Singapore Monitor, 31 October 1984

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  • 12 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Wednesday, October 31, 1984 30cents
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  • 122 1  -  Report by K SILVAM IF EVER there is a roll-call of the personalities who rose from rags to riches, multi-millionaire industrialist Suharno Gunawan should easily make it on that list. Gunawan, who is probably the richest marksman in Indonesia, was once a trishaw rider. At other times,
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  • 588 1  -  Record 110 nations back Asean's stand on foreign troop withdrawal from Cambodia From CATHERINE OHO United Nations, Wednesday AGAINST Asean's highest expectations, a record 110 votes were cast at the United Nations today in support for a cause that the regional grouping has been lobbying
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  • 234 1 Reuter QINIVA, VfidnMday SINGAPOREANS are among the world's biggest savers. We are sixth on the list of the world's thriftiest nations. Switserland are terns, followed by Japan, the United States, Belgium, West Germany. According to figures released yesterday by the International Savings Bank Institute,
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  • home
    • 567 2 Ceiling of pre-war house could collapse 'any time' TENANTS of a house in River Valley Road say they are living dangerously under a ceiling that is "sagging precariously and could collapse any time." They blame construction work from a nearby 10-storey block of flats
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    • 163 2  -  By K K FONG POLICE are looking for two "sweettalking" woman confidence tricksters said to have cheated several jewellery shops of more than $20,000 in the past two weeks. The women, one claiming to be a beautician and the other her assistant, gained the jewellers'
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    • 73 2 By SEAH RflEI KIANQ HOLDERS OF the Singapore Bus Service (SBS) senior citizen concessionary passes need not renew their passes at the end of theyear. The SBS is extending the expiry date of the passes to Dec SI next year. More than 46,700 senior
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    • 213 2  - Raising funds by bird-watching By CHEE LI CHOO EIGHT people watched birds at the weekend and raised about $1,000. Two teams of four persons each spent most of Sunday trying to spot different species. The event, organised by the Malayan Nature Society, was to raise funds to produce a pocket
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    • 496 3  -  By RAY MILLER and CHEW YEN FOOK SOME Mobil petrol stations are estimated to have lost $5,000 each in takings over the past month, and suffered more than a 50 per cent drop in turnover, as a compensation dispute with Mobil hardens
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    • 90 3 All THE tea in China cannot stop the Australians having a go at one of Asia's traditional markets. An Australian company is looking for agents here to handle its own special brew made from roasted ginger. Vitafarm Health Products uses ginger grown in Queensland, and claims
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    • 452 4 SDP'S LETTER TO THE MONITOR THE CHIEF EDITOR of The Singapore Monitor, Mr Seah Chiang Nee, last night released an exchange of letters between himself and the Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party, Mr Chiam See Tong, over the SDP's recent
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    • 697 4  -  By EE BOON LEE THE PEOPLE S Action Party had been successful in elections because Singaporean voters were a ''captive electorate," and the Press had helped bring this about, a leader of the Singapore Democratic Party said last night. The acting Chairman of the
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    • 592 5  -  By EE BOON LEE THE RECENT amendments to Singapore's labour laws have become the subject of an intense debate between the Young Christian Workers (YCW) and the MP for Kebun Baru, Mr Lim Boon Heng, who is also an assistant secretary-general of the
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    • 120 5 Lianhe Wanbao THE WAR of cassette-tape recordings is hotting up as 150 members of the Singapore Sound Tape Retailers Association (SSRA) prepare for a one-day hartal tomorrow. The move is believed to be in protest against tomorrow's launching of a widespread
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    • 484 6  -  SHOW OF APPROVAL Story: NG MING MING SINGAPORE Airlines' first nonstop flight from London which landed at Changi Airport about 12 minutes over lime last night could be the start of something big. The distance between London and Singapore is 10,869 km and
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  • world
    • 642 8 REPORTS BY CATHERINE ONG UNITED NATIONS, Wed VIETNAM'S boycott of the Cambodia debate is "another arrogant act of defiance" that has set a Dad precedent in the United Nations, said Singapore ambassador to the UN, Kisnore Mahbubani, yesterday. "Why is Vietnam afraid
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    • 220 8 FOR: Antigua-Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria. Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh. Barbados, Belgium, Belise, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi. Cameroon, Canada. Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cocta Rica, Cyprus, Democratic Kampuchea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic. Ecuador, Egypt, El
