Singapore Monitor, 25 March 1985, Afternoon Edition

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  • 18 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR j evening' > EDITION V C P) No 21 584 30 cents Monday, March 25, 1985
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  • 648 1  -  He will recommend that scheme launched last April be scrapped ■y EE BOON LEE DR TONY TAN, the Education Minister, announced in Parliament this afternoon that he would recommend to Cabinet that the scheme allowing priority pri-mary-school registration for the third child of
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  • 106 1 AP ADELAIDE, Monday VANDALS using knives and iron bars slaughtered 64 animals in an overnight rampage through an Australian zoo. Kangaroos, guinea pigs, sheep, rabbits, an an- telope, a llama, an alligator and three flightless South American rhea birds were among the animals
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    • 389 2  -  Tf IN PARLIAMENT Reports by LOONG SWEE YIN and YONG POW ANG THE EXISTING monolingual stream should be abolished and all children should be given the opportunity to sit for two national examinations, the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and the '0' level. Speaking at
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    • 162 2 DR DIXIE Tan (PAP-Ulu Pandan) spoke in Mandarin in Parliament today to Kve a point: That she was not against teacning of mother tongue, as had been suggested in the Chinese Press. She recalled the story of her grandfather, who left China and
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    • 125 2 BRIGADIER-GENERAL (Reservist) Lee Hsien Loong applauded both opposition members this morning for tneir support of the national defence policy. Tne approval came when the Minister of State (Defence/Trade and Industry) was replying to a comment by Dr Dixie Tan (PAP-Ulu Pandan) that public support was
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    • 252 2 OVER THE last decade, Singaporeans had, on the average, paid slightly less than the world prices for sugar. This was made possible by the long-term contracts the Sugar Industry of Singapore had with Australian suppliers beginning irom 1973, said Brigadier-General (Reservist) Lee Hsien
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    • 246 2 TAX on property is payable at 23 per cent of its annual value, which is estimated rent an owner can get if his property is rented out. The annual value would be re-assessed if there was sufficient evidence that the existent value was different
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    • 466 2  -  By ROBERT CONCEICAO FIVE RESERVIST officers today became the first reservists to attend the full-time six-month command and staff course conducted by the Singapore Command and Staff College. Three of the officers are from statutory boards while the other two are
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    • 294 2  -  By JOSEPH LEE CONTINUING education is necessary for construction professionals in Singapore to keep up with rapid advances in the trade, according to the chairman of the Construction Industry Development Board, Mr Yap Neng Chew. He made this call for continuing education at the
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    • 146 3 Lianhe Zaobao SINGAPORE AIRLINES is the most punctual airline in the world. An international travel Journal compared the igures given to it by 16 airlines who regularly use the two metropolitan airports in London. The Singapore carrier was found to have the best departure punctuality
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    • 399 3 Lianhe Zaobao THREE standard documents an estimate form, a standard contract and a collective insurance scheme have been proposed to protect both consumers and renovation contractors. They will also help to minimise poor workmanship and shoddy work. Renovation contractors have become the biggest target
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    • 101 3 A BUSINESSMAN has reported the loss of a hand luggage containing nearly $142,000 at Changi Airport after arriving from Hone Kong last night. Mr Andi Syafiudin, 26, tola police he got into a friend's car about 9.15 pm after putting his baggage in the boot
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    • 85 3 TWO PEOPLE were injured in a road accident at Upper Thomson Road early this morning. They were heading towards Sembawang Road nearJalan Belang about 1.10 am when the pick-up they were in skidded, hit the road-divider and crashed into a tree. Both
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    • 67 3 THE NEW British High Commissioner, Mr William Erskine Hamilton Whyte, presented his credentials to the Acting President, Mr Justice Wee Chong Jin, at the Istana this morning. According to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs release, before this appointment, Mr Whyte, 57, served as High Commissioner to Lagos,
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    • 1031 4  -  Families live without toilet or drains, as owner ignores eviction order By SEAH MEI KIANG FIFTY tenants at Number One, Lorong Kijang in Geylang, will soon have to leave their squalid surroundings but they do not know it yet. Their landlady, to whom
