Singapore Monitor, 28 March 1984, Afternoon Edition

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  • 18 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR EVENING"! EDITION; r M C (P) No 13,5 83 Wednesday, March 28, 1984 30 cents
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  • 358 1  -  By OEI SIN GIOK FEWER point blocks are being built in new towns developed by the Housing and Development Board. One of the rea- sons is the height constraints in these new towns which restrict buildings such as the point blocks which are 25-storeys tall.
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  • 258 1 AP WASHINGTON, Wednesday THE Soviet Union is nearing completion of underwater tunnels leading to underground bases where its new missile-firing submarines could hide from detection by US spy satellites, Defence Department sources said yesterday. The Washington Times said yesterday there are four tunnels, one of
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  • home
    • 377 2  -  Police schemes here progressive, he says I* K K FONG OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD Police Posts and the interaction between the police force and the people have greatly impressed the visiting police chief from London. Sir Kenneth Newman, 56, the Commissioner of the 26,000-strong London
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    • 182 2 Lianhe Wanbao THE THONG Chai Free Clinic in Chin Swee Road will start an evening service from May. It will be opened from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm, Mondays to Fridays. Two physicians have been engaged specially to operate the new service.
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    • 242 2  -  By FAEZAH ISMAIL A HOUSEwife saw her 48-year-old brother, who was perching on the kitchen window, jump to his death, the coroner's court heard this morning. Madam Chan Ah Tai, of Blk 301 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, told the
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    • 82 2 THE College of Physical Education intends to accept 50 students in its first intake for its Diploma in Physical Education course to begin this year. An Education Ministry official said this morning the college would also conduct an in-service course for present PE
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    • 247 3 Excavator damages 22-kilowatt cables causing blackout A GIANT excavator belonging to a French construction firm damaged two 22-kilowatt cables at Bright Hill Drive this morning, causing an extensive power blackout in the Thomson Road area. A spokesman for the Public Utilities Board confirmed that at
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    • 155 3 A GOLDSMITH in Upper Serangooa Road lost two £ld chains valued at $900 to three conmen yestery. Miss L C Teou, 18, a salesgirl of Ban Cbeong Jewellers, told police that three foreifners walked into the shop at about noon. One of them
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    • 124 3 A POLICE constable was today charged with commiting criminal breach of trust. Lim Beng Yee, 20, was alleged to have, on Jan 11, been entrusted by Mr Goh Seow Chuan with his POSB Cash-On-Line card. A sum of $920 was said to have been misappropriated
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    • 340 3  -  By LYE YIN FONG THE Civil Service will launch a year-round productivity campaign from April. A working committee consisting of representatives from various ministries, departments and statutory boards, have been set up to organise and implement the activities. A theme called Improving the
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    • 477 4 Lianhe Zaobao THE FIRST part of the SBC's TV drama, The Awakening, may be acquired by the Japanese national TV network NHK for i telecast in that country. The SBC has re-edited the first two episodes yesterday into one lasting between 60 to
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    • 263 4  -  By LYE YIN FONG A CHILDCARE centre in every new-genera-tion community centre. And if that's not enough, one in each of the 75 constituencies. This is what the People's Association is aiming for. This year alone, the PA will set
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    • 322 4 Soon computers in hotel rooms THE PAN PACIFIC Hotel in Marina Square will be the first Singapore hotel to install personal computers in 27 of its 44 suites when it opens for business. The 800-room hotel will also set aside some sets for rent. Mr Manfred Haeger, its general manager,
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    • 455 6  -  By SIT YIN FONG MANY more women would have joined a group insurance scheme for the aged officially launched by the People's Association Retirees' Club yesterday if not for the male chauvinistic attitude of some husbands. Without actually calling them male
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    • 108 6 THE THREE group insurance schemes offered by the club are: HOSPITAL AND SURGICAL BENEFITS INSURANCE: For |60 a year, a retiree is entitled to 60 days' stay in a Class B-l ward in a government hospital, plus coverage of fees for surgery, anaesthetic, theatre, specialist consultation, therapy,
