The Straits Times, 26 August 1983

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1983 40 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 65/1/83
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    Lock icon Shady dealings on KL exchange
    351 1 Minister tells of manipulation of prices and abuse of privileged information PENANG, Thursday SOME bankers, stockbrokers, company executives and majority shareholders have used privileged information to buy shares on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE), it was officially revealed today. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ling
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    Eight points from 1,000 mark
    59 1 Eight points from 1,000 mark THE local stock market moved to within eight points of the 1,000 mark yesterday when the Straits Times Industrial Index added on 2.87 to 992.62. Most of the gains came from sharp rises in selected Malaysian stocks. The rest of the market was traded mixed.
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    Lock icon Blast kills 5
    42 1 ROME, Thurs. An explosion in a gunpowder factory today killed five people and injured several more according to first reports, the Italian news agency Ansa reported. The explosion was at Borgorose, near Rieti, 100 kms north of Rome. AFP
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    'Not guilty' to bookmaking and scribbling charges
    107 1 A MAN, Lim Hong Chang, 29, yesterday pleaded not guilty to two charges of acting as a bookmaker and scribbling figures on the pillar of a Housing Board block. He is accused of committing the first offence at the void deck of Block
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    Lock icon 27 schoolgirls die, 84 hurt...
    344 1 27 schoolgirls die, 84 hurt... but all boys escape as ceiling comes crashing down on one side of hall TAIPEH, Thurs TAIWANESE authorities today launched an inquiry into a school tragedy in which 27 girls were killed and 84 injured when a ceiling collapsed. Officials said the provincial Commissioner of
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    Lock icon Print-out pictures from your TV
    159 1 TOKYO, Thurs, A permament close-op picture of your favourite TV star to hang on your wall or a fleeting TV scene that you would like to capture for your scrapbook well, you will F^^L^&hle to turn out th«' iM Bpp it >t«igraphs" in y* Mitsubisf
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    Lock icon MOTHER LOVE
    235 1 She's dead after saying 'no' to cancer treatment now baby is born and doing well MELBOURNE, Thurs. An Australian nurse who refused to accept radiation treatment because she feared it would endanger her unborn son has died of liver cancer, authorities at the Royal Women's Hospital here said
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    Lock icon 70 to meet
    46 1 UNITED NATIONS, Thurs. Seventy countries have agreed to take part in the international conference on the question of Palestine opening in Geneva on Monday, conference secretary-general Puan Lucille Mair said. Israel and the United States had indicated that they would not attend. Bernama
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      Lock icon TWO KILLED IN BEIRUT BLAST
      62 1 BEIRUT, Thurs. A massive explosion ripped through the headquarters of the French peacekeeping force in West Beirut today killing two soldiers, injuring at least seven and spreading fires across the compound, police and eyewitnesses said. Police and Lebanese security men said the explosion was "accidental*'
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      137 1 SAFETY RUBBER] I o BOOTS^VJ /tfsfXZJipfef MADE IN W GERMANV ftl^jS? KINO'S SHOE MFQ PTE LTD 147, Kallang Way 1 king son earth T»l: *****1 1 (S lin«s) Krakatoa 100 years ago the explosion that shook the world. Page One I^«k" I Review: I^IH that tastes r^Sf m Singapore. Leisure.
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      512 2 Closing for safety ONE of Singapore's oldest and better-known kindergartens will close by the end of this year because the building is in a bad condition and may jeopardise the safety of its pupils. The Good Shepherd, or more commonly known as Kampong Java Road Kindergarten, will then move
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      COMMENT
      241 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: CHEATS never prosper, whether fiddling tax returns, cribbing in the examination room or artificially creating greater strength and more speed to pirate success in the sports arena. It is heartening that one US athlete found taking drugs in the Pan American Games in Caracas will
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      SPORTS
      432 2 Lifter is out THE Pan American Games drug crackdown began to engulf the Olympics on Wednesday, with American weightlifting champion Jeff Michels declared out of next July^s Olympics in Los Angeles and the US Olympic Committee calling for mandatory, random drug screening of their team members. Murray Levin, president
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      TIMES BUSINESS
      145 2 TAN CHONG GROUP'S NOD FOR ITS CONDO PROJECT THE Tan Chong group in Singapore is spending at least $40 million over the next two years to step up its investments in property development, motor distribution services and assembling activities. The group is finally going ahead with the development
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      BACKGROUND
      82 2 WORDS AND MORE WORDS ACCORDING to an MIT survey, Americans are being swamped with information. The survey looked at 17 different media and tried to estimate how much information they have put out (supplied) and how much people have actually paid any attention to (consumed). From 1960 to 1977,
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      AROUND THE WORLD
      578 2 Outlawed party's call WITH disturbances continuing in Pakistan, its largest party has called on the people of the Punjab, the country's most populous province, to join the campaign against the martial law government. In an unsigned statement, said to have been written by the widow of executed
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      SECTION 2
      211 2 Krakatoa's centenary ONE hundred years ago today, rumblings on the volcanic island of Krakatoa in the Straits of Sunda, between Java and Sumatra, grew louder. Then it blew up. The roar was heard in Singapore. The Straits Times of Monday, Aug 27, 1883, noted: "...mysterious and unaccountable detonations
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      ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
      212 2 Harris wins libel suit SABAH Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh was awarded damages of $100,000 by the High Court yesterday for libellous articles in the book Tumbangnya Harris Salleh (The Fall of Harris Salleh). Justice Siti Norma Yaakob made the award against publisher Abdul Jalil Ahmad and
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      SECTION 3 (S'pore edition)
      165 2 Oriental dances THE accent is on local flavour next month at the National Theatre when an evening of dance presented by the theatre's Chinese Dance Company is staged. One of the highlights of Dances of the Orient '83 has the title Love, which depicts the romance
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      54 2 TV update Channel 3 5.01 Captain Future 5.27 Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah: Today in History 5.46 Seruan Jumaat: Friday Sermon 10.48 Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah: Today in History HI Channel 10 Hr6 By Rail across Europe (Documentary) 8r43 Scope P1.56 Raja Tun Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament Malaysia vs Australia 12.06
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon China assures Esso and Shell ventures
      244 3 China assures Esso and Shell ventures HONGKONG, Thurs. Chinese Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang yesterday assured foreign oil company executives that "those who cooperate with China need courage, but will suffer no losses in the end," Xinhua news agency, monitored here, reported. He made the remarks in Beijing during a meeting
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      Lock icon 10 in favour
      33 3 UNITED NATIONS, Thurs. The UN special committee on decolonisation yesterday approved by a 10-2 vote a resolution demanding that Puerto Ricans be given the rights to self-determination and independence. UPI
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      Lock icon Aquino men slam probe
      270 3 MANILA, Thursday THE political allies of the assassinated opposition leader Benigno Aquino have denounced the fivemember commission set up to investigate his killing. They said the judicial inquiry, announced last night by President Ferdinand Marcos and headed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Enrique Fernando, was "loaded"
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      Passengers of Brunei plane may have clue
      339 3 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Thurs. Passengers who were aboard a Royal Brunei Airlines plane could provide a vital clue to the dramatic assassination of Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino at Manila airport last Sunday afternoon, the Borneo Bulletin reported this week. The RBA aircraft
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        Lock icon Call for balanced news flow
        178 3 JAKARTA, Thurs. The Organisation of Asia-Pacific news agencies (Oana) began a three-day conference here yesterday with renewed calls for a more balanced flow of news between the industrialised countries and the developing world. Oana president Ahmad Mustapha Hassan of the Malaysian government news agency, Bernama,
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        Lock icon 'Apeman' report stirs interest
        134 3 JAKARTA, Thurs. Persistent reports of a mysterious giant creature in the forest wilderness of west Kalimantan have stirred both domestic and international interest, it was reported here on Saturday. The 3 metre tall monster, said to be halfman, half-ape and capable of walking upright, has reportedly
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        Lock icon Eight killed when train left rails
        75 3 BANGKOK, Thurs. Eight people were killed and 19 injured when four carriages of a train bound for Thailand's southern provinces left the rails yesterday, the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) said today. SRT officials said they had not yet established the cause of the
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        Lock icon Gems seized at airport
        52 3 JAKARTA, Thurs. Precious stones worth between 20 million rupiahs (S$41,000) and 25 million rupiahs were confiscated from an Indonesian last Tuesday by police here, Merdeka daily reported today. The man, identified only as J.A., was apprehended while boarding a taxi shortly after having arrived at Jakarta
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      Lock icon Join us against Zia, says party
      339 3 Opposition appeals to Pakistan's Punjabis ISLAMABAD, Thursday WITH disturbances continuing in Pakistan, its largest party has called on the people of the Punjab, the country's most populous province, to join the campaign against the martial law government. In an unsigned statement, said to have
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      Lock icon Man found guilty of Chinatown killings
      225 4 SEATTLE, Thurs. Benjamin Ng was convicted yesterday of aggravated first-degree murder in the killing of 13 people who were tied up and robbed at the Wah Mee gambling club in Seattle's Chinatown in FebruaryA jury of eight men and four women deliberated only two-and-a--half
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      Lock icon Rape award
      44 4 NEW DELHI, Thurs. Rape victims in India's Andhra Pradesh will get 5,000 rupees (551,050) as "monetary relief," an official said yesterday. But before receiving the amount a victim "should get a certificate from a government doctor" saying that she was raped. AFP
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      Lock icon Block in Moscow to sign grain pact
      337 4 MOSCOW, Thursday UNITED STATES Agriculture Secretary John Block said yesterday that a new US-Soviet grain pact he will sign today marked a return to normal trade relations between the two countries. Speaking on his arrival at Moscow airport, Mr Block said the agreement
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      Lock icon US feelings run high over French 'plan' to lend Iraq jets
      326 4 US feelings run high over French 'plan' to lend Iraq jets WASHINGTON, Thurs. An unconfirmed French plan to lend five jets to Iraq was yesterday said to be causing concern among US officials who feared the jets may be used against Iranian oil ports or tankers in the Gulf. According
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        Lock icon Israeli pullout held up
        77 4 ISRAEL HAS been persuaded by US special Middle East envoy Robert McFarlane to postpone its planned withdrawal from the Lebanese mountains by a few days, authoritative Lebanese sources said in Beirut yesterday. Lebanese leaders were braced for a pullback from the area on Sunday, the sources
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        Lock icon Bush for East Europe
        60 4 VICE-PRESIDENT George Bush travels to Rumania and Yugoslavia next month in what will be the first visit of a senior US official to Eastern Europe since the election of President Ronald Reagan. A White House spokesman said Mr Bush's visit underscores Washington's willingness to continue its
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        Lock icon Crucial Colombo talks
        64 4 CRUCIAL TALKS between India and Sri Lanka are to open in Colombo today in an effort to diffuse ethnic tensions between the Sinhalese majority and the Tamil minority. Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's foreign afiairs adviser Gopalaswami Parathasarathi arrives today from Madras where he had talks with
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        Lock icon Berlin blast kills two
        58 4 AN EXPLOSION, apparently caused by a bomb, tore through the French Consulate building in West Berlin yesterday killing two people and injuring 23 others, police said. Shortly after the blast, an anonymous telephone caller phoned Agence FrancePresse and claimed the explosion was the work of the
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      Lock icon Sex films lawyer is charged
      231 4 LOS ANGELES, Thurs. Lawyer Robert Steinberg has been charged with filing a false police report claiming that sex films involving Reagan administration officials were stolen from his office, a prosecutor said yesterday. "The people's theory in the case is that the films never existed/' deputy
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      Lock icon Kidnapped Argentine jumps out of moving Car
      273 4 Kidnapped Argentine jumps out of moving Car BUENOS AIRES, Thurs. A key witness in several human rights court cases here, Mr Patricio Kelly, who was kidnapped yesterday, is alive and well after escaping from his captors, police said today. His wife, Irma, told the independent news agency, Noticias Argentinas, that
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      Lock icon Soviets have an 'ace' missile, warns E. Berlin
      292 6 'It can hit faster than Pershing IF BERLIN, Thursday EAST German communist leaders have said that the Soviet Union plans to counter new Nato missiles with cruise missiles and longer-range rockets that could hit the West "faster than the Pershing II would
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      Lock icon US will launch space killer soon, says report
      148 6 WASHINGTON, Thurs. A liberal research organisation says that the United States will take its first step towards war in space this autumn with the launch of a sophisticated new satellite-killer from an F-15 jet fighter. The Centre for Defence Information said in
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      Lock icon Doubts cast on reported surrender
      284 6 WARSAW, Thurs. Doubts have been cast on the reported surrender of a top Polish underground opposition leader as the country prepares to mark the third anniversary of agreements which gave birth to the now-banned Solidarity union. The case of Mr Wladyslaw Hardek, who read a
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      Lock icon Oops, wrong girl
      141 6 Press mistake royal guest for Andrew's 'latest' THE British press, ecstatic over the romances of Prince Andrew, had their fingers burnt on Tuesday when they published the photograph of the wrong girl who had spent a holiday as the guest of the Prince in Balmoral Castle. Now
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      Lock icon Swiss to buy tanks from W. Germany
      147 6 BERN, Thurs. The Swiss government yesterday decided to award a 5F4.5 billion (about 554.4 billion) order for 420 new battle tanks to West Germany rather than the United States. The 15-year programme to give the Swiss army a new tank will be Switzerland's
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      Lock icon US nuclear attack on Soviets 'could kill 100 million'
      391 6 WASHINGTON.Thurs AN ALL-OUT US nuclear attack on the Soviet Union could kill between 50 and 100 million people. And survivors of a global nuclear war would Face a grim world of epidemics and ecological dangers for which there are no known
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      Lock icon 'Touch' of Africa from a jet-setting mosquito
      135 6 CRAWLEY (England), Thursday PUB landlord Paul Braddon has been bitten by a jet-setting mosquito and taken to hospital with malaria although he has never been near Africa, the Health Department said. Mr Braddon, 48, runs a pub near Gatwick Airport, 48 km south
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      Lock icon Tough life for French troops
      200 8 N'DJAMENA, Thurs. Life for French troops at one frontline desert post in Chad's civil war is so tough that they will have to be rotated to prevent mental problems, an Italian journalist says. Reporter Lucio Lami of the Milan newspaper, H Giornale, who is just
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      Lock icon Where is Oueddei?
