Singapore Monitor, 23 May 1984

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  • 12 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Wednesday, May 23, 1984 30cents
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  • 574 1  -  Farmers Down Under may grow tropical fruits if there is a market By FOO MEY KIEN AUSTRALIAN noses have never been averse to the smell of money. And just now, money smells like durians. In a move that is tantamount to Singapore sending meat pies
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  • 239 1 AP BOMBAY, Wednesday KNIFE-WIELDING gangs attacked hospital patients and others as Muslim-Hindu fighting spread to new areas in the Bombay region yesterday and the six-day fatality toll grew to 132, police said. Witnesses said at least 21 people were stabbed in the new outbreak of violence
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    • 521 2  -  A Journalists Notebook By BENNY ORTEGA ARE THERE more waterlogged days ahead for Singapore? The long flood-free ran ended last Chinese New Year when many merrymakers got their new shoes wet and inexperienced drivers those, that is, who have never manouevred through heavily flooded roads
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    • 491 2  -  By RAY MILLER THE "auto-snails" in the hands of mechanic Mohd Amin (picture at far right) are a slimy reminder for motorists of Monday's flash flood which trapped scores of cars in water up to a metre deep. As the owners wait for taxis
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    • Article, Illustration
      327 2 WHAT does a flooded motor car need by way of "oarage surgery" to put ft back on the road again? What should one do if one was caught behind the wheel in a flood? Automobile Associ- ation of Singapore breakdown services manager Mr Michael Tan gives this list of advice:
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    • 63 2 MORE wet afternoons are in store for Singapore for the next three weeks at least. An official of the Meteorological Service said short sharp afternoon showers were likely most days during this inter-monsoon period. Widespread rain and strong, gusty winds 4n.tfce mprning are also
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    • 414 3  -  By CATHARINE FERNANDO The Community Chest of Singapore is considering another method of raising funds; borrowing" an executive for a certain period to manage fund-raising. If response from employers is positive, this scheme, the "Loan Executive Programme, entails corporations giving not only money and
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    • 297 3  -  By GANDHI AMBALAM MORE THAN a hundred senior corporate executives, bankers, and lawyers from five countries are to meet in Singapore on Friday to look into business opportunities in Indonesia. The two-day conference, on May 25 and May 26, will cover
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    • From our EVENING EDITION Yesterday
      • 99 4 NG LAU SONG, only son of businessman Mr Wee Mon Cheng, apC tared in court yesterday morng on tax charges one of them related to trading in commodities estimated to have been worth about $500 million. He also faces charges of omitting an
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      • 56 4 A FOURTH air cargo terminal is to be built at Changi Airport to meet the expected growth in the regional air cargo industry. The Acting Minister for Communications and Minister of State (Defence), Dr Yeo Ning Hong, said this yesterday morning when he opened
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      • 55 4 A 59-YEAR-OLD taxi driver was found stabbed to death in his vehicle on a plot of reclaimed land near the Tanah Merah Golf Club early yesterday morning. The body was found by a couple who were jogging at about 6.15 a.m. The dead man's
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      • 46 4 POLICE have questioned a 26-vear-old man about the death on Monday of a three-and-a-half year-old girl from head injuries. Last week, a 19-month-old baby girl died in hospital in what is believed to be a case of child battering.