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    • 304 8 UPI WARSAW, Wednesday THE BODY of the missing pro-Solidarity priest was found in a reservoir yesterday, 11 days after he was kidnapped by three Interior Ministry officers in what authorities charged was a wider conspiracy to undermine the government. Polish Television said
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    • 114 8 LONDON, Wednesday BRITISH Prime Minister Mrs Margaret Thatcher yesterday attacked the Ethiopian Government for "lavish expenditure" on celebrating its Marxist revolution while failing to respond to the needs of millions of famine victims. The attack coincided with an announcement that two British military
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    • 503 10  -  By MICHAEL RICHARDSON The Age Newspaper, Melbourne, Specie! to The Monitor MANILA, Wednesday THE ACTING chief-of-staff of the Philippine armed forces Lieutenant General Fidel Ramos yesterday issued a veiled rebuke to dozens of generals and top officers. Their names were attached to a manifesto
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    • 506 10 THE CILANDAK EXPLOSIONS Agencies JAKARTA, Wed BOMBS and mortar shells were still going off sporadically at the Cilandak Marine Base ammunition warehouse in South Jakarta nearly 24 hours after gigantic blasts had killed at least 13 people. Thousands of villagers shunned
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    • 190 10 Agencies JAKARTA, Wed STREETS here were quieter than usual yesterday with many people staying at home. But the atmosphere of unease among foreigners increased yesterday when a high-rise building housing two major Chi-nese-Indonesian firms and the Canadian Embassy were evacuated after a bomb scare.
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    • 59 10 JAKARTA, Wednesday AT LEAST one person, a woman, died of a heart attack during the Cilandak explosions which rocked South Jakarta on Monday. Jakarta residents, up to 30 km away, reported feeling windows and doors rattle after the explosion sent bursts of explosives
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    • 66 11 Execution in a public street for two found guilty of killing six people A Muslim militia executioner in Tripoli prepares to fire at two party members accused of killing six people on Oct 20. The executioner, head wrapped in a kefttyeb, levelled his automatic pistol at the
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    • PEOPLEWATCH
      • 74 11 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS DEMOCRAT Geraldine Ferraro yesterday said she would probably have refused to become the first woman vice presidential candidate had she known the trouble it would cause her family. Miss Ferraro was asked if she was sorry she had run for office,
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      • 98 11 GENERAL Arthit Kamlang-Ek, Thailand's top military officer, said in an exclusive story published yesterday by the Bangkok Post that Thailand's current political system did not allow the country to be properly run. Denying political ambitions, Gen Arthit said: I will not receive the
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      • 36 11 FILM star Raquel Welch arriving at the Hipperdrome, London, for the launch of her book on health and fitness on Monday night. London is Welch's first stop of a European promotional tour.
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      • 59 11 DAN RATHER says he's not a betting man but if he were he wouldn't bet on a Reagan avalanche on election day. He wouldn't bet against it, either. "I don't draw to an inside straight, I don't bet on the weather and I don't bet on
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      • 86 11 URSULA BLOOM, prolific romantic novelist, has died at a nursing home in Southern England where she lived for the past four years. She was 91. Bloom is featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the British authoress with the Eatest number of full-length titles
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 98 10 Anbesol's local anaesthetic formula relieves pain and helps healing If you suffer from mouth ulcers or denture irritation, see your nearest pharmacy or drugstore and ask for Anbesol* Anbesol* contains a local anaesthetic and it is available without prescription ft also includes two powerful antiseptics to fight harmful bacteria Anbesol"
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    • 135 11 Wfe *L w% iW in h^w/W wmM I 1 .T, Dttwis will be treats to itihlon show by <06*8 W every fortnightly. Whafs more—you'd stand a chance to win attractive W i. a/ prizes whilst savouring the most authentic Thai cuisine in town. v )BUjA Y^HHHEr## l Thole Lounoe HrmAu
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  • money
    • 296 12 A more streamlined Ben Co Retrenchment exercise and possible takeover by QAF Holdings to stem five-year loss Ben and Company Limited A MORE streamlined Ben Co in terms of operations will emerge as a result of steps taken to stem its losses. The present management retrenched 22 people, representing 16
