Singapore Monitor, 3 February 1985

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  • 11 1 the Sunday Monitor Sunday, February 3.1985 M.C.(P) No. 22/5/84 *40 cents
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  • 594 1  -  by Frieda Koh Monitor staff writer Employers are looking for relief from taxes and other fixed overhead coats in the new budget to be presented on March 8. Part of this relief, they hope, will be in the form of a more liberal policy on foreign
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  • 67 1 THE OLD SINGAPORE is fast disappearing. It won't be long before familiar sights, such as this scroW-writer bent over his work, will disappear completely from the streets of Chinatown. In their place will come pockets of preservation and special dress-ups for the traditional festive seasons. What do
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  • 533 1  -  by Bertille Pereka and Seah Mei Kiang Monitor staff writers Parents will have a greater say in the streaming of their children under the Education Ministry's aim to add new flexibility to the educational system. The greater flexibility was spelt out yesterday by Dr Tony
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  • 342 1  -  by Frieda Koh Monitor staff writer The Government has decided to save Bugis Street for at least one more year, maybe longer. The Ministry of National Development will soon tell hawkers, except those directly affected by the construction of the Mass Rapid Transit
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  • 597 1  -  by Loong Swee Yin Monitor staff writer Mr Ong Teng Cheong, Second Deputy Prime Minister, criticised the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board last night for having allowed employers to defer payments to the board without the knowledge or approval of employees. "Since
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 391 1 Pretty plain music H||HBfl9^^HH statements in fashion 4l Vietnamese food catches I WIN-A-LASER CONTEST See page 20 NEWS IN BRIEF LESS PAY: The National Wages Council began negotiations last week amid indications that the recommended pay increase in 1985/86 will be much less than 10 per cent set in 1984/85.
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    • 14 1 The agony of Cambodia Mafia on the run Gain mental weight with right diet
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    • 18 1 Small fry and big money Are you in the right MkM I Carrying the kavadi a gripping jfc
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 26 1 "WEATHER J* weather outlook for today is expected to be partly cloudy with occasional showers. TegipQtygUifS? should range from 29 degrees Celsius to 31 degrees Celsius.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 409 2 by Chew Yen Fook Monitor Photojournalist 5 Several thousand Hindus will 4arry kavadis tomorrow in a procession from Serangoon Road to Tank Road to mark Thaipusam, the annual religious festival in which devotees carry offerings to their dieties as penance. Among them will be aircraft technician
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    • Article, Illustration
      641 2  -  Would you like to see the return of firecrackers? Interviews at Daimaru Shopping Centre by Linda Chan Monitor staff reporter MRS TRUDI Secretary "I think young children under eight should not be allowed to handle firecrackers because they don't understand how dangerous firecrackers can be. I know of
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    • 569 3  -  by Frieda Koh Monitor staff writer The National Wage Council (NWC) began its annual negotiations last week amid indications that the recommended pay increase in 1985/8$ will be much less than the 10 per cent set in 1984/85. Employers are likely to seek an increase
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    • 265 3  -  by Suresh Nair Monitor staff writer Sub-contractor Mr Chua Seek Kee was robbed of just over 10,000 on Friday afternoon l when '\two men rammed their motorcycle 'Into his car at a road junction and *'then held him up. Mr Chua, 40, had cashed
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    • 112 3 If you're going to the southern •islands, take note that Pulau 'Hantu may be difficult to reach. The Sentosa Development Corporation has closed pontoon 1 at Mthe little resort island for two -weeks for major overhaul and repair works. If you do manage to get
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    • 72 3 In the second such accident in a week, Officer-Cadet Tan Peng Kian, 19, was killed yesterday afternoon during training at Khatib Camp. OCT Tan, a national serviceman. was from the School of Artillery, said a Defence Ministry statement. A committee of inquiry will investigate the
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    • 106 3 COIN COLLECTORS, TAKE NOTE. The three special Year of the Ox coins will be released tomorrow by the Currency Board. The 1985 uncirculated coin set (above) costs $6 and comes with a brief description of the qualities of those born in the Year
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    • 765 4  -  by Ang Peng Hwa Monitor staff writer Twenty-five condominium owners at Tanah Merah Mansions off Bedok Road have signed a letter appointing a lawyer to prepare a case against their developer. They say they are planning to sue for defects ranging from a
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    • 216 4  - Austin the 'walkabout' crime scholar by Dawn Westerhout Monitor staff writer Dr W Timothy Austin, a scholar of crime, walks and talks a lot in his work. Since his arrival in Singapore d month ago, he has been walkiijg the streets and talking with hawkers, taxi-drivers, shop assistants and anyone
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    • 378 5  -  by Frieda Koh Monitor staff writer "The human brain is a marvellous device," enthused Professor Brenner. "The baby is born almost completely stupid. is why human beings are so 'adaptable." The famed British geneticist r was responding to the question of whether a person's intelligence is '(determined
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    • 217 5 On Friday, Mohamed Rapiee bin Ahmad, 36, wae released from a drug rehabilitation centre and iritmediately arrested by police officers. Mohamed Rapiee, who began his life of crime aft 15, has a record of theft and misuse-of-drugs convictions. In
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    • 365 5  -  by Sit Yin Fong Monitor staff writer 'Cinemas located in Housing and Development Board estates and ■gftiich close can be converted for 3jfiree other uses entertainment Such as "live" theatres, religious purposes, and for sports and recreation. A housing board spokeswoman stressed that
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    • 90 5 10,000-a-month director who stole $36 necklace ri A company director earning more than $10,000 a month stole a $36 pearl necklace from a department store last Monday. 11 In court yesterday, Azizah bte 'Muslim, 43, pleaded guilty t«. the theft of the necklace from the Kletro Grand Scotts store. ,In
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    • 571 6  -  Report by Dawn Westerhout Monitor staff writer y! The colour and the crowds £pay be back in Chinatown, but £yt's not like the old days, say •Wong-time residents. What remains of Chinatown is ,'jaow getting all dolled up for the ."£Lunar New Year. There's
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    • 442 6  -  by Jackie Sam Monitor staff writer At the age of 26, doctors told J Wayne Stier he had lymphatic*! cancer. Two operations later, he* was a confirmed drunkard. 1 "Epic disasters I love, but mine J was nothing of the sort. It wasS
