Singapore Monitor, 19 June 1984, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section23 1984-06-19 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR F J EVEN! mi r EDITION 1 M C IP) No 21 5 84 Tuesday, June 19, 1984 30 cents23 words
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274 1984-06-19 1 JOYCE QUEK - By JOYCE QUEK AN AUSTRALIAN company will make history by seeking a secondary listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Gold Securities Australia (GSA) will be the first Australian company to seek a listing, either primary or secondary, in this region. Its directors will be274 words
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265 1984-06-19 1 VICTOR SOH - By VICTOR SOH THE POLICE have decided to stop allocating test dates for motorcycle "L" riders from July 1. In future "L riders will be able to book a test date of their choice. The move is aimed to reduce the high265 words
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446 1984-06-19 1 Marathon Senate session ends in favour of arming 'freedom fighters' in C America UPI WASHINGTON, Tuesday PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan's policies in Central America survived two assaults yesterday in a marathon Senate session that kept lawmakers in their seats past midnight on aUPI - 446 words
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Advertisement18 1984-06-19 1 r 'i Malaysia all out for King Kevin ■TV GUIDE: PAGE 18 ■TV SCENE U HIGHLIGHTS: PAGE 1918 words
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373 1984-06-19 2 FAEZAH ISMAIL - By FAEZAH ISMAIL A MOTOR MECHANIC who was driving a lorry that crossed a road divider and hit four cars was jailed today for causing the death of three people. Tan Soon Guan, 25, was sentenced to nine months' tail and disqualified from holding a373 words
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Article, Illustration91 1984-06-19 2 POLICE are looking for a Malaysian who was connected with a cheating case involving about $10 million. Lim Shu Jin, 49, of Mandalay Mansion, Minbu Road, was arrested by the Commercial Crime Division on April 2 for an offence of cheating and released on91 words
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338 1984-06-19 2 VINCENT FONG - Oriental Singapore projected to open next Oct By VINCENT FONG THE Oriental Singapore the second of three hotels in Marina Square was topped off this morning, amid predictions that it could expect only about 50 per cent occupancy when it opens for338 words
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275 1984-06-19 2 SEPTEMBER 1 is the official take-off date for the launching of an intensive campaign to stamp out glue-sniffing and inhalant abuse in Singapore. An inaugural meeting today of the organising committee, made up of members from Government Ministries and organisations throughout275 words
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302 1984-06-19 2 LOONG SWEE YIN - By LOONG SWEE YIN WHEN nations rise to the peak of their success, decline inevitably sets in. And, according to the Second Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs), the signs of decline are always present even in Singapore. But Mr S Raiaratnam, who was302 words
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Article, Illustration579 1984-06-19 3 CAROLINE BOEY - By CAROLINE BOEY TEACHERS aspiring to be vice-principals, principals and professional officers in the Education Ministry headquarters will in future have to undergo and pass a one-year diploma course before they will be considered. Dr Tay Eng Soon, Minister of579 words
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163 1984-06-19 3 A TECHNICAL officer with the Port of Singapore Authority today pleaded not guilty to four counts of corruption. Cheong Siew Wah alias Aaron Cheong, 33, is accused of corruptly accepting three air return passages from Singapore to Haadyai. These were163 words
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221 1984-06-19 3 JALIL MISWARDI - By JALIL MISWARDI THE Community Chest of Singapore is trying to raise $1 million through the sale of two million Christmas cards. Mrs Sylvia Medora, who is in charge of the project, said today a total of 11 designs are available. The221 words
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Article273 1984-06-19 4 THE SERIES of ministerial walkabouts to the constituencies halted briefly early last month is to be resumed early next month. Anson and Rochore are included in the 19 constituencies planning ministerial welcomes beginning with Mr Ong Teng Cheong's visit to Jalan Kayu and Cheng San273 words
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426 1984-06-19 4 SINGAPORE businessmen seeking export orders will find their job made easier under a scheme to be launched by the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce. The scheme will: CUT OUT the need for a customs declaration at border points or for426 words
