Singapore Monitor, 20 September 1984

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  • 11 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Thursday, September 20,19; 30cents
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  • 347 1  -  Francis Seow defending one of the women in ritual murder appeal ■y SIT YIN FONG A LAWYER'S suspension from practice may delay the appeal of two women condemned to death in the Toa Payoh ritual murder case. Mr Francis Seow, representing one of the women,
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  • 229 1 PASSING sentence on Adrian Lim In May last year, the two jadges said: "We are revalsed by Us abominable and depraved coadact." Mr Jastke T S Sinnatburay, who delivered the jadgment, described Lim as "purposeful in his pursuits, patient in his planning and persuasive in his performance for personal
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  • 169 1 Bernama JOHOH MRU, Thursday SIGNBOARDS stating the toll rates at the Johor Causeway are up. The signboards show the rates to be $3 per entry for lorries and buses, $2 for vans and $1 for cars. However, the signboards do not show the rates
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    • 69 2 CAR HITS AND SNAPS TREE BEFORE OVERTURNING THE DRIVER of this car escaped injury yesterday when the car crashed off Upper Ayer Rajah Road onto the Sungei Pandan embankment. The vehicle, owned by Budget Rent a Car in Katong, snapped a tree before coming to rest on
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    • 207 2  -  That's all it took for firms to conclude CAs By LOONG SWEE YIN TWELVE hours of negotiations were all it took for the management of two electronics and engineering firms to conclude the collective agreement with their workers' union including an all-round improvement in pay. The "close relationship
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    • 129 2 Lianhe Zaobao TWO SELF-SERVICE canteens are being set up in the Singapore General Hospital in Outram Road to cater to patients, visitors and the hospital staff. One of the canteens will be situated on the eighth level of Block 5 while
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    • 245 3  -  Says Dr Yeo Ning Hong By SEAH MEI KIANG PUPILS WHO do well in two languages tend to perform well on the whole. To prove this point, Dr Yeo Ning Hong, Minister for Communications and Second Minister of Defence, yesterday
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    • 255 3 Lianhe Wanbao AT LEAST one pig farmer affected by the current overproduction of pigs is allowing his surplus sows to starve to death. The price of local pigs has plunged to below $200 per 100 kg because of overproduction. It was earlier reported
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    • 81 3 Lianhe Wanbao SINGAPORE farmers are not the only ones affected by low prices In Malaysia, the price of live pigs has crashed to below MflOO (Ss92) per 100 katis (approximately 60 kg), the lowest-ever recorded in the history of pig-farming in the country. While
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    • 388 4  -  BRIG-GEN LEE FIRES A LAST SALUTE BEFORE HE LEAVES THE ARMY By ROBERT CONCEICAO BRIGADIER-GENERAL Lee Hsien Loong (picture left) firing a farewell round from a 25-pounder gun in Khatib Camp yesterday. He then climbed aboard a giant 155mm howitzer which was towed slowly out of the
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    • 42 4 "THE SAF is an armed force; it is not completely. It is an instrument of a civilian corporation. Its mission is controlled fury, designed to visit to defeat its enemies, ruthlessly and death and destruction on its foes.".
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    • 46 4 "SOLDIERS must have steel in their souls," Brig-Gen Lee said. A soldier "must learn in war to kill and not to flinch, to destroy and not to feel pity, to be a flaming sword in the righteous cause of national survival."
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    • 48 4 TRACING the transformation of the SAF since 1971 when he was a recruit in 2 SIR, Brig-Gen Lee spoke of the changes from the days of uniforms that did not fit and dented helmets. Such problems had been left behind, he said.
