Singapore Monitor, 30 March 1985

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  • 12 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Saturday, March 30, 1985 30cents
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  • 312 1  -  By ERNEST FRIDA HALF OF the 50 Americans competing in the Singapore Open are down with diarrhoea and virus infection in the eyes. The most serious case is Bob Michael from Florida, who was warded in Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Thursday
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  • 529 1 Bank Negara draws up plan with help of world bodies Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday BANK NEGARA is drawing up a financial masterplan to deregulate the country's banking system and allow a freer flow of funds within the system. It is doing this with the help
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 25 1 Fandi in flare-up with Groningen coach: See Back Page Monitor living Creedence's John Fogerty returns to No. 1 Ahden Busch Living up to your image
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    • 75 1 Al* fIS I 1 I W n^ TV** I I 0 o I wi 'A i BCWOO&IIK^ <c^> ROBINSON'S SALE Quality Business Shirts reduced to Vi price! These unbeatable bargains are available at our Men's Wear if department. ARROW 'Kent' short sleeved Shirt ■fc $54£ C $27.00 long sleeved Shirt
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • home
    • 474 2  -  By GANDHI AMBALAM THE SWIMMING pool in the Greenacres Condominium in West Coast has been declared unfit by the authorities but the residents have not been told about it. Although the pool at Greenacres Condominium was found to be "a danger to the pool
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    • 313 2  -  By LEE KIT MUN MORE pet dogs are being given up by their owners and more strays are being sent by members of the public to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In the past, cats, both strays and
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    • 247 2 Lianhe Wanbao A SHOP IN North Bridge Road selling cotton goods was badly burnt by fire on Thursday night. The shop selling handkerchiefs, face towels and bathing towels, suffered a loss totalling about $800,000, including all of a new consignment of goods
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    • 484 3  -  'Retrenchment lowers morale among workers' By JOSEPH LEE HITACHI ZOSEN Robin Dockyard (Pte) Ltd has retrenched another 43 workers mainly from the administrative and finance departments. This is the second time this year the dockyard is retrenching staff. The 43 workers, who were
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    • 116 3 A CRIME prevention exhibition was launched this morning by the Member of Parliament for Henderson, Mr Lai Tha Chai. The exhibition was organised by a private developer of a partially-completed industrial park in Henderson Road in conjunction with the police. Developer Lim Poh Guan.
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    • Article, Illustration
      122 4  -  f IN PARLIAMENT Reports by EE BOON LEE and LOONG SWEE YIN TELEVISION has added a new dimension to Parliamentary sittings For the first time, Singaporeans in large numbers have been given a ringside seat, courtesy of the cameras of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. What's more, television has
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    • 79 4 PERHAPS the most dramatic moments of this session occurred when the resignation of President C V Devan Nair was announced by the Speaker. Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng, on Thursday. When Dr Yeoh finished. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew told a hushed House and a shocked Singapore why
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    • 431 4 THE INCREASE in levy on foreign workers, from $200 to $250 per worker per month, would not take effect on April 1, as scheduled. Acting Labour Minister Lee Yock Suan, who announced this in Parliament yesterday, said the intended increase had been postponed in
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    • 524 5 fr IN PARI IAMINT DR RICHARD HU, the Minister for Trade and Industry, told Parliament yesterday that an inflationary trend was unlikely in a situation where the withdrawals from the Central Provident Fund exceed contributions He was commenting on a matter raised by Mr Chiam
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    • 212 5 MR J B JEYARETNAM (WP-Anson) yesterday found a ready supporter in Mr Goh Chok Tone, the First Deputy Prime Minister, when he asked for a licence to stage a rally on May 1 to discuss "values for our society." During a 20-minute ad{'ournment
