Singapore Monitor, 29 May 1984

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    • 454 2  -  REPORTS BY EE BOON LEE LOONG SWEE YIN VINCENT FONG AND PHILIP LIM MANUFACTURERS are upset by the increase in the contributions to the Central Provident Fund rate and have suggested that the government helps by reducing certain taxes and levies. In another
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    • 500 2 IN A STRONG reaction to the increase in the rate for Central Provident Fund contributions, the Singapore Manufacturers' Association said last night that the relatively high cost operating environment here will be a major factor in retarding our industrial and economic growth.
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    • 372 3 TO BOOST SAVINGS TO BUILD FINANCIAL BUFFERS TO FIGHT INFLATION THE GOVERNMENT has three objectives in mind in raising the rate of contribution for the Central Provident Fund from 46 per cent to 50 per cent from July and gradually jacking up the salary ceiling. They are:
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    • 170 3 THE INCREASED CPF contribution percentage is not expected to have any immediate impact on the property market, because the extra will go into the Special Account which is not available for homebuyine, property sources said yesterday. But the raising of
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    • 379 3 Dr L Chan, 29, medical officer: "The increase in the CPF contribution will definitely help me in the long run, especially to accumulate my savings "I nave reached the salary ceiling and the announcement that it will be raised to $5,000 and eventually to $7,000 is most welcome." He
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    • 375 4 'Mr TD' will hurl home the message to our youngsters SINGAPORE'S own superhero is about to blast on to television screens. In the slipstream of Superman's success against the smoking villain Nick-O-Teen, the new champion will hurl home the message of total defence. He
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    • 196 4 FOUR outstanding cadet officers from the National Police Cadet Corps leave tonight for a threeweek tour of the United Kingdom. The Singapore cadets will be guests of the Metropolitan Police and will be staying at the Hendon Cadet Training School. The four are
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    • 260 4 IN LABOUR-short Singapore, the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) says it has been able to economise its use of manpower with improvements in productivity. In its annual report for 1983, the Port said its staff strength last year dropped by 6 per cent
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    • 65 4 NOT many people are visiting Sentosa nowadays. This has Deen revealed in the Port of Singapore Authority's annual report for 1983. The report said some 2.7 million passengers used the Port's fleet of 14 ferries last year, a decline of 34 per cent from 1982. The
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    • 318 6  -  SAYS KIRKPATRICK By GANDHI AMBALAM THE UNITED STATES expects to increase the quantity of its "non-lethal" aid to resistance forces fighting the Vietnamese occupation troops in Cambodia, the LIS Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mrs Jeane Kirkpatrick, said yesterday. She emphasised that her
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    • 134 6 TRAFFIC POLICE say they have stepped up the enforcement of road rules on Singapore's expressways. They are cracking down on speeding, inconsiderate and dangerous drivers. A senior traffic police officer said yesterday that at least 15 officers were patrolling the expressways at any one
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    • 311 7 THE 10 MILLION RETRENCHMENT That's how much it will cost SBS to lay off 1,700 workers made redundant by OTS scheme Lianhe Zaobao THE SINGAPORE Bus Service (SBS) will retrench some 1,700 bus workers, possibly next month, and the National Transport Worker's Union and the SBS are negotiating for a
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    • 327 7  -  By SURESH NAIR WANG CHEK ENG telephoned his wife at 10 am yesterday and said he would kill himself if she did not forgive him for his gambling habits. It was the latest in a long series of attempts to gain
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    • 404 8  -  A JourtuUUVs Notebook By Ray Miller EVERY society and every person in it needs to have a share of privacy. Yet it sometimes seems, in these modern computerised times in which we live, that privacy is a value under erosion. A friend recently received, unsolicited
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    • 491 8  -  By MICHAEL LIEW THE WAY science is taught to students now may not prepare them to meet the challenges of the future, says a German education specialist. Teachers must not only teach by the book but must also impart the methodology of science
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    • From our EVENING EDITION yesterday
      • 59 8 CORE contractors working for the Housing Board, yesterday denied reports that their relationship with the board has turned sour. All problems are resolved without delay through discussions and consultations, the core contractors said in a statement. The 15 core contractors under
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      • 55 8 TWO former shareborkers appeared in court yesterday on more than 20 new charges, in addition to 20 they already face. Jhony Tan, 33, and Salwant Singh, 22, face cheating, theft and criminal breach of trust charges. No pleas were taken. The case will be
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      • 44 8 THE Housing Board has reserved one shop unit each at two of its new towns for tenders by bookstores only. A board spokesman said the response has been overwhelming. A total of 23 tenders has been received.
