Singapore Monitor, 22 August 1984, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section15 1984-08-22 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR EVcNiNu EDITION M.C (P) No 21/5 84 Wednesday, August 22, 1984 30cents15 words
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Article, Illustration566 1984-08-22 1 Gaddafi's mine-laying specialists were in ship said to have planted explosives in Suez Agencies DALLAS, Wednesday VICE-PRESIDENT George Bush yesterday warned Libya that the world would be outraged if that country was found to be responsible for planting mines in the Red SeaAgencies - 566 words
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264 1984-08-22 1 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday THE GOVERNMENT would not hesitate to ban the import of goods which could threaten local industries, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said on Monday night. He said if the Government felt that theBernama - 264 words
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Advertisement29 1984-08-22 1 ,im Platini is world's No. V Back Page m A B El EGYPT BLAMES LIBYA FOR MINING: SEE PAGE 7 TV GUIDE: PAGE 18 TV SCENE HIGHLIGHTS: PAGE 1929 words
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Advertisement89 1984-08-22 1 m Where can you find 24-hour banking at its best? At United Banks. With 56 UniTellers right around the island, including a drive-up UniTeller at our UOB Boon Lay Branch, 24-hour banking has never been more convenient. The latest UniTeller locations are at UOB Changi Branch, UOB City Plaza Branch,89 words
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566 1984-08-22 2 BENNY ORTEGA - By BENNY ORTEGA THE REVISED Monolingual curriculum, to be implemented next January, will emphasise practical activities instead of academic content, said Mrs Quah May Ling, Monolingual Curriculum Project director, at the principals' seminar on the Monolingual programme this morning. Other features of the566 words
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283 1984-08-22 2 SEAH MEI KIANG - By SEAH MEI KIANG NEEDY pupils who are Singapore citizens or permanent residents can apply for a grant or a loan of textbooks. Primary One to Primary Four pupils will be given free textbooks if they apply early. Textbooks are also available on free loan283 words
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Article, Illustration240 1984-08-22 2 YEOW MEI SIN - •y YEOW MEI SIN THE ACCOR Group of Companies hopes to own and manage up to 100 hotels in the Asia-Pacific region within the next 20 years, said Mr Gerard Pelisson, co-president of the French group. The group, which now manages240 words
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73 1984-08-22 2 A 25-YEAR-OLD man was today charged with having 22.5 litres of illicit samsu. Tan Heng Hock is alleged to have committed the offence in a car at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Street 22 off Ave 1 and car park No. 2 at73 words
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72 1984-08-22 2 A STREET cleaner who was involved in an accident with a lorry yesterday died later in Tan Tock Sens Hospital. Mr Ramjam Ali, 23, was working at Braddell Road at about 6.30 am when the accident happened. He suffered head injuries and72 words
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247 1984-08-22 3 Lianhe Wanbao THE Singapore Bus Service (SBS) is speeding up the diversification of its operations to cope with the expected competition from the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) as the dominant means of transport in Singapore by 1988. One of itsLianhe Wanbao - 247 words
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130 1984-08-22 3 A LABOURER made an expensive mistake when, in his hurry, he used a ladies' toilet. Wong Yoon Fong, 35, was fined $800 in a magistrate's court today when he pleaded guilty to intending to intrude on the privacy of a woman who was about130 words
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214 1984-08-22 3 FAEZAH ISMAIL - By FAEZAH ISMAIL A MAN was charged today with robbing three women in the lifts of Tanjong Pagar Plaza and Everton Park between May and August this year. Kwa Thian Lye, 49, faced three counts of robbery with two of them committed214 words
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Article268 1984-08-22 4 Salesgirls, students and army boys return to find a deserted 'modelling school' Lianhe Wanbao IF YOU ARE interested in becoming a model, first check the credibility of the agency offering the training before committing yourself. Twenty young hopefuls told Lianhe Wanbao that they were cheated ofLianhe Wanbao - 268 words
