The Straits Times, 19 January 1980

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1981 30 CENTB M.C.(P) No. 111/1/80
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  • The Sunday Times
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      HOW THE SINGAPORE SYMPHONY WAS BORN
      214 1 THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra is one year old this week... and the SUNDAY TIMES brings you an exclusive interview with Dr Goh Keng Swee, patron of the SSO, in which he talks of the day he "launched" the orchestra almost by accident. Recalling his
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      PARENTS AND TEACHERS
      68 1 POPULAR columnist NALLA TAN this week asks the question: What do parents expect of teachers... and now do teachers meet the expectations of the role they play In society? Nalla Tan then proceeds to gve yon the answer. It is a column that is of great terest
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      THE FAST ROADS
      66 1 MOTORING writer WINSTON LEE says that it is right and proper that the speed limit is being raised on some Singapore roads... and he points out where the Traffic Police should look when they get down to deciding which roads should be the first to carry the
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  • Sunday Nation
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      PICTURE OF THE YEAR AND ANOTHER CONTEST
      138 1 WHAT makes a good news picture? We'll show you 11 that won Picture of the Month awards in an inhouse competition for photographers of the Times Organisation group of newspapers last year. In the editors' opinion they were the best of those published
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      HONGKONG'S MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY
      232 1 IF SINGAPORE'S Mass Rapid Transit system goes ahead, It will partly be because of the success of Hongkong's own MTR (Mass Transit Railway). How I Hongkong went underground Ls the Asia MmgaMlne cover story tomorrow. Built at a cost of nearly US$42 billion, very little of
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    Lock icon Deng's son to study in US
    117 1 BEIJING, Fri. A son of Senior Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping will leave for the United States next week to enroll as a graduate student at the University of Rochester, according to a source familiar with the family. The son, Mr Deng Chifang, said to be
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    Lock icon HOTTING UP THE COLD WAR
    628 1 Naval buildup by Russians. US WASHINGTON, Friday THE Soviet Union and the United States are intensifying their confrontation with a sudden buildup of their naval presence along the major sea routes of the world. Defence sources said today that the naval buildup came as the
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    Lock icon Iran raps Kremlin
    69 1 TEHERAN, Fri. la the strongest Iranian attack so far on Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan, Finance Minister AlMlhassan Bani-Sadr has accused Moscow of wanting to divide Iran and posh on to the Indian Ocean. He said: "They want us to be divided rather than united so that they
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    Gold soars to US$B35
    269 1 LONDON, Fn GOLD fever returned to the world's financial markets today on a global scale as the price broke through the US$BOO (551,720) barrier in London, Zurich, Hongkong and New York. Gold shot up U5579.50 overnight in ZURICH from U*****.50 to open at US$BlO. In LONDON
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    Lock icon Midnight blaze
    240 1  -  N. G. KUTTY By SCORES of people fanned human eaalas to salvage hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods m ft fire raged through Rocbore Road and spread swiftly to busy Jalan Besar &W, Just before midnight yesterday. PoUce had a hectic time preventing anxious parents and
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    Shah blames US oilmen
    436 1 Shah blames US oilmen NEW YORK, Fri THE exiled Shah of Iran, in a wide-ranging interview tinged with bitterness and a sense of betrayal, hinted that his downfall was the result of a conspiracy by the oil companies, including American firms, to drive up the cost of oil by disrupting
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    FIRE UNDER CONTROL
    23 1 JALAN BESAK Ore appeared UMtor control at 1.15 a.m. Mm treated far shack. No report of injuries. SEE THIS PAGE
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    Lock icon TROOPS MOVED TO BORDER
    59 1 NEW DELHI, Frl. Pakistan ha* moved seven divisions of troops te the Afghan border aad all Pakistani forward air haaes have been pat on alert, the Catted Newt of India reported today. The report added that Pakistan aad also moved a large armeared force to the
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      113 1 42 pages today MATTAR: i NEED TO REVAMP TECHNICAL EDUCATION Pag* lo SOVIETS poised to unleash chemicals I SEOUL to accept North's offer of talks 4 4M,tM may starve at the border 5 TV's role as a politician's handmaid f 1.3* a.m. RIDER shoots at couple 7 MERCHANT stabbed to
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Wisdom of US tough stance against Iran queried
      503 2 Wisdom of US tough stance against Iran queried WASHINGTON, Friday UNITED States officials say American economic reprisals are hurting Iran, but some voices in Washington have questioned the wisdom of a tough approach in light of Soviet military action in neighbouring Afghanistan. Administration spokesmen said calls for a more conciliatory
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      Hopes dim for Mexico move to end crisis
      355 2 Hopes dim for Mexico move to end crisis KUWAIT, Friday HUNDREDS of thousands of Iranians marched through Teheran and other cities yesterday to mark the deaths of two revered prophets, Teheran radio said, while hopes dimmed at the United Nations for an initiative by Mexico to end the hostage crisis.
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      Lock icon TASK FORCE TO ENSURE GRAIN BAN'S ENFORCED
      125 2 WASHINGTON, Frl. The Halted States Is setttag ip a taak fane ta maaltor grali trail r Ose* aad hmn that Ma saspeastaa *f salpmeßt* to the Soviet tsiaa to la retattattaa ler Mssesw»» latorveattoa la Afraulstaa Prettiest Carter sai tsatmHwl delivery M 11
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      Lock icon BURNING SHAH'S EFFIGY
      42 2 IRANlANdemeaatratera boralng aa effigy af the depaaed Shah autslde the United State* PmharffY In Teheran on Wednesday. The demanotraUon was held to mark the first anniversary af the farmer monarch's departure frem Iran an Jan 11, lf». AP pictare.
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      Lock icon Panda gift
      52 2 FUKUOKA, Frl. The Chinese city ot Guangzhou will present Japan's Fukuoka with two giant pandas to mark the signing of a friendship agreement Between the two cities, local officials said today. The pandas, expected to arrive within the next two months, will he on show at a local
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      Lock icon Court sets Feb 18 deadline
      186 2 THE HAGUE, Friday THE World Court yesterday announced Feb 18 as the deadline for Iran to present its defence against the US case on the occupation of the American Embassy in Teheran. The United Nations body last month ordered Iranian authorities to release 50 US
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Soviets poised to unleash chemicals
      348 3 MOVE TO PROP UP KABUL REGIME WASHINGTON, Fndcy THE Soviet Union has moved to prop up the Moscow-backf-d regime in Kabul by sending in chemical weapons to wipe out Afghan rebel forces, US intelligence sources said here yesterday. They said Soviet TMS-65 trucks, equipped with
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      Lock icon TASS DENIES CLASHES NEAR AIRPORT
      75 3 MOSCOW, Fri. The Soviet news agency Tass today described reports of armed clashes between Soviet troops and Afghan army units near Kabul airport as ''wishful thinking". Tass said one of its correspondents in Kabul had been told: "no armed clashes took place in the area
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      Lock icon 'No Chinese troops fighting in country'
      84 3 'No Chinese troops fighting in country' BEIJING, Frl. Chinese officials today denied a report train India that Chinese troops are operating in Afghanistan. The Press Trust of India news agency quoted an Afghan rebel leader as saying that Chinese trssps are active In two north-west Afghan provinces. The Chinese Foreign
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      Lock icon Fraser, Carter to discuss invasion
      98 3 WASHINGTON, Friday UNITED States President Jimmy Carter and Australian Prime Minister Malcom Fraser will meet at the White House on Jan 31 to discuss the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the political situation in Southwest Asia, the White House announced yesterday. It said that Australia
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      Lock icon BA Concorde passes 250,000th 'barrier'
      175 3 LONDON, Frl. Champacae flawed at Heathrow Airport vestersay as the tStjmSk Mains cer to Oy o» a British Airways Csseorde checked la far his sapersaaie flight to New York. Philadelphia Insurance hroker Waatoa Bads, 7S, whs was making his l«th Ceaesrse m— lag, waa alas
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      Lock icon Allies give wide support to US Olympics stand
      448 3 WASHINGTON, Fri. THE United States found wide support among its European allies for strong punitive action against the Soviet Union, including a boycott of the Moscow Olympics, a senior administration official said yesterday. The official said the allies told Deputy Secretary of
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      452 3 MANUFACTURING SUPERVISORS Around $40,000 per annum Location: Singapore A multi-national company with world-wide operations in the food industry is seeking suitable persons for the positions of Manufacturing Supervisors. Candidates for this senior position must be of high calibre and possess a tertiary education with qualifications in the related areas of
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      Lock icon Seoul to accept North's offer of talks
      179 4 Seoul to accept North's offer of talks SEOUL, Friday I SOUTH Korea indicated today it would accept a North Korean proposal of a faceyto-face meeting between the prime ministers of the two countries in the first step in more than six years towards a dialogue for reunification. President Choi Kyu-Hah
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      ELVIS TOOK DRUGS TO GET EXCITED' FOR SHOWS
      258 4 MEMPHIS, Fri. Elvis Presley needed drugs to get excited for his snows and supplemented the supply he received from his personal physician with mysterious shipments from Las Vegas, the Tennessee board of medical examiners was told yesterday. Dr Lawrence Rubble, testifying at
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      'We did it,' says Arab commando group
      108 4 'We did it,' says Arab commando group BEIRUT, Fri. A Palestinian commando group calling itself the "May 15 Arab Organisation claimed responsibility for a bomb explosion yesterday in a central London hotel. A type-written statement delivered to the Reuters office in Beirut said the blast killed or wounded a number
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      Lock icon Unheard of
      127 4 The "May 15 Arab Organisation" had previously been unheard of. The date is believed to refer to the ending in 1948 of the British mandate over Palestine and the creation of Israel. The statement included slogans including: "Long live Palestine, free and Arab." Meanwhile, three people were killed
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      Lock icon Havanas run out in Havana
      84 4 Havanas run out in Havana HAVANA, Fri. There will be no havanas in Havana until next July and President Fidel Castro cannot have his favourite brand, because the factories are shut for six months. A blue fungus with the name Moho Aziil has hit the plantations and the factories are
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      Egypt rejects 'limited powers' for Palestinians
      196 4 Egypt rejects 'limited powers' for Palestinians CAIRO, Friday EGYPTIAN negotiators yesterday rejected further consideration of an Israeli proposal to give limited administrative powers to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. They said the plan, which the Israelis tried to present during a three-day negotiating session on the
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      Lock icon Queen pregnant
      50 4 AMMAN, Fri. King Hussein of Jordan's fourth wife, Queen Noor Al-Hussein, is expecting a child in March, the royal family physician announced last night. The American- born queen, formerly Lisa Halaby, married the King in June 1978. Her pregnancy last year ended in a miscarriage in March. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Integral part
      120 4 Egypt maintains that east Jerusalem is an integral part of the West Bank, while Israel considers it as part of its capital. Mr Dan Pattir, spokesman for the Israeli negotiating team, said yesterday that the Egyptian position in this week's negotiating session was "very negative." "We did not
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      Lock icon McQueen weds model
      51 4 HOLLYWOOD. Fri Steve McQueen, 50. recently divorced from actress Ali Macgraw, was married on Wednesday to model Barbara Minty. It was his third marriage. Mr Marvin Josephson, McQueen's agent, who announced this yesterday, said he had no further informatin about the wedding or where it took place.
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      CARTER MAKES A POINT
      41 4 CARTER MAKES A POINT PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter stressing a point doling diseusuilons with Egyptian Vice President Honny Mobarnk at the White H*ose Thursday. Their talks centred on the tone of Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. I'PI picture.
