Singapore Monitor, 24 January 1985
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Title Section12 1985-01-24 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR 30cents M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Thursday, January 24, 198512 words
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Article662 1985-01-24 1 CATHERINE ONG - Suggestions in response to Govt's savings-for-investment plans ■y CATHERINE ONG SUGGESTIONS have been made to the Government to allow the use of Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings to buy Singapore Airlines (SIA) shares, informed sources toM The Monitor. These suggestions were made in662 words
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206 1985-01-24 1 SIT YIN FONG - •y SIT YIN FONG JEANS supplier Aeron Fashion (S) Pte Ltd yesterday filed a suit for payment of unpaid goods bills totalling $168,373 against Emporium Holdings (S) Ltd, the giant retail chain which earlier this month denied it faced liquidity problems, and declared It was206 words
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Article, Illustration71 1985-01-24 2 THE SEA is not washing up durians. Rather, durian husks have been thrown on the beach by durian customers at the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre. While a picture paints a thousand words, the stench from rotting husks under a midday sun is not so easily conveyedPicture by ASMAH HAMID - 71 words
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438 1985-01-24 2 JOSEPH LEE - By JOSEPH LEE IT WAS a golden year for goldsmiths last year, according to Mr Chng Seng Mok, president of the Singapore Jewellers' Association. Mr Chng, who is also the managing director of Poh Heng Jewellery Pte Ltd which has eight outlets, said:438 words
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Article165 1985-01-24 2 ALMOST $43,000 raised by students and staff of the Singapore Polytechnic will be presented to the Community Chest of Singapore oa Saturday. The money, raised at a carnival last September, will be handed over at a charity concert put up by the Singapore Polytechnic165 words
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Article, Illustration446 1985-01-24 3 JULIE ANNE SIT - By JULIE ANNE SIT EGOS will be one cent cheaper at most supermarkets from today as a result of a price war among wholesalers. A check with the big supermarkets such as Yaohan, Fltzpetrick's, Cold Storage and Jason's yesterday revealed that they446 words
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255 1985-01-24 3 SIT YIN FONG - By SIT YIN FONG SINGAPORE bakers yesterday welcomed a Government tax reduction move which they said could reduce the use of fresh eggs by as many as 400,000 a day. This number of eggs is estimated to be255 words
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Article, Illustration94 1985-01-24 4 WORK ON the "Hello Chinatown Spring Festival Fair" has begun. This Chinese-style archway fronting Banda Road is one of four that visitors will have to use to enter the fair. The month-long festivities will include dancing, food demonstrations, cultural displays, calligraphy and lion dance competitions. Booths selling94 words
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284 1985-01-24 4 K K FONG - Byl K K FONG POLICE are hunting for a man who is believed to be the last person to have seen a murdered woman alive. The housekeeper of Helen Chang Hai Lin, the dead woman, told police that a man in his thirties284 words
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162 1985-01-24 6 THE PRIMARY Production Department (PPD) will become a part of the Ministry of Environment soon. It was placed under the Ministry of Education for more than a year. The move is in line with the ministry's concern with pollution and other environmental matters, a162 words
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Article, Illustration94 1985-01-24 6 TEN abandoned used cars, including Mercedes Benzes, BMWs and Jaguars, will be sold tomorrow at a Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) auction. These cars have been held at the authority's wharves for nearly seven months, according to an executive of Nippon Express, the shipping agents ofPICTURE: ASMAH HAMID - 94 words
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282 1985-01-24 6 NG MING MING - By NG MING MING NINE travel agents have formed what they say is Singapore's first tour consortium specialising in Indonesia packages. Holipak Consortium will offer eight tours to Indonesia. "We picked Indonesia because it's a ready market and one of the cheaper destinations," said Mr282 words
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225 1985-01-24 6 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) reiterated its stand on the "open-sky" policy yesterday in response to reports tnat the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) wants to attract at least two to three more airlines a year to fly here. The authority, according to225 words
