Singapore Monitor, 7 December 1984, Afternoon Edition

Microfilm: NL14876
Total Pages: 43
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      FOUR FREE TYRES FOR TAXI-DRIVERS WHO CLOCK 520 km A DAY
      297 2  -  By CHEE LI CHOO TAXI-DRIVERS who clock up to to 520 km or more a day over a period of six months will get four free tyres and a free vehicle servicing. These are incentives NTUC Comfort will soon
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      Dr Yeo's call to airlines
      76 2 COUNTRIES practising protectionism came under criticism when Dr Yeo Ning Hong, Minister for Communications and Second Minister of Defence, opened the Orient Airlines' Association Presidents' Assembly this morning. He urged the assembly to look into the reasons for these protectionist measures. "Some regulatory authorities prefer
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      More HDB resale flats offered this month
      145 2 MORE Housing and Development Board resale flats are being offered this month, especially the three-room types. The number of threeroom flats, which can be viewed bv home hunters, doubled from last month, according to the list released by the board's spokesman today. More
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      NEC software centre for S'pore
      308 3  -  It will be the first such project here by a Japanese computer company By JANICE LIM NEC CORPORATION of Japan is setting up a software development centre in Singapore next year. The NEC Software Development Centre, to be established in April 1985, will be the
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      Aussie pork flown in in anticipation of shortfall
      325 3  -  By SIT YIN FONG AUSTRALIA, which expects eventually to supply about half of Singapore's pork requirements, is already flying in air-fresh pork to block the diminished local supply due to the Government's phasing out of pig farms. This was disclosed by the
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      $28 mil worth of MRTC contracts go to 3 firms
      121 3 MRT UPDATE THREE contracts worth $28 million for the supply of depot equipment, diesel locomotives and flat wagons were awarded today by the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRTC). Thyssen Engineering of West Germany won the contract for the supply of
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      Our housing success story
      484 4 Political stability and increased productivity are the factors that make it work POLITICAL stability and increased productivity, which have contributed much to the success of public housing in Singapore, are necessary to bring us to a higher level of property-ownership in the future. There could only
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      'We must know what our vital interests are'
      373 4 SINGAPOREANS need to know that their country's vital interests are sovereignty (way of life), territorial integrity (physical possessions), a secure food supply and economic lifeline. This was more important than go- ing around turning stones and looking for threats, said Mr Goh
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      S'pore's viability linked to sound Asean foundation
      237 4 THE LONG-TERM viability of Singapore as a global city depends on a sound foundation in the South-east Asia region. Therefore, increasing attention had been paid to regional problems, said Mr S Dhanaba- Lan, Foreign Affairs and Culture Minister. "Our attention is focused on
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      Beating the ban on video arcades
      283 6  -  By ROBERT CONCEICAO COMPUTER same enthusiasts, kept at home since Singapore's video arcades were closed in August last year, nave found a new outlet in computer shops. Stores have begun renting computer time and lending pre-programmed discs for customers to play. The rent is
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      BACKGROUND
      68 6 THE GOVERNMENT'S decision to close video arcades last year came amidst growing concern that they exercised "undesirable influences" on children and teenagers. The Culture Minister, Mr S Dhanabalan, said that many children, who were addicted to the games, wasted a lot of time and' money on them. Truancy was
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        Hunt for 'dangerous' cop
        93 6 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS A BIG police hunt is on for a young constable, believed to be armed and dangerous, after a shooting incident on a patrol boat left one man dead, one injured and another missing. The dead man, PC Wahid bin Ahmad,
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        A very sweet Christmas
        82 6 SINGAPOREANS have a sweet tooth, and the tooth gets sweeter in the festive season. Trade sources say that more than 50 per cent of chocolate sales are made in the four months around Christmas and Chinese New Year. At the same time, nibblers are wooed with
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        'Tag-of-war' with python
        86 6 A FIVE-METRE python (above) scored a dubious victory in a tug-of-war against a team of construction workers yesterday. For two-and-a-half hours, the snake lodged in a dark recess of an underground sewer used both its head and tail against five men at one stage, even seven at
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        Retrenchment at school
        78 6 THE Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union is trying to save the jobs of workers at the Singapore American School who have been given notice that they will bk dismissed Just Before Christmas. The 23 custodians and amahs have been told they will be out of work
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      178 4 FETIR Feast on sumptuous cuisine 1 and witness a slick musical spectacle. With no cover charge. ml M Start your evening at The Neptune on\ a high note with our superior Guangdong cuisine. And be entertained by a slick four-part musical spectacle entitled "Just For Tonite". It's colourful, vibrant and
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      562 5 VI-WU 33j]84 U-0%l Citizen Watches for Him, for Her and for anyone. All made by Citizen Watch of Japan. Workfe easiest contest 1,000 prizes must be won! This must surely be the world's easiest 31st 1984. Proof of posting does not contest. All you have to do is to buy
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      214 6 W \sa| f KAMPACfff Japanese Restaurant ttt^iftf<+-»U x-c Dally Special Teppanyaki Set Dinner Menu $22 I f.W /Per Person #28 I ?.ft /Per Person T-« Beef 1W Beef ili Prawn ill Prawn iUt Scallop IMt Scallop i >ft* Cuttle Fish If. Salmon ff Vegetables I Cuttle Fish Wto ifttt Rice.
