The Straits Times, 19 March 1981

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    15 1 The Straits Times I Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1981 35 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 101/1/81
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    Lock icon HUDC PLEDGE: NO DELAYS
    281 1 HUDC PLEDGE: NO DELAYS Despite priority for civil servants... US grain embargo: EEC shows its support BRUSSELS, Wed EUROPEAN Community j foreign ministers early today turned down a i French bid to allow large wheat shipments to the Soviet Union, reaffirming their allegiance to the US grain embargo. In an
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    Wait may even be shorter
    670 1 IN AN ATTEMPT to mute the rising public outcry over who gets priority on the Housing and Urban Development Company's waiting list, the Ministry of National Development pledged yesterday: Existing applicants will not have to wait longer. And in a statement, it maintained its recent
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    Lock icon US views Asean as a group for trade favours
    193 1 US views Asean as a group for trade favours KUALA LUMPUR, Wed THE L'nited States will regard the Asean countries as a single entity for purposes of granting them trade preferences, a IS embassy statement said today. President Ronald Reagan yesterday informed the US congress of his intention to issue
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    Lock icon Up in smoke
    35 1 lANGUON Wfd Author MM destroyed 4.0 X ha of v* CfM optum pUnuttot in the nMfvd northern and ntftern •alum (rowiag fnjolwr refU o( Burnu dunnc I*o tunnrniwi flffiriilt reported today UPI
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    91 1 I NITED States VleePresident George Bosh (left), nestling in the commander's seat of the space shuttle Columbia in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday as astronauts John Young (centre) and Robert Crippen looked on. Mr Bush is wearing a "dummy suit" a protective clothing to keep foreign
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    Lock icon Japan will order cut in car exports to US
    573 1 TOKYO, Wednesday THE Japanese Government will order car manu facturers to cut exports to the United States International Trade and Industry Minister Roku suke Tanaka said today. Mr Tanaka told a Diet Parliament committee his ministry would use "administrative guidance" to
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    Education Ministry to take 63 parents to court
    165 1 Education Ministry to take 63 parents to court SIXTY-THREE parents! who allegedly made I false declarations while registering their children for Pre-primary and Primary 1 classes last year, will be brought to court. Their cases will be brought up for mention from March 25. If found guilty, they can be
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    Lock icon Taxes up, so 66,000 want to emigrate
    171 1 CANBERRA, Wed. The number of Britons applying to immigrate to Australia has jumped by 68 per cent after the British Government announced a budget seeking surprisingly steep tax increases. Latest statistics released by the Immigration Department here showed that it received 66.000 applications
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    Hon: Why I recruited more people into MAS
    614 1 Hon: Why I recruited more people into MAS FINANCE Minister Hon Sui Sen said yesterday he recruited more people into the Monetary Authority of Singapore when he was in charge because he felt a fast expanding organisation needed a considerable number of staff and experience. He said as the minister
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    42 1 BRUSSELS. Wed. The European Community has decided to give US$7 million (SJI4 million) worth of food to China, where two provinces containing 190 million people are suffering food shortages after drought and floods last year, EEC sources said Reuter.
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    35 1 HMAOKA (Japan), Wed. Thousands of anti-nuclear campaigners from various parts of the country today held a rally in this central Japanese town to protest against the planned construction of a nuclear power plain Reuter
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    Lock icon LATEST HAIG ARGUES FOR ARMS AID
    85 1 LATEST HAIG ARGUES FOR ARMS AID WASHINGTON, Wed. Secretory of State Alexander Halg went before riarrwn today to formally present the Reafan Administration's SSS.S billion <Ssl3 bllll.n) foreign aid request, argning that substantially boosted military aid was needed to help combat "Soviet adventurism" in strategically vital areas. The Hscftl IW2
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      209 1 The American Express Experience i... and one small jet plane, please! f Such a request is uncommon, but not unusual, to the people at American Express. There was, however, one small problem which American Express quickly solved. The event took place, a little while back, when a German Cardmember wanted
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      Lock icon Forget old grouses is the new China mood
      455 2 Forget old grouses is the new China mood SIGNS of a housecleaning against ••leftists" in China's Communist Party are waning. Amid calls for unity as the party seeks to boost its prestige and "tackle economic problems the new emphasis is on forget ting old grudges. "Leftist" mistakes have influenced the
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      Lock icon Third World needs urgent aid Escap meet told
      253 2 Third World needs urgent aid Escap meet told BANGKOK, Wed. Developing nations have told rich countries at a United Nations regional conference here that they urgently need a massive flow of aid to weather the world's worst economic crisis in several years. But industrialised countries have held out little hope
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      Lock icon CONCERN OVER LACK OF SUPPORT FOR SIHANOUK
      339 2 CONCERN OVER LACK OF SUPPORT FOR SIHANOUK INDOCHINA FILE KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Asean is concerned over the reluctance by certain countries in accepting Prince Norodom Sihanouk's United Front for Kampuchea because it will include the Khmer Rouge. Foreign Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen said today Asean would support any move for
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      Lock icon Hongkong fears new influx of Viet refugees
      120 2 Hongkong fears new influx of Viet refugees HONGKONG, Wed. Local authorities here fear a new influx of Vietnamese refugees soon because Vietnam is again allowing "boat people" to leave. About 255 refugees arrived here during the weekend aboard two small boats. A refugee, Mr Truong Dinh Dung, said three or
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      Lock icon Thailand tightens security after border ambush
      151 2 Thailand tightens security after border ambush BANGKOK, Wednesday THE Thai military has tightened security along a narrow coastal road at the far southeast corner of Thai territory bordering Kampuchea where two Thai marines were killed and four seriously wounded in an ambush yesterday. A navy spokesman said* unknown attackers from
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      Lock icon Japan's naval defence perimeter
      120 2 Japan's naval defence perimeter TOKYO, Wed. Japan considers itself responsible tor the defence of seas sarrwudlng Its territory within a radios \,m nautical miles up to the Jtth parallel Japanese Navy Chief of Start Admiral Masaru Maeda told a prem conference here yesterday. Admiral Maeda's statement was in response to
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      Lock icon Boy found hanged from same tree
      69 2 Boy found hanged from same tree SEOUL, Wed. A 15-vear-old boy today was found hanged from the same tree used yesterday by a classmate to commit suicide, police said. Kirn Sok from the southeastern port of Masan left a note saying he hoped to join his friend Kirn Chang-min in
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      Lock icon Arms rethink
      36 2 WASHINGTON, Wed. Secretary o( State Alexander Haig said yesterday the administration is studying the possibility of resuming US arms talc* to Argentina, banned during Mr Jimmy Carter's presidency because at human rights criticisms. UPI.
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      34 2 NEW YORK. Wed. Quintuplets. three boys and two girls so far named only A, B. C. D and E, were born today in a Rochester hospital, more than a month prematurely. Reuter^
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      Lock icon 12,000 LAID OFF SINCE STRIKE DECREES
      105 2 12,000 LAID OFF SINCE STRIKE DECREES BANGKOK, Wed. About 12,000 workers have been laid off since the end of January when the government issued two decrees. The decrees permit workers to go on strike and allow factory owners to close business if no agreement could be reached with workers, labour
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      Lock icon Stink-bomb attack
      47 2 THE HAGUE, Wed. Squatters tossed a stink-bomb from the public balcony onto the floor of the Dutch parliament yesterday during a debate on a Bill to ban squatting in empty buildings. Journalists there said it created a stiong stench but the meeting went on. AP.
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      Lock icon Botha booed
      26 2 JOHANNESBURG, Wed. Prime Minister Pieter Botha Kicked off his election campaign in the heart of conservative Afrikanerdom yesterday to loud heckles and boos. UPI.
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      Lock icon Sold baby to pay debts
      97 2 HONGKONG, Wed. A man was sentenced to six mMths in Jail hy a Hongkong court today tor selling his 29-month-old daughter to pay gambllng debts. Leung Wing-On, IS, sold the ywinger «f his tw« daughters tor HKS3,4M (8|1,3M) to a woman when he g«t into
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      Lock icon When Irish eyes aren't smiling
      48 2 When Irish eyes aren't smiling PARTICIPANTS in the annual St Patrick's Day parade marching up Fifth Avenue in New York on Tuesday. The marchers, many of them of Irish descent, displayed banners urging: "England, get out of Ireland." St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. AP picture.
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      Lock icon Japan firm to sue Tempo for report on ship sale
      207 2 Japan firm to sue Tempo for report on ship sale JAKARTA, Wed. Hayashi Marine Company of Japan and Komodo Marine will sue the Indonesian Tempo (Time) magazine for reporting that the ill-fated MS. 'fampomas 11 had been offered to an Indonesian private company at far below the price paid for
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      'Pakistan Govt looking for anonymous N-test site'
      268 3 'Pakistan Govt looking for anonymous N-test site' THK IttUfnabftd G*verwaeat in mv ItttrtMg f«r l>c»U— to deteMl* a norlcar dtvto that wauld —t be Identified with PatlsUa, aof«nUBK to latrlUItfßOf nvm kerf. TV mucm MM tkelr latermatUn m b*a*4 mi latereepte M remnißHiratoa Iran laUmafeat NatUnal Security CmmcU official- will
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      Lock icon Iraqis go all out for nuclear weapons
      420 3 IRAQ has embarked on a Manhattan Project-type approach to pursue all avenues to produce nuclear weapons and has used its oil to blackmail several nations into supplying the necessary technology, a prominent member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said yesterday. Senator Alan
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      Lock icon Reagan stands firm over sale of planes to Saudis
      187 3 Reagan stands firm over sale of planes to Saudis WASHINGTON. Wednesday THE Reagan Administration, reacting to sharp Israeli criticism, yesterday reaffirmed its intention to sell Saudi Arabia advanced surveillance aircraft to help defend its oil- 'nte Sute Department, stressing that the aircraft would be used for defence, said the United
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      'US Should Keep troops in W. Asia in W. Asia to show commitment'
      132 3 'US Should Keep troops in W. Asia in W. Asia to show commitment' j WASHINGTON. Wed. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff said yesterday the United States must keep large numbers of troops in South-west Asia to demonstrate its commitment to defend the vital oil region. Gen David Jones emphasised
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      Lock icon Iranian justice on show at Entezam's trial
      392 3 THE trial of Iran's former Deputy Prime Minister Abbas' Amir Entezam has given a rare glimpse of revolutionary Iranian justice at work. There was none of the decorum and formality of court proceedings in the West as Mr Entezam. 47. went on trial
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      Lock icon Top Iran council may oust three
      157 3 Top Iran council may oust three TEHERAN, Wed. A senior clergyman and I two legislators are likely to be ousted from Iran's Supreme Defence Council under Ayatollah Khomeiny's new formula for ending strife j among Iranian leaders, the Ayatollah 's office said yesterday. I A spokesman said Majlis I (Parliament)
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      Lock icon US 'no' to condemnation
      262 3 IN A show of toughening foreign policy, the United States last night, prevented the Security Council from issuing a formal condemnation of the killing of two Nigerians serving with the UN Force in Lebanon, diplomats said today. UN officers in southern Lebanon blamed the Israeli-backed right-wing
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      Lock icon Japan still tops in ship building
      146 3 Japan still tops in ship building LONDON, Wed. Japan is still the world's top shipbuilder, according to statistics released by Lloyd's Register of Shipping today. The total world tonnage built in 1960 was 13.1 million tonnes, the lowest for 15 years and a 1.2 million tonne drop from 1979, the
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      US secret bases tour for Hayden starts
      402 4 OPPOSITION Labour Party leader BUI Hayden today began a tour of secret US Defence communications bases here which he requested because of concern that they could make Australia a nuclear target. Mr Hayden. and Labour Party Deputy leader Lionel Bowen flew today to
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      Lock icon Britain's Social Democrats to launch party next week
      281 4 Britain's Social Democrats to launch party next week LONDON, Wed. Britain's new Social Democratic Party will be launched next week, Its organisers announced today. This heralds Britain's biggest political realignment In 7# years. The party will be launched at a press conference given by Its leaders, who Include Mr Roy
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        Lock icon US to push for meet
        52 4 THE UNITED States has agreed to help Asean in pushing for an international conference on Kampuchea, Philippine Foreign Minister Carlos Romulo said yesterday. Mr Romulo made the announcement after talks with visiting US deputy assistant Secretary-of-State John Negroponte who is on a tour of Asean
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        Lock icon Soviet warning
        53 4 THE SOVIET Union yesterday warned the United States that its readiness to supply arms to Afghan guerillas would lead to new diffculties towards a political settlement. A Tass news agency statement attacked President Ronald Reagan for a recent statement that he would be prepared to supply the guerillas
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        Lock icon Swapo base smashed
        59 4 SOUTH AFRICAN troops slashed deep into southern Angola to smash a guerilla base of forces fighting for Namibian independence under black rule, a Pretoria military spokesman said yesterday. Defence force Chief Gen Constand Viljoen said the destroyed base of the South-west African People's Organisation (Swapo) force was
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        Lock icon 683 million Indians
        55 4 INDIA'S CURRENT population is 683 million twice that at independence in 1947, Minister Of State for Home Affairs P. Venkata Subbaiah told Parliament yesterday. A census held earlier this month revealed the population had increased by an average of 13.5 million a year since 1971 "when the
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        Lock icon Saudis' naval plans
        80 4 SAUDI ARABIA plans to build new naval facilities only 320 km south of the Red Sea Israeli port of Eilat, and to expand existing naval bases elsewhere in tha oil rich kingdom, a Saudi newspaper reported. It said two new naval bases are to be constructed in
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        Lock icon Khomeiny's summons
        64 4 IRAN'S 218 PARLIAMENT members were called to a meeting today with the nation's supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini at his Teheran residence, Teheran radio reported. The reason for the summons was not spelt put. It followed Khomeiny's personal intervention to halt a power struggle between Iran's moderate President
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        Lock icon Call to boycott paper
        47 4 SOLIDARITY INDEPENDENT union leaders in southern Poland have asked local chapters to boycott the Katowice Communist Party newspaper Trybuna Robotnicza to "raise the standard of its writing." Robotnicza is the largest circulation daily in Poland, distributing about 1.5 million copies per day. AP.