      222 8 He has not been seen since July 30, say diplomats N'DJAMENA, Thurs. Rebel leader Goukonnl Oueddei has not been seen in rebel-held northern Chad for more than three weeks, Western diplomatic sources reported yesterday, lending credence to persistent rumours that he may have been killed or removed
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      Lock icon France sends out peace feelers
      509 8 France sends out peace feelers PARIS, Thursday O Special envoy Maurice Faure in Addis Ababa with message for Ethiopian leader Mengistu Haila Mariam, chairman of the Organisation of African Unity. ©Second diplomatic mission to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. WITH its military forces in position to defend the Chadian government
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      Lock icon Iran behind bombing of US embassy, Says CBS
      230 8 Iran behind bombing of US embassy, Says CBS NEW YORK, Thurs. CBS television said last night that Iran's Foreign Ministry was reponsible for the blowing up of the US embassy in Beirut this April in which 46 people died, and that it had plotted another bomb blast against the American
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    Ministry fumigates 215 houses
    286 9  -  EVANGELINE GAMBOA By TWO hundred and fifteen houses in Lucky Gardens, off Upper East Coast Road, were fumigated last week after two men contracted dengue haemorrhagic fever. An Environment Ministry spokesman said the fumigation of the houses was only a precautionary measure as the dengue outbreaks
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    Lock icon Kg Java kindergarten to close for safety
    517 9  - Kg Java kindergarten to close for safety CHAN ENG CHENG Story: Cracks on walls of pre-war building ONE of Singapore's oldest and better-known kindergartens will close by the end of this year because the building is in a bad condition and may jeopardise the safety of its pupils. The Good
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    Joint fire exercise
    50 9 THE Singapore Fire Service will hold a joint fire exercise with an oil and petrochemical firm, GATX Terminals, in Penjuru Road today at 2.30 p.m. The exercise will test the emergency plans of the service and the GATX management in coping with fire outbreaks at the terminals.
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    Primary One admission: Man fined $500
    121 9 Primary One admission: Man fined $500 A LABOURER was yesterday fined $500 after he admitted giving false information in a pupil data form when he registered his son for Primary One admission. The court heard that Ong Chee Hee, 35, declared in the form that his seven-year-old son was from
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    Toa Payoh show
    45 9 SEVERAL youth groups from Coa Payoh will perform at a National Day concert tomor■ow at 7.30 p.m. in the Toa Payoh branch library's lecture udl. There will be sketches, lances, poetry reading and nusical items. Free tickets ire available at the library.
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    Don't fall for pots and pans talk
    248 9 DON'T discard your old pots and pans just because a salesman tells you they are not safe. The Consumers' Association of Singapore has this advice for housewives, who often face glib-tongued cookware salespersons. Case says in the latest issue of Consumer Bulletin that
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    Hsieh still Sata boss
    53 9 THE Singapore Anti-Tubercu-losis Association elected Mr Robert S. A. Hsieh to be council chairman for the second time running at a meeting recently. Mr J. M. Jumabhoy and Mr P. R. Sachdev were appointed vice-chairmen. The secretary is Mr Yeo Hock Thye and the treasurer Mr
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    National problem say contractors
    444 10 so they want national organisation set up to coordinate phasing out of foreign workers SINGAPORE contractors want a national organisation to be set up to coordinate the phasing out of foreign workers. The organisation can also ensure that laboursaving steps in the building industry are carried
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    Report any who ask too much for sand
    398 10  -  NGIAM TONG HAI I Byl THE Housing Board has reiterated that renovation contractors or flat owners can report to the board if they are overcharged when buying sand from building contractors. IT a building contractor is found to be overcharg ing, the
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    Prayer time
    32 10 WORKERS of Singapore Airlines and Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) will hold their ninth annual prayers at the Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple in Serangoon Road on Sunday at 6 p.m.
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    Woman had obscene, uncleared tapes
    139 10 Woman had obscene, uncleared tapes A WOMAN was yesterday fined a total of $4,799 for having obscene and uncensored video tapes. Pansy Chang May Eng, 24, was fined $599 for each of the eight obscene tapes she had at a stall at Block 271, Waterloo Street, on Dec 15 last
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    $78,200 for 464 students
    47 10 SCHOLARSHIPS and bursaries worth $78,200 will be awarded to 464 students at the Industrial Unions Scholarships/Bursary Award presentation ceremony tomorrow morning. They will receive their awards from Dr Tay Eng Soon, Minister of State (Education), at the Singapore Conference Hall in Shenton Way.
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    New bus service from Monday
    168 10 A NEW bus service, No. 97 from Jurong East Central to Shenton Way, will operate during peak hours from Aug 29. Service 97 will start at Jurong East Central and proceed along Jurong Town Hall Road, Upper Ayer Rajah Road, Clementi Road, Pasir Panjang Road,
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    WORKSHOP FOR HOUSEWIVES
    92 10 A WORKSHOP, specially for housewives, starts tomorrow and will focus on how to prepare them for a job. It will be held at the National University of Singapore's Department of Extramural Studies centre in Waterloo Street. Subjects to be covered include self-confidence, resourcefulness, positive attitudes towards employ-
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    Detectives help Mobile Squad fight hell-riding
    273 11  -  PAUL WEE Tougher action to tame unruly crowds at races By I DETECTIVES have pitched in to help the Mobile Squad fight the hell-rider menace. These plainclothes officers are being sent on weekend swoops at known hell-riding haunts. The decision to bring in the
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    Spectator held for stoning policeman
    116 11 Spectator held for stoning policeman THE Traffic Police have detained a man, said to have been a spectator at an illegal hell-riders race. He was caught stoning a Mobile Sooad sergeant. Tine incident happened on Ang 14 when the officer and two others stopped four motorcyclists for dangerous driving during
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    Dog bites the hand that fed it
    223 11 A DOG was taken away by police last night after it bit two men, one of them "below the belt" resulting in serious injury. Laboratory attendant Razak bin Junid, 22, of the National University of Singapore, was feeding the dog, a mongrel, shortly
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    Many Happy returns...
    382 11 Many Happy returns THE first time Australian Ted Gibbs and his wife met Mohamad Noor bin Nawawi wa|s 30 years ago on their maiden visit to Singapore. "Taxi, ma'am? Taxi, ma'am?" said Mohamad Noor persistently to the couple who were walking along the road. After some debate, they decided to
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    Trader jailed for stealing textiles
    285 11 Trader jailed for stealing textiles A TEXTILE trader was yesterday jailed for eight months for stealing $34,830 worth of textiles from a warehouse in PSA's Freight Station A. Harbhaian Singh s/o Mukhtar Singh, 27, pleaded guilty. Two similar charges of theft of textiles worth $74,933.54 and one count of abetting
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    Free medical check-ups
    50 11 FREE medical check-ups will be given at the Ang Mo Kio community centre on Sunday between 3 and 5 p.m. The centre's acting secretary, Mr D Sandanasamy, said that those wanting medical examinations should bring their identity cards. The examination includes blood pressure readings and urine tests.