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Article180 1984-08-22 4 A PUBLICITY blitz is under way to bring the civil defence message to every home in Singapore. The climax will come in September when the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) launches its second Civil Defence Week. The SCDF launched its bimonthly newsletter, "The Survivor," last month.180 words
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Article, Illustration264 1984-08-22 4 YEOW MEI SIN - By YEOW MEI SIN AGGRESSIVE marketing plans are in the pipeline to establish Kuala Lumpur as a major tourist aestination and convention centre in this part of the world, and possibly as a rival to Singapore for the tourist dollar. A much264 words
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89 1984-08-22 4 A PRIMARY school principal discovered yesterday how popular new schools could be with parents. The principal of Hong Dao Primary School had to spend some time on the telephone convincing parents that there were no vacancies in his school and that other primary schools89 words
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Article43 1984-08-22 4 SINGAPORE'S imports reached a record $5.6 billion last month, of which 12 per cent or $690 million came from Malaysia. Exports at $4.68 billion were the second highest recorded so far, marginally down from May's record of 14.69 billion.43 words
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329 1984-08-22 4 SINGAPORE'S employer and business groups are getting together in an effort to find ways to help mothers who return to work and families where both parents are working. They will hold a symposium in October to discuss the problems of working parents and the329 words
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Advertisement195 1984-08-22 2 The Solar Age Even For Scientific Calculator. A solar cell enables CASIO Scientific Calculators to be used anywhere even by candlelight. More functions, more advanced than ever. Loaded with multiple scientific functions inSfl duding binary, octal Bl 1 1 l an d hexad<Kim l tal |j-,?3W56^St» s culotions; indis^n- and195 words
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Advertisement83 1984-08-22 2 You may lose your bike! Under a new law, all 'L' riders will be banned from the road next year. Only 1 in 5 can pass the motorcycling test, usually after many tries. If you do not pass in time, you will have to give up your bike. Don't wait.83 words
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Advertisement365 1984-08-22 3 THE 1984 TIGER BOOT DRINKING CONTEST WINNER-LAST WEEK'S HEATS These are the 3 who have qualified for the Grand Finals: (Name) (Venue) (Time) G P Kong The Balmoral Steak House 5.60 sec. S C Tai Hawaii Five 0 10.96 sec. Jeffrey Ho United Coffee House 11.46 sec. Qualifiers: Michael Wong365 words
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Advertisement40 1984-08-22 4 |&%UOI^M<WIEDTTE*IJD A family of Royal Jewellers since 1914. Head Office: 38-40, High Street. Singapore 0617. Tel: *****08 Telex: R*****4 DIAOLI *01-31 Peninsula Plaza, 111 North Bridge Road, Singapore 0617 Tel: *****34 *03-30 Lucky* Plaza, Orchard Road, Singapore 0923. Tel: *****50/*****3640 words
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Advertisement521 1984-08-22 5 Two Ist Prize to TOKYO B CITIZEN IYRIC^f CmZEhfS FIRST MUSIC ANALOG ALARM WIN FABULOUS TRIPS Tw BANG^! to OVERSEAS IN THE SIMPLE MCTTIZEN WATCH CONTEST PLUS SPENDING MONEY PLUS 200 CITIZEN WATCHESI Win fabulous holiday trips overseas in the very Entry Form. Fill in your personal details and give521 words
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210 1984-08-22 6 UPI DAQQETT (California), Wednesday SOLAR One, the world's largest solar power plant, yesterday began full-time production of electricity, generating enough power to serve a community of 5,000 people. The US$l4l million (***** million) project, situated about 190 km northeast of LosUPI - 210 words
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Article240 1984-08-22 6 The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday SINGAPOREANS will learn on Saturday when and how much they will have to pay to cross into Johor Baru. Works Minister Datuk S Samy Vellu had been expected to reveal the rates and starting date for the toll toThe Star - 240 words
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354 1984-08-22 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday PAS YESTERDAY said it need not submit to the Government a list of Islamic development programmes which should be implemented in the country. PAS Secretary-General Haji Hassan Shukri said the party, as an institution which struggled for the welfare354 words
