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Title Section18 1982-09-24 1 new nation PUBLISHED BY THE SINGAPORE MONITOR LTD. Friday, Sept. 24, 1982 M.C. (P) No. 19/5/82 30 cents18 words
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Article, Illustration302 1982-09-24 1 SIT YIN FONG - Chairman airs four proposals that may help prevent malpractices By SIT YIN FONG THE chairman of the Gold Exchange Market of Singapore (GES) Dr Gan Tjoen Hok yesterday urged the Singapore Government to adopt a four-point plan to rid the booming gold futures commodity302 words
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Article209 1982-09-24 1 AP BONN, Friday LEADERS of West Germany's Free Democrat Party, which holds the balance of power in Bonn's current political crisis, yesterday bowed to mounting party criticism of a plan to topple Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and called a special national convention for mid-October. FDP leaderAP - 209 words
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Article203 1982-09-24 1 Reuter JERUSALEM, Friday ISRAELI Defence Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday promised a full investigation of last week s massacre of Palestinians in Beirut and pledged that there would be "no cover-up." He made the pledge at an army camp south of Tel Aviv to an audience ofReuter - 203 words
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Miscellaneous5 1982-09-24 1 WEATHER: Hazy with scattered showers.5 words
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Article, Illustration286 1982-09-24 2 Civil Service WITs presentation SIX O'CLOCK in the evening and time for a break for these girls working in the Computer Services Department in the Ministry of Finance. And break means stretches and jerks, not to the sound of music but to the286 words
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210 1982-09-24 2 FOO CHOY PENG - By FOO CHOY PENG ONLY three flats will be available for every eight applicants for flats in the central area. The remaining five are unlikely to be allocated a flat there because the HDB is building only 1,533 units in the central area which210 words
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Article96 1982-09-24 2 THE Workers' Party says it has no doubts that intending flat owners will accept an increase in 6 rices provided a case is made out. In a statement, te party claims the HDB has not made out a case. If it has a case, it96 words
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Article314 1982-09-24 2 FILES are tbe lifeblood of any organisation. But too many tiles can prove stifling. First, there is the problem of storage. Then, there is the task of finding the right file when it is wanted. In the civil engineering drawing office at Jurong Town Corporation314 words
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Article271 1982-09-24 3 Employees and pile of bills yet to be paid TWO directors of an advertising agency have disappeared, leaving behind unpaid staff and a pile of unpaid bills. Both of them are foreign nationals. One of the two started the agency in 1979, soon after working in271 words
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181 1982-09-24 3 THE Civil Defence is buying its first fleet of buses plus new equipment for training. Ten buses will be bought for exercises such as mobilisation and evacuation of civilians in a crisis. The Deputy Commissioner of Police for Civil Defence,181 words
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264 1982-09-24 3 THE Orchard Road tourist area is to have a police kiosk to provide visitors to Singapore with a better and more personal service. The kiosk, the first of its kind in the Republic, will be on the pedestrian mall opposite the264 words
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323 1982-09-24 4 JALIL MISWARDI - TALKS WITH HIGH COMMISSION OFFICIALS TODAY ON ASSURANCE GIVEN IN LONDON By JALIL MISWARDI FIVE British teachers, in Singapore on an exchange programme, are meeting British High Commission officials today to discuss an income tax problem. According to Mr Paul Ellis, 33, a323 words
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Article491 1982-09-24 4 TOH SU FEN - By TOH SU FEN SINGAPORE'S next Festival of Arts is being moved* to June so that it can be an open air festival in the true sense of the word. Traditionally the biennial festival is held in December, but the monsoon rains that month491 words
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Advertisement89 1982-09-24 4 I!!' i N i IS I ™lllWwHHwwlS ■■II s <■' ■r K ißMffll ij i Rignßon i tt umi m\ 1 4 i'i w; iH-fliiS t'Hilil 11 ;I!1! < I:!! i t mm '!.I H;<- i^iik II ill! f lillllilllli jil Hi i" m Don't pay more than you have89 words
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Article, Illustration408 1982-09-24 5 Thatcher taken by surprise as Zhao blows issue into the open UPI BEIJING, Friday PRIME MINISTER Margaret Thatcher was taken by surprise and put on the defensive when Premier Zhao Ziyang said China intends to re-exert sovereignty over Hong Kong, Western sources close to theUPI - 408 words
