Singapore Monitor, 17 August 1984, Afternoon Edition

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    15 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR evi:n;m; EDITION; M C (P) No. 21/5/84 Friday, August 17, 1984 30cents
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  • Article, Illustration
    Why Hayden cancelled his S'pore visit
    275 1  -  •y RODNEY HOBSON It took two flight delays and diversions to stop Australian Foreign Minister Bill Hayden (picture) visiting Singapore. Flight No 1 should have flown him from Belgrade to Bangkok but it was diverted. Flight No 2 should have flown him from Bangkok
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    Beware of bogus contractors, HDB tells residents
    195 1  -  SEE PAGE THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) today reminded residents to be on the lookout for bogus renovation and repair contractors. The HDB said in a statement that it had come to its attention that some men had been using the board's
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    Lock icon MUSA SLAMS ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS
    461 1 They are flouting the law, says Deputy Prime Minister Agencies KUALA LUMPUR, Friday MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Musa Hitam today hit out at Islamic extremists for flouting law and order to achieve their aims. Datuk Musa, who is acting Prime Minister, was apparently referring to
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    • Article, Illustration
      Looking beyond today
      263 2 GOH CHOON KANG ABDULLAH TARMUGI S VASOO The latest issue of The Singaporean, publication of the National Trades Union Congress, carried views by three of the candidates of the People's Action Party on nation-building and the steps we must take for our continued progress and prosperity. "THE
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      Fewer people buying new cars
      236 2 FEWER people are buying new cars because of the road tax increase and the high cost of parking. At least 4,000 fewer cars have been sold in the first six months of the year compared with the same period last year. The same thing is
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      Constancy and purpose played role in nation's success: Ho
      182 2 HARD-WORKING people and committed leaders who struggled on with "constancy and punxwe" played a big part In Singapore's success over the last 25 years, said Mr Ho Kah Leong, Parliamentary Secretary (Education), this morning. Mr Ho told students of Anderson Secondary
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      Machine reads what you write
      105 2  -  By JANICE LIM A MACHINE that can read handwritingis being marketed in Singapore. The new optical character reader an advance on previous devices which could read only typed and printed text can record up to 3,000 characters a mipute. at top speed. It transfers the
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      Suicide verdict on teacher found at foot of flats
      179 3 THE CORONER'S Court today recorded a verdict of suicide at the inquiry into the death of a school teacher whose body was found at the foot of a block of flats. Miss Chay Mee Chan, 34, of #04-127 Blk 165, Stirling
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      'Take motorbike test early' campaign on
      394 3  -  By JALIL MISWARDI A CAMPAIGN was launched this morning by the Singapore Motorcycle Trade Association to jurge motorcyclists to take their tests early. By October next year, only motorcyclists who have passed their tests are allowed to be on the roads. At the press
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      Man faces three fresh 'fake notes' charges
      131 3 THREE fresh charges were preferred against insurance agent, Tan Kim Long alias Patrick, in a district court today. Tan, 32, a Malaysian, was accused of having 52 counterfeit Msso notes with a face value of M 52,600 (552,392) hidden un- der the floor
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      ALOHA, SINGAPORE
      245 4  -  Picture and story by CHEW YEN FOOK HAWAII came to Raffles Girls Secondary School yesterday, and drew both laughter and applause. Fifty children from the Hawaiian Hula Hui 0 Kapunahala group on a cultural exchange visit to the school gave a display of modern and traditional dances to
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      JEYA ACCUSED OF SMEARING THE IMAGE OF HOME MINISTRY
      599 4  -  A lie detector test, not shock treatment By EE BOON LEE THE MINISTRY of Home Affairs has accused the MP for Anson. Mr J B Jeyaretnam, of "deliberate fabrications to smear and tarnish the image of a government department." The ministry
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      Lovers' tiff turned out to be costly and painful
      160 6 By MAGDALENE HAUW NG KHAH POH's quarrel with his girlfriend was painful and expensive. Painful because he needed hospital treatment for an injured arm after he punched a mirror and later a policeman. Expensive because he wfes fined $1,500 in a
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      Look out for bogus HDB contractors
      286 6  -  »r K K FONG 100 US Hmum Development Board (HOB) contractors who tamper with plumbing and tnen charge a big feie to repair K are plaguing residents of HDB estates. One residents' committee (RC) has already alerted flat-owners in its area, and the board
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      Lock icon Local firm exports 5 million blank cassettes to China
      186 6 Lianhe Wanbao A SINGAPORE electronics company has sold 5 million blank cassette tapes to China for $3 million. A spokesperson for Tony Wong Co said the deal was clinched against very stiff competition from Japan, the United States, Hong Kong and