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    Ex-national table tennis coach sues newspaper
    735 13 Nanyang Siang Pau attacked my character and conduct, he alleges THE former national coach of the Singapore table tennis team yesterday sued the Nanyang Siang Pau in the High Court for defamation. He alleged that the newspaper attacked his character and conduct as a
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    Japan must help Asian nations more say scholars
    263 13 Japan must help Asian nations more say scholars ASEAN and Japanese scholars think that Japan should be more assertive in world affairs and do more to transfer capital, technology and skills to other Asian nations. To ensure rapid economic growth, AsiaPacific countries should promote free trade, and set up an
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    Take active part in civil defence ex-detainees urged
    159 13 Take active part in civil defence ex-detainees urged HOME Affairs Minister Chua Sian Chin has urged the Singapore Ex-Political Detainees Association to encourage its members and their families to take an active part in Neighbourhood Watch Groups and the civil defence plan. He said many of the members had the
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    Time to shoot the crows again
    228 13 THE singing bird is in and the crow is out. It is "shoot the crow" season again. And they are being gunned down with pellets at the rate of 25 to 39 a day, by sharpshooters such as Mr Yap Teck Chuan (above). The
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    SAF exercise to identify suitable heavy vehicles
    93 13 THE Singapore Armed Forces will be conducting an exercise to identify the number and types of heavy vehicles that are suitable for use in times of emergency. The exercise will be carried out between 11 p.m. today and 11 a.m. tomorrow in Pasir
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  • Article
    87 honest cabbies
    68 13 ALTOGETHER, 87 honest taxi drivers have returned money and articles left by passengers in the first two weeks of August. The property includes two large sums of money ($460 and $411), a jade pendant, a shaver, a sweater, and even dolls and chinaware. Passengers who have left
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    Lock icon A room to call their own
    435 14  - A room to call their own CHAN ENG CHENG Report: THIS Is one room In a show flat that will be open soon. Nothing unusual. It Is about the size of a four-room HDB flat and not for sale. Nothing unusual again. It Is furnished completely by teenagers and cost
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  • Court briefs
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      Cane and prison for robber
      71 14 A MAN who came to Singapore supposedly to work to support his family in Johor was yesterday jailed six months and ordered to be given 10 strokes of the cane for armed robbery. Rajasekaran Krishnan, 22, admitted holding up at knife point Mr Kuan Sing
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    • Article
      Another youth charged
      61 14 Another youth charged A SECOND youth was yesterday charged with murdering a painter at Prince Charles Square on Aug 14. Johnny Tan, 19, is accused of causing the death of Mr Ong Hock Choon, 18, at the car park between Blocks 74 and 75 with his younger brother, Tan Lee
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      Gone with the horses
      58 14 A FORMER car salesman, who spent more than $39,600 of nis company's money on horses, was yesterday jailed for one year. Ong Eng Kiat, 30, admitted taking the money from Tan Chong Sons Motor Company between Sept 21 and Feb 28 this year. He was assigned
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    • Article
      Attempted extortion
      76 14 A JOBLESS man threatened to scratch and puncture a lawyer's car when the lawyer wanted to know why he was asking for money, a magistrate's court heard yesterday. Karpal Singh s/o Tara Singh, 44, confronted Mr Liu Kam Ward, 27, when he was parking his car at the
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  • Article
    Toxic erasers withdrawn
    151 14 THE scented but toxic erasers that are considered dangerous have been withdrawn from the stationery shelves of stores, according to the Consumers Association of Singapore. Case executive secretary Mr Ivan Baptist said that the stores had withdrawn the erasers out of concern for the young users. Case
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    DBS cuts interest rate on housing loans
    108 14 DBS Bank has cut its housing loan interest j rates. The new rates, which take immediate effect, are 9.75 per cent per annum for loans up to 10 years and 10 per cent per annum for loans between 11 and 25 years. But
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    Asean group 'a model' say WHO officials
    224 14 Asean group 'a model' say WHO officials REPRESENTATIVES of the World Health Organisation have recommended an Asean group as a model for other countries. The WHO officials who attended the fourth meeting of the group on technical co-operation among Asean countries on Pharmaceuticals said the group is the only example
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      364 14 0 HITACHI Hitachi puts the screws to cooling problems j^y The noise and vibration associated with condenser tubes ensure minimum energy conventional reciprocating-type air condi- consumption. tioners is caused by the constant move- Other outstanding features include a ment of pistons, connecting rods and patented double casing structure that furmechanical
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      268 14 111 W^mmk^^^BßmSSUm^^^ W w"S skSMt E I Just listen to our National performers go! r if^m,/', t% The excellent sound reproduction of these National portables will jasjs^» never fail to please you. And have you swinging along with the music. jSj?^j]| Mg) Now when you purchase $100/- worth of really
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    Local book firm is now world class
    390 15 Scientific texts sold cheap for Asian students TUCKED away in a little corner in Bras Basah complex, amidst a host of bookshops, is a publishing house that has managed to put itself on the international map of high quality publishers. The company is
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    Supermarket chain: Why some shops don't join
    283 15 Supermarket chain: Why some shops don't join THERE are two reasons why some provision shopowners are reluctant to join Singapore's largest supermarket chain, the Econ (Economy, Convenience, Opportunities to make purchases and No-nonsense pricing) Minimart. The first reason is cost, said Mr Chong Kar Kee, deputy managing director of Provisions
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    Cyclist dies in collision
    64 15 A CYCLIST died shortly after being involved in a collision with an army truck at the junction of Alexandra and Depot roads on Wednesday. Police said Mr Tan Tong Hoe, 50, suffered severe injuries in the accident and died in Alexandra Hospital at about 7 p.m.
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    More food centres to be improved
    85 15 EIGHT more hawker centres are to be upgraded and made brighter and cleaner under a nine-month project which begins in October. The Environment Ministry will spend $IM,9M on the project, which is part of its ongoing programme to improve the centres. The eight centres
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    Youth in group who rioted put on probation
    231 15 Youth in group who rioted put on probation A TEENAGER has been put on two years' probation for being a member of an unlawful assembly. This followed a reformative training report on Goh Keng Kwee, 18, who was charged with being a member of the assembly whose aim was to
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      Lock icon Mokhtar trial witness pleads not guilty
      199 16 Mokhtar trial witness pleads not guilty KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Senior school assistant Abdullah bin Ambek, a prosecution witness in the Mokhtar trial, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to committing perjury and making two false statements to the police. Abdullah, 54, Is alleged to have given false
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      Lock icon Datuk Harris gets $100,000 damages
      441 16 Book published last year depicted him as being corrupt KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday SABAH Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh was awarded damages of $100,000 by the High Court today for libellous articles in the book Tumbangnya Harris Salleh (The Fall of Harris Salleh). Justice Siti Norma
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      Lock icon Made in Malaysia assault rifle within 10 years?
      243 16 Made in Malaysia assault rifle within 10 years? KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A Made in Malaysia assault rifle could be on the market by the end of the decade if plans survive government budget cuts this October. The rifle would be the first modern infantry weapon manufactured in Malaysia, which, defence
      Reuter  -  243 words
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      Lock icon Keep your country clean too: Johor MB
      96 16 JOHOR BARU, Thurs. Johor Menteri Besar Datak Abdul A jib Ahmad has criticised Malaysians, especially Johoreans, who showed exampiary behavionr at cleanliness when visiting a neighbouring country but did not do the same in their own state. He said that Malaysians normally refrained
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    • MALAYSIAN ROUND-UP
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        Lock icon Advice to labourers
        70 16 INDONESIAN LABOURERS who have been tortured on Malaysian oil palm plantations should prosecute the Indonesian companies who recruited them, the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute director, Mr Adnan Buyung Nasution, told the Merdeka Daily in Jakarta yesterday. The plight of Indonesian labourers in Malaysian plantations has received attention
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        Lock icon Joint effort by banks
        53 16 EIGHT SAUDI-BASED banks have teamed up with American Express to launch the Saudi Riyal travellers cheques today. The travellers cheques are aimed at the estimated two million Haj pilgrims who visit Mecca and Medina each year, a joint statement issued by the eight banks in Kuala
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        Lock icon US expected to agree
        69 16 THE UNITED States is expected to agree next week to a proposal by major tin producers limiting sales from its stockpile to 6,000 tonnes in 1983 and 1984, Thai and Western diplomatic sources said in Bangkok yesterday. The sources said the US General Services Administration agreed
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      • Article
        Lock icon SBC team in Malacca
        59 16 A FIVE-MEMBER team from the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation is in Malacca to film a documentary on the culture and history of the Malaysian state. The SBC programme, Arts Around, will be televised on SBC from mid-October at 7.35 p.m. every Tuesday until January next year, a
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        Lock icon Transport plans
        64 16 THE MALAYSIAN government is drawing up plans for a 20-year programme to modernise the country's railway system. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Musa Hitam told a group of Japanese journalists in Tokyo yesterday that Malaysia had to modernise its transport system, including road, air and sea, to keep
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        Lock icon Formula for Palestine
        90 16 MALAYSIAN FOREIGN Minister Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie said he would present an Asian formula for the creation of an independent state of Palestine. He said this yesterday before leaving for Geneva to attend a world conference on Palestine. The formula, adopted at the Asian and Pacific meeting
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      Lock icon State rulers have right to decide on religious matters
      145 16 State rulers have right to decide on religious matters says Sultan of Selangor KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Sultan of Selangor said yesterday that religious matters in the various states were the prerogative of the state rulers. "Religious issues should therefore be referred to the ruler concerned for a decision," he
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    'Language hunters' on the prowl in Pei Chun
    341 17  -  JUNE TAN Pupils lose a coupon to their schoolmates each time they shun English...and it's all to get them to speak the language By Our Education Reporter PUPILS are "the hunter" or "the hunted" at Pel Chun School, depending on the language
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    2 teams leave to start work on oil bases
    269 17 TWO teams from a nine-company Singapore consortium left for China yesterday to start planning for US$55 million (Sslls million) worth of offshore oil support facilities in Chiwan, south-east of Canton. When completed next year, the Chiwan base, will be the main
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  • Article
    Going...going ...drillship up for auction
    286 17  - Going...going ...drillship up for auction GERRY de SILVA By FOR the first time here, a drillship is going under the hammer. The 4,500 gross registered tonne Petromar North Sea, now at the West Jurong Anchorage, will be the only item on the auctioneer's agenda on Nov 1. And if interested
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  • The Straits Times Says...
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      Stop taking tablets
      499 18 the CHEATS never prosper, whether fiddling a tax return, cribbing in the examination room or artificially creating greater strength and more speed to pirate success in the sports arena. Those who flout society's most-abused ethic may delude themselves into believing they can win, but in the end,
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    Lock icon Indebted Mexico breathes a little easier
    987 18 Indebted Mexico breathes a little easier La crisis is full of contradictions. Mexico is US$B3 billion in debt, but lately its treasury has been awash in dollars, the result of continued exports of oil and a steep drop in imports. People are growing poorer, yet one has to look hard
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  • Other editorial comment
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      The Wall Street Journal
      236 18 The Wall Street Journal WHAT IS happening in the Philippines calls to mind the case of Iran. In Iran, a Shah who was in some ways a reformer and in some ways a strict authoritarian tried to make a modern country without building the modern political institutions that are necessary
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      The Washington Post
      91 18 PERHAPS the government had nothing to do with it. But the government certainly bears the burden of demonstrating as much. If the Marcos government has any concern for its reputation, it will pursue the case with more than normal energy. Mr Reagan is scheduled to visit Manila
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      The New York Times
      204 18 On Zia's broken promises MARK TWAIN said it was easy to quit smoking cigars since he had done it dozens of times. Pakistan's President Zia has found it almost as easy to announce elections he has done it six times since seizing power in 1977. Yet
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    Japan's blueprint for Survival in 21st Century
    891 18  -  PETER HAZELHURST Japan in the Year 2000 reviewed by Our Tokyo Correspondent JMPtttt *f THE VBJIft 2000 TOKYO Mr Akio Morita, the sprightly chairman and co-founder of the Sony Corp, once remarked that Japan's miraculous rise as an economic power during the past
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      27 18 aRNB* Colour Coded EYE "Drivers i different colour kJj codes the perfect Mt trajectory for your swing J/Ki Available at selected departmental stores golf and pro shops.
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      100 18 Efflffi; THE No.l OFFICE FURNITURE COMPANY IN JAPAN... AWI\U YU is pleased to appoint WAN FURNITURE INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD as the Sole Agent in Singapore for it's Furniture Furniture related products. With effect from Ist October, 1983, the showroom will be located at: 139 Middle Road #01-03/04 Guan Hua Building,
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  • FORUM
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        Some flexibility please!
        85 19 Some flexibility please! I AM a dweller of a terrace house which comes under the management of the Housing Development Board. Recently residents received a notification to "remove the dog in the premises within two weeks". As these dogs are kept within the compound, they are in no way any
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        Hospital did not keep promise to waive fee
        95 19 RECENTLY, I brought my son to consult a doctor at the Accident Emergency Department of Alexandra Hospital. I did not bring my son's Medical Benefits and Entitlement Card (MBEC) and so I was billed with an attendance fee of $10 on the
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        The 'fifth signal from God'
        81 19 I WOULD like to comment on the report "Latest tree incident was fifth church" (ST, Aug 20). The particular incident would not have happened if all the cars were not parked there. After all, there are double yellow lines all along the stretch of the
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        Why was dance item by 'Leroy' taken out
        91 19 SEVERAL scenes including a dance number by "Leroy and his school mates" in the first episode of the new Fame series was censored. The picture of the dance number was shown at the end of the show and it was also printed
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        I didn't deserve such retaliation
        65 19 RECENTLY, due partly to unskilful manoeuvring I occupied two parking lots instead of one. I admit that I was being inconsiderate and I regret it. However, a note was left on my windscreen and my car was deeply and badly scratched. The inconvenience that I
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    • At the schools
      • Article
        Changing goals in SAP schools?