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Article, Illustration298 1984-06-19 4 SURESH NAIR - Police have 'adopted' 21 old folks' and boys' homes over the last decade By SURESH NAIR THE POLICE have "adopted" 21 old folks' centres and boys' homes over the last decade, it was revealed yesterday. The police's director of public relations, Mr Au-Yong Weng Wah,298 words
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214 1984-06-19 4 LOONG SWEE YIN - By LOONG SWEE YIN MORE than 200 national service draftees who turned up at the Kreta Ayer Community Centre for a send-off party this morning were told it would not be easy to learn to be a soldier. Mr214 words
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81 1984-06-19 5 SINGAPOREANS who intend to travel to India must now apply for a visa under a new ruling imposed by the Indian Government yesterday "This is because we have evidence that unwanted foreign elements are creating problems in Amritsar," said an official of the Indian81 words
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230 1984-06-19 5 SURESH NAIR - By SURESH NAIR FOUR foreign workers suffered severe injuries when a scaffolding linking one of the 12 bridges along the Bukit Timah Expressway collapsed The two Malaysian and two Thai construction workers are recovering at the Toa Payoh Hospital. They were hurt on230 words
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445 1984-06-19 5 VICTOR SOH - By VICTOR SOH THE PHILIPPINE Embassy in Singapore hears complaints almost every other day from Filipina maids who are unhappy with bad working conditions here. But embassy staff say there is nothing they can do because the Employment Act does not cover domestic help.445 words
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105 1984-06-19 5 TWO FILIPINA maids decided to return to the Philippines after they reported to the Labour Ministry tnat they had to work in the employer's office as well as his home. The employer was called to the ministry but the maids then expressed their105 words
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Advertisement224 1984-06-19 3 lmpiove\bur Business Image. U-BIX 2SOOMR Ik PRODUCTIVITY and Efficiency have alot to do with your business image. Excellent office equipment normally will boost-up the level of efficiency and productivity. And it is in this area that APS Electronics (Pte) Ltd has made its presence From high volume copying to economy224 words
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Advertisement12 1984-06-19 5 Another viewpoint: Filipina worker who says Singapore is paradise, Letters Page 1512 words
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Article, Illustration277 1984-06-19 6 Reuter MOSCOW, Tuesday SOVIET President Konstantin Chernenko has pledged Moscow's backing for Nicaragua in talks with Sandinist leader Daniel Ortega, but diplomats said he may have refused to step up military aid. During their meeting yesterday, Mr Chernenko declared Soviet "solidarity with the heroicReuter - 277 words
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607 1984-06-19 6 UPI BUENOS AIRES, Tuesday AN ANGRY group of Latin American debtors meets on Thursday in Cartagena, Colombia, to discuss rising US interest rates and tough austerity conditions imposed on them by foreign lenders. The meeting is expected to be more militant than similarUPI - 607 words
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93 1984-06-19 6 UPI CAPE CANAVERAL Tuesday OFFICIALS pronounced America's newest space shuttle, Discovery, ready for launch next week on its maiden flight. The decision to launch Discovery at 8.43 am (1243 GMT) next Monday was made during a televised conference call between National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationUPI - 93 words
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Article, Illustration326 1984-06-19 6 Reuter NORTH OAKS (Minnesota), Tuet Mr WALTER Mondale has invited Los Angeles Mayor, Mr Thomas Bradley, to discuss Mr Bradley's chances of becoming Democratic vice-presidential nominee. Mr Bradley, black chief executive of the country's second largest city, will be interviewed at MrReuter - 326 words
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345 1984-06-19 7 HEROIN PROFITS STASHED IN SEVEN BANKS BY MALAYSIAN SMUGGLERS UPI NEW YORK, Tuesday THE US GOVERNMENT yesterday took action to recover US$9O million ($lB9 million) in profits stashed in seven New York City banks by a Malaysian heroin smuggling ring. "we'll be tryingUPI - 345 words