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    • 322 6  -  252 chefs from 10 countries taking part in Salon Culinaire next month B* YEOW MEI SIN MEMBERS of the public will, for the first time, be able to view Salon Culinaire, a cooking contest that will be part of the Food
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    • 134 6  -  ■y FOO MEY KIEN DELEGATES to a two-day seminar next month will pay special attention to "fine chemicals." Fine chemicals are high-technology products used in the pharmaceutical, bio-technical, food and agricultural industries. Complex chemical processes using specialised equipment and highly trained technicians and
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    • 221 6  - Soon more medical books at half price By SHAMALA KANDIAH A LOCAL publishing firm signed a jointventure agreement with a British company today to publish medical books which will be sold at reduced prices. P G Publishing has been reprinting medical books since last February. It has reprinted 57 titles
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    • 117 2 PALM COURT Dine and wine alfresco. By candlelight Moon and stars, balmy atmosphere and soft breezes, good food and drinks will make for a pleasant evening. Malayan Cultural Show every night in the Breezy Verandah. AMPLE FREE PARKING Our tradition is legendary S Raffles Hotel BraMt Rood. Stnaaporr 0711. 7W
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    • 46 3 WE COULDNT IMPROVE OUR SUNSETS, SO WE'VE DONE THE NEXT BEST THING. WEVE DOUBLED THE PLEASURE OF THE VIEW. THE TRADEWINDS' SUNDOWNER HOUR MONDAYS THRU V SATURDAYS, FROM 5.30 PM 7.00 PM Ik WHEN DRINKS .IHHi COST ONLY HALF THE BAR PRICE. I m MWCOPORB Z
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    • 88 4 CLUBHOUSE^ Vietnamese Restaurant A division of Singapore Tennis Centre One of the best tennis complexes in Asia 1020 East Coast Parkway, Singapore 1544. Tel: *****28 *****66 80 Popular Genuine Dishes At Your Choice Have a traditional dinner in a tropical atmosphere. Right by the sea-side. 3fC Enjoy a fast luncheon
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    • 131 5 Artistic Impression by Citizen. I iK H tmm 3 >^^K, I Hp I ti \B' oJ >. m s-vi I flf Hi «J 7 J Wk T j >' a IK a. u P»v**»«*«vg L?j i»a w*w jk/ a liM |r fl j"*' a«jiJ «£^^r KM rw 4J Kl j,
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  • world
    • 182 8 AP JAKARTA, Wednesday ASEAN'S first joint industrial project, a fertiliser plant in Sumatra, is likely to suffer a US$lO million (Ss2l million) deficit for its first year in operation, an official said yesterday. "The Asean fertiliser plant will suffer a US$lO million
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    • 607 8 Government statistics show $1.54 billion invested in 1983 AP SYDNEY, Wednesday WEALTHY Hong Kong families apprehensive about life in the British colony after China resumes control in 1997 are pouring money into Australia. Government statistics show that in 1983, some US|735 million (551.54 billion)
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    • 268 8  -  By ROSS TERRILL LATWP VERY few think Mr Deng Xiaoping's Government will be able to "regain sovereignty" without wreqfcing Hong Kong. Beijing eyes Hong Kong hungrily because It feels the sting of being left behind economically in East Asia. But that very hunger
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    • 291 8 AP PORT MORESBY, Wednesday TWO JET fighters, believed to be Indonesian, buzzed a Papua New Guinea border post and fired a projectile that was probably a rocket, government officials said today. The two jets roared across the PNG border
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    • 568 10 THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE AP WASHINGTON, Wwlnmday DEMOCRATS began drafting their 1984 platform yesterday, instructed by party leaders to toe us instead on documenting a record of "failure and deception" by President Ronald Reagan, as a decisive battle for the party's presidential
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    • Article, Illustration
      114 10 AP FIRST Lady Nancy Reagan watches children put coins into a panda bank in front of the National Zoo's giant panda house in Washington. The First Lady was launching a "pennies for pandas" drive on Monday, asking American school children to donate money in an emergency effort to
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    • 275 10 UPI WASHINGTON, Wednesday THE Reagan Administration has announced another major round in its 4-year-old effort to "graduate" products of the more advanced developing countries from dutyfree status. The office of the US trade representative said yesterday that for the fiscal year starting on
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    • 162 10 UPI PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday THE latest craze in designer-made eyeglasses has led to the deaths of at least three people killed by thieves who tried to swipe their glasses, police said yesterday. Thieves have been tearing the fashionable, German-made glasses, known as
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    • 162 10 AP WASHINGTON, Wednesday AMERICAN high school students have forsworn most political protests, tempered their obsession with moneymaking and careers, and are "probably more closely aligned with their parents than they have been in 30 years", a survey of youth attitudes showed yesterday.