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      Lock icon Guard dies in shootout at Karmal's palace
      269 4 NEW DELHI, Wednesday A SHOOTOUT erupted last weok in the palace of Afghan President Babrak Kaimal in Kabul during which the Sovietbacked leader's bodyguard was killed. An Afghan spokesman, who confirmed tnis yesterday, said ah roads to the palace were guarded by government
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      Lock icon Spain coup report leaked to newspapers by MPs
      143 4 Spain coup report leaked to newspapers by MPs MADRID, Wed. A secret report to Spain's Lower House of Parliament yesterday on the unsuccessful coup has been tape-recorded and leaked to newspapers by some MPs. The publication by the Spanish press today is likely to unleash a wave of discontent in
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      Mutiny crushed
      70 4 LA PAZ, Wed. The soldiers of the army academy here yesterday rebelled against their leader, the former Bolivian Minister o( the Interior who was linked to cocaine trafficking in the United Stales and who lost his post three weeks ago Sources said the rebellion was quickly put down
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      36 4 HONGKONG, Wed. Gold closed al U*****.75 (Ssl,063.29) an ounce today on the Hongkong gold and silver exchange The metal opened at US$5O7 00 per ounce after closing at USCOO 50 yesterday. UPI.
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      Whores in India listed as beggars
      100 4 NEW DELHI, Wed. Prostitutes In India are officially listed as I beggars, Parliament was told today. Minister of State for Home Affairs Yegendra Makwana tola the Lower Honse that prostitutes like all others with "unspecified sources of subsistence and who are not engaged in
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      243 4 YOUR VOLVO DESERVES THE EXPERT ATTENTION OF JAN-ERIK KARLSSON. Volvo has a world famous reputation for their engineering, here s your chance to find out more about your favourite car Mr Jan-Enk Karlsson will be at S M Motors to give your Volvo a free inspection He's one of the
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      Lock icon First drop in US factory output in seven months
      344 5 WASHINGTON, Wednesday THE output of United States factories slumped for the first time in seven months in February, the government said yesterday, increasing fears that the economy's recovery from recession is slowing. "It is clear the economy is starting to stagnate
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      Lock icon Decision on venue for next Unctad meet put off
      121 5 Decision on venue for next Unctad meet put off GENEVA, Wed. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) yesterday postponed a decision on where to hold its next major meeting after Cuba accused the United States of blocking a move to hold it in Havana. Cuba is the
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      41 5 OTIS AIR BASE (Massachusetts). Wed. Two Soviet reconnaissance planes were intercepted over international waters about 305 km off the ..oast here shortly after dawn yesterday by two Massachusetts air national guard FlO6 fighters, the air force announced AP
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      38 5 SAN JOSE (Costa Rica), Wed. Three marine guards at the US Embassy here, were injured in a grenade attack today and a previously unknown leftist guerilla group claimed responsibility. The Honduran consulate was also attacked. Reuter.
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      Lock icon 160,000 coal miners all set to strike
      156 5 160,000 coal miners all set to strike WASHINGTON, Wed. A strike by IM.»M I alted States coal ml»en oa March Tl looks Inevitable today after the breakdowa of contract talks betweea their aaloa aad management. lalied Mlar Workers of America (IMWA) prfdifßt Sam Charch said last night a strike was
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      Lock icon Sea law pact: US to finish review in a few months
      390 5 UNITED NATIONS, Wednesday THE United States, accused of delaying the work of the UN Law of the Sea conference, said today that it hoped to complete its review of the present draft treaty within a 1 few months. Mr
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      249 5 MIAMI'S CRIME CAPITAL OFTHE NATION MIAMI. Wed Officials expressed no surprise yes- terday over a study which shewed Miami has be- come the crime capital of the nation. The survey by the Miami news showed the rate of murder, rape, robbery' and aggravated assault for Daoe county in 1980 was
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      Man killed 'for love'
      53 5 JAKARTA. Wed A man said he killed three prostitutes (or the love of another, the Surabaya Post reported today. "■y lover told me that she •«ild like to have tome jewellery and money." the unidentified man said He then decided to kill and rob the women
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      117 5 SIX children left alone la a haaemeat apartment aeaied by burglar bars aad gates •a the dears aad metaJ screen* aa the wtodtm, died la a Ore as firemen feaght far II minutes U gel laside. The rhlldrea's mether, Mrs Evelya Reyes, CHICAGO. Wed. teM
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      160 5 New N-sub obsolete even before it's used? WASHINGTON, Wed. Navy Secretary John Lehman has raised the possibility of rendering the new Trident nuclear missile submarine obsolete before it is even put to sea. He announced yesterday that because of delivery delays and other problems at the General Dynamics Corporation shipyard,
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      53 5 COPTERS FOR EL SALVADOR A C'-ISi Air Force transport aircraft being leaded with Hney helicopters at a US Navy air station in Texas yesterday. The helicopters are to help the Salvador&n government fight the guerillas. President Reagan recently annonnced Increased arms aid aad the sending of military advisors to El
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      Destroying arms stockpile may cost US billions of dollars
      210 5 THE United States has begun destroying hundreds of defective and leaking chemical weapons as part of a programme that could eventually cost US$3 billion (5J6.27 billion), a Pentagon spokesman said today. Of the tonnes of chemical weapons in the US arsenaL
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      Friends and foes in run-up to the polls
      1124 6  -  M. G. G. PILLAI Our Kuala Lumpur Reporter READING Sabah newspapers about the state election next week gives one the impression that the opposition Barisan Sabah (Sabah Front) are not only "opportunists" but "unprincipled crooks" as well. Election statements by the ruling
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      Lock icon The young Reds lose hope
      867 6  -  PAUL WEDEL By in Bangkok Disillusioned radicals defect from a confused jungle movement dominated by ageing and dogmatic Maoists A TALL, round-faced young Thai and his former beauty-queen wife quietly boarded a flight to the United States in January to continue their studies at Cornell
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      61 6 It began with little things. Some of as raised flowers in the camp. They (the communist leaders) said it was bourgeois. But it is not only the rich who can love flowers: The poor can love them too. They denied it and forbade it 7 Communist defector Seksan talking
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    Police to step up crime prevention
    244 7  - Police to step up crime prevention GERALD PEREIR A. By Cnme Desk THE police will step up its crime prevention network with the posting of an inspector and sergeant to each division to tackle crime prevention. At present, crime in each division is dealt with by a sergeant. i lioral
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    Judges hear of 'adverse inferences' against Wee
    375 7 Judges hear of 'adverse inferences' against Wee A THREE-judge court hearing the Law Society's action against lawyer Harry Lee Wee was told yesterday that the disciplinary committee in the case had improperly drawn adverse inferences against Wee in its report. The committee has I found Wee. a past presiI dent
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    Relief from hot spell likely this week
    98 7 Relief from hot spell likely this week SOME relief fr»m the current hot spell is exprrN this week snd aeirt with skewers romlag In fram the Smith Caiaaretfaa. Atteraaaa ikiweri, 1 MoeitaMf with thander, have bees forecast far stx days aaa there (■•aid be widespread ralafall en about tuo days,
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    YEAR'S BAN FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING
    131 7 TWO motorists were banned from driving for a year and fined by a magistrate's court yesterday after they pleaded guilty to drunken driving. Wong Lee Chook. 45. was driving along Upper Thomson Road towards Sembawang Road on Nov 27 last year when he lost control
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    Appeal to relatives
    68 7 AN unidentified woman, about 35. was found dead at the foot of a block of flats in Prince Charles Square at about 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday She was Chinese, about 1 64 metres tall and was wearing a red floral dress Police found a pair of red
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    Mass jog and walk
    48 7 A MASS joe and walk will be held from the new community centre at Jalan Satu. Kalian* Estate on Sunday at 8 a.m. The t km event is organised by the Mountbatten communiiv centre youth group to mark the opening of the new centre
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    Welder found unconscious dies
    98 7 Welder found unconscious dies WELDER Nf, Lean Teng, died in the Singapore General Hospital after he was found unconscious in a garbage collector! vessel, Hull 296. at the Selco Salvage in Jalan Samulun, Jurong. yesterday. A welding gun was found beside him A Selco spokesman said Mr Ng was to
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    Commando officer dies after crash
    139 7 AN ARMY commando officer, died an hour after an accident involving a lorry and his car along Tampines Road on Tuesday Li Chan Kong Hua. 32. of the First Commando Battalion in Changi had head injuries The crash look place at about 2.45 pm He
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    Charged with CBT
    54 7 l-AW AH MEE. 30. a director of Litat Credit Pte Ltd. with offices at Coronation Shopping Plaza, was charged yesterday with criminal breah of trust involving 5E3.893.70 between May and Sept 13. 1900. His case will be mentioned again on April 1 Law was allowed bail of
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    'Brunei can attend Asean meetings'
    305 7 'Brunei can attend Asean meetings' BRUNEI can be invited to attend Asean meetings until it becomes a fullfledged member of the re- j gional group. Thai Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr Arun Bhanupong said here yesterday. The status of its repre- j sentation at these meetings, he added, is a matter
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    Tour of places of interest
    38 7 THE Mounlbalten community centre will hold an excursion to places of interest on March 22 al 8 am The fee is 14 for adults and C for children. For more information, call *****87
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    'Nothing to do with inquiry'
    284 7 Queenstown police chief 's transfei POLICE said yesterday that the transfer of the officer-in-charge of Queenstown police station, acting Deputy Supt Philip Tan, was not because of the recent controversy over an investigation involving the abduction of a 10-year-old girl. The chief of the newly
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    Overstay fine
    37 7 V^NOD KUMAR KAPOOR. 30. m Indnn citizen, was fined $500 by court yesterday for remainir.£ in the Republic for four months and two days after his social visit pass expired on Nov 14 last year.
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    42 booked in blitz
    43 7 POLICE kave issued sammaaaes to 42 motorists aaa waned 33 others betweea March and 15 far nat (riving way to vehicles with the riga: af way. T*e crackdown aa sack road offenders will coatiaae aatil further aaUce, police said.
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  • DAY 3 OF THE BUDGET DEBATE
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      Pips to spot overseas talent
      311 8 Unit to seek and help professionals PARLIAMENT yesterday began a ministry -bv-minLstr\ debate on the Bodge, proposals for 1181 82. Estimates for three ministries, the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry for the Environment and the Ministry of Finance were later passed. PM'S OFFICE THE government
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      Contrast of shipyards in Japan and Britain
      200 8 THK contrast was obvious. Between the East and the West. The Japanese and the British. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Ye» recalled In Parliament on Tnesday his visits to a British shipyard, having earlier visited »ne in Japan. In Japan, he witnessed how things
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      More cleaning campaigns ahead, says minister
      311 8 More cleaning campaigns ahead, says minister MORE cleaning campaigns are in the pipeline as the Environment Ministry intends to cooperate more with grassroots organisations on these projects, Environment Minister Ong Pang Boon said yesterday. Mr Ong stressed that the campaigns were not to supplement the ministry's and statutory board's services.
