Singapore Monitor, 8 February 1984, Afternoon Edition

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    17 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR 3 r EDITION 1 Wednesday, February 8, 1984 30cents M C (P) No. 13/5/83
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    SULTAN OF JOHOR 'OFFERED' KINGSHIP
    387 1 Says Utusan Malaysia in front-page report PM Mahathir attends second day of deliberation KUALA LUMPUR, W*dn«sday SULTAN Mahmood Iskandar of Johor was offered the kingship yesterday at a closed-door conference of Malaysia's nine sultans now taking place in the Istana Bukit Kayangan Shah Alam, the
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    Lock icon FIRST TO FLY FREE IN SPACE
    190 1 AP, Reuter CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida), Wed ASTRONAUTS Bruce McCandless (left) and Robert Stewart unhooked lifelines yesterday and became the first humans to fly free in space, using a gas-powered jet-pack to propel themselves as far as 97 metres from the shuttle, Challenger, and back
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    • Article
      Exam questions must be fair, principals told
      315 2 'They should be of the right standard, have no errors and be marked scrupulously' AS THE dates for the various school examinations for this year were announced today, the Ministry of Education called on principals to ensure that the questions and items set
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      Kids' intelligence linked to education of parents
      629 2  -  By DAWN WESTERHOUT AN ANALYSIS of the background of 100 secondary one gifted pupils indicates a strong .link between the educational level of parents and the intelligence of their children. Statistics released by the Ministry of Education this morning show that among the
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      Two sisters fined for shoplifting
      220 3  -  ALERT SECURITY OFFICER FOILS THEFT AT ORIENTAL EMPORIUM By FOO MEY KIEN THE alertness of a security officer at Oriental Emporium in Geylang led to the arrest of two sisters for theft of goods ranging from a bottle of face cream to a volley ball.
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      High Court dismisses appeal of convicted robber
      338 3  -  By FAEZAH ISMAIL THE High Court this morning dismissed the appeal of a 27-year-old man who had been convicted of a robbery offence and sentenced to a year's jail and six strokes of the cane. Lazarus s/o N E Sebastian was found guilty
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      Helping hand from Traffic Police for Hong Bao Special
      111 3 A BIG turn-out is expected this weekend for the Hong Bao Special '84 at the Singapore River. The Traffic police will be on hand to help regulate and direct traffic in the area. A number of roads will be closed to
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      GOOD OLD SUBRA
      532 4  -  Veteran SJI clerk who's an institution himself HOW THOSE PRE-WAR RECORDS OF ST JOSEPH'S IHSTITUTIOH WERE SAVED... By CAROLINE BOEY RECORDS OF St Joseph's Institution dating back to the end of the last century would have perished during the Japanese Occupation if not for the foresight and
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      Lock icon How Taiwan and HK construction workers live
      116 4 Lianhe Zaobao THE WORKING and living conditions of construction workers in Taiwan and Hong Kong will be studied by a delegation representing the Singapore Contractors Association when it visits the two countries later this month. The reasons for selecting Taiwan and Hong Kong
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      How about a visit to Kumamoto?
      158 4  -  By YEOW MEI SIN DIRECT CHARTER flights may link Singapore to the Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto on Kyushu island within the year. Along with this will come an effort by Kumamoto officials to boost Singapore tourist traffic to the prefecture, with the focus on
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      Lock icon MAINTAINING THE SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE AMONG SINGAPOREANS
      649 5 This is the most important task facing us today, says Dhana SINGAPORE tht Httto «i—» (CornmonwMfth), a monthly, US. r port,n fl 'irtlrlVTA <*«««> zxsrxjrjzzxj? Lianhe Zaobao THE MOST important task in Singapore today is to try to maintain the spirit of sacrifice
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      73 4 TERMITES BORERS? <>' Flick. There's a specialised Flick treatment for the control of cockroaches, rats, mice, termites, borers, spiders, ants, fleas, silverfish. moths and all household pests. •HI ASONABI t MATFS •081 KiA 1 lON HH OUOUS PHOMPT SI HVICI Xf'l H\[ NCI D SI HVICf m U Call your
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      8 4 Good jobs are plentiful! Look in the .Classifieds
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      89 5 for 12 months ■Our rates are higher Fixed Deposits' 12 months 714% per annum 9 months Tk% per annum 6 months 7% per annum 3 months 7% per annum 1 month 7% per annum Savings Deposits* Tk% per annum We serve you better ASIA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD Head Office and
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  • world
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      Lock icon Russians spend six hours a week queuing for foodstuffs
      220 6 Reuter MOSCOW, Wednesday RUSSIANS spend on average six hours a week queuing for food supplies but this could be cut radically if modern supermarkets were introduced throughout the country, according to a senior government official. Deputy Trade Minister Pyotr Kondrashov wrote
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      Lock icon Malaysian govt sues 14 engineering grads