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    • 302 11 Reuter BANGKOK, Wednesday THAI Air Force planes went into action to help repulse intruding Vietnamese forces in a brief clasn on the northeast Thai border on Monday, informed military officials said yesterday. They said 60 to 80 Vietnamese soldiers crossed into
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    • 150 11 UPI MOSCOW, Wednesday THE Soviet Union has denied reports it refused permission for a private envoy carrying a message from President Reagan to Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko to meet with high-level Kremlin leaders. "These reports are another portion of deception,' the official
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    • 239 11 AP LONDON, Wednesday STRIKING coal miners clashed with police and blocked a northern England highwav yesterday in a campaign to close the 22 per cent of Britain's mines still working. Only 38 of the nation's 176 mines were in operation
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    • 542 12 UPI MANILA, Wednesday THE English tongue is taking its licks these days in the Philippines. In a nation that has traditionally boasted one of the world's largest Englishspeaking populations, a combination of rising nationalism and declining everyday usage threatens to turn English
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    • 135 12 AP MANILA, Wrtiwday THE Asian Development Bank yesterday approved a loan of US|l3O million (***** million) to help the Philippines get over a severe shortage of imported fertiliser and pesticides threatening food production this year. An ADB announcement said the money will
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    • 53 12 PERUVIAN woman bullfighter Lola do Espane la charged and lifted In her firat fight at the Acho bullring in Lima, Peru. She only auffered a acare and minor injuriea. Acho ia the country's oldeat bullring and will be the acene of a special aeriea of fighta this
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    • 199 12 AP STOCKHOLM, Wed SWEDEN'S Sooial Democratic government is up in arms over mushrooming private initiatives in areas traditionally reserved for the welfare state. The main battlegrounds are in public health and child care. One way the Social Democrats have threatened to
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    • 150 12 AP MELBOURNE, Wednesday VICTORIA'S state government announced plans yesterday to legalise B restitution in massage parlours, but ley won't be called brothels because the public finds the term unpleasant. It would be the first state in Australia to decriminalise the world's oldest
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    • 271 9 y ees**** a bbb I I-J' •>" Electrostatic Platemaker OE3 volume machine ability to HP produce ready-to-run plates in about 20seconds quick, simple operation with tew controls to master /a- features a remarkable optical system that bcanner IDSW eliminates shadows on paste-ups, saving »n v. dual speed facsimile MF re-touching
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    • 80 10 Worth Trying Our Special Japanese Set Lunch with varieties from $8-sls* (> Jk> m If We also serve Unagi Donburi (Smoked Eel Rice), Katsudon (Pork Cutlets) Tempura, Shabu-Shabu Sumiyaki (Barbecue) Noodle? and Sushi. Take-aways and orders for parties and other banquet functions are available. Business Hours: 12.00 noon 3.00 pm
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    • 195 11 The sensation of the 1983 Tokyo Motor Show SUZUKIMHV The new high-technology 1000 cc car. A masterpiece of precision engineering. I High perfonnance Superior driving Suzuki engine comforts Low fuel consumption A light, aluminium V At a constant speed cylinder block 4JhHML ■< LP JfIHH of 90km/h. the engine that
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    • 128 12 The mountain aiMreshness itoi' f N cat^ee you can the I the The come to your flk conditioned rooms with real fresh clean air. A|## with 5 gold plated needles Get rid of dust cigarette smoke and stale WwmA "to ensure constant nutnut odours wi,h Living Air Living Air emi,s
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  • money
    • 222 13 THE Singapore stock market closed weaker at noon despite a firm opening, as institutional investors continued to stav on the sidelines. Onlv one counter, Tuan Sing Holdings, was traded above the 100,000 level to close at 90 cents. Faber Merlin and Promet
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    • 405 13  -  THIS WILL HELP IN MONITORING NEW SYSTEM By FOO CHOY PENG THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has asked banks taking part in the new inter-bank Giro system to submit relevant information on their operations. The information requested includes data on the banks'
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    • 178 13 POSB started the Giro system and Hongkong Bank and United Overseas Bank followed suit. They are leading the customers' way into a cashless society through the electronic transfer of funds. POSB allowed Giro payments for income tax and PUB and Telecoms bills. Other
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    • 168 13 SHARE OF THE DAY JURONG Cement's pre-tax profits are estimated around $20 million for the vear ending March 31, 1984 compared with $14.2 mllion previously. London stockbroker Laurence, Prust Co made this forecast for the short term because the expected lower prices of clinker
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    • 204 13 IN SINGAPORE, the US dollar was little changed against most currencies compared with New York's close in quiet early trading, dealers said. They said the dollar lacked direction and operators remained largely sidelined awaiting further Clce Indications. It is expected to ade within narrow ranges until later
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    • 248 14  -  Biggest syndicated loan ever in S'pore attracts 12 banks By FOO CHOY PENG THE BIGGEST syndicated loan ever undertaken in Singapore of $500 million received a good response from participating banks and a signing ceremony is expected within the next few days.
