Singapore Monitor, 18 December 1984

Microfilm: NL14876
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      GENERAL ELECTION '84
      108 2 THE CANDIDATES for Anson are entering the final stage of their election campaign. Both Mr Ng Pock Too (People's Action Party) and Mr J B Jeyaretnam (Workers' Party) have, since Nomination Day, been making daily visits to their constituents and each has held a rally in the
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      Calling on the residents
      540 2 House visits at Anson Mr Ng Pock Too, Political Secretary (Prime Minister s Office) and chairman of the committee coordinating grassroots activities in Anson: THERE was no hurry as the PAP candidate went through the corridors of a block of three-room flats and met those residents
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      'The Simply Do-nothing Party'
      1001 3  -  That's what the SDP is all about, says PAP candidate for Potong Pasir Mah Bow Tan By MARGARET THOMAS and EE BOON LEE YESTERDAY'S men campaigning on yesterday's issues that's what the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is all about, in the view of Mr Mah Bow
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      'Dangers of voting on one minor issue'
      396 4 S'poreans should think in terms of the total problem PEOPLE should think in terms of the total problem and the total performance when choosing their government and not cast their votes according to a minor issue that they support, Mr S Dhanabalan said
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    • ELECTION LINES
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        Jeya's not walking out on us, assures MC
        133 4 ROUND-UP OF THE DAY'S HUSTINGS AS MR J B JEYARETNAM stepped onto the stage at the Singapore Democratic Party's rally in Potong Pasir last night, the master-of-cere-monies made it a point to announce after his speech that the Workers' Party leader would
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        Dad-in-law films Mah at Potong Pasir rally
        77 4 WHO WAS that middle-aged Caucasian busily filming Mr Mah Bow Tan as he argued his case before Potong Pasir voters for being elected as their MP? A foreign newsman? A new member of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's staff, perhaps? No, it was Mr
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        'Parking fee' for boats irks SUF candidate
        114 4 OBJECTING to the Government making fishermen pay for "parking" their boats on the East Coast beaches, the Singapore United Front candidate for Marine Parade, Madam Gertrude de Gracias, said: "It is God who made the beach and it is meant to be a
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      Dramatic changes in Kembangan since the Sixties
      737 5  -  Spotlight on Kampung Kombangan constituency •y OEI SIN GIOK TODAY, we focus on Kampung Kembangan, once a stronghold oI the United Malays National Organisation. With Singapore's independence, UMNO Singapore was renamed the Singapore Malay National Organisation (SMNO). In this year's general election, SMNO
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      The Rallies
      159 5 WHO, WHEN AND WHERE PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY f%| Car park fronting Blk 78, Te- lok Blangah Dr (7-1 Opm), Football field near junction of Ave 3 4 6. Ang Mo Kio (7-10pm) Jk BARISAN SOSIALIS fj Car park behind Blk 47. Lor w Toa Payoh (7-10pm) SINGAPORE DEMOCRATIC
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      Lock icon 17 shops flooded
      263 6 Leaking rain pipe in Beauty World Centre is the cause WHEN Madam Mary Chew opened her boutique yesterday morning, she thought the roof had leaked. Madam Chew, 30, said: "When I came to open my shop for business, I stood stunned for a few moments, not knowing
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      Lock icon Three shops burnt down in Tanjong Rhu
      126 7  -  By K K FONG THREE SHOPS were burnt down early today in Kampung Kapu Road off Tanjong Rhu. Fire started at about 2 am and four fire engines took about two hours to put out the blaze. The three shops gutted were Golden
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      East Coast Park now safer for funseekers
      274 7 JOO CHIAT police have made the nine-kilometre stretch of the East Coast Park recreational resort a safer place for holiday-makers. According to police statistics, the crime rate in that area has gone down by more than 54 per cent in the first 10
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      Lock icon Napping engineer's sex organ cut off
      121 7 Lianhe Wanbao AN AMERICAN engineer, 47, had his sex organ cut off while taking a nap at an Orange Grove apartment on Saturday afternoon. Doctors tried to rejoin the severed organ but failed. The man's legs and right arm were also severely burnt. Police
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      'S'pore managers aren't as good as the Japanese'
      450 8  -  But Western counterparts think differently: Survey By RAY MILLER JAPANESE managers think Singapore managers are of a lower standard than themselves but Western managers think differently. The Japanese consider that an individualistic, competitive Singaporean approach makes communication difficult, and think Singaporeans' general
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      Woodlands blaze survivors coping without govt aid
