Singapore Monitor, 18 February 1984

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    12 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 13/5/83 Saturday, February 18, 1984 30cents
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    Clementi gunman holds baby hostage in flat
    186 1  -  By K K FONG A GUNMAN is holding a 19 monthold baby hostage since dawn this morning in a flat at Avenue 5, Clementi. A party of police officers from the Organised Crime accompanied by the crack tactical team rushed to the place
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    Dead man sued two years after his death
    354 1  -  ■y SIT YIN FONG A DEAD man was sued for compensation in the High Court yesterday over his involvement in a road accident five years ago. The unusual hearing was held nearly two years after Wong Soon Chek, 29, was found dead
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      192 1 U|k|QßD/2DAn r SBC's most ambitious production, The Awakening', has aroused critics from their slumber LOSES B rBad What th 9 artiStBS afld P roduCerS have t0 EXAM NOTES QUEEN Elizabeth's younger~^BVH children are giving her a right HOSTEL FIRE The town that refuses to remem- SCRATCHED, kicked, punched and alon
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      Don't bluff in claims, tenants told
      540 2  -  COMPENSATION BOARD CHIEF SAYS THEY MUST BE MADE TO PAY FOR MISTAKES By FOO CHOY PENG THE CHAIRMAN of the Tenants' Compensation Board yesterday lashed out at people who make a fool of the law. "Those who seek the law must also be prepared
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      Safra's short-lived joy in shooting contest
      163 2 Story: LOONG SWEE YIN; Pictures: HAIRIS THEIR joy was shortlived. One day, the Safra team were winners in a competition for the best shooting team under the General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) event. But the following day, they were told that they were actually
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA RAIL FARES LIKELY TO BE REVISED UPWARDS
      209 2 Lianhe Wanbao KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday FARES for rail travel between Singapore and Peninisular Malaysia and within Malaysia itself are expected to soon go up by 7 to 8 per cent. Sources at the Ministry of Communications said that they expected the fare
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      Lock icon NTUC special committee set up to explain policy on house unions
      162 2 Lianhe Zaobao A NEW special committee set up under NTUC is visiting its member unions to explain NTUC's policy in relation to house unions to the respective leaderships. Meantime, NTUC is also helping several corporations to establish their house
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      Undergrad loses exam notes in NUS hostel fire
      401 3  -  Students think short-circuit the cause By JALIL MISWARDI IT'S only a few weeks to the examinations for medical students of the National University of Singapore. But while everyone else is mugging hard, Miss Lee I-Wen, 21, is desperately trying to collect lecture
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      Boxer dogs can attack on command, says Kennel Club chief
      358 3  -  By FOO MEY KIEN BOXER dogs when trained to be fierce can attack on command. They will stop attacking when commanded to do so, said Mr Farley A C Oehlers, president of the Singapore Kennel Club. Mr Oehlers, an oral
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      ALL THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT R & D IN ONE BOOK
      244 4  - ALL THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT R D IN ONE BOOK Latest Who's Who identifies over 200 scientists and engineers By LYE YIN FONG IT HAS all you want to know about research and development work currently undertaken in Singapore. The latest edition of Who's Who in R D
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      MRT starts massive recruitment drive for middle management staff
      184 4 A MASSIVE international recruitment exercise has been launched by MRT to net about 3,000 middle management personnel experienced in the construction and management of mass rapid transit systems. The recruitment advertisement in the local newspapers yesterday also appeared in Malaysia, Hong
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      25-year-old Radin Mas members to celebrate jubilee of freedom
      164 4 WHAT better way to mark Singapore's 25th year of independence than to have a group of 25-year-olds celebrate with a dinner ana dance? That's what the Radin Mas Community Centre Youth Group will be doing tonight at a local hotel where
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    • AROUND SINGAPORE
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        Police seek help of four men to solve armed robbery
        154 4 THE police are seeking the help of four men who may throw light on the armed robbery that took place on Jan 30 in Lorong 15, Geylang. They are: Chau Kin Seng, 25, also known as "Sei Ngan Char A
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        Accountants donate to scholarship scheme
        102 4 MEMBERS of the Singapore Society of Accountants have set an example by themselves donating to a cause rather than organising a fund-raising campaign for it. Dr Ahmad Mattar, Acting Minister for Social Affairs, said this at the cheque presentation ceremony by the Society of Accountants