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      EDB plans to launch mag that caters te local businessmen
      69 6 THE ECONOMIC Development Board (EDB) is considering launching a new magazine for local en- trepreneaurs. The magazine aims to provide information on changing market opportunities. The EDB has already advertised for journalists and a spokesman confirmed that "the response has
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      Rapport earns Q'town cops an aquarium
      96 6 RAPPORT between Queenstown police and their community has earned them a new aquarium for their station. Mr Lee also said the Leng Kee Citizens' Consultative Committee recently donated more than 92,000 as a token of appreciation of the good work done by his men
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      221 5 |L <fl a HHI jc> < £<T||s||j^^ ,4r jjpi- M -^MF Blfll be a night to remember... Mr Teruk Kobayashi a lavish dinner... the most S^nSZCI inspiring make- up and hair and a highly respected personality in styling demonstattons by Mr?ateswAra V and New Yort< top artists ond Q Qrond
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      332 7 111 i ,> ,i w -ftO.i. v v t PAF- 160L/DE535 v t ?j*T: v 'trjg..... t/m 11 PAF-610 PAF-910 EVERYONE OF THISE IS A KARAMANBOU tThe washing machine with a rod, the Pul-gitator. The single rod that revolutionized washers. That creates both vertical and horizontal wash flow actions. Which
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  • world
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      Lock icon Filipinos optimistic despite crisis
      378 8 UPI MAMLA, Friday ONE YEAR after the anamination of opposition leader, Mr Benigno Aquino, fears that the Philippines was headed towards an El Salvador-style civil war are fading. But the warning light is still on. After weathering the bloodiest election in the nation's history, roost Filipinos
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      Lock icon Marcos' rivals receive two major setbacks
      200 8 UPI MANILA, Friday IN TWO major setbacks for the opposition yesterday, the Parliament adopted new impeachment rules that virtually snuff hopes of ousting President Ferdinand Marcos and the supreme Court denied a permit for a mass anti-government rally. Ruling 13-1, the High Court denied
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      Lock icon Training for Malaysia's first batch of firewomen
      122 8 Bernsma PENANG, Friday MALAYSIA'S first batch of 1 10 firewomen will embark on a four-month Intensive training course from next month at the training cen- tre in Kuala Lumpur Baharu, Fire Services Direc- 1 tor-General Haji Baharuddin Haji Mohamad i Isa, said yesterday.
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      Lock icon China-born career diplomat to be US envoy to S'pore
      84 8 AP WASHINGTON, Friday PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan yesterday said he would nominate Mr J Stapleton Roy, a 49-year-old career diplomat who was born in Nanking, China, as ambassador to Singapore. Mr Roy, a 1956 graduate of Princeton University, most recently has been
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      Lock icon 'Truth squad' to haunt Ferraro
      342 9 EX-CHIEF OF ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY WILL LEAD CONSERVATIVE ATTACK LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Friday ANNE BURFORD, the controversial former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency who left the Reagan administration under fire, became the leader yesterday of a "truth squad" that will trail Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro
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      Lock icon NBC poll shows Reagan-Bush team 23 points ahead of rivals
      181 9 AP NEW YORK, Friday A POLL released yesterday shows Republicans Ronald Reagan and George Bush with a 23-point lead over Democrats Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro in the November race for the White House. The nationwide telephone survey by the
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      Gen Arthit flays Govt for failure or economic front
      243 9 BANGKOK, Friday THAILAND'S Supreme Commander and Army Commander in Chief, Gen Arthit Kamlang-ek, has criticised the Government for ignoring the economic advice given by his advisory committee. The Bangkok Post reported this on Wednesday, quoting a statement from the House Local
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      Lock icon DELOREAN ACQUITTED OF ALL DRUG CHARGES
      352 10 LAT-WP LOS ANGELES, Friday CARMAKER John Z Delorean was acquitted yesterday on all eight counts of conspiring to smuggle US$24 million 8451.6 million) worth of cocaine into the S in a multimillion-dollar scheme to save his sports-car company. The 59-year-old Mr Delorean cried "Praise
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      Lock icon First mine found and destroyed in Red Sea
      311 10 AP CAIRO, Fri AN EGYPTIAN minesweeper detonated a mine In the Red Sea yesterday, the first to be discovered. The Cairo newspaper, the daily Al-Gomhouriva did not say where the mine had been discovered and did not give any further details on
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      Lock icon 40 die after blast rips apart Brazilian oil rig
      304 10 UPI RIO DE JANEIRO, Friday A FIERY explosion yesterday blasted apart an offshore oil rig, sending out a huge shock wave that drowned at least 40 workers trying to escape in a packed launch, officials at tne stateowned oil monopoly said.