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    • 68 4 DEVELOPMENT meant not only being concerned with hardware, but also with concepts of operation and training, Brig-Gen Lee said. It was not only important'to buy the correct fighter aircraft but even more critical to know how to use them correctly, how to achieve the best
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    • 59 4 ON training, Brig-Gen Lee said: "Soldiers must fight as platoons, platoons must fight as companies, and companies as battalions. The infantry must operate with the artillery, ar- mour, and engineers, as a combined arms team. "The air force must work with the army, and the
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    • 67 4 TWO officers have been named to fill the two appointments which will be left vacant by BrigadierGeneral Lee Hsien Loong. Colonel Ng Jui Ping, the Assistant Chief of General Staff (Operations), has been named Chief of Staff (General Staff) Colonel Lui Pao Chuen, the Director of
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    • 146 6 Lianhe Wanbao TRADERS IN the Crawford Centre are demanding immediate improvements in the building's security as 10 shops there have been broken into over the past two weeks. Eight of the shops were burglarised on the same evening, on Aug 8, while the
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    • 258 6  -  By GANDHI AMBALAM COMPUTERISATION of the Civil Service has gone beyond the ministries and departments. Since June, the Parliament and the Attor-ney-General's Chambers have been linked by communicating word processors to the Singapore National Printers- The Singapore National Printers prints government gazettes, the Hansard
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    • 218 6 KHOO Kian Voon, former divisional manager of a trading company, was fined 135,000 and made to pay a penalty of $128,318.60 for accepting bribes from an electrical contractor. Khoo pleaded guilty to corruptly obtaining the gratifications from Mr Lim Hang Chuan, 44, proprietor of
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    • 485 7  -  SINGAPORE BUILDERS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO EXPORT THEIR EXPERTISE By OEI SIN GIOK SINGAPORE builders already standing up to fierce international competition at home will be given incentives to compete overseas. Tne Construction Industry Development. Board (CIDB) is considering a range of measures to encourage contractors
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    • 64 7 SINGAPORE construction companies which have won overseas Jobs include Active Building and Construction Pte Ltd, QBS System Pte Ltd and the Robin Group, all involved in hotel projects in China. Other contractors are working in Malaysia and Indonesia. Robin, which has an 80 per cent share of Beijing's Lido
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    • 328 7  -  By JOHN CHOW THE DISPUTE between the Ngee Ann Kongsi and Metro Holdings over the sale of the prime property plot called Orcnard Square is over. Metro Holdings has announced that the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, OSDC, has signed an agreement and deed of compromise with the
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    • 186 2 Fashion Parade on the 20th of September 1984 Marmota Disco yyJ Models by "u y/k St Louis Modal Agancy 1 <#*A> I \V^ And Co-sponsor by Night Express Disco Services\Ay/\Sk Tel: *****695 And Special choreography by 1 Jeffrey Susanto I\3 5 Stadium Walk Kallang Park #02;01 Leisure Drome Building Singapore
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    • 383 7 Driving through this red light can land you in hot water. The Problem Iwp ywu bwliful car.benrttinl inriifai Today's cars need more than just water in their Prestone II Super Coolant cum Anti- Rust protects cooling systems. your beautiful car against costly engine damage caused by Why? heat build-up, rust,
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  • world
    • 42 8 PICTURE: UPID The balloon of American balloonist Joe KiWnger hita a clump of trees (top picture) near the town of Montenotte DiCairo on the Italian Riviera. The balloon crashed (bottom), leaving Kittinger with a broken ankle but triumphant nevertheless
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    • 413 8  -  By MICHAEL RICHARDSON THE AGE NEWSPAPER, MELBOURNE Special to The Singapore Monitor A US$2.l BILLION (554.4 billion) nuclear power plant in the Philippines is due to start operational tests later this month despite the controversy over its safety and calls for an
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    • 167 8 Agencies LONDON,' Thursday PRIME Minister Margaret Thatcher yesterday sounded out a high-level delegation from Hong Kong on a draft accord between Britain and China on the return of the colony to Chinese control after 1997. Mrs Thatcher's Downing Street office said she discussed the
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    • 108 8 Reuter SEOUL, Thurs PYONGYANG has dropped its insistence on delivering relief aid to flood victims in Seoul directly by road, ending a dispute which led to a breakdown in talks between the two sides on Tuesday. Talks between Red Cross officials from North and
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    • 135 8 UPI TOKYO, Thursday EAT MORE vegetables and reduce cancer risk, a Japanese cancer expert advised Takeshi Hirayama, chief of the National Cancer Centre's epidemiological division, said his advice is based on a 17-year survey on eating habits of more than 122,000 males over 40
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    • 122 9 AP KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday A CONSIGNMENT of microchip components sent by the National Semiconductor factory in Penang City to its plant here has vanished at Bangkok Airport, it was reported yesterday. The wafers used in manufacturing the chips were sent frqm the factory to
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    • 193 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday BREAKDANCING and disco dancing have been banned in Malaysian schools. Students found doing either could be caned or expelled, according to a directive issued by the Ministry of Education. The ministry said that such dances had no cultural value and so schools
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    • 85 9 AP SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday A MAN with a knife concealed under his pant leg was arrested yesterday as he tried to approach Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale at a rally, the secret service said. Mr Rich McDrew, agent in charge of the San
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    • 139 9 UPI JAKARTA, Wed DOCTORS, psychologists and traditional medicine men are baffled by a robust Balinese insomniac and father of 18 children who claims he hasn't slept a wink in 39 years, a report said yesterday. The Jakarta Post quoted Mr Ketut
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    • 181 9 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday METICULOUS planning enabled the Malaysian Airline System (MAS) to save some Ms4o million (Ss36 million) on fuel and other operating costs during its just-ended financial year. The biggest saving of $25 million was made on fuel, helped mainly
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    • 191 10 Reuter WASHINGTON, Thursday NEW DATA issued by the United States government yesterday provided further signs that the hectic pace of US economic expansion earlier in the year is slowing down. New housing construction, hurt by the high level of interest rates, fell
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    • 137 10 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY '84 Reuter UNITED NATIONS, Thursday OVERRIDING objections by Vietnam and several of its allies, the steering committee of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday recommended that the world body again debate the problem of Cambodia. Delegates from Vietnam, Cuba and Bulgaria, who
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    • 338 10 UPI NEW YORK, Thurs SOVIET Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko yesterday rescheduled his speech to the United Nation's General Assembly next week until after his meeting with United States Secretary of State George Shultz. United Nations spokesman Francois Giuliani told reporters that, "for technical
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    • 153 10 AP PARIS, Thurt FIVE French doctors yesterday made public a manifesto in which they admitted having helped terminally ill patients end their lives and said "the time had come" for the medical profession to respond to patients' demands for a dignified, peaceful death.
