Singapore Monitor, 29 May 1984, Afternoon Edition

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  • 19 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M C No 21 5 84 Tuesday, May 29, 1984 EDITION 4 w. J 30 cents
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  • 250 1  -  By PAT D'ROSE THERE will be extra performances on three Arts Festival productions. These three shows were the first to have sold out. The shows are Pileh Menantu (a Baba play and pageant), Waiting for Godot by the San Quentin Drama Workshop and the Black
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  • 400 1  -  Aim is to ensure that those on pensions will not lose out when they retire By LOONG SWEE YIN THE Government is setting a ceiling for its contribution to the Central Provident Fund (CPF) for top officers drawing more than $7,000 a month, where
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    • 165 1 400 Stinger missiles f?" arrive in Saudi Arabia WASHINGTON, Tuesday ing assembled there instruct' Ll Saudi defenders in the use of the AN EMERGENCY supply of US sophisticated heat-seeking missile Stinger anti-aircraft missiles has to protect Saudi oil installations arrived in Saudi Arabia as the Rea- and P o ther
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    • 426 2 Arts Festival director explains reason for long queue on the first day A POWER failure at the National Theatre, not a computer breakdown was the main reason for the long queue on the first day of ticket sales at the National Theatre. This was clarified today
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    • 352 2  -  By OEI SIN GIOK THE Housing and Development Board's Ang Mo Kio East Area Office is best at maintaining and managing buildings. In the competition "Towards An Effective Area Office Management System" organised by the board for 33 area offices, Ang
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    • 73 2 A COUPLE was today. charged with causing hurt to a woman police constable. Ang Ming Chiang, 26, and Mak Yoke Lui, 23, are accused of punching and kicking woman police constable Loh Siew Mee with intent to stop her from
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    • 241 3 CRACKDOWN .ONHANGERK LITTER A 38-YEAR-OLD plumber was today sentenced to a month's jail for throwing an iron pipe from the first floor of a building. Mr Wong Ah Koun alias Wong Ah Kow, a Malaysian, admitted committing the offence at the first floor of Blk
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    • 345 3 A MAN who gambled away more than $61,000 collected from four illegal tontine groups which he organised was Jailed for eight months today. Mr Lee Cheng Buck pleaded guilty in a district court to promoting the schemes between February 1980 and
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    • 79 3 FOUR THAI construction workers were today charged with the murder of Prasom That Thong last Sunday. Wichian Ruangthong, 30, Yiam Srithong, 28, Mangkorn Vorasri, 23 and Rian Laithaisong, 30 are alleged to have committed murder by causing the death of Prasom at
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    • 415 4 JOINT ASEAN-US research on conserving energy in buildings which has already turned up new energy-saving possibilities may be; extended. Mr Teh Cheang Wan, Minister for National Development, said an Asean proposal for an extension of the work had been put to the US. He
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    • 135 4 THE SINGAPORE Tourist Promotion Board is organising a courtesy competition for the tourist industry together with the National Courtesy Campaign. The competition is open to travel agents, hotels, restaurants, department stores and airlines and consists of two categories. The first category is the courtesy -skit/drama
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    • 204 4 A MANAGERESS of a video shop was robbed of $44,000 in cash and cheques by a lone robber at the Peninsula Plaza in North Bridge Road yesterday. A man approached Magna and Audio Video Electronics on the first floor of the shopping complex
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    • 378 6 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 will wear the national colours, red and white, and is
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    • 196 6 FOUR outstanding cadet officers from the National Police Cadet Corps leave tonight for a threeweek tour of the United Kingdom. TTie 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 6 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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    • 310 7 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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    • 9 2 Invtttißf in Properties? Read property section in Wednesday's Monitor
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    • 380 5 THE NEKjiHEOJRHOCD SUBSCRPTOvI How to keep the good news coming legulaify M. The sure way to get a smooth flow a Toa Payoh Kallang, Macpherson, Potong Pasir of information about your neighbourhood and Whampoa; Bedok— Chai Chee, Gulega, is the form below. Just fill it in, cut it out Somapah
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  • world
    • 574 8 Nations look to W German strikes as rallying point AP FRANKFURT, Tuesday ALTHOUGH West German employers are locked in a bitter conflict with labour over a shorter workweek, several European countries have already crossed tne 39-hour threshold in key industrial branches. Others are looking
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    • 162 8 UPI MANILA, Tuesday A MILITARY escort for Benigno Aquino testified yesterday that he delivered a karate chop to a gunman who lunged at the opposition leader, but moved too late to prevent the assassination. In long-awaited testimony before a civilian commission investigating Mr Aquino's
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    • 129 8 UPI TAIPEH, Tuesday AT LEAST 19 people were killed and another 43 were injured yesterday when a fire ignited in a hotel kitchen spewed smoke that engulfed the modern, 14-storey glass building, police said. Hospital officials said those injured in the downtown Time Hotel
