Singapore Monitor, 18 March 1985

Microfilm: NL14926
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      Lock icon Seven boys picked up in gambling swoop
      327 2  -  By VICTOR SOH SEVEN schoolboys were picked up for for gambling on Saturday as police made more swoops on mini turf clubs throughout the island. The seven boys aged between 16 and 12 were arrested after a man tipped off the Queenstown police.
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    • Article
      President's condition improves slightly
      81 2 PRESIDENT Devan Nair, who was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital on Saturday with serious liver failure, passed a restful night and his condition has improved slightly, said a statement from the hospital. "He is still under medication and will not be allowed any visitors except
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      Lock icon Bus firm wants to run air-con service
      322 3 Lianhe Zaobao ANOTHER bus operator has applied to run an air-conditioned service. The Singapore Shuttle Bus (Pte) Ltd is seeking the Ministry of Communication's approval to put on an air-conditioned service linking the Bedok Interchange with Bukit Merah. It is proposing to use
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      Buses carry anti-glue sniffing message
      106 3 A HUNDRED Singapore Bus Service buses will be carrying the anti-glue-sniffing message through the streets over the next three months. The first bus bearing the message hit the streets at the weekend. The message, "It may be fun. But it destroys", will be on display
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      Facelift for older parts of Jurong
      191 3 JURONG, home to more than 1,500 companies, is undergoing a facelift. The Jurong Town Corporation has started a programme to repair old roads, reconstruct drains, build kerbs ana prune trees. Many factories in the older parts of Jurong are looking shabby with some in
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      MONITOR FEEDBACK
      67 4 A THREE-MONTH National Campaign lo Minimise Cash Transactions was launched on March 14 by Acting Labour Minister Lee Yock Suan. The campaign is aimed at educating the public on the use of Giro. Our reporter SEAH MEI KIANG talked to several people on how they would take to
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      Most say they want a cashless society
      1393 4 YOUNG Singaporeans in general welcome the idea of a cashless society. They see the advantages of paying bills through the Post Office Savings Bank's Giro scheme or other similar services, and they say they would definitely make use of such a service especially
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      Co-op warned against nepotism
      151 6 A COOPERATIVE was yesterday asked not to recruit persons because they happen to be close associates or friends of the board of directors. Appointments and promotions to any position in the cooperative should not be subject to politics or other influences, Mr Teo Chong Tee, Parliamentary
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      Lock icon SIA will help China pilots fly the Airbus
      166 6 Lianhe Wanbao MANDARlNspeaking staff of Singapore Airlines (SIA) will help train pilots from China to fly Airbuses. Three pilots and four flight engineers from Singapore will leave for France shortly to familiarise themselves with the training programme. Singapore Airlines' help was sought
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      Lock icon A fearsome ' fish owl'
      50 6 A fearsome fish owl' THIS fish owl is frightening away not only the fish but also the people. But Wu Yun Kui, aged seven, was only putting on an act at the bird costume competition at the Jurong Bird Park yesterday. Yun Hui won a consolation prize. PICTURE: SPENCER LOH
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      Verify the details on new IC address slips
      100 6 THE NATIONAL Registration Department will be distributing from tomorrow address slips with blood groups indicated to some 500,000 Singapore NRIC holders. All recipients of this address slips are requested to verify the details including the NRIC number, address and blood group before
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      168 2 Would you put an elephant in your living room? Yet that's what thousands of HDB flat-owners are doing when they install oversized sound systems in their f homes. What they get are over-amplified I acoustics that bounce off the four walls and bang rudely on the eardrums. Our sound systems,
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      37 2 Made in Germany The effective and quick relief German medicine for stomach-ache, indigestion, gastritis and hyperacidity. It's formula includes Liquorice and other medicinal herbs. —Obtainable at leading r- —Chinese Drug Stores L I and Pharmacies. MHP *****3