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138 1984-08-22 6 Reuter MADRID, Wednesday SPAIN yesterday asked Uruguay to reconsider its expulsion of visiting former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez for joining the defence of a jailed opposition leader, Foreign Ministry sources said. Mr Suarez was told on Monday to leave Uruguay within 24 hoursReuter - 138 words
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80 1984-08-22 6 Reuter GENEVA, Wed THE LEAGUE of Red Cross Societies yesterday appealed to the international community for US$l million (Ss2.l million) to provide food, clothing and shelter for 200,000 flood victims in Bangladesh. The funds would also be used to rebuild 2,000 homesReuter - 80 words
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Article462 1984-08-22 7 LAT-WP CAIRO, Wednesday THE CHIEF of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces said yesterday that mine-laying specialists were aboard the Ghat, the Libyan ship suspected of planting explosives in Arab waters when it was in the Gulf of Suez last month. Gen Ibrahim el OrabiLAT-WP - 462 words
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295 1984-08-22 7 UPI DALLAS, Wednesday VICE-PRESIDENT George Bush said vesterday that the United States is 'obviously troubled" by the situation in the Philippines, whose president he once praised as a great democratic leader. At a news conference, Mr Bush was asked if he stillUPI - 295 words
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74 1984-08-22 7 UPI JOHANNESBURG, Wednesday POLICE arrested at least 35 prominent foes of apartheid yesterday on the eve of controversial elections to a parliamentary chamber reserved for South African "coloureds," or people of mixed race. Spokesmen for the United Democratic Front (UDF), a coalition ofUPI - 74 words
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423 1984-08-22 7 E R TODD - By E R TODD, Special to Tho Monitor TOKYO, W*d AUTOMATION is proceeding so rapidly in Japan today that observers now see an army of robots and thinking machines invading homes and offices as well as factories within the space of a few years. Within423 words
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176 1984-08-22 7 UPI NEW DELHI, Wednesday POLICE in southern Andhra Pradesh state opened fire on violent supporters of ousted Chief Minister Rama Rao yesterday as the dismissed leader met Indian President Zail Singh in a failed bid to win his job back. In Andhra Pradesh, policeUPI - 176 words
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Article94 1984-08-22 8 A SHORTAGE OF weapons keeps the Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF) from accommodating more recruits and the Front has blamed it on the West's 'talking a lot of words' without giving aid to the resistance movement in Cambodia. On Monday, The Bangkok Post carried a re- port94 words
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Article488 1984-08-22 8 BANGKOK, Wednesday ON EVERYONE'S mind in Amphil, White writes, is whether another attack like tne one last April is coming. That attack "sent civilians stampeding across the border into Thailand, destroyed 376 houses, killed two parrots, 21 KPNLF soldiers, and wounded 174 more." Vietnamese488 words
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74 1984-08-22 8 Reuter VIETNAM has deployed more anti-aircraft guns and heat-seeking missiles near Thailand's Surin and Sisaket border provinces, said Thai Supreme Commander General Arthit Kamlang-ek yesterday. Western military analysts, however, said they could not confirm any major new build-up in the area. Hanoi has an estimatedReuter - 74 words
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608 1984-08-22 9 Move helps beleaguered company to raise $466 million LAT-WP LOS ANGELES, Wednesday BELEAGUERED Financial Corporation of America (FCA), parent company of American Savings Loan Association, raised US$222 million (*****.2 million) on Monday by selling a large block of stocks that it ownedLAT-WP - 608 words
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270 1984-08-22 9 Reuter COLOMBO, Wednesday AN AVIATION team from Sri Lanka will fly to Singapore tomorrow for talks over a row which threatens to disrupt flights by their national carriers between Colombo and Singapore, Air Lanka sources said yesterday. A Singapore Airlines (SIA)Reuter - 270 words
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510 1984-08-22 9 LAT-WP MANILA, Wednesday AS PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos was shielded in his palace by a cordon of barbed wire and well-armed soldiers, an estimated 450,000 Filipinos renewed calls yesterday for his ouster. The calls were made during rallies commemoratingLAT-WP - 510 words