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    • 829 4  -  The PAP's by-election defeat caused him to join the party Focus on PAP candidate CHNG HEE KOK By YONG POW ANG A YOUNG professional, Mr Chng Hee Kok, 35, was "stunned" by the Anson by-election result on Oct SI, 1981. He
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    • 327 4 THERE must be trust and confidence between junior employees and senior officers so that they will come under one union umbrella instead of two. The "one house union for one company" structure will then truly Have its maximum advantage for all employees. This advice was given
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    • 252 5 MORE THAN 700 members of the National Police Cadet Corps will spend part of their mid-year holidays learning about the dangers of drug abuse. In one of its biggest projects this year, the corps has organised five two-day courses
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    • 125 5  -  By MAZLAN SAMAD AN UNINVITED guest dropped in during the reappointment ceremony cum showtime for the Kaki Bukit Community Centre Management Committee at about 9.45pm last night. The 400-odd crowd at Block 531, Bedok North were enjoying singer Steve Nonis' rendition of
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    • 318 5  -  By MICHAEL LIEW TESTS to determine what job a disabled person is best suited for have been proven to be very effective. Of the 26 clients referred to the Vocational and Placement Centre by social service agencies, 12 are now employed in full-time jobs, while
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    • 230 5  -  By B ORTEGA THE CARRIAN group's 90 per cent share in the 30storey Tunas building will be up for auction on June 28, at a reserve price which could be as much as $58 million below the original purchase price. Carrian,
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    • 101 4 ■fc,;. lake a Thursday Fashion Special I May 24 •5.30 pm I 1 At Mezzanine Lounge Watch the current fashion trends ml J jP as you indulge in afternoon tea and cakes or unwind over I coclcta^s Then catch up on some I Jff M\ reading or play backgammon in
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    • 156 5 < < A (W"^»ri Muhammad Ali, gold j|HJPPHHfIHH|H medalist light heavyweight cap «000 boxer, remembers the thrill of V *Br 405 cm (ML) t in Km tv with soft push H the 1960 Rome Olympics. JH And, like ourselves, he's I looking forward to the 1984 IJr*F 1811 I m
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  • world
    • 503 6 US envoy, Saudi officials meet to discuss crisis Reuter BAHRAIN, Wednesday WARRING Iran and Iraq issued fresh threats to shipping in the Gulf yesterday as a senior US envoy and Saudi officials met to discuss the crisis over air attacks on oil
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    • 172 6 DAMASCUS, Wednesday SYRIAN President Hafez Assad will send his top envoys to Teheran to mediate in the flaring war between Iran and Iraq, diplomatic sources reported yesterday. Vice President A.H. Khaddam and Foreign Minister Faruk AlSharaa will fly to the Iranian capital
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    • 418 6 Reuter LONDON: Wednesday SAUDI ARABIA, which has vowed to use all its military potential for selfdefence following air attacks on its shipping, is in a strong position to prevail in air combat with Iran, Western military analysts said yesterday. The Arab kingdom's jets
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    • 183 6 LAT-WP TOKYO: LEADERS of the Arab League were rebuffed vesterday in an attempt to enlist Japan's pressure to force Iran out of the war in the Persian Gulf, where recent attacks on tankers have endangered major Japanese oil supplies. An Arab League delegation urged Japan
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    • 842 8  -  A NEW SPIRIT OF CONFRONTATION COMES TO A HEAD FOCUS ON THE UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY Reports by RODNEY HOBSON KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday CONFRONTATION has been the style of the Mahathir Government. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, never one to shirk a fight
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    • 764 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed GOING for broke has become a popular term here. First Finance Minister Razaleigh Hamzah did it (though perhaps the phrase is unfortunate to use in reference to the man in charge of the nation's money) and then Datuk Harun Idris followed suit.
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    • 210 9 UPI JAKARTA, Wednesday INDONESIA will grant docking facilities to Soviet cargo ships in four ports to promote the export of commodities to the communist country, the nation's newspapers reported yesterday. "Indonesia has assigned four locations for Soviet Union cargo ships
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    • 359 9 AP NEW YORK, Wfdnesday A NEW personalised television (TV) system could some day allow viewers to rearrange the order of segments on evening newscasts or decide which camera angle for watching a football game. This new
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    • 57 9 Reuter NEW YORK, Wednesday THE father-in-law of New York State governor Mario Cuomo was beaten unconscious yesterday by Brooklyn muggers, police reported. A spokesman said Charles Raffa, 78, was in serious condition in a medical centre after being attacked by two men and beaten pn
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    • 530 10 TRENDS The Economist (London). SPECIAL US Trade Representative Bill Brock was furious. It was he who had led the negotiations for the "voluntary" quotas that have restricted imports of Japanese cars since 1981 and it was he who had helped bring the domestic