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      100 3 HEN COI'RT is proud to ho (ho first and only restaurant hero to introduce to you authentic Penang cuisine all the way from Penally Island. From Penally buffet lunch to Penang a la carte dinner. our choice menu includes Knche Kay bin, Curry Chicken Kapitan. Ciiilai Tumis. Penang Spring Roll
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      146 4 1 p*V" H^PHKiIT!2E5cB^MMI Bi ml lill H^MH (VI lit cm and Faber-Castell THE PROFESSIONAL'S CHOICE Faber-Castell One of the oldest pencil manufacturers with 224 years of experience. And makers of an excellent range of drafting instruments IX/IUTEIH including the trend-setting TK-MATIC 1 w j he world leader in mechanical pencil
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      97 5 Compear* and Communiceboi* Announcing the opening of a new era in office productivity. The newest member of NEC's global family, NEC Business Systems (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. supplies businesses with key telephones, facsimiles and PABX's from NEC, the world leader in integrating Computers and Communications. C&C business systems is from the
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      267 6 Come with the most complete 4 functions that are unsurpassed by others. Colour Printing You can print your documents in colours of blue, red, green or black. And print-outs can be made on heavyweight paper. Zoom Enlargement (up to 155%) It's adjustable at 1% interval and produces copies from 65%
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      Lock icon I'd rather be drinking German beer
      48 8 UNITED Stales servicemen on a visit to Bonn last week were invited to listen to a debate on defence in the West German Parliament. While some managed to stay awake, many found the language and proceedings heavy gotng...and fell asleep. PICTURE: REUTER
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      Lock icon Airliner attack warning cuts flights to Gulf
      274 8 UPI LONDON, Monday BRITISH Airways yesterday cancelled all flights to Tehran and Baghdad following an Iraqi warning that airliners in Iranian airspace could be attacked, officials said. "We are cancelling all flights following the advice of the British Government," a British Airways spokesman
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      Lock icon Woman who threatened to poison milk jailed
      116 8 AP TEL AVIV, Monday AN ISRAELI woman has been jailed for three months for threatening to poison chocolate and milk products if their manufacturers did not give her money, Israel radio reported yesterday. Hava Hershkovitz pleaded guilty to threatening to put poison in
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      Lock icon China to ban black market money trading
      400 8 AP BEIJING, Monday THE CHINESE Government yesterday banned black market trading in foreign currency, a practice rampant throughout the country. Serious offenders will be fined or jailed, the edict said. The State Council decision was announced on China Central Television and by the
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      Lock icon Twins with one body and two heads 'stable'
      118 8 UPI SHREVEPORT (Louisiana), Monday A PAIR of three-day-old Siamese twins named Elizabeth and Rebecca, who share one body with two heads, were in stable condition yesterday with a medical team keeping a close watch on them. Officials at Willis-Knighton Medical Centre, where
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      Lock icon Air Force officers punished for spitting
      110 8 AP BEIJING, Monday SPITTING has been so rife at China's Air Force Academy that offenders get punished with a day of clean-up work each time they spit, a newspaper said yesterday. The Beijing Daily (Beijing Ribao) said the names of spitters also are displayed
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      Lock icon Hijacker killed after detonating grenade
      214 9 UPI ABU DHABI, Monday A HIJACKER commandeered a jetliner yesterday but security agents killed him after he detonated a grenade in the plane as it sat in an airport in eastern Saudi Arabia, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said. The Saudi Defence Ministry said all
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      Lock icon Expo '85 is like a high-tech Disneyland
      403 9 TSUKUBA (Japan), Monday INSIDE EXPO '85. a 250-acre. US$45O million (551.012 million) mini-city north of Tokyo that opened yesterday after more than seven years of preparation, there is a spirit similar to Disneyland's. "Our hope is that children who come here will think,