      186 8  -  By SEAH MEI KIANG THE FOUR survivors of the Woodlands fires and a Woodlands resident who escaped the fires as he was not at home that night, are coping without official help. They have declined assistance from the Ministry of Social Affairs. The
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      Body of man found in school
      126 8 POLICE are trying to establish the identity of a young man whose body was found in the passageway of Anderson Junior College in Ang Mo Kio yesterday. The man, about 25, was wearing a light brown shortsleeved shirt and purplish-grey snorts. He was about
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      221 3 Over6,oooyears of Chinese culture pnyour wrist. i' i V it>- g. m±: Kn Made in Switzerland. Ss27soQ'Ms3tOoOMch The Chinese Classic byGnenchy There is evidence of formed Chinese characters that date back to over 6,000 years ago. Tortoise she* and bone carvings with Chinese characters from the Shang Dynasty have been
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      180 4 -'v "*~3Wi Mariners' Corner Restaurant X'mas New Year Set Menu X'mas Eve Lunch $18.00 X'mas Eve Dinner $24.00 X'mas Day Lunch $24.00 X'mas Day Dinner $24.00 New Year's Eve Lunch $18.00 New Year's Eve Dinner $24.00 New Year Day Lunch $24.00 New Year Day Dinner $24.00 r 120 Cantonment Road
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      305 6 TOYOTA Ovarall market laodar again ft Singapore m 1963 SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION Ask your Toyota dealer for details II W of 60 special editions of the Starlet m Mm NettPARF$lB,95O NettAßFs2s,7so In our family the star is the new Toyota Starlet. As a housewife I love it because it is
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      131 8 I Unbelievable But True I I Special TVade-in Discounts of up to $700 I 1 Any Brand, Any Age! I Forget annual inspections! I You can now trade-in your old motorcycle or scooter I (on-the-road, ANY BRAND, ANY AGE) and enjoy trade-in f; drWm I discounts of up to $700
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      More support Musa's call for MCA to leave Front
      412 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday THE BARISAN Nasional was asked yesterday to consider an alternative party to represent the Chinese community as more support was given to Acting Prime Minister Datuk Musa Hitam's suggestion that the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) temporarily opt out
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      MONITOR FOCUS
      79 9 ANATOMY OP A POLITICAL CRISIS...AT A GLANCE TOP MCA leaders hold a crisis meeting after Datuk Musa Hitam's "quit Barisan" call; UMNO VICE-PRESIDENT Ghafar Baba's efforts to mediate in the matter are declared a failure; SEOAMAT MCA division chairman Mr Lim Si Cheng singles out MCA acting president
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      I stand by my suggestion that MCA quits National Front, says Musa
      221 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday DATUK MUSA Hitam said yesterday he is standing by his suggestion that the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) leave the Barisan Nasional (BN) temporarily to resolve its internal crisis before rejoining the coalition. "What needs to
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      Lock icon 6,000 Bhopal refugees seek safety in the south
      195 9 Reuter MUNDDEEP (India), Tues MORE THAN 6,000 refugees from the gas-stricken citv of Bhopal have taken refuge in the small town of Mundideep, 35 km to the south, police said yesterday. The refugees are waiting for the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal
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      Lock icon A right to know who's the father
      95 10 UPI STOCKHOLM, Tuesday THE SWEDISH Parliament yesterday passed a comprehensive law on artificial insemination, giving the offspring of sperm donors the right to learn their biological fathers' names. Some doctors have labelled that right as "mindless terrorism" and said it would discourage men
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      Lock icon US deficit hits a record $70 bil in third quarter
      276 10 UPI WASHINGTON, Tuesday THE U.S. BALANCE of payments deficit reached a red-ink record of U5532.9 billion (S|69.lbillion) in the third quarter, on the way to breaking US$lOO billion for the year, the Commerce Department said yesterday. The deficit represents dollars
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        Hefty raise for UN chief
        82 10 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS THE UN General Assembly's budgetary committee approved hefty salary increases for Secre-tary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar (above) and two other senior UN officials over the weekend, a UN report said yesterday. The committee report now goes to the assembly
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        Schroeder has memory less
        76 10 ARTIFICIAL heart patient Bill Schroeder, although talking more and in better spirits, suffered more brain damage from a stroke than previously believed and has difficulty recognising nis family, doctors said yesterday. Dr Gary Fox, a neurologist who examined Mr Schroeder yesterday, said three small areas of
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        Soul sermen from prison
        46 10 ACTOR David Soul (above), who once starred in the television series "Starsky and Hutch" delivered a sermon from prison on Sunday in place of the tailed Lutheran minister Reverend Douglas Rotn, Reverend Roth is serving a 90-day sentence for contempt of court.