      307 6 Drastic action taken for first time against students for alleged breach of contract The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday MALAYSIA'S Education Ministry is suing 14 government-sponsored engineering students for alleged breach of contract. This is probably the first time that the government has taken such
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      Lock icon Now it's Big Mek vs Big Mac
      177 6 AP OAK BROOK (Illinois), Wednesday AN ENTREPRENEUR in Yugoslavia who nibbled on one of capitalism's sacred cows is facing a "Big Mac attack." That's because Asim Mujic, who put the unmistakable red (but not golden) arches in front of his restaurant and a
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      Lock icon Bangkok's one-way chaos
      222 6 City traffic comes to a standstill as new road system takes effect Bangkok, Wednesday CHAOS reigned in most parts of Bangkok as traffic clogged the city's main roads on Monday, the first working day after the the city's experimental one-way svstem went into effect last Saturday. Traffic
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      Lock icon U.S. WILL MOVE MARINES TO OFFSHORE SHIPS
      409 7 Reagan orders retaliatory strikes against Syrian-held areas BEIRUT CITY UNDER SIEGE UPI POINT MUGU NAVAL BASE (California), Wednesday PRESIDENT Reagan yesterday ordered a phased withdrawal of marines from Beirut's airport to ships offshore and authorised retaliatory naval and air strikes on Syrian-controlled positions
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      Lock icon Muslim rebels trade gunfire with militiamen
      129 7 UPI BEIRUT, Wednesday MUSLIM rebels in control of West Beirut traded gunfire with Christian militiamen in East Beirut today shortly after the US announced the phased withdrawal of marine peacekeepers from the capital. Automatic weapon fire erupted shortly after midnight nearly the burnt-out Holiday
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      Lock icon 'It's now almost certain' UK will follow Americans
      95 7 AP LONDON, Wednesday BRITISH authorities refused comment last night on President Reagan's order to move US marines from Beirut and relocate them on ships offshore. But the British domestic news agency Press Association said in a report by its political staff that
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      Lock icon LESS SMOKERS IN JAPAN
      109 8 Reuter TOKYO, Wednesday THE proportion of Japanese who smoke is at its lowest in 18 years, according to a survey published today. The annual survey, conducted in June by the publicfy-owned Japanese Tabacco Monopoly Corporation, said 66.1 per cent of Japanese men smoked regularly or occasionally
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      Lock icon MORE SMOKERS IN RUSSIA
      120 8 Reuter MOSCOW, Wednesday OVER 70 million people in the Soviet Union, roughly a third of the adult population, are regular smokers, and the signs are that the figure is increasing, according to the late President Leonid Brezhnev's private surgeon. Recent surveys showed that 40 per cent
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      Lock icon FINGER LICKIN' GOOD
      79 8 It's many happy returns for Reagan as he gets taste of birthday cake PRESIDENT Reagan, with First Lady Nancy at his side, tastes the icing from his 73rd birthday cake during a party at Dixon High School on Monday. The President is on a visit to Dixon,
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      Lock icon U.S. COULD BE BIGGEST DEBTOR NATION ON EARTH, WARNS VOLCKER
      343 8 UPI WASHINGTON, Wednesday FEDERAL Reserve Board chairman Paul Volcker yesterday warned that the United States could become the biggest debtor nation on earth. Mr Volcker, appearing before the House of Representatives Banking Committee to explain federal policy for this year,
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      Lock icon Intruders got to Roagan's office door
      119 8 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Wednesday SIX months after President Reagan was wounded in an assassination attempt, a secret service security breach allowed a man with a history of mental disorder and three members of his family to get to the doorway of the Oval Office. Secret
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      Lock icon Jakarta overhauls education system
      349 10 Government's new emphasis will be on vocational training to meet development demands AP JAKARTA, Wednesday INDONESIA is overhauling its education system, which traditionally has emphasised academics, to prepare students for the real world. High schools have been turning out too many graduates with academic qualifications but
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        Lock icon British police find new clue to diplomat's murder
        53 10 Reuter BIRMINGHAM (England): British police announced new clues in the hunt for Kashmiri extremists who shot dead a kidnapped Indian diplomat. A rail season pass belonging to diplomat Ravindra Mhatre was found on a rail track 30 km from where his body
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        Lock icon Kabul in religious 'offensive' by calling Islamic meet
        63 10 AP NEW DELHI: The Afghan government will convene an Islamic conference next month with Pakistan high on the guest list to show that religion flourishes in the embattled country, Western diplomats reported yesterday. The Soviet-backed government of Babrak Karmal is inviting all
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        Lock icon Shah regime's 'Butcher of Teheran' shot dead in Paris
        72 10 Reuter PARIS: General Gholam Ali Oveissi, a leading opponent of Iran's clerical leadership and martial law administrator of Teheran under the Shah, was shot dead by gunmen in Paris yesterday, police said. Gen Oveissi, 66, died instantly with a bullet in
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        Lock icon Indian troops on alert for strike called by Sikhs
