The Straits Times, 6 August 1979

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    13 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, AUGUST 1979 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    HOUSING BOARD EASES RULES
    1582 1  -  IRENE NGOO Easier now to sell and transfer By HOUSING Board flat owners can now sell their flats at market price and not be barred from applying for another HDB flat. This is one of the areas in which the HDB has relaxed its rules. It
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    THE HEIGHT OF SUSPENSE
    82 1 THE HEIGHT of drama as p*Uceman Daaald Conlln reaches ant for Barry Hamilton, 25, who tried to Jump out of his Boston apartment on Saturday after he barricaded himself in ft (See trigger picture). Lucidly, another plucky policeman John McGUI managed to break Into the apartment
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    Lock icon Four critical
    41 1 ARANYAPRATHET, Sun. An unknown number of communist insurgents ambushed a passenger bus today along a remote road near this border town, wounding 10 persons, authorities said, adding that four people were listed in critical condition from bullet wounds. AP.
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    BILINGUAL PAGE GOES DAILY
    85 1 BILINGUAL PAGE GOES DAILY THE Straits Times Bilingual Page goes daily today Monday to Friday on the front of Section Two. It first appeared in May 1977 as a twice-a week feature. It has been published three times a week since September last year. The aim is to encourage and
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    Zimbabwe: Signs of accord
    511 1  -  SEAH CHIANG NEE WEEKEND SUMMIT By Straits Times Foreign Editor LUSAKA, Sunday BRITAIN and the African frontline states today appeared to have reached agreement on some broad principles on Zimbabwe Rhodesia that may allow the Commonwealth summit to end on a cordial note, although major problems
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    Lock icon US emergency force for Korea plan
    177 1 TOKYO, Sun. The United States is considering forming a force of emergency troops to be sent to the Korean peninsula in case of any crises in the area, it was reported here today. Press reports said this was disclosed by the deputy director-general of
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    Lock icon ARMY COUP BID CRUSHED IN KABUL
    190 1 ARMY COUP BID CRUSHED IN KABUL ISLAMABAD, Sunday AN ATTEMPTED coup by rebellious army elements was quashed today by troops of the Soviet-backed regime of Afghan President Nur Mohammed Taraki after heavy fighting in Kabul, the capital. The fighting began in Balla Hissar Fort in the old city which was
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    Lock icon 'Soviet ships sighted'
    72 1 MANILA, Sun. A refugee who was a former interpreter of the US Special Forces in Vietnam said today he had seen Soviet ships getting in and out of the former US naval base at Cam Ranh Bay. Mr Le Ba Huong said in a newspaper report here
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    Lock icon China and Vietnam step up their war of words
    325 1 BANGKOK, Sunday IN A pattern of events ominously similar to that just before the outbreak of fighting between China and Vietnam earlier this year, both sides have intensified an increasingly savage war of words with accusations and counter-accusations by the two
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    Lock icon Hanoi blasts Hoan's exit to China
    278 1 BANGKOK, Sun. Vietnam today confirmed the defection to China of Mr Hoang Van Hoan, -deputy chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly and said it was studying possible "prosecution by law." Radio Hanoi said Mr Hoan's defection was confirmed by the secretary-general of the Vietnamese
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    CHINESE MINISTER IN MOSCOW
    40 1 MOSCOW, San. Chinese Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade Chen Jle arrived In Moscow today at the head of a delegation to sign a trade part with Russia for ir», the official Tass news agency reported. Heater.
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    Lock icon TALEGHANI TO BE PRESIDENT?
    38 1 TEHERAN, Son. Ayatollah Mahmoud TaJeghanl, Teheran's progressive religious leader, received the highest number of votes In Friday's election for the constituent assembly and was favoured to became Its President, Informed noTces said today. AP.
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      330 1 BID TO GET RACES GOING AGAIN Back Pag* US RESCUE ships keep now up, say those saved 2 CUBAN move to avert split at talks S JANATA starts new drive against Charan 4 EASTERN bloc nations locked in heated squabble 5 PALESTINIAN issue like civil rights movement, says Carter HOB'S
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      26 1 The weather UP TO 1 P.M. TODAY: Scattered showers In early morning TEMPERATURES UP TO I a.m. tomorrow: Maximum NC; minimum 26 C. SUNSET TODAY: S.tfp.m.
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      Lock icon Somoza kicked out of the Bahamas
      213 2 Somoza kicked out of the Bahamas NASSAU, Sun. The Bahamas today announced it had expelled former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza. Mr Cyril Stevenson, head of the Bahamas Information Services, said Gen Somoza was ordered to leave on Thursday after it was brought to the government's attention that he had overstayed
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      Lock icon 'Change in tactics by Soviets'
      214 2 THE Soviet Union has changed its tactics in dealing with the United States and is more prepared to negotiate but might use force if it felt it had military superiority, according to Mr Malcolm Toon, out-going US Ambassador in Moscow. In an interview with the
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      Lock icon Makings of a down
      55 2 Makings of a down IF YOU can contort your face like plasticine into these expressions and evoke laughter then you would have made it as a clown. Apprentice clown Wendy May, 21, exhibited these series of facial contortions at a mime workshop sponsored by the Cumeezy Bozo ensemble, a New
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      Lock icon Repairs deal
      30 2 TOKYO, Sun. China and ITT reached an agreement in Beijing yesterday on the repair of communication facilities in Chinese coastal cities, the official Xinhua news agency reported. AP.
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      Lock icon Jakarta softens tough stand on refugees
      197 2 Jakarta softens tough stand on refugees JAKARTA, Sun. Indonesia today appeared to have softened its tough attitude towards IndoChinese refugees by expressing its readiness to help those stranded on its territory. State Secretary Lt-Gen Sudharmono said that in principle Indonesia could not accept any new arri vals of refugees but
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      US rescue ships keep flow up, say those saved
      509 2 ABOARD THE SEASWEEP, Sunday But only one in 130 boats had refugees, says admiral REFUGEES picked up by this American vessel on the high seas said they were "100 per cent certain" rescue operations by the US 7th fleet and others
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      Lock icon Airlifts despite strike
      79 2 OAKLAND (California), Son. Supervisory personnel for World Airways the United Statea' largest charter airline plan to fly rescue mission* far more than l,fM Indechlnese refugees next week despite a strike by l^M pilots, flight attendants and mechanics, company officials said yesterday. World Airways vice-president, Mr Brian Cooke,
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      Lock icon Cops go on 'safari' for AWOL tigers
      138 3 A SAFARI in Japan? Well, a safari of sorts actually took place in the mountainous tourist resort of Kanozan, 40 km from Tokyo, where this picture was taken after a suitably-attired policeman shot dead a tigress. No, tigers are not running wild and
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      Lock icon 31 canisters still lost
      60 3 HONGKONG, Sun. The authorities have recovered all but 31 of 270 missing canisters containing deadly poisonous cyanide salt lost when Typhoon Hope swept through the British colony two days ago. The canisters, each containing 280 grammes of cyanide, was reported missing from a government dockyard warehouse
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      Lock icon BEIJING FAMILY PLANNING DRIVE
      96 3 BEIJING FAMILY PLANNING DRIVE BEIJING, Sun. The population of Beijing has increased from 4.14 million in 1949 to 8.49 million last year, prompting disturbed city officials to launch a massive family planning campaign. The official Xinhua news agency reported today that the rapid growth is hindering economic progress and construction
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      Lock icon Priest shot dead
      62 3 SAN SALVADOR, Sun. Father Alirio Napoleon, 49, was machinegunneed to death at the altar as he was saying mass yesterday in the village oT San Esteban Catarina. 50 km east of here. The three killers, who escaped, were thought to belong to the "White Warrior Union, an
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      Cuban move to avert split at talks
      275 3 'Kampuchean factions will be barred' HONGKONG, Sun CUBA intends to prevent the Kampuchean issue from splitting up the coming non-aligned summit in Havana by barring all rival Kampuchean factions including the ruling Heng Samrin regime from attending the meeting, the Far Eastern Economic
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      Exiles will not meet in Paris
      346 3  -  TAN LIAN CHOO, By Our Pans Correspondent THE announced congress this month by exiled Kampucheans during which Prince Norodum Sihanouk was to make his political comeback, will now most likley take place outside France, sources close to the Prince said here. It is believed
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      Lock icon 74,000 tonnes of arms sent'
      187 3 74,000 tonnes of arms sent' BEIJING, Sun. The official Xinhua news agency today quoted unnamed "reliable sources" as having said that in the January-May period this year, the Soviet Union had sent 74,000 tonnes of armaments and other military equipment to Vietnam by air and sea. This equipment included "tens
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      229 3 Shopowners, let your craft be in the centre off the main tourist attraction. At the prestigious Singapore Handicraft Centre. You know it as a hive ladyhill Singapore Tourist of activity. Where PREMIEH Ho shangril* Promotion Board. Asia's craftsmen hotel rciJTIIDV AD •"°tel The most natural demonstrate skills *v sherJtonhotel /houseof
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      354 3 MANAGEMENT COURSES I FINANCE FOR NON FINANCIAL MANAGERS 4 S September Kuala Lumpur 24 25 September Singapore Accounting Financial Terms and Concepts; Financial Reports: The Basic Elements; Financial Analysis: Liquidity, Activity, Profitability and Potential; Financial Ratios; Forecasting. Designed for all managers without formal financial training. PLANNING BIDGETARY CONTROL FOR MANAGEMENT
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      Lock icon Here come the mini-bikes
      55 4 RIDE 'em all, big or small. Swiss hobbyist Josef Schacher on a massproduced motorcycle, leading an armada of self-made mini bikes in his home town of Ruettenen. The smallest one is only 24 cm high and powered by a two-cycle engine for a top speed of
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      Lock icon Janata starts drive against Charan
      312 4 Janata starts drive against Charan NEW DELHI, Sunday THE opposition Janata Party today launched the first of a series of what it called "anti-betrayal" rallies in an attrition campaign against Prime Minister Charan Singh before the crucial Aug 20 vote of confidence the new government is seeking. Mr Singh, now
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      Lock icon Bolivia in turmoil
      82 4 LA PAZ, Sun. Presidential candidate Hernan Siles Zuazo and his vice-presidential runningmate went on a hunger strike yesterday in the legislative palace, demanding that Congress uphold the popular victory they won in last month's presidential election. The strike threw Bolivia's return to democracy into turmoil, coming as
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      Lock icon Guinea coup?