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    • 214 8 SPECIAL people sometimes deserve special awards. And it was with this thought that the MP for Changi, Mr Teo Chong Tee, presented Guinness Stout Effort Award to Mr Lim Swee Yong last night. Mr Lim, a 28-year-old paraplegic who sells newspapers, on a wheel-chair,
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    • 9 2 Investing in Properties? Read property section in Wednesday's Monitor
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    • 271 3 TEC Electronic Typewriters Give Vbu More ror Less. The TW-3000from TEC is an offer you simply can't refuse. Because for the price you're paying, you get more features than most typewriters in its class. Sleek and elegant, the TW-3000 gives superb performance. And its automatic functions save you time and
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    • 340 5 THE NEmEOJIMXX) SUESCRIPnQN How to keep the good news coming regularly mC!^p3BS^^ IHKCT%\yjL»gsS»^^^' The sure way to get a smooth flow Toa Payoh Kallang, Macpherson, Potong Pasir of information about your neighbourhood A and Whampoa; Bedok— Chai Chee, Gulega. is the form below. Just fill it in, cut it out
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    • 94 7 for 12 months ■Our rates are higher Fixed Deposits' 12 months 7%% per annum 9 months 7%% per annum 6 months 7%% per annum 3 months r/2% per annum 1 month T/2% per annum Savings Deposits* 7)4% per annum We serve you better ASIA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD Head Office and
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    • 11 8 To Buy or Not to Buy Read property section Wednesday's Monitor
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  • world
    • 336 9 MOVE LAUNCHES LANDMARK PROGRAMME OF ECONOMIC REFORMS IN CHINA LAT-WP BEIJING, Tuesday BREAKING with the state-run monopolies that dominate the Chinese economy, Mayor Wang Daohan of Shanghai has said his city is establishing its own airline to compete with China's civil aviation administration,
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    • 444 10 LAT-WP JERUSALEM, Tuesday ISRAELI security force troops beat to death two Palestinian 6us hijackers who had been captured alive last month, apparently delivering the fatal blows while trying to extract information from them, the Defence Ministry announced yesterday. Defence Minister Moshe Arens
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    • 62 10 A RESCUE worker hands a neck/back brace to a woman on the "Great Air Race" ride at the Georgia Amusement Park in Atlanta. The rescue operation took place after a computer malfunction set off a chain reaction crash trapping 71 screaming people inside
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    • 133 10 Reuter BANGKOK, Tuesday AN APPEALS court yesterday confirmed a sentence of life imprisonment for one of Thailand's best known movie producers for possession of heroin and announced a similar term for a former film industry sex symbol. Another starlet was given 33 years in
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    • 599 11 LAT-WP NEW YORK, Tuesday INTELLIGENCE officials expect Iran to expand its war with Iraq with a major ground offensive on June 1 but sav Iran's air power is insufficient to support the offensive and attack ships. The Times, in a
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    • 286 11 Reuter BAHRAIN, Tuesday EXPORTS of oil from Iran appear to be the main economic casualty of the escalation in attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf war, oil and shipping sources in the region said yesterday. Oil industry sources and diplomats
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    • 120 11 UPI MOSCOW, Tuesday THE Soviet Union and visiting Syrian Vice-president Rifaat Assad yesterday condemned "adventurist" US policies for the worsening conflict in the Middle East, the official news agency Tass said. Tass said Vice-president Assad and senior Kremlin official Vasily Kuznetzov also urged the
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    • 824 12 TRENDS Newsweek BRITISH moves to open a chink in the armour of regulations protecting Europe's airlines by introducing a whiff of US-style regulation were initially greeted by European transport ministers with horrified silence. Their reaction was characteristic of a majority view in Europe that
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    • 63 12 TRENDS a quick read OFTEN, apparently insignificant events or political decisions outside Singapore may signal the start of trends of vital interest to you they may affect the way you live, the way you conduct your business. Reports of such events may be confined to specialist or trade publications. In
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    • 165 12 LOS ANGELES, Tiies DEMOCRATIC presidential contenders Wal.ter Mondale and Gary Hart are running almost even in the campaign for California, the biggest single primary election prize, according to an opinion poll published yesterday. Political experts said this could mean trouble for Sen Hart,
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    • 393 12 Presidential hopefuls are wiser but wearier WASHINGTON, Tuesday IN THE early days of the 1984 Democratic presidential campaign, Walter Mondale confidently called it the "sweetest contest in the party's history. But last week, wearier and wiser, Mr Mondale described the race for the nomination as
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    • 93 9 Feast Kinilaw na Isda. fish marinaded in vinegar and ginger. J Then explore the seafood dishes: Inihaw na Banagan. IKW/ grilled lobster or Tortillang Alimango. stuffed chilli crab. You'll love Adobong Manok a dark, saucy stew of chicken. flavoured liberally with vinegar, soya sauce and garlic. May 26 June 23.