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      Action to check profiteers in markets
      331 8 Action to check profiteers in markets ENVIRONMENT ACTION is being taken to check profiteering in markets, the Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Environment), Mr Chor Yeok Eng assured the House yesterday. There will be two stalls selling the same item in all markets to avoid monopolies, Mr Chor said. Replying to Mr
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      Bad habits that pollute worksites
      198 8 Bad habits that pollute worksites POLLUTION control should be extended to building sites as construction workers have used uncompleted buildings as toilets. Mr Eric Cheong (Toa Payoh) said in Parliament yesterday that he knew of cases where workers use unfinished HDB flats to defecate and for their ablutions. This is
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      From the gallery
      750 8  -  LIAK TENG KIAT IT WAS the day of the common man yesterday when Parliament, sitting as the Committee of Supplies, considered the budget estimates for the Public Services Commission, the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Environment. Although matters of high finance
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      Show the hawkers examples on hygiene says Yap
      200 8 Show the hawkers examples on hygiene says Yap THE Environment j Ministry was yesterday I urged to organise simEle talks to edaeate awkers on food hygiene. Mr Rugene Yap (Mountbatten) said the talks, with lllustratloas, could be given when the hawkers renewed their licences. One effective way of i driving
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      'Daily-paid workers need better deal'
      195 8 THE Environment Minis! ry was yesterday urged to negotiate with the Finance Ministry to convert its more than 6,000 daily-rated workers to monthly permanent staff or to work out a better and more realistic salary scale for them. The House was told that the average
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      Basic roles are service and spreading goodwill
      648 9 On CCCs, MCs and RCs SERVING constituents and promoting goodwill these are the basic roles of citizen's consultative committees, m a nagementcomm ittees of community centres and residents' committees. While some conflicts are "inevitable." the three bodies should complement and supplement each other
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      Outmoded liquor laws that benefit papers
      158 9 Outmoded liquor laws that benefit papers NEWSPAPERS in Singapore are benefiting from the outmoded regulations on liquor licences. Mr Hon Sui Sen heard requests by MPs to abolish laws which require the applicant of a licence to advertise in four different languages. Also, applications are only entertained quarterly and cost
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      Overhead bridge
      61 9 THE construction of the pedestrian overhead bridge across Lot-one 1 Toa Payoh near the police station will, depending on the availability of funds, start in the last quarter of this year. The National Development Minister, Mr Teh Cheang Wan, gave this reply to Mr Liew Kok Pun (Boon
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      Disposal of rubbish
      53 9 THE question o( rubbish disposal in some one-room Housing Board blocks in Boon Teck constituency will be raised in Parliament today. Mr Liew Kok Pun. MP for the area, will ask Mr Teh Cheang Wan, the National Development Minister, whether the HDB will replace communal bin chuti-s
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      KHOON CHOY ON STORE MALADY
      191 9 PM'S OFFICE THR roaditioa la Singapore Is rather strange. Here, aa* or tws kilometre* are roastdered loag. It Is buy to eaa> sMer this dist saw far, said the Sector Minister af State, Prime Minister's Office, Mr Lee khooa Choy. Mr Lee said this la
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      Anti-inflation armour to protect pensioners
      175 9 THE New S ngapore Allowance was introduced to ensure that pensioners would not suffer from the slings and arrows of inflation Mr Hon Sui Sen said this in reply to Mr Ng Kah Tlag (Punggol) who wanted clarification on the Singapore Allowance and the New
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      More time for banks
      69 9 BANKS will get more time, if needed, to print new cheques for the Monetary Authority of Singapore s automated cheque clearing system, Finance Minister Hon Sui Sen said yesterday. He gave Mr Ng Kah Tlag Punggol) this assurance. Mr Ng had said banks are finding it
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      '$90m for contingency fund not too much'
      286 9 '$90 m for contingency fund not too much' FINANCE THE transfer of $90 m to the Contingencies Fund is not excessive, said Finance Minister Hon Sui Sen. It is only about 2 per cent of this financial year's development budget. When it was set up in 1967, the amount was
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      Reasons for not joining MRCS
      200 9 MR ROHAN KAMIS (Telok Blangah) waated to know why some statutory boards did not take part In the MultiRevenue Collection Services which, he said, was a commendable system. Mr Hon Sui Sen said be could aat give aay reasons ather than those already given by
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      A 'no' for Man in the Net culture
      188 8 MAN In The Net, the popular Cantonese TV' serial from Hongkong, was cited by Mr Mi«-h-ael Liew Kok Pun (Boon Teek) as an example of "foreign and Western" culture which Singapore can do without. Mr Liew recommend ed the Japanese culture waiefa,
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      'Make sure the people understand policies'
      436 8 THE government should find out how much people understand policies and how many accept them, said Dr Yea Nlng Hang (Kirn Seng). This is vital if the communications gap between the government and the people is not to deteriorate into a credibility gap. Also,
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      ALLOW CPF TO BE USED AS CAPITAL, SAYS MP
      102 8 ASPIRING businessmen should be allowed to use part of their CPF as capital. Mr Goh Chee Wee (Boon Lay), said. "After all, it is the contributor's money." He said one reason tor the dearth of local industrial entrepreneurs is the lack
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      Advice on the high flyers
      147 9 Advice on the high flyers YOUNG high flyers in the public service should be made to realise and understand the virtue of team work because without it, they cannot become supermen, said Mr Ng Kah Tlag (Punggol). While aiming for the top. they must pull their lesser peers along. Mr
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      No relief in Budget for the old: Lau
      334 9 No relief in Budget for the old: Lau THE Minister for Trade and Industry had failed to give any concession to Singapore's senior citizens, including the pensioners, in his otherwise generous Budget. Dr Las Telk Sooa (Serangoon Cardens). said. The minister had said at the end of the Budget statement
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      The 'missing' targets
      160 9 DR LAI TEW SOON (Seraagaaa Gardens) taak the Trade aad ladaitry Minister U task aver "a majar Dr Laa wm referring U the It-year Krsassnlc Devrloameat Plan prcaeated b) Mr M Cfcak Toag aa Mare* Br said the targets laid dawa hi the ataa dU aM lariaar
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      Taxing the small-time traders
      319 9 Taxing the small-time traders THE danger of taxing people who do not keep proper accounts is that "many small-time hawkers may be taxed beyond their means," said Mr Tea Cbong Tee (Changi). Mr Teo called on the Inland Revenue Department to think carefully before taxing taxi drivers, hawkers and property
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    Apprentices now on par with German craftsmen
    413 11 Apprentices now on par with German craftsmen APPRENTICES trained by the joint Rollei Government Training Centre have reached the standard of craftsmanship of their counterparts in West Germany. German industrialists have officially recognised the trainIe they receive, mis is in the form of an cial recognition grantby the German Federation
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    Ford: Build-up aimed at regaining US momentum
    571 11 Ford: Build-up aimed at regaining US momentum FORMER American President Gerald Ford said yesterday that the military build-up under the Reagan Administartion was aimed at regaining US momentum and strengthening its capabilities to meet the Soviet military machine, and still have sufficient capability to maintain a "margin of safety." the
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    Bus accident
    29 11 TEN pumtm id an SBS Service 144 bus were slightly injured when n landed in a drain near the junction of Hendm Rond and Ttoag Bahm BMtfaa^MßdayaifM
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    NEW STOCK BROKING FIRM BUYS SEAT FOR $2 M
    191 11 NEW STOCK BROKING FIRM BUYS SEAT FOR $2 M THE buoyant equities market has attracted a new entrant to the stockbroking community. Grand Orient Securities has been admitted as a member of the Stock Exchange of Singapore at a record price of slightly over $2 million. The directors of Grand
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    $1,800 fine for touching
    70 11 ABDUL Haleem bin Abdullah. 29. a labourer, was fined 11.800 by a magistrate yesterday for outraging the modesty ot three schoolgirls The court heard that when Haleem was travelling in an SBS bus on March 10 he touched the thighs of two schoolgirls. After he was
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    SINGAPORE SHIP IN COLLISION
    147 11 A FULLY-LADEN Singapore-registered tanker, Nicora Prosperity, collided with the Japanese freighter Golden Rod in the Straits of Malacca early yesterday. Shipping sources said no one was injured and there was no oil pollution. The 42.813-tonne tanker did not suffer any damage while the 10.497-tonnne Golden Rod
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    Conman tried to get three to steal car
    176 11 A magistrate yesterday heard how a man tried to trick three others into helping him steal a $20,000 car from a Jurong housing estate car-park on Jan 8. GajaindranShanmuf;am. 23. employed by a inn in Jurong. first forced open the car doors
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    Cartoon quest draws 1,500 entries
    113 11 THE Culture Ministry's cartoon drawing competition on the theme of courtesy has drawn 1,510 entries more than double the number of entries received in last year s courtesy poster drawing contest. Most of the entries 1.200 were from students. Thirty-one came from vocational institutes and
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    Prophet's day
    43 11 THE Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs), Mr A Rahim Ishak. and the MP for Radin Mas. Mr M. X A Jabbar. will attend a Prophet Muhammad's birthday celebration at Block 1, Telok Blangah Crescent on March 21 at 7.30 p.m.
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    The fun ran out when Larry said: Oh dear, not in Mandarin, please
    606 11  -  WENDY YANG By THE Rado Show, that pot-pourri of fan and games for all, Including home viewers, reappeared on television this week after a long absence. However, before the end of the first show on Tuesday evening,
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    FRAUD TRIAL DATE
    84 11 BUSINESSMAN Tan Lye Soon, 33, charged with cheating two banks of nearly $1.4 million, will stand trial on Aug 24 in a District Court. He was alleged to have submitted false documents to the Algemene Bank Netherlands NY in Cecil Street and the Chartered Bank in Raffles
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Malaysia to take rain making seriously
      138 12 Malaysia to take rain making seriously KIALA LIMPIR, Wed. Malaysia's water shortage pr»bl«rn has fceewne m arate that It will take ralnmaHag very serimuly, Depaty Traaspart MlaWr, Dr G»fc Che«g Tetk, said Uday. "We are drtrrmlnrd to perfect aw skill In rain-making," he said, wfcea •pemlag a meed** •f ißtenwtiMal
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      Lee's $125,000 gift
      43 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Philanthropist Tan Sri Lee Van Lian has donated another $125 000 to the Tengku Abdul Rahman College, MCA president Datuk Lee San Choon said yesterday. This brings to $475,000 his total donation to the college. The Star
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      Lock icon HYSTERIA HITS GIRLS AT SCHOOL, FACTORY
      125 12 JOHORE BAKU, Wed. A hundred girls became hysterical at a college in Batu Pahat and a tyre factory here in two separate incidents at about 10 a.m. this morning. Two bomohs from Parit Raja and Senggarang were summoned to Maktab Persekutuan, Batu Pahat, to
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      Lock icon 'KL has only one policy on illegal migrants'
      293 12 'KL has only one policy on illegal migrants' KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Malaysian Government's attitude towards illegal immigrants is the same, no matter which country they come from. Deputy Home Affairs Minister Sanusi Junid told Parliament today. He said it was not true that Indonesian illegal immigrants were entering Malaysia
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      Lock icon Electric trains
      39 12 PORT DICKSON, Wed. Malayan Railay is studying the possibility of using electric trains in certain areas in order to conserve energy and to improve services, its general manager. Mr Ahmad Badri Mohamed Basir, said here yesterday. Bernama.
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    • MALAYSIAN ROUND-UP
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        Weeklies beat dailies
        52 12 MALAYSIAN newspaper weeklies command a relatively higher adult readership of 4 4 million or 61 per cent as compared to the 52 per cent or 3.8 million reading the dailies. These figures, based on a 1960 report by the Information Ministry, were disclosed by its Minister. Datuk
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        KL's new minister
        58 12 DEPUTY Health Minister Sulaiman Daud is expected to be the new Federal Territory Minister, it was learned in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. His appointment is expected to be announced in a minor Cabinet reshuffle next month to fill the post vacated by Datuk Amar Taib Mahmud who is
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        Lock icon AFP. Five F-5 jets delivered
        71 12 AFP. Five F-5 jets delivered A CONSIGNMENT of five F-5 jetfighters worth $45 million arrived safely on board the world's largest cargo plane the US Air Force's C 5 Galaxy at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base in Butterworth yesterday after a non-stop 20-hour flight from California The aircraft
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        Lock icon Two found murdered
        74 12 TWO MEN were found murdered in a lane behind an electronics factory at the Free Trade Zone in Bayan Lepas in Penang on Tuesday morning. Police identified one of the victims as Chuah Kok Yung, 26, of Penang. He received 28 stab wounds which were believed to
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      Lock icon Ghazali: No deals with China over Musa's return
      303 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday HOME Affairs Minister Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie reiterated today there were no -negotiations or dealings with the Chinese Government for the return of the Communist Party of Malaya chairman Musa Ahmad. He said plans to get Mr Musa out
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      Rahman Yakub to be Sarawak Governor?