        58 10 UPI NEW DELHI: More than 47,500 troops positioned themselves yesterday throughout Funjab to handle a massive strike by Sikhs demanding autonomy for the wealthy state. The popular Akali Party representing many Sikhs in Punjab has called for a one-day, state wide
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        Lock icon Balloon goes hay win during altitude record attempt
        59 10 Reuter PAGE (Arizona): A 25-storey hot-air balloon broke loose yesterday and soared into the sky out of control, aborting a US$3 million British attempt to set a world altitude record. The 30-strong ground crew raced for cover when a valve from a
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      206 7 Doesn't the watch with the claws deserve to be all in gold Note the four distinctive gold claws on this new Swiss Rating Certificate. Scratch-resistant Omega Constellation. They identify its strikingly sapphire crystal with metallized rim. Comfortably elegant design and even more. By pressing supple integrated bracelet with matching gold
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      187 9 READY FOR IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION Of the 18,000 m 2 of lettable served by seven high-speed, Large neighbouring dormitory space in Parkway Parade's computer-controlled lifts. areas for easy staff recruitment. 22-storey office tower, well over s treet level lobby, plus A wide choice of eating places 90 per cent has been
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      142 10 Did >our waistline get too many gifts over the festive season? Here's away to get it back in shape. The festive season is over and it's time to buckle down to work again. But maybe you're having trouble buckling up m/l WKj your belt. Perhaps you indulged in a few
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      Dutch bank plans to expand in S'pore and Hong Kong
      206 11  -  By PHILLIP BANGSBERG NEDERLANDSE Middenstandsbank of Holland plans to expand operations in Singapore and Hong Kong after buying out its partners in InterAlpha Asia. Mr Hans Oei, general manager of foreign branches and subsidiaries of De Nederlandse Middenstandsbank (NMB), confirmed
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      All that glitters doesn't really cost the same
      555 11  -  BUYING AND SELLING OF SINGAPORE BULLION COINS By JEANNE WONG BE careful not to be carried away by the glitter of sold when shopping for bullion coins embossed with propitious symbols the dragon, phoenix, "qilin" and the carp Trie prices of these
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      Kruggerand still most popular coin
      227 11  -  By ALVIN LEE THE most marketable gold coin in the world Is the Kruggerand from Sooth Africa although it is not easily available in Singapore because of its country of origin. A comparable coin, the Maple Leaf from Canada, is widely available but is less
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      Malayan Banking is top mover
      222 11 ACTIVE shares were generally higher in Singapore this morning. Top mover Malayan Banking was up 15 cents at $10.10 while Genting put on 40 cents to $5.90. Otherwise, the market was mainly steady. Jacks International topped the losers list, droping 30 cents to $6.30. In
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      OUE shapes good for long-term holding
      206 11 SHARE OF THE DAY j At the request of many readers, we are bringing back our Share of the Day column. The featuring of a share in this column is not necessarily a recommendation to buy. We shall look at shares In the news
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      Cold Storage not hot
      874 12  -  OVERALL MODEST GROWTH EXPECTED IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS COMPANY REVIEW: COLD STORAGE Q Review by f SUN HUNG KAI SECURITIES SINGAPORE/Malaysia operations should show satisfactory growth in 1984 and 1985 with the recent opening of new retail outlets together with a general improvement in economic
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      AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR ADOPTS AN INDEPENDENTLY BULLISH TREND
      216 12 THE Australian dollar has reached its highest level since devaluation almost a year ago. It looks set to go through the two to the Singapore dollar level if its current strength continues. This morning it was just above 551.97. Dealers say the Australian
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      Third recovery for British pound
      98 12 THE ding dong pound has taken advantage of last week's weakness in the US dollar to pull back above Ss3. With the Singapore currency tied more closely to the US unit, the pound's recovery to US$l.42 has brought an improvement against the Singapore dollar. At
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      LATEST STOCKS
      265 12 Selected stocks at midday Market tone: higher Boustead 2.95/2.97 Cold Storage 4.86/4.90 Esso 13.90/14.00 F and N 6.60/6.65 GIH 4.60 S Genting 5 95/6 00 Mulpha Ltd 1.81/1.82 Haw Par 2.79/2.80 Hume 5.70/5.75 Inchcape 3.00 S Intraco 3.38 S Isetan 3.66/3.68 Jurong Cement 3.68/3.74 Jacks Intl 6.25/6.30 Keck
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      FOREX
      76 12 Your S$ to one unit of foreign currency Selling Buying TT/DD TT DD US$ 2.1360 2.1260 2.1170 sterling 3.0211 2.9991 2.9891 Australian 1.9832 1.9591 1.9491 Canadian 1.7201 1.7001 1.6901 New Zealand 1.4003 1.3802 1.3702 S$ to 100 units of foreign currency Deutschemark 77.8924 76.8924 76.5924 French franc 25.6600 24.7599
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  • PROPERTY SECTION
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      Raffles Place a banker's delight
      815 13  -  It is replacing Shenton Way as the Wall Street of the East By ANG PENG HWA RAFFLES Place, the traditional commercial heart of the city which surrendered its significance to Shenton Way in the Seventies, is bouncing back to become the Wall Street of Singapore.