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    • 210 4 PRICES of Housing and Development Board flats in Telok Blangah and Marine Parade can go up by as much as 20 per cent, especially in the case of Marine Parade, if factors such as location and orientation are taken into consideration. Agents
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    • NEWS SCAN
      • 99 4 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS MR LIM BOON HENG, an assistant secretarygeneral of the National Trades Union Congress, said yesterday it was "news to me" that the unions had hinted at a 4 per cent guideline in this year's National Wages Council (NWC)
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      • 76 4 NEARLY half of all reservists in the Singapore Armed Forces who took out insurance policies with NTUC Income during their national service did not continue their policies after they left the armed forces. "Slightly more than half of the National Servicemen continued with the policies," said
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      • 69 4 SINGAPOREANS will be able to see a Kyogen performance, a Japanese dialogue-and-gesture centred drama, for the first time next month at the World Trade Centre. It will be staged by a three-man troupe. Miss Nobuko Suzuki, First Secretary for culture and information at the Japanese embassy, said
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  • world
    • 723 5 UPI WASHINGTON, Monday WITH HEIR flashing smile, angular frame and close-cropped sandy hair, she could pass for a model. She has style. She also has AIDS, which is killing her. What appears to be her winter tan actually is skin discoloration
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    • 184 5 AP, UPI DUBLIN, Monday THE IRISH Republican Army (IRA) claimed last night it shot dead a police informer and offered what it called a 14-day amnesty to other informers. Earlier, Irish police found an IRA arms cache at a remote farmhouse. The IRA claimed
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    • 234 5 TOKYO, Monday TWO REVOLUTIONARY newscasts are capturing the attention of Japanese viewers: They feature attractive, intelligent young women who freely air their own opinions something uncommon even among men in this maledominated society. Moreover, the format bucks the standard Japanese TV fare of late-night shows
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    • 87 5 UPI KANSAS CITY (Missouri), Monday THE GIRLFRIEND of rock fierformer David Crosby aces a maximum one year's jail and a US$5,OOO (S$ 11,000) fine for her conviction on possession of cocaine charges, authorities said. Jan Dee Dance, who sat throughout the trial in a wool cap
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    • 529 6 Lianhe Zaobao KUALA LUMPUR, Monday A TOP-LEVEL government committee in Malaysia charged with reviewing the country's trade with China has recommended six cities in China for Malaysian investment. They are Qingdao, Dalian, Tianjin, Fuz hou, Xiamen and Shantou. Sources say the committee is
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    • 44 6 BEIJING, Mon TWENTY-EIGHT people drowned Id southern China last month when their bus slipped off a ferry-boat into a river, the China Daily said yesterday. Quoting reports from Hunan Province, it said the other 35 passengers from the bus were saved. Renter
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    • 63 6 SINGER-SONGWRITER BUly Joel and model Christi# Brinkley were married on Saturday aboard a luxury yacht that took the couple on a wedding cruise along the Hudson and East rivers, a publicist said. Joel, 35, and Brinkley, 31, took their vows In a private ceremony attended
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    • 461 6 AP THE Chinese torpedo boat that drifted into South Korean waters after a gunfight on board is to be returned to China, together with its crew. The South Korean Government said today it was satisfied there was "no political motive" in
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    • 235 6 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Monday AMERICANS are generally living healthier and longer, the government reported on Friday, but it cited some persistent health problems, including a high rate of infant mortality among Blacks and a rising incidence of lung cancer deaths among women. "Overall," said Ms
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    • 229 6 NEW YORK, Mon SUBWAY gunman Bernhard Goetz will testify tomorrow before the second Grand Jury convened to consider attempted murder charges against him for the snooting of four teenagers on a subway train, his lawyer said yesterday. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office earlier stated
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    • 254 7 More may be buried in the rubble, say rescuers UPI LOS ANGELES, Monday A NATURAL gas explosion blew the roof off a department store in a shopping centre yesterday, injuring at least 21 people and possibly burying more beneath the rubble. Five of the
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    • 36 7 LEBANESE President Amin Gemayel it welcomed at Damascus Airport by Syrian President Hafez Assad on Saturday. Mr Gemayel went to Syria for talks in an effort to end the Lebanese Civil War.
