Singapore Monitor, 19 January 1984, Afternoon Edition

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  • 17 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M C (P) No 13 5 83 Thursday, January 19, 1984 EVUNiNii" EDITION; 30cents
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  • 334 1  -  Ban ruled out because of our stringent tests By SURESH NAIR IMPORTED prawns for the local market are safe. The Primary Production Department (PPD) gave this assurance in response to numerous public inquiries, following the death of 15 people in Holland after
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  • 189 1 ttavat fa AP STOCKHOLM, Thursday SOVIET Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko delivered a blistering attack on US policies yesterday, bnt in a later meeting he and US Secretary of State George Sholtz were reported to have made headway in thawing the freeze in US-Soviet relations. While there
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    • 128 2  -  S PORE TO HELSINKI By CONNIE YEE THE GROUNDWORK has been laid for flights between Finland and Singapore, though there are no immediate plans to start such a service. The Finland-Singapore air services agreement was signed today between Finland's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mr
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    • 156 2  -  By YEOW MEI SIN SWISSAIR, Switzerland's national airline, will be introducing a direct flight from Singapore to Switzerland via Bangkok in March. Currently, the airline's Singapore-Switzerland route transits at Bombav. Mr Robert staubli, president of Swissair, who was in Singapore to meet airline officials, said: "The new
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    • 359 2  -  Its maintaining normal prices to moderate festive pricing By YONG POW ANG NTUC Fairprice is to maintain the price of eggs at normal levels up to Feb 15. It is doing this as part of "its small effort" to moderate prices which
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    • 214 2  -  By CAROLINE BOEY INTRO-COM '84, Nanyang Junior College's three-day computer happening, was inspired by last year's Informatics '83, the multi-mil-lion dollar computer exhibition held in the World Trade Centre. Due to the interest aroused then, the committee members of the college's mathematics and computer science society
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    • 259 2  -  TAX EVASION CASE By FAEZAH ISMAIL THE PROSECUTION elected not to proceed with the Bangkok Bank matter against Wee Mon Cheng in December 1982 because it was waiting for the outcome of an earlier summons issued against him, a
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    • 259 3  -  MR GOH CHOK TONG TO KICK OFF NEW PROGRAMME By FOO CHOY PENG GRASSROOTS union leaders will soon get a chance to discuss with top political leaders the issues Singapore now faces and the problems ahead. The National Trades Union Congress'
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    • 150 3 Lianhe Zaobao TAXI-DRIVERS need only be X-rayed once every two years, instead of annually, following an amendment by the Registry of Vehicles to its regulations on the issuing of vocational driving licences. The ROV's move was inspired by Dr Chau
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    • 264 4 ABIDE BY BULES WABNING Lianhe Wanbao THE MORE than 50 health clubs- in Singapore have been warned that they would get their licences withdrawn if they do not properly register the identities of their clients as required by law. However, as the clubs started
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    • 103 4 Lianhe Wanbao A PROSTITUTION racket using foreign girls as an attraction has been smashed after the Anti-Vice Enforcement Unit raided a posh hotel iri Katong on Tuesday night. Two women were held, one of whom is believed to be a 32-year-old Argentine. Confirming the
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    • 365 5  -  Fear of embarrassing the cancer surgeon may be a reason, says expert By CATHARINE FERNANDO SINGAPORE women may be too embarrassed to ask for breast reconstruction surgery because it might be misread as ingratitude to the doctor who has already done so much in removing the
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    • AROUND SINGAPORE
      • 66 5 THE Jurong Town Corporation has pointed out that it is both technically and financially responsible for the Singapore Science Park, which officially opened on Tuesday. The Corporation said in a press statement that it will continue to retain ownership of the park and will
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      • 77 5 THE cost of living, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, went up by 1.2 per cent last year, the lowest increase since 1976. Declining oil prices, good rice harvests in Thailand and tne strong Singapore dollar made imported consumer goods cheaper. The
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      • 58 5 OVER $1 million worth of goods were destroyed yesterday when a fire broke out in the fifth storey of a warehouse in Martin Road (picture above). The fire started in the godown owned by a South Bridge Road textile shop. Three hundred
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      • 53 5 THE Government has set up a committee to recommend measures to avoid cash transactions in the payment of wages in the private and public sectors. It will also look into how cash collection of rates and fees by Ministries and statutory boards
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      • 61 5 WATER tariff for the Jurong Industrial Port has been raised from Jan 1. The Jurong Town Corporation said the new rate is $5 per 1,000 litres or $100 per order. Tbe,fonper rate w»s $4 pk JJ&Oq Mres pi; $80 per order. The revision
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    • 91 6 Crowds of Hindus celebrate Thaipusam at the Tank Road temple kavadi bearer takes a much■B needed rest on a human chair during the long wait outside to enter the crowded Hindu temple at Tank Road. OThe crowd gathering outside the Tank Road temple and enjoying the festive
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  • world
    • 342 8 AP TOKYO, Thurt THE DEATH toll continued to rise today in a fire which filled one of Japan's biggest coal mines with smoke and poisonous carbon monoxide, trapping scores of workers underground. Officials of the mining company said at least 80 had died.
