Singapore Monitor, 24 October 1984

Microfilm: NL14846
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    11 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Wednesday, October 24,1984 30cents
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    46 1 GUILTY SOLDIERS TEN soldiers (pictwes below) were amoag 26 people Implicated la the kill lag of Seaator Beolgoo Aqatao by the Agrava Commission. Cm Fabiaa Ver Maj-Gea Ollvas 2nd U Castro Sftut Constable Moreno Brig-Gen CMotio Capt ButhU Sgt de Mesa Constable Laxaga Sgt Miranda
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    Lock icon DON'T SPARE ANY OF THE GUILTY: U.S.
    526 1 Manila urged to prosecute those named by team probing Aquino killing Agencies WASMMOTON, Wtdnttday THE UNITED STATES Government yesterday urged swift prosecution of anyone named by a Philippines investigatory team as responsible for opposition leader Beningo Aquino's assassination, "no matter who they may
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      45 1 INSIDE AQRAVA, Marcos put up a charado, say opposition Filipino groups abroadt PlO IDENTITY of kMtor may novor bo knowni Ml KILLING pushos Oon* oral Into global spotlight! Pll FLASHBACK! How th# killing occurrodi Ml m TV GUIDE: PAGE 20 TV SCENE HIGHLIGHTS: PAGE 21
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      Lock icon Now girl, this is no occasion for tears
      221 2 IT WAS meant to be a happy occasion. These Vietnamese children were merrily singing a song for the 100 guests present when slowly but surely a voice went off-key. Before long a girl (third from right in the picture above) began to
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      Punters hit by second computer breakdown
      427 2 PUNTERS at the Singapore Turf Club's Cecil Street branch were again left high and dry while the horses were off and running at Ipoh on Sunday. Three terminals at the branch were out of action from about 2 pm to 4 pm on Sunday
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      Police keeping tabs on all ships
      312 3  -  Marine cops and Customs on the alert after seizure of rifle from a tanker »y K K FONG THE MARINE Police and Customs department are paying close attention to all vessels in (Air waters after a rifle was seised from a tanker last weekend.
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      Move over, Eve, here comes Becci
      242 3  -  Story add picture by CHEW YEN FOOK ADAM would have taken another bite if Miss Becd Wood were around to tempt him with a Washington apple. And Singaporeans love these iuicy red delicious apples too, according to the exporters. Singapore is the biggest importer
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      'People have the right to be idealistic'
      206 4 MR HOWE Yoon Chong, Health Minister and MP for Potong Pasir, was in his element yesterday as gave an analysis of the political situation in Sinof the Yuppies (the Young Urbanised professionals) and their expectations. Being idealistic. they were naturally not satisfied with
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      DOUBLE 'THUMBS-UP' FOR MAH BOW TAN
      766 4  -  TBPOUTiaL BCBB By EE BOON LEE MR MAH Bow Tan, the new People's Action Party candidate for Potong Pasir, yesterday received a double "thumbs-up" from two Cabinet Ministers amidst enthusiastic applause from several hundred residents. First, Mr Ong Teng Cheong, the Minister Without Portfolio
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      We need to preserve community spirit: Mah
      272 4 COMMUNITY spirit is something that excites Mr Mah Bow Tan. Repeatedly, he told residents in Potong Pasir New Town yesterday of the need to preserve, if not exnand. such a spirit. The People's Action Party candidate recalled the time when he lived in
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      Lock icon $1.4 mil bus terminal for big show
      255 5 Lianhe Wanbao A $1.4 MILLION bus terminal is being built opposite the World Trade Centre (WTC) to cope with the massive attendance the National Exhibition, organised to celebrate 25 years of nationhood, is expected to draw next month. In the meantime, a public
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      Store launches productivity drive ahead of time
      201 5  -  By JANICE LIM A DEPARTMENT store chain has "jumped the C!«e" to launch its productivity campaign before start of the national programme on Nov 1. Metro began its campaign at the end of last month with the slogan, "Come on Metro, let's all
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      Stolen car has $500,000 worth of gold bars in boot