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    • 239 7 AP BAY CITY (Michigan), Monday A STATE judge who is legally blind has taken to leading his guide dog. Major, since the husky suddenly lost his sight. "I know it looks a little ridiculous, but I want to keep his spirits up,"
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    • 175 7 AP ATHENS, Mon A STORMY parliament session, in which a conservative member ran off with a ballot box to protest against presidential election procedures, has provoked charges that the ruling socialists have scant respect for the parliamentary system. The 300-member parliament on Saturday held the
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    • 385 7 LAT-WP MOSCOW, Monday A SERIOUS strain reportedly has developed in Soviet-Cuban relations over what President Fidel Castro views as Moscow's weak and indecisive response to Reagan administration pressures on Nicaragua. Eastern European sources said the Cuban leader felt both frustrated and annoyed by the late
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    • 87 7 AP HONG KONG, Monday FIFTY-SIX illegal immigrants from China were caught last year because they were mystified by Hong Kong's Mass Transit Subway, police reported yesterday. Police superintendent Jamie Clements said most of the illegal immigrants were arrested when they at- tempted to put
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    • 887 8 Time MOSCOW, Monday A QUARTET in Kremlin can prove crucial players who will determine how smoothly and now quickly Mr Mikhail Gorbachev will be able to accumulate power. One is the son j>f a peasant who began his career as an agronomist and
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    • 233 8 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Monday PRESIDENT Reagan has decided not to visit the site of a Nazi concentration camp during his trip to Europe next month because he wants to focus on peace rather than the past. He added that he believes West Germany's present
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    • 226 8 Reuter BEIJING, Monday A CHINESE mayor went incognito to check complaints of rudeness from his city's staff and got a shocking taste of the daily humiliation which ordinary people face, the China Daily said on Friaay. Mr Wu Guanzheng, mayor of the central industrial
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    • PEOPLEWATCH
      • 115 8 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS PRINCE (above) put on another of his impromptu free concerts for handicapped children entertaining 2,300 kids at Lehman College in New York City -but city officials and religious leaders in Miami want him to reschedule an Easter show. Prince's fans
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      • 99 8 TELEVISION'S The Love Boat series has taken all the fun out of cruise ships, says Mr Arthur Frommer, the king of cheap travel. Mr Frommer, whose "Europe on $5 a Day" is now in its 27th edition with tne cost updated to $25 (Sss2) says,
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      • 64 8 BRITAIN'S Prince Charles and Diana (above), the Princess of Wales, have accepted President Reagan's invitation to dinner at the White House on Nov 9, the White House has announced. The heir to the British throne and his wife will be in Washington from Nov 8-12 in
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      • 70 8 TWO DOZEN musicians, angry with the music industry for ignoring jazz performers during the three-hour Grammy Awards ceremonv last month, picketed a testimonial luncheon tor the show's producer in Los Angeles. Bassist Mike Palter, organiser of the low-key protest outside the Toluca Lake Tennis Club, read
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      • 121 8 A SENIOR official in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) said on Thursday he will accept an offer from China to send an acupuncturist to Japan to treat former prime minister Kakuei Tanaka, who suffered a stroke on Feb 27. Mr Susumu Nikaido, vice president of
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    • 944 9  -  THE ENTREPRENEURS By ANG PENG HWA IN THIS week's Entrepreneur series, we feature 42-year-old Tan Cheng Hoe, a contractor tnrned fast food franchiser. Mr Tan started the first WafDetown outlet In Singapore and broke even in Its first month of operation Inst
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    • 643 9 TOKYO, Monday THANKS to its recent exporting successes, Japan has more money than it knows what to do with and has embarked on a massive international spending spree. The country's major companies have started a wave of international investment in factories and
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    • 44 9 Bernama SUNGAI PETANI, Monday THE WORLD Bank has agreed to extend loans totalling U552.66 billion (556.6 billion) to Malaysia for financing projects aimed at raising the people's standard of living, said Finance Minister Daira Zainuddin yesterday. Bernama
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    • 251 10 MR JAMES HASTIE has been appointed to head the Singapore office of Hill and Knowlton Asia Ltd. He was formerly Senior Manager (Communications), for the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies, based in London. Commenting on the appointment, the firm's Regional Managing Director, Mr Terence Fane-Saunders said: "We are
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    • 535 10 MASONEILAN (SE Asia) has promoted MR ANTONIO I TOPACIO, 30, to Sales and Marketing Manager. Before assuming his g resent position, he was Regional ales Manager for the Philippines and Indonesia in 1983 ana 1984 respectively. His extensive exCrience in marketing instrument tion products also includes five
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    • 168 10 Reuter THE US dollar rose slightly against most major currencies from New York levels on some commercial buyingin quiet early trading. The US unit rose to an early 255.95/256.05 yen from New York's 255.50/65 Friday close and to 3.2240/55 marks from 3.2190/2210 marks in the US. It
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    • 214 10 THE LOCAL bourse opened firmed this morning and closed steady at overnight levels at the lunch-time break. C and C did the top volume of 309,000 to close at $4.10, followed by KFC's 220,000 at $4.20 and Panel's 212,000 at $3.06. Top risers
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    • 43 10 THE OUB Com- poslte Share Price ladex closed at 417.63, down 0.04 point from the prevlo«s day's close of 417.67. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade-weighted Index was ap 0.5901 points to 133.8854 la morning trading from the previous day's close of 133.2953.