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    • 63 10 OFTEN, apparently insignificant events or political decisions outside Singapore may signal the start of trends of vital interest to yon they may affect the way yon live, the way you conduct your business. Reports of such events may be confined to specialist or trade publications. In
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    • 413 10  -  By DON CONLAN LAT-WP LOS ANGELES, Wednesday EVIDENCE suggests that economic growth in the first half of this year may exceed a 6 per cent annual rate. This is amazingly strong for the opening of the second year or a typical business
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    • 107 10 AP WELLINGTON, Wed LOVE scenes on television should carry subtitled warnings about the risk of pregnancy and venereal disease, a women's group has suggested. The Women's National Abortion Action Campaign said in a statement yesterday a campaign was long overdue to "counter
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    • 383 10 LAT-WP MOSCOW, Wednesday RECENT Soviet actions ranging from a military offensive in Afghanistan to the boycott of the Los Angeles Olympics suggest mood changes in Moscow as the Soviet Union becomes more isolationist. There are arguments over what is behind a new wave of chauvinism at
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    • 113 6 MING COURT SINGAPORE Rice Dumpling Festival A delicious tradition becomes a delight at the Ming Palace May 23 to June 4*11.30 am to 10 pm Dumplings. Steaming hot. Glutinous soft. Filled with tender meat or sweet smooth lotus paste. Dumplings to suit every taste. Try them all. Eat In or
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    • 105 8 Dining Ar Raffles. Elizabethan Grill. International cuisine highlighted by English specialties such as Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding on the famous silver wagon. Ample parking at the rear. Raffles Hotel tradition is legendary Beach Road. Sinßapore 0718 Tel: *****41. Totally fresh, clean air in your home, office and car Maintenance-free
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    • 8 8 New Job? Better payT Look In tho" Classifieds
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    • 144 9 convenient perfect cake Kit's convenient because it has the perfectly balanced fruit mixture that's ideal for almost any fruit-cake recipe, and easy to use! It's delicious with a nutritious combination of sultanas, raisins, citrus peel, currants, sugar and sweetened vegetable. Now with a free recipe on every pack! FRUIT MIX
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    • 202 10 JP School of Computing (A Computer Training Institution-registered with the Singapore Ministry of Education) the Training Division of REGIONAL APPLIED COMPUTING CENTRE Computer Studies Programme Applications are invited for admission to the three year computer training programme leading to professional qualifications in Computer Studies The Training Scheme The scheme of
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  • money
    • 298 11 REGIONAL stock markets, except for Tokyo, improved slightly yesterday. The Singapore stock market closed slightly higher on cheap buying and some covering interest in quiet selective trading. The Straits Times Industrial Index was 1.74 points higher at 932.17, while the broader-based UOB Composite
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    • 850 11  -  Are these so-called 'recession-proof stocks really good buys? By JOYCE QUEK and JEANNE WONG BROKERS often recommend re-cession-proof stocks when everyone believes that recession is on its way. This is due to the theory that no matter what the economic conditions are,
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    • 175 11 WHLLSTREET Reuter THE stock mar',t.t closed lower for the fourth consecuti e day yesterday as share {>rices received little technical support and nvestor concern continued over the interest rate levels and the strength of the US economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which stood at
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    • 118 11 AP THE US dollar staged a broad retreat on world foreign exchange markets yesterday, falling against all major currencies except the British pound. The price of gold was mixed in listless trading, falling in Hong Kong and Europe and nudging higher on the New York Commodity Exchange
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    • 323 12  -  Three foreign banks to arrange $157.5rn credit for trading and construction projects By OEI SIN GIOK THE Daewoo Group has turned to Singapore as a source of finance for its massive trading and construction projects in Asia and the Middle East. The South Korean
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 113 12 TEXTILE Corporation has served a notice to make a general offer to take over the remaining shares in Supreme Corporation which it does not already own. It is offering Supreme Corp's shareholders four new Textile Corp Msl shares for every
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      • 54 12 INDUSTRIAL Commercial Bank has agreed to purchase the remaining 40 per cent of ICB Finance (Hong Kong)'s paid up capital of 100,000 HK$lO shares at par from minority shareholders. With this purchase, ICB Finance will become the bank's whollyowned subsidiary. No ICB director has an
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      • 115 12 INDUSTRIAL Oxygen Inc Bhd has entered into an agreement to acquire all of Perusahaan Mekassar's paid-up capital of 2.5 millioV Msl/ t shares by issuing 23.8 million 50 cent shares at 90 cents each. The acquisition is in line with the diversification programme. While
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      • 38 12 LINGUI Developments has received approval for its proposed rights and bonus issues which are being offered on the basis of one-for-two. The rights issue price has been revised to 60 cents from Msl.
