Singapore Monitor, 26 February 1985
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Title Section11 1985-02-26 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Tuesday, February 26,1985 30cenU11 words
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Article406 1985-02-26 1 LINDA CHAN - 65 pc rise in number of small firms going bust »y LINDA CHAN SMALL firms were the major casualties of the slowdown in business last year. But just how bad business was in 1984 is reflected in the 65 per cent increase in the number406 words
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Advertisement140 1985-02-26 1 JOIN US IN OUR 10 KM CHARITY RUN Children help THE Puma-Monitor 10 km Charity JJJJJJJJJJ*— bind the Run will be held on June 9. When the run is flagged off, Singapore will join WW—K- r -—'zzzzzzr rriorrjopip nf the league of nations that organises 11 l«l I lay w140 words
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Advertisement26 1985-02-26 1 UMBC Asim Currency a Mr Daniel Loh MM «l *****28/9 M for the latest deposit rates. UtS^TE Since 1933 from France LACOSTE mw set the standards26 words
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Article, Illustration636 1985-02-26 2 OEI SIN GIOK - Row over state of 2.5 million condos Floors defective, maintenance poor say residents By OEI SIN GIOK SOME owners and residents of Beverly Hill condominiums are anSf with the developers, Far East ganisation. The flat-owners say maintenance of the condominiums is bad, security is "non-existent" and the marble flooring inPICTURES: CLIFTON AW - 636 words
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Article45 1985-02-26 2 THE SCIENCE Video Fair '85 Competition, organised by the Science Centre, will be extended till March 30. Its original closing date was Jan 31. However, the closing date for submission of the complete production and final script is still April 30.45 words
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Article, Illustration440 1985-02-26 3 JOSEPH LEE - By JOSEPH LEE LOCAL frozen TV dinners, the complete instant meals so popular in the West, will soon be on the supermarket shelves and they will be specially made to suit the Asian palate. The Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (Sisir) is440 words
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Article1039 1985-02-26 3 GANDHI AMBALAM; LINDA CHAN - By GANDHI AMBALAM and LINDA CHAN SEVERAL business leaders yesterday came up with a variety of proposals to overcome the downturn in Singapore's economy. They include: SETTING up of a high-level economic council; ABOLISHING the Payroll Tax; GIVING employers a temporary relief from1,039 words
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Article, Illustration654 1985-02-26 4 EE BOON LEE - IN PARLIAMENT By EE BOON LEE PRESIDENT C V Devan Nair last night sketched the kind of better society that the Government hopes to build in the next five years with tne full cooperation of every citizen. It's a' society654 words
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Article, Illustration337 1985-02-26 4 SOON after the "live" telecast of the President's address at the opening of Parliament, the Singapore Monitor contacted some people by telephone at random for their immediate reaction. Here are their observations: MB S SUGUMARA, 36, a sports officer: He said he supported337 words
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267 1985-02-26 4 BENNY ORTEGA - By BENNY ORTEGA AS EXPECTED, Mr M P D Nair of the Workers' Party (WP) was not in Parliament to be sworn in as a non-con-stituency Member of Parliament because his party leadership had told him to reject the seat. His 48.8 per cent267 words
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Article, Illustration620 1985-02-26 4 LOONG SWEE YIN - By LOONG SWEE YIN MEMBERS of Parliament, whose debates will now be shown on television, were reminded yesterday to speak their minds freely and to have "the courage to agree and disagree without playing to the gallery." ThePICTURES: CLIFTON AW - 620 words
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816 1985-02-26 5 GNASHING of teeth is being heard in the Singapore dental profession over an international orthodontic congress. Most of the 300-odd dental professionals who attended the privately run congress the first held here said it was a success. But the Singapore Dental Association,816 words
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272 1985-02-26 5 JUDY WALKER - By JUDY WALKER SINGAPORE is being invaded. There are more television crews and journalists here than ever before. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, having taken to heart the recent recommendations of the Tourism Task Force, invited newsmen from all over272 words
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Article78 1985-02-26 5 THE TOURISM Task Force was set up on Aug 3 last year by the Ministry of Trade and Industry to And ways to revive the tourist trade in Singapore. It is headed by Dr Wong Kwei Chong, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and chairman of the Singapore78 words