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    • 97 8 AP WASHINGTON, Thurs MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Dr Mahathir Mohamad and President Reagan differed vesterday over how to bring peace to the Middle East. They agreed, however, that the developing world is counting on the US economic recovery to bring them out
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    • 249 8 Reuter JAKARTA, Thurs A CONTROVERSY is raging in Indonesia over a purported draft bill on Political party representatives in Parliament have demanded a government explanation about the draft bill, if indeed it existed, and inquiry into who was leaking it to
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    • 438 10 They can 'sniff' out humans and warn, 'You have been detected' AP WOBURN (Massachusetts), Thursday HE'S CALLED Denny, a 4-foot, 400pound robot. Sometime next year, the squatty automaton could be patrolling prison corridors, sniffing out inmates and warning, "you have been detected." Denning Mobile Robotics
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    • Article, Illustration
      143 10 SHRUGGING OFF THE JANUARY COLD THE GASTRONOMIC WAY DATELINE: BEIJING A BEIJING restaurant that is open to its own people nothing very unusual about this except that there was a time not so long ago when the idea of private enterprise was totally contrary to the teachings of
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    • 53 10 UPI MONTEVIDEO, Thursday URUGUAYAN labor unions called their first general strike in 10 years, virtually shutting down the capital, and the military government immediately outlawed the nation's umbrella labor union, the Inter-Union Assembly. A government decree also prohibited political or union meetings to
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    • 274 12 MOVE IS ANDROPOVS RESPONSE TO NATO DEPLOYMENT OF US WEAPONS UPI MOSCOW, Thursday THE SOVIET Union today said it has sent troops to Czechoslovakia as well as East Germany to deploy nuclear weapons in response to new US Cruise and Pershing-2 missiles in Western Europe.
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    • 222 12 Men get away with $275,000 after gunbattle HONG KONG, Thursday MASKED ROBBERS got away with HK$l million (*****,000) in a loot yesterday after a gunbattle with police in buy Waachai that had passers-by scampering for cover. Two pedestrians were injured in the
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    • 82 12 AP VIENNA, Thursday THE International Narcotics Control Board, in its annual report, warned today that world-wide abuse of "drugs of greater potency" have reached unprecedented proportions. The report noted a rise in the use of traditional opiates and a spread in
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    • 192 12 AP WASHINGTON, Thursday The US Commerce Department yesterday proposed tighter export rules aimed at stopping shipment of sensitive goods, particularly hightechnology equipment, to "potential adversaries." Announcement of the proposed rules followed a highly-publicized case in which officials said computers with military applications
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    • 415 14 Paralysis and speech defects in half of cases can be treated with Prostacyclin AP ST PETERSBURG (Florida), Thursday A NEW drug for the treatment of strokes has produced dramatic reversal of Daralysis and other damage in some people wno received it within 24 hours
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    • World Briefs
      • 65 14 Reuter NEW DELHI, Thursday: The Chief Minister of India's north-eastern Arunachal Pradesh State was rescued last Sunday by an air force helicopter from a rampaging herd of elephants, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported yesterday. Chief Minister Gegong Apang and his
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      • 82 14 AP BRUSSELS: The French Government took over the presidency of the European Common Market tnis month, convinced that quiet diplomacy is the way to settle the trade bloc's financial crisis. Ii it failed, the Common Market could go bankrupt, its executives say. According
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      • 66 14 AP ISLAMORADA (Florida): Lucky, a 400-pound loggerhead turtle, tries her new US$2OO,OOO (*****,000) flippers for the first time just minutes after a team of doctors attached them in a 3V4 hour operation on Tuesday. Checking the progress is Mr Marlin Simon (left
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      • 76 14 Reuter BONN: General Guenter Kiessling, whose dismissal from a top Nato post is causing a major row in West Germany, formally filed criminal charges yesterday against people unknown alleging slander and false accusations In an interview with The Bild newspaper, General Kiessling denied
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      • 49 14 Reuter NEW DELHI: A powerful hand grenade exSloded last night in a crowded cinema in the ikh holy city of Amritsar in the State of Punjab, wounding at least 12 people, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported. Eeuter
