The Straits Times, 28 December 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Kstd. 1845 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1979 30 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    RUSSIA'S 'COOL IT' TO VIETNAM
    663 1  -  THEH CHONGKHADIKIJ Major offensive plans dropped? By of the Bangkok Post Special to The Straits Times ASEAN believes that the Soviet Union has asked Hanoi to "cool it" and not conduct any operations close to Thailand's border which could arouse concern and alarm, according to
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    Lock icon Hunt for six who broke out of jail
    269 1 KUANTAN, Thurs POLICE today mounted a hunt m Pahang for six prisoners who escaped from jail while awaiting trial for murder and illegal possession of guns. The prisoners slipped out of the town's jail at midnight by climbing down its five-metre wall
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    Lock icon Oil price hike
    45 1 TOKYO, Than Malayria m. hi' run oil company hai notified Japanese oil import <•!>. of It.s division tO t.U.SO Oil pi ii t», ie eflei iim' from J.in 1. indu-.li> KMKtI s.nd today lhr martin of ihr planned markup mi! nntifitM tain AFP
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    Peace and joy the Zimbab-way
    117 1 THOUSANDS of jubilant people scrambling to touch the hands of Patriotic Front guerilla commanders on their return to Salisbury on Wednesday to help monitor the ceasefire m Zimbabwe. Police had to use dogs to restrain the crowds of front supporters, some of whom were arrested
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    Lock icon Cyclones: 40 feared dead
    54 1 DURBAN (South Africa). Thurs. At least 40 people were feared killed today after two cyclones ravaged the Indian UCCMI island of Mauritius, returning holidaymakers said. They said cyclones Claudia and ("laudotte flattened homes ■ad i aused major crop damage on Sunday with winds Kuslinß up to
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    Empty huts razed
    55 1 FIREMKN were early today fighting a blaze m Kampung SU.r off Jalan Bukit Met ah. barely six hours after an earlier fire at the same place. No one was injured m the lire which gutted a row of m iiiy wooden huts which had been vacated for
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    Lock icon 24-HOUR SOVIET AIRLIFT TO KABUL
    358 1 24-HOUR SOVIET AIRLIFT TO KABUL A ROUND-THE-CLOCK Soviet airlift of 150 planes carrying military personnel and arms to Kabul m the past 48 hours has doubled the number of Soviet troops now m Afghanistan to 1(5,000, the US State Department said yesterday. The airlift has also been independently confirmed by
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    STORE SHELVES M CUP PULL OUT MOVE
    1160 1  -  ERNEST FRIDA By SINGAPORE has shelved its plan to pull out of the Malaysia Cup soccer tournament This follows a meeting between the chairman of the Football Association of Singapore, Mr N. Ganesan, and Datuk Hamzah Abu Samah. president of the Football Association
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    Mindef eases exit permits ruling
    369 1 Mindef eases exit permits ruling NATIONAL servicemen and reservists who make social visits to Peninsular Malaysia, will, from next year, be allowed to leave Singapore without exit permits if they travel with restricted passports. This relaxation, which takes effect from Jan 1, also applies to those who have registered or
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    Lock icon Afghan coup report
    52 1 LATEST Afghan coup report TKHKRAN, Thurs. The official Iranian news agenev Pars quoted Kabul Radio today as reporting the overthrow of President Had zullah Amln of Afghanistan in a roup. Pars quoted the radio as saying that he had been replaced by former Afghan Prime Minister Babrak Karmel. Keuter SKK
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    Lock icon BID TO POISON OIL MINISTER
    51 1 ABl DHABI, Thors. I nknown persons tried to ax.sav.lnaW- l)r Manaji Said Ot.iha, the 1 nIU-d Arab Kmlralrs Oil Minister, by poisoning his lead, it was reported today. The attempt mm made m Caracas while Dr Oteiba was then- (or the recent Oprc me« tint?.
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      74 1 SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG NON-STOP. MORNING OR AFTERNOON THE CHOICE IS YOURS. Cathay Pacific has the most non-stop flights to Hong Kong. Daily Super TnStar (lights depart 11.00 a m Daily except Wednesday and Friday 8707 flights depart 2.30 p m Cathay Pacific the choice is yours Call your travel
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      101 1 SHARP COLOUR TV Maintenance at your beck and call. For only $70 per year R HOXY (S PORK) ITF. LTD 44 P»ges today NEW THREAT FROM 3,000 REDS Page 15 GOVERNMENT takes over prime land m Orchard Square PLAN to make Singapore dollar reserve currency 8 I CHAMBER will help
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      Soviet team visits Vietnam
      115 2 Soviet team visits Vietnam IKOK, Thura A Soviel mil lion led by Deputj fence Minisiei Admiral 1 hkO\ visited i hi Minh City and toured Vietnam's cen tral military district, vowing "the Soviet armed I tn fulfil their Intel n.i i ionalo I>l i gattons," ihe Vietnam Nows Agent lay
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      Lock icon Khmer Rouge to seek wider ties in anti-Viet plan
      457 2 s^X>%* Price freeze PARIS. Thurs. I-Yem-h shopkeepers have undertaken ■f prices for throe Mr Jean Pecresse. Nt of the National Council of Commerce announced yesterday. AKR BEIJING, Thursday THE deposed Khmer Rouge regime m Kampuchea will work to widen relations with
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        Roasted bird holds up train
        51 2 A PASSING train roasted a bird on a power line yesterday, delaying hundreds of passengers on the London-Glasgow train. The bird, a kestrel, was perched on a 25,000-volt overheard line, and died m a blinding flash when the train passed beneath and caused a short
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        Beijing's New Year shows
        59 2 BEIJING'S 65 cinemas, clubs and cultural centres will provide Chinese cinema-goers with 750 New Year holiday showings on the first two days of the new year. There will also be special holiday screenings of new films m the surrounding rural counties and big industrial enterprises, the
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        AFP. A dip a day for health
        91 2 AFP. A dip a day for health TAKE a daily hot spring i dip and you'll stay healthy, at least if you're a monkey living m botanical gardens on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido. The 45 Japanese monkeys m the city botanical gardens at the Yukawa hot spring spa
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        Lock icon UPI. Golf course landing
        59 2 UPI. Golf course landing A LIGHT plane made a forced landing on the ninth tee of a golf course yesterday, sending players diving for cover. The pilot was forced to land at the Portsea Golf Club south of Melbourne because of engine trouble. After putting his aircraft down safely, he
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        Lock icon Search for the Titanic
        77 2 TEXAS oil magnate Jack: Grimm, 54, announced here today his plans for a! spring expedition to locate and film the wreck of the transatlantic liner "Titanic", which sank off the coast of Newfoundland m 1912 with 1,500 passengers and crew after striking an iceberg. The sub-aquatic
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      Lock icon US refugee official for Thailand
      130 2 US refugee official for Thailand THE new United States coordinator for refugee affairs, Victor Palmieri, is to fly m here on Jan 5 for a four-day visit, a US embassy spokesman announced today. Mr Palmieri, who succeeds Dick Clark, will meet Thai and US embassy officials and visit refugee camps.
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      Lock icon Bulgarian defects
      29 2 WASHINGTON, Thurs. An 18-year-old musician from Bulgaria is the latest artiste to defect from a communist country to the United States, according to US Government sources. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Janata chief falls sick
      86 2 NEW DELHI, Thurs. The Janata Party leader, Mr Jagjivan Ram, took ill suddenly tonight while on his way to Thane, a suburb of Bombay, to address an election meeting, the Press Trust of India said. PTI, quoting authoritative sources, said the 71 year-old Janata Party leader
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      Lock icon Coup bid
      35 2 BRUSSELS, Thurs. An attempted coup d'etat m Kisangani m eastern Zaire failed last week and a number of soldiers taking part have been executed, the Belgium news agency, Be lea, reported yesterday. AFP.
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      'Swan's swan song comes at 10, not 60 years9
      224 2 'Swan's swan song comes at 10, not 60 years' THE swan's swan song comes at the tender age of 11, not M or 8* as commonly believed, according to a Japanese bird watcher. Klyoshi Honda, 49, secretary' general of the Japan Swan Assoclalion, said his organisatiun'.s six-year study on II,IM
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      Martial Law command warns against agitations
      206 2 Martial Law command warns against agitations SEOUL, Thursday THE martial law command today implicitly warned of severe measures against any political agitations by announcing in detail how it cracked down an illegal anti-govern-ment meeting held on Nov 24 in Seoul. The announcement said that a 1 political dissidents I turned
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      Lock icon Carry on thirsty
      50 2 BANGKOK, Thurs. Thirsty tourists coming to Thailand will have to remain that way if they want a drink after midnight. Police have refused to extend pub hours past midnight on weekdays and 1 a.m. on weekends despite next year being a "Year of Tourism" m Thailand.- AFP.
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      Crowning glory
      49 2 PICTIRED on the left are among the II best eoiffured women of 1979, as announced by the Helene Curtis Guild of Professional Hairstylists In Chicago yesterday. Clockwise from upper left are: Singer Marie Osmond, model Christina Ferare Delorean, actress Natalie Wood and model Cheryl Tiegs. 11l picture.
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      Lock icon Wall posters in Algeria
      85 2 I AI.CIK.RS. Thurs Wall I posters similar to Chinese "ilazinacj" on Beijing's former Democracy Wall have been I put up outside the University i of Algiers by students de- mantling the "Arabisation of teaching and administration" j m Algeria Written m Arab and illus trated with
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      417 2 BANKS Financial Institutions m Singapore YEARBOOK 79 For the fourth successive year, CONSULTON's Yearbook provides an in-depth analysis on the performance of the various sectors m Singapore's financial industry. The 280-page publication includes our annual rankings of the TOP TEN commercial banks, merchant banks and finance companies. There are, m
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      Lock icon Trial if Red leaders return to Indonesia
      224 3 JAKARTA, Thursday THE Indonesian Government announced here today that all former Indonesian communist leaders now abroad would be nied if they return home. Chief of Staff of the powerful National Security Command Lieutenant General Yoga Sugama said there are about 10 communist leaders
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      Lock icon Aquino s holiday: 'Marcos gave in to US pressure'
      331 3 MANILA, Thursday PRESIDENT Ferdinand I Marcos may be soften- ing his stand towards his political rival Benig- no Aquino because of US pressure, an opposition J leader said today. Ex-senator Lorenzon Tanada. canpaign manager of the opposition I^ihan party (Fight) and
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      Lock icon 'Patients dying in hospital short of medicine'
      179 3 'Patients dying in hospital short of medicine' MANILA, Thursday PATIENTS, mostly malnourished Filipino children, are dying at a government hospital m Manila because of an acute shortage of medicine, reports said today. blamed the "medicine crisis" which had killed 44 patients to the "chaotic procurement and retrenchment policy of Health
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      Two Indira backers killed in gun battle
      229 3 NEW DELHI, Thurs. Two Congress (Indira) Npportcn were killed i:i an exchange of fire wi'h rival party workers m Chara. a village m Uttar Cradesh. on Mon- I day, according to delay- ed report* reaching here today. The victims. Kalyan Pan- i (lit
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      Lock icon Murders up
      26 3 NEW YORK. Thurs A record 1.W92 murders have been committed so far this year m Ncv York City, a police spokesman said yesterday. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Copter crash kills patient
      64 3 NAPLES, Thurs. A helicopter taking a ,iatient tp a Naples hospital crashed on the hospital grounds yesterday killing the patient and injuring seven nurses The helicopter hid already landed when the pllet made an error that caused It to rise three metres into lie air before
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      Lock icon Snake bites guest in posh hotel
      158 3 J \KARTA, Thurs. A full-grown poisonous snake somehow got into the high-class President Hotel here and bit a hotel guest critically m the arm, Jakarta newspapers reported today. the bitten guest, Mr Bintario, an Indonesian immigration officer posted m Kaala Lumpur who Is vacationing
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      Lock icon Mystery of the seven missing captives
      348 4 Mystery of the seven missing captives WASHINGTON, Thursday THE mystery of seven hostages missing from the LJS embassy in Teheran still persists. Three American clergymen who went into the embassy over Christmas counted 43 people when the State Department said there should be 50. Rev William Sloane Coffin of New
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      Lock icon Henpecked man: I'm fit to be nresident
      124 4 TEHERAN, Than. A I candidate In forthcoming presidential elections In Iran claims he has suffered torture tor II yrant at the hands of his wife. The Islamic Republic newspaper reported that a M-year-otd teashop owner, Mr I. Khalil, had registered hi* name as
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      Lock icon Last-minute Israeli plea to approve aid request
      336 4 WASHINGTON, Thursday i ISRAEL is making a lastminute appeal to the United States to approve I its U553.45 billion (557.45 j billion) economic and military aid request. The administration is reportedly thinking m terms of US$2 billion at best. The Israeli Defence Minister,
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      Lock icon Post rejects Iran ad
      73 4 THE Iranian embassy, unable to get Ayatollah I Khomeiny's "Christmas i message to the Christian I world published as an advertisement m the Washington Post, said it would try to find other i American papers willing to carry the ad. The Post said it reject- i
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      Lock icon 'Don't use food weapon'
      70 4 CUBAN leader Fidel Castro and World Food Council president Arturo Tanco have deplored Iran's holding of American hostages but called on the world not to use food as a weapon to gain their release. Mr Tanco, who is also Philippines' Minister of Agriculture, told a news
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      Lock icon Guards are hostages
      39 4 TEN revolutionary guards have been taken hostage m the Kurdistan village of Gheshlagh, about 500 km west of here, Teheran radio reported tonight. The radio did not say who had taken them hostage, or why. AFP.