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      Lock icon $26b for World Bank
      79 4 WASHINGTON, Fri. The World Bank, which provides most of the aid to the poorest countries in the Third World, announced an agreement yesterday in which its resources would be increased by US$l2 billion (5J25.8 billion) over the next three years. The accord, involving pledges from 33
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      Lock icon JAMES AND ELIZABETH ARE THE NAMES OF THE GAME
      283 4 LONDON, Fri JAMES aad Elisabeth take note: ¥n may he about to he e*me* out by Nicholas and Caroline. Aad Sank to definitely «i the upswing. The LlB*— Tines yesterday pahUshed its aaaaal reader ratings of the most popalar names of
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      Lock icon 400,000 may starve at border
      270 5 400,000 may starve at border BANGKOK, Friday ABOUT 400,000 Kampuchean refugees today faced starvation after the International Red Cross blocked rice deliveries to the world's largest Kampuchean settlement for the tenth consecutive day. Relief officials at the Thai-Kampuchean border said the presence of armed guerillas in Rehou camp was the
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      Lock icon Recycled after 30 years in ground
      99 5 Recycled after 30 years in ground MR CHRISTOPHER IMlworth, t%, of Sheffield, seen seated on a IS* ec American-boil t Harley Davidson motorcycle which he restored after It lay buried for M yean. The motorcycle, previously used by the British Army, was buried la a bag near a village In
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      Lock icon LAST 286 REFUGEES LEAVE SUBIC BAY CAMP
      206 5 LAST 286 REFUGEES LEAVE SUBIC BAY CAMP SUBIC BAY (Philippines), Fri. The United States today closed its special Vietnamese refugee camp here with the departure of 246 "boat people" to America, and the transfer of the last 40 to Manila to await acceptance by other countries, a US spokesman said.
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      Lock icon Grave offence
      30 5 JAKARTA, Fri. Forty body snatchers have been sentenced to eight months imprisonment each for stealing from local graveyards in Sungguminasa, South Sulawesi, Antara news agency reported today. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Kriangsak and Blaker hold talks
      126 5 Kriangsak and Blaker hold talks BANGKOK, Fri. British Foreign Minister Peter Blaker today met Thai Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan for talks dominated by the Soviet and Vietnamese military interventions in Afghanistan and Kampuchea, a government spokesman said. Both men agreed that Soviet and Vietnamese moves violated the United Nations Charter
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      Lock icon Tatad denies corruption charges
      158 5 Tatad denies corruption charges MANILA, Friday RESIGNED Information Minister Francisco Tatad today categorically denied charges of corruption and "unexplained wealth" and said he had never taken a bribe in his whole life. At a crowded press conference in the Information Ministry, Mr Tatad announced he was forwarding his letter of
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      Lock icon Dud notes
      37 5 MANILA, Fri. Government agents seized counterfeit US currency with a face value of more than US$5OO,OOO (5J1.075 m), meant for circulation throughout Asia, in a raid yesterday on Cebu city in the Central Philippines. Reuter
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        Lock icon Free books for 3m
        60 5 THE Sri Lanka Government yesterday launched a massive scheme to distribute free textbooks to the three million children attending the country's 9,700 schools. The government's press working round the clock in the past few weeks had churned out 13,700,000 books which were taken to every school
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        Lock icon Dewi gets one franc
        67 5 A PARIS court awarded one franc (554 cents) on Thursday to the widow of a former Indonesian President who sued international nightclub owner Regine Choukrounn for throwing her out of one of her clubs. Jet-setter Dewi Sukarno, wife of the late Indonesian president Achmed Sukarno, filed
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        Lock icon Bird forces plane back
        78 5 A BIRD that got sucked into a DC-10 airliner's wing engine "tore up the engine" on Thursday and forced the flight to return to Los Angeles, said an airline spokeswoman. Western Airlines flight 551 to San Diego had just taken off when the pilot got a
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        Lock icon No smoking on ninth floor
        45 5 ONE of Sydney's leading hotels has established a "smoke-free zone" on its ninth floor. A spokesman for the Boulevard Hotel said yesterday guests would be assured that the non-smoking rule would apply in all 14 rooms on the floor. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Lord Soames extends emergency period
      115 5 Lord Soames extends emergency period SALISBURY, Fri. British G«verMr Lord Sum him has exttmitd for six months the controversial stale ot emergency in Zimbabwe, It was announced in the government gaiette today. Lord Saaums signed a proclamation on Jaa 11 extending It until Jaly ML The emergency has been la
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      27 5 NEW YORK, Fri. An electrician hit a switch accidentally while changing wires and shut down one of California's four nuclear power plants, officials said yesterday. AP
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    Fong Sip Chee's diary now an open book
    368 6 Fong Sip Chee's diary now an open book PAP'S 25th ANNIVERSARY THE Parliamentary Secretary for Labour, Mr Fong Sip Chee, has written a book on the important events of the People's Action Party in its pioneering years from November 1954 to April 1968. It includes his own experiences and recollections
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    TV's role as politician's handmaid...
    487 6 TV's role as politician's handmaid... THE growing importance of television as a powerful medium for politicians has been underlined by the Parliamentary Secretary (Culture), Dr Ow Chin Hock, in an article for the 25th anniversary issue of Petir. Discussing the role of broadcasting in Singapore, he notes that while television
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    Ow spells out SBC's long-term policy
    317 6 Ow spells out SBC's long-term policy THE long-term policy of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, a statutory body formed to replace RTS, should be to increase the proportion of locally-produced programmes. This is desirable, says the Parliamentary Secretary (Culture), Dr Ow Chin Hock, in an article for the 25th anniversary issue
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    CC promotes Mandarin
    55 6 THE Boon Teck community centre will conduct a Mandarin course every Wednesday between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. from next month. A fee of $30 per person will be charged for the entire course. Those interested may register at the centre. For details, tel *****01 from 3
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    SIM course
    38 6 THE Singapore Institute of Management will hold a course on motivation for increased productivity at its conference room at Thong Teck Building in Scotts Road, on Feb 26 and 27 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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    Veterans and new leaders to speak at mass rally
    331 6 Veterans and new leaders to speak at mass rally A COMBINATION of veteran and young party leaders will address the PAP mass rally at the National Theatre at 9 a.m. tomorrow to mark its 25th anniversary. Party chairman Toh Chin Chye, who is also Health Minister, will deliver the opening
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    Avoid these roads
    54 6 TRAFFIC PcUee have appealed to motorists to avoid the following roads between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. tomorrow in view of the PAP mass rally at the National Theatre: Clemeneean Avenue between Peaang Road aad River Valley Road Tank Road sad River Valley Road between HUI Street
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    'Shortfall of 3,000 hotel rooms in 1985'
    224 7 'Shortfall of 3,000 hotel rooms in 1985' THE Singapore Tourist Promotion Board is concerned that it will face a shortfall of 3.000 to 4,000 hotel rooms in 1965. On paper the island will have the needed 25,000 tourist rooms for nearly four million visitors by mid-decade, but, says Mr K.C.
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    Balasna crew awarded $39,577
    87 7 SIXTEEN Indonesians and former crew members of the Honduras-registered cargo vessel Balasna were awarded judgment for $39,577 and costs as salaries and other fees owing to them. They included the former master of the vessel, Mr Adoessalam. All of them were engaged in Singapore. Miss Jeanny
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    Joint outing
    36 7 MEMBERS of the Rotaract Club of Singapore (City) and Temasek will join student interactors from nine Interact Clubs for an outing at the Mitsukoshi Gardens tomorrow in conjunction with a youth activities week program.
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    The 60 pc non-urgent A and E patients
    142 7 ABOUT 60 per cent of the 315,461 accident and emerfency attendances at ingapore's general hospitals last year were nonemergency cases. These people called at the hospitals' emergency units and were given treatment and discharged, according to the Deputy Director of Medical Services,
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    1.30 a.m. rider shoots at couple
    228 7 1.30 a.m. rider shoots at couple A COUPLE escaped death when a gunman on a motorcycle shot at them at close range outside their house in Carpmael Road earl} yesterday morning. Mrs Ong Say Hooi, 51, was shot in the arm but her husband was unhurt. Police said they had
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    Nanyang plans new Chinese evening newspaper
    137 7 Nanyang plans new Chinese evening newspaper NANYANG Siang Pau plans to publish a new Chinese evening newspaper in the next few months. It will hit the streets daily at about 4 p.m. to catch workers after work. Its name has not been decided yet. There are already two other Chinese
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    Owner faces the music for selling pirated tapes
    145 7 Owner faces the music for selling pirated tapes WOO Fong Peng, owner of Oscar Music Centre in Katong Shopping Centre was fined a total of $600 by a magistrate's court yesterday after she was found guilty on two charges of selling pirated copies of two gramophone records. Woo was charged
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    Devotees' farewell ceremony
    92 7 Devotees' farewell ceremony A FIVE-HOUR prayer ceremony was held at the Parasakthi Hindu Temple in Kampong Bahru Road for devotees to say farewell to Lords Buddha, Murugan and Parasakthi whose statues are to be moved to new premises. The temple, according to the caretakers, Mr P. Nagulan, 54, and his
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    Bovis dispute settled
    60 7 EJOVIS South-east Asia has settled its long-drawn out claim against the Singapore Government involving construction work done on Pulau Brani between 1972 and 1975. The financially-ailing property, construction and quarrying group disclosed yesterday that the arbitration between its subsidiary company Bovis (Singapore) and the Ministry of Defence
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    Japanese art on display
    69 7 THERE wiU be a Children's Art from Kumamoto exhibition at National Museum Young People's Gallery from Jan 26 to Jan 31 daily between 10.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. It will feature 25 paintings done by Japanese school children from Kumamoto and is presented by the National
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    WEBPRINT MAKES ITS DEBUT WITH 3 AIMS
    74 7 THE Times Printers' Works Council has released its maiden issue of Webprint a bi-monthly journal for all the company's employees. Objectives of the house journal are to disseminate information and knowl- edge to the staff, to keep the readers abreast of new technological
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    Shares case: QC fails to get admitted to Bar
    314 7 Shares case: QC fails to get admitted to Bar AN application to the High Court for a Queen's Counsel to be admitted to the Bar to represent a widow in her continued civil action against her chartered accountant son was dismissed by Mr Justice Chua yesterday. Madam Ng Swee Kee,
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    Application of rubber tycoon's widow allowed
    174 7 Application of rubber tycoon's widow allowed Queen's Counsel J.L. Harraan was allowed admission in an application to appear for Madam Chang Jih Hao, widow of rubber tycoon Ko Teck Kin, a former Singapore High Commissioner to Malaysia. The application for Mr Harman s admission was made by Mr Pang Kok
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    Donor queries
    36 7 PEOPLE who wish to pledge their bodies to the state for research or to save lives should ring *****44 ext 167 and 168 and not *****4 ext 1 as reported in yesterday's Straits Times.
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    SULTAN'S GIFT TO THE PRESIDENT
    88 9 SULTAN H»8»»n»l Bolklab of Brunei preaeatlmg a gift to PraMeat Sheares yesterday when he paid c*artmy call at the Istaaa. The SulUn, who arrived on Thursday for a five-day visit, was acecmpaaled by his brother, Prlace Jefrl Bolklah and his general adviser, Pehla Isa. This
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    SAF keep-fit display
    55 9 THE Singapore Armed Forces will demonstrate the use of keep-fit equipment at our community centres tomorrow. The demonstration, which will include a Safcrobat display, begins at 4 p.m. at the Mountbatten and Havelock community centres and at 5 p.m. at the Nee Soon and Kirn Tian community
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    Take up a rod
    27 9 TANGLIN community centre is inviting the public to join its fishing club. Those interested should telephone *****22 between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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    Two Tamil Malar hearings put off
    221 9 TWO matters concerning the Tamil Malar, a Singapore Tamil newspaper, were adjourned by the High Court yesterday on an application by one of the two parties involved in a legal dispute over rights to edit, publish and distribute the paper. The application, approved by
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    Trader stabbed to death in HDB lift
    268 9 A YOUNG, soon-to-be-married businessman was stabbed to death in a Housing Board lift on Thursday night. A relative suggested it could have been due to business rivalry or "over a woman". Ng Teng Chee, 27, owner of three textile and garment companies at
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    Residents raise $240
    37 9 THE Toa Payoh residents committee zone B raised $240 by selling old newspapers and clothes collected during a fund-raising campaign last Sunday. The money will be used to organise recreational activities for the residents.
