Singapore Monitor, 18 August 1984
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Title Section13 1984-08-18 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR I M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Saturday. August 18, 1984 30cents13 words
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216 1984-08-18 1 SURESH NAIR - ■y SURESH NAIR A DATE is expected to be set soon for the trial of a Singapore Airlines flight steward accused of trying to smuggle gold bars into Indonesia by strapping them around his waist. The steward, who has been suspended by216 words
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Article, Illustration101 1984-08-18 1 SPORTS A Sunday Monitor Exclusive! An interview with a Singaporean who was on the Jury of Appeal in the Mary Decker Zola Budd Olympic 3,000 m incident. Plus colour pictures of Mary's agony and disappointment TODAY Hollywood's golden children. Find out what's happened to the children of major101 words
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Article574 1984-08-18 1 CAROLINE BOEY - By CAROLINE BOEY PRIMARY school principals will spend three days next week learning how to pick the right teachers to teach slow learners. Said Mrs Quah May Ling, project director of the monolingual curriculum project, Curriculum Development Institute of Singapore: "The success of tne curriculum574 words
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658 1984-08-18 2 YEOW MEI SIN - By YEOW MEI SIN SINGAPORE hotel room rates, once the second highest in Asia, have fallen below those in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul. Accommodation in single rooms, with meals, government tax and service charge costs a traveller $440 in658 words
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Article, Illustration392 1984-08-18 2 ROBERT CONCEICAO - By ROBERT CONCEICAO EIGHT prisoners from the Medium Security Prison have completed a general welding course successfully. This batch of eight convicts, who passed out in February, received certificates from the Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB) on Wednesday. They were awarded the392 words
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175 1984-08-18 3 Lianhe A WOMAN died on Thursday morning after being knocked down by a car driven by her own sister at the end of May. Forty seven-year-old Zhu Fengjiao had remained unconscious ever since the accident. On that fatefulLianhe - 175 words
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102 1984-08-18 3 IN 1980, the Singapore worker was earning an average wage of only |630 compared with the present figure of $1,029. If adjusted for inflation, the real growth in income was 8 per cent (see table), said Prime Minister Lee when he spoke in Mandarin102 words
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206 1984-08-18 3 AVERAGE MONTHLY EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 1980 1984 Nominal Eaminos Real Ewninoa* I 100 1—1 I 19H 1983 rm Tm I 1*1 I tm 1 tm tH4 AH Industries 630.21 726 99 839 66 956.61 1029 04 630 21 687.14 727.61 825.38 856.11 Agriculture Fishing 521.44 648 69 725 49206 words
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Article, Illustration238 1984-08-18 3 WONG SING YEONG - By 1 WONG SING YEONG THE GRAND entourage is of) its way. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, which will give three performances in Singapore from Sept 7-10 to celebrate 25 years of nation-building, set off last Wednesday for their 12-city tour of238 words
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Article, Illustration787 1984-08-18 4 THE SECOND Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs), Mr S Rajaratnam said the coming election will test "in a controlled way" the quality and character of what he called "the new guard electorate." He said it was because of this787 words
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Article256 1984-08-18 4 Lianhe Zaobao DR LEE SIEW CHOH, leader of the Barisan Socialis, has said recently that he would contest the coming general election. And, should he fail, he said the Barisan Socialis would close down. Dr Lee last contested an election in 1980 when he wasLianhe Zaobao - 256 words
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123 1984-08-18 4 A WEST Indies-based consortium has placed an order for 10 catamarans to be used as cruise liners for trips throughout Asia. The catamarans will be built by Seaconstruct, a ship design and building company in Singapore. Each vessel will measure 41 metres long123 words
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309 1984-08-18 6 SEAH MEI KIANG - By SEAH MEI KIANG BLOOD donors are more generous after festive seasons in Singapore and less generous during them. "The months before and during Chinese New Year and Hari Eaya Puasa are particularly bad for blood donations," said a spokeswoman of the309 words