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364 1984-06-19 7 Reuter NEW DELHI, Tuesday INDIAN security forces have shot dead a suspected Sikh extremist and arrested 7S in Punjab, state radio reported, adding that life was gradually returning to normal in India's troubled northern state. Lieutenant-General K Sunderji, chief of western command, toldReuter - 364 words
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182 1984-06-19 7 UPI LOS ANGELES, Tuesday ECONOMIC hard times in the. automotive and electronics industries have fuelled rising violence and vandalism.against the county's Asians, a report released yesterday shows. The county Commission on Human Relations also said anti-Asian tensions are particularly "significant"UPI - 182 words
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374 1984-06-19 8 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Tuesday THE SUPREME Court agreed yesterday to decide whether Federal authorities must make sure lethal drug injections will cause prompt and painless death before they are used to execute convicted murderers. The justices said they would review aLAT-WP - 374 words
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449 1984-06-19 8 It blames global economic problems on lack of saving and investment Reuter TOKYO, Tuesday JAPAN today blamed many of the world's economic problems on other countries' failure to save and invest, and pledged to use its abundant savings to help theReuter - 449 words
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439 1984-06-19 8 UPI WASHINGTON, Tues THE BROADEST measure of US trade performance, the balance of payments, was a record US$l9.4 billion (5540.7 billion) in the red in the first quarter despite a drop in oil imports, the US Commerce Department saidUPI - 439 words
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137 1984-06-19 8 UPI WASHINGTON, Tuesday PRESIDENT Reagan wants to eliminate US aid to international population control programmes that practice or advocate abortion. White House officials said yesterday. The aid currently amounts to US$lOO million (Ss2lo million) a year. The officials said a draft ofUPI - 137 words
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182 1984-06-19 8 Reuter LUXEMBOURG, Tuesday PROSPECTS look bleak today for a settlement of a European Community row over Britain's budget pavments, at the heart of the bloc's financial troubles. Diplomats said that in talks here yesterday, Britain and its nine partners were unableReuter - 182 words
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280 1984-06-19 10 'NO MORE TESTS' MORATORIUM SUGGESTED BY EX-MEMBER OF PIONEER FERTILISATION TEAM THE ORPHAN EMBRYOS' SAGA AP MELBOURNE, Tuesday A FORMER member of Australia's pioneer InVitro Fertilisation team has called for a halt to test-tube fertilisation experiments until answers are found to questions raised by aAP - 280 words
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226 1984-06-19 10 UPI MELBOURNE, Tuesday GOVERNMENT officials said yesterday they would defer a decision on the fate of two frozen embryos whose parents died in a plane crash and left them possible heirs to a million-dollar fortune. The "orphan" embryos have been suspended inUPI - 226 words
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172 1984-06-19 10 Reuter LOS ANGELES, Tuesday THE FROZEN embryos left behind by a couple killed in an air crash could not be considered living heirs to their multi-million-dollar estate, a lawyer said today. "My personal feeling is that because the embryos could not beReuter - 172 words
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475 1984-06-19 11 TRENDS HOW OFTEN have we been told that the movie theater is doomed? Thirty years ago television was supposed to kill the neighbourhood screen, and now the videocassette recorder is being billed as the villian. Film fans, so the story goes, will soon475 words
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Article62 1984-06-19 11 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 Hve, the way you conduct your business. Reports of such events may be confined to specialist or trade publications. In TRENDS,62 words
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41 1984-06-19 11 20 arrested for proAsian protest Reuter MELBOURNE, Tims ANGRY university students tried yesterday to break up a lecture given by Professor Blainey, of Melbourne University, who suggested Australia is taking in too many Asians. Police later arrested about 20 students. ReuterReuter - 41 words
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202 1984-06-19 11 AP LONDON, Tuesday SIX MONTHS into 1984, the world is generally judged to be a better place than George Orwell prophesied. Now five writers have gone a step further by looking at the year 2020, with widely differing results. The prophesies ofAP - 202 words