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    Karate class
    26 9 A "TRACMADO" karate class will be held every Monday and Wednesday soon at the Tanglin community centre. Those interested should call *****22 (or details.
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    Chok Tong. Sasaki hold economic talks
    188 9 Chok Tong. Sasaki hold economic talks JAPAN'S International Trade and Industry Minister, Mr Yoshitake Sasaki, yesterday met his Singapore counterpart, Mr Goh Chok Tons, (or economic discussions which touched on the $2 billion Sumitomo petrochemical project here. He was accompanied by Mr Shiroh Miyamoto, director-general of the International Trade Policy
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    Potong Pasir bursaries
    55 9 POTONG Pasir citizens' consultative committee is offering bursaries (or secondary and primary students of the constituency. The value of the award is 1200 (or secondary and $100 (or primary levels a year. Application forms are available at the Sennett or Potong Pasir Village community centres. Closing date
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    FORMER MALDIVES PRESIDENT
    75 9 FORMER MALDIVES PRESIDENT THIS la the termer preaMeat M MaMivea fslaads, Mr Amir Ibrahim Nulr (takes la a permanent Slagapare resident ■aagfct by the MaMlve* Government tor allegedly mte»ppr»prUtl«« $8.4 mllllM ttnUte fuds. The ntetara paMtohed •a theWk page «f the Straits Tlmea yesterday parp*rtedly ttlMwUg Mr Naslr was la
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    Youth tour
    35 9 QUEENSTOWN community centre youth group will conduct a tour to an orchid garden, crocodile (arm, the Singapore Science Centre, Japanese Garden and other places of interest on Feb 3. The (cc is C
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    Pickpocket gets four months' jail
    132 9 AN unemployed man mingled with the crowds at the Singapore- Johore Express bus terminus on Thursday and picked a wallet from the pocket of a waiting passenger. When two policemen saw Kok Ah Sum, 49, behaving suspiciously, they approached him. On checking, they found the
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    SERIES OF CONTESTS TO BOOST SKILLS
    130 10 SERIES OF CONTESTS TO BOOST SKILLS A NEW series of competitions is being planned to promote the development of higher skills among industrial workers, the chairman of the Science Council of Singapore, Dr Ang How Ghee, said yesterday. It will also encourage positive attitudes and commitment to skills development and
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    Winner has designs on quality
    139 10 Winner has designs on quality A SECOND-year aaverttolag arto aMent «f the B.ta.mddli Vaeattaaal iMtttate, Mto. T*a Ge»k Yew, IS, winner «f deafen etnteat, warntt satlafl*a with her entry. Given mere tune, she wwM have Asm a better B, she Hid after reeetvthe lint arise M %m In the m—
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    Need for 'nuts and bolts' in technical education
    255 10 TIME FOR A REVIEW OF APPROACH: MATTAR THERE is need to review the whole layout and teaching approach to higher technical education, the Minister-in-charge of the Vocational and Industrial Training Board, Dr Ahmad Matter, said yesterday. Apart from the broader educational aspects,
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    Two more yards win Exxon tanker contracts
    127 10 Two more yards win Exxon tanker contracts THE American Exxon Corporation has awarded tanker repair contracts worth about $C million to another two shipyards Keppel and Hitachi Zasen Robin this year. The government-owned Keppel Shipyard will repair the Ess* Knre and the liquefied petroleum gas carrier Ess* Westernport. Hitachi Zosen
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    Those on dole go round 'shopping' for aid
    362 10  - Those on dole go round 'shopping' for aid EVELYN NG By MOST people on the dole these days have to go round "shopping" for assistance from voluntary organisations to supplement their allowances. But they do not always get it as the organisations are often short of funds to help all
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    B'DESH MAY BE FIRST TO UPGRADE MISSION
    118 10 PLANS by Bangladesh to set up a High Commission here depends on reciprocal representation by Singapore. Bangladesh Trade Commissioner, Mr D.S. Yusuf Hyder, said yesterday that Singapore is looking into the possibility of finding a suitable candidate for its mission in Bangladesh. But
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    DON'T BE SHY
    35 10 IF YOU can speak Mandarin and are stout U use dialect again, step y«*neb? *nd start In Mandarin. The •ther perm may know Mandarin hat may alna be shy. Be the Initiator!
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    Boy who choked on cake: Open verdict
    245 10 Boy who choked on cake: Open verdict A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy was choked by a piece of cake and subtjquently died, a coroner's court heard yesterday. The boy, Tan Siew M n, was then looked after oy babysitter Madam Lee Man in her Tembeling Road house. The court heard that on
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    Residents to hold party
    55 10 THE Residents' Committee Zone B of Khe Bong constituency will hold a party to promot'* good neighbourliness among the residents of Block 96 and 98 at the Badminton court, Lorong 4, Toa Payoh, on Jan 26 at 7.30 p.m. Interested residents can contact their respective RC
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    Wood batik
    35 10 THE Art Club of Hwi Yoh eoonciary school will hold a Jatik On Wood exhibition at lie National Museum People's Callery on Jan 26 at 11.30 a.m. aid Jan 27 at 3 p.m.
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    NTUC to seek aid from skills fund for college
    276 11 rHE NTUC is to apply for aid from the Skills Development Fund to finance partly a labour education centre or labour college. This will be the first trade union project to use the fund if the application is approved, labour sources
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    NEW $3.5 m COMPLEX FOR COMFORT
    116 11 NEW $3.5 m COMPLEX FOR COMFORT NTUC Workshop Pte Ltd will build a new $3.5 million complex to house its workshops and the NTUC Comfort Headquarters. The three-storey complex will be next to the existing Comfort building in Sin Mm Drive, off Upper Thomson Road. The complex is expected to
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    Spoken Mandarin
    43 11 LENG KEE community centre will hold a 13-week course on conversational Mandarin from Feb 6 at the Mci Chin Primary School every Wednesday and Thursday between 7 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. Those interested should contact the centre staff or tel *****7.
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    SBS route changes
    110 11 THE SBS has announced changes in some bus routes effective tomorrow when the stretch of Cantonment Road between Hoe Chiang and Keppel roads will be made one way towards Keppel Road. Services 1, 50, 112, 188, 189 and 196 from Tiong Bahru and Jalan Bukit Merah will
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    On fashion
    25 11 FHE Tanglin community centre will soon hold a fashion ilesigning course on Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. For details, ring *****22.
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    Chance to learn safe riding techniques
    248 11 Chance to learn safe riding techniques FREE safe riding courses, now conducted for learner motorcyclists and scooter riders, will be extended to qualified riders from April. A Traffic Police statement said yesterday that in addition to the courses for beginners now being held at the National Stadium, three courses for
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    Fruit of Mrs Kim's labour of love
    192 11 WHEN you have be*n arranging flowers far as long as Mrs Kazne Kim, creating a floral eyeful from a miscellany of bracken ferns, leaves and flowers, crates alnuwt naturally. Bat still, the Job of creating this Riant arrangement that's almost two metres Ugh
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    Straits scheme likely to start in September
    213 11  -  J.D. INDRAN By THE Traffic Separation Scheme in the Singapore and Malacca straits is most likely to operate in September after the international maritime community is informed. The littoral countries Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia will inform the general meeting of the International Maritime
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    More savings in vaults
    256 11 SAVINGS in banks and other financial institutions last November were higher than those of the same month in 1978, according to figures released by the Department of Statistics. Total savings at the Post Office Savings Bank amounted to $2.3 billion, or a rise of more than
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      252 11 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp L I AT LEAST SHE COULDN'T") I I VtXJ MUST BE FURIOUS. I I THEN WHY NOT GO HOME S N£^S- I HAVE PICKED A NICER DEAR MGS WA&HTDN6UE AND CALL HER BACK AND I PLACE TO KEBP ME C?*s PHONED AT
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    The power link-up that cost attendant $450
    158 12 The power link-up that cost attendant $450 A HOKPITAL attendant r.< onnw«*d hi* p«wer nupply »Ker the PUB rntlt on Ort It Ust year, niftgtatrate's ronrt heart! ytnirrday. G«as Bin M*hainin*d, 31, who did not pay the Mil then, waa charged with using electricity In his home la IjOtmk LI
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    A theatrette
    28 12 THE Senior Minister of State for Education. Dr Tony Tan, will officially open a theatrette at the Singapore Zoologcial Gardens on Jan 26 at 3 p.m.
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    Woman denies affair, revenge threat
    433 12 A CANTEEN operator, testifying against a man facing four cheating charges involving $17,000, yesterday denied both being his lover and having threatened to 'fix" him for not paying her $40,000 to release him from a love triangle. Madam Sally Ho Shook Yin, 43, was replying
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    M-cyclist hits lamp-post and dies
    84 12 M-cyclist hits lamp-post and dies A MOTORCYCLIST and a motorist died in two separate accidents on Thursday. Police said motorcyclist Tan Song Cbee was riding along Whampoa North Road when he lost control while negotiating a bend. His machine hit a lamp-post and he died on the spot. In the
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    $3m family recreation centre plan for East Coast
    443 12 A $3 MILLION family recreation centre will take shape in the East Coast Park in early 1962, offering, among its many attractions, a remote control car race track for regional championships. To be called the East Coast Recreation Centre, it will have
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    Crash girl who can't give birth normally gets $50,000
    308 12 Crash girl who can't give birth normally gets $50,000 A 16- YEAR-OLD girl, who was injured in a traffic accident and will not be able to give birth normally, was awarded 150,000 by the High Court yesterday. The girl, who was 12 at the time of the accident, also walks
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    PSA workers to donate blood
    69 12 PSA workers to donate blood THE MP for Telok Blangah, Mr Rohan Kamis, will be present at a blood donation session at the PSA conference hall in Maritime Square on Tuesday. It is organised by the Port of Singapore Authority and about 100 of its employees are exriected to give
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    Dhana will be chief guest
    44 12 THE Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) and MP for Kallang, Mr S. Dhanabalan, will be the guest of honour at a cultural show to celebrate the Ponggal Festival at the Bendemeer Secondary School auditorium at 10.30 p.m. tonight.
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    Chess at CC
    31 12 INTERNATIONAL Master Giam Choo Kwee will conduct chess sessions soon at the Radin Mas community centre on Saturdays from 3 p.m. to S p.m. For details, ring *****21
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    They'll meet next in Sri Lanka
    118 12 THE next conference of governors of Central Banks in South-East Asia (Seacen) will be held in Sri Lanka next January. At the 15th conference which ended in Singapore yesterday, the participants discussed worsening inflation and slower economic growth facing major industrial countries this year.
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      179 12 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 6 Simply covered with homolo10 Compto ta reUU oo U, S^-t- v S^'^^por, in London 11 u^!* ***** 1 111 ***** 16 aonn in the Atlantic cau«s 11 SX'kr a frte-dly nonud ««*•*>«•• Northern hill (ci) (<) 13 "Which (the voted by com- "Go rou~« the
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      Domestic routes for MAS Airbuses?
