Singapore Monitor, 30 May 1984

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  • 12 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 30cents Wednesday, May 30, 1984
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  • 539 1 THE GULF CRISIS 'China, N Korea agree to stop sales in a bid to force Teheran to end Gulf War' Agencies ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates), Wednesday CHINA and North Korea, two of the biggest arms suppliers to Iran, have agreed to stop
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    • 549 2  -  Mr ymn By OEI SIN GIOK MORE than a thousand community leaders will be briefed about the Mass Rapid Transit project tonight. This briefing will touch on issues which will directly affect the daily lives of Singaporeans during the construction of the
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    • 254 2  -  By YONG ROW ANG ABOUT 100 lorry-loads of soft soil from Mass Rapid Transit project excavations are being dumped daily in the sea a kilometre off Changi Airport. Before the project is over, atout 80,000 lorry-loads or 400,000 cubic metres of
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    • 320 2  -  ®y OEI SIN GIOK THE Housing and Development Board supervisor at Balestier Shopping Centre has a reputation for being strict. This could be one reason why the centre has won tne title of the cleanest zone among all the board's estates. Tenants
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    • 130 2 Lianhe Zaobao ONLY ABOUT 5 per cent of the more than 1,000 conductors due to be retrenched by the Singapore Bus Service are expected to get a job with the TransIsland Bus Service. A spokesman of the latter yesterday said his company could
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    • 369 3  -  By NEIL HARRIS in London ARMED piracy against merchant ships around Singapore has declined dramatically since last year, the London-based International Maritime Bureau (1MB) says in a new report. From a peak of 44 known attacks in 1982, only 24 such incidents were reported last
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    • 161 3 INCREASED vigilance will help to combat piracy around Singapore's territorial waters, a senior Marine Department official said yesterday. Anti-piracy operations by the Marine Police, the Republic of Singapore Navy and the Port of Singapore Authority had reduced the threat, despite
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    • 139 3 Lianhe Zaobao SINGAPORE Customs chief John Hanam sustained light hand injuries in the Taipeh hotel fire which claimed 20 lives on Monday. Mr Hanam, the director-general of the Customs and Excise Department, was treated at a Taipeh hospital. He has
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    • From our EVENING EDITION yesterday
      • 49 4 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. The maximum contribution will therefore be $1,750. This will be done as soon as the necessary legislation is made.
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      • 30 4 THREE Arts Festival shows. Piley Menantu, Waiting for Godot by the San Quentin Drama Workshop and the Black Light Theatre of Prague will give extra performances
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      • 39 4 THE Housing Board's Ang Mo Kio East Area Office is best at maintaining and managing buildings. It scored the highest points in the competition Towards An Effective Area Office Management System.
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      • 39 4 A 38-YEAR-OLD plumber, Wong Ah Koun alias Wong Ah Kow was yesterday jailed a month for throwing an iron pipe from the first floor of Blk 32, Race Course Road on April 14.