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      Lock icon Reagan: No plans to bomb USSR
      89 10 AP WASHINGTON, Fri PRESIDENT Reagan, who has drawn sharp International criticism for joking that ihe US was about to bomb the Soviet Union, said he had no such plans. "He was off-handed and with a very big smile, be said that he had to
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      86 10 FUNWORLD i; Eat your heart out! Culinary delights appetising crepes, rich pastries, fancy cakes, hot, local dishes with both Chinese and Western fast foods await the whole family at FOODWORLD Singapore's most delightful and delicious food corner at Funworld FOODWORLD Bring the family over for Ignch, dinner or just snacks.
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      99 10 gj§jr^King c Prawns W__ ala carte fB|BB% j' «.^B3I Fruh from the ocun f Served with crisp garlic v JH Sauteed In butter T JBT^» Splashed fl with sikt tSI Br At Steakery Matsuzaka, we prepare exquisite King Prawns and tempting Teppanyaki cuisine. And in a cozy, intimate environment as
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  • world/trends
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      KREMLIN
      34 11 Western diplomats in Moscow, say that the Soviet leadership appears to be seriously divided over how to deal with the West and there may be a long wait for a thaw ki relations/
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      DEFENCE
      28 11 The United States has warned its allies that it may be powerless to resist Congressional demands for troop cuts in Europe unless Nato spends more on defence.
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      TRAVEL
      27 11 Malaysia has asked Iran to accept formal agreement to control travel by Malaysians to Iran because of anxiety about possible links between Iranians and Malaysian extremists.
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      IRANIAN LINK:
      85 11 Malaysia has asked Iran to accept a formal agreement to control travel by Malaysians to the Islamic republic as a result of anxiety about links between Iran and local Muslim extremists, according to the Far East Economic Review. Essentially, Malaysia wants to supervise all visa applications by Malaysians
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      MORE TRADE:
      67 11 Moscow is tightening its economic reins on Eastern Europe, forcing closer industrial integration as a buffer against Western trade embargoes and credit demands, the Financial Times reports. Top Eastern bloc priorities, established at its June economic summit, are to expand intrabloc trade, which fell sharply during the *****;
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      Lack of firm guidance from the top causes uncertainty in Soviet foreign policy
      313 11 TRENDS World Politics MOSCOW: The Soviet leadership appears to be seriously divided over bow to deal with the West and there may be a long wait for a major thaw in relations, according to senior Western diplomats
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      Nato urged by US to spend more on defence
      161 11 LONDON: The United States has warned allies it may be powerless to resist Congressional demands for troop cuts in Europe unless Nato spends more on (Defence, Reuter reports. The troop issue threatens to become a recurrent sore while other Transatlantic tensions
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      Who's responsible for mining the Red Sea?
