs. It also saved another $23 million a year without incurring much further expenditure. How the company did it has lessons for everyone in cutting out waste and not
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      Value the human touch
      197 15 IF your industry is computerised, the human element is still important. You should not rely on the machines to do the job for you automaticalAlthough Esso's furnace is monitored by a computer which adjusts such things as the oxygen intake and the steam jet that breaks
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      Take care of equipment by constant monitoring
      129 15 IN Esso's case, pipes can get fouled by sediment or waxy deposits in the oil. The wax can form a skin inside the pipe and reduce heat exchange by acting as insulation. Coke deposits can also foul some of the pipes. Taking care
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      Some ways to conserve heat
      49 15 CALCIUM silicate blocks are sawn up to provide insulation to conserve heat. To insulate a large tank, Esso places scaffolding round the tank and injects polyurethene foam. A seamless insulation is more expensive but saves more fuel, as heat can escape through a seam.
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      Typical June savings
      65 15 ESSO lists some typical savings made in Jane: Mixing 50 per cent of low grade in with fuel oil $300,000 Recovering more heat from chimney flue gas $13,000 Cutting down excess oxygen in furnaces $32,000 These savings were made despite the fact that Esso s Singapore refinery
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      Use what is there
      101 15 WHEN energy was cheap, Esso used a furnace to heat crude oil from room temperature of 80-90 degrees to 700 degrees to break the oil down into different products. The size of furnace needed is so massive that it is uneconomic in these days of high
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      SWITCH THINGS OFF!
      182 15 THE easiest and often the cheapest method of saving fuel is to shut things off. It is generally cheaper to run at full capacity for 70 per cent of the time than to run at 70 per cent capacity all the time. Managements should ask themselves: Do
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      Jakarta sets stage for non-oil era
      860 16 DESPITE a large current account deficit, Indonesia can expect growth to exceed that in most developed and developing countries this year and next. For the past ten years, Indonesia has maintained one of the highest growth rates in Asia, largely the result of a
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      On The Move
      498 16 AMERICAN Express International Banking Corporation has announced three promotions: Mr Steven Ong Kay Eng has been appointed vicepresident and general manager of its Singapore office. Mr Ong, who has been with AEIBC for five Cars, is the first Asian to appointed to head the Singapore Branch. He
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      Untitled
      103 19 J EDDIE CHEW CHENQ KIAT PrttWiHl, Th# Unotpoft DMrid, Tha Church Of Imim Christ ol Latter-day Saints bom into ff^^jrtallty 20. 10.1m BOAM INTO ETtftMTY 22S.13S2 ylf^j Wlta Queenle Peng Ktm Daughters Junle Mel Llan Julia LI Llan Joy Cheng Llan hi® hi® sod hi® dtlsri lo niotifA hi® lo®®
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      Business Calendar
      76 16 Annual nm Mtligs Int Wood Prod S Jobore Amal Sim Lim Invest Berkaya Kawat Tim* Data Venua 11.30 a.m. Aug 2S 10 Penjuru Rd 11 a.m. Aug 26 Johore Bahru 10.30 a.m. Aug 2816 fl Sim Lim Tower 10 a.m. Aug 28 Selangor Proposed dividends Assoc Plastic* Registers
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      148 17 LettejeafhChinese ivsAnVcSlraP so simple! All you have to do is look for th« special supplem* •vary Monday through Saturday In the Naw Nation Nanyang Slang Pau or Sin Chew JW ftoti newspept It's packed with the simplest aasiaat methods to b Chinese Plus, reader write-ina, essay evaluations, and reader participation.
