Singapore Monitor, 10 December 1984

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  • 12 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Monday, December 10, 1984 30cents
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  • 638 1 Kuwaiti jetliner terrorists caught and hostages freed after gunfire UPI MIMIT, Monday IRANIAN security men stormed a hijacked Kuwaiti jetliner at Teheran airport in a blaze of gunfire yesterday, freeing all nine hostages, including two Americans. They also captured the gunmen who had threatened to
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  • home
    • 237 2 WE NEED large numbers of highly-trained scientists and professionals with postgraduate qualifications as we move up the technological ladder, said Mr Lee Yock Suan, Minister of State (Finance), this morning. Research and development specialists in areas such as biotechnology, software development and other "brain
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    • 538 2  -  By K K FONG A TEAM of policemen from Toa Payoh rescued a damsel in distress yesterday. They freed a Filipino maid after she was accidentally locked between the door and the iron gate of a Braddell View HUDC apartment yesterday. The
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    • 138 2 Lianhe Zaobao A man and a woman have been holding up housewives in St George's Road, in the guise of a courting couple. At least two women have been robbed by the couple. The two housewives fell prey to the hold-up couple
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    • 540 3 Subra became a founder member with gift just before his death A VALIANT and true son of St Joseph's Institution (SJI) had his dying wish fulfilled last month. S Subrahmaniam, the old retired SJI clerk, whom everyone connected
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    • 181 3 IF YOU can hum a tune Sing a song or two Enter the jingle contest Here is what to do And if that little ditty catches your interest, you may be Just the person to win $1000 in a jingle/song contest
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    • 256 3 Lianhe Zaobao BATU PAHAT, Monday MALAYSIANS spend as much as $30 million a day shopping in Singapore, according to the Malaysian Finance Minister. That is why the Malaysian Government is slapping a 50 per cent tax on goods bought outside the
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    • 94 3 Lianhe Zaobao THE AMOUNT of Central Provident Fund money withdrawn to buy Housing and Development Board flats and private houses this year will be at least one and a half times higher than last year's and three times higher than the figure
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    • 166 4 0 1 LIKE him. He is what he is. He doesn't pretend to be what the US media would like a US President to be a considerable intellect with a grasp and command of all the complexities of every important problem facing the United States.
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    • 502 4  -  THE PRIME MINISTER'S INTERVIEW WITH FORTUNE MAGAZINE By EE BOON LEE THE GOVERNMENT has taken tough measures against unethical practices in the money market to ensure that those who conduct business in Singapore know they are taking "open risks," not "undisclosed
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    • 257 4 BY SAYING he will retire in four years' time, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has forced younger leaders of the People's Action Party (PAP) to concentrate on the question of succession. "People who could take on this job, able men
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    • 76 4 QUESTION: It seems to be that brain power is a precious commodity. It is regarded as that. PRIME MINISTER: Yes, it is because the industrial society gives the advantage to someone who can retain more data and analyse them more accurately. Unfortunately, we
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    • 202 6 FAMILIAR faces in news and current affairs programmes will be bringing you quick updates and snap analyses of the results of the general election to be held on Dec 22. Kenneth Liang, presenter of Friday Background, will anchor the show, with veronica Leng, a newscaster,
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    • 439 6  -  He says about 20 candidates may be fielded By LOONG SWEE YIN ALTHOUGH the Workers' Party (WP) has said it will not name its candidates until nomination day, its secretary-general, Mr J'B Jeyaretnam, yesterday led a team of supporters to tour
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    • PETIR 30TH ANNIVERSARY
      • 305 8 THE THREE major grassroots organisations the Citizens' Consultative Committees, the Community Centre Management Committees and the Residents' Committees must cooperate more fully to ensure our future survival and progress. Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Prime Minister's Office), says how this tripartite relationship