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79 1982-09-24 5 AP HONG KONG, Friday THE authorities have given the order that no Japanese cars should be included in the motorcade that will pick up visiting British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher here on Sunday, the English-language daily South China Morning Post reported yesterday. The newspaperAP - 79 words
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Article141 1982-09-24 5 AP SAN PEDRO SULA (Honduras), Friday TWENTY tired-looking but smiling hostages were released yesterday from the Chamber of Commerce building, leaving leftist guerillas still holding 41 captives inside. Papal Nuncio Andrea Cordero Lanza, one of the mediators, led the group from the building to aAP - 141 words
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311 1982-09-24 6 WINTER SHOWDOWN WITH GOVERNMENT SEEMS CERTAIN Reuter LONDON, Friday THE focus of the British trade unions' battle with the Conservative Government switched yesterday from the health workers to the miners, who rejected an improved pay offer and set the scene for a winterReuter - 311 words
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Article174 1982-09-24 6 Reuter OSLO, Friday US Middle East envoy Philip Habib, King Juan Carlos of Spain and interned Polish union leader Lech Walesa are among 79 candidates for the 1982 Nobel Peace Prize to be announced on October 13, Nobel Institute Director Jakob Sverdrup said yesterday. HeReuter - 174 words
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Article, Illustration58 1982-09-24 6 A protester ia carried away to a waiting prison bus as demonstrations were held at a land site at Afton, North Carolina, US, being filled up with some nuclear waste material. Over 100 people were arrested as they continued their protest over the dumping of the contaminatedPICTURE: UPI - 58 words
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252 1982-09-24 6 UPI ISLAMABAD, Friday A MILITARY court yesterday ordered an American school teacher working in Islamabad jailed on charges of gunrunning and possession of explosives. The American was identified as Eugene B Clegg, 35, of Castle Rock, Washington. He was arrested on Wednesday following a raidUPI - 252 words
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Article113 1982-09-24 6 UPI LONDON, Friday MICHAEL Fagan, a 31-year-old labourer, was acquitted vesterday of stealing and drinking half a bottle of wine at Buckingham Palace after he breached Queen Elizabeth's personal security cordon last summer. Fagan pleaded innocent before a jury of seven men and five womenUPI - 113 words
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World Briefs
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Article48 1982-09-24 6 AP PARIS: French President Francois Mitterrand has registered a negative popularity rating, according to a poll by France-Soir. The newspaper reported that 45 per cent of the 1,960 voting age Frenchmen and women said they were either unhappy or very unhappy with Mr Mitterrand. AP.AP - 48 words
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Article30 1982-09-24 6 Reuter BANGKOK: A Belgium government-backed consortium with access to Arab funds has offered to finance a second airport near Bangkok, Thai government officials said yesterday. Reuter.Reuter - 30 words
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Article19 1982-09-24 6 SAN SALVADOR: El Salvador has sought emergency aid following floods which have killed 600 people.19 words
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Article125 1982-09-24 8 Agencies ROME, Friday DEFENCE MINISTER Lelio Lagorio said yesterday that the Italian peacekeeping troops being sent to Lebanon are authorised to use force to defend themselves and Palestinian refugees. "The Italian military force in Lebanon is authorised to respond with force if it or the refugeeAgencies - 125 words
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Article354 1982-09-24 8 UPI TEL AVIV, Friday PALESTINIAN women complained to Israeli soldiers that Christian militiamen had begun a massacre but Israeli officers ignored the reports and sent the women home, a leading newspaper said yesteraav. The Ha'Aretz newspaper quoted an Israeli soldier as saying Palestinian women fromUPI - 354 words
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Article101 1982-09-24 8 AP JERUSALEM, Friday THOUSANDS of angry demonstrators were stopped just from Prime Minister Menachem Begin 's home yesterday as nis government faced growing criticism for the massacre of Palestinians in Beirut. Chanting "Begin Go Home" and "Begin Resign", the estimated 3,000 demonstrators typified the snowballing IsraeliAP - 101 words
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Article119 1982-09-24 8 Agencies VIENNA, Friday THIRD WORLD countries formally called for Israel's suspension from the 110-member International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA) yesterday, delegates to the agency's general conference said. Twelve countries tabled a draft resolution accusing Israel of violating the lAEA statute and UN principles by its bomb attackAgencies - 119 words
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116 1982-09-24 8 AP TEL AVIV, Friday THE Egyptian government informed Israel yesterday that it will continue all its diplomatic and consular activities with the Jewish State, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said. The spokesman said that "Egypt has informed Israel it is continuing in all itsAP - 116 words