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      Lock icon Russian up in arms over foul language
      191 4 MOSCOW, Thurs. Gennady Gerodnik is mad as heck about the Soviet penchant for using foul language. writing m yesterday's edition of Literaturnaya Gazeta, Mr Gerodnik complained that even a mouthful of soapsuds would not cure what he believes is a national defect as
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      Lock icon Macßride suggests international probe on the Shah
      213 4 Macßride suggests international probe on the Shah 1 DAY $4 PARIS, Thursday NOBEL Peace Prize winner Scan Macßride has suggested an international commission of inquiry into the deeds imputed to the deposed Shah of Iran, but said it was "essential" for the problem of the US Embassy hostages to be
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      Lock icon Saturday book fever on black market
      342 5 Saturday book fever on black market MOSCOW, Thursday IF YOU want to read the works of President Leonid Brezhnev then even the smallest bookshop here can help you. Mm if Aiexandre Dumas Count of Mnntf* Cristo "i tho Three Musketeers is more your line, then you have to look elsewhere.
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      Lock icon Song against Arab oil nations a 'hit'
      141 5 PARIS. Thurs. A backlash song against Arab oil exporting countries is top of the pops m Paris. But fears are being ex- I pressed that the backlash could hit those Arabs closest to hand the 1.5 million already downtrodden migrants from north Africa.
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      Elvis: Second death cert cover-up'
      265 5 Elvis: Second death cert cover-up' MEMPHIS, Thurs. Elvis Presley died a drug-related death but officials tried to hide it by issuing a second death certificate, ABC television charged m its "20-20" programme today. Dr Jerry Francisco, the Shelby county medical examiner who signed Presley's death certificate, said he voided a
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      Lock icon Envoy's wife gets 4 years
      68 5 BRUSSELS. Thurs. The Soviet-born wife of Afghanis tan's ambassador to India was jailed four years and fined U553,500 (557.560) by a court here yesterday for smuggling caniubis into Belgium. Mr-; Zarlashta Valfadar, 36, pleaded innocent to the charge of having 59 kg of rannabis concealed
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      38 5 CAIRO, Thurs. Egypt has sent invitations to navigation authorities m 95 countries for a meeting next March at the Suez Canal Headquarters m Lsmailia to discuss increasing shipping rates, the newspaper Al Ahram reported today. AFP.
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      Lock icon Crisis debate on France's 'illegal' budget
      133 5 Crisis debate on France's 'illegal' budget PARIS, Thursday FRANCE'S Parliament began to meet m a special session for emergency debate on the nations budget, declared illegal by the constitutional council because of a technical flaw m the initial vote. The council ruled on Christmas eve that revenues and expenditures should
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      Lock icon 30 trapped in 'Poseidon Adventure' accident
      154 5 30 trapped in 'Poseidon Adventure' accident KETCHIKAN (Alaska). Thurs. US and Canadian rescuers were sending divers today to hunt for 30 Taiwanese crewmen aboard the ore freighter, Lee Wang Zin, trapped inside the vessel floating upside down m the Pacific an incident reminiscent of the, Poseidon Adventure, a blockbuster movie.
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        Lock icon Per capita income up
        63 5 I'KK spits income in industrialised and develop ing countries rose about J Imm cent yearly in 1977 and Ording to World Hank figures issued in Washington. Some 60 per cent ol world income is SCOOped ii| by 15 per cent of the worlds population Tht' poorest
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        Lock icon Japan firms' $ 1.9b deficit
        69 5 Japan firms' 1.9 b deficit MOI'NTINU crude oil Imports from West Asian nations forced major Japanese trading firms to suffer its first trade deficit of 213.5 billion yen (SJI.9 billion) in three months, the Japan Foreign Trade Council said yesterday. The council said exports totalled 876 billion yen up 27.8
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        Lock icon Uplift from rising exports
        75 5 DESPITE the unstable world economic situation, Indonesia is optimistic of its economy for 1980 because of rising exports, the coordinator Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry said in Jakarta yesterday Professot Widjojo Nitisastro said Indonesia's non-oil exports from January to September 1979 reached US$4.7 billion i
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        Lock icon Drop in peso power The Philippine peso's
        66 5 Drop in peso power THK Philippine peso's purchasing power sank by as much as 20 per cent last month compared to November 1978 because of a continued rise in prices of goods, according to official figures issued in Manila yesterday. The drop means that the one peso (about 550.28) of
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        Successful first year
        66 5 THK official Xinhua news agency said yesterday there had been a steady growth of industrial production during the first year of China's three-year plan. This produced the biggest increase m the supply of consumer goods m the p.isi two decades, it said. Agriculture and light industry both
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        Lock icon Dim outlook for India
        50 5 SHOKT term prospects for India'! flagging economy arc not bright, the Indian n'M-rve bank said yesterday m its 1978-79 report on currency and finance It said the tempo of industrial production m the first half of 1979 had slack-i-ni-d be. ause of inadequaries m infrastructure Router
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    Govt takes over prime land in Orchard Sq
    492 6 but work on shopping complex will still go ahead THE government has acquired a big slice of valuable land on which a Metro Holdings subsidiary planned to build a $100 million shopping mall. But though the stibsidiI)i chard Square Development Corporation i(
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    Tution classes for needy
    51 6 NEEDY students m the Mountbatten constituency of both the English and Chinese streams may enrol for tuition classes for Primary 3 and 6 classes at the Mountbatten community centre The classes will begin m the middle of January and subjects offered include English. Chinese. Mathematics and
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    No valid pass
    33 6 A MALAYSIAN. Che Kok Kong. 55, was jailed (or three months by a magistrate on Wednesday when he pleaded guilty to entering Singapore without a valid pass m July 1969.
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    More first class seats on 727s
    176 6 SINGAPORE AIRLINES has increased the number of first class scats on its Boeing 727 Hightail by four to 14. to meet the demand for such seats. The aircraft, first put into operation on the Singapore-Manila route on (Xt 1, 1977, now enjoys a fairly
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    Lorry that came to grief...
    83 6 IHK unidentified driver of this lorry mi only < shaken up when it went off the road yesterday -tntl landed on Its side, spilling its load of print •■d cardboards. The rrash took place outside the Jnrong Town Corporation flat ti-d factories m Aver Kajah
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    Delay in building of CC angers Fong
    274 6  -  NGIAM TONG HAI By THE Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Labour), Mr Fong Sip Chee bristled last night over the delay m the construction of the Kampung Chai Chee community centre m Bedol: New Town because a Housing Board contractor has refused to move out
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    2 couples saved
    114 6 TWO elderly couples were i rescued by neighbours when fire raged through their dilapidated homes m Kampung Silat last night. The foursome were the last remaining occupants of the old attap colony which is under urban re- i development. Some 10 huts, all of! which were already
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    Rochore health show opens today
    114 6 Rochore health show opens today THE Rochore constituency's national health campaign coordinating committee will hold a health exhibition at the Kampung Kapor community centre from today to Sunday. After the opening at 7.30 p.m., Dr Chen Chain Hoang, a senior health officer of Tan Tock Seng I Hospital's tuberculosis j
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    Art contest
    39 6 SOME 100 children will take part m a children's art competition organised by the Gey lang West Residents' Committee Zone A on Sunday at the void deck of Block 19 Upper Boon Keng Road from 8.30 a.m.
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    Exam leak: Guilty plea by school attendant
    270 6 A LEAKAGE of examination questions at St Patrick's School teachers led to the unmasking of the culprit the school attendant by the Corrupt Practices Investigations Bureau, ii Tamby bin Sarbini, 39, yesterday pleaded guilty m a district court to four charges of supplying
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    Ministry warning on danger steamboat from HK
    175 6 Ministry warning on danger steamboat from HK ONK of the nine different makes iif steamboat cookers available m Singapore has been found to give off lead, the Knvironment Ministry said yesterday. This particular model, which has no brand name, is brass-plated with soldered joints and Is imported from Hongkong. The
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    Singer leapt to death after tiff with boy friend
    209 8 Singer leapt to death after tiff with boy friend j A CABARET singer iump- Ed to her death shortly < after a misunderstanding with her boy friend on Sept 7, a coroner's court i heard yesterday, i Ling Siew Hua, 25. had a tiff with Mr Yeo Soon Huat when
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    AIR SEARCH FOR MISSING SKYHAWKS OFF AGAINJ
    158 8  - AIR SEARCH FOR MISSING SKYHAWKS OFF AGAIN J ABBY TAN By Our Manila correspondent MANILA, Thurs Poor visibility caused by low clouds forced aerial searches for the three missing Singapore Air Force Skyhawks to be suspended again today. A United States Air Force spokesman at Clark Air Base, about 600
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    187 8 FINANCE MinisU-r Hon Sul Sen (left), and Senior Minister of State for Kducatlon Dr Tony Tan exchanging views on trade between Singapore and China with Chinese Foreign Trade Minister IJ Olang (extreme right), In Beijing. The other Chinese officials were not identified. Mr Hon
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    94 get study awards
    45 8 NINETY-FOUR Nanyang University students have won scholarships and bursaries for the academic year 1979/80. The three main awards were the Lee Foundation bursaries won by 30 students, Tan Lark Sye scholarships (20 students) and Wee Kheng Chiang memorial scholarships (eight students).
