Singapore Monitor, 5 December 1984

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  • 11 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR 30cents Wednesday, December 5,1984 M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84
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  • 627 1 Agencies BHOPAL (Ma). Wtdw»diy THE DEATH TOLL in India of what has been described as the worst industrial accident on record reached 1,000 people yesterday. The victims of a deadly gas leak from an American-built pesiticiae plant which seeped through this central Indian
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  • 127 1 UPI CARACAS, WtdnMday THE Venezuelan Government has declared a curfew on riding motorcycles in the city in an attempt to crack down on street crime. As of Monday, motorcycles are forbidden on streets from 9 pm to 5 am. Certain thoroughfares common getaway
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    • 364 2  -  Pictures and storv by CHEW YEN FOOK THE "TERROR of Macßitchie" has been tamed and is about to learn some tricks. The grey-headed fish eagle that was once the scourge of joggers is now a peaceful resident of the Jurdng Bird Park.
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    • 165 2 A 14-YEAR-OLD girl has told police that she was abducted and raped by a man who said he was a police officer. The girl and a 15-year-old boy were waiting for a taxi in Stamford
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    • 75 2 AN INDONESIAN housewife lost $50,000 in cash when a motorcyclist snatched it from her Just as she was going to hank it on Monday afternoon. The daylight robbery occurred on the busy corner of Cross Street and Amoy Street at 2 ptn as 52-year old
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    • ELECTION LINES
      • 169 3 A ROUND-UP OF THE POLITICAL SCENE "SO MANY PEOPLE!" This observation was overheard time and again last night as grassroots leaders from Kreta Ayer accompanied the People's Action Party's new candidate, Dr Richard Hu, on his house visits. The size
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      • 258 3 THE UNITED People's Front (UPF) warned the other opposition parties yesterday not to field candidates in constituencies where its members were contesting. The secretary-general, Mr Harbans Singh (left), said his party members would fight these opposition candidates in the same way as
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      • 42 3 PRESIDENT Devan Nair, has proclaimed the dissolution of Parliament on Dec 4. This proclamation was published in a government gazette extraordinary yesterday. The gazette also announced the appointment of Mr Ong Kok Min as the Returning Officer for the elections.
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    • 363 3  -  GENERAL ELECTION '84 By EE BOON LEE WITH PARLIAMENT dissolved yesterday, the first act in the general election will be the collection of blank nomination papers from the Elections Department in City Hall. Several political party leaders say they will go the Elections Office
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    • 297 3 it will field only four candidates for polls and not 8-10 as anticipated THE SINGAPORE Democratic Party's (SDP) decision to field onlv four candidates for the Dec 22 general election has come as a surprise to political analysts. The party had been expected to contest eight
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    • 113 3 LEADERS of several opposition parties are to address a Kblic gathering at the Regional English Language ntre at Orange Grove Road at 7 pm on Friday, but it is unlikely to result in a "united front" or a "common platform The opposition
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    • 183 4  -  By SEAH MEI KIANG THE 'N' LEVEL course has proven superior to the British Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE), an examination drawn on similar lines, said the Education Ministry's Director of Research and Testing, Dr Soon Teck Wong, yesterday. He said this
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    • 382 4  -  By JOSEPH LEE FALLING interest in sea cruises has ended a chapter of South-east Asian maritime history. The passenger-cargo vessel Centaur, which plied between Singapore and Australia for almost 20 years, is up for sale. Its owner, Straits Shipping Pte Ltd, has already announced
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    • 343 4  -  By RODNEY HOBSON ASIA CANNOT provide enough rich retirees to keep coining back for cruise after cruise. This is one of the problems that has Kut cruising ere into decline. Striking contrast was provided by the liner Royal Viking Star (above), which was in port
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    • 155 4 Lianhe Wanbao THERE SHOULD be a taxi stand at each one of the MRT stations and taxi fares should.be readjusted to meet the future needs of the public transport system. Mr Sam Chong Keen, general manager of the NTUC-Comfort, commenting on the development of
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    • 371 6  -  By SEAH MEI KIANG THE MINISTRY of Health has plans to send students overseas for degree courses in nursing. It is not possible to conduct degree courses in nursing in Singapore, so the only alternative is to send students abroad, a source