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43 1984-06-19 11 AP STUTTGART (West Germany), Tims WEST German metal industry employers expanded lockouts yesterday, thus making "idle" almost 400,000 workers As the strike entered its sixth week, the Bonn Government issued an appeal to end the conflict. APAP - 43 words
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Advertisement195 1984-06-19 9 In view of the controversy that's going on regarding the safety of gas spring chairs, we at RBM, give our valued customers, our unconditional guarantees and assurances that all our imported Ergonomic designed chairs from Europe are safe and sound, as they are manufactured in accordance with the highest standard195 words
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Advertisement176 1984-06-19 10 HALT A Presentation of Gift Items Articles For Interior Decoration. I r H VjV I Commercio Estero j kU f /jB3fe Camere Di Commercio Delia Toscana Gift item* for furnishing, lightings E CO. Gift item* for furnishing ,n onyx, marble A travertine MADE .N FLORENCE Hand-decorated articles, «K silver gold176 words
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167 1984-06-19 12 Reuter THE NEW ZEALAND dollar continued to weaken yesterday despite a Reserve Bank decision to intervene in the foreign exchange market to prevent an outflow of funds before the July 14 election, dealers said. The Reserve Bank's mid-rate opened at U550.6432 compared withReuter - 167 words
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Article, Illustration446 1984-06-19 12 BUY STERLING in a month's time because it will be cheaper, according to a forex dealer. By that time, the current rate of $2.90 to the pound will most likely drop another 10 cents to $2.80. That will bring it to the all-time lowest446 words
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Article459 1984-06-19 12 Some shortlisted Safuan properties may be injected into General Lumber GENERAL Lumber Holdings is likely to be injected one or two of the four properties shortlisted by the Safuan group in exchange for a share swap. The four projects in Malacca and Johor, comprising mixed459 words
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Article178 1984-06-19 12 HAJI Mat Shah Safuan, Tan Sri Abdul Samad Idris and Encik Hamli Kushari have been appointed to the board of General Lumber Holdings. Two more nominees from the Safuan group are soon expected to be appointed. Sources said that the two names will be forwarded178 words
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182 1984-06-19 12 THE SINGAPORE bourse was slightly steadier this morning. The Dow Jones Index has apparently influenced the market and caused it to remain generally cautious. Allied Chocolate Industries requested a temporary suspension of trading in its shares pending a further announcement. Top risers were Pegi and182 words
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Article128 1984-06-19 12 Reuter THE US dollar eased marginally against most major currencies. There was auiet early trading on some profit-taxing and position adjustment. Most operators were reluctant to take fresh positions in the absence of new market factors. They were awaiting further US economic data, particularly second quarter GNPReuter - 128 words
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665 1984-06-19 13 THE HIGH Court in Kuala Lumpur has granted an injunction to former Bank Negara Governor Tun Ismail Ali last week stopping Kentucky Fried Chicken boss Loo Cheng Ghee from libelling him further. After hearing submissions from counsel in open665 words
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209 1984-06-19 13 ONLY Supreme Corp (SC) shareholders confident of a good shortterm capital gain should accept Textile Corp of Malaya's (TCM) offer to buy their shares. Aseambankers, independent advisers to Supreme Corp shareholders other than TCM, said that the closing prices of209 words
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Article254 1984-06-19 13 Selected itocks at midday Market tone: slightly higher. Arab-Mai Dev 1.07/1.10 Boustead 2.36/2.40 C Storage 3.28/3.30 F and N 5 50/5 55 Genting 5.10/5.15 GIH 2.46 S Haw Par 2 15/2 16 Isetan 2.98/3.00 Esso 14.60/15 00 Hume 4.80/5.05 Inchcape 2.72 B Intraco 2.96/3.00 Jacks Intl 4.90 B254 words
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Article119 1984-06-19 13 Your 8$ to on* unit of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/DO TT DO US9 2.1160 2.1060 2.0970 sterling 2.91(4 2.8944 2.8844 Australian 1.8760 1.8520 1.8370 Canadian 1 6331 1.6131 1.5981 New Zealand 1 3665 1.3465 1.3315 8$ to 100 unit* of foroign currency Austrian schilling 11.0596 10.8095 10.7595 Belgian119 words
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Article, Illustration118 1984-06-19 13 OUB INDEX THE OUB Composite Share Price Index will appear in the Monitor daily. In the evening edition, the index will be based on the morning's close. This will be the only newspaper ready reference to stock market movements during the day. In the early118 words