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    Burnt man's identity now in doubt
    185 8 Burnt man's identity now in doubt THE identity of a man whose body was burnt beyond recognition m a lift is now m doubt because of a mysterious bag. Coroner Aziz Yatim said yesterday the body might or might not be that of Foo Meng, 25, a pantryman with Singapore
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    Keppel union wage pact
    69 8 THE Minister of State (Defence), Mr Bernard Chen, who is also adviser to the Union of Keppel Shipyard Employees of Singapore, will sign a collective agreement between the union and Keppel Shipyard today at the Keppel Training Centre. The managing directors of Keppel Shipyard, Singapore Slipway
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    Plan to make S'pore $ reserve currency
    369 8 Plan to make S'pore reserve currency THE government is considering proposals to make the Singapore dollar an international currency, a move which will enable people to use it for worldwide trade and as a reserve currency. This was disclosed by the Finance Minister, Mr Hon Sui Sen, m an interview
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    12 families told to move out seek Toh's help
    298 8 12 families told to move out seek Toh's help TWELVE families, who have been told to move out of the Finance Ministry houses they are renting m Upper Perak Road, are to appeal to the MP for Rochor, Dr Toh Chin Chye, on Sunday to help them get other accommodation.
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    SBEU PROMOTES USE OF MANDARIN
    108 8 THE Singapore Bank Employees Union has set up a Mandarin promotion working committee to help its 6,000 members overcome difficulties m mastering the language. A union statement said its executive committee has recognised the importance of convincing the union members that Mandarin should be made
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    Youth dinner
    27 8 THE alumni of the Souih-t-asi Asian Youth Ship panic ipant.s will hold its annual dinner and dance at Merlin Hotel on Friday at 7.30 p.m.
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    Temporary post office counter
    105 8 Temporary post office counter A TEMPORARY post office counter will be set up at the Siglap community centre on Monday. 11 will be used until the re opening o( Siglap Post Office Facilities available at the counter are restricted to the sale of postage and rMCMM stamps, postal st.itmnriv postal
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    Mosque's missing $64,000: Man quizzed
    88 9 Mosque's missing $64,000: Man quizzed POLICE have (|iicstiono-<l i man over the alleged misappropriation of $64.HMI from a mosque building fund recently. The man. described as m official of the mosque, was said to have been entrusted with the money which had been collected >voi the years. Police were notified
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    Colour films
    29 9 IHE National Museum will icreen two colour films. Open ng of National Stadium and Starting to Dive, for students it its premises tomorrow at 0 45 am
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    For children
    40 9 THE acting Minister for Social Affairs, Di Ahmad Matur will attend the Dover Estate children's party to be held by the Pasir Pinjang citizens' consultative committee section 2 sub-committee at Block 2, Dover Road, tomorrow at 3 p.m.
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    Breeding of mosquitoes on rise again
    238 9 Breeding of mosquitoes on rise again MOSQUITO breeding is on the rise again due to the recent long spell of wet weather, and the public is urged to be more vigilant m eradicating the breeding habitats of the ieadly Aedes mosquitoes carriers of lencue haemorrhagic fever. The Ministry of Envi"onment
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    CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC PACT WITH MOSCOW SIGNED
    142 9 CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC PACT WITH MOSCOW SIGNED PROGRAMME for cultural and srlentlflr exchanges was signed between Singapore and the Soviet Inlon yesterday to boost understanding of each other's lifestyles and achievements'. The acting Permanent Secretary' (Foreign Affairs). Mr Tan Boon Seng, signed the programme on behalf of Singapore and the Soviet
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    New date
    27 9 ANG Mo Kio community centre's free legal counselling service, to be neld on Tuesday, is postponed to Jan 8 between 7.45 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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    Mindef to adopt more 'open door' policy
    505 9 THE Defence Ministry is to set up a new department under what is seen as a more "open door" policy to release more information of public interest about Mindef and SAF activities and for better press relations. To be known as the Public
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    SAF members warned on mass AWOL
    272 9 SAF members warned on mass AWOL MEMBERS of the Singapore Armed Forces have been told that five or more soldiers going on unauthorised leave at the same time is a very serious offence. Making this point, the Pioneer, SAF's monthly publication, said the milltary authorities viewed such group action as
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      171 9 |_I_k>L_L__Ml JANUARY 7TH 1980 ISSUE A YEAR OF UPHEAVAL In this year end special issue Newsweek looks at 1979. A year of upheaval. Includes 1 7 pages of colour photos Plus viewpoint on Asia Get a copy from your nearest news slanc Or man this coupon now' J i i
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      249 9 HIGHER INTEREST RATES NOV/AT THE CHARTERED More on Fixed Deposits Now 7% p.a. for 1 month 71/47 1 /4 p.a. for 3 months 7V2% p.a. f0r 6, 9 12 months (*min: $25,000) And on Savings Accounts 51/2%p.a.5 1 /2%p.a. Free Personal Accident Insurance Automatic eligibility m 1980 Lucky Draws. For
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      206 9 Bringing Up Father f DOWNTOWN, "N I I I'M TAk'INS WHERE V SHOPPING J YOUR ARE YOU )V CAR/ /V___ going, yC^. v Ziy s^ Blondie IT WHATAMORRISLEI I DREAMED t WAS I NIGHTMARE.' i f A PAMOuS BAI-CERINA By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp SINCE YOU'RE (pOiHG f-- TO USE
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      196 10 From January 4. The airline of the generous Malaysians takes off for Amsterdam. 1 i .jIJBM^^IMbI VsSl Br Jwf< L\ I JfV HI B'W a^m I BJttA I ■PUR*' B^^BB^MBBB^Sb^ I^^^B B^te& BBJJRl^r^Bi ■MBdw^Na. JeßltJ B^^WhßJ Btt^n Ba&.^BI B^^flS^K^^^BM. E^ i^Mai^l J^^w^^^B B^h I .'4^' v^SßKwßxtSit BB^ m^BJ \^\^Bl Br^^B)wBJHBBB'”
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    M-CYCLE THIEF RODE WITH NO HELMET LIGHTS
    150 11 M-CYCLE THIEF RODE WITH NO HELMET LIGHTS v CRANE attendant stole a motor-cycle and ni later found riding II without a crash helmet and lights, .1 magil train's court heard yes terdai Vrxiul Manap bin Saileh. 21, pleaded ciuilty to stealing Mi Wong Tat Yen's machine from a car part
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    HOUSEWIVES' MARKETING GUIDE
    237 11 K| is are proviaea oeiow Tor general Ma uk Alexandra/Queenstown HIM UNIT PRICE S $3 70 I K.IUBII Bayam 605g $0 45-$0 5! C&\ 1 kg M 75-W 9< J3££^ Bean Sprout 605g $0 50 -$0 61 1 kg JO 80- $101 Kang Kong 60bg JO 40
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    Chamber will"! help these firms to upgrade skills
    272 11  - Chamber will help these firms to upgrade skills inc. uninest? L.namber of Commerce and Industry will help small and medium businesses to fully use the Skills' Development Fund to improve their workers' skills. yesterday, it doubled its skills development subcommittee headed by Mr I -inn In Hua to 12 members
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    Party for refugees
    51 11 THE Hoechst Singapore Recreation Club will host a New Year party for Vietnamoso refugee children at the Hawkins Road camp tomorrow from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm. The children will each get a S5 gift, two apples and lunch There will be song and games sessions with
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    Anniversary dinner
    47 11 THK 12th anniversary dinner and celebration of Ihe Sin Pin In (hi Physical Cultural Society will be at Chong Choon Restaurant m Serangoon Road on Sunday at 7.30 p.m. The gupst-or-honour will be the Senior Minister of State (Prime Minister's Office), Mr !.ee Khoon Choy.
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    CPIB probe at shipyard
    108 11 CPIB probe at shipyard By PAUL JANSEN THK Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau is investigating the operations at a Singapore shipyard. CPIB officers recently visited the yard and are believed to have taken away some flies dating back to two years. The Investigation reportedly follows a complaint to CPIB that malpractices
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    CC courses
    37 11 THE Boon Teck community centre will hold courses on Chinese orchestra, cakemak"iq. piano, tim sum. restaurant cooking, flower arrangement and vegetable and (mil carving m January. For details contact tel *****01 tails ((intact tel *****01
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    Two charged with $9,000 theft
    121 11 TWO men yesterday claimed trial to a charge of stealing various currencies totalling $8,529, and properties valued at $500. Surijanto, 39, and Mohd Dcvi, 41, allegedly stole a brown suitcase containing the items from Mr Fredericus Budyanto Tjahjana m front of a shop m Chulia
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    Failed to hand files to CPIB: Broker found guilty
    569 11 STOCKBROKER Yong Teck Lian, 43, was found guilty and fined $500 by a district court yesterday for failing to hand over two files to a Corrupt Practices Investigations Bureau officer. During the three-day trial, the prosecution and defence had argued mainly
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    New bus concession passes from Jan 1
    154 12 New bus concession passes from Jan 1 THE Singapore Bus Serv lie will replace the student A (for tertiary stu dents i police and military from Jan 1 The student A pass will be valid until June 30. 1981, the police and military passes till Dec 31, 1980 Passes will
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    One-way scheme from Sunday
    261 12 iKArtIL tlow will speed up along Upper Bukit Timah Raid and Jalan Anak Bukit from Sunday at 10.30 a.m. when a onenay scheme becomes nperational. Under the scheme, completed at a cost of W. 15 million, Bukit Timah :ircus has been demolish [Hl and becomes a
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    Land takeover
    22 12 LAND totalling 27,182 3 square metres in the town district has been acquired by the government for urban redevelop ment
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    Money order service ends
    46 12 THE ordinary money order service to Britain will cease from Tuesday (Jan 1) and ordinary money order sorvirr to other countries handled through Britain will also be stopped on the same date The Trade Charge Money Order Service to Britain will continue.
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    Musical night
    24 12 THE Singapore Ceylon Tamils' Association will hold a New Year musical night at its premises m Ceylon Road today at 7.45 p.m.
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    AAS TAKES FOURTH PLACE IN SAFETY CONTEST
    146 12 AAS TAKES FOURTH PLACE IN SAFETY CONTEST THE Automobile Association of Singapore has won the fourth prize m an international road safety competition. This, said AAS president Milton Tan, is an achievement because the association had to compete with automobile associations throughout the world, "practiclly all of them much bigger
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    Former pro-Red: Refugees an eyeopener
    289 12 Former pro-Red: Refugees an eye opener A SELF-CONFESSED pro-communist Singapore Armed Forces reservist learned the true features of communism when he read about the countless refugees risking their lives to flee Vietnam and Kampuchea countries "liberated" by communists. Kerk Eng Huat. who was arrested on June 25, said his naivete
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    Woman's bite didn't stop snatch thief
    145 12 Woman's bite didn't stop snatch thief A HOUSEWIFE'S hite did not prevent a casual labourer from snatching hrr gold chain, a magistrate's court heard on Wednesday. Hong Eng Hwee, 24, was jailed for eight months when he pleaded ruilty to stealing the 1.200 chain from Madam Rajammal Ponniah, 40, m
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    Stole m-bike
    81 12 The court heard that housewife Ang Geok Hun, 27, was walking along Guillemard Road on Dec 18 with her son when Hong got down from a motorcycle ridden by Tan and snatched the chain from behind. Tan also admitted a charge of stealing a $3,000 motorcycle belonging to
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    Prize-giving
    44 12 THE Parliamentary Secretarj I National Development Mt \a-c Yiok Seng, will attend th< prize presentation reremoni for the Know your Roadsidt Trees and Keep Your Environ ment Green and Beautiful con tests at the Ministry of Nation al Development on Friday at p.m.
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    Interest rates: 'Honeymoon to blow over soon'
    275 12 Interest rates 'Honeymoon to blow over soon' SINGAPORE consumers are now enjoying low lending rates and high returns for their deposits m finance companies. But this situation, according to some finance company managers, may not last long. The wide gap m lending and deposit rates may narrow m the next
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    Worker died after fall from ladder
    126 12 Worker died after fall from ladder A 74-YEAR-OLD electrical shop worker. Mr Ang Keow had been advised because of his age against climbing a ladder leading to a metre-high shelf where goods are stored, a coroner's court was told on Wednesday. But he did so on Oct 26, and fell.