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    • 457 4  -  By YONG POW ANG OLD HANDS in the trade union movement will be called in by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to help train young industrial relations officers ana grassroots union leaders. This is part of an effort to revamp
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    • 333 4  -  By EE BOON LEE A SURPRISE was in. store for Dr (Mrs) Dixie Tan, one of the new People's Action Party candidates, when she turned up at the Party's Ulu Pandan branch (Ghim Moh) last night. Neatly written on a white board were the
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    • 342 6  -  EMPHASIS SHIFTS FROM INDEPENDENT' MIGRANTS TO RELATIVES OF ESTABLISHED RESIDENTS By GANDHI AMBALAM FEWER Singaporean professionals are migrating to Australia, as the main consideration in assessing immigration-applications shifts from "independent' migrants to family members of established residents. Doctors and lawyers are no longer in the
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    • AROUND SINGAPORE
      • 201 6 POLICE have called off a search at Jurong for Mr Wari Hussain, 32, a court clerk, who is believed to have drowned on a fishing outing over the weekend. The body of Mr Wari's neighbour, who also went missing at their
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      • 214 6 THE SINGAPORE Polytechnic is well on its way to becoming one of the region's most sophisticated and well-equipped technical tertiary institutions. Some (44 million has been allocated to the various departments to upgrade and build new facilities, buy new training equipment, and increase
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      • 65 6 AN ASSOCIATION of Singapore Housekeepers (ASH) has been officially registered. This is the first of its kind within the South-east Asian region. The association formally recognises, protects as well as fosters the integrity and standards of housekeepers as a professional body. Among its objectives are
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    • 922 7  -  Some never barter as they feel the practice is outmoded INTERVIEWS BY RAY MILLER HAVE young people lost the art of bartering? The Minister without Portfolio, Mr Ong Teng Cheong, seems to think so. During his tour of the Cairnhill constituency, he said that with fixed
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    • 254 2 The ultimate development of a convincing idea in footwear: CALLUS Liberty-Air' O Liberty heelcup. =7 Giving both grip and spring. Liberty full footbed. The reaction of the support i» prevents overcorrection. Leather-sock full length. Anti- I bacteria and fungus inhibitor. I-— The "spring-effect". Enhances the natural rolling movement of the
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    • 118 3 Artistic Impression byCitizen. 11 -TtiiTtiim imminnim i i—lllll x 11 1 1 i L»»»i *m**> I 1 II <i i i 4 smb*f 9 Sj^B K ir%, J tJI k JBPv >BbS^ M^Mzr Impression: a new coDection of masterworks for the wrist. Timepieces stressing form and color in an entirely
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    • 45 4 *d^ Immaculate neat dressings reflects the man in you. Latest arrivals at GLOBE of the most fashionable outfits in town, smart and dashing. Destined for the man of distinction, we bring to you the executive looks of today. With GLOBE you step out in style.
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    • 241 5 Ip -^WMMSKKIfiS Ist Prize: 5 kilo bars of gold 2nd Prize: 3 kilo bars of gold 3rd Prize: 1 kilo bar of gold We are the only bank that is giving away more than 8,000 for every month. And every extra $500 or 20 grams of gold you solid gold
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    • 225 7 The Mandarin Singapore Singapore Airlines present HANAE MORI PARIS Spring/Summer 1984 Haute Couture Collection complimented by the finely crafted jewellery of Harry Winston, N.Y. SR I I Hanae Mori, a name synonymous with high 1 I fashion, will be presenting a dazzling 1 J I collection ranging from stylish suits,
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  • world
    • 148 8 AP KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday MALAYSIAN navy frogmen have salvaged 29 elephant tusks, 136 tin ingots and other valuables from the 18th century Dutch East India ship, Risdam which sank off the Mersing coast 300 km southeast of Kuala Lumpur. Kamarul Baharain, the
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    • 224 8 UPI TOKYO, Wednesday THE US and Japan yesterday announced the details of an "historic' agreement" to internationalise the yen and open Japanese capital markets to foreign investors. The agreement, whose text was released simultaneously in Washington and Tokyo, is expected to ease trade frictions between the US
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    • 385 8 SAYS DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL CANCER SOCIETY OF MALAYSIA The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday CHINA'S miracle cancer cures are a myth, according to consultant radiotherapist and expansion director of the National Cancer Society of Malaysia Dr Tan Meng Kuan. He said that contrary to
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    • 212 8 Reuter TOKYO, Wednesday VIETNAM'S fear of a return to power in Cambodia by Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot was a major obstacle to the withdrawal of Hanoi's forces from the country, Indonesian Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja said. Speaking to reporters in