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    • 135 10 TODAY'S BEST More and more people the world over are discovering the comfort, M reliability and unbeatable economy of SUZUKI. V Make your best choice today. See the full range of SUZUKI showroom to OO HLIU owners 10 ,he hu B* success this V 4 door car The Suzuki 800's
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    • 94 11 Wednesday Lunchtime Food and fashion always go well together. And Wednesday is no exception. With fashions that reflect the different moods of today. Wednesday: Fauve Boutique presents casual and elegant office wear from Hong Kong. Co-sponsors: Barron Options for hair Isabelle Lancray Paris Products Federal Optiek Pte Ltd Models by
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    • 63 12 TUISEK BEES HUB (OPPOSITE THE MARCO POLO HOT EL) A third is free!!! Everyday from 5 p.m. onwards (except Saturdays) For every purchase of: .two mugs of draft beer S Ven ree tor two jars of M MsJ draft beer M a third jar is given free! W Jj'fCheapest beer
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    • 9 12 What'* up in Property? Find out in Wednesday's Monitor
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    • 262 13 TWO Malaysian companies are preparing for a public listing the first is one of the largest supermarket chains and the second, one of Malaysia's largest general insurance companies. The Star EAST West Insurance Bhd, one of the largest general insurance companies in Malaysia,
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    • 442 13 EMPORIUM Supermarket Holdings Sdn Bhd, one of the largest and most-establisned emporium and supermarket groups in Malaysia, is preparing for the proposed flotation of its shares. This was disclosed by group managing director, Datuk Lim Tow Yong recently at a signing ceremony for the
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    • 163 13 LAT-WP LOS ANGELES, Tuesday MR Thomas J Watson Jr, a thoughtful and unpretentious man, who thrust International Business Machines Corp into dominance in the computer industry after World War 11, retired as an IBM director earlier this month. Mr Watson's departure was noted at IBM's annual
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    • 102 13 UPI THE US dollar closed higher yesterday on all European exchanges except the Milan market. London exchanges were closed for the spring bank holiday. Gold closed higher in Zurich, at U*****.50 an ounce, up from Friday's closing of U*****.50. In Frankfurt, the dollar edged up to 2.729
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    • YOUR GUIDE TO THE STOCK INDICES
      • 229 14 IN YESTERDAY'S edition, we explained the merits of stock market indices and discussed the various indices used in the market. Today, we feature the components of the various indices for you to cut and keep as an easy reference. PART TWO IT IS the most often used
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      • 353 14 THIS is another broad-based index that is similar to UOB's with its counters representing 55 per cent of the market. Started in 1970 and revised many times, the most recent revision was in 1982. Each time, the index was "chained-linked" to the old series so as to
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      • 252 14 STARTED in 1959, the criteria for the inclusion of counters were market capitalisation, marketablity, avoidance of duplication, that is, parent and subsidiary company and avoidance of industrial shares with substantial commodity and property interests. Price changes are weighted on the basis of market capitalisation. Market capitalisation
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      • 294 14 THIS is a broad-based index that uses market capitalisation as a criterion for the counters' inclusion in its composition. At the start, the combined market capitalisation of the counters included represented 80 per cent of the entire market. At present, it is standing close to 70 per
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    • 43 14 LANDMARKS Holdings Bhd had a five-fold increase in turnover of M 544.3 million for the year ended Dec 31, 1983, compared to M 59.96 million previously. Consolidated pre-tax profits was Msls million against M 51.77 million previously.