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95 1985-01-24 6 TRAFFIC LIGHTS will be installed at the junctions of both Dorset and Owen Roads to make it safer for pupils of Owen Primary Scnool to cross the two roads. A Public Works Department (PWD) spokesman said yesterday that the Roads Division95 words
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Article, Illustration78 1985-01-24 6 THE DRIVER of the last panel van (extreme left) in this four-vehicle collision suffered minor face injuries when his windscreen was smashed. Mr Zee Yong Kong, 36, was treated as an outpatient at the Alexandra Hospital. The accident, which occurred about 11.45 am yesterday nearPICTURE: HAIRIS - 78 words
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Advertisement257 1985-01-24 3 YJ- HRf I retired recently. But I still earn a monthly income. Thanks t055-Phis." Introducing 55-Plus. The new fixed deposit scheme If you are 55 years and over, take advantage of it. from Overseas Union Bank exclusively designed for Just speak to any of our 55-Plus representatives at people 55257 words
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Advertisement8 1985-01-24 4 Dinner: $14+ per person. jm-UAXAHOr-. r? »amwhlle*d,Wne«»feo7«kMS«W. If8 words
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Advertisement130 1985-01-24 6 MMM...MAGNIFICO! iTmhw BUFFETLUNCHEON Embark on a delectable gastronomic journey from Jan 15 to 31, when we m bring you a potpurri of Italian specialities in our Italian Buffet Luncheon daily from yO 1 lam till 3pm. Bueno Appetito! l4fcCLss£tL£ Adult« $14 Child under 12 $8+ i\t- Level 5 Open 24130 words
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Article, Illustration380 1985-01-24 7 Kampot links Phnom Penh to naval base of Kampong Som Reuter BANGKOK, Thursday THE PRO-HANOI Cambodian government yesterday indicated that Khmer Rouge guerillas are more active than previously thought in an area which controls an important arms supply route to the sea, diplomats here said. PhnomReuter - 380 words
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Article115 1985-01-24 7 Reuter BANGKOK, Thursday THE Vietnamese news agency, monitored in Bangkok, said yesterday Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Talyzin was in Hanoi for a visit where he confirmed Moscow's continued aid to Vietnam's economy and defence. Mr Talyzin left Hanoi yesterday for Cambodia after a five-dayReuter - 115 words
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Article165 1985-01-24 7 AP TOKYO, Thursday JAPAN'S lottery fans will have a snot at double the winnings and the consolation that their losing tickets are helping fight cancer if a government plan to revise the current lottery law takes effect The Home Affairs Ministry will submit to theAP - 165 words
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137 1985-01-24 7 Reuter LONDON, Thursday THE BRITISH Ambassador withdrawn from Nigeria in a diplomatic disEute last year was named take over his country's mission in Singapore yesterday. The Foreign Office announced that Mr Hamilton Whyte, 57, would become High Commissioner in Singapore in March.Reuter - 137 words
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330 1985-01-24 7 THE SLAIN WRITER CASE Reuter TAIPEH, Thursday THREE US investigators yesterday interviewed one of two Taiwanese gang leaders implicated in the murder of a Chinese-American writer in California last year, government sources said. The sources told Reuters that the investigators were also briefed by officials-ofReuter - 330 words
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120 1985-01-24 8 Reuter MUNICH, Thursday SVEN AXEL Springer, the grandson of West German publisher Axel Springer, has been found alive in Zurich after having earlier been reported kidnapped, West German police saia They said the boy telephoned his mother, Mrs Eosemarie, at her home in MunichReuter - 120 words
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351 1985-01-24 8 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday MALAYSIAN importers are hopeful of getting by today "the green light" to import Mandarin oranges through third countries. The president of Federation of Selansor Chinese Guilds and Associations (FSCGA), Mr Yap Fook Hing who said thisBernama - 351 words
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394 1985-01-24 8 Reuter WASHINGTON, Thursday A PROMINENT Philippine opposition leader alleged yesterdav that the indictment of suspended Armed Forces cnief Fabian Ver as an accomplice in the murder of Senator Benigno Aquino was a ploy to prevent his conviction. Mr Aquilino Pimentel, leader ofReuter - 394 words
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121 1985-01-24 8 Reuter PARIS, Thursday JEAN-MARIE TJIBAOU, leader of the independence movement in New Caledonia, was forced to leave the French National Assembly last night when the rightwing opposition objected to his presence during a debate on extending a state of emergency in the territory. InReuter - 121 words