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Article74 1984-08-22 9 Reuter JAKARTA, Wed A 58-YEAR-OLD taxi driver died of heart failure in the arms of a dancing girl during Independence Day celebra- tions in Bogor City, south of here, according to hospital sources. The driver leapt on to the stage and joined in the sensualReuter - 74 words
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Advertisement225 1984-08-22 6 MING GOURT HOTEL SINGAPORE From HongKongcome the traditional ingredients. and our master chef Mr.Chan HungFai m who makes your festive favourites special. 'P'MootKahes at Ming Palace 20th to Dth September,l9B4. Made-with smooth red bean, or the finest lotus paste. Filled with crunchy, honeyed olive nuts, or rich and creamy egg225 words
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Advertisement104 1984-08-22 7 POCARI PERFECT BALANCE FOR YOUR BODY IN ONE CAN Perfect isn't it? The balance you see here. Cooling POCARI does the same for your body. Working faster than water, it puts back body fluids lost through perspiration in a most balanced manner. With a mild, natural taste it's rich in104 words
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Advertisement79 1984-08-22 9 The art of Tfeppanyaki finds its highest expression atdK&nrausNadaman. mw. <■■■■■ BUBBfcrwg-.. Our teppanyaki chefs owe their superior skill to years of apprenticeship under a master chef. And the pride of being chosen to uphold the Nadaman's reputation for the finest Japanese cuisine in Japan. The art of Japanese cuisine79 words
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906 1984-08-22 10 RANJIT GILL - By RANJIT GILL Special to The Monitor UNITED Industrial Corporation (UIC), locked in a acrimonious corporate struggle for control of Hong Kong's Tai Sang Land Development, has closer home been attracting intense interest among local shareholders, though for distinctly different reasons. Brisk906 words
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110 1984-08-22 10 AP WASHINGTON, Wed THE FEDERAL Reserve Board is unlikely to make any sudden, economyrocking moves that might push interest rates higher during the United States' presidential election campaign, analysts say. In fact, Federal Reserve policy makers were almost certainly deciding in secretAP - 110 words
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485 1984-08-22 10 PHILLIP BANGSBERG - By PHILLIP BANGSBERG THE TANGLED bid by Singapore-based United Industrial Corporation (UIC) for Tai Sang Land Development Co has drawn the wrath of Hong Kong's Committee on Takeovers and Mergers. The board of Tai Sang Land was publicly censured yesterday for its failure485 words
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462 1984-08-22 11 The Star ABOUT 14 trading room clerks were barred from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) trading room on Monday. They were representatives from 12 different stockbroking firms and were apparently suspended for alleged offences against the KLSE trading rules. Among the brokingThe Star - 462 words
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315 1984-08-22 11 BOTH THE Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE) and the Kuala Lumpur Commodities Clearing House (KLCCH) have accepted the task force report on the KLCE. It recommends major changes in the structure, organisation and management of regulatory bodies associated with the exchange. Minor amendments to the315 words
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Article267 1984-08-22 11 Selected stocks at midday. Market tone: higher. Boustead 2.27 S Cold Storage 3.44/3.46 F and N 5.75 S Genting 5.55/5.60 GIH 2.71/2.78 Haw Par 2.27/2.28 Isetan 2.95/3.00 Keck Seng 2.94/2.98 Esso susp Hume 4.88 S Inchcape 2.99 S Intraco 2.98/3.00 M Cement susp Mulpha (S) unq Oriental 4.08/4.12267 words
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Article115 1984-08-22 11 Your 8$ to ono unit of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/DO TT DD US| 2.1525 2.1425 2.1335 sterling 2.8222 2.8001 2.7901 Australian 1.8417 1.8176 1.8026 Canadian 1.6604 1.6403 1.6253 New Zealand 1.0816 1.0616 1.0416 St to lOO unita of foreign currency Austrian schilling 10.7812 10.5311 10.4811 Belgian Franc/Comm 3.7010115 words
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195 1984-08-22 11 THE SINGAPORE market's opening was above overnight levels in line with the gains on Wall Street. Financial stocks and selective trading issues outperformed the rest of the market. The modest volume reflected its cautious sentiment. New entrant Lee Kim Tah traded the top195 words
