The Straits Times, 11 February 1983

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    15 1 The Straits Times I Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1983 40 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 65/1/83
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    A plus factor we can work on
    916 1  -  TAN LIAN CHOO Musa on the interdependence between Spore and Malaysia By Our Diplomatic Correspondent 4 WE see a mutuality of interests In complementing and supplementing each other's development. Notwithstanding our desire at this point of time to deal more directly with countries
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    Lock icon Boeing saves more fuel
    72 1 SEATTLE, Thurs. The Boeing company announced yesterday that it was offering a longer, even more fuel-effi-cient version of its new generation 767 Jetliner that could be used for trans-oceanic flights. "Fuel consumption per seat will be at least 8 per cent less than that of the
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    Lock icon More mouths to feed
    82 1 STOCKHOLM, Thurs. The world may be home for 6.15 billion people by the year 2000, up from 4 billion today, according to a report Issued here by an international conference on population growth m developing countries. The report said that by the year 2000 the world's
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    President on visit to Sydney
    56 1 President on visit to Sydney PRESIDENT Devan Nair left on a private visit to Sydney yesterday. He is accompanying the First Lady who is going for a medical examination at St Vincent's Hospital m Sydney. Bypass surgery may be necessary. During his absence, the Speaker, Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng, will
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    Lock icon Scheme to cheat Indira
    67 1 NEW DELHI, Thurs. A man and his son have been arrested for forging Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's signature m a scheme to cheat her out of US$3 million (556.18 million), officials said today. Mr D.V. Mahindarkar and his son Deelip allegedly forged Mrs Gandhis signature on
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    Lock icon Heart to heart hug for Julia
    241 1 Heart to heart hug for Julia WITH three children of her own, Datln Maria Musa knows how to capture a child's heart. Four-year-old Jolla Lee, the child who got this special hug, had earlier presented Datln Mark with a bouquet of flowers when she visited the NTUC child care centre
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    Lock icon Unemployment in Australia hits new high —10 pc
    348 1 Unemployment in Australia hits new high 10 pc CANBERRA, Thura. UNEMPLOYMENT m Australia has reached a new peak with more than 10 per cent of the work force without a job, figures released today show, as political leaders start campaigning for the election on March 5. The Australian Bureau of
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    Lock icon Bonn wants Kremlin to foot tracking bill
    164 1 BONN, Thurs. West Germany will send the Kremlin a bill for the cost of precautions it took to guard against the possibility that a crippled Soviet satellite would crash onto its territory, government spokesman Diether Stolze said yesterday. The Cosmos-1402 satellite, used to
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    Lock icon French may claim dead
    60 1 PARIS, Thurs. Bodies of French servicemen buried m two cemeteries m Ho Chi Minn City may be repatriated if the families wish, it was announced here. The announcement by the state secretariat m charge of repatriated French citizens followed a decision by Ho Chi Minh City
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    Lock icon Barrel beats the Atlantic
    58 1 POINTE-A-PITRE (Guadeloupe), Thurs Authorities said yesterday a 43-year-old Londoner landed m the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe after a 46-day transAtlantic crossing m an oversized barrel. Eric Peter and his barrel were found m Saint Francois, the easternmost town of the island. The self-described exset off
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    37 1 SALT LAKE CITY, Thurs. The famllv of artificial heart recipient Dr Barney Clark has sold the exclusive story rights to the German magazine Der Stern, a University of Utah Medical Centre okesman said yesterday. AP
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    Lock icon Opec oil price cut seems inevitable
    175 1 JEDDAH, ThOrs. A cut m the Organisation of Petroleunv Exporting Countries' k^y US$34 a barrel oil price Js inevitable and the expoH»r group will face a price war unless it agrees jointly on a reduction, Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani was quoted
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    Lock icon Sharon tried for deal on whether he should quit
    530 1 JERUSALEM, Thurr says report DEFENCE Minister Ariel Sharon today reportedly offered a compromise to Prime Minister Menachem Begin to decide whether he should resign after a judicial commission called for Mr Sharon's resignation m connection with the Beirut massacres. State-run Israel
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      Lock icon 12 PROTESTORS SLAIN IN ASSAM
      56 1 NEW DELHI, Than. Government troops opened fire today at several places In vlolence-piagaed Assam, north-eastern India, killing 12 protestors and wounding scores of others. The shootings occurred when violent protests erupted against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi daring the start of her election campaign tear of
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      169 1 •54 pages today 'Freezing' the red light beaters m their tracks Back Pag* The City Country Club case Pag* 15 SUMMARY I WORLD NEWS 3, 4, i, 8 CAUSEWAY S2 EDITORIAL If LETTERS H BACKGROUND 18 TIMES BUSINESS IMS CLASSIFIEDS 23-31 RACING SS SPORTS 34-37 OUTLOOK I, i CINEMA 4
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      684 2 Is mother liable? IS A mother duty-bound to ensure that her child behaves m such a way that neither the child nor other road users are put m danger? This poser was raised m the High Court yesterday. The lawyer of the defendant, lorry driver Tay Chin Hong, argued
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      COMMENT
      240 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE wider question posed by the report of the Israeli commission of inquiry into the Beirut massacre goes beyond the fate of individuals. It compels Israelis to ask themselves where their country is headed. The massacre was the result of insensitivity on the part of
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      TIMES BUSINESS
      308 2 WANG EXPECTS 25pc INCREASE IN TOTAL SALES WANG LABORATORIES is expecting its Singapore subsidiary to increase its sales by 25 per cent to around $17 million this year. Sales of office automation equipment, including word processors, will account for half the total, Mr Michael Loke, its general manager
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      BACKGROUND
      51 2 REFUGEES' UNCERTAIN FUTURE THE thousands of Indochinese refugees living m camps dotted along the Thai border are facing an uncertain future. Third countries are reluctant to increase their intake of refugees while the host country, Thailand, is straining under the load imposed by these unfortunate victims of war. Page
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      SPORTS
      207 2 Tales of City MANCHESTER is bristling with spice and passion again. This time it involves a soccer boss at Manchester City flamboyant John Bond, 50, the club's manager. His departure left the newspapers full of his liaison with an attractive divorcee working m the club's ticket office. But the
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      AROUND THE WORLD
      587 2 More troops sent ABOUT 2,000 more soldiers were rushed to Davao del Norte province m southern Philippines yesterday to help troops fighting the New People's Army, military wing of the outlawed Communist Party, the national news agency said. The government is also fighting a Muslim separatist movement
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      ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
      166 2 Showing the way AN INTENSIVE, nation-wide "leadership-by-example" campaign will be launched next month by Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad. It is to instil positive values among all strata of the civil service. Dr Mahathir's speech at the launching m Kuala Lumpur on March 19 will
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      SECTION 2
      339 2 One last look PERFUME wafts mingle with assorted smells, sights and sounds (of haggling) m good, old Chinatown, as ANNE TOFIELD inches her way through the Chinese New Year crowd, hardly able to move. "I must buy something," she tells herself, "...and I must buy it m Pagoda
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      142 2 (Spore edition) Packet of trouble? TO CHINESE children, the Lunar New Year is a time to don new clothes, go visiting and have plenty of goodies and drinks. But most of all, they look forward to receiving hong bao (red packets) from relatives and friends. When and how
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      Lock icon More Filipino troops sent to the south
      363 3 MANILA, Thursday ANOTHER 2,000 soldiers were rushed today to the southern Philippines to beef up government troops hunting communist rebels. The governmentowned Philippines News Agency said three army battalions were sent to Davao del Norte to reinforce marine battalions sent earlier to the
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      Lock icon Rupiah devaluation report 'unfounded'
      283 3 JAKARTA, Thurt. INFORMATION Minister Ali Murtopo yesterday called "unfounded" a Bank of America report saying the Indonesian rupiah would decline m value to 800 rupiah to US$l by the end of the year. After a meeting presided over by President Suharto, Mr Murtopo said the report
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      Lock icon Two ways to power vehicles of the future
      156 3 Two ways to power vehicles of the future BANGKOK, Thurs. The car of the future may run on two kinds of fuel, transportation delegates from 16 Asian and Pacific countries have been advised. A press release received today from a meeting of highway experts, currently convened here by the Economic
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      Lock icon Japan-EEC accord on aid
      58 3 TOKYO, Thurs. Japan and the European Common Market today agreed to strengthen cooperation m aid to developing countries, particularly Asean. Government sources said that the agreement was reached at a meeting between Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe and two visiting vice-chairmen of the European Economic Community Commission,
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      Lock icon Malik arrives
      29 3 TOKYO, Thurs. An Indonesian government delegation, led by Vice-President Adam Malik, arrived m Pyongyang yesterday on an official visit to North Korea, Pyonsvans Radio reported today. AFP
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      Lock icon Snow festival's towering attraction
      106 3 Snow festival's towering attraction ST Mary 'i Cathedral towers ever sightseers at the annual International Snow Festival In Sapper* city la Japan's northern lalaad ef Hokkaido. The giant lee structure resembling the cathedral In Sydney, Australia, is one of the festival's attractions. About 1.1 mllllen tourists flocked to see 2*5
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      Lock icon Fighting still on around overrun refugee camp
      235 3 Fighting still on around overrun refugee camp BANGKOK, Thursday FIGHTING between Vietnamese-led forces and Cambodian guerillas continued along the Thai-Cambodian border today, a Thai army spokesman said here. The clashes were centred around the destroyed Nong Chan refugee camp, 30 «m north of the Thai frontier town of Aranyaprathet. No
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        70 3 THAI MEMBERS of Parliament turned out m force yesterday for a special session to consider amendments to the constitution which would scrap a new single constituency party voting system for the next general election and replace it with multiple constituencies and split votes for individual candidates. Although
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        Lock icon No choice for Jakarta
        67 3 INDONESIA WOULD have no choice but to cut its oil output if Saudi Arabia lowers its oil price, Mr Joedo Sumbono, president of the Indonesian state oil company Pertamina, said m Jakarta on Tuesday. Rather than lower its export prices, it would prefer to reduce its
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        Lock icon Talks on security
        90 3 PHILIPPINE S DEFENCE Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and senior military officers will leave for Washington next week for talks with US Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger on US-Philippine security issues, a Defence Ministry spokesman said m Manila yesterday. The talks, scheduled for Feb 23 and 24, will be
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        Lock icon New airline routes
        58 3 SOUTH KOREAN Transportation Minister Lee Hui-Sung said yesterday that his ministry was planning for Korean Air Lines to open routes between Seoul and Singapore and between Cheju Island and Tokyo later this year. Singapore Airlines operates a passenger flight service between Singapore and Seoul, but KAL, Korea's
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        Lock icon Kapitsa m Hanoi
        73 3 SOVIET DEPUTY Foreign Minister Mikhail Kapitsa met his Vietnamese counterpart, Mr Ha Van Lav, m Hanoi on Wednesday for talks on bilateral and international issues of common concern, the Vietnam news agency reported. It said Mr Kapitsa, who flew m from Bangkok after a nine-day tour which
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        Lock icon Laos to help US team
        69 3 THE LAOTIAN government yesterday an nounced it would play host to an official Unite< States delegation seeking clues to the fate o American servicemen missing m Indochina beginning Saturday. A Foreign Ministry statement, issued ii Vientiane by the state news agency KPL, sau Laos would
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      Lock icon Hongkong sets up drug task force
      471 4 MOVE IS AIMED AT SEIZING ASSETS OF TRAFFICKERS HONGKONG, Thursday THE government is planning to hit drug traffickers where it hurts m the pocket. It has set up a fivemember task force to investigate the assets of those engaged m the illicit drug trade.
