Singapore Monitor, 28 August 1984
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Title Section12 1984-08-28 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Tuesday, August 28, 1984 30cents12 words
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1668 1984-08-28 1 MICHAEL RICHARDSON - ■y MICHAEL RICHARDSON The Age newspaper, Melbourne, Special to The Singapore Monitor MANILA, Tuesday A LARGE part of the US$26 billion (5|55.6 billion at the current rate of exchange) foreign loans to the Philippines has been wasted, much of1,668 words
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120 1984-08-28 1 Lianhe Wanbao BANKS supplying bagfuls of coins worth $500 can be short by as much as $10, say a number of firms. What's more, say the firms, the problem is not merely limited to a single bank. One complainant, who tried to retrieveLianhe Wanbao - 120 words
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230 1984-08-28 2 Reuter AIR LANKA yesterday accused Singapore of refusing to let it fly beyond Singapore but said it was prepared to discuss a new agreement with Singapore Airlines (SIA). An Air Lanka statement in Colombo said that SIA had a distinct advantage atReuter - 230 words
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Article, Illustration209 1984-08-28 2 ILLEGAL or unlicensed hotels are not restricted to Bencoolen Street, information from Monitor readers indicates. Other streets where blocks of flats are said to be used as boarding houses without a licence are Owen Road, Mackenzie Road and Clemenceau Avenue. Police are already209 words
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Article341 1984-08-28 2 YEOW MEI SIN - By YEOW MEI SIN AT A TIME when most hotels are lowering room rates, the Boulevard Hotel will raise its ririces when its $83 milion extension opens next week. The hotel is aiming to raise its image from a three-star hotel to a four-star hotel.341 words
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Article38 1984-08-28 2 IN A story in Page 4 of yesterday's Monitor, we referred to Major-Gen-eral Winston Choo as the SAF Chief-of-Staff. He is in fact Chief of the General Staff. We apologise to Major-General Choo38 words
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73 1984-08-28 2 Lianhe Zaohao MIN PAO Daily, the Chinese language evening newspaper suspended from publication because of financial difficulties, will convene another shareholders' meeting in two months' time to decide whether it should resume publication. This was the decision of a general meeting of theLianhe Zaohao - 73 words
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Article367 1984-08-28 3 K K FONG - Gone the Monsoon drain punters By K K FONG THE monsoon drain gamblers near Thomson Road were nowhere to be found yesterday. This was a day after the Sunday Monitor reported that thousands of dollars were changing hands in bets on boat races in a drain next to Jalan Mashnor,367 words
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Article, Illustration192 1984-08-28 3 Lianhe Wanbao A FIRE broke out in Hougang on Sunday night, destroying a timber and paint store and two shophouses. The fire started at 9.35 pm in the store located behind the Lim Tua Tow market near the junction of YioLianhe Wanbao - 192 words
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580 1984-08-28 4 EE BOON LEE - Virtually all its 58 MPs will stand in own constituencies By EE BOON LEE A STAY-PUT policy is likely to be the basic strategy of the People's Action Party when it comes to nominating candidates for the coming general election, widely580 words
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505 1984-08-28 4 YONG POW ANG - By YONG POW ANG AN OVERWHELMING vote yesterday for the formation of three house unions from the Singapore Air Transport-workers' Union (Satu) cleared the way for an end to more than a decade of factional tension, which sometimes flared into violence. The break-up505 words
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Article, Illustration626 1984-08-28 5 SEAH MEI KIANG; BENNY ORTEGA - By SEAH MEI KIANG and BENNY ORTEGA TOILETS at the Woodlands Home for the Aged are to be improved and extended after an outbreak of cholera killed three old men and afflicted more than 50 others. The Ministry of the626 words
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182 1984-08-28 6 ROBERT CONCEICAO - By ROBERT CONCEICAO TWENTY-ONE life-rafts on Singapore-registered vessels were recalled by the manufacturer recently and replaced at no charge to the vessels' operators. This follows a discov-] ery made two years ago in Australia by Beaufort Air-Sea Equipment that one of182 words
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404 1984-08-28 6 BENNY ORTEGA - By BENNY ORTEGA SINGAPORE Polytechnic will start its own diploma course for aircraft technicians next year. At the same time, a similar course conducted by the air force will close. The new course will be the first, in Singapore, available to people404 words
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642 1984-08-28 6 RAY MILLER - By RAY MILLER ARE WEALTHY Singaporeans too busy making money to think about giving to charity? Or are they so heavily committed to maintaining a lifestyle that they can't afford to help the Community Chest? This issue was raised in a speech by642 words