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235 1984-08-18 6 THE Advertising Media Owners Association of Singapore (Amoas) has set up an audit bureau to check that circulation claims made by publishers are true. Companies wanting to sell publications in Singapore will not get the support of advertising agencies unless they235 words
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183 1984-08-18 6 THE Rotary Club of Pandan Valley presented cheques and gifts amounting to about $12,000 to several charities yesterday Mr Bek Kheng Huat, Firesident of the club, gave our sports wheelchairs worth about $5,000 to the Society for Aid to the Paralysed. A letter authorising the183 words
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212 1984-08-18 6 JUDGEMENT was yesterday given to the owner of a private market who had sought the eviction of one of its stallholders. H and P Holdings Pte Ltd, owners of Hup Hin wet market, was granted possession of Mr Sim Ah Too's stall. No order212 words
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212 1984-08-18 7 MAGDALENE HAUW - By MAGDALENE HAUW A COMPANY director who had a permit to buy sulphuric acid did not realise that sne also needed a permit to sell it. In her ignorance, she sold some to a government department and yesterday that cost her $3,200.212 words
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435 1984-08-18 7 NON-STREAMING may win more votes and please those who hold an egalitarian view, but Singapore chose to adopt streaming because it would maximise the educational potential of our students and benefit them more. Dr Tay Eng Soon, Minister of State (Education) said this when he435 words
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Advertisement137 1984-08-18 3 Over time, this very popular cuisine with its traditional specialities has its distinctive *M Especially at the Coffee Shop in Oberoi Imperial. And it happens every Sunday when we unveil choice savoury and delightful fare such as v VJt>'Babi Ponteh, Chicken Buah Keluak, Otak-Otak and tantalising desserts B to tempt137 words
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world
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Article, Illustration110 1984-08-18 8 ON Monday, the Republicans, with its two principal players President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush, will gather in Dallas, Texas, for their nominating convention under the theme: "America is prouder, stronger and better" under President Reagan. In a break with tradition, the convention will nominate both110 words
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171 1984-08-18 8 AP DALLAS, Saturday MANY of America's best known Republicans are scheduled to address their party's four-day convention which opens on Monday although former President Ricnard Nixon will not. In a break with tradition, the convention will nominate both President Reagan and Vice PresidentAP - 171 words
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394 1984-08-18 8 ASIA may notice "a greater dose of protectionism ana more emphasis on human rights issue in American policy towards the region under a Walter Mondale presidency. The Far Eastern Economic Review says that apart from those two issues, the Democratic presidential nominee's Asian394 words
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133 1984-08-18 8 LAT-WP DALLAS, Sat REPUBLICAN platform drafters, bowing to White House pressure without a word of debate, yesterday dropped their endorsement of a controversial "flat tax" to replace the current graduated income tax. And the White House quietly bowed to conservative pressure toLAT-WP - 133 words
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110 1984-08-18 8 LAT-WP DALLAS, Sat STARTING this week, thousands of people representing America's voice of dissent will gather in Dallas for the Republican National Convention in a weeklong protest that may test police and protest organisers, both as im-age-conscious as the city in which they're demonstrating. TheLAT-WP - 110 words
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245 1984-08-18 8 Reuter WASHINGTON, Saturday PRESIDENT Reagan could not have asked for a better script. The US economy is turning in a dazzling performance just when he is seeking a second term as president. Economic growth is exceeding all expectations, hundreds of thousands ofReuter - 245 words
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Article159 1984-08-18 8 AP DALLAS, Saturday AFTER living with the Kennedy assassination for 20 years and the J R Ewing oilman image for five television seasons, Dallas hopes to refurbish its reputation during the Republican Party National Convention. The city has armed itself with public relations experts and launchedAP - 159 words