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    • 157 8 Reuter BEUING, Wed MALAYSIAN Foreign Minister Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie arrived yesterday for an eight-day visit to China to strengthen ties formally opened 10 years ago. The two countries hold similar views on many international issues, particularly Cambodia. But China's links with the outlawed
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    • 337 8 Reuter MANILA, Wednesday THE chairman of a commission probing the murder of Philippines opposition leader Benigno Aquino said she found it hard to believe that Aquino's military escorts did not see the alleged killer. Air Force Sergeant Arnulfo De Mesa testified that as he and
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    • 684 9 TRENDS Reuter A GROWING number of US employers in old-line, heavily unionised industries are starting to go along with contract demands by workers for far greater job security, US News and World report says. In return, the weekly adds, companies are
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    • 63 9 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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    • 191 9 LAT-WP MOSCOW, Wed AN AMERICAN diplomat was attacked and beaten by several unidentified men in Leningrad last month in an assault that US officials believe was organised by Soviet authorities in an atmosphere of increasingly cold relations with the US. The diplomat, Ronald A
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    • 286 9 UPI BONN, Wed SOVIET leader Konstantin Chernenko warned in a letter published yesterday that any country stationing offensive nuclear weapons on its territory risked a retaliatory Soviet strike. "Whoever makes others a target, will inevitably become a target himself," said Mr Chernenko in a letter
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    • 175 9 UPI CROOKED RIVER RANCH (Oregon), Wednesday A MULE named Mrs Heese meandered to victory in an uphill race known as The May Mule Mile which requires one stop for beer on the way up. "Quite a few mules drank the beer. It was
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    • 585 10 THE GULF CRISIS UPI, Reuter LONDON, Wednesday IRAN'S NEWLY-ELECT-ED Parliament is expected to consider ending the 45-month-old Gulf War with Iraq as one of the chief items on its agenda, Iranian sources said yesterday. Iranian sources in London and Paris
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    • 396 10 PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED WITHOUT OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE, SAYS PRESIDENT Reuter, UPI COLORADO SPRINGS, Wednesday PRESIDENT Reagan reiterated yesterday that the United States would not have to intervene in the Iraq-Iran War, but he said the Gulf must be kept open. "At the moment,
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    • 180 10 UPI, Reuter TOKYO, Wednesday INDONESIAN Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja yesterday assured Japan of stable crude supplies if the protracted Iran-Iraq War curtails Japan's oil imports from the Persian Gulf, the newspaper Mainichi Shimbun reported. The newspaper said Dr Mochtar, on
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    • 47 10 While not Intervening directly, the US has acted to boost Saudi Arabia's dofonco In tho wako of now tension In the Qulf. It has already sent 400 stingers to Riyadh to ward off Iranian air attacks on the country's vulnerable oil wells.
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      116 10 THE STINGER, sent to Saudi Arabia to shore up its oil facility defences, is a shoulder-fired missile designed for use by soldiers to defend themselves against attacking airplanes. Looking somewhat reminiscent of a World War II bazooka, or rocket launcher, the Stinger can hit oncoming, low-altitude warplanes at
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      177 10 THE KC-10 TANKER, sent to Saudi Arabia to help refuel Saudi F-1S fighter planes, is part of a growing fleet of advanced US tanker-cargo aircraft built to strengthen US ability to operate forces across thousands of kilometres. Called the Extender, the KC-10 is powered by three turbofan engines
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    • 5 8 tee Currency Reviews Page 12
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    • 92 9 Gneg&Dianiie sing Irene Cam, SmHm&Garftinkel, George Benson, Pointer Sisters, others. A SENSATIONAL NEW SOUND AT LE VENDOME LOUNGE! Colour and feeling Greg and Dianne in a repertoire of songs b will entertain nightly, from some of your f except Tuesday, at best-loved recording U, Le Vendome Lounge, artistes. This is
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  • money
    • 225 11 [vtttLLSTREETJ Reuter WEAKNESS in the bond market on Wall Street yesterday Infected stock prices, which closed moderately lower with blue chip issues barely surviving a dip below a major technical support level. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell 26.69 points last
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    • 173 11 PUNTERS HAD EXPECTED BETTER THAN THREE-FOR-TWO RATIO ESSO Malaysia Bhd's lons-hoped-for bonus issue was finally announced but not in the ratio anticipated by punters. The three-for-two bonus isX ratio disppointed those had hoped for a three for-one ratio. The bonus issue will increase the issued share
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    • 430 11 Bankers fear curbs may hit business The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday BANK Negara's proposed moves to limit the amount of loans a bank can lend to a single borrower could adversely affect the business of some banks, bankers said. They said that a