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      Lock icon Soviet missile poser for United States
      138 9 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Monday THE SOVIET UNION apparently has begun to deploy its long-expected new mobile intercontinental missiles, and United States officials are divided over how to resDond. The Soviets also are destroying some older, silobased missiles, a move some officials believe means Moscow may
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      Lock icon Economists hold breath as US dives into debt
      502 10 AP WASHINGTON, Monday SOMETIME in the first part of 1985. economists believe the United States, the richest country on earth, became a net debtor for the first time since World War I. Simply put. that means that the United States owes the
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      No junk calls when he's in the shower
      140 10 SACRAMENTO, Mon ACCORDING to State Senator Dan McCorquodale. "there is nothing more frustrating than jumping out of the shower, running to the telephone dripping wet. only to find somebody is trying to sell you something With that in mind. Sen McCorquodale, on
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      Lock icon Guerillas say they won't try to regain border bases
      522 10 AP BANGKOK, Monday CAMBODIAN resistance leader Son Sann said on Saturday that his forces would no longer try to rebuild bases along the Thai-Cambodi-an border and fight conventional war but will instead will fight a guerilla war against the Vietnamese "We
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      Lock icon Policemen suspended for ramming two in hit-and-run
      315 10 UPI NEW YORK, Monday THREE police officers have been susE ended pending an investigation into a it-and-run accident in which their squad car slammed into two elderly pedestrians, killing one and injuring the other, police said! Assistant Police Chief Charles Kelly said a
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        Thai queen at The King and I
        100 10 A QUICK GLANCE A" r HOME NEWS QUEEN SIRIKIT (above) of Thailand and an entourage that included 20 ladies in waiting attended Saturday's showing of The King ana I, a musical banned in her homeland because it portraved the Thai monarch as a
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        Greenwood's strip auction
        130 10 COUNTRY SINGER Lee Greenwood gave it all or almost all for the Easter Seals on Tuesday night. During a six-hour fund-raising auction, Greenwood sang his hit God Bless the USA before a packed house at The Stockyards restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee. The crowd, however, wanted more. Easter
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        Another macho tennis game
        93 10 BOBBY RIGGS lost his last great macho tennis challenge match falling to Billie Jean King in 1973 but says he is going into training for one this summer. He will join Vitas Gerulaitis, who bragged that the No. 1 ranked male pro could shut out the
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        Anne unveils British fashion
        73 10 PRINCESS ANNE (above). Queen Elizabeth li s eldest daughter, trying to boost the British fashion industry, hosted a fund-raising gala fashion show and banquet in London to kick off the four-day fall and winter fashion show. "Britain nas some of the best fashion designers in the
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        Meet 54-year-old Coke is it
        85 10 COKE IS IT, 54, of Guilford, Vermont, will get to keep his name. It, the father of Olympic skier Bill Koch, changed his name from Frederick Koch last November because he was frustrated that people pronounced it "cotch" instead of "coke." Despite its informative and
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      131 8 &^M±\ hm m __^M Automatic Paging lets the AT-P4lO Answering System tell you within moments when that important call comes in. As soon as you can reach a telephone, the COMMANDER remotely lets you review your message. AT-410 BASIC SYSTEM features DUAL CASSETTES VOICE ACTIVATED RECORDING CALLING PARTY CONTROL MESSAGE
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      367 9 He's certainly quick on the draw. T—* Simply because this superhuman I 1 (j is no human at all. c=j 1 I Call him a CADD 1 /For that's what he is... Computer I I y/ Aided Design and Draughting. This amazing masterpiece of a i Ll C computer is
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      323 11 CrC Computers and Communications Japan's most popular 16-bit computer runs both MS-DOS and UNIX. NEC's Advanced Personal Computer 111 with room to spare. So there's no more annoying NEC computers Singapore pte. Ltd. offers the best of two great worlds: MS-DOS disk swapping when you move from one appli- J.