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492 1984-08-28 6 FAEZAH ISMAIL - By FAEZAH ISMAIL DEPUTY Public Prosecutor Loke Yoon Kee yesterday called for "an appropriate term of imprisonment for two men who had pleaded guilty to charges of rash driving while racing on the roads with their cars. Mr Loke said492 words
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Miscellaneous27 1984-08-28 4 THE TYPICAL POSB BORROWER I OWNER OF I PRIVATE FLAT [AGE: I 1 31 -40 r EXECUTIVE- 1 1 a r i FLATSfW rfTLOAN .w,t sr» ci'Vlc27 words
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209 1984-08-28 7 UPI KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday PRIME MINISTER Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that Japan was practising economic colonialism with protectionist policies that closed the door on Malaysian manufacturers. Dr Mahathir said he was concerned at the unequal relationship between MalaysiaUPI - 209 words
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Article45 1984-08-28 7 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR, Tims HIGH-RISE offices in Kuala Lumpur were shaken yesterday by a tremor measuring 5.5 points on the Richter scale, the meteorological department said. A spokesman said the tremor was believed to be centred in Indonesia's Medan region. ReuterReuter - 45 words
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140 1984-08-28 7 Reuter BANGKOK, Tuesday ONE THAI soldier has been killed and nine wounded in an exchange of shelling along the disputed Thai-Laotian border, Thai military officials said yesterday. The gunbattle erupted on Sunday, less than a day after a Thai team began surveying the borderReuter - 140 words
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356 1984-08-28 7 Reuter NEW DELHI, Tuesday THE INDIAN government today extended direct rule over two border states after guerilla violence flared in the northeast and a row with Pakistan over the hijacking of an Indian airliner intensified. The Press Trust of IndiaReuter - 356 words
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120 1984-08-28 8 Reuter WASHINGTON, Tuesday THE UNITED STATES yesterday dismissed as a scare tactic an announcement by the Soviet Union that it is testing long-range cruise missiles. "The Soviets have long had an active cruise missile programme and nave already deployed a substantial force ofReuter - 120 words
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306 1984-08-28 8 Reuter MOSCOW, Tuesday A STATEMENT on nuclear-free zones by Soviet President Konstantin Chernenko was apparently intended to show he was still in charge despite a six-week absence from the Kremlin, western diplomats in Moscow said yesterday. Embassy specialists who studied the text ofReuter - 306 words
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Article, Illustration36 1984-08-28 8 THIS young lady, in a glittering butterfly costume, led the Notting Hill Carnival procession in London yesterday. She was among the thousands of West Indians that took part in the carnival. PICTURE: UPIPICTURE: UPI - 36 words
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161 1984-08-28 8 AP WASHINGTON, Tues PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan announced yesterday he had directed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) to begin a search for a school teacher to be the first citizen passenger to journey into space aboard the space shuttle. In aAP - 161 words
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72 1984-08-28 8 Reuter WASHINGTON, Tues JESSE JACKSON, former contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, said yesterday President Reagan was exploiting religion for political gains. He said Jesus Christ would not have 'fared well as a citizen under the Reagan administration. Mr Jackson, a Baptist minister and civilReuter - 72 words
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94 1984-08-28 9 Reuter PARIS, Tum THE FRENCH Government has urged a quick start to the salvage of a sunken cargo of nuclear material from the North Sea. The government is seeking to allay public concern over the risk of radioactive pollution. Maritime Affairs Ministry officialsReuter - 94 words
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211 1984-08-28 9 Reuter LONDON, Tuesday BRITISH dockers appeared divided yesterday over their union's call for a national strike and many of the country's main ports were workingnormally. In the past two days, dockers at the English ports of Immingham and Grimsby and at BelfastReuter - 211 words
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85 1984-08-28 9 Reuter TOKYO, Tims JAPAN is studying a Chinese proposal for working-level consultations on space development between the two countries, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. China, which made the proposal last July, hoped to send a mission to Japan, a Ministry official said.Reuter - 85 words
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340 1984-08-28 9 Reuter CALVERTON (New York), Tim* AN EXPERIMENTAL aircraft with forward-swept wings that could be the forerunner of a new generation of fighters for the Nineties was unveiled yesterday by Grumman Corporation and the US Defence Department. The X-29 aircraft, which will have its firstReuter - 340 words
