Singapore Monitor, 18 February 1985

Microfilm: NL14915
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    12 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Monday, February 18, 1985 30cents
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    Lock icon Good old Chinatown is very much alive Of pussy willows, kunquats and picture-taking...
    586 1  -  •y JUDY WALKER THE FIRST thing you notice when you step into Chinatown are the smells. Ripe durian, mixed with joss stick perfume and pungent Tiger Balm. There are few places in the world where the nostrils
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    Lock icon VIETS SET TO WIPE OUT ALL KHMER BASES
    627 1 They are attacking north and south Thai-Cambodia border areas AP VIETNAMESE forces seem to be preparing for the third, final phase of their campaign against the Khmer Rouge guerillas, aimed at wiping out all resistance along the Thai-Cambodian border, Thai military analysts
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  • Article
    Far East's loan was for $125m
    111 1 IN YESTERDAY S Sunday Monitor, we reported that the Oversea-Chin-ese Banking Corporation has extended loans totalling $250 million to the Far East Organisation. Far East yesterday clarified that there is only one loan of $125 million carrying charges on two of its properties. In
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      54 1 XIN Yi Dai will not appear on Thursday as both oditions of Tho Singapore Monitor will not bo published on Wsdnosday and Thursday because of the Lunar New Year. Tomorrow's Evening Edition of The Monitor will also not be published. m TV GUIDE: PlB M TV SCENE HIGHLIGHTS: Pl 9
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      Lock icon 'Longevity and and wealth' need nurture
      657 2  -  By CHEE LI CHOO KUMQUAT plants laden with golden fruits are flourishing all over SingaCore, as they have done so for past unar New Year seasons. They are highly-favoured ornamental pieces because the fruit symbolises wealth and longevity. But why do they not last
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    • Article
      Police cracked 75% of murder cases in 1984
      211 3 THE SINGAPORE Police Force has solved 43 out of the 57 murders committed during the first 11 months of last year. This adds up to about 75 per cent. The director of the Criminal Investigation Department, assistant commissioner Jagjit Singh, said the
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      Extension-reel standard to be ready by mid-year
      244 3  -  By NG MING MING IF YOU are thinking of buying an electrical extension cord reel, it may be wiser to wait a few months. The Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (Sisir) is putting the finishing touches to draft specifications for the
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      Here for the sights and merrymaking
      89 4 Chinatown is bustling with life these nights as the Lunar New Year draws nearer. Some, lured by the bright lights, are here for the sights like the cam-era-toting tourist (in picture above). Others, like the woman clutching a bunch of pussy willows in one
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      Set up fund for the poor, says MP
      227 6 THE MEMBER of Parliament for Jalan Kayu, Mr Heng Chiang Meng, has proposed to the constituency's Citizens' Consultative Committee to set up a welfare fund for the poor, the helpless aeed and the physically handicapped there. Mr Heng said the fund could
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      Madam Neo, 83, gets a surprise from Chok Tong
      76 6 IT WAS "Hong Bao Day" yesterday. Several MPs went round their constituencies to distribute red packets to needy residents. Among them were the First Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, who toured his Marine Parade constituency. Mr Goh presented a
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      Jeya gives hong bao to senior citizens
      52 6 THE MP for Anson, Mr J B Jeyanetnam, giving away hong bao to senior citizens in his constituency yesterday. Accompanied by party members, the Workers' Party Secretary-General distributed the red packets to the elderly folk at the void deck of Block 145, Jalan
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      Chance for kids with multiple handicaps