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Article321 1985-02-26 5 YONG POW ANG - NUS administration says number of thefts on the rise 8* YONG POW ANG A MAN LOST his pants after a swim and a bath. A woman lost her cosmetics bag. A canteen owner lost his rice cooker. While thefts such as these are common enough,321 words
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Article, Illustration965 1985-02-26 6 ROBERT CONCEICAO - SAF turns to civilian caterers for meals By ROBERT CONCEICAO MOST of the food served in Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) camps will gradually cease to be cooked by the army cooks as the armed forces turn to civilian caterers for their meals. AboutPICTURES: SHAFIE GOH - 965 words
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183 1985-02-26 6 A NEW special interest group for users of the IBM Personal Computer and compatible machines will be formed this Thursday when the Singapore Microcomputer Society holds its general meeting at the Singapore Conference Hall. The society, which was formed in 1968 and now has183 words
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Article, Illustration705 1985-02-26 6 SEAH MEI KIANG - By SEAH MEI KIANG PUPILS attending the lower secondary English course at the British Council all agree on one point learning the English language is not an unpleasant In fact, fun and games are very much a part of the lessons.705 words
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Advertisement207 1985-02-26 3 Its the Lunar New Year and time once again to celebrate with the family and friends |aH in the traditional 9P of the occasion jfi From Feb 19 to Mar 6, festive fare Fa Cai available lor lunch, 12nn to 3pm or dinner, 7pm to Vm 1030pm. Rita Sze entertains207 words
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Advertisement117 1985-02-26 5 Lunar New %ar Celebrations with the Meisan Difference Usher in the fcar i>f the Ox with a CrkhJ Fortune feast of fresh, delicate Raw fish or "\b-Sheng"; tossed with special ingredients, in true Chinese tradition. Complement it with other prosperity dishes Superior Sharks fin with Brown Sauce, Sliced Ahakne with117 words
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Advertisement16 1985-02-26 6 PERSONAL CARE AND FITNESS Keep Fit Look in The Singapore Monitor's Personal Care Fitness page tomorrow.16 words
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295 1985-02-26 7 Agencies WASHINGTON, Tiwsday THE UNITED States, responding to the expulsion of the US military attache by Poland as an alleged spy, yesterday ordered the Polish military attache in Washington to leave the country. The action was ordered by Lt Gen James Williams,Agencies - 295 words
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Article, Illustration51 1985-02-26 7 A TOWER of moke billows aomc 4,Mt metres above the volcano Sakorajiina doriag its 51st eraptka la liMiyn ia Japu yesterday. The TBlrsas spewed large stoaes which shattered the wladow of more thaa 41 ■wh| aad parisd ears sear Its site, police said. PICTURE:PICTURE: REUTER - 51 words
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258 1985-02-26 7 AP JAKARTA, Tuesday NORMALISATION of relations between the United States and Vietnam would help stabilise South-east Asia, Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja said yesterday. Mr Mochtar told parliament that stabilisation of the region was the strategic objective of the Association of South-east Asian NationsAP - 258 words
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182 1985-02-26 7 AP BEUNG, Tuesday SOUTHERN China's booming special economic zone of Shenzhen will get an international airport, deepwater harbour and 240-kilometre express highway linking it with Canton, the Government said. The official Xinhua News Agency said surveying for the USs4!>-million (Ss99 million)-road is nearly completeAP - 182 words
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Article72 1985-02-26 8 UPI BUDAPEST, Tues THE Hungarian Young Writers Union will protest against the imprisonment of a playwright charged with pornography in staging an Ezra Pound play with nude actors, dissident sources said yesterday. Eezso Forgacs, the Hungarian playright, was sentenced on Feb 13 to seven monthsUPI - 72 words
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Article, Illustration251 1985-02-26 8 Reuter ISLAMABAD, Tims SIX people were lulled and over 40 injured in clashes between rival groups in Pakistan's first national poll since the armed forces toppled the country's electea Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1977, police said. More than 30 opposed toReuter - 251 words
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213 1985-02-26 8 UPI WASHINGTON, Tuesday THE SOVIETS are imposing a "manufactured famine in Afghanistan like the one Stalin used to starve millions of peasants into submission in the 1930s, a researcher told a Congressional panel yesterday. "Incapable of defeating the Afghan people militarily, the Kremlin has resortedUPI - 213 words