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      Ardmore Park condos will cost more than $1 million each
      217 13  -  By CATHERINE ONG A 20-STOREY condominium at Ardmore Park, to be marketed this month, will offer 24 units of maisonettes, apartments and penthouses. Each unit in the still unnamed building will cost more than $1 million. Situated at the junction
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      'New' Oxley Rise flats to cost $500,000 each
      395 14  -  $3 m being spent on renovating the 46 units By OEI SIN GIOK SEVERAL old blocks of flats along Oxley Rise, now undergoing extensive renovations, will be sold for more than $500,000 each sometime next year. You may have driven passed the
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      DATA BANK
      186 14 SALES LOCATION DESCRIPTION AREA TITLE PRICE DATE AGENT Farrer Court 3-bedroom apt with study 144 sq m $280,000 mid-Dec House world Dist 10 renovated furnished (1,550 sq ft) 99 years Seletar Hills Single storey 3 bedrooms 297 sq m $460,000 January D Y Properties Dist 28 (3,200 sq
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      Problems at Gateway have been solved, says project manager
      213 14  -  By OEI SIN GIOK THE GATEWAY project is reportedly three months behind schedule following settlement problems, causing the sheet piles there to bend. However, the problems have been remedied. And its project manager says that it will be completed on schedule.
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      Silver Tower: Latest million-dollar apartments in town
      143 14  -  By ANG PENG HWA MORE luxury apartments are coming up in the Orchard Road area, the latest being Silver Tower, marketed by Far East. Only four of the 38 units, which includes four penthouses, are listed at below $1 million. Each penthouse has
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  • features
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      Lock icon Kashmir: A security concern for India again
      891 16 i Reuter THE PICTURESQUE Himalavan territory of Jammu and Kashmir nas again become a flashpoint for Indian security with the killing of an Indian diplomat in the English Midlands, apparently t>y an underground Kashmiri organisation. At the same time relations with neighbouring Pakistan,
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      Lock icon CHINA OIL BOOM STRAINS OLD PORT'S 19TH CENTURY WAYS
      794 16 LAT-WP ZHANJIANG (China): The bank here counts by abacus. There are 10 bicycles for every motor car. But it won't be long before Zhanjiang will be spoken in the same breath as Houston and Saudi Arbia's Dhahran Zhanjiang, a sleepy port
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  • opinion / letters
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      The perilous state of Lebanon
      443 17 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT LIKE Singapore, Lebanon is a small country with a population of about 2.5 million. There are other similarities. Lebanese are food businessmen and bankers, 'here were 8u foreign banks in the country in 1979. Lebanon, in more peaceful times, was a
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      Hospitals should let both parents stay with children
      197 17 THIS WILL HELP THE KIDS WIPE OUT THEIR FEARS I WOULD like to make an inquiry regarding an old policy in our hospitals which now no longer seems to be practised. I believe that, in the past, whenever a small child was
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      Research project meant to help all kids develop skills
      186 17  -  REPLIES DR ENG SOO PECK Deputy Director/Academic Institute of Education YOUR article headlined "Nine years to study how tiny tots learn" (SM, Jan 28) contains some inaccuracies vis-a-vis the research project on the cognitive and social development of children from three
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      Teck Whye now has a mini-supermarket
      83 17  -  TAN HENG HUAY Executive Assistant Secretary (Public Relations) Housing Development Board PLEASE refer to the letter "Deprived of a market for years" concerning the provision of a wet market in Teck Whye Estate (SM, Dec 12). We are pleased to inform the reader that
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      THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
      24 17 WHEN men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them. Plato, Greek philosopher (427 BC 347 BC)
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    The spy who is now a famous writer
    374 18 TODAY'S Highlights John Le Carre (Ch 12, 8 pm) BRITISH author John Le Carre is famous for his suspenseful, realistic spy novels. He was an instructor in French and Latin at Eton College before he became a member of the British Foreign
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    'Live' from Studio One dominates ratings chart
    262 18  -  TV Scene By WONG SING YEONG DESPITE a thinner spread of talents over five nights a week, the "Live" from Studio One programmes took the first four places in the chart ratings of SBC programmes, drawn up by Survey Research Singapore Pte Ltd.