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    • 180 5 IT IS the Government's intention to appoint one, if not both the opposition Members of Parliament to one of the Parliamentary committees, the Leader of the House. Mr S Dhanabalan. said yesterday. They will be the first non-PAP MPs in almost 20 years to
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    • 126 5 PARLIAMENT yesterday closed a loophole which had allowed some Singaporeans to make use of adoption to bring in their relatives from other countries to enjoy our social benefits, including subsidised education and medical services. The Minister for Home Affairs, Prof SJayakumar, spoke of cases of
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    • 161 6 NEW ZEALAND is opening its domestic market to foreign competition ana hopes to receive investment from Singapore, New Zealand's Minister for Overseas Trade and Tourism Mr Michael Kenneth Moore said yesterday. "We can learn a lot from the business strategy find business techniques from
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    • 277 6  -  Two-day health fair organised for young people By TOH SU FEN WANT to know how much body fat you've got? Or your lung capacity? Well, you can do these and more, such as enjoy free blood tests and blood sugar tests,
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    • 360 6  -  By JULIE ANNE SIT and CAROLYN LEE TEN STUDENTS yesterday suggested some ways to fight glue-sniff-ing in their schools. These included exhibi- tions, presentation of sketches, role plays, and talks on the dangers of glue-sniffing. The students were among the nearly 200
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    • 279 6  -  By CHEE LI CHOO A MODEL of an ancient Gallic community has been built in the basement of Goldhill Square. It is the home of Asterix and his friends characters from the wellknown comic series, Asterix. The comic series, launched in 1961, is centred on
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 26 2 Freehold Residential SHOWCASE N. M*. 0. CASA ROSITA gjjpgj The Allure of Distinctive Elegance fcnr 'developments ltd Tel: 225 0066 or 221-2266 may re «r«uy* m
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    • 54 3 <±> Christian Bernard PARIS IMr 7 j I 1 1 ix \r in I I HI i I I j« j illlllHMiiriWi Sole distributor: House of Watches Pte Ltd. Showroom Sales Service Centre al: Orchard Point, #02-17, IcO Orchard Road. Singapore 0923. Tel: *****88 Telex: RS ***** HOW SINC.AI'ORF -HONGKONG-MALAYSIA-INDONESIA
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    • 59 4 DRAGON PHOENIX RESTAURANT mrm SEJSGDSGDGDeIE] t] iiyr SEAFOOD l GAROUPA g Ifa SOON HOCK ra fa CRABS.PRAWNS Q) fa LOBSTERS 01 f3@@ia@@[a(aigi Delicious Cantonese Cuisine by HOOI KOK WAI We cater for birthday wedding parties buffet lunches business functions Live music and songs while you dine in comfort No cover
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 157 5 Republic of China Agricultural Food Products at your doorstep Dynasty Hotel Ballroom (3rd Storey) 3-5 April 1985 11.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. daily For the first time in Singapore, a wide selection of agricultural and food products from Taiwan, the Republic of China will be on display at the Dynasty
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 46 6 iflL Business--10.30 am to 12.00 mid-night HAWAII HEALTH CENTRE #03 14/18, Fl RAMA HOTEL SHOPPING CENTRE, 10. EIJ TONG SEN STREET, SINGAPORE 010 S. Tel: *****66, *****88 Ext: 3333 EXCELSIOR HEALTH CENTRE S. (XH£MAN STREET, #03-09, EXCELSIOR HOTFJ, SINGAPORE 0617 Tel: *****06, *****33. Ext: 1873. J
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  • world
    • 291 7 Reuter NEW YORK, Saturday A YOUNG woman whose false claim that she was raped sent an innocent man to jail for six years was granted forgiveness by the man's mother yesterday in a scene watched by millions on national television. As tears streamed
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    • 300 7 AP BEIJING, Saturday ARCHAEOLOGISTS reported evidence yesterday that ancient lore about rivers of mercury" flowing through the tomb of China s first emperor may be based on fact. Their finds at the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi (259-210 B C), builder
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    • 119 7 Reuter CORVALLIS (Oregon), Saturday SCIENTISTS at Oregon State University said yesterday thev had discovered the hottest water recorded on earth on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Oceanography Professor Jack Diamond said in a statement that a hot spring on the Juan de Fuca
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    • 106 7 AP WASHINGTON, Saturday THE first pilot to break the sound barrier, the first man to set foot on the moon and the first woman to walk in space will serve on a commission to help open up space as a new field for American business.