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Article, Illustration296 1985-02-26 8 Reuter LONDON, Tuas THE Prince and Princess of Wales' children are the glue which sticks their marriage together, a former royal valet said in an interview published yesterday. Mr Stephen Barry, valet for 12 vears to Prince Charles, heir to theReuter - 296 words
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127 1985-02-26 8 NEW DELHI, Tu«« TWO people, including an alleged Pakistani spy, were killed by Indian security forces while crossing the border, the United News of India news agency reported yesterday. Bashir Ahmed, suspected to be a Pakistani spy, was gunned down on Saturday night127 words
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88 1985-02-26 8 Reuter BANGKOK, Tims THE THAI Cabinet today approved a Finance Ministry proposal for a near zero growth government budget of 218 billion baht (5516.6 billion) for the *****986 financial year. A Cabinet spokesman said the austerity budget, compared with the total 213 billion bahtReuter - 88 words
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257 1985-02-26 9 AP TOKYO, Tuesday FOR THE first time, a majority of adult Japanese women responding to a government survey have said that they disagreed with the traditional notion that "men belong at the workplace and women at home". In the survey, conductedAP - 257 words
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386 1985-02-26 9 AP TAIPEH, Tuesday TEN SENIOR officials of a Taiwanese bank have been arrested in connection with alleged financial irregularities after runs by depositors totalling US$425 million (***** million), court officials said yesterday. They said the arrested included nine senior executives of theAP - 386 words
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362 1985-02-26 9 UPI BEIRUT, Tuesday TWO VEHICLES packed with explosives blew up yesterday in a crowded market in a Shi'ite Muslim suburb of Beirut, killing at least six people and wounding 43. The explosions came as Prime Minister Rashid Karami called for a specialUPI - 362 words
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307 1985-02-26 9 METZ (Franc*), Tuesday AN EXPLOSION killed 22 miners and injured about 100 yesterday in Prance's worst coal mine disaster for more than a decade, a pit spokesman said. The blast, some 1,050 metres underground in the Porbach Mine near307 words
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Article, Illustration79 1985-02-26 10 Visible at the lower right of the pirtare, a strenking Cruise missile passes Wandering River, Alberta, last Taesday daring a test by the (JS Air Force over aorthera Canada. A balloon and streamers at the apper right of the photograph are part of aa79 words
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215 1985-02-26 10 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Tues MEXICAN police permitted a prime suspect in the kidnapping of a US drug agent to flee by plane from Guadalajara on Feb 16, Francis Mullen Jr, chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), said yesterday. Rafael Caro Quintero, allegedly a memberLAT-WP - 215 words
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355 1985-02-26 10 LATWP TOKYO. TuMday THE IMPENDING expiration of quotas for Japanese car exports to the United Stales is cause for little celebration here. Government officials and car company executives seem convinced that some type of control will have to continue. News that aLATWP - 355 words
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Article147 1985-02-26 10 Reuter LONDON? Tuesday TWO BRITONS attempting to ran round the world together say their biggest problem is that they have ran out of things to say to each other. Mr Henry Weston, 23, and Mr Robin Cross, 24, have battled on with their 2C,000-km marathonReuter - 147 words
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241 1985-02-26 10 UPI UNTTED NATIONS, Tuas THE UN Special Committee on Decolonisation is to hold a regional meeting next month in Papoa New Guinea to discuss independence for six territories, including East Timor and Guam. Indonesia considers the former Portuguese colony of East TimorUPI - 241 words
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Article, Illustration102 1985-02-26 10 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS DIANE Keaton (above) and Mel Gibson showed how love can blossom In prison in the movie "Mrs Soffel" and the 100-year-old Allegheny County Jail came off looking stately. More than a dozen movies have been made at Alcatraz and now102 words
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Article144 1985-02-26 10 JOHN Fogerty's hit record "Centerfield" has undergone some chances, apparently for legal reasons. One song, "Zanz Can't Dance," was changed lyric sheet, title and vocals on later pressings. The original got especially bad reviews from Saul Zaentz, chief of Fantasy Records in Berkeley, California, and144 words