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130 1984-08-28 10 Reuter BAHRAIN, Tuesday A PANAMANIAN-regis-tered tanker was set ablaze in a rocket attack in the Gulf yesterday in what appeared to be Iranian retaliation for an Iraqi raid on another tanker last Friday, shipping sources said. The 20,000-tonne Cleo 1, heading forReuter - 130 words
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423 1984-08-28 10 UPI WASHINGTON, Tuesday THE MILITARY balance in the Gulf war has shifted in Iraq's favour, and the long-awaited Iranian assault on Iraq would Srobably fail, a study by the US enate's Foreign Relations Committee staff said yesterday. The report, written by a bipartisanUPI - 423 words
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219 1984-08-28 10 Reuter JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday POLICE fired rubber bullets and teargas yesterday when they clashed with students in Cape Town protesting against a controversial new constitution, just before elections for Indians today. A spokesman said two policemen were injured and 11 people arrested for attending anReuter - 219 words
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407 1984-08-28 10 LAT-WP ADABIYA NAVAL BASE (Egypt), Tuesday THE COMMANDER of British forces taking part in a multinational effort to sweep the Red Sea clear of mines said on Sunday that the operation could take as long as three months. But Cmdr AntonyLAT-WP - 407 words
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359 1984-08-28 10 E R TODD - By E R TODD Special to The Singapore Monitor TOKYO, Tue# REGIONAL governments in Japan are grappling for ways to lure investment and industry without destroying their scenic and cultural heritage. The "technopolis" concept, backed by the influential Ministry of International Trade359 words
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117 1984-08-28 10 Reuter JAKARTA, Tuesday FORMER Indonesian Vice-President Adam Malik has returned to Jakarta following medical tests in Tokyo for his liver cancer, his private secretary said yesterday. The secretary told reporters the tests were to assess the progress of the cancer. It appeared to beReuter - 117 words
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Article25 1984-08-28 11 Iraq's military position in its four-year war with Iran has improved substantially in the past six months. Iran is faced with internal rifts.25 words
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Article25 1984-08-28 11 Clashes between separatists and security forces in northern Sri Lanka could go on indefinitely with bad effects on stability in the Indian Ocean region.25 words
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Article20 1984-08-28 11 A smooth succession is central to Deng's plans to quadruple China"s agricultural and industrial output between 1980 and 2000.20 words
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Article, Illustration226 1984-08-28 11 TRENDS World Politics NEW YORK: Iraq's military position in its fouryear war with Iran has improved substantially in the past six months, while internal rifts and military difficulties are becoming clear in Iran, the Asian Wall Street Journal reports. Quoting Washington analysts,226 words
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Article, Illustration51 1984-08-28 11 The chart shows the parts of the Red Sea which have been allocated to France, Britain and the United States in their efforts to clear the sea lanes of the mysterious mines. The mines have been damaging merohapt ships in the Gulf of Suez and the Red51 words
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Article, Illustration161 1984-08-28 11 BEIJING: Mr Hu Yaobang, a diminutive chain-smoker with the political cunning of a fox, is heir apparent to China's top leader, Mr Deng Xiaoping, and key to his plans for achieving a smooth succession, Reuter reports. Mr Deng, who has just turned 80 is anxious161 words
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118 1984-08-28 11 COLOMBO: Clashes between separatist guerillas and security forces in northern Sri Lanka could go on indefinitely with serious implications for stability in the Indian Ocean region, according to diplomats in Colombo. The bloody ethnic conflicts have slowed down the economy's investment and making Colombo118 words
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121 1984-08-28 11 BEIRUT: Syria's army in Lebanon is increasingly losing patience with its once-strong allies the Iranian revolutionary fjuards and radical Musim militias in Lebanon and has clamped an order of sorts on the ancient city of Baalbek, once run by them. On the streets, where bearded121 words
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Article60 1984-08-28 11 An alliance of communist rebels in Burma is being undermined by mutual distrust and suspicion and a struggle for control of opium smuggling, informed Burmese sources said. About a dozen ethnic rebel groups of different ideologies are struggling for causes ranging from independence to the total overthrow of60 words