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      Lock icon Japan to limit video exports to Europe
      174 4 Japan to limit video exports to Europe TOKYO, Thurt. JAPAN has voluntarily agreed to limit its exports of video-tape recorders to Europe m 1963 and 1984 to 4.3 million units annually, Jiji Press reported today. The agreement was reached m late night talks between Ministry of International Trade and Industry
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      Lock icon Maximum security for Indira in Assam
      267 4 Maximum security for Indira in Assam NEW DELHI, Thurr INDIAN troops today imposed maximum security on Assam as Prime Minister Indira Gandhi arrived to begin her party's election campaign where the polls are bitterly resented by the opposition. At least 37 people have died m recent antipoll clashes, and as
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      Lock icon Photos spell trouble for graffiti writers
      113 4 BEIJING, Than. It looks m It the writing; is en the wall for tourists who carve their name* on China's ancient monuments. Camera-toting staff at the pictweMne Summer Palace west of Beijng have begun scrutinising graffiti-covered buildings for clues to the vandals' identities, (the
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        Lock icon Proposal on chemicals
        57 4 THE UNITED STATES yesterday proposed the global destruction over a 10-year period of all chemical weapon stockpiles and production facilities. At the 40-nation disarmament conference being held m Geneva, US negotiator Mr Louis Fields said progress on such a move had so far been prevented by Soviet
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        Lock icon Talks bogged down
        75 4 TALKS BETWEEN China and Britain on the future of Hongkong are still focussing on procedural matters and the two countries have not yet started discussing substantive issues, Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Xueqian said m Beijing yesterday. Speaking at a press conference, Mr Wu also called on the
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        Lock icon Iran's new offensive
        64 4 IRAQ SAID yesterday that Iran launched a big new attack m the Gulf war but Iraqi troops hit back, trapped most of the advancing force of tanks and infantry and took more than 1,000 prisoners. The Iraqis say the town of Amara may have been the objective
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        Lock icon 16 MPs resign
        68 4 SRI LANKAN Health Minister Ranjit Atapattu and 16 members of Parliament of the ruling United National Party (UNP) have resigned from their parliamentary seats, Parliamentary Speaker Abdul Bakeer Markar disclosed m Colombo yesterday. A UNP official said they resigned because the party failed to win more than
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        60 4 LEADERS OF independent truckers on strike m the United States have been summoned to Washington to consider ending their shutdown, officials m New York said yesterday. The Los Angeles Times also quoted yesterday an unidentified spokesman for the Independent Truckers Association as saying its leaders would assemble
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        Lock icon Shultz flies home
        43 4 UNITED STATES Secretary of State George Shultz flew back to Washington yesterday after a brief stopover m Tokyo to brief Japanese leaders on his China and South Korea visits. However, he did not speak with reporters before his departure. UPI
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      Lock icon France to pour huge funds into state-run firms
      340 6 $6.1 bil promise to revive economy PARIS, Thurs. France's socialist government yesterday pledged massive injections of funds for the state-run companies which it hoped would stimulate an economic revival. Industry Minister JeanPierre Chevenement said, on the eve of the first anniversary of
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      Lock icon Striking workers occupy water plants
      240 6 Striking workers occupy water plants LONDON, Thurs. Striking water workers, angry at the "sheer incompetance" of their bosses, occupied treatment plants and pumping stations throughout the country yesterday as Britain's water and sewerage dispute entered its 18th day. Water authorities reported that the strike was affecting 36,000 homes and that
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      117 6 BAHRAIN TO CUT REFINERY OUTPUT BAHRAIN, Thurs. Bahrain, which this week decided to delay construction projects and stretch out a four-year development programme because of falling oil income, will temporarily cut its refinery output because of the world oil glut, Industry Minister Youssef Shirawi said today. Bahrain produces only about
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      39 6 KARACHI, Thurs. Karachi came virtually to a standstill yesterday when most of the city's private-owned buses, taxis and motor-rickshaws were taken off the road m protest against a recent increase m nptrnl and Hiaeol fnol prices. AFP
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      25 6 LOS ANGELES, Thurs. Comedian Danny Kaye, 70, is undergoing tests for an irregular heart rhythm and back Dam m Cedars-Sinai HosDital. Reuter
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      293 6 Bush to Andropov: Come out with new plans to remove N-missiles LONDON, Thurs. US Vice-President George Bush today urged the Soviet Union to make fresh proposals aimed at banishing medium-range nuclear missiles. After talks with leaders m seven European capitals, Mr Bush said: "We are determined to begin deployment of
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      Lock icon Old woman kept friend's body in bag for 10 years
      226 6 ROME, Than. An old woman kept the body of a Mesd who died m a plastic sack m her apartment for II years because she was afraid that no one woo Id believe that the death was accidental. Ftouta Bettaaad,
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      Lock icon World's rich and poor clash over IMF policy
      362 8 World's rich and poor clash over IMF policy WASHINGTON, Thursday THE world's rich and poor countries were at odds today over how far policy-makers of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should go m raising extra cash to help ease the global debt crisis. The issue has been hotly debated m
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      179 8 US sells 37 old jets to Taiwan WASHINGTON, Thus. The Reagan administration kuNMII ageIng F-1M Jet flghtera to Taiwan In a move tally eonsisteat with Washington's agreements with communist China, the State Department said yesterday. Spokesman Alan Romberg said 23 of the 2*-ye*r-oid jets were sold to Taiwan la December
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      Lock icon Recovery to be gradual, says forecast
      373 8 WASHINGTON, Thurt. THE world economy will make a gradual recovery this year from the worst recession since the *****, according to a confidential forecast prepared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In its report on the global economic outlook, the IMF said it appeared
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      211 8 WASHINGTON, Thursday US Congressional investigators nave urged the Defence Department to take a fresh look at an attempt to develop tiny space fighters that could destroy Soviet satellites, saying the programme has proved more complex than anticipated ard may cost "tens of billions of dollars." "Now
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      199 8 Killer asks for death LOS ANGELES, Thurs. Douglas Clark, the "Sunset Strip slayer" convicted of murdering six young women, calmly called on a jury today to sentence Mm to death. "We have to vote for the death penalty m this case," Clark said after being allowed by Judge Ricardo Torres
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    Telephone banking service a ringing success
    248 9 Telephone banking service a ringing success THE United Overseas Banks Telebank service, which allows its account-holders to use the telephone for some services, has met with good response, a bank spokesman said. However, he would not disclose the number of account-holders who have applied for the service. Telebank, which began
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    Only 6 CCs to open
    50 9 ALL community centres will be closed during the Chinese New Year holidays from 4.30 p.m. from Saturday to Tuesday, except for six m predominantly Malay populated areas. The six are Kampung Tengah, Kampung Obi, Jalan Pagak, Jalan Damai, Kampung Chantek Baru MS and Pulau Seking.
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    'No major changes in economic policies'
    294 9  -  HBUNG BEE HWA CONRAD RAJ xcg gdf RITHAUDDEEN GIVES ASSURANCE TO POTENTIAL INVESTORS By and MALAYSIA will not make major changes to its economic policies m mid-stream, the country's Trade and Industry Minister assured potential investors yesterday. Several businessmen at a conference on trade
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    Investors keep funds flowing into Indonesia
    248 9 INDONESIA, like the rest of Asean, has demonstrated its reslUence In the face of a worldwide recession by continuing to attract both foreign and local Investors. The Indonesian Minister of State for Administrative Reform, Dr J. B. Suraarlin, said that despite the slump last
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    Japan a closed market? Not so, says top official
    317 9 Japan a closed market? Not so, says top official STUDY Japan's language and culture if you want to sell more to that country. This was the advice given by a senior Japanese government official to exporters and manufacturers. Mr Naohiro Amaya, special adviser to the Japanese Ministry of International Trade
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    Select group of key men to discuss world trade recovery
    299 9 Select group of key men to discuss world trade recovery A SELECT group of senior ministers and wellknown individuals from Pacific Basin countries is expected to meet m Hobart, Tasmania, next month to discuss the prospects of a world economic recovery. "It (the meeting) is being convened with a strong
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    Man on CBT charge
    83 9 A BILL collector was yesterday charged m a magistrate's court for criminal breach of trust of $102,611 62 between June 5 and Nov 27 last year. Ng Hee Teck, 37, is alleged to have committed the offence when he was bill collector for Lian Aik Hang
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    Trishawman fined for pushing woman cop
    135 9 TRISHAW rider I Jm Ah Lek, 58, was yesterday tolled a day and fined $9M for oslng force on a traffic policewoman. Urn was found guilty of pushing WPC Noralnl Buang om the shoulder to stop her from carrying out her duty at Collyer
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      110 9 ForGvefyotie Oboe Recital by Harold Emert Ling Ai Ec at the piano Sun 27 Feb 5 pm Victoria Concert Hall Tickets at $3 and $1 Programme Bagpipers Bartok Three folksongs from the Country of Csik Bartok Three Chinese folksongs (1974) Wen Chi Chung Modmha Siqueira Sonata (1962) Poulenc Sonatina (1951)
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      309 10 .tore SUPERSTORE Vh® 1 NJON G KATONG COMPLEX Z^g^S yv Shopper's please note that we're open on New Year's Eve (12 Feb) till midnight. However, on j jm& ML fl 1^ flfll^ .^IkM M New Year s Da y < 13 Fet>^' we re not °P en for business. We'll
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    Kentucky Fried Chicken plans to go public
    295 11 Kentucky Fried Chicken plans to go public KENTUCKY Fried Chicken Private Limited, of the "fingerlickin' good" fame, plans to be go public m the next few months. It is the largest fast food chain here m terms of the number of outlets. The company, which is now wholly owned by
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    Mother's duty on the road poser for court
    397 11 INJURED GIRL'S MUM CLAIMS DAMAGES FROM DRIVER A MOTHER'S responsibility for her child on the road formed the core of a legal dispute m the High Court yesterday. The court was hearing a damages suit m which Madam Asmir Ahmad is claiming
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    Hunt is on for rare sports artifacts
    235 11 Hunt is on for rare sports artifacts POUR "detectives" are tracking down sports artifacts of the past. The four, led by the Assistant Director of the Singapore Sports Council, Mr Desmond Oon, have a list of more than 1M people who can either give artifacts to the council or provide
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    US flagship Blue Ridge sails in for 4-day visit
    199 11 US flagship Blue Ridge sails in for 4-day visit THE USS Blue Ridge, flagship of the United States Seventh Fleet, yesterday sailed into Singapore waters for a four-day visit. With the Blue Ridge is Admiral M. Staser Holcomb, commander of the Seventh Fleet. He will meet senior military and government
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    Ex-Sri Lanka envoy dies
    56 11 A FORMER High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Singapore, Mr H. O. Wijegoonewardena, died m Sri Lanka on Monday, the High Commission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka said yesterday. He had served m Australia, Britain, Burma, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Singapore, Thailand, the
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    ROAD BLASTING – NO CAUSE FOR ALARM
    60 11 ROAD BLASTING NO CAUSE FOR ALARM BLASTING to clear rocks and boulders at a construction site m Battery Road will be carried out from today. Police said the opera- tions would be carried out intermittently, day and night, for about three months. The public is advised not to be alarmed
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    Refineries get bleak signals from Indonesia
    476 12  -  RONNIE LIM By Our Energy Correspondent SINGAPORE'S refineries, which used to process crude oil for Indonesia m a big way, are receiving more ominous signals that Indonesian business this year will be worse than already expected. Just two months ago, the Singapore industry had
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    Rules for child care centres
    149 12 THE Ministry of Social Affairs is consulting other ministries on the guidelines for setting up child care centres. A spokesman for the ministry said yesterday, officers from the day care section were liaising with the Building Control Division and the Environmental Public Health Division on
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    Man charged with hurting two women
    104 12 Man charged with hurting two women A MAN was charged m a magistrate's court yesterday with two counts of hurting two women by knocking them down with a car on Jan 1, 1963 at 6.50 am at Nepal Park. Wong Loke Chow, 23, is alleged to have voluntarily caused grievous
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    3-nation venture to seek MRT jobs
    215 12 3-nation venture to seek MRT jobs SINGAPOREAN, Spanish and Mexican builders are joining hands to vie for a piece of the MRT cake. Civilbuild Construction Pte Ltd, a local contractor, has teamed up with two Spanish companies, AUXINI and TOCSA, and a Mexican company, ICA, to tender for civil engineering
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    URA to build two new lorry parks
    274 12 URA to build two new lorry parks TWO more lorry parks are being built by the Urban Redevelopment Authority to meet the increased parking needs. One is at the junction of Kallang Road and Crawford Street, which will have 360 lots for lorries now parking at Albert Street. This park
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    Do you know him?
    76 12 THE Tan Tock Seng Hospital wishes to contact relatives of a Chinese man, Ong Ai Gin/ Ong Tian Chwee (above), who was admitted after a traffic accident on Dec 26 last year. He is about 60 years old and is now m Ward 32 of the
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    Cyclist dies in hospital
    48 12 CYCLIST Tan Boon Mong, 26, died m hospital on Tuesday after a collision with a lorry last Thursday. The accident occurred m Bedok North Street 1 at 10.40 p.m. Witnesses are requested to telephone Sgt Ng Chong Siong of the Traffic Police on 221--0000.
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    Bodies of two Indians found
    134 12 POLICE want to contact the family of an Indian man whose body was found m the Kallang River on Wednesday. The dead man was described as between 50 and 60 years old. There were tattoos on both his arms, one of which showed a woman
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    Place of Islam in Malaysia explained
    452 13  - Place of Islam in Malaysia explained TAN LIAN CHOO gfdg dgdfg Realistic approach to be the guide By Our Diplomatic Correspondent ARE we witnessing an Islamic resurgence m Malaysia? This question was put yesterday to Datuk Musa Hitam, Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister. In expounding the Malaysian
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    Inter-government body to monitor projects
    297 13 FUTURE joint Sing a pore -Malaysia cooperation projects will come under the monitoring umbrella of the Inter- Governmental Committee (IGC), a bilateral commission reporting directly to the Prime Ministers' offices on both sides of the Causeway. Disclosing this yesterday, a Malaysian delegate said that after
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    Rare meeting with VIP namesake
    96 13 IT IS not often that a man has ft namesake as his visitor. It Is even rarer tor the visitor's wife to have the same name as the host's. And what a bonus If the visitor happens to he a YIP! That was what happened
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    Recession forced cuts in production
    509 13 INDUSTRIAL output fell by 5.6 per cent m 1962 from 1981 as the world recession forced several key industries to cut back production. The Department of Statistics traced the decline mainly to slacks m the manufacture of radio, television, semiconductors and electrical machinery, and the
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    Other points raised at the lunch
    479 13 4 M I have brought along with me on this trip a cross section of the personalities who m all probabilities will take over progressively from the current crop of leaders m Malaysia. Needless to say, we have quite a few more at home.