      91 5 THE CAR thief who drove off in a blue Mazda 626 parked at Tanjong Pagar Road is in for a surprise. Locked in tne boot are 14 gold bars valued at about $500,000. A 33-year-old Jewellery businessman has reported the
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      THE STUDENT MOONLIGHTERS
      973 6 MONITOR FEEDBACK AN INCREASING number of students are using their free time to earn some money. These part-time student workers form the backbone of many of the fast food chains and in one case, it even form 80 per cent of the workforce. The students are usually
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      108 4 Traditional TAIW\N PORRIDGE Lovers of true Taiwan porridge can now enjoy a wholesome meal of traditional favourites in the Coffee Lounge, Goodwood Park Hotel. To accompany the porridge, there is a list of more than 40 items crisp fried baby squids, spicy kangkong, fried bean sprouts with salted fish The
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      157 5 Mf X>....• Joanne Drew first again with the best of both worlds. Leap into yteno Space face and Figure fulfilment The place to be: Joanne Drew The original exclusive executive Aerobic Centre Joanne Drew Figure Salon Aerobics so good for your Dance, aerobics or individual body and so good for
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      203 6 Japan's newest revelation eee Economy eee Price... the unbeatable combination. L .t-' Suzuki have combined their proven car Suzuki < I < The neat, practical instrument panel engineering expertise with the latest Computer any part of the car There's e\*sn has everything you need for safe. Aided Design The happy
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      705 7 Balance your budget with Free groceries in this amazing 7-"V* Yakult Lucky Draw are given the freedom in a supermarket to pick up as many groceries as they can in 5 minutes (up to $500 worth). When the clock starts they race from shelf to shelf to j;rab as many
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      Lock icon Twenty-seven Pas men pledge to defect to Umno
      197 8 Bernama SOU MENANTI, Wednesday TWENTY-SEVEN members of the Partai sa-Agama Islam (Pas) Gaming Pasir Branch said yesterday that they would leave the party and join United Malays' National Organisation (Umno). Ths branch's former leader, Mr Shaharuddin Mohamad Seh, and a former committee
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      Lock icon Probe on links between Chinese gangs in US and HK
      358 8 UPI NEW YORK, Wednesday GANGS in Chinatowns across America deal in gambling, extortion, loansharking ana drugs, US Attorney General Wnliam French Smith testified yesterday before the President's Commission on Organised Crime. The commission is investigating links between Chinese gangs in
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      Lock icon Cyanide candy gang now strikes Tokyo store
      204 8 UPI TOKYO, Wed POLICE mobilised a new task force yesterday after the "Man with 21 Faces" struck Tokyo for the first time, sending cyanidelaced sweets to a Tokyo supermarket We will go all out to catch the man. The typed letter of threat
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      The assassination of Ninoy has affected almost every Filipino
      319 10 THE AQUINO ASSASSINATION MANILA, Wednesday THE AIRPORT killing of one of Philippines' most promising opposition leaden, the strongest rival of President Ferdinand Marcos, has affected nearly every Filipino. The Aug SI. 1983, death of former Sen Benigno Aquino, known to millions
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      Lock icon Agrava and Marcos under fire over report
      547 10 Agencies MANILA, WtdnMday OPPOSITION leaders and human rights groups abroad criticised the head of a board probing the Benigno Aquino assassination for hastily releasing her minority dissenting opinion yesterday, and President Ferdinand Marcos for immediately acung on it without waiting for the board's
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      Lock icon Identity of the killer may never be known: Panel
      755 11 Htra ara highlights from tht Agrava raport. AP IDENTITY OF THE ASSASSIN WITH THE finding that Senator Aquino was shot on the service stairs, all testimony that Galman had shot him has to be rejected. No evidence had placed Galman on
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      Murder thrusts Ver into world spotlight
      110 11 THE AQUINO ASSASSINATION MANILA, Wednesday THE MURDER of opposition leader Benigno Aquino on Aug 21, 1983, thrust Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Stan General Fabian Ver into the International spotlight. Gen Ver Is In charge of tie Philippine military. Aquino was In military custody
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      Lock icon FLASHBACK!