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Article30 1984-08-22 11 AT THE midday break, the OUB Composite Share Price Index was down 0.10 point to 475.36. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade Weighted Index was down 0.0768 point to 130.9645.30 words
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Article116 1984-08-22 11 Reuter IN SINGAPORE, the US dollar eased slightly against most major currencies from New York levels on some profit-taking in moderate early trading. The US dollar eased slightly to 242.30/40 yen from New York's 242.50/60 close and to 2.8945/55 marks from 2.8955/65. Sterling weakened to an earlyReuter - 116 words
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Advertisement104 1984-08-22 10 Shangri-La International Hotels in Penang 'jF Xmake you three offers you cant refuse. From now until October 31st, you can enjoy the sun and sea at three of Penang's best-known hotels at incredibly low prices: MSQQ MSgQ Single or double occupancy in mountain view rooms. Subject to 10% service charge104 words
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Miscellaneous27 1984-08-22 10 8-/7 l 4 irrr Tr—— McNiitikt Syi*4 ji SnnnH= 1 11 R VMV 6HOULO I OUV U6T YEAR' 6 £TOCK. 1 WEAR 7MERE ARE NEW 0N66 COMIMCrOUT."27 words
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Advertisement76 1984-08-22 11 I tea,-6neci6... I I Thursday Fashion Special Aug 23 5.30pm •At Mezzanine Lounge I Watch the current fashion W trends as you indulge 9 M I 1 in afternoon tea and cakessV < i P or unwind over cocktails. Then catch up on some Barron Options for Hair y/ Eba76 words
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441 1984-08-22 12 VINCENT FONG - By VINCENT FONG A WRONG choice of word is thought to have Evented real estate agents from registering ir own professional body as the Singapore Institute of Realtors (SIR). Efforts to form the nodv started in November 1982 when a group of441 words
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Article, Illustration230 1984-08-22 12 FOO MEY KIEN - By FOO MEY KIEN THE COLONNADE condominium being built at Grange Road has an unorthodox design. The condominium is a large H-shaped building designed by American architect/designer, Mr Paul Rudolph. The project architect is Archiplan Team. Developed by Pontiac Land, the 28-storey block230 words
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812 1984-08-22 13 ANNIE CHIA - By ANNIE CHIA THE RECENT mid-term review of the Fourth Malaysian Plan (FMP) showed that only about 520,000 houses (56 per cent) were expected to be completed by the end of tne Plan's period next year, a report from Perumahan Housing Property said.812 words
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Advertisement417 1984-08-22 12 I Mortgagees' Sale 1 I Of Properties I I By Public Auction I I To Be Held At No 6 Cecil Street #02-04. People's H Insurance Building, on Wednesday. 29th August H H 1984 at 3 00pm H H Particulars H 3 storey Detached Bungalow H 1) No 100 A417 words
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Article, Illustration2056 1984-08-22 14 FRANZ LOESER - features ■y FRANZ LOESER of Tho Washington Post LATWP EAST GERMANY'S recent efforts to improve its relations with West Germany, and signs of confusion in the Kremlin over how to deal with these overtures, have produced another round of WesternLATWP - 2,056 words
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Article474 1984-08-22 15 [V\T»TC'J COMMENT SINCE INDEPENDENCE 19 years ago, Singapore has accumulated a large fortune that is not perceptible to the average person. This is our reserves of more than $20 billion. And it belongs to every citizen of the country. It has been saved through a generation of474 words
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860 1984-08-22 15 A FAVOURITE tool-of-trade to force up the price of a stock used by the bulls (those who buy large quantities of stocks at lower prices, entice speculators and investors along the way and then sell at higher prices) is "washing." By washing,860 words
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84 1984-08-22 15 NG KEAT SENG - NG KEAT SENG for Commissioner of Inland Revenue "INTEGRITY" in his letter suggests that there should be legislation to ban unlicensed real estate brokers (SM, Aug 15). He may be pleased to know that it is an offence for house agents and brokers84 words
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80 1984-08-22 15 MISS CHERYL LEE - MISS CHERYL LEE Head (Public Relations) Sentosa Development Corporation WE REFER to your article "New Sentosa hotel replaces plans for a floating inn" (SM, Aug 15). Your report that a new hotel on Sentosa has been approved is incorrect. Sentosa Development Corporation had80 words