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131 1982-09-24 8 Reuter WASHINGTON, Friday VICE PRESIDENT George Bush yesterday called on Arab nations to go beyond their "implicit recognition" of Israel and state clearly that the Jewish State had a right to exist. Mr Bush was the first senior US official toReuter - 131 words
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Article94 1982-09-24 8 AP BEIRUT, Friday AMIN GEMAYEL was sworn in as President of Lebanon yesterday, vowing to stop "the vicious circle of bloody violence that has gripped the country for eight years and took his own brother's life nine days earlier. As the 40-year-old Gemayel was in-AP - 94 words
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Article865 1982-09-24 9 AP IT was 10 am Thursday, Sept 16. In West Beirut, Israeli troops encircled the dusty Palestinian refugee camps of Chatilla and Sabra, and allowed Christian militiamen inside. Guerillas, remnants of the PLO, and not civilians, were supposed to be the target, Israel now says. But aAP - 865 words
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Advertisement104 1982-09-24 6 Look in the motor mart columns of NEW NATION and drive a better bargain. Ring *****90 to place your ad. URO SHOG SHOP NEW ARRIVAL "TOBAGCT Calf Leather Available in nine color combinations All Black. Brown. White. Navy. Beige Pale Green Light Brown/Beige Navy/Ivory Camel/Beige Sizes 5 to 11 3E104 words
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Advertisement131 1982-09-24 8 m ss> eth Floor, Overseas Union House, Col Iyer Quey, Singapore 0104. Tel: *****22 js ■HUBW) /TT? TUNED-ON BROADWAY roadway takes a bow in this sparkling tribute. Sizzling dance sequences captivate. While musical memories are aroused. You'll thrill to ail the glamour and excitement of hits like "Diamonds are a131 words
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Advertisement157 1982-09-24 9 m?iy—iiyiT* n.tf rm f ~.8 i i 'V y\.V*. *2 HiillSß S 3 you buy a Samsonite, you're buying strength, toughness and durability. After 80 years of making top quality luggage, Samsonite today offers the best in American engineering, materials and workmanship. No wonder Samsonite is America's no.'l and the157 words
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opinion / letters
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160 1982-09-24 10 MAY I add my comments to M.B. Ang's view on the recent change in the rules for the use of the fringe car park at the National Stadium (New Nation, Sept 21). The new ruling of a charge of 40 cents an hour160 words
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Article263 1982-09-24 10 REASON WHY TAIWANESE ARE SO LAW-ABIDING BECAUSE we were so preoccupied with acquiring technological skills, it was only recently that we realised the importance of moral education. We should certainly look towards Taiwan for some very good moral lessons. There are hardly any reports of rape, robbery263 words
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Article95 1982-09-24 10 CHRISTOPHER MILLS - CHRISTOPHER MILLS Lecturer, English Language Proficiency Unit NUS JUST a comment on your backpage headline "Disgustful'YA/eir Nation Sept 9). Well it was certainly creative a mixture of "awful" and "disgusting" but sadly not in sufficient usage to be considered acceptable English. Although it is possible for verbs95 words
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Article176 1982-09-24 10 DELTA HONG - By DELTA HONG I HEAR an executive came up with an original idea on how to solve the car parking problem at his office. Since there were not enough parking places for all employees, he suggested that instead of the company giving incentives to help them buy cars,176 words
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104 1982-09-24 11 VIEWPOINTS I REFER to the report head* lined "Ask touchy questions, youths told" (New Nation, Sept 16), in which Senior Minister of State (Prime Minister's Office) Mr Lee Khoon Choy was quoted as encouraging youth leaders to ask questions relating to the political situation of Singapore.104 words
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Article150 1982-09-24 11 LIM LUANG ENG - LIM LUANG ENG IF the slums of Chinatown (near Temple Street) are what Nair Prasanna consider to be "Singapore's heritage" and our "way of life" (New Nation Sept 20), then the URA and the STPB have both been wasting their time and effort for the150 words
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Article74 1982-09-24 11 ROBERT ROZARIO - REPLIES ROBERT ROZARIO Public Relations Officer Board of Commissioners of Currency WE REFER to the letter from "Coin Lover" (New Nation, Sep 13). The suggestions made by the writer were very interesting. As regards the one cent coin, we agree with the writer that74 words
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Article75 1982-09-24 11 HENG HIANG HIANG - HENG HIANG HIANG WE thank Jared Heng for his letter on the condition of the track near the rear exit of Bnkit Timah Plaza. (New Nation, Aug 82). Our Parks ana Recreation Department will look into ways of improving and turfing the site. However, we would75 words