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      • 64 12 ROXY Electric has informed the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange that the provisional consideration of M 525.5 million was based on the net tangible assets value using the March 31 management accounts. The provisional consideraton for Sharp-Roxy Corp (M) and SharpRoxy Electrics Corp was based on the
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    • 110 11 In the future, you wouldn't be expected to remember telephone numbers. I I uismy I I LiJ LU LD tU I m mm m i—t rgwfl maisitsd Why have an ordinary phone when you can have the telephone of tomorrow that comes with these features: memory of 16 frequently-used numbers
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous

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    • 298 12 Wanted: Financial Reporters FOR THE SINGAPORE MONITOR IF YOU are Making sense with figures, especially those in the stock market and personal finance Own a degree in accountancy, biz ad or commerce and possess initiative Need challenges, later starting times, pressure and are willing to Enable us to mould you
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  • features
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      575 13  - By STEPHEN SESTANOVICH The Washington Post THE extremism and tireless fury of Soviet propaganda make it very difficult for the West to understand not only what Soviet leaders are saying, but what they are thinking. For more than a year, the Soviets have been giving us a real window on
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    • 254 14 ON May 13, I tried to book a taxicab for an illiterate relative from Jalan Tenteram to Hume Heights. I called the nearest taxi service stand at Balestier Road. Initially, they were not very sure where Jalan Tenteram is which is ridiculous since
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    • 214 14  -  REPLIES RAMA MEYYAPPAN Ag Chairman Board of Film Censors WE refer to the letter by law-abiding video citizen (SM, May 14). We appreciate the understanding of the writer for the need to have censorship to maintain our moral standards. It is for this reason that
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    • 301 14  -  LTC MARTIN CHOO Head Public Affairs Department Ministry of Defence I REFER to the letter "Not all soldiers have the same physical ability" (SM, May 2) by "Brains and Brawns." The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) fully recognises that the physical make-up and medical status of a serviceman
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    • 283 13 Genuine leather strap Scholl buckle In a choice of colors: Easy-adjust for better fit. Suede leather lining Blueberry, Honey Distinctive design Foam padded to help Khaki. for style. HSfes. _*<LS JM JFi' SwMK!' 'Ihk'' outer sole Rugged, secure Exclusive toe grip— Designed by Scholl to encourage Longer lasting beechwood toe-gripping
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    • 288 14 f How about a career i in JOURNALISM? I i H If you are a graduate and have worked one or opportunities for career advancement many. The i H two years, or have passed 'A' level and have at best will be given top training opportunities. I H least four
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  • opinion/letters
    • 461 15 IMusii'ibklililßiiH THE GULF WAR is being escalated by both Iraq and Iran to a level that may have adverse repercussions for us here in Singapore. With the Iraqi air attacks at Khars Island oil terminal, which provoked retaliatory strikes by Teheran, President Saddam Hussein has finally
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    • 293 15  -  CHAN KIM LIM Singapore 1535 I REFER to the letter headlined "Put a stop to rising number of commercial crimes" by "Death Wish" (SM, April 11) and truly sympathise with him. Like your writer I have had some nasty exoeriences with cheats. Why
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    • 161 15 I WOULD like to rsk the honourable Minister for HealLt, Mr Howe Yoon Chong, what solution he has for peoSle who are forced to spit owing to 1 health? I have been suffering from a running nose for 20 years or so. I
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    • 254 15 I REFER to Aggrieved Officer's letter (SM, May 9) regarding the wearing of uniform in the afternoon. Aggrieved Officer has put up a lame excuse of being hot and stuffy when putting on uniform in the afternoon. During the colonial days many uniforms are of "khaki material.
