Singapore Monitor, 24 July 1984

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    12 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR 30cents M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Tuesday, July 24, 1984
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    NEW PLAN TO PRESERVE HISTORIC HOUSES
    341 1  -  ■y BENNY ORTEGA A PROPOSAL under which owners of historic or significant houses could be required to preserve them without their being acquired by the Government is believed to be under study by the Ministry for National Development. The present law requires the Government
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        Psychiatric check-up for man with chopper
        97 2 A 42-YEAR-OLD man accused of threatening a man and his family with a chopper was sent for psychiatric examination yesterday. Yang Kow Yong is charged with criminally lntimiding Mr Ng Kok Kiong and his family at Block 618, Bedok Reservoir Road, on July 20.
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        70-year-old who died of a fractured skull
        59 2 A 70-YEAR-OLD man found injured at a construction site at the Marina Centre died later in hospital, the coroner's court heard yesterday. A post mortem revealed that Pang Siew Cheung, who lived alone at 29-B Liang Seah Street, died of a fractured skull.
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        Man accused of hurting another with iron pipe
        78 2 A MAN was charged yesterday with causing grevious hurt to another person with an iron pipe. Chee Aik Thuan, 26 is accused of injuring Khek Chee Kiong at the Vehicle inspection Line of Singapore Automotive Engineering, Portsdown Road, about 9.30 am on
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      Lowest trade gap in four years
      172 2 Singapore recorded its lowest trade gap for four years in the first half of 1984, figures released by the Department of Statistics show. Despite a downturn in June, exports leapt 13 per cent to a record 125.3 billion in the six months, while imports
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      Employers of foreign workers pay levy of $16 million per month
      499 2  -  By OEI SIN GIOK and BENNY ORTEGA EMPLOYEES are paying an average of almost $16 million a. month in levies on the hiring of foreign workers. This is more than two-and-a-half times the average paid in 1982, the year
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      96% of co-ops now in fold of national body
      276 2  -  By GANDHI AMBALAM THE SINGAPORE National Co-opera-tive Federation (SNCF), the organisation set up to unite co-operative societies, has brought into the fold 50 co-operative societies with nearly 194,000 individual members. This represents 96 per cent of the individual members in co-operative
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      'Former CPIB chief kidnapped and murdered in Brunei'
      415 3  -  By SURESH NAIR and ERNEST FRIDA THE FORMER Director of Singapore's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, Mr Ponniah Rajaratnam was apparently kidnapped and smuggled out of Brunei's capital of Bandar Seri Begawan before being murdered in a small coastal town, sources said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Should Scheme B buses adopt OMO?
      117 3 Lianhe Wanbao A SURVEY is being conducted to find out whether the supplementary buses should have the oneman operation (OMO) services that SBS buses have. The Joint Committee on Public Transport is carrying out this survey on the owners of the 500 private buses
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      The govt may take over 3 plots of land unclaimed for 3 years
      186 3 THREE plots of private land in Toa Payoh, which appear to have been abandoned for the past three years, may be taken over by the Government if their owners do not show up. The landowners will have
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      Hail the SAF pioneers!