        264 19 ONCE again the Education Ministry's Permanent Secretary has to remind the public of the many privileges Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school students enjoy over other secondary school students. It's quite clear that despite the great "selling" job, the public isn't quite convinced about SAP schools.
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        More second language options in schools
        105 19 DURING the recent Primary I (1984) registration, we could not register our child in a school in District 0719, a short walking distance from our residence. The schools we went to required students to take Mandarin as a second language. We tried another further
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        Allow children to begin on an equal footing
        169 19 I REFER to your report "Vacancies in 202 schools" (ST, Aug 22), on the availability of primary one vacancies after the Phase 2C registration. The impression one gets is that out of the 303 schools under the Ministry of Education, only 101
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        Are principals briefed on Phase 2D registrations?
        216 19 I REGISTERED my child at Temasek Primary School on Aug 4, under Phase 2C. Unsuccessful applicants were told to register in other schools with vacancies on Aug 12. On Aug 11, I went to see the principal of a school in Geylang and
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      Building a Singaporean maritime workforce
      527 19 I REFER to the Marine Department's reply by Mr Lim Teck Ee "Shortage of local seafarers" (ST, Aug 22). The problem at hand is not wnether we should stop foreigners from working on board ships registered in Singapore but rather why should Singaporean seafarers who
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      • Letter
        Hand signals tested in written exams
        107 19 I REFER to the letter "Knowledge of hand signals is useful" from "Motorist" (ST, Aug 4). We agree with "Motorist" that the knowledge of hand signals is useful. Learners taking driving tests for motorcars are not tested on their knowledge of hand signals. However,
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        A little thought goes a long way
        87 19 PLEASE refer to the complaint on "Use Bins That Have Proper Covers" by S.B. Tan (ST, Aug 13). The ministry fully agrees with S. B. Tan that if everyone were to pay a little attention to the refuse they leave out for collection
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      35 19 DON'T BE SHY IF YOU can speak Mandarin and are about to use dialect again, stop yourself and start in Mandarin. The other person may know Mandarin but may also be shy. Be the initiator!
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      212 19 JVC invented the world's first deck-type stereo video recorder, the smallest and lightest VHS~format portable video recorder... __________H______!VCJ li j^pl KSSiI H ITm wriH HI < it ________P t__l Ili iill_B_li[M!iß And now a light-sensitive video camera that switches off all your lighting problems. In the light of a candle
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      Words are coming out of their ears
      438 20 In the United States: Americans are being swamped with information from the mass media BOSTON Do you feel you are being swamped with information? A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology agrees. It has looked at 17 different media and
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    • Article
      There just aren't enough readers for Paris' big papers
      726 20 There just aren't enough readers for Paris' big papers but in France: PARIS Paris' newspapers have not got much good news to report about themselves these days. The provincial press remains strong in its monopoly bastions across the country, but daily newspapers published in the capital are suffering from falling
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    • NEWSBRIEFS
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        High & Low pre-tax
        39 21 High Low pre-tax HIGHLANDS and Lowlands recorded pre-tax profits of $18.1 million ($19.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 1983. Turnover was $44.6 million ($49.2 million). An interim dividend of 10 per cent gross has been declared.
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        SEA Dev profits up
        44 21 SOUTH-EAST Asia Development Corporation reported group pre-tax profits of M56.18 million ($5.09 million) for the six months ended July 31, 1983. Operating revenue amounted to $8.03 million ($6.85 million). An interim dividend of 17.5 per cent gross has been declared.
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        Malaysian Plantations
        57 21 MALAYSIAN Plantations reported a 68.6 per cent rise in group pre-tax profits to Ms2.B million for the half year ended June 30, 1983. Group turnover was down 11.1 per cent to $12.21 million. After-tax profit was up 191.6 per cent to $1.51 million. An interim dividend of 4
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        Lock icon Current account falls
        68 21 WIESBADEN, Thurs. West Germany's current account balance of payments fell to a provisional three-billion Deutschemark (552.4 billion) deficit in July from a downward revised 400-million-mark surplus in June. The Federal Statistics Office said the trade account surplus narrowed to 2.2 billion marks from an unrevised 3.9 billion
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        Lock icon Upgrading quality
        95 21 JAKARTA, Thurs. Indonesia, the world's fourth largest coffee producer, will upgrade the quality of its coffee exports in a bid to increase sales in the international market. The Trade Ministry said a new quality control system will be introduced in October to classify coffee in six categories. "With
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        Lock icon Energy usage up
        78 21 SEOUL, Thurs. South Korea's total energy consumption increased by 4.3 per cent during the first half of the year, although the national economic growth rate was 9.6 per cent. The Energy Resources Ministry said this indicates that the nation's efforts to conserve energy have paid off. Seoul's
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        Lock icon Expected wheat crop
        111 21 MELBOURNE, Thurs. The Australian Wheat Board has forecast a harvest of between 16 million and 18 million tonnes from the 1983-84 wheat crop. The board's chairman, Sir Leslie Price, said the figure is subject to an unusual number of qualifications this year. While the crop is now
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        Lock icon Record VTR exports
        82 21 TOKYO, Thurs. Japanese video tape recorder (VTR) exports rose to a record 1.38 million units in July from a previous high of 1.25 million in June. Official customs-cleared trade statistics showed that exports to the US in July were 516,000 units against 219,000 a year earlier and
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        Lock icon Margin deposits
        109 21 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Kuala Lumpur Commodity Clearing House (KLCCH) will raise margin deposits for those trading in crude palm oil futures on the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE) from tomorrow in an effort to curb excessive speculation. With that decision, taken by the KLCE palm oil committee,
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    • Article
      Marginal 2pc rise in Prima's interim profits
      445 21 A REDUCTION in Prima Ltd's non-operating profit has contributed to the group's somewhat flat performance at half-time. The local flour-milling group has reported a mere 2 per cent rise in pre-tax profits (after minority interests) to $8.58 million (from $8.39 million) for the
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      Sanyo's new proposals include bonus issue
      447 21 SANYO Industries (Malaysia) Bhd has derided, after more than three years, not to proceed with its proposed rights and special issue of shares to bumiputra investors. It has announced instead a new set of proposals which include a bonus issue in addition to the
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      Tan Chong to step up investments
      397 21 THE Tan Chong group in Singapore is spending at least $40 million over the next two years to step up its investments in property development, motor distribution services and assembling activities. The group is finally going ahead with the development of its 150-unit condominium
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      UOL plans first bonus issue
      327 21 UNITED Overseas Land, which has been asking shareholders for money during the past 10 years, is rewarding them with a bonus this time. The property group has announced a bonus interim dividend as well as its first bonus issue of one new share for every
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      197 21 MOROCCO has taken the first formal step towards a rescheduling of its medium- and long-term debt by inviting leading creditor banks to a special meeting in Rabat on Sept 9. The meeting will also be attended by representatives of the International Monetary Fund, which
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      277 24 MISC does not expect results to improve MALAYSIAN International Shipping Corporation (MISC), which suffered operating group pre-tax losses of M559.9 million last year, does not expect its operating results for 1983 to show improvement. Due to the continued uncertain shipping market conditions and the international economic scene, the operating results
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      Heated debate over new SES home plan
      800 24 THE Stock Exchange of Singapore's proposal to buy the basement floor of a building in Shenton Way for its new home has stirred up a heated debate among stockbroking members. Many have privately questioned the size of the property to be purchased and
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      494 24 LONDON, Thurs. The bulge in Standard Chartered Bank PLC's bad debts during the first half of 1983 should subside in the second half, but caution remains the watchword. Group managing director Michael McWilliam said the bank is budgeting for overall 1983 bad
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      Decline in Renong's pre-tax profits
      185 24 Decline in Renong's pre-tax profits RENONG Tin Dredging Company PLC has reported a 65.2 per cent plunge in pre-tax profits to $1.32 million for the year ended June 30, 1983. Net profits, after slightly higher tax charges of 5.1 per cent, were down to $1.25 million against the $3.68 million
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      366 24 BERLIN, Thurs. East Germany used its barter type trade with West Germany to maximum advantage in the first half of this year, increasing imports from West Germany by 33 per cent compared with the same period last year. At the same time,
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      281 24 CAIRO, Thurs. The Egyptian authorities have postponed by two months the closing date for bids for their planned first nuclear plant, originally set for Sep 26. The decision was taken at the request of the nine bidders, Egyptian officials said. Five American
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      137 24 TORONTO, Thurs. Royal Bank of Canada's monthly 'Econoscope' said the economic recovery under way in Canada can be expected to continue throughout the rest of this year and 1984. It said Canada's real gross national product is expected to expand by 2.8 per cent
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        74 21 K T Pau 900 +130 Ebro 1080 +80 P M R I 580+50 Toshiba 575 +45 Msian Fmills 300 +29 C C M 498+28 Public Corp 458 +28 Shell 950 +25 Kamunting sOt 790 +25 Lion Corpn 332 +24 M Resources 320 +24 S P Textile 382 +22 S
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        12 21 C Sugars 2010 -30 Sel Properties 690 -25 Seacorp 1180 -20
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        44 21 Aug 24 Aug 25 BT Composite: 942.43 943.80 BT Indicator: *****95 *****77 ST Industrials: 989.75 992.52 ST Finance: 2688.35 2687.32 ST Hotels: 1007.62 1008.93 ST Properties: 740.96 742.60 ST Minings: 254.86 256.10 ST Plantations: 1330.19 1337.46 OCBC: 829.30 829.66 SES Ind: 760.25 761.60
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        29 21 Faber Merlin 1,011,000 M U I 850,000 O C B C 778,000 S P P 637,000 U 0 L 490,000 Total turnover: 15.65m Total value: $59. 48m
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      75 21 Boostead Bhd +2 Dnnlop Ind -4 Golnness -2 MTC Pan Elec -2 Rothmans I -4 S Trading -5 U M Works -6 C&C -20 Esso +80 Gnthrie Bhd NBT -4 Perils Plant Semb Ship -2 Sup Corp -3 Wearnes +12 CCM +28 F*N Haw Par -2
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      Share prices hit new all-time high
      259 21 SINGAPORE: Share prices hit a new all-time record yesterday with the Straits Times Industrial Index rising 2.87 points to close at 992.62. Prices were mixed on selective buying however. Speculative interests appeared to be attempting to push the index above the 1,999--mark and the
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      31 21 Up Down unch Industrials 53 52 26 Finance 9 13 4 Hotels 6 2 5 Properties 6 6 1 Plantations 2 12 4 Mining 5 11 Deb/Loans 3 4 6
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      269 21 Long time ago, ...the Chinese discovered the efficacy of a rare bird on the lakes of Hupeh. This precious bird was given the unassuming name, TEAL, which simply means 'water duck' in Chinftsft. Cr> At about the same time, a health-giving herb— Cordycep was discovered. The Chinese ancestors extracted the
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    Singapore closing prices
    3003 22 All shares quoted have a par value of $1, unless otherwise specified. Adjusted for scrip/rights. N Tax-exempted dividend. ABN is traded In lots of II shares each, with the price quoted in dollars. Gr'a Net 1983 La»t Yld P/E Vol Day High Low Company Sale +or- <'0OO)
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    Active trading in property shares
    587 22 SPECULATIVE interest in selected Malaysian counters and local property stocks helped to brighten an otherwise listless day at the Singapore stock market yesterday. Buying interest was quite noticeable in the afternoon but it waned slightly towards the closing moments, resulting in some counters closing off-best.