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      • 181 8 COMPLAINING about protectionist trends or warning our bankers about the international debt crisis will not solve our economic problems. Basically, it comes down to striving to make quality products at competitive prices. Dr Wong Kwei Cheong, Minister of State for Trade and Industry,
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      • 247 8 IN TIME to come, further education and training will be available to 60 per cent of the 45,000 secondary school-leavers, said Dr Tay Eng Soon, Education Minister. The Vocational and Industrial Training Board will, when fully expanded, be able to absorb
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    • 184 2 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY HURRY DONT MISS THIS GOLDEN BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY! ONLY LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE! ORCHARD FAIR'BS WILL HAVE THE GRAND *222* r Cr OPENING ON THE 21TH /<Q/> DECEMBER 1984. feWiFOREIGN AND LOCAL ffifi BntSfritSl ARTISTES WILL I PERFORM 5 SHOWS orchard x-mas fW IJI DAILY. YOU CAN HAVE SR/WD opening
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    • 176 3 I .1 .-...1—1 T t v v Wl Before the latest festive fashions hit the racks, get an eyeful at the Mezzanine Lounge. y VHK If you want to step out this festive season as the star attraction, start your wardrobe collection at the Mezzanine Lounge. You can view some
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    • 142 4 'You seemed keen to meet me on the telephone." Being young means making career decisions that will influence the rest of your life Don't let stale breath blow' your chances Make doubly sure with Double Amplex breath freshener Just one clean tasting capsule could clinch that new job Mask the
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    • 35 4 Introducing... Clay pot Rice at Creperie (Lunch onlyl Claypot Mushroom Deluxe $4.50 Claypot Beancurd $4-50 Claypot Rice $4.50 Claypot Trotters $4.50 Claypot Prawn and Tunghoon W. 50 Steamboat W.oo Call now for reservations! Ft— Parktog
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    • 570 5 .10-2481 jmir&l Citiren Watelies fl £sjOj you see this sign. >' |C9l IHw *W]i fBTITiTTTsITI 13ST pHt Jjj [W T&f 98-0331 BW-5708 30-0616 34-0% I 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
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    • 21 6 florist "Ste &xd Presents Hamper Show And Sale 1984 CCHons! ~£te 45/47 Robinson Road #01-00 "T Singapore 0106 Tel: *****00 X
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    • 76 6 r HERBAL STEAM BOAT SPECIAL $30 DISCOVER THE EXCITING TASTE OF INDONESIAN CUISINE AT THE ■HPs. BEAN CURB STUFF WfTHPKAWN $8 SAVOUR OUR POPULAR DISHES AT A REASONABLE PRICES WITH COURTEOUS SERVICES AND AN ATMOSPHERE THAT'S RIGHT. PLUS our all Time favourite GULA MELAKA AND CHENDQL. BUTTER-CRAB $15 wedding dinner
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    • 554 7 Wve a set gem set earrings you can wear in o diHerent ways. fIH Bp Mr SB flB PRINCESS PENDANT %Pr EaaoMd in Ilk >dknr mr A J ft mm AamnnA gou 9 pes diamonds If you were to buy the earrings the ear To compliment the Princess earrings, we
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  • world
    • 172 9 UPI NEW YORK, Monday VISIONS of Gobots, Transformers and Cabbage Patch kids are dancing in the heads of American children this Christmas season but many are bound to be disappointed because the demand of the popular toys has far outstripped supply. Toys E
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    • 156 9 THE BHOPAL POISON GAS TRAGEDY AP BHOPAL, Monday UNION Carbide appealed yesterday to Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa, known as Calcutta's "Saint of the Gutters," to adopt children orphaned in the chemical holocaust here, described as the world's worst environmental
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    • 124 9 AP AUTHORITIES in Bbopal yesterday banned the sale of meat but declared that the city's air and water were "safe" from the poisonous gas leak. Poisoned victims, including some who might have eaten contaminated food, continued to arrive at
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    • 313 9 TOYOTA— Overall market leader again m Singapore in 1963 Our Star. In our family the star is the new Toyota Starlet. As a housewife I love it because it is so practical. There's plenty of room for the kids and all their toys. When 1 go shopping I find the
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  • world / trends
    • 129 10 TWO EVENTS, the Mexico City gas depot inferno and the Indian poison gas disaster, are prompting many Asian governments to reassess plans for averting and controlling industrial disasters near heavily-populated areas. Apart from fears of accidents such as the one in Mexico which
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    • 28 10 Engineers are now trying to reduce circuits of entire computers to fit a 2.5 cm chip. They are trying to pack 500,000 transistors onto the chip.
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    • 22 10 Two big disasters have prompted governments in Asia to reassess plans for averting and controlling industrial accidents near heavily-populated areas.