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Article93 1984-08-28 11 After governing Israel for the past 29 years without interruption, why did the Labour Party stumble so badly in the recent election? Labour, according to its critical consensus, has lost its ability to appeal to a majority of Israel's restless electorate. The party has found itself on the93 words
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Article71 1984-08-28 11 Austria is coming under increasing financial and political pressure to curtail its traditional postwar role as a haven for refugees from neighbouring communist states. The huge expense of caring for a constant influx of people seeking asylum in the West, and a steady barrage of criticism from Soviet71 words
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Article71 1984-08-28 11 Libya and France are in the midst of a tense military faceoff in the African nation of Chad that neither nation appears close to winning. France sent 3,500 soldiers to Chad a year ago to support the Government of President Hissene Habre when he was losing ground in71 words
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268 1984-08-28 12 SINGAPORE continues to outperform the industrialised nations, figures released yesterday by the International Monetary Fund show. With the upturn in Singapore's manufacturing sector in the first half of this year, the country is even matching the improved industrial performance in the United States and268 words
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Article214 1984-08-28 12 COMMODITY prices recorded their second consecutive monthly decline in July, figures released yesterday by the International Monetary Fund show. Although rubber prices were slightly higher, palm oil suffered a heavy decline. The overall index of dollar prices of non-oil commodities fell by 4.3 per cent below214 words
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203 1984-08-28 12 Reuter CARACAS, Tuesday TECHNICAL representatives of a group of 77 developing countries will meet in Caracas this week to discuss proposals to set up a so-called South Bank, a spokesman for the Latin American Economic System (Sela) said today. The meeting willReuter - 203 words
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379 1984-08-28 12 A PENANG-based investment holding com# pany with diversified industrial interests has joined the growing ranks of companies which have successfully obtained a listing and quotation on the KL stock exchange. The company, Sitt Tatt Bhd, will be floating 11 million shares of $1379 words
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Article139 1984-08-28 12 HHLLSTREET Reuter NEW YORK, Tuesday DISAPPOINTMENT that the Federal Reserve has apparently chosen not to loosen its monetary stance sent stock prices lower on Wall Street as volume contracted to its lowest level in a year. The Dow Jones industrial average, which sank toReuter - 139 words
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Article138 1984-08-28 12 AP NEW YORK, Tuesday THE dollar turned higher in lacklustre trading yesterday, buoyed by rising interest rates in the United States. Gold lost ground to the rising dollar, with bullion bid at US$34B a troy ounce at Republic National Bank in New York, a drop of US$4AP - 138 words
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288 1984-08-28 13 SEALION Hotels Ltd has announced lower profits for the first half-year and made a cash call through a rights issue. Its pre-tax profits for the half-year to June 30 declined 41 per cent to $3.2 million from the previous corresponding period's $5.5 million.288 words
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130 1984-08-28 13 THE SINGAPORE International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX) has approved in principle 13 Japanese banks' applications for corporate nonclearing membership. The banks are: The Bank of Tokyo Ltd, The Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd, The Daiwa Bank Ltd, The Fuji Bank Ltd, The Industrial Bank130 words
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252 1984-08-28 13 ASIAN textile leaders have reacted with grave concern over restrictive moves in the United States and are asking their respective governments to take concerted action. At its meeting in Singapore, the Standing Committee on International Trade Negotations of the Asean Federation of252 words
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497 1984-08-28 13 OPERATING profit has dropped for the two companies in the Tat Lee group. At Tat Lee Finance, pre-tax profits in the first half plummeted 35.38 per cent to $2.61 million from $4.04 million previously. Turnover recorded a marginal im- movement of497 words
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270 1984-08-28 13 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday AN EVALUATION of the financial reports of Malaysian companies indicates that there are deficiencies in the fundamental accounting policies adopted, particularly by a large number of publicly listed companies. Prof Ooi Soon Kiam of the University of Malaya saidBernama - 270 words