      194 11 BEIRUT: Shortly after the first mysterious mine damaged a ship in the Red Sea, callers rang up Western news agencies and said a group called the Islamic Jihad took reponsibility for the explosions. So far 17 Ships have hit mines in this vital
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  • money
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      INNOVEST SET TO TURN OILFIELD SPECIALIST
      773 12  -  By GUANG HUAN INNOVEST Berhad is again attracting investors' attention in the past week. With its management team strengthened by the engineering expertise bought with Hart, IBAE and Sun, this group is poised to evolve into an important oilfield specialist in Malaysia. The small
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      PROFIT FORECAST
      90 12 The profit forecast has been arrived at after examining the group s recent acquisitions and new activities. At the current ex-al price of M 52.42. this puts the stock at a prospective gross P/E of about 30x to 17 4x (net P/E of about 50x to 29x) (in
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      Simex hopes Chicago link-up can begin Sept 7
      253 12 THE Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX) hopes the Washington-based Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will approve its linkup with Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) by Sept 7. This is the date marked for the commencement of financial futures trading under a mutual offset
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      Approval likely, say observers
      76 12 OBSERVERS say The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is likely to approve the Simex-Chi-cago linkup, Catherine Ong writes from New York. Documents setting out the commission's position will be released on August 27. Chicago offieials say a big promotion and education campaign will be carried out
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      Dollar and Gold
      202 13 THE US dollar rose against most major currencies in auiet early trading on buying in line with the rise in New Yore. Activity centred on dollar-yen but trading was directionless and confused with the market waiting for more data to clarify the US economic condition. The US
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      LATEST STOCKS
      282 13 Selected stocks at midday. Market tone: mixed. Boustead 2.30 S Cold Storage 3.48 S F and N 5.65/5.70 Genting 5.45/5.50 G I H 2 75/2 86 Haw Par 2.28/2.30 Isetan 3.20/3.28 Keck Seng 3.02 S Hume 4.80 B Inchcape 2.99 S Intraco 2.98/3.00 M Cement 7.50/7.55 Mulpha (S)
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      FOREX
      126 13 Your 8$ to on* unit of foreign currency Selling Buying TT7D0 TT DO US| 2 1475 2137b ***** C sterling 2.1477 2 8257 2 8157 Australian 1 6310 1.8069 1 7919 Canadian! ***** 1.6343 1.6193 New Zealand! ***** ***** ***** 8$ 10 100 units of foroign curroocy Austrian schilling
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      Veneer Products down by 11 cents to be top loser
      186 13 THE Singapore stock market opened higher but turned quiet and easier after the tea-break. Midday prices were much the same as at yesterday's close with the banking sector still very weak. Some disappointment was expressed that the market did not
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      INDICES
      30 13 AT THE midday break, the OUB Composite Share Price Index was down 0.38 points to 473.62. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade Weighted Index was down 0.1791 points to 130.9185.
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      234 13 Casio takes a high-tech step into the future with the new RAM card system. A full scale of 66 scientific functions and the revolutionary new RAM card system makes the FX-750P a very advanced handy personal computer. Casio has put the existing memory system into variables, 10 physical constants and
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  • opinion / letters
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      Jeya's allegations are completely untrue
      372 14  -  REPLIES LIM SIAM KIM for Permanent Secretary Ministry of Home Affairs I REFER to your report "Jeya denies charges against party and raps press and government" (SM, Aug 13). Mr J B Jeyaretnam was quoted as saying that Jufrie Mahmood pleaded guilty in court because
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      New bus service soon for Jurong West St 41/42
      282 14  -  MISS JOSEPHINE ONG Public Relations Officer Singapore Bus Service I REFER to the letter "Many areas in Jurong West not served by public transport" (SM, Jaly 23). Jurong East and West new towns are now served by feeder Services 333 and
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      Postmark at corner of stamps preferred
      197 14  -  MUTAYAH THAMOTHARAN Singapore 2368 I AM a regular first day cover collector. Recently, I purchased three sets of first day covers of the 25 years of nation-building commemorative stamps. Unfortunately, I was disappointed to note that the cancelling was done directly over the stamps.