      627 7  -  Special school for them shows ecouraging results By CHEE LI CHOO SIX-YEAR-OLD Ns Lay Eng could not join the School for the Deaf because she could not see the blackboard clearly. Neither could she join the School for the Blind, because she could not
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      65 2 at tnß Confocto Bbr v CH9 *****11^^^4 Sunbirds Thundaretorm The Sunbirds, great favourites on the local music will win you over with their easy relaxed style and fabulous selection of country and western hits. The Thunderstorm, who made a great name for themselves in Japan and Bahrain, are back to
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      231 3 It's the Lunar New Year and time once again to celebrate with the Wa^ family and friends "f!fV in the traditional j way or just plain VT "X r K enfoy the festivity of the occasion -1 iclrraq \lflHHHr* From Feb 19 to Mar 6, festive fare like Fa a
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      467 4 Pine Court February 19 February 19 10 March b Xli"? m -T- M Member Bt 3 guess Normal _"O To* to prosperity and partake in some ®_i« OUiy Sheng a nw fish salad prepare! J? nOZ^( C with ikan paring or boh salmon ItiWTllH Non-member $35 o£j£Jr~\ More traditional favourites
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      9 4 T.V. ANTENNA PROBLEM TEL *****43 ■Pfiif ANTECHNIC life; 'Miiti >
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      92 6 Electric TlieatrelS all your fuses. The latest British rock Wednesday and Thursday nights are extravaganza to hit Singapore. And free if you arrive between 8.30 pm they're specially flown in for the 10.30 pm wearing anything red. Lunar New Year. Electric Theatre is five guys, [J two girls and high
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      15 6 Treat For Food Lovers See The Chef Recommends In The Back Pages The Singapore Monitor
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      255 7 BRr fl > Bg|,, 7 "With 55-Plus, I earn a hazier interest which I can withdraw every month!" Introducing 55-Plus. The new fixed deposit scheme If you are 56 years and over, take advantage of it. from Overseas Union Bank exclusively designed for Just speak to any of our 56-PKjs
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      Lock icon IRA kills prison chief
      65 8 Reuter ARMAGH (Northern ■—i iv t| nn ireiand), Mon TWO Irish Republican Army (IRA) as sasslns soot dead a prison security chief in front of his children yesterday as he left a Roman Catholic church after attending Mass, police said. The IRA, fighting to end British
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      Lock icon Black-and-white TV not good enough for China's new rich
      262 8 AP BEUING, Monday THERE'S a new status symbol among China's rich peasants. It's called the "cai dian cun," or "Colour TV Village" in which every household has a colour set. Black-and-white is not good enough. First introduced in 1958, television is
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    • PEOPLEWATCH
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        Cher is Woman of the Year
        57 8 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS CHER (picture above) once again showed her flair for fashion as Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals honoured her as Woman of the Year. She was presented with the traditional brass pudding pot, which previously has gone to performers like
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        Another Reagan for showbiz
        83 8 STILL another member of the Reagan family wants to get into show business. Michael Reagan, 39, President Reagan's adopted son, is taking acting lessons and his coach, Rick Walters, says he's a natural. "I enjoy acting," Reagan said in an interview in USA Today. "I'd love
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        An Oscar for Stewart
        87 8 JIMMY Stewart (picture above) won an Academy Award in 1940 for "The Philadelphia Story" but still is thrilled about getting a special Oscar this year at the March 25 ceremony. "When tne academy called and told me, it threw me right on my face," Stewart said.
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        Move over, Bogarde...