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        Socialite Madame indicted
        92 10 SYDNEY Biddle Barrows, the socialite accused of running a bordello catering to a highpaying clientele, was indicted yesterday on charges of profiting from prostitution. Barrows, SS, who is listed on the social register, was charged along with her assistant, Laurin Goulston. No date was set for arraignment
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      CHILD DEVELOPMENT
      25 11 Pre-school children of career mothers develop intellectually and socially just as fast as .children whose mothers stay home according to a new study.
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      BUSINESS SUCCESS
      28 11 Satisfaction with the job is today's sign of success in business. A US survey of hiring executives revealed that people don't measure success by salary received.
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      CLASS HUMOUR
      28 11 A university study has found that teachers who use humour to drive home a point may unwittingly drive away their students by creating a hostile atmosphere.
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      Children of career mothers are not disadvantaged
      108 11 PRE "SCHOOL children of working mothers develop intellectually and socially just as fast as children whose mothers stay at home. A California State University study shows that within the first five years of life, maternal employment status is of no consequence for middle-class
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      No place for humour in class
      351 11 TRENDS Lifestyle TEACHERS who use humour to drive home a point may unwittingly drive away their students by creating a hostile atmosphere. That is the conclusion of a study at the University of New Mexico. Researchers found that students respond negatively to teachers who
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      Job satisfaction is valued more than salary
      95 11 PEOPLE used to think it was a sign of success when their annual salary (in thousands) equalled or exceeded their age. Not any more, says a survey of 4,230 hiring executives across the United States. Satisfaction with the job is today's sign of
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      HYPNOTIC CURE:
      53 11 Self-hypnosis can help sick kids reduce pain and battle their ills, studies show. The research provides further evidence that our mental state affects susceptibility to illness and recovery speed. In a study of 550 children, 85 per cent reported significant reductions in pain and improvement in their conditions
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      HARMFUL SMOKE:
      53 11 Children of mothers who smoke through pregnancy score slightly lower on reading dnd spelling tests and are more likely to be hyperactive than children of non-smokers. Analysis of data collected on 9,024 children suggests that oxygen deprivation to the foetus caused by a mother's smoking may affect behavioural
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      CULTURAL HERITAGE:
      53 11 American university students often graduate without a clear vision of their nation's culture, history, literature and ideals, and educators are to blame. A report by the US National Endowment for the Humanities says that, in the humanities area, colleges often are "a self-service cafeteria through which students pass
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      369 9 Dl Umlal The craze this year is great food and entertainment! And we have the very best of both. Y laZa note I Have the festive time of your life with free drinks, give-aways and lively, live is Starting 8 Qrcst entertainment. Ckxne, revel in Plaza's delights. Christmas craze. Diaiy
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      149 11 Brush up a blush FREE from A/taybelline /Tn THE EXPERT TOUCH Swivel-up Brush s Ma y belline s answer to fresh and convenient j go-everywhere blushing. The brush n is made of soft, all natural hair V and glides across your face, j L I enabling you to apply blusher
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      MAN WITH THE RIGHT TIMING
      1380 12 DATUK Duta Yip was in an expansive mood at an exclusive interview with Monitor reporter JOYCE QUEK yesterday. He had reason to be. His acquisition of Sealion Hotels in 1983 rivals the Keppel takeover of Straits Steamship in terms of diversification and scope. Both companies
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      SES keen to go 'international'
      301 13 Foreign companies encouraged to list on the trading board, says the exchange's deputy GM FEW STOCKMARKETS in the world are as determined as the Stock Exchange of SingaKre (SES) to get more foreign companies ted on its trading board, reports Euromoney in a sponsored survey
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      Lock icon Cut in prime rate helps stocks to close higher
