Singapore Monitor, 4 January 1985

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    • 146 2 THREE FILIPINO construction workers have been questioned by police about the killing of a dog on Christmas Eve. Three men were found washing the carcass at the ground floor of Block 126 Serangoon Avenue 5, about 5 pm that day. Police believe the men
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    • 553 2  -  Trickster uses dud cheques and is well-dressed By CHEE LI CHOO This is the warning carried in the latest issue of Dogtalk, a newsletter published by the Singapore Kennel Club. It advises dog breeders and sellers to be warned against a conman who is
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    • 604 2  -  VIEWPOINT BY LOONG SWEE YIN "I'M PREPARED to vote for an opposition candidate if my area is contested," said a 33-year-old secretary a few days after Polling Day. She lives in a constituency that has a minister as member
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    • 92 2 Lianhe Wanbao THE MALE star lead for a new SBC TV drama series has arrived. Accompanied by his wife, two children and iheir nanny, Taiwan's well-known screen actor Wang Rons landed in Changi International Airport at 9.15 pm on Wednesday night. The Drama
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    • 303 3  -  This is because demand would be slack: Retailers By JOSEPH LEE PRICES of Chinese delicacies have begun to rise as Chinese New Year approaches but retailers said yesterday they did not expect them to go any higher than last year's. They said
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    • 148 3 Lianhe Zaobao THE GLITTER of Orchard Road during Christmas will now be seen in Chinatown. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) is planning to light up Chinatown for Lunar New Year festivities. For one full week right up to the big day
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    • 55 3 ACCORDING to trade statistics for January 1984, Singapore imported 6,642 tonnes of mandarin oranges valued at $10.8 million, 174 tonnes of dried mushrooms valued at $9.9 million, and 159 tonnes of canned abalone valued at $4.5 million. THE CHINESE New Year holidays begin on Feb 20. This will be
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    • 111 3 A THAI woman found dead near a Tampines monsoon drain two days ago had been sexually assaulted, a post-mortem examination has revealed. Detectives said yesterday that a government pathologist's report showed that the unidentified woman, in her mid-twenties, had "marks" on the lower
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    • 419 4 COMPANIES no longer need Labour Ministry approval to hire women for night work. This change in the law has been made possible under the Employment (Amendment) Act 1984 which comes into force on Monday Jan 7. However, pregnant workers will continue to be
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    • 146 4 ARE WATCHMEN and security guards covered by the Employment (Amendment) Act? They are, according to the guide prepared by the Labour Ministry to explain the changes to management and unions. The guide says the "role and functions" of watchmen and security guards have
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    • 253 4 Lianhe Zaobao HISTORY has proved that medical breakthroughs have been made by those who persevere, holding their convictions steaafast even when funds are short and the conditions of work are less than ideal. These are the words of the
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    • 92 4 THIS IS the Golden Lion Award (right) designed for the best of Singapore's Chinese writers. Inspired by the image of the lion's mane, the series of metal plates signify an upthrusting movement, capturing the power of the animal. The conception of
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    • 217 6 Lianhe Zaobao THE CROWDS have stopped coming, but the hustle and bustle goes on. Since the National Exhibition was officially closed on Dec 30, a contingent of workers have taken over the site from the officials manning the booths. For three days,
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    • 393 6  -  Workers can return after police finish inquiry into brawl By SURESH NAIR THE SOUTH Korean construction company which employs the South Korean and Thai workers involved in the New Year's Day brawl has "no objections" to the Thai workers returning to work at the two
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  • world
    • 489 7 THE BMF INQUIRY Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Friday THE CARRIAN Group put the security for the massive loans it obtained from Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) at an unrealistically high value, prompting serious scrutiny from the Governor of Bank Negara, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Taha. According to
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    • 208 7 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Friday FORMER BMF general manager Ibrahim Jaafar got himself a HK$l million (Sf280,000) overdraft facility guaranteed by Carrian after Carrian boss George Tan encouraged him to invest in certain shares, according to the BMF Commitee of Inquiry. Notes of
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    • 185 7 AP NEW YORK, Friday A JUDGE ordered Bern hard Goetz to be held on US*5O,OOO (SSU0.000) bail yesterday on attempted murder charges after a prosecutor said he told authorities he "intended to kill" the four youths he shot on a subway train.