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    Orange prices stable
    325 14 PRICES of mandarin oranges are expected to remain stable despite the loss of 80,000 cartons of the fruit meant for Singapore m a fire on board a ship m the South China Sea last Friday. Mr Ec Tai Tong, managing director of Fook Huat Tong Kee, one
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    Festive season 'profiteers' target of Case criticism
    336 14 THE Consumers' Association of Singapore (Case) has spoken out against sellers who jack up prices of popular festive foods and create artificial shortages. Case described the festive price rises as "tantamount to blatant profiteering." At the same time, the association advised consumers not
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    GETTING READY FOR THE FESTIVE DRIVE
    78 14 GETTING READY FOR THE FESTIVE DRIVE THE rash to get permits for Slngapor*-reg-tored vehicles to enter Malaysia for the festive season caased long queues at the Malaysian High Commission's Vehicles Permit Division yesterday. So many people turned up that there was hardly elbow room Inside the building at Holland Park.
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    Cracker fine
    24 14 A SHOPKEEPER, Ng Kirn Lai, 34, was fined $800 after he pleaded guilty to having seven boxes of firecrackers m his shop.
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    'Foil criminals before they can strike'
    186 14 THE National Crime Prevention Council is disappointed with the public's response to crime prevention. This attitude, says a pre-holiday message from the council's chairman, Mr Stephen Sim, has resulted m many people unnecessarily falling victim. The message says that there are fewer crimes now
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    STPB's New Year treat for viewers
    80 14 LOOK out for yourself on Channel 5 on Sunday at 7.10 p.m. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) will present its award-win-ning film, The Moods and Images of Singapore, for the first time as a Chinese New Year treat. The film, featuring the man-in-the-street,
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    If you drink, don't drive, say police
    177 14 If you drink, don't drive, say police TRAFFIC POLICE have again warned drivers: If you drink, don't drive. Police will be keeping a special watch m the coming holiday period, and drivers caught driving under the Influence of alcohol run the risk of being arrested and charged. In their pre-festive
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    Hong Bao Specials at Orchard
    94 14 Hong Bao Specials at Orchard LION dances, including the traditional ritual of plucking the green, a Chinese orchestra, traditional Chinese dances, a dragon dance and flag dances, a snort opera, and a display of pugilistic skills will mark the seventh and 15th days of Chinese New Year. Called the Hong
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    Client broke law out of ignorance — QC
    873 15  - Client broke law out of ignorance QC ELENA CHONG gdf gfhgf CHEN HAD NEVER DONE PROSPECTUS WORK BEFORE, COURT TOLD By A QUEEN'S Counsel, acting for a lawyer m the City Country Club case, yesterday said his client admitted his error of law which had no conceivable defence to the
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    More bite needed in copyright laws, says publisher
    261 15 COPYRIGHT laws here should be tightened to fight book piracy, says a major book publisher. Singapore's outdated laws do not give publishers enough bite to fight local pirates, said Mir Per Saugman. He Is chairman and managing director of Blackwell Scientific Publications
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    New Year do
    41 15 THE Whampoa community centre youth group has organised a Chinese New Year buffet and dance on Feb 19 at 7.30 p.m. Tickets are available at the community centre. The fee is |5 for members and $8 for non-members.
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    For dentists
    33 15 THE School of Postgraduate Dental Studies, NUS, will hold a postgraduate course m occlusion on March 17 and 18. The course fee is $40 Closing date for applications is Feb 19.
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    Children most vulnerable to rheumatic fever: Survey
    236 15 Children most vulnerable to rheumatic fever: Survey CHILDREN between five and 14 years formed the largest group that had suffered rheumatic fever, a bacteria infection which can also cause throat and skin infections and rheumatic heart disease. Both sexes were equally affected. Indian and Malay school children had a higher
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    Cheaper British books from March 1
    111 15 Cheaper British books from March 1 THE Singapore Book Publishers Association has revised Its current recommended retail conversion rates which will take effect from March 1. The new recommended rates are £1 (555.71), US$l (SI3.1I), All (553.11) and one Indian rupee (SM cents). While the recommended rate for British books
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    Couple's deaths: It's murder-suicide
    217 15 A WOMAN was murdered m her flat apparently by her husband who later killed himself. Mrs Lim Gek Hiang's body was found m the kitchen lavatory of her flat m Block 153, Avenue 5, Ang Mo Kio, last July 28. Her husband, Mr Lim Yong Chian,
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    The Straits Times says... Israel at I the crossroads
    454 16 The Straits Times says... Israel at I the crossroads ISRAEL'S special commission of inquiry into the Beirut massacre has helped to erase part of the stain on the country's honour and conscience inflicted by the slaughter of innocents m the Sabra and Chatila camps last September. The thoroughness of its
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    Most Christians see a need for deterrence
    1632 16 Concluding a two-part series on the Church and the Bomb 6 There are both spiritual and brutal elements In human life The perennial tragedy of human history te that those who cultivate the spiritual elements usually do so by divorcing themselves from or
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      Making the poor pay
      157 16 THE dirty little secrets of President Ronald Reagan's new budget are neither little nor much of a secret, but they are dirty: this budget would bleed the poor. In a time of alarming unemployment and rising need, an administration concerned for "the truly needy" would try
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      Torpedo Nakasone
      243 16 NAKASONK Is a very dangerous man. I had known some of the liberal Democrats mast be regretting having riven Nakasone the nations top Job. The defence Ideology based on the party's traditional conservatlvlsm differs considerably from that of Prime Minister Nakasone. When Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki came home
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      The price of incompetence
      222 16 NIGERIA is expelling proportionately 10 times as many people as Idi Amin's Uganda did when it expelled its entire Asian business community m 1972. The two million or more foreigners being given the push from Nigeria are mostly Africans from Benin, Togo, Upper Volta, Niger, Chad
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        The small hospital not of much use here
        530 17 ALTHOUGH it is true that most hospitalised patients do not require specialised care, m an emergency it is very difficult to categorise a patient. If low-cost community hospitals are built, they will encounter emergency admissions. Hence, to be prepared, they must nave:
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        One way to reduce workload at OPDs
        103 17 One way to reduce workload at OPDs SOME companies, instead of contracting company doctors, ask their sick workers to go to the government outpatient dispensaries. The workers are then reimbursed, and the treatment considered a medical benefit. The companies do this because a private doctor will charge at least $14
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        Cheaper to set up a simple hospital
        326 17 Cheaper to set up a simple hospital I THINK the idea m the National Health Plan to set up community hospitals m our new towns is a commendable one. Some of our general hospitals today have become specialist hospitals with facilities for cardiothoracic, plastic, neurosurgery, intensive and renal care units.
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      Do they have a wide choice of flights?
      191 17 Do they have a wide choice of flights? I REFER to the recent comments on the Singapore/Kuala Lumpur shuttle service and, m particular, to the letter "More confident m the air shuttle" by Singapore Airlines (ST, Jan 31). In this letter it is stated that "eight other airlines with traffic
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      Danger of information falling in wrong hands
      151 17 Danger of information falling in wrong hands DURING World War H, when the Germans overran the countries of Europe, they immediately made use of information about people stored m record offices for their own ends. This information had been collected before the war with the best of intentions and was
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        Hours are extended if there is demand
        263 17 I REFER to the letter by "Stranded So Often" (ST, Jan 13) requesting the Singapore Bus Service to extend the operation time of Service 226. At present, there are nine feeder services operating from the Bedok Interchange. The last bus of eight of
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        An extra bus for each service
        104 17 I REFER to the letter by "Squashed" (ST, Jan 21), who requested the Singapore Bus Service to provide additional buses on services 196 and 198 to Jurong during the morning peak hours. We are pleased to inform your writer that one additional bus will
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        Driver disciplined
        66 17 I REFER to the letter "Driver did not stop for them" by "Frustrated." (ST, Jan 26). I wish to inform your writer that we have taken appropriate disciplinary action against the errant driver who failed to stop when beckoned by the passengers. The incident is much regretted and
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      Refugees: Why Thailand is impatient
      904 18  - Refugees: Why Thailand is impatient NANCY CHNG AS THE frontline state m the Indochinese conflict, Thailand hat borne the brunt of the spillover of the war. Since 1975, refugees from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam have entered Thai territory, some seeking a new life m third countries, others simply escaping war
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      The spotlight is again on controversial Ariel Sharon
      556 18 JERUSALEM Loved and loathed, Ariel Sharon has thrived on controversy throughout a tempestuous career as soldier and politician. The barrel-chested Israeli Defence Minister has overcome so many crises, official reprimands and denunciations that he is often called "the unstoppable Arik" the nickname
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        Lock icon Debt servicing woes
        88 19 LISBON, Thurs. Portugal's debt servicing this year is adding to the country's balance of payments strains. This year, substantial repayments of principal begin on medium-term loans contracted during the financial crises of the late 1970*5. Having ended 1982 with a foreign debt of US$l2 billion (5524.9 billion)
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        Lock icon Spanish restrictions
        69 19 MADRID, Thurs. Spanish restrictions on financial investment abroad, introduced last summer, have been extended for 12 months starting today. An announcement m the official state bulletin said the restrictions, announced on Aug 18 for an initial period of six months because of pressure on the peseta and foreign
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        Lock icon Official reserves
        45 19 PARIS, Thurs. France's official gold and foreign currency reserves rose 19.95 billion francs (515.98 billion) m January to 371.98 billion, after a 95.03-billion franc rise m December. The Economic Ministry said m January 1982, French official reserves stood at 311.96 billion francs. Reuter
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        Lock icon Production of beepers
        79 19 TOKYO, Thurs. Two leading Japanese electric firms today announced they will begin manufacturing pocket-pagers m Puerto Rico and Los Angeles for sale m the United States. Matsushita Communication Industrial Co, an affiliate of Matsushita Electric Co, said it will begin manufacturing the gadget popularly known as beepers
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        Lock icon Trade surplus falls
        66 19 TAIPEI, Thurs. Taiwan registered a trade surplus of U*****.8 million (*****.3 million) m January against surpluses of U*****.5 million m December and U*****.8 million m January 1982. Exports m January were US$l.67 billion against US$2.O4 billion m December and US$l.73 billion m January last year. January imports
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        Lock icon Machinery orders up
        75 19 TOKYO, Thurs. Japanese private sector machinery orders, excluding ships, rose 25.7 per cent m December to a seasonally adjusted 636.32 billion yen (555.53 billion) from 506.35 billion m November, when they were up 6.1 per cent from October. The Economic Planning Agency said unadjusted December orders were
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        Lock icon Aussie unemployment
        70 19 CANBERRA, Thurs. The total number of Australian unemployed rose m January to 691,500 or 10.1 per cent of the total workforce from 674,000 or 9.6 per cent m December. The Statistics Bureau said the total number of jobless m January 1982 was 439,600 or 6.5 per cent. The
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        Lock icon Taiwan strikes oil
        81 19 TAIPEI, Ttaurs. Taiwan's state-run oil corporation has struck oil and natural gas m the Persian Gulf m a joint venture project with three foreign oil companies. The Chinese Petroleum Corporation said the 4,840-metre well, Saleh-1, drilling off the coast of Ras Alkhaimah of the United Arab Emirates,
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        Lock icon Financial meeting
        90 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Association of Development Financing Institutions m Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) will hold its fourth general assembly meeting from May 9 to 12 m Bali, Indonesia. A statement issued by the Malaysian Industrial Development Finance (MIDF), a member of ADFIAP, said the meeting will
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      Lock icon Japanese banks urged to set up new loan loss reserves
      426 19 TOKYO, Thurs. The Japanese finance ministry has proposed to banks that they should establish a new reserve for possible loan losses overseas and start provision from the current business year ending March 31. The banks previously asked the ministry to
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      Wang expects 25pc increase in total sales
      423 19 WANG Laboratories is expecting its Singapore subsidiary to increase its sales by 25 per cent to about $17 million this year. Sales of office automation equipment including word processors will account for half of the total, said Mr Michael Loke, general manager of
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      Lock icon Belgian chemicals producers in pact to create new jobs