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    • 277 10 Selected ltocks at midday. Market toae: mixed Boustead 1.66/1.69 Cold Storage 2.65/2.67 PAN 5.20/5.25 Genting 5 65/5 70 Gih 2.19/2.22 Haw Par 2 36 B Isetan Unq Jurong Cement 1.96 S Keck Seng 2.16/2.11 Esao 2.65 S Hume 3.30 S Inchcape 2.42/2.44 Intraco 2.10/2.15 M Cement 1.46/1.48 Metro 3.42/3.46
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    • 103 10 Your 8$ to on* unit of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/DO TT DO US| 2.2465 2.*****.2275 sterling 2.6382 2.6161 2.6061 Australian 1.5734 1.5494 1.5344 Canadian 9 1.6414 1.6213 1.6113 New Zealand 9 1.0411 1.0210 0.9960 CURRENCY NOTES S$ to 1 unit US| 2.24 2.22 NZf 1.07 1.00 sterling 2.66
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous

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    • 94 10 HOME SERVICE THIS SECTION IS MOVING. The Home Services section of The Singapore Monitor is being moved to Fridays, starting on March 29. We've changed its purpose, and even its name to suit your demands. The all-new "For The Home" section has everything you need to up-date and beautify your
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    • ANSWER BOX
      • 304 11 THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUERIES I AM one of those few unfortunate men who was given a feminine name at birth. The name has caused me considerable embarrassment on numerous occasions. To overcome this, I adopted a Western name several years ago and
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      • 214 11 ■I AM 23 years old and have been working as a general clerk since 1977.1 am very interested in working in Brunei or Malaysia. Could you kindly advise me on how I should go about applying for a job as
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      • 174 11 THERE are two or three cinemas which have been converted to churches in the New World Amusement Park. It is observed that people young workers, students and children attend these churches. I would like to find out the following: WHAT sect do these churches belong to?
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      • 55 11 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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      • 216 11 MY BROTHER who is staying in a foreign country wishes to send me some Indian film video cassettes. If he were to send them by parcel post, when they reach here, must I pay any tax before I can collect them? If so, how much
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      • 63 11 I HAVE always been curious to know how in-tra-uterine contraceptive devices (lUD) are removed from the body after insertion. Is an operation needed for that purpose? MODERN intra-uterine contraceptive devices have a nylon tail that protrudes through the cervix into the vagina.
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    • 96 11 HEALTH TIPS THERE are ways to cope with headaches without resorting to drugs. Those who cannot or prefer not to use painkillers, take heart. Headaches are usually set off by stress, too little or too much sleep, skipped meals, chemical vapours, eyestrain, or dental
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    • 98 11 THE old-fashioned advice to wash your hands ofter blowing your nose may be the best way to prevent the spread of viruses that cause the common cold. Recent studies at the University of Virginia and the University of Wisconsin found that many cold viruses are spread
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    • 70 11 WALKING briskly burns up to 300 calories an hour, increases circulation, improves respiration and stimulates the imagination. Also, the rhythmic muscular action is a great help in relieving tension. Walk with your body tilted slightly forward, bending at ankles rather than leading with your head and shoulders
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  • features
    • 536 12 Move to make English the official lingua franca meets strong opposition from ethnic groups WASHINGTON: CONSERVATIVE Americans objecting to the growing use of immigrant languages in state schools and government publications are seeking to amend the Constitution to make English the official language in the country.
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    • 689 12 UPI BANDA ACEH (Sumatra): WHAT do you do when a herd of wild elephants moves into the neighbourhood, knocks down all the houses, gobbles up all the food and stomps on anyone who gets in the way? Regional Forest Department Chief Achmad Rachmadi asked himself this question
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    • 368 12 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR: BOOM is turning to gloom for the Malaysian electronics industry as the once hungry world computer market begins to lose its appetite for micro-chips. The current world-wide slump is forcing many American-owned companies here to lay off workers and cut output
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  • opinion / letters
    • 507 13 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT LIKE other newspapers, The Monitor has received a number of letters and telephone calls from readers reacting to remarks made by the Minister of National Development, Mr Teh Cheang Wan, in Parliament that opposition constituencies would get the lowest priority
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    • 208 13  -  CHARLES JOSEPH PETER Singapore 1232 THE SINGAPORE Broadcasting Corporation has been televising several Japanese productions such as the popular serial Oshin and the annual New Year's Eve extravaganza, the All-Japan Red and White Song Festival. Japanese television films and documentaries, especially variety and