      29 4 LIBREVILLE. Sun. President Francisco Nacias Nguema of Equatorial Guinea was reported to have been arrested last night by his Minister of Defence, Colonel Theodore Nguema Menzogo.— AFP.
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        Lock icon Loch Ness elephant?
        105 4 TWO US scientists have produced the wackiest theory yet on the legendary Loch Ness monster. Maybe it's an elephant, they write in the British magazine New Scientist. The scientists are Dr Dennis Power, director of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History in California, and Dr Donald
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        Lock icon Berlin trains for hire
        60 4 THE West Berlin Underground (Metro) railway company this weekend launched a scheme for private hire of a train at US$75 (S$161) an hour plus staff wages. The company is hoping to raise extra revenue by hiring out 200-seat carriages to wealthy individuals or companies wanting to
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        Lock icon Gun-toting season
        73 4 Gun-toting season THERE'S been no war in Switzerland for 150 years but everyone seemed to be carrying guns last month. Lucerne hosted the federal shooting fest, the first in ten years, attracting 83,000 competitors, ten times more than the entrants in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. With a record five million
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      The Lady and the peer – a smooth act
      228 4 The Lady and the peer a smooth act LUSAKA, Sunday THERE isn't any hot water in her villa and getting her hair done has been a bit of a problem. But so far British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher appears to have relished her first foray into Africa. Halfway through the
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      Lock icon CAPTURE IN 48 HOURS
      72 4 HAMBURG, Son. Nazi hunter Simon Wlesenth*] today said he hoped to capture former Nazi concentration camp doctor Josef Mengele within 48 boom with the help of friends In Sooth America. Dr Wlesenthal, whose Vienna-based Jewish documentation centre has been trying to get the Paraguay Government to
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      Lock icon Blast No. 7
      26 4 WASHINGTON, Sun. The Soviet Union has carried out its seventh underground nuclear explosion of the year, the Department of Energy announced yesterday. UPI.
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      Lock icon Apeman's eye for women
      137 4 Apeman's eye for women BATON ROUGE (Louisiana), Sun. Residents of a quiet suburban neighbhourhood here have been terrorised by an armed gorilla for more than a year. Police said a man dressed in a gorilla mask and carrying a pistol has been breaking into homes and forcing women to disrobe.
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      Lock icon Go-slow, but they got their man
      106 5 Go-slow, but they got their man LONDON, Sun. Customs agents, staging a goslow to protest government plans to cut their manpower, yesterday seized heroin worth £1 million (Ss4.B million) at street prices at London's Heathrow Airport, authorities announced. The major seizure follows a string of big arrests, much of it
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      Lock icon THE ENERGY SQUEEZE
      86 5 THE ENERGY SQUEEZE Harnessing ocean for power HONOLULU. San. In what officials called an "historic breakthrough" In alternative energy sources, sun-heated ocean water U being used to produce st,Ml watte of electricity on a barge off Hawaii. Governor George Arlyoshl wrote President Jimmy Carter yesterday to tell him of the
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      Lock icon Eastern bloc nations are locked in heated squabbling
      390 5 VIENNA, Sun. Rumania was embroil- r ed today in a major disi pute with its communist neighbours over its now suspended policy of selling petrol only for hard currency. East European tourists, taking advantage of the i suspension due to end in
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      In other world...
      67 5 Oh! These women so aware of their own importance and with aU the magnificence of holding court. When yon go up to them, you feel a miserable supplicant. Pravda, lamenting not on the powers of Soviet wives, but on the country's women petrol pump attendants who according
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      Lock icon Italy's 7th govt this year sworn in
      228 5 Italy's 7th govt this year sworn in ROME, Sun. Italy's 38th government since the end of World War 11, dubbed a "government of truce," was sworn in today after the longest and most complex political crisis in its turbulent post-war history. The new administration is headed by 51-year-old Christian Democratic
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      Lock icon Secret of Burmese women's long necks found
      181 5 Secret of Burmese women's long necks found WASHINGTON, Sun. Another myth has been shattered. The elegant long-necked women of Burma whose heads rest atop a 30 cm-high stack of brass rings actually do not have their necks stretched at all, says a doctor who investigated the ancient beauty secret. Dr
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      Lock icon Palestinian issue like civil rights movement
      339 6 says Carter WASHINGTON, Sunday PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter has been reported as saying the Palestinian issue and the civil rights movement in the United States were alike a development that has sparked off an immediate and angry reaction in Tel Aviv, with Israeli ministers wanting
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      Lock icon Rain havoc
      47 6 SEOUL, Sun. Heavy rains hit the central part of South Korea early today, causing heavy casualties and property damage, police said, adding that at least five people were killed and 10 others injured in the rain which dumped 15 cm during a six-hour span.— UPI.
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      WARNING BY P.L.O.
      80 6 BONN, Sun. A Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) envoy said yesterday that Palestinians might attack oil tankers in the Persian Gulf if they failed to gain international support. Mr Abdallah Al-Frangi, PLO representative in Bonn, said in a radio interview that the PLO would not approve such actions,
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      'Red Guards' blamed for brain drain
      215 6 TEHERAN, Sunday ISLAMIC revolutionary committees or "Red Guards" are being blamed for driving Iran's best brains out of the country. Doctors, dentists, scientists and professors are leaving Iran in droves as ministers, senior officials and some religious leaders warn that the country is being
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      Saudi tycoon sued for $sbby ex-wife
      247 6 Saudi tycoon sued for $sbby ex-wife LOS ANGELES, Sun. The British wife of S»udl AraMM financier AdnM KhMßAgcl Is claiming US$2.5 bflUon (Sss.« billion) in what ber Uywer calls one of the world's biggest ever marital disputes. Mrs Soraya Khashoggi, la a breach of contract suit filed In the L*i
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      Lock icon 'Mohsen's wife identifies killer'
      121 6 'Mohsen's wife identifies killer' BEIRUT, Sun. The wife of assassinated Palestinian leader Zuheir Mohsen has picked out her husband's murderer at an identity parade organised by French police, the Englishlanguage weekly Monday Morning reported here today. The paper quoted Mrs Mohsen as saying: "I identified the killer. They showed him
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      353 6 WORLD BRIEFS A TWO-MONTH investigation indicates several people may have been killed at a hospital in Maro]. Georgia, when someoar tampered with equipment in its intensive care unit* "We're looking at more than a dozen cases, sonjp deaths and some casts where the patient survived, to see if there fc
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    'War risk will push up cost of shipping'
    253 8 By J.D. INDRAN THE crews of vessels plying the Persian Gulf area are likely to demand "danger money" because insurance underwriters have classified the area a war zone. Shipowners said yesterday their shipping costs will increase because of likely crew demands for
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    HDB's move 'better than expected,' say residents
    526 8 THE relaxation of various Housing Board rules to meet rising aspirations and changing needs of flat dwellers was generally applauded by HDB residents yesterday. While the announcement did not come as a surprise to those interviewed by the Straits Times, they said it
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    ANOTHER 44 VIET REFUGEES ARRIVE HERE
    108 8 ANOTHER 44 VIET REFUGEES ARRIVE HERE FORTY-FOUR Vietnamese refugees arrived here in two ships yesterday and another 95 are expected in another vessel today. All the refugees were picked up from their boats in the South China Sea over the last few days, sources said yesterday. The West German supply
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    Netball team
    18 8 KAMPUNG Kembangan community centre's women sub-committee is forming a netball team. Those interested, please call *****06.
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    Police to honour fatal crash constable
    208 8 Police to honour fatal crash constable MOBILE Squad constable Soon Say Boon, 22, who died in a road accident along Kimpo«K Bahrn Road while oa duty on Saturday night, will be given a ceremonial burial with full police honours at the Chaa Chu Kan; Chinese Cemetery today at 2 p.m.
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      162 8 HIMALAYAN TREK tween Queensway and WATER COLOUR PAINT- Commonwealth Avenue, ING EXHIBITION by On from 6 p.m. On till Aug Kim Seng at Gallery Asia, 12Victoria Street, from 9.30 CHRISTIAN CONFERam to 5.30 p. m Ends ENCE ON WORLD MIStoday. SION CONVENTION at CHINESE ART AND the Singapore Conference HANDICRAFT
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    Higher wages for trainees urged
    268 9 Higher wages for trainees urged THE director of the Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VTTB), Mr Lim Jit Poh, has called for an increase in the wages of apprentices, particularly in the initial stages of their training. At their graduation ceremony of 86 apprentices of the Mitsubishi Singapore Heavy Industries
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    Art contest for kids
    39 9 Art contest for kids THE Ghlm Moh community centre youth group will hok an on-the-spot art competition for children between the ages of six and 12, In conjunction with National Day at Moun Faber on Sunday from 8.30 a.m.
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    GIRL GETS 3 MONTHS' JAIL FOR 4TH OFFENCE
    158 9 GIRL GETS 3 MONTHS' JAIL FOR 4TH OFFENCE A TELEPHONE operator with three previous convictions for theft stole again from a department store on Friday night, a district court heard on Saturday. Annie Lee, 22, was jailed three months' when she pleaded guilty to stealing three dresses and two belts
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    Orchestra to play
    45 9 CATHOUC High School's symphony orchestra will perform at the Singapore Conference Hall on Sunday at 5 p.m. Tickets at *1 are available at the Singapore Conference Hall, C. K. Tang, Cold Storage, Popular Book Co and Yamaha Music School at Plaza Singapura.
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    Found dead
    28 9 MISS Dcvi Kaur, 35, was round dead at the foot of Block 29. Kelantan Road at about 7 p.m. yesterday. Police do not suspect foul play.
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    Food hygiene
    31 9 THERE will be a three day exhibition on Food Hygiene at the Kampung Clam Community Centre in Victoria Street from Friday. The exhibition will be opened from 2.30 p.m.
