Singapore Monitor, 5 December 1983

Microfilm: NL14364
Total Pages: 31
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    12 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 13/5/83 Monday, December 5, 1983 30cents
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    Lock icon I'LL ORDER MORE AIR STRIKES, VOWS REAGAN
    412 1 Raids unlikely to lead to war, says Eagleburger AP, Reuter WASHINGTON, Monday PRESIDENT Reagan, saying "we are going to defend our forces," vowed yesterday to order more air strikes against Syrian gunners if American surveillance planes are fired upon in Lebanon. Two dozen
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    Lock icon EIGHT MARINES DIE IN SHELLING
    105 1 AP BEIRUT, Monday EIGHT US marines were killed and two were wounded in a night of heavy shelling yesterday after Syrian gunners shot down two US Navy jets in the first American air strike in Lebanon, a marine spokesman said. Maj Dennis Brooks said the
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      Lock icon OUCH!
      85 2 4 l*ve heard about dentists but this is really ridiculous!* THIS might wen have boon the garbled utterances of the 'patient' in Saturday night's sketch by a group of scouts at a staoe show to mart the farewell celebrations of the Keppei Harbour Community Centre. While the luckless patient
      PICTURE: KENNETH TEO  -  85 words
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      Keppel Harbour CC to make way for bus terminal
      494 2  -  One of Singapore's oldest community centres to be returned to PSA CATHARINE FERNANDO WHAT was supposed to have been a road show turned into a stage performance as the rain put a damper on the farewell celebrations of Keppel Harbour Community
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      Lock icon Chang Hwa Clinic to computerise management of Chinese herbs
      149 2 Lianhe Zaobao THE Chung Hwa Free Clinic is set to go computer in the management of its stock of medicinal herbs. The move follows its computerisation of three methods of acupuncture. Mr Zhuang Cheng Xun, who heads the clinic's computerisation process,
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      RECORD 4,000 TEACHERS SAT FOR '0' LEVEL EXAMINATIONS THIS YEAR
      350 3  -  Focus on the CCE Exams They hope to score distinctions to gain increment and further their careers By GANDHI AMBALAM MORE THAN a quarter of Singapore's 15,000 nongraduate teachers took part in the recent GCE 'O' level examinations not as
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      Lock icon Repair works delay trains to Malaysia
      100 3 Service behind schedule Lianhe Wanbao FROM today, trains plying between Singapore and the west coast of Malaysia will be later because the Malayan Railway is doing repairs. Until further notice, the schedule will be as follows: The Northbound Ekspres Rakvat: 8 am Depart Singapore:
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      HELP ESN KIDS FIND THEIR PLACE IN SOCIETY
      452 4  -  School educates sub-normal children for roles in life THE SINGAPORE MONITOR'S COMMUNITY CHEST APPEAL By RAY MILLER IT HAD all the makings of a jubilee evening the night the campfire singalong took place at the Association for Educationally Sub-Normal Children's school at
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      How your money will be spent
      75 4 Children with IQ averaging from 50 to 70 will get the education they need to fit them for a role in society; It will help pay the 30 specialist teachers the Government provides; The facilities and meeting their bills. The Chest needs $440,170 next
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      DAYS OF WINE, WOMEN AND SONG OVER AT THE RITZ
      279 4  -  Hotel to make way for URA plans By YEOW MEI SIN THE days of wipe, women and song are over for the New Ritz Hotel and its nightclub in Bernam Street. Standing on land acquired by the Urban Redevelopment Authority,
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      Are you good enough to be a commando?
      237 5 Young men invited by army chief to put themselves to the test fl CHALLENGE TO SINGAPORE'S YOUTH MAJOR-GENERAL Winston Choo, Chief of General Staff, Singapore Armed Forces, threw this challenge at SingaS)re youths yesterday afternoon at the Commando Open ouse at the
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      Provide free perking if you want more business
      294 6  -  Customers will grab anything to redeem their parking tickets even if the price is high COME ON SINGAPORE All reports by TOH SU FEN PROVISION of free parking can give a department store or supermarket an edge over its competitors. Examples are
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      A look at the month that was...