      301 19 Belgian chemicals producers in pact to create new jobs BRUSSELS, Thurs. A novel "hiring pact" has been agreed by Belgium's chemicals and petrochemicals producers under which all but those companies employing fewer than 50 people will voluntarily swell their payrolls by at least 3 per cent. The agreement is expected
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      Aviation Dev (S) sold to Indonesian group
      359 19 AVIATION Developments (Singapore), formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of the Australian-based Avdev group, is now owned by a group of Indonesians. This follows the completion of a transaction m which the Aviation Developments International group sold its 70 per cent interest m PT
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      Lock icon Mexican hopes of reducing inflation to 50pc dashed
      330 19 Mexican hopes of reducing inflation to 50pc dashed MEXICO CITY, Thurs. Mexico's hopes of reducing inflation to 50 per cent this year from 98.8 per cent m 1982 have been dashed by the central bank's announcement that inflation rose by 10.9 per cent m January compared with 10.7 per cent
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      Lock icon Banks in Italy allowed to fix rates
      166 19 Banks in Italy allowed to fix rates ROME, Thurs. Italian banks are to be allowed to fix their own prime lending rates instead of adhering rigidly to the rate agreed by the Italian Banking Association (ABI). But ABI is to continue to set a prime rate, which will be used
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      Morgan Guaranty chooses managers for loan
      202 19 Morgan Guaranty chooses managers for loan NINE of the 10 lead managers for the US$l billion (552.08 billion) loan to Indonesia have been chosen by Morgan Guaranty Trust, the syndicate coordinator. It is understood the nine are Chemical Bank, Chase Manhattan Bank, Commerzbank, Gulf International Bank, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
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      Selprop in massive restructuring scheme
      540 22 SELANGOR Properties Bhd has announced a massive restructuring scheme which will make it the biggest publicly listed corporation m terms of paid-up capital, with strong projected earnings to boot. The restructuring exercise will be carried out m four steps. The first is the formation of
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      Ruling on Malaysian Resources purchase of Taiyee
      189 22 THE Malaysian Capital Issues Committee has ruled that Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd should pay M 52.17 million less for the acquisition of Taiyee Development Sdn Bhd. Instead of M 512.37 million as proposed, MRCB should pay the vendors of Taiyee M 510.5 million
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      Cycle reduces interest in Newman to 1.8pc
      562 22 CYCLE Carriage Ltd is to withdraw from its major involvement m Newman Industries PLC following the completion of a fresh refinancing scheme which will inject £8.3 million (5526.4 million) cash into the ailing UK group. Under an intricate scheme of arrangement, Cycle's current
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      General Securities reports lower earnings
      310 22 General Securities reports lower earnings FOR THE first time since I its listing on the Stock Exchange of Singapore m B 1978, General Securities Investments Ltd (GSI) has reported lower group pretax profits. The closed-end invest- I ment trust managed by DBS Bank suffered a 13 per cent drop m
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      312 22 ZURICH, Thus. The international insurance industry last year was affected by an unusually high volume of claims resulting from natural catastrophes. A study prepared by Swiss Reinsurance Company said m the United States alone, loss payments of private insurance companies arising from tornadoes,
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      260 22 WEST BERLIN, Thurs. The six small East European members of Comecon are expected to request lower oil prices from the Soviet Union as their balance of payments deficits with Moscow are continuing to widen because of energy imports. The concessionary oil price
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      480 19 SINGAPORE: Share prices closed higher on buying support In selective, active trading with higher Hongkong advices aiding sentiment. Hume Industries rose 18 cento to $3.88, Keck Seng I cento to $3.M, National Iron 5 cento to $7.46, Oriental Holdings 29 cento to $4.29, Pan
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        78 19 H Leong Credit 575 +156 G E Life 2550+150 Ulu Benut 590 +40 X L Industrie* 428 +34 Hong Leong Ind 790 +30 C Sugars 1190 +20 Hume M 390+20 M Cables 280 +20 Oriental Hldgs 418 +18 P M R I 398+18 Spore Land 725 +15 Syn Resin*
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        11 19 MB F Hld(* 855 -20 8T P 1975 005 -10
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        41 19 Feb9 FeblO BT Composite: 761.20 764.67 BT Indicator: *****6 *****8 ST Industrials: 784.87 788.13 ST Finance: 1897.59 1925.06 ST Hotels: 1007.31 1008.9* ST Properties: 617.84 600.52 ST Minings: 213.55 213.71 ST Plantations: 920.81 921.47 OCBC: 694.34 696.88 SESInd. 591.82 597.48
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        27 19 Taiping Text 919,000 S Land Wrts 683,000 Faber Merlin 607,000 M U I 590,000 UOL Warrants 564,000 Total turnover: 14.79 m Total value: $40 40m
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      62 19 BawtrndßM +4 CftC +4 CCM +8 C«W Storage +2 Dunloplnd -2 Emm FAN tieattngs Oilum +2 GvtfcrießM H»w Par In<-hc*pe Bhd +1 MTC NBT -1 Nat Inn +5 PMC +10 PaaEtoc Prrlte Pl»nt -2 Prtma RsMbnu RAthmans -1 Semb Ship +3 Stnw Darby 8 Steanwhip STradlßK
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      2637 20 SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL A COMMERCIAL Gr'a Net 1982/1083 Last Div P/E Vol Day High Low Company Sale +or- ('000) High Low 350 235 Acma 257 unch 21.7 24.9 5 258 257 168 130 Alcom 165 unch 3.7 137.5 2 166 165 233 132 Allied Choc 193 2
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      426 20 SENTIMENT at the local stock market remained good yesterday as speculative Interest kept activity on the Mil Prices generally opened the day well with selective counters again putting on sharp galas. Dealers said early interest centred on Times Pub aad Far EastLeviagsts*. "The market iooks
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      TURNOVER
      105 20 Closing tone: Steady. Turnover: Official figures supplied by the Stock Exchange of Singapore including odd lots "Ready" totalled: 12,855,000 units valued at $34,888,000. Industrials accounted for 8,788,000, finance 808,000, hotels 769,000, properties 690,000, debentures, loans and bonds 1,273,000, plantations 436,000, mining 91,000 "Settlement" contracts totalled 1,938,000 units valued at
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      375 20 SHARE prices on the Kuala Lumpur stock market continued their broad-based advances yesterday on significantly higher turnover. Well-sustained interest was noticeable throughout the day as more investors and speculators flooded the market. After opening on a barely steady note, share prices continued to advance until some late
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      34 20 Up Dtwn onch Industrials 64 21 21 Finance 2 4 4 Hotels 11 Properties 3 2 3 OU Palms 5 2 Tins 5 2 5 robbers 12 1 1 £rabber» Deb/Loans 1
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      60 20 Ulu Benut 655 +35 HLlnd 875+35 F E L'ston 625 +25 M Cables 316 +24 Gold Coin 430 +24 PMRI 430 +22 Oriental 466 +22 KLlnd 464+20 C Sugars 1300 +20 Syn Resins 596 +15 G Kent 820 +15 U M W 340+14 CACLtd 418 +14 Hume 426 +14
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      195 20 4RBJTHNOT SECURITIES ASIA (MMWfen' prim tor Pefc 11) Spore Growth Fund O.fK'j 0 91 1 OUB-MOMTAOU (Miuimi' prim tor Pe* 11) Union Spore Fund 1.25 1.30 DIAMOND MOT STORE iNimm' prieea far Pek 11) Jan Feb Diamond Spore Fd(US$) 056 059 SS 1.13 1.23 INCOME BOND UNIT (Curort
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      3000 20 BID and offer prices officially listed and business m and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown m brackets m lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett". Big Board
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        368 20 THE stock market yesterday closed firmer on moderate fresh buying m the afternoon and the Hang Seng index ended 8.87 higher on the day at 915.51, brokers said. This is the highest index close since the end of September when it finished at 927.18. The brokers said the market
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        386 20 THE Tokyo stock market yesterday closed mixed as speculative issues rose sharply while international populars and other market leaders fell on concern over a record level of margin buying positions Wall Street's setback. The market average added 21.63 to 8,017.56, while the Tokyo stock exchange index eased 0.92 to
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        110 20 PRICES yesterday closed firmer on an increased turnover of 14.62 million pesos compared with 13.35 million on Wednesday. Pesos Acoje Mining Anglo PhU 0.0038 +0.0018 Apex Mining B 0.017 unch AUm Con. B. 31.30 -05 Bagulo Gold 0.0022 -0.0002 Basic Petroleum 0.012 unch Benguet Con. B 98 -2 CDCP
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        364 21 STOCK prices closed on the down side on Wednesday after a lackluster trading day as investors waited for some signal on the Federal Reserve s monetary policy The Dow Jones industrial average inched down steadily through most of the day and was off as much as 13.43 points
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        355 21 SHARE prices yesterday closed quietly mixed with a weaker bias, m a further reaction ahead of next month's general election, brokers said. The All-Ordinaries index fell 2.0 points to 501.3, largely undermined by a 4.3 point fall m the industrial measure to 643.0 while the resource marker eased 0.1
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        662 21 STOCK prices opened firmer yesterday m moderate trading on optimism (or possible aid to Industry m next month's budget and on speculative buying interest, dealers said. The Financial Times index at noon registered a 0.6-point drop at 655.4, after having risen four points to a new peak of 660.0
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        51 21 H.K.HANG SENG Thursday 915.51 Wednesday 806.94 Week Ago 888.06 AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIALS Thursday 643.0 Wednesday 647.2 Week Ago 688.4 ALL ORDINARIES Thursday 501.3 Wednesday 503.3 Week Ago 527.7 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 656.0 Tuesday 648 4 Week Ago 632.2 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 1067.42 Tuesday 1075.33 Week Ago
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        192 21 SHARE prices were mixed m quiet trading, with advances equalling declines but few major movements seen< ru ABN 30X00 +6 Ahold 130.00 -4 Akio Z. 40.10 +0J AMKV ***** +1 Amfu MMM +1* Amrobnk 46.80 +1J lini'tow Berk 19.80 unch 801 l 79 J0 +0J Bortuccr 131XW +0.4 Bo*k*
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        206 21 THE overnight fall on Wall Street and the weaker bond market caused domestic shares to turn irregular, with an easier bias m moderate turnover. Franc* Action* Sulne* 271 +1 AJiuulne Br an +4 aiiuuiim Rtg. an 2 Brown Boverl Br. 990 -5 Cite Oeley Br 1790 -10 Clba Ctelfj
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        183 21 SHARE price« yesterday closed quietly mixed with a slightly harder bias. The Book Club index rose 0.06 point to 110.36 on a volume turnover 42,566 shares, valued at 4.8 million bant. Siam Cement and Charoong Thai Wire and Cable each rose two baht to 279 and 348 respectively, while
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      1843 20 BID and offer prices officially listed and business m and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday, with the number of shares traded shown m brackets m lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified INDUSTRIALS Aeatft (2.805) AJtaw— to (3.208) Atom (1.788 1.80S) (37) 1.80 (19) 1.81
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        700 21 RUBBER prices closed m Singapore yesterday with March One RSS buyers being quoted higher at 198.00 cents per kilo, up 5.50 cents from Wednesday's close, dealers said. Morning prices rose by some three cents on speculative and trade buying coupled with nervous covering. The market gained further ground m
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        32 21 Rubber: Feb 10 Singapore: March: 198.00 cents (up 5.50 cents) Malaysia: March: 216.50 cents (up 4.50 cents) Tin: M 529.23 per kilo (up 8 cents) 125 tonnes (down 37 tonnes)
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        170 21 THE Malaysian crude palm oil market closed firmer m very quiet trading yesterday, ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays. In the Feb position north region rose M 52.50 to 742.50 per tonne, while m Mch central firmed $12.50 to $752.50. The refined market was featureless on lack
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        31 21 LONDON: Copper prices on Wednesday (previous m brackets): Wirebars Spot buyers £1033.50 (£1051.50); sellers £1034.00 (£1062.00); Three Months buyers £1066.00 (£1083.00); sellers £1066.50 (£1084.00). Market toae: Easier. Sato: 22,400 tonnes.
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        89 21 NOON 88ft «nd SMR prica yvftwday: HAS Mart* April (C«rr.mt Mth) (fortrud Mtk) B» yn S»!l«n Bu y »r« B«U«ra 3SR» (1-ton iwlkt) 178.00 178.00N ***** 179.00N 3SRSO (1-tm palbt) ***** 174.00N 173.00 175.00N MMLB Marak April SMRCV (l-IOB|wIlM) 2M.SO 231 SON 230.50 232.50N SMRL (1-taaplDM) 2».W
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        260 21 THE STRAITS tin price m Penang yesterday^ rose eight cents to M 529.23 a kilo, moving into theirA lower sector of M 529.15 and M 132.06 for the first time since early November last year. Turnover fell to 125 tonnes from 162 on Wednesday and was also below
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        130 21 CHINESE Prodice Exchange, SUg»pere, clMing prices per lit kg yectofday. CMMtt «I1: Bulk fob $96.00 sellers, old drum (m second hand drum) fob $109.00 sellers, new drum fob $113.00 sellers. C«prm: Mixed (loose) $55 buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob Asta NLW $345.00 sellers, Sarawak white pepper fag
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        190 21 THE KILOBAR market for gold deliverable m Singapore opened at $32,920 and closed at $33,038 yesterday. In the Far East, gold opened at U*****.00/492.00 and traded quietly to 492.00/ 493.00. It closed at 491.50/ 492.50 by lunch time. The market reopened at 491.25/492.25 and moved to 494.00/495.00 on weaking
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        33 21 Wed TM New York 13.788 13.808 13.858 13.87S Zurich 13.808 14.078 13.906 14.14S Tkmn Wed Singapore 13.908 13.70E! 14.006 13.806 Qoslng prices m US dollars troy ounce. Seam: Cnitt S*m, Vf™-
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      687 21 THE US dollar opened at Ss2 0770 90 and was traded to the day's low of 2.0745/56 to close there. Trading mi quiet In a lack-lustre market. The US unit remained stable against the major currencies despite speculation of a discount rate cut. However, (t eased marginally
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      45 21 RANGE of prices offered by discount houses on Feb 10: Overnight: 3 1 Call deposits: 3'/. Closiaf BByißit s«Uim 3-month Treasury bills 33/10 31/10 3-month Bank bills 7tt 7 3 months CD 015/10 013/10 0 months CD 7tt 7» Searee: Nitt— aj Dhwl Ca.