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    • Article, Illustration
      48 7 A MANNEQUIN hidden under a bear face took to the catwalk in Paris on Wednesday. It had a long fur coat on, matched by leather gloves and boots. The costume was showcased at the end of the presentation of the fall/winter ready-to-wear collection of Japanese Kenzo.
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    • 144 7 Reuter PARIS, Sat SOME 20 people were injured last night when a bomb exploded in a central Paris cinema showing Jewish films, police said. Mayor Jacques Chirac, who rushed to the scene from his nearby residence, was quoted on television as calling the blast
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    • 798 8 I don't need money, I just want to help people, he says OPA TELEVISION S number one tough guy, ATeam star Mr T, revealed that he is going to leave the hit series and join the church. "I plan to join
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    • 230 8 Charlie Chaplin treasure trove goes on show OPA CHARLIE CHAPLIN has left Madame Tussaud's to star in his own show at the National Portrait Gallery. His youngest children, Annette, 26, and 23-year-old Christopher, appeared in supporting roles for the transfer only. They were on hand to see justice
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    • 388 9 Agencies NEW DELHI, Saturday SIKH militants shot and seriously wounded a Hindu, and more than 100 shops were burned on Thursday in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar. The United News of India reported that Hameshwar Kumar, a shopkeeper, was fired on by two Sikhs
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    • 54 9 HONG KONG visitors returning from a China trip try to hide extra packets of cigarettes inside their bags and stockings before crossing the border in an apparent bid to bring in more than the quota of duty-free items set by the Hong
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    • 98 9 PARIS, Sat A BOOK about a 19th century peasant uprising in Brazil won the first Ritz Paris Hemingway award yesterday as tne best novel of 1984 for Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa. The award was created by Mr Pierre Salinger, Mohammed al-Fayed, proRrietor of the
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    • 241 9 AP HUNT VALLEY (Maryland), Saturday A HAMBURGER chain has cooked up an idea that goes far beyond a new sandwich a six-armed robot that prepares meals to order, takes money and makes change, even sweeps the floor and clears tables. The robot's voice-activated eyes
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    • 189 9 UPI NEW VORK, Saturday MEXICAN officials and more than 600 representatives of international creditor banks yesterday signed a U5523.6 billion (5|52.8 billion) debt agreement, the first portion of the largest Latin American debt restructuring ever. Mr Jesus Silva Herzog, Mexico's Finance minister, said
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 57 9 Goodwood Park Hotel and Jasper Productions a Present j M seen them on TV You've heard their records Don't miss them Txllllll The World Trade Centre Auditorium on Bth April 1985 Ist Show 7.00 pm 2nd Show 9.30 pm f ..And manymore Available: Goodwood Park Hotel, W \J y {ls
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  • money
    • 384 10 FOREIGN exchange markets yesterday shrugged off improved US economic data as the dollar fell to its lowest levels against other major currencies since late last year The dollar closed in New York yesterday at 3.0575 Deutschemarks compared with its close the previous
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    • 237 10 BUY GENTING shares between $5.50 and $6.90, advised Fuller Money, a monthly chart analyst's publication in London. But protect your position with a low closing at $4.80. "I will switch to a much higher stop on a decisive breaker above $6," wrote editor
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    • 294 10  -  BY P T BANGSBERG IN HONG KONG special to The Monitor JARDINE MATHESON (Holdings) Ltd reported a net loss of more than HK$9OO million (***** million) for the year to last December, despite showing a small trading profit. It was massive extraordinaries that wiped out the