      501 4  -  Maj-General Winston Choo pays tribute to 'group that helped build the SAF of today' By ROBERT CONCEICAO THE SINGAPORE Armed Forces (SAF) last night paid tribute to a band of retiring soldiers, who in the words of the Chief of General Staff, Major-General Winston Choo, were
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      Backbenchers get chance to have say
      528 4  -  NON-CONSTITUENCY MPs ISSUE By EE BOON LEE PRIME Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew will outline in Parliament this afternoon why he is so keen to change the Constitution so that there will be opposition in the House even if every one of the opposition
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      Think beyond making money, businessmen told
      257 4  -  By LOONG SWEE YIN THE HONG KONG situation was used last night by Mr S Rajaratnam, the Second Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs), to remind Singapore businessmen of thinking beyond just making money for themselves. Fifteen years ago," he said. "I talked to a
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      'Opposition seats must be earned'
      126 4 IN 1966, MR S Rajarataam, then Foreign Minister, expressed the hope that there would be an effective opposition in Parliament "to give as a run for oar money." Bat, he told a gathering at the University of Singapore then that "we are not going to
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      Symposium to measure the gains of productivity
      159 5 HOW CAN A company gauge the gains its has made from productivity measures? This is one question which a symposium at the end of this month will try to answer. Called "Productivity Measurement at the Firm Level", the seminar, organised by the National
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      STPB takes control over the licensing of hotels
      323 5  -  By YEOW MEI SIN THE SINGAPORE Tourist Promotion Board has taken over the registration and renewal of hotel licences in a move seen by hoteliers as giving the board more power to direct the industry. Managers say the move could be used
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      More coordinated effort now
      173 5 OVER THE PAST year, STPB has taken steps to review its marketing plans and its role as a tourism promotion body. To avoid dissipation of limited marketing funds and duplication of promotional efforts, the board has been calling for more coordination between the public and private
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      Lock icon Aircon food paradise
      328 6 First such food centre in a public building will be located in the new Hock Lam complex Lianhe Zaobao THE FIRST air-conditioned food centre in a public building will make its debut in about two months time in the new Hock Lam Centre in North Bridge Road.
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      CCs' losses and gains in carving of new wards
      513 6  -  By EE BOON LEE THE DELINEATION of electoral boundaries will result in nine old constituencies losing 11 community centres and five otbers gaining a centre each. All seven new constituencies Bo Wen, Teck Ghee, Hong Kah, Yuhua, Changkat, Eunos and Fengshan
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      LIST OF CCs AFFECTED
      83 6 Constituency Existing Centres Moved to Ang Mo Kio Ang Mo Kio Bo Wen Teck Ghee Teck Ghee Chong Boon Chong Boon Teck Ghee Boon Lay Hong Kah Hong Kah Bufon Hong Kah Bukit Timah Jurong East Yuhua Tampines Tampines Sub Changkat Changi Bedok North Fengshan Kaki
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      Give more help to make the disabled employable
      152 6 AN ORGANISATION for the disabled has called for the handicapped to be given more help to be employable. An editorial in the Handicaps' Monthly, the newsletter of the Handicaps Welfare Association, said that the Centralised Job Placement Service to be set up
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      168 5 |/T /Cyp\ Q Once again the Orchard Cafe at the Hilton creates all specially prepared by chefs from the Hilton I I rfl I IV #V /■J Cv culinary excitement with a difference. International Bangkok. V The Thai Food Handicraft Festival. As an added attraction, a Chiang Mai umbrella--4 I
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      HK talks will have impact on Asean
      461 7 'Grouping's attitude towards China will be influenced by outcome of 1997 negotiations' HONG KONG, TuMday ASEAN "S ATTITUDE towards China will be influenced by the outcome of the Anglo-Chi-nese talks over the future of Hong Kong, according to the regional correspondent of the
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      Lock icon Thai foreign minister embarks on China mission
      291 7 AP BEUING, Tuesday THAI Foreign Minister Siddhi Savetsila leads a delegation including 20 business figures to China today for a five-day visit that will focus on issues of bilateral trade and Vietnam's military moves in Asia. Thai diplomats in Beijing said Mr Siddhi's
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      Lock icon Adam Malik has liver cancer