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    • 62 10 THIS artistic picture, titled 'Portrait-Windsor', is among 13 included in a 1985 calendar featuring photographs taken by Britain's Prince Andrew. The calendar is complemented by an exhibition of photographs at the Barbican Centre Art Gallery ipclud jng shots pj( tljie Prince behind tty* y > t
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    • 28 11 Egypt is conducting a virulent campaign against Libya in the state-owned Press. This might be a prelude to a military attack against the regime of Col Gaddafi.
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    • 27 11 The North Korean government of President Kim II Sung is inviting foreigners to invest in a wide range of North Korean industrial and commercial enterprises
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    • 27 11 The UN Secretary-General has said that the organisation has lost its youthful idealism, grown increasingly quarrelsome and is often impotent in the face of crisis.
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    • 99 11 Presi dent Saddam Hussein has emerged from a series of economic and political crises over the past year, politically stronger than ever since the onset of Iraq's war with Iran nearly four years ago. Despite mounting war debts to the Arab Gulf states and Western nations, he
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    • 81 11 Iraq's charges that Iran was behind the attempted hijack of an Iraqi airliner recently has prompted fears in Gulf aviation circles that air piracy may become the latest weapon in the Gulf war. The bitter conflict has already seen the use of chemical weapons, artillery, aerial and
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    • 71 11 The Pen- tagon has come up with a new rationale for President Reagan's US$26 billion "Star Wars" programme and now says a space-based defence system could serve as, among other things, a kind of reverse engine in the arms race, driving back the Soviet Union from landbased missiles
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    • TRENDS – World Politics
      • 293 11 CAIRO: Egypt is conducting a virulent campaign against its arch-enemy, Libya, in the state-owned Press which, according to Cairo sources, might be a Brelude to a military attack against te regime of Col Muammar Gaddafi, Newsweek reports.
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      • 217 11 TOKYO: The government of President Kim II Sung of North Korea has launched a diplomatic trial balloon of its own: An invitation to foreigners to invest in a wide range of North Korean industrial and commercial enterprises. The overture was extraordinary enough for a
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      • 179 11 UNITED NATIONS: As the United Nations nears its 40th birthday, it appears to have lost its youthful idealism, grown increasingly quarrelsome and hidebound, and is all too often impotent in the face of crisis. This, in essence, was the assessment of the state of the
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      • 26 11 In a simulated attack by an enertty Intercontinental ballistic missile, a US Interceptor launched from Meek Island successfully kills the incoming ICBM.
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    • 121 11 I The stars are shining tonight at Hie Dynasty Singapore j GREG MANNE AT LE VENPdME LOUNGE. Come hear the music they will linger of this celebrated your mind long after diK) from Australia. the evening is A repertoire of sentimental From 8.30 pm to 1.30 am songs sung with
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  • money
    • 555 12  -  REVIEW BY SUN HUNG KAI WITH SUBSCRIPTIONS for Lim Kah Ngam (LKN) opening and closing today, the grey market price nas eased to $1.70. This compares with a grey market price of $1.80 earlier this week and a peak of $2. LKN's
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    • 330 12 They will tell of facilities and assistance schemes open to them DBS BANK, the Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Singapore Manufacturers' Association have put together a programme to assist the large number of small and medium-sized industries. These establishments, which are expanding or upgrading their
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    • 103 12 SINGAPORE International Monetary Exchange (Simex) announced that the trading hours of its deutschemark and Eurodollar contracts would be extended from Sept 24. The new trading hours for deutschemark contracts will be 8.35 am to 3.55 pm and for Eurodollar contracts from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm.