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Article360 1984-08-18 9 WASHINGTON, Saturday PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan yesterday called for free and democratic elections in Eastern Europe, saying he did not accept that the war-time Yalta agreement implied US consent to a divided continent. Addressing a White House luncheon marking the 40th anniversary of the Warsaw360 words
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244 1984-08-18 9 BONN, Saturday CHANCELLOR Helmut Kohl, promising to keep the door open to the eventual re-unification of Germany, disclosed yesterday that almost 33,000 East Germans have been allowed to emigrate to the West this year. The figure is more than four times the 7,700 allowed244 words
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194 1984-08-18 9 Reuter Taheran, Saturday A LEADING Iranian clergyman-politician said today that if an Iranian ship was stopped and searched in the Gulf of Suez, Iran would do tne same to a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, which leads to Iranian and Iraqi oilReuter - 194 words
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Article68 1984-08-18 9 AP MASSACHUSETTS, Saturday SENATOR Edward Kennedy, his 17-year-old son Patrick and a Cape Cod plumber were injured slightly in a two-vehicle collision near the Kennedy family compound yesterday afternoon. A spokesman for the Kennedy family said the senator was treated at Cape Cod Hospital for cutsAP - 68 words
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126 1984-08-18 10 UPI MANILA, Saturday THOUSANDS of Filipinos marched triumphantly through the capital last night after a tense five-nour standoff with riot police who tried to block them from rallying against the government. Hundreds of riot police, armed with truncheons, pistols and tear gas cannisters and backed byUPI - 126 words
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457 1984-08-18 10 LAT-WP MANILA, Saturday "WE HAVE not failed," President Marcos declared emphatically. "We have succeeded. We have succeeded in attending to the basic needs of our people." The scene was a recent seminar at which Mr Marcos lectured at length his assembledLAT-WP - 457 words
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271 1984-08-18 10 AP, Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday MALAYSIA'S Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that Malaysians had a right to be worried about their own feelings as much as the Americans had a right to be worried about the feelingsAP, Bernama - 271 words
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202 1984-08-18 10 Reuter HYDERABAD (India), Saturday SUPPORTERS of N T Rama Rao, the ousted Chief Minister of India's southern Andhra Pradesh State, vowed yesterday to muster state parliamentarians to prove he has a majority after 10 people died in protest against hisReuter - 202 words
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111 1984-08-18 10 Reuter UNITED NATIONS, Sat THE Security Council tonight declared South African new constitution "null and void" and urged all governments not to recognise forthcoming elections for separate Chambers representing that country's coloured (mixed race) and Asian citizens. The vote on the resolution wasReuter - 111 words
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Article29 1984-08-18 11 The number of computers in US schools is soaring though it has not been determined what to do with them. There are many questions about their academic value.29 words
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Article27 1984-08-18 11 Good news for the farmers. Through genetic engineering, super crops resistant to pests and diseases will soon be a reality if a Califomian project is successful.27 words
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Article26 1984-08-18 11 It is becoming more and more obvious that tranquillisers, used as sedatives and soporifics, can frequently lead to severe addiction. Victims may also attempt suicide.26 words
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Article25 1984-08-18 11 The Thai National Statistical Office revealed that survey results showed nearly 20 per cent of more than 200,000 university graduates in Thailand are unemployed.25 words
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Article, Illustration206 1984-08-18 11 TRENDS Science and Medicine WASHINGTON: The number of computers in American schools is soaring even though it has not been determined exactly what to do with them. There are many questions about their academic value r a report in206 words