      143 7 Reuter JAKARTA, Tuesday FORMER Indonesian vice-president Adam Malik, who celebrated his 67th birthday yesterday, is suffering from liver cancer, his personal assistant said today. Mr Imam Waluyo said in a telephone interview that Mr Malik became ill in April and was admitted to a hospital
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      Lock icon Shamir locked in virtual tie with Labour Party
      281 8 AP TEL AVIV, Tussday, PRIME Minister Yitzhak Shamir was locked in a virtual tie with the Labour Party in early projections of the Israeli general election results yesterday. A voters noil organised by Israel Television and pollster Hanoch Smith gave Labour 45
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      Lock icon Marcos denies he will reimpose martial law
      578 8 Statement made as soldiers disperse 18,000 anti-government demonstrators AP Reuter MANILA, TuMday SOLDIERS dispersed 18,000 antigovernment demonstrator* with tear gas yesterday as President Ferdinand Marcos denied be would relmpose martial law and pleaded with opponents to help him avoid a "gruesome future" for
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      Lock icon US accuses Soviets of making preconditions for talks on space arms
      412 8 Agencies WASHINGTON, Tuesday A WHITE House spokesman accused the Soviet Union yesterday of seeking unacceptable conditions for talks on space weapons and of conducting diplomacy "through press releases" instead of diplomatic channels. US-Soviet relations, recently brightened by plan* for
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      Lock icon Striking British miners clash with cops
      147 8 UPI EDINBURGH (Scotland), Tum HUNDREDS OF striking coal miners threw stones and clashed with police outside Scotland's largest pit yesterday as the British coal dispute entered its 20th week. Energy secretary Peter Walker assured prime minister Margaret Thatcher at her regular weekly ministers' meeting
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      Lock icon Love nest for elephants
      135 8 AP OAKLAND (California), Tuesday IT'S DIFFICULT to get in the mood with a crowd looking on, so officials at the Oakland Zoo are going to build their elephants a love nest. Zoo officials have announced they have hired an architectural firm to build a new US|lmilUon
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      BAGHDAD
      26 9 Iraq's fortunes in the long stalemated Gulf conflict has taken a turn for the better. New arms and munitions, have given the country renewed confidence.
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      KUWAIT
      27 9 With the Gulf war virtually at its doorstep, Kuwait, once proudly independent, has been forced to look to the United States to bolster its defence needs.
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      BANGKOK
      28 9 Thai police who netted about two dozen communist suspects say they have evidence that they have been seeking support from sympathisers as far away as the IRA.
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      New weapons tilt edge in Iraq's favour in stalemated Gulf conflict
      436 9 .TRENDS World Politics NEW YORK: Signs have grown over the past three months that the edge in the long-stalemated war is gradually tilting in Iraq's favour, according to US News and World Report magazine. In a despatch from the
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      Kuwait turns to US
      141 9 KUWAIT: After years of proud independence, the sudden realisation of vulnerability has forced Kuwait to turn reluctantly for help to the US, Time magazine reports. Over the past two months, three of Kuwait's oil tankers have been attacked as Iran, angered by Iraq's attacks on tankers
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      Anti-red dragnet
      107 9 BANGKOK: Thai police who netted almost two dozen suspected members of the communist party, including six Central Committee members, believe that these people were looking further than their traditional ally China, for support, according to Asiaweek. The Hong Kong-based weekly says the Bangkok cell of the Communist Party
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      Military inadequacy
      216 9 CANBERRA: Australia would face defeat if it had to go to war alone, reported the Bulletin magazine of Australia. "Although we are spending some A 55.5 billion a year on defence, the forces we have could not beat anything more than bands of raiders. And even doing this
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      RETURN TO THE NILE:
      98 9 Eon* and the Soviet Union are to exchange ambassadors next month, a recently announced move that ia a major coup for the Russians. The Cairo government is playing down the significance of the diplomatically sensitive rapprochement, Time magazine reports. The announcement came in the form of
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      HITTING TERRORISM:
      80 9 The Unit- Ed States is pressing its allies to produce more than token support to combat international terrorism, the US News and World Report says. The stage for. toint action was set by Secretary of State George Shultz late last month when he appealed for "appropriate preventive or
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      FORTRESS NICARAGUA:
      81 9 Confrontation with the US has turned Nicaragua into an armed camp, with a war economy that has brought suffering to most of its 3,000,000 people. "Living conditions have never been as tough," said a European ambassador, to Reuter. "Shortages are more severe than ever. The economy is in
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      NOT COMBAT READY:
      76 9 A com- prehensive congressional survey concludes that the military's readiness to fight is declining and that US forces may not be able to sustain combat against the Soviet Union or many lesser powers, New York Times reports. It questioned the Navy's ability to sustain full combat air
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      Lock icon 10 Polish political prisoners among 82 freed in amnesty
      313 10 UPI WARSAW, Tuesday EIGHTY-TWO prisoners, including 10 political offenders, were released yesterday as part of a Polish government amnesty, the official Pap news agency said. The amnesty, declared by the Seim (Parliament) on Saturday to mark the 40th anniversary of communist
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      Lock icon Bonfire of fakes
      90 10 Counterfeit Cartier items set ablaze in Bangkok in fight against bogus goods DOZENS of counterfeit Cartier handbags, briefcase* and wallets were destroyed in a bonfire In Bangkok, Thailand, last week after the prestigious company's attorneys confiscated the phony goods. Cartier officials say Thailand has become a major
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      Lock icon US economy posts unexpected growth
      260 10 AP WASHINGTON, Tues THE US -economy grew at. an unexpectedly strong annual rate of 7.5 per cent this spring while inflation remained in check, the government reported yesterday. The growth figure released by the US Commerce Department for economic activity in the April-June quarter was
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      Lock icon 'US business to face fierce competition'
      145 10 Reuter WASHINGTON, Tuesday THE huge US trade deficit will not narrow quickly and American business should expect to face fierce competition, particularly from newly industrialised countries, the government said. A Commerce Department report said the US was witnessing a deterioration in its trade surplus
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      Lock icon Vanessa quits after Penthouse furore
      137 10 Reuter NEW YORK, Turn THE first black Miss America quit yesterday as five million copies of a magazine showing sexually explicit photographs of her went on sale. Vanessa Williams, 21, who won the beauty title last year, told a packed news conference she was resigning
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      Jack Chia (Australia) incurs loss
      245 11 BUT DIRECTORS CONFIDENT OF COMPANY'S LONG-TERM GROWTH JACK CHIA (Australia) Ltd's total turnover of A 110.22 million (5517.98 million) for the year ended March 31 was a sharp fall from the previous year's A|36.4 million (5564.4 million). It incurred a pre-tax loss of A 52.99
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      Turnover of King's Hotel goes up to $18.8 m
      104 11 KING'S Hotel Ltd had a group turnover of $18.8 million for the year ended April 31, up from $17.7 million for 1983. Group investment income was $829,000, marginally down from $903,000 Group pre-tax profit at $5.87 million inched up from $5.81
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      Pan-El price still up but may fall soon
      231 11  -  MnyuciMCi By JILL HUM PAN ELECTRIC (PanEl) Industries Limited's share price, after gaining 58 cents to close at $2.80 last week, is still showing no signs of relenting. But investors must bear in mind that the price may be heading for a
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      86 per cent increase in City Development's group turnover
      245 11 Company Reports CITY DEVELOPMENT S group turnover increased by a hefty 86 per cent from $61.9 million in 1983 to $115.4 million for the year ended April 30. Group investment income tripled from $610,000 to $1.9 million, while pre-tax profit for
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      Lock icon Inflation down in 10 EEC nations
      109 11 AP LUXEMBOURG, Tuesday THE AVERAGE inflation rate in 10 European Economic Community nations was 3.7 per cent in the first half of 1984, down from 4.3 Kt cent for the same 1983 period, e EEC's statistics agency Eurostat reported yesterday. It said inflation fell
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      'KL BANKS ACTIVE DESPITE SLUMP'
      845 12  -  SYNDICATED LOANS MANAGEMENT SCOREBOARD FIRST HALF 1984 By JOHN CHOW and JOYCE QUEK MALAYSIAN banks and financial institutions were active in the Asia-Pacific financial markets, which slumped badly in the first half of this year, according to an Asiabanking survey on syndicated lending. The main
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      Lock icon Beijing reports 13% trade surplus for 1984
      110 12 AP BEIJING, Tues CHINA'S total trade volume for the first half of 1984 reached U5519.87 million (Ss42 million), up almost 13 per cent from the same period last year, the government reported yesterday. The Chinese registered a US$2 95 million (556.2 million) trade