      293 12  - Rahman Yakub to be Sarawak Governor? M. G. G. PILLAI Our Kuala Lumpur Reporter KUCHING, Wednesday THE Chief Minister of Sarawak, Tan Sri Rahman Yakub, is expected to be sworn in as the state's new Governor in April, informed sources said today. Tan Sri Rahman is scheduled to resign as
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      194 12 Bringing Up Father By BUI Ka vanagh Hal Camp I I'D LIKE TO PLAY lOF COURSE YOU CAN II T WAS SURE SHE 1,1 NOW I'M NOT! J~ POKER TONISHT PLAY POKER, DEAR' I j BOUSHT A MINK" > t= DINTV- BUT MAOGIE -7 WANT YOU TO y COAT- I
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    Some doctors sceptical of ill-effects of smoking
    414 13  - Some doctors sceptical of ill- effects of smoking BENG TAN By 1 A V 1 AKTtK of Singapore's doctors who smoke are uncominced that smoking causes ranrer or heart disease A survey on smoking has shown that 43 doctors out of 100 smoke and this is wWI below the national
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    Follow-up activities by Japanese educationists
    379 13 Follow-up activities by Japanese educationists SLX educationists from Japan will be arriving on Monday to help the Ministry of Education to improve the education system here. Headed by Mr N. Atsumi. director for curriculum planning. Elementary and Secondary' Education Bureau, of the Japanese Ministry of Education, the team will spend
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    Jakarta embassy denies shift rumours
    222 13 Jakarta embassy denies shift rumours THE Indonesian Embassy here has denied reports that there are plans to sell or lease out its present premises in Orchard Road. "We are unaware of any plan to move out from the present premises in Wisma Indonesia," an embassy spokesman said. The denial came
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    Parents' role
    30 13 KAMPONC Euros community centre will hold a talk in Mandarin on Parents Role in their Children s Education at its premises on March 29 at 8 p m
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    Trishaw rider lets SIMM
    48 13 TRISHAVk ndri Mr U) Sir* brokr hs rig* tot Ik* H«n Coun yrocrda) ia a Mr Ln. swd ta» anver of D» car. Mr Aadrr* La*. 42. a n-wr-t knacrjar awiaw Mr U» «a» ritec fc* tnjSa. ataa« Baa- Plain am* Ham arnorat orrwrd
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    Foreign workers Sound 'moon lighting'
    140 13 Foreign workers Sound 'moon lighting' THK L»b*ar Mlaij.tr> b. in\r>U K »tUK a glass maaafacUriaiC (artor> after 21 I •rrimi *rkr n. frssi aajsttrr riMsssy mrir l«u< "■■■■flglitiut" tkrrr aftrr t«t Tkr IsvestlgaUas starts mixer Latow Miaistr •fflriate aaa Immigraltoa •fllcers callea at tkr claw piaat la«t Hess fifty BiaHt.
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    Builder's acquittals Appeal notice filed
    185 13 THE public prosecutor has given notice of appeal apainq the acquittal of sub-contractor Low Sin Kan. 38. on a charge of causing grievous hurt to another man. The incident occurred at the junction of Lavender Street and Serangoon Road shortly after midnight on Aug 13
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    Flat was brothel
    115 13 LIM SEE LIAN. 30. was ye*UTda> fined $3,000 by a district judge after he pleaded cuiln to managug six Thai prostitutes at an apartment in River Valley Road on March 6 Inspector Tarlok Singh, prosecuting, said that when anti-vice enforcement unit officers raided the Hat. they found
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    Svenson Hair Centre adverts suspended by Times
    260 15 Svenson Hair Centre adverts suspended by Times TIMKS Ornriiilln has nmMjtmiti advertfetrmrat* tram S\mn Hair (eilre pr a Man rlariftrattaa fraai the rratrr aa same at Mi rlalm*. The •rcaaUktiaa. »ha*r aabllratiaa* carrj dvtfttwwli laarrtrd •> the hair »e«ve rratrr, taak tab ardaa after eight catnplaiat* agalasl the crmtrr had
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    Table for two, just like in Paree, M'sieur?
    134 15 Table for two, just like in Paree, M'sieur? MAXIM's. the world renowned Paris restaurant, is opening a Singapore restaurant which promises to have all the style, elegance and atmosphere of the original. It will be at the $85 mil lion Hotel Pavilion Intercontinental which is being built in Tomlinson Road
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    For blood donations
    66 15 THE Mobile Blood Bank will be at the Singapoie Conference Hall to receive blood donors today from 10 a.m. to 430 pin It Kill move to the Toa Payoh Methodist Chun h on Sunday at 9 30 p.m The Blood Transfusion Service received 911 units, averaging 130
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    Electrical engineering: More to be trained
    287 15 j ALL institutes of higher j learning are to increase their intake of electronic electrical engineering students to meet the shortage of electrical engineers in the 1980s. The MP for River Valley, Dr Tay Eng Soon, who said this yesterday, added that the electronic
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    Temple feast
    23 15 A Panguni I'ttiram prayer by Naemanagar PiUaigal will be held at the Muneeswaran Temple in Queensway on Friday from 7 a.m.
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    Better deal in the making for senior citizens here?
    542 15  -  EVELYN NG, By Social Services Reporter I A BETTER deal may be in the offing soon for senior citizens in Singapore with new government measures to enhance their welfare. A special committee, appointed by the acting Social Affairs Minister, Dr Ahmad
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      144 15 The Automobile Association of Singapore extend their congratulations and bestwishes to mmmV Rent a Car A. A.Toyota Rental (S)PteLtd on their inauguration. Wm ""^^^""""immmmL: '^^Ps^B" '■Bm^^B M iKI I 'mR 1W mf Bold, urethane bumpers, made to rigid US standards and bolted to the body framework. Tough enough to take
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  • The Straits Times THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1981
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      PUBLIC DUTY
      404 16 IRONICAL!. Y success also creates its own problems. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the government's efforts to attract top talent into public life, especially the political leadership. As Mr Lee Kuan Yew noted, expansion of the private sector and creation of new opportunities for the talented
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      BOON OR BANE?
      373 16 IT IS difficult to disagree with Mr Goh Chok Tong when he delivers an argument with disarming grace either in Parliament or at a public forum. But we daresay that some contributors to our Forum page and house-hunters in general may take exception to his remark that
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    Why the US needs to play a global game...
    2956 16 Why the US needs to play a global game Learning the lessons of national strategic planning from Japan THE startling economic development of Japan since World War II is truly an outstanding phenomenon TTiere are many reasons behind the. success of the Japanese. Some of them are very understandable and
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    That blotchy, bashful blush
    549 16 MTNOi u>y an article from New York, is one at the qualities that have endeared I.ady Diana Spencer to the British public "The press has nicknamed her Shy Di he > ause. among other things, she still blushes »hfn followed by i>hot < igraphers. WTl\ e
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      10 16 *Mia!SW larYMT^/^ Prwwon Go* Equofmnt"^^^/ w r^l PVUVi-WEST CFTE) LTO.
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      238 16 The world's simplest word-processing typewriter. 4L»H^EKSE2OOO The cost-effective approach No more repetitive typing Automatic, instant text A word-procassor is an exciting All standard letters, contracts. arrangement item of office equipment reports etc.. can be stored on Besides eliminating all repetitive Unfortunately the excitement an unlimited number of Mini typing the
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      JUST A NOTE...
      135 17 A SMALL request to ■Mill iis. statutory boards and organisa uons "tea replies to readers. tfWers clarifying cer Uiajrm reports ire "•rtrf to Forum pace, it be aaprerUwd if *a» be UdntJ d*reci ry to Editor. Forum Pa«. TfcJs will Mp expedite t»e caaaeHacaf a^cVkHter* directly la
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      Mindef reply Well study proposals
      55 17 Mindef reply Well study proposals PLEASE refer to the letter "Extend this scheme to teaching award holders (ST. Feb 25) by "Interested We would like to thank "Interested" for his suggestions. The ministry will be studying his proposals in greater detail Cat Cm A SI AN HOCk, tar Head, Paattr
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      With a little bit of help the memory's that sweeter
      468 17 With a little bit of help the memory's that sweeter THE letter "Problems in getting a student visa" (ST. March 4) and the reply by Beverly C. Hendnx of the United States International Communication Agency (ST. March 7) prompt me to relate our experience in this matter. Last year, our
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      Clocked out o£ court, never to return
      182 17 Clocked out o£ court, never to return WJaseoTtiie r l> bogus inspector) Flashback Straits Times, Feb 19. THK raeeat haax la 'BafaaiT pallee ataOaa« waaM aave keea rrr«ra>a" la aUatry's "BaaVve It Or Nat" kt tkt aakacaWaa still Blpiey rrr«rdr«" •Mtker baa* that taak plaor la tke Wagaaw MacMrte's Caart
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      Should the depositor lose day's interest in such cases?
      280 17 Should the depositor lose day's interest in such cases? Sunday maturity date poser IN SINGAPORE today, there are many fixed depositors, the majority of whom depend very much on the interest earned for their daily sustenance. Moreover, I believe, the money they deposit represent their hard earned life savings not
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      Calculators that may be used in the exam rooms
      390 17 Calculators that may be used in the exam rooms Education Ministry replies I REFER to the letter "Calculator: Is the definition the same for both?" (ST. March 11) by C.W.H. Francis. Where the use of an electronic calculator is allowed, it must be silent, cordless and non-pro-grammable. A silent calculator
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      It'll still be a nuisance
      59 17 It'll still be a nuisance Nlalstry replies WE REFER to the letter "No smoking*" (ST, Feb 27) by "Lung Cancer Potential." A lighted cigarette in a lift causes as much nuisance to members of the public as actual smoking in the lift would. Smokers should therefore extinguish their cigarettes before
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      Mosquito breedings destroyed
      70 17 PLEASE refer to the letter "We have been bitten by mosquitoes" (ST, March 3) by "TakBoleh Tahan." In a routine survey recently, we destroyed mosquito breedings found in a number of breeding grounds in the vicinity of Block 22, Sin Ming Road. No breeding was found at
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        H'kong
        277 18 HONGKONG: Shares were firm in fairly quiet half-day trading yesterday, and the Hang Seng index closed 15.53 points up at *****5. dealers said. The market was supported by falling US prime rates, which prompted further hopes of a reduction in local interest rates at the end of the week,
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        326 18 TOKYO: Share prices rallied sharply yesterday after Tuesday* pause on revived buying by foreign investors following cuts in Japanese discount and short-term interest rates, dealers said. The Dow Jones average gained 56.28 to 7176.67 points, in active trading with a volume of 460 million shares. The New index rose
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        GOLD
        199 18 THE KILOBAR market for gold deliverable in Singapore opened at $34,210 aad closed al $34,270 yesterday In the Far East goid opened at USISOt 0* 907 00 and was traded lo a low of SMO.M moo by lunch The market reopened at $302 00 503.00 aad was traded lower
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        Produce prices
        150 18 CHINESE Prattara ETCMir, nitifw, mm dMtac prim pttlMM ycatorfey: Cnml «U: Bulk (ot> Ml 7 00 sellers, old drum (in second hand drum i lob 030.00 sellers, new drum fob SIX 00 sellers C**ra: Mixed Howl 166 00 buyers Pepper: Mum 'ok while pepper fob Asu NLW Ml
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        345 18 From column 5 OO.PALMB <■>■! Rtt I5.80S) ■Ml bm 14 am) II) 4.02 (1) 4 04 C«B PWi *****) (U) 143 (T) 144 (25) 245 (3) 143 (I) 2.47 2.41 (U) 2.4t l—im (2.HS) (5) IS Uaf* (13*6) (1) 2.28 (4) 232 (1) 2.29 2) 130 1 2.35
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        278 19 SYDNEY. Wed Shares closed higher in moderate trading with industrials providing mod of the rim in a market cautious over the future of gold prices and interest rates, dealers said Key miners were steady to stronger as CRA rose 13 cents to AJ4 8B Mim three rents
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        Sharp fall in New York
        247 19 NEW YORK. Tuts Slock prices dropped sharply in heavy trading and the DowJones industrial average (ell 10 points after sprinting 17 points yesterday to finish just over 1.000 Analysts said the 1.000 level on the Dow average remains a formidable barrier They said institutions and
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        Amsterdam moves higher
        247 19 AMSTERDAM. Tues. Shan prices followed Wall Street higher, with t'nilever gaming 1 80 guilders and Royal Dutch and KLM 1 20 each in Dutch internationals, dealers said. Philips rose 060 and HoogovensOSO wi'H and ABN led banks higher with gains of 6 40 and 250 HBG. with
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        Zurich narrowly mixed
        262 19 ZURICH. Tues Domestic share prices closed narrowly mixed with a firmer bias, but turnover was very low with buyers holding back despite the strenghtening of the Swiss franc and yesterday's rally on Wall Street, dealers said. Swissair was one of the fewissues to show substantial gains in
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        593 19 LONDON. Tues Equities moved higher, with sentiment boosted by yesterdays gains on Wail Street and the steadier trend o( sterling However, government bonds were dull In oils. Lhm up 20p and ■jams of 6p and 9p in W and I ttnaw respectively likY »hkh met
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        Selected indices
        55 19 FINANCIAL TIMES IM>I STKIXI > Tuesday «^8 Monday Week Ago «M 3 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Tuesday WtM Monday 'SSJ2 Week Ago 972.98 tl^s. H \N< SENG Wednesday 'S? 85 Tuesday 1375 32 w«rigo ia»« AISTRALIAN INDL'STRIALS Wednesday T04.» Tuesday Week Ago 003.7 ALL ORDINARIES Wednesday «86» Tuesday
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        TIN
        149 18 THE STRAITS tin price rose 22 cents to $30.43 pier kilo in Penang yesterday, on an official offering down 0 59 tonne to 209 tonnes. The overnight London market was steady after easier with forward buyers slipping £10 to £6,180 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day was up
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        CLOSING PRICES
        34 18 Rubber: March 18 Singapore: April: 268.50 cents (down 1.75 cents) Malaysia: April: 289.00 cents (down 1.25 cents) Tin: M $30.43 per kilo (up 22 cents) Official offering: 209 tonnes (down 0.59 tonnes)
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        COPPER
        33 18 LONDON: Copper prices on Tuesday (previous in brackets). Wirebar Spot £814 50 'C 823.00); sellers £815.50 (1823.50); Three Month buyers £834.50 (£844.50). sellers £835.50 (£845.00). Market tame: Barely steady Sales: 13.400 tonnes.