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Article52 1984-08-18 11 Medical researchers have used genetic techniques to produce a vaccine against malaria, the mosquito-transmitted disease which infects 200 million humans each year. The US Agency for International Development, which helped to fund the research, said experiments were beins conducted to see how the vaccine could be safely administered52 words
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Article68 1984-08-18 11 High-tech versions of the centuries-old windmill have turned into one of the most lucrative alternative energy sources under development since oil prices soared a decade ago. The first "wind farms" were built in the US only four years ago, but by January this year 300 megawatts of electricity68 words
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Article61 1984-08-18 11 Nearly 20 per cent of more than 200,000 university graduates nationwide are unemployed, according to a national survey in 1980 conducted by the National Statistical Office of Thailand. It was also learned that 70 per cent of the 247,208 graduates work in Bangkok and the rest are scattered61 words
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Article, Illustration63 1984-08-18 11 At the Timber Tech computer camp in Sunnyvale, California, kids of the computer generation spend part of their vacation in front of computer terminals rather than outdoors. They spend at least four hours a day at their terminals, learning computer languages and techniques, and by thePICTURE: KAUFMAN SIPA - 63 words
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94 1984-08-18 11 BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA: A project launched late last month to speed up genetic engineering of plants which involves identifying the traits of up to five million genes will result in future "super crops" resistant to pests and diseases, scientists announced. It will allow America's best94 words
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130 1984-08-18 11 BONN: IT IS becoming more and more obvious that tranquillisers, used as sedatives and soporifics, can frequently lead to severe addiction. Die Welt reports. The most important tranquillisers are benzodiacepine derivatives (Valium, Librium, Tavor, Lexotanil, Adumbran, Rohypnol, Frisium, etc). It has been established that 8130 words
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744 1984-08-18 12 JILL HUM - Company diversifies to combat falling demand for its goods JILL HUM NATIONAL Iron and Steel Mills Ltd (NISM) is looking beyond its steel products for continued viability, in view of the declining local building industry and demand for steel. Last year, group744 words
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Article569 1984-08-18 12 The Star KIAN JOO Can Factory Sdn Bhd will sell 8.5 million new ordinary shares to get a stock market listing. It has obtained approval from the Capital Issues Committee (CIC) to float 8.5 million new ordinary shares as part of its restructuring planThe Star - 569 words
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181 1984-08-18 12 VM4LLSTREET J NEW YORK, Saturday THE stock market posted a modest gain in sluggish trading yesterday amid rising investor concern that growth in the money supply could bring renewed upward pressure on interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.76 to 1211.90 and181 words
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Article172 1984-08-18 12 AP NEW YORK, Saturday THE dollar was narrowly mixed in quiet US trading yesterday after moving mostly higher in European markets. Gold prices were little changed in light dealing. Republic National Bank in New York quoted gold at U*****.75 (*****.50) a troy ounce late yesterday, up 25AP - 172 words
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318 1984-08-18 13 THIS WEEK saw relatively little activity on the local stock market. It opened cautious and quiet on Monday in line with Wall Street and Friday's close. The fall in prices was caused by profit-taking. There was some buying on Tuesday with interest concentrated318 words
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285 1984-08-18 13 ALTHOUGH technology shares have been under heavy selling pressure, Sun Hung Kai Investment (SHK) recommends buying of Atlas Industries' (AI) shares because of its strong fundamentals and good growth prospects. AI, with its specialisation in magnetic heads manufacturing, quality client and285 words
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358 1984-08-18 13 THE LIRA fell to an all-time low of 1,783.00 against a surging dollar in late July, 3.5 per cent off from opening-month levels, says Manufacturers Hanover Trust in its foreign currency review. At the same time, the unit held steady358 words