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    • 250 13  -  REPLIES TAN HENG HUAY Executive Assistant Secretary (Public Relations) Housing Development Board Singapore 9014 PLEASE refer to the letter headlined "Lifts unrepaired in spite of repeated complaints" by "Disappointed resident" (SM, Feb 15). The writer mentioned that both Lifts A and B
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    • 93 13  -  TAN HENG HUAY Executive Assistant Secretary (Public Relations) Housing Development Board PLEASE refer to the letter by "Keen Observer" concerning breeding of mosquitoes on a piece of Housing and Development Board vacant land at Geylang Avenue 3 (SM, March 8). We have been informed by the Ministry
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    • 113 13  - Sana has anti-glue sniffing film BAEY LIAN PECK Chairman Campaign Organising Committee Singapore AntiNarcotics Association I REFER to the letter "Highlight family trauma to fight inhalant abuse" by Ms Patricia Enoch (SM, Mar 16). We are deeply grateful for the interest and concern shown by Ms Patricia Enoch and have
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    • 72 13 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 the
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous

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    • 644 14  -  WONG All YOKE reports on tho National Aerobics Championship By WONG AH YOKE THE lights dimmed. In the still darkness, a trumpet broke the silence. The blast heralded the entrance of two torch-bearers, each holding aloft a blazing flame, marching towards the stage. Aerobics? Jane Fonda
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    • 669 14  -  By SHEILA BENSON in Hollywood MENTION the best-picture category this year and you can find yourself in a good brisk discussion. It is an intriguing contrast to last year, when it was virtually assured that Terms of
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    • 801 16 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS The Last Days of Pompeii (Dobut) (Part 1A) (Malay aubtitlea) (Ch 5, 10 pm) THIS dramatic period mini-series is set in the thriving seaport city of Pompeii in the year 79 AD and follows the lifestyles of the rich pageantry of the Roman
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    • 809 17 TONIGHT, the glitter event ol the year the Oscar ceremonies will take place in Hollywood to honour the top talent behind tinseltown's chiet product, stardom. The accent may be on quality cinema as art but what makes the event the top "live" television show
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    • 414 17 Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globe awards) Film (drama) Amadeus Film (musical or comedy) Romancing the Stone Actor (drama) F Murray Abraham, Amadeus Actress (drama) Sally Field, Places in the Heart Actor (comedy) Dudley Moore, Micki Maude Actress (comedy) Kathleen Turner, Romancing the Stone Supporting actor (drama)
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 1378 15 1 /vlfc THE SINGAPORE MONITOR I^l leisure q \J,4mbL monoay, MARCH25, 1965 I V ■I ***** li M JUT" 2.30 SBCTEXT Live Sample Tr I 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Prin- V m I cess Chang Ping (r) (English 1 I g| I Toybox ll.* V I Polka
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 153 18 LIDO: Thursday, March 28 at 9.15 p.m. A Charity Film Premiere under the distinguished Patronage of the Minister for Foreign Affairs Community Development Mr. S. DHANABALAN All proceeds to The Community Chest Of Singapore Tickets at $5, $10 $25 available at Tangs Superstore Yamaha Music School (Plaza Singapura) Sponsored by
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    • 56 18 CAPITOL 19tli ACTION DAY (337>759) 5 SHOWS at 11m, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, >.15 Br JADE: 83rd RECORD DAY (*****80) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 8.30, 8.00 Eddie Murphy it 1 detective Axel Foley a quick-witted, fasttalking Detroit Cop on vacation In Beverly HHte utE IntmlUgmnt Action Comedy m-' Mem
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 149 18 LUNCHTIME AFFAIR BY ACT 3 ACT 3, a local theatre company, will perform a light-hearted drama entitled Lunchtime Affair on Friday, 12.45 pm to 1.45 pm at the DBS Auditorium. The programme comprises three segments, each reflecting a different presentation-style of drama. The three stories to be enacted are The
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    • 407 18 PHOTO EXHIBITION A PHOTO exhibition by Gerhard Behr entitled Children of This World will be jr held at the Goethe-Institut, Singapore Shopping Centre until Saturday, noon to 6 pm daily except Sundays. Admission is free. THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTEMPORARY GERMAN SCULPTURES AND RELATED DRAWINGS W THE National Museum, the Embassy of the
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    • 121 18 MALAYSIAN BUFFET LA TERRASSE, Hotel Meridien Singapore, will feature a Malaysian Buffet this month. Priced at $16++ per person, the buffet will be served daily for lunch between noon and 2.30 pm and, on Fridays and Saturdays, also for dinner from 7 pm and 10.30 pm. A MALAYSIAN Food Promotion
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  • 469 19  -  The Chef Recommends By LEE CHIU SAN FOR those who don't want to bite off more than they can chew, veal is a pleasant alternative to steak. While the flavour of good beef is delicious, that of secondrate cuts can be somewhat strong. Another problem with