      296 6 Consumers, community workers, schools and just about everyone had a piece of action JUST about everyone had a piece of the action last month. It all started with the Prime Minister saying on Nov 1 that it was time for the bosses to
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    • AROUND SINGAPORE
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        FATAL ARGUMENT OVER CIGARETTES
        246 6  -  Painter stabbed to death outside bar By SURESH NAIR TWO men were murdered in separate incidents since Friday. An argument over a a packet of cigarettes cost Lim Boon Chai, a 30-year-old odd-job painter, his life on Saturday night outside the Sim Poh Poh Bar at
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        MYTHS ABOUT MENTAL RETARDATION
        91 6 THERE are at least 2,400 mentally retarded Singaporeans who need support from the Government and people. But first, some myths and superstitions about mental retardation must be dispelled: MENTAL retardation is not mental illness, nor is it a contagious disease; AN intellectually disabled person has the
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      133 3 Relocation ol OUB Upper Serangoon Road Branch iTi/GMtm* wtn^i ii JfftQj (PP^ m■ mm rl/w m L**' 5V From today, OUB Upper Serangoon Road w Branch is at Block 327, Hougang Avenue 5, /glySok #01-158/160, Singapore 1953. TiS if p ave movec to bigger anc better premises to serve you
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      86 4 BLs ....J/A i jB-fe fra fUB »r I Szechuan cuisine at the Meisan Restaurant comes to you in a delicious,sumptuous range. F.very dish is an exquisite creation and authentic to the last ingredient. Dine on such servings of genuine Szechuan specialities as Camphor Smoked Duck, Drunken Chicken, tender Meisan Pork
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      4 4 COMMUNITY CHEST TEL: *****44
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      227 5 Q. i■ i. 1 k k'jJTmraSl The Oregon, at 220 grms, is extremely light in weight. into their new shoe. But, that aside, it's probably the greatest advance s P°'y am c e we bbed net is wrapped around the entire midsole section, making it in running shoe design since
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      112 6 A i V[ I sk». dm THEIVIAmRDS SINGAPORE'S MODEL OF THE YEAR '83 QUEST Svelte and chic the finest of Singapore's catwalk and photographic models have changed the meaning of elegance of beauty, personified. Twelve of the established elite and twelve new talents vying for the recognition of their peers.
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      200 7 INTO THE NEW AGE OF COPY CUSTOMIZING Now, for the first time ever, a copier that lets you custom Automatic Paper Selection make copies to any image or copy size you want The You select the enlargement or reduction you require; the Minolta EP4SOZ compact zoom plain paper copier. MINOLTA
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      Lock icon STILL NO BATTLEFIELD COOPERATION AMONG KHMER REBELS
      382 8 None of our people has ever taken onlers from Sihanouk or Son Sann, says Khmer Rouge chief VIETS MASSING FOR NEW OFFENSIVE UPI ARANYAPRATHET, Monday With Vietnam's annual dry season offensive only weeks away, Cambodian guerilla units still have not agreed on a
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      Lock icon Lions take over watchdogs' place
      120 8 Owner feels more secure AP NAPLES (Italy), Monday A SECURITY guard at a warehouse in the nearby town of Casoria had more faith in big cats than watchdogs, police discovered. Police making a check last Saturday night at a tanks storage site for liquid gas
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      Lock icon DOWN AND OUT...
      241 9 ARAFAT BOUND FOR ALGERIA US Navy commander parachutes to safety after plane is hit by Syrians UPI TRIPOLI, Monday PLO chairman Yasser Arafat said yesterday he would leave Lebanon for Algeria and later go to Jordan for new negotiations with King Hussein about a Middle East peace
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      Lock icon The Miracle Family
      75 10 They survived crash that killed 181 UPI THEY were on that ill-fated Avianca flight on November 27 which took 101 Uvea. However luck waa with them and now Elizabeth Negers, 26, ia recovering in Madrid together with her twentythree month-old ton Ludovic and daughter, Kathy, 3. The
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      Lock icon EEC PLUNGES INTO BIG ROW
      301 11 PROPOSALS TO CURB OVER-PRODUCTION OF MILK TURN SOUR Reuter ATHENS, Monday A CRUCIAL summit of the European Community was plunged into disagreement over the Common Market's controversial and expensive farm subsidies system last night after an earlier wrangle over the conference agenda. British Prime Minister
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        Lock icon Conversation with Jordan's King Hussein from space
        79 11 AP SPACE CENTRE (Houston), Monday: ASTRONAUT Owen Garriott held a ham radio conversation with Jordan's King Hussein yesterday. "I iust passed over the Red Sea and the Gulf of Atjaba and I'm looking down on your country right now, Sir," Garriott told the
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        Lock icon A robot clown to promote road safety among kids
        67 11 AP LONDON: Britain's Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine demonstrated a 120 cm high speaking robot over the weekend at the ministry. The robot, made by ministry apprentices, is designed to promote road safety among children. It is dressed as a clown and
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        Lock icon Maneka accuses India of buying goods from S Africa
        72 11 UPI NEW DELHI: PRIME Minister Indira Gandhi's estranged daughter-in-law, Maneka, charged yesterday that "The Prime Minister and her government are guilty of indirect economic support to the South African regime by illegally importing commercial merchandise from them. She said that Reliance
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        83 prisoners allowed to go to West Germany from East
        32 11 BONN: East Germany has released 83 more prisoners and allowed them to go to West Germany, a West German spokesman said yesterday.