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190 1985-01-24 10 LATWP BANGKOK, Thursday AFTER years of enmity between pro-Western Thailand and communist Laos, a festering border dispute has spawned a diplomatic war of the Wnite Papers. In the latest salvo, the Thai Foreign Ministry issued a 33-page document last week charging thatLATWP - 190 words
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569 1985-01-24 10 LATWP TOKYO, Thursday ECONOMISTS here will remember 1984 as the year in which Japan finally left behind the second oil shock and put real .growth back above the 5 per cent mark. Healthy expansion is expected to continue through 1985, though atLATWP - 569 words
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306 1985-01-24 10 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Thursday FUR flew and tempers flared at two inaugural balls early Tuesday morning when throngs of Republican revellers got ready to go home and then couldn't find or couldn't get their hands on their minks and lesser wraps. Accounts differ onLAT-WP - 306 words
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DATELINE: BEIJING
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153 1985-01-24 10 BEIJING is deep in winter, and there is something electric in the air static electricity, to be precise. The air here is so dry in winter that sparks fly everywhere. At night, if you turn over in bed, a trail of little flashes153 words
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150 1985-01-24 10 A CHINESE stereotype has been exploded. There is a dire shortage of Chinese laundries in the Chinese capital. The Worker's Daily recently complained that, with a population of nearly 10 million, Beijing has a mere 85 laundry and dyeing shops. Equipment150 words
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112 1985-01-24 10 Knight-Ridder TWO YOUNG Chinese lovers, standing on a pavement, their backs turned to the street, peering intently at a blank brick wall while they exchange sweet nothings is a random sight along Chang-an Avenue. Passers-by understand and leave them alone, walking pastKnight-Ridder - 112 words
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195 1985-01-24 10 LAT-WP TAIPEH, Thursday TAIWAN has served notice that it is worried about the possibility that the United States will agree to sell naval equipment to China, and said its supporters will seek to block any such deal in the US Congress.LAT-WP - 195 words
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Article, Illustration109 1985-01-24 11 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS GINA Lollobrigida (above) bad to overcome a lot of fears to take a role in the upcoming Broadway version of Tennessee Williams' '"Hie Rose Tattoo." "My willpower, which goes beyond what is reasonable, nas prepared me," Lollobrigida said from her109 words
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Article122 1985-01-24 11 WHEN Mary Armstrong was a little girl growing up on the English coast, she kept a picture of Queen Victoria, then the monarch, in her room. She never lost her faith in British royalty, even though she lived away from her native land for 65122 words
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Article, Illustration78 1985-01-24 11 CATHY Evelyn Smith, charged with murdering American comedian John Belushi (above) with an overdose of heroin, has agreed to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said. In a plea bargain reached with the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office more than a year ago but only completed78 words
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Article78 1985-01-24 11 FRED Hardt, the owner of a hotel for victims of the deadly disease, Aids, believed to be the first of its Kind in the nation, says a lack of business is forcing him to close. Hardt, citing financial problems and a lack of clientele, said on78 words
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Article76 1985-01-24 11 STEVE Lundquist won two gold medals in swimming at the Los Angeles Olympics but doesn't have much time for the pool anymore. He was one of the headliners at the Young Republicans' ball during inauguration festivities in Washington on Monday and works on commercial ventures for the76 words
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428 1985-01-24 11 Reuter LONDON, Thursday THE OBSERVER, one of Britain's leading Sunday newspapers, is to be prosecuted for corruption for buying documents from a senior Defence Ministry official, the government said yesterday. Charges against the paper's editor, Donald Trelford, and members of his staff are alsoReuter - 428 words
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289 1985-01-24 11 UPI KUWAIT, Thursday A COMMITTEE of experts from the Organisation of PetroleumExporting Countries (Opec) has decided to recommend lowering the cartel's bencnmark price by US$l a barrel, the Kuwaiti news agency said yesterday. It said the recommendation would go to Opec's full ministerialUPI - 289 words