      90 13 Domestic routes for MAS Airbuses? KXALA LUMPUR Fri Malaysian AJrtis* System Is lulu* ag of using d* r..'i:M> Mdh h M Man Bam. Kota Baru and Knrntng. a sourre said today il lh€> moment MAS h flying its two Airbuses on the Orient route, with stops at Penan* and bM
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      Overstayed: $500 fine
      28 13 BATU PAHAT Fri Palostaa who stavwl akaalfr is Matayaa for nearly B Ntfkm'B Coun hrrc yet Mm* Kh*r D bM led sow Malays* sacr MarcfcM-NST
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      Lock icon Kuwaitis to invest in Malaysia
      141 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Kuwait will set up a joint KuwaM-Malaysianinvest-ment holdinK company with an issued capital of US$llO mmon (SC36S milnon) soon, to under- take investment in Malaysia The leader of a visiting Kuwaiti hwffinl mission, Mr Ahmed Al-Duaij. said hi a statement here >esterday
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      Lock icon Diesel racket: 6 men held. 5 tankers seized
      216 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. POLICE, acting on a tipoff this morning, raided a Subu« petrol station and .irrv>.po m.t rr:t>.. .r. sl^>p. oou of brine involved in an negal ofeaei sales They also seued five tankers cnnttininf about 28.7C8 litres of dfcael worth
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      Lock icon Mahathir tells India: Relax forex curbs to boost trade
      257 13 NEW DELHI Fri MALAYSIA hVufcj suegested that India relax its foreign exchange controls as a way of increasing trade between the two countries and promoting Indian investment in Malaysia. Datuk Sen Dr Maba thir Mohamad Bade the uanjujatkni during talks •his
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      Rail seats to be marked
      34 13 KVALA LCMPUR. Fri. Maapraa Railways it PJMntat Us paaeagen ataaaaer Mr Zaaal Abana Ua AbaaT Taatt, said jtamaay the aew arriffniii vas expected to be iajjniMlii ta March. NSt.
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      Lock icon Look tor wives on home ground Ghazali
      104 13 Look tor wives on home ground Ghazali kl ALA LUMPCB. PM. Bnaw ABatrs MhriV ter Tan Brl Ghnaal Shnfle yesteraay asetttsnai the need f*r Miliy^nini t» go ovnrThere awauM he a the men to marry k«enl qMs, he teM the Sennto. Bm* hpt Kv^eranaean eonM not stop Malaysian* fr»m waiijlni.
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      Lock icon 'Must sell'
      36 13 KLALA LUMPUR. Fri. Service gattoa operators who rctintv to sell dtasri aad petrol oa SMdays can be charred as das vat aa ajnaii. Depaty Trade aad laduMrr MaMMer Danik Lew &> Hoa said ymterday —NST.
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      Oil review
      31 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Tag Cwctvncnt pkass a several reviev of od prices far the •tale country aoom. DenMy Trade aad lidiatrj "Ti Dan* Lev Sp Hoa said yesterday -NSf
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      Lock icon Peacock due in KL for talks on Tuesday
      140 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Australian Foreign Mtanv ter Andrew Peacock wfll arrive here on Tuesday for talks with Malaysian leaders on the latest developments in the South-east and South Asia region. A ifM*»vrt»n for the Australian High Commission said Kuala Lumpur would be
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      Lawyer opts to take off barrister's robe
      344 13 Lawyer opts to take off barrister's robe KUALA LUMPUR, Fri LAWYER Datuk P. Suppiah. who represented himself in a civil action in the Federal Court an Wednesday, opted to take off his barrister's robe when opposing counsel objected to his wearing it. the Star reported yesterday. Mr Param Quummtomy said
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      Petronas has 17 diesel stations
      71 13 Petronas has 17 diesel stations KLALA LUMPUR, Fri. Petrowas has set up 1? Diesel stations hi the country. Prime Munster Datnk Hussein Out told the SenthePrime MssknteraaU six stations were in Setongor and Federal areas, three in Malacca, three hi Johore and one each hi Kelantaa. Trengxanu. Kedah. Negri SembUan
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      Lock icon Call to keep park lands
      53 13 KVALA LCMPCR. FH. A Sejntor pcßterdfty called oa the Matoymto* O win am to irnnsu any tend himeJ kr nutaoJ ports. S*n»tor Tinwri Ariffia Mohamed Yasaa told Ik* Seaaw a» govcnmeM iiwM nst nwijni nilw «n thk V h wms really keea <a |muu»mm wifcn*
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    The Straits Times SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1980 JOINT EFFORT
    779 14 The Straits Times SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1980 JOINT EFFORT STEPS have already been taken to sell Asean countries as a single package to tourists both inside and outside the area. But it should not preclude Singapore and Malaysia from joining forces to sell their two countries jointly as tourist destinations.
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    T.F Hwang takes you down memory lane
    459 14 T.F Hwang takes you down memory lane THEDATUKS THEY were grandsires and esquires of the old genteel Singapore society. Any man who was reasonably eld and respectable-looking could politely be addressed as a, datuk by the young and by his fellow-mates. The datuk title nowadays is getting obsolete. Which was
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    Moscow 1980 — what now?
    500 14  - Moscow 1980 what now? ANTHONY HOLDEN By in Washington THE GROWING movement in the United States urging withdrawal from the Moscow Olympics this summer, or shifting it to a different venue, is gaining momentum. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan has raised a clear and serious threat to what the Russians
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    Yugoslavs fear repetition of Spring of '68
    1064 14  -  ARNAT BY TEN years ago, when President Tito of Yugoslavia was turning 78 years of age, he started to make preparations which he hoped would thwart any attempt by the Soviet Union, after his death, to overrun his country. His fear then, as
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    Tension builds up
    187 14 THE Soviet incursion into Afghanistan has provoked strong reaction from America and Britain but more words i than action from the rest of the world. President Jimmy Carter has now adopted every possible retaliation short of military action. He has indicated that he is determined to intervene
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    QUOTE
    43 14 Pakistan has been propelled by Soviet proximity to hasten the production of its nuclear device. Some intelligience experts are convinced that the West, together with China, have given General Zia Ul-Haq encouragement to go ahead with the detonation of his Islamic bomb/
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    Yellow fever
    503 14 THE international gold price, which exceeded the unprecedented price of US$BOO an ounce this week, once again demonstrates the psychological hold that the metal still has on people fear. It is better these days, so institutional investors say, to buy gold and sell dollars. Advice which the Organisation
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      Exodus of govt nurses to private hospitals
      416 15 Remaining staff are so over-worked one wonders how they cope Lure is more pay and perks undreamed of in public service I READ with mixed feelings about the opening of new private luxury hospitals which mainly cater for the well-to-do and therefore can
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      How to improve traffic flow
      554 15 NOWADAYS one can see Traffic Police personnel on the road everywhere with note books in hand ready to book motorists. It makes one wonder, sometimes, what their priorities are: To ensure smooth traffic flow or to book an errant motorist. In view of the fact
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      Landlord is pestering me for census information
      141 15 Landlord is pestering me for census information I UNDERSTAND the government will be carrying out a census early this year. Individuals will then be requested to declare their personal particulars which the government has said will be kept confidential. The problem now is that I am a tenant of a
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      Those ads enable us to pay for better shows
      112 15 Those ads enable us to pay for better shows THIS is 1b reply to the letters from "The Hulk" and "Concerned Viewer" (ST, Dec H). C«uld we clarify, please! The commercial support we get enables us to pay for better programmes which would otherwise not have been available to us.
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      Take some ideas from US news telecasts and prime time series
      205 15 DURING the past week since my return from Hawaii, I have viewed the RTS Channel Five news telecasts several times. Instead of the news presentation improving it has regressed. No doubt it has improved as compared to five years
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      Renovation plan ready
      47 15 PLEASE refer to the letter by S.K. Chakravati regarding the public toilet at Changi Point (ST, Jan 10) The Ministry has plans to renovate and increase the size of the public toilet at Changi Point. WONG KAN FOR, Snr PRO, Ministry of The Environment.
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      Don't impede our 'second chance' for education
      413 15 I GATHER that the Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB) is to provide a "seconi chance" education for those who need it and also to pool resources from the former Adult Education Board (AEB) and Industrial Training Board (ITB) to ensure better results.
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1346 16 HE but tnoMrwd read* uk at the clow I batata o* Uw Stock Exrfcuwr of Sing* Of* jmtfrday romparrd wtth thr prrvioia i)i prim to«rttirr with UTS hlfti and low Adjusted for acrlp righu tone) 1978/80 L.., li.h I..,. omp«ny Sm\r or- MM) STRIA1. a rOMMERCIAL Acma 250
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      303 16 HNGAFOBE 1 NIT TWST QHniin 1 priras far Ju tl) AHA L'NTT TBU8T (Mi— prW« tar Ju tl) AEBUTONOT 8BCUUTIE8 AHA (MiMmm' prtw. far Ju tl) Spore Growth Fund 125 131 INCOME BOND UNIT (Cwnatprtm) Income Bond 1-19 1 .26 MARA BtMIPITBA (Mim«>W prteei It Ju Jl) Closing
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      2085 16 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in an reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in bracket* in loU of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified AU Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett". Big Board
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      2049 16 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to (he Kuala Lumpur Slock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified IMM STKM1.S tlwrnU (3.60S) (1) 350 (1) 3 40 tin. CHS) (2) 1
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        39 16 -zu > I' PAN DBS 3pore But ■ir»lion U I C Boustead Cold Storage Spore Fodder Wearne* Strait* Trading 810 520 342 233 366 358 276 140 253 800 -15 -15 ■14 -13 12 -12 -12 -12 -11 10
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        28 16 Sime Darby POL 0 r Srruritim Haw Par Cons Plant t; Securities M Credit 1 I Securities 474.000 470,000 431,000 408.000 290.000 288.000 244.000 204.000
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        39 16 ,yer HiUm T .ingui I Keramat Ulakofr lain K.w.n ilrnealy I Breweries I T C ovnn 'ractora fin 1450 «0 1175 33> 380 294 790 440 2M 70U 80 •54 35 22 18 14 10 8 7 5
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        30 16 3.T. Index. Industrials: •"inance: hotels: Properties: Minings: 3 lantations 3.C.B.C.: J.E.S.Ind: 3439.97 3379.93 452.44 446.94 ***** 817.88 409.95 406.11 300.16 ***** 244.02 244.78 779.10 783.81 445.68 438.35 400.35 393.90
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        331 16 HONGKONG: Late selling pared early gains in active trading yesterday on substantially higher volume, and the Hang Seng index finished down 6.07 points at 854.87. led by major stocks, dealers said. The market's late weakness, following yesterday's 18.45 points index gain, was attributed largely to lack of substantial support,
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        375 16 TOKYO: Share prices closed lower in moderate trading after late profit-taking and liquidations pared initial gains yesterday, dealers said. The Dow Jones average fell 7.00 to close at 6,649.30 points, with a volume of 360 million shares. The New index closed at 464,08, up 0.79 point. Energy-related issues, trading
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        Sydney ends easier
        303 17 SYDNEY, Fri. The market finished easier on profit-taking, ilthough there was limited Dverseas support for selected resource stocks, dealers said. BHP closed 30 cents lower at AJ13.20, while Woodside lost [our to $2.70 and Ampol Exploration rose 10 to 2.40 Thiess shed 10 cents to $7.80, Peko
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        NY advance losing momentum
        227 17 NEW YORK, Thurs. Precious metals stocks surged again as gold bullion prices topped US$800. But blue chips and some natural resource issues gave ground. Analysts said the market advance that followed the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan was losing momentum and the action in gold provided traders
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        Zurich prices steady
        262 17 ZURICH, Thurs. Share prices were steady on selective demand, after a hesitant opening following the easier trend on the New York Stock Exchange and political tension arising from Afghanistan and Iran, dealers said. Banks continued tc show some strength while in financials, Elektrowatt, Landis und CYR Registered
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        272 17 AMSTERDAM, Thurs. Share prices fell, with Unilever losing 1.90 guilders. Royal Dutch 1.80 and Hoogovens one in lower Dutch internationals, dealers said. Akzo fell 0.90 Its Enka unit forecast a downturn in the European fibre industry. In shippings, Nedlloyd gained 0.50 on its higher profit forecast but