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      216 8 X*» -/vii til J A M JJPr^| R^W Ideas for a top value educational aid. 0 It should help your child to spell. 0 It should provide fun while learning. 0 It should assist your child to add and 0 It should not require parental subtract supervision. 0 It should
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      57 9 Congratulations Best Wishes to OUB Upper Serangoon Road Branch on their relocation to Hougang Avenue 5 tyutdiXWrfxtStudi* COMPLETE DESIGN PRODUCTION OF: Van Art Painting, Outdoor Signs, Window Display, Signboard, Neon Signs, Display Units, Interior Decorations, Plastic Signs, Banner Bus Panel, Plastic Illuminated Signs. Exhibition Stalls, Blk 1021, #01-20 Eunos Ave
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      109 9 w —1 oUidaka Why go out and spend more this Christmas and New Year? Try our private catering service in the comfort of your home or office. You can have... a choke of over 25 traditional nyonya dishes an array of nyonya kueh-kueh desserts and beverages all necessary equipment and
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      196 10 AValid from T M M 16th November flHfe February 1984- JH ninr a B Take advantage of our Special Invitation Discount Rate in view of recent Jf refurnishings of the Deluxe rooms and |k enjoy a thoroughly satisfying stay at the 4W jCjM. 1 Kuala Lumpur Merlin. Whether on business,
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      49 10 M A fv <0 CUSCADEN ROAD SINGAPORE 1024 TEL *****17, *****68. *****04, *****09 \s We thank our members and associates for their kind support on the occasion of the grand reopening on 3/12/83 of My Place at Orchard Boulevard. e The Management and Staff of My Place Pte Ltd
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      55 11 COMt ON SINGAPORE "|lai I 1 Ell If i| jfll j|§| JtJB I We have a plan We have a plan Were going to work together even better Yes we can )o^k Together we can do much more JQ QJL Well do it even better than we did before Come
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      FOREIGN BANKS TURN TO THE LOCAL MARKET
      453 12 Lower credit ratings make it easier for Asian traders to get loans FOREIGN banks in Singapore are turning to the local market for the development of new clientele as some Asian countries have had their credit ratings lowered. At the same time, they
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      Lira tumbles to record low against US dollar
      526 12 NORWEGIAN KRONER STAYS FIRM lA THE following is a selection of currencies analysed in the latest issue of the Foreign Currency Review, a publication of Manufacturers Hanover Trust. Italian lira: IN mid-November, the lira tumbled to a record low of over 1630/US$l
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      Sharp rally in spot gold market
      316 12 Gold report by Green If Collier LAST week saw a sharp rally in the spot sold market after almost two and a half months of steady decline. Prices opened at U5f382.00 pier oz on Monday morning in New York, up US|6 from the previous
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      TOP APPOINTMENTS
      303 13 MERCHANT bank Armco Pacific is expanding and diversifying its operations following a reorganisation of its top management team. Its new managing director, MR ROGER DONOHUE said two divisions have been set up under the diversification programme, namely asset financing and banking services. He announced three new senior appointments.