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      We need high-tech entrepreneurship
      531 15 THE gttGAPtißE——■ SINGAPORE, like Hong Kong, has prospered through the century largely as a result of its entrepreneurial spirit. It moved men and built fortunes. Today, there is a fear that this spirit may dissipate as the next generation enters the workforce. Life is easier for
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      How an educated voter chose the best man at the general election
      283 15 I AM what you would call an educated voter. At the previous general election, I did not iust go to the polling station and get it over with. Before polling day, I studied each party's platform and recorded
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      Non-essential service employees should rest on National Day
      156 15 AN ENGINEER who had obtained permanent residence status recently requested the typist to work on National Day. The typist replied: "It is a public holiday and I'm going to celebrate with my fellow Singaporeans." The engineer was shocked that the girl had
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      Criticisms must be constructive
      125 15 I AM puzzled by the series of critical comments by Dr Toh Chin Chye, Member of Parliament, for Rochor, against the government's policies. Unlike the writer of the letter "Dr Toh's comments provide food for thought r (SM, Aug 14), who admired Dr Toh because of
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  • open line
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      Consumer Price Index and you
      1304 16 Everyone worries about rising prices and whether wage rises compensate. How can you tell whether your living standards are improving or being eroded? The simplest guide is to check the Consumer Price Index, which is published by the Government every month. In a two-part series,
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      Vitiligo can be dealt with properly at Middle Rd
      309 17 @My steady has beea a victim of the pigmentation disorder vitiligo for approximately 10 years. Although he has been treated hy the Middle Road Hospital aad is earrently being treated by government darters, his condition does not seem to have been
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      How the law will deal with your assets in the event of a divorce
      280 17 We have a five-room UIJ HDB flat. My iiibaad pat $20,000 CPF down as a downpayment. And I paid $8,000 CPF into the flat aboat one year later. At first the loan payment of the CPF
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      American is liable despite her ignorance of local law
      392 17 Q&A ra The other night I Ip was driving past a taxi parked outside a Scotts Road hotel entrance when its passenger opened the right rear door without looking and caused it to scratch my left rear door. When I asked
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      Open Line
      157 17 If you hav* any questions to ask, who can you turn to for holpT You can turn to Tho Singapore Monitor for everything you want to know, but do not know whore to aek. We will gather the Information you need to solve your problem, to enrich your
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      RUNNING FOR A DREAM
      460 19 Friday Night Movie Chariots of Fire (Chinese Subtitles) (Ch 5,10.10 pm) DIRECTED by Hugh Hudson, this film portrays idealism, sportsmanship and human motivation through two Brit-* ish runners, Eric Liddell (played by lan Charleson) and Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross). The two running giants meet at the
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      Basically Brahms
      489 19  -  wmm By VALERIE TREVOR SBC's Channel 12 is launching a Brahms Festival in the Classical Moments slot at 9 pm on Mondays. On Aug 27 and Sept 3, you can sample two aspects of his work his folksong compositions and concertos. Johannes Brahms was bom in Hamburg on
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      4 16 •NEXT WEEKi Part TWO
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      1345 18 Leisure/tv f fWfl 1 O j-i. I 2.25 SBCTEXT,- Live Sample Pages. I 2.55 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by The J I A Whole World of Children. K I we Australia's Northern Territory and H f V learn the hardships faced by its inhabitants fl H 1 i I
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  • leisure
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      Prime-time attractions Trauma Centre (10-part series)
      1224 20  -  TV PROGRAMMES COMING OUR WAY By WONG SING YEONG DETECTIVE and action series will continue to dominate prime-time viewing on Channel 5 in the next six months, according to the list of new programmes SBC will be televising. "Old-timers" Remington Steele and ATeam will
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      Magic at the Park
      892 21  -  RECORD TURNOUT FOR LAST SHOW HERE OF FILIPINO STAR ATTRACTIONS B* PAT D'ROSE MONDAYS will never be the same again. At least it looks that way, judging from the hundreds who turned up at Peppermint Park on Monday night to catch the last performances of Filipino
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      Two local schools to debut
      675 22 The curtain rises tonight on Drama Festival 1984 organised by the Ministry of Culture. It will stay raised till Oct 28. This year, for the first time, two local schools St Andrew's Junior College and Anglo-Chinese Junior College will be participating. MANSUR HUSAIN, director of
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      83 20 DIARY: Page 28 Kl L '^H» 'jfl v You can taste it with your eyes At Pin Hsiang Restaurant, Singapore's NEWEST addition to good, traditional Sichuan cuisine. Gmveniently located next to the Shangri-la Hotel. At the RELC Building. With ample FREE parking facilities. We also cater for weddings, anniversaries, etc.