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      Lock icon Probe on $84m insider trading ring in Wall St
      468 12 UPI NEW YORK, Tuesday THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission is probing insider trading by a ring of more than 20 Wall Street investors,* law firms and brokerage houses believed to have reaped well over US$4O million (SsB4 million) in illegal profits,
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      Stocks lower after surge in economy
      203 12 [hmllstreetj A SURGE in US economic activity during the second quarter sent new interest rate chills through the investment community and caused Wall Street stock prices to finish lower in moderately heavy trading. Tnere were three losing issues for every one that gained in
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      Lock icon DOLLAR AND GOLD
      187 12 AP THE DOLLAR was propelled to new heights yesterday t>y fresh reports of unexpected strength in the US economy, but it finished trading below the highs of the day. In addition to climbing to record highs in broad, trade-weight-ed measurements by the Federal Reserve Board and private
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    Sanyo wins over US unions
    1363 13  -  How US labour's suspicions of Japanese management were dispelled features •v DAVID SMOLLAR Los Angtltt Tim«s SAN DIEGO: One night three years ago, the head of Sanyo Corporation's refrigerator factory here slept on the floor of his union counterpart's office during arduous negotiations over an
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      Faith in a government that has pulled us through all problems
      353 14 I REFER to the letter "Are Singaporeans ritimb to the changes that affect them?" by Robin (SM, July 18). I suggest the writer consider the feelings of fellow Singaporeans before making strong statements like "Singaporeans may have become numb
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      Gradual erosion of political apathy
      248 14 I REFER to your report "Teng Cheong on courage and voice of dissent" (SM, July 18). I do not fully subscribe to the comment by Mr Onp Teng Cheong, National Trades Union Congress secretary-general and Minister without Portfolio, on the dissenting few and the silent
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      Stop this illegal dumping at Sims Avenue
      115 14  -  TAN YEW SENG Singapore 1231 THE HOUSING and Development Board's (HDB) plot of vacant land at Lot 168-10 at the rear of the Sims Avenue Market has been the dumping ground for refuse, unwanted bulky things and water-bearing receptacles. These may cause health
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      Motorbikes don't cause traffic jams
      54 14 WITH the recent announcement about increases in parking charges, I wonder why parking charges for lorries and motorcycles always follow the increases for cars? I doubt anyone would buy a lorTy just for the joy of driving! I am sure motorcycles do not cause traffic
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      An inconceivable political scenario
      152 14 I IN RECENT weeks, an argument has been advanced by several people that the People's Action Party (PAP) faces the possibility of losing the next general elections "by accident." In the scenario imagined by these people, a majority of Singaporeans, who previously supported the PAP, would
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      Don't bring up our children to think guns are just toys
      155 14 I FIND Mindef's latest outreach to the under 12s somewhat offensive, particularly the logo showing a smiling child clutching a submachinegun. Although the defence of Singapore is a laudable objective, children should not be encouraged to think that guns
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      72 14 LETTERS on any subject Of inleieil wl be accepted tor pubic How. They should be typed •na must be signed.. They must also include the wrNer's neme and addrees even it the writer decides to use a peeudonym In print. A contact telephons number would be useful We reserve the
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      Intensify war against protectionism
      486 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT WE ALL suspected it. Now the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed it officially. Protectionism is not declining with the pick-up in world trade, it is actually getting worse. A report by the fund, covering 1983 and the early part of 1984,
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      Yellow box needed at Cairnhill Circle junction
      59 15 THE TRAFFIC Department should paint a yellow box at the junction of Cairnhill Circle and Clemenceau Avenue to facilitate the flow of traffic from Cairnhill Circle. Several minor and near misses have taken place. Must the motorists wait for loss of limbs and
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      Why PA won't set up health clinics in CCs
      224 15  -  BOOKS GAN CHEONG CHOR Sr Asst Director (Public Relations) People's Association PLEASE refer to the letters "Need for evening clinics at all community centres" by Mr Li Cun and "Support for clinics at community centres" by Ms Doris Lim Tiong Hung