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      Lock icon Deaths spark off concern in Third World nations
      270 8 THE BHOPAL POISON GAS TRAGEDY Reuter LONDON, Friday INDIA'S poison gas disaster has rekindled concern about big industrial filants sprouting in developing counries where safety controls may be weak. When a Union Carbide pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal leaked poisonous
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      Lock icon US experts warn India of long term effects
      184 8 LAT-WP NEW DELHI, Friday PAINFUL effects of exposure to poison gas could continue to plague residents of the Indian city of Bnopal for weeks, according to information US experts have given to Indian officials investigating the industrial disaster there. The report, compiled
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      Lock icon Cyanide gas order due to arrive in Rio
      112 8 AP RIO d« JANEIRO, Friday A SHIPMENT of 13 tonnes of poisonous cyanide gas, the same chemical that killed more than 2,000 people in India, was to arrive here last night from the United States, the Bio Port Authority said. The gas,
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      Lock icon Union Carbide acts to allay residents' fears
      135 8 UPI INSTITUTE (West Virginia), Friday A UNION Carbide official has tried to ease the fears of West Virginians living near a plant that produces methyl isocyanate, the gas which killed more than 2,000 people in India. Carbide spokesman Mr Dick Henderson said the
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      Lock icon 1997 publicity is doing wonders for HK's tourism
      277 9 Reuter HONQ KONG, Friday HONG KONG'S tourist industry is riding on a wave of free international publicity over its future, with tourists streaming in to see the British colony before it reverts to Chinese rule in 1997. But the money-hungry industry will
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      Lock icon Rash caused by contact lens cleaners
      174 9 UPI BOSTON, Friday IF YOU WEAR contact lens and develop a recurring rash similar to poison ivy on your palms or fingers, try switching lens cieaners, The irritating and sometimes painful symptoms plagued a young doctor for three years until he and a colleague
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      Lock icon Economic scandals reported almost every day in China
      192 9 AP BEIJING, Friday A CHINESE factory buys jeeps and sells them illegally, making huge profits. A store raises the price of coveted colour televisions despite state controls. Smugglers conspire with customs officers to export ancient relics and import everything from digital watches
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      Lock icon What you eat can affect how you behave
      98 9 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Friday THAT TIRED (and sexist) old aphorism about the way to a man's heart being through the stomach is almost true. But it's not the heart, it s the brain. Psychobehavioural researchers agree in principle with a growing belief that
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      Lock icon Military strongman Arthit lampooned
      457 10 Reuter BANGKOK, Friday GENERAL Arthit Kam lang-ek, until just recently regarded by many Thais as the country's next Prime Minister, is being lampooned by the local Press as a hasbeen. After putting down a 1981 coup attempt by army rebels Gen Arthit,- then a virtual unknown,
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      Lock icon Extremists will be kept in check, assures Malaysia
      209 10 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Friday TRADE and Industry Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah yesterday assured investors that the Malaysian Government would continue to maintain control over the activities of country's extremists which might affect investments here. He said Malaysia would take firm action against
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      Lock icon Teenage robbers batter Korean student to death
      143 10 UPI AUSTIN, Friday THE Korean student community at the University of Texas has been shaken by the slaying of a Korean graduate student who was beaten to death with a tree limb by teenage robbers who attacked him on a golf course. Jin-Keun
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      The young pedlar...
      65 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday ANTI-NARCOTIC officers smashed a syndicate employing a 13-year-old student as a drug Cdlar and seized 814.5 sm of roin in the Ampang district here two days ago. Police said seven officers, acting on a tip-off, intercepted a car after a chase about midnight. The
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      12 caught in drug haul
      72 10 STUTTGART, Friday WEST German and US narcotics Suads have seized 5.4 tonnes of lenylacetone, used to produce e dangerous stimulant amphetamine, and arrested at least 12 people on both sides of the Atlantic, police said yesterday. Police quoted the United States anti-narcotics officials as saying
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      Lock icon Man to die for heroin
      62 10 Reuter LAGOS, Friday A COURT yesterday sentenced a man to death by firing squad for having 250 grammes of heroin in the first conviction under a military decree passed last July stipulating capital punishment for various offences. Bernard Osedegbe, 29, who called himself a navigator,
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      Lock icon Anti-nuclear sentiments growing stronger in Japan
      92 12 AP TOKYO, Fri A CITIZENS' drive to ban the transport and storage of nuclear Weapons is gaining momentum in Japan, and the number of towns that have declared themselves "nuclear free zones" has doubled during the past year, according to a survey published yesterday.
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      Lock icon MCNAMARA BREAKS 15-YEAR SILENCE ON THE VIETNAM WAR
      221 12 Reuter NEW YORK, Friday FORMER US Defence Secretary Robert McNamara broke his 15 year silence on the Vietnam *War yesterday and testified that he had thought the Vietnam War could not be won by military means. He also disclosed that he had
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      Lock icon CHEAP COFFINS ..ANY TAKERS?