        49 8 CZECHOSLOVAK-BORN film director Milos Forman, whose hit movie "Amadeus" has been nominated for 11 Academy Awards, was named President of the 38th Cannes Film Festival, replacing actor Dirk Bogarde. The festival runs from May 8 through 20 at the French Riveria resort. FROM AGENCY DESPA TCHES
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      Lock icon First Hong Kong Aids victim dies
      136 8 AP HONG KONG, Monday A HONG KONG seaman died in a hospital yesterday from suspected Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) in the first such reported case in this British colony, a government spokesman said. The spokesman said the 46-year-old seaman, whose name was not
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      Lock icon Grandfather is third man with a plastic heart
      402 9 Reuter KENTUCKY, Monday MURRAY Haydon, a 58-year-old grandfather with a calm determination to go on living, became history's third recipient of a permanent artificial heart yesterday in an operation that took less than four hours. Doctors at Humana Heart Institute International said
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      Lock icon Ali appeals to militant Muslims
      216 9 Reuter BEIRUT, Monday FORMER World Heavyweight Boxing champion Muhammad Ali said yesterday he would stay in Lebanon as long as he had hope of winning freedom for four Americans kidnapped by militant Muslims. A convert to Islam, Ali said he hoped the kidnappers would listen
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      Lock icon India's Sikh high priests ask for guns
      167 9 Reuter NEW DELHI, Monday INDIA'S five Sikh high priests have asked the government for permission for themselves and their staff to carry guns, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency said yesterday. The priests had rejected government offers of security and wanted
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      Lock icon Mud-slide sweeps houses away
      167 10 Reuter A HOUSE swept away by a mudslide in New Zealand's flood-hit North Island lies at an angle amid the devastation (above). It was one of 50 houses destroyed or damaged by the mud and water which poured down a hill at Te Aroha, south-east of
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      Lock icon Smoking-related deaths double
      267 10 UPI NEW YORK, Monday THE NUMBER of smoking-related deaths from many diseases and even fires has doubled in the past 20 years and now accounts for 500,000 each year, an epidemiologist reported in Population and Development Review. "The way it is going, there's not much basis for
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      Lock icon Spinster outwits the taxmen
      116 10 AP STOCKHOLM, Monday THE TAXMAN showed keen interest in her money from time to time, but her neighbours in the tiny hamlet of Hackvad in central Sweden never took much notice of the unassuming old spinster. All that changed during the. weekend when it was disclosed
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      78 8 When you buy a bottle of Old Parr De Luxe Scotch Whisky a handsome gift is in the bag. This handsome and sturdy ul overnighter is yours when you buy a Hfj|H 75cl bottle of Old Parr De Luxe Scotch W'li Whisky, ■j So make sure you celebrate the festivities
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      173 9 j jSS' i.' V A|Bp i VV 1M lr\LJm *1 Ift wflLI ft ft ft T J imj KV J A p? F Wj J "Wf>ere tl>e pis>t? arc filled with exdierpeijt Bill Bailey's Bar I 5.30pm to 7.30pm daily. Two groups top the bill at this Buy a drink,
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      129 10 MING COURT HOTEL SINGAPORE vl? MM Tta traditional good fortune dish the m in a special preparation with salmon, or with ikan jgjht parang. Enjoy it with other traditional festive dishes, selected from our Lunar New Year ALa Carte K|fl menu, or, as part of our set menu. And make
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      318 11 ilriii m £istl tudEMhs^HPP^^^^^B^ W' Iftioar special way of saying ForOorCardmembers For Our Merchants Welcome Every lime you successfully introduce new Card- When your Clients charge their transactions with you to Something exciting is always happening at Cheq-Point members to Cheq-Point, youll gain redemption vouchers Cheq-Point, youll gain vouchers to
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      Chicken man's hard-built business goes on the line