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    • 130 14 FIRST Allied Corporation Bhd (FACB) has confirmed that its proposed acquisition of Arosa Development is a "very substantial acquisition." But it denies that the move is a "reverse takeover" as there will be no change in control when the acquisition is
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    • 214 14 Young Rubicam gets accounts worth $3 million 1984 has started strongly for Young Rubicam Singapore. The advertising agency reports that it has been appointed to handle major projects for five big advertisers. Y R Singapore will be handling worldwide advertising for The Westin Stamford and Westin Plaza Hotels in Raffles
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    • 133 14 THE FIRST National Bank of Boston will conduct its Thailand business through its Singapore branch from June. A bank spokesman said that considering the unlikelihood of obtaining a banking licence in Thailand in the foreseeable future, it had decided to close the bank's Thailand
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    • 147 14 COMPANY NEWS ROTHMANS Industries Ltd's group turnover increased about 10 per cent from $75 million to $82 million for the half year ended Dec 31, 1983. Group pre-tax profit reached $19 million, up 13 per cent from a previous $17 million, due
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    • 254 14 Selected stocks at midday. Market tone: slightly lower. Cold Storage 4.28/4.30 Fraser Neave 6.15/6.20 Haw Par 2.58/2.59 Jacks Int'l 5.10 B Keck Seng 5.50 S Magnum 3.70/3.72 M Cement 8.60 S Arab Mai Dev Boustead 2.68/2.69 Esso 12.40/12.80 Genting 5.15/5.20 GIH 2 84/2.85 Hume 5.20/5.40 Inchcape 2.84/2.85 MUIB
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    • 120 14 Your SS to ono unit of foreign currency Selling Buying TT/DO TT DO USf 2.0895 2.0795 2.0705 sterling 3.0290 3.0069 2.9969 Australian 9 1.9750 1.9509 1.9409 Canadian 1.6395 1.6194 1.6094 New Zealand 1.3995 1.3795 1.3695 S$ to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 11.5719 11.2719 11.2219 Belgian franc/comm
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  • PROPERTY SECTION
    • 445 15  -  Far East City Hotel will have many special attractions By ANNIE CHIA AFTER a 15-year lay-off, the Far East Group is returning to the hotel business. This tune its involvement will include both development and management. The group's first adventure in the
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    • 156 15 SALES LOCATION DESCRIPTION AREA TTTLI PRICE DATE AQINT Ptwenu Garoen 3 oedoc.cn comer 205 sq m $510,000 Nov ERA 0»i 23 tarrac*. 2-slorev (2.200 sq Hi party h#nr»ried Froereld BraOdelVww 34«troomftat 166 sqm 1285.000 Doc ERA HUOC rsghloor (1.770 sq fl) DM 20 99 rears leasehold LEASES LOCATION
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    • 690 16  -  By ANG PENG HWA SMALL apartments, especially those priced below $300,000, are in hot demand, say several valuers and estate agents. "Demand is good. That is why they are able to maintain their prices," said Mr John Goh of Hans Boon. And demand is
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    • 248 16  -  By ANNIE CHIA FIRM plans to build a playground onan existing piece of land lying just behind Gloria Mansion along Pasir Panjang Road have been made by its management committee. The empty plot about 2,150 sq m(23,142 sq ft) was the main attraction to
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    • 360 17 THE BRITISH Club, a $14-million development, will have room for "foreign" nationals, when it is completed late next year. Some 49 per cent of its members will be represented by different nationalities, accordingto the club's chairman, Mr Douglas Beaton. But, to protect the
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    • 61 15 YONG AN PARK DISTRICT 9 Nestled within a residential haven in District 9, we have on offer, a fine selection of 2,3 4-bedroom apartments from an asking price of $330,000/-onwards. This is a timely opportunity to invest in the most sought after area in Singapore. M Knight Frank Cheung Hock
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    • 89 15 Buying a house Take advantage of OUB's Housing Loan Scheme OUB's Housing Loan Scheme offers: Easy loan repayments with CPF contributions Longer repayment period of up to 25 years Loan with Overdraft facility Competitive interest rates Currently: Up to 10 years 9Vb% p a 11 to 25 years 9 3