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 610 2 TV UPDATE Today's Programmes 2.02 Quran end Programme Summary. 9.95 Dram® Minggu Ini: Tok Ayah (Part 2.12 Rentak Ria (r). J*®); ,n, ift r inn linri. Tha uttte Ark Tok Ayah succeeds in freeing Jamal Vtlll ATXWfTK/On MOVIWi Inw WVllw Aln* m a-.fi. _lt__ i i-:- fiftr»lru This 1972 children's
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  • 259 8 Thanks to a Singaporean whose toil is an honour to tradition SUNDAY PHOTO FEATURE Here lives a man you should meet he makes marvellous things for the feet In sun, rain or fogs you can walk in his clogs in the bush, on the beach,
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  • MONEY
    • 526 10  -  by Lawrence Wee For the Monitor The economic survival and prosperity of Singapore depend ultimately on local manufacturing industries. The emphasis, therefore, should be on nurturing their success. Industrial entrepreneurs point out that tourism, for example, can only be a contributor to
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    • 439 10  -  by Edward Ong For the Monitor All eyes will be on Wall Street and London this week. Long-term investors will probably stay off these markets entirely until clearer trends can be seen. Speculators, however, may find that the Tokyo and Hong Kong markets'
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    • 671 10  -  INVESTMENTS by Leon Richardson For the Monitor The Singapore dollar is linked mainly to the US dollar. Gyrations of the exchange value of the US dollar, therefore, should be of interest to all Singaporeans. The US dollar is the only internationally-recognised standard
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • ASEAN NEWS
    • 368 11  -  ANALYSIS by Masaki Watanabe Monitor staff writer Hanoi seems determined to press on with its military offensive against the Cambodian coalition forces despite warnings from China and mediation efforts by t&e United Nations (UN) secretary general. Meanwhile, "solidarity" is becoming the operative word among
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    • 147 11 United Press International ARANYAPRATHET (Thailand) Vietnamese artillery gunners pounded Khmer Rouge guerillas yesterday in Vietnam's escalating offensive against the mountainous hideouts of the communist guerillas. Thai military and resistance reports said the Vietnamese used heavy artillery and mortars to shell guerillas through
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    • 494 11  -  by Masaki Watanabe Monitor staff writer A major British distributor has signed a preliminary agreement to import the Proton Saga, the first made-in-Malaysia car due to go into production in July. The accord paves the way for the first overseas franchising for
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 453 12 Los Angeles Times CULVER CITY (California) As many as 87 American-built helicopters with potential for military use were diverted to North Korea by an international sales representative of Hughes Helicopters, federal investigators have alleged. The helicopters, with a retail value of nearly US$4OO,OOO
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    • 320 12 United Press International NEW DELHI India is expelling the French ambassador amid news reports yesterday that he knew about the spying activities of another French diplomat who allegedly was a double agent for the United States and Soviet Union. In Paris, the French Foreign Ministry
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    • 197 12 Associated Press BEIJING China's treasures of cultural relics suffer from "rampant" smuggling, stealing, sabotage and unauthorised excavation, the government said yesterday. Smugglers spirited at least 20,000 pieces of cultural relics out of one Henan Province county last year, robbers rifled 20 museums nationwide,
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    • 191 12 WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan will send Congress a budget of just under US$974 billion (552,143 billion) for next year, White House officials said, calling for an increase of US$29 billion for the Pentagon and cuts of US$39 billion in domestic programmes. The spending plan, which
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    • 427 13 WASHINGTON STATE'S new governor Booth Gardner has trouble switching off. The first night he got back to his official mansion, Mr Gardner found the place all lit up. "So, like I would in my own home, I went around and started to turn the lights off. But
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    • 274 13 Reuter Bonn The Red Army Faction urban guerilla group has claimed responsibility for killing a top West German arms industry executive, in the first attack on a prominent citizen in a two-month wave of bombings and arson attacks. Ernst Zimmermann, the chief of the MTU
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    • 232 13 United Press International BEIJING A series of landslides spawned by unusually heavy rains buried several small villages in northern China's Shaanxi Province, killing at least 62 people, the China Daily newspaper reported. Ministry of Civil Affairs official Yao Shaoyu said the slides occurred
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    • 213 13 United Press International LIMA Pope John Paul 11, arriving in Peru in the midst of a guerilla war, delivered a stiff warning to the clergy against forming a "double church" that subordinates materialism to faith. The Pope's message, read before a crowd of 40,000 people in
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    • 369 13 KNT International LONDON A new international agency to fight the growing worldwide incidence of product and trademark counterfeiting is being set up in London. The Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau (CIB) marks the first concerted international initiative by the world business community to crack down on
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    • 112 13 United Press International NAIROBI A Greek Orthodox nun faces a maximum US$5OO (S$l,100) fine and five years in jail if convicted of smuggling 6,000 European bees and a hive into Kenya under her habit, a police spokesman said. The nun, Sister Irene of a
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  • COMMENTARY
    • OBSERVATIONS
      • 145 14 Retrenchment of workers is serious business, so the Labour Ministry is to be commended for being sensitive to the apparent rise in retrenchments over the past several months. Although it may not be difficult for workers to find other jobs, retrenchment obviously causes discomfort and dislocation to both individuals
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      • 79 14 There has been much chatter in recent days about the need for settlement of the chaos in Cambodia. The United Nations is urging it. Asean members continue to press for it. Thailand speaks most urgently for it. The Cambodian coalition forces need it. China is prodding
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      • 73 14 A group of lawyers is suing "vigilante" Bernard Hugo Goetz for more than $200 million for shooting and wounding four young thugs who threatened him in a New York City subway December 22. The barristers charge that Mr Goetz violated the assailants' civil rights. In America,
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      • 78 14 Australia and the United States are miffed over David Lange's determination to ban nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed, or even nuclear "capable" warships from New Zealand ports. The policy politically suits Prime Minister Lange and his Labour Party even though it will certainly wreck the 31-year-old Anzus treaty which
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      • 36 14 You know cost-cutting is getting serious when a local European airline sends the editor its best wishes for the Chinese New Year along with a token of appreciation an elegant 1984 desk calendar.