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Article, Illustration116 1985-02-26 10 DEBORAH Shelton (above), who plays Mandy Winger on "Dallas," was stunned by viewer reaction after she insolently doused the fires of passion of JR Ewing by tossing a glass of wine in his face. Shelton, whose character plays the girlfriend of Cliff Barnes, said about116 words
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Article101 1985-02-26 10 THE DODGERS moved to Los Angeles almost SO years ago but the folks in Brooklyn still are waiting for them to return. The New York Legislature passed a resolution marking the 30th anniversary of the team's only World Series title and members of that team101 words
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Advertisement354 1985-02-26 7 V\felcome the Ljnar Nevvfear at the Ckinaimm Where you can feast on 13 traditional iff' sumptuous dishes and enjoy demonstrations 1 mm of Chinese painting, calligraphy and seal a>» i ca n9 additional raw fish A w jZ o Chinatown special cold dish ff 0 Beef steak Chinese styte JK354 words
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Advertisement131 1985-02-26 8 Special Bar-B-Q prepared by Popular Hong Kong Chefs jjHHB FimnfiilikeMriles.congee i o',^ l^O °»«r rust meits and "daypot" c are specially prepared mJSSm) by Mr Hm| Km« Chefs. Business Hours It am to I lpm "s*^7 o Mi VILLAGE HOODLES MtTAOMHT we tn The Plaza (Plaza Holell 7500 A Beach131 words
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Article, Illustration276 1985-02-26 11 CATHERINE ONG - By CATHERINE ONG MALAYSIAN businessman Lee Ming Tee, former managing director of Sigma Metal, has won an As 47 million (5|74.7 million) contract to undertake a turnkey project in China for the making of printed circuit board plants. Printronfcs Ptv Ltd, a division276 words
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Article283 1985-02-26 11 THREE MEN, well-known in financial circles here, are now working for Malaysian businessman Lee Ming Tee. Mr Tay Kim Kah, former finance director of Keppel Shipyard, is in charge of Mr Lee's Hong Kong and China financial services operations. They include gold dealing, securities trading283 words
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Article503 1985-02-26 11 MR LEE MING TEE is probably the Malaysian answer to Mr Jack Chia as far as foreign aggressiveness in business in Australia goes. According to information culled from various Australian publications, Mr Lee shifted his domicile from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney at the end of 1983.503 words
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599 1985-02-26 12 JANICE LIM - By JANICE LIM KENTUCKY Fried Chicken share price continued to surge forward yesterday with purchases totalling nearly $7.2 million. And it was the day's top gainer with a total volume of 1.79 million snares traded. This is a jump from 1.04 million shares last599 words
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112 1985-02-26 12 OVERSEAS UNION BANK has established its second representative office in China at Shenzhen in the Guangdong Province The office, located at Suite 81, Friendship Hotel at 4, Ka Pun Road, will be headed by Mr Wu In Chuan, who is also the representative112 words
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162 1985-02-26 12 TOKYO, Tuesday FOREIGN Minister Shintaro Abe said yesterday Japan must continue to make efforts to open its markets wider to the products of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean). Answering a question in the Diet (Japanese Parliament], Mr Abe said162 words
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222 1985-02-26 12 THE NET tangible backing of Singapore Glass will increase from 88 cents a share to $1.62 with its acquisition of Parkway Properties and Parkway Land. This will be further increased to $2.32 a share if the revaluation of Parkway Parade and Astrid Meadows, developed by222 words
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229 1985-02-26 12 HMLLSTREET Reuter WALL STREET stock prices closed mostly lower yesterday although blue chip issues improved for the first time in three sessions because of an improving bond market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.66 to. l .277 50 but overall, losingReuter - 229 words
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Article55 1985-02-26 12 THE STRAITS Times Industrial Index closed yesterday at 814.76, up 3.86 points from Friday. The OUB Composite Share Price Index closed yesterdav at 410.26, up 1.13 points from Friday's close of 409.13. The OUB Trade-weighted Singapore Dollar Exchange Rate Index rose 0.1650 point to 134.0856 at the close, compared55 words
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Article133 1985-02-26 12 UPI LONDON, Tuesday THE US dollar surged against principal European currencies yesterday, closing at record highs after a day of volatile trading described by one Zurich dealer as "crazy". The dollar reached its highest level ever against British sterling, the Belgian and French francs and the ItalianUPI - 133 words