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        London easier after quiet session
        485 17 LONDON, Thurs. The market closed easier after a quiet M-ssion and at 3 pm, the FT index was down 6 1 at 449.4. Gold shares traded easier (or much of the day reflecting the fall in the bullion price but were rallying at the close
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        Selected indices
        51 17 FINANCIAL TIMEB INDUSTRIALS Thursday 450.8 Wednesday 455.5 Week ago 430.8 DOW JONEB AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 883.57 Wednesday 865.18 Week ago 858.96 H.K.HANG SENG Friday 854.81 Thursday 860.64 Week ago 846.47 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday 613.07 Thursday 615.05 Week ago 582.58 ALL ORDINARIES Friday 823.66 Thusday 824.13 Week ago 761
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        TIN
        135 16 THE STRAITS tin price perked another $18 to $2,161 per picu) (equivalent to $35.73 per kilo, up 30 cents) in Penang yesterday on an official offering down five tonnes to 147 tonnes. The overnight London market was easier for Spot and barely steady for Three Months, and with forward
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        GOLD
        242 16 THE KILOBAR market for gold deliverable in Singapore opened it J55.991 and closed at 86.56 yesterday In the Far East, the price opened at USJWOO ***** Some Initial profit-taking saw the price ease to a low of J790 00 800 00 before buying Interest appeared. It closed the morning
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        38 16 Rubber: Jan 18 Singapore: February: 344.00 cents (up 7.50 cents) Malaysia: February: 345.50 cents (up 8.00 cents) Tin: M$2,161 (up $18) (equivalent to $35.73 per kilo/ (up 30 cents) Official offering: 147 tonnes (down 5 tonnes)
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        COPPER
        31 16 LONDON: Copper price* on Thursday (previous In brackets). Wlrebmr Spot C1.098 < 111.081); sellers 111,099 (£1.082); Three Month buyers 111,133 (LI, 113.50), sellers 111,134 (111.114). Mattel tan: Firmer Sato: 24.960 tonne*
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        RUBBER
        443 16 PRICES In the Singapore rubber market closed higher yesterday, with February RSS One buyers quoted at 3*4.00 cents per kilo, up 7.50 cents on Thursday's close, dealers said. Profit-taking emerged in the afternoon but was well absorbed, levels rose after the close on limit-up in London. Opening prices were
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        71 16 NOON SSR mi SMR rncm y—uni.) Bay«r* »»U«r» ilunmlMI 300.00 30Z00N SlSso (l!onplu«l WOO 2XO0N MBXLB SURCV IMoslMttM) 3S7.00 IM.OON ISSl (lu^SCl »600 3M.0ON SMRGP (llo«|»U«l JJNQ -JJJS .w k u ,i ton DAlkti 304.00 306.0ON 5m2 mSo 303 00 306 DON IJJrS USSta.! ***** 30S.00N Mirck
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      Sellers send prices down
      394 16 EARLIER gala* wore Urned late Iwn la wave of wiling that developed la the a/tentooa mi tke Stock Exchaage of Singapore yesterday. It wm tke first sign at toeludcal weakaeas nstrd this week, saggestlag tkat the market Is •verbMgfct. la coatrast with the previoas few sessions,
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      311 16 SELLERS dominated on the KL stock market yesterday, forcing prices broadly lower in continued active trading. Losses were mostly moderate and cluttered among the five-cent margin The blue chips as well a: the other sectors also succumbed to the generally weaker trend. The New Straits Times industrial share
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      Money and exchange
      149 16 igainst the Singapore dollar in the Singapore fore* market yesterday Trading fluctuated narrowly iround the opening level at $2.1530 iO before closing at $2 1530 40. Interbank rates at 3 p.m .•month 2.1490 2.1510 i-month 2.1460/2.1490 1-month 2.1420 2 1460 i-month 2 1280 2 1360 KUALA LL'MPUS:
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      NOMINAL RATES
      326 16 INTERBANK rates at 3.00 pm: CurranciM Nominal ratal Smilhaonian P»rc«ni»q» quotad yMtarday (cro«i)parit» Chang* Local doiUrs to one unit of foreign our ■Ml Local dollars to IM units at foreign currencies: ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on Jan 18: US DoU«r»(8»ot) Offer Bid 7 days
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      Discount
      49 16 RANGE of price* offered by dis count homes on Jan 18 ("vernight 6 Ctll deposits 6 to 6 CkxiM Bajruuj 8«IIU» 3-month Treasury bills 6 II 3 month Bank bills 10' 10 3 months CD 10 10 t 6 months CD 10 11/18 108/16 Source: National Discount Co
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      Money market
      35 16 Closing interbank rates for Singapore dollars on Jan 18: Otter Bid Overnight 11 10 1 month 10 11/16 109/ 8 2 months 1013/16 10/ 11/16 3 months 10 10 i Overnight mode 11
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      Prime lending rates
      24 16 THE average rate at which major Singapore bMks are currently prepared to lead to their heat easterners Is J per etmL
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      Cathay (M) projecting new group image
      762 17 NEXT month, Cathay Organisation (Malaya) Sdn will unveil its new logo, which in a way will set a symbolic stamp on the new directions that the group plans to map for the 1980s. It will represent a new image for the group, certainly one
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      Castlefield holds talks on sale of estate
      224 17 Castlefield holds talks on sale of estate CASTLEFIELD (Klang) Rubber Estate, a small rubber company under the Harrisons and Crosfield management stable, is now holding discussions on the proposed sale of its Castlefield Estate to a development company. The present negotiations also centre on how Castlefield could be involved as
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      627 17 ItC SECRETARY Applications are invited from suitably qualified Singapore citizens for the position of secretary to the Assistant General Manager. It is envisaged that the successful applicant will have at least, the following qualifications. GCE O' level with a credit in English. Proficiency in typing and shorthand. A knowledge of
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      514 17 4? SALES EXECUTIVE Due to the Compony's continuing expansion programme, applications are invited from a Singapore citizen for the above position to assist in the promotion of our fast expanding range of building products The person we are seeking should- Be a Singaporean aged 24-35 years Possess technical qualifications m
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      690 17 B.S.P. TENDER NOTICE NO. 2/80 Item 1. One lot Appro* 396 joints rejected 7" Casings X 38' to 42' Including 246 joints located at Muara. Item 2. One lot Approx. 171 joints rejected 9.5/8" Cosings X 38' to 42'. Item located at Muara. Item 3. One lot Approx. 20 joints
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      3055 18 AT YOUR SERVICE RATES SECTION INDEX t Telephone Service: *****22 <— Moodoy FrKtoy 830om -500pm OroVxxy 70 ct* per word (mm *IO 501 I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE m^ m^^ TmeiCemra 900 om 500 pm (M«i »491 5) Sundoy Times VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS ZZ I New tnduttnol Rood at* (Monday
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      374 18 I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE ACHICA: TEL. 2215*42, *****64 Sofa reupholsterlng. curtains, carpets. Free estimate, prompt service. Also white-washing, renovations, carved doors. IMPERIAL CANE FURNITURE 30, Watten Rise. Watten Estate. For cane furniture. Indian heavy cotton furnishing, matting. Tel: *****1. SENG HUP SOFA (Cushion's) set for repairing and reupholsterlng Contact
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      690 18 15 Musical Instruments HAMMOND 2 KEYBOARD XLv tronlc Organ, 3 months old. $1,850 Tel: *****04 (after 4.00 pm). KNIGHT PIANO, old model, excellent for early grades. Absolutely no wood rot $1,600 5. Hartley Road. *****4 PIANO SPECIAL OFFER Deposit only $500 Piano rental, tuning, repairing, delivery available Tel: *****12/*****14 SALE:
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      600 19 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant a) Protesslonal and Executive AN EXPANDING MOTOR firm has inunrcliale vacancy for the post rles ManHKer Applicants must possess at yean experience Apply vulli full particulars and recent photograph!, lo S T Box A***** An International Manufacturing Company invites suitably qualified r candidates to apply
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      539 19 A) SOCIAL WORKER B) PHYSIOTHERAPIST or s Charitable Organisation }ua*it»cstton A) Diploma or Degree In Social Work Minimum 2 years working experience Fluent in Mandarin and/ Of l dialect, preferably Hokklen B) Qualified Physiotherapist I'referably with working experience Salary: >540 20A MO/845 2SA '50/7*5 MA $1030 plus CPF. HWC allowance
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      491 19 II EMPLOYMENT A newly established trading company by only three persons invites applications for the following position FEMALE SECRETARY FOR JAPANESE PRESIDENT c Age below 25 years old c OCE 'O' level ith credit In English c Fluency In English and Mandarin c Typing speed 40 w.p.m and able to
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      655 19 CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY An American/ local fasnt-venlurs Secretary urgently. The following are the pre-reqw-eSjßßJ c Age: at least 24 years old (Singapore citizen) c Qualification: a recognised Private Secretarial Diploma. OCE O1O 1 Level with credit In English c Experience: 5 years as a private secretary, ability to work Independently and
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      700 19 II EMPLOYMENT Foreign Bank requires GENERAL CLERK Ouahfications/Eipenence c At least S credits In OCE O Level Including English language (mln. P4) c Be able to type at 40 wpm c Preferably with experience In ACU Salary fringe benefits snU be m accordance with the bank's personnel peNcy. Applications stating
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      467 19 LEGAL FIRM has Immediate vacancies for 2 SECRETARIES Preferably with some experience In legal work. Ce* MISS CHENG. TEL: 3282 M for an interview LEGAL FIRM requires EXPERIENCED CONVEYANCING CLERK and STENOGRAPHER Pleaaa apply personalty with complete resume at: 418, Far East Shopping Centre Legal firm requires A TYPIST CUM
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      677 19 II EMPLOYMENT requires OENERAL CLERKS Applicants should be Singapore citizens who possess at least 3 credits at OCE. O' level Including English. They are expected to type accurately at 30 w.p.m. Starting salary wW ba S2SO a month in the salary scale S2M x 10 3Mx2s aSe. Applications giving full
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      497 19 PAYROLL/ ACCOUNTS CUERK A vacancy exists in a well-established company for an experienced accounts clerk to handle payroll and other accounting duties. The successful condi date should have a GCE "O" or "A" Level with a strong credit in Mathematics; plus a LCC (Higher) Certificate in Bookkeeping. This is a
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      868 19 II EMPLOYMENT RADIO-HOLLAND B.V. requires Male Stock Clerks with Secondary education and completed NS Preference will be given lo those with experience on stock control procedure and exposure to radio spares. Please reply lo: The Oeneral Manager. Buklt Timah PO Box 4050. Spore 9158. RECEPTIONIST/CLERK. varied hours and duties; typing
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      572 19 The Regional Sales Office of s leading US Automotive Products Manufscturer invites applications to the following positions: (A) STENOTYPISTS (FEMALE) Duties: Music shorthand, lypiiik. filing and routine iidministrallve functions. Qualifications Minimum 70 w p.m. shorthand, accurate typing, a fall OCE Certificate with credit In English and relative working experience Age:
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      524 20 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant c) Biles LADIES BOUTIQUE RfOUIHES Experienced Sales Supervisors and Salesgirls Good salary and allowances Apply personally to 073. Thomson Plaza. Thomson Road EXPERIENCED SALESGIRL IN electrical line rrqulred Immediately Working hours 9 6 Salary S3OO (negotiable commission) Call personally at 47 North Bridge Road after
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      758 20 SALESGIRLS WANTED FOR cassette shop Apply personally 221. Coronation Shopping Plaza. Tel *****4 Must be able to speak Chinese SALES SUPERVISORS ANO Sales Representatives required (Male/ female) Call personally at. 43SC Victoria Street, tel: *****31 SALESGIRLS REOUMED BY textiles shop In Katong Area. Any races accepted Interested please call *****1
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      440 20 II EMPLOYMENT I EXPERIENCED SITE FOREMEN required by established Construction Company Please write In giving full particulars and contact number to: THE ADVERTISER S.T. BOX A***** SINGAPORE An a«l»bW*had machinery Importer ha* Immediate vacancies tor: (1) ELECTRICIAN Some experience In repairs of electrical equipments Age: 20-25 years. Able to ride
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      500 20 FNTLD SERVICE ENGINEER Nawty aatabl»»h»d U.S. repreeentativ* ofnc* seeking Cfssr minded Hone and experience: c ITC/NTC Certificate In electronics c 3-4 years experience In trouble shooting and repair of electro mechanical equipment c Familiar with semiconductor Industry and related assembly processes c Ability to organise and conduct customer training programmes
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      429 20 II EMPLOYMENT ELECTRICIAN 1. Singapore citizen/ permanent resident (male). 2 Age: JO to 45 years. 3. Must perform shift duties on a 3-shlft cycle by weekly rotation 4 Applicants must have some years of experience In electrical work In commercial firms or factories. 5. V.1.T.8. relevant trade Certificate an advantage.