      855 12  -  By CATHERINE ONG LEE KONG CHIAN he is not. Like the rubber magnate, however, Lee Choon Huat amassed his wealth by having a vision and realising that vision by the sweat of his brow. Thirty years ago, while still a schoolboy, he
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      Institutions nibbling into quality issues
      360 12 ONQ AND COMPANY'S WEEKLY STOCK MARKET REVIEW AS WE approach the Lunar New Year of the Ox, the local bourse will likely assume a steadier undertone as most unfavourable news has been discounted already. In addition, the overbought/sold indicator is in a grossly oversold zone,
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      TOP APPOINTMENTS
      336 13 MR STEVE LYONS, managing director of Burson-Marsteller (BM) Kuala Lumpur since 1982, has assumed the post of managing director of both B-M/SINGA-PORE and KUALA LUMPUR. In Singapore, he replaces MR MIKE BEARD, who has returned to Britain. Giving management support to Mr Lyons in hiy new role are
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      On The Move
      556 13 HILTON INTERNATIONAL SINGAPORE has appointed MR BENEDICT LEE as accounts executive in the sales department. Mr Lee, who has several years' exgerience in major travel agencies in ingapore, will be responsible for corporate accounts ana group travel movements for the hotel. Prior to this appointment, he was
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      102 12 LeFescadou Restaurant Provencal Buffet —A La Carte'l9Bs' Lunch at $19.85 From 14 Jan'Bs Onwards Consider a table laden with superb hot and cold appetizers, generous cold meat cuts, crispy, garden-fresh vegetables. A selection of pipinghot main courses plus a perfectly done roast, (different everyday!). Or you may choose from our
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      104 12 freehold Residential [Wf] SHOWCASE TULIP GARDEN Mi a A t.ti Nestled within lush surroundAll Appreciation up at the corner of Holland and Ik. t v v• Finer Roads a location dose to llw'fll m uxunous LwHg the scenic i rtanic Card a i and the I j'l I Vuit Our
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      193 13 H Celebrate Lunar New tear in the biggest way possible. El At S. E. Asia's largest theatre restaurant, our troupe of 10 Chinese culinary experts, headed by Chef Tang, has cooked up a fabulous feast for the season. The special 10-course menu for lunch and dinner starts off with traditional
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      Small claims court: Reconsider open hearings
      458 15 Tm3NGATOR£*BW^BBMI LAST Wednesday, history of a sort was made in Singapore. The small claims court went into operation. This means that consumers, for the first time, can seek compensation for shoddy goods and services from unscrupulous businessmen. What's more they can do it inexpensively
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      Drop rules which undermine our enterprising spirit
      213 15 I REFER to your front page article headlined warning on wireless devices by Telecoms (SM, Feb 9). Ironically, on that same day, the First Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tons, talked with community leaders on the maximisation of our potentials through encouragement
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      Please repeat this show, SBC
      27 15 COULD the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation kindly consider retelecasting Mind Your Language for those who missed this programme? ALI RAN JIT Singapore 0314
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      Should I pay $ 185 to remove sink?
      149 15 Should I pay 185 to remove sink? AFTER four long years' wait. I finally received the keys to'my Housing and Development Board flat recently. When I went to apply for a renovation permit, I was told I had to pay a fee of $185 for an Item called "Transport of
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      SBS must launch services in new towns quickly
      282 15 AFTER reading "How SBS plans for new towns" (ST, Jan 30), kindly let me raise a few points with the Singa pore Bus Service: If Singapore Bus Service (SBS) really has a plan for services in new towns such as Tampines, then
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      68 15 V LETTERS on any aubtod of puWte tommt wll bt tccoptod for pyt)Hc0tlon. Thty should bt typed and mutt bo tiantd. Thoy mutt tteo mdudt the wrtttr't ntmt and addrttt to um t ptoudonym In print. A oontw4 Mtphont numbtr would bt utoful. wt rtttrvt tnt ngni to ton wntrs.