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    • 390 10  -  By ANG PENG HWA THE HIGH price of one lot of crude oil $30 million is likely to cripple a futures market in the product in Singapore, say oil companies and traders. Mr Tatsuya Hayashi, products market manager of the Japanese trading
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    • 394 11 PRICES on the local stock market edged lower on erratic and selective trading this week. The Straits Times Industrial Index lost 5.68 points from last week to close at 820.49 yesterday. Dealers reported a lack of foreign participation. Most local investors were also sidelined,
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    • 185 11 HMLLSTOEET TAKEOVER speculation yesterday pushed stocks higher, but confusion over recent economic statistics kept institutional investors guessing and largely out of the market, analysts said. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 6.07 points to close at 1266.78. Advancing issues led decliners by 1,023 to
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    • 61 11 THE Straits Times Industrial Index closed yesterday at 820 49. down 1 62 points from Thursday. The OUB Composite Share Price Index closed yesterday at 414 70, down 1 46 points from Thursday's close of 416 16 The OUB Trade-weighted Singapore Dollar Exchange Rate Index rose 0 0762 point
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    • 136 11 THE US DOLLAR dropped to its lowest level yesterday since last December as interest rates moved down and the government's leading indicators report showed moderating economic growth. But gold and silver rose. Dealers said end-of-quarter trading was quiet. The dollar fell to 3.055 Deutschemarlis, the lowest since
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    • 121 11 TRADING AT the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex) was bullish with an average daily volume of about 2,300 contracts this week. Yesterday, the estimated total volume was 2,197 contracts. Trading in Eurodollar futures climbed steadily during the week as interest rates eased due to the lower-than-expected
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    • 192 11 DOUBTFUL debts of $3.2 million, more than 10 times the previous year's, lowered profits of United Overseas Finance for the year ended Dec 31 1984 Pre-tax profits of the finance company grew by 3.7 per cent. But net after-tax profit dropped 31.7 per cent
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    • 390 11 COMPANY BRIEFS UNITED OVERSEAS Bank has announced a 10.7 rer cent dip in net group after-tax profits from 153.8 million to $137.3 million for the year ended Dec 31, 1984 After-tax profits for the bank fell 12.2 per cent from $120.4 million to
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 77 11 The tough American H Now 50 less plus free portfolio! The Blackframe Accord 2000 QL 3 ins. now $155 (usually $205) or 5 ins. now $165 (usually $215) plus FREE PORTFOLIO (value $30) If you want one of the tough Americans you'd better get on the case Top Quality. Made
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  • opinion/letters
    • 324 12 I REFER to the recent debate in Parliament on the increase of fees for child-care services. I must agree with the two lady MPs that the Government should be more generous in providing facilities for childcare centres to benefit working mothers. All this
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    • 253 12 MAY I refer to the letter "Surgery left physical and mental scars on son" Dy Mr M Chiang (SM, Mar 16). As a mother, I sympathise with the writer's agony over his son. I am not in a position to comment on the
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    • 80 12 COULD the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) repeat the series "Miller's Court" at a less inconvenient hour? I wasn't aware of the programme until I watch a recent episode by chance. Would SBC also consider acquiring those film classics highlighted in the programme "Lawyers and
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    • 56 12 "IF people don't like Marxism, they should blame the British Museum." President Mikhail Gorbachev making a wisecrack at the fact that Karl Marx mote part of Das Kapital in the museum "PEOPLE don't start wars, governments do. Unfortunately, the people of the Soviet Union don't have much say about