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    • 199 12 MALAYAN Cables Bhd's (MCB) pre-tax profit for the half year ended June 30 was $32,000, down from last corresponding period's $777,000. The directors attributed this to the absence of significant orders for telephone cables during the period. A below breakeven operating Srformance is anticipated for
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    • 72 12 BANGKOK Bank has increased its Singapore prime lending rate by a quarter point to 10.75 per cent. One, three, and six-month fixed deposit rates will rise to 7.75 per cent from 7.5 per cent, nine months to 7.875 per cent from 7.625 per cent ana
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    • 404 13 Shares rise 20 cents as investors gain new confidence in the company INVESTORS have reacted Uwell to news that giant property company HongKong Land has turned the corner. Although some analysts II II were hoping for interim II II profits of HK|2OO million (*55.5 million), the
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    • 197 13 WALL STREET Reuter WALL STREET suffered its third straight loss yesterday as concern over the too-rapid slowing of the US economy caused investors to bail out before the latest gross national product figures are released today. The Dow Jones industrial average fell
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    • 58 13 THE Straits Times Industrial Index fell 4.49 points to close at 892.33 yesterday. The OUB Composite Share Price Index closed at 448.47, aown 3.95 points from the previous day's close of 452.42. The OUB Trade-weighted Singapore Dollar Exchange Bate Index was up 0.0847 points to 131.9489 at the close,
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    • 158 13 AP NEW YORK, Thursday THE US dollar edged higher yesterday in foreign exchange trading in the United States after retreating earlier in the day from recent record peaks in Europe. Gold prices inched higher, with Republic National Bank quoting bullion at U*****.55 a troy ounce as of
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    • 217 13 Why do we bank at OCBC? TI T Jr /W muft J r 1^ jifl l ~9 BLM That's why OCBC is the only bank for you. Whether it's a simple matter of making more money for your savings account with daily interest, or arranging a loan to ap^ w
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  • opinion / letters
    • 96 14  -  DJUI TJANG Singapore 0316 READING is a good habit. It is a great pleasure to have books with you all the time. Whenever I am free, I read books. However, I think that when travelling in a bus, it is not
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    • 370 14  -  Process of issuing instructors' certs needs clarification SIDE KICK Singapore 1233. I MUST congratulate you for publishing the many interesting letters which highlighted the taekwondo controversy in Singapore. There are a couple of questions which baffle me and I sincerely hope that the Martial
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    • 143 14  -  HELEN CHOW OI PENG Singapore 1232 ALTHOUGH having many trees in Singapore is an excellent idea as they make the country cooler and greener, some trees obstruct the light from the street lamps thus making our roads dangerous both to motorists and
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    • 129 14 THE recent successes of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Ron Goodwin concerts have demonstrated very clearly where the appreciation of music by Singaporeans lie. The Singapore Symphony Orchestra should take special note since it has been worrying about the decline in attendance at
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    • 60 14 COULD the Singapore Bus Service deploy more buses to service 41? The buses plying this route in the mornings and evenings are always full, especially when they reach the bus stops at Tanjong Katong and Geylang Roads. SBS should consider implementing a new service for students
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    • 84 14  -  REPLIES JOSEPHINE ONG (MISS) Public Relations Officer Singapore Bus Service I REFER to the letter "Conductress squabbled over fare" by Chris (SM, Aug 4). We are very sorry to learn of the incident. Any of our employees found to have such an unreasonable attitude
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    • 490 15 mrMpaiiii JUST HOW much should a government do to save people from their own folly? Liberals should be forgiven if they assume that such a question could only be raised in Singapore. But, in two instances recently, Western legislators have decided to act for
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    • 129 15  -  LEVY VICTIM Singapore 1233 IN this period when the property market is deEressed, many owners ave difficulty in disposing of their flats even at a Tower price. It is time for the Housing and Development Board to abolish the levy on the
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    • 233 15 THE postponement of the visit of the East German leader, Mr Erich Honecker, to West Germany may satisfy some and disappoint others. It is understandable that those who remember and fear Hitler's Germany would rather prefer the present status quo of a divided