      66 12 UPI HAMBURG, Fri A HAMBURG undertaker yesterday began offering his customers a bargain that even the man who has everything might one day need: A discount casket. Under the advertising slogan "A burial needn't cost a fortune," Mr Manfred Muehle is challenging the clientele to find
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      Lock icon Kennedy children held in apartheid protest
      313 12 UPI NEW YORK, Friday NINETEEN Americans were arrested yesterday in nationwide protests against South Africa's racial policy, including two children of the late Senator Robert Kennedy and the wife of civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson. Seven people were arrested in New York, six
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      Lock icon Leading politician killed in S Africa
      137 12 LAT-WP SOWETO (South Africa), Friday A LEADING black politician was assassinated here early yesterday only hours before he was expected to oust a rival and become mayor of Soweto, the sprawling black suburb of almost 2 million people southwest of Johannesburg. Edward Manyosi, 71,
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      Lock icon Four-month-old girl killed in vengeance over drug deal
      147 14 UPI PAWTUCKET (Rhode Island), Friday A FOUR-MONTH-OLD girl who was kidnapped from her home last month was raped and bludgeoned to death, possibly to avense a US$lOO,OOO (S$210,000) marijuana deal that went sour. Police said Jerri Ann Richard was kidnapped on Nov
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      Lock icon Tamil extremists massacre 17 bus passengers
      241 14 AP ANURADHAPURA (Sri Lanka), Friday TAMIL extremists are reported to have massacred 17 bus passengers near this ancient Buddhist city and district authorities were put on "emergency footing" to head off more guerilla attacks in northern Sri Lanka, officials said yesterday. Curfews, meanwhile, were
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      Lock icon Britain will not sign Law of the Sea treaty
      157 14 Reuter LONDON, Friday BRITAIN announced yesterday it would not sign the 1982 United Nations Law of the Sea Convention, but would not oppose signature by the European Community. The decision follows a similar stand taken by West Germany last month and
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      Lock icon Smell betrayed fake Cabbage Patch dolls
      97 14 UPI DETROIT, Friday AMERICA'S Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized 5,208 fake Cabbage Patch dolls from Taiwan that look like the real thing but betray their illegitimacy by smelling like kerosene instead of baby powder. An FBI spokesman said on Wednesday that agents
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      Lock icon REAGAN TO CUT HIS PAY BY 10 PC
      374 16 HE SETS EXAMPLE FOR GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT ITS AUSTERITY PROGRAMME UPI WASHINGTON, Friday PRESIDENT Reagan is willing to set a government austerity example by taking a 10 per cent pay cut and "lead the charge" in winning public support for his proposed
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        Man on sex slave charge
        56 16 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS CAMERON HOOKER (above), SI, is accused of kidnapping and keeping a young woman as a sex slave for seven years. He is seen here concealing his face as be made his way to a court in Red Bluff, California,
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        Ex-Marine's rescue offer
        86 16 FORMER US Marine Robert Garwood, convicted of collaboration with the enemy during this Vietnam War, says he is ready to return tovietnam to locate as many as 75 American soldiers held in secret detention camps, the Washington Times reported yesterday. "I'm their only hope," said Garwood, SS.
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        Mob Informant charged
        79 16 MOB INFORMANT Vincent Teresa and members of his family have been charged with conspiring to smuggle rare birds and animal* into the United States from Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia, federal officials said. Teresa, 56, who had been in the federal witness protection programme, was charged by
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        China jog about to end
        79 16 A 41-YEAR-OLD American jogging through China is nearing the end of his 4,800-km adventure, buoyed by friendly crowds but hampered by cold, rain, a bout of fever, weight loss and unaccustomed food, he reported. "I've had to eat things that wouldn't normally get past my
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        Actress jailed for life
        78 16 PAKISTANI film actress Aasma Ahmed and two compatriots have been Jailed fpr life for smuggling heroin into Turkey, court reporters in Istanbul said yesterday. Aasma, Mirza Mahboob Alem Baig and Mirza Sams Baig were caught with moj-e than a kilo of the drug at Istanbul's Yesilkoy
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      414 8 2 festive 1 CELEBRATIONS I J at the Tai~Pan Ramada Hotel I Celebrate this festive season with a sumptuous International and Thai buffet spread J at the D'jit Pochana. Our festive programme begins from Dec 10 31, with an array of festive fare coupled with a kaleidoscope of music and
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      61 10 A//vv% W At all leading department stores, supermarkets dealers. Buy $80 and al>ove of Tabac s products and jret a $15 imported i toiletry bajr free, w hilr stm-k* lux!. j; i Toppas H. JH fl J^B n §J n ?*T ASSOC I AT.EB V O DDOS Tel: *****34 111
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      367 12 Living in Delightful Park West Style! Park West, a prestigious condominium Built within a resort-like atmosphere, Park West features: project set within the idyllic greenery along Clubhouse with gymnasium and Squash and tennis courts Upper Ayer Rajah Road between the Qty saunas Barbeque pits and Jurong Industrial Estate, offers you
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      603 14 I j^__ NEC'S CTV vat package offer. Only $1,170! NEC makes the perfect gift for families to enjoy. A special two-week 8-programme timer amongst its many features, offer of their 14 T413 PB colour TV and a NB3OEG video Combined, these two sets make the ideal family both at a
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      226 15 Afraid the copier you're thinking of buying will turn into this? Then turn to this If you're running a small business out of a small office, Like a multicopy range from 1 to 99; flexible copy the last thing you'll need is a huge, cumbersome size from A 6 to
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      80 16 r JByflHß Style number. 4310. Suggested retail price *****. Now. The no-glow mesh. For 1985, Glomesh extends its collection SSS^llllsli to embrace a dramatic new direction 1/? r /> i L 1 "W.. the finesse or matte nnish. Here, subtle nuances of gold offset j£,;' the quiet elegance of hand
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      POPULAR NEW WINE
      28 17 More people are taking to a new nonalcoholic wine during lunch. This wine is popular with the health-concious as it has lower calories per glass.
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      CANCER DETECTION
      29 17 Researchers have found weak spots in genes that may be important in cancer development and could lead to a test to detect those vulnerable to the disease.
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      PESTICIDE RESISTANCE
      26 17 Insects are developing their own genetic arsenals to counter man's pesticide assault. The result is a threat to public health and world food supplies.
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      Progress in cancer detection
      134 17 SCIENTISTS HAVE found weak spots in human genes that may be important in the development of cancer and could lead to a test to detect people who are vulnerable to the disease. The research indicates all human genes have 51 weak spots, but genes of cancer
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      Insects have developed immunity to most pesticides
      415 17 t TRENDS Science and Medicine INSECTS ARE developing their own genetic arsenals to counter man's pesticide assault, and the result is a growing threat to public health and world food supplies. Since man took up chemical warfare against pests early this century, some
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      Non-alcoholic wine gaining popularity
      99 17 NON-ALCOHOLIC wine, first fermented in the normal manner and then processed to remove the alcohol, has been picking up in popularity in the United States. The product has one-quarter of the calories of regular wine so it appeals to the health-conscious. It is also proving to
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      SPEED MAIL:
      41 17 In an effort to speed de- livery of international mail, Japanese post offices have begun a new international mail service using electronic facsimile. The new system will move a letter from Japan to an office overseas within a day.