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    Body in manhole was that of durian seller
    204 14 Body in manhole was that of durian seller THE body of a man found m a manhole m Bedok North last week was that of durian seller Tee Wah Sine, (above) 31. Members of his family, after identifying him, collected the body from the mortuary at Singapore General Hospital on
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    i;i,.mn r,l»,rv»«r Mailip SHOW
    37 14 Stamp Show THE Sump Cub of the Toa Pavoh branch library will hold its annual stamp exhibition tomorrow at the library's leeture hall. The exhibition will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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    Some unhappy over new parking rates
    281 14 Some unhappy over new parking rates SEVERAL motorists said they were unhappy over the new flat parking rate of 40 cents for every halfhour m all URA and HDB car parks m the CBD. One motorist, Mr H.S. Loh, businessman, said he goes to shopping complexes frequently to visit clients.
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    Charged with having knife
    68 14 TAN Tian Seng. 20. was charged m a magistrate's court yesterday with possessing a rusty chopper and a 16 cm blade knife m Forfar Square on Wednesday. He allegedly committed an offence under the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act. He claimed trial and
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    Two private car parks to charge by half-hour
    383 14 TWO private car parks along Shenton Way will charge 50 cents for pverv half-hour from every nail nour irom next month and m February following the new regulation by the Car Parks Division to revise parking fees m the Central Business District.
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    BEA UTY QUEEN JENNY WINS TOBA HOLIDA V
    73 14 BEA UTY QUEEN JENNY WINS TOBA HOLIDAY PAYROLL clerk, Miss Jenny Urn, 19, was crowned Miss Electronic Components of General Electric at the company's annual dinner at the Hyatt Hotel on Monday night. She won a five-day holiday to Lake Toba, a gold pendant, a facial treatment course and a
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    BOY IN DEN: OPEN VERDICT
    191 14 A PRIMARY One pupil who liked to play m the compound of the school next door was found dead m scout's den of the school two days after he was missing, a coroner's court heard yesterday. The ceiling above Isam Abdul Rahman, seven, had a
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    Red Cross plea: Don't send tattered clothes
    294 14  - Red Cross plea: Don't send tattered clothes SIT MENG CHUE By THE Red Cross Society of Singapore yesterday appealed to the public to stop sending old clothes unfit for use to Kampuchean refugees m Thailand. A spokesman said the society had received some "disgraceful" donations following appeals m the press
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      Lock icon CUSTOMERS EAT THROUGH A&W HEIST
      138 15 CUSTOMERS EAT THROUGH A&W HEIST It I \I1N«. JAVA Thurs. A gunman held up and robbed the cashier of the Jalan Sultan A ft W drlve-ln-res-tanrant here of $842 while (oar customers ate unknowingly on. INput> Supt Abdullah (■endut yesterday said another $3,111 had, fortunately, earlier been removed for safekeeping.
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      Lock icon Council move to recover tax arrears
      261 15 Council move to recover tax arrears BUTTERWORTH, Thurs. The Municipal Council here is going all out to recover $1.5 million m assessment arrears, some of which have been outstanding for about 15 years. The figure stood at a record $3.6 million two years ago but the council recovered $2.1 million,
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      Lock icon Black Xmas
      27 15 IPOH, Thurs. Residents m parts of this town celebrated Christmas without electricity supply due to a major breakdown. The fault has since been rectified. NST.
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      Lock icon 2 FOUND DEAD IN CAR AT BOTTOM OF RAVINE
      89 15 KUALA LUMPUR Thurs. The bodies of two men were found strapped to their seats m a car at the bottom a IOOm-deep ravine at the 30 km Kuala I.umpur-Karak Highway on Tuesday. Police believe the car skidded and plunged into the
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      Lock icon New threat from 3,000 Reds, says IGP
      298 15 New threat from 3,000 Reds, says IGP KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Malaysia faces a new attempt at insurrection by 3,000 guerillas of the outlawed Communist Party of Malaya, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Haniff Omar said today. Opening a conference of senior police officers, Tan Sri Haniff urged the police force
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      Lock icon $1.4b RMAF base mainly for training
      341 15 $1.4 b RMAF base mainly for training KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday THE $1.4 billion Royal Malaysian Air Force base in Gong Kedah, Kelantan, which is expected to be operational in 1983, is primarily for training purposes and not tactical operations, said a Defence Ministry spokesman here today. 11.. th„ rrn.r, i.1.,-.
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      Lock icon Tough year ahead for local film industry: Cathay
      178 15 Tough year ahead for local film industry: Cathay KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The local film industry is expected to face a tough year ahead, resulting m a number of screen "casualties," Cathay Organisation's general manager, Mr Choo Weng Choong. said today. He said the industry has reached a stage where everybody,
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      Lock icon Iron-fisted unit
      46 15 ALOR STAR, Thurs. More men and equipment, including new armoured vehicles, have been sent j to the Kedah-Perlis Special Anti-Smuggling Unit, the Kedah-Perlis Chief Police officer Datuk Abdul j Kudus bin Alias said. The unit now has 42 armoured vehicles for patrol duties. NST.
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      Lock icon Shortage of beef to ease early next year
      117 15 Shortage of beef to ease early next year KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The shortage of beef is expected to be eased by early next year, directorgeneral of Majuternak, Dr Mohamed Noordin Keling, said today. He said the current I shortage was largely caused by the foot and mouth disease which afi
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      Mother, kids stabbed
      44 15 MALACCA. Thurs. A 30-year-old woman and her (our young children were stabbed by a man armed at their home on Tuesday. The woman received a stab wound on her shoulder while her children were each stabbed once m the stomach \ST
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      257 15 Straits Times Crossword 2b~^ BiH~~~ kfll bHI ACBOBB Started wort need make-up ITo show affection, supply wU- simple-minded people (10). Uam with firm duck (4.3.3). 9 The band taking meals In an 8 Sometimes men embrace her entertainingly revealing tash- < 4l ion iS5i 10 A writer gets badly treated,
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      HAEMORRHAGE
      374 16 THAI the Vietnamese economy has again performed badly this year comes as no surprise. What is a Utile unexpected is tte admission by Vice Premier Le Thanh Ngh: that the war in Kampuchea has "caused enormous hardship." Mr Le did not quantify the losses and he was wise to
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      TATTY APPEARANCE
      369 16 MANY exciting plans, we have been assured, are m the pipeline for Sentosa to attract new visitors as well as cater for frequent holidaymakers. They include recreational facilities for ists and joggers, a kelong-cum-seafood restaurant, musical fountain, mini-rail and a second 18-hole golf course. At the same time
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    Where refugees are treated to a sumptuous breakfast
    470 16  -  ABBY TAN By ur Manila correspondent m Subic Bay I 111 big warships went to the \rablan Sea when the siege of the I'nited suites Kmhass> m Teheran started. Only small landing craft are now to be seen criss-crossing the waters at
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    The decade that limped
    826 16  -  PETER ADAMSON By consultant to several United Nations agencies and editor of the New Internationalist, a monthly magazine about world poverty and world development THE popularity of crossword puzzles has something to do with the problems of world development. A crossword is a paradigm of a
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    Keeping to the book
    535 16 THE following is an excerpt from an editorial m the Dec 24 issue of ntne Dec issue oi the Nanyang Siang Pau: Two British curriculum experts who came to Singapore to study the school curriculum m our Republic at the invitation of the Ministry of Education
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    Why that giant leap for man was a tiny step for mankind
    948 16 farmer is looking around to invest his new profits m more land and m machinery which more land will justify. He sees his neighbour struggling along m debt on his one hectare and makes him an offer for
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      495 16 fyms} Singapore VSmrS CONTACT LENS X SOCIETY The following members are CONTACT LENS PRACTITIONERS OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANS OPTOMETRISTS E.J.BENJAMIN eowardj benjamin pte lto FAAO F.A.C.L.P. Ist Fir 104 Tanglm Sftopnmg Centre Tanglm Road (1024) Tel *****69/?355?56 CHEN YIN FOOK dahsinopt CO A O.A.AC CLP G 46 High Street Centre (0617) Tel
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    The rattan trade: A little bit of help from researchers
    1405 17  -  MICHAEL GRAHAM By technical editor with IDRC't Communications Division, who was m Singapore recently to attend the regional workshop on Rattan Research Priorities m Asia. RATTANS, climbing palms that grow throughout South-east Asia, are such an important component of rural
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      231 17 I THE ALL NEW TWIN-MOTOR SUCTION HOOD AREILOS^^ for a cleaner and more hygenic kitchen AREILOS PREVENTS THE BUILT-UP OF Tht Arciios xtrav GREASE STAINS IN YOUR KITCHEN extended tnnn.il flap for better trapping of ,v/.,, v/ steam easy deanine. With its unique twin-motor suction system, it i TT L
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      1674 18 I ISC' I I. CM' i>( Sinu.T •mparecl with the prcevtaui ch*T c*ilh 1979 high and Icm IC7!I I Huh I c.» lirnipmc Sale •01 sic llccs CIS! INDI STKIM 4 c ciMMIKC IM 361 ar, Arma 2* -2 144 123' > 144 146 110 Allk 127 unc-r
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      BUSINESS DONE (Singapore)
      1181 18 HID and offci **rio6fi officially listed and business in an reported to the Numb* <if Singapore yev ■rltftl ihe numher of shares traded shoun :n brae IceLs in lols of Ik utile's* otnersvise specific! All Time-, Setlle'mem Ccinltae Is eie- .juoteei after in*' word "sett liie> lioard
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      1492 18 BID .ml aata KftKially hMnl 1 Tt.l hisint I**1** m anil reported 10 Ihr Ku.ila l.umpur Sink Kxrluntfi' f— Wda) *nh the number of shares MaM m bi.i.kcls m lots of I,M unils i;nl,-vs ..llhtuis.. s|«m laid IMII STKIALN JU^nTfMß^') 1 KS ,1) 1 84 learn ,1 Mill
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        408 18 HONGKONG: The market closed narrowly mixed after late profit-taking pared early gains yesterday, dealers said. The market firmed m the morning m good two-way trading, with the Hang Seng index up nearly 10 points at mid-day, but selling towards the moming's close and again this afternoon pushed prices lower
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        479 18 TOKYO Share prices closed mixed in (airly active trading yesterday, with late profittak I ing more than offsetting early gains, dealers said. The Dow Jones average fell 240 to 6.528.83 points, with a volume of 400 million shares. The New index was 456.74 up 0.59 points. Leading and speculative
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        90 18 THE MALAYSIAN Minister of Finance has fixed these rates for the period from December 27, until further notice: Kubber: 294 cents a kilo; Capra: Mi 1,066.49, 066. 49 a tonne: Palm kernel: 5955.75 a tonne; White pepper: $4,534.30 a tonne; Black pepper: $3,050.15 a tonne; The rates of
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        40 18 THE MONETARY Authority o( Singapore (MAS) invites banks and discount houses to tender for a total of $50 million of 91day Treasury Bills to be issued on Dec 28. Each tender must not be less than $250,000
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        211 19 SYDNEY, Theirs Cold and y"i"'> I I c lappa- n IC H I' 109S ♦15 HamerM.-v cm-. diamond issues led gains in Bank Nasi iihi isoi .ej c-uiet post Christ mas trading. lr J';"'" dealers sals' ha Central Norseman Cold rose c5 "n„.,i g" TIT rrnts tn
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        209 19 NEW YORK. Wc-d IV.s ions metals, reacting to highei pM an.l silsei prices, and special situation issues, provided much eef the action in s market which traded in a fairly nai row range The Dow Jones enelustii.il average was about .1 poinl lower and dee lines
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        192 18 THE KILOBAR market lor gold deliverable m Singapore opened .it $35.452 00 and closed at $35.522 00 yesterday. In the Far Bast, gold opened at l'SssOs 00 507.00 and moved up m a high ol $***** 511 00 on good demand. In the afternoon some selling from Europe was
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        124 18 (HINESK PRODI X K.\i HAM.X. SINGAPORE, NOON CLOSING PRICKS PKR PICt L THiTKKOAV: Caeaaal all: Bulk SlOB sellers old drum 1114 sellers, new drum $118 sellers Caara: Mixed < loose i UK Cont $63.00 buyers Peaser: Muntok ASTA while lob IOP. NLW $325 00 sellers. Sarawak white fob
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      318 18 TRADING was generally subdued and thr tone was at best steady at the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. Interest In the two main features of the past few weeks. Central Sugars and Hang Leong Indus tries were kept very much alive. Both reacted higher In moderate
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      264 18 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market rebounded on moderate buying interest to close on a fairly steady note yesterday. Central Sugars closed 12 cents higher at $4.58 while Hong Leong Industries recovered 14 cents to $2.59. I The latter was the most active stock with 351.000 units j traded.