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      206 21 IWVjiAL/l s^e came t° the k VV Sumeet demonstra\Vu v tion she thought all IAVBgT* mixers were same. \\VE/ She was amazed when she saw ■■LAHI Sumeet in action. Sumeet was designed for Asian cooking. Sumeet can do the most heavy duty jobs, Sumeet can run for 30 minutes continuously.
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      83 22 A great new band to soothe you with golden oldies and favourite hits. Come enjoy yourself at the Faber Valley where there's good food, live music for lively people. Live entertainment: 6pm 10 pm (except Sundays) No cover charge! —-J 1 I —l 9>l— Happy hours: 4pm- 6 pm Ppt?e
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      392 22 fllM OUIO€ DALIT (*****16): AN OXCART DOWRY (C) METROPOLE (*****27 V OH MV POPS /O Starring: Lu Xiaofen, Chen Zhenlei, Zhin Ta METROPOLE (*****27). OH MY COPS (C) Synopsis: A man who tries but fails to make a living VENUS (*****97): EVERLASTING LOVE (C) for his family finally accepts support
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      77 23 I Last DAYS! I JADE: HURRY-HURRY! SM It NtW ADMISSION PRICES $4.00 $3.00 No Fro# U»t (*****00) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.30,4.00,0.30 4 9.00 ME KTM ME IM ME tm art LIDO: NOW SHOWING! (ggjIgISWgWSMIRmJJOMm ascites MchaelLonsdalc.«. WchaidKiel-,.ConnneOery LIDO: TOMORROW M'MITE Not ONE but FOUR NIGHTMARES! HH? ■9HK^ag| UNIVERSAL PICTURES
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      74 23 Last DAYS'! 6 HURRY! HURRYI DON'T MBS IT 9 5 At UN CATHAY S O (*****16) 5 SHOWS: 11am 1.30,4.00,6.30 9.15pm0 O The dance explosion of the 80's O J I The sty to the moves of the f J dan> C to<l V ORCHARD: NOW SHOWING! O (*****88) 4
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      233 23 VIDEO PROGRAMMES THE following tapes will be shown at the USIS Resource Centre Auditorium, American Embassy, this month. Admission is free. The schedule is: Tomorrow, Alistair Cooke Series Home from Home will be screened from 10.45 am to 11.45 am. Rewiring Your World Series Winners and Losers in the Information
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      806 23 THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Choo give regular today and tomorrow at pm at World Trade Centre Auditorium. The renowned cellist Mar- kus Stocker. The programme ineludes Overture on a Theme March by Balakirev, Symphony No 39 in E flat K 543 by Concerto for Cello and Orchestra D
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      249 23 AT MARITIME MUSEUM THE Maritime Museum on Sentosa will screen the following films, on request, to visitors in groups of 10 or more this month. They are Water hi Bogor a film about the supply of water to Bogor, which is near Jakarta; Dam the Delta a cartoon presentation about
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      626 24 leisure comics I FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook TW>, l UH&UK* THE tlurm IS, I'M \W sS* Ulfea> -OC M»0, BUT I DoN'T I HfSfTftrtT to 60 OUT WITH &<#? f HbO A V*AM, 1 WAS |t|f |k]X*' UIANT TO J SofAtOrif OJcfUaNCr AT THfi V V I 30W B*imV HbU
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      257 26 cl«»»iftod 273-9090 SitmMtkma Vacaat ipmupsj u| I to Join us as I femau NO SHIFT WORK (5-DAY WEEK) or •2 ROTATING SHIFTS $^0 Upon conWrm-M®" 5 UP V QCIHSPiCTORS Starting »l»nP up to Walk in interview avid find out moro! Mondays to Fridays (B.ooam 5.30pm) Idmilikl Th# Personnel Department AUDIO
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      395 26 Situations Vacant IHDB WALK-IN INTERVIEW SATURDAY, 18th AUG 1984 9.30 am To 12.30pm HAWKERS LIAISON OFFICER GCE 3 0' Level with pass in English Assist in the control and management of hawkers in the Board's estates and miscellaneous duties relating to hawkers management. Required to perform 3 shifts by rotation
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      159 26 Situation Vacaat \W\ An established company has immediate vacancies for Minimum GCE 0' Level Completed LCC Intermediate Book keeping or equivalent Able to type At least 3 years working experience Must be able to start wofk immediately Minimum GCfc 0' Level Able to type at 30 35 wpm Able to
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      224 26 FATTY HOE RESTAURANT 158, Upper East Coast Road I (opposite BP petrol kiosk) 7 TEL: *****83/ *****04 J 10 PERSONS PER TABLE $80/- ONLY WITH 10 DISHES. 1. Fatty's cold-dish J 2. Shark's Fin 3. Fatty's Fried Chicken I 4. Cuttle-fish braised wrapped in paper, 5. Steamed Duck 6. Oyster