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    Display at CC
    29 9 A MATERNAL and child health exhibition will be on at Boon Teck community centre from Friday till Sunday. The exhibition is organised by the People's Association.
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    Union pact with Ngee Ann
    113 9 THE Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers Union (SMMWU) has concluded a collective agreement with the Ngee Ann Technical College, its first with the college. The two-year agreement, starting from Jan 1 this year, covers 75 nonteaching staff. Under the agreement, all union members benefit from
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    Bigger demand for 'Plain Words'
    236 9  - Bigger demand for 'Plain Words' JUNE TAN By THE Deputy Prime Minister's high regard for Sir Ernest Gowers' book, The Complete Plain Words, seems to have influenced Singaporeans, judging by brisk sales at bookshops and demand for the book at the National Library. Since a Straits Times report on July
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      280 9 Straits Times Crossword if T^r^l ACROSS 4 Get up early to go to Candle1 Field work from, as one might ford' (4,4). expect, the past? (7,7). 5 Egg, visible if audible (6). 9 Turn grey in fright, having to 6 Trunk roots? (5). say something nice (9). 7 Gingers revolutionary
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    SIA low fare plan put to US govt
    166 10  - SIA low fare plan put to US govt JANIE KHOO By SINGAPORE Airlines has submitted proposals for lower fares for its service between Singapore and the US to the American authorities. An SIA spokesman said on Saturday the proposals were submitted two weeks ago. The airline hopes to cut its
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    MP urges youth to use culture to fight traffickers
    107 10 THE MP for Paya Lebar, Mr Tan Cheng San, has called on youths to expand their horizon of activities and become involved in cultural groups to prevent drug traffickers from influencing them. He told youths at a folk dancing night at
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    Crescents to stage play
    46 10 THE National Library youth drama group, the Crescents, will stage Noel Coward's play, FaUen Angels, at the PUB auditorium on Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m Tickets at. $2 and Jl are available at Cold Storage and C.K. Tang.
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    Quiz at CC
    25 10 TOA Pavoh community centre will hold a quiz on world and local affairs at its premises on Aug 18 at 8 p.m.
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    Sana head calls for religiousminded VAOs
    216 10 Sana head calls for religiousminded VAOs THE Singapore AntlNarcrfcfl AsMcUtton needs corps at earlag citizens with a sense religions commitment to pall ex-drag takers from the "mad of despair aid desperation," Sana president Mr Baey LUn Peck said •n Saturday light. They caa achieve the salvation of these downtrodden yoiths
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    Recruiting in churches
    193 10 SANA'S Catholic Aftercare (Counselling) Service will soon launch a recruitment drive In five churches in geographically identified drug-prone areas, its chairman, Mr Joseph Ang, disclosed on Saturday night. These are in postal districts three, 10 and 15, he said at a general meeting of representatives of various
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    Teenager who stole 17 cars while out on bail
    458 10 A TEENAGER, described by police as an expert car thief, stole 17 cars barely two weeks after being released on bail for a similar offence, a district court heard on Saturday. Ng Swee Hock, 19, had two previous convictions for car
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    Jailed for stealing goods
    96 10 Jailed for stealing goods A TRADING firm labourer who stole sports goods worth $1,230 from a godown in Pasir Paniang Warehousing Complex, was jailed for two years by a district judge on Saturday on three housebreaking charges. The court heard that Ismail bin Ahmad, 28, who worked in a godown
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    Kids' party
    26 10 MANDAI Tekong Community Centre will hold a party for children at its premises at Track Six. off Mandai Road on tomorrow at 9 a.m.
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    Tee-shirt trend catches on with hawkers
    218 11  - Tee-shirt trend catches on with hawkers WONG MOH-KEED By AN laereMiag aunber •f hawkers »t f»od foatrea have takes to wmrtag wkat eaa be called urif*rn» white toe-ahlrta with the aame •f the centres at which they w»rk prialed m the hack. This growing satorlal tread has lent these ceatres
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    Rotation plan for free school passes to concerts
    462 11  - Rotation plan for free school passes to concerts SIT MENG CHUE By THE Ministry of Culture has started a pilot scheme to allocate by rotation, block seats for schoolchildren to attend, free of charge, concerts organised by the ministry. This was disclosed by Minister for Communications and Acting Minister for
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    Factors for continued prosperity
    96 11 THE Senior Minister of State (Prime Minister's Office), Mr Lee Khoon Choy, said last -night that there are two factors that will decide whether Singapore will continue to prosper 14 years from now. These are whether the younger generation can keep up the spirit of hard
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    Courses on language
    36 11 THE University of Singapore Language Centre will hold 10week courses in Chinese, Japanese and German (or elementary and intermediate students next week. Those interested must register by Friday. For further details, telephone *****51.
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    Culture show
    27 11 HENDERSON community centre will celebrate National Day with a dinner and cultural show at the centre in Bukit Merah View on Saturday at 7.30 p.m.
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    NTUC will have 6 march groups on N-Day
    184 11 NTUC will have 6 march groups on N-Day THE NTUC will again be among the various marching contingents in this years decentralised National Day parades at six centres. The NTUC will field a 51member contingent at each of the centres. The members are from six affiliate unions of the NTUC
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    Adapt life styles' call by Dr Toh
    229 11 Adapt life styles' call by Dr Toh THE Health Minister, Dr Toh Chin Chye. last night urged Singaporeans to adapt their life-styles to the rising inflation and changing world conditions. Speaking at the Rochor constituency National Day dinner, he noted that events in Iran and Vietnam have changed the course
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    Potong Pasir plan for N-Day joy
    68 11 Potong Pasir plan for N-Day joy THE Potong Pasir constituency will kick off its three-week National Day celebrations, the constituency's first with its new MP, Defence Minister Mr Howe Yoon Chong, with a dinner and cultural show tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Sennett community centre. Mr Howe, will be
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    The future refugeest Unpatriotic citizens
    165 11 The future ref ugeest Unpatriotic citizens SINGAPOREANS who do not have a sense of patriotism and are always ready to grumble over minor matters have the mentality of the "boat people" and are the future refugees of Southeast Asia, Dr Lav Teik Soon, MP for Serangoon Garden, said yesterday. In
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    KEEPING THEIR COOL WON THE DAY
    197 12 IMPATIENT customers at peat afllees caa be very taxing. Bat tfceae two c*aater girls managed to keep tfcetr <*•! and this wn them certificates for the mast c*vte*u psstmasten/ postmistresses and eaaater staff esmpetittea. Miss Tan Ch«r Wah (left) and Miss Ang Kirn Nes
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    New generation leaders will come from 3 groups: Review
    338 12 THE next generation of political leaders will come from the government bureaucrats, professionals and academics, according to the Far Eastern Economic Review. And among these three groups, the government bureaucrats have been the most successful, says the Review in its latest
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    'CPF ceiling a relief but not a concession'
    554 12  -  LEE KIM CHEW By EMPLOYERSyesterday expressed relief at the government's plan to put a ceiling on Central Provident Fund contributions but were uncertain whether this could clamp the lid on their escalating operation costs. They welcomed the 36 per cent limit on
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    Investors will not run off: Chok Tong
    385 12 SINGAPORE'S policy of encouraging higherwage, high value-added industries under its second industrial revolution will not frighten off foreign investors. aaaaaaaaaaaaaai The Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Goh Chok Tong, made the point in an interview with the Far Eastern Economic Review (Feer)
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    FINES FOR BREAKING NEW BUILDING RULES
    175 12 FINES FOR BREAKING NEW BUILDING RULES MAXIMUM fines of $8,000 and $10,000 have been prescribed for violation of new building regulations which have been gazetted and which came Into effect last Friday. The maximum penalty of $8,000 applies to the contravention of Building Control (Administration) Regulations 1979, which relate to
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    Carrom meet
    36 12 KAMPUNG San Tens community centre is holding a carrom competition at its premises at Kampuns San Teng on Friday at 7.30 p.m. Those interested can register at the centre or call *****70 for details.
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    Good response to residents' groups plan
    262 13 THE response to the pilot scheme to form residents committees in housing estates has been good, and 28 such bodies were set up last year. Making the point, Mr Lim Sar Soon, senior es- i tates officer, Housing j Board, said the committees have
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    Lock icon Ada wins Rahim's attention as well
    116 13 Ada wins Rahim's attention as well ADA DING, IM, Rot more th*n ae-CMMI prat M a little Dutch girl In a fancy 4nm contest yesterday. She ftls* wm speefatl attention from the Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) Mr ftaUm lakak, who was at the function with Ida wife at
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    INDUSTRIAL GAS PRICES TO RISE SOON
    138 13 INDUSTRIAL GAS PRICES TO RISE SOON PRICES of industrial gases will rise this month as gas manufacturers in Singapore have to pay more for electricity labour and raw materials. The last price increase was in April this year to offset the higher electricity charges imposed in May. Industries such as
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    Montfortian association officials
    76 13 Montfortian association officials MR Teoh One Chen has been elected the president of the Old Montfortian Association. The other officials are: Messrs Joseph Chua, vicepresident; Lim Boon Heng, secretary; Andrew Tan, assistant secretary; Joseph Lee, treasurer; and Joseph Tan, assistant treasurer. Committee members are: Mr Arshad bin Rahmat, Mr Ong
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    Energy saving essay that tops them all
    556 13 Energy saving essay that tops them all PRE-UNTVERSITY student Lim Liang Biau was not short on imagination when he wrote a prize-winning essay on saving energy. "Imagine," he says, "a life without energy." And he quickly adds that this may in fact soon be stark reality. Liang Biau, 17, a
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    Chief officer caused deaths, says coroner
    385 14 Chief officer caused deaths, says coroner THE chief officer of a tanker was found by a coroner's court on Saturday to have caused the deaths of three workers by a negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide. The coroner, Mr Aziz Yatim, said that although the chief officer, Tong Fat
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    Lock icon Singapore ship sunk
    60 14 by cyclone THE Singapore-registered freighter Gulf Prosperity sank on Friday after being battered by a cyclone in the Indian Ocean but its crew of 23 were picked up by a passing ship, its agents in Penang said today. The agents said the 3000- tonne vessel was on
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    On literature
    35 14 DR Yeo Song Nien, a lecturer at Nanyang University, will speak on Malaysian Chinese literature before World War Two at the National Library meeting room on Saturday at 3 p.m. Admission is free.