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      602 17 MONOAY jackpd $10,000 Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below. Nome: S«k; Age Occupation Address N.R.I.C TEL: FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW 1. Dog used in hunting CUT HERE CLUES FOR OV-1 2. A at full stretch is apt to raise a certain
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      593 17 Moneyworts results and comments No entrant submitted a solution which corresponded in all respects with the set of answers held by the judges to be the most apt and accurate in the New Nation Moneywords Contest 'OT'. One entrant submitted a —■FTm solution which differed at 1 YEAR one point
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      253 18 IX) SCHOOLS TUITION GUIDE 111) Commercial/ Language Courses BOOK-KEEPING, SHORTHAND BEGINNERS commencing on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, at 7.00 p.m. Enrol at Rex Commercial School. 488-Q, Upper Sarangoon Shopping Complex), *****00. course lor Pttmana Examination on Oecembar, 12/12/92. Enrol at Rei Commercial School, 788G, Uppar Sarangoon Road (Nail to Upper Sarangoon
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      665 19 ONI SOUNDIC VIDCO gome. Selling $40/- only. Lmi man 3 monllM. InHwiHd ca* 2****** lor Ryan Koh. (nlgMa only). ORHMNAL ALBUM OF No* Diamond and X (Mi Band lor tale. SeMng only lor $I*.oo. Intoreetod portlee ce* Cary Ooh at *****55. platom POCKET cemera built-in alactronic llaah. Bought HO, aaßng
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      463 19 NOTICES NOTICE Notice is hereby given that I, Tjong Njun Lian of No 7 Margoliouth Road, Singapore 1025 have applied for a Wholesale Beer Shop licence in respect of premises No 17 Seah Street, M/S Etaka International Trading Pte Ltd, Singapore 0718 and that this application will be heard in
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      154 19 FREE ADS! Under $40 Bargains Column If you have ANYTHING which you don't use anymore, and it's worth $40 or less, well give you a four line advertisement FREE in the UNDER $40 BARGAINS column of The New Nation. These ads will be inserted FREE at the earliest date that
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      30 20 BIG SWEEP FIRST: *****0 SECOND: *****8 THIRD: *****1 STARTERS: *****6 *****1 *****0 *****1 *****7 *****5 *****3 *****6 *****4 *****7 CONSOLATION: *****4 *****7 *****5 *****1 *****6 *****0 *****7 *****9 *****1 *****7
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      TEENAGER UPSETS IN PESTA MOTOCROSS
      205 21 TEENAGER Sebastian Zettl scored an upset win in the Pesta Sukan Castrol Motocross Championship organised by the Singapore Motor Sports Gob at Tnas yesterday. Zettl, who had earlier competed in and won the Novice event, surprised everyone by taking the lead in the MX Open
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      Lock icon Verawaty battles for her title
      221 21 Reuter JAKARTA, Monday FORMER world champion Verawaty Fairin of Indonesia snatched an 11-8,12-10 victory last night over Japan's Sumiko Kitada in the women's singles final of the U5566,000 Indonesian Open badminton championships here. In the All-Indonesia men's singles final, 19-year-old Tcuk Sugiarto beat 1982 Thomas
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      ROUNDUP
      241 21 AJAX opened its campaign for the 1982 Dutch soccer league First Division championship with a 4-1 win over Go Ahead Eagles in Amsterdam yesterday. BENFICA also opened their campaign in the Portugese First Dvision with an away 1-0 win over Espinho in Lkboa. AUSTRALIA'S Greg Norman grabbed a last
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      Valkema, Chong rout their rivals
      322 21  -  By LEE CHIU SAN ALFA Romeo drivers Wybe Valkema and Chong Kim Fah thrashed a field of 55 drivers to take the top two places in the Pesta Sukan Castrol Yokohama Autocross organised by the Singapore Motor Sports Club at Tuas yesterday. Both drove Alfasud
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        Singapore golfers may lose trip to Asian Games
        431 22 THE Singapore golf team may have lost the chance of being recommended for the New Delhi Asian Games in November when they finished fourth in the eight-nation Southeast Asia Amateur championship for the Putra Cup which ended at the Bukit course yesterday.