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    BUSINESS DONE-KUALA LUMPUR
    2244 22 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday, with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIALS AJtaomote (3.428) AJeom (2.908 2.923) (3) 2.92 (5) 2.93 (6) 2.91
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    329 22 POOR overseas leads dampened sentiment yesterday, taking share prices to a mix»<l to slightly easier close on the Kuala Lumpur stock market. Prices opened a shade higher and was traded steady till the tea-break. Thereafter, shares began to ease gradually on profit-tak-ing and scattered selling. Afternoon trading
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    37 22 Up Down Unch Industrials 42 49 20 Finance 4 5 5 Hotels 1 0 1 Properties 5 6 1 Oil Palms 1 5 3 Tins 6 6 1 Rubbers 8 9 4 Deb/Loans 10 2
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    22 22 Gopeng 1500 -200 PM Hldgs 550 -30 Tasek Cem 520 -20 PMC 980 -20 DBS 1050 -20 C Sugars 2250 -20
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    3112 22 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett". Big Board
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    169 22 Managers' prices for Ang 26 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUST The Commerce 3.50 3.72 The Savings Fund 1.99 2.11 S'pore Prog Fund 1.57 1.67 S'pore Sec. Fund 2.28 2.42xd S'pore Invest Fund 1.16 1.23 S'pore Equity Fund 1.54 1.63 ASIA UNIT TRUST Mai Invest Fund 2.88 3.05 Mai Prog Fund
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    39 22 KTPau 1010 +110 Esso 1200 +80 Toshiba 650 +50 Inch KK 1370 +50 Utd Mai 650+40 S P Text 434 +34 MWE Hldg 338 +30 Mentakeb 850 +30 Norsechem 880 +30 Shell 1040 +30 M Feedmills 336 +28
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      626 23 THE RUBBER market in Singapore yesterday closed lower with September One RSS buyers quoted at 239.00 cents per kilo, down two cents from Wednesday. Prices held steady at > the outset on some covering interest for September and October One RSS but profit-taking emerged towards the morning's close to
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      31 23 Rubber: Aug 25 Singapore: September: 239.00 cents (down 2.00 cents) Malaysia: September: 266.50 cents (down 1.50 cents) Tin: M530.23 per kilo (up 2.00 cents) 105 tonnes (up 50 tonnes)
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      201 23 THE Malaysian crude palm oil market yesterday firmed on strong covering support triggered by rumours of Brazilian export restrictions on soybeans and products. In Aug. south rose Ms7o to M51,255 a tonne and north Msso to M51,230 while in Sep, south firmed Ms6o to M51,250 and central traded
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      COPPER
      31 23 LONDON: Copper prices on Wednesday (previous in brackets): Wirebars Spot buyers £1070.00 (£1066.50); sellers £1070.50 (£1067.50); Three Months buyers £1097.00 (£1094.00); sellers £1097.50 (£1095.50). Market tone: Steadier Sales: 16,650 tonnes.
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      179 23 THE Straits tin price in Penang yesterday rose two cents to M530.23 a kilo, but remained within the ITA lower range of M529.15 to M532.06. Support by the buffer stock manager, again the main buyer, accounted for the rise, with higher overnight London advices aiding sentiment. Small demand
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      121 23 PRODUCE Exchange, Singapore, noon closing prices per lit kg yesterday: Coconut oil: Bulk fob $135.00 nominal sellers, old drum (in second hand drum) fob $148.00 nominal sellers, new drum fob $152.00 nominal sellers. Copra: Mixed (loose) $80 nominal buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob Asta NLW $347.50 sellers,
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      GOLD
      193 23 THE KILOBAR market for gold deliverable in Singapore opened at $29,020 and closed at $29,060 yesterday. In the Far East, gold opened at U*****.00/422.50 before trade house buying brought it to the day's high of 422.50/422.90. It closed the morning session at 422.40/422.90. The market reopened at 422.25/422.75, but
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      34 23 Tues Mon New York 12.628 12.648 12.67S 12.69S Zurich 12.668 12.538 12.71S 12.58S Wed Tues Singapore unav 12.738 unav 12.80S Closing prices in US dollars a troy ounce. Source: Credit Solase, S'pore.
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      Money and exchange
      601 23 THE US/Sing dollar opened at 2.1275/90 and firmed to 2.1345 before closing at 2.1340/50. Trading was brisk with very keen buying interest. Against other currencies, the US dollar was relatively quiet, with the market seeking new directions. The US DM opened at 2.6375 85 and firmed up
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      Discount
      46 23 RANGE of prices offered by discount houses on Aug 24: Overnight: 3 Call deposits: 2 3 Source: National Discount Co. Closing Buying Selling 3-month Treasury bills 2 9/16 2 7/16 3-month Bank bills 7V* 7** 3 months CD 615/16 613/16 6 months CD 7% 7Vv
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      40 23 5 pm Interbank rates for Singapore dollars on Ang 25: Offer Bid Overnight 7 I*4 1 month 6 s 6'/2 2 months 6V 8 6 3 4 3 months 6 7 6 3 Overnight mode 5 1 2
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      24 23 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers Is 9.13 per cent.
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      New York
      436 23 TECHNOLOGY and aerospace issues fell sharply on Wednesday as the stock market drifted lower on continued light trading volume and investors remained on the sidelines amid scepticism over interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which retreated 10.26 points on Tuesday, fell to around 1184.35, down about 8.5.
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      327 23 Mltsub Heavy 449 +242 Mitsui Co 373 +1 Mitsui Shlpbldg 158 +1 Mitsui Smelting 570 -16 Mltsukoshl 341 -1 Mitsumi 900 -15 Murata Mfg 2400 unch Nlkko Sec 430 -6 Nip Elec 1490 -10 Nip Light 330 unch Nip Oil 930 +5 Nip Steel 162 -3 Nip Yusen 233
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      90 23 Oriental B 0.021 -0.002 Phil Overseas 0.014 -0.001 Phllex B 0.1950 -0.01 Plcop B Pioneer PLDT 37.50 -0.5 Podco B 0.0016 unch Pogel 0.001 unch San Miguel B 22 unch Seafront 0.0036 -0.0004 Slme Darby 14 unch Surlgao Con B 0.03 unch Uslphll 3.85 unch Vulcan Pesos Acoje Mining
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      297 23 Cents INDUSTRIALS A C I 161 1 A N I 280 -8 A P M 220 unch Aberfoyle 900 -20 Age 230 unch Alliance Oil Allied Mill 210 +5 Ampol Exp 320 unch Ampol Pet 165 +2 Anz 485 -3 Ashton 150 unch Assoc Pulp Paper B HP 1130
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      128 23 Bahts IAokham Thai Asia Fibre Ayuthaya Inv. And Trust 135 -2 Bangkok Bank 272 -2 Bank Of Ayudhaya Ltd 152 unch Bata Shoe 284 -16 Berll Jucker 429 unch Charoong Thai Wire Firestone First Trust Goodyear Industrial Finance Corp 152 -1 Jalaprathan Cement... 185 -4 Maboonkhrong 129 -2 Metal
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      249 23 Hutchison 13.00 +0.1 Intl City 0.57 unch Jardlne Math 13.00 unch Jardlne Sec 9.35 +0.15 Ka Wah Bank 1.75 +0.01 KMB 7.00 +0.1 Lane Crawford 7.40S unch New Town 0.68N New World 3.10 Ocean Land 2.208 -005 Orient Oseas Cont 2.875 -0.025 Oseas Trust Bank 3.75 -0.05 Paul Y
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      168 23 Kbb 24.20 -0.7 KLM 149.50 -U Meneba 73.00 -2.3 Naarden 38.70 -1.1 National Ned 153.50 -1.7 Nedlloyd 89.50 -2 Nmb 147.00xd -3 Oce Grlnten 208.50 -2 Ommeren 27.00 -0.5 Pakhoed 56.40 -8.6 Parlsbas Pech Philips 44.40 -02 Rebeco 310.00 -0.5 Robento 191.10 +0.6 Rodamco 133.90 +0.1 Rollnco 303.00 +1
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      193 23 Sandoz Reg 2125 -20 Sulzer Pc 250 -10 Sulzer Reg 1600 unch Swiss Bank Br 311 -1 Swiss Bank Corp Reg 236 unch Swiss Re-Insur Reg 3220 -10 Swiss Re-Insur Br 6900 unch Swissair Br 845 unch Swissair Reg 710 -5 Union Bank Of Swltz. Br 3250 -30 Union
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    659 23 STOCK prices were mostly firm yesterday but off the highs with trading quiet ahead of the UK Bank Holiday weekend, dealers said. At 3pm, the Financial Times was up 1.4 points at 718.0. Britoil was unchanged at 240 after reporting a pre-tax profit of £275 million, having touched 254
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    51 23 H.K.HANG SENG Thursday ..981.91 Wednesday 982.18 Week Ago 1000.90 AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIALS Thursday 844.3 Wednesday 848.4 Week Ago 827.6 ALL ORDINARIES Thursday 697.7 Wednesday 708.4 Week Ago 685.3 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 716.6 Tuesday 724.0 Week Ago 736.0 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 1184.25 Tuesday 1 192.89 Week Aga
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      398 23 TIENTSIN CARPETS EXHIBITION SALE CHINA NATIONAL NATIVE PRODUCE AND ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS IMPORT AND EXPORT CORPORATION TIANJIN CARPET BRANCH PRODUCTION LARGEST SELECTION AT LOWEST PROMOTIONAL PRICES SINGAPORE CONFERENCE HALL EXHIBITION HALL AUGUST 26-29 (Fri-Mon) 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. f I 1 M la «}f I VJ^Vp <^> 1 \Ksli ftO
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      448 25 YAOHAN ORCHARD Camera Watch Counter Basement 1 supermarket BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND NOW $19, $29, $39, $49, $59, $69 CO d'»9 |ta^3 nurcha sed Hurry! While Stocks Last Many New Models to Choose From 1U fore verv p Come Early and Choose the Best 1 Year Guarantee L ■r*iL'rj 1
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      534 26 18 Home Furniture/ Furnishing 30% OFF on all exclusively imported brass beds prices from as low as $600 8 designs to choose from available in single, queen king sizes available in a choice of all brass, white brass, black brass and pinewood brass matching bedside tables, dressing tables, stools and
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      271 26 toil: ImrUnt Hatter* Senlcei *****21 *****90 Showroom 349 Geyteng Road Singapore 1438 Actual working units for testing Shower Tray, Bath Tub and Bathroom accessories also available. AIRCON SPECIAL OFFER: Just $75 per month x 12 instalments, you can own a brand new Hitachi or Sanyo 1 hp room airconditioner. National
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      314 26 24 Garage Sale EXPAT MOVING. 1 set kitchen cupboard in solid teak, top bottom 8' long. 2 teak sideboard. 1 pair teak bedside stand. 8 wooden dining chairs. 3 comfortable cane armchair and 1 settee. Assorted curtain set, clothing, fan and other miscellaneous items. No. 8 Ruby Road, tel: *****49
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      325 26 BALLY CASUALS TO CLEAR AT $75/- PER PAIR t. SIZES AVAILABLE FROM 8 12 AT #02-15, PLAZA SINGAPURA 68 ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE 0923. GOLF MEMBERSHIP (CHANGI) for sale $15,000 only inclusive of transfer fees. Ring Jimmy *****92/3. GRAUPNER BRAND NEW radiocontrolled Rowdy Baya (Buggy), petrol motor and accessories included. Tel:
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      327 26 28 Health Centres/ Massage SPECIALIST HEALTH SALON 277 Orchard Road, #03-29/30, Specialist Centre (0923). Tel: *****39, *****66 ext 145, Massage Sauna Bath Opens daily from 10am to 11pm. CAESAR HEALTH PALACE 81-01 Golden Mile Tower Beach Road. Massage, Sauna and Steam. (Open daily 10.00am 11. 00pm). Tel: *****80/*****81. GREAT EASTERN
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      386 26 TRENDSETTERS: EXPERIENCE THE difference. London qualified stylists offer $39 ladies' perm. $12 gent's cut. *****70. Trendsetters welcome freelance hairstylists. CHEZ HAIR UNISEX requires models for advanced students supervised by Phillip and Florence. Tel: *****51/*****13 MORRIS MASTERCLASS. Models required for cutting/ perming/ colouring by advanced students. For appointment call *****07 PIVOT
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      731 26 RATES: Ordinary 00 per word (Mm $1 5 00) Z $18.00 per col cm semi-Display (Mm. $54.00 Stroits Times) $18.50 per col. cm. (Mm. $55 50 Sunday Times) $22.50 per col cm Dl$ P la (Mm. $67 50 Stroits Times) $23. 12 per col. cm. (Min. $69.36 Sunday Times) Box
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      669 26 CLASSIFICATION GROUP A Entertainment Food guide B Personal Services Merchandise C Business To Business 0 Employment E Vehicles Boats F Accommodation Properties G Travel Guide H Education Instruction 1 Announcements J Obituaries ■By EXACTLY A HUNDRED years KW^ ago today, the Volcano of B|;\a Krakatoa erupted and the i fffc