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    $1 A YEAR FOR GAMES, TREATS AND CLASSES
    230 14  - $1 A YEAR FOR GAMES, TREATS AND CLASSES PAUL WEE By YOUNGSTERS aged between six and 14 in the Telok Ayer constituency have probably never had it so good. Now, they have a club known as the Children's Club where they can study and play learn to be useful junior
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    Right way isn't just having right of way
    499 14 EVEN when they have the right of way, pedestrians should learn to wait for vehicles to stop before crossing a road, say the Traffic Police. Pedestrians should never assume vehicles will stop for them not even at pedestrian crossings. This is especially
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    Meat shortage 'due to Aussie ports strike'
    110 14 THE current strike in Australian ports is believed to be one of the reasons for the shortage of beef and mutton here. According to Berita Harian, several beef and mutton dealers have reported a 15 to 20 per cent decrease in imports of
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      223 14 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp y WHAT A I THATS A NICE I --VOUP AUNT I /AfS&CT/ THAT'S A FINE AUISTT /MONSTROSOV/ THIN© FOR YOU MAGGIE HASN'T WAY TO TALK ABOUT MA0QIB I SWE HASN'T TO SAY, J ANY SENSE/ J r YOUR OWN WIFE J^ BOU5HTTT
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  • The Straits Times MONDAY, AUGUST 6,1979
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      IN A QUAGMIRE
      388 16 THERE is no question that the Vietnamese are in deep trouble. This is the inescapable conclusion particularly in regard to their invasion of Kampuchea last January and their continued occupation of that country. Occupy it they must, if they want their puppet Heng Samrin regime to survive.
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      NOT-SO-HOT JOGET
      388 16 MANY Singaporeans brought up on the joget modem could have felt left behind by John Travolta's disco fever and the teeny bopper cult. Perhaps not a few, yearning for the days of yore, may have taken heart at the phenomenon of joget stalls nothing more than openair dance
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    Investors in US advised to turn to Asean
    756 16  - Investors in US advised to turn to Asean JAMES SRODES Genuine doubt about China's ability to absorb limitless American exports By in WASHINGTON SENIOR Carte Administration ad vis ers are glad enough t have signed the long awaited trade pac with China. But, inter I estingly, amid the sell congratulatory
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    Hongkong's oyster farmers face a bleak five years with no profits
    639 16  -  RODNEY HOBSON By Our correspondent in Hongkong A SMALL but lucrative industry here has virtually been wiped out, threatening hundreds with bankruptcy and sparking off a row over who is to blame. The unlucky victims are Hongkong's oyster farmers,
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    Lock icon Record climbing season for Nepal as 34 peaks tempt mountaineers
    409 16  - Record climbing season for Nepal as 34 peaks tempt mountaineers ELIZABETH HAWLEY By in KATMANDU IT'S CLIMBING time again on Everest and other peaks in the Nepalese Himalayas, bnt this autumn season is a record with 32 peaks tc be attempted by teams from IS countries. The first climbers to
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    Committee probes the ills of Australia's banking system
    828 16  - Committee probes the ills of Australia's banking system VINCENT W. STOVE By Our correspondent in Sydney THERE IS growing agitation in Australia for greater competition between the country's banks. And some of the world's leading banks are standing by, willing and able to provide such competition. There is a growing
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      15 16 Rado J^fe Quartz ElAgant m W i WmJ r R A D O WZ*,» Switzerland
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    Question and answer session to woo the investors
    747 17  - Question and answer session to woo the investors ABBY TAN By Our correspondent in Manila INVESTORS, commented one of them, are like women who must be wooed and wooed. American businessmen, who came to Manila for a three-day dialogue on investments and trade with their Asean counterparts, are no different.
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      Give us a list of qualifications
      151 17 I HAVE one question and a suggestion which would be useful to all "Paper-Chasers," fulltime, or part-time, who face the dilemma of having the required qualification at the proper time. My question is: When the government degazettes a qualification, such as in the case
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      Directory was out of stock
      142 17 Directory was out of stock I HAD the most frustrating time collecting the 1979 telephone directory for my company from the Jurong community centre. The pace is very disorganised; four times I went there and found the directories out of stock. I hope Telecoms will in future take into consideration
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      A straight line was noi possible for road
      134 17 WE REFER to T.S. Lee's letter (ST, July 6) questioning the reconstruction of Jalan Woodbridge at its junction with Lorong Buangkok. In recent years, traffic has increased along Lorong Buangkok. When canal works were being undertaken in the area, the Public Works
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      85 17 WE REFER to Ibrahim A Karim's letter (ST, June 26). The drains along the whole stretch of Balestier Road are wide, but railings have been installed along sections where the road has heavy traffic. We would be grateful if Mr Ibrahim would contact the Maintenance Branch in the Public Works
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      86 17 WE THANK J Yusoff Ibrahim (ST, July 18) for drawing our attention to the need for a bus shelter opposite the hotels in Havelock Road. Our site investigations have shown that a bus shelter can be erected on the kerbed area between two godowns opposite the hotels. The Parks and
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      Grave errors have been made in choosing what to preserve
      478 17 Grave errors have been made in choosing what to preserve I READ with interest the article by the late George G. Thomson, "Preserving the old river scene" (ST, July 23) and hope the Preservation of Monuments Board and private and public developers take a close, hard look at the subject
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      547 17 EB UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE «Bfcnßl Department of Extramural Studies ys^ LIVING AND LEfIRN|NG The Department of Extramural Studies will be conducting the following courses in the month of September 1979. MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANCY Days Omnwoclng Time (pm) Management Accounting Mon/Wed 3.9 7.00-9.00 Economics Tue/Thu 4.9 7.30-9.30 Introduction to Business Statistics Wed/Fri
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      320 17 For the record What Gloria Chandy discovered when she looked back a hundred years of history. Romance in lace How it can bring out the old- fashioned femininity. Motoring Read what Roderick Pestana has to say about the cars without spare tyres. Who can off er a shop aircon system
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      WEEKLY SHARE ANALYSIS
      2041 18 AS A service to readers, Straits Times publishes weekly a detailed analysis of shares on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. The year's high and low, are followed by the week's movement in prices, the dividend, the net price earnings ratio and the volume of business. 1079 1
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        DOMESTIC
        235 18 I UK IS dollar consolidated its posilion somewhat in the Singapore kM market last week, against a back ground ol improved June US trade (KcM or I'SJl 9 billion (versus $2 5 billion in May I and dollar defem-e measures, and the appoint m.-ni o( Paul Vulrker as chairman
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        DISCOUNT
        340 18 ON JULY 30. the MAS pre-export '■\jk>i I rediscount rate was raised from 5 per cent to 5 per cent Simultaneously, discount houses in- mad then Call Deposit rate from 1 > («'t tent to 4 per cent and subsequently to 5 per cent on Au hum 1 The
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        Local money market
        118 18 LAST week saw a generally firmer interbank ovmight market than the However, rates were easier on base day (July 31). with overnights closing at 2to 1 per cent The term rates firmed per cent to close at 7-9 16 to 7-7 16. 7 I to 7 and
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        ASIAN CURRENCY RATES
        184 18 lepwdt rates for the week ;nded Apr S: I S| (Bid price*) Hi(h U» 7 days 10' 10 1 month IT' 103/16 2 months 11 10 11/16 3 months 115/16 10 15/16 6 months 11 11 9 months 10 1011/16 12 months 1013/*****1/16 Swim Frtacs Hifk Low
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        Short-term money
        48 18 FOR THE week ended Saturday Aug 4. the range of call rate received from from Short Deposits (M) Bhd was as follows: Baak tmmi: 3 5 per cent to 6 per cent. GcaenJ tmm*: 3.S per cent to 6 percent MaveaeaU of funds totalled 1663 million
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        Banks' Prime Lending Rates
        360 18 Chartered Bank 8 1 Chase Manhattan 8'< Chemical Bank 8' Chung Khiaw 8'« Citibank NA 8 1 Contiental Illinois 8' Credit Suisse 8'. Credit Lyonnais S> > Dai-Ichi Kangyo 8 DBS 8'. Dresdner Bank S< i European Asian 8 i j Far Eastern Bank 8'< j
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      LONDON STOCKS
      582 18 :X>NDON, Fri.-Share prices losed steady to slightly firmer n slack trading, dealers said. ["he F T index was 1.8 points ligher to 457.5 points at the tat. Government bonds gained jetween 1/8 and 1/4 point on he continuing strength of stering. Gold shares eased as much is 1
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      New York
      264 18 NEW YORK, Fri.-The stock] market yielded to further profit-taking as prices declined < in moderate trading. Takeover news continued to capture investor attention but i profit-taking hit a number of j stocks that gained recently on > expectations that they would j benefit from energy develop- menu. The
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      Amsterdam
      210 18 AMSTERDAM, Fri -Share prices closed firmer in more active trading with R*y»l Dutch rising 1.30 guilders and Aki* 0.90 guilders in high Dutch internationals, dealers said. AUO 03 FU abn a»tao -l Ahold MJO -02 Akio JHO +0.9 AMEV 9600 13 Amfu ***** 1-2 Amrot Bank TOM unch Bercou
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      42 18 Current payment Sentos* S',TE Kg Lanjat 6', X Kimpir Ltf Krsaut 7.5' S»*y« ly^TE D»te p«y»blf Augls Augl6 Augl6 Augl6 Aug 17 ToUl far tke yew s (;te( ;te 14.3-r ¥f/i 27.5', 12STE ToUl far prevlaoa ye»r 21.6--54. 44'TE Tax-exempted
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      S'pore produce
      264 18 OVERSEAS offtake of commodities from the Singapore produce market last week was lower than the week before as sellers here generally turned cautious (or want of better price indications and consistent demand from the regular buyers, particularly (rom Europe. Most prices tended lower in sympathy with levels prevailing
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      PRODUCE
      119 18 CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE, SINGAPORE, NOON CLO8ING PRICES PER P1CIX ON SATt'ROAY: boM »U: Bulk $12 sellers, ok) drum S130 sellers, new drum 1135 sellers. C*ff»: Mixed (loose) UK Com $77.00 buyers. Pepper: Muntofc AST A white fob IW, NLW $342 00 sellers. Sarawak while fob 96'. NLW $327 50
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      Tokyo
      173 18 TOKYO, Sat.-Share prices closed higher on active selective buying with the market average setting a record (or the second consecutive day. dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 33.15 to close at a record 6,388.87 points, with the volume at 160 million shares Y*n AJinomoto 532 2 Matsushita Elect
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      Zurich
      216 18 ZURICH, Fri.-Prices were generally steady in moderate volume supported by a stable dollar and some foreign demand, dealers said. The Credit Suisse index closed at 271.6 points. AUO 03 rr«ne» AcUoiu Sulssei 296 +1 Alusulsse Br 1X6 »5 Alusulsse Reg «5 -1 Brown Boverl Br MM -3 Clba Oelgy
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      Indices
      61 18 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Friday 457.5 Thursday 4567 Week Ago 458.2 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Friday 846.16 Thursday 847 95 Week ago 839.78 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Friday 24' to 24*t Thursday 24. to 24. H.K.HANG SENG Friday 808.59 Thursday closed Week ago 623.21 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday 488.01 Thursday 487.39 Week
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      GOLD
      181 18 THE KILOBAR market (or gold deliverable in Singapore opened at $20,043 per kilo and moved up to $20,077 before closing at $20,083 on Saturday In the Far East, gold opened at US$287 40 90 It was traded In a narrow range of $287.40 288.20 and closed at $287.60 287.00.