      129 13 HMLLSTREET J Reuter NEW YORK, TuMday A HALF-POINT cut in the prime lending rate by Manufacturers Hanover helped the stock market close higher yesterday despite another steep drop in Union CarbideThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.88 to 1178.79. Gaining issues
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      INDICES
      56 13 THE Straits Times Industrial Index closed at 802.09 yesterday, down 2.59 points from Friday. The OUB Composite Share Price Index closed at 404.71, down 0.99 points from Friday's close of 405.70. The OUB Trade-weighted Singapore Dollar Exchange Rate Index fell 0.0590 points to 133.5133 at the close, compared with
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      Lock icon DOLLAR AND GOLD
      178 13 UPI THE PRICE of gold fell to its lowest levels in two years yesterday and the dollar fell back against most European currencies in very quiet trading. Gold was US$B down in Zurich compared with Friday's price, closing at U*****.50. It was U556.25 lower in London at
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      28 13 With every bottle of Blue Nun you'H get a miniature porcelain vase. Start your collection today. Available at Cold Storage, Daimaru, Emporium Holdings, Fitzpatrick's, Jasons and Yaohan. BchgAtndt
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    Indian tourist trade tumbles in the wake of Gandhi killing
    619 14 features NEW DELHI: More than 70 per cent of India's tourist traffic booked for November by organised travel agents was cancelled after wide publicity abroad about the disturbances in the wake of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination. The outlook for
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      406 14 FESTIVE 1 CELEBRATIONS 1 j at the Tai-Pan Ramada Hotel T I Celebrate this festive season with a sumptuous International and Thai buffet spread J attheD'jit Pochana. Our festive programme begins from Dec 10 31, with an array of festive fare coupled with a kaleidoscope of music and entertainment Daily
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      Lessons from Woodlands arson
      437 15 IS COMMENT NO MATTER how often disasters strike, reading about them always brings about a sense of numbness and hopelessness Natural disasters like floods, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are especially tragic because the death toll is usually high and the devastation vast. The pain and suffering
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      Why police enlisted the assistance of armed forces
      214 15 MPLY I REFER to the letter captioned "Credit for rescue goes to the SAF" from "Nocturnal Observer" (SM, Nov 22). On Oct 27, the police received the report that a group of students were lost in the Forest of Seletar Reservoir. In
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      Disappointed with opposition
      105 15 I HAVE been following the speeches of Mr Chiam See Tong and Mr J B Jeyaretnam over the past few months. At first, there was a glimmer of light from what they saia I thought that a new wind was blowing. But of late, I feel that
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      Statements are uncalled for
      110 15 THE statements about opposition members being "clowns and crooks" waiting for the chance "to gatecrash into Parliament" by "JCAN" are uncalled for (SM, Dec 4). A credible opposition can act as a buffer to make sure that the refrain "We know what's best for the country"
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      Poor reaction to fire drills
      192 15 Typical of many other cities too I REFER to your report "Singaporeans don't take fire-fighting exercises seriously" (SM, Dec 11). The poor reaction to a fire drill may be typical not only in Singapore, but possibly in other parts of the world, including Japan. I
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      72 15 LETTERS on any subject' of public interest wtt be accepted lor publication. They should be typed end must be signed. They must also include the writer's name and address even if the writer decides to use- s oseudonvm in print. A contact telephone number would be useful. We reserve the
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      Affordable festive gear
      372 16 PARTY WINNERS WITHOUT TOO MUCH GLITTER Co-ordination: INEZ WEI Pictures: SPENCER LOH Clothes: ESTIQUE and DAIMARU TRENDSETTERS may be heading for the bright lights this Christmas, what with this year's cast of ballgowns, sheaths and cocktail dresses all dripping with sequins, beads, rhinestones and diamantes. There is
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      Singapore girls — how they dress
      728 16 Singapore girls how they dress During her holiday home, QUEK KOOI LIAN, a Singapore housewife and mother of one currently staying in London, took a fresh look at how our girls dressed along Shenton Way and found that there was either great conservatism or thoughtless verve. SINGAPORE ladies dress either