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      461 26 50 Office Equipment/ Supplies Introducing the new AttradhNHy Owigned TextVWbl* Clioice of 60 different Stamp Holder sizes EURAMCO PTi LTD Instatf*'* 24 Hours Rubber Stamp Service 1 Colombo Court #02-07 North Bridge Road, Singapore 061 7. Tel: *****65. Telex: RS ***** SI RAM FOR SALE 1 Unit Gakken Stencil Scanning
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      564 27 53 Computer 53 Computer Products/Services Products/Services SBBS2OOBS B "COMMODORE 64 SSSS TRADE IN REFUND TRADE IN YOUR OLD COMPUTER (OR VIDEO GAME). TRADE UPTOARIAL COMPUTER. THE COMMODORE 64. LAST WEEK! VALID FROM 1 883 TO 3 1 383 SPECIAL DISCOUNT OFFER For Apple //e, basts Medfly and Casio FPIOOO Business
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      629 27 55 Commercial Vessels: Sale/Charter TUGS a BARGES For charter/tale Tugs 315 Hp, 420 Up, 630 Hp, 840 Hp, 1200 Hp. Utility tug 2000 Hp. Barges 120' x 40' x B'. 150' x 50' x 10'. 180' x 50' x 10'. 230' x 60' x 14'. Call: *****55. 1 UNIT FIBREGLASS
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      799 27 NEW ZEALAND AGENT looking (or small hand tools, giftware agencies for N.Z. market. Representative may be contacted at Mandarin Hotel August 29. Steve Isbey of Aerial Distributors. SPECIAL OFFER AND great discount for cosmetic from New York. Wholesale and retail both welcome. 101 Upper Cross Street, »02-51 People's Park Centre,
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      531 27 An expanding company involved in sales and service of marine communication equipment and navigation aids, invites applications for the following positions: 1) SERVICE ENGINEER Qualifications Experience: Diploma in Electronic Engineering or equivalent Have experience in the repair and maintenance of SSB, VHF transmitter, receiver, radar, gyro compass and auto pilot
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      441 27 AN ESTABLISHED LOCAL electrical company has vacancy for: Marketing Engineer with electrical diploma or C&G level. Salary will commensurate with qualifications and experience. Apply to: ST. Box A*****, 390 Kim Seng Road, S'pore 0923. LAW FIRM REQUIRES a Legal Assistant with some experience in Litigation. Salary will commensurate with qualifications
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      562 27 h) EDP b) EDP SCIENTEK COMPUTER A Subsidiary of a regional high tech Organisation distributing scientific and business computer, semi conductor equipment and related products is seeking qualified candidates for the following posts: SOFTWARE MANAGER ($40,000 to $50,000 per annum) University graduate in Computer Science or Business Administration. 5 years
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      579 27 ACCOUNTS CLERKS Salary negotiable up to $700. Candidates will be required to assist in accounts department. Good GCE 'A' level certificate LCC Higher Accounting preferred e 2/3 years experience. Preferably exposed to computerised accounting systems e Ability to communicate and work independently INVENTORY CLERK Salary negotiable up to $700. The
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      150 27 r,i4»n.wiim KESTRONICS (S) PTE LTD requires GCE 'O' level Minimum 1 year's working experience Must have some clerical experience Ability to type accurately Salary negotiable Please call personally or send resume together with recent photograph and contact telephone number to: THE INTERNATIONAL SALES MANAGER 1090 Lower Delta Road #06-01 to
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      433 27 Food processing company in Jurong requires a Telephone Operator /Receptionist Applicants should have: GCE/0' Level Typing 35 wpm Age 22 and above At least 1 year's experience on PABX switchboard Must be mature with good telephone voice and pleasant personality Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience of the successful applicant.
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      326 28 66 Situations Vacant d) Secretarial Clerical requires JUNIOR SECRETARY OCE'O' level. Oood command of English. At least 1 year's working experience. Typing and Shorthand speed of 35 and 80 w p.m. respectively. Please reply stating qualifications, experience, current and expected salary together with recent photograph and contact number to: THE
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      604 28 MITSUMI i CO (PTE) LTD urgently requires 5-day week Female Clerk Completed secondary four Age below 25 years Able to type and converse fluently Please call personally at: No. 12 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park Park II Singapore 2056 Bus Service no. 263 A 267 We have immediate vacancies for
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      604 28 Transportation and Forwarding Company requires: CUSTOMER SERVICES OFFICER The Job: Responsible in servicing clients requirements and detailed follow-up in scheduling with the Operations Department. Requirement*: e Mature and pleasant personality e GCE O' level e Preferably with Class 3 driving licence e Ability to communicate effectively with people of all
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      562 28 f 1 FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERK required urgently by a large property management organisation. Requirements are:- (iC'E'O' level. IX'CI bookkeeping. Able to type. Minimum I year experience. Interested applicants, please cal *****44 lor immediate interview. ACCOUNTS OFFICER An established supplier of building materials requires an experienced individual to supervise the companies
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      553 28 Trading and Manu^ facturing Company has immediate vacancy for: ACCOUNTS CLERK (Female) OCE-O' level. Practlr.il knowledge of slmpli accounts. Able to type. Interested, please tel: *****51 l (or appointment i A A Urgently Required i EXPERIENCED < ♦TELEX OPERATOR j for International Money Broker f Good speed and accuracy. <
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      550 28 GENERAL CLERK (Female) For Car Showroom at Upper Bukit Timah Pleasant personality GCE 'O' level with minimum 2 years experience e Ability to type e Knowledge of Mandarin an advantage Please apply in writing with detailed resume and passport-size photograph UKHong Seh Motors Pte Ltd 10, Fourth Lok Yang Road
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      738 28 FEMALE GENERAL CLERKS urgently required English educated Able to speak simple Mandarin e Able to type School leavers are welcome Salary $350 Please call personally or write to: CHC INDUSTRIES PTE LTD 110 EUNOS AVENUE 7 SINGAPORE 1440 TEL: *****55 GENERAL CLERK/ TYPIST required immediately by well established American firm
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      947 28 TEMPORARY OPERATE. PERMANENT Female General clerk require by a Electrical Trading Company. Preferably with good hand writing Able to handle telephone call. Interested applicants contact tel: Miss l,im *****28. *****08 TYPIST REQUIRED BY U.S. Trading firm. Able to type at least 50 wpm and operate telex machine (OKI ER34). Good
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      544 28 ACCOUNTS TYPIST REQUIRED by European Company In Jurong. Able to type accurately 30-35 wpm Call 2S6ISBS COMPUTER COMPANY REQUIRES female General Clerk Experience not required Please rail: *****52 ENGINEERING FIRM AT Buklt Merah Central requires, a Receptionist cum Typist. Call *****2" for an interview FEMALE GENERAL CLERK required. Knowledge of
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      521 28 wm m* HAGEMEYER ELECTRONICS (S) PTE LTD SALES REP Requirements •Secondary 2 onwards •Few years' experience in sales •Experience in distribution of LP Gas related products or electrical durables •Male 22 to 35 We offer •Attractive commission •Competitive starting salary •Transport allowance •5-day week •2'/2 months bonus •Other fringe benefits
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      623 29 e) Sales e) Sales fF= um| ll=. We are a diversified company and is expanding in our business activities. We invite suitable candidates to take up the following positions:— 1. SALES EXECUTIVES (Warehousing System) Responsibility: Field Sales in Singapore Market Development Prepare quotation and specifications Technical presentation Requirements: Applicants should
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      169 29 A fast expanding group requires: SALES REPRESENTATIVES At least 1 year's experience in sales and distribution of consumer products. e Class 3 driving licence, company vehicle provided. Terms of employment include an attractive salary, personal and career development and competitive fringe benefits. Interested applicants, please call personally al> 22, PASIR
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      611 29 Has Immediate vacancies for: FEMALE SALES PROMOTERS To be stationed at Yaohan Thomson and Buklt Timah Must be able to converse in English Experience not necessary as training will be provided Attractive salary and commission Interested please call personally at: PAN FASHION PTE LTD 80 GENTING LANE GENTING BLK #04-04
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      816 29 EXECUTIVE MANAGER (MALE/ female) required immediately by American Franchise company to organise direct .sales Candidates must have valid driving licence Have a successful track record in recruiting, training and developing sales thru personal teameffort P Preference will be given to those with party-plan direct selling experience. Selected person can enjoy
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      367 29 SALES PROMOTERS REQUIRED urgently. Call at Joinmore, Hooin 702, Choon Bee Building. Beside Odeon *****64. SALES ASSISTANT WANTED Flense call personally at -02-99 Lucky Plaza. Orchard Road, S'pore 0923. WITH YOUR FREE time, sell our Japanese purses win a free trip overseas, high commission plus bonus. Tel: *****80. *****76. EXPERIENCED
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      458 29 I PRECISION CARBIDE I TOOLING PTE. LTD. We are a stable, progressive and PERSONNEL ORIENTED COMPANY. Join us for a SATISFYING CAREER For Appointment please call: *****81 2 52 Kallang Bahru #01-14 15 Singapore 1233. MOTOR LEASING I COACHBUILDERS PTE LTD Sj urgently require: I DRAUGHTSMAN/ I DRAUGHTSWOMAN Able to
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      386 29 Ia New but Professionally I managed civil engineering building construction and development firm situated ■at Hougang has the follow- I ing vacancies:- I I Applicants should possess a I polytechnic diploma in Building or Civil Engineer- ing and should have at least 1 year experience. Duties shall cover tendering I
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      617 29 urgently requires Shift Technicians (Male) e Min. Sec 4 qualification Experience not necessary e Age 16 -25 yrs old e Completed N.S. e 5 days week e Able to work on 3 rotating shift e Able to commence work immediately Interested applicant please call with your NRIC and relevant document
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      675 29 GRANDLUXE requires PRINTING APPRENTICE The training scheme is of 3 years on-the-job training at factory day-release training 1 day per week) at Baharuddin Vocational Institute, leading to the award of the Certificate of competency in NTC 2 Off-set printing Preferably with secondary education Completed NS. Benefits: 5-day week. Increment afur
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      616 29 An Expanding Building Construction Firm requires: SITE FOREMAN 1 e 3 years experience on site Bilingual in English and Mandarin Holding Class 3 driving licencH e Able to work independently Interested applicants please call personally at: NO 866A, UPPER BUKIT TIMAH 10 M.S. SINGAPORE 2367 TEL: *****54/6 Established Construction Firm
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      568 30 Production g) Production g) Production ~H PHILIPS I We take care of you Join PHI LI PS today as Female Production Operators 1 /^ZXgartinq pay And now you can I choose to work in any ot I the following shrfte:- 1 OaY shift (5-dayweeK); 2 rotating shrfts I Attractive shift
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      404 30 NANOTEK ELECTRONICS (PTE) LTD has immediate vacancies for the following positions: Possess secondary education and pre- i ferabhy from Technical or Science stream •Mo experience required s Opportunity to be trained in photo- I graphic arts 1 Age 18 and above Minimum secondary 2 Some experience in QC of production
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      36 30 LIGHT WIREWARE FACTORY requires Male or Female Production Workers. Call personally at: Blk. 14. Hou Gang Avenue 7, 01-561. Tel: *****11. A JAPANESE FIRM in Kallang Buhru requires Production Workers urgently. Interested please ring: *****11 2.