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous

  • PROPERTY SECTION
    • 908 16  -  MAS move to monitor property loans causes concern By VINCENT FONG PROPERTY and banking circles are viewing with increasing concern the closure of the major loan avenues to the building industry. This is due to the latest move by the Monetary Authority
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    • 323 17 ANNIE CHIA DESPITE the property glut, especially in condominiums, the Goldvein Group of developers have been able to sell their units in districts 9 10. This is indicated by the successful sale of the group's condominium developments, including Anguillia Mansions and Holland
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    • 367 17 PROPERTIES based on valuation can never attract buyers in this depressed market. This is the firm belief of a veteran auctioneer, Mr Michael Sim of Michael Sim Associates. Mr Sim said that there would be renewed optimism among buyers if the price was
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    • 88 17 LEASES LOCATION DESCRIPTION AREA RENT DATE* AGENT Lucky Plaza 3-bedroom apartment fully 158 aq m $2,500 May Houaewortd Diat 9 furnished (1,700 aq ft) Jalan Chelagi 2-atorey 3-bedroom 362 aq m $1,200 May Houaewortd Diat 17 aemi-detached house (3,900 aq ft) fully-fumiahed Sherwood Towera 3-bedroom apartment 135 aq
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 197 17 8 DBS FINANCE FOR BETTER HOME FINANCING Up to 100% of valuation including use of CPF savings. Attractive interest rates: Ito 10 years 9 1 p.a. 11 to 25 years —10% p.a. Bridging finance available. HUDC (Phase 1) loans available up to 85% of valuation. A wide choice of easy
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  • leisure
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      1009 18 CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT PORTRAYS THE 'REAL' TARZAN IPS WHEN Hollywood sends Tarzan swinging into view, an ex-athlete or body builder is usually clinging to the vine. Invariably depicted as a noble savage with a penchant for chasing down lions and wrestling 4.5-metre-long crocodiles, the jungle hero with the
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    • 708 18 ISTARSTBUCKf THE TVB management is going through a painful period. More ana more of its artistes have refused to renew their contracts. Some of those who have left for greener pastures in movieland or TV stations abroad are Chow Yuen Fatt, Shi Xiu, Cecilia
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    • 328 18 LAT-WP LOS ANQELES: American conductor Andre Previn, the 55-year-old former film composer and, more recently, music director of major orchestras in Houston, London and Pittsburgh, has been named music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He will officially succeed Carlo Maria Giulini in
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    • 603 20 By WONG AH YOKE THE SBC Malay Production Unit is following up the success of the comedy series, Sepanjang Jalan, with a sequel. The seven-part follow-up, to be telecast over Channel 5 at 7.50 pm from May SO (replacing Sandiwara), will have the same
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    • 466 20 Cosmopolitan Theatre Cervantes (Part 4) (Ch 12, 9.05 pm) CERVANTES secures a Spanish frigate that may carry his fellow slaves to freedom. But, once again, he is betrayed and his ransom is doubled. In 1580, two Trinitarian monks effect his release with the payment of
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    • 465 21  -  New Wave movie slackens its grip TITLE: THE TRAIL STARRING: Ricky Hai, Cheng ChatSee, Aathoay Chan DIRECTOR: Raaay Ya SHOWING: Empress, Maadaria, New Happy, Toa Payoh, Plata Reviewed by WONG SING YEONG THE TRAIL is memorable for its cinematography more than anything else. But this time, instead
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    • 554 21  -  By FRANK SANELLO UPI EL NORTE, a low-budget hit film about two Indians who flee their native Guatemala for Los Angeles, grew out of a small boy's curiosity. It was a natural for production in Mexico, where low-budget films have been been shot for
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    • Article, Illustration
      439 24  -  GINSENG CHICKEN THAT IS TASTY AND NUTRITIOUS Story: LO TIEN YIN GINSENG, like happiness, is elusive. The wildest ginseng is the most valuable. And happy is the man who finds this root, the search for which is always fraught with danger. According to old Chinese folklore, this root
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    • 347 24  -  By LO TIEN YIN FROM a typical French restaurant, Au Pactole in Paris, comes a delectable sampling prepared by Monsieur Roland Magne. Roland and his wife, Noelle, have been running the Au Pactole (which means prosperity in French) since 1977. The husband does all the cooking
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 493 19 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Hotel 4.35 The Richard Simmons Show. Simmons is joined by General Hospital stars Stuart Da mon and Jackie Zeman, who demonstrate exercises to do while watching tetev.sion 500 Animals, Animals, Animals Grasshopper Romper Room (E). 5.45 Home. The biology teacher explains about the
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    • 647 19 1 ivA I Xu-ihu meeta Menggu again in The Immortal* (C) (Ch 8, 9.35 pm) RTM v) Quran Reading. Programme Summary. Saaama Straat. Bkntoingan Agama. Tafakan Al Quran. Tha Little Raacala: Traah-Can Traasura. Axan Maghrib. Facta of LHa: Facta of Love. News and Waathar Forecast. Programme Summary. Axan layak. News
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 94 20 I■ H L -l A k H 1 You can taste it with your eyes At Pin Hsiang Restaurant, Singapore's NEWEST addition to good, traditional Sichuan cuisine. Qmveniently located next to the Shangri-la Hotel At the RELC Building. With ample FREE parking facilities. We also cater for weddings, anniversaries, etc.