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      Promet's diversification ends ...at least for the moment
      1064 12  -  By JILL HUM PROMET S MOVE into the building of hotel resorts marked the end of its diversification programme, said managing director Datuk Brian Chang. "We have completed our diversification at least for the moment," he told The Monitor in an interview
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      Central bank intervention prevents Deutschemark from holding on
      625 12 FOREIGN CURRENCY REVIEW BY MANUFACTURERS HANOVER TRUST, NEW YORK WEST GERMAN MARK THE DEUTSCHEMARK was not able to •sustain the gains it made following heavy concerted central bank intervention during the final week in February. After reaching a low of DM 3.47
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      Samuel Montagu restructures
      73 12 SAMUEL Montagu is transferring its Firofessional market-making bullion and oreign exchange operations in Singapore to Hong Kong, it said. The merchant Dank- said that such transactions for the Asia-Pacific region would be consolidated in the Hong Kong branch which has a large and well-estab-lished dealing operation. The
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      TOP APPOINTMENTS
      257 13 ME S C TENG, 35 has been appointed Managing Director of Masoneilan (S E Asia) Pte Ltd, and is responsible for the sales and marketing of Masoneilan control valves, level instrument and associated equipment in Southeast Asia. A graduate in mechanical engineering, he has been with the company
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      ON THE MOVE
      317 13 HOTEL MERIDIEN appointed the following: MS TAN KAH GEK as Training Officer. She obtained a French language certificate from Sorbonne University in France and speaks fluent French. Sne then went to Montreal, Canada, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree and a Graduate Diploma in Tourism.
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      103 13 wgwiQuei This month, The Belvedere's A buffet luncheon features an extensive range of fl French cuisine that would satisfy any connoisseur. jjjjg The French, without exception, |9H are known for their cuisine which f is synonymous with pat£ and /iRrT Quiche Lorraine as much as it is From now till
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      Lock icon The gods are fleeing Nepal...
      550 14 Theft of religious statues and artifacts is big business UPI KATMANDU: The gods are fleeing Nepal to adorn Western homes and museums. They are leaving behind weeping devotees and depriving the Himalayan kingdom of many of its precious art objects. Plunderers, some of them Westerners,
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      QUOTE
      148 14 "WHEN PUSH comes to shove, I guess it's always easier to let the taxpayer take the fall. Well, let them (Senators) be forewarned. No matter how well-inten-tioned they might be, no matter what their illusions might be, I have my veto pen drawn and ready for any tax increase
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      Lock icon Human problems that plague democratic Brazil
      541 14 LAT-WP RIO DE JANEIRO: The first baby born in Brazil this year hailed by the Press as a "symbol of the birth of a new republic," unofficially adopted by Brazil's President-elect Tancredo Neves and named in his honour has died. The circumstances of the
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      165 14 SEENGIS BEpp Bronco is better... better quality, better value I 0 ttr r M «V-' <S aIA a j •> v *r A V you wouldn't expect from any other fastfood restaurant A BRONCO is made with only top quality U S meat, freshly sliced before your eyes, served in
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      Winning workers to union ranks
      460 15 THE SINGAPORE^HH^H MONITOR ■B IN 1980, when three out of 10 workers were union members, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) set itself a target: To double this figure by 1989. Five years have passed. Far from seeing an increase in union membership, there has
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      Step up enforcement of public health rules
      246 15 Hawker centres and toilets are as dirty as ever I REFER to your report on the Environment Ministry's addendum to the Presidential Address in Parliament (SM, March 4), particularly the ministry's intention to review the Code of Practice on environmental public health requirements.
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      Why penalise wives who drive cars?