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    • 425 13 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT WHAT ARE Singapore's national priorities? Right on top, in our view, is economic growth. Second in importance is defence In third place of priority, we feel, should be education. On this last point, few Singaporeans would disagree. With affluence and
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    • 116 13  -  WEE-LEE GRACIE (MRS) Sr Public Relations Officer Ministry of the Environment I REFER to the letter "Plug this sewer leak" by "Special perfume of Singapore" (SM, Mar 20). The puddle of water at the junction of Market Street and Battery Road was not
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    • 131 13  -  TAN HENG HUAY Executive Asst Secretary (Public Relations) Housing and Development Board PLEASE refer to the letter "Caged birds also create problems for HDB dwellers" by Mr Sim Yong Hua (SM, Feb 15), who complains of nuisance caused by caged birds in Housing
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    • 237 13  -  -REPLIES DERRICK TAN Public Relations Officer Telecoms WE REFER to the letter "Drop rules which undermine our enterprising spirit" from "Free Air Waves" (SM, Feb 18). We agree with the writer that unnecessary or outdated rules and regulations have to be changed
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 124 12 The New Image of Success. Hongkongßank Visa Cards now reflect a new and prestigious image an image that reflects success. Our cards now come in two new distinctive designs. 'Classic' to replace the traditional Visa Card. H 'Premier' a new version of the Premier Visa Card. These new, specially designed
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 73 13 w LETTERS on any subject of public interest will 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 pnnt. A contact telephone number would be useful. We reserve
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous

  • leisure
    • 526 14  -  By PAT D'ROSE ANITA SARAWAK and the Singapore Swing will kick off entertainment at the Top Ten when it opens in about three weeks' time. Their act will be followed by a threeday stint by the Three Degrees, the American
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    • 210 14 THE US top 10 pop singles, as rated by Cashbox, with last week's positions in brackets: 1. (2) Material Girl Madonna (Sire). 2. (3) One More Night Phil Collins (Atlantic). 3. (1) Can't Fight This Feeling REO Speedwagon (Epic). 4. (4) The Heat is On Glenn
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    • 468 14  -  Amadeus gets booked into some 600 theatres in US By MICHAEL LONDON in Hollywood THE Oscars were only hours old, but Tues-day-morning newspaper advertisements for Amadeus told the whole story: "Winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture." At Orion Pictures, distribution executives were busy booking Amadeus
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    • 861 14  -  <^ki>lcLD£,£ljt Reviews by LIM SEK ALBUM: WE ARE THE WORLD ARTISTE: USA for Africa (United Support of Artistes for America) LABEL: CBS "We are the world, we are the people, We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start
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    • 597 14  -  By WONG SING YEONG TONIGHT, Singaporeans will see its first locally produced, phone-a-donation variety show. The Community Chest Show will be telecast live over Channel 5 from 9.15 pm to 11.15 pm. Not everyone, though, is brewing with excitement just because it is
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    • 575 16 Centrestage The Importance of Being Earnest (Ch 12, 8.30 pm) JACK WORTHING and Algernon Moncrieff are wealthy and eligible bachelors. Jack is in love with Gwendolen Fairfax, Algernon's cousin, and Algernon is in love with Cecily Cardew, Jack's ward Jack represents himself as his imaginarv brother,
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    • 430 16 Sunday Matinee The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (Ch 5, 3.05 pm) THE Pittsburg Pythons, a basketball team, are on a losing streak The team's water boy, deciding that their help must come from heaven, approaches an astrologer who recommends that the team be filled with players who have
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    • 570 17  -  One man's survival, another man's guilt FILM: THE KILLING FIELDS Starring: Sam Waterston, Dr Haing S Ngor, John Malkovich, Bill Paterson Director: Roland Joffe Showing at the Orchard Reviewed by WONG SING YEONG WHILE wide-eyed little children whom we always consider the true victims