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      Shackles of superstition
      570 16 I HAVE this 82-year-old neighbour from Shangtung who takes a full-splash bath only once per on Lunar New Year's Eve. has been doing this, said his wife, since they got married. I never got to know why he subjects himself to such an unclinical treatment, but it
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      The way it was...
      806 16  -  FAMILIAL TRADITIONS ARE DYING OUT By WONG SING YEONG THE good old days. It is a favourite pastime of the older generation to talk about them. And of course, the Lunar New Year was livelier, noisier and more meaningful then. Now, things have changed. They don't
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      The generation of various traditions
      685 16  -  By WONG AH YOKE TRADITIONS are what is passed down from generation to generation until they become part of the lives of a people. In Singapore, some age-old traditions have been pushed to the background as other influences are assimilated. For example, Western traditions of
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      Specially for the New Year
      313 18 TV SCENE THE Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) regular drama and singing artistes will turn up in full force to celebrate the Spring Festival with viewers on the two-and-a-half hour Lunar New Year show tomorrow night. They have been practising very hard for the different items
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      Lock icon The Jeffersons get desperate
      179 18 LAT-WP HOLLYWOOD: How can a show about a dry cleaner and his wife be expected to do battle with The A-Team? In the case of The Jeffersons, the proposed answer is to add casinos, celebrities and cleavage to a tried-and-true formula. In TV parlance that sort
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      A glimpse into the future
      517 18 The Living Planet A Portrait of the Earth: New Worlds (Chinese subtitles) (Last episode) (Ch 12, 8 pm) IN this final episode, David Attenborough considers the fortunes of man and his influence on the evironment around him. Man is the most dominant species on earth
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      Activities in Chinatown
      386 20 STREET ACTIVITtES: Today: Lion Dance (Kampong Glam CC Lion Dance Troupe): 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm Drum Display (S pore Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist Association): 9 pm to 9.30 pm Thursday: Chinese Opera Madam White Snake (Kampong Glam CC Lion Dance Troupe): 8 pm to 8.30 pm Sat,
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      41 16 [f HOT(L#PHWI\IV Ten delicious days of U5) I JlP®t /,^Z'^Z n zl 1 J"""Hees $?0 u"° n IPW'SSS... S/\ Mee «.S0 Every noodle that ever If©© 0,. re na «c«' 4 30. j tickled your taste buds! Beef fi 4,3 I
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      653 17 and Programme Highlights followed by PrinThis programme emphasises the of the contra- dance as a unique social ritual, focusing on contra as U fl exists A Featuring a robot that shears sheep, a rowing exercise |g^«» machine that connects to the house computer, a new W® -A water-proof rubber paint
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      362 17 Noon Programme Summary 12.05 Suite No sin E major. Trevor Pinnock 3. Musical Notebook Maidens in Music 1. Handel: Suite No 7in G minor, Blandine Strauss: Scenes form Elektra, Vienna Phil- Vertet harmonic Orchestra/Sir George Solti. Regi- 5.00 News-in-Brief 5.05 Easy Listening na Resnik. Birgit Nilsson (soloists) 2. Sibe- 1.
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      172 17 Noon Nowsdesk 12.30 Puckoon 12.45 Letter from London 12.55 Reflections 1.00 World News 1.05 Twenty-four Hours: News Summery 1.30 Letterbox 1.45 Reoortfng of the Week 2.00 Newsdesk 2.30 Time Remembered 3.00 World News 3.09 Twenty-four Hours: News Summary 3.30 Sarah and Company 4.00 World News 4.00 Reflections 4.15 Puckoon 4.30
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      122 18 THE RAJAH INIM (Old Rajah Room) Wishing All Our Patrons Friends Gong Xi Fa Cai. wfsm Bean Curd Stuff With chicken Wing Stuff With Herthil Gift Vouchers Will Be Given For Every $50 Spent In Our Restaurant. uiCt i Butter-Crab 15 Indonesian Medan Fish Head I Our Yu Sheng will