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        Employers' liability for workers' health raised
        90 4 THE Labour Ministry has raised the liability of employers under the Workmen's Compensation Act in line with the Health Ministry's higher medical charges. The new maximum amount for ward charges is $5,000, daily professional prescription fee $18.75, daily meal fee $15, operation fee $3,675
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        Motor firm's training plan with Japanese aid
        73 4 TAN Chong Motors will inaugurate the first AOTS Training Programme in Singapore at its newly completed training centre in an attempt to upgrade skills. The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship is a nonprofit private association. It is run with the aid of Japanese
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      A PLACE TO REST AND PRAY FOR WEARY TRAVELLERS
      386 5  -  By JALIL MISWARDI THE An-Nur Mosque has become the first stop for busloads of weary Muslim travellers who throng to Singapore from all over West Malaysia every weekend and school holidays. The mosque, nestling quietly at the junction of Admiralty Road
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      More flights between S'pore and Jordan
      170 5 THERE will be more flights between Singapore and Jordan under a recently concluded air services agreement between the two countries. "Under the new liberal agreement, the Royal Jordanian Airline (Alia) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be able to operate two services with any type
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      Lock icon Check on TV licences
      77 5 Lianhe Zaobao INSPECTORS from the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation and the Radio and Television Licensing Unit will be visiting the following areas in February and March: Bukit Timah from Feb 20 to March 10, Geylang from March 12 to 17, River Valley from March 19 to 24
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  • world
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      Lock icon New Lebanon peace plan doomed
      287 6 Syria, Israel and Muslim and Christian factions reject key issues Reuter BEIRUT, Saturday f A NEW Saudi Arabian-sponsored peace plan for Lebanon appeared doomed to failure yesterday after Syria, Israel and warring Muslim and Christian factions all rejected key parts of it. As the positions
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      Lock icon Conservationists threaten action against kangaroo hunters
      161 6 Reuter SYDNEY, Saturday AUSTRALIAN conservationists said yesterday they would take direct action against licensed hunters who have been given government permission to kill two million kangaroos this year. The local Greenpeace Movement said it would "non-violently" confront shooters to stop them from killing kangaroos
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      Lock icon Beijing plans large scale military show
      603 6 New weapons and uniforms to be unveiled for first time AP BEIJING, Saturday THE Chinese People's Liberation Anpy plans to unveil new weapons and military uniforms in a large-scale parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square later this year, foreign diplomats reported yesterday. It would be
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      Lock icon New Concordat will make Vatican less privileged
      300 6 Catholicism will cease to be official religion UPI ROME, Saturday THE Vatican will lose some privileges it has enjoyed in Italy for 55 years under a new treaty that will no longer consider Catholicism the official state religion and will drop the notion
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      Lock icon US, Russia hold talks on nuclear non-proliferation
      166 6 AP VIENNA, Sat THE United States and the Soviet Union are holding talks here on nuclear non-proliferation, a US participant confirmed yesterday. They are apparently the first bilateral negotiations since the death of Soviet leader Yuri Andropov. The Soviets suspended nuclear arms talks
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      Lock icon Burmese troops closing in on another major Karen base
      206 8 Reuter BANGKOK, Saturday BURMESE government troops are closing in on another major Karen rebel stronghold and its inhabitants are fleeing across the border into Thailand, Karen sources said yesterday. The threat of attack on Maw Po Kay sent about 1,000 Karens
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      Lock icon Anti-Marcos leader held on gun charge
      540 8 But former senator says pistol was planted in luggage Reuter, AP MANILA, Saturday FORMER Philippines Senator Salvador Laurel was detained yesterday when he refused to post bail after airport police found a handgun in his luggage as he was leaving for the United States.
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      Lock icon Canadians in double cross plot to assassinate South Korean president
      326 8 Reuter TORONTO, Saturday TWO Canadians are due to be sentenced here for defrauding a group of North Koreans who sought a team of assassins to kill South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan during a visit to the Phillipines in 1981.