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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    • 223 14 SOUND-PAL Mini and Great Cassette Headphone Stereo POCKET SIZE I I Dimension 108 (W) a7O (D) j RsgSySjß 285 (H) mm SaHHHMMHii So* Distribute)' >s^ Wah JOHC MAN RADIO ft TV PTE. LTD. Blk 2. Geylang Serai #01-36 #01-25 Peop)«'s Park Centre Maya Electric »01-2056 Blk 4 Upper Chang. Rd
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 1404 15 I I I THE SINGAPORE MONITOR |1^ IGISUf6 ~D Q VJ L SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1985 I\J 12.25 SBCTEXT Sample \t' v i 12.55 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Sesa- fIM I A I Smurfs (r) (Cartoon). V fi V JL I 2.30 Saturday Matinee Two Catch Two. V"
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 620 16 TOMORROW'S PROGRAMMES 8.30 SBCTEXT Live Sample Pages. 4 50 Sandiwara Yang Disayang 9.00 Opening and Programme High- (English subtitles) (M) (r). lights followed by Today's 5.30 World of James Michener Special Soap.* Spain: The Land and the 9.35 Fraggle Rock. Legend.* 10.05 Tepuk-Tepuk Tangan (M). See Tomorrow s Highlights. 10.35
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 779 17 flLM GUIOC rounding the fall of Cambodia in 1975 and the takeover by the Khmer Rouge It is DALIT (*****16) (1.30, 3.30, 7.30, 9.30): MY based on the experiences of New York Times ANG MO KIO (*****01) (1.30, 3.15, 7.15, MIND, YOUR BODY (C) journalist Sydney Schanberg and his inter-
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 115 18 LIDO: IMOW SHOWING! (*****14) 4 shows: 11, 2.30, 5.45, 8.45 No Free List Students CONCESSION $1.50 $2.50 at 11am 2.30pm A You will LAUGH, you will CRY, M You will CLAP, you will SING, I But above all you will MARVEL, ft WINNER OF 8 ACADEMY AWARDS lacMlßf BEST PICTURE
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    • 187 18 ********************000 O CATHAY: 17th SCREAMING DAY! O o (*****00) 11am. 1 30. 4 00. 630 9 15pm (No Free List) Q X IF FOR UNEX PLAIN ABLE REASON YOU FIND YOURSELF X o O O Every to often, the eve tn a film that Q O destined to be talked
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 347 18 YOU AND THE LAW: TORT (ACCIDENTS) ZARINA THAKER, a member of the Singapore Association of Women Lawyers, will give a talk on You and the Law: Tort (Accidents) at the National Library Lecture Hall today at 3 pm. Admission is free. YOU TOO ARE A PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER MR PHUNG
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    • 778 18 PHOTO EXHIBITION TODAY is the last day of the photo exhibition, Children of This World, by Gerhard Behr. It will be open until 6 pm at the AiL M Goethe-Institut, pore Shopping Centre. Admission free. JAN VAN DIEMEN AN exhibition of Jan Van m-x* paintings, presented by Art Action, L
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    • 138 18 SERANGOON OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION THE Serangoon Old Students Association, an alumni of past students of Serangoon English School and Serangoon Secondary School, will hold its annual f;eneral meeting today at 5.30 pm at Novotel Hotel, t will be followed by the annual dinner. For details, call Francis Lim at *****66.
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 821 19 leisure comics FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook XL& 90S. uevi ffipplUS- V IVt AMAPY mSTALLtt* H frit* TH6 "N A&Alhlsr DATAfciIE.INC., > UWALIY TfcSTS, r»/ i AWARIUM'S FoR A HU&fc WfENCE of |T£*AS LfcAVING THE &U!i_l7l*JGr, Cuty// V MINED IjJWiiJXm Vv w co»rr*Ac.t/wt Mosr wftio amd am ihttfciJsiV£ p*>&<?Af*iAfc If X
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  • THE SINGAPORE MONITOR RACING GUIDE
    • 372 20  -  fj|^ By WONDER BOY IMPROVING three-year-old Esprit should chalk up his second victory in Race Six, a 1,400m race for Class 3 Division 2 horses, at Bukit Timah today. The Elland Road three-year-old ran an eye-catching race last week, finishing second to Frieco
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    • 370 20  -  By MA TAN SIDNEY BOX (Race 2, No 2) and Brave Connection (Race 7, No 2) are two horses I am recommending as today's best bets. Sidney Box impressed me as a creditable galloper in Ipoh in Jauary. Ridden by Alwin Tweedie.