      481 11 Recalling the dark moments at Manila airport UPI An account by Mr Max Vanzi, a new* editor, who was on the plane with Aaaino when he flew to Manila and witnessed the airport scene moments after Aqaino was assassinated. Minutes before Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino's plane landed at
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      HARVEST FORECAST:
      198 12 This page Is a service to readers who are Interested In world economic and financial trends but who may not have enoagh time to read about them in detail. We will do the reading for you, extract information and news that we believe will be useful or interesting
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      POOR WOMEN:
      67 12 Despite women's strides in the labour force, the number of American women suffering from the effects of poverty continues to climb, says a new study. "Living in a femaleheaded family is increasingly associated with living in poverty," says Mrs Phyllis Moen, a sociologist. In her survey of 1,315
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      VIDEO RECORDERS
      31 12 Next summer, Sooth Korea intends to give Japanese electronics companies a run for their money by launching a drive to grab a piece of the big US VCR market.
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      ENERGY FROM COAL
      31 12 Coal is making a comeback as an energy source in Indonesia. A crash programme to reduce the nation s dependence on coal has been planned by the authorities.
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      HARVEST ESTIMATE
      30 12 Asian countries are now able to get a more accurate forecast of harvests with the aid of a new technique known as agro-climatic assessment developed in the US.
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    • TRENDS ... Economics & Finance
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        South Koreans mount serious challenge to Japan's dominance of VCR business
        405 12 IN TODAY'S consumer electronics business, nothing rivals the video cassette recorder (VCR). It is by far the world's biggest and fastest-growing home entertainment product and the keystone of Japan's home electronics industry. VCRs will account for 40 per cent
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        Cheaper oil in the offing
        49 12 The chart shows that spot oil prices in US dollars began falling in the last quarter of 1983. On Oct 15,1984, Norway announced a cut in oil price. This was followed by Britain. On Friday, Nigeria was selling its oil at US$2B per barrel.
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        Lock icon Rise in new ship orders
        142 12 AP THE volume of new ship orders booked by western European shipbuilders in the first half of this year showed a substantial acceleration from last year's pace while Japan's share of the total fell, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reported. The OECD
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        Use more coal to save forex
        151 12 COAL IS making a comeback as a source of energy in Indonesia. Vast deposits of hard and soft coal and lignite were left untouched while crude oil and natural gas ruled the economic roost. Revenue from oil and gas this year is expected to
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        Mitterrand's royal pageant
        64 13 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS PRESIDENT Francois Mitterrand of France came to Buckingham Palace bv plane, train and horse-drawn coach on Tuesday in a blaze -f royal pageantry to begin a four-day visit kO Britain. The chronic frictions between Britain and France, ancient enemies as well
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        Scargill's wife cleared
        53 13 THE WIFE of Arthur Scargill, leader of Britain's striking miners, was cleared yesterday by a magistrates' court of obstructing police on a picket line. Anne Scargill, 43, twice refused requests to move away outside Silverhill mine in the Nottinghamshire coalfield, where miners have refused to join the
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        Ogarkov bounces back
        69 13 MARSHAL Nikolai Orgakov, reported ousted as the Soviet Chief of Staff in a Kremlin power struggle last month, has been appointed the Soviet Army's top combat commander facing Nato forces, Jane's Defence weekly said yesterday. It said Mr Orgakov, one of the Soviets' top gener- als, has
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        Ex-President Viola detained