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    • 427 8 SOVIET CRUISE MISSILE FLAP... ...SOVIET CRUISE MISSILE FLAP Reuter PASVIK VALLEY (Norway), Friday "THE GROUND trembled, my house shook and the noise was deafening as a reddish-yellow light streaked through the air at an incredible speed." Mr Herman Sotkajaervi,
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    • 378 8 Incident shows Finland unable to deter attack Agencies HELSINKI, Friday A SOVIET missile which crashed in Finland last Friday has deeply embarrassed the Finnish Government. It has also raised new questions about a 1948 treaty between the two countries, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) diplomats said
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    • 218 8 Reuter LONDON, Friday THE BRITISH defence publishing house Jane's said yesterday it had identified the Soviet cruise missile which Norway says crashed in Finland last week as a relatively old model. A spokesman said Jane's believed it was either an SS-N-3, a Sixties design
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    • 462 9 Reuter LONDON, Friday NORWAY'S charge that a Soviet cruise missile flew over its territory has drawn a low-key response from the West but points up the danger of a military mishap or misperception sparking an international crisis. Over the past two years,
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    • 342 10 Reuter BEUtNG, Friday A CHINESE writers' conference this week which has held out the promise of literary freedom has more to ao with a feud between communist party moderates and ul-tra-leftists than with literature. Western diplomats say. The meeting here of the
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    • 334 10 AP AMPIL (Thailand). Fri MALAYSIA yesterday condemned Vietnam for attacking the camps of Cambodian resistance forces at the Thai-Cambo-dia border, even as Vietnamese artillery pounded KTilla lines, frustrating guerillas' bid to regain I control of the key Nong Samet base. j Malaysian Deputy Foreign
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    • 82 10 Reuter DONCASTER (England), Friday STRIKING miner Glynn Deere, without pay since Britain's coal strike began nine months ago, yesterday received £127,500 5>345,000)S >345,000) won on a foot--11 pools. He had staked 36 pence on his entry in the competition, based on forecasting weekly
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    • PEOPLEWATCH
      • 52 10 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS RENOWNED British composer Sir Michael Tippet (above) celebrated his 80th birthday in Houston on Wednesday. He received a cowboy hat from the Houston Symphony Orchestra. The mayor and city council proclaimed this week "Sir Michael Tippet Week' in honour of the
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      • 62 10 WHITE House deputy chief of staff Michael Deaver, one of President Reagan's most influential advisers, will resign in the coming months, to go into Uie public relations business in WashingMr Deaver has been talking about quitting for three years, saying he did not make enough money in
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      • 43 10 ARLENE VIOLET (above), a former nun, becomes the first woman to be elected to the post of Attorney-General for the state of Rhode Island in United States. She was sworn into office by the new Governor, Mr Edward Di Prete.
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      • 49 10 WHILE Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Desmond Tutu pleads for pressure against apartheid, Nelson Mandela, leader of his country* Blackrights campaign, starts a third decade in prison. "He's never given up hope. He knows he will come out," his daughter Zinzi said in a recent interview.
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      • 58 10 DOCTORS yesterday improved the condition of artificial heart patient William Schroeder and said he was walking unassisted for the first time since suffering a stroke last month. Doctors at the Humana Heart Institute International, where he is being treated, said he was classified as "satisfactory...due to a
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    • 123 10 17 roasted alive all because of a tree UPI NEW DELHI, Friday ASSAILANTS engaged in a feud over a tree attacked rival villagers on Wednesday, killing 23 people, including roasting 17 alive in their home. The incident happened around Mohaddipur village, 384 kilometres southeast of New Delhi. The Press Trust
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    • 30 11 Over the years, attitudes towards careers for boys and girls have changed but there's still a gender gap. This was found in a new US poll of 2,000 adults.
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    • 27 11 Married women who stay at home suffer drom depression as often as women who work. It has been found that careers provide an outlet for stress.