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      149 18 Why wait till tomorrow morning? Get today's latest news today! It's in the evening edition of The Singapore Monitor, Monday through Friday. Pick up your copy at hawker centres, bus-stops and street stalls where the Lian He Wan Bao is on sale. THE SINGAPORE jjSfc MONITOR Also available from salesboys
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      984 18 GUIDE n 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by I '--Ix3^ Hotel (C)(r). I'> M IW The Animal World: Jungle \t**r |HH The jungle the Amazon Basin a f large variety of prey other strange I 1 <■*, creatures, such as the leaf-cutter ant, emerald tree »i, boas and ocelots.
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      314 18 t Jlltll 12.00 PM Programme Summary 12.05 World of Songs 7.30 Background to Music Musical Notebook: Child Prodigies: 1. Camille 8.00 Programme Summary 8.05 Musical Mo-Saint-Saens: Concerto in G minor for Piano ments with: George Zukerman (bassoon), and Orchestra, Artur Rubenstein (piano), Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra 1. BoimorPhiladelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy 2.
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      186 18 mmmmmm 12.00 PM Newsdesk 12.30 Waveguide 12.40 Book Choice 12.45 Financial News 12.55 Reflections 1.00 World News 1.09 Twenty-Four Hours: News Summary 1.30 What's New 1.45 The World Today 2.00 Newsdesk 2.30 Talking about Music 3.00 World News 3.09 Twenty-Four Hours: News Summary 3.30 Let There Be Drums 3.45 Report
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      Lock icon First, the music
      1900 19 THEY JUST DON'T MAKE RECORDS LIKE THEY USED TO Two music personalities arrived this week Nesuhi Ertegun, co-founder of Atlantic Records and Paul Brodie, one of the most recorded classical saxophonists. Ertegun's Atlantic Records was responsible for single-handedly defining the form of soul music in the Sixties
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      Lock icon COMMANDO MUSICIAN
      844 20  -  Saxman Paul Brodie gets tough in his career By PHILIP CHEAH PAUL BRODIE is not a taxi driver. He would have been if he had been less emotionally and physically strong. For someone who tours for six months in every year to promote the saxophone in classical music,
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      'Feihong' for floating stage show
      230 20  -  HONGBAO SPECIAL '84 By WONG SING YEONG ONE of the stars of Hongbao Special '84, to be held off Boat Quay on Saturday and Sunday, will be Tony Huang Yuanshen, last seen on TV here as Huang Feihong. Even with eight Taiwanese and four 1
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      3-D attempt by HKTVB
      777 21 starstruck! HKTVB has done something special again. In its recent "live" transmission of the Top Ten Chinese Pop Songs, the station televised the opening dance sequence in threedimension. Of course, a pair of special spectacles or a special screen fixed in front of the TV set
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      Lock icon MacLaine magic
      511 23 FEELING THE OSCAR PRESSURE Reuter SHIRLEY MACLAINE is hot favourite to win an Oscar this year, but the 49-year-old actress prefers not to get too excited about it. "You get all these emotional Pressures the people who say: /ouldn't it be awful if you lost?" she said in
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      Lock icon COMING TO TERMS
      1098 23  -  TERMS OF ENDEARMENT A HEART-WARMING STORY By SHEILA BENSON in Hollywood LAT-WP "LIFE is what happens while you're making other plans,'' John Lennon wrote, and in Terms of Endearment, it does just that. In this pungent and beautifully observed film, the most completely satisfying of this and
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      555 21 fllM GUI 06 ®223H2S2S2SESS2JI Ye EMPRESS <*****«7): TEPPANYAKI (C) Synopsis: Another comedy from Michael Hui, this time MANDARIN (*****01): TEPPANYAKI (C) shot in the Sulu Islands NEw HAppY (*****63): TEPPANYAKI (C) LIWAGU (*****30): TEPPANYAKI (C) JOA PAYOH (*****34): TEPPANYAKI (C) y ii'. i&fr. 1 BEOOK (*****7): ACES GO PLACES 111
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      205 22 2 ML IWAIRES NO FKE LIST 8 W CAM MOMWCt OMLYI 5 ODEON: NOW SHOWINGI 0(*****16) 5 SHOWS 11am, 1.30,4.00,0.30 A O.ISpmX jIBROOKESHIELDS I h«found T O [J] I s'lHMi 2 ORCHARD: NOW SHOWINGI g A (*****88) 4 SHOWS: 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 A 9.15pm X 0 "The Happiest Movie Of
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      822 22 I W AUSTRALIAN ART AWARD 1984 not been entered in previous competiI irri. f* J THE Singapore Australian Business I !t!iM nl Council, in association with the Aus- ,«nii a f OO I a J If?!*! tralian High Commission, is organising $2.ooowifl be awarded in each section. I 4L Irni3MDEllnP>n|Vl
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      351 24 leisure comics ARIES March 21 to April 19 LIBRA You may be disappointed in a September 23 to October 22 friend, yet social prospects Don't let worry about money brighten this evening. Favour- keep you from enjoying yourable career developments are self. You'll find less costly likely. ways to have
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      231 24 ASSIGNMENT: TOP SECRET By Bill Barry 3 OOR POE I I LIX W NOW, WHAT'S YOUR W RIGHT NOW IXBf /IDO 1 r~~ BET HE GOT THE XfSTOPY. LADY WHAT I'M NOT TOO ffl rjBtL'EVE WE'VE^ UME FIGHT WAS SHOCK OF HIS LIFE I YOU DECIDE TO SWITCH INTERESTED rp
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  • FA CAI YU SHENG
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      Happy Birthday, Everyone!