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      113 19 TOMORROW NIGHT CAPITOL I LIBERTY 6.30 ft 9.15pm > 6.45 ft 9.15pm Featuring the NEW DANCE CRAZE that's SWEEPING SINGAPORE A THE WORLD... AEROBIC PANQINQI wsA CYNTHIA DALE I RICHARO REBIERE LAURA HENRY A In Conjunction f».ma» pNMrts "UVT tanHclMM (HMilnSnt FMHm NMr ky MiraaSM FUNAN CENTRE on February 19
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      1148 19 NEW YEAR DINNER I CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS AND PRINTS I THERE will be an exhibition and sale of contemDorary paintings and prints by Kian Kok, at the Alliance Francalse, 4 Draycott Park, today and tomorHotels Restaurant Price Specials row from 10 am to 2pm and 4pm to 8.30 pm. Boulevard Cafe
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      147 20 JADE: TOMORROW 9.00* OPENS WEDNESDAY Mi TWMMN, NfMESMY t THUMMT IT MMMT FIRMEST A6TIM-CNHY IF IK TUMI Mew kmkm Bei-tfflct PKfli la A—mi He's been (tosed,^^^^H^^HSS||lM|H&| thrown through a window and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills. M LJj PARAMOUNT RCTURES PRESENTS A OQN
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      276 20 Z cash ipomiQ A|i||y fliUlHliHA no mutary h V MO FMIUBT HIH XIHIHIIHI CONOCmOM O HUfll MMTiM. 4th FLOOR. SULTAN PLAZA X I (*****76) 5 SHOWS 11am. 9.15pm O O pituiv (*****00) 5 SHOWS: O X MTMT: 11am, 1.30. 4.00, 6.30 4 9.15pm X o BETTER THAN THE LAST! o
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    FINE SELECTION OF CUISINE
    717 21  -  The Chef Recommends By THERESA CHAN A NAME like "Red Coral Restaurant" implies the promise of prawns, fish, lobsters and the like. But those who prefer not to be limited to sea food should take a look at the menu the restaurant offers before they bypass
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      266 21 BAY KITCHEN INTRODUCING OUR SPECIALTY:HONG KONG STYLE FOUR SEASON S STEAMBOAT SIDE ORDERS:A 'LA CARTE CHIENES DISHES, PORRIDGE, RICE VERMICELLI, RICE AND NOODLES, WE OFFER BUFFET AND ALSO TAKE AWAY ARE WELCOME. w« ow ba ciom m th« 18/2/85 to 20 2/85 a®/ hwiww will ba aa uaual .SYf/ •■Aall/S/SS
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      54 21 Happy ProsperouP iHF New Year On 19/2/85 to 22/2/85 We are close for business. _jC L J? From 23/2/85 we will be open and serving you our Fa Cai Yu Sheng until 6/3/85. for~fceservation Please call: *****4,*****7. J*P RED LANTERN REVOLVING RESTAURANT (PTE.) LTD. j 60A, Change Alley Aerial Plaza.
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      224 21 Red Coral Restaurant PORTWORKERS' UNION HOUSE 140 Cantonment Road, Singapore 0206. Tel: *****42/2,___ CloMd on A 19 &20 Fab |W A v Chin«M New WMltfl IWttbCHj Business a* usual on 21 Fob '85 DrougN AuallahlA "•wBDW nWe WE WISH YOU A HAPPY A A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Superb fresh live
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      417 22 leisure comics |<fess| WhO*threatened tTbfa Septembei' 23 to October 22 period of confinement will ac- H om ;1 e a,fa rs dominate, tually represent "open Family member should be enspaces." You 11 have platform, fp ura 4« watc h" diet, nutricycle moves up, wider audi- 10I V Maintain low profile,
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      132 22 FASTRACK By Bjll Holbrook MAM AM I J NW CHAIR MiVtR RDO6OOT I VT DR SMOCK By George Lemont J f »T SggMS *THg so? we T VOU'Rff 1 I APRAIP 1 NUf WHO'S WORKIN' COUUCP USg AS 1 PUNCH J NOT.AAV I US HAS A KIKIKV 1 A CUP
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        Tracing nuisance calls
        203 23 THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUERIES RECENTLY my colleague had her telephone "lapped" because of anonymous calls. The caller usually chooses to remain silent. What is meant by the word "tap"? Does it mean that all incoming calls are taped? How does Telecoms detect the nuisance caller? Does
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        ANY QUERY? LET US HELP
        55 23 SOMETHING troubling you. Need clarification on certain issues? Let us help. Send your queries to us and we will try to get the relevant authorities or organisations to' provide the answers. Send your questions to: Open Line, The Singapore Monitor, 2 Alexandra Road, #03-01 Delta
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      Sleeping: How much is enough?