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      America's Mandarin
      512 18 Vietnam: A Television History America's Mandarin (1954-1963) (Chinese subtitles) (Ch 12, 8 pm) IN order to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, America replaced France in South Vietnam, supporting the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem. With US backing, Diem refused to hold the country-wide elections
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      Lock icon Cheong Ying dies without fulfilling wish
      471 19 Lianhe Wanbao "I WANT to make a film which I am completely satisfied with before I die," Hong Kong's screen veteran Cheong Ying once said. Sadly, this desire will never be fulfilled. Cheong Ying, 65, died on Saturday morning in a Toronto hospital after
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      37 16 Bjjy r M®/ OKOH RESTAURANT j We are celebrating our 15th Anniversary. Business Hours: Lunch: VQt ;,m Dinner: u .•it) .< n Reservation call Ohoh Supreme *****61/2 Ok oh Ctianni Air nor! h 542 504 1/2 r Jrlifni
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      909 17 2.25 88CTEXT Live Sample Pages. 2.d0 uptning •■ki rrogrimfnd ntgniigmt iowowso oy in# Struggle (C) (r) (English subtitles). For the Family (T) (r) (English subtitles). 4.59 Troupers. 5.20 Batlleetar Galactica The Hand of Ood (r). Starbuck and ApeNo are sent on a mission to destroy a Cyton base. •.15 News
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      442 17 l THE HNQAPOflE HONTTOR "1 TUESDAY. DECEMBER 111 1994 IV/ IS) 3 FCZJ ill r! > M >. i^cqup r- m N.i r- > v* <+ v'v <0*. IM. A yoeag Vletaamese carryiag a commukt flag Is captaret by Preach la Vietaam: A Televtoioa History (Ch 12, pan) setters la
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      130 18 Productivity begins at home Productivity at home starts with everyone Let's not restrict our efforts to the home, we can ma'ke Singaporean products more doing their bit. Plus a little bit extra. though. Let's practise productivity in every area of competitive in the world market. And the It involves tidying
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      148 18 SBC's Activities Today at the National Exhibition TIME ITEM CONTENT Noon-2pm Radio One Sounds Alive (DJ: GerakJine Ng) Audience Quiz News Mid-day Market Report 2-2.30 pm Radio Four Signature Tune (DJ: P N Bala Supramaniam Song Request P Pichaiyammal) Interview with a recording (Quest: Chnstina Edmund artiste Mamman) 2 30-3
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      36 20 High tide: 7.22 am (2.5 m) High tide: 8.07 am (2.8 m) Low tide: 1.80 pm (1 m) Low tide: 2.88 pm (0.7 m) High tide: 8.03 pm (2.4 m) High tide: 9.24 pm (2.4 m)
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      698 20 CERAMICS A CERAMICS exhibition and sale by Iskandar Ja- v Ul, a local Japan-trained potter, will be held at the Alpha Gallery, 21 Binjai A Park, until Friday, 10 am to 4 pm daily AmbJ mission CALLIGRAPHY I THE China Calligraphy Exchange Exhibition Singapore Calligraphy '84 Exhibition the Museum today
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  • PHOTOGRAPHY
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      Lure of the Orchard Road lights
      650 21  -  By LEE CHIU SAN ONE can be forgiven for thinking that every other photographer in Singapore is currently stationed along Orchard Road. There has been a never-ending clicking of shutters ever since the stretch from Ming Court to the Istana was illuminated with Christmas
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      Portraits with a special sparkle
      468 22 MANY people will want family portraits or snapshots of themselves with the Orchard Road lights as a backdrop. It's quite easy to get acceptable pictures if you bring one tripod, and to get excellent pictures if yop have an extension cord and somebody to help
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      And try to avoid those vaporous street lights
      203 22 ONE of the photographic hazards of Orchard Road is the sodium-vapour street lighting. These street lights give a flat, green cast on colour film. Try as far as possible to avoid getting street lights in your pictures. Don't hesitate to use filters,
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      Photo competition
      267 22 A PHOTOGRAPHIC competition based on the theme 'Lights on Singapore' is being held by Fuji Photo Film (S'pore) Pte Ltd. Entries for the competition close on February 28, 1985, and must show Singapore scenes by night depicting celebrations of Singapore's 25 years of nation-building or any other festive
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      Sea Carnival: Results in Jan
      44 22 THE Singapore Monitor thanks all th« photographers who submitted entries for the photographic competition on the Punggol Point Sea Carnival and Man and Water in Singapore. Judging will take place shortly and the results will be announced by January.