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    • 177 12  -  By JILL HUM UNITED Overseas Bank, one of the Big Four local banks, is expanding its operations in Japan. It will be opening a branch in Osaka soon its second one after the Tokyo office which was officially opened in 1972. It is understood
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    • 194 12  -  Midweek Futures Review By BENNY TAN of Shear«on/Am«x AFTER hitting the support level of DM 3.00 last Thursday due to some Central Bank selling, the US dollar rebounded on short-covenng and commercial buying for end of the month's need. December Deutschmark futures took a
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    • 517 12  -  By JOHN CHOW A CORNERSTONE of Singapore's future growth lies in the myriad new business opportunities present and emerging in the international economy. Data transmission and the whole body of information technologies, bio-technology, new health care systems, on-line data base publishing, robotics are
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    • 91 12 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Wed ALTHOUGH the domestic eommerical banks dominate the Malaysian banking scene by their sheer siie, they are lagging behind the smaller foreignincorporated banks in efficiency and profitablity. Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, told an annual dinner of bankers here that in
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    • 507 13 COMPANY FORMATION law has been overhauled to trim procedures and facilitate the work of the Registrar of Companies. The latest amendments to the Companies Act leave the incorporation procedures basically intact but a number of new rules and changes have come into force. The
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    • 171 13 HMLLSTREET WALL STREET stock prices jumped sharply higher yesterday, largely because of a strong surge in US housing sales, an important sign of economic performance. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 15.90 to 1217.31. Advancing issues led losers 1,073 to 481 and volume on the New
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    • 160 13 AP THE US dollar fell broadly in light trading yesterday, undercut by declines in most interest rates in the US and nervousness about possible central bank intervention. Gold bullion turned in a mixed performance, edging higher in Hong Kong and London and falling in Zurich and New
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    • 255 13 Why do we bank at OCBC? mI IB H| «HT*W' j v iHBr i V (F (k X < ii^ \Mg» 1,. pv i p l kNJ J§f^^ J R i ■feb~ l Jfl nk I LM B ■hfcfei»k_- 9 |fl V i K That's why OCBC is the only
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  • features / letters
    • 587 14 How Singapore's 'Yuppies' view government policies and react to them THE GENERAL election is just around the corner. Many political speeches meant to encourage, praise, criticise and "whip" Singaporeans have appeared in the newspapers. These speeches provide opportunities for selianalysis. Dr Tony Tan„ Finance and Trade
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    • 1591 14 NEW YORK: THE 15 lawyers representing factions of the Getty family $at around the conference table of a Los Angeles office building the other day trying to divide US$4 billion (6|8.7 billion). For months, they had been at each other's throats, filing
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  • opinion / letters
    • 458 15 IK COMMENT THE LATE Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev once extolled the fairness of a communist egalitarian society by saying that it is a system in which no woman would possess a fur coat unless and until every woman had one. History has proved Marxism
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    • 383 15 HOW would you feel if after putting in over 20 years of loyal service in an organisation, you were suddenly called up one day by your employers and told that your services were no longer required, and that you would be paid off
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    • 105 15 RECENTLY, there was a case of drowning in a public swimming pool. What shocked me was that the ambulance attendants were merely standing by, while a group of people, presumably lifeguards, were trying to resuscitate the victim. This process took about
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    • 117 15 THERE IS a constant stream of cars along Tanglin Road, so that crossing it at Tanglin Shopping Centre is fraught with danger. The pedestrian has no chance to cross. The frustration of trying to squeeze in between the constant stream of fast-moving traffic
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 72 15 LETTERS on any subject of public interest wM be accepted for publication They should be typed end must be signed. They must also include the writer's name and address even if the writer decides to use a pseudonym in print. A contact telephone number would be useful. We reserve the
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous

  • leisure
    • 770 16  -  THIERRY'S THEORY ABOUT STARDOM By VERNON SCOTT in Hollywood UPI TIME was when American women melted under the romantic charm of such French lovers as Charles Boyer, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan and, more recently, Yves Montand. Today, Hollywood does not have a resident French leading man.