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    • 542 15 THREE NEW LAWS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON OIL AND GAS AP JAKARTA, Thursday INDONESIA has scrapped its old system of taxation in favour of a streamlined new model designed to collect a lot more money from a lot more people. Only
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    • 57 15 Reuter TAIPEI, Thuroday TAIWAN is devising a plan to force burglars and thieves to work in jail to pay back their victims, Interior Ministry officials said yesterday. Officials said it was initiated after complaints that most thieves had spent
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    • 202 8 VHhhmb \s /1 W*?Wirr\ 1^ JW> s 1 at/w L i Bp HKk ft *>^^m A LANGUAGE? Never has something so small done so much for so many. There's a world of difference between learning a language at home and in a school At home, you can control your own
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    • 302 9 Canon How Canon Electronic dEP„ Typewriters iPaP made me the ClubS or] golf champion. IMg It was not long ago, that I had to worry about meeting my paperwork deadlines. We had to rush to J complete contracts, reports as well as proposals for clients' presentation. m&Aj Ever since we
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    • 85 11 &*li* ff A •o» i; i f i v is < a *> -f r i W &fc?e > a j *i* t <0 1 v I, <0 to '-i? it w\ A 0 lii Jl r ni n <tr a J > tT iA U For over 150 years
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    • 140 12 Fashion rides high at The Stables Saturday Fashion Show a M Tuck into a delicious set lunch while you watch an exciting collection of fashion wear and accessories that j look terrific anywhere. Alfredo Bendini a ol\ (Spring Collection '84) mL. M Vjj J I r January 21 &28 jL
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    • 8 12 Good Jobs are plentiful! Look in the Classifieds
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    • 293 13 VI -tlh m BA M^JP' The Mazda has been acknowledged'..x the best cars on our roads today. Driving it a sheer experience motoring rWTmYWf^Th pleasure. So it was difficult to find ways to make it even better. Every area that could be Hp^^' improved had been improved. Clano PE 973
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  • money
    • 496 16  -  Large buying orders from Malaysia responsible, say market sources r 7 SHARE OF THE DAY j By JOYCE QUEK LARGE buying orders from Malaysia are responsible for the spectacular performance of Supreme Corp over the past few days, stock market sources here say. The orders
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    • 166 16 UNITED Engineers Malaysia has been prevented by court order from disposing of the net proceeds if it sells its land at Sungei Besi. The order does not apply to any amount exceeding M 516.82 million. Pacific Centre, which is suing UEM, has
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    • 201 16 'Europeans return to market as worries over HK's future recede' HONG KONG shares continued to gain ground this morning after the Hang Seng Index broke through the 1,000 barrier yesterday. Stock prices opened firm in fairly active trading, following better than
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    • 323 16 THE Singapore stock market was mixed this morning. L and M was the most actively traded share, followed by Multipurpose Holdings Bhd, which was the third highest price gainer, up 11 cents to $2.29. Supreme Plantations and associated company, Supreme Plantations, also
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    • 591 17  -  By CATHERINE ONG FIVE YEARS after the first ATM arrived in Singapore, there is still considerable debate over what this soon-to-be übiquitous machine should do. "There's a lot of talk about what an ATM should be, not technically, but what other new fuctions It should perform,-'
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    • 136 17 Your S$ to one unit S$ to 100 unit* of foreign currency Selling Buying of foreign currency Selling Buying TT/DD TT DD TT/DD TT DD USS 2.1360 2.1260 2.1170 sterling 3 0211 2 9991 2 9841 Hong Kong 27.5205 27.1205 26.9205 Australian 1.9320 1.9080 1 8945 an lire °■JjjJJ
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    • 248 17 Selected slocks at midday Market tone: mixed Boustead 3 12/3 14 Cold Storage 5.10/5.15 Esso 1150/1170 F and N 6.75/6.80 GIH 4.60 S Genting 5.40/5.45 Mulpha Ltd 1.82/1.83 Haw Par 2.68/2.70 Hume 5.90/6.00 Inchcape 3.08/3.10 Intraco 3.36/3.40 Isetan 3.90/3.96 Jurong Cement 3.94/3.96 Jacks Intl 6.50/6.80 Keck Seng 6.20/6.30
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    • 154 19 MALAYSIAN PACKAGES CHARM OF MALAYSIA (6 DAYS 5 NITES) 1 KL, Gen ting, East Coast FROM *****.00 ONWARDS EAST COAST DELIGHTS (3 DAYS 2 NITES) Kuantan or Tg Jara FROM *****.00 ONWARDS WEST COASTERS (7.DAYS 6 NITES) K.L., Penang, Cameron Highlands FROM *****.00 ONWARDS GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES (5 DAYS 4 NITES)