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    • 146 14 Broad agreement reached but details to be completed by end of June Reuter THE Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) have agreed in principle to launch a gold contract. London will be used as a delivery point, futures
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    • 57 14 Reuter GOLD PEAK INDUSTRIES (Holdings) Ltd may offer 35 per cent of its shares to the public in June, underwriters Schroders and Chartered Ltd said. It will be the first public share offering since UK Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe said
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    • 146 13 We pay more interest in more ways than one.| All Rates effective 17 May 1984 subject to change without notice. BRANCHES Main Branch: 6 Battery Road Queenstown: Crosby House: 71 Robinson Road Blk 74 Commonwealth Dr #01 -451 Alexandra Circus: 40 Clarence Lane Selegie Road: Peace Centre Bldg Buktt Timah:
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous


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    • 941 15  -  DISMISSAL OF MINISTER REVEALS CONFLICT BETWEEN TECHNOCRATS AND ROYAL FAMILY ■y Richard Homanb of Tho Washington Post LAT-WP WASHINGTON: The recent bizarre departure of a Drominent minister from the Saudi Arabian Cabinet has provided a rare public {glimpse of the recurring struggle at the top evels
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    • 554 15  -  By Barry Sussman of Tha Washington Post LAT-WP WASHINGTON: Young Americans tend to be more satisfied with thair jobs than young people in other countries. They also are more likely to change jobs, according to an unusual multinational survey.
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    • 181 15 OCBC SINGAPORE DOLLAR TRAVELLERS CHEQUES Now in Britain At**-. Your OCBC Singapore Dollar Available in denominations Travellers Cheques are going more of Ssso, Ssloo, SSSOO and places... to Bath, Bristol. Cardiff, >Ssl,ooo from OCBC branches Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, and other leading banks. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, Accepted in the UK by: Glasgow,
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  • letters
    • 1139 16  -  HAN FOOK KWANG for Permanent Secretary (Communications) I WOULD like to conclude this series of letters on taxis by amplifying the point made in my last letter about why it is sometimes difficult to find a taxi and to set out the policy
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    • 284 16 I REFER to the letters on the taxi survey by Unconvinced (SM, April 21), Mr Han Fook Kwang (SM, April. 14, May 7) and Diplockite (May 11). I fully agree that "a vacant taxi is not the same as an available taxi or a
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    • 129 16 THE 1983 Annual Report of the Singapore Blood Transfusion Service provides a most interesting insight into the social consciousness of students in some of our institutions of higher studies, namely the National University of Singapore and Ngee Ann Polytechnic. During the year
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 71 16 LETTERS on any sutyect of pubic interest wM be accepted for publication They should be typed and must be signed. They must also include the writer's name and address even if the writer decides to use a pseudonym in print. A contact telephone number would be*usefui We reserve the right
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  • opinion/letters
    • 454 17 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT THE CONCEPT of self-governing hospitals as mooted recently by Health Minister Howe Yoon Chong opens up an interesting vista. If it improves hospital services, raises the morale of staff and gives patients better value for money, is there not a real
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    • 161 17 I MUST thank you for publishing my letter. Put a stop to the rising number of commercial crimes" (SM, April 11) and for Mr Chan Kim Lim's sympathy (SM, May 23). 1 agree that education plays a very important part in the upbringing of our
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    • 178 17  -  AH SOH KA Singapore 2261 ALLOW me to make some comments on your recent article about foreigners who tell fortune. I regret that they have duped so many local girls. I think the blame should go to the Ministry of Labour for giving them