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    • 144 8 Found at last a cure for early baldness Reuter SAN ANTONIO (Texas), Tuesday FOR CENTURIES, man has been seeking a cure for that most visible of male afflictions baldness. Now, completely by accident, researchers believe they have stumbled on a treatment which, according to an initial study, may restore hair
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    • 65 8 BELFAST, Tuesday THE REVEREND lan Paisley, a militant Protestant leader, yesterday refused an invitation from the Irish Government to meet President Reagan during his visit to Ireland. Rev Paisley, leader of the Loyalist Democratic Unionist Party in Ulster, said he did not want to give
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    • 287 9 Reuter SYDNEY,Tuesday AUSTRALIA is opening its doors to an increasing number of Asian immigrants, stirring angry debate in a land that until a few years ago, generally admitted only whites. About one third of the 70,000 people who settle in Australia each
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    • 479 9 DETROIT, Tuesday GENERAL Motors Corp, the world's largest car maker, is planning to become one of the world's largest providers of high technology equipment and data processing services, chairman Roger B Smith said. That in part, is why GM is considering the purchase
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    • 62 9 LAT-WP GM will spend US$6 billion on capital projects this year, up 50 per cent in capital spending from 1983. The company will spend US$l5O million to upgrade facilities in Baltimore and US$5O million on plant improvements in Wilmington. GM's capital spending this
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    • 241 10 Reuter LONDON, Tuesday LIBYAN People's Congresses have, decided to form suicide squads to destroy sabotage and assassination training camps set up in neighbouring Sudan, the Libyan Official Jana News Agency said last night. The agency, monitored in London, said that the
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    • 59 10 Chancellor at his old schoolbench Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Greek schoolgirl Kadyne (last name not available) are seated on Kohl's schoolbench at Friesenheim elementary school. Chancellor Kohl received his old bench as a gift on the occasion of the school's 75th anniversary. He went to school there
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    • 92 10 UPI BANGKOK, Tuesday AUTHORITIES have seized a 10-tonne shipment of marijuana meant for export and arrested seven people accompanying the five-truck convoy transporting the drug. The seizure took place in the pre-dawn hours yesterday in coastal Petchaburi province, 126 km southwest of Bangkok,
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    • 597 11 THE GULF CRISIS 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,
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    • 286 11 Reuter BAHRAIN, Tuesday EXPORTS of oil from Iran appear to be the main economic casualty of the escalation uto attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf war, ofy 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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    • 166 12 Reuter LOS ANGELES, Tues DEMOCRATIC presidential contenders Walter 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
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    • 394 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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    • 118 9 pisi Kinilaw na Isda. fish marinaded in vinegar and ginger. Y A Then explore the seafood dishes: Inihaw na Banagan. y^sjSß&9h§3Sor^L^~s~' 4 K.V grilled lobster or Tortillang Alimango. stufTed chilli crab. ilßluK C Fresh and tasty, complemented by sauces and spices. You'll love Adobong Manok a dark, saucy slew of
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    • 139 10 Sl4\OM More and more people the world over are discovering the comfort, 11 reliability and unbeatable economy of SUZUKI. 1| Make your best choice today. See the full range of SUZUKI M passenger and commercial vehicles at our showroom nearest to you. 1 Thousands H owners to the huge m
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 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 (TAJUSEKI BEER CUIES (OPPOSITE THE MARCO POLO HOTEL) A third is free!!! Everyday from 5 p.m. onwards (except Saturdays) p or every purchase of: Btwo8 two mugs of draft beer i third mug is given free! for two jars of ¥"l\ draft beer third jar is given free! Cheapest iJraft
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    • 9 12 What'* up in Property? Find out in Wednesday'* Monitor
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  • money
    • 260 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. EAST West Insurance Bhd, one of the largest general insurance companies in Malaysia, is planning
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    • 275 13 THE Singapore bourse was quiet this morning with a two-point drop in the ST Index at the midmorning break. The only excitement surrounded rumours of bonus issues from Esso and NST. The ratio of the Esso bonus, apparently changed, caused disappointment
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    • 424 13 EMPORIUM Supermarket Holdings Sdn Bhd, one of the largest and most-established 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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    • 112 13 THE US dollar rose against most major currencies from last night's close here in quiet early trading, dealers said. The dollar rose to 232.05/15 yen from 231.75/85 here yesterday and to 2.7360/70 marks from 2.7275/85. The dollar rose to 2.2525/40 from 2.2500/10 Swiss francs here overnight. Sterling
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    • 41 14 <> YESTERDAY, we explained the merits of stock market indices and the various indices used in the market. Today, we feature the components of major indices for you to cut and keep as an easy reference.