      232 15  -  WONG WEE NAM Singapore 2159 I REFER to your comment entitled "Try putting the costs before the cars" (SM, March 9). I agree with most of what you have said except the last paragraph. You ended your comment by saying that "another measure would
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      Telephones at expressways can help save crash victims
      117 15  -  JOHN TAN CHOR YONG Singapore 0316 I READ with concern your article headlined "Expressway death rate up 37%" (SM, March 7). I have always wondered why the authorities fail to provide telephones at strategic junctions of expressways, including those at Benjamin Sheares
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      73 15 LETTERS on any subject o< pubbc interest wtl be Accepted (or pubication They should be typed and must be signed. They must atso mckJbe the writer s name and address even if the wnter decades to use a pseudonym In print A contact telephone number would be useful We reserve
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      Much more than a little night music
      506 16  -  By VIOLET OON THE Victoria Concert Hall was filled near to capacity by 5 pm yesterday when the Grand Finals of the National Music Competition began. The crowd of parents, music teachers, fellow students and friends gave the youthful contestants a moral boost
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      Lock icon Music upset
      934 16 VIOLET OON reports on the Grand Finals of the National Music Competition tow-* of Ch«* ical t£ At leisure Jfl AN upset win caused a sensation at the National Music Competition Grand Finals last night when second prize winner of the Piano Open Competition. Lillian Ang Poh Choo,
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      The top prize for all contestants
      1345 16  -  By VIOLET OON TOP prize in the National Music Competition was not the $500 nor the musical trip to the Philippines or Hong Konjj "The most exciting and important part of the competition for us is the chance to get top class musicians to
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      Solution to life
      484 18 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS TV Eye Sugar, Salt and WaterIWorld in Action -*The Food Factor (Chinese subtitles) (Ch 12, 8 pm) INSPIRED by last year s UNICEF report on the state of the world's children, TV Eye examines the causes of death among children, especially those from the Third
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      Lock icon Writer of Oscar show quits
      883 18 TV SCENE LATWP HOLLYWOOD: The creator of television's classic MASH comedy series added a dramatic touch to the 12-day-old Writers' Guild of America strike on March 8 when he capped the Guild's otherwise low-key first demonstration with the announcement that he was quitting as writer
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      Lock icon The passage of Passage
      1312 19  -  The movie's co-producer did not find it easy By RITA KEMPLEY in Beverly Hills LAT-WP A PASSAGE TO INDIA, nominated for 11 Academy Awards, was a noble cause. Two sirs, a dame and a lord helped bring the metaphysical mystery to the screen. Lord John Brabourne,
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      1128 17 BIWtF HBEE3 59H a 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Prin Phillis is heart-broken when she discovers that Edward CsJfc m> 1 fftt. dtfo 1 Vi jx W has married a French-Canadian girl. Despite the love and >K i Cu I concern of her parents. Phillis becomes and i§
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      169 17 nasfr 1 Noon Newsdesk 12.30 Puckoon 12.45 Letter from London 12.55 Reflections 1.00 World News 1.09 Twenty-four Hours: News Summary 1.30 Letterbox 1.45 Recording 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 4.09 Reflections 4.15
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      531 19 PiIM GUIOC GOLDEN (*****66) (11, 1.30, 4, 6.45, 9.30): Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda NORTHWEST CHINA CIRCUMSCRIBING Hamilton, Michael Biehn DALIT (*****16) (1.30, 3.30, 7.30, 9.30): MY DUN HUANG (C) Synopsis: A robot is sent back through time LUCKY STARS (C) NEW TOWN (*****75) (1.30, 3.30, 7, 9): humais^" 6 LIWAGU
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      235 20 ********************000 O CATHAY: NOW SHOWINGI O O (*****00) S SHOWS: 11.00 am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 ft 9.15pm O O "THE EXORCIST" "THE HOWLING" WERE MERELY DREAMS Q g The Ne:v i rEndinc. Story o t§) NOAH HAIHAWAY-BARET OLIVER 'TUMI SERQNACH g %J A SPECIAL EMI OFFER %J OH Ott ttx
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      259 20 SCHUBERT ENSEMBLE OF LONDON The Schubert Ensemble of London will perform at the Music for Everyone concert at the Victoria Concert Hall tomorrow at 8 pm. Included in the programme are Mozart's Piano Quartet in E flat major, KV493, Rossini's Duetto in D for Cello and Double Bass, Mahler's Movement
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      700 20 Some of the Indonesian dishes available at the Dynasty Hotel's Golden Dew Coffee House PENANQ FOOD P° re W1 feature a Malaysian buffet ROYAL HOLIDAY INN, Poolside will lhis month. serve Penang food from 11.30 am to Priced at |16++ the 3pm and 6.30 pm to 10 pm until Sun-
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      133 20 AEROBICS THE final of the Castle's National Aerobics Championship will be held at the Mandarin Ballroom on March 23 at 7.30 pm. Tickets at $50 (inclusive of dinner and dance) are available at Bras Basah Castle's Aerobics Centre, Dynami at Goldhill Square, Potong Pasir Health and Fitness Club (Community Centre),
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    THE UP-MARKET BURGERS