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    • 343 14 The Big Bad Cough, otherwise known to sufferers the world over as The BBC, is on the point of adopting the "look East" policy that has made some countries so productive and economically successful. The move follows The Great London Air-waves Snatch which left a big chunk
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    • 923 14 "Why doesn't the government ever admit that it may have been wrong about a certain policy," I once asked a young minister, now a senior member of the Cabinet. "The Government must be strong, and must be seen to be strong" he replied.
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    • 805 14 Dear readers, A reader's letter published last week in these pages typified the general reaction to my recent open letter to Mary Lee of the Far Eastern Economic Review. All my friends felt the same way. To avoid crucifixion, I
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    • LETTERS
      • 207 15  -  Joachim Falkenhagen Singapore 1130 In the article entitled Parking your vehicle where it doesn't belong (The Sunday Monitor, Jan 27), Mr P. Francis proposed that all Housing and Development Board fkt owners subsidise parking costs for tne minority owning cars through increased conservancy charges.
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      • 169 15  -  P Khng Singapore 0316 I was disappointed with your columnist's Ong Wee Hock's reply (The Sunday Monitor, Jan 20) to Mary Lee's letter in the Far Eastern Economic Review. While I wouldn't claim to know Mary Lee from pig-tail days, I know her enough
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      • 100 15  -  Robin Hood Singapore 1335 I refer to your article entitled A safe bet: The tax man always wins (The Sunday Monitor, Jan 27). Many Singaporeans want to try their luck by betting. May I suggest that Singapore Pools (Pte) Ltd start an eight-digit jackpot
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      • 92 15  -  Florence Lee Singapore 1544 I refer to the article entitled Do computers give kids a headstart? (The Sunday Monitor, Jan 13) in which I was identified as head of the Early Childhood department at the Institute of Education. This is to inform you
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      • 181 15  -  Roland Ma Singapore 0207 Steven Guo's commentary entitled Good government and unity of purpose (The Sunday Monitor, Jan 13) was really good. I believe it is high time that our journalists come out of their cocoons and really say what they feel and heiieve
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      • 48 15 We welcome your letters, especially if they are concise, Use a pseudonym if you wish but please give your name and address. We reserve the right to edit all letters. Write to: The Sunday Editor, The Singapore Monitor, 2, Alexandra Road, #03-01 A Delta House, Singapore 0315
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    • 912 15  -  by X X Chen For the Monitor Our nation may have many virtues, but subtlety is not one of them. From observation and from being at the receiving end, I can vouch that bricks are dropped frequently but no one notices, except those
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    • 1110 16  -  by Masaki Watanabe Monitor staff writer The murder last week of the "godfather" of the 12,000-member Yamaguchi-Gumi has once again focussed attention on Japan's underworld of organised crime and its cold-blooded practitioners the notorious yakuza. The yakuza occupy a singular place in today's Japan,
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous

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    • 203 16 British Airmi/s and' Castle's t present Ah Aerobics Encounter Go for it! May the best win in exuberant, A m explosive event of the year. Attractive prizes must be won air-tickets to London and Perth Aaro^CB #P rtBWW an< 111 A. I would like to participate in m V ■VV
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  • RACING GUIDE
    • 2322 17 iiA<l i CI 4 Div 8-1400 m 1 Marshall 57 Lucas (6) 2 2 1 8 Peter Pan 111 51 Zainal (3) 112 4EI Toshi 55 A Rahman (2) 3 3 3 3 Smart Slick 53 Azhar (5) 6 6 4 Course Scratching*: 2 Bon Ami 55.5, Pamela's
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    • 283 17 RACE WONDER BOY MA-ZHEN TAN MA-TAN TET (Monitor) (ZaoBao) (Wan Boo) (Monitor) 5 Loch Bijou 3 Copper Chief 5 Loch Bijou 1 Brazzaka 1 7 Smile For Me 5 Loch Bijou 6 Productivity 4 Ferrous Carcho 3 Copper Chief 6 Productivity 3 Copper Chief 6 Productivity 3 Simply
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    • 200 17  -  by Wonder Boy For the Monitor CUP wizard Ivan Allan appeared to hold the trump card with his four charges in this year's $210,000 Singapore Derby over 2400 m in Race Four at Bukit Timah today. Spearheaded by last year's Yang Di Pertua Negeri
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    • 408 17  -  by Computer Analyst For the Monitor In handicapped races, weights to be carried by the horses are adjusted by the handicapper for the purpose of equalising their chances of winning. A simple example will show how this system works. Take a field of six horses
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    • 138 17 Each tipster picks three horses in each race. Credit is given for any of those choices that finish first, second or third. For example, out of Computer Analyst's total of 27 selections in 9 races last Sunday, three of his picks came in first, two came in second
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    • 176 17 BEST PICKS TODAY'S RACES AT BUKIT TIMAH Going: good/yielding RACE 1 7 Smile For Me 3 Copper Chief 10 First One 2 10 Diamond Cutter 2 Alan's Choice 4 Badak II 3 1 Competent 4 Solar Power 3 Eastern Scholar 4 11 Dow Jones II 7 Gay Milano
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    • 139 17 1 92-31 BAY THUNDER 1-54.8 (7) 56.5 Woon 1/4 4 rug Ahmad GOSO/08-GS S.'tooShghSlgS Saddle Horses Best Bamer Jockey Number Ong*i Track Track work Number Name Tvne of rides and Conditions today Sex Previous Weight Horse s Tracer s Number of Runs Performances Age Name
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
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  • SPORTS
    • 1061 18 Larry Holmes, Ed Moses, Vladimir Salnikov, Daley Thompson, Jahangir Khan, Martina Navrati* lova and Yasuhiro Yamashia are the "Magnificent Seven" of the sporting world. They seem to possess invincibility. But just as the seemingly invincible gunslingers of the American West were never allowed to