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    • 133 6 A RESHUFFLE involving a number of career diplomats has taken place at the Foreign Ministry. It follows the amalgamation of the ministry's Political Division and Regional and Economic Division into the Policy, Planning and Analysis Division. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday the
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    • 268 6  -  By SIT YIN FONG THE WORDING of a declaration designed to keep shady people out of the travel business has been criticised by some travel agents. Although they welcomed any move to make the industry more professional, agents said the nefe form
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    • 3 3 I APPARELS _J
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    • 84 3 Mr ~-~4s#aJ^ ■b <H iB Szechuan cuisine at the Meisan Restaurant conies to you in a delicious, sumptuous range. Every dish is an exquisite creation and authentic to the last ingredient. Dine on such servings of genuine Szechuan specialities as Campnor Smoked Duck, Drunken Chicken, tender Meisan Pork Ribs and
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    • 185 4 i Byw^ro?i :v M *1 1 r a «»Ttmjr?i'.lF PftjßS^^BniH ■PP 9A W J Hawker Fest A Gathering of Singapore's most well-known hawkers at Goodwood Park Hotel Nov 30 Dec 11 After months of scouting and food-testing around the island, we are gathering some of Singapore's popular hawkers together to
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  • world
    • 659 8 Rows and rows of funeral pyres stand in grim testimony of a tragic accident THL BHOPAI GAS TRAGI in BHOPAL (India), Wed BHOPAL looked like the set of a war movie yesterday as hundreds of citisens blinded by poisonous gas staggered and groped their way along streets
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    • 203 8 AP NEW DELHI, W«d A CANDIDATE was stabbed to death and another was injured yesterday in the first reported violence in India's Parliamentary elections scheduled in late December, news reports said. The United News of India (UNI) news agency said an independent candidate,
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    • 49 8 TWO KANAK separatists on guard at the entrance of Thio village, north ol Noumea, New Caledonia on Monday. On Sunday, the separatists toOk all weapons detained by European residents in this small village. Approximately 1,600 Kanaks Were patrolling the deserted streets. PICTURE: AP
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    • 374 9 Separatists kidnap nine in train attack and blow up army jeep as fighting escalates COLOMK), Wednesday TAMIL separatists kidnapped nine people and blew up an army jeep as »S other deaths were reported yesterday in the escalating guerilla war in northern Sri Lanka.
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    • 165 9 Agencies MAMLA, Wtdnnday A MILITARY court yesterday sentenced to death three men, including a newspaper executive, and a woman linked with an alleged plot to assassinate Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos and members of his Cabinet five years ago. Military headquarters said Eduardo
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    • 136 9 AP BE UMNO, Wednesday CHINA, which banned William Shakespeare's plays during the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, has set up a research society to promote the work of the 16th-century English poet and dramatist, the Government said yesterday. "The society will sponsor
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    • 159 9 AP SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday PROSECUTORS issued a murder warrant on Monday charging the reputed leader of an international ring termed the "Bamboo Gang" in the killing of a Chinatown Journalist critical of the Taiwanese Government. Chen Chi-li, also known as "The Duck," is
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    • 349 10 Wife of Chinese Communist Party secretary general feted by luminaries there Lianhe Wabao THE WIFE of the general secretary of the Communist Party of China, Mrs Hu Yaobang, made a secret visit to Hong Kong at the end of October. As advisor to
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    • 170 10 Agencies BRUSSELS, Wednesday NATO defence ministers yesterday approved spending US$7.B5 billion (5516.5 billion) over the next six years on equipment and facilities in Europe to be used by United States reinforcement troops in case of war. US Assistant Secretary of
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    • PEOPLEWATCH
      • 120 10 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS MORE than 100 stars turned up for the taping of the "All-Star Party for Lucille Ball," a invitational black-tie event given by Variety Cluba International, the show business charity that each year creates a new facility at a children's hospital
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      • 98 10 EDWINA MacKenzie, the second oldest survivor of the Titanic, died at the age of 100. MacKenzie died on Monday from old age, said her friend Don Lynch, who is a member of the Titantic Historical Society. MacKenzie was 27 years old when she got into a
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      • 47 10 MRS LENA Grosskopf (above) seen recently with some fine old sewing machines in her snop in Hamburg, West Germany. The 57-year-old lady from East Prussia runs West Germany's only repair shop for old sewing machines. About 50,000 spare parts are in store.