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85 1985-01-24 11 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Thurt A 10-YEAR-OLD boy died and his brother is in critical condition at the General Hospital here after they were hurled from a block of flats yesterday. A man, believed to be mentally unstable, was said to haveBernama - 85 words
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Advertisement124 1985-01-24 8 Y>u can turn these paper hong into real value at Europa. 'SmSSterWA you're re-decorating your home lor Lunar New Year. especially At Europa, we're giving generous discounts on the attractive collections W shown here Simply cut out the appropriate hong baos' and present them when you purchase Remember shopping at124 words
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Advertisement342 1985-01-24 9 CMC Computers and Communication# Hr The Sweeter 111 Sixteen Japanfc most popular 16-bit computer runs both MS-DOS and UNIX. NEC's Advanced Personal Computer 111 with room to spare So there's no more annoying nec computers Singapore pte. Ltd. offers the best of two great worlds: MS-DOS disk swapping when you342 words
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Advertisement69 1985-01-24 10 RQDO Powerful! Economical! RC 100 The Multi-use Bike ♦Unique jet-cooled engine ♦Economy Range gear for results in low fuel cost fuel economy and low ♦Power Engagement Clutch noise lovel System ensures smooth ♦Telescopic front forks change of gear A assures you of a stable and comfortable ride all the way69 words
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Advertisement114 1985-01-24 11 olden Sands Escapades for just ***** ■gPjJ(lnclusive of return air-fare) Discover fun Fenang at Golden Sands Enjoy a fun-filled holiday with us in Penang. JHMHUKSMy Two to seven day packages from just ***** to H| Ss7()2 including your return airfare from Singapore. Price includes: Mountain View room with balcony, twin-sharing114 words
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675 1985-01-24 12 JANICE LIM - By JANICE LIM THE BIG Four local banks and Citibank offer personal loan packages Citibank's Loans in a Flash, DBS's Action Loan, OUB's Executive Loans, UOB's and OCBC personal instalment loans. WHO QUALIFIES A minimum income level is imposed by banks as675 words
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Article114 1985-01-24 12 JANICE LIM - By JANICE LIM BUYERS of private property and Housing and Urban Development Company (HUDC) flats can now make one-stop applications for Central Provident Funds (CPF) and POSB (Post Office Savings Bank) housing loans. They can lodge them either at the Credit POSB offices at POSB114 words
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Article52 1985-01-24 12 AT-A-GLANCE NEWS AND INFORMATION DR CHUA Wee Meng is understood to be taking legal action to recover his 1.65 million shares in Alfa-Pacific Securities. The shares are the key to unravelling the stockbroking firm's problems, as they will help to establish ownership control of52 words
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Article41 1985-01-24 12 MR HO Soo Ching, managing director of Morgan Grenfell Asia, is leaving the merchant bank. Sources say that he will be joining the local Lloyds outfit. MGA will thus have had three managing directors in two years.41 words
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Article41 1985-01-24 12 IN THE wake of the Hoo Thye scandal, a certain large local bank isn't giving out diaries to its customers as part of its annual give-aways. Customers apparently will be getting free aba lones, garlic, dried mushrooms, potatoes...41 words
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Article29 1985-01-24 12 President Ronald Reagan has an executive decision- maker, reports Fortune magazine. The choices: Yes, no, maybe and scram. The White House insists it's just a toy.29 words
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Article500 1985-01-24 12 THE EFFECTIVE interest rate is the bank's actual lending rate and is much higher than the flat discounted rate. When a borrower pays at a flat discounted rate of interest, the bank does not discount interest on monthly instalments paid. The best interest rates that500 words
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130 1985-01-24 13 WHLLSTREET WALL STREET stocks closed higher yesterday as investors reacted to favourable economic news and indications that the Federal Reserve Board will probably do little to tighten monetary policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 15.23 points to 1274.76. Gaining issues led losers130 words
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Article55 1985-01-24 13 THE Straits Times Industrial Index closed yesterday at 765.46, down 5.22 points from Tuesday. The OUB Composite Share Price Index closed yesterday at 383.06, down 1.94 points from Tuesday's close of 385.00. The OUB Trade-weighted Singapore Dollar Exchange Rate Index fell 0.3367 point to 134.1560 at the close, compared55 words