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      ON THE MOVE
      55 13 BLUE Funnel Cruises announces the appointment of MR ALESSANDRO BONFANTI as Hotel Manager of the cruise liner, "Princess Mahsuri". He brings with him 35 years of experience in hotel management as well as cruise industries in Europe, America and the Far East. MR FRANCIS HAN has become
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      163 12 UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF SOUTH EAST ASIA has a vacancy for the position of. FINANCE OFFICER The successful candidate win be required to oversee the running of the Finance Department of the college. He/ She must meet the following requirements:- A recognised accounting diploma or currently pursuing the Professional Stage
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      116 13 Haller is elegant Jr... :y. I* -t- '*3 B V I Wjii II Jm 3®* -K ni J B^—^ Here's a unique. Swiss system to meet the changing needs of today USM HALLER brings you all the elements needed to create the environment you work best in. A timeless system
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      Lock icon KHOMEINI'S PRISON
      968 14 Dreaded torture chamber' of the late Shah is now a 're-education' camp for terrorists LAT-WP OFFICIALLY there are 3,000 prisoners here men and women, girls and boys all terrorists. Unofficially there are 6,000 or more at any one time, some of them hostages. Officially more than 5,000 have
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      Lock icon FACE TO FACE WITH AN INMATE
      195 14 LAT-WP A LOW curtain separated the women from the men. More and more men arrived until there were almost 1,500 people in the hall. There were guards, but I saw no guns. A tall, thin studious-looking man was led to me. HE wrote down
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      169 14 JSRSur 35 Years of Experience in Chinese Herbal "tea Convenient instant seasoned Chinese Herbs mliLv Chinese Medicine ffiiiii We have Erqlsh attendants >Ti 10 MfvE yoL Dally Bualnese Hour* Bam- 10pm AMPLE PARKING SPACE Block A, 126 Sago Lane, China Town 01 Singapore 0105 Tel: *****73 Our inttmnt AtfM tee
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      Lesson from myth-breakers
      534 15 fiUiiUMBIH A VERY important lesson was on the timetable at last Saturday's Schools Council meeting that only a definite strategy to improve the learning environment can produce educational progress. Balestier Hill Technical School, Bukit Merah Secondary School, Chestnut Drive Secondary School, Monk's Hill Secondary School and Whitley
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      US missiles plan in Europe a responsive act to Soviet threat
      304 15  -  DUDLEY AU Singapore 1024 THE deployment of American missiles in Western Europe has raised a cry of protest which, to Russian ears, conveys the sound of appeasement or weakness. It appears an immunity to arms does not evoke a
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      Dear Editor
      74 15 LETTERS on any subject of pubic interest wM be accepted for publication They staid be typed and must be signed. They must ateO include the writer's nama 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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      Patient wait for English service
      81 15  -  TAN KENG LIN Singapore 1537 REDIFFUSION Singapore promised its home listeners that it would provide a "morning, noon and right through the night" English service for its home subscribers. We've been waiting patiently for it. Instead of providing the 24-hour service it promised, the station
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      We need more Malay periodicals to help us master language
      107 15  -  DWI-BAHASA Singapore 1983 I SHARE Dr Ahmad Mattar's concern, in his recent speech at a seminar, over maintaining a good command of the Malay language among the Malays while mastering English. I believe to be effectively bilingual, there must be
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    TODAY'S Highlights
    361 16 The ghost of Julian Midwinter The Baker Street Boys: The Ghost of Julian Midwinter (Part I) (Ch 5, 5.50 pm) AFTER solving the mystery of the missing dispatch case, the boys take on yet another case when Sherlock Holmes falls ill. Charley Telfer, who works for a ruthless
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    RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
    112 16 English By Radio Programme 10 (Radio One, 7.45 pm) THIS is an elementary series based on wellknown tales to improve your grasp of the English language. Tonight, The Story of the Good Housewife. Your Host Tonight (Radio One, 9.10 pm) NATURE and animal lover Lynette Chan is your
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    A large dose of jazz
    280 16  -  TV Scene By PHILIP CHEAH BEFORE you even get a whiff of the Arts Festival next June, you will get a large dose of jazz. In February next year, SBC will be screening eight programmes called This is Jazz. The series is actually a live
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      232 16 BUYING HI-FI MADE SIMPLE. All you ever wanted in hi-fi can now be yours. The Technics Sigma system stereos combine power and design in perfectly matched units to suit every home and budget! Technics the true meaning of high fidelity Sigma Z-15 80 WATTS ■pg SU-Zl5 stereo integrated amplifier (20W
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      929 16 3.00 Opening followed by Swordsman Chu (C) (r). ft* I Wgml wm ""i 3.50 Food. i j t H^fi The programme features meals prepared by five 1 families of different ethnic groups, and the children p |T BL voice their opinions .about the food,, I i The E W a.