        59 13 AN ARGENTINE court yesterday ordered former President Roberto viola detained for the duration of human rights trials against leaders of the former military government. Court sources said the Federal Appeals Court ruled that Mr Viola, a top-ranking figure of the military government between 1976 and 1983, could
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        Tutu's son sues police
        105 13 THE SON of Nobel Peace laureate, Bishop Desmond Tutu, says in a suit against police that he was forcea to sleep on tne floor of a bare cell, without a blanket, even though a physician ruled he had not been drinking and driving Mr Trevor Tutu,
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        Princess Anna in Dhaka
        50 13 PRINCESS ANNE of Britain received a red carpet welcome yesterday when she arrived here for a six-day visit to Bangladesh. The princess was greeted by Bangladesh Deputy Chief Martial Law Administrator and Air Force Chief Air Vice Marshal Sultan Mahmud. FftPMAGmCY DESPATCHES I t -t* q
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      460 8 |<STYLEBS| I fabrics Garments Shoes Accessories I I 8" (TRADE ONLY) I Novamtoar 14th, 15th and 10th, 19i4, 2 to 7 pm I I P®® Century Park Sheraton I I|m A Singapore A. I 2 flown in by SINGAPORE A/RUNES SJ JR For the filth consecutive year, leading designers and
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      108 8 It talks hack! to this. When you press any key in the Voice-Phone 128, it'll tell you what dgg\. pressed. Example: When you press "2", it says "two", y Sounds fascinating? Look what else you get: S 3 built-in programmable messages to A answer incoming calls He/she can be contacted
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      39 9 ■1... BORNEO MOTORS I I I r *;'fß l|,^-,r> I I I ftl I r i ■■ii^^w——ifc I BORNEO MOTORS I A great deal more I I AW< HOI T«: *****32 K« TW Ro»l T«, ««tt]6&<l/W» B1Co1»mnM: 3WIHWWOO* Lwg
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      193 10 SANYO SHOWBIZ! IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY Sanyo has been entertaining Qf throughout the world with their Colour TVs, Video r fl|H|| Recorders and now, their revolutionary Betamovie Camera. Every member of Sanyo's family of entertainers is a star. Because, each is designed and built with sophisticated technology, BH to
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      88 11 Ihebest reason for a Japanese meal today is tne famous Nadaman. The art of Japanese cuisine, with its emphasis on subtlety of taste, aesthetic appearance and traditional ways of serving, finds its highest expression here at the famous Nadaman restaurant in the Shangri-La. Set lunch from $21.* The art of
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      153 12 A whopping interest free loan on your Mazda 323 Now, when you buy any Mazda 323-1.1,1.3,1.5, m or GT big J savings, because you pay J absolutely no interest B on a $10,000 loan for 36 B monthly instalments. J And even if your loan is K more than 10,000,
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      132 13 j 'M^S A host of free OCBC gifts for all new account o \<£ holders including Care Bear Savings Banks, "O I umbrellas, memo pads, kiddy carry bag sets with lunch > I o> boxes and water bottles... plus an outstanding variety m of OCBC services including Savings Accounts with
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      Dealers say there's only one way for gold to go – down
      846 14  - Dealers say there's only one way for gold to go down THE OUTLOOK FOR GOLD...* By JILL HUM GOLD will one day be testing the US$3OO (Ss63o) level, say gold dealers, though not within the rest of the year, where it will be trading within the US$33O to US$35O range
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      Selling pressure weakens dollar
      144 14  -  WD-WIIK FUTURES COMMENT B y BENNY TAN of Shearton/Amex THE US dollar continues to weaken after a sharp sell-off last week on German Central Bank intervention. The current downward pressure is aided by the recent spate of bearish fundamentals. The greater than anticipated fall in the
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      Lock icon BANK NEGARA'S WITCH-HUNT INTO FOREX 'CHAOS' MAY TURN UP BLANK
      555 15 The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday BANK Negara it conducting an investigation into all banks in Kuala Lumpur to identify the "culprit" responsible (or the foreign exchange "chaos" on Oct 5. 1 However, bankers here doubt very much that the Central
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      Lock icon Lower prices despite rally in bond markets