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Article203 1985-02-26 12 GOLD is expected to trade within the US$2B5 (*****) and US$3O2 range over the next fortnight, says UOB Bullion and Futures in its weekly newsletter. The newsletter said that technically, gold was extremely weak and its immediate downside potential around US$2BO "could be reached203 words
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341 1985-02-26 12 ARAB-MALAYSIAN Merchant Bank (AMMB) and Malaysian Tobacco Co (MTC), the country's two biggest companies in their respective fields, are to become joint owners of the insurance firm, Arab-Malay-sian Insurance (AMIB), it was announced yesterday. In a joint Press statement, they explained341 words
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Advertisement51 1985-02-26 11 FOr Business Or Pleasure, Lunch Ar The IHII Elizabethan Grill Menu: Continental and Seafood with English Specialties like Roast Beef and Steak Kidney Pie. m For reservation please call *****41. Free parking- lots reserved at the front for Elizabethan Grill patrons. js£i Raffles Hotel Our tradition is legendary Beach Road,51 words
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Article, Illustration511 1985-02-26 13 LEE CHIU SAN - PHOTOGRAPHY By LEE CHIU SAN Those wanting to take pictures of the decorative lights of Chinatown still have a few more nights in which to do so. Local lensmen with some experience of taking good night shots along Orchard Road during the Christmas season511 words
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408 1985-02-26 14 I AM in agreement with most of what President Devan Nair said in his address to the Association of Surgeons of South-east Asia. It is important that in every case the Eatient's welfare must be paramount, and e should be a participant408 words
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331 1985-02-26 14 JIMMY LIM - JIMMY LIM Singapore 2056 IN A stench-filled alley between Desker Road and Eowell Road, ladies of the night sit at doorways, assuming seductive poses to entice prospective clients. Not too far away, in Bugis Street, transvestites in alluring attire prance around to the lascivious331 words
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178 1985-02-26 14 BEING an observer at the recent upgrading test conducted by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation, during which an incident occurred, prompted me to write this letter. Without doubt taekwondo has been popularised as a modern sport, though it still retains the178 words
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Article525 1985-02-26 15 THE SINGAPORE montior KBfBfIWI WE CAN, if we want to be neighbourly, overlook the annoying incidents of inconsiderate behaviour by some among us. Put it down to isolated lapses in manners. By all means remain cool with the few smokers srsaking puffs in525 words
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411 1985-02-26 15 TAN HENG HUAY - TAN HENG HUAY Exec Asst Secretary (Public Relations) Housing and Development Board Y*UX recast editorial (ML Jaa 29) conMated that fee Hooting aai Development BoardfHDS) has, la am arbitrary way, baitt and offered (lata with rtwsiy Quit are not accepted by the411 words
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137 1985-02-26 15 TAN ENG KIAT - TAN ENG KIAT Singapore 2057 MY WIFE is a civil servant in a department dealing with the public. She was allowed to leave office after a half-day's work on Lunar New Year's Eve. All civil servants were allowed to leave137 words
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74 1985-02-26 15 WILLIAM KOH - WILLIAM KOH Singapore 0314 AS A matter of curiosity, I would like the Central Provident Fund Board (CPF) to furnish us with the state of CPF accounts as at Dec SI, 1984, as follows: 1) How many accounts (active)? 2) Percentage of accounts below74 words
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1056 1985-02-26 14 LEWIS M SIMONS - features By LEWIS M SIMONS Knight-Riddsr Newspapers TOKYO: Chizuko Ohyama, a 37-year-old dentist and mother of two, has had two abortions. In Japan, she asserts, a woman seeking to limit the size of h?r family has no alternative. "Since there's no1,056 words
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Advertisement72 1985-02-26 14 LETTERS on any subject of public interest wM be accepted for publication. They should be typed and must be signed. They must also include the writer's name and address even if the writer decides to use a pseudonym in print. A contact telephone number would be useful. We reserve the72 words
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Advertisement71 1985-02-26 15 aSN "V LETTERS on any subject of public interest wW be accepted for publication. They should be typed and must be signed. They mutt also include the writer's neme and a«w to un peeudonym in print. A contact telephone number would be ueeful. We reserve toe right to edM letters.71 words