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      237 18 THE US dollar opened slightly lower at $2 1670 SO compared with $2 1690 05 at Wednesday's close m the Singapore forex market yeslcr day. and fluctuated narrowly m thin and quiet trading before closing little changed at S2 1670 80 There were no major new factors affecting trading
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      NOMINAL RATES
      351 18 ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on Dec 27: IS DollamSpotl Offer BiT 7 (lays 13 11/*****/16 1 month 14» 14 2 months IS. IS 3 months 15 14 6 months 15 14 9 months 139/16 13 7/16 12 months 13. 13. Sw.Fr. Daia. (Miodle Price.)
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      43 18 RANGE of prices offered by dIscount houses on Dec 27 Overnight 6. Call deposits 6. (loaial Buyia* Sellin, (-month Treasury bills 6 3 month ..Mils 10 9. inthaCD 10 10 ti months CD 97/16 95/16 Source- National Diacount Co M s S
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      32 18 Money market for losing Interbank rates for Singapore dollars on Dec 27 Offer Bid overnight 13 12 1 month 10 10 2 months 10 10 3 months 10 10 Overnight mode 12
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      24 18 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers Lt 9.3 per cent.
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        53 18 THE STRAITS tin price rose $16 to $2,122 per picul m Penang yesterday on an official offering down 44. tonnes to 120 tonnes. NEW YORK: Spot tin was quoted at 772.00 to 782.00 US cents per lb on Wednesday, against 772.00 to 785.00 cents on Friday. Dealers said
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        456 18 PRICES m the Singapore rubber market closed steady yesterday, with January RSS One buyers quoted at 296.50 cents per kilo, unchanged from last Friday's close, dealers said. Prices had eased half a cent during the morning session on freer offering of the current month from upcountry m quiet trading.
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        26 18 Rubber: Dec 27 Singapore: January: 296.50 cents (unchanged) Malaysia: January: 295.50 cents (unchanged) Tin:Ms2,l22 (up $16) official offering: 120 tonnes I (down 44Vi tonnes)
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        94 18 ■■■1 ~S1M r. ,r IAS •sk vSR Se. (KIIH iMK'V SIR SIRe.R ■SIR ■SIR I" .MR .si SIR M (I tern pallet. II luce palln i CI c..n pallet, 1 l..ee p.lU-1 > .1 u*. pallet' '1 tea. pallet' I ce, pellet < 1 ueen pallet 1
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        42 18 1 K l.evingelon 777 e2Oe 20 Hong leong lnd 258 ♦17 Oriental Hldge 278 1« Sungei Real 1190 *10 Trartora M M B Rasa 234 C Sugara 458 »l Supreme (orpn 198 Mega ('hem 124 t 7 Magnum (orpn 4<JO +6
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        42 18 Lien Hoe 179 M Banking 805 -5 Hong Leong 277 -5 l> M 4D6 -4 Dunlop Kat 408 -4 A Eoterprieea 376 -4 H Royal 210 -4 Spore Land 231 -3 W .lacks 170 -3 .1 c -%4 I.il 141 -.1
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        Most active stocks
        38 18 I I) I 104.000 Kaher Merlin 173.000 Hong I nx Ind 136.000 Taipinn Textile 100.000 Supreme (orpn 99.000 U I) H Hiiui V II S M«i> 66.000 SuKiri 64.000 Me«a (hem 58.000 B Raya 47.000
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        32 18 Dec 26 Deo 27 B.T Index 2962.39 2988.89 Industrials: 430.89 ***** Finance: 767.08 766.66 Hotels: 348.12 347.68 Properties: 268.06 268.98 Minings: 240.28 240.44 Plantations: 729 76 729 41 0.C.8.C: 407.67 407.95
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        Malaysia Rice earnings surpass forecast
        250 19 Malaysia Rice earnings surpass forecast Hlct- Industries I'rfKl) whlrh mm ln\ol\<-d In a reconstructs n HMfcHfl last December uidrr v* hi* S It became a subsidiary n' the &M llo\ Chan group has surpassed the er.rnlngs foreiast Hi mll'lon made In Its oiler document on the inquisition IVrumahan H>TJa>a. Kor
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        203 19 HK Tin expects fair year RKITISH-lnrorporated lion* Kong Tin experts satisfactory results (or the rurrent year because the recentlyopened estate area may start contributing to earnings. Chairman Vahya Ismail, In his latest review to shareholders, adds that the estate area operations will be further boosted when the company adds an
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        396 19 El Rest Mines has continued to benefit from illy higher tin prices vcilie r.rc-tax profits fen the six n 30. 1979 rising by 18 I nci cent io $10 19 million against $8.61 million lor the previous i-einding period a nil
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        414 19 Need for Wearnes to build up other interests WKAKNES Brothers is now at the crossroads of its earnings position and further growth will only come from a major shift m the relative importance of its ageociei and m the development of other interests. Making this assessment, stockbrokers Laurence, Prust. feel,
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        423 19 SUBSTANTIALLY higher palm oil production and improved profit margins have helped Castlefield (Klang) Rubber Estate recover sharply from its 1977 1978 setback. Pre-tax profit for the year ended June 30. 1979 rose by a hefty 47 per cent to 1:675,083, while sales improved only 21 per cent to
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        182 19 Kamunting surges strongly ahead KAMUNTING Tin Dredging, benefiting from improved production and favourable prices, has surged strongly ahead with pre-tax earnings of $2.29 million for the six months ended Sept 30, an impressive 431 per cent advance over the year ago results. Despite this glowing performance. Kamuniing has warned that
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      601 20 ESTABLISHED COMPANY (1) ACCOUNTS CLERKS a liCKO'lFvel a I Hook-keepniK C. rtifi a P_nof«ort UKA Itinl.liiii; M.ix»fll Koad (2) CLERK' TYPIST a OCI O'lrvel a (;,h<l typing ability a Plan- of work Kampont: Park) (3) TELEPHONE OPERATOR/ TYPIST a Typing ability nf wpm a Able Ui handle simple I'M HX
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      1162 21 POL VFIBRE (S PTE LTD "tablished organisation invite, applications from suitably qualified c.ndid.t.s lor th. following positions (1) STOCK CLERK •> accountant rFil -.p. 2) ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT 3) SENIOR BOOK KEEPERS 2| 6) CLERK/TYPISTS lnt»r»«le>d »ppltc*ntt should tub(2) BOOK-KEEPER —**jj" .■'■■■■■."■'■•«r— of qualification t and •ipormnc* with a non-r.turn.bl. photog,^.
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      1265 21 EXPERIENCED BEARING SALES- SALESGIRLS REQUIRED Parl MEN required for Malaysia In- tlme'fulldme Salary plus com■Mnesia and Singapore market! mission (all personally at M4S, Apply with work history to ST j Mezzanine floor I urk> I'la/ i Box A91.H0 I FEMALE COUNTER SALES Assi I SALES REPRESENTATIVES ffiSSS For.newd,.,.»n tact number
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      1100 21 JVC Company hat tmmodiau va- c*nct*t tor th« post* ol IflVttM applications (or U (1) MACHINISTS TECHNICIANS (2) TRAINEE Lour .me •jApu|fc||CTC NTr ln electronic servicing i ■nMunirllo la or radio servicing certificate from private school Csodidst*. for Post (1) h..iiM s,, m e experience m repair .if possess NTT
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      982 21 ffaaaaßßSßSaaaaaaaaßaaaaaaaaaaV one experienced wireman re .iuire.l tot Motonhop M PART-TIME TECHNICIANS FOR 1H H i required 1 1 >• at 7-B. w^ Kirn .in 1 May Street Metal Box o c) Domestic Singapore I I AFTERNOON TO FVENING nn.li Limited riMinrp<; hosjwwor* includin)- cooking for "-MUifeii expatriate family Must be
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      679 22 II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT MtCNINI OPfBAiOBS I I•■ I I 31 Situations Vacant "iSfM*»*?/7 A z^s pubuJunq hu MALAYA ENGRAVING 4 LITHO •SS3& Singapore 0314 Infapore ipleted Nail OFFSET PRINTER :"r'nKlls\', ASSISTANTS (1) FORKLIFT DRIVER laa^tilaS^llfSlQ :ll t. v.i 1.1. (Stlary negotiable) MAr.HINE O«h»tohs
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      1119 22 c^rTine Jr-"* ■■■Ml compeny m PERMANENT NIGHT SHIFT Jurong FEMALE PRODUCTION requiree OPERATORS REQUIREMENTS SECURITY GUARD a Minimum Primary 6 educa- i •">" Requirements: a Must t*. able to converse m Knglish. Mandarin or Malay Singapore citizens a Experience not necessary At least completed Primary FRINGE BENEFITS- education a Attend'ince
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      627 22 EXPERIENCED DESPATCH RIDER wanled by shipping company I Apply personally with il.hu menls to: 45 Market Street. I IHO4. EXPERIENCED CAR WASHERS and Greasers wanted by service station Apply personally 649. Chang! Road. Spore mi EXPERIENCED SEAMTRESSES URGENTLY needed m Kalonu to sew ladles garments 44-hour week Lunch provided Piece
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      1206 22 i IbbbwP^^bb»l V s HOTEL ROYAL requires requires FRONT OFFICE CASHIER a SS'e"i'nlial Nt R M Chin MALE CASHIER COFFEE HOUSE WAITRESSES Applicants must be Singapore On-job-trainlng provided citizens who are between 21 md 3-rotationshiflduly 28 years of age They should pos- mi. a sess at least 3 credits at
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      646 22 requires ROOM STEWARDESSES (CHAMBERMAIDS) 2 Aoe: 18 years above. Qualifications: Must have Primary 6 education (English). Benefits: Free meals r Annual leave Free uniforms and laundry f Free medical benefits fi SATA insurance scheme Please call personally at I The Personnel Department f Basement 1. New Wing Mandarin Hotel 333
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      694 22 jf IMDONESWN RESTMJRAJifr requires immediately I DISPENSER KITCHEN PANTRY Experience nol nf>rrs.s.ir> Personally al Unil Ml. Cth Moor Plaxa Singapurs Orchard Road Singapora 0923. 'ART TIME OK FULLTIME (lull. <ursf mniad mum .ijipiy lo ilk 328. 194 dementi Avrnur 2. i|i,ireOSl2 'ART-TIME (5.30PM TO ll pm M Ipm 1.. 1
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      5849 23 II EMPLOYMENT 111 VEHICLES BOATS 111 VEHICLES BOATS 111 VEHICLES BOATS 111 VEHICLES BOATS w»i'R.ssis R:ouißfD rull *n new Mitsubishi Datsun P 31 Situations Vacant 1(1. k> WAITRESSES ÜBGmU* BCOUIB BRAND MEW COtT I m. er Sigma ED h) General continental rent-a-car •vi MerWAITRESSES WANTEO A'llo RENT A DATSUN Pickup
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      1286 23 1973 L-ND ROVER diesel engine MONOA CB 400 I month old one oiner $***** Tel 44MW« one owner insurance road tax. snod condition can *****24 1973 MINI SPECIAL. PAR! i-liki- HONOA CUB 50 i AP plate i insurance, beautl- inter., -iiii ..utact 800R9S n «»l ono Phone HONOA MOTORCYCLE 750
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      75 24 times friday properties MERLIN PLAZA SERVICE APARTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR MONTHLY LEASE FROM ASUTTUASSI6SOjOO :^^H OTa v -•JHaaaaaV HILLTOP BUNGALOWS "OMPT HAND'-. ON COMPLtIION i INSTALMEM a Kitri liqnt tinted LUCKY REALTY CO. LTD. mm |I 2 imaw aFH^kJV 'laSsJaPaKflarHß •Apartments with modern amenities for immediate occupation. •Convenient transportation. Easy instalments
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      437 24 /^sBsy SINGAPURA BUILDING SOCIETY LIMITED (Established since 1950) SAFE, SOUND SECURE Your money is backed by the Society's own-paid-up capital and reserve funds exceeding $40 million: FIXED DEPOSITS 12 months C 3| 0/ interest m m Xg\ m W p.a. 9months-7 3 /4% p.a. 6 months- 7%% p.a. 3 months-7
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      1116 24 IV ACCOMMODATION i PROPERTIES Vf^H^'^^a^lli^MaP^^^ Luxurious 2-slorey 'w^^ terrace units Cdj^^^ Pasir Panjang Road L* I 3 bedrooms, living room, kitchen. 2 bathrooms, store. Children's playground Carpark, recreational facilities Freehold land Showroom opens daily from 9 am 5 pm. Enquiries and Bookings JO* GOOOLAND (PTE) LIMITED 21 New Bridge Road.