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    • 460 19 In random numbers games, some numbers emerge more often than others in the short run. Sometimes, a pattern will be seen which may, or may not. repeat itself. For fun and com panson, our Computer Analyst this week analyses the 4-D results held in Penang for the 8
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    • 693 19  -  SINGAPORE DERBY by TET For the Monitor The big question today is: Can Singapore trainer Ivan Allan be stopped from taking the 2,400 metres $200,000 Singapore Derby? The price of the gruelling race appears to be destined for his bag through one
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    • 506 19  -  GOING FISHING by Aquarius For the Monitor Last week we saw how some physical characteristics affect the monofilament line. This week we focus on two other important factors and line maintenance. Monofilament lino Knot strength: Monofilament lines weaken when they are in water. It is
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    • 240 19 LETTER I make frequent fishing trips to Changi Bay, Eastern Anchorage and Western Anchorage, and Sekijang and Tekukor islands. Could you provide me with information on the monsoon seasons? During certain months some of the waters off these islands are rough and choppy, especially
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    • Article, Illustration
      164 19  -  THE WAGGLE Written drawn by Bill B r own This is a pretty natural action done instinctively by most people picking up a golf club for the first timeswinging the clubhead from the wrists to test the 'feel'. But it should form an integral part of every golfer's
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    • 276 21 Sarawak 4 Negri 3 Johor 3 Perak 1 UURHOr '85 Bernama KU.CHING: Sarawak maintained its unbeaten record at home when they defeated Negri Sembilan 4-3 in a Malaysia Cup soccer match at the Jubli Padang here yesterday. After striker Sudin Drahman put the
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    • 330 21  -  by S Gulam Monitor staff writer in Kota Baru A day after their 2-0 win over Kelantan at Kota Bharu, Singapore were counting the price they had to pay for the three points, which took them to*the top spot in the 17-team
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    • 902 21  -  by Kenneth Jalleh Monitor staff writer Armed Forces v Trengganu, Lumut Stadium, 5 pm: Trengganu, voted January's Team of the Month by a Malaysian panel comprising sports writers of The Star and sponsors' representatives, should not have problems taking on
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    • 459 21  -  by Kenneth Jalleh Monitor staff writer More than the Merlion Cup and other international tournaments, Malaysia Cup matches put the glitter on stardom faster because players are exposed every week during the competition. For three years, despite several international tournaments each year, Singapore have felt the
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    • 121 21 One Singaporean and two Malaysians have earned places in the list of Asia's top footballers. Singapore's Fandi Ahmad, a professional with Groningen FC in Holland, Soh Chin Aun, Malacca player-coach and former Malaysian national captain and Zainal Abidin of Pahang were among
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    • 430 22 Reuter LONDON Old athletes need never die. Unlike old soldiers they don't even have to fade away. Instead they can go on to become "masters." At least that is what Maureen O'Bryan, founder and chief organiser of the Masters Games, to be held for the
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    • 411 22 Reuter TORONTO Eamonn Coghlan of Ireland won his seventh mile in a row when he ran at the Indoor Athletics competition here on Friday. The 32-year-old Coghlan toyed with the field after taking the lead when pace-setter Kent Thexton of Canada dropped out
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    • 312 22 Reuter PEBBLE BEACH (California) George Archer fired a two-under-par 70 and Johnny Miller a 71 on Friday to tie for the lead at five-under-par 139 after two rounds of the US$5OO,OOO (Ssl.l million) Bing Crosby Pro-Amateur Golf Tournament. Brad Faxon was alone
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    • 155 22 Reuter THAILAND'S LUDAWAN MULSARTSATHORN, only 14 years old, took the women's badminton singles title with an 114 11-2 triumph over experienced English international Jane Sutton in the Australia Games in Melbourne on Friday. In the men's singles, English badminton champion Andy Goode took just 30 minutes
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    • AT THE WICKET
      • 251 22 Reuter KANPUR (India) Centuries by India's new star Mohammed Azharuddin and Dilip Vengsarkar plus fine support by the other batsmen took their team to a strong position at the close of the second day of the Fifth cricket Test against England on Friday. India finished
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      • 180 22 Reuter PERTH Larry Gomes, with his first century in a limited overs international, and Clive Lloyd punished sloppy Sri Lankan fielding to lift West Indies to an imposing 309 for six in the World Series cricket match here on Friday. Having won their previous nine
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      • 221 22 Reuter WELLINGTON Pakistan were 42 for no wickets at close of play yesterday on the second day of their three-day cricket match against Wellington. With all 10 second mnings wickets intact Pakistan have an overall lead of 54. Wellington declared 12 runs behind
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    • 646 23  -  by Alfonso Chan Monitor staff writer When we are young we often look up to those who are bigger, stronger, and more accomplished with awe and wonder. In my school there were athletes, footballers and sportsmen who had achieved fame by representing the school and district. There
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    • 669 23 SPORTS PARADE If we are winning anything at all in international sports competitions, it is a reputation for being the world's best losers. Which national team can lose as often as Singapore, and still keep smiling? If the world appreciates this, I doubt if most of
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    • 241 23  -  by K Silvam Monitor staff writer The Singapore Badminton Association is in need of another $1.5 million to realise its dream of having the ultra-modern badminton complex at Guillemard Road. The original cost of $5 million is now expected to go up by $1 million because
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    • 250 23 United Press International NEW YORK Former Grand Prix rivals Mario Andretti and Alan Jones, both past Formula One world driving champions, may team up as a Carl Haas-Lola entry on the international circuit later this year. Jones, who won his Grand