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Article, Illustration610 1984-08-22 16 PAT D'ROSE - KC HAS NO STAR PRETENSIONS By PAT D'ROSE "DIRECTION?" KC's eyebrows shot up and he focused his eyes on the space in front of him. "It has always been the same dance music, R& B (rhythm and blues) stuff. R B is the big thing610 words
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Article, Illustration580 1984-08-22 16 Mainland singer Cheng Lin A star is born Lianhe Wanbao IN Mandarin recording circles, if a singer gets to sell 100,000 cassettes, he or she is dubbed a superstar. But there is currently a recording artiste who has sold two million cassettes and who has no less than 300 millionLianhe Wanbao - 580 words
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Article, Illustration636 1984-08-22 16 By MASAKI WATANABE THE 100-minute-plus dinner show by KC and the Sunshine Band at the Shangri-La Hotel on Monday night was about three-quarters over before the audience finally began to warm up and "shake their booties". But one couldn't blame their sound, Sunshine's unique blend ofPICTURES: SPENCER LOH - 636 words
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Article, Illustration739 1984-08-22 16 NEW STATION MAY PROVE A BIG DRAW THE first Chinese station in Canada will start operating on Sept 29 and for the grand opening ceremony, the management has lined up a list of superstars from Taiwan and Hong Kong to take part in the739 words
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Miscellaneous1570 1984-08-22 17 leisure /tv r A SaSSifMSiaSffaiw* 18 Q U L BMPE a -^="1 SBCTEXT Sample I 2.55 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Hotel M V Episode) (r). /O |r**Bfc W U The Richard Simmons Show. Ml 1 ■yg3k I Romper Room (E). V jP V VK.' 5.45 Camp WUdemess: Curse1,570 words
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Article, Illustration492 1984-08-22 18 Hand and Eye All that Glistens (Chinese Subtitles) (Ch 12, 8 pm) THE lustre of gold and silver and the spectral fire of gems have, since time immemorial, symbolised prestige and romance, whether on the head of an emperor or on the finger of a492 words
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Article, Illustration666 1984-08-22 18 JAY SHARBUTT - W8®im By JAY SHARBUTT in Los Angeles LATWP SOME viewers may regard this week's Republican national convention, which began on Monday, as a predictable prime-time political pageant with few prospects of controversy or drama. Speeches will be made, positions outlined, President Ronald ReaganLATWP - 666 words
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Article, Illustration759 1984-08-22 19 FILM REVIEW: The Hotel New Hampshire LAT-WP HOLLYWOOD JOHN IRVING S determinedly eccentric novel, The Hotel New Hampshire, has careened off its pages and onto the screen with virtually every character intact, or as intact as this bunch ever gets. That means bears aplenty a performing bearLAT-WP - 759 words
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Article, Illustration1265 1984-08-22 21 ROBERT HILBURN - THE SIXTIES FOLK HERO IS AS UNORTHODOX AS EVER By ROBERT HILBURN in West Berlin LAT-WP 808 DYLAN has gone in less than a decade from the most acclaimed figure in American rock to the most controversial. Reviewers have mocked him and admirers have written himLAT-WP - 1,265 words
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Miscellaneous434 1984-08-22 19 fILM GUIDE DALIT (*****16): AN OXCART IX)WRY H2PST*** *****27 > INVINCIBLE GONGFU Starring: Lu Xiaofen, Chen Zhenlei, Zhin Tu TRIO (C) Synopsis: A man who tries but fails to make a living VENUS (*****97): MAD MAD MAD SAILORS (C) for his family finally accepts support from another man in exchange434 words
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Miscellaneous290 1984-08-22 20 LSSO THE Lancashire Schools' Symphony Orchestra (LSSO) from Britain will give a concert at Singapore Conference Hall on Friday at 8.15 pm. There will also be a combined performance, with the SinsaDore Youth Orchestra, of Shostakovich's Festival Overture. The conductor is Malcolm Doley, director/conductor of LSSO. Tickets at $3 and290 words
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Miscellaneous737 1984-08-22 20 hhhhhhbi i HI 4 W i J® J Potter Yeap Poh Chap with aome of hia worka which will be on ditplay at the Hyatt Regency PORCELAIN AND STONEWARE EX- CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING HIBITION THERE will be a Chinese brush paintTHERE will be a display of Yeap Poh gj Chap's737 words