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Article407 1984-06-19 14 CALL TO THE AUTHORITIES TO HALT ROAD ABUSE AND NOISE POLLUTION ADJACENT to the car park serving Blocks 7, 8 and 9 Teban Gardens is a road with a dead end. This road separates the car park from Block 10. It has become a haven for407 words
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148 1984-06-19 14 I LIVE in Happy Gardens near the junction of MacPherson and Aljunied Roads. Every morning, I find it almost impossible to turn right into MacPherson Road towards Paya Lebar Road. There are always two queues of cars waiting along MacPherson Road, one to148 words
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67 1984-06-19 14 THE authorities should increase the minimum mileage that each taxi driver has to fulfil as the present minimum is "no sweat" to the drivers. I believe the problem of supply and demand is caused by those choosy drivers who not only choose the passengers67 words
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55 1984-06-19 14 AS A visitor to SingaK>re, I find it most exaordinary that the tour organisations are permitted to direct tourists to certain retail establishments. I believe in free trade, and that the visitors should not be coerced into directed shopping to the detriment of independent55 words
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Article315 1984-06-19 14 How to cope with the birth problem by the year 2000 The Hindu, Madras A MILLION new inhabitants will arrive on our {ilanet every four to five days by the year 2000. n terms of sheer numbers the population then will be growing faster than it is today, withThe Hindu, Madras - 315 words
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261 1984-06-19 14 I REFER to the letter by Unhappy Resident about danger roads in Happy Gardens (SM, June 13). I am also a resident in this area and I believe the writer is referring to Happy Avenue North in front of Happy Mansion.261 words
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305 1984-06-19 14 MANY used cars (either traded-in cars of motor dealers or cars belonging to used car marts) are parked along the roads in private housing estates for days and nights on end until they are sold. But then a new batch of used cars will305 words
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463 1984-06-19 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT A MORE creative approach may be needed to traffic enforcement and driver education in Singapore. Offence figures suggest that large numbers of Singaporeans would still rather risk a fine or loss of licence than change their driving habits. We are all potential463 words
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Article157 1984-06-19 15 I WOULD like to request the Public Works Department and the Traffic Police consider resiting the traffic lights at the junctions of Koek Road/Orchard Road to Cuppage Road/Orchard Road. The reason is that Cuppage Road is a two-way thoroughfare between Orchard Road and Clemenceau157 words
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Article135 1984-06-19 15 WILLIAM KOH - Registrar should see that staff speeds up work WILLIAM KOH Singapore 0314 I HAVE observed that the staff in charge of the issue of death certificates take some time to do the documentation. On one occasion, I waited at least half an hour when I135 words
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113 1984-06-19 15 DR TULIP TAN - DR TULIP TAN Medical Director Middle Road Hospital I REFER to the article "Sharp fall in cases of sexual-ly-spread diseases" (SM, June 13). I wish to point out that the following has been misquoted: "We have to study the trend for this113 words
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104 1984-06-19 15 MINDA U ACAYA - MINDA U ACAYA Singapore 1545 VISITORS to Singapore usually would not hesitate to praise this beautiful country, whose people are considerate, industrious and peaceful. For these reasons, many Filipina maids and Filipino workers experience much sorrow and heartache when their tenure of service ends here.104 words
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Article, Illustration590 1984-06-19 16 The story IF the walls of the Drama Centre could speak, they would fill several editions with what went on among the audience at last night's Pileh Menantu. Not that all of it could be published.. But let s start with the walls of an590 words
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Article, Illustration1132 1984-06-19 16 REMEMBER Alex Haley and Roots? I found mine last night at the Drama Centre when Felix Chia's Pileh Menantu the first original Baba piece of literature to be written within living memory made its debut. And just where are these roots? FirmlyPictures by CHRISTINE CHEW and SHARIF RASHID - 1,132 words