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Article169 1985-01-24 13 AP WORRIES about falling oil prices sent the British pound tumbling to new European lows yesterday as the American dollar turned in a mixed performance in listless trading on world foreign exchange markets. Meanwhile, with oil prices still slumping and the outlook bright for holding down inflation,AP - 169 words
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120 1985-01-24 13 Reuter WASHINGTON, Thurs JAMES BAKER, designated to be the next US Treasury Secretary, said yesteraay the United States haa not joined European central banks in a bid to hold down the dollar by intervening in world currency markets. In an appearance before the SenateReuter - 120 words
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154 1985-01-24 13 SIME DARBY BHD is selling R G Shaw and Co Ltd to an overseas company for approximately Ms 64 million (5556.5 million). With the transaction, Sime Darby will make an extraordinary profit of Ms 32 million. R G Shaw Co and its154 words
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414 1985-01-24 13 COMPANY FOCUS ON GENTING BERHAD BUY GENTING BHD on weakness, recommends Kay Hian Co. Fears that Gen ting could lose its casino licence have kept the group's market rating below its true value. Nevertheless, given the group's favourable earnings outlook and growing success in414 words
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Miscellaneous24 1985-01-24 12 IW» a-i c MtNaught Synd Inc. E *l\£!e> A CONSULTANT 6MOWINCT R L)e MOW TO CUT POWN OKI v OUR WINTER FUE.L &ILL 6.*24 words
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Article, Illustration901 1985-01-24 14 GEORGE de LAMA - features By GEORGE de LAMA Chicago Tribun* WASHINGTON: As the world watches and wonders about the Byzantine power struggles apparently shaping up within the Kremlin, few have as much at stake as Cuba's Fidel Castro, according to a former Cuban diplomat. "The Soviet power struggle901 words
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160 1985-01-24 14 SHARONA JOAN DEOCAMPO - SHARONA JOAN DEOCAMPO Singapore 1852 AFTER reading Mr Peter Boyd's reply, "Form a body of technicians to check on contractors," (SM, Jan 18), I would like to say that I believe the blame for poor workmanship should not fall entirely on contractors.160 words
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67 1985-01-24 14 I FULLY support your editorial on the "Need for law against bad workmanship" (SM, Jan 21). Contractors in Singapore may have to adopt measures to prevent shoddy workmanship. This problem will set out of hand if unskilled workers jump into public housing renovation jobs.67 words
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150 1985-01-24 14 REPLY I REFER to the letter "The long queues at a SAP school" by Mr Tan Wei Ching (SM, Jan 3). I must apologise for the inconvenience inadvertently caused to Mr Tan and other parents. Although our Secondary One pupils150 words
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223 1985-01-24 14 RECENTLY I waited at the Miramar Hotel in Havelock Road for 15 min before I got a taxi. During that time I saw at least five taxis cruising by with the blue light on without turning in to the Miramar Hotel taxi-stand. By sheer luck223 words
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Article72 1985-01-24 14 "THE REAGAN Administration, to rephrase the words of (Abraham) Lincoln, was and is a government of millionaires, for millionaires and by millionaires." Pravda criticising the US$l2.5 million celebrations for President Reagan 's second inauguration "I MYSELF was a heavy cigarette-smoker, but 14 years ago I stopped and since then72 words
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Article421 1985-01-24 15 COMMENT COME July, if things go according to plan, commercial television will be beamed into the homes of Singaporeans via Johor Baru. There is little doubt that the Malaysian private TVS will be a hit with Singapore viewers. Unfettered by cumbersome bureaucracy and tight421 words
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179 1985-01-24 15 I AM a regular customer of the hawker centre at Btk *30 Bedok Reservoir and I have noticed that two of the stallholders are frequently quarrelling. I have been worried that a fight may one day occur between them. On Jan 19, about 7 pm,179 words
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Article, Illustration221 1985-01-24 15 I WOULD like to commend vow newspaper for the editorial headlined "Covert protectionism isn't quite fair" (SM. Jan 19), which must have reflect ed the feelings of most Singaporeans like myself. In denouncing restrictions on free trade over two hundred years ago, Adam Smith221 words
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Article90 1985-01-24 15 ESTHER LIM (MISS - REPLY ESTHER LIM (MISS) Public Relations Officer National Library I REFER to the letter "A periodic 'new books' list will be appreciated" by "A reader." (SM, Jan 11). We are pleased to inform the writer that the National Library will be producing computer-generated lists90 words