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    • 29 11 Lack of discipline, child neglect and poor parental example are seen as the major failures of parents in raising children today noted the results of a poll.
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    • 197 11 »TRENDS Lifestyle MARRIED women who stay at home suffer from depression three times as often as women who work, shows a study. The findings, in a University of California report, say that careers often provide an outlet for stress and contribute to good mental
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    • 192 11 ATTITUDES towards careers for boys and girls have changed, but there's still a gender gap. A new poll of 2,000 adults in the United States shows: 46 per cent list computers as the top career choice for boys, while 33 per cent pick
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    • 166 11 LACK OF discipline, child neglect and poor parental examples are seen as the major failures of parents in raising children today, with the views of women and men in close agreement, says a Gallup poll. Parents are giving children too little responsibility, not treating
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    • 61 11 Mothers and fathers have not changed much. Young fathers are not taking on a bigger role at home and mothers remain the primary parent, suggest four new US studies. One study, which tracked 57 families for five years, shows that on a typical weekday, fathers spent about 30
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    • 51 11 Little boys pre- tend they are battling evil aliens with ray guns, while little girls make believe by playing house. All children fantasise, but boys create supernatural fantasies, and girls are more realistic. And the level of fantasy increases as kids get older, says a study at Brandels
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    • 370 12  -  The metal will soon test its previous low of U*****.75, observers say By JILL HUM GOLD DROPPED below the US$3OO mark on the London market yesterday, sparking speculation that it would soon be testing its previous low of U*****.75 reached on June 21, 1982. The Monitor
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    • 290 12 The local stockmarket is doing badly. Many analysts see difficult times ahead. Share prices may not yield sufficient gains. What do you do? Look at loan stocks and share warrants. Ong Co explains their attractiveness. LOOK AT the advantages of holding loan stocks
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    • 325 12 LOAN STOCKS, also known as debentures, adhere to a fixed interest rate. They may be redeemable and/or convertible. Redeemable means being Kid in cash a prescribed value at a ted date in the future while convertible refers to the right to exchange the loan
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    • 241 12 JC-MPH issued a $40 million 9 per cent unsecured loan stock 1983/88 with RSWs to subscribe for ordinary shares in the company with the following terms: For loan stock: Coupon: 9 per cent interest payable on Dec 31; Tenor: Five years; Issued price at par; Redemption: Mandatory
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    • 86 12 Mi/Lo 1984 Volatility Ratio Price* at 30.11.84 Conversion VTU LnStk Share Loan Stk Share Ln Stk Share Warr Prem/Disc T,M t N0L7Vi% 0.895 3.00 11.7 41.3 0.84 1.78 0.155 with cash: 81.7 11.7 0.79 1.76 prem with In (5 yrs) stk: 56.5 prem JC-MPH 0.90 2.02 12.5 33.7 0.895
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    • 161 13 MHLLSTREET WALL STREET stock prices dropped sharply again yesterday despite a mid-afternoon rally attempt tnat failed on institutional investment apathy and uncertainty about the health of the US economy The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 9.05 to 1189.82. Overall, losing issues led gainers
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    • 144 13 THE US dollar turned mixed yesterday, backing off its recent recordsetting pace against the British pound and French franc but edging to new highs against the currencies of Italy and Sweden. Gold bullion prices slipped briefly below US$3OO a troy ounce, recovered later to close above that
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    • 68 13 AMALGAMATED Industrial Steel Berhad's increase in its authorised share capital from Ms3o million to Msloo million and share split to 50 cents par value have been approved by the Capital Issues Committee. The l-for-2 bonus and rights issues were also approved. The bonus issue
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    • 293 13 Reuter THE GOVERNMENT'S plans to introduce laws on financial futures trading have been generally welcomed by officials of clearing members of the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex). They said such laws would protect the public and instil confidence in foreigners participating in the
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    • 255 13 UPI LONDON, Friday A WAVE of selling yesterday wiped t2 billion (554.78 billion) off the stock market, gold plunged to a 30-month low and the pound sterling hit new lows for the second session running. Foreign exchange dealers said they believed the Bank