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    • 284 16 O DBSFINANCE FOR BETTER HOME FINANCING Up to 100% of valuation including use of CPF savings. Attractive interest rates: 1 to 10 years 9V«% p.a. 11 to 25 years 9Vi% p.a. Bridging finance available. HUDC (Phase 1) loans available up to 85% of valuation. A wide choice of easy repayment
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    • 57 16 IBS Housing Loan Scheme 5 good reasons why our Scheme is better 90% to 100% Financing Available Easy and Flexible Loan Repayment Lower Effective Interest Immediate Benefit Bridging Loan Plan Call us today at Tel: *****88 We will be happy to help you your BANK or wwoAFom ltd 60 Raffle*
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    • 110 17 /a Tr jsfali^^y Need a loan to buy a home? POSB~pIus~CFF Home Loan is an unbeatable combination We offer the most attractive housing loan Maximum repayment period of 25 years package in town: Use of your CPF monthly contributions to The lowest interest rates: pay the monthly instalments I-10 years
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  • letters
    • 509 18 IT WAS recently announced that one of Singapore's landmarks the Capitol Building has been earmarked for demolition. This sad news will bring a pang of regret to us who were in our teens in the early Thirties when the North Bridge Road
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    • 81 18  -  REPLY CHEW KING HWAN for Permanent Secretary (Education) I REFER to the letter headlined Don't transfer such a good teacher by "Grateful Parent" (SM, March 15). The teacher referred to, Miss Fiona, is an Institute of Education trainee on attachment to the school for teaching
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    • 229 18 I REFER to the letter headlined Our soldiers must be fighting fit to win people's respect by "Buckled Up" (SM, March 24). I wish to defend my stand on several points. Firstly, I did not say that reservists going for Residential Training
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    • 98 18 "SEVERAL hundred several thousand Japanese enterprises should come to China to invest." Chinese leader Deng Hsiao-ping to Japanese Premier Yasuhiro Nakasone. "IF YOU have to depend on sheer numbers of wave after wave of people charging, then we'll be finished." Foreign Minister S Dhanabalan on defence. "WESTERN Europe (is)
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    • 389 18 ON JAN 2 at about noon, I drove my Malaysian guest to a hotel to pick up his brother who was checking out with his luggage. The arrangement was that my Malaysian friend woula help his brother to
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    • 281 18 SINGAPORE appears to be in between the jaws of a pair of giant pincers formed by its own confusion. On the one hand, many private citizens in Singapore appear to be unable to tell tne difference between driving a car and driving
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  • opinion/letters
    • 481 19 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT THE Committee on the Problems of the Aged deserves kudos for a thorough and competent report. The recommendations are timely, far-reaching and, in some cases, courageous. If implemented, they will boost the confidence of the elderly in Singapore and about
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    • 276 19  -  Of people who throw things out of highrise buildings JUNE ANASTIASA Singapore 0316 I HAVE discovered after visiting a colleague's highrise flat how irresponsible some Singaporeans are. I saw flat dwellers throwing down missiles and water bombs at cars and objects below. These
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    • 279 19 ACCIDENTS and fire are caused by irresponsible acts, disregard for others, selfishness and flouting of safety rules. I am a resident of a highrise flat, and I have witnessed an incident which I am relating here with the hope that it will
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    • 18 19 ONE great use of words is to hide our thoughts Voltaire, French writer (1694-1778).