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    • 29 10 US car telephone car manufacturers are accusing the Japanese of undercutting in this growing market by selling them at naif the wholesale price they charge back home.
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    • 478 10 yTRENDS Science and Medicine ENGINEERS are now trying to make computer circuits small enough to fit an entire computer memory, logic and software on a single 2.5 cm long chip. They are packing 500,000 transistors onto a single chip, which
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    • 146 10 A BATTLE for the growing US market for car telephones is hotting up, with accusations of dumping against a group o? Japanese telephone-makers. US manufacturer Motorola has filed trade suits with the government, claiming that its Japanese competitors have been selling cellular
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    • 32 10 The hand-made plastic pump beating in William Schroeder's chest will soon be superseded by a sleeker, longer-lasting, mass-produced artificial heart. Ten major design changes have been incorporated into the Jarvik-8.
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    • 55 10 Bypass sur- gery to improve the blood supply to the heart can be counterproductive in certain cases, a report warns. It found that over a three-year period, the buildup of fatty deposits blocking the arteries progressed more than 10 times faster in the bypassed arteries than in those
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    • 44 10 A report says that the new antianxiety drug, Buspirone, is found to be as effective as Valium in controlling symptoms of mild-to-mode rate anxiety but did not lead to drowsiness or the un healthy "high" that can accompany the abuse of Valium.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 112 10 I Unbelievable But True I Special Ttade-in Discounts of up to $700 I Any Brand, Any Age! t I Forget annual inspections! You can now trade-in your old motorcycle or scooter (on-the-road, ANY BRAND, ANY AGE) and enjoy trade-in discounts of up to $700 on net retail prices for the
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  • world
    • PEOPLEWATCH
      • 88 11 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS ANYONE who watched the Los Angeles Olympics knows that gold medal gymnast Marv Lou Retton (above) is a doll Bob Hope snared Retton to make her acting debut on his Christmas special, "It's Ho-ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour,"
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      • 101 11 THE REVEREND Jerry Falwell, founder of the Moral Majority, and Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt both claimed victory in a week-lons libel trial that had all the decorum of a circus sideshow. In a fake liquor ad published twice in the sexually explicit magazine, the television evangelist
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      • 59 11 CHARITY tennis, golf and ski tourneys have become an avocation with many athletic movie and TV stars who participate regularly in the events, most recently the Victoria Principal Tennis Classic. The beautiful star of "Dallas" held her first annual tournament last week in concert with the Jhirmack
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      • 52 11 TELEVISION has some good news for science fiction fans. Ray Bradbury adapted three of his short stories for "The Bradbury Chronicles," a three-part anthology to air on Clnemax in 1985. The stories are Tbe Crowd starring Nick Mancuso, "Marionettes, Inc.," which stars James Coco, and
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      • 55 11 EARTHA KITT plans to record Peter Allen's song "I Could Really Show You Around" but insists on a change in the lyrics. Allen's version says, Wanna give you calla lillies, cognac and Cadillacs, caviar, coke (cocaine) anaa charge at Saks" but Kitt wants to substitute "coke"
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    • 105 11 COLOMBO, Monday UNITED STATES special envoy Vernon Walters arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday as security forces prepared for another attack by Tamil separatist guerillas in the north, a Foreign Ministry spokesman told the Press. President Reagan's Ambassador at large was scheduled to meet President Junius
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    • 236 11 XIAMEN (China), Monday CHINESE officiate say they are gradually demilitarising coastal areas facing the Taiwanese island fortress of Quemoy, building villas, hotels and restaurants within easy range of Taiwanese artillery. "We don't want any more hostility," a spokesman told the first Western Journalists ever to