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        Tin price static
        142 18 THE STRAITS tin price was unchanged at $1,900 per picul in Penang on Saturday on an official offering down 45 tonics to 150 tonnes. LONDON: Tin closed £5 per tonne lower for Cash and £32 down for Three Months standard metal. High Grade was £5 and £25
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        Prices take a dip
        398 18 SIMILAR to the previous week, the j China-Vietnam border Speculative market commenced on a steadier j buying interest and covering tor the note, taking August One RSS briefly i nearby positions also supported the to a peak of 298 cents per kilo rite. before easing to
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        COPPER
        32 18 LONDON Copper prices on Friday (previous in brackets). Wirebar Spot OH3 (KKffl) sellers IMA HJCSi. Three Month buyers tJ«a i tMO 50). sellers L852 50 iXWl) Market Mat: Steady S«le»:9.375 tonnes
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        130 18 LONDON: Rubber Futures on Friday closed mostly 0.70 to O.lOp per kilo down from Thursday. Turnover was two lots of five tonnes and 151 lots of 15 tonnes including seven Kerb trades. There were no Options traded Dealers said afternoon trading continued quiet with late weekend activity and
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      397 18 INVESTORS were jist nibbling at selective stocks m the Stock Exchange of Singapore Im* week. Otherwise, the market waa quiet and featureless throughout. On halaaee mart af the industrial tones finished practically unchanged. Turnover was mach reduced and concentrated In a handful of counters. Leaders like Haw Pat
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      103 18 THE following lint of storks gives the II most traded on the Stock Exchange of Singapore last week. It gives the turnover in thousands of units, riming prices on Friday and the high and low (or It7f TVM •ver Prk« AMI W U« F Merlin [nchcape Sime
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      423 18 IT WAS a generally dull week for investors on the Kuala Lumpur stock market last week as prices continued to drift in lethargic trading. Apart from the modest run-up by motor stocks on Friday, traders did not appear to pay any attention to the market. There was neither
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        67 18 ««K •*BT Index: •Industrials: ••Hotels: •Properties: 'Minings: 'Plantations: :OCBC: :SES Ind 259 76 385 96 695.29 286.45 246.80 203 43 670.53 ***** 340.01 2253.98 384.19 694.78 ***** 244.33 203.79 668.26 370.23 337 53 2270.80 384.04 694 88 287.17 244.85 203.45 668.53 371.25 338.97 2282 10 384.41 695.81 287.99 245.15
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        75 18 MSI am i a.* j A«! •»BT Index: 3272.53 •Industrials: 412.32 ..Finance: 594 94 '•Hotels 254.71 'Properties: 233.76 •Tins: 207.06 JRubbers 777.55 •C53.41 411.08 592.43 254.87 233.97 207 49 776.36 *****5 *****8 ***** ***** ***** 592.95 254.91 254.91 232.93 233.76 207.77 208.63 774.52 774.61 3283.38 ***** 596 35 256.84
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      412 18 LONDON: Share prices were narrowly mixed last week after a week of very small activity with operators still uneasy about forecasts of a decline in investment and the possibility of a further rise in interest rates, dealers said. The F T index fell 0 7 to 457.5 points
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      716 22 I 111 VEHICLES A BOATS 45 Vehicles For Sale HME PURCHASE LOAN on your new/ used cars F.asj payment »llh attractive terms. Call M/s Slntrusl Pte Ltd 230, Geylang Road. Singapore 1438 or tel: *****14 William HONDA N3BO C.C. Eligible for PARF Oood running condition Asking $4,500 Tel *****24. Mljs
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      999 22 WELL KEPT 1577 Colt Oalant Sigma with alrcond. silver grey Cassette, excellent condition 120.80 C ono Contact *****58 YOU CAN AFFORD a car on hirepurchase terms from Hong Leong Finance Moderate Interest rate Repayment up to 2 years Immediate approval Tele1 phone *****33 Permit No. 2188. 1 OWNER 1877 Colt
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      724 22 111 VEHICLES BOATS 1*73 HOMC* PICKUP TN3BO MXV I at $2,500 ExccHent condition. Interested contact *****08/ *****00 1*73 MERCEDES 200 alrcond.. cassette, radio, sports rims. Excellent condition. Tel: *****33. 1*73 OCTOBER OATSUN 140 J. »lrcon, cassette, radio, private owner, new paintwork. Immaculate condition. 110.500/- *****67 1973 SUBARU GSR Coupe, alrcond..
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      661 22 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES 51 Accommodation Vacant a) Houses EXCLUSIVE PROPERTIES!! Sup#r ApAfttn#fltt •/ttti tWMIiMitQ pool in Orchard Rd location: Calrnhlll Plaza SUBB c Hlghpolnt $3,000 c Orange Heights tMSS Hilltops $2,500 Hlllcourt *2.40 C c Orchard Towers SI.BBO City Towers $1,800 Pandan Valley $1,500 $3,500 Fk»l class Detached Bungalows DM*.
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      754 22 DISTRICT 10 HENRY PARK. Semi-detached, 4 spacious bedrooms, partially furnished, facing open surroundings, rental $2,200 Viewing *****96/ *****47. DISTRICT 10. DOUBLE-STOREY SEMI-DETACHED. 3-bedroomed. spacious living/ dining, servant's amenities, furnished $1,500. Richard Low Housing *****81. DISTRICT 11 NEAR GOLDHILL PLAZA 2-storey detached bungalow with matured garden. 3 bedrooms, study, servant's, large
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      1465 22 IV ACCOMMODATION 4 PROPERTIES US X Ja. CHAHOJ spacious singlestorey semi-detached house, quiet vicinity, 19-A and 25-A Harvey Avenue. Tel. *****21. b) Flats CHC4CE OF APARTMENTS AVAILABLE WITH/ WITHOUT SWMMMNG POOL Calrnhlll Plaza SZJMB c Jaya Tower $3,000 Hlllcourt $1,500 Orange Heights *MS» i a Pandan Valley $1.600 -83.000 Orchard
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      821 22 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES DMT. 10 TASTEFULLY FURNISHED room with bathroom attached Access to all facilities Ideal for respectable single, couple, foreigner. Call 843-95 UNFURNISHED ROOMS In doublestorey bungalow, dlst 15. $150 p.m. for slrcle or girls sharing Contact *****82 52 Accommodation Wanted a) Houses BANK MO INSTITUTION Looking For Surtabt*
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      669 22 HOLLAND ROAD DIST. 18 doublestorey detached. 3 bedrooms, servant's. 16.000 sq.ft. $380,000 ono Regional *****00/ *****54 HONG KONG VILLA wtth private twtmmtng pool "n elevated landscaped garden. In eicluI »rva Kowloun Tong raatd«nrl*l locaHen. GROUNDFLOOR Split-level llvlng/dlnlng. blllard's room. TV room, 2 bathrooms and large kitchen MAISONETTE Mahjong room IST
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      757 23 IV ACCOMMODATION ft PROPERTIES 54 Properties For Sale b) Flats INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY DISTRICT 10 RIDGF WOOD luxury apartments. No restrictions to foreigners. KALAKAUA RISE 4 bedrooms. 2,000 sq ft 12th floor $296,000. 3 bedrooms. 1.800 sq ft 3rd floor i S2SS.OM. L IHOUIO POSE 4 bedrooms. 2.000 sq ft 12th
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      590 23 GROUNDFLOOR FACTORIES/ WAREHOUSES for rent at Geylang 1.000 6.000 sq ft. Interested call. 971 1 1 *****2. FOR LEASE JUROMC Whole Floor comprising 1533 m in a9 storey flatted factory available at a rental of $4.95 per m month. KALLAMC BASIN Flatted Factory with whole floor vacancy of 1858 m
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      952 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES The finest in OCBC Centre One-Stop shopping Singapore's finest in Bukit Timah commercial land- 5 minutes of smooth dnv mark now SUbStan- in 0 tf om Orchard and tially leased Rental Thomson Road from $23 68 psm/ Arllple car parkin 9 la<:i1 mth ties c Attractive loans
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      1441 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES LUCKY PLAZA, lower ground 160 I SHOP/OFFICE SPACE to let at sq.ft. $1,500 p.sf with/ without Tanglln Shopping Centre, tenancy for sale. Property Agen- Reasonable rates. Tel: *****11. cy- *****92/ *****11 SHOP SPACE EACH of approxlSHOP AT ORCHARD Towers, mately 260 sq ft available at Or- lower
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      1297 23 IV SERVICES ft BUSINESS 1 I OFFICE/FACTORY/HOUSEHOLD A-W Removals. Deliveries, drlver/laW^ bour supplied, self-drive lorries W» arp fnrminir another for htre "orage. odd Jobs. Call: we axe iorming anoiner CDT *****87/*****64. after office company to venture Into *****32, Hair Care Shampoo In Malaysia. Manufacturers wanted X Photography for latest, easy
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      1520 23 VI EDUCATION ft TRAINING AUGUST SESSIONS FOR Short- BB^ hand/Typewriting (Beginners and Speed) at Systematic Busi- I ness Training Centre. 601. 6th WM* J floor. Orchard Shopping Centre. aaaHßßl (above Mohan's) Tel: *****85 Bafpav BEGINNERS' SHORTHAND M C^2 COURSE commencing 13.8.79 Mondays 630 pm 8 pm. Or C^IkLS Sundays 1030
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      36 24 THE FAMILY OF the late Mr. N N. Plllay of Batu Housing, Kuala Lumpur, would like to express their thanks to relatives, friends for their attendance, condolences, wreaths and assistance during their recent bereavement.