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      29 21 Uxinx taterbaak rates tar Bhi»n Mian ea Fe* U: Otter Bid Overnight 5 4Vi 1 month 613/K 811/16 2 months 6% CV4 3 month* Overnight mode 4W
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      24 21 THE average rate at which major Stasgamre bMto are cwTeaUy prepared to lend to far best eactomen Is til per cent.
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      753 21 WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR BUSINESS THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EQUIPMENT COMPUTER SHOW IN SINGAPORE March 9-13, 1983, World Trade Centre (Hall 2) Now we have entered upon a new stage where the rationalization of business and the modernization automation m office systems are required to proceed as a
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      712 22 ATTENTION BRITISH EXPATRIATES Immediately on offer from Reed Stenhouse Gibbs International INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION DAI A j ust com pl e te the coupon and send the 1 A new booklet giving details of Reed whole advertisement to: John G. Robinson Stenhouse Gibbs complete overseas (Managing Director), Reed
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      783 23 S E or H E ?o^- 5 30 Pm ATES; M |M CLASS.F.CAT.ON CROUP r\ />/^n< \r\t »r^ a r\/s wriT&%r I**-* i&'rffS?^ r"'"7r"" F^ B t. e n^ >* -fegSk /^-l 1 #/^^J /sa>J t "M l«r=J /S^/\ I\\ /3i<li i fiF (12 30 pm for Sunday T.mes) Sem.-D.splay
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      817 23 3 Food Guide 3 Food Guide With over 20 dishes to choose from. Try our tasty k. delicious "Yam Rlee" I L BMJaess Hwb; Hmb till 11pm A 16 Flowers 16 Flowers VIEW THE WIDEST DUTCH AND AUSTRALIAN IMPORTS OF FLOWERS IN SEASON f 18 Home Furniture/ Furnishing FESTIVE OFFER
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      1077 23 19 Household 19 Household Appliances Appliances INSTANT WATER HEATER -a^B^fcV ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED «^f s COMPACT SAFE tjHL JB c ECONOMICAL STYLISH Ht ..^^M a^aaW Jf*aH^am Fo< installation can <r^r INTER-RANK PTE LTD N. f 01-19 To 01 21 Blk 333. Kreta Ayer Road. Singapore 0208 m L Tel: *****74, *****53
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      322 23 39 Photography 39 Photography SITAfIDARO 1 "w~ PHOTO <PTE) ITO. LUNAR HEW YEAR OFFER sjKOoStQ 8 FILM: Cl 10-24 for $11 [<**? +2 FREE cl 35-36 for $U only available only from all STANDARD PHOTO branches most NTUC's I The Photo Chain-Store that facilitates COLOR PROCESSING m 2 hours The
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      158 23 50 Office Equipment/ Supplies CUT YOUR COPYING Cost. Rent a plain paper copier. Please call Dlmex Pte Ltd. Tel: *****35/ *****25 IMPORTED RECONDITIONED PHOTOCOPY machines for sale. With guarantee. From $350 upwards. Call: N.S *****15/*****24. 51 Printing Copying Services We tpecialiw m printing visiting cards, letterheads, 'While you wmt) Bills,
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      227 23 HJ^^^^u Ssß Jr^ h ~v^^E|H^^ HJ VALENTINE'S DAY HL\fl Because of the encouraging re- ffffift, la ■m^ sponse were getting, reader* I Ws 1 I^lm can look forward to an even .^^wi E3rW prettier Valentine's Day Special m W^k VIU9 m The Straits Time* Classified t J ll r 3
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      409 24 55 Commercial Vessels: Sale/Charter &&&<&>&& NEW A USED DUMB STEEL BARGES (C/W RAMP ft SIDEBOARDS) FOR SALE/CHARTER 100' x 30' x 8' 120' x 40' x 8' 140' x 40' x 10' 150' x 50' x 10' 180' x 50' x 10' 180' x 60' x 12' 220' x 80'
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      1079 24 60 Business 60 Business Opportunities Opportunities r We, Funal Singapore Pte. Ltd., Audio Products Manufacturer, located at Ang Mo Klo are looking for a new successor who could take over our production facilities of which are mainly mentionI ed below and at the same time disposing off many production and
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      422 24 66 Situations Vacant b) EDP An Established Foreign Bank invites applications for the position of SYSTEM OPERATORS Requirement*: GCE 'O' level with credits m English and Mathematics. At least 2 years working experience m Computer System operations Preferably with a IBM ystem 34. Exposure m a banking environment will be
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      707 24 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant d) Secretarial d) Secretarial d) Secretarial Clerical Clerical Clerical \Bfr MULTI-CORPORATION tSJ PTE. LTD. We are a leading and fast expanding company engaged m marketing, servicing and fabrication of automotive, heavy equipment and related accessories. We invite applications for the following
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      506 24 66 Situations Vacant d Secretarial Clerical COLD STORAGE MANUFACTURING PTE LTD requires Immediately a: CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY Oualiffcationa: a Minimum GCE 'O' level with credits In English Maths. a Secretarial diploma or equivalent with shorthand and typing speeds of 100 and 50 wpm respectively. a Mature, Independent and pleasant personality a
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      624 24 66 Situations Vacant d) Secretarial U Clerical STENOGRAPHER required urgently for fashion trading company Applicants must have: a Book-keeping knowledge c At least 2 years relevant experience c Good typing speed Please write m with full resume enclosing nonreturnable photo, indicating salary expected and telephone contact to: THE ADVERTISER (APS-E)
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      615 24 66 Situations Vacant d) Secretarial Clerical An American Company m Beach Road has immediate vacancy JorACCOUNTS CLERK a Should possess GCE O 1 level with credits In Mathematics and English. a In addition, either LCCI Book-keeping (Intermediate) or sufficient work experience In Accounting. a Age not more than 30 years.
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      769 25 66 Situations Vacant 'd) Secretarial Clerical GENERAL CLERK/ TYPIST a Oood O.C.E. 'O' Level c Neat and accurate typing at 35 wpm a Pleasant personality and ability to learn new task Interested applicants, plaaaa write m or cell it -11 KIM CHUAN TERRACE OFF PAYA LEBAR ROAD TEL: ******0 MSSKHOO
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      891 25 66 Situations Vacant c) Sales 66 Situations Vacant c) Sales TOKYO BYOKANE (S) PTE LTD I 10, STH LOK YANG ROAD I (JURONGTOWN SINGAPORE 2262 ((Near International Road) 5 Invites applications for I MALE SALES j REPRESENTATIVES Applicants must have at least 3 GCE O' X level passes. 1 Industrial
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      381 25 66 Situations Vacant c) Sales GEYLANG EAST REQUIRES Salesgirls. Vehicle provided. Experience not necessary. Call *****63 WANTED A SALESMAN with experience m sports goods. Interested tel: *****81 Mr. Oary. t) Technical Manufacturers of electrical indicating instruments (meters wish lo recruit Q.C. TECHNICIAN (GOODS INWARD) to carry out inspection of inhouse
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      1057 25 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant t) Technical t) Technical I PLASTIC I MOLD DESIGNERS required by an ul!ra-mod«rn toolroom with CNC m«- chine* and a computer aided machining system. I Applicants must have at least 3 years experience m the design of plastic Injection molds. Those interested please, apply
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      522 25 66 Situations Vacant I) Technical An eelebNehed TV manufacturer of the Mitsubishi Group urgently requires TECHNICIAN ITC/NTC or Vocational Institute qualification Able to repair car radio and cassette stereo Besides the convenience of a S days a week operation free transport will also be provided. Please apply personally or write
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      534 25 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant g) Production g) Production ■j We are 3 expanding... I With our new factory m Ang Mo Kio I we now need: 89|B A) 200 Female Production Operators ■jj^BHj Requirements Complete Primary Education SH^HS A R* between 16-30 years We offer t bEBHS An
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      268 25 66 Situations Vacant g) Production MECSggH PRODUCTION PERSONNEL Join us today and earn up to (MALE) (FEMALE) PLUS free transport free medical treatment free fashionable uniform free tea offered during 2nd shift free technical training fast promotion prospects fully air-conditioned factory piped m music modern, clean and quiet working condition
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      623 26 66 Situations Vacant g) Production 66 Situations Vacant g) Production ItiriP employer «i iUiff who cares. ■R^—^^^^^H One of the world's largest US i.Jj3l 2Lj3S multinationals, operating m Ang HHHHHHHHHH Mo Kio on a 5 day week requires: Female Production Operators (PERMANENT DAY, PERMANENT 2ND PERMANENT NIGHT SHIFT) Requirements: Singapore
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      450 26 66 Situations Vacant g) Production ■NMESn, SINGAPORE LIMITED has immediate vacancies for:- I Production Operators B Salary up to $343 |f We offer: Salary increase Snift allowance after 3 months Attendance allowance Salary review twice Fr ee transport a year Free uniforms If selected as Machine Operator, you can earn
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      274 26 66 Situations Vacant g) Production 66 Situations Vacant 1) .Miscellaneous mpsa: THE COMPANY wrm superior m DRIVES ffi urgently requires NTC3inQectronics fB Servicing m Willing to work either permanent Ist or Hi 2nd shift §Q Male Candidates gw must have completed M.S. EH ajjjK^aaaJ" GCE O 1 level or equivalent
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      569 26 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous i WHITE INDUSTRIES I 1 SINGAPORE PTE LTD I S requires I EARTHWORK FOREMAN/ 1 SUPERINTENDENT H We are a leading international con--9 struction company and offer a long S term position for a Senior Earthwork IB Supervisor. S Duties
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      923 26 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous requires a PERSONAL DRIVER for senior executive residing m District 15. S Male Singapore Citizen Aged between 25 and 45 i Possess a valid Class 111 driving licence I Have at least one year's relevant experience For their own personal
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      609 26 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous LION CITY HOTEL has immadiata vacancies for SECURITY GUARDS (Male ft Female) for immadiata employment c Able bodied persons, preferably with police, military or security guard experience. c Completed secondary two education. c Age between 25-50 years. c Able to perform shift duties. Interested applicants
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      630 26 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous DESPATCH RIDER urgently required c Minimum primary school education c Willing to work hard c Motorcycle provided Plaaaa contact TEL: *****11 MISS JULIANA TOH Established trading firm urgently raquiraa 20 TEMPORARY DRIVERS c Age between 23-40 years old c Average salary $50 to $60 per
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      4425 27 1 Announcement g Deadlines for ads to be published on Sunday 1 3th February. B Run-on Semi-display 1 1 a.m. tomorrow through C.A.T.S. Q Display 5 p.m. today through C.A.T.S. 9 C.A.T.S. will close tomorrow at 12 noon and will be at your 9 service from 9 a.m. to 1
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      558 27 76 Vehicles>or Sale I) Others BELUNO CHEAP 81,100 Opel Kadett 1100 c.c. Good running condition. First $100 deposit secures. Call Mr Low, *****81/ *****09 home. VOLKSWAGEN LOVERS A Enthusiasts, you can be the proud owner of posh looking volkswagen, can be seen at: 39A, Lewis Road. 1973 MINI SPECIAL No
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      509 27 76 Vehicles For Sale I) Others 1979 DAIHATSU XTE with cassette, asking $15,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****34 Ivan. 1979 SKODA 12OLS 1200 C.C. 1 owner, PARF. $8,100. Tel: *****17 (day/ night). 1981 AUDI 200 Turbo. Company regd., power steering, low mileage, agent maintained. *****95. m) Commercial Vehicles ALMOST 1979 DATSUN Pickup,
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      432 28 _77 Vehicles Wanted ATTRACTIVE OFFER for all good/used cars from 1975 onwards, (company 4 private registration accepted). Cash payment Al«o raqutrad all PARF and scrap car*. CHENG KHIA TRADING CO. Blk. 41, 1264 Bandamaar Road Singapore 1233 Tal: *****57/8 NICE COMPANY REGISTERED CAR NUMBER WANTED Parti** intarastad to sail kindly
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      373 28 A home of your own, financed by FOCL Be it a flat, terrace house or Call us we're a* joint affiliate bungalow, Forward Oversea of Oversea -Chinese Banking Credit Limited can help you own Corporation Ltd. and Midland it. Were one of Singapore's Bank Group of London, leading consumer and
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  • OBITUARIES
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      209 31 PAUL CHAN AGE 58 PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON •/2/S3 LEAVING BEHIND HIS FAMILY AND LOVED ONES BODY NOW LYING IN STATE AT ST. IGNATIUS CHURCH KINGS ROAD: FUNERAL SERVICE AT ST. IGNATIUS CHURCH AT IJO PM ON BAT 12/2/83 AND THENCE LEAVE FOR MT VERNON CREMATORIUM FOR CREMATION
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      142 Condolences
      48 31 DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF THE LATE TAN WAH KOK From FrioiMw Mtd CoHosquos LIM K WEE SENG Pauod away MKMonly 9.2.83 "You were a good friend to us all. We will always remember you." Your MwMto of Sac. 48 (Arto) 1982 MONTFORT SECONDARY SCHOOL
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      143 Acknowledgements
      101 31 The Family of the late U. m Tk» m Ki«y«r. p»w 9 i nirnoiijin (Government Pensioner) Ag»d N yr*. Deported 7.2. 1963 axproM thoir hoartfolf thanks and appreciation to all relative*, Monds, doctor* a staff* of T.T.S.H. (wd» 31 A 51) for thoir condolence*, aaatotanco, donation*, wreath* and
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      141 Deaths 141 Deaths
      178 31 141 Deaths 141 Deaths MRS CHUA WEE SOON (D«c«M«d) Nm Mdm Chan Ah L««k AgeU PMMd away peacefully on a/2/83 tearing behind 1O« tons, daughter*, daughters-in-law, aona-in-law, grandchildren, greatgr»ndchiWr«o. grand •on«-m-l«w and great grand daughters-in-tOMS DAUGMTFRS IN-LAW Chua Yang Chay Lee Sook Hlang Chua Yang Pow Lee Hak Imm Chua
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      144 In Memoriam
      234 31 I m LO VIMG MEMORY Of 1 I MARIAN MICHAEL Who found eternal rest with the lord on 11.2 82 Gone from our life, one so dear but m our hearts forever near. A MASS WILL BE CELEBRATED AT THE CHURCH Of OUR LADY STAR Of THE
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      141 Deaths 141 Deaths
      110 31 141 Deaths 141 Deaths MR JEROME LIM CHENG POH AQE77 PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 10tti FEBRUARY IM3 LEAVING KHMO •CLOVED WIFE: Koh Klin Kee. Adeline TWO SISTERS: Tengah <i Oeok Neo SONS DAUGHTERS IN-LAW Eng Seng Fu Swee Liang Hye Seng Tan Teck Neo, Rosle Choon Seng, Timothy Koon Seng
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      143 Acknowledgements 143 Acknowledgements
      57 31 143 Acknowledgements 143 Acknowledgements f Th« family of the late MR CHONG CHEE NAM AGED 73 YEARS DEPARTED ON 7 FEB 83 wish to thank all the officers and staff of the BAF PROVOST UNIT and the staff of PSA TANJONG PAQAR CONTAINER TERMINAL, relatives and friends, for all their
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      82 31 IN LOVING MEMORY OF LIM X WEE HOCK Departed 11th Feb. 1982 Dearly missed and always remembered by wife and children. IN LOVING MEMORY OF QAN KEE CHUAN Departed 11.2.7* D««rly miwd and always ramambarad by wNa, daughtars, aona, daughtara-ln-law, »onn-m-i»w and grandchildren TAY SOON YEE Departed
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      45 31 ■^-^a^— QOVINDABAMY S/O ANNAMALAY PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 28TH JANUARY 1983 ATHMA BANTHI POOJA WILL BE HELD ON 12/2/83 AT BIVAN TEMPLE, ORCHARD ROAD AT 7 P.M. In loving m.mory ol BARNEY KENQ BAN EE Departed 11.2.81 Always fondly remembered by lovod ones.