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Article38 1982-09-24 11 HENG HIANG HIANG - HENG HIANG HIANG Please refer to your article "Arab Street's One-stop Shop" (New Nation, Sept 1). Tlie Public Works Department has already served notice on the owner of the shop to clear the pavement of obstructions.38 words
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Article69 1982-09-24 11 N. H - N.H. I REFER to the letter headlined "The housing plight of a senior citizen" by "TTY" (New Nation, Sept 18). Since "TTY" said that his house is now too big and too costly to maintain, I would suggest that he sells the house, takes the profits69 words
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Advertisement102 1982-09-24 10 LETTERS on any subject M of public interest wi be accepted for publication. 1 jfl They should be typed and mu,t signed. They must also include the wrtter's name and address VI WSBUK* even if the writer deckles to use a pseudonym in print. A contact telephone number would be102 words
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Advertisement105 1982-09-24 11 1 I 5 w\ i 1 B All you have to know about jewellery can be summed in) in coe name 'Wilis#' T -7« &r '.*4 VI m;'- <w* 3 IH? a i "il'-Sil.,, B.P. DE SILVA JEWELLERS PTE LTD. Gil, 12 21 Supreme House, Singapore 0923. Tel: *****87, *****64105 words
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Miscellaneous183 1982-09-24 11 Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed. Instruction recognises no castes. it ■f K CONFUCIUS v TODAY is Friday, Sept 24, the 267th day of 1982. There are 98 days left in the year. HIGHLIGHTS in history on this date: 1750 Britain, by treaty wiith Spain, renounces183 words
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Article, Illustration186 1982-09-24 12/13 MASAKI WATANABE - Compiled by MASAKI WATANABE Unlike the threat of a military invasion, signs of an approaching economic crisis are usually too subtle at first to be taken seriously by ordinary citizens. Having ignored warnings from economists and business leaders, who tend to argue in terms of complexChicago Tribune, World Bank - 186 words
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Article940 1982-09-24 12/13 WP-LAT WASHINGTON The recession that has battered American business since 1979, has left permanent scars on the nation's basic industries that will change the way they invest, nire and plan for the future. And this, in turn, will affect the economies of the many nations whoseWP-LAT - 940 words
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Article431 1982-09-24 12/13 Reuter RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil, second only to Mexico in the amount of foreign money it needs to borrow for its economic survival, will be lucky to avoid a debt crunch in 1983 after scraping by this year, bankers and diplomats say. With foreign debts likely to top US$BOReuter - 431 words
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484 1982-09-24 12/13 Reuter AMSTERDAM With its finances in crisis, the Netherlands this week saw its caretaker government propose a budget with major cuts in the country's hitherto sacrosanct social security system as a first step towards economic recovery. The proposals, described by newspapers as the gloomiestReuter - 484 words
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Article677 1982-09-24 12/13 IN THE EAST JAPAN LAT-WP TOKYO Takashi Yamamoto, a university student in his final year, thought he would get the jump on his classmates when he began offering his services to major Japanese banks and stockbrokerage firms last spring, months ahead of the yearly mass job hunt now in fullLAT-WP - 677 words
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Article289 1982-09-24 12/13 Reuter NEW DELHI A growing trade deficit and dwingling foreign exchange reserves are posing problems for Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's government just over half-way through its five-year term. The situation could be aggravated by India not retaining its present amount of concessional loans from international sources because ofReuter - 289 words
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Advertisement222 1982-09-24 12/13 Looks Better Lasts Longer SIGMA ALUMINIUM Another Multi-million Prestigious Project completed on Schedule SHELL TOWER Sigma Aluminium Kalcolour Window System is designed to perform exceedingly well to provide better insulation against heat,air and water tightness This results in lower air conditioning running costs and savings in energy. In addition our222 words
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Article66 1982-09-24 14 MALAYAN Banking has been granted approval by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to operate an Asian currency unit. The approval, the bank said, would enable it to pursue its desired extension of its Singapore operations. Malayan Banking added that it is now ready io enhance66 words
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Article, Illustration128 1982-09-24 14 AP THE stock market extended its retreat, despite a government report of further moderation in inflation, as confusion continued over the course of the american economy. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dropped 1.75 points to close at 925.80. Just an nour before the end ofAP - 128 words