      315 25 TODAY is the seventh day of the first month of the Lunar New Year, and even though you may not realise it, it's your birthday and everyone else's. At least, that's what the Cantonese believe. Forget about your 'actual' birthday according to the Western or Gregorian calendar.
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      FARE WITH A FLAVOUR OF FORTUNE
      334 26 YU SHENG may be the 'star' dish during this period of the Lunar New Year celebrations, but there are many other festive dishes which are just as important to gourmets. Many of these bear names which signify prosperity, luck or good fortune. Here is
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      It's not just seafood on this menu...
      52 26 LONG BEACH RESTAURANT: This is a seafood restaurant, but for the festive season, you can get dishes cooked with items not usually found in the sea. Examples include pig's tongue in soya sauce, and pig's trotters with black moss. Seafood is also served,
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      Luring Lady Luck with food
      618 27 CHINESE is a language rich in symbols, and at no time is this love of symbolism especially played up than during the Lunar New Year. This is the time when symbols of good luck and prosperity are understandably popular, and anything which even remotely touches
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      52 25 H VRBIM I jKI > i vi j SJ MB HHIHPy ;7 noodle garden restaurant »a in .3 an uui is. business associates and friends a Happy and Prosperous Lunar New Year |oin us from the 4th- 16th Feb as we'll be serving Swatow's'Prosperity'Raw Fish for the festivities 7£ Em
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      75 26 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Wishing all our patrons, business associates friends A VERY BRIGHT AND PROSPEROUS CHINESE NEW YEAR i 1 I restaurant/ n .jjjm t v 265 Pasir Panjang Road. 6 m.s..Singapore 0511. (Opposite Haw Par Villa) FOR RESERVATIONS CALL *****56. *****55. *****57 §ISIb)B)B]BIB)B)3B)BIBIBIBIS Red Coral Restaurant PORTWORKERS 1 UNION HOUSE 140
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      104 26 Yu Sheng (Raw Fish) is available from Feb. 3 1984 to Feb 16 1984 at: (iohhi IMhhmiLV g SiriMuui Hc*lmininl A, 4 Hotel Equatorial Hi v/reffiirlu/ 429 Bukit Timah Hoad. Singapore 1025. Tel: *****31 (iokk>n PlkkmiLv Sichuan Ketttmiranl 4th storey. World Trade Centre Tel: *****30/1. Golden Phoenix •:tfl -:uj m
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      153 27 bIBIBIBIBIBIBIcIBIBIgIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBI The Joy of seafood at Ma Cheri. JgkTaste the difference. Ma Cheri is jTyou'll get special tasting seafood. iiyjl Prepared by an innovative chef to 9 ivc y°" natural flavours. c n Come try our pepper crab, barbecued l |C/ red snapper and other specialities. J bJbIbIbIbISbIbIbIbIbIgIbISbIbIbIbIbIbISbIb BajZfieri Seafood
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      34 27 Fishhead Steamboat Teochew Porridge available only at Queenstown branch /^f 5 q Q Business hour: Daily 11.30 am 3.00pm TAISENG GOURMET Head Office: 6-8, Murray Stree*, S' pore 0207. Branch: 81k34A,342A, Margaret Drive, S'poreo3l4.