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      POTABLE WATER:
      44 17 Shanghai will have a pollution-free water supply in three years. In what has been described as "the greatest water-di-version project ever for a Chinese city," the upper reaches of the Huangpu River will be channeled to the city in a 43-km canal.
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      SOVIET SHUTTLE:
      37 17 Russia will begin landing tests of its space shuttle vehicle. They believe their shuttle flight systems are mature enough to commit the orbiter to flight to assess its aerodynamic performance and stability and control characteristics.
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      41 17 ATOP OFFER. Now, when you buy two bottles of Moet Chandon champagne you'll get an exclusive top hat ice bucket. This festive offer is available at all major supermarkets. Available at Cold Storage. Daimaru. Emporium Holdings. Fitzpatrick's, Jasons and Yaohan. RfClMS^XlCte
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  • money
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      Investing in stocks: The first steps
      472 18  -  By JILL HUM DO NOT DESPAIR if you're thinking of investing in the stock market and haven't a clue as to how to get started. The Yellow Pages lists all stock broking firms in town under the heading "Stock and Bond Brokers", with the
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      Make sure that money used is excess cash
      357 18 WHEN INVESTING in the stock market, some important points worth noting are: Make sure the money you use for your investment is excess cash, that is. after setting aside funds for the necessities; Know what you can afford to lose and limit
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      GLOSSARY OF TERMS
      449 18 DIVIDENDS DIVIDENDS are a percentage of profits that J'ou, as a shareholder in the company, are entitled o. DIVIDEND YIELD THE Dividend Yield is an indication of the returns you are getting for your investment and is usually obtained by dividing gross dividend by the market price
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      MARKET OPENS EXTREMELY FIRM WITH PRICES POISED ON UPSIDE
      257 19 THE SINGAPORE stock market opened extremely firm with prices poised on the upside. However, dealers said profit taking by sellers trimmed earlier gains with many speculative stocks bit by the spate of selling. Towards lunch break, the market was off the
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      Mart 'holding' back for US money supply news
      127 19 MHLLSTREET STOCK prices on Wall Street closed mixed yesterday in heavy trading as the market became mired in a holding pattern while investors awaited news about the size of the US money supply. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 1.11 to 1170.49.
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      STOCKS
      265 19 Selected flocks at midday. Market toae: slighter higher Boustead 1.88/1.89 Cold Store 2.66/2 69 FAN 5.15/5.25 Genting 4.98/5.00 GIH 2.85/2.68 Hawpar 2.04/2.09 Isetan 2.35/2.40 Jurong Cement 2.10 S Keck Seng 2.12/2.13 Esso 2.82 S Inchcape 2.44 S Intraco 2 55/2.60 M Cement 1.64 S Metro 3.46/3.48 MPH B 1.00/1.01
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      FOREX
      83 19 Your 8$ to on* unit of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/DD TT DO USf 2.1745 2.1645 2.1555 sterling 2.6297 2 6076 2.5976 Australian 1.8604 1.8364 1.8214 CURRENCY NOTES S$ to 1 unit US$ 2.17 2.15 NZ$ 1.10 1.00 sterling 2.65 2.55 Australian 1.87 1.80 Canadian 1.67 1.60 S$ to
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      Lock icon DOLLAR AND GOLD
      141 19 Reuter THE US dollar rose slightly against most currencies in quiet early trading on some covering after its sharp fall in New York. Dealers said this was despite a higher than expected US$2.2 billion rise in US M-l money supply. Dealers said operators were reluctant to take
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      280 19 of t'?? V^» For the fourth consecutive year, the Mazda 323 proves its unbeatable performance at the Castrol-Alpine Autotest Championship Series, gig Under gruelling, highly competitive conditions, T n&Jjh j when both man and machine are tested to the limit, P the Mazda 323 shows itself to be a true-blue
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      27 19 |»W /Mi Q 4rNjlM|M »>«* IIM OKAV. you uavl my approval -r. COR TH£ W-b\LUO*J dollar THE TAKE-OVER. WHAT t* container op COFFEE WE*T UP CENT 6 f
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  • features
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      STRICTLY WESTERN...