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      Lock icon Japanese union calls for talks on automation
      150 8 Reuter TOKYO, Saturday A JAPANESE trade union group representing half-a-million workers yesterday called for consultations with management on the introduction of automation, including assurances that no jobs will be lost. A spokesman for the All-Japan Federation of Electric Machine Workers Unions said the
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      Lock icon A touch of Touche from Mr Sandhu
      124 8 UPI LONDON, Saturday THE two thugs who forced their way into a sub-post office armed with a scimitar ana a knife and bent on robbery had the right address but the wrong victim. The man jumped out of bed as the intruders entered,
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      Lock icon Pressure grows on Thatcher to explain Mid-East deal
      300 9 Reuter LONDON, Saturday PRIME Minister Margaret Thatcher faced demands from opponents and allies alike yesterday to tell the full story of her role in the awarding of a huge Middle East building contract to a British firm which employs her son. Mrs
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      Lock icon French govt takes action to clear roads after truck drivers' strike
      166 9 Reuter PARIS, Saturday THE FRENCH government decided yesterday to send in several companies of paramilitary police, troops, helicopters and military aircraft to clear the country's main roads paralysed by angry French truck drivers. The decision came after a meeting
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      Lock icon SECURITY GUARD CONFESSES TO BRITAIN'S BIGGEST ROBBERY
      273 9 Reuter LONDON, Saturday SECURITY guard Anthony Black, "inside man" in Britain's greatest robbery, went to jail for six years in fear of his life yesterday after naming his fellow raiders. Black, 31, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey Criminal Court to stealing £26
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      8 6 New Job? Better pay? Look in the CtaMHMt
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      71 7 0 j|jj|i L 'iii"i '"ii j H:EzzzjEEEE?. 15 JUST LANDED I Another shipment of the new Hyundai Stellar has arrived! of its velvet-smoothl66occ engine. F^r virtually every comfort and safety fea- Br?! ponv motors pte ltd Ij i 3 ture known. Power windows. Central locking. Concealed aircon. Radio cas- a=s:=
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      69 8 NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTORS WANTED to distribute newspapers in the mornings and evenings (4.30pm 7pm) Attractive commission (Earn minimum $250 per month) Newspapers will be transported to nearby drop-point All who are physically fit invited to apply, including schoolboys Interested call *****01 *****80 *****53 (Mornings Bam 11am, Evenings 6pm Bpm) or send
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      8 8 Good jobs are plentiful! Look in the Classifieds
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      175 9 MING COURT BEACH HOTEL PQBXDOKQN On now till June *****4 f~\ *Pw guest, per night twin-sharing. Not applicable on public holidays or eve of public holidays. I All this fun-packed value at one tow RPjfol V 1 r~r~¥^r > Feast! For free on our iwTjßb t Welcome' Have a refreshing^^p^j^^
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      Hongkong Bank starts its auto pay system
      230 10 HONGKONG BANK'S auto pay system is the latest entry into the electronic funds transfer game in town. It was introduced yesterday, after trial runs, as a system which eliminates costs, risks and inconvenience in conventional methods of paying bills. Any bank customer with
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      Insurers hope for more tax reliefs for life premiums
      428 10  -  By ALVIN LEE THERE is growing optimism in some sectors of the life assurance industry that there may soon be changes in the tax deduction allowed for life insurance premiums. An industry source said that proposals have been made to the
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      Sterling gains in strength
      126 10 STERLING has made appreciable gains in the past week, rising to around 3.07 against the Singapore dollar. Some of its strength is also derived from the anxiety brought about by the intensification of the Iran-Iraq conflict. The possibility that oil supElies may be disrupted as tended
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      Stock market under strain
      286 10 THE stock market was under strain this week because of Wall Street's uncertain outlook. It finally took a beating yesterday, closing 14.26 points lower and breaking the support level of 1,050. The cautious attitude has much to do with the jittery atmosphere that pervaded the US
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      Stock prices close lower
      199 10 I MMLLSTREET k i THE stock market declined for the third straight day yesterday as new evidence of the strength of the economy and the threat of higher interest rates caused traders to lighten portfolios before the long holiday weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell
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      Lock icon Dollar gains and gold prices up
      167 10 [jjOLLA^NI^yOLD AP THE US dollar halted a sharp, week-long slide yesterday, ending the day with gains against all major currencies except the British pound. Currency dealers said traders sought both dollars and pounds amidst concern that the latest outburst of fighting between Iran and
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      SLOW BUT STEADY VOYAGER HEADING FOR BETTER TIMES
      395 11 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION PROFITABLE WATERS AHEAD INVESTMENT FOCUS BY SUN HUNG Ml: NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LIMITED DUE to over-tonnaging, the shipping industry continued to deteriorate in 1983. Most shippers were believed to be operating below costs for the greater part of the