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      Why one has to wait for a death certificate
      209 15  -  GOH ENG KWEE PRO Registry of Births and Deaths I REFER to Mr William Koh's letter "Slow issue of death certificate" (SM, June 19). As the death certificate is an important document, due care is taken in preparing it. The registration
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      The paper chase for personal enrichment
      91 15 IN RESPONSE to Ms Irene Lek's letter "ICSA members hold responsible positions" (SM, July 19), I have a brief note to add. In pursuance of either academic, professional or technical studies, the aim is to seek and establish a broader base of professional or
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      Traffic bottleneck at Yio Chu Kang Road
      68 15 I SUPPORT the residents of Seletar Hills who comBlained about "The worsening jam at Yio Chu Kang toad" (SM, July 20). I am a resident of Seletar Airbase and every morning it takes me more than an hour to reach Robinson Road. I
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      Watchman erred in case of early switch off at complex
      109 15  -  GEORGE THOMAS for Executive Director Singapore Sports Council WE refer to the letter "Premature darkness at Delta Sports Complex" by "Sportsman" (SM, July 14). We have investigated the matter and found that the watchman on duty had switched off the
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      Adopt number system for pleasant queues
      150 15 I REFER to 'NAT cuts queueing time at POSB" by Mr Peter Chia (SM, July 19). There is no queueing system in the world that can hasten any service. The system that is most convenient to customers is what we want. Queueing in line
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  • leisure
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      Lock icon Overall appeal
      360 16  -  PRETTY PINAFORES FOR PLAYFUL DAYS By INEZ WEI AS LITTLE girls, once upon a time, we played and danced in pretty pinafore dresses. And our brothers romped in rugged bibbed overalls. The clothing staples of those fun-filled days are now making a serious bid to enter our adult
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      Perfect couple on stage
      809 16  -  THE TWO YIPS REVAMP LIVE THEATRE FORMAT By WONG AH YOKE THE famous Double Yip, Johnny and Frances, are riding on the crest of success. Their concert in Hong Kong recently was a sell-out. And now, Singapore audiences will get a chance to watch them. The
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      554 18 Simply Sing (Debut) (Ch 5, 7.80 pm) APPEARING in this seven-part SBC musical variety series is a regular pool of local talents. The 19 artistes are Shellen Ang, Mark Chan, Clement Chow, Peter Chua, William David, Robert Fernando, Matilda Kee, Jane Li, Joyce Lim, Valerie Lim,
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      575 18  -  TV SCENE By WONG AH YOKE ALTHOUGH SBC will not telecast the opening of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics live (it will be telecast by RTM), the flame of Olympic enthusiasm will be fanned by a lavish production on the rebirth of the Games
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      856 19  -  FIRST PROJECT STARS STEPSON JUDITH MICHAELSON in Banaiin Liyu Dfffny nm», uiivromM LAT-WP ESTHER WILLIAMS waa sitting on a waterlilv-print couch in the living room of ner houae in Beverly Hilla, looking out on an Olympic-sized chunk of Lot Angeles and a rather
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      1107 21  -  AND MANAGING VERY WELL By MARILYN BECK in Hollywood SHE loves her work and is vastly successful, but hates the amount of time it keeps her away from her nine-year-old daughter. With a travelling schedule and hours to daunt even the hardiest professional, she has survived
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      170 21 AP JERMAINE JACKSON says the spectacular "victory" concert tour of the Jackson brothers In the US will have an encore of sorts a worldwide toar of his own. Jackson, performing with his brothers for the first time in nine years, didn't rule out the
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      1423 17 A""/ THE BNCMPOBE MOWTOft 1 g TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1964 IV/ 2.SS Opening and Programme Highlights followed by 4.55 Open House Battlestar Qalacttca Mart Memasak Daging Philippine 6.35 Coronet FHm Beginning Responsibility: Manners in 6.45 Mickey and Donald (Debut) (Cartoon). Share a Story: The King News Love Rage of Angels
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      428 20 UNE VIE THE Alliance Francaise will screen Une Vie today at 9 pm at Cultural Theatre, Cuscaden Road. This story describes the struggles of a woman who continues to lead her own life after being abandoned by her husband and cheated by her son. Admission is free. DIE WEISSE ROSE
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    611 24  -  PHOTOGRAPHIC CORNER By LEE CHIU SAN LAST week we opened the discussion on how to shoot people and focussed on where to position yourself and your subject when taking the kind of pictures which tell a story about a place and its inhabitants.