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    • 18 19 22nd Jan 1984 World Trade Centre 11 Floor, Aucftorium 11 am to 8 pm. Q£| Admission Free /Njjppg^ll
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  • features
    • 721 20 BE AS RICH AS A PHARAOH BUY A NEWSPAPER Games to boost flagging sales in Britain IT WAS a grey year for newspapers, what with competition from TV and videos. Falling sales could mean a falling Star, thought the London Daily Star. Something was needed to rejuvenate sales. Screaming headlines,
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  • opinion/letters
    • 459 21 THE StN^APORE^MI^M THE decision of the Amsterdam city authorities to supply heroin to addicts is one of those ironic twists of history. It used to be that colonial governments, with their preoccupation about keeping subject populations happy, supplied opium to addicts. Public opinion and the
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    • 252 21 Can't contractors stop this noise pollution? THE CANAL widening project currently undertaken by the Ministry of Environment beside apartment blocks 49 to 51 on Prince Philip Avenue brings along with it noise and air pollution. It has reduced the parking lots and
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    • 124 21 SO,THE nickel "Year of the Rat" coins have already been sold out. Contrary to the previous practice of releasing them through banks, this time they were sold directly by the Mint offices just two branches. One wonders why this
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    • 20 21 ALL that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream. Edgar Allan Poe
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    • 93 21 LETTERS on any subject public interest w* be accepted for publics tion They should to typed and must be signed. They must sisb include the writer's name and address even it me writer oeooes to use a oseudonvm in print. A contact Islsphons number would be useful. We reserve the
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  • 425 22 TODAY'S Highlights Tip Topi (Dabut) (Ch 5, 3.45 pm) THIS new children's keep-fit programme is for the three to six year olds. week, fitness instructress Suzy Prudden will teach children how to exercise the different muscles in their bodies and keep in tip-top condition. Today's
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  • 403 22  -  TV Scene By WONG SING YEONG ALL seems well again at Hong Kong's Asia Television (ATV) after local property tycoon, Deacon Chiu, chairman of Far East Consortium, assumed full control of the station. He has bought over the 50 per cent share in ATV
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    • 5 22 9 J EDITION M()N 1
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    • 147 22 Now you can get the latest news at m EMPORIUM Holdings Supermarkets: too! It's all In THE SINGAPORE MONITOR Available at: Emporium Supermarkets: ORIENTAL (PEOPLE S PARK) EMPORIUM SUPERMARKET #B-1 People's Park Centre Singapore 0105. ORIENTAL (CLEMENTI) EMPORIUM SUPERMARKET Blk 451 Clementi Town Centre Ave 3 #01-309 Singapore 0512 ORIENTAL
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 1382 22 puing Programme Highlights by j^B Taiji Master (Series II) (C) M> Tip I in Store 4.10 Buck Rogers Century. power-crazy dictator her fleet prepare to of Pendar. Buck Roger's arch-enemy, Ardela, decides to help save after her V V^HV'v^v Camp Wilderness: Snow A heavy winter snowfall brings crowds skito the
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  • leisure
    • Article, Illustration
      1092 23  -  MORE LIVE THEATRES OPENING By WONG SING YEONG THE LID is now flung wide open for the live theatre business. It was almost all Hoover at first, but a nearmonopoly situation will never remain when good money is to be had. Republic will finally open on Saturday
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    • 660 24  -  FINE FOOD FROM THE FRENCH REGION pGuisine By INEZ WEI WHEN we speak of the fine food and wines of France, we tend not to think of the country as a whole but as an enormous gastronomic paradise made up of many provinces, each with its
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    • 178 24 Crayfish raviolis on a leek puree, served with a light butter sauce #MW Saute 150 gms each of leeks, asparagus and broccoli in butter. Add 0.2 litre of fresh cream, salt and pepper to taste and cook for a few minutes. Batter sauce Combine 0.1 litre
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    • 944 25 Studios cut down production costs and make films more authentic Reuter LOS ANGELES: A milk carton with the dairy name on view stands planted firmly between an actor and an actress as they smile at each other over the breakfast table in a
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    • 191 26 THE 12th Hong Kong Arts Festival a month-long extravaganza of music, theatre, dance, film and art exhibitions and featuring world-renowned performers will be on from Sunday to Feb 20. There will be classical music from Andre Previn and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, the