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      • 107 10 SINGER Eltoir John played the Punk Dame, topped off with a wild three-foot-high hat and an off-the-shoulder gown that showed his hairy chest. Sir John Gielgud, at 80 one of the classic theatre's greatest actors, played Egg Yolk the First, a goose. In a London
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      • 46 10 BRITAIN'S movie critics don't think much of Paul McCartney's "Give My Regards to Broad Street," breaking out terms like self-indulgent and banal in their reviews last week, but a movie involving another former Beatle, George Harrison, is faring better. FROM AGENCY DISPATCHES
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    • 237 8 P 1 1 I po^?^ ,wp I noodh*, 1 I ajbo "brt^ s I THANK-YOU on i The President and General Committee of j the Automobile Association of Singapore k wish to express their deepest thanks and appreciation to the Honourable Mr. E.W. V v Barker, Minister for Law and
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    • 114 10 a fun-filled holiday in Fenang. Two to seven day packages from just Ss3os. (Inclusive of return airfare). fin n Kwt nnnn« HHIHHiIHIIHHHHIHiHHI Rasa Sayang Deluxe Dreams from only *****. Palm Beach Experience from only Ss3os. Price includes: Return airfare Accommodation Price includes: Return airfare Accommodation •Airport transfers Welcome drink Full
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    • 292 11 Neve? 'on such a big scale/ Holiday Plaza, transformed Into a Fairyland j SWBm a fabulous treat tor the children! A treat 1 The best of 6 lovable fairy tales gathered for jfrJt^fk.M you. Bigger than you can ever imagine. M JBl Almost like real! Jack the Beanstalk, J S
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  • money
    • 623 12  -  By JOHN CHOW OVERSEAS banks setting up in Singapore face annual operating costs of $2.06 million to $3.34 million, according to a survey. This puts Singapore well behind New York on the cost scale, but almost on par with
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    • 120 12 UPI HpUSTON, Wednesday A LARGE portion of an estimated US$5OO billion (S$ 1,050 billion) invested worldwide on the assumption of rising oil prices will become one of the most expensive business errors ever, a study of oilprices and forecasting said. The industry's current expectation that oil
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    • 367 12 Results satisfactory in view of difficult market conditions CEREBOS Pacific Ltd reported substantial progress for the year ended July 31 by showing attributable profit before extraordinary items of $14.1 million on group sales totalling $152 million. Although consolidated group sales fell by 4 per cent,
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    • 114 12 BANK of America is closing its wholly-owned subsidiary BA Leasing (S) Pte Ltd in phases over the next few months. A spokesman for BA said that the leasing company has been very profitable since it started operations on Aug 10,1982, but was unable to
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    • 148 13  -  MID-WEEK REVIEW OF THE FUTURES MARKET By BENNY TAN of SHEARSON/AMEX THE US DOLLAR finally succumbed to heavy profit-taking and technical selling this week, falling to 3.05 after reaching a high of 3.12 against the German mark. December Deutsche mark futures surged 70 points
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    • 161 13 OVERSEA-CHINESE Banking Corporation lowered its prime rate today to 8.75 per cent from 9. This was another quarter point drop within a week, maintaining the bank's image of setting the lowest prime rate in Singapore. OCBC also cuts the savings rate by
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    • 145 13 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday COLD STORAGE Holdings PLC's (CSH) shareholders have been advised to approve the proposed reconstruction of its Malaysian interests at its EGM on Dec 15. The proposed reconstruction, involving the merger of Cold Storage (Malaysia) Berhad (CSM) and Fima Supermarkets
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    • 123 13 Reuter NEW YORK, Wednesday THE AMERICAN dollar staged a broad retreat on world foreign currency markets yesterday, losing ground as a key US interest rate fell and as one technical indicator pointed to a short-term change of course. Gold prices edged higher in Hong Kong and Europe,
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    • 145 13 HHLLSTREET STOCK prices closed higher yesterday on Wall Street for the first time in four sessions as the market staged a technical rally highlighted by takeover speculation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.65 Kints to 1185.07. Gaining issues led
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  • HOME SERVICE & HOME FURNISHING:
    • 380 14  -  By VERNON J STERBA Popular Science AN above-ground pool can leave you worrying about shaky ladders, uninvited swimmers, towels all over the lawn, and wet bodies in the living room. The remedy for those cares and woes is this sturdy, safe pool deck, which provides seating
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    • 372 15  -  By TONY LAURIE IS your above-ground pool an island unto itself? Does it stick out in your backyard like a sore thumb? Here's a deck that connects house and pool, increases storage space, and holds a clan of tanners and bathers. Start building the