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      76 28 WISHING ALL OUR PATRONS AND FRIENDS "GONG XI FA CAT .JflPli'FA CAI YU SHENG' Ik A 9-Course Menu at TflfcS 5480.00 for 10 persons JHfr includes 'Superior Shark's Fin and > Szechuan China Palace Restaurant 2nd, Floor. Wellington Building, Bideford Road (0922) Tel: *****65. *****78, For family New Year Reunion
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      135 28 Ik S ;i W. Lucky Raw Fish* Super Shade's Fins Cater for all functions SIN LEONG Restaurant Head Office Block 89 (Behind Republic Theatrei Marine Parade Tel: *****05/6 Branch 39 Upper Serangoon Road (3m/si Tel: *****10 DRAGON PHOENIX RESTAURANT -H- -atr Celebrate the Lunar New Year Raw Fish Blk: 26
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      158 28 GONG XI FA XA( LOUS BEtCH SEiFMI.®. jj Congratulate to Mr zhang guo rong for his fantastic performance during his visit in Singapore. We wish him all the best for tlx' coming New Year. Our live drunken prawns, barbeque, live lobster, fish, crab, sotong and other delicious seafood dishes with
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      1532 29 [~!>)+/|[$$:)]'}-_?[$>_@(.=+:>[ MONITOR'S DIRECTORY Nigh trip Mobile Unit 545-3508 Quebec 336-3632 336-3667 Silver Streak 250-4592 Tres Joli Mobile Disco .294-5313 Western Union Band ..338-4083 driving instruction Best Driving Tuition 771-3435 Eastern Driving Sch 256-3675/6 Liberty Auto Driving School 212-6165/210-9143 Mitra Driving Centre (Marine Parade).... 288-4060/344-6187/3 EMPLOYMENT I SERVICES Saravana Enterprises 91-3217.
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      259 29 SECURITY WARD AGENCIES Everpro Pte Ltd 225-7288/9 Harmon's Pte Investigation I 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 Tom-Reck Security Serv9l-9343 SERVICES Excellent Painting 533-0329 Liang Hup Serv (Gen
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      268 30 classified s 273-9090 A I—t —p—•n o—»P— y w<Mlw tor Ma iwppw't •Mm tKVUUL DISPATCH CLINKS WUh ww motorcydi At* to md simple Engpah. Femßer wMhSkigapore roada. 0 Atti to oommanoa wortt inumdiWy. Inter aetad appltwS, plaaM lalaphnm Mr David Ho at 225-97V7 for appoimiwBnt between w.m. and Ip.m. Cheque
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      239 30 FOR SALE BLCMMM PtAHO POA sale. Recently bought. Price at $1700 *****88 eat 5178. Mohd. MWRT»BoM«ttUfrrdoly duatar and iadiaa' shoes on cheap nil InttrMtod ptMM sontact *****41 YAMAHA WtM AmPUMA and mleaion speakers tor sale. Lightings and records alao available Cal Tree Jo* MoMe Disco tei: 298-5313. Under $100 Bargains
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      318 30 •OM-MimM/ MOMf rAJT Raluma/Inoorporato Companies. Let us hand* Mm lor you. U« MW Chow: SSM4W *****88 Courier Services mLAMwm local otuYtnr eervtoe at $4. Singepora/ Panang $8. Singapore K Cs4 Tal: J» 24W35U464 Rental Service HMD fIWMt *M rantal $70 par day and video recording tor al oocaatona Cai: 734-3007
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      180 30 Domestic Services #OfK«IQ RVf fi nOUNmw] avaftabU tor amptoymant For (Malt contact 297-0427 Furniture /Furnishings camm nmmrum for ranuv Mia. 26. Oraanwood Avanua (ofl Hlllcrast Rd). tal: 469-0478/ 468-4241. Opana: Sunday*/ Putftc HoMdaya. MOTORMART Cars For SjUe ALMOST tO LAMCSS SL HMI. new road tax. aaa to believe condition $17,200
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      222 30 VACATION Touts tAUOTMiUU 1 I I I SIMON L£E "Ranika Manam .<&. bom January 6, 1984 bom January 3, 29 at Gtenaagtes Hospital 1984 at Gleneagies to Mary and John Lae. Hospital to Mr 48 Jalan Novena. Sin- Mrs S. Mariam. gapore 0922. In God. Our prayers have SE we
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      119 30 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Lim Pong Eng of No. 41, Chuan Garden, Singapore 1955 have applied for a First Class Beer House licence in respect of premises at M/s Pasir Panjang Eating Centre, Blk. 1, #01-02, Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre, Singapore 0511 and that this application
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  • sports
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      Benson Wong: Never too young
      343 31  -  Just 16, he is the youngest player to be selected for the Thomas Cup SPORTSPEOPLE Stories by K SILVAM BENSON WONG is far from being sweet at 16. While others his age dream of making an international debut, Benson is already on his way to
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      70 constituencies to battle for shuttle title
      161 31 SEVENTY constituencies will take to the courts when this year's Inter-Constituency Badminton Tournament begins tomorrow at the Singapore Badminton Hall. Defending champions Whampoa are strongly tipped to retain the title. Most of the players in last year's winning lineup are still in the
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      Lock icon And here's Mickey, the Red
      570 32 m Brighton's loss is Liverpool's gain IPS IT WAS IRONY of all ironies. A year ago, MIKE ROBINSON bowled the Liverpool defenders over like skittles as he led Brighton to a stunning upset that ruined what might have been a memorable farewell "double" present to