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597 1984-08-18 13 SIGMA Metal Co Ltd has claimed ignorance of any interested party in a takeover offer in its answer to a query from the Singapore Stock Exchange. TRONOH Mines (M) Bhd's group pre-tax profit was Ms 3 million for the half-year597 words
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Advertisement103 1984-08-18 13 THEYARDYOUR LOCAL ENGLISH PUB. An English pub atmosphere that's real cozy and casual A choice 16 varieties of beer 1 Board games darts available too. Open everyday. Mon-Fri 12 noon to midnight (Sat eve of Public Holidays till 1 am) Sun 4 pm to midnight Cheers! HAPPY HOURS: 3 PM103 words
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Article, Illustration831 1984-08-18 14 CHRISTOPHER HANSON - Science Focus By CHRISTOPHER HANSON off Reuters Reuter LONDON: Genetic engineers, working for a white supremacist government, produce a disease which kills only blacks. On behalf of a black government, others develop a strain that spares blacks but destroys whites. Military scientists, usingReuter - 831 words
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606 1984-08-18 14 MARK O'NEILL - *y MARK O'NEILL of REUTERS NEW DELHI: Make a phone call in India and you have a one-in-four chance of getting through to the right number. In India's largest city, Calcutta, one in seven phones are permanently out of606 words
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Article295 1984-08-18 14 Consult Malaysian women on new population policy WORLD population growth needs to be slowed down rapidly but the prospects are grim, for, although the growth rate declined from 2 to 1.7 per cent over the last decade, it is estimated that by 2025 more than 84 per cent of295 words
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Advertisement47 1984-08-18 14 Advertisement MEDICATED FORMULA helps heal piles, relieves itching... Now you can get relief from the itching, burning and pain of piles with Preparation H a medicated formula that helps heal injured tissues and helps reduce the painful swelling. Preparation H also lubricates, making bowel movements less painful.47 words
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opinion / letters
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469 1984-08-18 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT THE GREAT American spectacle is over. And the 23rd Olympiad survived unscathed, save for a split second's incident in the women's 3,000 metres, which mirrored sport's uncertainties and the extremes of patriotism and spectator support. Mary Decker, favourite for the gold,469 words
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211 1984-08-18 15 MISS JOSEPHINE ONG - REPLIES MISS JOSEPHINE ONG Public Relations Officer SBS WE THANK Mr W Koh of Singapore 0314 for his letter "Transport for new towns" (SM, July il). The Singapore Bus Service works very closely with the Registry of Vehicles and the Housing and Development211 words
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280 1984-08-18 15 LIM TEONG CHIN - LIM TEONG CHIN Hon Secretary Singapore Tae-kwondo Federation WE refer to the letter "The TKD Academy aims to promote local leadership" by instructors and blackbelt holders of the Singapore Tae-kwondo Academy (SM, Aug 16). It would be wise for them to check280 words
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284 1984-08-18 15 PAUL NEO LAM CHUAN - PAUL NEO LAM CHUAN Secretary CPF Board I REFER TO the letter "Ruling prevents flatowner from buying HUDC apartment" by "Anxiously Hoping" (SM, Aug 3). Under the Central Provident Fund Approved Housing Scheme, all CPF monies previously used for284 words
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Advertisement73 1984-08-18 15 w LETTERS on any subject of public interest will be accepted for publication They should be typed and must be signed. They must also include the writer's name and address even if the writer decides to use a pseudonym in print. A contact telephone number would be useful. We reserve73 words
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Article, Illustration650 1984-08-18 16 Matthew's watering hole for the Singapore cowboy SINGAPORE cowboy Matthew Tan has taken his love for country music one step further to stake out his own and possibly the first real Country and Western restaurant and lounge here. The place is called Matthew's a place he650 words
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Article, Illustration465 1984-08-18 16 IT didn't matter that the waning crescent didn't change into a full moon as it was supposed to this month at Peppermint Park Anita Sarawak provided enough magnetism to bewitch her audience, throwing them into alternate states of sheer hysteria and near silentPicture by MOHD DAENG - 465 words