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      372 27  -  SMS* ram By K SILVAM FORMER Singapore tennis great Chew Hai Chew returned home from the United States with "double honours" on and off the court. Chew, 28 who was a naval officer with the Singapore Navy before his aeKrture, has done the
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      OUR DEDICATION THE BEST BET: HOE BENG
      448 28  -  »y ERNEST FRIDA FONG HOE Beng, the manager of the Singapore team to the Los Angeles Olympic Games, which starts on Saturday, said that the Republic should be proud if any member makes it to the final. Hoe Beng left for Los Angeles
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      350 28  -  By ALFONSO CHAN KELLY CHAN, who is in fine form, has as good a chance as anv boardsailor at the Los Angeles Olympics to win a medal for the boardsailing event which starts on Saturday. His training companion Ho Kah
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      165 28 AP BOULDER (Colorado), Tuesday THE US Cycling Federation has lifted the suspension that threatened Olympic cvclist Alexi Grewal's participation in tne Gaines. A five-man jury of appeals reversed the suspension imposed last Thursday after a meeting that began about midnight on Sunday. It was
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      265 28 AP LOS ANGELES, Tuesday ATHLETES continued to arrive yesterday from around the world and set to work on polishing up muscle tone, hairstyles and the uniforms thev will sport in Saturday's opening ceremonies for the 1984 Summer Olympics. As of yesterday morning, an estimated
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      215 29 OON JIN TESK A PROFILE MONITOR SPORTS COLOUR EXTRA FULL NAME: 000 Jin Teik BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Singapore, March 27 1965 HEIGHT AND WEIGHT: I.Bom, 74kg HOME: Private apartment in Orchard area NICKNAME: None, thai* goodness! CAREER: National University of Singapore chemical engineenng undergrad YEARS IN SWIMMING: 13
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      296 30  -  INDIAN ASSOCIATION 2 KHALSA 2 PREMIER LEAGUE HOCKEY By B KULA TWO GOALS down, Indian Association fought back to bold Kbalsa Association to a 2-2 draw in their Premier League hockey match at Balestier yesterday. Khalsa, who were looking dangerous in attack in
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      290 30  -  By S GULAM WITH THE FIFA ban on their five key players over, Malaysia will be at full strength for the two-leg Ovaltine Cup matches against Singapore next month. Malaysian team manager Datuk Bakar Daud, who was in Singapore
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      93 30 Reuter LONDON, Tuesday ENGLAND First Division soccer club Arsenal yesterday paid U*****,000 (*****,000) for Nottingham Forest's international fullback Viv Anderson. Anderson, 28 next month, became the first black player to win an England cap when he played against Czechoslovakia in 1979, though a series
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      90 28 days to go before the biggest sports spectacle in the world begins. We continue our run-up to the Olympic Games. Our main aim is to highlight the people who have become the finest in the world of sports and who will gather in Los Angeles to try and be come
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      284 31  -  Mindef releases national coach for rest of the year GREEN LIGHT ONE By S GULAM THE MINISTRY of Defence (Mindef), employers of national coach Hussein Aljunied, has given the green light for their man to continue to coach the national team till the end of the year.
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      289 31 GREEN LIGHT TWO AP .OS ANGELES, Tuesday ZOLA BUDD, the South African-born British track star, has been declared eligible to run in the Olympics for Great Britain, International Olympic Committee director Mr Monique Berlioux said. Mr Berlioux said on Sunday that Budd, 18,
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