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      ALMECOLOUR SHOWS FORM FOR THE SHAH ALAM TROPHY
      721 33  -  RACING TODAY'S TRACKWORK By WONDER BOY NEWCOMER Almecolour underlined his chances in the $30,000 Shah Alam Trophy race for Class 3 sprinters over 1200 m on Sunday with an impressive workout at Kuala Lumpur yesterday morning. With Winson Liew astride, the well-bred
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      With 4 months to go, SHA forms team for world meet
      399 33  -  By B KULA THE Singapore Hockey Association has been stretching plans for the coming Junior World Cup qualifying rounds to the last minute, finally forming a squad to train for the tournament only last week. The local hockey fraternity
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      Whistling to the tune of Los Angeles
      473 34  -  To referee at the Olympics that's Ami's dream sports By B KULA FOR ONE of Singapore's most brilliant hockey stars of the seventies, and an internationally recognised and respected umpire of today, the dream that could come true for Capt S Arul is
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    • WORLDFRONT
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        Lock icon Tanner out of US tennis meet
        171 34 AP MEMPHIS (Tennessee), Wed EIGHTH-seeded Tim Mayotte took advantage of Roscoe Tanner's ailing elbow yesterday to win 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the US National Indoor Tennis championships. Mayotte, 23, said: "I thought it was going to be a long one." Tanner,
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        Lock icon MINCHILLO CONFIDENT IN TITLE BOUT AGAINST HEARNS
        307 34 Reuter DETROIT, Wednesday LUIGI MINCHILLO said he thought he would be going it alone this Saturday night when he would be meeting title-holder Tommy Hearns for the World Boxing Council super-welter-weight here in Detroit. But far from being alone, the former European junior
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        Lock icon Jamaica score easy cricket win
        160 34 Reuter PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), Wed JAMAICA scored a comfortable 73run victory over Trinidad and Tobaf;o on Monday to earn a share of the ead in the Shell Shield Cricket Competition with Barbados, who had to be content with a draw against the Leeward Islands. Set a
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      416 31 classified I APPOINTMENTS I II SINGAPORE II CORPORATION |fc OF REHABILITATIVE 11 ENTERPRISES 1 1 11 invites applications for II 11 (D CLERICAL OFFICERS 11 11 (Qrada IV) (M«l« Famala) 11 11 Minimum of 3 GCE *0' level 11 11 passes at one sitting. 11 11 Some knowledge of bookkeeping
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      210 31 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR has vacancies for:EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Requirements GCE 'A' level Good Command of English Typing speed of 35 wpm Salary will depend on qualifications and experience. Attractive benefits include 2Vfe months bonus. Interested applicants please call Miss Winnie Low at Tel: *****88 ext. 208 or write to: THE SINGAPORE
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      79 33 w C/ Letters In This Page? >T\ Well, what better way of expressing (J your appreciation for those near and <Y>\ dear to your heart than to tell them f J how you feel < 4a f|| With an ad in the Singapore Monitor? <Try| Let The Singapore Monitor he
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  • MONITOR sports
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      WARREN CLUB TO HAVE $3 m FACE-LIFT
      315 35  -  Plans are a£oot to create the best nine-hole course By ERNEST FRIDA WARREN Golf Club members have overwhelmingly approved last month to remodel their 12-hole golf course at a cost of almost $3 million. Plans are under way to convert the present course
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      Lock icon United draw at B'mingham
      161 35 AP LONDON, Wednesday LEAGUE champions Liverpool will have to start worrying about the competition now. In a First Division match last night, Manchester United drew 2-2 at Birmingham and closed the gap on leaders Liverpool to four points at the top of the standings. Hearts must
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      Lock icon Socrates denies Italian offers
      158 35 AP SAO PAULO, Wednesday BRAZILIAN midfield star Socrates yesterday denied he has received any offer to play in Italy and said he was trying to make his permanence in Brazil "viable". Reports published in Italy said Socrates' sale to the Juventus soccer club was imminent, but
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      97 35 n MEET THOMAS CUP YOUNGSTER BENSON WONG -PAGE 82 a suite winner and. save > BALLS MANHATTAN URETHANE $178 Soft Dull Tan 15 lbs The Urethane you have been waiting for. Do not miaa thia introductory price BRUNSWICK EDGE $195 URETHANE is it. Plua one leather Hobby's Automatic Positioner (normal
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      17 35 BLACKJACK Tennis Wear /Xizism i THE WORLD OF SPORTS Thy* Hoe Hung Trading Pte Ltd Tel *****19/*****66
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