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    • 182 13 TONGKAH Harbour Tin Dredging's earnings and net tangible asset per snare imR roves from 31 cents to 39 cents and ($2.66 to M 54.89 respectively after the acquisition of Bena Plantation Sdn Bhd for Ms4o million by issuing 8.333 million Msl shares. The proposed
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous

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    • 495 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT THE NEW Year's Day drunken brawl between large numbers of South Korean and Thai workers at two construction sites has come as an unwelcome reminder about the undesirability of having too many foreign workers on our soil. It was not the
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    • 628 15  -  CHIA BOON PIN Executive Director, Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore THE ongoing debate about the state of the residential property market has thrown up a variety of views and statistics about its current situation and future outlook. As
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    • 159 15  -  MAK YEN-CHEN ANDREW Singapore 1026 THE RECENT general election results show clearly that Singapore lacks good, credible opposition members. As a Secondary Four student, I feel that if the Government wants good opposition members, it would be a good idea to specially invite selected students
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    • 977 16  -  LIKE COUNTRY MUSIC, SKEETER IS NATURAL, EASY AND WARM By PAT D'ROSE FROM every angle, Skeeter Davis looks a gypsy. Her hair, a dull blonde, falls over her forehead and shoulders carelessly. Her skirt, heavily gathered, tickles her ankles. She is chatty and speaks with a
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    • 657 16  - Singapore's story in a coffeeshop By WONG AH YOKE THE history of Singapore will be relived on stage once again, this time in a Chinese production called Story of a Coffeeshop. It comes after the staging, in English, of The Life and Times of Mr X last November, a play
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    • 494 18 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Friday Night Movie The Haunting Passion (Chinese subtitles) (Ch 5, 10.15 pm) ADAMS move into their dream house only to find their marital bliss marred by some strange events. Julie (played by Jane Seymour), paints the portrait of a man she has never seen.
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    • 588 18  -  V. QENja By JOAN HANAUER UPI MUSIC written for television and films is no longer a perishable commodity. That's what Mike Post said and he ought to know individually and with veteran big band arranger Pete Carpenter or lyricist Stephen Gyer, Post has written morfc
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    • 454 19  -  By WONG AH YOKE THE man's name may not strike a bell in somebody younger than 25 years old. Even the titles of his songs would be unfamiliar. But when Johnny Tillotson sings his hits from the early Sixties, vague memories from one's early childhood filter
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 166 20 DANCE COURSE THE Metropolitar YMCA Internationa] Folk Dance Club will organise a 12-sessior course, starting this Sunday, at the Homer Cheng Auditorium, Metropolf tan YMCA, Palmei Road, at 1.30 pm. Lessons will be held ir English and Mandarin every Sunday until March 24. Registration fees are $7 for member: and
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    • 209 20 ll—^M fn nl^^K s +jm j [c X r I c n ------s b W' < MUo o*Shea, James Mason and Paul Newman in The Verdict, which will be screened at the Hilton Movie House C oo Sunday. C THE VERDICT Kane on Jan 11 at 6.30 pm and 9pm
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 759 21 leisure comics i FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook MOM.WHV t>o ll~Tat a «KW>I A«C, V ——>*/ ~P APULT6 |AA<£ Lift &eu>M£S A UJHEM Does fc)H£N 1 UA#TAB I 60MAMV THAT'S COfiSTArtT ftVC-AH»-1 THIS HAPPEkJ? &£T l( EXACT PATE/ i J Vl|T/\\% COMPROMISES UJHAT 1 I>MC*,AD3OSTIMG- V I OU>«.. IV J tyft
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  • open line
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      • 123 22 THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUERIES WHENEVER I go to Chang! Air irt, I am always fascinated by its design and the greenery around it. Who was the main contractor? Who designed the control tower and what is its height? THE main contractor for the terminal
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      • 55 22 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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    • 483 22 AFTER carefully selecting your travel wardrobe, take tne same care with your Kicking. That goes for repacking right rough your trip. Your best choice of suitcase is one made of light but strong fibre, soft styled with sturdy frame. You need reliable locks
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    • 131 22 IT'S a good idea to leave a key with your neighbours so they can keep an eye on the house, adjust blinds, and turn on lights in the evenings so it doesn't appear deserted. DEFROST the refrigerator and clear out all perishable food. ENSURE all gas jets