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    • 428 23  -  by Alfonso Chan Monitor staff writer Life at the top for Singapore squash will not be easy anymore. This is the warning issued by New Zealand coach Neven Barbour to Singapore's national senior squash players, following fine performances by the juniors in the recent
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    • 768 24  -  by Ernest Frida Monitor staff writer Veteran sprinter Tang Ngai Kin proved a point to critics, which included the Press, when he surprised many by winning the 100 metres in 10.9s at the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association's trials at the National Stadium
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    • 398 24 Reuter MELBOURNE An Italian swimming resurgence and a surprise defeat for the home team by New Zealand's hockey players were the highlights as the Inaugural Australia Games drew closer to their conclusion yesterday. And sparks flew in the basketball arena when the Brazilian
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    • 76 23 OBITUARY Jr x Wk Harry Lee Kim Seng Age 36 years Departed 2nd February 85 Wife Mary Oh Daughter: Selena Lee May Son Daniel Lee Han Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of Death I will fear no evil. For the Lord is with me. Funeral
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    • 203 23 A kavadi carrier gives a chilling step-by-step account of how he prepares himself Tor that day when thousands of devotees, like him. set out to fulfil their vow or to perform penance to Lord Subramaniam. The GCE results will be out in the few thinking of I a Job. stop
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    • 8 1 LIVING THE SUNDAY MONITOR SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3, 1985
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    • 77 1 John Taylor (Duran Duran) George Michael (Wham!) Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) Paul Young Boy George (Culture Club) Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) Mark O'Toole (Frankie goes to Hollywood) Andrew Ridgeley (Wham!) Nik Kershaw Jon Moss (Culture Club)
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    • 45 1 Morrissey (The Smiths) Jerry Dammers (Special AKA) Billy Bragg Feargal Sharkey James King (of James King and the Lone Wolves) Joey Ramone (The Ramones) Robert Wyatt Chris Dean (The Redskins) The members of Shriek back
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    • 1165 1  -  by Lim Teck Lin For the Monitor These days it seems pop fans are more preoccupied than ever with looks. It doesn't matter if you sing like you just fell into a rose bush, or if you play guitar like a one finger typist, blindfolded. As
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    • MUSIC
      • 592 2  -  Cabaret Voltaire still going strong by Lim Teck Lin For the Monitor James Brown Cabaret Voltaire: One of my favourite singles right now is Cabaret Voltaire's James Brown, their best for quite some time. Produced by John "Tokes" Potoker, J a me# Brown shuffles along astride a cruelly
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      • Article, Illustration
        266 2 by Carl Sieslon They am tba jfiHEßfol 100. Liny, TV Mfelftd Bono, an Mrin Chriataane) II m JikrtTi with parents, who felt on heroin. Their intellect woo than a few pointa toa U2 was a bond that knew what it woa talking aim*. Whot'a 0M00» U* aaod» O lot of
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    • FASHION
      • 677 4 Agencies Some Parisian designers are churning out Chinese-inspired creations in their haute couture collections this year. Mie trend set at the latest Paris htate couture shows is vibrant tromeal colours and exotic Chinese-style embroidery. L Even the music at the presentation of the Jean Louis
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        291 4  -  A profusion of pastels at Charles Jourdan collection David Joseph Peach, olive and cream. This is not a recipe for food buffs but the sumptuous spectrum of pastels that appeared on the runway in the Charles Jourdan Spring/Summer '85 collection shown last week at the Hyatt hotel. For women,
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      • 454 5  -  by Inez Wei For the Monitor shock and delight. You'll love the palm tree designs as much as you'll love the orchid, hibiscus and cactus. Being fashionable now means being able to read the fine print in the new crop of clothes available. Dazzling abstracts, bold graphics
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    • FILM
      • 598 6  -  Village Dreams (1984) Starring: Eric Roberts, Micley Rourke,\\Daryl Hannah, Kenneth McMillan and Burt Young Director: Stuart Rosenberg Showing at the Lido v\ by Adaline Scheerder For the Monitor Some films defy categorising. Village Dreams (originally titled The Pope of Greenwich Village) fis one of
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      • 338 6  -  Ihe Big Score (1983) Starring: Fred Williamson, John Saxon, Richard Roundtree and Nancy Wilson Director: Fred Williamson Coming to Plaza by Adaline Scheerder For the Monitor The Big Score would fit perfectly on a late night TV slot. It's the type of film that
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        424 6  -  A quick look at some films in town by Philip Cheah Monitor staff writer Deal of the Century Deal of the Century is Top Secret in reverse. It is smart, thoughtful and believable. Chevy Chase and Gregory Hines are arms dealers to Third World countries. Hines plays a
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        332 6  -  Interested in films from New Zealand? by Philip Cheah Monitor staff writer A short festival of New Zealand films will begin tomorrow at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Three feature films and four short films will be shown over four days from 7.30 p.m. at Sir Stamford Room at
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    • MOTORING ROUNDUP A MONTHLY SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
      • 833 7  -  By LEE CHIU SAN Like aged boxers with more guts than strength, motor dealers in Singapore keep staggering to their feet after a series of fiscal attacks. But even though they were not floored immediately, for some of them, the last
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      • 427 7  -  By LEE CHIU SAN Toyota recently replaced theiT aging rearwheel-drive Starlet with a front-wheel-drive new model retaining the same name. The new Starlet offers more space than the previous model and it one of the moet roomy vehicles in the 1,000 c c cla*.