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      Profitability from the MRT
      100 11 OUTLOOK THE outlook for the shipping industry remains bleak for 1984 due to over-tonnaging. But if international trade were to improve further, shipping activity could improve, especially after the end of 1984 when supply and demand for ships is projected to reach an equilibrium. As for
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      Futures trading will not reduce tin prices
      377 11 KL traders dismayed over London report SUGGESTIONS in London that the introduction of tin futures trading would bring down the price of the metal have not been well received in Malaysia. The British trade journal Metal Bulletin, claimed that the Kuala Lumpur Commodities
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      MARKET DATA
      46 11 Not Net Gross Year to Profile E.P.6. P.E.R. D.P.S. Yield Covar 31i(Dec (tm) (C) (i) (c) (i) 1912 (Hilt) 12.61 9.70 28 9 7.5TE 4.5 13 1983 (Eat) 9 90 7 60 36.8 7.STE 4.5 1.0 1984 (Eat) 10.55 8.00 35.0 7.5TE 4.5 1.2
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      EARNINGS FORECAST
      60 11 Year to December 3 lit 1982 1983 1984 <*000) (Mr»t) (Eat) (Eat) Liner Services 5.5O0 800 3.300 Charter Service* 260 (2.000) 250 Rental Income (See Appendix) 1,100 Othara 7.300 11,400 7.000 Pre-tax profit 13.060 10.200 11.650 Taxation* 450) 300) 1.100) ProfH Aftaf Taxation 12.610 9.900 10.550 Growth .59
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      Doubling in cash balances
      102 11 FINANCIAL POSITION REFLECTING the downturn in shipping activities, NOL's current ratio fell to 0.5 times at its last balance sheet date from 0.62 the year before. The dividend cover also declined sharply from 3.2 times in 1981 to only 1.3 times in 1982 so that revenue
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      48 11 Restaurant Introducing... Chinese 4-Course Lunch at only $5 per head You can alto try our house-speciality. To name a few... BLACK BEAN FISH-HEAD CHILLI CRABS CHICKEN RICE STEAMBOAT Call now for reservations: *****96 Opening Hours: LO.OO am 3.00 pm c,c£&r 1.00 pm 11.00 pm v\ N Free Parking
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  • REGIONAL LINKS TRADING PTE LTD The First Australian Sheep and Lambskin Centre in This Region 133, MIDDLE ROAD, #01-01, GUAN HUA BUILDING, SINGAPORE 0718.
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      QUALITY SHEEPSKIN AT ITS WOOLLY BEST
      473 12 REGIONAL Links, Singapore's first centre dealing in Australian lamb and sheepskin products opens at Guan Hua Building in Middle Road today. The centre is the brainchild of automotive engineer Victor Ho and insurance man George Lee who want to bring the comforts of living
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      Lambskin rugs, so easy to clean
      90 12 THE cost of maintaining a good-quality sheep or lambskin rug need not clean you out. It's actually minimal. You can do it yourself. If the rug gets soiled, simply brush or shake out as much of the dirt as possible. Then wash it with
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      Super-soft skins
      293 13 NOT all sheepskins are the same, and those from the south-western corner of Western Australia, where the Avon River Tannery is located, are acclaimed as being among the very best by overseas buyers in Japan, Canada and the United States. Mr Murray Ward, managing director of the Tannery,
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      AVON SPREADS ITS WINGS TO GUANGDONG
      160 13 THE Avon Riv«r Tannery, one of the loading supplier* of sheepskin product* In tho Southern Hemisphere, has embarked on a Joint venture with Chinese and Hong Kong Interests In Guangdong. Raw pelts from Australia will be sent to Guangdong for curing, and later distributed
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      255 12 Sv. I!'X". The Directors of •*X'i S The Directors Of S'l'X Avon River Tanneries Pty Ltd >l\\\ S:v Regional Unks TVading Pf Ltd are P ro^'°/; n the appointment of X*»j. wish to thank our Principal Links Trading Pte Ltd j i ft®*-' Avon Rivpr Tannaripc Pt\r TiA .V i"i
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      234 13 J X\ Among our top-quality products '.'I'M j! [!v now available in Singapore aire: ;'v! J J| Finest Lambskin Rugs !;!•!j 1 1 B n" Soft and luxurious, fully washable, in 7 glorious colours. Also available "a 1 1 J 1 1 multiple-skin rugs, wonderful as bedspreads or floor rugs.
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      308 13 I 1 ••••••I I JI I* •••••<■ I 1 I I /k Cong/iatutaons QAAsks j!;!v to j'i;-; Regional Links JijX; Ttading Pte. Ltd., '.;X|! 1 The First Sheepskin Centre in this Region, *1% 1 1 1 i "a*. on the official opening of their *»"i 1 1 I New Showroom
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    Lock icon REVERSING THE BRAIN DRAIN
    862 14 features AP GENEVA: With 500,000 of the Third World's most highly-qualified scientists, technologists and intellectuals living in the West, efforts to take them back home are gaining speed. The Geneva-based Intergovernmental Committee for Migration (ICM) is now sponsoring the return of intellectuals to four African states
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  • opinion / letters
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      Fair play for directors
      506 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT TWO recent stockmarket deals have aroused the wrath of many investors. Both involved the selling of shares by directors after a company had been listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. The first instance involved three directors of L M; the second
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      IMPROVING BUS SERVICES TO MAKE THEM MORE ATTRACTIVE
      806 15  -  LETTER FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY HAN FOOK KWANG for Permanent Secretary (Communications) LAST week we discussed why the way to improve public transportation is not necessarily to have as many taxis as possible on the roads and charging the lowest possible fares.