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    • 40 25 I ORCHARD: LAST DAYI (*****68) 4 SHOWS: 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 ft 0.15pm J t ArdratfW>, 8 MVEN iMmowiawwfWO ART CARNEY 'MAGGE SMITH ,g I ORCHARD 1 '-OPENS TOMORROW!- 1 S A TURBOCHARGED I ACTION o ADVENTURE 2(54. RICHARD LOSEE OOMOOOmSj^SjiSiSoOOOO
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 520 25 fVLM OUIO6 mother's little fling during the war years, she bara Babcock has to decide who her grandfather is .1 Synopsis: Based on Pat Conroy's best-selling DALIT (*****16): SETAN PALASIK (M) second-rate photographer or an inglorious en- novel, this is a unique drama about a young LIWAQU (*****30): SETAN PALASIK
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    • 80 26 JADE: HURRY LAST DAYSI (*****80) S SHOWS at 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00 Not to be missed by The Armed Forces National Servicemen. Institute's Code of Honour: A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who da It is a stern code. H \B] THE LORDS r OF
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    • 66 26 rI°OPENS ODEON todayi °°1 1(*****16) NOTE TIMES: 11AM, 2.15, 5.30 8.45PM j J From the author of "The Guns of Navarone" i > and "Whara Eagles Dare"! j L yj|( II Rock Ernest Ratrick Jim EflQ! I Hudson Borgnine McGoohan Brown < Directed by JOHN BTURGEB (lIP I i OPENS
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • 374 26 fisnrnwvßT I MALAY MABBWARE pie, star-shaped sand a rare phewm- CANCER 880 1 MALAY brassware from Malaysia, enon found in abundanceonthe beach- THE NUS Department of TO commemorate its fifth I I IBiJw _f% Indonesia and Brunei will be on dis- ThiS Extramural Studies will anniversary, the Singapore I A
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
    • 489 27 leisure comics ASSIGNMENT: TOP SECRET By Bill Barry were stalled come to a head required .Writeraget 7 TO* 1 SO, BUT LOOK 1 H£V, X SAW THAT BUCKET F1..1F THAT liTHEBuil Try not to antagonize an oppo- g.J' f WQrk on spec. Do not BLUE PMAQON? AT THE MARKINGS ON
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  • SPOREX-BOATASIA'84 January 19-22,1984.World Trade Centre.Singapore
    • 400 28 An cxciting showcase of equipment for fun on land and sea SPOREX/Boat Asia '84 was opened today at the World Trade Centre by Dr Tan Eng Liang, chairman of the Singapore Sports Council. About $14 million worth of sports equipment, boats and marine accessories is being displayed by
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    • 184 29  -  DR TAN ENG LIANG Chairman, Singapore Sports Council I CONGRATULATE Interfama Pte Ltd for their consistent efforts over the last eight years to bring to Singapore such international exhibitions of sports, leisure and related goods and also of
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    • 297 29 19th January 1984 Thursday 1.40 pm to 2.40 pm Archery Demonstration Archery Association of Singapore 3.00 pm to 3.50 pm Aerobics, Fitness and Gymnastics Castle's Aerobics Centre 4.00 pm to 4.50 pm Tennis Golf Testing Range Browning Sports (F.E.) Pte Ltd 5.00 pm to 6.20 pm Billiards Demonstration
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    • 186 30 WILLIAM Tell's legendary feat off •hooting an apple offff his son's head will be re-enacted at Sporex *84. Iff you are interested in finding out how this scene will be reenacted, without endangering lives, come to Sporex-Boat Asia during the Archery Association of
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    • 129 30 A LOW calorie drink which is rich in mineral content and containing 5 to 10 per cent natural fruit juice will be marketed by Eng Soon Huat at Sporex-Boat Asia '84. Named "Deep Spring" the drink originates from the renowned
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    • 154 31 CASTLE'S Aerobic Centre promises an action-packed show to visitors at Sporex-Boat Asia '84. Each day's show kicks off with a slide presentation on the centre's programmes and facilities, followed by an aerobics demonstration and a fitness talk. On Saturday, there will be special highlights
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    • 122 31 You'll never be adrift at sea with this solar battery Charger BOATMEN who have been stuck out at sea because of dead batteries can now find a reliable source of energy in the sun. The Kyocera Marine Charger converts sunlight into
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    • 92 31 "JUMBRELLAS" or jumbo-sized umbrellas from West Germany are among the novelty items to be seen at SporexBoat Asia '84. The Bahama range of umbrellas come in three sizes (12 to 25 sq metres) and in round, square or oval shapes. They are easy
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    • 155 32 WHEN faced with the job of designing a better tennis racquet, Browning started with a clean slate and spent four years analysing existing racquets to find their strengths and weaknesses. At the same time, they studied the ergonomics, the medical and the'