      672 20  -  Moral issues over family planning irrelevant elsewhere, say anthropologists By GARY BLONSTON KnifM-llld-der Newspaper* DENVER: The developed nation's struggle with the politics of birth, childhood and abortion is a particularly Western debate, in many ways irrelevant to the issues of population growth and individual survival lacing people in
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      First Family feud at White House
      483 20  -  By STEVEN STRASSER of N«wiwMk WASHINGTON: President Ronald Reagan took time from building a budget and prepping for arms talks to undertake a third touchy round of negotiations last week with his own son. The President's aim was to cap a First Family feud
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      163 20 2j jg The Sze Chuan Room at Plaza n Singapura serves sumptuous dishes gj =j you'll relish Just like the original rj Gj Sze Chuan Room at the P GJ Hotel Singapura Forum. sj 1 Our master chefs are still cooking up m £j a feast and the service is
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      518 21 mmwmm IT MAY BE only a matter of time before the troubles in Sri Lanka turn into a fullfledged civil war. In just two weeks of scattered violence, scores of people have been killed. The pace and intensity of Tamil guerilla attacks suggest the beginning
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      134 21  -  REPLY CHEAH GIM LAI Public Relations Officer Republic of Singapore Police I REFER to the letter "Police minibus broke 80 kmph speed limit" by "Law-Abiding Citizen" (SM, Nov 23). We wish to assure the writer and your readers that our police drivers are constantly reminded
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      Buyers are paying for 'free gifts'
      397 21 I REFER to the report "The Free Gift Syndrome" (SM, Dec 6). In denouncing the spate of gifts currently offered by companies, Dr Robert Balhetchet, project director of the moral education programme and rector of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, must be lauded
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      127 21 I REFER to your editorial "Making our roads safe again" (SM, Nov 17). Twenty-nine people were killed on our roads this year and probably the number will increase next year. How can we really make our roads safer? Let us examine the ages
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      929 22  -  Sally shows her acting ability in Shanghai Blues' By WONG AH YOKE SALLY YE revels in the knowledge that her acting abilities are now being appreciated, after her acclaimed performance in Shanghai Blues (which opens in Singapore today at Clementi, Golden, New Town, Princess and
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      528 22 Wong Ah Yoke HUMAN relationship in today's world is like a packet of instant noodles, said Xu Ke, one of Hong Kong's leading directors. "We wonder whether the other person's feeling is real or something shaped by the needs of modern living, like
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      370 24 MCMKTu© Evening at the Ballet Dancer P*rt 2 (Ch 12, 8.35 pm) THIS programme, features extracts from performances which highlight both classical and modern style partnerships. In the early stages of their training, male dancers prepare for partnerships by lifting weights and later, female partners. We see
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      148 24 TIME ITEM CONTENT Noon-2 pm Radio One Sounds ANve (DJ: Rose Tan) Audience Quiz Mid-day Market Report News 2-2.30 pm Radio Four Signature Tune (DJ: P N Bala Supramaniam P Ptchaiyammal) Song Requests An Event in 1980 (Guest: V Ramachandran) 2.30-3.30pm Radio Three
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      SINGING 'QUEEN'
      522 25  -  PAT D'ROSE "I'M Marie Antoinette. And you must be King Henry XVI. She chuckled. A young man in the corner tried to control an involuntary squirm and then grinned generously. He nodded in her direction and raised his glass to toast her silently. He would not forget her
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      384 25 VERONICA CASTILLO (a.k.a. Onie) must really love Singapore since she has decided to stay here while the rest of her group, Rage, goes home to the Philippines. She's joined local pop group, Krosmode (performing at Rainbow Lounge Ming Arcade) and shares the vocals with Douglas Olivero. Tomorrow, Krosmode
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      714 28 CHOOSING THEM IS NOT KIDSTUFF CHRISTMAS is just two weeks away and you are rushing around looking for suitable gifts. For the children, toys seem a natural choice. But before you launch into a buying spree, remember that the ideal toy should be both fun and instructive
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      310 29  -  By VALERIE TREVOR TUCKED away on the sixth floor of Lucky Plaza is "the only bookshop in Singapore solely for children," says its supervisor, Alice Chia. Called Kids' Corner, it is run by the Crest chain of Christian book stores, which previously ran the place as
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      1058 22 TV: P«|t 24 RADIO: Pa* 80 love, which is what 'titers less fortunatt thai roi,/aging around the emotions that will Ik And if it's only just yourself for dinner at entertaining. The Tea aim for the Lower Bar coming to the Tea everything you could Christmas is all about. ourselves.
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      101 23 How Magnolia saved the soursop from being gassed iodeath First Magnolia selected the best natural soursop juice and came up with the tastiest most refreshing soursop juice drink you can ask for. Then, we packed it in the 250 ml Tetra Brik without any gas. Because adding gas will gas
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      728 23 R5T* wf. ~< TV3T i From left: Wu Gui-an as Yang Piaoping, Anna Chen as Liu Xiaolian and Qian Zbigang as Bi Shihai in Pursuit (Ch 8, 9.35 pm) HKXHIS EU3s■ 2.30 SBCTEXT Live Sample Paget. -j 5.25 SBCTEXT Live Sample Page*. 3.00 Opening and Programme High- 5.55 Opening and
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      180 24 Coyer NAIL SUCKS M FOR FREE HIHvsM NAIL It's no secret. We're giving away our M A Instead of the usual $13.80 0 for both lipstick and nail slicks, jf i you pay only $7.90 for the a M lipstick. And the bottle of #3HQ J A matching nail slicks
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      501 25 fVLM GUlOe DALIT (*****16): PROFILE IN ANGER (C) EMPRESS (*****67): PROFILE IN ANGER (C) Starring: Pat Hsia. Liu Songren Liang Jiaren MANDARIN (*****01): PROFILE IN ANGER (C) Synopsis: A successful architect who is about to get 1 married finds his peaceful life disrupted when a long TOA PAYOH (*****34): PROFILE
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      92 26 JADE: TONIGHT at 9.00pm Rated by THE MALAY MAIL (10/11/84) A Quote "One word of advice to the videophile: Forget about watching thia movie on tape, half the jokes will be lost on the tube!" Shhh! WS? FUNNIEST COMEDY wflft •f THE YEARI m*WL From the makers off the original