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      WE HAVE RESEARCH DEPT
      99 15  -  REPLY JOACHIM LEONG Research Department, Tsang Ong Stockbrokers (Pte) Ltd Singapore 0104 WE REFER to your report on research by broking companies (SM, Feb 13) in which Tsang Ong Stockbrokers was cited as one of those firms without a research department. Please be informed that we
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      THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
      22 15 A MAN Is not old until regrets take the place of dreams John Barry more, US actor (1882-1942).
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    LAUGHING BEAUTY
    581 16  -  SATURDAY'S BEST WITH VALERIE TREVOR Centrestage Faerie Tale Theatre: Sleeping Beauty (Ch 12, 9pm) THIS spoof directed by Jeremy Kagan is definitely the best offering on our three channels. Beverly D'Angelo, Christopher 'Superman' Reeve and Bernadette Peters star in this comic recreation of the classic tale. If your
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    Scheduling for an early close
    477 16  -  TV Scene By PHILIP CHEAH TELEVISION, once the great white hope for longtime insomniacs, has of late had a falling out in terms of dependability. Since this month, TV started closing earlier. Both Channel 5 and 12 average a closing time at 11 pm. Where
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      52 16 mr J m I Keep pace with the latest news of the day Pick up the evening edition of The Singapore Monitor. Monday through Friday, for the latest news each day. Now on sale at hawker centres, bus-stops and street stalls wherever Lian He Wan Bao is on sale. THE
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      152 16 Where Can You Get the Latest News In Clementi? It's in the evening edition of The Singapore Monitor, Monday through Friday. THE SINGAPORE Jk MONITOR W A ;<HcihW 1 iP CleH let it d! Sahu! Mamie! 155 A Block 353 Clementi Avenue 2 Mullai Store 1558 Bloc k 353 Cementi
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      1236 16 ■Kxnv ii'H (GUIDE ntMa Ep jp. 71U,' ny 1.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by IvpHSSM* I C| V 4MPW Vil Sesame Street (E). V ■—/7y *7 /T»* V /1 fl 1.55 Saturday Matinee: The Sevage Bees (E). n«/ y 11 J\/l See Saturday's Best 7, (jk/ 1 2nd Merlion
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  • leisure
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      A magical memory tour
      1271 17 TWENTY YEARS ago, on Feb 9, 1964, Ed Sullivan introduced tha Beatlea to tha USA, tailing viewers tha Brfflah fouraoma was "as walcoma as" Topo Qigio, a comic Italian puppet, and Belgium'a Soeur Sourira, who had recorded the chart-topping ditty, Dominique. Today, moat of the 70
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      Lock icon A CITY THAT ONCE SNUBBED ITS MOST FAMOUS SONS
      1087 18  -  By ROBERT HILBURN in Liverpool LAT-WP It's exciting to imagine young John, Paul, George and Ringo walking these streets, stopping by a local record store for the latest Elvis single or sneaking into the house after a late date. The things
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      THE CHARACTERS BEHIND THE IMAGE
      344 18 NO ONE worked more closely with the Beatles than producer George Martin. If there was a "fifth Beatle" Martin was it. He was there when the Beatles recorded their first British single, Love Me Do, in 1962 and, as producer, helped shape the band's musical
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      Lock icon Bright blonde
      380 19 HEATHER THOMAS IS NO FALL GIRL USA Today BEFORE she won the role of stunt girl Jody Banks on ABC's The Fall Guy in 1981, Heather Thomas relied on guest spots on other adventure series to pay the rent. That explains why she describes the furniture in her
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      Nihon Buyo explained
      251 20  -  By JUDY WALKER A CLASSICAL dance troupe from Japan will give two performances of Nihon Buyo (Japanese dance) at the Victoria Theatre next month March 6 and March 7. Japanese dance, although rooted in centuries of tradition, is an integral part of Japanese life today. There are
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      Lock icon Belles a bit flat
      379 21  -  fthoneybelles disappoint NAHIBE PAT D'ROSE SORRY guys, especially all vou who shower bouquets and other pretty gifts on the Honeybelles and wolf whistle after they do a sexy number. But don't you think they look a lot better than they sound? Seriously, now. Have you actually
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      Nighthird's Spots