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    • 110 17 TRAVELLING abroad is getting to be more popular among Singaporeans. Growing affluence, a strong dollar and a healthy curiosity of life abroad encouraged by attractive advertisements are pushing more and more of our people to visit foreign lands There is a connection between social changes
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    • 77 17 I have been scouring your opinion /letters page each day for the Ministry of Environment's reply to my letter (SM, April 23) about checking the unhygienic provision shops. More than a month has elapsed and there is no response from the Ministry. Perhaps the officers are too
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous

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    • 314 18 THE shape of their cars used to make the Swedish manufacturer Saab the butt of quite a number of ugly duckling jokes. They took it in good spirits (even incorporating the joke into their advertising campaigns) but it was generally admitted that while Saab
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    • 160 18 GERALD Genta Geneve, whose sophisticated timepieces include such unique creations such as the Perpetual Calendar, Minute Repeater and the Grand Sonnerie pocket watch, have come up with a new line of a small, limited series. The new line includes such
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    • 92 18 KIP Corporation is marketing a plain-paper copier capable of making same-size reproductions from originals as large as A 1 in size. This machine, known as the DP-Al4, reproduces copies from all kinds of originals onto plain paper and tracing
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    • 178 18 IN keeping with the Government's policy of training learner drivers and motorcycle riders on closed circuits before allowing them onto public roads, a joint venture company has been formed to provide this instruction. This company, the Singapore Safety Driving Centre Ltd, will
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 3194 19 m m m r? n m 5b m js m Jin m m CHUNG KHIAW BANK LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES INCORPORATED N THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) BALANCE SHEETS 31 DECEMBER 1983 IT AND LOSS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1 DECEMBER 1983 SHARE CAPITAL Ordinary shares of S$ 1
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    • 2244 20 Jz £fx f 3 W Pi! :2: JS Pt-J A M JfS UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) BALANCE SHEETS 31 DECEMBER 1983 The Group 1983 1962 SS'OOO SSOOO The Bank SHARE CAPITAL Ordinary shares of S$1 each Authorised Issued and Fully
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    • 1434 21 SHARE CAPITAL Authorised Shares of S$1 each Issued and Fully Paid Shares of S$1 each STATUTORY RESERVE (Note 4) REVENUE RESERVES General reserve (Note 5) Profit unappropriated Total Capital and Reserves Mil Mil UNITEI I I I W INCORPORATED UNITED OVERSEAS FINANCE LIMITED rg THE REPUBLIC OF SNOAPORE) BALANCE SHEET
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 1010 22 -j wmmmm i ■gf Featuring jugglers. The Carlsons, master of song and MBML percussion group. Featuring the vast herds that move side by x J 7.50 The Rafael Centenera Special (Part 1). Learning the fun way in Romper Room (C) (Ch 8, 6.10 pm) This two-part programme features Filipino singer
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    • 331 22 JxVlCJto (2 i t -V 12.00 PM Programme Summary 12.05 (cont'd) 7.00 News and Weather ForeMusical Notebook Music from Italy: 1. cast 7.15 Time for Poems 7.30 Chinese Rossini: Sonata for Strings No 3in C Music Appreciation 8.00 Programme major, I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone Summary 8.05 Musical Moments With: 2.
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    • 177 22 J 12.00 PM NewsdesK 12.30 Patrick Martyn's Music Box 12.45 History Reflected 12.55 Reflections 1.00 Work) News 1.09 Twenty-Four Hours: News Summary 1.30 A Treasury of Musick 1.45 The World Today 2.00 Newsdesk 2.30 Fathers Who Needs Them? 3.00 Work) News 3.09 Twenty-Four Hours: News Summary 3.30 The Fosdyke Saga
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  • leisure
    • 728 23  -  ITiVISIgENEj Tffi iT iif By BENNY ORTEGA FOR the past two months on Tuesdays, Channel 12 viewers have been following the inner struggles of Dr j Andrew Manson a doctor whose ideals, both personal and professional, stand in the way of his success.