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    • 233 20 WONDER BOY MA-ZHEN TAN MA TAN (Monitor) (Zao Bao) (Wan Bao) Race 1 6 Domo Arigato 3 Genuine Offer 9 Scotch Reel 3 Genuine Offer 6 Domo Arigato 7 Lovencare 2 Dashing Commando 11 Solar Energy 11 Solar Energy Race 2 2 Sidney Box 2 Sidney Box 2
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    • 572 20 WONDER BOY sums up the chances and form of today's runners at Bukit Timah: RACE ONE 1 Fair track form. 2 Not seen on track, but watch the tote 3 Coming back to form, lively contender, worth supporting. 4 Fair track form. 5 Working keenly, longshot.
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    • 2078 21 HOW TO READ THE CARD 1 92-31 BAY THUNDER 154 8 (7) 56 5 Woon 1/4 4 rug Ahmad GOSO/08-GS fri Saddle Horses Best Barrier Jockey Number Origin Track Track work Number Name Time of rides and Conditions today Sex Previous Weight Horse s Trainer s Number of
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    • 285 21 BEST PICKS Most Preferred Bets Race 1 No. 9 SCOTCH REEL Take a chance with this unfancied 6 year-old Australian gelding who is still looking tor a win after 12 starts. Was 4th on three occasions over 1200 m and 1600 m during his last four runs. Appears
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    • 275 22 asaf Classified Ad Rate* Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor: Ww4i 0.35 c«nU per word O.SS c«nl» par word Display $7.70 p«r col. cm $10.00 per col. cm Bweiaass Hra Mon-Frl. 9am-spm Sal. 9am-lpm ACCOUNTING the first name in forms Add all good deal some more 274 7474/ 221 7177. A 1
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    • 259 22 Interior Decor/ Renovation ITALIAN MARBLE AT $1.50 -$5.00 psf (Compressed and Natural). Call 250 6538 or #02-09. Balestier Plaza. 12"x12" 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 os YEN LEE Typewriter Repairer 273
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    • 348 22 PEN PALS QOODLUCK 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: *****1/00 C. (Estd 1979) WINSTON FRIENDSHIP CENTRE. No matter
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    • 214 22 VACATION Hotol/Holiday Accommodation hha REST HOUSE in Malacca 481 7287 SEASIDE REST HOUSE in Malacca (4 km. from town). 2 bedrooms with kitchen. $60/daily or $80/- weekends. Tel: 481-7287 NOTICES LOST PASSPORT OF R.O.C. No: MFA*****16 on 9th March 1985 at Clementi Passport is invalid to finder. SIMMONS CROSS PTE
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    • 326 23  -  Soccer team makes it to the final to assure S'pore of at least a silver RENDEZVOUS: BRUNEI MERDEKA GAMES RENDEZVOUS: BRUNEI MERDEKA GAMES By KENNETH JALLEH in Brunei JUST when it seemed Singapore would be stuck with a bronze collection of a dozen medals or so, Singapore
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    • 190 23  -  BASKETBALL By K SILVAM in Brunei SINGAPORE beat Thailand 74-68 to take the bronze in the Merdeka Games basketball competition at the Chung Hwa Middle School last nignt In a keenly contested match watched by more than 200 spectators, the two teams thrilled fans
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    • 167 23  -  SEPAK TAKRAW By B KULA in Brunei BRUNEI B' created an upset by toppling Singapore B 2-0 for third place in the sepak takraw inter-regu championship at the Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Malav College yesterday. Singapore's trio Shukor Shadik, Jamal Omar and
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    • 293 23 BADMINTON: Doubles, preliminary round: Wong Shoon Keat and Wong Shoon Soo (S) bt Surachai and Chaiwat (T) 15-5, 4-15, 15-7; Renato Reyes and Jessie Alonzo (RP) bt Sabtu Besar and Tan Koon Ang (B) 15-3, 15-4; Surachai and Komchan (T) bt Wahab Moksin and Hamdan Abu
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    • 295 24 BADMINTON SINGAPORE'S 1983 South-east Asia Games singles champion Wong Shoon Keat will forgo the defence of his title in Bangkok in December to concentrate on coaching. Disclosing this yesterday, Johnny Ng, who has accompanied the badminton team to Brunei as coach,