      162 21 SHEBA that's three exciting belles from Down Under whose 10-day contract at Peppermint Park begins tomorrow. Sheba will play some of its own compositions, plus some new wave and punk music. Tania and Hangloose (featuring Kaye Hamid), arguably the two top local tends, will add a great deal
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      King of Canto-pop
      304 21  -  ALBUM: A New Beginning ARTISTE: Sam Hni LABEL: Contec CBS CS-8322C Asiabeat Reviews by LIM SEK IF Joseph Khoo is to be credited as the man behind the revival of Cantonese songs, Sam is surely responsible for popularising the concept of Canto-pop. His bold use of tne
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      Usual flair
      211 21 ALBUM: SALLY YE ARTISTE: Sally Ye LABEL: WEA 2292 ***** 1 IT'S no secret that Sally sings beautifully her past five albums attest to that. It's also no surprise that her Cantonese diction is clear her past duet with Lam is ample proof. So this album is really
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      Second try
      155 21 ALBUM: BLANK POSTCARD ARTISTE: Tonv Yang LABEL: Tony Records LP-746 TONY'S first album on tlw>. label was an instant success because of his new musical approach and fresh image. Compared to that debut album, this follow-up is disappointing but it does have its own credits. The majority of
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      Lock icon TOP OF THE CHARTS
      199 21 AP THE US top II pop 1 Ingles, as rated by Cashbox, with last week's positions tn brackets: 1. (1) Karma Chameleon Culture Gab (Virgin-Epic). 2. (3) Jamp Vaa Halen (Warner Brothers). 3. (4) Joanna Kool and the Gang (Delite-Polygram). 4. ***** Yes (Atco). 5. (6)
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      370 20 RECITAL BENTO3A INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE NIQHT THERE will be a music recital on Monday at 8.15 THE Sentosa Development Corporation and People's Rm at Victoria Concert Hall, with soloist Cheung Association Youth Movement will be jointly organislun Chit at the piano. Tickets at $10, $8, and $5 are ing the
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      37 20 pepe le mok wrhPKl THE Alliance Francaise de Singapour Y will screen Pepe Le Moko on Tuesday at 9Pm at Cultural Theatre, Cuscaden Road. This is a legendary drama that brings us to a town called Algiers.
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      450 22 leisure comics ASSIGNMENT: TOP SECRET By Bill Barry ABIGs: u.rnfc ii a ii o i inn a IfiPHE LEVER IS JERKED I RUSH OF SCREAMING AIR AND fiRAND IS UTERAULY LEFT l 10 April 19 L.IHUA JIM TO THE CHROMEPLATC RAIN FILL THE BELLY OF THE HANGING BY HIS FINGERS
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  • THE SINGAPORE MONITOR RACING GUIDE
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      GAY MILANO HAS GOOD CHANCE OF RE-ENTERING WINNING LIST
      247 23  -  TODAY'S LONGER TRIP WILL BE TO HIS ADVANTAGE 2 PAGE TEAR-OUT By WONDER BOY AMERICAN-BRED GaS Milano has a good chance of re-entering the winning list when he tackles his thirteen rivals in Race Five, the main staying event for Class
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      PETER'S CHOICE
      163 23 OUR PARTY (6) showed good potential in his last race. Training has trimmed him down to further and he is now in better shape than any of his rivals today. With YK Foo as his partner, the chances of winning Race 2 are good. Tropicano (9), who won
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      Quick Guide
      207 23 WOteDER BOY MAZHEN TAN MA TAN (Monitor) (Z*o Im) (Wan too) ftecei |MM1 11 Sugar t*ap 1 tlMMMti Tender 7 Ofte* Of Staff 9 Wondartu Saavr 9 Wonderful Saaaon 3 Reefer* 14 A*na) Po»t n H OrcMIUng MM I 7T%Mb INreaMere iHt+mn 5 to?* Tempo a Second CMna
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      Vet can make this list a useful guide
      254 23 THE Malayan Racing Association (MRA) should be commended for its recent move in providing a detailed information service to the racing public. In the latest classification list, the MRA has listed horses that have been gelded recently and also the results of
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      Road to Glory and the classics
      867 23 The way he won suggests he would be even better over a longer trip ROAD TO GLORY, who is not meeting his second engagement today, should be among the top contenders for this year's classics, if he continues to improve. The first Dutch-bred horse
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      3741 24 Nmnm RACE 1 2.15 CLASS 3 DIV 8 1,200 m (Ratings 83-74) iir.ru.]. STAKES $14,500 HIMi 1 Thomeon's Tender 57 (d 3 +1) 11 (1-1-0-1-6) 000 12/2 (Rahmat 14th to Meteorite IV C 3-5 Kl2oog 1:12.0); Won 19/3 (Cheam 57 C 3-4 Il2ooy 1:14.0 nk-*-1%) 4 beg Leong