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Miscellaneous280 1984-08-22 20 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 In Bogor a film about the supply of water to Bogor, which is near Jakarta; Dam the Delta a cartoon presentation about280 words
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Article, Illustration652 1984-08-22 22 HOME SERVICE FURNISHING WHEN painting, it is important to study certain tips which can make all the difference between your finishing up being a success or disaster. It can make all the difference between a smooth finish or a rough one. This week, we discuss652 words
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Miscellaneous705 1984-08-22 23 leisure comics I FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook MS .«C I IF" If* WU-, I*»T SMf A DOW SH< CMBV THAT WMAI AfTtLpP whV,®os. this is QAmx nrru kcaus* sh« To f th*v p»«nt«d h«k Mttt fcjHo IS J AteU>DV OH, WHAT DO Sto HAW U*>K AT T*£ S\ ltTre iD,ToR705 words
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Article, Illustration414 1984-08-22 27 ERNEST FRIDA - Sprint queen Lydia may not compete By ERNEST FRIDA HOPES of staging one of the most glamorous track and field events in the region the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association's 50th anniversary Open took a blow as organisers puzzled over Asian sprint queen Lydia De Vega's414 words
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Article, Illustration401 1984-08-22 27 K SILVAM - By K SILVAM JUDOKAS from Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Singapore will gather at the Gay World Stadium over two days from Friday to decide the 12 gold medals at stake in the Pesta Sukan Invitational Goodwill Championships. Singapore have entered401 words
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Article, Illustration260 1984-08-22 27 mm MORE than 250 sports enthusiasts, teachers and community leaders will attend a two-day Physical Education and Sports Seminar at the National Stadium theatre which will begin on Friday. The theme for this annual Pesta Sukan event, which coincides with Singapore's 25th260 words
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Article, Illustration312 1984-08-22 27 SANDY Ang, Singapore's top schoolboy sprinter, has {>laced studies before athetics and will not compete in the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association's 50th Anniversary Open championships on Friday. Sandy, a second year Pre-University student at Woodsville Secondary, was the first schoolboy to break the 22 second312 words
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Article, Illustration791 1984-08-22 28 WONDER BOY - ■MUNIIUK^^" RACING TODAY'S TRACKWORK By WONDER BOY CONSISTENT GALA DISPLAY II showed striking action with an impressive workout on a good track at Batu Gantong in Penang this morning. With a riding boy in the saddle, the Medical Man four-year-old was hard held791 words
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213 1984-08-22 29 A FRIENDLY against Asian Olympic representatives Qatar on Sept 4 will allow Singapore selectors the chance to gauge the national team's strength in the Merlion Cup tournament. In a bid to get the players in shape for the tournament, the selectors have decided213 words
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Article, Illustration457 1984-08-22 29 ALFONSO CHAN - By ALFONSO CHAN AFTER being made to look like a novice by reigning world champion Steve Davis, Singapore's Lau Weng Yew honea his cue in his second match against Welshman Terry Griffiths for a win in the Camus Singapore Masters Snooker tournament at457 words
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224 1984-08-22 29 IT CAME down like a pack of cards, but the 50-odd ticket holders who had paid $40 for the privilege of watching the world's top snooker players were more amused than nurt. Of the four spectator stands constructed on each side of224 words
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Article, Illustration409 1984-08-22 29 S GULAM - By S GULAM FORMER national skipper Seak Poh Leong, Singapore's West German-trained professional coach, will soon be at the helm of the Republic's soccer activities. He will be planning, coaching, talent scouting and grooming players if his game plan for the future is409 words
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221 1984-08-22 29 SOUTH-EAST Asia Games gold-med-allists Thailand are likely to be the eighth and final team for the Merlion Cup soccer tournament at the National Stadium from Oct 14-28. The Football Association of Singafare has sent a telex to the FA of hailand asking221 words