      267 15 7 HMLLSTREET j| Reuter THE STOCK market succumbed to profit-taking yesterday and prices ended slightly lower despite rally in the bond markets where Wall Street rallies are often born. THe Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4.19 to 1213.01. Overall, gaining issues edged out
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      Lock icon DOLLAR AND GOLD
      192 15 AP THE US dollar fell broadly yesterday, staging its sharpest retreat in a month, in what currency dealers attributed to a growing belief that American interest rates have not finished falling The Federal Reserve Board in Washington said its measure of the dollar, weighted on the basis
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      68 14 The Largest Airline In The Free World Now Flies To The Orient! Ua >C^V9f Sf^f "We'll show you the easiest way to get to our 153 Cities across the U.SA.." Now. fly the friendly skies of UNITED from Hong Kong or Tokyo in true state-of-the-art style to almost anywhere in
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      55 14 fn C OpF 'IUE DRUCr COMPANY RAV6 A DIVIDEND EVEN WHEN TUEIR H -&TOCK 1$ DOWN.... ÜBAPACUt PILL 6 'US property rusk over 1 BEVERLY HILLS, Wednesday THE RUSH into real estate development by the nation's savings and loans appears to be over say Ernst and Whinney and Robert Charles
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      242 15 BIG,FAST and HIGH in performance! JUkS^BQ^S|K >I^9| Introducing Toshiba's range of electronic copiers. The BIG-pertormer BD-3301 The HIGH-performer BD-7816 Its multiple functions canmatch many of the bigger copiers. But its Ifs the only copter which gives you 090 different knags sizes. And at a speed space-saving size will out-do them
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    CAMPAIGN '84 USA
    345 16 features WITH LESS than a month hway from the American Presidential election,' political pundits are saying that a Reagan landslide may not be a foregone conclusion now although the incumbent is still expected to serve a second term. Reasoos: Democratic challenger Walter Mondale's surprisingly good showing at
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      89 16 I a, teeL-&iea6,... I I Thursday Fashion Special Oct 25 S.3opm •At Mezzanine Lounge I H Watch the current fashion V 1 trends as you indulge J I j in afternoon tea and cakedHT JJJ f* i I 5 or unwind over cocktails. Then catch up on some cool serene
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      'Capitalist' China: What it means
      517 17 THE SWGflPQRE^^^^^B MONITOR BBSS! HISTORY is in the making in China Events in the most populous nation in the world, and thus the largest communist nation, may well prove the most significant development in the history of the communist world since the 1917 Russian revolution.
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      An MP's thinking on the $120 levy
      1272 17  -  MR HWANG AGREED WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH GOVERNMENT STAND HWANG SOO JIN MP for Jalaa Kayo WHEN I read the Straits Times report "That $120 levy protest to MP" (ST, Oct S), my immediate thought was that it contained a number of inaccuracies and I
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      Lock icon Uncommonly modest man
      1145 18  -  LEGACY OF CLASSICS FROM FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT By JERRY COHEN LAT-WP CINEMA critics considered him the master of the film d'auteur the highly personalised motion picture written and directed by the same individual. Francois Truffaut, a film critic who turned director and became not only a major influence
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      Lock icon Italian food and music at Golden Dew
      358 18 Wong Ah Yoke THIS is the season for Italian food as the "Eat Italian" Food and Wine Promotion goes full swing in Singapore. Dynasty's Golden Dew Coffee House makes its contribution by having an Italian Food Fare which will last until Sunday. The
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      Lock icon Swiss steamboat
      673 18  -  WARM YOUR PALATE WITH FONDUE By WONG AH YOKE WHILE the Chinese warm their palates with steamboats, the Swiss do it with fondues. Instead of the boiling stock used in steamboats, oil is used for cooking in fondues. The idea of drowning your meat in hot oil may
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      Golding — his life and works