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    • 174 14 ST INDUSTRIAL INDEX COMPONENTS (30 COMPANIES) IT IS the most often used stock index in the local market, making it a point of reference for many analysts. No weight is given to market capitalisation or volume transacted. 1. Boustead Holdings Berhad 2. Cycle Carriage Limited 3. Chemical
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    • 226 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. In this
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    • 340 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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    • 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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    • 253 14 Selected stocks at midday. Market tone: lower. Cold Storage 3.30/3.32 Fraser Neave 5.70/5.75 Haw Far 2.29/2.30 Jacks Intl 5.40 S Keck Seng 3.14/3.30 Magnum 3.60 S M Cement 7.55/7.65 Arab-Mai Dev 1.18/1.19 Boustead 2.43/2.44 Esso 15.50/15.80 Genting 5.15/5.20 GIH 2.41 S Hume 5.10/5.20 Inchcape 2.66/2.68 MUIB 2.73/2.74 NOL
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    • 136 14 Your 8$ to one unit of foreign currency Selling Buying TT/DO TT DO US* ***** 1.1040 ***** sterling 2 9246 2 9026 2 8926 Australian J 1.9043 1 8823 1.8673 Canadian 1.6386 1 6185 1 6035 New Zealand S 1.3741 1.3541 1.3391 SI to 100 unit* of foreign currency
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    • 149 13 We pay more interest I in more ways than one. [I 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
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  • features
    • 939 15  -  DISMISSAL OF MINISTER REVEALS CONFLICT BETWEEN TECHNOCRATS AND ROYAL FAMILY Richard Homanb of The Washington Post LAT-WP WASHINQTON: 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 of
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    • 555 15 LAT-WP By Barry Sussman of Tha Washington Post WASHINGTON: Young Americans tend to be more satisfied with their 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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    • 179 15 OCBC SINGAPORE DOLLAR TRAVELLERS CHEQUES Now in Britain Your OCBC Singapore Dollar Available In denominations Travellers Cheques are going more of Ssso, Ssloo, Sssoo and places... to Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, ,rom OCBC branches Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, 0 and other ban*B- Edinburgh, Accepted in the UK by: Glasgow, Aberdeen, Sheffield, mj
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  • letters
    • 1133 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 71 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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    • 72 16 LETTERS on any subject of public interest wtt 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 useful. We reserve the
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  • opinion/letters
    • 456 17 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT 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
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    • 160 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). I agree that education plays a very important part in the upbringing of our citizens.
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    • 183 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. "niere 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

  • announcements from advertisers
    • 318 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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    • 91 18 KIP Corporation is marketing a plain-paper copier capable of making same-size reproductions from originals as large as At in size. This machine, known as the DP-Al4, reproduces copies from all kinds of Originals onto plain paper and tracing paper.