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      141 Deaths
      63 31 V. OOVINOASAMY WLLAI (PAPPA), ex-Darkroom Developer, SOH aged 74, passed away peacefully on 10/2/83 leaving behind beloved wife Marlmuthu, son Arumugam, daughters Oanambal, Saratha, Kamala, Leela, Pushpa, Vljaya, Mallka, Indra, daughter-in-law Salachee, sons-in-law Nadarajan, Supplah, DoraUamy, Satnlnathan, Govlndasamy, Rajendran and 21 grandchildren to mourn his loss. Cortege leaves
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      197 32 Drive aimed at half a million civil servants KOTA BARU, Thurs. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad will launch an intensive nationwide "leadership-by-example" campaign next month aimed at the country's half a million civil servants. Dr Mahathir will make an important speech at the launching
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      Lock icon Project to ease Causeway congestion to start next month
      263 32 Project to ease Causeway congestion to start next month JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. A project to ease congestion at the Causeway will be launched next month. Plans for the $5.8 million project were finalised at a meeting of the Johore Causeway traffic committee with Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Shahrir
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      71 32 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A 12 man textile trade mission will leave for Australia at the end of the month to explore prospects for increased exports and gain a firmer foothold m the Australian textiles and clothing market. Trade and Industry Ministry Deputy Secretary General Ahmad Saadi,
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      Lock icon Semi-nude youth found murdered
      155 32 JOHORE BARU, Than. A l»-year-old youth, holding m Slagamre work permit, has been fooDd murdered fat Kalfti, near here. His semi-node emrpse wfts faui hanging tram a tree. The victim Identified as Teh Botn Teeng from Pantal Bemls. Perak, wm dtoeovered on Tuesday morning In rahher
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      Lock icon All-woman drug cure centre
      94 32 All-woman drug cure centre IPOH, Thurs. The allwoman rehabilitation centre for drug addicts near here, the first of its kind m Asia, will begin admitting drug dependants next month. The centre, Pusat Kemajuan Wanita (Women's Development centre) is a joint project between Daytop-Germa-ny, a non-profit international drug protection organisation, and
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      Lock icon Move to counter anti-ISA group
      338 32 LONDON, Thurt. UMNO and several other pro-governmentMalay-sian groups here are carrying out a campaign to counter an overseas students' organisation's activities against the Internal Security Act and Essential (Security Cases) Regulations. The organisation is FUEMSSO the Federation of United Kingdom and Eire Malaysian and Singapore
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      Malaysian Army being upgraded, says general
      309 32 Malaysian Army being upgraded, says general KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday THE Malaysian Army is now consolidating itself and is being upgraded to become a strong and fully-equipped defence force by 1990, army chief Gen Tan Sri Zain Hashim said. Emphasis is now placed on upgrading professionalism m the army, Bernama quoted
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        Lock icon 300 refugees for Malaysia
        68 32 MORE more than 300 Muslim Cambodian refugees left Thailand this week for a new home m Malaysia and officials m Bangkok said a similar number would leave next Monday. Mr Charoenchit Na Songkhla, Deputy Undersecretary for the Interior, told reporters m Bangkok that Malaysia had agreed
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        81 32 THIRTY-NINE lawyers, who took part m an unlawful assembly outside the Parliament here, were cautioned and discharged by a Kuala Lumpur sessions Court on Wednesday. The order does not carry a conviction. When court president Datuk Suleiman called on the lawyers to make their defence, all the 39
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        43 32 MALAYSIA has stepped up its oil production to about 365,000 barrels a day, oil industry sources said m Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The Treasury had projected production this year at about 300,000 barrels daily, up from 1982's 297,000 barrels daily. AP
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        53 32 ROBBERS shot dead two men and injured three others m two hold-ups m Butterworth, Penang, on Wednesday night and early yesterday morning barely two hours apart from each other, police said m Butterworth. The dead were businessman Ooi Cheng Leng, 25, and restaurant owner Muthalib bin
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    Blistering gallop (35.4 sec for 600 m) by Aripin
    528 33 Blistering gallop (35.4 sec for 600 m) by Aripin He will be hard to beat m Race 7 on Sunday ON THE TRACK with PEDIGREE KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Aripin, a course scratching last week, did a winning gallop on the track this morning. With Ariffin Man astride, the four-year-old English
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    Five to follow
    193 33 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. These horses did well last weekend and can be followed: Gulf Eagle, a model of consistency, had a rough passage when second to Just The Goods. When he got a clear run m the straight, it was too late. Watch him over 2,000 m
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    Odds against 3 deadheats in a day: Impossible' nearly happened
    371 33 xbvgc h TO SETTLE an argument, can you tell me if there was ever an instance, since the introduction of the photo-finish system, when there was more than one deadheat for first place m one day? I remember it happened
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    Tweedie to make up for lost time
    91 33 JOCKEY Ai win Tweedie (abovf runner-up for rilling honours last year, Is back after a brief holiday In New Zealand and will be back In action at Koala Lumpur on Sunday and Monday. Tweedle left after the the Singapore Turf Hub's January MeetIng
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    Sunday's KL card (3rd day)
    1397 33 PAPF 1 2.00 CLASS 3 DIV 4 1,200 m RA\^£j 1 (Ratings: 88-81) (Stakes: $14,500) 1 3093*0 8a Bright H (88) Wise Friends-Kang 7 nzg d 3 +1 Ariflta 4 t 421*25 Swing Tap 54.5 (81) Promise-Allan 4 eg d 2 +1 Ng 7 S
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      340 33 HHj Mbo With the Lunar New Year approaching, why #/V# not share its fun and excitement m Polaroid Jfc instant pictures! Polaroid 600 high speed film 4K Ap delivers a sharp, brilliant color picture instantly. •/WW *tT That's why we're offering big discounts on film jd|f *j|p when you buy
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    Lock icon City switch from Soap to Benson
    892 34  -  ALAN HUBBARD ■a FROM NO. 2 TO NO. 1 MANCHESTER City yesterday appointed John Benson as their manager, following the resignation last week of John Bond. Benson was with Bond at Bournemouth and Norwich City before coming here two-and-a-haif years ago as Bond's No.
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    Lock icon Leeds in a fix. thanks to Rix
    324 34 The results English FA Cup fourth round (second replay): Arsenal 2 Leeds 1; English Dlv. Three: Torquay v Bristol City (postponed). Scottish FA Cup third round (third replay): Kilmarnock 0 Partick 1; Scottish Dlv. One: Dunfermline 2 Hearts 1; Scottish Two: Stenhousemuir 3
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    Lock icon Joao dismisses Brazil boast
    194 34 Joao dismisses Brazil boast RIO DE JANEIRO, Thurs. Joao Havelange, president of the International Football Federation, disagreed with Brazil's estimate that they could hold the 1966 World Cup without major investment and make a profit. "Brazil would have to invest US$3OO million ($627 m), with no return, to meet FIFA's
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    Lock icon George doomed
    113 34 SOUTHAMPTON, Thurs. An attempted soccer comeback by Charlie George looked doomed yesterday when the player badly strained a groin. George, 32, who started his career at Arsenal, before playing for Derby, Southampton and Nottingham Forest, was training at Second Division Chelsea when the accident happened. He returned to
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    Lock icon Injury rules out Ophof
    140 34 Injury rules out Ophof ZELST, Thurs. Holland yesterday tost lnjared defender Ed* Ophof for Wednesday's European Championship soccer clash against Spain but two other fitness doubt* were declared fit to play. Aiaz defender Ophof was ruled eat el the Groan Seven match In Seville with the recurrence of an old
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    Lock icon Still top of table
    134 34 MADRID, Thurs. Barcelona, missing their banned West German soccer star Bernd Schuster, had to fight to stay top of the Spanish First Division with a 2-1 win over Malaga yesterday. Malaga dominated the first half and went ahead four minutes into the second with an unstoppable
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    Lock icon Major shake-up
    187 34 EAST BERLIN, Thurs. East Germany this week carried out a reshuffle m the country's soccer leadership, and announced changes m the league structure and training methods m an effort to pull the sport out of the doldrums. A government minister, state secretary for fitness and sport Guenter Erbach,
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      328 34 !^<2±) (u4e?2 cdLthe qbim&zDul bausam ihoppuvj i 5 thaJjutaxsl/ew- Ljecx! '7'd never /iaue got a// my Lunar New Year JM Wk^ shopping done without Goldhiil Square!" M Ek "We're coming bac/c /or a sumptuous fl Bs^^^B mea/ on the second day of New Year. T*Wk j^ The Garden Terrace has
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    Lock icon BEANS MEAN HAGLER
    133 35 BEANS MEAN HAGLER MASSACHUSETTS, Than. la seme stations In the New York subway system, amid the meaness and the Krafltti, riders can look at a baked bean advertisement feat aria marvellous Marvin Hagier. With his wife, Bertha, by Us side, Hagler start* tram the wall and proclaims: "His is one
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  • Calling it a day
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      Lock icon Arguello wants to keep vow to his son
      216 35 Arguello wants to keep vow to his son ARIZONA, Thurs. Alexis Arguello says he plans to retire from boxing m December to keep a promise to his 10-year-old son, even if it means giving up his goal of becoming the first fighter to ever win titles m four different weight
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      Lock icon Billie Jean wants to do something else with her life
      379 35 BOSTON, Thurs. Billie Jean King, 39 years old and feeling "my life's running out", says this year's women's tour is probably her last. Unlike Bjorn Borg, who is retiring at the age of 26 because of a lack of motivation,
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    Getting into the Singa spirit
    248 35  -  PATRICK BASTIANS fsdbt dhfh By BEER will be on the minds of national tennis players Albert Teo and Victor Pereira during the Chinese New Year festivities but only because they will be taking part m the tough Singa Beer Classic m Bangkok from Feb 19-27.