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    • 832 16  -  By WONG AH YOKE WITH new-fangled machines and the problem over time, the pounding of spices to cook your favourite curries may oe approaching its last knell. The traditional lesong (mortar and pestle) has already given way to electric food processors in most Singapore homes. But
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    • 626 16 DIRECTOR Tsui Hak's latest movie, Shanghai Blues (starring Sally Yeh, Kenny Bee and Sylvia Chang), has just had a successful run in Hong Kong. Although it was critically acclaimed, the box-office takings were not as good as those of its rival movie at that period, Cinema City's
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    • 446 18 Joanie Loves Chachi Fonzie's Visit (Ch 5, 6.55 pm) AT THE audition for the Twist Fever show at the TV studio, Joanie and Chachr learn that the producer is looking for a family act. Joanie blurts out that their group is the Areola Family Band. When Fonzie
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    • 670 18 UPI HOLLYWOOD: Every ex-movie star such as Rock Hudson in Dynasty, Elliott Gould in a sitcom and Jane Wyman in a soap knows TV is where the action is. For every movie part, there are a dozen TV roles. The tube is a warm security blanket,
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    • 750 19 Janet Leigh writes her autobiography UPI HOLLYWOOD: Janet Leigh's autobiography, There Really Was a Hollywood, is different from recent leading-lady biographies she doesn't kiss and tell. Not that the lovely blonde actress hasn't got stories to tell she's been married four times. Hollywood males get wobbly knees, fevered
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 910 17 SBC SBC TEXT Live Sample Paget. Opening and Programme Highlights followed by This Land ia Mine (C) (r). The Richard Simmons Show. Animals in Action A Helping Hand.* We take a look at three extraordinary rescue attempts in Africa. The African elephant in Rwanda, the Oryx in the Namib desert
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    • 343 17 THE 8MQAP0RE MOMTOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31,1984 "r 18 Wimt I', •'V *S hE r t i rafik. t 5.03 Quran Reading. 5.08 Programme Summary. 5.12 Saaama StraaL 6.00 Nawa. 6.10 Bknbingan Agama. 6.21 Tafalr Al-Quran. 6.44 Tha Thraa Stooge*: Dizzy Detectives. 7.01 Azan Maghrib. 7.06 Living Tomorrow. 7.24 Tha Facta
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 557 19 REGAL (*****59): BATTLE CREEK JADE (*****80): FIRESTARTER (E) filllgyMlaMM BRAWL (C) Starring: Drew Barry more DALIT (*****16): TAOISM DHUNKARD Synopsis. Another thriller from the King of (Q i il Horror. Stephen King s supernatural tale of Starring: Zh. Y.„ Xtayi. L» Pi.- CLEMENTI ,*****51): AT MIDDLE AGE "tSS Synopsis: A
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 110 20 JADE: HURRY-LAST DAYS! (*****80) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 0.30, 9.00 Chute McOe Is Stephen King s FIRESTARTER She h*s the power to set objects art re with )ust one gUnce m 4B <1 CAPITOL MMMI LAST OAYI (*****59) S SHOWS at 11m, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, S.IS To be
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 706 20 Exhibitions wH. *sr I. 'i^9 On* of CM Uang-cN'a Chin*— brush painting* on eUapiay at tho Yu Yi Exhibition Contr* CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING A CHINESE Brush Painting exhibition by Qi Liang-chi will be held at the Yu Yi Exhibition Centre, Blk 231, #03-03 Bras Basah Complex, until Nov 6, 10
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    • 259 20 ONE-DAY HISTORICAL TOUR THE Government Aided School Employees Branch of the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees (Aupe) is organising a one-day tour to the historical places of Malacca on Nov 18. Those interested can contact Mdm Rugayah at *****33 of Wisma Aupe. The rate is $20 for members, $22 for
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    • 38 20 TODAY: TOMORROW: Low tide: 8.16 am (l.i m) High tide: 6.16 am (2 m) High tide: 3.03 pm (2.5 m) Low tide: 11.13 am (1.4 m) Low tide: 16.39 pm (0.6 m) High tide: 4.09 pm (2.3 m)
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 569 21 leisure comics FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook W&wßitV nlfiW <gf r«OMWtSIR«t II PBgfjßg ARIES March 21 to April 20 September 23 to October 22 1 f *V t 1 You may hear some disturbing However hard you try, some f ___Z— 1 news, but things are not as se- things won't
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  • HOME SERVICE & HOME FURNISHING