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Article, Illustration586 1985-01-24 16 PAT D'ROSE - By PAT D'ROSE ONE HUNDRED young and talented amateur musicians from five Asean countries Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore will get together to form an Asean youth symphony orchestra after completing a two-week workshop session here in April. This will be Singapore's586 words
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Article170 1985-01-24 16 Drama test '85 IT'S time again for those who love the theatre or rather are the theatre to start preparations. The Community and Cultural Services Division of the Ministry of Community Development is organising the Bth Annual Drama Festival in August/September to be held at the Victoria Theatre and170 words
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Article, Illustration464 1985-01-24 16 WONG SING YEONG - By WONG SING YEONG LIFE, for Hong Kong TVB comedian Lo Hoi Pang, is not a laughing matter. As a 27-year-old, he swam six kilometres of the turbulent Pearl River to escape from Mainland China to Hong Kong. He did it without464 words
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Article, Illustration578 1985-01-24 16 MARY SEDOR - H H I H HBS travelling &t leisure By MARY SEDOR in Manaus, Brazil AP FOR eight years, renowned Brazilian author, Mario Palmerio, has explored the Amazon jungle in a houseboat, but he has not published a word. He says the immense region isAP - 578 words
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Article, Illustration522 1985-01-24 18 Thursday Feature Special Xanadu (Chinese subtitles) (Ch 5, 9.55 pm) THIS musical fantasy provides a look at the future and a remembrance of the way things were in the heyday of Hollywood. Olivia Newton-John plays a muse, Kira, one of Zeus' nine daughters who comes down522 words
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Article, Illustration687 1985-01-24 18 VERNON SCOTT - Xlf CP CMC I v I By VERNON SCOTT hi noivywooa UPI BRAINY as she is beautiful, Yvette Mimieux is one actress content with her type-cast roles in movies and television. Going back to her sex kitten teenage days when she was a 16-year-old star of HUPI - 687 words
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Article, Illustration617 1985-01-24 19 Agencies HOLLYWOOD: Yet another former movie star, Ava Gardner, has succumbed to the lure of television lucre, accepting a role in the Knots Landing TV series. Gardner, who starred in such hits as Mogambo, The Barefoot Contessa and The Sun Also Rises, has appeared only sporadicallyAgencies - 617 words
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Miscellaneous1201 1985-01-24 17 I 2.30 SBCTEXT- Live tempi* Pmm. I 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by The I Immortals (C) I 4.30 Tarxan Laopard on the Looae (r). Hw 1 I 5.20 Andy Robeon. T I 5.45 360 Degreea Views of Our World: Louiaiana (M) a I (English subtitles). Hi 1 I1,201 words
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Miscellaneous177 1985-01-24 17 Noon Newsdesk 12.30 Classical Record Review 12.45 Ftnnnrini Nown 12.55 Reflections 1.00 Work) New? 1 1.05 Twenty-four Hours: News Summary 1.30 Peebles' Choice 1.45 The World Today 2.00 Newsdesk 2.30 Nature Notebook 2.40 The Farming World 3.00 World News 3.00 Twenty-four Hours: News Summary 3.30 Short Takes 3.45 Network UK177 words
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Miscellaneous427 1985-01-24 19 f\KM OUIO€ HOLLYWOOD (*****64): WOMEN POLICE (C) DALIT (*****16): WOMEN POLICE (C) Starring: Goo Hongynn, Yi Jin fang, Zho Tai-li, Zhao Ya-nan METROPOLE (*****27): TOWN OF SINS (C) Synopsis: The story of four policewomen recruits, V ENUS (*****97): BUTCHER (C) their stringent training and the sacrifices they make in their427 words
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Miscellaneous115 1985-01-24 19 NEWSFRONT reel stories are woven into the fictionSINGAPORE Film Society will screen al story which romanticises the perNewsfront tomorrow, at 6.30 pm and sonal fives of the characters behind 9 pm, at the Goethe-Institut Audi- the cameras. The cast include Bill torium, Singapore Shopping Centre. Hunter, Wendy Hughes and Gerard115 words
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Miscellaneous400 1985-01-24 20 Csif PIZZA GALORE CAFE VIENNA, Royal Holiday Inn, will feature a pizza galore for this month. The menu offers six different creations of pizza and is priced at $7.50+ each. A fine selection of Italian wines by the glass is also available. The pizza galore will be served for lunch400 words
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Miscellaneous346 1985-01-24 20 W\ Off \m. The Heritage Singers will present a gospel concert on Saturday and Sunday at 7.30 pm at the Singapore Conference Hall. SWEDISH NATIONAL TRIO CON- Placerville, California, will present a CERT gospel concert of praise ana inspiraTHE Swedish National Trio and the tion Saturday and Sunday at 7.30346 words