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    • 233 11 KUALA LUMPUR, HILL Samuel and Company, the merchant bank, has bought 80 per cent of the issued share capital of Singapore-based merchant bank Temenggong for $13.03 million. Temenggong was formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Bowater Corporation. The corporation will be retaining
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    • 162 11 AP THE US dollar rose against all major currencies on foreign exchanges yesterday as fears about the healtn of the US banking system dissipated. Gold prices fell. Dealers said the dollar's strength was underpinned by continuing fears that tne escalating Iran-Iraq war could cut off oil supplies
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    • 431 12 INCREASE IS DUE TO RISE IN OPERATING AS WELL AS ASSOCIATES' PROFITS KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG Berhad reported a Ms4l 2 million ($37.6 million) pretax profit for the half year ended March 1984 against M 518.7 million in the previous year. This is
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    • 65 12 THE Bukit Katil Rubber Estates Bhd will close its transfer register from June 21 to June 29. It is to determine shareholders' entitlements to the bonus issue and capital repayment which is to be made on July 5. As such, trading in shares
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    • 451 12 SIN HENG CHAN (Malaysia) improved on its Dec 31 year-end results by posting a 26.4 per cent rise in pretax operating profit to Ms7.l million. Company turnover was 11.9 per cent higher at M 185.7 million but investment income fell slightly to
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    • 252 12 IN yesterday's edition featuring the components of the UOB Composite Index, certain stocks were inadvertently omitted. We feature the revised list. Electrical Acma Construction Humes Malayawata National Iron UAC United Engineers Ltd Pood 4 Beverage Cold Storage Fraser It Neave Guinness Malayan Breweries Malaya; United Manufacturing Malayan
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    • 384 12 Fareiga ctrreacy review by NtaMfacttrars HaMvar Trust YEN Spurred by rising domestic demand, increasing industrial production, and accelerated export growth, the economy is poiseo for healthy expansion this year. Exports have been good, reflecting the continued economic expansion of the US and recovery in Western
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    • 72 12 fldkea hteak... Thursday Fashion Special Watch the current fashion trends as you indulge in afternoon tea and cakes or unwind over cocktails. Then catch up on some eading or play backgammon in the cool serene comfort of the Mezzanine Lounge; for an evening well spent. Tominaga Trading Co. Make-up Isabelle
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  • PROPERTY SECTION
    • 1567 13  -  THE DEVELOPMENT CHARGE CONTROVERSY By VINCENT FONG DEVELOPMENT charge is not peculiar to Singapore. It has been tried in many countries including Britain, Australia and Germany. In most cases, it has been unsuccessfully implemented for reasons identified witn the respective problems in
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    • 637 14  -  By ANNIE CHIA MORE mortgagees' properties are M) for sale at property auctions over the past five months in the depressed market, said property auctioneers. These properties, including residences, factories, offices and shop units, are expected to increase in number for the
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    • 701 15 pwffl ■Ml A l«tter from our reader spotlights the'problem of 'double Insurance* faced by private property owners. Existing roles require the owner to pay monthly maintenance contributions to the Management Corporation of the condominium of the building he occupies. The
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    • 165 15 speaks for itself the convenience of city life i ,i I -.n Ot Tat Lee Finance Limited Here, we offer you only the best. The 10-storey G i. Ground Fkxx.ounn.House. building is composed of 49 units of four different 90 CecH s,reet Spore 0106 Tel *****22 types of apartments and
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  • features
    • 1536 16  -  UMNO General Assembly By N V RAMAN of The Star The Star KUALA LUMPUR: IT IS obvious from the justconcluded United Malays National Organisation (Umno) elections that Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir has the full backing of the party. Whatever doubts there
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    • ISSUES
      • 255 16 THE sudden escalation of the Gulf War sent shock signals around the world. As usual, all eyes turned to Washington. Meanwhile, the countries that are really at risk if the Gulf were closed in Western Europe and Japan do little but watch
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        214 16 A letter by Peng Qiaoqian, a reader of China Daily IT may true that a woman has the same right as a man to make a marriage proposal since women and men are equal, but there is a traditional prejudice in society, which makes girls hesitate to woo
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  • opinion / letters
    • 447 17 I FOURTEEN years ago, legislation was passed in Singapore to prohibit smoking in some public places and cigarette advertisements in the media. This pioneering effort to curb smoking was reinforced with an increase in excise duty on tobacco; all cigarette packets had to carry
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    • 201 17  -  JAMES WONG Singapore 2678 I REFER to the reply by Mr Yap Yeow Woon of the Republic of Singapore Police entitled "Additional brake lights can be mounted" (SM, May 17). I am most amused by its contents. My three women passengers and I are