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    • 181 11 UPI ARANYAPRATHET (Thailand), Mon TEN Vietnamese soldiers died for every Cambodian guerilla killed in 22 days of lighting for a key insurgent camp near the ThaiCambodian border, Thai military sources said yesterday. Vietnamese troops shelled the Nong Chan camp yesterday while guerillas
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    • 119 11 cMBHWI fIDHHIBtt uHCfIHB ■M^JML Winter comes into I its ownala carte at LEvkw>QME I restaurant I When the snow lies thick on the ground in France, hearts are warmed by the reassurance of a cuisine certain to bring great cheer to the season. It is the time when pots and
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  • money
    • 903 12 THE ENTREPRENEURS Newsweek AT AN AGE when most young Japanese submit themselves to the etnic of corporate obedience, Mr Kazuo Maezawa embarked on a daring gamble. At 2Z, he left his job at Hitachi, the electronics giant, to found Japan Digital Laboratories (JDL)
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    • 338 12 Ong and Co's weekly stock market outlook IN THE COMING week, Ong and Company expects several developments, both locally and in Malaysia, to have a positive bearing on market performance. On the local interest rate front, DBS bank has lowered its mortgage rates for
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    • 72 12 HONG Leong Holdings Ltd and subsidiary Union Investment Holding (Pte) Ltd have ceased to be substantial shareholders in Haw Par Brothers International. Thev sold their 7.17 per cent stake of 10.69 million shares to Hong Leong International (Hong Kong) and Hong Leong
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    • 249 13 MR JOHN HALDEN took over as Director of Reed Stenhouse Leow Pte Ltd from Mr Leow Siak Fah. Mr Halden, 50, joined Stenhouse Group Services in Australia in 1969 as an Account Director. He was transferred to Stenhouse NSW and in 1975 headed the first marketing department. In
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    • Article, Illustration
      402 13 BRITISH Airways promoted the following: MR MICHAEL TAN to Marketing Services Officer. He will be responsible for British Airways' advertising and promotions in Singapore. He joined British Airways in 1972 as Reservations Supervisor. He was appointed Chief Reservations Officer in 1974 and was responsible for the whole
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    • 481 13 FOREIGN CURRENCY REVIEW BY MANUFACTURERS HANOVER TRUST SINGAPORE DOLLAR ALTHOUGH the Singapore dollar is normally tied to a trade weighted basket, it is actually very tightly controlled by the Monetary Authority of Singapore which seeks to limit daily fluctuations to a minimum. During 1984, the currency
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous

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    • 159 13 MING COURT HOTEL SINGAPORE MingCourt&AsiaHotel Bangkok invite you to A Sadttxiaf DecKMk?2oth Authentic Thai cuisine by chefs from Asia Hotel Bangkok. Thai hostesses in traditional dress. The Experience It begins right at the door where gracious Thai hostesses welcome you with a friendly 'sawasdee'. Inside, you see fresh garlands of
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  • features
    • 841 14 Government payoff scandal gives billionaire Friedrich Flick the publicity he wanted to avoid AP MUNICH: FRIEDRICH Karl Flick, tagged as "The Paymaster of the Republic" in a growing government payoff scandal, was once known as a billionaire industrialist who preferred privacy to publicity. Today Flick, which
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    • 441 14  -  By KAZUYA TAKABATAKE Yomiuri Shimbun LAT-WP OSAKA: "HERE, this is freshly brewed coffee." With those words from a robot, high-tech has taken another step into daily life in the city of Osaka, which now has a coffee shop where the beverage is
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    • 71 14 "MY HANDS are not tied, my wings are not clipped, nor is my spirit diminished." Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke insisting the recent election was still a clearcut victory for his government. "IT IS simply not acceptable that the future of civilisation lies in the hands of only five
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  • opinion / letters
    • 505 15 IM— THE disappearance of those who have committed some crime or have fled leaving large-scale debts inevitably raises the cry: "Bring them back." Ordinary law-abiding citizens who pay their way cannot understand why others should escape from the appropriate criminal or civil proceedings. The question