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      311 16 12.00 PM Programme Summary (C and News-in-Brief 5.05 Easy Listening: 1. Jack E) 12.05 Musical Notebook Romance de Mello Grand Orchestra 2. Frank and Songs 1. Brahms: Two Songs for Alto Chacksfield Orchestra 3. Latin Favourites Voice with Viola and Piano, Op 91 a) Ges- Edmundo Ros 6.00 News-in-Brief 6.05
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      172 16 12.00 PM Newsdesk 12.30 Clinging to the Wreckage 12.45 Letter fromJ_ondon 12.55 Reflections 1.00 World News 1.09 Twenty-Four Hours: News Summary 1.30 Alexis Korner's Rhythm and Blues 1.45 At Home with... 2.00 Newsdesk 2.30 Baker s Half Dozen 3.00 World News 3.09 Twenty-Four Hours: News Summary 3.30 Sarah and Company
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      RIGHT NOTES
      1181 17  -  SEOW YIT KIN IS A PERFECTIONIST By JUDY WALKER IF YOU are going along Chancery Lane and happen to hear beautiful piano music coming from one of the houses, the chances are that Seow Yit Kin, the Singapore-born concert pianist, is practising on the piano nis parents bought
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      Where's the bite?
      843 18  -  3-D STEALS THE SHOW FROM JAWS FILM: JAWS 3-D DIRECTOR: Joe Alves STARRING: Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale, Louis Gossett Jr SHOWING: Rex, Changi, Jurong, Woodlands Reviewed by ROBERT YAW ON a hot day, the best that you can do is to plunge into the cinema.
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      Rapt in Silence
      733 19  -  EXPRESSING LIFE IN ENERGETIC MOVEMENT By JUDY WALKER WHENEVER Brigitte Lefevre brings the Ballet Theatre du Silence to Asia, she is surprised bv the rapt attention of the audience. An Asian audience, the vivacious auburnhaired dancer and choreographer says, gets far more absorbed in the performance than
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      Disco dance dangers
      473 20  -  AEROBIC-LIKE MOVEMENTS MINUS THE VITAL SCIENTIFIC CONTROL urnrm leisure By ROBERT YAW "NEW WAVE" disco dances may be dangerous to your health, according to health club manager Brian Cook. This is because many of them may be aerobic-like dances minus the scientific control* A health instructress, Brigid
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      Lock icon Xiaofeng is honoured
      380 21 The Golden Horse Award brings respect Lianhe Zaobao FOR Lu Xiaofeng, the Best Actress Award at this year's Golden Horse festival in Taipeh meant alot. It was not only a confirmation of her artistic achievement. More importantly, it was a liberation from the glamour image in which
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      43 17 DIARY: Page 28 COMICS: Pa* 24 LATEST HAIR FASHIONS FROM LONDON IV^R SPECIAL FESTIVE W" J&l discount! A |J Esnss^r FTt^ Perms from j Address: 02-31 Katong Plaza Brooke Rd, ***** (Next to Palace Theatre) fr Tel: *****05 Business Hrs.: (Mon. to Sun.)
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      60 17 Are you fit to survive 1984? Do aWlll AVQ you have the skills to take you 0 f feA sailing through the year of Big YranTPl tl Brother or do you want to 1 1 Stop the world so you can get off? Take a quiz, with a pinch IPIYTPTON
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      52 19 p Congratulations Best Wishes to OUB Upper Serangoon Road i Branch on their relocation to Hougang Avenue 5 aAinin (Trading c.bU "SHAMSATH" Stationer*. Printer*. Book Binder*. p O Boi J2&3 Paper Merchant*. Govt Supplier!, and Importer* A Eiportar* I 122, HONO LIM SHOPPING CENTRE, fS x SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD, v
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      164 21 THE MOST AMAZING 3-D FILM EVER MADE! "JAWS IE" THE THIRD DIMENSION IS TERROR Answer ALL the questions REX CHANGI JURONG 1. The shark is considered one of our WOODLANDS ATTRACTION closest links 10 prehistoric life. The rules and conditions as usual. I RUh/r AUSh M 2. Sharks feed at
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      657 21 FILM GUIO€ g»metropole <*****27): struggle FOR LEADER (C) BEDOK (*****7): PAPA, CAN YOU VENUS (*****97): STRUGGLE FOR HEAR ME SING? (C) LEADER (C) Starring: Sun Yueh, Liu Ruiqi Synopsis: A child is adopted by a soldier whose vocal cords were cut during the last war he fought in. The story