      357 20 Golding his life and works William QokJing (Chinas* subtitles) (Ch 12,8pm) NOVELIST William Golding, intehviewed by Malvyn Bragg, talks about his life, his writing and his philosophy. After four years at Oxford reading English, Golding began writing poetry and teaching. It was his experience of World War Two which compelled
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      Lock icon Pay TV-movie love affair may be ending
      839 20  -  TV SCENE B* DAVID CROOK in Hollywood LAT-WP IN SHOW business, it is a good rule of thumb that three of anything makes a trend. That applies to movies and TV programmes as well as, it seems, office suites in New York. A
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      Tahiti revisited
      757 21  -  AND A FRIENDSHIP DASHED FILM: THE BOUNTY STARRING: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins DIRECTOR: Roger Donaldson SHOWING: Lido R«vi«w«d by C J TAN IT is hard to fathom J swirling hips and beautiful waves aside why anyone would spend all j his creative energies remaking on film the tale
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      48 18 VZNCO m doors'cablnet Sizes available:42cm 338;>, ***o2>-Sh. "my Otters The Vinco Filing System hangs, stacks, shelves, files and stores all kinds of information in very little space. CmU or visit Ami-ne company SHOWROOM: 7, OPAL CRESCENT (1232) TEL: *****64 OFFICE: 22, LIM TECK 800 RD. (1953) TEL: *****66
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      1172 19 leisure 38ffl®&!8S&«» tU| 2.25 SBC TEXT Live Sample Page*. 2.55 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by 4.30 The Richard Simmons Show. ■< t %S V 4.55 Animals in Action Gardens ot Coral.* Aff W.« The richness and complexity animal on a tropical Wg vl K TyjßMKn coral reef is explored
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      53 20 Elizabethan Grill 111 May V ■I I .^t— Appetising lunches and dinners in the old English manner. Traditional English and Western food. Daily fresh seafood. Ideal for your business entertainment. S Raffles Hotel Our tradition is legendary Beach Road, Singapore 0718. Tel: *****41. A VILLAGE INN M SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 7
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      390 21 fUM cuioe 1 TOA PAYOH (*****34): TAOISM DRUNKARD (C) DAUT (*****16): TAOISM DRUNKARD (C) JUBILEE (*****07): TAOISM DRUNKARD (C) SjTtopsu: P? ,dol HOLLYWOOD (*****4)= TAOISM DRUNKARD JQ while drunk, is made to find a cherry boy, born in the Sun Mou year, for the consecration of a new idol. LIWAQU
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      890 22 IFn'ff 'f AT THE MARITIME MUSEUM Hl' w HHI' > AT THE Maritime Museum at Sentosa, groups of 10 Pv or more visitors can request the following films to be screene< i this month. Mobilising Maui a film that explores the ,JWP workings of the Maui oil rig; Galaxy in
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      228 22 Drama Festival THE programme for the Drama Festival this month is: Friday, 8 pm Alang Alangalang (by the National Theatre Club Malay Drama Group) at Victoria Theatre. Saturday and Sunday, 8 pm French Drama: The Shoes of Madam Gilles and How Goes It Zanni (by Compagnie P Trapet) at the
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      Sea Carnival photo contest — give it your best shot...
      280 23 Sea Carnival photo contest give it your best shot... THERE will be lots of fun and photographic opportunities at the Punggol Point Sea Carnival which will take place this Sunday (Oct 28) in the sea at the end of Punggol Road. A public photographic contest will be organised in conjunction
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      Send in your entries
      89 23 Send entries to: The Promotions Department, The Singapore Monitor 2 Alexandra Road, Delta House #03-01 A Singapore 0315 with your name, address and telephone number clearly written on the back of each print. Prize-winning prints will become the property of the organisers. All the prints entered
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      Arming yourself for the sea spectacular
      365 24 THE closing date for the public photographic contest organised in conjunction with the Sea Carnival is December 1, 1984. The prizes will be presented at the Punggol Point Community Centre on a date to be announced later. The judges will be experts from the
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      PROGRAMME
      189 24 Tim* Events Distance 0900hrs Opening of 1984 Punggd Point Sea Carnival by Mr. Ng Kah Ting, the Honourable Member of Parliament for Punggol Constituency. 9.30 am Dragon Boat Invitation Race (P.A. Youth Movement) 50 h/p Race Boat 10 laps Double Seater Canoe Race T2 Open (Ladies) Dragon Boat Invitation