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    • 75 15 I CANNOT understand why a subscriber should pay a fee if he wishes to have his number unlisted. Shouldn't it be the other way round? All subscribers should have the "privilege" of unlisted numbers, and those who wish to have their numbers listed
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    • 248 15 ALLOW me to correct the erroneous notion of "Shocked" who, in the letter "CCs aren't only for studying" (SM Dec 6), got the impression that I had written out of selfish interests. The views in my letter ("Let there be peace at the CC
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    • 66 15 HOW SAFE ARE HDB FLATS AGAINST THEM? THE recent earth tremor in Sumatra sent shockwaves through Malaysia and Singapore. In Singapore, our HDB flats dwellers felt the tremor too. Luckily none of us were injured. Can the HDB guarantee the public that the HDB flats are safer to
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    • 150 15 CHRISTMAS is just a few weeks away and after that, it's the New Year. Then comes February and Chinese New Year. How many of us can really go around buying gifts for their friends or book a ticket or two for
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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 and must be signed. They must also include the writer's name and address even if the writer decide to use a pseudonym in print. A contact telephone number would be useful We reserve the
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous

  • leisure
    • Article, Illustration
      625 16  -  Story by PAT D'ROSE TO the uninitiated, the nine hairstylists who competed feverishly in the finals for the Golden Scissors Award last Thursday must seem to have surrendered their senses to their imagination. Their models were sitting delicately on barber stools one had chillies stuck in her
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    • 586 16  - FAIRY TALES GRIMM AND OTHERWISE By WONG AH YOKE MOST of us have in our childhood been stuffed with fairy tales about princes and princesses woven round magical experiences. But the success of illustrated books and Walt Disney cartoons such as Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella have so identified
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    • 547 18 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS The Living Planet A Portrait of the Earth, tha Frozan World (Chineae subtitles) (Ch 12, 8 pm) THIS week, David Attenborough journeys into the snowy peaks of the Andes, the Antarctica and the Arctic. Besides meeting moulting elephant seals, king
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    • 139 18 TIME ITEM CONTENT Noon-2 pm Radio One Sounds Alive (DJ: WMiam Xavier) Audience Quiz Mid-day Market Report 2-2.30 pm Radio Four Signature Tune DJ's Choice Periodical 2.30-330 pm Radio Three Song Requests (DJ: Yeow Seng Yong) Interview on health and training (Quest: Chua-Ng
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    • Article, Illustration
      687 19  -  Cyrano the computer falls in love FILM: ELECTRIC DREAMS STARRING: Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Canlfield DIRECTOR: Steve Barron SHOWING: Cathay Reviewed by WONG AH YOKE AT first sight, Electric Dreams appears to be just another movie which pits man against machine in this technology-dependent world. But
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 1442 17 1 1H leisure monday, uicembeb 10, 1004 I U /UHSH 2.30 SBCTEXT Sample 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Prin- cess Chang Ping (r) 4.00 Mr Wizard's World. Jf#E& 4.25 Pin wheal. 7^'^l Vision On: Tubes and I A 5.15 Romper Room (E). I^H Chase through the Night* Highlights.
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    • 97 19 VIDEOCRAFT CLOSED CIRCUIT T.V. EQUIPMENT ACCESSORIES FOR SECURITY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS Low light level Tele vision cement Simulated CCTV cameras Video-com equpt accessories Video Monitors CCTV lenses ■HHHB Video time, date year get lerators Video sensors Video image splitters i BBHHM Manual video switchers Auto sequential switchers H|m Video auto homing
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 469 19 HUH GUIO€ TWO PHASES (C) ORCHARD (*****88): GHOSTBUSTERS MO KID MSidOfliv RRKAKDANrK DALIT (*****16): LUST FOR LOVE OF A (E) SJJ MO Kl *****01 >- BREAKDANCE CHINESE COURTESAN (C) Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Starring: Candice Yu, Hu Guanzhen Ramis, Sigourney Weaver PLAZA (*****71): FORBIDDEN FRUIT Synopsis: A tragic
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    • 145 20 2B§SBKmSKtiffif ORCHARD: KT, 11.00 am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 A 9.15pm ADMISSION; $4-00 A 13.00/Cish Bookings/No Frtt List FMttltlC iMrt EttKtt la mi »»■».DI THEY'RE HERE TO SAVE THE WORLD I OANAYKAOYD SIGOURNEY WEAVER TSB^GH^stbusters 8S THE SUPERNATURAL SPECTACULAR CATHAY: NOW SHOWING (*****00) 5 SHOWS: 11.00, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.15pm EDGAR