    • 317 22 A RUSTY nut and bolt is not easy to undo. The only solution to this is by cutting the bolt head with a hacksaw and hammering it with a cold chisel. When cutting, make as deep a cut as possible through the centre of the
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    • 378 22 The worst part about doing the laundry Is hanging up the dothee afterwards. MEKAY has the answer to al your laundry problems when it comes to utiteing Imited space to the maximum, espedaßy in S-foom HOB flats, hob Mtoonetlee, oondomMume and even bungaNow with
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    • 126 22 THE Ekco Hostess Food Warmer is a handy new house mate for the woman who loves entertaining at home. Large enough to accommodate even poultry P the food warmers keep food warm and fresh for hours after it is cooked and placed
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 165 22 CUT COUPON ALONG DOTTED UNE MEKAY SALES TRADING CO SEND THIS COUPON TODAY FOR YOUR SET OF MEKAY RETRACTABLE CLOTHES RAILS (Tick where appfcable) Plmm arrange to have sets of MEKAY rwr«f t«H« Clothes Rate Instated In my home at the addrees below. Length: 60cm 75cm 90cm 120 cm 150
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    • 270 22 Tnrkrtt A. SHEET VINYL 001 FIJOORC:OVIERING Resistant to most chemicals, oils and stains. Excellent water resistance and long life. Easy to clean, no waxing or polishing. Will not crack, separate or fracture. Excellent acoustic and insulation value. Guaranteed for FIVE (5) years. Cheaper than ceramic tiles from $2.00 p.a.f. IDEAL
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  • PROPERTY SECTION
    • 771 23 WATER, SHELTER AND FOOD ARE SURE BREEDING PLACES FOUR ingredients warmth, water, shelter and food, are necessary for any pest infestation to develop. Denying pests of one or more of these ingredients will help reduce or, on some cases, completely eliminate the pest infestation. With Singapore's climate,
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    • 343 23  -  By ANNIE CHIA A RECENT move involving a restructure within the Hong Leong Group's property arms including City Developments and Hong Leong Holdings, has resulted in the Tulip Garden condominium project now being marketed by City Developments. A source from Hong Leong
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    • 582 24  -  Falling prices and competition have almost killed once-buoyant industry, say surveyors By ANNIE CHIA THE CONSTRUCTION industry, the fastest growing sector last year, has increased at a much slower rate of 29 per cent. The chartered surveyors' report in the Simon Lim, Oh and Partners
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    • 287 24 A MODERN four-storey warehouse complex strategically located along Airport Link close to the Pan Island Expressway linking Changi Airport, Jurong and PSA wharves is now ready for occupancy. The Eunos Warehouse Com«lex, developed by United Eunos Warehouse Pte Ltd, a whollyowned subsidiary of United
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 136 23 FORWARD OVERSEA CREDIT LIMITED I SPECIALLY I I linilMWM DESIGNED I I *lr FORY U I Come to FOCL for the finance you Other services include: need in real estate. We have the industrial Equipment Financing expertoethat will make the difference Financial Leasing to your investment. Financing of Office Automation
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 329 24 I Of Properties By I Public Auction I To Be Held At N o. 0 CecN Street #02-04, People's Ineurence Building, H on Wednesday, 7th November 1964 at 3.00 pm H Particular* H Landed Property H 1) No. 11 Phoenix Qarden H H Land Area: 300.4 sq.m. Title: Freehold H
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    • 154 24 To be held at:- I The British Council Theatrette I Basement, Singapore Rubber House 14 Collyer Quay I Singapore 0104 I On Thursday Bth November, 1984 I At 3.00 p.m. I 40, Jalan Gembira m Singapore 1336 I (MK 24, Lot 2488) I Title: Freehold I Area: 82.2 sq. metres.
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 334 25 I II I —i^—^ Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor: Wards 0.35 c«at* par word 0.55 c«ate per word Display $7.70 per col. cm $10.00 par col. cm Mant Hra Moa-Fri, 9am-spm Sat, 9am-lpm I A ADOALL (3-1433 acct. forms, records 4 systems refills compatible with yours Accurate Acctg
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    • 221 25 1 Pads Silon (Rochor Centre) 296-7460/ 296-7250 Reds Salon (Parkway Parade) 440-4724 Madame Iki's Oriental facial for problem sKIn 748-5016. Facial Unisex 339-3311/ 2. Gnomes Flower People 445-2258 Paper Cottage Card 474-0149 Eastern United (Car I. Truck Rental) 440-2204/3. Bridal Car for rent......468-1425 EMn Rant A Car 740-4791/8 Three Star