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    • 53 21 A >1UAI< hi. M'.IN'i'l'l ►H *im UIIMIHINC. A' 'ON A NO I t f-' 'J I N(> <V( Mt h M M H 7 v h A I V '|S« M 2 THE f\ ijOiT 3 5 i.-| A V MFLANIF VINCZ T fi ,»►> 3<;v R«VEN OF lacrcix MS
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 369 21 fllM GUIO€ 1 Synopsis: Jealousy drives a young man into Zkug Manyu trying to prove that his wife has been un- Synopsis: An introverted wealthy young DALIT (*****16): THE TRAIL (C) faithful man, fed up with dates arranged by his Synopsis: Set intke l*Ms. tto tale deals REQAL (***** M):
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    • 236 22 OPENS FRIDAY at 4 THEATRES Jade-Liberty-Savoy-Woodlands His music and dancing sets the town free. HIT SONGS INCLUDING: OENIECi WILLIAMS LETS HEAR IT FOR THE BOY KENNY LOGGINS FOOTLOOSE W^k BONNIE TYLER HOLDING OUT HP X FOR A HERO V?-' I Si SHALAMAR m If DANCING x >/l L Ifl INTHE
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    • 196 22 ooooooooooooooooooooooo Get Ready For o Mail I.MSSI O 4 'he style# jK O q the moves of the A 2 q hottest dance AT q O craze today. 0 gOPEON: SATURDAY MIDNIGHTlI ORCHARD: 14tll BIG DAY! O (*****88) 4 SHOWS: 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 A 9.15pm Q O SEE IT WITH
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 1 22 Diary
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    • 765 22 CERAMICS r m GERD KNAPPER Ce- f >, will be on June the Goethe-Institut Art Gallery, noon to 6pm daily j-tf ±JUWfQ* except on Sundays gk t* v On Saturday, there will be a film and video 37 presentation cum ques- VAmHJ tion-and-answer session f Jw with Gerd Knapper at
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    • 38 22 TODAY: TOMORROW: Low tide: 11.35 am (0.6 m) High tide: 5.15 am (2 m) High tide: 7.34 pm (2 m) Low tide: 12.52 pm (0.7 m) Low tide: 10.45 pm (1.3 m) High tide: 7.56 pm (1.9 m)
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 470 25 leisure/ comics ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA You should be able to charm September 23 to October 22 almost anyone with whom you This isn't a very good date for come into contact today. The personal relationships with the signs are in your favour, and opposite sex. Leave
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    • 228 26 THE Singapore Powerboat Association will launch their racing programme this year with a regatta off Sembawang Park on Sunday (May 27). This new location will enable more members of the public to view the action. Compared to the SPBA's usual racing
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    • 137 26 THE Isuzu JJ, one of the rare high-performance large Japanese cars available in the Singapore market, now has a turbocharger to give added boost to its already impressive power output. With the blower, the two-litre JJ puts out about 150 horsepower, which is a lot
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    • 187 26 THE biggest display of Mongolian arts and artifacts ever seen in Singapore can be viewed at Kallang Park tomorrow evening when the month-long Genghiz Khanival and Trade Fair opens. The Khanival will feature weapons and costumes used by the Mongols as well as relics of
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    • 109 26 OMEGA presents a new line of elegant ladies' hand-crafted gold jewellery watches that are functional as well as beautiful. The new collection was unveiled recently at the Watch, Clock and Jewellery Fair in Basel. Some of the designs include braided chains of gold in wheat and
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    • 148 26 SELANGOR pewter has come up with its latest innovation pewter floral bouquets. Introduced to the local market last month, the combination of flowers and vases make innovative gifts for any occasion. The vases are handcrafted and the non-cru-shable flowers and ribbons are from Artfleur