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      58 24 passed away peacefully on 3-8-78. Daaptymoumadbr •ana jm TAN CHEOW Kl AT TANCHEOWCHOON 1 aon In law. 2 <toug>itf» In I— MO 6 gf ■oocniMrvfi. Cori.9* will lam* reiM»nc« Bik 117 Bukit Marah Canlral (oppoaWa Bukii Marah C.C.) at 2 00 pm 7-» 79 for Chua Chu Kang
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      1246 24 VI EDUCATION TRAINING 102 Education 1 I THE BRITISH COUNCIL I I k I I PRCPAP.ATION COURSE l mutm m m m mmmmmmmmmmm rcm THE DECEMBER NEW CLASSES IN AUGUST CAMBRMXJE Revision lAM Part I/II "O" BNOLWH Inst Bkg Fin (1980 Exam) EXAJSMATION AMSF/CliO(Mech.) LCC Accounting/ Costing A 4S-hour Vc^cS^S^
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      868 24 VI EDUCATION TRAINING SUCCEED M ENOUBM. Acquire TUITION M SECONDARY School word splendour, grammar profl- Maths, (with emphasis on clency. dlsllnctlveness. writing Examination techniques) by skill. Pass examinations con- experienced teacher holding full vlnclngly *****4. Australian teaching qualification*. Specialised tuition for I ■ucoaa tub iky w. v slower learners too
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      950 24 VII TRAVEL ft RESTAURANTS OESARU CUM KOTA Tlnegi $19 HARI RAVA SPECIAL TOUR* 8.8.79, 12-879 Kuantan, t?engganu 3 days $99 Departure 8.8 .79. tk<? t*i 27VM71 (TAiui $88 (Stay at Oenung Hotel TKS.tel za0821.(TA314). By Deluxe A/C Coach 24/8. t WONDERFUL TOURS SPECIAL f mm S^ m^ m^ m TDBKK/PTT/ChlongmsHßlßMon
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      660 24 SHENTOURS »TE. LTD., 01, OfOMndWoot. Marina Ho—a. SlMnlon Way, Smaisirs S2S7. Tal: 222SSX1/ *****M STPB No. 170. W (a) 4 MOST TALKED ABOUT AMERICAN TOURS 20 DAYS WEST COAST/ SS DAYS ROUND THE WORLD/ 2s DAYS WEST N 17 DAYS USA BS9EPENDENT GROUP TRAVEL visiting Manlla-Honolulu-Anehelm Disneyland )-Los Angeles-San Dlego-TI
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      240 24 VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS I A PERSONAL 127 Lost A Found lost anrr a white Kitten in Saraca Road. Finder contact i *****10. Reward. WEODNM ENGAGEMENT rings of untold sentimental value lost at Shenton Way. 2/8/79 Reward. Call: *****8/*****22. 129 Miscellaneous ASIA MARRIAOE-AIO Bureau helps you find suitable partner Suite 12-A KhencChlu
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      727 24 ■■■■■■I IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OP SINGAPORE pr^Sg^P Orlntaaltau PetltUa N*. 44 *f I. u»e matter *f the Cmpaadea B Act (Chapter IH) LEMBAQA LETRIK aa*l NEQARA w Jatwn lee TAN AH MELAYU (*mp«y Se^lrto- Berfc^l SEREMBAN Interruption of Elactrlcltv Suoolv NOTICE IS HEREBY ci city PW
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    54 25 MDM TEO HOON ENG 1917 -1979 Passed away at home on 4.8.79. Leaving behind Sons Ng Oon Bee, Ng Oon Thiam, Daughters-in-law, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Grandchildren, Nephews, Nieces. Cortege will leave Residence at 7, Namly Drive, Singapore 10 at .12 noon 12.8.79 for Mount Vernon Crematorium. No wreaths, scrolls. Donations
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    68 25 MX. TSEN EN FOONG aged 91 years passed away peacefully on 4.8.79 at 12.30 pm leaving behind wife: Wong Shun Yin, sons: Andrew, Michael, daughters: Daisy, Florence, Jessie, sons-in-law: Ho Yew Cheong, Tham Keng Van, Robert Llm, daughters-in-law: Scan Sye Eng, Woon Kum Har, 7 grandsons, 5 grand-daughters, 2
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      772 25 f KECK SENG (MALAYSIA) BHD. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE FIRST HALF YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE 1979 Your Board of Directors have the pleasure in presenting the unaudited results H of the Company and Group for the first half year ended 30th June 1979 SIX MONTHS SIX MONTHS ENDED 30-6-1978 ENDED
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      568 25 CHANGE OF ADDRESS f*H.h ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD We are now located at: 9th Floor, World Trade Centre Maritime Square Telok Blanqah Road Singapore 0409 (entrance at Lift Lobby D) Tel: *****44 Syarikat Perumahan* Pegawai Kerajaan Sendirian Berhad, No. 46, Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights, KUALA LUMPUR. Notice ot Pre-Qualification of Tenderers
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      358 25 In the Matter Ik Ompaitk* Act CaplK tad In Ike Matter of ASIAN DOMINION PTE. LTD. Natleeaf Special BeMtatlMU for Mfmbfrs Voluntary Winding! p (Panaaat to Secttmi 2M) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of Asian Dominion Pte. Ltd., duly convened and held at Suite 520, sth Floor,
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      977 25 NOTICE CHARLES BRADBURNE CO. (1930) SON. BHD hereby gives notice in accordance with Section 353(1) of the Companies Act 1965 that after the expiration of one 1 month from the date of this Notice the Company intends to transfer 2901 Ordinary Shares of M$1 each in the capital of the
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      658 25 GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF TRENGGANU PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ACCELERATED RURAL ROADS PROGRAMME PACKAGE T FOR THE STATE OF TRENGGANU IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA CONSTRUCTION OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ROADS AND BRIDGES NOTICES OF PREQUALIFICATION 1.0 The government of the state of Trengganu invites suitably experienced contractors to be prequaiified for the
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      454 26 i,. economic development eQfa BOARD Applications are invited from citizens/permanent residents of Singapore and other ASEAN citizens for the following posts in the Japan-Singapore Training Centre:(A) JAPANESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS (B) ASSISTANT TRAINING OFFICERS/TRAINING OFFICERS Qualifications Experience (A)« A Degree in Arts from a Japanese University, preferably majoring in Japanese Language
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      429 26 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD We are computerising our operations and are looking for a suitably qualified candidate for appointment urgently as COMPUTER ANALYST/ PROGRAMMER Desired candidates should possess A good honours degree or any recognised professional qualification particularly in Computer Science. At least 2 years' experience in similar or related field.
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      509 26 A large and well-established timber processing Company with\ operations in Singapore and Malaysia engaged in the processing of sawn timber, plywood and other wood products for local and export markets requires two experienced individuals to assume the following positions:SALES MANAGER Around $24,000 per annum plus profit sharing Based in Singapore,
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      465 26 An established tugs and barges operating company require qualified and experienced personnel to fill the following vacancies: (a) Technical Manager Salary $20,000 $25,000 pa. To manage the Maintenance Department and the shipyard being directly responsible to the Managing Director Qualification Experience Must have formal training in shipbuilding or marine engineering
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      158 26 Primary Industries Enterpries (Pte) Ltd. NOTICE OF REMtmi With effect from sth August 1979 Our Pharmaceutical Office will be at 4th Floor URA Building 45 Maxwell Road i Singapore 0106 Tel: *****11 (5 lines) NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Mr. Yong Chit Seng (I/C No. *****76F) has resigned as
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      349 27 n spasm KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. MALAYSIA'S east coast states have been hit by a shortage of cooking gas. Reports from KUALA TRENGGANU yesterday said there was no cooking gas available. Dealers in Kuala Trengganu sad cooking gas stocks had not been replenished by either
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      311 27 Govt urged to give wives entry permits KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday rHE Malaysian Indian Congress is seeking government help to resolve an immigration problem facing Malaysians of Indian stock the granting sf entry permits to foreign-born wives. i Without an entry permit, the wife will not be able to get her
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      128 27 Aussie woman reports rape by two KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A 21-year-old Australian housewife reported to police she was raped by two men at 11km Jalan Cheras here early today. She told police she was at the bus station in Kajang at about midnight when two men in a lorry offered
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      81 27 Price of chicken fixed KUALA LUMPUR, Sun The maximum retail price for chicken, male of female, has been fixed at $2.30 per 605 ft Members of the Federation for Poultry Farmers Associations Malaysia and the Selangor Poutry Associaton agreed to the price after a two-day meeting with Trade and Industry
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      68 27 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A recent noise pollution survey has revealed that Kuala Lumpur's sound level Is roughly equivalent to that of New York and downtown Los Angeles. The survey, conducted by offices from the Department of Environment and architectural students from Universiti Technoloji Malaysia,
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      27 27 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Malaysian Territorial Army is looking for 200 officers and nearly 7.000 other ranks to Join local defence corps in various states.