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WORLDFRONT
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Article130 1984-08-22 29 AP GEORGETOWN, (Guyana) Wednesday THREE members of Guyana's four-man Olympic team, who had disappointing performances in the Los Angeles Olympics, have failed to return home, a team official confirmed yesterday. "All I can say at this time is that the entire team has not returned home," theAP - 130 words
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Article132 1984-08-22 29 Reuter HAMBURG, Wednesday WEST German soccer international Felix Magath will take over from Guenter Netzer as manager of Hamburg at the end of his playing career in July 1986, the club said yesterday. Magath, 31, capped 24 times, will learn the ropes of his new job fromReuter - 132 words
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Article143 1984-08-22 29 Reuter KINGS ISLAND, (Ohio) Wednesday SCHLOMO Glickstein of Israel survived a tough first set to upset ninthseeded Henri Leconte of France 1-6 7-5 6-3 in first-round action at the U*****,000- (S$900,000) Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) championship yesterday. Leconte, ranked 21st in the world, raced through theReuter - 143 words
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Article, Illustration341 1984-08-22 30 FOCUS ON MALAYSIAN DEFENDER K QUMASEQAVtAN MERMKH CUP 1984 CENTREBACK K Gunasegaran has two aims to fulfil in this Merdeka Tournament to score his first goal for Malaysia and to consolidate his position in the national team. Those are his targets, though341 words
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359 1984-08-22 30 //1! FOCUS ON CHINA'S CAPTAIN WANG DONQNING The Star CHINA'S skipper Wang Dongning is a realistic young man. He does not harbour hopes, let alone dream, of winning a World Cup medal. His ultimate aim as a player is either to win the Asian CupThe Star - 359 words
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Article96 1984-08-22 30 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday IRAN will be warned not to display pictures of Ayatollah Khomeini when they take part in the final round of the Asian Cup in Singapore as they did during the soccer qualifying round in Jakarta recently. Asian Football Confederation (AFC) presidentBernama - 96 words
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Article104 1984-08-22 30 The Star THE most outstanding player of the Merdeka Tournament will receive the Dunhill Best Player award in which a US$l,OOO (552,100) cheque will be awarded as prize money, together with a trophy. The award, which will be decided by a panel made up of members ofThe Star - 104 words
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Article77 1984-08-22 30 The Star THE QUESTION of Kevin Keegan playing for the Malaysian Tigers was not raised at all during the team managers' meeting yesterday. FA of Malaysia (FAM) deputy president Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah said that none of the managers at the meeting brought the issueThe Star - 77 words
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264 1984-08-22 30 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Wed THE RIO State Selection which came to last year's Merdeka soccer tournament were such a shoddy side that it is almost a "sin" to associate them with Brazil. And as if to correct their tarnished image, Brazil have sentBernama - 264 words
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Article162 1984-08-22 30 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday TUNISIA, Romania and Iran have expressed interest in competing in the Merdeka soccer tournament next year. In an early bid to lure better teams to save the prestige of the tournament, Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) deputy president Tan SriBernama - 162 words
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Article, Illustration137 1984-08-22 30 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday FORMER England captain Kevin Keegan scored both goals to give the Malaysian Tigers a 2-0 win over Pakistan in the opening Group 'B' match of the Merdeka soccer tournament last night. The Tigers, Malaysia's second team, forced Pakistan on toReuter - 137 words
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Article, Illustration551 1984-08-22 31 Platini has become the highest scorer in the history of the French national team GETTING YOU INTO THE SOCCER GROOVE MONITOR sports MICHEL PLATINI is a winner. In a sensational *****4 campaign, the French superstar struck a vein of pure gold. He was voted European Footballer551 words
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