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537 1982-09-24 14 RODNEY HOBSON - By RODNEY HOBSON SHIPPING lines are simplifying their cargo rates structure on routes from South-east and East Asia to Europe, and are cutting tariffs temporarily. The change takes effect on November 1 and includes shipments from Singapore and peninsular Malaysia. The move by the537 words
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Article61 1982-09-24 14 SINGAPORE-BASED Private Investment Company for Asia (Pica) is providing a US$l.7 million (553.5 million) loan to help the first container crane come into operation at Colombo. The crane, the only gantry container crane between Port itelang and Dubai, is owned by Orient Terminals, which was formed by61 words
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Article51 1982-09-24 14 Reuter AUSTRALIA will seek a higher tin export quota at next week's meeting of the International Tin council (ITC). Australia's case will be based on an upward revision of Australian tin output in the year to end-March, the figure which forms the base for quota allocations.Reuter - 51 words
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Article24 1982-09-24 14 Reuter HONG Kong's consumer price index rose 0.8 per cent in August to stand 9.1 per cent higher over 12 months. Reu-Reuter - 24 words
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Article658 1982-09-24 14 SIT YIN FONG - Why it is best to rely on GES clearing house By SIT YIN FONG THE Gold Exchange Market of Singapore (GES) ensures the orderly marketing of the commodity by processing transactions through its clearing house. Disclosing this, GES chairman Dr Gan Tjoen Hok said the658 words
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204 1982-09-24 15 MERCHANT BANKERS' ADVICE REJECTED MINORITY shareholders of International Wood Products have in the main rejected the advice they were given by the merchant bankers appointed to advise them on the takeover offer by Bornion. Only 834,480 acceptances were received for Bornion's unconditional cash offer204 words
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166 1982-09-24 15 THE after-tax profits of Datuk Keramat Holdings Bhd group fell sharply to $1.94 million in the sixmonth period ending July 31, compared with $4.34 million in the same period last year. The figures are from unaudited results. however, was marginally higher at $433 million in166 words
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Article166 1982-09-24 15 OTHER COMPANY NEWS DUTCH Baby Milk Industries (Malaya) says sales were affected by recession in the first half of 1982. However, sales revenue increased marginally, from $56.2 million to $56.4 million, following government-approved price increases for swee- tened condensed milk and fullcream milk powder. As166 words
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Article, Illustration214 1982-09-24 15 the stock market THE Singapore Stock Market closed mixed after buying interest alternated with some profit-taking in moderate trading. Among Industrials and Finances, Cold Storage, Praser and Neave, Inchcape, National Iron, Straits Steamship, Straits Trading, Tat Lee Bank, ICB and UOB rose between one and 15214 words
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106 1982-09-24 15 THE gold price range is likely to remain elusive, United Overseas Bank says* The range established over the last few days was U*****.50 to US$447. This should provide some reference point for this week and next week. Gold rose in the Far East and106 words
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Article64 1982-09-24 15 As the market continues to consolidate, it should be noted that gold is undeniably on a longterm uptrend with support provided by concern over international debt problems, Hunt's Bullion says. Yesterday's doss In 8$: Selling Baytni 5 gm 162 146 14 298 18 597 92 461 TjTjh^^KTT SI 30,18164 words
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Article87 1982-09-24 15 UDA merchant bankers have appointed Encik Mohamea Noor Bahari as general manager. He replaces Encik Tajudin Bin Ramli who has moved to Raleigh Cycles as executive chairman. Encik Mohamed Noor is a graduate from the University of Malaya. He served for 10 years with87 words
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Article86 1982-09-24 15 Your (Foreign Exchange) Your S$ to one unit of foreign currency Selling Buying TT/DD TT DD US$ 2.1785 2.1685 2.1585 sterling 3.7461 3.7180 3.6970 Australian 2.0968 2.0742 2.0542 Canadian 1.78S7 1.7601 1.7441 New Zealand 1.5894 1.5678 1.5478 S$ to 100 units of foreign currency Deutschemark 87.6968 87.4967 86.0467 French franc86 words
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Article57 1982-09-24 15 THE unaudited results of Bolton Properties Group show that its operating profits declined substantially to $1.30 million in the first half of this year compared with $3.99 million in the first six months of last year. Turnover also registered a sharp decline in the latest period57 words