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Miscellaneous11 1985-02-26 15 AusroFpeopte UesRwiALW wauniff ASK ME WHY CONSIPtRtMW VISION mewj 66C0RnVCU75? |l11 words
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Article, Illustration385 1985-02-26 16 Daily Mail HE'S beautiful and famous. She's even more beautiful and extremely rich. Together, they are currently tne pop world's most exciting new couple. They are, as any music fan below 25 would know, Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes and his exotic model wife, Julie Ann.Daily Mail - 385 words
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145 1985-02-26 16 Philip Cheah THEATREWORKS Pte Ltd, the newly incorporated professional theatre company, wants talent for its first production in April. Titled Goose Pimples, this tragicomedy about unexpected happenings at a small dinner party will be directed by Lim Siauw Chong. The company needs about five actorsPhilip Cheah - 145 words
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Article, Illustration330 1985-02-26 16 INEZ WEI - LOH; Clothes by Estique and Sketch boutiques Co-ordination by INEZ WEI YOU'VE had your share of festive feasting. But the sweetmeats and rich delicacies that you have put away over a few indulgent days have already turned into unsightly extra centimetres that you cannot hide. So, youPictures by SPENCER - 330 words
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Article, Illustration939 1985-02-26 16 BRUCE NIXON - By BRUCE NIXON in Dallas LATWP EVERYBODY takes the power of advertising for granted these days, more or less. First of all, you take a brand of beer that tastes as though it's made from river water. Then you mount a massive television, billboard andLATWP - 939 words
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Article, Illustration484 1985-02-26 18 wmm [J@K«LW© Kennedy (Malay subtitles) (Last episode) (Ch 5, 10.10 pm) IN this final episode, J Edgar Hoover confronts the President and the Attorney General with the results of his investigations regarding the President's womanising. At the same time, the threat of tragedy looms over the484 words
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Article, Illustration523 1985-02-26 18 VALERIE TREVOR - TV SCENE iminnlnnnriinrnnrnnJ By VALERIE TREVOR EVERY Tuesday and Thursday between 7.15 and 7.30 pm over Ch 5, various presenters appear on your TV screen with a story for young children. The series Share a Story has been running for some three to four523 words
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Article, Illustration1089 1985-02-26 19 SHEILA BENSON - By SHEILA BENSON in Hollywood LAT-WP SURPRISES? A few. Disappointments? More than a few. Overall reaction to this year's Academy Award nominations? The Academy is the Academy is the Academy, and nobody will ever get hurt on its cutting edge. In this year of studioLAT-WP - 1,089 words
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Miscellaneous1360 1985-02-26 17 f7 A 3|\ THE SINGAPORE MONITOR leisure -TIV. A A,.; TUESDAY, February 2«, 1985 I U __j Q t 1 Live Sample Pages. 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by The AHr k 1| Bp'iiP^HrJ Struggle (C) (r) (English subtitles). .»J 4.30 Story Time (T) (r). <9 iL L 4SS>W'4.551,360 words
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Miscellaneous167 1985-02-26 20 LE PLAISIR ALLIANCE Francaise will screen Le Plaisir today at 9 pm, at the Cultural Theatre, Cuscaden Road. Directed by Max Ophuls, this film, adapted from a novel by Maupassant, is about the wonder and gloom of pleasure. Admission is free. H-MOLL-MESSE (MASS IN B MINOR) GOETHE-INSTITUT will screen H-Moll-Messe167 words
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Miscellaneous624 1985-02-26 20 CHINESE BRUSH C ISBBDE'VsMj 7~1 PAINTING EXHIBI- THERE will be a Chin- Si exhibition by Nanjiang Jf y fiA artists Li Yai and Shi W> £&S \cJHr if at the Yu jg for this month. SCHUTz" exhibition SCHUTZ exhlbiUon f will be held at the Goe- .afll Riff the-Institut Art624 words
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Article, Illustration297 1985-02-26 22 HAPPY Birthday! Even if you don't realise it, according to Chinese tradition, today is supposed to be your birthday, and everybody else's as well. The Chinese version of Genesis says that Man was created on the seventh day of Creation, and all Mankind should celebrate a297 words
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Article, Illustration477 1985-02-26 23 ON THIS seventh day of the Lunar New Year, tradition-minded Chinese will be trooping to restaurants to partake of Yu Sheng (raw fish), the name of which is a pun on the words "generating an excess", and other dishes with equally auspicioussounding names. SWATOW RESTAURANT477 words
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229 1985-02-26 24 LEE CHIU SAN - By LEE CHIU SAN CONTRARY to popular opinion, the eating of raw seafood is not a uniquely Oriental custom. The French, and the English, have been guzzling their oysters uncooked for years. And many Dutchmen have the ability to put a whole raw229 words