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      424 20 SUMITOMO (S.M.M.S.) An eetablian** *nfrpr»* Invnw* appHcaUon* lor tha following RO*itton:PROOUCTION SUPERVISORS (MALE) Pj«Qutram»nta:a Singapore citizen. a Diploma In Mechanical or Electrical Engineering a Age below 28 years old. a Completed National Service Willing to perform shift duties (3 shifts). Knowledge of English and Chinese. No experience required. Th* job
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      304 20 II EMPLOYMENT POLYFIBRE (8) PTE LTD ha* Immediate »*c ancle* far 1. WATER TREATMENT/ NITROGEN PLANT TECHNICIANS O.C.E. O1O 1 level In Science stream, preferably with credit In Chemistry Physical Science Should have Inclination to learn the treatment of water and gas 2. BOILERMEN Possess class 2 boiler's certificate from
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      650 20 MECHANICS wanfd by w*a *»l«ell*had pWlng company Applicants must be familiar with heavy dlesel engines (OM) and have at least 3 years working experience. mtereeted parti**, ptoeoo tel. P*lnnm at mS77t to arrange tor an apWANTED A QUALIFIED Surveyor for Civil Engineering Work. Salary negotiable. Interested applicants apply In writing
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      657 20 II EMPLOYMENT TV. SERVICE CENTER requires TECHNICIANS With at least 3 yean servk Ing experience c Must be able to troubleshoot c Possess Class 3 driving licence with non-returnable passport els* pnolOQrspn Md t#(ajphoo* COfitlfCt to: < s.t. box Asieu i 1. DRAUGHTSMAN We are looking for a I draughtsman
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      333 20 IMMEDIATE VACANCIES for i FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS Above 16 years Singaporeans/Malaysians Please apply personally from Monday to Friday, 8:00 am. to 4 00pm at Employ** Relations Office GENERAL ELECTRIC (U.S.A.) HOUSEWARES PTE. LTD. a? PionoQf Ro#d, JuronQ Town, Singapore 22*2. T*i: *****2 Buses to Factory: 2SI (Jurong Interchange) 2SIA (Jurong
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      281 21 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant I) Production WELCOME ANG MO KIO FEMALE RESIDENTS FOR PRODUCTION OPERATORS WE OFFER GOOD SALARY FIVE DAYS WORK WEEK NOSH IF WORK FREE TRANSPORTATION FREE MEDICAL CARES FULLY AIRCONED COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT AND MANY OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS PLEASE APPLY TO PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT SHIRASUNA SINGAPORE PTE LTD
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      135 21 m^ 'wm El Lm, rolif \JH I laK^B^ji b£- m *^M mLm X^ U Las' MaBBBBBaaaBBai ■I'PbbbßJß Lbbbbbbl BbbTW^H. C"«-« Era^ts*'] ■H.I?! I I I i Newly established Company in Jurong requires MALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS c Starting all-in salary $330 c Increment on confirmation i c Transport provided at selected
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      532 21 II EMPLOYMENT h) General ACCOUNTS CLERK WANTED. OCE f O level with LCC Intermediate < Bookkeeping Experience not re- < quired Coupon Salesgirl also wanted Oood pay plus overtime, j Transport and food allowance provided Other fringe benefits given Interested please call: *****4 Ext. 212 or write to: SSE Multi-purpose
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      641 21 A woi sstaMehed company requires 1) ACCOUNTS CLERK AppllC t4ttt •hO*lW pOMOTK* c A good School Certificate j I c Knowledge of typewriting I School leavers from Commercial I Schoois wM ateo be tonawterod. I 2) MECHANICS Applicants should possess: c A Technical background, preferably In maintaining construction plant equip-
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      680 21 II EMPLOYMENT FEMALE GENERAL CLERKS. Cashiers. Shop Assistants. Packers, Stackers, Coffee House Waitresses. Parking Attendants. Experience unnecessary. Please apply 83A East Coast Road. FEMALE TELEX MACHBsE Operator required. Apply with resume, photo, salary expected and telephone. Personnel Manager, 4, Hong Kong Street. Spore 0105. j I FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT 36.
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      698 21 A local aerospace maintenance company. Invites suitably qualified candidates for the following appointments 1. PLANNING ASSISTANT ThoJob The successful candidate will be responsible for the monitoring of work documents, job orders and manhours expended and occasionally arranging for the physical movements of components. Requirements Applicants must have at least 3
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      538 21 II EMPLOYMENT PORUB KROME Has Immediate vacancies for the following positions: (1) ELECTROPLATERS (2) METAL SPRAYERS (3) SUBMERGED ARC WELDERS (4) WELDERS Qualifications 1 Must have minimum 2 years' I practical experience In similar position applied for. 2) Completed full-time National Service. 3) Those with NTC 2or 3 would be
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      721 21 OFFICE BOY CUM Messenger wanted by a Feedstuff Factory In Jurong. Minimum passed Primary 6. able to do simple typing, possessing a Class 2 driving licence and preferably owns a motorcycle/ scooter. (An adequate allowance will be paid for Its maintenance). Apply In own handwriting stating present salary and salary
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      617 21 II EMPLOYMENT TEMPORARY TRAOBM CLERKS I required No experience neces- sary Ring: *****58 between 10 30am 12 noon TEMPORARY TRADSMQ CLERKS required Immediately. Boys above 18 with good eye-sight Ring: *****58 between 10.30 am 12 noon. TEMPORARY WOOD-WORKERS WANTED at 17.00 a day Must be strong and willing to work
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      404 21 SKILLED CARPENTERS required boet builder prefer sbis c High wages c Overtime c Transport allowance, etc. Ceil7344frM t Well established Company in-\ vites applicants lor the post of: WAREHOUSE MANAGER c Candidates must be between 35- 40 years old c Qualifications: OCI O' level or equivalent. c Minimum 5 years'
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      1437 22 tones Saturday car mart mM 45 VehiclM For i9 1 »-gL. isuzu SUBARU The car that accelerates into M> i /OUU the 80s PARF SPEED) ■l^^^S^ Computerised fjESSiBr^ Aiter Sales w Service. 1300 1600 ft 1800 AUTO WE OFFER MORE THAN Test drive one today A LUXURY SUBARU You can't
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      1011 22 ONLY TUFF-KOTE OINOL gives your used car a two-year guarantee of rust-proofing valid world-wide. (For new cars It's a five-year guarantee.) Call *****88/ *****89 1M» DATSUN 1000. Oood condition PARF eligible $4,500/- on o. Telephone *****87. 1070 DATSUN COUPE 1200 c c PARF/alrcond/radlo cassette. Tip top condition. $6,800 on o.
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      982 22 I»7t FORD CORTINA 16 OL Aircond. cassette, f 17. 900 o n o Company registration, tel *****45 after 2 p.m. t) Honda DECEMBER 1074 AUTOMATIC Civic, aircond. 3-door. accessories. Tax 7/80. Tip top condition. X Bloxhome Drive. *****5 JUNE 1070 HONDA Prelude. 1802 cc Aircond. sports rims, power windows. Pioneer
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      1013 22 i»7« MERCEDES BENZ 230 8 automatic, one company owner, aircond. showroom condition, highest offer above $12,500 secures. *****14 1974 MERCEDES 200. One private owner, owned by petrol klosS proprietor, aircond. radio/ cartridge, beautiful condition. $30,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****37 If7S. MERCEDES 230* Aircond Company owner. New tyres. Excellent condition Reasonable offer.
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      87 24 J. V. Nathan, aged St. ol Telecom*. Singepofe, pesa\#d away MMO#fwy in Lee AngeHw, USA He leave* behind hit beloved wile, Marie Louise; *on« Michael and Patrick; daughter She4la, daughter-in-law Emmanuel. Funeral arrangements will be an V.C. JACOB AGED 75, 46 Rlpley Crescent, Serangoon Gardens Passed away peacefully 18.1.80 leaving
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      34 24 Aged 36 yaars pa»s*d away suddenly on it. 1.80 having behind: Parents, Brothers and Siit.n to mourn Ms lost. Cortege will leave Singapore Casket on 201.80 (Sunday) at 2 pm. BOBBY TAN SONG CHWEE
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      58 24 IN LOVING MEMORY SYENGOH Departed 19/1/78 D**ply imnO by aU h« M LOVING MEMORY of the late Mr. Harry De Silva who passed away on 19.1.1960. Always remembered by wife and children. MR. VEO MM LIM. 4 years today Still dearly and sadly missed. Khoo Eng Luan.
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      458 24 VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL m YOUNO GERMAN ENGINEER wish I to meet sincere local friends 123 Announcements P"'« Chinese Age 20 -28 Write with particulars, phone number and photo. S.T Box A***** AID TO KAMPUCHEA Money already received has been given to Oxfam who have used It to buy food, medicine
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      230 24 130 Personal WHO KNOWS ONG Boon Teong? Lost contact here during 2nd World War Contact 0.P.0. Box 2291 Madam Tan 131 Religious Announcements ETERNAL LIFE ASSEMBLY i Sunday Worship Service 11am at I«th Fleer, Apollo Hotel. Language: English/Cantonese ALL WELCOME WE PRAY FOR THE SICK. ORCHARD ROAD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Corner
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      436 26 Tudor Music mare can win in top class R AClNG.with FAIRWAY TUNE in to Spanish Music in Race Six (4.30) at Bukit Timah today. The Tudor Music mare was a winner of three races last year. She was sent up to the top class with an
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      154 26 RACE FAIRWAY L RANGER SCRUTINEER Fairy Qlmhi Everything Nte* Fairy Ql«am 1 Deano Deaoo Intelligence Intelligence Fairy Gleam Deano RaulaDaul* Raul* Dante Hoy»ah 2 Elite Art S. Princess Penasaran Template Elite Art Precious Gem QunaHngw Erythrina Al Caaino 3 Al Casino Grey Idol Fort Knox I Trust You Jackie's
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      1350 26 Basrie Dasrie: Has shown improvement In workouts and down in this company gets chance to break the ice; only showing last year was a close second to Zeppadun Class 5, Div. 4 1,200 m Bukit Timah July; half-brother to The General. rmiini Had a win and two
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      1801 26 DAfF 1 2.0 CLASS 6, DIV 3 1.200 M xv/\^Ci x ($lO,OO0 $7,000 to winner) 1 6456 Dmdo a (Tithes) Daniels 4 57 (d 2 +7.5) 1.200 m W N 2 2 5889 RwnlMBM MRumbßbu) Sunairi 456 (d 2 +2.5) 1,200 m. taf 7 3 6360 Coe* Of
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      219 26  -  LONE RANGER By EVERYTHING NICE loakfl %—A la the openIng race at Bnklt Timah today. Tie five-year-old EagHcli mare by N* Mercy shouldered M kllogrammea to beat BUI Collector ever \JM metres la Koala Lumpur last February and was aecaad to Plrnll •ver 1,211 m la
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      766 26 APPOINTMENTS IN SINGAPORE MIDDLE-EAST A Urge International group of Civil/ Structural and building contractors firmly established in the Middle East invite applications for the following positions on a long term basis for the construction of interesting housing projects of very large magnitude in Kuwait:— (1) PROJECT ENGINEERS Site/design civil and
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      565 26 We invite suitably qualified Malaysians (BUMIPUTRAS PREFERRED) to fill tha following vacancies: TELEPHONE OPERATOR M.C.E. or minimum L.C.E. with credits in English and Bahasa Malaysia. 2 years experience in operating a P.A.B.X. switchboard with 8 lines and 60 extensions. Salary scale: $246/- to $575/ DRIVER L.C.E. or its equivalent. Possess
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      175 27 DUBLIN, Frl. Mick Kearns, the Walverhamptea Wanderers gaalkeeper, has beea dropped by the Republic of Ireland for the Earapean champls— hip game against England at Wembley oa Feb. I. Manager Joha ay Giles, unhappy with Kearns' display In the previous game against Northern Ireland, prefers Falham's Gerry
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      324 27 LONDON, Fri. THE threat of relegation will be hanging over three English First Division soccer clubs tomorrow. Even at this stage of the season, with most teams still having 18 games to play, Bristol City, Derby County and Bolton Wanderers appear bound for the Second
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      22 27 TAI BABILONIA and Randy Gardner performingn g at the Halted States figure-skating championship la Atlanta. The pair took flrat place. DPI Radlapictare.