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 296 20 FILMSHOWS AT THE MARITIME MUSEUM VISITORS in groups of ten or more can request for the followingfilms to be screened at the Maritime Museum on Sentosa this month: Stol Beach and Rescue Amphibian US-1 a film about the air-sea rescue aircraft, Amphibian US-1. Ice Society a film featuring the behaviour
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    • 675 20 ''^I I Herbs Vendor by Poh Slew Wah, one of the works on display at the Alliance Francaise A REVOLUTION WITH SCENARIO will be held at the Alpha Gallery. 21 AN exhibition on impressionistic im- toda y t0 21, ages by Italian photographer, Dr Cor- 10 am i°. da »y
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    • 246 20 NATIONAL SHORT STORY WRITING THIS competition is open to Singapore citizens and permanent residents. Entrants may write on any subject or theme in any of the four official languages. More than one entry in different languages are allowed but no two versions of the same story will be accepted. All
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  • 551 21  -  The Chef Recommends By THERESA CHAN IT is in the Trishaw Coffee House at the Hotel Royal that East will meet West. For $10.50 plus, plus, customers can choose to have either Continental buffet or Chinese buffet lunches. The buffet tables are set up daily
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 248 21 3fi The Best Korean Cuisine 3S was originated in Seoul, Korea and now found in fl^SNVlMßiai vM ROMAN RCSTAURANT LUNCH DINNER Adult $10.50 $12.00 per person Chikfcen $5.50 $7.00 per person (Below 12 yean) I Choice of chicken, t pork, beef, ox tongue, cuttle-fish, rice, soup, vegetable Reservations call: 349
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    • 129 21 <# RED LANTERN REVOLVING fll RESTAURANT (PTE) LTD. 60A, Change Alley Aerial Plaza, Collyer Quay. Singapore 0104. I Set atop the city's buzzling business core and harbour front, the Red j Lantern Revolving Restaurant affords memorable dining experience. I Take in enchanting city sights and dazzling harbour lights as you
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    • 260 21 BAY KITCHEN INTRODUCING OUR SPECIALTY:HONG KONG STYI£ FOUR SEASON'S STEAMBOAT SIDE ORDERS:A 'LA CARTE CHIENES DISHES. PORRIDGE, RICE VERMICELLI. RICE AND NOODLES. WE OFFER BUFFET AND ALSO TAKE AWAY ARE WELCOME. V \c$AV DROP IN VV AND EXPERIENCE OUR EXCELLENT '/k FOOD AND SERVICES BUSINESS HOUR: V /At MON-SUN FROM
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 787 22 I»l«ur< comics FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook f **,oou> waktl k TWvwT |gf ml|r* Voo M&.9T> —<C To M A 1 Nt«> SbO M W/HfcH W«tt J SAVED 1 uuuu XsofU A cpw of twe to ux*k &ac* ah awwep itr*.a 1 TONtfrHT? M£U>DV. J HWSUtreR ON H*V,«HAJT V HOUR./ JTo
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  • open line
    • 310 23 REMEMBER to take your identity card with you when you go to the polling station on Dec 22. Besides your identity card, you should also take along the polling card which would have been sent to you after Dec 12 Nomination Day. On
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    • 253 23 VOTING is compulsory. Should you fail to vote for some reason, for example, if you are out of Singapore or if you are ill on Polling Day, your name will be removed from the register. You may apply in writing after the general election,
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    • ANSWER BOX
      • 139 23 THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUERIES I AM A foreign maid with a very strict employer. I work up to llpm daily but I am not given a day off. My friends, who are also foreign maids, get every Sunday off or at least two days a
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      • 78 23 ■Recently, a family friend bought a pair of insoles which, according to the agent, the salesgirl, and an advertisement, would increase her height within three months. Bat the insoles, for which she paid $19, were very uncomfortable, and she could not wear them for the stipulated
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      • 124 23 What are folic acids? I read that they are vitamins to prevent greying of hair. How much can be taken daily without harmful effects? Can they be taken together with vitamin E and vitamin B tablets FOLIC ACID is one of the water-soluble vitamins