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    Borg-ed down by his hands
    292 35 RHODE ISLAND, Than. Sweden's BJorn Borg was yesterday discharged from a hospital where he spent three nights for treatment of an Infection of both hands. A spokeswoman for Rhode Island Hospital said the former world No. 1 was advised not to play tennis for at
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    FORE FOR FOUR
    386 35  - FORE FOR FOUR LIM KEE CHAN By THE Singapore Ladies' Golf Association yesterday named their four-member team for the Queen Sirikit Cup championship at the Singapore Island Country Club Bukit course from May 26-28. The four are Kee Bee Khim (handicap 3), Kathleen Copley (7), Judy Kurowski (12) and reserve
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      212 35 I s w GONG XI FA CAI Silver Spoon wishes all patrons a happy and prosperous j0 Lunar New Year. We will be closed on New Year's Eve f and New Year's Day. 0? 0 Business as usual Zm from 14 Feb 1983: 8.00 am >* "v 4.00 am QfTjuTl
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    Lock icon Nordic light
    459 36  -  PETER SIOW Svein is likely to break gypsy curse m the Singapore Open By HE HAS scoured the world for fame. Prom Bergen to the B>h»mmn, from Drammen to Denmark, from Spain to Sander jord. But it was only In Los Angeles, last year, that Sveln Basmassen showed
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    Kah Soon's set to turn the tide
    213 36  -  PETER SIOW NATIONAL windsurfing champion Ho Kan Soon, whose ego was dented m last year's Asian Games, will have the chance to inflate it m this weekend's Singapore Open, off the East Coast Sailing Centre. He wants badly to finish ahead of the
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    A question of recognition
    337 36  -  HAKIKAT RAI g dfgd fg By SEVERAL national open and age-group track and field records will not be recognised by the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association unless they are verified by the countries where the marks were set. Among the records m doubt are those of marathon
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    Lock icon The Russians are coming
    106 36 LAUSANNE. Bwttaerlaaa. Than. Olympic chief Juan Antonio Samaranch said today there were no doubts about Soviet participation la the IW4 Los Angeles Games f olio wing the U A4ed boycott of the im Moscow Olympics. He said: "The Soviet Union Olympic Committee has never mentioned the
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    Lock icon Rabuan may skip the Games
    205 36 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Malaysia's Rabuan Pit (above), sometimes called "the fastest man m Asia", said yesterday he might not take part m the South-east Asia Games because of a foot injury suffered m the Asian Games, where he won the 100-metre sprint m 10.68 sec.
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    The one and only chance
    247 36  -  HAKIKAT RAI THE New Zealand Force marathon, scheduled for March 6, will serve as the only trial for Singapore runners hoping to compete m the event at the South-east Asia Games m May. The marathon, a regular feature on the NZ Force's sports calendar, will
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    Players must behave or else – Teo
    330 37  - Players must behave or else Teo JOE DORAI FAS CHIEF SPELLS OUT IMPORTANCE OF SPORTSMANSHIP FOOTBALL Association of Singapore chairman Teo Chong Tee yesterday warned that the Disciplinary Committee would not tolerate any form of misconduct In the National Football League. Teo Issued the warning after meeting the heads of
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    344 37  -  JOE DORAI Fans pay dearly for missing TV programme SINGAPORE 2 SONTOFEN 0 By MORE than 900 fans sacrificed their favourite TV programme "Road to Wembley" last night and paid dearly for it. The standard of soccer was appalling, and it was no surprise that they began
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    Tougher rules for errant ones
    261 37  -  HAKIKAT RAI By THE Singapore Hockey Association tournament committee have decided to amend their rules to prevent rough play and ungentlemanly conduct during the Barker Trophy national under--20 competition, starting on Feb. 21, Any player who receives two yellow cards will be suspended for one
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    Angelina's passport to the unknown
    262 37  -  HAKIKAT RAI MYSTERY surrounds the Singapore Hockey Association Umpires Board's reluctance to recommend woman umpire Anzeline Ec for upgrading as an international official. Angeline was one of the umpires at last year's Asian Games. Her selection for the Delhi assignment was made by the International
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    An invasion in store for squash
    218 37  - An invasion in store for squash TAY CHENG KHOON By MORE than 1,000 players will take part m this year's Inter-club squash leagues starting on March 7. They represent 47 clubs comprising 139 teams m the five grades for men and four for the women. Said league chairman Munir Shah:
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    Chai Hock is ace m pack
    164 37 COMMUNICATIONS must thank Home Affairs' Yew Chai Hock for giving them the Inter-ministry Division One squash title. Defence needed to beat Home Affairs 5-0 m the last league match to tie with Communications. And they almost did so at Kallang yesterday, before Chai Hock
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    Rolling out red carpet
    232 37  -  JANICE SEAH Stories by PLAYERS and officials at the sixth World netball tournament m Singapore from June 11-24, will be treated to $14,000 worth of outings, souvenirs and other benefits by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board. Fifteen countries will be competing m the tournament, to be
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    College make up for lost time
    137 37 College make up for lost time A six-month lay-off produced no ill-effects for the Hwa Chong Junior College's netball team. They beat National Stadium's first team 14-9 m the Far Eastern Bank's intercentre under-23 final at Delta Sports Complex yesterday. The schoolgirls have not been practising since last June because
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    Malaysians keen to play in Republic
    295 37 MALAYSIA'S netball team have asked to play some friendly matches with their Singapore counterparts and top club teams, m preparation tor the world tournament m the Republic from June 11-24. Chung Tsu Tuan, secretary of the Malaysian Netball Association said m a letter to
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    282 38 $11.5 b Saudi boost for IMF WASHINGTON, Thurt SAUDI ARABIA has agreed to put up US$5.5 billion (S|U.5 billion) to help bolster the resources of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) m the face of massive Third World debts threatening international financial stability, reliable sources said here today. Barring last-minute upsets,
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    286 38 $100,000 cheetah skins seized... THE Primary Production Department I* investigating whether an International ring Is behind an Mega! shipment of 47 cheetah skins worth between *BMM and $IMJN. The offlcer-ln-charge of the PPD wildlife section. Mr Raja Krtehna, said that the PPD was checking whether the case was an Isolated
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    317 38  -  RAY DHALIWAL Electronic device to be tested to curb a growing road problem By THE Traffic Police will soon test a new electronic device which can automatically photograph vehicles that beat the red light. The device, which is computerised and fully automatic,
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    317 38 'Deeply upset' Khan may refuse to pay ransom DUBLIN, Thurs. Police doubted that a £2 million (556.3 million) ransom would be paid today for one of the world's top racehorses the white-streaked Shergar abducted by possible terrorists from a stud farm. "I only hope to God that nothing happens to
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    66 38 CAPE TOWN, Thurs. One hundred people, one of them white, were executed m South Africa last year, Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee told Parliament yesterday. Replying to a question from opposition politician Helen Suzman, a veteran civil rights campaigner, Mr Coetsee said 61 black men, one black
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    34 38 RANGOON, Thurs. The Burmese government yesterday announced the discovery of what it described as "a huge natural gas reservoir" m an exploration well m the Gulf of Martahan, south of here. AFP
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    70 38 SAN JOSE, Thurs. An American municipal judge who admitted drinking 1.9 litres of wine m his chambers before a car accident has been sentenced to pick up litter from city parks on weekends. Judge Gerard Kettman was also lined US$6OO (5J1.254) yesterday, placed on three
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    53 38 LONDON, Thurs. The Church of England today refused to debate a law which bars the British throne to any one married to a Roman Catholic. An attempt to get a motion against the ban discussed by the Church General Synod meeting here was defeated by a show
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    148 38 HAMBURG, Thurs. West German police have seized top-secret Nato documents on nuclear strategy m a raid on the leftwing satirical magazine Konkret, a spokesman for the journal said yesterday. He issued a statement that the documents, which he said carried Natos highest security rating,
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    82 38 LOS ANGELES, Thurs. A damaged car sped for five km along a busy freeway m Santa Ana yesterday after its driver was killed by a flying spare tyre that fell from a truck, police said. No other accidents occurred as the wayward 1081 Buick continued southbound with
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    78 38 PARIS, Thurs. Ftance has decided to expel a Rumanian professor who gave information about his computer research m France to the Rumanian secret service, the Interior Ministry said yesterday. A spokeswoman said Mr Traian Muntean, 33, sentenced to two years' imprisonment by a Paris court last month,
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    31 38 NEW YORK, Thurs. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials gained 937 points to 1,076.99 m the first half-hour nf trariin? nn the New York Stock Exchange today AP
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    132 38  - Annual exodus to China begins WINSOME LANE By Our Hongkong Reporter HONGKONG, Thurs. The annual mass exodus from Hongkong of Chinese people returning to their homeland for the Lunar New Year has begun. It is estimated that more than two million people will be leaving the colony during the next
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    65 38 LONDON, Thurs. The incomes of one-third of Britain's adult workforce fall below the official poverty line, according to a report by the Low Pay Unit, an Independent research organisation The report, published today, said six million people earned below the official definition of low pay.
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      422 38 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Dally IN TODAY'S ISSUE Mr Naohiro Amaya, special adviser to the Japanese Trade and Industry Ministry, gives his side of the story on the issue of trade protectionism. Chairman Lee Hee Seng of Asia Commercial Bank talks to Business Times about the recent changes the bank
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      785 1 Chinatown that's the place to capture the spirit of the Lunar New Year season. But not for very much longer. Progress will soon march through Chinatown, bringing inevitable change. ANNE TOFIELD trips through the colour and gaiety of the narrow streets, while MAY HO (Outlook, Page Three)
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        Something old, something new
        734 2 41 remember how I, as a teenager, hated it when I had to wait patiently on my knees for my hong bao from my parents while my mother mouthed an endless string of advice Yet when I became older, it was such a natural thing to
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        425 2  -  MAY HO By "HOW does the idea of having your nails studded with diamonds grab you?" I casually asked some of my women colleagues. Silence. Then, "What? Not real diamonds!?" I nodded and let it sink m. The comments came thick and fast. "How absolutely
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        439 3 SOON, the ambience and charm that is Chinatown will be gone. The stalls that line its narrow streets and alleyways, giving it the atmosphere of a huge open-air street market, will be no more. They will be moved off the streets and into the spanking-new Kreta Ayer
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      647 5  -  WILLIAM SAFIRE By m New York llmEwi BE A linguistic hawkshaw; follow a strange phrase to its roots. "For years I have used an expression," writes Nancy Montgomery of Washington, "to describe a strange combination of people, objects or events, calling it a duke's
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      337 5 IN A piece about the way the French were slowly squeezing Japanese imports through a small town near Tours, thereby protecting French markets from the influx of videotape recorders, I drew a parallel to the Battle of Poitiers m 732 AD, where Charles the Hammer
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      309 5 AN UNCONSIONABLE delay caused by bureaucratic inertia has caused me to put off informing you of the latest word on the etymology of the phrase "red tape". In the early 19th Century, legal papers and official reports m Britain were bound up with a ribbon,
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        734 6 Has the ozone layer been saved by less fluorocarbons being released into the air? RANDOLF SCHMID from Washington reports on the continuing controversy. NO ONE knows if the ban on aerosol propellants is saving the protective ozone layer around Earth, but it has sharply reduced the
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        598 6 THE sun's surface has begun to heat up again after six years of cooling. This development sup- ports, says an astronomer of the Kitt Peak Observatory m the United States, i the theory of a connection between solar tempera- tures and sun spot activity. It
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        It's pure joy!
        1306 10 Ramli Ahmad is not only a modern ballet dancer, he is also acclaimed as an Indian classical dancer. JOHN de SOUZA meets an old friend and finds the embodiment of a new cross-cultural spirit. SAID one critic: "He is a superb artist: A rare combination of dynamic
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        Men of the same soul
        633 10 Lim Kek Tjiang, who conducts tonight's SSO concert, reminds PATRICIA WEI of her own father, Goh Soon Tioe. Her report: AS I sit and listen to Lim Kek-Tjiang recount his life, work and philosophy to the reporters gathered around him, I am struck by the
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        June: Caldecott Hill's rare find
        573 11 LEONG WENG KAM spots a new talent at Caldecott Hill. She's June Lin Liyun, who will make her debut m the New Year comedy, Double Blessings, on Sunday. DRAMA producers at the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation believe that June Lin Liyun, who will make her debut
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        561 11 sf sd fsdfs IRENE PATES discusses Newswatch, the news programme for 10 to 14-year-olds which was launched last week. SINCE it was launched more than a week ago, Newswatch has given our youngsters snippets on the arms race and nuclear weapons,
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      573 2 Joint IHamond/Goldbar nmi Ist Lwcky Draw S|f Unique Designed Diamond Gold Bar wZM JJpti^aJ^Jn The Market CONSUMERS PRIZES dealers prizes is. Prize (a, Ipc Ml Bar wfth D»mond 1-P-" Gold Chain 2nd Prize (a) 1 pc sgm Gold Bar with (b) 1 pc 5 gm Gold Bar with Gold Chain
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      13 2 Fashion 05-37, Far East Plaza, 1 4 Scotts Road, Singapore 0922. Tel: *****80
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      73 3 aBI mm jdß Hk OO»GIIFACAI S£n»£ arrives on earth To inspire the flowers to blossom. Prosperity and luck are there I For j// J&e mw/c/ /o share. To greet this prosperous year With high appreciation A hearty toast with Carlsberg Brings joy on this occasion. ygripip/ Imported by The East
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      457 4 fIH^i^^MHHHfIHHBMB^HHHHB^Bn^fIHBBfIBBBBHBI I The Bedok Citizens' Consultotive Committee and Civic Groups present A GRAND FILM PREMIERE under the distinguished Patronage of the I Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs B and MP for Bedok B Professor S. Jayakumar X -*P^ the Bedok CCC Project Fund %^F DDIIIf*ECC KDOK NORTH
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      367 4 QOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Q TONIGHT/TOMORROW/SUNDAY/MONDAY I 0 MIDNIGHT AT I j!| juroNG DRIVE-IN CINEMA -i j 1 5 TOMORROW/SUNDAY/MONDAY MIDNIGHT AT N (J>l ODEON ORCHARD CATHAY- J i Ij! FILMED IN HAINAN ISLAND, CHINA Yon have TALKED about it. < Yon have HEARD about it... 1 1 iji NOW SEE IT! I?