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    • 164 14 HOME DECOR AT ITS BEST Special ceramic tiles for all types of HDB apartments W/t Renovation specialists JC ,ta,ian Ceramic Wall' Ml )JL mk and Floor Tiles 19 Kitchen Cabinet and Furniture H e Marble, Terrazzo Parquet, Vinyl Tiles and Cork e Aluminium and Iron MU Works r e Carpet
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    • 128 15 ■T~~GUARANTEED «P* r in rtnouabon umrkt lor HDB /lan V*"* ho including I oor ""d* "on 9» of quaky ■ff \yVvAy Ma\\\j and etc fjJjrvJ Wall ?M l n S pkwmng. _jl/A\ uial pqpcr. ceiitg. panting and He ■Kff Tr^ 1 ~J Fumtahtng: kitchen cabinet*. Cmulm wardrobes and Mtrtc dfcomfon
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  • features / letters
    • 456 16  -  By MICHAEL BROWNING off th« Knlght-Wdder Ntwtpaptrt BEIJING: A twin-pronged car-smuggling scheme involving the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of dollars vast sums, by Chinese standards has been smashed in Southern Guandong province, according to the China Legal News. A number of mid-ranking
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    • 60 16 "WE CANNOT fight a battle with Congrats at home while aaking our troopa to win a war ovaraaaa or, aa in the caee of Vietnam, in effect aaking our troops not to win but juet to be there." US Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger proposing that US combat troops should
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    • 278 16 THE PEOPLE'S Action Party (PAP) has done excellent work for the nation in the past 25 years. The thinkers behind all the splendid public projects are none other than the Mime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew; the First and Second Deputy Prime
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  • opinion/ letters
    • 573 17 B THE SMGfiTORE MBm^EBJ MONITOR |jJMIEg9 IN A democracy, the ballot paper is ooe of the moat important rights of its people, llirough periodical general elections, the cittuns are given a chance to decide on A.L -t- tneir own rature. December 22, it has
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    • 307 17  -  DR GOH LEE GAN Singapore 1027 IN HIS letter, "Fairplay" asks "Why cant the pharmacists have the sole right to dispense medicines?" (SMTNov 29). Why should they? One can quite see that the labelling of medicines is a move by pharmacists to
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    • 301 17 I FULLY support the statement of the Permanent Secretary (Health) that "the Health Ministry does not think it appropriate for pharmacists to be given the monopoly to dispense medicine/ The suggestions by "Fairplay ,p that all outlets dealing in medicines to be controlled
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    • 207 17 I REFER to the letter by "Fairplay" in which he states that pharmacists alone be given the sole monopoly of dispensing medicines. I disagree totally with this view. Are there enough pharmacies in Singapore today to serve the population, especially in the rural
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  • leisure
    • 1311 18 AT 22, RALPH IS THE PERFECT TEEN IDOL OF THE EIGHTIES WHAT'S a fella to do if he's 22, looks 15 and talks like a street-smart kid? Become a teen idol, of course. With Hollywood's continuing fixation on youth films, Ralph Macchio's future seems assured. After all,
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    • Article, Illustration
      658 18  -  Cuisine By WONG AH YOKE ORDERING a la carte at a Western restaurant is often an expensive affair and, other than having the occasional steak, a luxury to the middle-income group. But a luncheon special is a treat someone who enjoys dining in hotel poshness, can afford a
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    • 263 20 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Matt Houston: On tho Run (Last apisods) (Malay subtitles) (Ch 5, 9.20 pm) HOUSTON awakens one night to find himself in his office, hands and feet tied, and clothes caked with mud. When he calls C J, he is told that he has been missing
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    • 597 20 TV SCENE CHANNEL 12's Film Focus slot on Sundays promises to keep up the quality by showing films of more recent vintage after airing old movies such as The Third Man ana Seven Samurai. Top of the list is a BBC production, An Englishman Abroad,
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    • 182 20 TIME ITEM CONTENT Noon-2 pm Radio One Sounds Alive (DJ: Jeanette Joseph) Audience Quiz Mid-day Market Report News 2-2.30 pm Radio Four Signature Tune (DJ: M Dheepan Story Teing M Karmegam) An Event in 1978 (Guest: L Vijendran) Song Requests Telephone Interview 2.30-3.30pm
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    • 476 21 STATION AIMING FOR VARIETY -MORE STARS, MORE NOVEL ITEMS ■STARSTRUCK BARELY a month after IWs charity All Star Challenge bash, the station has embarked on another charity project on an even bigger scale. To the relief of TVB artistes, the emphasis this time
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    • 476 18 TAMPAX AND SAFETY QlVe heard so much about as you withdraw it. What's more, the Tampax tampons, but not withdrawal string is stitched right through enough about their being safe to use. the whole length of the tampon so it won't What can you tell me about this? break. A_.