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    • 289 32 BROWNING, the company behind the wellknown brand of guns and other sporting goods, has opened a Far East office under the charge of Mr Harris Kor. Browning has always been a well-known name in hunting and shooting. Over the last few years, it
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    • 193 33 LIKE the water but getting tired of swimming? Now there is an outboard motor to pull you around. Yes, the Aquascooter not only powers boats, but also hauls swimmers too. The little Aquascooter is a selfcontained package consisting of a flotation chamber, a two-stroke petrol engine, propeller and
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    • 143 33 WEAR running shoes to work? This might not raise any eyebrows if a trend which started in New York catches on here. According to McCall's magazine, this trend began in New York when a transit strike hit the city in 1980. Everyone was
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    • 195 33 LOOKING for a new pair of shoes to squash, jog or keep fit in? If the answer is yes, visit the New Balance stand at Sporex/Boat Asia '84. On display will be new soccer boots, training/track and field, athletics and tennis shoes as well as
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    • 186 34 IN THE big battle for the America's Cup, Challenger XII and Australia II were the keenest of rivals. They represented two extremely different camps in marine design, the former, a development of tried and true concepts the latter a revolutionary radical featuring
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    • 103 34 TASHING Yacht Building Co of Taiwan will be displaying the Norseman 447 yacht at the Boat Asia exhibition. The N447 is built to Lloyds standards. It features a one-piece fibreglas* hull with an overall length of 13.6 metres (44 ft 7
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    • 121 30 has been a a hallmark of fine guns since the heroic times of the American "Wild West". WtBI f Jto Browning shotguns, rifles and pistols owe their universally high reputation both to the innovative genius of John Browning and to the precise craftsmanship and v technical expertise of the Browning
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    • 253 31 mt rases Available in aft-cockpit or models f\ J A -<L J^L* J* 4y I, effortlessly combines speed, handling ease and overall fl performance in one superbly coordinated blue fl water passage maker. With warm hand rubbed Hjfl V fl teak joiner headroom and comfortable accommodations for seven, this is
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    • 76 32 The new balance Iff Combination For Leading Performances! See our unique collection of casual/sportswear, accessories specialty shoes, exclusively designed for the competent SHA'iw' j BE3^^E3BBF. m tßanier Nantucket Jflß Tennis Soccer See the full range of New Balance products at: New Technical Centre ISO. Orchard Road, #03-64/66 Orchard Plaza. Singapore
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    • 199 33 AQUASCOOTER THE FLOATING FUN MACHINE v B|^S^^ioP 9PB^S3MB3r < VHHHri^H MM^bl «> «■*< JEU^^Br TW Aquascooter is an easy-to-operate floating power unit capable of pulling you and your friend through the water at more than 6 5 kmph Aquascooter will go wherever you point it. Skim along the surface or
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    • 91 33 VDO instruments Building-block principle for addon convenience. /jf3f The'latest technology. Designed and proven by ■''/jmm. n9HH dedicated professionals. Accurate readings /flfffl/ at a glance. Soft red night-lighting. Ease of installation. Option between round J JjJ/ and sc l uare screw-on bezels. Fitted jfflj// jBTj/ VS9V by leading motor boat builders
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    • 160 34 *w9JFd.„WW*Hf'VM*II SI V m ■***iJTy 10^8 300 Turbo Mixer Femx |HF Choosing a boat is never an easy matter. Many an experienced boater has likened it to selecting a wife. That's why you would do well to talk to Galax Yachting, the premier source of yachts, power and sail, in
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  • 487 35 PERSONAL ADVANTAGEMENT LIFE is a lot more fun when one is fit. One gets to enjoy strenous activities without feeling tired, and the fit person is usually not plagued by minor infections and irritations as much as the unfit
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    • 125 35 THEORY and PRACTICAL Course I (12 Sessions) H With the current emphasis on Automation and Higher Productivity the use of Computers in all Sectors of Trade and Industry is imminent. Why not then take a step in the right direction pursue our Computer Courses and be prepared to face the
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    • 515 35 THE Singapore Monitor will contlnue to list certain courses on personal advancement for those seeking such Information. This is a good opportunity for all organisations offering personal advancement courses to place their advertisements on this page. Interested parties are welcome to ring the Classified Ads Department on *****88 ext 227.