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    • 103 17  -  PETER BOYD Singapore 0314 I AM a new resident of a three-room flat at Potong Pasir. I wanted to apply for the use of Public Utilities Board (PUB) gas in my house, instead of using the cylinder gas. But I was told by the
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    • 349 17  -  REPLY MRS L JOHN Principal, St Thomas Secondary School I REFER to Mr Quek Kim Seng's letter "Unfair fun fair" (SM, May 14). I would like to express mv sincere thanks to Mr Quek for the $100 support he had
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  • leisure
    • 980 18  -  SHINTARO'S DREAM FOR CHILDREN By LO TIEN YIN DREAMS do not die even when you are 56. For Shintaro Tsujr, his dream is to create a little world for children, in which they can learn and have fun. "Maybe in about five years' time, I'll see
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    • 749 18 mmmmm*' m STARSTRUCKj ATV is enjoying a windfall this season in Hong Kong with high ratings for two of its drama series, Undercover Agents and Birds of Paradise. The latter, a 50-episode series, has been slotted to clash with the telecast time of competitor TVB's
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    • 1001 18  -  By JACK KROLL STEVEN SPIELBERG once said that, the thing he was scared to death of was boring somebody with a film. He should live so long. On the other hand, this extreme fear of boring people may itself be an irrational anxiety let's call it
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    • 458 20  -  ©CSBKB By PHILIP CHEAH MY imagination ran wild when I heard that SBC's Radio One would begin a new series called Rhythm and Soul, a focus on popular black music. It is rare to find a researchorientated series attempted here. Series like these which give perspective
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    • 452 20 Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Chinese Subtitles) (Ch 12, 8 pm) WRITER Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who won the 1982 Nobel prize for literature, is one of the most widely read authors in the Spanish language. He was a journalist who became famous with the Publication of One
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    • 201 21  -  DAVID CHNG Singapore 1543. I HAVE watched a few gongfu Mandarin Movies on TV of which most of the important action scenes were badly censored, thus spoiling the whole story. Are we paying the licence fees to SBC to listen to the dialogue of
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    • 122 21  -  MARK FRANCIS Singapore 1648 SINGAPORE Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) should revive those unforgettable swashbuckling films by Hollywood legends such as the late Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power. The younger generation will then have a chance to find out for themselves why those renowned stars of the era gone
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    • 99 21  -  NOEL CHIA Hon Secretary Society of Singapore Writers Singapore 2056 I WOULD like to thank you for the kind publicity given a local writer in Fairy Tales and Happy Endings (SM, May 21). I would also like to point out that I am not the honorary
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    • 143 21 I REFER to the reply by Mr V S Sundram of SBC (SM, May 18). Mr Sundram has indicated that The Glen Miller Story was telecast as far back as Dec 27, 1970. Since he has admitted that the movie was good, then all the more
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    • 724 23  -  Solid meals at a cosy Inn By INEZ WEI FOR a really substantial meal, nothing quite beats a good old piece of steak done to your liking. The only trouble is hunting down that juicy chunk of meat that's worth sinking your teeth into. It is difficult
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 1469 19 I —am 5 I 2.30 SBCTEXT Live Sample Pages. I I 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Hotel TjSfflj' I > I 4.35 The Richard Simmons Show. r I Simmons shares his secrets about natural laxatives and W I I food that aid digestion He prepares his Mean Green
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    • 214 21 LETTERS from Leisure readers on subjects pertaining to our columns will be selected for publication weekly in this column. Please address your letters to Leisure Box, The Singapore Monitor, 2 Alexandra Road, 03-01A Delta House, Singapore 0315. You may use a pseudonym but actual names, addresses and telephone numbers must
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 428 21 AIM GUIDE j M V| and semi-devils (C) Synopsis: A sequel to The Immortals. DALIT /971M110. THF rHAMPini\i<; More intri B° e and displays DALIT (*****16). THE CHAMPIONS are seen j n continuing struggle for pi t supremacy in the martial arts world. Synopsis: Country boy goes to the city
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 155 22 LIDO: HURRY! SEE IT IMOW! (*****14) DUE TO FILM'S LENGTH NOTE REVISED TIMES 5 SHOWS DAILY at 10 30am, 1.15, 4.00, 0.45, 9.30 Winner off 2 Golden Globes ffor BEST Picture BEST Director I Wmnt if Hatmi Award 1 for BEST Original Song Score mml JADE: NOW SHOWING (*****80) 11am,
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    • 50 22 If you have information about events like these which might interest others, we would like to hear from you. You can write to The Singapore Monitor, Leisure Desk, 2 Alexandra Road, Delta House, 03-01 A, Singapore 0315. If you have pictures accompanying the programme, we'd be glad to have them.