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      448 30 FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS UPON YOUR YUIC 1 CONFIRMATION J t^JSYOURS f 2?T^Sx AN EXTRA SlOO FOR f^Jrt U^^^vEVERY CONFIRMED I/^m fi?:%V RECOMMEND. YOU CAN EARIT^fe/ GOOD WAGES AND ENJOY MORE MONEY yttmS^"^ 2 INCREMENTS PER YEAR 13th MONTH PAY IJ^^^i^X* MATERNITY ALLOWANCE *L ATTENDANCE BENEFIT WIHFP'^ SHIFT ALLOWANCE BETTER BENEFITS
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      484 30 You get more for a day's work at: mpsa PRODUCTION OPERATORS up to $450 p.m. g.C. INSPECTORS up to $500 p.m. Choice of permanent 2nd/3rd shifts In addition you'll get benefits like: Increment after probation of 6 weeks Twice yearly increment Attractive shift allowance Transport allowance Refreshment allowance Savings scheme
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      376 30 A leading plastic company I manufacturing injection moulded parts requires: Completed National Service Salary above $400/ Training will be provided Malaysians are also Welcome Age above 16 years old I Physicaly fit Above 16 years of age Permanent afternoon shift Secondary Education Permanent afternoon and night shifts Night shift allowance:
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      455 31 g) Production An electronic firm requires: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR e Technician Diploma in Electronie/Klectrical Engineering Minimum 3 years' experience in supervisory position Candidate who does not possess a Technician Diploma but have wide supervisory experience in a similar environment may also be considered e Preferably with driving licence and residing at
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      422 31 I WALK-IN INTERVIEW I I Tomorrow between 9am to lpm j JW^^ mm^ Tat Lee Building M W> 06-01 63 Market Street \f J om^m i Singapore 0104 XX Tel: *****4 5& I Eastern Is I industries I lin its expansion programme to enhance its role in the upgrading lof
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      251 31 (AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS) Applications are invited for the following positions: FEMALE Q.A. INSPECTORS Minimum secondary 2 Able to read and write English Able to do simple addition and subtraction Possess good visual skills Experience is essential Successful candidates will be required to inspect componenu HANDYMEN Required to deliver parts to production
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      454 31 requires NIGHT SHIFT PACKERS Male Singapore Citizen Between 18 and 35 years of age Completed full-time National Service Physically fit Have a working knowledge in English Starting salary: $330 or more $380 or more for those with NS Other attractive benefits include night allowance, overtime and a minimum annual bonus
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      492 31 We are a leading furniture manufacturer in Singapore and seek suitably qualified and experienced personnel to fill the following positions ASSISTANT INDUSTRIAL NURSE must be State Registered Nurse must be able to work on 2 rotational shifts e 1/2 years experience as Industrial Nurse would be an advantage CARPENTERS e
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      462 31 Immediate vacancies for: PRODUCTION CLERK (Female) 17-25 years old e GCE O' level e Able to type ELECTRICIANS NTC 3 with 1-2 years experience Those without NTC but with experience will also be considered e Able to perform shift duties MAINTENANCE FITTERS NTC 3in Maintenance Fitting e 1-2 years working
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      414 31 We are a Leisure Restaurant I Complex in Jurong. Due to our I expansion, we invite suitably I qualified applicants for the following positions e Pleasant personality. e Secondary education. e Willing to perform night shift. e Experience not necessary. e Pleasant personality, e Secondary education, e Willing to perform
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      447 31 js] We have immediate vacancies for the following posts: CLERK/ CASHIER (Jurong) GCE O' Level preferably with credits in English and Maths Typing speed of 35 w. p.m. Able to converse in various local Chinese dialects MECHANICS (Bukit Timah, Thomson, Bedok and Jurong) NTC 2/3 theory/practical, VITB or equivalent e
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      482 31 IHIMQ COUKT HOTCL Urgently Requires 1) Lounge Waitress Height 1 61m Pleasant disposition Knowledge of cocktail drinks 2) Housemen/Housemaids 3) Wash-up Maids 4) Kitchen Porters 5) Waiters/ Waitresses 6)Waitresses (Chinese Rest.) **7)Bellhop BJLinen Maid We offer- Free Meals Free Uniform Medical Benefits (Sick, Hospitalisatlon Leave etc.) 'Free SATA Insurance Scheme
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      525 32 I) Miscellaneous Malaysia Urgently requires A) HEAD BARMAN Completed Secondary Education with good command of English Experience in supervisory capacity and 2 years relevant working experience preferred Good knowledge in Bar Operations Possess tact and diplomacy B) JUNIOR HOUSEKEEPER Secondary Education in the English Stream 2— 3 years supervisory experience
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      565 32 A well established construction company invites suitably qualified persons for the posts of: A) ACCOUNTS/ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK Pre-requisites: e GCE "O" level e Knowledge of Chinese, written and spoken e LCCI Bookkeeping Intermediate e Knowledge of commercial correspondence e Preference will be given to those with relevant experience B) ASSISTANT QUANTITY
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      514 32 PINT ANG TIMUR RESTAURANT A newly opened Indonesian restaurant requires Malay staff to fill in the following posts: 1. SUPERVISORS 2. ASSISTANT COOKS 3. WAITERS/ WAITRESSES 4. KITCHEN HELPERS 5. DISPENSERS 6. DRIVER Those interested please come personally today at: #03-11 (Temporary Office) Far East Plaza Scotts Road between 9a.m.
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      568 32 WICKMAN TOOLING A ENGRG PTE LTD requires: GENERAL CLERK GCE 'O' level in English. Knowledge of simple accounts. Preferably those living in the west coast region. MALE/FEMALE TOOL A CUTTER GRINDER Operate Wickman optical and deckel tools and cutter grinders. NTC or VITB Certificate. Experience desired but inhouse training will
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      626 32 We are a leading approved lATA Cargo Agent looking for suitably qualified candidates to fill the following positions due to expansion: 1) CARGO HANDS A DRIVERS e Prepared to do shift duties, e Physically fit. e Knowledge of simple English. 2) DESPATCH RIDER e Knowledge of simple English. e Must
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      499 32 An expanding Trading Company requires urgently an EXPERIENCED DELIVERY CLERK CUM DRIVER With Class 3 driving licence. Interested applicants please call personally at: 50 Kallang Bahru #06-22 Singapore 1233 Or tel: *****88. A trading company has vacancy for a DRIVER CUM DELIVERY MAN Interested parties, please call tel: *****33 for
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      783 32 REQUIRED EXPERIENCED DELIVERY CUM DRIVER CLERKS Please call at: 146, OWEN ROAD SINGAPORE 0821 Required Immediately DELIVERY BOY Contact: *****77 Miss Goh SECURITY GUARD urgently required by Shipyard in Jurong Tel: *****01 for interview. SECURITY GUARDS required at Chen Yuen Apartment Interested applicants, please call personally at: 97 Market Street
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      1026 32 COMGUARDS REQUIRES SECURITY Guards for 8-hour shifts at Orchard Road and Katong areas. Apply personally with 5 passport photos at #04-08, Orchard Towers, 400 Orchard Road. Tel: *****14/*****37. DUNLOP HAS VACANCIES for Store and Delivery Male Operatives. Starting gross pay $380. Those interested please call personally at: 247, Alexandra Road
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      649 32 WANTED LABOURER. WITH Class 3 licence is an advantage. Apply personally at: 71, Telok Ayer Street, tel: *****85/ *****25. WANTED EXPERIENCED. CAREFUL and hardworking Van Driver. Phone for interview at tel: *****72/*****64. WORKER WANTED. Applicants with class 2 and 3 licence preferred. Interested please call: *****46/ *****63. CLINIC NURSE WANTED
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      479 32 (member of Ruby Group) A reliable rental service for cars, pick-ups chauffeur-drive Tel: *****26/*****39 SUNRISE CAR RENTALS (PTEILTO 109 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 0922 Ov«r 40% discount on monthly rental. Daily rat* Datsun 1 20YGL $4040 Corolla OX $50.00 Corona 1600 c.c. $*M» Cressida $80.00 12-seater passenger $90.00 Toyota Liteace
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      807 33 73 Vehicles Accesso- 73 Vehicles Accesso- 73 Vehicles Accesso- 73 Vehicles Accessories/Maintenance ries/Maintenance ries/Maintenance ries/Maintenance ■P-' "-^d| B RUSTPROOFING YOUR NEW CAR? r^imM*^- GET SOUND SHIELD FREE! WJtj£7? XJ Available only from POLYGLYCOAT USA \&1ml fl!A SOUND SHIELD THE QUIET ONE! W£j Tested proven to reduce road noise by as
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      686 33 c) Datsun/Nlssan SEPT. '80 SECOND Owner, well maintained Datsun 200L (parf). Aircon, radio/cassette, fully automatic. $20,500 Tel: *****64. Pager *****55. Thomas Yap. 1973 DATSUN 20OL Private registration. Non PARF, alrcond, power windows. Pioneer system, new paintwork, good condition. $4,000 0.n.0. Call: *****77. 1977, DATSUN 100A. Aircond, radio, cassette, 1 year
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      680 33 d) Flat FIAT 131, 1977 Road tax November. In good condition. PARF. Contact Lee, *****64. FIAT 131 SUPER 1980 excellent condition. Aircon, stereo, sunroof, P6 tyres. $23,500. Call *****50 1974 FIAT 124 Special. 1 owner, with aircon, tip-top condition. PARF. $8,500. Joseph: *****33. 1980 FIAT 127 GL. 1 owner, accident
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      580 33 I) Honda 1980 HONDA ACCORD 4-door, 2 owners, aircond, radio cassette, sports rims, power windows, showroom conditon. $24,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****42. 1980 HONDA ACCORD. 1 owner, road tax new, aircon, radio/ cassette, sports rims, good condition. $23,900. Interested, call Mr. Yap *****6. 1980 HONDA CIVIC 2nd generation model. 5-door. Lady
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      649 33 h) Mercedes h) Mercedes Wt BRAND NEW!! *C ONE OWNER, VERY beautiful 1973 Mercedes 200. Seldom used. Boss 2nd car. Only done 60,000 kms. Original condition. Radio cassette. Tax till end December. View: 24, Lorong Pisang Emas, off Chun Tin Road, (2159). ALMOST 1980 MERCEDES 280S automatic. 1 company owner,