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      1408 24 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES kings ROAD (DIST 10) Double- MBaaa^MSMaßaaaaaaaaaaa I storey seml-deuched 4 bed- rooms, furnished, alrconduion- HIIIfRFCT ARPAnta led $2 200 Summit Property milLHtbl AHUAUIA j *****30 3 Bedrooms high floor TERRACE HOUSE furnished or apartment, luxuriously and unfurnished at Thomson Hills tastefully furnished by i RKW.'arWS 58 SK
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      1512 24 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES a group of Ptavfcjn Company! a double-storey split level Executive! Budget $*****1 to I Thomson Oreen lerrace rtouae $5,000 Urgently require Houses' 2,10* sq It freehold Apartments Office -1 a. If servants jib:, 0110 negotiable your property is available, ..ill 1.-i AESTHETIC SPACIOUS SPANISH A GROUP OF.T:ip.inese
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      543 25 tunes friday properties 54 Properties For Sale b) Flats ACt OfFERS ACE OFFERS SPOTTISWOOOE A CHOICI OF A CHOICE OF I.UXUMou II with (A) OIST 10 RIOGEWOOI A GRANGE HEIGHTS ips High level swim- APARTMENTS FOR SALE KAMEHAMEHA RISE $325,000 limit I- 1 i IHO IHO RISE $325,000 lUCK.' TOWERS
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      640 25 1 FOR SALE/ RENT. Hill, HOB 3 ROOMED WALK-UP (he. HOB 4 ROOM AT ri....rnin terra I MIL I COURT APARTMEfc' Kully lurnished and tenanted nil April I9HO Price $395.0011 No i owner (657. HILLCOURT OIST 9 an mmlng pool and Irlcuon t,, rice $.(.■.<)(«« No HIN SENG GARDEN 3
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      729 25 1 TOA PAYOH 3-ROOMEO flal fo Mosaic flooring II u-r tiling Quie 1 Mr (hii s 2553M1 I WOOOLEIGH OfIOVE »alk-up lux urlou Woodieigr Clow rooms al wltlibulll m wardrobea Parquei fliMiring completion early 1980 units available Price $160,000 WOOOLEIGH GROVE apartmenl A' Type n Completion ir ■nil Phone 44i.
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      1375 25 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES 56 Factory Sites/ i 61 Shops To Let/For Space Sale/Wanted r 1 AVAILABLE FOR RENT MH m; [I A SHOP UNIT Bl BksßSßOfl Her ol high reiling workshop ware- irical. Klecln.mr HardWtt ttoun and 40.000 sq ft of open Centre Approx area 400 sqfl i.md Near to
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      1317 25 V SERVICES BUSINESS f FRANCHISED DEALERS Wanted by a well established international company to i cater an ever expanding market with a strong brand of window covering and home imj provement products. This line of products has a proven record of excellent profit returns. Those eligible for consideration are (A)
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      391 25 I VI EDUCATION TRAINING ATT language centre SCHOOL OF LINGUISTIC SKILLS Longuoge courses and private tuition for school eiaminations and for business, trovel pleasure ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES daily at all levels Registration is open until 3rd January 1 980 for term commencing 7th January 1980 AFTERNOON ENGLISH CLASSES FOR CHILDREN
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      740 25 100 Dancing i A BEGINNERS LATEST l> commencing 7.00 pm (tonight), 2M p m isunilav i Ro, k-Social ■ii (Sunday) kOO p n. I i Mondaj i (ir.i nd nan. ing Studio (alreondltloned A SPECIAL DISCO Beginner Class on the How anil What Steps lo IKi to the latest sounds
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      928 26 VI EDUCATION TRAINING VI EDUCATION TRAINING VI EDUCATION TRAINING VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS JUNIOR TYPEWRITING SHORTHAND •rNl2sf?it-« BOOKKEEPING Commencing 7th 10th January j- PLEASE ENROI IIHI.W VJ 1 Singapore Commercial School n ISA. Ma. ken/i. Jk 9\ .0922 t JOIN SCS TO BE SUCCESSFUL STAMFORD COLLEGE GROUP CC
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      731 26 PRIVATE SECRETARY'S CERTIFI- cate Count camraenctaf J.u. Jt 4th 9th Pmrt-UnM Momta) ™7 Wednesday. Friday 600 pm 900 pin SiriK;i|M.re Instituu- or T Commerce 3U< seieme Complex i.• Prince Restaurant I TE I *****9 *****1 PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHY COM- 9tl MENCING nilmted by coune IrKluiire m iiark- Te 1 rix.in. oiltdcxir
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      1156 26 R8) ii no- loop m Commenc- T «o tor Prtmarj toiwl ..i you X tin January Queensway I now (all suhjrctsi Kiiinnit an inin.-rci.u Training Centre *>*i'>v dWrlcU Call: *****9 1 *****6/*****2 M^ s (''long) Anytime LEPHONE OPERATOR (2 EFFECTIVE TUITION IN .ill suti inthi) Uilni i-AUX pmbx tfcf a;
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      624 26 CHINA TOUR 2 VISITING RELATIVES II 22-day Honfkoni Hangrhow. Shanghai. SOOi chow. Nanking. Peking. J Kweilm. Oep: 5/3/ M 11-day Hongkong Canton ••l Kweilm. Peking Shanghai. II Hangi -how Dep 16/3/ tO LOW COST AIR TICKE TS. London, Europe, Los An0 getes, san rranelira Hono s lulu N York JakarU.
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      903 26 TRAVELLAIRE TOURS (TA/070) KIIHKK I'TT (NX Wed sun Dall) 811 TAIWAN $1415 14HTPK lIKIi BKKSI67.SMoii SDOT PEN CHSfIW 1 6DIIAADYAI ll' PO OTSI7I SDHDY PO QT Air cSZ3I M< 21HN CIT*7S Every Pn ?lil^ 1 \M*****.23. 2812 2D3N c,T Kll »7m it:to \2 1 wa> ll' »2U l'( i $25
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      140 Acknowledgements
      8 27 FAMILY OF LATI II X I.
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      NEO CHEE TOO, Dcparted 22 – 12 – 79
      160 27 NEO CHEE TOO, Departed 22 12 79 TAN TECK HUAT WISHES TO EX AND APPRECIATION TO ALL PERSONNEL TOR THMR KIND A SISTANCE. CONDOLENCES. WREATHS. DONATION AND ATTENDANCE DURING THEIR RE CFNT BEREAVEMENT uepanea n/iz/rv •isnes lo express their heartfelt hanks and gratitude In relatives :ondolences and attendance riurng their
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      37 27 MP Mr Lai and Henderson CC.C. wish to send the deepest condolence to the family of the late Mrs AM Nair mother ot Mr X A Nair. who passed away on 24.12 79 m India
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      11 27 MOM ROSA LEONG 01 grand rdai i«r I Chrla
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      IN LOVING MEMORY
      38 27 DEPARTED 28 12 78 INOUK HEARTS YOl WILL I IVF FOREVER I II LOOU BRINGS US lAIN Penny missed by husband, daughter, son. son-in-law a loved ernes. MRS. SFAH KE K'JANG nee LILIAN LEE LILEEN
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      33 27 In Eve-loving Memory Of Our Beloved Mother (Chinese Calendar) J years have passed but memories ol you linger on Dearly missed by beloved ones. HADAMHM AHWAH on 10 11 76
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      23 27 Who passed away on 23th Dae 1977 Deeply mtssed by all his loved ones Mr Eddie Eng Lian Boon
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      In Memory Of RICHARD PHANG NGIT SIN
      46 27 In Memory Of RICHARD PHANG NGIT SIN Dearly misted by parents, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces and son There U comfort In th memory ol .1 life well lived li.xi niv.-tti Ood laketta 'atlier-in-lav and (raindpa Departed on 28 12 77 MR NG KONG YIP Dopartad 2*712/71
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      400 28 LONDON, Thurs, Liverpool, champions and leaders of the English Football League First Division, won the battle of the giants yesterday when they beat Manchester United, their closest challengers, 2-0. Liverpool's victory at their Anfield ground, where they are unbeaten this season after 11 league gamps,
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      211 28 SYDNEY, Thars. dlant m a I yachts Bamblebee IV and Condor of Bermuda were locked In a tense battle for the lead at dusk In the Hitachi Sydney-to-llobart ocean classic yesterday. Several hours after a spectacular start to tV :t.ith Sydney to liohart
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      SPORT IN BRIEF
      595 28 SYDNEY, Thurs. The Channel Seven television network has launched an investigation into the screening of a pornogranMc movie during yester<iay s live telecast of the Australian Open tennis championships m Melbourne. Quick action by technicians 11 Channel Seven, m Sydney, prevented more than two seconds of the
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      95 28 Coventry 4. Neath 16 Aberavon 22, Newport 17 Watsonians 0, Northampton 22 Saracens 6, Nuneaton 24 Rugby 18, Otley 7 Moi ley 0, Swansea 32 Glamorgan Wanderers 10, West Hartlepool 15 Hartlepool Rovers 0, Wilmslow 26 Manchester 6 Rugby Iranr IHvUm Oh Bradford
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      1062 28 Result tables FIRST DIVISION Arsenal 1 Tottenham Hotspurs 0. Bolton 1 Everton 1. Brighton 3 Crystal Palace 0. Derby 1 Coventry 2. Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0, Manchester City 1 Stoke i, Middlesbrough 3 I^eds 1. Norwich 3 Ipswich 3, Nottingham Forest 2 Aston Villa 1. West Bromwirh Albion 3
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      1220 29  - China the headline -makers in Asian sports this year HISAO TACHIKI By TOKYO, Thurs. China's readmission into the International Olympic Committee and its return to the Olympic movement was the biggest sports news m Asia this year. China pulled out from the lOC m 1958 because of the Taiwan issue
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      Lock icon Wade's plan for Britain to be No. 1
      395 29 Wade's plan for Britain to be No. 1 LONDON, Thurs. If British sport is to achieve the wide international success that the public craves, then financial and organisational sructures must be altered m the next decade. Allen Wade, director of coaching of England's Football Association, has put forward a six-point
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      Two Irish newcomers have high Timeform rating
      666 29 TWO Irish geldings, both three-year-olds and with a high I Timeform rating, have beer registered m Class One by th« Malayan Racing Association They are The Mighty Ora (late Go Skytrain), a chestnut by Realm out of Labumutr Grove, and General Atty, alsc
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      Lock icon Syd's on the ball at last
      120 29 MELBOURNE, Thurs. Australian Syd Ball, who has spent the past year I relaxing and trying to i lower his golf handicap, pulled off one of the biggest upsets m the US$4OO,000 ($864,000) Marlboro Australian tennis cham- pionships m Kooyong today. Ball, 29, who was
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      Genthus shows top form in fifth try for a Classic
      650 29 RACING. with FAIRWAY UKNTHUS could have better luck m the $80,900 Governor's Gold Cup over 2,000 metres m Penang on Sunday. The Sassafras four-year-old has been unlucky m Four attempts m Classics, finishing second each lime. His four tries were
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      157 29 Lloyd's Gold upsets Mighty Kingdom PERTH, Thurs. Sooth Australian three-year-old Uoyd's Gold upset Sydney colt Mighty Kingdom's bid to become Australia's greatest stake-earner with a thrilling victory In the ASZM,m ($517,SM) Australian Derby over 2,4 M metres at Ascot, here, yesterday. Mighty Kingdom would have earned a total of \MM.IM
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      Brilliant Raja steers Pakistan to the lead
      323 30 IPUR, India. Thins. Wasim Raja, with a iant unbeaten 94, hciiHMi Pakistan take a innings lead of nT India on the third if the fourth rickot Test here today R.ti.i and tailender Iqbal Qasim stayed t < fin Deal ly tun for the
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      135 30 SCOREBOARD INDIA Ist INNS: It! I'tkISTXN Ist ISNV M. Naur < Kirmani b Kapil Dcv 6 S. Mohammrd c Kirmani bChavri 47 Abb-, c Uavaskar b Kapil IVy 5 i. MUmhul lbw Kapil Dpv 8 M. Khan !tm Kapil IV\ 19 V Iqbal c VMNnuHtk h I) Dushi 11 W.