      210 23 THE STANDARD eight hours of sleep a night is probably more than many of us reallv need, according to Dr Robert Van de Castle-of the University of Virginia's Sleep and Dream Laboratory. It was back in the 12th Century that a scientist named Maimonides came
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      A NEW WATCHDOG FOR FIRE SAFETY
      424 23 ONE EVENING early last year, 20 officers from the Central Fire Station paid surprise visits on four big shopping complexes. They were not on a shopping spree. Armed witn bolt cutters and hammers, they cut open padlocked exit doors. Two department stores and a
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      Poor response to fire drills, says fire chief
      130 23 THE DEGREE of fire safety in any premises depends very much on the cooperation of owners, managements and staff of high-rise buildings. The 216 evacuation drills conducted by the Fire Service on commercial high-rise buildings since 1976 have so far met a
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      83 23 Wishing All A Happy Prosperous Lunar New Year Our three restaurants will be closed on Tuesday, 19th February and Wednesday, 20th Februaiy 1985. Business will resume on Thursday, 21st Februaiy 1985. We regret any inconvenience caused. As from 21 st Februaiy to 6th March, 'Good Luck' Yu Sheng (Raw Fish)
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      317 24 VACATION Hotel/Holiday Accommodation, i ifw BANGKOK BRAND NEW Hotel. Centrally located. 700 rooms, air-cond, TV. Special Oiscountlll Only $35 221 9010. SEASIOE REST HOUSE in Malacca (4 km. from town). 2 bedrooms with kitchen. $60/daily or $80/- weekends. Tel: 481-7287. REST HOUSE in Malacca 481 7287 NOTICE M THE MATTER
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      Lock icon Sampdoria wreck Roma's title hopes
      339 25  -  ITALIAN SOCCER with Julian Bees Agenzia Ansa A DRAW between Verona and Inter Milan left the top of the table in the Italian First Division unchanged, but just behind the leaders, Sampdoria inflicted a 3-0 defeat on Roma's residual title hopes and England midfielder Ray
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      Italian First Division
      99 25 Atalanta 2 Florentine 2, Avellino 2 Cremone»e 0, Como 1 Napoli 1, Lazio 0 Aecoli 0, Milan 3 Juventus 2, Sampdoria 3 Roma 0, Torino 1 Udineae 0, Verona 1 Inter 1. P W 0 L F A PU Verona 19 10 8 1 26 11 28
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      Lock icon Real's league title hopes get a big jolt
      207 25 Reuter MADRID, Monday REAL MADRID'S hopes of recapturing Spanish soccer glory were jolted when they were held to a humiliating 1-1 away draw by lowly Malaga in their First Division clash yesterday. It was the ninth consecutive match that Real failed to
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      Lock icon Rahn and Meier pull out of W German squad
      153 25 Reuter BONN, Mon MIDFIELDERS Uwe Rahn and Norbert Meier yesterday withdrew from West Germany's squad for the World Cup European Group Two qualifying matcn with Portugal next Sunday because of injury. Meier, 26, has a groin strain and Rahn, 22, suffered
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      The Telford fairy tale gets an unhappy ending
      806 26  -  BRITISH SOCCER BY JOHN SELLERS THREE goals from the First Division leaders in the final 23 minutes put paid to non-league Telford's fairy tale FA Cup run. Sadly, the match ended in bitterness, with Telford being booed-off the pitch at the end
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      RESULTS AND TABLES
      1148 26 ENGLISH FA CUP Fifth round Everton 3 Telford 0, York 1 Liverpool 1 (rtplay Wednesday, Feb 20), Blackburn 0 Manchester United 2. DIVISION ONE Chat tea 1 Newcastle 0, (other scheduled matches postponed.) p w o i r i n* Evtfton 2911 4 5 57 M S2
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      Yesterday's Results
      601 26 RACE 1 CI 5 Div 6 1400 m 2 Tcqumil 56 Cook (8) 111 S Schemer SS.S Mahhat (6) 3 3 2 8 Doable Blessing 54.5 J okas too (2) 2 2 3 7 Gentleman II SS A Rahmaa (11) 6 5 4 Coarse Withdrawal: 4 Teiii 55
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      Hussein – the man and his sports
      721 27 Hussein the man and his sports HUSSEIN Aljunied. The name has become synonymous with football. Now back at the helm of the national team, Hussein's soccer life is well recorded. But what of his other interests? S GULAM caught him away from the football field one day and discovered that,
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      'Not too late for hockey revival'
      533 27  -  Outgoing president of SHA on how the future of the game can be brightened By B KULA IT'S NOT too late for hockey to make a revival, says the Singapore Hockey Association's (SHA)outgoing president Mansor Sukaimi. Mansor, who announced his resignation yesterday, feels that