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      233 27 We lack dedicated people, DAP meet told IPOH, Sun. Malaysia's main opposition party, the Democratic Action Party (DAP), is troubled by leaders and members who lack party discipline and ideological commitment, DAP secretary-general Lim Kit Siang said today. Mr Lim, who is also Parliamentary Opposition leader, told the Perak DAP
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      129 27 Xl ALA LUMPUR, Son. There are M uempl«yed d*cUra la the cMUtry kit the Ministry af Health trill have nothing to d« with them. The mm: They are ••me «f the Vtotwuneae boat pecpie. The Director-General of Health, Tan Sri Dr Raja Ahmad
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      558 27 Use the high quality ill NICHIA Electrode for ill your next welding job. Exclusive Distributors: lim YEW CHEONG WELDING PTE. LTD. I Singapore: 147 /147A, Rangoon Road, Singapore, 8. ll™ Tel: *****22 (5 lines) JjS Sps S Malaysia: 5 Jalan Baiduri (Off Jalan San Peng) ■'■I'f|-iil-|BJ K.L. Malaysia Tel: *****517
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      Lloyd upsets to qualify for final
      305 28 Lloyd upsets to qualify for final SOUTH ORANGE (New Jersey), Sun. John Lloyd, Chris Everts British husband, scored a major upset yesterday by defeating Vitas Gerulaitis to enter the final against John McEnroe in the U5575,000 (sJ6l,2so)Grand Prix Open at the Orange lawn tennis club. The unseeded Lloyd, 24, took
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      35 28 TOKYO, Sun Indonesia's women national volleyball team were beaten 0-3 (6-15, 515, 3-15) by Tokyo Shibaura Electric Company here today for their third straight defeat of their eight-game goodwill tour of Japan. AFP
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      450 28 LONDON, Sun. England ground on remorselessly against India on the third day of the second Test at Lords here, with the second half of the day providing little entertainment for the 15,000 crowd. England finished the day on 357 for the loss of seven wickets despite losing
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      85 28 INDIA lit Inns: M Raglaad (averalght 7W) Brearley c Reddy b Kapil Dev 12 Boyr»tt c Gavaskar b Ghavri 32 GMeh b Kapil Dev 10 G«wer b Ghavri 82 Randall run out 57 Holham b Venkatsaraghavan 36 Miller not o it 52 FAmomia c Reddy b Kapil Dpv 20
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      Mercer lands winner
      97 28 Mercer lands winner GOODWOOD (England). Sun. Connaaght Bridge burst through la the final ZM metres to win the featured Naaaaa Stakes at Gaadwaad yesterday and continue a remarkable ran af sacceas far trainer Henry Cecil and lackey Joe Mercer at the five-day meeting. The three-year-old filly's victory, worth £17, 13*
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      281 28 LONDON, Sun. Essex, whose march towards the county championship was checked on Friday, when Middlesex beat them, faltered again yesterday when Worcestershire hit them for 353. Without left-arm pacer John Lever, playing for England, the Essex bowlers were hard pressed to contain their hosts, who
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      Lock icon Slavia beat St Gallen
      65 28 PRAGUE. Sun Slavia Prague beat St. Gallen, of Switzerland, 2-0, after leading 14) at half-time, in the Summer Cup soccer tournament here yesterday. Spartak Trnava beat First Vienna, of Austria 34 C 2-0). and Banik Ostrava scored a 32 (1-1) win over Oesters Vaexioe of Sweden.
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      Lock icon Naoko sets a record
      60 28 OSAKA, Sun Naoko Miura set a Japanese record by winning the women's 200 metres backstroke in two minutes 19.95 sec in the Japan swimming championships here today. Miura bettered the previous best of 2:21.28 set by Suzukn Matsumura in August, 1975. She also improved her pending
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      Lock icon Japan stay unbeaten
      41 28 HONGKONG, Sun. Japan's Aichi Institute of Technology baseball team beat China's Shanghai 3-2. Gansu 15-3 and and Shaanxi 25-2 to maintain their unbeaten tour record. They won 10-4 against Peking and 7-3 against Tianjin in earlier matches. AFP
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      Jockey Foo fined $500
      629 28 STIPE'S REPORT JOCKEY V K. Foo was fined $500 for mishandling his mount, Steel Heart, in Race Five. M.C. Lam, was questioned for allowing his mount, Antasena, to drift in the same race and was, subsequently, fined $300. Another jockey, R. Ang (Rumbabas), was fined 1300
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      240 28 BIBMINGHAM(EacIand), Bu. Archie Gemmill, veteran N»tttßghMn Pwest tnhJfleld player aad farmer Seatland captain, wm yesterday transferred to Birmingham City far £ISM«(f»MM). Gemmill, SI, played far Scatland In last nrnffler 1 WarM Cap final* In Argentina. Bat Me wm hiaaif npH by lnjartes tar mast ef
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      Lock icon Olympics to be bigger
      93 29 MOSCOW, Sun. Tennis, table tennis and badminton are likely to be included in the programme (or the 1988 Olympic Games, a leading International Olympic Committee administrator said here today. Arpad Csanadi, of Hungary, who heads the lOC's programme commission, said that the possibility of adding these
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      62 29 EASTBOURNE, England, Sun. Kate Brasher, daughter of Britain's former Olympic champion Chris Brasher and women's tennis star Shirley Bloomer, who was 17 years old two days ago, yesterday won the British junior grass tennis title when she beat Sonia Davies 7-6, 3-6, 6-3. The boys title
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      Lock icon Rono takes steeplechase gold medal
      266 29 DAKAR, Sun. Kenya's Kiprotich Rono stopped Ethiopia from making a clean sweep of the 3,000 metres steeplechase medals on the third and final day of the African athletics championships here yesterday. Rono won a tremendous duel with the leading Ethiopian runner, Tura Eschetu for the
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      90 29 STOCKHOLM, Sun. Finnish champion Jukka Toivola, who took an early lead and never looked back, scored an impressive victory in the Stockholm marathon here yesterday. Toivola, expected to run for Finland with doubleOlympic 5,000 and 10,000metre champion Lasse Viren in next year's Olympic Games' marathon in Moscow, covered
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      426 29 BIRMINGHAM (Michigan), Sun. Rex Caldwell tamed the awesome Oakland Hills course with a four-under-par 66 yesterday to take a two-stroke lead in the third-round of the Professional Golfers' Association championship. Caldwell, who has never finished higher than third since joining the tour in 1975, ended
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      227 29 Yachts off for big race PLYMOUTH, Sun. Three yachts set off yesterday from this southern England port at the start of the biggest inter-ocean race to commemorate the founding of the first colony in western Australia. But one west Australian entry scheduled to start hit trouble. Sheer Joy had to
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      Lock icon Nancy's 70 puts her further ahead
      266 29 Nancy' s 70 puts her further ahead SUNNINGDALE, (England), Sun. Nancy Lopez carded five birdies in a four-under-par 70 yesterday to take a sevenstroke lead with a 15-under-par aggregate of 207 after the third round of the European Ladies Professional Golf Association championship. Joyce Kazmierski, three shots behind Lopez overnight,
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      456 29 COWES. (Isle of Wight), Sun. Britain's chances of retaining the Admiral's Cup, won in the last series two years ago, were dashed when former Prime Minister Edward Heath's Morning Cloud broke its rudder during the 352-kilo-metre Channel race. The incident happened early Saturday morning as
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      446 29 TURIN, Sun. East Germany's outstanding sprinter Marita Koch scored yet another world-record triumph when she took the gold medal in the women's 400 metres on the first day of the Europa Athletics Cup championships here yesterday. It was the fourth time this season, and
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      Lock icon ALL THE RESULTS
      308 29 Men 4Mm hiraJes: 1 Schmid (W Ger) 47.85; 2 Archipenko (SU) 48.35; 3 Beck (E Ger) 48.58. Hammer: 1 Riehm (W Ger) 78.66; 2 Litvinov (SU) 76.90; 3 Steuk (E Ger) 75.76. IMb: 1 Mennea (Ita) 10.15; 2 Woronin (Pol) 10.16; 3 Wells (GB) 10.19. lJ«B: 1
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      43 29 MEXICO CITY, Sun. Japan defeated New York 6-2 yesterday in the boys world baseball tournament, with Tomohiko Itagaki the winning pitcher and Steve Shurina the loser. In other games, Puerto Rico routed Texas 10-0 and Ecuador defeated Mexico Green 3-1. AP
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      Jamil upsets favourites
      292 30 JAMIL MOHAMED, track specialist, caused a big upset in the 110 kilometres Tour of Singapore cycle road race when he beat the favourites, Ho Wai Soon and Tan Keok Hung. Ho and Tan had underrated his staying power and Jamil, who held the lead almost throughout, streaked
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      Lock icon Morio coasts to easy win
      41 30 UTSUNOMTYA, (Japan), Sun. Morio Mikami. a littleknown Japanese pro, shot a final round two-under par 70 today and coasted to a threestroke victory with a nine-under-par 279 total in the Kokudo Keikaku summer golf tournament. AP.
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      290 30 CHICAGO, Sun. Hardpunching Venezuelan Ernesto Espana bounced back from a seventhround knock-down to hang on to his new World Boxing Association lightweight title, stopping unbeaten American Johnny Lira in nine torrid rounds yesterday. Lira, a one time Chicago street gang leader, who was kicked out
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      Lock icon Superb display by medal prospect
      290 30 MOSCOW, Sun. Japan's Yasuhiko Moriwaki stood head and shoulders above the other competitors in the Spartakiad judo tournament yesterday. The 27-year-old Tokyo university teacher won the 60 kg category with a superb display that makes him a gold medal prospect for next year's Olympics here.