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      130 22 NOW SHOWING at 4 THEATRES REX-OMNGI-JIWONG-WOOOLANDS CMCLE $41CTALU $3 CASH BOCXMOS No Fnt Itt REX: 11m, 1.45,4.00, U0,1.15 CHANGfc 11am, 1.45,4.00,1.45,1.15 JURONQ: 11am, 145,4.15,1.45,1.15 WOOOLAND& 1.45,440,1.45,1.15 N.R SPECTACLES FOR 3-D VIEWING ON SALE AT 40 CENTS EACH. Patrons are advised to retain them for other 3-D films. The moot amazing
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      274 22 NOW SNOWINSI g O JUROHS MIK-M I OOUKN SUITM O O 2 Shows: 7.30 ft 9.30pm I 1.30, 3.30, 7, 9.15pm O O ODEON-KATONG: 4 Shows: 1, 3.30, 7, 9.15pm O o r-ON STAGE IN PERSON S O OKOM-MTONC O O TOMY At 1.00 0.30 m ONLY O 2 gjg
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      288 22 ASEAN CHILDREN'S ART AN exhibition of Asean children's art is on at the National Museum Art Gallery till Sunday. It will feature 30 pieces of artwork from each Asean member country depicting Aspects of Life in the region. Admission is free. DANCE POSTER THE National Theatre Dance Circle, in conjunction
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      222 22 3* m Jv < Btf q r& W'M* Tanz-Forum Modem Dance troupe from Weat Germany SINGAPORE FESTIVAL OF DANCE perform at National Theatre at 8. MORE than 500 artistes from 32 local Tickets are at $12, $8 and $5. dance groups will take part in the At Bpm at Victoria
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      543 23 leisure comics ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA Someone who was important to September 23 to October 22 you in the past coula re-enter You will be surprised at the sucyour life. You have an impor- cess of a certain venture. A per tant decision to make and son
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      115 23 PR SMOCK By George Lemont r TH£ RATI£NTACToAL-UV I AMP fHAf'S |"™vj cnfjul lAHUA EB AND FLO B V Paul Sellers I y<?JtoIPME about ALL-THE way «*£g; I Mcrr OQMO ABLE T2> k \THE Tl KE 3UIW/ WHAT PRIV^ FRANK AND ERNEST By Bob Thaves ASSERTFVENESS H TRAINING, i ACH
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      549 24 I *~1 V VS) 111 SHABU-SEN JAPANESE RESTAURANT (S) PTE. LTD. 1 Jin Anak Bukit, *B2 10 <5* 82-11. Bukit Timah Plaza Singapore 2158 Cook- it-yourself mea I Shabu-Shabu (Japanese Style Steamboat) Business Hours: Set lunches are available from 11.30 am 2.30 pm 191 RED LANTERN REVOLVING fe| fj RESTAURANT
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      202 25 I flpj HI 1_ UllQll Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor: Word* 0.35 cant* per word 0.55 cents par word Dhplay $7.70 par col. cat $12.00 par col. cm Bnalaeee Hra Moa-Frl. 9am-Spm Sat. 9an-lpan SHARP Eloctrical Serv 443-6951 Acmes Properties P/L.447-4366. Chang" Junk Store 341-4917 442 Changi Rd
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      292 25 Secutronics Enginaerlng336-1659 Advance Car Rental 295-2704 Al Car Rental 212-3179 Apex -Trans Services 440-7145/6 Bridal Car For Rant 469-1425 JJ Car Rental 296-9661 Kong Soon AutO~ 337-7533 Kin Sal Veh Rental 337-2595 Z Car Rental 331-1122 catbmem* Cornerstone Foods 251-0511 Hai Sing Caterer 2M-4491 Hj Hainon Caterers 745-2919 Indonesian Buffet
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      258 25 MONITOR'S DIRECTORY mSmScnom Driving Tuition *..771-3435. Eastern Driving 5ch..296-3675/6 Liberty Auto Driving Sch 212-6665 280-9143 Mitra Driving Centra (Marina Parade) *****60 *****17/3. Sinaran Baku Trdg C 0...224-0144 (Scissors of all kinds) Acmes 345-t22t. Kwang Builders 445-6475 Pearly Engrg 1 Trdg Co 778-8706 456-6507 457-4237 Business Trends 223-3362 Fuji Labour Supply
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      169 25 J'liiMMlßßl I Adrian's Cane Furn 273-8229 Blk 4005, Depot Lane, #01-95, Bock Llm Ino I Co. 747-2347 Foong Furniture Co *****01 (specialise, in kitchen cabinet) Block 8, #01-2669. Eunos Crescent, Singapore 1440. Hong Fatt Cane Furniture, 146 Victoria St SO7II 337-0936 70. Greenleaf Rd off HoNand Rd/Slxth Ave ***** 469-6552.