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      Golfers slam Asian circuit
      453 28  -  Women won't play in it again if organisation of the tournament is not improved GOLF ROUNDUP By ERNEST FRIDA THE TWO-YEAR-OLD Asian Women Golf Professional Circuit may fold up if nothing is done to improve it. Most of the women professionals f met during the week
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      Lawrence shows potential by winning monthly medal
      321 28 LAWRENCE LIM, the eldest son of national player Lim Choo Beng, yesterday gave observers a glimpse of his potential when he won the Seletar Country Club 'C' division monthly medal with a gross 87. Lawrence, 18, who carries the same handicap as his
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      Joe Yeo posts a unique hole-in-one
      149 28 JOSEPH YEO, handicap 10, posted his second hole-in-one at the par three 17th hole in a social match at the Bukit course on Saturday. Playing with lefthander Ong Chew Bee, Lian Ho Peng and Quek Meng Liat, Yeo must have landed the most spectacular
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      Lock icon Brilliant tries give France a win in disappointing game
      195 28 Reuter PARIS, Monday TWO BRILLIANT first-half tries by fullback Serge Blanco inspired France to an 11-3 victory over Scotland in the Five Nations Rugby Union championship yesterday in a game which promised more than it eventually produced. France, shaken by their
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      Inept Perlis defence 'gives' 3 points to Federal Territory
      440 28 FT 5 PERLIS 2 SAIDIN OSMAN, a former Perlis player, rammed in a hattrick against his home state to help Federal Territory trounce Perlis 5-2 at the Merdeka Stadium last night. Hassan Sani scored the other two goals. While the score
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      Lock icon HK hold China in pre-World Cup qualifier
      79 28 Reuter HONG KONG, Mon A SPIRITED Hong Kong defence held powerful China to a scoreless draw in the opening match of the World Cup Asia qualifying soccer. Group 4 A. The Chinese dominated the game, mounting re{teated attacks against heir less-seasoned opponents, but
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      Lock icon A most satisfying win for Singapore
      232 29 Pahang Regent's warm welcome for FAS bigwigs PAHANG'S imported players Terry Pathmanathan and R Suriamurthi were among the topics of discussion at a welcoming luncheon for the Singapore team hosted by the Regent of Pahang at a leading hotel in Kuantan yesterday. The Regent,
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      MATCH FACTS
      49 30 Shots on target: S pore 8 Pahang 5 Shots off target: S pore 9 Pahang 4 Corners: 7 Pahang 4 Off-sides: S'pore 1 Pahang 1 Free-kicks: S pore 8 Pahang 13 Yellow Card: Pahang Suriamurthi Referee: S Balasundram (Kedah) Man of the Match: David Lee Rating: 8
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      What a reward for that long trip to Kuantan
      175 30 FORTY-TWO Singapore football supporters were rewarded for the arduous trip to Kuantan. For Singapore's victory had thrilled them to the core, and most of them left the stadium hoarse from cheering. They came for the trip, under organiser Walter Koh, in
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      TABLES
      139 30 P W D L F A PI SINGAPORE 7 1 1 17 3 22 Selangor 9 6 1 2 17 6 19 Pahang 9 5 2 2 16 6 17 Johor 10 5 2 3 19 10 17 FT 9 5 2 2 16 9 17 Trangganu 8 5
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      Determination – S'pore's forte
      320 30 Determination S'pore's forte POST MATCH COMMENT EX-SINGAPORE Player T Pathma na than: "Singapore had a better defence whereas our defensive errors let us down. "We all played a good game, myself included but I don't really know whether we lost out in midfield. "Credit must be given to SingaKre who
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      39 25 I Important announcement from 1 I Singapore Tobacco Company (Pte) Ltd I I The following is the price in Singapore of I I Western Filters: I I Recommended price to consumers I I 20's Kingsize soft cup: $1.90 I
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      Lock icon AND IT'S NO EMPTY BOAST!
      446 31  -  PAHANG 1 SINGAPORE 2 By ALFONSO CHAN from Kuantan "SINGAPORE for the CupV boasted the legend in red on a banner held high by a group of Singaporeans who had made the trip to kuantan last night. At first the boast seemed premature, especially after
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      'Young Lions will be the team to beat'
      112 31 "THE SINGAPORE I mw playing against Salangor was not tha ona that played hara tonight "We had chancaa in our game but tha diffaranca was that Singapore took tha chancaa well. "With this parformanca, Singapore wiHbatha team to baat "Thay kept plugging
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