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    • 413 23 Warriors of the Wind (Chinese Subtitles) (Ch 12, 8 pm) EACH spring in the city of Hamamatsu on Japan's Pacific coast, scores of kite 1 flying teams meet to engage in an airborne battle, fighting kite with kite. The competition, known as the Hamamatsu Kite Festival,
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    • Article, Illustration
      234 24  -  BILLOWY DRESSES, SWIRLY SKIRTS Clothes from TANGS Report by INEZ WEI AMONG the latest trends to hit our stores are breezy clothes that are easy on the figure. TANGS, in a fashion show last week, revealed some fabulous changes, moving away from the restricting silhouettes of the recent
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    • 646 25  -  By PHILIP CHEAH REGGIE VERGHESE once grimly told me: "I've been in this business for 20 years and I still don't own a car. And, don't forget, I'm also showing streaks of grey In my beard. So I'm not sure what changes are possible in this
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    • 377 25  -  By LO TIEN YIN A DEMON swaggered round the stage, defiantly. But even she was led to her seat, and her grotesque Japanese TVo-mask removed. She sat subdued, glaring sulkily while her hair was being combed out and styled. Her hair was swept high and elegantly decorated with
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    • 470 26  -  ADVENTURE AND ROMANCE IN THE JUNGLES FILM: ROMANCING THE STONE STARRING: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Manuel Ojeda DIRECTOR: Robert Zemeckis Coming to Orchard Theatre Previewed by LUCILLA TEOH AN exciting adventure set in an exotic locale, with some romance thrown in that's what this film
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
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    • 197 26 ********************000 O AN 8-DAY TOUR OF JAPAN O o FOR TWO including A Visit TO TOKYO DISNEYLAND O O in "WHAT'S MISSING IN THE PICTURE?" o Contest O X BELOW IS A SCENE FROM WALT DISNEY'S "SLEEPING 2 W BEAUTY" WITH A CERTAIN PART BLOCKED OUT. ALL YOuO O NEED
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • 439 26 fILM GUIOC >$ t k Starring: Barbra Streisand, Mandy Fatinkin, Iw liwiiiliiiiit w Amy Irving DALIT (*****16): THE CHAMPIONS (C) CLEMENTI (*****51 V WONDFRS OF CHI- S y no P sis turn f fo e <*nt u i7 Europe Synopsis: Country boy goes to the city and £4 Si J
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 167 27 ********************000 g OOEONjOPENS THURSDAY! 8 o HNn 6 The dance o nfl'Vf explosion o I^P* 1&&0H A The sty,e 2 V Jr the moves of the O O k hottest dance O O ~„J crate today. O 5? Here's a chance to show your BreaKdancing skill Enter The BREAKDANCE Solo
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    • 154 27 CAPITOL Charity Premiere Tomorrow at 9.15pm Ticket Prices: STALLS $5, $10 $15—CIRCLE $20 $50 "IT IS GREAT SPECTACLE. BROADLY SAVAGE. GLORIOUSLY BEAUTIFUL IN EVERY DETAIL. THIS FILM'S INDELIBLE GIFT IS A RETURN TO WONDER ON THE SCREEN. -LOS ANGELES TIMES "The ape scenes are brilliant beyond beliefthe standard HjHf HUGH
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    • 186 27 CAPITOL DON'T MISS IT! (*****59) 5 SHOWS at 11am. 1.45. 4.00, 6.30, 9.15 DEFINITELY Last 2 DAYS!72I y| wnumauMnfißm o ■IMH Mill MMIMT JC» «a IMSM NOW SHOWING at 4 THEATRES J ADE-ÜBERTY-S A VOY-WOODLANDS JADE (*****80) 11, 1.30, 4, 6 30, 9.00 No Free List LIBERTY (*****68) I. SAVOY
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
    • 156 27 ■■B PIANO RECITAL PIANIST Koh Joo Ann will give a piano recital tomorrow at Victoria Concert Hall at 8.15 pm. He will be accompanied by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Tickets at $8, $5 and $3 are available at the usual booking centres and tomorrow evening, at the door. SSO LUNCHTIME
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    • 293 27 WATER COLOURS AN exhibition of Mr Chew Kia. Hia's water colour paintings will be on at the Bistro Tou-louse-Lautrec until June < rv 9, noon to 2 pm and 7 pm to lam on weekdays, and noon to 2 pm and 7 pm to 2 am on Fridays, Saturdays and
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    • 207 27 LE SCHPOUNTZ THE Alliance Francaise will screen Le'Schpountz today at Singapore Cultural Theatre, Cuscaden Road, at 9 pm. This is a comedy of morals on the mythology of star status. Admission is free. THB BAKER'S BREAD THE Baker's Bread, a lighthearted film on the life of a tradesman in a
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  • PHOTOGRAPHIC CORNER
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  • Page 29 Advertisements
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 454 30 leisure comics ABIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA Domestic matters are fa- September 23 to October 22 voured today and this is a good This is a very good date for time for those who plan most events for people under changes in home life. The day your sign.