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      22 26 CAPITOL: 30th BI66EST -EVER DAY (*****59) 5 SHOWS AT 11am, 1.30,4.00,6.30 ft 9.1S Pric—: $4 ft $3-CASH BOOKINGS -No Fr— U»t M
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      154 26 ********************000 23rd BLOCKBUSTER DAYS !l| ORCHARD 2 11.00 am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 9.15pm X AOMISSION: $4.00 ft S&OO/CMh Bookingtfflo Fim Uat T X Faitastlc Umi Effects la miod^w—oi 2 THEY'RE HERE TO SAVE THE WORLD O X MURRAY DAN AYKROYD 0 X 9GOURNEY WEAVER V o A TPlfb GH&STBUSTERS O<®
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      426 26 |g IfIVWMLI Mrs Ganie, Ike co-ordinator of the Indonesian Food Festival at Hilton Hotel, with Orchard Cafe staff in East Java costumes SILVER JUBILEE BUFFET to 2.30 pm and 7 pm to 10.30 pm daily A SILVER Jubilee Buffet will be held ffffP 1 Sunday. The price is at the
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      400 26 UQETSU MONOQATARI UGETSU MONOGATARI will be screened at the Goethe Institut Auditorium, Singapore Shopping Centre, today, at 6.30 pm and 9 pm. Admission is to Singapore Film Society members only. Membership, available at the door, is at $50 a year, $30 for six months and $10 a month. THE SPY
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      299 26 SSO THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra's Third Series Concerts today and tomorrow at 8.15 pm will celebrate the Year of Czech Music. SSO leader, violinist Pavel Prantl, is a native Czech and has been invited to participate in the all Czech music programme. The conductor is John Covelli. The Drogramme includes
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      75 27 COMPUTER FAIR '84 at People's Park Centre 7th 14th December 1984 Featuring a variety of personal computers to meet P r Participants: BASIC ELECTRONIC (S) PTE LTD >- #03-07, People's Park Centre. Tel: *****8 CONSOLIDATED COMPUTER SERVICES PTE LTD #03-61. People's Park Centre. Tel: *****7 MICROSOLVE COMPUTERS PTE LTD #03-59,
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      133 28 k iljfc M*v 1 'M' \v%t 3 "ii3Kyp*siM ,M- »j Twßfcw3^Mteßs»ot^"!£o||N' The the I the ingredients I at the I this Make your today I Capture an I long Relax the Lounge I listen to the harmony I Choir of 40 singers as they I you your I Carols. From
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      205 29 SANYO SHOWBIZ! IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY. Sanyo has been entertaining Of people the world their Colour TVs, Video f fIHHR I R oCOr d ers anc now, their revolutionary Betamovie Every member of family of entertainers a Because, each designed and with sophisticated technology, n||Bl t0 9' ve award-winning
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      672 29 a _ZJNoon Programme Summary 12.05 Musical Notebook East European Discovery 1. Chopin, Frederic: Sonata for Piano and ViotonceHo in G minor. Martha Argerich, Mstislav Rostropovtch 2. Liszt, Franz: Hunganan Fantasia tor Piano and Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan, Shura Cherkassky 1.00 News and Weather Forecast 1.15 Musical Notebook East European
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      491 30 leisure comics ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA You must give attention to de- September 23 to October 22 tails and techniques. Commu- Your status quo is shaken nicate your ideas to a relative you'll revise, review and tear in transit. You'll be active and down for the purpose
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      191 30 FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook A IWE oflL-V V> DEAL- S t |r ,r r 1 CM HMVU WITH THI6 15 I CAM mis V[ me PKt350*6...1 tVS ONiV S lb REpcAcT A CAlMfckr pEAPtINf .„I CAN CArf HAHDL* IW£ J > A )Aovii...iT'S J PHAJf I CAN C MAKi THIS
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      549 31 Some ugly facts IF YOU DRINK. DON'T DRIVE is an advice most drivers are given, but many do not heed. In the first 10 months of this year. 92 accidents, some fatal, were caused by drink. Apart from risking heavy fines or even imprisonment. drivers who drink are
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      192 31 THE VALIDITY of senior citizens' bus concession passes will be extended to Dec 31 1985. The passes, issued either jointly by the TransIsland Bus Services (Tibs) (Pte) Ltd and the Singapore Shuttle Bus (Pte) Ltd, or by the Singapore Bus Service
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        169 32 I HAVE BEEN served with a divorce petition and various other documents from my husband's lawyer. I do not wish to engage a lawyer or answer the petition. But I have replied to all documents personally and according to the instructions given on the notice of proceeding.
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        Bulges under the eyes
        144 32 There are two bulges under my right eye. They are not accumulation of fats because I am only 25. A beautician said the tissues around my eyes sagged badly. She said that plastic surgery was not necessary but recommended an eye cream to maintain firmness. The
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        53 32 Something troubling you? Need clarification on certain issues? Let us help. Send your queries to us and we will try to get the relevant authorities or organisations to provide the answers. Send your questions to Open Line. The Singapore Monitor. 2 Alexandra Road. #03-01 Delta
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        228 32 INFORMATION YOU CAN USE CLEANING JEWELLERY at home can be more economical than having it done at the jeweller's. But there are certain do's and don'ts to follow. DOs: CLEAN gold jewellery (with no stones set in it) with a soft-bristled toothbrush in hot water. You
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        69 32 DON'T let your pet get too close to party decorations, especially those on the Christmas tree. Tree tinsel, ribbon and glass ornaments can cause choking or intestinal protnems if swallowed. Electric tree lights and wiring can electrocute a curious cat or teething puppy who gnaws at
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      Meter readers to work till 8 pm
      85 32 PUBLIC Utilities Board (PUB) metre readers will be working till 8 pm on working days to complete recording 1.6 million metre readings by the end of the month. The PUB said this was because of the large number 50,000 new accounts opened this
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      124 31 m uniTED AißLines 190. CLEMENCEAU AVENUE. #04 24. SINGAPORE SHOPPING CENTRE. SINGAPORE 0923 Come to Cockpit $otfl Where delicious food blends with delightful music. Xlm I w m M M Cockpit Restaurant I Dragon Palace Restaurant Try our delicious Hong Kong I Enjoy the real taste of Tim.Sum and Teochew
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      44 31 .^PJ'laybVYHrSt BELTS NORMAL PRICE Slosi» (REVERSIBLE) fJQW $39.90 LEATHER GOODS 50% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE AT: M ANT EX SHOE CENTRE 1, Jalan Anak Bukit #81-57, Bukit Timah Plaza Tat: *****60 RUDI ARTS AND CRAFT TRADING #02-101 LUCKY PLAZA. ORCHARD ROAD #02-68 SHAW TOWERS, BEACH ROAD.