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      Lock icon Best to spend X'mas in prison
      198 28 AP LONDON, Tuesday FORMER British soccer star George Best will spend Christinas behind bars after losing an appeal yesterday against a three-month jail sentence. The 38-year-old former Northern Ireland international was sentenced earlier this month after pleading guilty to drunken driving, assaulting a police
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      Lock icon Sweden win doubles to take the Davis Cup
      254 28 The victory is the first for the Swedes since 1975 Reuter GOTHENBURG (Sweden), Tuesday 1 SWEDEN won the Davis Cup for the first time last night since 1975 when 1 Stefan Edberg and Anders Jarrvd beat Americans John McEnroe and Peter Fleming
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        Victory at last for Cyprus
        101 28 A QUICK UPDATE AROUND THE WORLD CYPRUS beat Luxembourg 1-0 (ha If time 0-0) in a soccer friendly in Nicosia yesterday, gaining their first home win against an international side in nine years. Sotiris Tsikkos scored the winning goal from a header in the S2nd
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        Mills out with a broken leg
        77 28 NOTTINGHAM Forest utility player Gary Mills, who has a steel pin in his riant leg, broke his left leg in the match against English league leaders Everton on Saturday. Mills will be out of action for six weeks. He enters hospital tomorrow and will
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        Horses' mystery infection
        80 28 FOREIGN bone* competing at the Olympia Sbowjumplng Championships in London may be delayed in returning bome because of a mystery infection. More than SO horses belonging to overseas riders could be kept in quarantine following the discovery of an infection affecting Lucky, a nine-year-old Bay Gelding, belonging
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      Kasparov, Karpov play to another draw
      184 28 MOSCOW, Tuasday THE ttrd game of the World Chess championship between title-holder Anatoly Karpov and challenger Gary Kasparov ended in a drew yesterday after 20 moves and a little under three hours'play. After a sharp and ambitious new move in the opening Kasparov offered
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      Lock icon STARS...
      217 29  -  UIH»W r malaysiacup_ I roC I rnicQ U™ 1 I, i \3»_J _«niY: OUB SEBlEb______ STABTBWJ?. Roc( Glamour boy Fadzil Ismail PENANG'S TOP Reports: S GULAM FADZIL ISMAIL is now the star in Penang after the retirement of Shukor Salleh. He is currently a hit both on and off
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      'DER BOMBER'
      261 29 HASSAMUDDIN HASSAN PENANCS nine-goal hero of last year, HASSAMUDDIN HASSAN (above) will again shoulder the main responsibility of bagging the goals for his team in this year's Malaysia Cup competition. Penang made it to the semifinals last year largely because of Hassamuddin's free-flowing goals, which also won him
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      'Rocky' Ruku's raring to go
      354 29 MALAYSIAN national coach Frank Lord described him as one of the best wingers in the country and backed up his praise by including him in the first 11 for the pre-Olympics last year. A Rukumaran justified Lord's faith in him by turning out some outstanding
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      THE NORTH'S MR FOOTBALL
      246 29 PENANG'S "Mr Everything" SHUKOR SALLEH was skipper, coach, manager and adviser. He was close to being indispensable which is whv his decision to retire from playing this year has come as a blow to Penang's hopes for the coming Malaysia Cup season. The former Malaysian international
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      Soccer's shifting fortunes
      605 30  -  By S GULAM SOCCER'S shifting fortunes were never more evident than in the two weeks of Asian Cup competition at the National Stadium Though the competition never really hit the dixsy heights expected of the biggest tournament in the largest continent, the upsets galore were just enough
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      A perfect 10 for organisation but nought for Press relations
      226 30  -  K SILVAM BOUQUETS for the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) for a job well done in organising the Bth Asian Cvp Football Tournament but brickbats for their handling of the Press. Such was the praise and criticism levelled at the
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      159 30 WKRE WOMD SHUTTIf SUPERMAN RUB* HARTONO SIAND WITHOUT US SPECIAL POWERS? Rudy Hartono, of Indonesia seven times holder of the All-England Cup for badminton, now coach of Indonesia's victorious Thomas Cup Team owes much of his fabulous success to his courtcraft. As Rudy says, all the racquet technique in the
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      WATCH OUT FOR S'PORE
      585 31 STARTING TODAY...OUR FOCUS ON MALAYSIA CUP '85 WE BEQIN our Mri«t on tho strengths and weaknesses off tho loams competing in tho Malaysia Cup today with a profile off Ponang. Reporter S QULAM and photographer HAIRIS spent a month in Malaysia collating their reports and pictures.
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      OUR RATINGS...
      69 31 PENANG HA TWO! i X QOALKIIraSti S Anthonysamy, Richard Scully, Adnan Mat Kaasa DinNDfltti Um Kok Bang, T Khantaiya. Redwan Putah, Kee Taong Pang, Kamal KhaHd, Zakir OJalmi, Suhaidi Zarai Mldflaldarat Osman Rashid, Rahman Maina, Hasnul Hisham, Mahmud HaHm, Lim Bok Khoon Strfkarst Aziz Azizan, A Rukumaran, Riduan
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