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Article, Illustration685 1984-08-18 16 WONG SING YEONG - PLAY: PYGMALION PLAYWRIGHT: George Bernard Shaw GROUP: St Andrew's Junior College PERFORMANCES: Aug 17 and 18 Drama Festival 1984 Reviewed by WONG SING YEONG WATCHING George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion last night reminded me of my own modest stage debut 10 years685 words
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Article275 1984-08-18 16 DOUGLAS OLIVERIO of Krosmode will be away on reservist training next week and the rest of the group will be taking a break, from Aug 23 to Sept 2. Zircon Lounge and Dick Lee will replace Krosmode at the Rainbow Lounge, Ming Arcade. Those who missed Something Special275 words
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Article, Illustration545 1984-08-18 18 LIM KWEE LAN - SATURDAY'S BEST WITH LIM KWEE LAN Centrestage Othello (Ch 12, 8 pm) THOSE who enjoyed last week's dramatisation of one of the Bard's best-loved comedies, A Midsummer Night's Dream, would certainly enjoy this evening's play about the tragic downfall of the gallant Moor, Othello. This545 words
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Article, Illustration594 1984-08-18 18 MARGARET CAREY - A British study of the US Mafia W @@***** By MARGARET CAREY in London LAT-WP ON THE television screen was a man dead under his blown-up car, his arm lying a distance away. "It was business, strictly business," said Gerry Denon, ex-Mafia hit-man turned FBI informer. "This kid couldn't beLAT-WP - 594 words
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Article212 1984-08-18 19 THE 10 top pop singles in the US, as rated by Cashbox, with last week's positions in brackets: 1. (1) Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr (Arista) 2. (2) When Doves Cry Prince (Warner Brothers) 3. (4) What's Love Got to Do with It Tina Turner (Capitol) 4.212 words
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Article, Illustration392 1984-08-18 19 LIM SEK - Asiabeat All reviews by LIM SEK ALBUM: DANNY 84 ARTISTE: Danny Chan LABEL: WEA 2292 *****-1 DANNY is back with his bag of com* mercial pop that is setting more up to date in treatment. He is writing less now and that is a waste392 words
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Article, Illustration449 1984-08-18 19 ALBUM: CAMOUFLAGE ARTISTE: Rod Stewart LABEL: WEA *****-1 THIS could well be Rod Stewart's strongest attack at the pop charts since his 1975 Atlantic Crossing. And, judging from tne material, it may become his most successful chart album. Like Infatuation, his latest hit from this449 words
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Miscellaneous1170 1984-08-18 17 Timothy Gibbs, Maxine Stuart, Chad Everett and Mimi Rogers in The Rousters (Ch 8, 4 pm) RTM 3.02 Quran Reading. 3.08 Programme Summary. 3.19 Finala of Wimbladon Tannia: Men's Doubla. 4.58 Opah (r). 6.00 Nawa. 6.12 Bimbingan Agama. 6.26 Muqaddam. 6.30 Captain America. 6.57 Qimme A Break Do or Diet.1,170 words
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Miscellaneous609 1984-08-18 19 aMPMRSMpHMM Hollywood (*****64): an oxcart dowry (C) Midnight Show: THE WRONG WEDDING TRAIL (C) DALIT (*****16): AN OXCART DOWRY (C) Starring: Ln Xiaofen, Chen Zbenlei, Zhin Tn -wm ji Synopsis: A man who tries but fails to make a living MFT(jnpni F 199m97V nH MV rnw ir\ .for his family609 words
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Miscellaneous313 1984-08-18 20 OB 880 THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Choo Hoey, will give a regular concert today at 8.15 pm at World Trade Centre Auditorium. The soloist is renowned cellist Markus Stocker. The programme includes Overture on a Theme of Spanish March by Balakirev, Symphony No 39 in E flat K313 words
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Miscellaneous614 1984-08-18 20 f Dancers of NaTheatre Chinese Dance Company performing The Happy Workers (above) Rising Yarn 1 (right) DANCES THE ORIENT THE National Theatre Dance Com- W pany its ft ffvl' fourth annual concert m J today Palace The- jdM Jl atre I Jgf I W A Tickets at $10. $8. $5614 words
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Miscellaneous312 1984-08-18 20 VIDEO PROGRAMMES THE following tapes will be shown at the USIS Resource Centre Auditorium, American Embassy, this month. Admission is free. The schedule is: Today, Alistair Cooke Series Home from Home will be screened from 10.45 am to 11.45 am. Rewirtnf Your World Series Winners and Losers in the Information312 words
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THE SINGAPORE MONITOR RACING GUIDE