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Article67 1982-09-24 15 THE newly expanded Bedford Plantations Group made a pre-tax profit of $643,000 in the half year ended June 30. No comparative group profit figures are available for the same period last year as the subsidiaries were acquired in the second half of 1981. The company profits in the67 words
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Advertisement383 1982-09-24 16 I) ANNOUNCEMENTS 1) Anniversaries 2) Births 3) Engagements 4) Exhibitions/Conferences 5) Greetings 0) Lost/Found 7) a) Marriages b) Divorces 8) Pen Pals 9) Personal 10) Religious Services 11) ENTERTAINMENT A FOOD CORNER 14) Caterers 15) Eating Spots 16) Entertainment III) MERCHANDISE A GENERAL SERVICES 20) At your service 21) Babysitting/383 words
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Advertisement261 1982-09-24 16 27) For The Collector BUY GENUINE CNINESE Rosewood furniture at special price* from our indent offer'. Artcrafts Consultants. 110, Ist floor, Far East Shopping Centre, 545, Orchard Road. Tel: 733-3183. 30) For Sale CNEAP FURNITURE SALE! Discontinued designs, oddments, damaged and secondhand items at giveaway prices. Visit the Scratch and261 words
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Advertisement370 1982-09-24 17 NOTICES ■^fv WWP? MHPfiSo^wSnnHMMi Singapore Tourist Promotion Board OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME An Overseas Scholarship Scheme has been established by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) to enable outstanding young people to further their education and to subsequently participate in and contnbute to the growth and development of the tourism industry.370 words
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Advertisement573 1982-09-24 18 kjj MENU A delicious presentation of the finest cuisine to whet and tempt even the most fastidious gourmet. Whether your taste runs to traditional cuisine prepared meticulously or to a quick not meal prepared in a jiffy... there is something here to satisfy your needs Select the atmosphere that's suitable573 words
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Advertisement127 1982-09-24 19 i J '.Jit V V The adidas "Los Angeles Trainer' running shoe. Runners, tune up your feet. Al5O pound man who runs on the road should not buy the same pair of shoes as a 200 pound man who runs in the park, right? Wrong. Wrong, that is, if they127 words
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Miscellaneous238 1982-09-24 19 I I I I I I I I I 1~1 cr *&*d* OZ-5 V i T T H I I^l jackpol $10,000 Cut exit and pin With other coupons. Posting instructions appear below. Occupation: Address FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW CUT HERE CLUES FOR OZ-5 1. He's238 words
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Article237 1982-09-24 19 Former Wimbledon champion to play at exhibition AP MONTREAL, Friday FIVE-TIME Wimbledon champion Biorn Borg says he plans to begin his renaissance as the world's top-ranked tennis player at an exhibition tournament here next week. Borg has been out of tournament tennis since last April because of aAP - 237 words
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Article105 1982-09-24 19 Reuter AP GENEVA, Friday COLOMBIA'S Jairo Velasco, ranked 166 th in the world, caused the biggest upset of the Geneva Grand Prix tennis tournament so far when he defeated sixth-seeded Pavel Slozil, of Czechoslovakia, 6-1, 7-6 in a second-round match yesterday. Earlier French Open champion Mats Wilander recoveredReuter; AP - 105 words
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173 1982-09-24 19 Reuter LAS VEGAS, Friday BRITAIN'S John Watson, who has an outside chance of winning the world driving championship at the Las Vegas Grand Prix tomorrow, complained yesterday that he and his McLaren team-mate Niki Lauda were being asked to race under unfair conditions. "WeReuter - 173 words
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Article714 1982-09-24 20 RACE 1 2.15 Class 4 Div 7 1200 m 1 ***** Look Smart 57 Junatdi (1) 2 599 PtfMvtrtnc* 56.5 Ng (12) 3 ***** Al Liberty 56.5 TwMdte (2) 4 ***** Reinveat*d 56 A Rahman (5) 5 ***** Clover Fira 55.5 P La* (7) 6 006 Loot714 words
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Article455 1982-09-24 20 TRACK STAR - TRACKWORK By TRACK STAR SIX-YEAR-OLD Mighty Star, has come to hand nicely and is in tip top form. On the track yesterday morning, the well-bred New Zealand gelding by St Puckle with App, K H Chew up was never off the bit when455 words
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306 1982-09-24 20 SUNDAY'S RUNNERS GALLOPS done by horses running on Sunday: Fortune Hunter (Velu) was never off the bit in 43.4. He looks fit. Nucleus was exercised on the polo ground before strode out stylishly in 40.4 on the bit. Twenty Five (App HS Chan)306 words
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215 1982-09-24 21 GEOFFREY EU - 1 Soccer lll^l if. JE; By GEOFFREY EU WILL South Korea send its first team for next month's Merlion Cup soccer tournament in Singapore? "Yes," says Steven Tan, the Football Association of Singapore executive secretary. "No," says a Bernama cable from Seoul, which quotes215 words