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 1122 19 I 2.30 SBCTEXT Live Sample Pages. 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by This MusicaPseries on the disco scene, with host Barry Flat- /JL jB 4.45 Animals in Action King of the Castle (Last episode).* A P* f animals competing over territory, food and I B^B Wuffer goes after a
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    • 176 19 Noon Newsdesk 12.50 Waveguide 12.40 Book Choice 12.45 Financial News 12.56 Reflectione 140 World News 1.00 Twenty-Four Hours: News Summary 140 What's New 1.45 The World Today 240 Newsdesk 2.90 Omrtbus 340 World News 3.0* Twenty-Four Hours: News Summary 340 Report on Reigion 3.45 That's Trad 4.00 World News 4.00
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 549 21 fllM OUIO6 DALIT (*****16): PROFILE IN ANGER (C) METROPOLE (*****27): KILLING IN THE NUDE Starring: Pat Hsia, Liu Songren, Liang Jiaren (C) Synopsis: A successful architect finds his peaceful life VENUS (*****97): KILLING IN THE NUDE (C) disrupted when a long lost friend with shady involve- A ments turns up
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 570 22 4,1 i J —I PIANO RECITAL I Wl^O f V RENOWNED French pianist Voya I .Jtlk \fi Toncitch will perform at the Music for I J &flf Jftl tonight at 8 at the j He will play Jean-Francois I m BWtt _piSiEa^S Iky Grandcher's Mobile Chords, John M^^PIJLSBKCPISKM Cage's Music
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    • 131 22 CHRISTMAS CHARITY FAIR HOTEL Meridian Singapore will hold a Christmas Charity Fair today and tomorrow at its Margaux ballroom, third floor, between 11 am and 9 pm. On sale will be Christmas-related items such as decorations, gifts and cookies and cakes. All proceeds will go to the Community Chest of
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 501 23 leisure comics ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA You locate needed material. September 23 to October 22 Personal efforts pay divi- The accent is on a possible dends. Take the initiative, partnership and the financial make contacts, write letters status of a prospective partner and make necessary calls. You
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  • PROPERTY SECTION
    • 291 24  -  By ANNIE CHIA PRICES of the Robin Group's upmarket Habitat 2 development are now 25 per cent lower than the levels of a year ago. Mrs Ong Ju Fern, marketing manager of Robin Development, said the asking price for the remaining 22
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    • 265 24 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's first beach resort to operate on a licence concept is being jointly developed in Port Dicxson by the Negri Sembilan State Development corporation and a Bumiputra company, Zed Holdings. The beach resort, called
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    • 177 24 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR: Hampstead Rise, a $23 million condominium project that the developers say will set the standards for others to follow in the highly competitive Malaysian condo market, was unveiled here. Comprising 40 flats and eight penthouses, Hampstead Rise spearheads
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    • 1147 25  -  Smaller 'one-star' hotels still a going concern in Singapore #y VINCENT FONG THEY were never rated as "one-star" hotels, but their nag. for survival is undaunted even in the midst of an impending «ut in hotel rooms that
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    • 258 30  -  By KEN JALLEH Jr SINGAPORE swimming may be up for a revival next year. Apart from our five American-based internationals and a handful still active locally, reluctant response among swimmers and the lack of interest among fans have turned local meets into mere
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    • 219 30 Reuter ROME, Wednesday ITALIAN sprinter Pietro Mennea, holder of the world 200 inetres record, announced his retirement from competitive sport yesterday saying drug-tak-ing by some other athletes was one reason for his move. It is the second time that
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    • 114 30 Reuter GLASGOW, Wed THE louring Australian Wallabies bounced back from Saturday's defeat by the South of Scotland to rout Glasgow 26-12 in their Rugby Union match here yesterday. The Wallabies, showing flashes of their brilliant handling and running skills, ran in four spectacular tries
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    • 584 31 FOCUS ON NEVILLE SOUTHALL ks S v IPS THE OLD soccer adage "goalkeepers are craxy" certainly does not literally apply to Everton's last line of defence, Neville SouthaU. "He's the biggest sobersides in the club," says one of his teammates. "He certainly doesn't do anything daft on