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  • 124 19 PLAZA Hotel is having a Malaysian Food Promotion from now until March 31. The pricc per head is $12 for the buffet lunch and $14 for the buffet dinner. All prices are subject to 10 per cent service charge and three per cent tax. The
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    • 185 19 BAY KITCHEN INTRODUCING OUR SPECIALTY:HONG KONG STYU 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. A®/ DROP IN v \dv«v AND experience \A£/ OUR EXCELLENT FOOD AND SERVICES. A. V%\/ y BUSINESS HOUR: MON
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    • 113 19 jfa RED LANTERN REVOLVING RESTAURANT (PTE) LTD. 60A, Change Alley Aerial Plaza, Collyer Quay. Singapore 0104. Set atop the city's buzzling business core and harbour front, the Red Lantern Revolving Restaurant affords memorable dining experience. Take in enchanting city sights and dazzling harbour lights as you feast on a sumptuous
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 699 20 leisure comics FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook v!WzMt&j «i e«M THOUGH WPPIK ARE ws«At> offJtMCr, *m A WAHY.sosA I'M A~\ CARKR-OPiOitED.THCVDortT MAWCtr *Trt£V AMP HoU) DO 1 TRIVIAL uemt iHEWteiivfs ey DUIR TIA A 3OG*UI* O*,TM A I sbo oeFiNe J/ PURSUIT 1 wUI 23 to October 22 J annn»N your
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    • 316 21 asa Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sanity Monitor: Word* 0.35 cents per word O.SS cents per word Display $7.70 per col. cm $10.00 per col. cm BaoiMM Hre Mon-Frl. 9am-spm Sat. 9am-lpm AQUARIUM MARINE AQUARIUM 339 3409 DISCO SERVICES X-SYSTEM 732 5364, (Res) 271 6667 T ZIRCONNIUM SYSTEM Services 444
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    • 267 21 Private Tuition PT OUR RESPONSIBLE AND effective bilingual tutors willing to give tuition for all levels/ sublects districts. Reasonable charges Please call: 222 8115. EMPLOYMENT Situations Vacant 1Y s s S Factory workers, S ROD personnel N s or Poly students S S on holiday who x S wish to
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    • 282 21 Caterers iAI DELICIOUS ROASTED INDONESIAN chicken $19.50 with delivery. Indonesian buffet $8 per person. Min. 20 persons. 440-3255. INDONESIAN BUFFET 440 3255. MEMORY CATERER 481 9428 MRS. WAH Buffet Service 778 0532 'R' CATERER. TASTE R local dishes. Thai hot and spicy varieties. Home delivery around Marine Parade. Contact: 447
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    • 263 21 Photography/ Equipment P{ VIDEO FILMING for Weddings, Opening Ceremonies, Anniversaries. Agate: 288 4456/ 288 8131. DAVID, VIDEO Filming 449 1588 VIDEO CAMERA Rental 453 2617. LEISURE SPORTS MART Sports Goods/ Coaching sct SUBARASHI SPORTS (RACKET) Restringing Services Blk 330, #01-1809. Ang Mo Kio Ave 1. 455 5006 MERCHANDISE SERVICES Antennae
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    • 231 21 Interior Decor/ Renovation )Dt) 12-H2" HEAVY DUTY ceramic with skirtings. 3-room $2,800; 4-room $4,400; 5-room $5,400. Workmanship Guaranteed! 9am 7pm. Saturday: 9am 6pm. 291 1830/ 291 2897 Office Services YEN LEE Typewriter Repairer 273 0111/ *****11. Packers Movers^ RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES available with labour supplied at cheapest rates in town.
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    • 323 21 PEN PALS GOODLUCK FRIENDS CENTRE introduces ideal friends, lifetime partners confidentially. Please send stamped self-addressed envelope to get few hundreds members particulars free of charge to Bras Basah P.O. Box 269, Singapore 9118. Tel: *****05, *****23 11am to 10pm. Reg No: *****1 /00C. (Estd. 1979) COMPAT COMPUTER DATING Pte Ltd.
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 514 22 OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME We, PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PRIVATE) LIMITED, of 140 Cecil Street, #03-00, PIL Building, Singapore 0106, hereby give notice that in consequence of our intended change of ship's name, we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 417 of the
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    • 130 22 classified 273-9090 OBITUARY Mr Lee Hee Seng and family of the late E 1 MADAM SEAH MEOW CHENG wish to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to Relatives and Friends, Business Associates and all well-wishers for their kind attendance, condolences, wreaths, scrolls and donations to charities during their recent bereavement
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  • sports
    • 351 23 SEEN AND HEARD SQUASH is almost an unheard of sport in the Philippines. Not many know how the game is played. It comes far behind such sports as basketball, baseball, tennis, boxing and soccer. There are only five squash complexes in Manila, all
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    • 393 23  -  ALL REPORTS by ALFONSO CHAN in MANILA PETER HILL is on course to retain the East Asia individual title when he plays the man he dethroned last year teammate Zainal Abidin at the Makati Sports Club today (6 pm). It will take a lot
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    • 178 23 What Peter, Stewart and Zainal have to say about the individual final. "I don't think Zainal will beat Peter. One game at the most. "I know Zainal has been training very hard for this one, but however hard he trains, there's no substitute for going to England."