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      1135 25 dfwdada MONITOR'S DIRECTORY Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor: Word* 0.35 c«nts p«r word 0.55 c»li p«r word Display $7.70 p«r col. cm $12.00 p«r col. cm Bwlmn Hra Mon-Fri. 9«m-spm Sal. 9am lpm Quebec 336-3632 336-3667 Rhythmic Sound Ser v...264-1927 Sliver Streak 290-4392 Tres Jolt Mobile Disco 296-5313
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      143 26 3 SHIFTS ROTATION o High starting sokvy. Incfumnl on oofnpWkxi of momno preoption o rnoomi sorvico e Annual Increment Attendance allowance. a Machine dlowinoi. a Shift allowance, (2nd shift $3, 3rd shift ISJM). a No microscopic work. AiroondMoned environment Transport pwridad. Free Chinese tea prwWad. a Fraa matfcal examination. BATA
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      670 27 classified 273-9090 Situations V*c*nt in several Currently c including the Kr^ ,S £v»e Wiubly qualified applicants for:- CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN Polytechnic Civil Engineering j M E FOREMAN j| equivalent. jli For the wtt h 2 yean »»pe"' sory will also be co and at ,j j experlenee W „1 be applications
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      141 27 Accommodation Vacant LUUAK TtAM OFFKH. 1 semidetached m Cheng Soon Garden Fuly fumahad $3,600 2 unMs of Grange Tower Apartment. Unfurnished $3,300. Both tor knmadUte occupation, intereeled cal Grace 469-M9O OttTMCT 10/ 11 semi-detached bungalow at Hftcreet Road. Jalan Jambu Aver, Graentaaf Avenue Partialy h*mahed tor immedtote rant Tal: 734-9161
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      512 27 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAR. ISS AND IN THE MATTER OP SENO UANO BUILDING CONTRACTORS PTE LTD Riwtiri' VibHary WMtafUM Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of Section 272 (2) of the Companies Act. Cap. 165, that a general meeting of the Members of the abovenamed
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  • sports
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      MUM'S PRAYER FOR DEBBIE
      506 28  -  Briton shares lead with Taiwan's Huang By ERNEST FRIDA STOCKY Debbie Dowlins did what any good daughter would do when she rang London yesterday afternoon she screamed her success over the telephone to her mother and asked for a prayer to keep her in the lead.
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      THE STANDINGS
      237 28 The leading scores after second round. 145 Debbie Dow ling (Britain) 74, 71, Huang Yoeh Chyn (Taiwan) 72, 73; 148 Etsuko Ishizaki (Japan) 75, 71, Mieko Ishikawa (Japan) 70, 78; 147 Cindy Flora (US) 71, 78; 148 Beverley Huke (Britain) 78, 72, Tiru Fernando (Sri Lanka) 78, 72;
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      Lock icon Johnstone equals course record
      161 28 Reuter JOHANNESBURG, Saturday ZIMBABWEAN Tony Johnstone equalled the Randpark Club course record set 24 nours earlier by South African Nick Price to open a two-stroke lead after the third round of the South African Charity golf Classic yesterday. Johnstone, who shot a 63 for a 21-under-par
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      Pint-sized local golfers hope for a last laugh at their British opponents
      472 28 SINGAPORE professionals may have the last laugh in the Tiger International golf Classic matchplay between the Republic and the visiting British team at Bukit course today. There was loud applause and laughter when the Singapore players were officially
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      Lock icon Strong winds upset golfers at the Australian Masters
      142 28 Reuter MELBOURNE, Saturday WORLD matchplay champion Greg Norman of Australia fired a two-un-der-par 71 to share second place in the Australian Masters golf tournament and then criticised the speed of the greens here yesterday. Texas-based Australian David Graham shot an even-par 73
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      Giant killers Ang Mo Kio may topple Saints
      454 29  -  By B KULA THIS year's Singapore Cricket Club seven-a side rugby tournament for the Under-17 John Clark Trophy which begins at the Pa<laing toda;y, will go on without Raffles Institution and Chinese Siglap, who initially wanted to try their hand at rugby,
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      Peter makes Gopal look a novice on court
      335 29  -  By ALFONSO CHAN HOME Affairs' V Gopal, Singapore's former national champion, tried in vain to raise his game against Peter Hill of Defence in a crucial Inter-Ministry Division One final match at Kallang yesterday but just couldn't find the touch he once
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        Seven-a-side soccer match for Moulmein