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    • 147 35 Q st\s^ FOR EVERYONE IN ANY SHAPE We offer wide range of programmes that emphasises FUN and PARTICIPATION. Aerobics Jazz Disco Modern dance Gymnastics Weight Training Body Conditioning Fitness Assessment Fitness Consultancy *****40/*****16 Call or drop in for a tour of our facilities Open 7 days a week CASTLES The
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    • 444 37 classified 273-9090 A Leading International Japanese Construction Company v\ith major projects including the MRT, invites suitabk qualified applicants lor several positions of: CONSTRI CTION FOREMAN Singapore Polytechnic Diploma in Building or equivalent. At least 2 years supervisory experience in Building Construction. Applicants with GCB 'O' level and at least 5
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    • 117 37 CTS f SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. requires GCE O' Level or STI/ VITB Electrical/ Electronics Trade Certificate At least 3 years' experience in a manufacturing environment Knowledge of pneumatic application, general tooling and maintenance fitting is an added advantage Possess NTC or ITC in Electronics, Electrical or Mechanical Preferably have 2to
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    • 250 37 American Electronic Company has immediate vacancies for Ist, 2nd ft 3rd shift female production operators. Age 16 years and above Experience not essential. BENEFITS: Generous starting pay of $340 Increment after 3 months probation Half yearly increments 2nd shift allowance ($3.50 per day). 3rd shift allowance ($5 per day). No
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    • 286 38 classified 273-9090 Hitachi Express S'pore (Ptc) Ltd urgently requires MALE GENERAL WORKERS (for inspection work). lnwnli Able to work 3 rotating shifts in our Jurong Factory. Physically fit. Completed/ Exempted from N.S. GCE O' level holder will commence at a higher starting salary. MMTlti: Attractive shift allowance and attendance incentive.
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    • 189 38 I jmm m SANDEN INTERNATIONAL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD PRODUCTION OPERATORS Completed national service, primary education, good health. e Single shift e 5-day week e Uniform provided, e Transport subsidy, e Airconditioned environment. Interested applicants please can personally at the Administration Personnel Dept between Monday January 19 through January 20. Sanden
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  • sports
    • 746 39 Young team that regularly bounces between the First and Second Divisions IPS THEY came with, a gallop to pass a fading Fulham oh the finishing line but, since then, luckless Leicester have been left wondering whether promotion from the Second Division may have been something other than
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    • 378 40  -  RISK OF INJURY IS NO WORSE THAN IN OTHER SPORTS LITTLE NENE Singapore 1542 MANY countries are contemplating the banning of professional boxing. In fact, a few have already imposed the ban. But why ban boxing? What's wrong with the sport which has the same hazards
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    • 284 40  -  HENRY Singapore 1438 JIT A SINGH'S decision to quit as Singapore's full-time managercoach comes as no surprise. The astonishing thing is that he waited until only now. With the kind of support he gets from the FAS and his
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    • 242 40  -  K G Gob Singapore 1438 <.414 < THERE is no doubt that David Lee performed badly against South Korea in the Merlion Cup and was one of the chief causes of Singapore's defeat in the match last December.