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Article287 1985-02-26 24 RUMAH Melaka, a Nyonya restaurant in Far East Plaza, is serving raw prawns instead of fish for the annual Yu Sheng ritual. The new dish is known as "Har Sang" is priced at $20 per serving including salad and $10 for each additional plate of prawns. The287 words
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Advertisement87 1985-02-26 22 maa fuwb kstmrmt pie lib Wishing al oar pa trims, basiaMS associates and frieads a Happy aad Prosperoas Iwar New Year SPECIAL NEW YEAB DISHES fVoeperity Ram FM *Sbmksm with Cidbmemt Sw» Romt Cktekrn Steamed Fith Mtmhroom milh Pak CTioy Lok (Prwmm) Vsna wMfc Shrtaps Oyter with Seameed* Brocoat wan87 words
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Advertisement89 1985-02-26 22 aii Wishing all our patrons, business associates and friends a Happy and Prosperous Lunar J«l New Year. A Join us from the 22nd Feb to 6th March as igrj we 11 be serving Swatow's 'Prosperity Raw nPNI Fish and a host of Traditional Teochew fc dishes for the festivities. SWATOW89 words
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Advertisement274 1985-02-26 23 TOSS UP A K OF GOOD LUCK H^JHfl Enjoy our Good Luck Raw Fish (Yu Shcng) with special Chinese New Year menu at Pin Hsiang this festive season. Our special Chinese New Year menu prices from $250++ $300++ per table. The special menu include Yu Sheng, Melon Ham Soup with274 words
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Advertisement48 1985-02-26 23 Red Coral Restaurant PORTWORKERS' UNION HOUSE 140 Cantonment Road, Singapore 0208. J nresefis TTT Draught A. failaku i- rn 'wBIWO'w rWly Wl WISH YOU A HAPPY A A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR \ry LOONG YtCK KEE RESTAURANT wishing you all "LAO Ql" ftSM&± 31*32 Bugla Street Singapore. > :3W1T09 M48 words
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Advertisement69 1985-02-26 24 Ymmaarm Celebrate the Lunar New Year with SPECIAL RAW FISH Traditional Cantonese dishes supervised by Hool Kok Wai and specialities from our kitchen. ♦Hongkong Roast Chicken *Fried Deer Meat JtChilliCrab 1 Birthday f Wedding Parties, 1 buffet lunches and f private functions. I Live music and 1 songs for your69 words
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Advertisement239 1985-02-26 24 *<l May Fortune Smile onYou. Gelebrate the New year at the Yu sheng for dinner with shark's fin Noodle Garden Restaurant. Start soup, slewed chicken with yam, baked with "yu sheng" (raw fish salad) for pomfret, ahakmc and mushrooms, good luck and prosperity, then treat are some delights waiting to239 words
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246 1985-02-26 26 ERNEST FRIDA - By ERNEST FRIDA SINGAPORE will send a contingent of 191 (148 competitors and 43 officials), representing 11 sports to the Pesta Sukan Merdeka Games in Brunei from March 24 to 31. S S Dhillon, the secre-tary-general of the Singapore National Olympic Council246 words
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Article102 1985-02-26 26 ATHLETICS: 38 (21 men, 10 women and 7 officials) BADMINTQN: 9 (6 men and three officials) BASKETBALL: 16(12 men and 4 officials) BOXING: 15 (10 men and 5 officials) SOCCER: 23 (18 men and 5 officials) HOCKEY: 19 (16 men and 3 officials) SEPAK TAKRAW: 15 (12102 words
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464 1985-02-26 26 ALFONSO CHAN - By ALFONSO CHAN THE SQUASH Rackets Association of Malaysia has called for a re-think on the annual Ovaltine Salver match between Singapore and Malaysia which goes into its third year this Saturday. Association secretary Prasad Pillay, in an urgent telephone call to the464 words
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154 1985-02-26 26 PARIS, Tuesday AN INTERNATIONAL tribunal hearing an appeal by Belgian race director Jacky Ickx, sanctioned for the way he ended the Monto Carlo Grand Prix last year, has ruled that his fine should be reduced but that his licence as a race154 words
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Article, Illustration419 1985-02-26 27 CATHARINE FERNANDO - By CATHARINE FERNANDO SOME run for fun, others run to be fit. We invite you to run for charity. Which is not to say you can't combine them all and run just for the hell of it When the Puma/Monitor 10km Charity Run is419 words
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206 1985-02-26 27 CHARITY is reason enough. Your effort will help the Singapore Cancer Societv. 10km is not an impossible distance. There are attractive prizes to be won. Keep an eye out for this page every Tuesday to see the prizes we have lined206 words
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Article, Illustration213 1985-02-26 27 DAY 1: 20 minutes, jogging and walking. You start by jogging until you become short of breath, uncomfortable or unable to easily talk with a companion. Should that occur, stop and walk, again at a comfortable pace, until you fully recover. Then, jog again. Repeat programme for 20213 words