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    • 799 23  -  Enrol only in universities which are recognised both in US and Singapore By JUDY WALKER GOING to study in the United States has its pitfalls. Do your homework first or you could find yourself going to a university which is no more than a room in
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    • 323 23 Here are answers to some of the most frequent questions students ask. How can I fell if a college is recognised here in Singapore? Any college or programme which is accredited by both the regional and professional associations in the United States will be recognised in
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    • 166 23 TUITION fees vary considerably and state universities, which are subsidised, are cheaper than private ones. For example, tuition fees at a private university may range from U553,500 ($7560) to US$9,OOO ($19,440) for the nine-month academic year and at statesupported institutions from US$l,5OO (553,240)
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    • 200 23 REFERENCE books and microfiche catalogues of American universities and colleges are available for public reference in the library. UNDERGRADUATE Barron's Profiles to American Colleges, ed. by Barron's Educational Series. The College Blue Book by Burgess. The College Handbook, ed. by Maureen Matheson. Comparative Guide to American Colleges
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  • sports
    • 361 26 Reuter LONDON, Friday BARCELONA on the trail to their first soccer championship success for 11 seasons, travel to Real Zaragoza this weekend anxious to launch the New Year in the way they ended the old winning. Barcelona, six points clear at the top of
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    • 365 26 They start Cup defence against once mighty Leeds Reuter LONDON, Friday EVERTON, enjoying their best league season for many years, step out on the perilous path to Wembley today when they begin the defence of the English Football Association (FA) Cup at once mighty Leeds United.
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    • 128 26 AP NEW YORK, Friday Livingstone Bramble will defend the World Boxing Association lightweight championship against exchampion Ray Mancini on Saturday, February 16, at the Lawlor Events Centre on the campu& of the University of Nevada at Reno, it was announced yesterday. Bramble
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    • 378 27  -  ASIAN JUNIOR SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS By KEN JALLEH Jr OPTIMISM today prevails where pessimism once clouded Singapore's chances in the international arena whenever our squash juniors carry our hopes especially after the disastrous showing in the first Asian Junior championships at the East Coast
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    • 201 27 THE SINGAPORE junior teams to Hong Kong, and the backgrounds of the players: BOYS: ERIC TAN 18. winner, 1984 Ascot Singapore Closed Under-19 championships, U-19 Pepsi Youth championships, U-19 Milo national championships. ONG SOO HENG 17; winner. 1983 U-16 Singapore Closed ChamRionships, 1984 U-19 Singapore
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    • 220 27 SINGAPORE has succeeded in pushing for a breakthrough for women in the prestigious Singapore-Malaysia Ovaltine international with three events to be included for the first time at Kallang on Mar 2 and 3. The annual clash, which decides the winners of
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    • 653 27  -  wmtsm wtth Haridas Nair THE COMPETENT squash body entrusted with the onerous job of reviewing the rules of the ?;ame meets periodically o consider changes to existing rules. This year was the most significant year as the International Squash Rackets Federation
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    • 295 27  -  By K SILVAM NATIONAL coach Syed Abdul Kadir will be recommending five boxers for next month's President's Cup tournament in Jakarta. "I have already selected four boxers who will be in the team," said Kadir after yesterday's training session. "They are welterweight
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    • DATELINE: BRUNEI
      • 182 28  -  Stories by S GULAM ALTHOUGH striker V Sundramoorthy and midfielder Salim Moin are not here with the Singapore team, they still nog the thoughts of Brunei officials. "If the two players were in the Singapore team, we would nave brushed aside tonight's match as a forgone conclusion
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      • 214 28 HOPES for a Brunei win tonight depend on the form and finishing power of two Sheffield United-trained players Majidi Ghani and Zainuddin Kassim The two forwards, along with defender Rosnan Samak, spent five weeks training with the professionals of Sheffield United. They returned last week in time for
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      • 190 28 A chief and mascot? THE LAST time FAS soccer development director Seak Poh Leong was here, Singapore came off with an impressive win. It was back in 1979, when Poh Leong was here in Brunei as an assistant to the then national coach Trevor Hartley. Singapore won by two goals.