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Miscellaneous186 1985-01-24 20 FOURTH ASEAN EXHIBITION OF PAINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY THE Fourth Asean Exhibition of Painting and Photography will be held at the National Museum Art Gallery until the end of this month, 9 am to 5 pm daily. Admission is free. BATIK PAINTINGS THERE will be an exhibition of batik paintings at186 words
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Article, Illustration448 1985-01-24 21 Air India now offers four big stopovers 60 JHocas' INDIA, the great colourful mosaic provides the international traveller with an endless choice of surprises. The country's diversity of culture and tradition is an experience that never ceases to amaze even the most seasoned traveller. Tourists from here448 words
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Advertisement231 1985-01-24 21 f\Ve 7/ Show You Other Worlds Besides Singapore At NTUC Travel, we believe that every place has a charm all its own. I'U /I<|/|'S Hum; Korw V f /A NTUC Travel Services Pte Ltd 5 ■AV I Sophia Road #02 07, Peace Cenire, Singapore 0922. VST Tel: *****33 (12 lines)231 words
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Advertisement28 1985-01-24 21 Time of Departure S'porc: 09 00 hrs Baiam: 09 30 hrs (W IB) 13 00 hrs 13 30 hrs (WIB) 16 30 hrs 17 00 hrs (W IB)28 words
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Miscellaneous421 1985-01-24 22 leisure comics ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA Something is "happening" September 23 to October 22 behind the scenes. Be aware Pace slows, but you are closer and alert. Discern motives and to the goal. Accent on basic do your own investigations, issues, security, added vitality You re due421 words
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Miscellaneous210 1985-01-24 22 FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook MtU)W, YotfVE torWESSED ~AJ ,JM ALL THE ALL IKE PtUfiCS AMO V If 7 VEAR6 I'VE BEEN HOU IS I DoN'T •AtKStAHiHfr At THIS f HERE, Ho ONE'S I THAT? I 1 TRO&T COIAPKHV.' HOW HAVE Vou gVgft. 6ETH.AVED > 7 AW&ODV. J RtTAIHED SOCM A210 words
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Article521 1985-01-24 23 MCTlSiMaagiiHmHgaaißK THE computer is an integral part of society today. It has become indispensable in every field of commerce, industry and management. Computer programmers command highly paid jobs in Singapore and the need for more such personnel is increasing. The Stamford College Computer Centre521 words
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Advertisement418 1985-01-24 25 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. ISS AND IN THE MATTER Of F.S.K. PRIVATE LIMITED (MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of F.S.K. Private Limited duly convened and held at 5001 Beach Road #04-08 Golden Mile Complex, Singapore 0719 on the 22nd day418 words
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Advertisement481 1985-01-24 25 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Denis Michael Yeomans of No. 252 B Pasir Panjang Road Singapore 0511, have applied for a Wholesale Liquor Shop Licence in respect of premises at M/s Yeoman Agencies (S) Pte Ltd 132 Pasir Panjang Road Singapore 0511, and that this application will481 words
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Advertisement294 1985-01-24 25 AUCTION OF RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT (Appro* 5 months old) Place: 101-01 A Afro Asia Building Nd 63 Robinson Road Date: Friday, 25th January 1965 Time: 2Jopim. Viewing: On day of sale liOB6 coasist of wifNop icfi Igniters, ■prigkt fvoeasn, bmbu itaiiim steel high pressure fryer, cash register, 'Lord' safe, cfcairs and294 words
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Article, Illustration408 1985-01-24 26 Spotlight on Johnny Metgod (Nottingham Forest), Frank Stapleton (Manchester United) and Nigel Callaghan (Watford) JOHNNY METQOD: When Johnny Metgod goes on a lap of honour it takes his Nottingham Forest team-mates some time to catch him! The Dutch international, currently top of the pops with the City Ground408 words
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Article, Illustration396 1985-01-24 26 FRANK STAPLETON: While arguments still rage about the merits of Ron Atkinson's summer signing, Manchester United's Championship hopes rest with increasing weight on the shoulders of one of the manager's first purchases at Old Trafford. When Atkinson persuaded Arsenal to part with Republic of396 words
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Article, Illustration427 1985-01-24 26 Reports by IPS NIGEL CALLAGHAN: Watford manager Graham Taylor feels that his winger Nigel Callaghan is the best dead-ball kicker in the country. And Callaghan works hard to perfect the Brazilian-style banana kicks that have foxed some of the League's defenders. He says; "We'veReports by IPS - 427 words
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304 1985-01-24 27 Reuter KIRYU (Japan), Thursday SINGAPORE'S Lau Wing Cheok pushed his way through the second round of the men's singles in the Japan Open Badminton Championships here yesterday when he defeated Dipak Taylor of England 7-15 15-5 18-16. However, things didn't work out for Singapore'sReuter - 304 words