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      196 27 PEKING, Fri. China has formally named a 28member delegation for the winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid next month, its first appearance in the Olympics after a lapse of 28 years. I The Chinese had stayed out of the international movement because of a
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      Cinematic is worthy of another try
      461 27  -  FAIRWAY By CINEMATIC should be worth another chance in Race Four at Bukit Timah tomorrow. The Polyfoto four-year-old was installed favourite in his last start at Bukit Timah last month, but could finish only eighth to Sandra Dee over 1,400 metres after being well
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      2212 27 UArr i 1.30 CLASS 6, DIV 11.200 M 1.200 M jv^vvy^ a ($ll,OOO $7,700 to winner) 1 2382 Kadazan a (Follow Me) Buang 757 1.5) 1,200 m F Franc* 4 2 1229 Endeavour a (September) West 6 55 (-2.5) 1.200 m BF Ufnmd 7 3 5080 Soarlaeut g
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      Ranjodh wins hard-fought match
      124 27 Ranjodh wins hard-fought match LITTLE-KNOWN Ranjodh Singh beat Benny See 3-2 in selection trials for the annual match against Malaysia in Malacca on Feb. 9 and 10. Other nwaJts: V. Gopal bt Raymond Ng 3-2; Philip Montboit bt Patrick Choy 3-1; Van Heng Chioh bt Chong Hor Tong 3-0; Desmond
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      258 27 LAUSSANE, Fri. A Swiss court yesterday fixed the hearing of Taiwan's appeal in its law suit against the International Olympic Committee for Thursday week. The hearing two weeks before the opening of the Lake Placid winter Olympic Games posed a new threat to the return of
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      78 27 DUESSELDORF, Fri. A group of Chinese athletes have begun a threemonth stay in West Germany to prepare for the summer Olympics in Moscow. The 20-strong group, including 10 athletes and six trainers, were invited by the West German Athletic Association, with the financial support of the Federal
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      More than nostalgia at festival
      253 28  -  GODFREY ROBERT By THERE will be more than a touch of nostalgia when the Old Rafflesians' Association 10-a-side rugby festival gets under way at Grange Road tomorrow (2.15). For, apart from the 112 players (past and present boys), there will be at least 200 other
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      133 28 THE Singapore team arr all beefed up, oops, nu. t toned up for their Malaysian Rugby nion Cip semi-final clash against Australian Frrres North in Kuala Lumpur next Saturday. <\ rugby fan found a r.ovei way to soup up 'h< local
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      Excitement in store
      485 28  -  R. JEG ATHE S AN By Finalists can help new president rejuvenate Singapore hockey WITH new Singapore Hockey Association president Encik Mansor Sukaimi's making an all-out effort to rejuvenate the sport, the finalists for today's senior knockout tournament Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association and Police will, I'm
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      Gold medal for Republic at Asian Games?
      235 28  - Gold medal for Republic at Asian Games? HOO YEW GEE By WOULD you believe me if I told you that Singapore might have had a chance of winning a swimming gold medal in the men's 200 metres butterfly at the ninth Asian Games in New Delhi in two years' time?
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      BRIEFS
      256 28 CAPE TOWN, Fri. The president of the anti-apartheid South African Council of Sport, Hassan Howa, has accused the leader of a British fact-finding mission investigating apartheid in sport, Dicky Jeeps, of being "too pro-White South African." Howa was commenting on a stormy meeting the SACOS executive had with the
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      Umpires course
      36 28 Umpires course THE Singapore Sports Council, in conjunction with the Singapore Hockey Association, will conduct an umpires' course at Spcrts House from Feb. 22March 3. Application forms must be submitted to the SSC by Feb. 15.
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      401 28 Kab Suk not only better the Asian junior record he set in Seoul in 1977, but also beat the existing Asian men's open record. In the women's air pistol championship, also over 10 metres, China's Gao Jia Mm set a new Asian mark
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      RELIVING AN OLD WOE
      548 29  -  JOE DORAI By Injuries return to plague Singapore MALACCA, Fri. When Singapore left for their first away Malaysia Cup-tie last year against Brunei they were in much the same predicament as they are now without some of their top players. Singapore did not have the services
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      Ambassador aim to turn tables on CKS
      207 29  -  WILFRED YEO By AMBASSADOR HOTEL, the star-packed side pipped at the post regularly by CKS Bearings in bowling team events last year, are hoping to start the New Year by turning the tables on their arch rivals in tonight's special invitational roll-of: at
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      Clash to keep to original dates
      295 29  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By THE Indonesia-China badminton mi> ten in Singapore has been switched back to its original dates Feb. 22 and 23 when Radio and Television Singapore hopes to telecast it "live" to Jakarta. Which means that the proposed Feb 20 and 21 dates
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      204 29 ATHLETICS SAAA X country league (Macßitchie Reservoir. 4). HOCKEY SHA senior knock-out final: Police v Forces (Padang, 5.15); SHA junior knock-out final: Singapore Malays FC v University of Singapore (Padang, 3.50). Friendlies: Ex-internation-als v Junior World Cup (Padang, 3); Port Authority RC v Telok Blangah United (Bukit Chermin,
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      Lock icon Italians beaten
      41 29 SAN REMO (Italy), Fri. Li F'abab booted home two goals to give a Chinese selection a 21 (1-0) victory over Italy's Third Division Sanremese in an exhibition soccer match yesterday. Li scored in the 41st and 69th minutes. AP.
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      67 constituencies in table tennis meet
      255 29  -  PETER SIOW By DEFENDING champions Nee Soon are among eight teams seeded for this year's inter-constituency table tennis tournament, starting on Monday, at the Delta Sports Complex. The others, all quarterfinalists in last year's championship, are Geylang West, Radii: Mas, Thomson, Tampines, Queenstown, Paya
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      LEADERS WILL NOT PULL PUNCHES
      268 29 TAN TKE SUAN and crew Siev Shaw Her can afford to watch from the sidelines this weekend's Singapore Yachting Association dinghy series championships, off Changi, reports PETEB SIOW. The pair have already won six races in a row. And, with only three more races to
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      237 29 Aussies' last over blows Windies down SYDNEY, Fri. Australia beat a virtual West Indian second eleven by nine runs in a thrilling last-over finish to the limited-overs cricket international match at the Sydney Cricket Ground today. The West Indians were set 191 runs to win when the Australians, after looking
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      Lock icon Ah, So Gwan progresses
      70 29 KYOTO, Fri. Indonesia s Tjan So Gwan and three Japanese advanced into tne women's singles quarter-finals of the second World Cup Udminton tournament here today. So Gwan, 23, beat Japan's Sumiko Kitada 5-11. 12-11, 11-2 Other results: Atsuko Tokuda (Jap) beat Ruth Damayanti (Indon) 11-0, 12-9;
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    491 30  - Another hike soon in oil prices at pumps JANIE KHOO By MOTORISTS are likely to face another increase in oil prices before the Lunar New Year with a litre of petrol and diesel going up by six to seven cents. This follows an upward revision in the posted prices of
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    111 30 BELGRADE, Frl. PreaHeart Jorip Tito of YuMtevta. fcoirlaWea wiS a blacked artery In his left leg, has developed compUeatt— s la his heart and lugs, hospital —roes said here today. Flald baa appeared la Marshal TlU's lanes, which were faaettwdag narmsily after he aader went
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    615 30 RAWALPINDI, Fri. PAKISTAN has called for a defence treaty with the United States to meet a security threat posed by the Soviet intervention in neighbouring Afghanistan. The call was made by President Zia ulHag in an interview with American newsmen here yesterday. General Zia
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    115 30 NKW DELHI, Fri. The US Embassy here has told the India* Government to expect a shipment of the first nuclear fuel since sappiles were cat off in retaliation far atomic testing, US officials said today. "The Indians rally expected the White Haase to make
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    139 30 BEIRUT, Fri. A lone Lebanese teenage hijacker gave himself up today after freeing 82 passengers and crew on a Middle East Airlines Boeing 707 at the airport here. He had hijacked the plane on its way to Cyprus and threatened to blow it up
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    251 30 Japan working out sanction measures TOKYO, Friday JAPAN will work out measures by next Friday to Join in USproposed economic sanctions against Iran to press for the release of the 50 American hostages held in Teheran, a government official said yesterday. He said the decision was made in response to
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    53 30 STENUNGSUND (Sweden), Fri. Thirteen people were missing after a 16,532-tonne freighter destroyed one of Sweden's longest bridges today, police said. The Liberian-regtstered Star Clipper collided shortly after midnight in thick (og into one end of the arch supporting the 280-metre-long Almoe Bridge north of Gotbenberg on Sweden's
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      344 30 ~tSt Sore Throat is back Sore Throat, Singapore's equivalent to Deep Throat (the informant who played a big part in uncovering the Watergate scandal), surfaces again after a long lay off. He puts in TAN BAH BAH's mail box some secret documents on what went on at the Civil Service
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      148 30 UP TO 1 p.m. TODAY: Cloudy to overcast with moderate ralns.TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: max., 24 mla. SUNSET today: tM pan.; SUNRISE tomorrow: 1.44 a.m. GLOBAL weather -6-OC Clear hmtm 1-3C Cloudy Athaa* 8-16C Cloody Lm Aagetoa 15-17C Cloudy B»hral» 11-21C dear MmU» 22-31C Oar BcIktmK- -4-ZC
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      Room for more?