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        MINOZA BETTERS OWN MARK
        470 22 THE crack Philippine team came, saw and conquered the par-71 Bukit course to win the South-east Asia golf team championship for the 12th time yesterday. It not only won the Putra Cup for the 12th time but its ace golfer, Francisco Minoza, also walked away with
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        Samy wins Sembawang medal
        339 22 P.M. SAMY, who missed selection for the Putra Cup golf championship which ended yesterday at Bukit course, won the Sembawang Country Club monthly medal with a gross 69. Samy will have his chance to prove the Singapore Golf Association's selectors wrong when he competes in the
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        Final placings
        390 22 FINAL team placings in the Putra Cup championship: 872 Philippines 213 217 218 224 (G Ababa 73 F Minoza 74 D Hernandez 77). 894 Burma 220 223 229 222 (Win Aung 72 Myint Thaung 75 Maung Pyone 75). 902 Malaysia 232 225 223 222 (Barrie Bluah 69 Mohd
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      Brilliant Brazilian samba makes Ghana look small
      409 23 SANTA CATARINA 3 GHANA 0 THE Brazilians from Santa Catarina commenced dancing when the Malaysian armed forces band struck up a Latin American number just before the match. And they did not stop until they had sambaed away with the 26th Merdeka tournament
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      Malaysia, Pakistan in last four after drawn game
      523 23 MALAYSIA 2 PAKISTAN 2 THE Malaysian junior team came within a whisker of making history yesterday as Pakistan snatched a dying seconds equaliser to prevent what would have been the first Malaysian victory over the world's foremost nation in hockey. Maqsood Hussain
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      Germans beat Australia to stay on path to final
      327 23 WEST GERMANY 2 AUSTRALIA 0 WEST GERMANY, as if it was part of a divine plan, stayed right on the desired course to the final with this win over Australia yesterday. They top group B undefeated and avoid group A champions
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      Rutledge on goal-scoring spree
      105 23 CANADA 7 SINGAPORE 0 ROSS RUTLEDGE put himseH among the top scorcrttof the second Junto* itortd Cup when he scjwH five goals in Canadp'fiafeven-goal victory yesHe n*w has eight goals to his credit which puts him In second spot behind India's Mohindar Pal Bmgh who has
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      Zainal and Sue set to take titles
      304 24 Squash MAKING preview predictions is like a game of chance with our reputations at stake and pride as our prize. But to predict the outcome of ine Pakistan Airlines Singapore Closed squash championships men's and women's open events at Kallang, is like betting
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      TRUE GRIT
      344 24  -  Peng Siong breaks record despite flu Swimming s By KEN JALLEH Jr TRUE GRIT! That is Ang Peng Siong, who showed just how gutsy and versatile he can be when he smashed the national 100 m butterfly record in 57.15 sees almost immediately after beating American world record
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      Going...going... ...gone!
      146 24  -  Pictures and story by PAT D'ROSE PAT WINDSURFING international Ho Kah Soon (left) is bracing himself to challenge the weather and ride the waves of the seas off Bombay. We caught him half flirting with the waves and grappling the ropes on the sails on his surfboard off
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        'Old' Tanayar wins
        277 20  -  By B J SMITH THE oldest horse in the field, Tanayar, yesterday won Singapore's Pesta Sukan Cup run over 2000 metres on the yielding Bukit Timah track. Tanayar started fourth favourite but was heavily backed on the place tote. Jockey Tweedie kept Tanayar off the pace but
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        2001 20 RACE 1 Class 4 Div A 1200 m 8 Millenium Falcon 49 Foo (2) 2 11 2 Amir 53 Donnelly (4) 12 2 4 Sao Jose S3 Sairl (6) 3 3 3 3 Limelight II S3 Mitchell (5) 4 4 4 1 Tudor Rama 57 E Chan (9) 7 5
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        STIPE'S REPORT
        583 20 Race I Steve McGarret (KC Ng) was fractious prior to the start and was withdrawn on veterinary grounds, with the permission of the Stewards, when it sustained a cut off hind and will be required to pass one starting stall test before its next start. Peach Blossom (Asuwadi)
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      Our Trend reporter gets surprises by the Pandora-ful
      580 25  -  By PAULINE GOH EIGHT years on the entertainment beat makes one a cynical reporter. And when the telephone call came through for an interview with yet another television actress, I was unenthusiastic. But Mary Pandora Cheung surprised me. Better known as Zhang
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      Lock icon Landon returns to films in real romance
      100 25 AP MICHAEL Landon has decided to leave Little House On The Prairie and return to films. His first movie will be Comeback, a true story of how journalist John Everingnam risked his life four years ago when he swam under the Mekong River
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      Juicy blend of pop and country