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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
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    • 2691 20 lIH ai fig 75 m pg 5b s] ja w-j m m m Mil UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES II I I (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) BALANCE SHEETS 31 DECEMBER 1983 Th> Group The Bank The Group The Bank 1983 1962 1983 1962 1983 1962
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    • 1728 21 111 l Jzmmmnmikm 111 l UNITED OVERSEAS FINANCE LIMITED I 111 INCORPORATED N THE REPUBUC OF SINGAPORE) BALANCE SHEET 31 DECEMBER 1983 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT 19t3 1962 IW3 1962 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1983 DIRECTORS SSDOO SS'OOO SIXMO SS'OOO SHARE CAPITAL FIXED ASSETS (Note 5.937 6 020
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 1427 22 I BlRm%mr L, c nipj 3 00 Opening Programme Highlights by The We sef> restored Palace other MM? I f r historical sites and museum treasures that reflect the W W K jfl great advancements in architecture, engineering, com- m g J J the AtHJIMn At)»> P* MHHHH iiJ jfa
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  • leisure
    • 720 23  -  tvs^ERI By BENNY ORTEGA FOR the past two months on Tuesdays, Channel 12 viewers have been following the inner struggles of Dr Andrew Manson a doctor whose ideals, both personal and professional, stand in the way of his success. Will he sacrifice his
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    • 411 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
      235 24  -  m BILLOWY DRESSES, SWIRLY SKIRTS 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 past. In
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    • 647 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 JVo-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
      PICTURES: ASMAH HAMID  -  377 words
    • 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 sotne romance thrown in that's what this film
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
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    • 192 26 ********************000 q 8-DAY TOUR OF JAPAN g o FOR TWO including A Visit To TOKYO DISNEYLAND O O In "WHAT'S MISSING IN THE PICTURE?" o CHtilt O X BELOW IS A SCENE FROM WALT DISNEY'S SLEEPING Jr V BEAUTY" WITH A CERTAIN PART BLOCKED OUT. ALL YOUW O NEED TO
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • 430 26 fVLM GUIDE Starring: Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving DALIT (*****16): THE CHAMPIONS (C) r UFNTI ,******1 v WONDF.RS OP CHI- Sy J lopsis turn-of-the-century Europe Synopsis: Country boy goes to the city and pfSJ WONDERSOFCHI when women were not allowed to read relia ne£ soccer king is born NA,
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 146 27 ********************000 ODEOK: OPENS THURSDAY! o ■HI A The dance o o explosion o o oftheBo's 8 The style. O v the moves of the O O hottest dance O O (V»J) J craze today. O O® Here s a chance to show your Breakdancing skill Enter The BREAKDANCE Soto Dance
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    • 156 27 CAPITOL Charity Premiere Tomorrow et 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 belief THE STANDARD J
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    • 183 27 I CAPITOL DON'T MISS IT! (*****59) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.45, 4.00, 6.30, 9.1S DEFINITELY Last 2 DAVafa miIWMMUMOI O ■iMHiaaHifliaMi r r s NOW SHOWING at 4 THEATRES JADE-ÜBERTV-SAVOY-WOODLANDS JADE (*****40) 11, 1.30, 4, 6.30, 9.00 No Froo List LIBERTY (*****44) 6 SAVOY (*****40) 5 SHOWS DAILY: 11, 1.45,
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
    • 155 27 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 CONCERT
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    • 294 27 WATER COLOURS AN exhibition of Mr Chew Kia Hia's water colour paintings will be on at the Bistro Tou- t louse-Lautrec until June hr*- —> <-<%§- 9, noon to 2 pm and 7 pm to lam on weekdays, and noon to 2pm and f 7pmto2 am on Fridays, .< W
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    • 207 27 LE SCHPOUNTZ THE Alliance Francaise will screen Le 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. THE BAKER'S BREAD THE Baker's Bread, a lighthearted film on the life of a tradesman in a
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    • 854 34  -  TODAY'S TRACK WORK By WONDER BOY SPEEDY OUR Saint underlined his chances in the $60,000 King's Gold Cup Trial over 1200 m on Sunday with a smart workout on a good track at Kuala Lumpur this morning. Taken out by jockey Bakri Hayon, the Welsh Saint
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    • 681 34 Agencies PERUGIA (Italy), Tuesday IN ONE of the biggest tennis upsets in years, 17-year-old Manuela Maleeva of Bulgaria stunned top seed Chris Evert Lloyd of the United States 6-3, 6-3 yesterday, to win the US$l5O,OOO women's Italian Open Championship. The Bulgarian
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    • 584 34 SNIPPETS Reuter ROME, Tuesday TICKETS for tomorrow's European Soccer Cup final between Roma and Liverpool are being sold for up to 300,000 lire (Ss3Bl) on the black market, Italian newspapers reported yesterday. Touts are doing a brisk trade outside the
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    • 775 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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    • 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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    • 246 37 INDONESIAN boat-racing ace Ponco Sutowo had a sinking feeling immediately after winning the Open Unlimited event, the premier race, in the Singapore Power Boat Association's regatta off Sembawang Park on Sunday. Unknown to him, as he slowed down after crossing the finish line, water
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    • 243 37  -  By S GULAM NATIONAL players V Sundramoorthy and Wong Wee Khong will form the backbone of the national under-20 team for the Second Thai Invitation soccer tournament from Saturday to June 15. They are among the squad of 16 selected for the
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    • 179 38 Reuter LAUSANNE, Tuesday OLYMPIC ORGANISER Peter Ueberroth may invite Soviet sports officials to visit Los Angeles to try to persuade them it is safe for their athletes to compete in the July games. The Russians insist they will not send
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