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        RUBBER
        494 18 PRICES in the Singapore rubber market closed easier yesterday, with April RSS One buyers quoted at 268.30 cents per kilo, down 1.75 cents on Tuesday's close, dealers said. Prices weakened 0.75 cent in the afternoon as April RSS One was under pressure from speculative elements and the discount to
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        SSR and SMR
        41 18 IAS MX SUM ;MR< MR I ■MK ■2 iCinm Mlk) B«r.r. S.lWr. 141 HO M100N noj* mooon «0j« .anal BUM •ISO «WI MMO 2M0ON a 3 MM KI40N ■mil (forward MU) 2U00 2«S.0<» 140.W M2.0W IS I a
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        37 18 Mar 17 Mar 18 8.1 Indicator ***** 4043M3 36 utduatrials: 738.15 -OS 72 Finance 1510.68 *****5 H°telS UM 74 1324 M Properties 785.06 799 00 Plantations: 942.65 ***** OCBC: 7*7.09 806 46 SES Ind: 763.57 776.37
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        Most active stocks
        21 18 SJine Darby 880.000 (_tix_i 7MOOH T**** kfcTlin °"1 UOB TMB.nfJP Total turnover 1230 m Total value: 162.78 m
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        19 18 M .hi,. K>n PerlU PUai _S "5S C Property 5S -io r• N 575 -10 Shell Sao -io
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        52 18 I C B 1130 130 m t I amo .100 Ki««. 1C10 100 S»l Properties 1«M «»»P" 790 .85 H Leoa« Fin MO .70 H Leoajr Credit 730 +«0 Sparc Class 352 +5f (,rntin(. I3S0 .SO Si Slcaauhip MO Dunlup lad IN t« F B L*viag>toa 730 »35 Bedford
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      Index back at 800 mark
      337 18 A RELATIVELY qalet auraiag yesterday gave way to aa active atteraooa, which Mf^ltghtod situdoaal stocks. Tke market waa slightly erratic given the irrsslaMal pram-taking. Bat the aadertoae remaiaed steady to firm. Kemaaa la ptsarsHaaa, for lantaare, was chased to r,.a», aa St eeato Jamp from
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      Kuala Lumpur
      317 18 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market drifted irregularly yesterday but closed steadier on the boards. Gains were noted particularly among the better quality stocks which attracted a steady stream of buying interest. The support bestowed on these counters carried the New Straits Times Industrial ordinary share index a further
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      Money and exchanges
      185 18 THE L'S Sing dollar opened lower ai $2 0940 in the Singapore torn market yesterday, as LS dollar weakened across Ihe board against major currencies US February industrial produrtwos and housmg sura fell 0.5 per cent and 24.6 per cent respectively and a less than expected 07
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      NOMINAL RATES
      343 18 ASIAN currency deposit interbanlt rates as at close on Mar 18. IS DoUan(Saot> Offer Bid 7 days 14 14 1 month 13 13 2 months 14 1 16 13 IS/16 3months 14 14 S months 14 14 9 months 14 14 12 months 14. 14. 1 month 8.
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      Discount
      35 18 RANGE ot prices offered by dis count houses oa Mar lit Overnight 7 m 'Zz™* gs-" Bank bills 11. U 3monthsCD 101V16 H) 13/ IS 6 months CD 10 10. Saaree: Naßmml DmeamM Ce.
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      Money market
      25 18 Closing i»»rh«i* r»t« (ar Singapore dollars oo Mar 18 Odir B>l Ownu** IS iBOMk HIS 16 10.} M 3BMMIM U 10 Ovwi^i mo*
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      Prime lending rates
      24 18 THE average rate at which atajar Stßgaporr omalts an carreaUy prepared to lead to their beat customers la H.I per cent.
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1242 18 TUB a* mim rMdy «Im at tkr rloi» of bu*ii»*ii oa tk* Stock EatMr «< "!«■>■* n» pand wttk Uir MtitiM itej't prtr*. totrthrr H«h sad M* l#aM for »rrt|) rtffctt wi IM»INI Lul H«» I— <<_»... nwmiu ootumrm. ar Ha at ■t m Unm m IM 1M
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      SCOREBOARD
      159 18 Closing tone Firmer Turnover: Official figures supplied by the Stock Exchange* of sigSEore including odd tots "ReadptotaUed: OOB.Jm. units valued at 10,229.006. Industrials accounted for 7.4C.000, fioaace 1.4M.M*. hotels 1.189.000. properties 1J06.000. debentures, loans and bonds 110.000. plantations 379.000. minings 410,000 "Settlement" contracts totalled: 62.000. units valued at 854.000.
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      UNIT TRUSTS
      198 18 ■ngapobc lur nurr (MlMinr prim tor Mar II) Tto Cojamt 1.72 3 91 TV Savings Fund 2.07 2 17xd S pore Prog Fund lit 1.*7 Spore Ser Fund 2.43 258 Spore Invest Fund 2.25 2 36 Spore Equity Fund 151 1 58 Ml UNIT TMJftT (II 1I prim
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      BUSINESS DONE (Singapore)
      2044 18 BID aad offer prices officially listed and basiaeai in aa reported to OV Siark r»asagi of Imgipare ycalerday wtm me atanher of sham traded akasm m brackets la lots of DMt All Tisses StltlimMl Contracts are oaessd after the sard "sen" BkJ Board deal i in Ms
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1501 18 BID and offer pnm oOlnall) ttawd »d buuimt in ud reportad to tftr Koala l-umpur Slock Flrfcaaf yaa"rdaj. wttk tkr außtacr of dum trxJfd *on la trarkru ia lon of I.MO uaiu ■alas Mhrrrar qxci IMHSItIU* tkw 0 «B IMS) (2) 3 M (1) t» Uri MaM (2
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      Paramount's profit up 6pc
      332 19 PARAMOUNT Corporation, restructured from Malaysia Rice into a property development and plantations company by the See Hoy Chan group through a reverse takeover, continued to make progress last year. Unaudited group pre-tax profit for the year ended Dec 31. 1980 amounted to $5 15 million which
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      ADP forms new company to deal in shares
      215 19 ADP forms new company to deal in shares THE five member banks of the Associated Data Processing (ADP) group have set up a new joint-venture investment company, ADP Enterprise, to deal in stocks and shares. The new company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ADP Holdings, was registered two months ago with
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      COMPANY BRIEFS
      268 19 COMPANY BRIEFS KUALA LUMPUR-Kepong (KLK) has informed the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) that its sate of Ladang Kepong co Multipurpose Holdings covered an area of 1.418.64 acres and is at the agreed price of MJ22.500 per acre. The total consideration amounts to $31 91 million. KLK said that the
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      758 19 OAKFORD PROPERTIES PH. LTD. ■ELIIMIE JUOTMUA O»Mord Properties on bartalt or T E.A. Nominee* Pty. Ltd •holly owned subsidiary o( The Tru«tee» Executors and Agency Comoeny Limited offer a -raetlge development ,n Melbourne s golden mile, two minute* walking distance to the beech and 6 miles to city centre at
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      921 19 W »//?_.//v£-> ah SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED (SIA) IN- J? _T VITES TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY, D6LIV- _t ERY, INSTALLATION, TESTING, C OHM-IS Wk MV SIONING AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER- MW WASH SPRAY BOOTH FOR CHANGI EOC, A ON A TURNKEY BASIS. WL *v TENDER REFERENCE: 553 7 Tender Application Forms
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      617 19 THE BANKRI PTCY ACT (CHAPTER II) I IN THE HIGH CtM RT OF SINGAPORE I IN BANKRIPTCY NO. IS? OF MM BE: YEO TECK HINt. EX PASTE: BANK OK AMERICA NATIONAL TRI ST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION CREDITORS NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF BANKRUPTCY NOTICE FILED ON THE 29TH DAY OF
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      669 19 IN TBE MATreB OF THE OMPAMI-S ACT. CAP l« AND I NITED FOAM CO. PTE. LTD (IN VOLI'NTABY LMJI IDATTOM SPECIAL RESOLrtMNAt an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at Room 1. 2nd Floor. Malayan Bank Chambers. Fullerton Square. Singapore i 0104. on nth day of March 1981 at
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      3387 20 AT YOU« SERVICE RATES «€CTKHI INOeX r/'tar 1 Ta+aphon. Semi: *****22 PCHSOMAL SERVICES A^Bk^BßJßaßK^av^iMaia^ Monday Fnoov 830om- 5 00 p m Or<*norv 80 CH pm word h»n 1 1 2 00) ft MEHCHANOIK (C Lra^S llr lie Cv ra CSS) Ss»2 =1 »S^«. r? s rs" r^Ssss. CA.T.S. i x^-^^^^C^^^^V^^ty
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      691 21 II Employment \jf\ m^m^m^mmM i 46 Situations Vacant ofc.«,..»ni,,,,.hm»,^ ,J«1 fc^I?~.»Z^I2ZZ!ZL mmmmmmwmmmMl—*^—* STStiSiS CONFIDENTIAL StrVZ"'" SECRETARY Clerical m.nd of Eng.lsh and ability to speak MandaS3?- His 1> mil PWniiai PUI mUSI 1) ACCOUNTS be .bleu, type very well ASSISTANT Those .Uhout .ecreurta. (Male) -nee but with aecretarial diploma may also
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      798 21 II Emptoyment 1^; trading COMPANY COMPANY URGfNTtY REQUIRES General Clerk Interested please clerk Typist, able to speak rile with full particulars and Mandarin with some working ronucl number to 1107 11th experience preferred Contact floor Jalan Sulu.n Centre 50 774&87 or call personally at»-A J.lan Sultan Sporeo7l9 Clemenli Road.Sporeo6l2 n
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      736 21 II Employment lA GENERAL CLERKS REOUIRED CBI^ OCE O" level, typing 30 wp m rCMALC LLtK". Preferably with some experience Preferably slaying dlst 5 salary S2SO to S3M Call 7774i5« required immediately for interview OCE O level A-^g-J,----- SSSE 2to 3 months bonus Road annUa"<>aW "«AN FEMALE OFFICE Assistant urgently
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      723 21 II Employment ljjl4 <^MMBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB> f VOO WW. «Wt#*C#*< j. J til It H „l)g UllllK *™FT" SINGAPORE PTE LTD Applications are invited T^^'^J,'"^'''' i.%«-S 57lNG CLERK appointment w^nnuuLtnn RECEPTIONIST rt'"Cat A QUALIFICATIONS '-x ■Intermediate Acis^sr «n*» .-v > I ••O CtDONuIM lO writ* cVSiweSu^mtent O: 2 S^SST S^B -«o The
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      604 21 il Employment |jj|J .^aflßaa>VßaV SIN TIEN SENG PTE LTD Di.L.bui., im 0.*.,.,, ..w,.. B D..i,ibuto, to, Darhaiau whielw,.J ■a#^J*aVß ACCOUNTS CLERKS MMI^B rT'.'TT'Tevel g^S W 0, |n,egnfy Able to type accurately ClUrjUWtDr Appr, p«««H, w.th ZNrluArUKt «.,»documwili .1 gjsss bllVII«bi*HlllV |OTri I TTI STENOGRAPHER REOUIRED UR(Pit LTD. "™^!^J^n2nd?r?t?v Conu?t A^fce
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      579 22 II Employment afi Situations Vacant m> snuaiiona <«-• w^J ..i^*.h«) oMk:. ch*r. mwwlKiur.ng compwiy dv. h> m^^^^Bßß PMmiwii.wh« l(» c»"c» Z-Xf" Ue!st.ves (Mat. Famata) ———ZZT •HWH W at least 2 year. .anted reVa'ted'ftfd' 1'"" H mVc:b,ePpe^nnal,ty- nd I at?XTSSSi-,- e^t'ly KJTnV.aIKrSi 40wpm drive il. Ira plesam personality Preferably have own