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      • 438 8 William Lyou, tuner and driver of the Nissan March which swept all the prizes in the 1,000 c c class. William works for Tan Chong, the local Nissan agents. "This particular March is basically standard, except that it has been carefully prepared. "When the
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      • 125 8 Slalom Sprints bring together the fastest and best-handling cars The Yokohama Slalom Sprints, organised by the Singapore Motdf, Sports Club periodically at the Old Kallang Airpprt Runway, bring together the fastest and best-handling cars in Singapore. The marked and measured course of 220 metres
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      • 565 8 LEE CHIU SAN test drives two Nissan Marches, the Yokohama Slalom Sprint winner and a standard car picked at random from the showroom. Apart from handling, William Lyou's winning March does not differ appreciably from a stock car. We took a test drive from the
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      • 369 10 Brian Whillock, overall winner of the straight-line sprint in the last two Yokohama-sponsored events, drove Porsches on both occasions. The first time, he drove a 204 horsepower 911 SC, and a 3.3 Turbo of 300 horsepower the second time. I am familiar with
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      • 510 11 The standard Mazda 323 GT 1.5 is I one of the better handling Japanese vehicles, and in it I won a number oi< slalom and autotests events last To improve the performance of Mazda team this year we decided to luprate one of our
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      • 613 12 The Holden Commodore SS...This 4.2 litre V-8 which weighs 1,526 kg is easily the biggest car competing in local motor sports events today. This giant was the winner of its class for cars over 2,000 c c iri the Slalom
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      • 725 12  -  By LEE CHIU SAN In the history of local motor sports I have the dubious distinction of being the first driver to hit the retaining wall at the end of the sprint course on the Old Kallang Airport Runway. Luckily, the only fractures
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      • 86 12 The Trail the Esso Tiger Contest has just ended with a lucky draw last week. Mr Loo Kee Sin was the winner of the grand prize of a trip for two to visit Epcot Centre and Disneyworld USA. During
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      • 384 13 The Bertone X-l/9 1,300 prepared by Poly Motors has been the fastest car in the 1,300 c c class in a straight line during the last two Yokohama Sprints. Mr Koh Guan Poh, managing director of Poly Motors, which specialises in supplying high-performance
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      • 348 13 In the class for cars with engine capacities of 1,601 to 2,000 c c in the recent Yokohama Slalom Sprint, the results of the straight-line races were a foregone conclusion. Despite the fact that their clutches were slipping after more than a year of
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      • 593 14 Yokohama getting a tight grip on roadholding Slalom driving is the ultimate test of a tyre, which is why Yew Huat Tyre and Battery, local agents of Yokohama Tyres, continue to sponsor the running of slalom sprints as proof of the quality of their products. The slaloms organised by the
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      • 274 14 Mr Hisaaki Suzuki, President of the Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd, arrived in Singapore last night on a familiarisation tour. This is his first visit here, and he will meet representatives of Yew Huat Tyre and Battery Co, the local Yokohama agents, who have
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    • FOOD
      • 616 15  -  TABLE TALK by Violet Oon For the Monitor Pomfret is a very expensive fish so it seems quite wasteful to only eat the flesh and discard the bones which make up quite a bit of the fish. But eat the bones? Is it possible?
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      • 369 15  -  HAWKER HAUNTS by Violet Oon For the Monitor Tutu is the costume used by ballerinas. Right or wrong? In Singapore, it would be the wrong answer because tutu is the name of a favourite local snack made out of steamed rice flour filled with
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      • 152 15 The lucky ones... The 30 lucky Sunday Monitor readers who qualify for the Sunday Monitor Gourmet Circle and Oberoi Imperial Hotel Lunar New Year Cooking Class on February 7 at 3 pm are: 1) Vanessa Ong Poh Kim 2) Ong Soh Lay 3) Lim Chuan Chye 4) Teng
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      • 1014 16  -  EATING OUT by Violet Oon For the Monitor Vietnam has become such a doleful word that it's very pleasant to come across something exciting from that country. What else but food? Yet even in this area, the reputation precedes reality. Friends whom I have brought to
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      • 218 16  -  by Violet Oon For the Monitor Four restaurants serve Vietnamese food in Singapore. Pare'gu, reviewed above, offers the best in terms of menu selection, cooking skills and service. The other three restaurants are: Club House Seafood Restaurant in the Singapore Tennis Centre, 1020 East
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    • MUSIC
      • 446 17  -  LETTERS Bernard Lim Singapore 0316 I would like to express my sincere thanks to WEA for releasing nine American new wave and punk albums recently (Sunday Monitor, Jan 6), namely, Violent Femmes' Hallowed Ground, Gravity Talks by Green on Red, Los Lobos' And
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      • 203 17  -  Ong Chia Choong Singapore 2261 I agree with reader Ong Soh Chin (Sunday Monitor, Jan 13) that light pop music does not necessarily mean bad music. But I disagree that Duran Duran is a good pop group. I guess the release of Arena (their latest
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      • 132 17  -  Kon Su Sam Singapore 1026 Could someone please tell me if these three songs, Do They Know It's Christmas?, Last Christmas and Thank God It's Christmas can be found on original cassettes? I would like very much to own a copy. Reply: No. I'm
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      • 61 17 One form of music that lacks a following in Singapore is reggae. Reggae is infectious and inspiring and I think it is time it's discovered here. Local radio should play more of it. And when it catches on here, maybe then our record stores will
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      • 166 17 The controversial remark made by Gary Tee of Fuego about Chris Ho's imprudence in doing original music seeifts to have sparked off a debate (SAnday Monitor, Jan 27). Allow me to comment. Gary *nd I used to play together in a ikM defunct band.