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      72 30 CHRISTCHURCH, Sun. Great Britain beat New Zealand 22-7 In the second rugby league international here today to win the three-Test series. After being dominated by the Kiwis in the opening stages, the tourists managed to square the half-time score at 7-7 and then ran In three tries
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      Lock icon Japan are champions
      418 30 MOSCOW, Sun. Japan captured the gold medal in the women's volleyball tournament at the Sparta cade Soviet summer games yesterday with a 10-15, 15-3, 15-9, 15-4 victory over the Russian Federation. The United States snapped up the bronze with a decisive 15-4, 15-10, 15-1 win over the
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      88 30 MONTEREY, California, Sun Patrick Pons, of France, rode his 75Occ Yamaha yesterday to an average speed of 168.32 kph to set a new Laguna Seca motorcycle track record while qualifying for the Champion 200. Pons is currently leading the International Formula 750 championship following his
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      Lock icon Making up Lee-way at the shooting range
      381 30  -  PETER SIOW By HE has been shooting badly for the past few months and has even contemplated hanging up his gun. But that thought seemed so far away to Singapore's Lee Kum Cheok yesterday when he fired 25. 22, 21 in the Pesta
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      49 30 MELBOURNE, Sun. The touring English schoolboys' rugby union team continued their romp through Australia's southern slates with a mammoth 6W> victory over Victoria here today. The smaller Victorian schoolboys were mesmerised by the speed and agility of their opponents, who scored seven goals and six tries. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Singapore in Asian schools rugby tourney
      309 31 BANGKOK, Sun. Six teams representing a disappointing four countries will be seen in action from tomorrow until Aug. 15 in the fourth Asian Schools Rugby Football Union (ASRFU) championship here at the National Stadium. The participants include Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and host Thailand,
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      Zainal faces Gopal in semi-finals
      439 31  - Zainal faces Gopal in semi-finals PATRICK BASTIANS By STILL in the midst of shifting gears, national squash champion Zainal Abidin had to call on his immense endurance to defeat Benny See 9-3, 10-8, 92 after a 26-minute battle in the men's A grade quarter-finals of the wander Individual Graded championships
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      Delta, Pasir Panjang are fined
      363 31  -  JOE DOR AI By TWO National Football League clubs, Pasir Panjang Constituency and Delta Constituency, were each fined $50 for "repeated" misconduct in league matches. The fines were imposed by the Football Association of Singapore's Disciplinary Committee after both clubs had passed the limit of
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      Lock icon Hassan wants to turn pro
      180 31 Hassan wants to turn pro KOTA KINABALU, Son. Sabah striker Hassan Sanl Is toying with the Idea of turninK professional. The prolific Malaysia Cp soccer goal-setter, wno topscsred with IS goals In the competition, is Interested in playing professionally In Australia, Japan or Hongkong. "Money Is one reason for my
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      Lock icon FAM ask FIFA to delay decision
      228 31 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Football Association of Malaysia have asked FIFA to defer picking the host or the Asia Group 2 Olympic soccer qualifying round until Taiwan's position in the International Olympic Committee is clarified. This, obviously, is a last ditch effort by the
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      Keppel lose, despite Martens' 70
      367 31  - Keppel lose, despite Martens' 70 ERNEST FRIDA By KEPPEL'S John Martens broke free from the chains of poor form in the Singapore Golf Association's premier league matches with a confident two-over-par 70 yesterday. But, despite his excellent display, Keppel lost by four strokes to the Singapore Island Country Club, the
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      Muruthi hits fast century
      142 31 SINGAPORE captain S. Murnthl hit a fast, unbeaten century and took five wickets for six runs to steer Singapore Recreation Club to a 182-run win over Hell Orient In a Premier match in the Singapore Cricket Association Leane yesterday. MurnthTs I*s not out, with seven sixes
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      67 31 TODAY'S EVENTS BILLIARDS National junior four-ball chan pionship (Katong Saloon, T). NETOALL JTFC Leone: Tractors v Ordinance Development Engineering; Philips TDS v General Electric Housewares (Jurong Stadium Car Park. 5.15). SHOOTING Pesta Sukan trap competition (Rifle Range Road). SOCCER Dr. Lee ChUw Meag Cap: Race Course Utd v Cambridge Utd
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      Kim Tee, Fok, Jaya set meet records
      1104 31  -  KEN J ALLEH JR. By A GUTTURAL grunt signalled the throw as the javelin quiverred slightly in the air and stabbed the National Stadium pitch. Swift Athletic Club's Chua Kirn Tee had just broken the championship record in the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association's
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      Dynamos' double
      67 31 FARRER PARK DYNAMOS' A and B teams yesterday cleared their first round matches with ease in the Farrer Park Constituency's soccer tournament for the Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng Cup at Farrer Park. Dynamos A beat Owen United 4-0, while their B side defeated Gloucester United 73. Results of
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    208 32 Bid to get races going again KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. RACE GOERS have to keep their fingers crossed for next weekend's Kuala Lumpur schedule as there is no clear sign that racing will be resumed although efforts are being made to get them going again. An official of the Race Horse
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    32 32 TEHERAN, Sun. A revolutionary firing squad today executed two revolutionaries for raping a woman, state radio reported. It was the first case of its kind reported in Iran. UPI.
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    96 32 MADAM MARGUERITE CHUA Sul CSek Aged 57 passed away peacefully at Maul Memorial Hospital. Hawaii on 4/8/79 after a short Illness. She will be deeply missed by her Husband. Ong Choon Bee. only son. Alan, daughter-in-law, S. Mien, her parents. Mr Mrs Ak Chua. (our brothers and three sisters.
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    Lock icon All 45 killed in plane crash
    145 32 All 45 killed in plane crash BOMBAY, Sun. Search parties today recovered the mutilated bodies of all 45 people aboard an Indian Airlines plane which slammed Into a rocky hill 15km north of here last night. The twin-engined Avro HS 748, carrying 41 passengers and four crew on a domestic
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    842 32  -  SEAH CHIANG NEE By Straits Times Foreign Editor LUSAKA, Sunday PRIME Minister Lee Kuan Yew plunged into Zambia's sun-baked bushland about 15 km from here today and visited a camp for more than 7,500 refugees from Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Accompanied by Mrs Lee,
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      417 32 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Daily Cover Pnc* SOt Annuol Subscription SIM For iub*:nphon, call 7:t7iX)ll Kit SSI TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. About $250 m change hands a year at the airport. Find out how the DCA gets a cut of the turnover. The latest effort by Sri Lanka to woo Singapore's investment
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        Lock icon Full English translation of The Dream of Red Mansions
        812 1  -  GRAHAM EARNSHAW By A COUPLE in Peking have finally finished the first full translation into English of the most popular novel in Chinese literature '.'The Dream of Red Mansions." The novel, also known in English as "Dream of the Red Chamber"
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        Chinese without teats
        31 1 CHA chodion refreshments -v vs. chohui teo-party chahu tea-pot chojii tea-set hecho to drink tea For example, you may say, Wo xfhuan hecha. meaning, like to drink tea."
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        54 1 Zhang fu suTyou lei, bu sa bie if shf. The her* is not without tears; he dees not shed them in parting. Fu jfle shf zhT ze wu suo de, qi zhi ze ke xi. The bird's rib, if eaten, gives no nutrition; and yet one is reluctant
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        111 1 AS from today, this page will appear five times a week— Monday to Friday. The Bilingual Page was launched as a twice-weekly page on May 31, 1977. The frequency was increased to three times a week on Sept 4, 1978. Its publication is in keeping with
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        295 1 INSIDE: a LEISURE: Battle's over at toast till •81 2 d WOMEN'S PAGE: Slits for stvta 3 Live in the greenest and prettiest surroundings. At Tai Hwan Garden, we laid a solid foundation for you and X your family to enjoy a new experience and a change with the clean
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        Accent nearly 'done them in'
        521 2  -  JOHN DE SOUZA DEBATE '79: By THE battle is over, swords have been sheathed, scabbards returned to their places, and the champions of Debate '79, Raffles Institution, can rest on their laurels, at least till 1981. But (or Lee Chung Horn, captain of the RI
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        Radio series to help students
        299 2 REDIFFUSION listeners, especially students, will not want to miss a golden opportunity to listen and learn when the service broadcasts a series of talks on English Language and Literature for "O and "A" Level examinations starting on Monday Aug 13. The series is divided into
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        BARD'S PLAY ON TV
        119 2 WHAT could be more enchanting than 1 Midsummer Night's Dnun presented as a series of pre-Raphaellte pictures? Something near enough will be shown In the Pre-ezamination programme on Channel 5 at 3.35 this afternoon aad tomorrow. Though the play's period has been transferred to the 18Ms
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        PICK OF THE DAY
        247 2 WAFT thou away on gossamer wings to faerie greene on ye Ch 5 at ye most unenchanting time of 3.35 for ye Bard's A Midsummer Night's Dream in ye Pre-exa»mina-tlon programme slot. But for something less fey, don't miss part five of Ann* Karenina on the
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        108 2 -a- PUfeLIC UTILITIES Hr BOARD AELECTRICITV IMERRUPTIOn NOTICE TO CONSUMERS INTERRUPTION OF ELECTRICITY s SUPPLY The Electricity Department will be carrying out work to divert a high tension 6.6 kV coble affected by a drainage project at Kuala Loyang Road. To facilitate this work it will be necessary to shut
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        905 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening folowed by Kudumba 6.35 Professor Moffetts Science WorkVlakku (Tami, repeat) shop Mntini 3.30 Diary of Events (Enfish) J.05 Baggy Pants And The Nitwits 3.35 Pre-examinatJon Propamme A 'j™ saJdiwara a Malav drama Mtamnw fighfs Dream (Part 1) S £Z^J- fiiworfc 4.30 Intermission
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      Students who meet deadlines
      634 3  -  TAN CHEE TEIK By Newsletter with a poetic name and school mascot on the front page ON THE front page of Echoes From The Hills, a newsletter of St Theresa's Convent, a caricature of a Manila duck always appears as part of the theme drawing. "The
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      630 3 'Bond-age -tribute to an archetypal movie hero NEW YORK: In any time capsule of the 20th century, there is sure to be a commentary on and, more than likely, a print of a James Bond movie. So great is the impact of Secret Agent 007, archetypal hero of the second
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