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      643 22 II Employment |jj]| ir^S^F-^^ "te fast selling items rtur- .aeaneia.. ing free lime with food pr 1) SALES EXECUTIVE Interested please call Diana, tel »«*»'«»<«"»« 2»440n 2cSSi?oc»jT*Tiwc H mpind ta mrt. mm* REPRESENTATIVE €Saur TECHNICAL SALES MwB REPRESENTATIVES i^P'i'^ab^'hi'v?^ I SStZSttSTS-.l Z^ Oo'oTbas, salary, commu- %?££&K'STS! sion and incentives Ing
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      636 22 II Employment A A stsi*sst»j*s| **<rzz^^~ p|us comlr,lsS,On Interview MS-B. Blk. 165 Buklt Merah DRAUGHTSMEN/ESTIMATORS Town Centre (behind Regal Theauel secondary Tec r,--jj BB«BHBwKBk~ tlon or equivalent Preferably 2to 3 years s. mlSALES >HsfciPROMOTERS oTPw^."'w.?!r<^nt<SS r^irl SXZZ E" MtablwlMd EufopMß j *°-Sf^*e TToVu^lnV TIVI ZCtt^rS2~ <'iSB^-fT If you are hardworking
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      652 22 II Employment ljj)| —^^iwbw^ fflfflrr.f^'ys;?- Supervisor with VITB tirade t Electrical Certificate Must have AW A^blbbbV driving licence Salary plus M t^m^^ '.vertime allowance For Hl^ m Interview, please phone *****67 1 ESTABLISHED AMCONOITIONwIG OJB tea^gM <tIMRAPORP I Write" to The Manager IM-A B I f^^C^'lS^^Km^ I APPLICATIONS FOR »»«,^tMtmi
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      574 22 II Employment ijll Compwiy urowily rum. In. 10l T low*na: cji»niuir(ir.inTrrM«ri««s f«\^> °"*OU*TE F*lo «CMNICIANS <X^—>^t-\ Preferably those graduates rJ f 7\ orTJe'X^onew* I''^"'''1''^"''' SIA I Aj sgSSsa-t.- S^ZV^ M».M pkw »pl, .l.l»t m- Vs>O<) ISiT— >n- SfSScrMK^S AUTO INDUSTRIES "SZSJSfIS"' (PTE, LTO MACHINISTS «^^^*"^^^^*^*^BaV r require! n juron, Must
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      731 23 •I Emptoyment j|| -ji| H Empioyi-Ml ff] "Hi I I 1| l[|l| I ji| OlvfiOflMG TECMNtCI* 46 S.MKNW Vacant SS?^SS££ ably in a modern studio A goo ■bVlM^bbVlbbVbYsbbbbbbbbbbi^bVßl^K command of English is requires Kxiremely high pay for riff man Please call *****4S V Chan to arrange for interviews d) Technlcml
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      883 23 mp m d M*mV SINGAPORE FLUID POWER ir ENGINEERS ■r«l PTE LTD MA OTCr w •«»«*enns company IVIMO I C\# siluatad in Kallang Way reqwree: f AUTOMATIC D ELECTRO-PLATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS/ O«»mee.» B y ASSEMBLERS Rf^idu^SS?" 1 1 Above 16 years of age c Male or female with relevant |»««l
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      886 23 _^Bl BT^k Factory in Jurong requires MALE GENERAL /f#V FACTORY WORK ERS BRADY'S (S)°PTE LTD USA 6 Jalan Jentera Singapore) 2261 JOIN US TI: *****31/2. We are one of the best FEC spoke pTf. lto equipped and most up- Requires U>-date of Toolrooms In pboouction assist amt Singapore. We have
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      1726 23 r^ mm^ m^S MALE A FEMALE ~^jr J^^^^7 /--^v OPERATORS tWM'W L4OP f for our knitting Department M« 0 S 1 molex Monthly up M MM Oar^f'^ < V_ y after confirmation, (proba- -^t^^ C^ yl'". -*S lion not more than 3 Ij-kirf months). "^S^ej \}€n' XZu'cZT? Urne S can'^u
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      897 24 11 Emptoyment (i^ II Employment fIA H [mplofinwil |jj|^ II Employment |jj|i II Employment (jjli cjraml. O u»'-, Chua Chu Han<j Roeo re^wrael urgently lite loßow46 S,tuation. Vacant MCOPJTV B 1 STOREKEEPER •im.i«|.,,M-Hk:..,i CLERK applicants are re- quested to call personally for c) Production at •0 Home Road (Between 11.30
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      1269 24 DRIVER RECMMRED Clean Class 3 An expanding Japanese tradlni driving licence Experienced firm requires Agr 30 to 45 years Completed STORE ASSISTANT/ S S Speaks English Call *****95 STOREKEEPER 10 fix interview between 200 p m Completed OCX O level and and 4°° m DRIVERS a GENERAL workers Cieneral store
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      1210 24 exhibition construction Inlernahonal Airfreight Forwarder specialist requires requires QFCRFTARV warehouse/clearance 3COnE COORDINATOR MANAGING StttS^rjSlS niDCrT/M) and warehouse procedures and UlHt^ I Un must possess a valid class 3/4 Must have good command of driving licence haSd^abTe^o^krcharge^of IT"*" wfictlt* offir** sUliTilntstr&tlon &nd to assist in personnel matters ST. BOX AMMS2. Initiative
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      1518 26 MfeMc*s4Boats j_-^ i*7» OAMATSU SB* Panel Van 1 K_ owner, low mileage cassette. VctMCtoa For Sato n3ao >rrangeable Tel: *****43 I*7* MINI VAN 1000 cc Rust- proofed 1 owner, tyres new Very good condition 251 1732 ttBS. FORO COLMSR Plrk-up 1 X) OtiterS o»ner Showroom condiuon Tyres ux nr» $9400
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      1623 26 DIST. 1* HOLLANG ROAD Semi- deuched Nice garden 3 bed- LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS WITH/ rooms, partially furnished $2,500 WITHOUT SWMMMNG POOL M Dlst 28 SeleUr Hills brand new EXCLUSIVE DISTRICTS: seml-deUched. 4 bedrooms furnished S2JOO Dlst 16 Katong HUlcrest Arcadia $4,000 $5000 corner terrace. 3 bedrooms, fur- P»«*r»n Towers $4,500 nished.
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      1513 26 APARTMENTS AVAILABLE VARI- DIST. HONO LEONQ 3-bedroom OUSdisl 3/ 4 bedrooms, furnish- ed apartment Fully furnish.-. Ed/ unfurnished. $2,000 $10,000 Immediate occupation $2 70 Dannls: *****9/ *****2 Inclusive maintenance Men Hous:ng *****49 APARTMENT.FORRENT FUTURA 2 MO U $1000 »*lB2B/ *****29 CHATSWOPTH COURT W«T. FAR EAST Mansion 3 bed GRANOEFORO fSrrTls'hed
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      1473 26 2 BEAUTIFUL FURNISHED rooms OXLEY GARDEN bungali w house at Holland Road Each at $500 ConUct *****2 3 Bedrooms Apartments on ground floor near Orchard Road For rent at $1,800 per month 'I Accommodation ■MM Catt737*3SS. PANDAN VALLEY TASTEFULLY JfADCef furnished 3 bedrooms. $2 500 MM m Grangeford 2 bedrooms.
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      1756 27 IV Accommodation A Properties gk IV hctommotolkm A Properties IV Accommodation Properties A% iv Accommodatton A Properties j[J IV AcivowwwdetkMi 4 Properties A MSTRICT If BUNGALOW 7400 ««i built-in, a very quiet •3 RSMOJSntMI Proptf- I location $600 000 negotiable tiatForSala Huge garden Tel *****2 MSTRICT 20 FULTON HILL Type
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      1646 27 JALAN SEAVKW Katong. 2-slorey A BEAUTIFUL FULLY Furnished semi-detached. 4 bedrooms ap- 3-bedroomed apartment In dlst prox 3.400 sqft Selling $490,000 10. 1.700 sq fl with servant's Upper Changi single-storey de- room Jeff Chang: *****44 Sh'iTeveT'rng a'n ?V%Z g S.TTVZ^XXSZ'SIX room Approx 9.000 sq fl Free- iroindfldor 3 tedro^mf and
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      1568 27 BELLIAN SECUMTKS OFFER: CHST. 11 APARTMENT WITH 3 bed Changi Garden condominium. roolm on hlgn rloor g,,,,,,,, brand new. 2 units available, rant r>ovs*»Minn S49nnrm Nn r»« 1.400 sqft 3 bedrooms/ 2 baths "r.cfToT^ ?or^?gn?r» Tel plus servant's, call: *****33 *****11 BELLIAN' SECURITIES OFFER: OIST 11 CONDOMMMUM CORNER Cairnhill Road
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      1432 27 GEORGE LOW. YEE PARTNERS PANOAN VALLEY Acacia Court 2300 sqft Corner LAKESIDE TOWER APARTMENT unit Can see swimming pool Scenic view nf Chinese Harden $000,000. scenic view of Chinese Oarden Ch#mp-l CmKt jg^ n 4 bed Area: 1.900 5q ft rooms Can see swimming pool PRICE NEGOTIABLE 5520.000. Telephone: APPRECIATE
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      1464 27 ZION ROAD .i-roomed Point LOCAL AND FOREIGN Menus urBlock HDB apartment Terrazzo gently require Maryl flooring Vacant possession apartment 01 $178,000 Tel: *****6 Lawrence Yap Housing 44M3.59 2 FUTURA APARTMENTS lor sale MIMOSA COURT CONDOMINIUM No agents please Call *****77 Apartment ■M *****21 1 AND 4 bedrooms cosy apart- PURCHASERS
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      1141 28 OOEON KATONO SHOPPWO Com FOOK HAI BUHJMNO 3335<) ft facplex prominent frontage shop Ing escalator »3io psf C* E Orsullable for airline company/ chard 395 sq fl near escalator product showroom sales centre *10/- P-s f or sale 81J00/_ps f Please call 3371 132 Home Lease L Sale: *****89 (5
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      1171 28 INTENSIVE COACHING BY rell D experienced, bilingual s^ST^i.?°A2 Tutors for all subjects and con- COURSES versatlon Tel *****00/ *****03. NEW CLASSES COMMENCBM M »«auon. h.mmju a»« MARCH c CEI Part I/II Degree level JAPANESE (8.9.0-.,.) c Electrical Engineering Prac- DAY TtME DATE nee DThurs 6 30-8 00pm 19/3 Partl/11/111 2,
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      123 Acknowledgements
      126 29 T he lamily ol Ihe lale Mr. Fooo Mun Wat wishes to aipraos Ihoir heart Ml thanks to all clients ot Mun •aong a Co ralati»«s and tnands •or their kind asslitatma. alien during their recant bereavement The Family of the late Mdm. Rafammal express their sincere thanks
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      30 29 mtovmum«mor«l Departed 19 March IMO One year has passed But memories slay fresh and painful *!•>.». wm»mbwd by: Parents, Sister*. Brother. Brother-in-law and Suter-in-law JEFFREY LAU PENS SENG
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      83 29 Mr. Vaioo Paknumy (KM Peter formerly of PWD (Roads) Depl Spore, who passed away on 15.3.81, extend their deepest gratitude and thanks to all relatives and friends for their kind assistance, attendance and donaUons during their recent bereavement Inserted by: Wrfe: S*kni Puehpam Jalan Rat*
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      1148 29 »TIMUR AN HOLDINGS BHD. (Incorporated in Malaysia) PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT The Directors have pleasure in announcing Ihe unaudited result, of Ihe Group tor the yeor ended 3 1 st December, 1 980, ot foHows:1980 1979 '000 '000 Turnover 91,998 76,394 Operating Profit 9,547 7 2 36 Moloyuan Taxation 4,346 3 872
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      765 30 MARKETING EXECUTIVE (TRAINEE) The Candidate: Tr>e condKJate should have a pleasant personality, initiative analytical, dynamic and able to communicate effectively ot all levels of management The Job: The successful candidate will be required to market the Company's range of small to medium business computer systems Comprehensive training on product knowledge
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      513 30 We invite applications from suitably qualified AAataytiam for the position of: BRANCH MANAGER The successful candidates will be based in our branch in Petaling Jaya. Selongor and will assume overall responsibility (or the smooth and efficient running of this branch which incorporates our sales, odmimv tratkm, service ond spares deportments.