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      • 160 28 DEFENDER AR J Mani, back in the First 11 after being sidelined for nearly five months, is confident of getting a goal tonight. The Armed Forces left-back said that Brunei has been his "favourite team" as far as goals are concerned for him. "I have always scored
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    • 384 28 Reuter BIRMINGHAM, Friday TOP-SEEDED Mats Wilander, ranked fourth in the world and spearhead of Sweden's Davis Cup winning team, was beaten in his first match in the Young Masters tennis tournament here yesterday. Wilander, 20, went down 7-6 6-3 to American Sammy Giammalva, 21, in the
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    • 276 28 Reuter LONDON, Friday ZOLA Budd yesterday pledged her athletics future to Britain and will make ner 1985 debut in the National Indoor Championships later this month. The 18-year-old South African-born runner wants to race internationally for Britain, tackle the European circuit and run road races
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    • 135 28 Reuter CHEVERLY (Maryland), Fri FORMER world boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard was reported in fair condition yesterday but "sore all over" after a car accident last night. A hospital spokesman here said Leonard, 28, sustained a "blunt" chest bruise and lacerations on
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    • 428 29 MALEK AWAB, the national vice-captain, is one of the six players in the current national squad with Malaysia Cup experience. The diminutive midfielder, often called a "speedking," made his Malaysia Cup debut in 1980. But he did not secure a regular firstteam place until late 1982. But since
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    • 315 29 DARIMUSOVITO TUKIJAN (picture left) may not be as familiar among Malaysian state players as Fandi Ahmad but by tne time the season ends in May, his will be a household name from Brunei to Kota Bam. Coach Hussein Aljunied has said that Tukijan
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    • 226 29 LIM JIT POH, making his debut as the national team manager, is a man of few words at least on the national team's training and performance. "Training and match-play are the concern of the coach. No manager should get involved in what is going
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    • 654 30  -  The Republic return to Malaysia Cup contention after three years in the cold All reports by S GULAM AFTER THREE years in the cold, Singapore are back in the Malaysia Cup fielding a squad of fresh faces with reputations their rivals do not respect. Sadly, Singapore's
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    • 89 30 Goalkeepers: David Lee, Yakob Hashim, Kumar Krishnan, Abdul Malek Defenders: Au-yeong Pak Kuan, Latif Rahman, Sudiat Dali, A R J Mani, Marzuki Elias, Manap Hamat, Norhalis Shafik Midfielders: Razali Saad, Malek Awab, Hashim Hosni, Yahya Madon, S Ramu, Mohd Khairi, Lim Buan Hai, Shahrom Mokhtar Forwards: D Tukijan, Tay
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    • Article, Illustration
      786 30 PEN SKETCHES of the Singapore players for the opening Malaysia Cup match against Brunei today. DAVID LEE, goalkeeper: Usually steady and reliable. But tends to lapse for a moment at times and thai has led to some silly goals in the past. But the 26-year-old draughtsman and Tiohg
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  • MONITOR sports
    • 487 31  -  Pessimistic Brunei makes this a brighter prospect MALAYSIA CUP BRUNEI vs SINGAPORE PREVIEW BY S Gulam SINGAPORE seem likely to begin their Malaysia Cup campaign with a win over a rather pessimistic Brunei tonight. while Singapore will march into the Hassannal Bolkiah National Stadium
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    • 72 31 MY PICK-BY S. GULAM Singapore's strategy tonight will be to attack from the start to get an early goal. The early goal would silence the partisan crowd of 35,000 expected for the game. If this goal does come then Singapore could even walk away with a
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    • 96 31 MORE MALAYSIA CUP REPORTS-. S PORE in the final goes without saying, says Au-yeong: P9O STAGE set for youngster Tukijan: P3O GIVE Hussein time, says new manager Jit Poh: P3O WHO'S who in the Singapore team: P3l BRUNEI'S two secretweapon' players from England: P2t WHY Mani is happy to be
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