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    • 124 15 THERE ARE many unregistered and used heavy vehicles belonging to a vehicle dealer parked along Jalan Ampas. Repairs and reconstruction of the vehicles are done along the road. There are more than 10 vehicles in a row at times. Although Jalan Ampas is a one-way
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    • 70 15 WE responded to the invitation by the Post Office Savings Bank to open current accounts with it. Unlike other banks which provided facilities such as automatic teller machines (ATM) for their current account clients, we wonder why the POSB could not oblige such clients with
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    • 90 14 I COCKTAIL LOUNGE ...the heart-throb of Miramar loin us as evening falls at The Brass Rail Sg cocktail lounge ul P ture the glow of sunset as JF y° u unwind in style Soft lights and pastel shades promise an evening that seems forever And as you tune in. eye-catching
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    • 72 15 LETTERS on any subject of public interest will be accepted tor publication. They should be typed and must be signed. They must also include the writer's name and addrsaa even if the writer decides to use a pseudonym in print. A contact telephone number would be useful. We reserve the
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    • 93 15 —assisiaiMWiisaiaMflwoiiiekl— THE SINGAPORE MONITOR LIMITED 2 Alexandra Road #03-01 A, Dalta House, Singapore 0315 Telephone: *****88 Telex No: RS ***** Monitr JOHN ORR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE Seah Chiang Nee, Chief Editor Bill Giles, Sunday Editor Toh Thian Ser, Deputy Chief Editor Hazel Ong, Classified Sales Supervisor Felix Soh, Assistant Editor Robin
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  • leisure
    • 681 16  -  Fine British humour in Frisby's clever play By WONG AH YOKE BRITISH humour, noted for its quick repartee and witty lines, finds a fine example in Terence Frisby's There's a Girl in My Soup. The play, which has been running in London's West End for six years,
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    • 312 16  -  Wong Ah Yoke BILL MAYNARD, who plays the portly Srter in Terence Frisby's There's a Girl in y Soup, is no stranger to local audiences. He has acted in 78 films, including a string of Carry On movies, Robin and Marian, ana It
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    • 402 18 Thursday Feature Special Terror on the 40th Floor (Chinese Subtitles) (Ch 5, 9.15 pm) THIS disaster film, about a group of party-goers trapped in a blazing skyscraper, has been specially scheduled for this week, which is Civil Defence Week. Dan Overland, chairman of a huge
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    • Article, Illustration
      351 18  - SBC male stars go bald for new series TV SCENE By WONG SING YEONG IT was a painful experience for the male actors of SBC's Qing Dynasty serial, Pursuit, when they had the front of their heads shaved last week. Besides being bald, they will wear a long plait and
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    • 206 18  -  WONG AH YOKE ASPIRING actors will soon get the opportunity to follow the path to fame taken by graduates of SBC's previous drama courses. SBC will begin its sixth drama performers training course (Chinese) on Oct 9. Registration is from Sept 26 to 30 and application forms will
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    • Article, Illustration
      525 19  -  COMPLAINTS AND PRAISE AT THE OPERA By HELEN ONG THE opening night performance by the Fujian Fuzhou Opera on day evening was one of tremendous activity both on stage and off. For one, it was a night of the gathering of Fuzhous from all over the region. A
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    • 308 21  -  By PAT D'ROSE THE year-end New Year show Countdown to '85 promises to be something special. The organiser, the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, is planning to hold it at the east entrance of the National Stadium. Also, plans indicate that it will
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    • 819 21  -  ST* HxfLM By PAT D'ROSE CLASSICAL guitarist Liona Boyd has been described in superlatives many times over The First Lady of the Guitar, Miss Perfect, An Angel Who Played. She has played for the Queen of England, Mr Ronald Reagan, Mrs Margaret Thatcher, Mr Francoise
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 783 17 I/i 525 SBCTEXT Live Sample Pages. hH y t f ■'h Hi £*IIJ 555 Opening and Programme High lights followed by The Art Chest Beginning Free I Dan is this series on I arts and craft for primary school chil--I%' ':'•*> Bl V 8,20 Romper Room (C). Featuring Let's Gallop.
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    • 393 19 fllM GUIO€#yff?fyrpyfyT?iTTr?ffMßi LIDO <*****14): D C cab <E) Starring: Adam Baldwin, Mr T, Charlie Bar DALIT (*****16): DRESS OFF FOR LIFE CLEMENTI (*****51): WRONG AGAIN (C) nett <Q GOLDEN (*****66): WILD PANTHER (C) fj^mertS£ M' J-'WAQU (*****30): DRESS OFF FOR NEW TOWN (*****75): WILD PANTHER the result is a sashing
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    • 408 19 12.00 PM Programme Summary 12.05 Philharmonic/Witold Rewicki 5.00 NewsMusical Notebook English Composers 1. in-Brief 5.05 Easy Listening Ireland: A Downland Suite -Minuet and 6.00 News-in-Brief 6.05 Easy Listening Elegy, A London Overture 2. Bax: The (oont'd) 7.00 News and Weather Forecast Garden of Fand, Northern Ballad Nol, 7.15 Arts Circle