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    • 301 25 MONITOR'S DIRECTORY Jolly Joker Fancy Dress 469-4439. Annie Florist Service. .202-3291. Ankoh Interior Decor ..449-3390. Anne Foo Sofa Centre.2ss-7200 Specialist in upholstery custom—made sofa. Trade—in acceptable. Reasonable price. Tel: 740-7240 (day) 440-0443 (night). Balmoral Landscape for exclusive gardens and pools. John Yap 207-7777/ 235-2000 A&B CONTRACTS, interior l Indonesian Buffet
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    • 461 26 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I, Chew Chin Chye of No 7D, Figaro Street, Singapore 1545 have applied for a Retail Beer Shop licence in respect of premises at M/s: Cheong Lee Provision Shop, No 26, Jalan Tua Kong, Singapore 1545 and that this application will be heard
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    • 365 26 IaMWVWIHIIC 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,
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    • 473 27 Inclusion of rugby, exclusion of hockey and squash surprise S'pore sports officials THAILAND'S decision to drop hockey from next year's South-East Asia Games is the final blow to a bad year for the sport in Singapore. For rugby, however, its inclusion may be Just the shot
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    • 312 27  -  By ALFONSO CHAN SINGAPORE'S Davis Cup tennis squad trainees have been given a stern warning attend training or face being axed. The warning bell was sounded last night by team manager John Chov and national coach Shahrin Osman in the
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    • 93 27 Reuter WARRINGTON (England), Wad WORLD squash champion Jahangir (Chan of Pakistan, unbeaten since April 1981, confirmed his place at the pinnacle of the sport by winning another major title here last nigth. Jahangir took the World Masters crown by beating New Zealand's Stuart Davenport
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    • 53 27 Reuter MOSCOW, Wed WORLD chess champion Anatoly Karpov and cnallenger Garri Kasparov yesterday agreed to draw the 19th game in the world chess championship without resuming play, the Soviet News Agency Tass said. Karpov is leading the match 4-0, with the title going to the
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    • 269 27 SINGAPORE'S latest squash sensation, 25-year-old Alex Tay, takes another bold step towards achieving his avowed aim of going on the professional circuit when he visits New Zealand next month. Alex, now ranked fourth in Singapore squash behind Peter Hill, Zainal Abidin and Steward Ballard,
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    • 259 27 SQUASH balls will soon be a new source of income for the Singapore Squash Rackets Association, following a new ruling by the International Squash Rackets Federation at its Annual General Meeting.in London recently. From next year, all squash balls used in tournaments will have
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    • SPORTS PEOPLE
      • 81 27 THE PEOPLE AT THE SPORTSFRONT STRIKER lan Rush won the Golden Boot award yesterday as the top scorer In Europe with 32 goals while his team, Liveroool, won the Gold Medal as Europe's top club for winning the European Champion's Cup. France and Juventus player
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      • 60 27 TOM WATSON has finished top of the US Golf Tour Prixemoney list for the fifth time with a sum of U*****,260 (S$1,000,100). Leading Money winners after the Pensacola Open, Final Tournament of the 10-month tour: 1 Tom Watson U*****,260 2 Mark O'Meara U*****,873 3 Andy
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      • 55 27 CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S top-seed Hana Mandlikova was ousted yesterday by unseeded Beth Herr of the United States 3-6, 6-2, 4-6 in the first round of the European Women's Indoor Tournament. Herr, whose WTA ranking of 45 compared with the Czech girl's four, played aggressively through most of the
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      • 86 27 INDIAN all-rounder Kapil Dev has been ruled out of today's second one-day cricket international against Pakistan in Sialkot The touring side's 25-year-old vice-captain sprained his lower back muscles on the third day of the second test and missed the rest of the match, which
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    • 126 28 GRAHAM RIX (Arsenal) GRAHAM RIX*S return to form in the Arsenal midfield had as much to do with a dressing down from manager Don Howe as it did to his undoubted ability. The England man explained: "I was simply not playing as well as I could.