        67 29 THE Moulmein Community Centre Youth Group will be organising a seven-a-side soccer tournament on March 11 at toe Tan Tock Seng Football pitch. Application forms for this knockout tournament are available from Mr A Hamid between 3-9 everthe Centre's office at 1, Shan Rd, Singapore
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        National fitness test held at Stadium today
        32 29 THE Singapore Sports Council will be conducting a National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA) test tothe National Stadium. Those interested may register between 2 and 3pm
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        A jog for the family at Clementiwoods Park
        53 29 BEING the family for a jog at the Clementiwoods Park on Sunday at 7.30 am. The Family Jog is organised by the West Coast Constituency Sports Club, and Dr Wan Soon Bee, Minister of State and MP for West Coast will flag
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        SSSC walkathon for its 25th Anniversary
        61 29 THE Singapore Schools Sports Council is organising a walkathon in conjunction with its 25th Anniversary Held at four venues, the East Coast Lagoon Car Park 82, Macritchie Reservoir, Queenstown Athletic Centre and the Toa Payoh Athletic Centre, the walkathon will be flagged off simultaneously
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        Old boys pit their skills against the present
        66 29 THE old boys of Anglo-Chinese School will pit their sporting strength against the present ones in their school's 98th Anniversary programme tomorrow at the Anglo-Chinese Junior College Sports Complex at 2 ran. The following games will be played in the 27th Annual
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        Handball course for those with experience
        93 29 THE Singapore Sports Council is organising a Handball Instructors' Course from Marcs 7-April 7. Held in conjunction with the Singapore Handball Federation, the course duration is 25 hours, every Wednesday (7.30 9.50 pm) and Saturday (2.30 2.30 pm). Applicants must have practical experience in
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      Lock icon Shell's tactical ploy works
      382 30  -  Shell Yellow 78 American School 63 Report: K SILVAM FAVOURITES Shell Yellow defeated American School 78-63 in a thrilling Singapore Sports Coun-cil-Shell Basketball Invitation tournament final at Gay World Stadium yesterday. The Americans displayed superiority in the early stages of the game with their agility, height
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      42 28 MRS. A. MUNIAMMAL d/o ARUMUGAM Aged 72 hat passed away peacefitfy on 17/2/84 at 10.30pm leaving behind ton, daughters, son-in-laws, daughter-in-law and grandchildren to mourn their loss. Cortege is leaving Blk 3, #01-40 Margaret Close, B'pore (0314) at 3pm today. Tel: 4752M0.
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  • MONITOR sports
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      Athletes are invited to China meets
      322 31  -  SAAA WAITS FOR GREEN LIGHT TO SEND A TEAM By ERNEST FRIDA SINGAPORE athletes will compete in two track and field meets in China in September, if they get the green light from the Singapore National Olympic Council The Singapore Amateur Athletic Association has
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      A Wise ace, but it came a year too late for a car
      224 31  -  By ERNEST FRIDA TRINUCH WISE of Sentosa Golf Gub caused a stir in the Keppel Women Open golf championship yesterday when she registered a hole-in-one but she was a year too late for the grand prize of
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      SAINTS KEEP MARCHING IN
      125 31 SHORT PASSES BLACKBURN (England), Saturday FAVOURITES Southampton scrambled into the last eight of the English Football Association (FA) Cup last night with a tense, hard-fought 1-0 win over Second Division Blackburn Rovers. Midfielder David Armstrong snatched Southampton's 53rd minute winner their third successive away triumph in
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      Howe fined for abusing ref
      57 31 LONDON, Saturday DON HOWE, manager of First Division club Arsenal since Terry Neill was sacked in mid-December, has been fined £250 (about $5750) for abusing a referee. The Football Association found him guilty of directing improper comments to referee Ken Walmsley at the end of
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      Lock icon I'm world's No. 1, says McEnroe
      114 31 UPI SYDNEY, Sat: John McEnroe of the United States moved into today'i final of the four-man tennis challenge against Guillermo Vilas when he beat arch-rival Ivan Lendl 7-5 6-2 6-1 yesterday. Vilas lost 4-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 to Mats Wilander but still had enough
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