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    • 683 23 RACE 1 CI 5 Div 4 12Mm 7 Jardlater 54 Marsaki (9) 6 9 1 3 Geatlemaa II 94.S A Rakmaa (11) 4 2 2 4 Palaa SembUaa 55 Sablaa 113 11 Solar Eaergy 31 E Chaa (3) 2 4 4 Owatr Jardinier Stable Tralaer: K M Noordin
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    • 581 24 Norwich can thank Chisholm, Walker for bagging their first major trophy since 1962 Agencies LONDON, Monday NORWICH CITY lifted the Milk Cup with a 1-0 win over Sunderland at Wembley Stadium yesterday, thanks to a 46th minute own goal from Gordon Chisholm and a penalty miss
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    • 1185 24 English Dhr One Coventry 3 Watford 1, Everton 2 Arsenal, 0 Ipswich 1 Newcastle 1, Leicester 1 West Ham 0, Luton 2 Queen's Park Rangers 0, Manchester United 4 Aston VWa 0, Stoke 1 Nottingham Forest 4, Tottenham 5 Southampton 1, West Bromwtch 0 Liverpool S, Chelsea
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    • 178 24 ROME, Monday THREE second half goals save Verona a 3-0 win over bottom-placed Cremonese yesterday, edging them ever nearer the Italian First Division Championship after Internazionale plunged to a 3-1 defeat against Juvenilis. Midfielder Antonio di Gennaro hit Verona's first goal three minutes
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    • 33 24 Ascoli 2 Fiorentina 1, Atalanta 0 Udinese 1, Avellino 0 Napoli 1, Como 0 Sampdoria 0, Lazio 1 Roma 1, Juventus 3 Internazionale 1, Milan 0 Torino 1, Verona 3 Cremonese 0
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    • 292 25  -  Thailand's new sprint star has the makings of a champ By K SILVAM in Brunei PONGSUK WATCHAKUP wants to be the first Asian sprinter to run in the Olympics 100 m final. Which is exactly what every other sprinter in the region dreams of, except that
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    • 166 25 A BAD fall may have forced Singapore's Razali Amri out of the Merdeka Games sepak takraw events. Razali, who has been representing the Republic for the past seven years, fell into a drain in the Games village on Saturday night, hurting his right
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    • 314 26 South African-born star leads from start to finish Reuter LISBON, Monday ZOLA BUDD romped to her first major athletics title yesterday when she led from the start to win the women's World Cross Country Championship. The diminutive South African-born runner, granted British citizenship last year
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    • 250 26 Reuter GOTHENBURG (Swadon), Monday CHINA'S table tennis stars are set to weave their magic wells in the quest for another big haul of titles at the world Championships starting on Thursday. The Chinese have an awesome record at the championships
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    • 444 26 WOULD CUP /AmMM Hd> AP SANTIAGO, Monday CHILE defeated Uruguay 2-0 yesterday in a World Cup soccer qualifying match marred by bruising play and rock-throwing protests by the Chilean crowd. The victory gave Chile a commanding lead over Uruguay and Ecuador in
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 288 23 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 185 AND IN THE MATTER OF TSUI YUAN SEAFOOD RESTAURANT PTE. LTD. (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 272 of the Companies Act, Cap. 185 that the Final General Meeting of the
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    • 211 23 W CITY VALUERS CONSULTANTS PTE LTD WILL SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION TO BE HELD AT CENTRAL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT COMPOUND DEPOT ROAD. SINGAPORE 0410 ON MONDAY. IST APRIL. 1985 COMMENCING AT 9 30 AM Used vehicle, road rollers, shovels, land rovers, motor cars, motor cycles, airconditioning and electrical equipment, engine oil.