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303 1984-08-18 22 WONDER BOY - FOUR-YEAR-OLD DID NOT HAVE SMOOTH RUN LAST WEEK IMj By WONDER BOY Last week's beaten favourite, Tintinium, should make amends for his expensive failure by taking Race Seven in Kuala Lumpur today. The well-bred Amalgam four-year-old was a good thing beaten last week when he303 words
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Article563 1984-08-18 22 RACE 1 2.00 CI 3 Div 7 1,200 m 1 Bylon 57 Asuwadi 7 2 Atom Ant 56'* Anuar 9 3 Chateau Gardens 55 1 Foo 2 4 Reshuffle 54Vz Chee 5 5 Three Leader* 54 1 Leong 3 6 Tremendous Force 54'/? App Qopal 1 7 Rising563 words
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Article222 1984-08-18 22 WONDER BOY MAZHEN TAN MA TAN (Monitor) (Zao Bao) (Wan Bao) Race 1 Hit Eminence H 3 North Atlantic III 6 Hit Eminence i J C Joey 6 Ho Eminence 1 J C Joey 11 Flaming Arrow 1 J C Joey 5 Mountain Eagle Race 2 1 Brampton222 words
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Article536 1984-08-18 22 WONDER BOY'S one-line summingup of the chances of horses running in today's races: RACE ONE 1 Good race last week, working well, should do well again. 2 Fair track form. 3 Going over trip for first time, working keenly. 4 Unlikely. 5 Fair track form. 6 Has come to536 words
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Article2878 1984-08-18 23 ■OW TO It BAD THE CARD: laddltta| amNr; kwat*! name; age, origin aad Ni; weight; weight dllltWM within brackets; Jockey's name; karrltr draw; tvataar owner; HIM record (Hflti WCOiiHMrdi-l—ltlß-Ml-placed) amd last three runs; last ran record; and last win record (If any). RACE 1 2.15 CLASS 5 DIV2,878 words
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Advertisement244 1984-08-18 25 NOTICES i. OFFICIAL NOTICE j PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OF SHIP'S NAME I, Ronnie Hiang of M/s Samta Private Limited hereby give notice that in consequence of our Intended Purchase a Cargo Ship from M/s Toyo Shipping Ltd., I have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships under Section 417 of244 words
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Article, Illustration395 1984-08-18 26 TONY LIM - ALLEY CHAT wHh TONY LIM RUTH GUERSTER remains the only one brave enough to talk of winning under the extremely tough lane conditions at Kallang Bowler Drome. She will be battling for the 20th Singapore Open Bowling Championship title today. While her395 words
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209 1984-08-18 26 SINGAPORE were three times unlucky, taking third spot in all three team finals in the Singapore Open bowling championships at Kallang Bowler Drome yesterday. The Republic's men and women could only manage third place in the Soetopo Jananto209 words
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Article, Illustration24 1984-08-18 26 East Germany's Petra Felke Juat baton bar winning throw of 73.07 metres. fWMrbw Bettered the Olympic math by almost tout metres.24 words
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Article, Illustration296 1984-08-18 26 B KULA - By B KULA FOUR titles, each in a different category that's what Singapore's Mr Asia. Fatholomein Ali.will be reaching for at the National men's bodybuilding championship at the World Trade Centre Auditorium tomorrow. Fatholomein bagged the Mr Singapore bantamweight title in 1976296 words
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Article321 1984-08-18 26 UPI TORONTO, Saturday JIMMY CONNORS employed his new racquet to dispatch Australian teenager Pat Cash in straight sets yesterday, while fellow American John McEnroe displayed his customary bad temper in advancing to the quarterfinals at the U*****,000 (*****,000) Player's International Tennis championships. Connors, using a mid-sizedUPI - 321 words
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Article, Illustration839 1984-08-18 27 IT IS just after midnight here in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the first minutes of the morning after the closing ceremony. The place is nearly deserted. It's like the old song, "Quarter to three, there's no one in the place except you and me..." and839 words
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174 1984-08-18 27 SAN FRANCISCO, Sat AN OLYMPIC bronse medal winner from New Zealand told police a prostitute barged into bis downtown hotel room before dawn and made off with his medal and other valuables, police said. Donald Symon, a member of the New Zealand174 words
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262 1984-08-18 27 AP BERLIN, Saturday AMERICA'S Evelyn Ashford yesterday clocked 10.92 seconds in the women's 100 meters sprint in West Berlin in the first of a series of post-Olympic track and field meets in Europe. Ashford won Olympic gold at Los Angeles in 10.97 seconds. Her timeAP - 262 words