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191 1982-09-24 21 RAZAK CUP MALACCA 6 SABAH 2 CHIN Boon Chee and Haricharan Singh both scored hat-tricks to give Malacca an easy 6-2 win over Sabah. With this victory Malacca heads group C with the maximum six points. The game was played at a191 words
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Article240 1982-09-24 21 JOHOR 2 PENANG 1 JOHOR barely made it into the quarter-finals of the Razax Cup Hockey tournament with this hard-fought victory over Penang at the Tun Razak Stadium yesterday. Until the teams met yesterday, neither had a point having suffered deteats at the hands240 words
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391 1982-09-24 21 Golf LONDON, Friday ARGENTINA'S Vicente Fernandez shot a seven-under-par 65 to share the first-round lead in Bob Hope British Classic on the 6.280-metre Moor Park golf course yesterday. Fernandez, 36, playing his fourth event In Britain since regaining his visa in the391 words
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Article, Illustration418 1982-09-24 22 KEN JALLEH Jr - They must take part as a team in special relay trials r y^ Swimming By KEN JALLEH Jr. EIGHT of Singapore's top swimmers will be given a last-minute chance to qualify for the Asian Games as members of the relay squads. Singapore Amateur418 words
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194 1982-09-24 22 CATHERINE ONG - Cricket L By CATHERINE ONG SINGAPORE cricket fans are in for a treat. A touring team from England, including former Test players Mike Denness, Basil D'Oliveria and Norman Gifford will play here at the weekend. The team is here as part of a194 words
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Article, Illustration316 1982-09-24 22 R. MANORAJ - --d By R. MANORAJ AMERICAN Dave Davis, 40, the first person to win the US Professional Bowlers Association national championship twice, arrives in Singapore on Oct 14. The southpaw (lefthanded) bowler will conduct coaching clinics and hold exhibition matches from Oct 15-17 at the316 words
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Article, Illustration255 1982-09-24 23 SURESH NAIR - This year: Ticket to Asian meet Next year: Cash awards likely By SURESH NAIR CASH awards, instead of the traditional statuettes and medals, may be given for the first time to the winners of next year's Singapore Veterans track and field championships. The secretary of the Singapore255 words
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363 1982-09-24 23 MALAYSIA'S "Iron Man" Muthiah Dattaya will lead the 25-member Malaysian squad in tomorrow's Singapore Veterans track and field championships at the National Stadium. Dattaya, the hulk of a champion, who has been without a rival in the regional shot putt and discus for the past363 words
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Article93 1982-09-24 23 SN TARZAN will be In Singapore for tomorrow's Singapore Veterans track and field championships. No! I am not referring to the famed comicbook hero or the renowned swimming champi-on-actor Johnny Weissmuller. M. Tarxan is Indonesia's oldest entrant in their 55-member strong team. He is 70SN - 93 words
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Article, Illustration408 1982-09-24 24 KEN JALLEH Jr - lOC boss will 'consider' its membership application By KEN JALLEH Jr. ANOTHER political clash may be in store between the International Olympic Council and most of its member countries over the question of Cambodian representation. lOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch, who left Singapore yesterday, laid408 words
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139 1982-09-24 24 UPI LONDON, Friday BRITISH Sports Minister Neil McFarlane made an official apology to the people of Denmark yesterday for the behaviour of English supporters at Wednesday night's European championship international between the two countries. Nearly 60 fans were arrested in violent street clashes with Danish fansUPI - 139 words
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Article75 1982-09-24 24 UPI ATHENS, Friday GREECE has taken away the citizenship awarded to five foreign soccer players, who had claimed Greek ancestry so that they could play with First Division teams, the Ministry of the Interior announced yesterday. Three of the players involved are Argentines, Eduardo Kontogeorgankis, Alfredo Glasmanis andUPI - 75 words
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309 1982-09-24 24 THE International Olympic Council and its member countries will be trying to get the United Nations general assembly to adopt a draft resolution to protect the Olympic Games movement and its ideals. The lOC president, Juan Antonio Samaranch, said this at a Press309 words
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Article153 1982-09-24 24 ISftf Badminton The Star WHAT happens if Misbun Sidek does not turn up at all for training? No one in the Badminton Association of Malaysia is able or willing to say. The lanky national champion, who reached the final of the World Cup, has so far not shownThe Star - 153 words
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Advertisement173 1982-09-24 21 Thf PermaFoam insole actually shapes itv'lf around your individual foot, tt J *ZT „4<|g|y|w BBml Si" t"- 1. V m "X V v •4u That person is you. Nike's latest training shoe, Daybreak, actually shapes itself to your foot. It has a removable, washable insole made from Nike PermaFoam.® It's173 words