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    • 118 28 !r GRAEME SOUNESS i recalls the turning j f point in his career- a verbal roasting from Jpf Jack Charlton. Souness, mff now playing for Sampdoria in Italy, said: "I thought I was the bee's knees during my early days with Middlesbrough, so I J guess big
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    • 37 28 StaS"* mid. Bst pnirni', „r5Y ra Ws temperament was his bisUWTte McMen<^ i^sismSs^SS'B en ft me a tad my ftitSe Sd t 1 .^iy. ml^ e "g my mind a^ 1 down nd con
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    • 27 28 IPS JSS E Mlke skill and kw a'^ss rjfM **< «ste! ifffiS" j poritively^aidSis**"* la d f>ack bot k» can be tojjliying Important rofTta S5S&2T
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    • 677 29  -  Japanese trap shooters land their third gold...and a new Asian record By K SILVAM JAPANESE trap shooters set an Asian record on their way to winning their third gold medal in the 2nd Asian Clay Target Championships at Rifle Range Road yesterday. The trio, M Kodaira, T
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    • 132 29 RESULTS AND STANDINGS DAY 2 OVERALL INDIVIDUAL TRAP RESULTS (standings at the end of second day alter six details): MEN: 1) Tsai Pai Sheng (Tai) 147, 2) Toshiyuki Yamane (Japan) 143, 3) Lee Hsiao-Tsung (Tai) 142, 4) Mikhael Alraee (Syria) 141, 4) Ricky Soon (Sin) 141, 5) Zhao Guisbeng (Chi)
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    • 459 30 Reuter MIELEC (Poland), Wednesday POLAND will be aiming to extend their recent winning streak with a feast of goals against soccer minnows ALBANIA in their World Cup European Group One qualifying tie today. Despite the absence of injured midfielders Jan Karas and Marek
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    • 386 30 Reuter BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa), WtdiMtday SOUTH AFRICAN runner Zola Budd, who competed in this year's Olymplic Games as a British citizen, left her hometown yesterday and her mother said she would return to Britain. Witnesses said Mrs Tossie Budd had an emotional farewell
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  • MONITOR sports
    • 325 31 Second wih for Everton over Red Devits within week LONDON, Wednesday EVERTON sustained their winning ways with their second success in four days over Manchester United, who were bundled out of English soccer's Milk Cup last night. Everton won 2-1 in a third round clash at United's
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    • 69 31 Reuter ENGLISH Football Milk Cup third round: Birmingham 0 West Bromwich 0, Ipswich 1 Newcastle 1, Luton 3 Leicester 1, Manchester United 1 Everton 2, Notts County 6 Bolton 1, Queens Park Rangers 1 Aston Villa 0, Rotherham 0 Grimsby 0, Sheffield Wednesday 3 Fulham 2, Southampton 2 Wolverhampton
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    • 414 31  -  SEEN AND HEARD By K SILVAM THE INDONESIANS seem to be more interested in shopping then shooting. They bought, lock, stock, and barrel, whatever that was on display at the Selangor Pewter souvenir counter immediately after it was open. Tbey even wanted to
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    • 95 31 INSIDE: Japan bag third gold and Standings and results P 30 You may lose your bikef Under a new law. all 1' riders will be banned from the road next year. Only 1 in 5 can pass the motorcycling teat, usually after many tries. If you do not pass in
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      23 1 Per Comp Asia 84 Trade: Oct 31-Nov 2: 11am to 7pm Public: Oct 31-Nov 1: 3pm to 7pm Nov 2: 3pm to 6.30pm
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    • 462 1 THE public may visit th« PercompAsiaB4 Exhibition at the World Trad« Centre from today until Friday. They will be admitted from 3 pm to 7 pm today and tomorrow, and from 3pm to 6.30 pm on Friday. Entry to this show of personal computers, software and related peripherals
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    • 469 1 ONE of the problems In the computer trade in Singapore is that some vendors are simply traders, with little knowledge of the products they sell, and unable to give advice and assistance to their customers. To overcome this problem, plans
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      • 73 1 Your invitation to business at South-East Asia's leading annual computer event 1 iMSiflv HK > lv| MM f:;: r y— l± j BerCompAsiaB4 29 October 2 November Hell 2, World Itede Centre, Singapore i jkAJkSupporM by M toCompA** oigmiimdby Singapore Compute Society tmpponKMbMoiiamioianiLM Otteby Qheut f«« Cetttey Butdkig. A Singapore
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    • 177 2 THE word "Network" refers to an arrangement of computers linked together by cables permitting communications between the various users and the sharing of software and peripheral devices. This is termed resource sharing. Programme sharing, the facility to run the same programme on several computers simultaneously, is a
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    • 211 2 NEC offers a business computer network system with its PCNET. This system features a Master Station with a high speed printer and a 5" fixed disk (nard disk) capable of storing up to 512 files. It also enables individually-written programmes and data to be shared by
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    • 429 2  -  By LEE CHIU SAN and SA'AT ABDUL RAHMAN TELECOMS has ordered the first -publfc on line bulletin board in Singapore to be shut down, said Mr Stephen W Saftler, an engineer who provided this service free of charge. Mr Saftler said: "Three Telecoms officials