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      211 25 Teck Chua Long Renovation Construction 282-4463/*****74 Vidy Ent (PVC folding doors Venetian blinds) 533-7914 Whee Lee-Inter Furng.44o-2498 Katong Sauna Et Massage 345-5116/345-5117 Elsa Yeo Model Centre 338-0740/337-5791 Ivor's Model (The Ist Male Modelling Agency) 338-6862 Jozen Modelling Art 734-4632 Larocka Model Ag 734-4670/5 Mannequin Art Studio 338-7952/338-0124 Piscerian Model Agency
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      210 25 Singapura, 5(0923) 337-7611 No 6 Scotts Rd. #03-19, 3rd fir. Scotts. 5(0922) 235*9131 176 Orchard Rd. #02-03, Centre-point. 5(0923). 733-5222 Unison Corpn 468-2458 A-Fretghtra 533-3617 Europac Transportation 469-7415 F. M. Group 440-3255 Shalom Transport Serv2B4-5173 /214-5191 Tan Clearing Agency.. ..270-7161 Winland Transport ...337-1211 mm "1 rirUMWV Armstrong Security Consultants 293-5419
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      261 25 Precious Gold Peal Estate Agency 338-4871. T Everpro Pte Ltd 225-7288/9 Harjnon's Pte Investigation 4 Security Ag *****78/*****77. (24 hr answering service 337-2255, ask for Harmon Singh Intertec Pte Ltd 223-0749 M.Salomon Secur 298 8263 Pan Island Secur 339-4541 Prop Invest Serv 447-3691 RIP Security Serv 293-1447 Tom-Reck Security Serv9l-9343
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      538 26 Classified 273-9090 HOtm DMUVtmtD CMMWM dmer tar diatricts 14. 15. 10. 3 diehes and soup at $3 par paraon. AJao cater tor buflet from $6.50 par paraon (min 20 paraona) Venus Catering 447-0070. 345-2737 wm BUVFLV nwM ft dettcwua food to your door* tap Dtflarant manu everyday to whet your
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      310 26 FOR SALE CARPET CLEARANCE only $0.40 per sq.ft Moderate shaggy needle punch. Deep purple, shy blue, deep red, gold, green and other colours. Please call: Tali 737-7477 MUST MIX 1 Polaroid (model 620) instant camera with buW-in lens lor cfoee-upe. Retail price $140 Sefcng $100. Date purchased. 25/11/83 Cal *****73.
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      228 26 For the Collector i ASIA PHILATELIC i i I Co i Probably has the i i widest ranga of stamps 1 and covers in Singa- < > pore at reasonable > prices. I (i it Call to inspect at j #19-04 Straits Trading 1 Building (Opposite i > General Post
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      192 26 PAmrma, cleanino. ELECTRICAL ftttng, wmg, mtartor decoration and al general works tor your house, office and factory Contact Tat 448-1894 /448-7066 (day and night) tor Tay. (H '9TJUUJTW BUNDS, Rol -Up/ Fixed Awnings. Adjustable Sun-Breakers. Shdinu ShowerScreen. Fun's Interior, Hong Leong Building. Tel: 223-9229 Office Equipment Furniture rk-upholstury or tor
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      153 26 Property For Sale LOOKING I FOR A HOUSE? District if. Hillcrest Arcadia. Luxuriously furnished. 3-Bedroom corner garden terrace apartment. 1930 sq ft near Dutch/ Japanese Club. Full condominium facilities. Available around Mid-December. $4,000/-. Contact *****37. A I NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 Pursuant to Section 254<2Xb)
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      349 27 Classified 273-9090 APPOINTMENTS A Firm of Insurance Brokers invites applications for the following: BROKING EXECUTIVES More than 3 years insurance experience Be capable of working with min supervision and under pressure Associate of All/ CM or part thereof UNDERWRITING/ REINSURANCE ASSISTANT At least 2 years underwriting experience Able to administer
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      369 27 An International commodity trading and broking company with worldwide network requires for their Singapore office, a Commodity Broker/ Trader. The company handles only fiscal commodities and mainly agricultural soft commodities such as vegetable oils, oil seeds, grains, feedstuffs, edible nuts and spices. Candidates applying should have the following minimum qualifications:(a)
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      694 27 ■I JANUARY 84 |l I FULL-TIME INTAKE II H Applications are invited from Singapore Citizens and Permanent Resi- I H dents for admission to full-time National Trade Certificate Grades 2 I H and 3 (NTC-2 NTC-3) and Preliminary Certificate in Business I H H Studies (PCBS) courses commencing on 3