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      130 26 Furniture /Furnishings SPECIAL OFFER LIMITED STOCK NOW $320/* (U.P. $380) A garden furniture-set tor apartment houses. On display at FUN'S FLORIST I NURSERY HONG LEONG BLDG TEL *****41 NURSERY THOMSON RO/ANOREW RD Interior Decor /Renovation nme smite mmm speoa kzes *i a» sorts of awning, iron griMei etc Tel: 280-0737/
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      275 26 MOTOIMART Cars For Sale MHO 1977 MOM OA ACCOHO. 3 doors (PARF). automatic, power wndowa arcond. radto cassette Naw road tax. insurance Seftng cheap $13,500 0.n.0 Contact 734-5622. Mr Roland Tay PROPERTY L—^ Accommodation Vacant ■man mew cumzom lodoe/ Marvilla Court/ Holland Hill. Reasonable rental. Furnished/ unfurrashed Hoe-Tan; 734-7821 VACANT
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      574 27 «Hissifl«i 273-9090 $PWD TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from PWD and CIDB Registered Contractors for the following (A) SEE(R) 32/84 .Supply and Installation of New Traffic and Pedestrian Signals at--1) Depot Road/Depot Lane 2) West Coaat Road Pedeatrian Crossing near Jin Tai School 3) Tampines Avenue 2/Avenue 7 4) Bedok
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      529 27 APPOINTMENT IWIH l>S An expanding orgwiuMn requires people, good people who ere dynemic, ambitious end creetlve. The Singapore Monitor it a member of the Singapore Newt A Publicetiona Limited, publishers of two meter Chineae language morning end evening papera, Lian He Zao Bao end Wen Beo. The Compeny ia large,
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      Megabucks for that Maradona magic
      238 28 THE Italian first division club of Napoli have paid Spain's Barcelona £6.4 million ($17.92 million), a world record, for Diego Armando Maradona. And the Italian city of Naples are going berserk because of this man. The chunky Argentine wonderboy moved over to Italy after a
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      THE AMAZING COST OF DIEGO MARADONA HIS GAMES/GOALS AND CASH WITH BARCELONA
      92 28 Total matches played by Maradona with Barcelona: 76 Total goals scored by Maradona for Barcelona: 45 It is estimated that Maradona was paid a total of $3 million in signing-on fees, basic wages and bonuses during his two
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      601 28 IPS MYSTERY surrounds Napoli's success in raising the bulk of the Maradona transfer fee so quickly. A French television commentator who asked Maradona what he knew about Mafia money in Italian football was hastily escorted into the street by club officials at the
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      'Argentina's favourite son will succeed'
      105 28 AFTER two lost years, Maradona is starting his career all over again. Whether Napoli is the place for him to polish up his tarnished image as a footballer remain* doubtful though. Omar Sivori, Maradona's fellow Argentine who starred in Italy in the late 1950s and
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      GET READY TO SMILE FOR ME
      703 29 ■muni RACING TODAY'S TRACK WORK By WONDER BOY FOUR-year-old SMILE FOR ME showed he is ready to open winning accounts in Race Two tomorrow with an impressive gallop on a good track at Kuala Lumpur this morning. With jockey John Ng astride, the Bismark
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      SUNDAY'S CARD
      552 29 RACE 1 2.00 CI 3 Div 7 1,200 m 1 Byton 87 Asuwadi 7 2 Atom Ant MVi Anuar 9 3 Chateau Cardans 55V? Foo 2 4 Reshuffle 54% Chaa 5 5 Thraa Leaders 54 V? Laong 3 Tremendous Forca 54V? App Gopal 1 7 Rising High 1154
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      Lock icon Lendl upset by unseeded Paraguayan
      164 29 UPI TORONTO, Friday UNSEEDED Francisco Gonzales of Paraguay played what he called his best match of the year on Wednesday, upsetting the top seed Ivan Lendl 7-6 64 in the second round of the Players International Tournament. In other action, third seed Jimmy Connors breezed
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      Sundramoorthy blow to S'pore's game plan
      392 30 OVALTINE CUP j MIXED fortunes greeted national soccer coach Hussein Aljunied last night, just two days before tomorrow's return Ovaltine Cup match against Malaysia at the National Stadium. First the bad news. He had to re-draw his Elans for a full-scale offensive against the