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      524 30 I An expanding firm of Consulting Engineers with international affiliations hos the following vacancies in its Subang Jaya Office: SEMOt aviL/ STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Registered Professional Engineers 0 Minimum 6to 7 yean experience in project design and supervision. 0 Ability to lead and supervise project team MKHANICAI/EUCTRICAL ENGINEERS Degree from a
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      530 30 ADVANCE DEVELOPMENT SENDIRIAN BERHAD (WhoNy owned Subsidiory of Kulim (M) Bhd.) KENY ATAAN TAWARAN MEMBINA DAN MENYIAPKAN CADANGAN RANCANGAN PtRUMAHAN TAMAN SRI TIRAM (PHASE 1A) DIATAS LOT NO. 476, MUKIM TEBRAU, DAERAH JOHOR BAHRU, JOHOR Toworon odalori dipelawa daripada pemboroog-pem borong yang berpengolomon serta yong berdaftar dengan Jobaton Kerja Raya
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      377 30 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CAP. 185 AND EYEWEAR PRIVATE LIMITED (In Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 272(1) of the Companies Act Cap. 185, that a final general meeting of the above named company will be held at the office of Coopers Ly
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      503 31 -qfcwssioyp Wh*r* ouuundini propk work^**B^^ In view of our rapid expansion, we are looking for persons to fill the following positions: Accounts Clerk The right candidate must have GCE 'O' level, should preferably be a male who has completed full-time N.S. and must be prepared to work on 2 rotating
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      1099 31 Our Sales Manager and Sn District Sales Managers started as Sales Representatives At Rank Xerox, we promote our Sales Representatives. Our Regional Sales Manager, Singapore Sales Manager. District Sales Managers, Sales Trainer, Copy Service Manager, Pricing Manager, Marketing Planning Manager, Sales Support Executives and even the Regional Technical Service Manager
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      662 31 Th« Export Credit Insurance Corporation of Singapore Ltd fulfills an important role in promoting the expansion of Singapore's trade and commerce. It insures exporters and banks against the occurrence of commercial, political and economic risks that can frustrate performance of export contracts or payment forgoods delivered orservices rendered. The Corporation
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    Home sweet home amid the rubble
    310 32  - Home sweet home amid the rubble ALBERT SIM Pichiraaby IN tkr aMM af mil tfcr nkWr mad tfilttn Mtt, Mr can m mt M, «w \mlfcj |«rf for tkr IS rfrtffto «f thr tm Hiwv r. Thr tfay't "-y Mill kup M ikrrW i»p rliftr»ll«i while «IMU 4rtra la the
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    181 32 Another transport assn jacks up fares SCHOOLCHILDREN and workers using the Singapore School Transport Association buses will have to pay 10 to 20 per cent more in bus fares from April 1. Schoolchildren now pay from $12 to $40 a month", and workers from $30 to $45 a month, depending
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    $76 m injected into skills fund last year
    641 32 THE Skills Develop- 1 ment Fund received a I total of $76.1 million I S? y/THany/THan^ aPPn? Ved: 299 of the 716 applications for grants, Mr Hon Sui Sen told Parliament yesterday. The total amount of •p-ants awarded was $14.3 million, said
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    Labour rows: 476 solved by ministry
    305 32 Labour rows: 476 solved by ministry A TOTAL of 484 new cases were referred to th Labour Ministry's Labour Relations Division fo conciliation last year, Parliament was told. With the 142 unfinished cases from 1979, th total came to 626. Of these, 476 were resolved b the ministry, 30 referred
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    201 32 How govt helped out the voluntary bodies VOLUNTARY organisations received m total of $191,183 In token donations from the government last year, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Social Affairs) nan nee Seng said. The government a s<) seconded II instructors (ram the Ministry af Soclal Affairs and 111 teachers from the i
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    Lawyers: Not enough talent-scouting for local judges
    566 32 I A NUMBER of lawyers said yesterday that the local Bar must be tapped before foreign judges are appointed to the High Court Bench. They said there was no j doubt there were men of the right intellectual and moral qualities to sit
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      Lock icon Arbi first seed to fall in Open
      537 33 INDONESIAN Hastamo Arbi was the sole casualty among the men's seeds in the first two rounds of the Swedish Open badminton championships yesterday. Seeded seventh. Arbi lost a closely fought match to Sweden's Claes Nordin 15-18. 8-15. Top seed Lius Ponggoh, also of
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      53 33 PARIS. Wed First Division soccer clubs Bastia and Monaco will meet in the quarterfinals of the French Cup on April 3. The draw: Nancy v St Etienne, Le Havre v Lens. Nantes v Bordeaux. Thionville v Martigues. Met/ v Montpellier, Chateauroux v Lille. Strasbourg v
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      BRIEFS
      145 33 LONDON. Wed Alaa MfaMcr. returning to the nag wttfa hops of a M chant* at rfgiiw^Jly world miajte■w3id W rnimii to outpoint Era* Snftoarv of the Uatted Suie*. at Wembley Areaa last Tbjhbat for tar tint tune an below Ike world title herr last September to Marvin Hauler. Mutter
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      Lock icon Minter returns to ring with title on his mind
      352 33 poults victory over 10 rounds from Andre Mengelima. of Zaire Mengeluna took the contest at the shortest possible notice when Sibaoß's American opponent pulled out. but tne Lunnoourg-oaaed African left-hander showed plenty of claas Sibson won by i pouits to 91.
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      Keegan – inspired Southampton win
      148 33 Keegan inspired Southampton win LONDON, Wed. Kevla Keegu, twlc* Euafje's PMtteller «f tkc Year, we*ni Us fa«rth g«ai three gaaea as B«atkamptoa beat Kvertoa S4 yratenUy to m«ve laU tklH piaee in Ur- EagUsh Pint Dlvtalaa. Kmoi, watekea by Eafjaaa maaager feaa Crtwmi pravea that ke wa« back at ate
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      TABLE
      56 33 lur at* iuuo IN M\ ONE P D L F A PI lpMtr* a a it 1 m Mavik a a 7 5 SoMlku^ua a IT I M m m C r««« a k t > si m «i •«iBna a u u 7 e a u LJvtrpaol a
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      Lock icon FIFA ultimatum worries NASL
      397 33 NEW YORK. Wed. Phil Woosnam, the North American Soccer League commissioner, said yesterday that the NASL were feeling "an element of fear" over an International Football Federation (FIFA) ultimatum concerning rule changes. Woosnam said the NASL still have not heard whether FIFA had accepted his response
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      SOCCER IN BRIEF
      314 33 RIO DE JANEIRO. Wed. Officials of Italian club AC Milan have come here hoping to buy high-scoring Brazilian midfield star Zico from the Flamengo Soccer Club. But Flamengo president Antonio Augusto Dunshee said that Zico is the "greatest star in the history- of Flamengo" and the club
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      166 33 GLASGOW. Wed Scotland manager Jock Stein has resisted the temptation to make whole-sale changes in his squad of 18 for the World Cup soccer qualifying match against Northern Ireland at Hampden Park next Wednesday. Everton mid-folder Asa Hartford, who had been placed on "standby duty" for
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      Veteran Lee denies he is retiring
      256 34  -  EPSOM JEEP By VETERAN local jockey Moses Lee has denied a rumour that he plans to retire soon to apply for a trainer's licence. "I've no intention of giving up as a jockey at the moment," Lee insisted when I spoke to him yesterday.
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      UWC move to the top of the table
      254 34 UWC move to the top of the table THE United World College, boosted by their twowicket triumph over the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club last Sunday, moved to the top of the Singapore Cricket Association's senior league table. UWC, with three straight victories and five bonus points, have 23 points seven
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      196 34 SINGAPORE GIRLS GO DOWN FIGHTING HONGKONG, Wed. Hongkong got off to a good start last night when they beat Singapore 15-13, 15-4, 15-3 in the women's division of the Asian preliminaries for the volleyball World Cup. Except for the second set, the match was a seesaw battle which saw Hongkong's
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      Final session
      28 34 KVJI.LSH eaacfe Cavin Feath ersione will hold the final session of his six-day clinic tomorrow (5-7 p m > at the Ceylon Soorts Club in BaleMier Road
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      Lock icon Gooch and Gower impress, but...
      237 34 BRIDGETOWN, Wed. Graham Gooch and David Gower at last produced England batting worthy of the name on the fourth day of the Third Test yesterday but it looked unlikely to turn I I the tide of West Indian cricket supremacy. Gooch (88 not out) and
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      149 34 WtfT INDUS IK INNS: «tt E.MGLAND lat INNS: IS WEST INDUES INNS: (ovanajatttM) (ireriaage low Dilley 0 Haync* lbw b Botham 25 Cralt c Boycott b Jackman 33 Bho«ioj not out 182 Malta) c Butcher b Jackman 24 Uobms run out 34 Lloyd lbw Botham 66 Itoai rti r
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      29 34 LONDON. Wed. The funeral of Ken Barrington. who died from a heart-attack last weekend during England's tour of the West Indies, will be held here on Monday AFP
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      Lock icon Billie-Jean knocked out in first round
      385 34 MASSACHUSETTS, Wed. Billie-Jean King, the former Wimbledon great, who on her own admission has made a comeback to competitive tennis a little too early, was knocked out in the first-round of a women's tournament here yesterday. Billie-Jean. who came back after a long lay-off
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      Horse's sex not taken into consideration
      230 34 IN THE first race of th« current Singapore meet ing, entries were for un raced two-year-olds ol either sex. All were colts or geld ings except Sweet Sun day, a filly. All carried 57 kg., both male anc female. I am writing to enquire
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      Working to make mark in rugby...
      270 34  - Working to make mark in rugby... HAKIKAT RAI By I THEIR skin showed a healthy tan and thei bodies were drenched with perspiration. These were 48 boys from the Chinese High School practising rugby on their balding field. The surface of the field and the mid-afternoon sun may not exactly
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      Lock icon Kiwis kill India's victory hopes
      146 34 Kiwis kill India's victory hopes AUCKLAND. Wed. Cautious batting by NewZealand in the final session this afternoon killed any hopes India had of winning the Third Test here, and squaring the cricket series. India finished the match having taken only five of the 10 wickets they needed and New Zealand,
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      161 34 INDIA Ist INNS: UK NX» ZKALAND Ist INNS: 3ft INDIA 5«1 INNS: (iaviukar c Wright b BraceweU 33 I BMhaa c Cairns b BraceweU 7 Srialvuaa c Wright b Cairns 19 Ybmaaala run out 46 Veagawmar not out 52 P»UI b BraceweU 57 Dcv c Edgar b Cairns 14
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      Patty moves to sixth
      90 34 Mm YURK. Wed. Patt\ Hayes has moved int.. place on the 1981 L'mteil women's golf lour eainir.. after collecting US$l ($31,350) for her win in int' Sun Cm Classic last Sunday Joanne Carner leads with t'SJSO.«2 The top 10 (US unless stated 1 1 Joanne Carrier
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      Lock icon Borg injured report denied
      57 34 CLEVELAND. Wed Bjorn Borg's agenl. Robert Kaia, yesterday denied a report that ihe Swedish tennis s- suffering from a potentially serious back iniurv The Ne* Yi)rk Post said Borg. winner of Wimbledon hjmpion»hip«. had suffered •*vere back pains before and after bnn« beaten by Rolf iU-bi
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      Watchful eves
      40 34 CANBERRA I >ir.i* for Ih* world juni < cr hampion-shius in Ha, from supervised t> in .nifi-nationai ijroup at a spe. la, sren the Br KF Ir.dour Sudium here and watrhfl b> Ambanadors ol the 15 countries mv. AKV
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      Sprinter Tommy Jack strides out fluently
      514 34 GO for top form Tommy Jack in the Class 1 Division 1 1,400 metres race at Bukit Timah on Sunday. The Tyrant four-year-old was withdrawn to avoid stablemate Bruce Lee in the Division 11,200 m sprint last week. This top sprinter had also shown
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      1121 34 aMaJaWMba^ld^alKl MfSANYOffl wmmmmmmmmm Isanyo < a SANYO INDUSTRIES s^ t (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD A W| Our Company, an international leading H|att|aaj^| 9 manufacture* ol domestic appliance* i» expanding it* production activities of it* i 1 9 Spore factory and wi»h to invite suitable A qualified candidate* for the poet of:-
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      Wedding bells to ring for 'Crazy Horse'
      304 35  - Wedding bells to ring for 'Crazy Horse' JOE DORAI By WEDDING bells will ring for Nasir Jalil in a fortnight's time, so the reserve midfielder will j miss Singapore's Malaysia Cup-tie against Sara- wak on Sunday at the National Stadium (7 p.m.). Singapore coach-man-ager Jita Singh will not consider Nasir
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      Police lift ban
      38 35 POLICE have lifted their ban on banners during Malaysia Cup-ties at the National Stadium from this week. But there is a condition the banners are not to be attached to poles or any other objects.
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      Electrolux in s-finals
      91 35 ELECTROLUX qualified for the semi-finals of the Singapore Business Houses Football League Division Three when they trounced General Motors 7-0 at Farrer Park yesterday. The only setback in their impressive victory was the penalty miss by national team midfielder Hashim Hosni. Electrolux were put on the winning
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      Singapore to meet Negri at home
      244 35 Singapore to meet Negri at home SINGAPORE'S away Malaysia Cup-tie against Negri Sembilan will now be played at the National Stadium, instead of Seremban's Station Padang or Kuala Pilah's Stadium, on April 12, reports JOE DORAI. This follows an appeal by the Negri Sembilan Football Association to have the venue
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      Tan has last laugh on the spectators
      208 35  -  WILFRED YEO Byi DIETHELMS Andrew Tan was the target of the unsympathetic Jalan Besar Stadium spectators' jeering, but he had the last-minute laugh when his team drew l-l with Cold Storage in a Singapore Business Houses Football League Division Three B match yesterday.