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Article, Illustration540 1984-06-19 16 PAT D'ROSE - By PAT D'ROSE GOODNESS, what's that beautiful dancer doing with a pair of knotted' legs? And why are her legs pointing in the most absurd directions as if they weren't part of her body. And why is a pink can-can sticking out from under that handsomePicture by MOHD ISHAK - 540 words
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Article, Illustration461 1984-06-19 18 Drama on 12 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years, Down and Out (Debut) (Ch 12, 9.05 pm) WINSTON CHURCHILL was a larger-than-life figure in British politics for 60 years. An ambitious man, he had a compelling presence and was able, eloquent and pushy. The drama unfurls from the late461 words
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Article, Illustration488 1984-06-19 18 LO TIEN YIN - GOLDEN BELL WINNER FINDS THIS OUT ■T|v/S;G'ENE By LO TIEN YIN LAST night, you might have heard the powerful voice of Shiau Lih Ju, 28, in Live from Studio One. Her voice won her the Golden Bell award this year. She is the fifth winner of488 words
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Article, Illustration623 1984-06-19 19 LO TIEN YIN - GONGFU MASTERS DISPLAY THEIR SKILLS TITLE: SPIRITUAL BOXING STARRING: Gongfu experts of China PRODUCER: Nan Hal Film Company Coming to Dalit Reviewed by LO TIEN YIN THIS sensational documentary features enough actions to send Hollywood stuntmen out of business. No stuntman in his right mind,623 words
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Article455 1984-06-19 20 MAIN EVENTS PENTA THEATRE THE six-strong Penta Theatre from Holland, a theatre without words, will perform today at 8 pm at Singapore Conference Hall. The mime and dance company will entertain the audience with classical and modern dance, acrobatics, juggling and tap-dancing. PILEH MENANTU PILEH MENANTU (Choosing455 words
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Miscellaneous1312 1984-06-19 17 f~i:. TMEStNOAFOKMOMTOR Ift I leisure Ijf'7 1 I mmi Live Sample 3.00 Opening Programme Story Time 4.55 Open Houee a comedy sketch by Pofo a along session a by dancers from Man from Atlantis Imp I Programme News Cultural Diary 7 Biskitts Share Story Gormless Tom I News Music Moves1,312 words
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Miscellaneous525 1984-06-19 19 FILM GUIO6 JMMWPM STONE (E) LIDO (*****14): TEEMS OF ENDEARSynopsis: A romantic novelist finds adven- MENT <K) DALIT (*****16): DISASTERS (C) ture ,n S° uih Amer,ca SUrring: Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Starring: Alan Tang, Qing Shengshian REGAL (*****59): GAMES GAMBLERS Debra Winger Synopsis: About a Chinese taxi-driver in San PLAY525 words
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Miscellaneous161 1984-06-19 20 NATIONAL DAY PHOTO THE Ministry of Culture will hold the 1984 National Day Photo Exhibition, titled Singapore 25 Years of Progress, in August. Photos on display will be the winning entries of the competition now on. The pictures should capture Singapore's progress, development and achievement over the past 25 years.161 words
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Miscellaneous260 1984-06-19 20 than works prints. lithographs, and sculptures Jk a. > 3 display at the Goethe- i —aißk Gallery unJuly noon to pm on SunThe Multiple Art Ex- 1 hibition is jointly or- w IHH ganised by Goethe-In- _v Jtet stitut Singapore and Institute for Foreign rife jPt fill W I Cultural260 words
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Article, Illustration166 1984-06-19 21 ARMENIAN-born photographer Yousuf Karsh. a master of portraiture, took the photograph of Winston Churchill most well known to millions of people throughout the world. This shot, taken in 1941 when Britain was at its most embattled, shows a glowering, belligerent Prime Minister personifying England's bulldog determination.166 words
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Article, Illustration410 1984-06-19 22 THE most important factor in taking good protrait photographs is not shutter speed, composition or exposure. It is expression. The technically perfect picture is useless unless it captures the mood and projects the personality of the subject. To do this is an art. To take a410 words
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Miscellaneous713 1984-06-19 23 leisure/ comics CS\ —I FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook T1 WR£ RJOHT, "I K"tt>U K*>U), 3»sr lAST BoTHwrve Bfc£N ACflMPimv^ LAUREL IAM SCALED IAAftOH 1 U>*S A 6«MPUfc THRUST INTO IRE GtfT- .f AU£N rMH\ VOv* 6V THE sS&MI? J cofim*. OPERATOR. J IMta*T COWMft WORLD, S «***hWT.' L rve had.'713 words