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous

  • leisure
    • 955 20  -  THE VOICE APPEAL OF PAUL YOUNG rAVJ^., By ROBERT HILBURN in Hollywood LAT-WP WHAT? A hot new male British pop star who doesn't dress like a woman? And doesn't hide behind a wall of synthesisers? And wasn't inspired by the punk moVement of 1976? What could Paul
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    • 499 20  -  HEARING HIS MUSIC IS LIKE MEETING THE MAN Reviewed by PHILIP CHEAH IN A TIME when everyone is going wild-eyed over Michael Jackson's eight Grammys, very few will remember that a formidable bluesman named Muddy Waters died last year. Still fewer will remember that
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    • 644 21  -  ROGER DALTREY ANOTHER ROCK STAR HITS MIDDLE AGE •y MARILYN BECK in HOLLYWOOD THE QUESTION is getting to be very common these days: What does a rock star do when he reaches middle age? It would seem to be particularly trying for former Who lead singer
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    • 783 21  -  By JANE EDWIN IPS IN THE YEAR that John Lennon formed the Beatles, a baby daughter was born to British singer Marty Wilde and his dancer wife Joyce Baker. At 21, Marty was a heart-throb star making such hit records as Endless Love, Rubber Ball, Donna
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    • 828 22  -  By BARBARA MANNING DIET, exercise, "getting physical" Americans have picked up the banner of physical well-being with a vengeance. And the stars of showbiz are no different from other people. In fact, they're found in the forefront of this lifestyle, as looking good is
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    • 575 22 Recently, CH'NG POH TIONG had the good fortune of meeting and interviewing Louis Latour, a respected name in the wine world. At 50, Monsieur Latour is the fifth in a family tradition whose inheritors all bear the name Louis Latour. QUESTION: Monsieur Latour, why did you include
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    • 695 22 WHAT is a wine supposed to taste like? When does a wine yield the kind of character that makes it true to type? If the question involves wine of all labels, new and old, the most honest response is: "I do not know." It is a
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    • 423 22 LAT-WP HERE are some answers to the most com-monly-asked questions about champagne, as (irovided by the Comite nterprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne in Epernay, France. How should I keep champagne? Champagne is sold after a long ageing process, when it is ready for drinking; therefore it cannot
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    • 369 24  -  TV SCENE By WONG SING YEONG MAKING television commercials is a major money-spinner for celebrities. For example, it has been reported that the money Hong Kong stars Carol Cheng and Chow Yuen Fatt make from advertisements is more than their TVB salaries. Their income, though,
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    • 446 24 George Orwell (Part 1) (Ch 12, 8 pm) THIS is the first comprehensive film portrait of George Orwell (1903-1950), one of the greatest political writers of this century and noted for his two brilliant satires, Animal Farm and Nineteen EightyFour. The story of Orwell's extraordinary
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    • 733 25 iSTARSTRUCK HEALTH PROBLEMS GROUND HIM SORRY FOLKS, but it is certain that Hideki Saijo will not come here for his television show after all. Barely a month after the Red-White Song Contest, Hideki was admitted to hospital after constant complaints of headaches. He was feared
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 1272 23 ii—a—aaw» /im? o A —i /JHv/ TME BMGAPORE MOMTOR /LL IGISUFO WEDNEIOAY, MARCH 26 I—4 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Hotel with Gloria. 4.55 Animals, Animal*, Animals: Mouaa. 1 5.15 Rompar Room (E). X 5.45 Homa. Danny, a newcomer to Westmere Homa, becomes hostile n '«B '■■^HBiI because
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 484 25 fllAi GUIO€ METROPOLE (*****27): YOB, THE HUNTER from the future (e> DAUT (*****16): MURDER MOST FOUL (Q VENUS (*****97): TEENAGER'S DREAM (C) UWAQU (*****30): THE RASCAL BILUONAIRE (q ANQ ■*> kk> (*****71): IMPERIAL NAVY (E) BEDOK (*****7): ESPRIT D'AMOUR (C) PLAZA (*****71): GO FOR IT (E) Starring: Alan Tain, N1
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    • 148 26 CAPITOL: Opens Tomorrow A film for every Man, Woman and Child WHO CARES about TOMORROW. SCREWED TO RECORD CROWDS in AUSTRALIA, GERMANY,ITALY MEXICO, GREECE and HONGKONG. wWrll A ■Lfm II W wMr 1 I 11 THE DAY AFTER ...When War Games Are Real. |flk Starring lASONROBARDS lOBETH WILLIAMS STEVEN GUTTENBERG
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    • 100 26 CATHAY: NOW SHOWINGI (*****00) 11am, 1.30.4. 6.30 ft 9.15pm From m same producer JAIME UYS who gave you "THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY" |i ORCHARD— —j!| I- OPENS TOMORROW—'« (*****88) 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 ft 9.15pm 0 CHAMPIONSHIP 5 /JN inldwteticil Mfcf BRUCE DERII •STtCK UiCH 2 ROMRI MTCHUM MARTIN SHEEN