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    The coving way to wall papering
    373 26 A GUIDE TO THE HOME-HANDYMAN HOME SERVICE HOME FURNISHING BEFORE you paper a room, it it advisable to'flx a coving. Iff the room hat already been papered, you will have to firtt remove the paper from the wallt and ceiling which will be covered
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  • PROPERTY SECTION
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      Property management in S'pore
      1013 27 Mr Tan Khiong Khoo, managing director off Yumin Property and Management, had frank words to say about the standard off management agents in Singapore when he addressed a seminar on property management at the Mandarin Hotel. Although the standard off management and maintenance Is comparable to
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      How to improve security at condos
      298 27 IF A CONDOMINIUM is small, it is prudent to consider the use of automatic Stes and key-card system for access to 5 building as a form of security rather than the employment of security guards. There are other alternatives available, such as close circuit
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      Tropicana has no takers yet
      196 28 TROPICANA, the haunt of many a wandering lonesome foreigner here, is still on the market, according to an informed source. The building, with a floor area of approximately 2,024.9 sq m and next to the Royal Holiday Inn in Scotts Road, is said to be
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      Expect fierce bidding for Orchard Square
      575 28  -  By VINCENT FONG WHETHER the outcome of the sale of Orchard Square would eventually shift the gloomy scenario for property development in Singapore towards a more promising plane must be a thought on the minds of hundreds of speculators. The million-dollar question hinges on
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      Another condo for Tanglin
      167 28 IT IS sheer guess-work on the silent deserted site along Tanglin Road with a small sign that reads "City Developments." A check with the Hong Leong Group confirmed that piling works have already been completed for the condominium project located between Firestone Park and Ridley Park.
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      A little bit of Spain
      198 28 THE ASTRIDVILLE at Jalan Ampang is a small condominium with a distinct Spanish-influenced architecture. This is evident in the arch-frame windows, stylish balconies, white-washed walls and pitch-tiled roofs. The 18-unit walk-up condominium is being developed by Villa D'Este and due to be completed at the
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      400 30 COURT NOTICE IN THI COURT OF CIVIL JUDQE FIRST CLASS LASBELA AT NUB, BALUCHISTAN, PAKISTAN Civil Suit No. 24 of 1954 Silooka Stools Limited, Carey Road, Off: Nishtar Road, Karachi Plaintiff Versus A.A. Valibhoy and Sons (1907) Pte. Ltd., 51, Arab Street, Singapore 7 Defendant To The Defendant above named.
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      348 30 NOTICES LOSS OF SHARE CERTIFICATE The following share certificates have been reported lost or destroyed Name of shareholder Cert. No. No. of shares Datuk Tan Kim Chua 1 50.001 3 20,000 4 20.000 5 20.000 6 20.000 7 20,000 8 11,500 Notice is hereby given that within fourteen days (14)
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      SPORTS VIEW POINTS
      105 31 SINGAPORE soccer comes under the microscope once again, with readers throwing brickbats at the referees and the national team*s strikers. One reader questions the effectiveness of the national frontline, especially after the Merllon Cup match between Holland and Singapore. Another writes about refereelng standards while a soccer
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      'No conflict of interests'
      876 31 Board Sailing Association wants land facilities as a base to operate from I REFER to the letter from "A concerned member" (SM, Oct 8) headlined "Board Sailing Association should concentrate on promoting the sport." I am a member of the Board Sailing Association of Singapore (BSAS)
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      Referees are not fit enough
      233 31  -  'iHMMtn TO TRKYOti ARNOLD'S UtTIR VICTOR TAN Singapore 2056 I REFER to Trevor Arnold's letter "How we qan solve our soccer ills" (SM, Oct 18), and his comments on the referees. It is true that the standard of refereeing in Singapore is on the decline.