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Article, Illustration394 1985-01-24 27 KARPOV 5 KASPAROV 1 KARPOV KASPAROV TUSSLE AP MOSCOW, Thursday WORLD CHESS champion Anatoly Karpov vesterday agreed to a draw offered by challenger Gary Kasparov after Kasparov, playing black, made his 36th move in the 45th game of the world championship match. Karpov, leadingAP - 394 words
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Article, Illustration602 1985-01-24 28 ALFONSO CHAN - By ALFONSO CHAN from KUALA LUMPUR FEDERAL TERRITORY hung on to a fourth-minute gift goal from Razali Saad to hand Singapore their first defeat in their Malaysia Cup match at the Merdeka Stadium last night Singapore began without stopper Norhalis Shafik, who had toPICTURE: CLIFTON AW - 602 words
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Article150 1985-01-24 28 JOHOR 1 BRUNEI 0 JOHOR squandered numerous chances against a stubborn Brunei at the Larkin Stadium in Johor Baru last night. Johor, who were expected to score a convincing win over Brunei, were once again let down by their perennial problem of poor finishing. They150 words
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Article370 1985-01-24 28 B KULA - SINGAPORE v INDIA DATELINE: DHAKA I REPORTS BY B KULA SINGAPORE will be at the mercy of hockey wizards India in the Asian Cup hockey match here today (3pm). All they can hope for is to restrict the Indians from running up a cricket370 words
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333 1985-01-24 28 AT LEAST four members of Singapore's Asian Cup team are likely to be axed after their Dhaka assignment. The players likely to be dropped are Noordin Manaf, Gurmit Singh, Sadeq Eeshty and Sukhdev Singh. All four have performed below expectations in the333 words
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163 1985-01-24 28 MALAYSIA 3 SRI LANKA 1 ASIAN CUP HOCKEY MALAYSIA made a gallant comeback after being a goal down to beat Sri Lanka 3-1 in their Asian Cup Group B match yesterday. Sri Lanka, who lost their opening match 0-6 to163 words
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Article102 1985-01-24 28 COUNTRY P W E L F A PTS Pakistan 2 2 0 0 18 0 4 Bangladesh 3 1 2 0 6 4 4 Japan 2 1 1 0 12 2 3 China 2 0 1 0 2 4 1 Iran 3 0 0 3 2 30 0 OROUP102 words
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Article, Illustration387 1985-01-24 29 SABAH 1 MALACCA 0 The Star MALACCA had only their bungling forwards to blame, while Sabah had keeper Nicholas Leong to thank for their upset 1-0 victory at Kubu Stadium yesterday. Sabah skipper Karti Tukiman gave his team their first win when he latched onThe Star - 387 words
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497 1985-01-24 29 PERAK 3 NEGRI SEMBILAN 1 The Star FORMER international striker Hassamuddin Hassan regained his appetite for goals last night. He scored a goal in each half to steer Perak to a convincing win over Negri Sembilan at the Perak Stadium in Ipoh. Perak, however, paidThe Star - 497 words
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Article, Illustration474 1985-01-24 30 FT 1 SINGAPORE 0 What the players and officials say SINGAPORE coach HUSSEIN ALJUNIED: "The boys played a good game. Nevertheless, Rashid Hassan made three good saves from our boys and they won the match with an early goal which was really unexpected.PICTURES: CLIFTON AW - 474 words
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Article51 1985-01-24 30 Shots on target Singapore 7, FT 2 Shots off target: Singapore 5, FT 4 Corners: Singapore 7, FT 0 Freekicks: Singapore 10, FT 10 Offsides: Singapore 5, FT 2 No yellow card Entertainment value of match: 6 Man of the Match: FT goalkeeper Rashid Hassan Referee: S Balasundram51 words
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359 1985-01-24 31 ALFONSO CHAN - It wasn't an own goal, claims S'pore's FT striker FT 1 SINGAPORE 0 MONITOR sports Report by ALFONSO CHAN from KUALA LUMPUR IT WAS a dream goal, said Federal Territory's K Kannan after the match. The former Singapore left winger was quick to claim359 words
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Advertisement361 1985-01-24 29 wlnlwOO 1). The object of the contest is to predict outright It there are more than one corcorrectly the scorehnes of six Malaysia rect entry, the prize-money will be Cup matches m the boxes provided shared If there is no outright winner, the 2) A different match will be featured361 words
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Advertisement116 1985-01-24 29 THE HH/MAURU CUP HDMrUSB GHKIIIION ~.w, f||ir —k mL- ■i- Ml JKK} w_ PI BETTER ACCELERATION THAN EVEN A SINGAPOREAN WINGER... Now, Regent Motors offers you the A Write your answer on the entry form chance to win a fabulous Ford Laser (CgP which will appear every Sunday Ghia whilst116 words
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