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331 1984-08-18 27 Reuter MOSCOW, Saturday SOVIET athletes outclassed Los Angeles gold medallists' performances in first events today at Moscow's Friendship Games, an Olympic-style competition staged for communist countries that boycotted the 1984 Olympics. Men's track and field events got under way at the Lenin Stadium, venueReuter - 331 words
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Article, Illustration464 1984-08-18 27 K SILVAM - By K SILVAM OLYMPIC gold medallists Carlos Lopes of Portugal and Joan Benoit of the United States will run the Singapore Marathon on Dec 9 if local organisers succeed in their plans to entice the two witn incentives, which include appearance money. Other big names464 words
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Article, Illustration523 1984-08-18 28 S GULAM - The midfielder's new role a bold gamble by coach Hussein By S GULAM SINGAPORE'S most consistent midfielder Malek Awab will feature prominently again in the Ovaltine Cup return leg tonight this time as a striker. Yes, strange as it might seem to strategists, Malek has been523 words
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Article, Illustration509 1984-08-18 28 DAVID LEE, goalkeeper: Usually steady and reliable but made the mistake that led to the lone goal in the first leg. The 25-year-old draughtsman and Tiong Bahru custodian will be out to prove critics wrong, and win the Man of the Match award for the second time.509 words
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Article, Illustration359 1984-08-18 29 SHIELD tAfl* Reuter LONDON, Sat EUROPEAN Cup holders Liverpool will need to dig deep into their reserves of exStrience today when ey meet their city rivals Everton at Wembley in the annual cur-tain-raiser to the English season, the Football Association (FA) Charity Shield match. Everton,Reuter - 359 words
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Article, Illustration548 1984-08-18 30 Peter Reid of Everton and Kenny Dalglish of Liverpool help set the scene for today by answering our special questions CHAHITY shield 'TmgM|A :JIBP *9 My whole career seemed to change direction last season, and the icing on the cake was winning the TA Cup. But next to that548 words
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Article135 1984-08-18 30 PHIL NEAL, who faces the daunting task of replacing Graeme Soilness as Liverpool captain, showed just why Joe Fagan appointed him when ne summed up today's game and the forthcoming season. "We set one target only," he said: "Qualification for Europe. Anything after that is a bonus. "Liverpool135 words
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Article137 1984-08-18 30 ON THE eve of the all-Merseyside Charity Shield clash, Everton manager Howard Kendall predicts a few problems in the coming months for Liverpool. He bases his opinion on the loss of former skipper Graeme Souness to Sampdoria and says: "They may nave more trouble replacing Souness than they137 words
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Article133 1984-08-18 30 THE Mersey giants have met once before m a Charity Shield match, Liverpool winning 1-0 back in 1966. The AnfieW side have a remarkable record of eight Chanty Shield wins Everlon have won the Shield four times 1928.1932,1963 and 1970 and lost on two other occasions133 words
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Article, Illustration622 1984-08-18 31 S GULAM - OVALTINE CUP 2ND LEG (NATIONAL STADIUM, 7 PM) By S GULAM SINGAPORE troop into tonight's Ovaltine Cup return leg clash at the National Stadium looking like injury-torn soldiers banking on their guts, and little else. They've been hit by misfortune, forcing coach Hussein Aljunied to make622 words
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Article138 1984-08-18 31 Chin Auit down with flu MALAYSIAN skipper Soh Chin Aun and goalkeeper Rashid Hassan are down with 'flu, coach Mohamad Bakar revealed this morning. "We've got a big problem on our hands. We need the towkay (Chin Aun) very badly. There is no replacement for him at the moment as138 words
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Article, Illustration130 1984-08-18 31 HiSjraP! SBC will be tele* casting the match 'live' over Channel 5 at 9.50 tonight AP LIVERPOOL, Saturday ENGLISH league soccer champion Liverpool sprang a surprise yesterday by leaving their £700,000 (Ss2.l million) England international striker Paul Walsh out of the side for today's clashAP - 130 words
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