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    • 245 24 HOCKEY NATIONAL hockey coach V K Chelvan could not have asked for a better birthday present than the one he received from his boys yesterday. Chelvan, who turned 39 yesterday, finally gained his first international victory when Singapore came from behind to beat
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    • 287 25  -  Reports by ALFONSO CHAN in Manila SINGAPORE'S entry into their 10th final in the 10th East Asian Championship was marred by Stewart Ballard's defeat at the hands of newcomer Manny Boy Yam of the Philippines last night. Singapore won 4-1 in the semifinals played at
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    • 155 25 THERE seems to be only two newsmen covering the squash meet here in Manila, and they are both foreign journalists from Singapore. No Filipino pressmen come to the courts, but their photographers snap a few pictures, get a copy of the
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    • 257 25 THE GIANT is most vulnerable when asleep, a time when its enemies know is the best time to strike. East Asia squash giants Singapore may have to rouse themselves from their slumber if they nope to escape from the bleeding Malaysia will be noping to
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    • 202 26 SINGAPORE amateur champion Douglas Ooi completely transformed his game from that of a novice to a professional in the second round of the SingaEore Open golf championship at the Buit course yesterday. Douglas, a share broker, was in danger of being eliminated from the
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    • 550 26 136 Chen Tze-ming 67, 69. 137 Romero Eduardo 68. 69; Tommy Armour 111 70, 67; Grey Turner 69, 68, Jeff Lewis 68, 69 138 Lin Chia 70. 68; Travainen Peter 70. 68. 13# Davis Rodgers 71, 68. Mario Stodina 70. 69. McLean Michael 71, 68; Lim Kian
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    • 428 26  -  Reports by ERNEST FRIDA LIM KIAN TIONG, Singapore's World tup representative, made local fans flush with pride yesterday wnen he inched his way to within three strokes of Chen Tze Ming of Taiwan, the lone leader after 36 noles of the
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    • 86 26 CHRIS MOODY of Britain may be warned for showing poor sportsmanship during the second round of the Singapore Open golf championship. Moody was disqualified when he threw the ball onto the 18th green. It happened when his second snot went out of bound into the practice green facing
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    • 175 24 S English food hearty and wholesome. Try the typical English Fish'n Chips, minus the newspaper wrapping of course. (We've used them to decorate the walls). Our Chicken in the Basket beats all the "finger-licking food" alternatives in town. Getting to the real McCoy, read savoury steak and kidney pies, bangers
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    • 373 25 CONTEST Predict the score and win $2,000 1) The object of the contest is to predict outright If there are more than one corcorrectty the scoretmes of six Malaysia rect entry, the prize-money will be Cup matches m the boxes provided shared If there is no outright winner, the 2)
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    • 328 27  -  By S GULAM SOCCER STAR Fandi Ahmad is eagerly looking forward to the day be can be free of his Dutch club, FC Groningen His relationship with club coach Han Berger has deteriorated so badly it seems unlikely the two will ever
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      521 27  -  Watching Singapore play, soccer coach Robin Chan can afford to say: Why not? SINGAPORE 2 INDONESIA 0 By KENNETH JALLEH in BRUNEI SINGAPORE for a soccer gold in the Merdeka Games? You can say that again. The unfancied Intermediate soccer team yesterday shocked the Indonesian national team
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