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    • 41 26 IHHH rrODAY: TOMORROW: iHigh tide: 8.56 am (2.1 m) High tide: 9.52 am (2.3 m) I Low tide: 3.56 pm (0.5 m) Low tide: 4.39 pm (0.4 m) I High tide: 10.56 pm (2.2 m) High tide: 11.20 pm (2.2 m)
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    • 811 26 THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra give concerts on Friday and Saturday at Victoria |^^Hfl||^^^l Concert Hall 8.15 pm. H V pJfl Soloist is American pia- nist Leonard Pennario. a iB MH Tickets at *7 U| Vf jT* BH and 94 are available at the usual booking cen- HI LUNCHTIME CONCERT u
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    • 640 28 leisure comics WEDNESDAY, march 2>iqm faV ASSIGNMENT: TOP SECRET By Bill Barry /KRUG«H WA&TWEONCX MjHalUI /WHO HAD LISA LIQUWATEdA SOMEHOW SMC FOUND J ~\S7 I ,#|Wll%. I' .-.***9 OUT THAT KRUGER WAS BEFORE LILY WAS MURDCRKD SHE WAS ifißliJ-J 11 I A DOUBLE AGENT. ABLE TO PLACE TWE INFORMATION IN
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  • SIBEX '84 March 28 to 31, 1984 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION • WORLD TRADE CENTRE, SINGAPORE
    • 318 29 SIBEX, the fifth Singapore International Building Exposition, which opens today and ends on Saturday, is expected to be the largest building exhibition in Asia this year. The exhibition takes up more than 13,000 square metres of covered space at the World Trade Centre. Conequip, the
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    • 297 29 Day One March 28,1984 2.15 pm 4.45 pm Session 1 Architects Forum Session Chairman Mr Tony Tan Keng Joo uu. ■■aaliianl viol mwafin Singapore Institute of Architects/ Chief Architect Housing and Development Boerd 2 .15 pm Activities in the construction industries in Indonesia today and in the forseeabie
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    • 81 31 WALL tiles of extravagant designs and colours by Kenzan of Japan will liven up your plain walls. Exhibited by Unique International Agencies at Sibex *84, the tiles come in many colours, glazed or unglazed. The tiles are suitable for use both indoors and outdoors, in
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    • 253 31 Laticrete the modern mortars with the mostest THE use of special latex polymers instead of water in the mixing of Portland cement sand mortars is said to provide greatly improved physical characteristics and better working properties. These polymers are sold under the trade name of Laticrete. They are used for
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    • 513 32 This beautiful, natural material is finding its way into homes here THE qualities of granite were well known to builders of the ancient civilisations in Egypt, Greece and Rome. They used this durable and beautiful natural material to build their temples, obelisks and other
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    • 164 33 ...AND THE BOTTLE HOUSE Story and pictures by LEE CHIU SAN A NEW Zealand motel owner couldn't bottle up his feelings any longer after hearing all this talk about people in glass houses. He went out and built himself one, using 14,720 old bottles. The Bottle House,
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    • 198 33 REMEMBER the old sayings about people in glass houses? You might have agreed with the sentiments expressed, but have paused to wonder: "But who lives in a glass house?" Well, they do nowadays. Many buildings in the West are using glass blocks as a basic building
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    • 238 34 FIBREGLASS is now being used in the construction of industrial and domestic water tanks. As a construction material, fibreglass offers a number of advantages over conventional metal or cement containers. For a start, fibreglass is much lighter an important factor to be considered when
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    • 154 34 Bonotti Fine Granite A revolutionary breakthrough in granite for homes lifetime shine. Maintenance-free. Bonotti Fine Granite. Popular enduring beauty 30-50%, no less, over traditional granite tiles. among natural finishes. Now available in more than lOglorious Beautiful Bonotti Fine Granite. What was till now shades. Plus a whole new range of
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    • 337 37 classified 273-9090 Skuslkfm VscmH Car«fr Opportunities with THE SINGAPORE MONITOR We are a major newspaper publishing company in the process of rapid expansion. We seek suitably qualified persons for the following positions: A SALES SUPERVISOR Age 28 years and above Min. GCE 0' level and bMingual Possess leadership, drive and
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    • 183 38 IN THE MATTER OP THB COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 189 WINO LEONO TRADtNO PRIVATE LIMITED NOTICB TO CmOTOW NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the abovenamed company, which is being wound up voluntarily, are required oo or before SI April 1004 to send in their names and addresses and
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    • 369 38 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OP THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. ISS WINO LEONO TRAIMNO PRIVATE LIMITED PaVslNj^ At an Extraordinary General meeting of the members of WING LEONGTRADING PRIVATE LIMITED duly convened and held st X Finlayson green #10-04 Asia Insurance Building. Singapore 0104 oo the 20th day of March 1004,