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    • 97 40  -  LIM TIAN KOK SILAS Singapore 2159 All this controversy over Singapore's goalkeeper, David Lee is getting oat of hand. David, to me, is a very inconsistent goalkeeper, and one cannot deny that his good days come only rarely. Jastice-minded girl fan" (SM Jan 12)
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    • 184 40  -  SIMON SIM Singapore 1130 BEING an ardent soccer fan, I fully agree with Scorpio's letter (SM Jan 5) and find it very sensible, which means I fully disagree with what George Chin wrote (SM Jan 12). He obviously did not know what Scorpio was
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    • 242 40 THIS IS written with reference to the letter by George Chin who wrote about what Scorpio said. I must say that I totally agree with Scorpio. He hit the nail on the head when he said Fandi is getting
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    • 970 41  -  MONET THREE-YEAR-OLD SHOULD COME OUT TOP IN THIS SATURDAY'S RACE ONE. RACING TODAY'S TRACK WORK By WONDER BOY CHAMPION trainer Ivan Allan's Impressionist II showed remarkable progress on the Ipoh track this morning, catching the eye with a winning gallop. Taken
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    • 844 41 1.30 CLASS 6 DIV B I,loom 1 09 Fighting Princess 57 Gwilliam 2 2 75 Tei|i 57 Aziz 9 3 06 Addition 53 Cheng 7 4 Flight Charter 53 Khoo 1 5 6 Impressionist 1153 Luces 6 6 Thistle The Wind 53 Razek 8 7 Wentsern 53 Ngiow
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    • 772 42 SPORTS PEOPLE PERSONALITY FOCUS IPS LIGHTNING may not strike twice in the same place but once was enough for golf star Lee Trevino. He was on the 13th green during the Western Open near Chicago in June 1975 when it began to
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    • 465 42 Portland, Golden State, Los Angeles and Houston also win AP NEW YORK, Thursday THE ATLANTA Hawks won their fourth straight National Basketball Association (NBA) game on Tuesday night, upsetting the Utah Jazz 112-106, using a 31-point performance by Dominique Willuns. Elsewhere in the
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    • 333 42 Ban lifted on tennis player but 542,000 tine upheld by world body UPI ARGENTINE tennis star Guillermo Vilas, found guilty of soliciting and accepting guarantee money to appear at a 1983 tournament in Holland, vowed to fight the ruling but expects the continued wrangling
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    • 180 42 AP TAMBACOUNDA (Senegal), Thursday MOTORCYCLIST Gaston Rahier of France twisted down hard on the gas yesterday and increased his lead by nearly 10 minutes over BMW teammate Hubert Auriol during the 16th stage of the ParisDakar motor rally. In the car division,
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    • 267 39 > Goh Bee Lian W, y§ SIMON LEE born January 2. (tig hnm l.n.mrw fi 1984 1984 at Kandang 0 yg bom January 6. 1984 Kerbau Hosoital to bo™ January 3, VS '0 Mr» Mrs Goh 19M at Qeneagtes MR (fop Sen g Kim, Blk 41, J? #P 2 a,
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    • 156 40 A FORMER boxer writes In to defend the sport regardless of the feet that boxing is a risky venture. A reader points out that while Jlta Singh Is doing a fine Job as manager-coach of the national soccer team, It Is Indeed "donkey" worh and anyone else who wishes to
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  • MONITOR sports
    • 806 43  -  COMMENT Asia-Europe match could be the jab in the arm for Singapore badminton By KENNETH JALLEH PLANS to hold a Europe versus Asia badminton match in Singapore about four months hence may be the long overdue jab in the arm this country's shuttiers need. It's been quite a
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      29 43 Edwin Moses, world record holder in the 400metre hardies, holds the Jeese Owens Internetlonel Amateur Award after It was presented to him in New York lest night
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    • 105 43 AP SAN DIEGO, Thursday STEWART Darden, a 24-year-old boxer, remained unconscious and in critical condition at Grossmont Hospital yesterday after undergoing surgery to stop the bleeding in his brain after being knocked out in a fight. "He's still in our
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    • 67 43 rEURO SHOE SHOP-i Also at Centrepoint NEW ARRIVAL SPECIALLY FLOWN IN FOR THIS FESTIVE SEASON BALLY of Switzerland JW soft touch, soft feel.^k fH flexible leather soles, > n the new Delta Available in six beautiful color combinations. Sizes 6 to 10. THE MARCO POLO HOTEL SHOPPING ARCADE TANGLIN ROAD.
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    • 203 43 PAGE 42 THE NEW GENERATION AUTO-FOCUS CAMERA. THE RICOH AF-5. 5 AUTOMATIC FEATURES n Just aim your camera and shoot. No need to focus at all. g Auto-Wind. After each shot, the camera automatically winds the film and you are ready for the next shot. .0 Auto-Loading. Just clip the
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