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      Lock icon Press hail Coe as European Sports Personality of 1979
      797 30 Main's old tuple wor 111 named th c En: Euro ami world Press The (Mill, organised by the Polish I PAP), gave the world xfK) metres, 1,500 m and mile 9 points East German sprinter and women's 400 m world i
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      250 30 Botham will captain England BRISBANE, Thurs. Somerset all rounder lan Botham leads England onto the field here tomorrow in his first game as captain since he was a 15-year-old school boy. The selection of 24-year-old Botham to captain Kngland in their four-day game against Queensland, rather than more experienced players
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      434 30 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs THE national badminton circuit, which can spark Malaysia's climb to the top m world rankings once again, will be sponsored to the tune of more than $50,000 by Benson and Hedges. The series of nine tournaments, which begins
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      New Arthuries for Ashe
      454 30 NKW YORK, Thurs. Arthur Ashe pulled open his powder-blue pyjatna top, puffed up his chest and proudly exhibited the Incision bLsecting his upper body. Then he rolled up his trousers to display scars running from knee to ankle. A fortnight ago, the :<*-> ear-old tennis star
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      246 30 Push-button telephones m for new subscribers m I Ang Mo Kio and Queenstown I telephone exchanges I With effect from today, new telephone subscribers served from the Ang Mo Kio and Queenstown Telephone Exchanges will be B_^^^^^^^^^^ provided with standard push-button telephones without extra charge. This move is m conjunction
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      NS stay iN hunt
      97 31 NATIONAL STADIUM will be in the hunt for more honours in today's Kentucky table tennis inter-centre under-18 finals at the National Stadium, reports PKTKR SIOW. NS, who have already won the boys' and girls' under-14 titles, will meet Hua Yi to decide the boys' championship, while
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      Ngee Ann trounced
      38 31 I SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC irnunred Ngw Ann College W) at squash m the inter-varsity college engineering society's I games. I'nlytechnic edged out Singapore University 3-2 at tk-idminton. but were thrashed rvfl by SU M table tennis
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      25 31 Sportsman '79 Mosx'im, Thurs. Boris Mikhailov. 35, has been voted the Soviet Union's most popular Sportsman of 1979 m a poll hy sports journalists Reuter.
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      Organisers allow Judith to play against men
      298 31  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By THE organisers ot the Inter-Ministry squash league, which kicks off today and runs right up to Feb. 4, have bowed to women's liberation for the first time by permitting women's grader. Judith D'Silva, to play m the all-man league Judith
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      357 31  - ABC first leg likely international box-office success WILFRED YEO By iHt Asian Bowling Circuit, the first leg of which will be televised live m tJangkok. soen.s likely to >nd up an international ix>\ office success. Anil the title of the Peter "Gary Cooper" Low-produced ••film" could run along the lines
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      524 31  - Ganesan assures FAM Singapore will play, but JOE DOR AI By I SINGAPORE will stay jin the Malaysia Cup tournament at least i for the time being. But whether they will j remain in the competition I until the end will depend on the Football Associa- tion of Malaysia's Council
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      30 31 RABAT, Thurs. The president, Colonel Mehdi Belmejdoub, and other officials of Morocco's football federation resigned today because Algeria had knocked Morocco out of the Olympic soccer tournament. Reuter
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      Chia will return
      173 31  -  PETER SIOW !l IX>CAL table tennis star Chia Chong Boon has pledged to make a comeback m two years time. Chia, who won tne national titl<? for a record six times .1968, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1977), went into retirement two years ago. And, despite persuasion
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      63 31 BODYBI 1'J)1N(. National championships (PUB auditorium) (iOLK Singapore Professional eGolf Association pro-am e'h.impionship ißukit course. 7 am i S4JCCKR Ho Ho Cup: Malaysian Chinese v Hongkong Chinese (National Stadium. 730): Singapore Airlines Group Inter-department League: Div 1: Boeing Maintenance V Cabin Services. Div 3A: Power Plant V Catering. Div 3B:
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    62 32 THIS flooded portion of a Chicago freeway is an indication of the wet and cold Christmas Americans had to endure. Heavy rains, snow and fog across the country contributed heavily to a record 713 traffic 'deaths during the four-day Christmas weekend m the IS. The previous record for
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    124 32 News exec arrested in Manila MANILA, Thurs. A ranking Filipino newspaper executive has been arrested by the military for involvement m a plot to burn down key government and commercial buildings m Manila, military sources said today. He is Mr Eduardo Olaguer, a vice-president of the prestigious BusinessDay and known
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    111 32 Gang of 16 held in Beijing BEIJING, Thurs. Police have arrested a gang of 16 prostitutes and pimps dealing with foreigners m Beijing's best known evening hangout, the Peace Cafe, a newspaper said here today. The rouged party-girls and their tough-looking companions "corrupted the reputation of China and detracted from
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    Lock icon Embassy hostages showing signs of defiance
    585 32 says clergyman who met them TEHERAN, Thursday SOME American hostages held m the US Embassy here are showing signs of defiance towards their student captors, an American clergyman said. Dr William Howard, one of three US clergymen who conducted Christmas services at the embassy
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    76 32 even i€ £ound guilty 9 TOKYO, Than. A rlos«- aide to Iranian relltrlous leader Ayatollah Kuhollah khnmeinv said m an interview published today that Iran Intended to relea.se all the IS Embassy hostages m Teheran after their trial by an international tribunal even If they ere
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    310 32 Thai Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan. a former general m the armed forces, is to spend two days with troops along the Thai- Kampuchean border, government sources, said today. He leaves today for' Aranyaprathet and the 1 eastern provinces of Chanthaburi and Trat, south of
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    82 32 MADAM CKCE SUAN NEO I Takpo I aged 90 passed away peacefully on 27th December 11)79 at Block 52. 205-H Marine Terrace (1544) leaving behind 4 sons. 1 daughter, grandchildren and great grandchildren to mourn her loss Cortege leaves for Mount Vernon Crematorium at 3 00 p m on
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    193 32 Gold price breaks US$5OO barrier LONDON. Thurs. Gold soared m Europe today above the "unbelievable price of US$5OO (Ssl.oHo> an ounce for the first time m history and dealers thought it would keep going up. One Swiss bullion dealer warned the speculation was becoming dangerous. As gold rose, the dollar
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    57 32 MANILA. Than President Ferdinand Marcos announced toda> the lifting of martial law restrict ions on free debate for a 33-day period to pave the way tor local elections H( also said he v.as study ini; the legality of granting amnesty to his chief political foe. former
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    43 32 NEW YORK. Thurs Dow Jones averages, based on first hour of trading on Die New York Stork Exchange: 30 indus 838.31 up 0.17. 20 transp 253.07 up 0.20. 15 utils 107 81 off 0.04. 65 stocks 299 06 up 008 UPI.
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      243 32 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore s Financial Daily Cov*t Ptic« Annuol Sutncr«lion tISS fv vjb«r*>"on r.nv/i K«i 01 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. IN a major development for both Metro and the property market, the Government has decided to acquire a massive piece of land m Orchard Road which belongs to Orchard Square Development Corporation.
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      337 32 Cultural flurry The board outside the office says: Cultural Affairs Division. It is a small, obscure office m City Hall but inside vital decisions on Singapore's cultural future are made. Staffed by less than 10 people, it has been responsible for most of the cultural flurry we have been experiencing
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      172 32 m. p UP TO 1 p.m. TODAY: Clondy with light rain In the afternoon. TKMl\ (C) up to fi a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 23 min. SUNSET today: (.37 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: (.35 a.m. GLOBAL weather Amsterdam 3-5C Cloudy Landan 3-11 C Rain Athena 4-10C Cloudy Law Angeles 8-20C Gear Bahrain
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        1144 1  -  LI UENFUNG two unique sights By THERE are still a few (hint's thai .an lie seen nnl> in China, such as the Wall, the Forbidden the mountains of IllillM In October this iinfronicil by two other unique su 'hin.i the curtailand the cradle of the (hi n We
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        48 1 For example, you may 'I'h say, iinlianq weight 'r' rir t < s Zhe kuai shitou zhong jinjih jijioo be colculot109 vTjin. bonjin boliong not much to choose between meaning, "This stone the two weighs one kati." Make Mandarin the common tongue of the Chinese community.