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    • 110 38 r THE BUKIT KATIL 1 RUBBER ESTATES BERHAD (Incorporated in Malaysia) INTERIM DIVIDEND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the directors have declared an Interim Dividend of 10% less 40% Malaysian Income Tax in respect ot the year ending 30th April. 1984 to be made payable on 25th April, 1984 to
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  • sports
    • 93 39 DIV. 2 PROMOTION prospects SOUTH AVENUE continued their unbeaten ran with a 4-2 win over CHANGI UNITED. This was their fourth straight victory and put them in second place. PIONEER ARSENAL fought from a goal down to draw 11 with TELOK BLANGAH. KAKI
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    • 419 39 LEADERS ROUGE LEARN A BITTER LESSON FROM TWNG BAHRU NEWWEEK ROUND CUp IT WAS a sweet and sour week for POLICE SPORTS ASSOCIATION the current Division One leaders. Last week they raced ahead of their rivals when they topped 25 points, five ahead of fallen leaders
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    • 71 39 DIV. 3 MOUNTBATTEN the Division Three front-runners were halted momentarily from their winning ways this week. Ayer Rajah did well to hold the Division Three leaders to a 2-2 draw. But Mountbatten, with 20 points, still lead their nearest opposition by seven points. Second-placed
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    • 286 39 Division One P W D L F A Pts POLICE 13 8 0 5 25 18 24 SAFSA 12 5 4 3 20 11 19 FARRER PARK D'MOS 11 6 1 4 20 13 19 TIONG BAHRU 13 4 7 2 18 14 19 TOA PAYOH UTD
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    • 255 39 BUSINESS HOUSES LEAGUE SEMIFINALS OBEROI IMPERIAL vs HITACHI CONSUMER (5.15 pm) HILTON INTERNATIONAL vs BANK de PARIS (7pm) Both matches to bo plmyed at Jalan Besar Stadium SOCCER fans are in lor a treat this evening at the Jalan Besar Stadium where two Singapore Business
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    • 261 39 ALLEGATIONS of assault involving two Division Three teams will have to be investigated once again before any action is taken. The FAS tournament committee last night announced that the protest, lodged by Gibraltar Crescent against opponents Kampong Kapor in a
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    • 98 39 THE Singapore ExNational Soccer Players Club yesterday began their buildup for the ExNationals quadrangular meet here in May. They beat NFL Division One team Tampines Hovers 3-2 in a match at Farrer Park. Arshad Khamis, Yunos Baba and Abu Bakar Saad scored for the
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    • 833 40  -  RACING TODAYS THACKWORK ■y WONDER BOY SPEEDY brown gelding Financier 111 showed improvement with a fluent workout in Ipoh this morning. with a riding boy astride, the King Canary four-year-old was hard held to do strong pacework on the sand, striding out smartly all
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    • 260 40 Reuter MOSCOW, Wednesday YOUNG SOVIET cbess star Gary Kasparov appears to be on a winning course in the world Championship eliminator against compatriot Vasily Smyslov, chess experts said yesterday. Assessing play after seven encounters in Vilnius, Lithuania, they said Kasparov had won
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    • 538 41  -  By ERNEST FRIDA EVERY once in a while, a star is born, and in the recent Singapore Open golf championship, it was Kyi Hla Han, the 23-year-old Burmese who kept the pulses of golf fans leaping at the Bukit Course last week. Hla Han,
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    • Article, Illustration
      342 41 A CUPiflllS nhfttiy—h— l |m|i at the WarU Wresttim stow THOSE HUGE lumbering hulks crash on the mat like an avalanche. A few ladies clasp their hands in prayer. Again, Jerry Morrow throws Keith Hart helplessly and repeatedly gives him a "head to head collision" punishment. Throw him again!
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      556 42 THEY'VE been trying to bury PHIL NEAL ever since he made his debut for Liverpool in 1974. Too slow on the turn. Weak in the air. Poor distribution. These are among the more printable things his critics throw at the Anfield fullback. Fifty England caps and hundreds of
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    • 268 42 FORMER East Asia individual champion Zainal Abidin's plans to turn professional next year has received a humble boost from a fan in what may signal the start of a fund to finance his venture on the professional circuit. Housewife Babe Rice, herself a squash
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    • 297 43 Yellow card offences may put them out of action KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday SELANGOR, who have made it known that they are more interested in regaining the Malaysia Cup than winning the League Cup, are down with "yellow" fever, reports The Malay Mail. Seven of their
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    • 296 43  -  By ALFONSO CHAN RICHARD GRAHAM of the Philippines had an even match against Grant Healey of Papua New Guinea in this morning's East Asia Squash match at the East Coast Recreation Centre. It was a point for point battle before Healey finally
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