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      • 56 23 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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    • 72 23 TO FACILITATE the widening of Upper Jurong Road from Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim to Benoi Road, traffic has been diverted into a newly-constructed two-way carriageway between Jalan Ahmad .I'ikT r *vfi j mmm mi Ibrahim and Benoi Road. Motorists travelling along this road are advised to
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 66 23 CHILLI BRAND PLASTER THE EFFECTIVE RELIEF FOR MUSCULAR ACHES PAINS Chi Hi Brand Plaster is known for its unique warm sensation. If due to over-exertion, fatique, f Also available is the MILD Quality in the blue W t ANGLO—SWISS TRADING CO. PTE. LTD. *~w. 66, Tannery Lane, #01-03,'Slndo Building, Singapore
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    • 207 25 classined: 273-9090 Situations Vacant I Immediate vacancies I I available at Wild I (Singapore) Pl* Ltd I (a Swiss manufacturing I I company at Bukit Meran I I Central): I a Completed Apprenticeship Training Scheme (Precision Machining) from one of the EDB training centres a Minimum 1 year's working experience
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    • 373 25 Situations Vacant iy DHDB invites applications from Singapore Citizens for the post of: (A) CASHIER/RENT COLLECTOR (B) HAWKERS LIAISON OFFICER (C) HORTICULTURAL OFFICER (D) PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (E) WORKS SUPERVISOR (F) TELEPHONE OPERATOR/ CLERICAL ASSISTANT (Q) SECURITY GUARD (H) PARKING WARDEN Requirements for Posts (A) GCE 3 O' Level including
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    • 229 25 SHwtion* Vac—it HYMOLD PTE LTD Plastic injection molding factory requires: II mcnme uperaiors 2 rotating shifts V Permanent night shift 2) Technician Trainees NTC 3in Metal Mechinipq 3) Skilled and Semi-Skilled v Spray Painters 4) Female Production v Operators Shift Allowianct: Ist shift 2.00 2nd shift 8.00 3rd shift $10.00
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    • 245 25 ArfODfTtdlfT SUB-EDITOR Building and Construction News Oil and Gas News Catering and Hotel News. If you are thinking of specialising, and like the idea of working on these established newspapers, contact us. We need an experienced, dependable Sub-Editor with a newspaper background to join our small and friendly team. Written
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    • 127 25 THE COMPANIES ACT CAP.ISB AMALGAMATED ENTERPRISES (PRIVATE) LIMITED iMVfnQvrs vovumary WMkif-Up) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 10 Weld Road. Singapore 0820 on the 3rd day of December. 1984. the Special Resolution set out below was duty passed:"That the
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    • 351 26 classified 273-9090 NOTICES HI Advertisement CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND BOARD ACCOUNTS OF:Name* of Dwnwd Mombon Account No. I. MUNISAMY RAJOO *****06F I ALGU BELDAR *****881 3. PERRIETAMBY S/0 GOVALANO *****14H 4. SUCHA SINGH S/0 *****320 MATA SIN6H 5. GOVINDASAMY MARIMUTHU *****89H ABDUL RAHMAN S/0 *****678 MOHAMEO ABU BAKAR 7. MAHAT BIN
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  • sports
    • 573 27 ENGLISH OIV ONE Luton 1 Aston ViMa 0, Norwich 1 West Ham 0, Nottingham Forest 3 Manchester United 2, Queens Park Rangers 0 Everton 0, Sheftieid Wednesday 1 Chelsea 1, Southampton 1 Arsenal 0, Stoke 0 Ipswich 2, Sunderland 0 Leicester 4, Tottenham 3 Newcastle 1, West
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    • 679 27 FOREST 3 UNITED 2 MANCHESTER UNITED'S suspect defence caved in once again as Nottingham Forest came back from the dead to win a thrilling match at the city ground. The home side were booed off the pitch by their supporters at half-time after United had
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    • 610 27 RACE 1 Restricted Terms Div A 1200 m 6 Beat The Clock 54 Tweedie (II) 4 6 1 2 Chacha Mambo 54.5 Axhar (10) 3 I 2 5 Ovation VS3 Tiley (3) 6 5 3 11 Nataral Nlae S3 Birch (7) 7 7 4 Owner Every Chance Stable
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    • 470 28  -  Swede takes top cash prize of $10,000 in record time Slegapore 7 By ERNEST FRIDA SWEDEN'S Tommy Persson, a consistent performer, had no doubts at all about winning the Singaoore Marathon, although he fared badly at the Los Angeles Olympics six months ago. Helped t>y the
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    • 67 29 Asian Cup "84 A Kuwaiti player, in picture left, jumps with joy when his team scored a goal in their match against Syria last night. His jubilance is certainly a joy to behold. In picture right, Kuwaiti player Hamoud Al-Shemmar (14) seems to take