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    • 249 19 1.00 News 1.10 Luncheon Special 2.00 Pick of the Pops 4.00 Sounds of 1984 with Gerry Hallahan 4.30 Hello Tomorrow 5.00 Musical 5.05 Science Fiction or Fact with Hal Starr 5.08 Musical (cont'd) 6.00 These United States 6.03 Musical (cont'd) 7.00 Incredible Elizabeth 7.03 Musical (cont'd) 8.00 I'm Sorry I'll
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    • 212 20 ********************00 4th -tea?* > PITUAV. (*****00) 5 SHOWS: MIHHIS 11am, 1.30,4.00,6.30 ft 9.lspm* (Cash Bookings Only/No Free List!) She was the woman r V 7 of Allea's dreams. She hadtarge darkeyes, J aW a great pair of fins. C TOUCHSTONE FILMS BRIAN GRAZER» RON C m I HANKS-DARYL HANNAH EUGENE
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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    • 774 20 FUJIAN FUZHOU OPERA TROUPE 1 Fuzhou Opera Troupe perform Palace Theatre ly until Oct 4. I The programme I schedule up to Sept HJL Today Searching I for the Huanhua Nun- V 1 j. V^HpPr Tomorrow Exam- I -•..>' ining the Seal, Madam ,f > Dou the Florist's Daughter, Defeat
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    • 102 20 CHINQAY PROCESSION IDEAS THE Chingay Procession Ideas Contest is open to Singapore residents. Each participant may submit as many entries as he wishes. Entries with illustrations, pictures, photographs and sketches will get bonus points in the judging. Fifty cash prizes of $100 each will be awarded to every proposal that
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  • 623 22  -  DATELINE: VANCOUVER GO PLACES By SHARON DIRLAM LAT WP THANK heavens for the rain. If the weather were any less wet and cool, millions of people would descend upon Vancouver and spoil its clean, well-tended charm. "Of course Vancouver's clean," our friend remarked. "It's frequently washed." So when
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  • 200 22 TO find the avant-garde of Vancouver, the high fashion, the new wave, even ocassional bands of flamboyant punks, one must go underground. At street level, people generally look quite ordinary. It was another story on an afternoon descent to the nether world. In the heart
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 115 22 \<* ft 4< l^\ <* v \J*^s A* Tasty French cuisine, wine and a* T// tempting Ideal specialities. %<*> \<* v .\*t& Breakfast,lunch dinner. They're\ f all on the house. sU^ W* Cabarets, Broad way-style shows, i>>»» cO**'^ cultural evenings, disco dancing till dawn. rt? +l V s All these
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    • 48 22 Clothes for Winter Holidays. Why spend a lot on new winter clothes when travelling abroad? J' Seasoned winter gear in top condition, some »j almost brand new, available. > Coats and jackeu from only $10 to $60. CASA£AI»Br"BEAUTY 1 'OitfjyJtlTCoronation Plaaa, L s #oi-19 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 1026
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    • 55 22 Besides Singapore At NTUC Thivel, we believe that every place has a charm all its own. So come with us t0... Tour jjM *A ir fare to Hong jk you different i^HhSSJRS3 NTUC Travel Services Pte Ltd I Sophia Road #02-07, Peace Centre. Singapore 0922. VST Tel: *****33 (12 lines)
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 398 23 leisure comics ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA This is a good day for seeking September 23 to October 22 professional advice early The day could produce a morning being the best time, stroke of luck, but it is not a You'll get pleasing news re- time for reshuffling
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    • 201 23 FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook HAVE fWfHUAJ., 1 Wt ON CHAl** fto! BV HHMjTH, X OuT VouU NfVER 06 A TAKING- ON OUR IDENTITY, J LtTS ASK $UGC£SS UNTiL VfeO Mold VotTLL frAIN poMfft.Pflftffe* f V THEM? Voufc&eiF INTO "THE AND UNtM&fl 86$ipES, f< VotAPH IfAAGrgf y WHAT HAVE </«*. OHUfciNT
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  • PERSONAL ADVANCEMENT
    • 554 24 THE widespread use of computers today has prompted people from all walks of life to take up various courses in computer education and training. But the mind-boggling array of such courses often leaves the wouldbe student in a dilemma. The important questions which emerge when one
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    • 486 25 HOW many times have you envied those professional models prowling the cat-walk, with such grace and poise? Almost anyone can saunter down the cat-walk with the same air of sophisticated confidence with the right training and grooming that is. Richard Tan Studio (S) Pte Ltd
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 124 24 H Systematic Business I Training Centre I I W CAREER DEVELOPMENT I W IN COMPUTING/INFORMATION I PROCESSING I I Australian Computer Society I I Professional Exam Scheme I I Commencing 21/9/84 I I C&G 747 Commencing 1/10/84 I I C&G 748 Commencing 3/10/84 I Structured Cobol Commencing I I 29/9/84
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    • 177 24 CSA authorised dealers: Accounting Computer Systems. fijg People's Park Centre #03-71, #03-49. #03-50. #03-68, #03-69 3rd Storey. S'pore 0105 Tel: *****6, *****7, *****00. The IBM COMRVTIBLE PC with features '/Rock-Steady Non-glare Monitor to pro! pet ryes. bccausf of higher resolution! /.Add efficiency and Comfort to your Computing' Add productivity and