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Article, Illustration231 1984-06-19 27 EVELYN ASHFORD OUT TO SHOW WHY SHE'S THE WORLD'S FASTEST WOMAN Hal Story and Pictures by IPS "SUCCESS CAME quickly and Msity for me up to a certain point I could run 11.01 vtry miMy, but in order to got undor 11.0, and win tho big international competMona, itStory and Pictures by IPS - 231 words
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Article, Illustration956 1984-06-19 28 SHOW ARE yon feeling physically and mentally after the hamstring injury that knocked yon out of the 100 m final in Helsinki? 0 Physically, I think I'm stronger than ever. No, let's be more definite than that: I am stronger than ever. MyPICTURES: SYGMA - 956 words
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Article70 1984-06-19 28 MY PHILOSOPHY with racing is not to key in on one person. There are eight people in the race, and everybody on that line has a chance to win. So I just try to key in on myself. I respect Marlies Gohr's ability. She was the70 words
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Article54 1984-06-19 28 FIRST OF all, I'll have to be calm and relaxed. I feel that I'm a good runner and I think I can beat anybody if I'm right. When my training is going properly, I know that I can run well, so there's no reason for me54 words
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Article98 1984-06-19 28 I THINK the American women sprinters have to change the way they think. Before 1979, I was thinking: "Oh, the East Germans and those other people from Europe, there's no way anybody can do what they do; they're just better than we are." And that's not98 words
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Article76 1984-06-19 28 I DO distance work, I do track workouts, I lift weights, and I do a lot of stretching. That's basically it each day is different. I usually do two workouts a day. I get up and I'm at practice by 9.30; I'm usually finished between 12.00 and76 words
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Article75 1984-06-19 28 I LOVE to read. I read all the time. I like to sew. I like clothes. I love shopping. I like to eat. I enjoy going out to movies and shows and plays and stuff like that. Nothing too exciting. I'm not an exciting person. But75 words
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Article79 1984-06-19 28 I THINK I can run faster, I can be stronger as I get older. I think I can be good into my 30s. With regards to career ambitions, it's hard to think past right now. A lot of people have said that I have a good voice.79 words
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318 1984-06-19 28 TONY LIM - By TONY LIM BOWLING'S hotshot, Ronnie Ng, bounced back into the limelight with a brilliant performance to register an average of 207 {tinfalls in the last roll-off and made the cut or the third phase of the Asian FIQ trials at Jackie's Bowl318 words
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Article, Illustration943 1984-06-19 29 WONDER BOY - ■MUNliUk^™ RACING TODAY'S TRACKWORK By WONDER BOY NICE-LOOKING Novice showed up smart in his workout on a good track at Batu Gantong today. With a riding boy astride, the four-year-old by Jimmy Reppin strode out impressively over 600 m in 40 seconds without943 words
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228 1984-06-19 29 Reuter PARIS (Kentucky), Tuesday KENTUCKY DERBY and Belmont Stakes winner Swale was buried in the Kentucky Bluegrass country yesterday as vets tried to discover the cause of his sudden death. It was thought at first the colt had suffered a heart attackReuter - 228 words
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199 1984-06-19 29 Reuter LONDON, Tuesday THERE were 12 acceptors at the four-day stage for Thursday's Group One Ascot Gold Cup to be run over 4,000 metres at Royal Ascot. Acceptors with weights are: Balitou, Condell, Fortune's Guest, Pubymam du Tenu, Gildoran, Karadar, Neustrien, Ore,Reuter - 199 words
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Article67 1984-06-19 29 1. John McEnroe, US 2. Ivan Lendl, Czechoslovakia 3. Jimmy Connors, US 4. Mats WMandar, Sweden 5. Jimmy Arias, US 6. Andres Gomez, Ecuedor 7. Yannick Noah, France S. Jose-Luis Clerc, Argentina 9. Henrik Sundstrom, Sweden 10. Anders Jarryd, Sweden 11. Kevin Curren, South Africa 12. Johan Kriek,67 words
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225 1984-06-19 29 WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS AP WIMBLEDON (England), Tuesday DEFENDING champions John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova were made the top seeds yesterday for the Wimbledon tennis championships, which get under way in one week's time. The rankings, which determine the places in the tournament draw, wereAP - 225 words