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    • 70 29 TWO GOALS: Naser Mohamadkhani (Iran), Abdullah Mohammad Al-Buloushi (Kuwait), Jia Xiuquan (China). ONE GOAL: Malek Awab, Razali Saad (Spore), Majed Abdullah Mohamad, Saleh Khalifah, Mohamad Abduljawad (Saudi Arabia), Lee Tae Ho (Korea), Zhao Dayu, Gu Guangming, Lin Luofeng (China), Shahrokh Bayani, Hamid Alidoosti, Siedzia Ziaarabshi (Iran), Ibrahim Khalfan, Aly
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    • 7 29 PICTURE: CHRISTINE CHEW
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    • 262 29 Singapore Britain's top woman marathon runnar, GILLIAN BURLEY, writes excluaivaly for The Singapore Monitor. I AM not going to bore you with a list of excuses. No ifs or buts. Yesterday I was beaten by six women who covered
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    • 204 29  -  By ERNEST FRIDA PETER STRUDWICK, the 54-year-old footless runner, won the hearts of his competitors and thousands of spectatators when he completed the 42.195 marathon race in 6hrs 05min. The race started at 6.30 am and Strudwick crossed the finishing line
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    • 566 30  -  >lskin Cup '84 CHINA 3 INDIA 0 »y S GULAM MINNOWS INDIA were brought down to earth with a bump when China completely outclassed them in last night's Asian Cup Group B match at the National Stadium. India, fresh from their scoreless
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    • 66 30 SYRIAN GOALKIIHR MALIK SHAKKOUNI MALEK no chance at all with the goals scored by the Kuwaitis against him last night. He had no time to react because two of the goals he could not see. Twice the ball cannoned off a defender and fell just inside
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    • 45 30 Shots on target: China 16, India 4 Shots off target: China 8 India 3 Corners: China 9 India 3 Freekicks: China 12 India 10 Offsides: China 6 India 3 Yellow cards: Narinder Thapa (India) Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain) Crowd: 13,000 Match Rating: 6
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    • Article, Illustration
      32 30 A Syrian player (la white) and his Kawalti opponent were on even terms, each facing his own way, as they landed after a tassle for the ball. PICTURE: CHRISTINE CHEW
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    • 144 30 ITHOUOHT my players would tfo L well after the draw with Iran. But tha CMnaaa showed tteay wara In a different class. Wa wara outplayad In aknaat a vary department* Thay wara faster, stronger, flttar and alaa had mora skilful H playars. Our anly answar ta
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      96 30 P W D L F A Ptl Kuwait 3 2 1 0 4 1 5 Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 Syria 4 1 1 2 3 5 3 Qatar 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 Korea Rap 3 0 2 1 1 2
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 176 27 "TAKE MY ADVICE. NEW BALANCE HAS." Bryan Robson England and Manchester United Captain New Balance running shoes are recognized around the world for their technological sophistication. To create an innovative line of football boots, however, the company needed the involvement of someone who knows the H game inside and For
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    • 153 28 However fierce the battle, whatever teams make it, "ff they'll be wooing the affections of our Tango Espana. II If I It's the one ball that never goes soft on its promise. II II |Fi As the official ball of Asian Cup '84 i JUL 1 (as well as the
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    • 550 31  -  >4sian Cup 84 KUWAIT 3 SYRIA 1 By ALFONSO CHAN "1 NEVER doubted that Kuwait would enter the semifinal. After all, we are the defending champions of the Asian Cup,'' said Kuwait Football Association president Shaik Fahd Al-Sabah while celebrating their impressive victory over Syria at
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    • 54 31 Shots on target: Kuwait 9, Syria 5 Shots off target: Kuwait 5, Syria 9 Corners: Kuwait 1, Syria 1 Freekicks: Kuwait 8, Syria 7 Offsides: Kuwait 0, Syria 2 Yellow cards: Abdul Kurdoghli, Abdul Nafee Hamwieh (Syria), Humoud AlShemmari (Kuwait) Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong) Attendance: 13,000
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    • 280 31 SEEN AND HEARD A GROUP of Indian "supporters" waited at the Gate One entrance for the Indian team to come out after their match against China. Seeing them outside, the Indian footballers thought they were their supporters and they came out flashing smiles, hoping for cheers.
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    • 101 31 There are some players who jast have the knack or the lock of being in the right place at the right time. Then there are those who have to go to great lengths to get the ball at the back of the net. Take China's Jia
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