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    • 167 31 Reuter LONDON, Wed THE 11-DAY dispute between England soccer international, Mark Wright, and First Division title challengers, Southampton, took a new twist yesterday. The tall central defender reacted to a conciliatory statement from club chairman, Alan Woodford, on Monday by insisting he still wants
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    • 379 31 Change in weather halts his losing battle against Curren Reuter MELBOURNE, Wednesday SOUTH African Kevin Curren was poised to pull off one of the biggest upsets of the season when rain brought play to a halt at the Australian Open Tennis Championships yesterday. The number
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    • 151 31 HHiCMBS OUMWOP Reuter SALONICA (Greece), Wed THE SOVIET Union, already assured of both gold medals in the 26th Cbess Olympiad, beat West Germany's men in the final play yesterday. The Soviet team led the men's standings with 41 points. England, with one 14th round
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    • 173 31 Reuter TOKYO, W«d SOUTH American soccer champions, Independiente of Argentina, arrived here yesterday for their World Club Championship match against European champions Liverpool on SunDec 9. The 16-man squad was led by coach Jose Omar Pastoriza. Pastoriza, who refused to discuss
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    • 315 32  -  Blasting the ball right through when all else failed By K SILVAM SEVEN people were picked up last night in connection with an alleged $40,000 bribe offer to Syrian footballers in the Asian Cup tournament. Six of the seven are foreigners. One of them is
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    • 156 32 A UAE cheerleader brought on the laughs when he took part in the "put the ball through the hole" competition organised by a liquor sponsor during the nalftime of the Saudi-Syria match. He was a natural actor, raising his arms and shaking it "Rocky"
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      60 33 Shots on target: UAE 8. India 5 Shots off target: UAE 5, India 5 Corners: UAE 3, India 1 Freekicks: UAE 9, India 2 Offside: UAE 2. India 9 Yellow card: Tarun Dey, Krishnendu Roy (India) Referee: Abu Waheed (Oman) Crowd: 1,000 Match rating: 6 Not Ike best
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    • 582 33  -  r 1 I UAE 2 INDIA 0 I I I By ALFONSO CHAN INDIA'S attack let them down badly in the Group B Asian Cup match against United Arab Emirates at Kallang last night. There were hopes that the Indians would upset UAE
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    • 105 33 There's nothing to beat scoring a goal, a point aptly proved by the UAE team's jabilaat celebration which followed their goal PICTURE: CHRISTINE CHEW /The better team lost toniqht. The Indians played a much better qame than they did against Sinqapore. I'm sorry that they lost, but
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    • 111 34 SYRIAN keeper Malek Shakkouhi tried to make amends for his mistake in the opening game against Qatar by putting on a superb display last night. The well-built keeper cut off the Saudi crosses with such precision that the famed striker Majed Abdullah Mohamed rarely had a
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    • 873 35  -  SAUDI ARABIA 1 SYRIA 0 Syria blow their chances MONITOR sports S GULAM POOR Syria. They came so close to staging the first major upset of the four-day-old Asian Cup tournament but saw their hopes crumbling before
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    • 51 35 Shots on target Syria 10, Saudi Arabia 5 Shots off target Syria 12 Saudi Arabia 6 Comers: Syria 5 Saudi Arabia 4 Freekicks: Syria 12 Saudi Arabia 9 Offsidos: Syria 0 Saudi Arabia 3 Yellow cards: Sameer Abdulshakor (Saudi Arabia) Referee: S Takada (Japan) Crowd: 1,000 Match Rating:
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    • 87 35 THE ICE cream and soft drinks at the stadium are more expensive these days since the oilrich Arabs came to town. The prices are almost double what they used to be for the last Merlioo Cup recently. A seller nad this to say
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    • 59 35 A FERVENT Saudi supporter somehow managed to get past the stadium security to bring in some of the country's flags. She began distributing the pieces of cloth to supporters, most of whom were Singaporeans, but her noisy chants of "Saudia, Saudia" attracted the attention of some police
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