      227 26 QUIET LIES Juice Newton EMI-Capitol ST ***** JUICE has been in this business for more than ten years and has six albums to her credit. She started out as a folk singer, with an occasional accoustic folk-country style but ultimately her search for fame
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      A dream come true
      446 26 DREAMGIRLS Original Broadway Cast Album CBS Geffen-GHSP 2007 IF you had watched the Tony Awards Broadway's equivalent to Academy Awards) presentation on television, Dreamgirls should not sound foreign to you. This musical, which opened in December 1981, won an accolade of critical acclaim that few musical
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      America's best in years
      278 26  -  The die-hard melody formula still works Reviews by LIM SEK VIEW FROM THE GROUND America EMI ST ***** IT'S difficult to follow up an ultra-suc-cessful debut album. It's even harder to introduce changes to an established sound. After trying that without much success, America is returning
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      Back to the era of bikers and greasers
      347 26 GREASE 2 Original Soundtrack Recording Polygram RSO 2394 304 WELCOME back to Rydell High, the era of the bikers and greasers, and the time when the Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe looks were in. Grease 2 returns with a new school year
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      Silver and lace on sultry savannahs
      313 27 FLAME TREES OF THIKA is a charming dramatisation of the memoirs of Elspeth Huxley by John Hawkesworth, creator of The Duchess Of Duke Street. The Grants, British settlers who make their way to the East African Protectorate (present day Kenya) in 1913, hope to
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      New SBC series on local facets
      200 27 ALTERNATING with Friday Background every week will be a series of documentaries produced by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) Current Affairs Unit. This week's-documentary is called Service On The Shopfloor, produced by Amy Chua. Service in the retail trade comes under the microscope and
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      Action cops back on Target
      132 27 THE police series Target is back for its second season here after a lapse of several years. It focuses on the Number IS Regional Crime Squad headed by star of the Special Branch, Steve Haggerty (Patrick Mower), the detective superintendent of the south coast of
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      Going bananas
      630 28 / 29  -  By CATHARINE FERNANDO THE CASUAL trend continues. Today we explore further fashion ideas shaped out of cotton. "Once you've worn cotton, you'll never want to wear synthetic fibres again," says one of the designers of Bananas, the Hong Kong label that's becoming popular nere. Natural fibres are the
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      Fashion can damage your hair
      230 28 / 29 BEING fashionable can take Ra toll on your hair, your skin and your Rfe. Today wo gal news from Afcerto Balaam, Iha hair oeoola. about tha danoara of followina faehkxi too fastidioualy. y Look chic in topknota, ponytala and comrows (what Bo Darak did with
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      766 31  -  Kim Carnes LAT-WP HOLLYWOOD At 2 am in a recording studio near here about a month ago, singer-songwriter Kim Carnes, looking remarkably fresh after a hard night's work, was trying to decide the sequence of songs on her new album. The single has already been chosen a sophisti cated
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      98 27 THE EFFECTIVE -tsa A IS i Uv «ra m > Kuan Loorii> Double I.ion Medicated Oil has been used by generations lor generations. For the quick effective relief of headache. .s7////v nose, stomach flatulence and muscular pains. Soothes and relieves y i*iddiness and insect bites too. Kwan I x )i
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      115 28 / 29 SeawHtd Sajfarc Deep from Neptune's Kingdom comes a delectable spread of seafood favourites: fresh bounty from the sea. Savour such delightful dishes such as Salmon Dumplings, delicately flavoured with Basil Sauce and Shrimps, Fish Gratin with Zucchini, Chilled Fresh Lobster Soup with Melon and Mint. Or perhaps, feast on Sole
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      1099 30 DR SMOCK By George Lemont <310R<310 I RENAISSANCE MANNV what's I E SONNA > hey, the higher J MAKE EACH STACK OF PANCAKES, THE LESS J HAF=TA PRAW OF EACH OUY HE SONN A CAUL- THIS LI RMNTINCS Z m m m €i m m m i SB fM hi
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      150 31 I* v.. :.\\i .wi i ■«i 'f -iflr-t- If ">> -<•" t iM-Y*. *A'/ L> v. V i JA \MI i^r f tJIW I I r I 1 -iSA j r I Tu< (fUjeaal Swiss and Continental Restaurant Presents: August 24 1982 Time: 12 noon 3 pm Specially brought to
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      159 32 s IS B Get the most out of v<>ur colour I .V. Srt I iijov I'.V. Program ill»'S on C H. r Hi& 10 ANTENNA INSTALLATION BY VIDEOCRAFT Th*' Sp«?< icilisis I uri olour or lil.it U K M. hit** I V. H«-« »-|ili«»n I'lf.ISC < .ill TEL issl lUNSIHV
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      1453 32 Trip to world's oldest pharmacy Walter Cronkite WALTER CRONKITE'S UNIVERSE (8.50 pm Ch 5) take a look at a pharmacy in China which practises the oldest form of dispensing medicine and drugs. The CBS broadcaster also visits the only two baby pandas in captivity at the Beijing and Chung Tu
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