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 402 25 CONTEST Predict fhe score Ji > and win $2,000 j 1) The object of the contest is to predict outright It there are more than one cor- correctly the scorelines ot six Malaysia rect entry, the prize-money will be I Cup matches in the boxes provided shared It there is
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    • 141 25 TV FORD/MALAYSIA UP WMALASER COMPETITION I Ml 1 II i in I■Hlte •ii v anil i iii I'liih i BETTER ACCELERATION THAN EVEN A SINGAPOREAN WINGER... Now, Regent Motors offers you the jA Write your answer on the entry form chance to win a fabulous Ford Laser (&&*£s) which will
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    • 24 26 MEDAL TALLY em»H»— Indomili >\ m Thailand PESTA SUKAN games -—Brought to you by i qar m^ite^'^^ X vOw 38-E Jalan Pemimptn Singapore 2057 11:*****77
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  • MONITOR sports
    • 353 27 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday SINGAPORE ace Ronnie Ng overcame a lethargic start to bag the ninth Malaysian Open bowling championships Masters Open title at the Mirama bowl in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The 32-year-old lefthander beat Paeng Nepomuceno of Philippines 179-170 in an exciting final
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    • 364 27  -  By K SILVAM in Brunei SPRINTER Tang Ngai Kin qualified for Wednesday's 100 metres final when the track and field events of the Merdeka Games commenced this morning at the Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium. Running in heat one, the Singaporean led the pack for the
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      17 1 ASIA-PACIFIC GOLD SHOW 1985 March 25-28 1985, Hall 2 World Trade Centre. Seminar venue: The Mandarin Singapore.
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    • 310 1 THE Asia-Pacific Golf Show, the biggest exhibition ever devoted to this sport in this region, opened this morning in Hall Two of the World Trade Centre. There are 100 stands put up by more than 45 exhibitors. The exhibition is divided into two parts, one section concentrating on
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    • 67 1 IF YOU run short of things to talk about when with your golfing part* ners, get new conversational ideas from the golf trivia at the Asia. Pacific Golf Show. The highest golf course in the world, the most won in a game and other facts
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    • 99 1 PING has a repair centre at the AsiaPacific Golf Show to repair, balance and realign any brand of club. This centre has advanced equipment and is staffed by experts from the factory. Visitors coming to the show may deposit their clubs to be worked upon while they
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    • 70 1 FASHION shows and a lucky draw will be among the attractions at the Asia Pacific Golf Show. Dunlop will be holding daily choreographed parades of their latest sportswear. All visitors to the show can register at the counter to take part in the lucky draw. The prizes, ineluding
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    • 227 2 A MAJOR seminar on golf is being held in the Mandarin Hotel from today until March 28 in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Golf Show at the World Trade Centre. Most of the seminar proceedings deal with golf course design, construction and maintenance, but tomorrow will be devoted
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    • 257 2  -  By ERNEST FRIDA GOLFERS who argue endlessly on rules can brighten their horizons by attending the seminar bring organised at the Mandarin Hotel in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Golf Show. Two leading authorities on golf rules Thomas J Meeks, the deputy chairman of the
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      • 114 2 TOM WATSON does it a jain MM No one golf club dominates our as does. Look at the records... Calvin Peete Fatty Sheehan Tom WatSOn Mr. Driving Accuracy '8b Top Winner '83, '84 Top Money Winner 77 '80 '84 and Vardon Winner Top Putter '84 (PGA Statistics '84) You too
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      • 74 2 We have a complete line of products to cater for your needs in the Golf Industry, including Turfcare maintenance equipment, Irrigation sprinkler systems and components. jacobsenKHK) Jacobsen Division of Textron Inc STANDARD Golf Course Accessories cushmainT OMC Lincoln, a Division of Outboard Marine Corporation Agricultural Tractors Spares Pte Ltd 268
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    • 204 3 THE LATEST golf equipment hitting the Singapore market are hollow irons, patterned after the concept of metal woods. The hollow irons promise superior playability and accuracy and no ringing noise from the hollow heads. Although metal woods were a hit in the United States,
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    • 76 3 GOLF Club demonstration areas are located within the exhibition hall of the Asia-Pacific Golf Show. Visitors wishing to try clubs are invited to take swings in this area. Maruman is providing a computerised swing analyser and golfers who want to analyse their play may tee off
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    • 137 3 GOLF professional Bill McWilliam will be conducting daily clinics for juniors at the Asia-Pacific Golf Show. He is the resident pro at the Royal Selangor Golf Club and was a pioneer in incorporating golf into school education for children under the age of 18. This scheme
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      • 74 3 1 GOLF MILES SEMINAR NEVER BEFORE ROYAL ANCIENT ST ANDREWS and UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION discuss RULES OF GOLF IN AN ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRY It's your chance to discuss with the world's only authorities! Speakers: tin at AXT PATTWMinafI vm TUAllAfi T llli'li'lffi MK Aii/lLi U/U1 JtIXN CjOO OUIi inUMAO U
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    • 191 4 Parents may worry about baby's cheek or baby's chin, where will baby's dimple be, but in golf balls, it doesn't matter. The more dimples the merrier. Dimples prevent the build-up of a layer of dead air around the ball in flight. Without this layer, the ball
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    • 203 4 Last year, many golf club manufacturers came out with featherweight and lightweight clubs. These were well received by local golfers who felt they were more suitable to the smaller Asian physique. A lighter club allows for an easier and faster swing. An easier swing makes control more
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