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Advertisement229 1982-09-24 23 Attention JOGGERS! Are you looking for a good peir of jogging ehoeo? AV/A is extending a 10-day wear test guaranteed toyou. Dont'wait...Try on an AV/A today. ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE: AVIA's finest running shoe for high mileage runners and for runners with a greater tendency towards injury. The KT26 combines excellent stability229 words
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Miscellaneous39 1982-09-24 23 TOMORROW'S PROGRAMME: 5.15 pm high jump, shot putt, 5000 m walk; 5.20 100 m heats; 6.00 800 m; 6.30 100 m; 7.00 discus, long jump; 7.30 200 m; 8.15 1,500 m; 8.45 400 m; 9.00 javelin; 9.30 5,000 m.39 words
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Advertisement80 1982-09-24 24 @j, FUJICA AX-1 One of the easiest-to-owri. easiest-to-use AE cameras available today With features to handle any photographic situation with flexible ease Ltk*» aperture-priority stopped-down and electronic "ash AF. rpodes Atid includes such advanced U-atures as electronic self-timer with audible signal duai exposure compensation and multiple pyposiirr This compact SIR80 words
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Advertisement136 1982-09-24 24 Nine features for superfine pictures Ricoh Autofocus AF2 Talcing superfine pictures couldn't be easier than with the Ricoh AF-2 Its many automatic features do almost everything for you! To start with, there's the Auto Loading Auto Wind and Rewind, Auto Focus, and Auto Exposure making it ideal for everyone Plus,136 words
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Article, Illustration850 1982-09-24 25 IPS SHE is not doing the sexy stuff of Brooke Shields and has not been seen naked on the screen, nor has she played teen-hookers like Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver. She isn't a Hollywood Little League sex symbol like Tatum O'Neal. Kristy McNichol hasIPS; Picture: SIPA - 850 words
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Article, Illustration613 1982-09-24 26 PHILIP CHEAH, MASAKI WATANABE - By PHILIP CHEAH, MASAKI WATANABE IF the spirit is the soul of jazz music, then attending a jazz concert on Sunday is almost a religious experience. The Victoria Concert Hall was packed for the first time in the International Jazz Festival.Pictures: ALEX POLGAR - 613 words
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Article, Illustration339 1982-09-24 27 PHILIP CHEAH - The final part in the series on comics by PHILIP CHEAH IF you have actually read the ealier parts of this series (I can't believe it), you might have noticed I have at times almost wanted to shout COMICS ARE WORTH READING! I started by reading339 words
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Article, Illustration133 1982-09-24 28/29 IT'S adventurous. It's the Shan Cord collection which brings you a kaleidoscope of colours.Materials are brocade, corduroy and cotton.The clothes clean-cut and in all lengths are complemented with pleats, stripes and lots layers. Shades vary from ■E— pan**' I Eastward, I HoI 1 Cheong- 1 sam• collared top133 words
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Advertisement163 1982-09-24 25 SECTIONS B C Sections A, B and C of this paper come off the presses folded into one, mainly for ease of distribution. At your door, there is less risk of pages coming loose. To derive maximum benefit from the design of the paper, you should pull out sections B163 words
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Miscellaneous938 1982-09-24 30 MOVIE GUIDE QUEST FOR FIRE Cathay A LOOK at life as it may have been lived 80,000 years ago. The Ulam tribe is attacked by warlike neanderthals and their fire is destroyed. Three young men then begin the quest that will lead them to the rediscovery of this precious commodity.938 words
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Miscellaneous508 1982-09-24 31 Top TV shows CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMES A Little Silver Trumpet (Ch 5, 7.00 pm) AFTER discovering where Johnnie's hideout is, Alison gets Bess to go to the cellar with her to save him. Unfortunately, she is captured by some villains. Jim Ashburn becomes concerned when she does not return and, together508 words
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Miscellaneous788 1982-09-24 32 channel 5 3.00 Opening, followed by Housewives' Matinee: The Secret Rivals (C) (r). 4.30 Stars: A First Film. See Top Shows: 87. 4.45 The World Sportsman: Florida Tarpon. See Top Shows: 87. 5.00 The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau. This film tells us how Morrisseau emerged from a life of obscurity788 words
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Miscellaneous655 1982-09-24 32 radio 1 12.00 PM Your Lunchdate 1.00 News 1.10 Your Lunchdate (contd) 1.30 Mid-day Market Report 1.35 Your Lunchdate (contd) 2.00 Programme Summary followed by On The House 3.00 News-In-Brief 3.05 On The House (contd) 4.30 Feature: The repeat of morning s programme 5.00 News-In-Brief 5.05 Music My Way 6.00655 words
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