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      Sportsletter
      346 35 WITH refcitnu to recent ametas on the ■ta'Hon af the ms team toot/iLia circast. 1 would like to cavity saw paints The InßfWt criteria were jaed b> thesetectors to decide the team rEirtiMiKCE iveraged over the last 12 >WIPHUI tor aaaw hurra 9 maw f nwww "wenr Perch-a was
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      Naomichi casts off brother's shadow
      390 35 Naomichi casts off brother's shadow KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Japan's Naomichi Ozaki. the younger brother of well-known Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki. set the Malaysian Open golf championship alight today when be J shot a six -under -par 66 in the pro-am competition at the Royal Selangor Golf Clubs East Course here, re-
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      Fame is Tom's game
      458 35 BERNARD PEREIRA reports from Kuala Lumpur AMEKICAN T 1 aJ Taai ahknkaaaaa has earasd ÜBBR^M (aaaat Simjm) trass ataytng gaY la the three asaaahs ar na thai yaar. Bat the iminni daaaat exettr At least, aat as saaeh aa H wtoaaag a earr se aaaah aaaat
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      77 35 Penang score first win JOHORE C PENANG 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Penang chalked up their first win when they beat Johore in a Malaysia Cup soccer match at the Larkin Stadium here tonight. N. Nadarajah brought joy to Penang when he netted twice in the first half. The victory ended
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      TABLE
      139 35 TEAM Selaogor Johore £sr Krlanun Pcrak Malacca Ncgii MA*' Brunei Pahang Si bah Ktdah F Territory TlTngK^riu Prnang Sarawak P W D L r A Pi 12 5 5 2 JO 11 15 12 3 3 23 X 15 5 4 0 22 2 14 U i 4 2
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      Kiwis shine in 17-0 massacre
      421 35  -  R. MANORAJ B NEW ZEALAND, the 1976 Olympic hockey champions, scored at will to crush a lack-lustre New Zealand Force 17-0 at Dieppe Barracks yesterday The Kiwis, playing their first match abroad in 14 months, sat in the Forces half throughout the match and showed
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      Good response to mini-sevens competition
      304 35 Good response to mini-sevens competition TWENTY-THREE teams will take part in the Singapore Womens Hockey Association minisevens competition on Sunday (8.30-6.30). reports B. MANOR AJ This is the largest entry since the competition was started in 1975. Last year only 15 teams took part. j Organiser Maureen i i Martens
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      Loy bounces back for convincing win
      111 35 FAVOURITE Loy Soo Chew came back from a net down to edge out newcomer Tuan Krai Hai 2-1 in a preliminary round match of the national agegroup individual table tennis championships at Poi Ching School yesterday. Tuan kept Loy on the defensive throughout the
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      Narrow win
      27 35 FTTZPATRICK S moved k«M the senu-nna* when the? beat OMCO 1-2 on peaalt) locks lot after'enri tSe^the Jurong inter-casnpnn> knock-out soccer toamament at Jurong Tisia—ijt-nHa)
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      77 35 —run rriaaMy: Sn ZMlaad v SCC iPaduw. 5 mi Inm' Tmt kmtkMl BmI: SRC v Police Pi iHll) KICBY Frttums: N> tntl Seven v UWC (Dover Ro«d. i») nont taan.: in*, i Ban* Jut Boar Ttiifam 4J0) SCSfL »f«l»r k II— ■rat: PARC v CISCO .Farm Put 3. b 15'
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    Lock icon Warsaw Pact exercise under way in Poland
    679 36 THE largest Warsaw Pact manoeuvres since the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia started today inside Poland, official reports said today But. at the same time. Prime Minister Wojeiech Jaruzelski. who is also Defence Minister, ordered a reduction of Poland's troop strength by allowing soldiers
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    128 36 Kabul to hold nation-wide conference ISLAMABAD. Wed. Preparations are under way in Kabul, the Afghan capital, (or a nation-wide > conference on Saturday which members of the 1 Soviet-backed ruling party are describing as cvi- dence of the "advent of democracy" in Afghanis i tan. a Western diplomatic source said
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    Lock icon No joke
    40 36 PARIS. Wed The French down Colucke. whose real name v Michel Colucci a candidate lor French Preden ry was on a huacer strike until he M wa< allowed on television programmes that have interviewed other randi due* -UPI
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    Lock icon Nancy snubs anti-fur group
    78 36 WASHINGTON, Wed A group which opposes killing animals to make fur coats says its efforts to have US First Lady Nancy Reagan stop wearing her mink coat have been rebuffed by the White House In a letter to the White House on March 4. the Committee
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    30 36 NEW YORK, Wed. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dropped 226 lo 990.27 in the first half-hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. AP.
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    Lock icon Baha'i men executed
    79 36 TEHERAN. Wed. Two members of the proscribed Baha'i religion were executed in the southern city of Shiraz last Sunday after being convicted of spying for Israel. Teheran newspapers reported yesterday They said Mehdi An van Tafti and HedayatoUah Denqani were convicted after a trial lasting several days
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    443 36 BANGKOK, Wednesday THAI communist guerillas have stepped up attacks on government forces in an apparent effort to offset recent political reverses. One of their latest at- tacks was on a district administrative centre in Sakon Nakhon province near the Laotian border, where
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    Suharto to raise summit issue?
    122 36 Suharto to raise summit issue? JAKARTA, Wed. Preatdeat SnaarU to likely to raise the question of mi Asean summit la Ms talks with Thai Prime Minister Prem Tlasalanonda when he visits Bangkok next week, miww said today. Indonesia was not against holding the proposed sammit hat felt that proper arrangements
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      278 36 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore s Financial Dally TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. Ganda Holdings discloses its ambitious plan to take over the entire i Ganda group, a multi-million doHar palm oil organisation in Perak. As j a first move, it is acquiring three i of the group's companies. Are you a minority shareholder of
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      216 36 UP TO 1 p.m. TODAY: She were In few places &r*and mm •■wards. TEMP. (C) up to a.m. u»m»rrou: 31 max., 24 mla. Sl'NSET today: CM p.m.; SI NR1SK tom«mw: 6 At a.m. GLOBAL weather Irrimm 0 8C Cloudy Lm Aagetn 1? 23C Ctoar AlkOM 13 23C Cloudy MaarM 5
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    • Title Section
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      5 1 SECTION TWO The Straits Times
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        Fun with Chinese Characters
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        Chinese without tears
        46 1 >X XIAN xiowtto'- chje xionzhoor bobbin t%Xk For example, you Nanmfn zai jf c dwii» str«ght line u^, v xian shang zhengzha. guongxKM light ray meaning, "The refuVftVx. Sees are struggling on the brink of starvatonqxjon copper wire tion. Lean MMdarla, Speak MuKterlß
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        Self-sacrificing spirit of ancestor
        431 1  -  TAN JONG SEE Chinese surnames •t THE course of Chinese ttptory would be very n\u< r aiiipreni n noi lor sher Nong :tw ancestor of Xv clan Shen Noag is a legend-4-v figure in the ean\ UIKaV CtVUWpluOfl nf i.v saic I kj ar .■rr.pero' era
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        Old age: Peace of mind
        1018 1  -  MARTIN LU By FEW of us understand that old age itself could be enjoyable and need not be something to be tolerated at the last stage of life. Childhood is full of fun and innocence but it does not have maturity and depth. Youth and
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        491 1 'I^pM newOAdA vx series V -r.^^^^-L^ pv aff^K 1 gspsaßßßni 4pE Ml t£ J 0 J W xl<pL •v l J HblbbHllbbbbbbbi y l I H BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBvPw I mC H^m BB m S M 9 *ssp^BBBBBBBBss*t ißf BBnl^^^ pBBt pBBt I '^SbbbbbbiS^ i bjbjbbbßpßßpb* «^Bs>Br BBa** ff'saaaaV'^^flW' Br \l W
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        78 1 tlKjm BssC'**'**** B Making puppets If ysar cUM woald 1 like ts learn nsw to I make kis awn pap- 1 pete, tarn to Pag* 6 I Pioneer sounds Tke gaitar was asm from tke Benaissaace late la tke West, bat it is (rwn tke East tkat fresh iaspiratisn kas
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      PICK of the DAY
      778 2 PICK of the DAY SBC 5 FANS of disaster movies should enjoy the Itartsty Featart Special (Ch 5, 10.15 p.m.), entitled Disaster On The Coast liner. It's all about two Metroliner trains travelling at speeds of 160 kmh and heading towards each other on the same track. The plot revolves
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        404 2 Vyi r i^^asP^^pan^snasl .ansassW A^^^^9 .^■sssflssV asV^sK > aasß^r^^ B^" J^t ssaW V^kassl bsbsbV at pLsntr'' WANTED TO BUY HBIWU 1 PUCTfIWEnniHAIISTRAUA "Jp* STATESMAN HOMES A J T fgQ| STATESMAN PROJECTS «J) Perth's foremost It^lf^Y' XCZJi builders developers I H lll| ,J~T jflka^^gHsW an no < er 'trough their sole
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        39 2 I "National Panasonic pj^ 1 Cany around powef! 32W of metal power! IJHj RX-5700F Portable stereo cassette recorder with 10 tape program sensors. VTVRack Add Perfection To Your Home -j X [^^SS"F 1 Sin Heng Radio Electric Traders .Lg^^m
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        265 2 Straits Times Crossword CBOBB Goes down badly: I'm glad lo I Upright destination lor letters' h<ar it (4.4) (4-4) S Holder tor what is laid on the 7 O" 1 lor O'Connor in the table W) actiag fame (8) 9 Old basin for new town (t) Rinhtly bat liaHupplly rely
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        142 2 TALK in Mandarin on family planning for newlyweds by Mrs Choo Ng Peck Hiang. 7.30 p.m.. at the Lecture Theatre, Dept of Social Medicine. NUS, Outram Hill SPORTS NIGHT at the newly-opened Mountbatten CC, 7.30 p.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL NIGHT at the Victoria Theatre, 7.30 p.m. By invitation. UWC ARTS FESTIVAL:
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        926 2 TV and Radio SBC 5 3.00 PM Open* Mowed by The You* 6 K CtMwa< < En g" sh And The Restless 6.35 News from Zoos 3.25 Reincarnated (r) 7 05 c cus 4.20 Diary of Events (Chinese) ]f. '"S! »j 4* gj. Gun ft, Tra* Mo,ave g™ In tC»L^™L.
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        158 2 nese Programmes 12.il Naaa The Fabulous 240 l-» News Share Market Report 1.45 The Fabulous 240 3Ji Star Watch IK Did You Know 3.M The Fabulous 240 l» Top Of The Pops 4.M Chinese Programmes 8.M The Paul Cheong Show I.M News HIS Top Tunes Of The Week 1.45 The
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        More time for song writers
        407 3  - More time for song writers CAROLINE NGUI 5 COMPOSERS will have a longer time to work on their entries to the Singapore Phonogram Association (SPA) pop song contest The closing date has been extended to March 31. The contest is held in conjunction with the Asean Music Industry Association Amia)
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        Taming a Bohemian
        920 3 THE classical guitar is an unconventional individual, a poor mixer and a solitary Bohemian, distinguished in colour and garb, sensuous, almost eccentrically sensitive, and beautiful in an esoteric way. As a solo instrument, it doesn't accord with our image of homeliness, as the piano does. It hasn't
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        Asean round-up
        406 3  -  GERALDINE TANG By THli years intra- Asean cultural activities include a sculpture symposium in Singapore; a youth music workshop and a workshop on the manufacture of gamelan instruments. Both in Indonesia; an exhibition of children's books and a travelling exhibition of paintings, both in Bangkok, and a song
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        601 4 I wwmmimm«mmm.m ©yCEE7 1 #ll(e <> l *V'.». ll ■iiHiß* nf'ai'i-yM TODAY CUV A I 1 om. I 45. 4 00. 6 45. 9 1 5 Poul Nt»mm Robart _j Radtord -TM. tTBM- Tonnorroo "Oracuta Has Winr Fwjw Tha Qrawa" c o<or f| 1045. I 00 3 15 7 00
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      754 5  -  MICHAEL MALIK By BATTLE lines are Wag drawn for a final attempt to save the 19th Oratury Hongkoag Club Building from the wreckers' hammers, which could move in next month to bring Ike well-known blue and white buildup down. In a last desperate effort to stop the
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      The tale of a travelling dog that emigrated
      418 6  - The tale of a travelling dog that emigrated IAN EDWARDS By WE FIRST met her in Kandy. in Sri Lanka's Botanical Gardens and straight away we could tell she wasn't a local Her energetic way of hnHTiag around was .»>r> different from the graceful slink of the Sri I-uikans, When
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      Puppet-making for children
      605 6 "I HAVE always loved working with children," Chumpon Kochawong said. "They are so responsive to making and playing with puppets I really look forward to working with every new group." Chumpon Kochawong is an Education Officer for the National Museum of Bangkok. He is currently on a
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      Lock icon Doing it yourself with great flair
      681 6  -  SUZANNE SLESIN By DIANA Phipps finished her Manhattan living room in under two weeks, which is about par when her imaginative work is underway. The interior decorator, who works in London but travels to New York frequently, is known for a kind of do-it-yourself
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      How US keeps tabs on world's pulse
      1210 7 THE DOUBLE doors with the frosted glass an Ose others is the Pentagon. But the arrows indicating the bleak narrow corridor to rooms B-856 and B859 point toward the National Military Command Centre better known as the War Room. It is the brain
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        303 7 nfact: some veteran products dotheirjobsowell, for so long, for so little money it's a pleasure to reintroduce them. Through the years. Shure microphone mixers have gained the reputation of being the practical, efficient, economical way to increase the flexibility of public address, sound reinforcement, and paging systems, as well as
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      One man for 'little giants'
      1594 8  -  STEWART MCBRIDE 1 By They live in harmony with their environment and each other. They don't lie cheat, steal or kill. Unlike other tribes, there is no crime in a Pygmy village, because there is no material greed. I call them "little giants" and if
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