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 207 25 f DICtIADD TAII <s) U Ke lu. (Casting Modelling Agency) #03-40, People's Park Centre S'pore (0105) Tel: *****5/7. 33 Months professional Modelling Deportment Grooming Course Orientation or Shane) Deportment Social Etiquette Rythm Dancing Public Relation Hand Posing Diet Communication with the au- Dress Sense diencies eye to eye level Model
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    • 102 25 .1 I Give yourself the Powers edge over competition The first presentation, impression you Since 1923 we make must be good, have nurtured Your top-to-toe thousands of look, your clear successful people, and correct speech, Join a small your good manners class or see us priand correct vately. social graces
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    • 63 25 THIS is the Personal Advancement market place where various courses for those seeking such information will be listed. Call IDA YUNOS for information and ad placement at *****90 ext 27. Metropolitan Y.M.C.A. (Steven Road) offers I.A.M. Part I Certificate (U.K.) commencing: 6/11/84 7-month coarse preparing students for 1985 Jane RTimtnutlflH
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 303 26 )]]$~%'`|''%_,"&$:<*^}+?-)^)<`& Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor: Word* O.SS cents p«r word O.SS cents por word Display $7.70 por col. cm $10.00 por col. cm B—laeee Hit Moo-Frl, 9am-spm Sot, 9am-1 pm A ADD AIL 063*1433 acct. forms, records It systems refills compatible with yours Commercial Serv24o-7777/4543. Daniel Chan
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    • 208 26 Bridal Bouquet Serv 290-2144 Gnomes Flower People 445-2254. Bridal Car for rent 464-1425. Eastern United (Car 4> Truck Rental) 440-2204/5. Bvin Rent A Car 748-4791/8 Funland Rent-A-Car 223-7344 Hong Seng Car Rental 336-2164. Three Star 345-4791/ 235-0256 Unique, economical, convenient servicing plan 776-3255/777-4356 Indonesian Buffet 440-3255. Memory Caterer 441-9424 Mrs
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    • 259 26 MONITOR'S DIRECTORY Flora-Kleon Sorv 271-6042 G.S.M. Carpet Shampoo 337-77(9. Vintage Car* Serw 475-0976 A-Disc Promotions 732-1900 Brtckhouse Mobile Dtsco .545-9163 Casa Blanca 743-3477 Culture aftor 12p.m. ..459-9755 D-Airwaves Mobile Disco *****06 Goodtimes 224-***** 223-04(4 Immensity L1nk*****65/*****7(. Kraze Mobil Disco 440-6*97/ 771-7393. Morroco 252-3959/ 252-4903. New Wave Disco Ser. .456-3737. Nightrip
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    • 178 26 Facial and Massage Services. Welcome daily 339-1071. Jolly Joker Fancy Dress 469-4439 Fun's Florist Nursery22l-9641. Plants for rental to Offices. 1 mmnttvre /RESTORATION J BOffßlfAl jiiw* REUPHOLSTERY Ankoh Interior Decor .449-3391 Anns Foo Sofa Centre.2ss-7280 INTER/OR DECOR/DESIGN /REPAIRS ALB contracts, interior and renovation 338-1036 Ankoh Interior Dec0r..449-3398. Design Inter dec
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    • 56 26 Richard Tan Studio (The Ist Casting Agency) 91-5705/ 7. Coronation Music 5ch.469-3252. Eric's Guitar Tuition 445-1291. Technics Music School 469-3714. Victor Music Centre 746-9770. Victor Music Centre 336-3215. Victor Music Centre 741-7924. PACKERS* MOVERS Ace Removal 210-8969 Cargo Expediters 273-3090 Scanfreight 221-6970/ 220-2659 Winland Forwarder 294-3521/2. PARKING AiIEMUANTS Armstrong 775-7757
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    • 167 26 Chong Kuan Sang. Marriage-Aid Bureau 298-7174. Choo Huay Friendship Agency 292-1137 292-7285 Dial-A-Friend 294-7835/ 294-80% Goodluck Friends Ctr...337-4705. Lucky Friendship Ag...296-9255/ 296-***** 298-5145. Active Pest Control 459-4990. PHOTOGRAPHY David, Video Fi1ming....449-1588 Sobi Video Filming 296-5433 Video Recording Service *****64 Youth Video Recording.26l-0556 Certified Master Trainer. 348-1877 345-1739 K-9 Dog Training.
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 576 27 classified 273-9090 Situations Vacant /Eastern Industries 1§ An established company in Jurong has been geared to serve and support the construction :1 industry. Over the years, the group has Sjjjij introduced a range of steel and concrete based products and services with the aim of facilitating IM on-site efficiency and
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    • 420 27 MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES Domestic Services tO VOU HUD a Servant, House or Room? Cal Roland Ng no*' He I heto you to find one quKfciy.H you're looking tor a part-tome/ toft-time domestic |ot>, cM him now at 778-3235/ 778-9038 (9am Bpm) mmirmw 2 years guarantee. Bio-datas avatabta For further tnqunea
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    • 379 27 Business Premises For Sale/Rent em MMU MAD vtanrty, 3 MpmH partitioned office rooms with tables Area 110/ 120/ ISO •g ff Rental $400 $500 Tal: 337-0393 APPOINTMENT Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. requires MOT CO-ORDINATING ENGINEER An experienced Singaporean Civil/ Structural Engineer is required immediately to work at Bfehan Depot. The
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    • 15 27 Property For Sole mnwrnrr flat for sale Near Uwary and Parkway Tal: 449-4068, Thye Arm.