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    • 278 27 Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor Warda 0.35 ctntt par word 0.55 cant* par word Display $7.70 par col. cm $12.00 par col. cm Basinaa* Hra Mon-Frl. 9am-spm Sal. 9am- Ipm Ching Ling Acct 913-941/ 760-1(31 Commercial S«f» ?M-1157/1543 Daniel Chan Mgnt Serv 296-4765 Financial Point Management Services 745-5433
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  • sports
    • 211 30 HOCKEY UMPIRES Sukhdev Singh and Nund Singh have been shown the red card by the Singapore Hockey Association's Umpiring Committee. Sukhdev failed to show up for desig-nated-duties while Nund failed to pass his Class 111 umpiring examination despite repeated warnings. Sukhdev has also not passed this examination.
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    • 472 30  -  SINGAPORE 3 KELANTAN 2 By B KULA SINGAPORE finally broke their goal-scor-ing jinx in the Malaysian Hockey Federation under-23 tournament when they edged out Kelantan 3-2 to clinch the ninth spot in Malacca yesterday. But the win did not come easy. They had to come from
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    • 252 30  -  By ERNEST FRIDA LITTLE known Zabariah Herring yesterday caused a stir by taking the lead in the Carlsberg Stars of Tomorrow bowling championship at Kallang Bowl. The athletic-looking Zabariah returned scores of 227,178, 179, 215, 183 and 150 for a total of 1132. Zabariah,
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    • 450 31 Aggressive Belgians beef up attack with return of Vercauteren and Arnesen UEFA CUP FINAL SECOND LEG (First lefi result: 1-1) 'LIVE' TELECAST: THE second leg of the UEFA Cop final will be shown "live" on Channel 3 tomorrow morning. Radio and
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    • 390 31  -  EX-NATIONALS vs GRONINGEN By S GULAM FC GRONINGEN have promised to finish their Far East tour in style with a big win over the Ex-Nation-als Invitation at the National Stadium tonight (7.30). But they might return to the Netherlands with red faces as they
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    • 326 31  -  By B KULA MAJOR ANDREW Mark Howell will embark on an unenviable task from June 4, in the hot seat of local rugby as the national coach. And he will need more than just a bag of tricks to achieve the Asian championship, a
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    • 219 31 RAFFLES FIRST XV 16 JOHOR ENGLISH COLLEGE 4 RAFFLES WON the Masacorale trophy for the second year running against Johor English College in an annual rugby match but it was at the expense of the school's top international Robert One who had to be stretchered off
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    • SHORT PASSES
      • 74 31 Reuter BARCELONA (Spain), Wednesday TERRY Venables of English side Queens Park Rangers and Otto Benchaus of West Germany's Stuttgart are the remaining two candidates to take over as Barcelona manager, a spokesman for the Spanish club said yesterday. He said Barcelona would decide between former England international
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      • 77 31 Reuter ZURICH, Wednesday WEST GERMANY avenged their 1982 World Cup defeat by beating the Italian cujpholders 1-0 in a friendly here last night in which Karl-Heinz Rummenigge gave Italian soccer a foretaste of his impending arrival. Rummenigge, shortly to leave Bayern Munich for Inter
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      • 78 31 AP LIVERPOOL, Wednesday A FORMER Lord Mayor of Liverpool attacked the City Council yesterday for spending £1,000 ($2,900) on a dinner for England's No. 1 soccer club while the city is on the brink of bankruptcy. Former Lord Mayor Doreen Jones said: "Here we are
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    • 426 32 THREE TEAMS ARE NECK-TO-NECK AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE UNLIKE last year, when TIONG BAHRU won the title well before the end of the season, this year's Division One champions have still to be decided with about three matches remaining.