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      138 32 BEACH TRIP IT'S MORE FUN ON ATRIP With the Olympus TRIP AE anything you do A very reasonable price Without sacrificing one becomes a pleasure trip. Even staying at home bit of Olympus quality. It offers everything you expect from a 35mm So instead of a camera that gets in
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      310 33 .={{^\']!$%{*:[/@&',*@+{{?+^\<; Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor: Worda 0 35 ccnit p«r word 0.55 ccntt per word Diaplay $7 70 p«r col. cm $10.00 par col. cm Bwainaaa Hra Mon-Fri. 9am-spm Sal. Vam-lpm ACCOUNTING A 1 ACCOUNTING2SO-7777/ 1157 (day) or 283-4078 (night) A AODALL 63-1433 acct forms, records <•
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      240 33 BABYSITTING DORAME DAY CARE CENTRE 469-7895/ 468-7971 Little Angels' Creche Playschool 241-7490 BEAUTY SALONS Facial for Gents 339-3311/ 2 Madame iki's Oriental facial for problem skin 748-5016 Reds Salon (Rochor Centre) 296-7460/ 296-7250 Reds Salon (Parkway Parade) 440-4724 SALON 21 (Unisex/ Hairstyling), Blk 211, Hougang St 21,*****07 BBIDAL SEM VICES
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      218 33 MONITOR'S DIRECTORY Memory Caterer 481-9428 Mrs Wah Buffet Serv 778-0532 CLEANING Ory Cleaning Carpet Services Call Magna Ory 461 4798 Kleenshine Industrial Ser62-1812 Painting specialist for HOB/ 'private apartments/ factory or bungalows 250 4768/ 250 5237 CAM MENTAL Eastern United (Car Truck Rental) 440-2204/5 Elvin Rent A Car 748-4791/8 Three
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      245 33 CRF—REX 453-7346/452-8476 Culture after 12 n00n459 9755 D-Airwaves Mobile Di5c*****506 Electra Disco *****19 (Ronald). Faces De M0de*****63/*****58 Flash Musical 456-5345 Goodtimes 224-***** 223-0484 Lexican Ge Carte 562 3640/ 746 8695 Morroco 252-3959/ 252-4903 Music Makers 336-5918 9 New .Wave Disco Ser 456-3737. Nightrip Mobile Unit 545-3508 Tres Joli Mobile 732
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      140 33 GARMXNING/ LANDSCAPE Balmoral Landscape for exclusive gardens and pools. John Yap 287-7777/ 235-2088 INTERIOR DECOR/DESIGN/ REPAIRS Ankoh Interior Decor 449-3398 Design Interdec Pte Ltd 746-0716 Expert Spray Wallcoating 733 2066 Yong Sing Intr. Const 257-8607. MODELLING CATZ 732-5508 I MUSIC I Coronation Music Sch 469-3252. Eric's Guitar Tuition 445-1291. Royston
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      255 33 FEW CONTMOL J Active Pest Control 459-4990 r FAMTY DECOMATOES Gnomes Party People 441-3340 WWWWI' David. Video Fi1ming....449-1588. Edward. UK trained provides video filming/ photo video transfers/ dubbing. 734-3(40/ 1. 442-3265 (res). Photo. Video for all occasions (after 7 pm) Tel: 456-3906 Wedding Photography I Video Photography 220-1764 FACXEm* MOVEMS
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      152 33 WWWIfK Precious Gold Real Estate Agency 338-4871. Cushion Covers Maker .255-7280 Construction Electrical Services 250 ***** 250 5237. §PWWfTV GOAMD Coastguard Secur serv336 6704. Frontier Security Management Services 336-7522/3 (24 hours) Harmon's Pte Investigation I. Security Ag *****71/ *****77. (24 hours answering service: *****55, ask for Harmon Singh). Sunlight Security
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      149 34 classified 273-9Q90 grooming Give yourself the Powers edge over competition The first impression you make must be good. Your top-to-toe look, your clear and correct speech, your good manners and correct social graces all enhance a credible business presentation. Since 1923 we have nurtured thousands of successful people. Join a
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      181 34 Situations Vacant sv I Immediate vacancies I I available at Wild I (Singapore) Pte Ltd I (a Swiss manufacturing I I company at Bukit Meran I Central): I Completed Apprenticeship Training Scheme (Precision Machmma) from one of the EDB training centres Minimum 1 year's working experience in production machining work
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      319 34 Situations Vacant »v PHOTOGRAPHIC FIRM S Requires S TRAINEE PHOTOGRAPHERS (MALE/ FEMALE) N R6ijuic ftnwnls! N S Age between 18 to 28 years. S S Experience necessary though not essential V S Perferabty with knowledge in Mandarin. N S Interested applicants please caN: S Tel: 532 6881 S for interview
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      208 34 Office Equipment Furniture SOFAS, cushions, etc. Specialist charging reasonable rates. Please call *****77 (day). 252 1798 (night). PROPERTY Accommodation Vacant u AMBER VIEW high floor apartment facing sea. fully furnished $2,200 p.m. Tel: 440 2892. (Day dialect). SOON LAY ROAD, renting out a master room for students. Preferably female. Call
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      219 34 NOTICES OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OF SHIP'S NAME I, Ronnie Hiang of M/s Hua Tat Trading Private Limited hereby give notice that in Consequence of our Intended Purchase a Cargo Ship from M/s Falcon Lines Co. Ltd. S.A. I have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships under Section
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      558 35 classified 273-9090 #PWD! TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from PWD and CIOB Registered Contractors for the following > (A) MAE T 158/84 Supply of Automotive Paint* to Government Department* from 1.1.8S to 31.12.88. (B) MAE T 182/84 Nominated Sub-contract for Electrical Inatallation to One Primary School (Type P103) at Rochore