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367 1984-08-28 14 RECENTLY, Mr Ong Pang Boon and Dr Toh Chin Chye have made comments which obliquely cast doubts on the new generation of leaders. I am rather puzzled. On the one hand, we see Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Mr367 words
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221 1984-08-28 14 ISSUE WE WERE treated to the curious spectacle of a newly-elected member of the executive council of the Workers' Party telling the Press of his dilemma of whether to stand for election. He is Mr Mohamed Jufrie Haji Mahmood. He was formerly221 words
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601 1984-08-28 14 MOHAMED JUFRIE MAHMOOD; J B JEYARETNAM - I was convicted but I am not a common criminal Jufrie MOHAMED JUFRIE MAHMOOD Singapore 1440 J B JEYARETNAM Secretary-General Workers' Party I REFER to the letter from Mr Lim Siam Kim for the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (SM, Aug 23). All I can say is that Mr601 words
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495 1984-08-28 14 MISS LOOI MEI FONG - REPLIES MISS LOOI MEI FONG for Permanent Secretary National Development WE REFER to the letter "Congestion in Chinatown: Reversed flow in Synagogue Street may help" by "Time-wasted" (SM, Aug 4). George Street was closed in late July for the construction of a cross-culvert495 words
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488 1984-08-28 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT DURING times of economic hardship and high unemployment, large developing nations often view the export of labour as an urgent matter. The Philippines is no exception. Having hundreds of thousands of its people working in foreign countries, ranging from the United488 words
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659 1984-08-28 15 WHEN I was in school, I used to view Western democracies as models for us to emulate. At that time, I lamented how we fell short of those models. However, after living in two major Western countries for several years659 words
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167 1984-08-28 15 I FULLY agree with your reader that something must be done to check the indiscriminate increases of food prices at hawker centres (SM, Aag 14). It is not uncommon to pay 50 cents more for the same quantity of noodle or167 words
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Article84 1984-08-28 15 AT LAST, in defence of its actions, the Police have clarified that the underpass at the junction of Central Expressway /Braddell Road is a "gazetted bus-lane." That is fair enough, but recent complaints were directed towards the profusion of traffic signs some signs were84 words
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200 1984-08-28 15 I WAS aroused by our Prime Minister's speech at the National Day Rally. Taken together with Mr Lee Kuan Yew's other speeches in Parliament recently on the constitutional amendments, they deliver a sober message to the younger generation, of which I am a200 words
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Article, Illustration510 1984-08-28 16 INEZ WEI - CHECKS, SIRiPES AND BOLD ONE-TONES DOMINATE FRENCH PRET-A-PORTER SHOW Report by INEZ WEI THE French Ladies' Pret-a-Porter opened yesterday with renewed effort and energy to attract more local buyers. In this, its third showing, the 19 participating fashion houses are pooling their talents to boostPictures by CLIFTON AW - 510 words
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Article, Illustration307 1984-08-28 16 PAT D'ROSE - By PAT D'ROSE THESE 16 beauties were momentarily struck with disbelief after the results of the semi-finals were announced. One by one, they glided gracefully to the front of the stage and grinned as their names were announced. But as they stood in line waiting307 words
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Article, Illustration503 1984-08-28 18 Drama on 12: The Moonstone (E) (Ch 12, 8.55 pm) IN LONDON, Godfrey Ablewhite, a barrister who is Franklin s rival for Rachel's hand, is kidnapped by the Indians but later released. A similar incident befalls Luker, a moneylender who was robbed of the503 words
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Article, Illustration768 1984-08-28 18 NEIL BONNER in London - Mike Crawford home-grown and home-bound msmm By NEIL BONNER in London OPA MICHAEL CRAWFORD has said goodbye to Frank Spencer, the awkward, accident-prone funnyman that brought him fame in one of Britain's bestloved comedy series, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. He says he will never don the famous raincoat andOPA - 768 words
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Article, Illustration662 1984-08-28 19 OBITUARY LAT-WP "MORE tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones." Saint Therese That may have been Truman Capote's trouble in the end. The first of his prayers, the desperate prayers of his childhood for fame and literary reputation, were quickly answered. HeLAT-WP - 662 words
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Article, Illustration300 1984-08-28 20 WONG AH YOKE - HK stars decide to appear after talk By WONG AH YOKE THE SHOW at the Golden World Deluxe Live Theatre tonight will go on, despite some unhappiness on the part of performers. The Hong Kong stars, scheduled to appear for six nights starting tonight, were300 words