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    • 176 22 ********************000 ii ODEON i I 1 —Bpehs tommwow—>§ jgkf <"£?£&■ jJ? i tV*f 2 Starring LUCINDA DICKEY "BHABBA-DOO" q o AiWlZ^tlll«t ,c SHOES lo O \\StiF tram Mfl vnh— j Q nmttrm m #<£/ (Stwmi imm J Q O Details m St Times (24 5yS pore Monitor (25.5) O o
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 138 22 SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM THE Hilton Playhouse and British Airways will present Side by Side bv Sondheim from today to June 6 at the Hilton Grand Ballroom. The cast of five includes Bernard Braden who will star as compere and interlocuter, Annie Ross who has achievea fame as a
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    • 577 22 CERAMICS be on until Saturday at ■KSSSbS*!^ the Goethe-Institut Art THE Ayer Rajah Zone %%£&!!%> 4 Residents' Commit- A Branch Library will ■jfi^QfaS&g^ hold a book exhibition on Saturday from 1 pm V include books covering jM a wide range of sub- jects and in four WATER COLOURS AN exhibition
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
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    • 253 27 r 9 MIL 1 I Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor Word* 0.3S cnti par word 0.55 ccnts p«r word Dleplay $7.70 per col. can $12.00 p«r col. cm Iwlmm Hn Mon-Frt, 9am-spm Sat, 9am-lpm Ching Ling Acct 913-541/ 760-1631 Commercial Serv 280-1157/8583 Daniel Chan Mgnl Sery 296-4765 Financial
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 644 28 classified 273-9Q90 Situations Vacant Newly established manufacturing firm in Jurong laamedlate vacancies for: Preferable technical background with NTC 3 in metal machining or VITB certificate. Preference to applicants residing in or near Jurong district. BENEFITS: No shift work. Minimum salary $500.00 'Attendance incentive. Salary adjustment after 3 months. Free uniform/
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    • 515 28 Situations Vacant mf Pro<fcic*M Flmt in Jurong ■I requites I 11 Interested parties call; I II Mr Loh at 28S881 text 46 for interview I mm i PWCI ASIA MANUFACTURING CO HI U^l 48 Tuat Avenue 9 Singapore 2263 T«l: *****11 II We manufacture Air Distribution Control Equipment and belong
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    • 423 29 classified 273-9090 LEISURE AND SPORTS MART j > Sapplyfcg tr—pwt Mr J j ekartag aai forwarita( j !> ear** PSA i 3! ™*M'Ckjb vke versa. Ss»ly of! Liboar for parfciag, j <• -A, For your household, S, factory and office. S V Day and night service, c f S Workers
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    • 184 29 PROPERTY Accommodation Vacant APARTMENT FOR RENT 1 bedroom apartment in Dlst 9. fully furnished with wall to wall carpeting, alrcondltioned. $1,300 per month. Phone 444-7036 Business Premises For Sale/Rent Cecil Mnt TO LET 1000 sq.ft—so,ooosq.ft Banking/Finance House units available aMst level Pleoie contact Fred Kkm J I *****2 ||j Sote
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    • 274 29 I NOTICE AL FUTTAIM ASIA PACIFIC PRIVATE LIMITED (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an extraordinary general meeting of Al Futtaim Asia Pacific Private Limited held on 29th May 1984, the following Special Resolution was duly pa sped:"That Al Futtaim Asia Pacific 'Private Limited be wound up voluntarily and that Messrs
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  • sports
    • 399 30  -  Our water-polo thrust gets a big boost STORY: DANIEL WEE SINGAPORE'S thrust towards continued domination of the regional water-polo scene took a step towards greater experience in Europe with nine youngsters joining tneir senior counterparts for a two-week competition-cum-training tour yesterday. The team will be
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    • 498 30  -  By ALFONSO CHAN BUY a T-shirt and send Kelly Chan to the Olympics. This is one of the plans hatched by the Boardsailing Association of Singapore in its effort to get enough funds for Kelly's Olympic expenses. The sum to be