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    • 381 34 Players shy away from selections SINGAPORE hockey officials are in a quandary over the cold shoulder shown by hockey hopefuls to join the national Under--21 squad for the coming Junior World Cup qualifying round in Kuala Lum- pur With only three days
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    • 323 34 Reuter, UPI PARIS, Tuesday ILIE NASTASE, the 38-year-old Romanian veteran who won the men's title in 1973, clowned his way out of the French Open Tennis Tournament yesterday losing -to 12th seeded Spaniard Jose Higueras 6-3, 6-0, 6-0. Higueras, a semi-finalist here last year
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    • 422 34 UPI LAUSANNE (Switzerland), Tuesday THE PRESIDENT of the Los Angeles Olympic Organising Commitee made a fresh appeal yesterday for a change of heart from communist countries boycotting the 1983 Summer Games. "The deadline for entries is June 2. The door is still open," said Peter
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    • 518 34  -  By B KULA SINGAPORE RECREATION CLUB made mincemeat of Armed Forces with complete domination of the Singapore Hockey Association Under-23 final at the Padang yesterday. Forces, despite fielding K Rajendran in place of their off-colour international keeper Roy Naidu, could do little to
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    • 772 35 WIFE AND TWO BROTHERS-IN-LAW HELP IN HIS TRAINING CASTELLA Quest lor gold IPS WHEN ROBERT "Deek" de Castella embarks on his attempt for the last gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics, his wife Gayelene and other members of her family
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    • 407 35  -  By ALFONSO CHAN A COMPREHENSIVE training programme, a publicty blitz complete with bumper stickers and tee shirts, and financial aid has been mapped out to ensure that local boardsailing Olympic hope Kelly Chan has the best. He leaves for Los Angeles sometime in
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    • 257 35  -  By S GULAM PENANG and Johor have thrown a cloud of doubt over their participation in the sixteam Anchor Cup soccer tournament scheduled at the National Stadium from July 14-21. Instead, they will give priority to the Sultan's Gold Cup quarterfinals. A third state
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      349 36 IMDVITGR SPOBSBI COLOUR EXTRA IPS AUSTRALIA'S Robert Deek" de Castella's feet will pound the pavements of Los Angeles 42,000 times during the Olympic marathon in his quest for the gold medal. But Castella, popularly dubbed the "Iron Man" by fellow marathoners and the press because of his
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    • 66 36 IPS CASTELLA will not be lacking in moral support when he attempts to win the race of his life at Los Angeles. His two "angels" will be there wife Gayelene and daughter Krista who will be 10 months old by then. "Hell be in good hands," says Gayelene.
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    • 547 37 In front of a home crowd they will be hard to beat IPS FOR a major club in one of Europe's biggest capitals, Roma have rarely hit the big time since their beginnings in 1927. Until Falcao led them to triumph last season,
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    • 518 37 IPS LIVERPOOL are the only M side in the world capable of beating Roma in the Olympic Stadium in Rome. I tip Liverpool to win the European Cup for the fourth time because of the quality of players they have in depth, their
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    • 47 38 BACK IN his own home town on Sunday, the Louisville Lip, former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Olympic gold medallist, Muhammad Ali, is seen carrying the Olympic Torch for a kilometre. His duty completed, Ali later admitted that his conditioning wasn't sharp.
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    • 405 38 SHORT PASSES Reuter ROME, Tuesday LIVERPOOL SOCCER fans by the hundreds began arriving in Rome yesterday for the hotly contested showdown between the No. 1 English club and Roma in the 29th European Cup of Champions. More than 900 Britons, many wearing Liverpool's red-and-white
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