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527 1985-02-26 28 ANNE BARRY - By ANNE BARRY I'M GOING to discuss the subject of diet because although it's not directly related to sport, I feel it's one of the most important tnings that sports people should know. Vegetables, especially fresh ones, are very delicate items of food527 words
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Article, Illustration531 1985-02-26 28 Louise McGrillen - Shoes the runner's most important piece of equipment m r ON THE ROAD with Louise McGrillen THERE is a cardinal rule for athletes travelling abroad to race: "Always carry your spikes as hand luggage." There are light racing shoes for track and crosscountry running. The athlete guards them in the531 words
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448 1985-02-26 28 Take it easy above all, enjoy yourself "The runner is like a child at play, his actions are an adventure in freedom and the only purpose of his breathless chemistry is to explore the limits of his own strength." Dr Bronowski's marvellous definition of a very primitive inclination of the448 words
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Article, Illustration594 1985-02-26 29 ALFONSO CHAN - Chew HAKmba U REPORT: ALFONSO CHAN M T FIRST, squash was boring for Chew Kok Keene Ho was told to hit the ball on the wall for long stretches of time. It got to be ao be wanted to quit. Bat he never did because he simplyPICTURE: CHRISTINE CHEW - 594 words
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Article, Illustration149 1985-02-26 30 ALFONSO CHAN - HITACHI 2 SBS 0 By ALFONSO CHAN HITACHI CONSUMER relied on old war-horses Arshad Khamis and Brian Batcbelor but it was AuYeong Pak Kuan who put them on the road to victory over Singapore Bus Services. Au-Yeong scored with a simple flick149 words
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463 1985-02-26 30 B KULA - Preview by B KULA $1 THE HEAT will be on TrenggS Malays when they take on pore Malays tonight (8) in second leg of the Sultans' Gold Cup at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Not only will they be up against a$1 - 463 words
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Advertisement540 1985-02-26 26 classified s 273-9090 In tht Matter off tha Companies Act Cap. 185 And In tha Matter off PIK WAN RESTAURANT (S) PTE LTD PIK WAN RESTAURANT (S) PTE LTD (Incorporated in tha Rapublic off Singapore) (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed company duly convened540 words
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Advertisement428 1985-02-26 26 NOTICES OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME Notice is hereby given that in consequence of the intended purchase of a ship by our clients, Namibia Shipping Co Pte Ltd, we have applied to the director of marine under section 417 of the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 172) in428 words
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Advertisement261 1985-02-26 27 OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM CTurHßnDi: PUMA-SINGAPORE MONITOR 10 Km CHARITY RUN, HIIHIII 1 Sunday, 9th June, 1985 (Under lAAF/SAAA Rules) rlllllll IVILIIMIIvJtv (Only first 8,000 entries will be accepted) Protection Clause/ SURNAME MALE FEMALE In consideration of your accepting this entry, I the undersigned, CHRISTIAN NAME Intending to be legally bound,261 words
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Page 28 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous56 1985-02-26 28 WELL-BALANCE ROUTINE TAKE YOUR TIME AND ENJOY YOURSELF. RELAX YOUR MIND WHILE YOU EXERCISE YOUR BODY. ROWING MACHINES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT —7 SUPPLEMENT THE I BENEFITS OF V RUNNING. a fi •t jt'Himh a vW I > r <m s CALISTHENICS AND WEIGHT TRAINING ARE PART OF AWELL" 7 ROUNDED56 words
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Advertisement67 1985-02-26 30 ONE WINNgfSCV NO COHTI Wherever people are serid£y/ f /La? about their football Asian Cup, or Malaysia Cup A// w r they choose the football |v/ they xJm I m 7, If I -I A soleAoentCSGUl PtOLtd flOlfiriQ Showroom: #81-19, The Orchard Point, Tel: *****14. S Sales Office: 554 Havetock67 words
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Advertisement400 1985-02-26 30 r Hp ii > ***** Bscsum of a break In fixj^PVW//'ißk turns, the coupons from last week are beXtA CONTEST Predid the score SjSM and win $14)00 1) The otopct of the contest is to predict outright If there ere more then one corcorrectly the scorehnes of six Malaysia rect400 words
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Article, Illustration650 1985-02-26 31 K SILVAM - Schools' Council nominates her for Sportsgirl award MONITOR sports By K SILVAM SWIMMING Olympian Oon Jin Gee and Sportswoman of the Year Lim Seok Hui are among the 11 nominated by the Singapore Schools' Sports Council for the annual Sportsboy and Sportsgirl awards. Seok650 words
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