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Miscellaneous1269 1984-08-28 17 leisure /tv A /gjfv 18"i i Q uv« 2.45 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Yaatarday'a Qlittar (C) Dancaa of India (T) Episode). 4.55 The Comic Book Kids: Aladdin's Lost Lamp. Skeeter tries to help the famous Aladdin but is VH^I 5.20 Battfestar Qalactica Mission Qalactica: The Cylon Y^-?" fflMnSri1,269 words
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Miscellaneous196 1984-08-28 20 J THE EXAMINERS SPEAK SINGAPORE Music Teachers Association is presenting a forum on music education, entitled The Examiners Speak, tomorrow from 7 pm to 8.30 pm at the Goethe Institut Auditorium, Singapore Shopping Centre. A panel of examiners from the Association Board of the Roval Schools of Music will be196 words
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Miscellaneous224 1984-08-28 20 CHINESE ART 7 JjT THERE will be a Chi- A I W nese brush painting exhi- 1 f ft bition, entitled Zhong SM .jt Kui, The Demon Slayer, rr T" at Yu Yi Exhibition Cen- tre, Bras Basah Com- y plex, until Friday, 10 am to 6 pm daily. Admission224 words
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Miscellaneous288 1984-08-28 20 AT MARITIME MUSEUM THE Maritime Museum on Sentosa will screen the following films, on request, to visitors in groups of 10 or more. They are Water in Bogor a film about the supply of water to Bogor, which is near Jakarta; Dam the Delta a cartoon about water control engineering288 words
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Article, Illustration506 1984-08-28 21 LEE CHIU SAN - By LEE CHIU SAN IN THE last couple of weeks I have been engaged in a number of architectural projects and was irritated to see pictures of what can reasonably be supposed to be Singapore facsimiles of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Few things demonstrate506 words
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Advertisement59 1984-08-28 21 Sole Agent (ft jT|) BEE LOH PHOTO SUPPLIERS ENTERPRISE (S) PTE. LTD. 315 Outram Road #06-06, Tan Boon Liat Building, Singapore 0316 Tel: 221 1444 (5 lines) Twin electronic brains r ,vg) for BF'» Exposure for backlighting special effects K' jJT,v OLYMPUS Match your skills with ours Also available OM59 words
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Miscellaneous599 1984-08-28 23 leisure comics FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook rITS so r Know ft* A FACT L- -itl fWTWW»»6- hJow7\ -THAT N6.UUaiSUSWft f IWW?SH£ f T*OST\ y^p^gs jgp^ ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA Ow 3 A younger person will cause a September 23 to October 22 4 J Bmirf ,PiEPß—Hfi-ir bit599 words
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Advertisement782 1984-08-28 25 APPOINTMENT jmul Applications are invited from Singapore citizens for appointment as:A) COMPUTER OPERATOR Requirements Candidates must possess a minimum of 5 GCE O' Level passes including English and Mathematics at one sitting or its equivalent Preference will be given to candidates who have working experience in a data processing environment782 words
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Advertisement441 1984-08-28 25 NOTICES' ff f DRAMA FESTIVAL 1984 presents w J Muzika Uda Dan Dara Persatuan Kemuning Singapura The Singapore Kemuning Society P < V I 'rm*-1 SUN 2 SEP at 8.00 PN Victoria Theatre i Tickets at $3 and $2 are available from J Central Booking Office (Victoria Theatre) r and441 words
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Advertisement486 1984-08-28 26 classified INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION 0"© SINGAPORE ADMISSION TO THE MASTER OF EDUCATION PROGRAMME 1985 Applications are invited for admission to the Master of Education Programme at the Institute of Education, Singapore, commencing January 1985. Applicants must possess A good degree from the National University of Singapore or any other recognised486 words
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Advertisement296 1984-08-28 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 188 AND IN THE MATTER OF WAI WONG ENTERPRISES A CONSTRUCTION CO. PTE. LTD. (In Voluntary Liquidation) MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the above Company, which is being voluntanly wound up, are required on or296 words
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Advertisement484 1984-08-28 26 npMW¥fiIHMC An expanding organisation requires people, good people who are dynamic, ambitious and creative. The Singapore Monitor is a member of the Singapore News Publications Limited, publishers of two major Chinese language morning and evening papers, Lian He Zao Bao and Wan Bao. The Company is large, providing job security,484 words
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426 1984-08-28 27 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA OVERSEAS assignments are on the cards for top Singapore athletes every month from next month up to January with a break in November. The Singapore Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA) has already accepted three invitations to take part in next month's Open426 words