    896 21  -  The Chef Recommends By ANNA JULIET ROSS BURGERS a cut above those you find in the average fast food joints are what the Bronco Restaurant on the first floor of the Orchard C E Shopping Centre is offering. This restaurant has been open for eight weeks now,
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      188 21 BAY KITCHEN INTRODUCING OUR SPECIALTY:HONG KONC 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. f\ DROP IN \\cfySy AND EXPERIENCE \Ay OUR excellent FOOD AND SERVICES Jy BUSINESS HOUR HON-SUN FROM IOAM-IOPM. 133
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      119 21 m RED LANTERN REVOLVING Ql RESTAURANT (PTE) LTD. 60A, Change Alley Aerial Plaza, Collyer Quay, Singapore 0104. I Set atop the city's buzzling business core and harbour front, the Red Lantern Revolving Restaurant affords memorable dining experience. I Take in enchanting city sights and dazzling harbour lights as you feast
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      158 21 LBHBBEiCH SEiFOOL Superb fresh live seafood"'dhjriken prawns wttfi Brandy. barbeque live lobster, crab or fish, fried crispy baby sqdd. sambei musseis other delicious seafood dishes, please call LONG BEACH SEAFOOD RESTAURANT TEL *****96 *****22 Free ample portdog apace Air-can Imtcl's room available KeaHwiablc dvuvco Open dally from ft.oo pm, No
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      519 22 leisure comics wtwtwt ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA What appears obvious could be September 23 to October 22 the exact opposite. Know it Avoid self-deception and see and keep your options open people in a realistic light. Realise that a long-standing Stress on work, ideals, allies, transaction is
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      233 22 FASTRACK B Y Bm Holbrook doe WHV A*E THE V ?£oPie fioeslioMED TftAE>»r»oi4AL STZ T^\ ?Wt4Cr Of \GJA4 A UNUWE 1 VAWES.IfiEY ASKED GJHfTHCfc A WHICH 6UW.00 ToDAV £0 DIFFERENT 1 TiME lM PERSON SHOULD THEifc WAS...? J FO* IT. J fftoM the Youth Of I Hl6To&, Uffc 1o THE
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    • ANSWER BOX
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        The side effects of wearing contact lenses
        240 23 THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUERIES I HAVE been wearing hard contact lenses for the past 10 years. They have never given me any problems but some time ago I read about side effects like cornea insensitivity or abrasion and was scared by them.
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        Are there merits in soft contact lenses?
        263 23 PLEASE help me clarity some doubts on the merits of soft contact lenses. Can astigmatism be corrected by a special kind of soft lenses? Is the vision as good as that given by spectacles or hard lenses? (Various opticians, out of vested interest
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        Only optometrists can join society
        176 23 I HAVE some questions regarding the Singapore Contact Lens Society. I notice that only a handful of contact lens practitioners belong to this society. What is the difference between a society member and a non-member, as far as a consumer's interest is concerned? Does a
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        Learn Taichi at community centres
        58 23 I WOULD like to learn "Taichi" but have not been able to find a qualified instructor or a good book to learn from. QUITE a number of community centres conduct Taichi classes. You should ring the community centre that is nearest to your home to
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      Donating blood is easy and painless
      378 23 ONLY a small percentage of the eligible population actually donates blood. So the likelihood is that there might frequently be great shortages. The whole procedure of donating blood is easy, painless and also a good way of getting a mini medical checkup for yourself
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      Earlier opening hours for community centres
      131 23 THE People's Association will open the following community centres (CCs) in the mornings from 9.30 am instead of 2.30 pm during the March school holiday (March 16 to 24). Closing time remains at 10.30 p.m. NORTH REGION: Ang Mo Kio, Braddell Heights, Chong Boon,
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      Keeping your luggage intact on long trips
      374 23 GOING on a long trip overseas? Protect yourself against lost luggage with these tips: Put your name on the outside of the suitease and both your name and address on the inside. Remove old baggage tags from luggage so that your suitcase does
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  • BOOK AFFAIR
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      How to get your works published
      332 24 IF YOU entertain dreams of being an author, understand that writing is the easy part. The difficult part is finding someone to publish your works. One reason is that most scribblings are simply not good enough to be printed. Though there have been exceptions,
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      For political observers
      154 24 TWO new publications from Select Books will be of interest to watchers of the political scene. The first. Detente Soviet Policy in S E Asia by K S Nathan, deals with the origin of the Soviet Detente Policy. It examines the theories and principles of Soviet foreign
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      Exchange used books
      90 24 WHAT do you do when you have finished reading a book and want another? You march With it into the Saint Book Stores. There are two, one at Bras Basah Complex and the other in Yishun where you can exchange your old books for new reading material.