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      100 28 Www II IllCSiral; €WMHBS H |maa lltniwiii IJlil inermo oci^« I Pilnce® ifs the perfect match IHHw That's when you purchase a Prince racauet. ■■fSmw be it Woodie, Comp, Spirit, Classic 11, or a mmi Uw Graphite model, I^VMIIIBr you'll get a thermo bag (double racquet carrier) FREE. Free thermo
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      331 29  -  ENGLISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL SPECIAL TO THE SINGAPORE MONITOR... BY SIMON BARNES DEFEAT was a disappointment to Manchester United, West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur, all chasing Liverpool at the top of the table, but for Arsenal, their home 1-0 defeat by West Bromwich Albion
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      338 29 WEST HAM are still in second place, despite falling 1-0 at Aston Villa in a supertight game decided by Paul Rideout's goal. Rideout, costing £200,000 and making bis second appearance for Villa, scored tbe first goal Hammers bad conceded in four
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      531 30  -  PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT IN THIS BATTLE OF THE GIANTS China 2 Australia 1 By ALFONSO CHAN CHILLS and spills would be the best way to describe this match: four yellow cards, three goals, two penalties, and one hell of a match. Blind
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      Lock icon 'Tired' Ballesteros bags $600,000 in Sun City
      161 30 Reuter SUN CITY (Mi Africa), Hon SPAIN'S Severiano Ballesteros won the Su City Golf Challenge by a convincing five-shot margin yesterday and was rewarded with a first price of USfSOO.OOO (5f639,000), the richest of his remarkaMe career. Three ahead overnight, the man often
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      204 30 Reuter MUNICH (West Germany), Monday AUSTRALIAN teenager Chris Dittmar reached the World Open squash final with a shock 9-3, 9 3, 0-6, victory over New Zealander Stuart Davenport yesterday. bittmar, 19, meets holder Jahangir Khan of Pakistan, also 19, in Tuesday's final, the
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      Lock icon 18-year-old Swede upsets sixth-ranked Chinese star
      164 30 AP QOTCBOfM (in I Ini), ton JAN OVE VALDNER of Sweden scored the finest victory of his career yesterday, defeating Xie Saike of China fl-l«, 21-17, 9-21, 21-18 in the men's singles final of the Swedish Open Table Tennis Championships. An 18-year-old ranked No.
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      55 29 soi For every $50 purchase of any National, Bflj I W77i HAGEMEYER ELECTRONICS naso c or product you'lll get. a chance BM MHDfjlMl r//Ji (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD J tosee Francis Yip and take part in the Gold Bar M Ennu*i« mm? Lucky Draw. But only till 31st January 1984. Don't
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      'FANDI WILL PLAY'
      373 31  -  SPONSORS' TUSSLE OVER HIS JERSEY HAS BEEN RESOLVED, SAYS CHONG TEE By ALFONSO CHAN FANDI AHMAD will most certainly play in the Merlion Cup tournament, according to Football Association of Singapore chairman Teo Chong Tee last night. Mr Teo said that Puma, sponsors of the national team,
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      267 31 LONDON, Monday SOVIET defector Viktor Korchnoi jeopardised his one point lead over Russian prodigy Gary Kasparov with extremely risky play in the sixth game of their World chess championship elimination match yesterday. From a very safe position, the 52-year-old Korchnoi produced some sharp complications which won him
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      17 31 BmCMs BIER «HaBiM!R9 Beck's i w as a ft^Maejiv v -^fv^ S —Another Quality product from IvnoJ
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      12 31 DUE to pressure on space, Sportsworld will appear In the Evening Edition.
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      48 31 d) ENGLISH LEAGUE SOCCER SPECIAL PAGE 30 J!JNM9MEXAE^ (Student membership can be H applied through our centre) H CERTIFICATE STAGE: I WED/FRI 6.30-9.30pm 07/12 H SUBJECTS INCLUDE: I 1) Office Administration H 2) Methods and Systems H 3) Manpower Administration 4) Case Study H PLEASE ENROL EARLY I
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      46 31 Daiwa The No. 1 selling Japanese Club in USA, jA J Australia and Europe, V rW Daiwa Chairman For thr man uho knows k**w to harttilr ftowtr. Accui fTIOWTHt OBIEH 14 SioliA Kn«J Oi-W Fm I'lj/i CiH'un.l I .(«■> SinK4(Hiit IfmVH*.* |V|y\ KS MM 1 M\.NM i
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