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      Views expressed are candid and honest
      122 31  -  GEORGE PASQUAL President, Tampines Rovers Singapore 1955 WE REFER to the views in "Soccer ills in Singapore" expressed by our National Football League player, Mr Trevor Arnold (SM Oct 18). However laudable and thought-pro-voking his suggestions may be, we wish to state categorically that
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      Wasted chances due to ineffectual shooting
      133 31 IN THE Merlion Cup match between Singapore and Holland, one glaring weakness stands out the number of chances that went-a-begeing due to the inaccuracy and inefficiency of the Singapore strikers. If these strikers are only capable of such performances, Singapore can, at best, wave
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      Soccer refs want more glamour than players
      113 31 I HAVE been a football fan all these years but now I too have decided not to be a part of the Kallang Roar. I think it is high time Singapore or the Football Association of Singapore scraps soccer. So Salim made a
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      WHIPPED ONCE MORE
      293 32  -  Singapore mauled again in Asian rugger c'ships despite inclusion of stalwart Andrew Chin HONO KONQ 64 SINGAPORE 6 By ERNEST FRIDA SINGAPORE sank to their second straight defeat in the Asian rugby championships in Fukuoka yesterday, this time going down to a bigger and more robust Hong
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      Top British coach for our distance athletes
      297 32 SINGAPORE'S long-distance runners will have the services of a leading British coach come February. The coach, Jeffrey Dunn, was invited by the Singapore Athletic Association (SAAA) during a visit here early this month. Said the association's president Loh Lin Kok: "He will be
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      Lock icon THREE-YEAR CHESS DUEL
      88 32 IT may Mem a trifle too long, even for Its die-hard adherents who are ased to marathon matches. Bat Londoner Henry Wrong (above), and Earopeaa chess players like Urn, ohvlonsly think It's qalte all right to emhark on-a game that Is schedaled to last aboat three years.
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      SIA make confident start in defending squash title
      361 32  -  By ALFONSO CHAN SINGAPORE Airlines Group had a Kod take-off in defence of the Avis avel Industry squash title when they defeated Changi International Airport Services at the East Coast on Monday. SIA won through Roger Tham, Gerard Lim and their top
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      Lock icon Reach for the sky
      697 33  -  KEN JALLEH Jr STEEL come* crashing down on concrete, shattering the silence of the night. A guttural cry breaks out, adding to the noise. Again it happens. And again/ ss if pUe-drivers were busy turning the Havelock Community Centre into an MKT station. Yet nearby, the
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      HEADING FOR A DISASTER
      502 34  -  The Singapore soccer team will be in for a thrashing in the Asian Cup if they don't shape up Review by S GULAM IT WOULD be foolish for national coach Hussein Aliunied and his Young Lions to rest their weary feet and sit pretty on their
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    • SHORT PASSES
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        Red alert at Anfield
        90 34 LONDON, Wednesday EUROPEAN CUP holders Liverpool, struggling to recover from a disappointing start to the English League soccer season, face a test of their legendary team spirit and durability against Portuguese champions Benfica at Anfield today. Badly hit by injuries to key strikers lan Rush who
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        Awaiting resurrection
        73 34 EINDHOVEN (Netherlands), Wednesday MANCHESTER UNITED and PSV Eindhoven will be out to resurrect their former European soccer glory when they meet here in today's Uefa Cup second round first leg tie. Manchester's last success dates back to 1968 when George Best inspired the 4-1 defeat of Benfica in
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        Easy tie for Juventus
        68 34 TURIN, Wednesday WEALTHY Italian soccer champions Juventus do not intend to let Switzerland's Grasshopper Zurich stand in the way of their bid for a coveted first European Champions' Cup win when they meet here today. Twice beaten in previous European Cup finals, Juventus are confident of
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      The unshackling of Malek Awab
      318 34 MALEK AWAB*S goal against Indonesia was his first in this year's Merlion Cup and it spelled the end of a drought of good performances ever since he was made captain of the team. Free of the shackles that go with being a skipper, Malek was
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      WAR OF WORDS
      364 35  -  Semifinalists set the mood by exchanging verbal salvoes in preparation for the battles ahead MONITOR sports By S GULAM IN-FORM Holland have fired the first salvo for tomorrow night's (7.30) semifinal against South Korea, while Iraq are already talking about the final, ignoring the Australian threat in
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      Lock icon Heroes of Metz in bonuses dispute
      158 35 Reuter PARIS, Wednesday METZ, the little French soccer club who conquered mightv Barcelona, were close to pulling out of today's European Cup Winners' Cup match against East Germans Dynamo Dresden because of a dispute over bonuses, the club captain was quoted as saying yesterday.
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