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      • 135 2 IS| FORWARD OVERSEA CREDIT LIMITED I Smart office automation I I starts with the I I Right Financing Plan I Office automation can do Other Services include: H wonders to enhance your Industrial Equipment H productivity. Choosing the Financing H H right financial package is Financial Leasing H H equally
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      • 344 3 (tow to improve your business efficiency /Ihe NEC wu£ x PC-MOOm* /< j I PufteW* P*»»on»l Compute« ifK J A. I I If your business keeps you constantly on the J J go, this is the ideal computer for you. f Hp Power to rival full-size desk top machines j
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    • 563 4 Clark Hatch on the new programme CLARK HATCH, one of the pioneers of the physical fitness industry in Asia, has come up with a physical fitness programme for computer operators. This easy-to-follow physical fitness concept is designed to keep computer operators mentally alert and helps prevent tension
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    • 774 4 WARM-UP: Stand up and and just shake your hands and legs to get the blood flowing. Then sit down, and stand up about 15 to 20 times at a slow, gradual pace. SHOULDER SHRUGS: Now, from a seated position raise your shoulders up as high
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      • 226 4 I/I Nucleus Application Sy.l«n, requirements can H specified through easy H transactions have H senarate colour prompts Prototyping H codes for easv identification Generates efficient and bug -free software Provides relational database User defined reports O Creates and prints labels, letters and H Password and security integrating with your full
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    • 285 5 CUBIC 99, the first personal computer designed and manufactured entirely in Singapore, by Singaporeans, is now being launched at the PercomAsiaB4 exhibition. Created by Creative Technology Pte Ltd, Cubic 99 provides Singaporeans with a less expenrive alternative in personal computers for home and educational use.
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    • 165 5 LINC Systems Pte Ltd is introducing a Relational Database Management System, the FMS-80, at the PerCompAsiaB4 Exhibition. This new version has been simplified for new users besides being comprehensive enough for the computer professional. There is a simple "Screenwriter" programme which automatically defines
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    • 135 5 FOWARD Overseas Credit Ltd (FOCL) is at PerComp Asia to promote its new financial programme that offers low-lease rental for computers and related equipment. FOCL's full payout lease programme is geared to counteract obsolescence a problem computer users face in a fast changing, high-technology industry.
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    • 97 5 POPULAR Computers Ltd, from the Comsertrac Group of Companies, is highlighting Nucleus at the PercompAsiaB4 exhibition. This software package is developed by United Kingdom-based Compact Accounting Services. Nucleus is a BASIC programme, generator and report writer. As it can be run on BASIC, the software can
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      • 408 5 DYNATECH's EVERGO-PC The computer that brings out the best in software. For those who demand nothing but the Best! You don t have to pay IBM "-PC's prices in order to get IBM quality The EVERGO-PC can run thousands of programs that also run in the IBM-PC Of course the
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    • 157 6 AMUST Computer (S) Pie Ltd, a company often referred to as "the department store for computer products" is now displaying its wares at fhe PerCompAsiaB4 exhibition. The company's products include peripherals, microcomputers, mass optical picture image filing systems and computerised time clocks.
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    • 255 6 A NEW personal computer with "significant performance improvements" from IBM is now on display at the PerCompAsiaB4 exhibition. Called the IBM Personal Computer AT, this system is claimed to be using advanced technology including the high-speed Intel 8026 microprocessor, a high-capacity diskette drive
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      • 277 6 Another first from /fffasL It makes all other filing systems look outdated Q k A revolutionary filing system, and the only one w* of its kind in SE Asia S 9 lit' I' 'V" You won t find a faster, or easier, system HPL. of your filing, retrieving and ft
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    • 323 8 THE ATS Computer School Is on« of th« csntrss of th« ATS Computer Csntrs Pte Ltd. Th« organisation to rsprsssntsd at th« PerCompAslaB4 Exhibition. Other organisation* In ths group Includs: Ths ATS Computer Csntrs which offsrs hardware products which Includs GRID, ths profssslonal portabls computer,
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    • 287 8 THE Evergo-PC is a powerful and versatile computer system designed as a compact, self-contained desktop unit. A spokesman for Dynatech (S) Pte Ltd, distributor of this machine in Singapore, said: "The Evergo-PC can run hundreds of the software programmes run in the IBM-PC. The user
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      • 235 8 UNIQUE UNUSUAL. &JT UNEXPECTED W IRRESISTIBLJE |W| jfj >&."•' jHjPv'' ||f| YOU DONT HAVE TO FACE A DUMB COMPUTER because Creative Technology hat Invented CUBIC 99 The Business, Professional, Education, Personal Computer UNIQUE UNEXPECTED •MOUSE, JOYSTICK/PADDLE PORT The first compter in the world to offer You would never expect CUBIC
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