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      309 5 Congratulations j o»j^ CATHAY ORGANISATION i ON THE OCCASION OF THE GRAND OPENING OF THEIR j NEW CINEMA j ODEON-KATONG I M 3rd FLOOR Odeon-Katong Shopping Complex „1 s > ji***-^^) I^?^^^ Main Contractor /_fS^v Interior Decorator JMT mm CHUAN leiong i NG SEE CHAI CONSTRUCTION rnNTP ap tor m
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      802 7 NOTICES I Tender Notice Tenders are invited for— Bl I BUILDING B a) Tender No. AMB/T/83/016— General repair and Redecoration works BJBJ at Mata Ikan Bungalows. BJB Eligibility: Registered Contractors— Class B, C& D Bj (Relevant Categories) HB Non-registered Contractors— Deposit *****.00 flfl| Showround: 25 February 1983. 11.00 a.m. |H
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      703 7 |f -A*, PUBLIC UTILITIES I BORRD I TENDER NOTICE Tenders ore invited for the following:--1 Supply of Ballast and Igmtors Eligibility: Registered Contractors m Supply (d) Electrical Materials 1 1 Electrical Contractors and SP(L2) Light Fittings All Classes. 2. Supply of Miniature Circuit Breakers Eligibility: Registered Contractors m Supply (d)
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      793 7 ®PWD TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from PWD Registered Contractors for the following:Supply and Laying of Asphalt Concrete for Roads under Road Development Project m the Republic of Singapore during the period 1.4.83 to 31.3.84 for the following Division:--(A) SEE(R) 75/82 'A' Division (B) SEE(R) 76/82 *B Division (C) SEE(R)
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      531 7 A MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC MELCO SALES SINGAPORE PTE LTD Due to the Chinese New Year festival our Company will be closed on: February 12th, 1983 (Saturday) to February 20th, 1983 (Sunday) We will commence operation on February 21st, 1983 (Monday) Our apologies for inconvenience caused to dealers and customers. j NOTICE
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      385 7 MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Tender will be received for the supply of the following undermentioned items m the Ministry of Defence (Logistics Division), Ex-Airline House, SINGAPORE 1953 up to 11.00 am shown against the items: 1. RUBELLA VACCINE Tender No: HQMS/SP/ l/83(T) Closing Date: 1 1 -3-83 Tender Deposit: $100.00 2.
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      2061 8 NOTICES IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding Up No. ttl at 1182. In the Matter of < ©mpanle* Act Chapter 185, I*7l Editten. And In the Matter of Bestcan Private limited. ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION NOTICE Is hereby given that a petition for the winding up
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      524 8 GARFIELD By Jim Davis S YOO'RE A WIPE-EVER /^N^^^^^v /VMNPLE6S LITTLE PIECE w^"V-w /^n^ S OP PLUPP. YOU'RE 60 J^ VOO PISGUST L. COTE EVERYONE J EAT YOOR S I AM, V^ ME, WERMAL LOVE 6 VOO _J HEART OOX >lAM J) ::;:v::: :;XvX;:;. q O J?M E^VfS 2-11 1963
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      374 9 PEANUTS BySchuiz W SAY YOUK GRANDFATHER f^ IT^, j,._ WAS A HOTEL IN PARIS... [ABSOLUTELY! -*T BEAUTIFUL /WHATPOI IS THAT TRUE? UIMATA6REAT Wt LAPIES... #yf 6ET? SCHOOL -2QS "w yy „Ldj LIFEMELEP... F# FANCY JL #W BUSES, -^#7 f"TX# LON6 LINES I LML 6ENTLEMEM f ffiffl/l RAINCOATS L tfflUL /Ml
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      163 11 SSO CONCERT Featuring CHEST AND HEART DIB--guest conductor Lim Kek EASES Also on display T jiang and soloist Alexei are 35 years of Sata greeting Nasedkin on the piano. Pro- seals and the 1962 Christmas gramme includes works by greeting seals from 69 counRossini, Prokofiev and tries. Sata Information Brahms.
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      196 12 Arthritis examined ARTHRITIS: A DIALOGUE WITH PAIN (Ch 5, 7.M p.m.): More than 10 per cent of the world's population suffers from arthritis, studies have found. A common complaint among the elderly and to a certain extent our young, arthritis can lead to deformity of limbs This documentary examines the
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      177 12 p.m.): This film kicks off the start of SBC's Lunar New Year offerings. Starring John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Jordan and Anthony Zerbe, this 1975 film was like "one of those infuriating exhibition bouts in which two resilient pros bob, weave and spar without ever landing any punches", said Michael
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      297 12 3.00 PM Opening foiowed by Huang Fei Hong (Mandarin/r): Gongfu drama about the life of Huang Fei Hong, who lived during the Qing dynasty. 4.35 The World Sportsman Nepal Tiger Shelley Hack of Charlie's Angels and Cover Girl) joins Dr Charles MacDonald, Director of Operations at Tiger Top Lodge in
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      283 12 are Wahid Satay, Momo Latiff, R. Ismail and Maria Bachok. 6.50 Once Upon A Story: In this last edition, we see Amar Chand, an avaricious merchant who has accused his friend Govind of stealing his cooking pots. Govind vehemently denies this and is determined to prove his innocence. 7.20 Newswatch
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      177 12 M W W<mM^M John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn In Rooster foghorn, Ch 5, 11.21 p.m. 9.30 Mandarin Drama The Last Song (Part 2) (Last Episode) 10.29 Taml Movie Chakravarthy (Part 2): Geetha comes to Chakravarthy's rescue, but the resolute Ran jit pursues them, trying to discover Geetha 's real identity.
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      527 12 5.58 AM National Anthem followed by Opening Announcement 9.99 News m Brief 9.95 Another Morning Another Show 7.99 News and Weather Report 7.19 Morning Digest 7.29 Another Morning Another Show (confd) 7.39 Morning Financial News 7.49 Another Morning Another Show (cont'd) 8.99 News B.l9*Everyday Mandarin 8.15 Another Morning Another Show
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        Hong bao: Just a packet of trouble?
        1247 13  -  LI LIENFUHG Bamboo Green By AS I stuff crisp new dollar notes into neatly folded red envelopes, I wonder how I have developed this love-hate relationship with hong bao. I suppose whether one feels love or hate depends mainly on which end of
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        Origin lies in old calling cards
        535 14 New Year is merely two days away and festive shopping m Chinatown and super marts gets into full swing. TEO HAN WUE writes about the origin of Chinese greeting cards and TAN JONG SEE reports on the variety of music cassettes for the season.
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        'Pig' cards the most popular
        196 14 THERE is nothing wrong m being fat. Not for this New Year, at least. If your friend sends you a card wishing you a "fat year", do not take offence he means well, although the card may suggest a hilarity he never intended. Weight- watchers
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        New Year music hits high notes
        378 14 AT A time of economic recession, New Year cassettes and records seem to be the least affected among the festive goods. For the past weeks, people have been snapping up the records and cassettes because it is traditional to add festive atmosphere with these
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        286 13 APPOINTMENTS SfTUATIONS VACANT Royal Brunei Airlines invite applications from suitable candidates to fill the position of UPHOLSTERER Candidates should have served apprenticeship or received adequate training m the cutting and machining of furnishing materials preferably with previous airlines experience. Salary will depend upon qualifications and experience from BSB3O *****5 per
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        393 13 9We are a LEASING firm engaged m a wide 9 I range of financing activities such as Financial I Lease, Hire-Purchase and Mortgage Loans. I In line with our expansion plans, we intend to M recruit a LEGAL OFFICER to handle the legal I matters of our company such as:—
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        328 13 pEHDBI The HDB is the premier statutory authority of public housing m Singapore. We are a dynamic organisation and we are currently expanding our COMPUTER SERVICES DEPARTMENT. By Mar 83, the Board's computer configuration will consist of 2X IBM 4341-MG2, IX 370/ 1 1 5, 3270 terminals and 4700 financial
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        384 13 See Page II: Lunar New Year greetings on cassettes and "pig" cards. National Micronetics, the leader m the design and manufacture of I magnetic recording heads, floppy I disk memories and microelectronic thin films is seeking highly I capable and dynamic people to fill i I the following positions: SALES
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        313 13 nJNoncEs CENTRAL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT The following tenders are I invited by the Chief Supplies Officer, Central Supplies Dcvi portment: i a Brick, red pressed, building, Grade 11, standard size for various Government Departments. I b Offset Duplicator, Console Model and Plate Maker for Ministry of Culture. I c Ammonia Printing
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        412 14 Crosslanguage Crossword is held over and will appear next Friday. NOTICES JTv TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from registered contractors for the following projects:A SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF BORED PILES OR ANY OTHER TYPES OF PILES TO 2 BLOCKS OF 7-STOREY RESETTLEMENT WORKSHOPS (BLOCKS 9 A 10) I AT ANQ
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        487 14 NOTICE We wish to draw the attention from the public that Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple located at 178 Waterloo Street, Singapore 0718 is under construction due to expansion. However, we do not call for fund raising. Therefore, please be wary of person/s posing such afcts. Kwan Im Thong
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        275 14 Ipfl Hlmmj vj A\im Uml C Mr" LJC l\l V C t\ cooper rl' &?raKH ikini lOTni Ai a i iifcir* r>\/ r\|\#lOl/^M INDUSTRIES RS&' »jjm INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY DIVIoION > Jpg LjL 1 the tough breed I JH f^pp» h Jp~ J l(l p |j| WmM v^ INDUSTRIAL TANK-MOUNTED BLOWER
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        1161 15 APPOINTMENTS We are looking for suitable candidates to fill the following positions:--jmßp fissurance Engineer j^B B^ The eultabie candidates for this position should: JM MF aSe technical ly competent preferebty with Degree In V jM By Etectrtcat/ Electronic Engineering or equivalent. V A V a Have minimum 4-S years" experience
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        464 15 <§> BOSCH further expands and rcquim Sales Representative (Technical Products) for their Power Tools Department Applicants must mcf I the following requirements:- Experience m .i umilai line with h<kkl contsicts m the trade •Musi fx 1 matin? and have initiative ;ind determination to succeed Fluent m English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin
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        975 15 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES The Information Handling Systems industry will be growing significantly m the 1980s. This is important to Singapore, having adopted the strategy to restructure its economy. IBM Singapore a leader m the field of computing, word processing and related products is expanding to support its existing and rapidly growing
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        Between existing and living
        575 16  -  DR S GOPALAN THIS couplet is the last one occurring m the chapter on 'fame', and is hence extremely significant. Apart from the attempt at projecting the need for virtuous living, the couplet is also deeply suggestive of the idea of 'being truly human.' Both the
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        Feeding of rice
        542 16 After the naming ceremony, two important ceremonies m a child's life are the first feeding of cooked rice and the cutting of the hair. SRIVATSA writes on these two and their significance. Apart from the religious signifi- cance of this tonsorial ceremony, it is thought that the
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        Trainees are on course
        577 16  -  RASIGAN By FOURTEEN trainees presented three short plays which lasted about two hours at the SBC Auditorium on the night of January 29, 1963. The Tamil Section of the SBC (TV) deserves to be congratulated for this bold new experiment m bringing together a group of
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        278 16 S^H .f su&n&spifluj eui yp<suiT3j ait ifisurrrt I Vf \i\ $!<sm&Qujrrifliij surypeurr^ij eurTLprr &)<siin Those who lead a blameless life, :^sSiii^lis^ really live Those who live without fame do not live. M ALLCONS GmbH, tflß manufacturers of concrete mixing and riiWa II batching plants and related concrete W*gjTf PIONEER EQUIPMENT
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        1170 17 APPOINTMENTS We are looking for suitable candidates to fill the following positions:fhstironce Engineer The fuitabie candidates for this position should: L^aW JM WET *Ba technically competent prafarabry with D»ar«t In &a Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent. V A A V eHave minimum 4-6 years' experience m integrated circuit* testing j^H WB>
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        467 17 BOSCH further expands and requires Sales Representative (Technical Products) for their Power Tools Department Applicants musl mccl the following requirements: 9 Experience m a similar line with good contacts m ihf trade Musi Ix mature and havr initiative ;md determination to succeed Fluent m English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and local
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        976 17 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES The Information Handling Systems industry will be growing significantly m the 1980s. This is important to Singapore, having adopted the strategy to restructure its economy. IBM Singapore a leader m the field of computing, word processing and related products is expanding to support its existing and rapidly growing
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