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      BOOKS ON ASIA
      74 24 CHOPMEN Publishers in Katong Shopping Centre produces books on Asia and about Asians. This organisation publishes books about the Asia Pacific Region with the intention of providing a flow of ideas from the East to the West. Chopmen is prepared to undertake the publication of suitable manuscripts
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      COUNTDOWN...MERDEKA GAMES
      71 26 FIVE DAYS before the region's best athletes gather in Brunei to help celebrate the Sultanate's independence in the Pesta Sukan Merdeka Games, Monitor Sports begins its countdown to the big day today, giving you a rundown on our teams, their strengths, the stars and the opposition. Stay with
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      Mukhlis our best bet for medal in Brunei
      323 26 SINGAPORE meritorious award winner and national welterweight boxing champion Mohammed Mukhlis is our best bet for a medal in the Pesta Sukan Merdeka Games beginning in Brunei on Sunday. Mukhlis, who won the Flash Elorde Best Boxer Trophy at the last Asean
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      Singapore not the team to fear
      329 26 SINGAPORE'S hockey team, humbled by their humiliation in the Dhaka Asian Cup, will travel to Brunei with their tails tween their legs. This is despite the ReEublic's reputation in the outh-east Asia Games series where they have always harboured hopes of at least a
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      Lock icon Britain's No. 1 health hazard?
      427 27 LONDON, Mon FOOTBALL hooliganism, rampant at grounds up and down the country, has been described as THE British disease, although rumour has it that it actually started abroad To combat soccer hooliganism, police presence has been stepped up at trouble grounds, and the segregation of
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      Prem shoots lowest score
      420 28 GOLF ROUNDUP PREM SACHDEV cut short an overseas business trip and made it worthwhile when he shot the lowest score in the Singapore Golf Association s Premier League tournament at the Bukit course yesterday. The 42-year-old Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) veteran fired a two-over-par 73
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      Top pros turn out in Rolex Masters
      228 28  -  By ERNEST FRIDA TOP professionals, including Thai Open champion Bill Israelson, are skipping the Indian Open the fifth leg on the Asian Circuit to play for the $71,000 Rolex Masters prize money at the Bukit course from Wednesday to Saturday. The Rolex Masters,
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      TEEING OFF TIMES
      752 28 Fk»t T«#: 7.1 Sam Alvin Luu (S), Mervyn Neo, Reggie Song, Steven Lee. 7.22 J Woodland (Aust), Philip Kang. Gary Lim. K H Chang; 7.29 Fung Hee Kwan (S), Chua Soo Hock, Fred Goh, Pat Pereira; 7.M Poh King Chong (S), Thomas Lek, Johnny Loh. Michael Ng
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      Lock icon Verona gain ground as Inter stumble
      330 29 Reuter ROME, Monday VERONA edged a step closer their first Italian soccer League Championship with a 3-1 victory over Fiorentina yesterday as Internazionale dropped a point in a thrilling 2-2 draw with city rivals AC Milan. Two second-half goals from Verona striker Giuseppe Galderisi
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      YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
      690 29 RACE I CI 6 Div 2 1600 m 2 Cheerful 52.5 Jaffari (7) 2 2 1 9 Bonjour 50 Danis (4) 3 3 2 3 No Apology 55 Bleasdale (2) 5 5 3 11 Salu llali II 48 Hamid (9) I 2 4 Owner: Cheers Stable Trainer: Lee
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      Clemence's heroics help Spurs to victory