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    • 981 31 LOS ANGELES VIENNA, Wednesday A LEADING Czechoslovak sports official said today that eastern bloc countries would not reverse their decision to boycott the Los Angeles Olympic Games despite a last-minute appeal from International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Sa- maranch. The official Ceteka
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    • 525 31 PARIS, Wednesday YANNICK Noah tried to rescue a rainy second day of the French Open Tennis Championships here today, but even the holder had to bow to tne dreary weather in the end. Noah and Mark Dickson of the US played
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    • 690 31  -  A JournalUt y 4 Notebook By KENNETH JALLEH The FC Groningen professionals and Selangor's victory in the Malaysia Cup final left two good lessons for Singapore s aspiring national footballers. The Dutch tourists showed superb teamwork. Selangor displayed the fighting spirit. It takes both
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    • 383 32  -  By KEN JALLEH Jr KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday THAMBIAH Pathmanathan, once unwelcome in the Singapore national team, was at home, at ease and honoured here last night and it will remain that way for at least another year. The talent which was once ignored by selectors south
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    • 408 32 T PATHMANATHAN (Most Exciting Player); I'm really surprised and excited. Not for a moment did I expect to be picked for the award. I never save it a thought. It's all so sudden. I just played my best and not because I wanted to
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    • 108 32 FOR Selangor, 1984 must surely be the best Malaysia Cup year. The team scored a great victory by grabbing four of the 10 awards offered for this year's Malaysia Cup competition. Winning the Malaysia Cup and League Cup titles, Selangor were picked as the Most Exciting
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    • 416 33 Liverpool prepare to meet Roma by the Tiber with the overall European Cup record reading... ENGLAND and Italv have a magnificent total of 11 European Cup wins between them but English clubs have a clear lead with seven victories and Liverpool now bid to edge ahead
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    • 667 33 Liverpool meet Roma in the game everyone has been waiting for Renter ROME. Wednesday A GROWING sense of occasion surrounds tomorrow s European soccer cup final between Roma and Liverpool It is the game everyone has waited for since the competition began last September and there is
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    • 651 34 NFL ROUND-UP DIVISION ONE TAMPINES ROVERS, who are sitting pretty at the top of the Division One table with ft points, are my pick to win the title even though Farrer Park United still have a chance of pipping them on goal
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    • 400 34  -  TIONG BAHRU 0 TAMPINES ROVERS 1 One-goal victory takes them to the threshold of Division One title AN reports by S GULAM DEFENDING champions Tiong Bahru played one of their best matches last night, but could not stop Tampines Rovers from gaining a vital victory that
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    • 53 30 NOTICE NOTICE I. TAN BOON LiANQ ANOREW, l/C NO: *****M/Z, wish to inform al my friends and business associates that I have withdrawn as a partner in New Way Transport Services Co with effect from 29th May 1984. Therefore I'm no longer responses for any business transaction and monies concern
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    • 625 35 PREDICTS KENNY DALGLISH IPS f and Bayern Munich with three each but both triumphed during specific eras of domination If we bring the Cup back to England we will be second only to Real with four wins spread over
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    • 164 35 Reuter ROME, Wednesday FOOTBALL FANS have been banned from taking fruits to the European Cup final at Rome's Olympic Stadium today as part of a Dig security operation, police said. Other measures aimed at preventing trouble at the Liver-pool-Roma game include protecting match officials
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