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      450 35 NOTICES 0 -tuff-*? 0 TENDER NOTICE Separate tenders are invited for: 1 TERM CONTRACT FOR MAINTENANCE ANO MINOR WORKS TO AUTHORITY'S PROPERTIES IN SINGAPORE AND OFFSHORE ISLANOS FROM 1 FEB 85 TO 31 JAN 88 Tender Deposit SS2OOO 00 Closing Date 18 Dec 84 Briefing Session 11 Dec 84 at
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      420 35 THC COMMUNIS ACT, Ctf.lN VUPLKS EMOINCKItING FTC LTD IMimliri' VolwUry WMne-up) At an Extraordnary General Meeting of the members of VULPES ENGINEERING PTE LTD held at 144 Bukit Ttmah Road. Sraapore 0922. on the 30th day of November. 1984 at 11 00 a m the following Special Resolutions were duly
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      336 35 M THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 186 AND IN THE MATTER OF NEPTUNE PROPERTES PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 272 of the Companies Act, Cap. 185, that a Final Meeting of the Members of the above
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      413 35 BUTTONS PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an extraordinary general meeting of Buttons Pte Ltd held on 5 December 1964, the following Special Resolution was duly passed: "That Buttons Pte Ltd be wound up voluntarily and that Messrs Roger Philip Edmonds, Michael Lim Choo San and Jeffrey Heng Ghee
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      304 36  -  PROFILE: Qllllan Hanc«r Burtoy By ERNEST FRIDA GILLIAN HANCER BURLEY would gladly trade her job as a civil engineer to travel the world running marathon events if the offer is right. Which perhaps explains why she is ranked the fourtn best woman marathon
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      87 36 Reuter MUNICH, Fri OLYMPIC champions Michael Gross and Ulrike Meyfarth have been voted West German Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year by the nation's sporting journalists. It was the third successive title for swimmer Gross who won two gold and two silver medals at the
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      A Mercedes for a hole-in-one at media golf tourney
      266 36 THE GOLFER who registers a hole-in-one will drive away a 190 Mer-cedes-Benz at the annual AMOAS/SAA/AAAA golf tournament at Sentosa today. The draw and starting times today: I.oopm Vince Khoo (23) Raffael Leong (23) P K Yeap (23) T 0 Lio
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      654 37 TODAY'S TRACK WORK By WONDER BOY FIVE-year-old STAR BLAZER has a good chance of scoring his maiden win in Race Eight on Sunday with an impressive workout at Kuala Lumpur today. With jockey Malcolm Johnston astride, the Makor gelding strode out smartly over 600 m
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      632 37 RACE 1 2.00 Restricted Term* A 1200 m 1 Elrond Dream 57 Lucas S 2 Chacha Mambo 57 Azhar 10 3 Tristram Prida 57 KH Chaw 8 4 Sari Angkasa 57 Valu 4 5 Ovation V 53 Tilay 3 Baat Tha Clock 53 Tweedie 11 7 Always Thara
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      388 39 Tennis star plans to go skiing, horse-riding before returning to serious competition Reuter MELBOURNE, Friday MARTINA NAVRATILOVA plans a complete four-week break from tennis before resuming her quest for glory. The 28-year-old Czech-born lefthander yesterday saw her dreams of rewriting the tennis record books
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      491 39 AP MELBOURNE, Friday HELENA SUKOVA, the Czech teenager who stunned the tennis world and Martina Navratilova yesterday, was once told never to play the sport. Sukova, 19, who ended Navratilova's quest of a seventh successive Grand Slam tennis tournament title, was told
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      368 40 Reuter LONDON, Friday ENGLISH First Division leaders Everton will be looking for their first win in four games when they meet troubled Queens Park Rangers on the artificial pitch at Loftus Road here tomorrow. After hitting a rich vein of form, Everton have struggled
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      115 40 Reuter LONDON, Friday FORMER England soccer manager Don Revie will not be making a comeback in English soccer with First Division Queens Park Rangers. The club, who dismissed manager Alan Mullery on Tuesday, approached 57-year-old Revie on Wednesday about filling the vacant post for six
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      236 40 MALACCA, Friday MALACCA, determined to get off to a bright early start in next season's Malaysia Cup soccer competition, began centralised training at the Kuala Sungai Baru Naval Training Centre yesterday. According to Malaysian daily, The Malay Mail, coach-cum-skipper Soh Chin Aun said the
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      446 41 Reuter PHOENIX, Friday HEAVYWEIGHT Gerry Cooney, who suffered his only professional defeat in a World Boxing Council title fight against Larry Holmes in June 1982, continues his comeback tomorrow when he meets fel-low-American George Chaplin. Cooney did not fight for 27 months after his
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      Lock icon I'll lose to Icuk, Prakash: Misbun
      389 41 The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Friday MISBUN SIDEK yesterday nredicted that he would lose to Prakash Padukone and Icuk Sugiarto in the Pro-Ken-nex finals in Kuala Lumpur next week. The lanky shuttler, however, is not throwing in the towel. But then based on his current
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      168 41 Reuter WELLINGTON, Friday SUPERB putting by Australian Wayne Riley earned him a six under par 66 and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the New Zealand Open Golf Championship at Paraparaumu Beach near here today. Riley was frequently in trouble
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