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    • 394 32 TAMPINES ROVERS 3 FP DYNAMOS 1 TAMPINES ROVERS last night showed why they are favourites to win the National Football League Division One title. Down one goal in just two minutes into the game, they stormed back against the hard-fighting Farrer Park Dynamos with
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    • 264 32 9 W 0 L F A Pts TAMPMES ROVERS 16 10 2 4 28 16 32 POUCE IS 9 0 6 27 21 27 SAFSA 14 7 4 3 26 12 25 TOA PAYOH II 7 4 7 21 22 25 TIONQ BAHRU 15 5 7 3 21 17
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    • 108 32 DIVISION TWO THE RACE for promotion from Division Two has been thrown open with aome upsets over the weekend. Sembawang sprang the biggest upset by inflicting a 3-2 defeaton previously unbeaten South Avenue, who turned up at Deptford Road with exactly 11 players. Balestier, lying
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    • 46 32 DIVISION THREE ONLY ONE Division Three match was played over the weekend. Mountbatten strengthened their chances for promotion with a M victory over Hai Sing Park Rangers. But they will get a stiff fight from Gibraltar Orescent, Bedok Youth and Ayer Rajah Wanderers.
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    • 279 33 AP Reuter TOKYO, Wsdnssday A TEAM of 320 Japanese athletes, trainers, and sports officials, the largest overseas Olympic delegation ever sent by Japan, will travel to Los Angeles in July, a Japan Olympic Committee official said yesterday. Top contenders among this year's 220 Japanese athletes include runner
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      12 33 We keep yea up-to-date with the latest on the Games
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    • 117 33 Reuter BONN, W«dn«Mtey TWO TALENTED, explosive-sniffing dogs from Bonn will travel to Los Angeles in July to join the team of security experts responsible for the safety of President Reagan and other high-ranking guests at the Olympic Games. Rex and Dragula are
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    • 345 33 Moscow is believed to be pressing her to pull out of the Games AP BUCHAREST, Wednesday ROMANIAN sports officials yesterday appeared to delay further a decision on whether or not to attend the Summer Olympics, amid growing speculation that Moscow was pressing its maverick ally
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    • 48 33 AP NEW YORK, Wednesday HERE is a list of the countries that have annonnced they will participate in the Soviet boycott and not attend the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles: Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Laos, Mongolia, Poland, Soviet Union, Vietnam. -AP
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    • 264 33 Reuter HAVANA, Wednesday ONE OF Cuba's best-known sportsmen publicly criticised the organisation of the Los Angeles Olympics yesterday in what diplomatic sources said was a sign that the country would join the Soviet-led boycott of this year's games. Teofilo Stevenson, a heavyweight boxer who
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    • 83 33 LAUSANNE, Wednesday MR JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH, president of the International Olympic Committee, will try again tomorrow to persuade the Soviets to reverse their decision to boycott the Olympics, the lOC said on Monday. Mr Samaranch will make his latest plea at a
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    • 195 33 AP AMHERST, Wednesday THE 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles won't be spoiled by the withdrawal of Soviet bloc countries and may even be better because of their absence, the president of the television network broadcasting the games said yesterday. "The Olympic Games
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    • 95 33 Reuter ZURICH, Wednesday STAGING the Olympics in either the Soviet Union or the United States is nowadays "clearly not the best solution". International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch said yesterday. He was commenting in an interview in a Zurich
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    • 476 34  -  Report* by ALFONSO CHAN COOL Kelly Chan. His low rate of 54-heartbeats-per-minute was raised a beat or two when he was told that he would be gliding his board to Los Angeles for the Olympics. The 27-year-old aircraft mechanic will make
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    • 534 34 MORE than 20 swimmers at the AngloChinese School's Shaw pool did not realise it yesterday. But they were splashing about in exclusive company. For in the same pool were Singapore's latest Olympians David Lim, Ooi Jin Teik and
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    • 531 35  -  THE SINGAPORE MONITOR WEDNESOAY, MAY 23, 1984 \/V Report ERNEST FRIDA "IT'S a dream come true. We just can't believe it! "We are really going to the Olympics!" exclaimed a breathless David Lim yesterday after he was told that he
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