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 347 28 classified 273-9090 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 105 AND IN THE MATTER OF WING'S LEATHER GOODS PTE LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Creditors of the above Company, which is being voluntarily wound up. are required on or before 20th
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    • 167 28 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 18S AND IN THE MATTER OF WING'S LEATHER GOODS PTE LIMITED NOTICE OF SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS FOR MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP (PURSUANT TO SECTION 254) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at 1 Sophia Road. #0536. Peace Centre, Singapore 0922 on
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    • 63 28 NOTICES !al 1=» 4 J* Congratulations And Best Wishes On Your Official Opening Prestigious Furnishing Centre (Pte) Ltd 5 Koek Road *03-09/11 Cuppage Plaza Singapore 0922 Tel: *****68/9 Richard K. S. Sim Lim Kee Cheong Jeffrey T. C. Loh Lim Eng Huat Robert B. S. Chua Lam Kok Keong a*
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  • sports
    • 433 29 EX ALL-ENGLAND CHAMP A CONTENDER FOR WORLD CROWN WITH CONVINCING WIN Reuter JAKARTA, Thursday LIEM SWIE KING, three times All-Ene-land champion, once winner of the World Cup and once within one point of the World Championship, is not finished yet. The great Indonesian player, whom
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    • 544 29  -  Reports by KEN JALLEH JR and JEREMY YEO ON COURT two, British under-19 champion David Lloyd scored the tournament's biggest upset so far when he overwhelmed 29-year-old Australian professional Steven Bowditch 9-3, 9-1, 4-9, 9-1. Bowditch, seeded No 5 and hardened by
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    • 318 29 ON COURT nine, young Fredrik Johnson of Sweden had a lengthy lesson on the virtues of composure and patience from Egyptian third seed Magdi Saad. Also aiming for a few notches up the ladder, the 21-year-old professional took the first two games
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    • 313 29 NATIONAL coach Martin Webb was in a huff last night. Part of the reason: He was puffing after jogging about 9.5 km in his regular workout. Almost immediately, he was told he was down to play his Anchor Singapore Open first round plate event
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    • 827 30 JUVENTUS WIN A CLEAR WARNING TO LIVERPOOL EUROPEAN CUP ROUND-UP Reuter LONDON, Thursday PAOLO ROSSI, bero of Italy's 1982 World Cup win, scored a hat-trick last night as Italian champions JUVENTUS sounded a clear warning to European Cup holders Liverpool with a convincing win in
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    • 464 30 Reuter METZ (Franca), Thursday THE BIG names of Barcelona, abetted by two timely slices of luck, dented the hopes of unsung Metz here last night as they defeated the little French side 4-2 in the European Cup Winners' Cup. Barcelona fielded several of the Spanish
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    • 540 30 Reuter EUROPEAN CUR IN TRABZON: Trabzonspor (Turkey) 1 Dnepropetrovsk (USSR) 0, in Poznan: Lech Poznan (Pol) 0 Liverpool (Eng) 1, in Elbasan: Labinoti Elbasan (Albania) 0 Lyngby 1921 (Den) S, in Bucharest: Dinamo Bucharest (Romania) 4 Omonia Nicosia (CyKits) 1, in Oslo: Vaalerengens (Nor) 3 Sparta ague
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    • 129 30 Reuter MANCHESTER, Thursday ENGLAND captain Bryan Robson set Manchester United on the road to a 3-0 win over Hungary's Raba Vasas Gyoer in their UEFA Cup home Robson scored alter 18 minutes and former Dutch international Arnold Muhren added a second
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  • MONITOR sports
    • 339 31  -  A MUCH FITTER FANDI IS ALL SET TO PLAY DIV ONE FOOTBALL By S GULAM FANDI AHMAD, Singapore's soccer export to FC Groningen, is on the road back to Dutch First Division prominence after languishing in his clud's second team since June. He was troubled by
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    • 345 31 LIVERPOOL 1 LECH POZNAN 0 Reuter POZNAN (Poland), Thurs LIVERPOOL opened their defence of the European Cup here with a 1-0 win over Poland's Lech Poznan thanks to a 62nd minute John Wark goal. But the English champions had to withstand 20 minutes of relentless sec-ond-half
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    • 87 31 FREE TICKETS for the Singapore vs China friendly match on Monday will be available from this evening at the Singapore Badminton Hall. Mr Wee Toon Ouut, vice-president of the Singapore Badminton Association, said: "Affiliates and the public can collect the tickets between 5.00
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    • 106 31 Hattrick Rossi shows the way Barcelona give Metz the boot Robson puts Red Devils on winning track The full results ALL ON PAGE 31 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
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