      1031 1  -  JANE PERKINS By Last year the room boom was on for Singapore hotels with occupancy running over 90 per cent. By 1985, new developments will yield 10,000 more tourist rooms or will they? Mr X.C Yuen, director of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, explains how figures can
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      A bigger Mandarin
      298 1 THE no-expenses-spared Mandarin Hotel is providing Singapore with badly-needed convention space in the new 480-room Mandarin Tower. The Ss6o million extension, rising 40 floors behind the original building in an almost freestanding block, housed its first guests last week and is due for completion in July. General
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      Dario's built for business
      644 1 DARIO Regazzone defined his desired market precisely when he took over as general manager of Marco Polo (then still called Malaysia) in the spring of 1973. After a two-month brainstorming session, studying both the flagging hotel and Singapore tourist profiles, he decided to court businessmen. "Psychologically
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        108 1 A SPECTRUM OF NEW IDEAS AND STYLES FOR YOUR HOME This festive season Sharikat National brings you an exquisite variety of home decor materials. From kitchen bathroom suites, floor wall coverings, tiles and carpets to partitions. Every item, just right for the latest trend in home living. I ys m
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        70 1 HtSIDt Gourmet Under the chestnut tree... ...Is a whole harvest delightful things yon can do with chestnuts. Centretpread Pages 6, 7 r What you want from TV It looks as if the average Singaporean really dftesnt see his television set as anything bat a goggle box yielding pop entertainment. Page
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      PICK of the DAY
      792 2  -  JOHNDESOUZA I By FANTASTICO, that unusual musical programme, ends its all-too-short run today. But this last episode, on Ch 5 at 7.45 p.m., features Johnny Mathis, Roberto Carlos, Aleena and Sonia. It also has special appearances by that fabulous singer, Lisa Minelh and by that famous
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        233 2 NewVfear offers At the National Stadium. jj^ Rocco offers you lounge suites, diningsetsT^fck carpets, quality furniture at our popular j^r 'discount warehouse 'prices. Plus our out-of-town convenience. At our National Stadium showroom^^^ Bayshore Wall Unit jmT^^ Usual Price: JJSBtSale Price: $1300 _f iSk Bayshore Dining Suite jjl Usual Price: sWWLSale
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        79 2 Give your family MEB^^^Ss^^P^#4 the gift of I 1 ill Entertainment, iNa |I X 111 Togetherness mI I JLJ^^Jp^NMMfI and Protection. r^pMj^>hj 67cm x^ B^B^. CO OUr Se JM I HO H^^^s. I MDfIOITI WC ™&1& 1 5 75 Thorn TELEVISION RENTALS SSSXTSS 11 Head office: family entertainment and itaSKEwtei:
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        252 2 FESTIVAL OF GER- CARE a talk in MAN OPERA Fide- Mandarin by Miss Julie lio at the RELC audi- LJ». "^ffiJf 8^ m q n m n« tress, at Outram Park torium at 8 p.m. On community cen tre at till tomorrow and pm from Jan 24 to 27. Pre-
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        1212 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 1 1.00 PM Operate flowed by Sesame f ?J J« w$ Briel Street I 635 Youn Ramsa y Gift Horse 2.05 Saturday Matinee L.ving Free. Jj} £S^i2j) <Whll) 3.35 Soccer Malaysia Cup '80 Singa 745 Fantastico (Last Episode) pore Vs Penang 8.30 Starsky and Hutch
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        What you want from TV
        1101 3  - What you want from TV JOHN DE BOUZA By IT looks as if RTS' previous policy of bringing in educational documentaries have come to naught most Singaporeans, it seems, only want pure entertainment from their TV programmes. This is because viewers see TV's main role to be in entertainment, and
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        II—Did you know...
        117 3 II Did you know... CARTOONS account (or more air- Entertainment programmes time than do violent police or take the Uon's share of air-time detective programmes or Western (78 per cent), with the rest (22 per features, "contrary to general be- cent) taken by programmes that lief," says a section of
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        18 3 fit the Grand Opening of McDonald's, People's Park Complex on 19th January. 1 Have a Pepsi Day i
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        253 4 > LIDO: NOW SHOWiVg" 5 SHOWS 11am. 1.30, 4, c.45 9.15 —No Fr*B Usl I The Sequel to the ACADEMY AWARD WINNING PICTURE OF 1976 I bH bIIIh I HOHEnI OWIVf-RN WIIH.ni Br.^^ip symsthi smt hoyii- wwawt 16th Sensational DAY! (*****80) 5 Show: 11am. 1.30,4, 6.30 > 9.00pm j IVI
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        259 4 fiOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOg 8 LAST SUNDAYS SHOW SOLD OUTI REPEAT NS/RESERVISTS PREVIEW !i ORCHARD: Tomorrow at 10am Stalls: $1.00 •Circle: $1.50 1 BOX-njUMNOWOfCM j I I CASH BOOKWKM ONLY i 1 1 IJC^ [janS;'^ T wwHy i v mimfUL^ TY^ 1 If 1 i ODEON: NOW SHOWING! 1 5 SHOWS AT 11AM,
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        In praise of
        1005 6  -  TAN LEE LENG By CHESTNUTS have a distinctive flavour not found in any other nut, and are unique in that they are used as a vegetable and as a "fruit" in desserts. Fresh chestnuts are in season here from the end of October to the beginning of
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        Lock icon The olive: Symbol of good luck, peace and plenty
        1045 6  -  MIMI SHERATON in New York By TO DO research on olives is suddenly to feel in close touch with ancient history, for this pungent and seductive fruit has been a dietary staple around the Mediterranean for at least 4,000 years. Today
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        Lock icon Cooking with olives: How about a few recipes for starters?
        400 6 OLIVE BUTTER FOR STEAK Ingrrdleata: 40 calamata olives, drained 227 g or 1 cup butter at room temperature 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten 2 tablespoons brandy Salt and pepper to taste Method: Remove pits from olives and puree through a
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        Britis hamb
        255 6 THE British are not quit< the conservative eater they used to be, but onl; newcomers are fooled b; restaurant signs pro claiming Tennessee Pan cake House or Old Ken tucky or American Steal House. You can find foreign cvi sines, genuine or imitation all over London bu basically
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        65 7  -  M^ikaljLUil^U i two I dark (U stock perry per to en and I water then i four, fflms in il soft, mushro the ,uts for remove is. a large ger and fry for dd the Pts and v y for a lo six in the shroom stock. It
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        British bracing for the great hamburger invasion
        763 7  -  ROBERT MUSEL By in London THE British are not quite the conservative eaters they used to be, but only newcomers are fooled by restaurant signs proclaiming Tennessee Pancake House or Old Kentucky or American Steak House. You can find foreign cuisines, genuine or
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        Armchair shopping
        129 7 IT IS that time of yew again to take oat the kaeh-maldJig utensils and whip oat those favourite tidbits for Chinese New Year. A set of these (left), used by the womenfolk of old, will last for generations. Those featured here are of steel. In the centre is
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        78 6 i S Paris Hom<2 Fumislninq I ■H 492 GEYLANG ROAD SINGAPORE 1438 TEL *****2 'between Lex 26 4 Lor 28) v»^ Hire Purchase Arrangeable fj^ 3M Mattress HBLV I Round foot stool xjbEv. Dressing Nowss.soeacn «J^ >v Offices charllCl* .J cna>s6Q/- $49^. MOOEL 2002 Model 200 Now 5446A KONGGO SET
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      225 7 Three cheers for truthful write-up THREE cheen for TWS and the courage of his convictions. My husband and I decided recently to try Chez Bidou for dinner. Without going into elaborate detail, neither of us thought the food was very good the veal was lough and the fillets of
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        396 7 PENGUINS FOR THE BEST REFERENCES The best paperback Reference Book range The Penguin Reference books are ideal for published is now even more comprehensive. the home, classroom and library. The books There are now over 50 titles from a series are not only complete and comprehensive that sold well over
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        The public school ohenomena
        897 8  - The public school ohenomena JONATHAN By A BRITISH public j school is actually an exclusive private educational institution. Par- j ents pay considerable j sums to have their chil- t dren educated in one of i them, and must furthermore resign themselves i to their child leaving I home for
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        New emphases on child care to keep up with changing times
        880 8 BABY AND CHILD CARE by Dr B. Spock Revised ed. Star Book, 1979. $10.50 Reviewed by LEE GEOK BOI THERE is a tale told of the good Dr Spock being once seen with his young son, Michael, in New
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        Delightful and devilish
        635 8 THE OWL WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK By Jill Tomlinson, Illustrated by Joanne Cole Methuen Children's Books, London. 96 pages. $18.20 ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S GHOSTLY GALLERY Puffin Books. 223 pages. $4.90 THE NANCY DREW SLEUTH BOOK By Carolyn Keene, London and Glasgow. 152 pages. $13.65 Reviewed by
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        625 9 If you're best in your field, and an innovator with new ideas, why not join NS Electronics. We are a fast expanding company and we welcome the professional who desires career advancement. We need Project Engineer Opportunity exists for an individual, with an eye for detail, and who possesses at
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        502 9 A well-established multi-national manufocturmg organization has the following vaconcies: (A) NIGHT-SHIFT SUPERINTENDENT Polytechnic Diploma in Production Engineering Several years of experience at a supervisory level Preferably with some experience in a Wood-based Industry Prepored to work permanent night shift (B) STENOGRAPHER GCE 'O' level Shorthand 90/ 1 00 wpm Typing
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        648 9 JTC Applications are invited from holders of a recognised degree/diploma in Architecture and Electrical Engineering who are Citizens/Permanent Residents of Singapore and other ASEAN Citizens for the following appointments Gross Monthly Grade Salary Scale Salary Range A PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT $2225 130A 2615 $2475 2909 B SENIOR ARCHITECT $1900 65A 2420
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        841 9 SAMCO, Singapore's own aircraft maintenance Company Is looking for technically-oriented young persons to participate In Its next APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AIRCRAFT SHEETMETAL TRADE Applicants must: Be Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents Age 22 or below on application, male or female Have completed, due to complete Full-Time National Service or
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        674 10 with PHI LI PS We seek I Engineers I with preferably some years' experience for the following functions:1. Development Emlwers (Electrical and Mechanical) The successful candidates will join a team of technical personnel in the design and development of television or audio products. As part of their work, they may
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        869 10 An invitation to Singapore's best COMPUTER PEOPLE Women are encouraged to apply for any position for which they qualify. Do not be put off by the consistent use the pronoun "he". Our copywriter is lazy. Singaporeans will be given preference, although qualified expatriates will also be considered for the senior
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        579 10 3. COMPUTER SALES ENGINEERS Either Proven sale* ability and knowledge of computer systems Ability to produce professional feasibility/systems reports or No previous sales experience but an outgoing, pleasant personality You might now be working >n a hotel, with an advertising agency, or teel stuck in an office We're looking tor
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        387 10 H?W* are on* of the top high technology indus-^H tries in Singapore, owned by a multi-national —j American corporation and wo arc seeking lor H a: Q.C. ENGINEER If you have a graduate degree in mechanical engineering or chemistry and a minimum of 2 years experience Heat Treatment, Nickle and
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        669 11 B? B? B7 B? B? B? B7 BJ B7 B7 B? a? B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B? i A i A S1A invites applications from suitpiily qualified persons for A employment in Singapore as; m, i CADET PILOTS X 7 REQUIREMENTS Must possess MCE with an aggregate of not
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        611 11 EB The SGV Group Management Consulting Services A leading travel service organisation is looking for a capable man to assume the responsibilities of a MARKETING/ OPERATIONS MANAGERTravel Services Up to 5526,000 p.a. The selected candidate will be responsible for marketing travel agency services and for administering the day-to-day operations He
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        1035 11 MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY II Kuala Lumpur Turquands Ernst Whinney Management Consultants is an international firm of management consultants offering a wide variety of services to industry, commerce and government. We have close working relationships with our offices throughout the world, particularly in the USA and the UK. Due to continued expansion,
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        662 12 I Singapore Tourist I 1 Promotion Board Applications are invited from citizens/permanent residents of Singapore and other ASEAN citizens for the following posts: (A) Assistant Accountant (B) Executive Officer (Facilitation) Qualifications and Experience (A) A Degree in Accountancy. Business Administration or Commerce from a recognised University or A Qualification from
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        1237 12 DMBK WORLD TRAWL FTI LTD Soon opening branches at Peoples Paric and Orchard Road invites applications for TfekattnorTour Supervisors At least ffre years experience in similar field ■ncksting/Tour Offlcars At least two years experience In similar field Applicants must be effect (very conversant in both Chinese and English. Offtoboys. Renumeratton
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        289 12 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) PUBLIC EXAMINATION In Bankruptcy Nos 239/68 D R Patel Co of 423 N. Blk 35. Bed ok South Avenue 2 Singapore 1646 39/72 Llm Scow Glam of No 280 D Blk 5. Marine Terrace Singapore 1544 152/74 Chla Kee How of No 5 Fraser Street
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        464 12 IN THK HIGH CO! XT OP THK KKI'l BI.K OF SINGAPORE ompanim Winding Ip n*. in at im > In the Matter of tkr •mponlr* Ad (Cap. IM) Aad la the Matter af Baaa Chayr Klrrtrir Company Pte limited ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION NOTICE Is hereby given that a Petition for
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        401 12 IN THK MX.II 01 XT OF THK REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE OriKlaaUaft Sunrnw Na. «4 af 1178 la the Matter «f tkr lafaat Lak Swal Kr. Jaraarllar (f •si la tkr Matter W Seettoa 5, 11, 11 aaa 14 af tkr GaardUutskip af lafaato Art, Cap. a Betweea LakSkaaUaa Plaintiff Aaa
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