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      Five of our best to lead Bardhan Cup charge
      223 30 FIVE Singapore internationals will spearhead the* Singapore Indians Football Club's (SIFC) charge in the Bardhan Cup competition next month. With V Sundramoorthy, ARJ Mani, S Ramu, V Sivalingam and Kannan Kunjuraman leading the charge, Singapore Indians' coaches, Sivaji Nair and Roy
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      KL's pullout brightens our hopes in new tourney
      402 30 SINGAPORE'S hopes of making it past the first round of the Asian Junior Cup soccer meet has brightened considerably thanks, in part, to Malaysia. The Malaysians have informed the Asian Football Confederation that they are withdrawing from the tournament, an inaugural meet
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      Beware the foreign keglers
      320 30  -  By TONY LIM IF scores are any indication of form, our keglers might do well to take heed of the foreign bowlers in the Singapore Open Bowling Championship finals tomorrow at Kallang Bowler Drome. Three names stand out amongst the field of likely candidates for the
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      525 31 KEEGAN LOOKING FORWARD TO NEW ADVENTURE The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Friday ENGLISH soccer superstar Kevin Keegan begins a new adventure with the Tiger squad here one which he believes will benefit the young Malaysian players. Keegan, who will coach as well as play for the Tiger
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      364 28 classified APPOINTMENTS The Singapore Monitor is looking for an ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER IF you are a top-notch marketing person looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the busy world of newspapers, then this is the job for you. You will be responsible for a multi-million dollar sales operation and
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      165 28 NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 18S AND IN THE MATTER OF SAN MOUNT PROPERTY CONSULTANTS PTE LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of San Mount Property Consultants Pte Ltd which is being wound up voluntarily, are required on or before the
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      38 29 Congratulations Best Wishes to the Government People of the Republic of Indonesia on the occasion of their Independence Day from SIBASCO PRIVATE LIMITED 28-C, South Canal Road, Singapore 0104 Telephone: *****5 Telex: RS ***** ICCTA Cable: PT SIBASCO
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      37 30 Congratulations Best Wishes to the Government People of the Republic of Indonesia on the occasion of their Independence Day from COMPORT MARINE J@L PRIVATE LIMITED W 5001, Beach Road, 07-14/15 Golden Mile Complex Singapore 0719 Tel: *****66
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      209 31 XnUvAork The One-Stop Sports Shop r St hand to give you expert advice on the right 00 Qff With equipment for your game, plus helpful tips too! We'll also help you with maintenance the best names of your equipment. With more than 14 major mf *"ij. jpflßflAtfUN brands of world-class
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      ALL THE SHATTERED L. A. MARKS
      139 32 1100 metres Marlies Goehr (East Germany) won the 100 metres in 10 95 sees. 0 02 sees faster than Olympic champ Evelyn Ashford. 2100 a hardies Yordanka Donkova won the 100 metres hurdles in 12 55. 0.29 sees faster than Olympic winner Benita geraldBrown
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      EAST BLOC BLITZ
      480 32 Six LA records bettered on first day of Spartakiad PRAGUE, Friday EASTERN Bloc athletes who boycotted the Olympic Games eclipsed the Los Angeles performances on the first day of the three-day women's athletics meeting in Prague last night. On a damp, chilly evening, the winners of all
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      THE PARTICIPANTS
      73 32 THE COUNTRIES that boycotted the Los Aageles Games bat are taking part in the Sparta kiad are Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, Bnlgaria, Poland, East Germany, Hangary, Caba and Cambodia. Time represented at both the Los Ange- les and the Prngne Games are Belgium, Algeria, Portugal, Anstria, Britain, Italy,
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