      656 30  -  By JOHN SELLERS Special to The Monitor LONDON: Spurs ended a 73-year-hoodoo with a 1-0 victory against Liverpool which put them level on points with Everton at the top of the table, Garth Crook's goal brought them their first victory at Anfield since 1912,
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      RESULTS AND TABLES
      1161 30 English Div On* Arsenal 2 Leicester 0, Aston Villa 1 Everton 1, Liverpool 0 Tottenham 1, Newcastle v Coventry (postponed), Norwich 1 Sunderland 3, Nottingham Forest 1 West Bromwich 2, Queens Park Rangers 3 Ipswich 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1 Luton 1, Southampton 0 stoke 0, Watford 1
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      602 26 classified Advertisement CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND BOARD ACCOUNTS OF:Names of Deceased Members Account No. 1. N A MOHAMEO ELIYAS *****228 2. ARUMUGAM MEHARAJOO *****930 3. ARUNACHALA PAOAYACHI *****711 GOTHANOAPANI 4. MUKHTIAR SINGH *****080 5. JUMAMIN BIN MATHAM *****570 6. 00LMAT BIN EEPIN *****13 C 7. CHEN KIN SIONG *****12 A 8.
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      373 26 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 AND IN THE MATTER OF WANSEN INDUSTRY PTE LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members ol Wansen Industry Pte Ltd duly convened and held at 7500 A Beach Road, #04-318, The Plaza. Singapore 0719 on
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      251 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 AND IN THE MATTER OF UNION PACIFIC SHIPPING PTE. LTD. (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 185 that a Final Meeting of the members of the abovenamed
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      176 27 f English food hearty and wholesome. Try the typical English KLsh'n hip* minus tht newspaper wrapping of coarse. (We're used then n to decorate the walls*. I Oar Chicken in the Basket beats all the "finger-licking food" alternatives in town. Getting to the teal McCoy, read savoury aleak and kidney
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      396 29 Predict the score 1 and win $2,000 1) The object of the contest is to predict outright If there are more than one cor- correctly the scorelines of six Malaysia rect entry, the prize-money will be I Cup matches m the boxes provided shared If there is no outright winner,
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      118 29 THE HMD/MALAYSIA CUP WNALASIR COMPHIDH i itmßß BETTER ACCELERATION THAN EVEN A SINGAPOREAN WINGER... Now, Regent Motors offers you the A, Write your answer on the entry form chance to win a fabulous Ford Laser which will appear every Sunday Ghia whilst you enjoy the thrills and n the Sunday
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      222 30 "I- the fabulous bargains J V M we ve got in store for our W jflßß m first anniversary M To get the whole picture (and terrific savings storewide) vou've got to hurn/ down to G.S Gill, Orchard Point before we stop celebrating on the '24th of March. ■am tm
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      Coach's dummy does the trick
      852 31  -  MURMCW '85 ARMED FORCES 0 SINGAPORE 2 By ALFONSO CHAN from LUMUT SINGAPORE had to weather one near miss before getting themselves onto the score-sheet. And they scored in style with the perfect dummy. But before that, the Miss of the Match. In the 14th
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      MATCH FACTS
      55 31 Shots on target: Singapore 6 Forces 8 Shots off target: Singapore 7 Forces 5 Corner kicks: Singapore 6 Forces 2 Off-side: Singapore 7 Forces 1 Free kicks: Singapore 9 Forces 11 Yellow card: Abidin Ibrahim of Forces Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Selangor) Entertainment Value of Match: 6 Man
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