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Article96 1984-06-19 29 Reuter TWENTY FOUR hours after John McEnroe had been involved in more aniry scenes with tennis officials, Wimbleon referee Alan Mills re-emphasised that players would be disqualified from this year's tournament if they persisted in arguing after a ruling. Mills warned yesterday: "The rules of the code ofReuter - 96 words
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Article68 1984-06-19 29 1. Martina NavratMova, US 2. Chris Evert Lloyd, US 3. Hana MandHkova, Czechoslovakia 4. Ram Shriver, US 5. Zina Garrison, US 6. Kathy Jordan, US 7. Manueta Malssva, Bulgaria. S. Kathy Horvath, US 9. Wendy Tumbull, Australia 10. Jo Durie, Britain 11. Lisa Bonder, Australia 12. Claudia Kohde,68 words
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126 1984-06-19 30 AP Beijing, Tuesday TEN foreign entries were to participate in the Great Wall Cup soccer tournament to be played in four Chinese cities starting today. The biggest invitational event of its kind ever staged in China, the tournament also includes theAP - 126 words
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Article, Illustration259 1984-06-19 30 FOR MAREE, AFTER YEARS OF DISCRIMINATION... AP LOS ANGELES, Tuesday SYDNEY Maree can empathise with Zola Budd, the frail but talented distance runner from South Africa who will represent Britain in the summer Olympic Games at Los Anseles. Only a few years ago, Maree, alsoAP - 259 words
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132 1984-06-19 30 Reuter WASHINGTON, Tuesday THE US Senate voted yesterday in favour of a permanent site for the OlymEics to reduce the threat of political oycotts. The Soviet Union and a dozen of its allies are boycotting the summer Olympics in Los Angeles thisReuter - 132 words
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Article, Illustration315 1984-06-19 30 Reuter BELFAST, Tuesday OLYMPIC CHAMPION Steve Ovett is likely to opt out of an 800-metre showdown with fellow-Briton Steve Cram, the world 1,500 metres champion, and former Cuban Olympic champion Alberto Jauntorena if he performs well in the Ulster Games here tonight. OvettReuter - 315 words
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123 1984-06-19 30 S GULAM - By S GULAM WITH less than 10 days to go before their opening match against the Malaysia at the National Stadium, Singapore Chinese have decided to step up training to daily sessions. Until last Sunday's 1-2 defeat by Singapore Cosmos in their first friendly123 words
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Article67 1984-06-19 30 INDIAN Association B were held to a 1-1 draw by Ceylon Sports Club B in a Singapore Hockey Association Division One matcn at Balestier yesterday. IA took the lead through Jasbir Singh early in the second half found, and Leong Fook Loon equalised for CSC.67 words
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238 1984-06-19 30 B KULA - HOMEFRONT By B KULA THE Singapore Junior hockey squad is in a dilemma. With barely two and a half months to go before the Asia/Oceania Junior World Cup qualifying rounds in Kuala Lumpur from Sept 7 to 16, the team is still238 words
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129 1984-06-19 30 ALFONSO CHAN - By ALFONSO CHAN THE Anchor Business Houses F Grade knockout squash competition got off to a keen start at the East Coast Recreation Centre last night. Sime Darby was one of the six unlucky teams to suffer elimination when their top players lost129 words
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Article68 1984-06-19 30 B KULA - By B KULA THE First Asian Age Group Body Building Championships to be held at the World Trade Centre from Aug 17 to 18 has so far attracted entries from six countries. They are Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan, and Singapore. According to Mr Paul68 words
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Article, Illustration251 1984-06-19 31 HAN JIAN THE PLAYER tt§#TFR Jl Sal JK% HAN JIAN THE COACH Lianhe Wanbao THE ENIGMATIC Chinese badminton ace, Han Jian, has retired. He has hung up his rackets and turned to coaching. The news was broken by the Malaysian Badminton Association's Secretary Shuaib Kassa who called China onLianhe Wanbao - 251 words
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Article, Illustration645 1984-06-19 31 Bid to get English soccer star as player-coach for second stringers The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday THE Malaysian football authorities are going all out to get English soccer superstar Kevin Keegan to don Malaysian colours. And if they get their way, Keegan, whoThe Star - 645 words
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