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Article, Illustration305 1984-08-28 27 K SILVAM - ASEAN SCHOOLS TABLE TENNIS By K SILVAM SINGAPORE'S schoolboys had a day of mixed fortunes at the Asean Schools Table Tennis Championships yesterday at the Toa Payoh Indoor Stadium. The boys, who scored a victory over the Philippines in the afternoon, werePICTURE: HAIRIS - 305 words
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404 1984-08-28 27 FORMER international Jeremy Yeo paid a heavy price for being unfit, losing in straight games to little known Kelly Choo in the third round of the Men's Open Division of the Milo National Squash Championships at Kallang yesterday. Kelly was the404 words
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Article190 1984-08-28 27 MERDEKA CUP AP KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday THE BRAZILIAN Selection team thrashed Papua New Guinea 7-0 in the 28th Merdeka Cup soccer tournament here last night. The Brazilians led 6-0 at halftime. Scorers were Edicir Jose Moraes (4th minute), Jose Antonia Casagrande (6th and 36th minutes),AP - 190 words
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Article284 1984-08-28 28 S GULAM - By S GULAM THE NATIONAL soccer team may have to take to the field in the Merlion Cup in October without the services of key striker V Sundramoorthy. The talented Tampines Rovers forward will start his national service from Sept 19. He is unlikely284 words
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261 1984-08-28 28 Reuter LONDON, Tuesday EFFERVESCENT French international midfield star Alain Giresse hit two second-half goals to send defending French League champions Bordeaux to the top of the First Division at the weekend as the European soccer season began in earnest. The evergreenReuter - 261 words
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274 1984-08-28 28 SINGAPORE'S Merlion Cup hopefuls T Pathmanathan and R Suriamoorthy, now playing for Pahang, will be among the cream of local and foreign players who will parade their skills in this weekend's Singapore Recreation Club Invitational soccer seven-a-side tournament on the Padang.274 words
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Article, Illustration431 1984-08-28 29 iSvUil Sygma This is th# socond and final part off our colour foous on tho 'unknowns' who matfo It good in tho rocont Los Angolos Olympics. Today, NAWAL EL MOUTAWAKIL, gold modaHist in tho women's 400 m hurdlos, and tho first African woman to strike Olympic gold. NinetySygma - 431 words
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Article, Illustration58 1984-08-28 29 1. NAWAL EL MOUTAWAKEL (Morocco) 54.61, Olympic rec. 2. JUDI BROWN (USA) 55.20 3. CRISTINA -COJORACU (Romania) 55.41 4. P T USHA (India) 55.42 5. ANN LOUISE SKOGLUNG (Sweden) 55.43 6. DEBBIE FLINTOFF (Australia) 56.21 7. TUIJA HELANDER (Finland) 56.55 8. SANDRA FARMER (Jamaica)58 words
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Article, Illustration233 1984-08-28 30 FACES at last weekend's Pesta Sukan events... Paces tell the story, of pain, of determination, of the will to win and, in Singapore sprinter Haron Mundir's case, the relief of being carted away from competition. The Pesta Sukan has 'been an annual affair for 20PICTURES BY CHRISTINE CHEW AND ASMAH HAMID - 233 words
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Advertisement43 1984-08-28 27 BECOME A MILLIONAIRE Qualify to be a CRAB GOLF Specialist Adviser and Coach. Earn a million on commission and fees alone! Applicants must have good property and club connections. Part-time or fulltime. Write to UNFAIR SPORTS, Maxwell Road P.O Box 2753, Singapore, 9047.43 words
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Advertisement41 1984-08-28 27 OBITUARY M MF KUPUSAMY SUPRAMANIAM Age: 44 years passed away peacefully on 26/8/84. Cortege will leave Apt Blk. 108, Jalan Dusun #07-13 S'pore 1232 on 28/8/84 at 2.30 pm. and thence to Mount Vemon Crematorium. Inserted by Gandhi Ambalam A family41 words
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Advertisement207 1984-08-28 28 YjJ L t i ""Iteming N*vrMH6vT g These shoes are calculated to land you in court It takes more than just top form to win on the court. It takes the right equipment. That's where Puma x Puma is the choice of champions like Guillermo Vilas, Martina Navratilova, Hana Mandlikova207 words
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673 1984-08-28 31 KEN JALLEH JR - By KEN JALLEH JR HISTORY was made for Singapore sport last night when the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA) started the ball rolling with a sports scholarship for deserving athletes. It was a small step towards what Singapore Sports Council chairman Dr Tan Eng673 words
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472 1984-08-28 31 Reuter LONDON, Tuesday HAVING spent the past 24 hours digesting the newspaper headlines, English soccer champions Liverpool made nonsense of suggestions they are a spent force with a crushing 3-0 home win over West Ham at Anfield yesterday. It took Liverpool, chasing aReuter - 472 words
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