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    • TV REVIEW
      • 922 18  -  WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS by Hie Hui Ching Monitor staff writer Films: Saturday Night Movie: The Final Countdown Ch 5, 10.45 p.m. Caught in a time warp, the crew of the USS Nimitz is transported back to Dec 6,1941, the day before the Japanese
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      • 435 18  -  TUBE TALK by Hie Hui Ching Monitor staff writer Actress Deborah Raffin has two homes in the States, one in Los Angeles and another in Vermont. But she and her producer husband, Michael Viner, spend only about three months out of the year in them.
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    • TODAY'S TV
      • 601 20  -  TUBE TALK by Hie Hui Ching Monitor staff writer The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's Lunar New Year \ine-up includes eight movies, five variety slows, four Children's specials, three sports pr<\rammes and two documentaries. Here's a sampling of what you can look forward to: Lunar
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      • 353 20  -  SUNDAY'S PICK by Hie Hui Ching Monitor staff writer Kurosawa Season: Kumono Sojo Ch 12, 8.40 p.m. Akira Kurosawa's 1957 adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth. His Japanese Macbeth is a 16th century warlord played by Toshiro Mifune. Isuzu Yamada is brilliant in her performance
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    • 276 6 FILM GUIDE BORNEO FILEM Dalit Ratu Buaya (M)/10.45 am (*****16) Lifeline Express (C)/i 30. 3 30. 7. 9 15 Liwagu The Last Carriage of Justice (C)/10.45 am (*****30) Lifeline Express (C)/i 30. 3 30. 7. 9 is CATHAY ORGANISATION Bedok Happy Union (C)/11 am (241X77) Azura (M)/l 30. 4. 6
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    • 334 9 wins again and again^^^r and again... 7 Ai^vr^ At Yokohama, we make winners. At motor races, k**£jj rP Yokohama are winners. m Tf^Mj And the winners demand so much more from J_J[ ;|l their tyres high speed tracking stability, jPyprecise steering response and tenacious gripping power. Pv All these can
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    • 263 10 mm Jf*' wHp i «j£ ■M^TMBBrr^—^t. I B I /fl j 1 Yet again, the Mazda 323 reigns supreme. Taking top spot in the 1985 Yokohama Sprint (Slalom, Open Class). Even when the going gets really tough o^anuedby: the Mazda 323 rises above it all. jyjjrsa No matter what the
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    • 86 11 What does it take to beat Porsche, BMW, and a lot of other expensive, hot madiinery? I 9 Holden. a '^Wwmsp Yokohama Slalom Sprint. Sunday January 20th-Holden Ist-in front of Porsche, BMW in Class 5 Slalom. BJIVfI Ev \s \iv /ir lI I >r~>C? Showroom: 600 House, 257 Jalart Ahmad
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    • 332 13 >/,®fc W^UB I*l *>'i*v v >' fy''* ■.——<—— Mi m m P PmMHM| Bk SB fj V BAwmhi H ■L r > Results in the Yokohama sprint held on 20th January 1985. IQOOcc class: Sprint < power acceleration) Ist pnmtmn March in 13 46 sec* 2nd position. March m 13.61
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    • 143 15 iir\ l Generations come and go. But the legacy of Sichuan > 2 cuisine lives on. i wji£^We believe in preserving the tradition of Sichuan cuisine Open the fan-shaped menu and you have before you a spread of over 150 detectable dishes Each delivering its promise of authenticity PB> A
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    • 559 15 HOROSCOPES by Sydney Omarr Los Angeles Times Syndicate i YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY: You are' unorthodox, have an unusual sense of humour, are very much aware of body image and could have a "weight problem." You do plenty of travelling, you are artistic, creative and have a tendency to scatter your
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    • 218 16 Dragon Qly 228 Masterfully Prepared Sichuan Sea Food Dishes Ah Dragon City's menu. 228 dishes. Cold dishes, hot dishes, dumplings. Each one SU perbly prepared. Delight your taste buds with our hot dishes, from boneless smoked Sichuan duck, to the Dragon City Wang Ban Say It7siff Special fish with chilli
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    • 45 17 Let's Talk This column is for you to express yourself about music. The best letters will be printed and a mystery gift awaits you. Send your letters with your personal particulars to: Let's Talk, The Sunday Monitor, Alexandra Post Office, PO Box 287, Singapore 9115.