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      758 2  - PICK of the DAY TV SINGAPORE JOHN DE SOUZA By FRIDAY already! It's been a welcome short week for all, and, keeping m mind that the kids have to go back to school soon, here's what you can watch together to get the most out of RTS before the daily
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      A New Year TV bonanza
      323 2 TV Malaysia has sprung a New Year surprise for all its viewers by obtaining the brand-new, highlyrated series, A Man Called Sloane America's answer to James Bond. The Deputy DirectorGeneral of Broadcasting, Mr Zain Mahmood, said confirmed shows for the new year include Mark Twain's
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        115 2 It's never been so easy to have colour TV m your home! Call *****02 Thorn TV Rentals before noon and get your set installed today! B^^^^^^ Jf 67cm V colour set nEAAAIVI 9 Remote' 0 f per month J)w\ 365 days FREE service |^V |^V 111 Same-day service (or I
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        282 2 WELCOME 81 a producer and tape li- ere and Son. at the Navariptv show nro«^nt- brarian with Rediffusion tional Theatre Club ed bv RTS anri thp Singapore Pte Ltd, at Room at 8 p.m. Held in Mocs«„oi t t<? n 1 Boon Lay community conjunction with display National Theatre centre
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        1043 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening followed by Housewives 7.30 News and Newsreel (Malay) Matinee The Warlord And The 7.55 Bonkers Swindler (r) (A Mandarin feature 8 20 Surfsail tilm, 8.35 Kingston: Confidential Monolith 930 News (English) 4.45 Intermission 9.55 TV Movie Poke Story: A 6.00 Opening followed
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        125 2 Hits 3.M The Fabulous 240 4.11 "Chinese Programmes B.M The Story Of Rock 9.M News 9.11 Mandarin Bj Radio 9.M Kaleidoscope 11.44 Lifelines In Medicine 14.34 Continental Showcase 11.44 News 11.11 Softlv Sentimen tal Iz.M M/N to IM AM All Night Music SWIMMING TIMES TODAY: Star-apart- 6 12 am (2.5m),
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        Ragavan the mimic: A one-man show
        772 3  -  GERALDINE TANG By RAGAVAN Naidu s frame, pushed back perch on his sweaty i hot water and a dee throat, and after Sf tx'gan the "shov-..'' Man] characters, living and non-living, floated across, making a lot of noise. But it was a one-man show.
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        Lumiere and Son — the British theatre group that is 'different'
        612 3 Lumiere and Son the British theatre group that is 'different' UNCONVENTIONALIT V always draws extremes, whether m praise or criticism. This has been the experience of Lumiere and Son, a British experimental theatre group based m London. It was formed five years ago by David Gale, who writes all the
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        Two-piano recital featuring Haydn
        165 3 Two-piano recital featuring Haydn PAMELA Tan and Elizabeth Wong will present a two-piano recital at the Singapore Conference Hall on Jan 6 at 5 p.m. The programme includes J. C. Bach's Sonata m G major, Brahms' Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op 56, Rachmaninov's Second Suite for Piano No
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      601 5 P^ M LONDON Behaviourism began as a natural reaction against two aspects of early twentiethcentury biology: The slow pace of neuro-biol-ogy and the fashion among American psychologists for fallible exercises m introspection. Behaviourism replaced the introspective dogma with another: That psychology could only be
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      464 5 WASHINGTON If you want to give your "fish a drink, you might like to know what science shows: Gin makes them more agve than tequila. It cost the national institutea of health US$lO2.000 (*****.000) to find this out. the other hand, if 'On
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        202 5 Space mass pulling earth? A [New piece oi eviuence has buttressed the growing suspicion of astronomers that a gigantic mass of matter far out m space is pulling the earth towards it at great speed. The inference stems [roTii a peculiar characteristic of the background microwave radiation thought to have
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        Locusts that change stripes
        200 5 Locusts that change stripes SCIENTISTS have lonj; 'xvn puzzled by a strange trail of locusts the kind that sometimes grow m guch vast numrH'rs as to constitute crop-endanger-ins plagues li their relatively solitarj. non-plague, phase they are a uniform and commonplace green. When they »;o into their occasional population explosions,
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        249 5 Roller coaster stroke STROKES m 13-year-old girls are rare Even more unusual is a case described m the journal of the American Medical Association m which a roller coaster ride was cited as the probable cause of a stroke suffered by a 13-year-old girl. The cause, according to the report,
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        Undetected scalp ringworm
        188 5 Undetected scalp ringworm A FORM of scalp ringworm, undetectable by traditional diagnostic techniques, has proliferated m the United States m recent years, according to an article m the November issue of the journal of the American Medical Association. Ringworm of the scalp is an infection that occurs primarily m children.
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        129 5 More about doctors' scribbles POOR handwriting among physicians is an old joke, but the facts are seldom studied. A brief report m the journal of the American Medical Association says there is much truth to the jokes. A study m a large hospital showed that the handwriting of 16 per
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        475 6 Co-ordinated BY TENG JUAT LENG Pictures by TAN WEE HIM THE countdown for the new school year is beginning, but we11... many schoolchildren would, of course, rather not think about it. But one sure way of giving their spirits a little lift after Christmas is to
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        305 6 Japanese kids spark off end-of-year shopping spree TOKYO, Thurs. They deck the aisles with boughs of holly, and m the centre of the department store, where it can hardly be missed by customers entering from the street, a paper mache Santa Claus beams
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        107 7 LEFT: Theresa's double-breasted hooded raincoat with blue po l ka dots and "Snoopy" umbrella will keep her smiling In the rain. Raincoat: $23. lTmbrella:s9.lt.l T mbrella:$9.1t. RIGHT: (Top) Music note book at $2.25. The report pad Is tt.ls and notebook Is $t.M. On
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        201 7 i! invaders with prices 25 to l'Ssso the scene list mas m fther workR and that he toy <leof school nsttnas is ist> of the a Year's ma! JapaOr family s observchango of Eve, if at lillions of Buddhist ate for a made the Western holiday a part of
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      The year that wasn't
      472 8  -  CHAY YIM ByC a young writer This is me WHAT is a young writer? Simply one who has a deep interest m learning how to express himself m writing. He writes because he has something to say. He writes because be feels. He writes because he
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      228 8 THIS is the year of the child, a year dedicated specially to children all over the world. One would therefore expect it to be a happy year for them. Instead the news flashes across war-torn hungry little ones, refugees, some crying helplessly,
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      143 8 The world of children I THE world of children I is full of fantasy and exuberant imagination. We often hear of j children being beaten, frightened and upi braided by their I guardians and parj ents. They did not rej quest to be born into this world to be tortured
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      The voice of crying
      185 8 The voice of crying THE voice of crying m the hospital is a sign of happiness for the family m Singapore: Singapore, the land of peace Nothing to be feared. Before their birth, their new shirts, costumes, shoes, milkpowder have already been prepared for them. The voice of crying at
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      276 9 If only they could share the same welcome I HAVE two pictures In my hand, one a child ot Kampuchea and another a child of Inited States. Bat these two children have different faU's. The Kampnchean child Is called "Child full of woe" while the American one qualifies as "One
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      The ice-cream
      831 9 short story AH SENG burst into the dark hut. "I got it he cried triumphantly m a breathless voice. But there was no answering voice of gladness Only the darkness of the hut, the sour smell of urine and dirt; the depression of poverty. Ah Seng was not
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      Father and Child?
      43 9 THE cry of the young life tugged at my heartstrings and at once I was emotionally confused. At first I felt like a doting father then my mind shouted "Will somebody please keep the baby quiet!!!" WENG KIONG National Serviceman
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        742 10 A MINISTRY ttiMo OF THE ENVIRONMENT TENDER NOTICE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT (I) Cutting of gross ot Bidodo-i Christian Cemetery, Bidodon Muslim Cemetery/ Bidodan Hindu Cemetery/ Infectious Disease Burial Ground Ret TEN(ENV)O9/79/17 •Showround Meet at Bidadan Christian tery Office on 2 I 80 at IOOOam Restricted to P W U Registered
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        788 10 DIIDB Separate tenders are Invited for any one or all of the following:(1) ERECTION AND COMPLETION OF 1 Block of 12-Storey 4/3-Room Apartments. 1 Block of 9-Storey 4/3-Room Apartments, l Block of 11/12-Storey 4/3-Room Apartments and 1 Block of 10-11-12 4/5-Room Apartments (Total 748 Units) at Clement! New Town Neighbourhood
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        632 10 TENDER NOTICE Tenders arc invited from registered contractors for the following projects:A ERECTION AND COMPLETION OF TWO BLOCKS OF S-STOREY L-SHAPED FLATTED FACTORY (BLOCK NOS 3 4), ONE NO EATING HOUSE AND ONE NO BIN CENTRE CUM 22 KV/LV SUBSTATION AT ANG MO KIO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SINGAPORE B FINAL PREMIX
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        509 10 IN 1 UK MITTKKOKTHK (OMI'VMKS tCT.CAP IKi ami IN IIIK MVITKK (IK CHRONG I.XX It KN (I'Kl\ \TK) LIMITED (Ini-urpuralrd In Singapore) (In memlwrV \oluntar\ winding up) Ai .m extraordinary Kenem 1 meeting ol CHEONO LE YUEN PRI V ATE LIMITED dul) convene .mil held al 28A South Cam Road
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        541 11 A leading international Company has a vacancy for: TECHNICAL SPECIALIST In manage t h*;ir marine and maintenance coating p. nnts business m Singapore. Duties: 1 In: incumbent will report to the Marketing Manager and is required to provide technical supporting services to shipyards, refineries and industrial buildings. He will be
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        708 11 ■■BHMHm Dv Pont For East Inc Singapore Branch al world leading chemical company m Singapore I invites applications trom highly qualified and I experienced personnel to till the position of TECHNICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (XRAY PRODUCTS) m the expanding X'Roy Products Division The Condidote: Singapore citizen, who has completed National Service
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        562 11 /U- --..> I looking for hardworking people who are keen to move into a new environment to exercise their self initiative and total involvement. Paste up Artist Applicants to have a minimum of one year experience and be able to work independently to handle all types of pasteup work. Media
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        1046 11 A large International Organisation based m Japan cordially invitos applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following posts at one of its subsidiary companies m Singapore:ADMINISTRATION MANAGER The successful candidate will be responsible for the attire Administra tion Department reporting to the Managing Director and he shall be involved
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        554 12 NOTICE INCOME N.T.U.C. CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE COMMONWEALTH ENTERPRISE LIMITED 33rd Floor, Shaw Towers, 100 Beach Road, Singapore 0718 (Tel: *****80) Chong»Of Office Houn We wish to inform all our policyholders friends and business associates that wi effect from 1 st January 1 980, our office hours will be as follows:- Monday
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        638 12 TENDER NOTICE Tenders ore invited for I SUPPLIES a) Tender No. PT/222/79(Y) Supply of 1 unit of Microwave Spectrum Anolyzer Eligibility Registered Contractors Class B C D Non-Registered Contractors Deposit SSSOO 00 Closing Dote 8 February 1980 b) Tender No. PT/226/7»(Y) Supply and installation of One set of Microcomputer Based
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        116 12 AIRPLANE Piper Novo|O 1969 Total time 4700 eicellent maintained Gold Crown radio Swedish Renter Pr.ce S$2SOOOO cont Copt Rogberg Hotel Negora Singapore until 4 Jon thereafter TrollHyg AB 80. 285. S46lOOT.ollhotton Sweden jfch ASIA COMMERCIAL /9^\ BANKING CORPN. \\^^2i>v/ 104-108, Robinson Road. Xg^a^ Singapore 0106. With effect from 26th December
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        494 12 JANUARY 1980 INTAKE PART-TIME CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES Applications are invited tor admission to the Board's port-time Continuing Education Courses commencing m January 1980 ACADEMIC EDUCATION COURSES Available m the three language media (English, Chinese, Molay) from Secondary I to GCE 'A levels COMMERCIAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT COURSES Advertising Shorthand Book-keeping Typewriting
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