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    • 3195 19 TV WEEK MONDAY FEBRUARY 4. 1985 I TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5. 1985 I WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1985 2.30 SBCtext 'Live* Sample Page*. 655 Ruhik Tha Amazing Cuba- Rubik's 230 SBCteat 'Live' Sample Pagaa. the rights of blacks and protects his 230 SBCtext 'Live' Sample Pagea. decide to get to the bottom
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    • 611 20 SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3; 1985 For programme update see main paper page 2 •.25 SBCtext 'Uva' Sample Pages. 2.40 Sunday Matinee: The Searchers. 2.15 SBCtext live' Sample Pages. 5.15 Kalaattaa Kudumbum (T): Puthu ••55 Opening and Programme Highlights Sec Sunday s Pick. /y IMI U| n aM i n in iiummi
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    • 8 1 SPECTRUM THE SUNDAY MONITOR SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3, 1985
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    • 317 1 Sygma The pHght of Cambodian refugees is a sad one. Nothing remains of Nong"Sam?t, a small Cambodian refugee camp but the charred remains of their makeshift shelters. Shuttling from camp to camp, the ordeal of the women and children in this war-torn land is a continuing
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    • PROPERTY
      • 812 2  -  Norman Edwards For the Monitor The image of Singapore as a city depends, to a large extent, on the visual quality of its buildings, streets, spaces and landscape. This is true of any city: the image we have of Venice or Amsterdam is that
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      • 391 2  -  by Annie Chia Monitor staff writer Owners of Grangeford Apartments may take legal action to seek redress to stop the water seeping into their homes. Last week the Management Council of 193-unit Grangeford Apartments agreed on a remedial method costing more than $1.7 million to
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      • 371 3  -  toy Foo Mey Kien Monitor staff writer Showflats can cost anything from less than $50,000 to as much as half a million dollars to decorata. Whatavar the cost, the aim is to dress up the flat to its best advantage so as to attract the home
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      • 370 3 District Development Locetioo Opening Times Enquines 0316 Landmark Tower. Chin Swee Road 9am 6pm daily *****11 0512 Park west Upper Ayer Rajah/Jin Lempeng 10am 6pm daily *****12/*****43 0512 Tatiee Court West Coast Rise 9am 6pm daily *****04 0922 The Claymore Claymore H* 9.30am 6pm daily
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    • HISTORY
      • 1299 4  -  by Jackie Sam Monitor staff writer From the day Singapore fell to the Japanese on Feb 14, 1942, the British, Americans and the Dutch plotted the recapture of Southeast Asia, beginning with a twopronged attack on the island. Operation Zipper, with landings at Elizabeth Walk
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      • 984 4 To the Japanese of the Forties, Singapore was the prize. The key to the wealth of South-east Asia. So as soon as they occupied the island, the Japanese tried to get things back to normal quickly. But first they had to get rid of possible
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      • 272 4 February 15 marks the 43rd anniversary of the Fall of Singapore. For the occasion, the National Archives and Oral History Department will hold the first-ever exhibition on the Japanese Occupation three-and-a-half years of suffering and political awakening for many people. The exhibition will give
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    • FEATURES
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        453 5  -  Mazlan Samad Monitor staff writer In the world of advertising agencies, Ika Design Pte Ltd is about as small as you can get. Meeting the managing director also means you're seeing the account director, copy writer, creative director, production manager and traffic controller. So meet the one-man ad force:
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      • 246 5 Ogilvy and Mather, believed to be among the top advertising agencies in billings, says it grossed $35.5 million last year and generated an income of $5.3 million. In comparison, the agency posted billings of $31.17 million in 1983 and an income of $4.6 million. Ted Bates Advertising
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      • 463 5  -  LANGUAGE by Graham Colin-Jones For the Monitor "The refereeing at the recent Asian Cup was of a very high standard. The referees appeared to be totally disinterested." Can a good referee be disinterested? In fact he should be t because, whereas "uninterested" means "lack-
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      • 408 5  -  WORDS by Michael Gartner Register and Tribune Syndicate A reader writes: "A friend and I disagree. I say outrageous is so named because if something is outrageous it enrages you. He says not. Who wins?" He does. Outrageous is not even a distant
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      • 369 5  -  BOOKS by William Tuohy Los Angeles Times Jeffrey Archer lists himself in the British Who's Who as an author aiyi a "has-been politician." Archer was one of the youngest members of the House of Commons youngest to be elected, at 29, and youngest to resign,
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    • National of Sri Lanka 4th February 1985
      • 245 6 For thirty-seven years since Independence we have, as a nation, cherhised and safeguarded the principles of democracy and justice. We have also striven to achieve economic justice for all. Of course all our endeavours have not been completely successful. The mighty dams which we have built
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      • 270 6 An occasion like the Independence Day is a suitable time at which to take stock of ourselves to look back at the problems that we have faced and the achievements that we have made. It is also an occasion to look forward with hope to the
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      • 396 6 SRI LANKA is one of the oldest democracies in the Third World. Since the present Government came to office in 1977, under the leadership of His Excellency President J R Jayewardene, Sri Lanka has waged a successful battle against poverty and unemployment. The
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      • 925 7 Throughout the long ages of Sri Lanka's history, much of the island's natural richness has been allowed to exist unhampered by man's activities. It is a little known fact that Sri Lanka can boast of the world's first wildlife sanctuary, dating from the 3rd Century BC created
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      • 1030 8  - Lanka a magic mosaic By GASTON DE ROSAYRO It's vacation time for me and I have come home. Home to the world's most seductive hideaway, where I hope to lead the life of a lotus eater for a change and wallow in lethargic luxury. I have come home to the
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      • 335 10 Among the many records to its credit, Sri Lanka can claim to produce the finest teas in the world, as well as to be the world s leading exporter. Last year was a boom year for Sri Lanka with its main crop tea fetching
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      • 417 10 Tea is grown in some of Sri Lanka's breathtakingly beautiful areas tea "estates" as the plantations are called, especially in the higher elevations are extremely scenic. Neat ticky-tacky processing factories which give out a strong and fragrant aroma from the toasting
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      • 849 11 The Foreign Investment Advisory Committee (FIAC), the agency which approves joint venture projects in Sri Lanka outside the Free Trade Zone, has made steady progress in attracting private foreign investment. Since the liberalisation of economic policies in 1977 over 500 joint venture projects have been
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      • 332 14 Sygma A stuntman's passion for adventure leads him progressively down the road of danger. Twenty-four-year-old Thierry Robin is no exception. At the age of 12, he studied under Frank Valverde, a noted stuntman who died in Marseilles during a stunt performance for charity
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      • 630 16  -  by Ahden Busch For the Monitor Going without food for a while or even missing a meal can influence our attitudes and thought processes. And it also seems that going without the right food can decrease our mental abilities. Mr Chen commented after a
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      • 485 16  -  by Darrell Sifford KNT International The entry in an 18-year-old's diary is dated Nov 27,1983. Here is part of what she wrote: "1 hate myself. I am totally self-destructive. One minute I don't mind living and the next minute, I think about ending it all."
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