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      792 33 78 MERCEDES BENZ 200. Sports rims, aircon, radio, cassette, central locking, power windows, company owner. $44,500. *****44 79 MERCEDES 200, Auto. Private owner, aircond, sports rims, radio cassette, new tax/ tyres. $50,000 negotiable. *****92. 79 MERCEDES 200 aircon, PARF, showroom condition, $52,500. Exchange considered. Instalments. *****98, 642, Geylang Road. 9/'Bl
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      845 33 19/9 COLT SUPfcHSHIf-T 14UU ULX. 5-door. One private owner, alrcond, radio cassette, rust-proof, tax, tyres new. *****85. 1979 COLT SIGMA 2000 (square lamps). Company reg. aircond, cassette. Beautiful condition. $15,900. Tel: *****86. 1979 COLT LANCER 1400 GL aircond, radio cassette, showroom condition, $18,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****00. 1979 COLT SIGMA 1600
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      660 33 |T THE RIGHT CHOICE Appointed Dealer By 1L— J^J?*^MQIQPg_(S) PTJjLLTP_ i| Test-Drive At: VEHITO COMPANY Head Office: 594 Upp. Thomson Rd. 7 Milestone TEL: *****63 Branch-Showroom: 261 Upp. Thomson Rd. B 5' 2 Milestone TEL: *****98 B k) Subaru SELLING CHEAP! '80 Subaru, 2 owners, PARF, aircon, radio/ cassette, beautiful
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      756 33 1) Others AUG 1975 RENAULT 15 TL (2 doors Coupe). 2nd owner. PARF eligible. With aircon, cassette. Accident free. Tip-top condition. $9,300 ono. Tel: *****55 NON-PARF LATE 1974 Volkswagen 1200. Truly fantastic condition Beautiful accessories. 1972. Volkswagen 1300. Best offer. Jurong East Street 21. Bilk 213 Carpark. VAUXHALL VICTOR 2300
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      821 33 ONLY $1,200 OOWNPAYMENT Drive away a 197H Colt van 1400 Passed Inspection Beautiful condition. (*****66) SELLING CHEAP! '80 Suzuki van 550, one owner, perfect condition View: 18 Maju Avenue. Serangoon Garden Estate. 1973 MAZDA VAN 1000. Good condition, passed inspection. $1,900. Tel: *****04/*****01 Mr Lee after 9am 1976 DATSUN PICK-UP
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      621 34 Subaru k) Subaru k) Subaru k) Subaru SUBARU DESIGNED TO MEET YOUR HIGH EXPECTATION IN A CAR TODAY Ij. B^ CALL FOR A SPECIAL DEAL ■■mi Showroom ■k -P i? v^% Singapore Motors Pte Ltd H|L 19, Leng Kee Road, Singapore 0315 B Tel: *****6 m) Commercial m) Commercial m)
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      482 34 78 Scrap Vehicles ALL TYPES OF Scrap good used cars wanted. Good price offered. *****02/*****76 Mr. Toh. BELOW 1600 C.C. scrap car for sale. $7,650 including ROV transfer/ national iron papers. *****2. HIGHEST ATTRACTIVE PRICE for 985 4000 c.c. scrap cars. *****27, night ***** Ricky Tay. SCRAP CAR FOR sale
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      356 34 m) Commercial m) Commercial m) Commercial Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles Delta Petrol Truck Powerful 1994cc petrol engine _JI, il i I tfSS"^!^'' \fc* ™-"v j'! fj"jjjim^*^^^mt*'M ViiM ■■■^i-- i i i ---iis^S {■HI Sin Tien Seng pt Lit< Head Office Kallang Centre 7481 1 66 HH Jurong Centre *****11 Sin Ming
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      223 34 86 Accommodation Vacant a) Houses DIST. 11 Modern designed bungalow, 4 large bedrooms, each with bathroom attached/ servant's, 2 family living rooms, separate living/ dining, all with balconies. Bright kitchen. Large built-in swimming pool/ garden. $8,000. SWISSHOMES *****25/ 6 Dist. 10 Ideal lor Entertainment Cozy single-storey detached admist lushful greenery
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      719 34 86 Accommodation Vacant a) Houses DIST. 10, LARGE, SPACIOUS bungalow, newly renovated in very quiet prestigeous residential area. Private driveway. 3 bedrooms, study, split-level living/ dining. Large terrace. $7,000. Unfurnished. Immediate occupation. Acumen *****22. AN EXECUTIVE DETACHED Bungalow Dist. 21. 3 bedrooms, all aircond, 1 servant's room, very nicely furnished,
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      789 34 "f'i URBAN DEVELOPMENT TnTf" MANAGEMENT CO PTE LTD (UDMC) PROPERTY TO LET I Tenders are invited for the letting of the following I I unfurnished residential property at Gillman I I Estate:- I Double-Storey Tender Deposit Payable I 2 Preston Road $1,500.00 B I The tender will be closed at
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      655 34 I DIST. 5 FABER TERRACE 2 1/2storey, 4 bedrooms, split-level living/ dining. Furnished with aircond. Servant's amenities. Tel: *****93/ *****92. DIST 5 FABER HILLS 2 1/2-storey 6-bedroomed semi-detached, split-level living/ dining, nice matured garden. Partially furnished. Tropical Realty, *****51. EMPEROR PROPERTY OFFERS furnished single-storey/ doublestorey detached bungalows in Dist. 5
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      735 34 HOLLAND ROAD/ WEST Coast/ Siglap double-storey bungalow/ semi-detached, fully furnished $2,600 B&W Realty *****36 HOUSES/ FLATS: Seletar Hills. Bedok. Chargi areas. Prices $1,000 to $2,000 Enquiries: *****19 Sharon LARGE, TASTEFULLY FURNISHED central aircond semi-detached at Apollo Gardens to Let Phone *****34 Strictly Principal only. NEW EXOTIC BUNGALOW With Beautiful landscape
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      574 35 86 Accommodation Vacant b) Apartments APARTMENTS FOR LEASE CLEMENTI PARK CONDOMINIUM -Dirt 21 Brand new ground floor apartment with tennis court, swimming pool and squash courts. 2 bedrooms plus study /utilities or servant's room, 2 bathrooms, living/dining rooms, kitchen and car parking space. Rent: $2,400 HIMIKO COURT -Dirt 10 Brand
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      598 35 APARTMENTS/CONDO FOR LEASE Ardmore Park $5,400 Fernhill Grove $4,000 Elizabeth Tower $4,500 Ridgewood (big terrace) $5,000 Fernhill Court $7,500 Villa d'Este (Dalvey Rd) $8,1 00 APARTMENTS/CONDO FOR SALE Leedon Heights $500,000 upwards Cairnhitl Plaza $1 3M Vista Park $290,000 Mimosa Park $500,000 Mount Faber Lodge $750,000 Draycott Tower $880,000 Shelford
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      566 35 Westwood Apt $6,000 White House Park $6,500 Leonie/ Beverly Mai $5,000 Himiko Court $3,500/ $4,000 Watten Estate $2,300/ $4,000 Corona Ville $3,800 Sheltord Apt $4,500 Pandan Valley $2,800/ $3,500 Brookvale $4,000 Faber Garden $2,700 Many other localities. *****21 (5 LINES) DIST 5 WEST COAST Park luxurious furnished condominium apartment. Area
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      923 35 DIST. 20 LAKEVIEW APARTMENT, overlooking greenery/ MacRitchie Reservoir, 3 bedrooms/ servant's, washing machine, furnished $2000. Uist. 12 beautiful 3bedroomed maisonette, partially furnished $1900 Homer *****08. DIST. 3 KIM TIAN Road (King's flat), newly painted. Ist floor walk-up flat with 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen and bathroom/ toilet $800 unfurnished. Contact: Eastern
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      859 35 WOODSVILLE VICINITY! New apartment with 3 lovely bedrooms. $1,500. Changi Condominium with tennis court, 5 mins to Beach $1,500. SunMark: *****04. AAE OFFERS: FURAMA Towers, Grange Heights, Tomlinson, Singapore Mansion, Ridgewood, Hin Seng Garden. $2,900 $4,600. *****72/*****01. A BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED 3bedroomed apartment Off Orchard Road, tastefully furnished, $1,900 only. Tropical
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      912 35 TANGLIN VICINITY APARTMENT amidst lustilul greenery 3 bedrooms, brand new furnishings. $3,200 inclusive. Swansea Homes *****11. UPPER THOMSON GREENMEADOWS lower maisonette. 3 airconditioned bedrooms, fully furnished with private garden. $2,000. *****86. WAREHOUSE CUM OFFICE at Lorong 17, Geylang. 24 units apartment at Guillemard Road, Lorong 30 and 32, Geylang for
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      855 35 LOOKING FOR A flat mate for your downtown apartment till end October '83? Call Greg, *****11 ext. 113 (office); *****61 (residence) OPPOSITE GOLDHILL SQUARE, Walk-Up Apartment share with Expatriate/Furnished Bedroom. Cooking/Free Parking. $500. *****04. PROFESSIONAL SEEKS EXPATS to share fully furnished apartment in district 9, short or long term. Interested
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      544 35 ROOM REQUIRED URGENTLY around Orchard area. $400. Call *****93 June ROOMS, FLAT OR House required for rental. Preferably in Dist 3. (all Cecilia. *****66. WE NEED ALL kinds of rooms/ flats for our client's need. For quick tenant, call: *****19 88 Short-term Accommodation (local foreign) CHENG SOON GARDEN doublestorey semi-detached,
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      944 35 Thomson View^feJ Condominium u < JB^kk WtL- ton* Luxurious 2-storey townhouses Beautifully designed with private carporch and garden Spread over 5.6 hectares of elevated ground. With swimming pool, tennis court, squash courts, saunabaths, gynasium, cycling tracks, clubhouse, playground, supermarket, creche, barbeque pits. No Restriction to Foreign Ownership /CS Tat Lee
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      931 36 89 Properties For Sale a) Houses DIST. 15, RESIDENTIAL AREA, beautiful double-storey detached bungalow. 4 bedrooms, study, servant's, matured garden, 7,000 sq.ft. freehold. Vacant possession. $1.2 million. Sime Realty: *****88 DIST. 19, UPPER SERANGOON Road (St. Xavier's Lane), brand new double-storey semi-detach-ed, 4,500 sq.ft., 3 bedrooms/ servant's/ attached bathrooms, freehold,
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      933 36 BUKIT TIMAH PLAZA vicinity. 3 bedrooms, terrace with 2,100 sq.ft. on elevated grounds, facing south. Selling $420,000 only. Contact ERA 466-3366 Benny. DIST 1954, PONGGOL 17TH Ave, rustic single-storey 3-bedroomed home. 6,500 sq.ft. overlooking sea view. $650,000. Goldman Properties: *****66. DIST. 14, BRAND NEW 2 1/2-storey semi-detached. Area 3,500 sq.ft.
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      770 36 DIST. 28, SELETAR HILLS Estate, well kept 2-storey semi-detach-ed. 3,500 sq.ft. 3 bedrooms, servant's, renovated. Tel: *****47. DIST. 21, TOH Yl Drive well renovated double-storey semi-de-tached, 4 bedrooms, 3500 sq.ft., leasehold, $650,000 *****39. DIST. 21, TOH TUCK double-storey corner terrace, extensively renovated, see to appreciate. $660,000 Colliers *****11. DIST. 28,
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      495 36 Hurry take advantage^£&\ ofour favourable prices and move in soon Only X) apartments and 6 penthouses remain at 0((Wl P(U% Freehold land OfP/2// Tfa/tf Excellent in-house facilities. L/^tW£ f U* fy Finance up to 85% of For the best °f V our niirz-Vi^co r»rir*» For enquiries, please call: purchase price.
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      118 36 DISTRICT 15 OCEAN PARK Apartments facing sea, high floor, good orientation at Eucalia Block available. Interested please contact:MISS CHUI *****51. LUXURIOUS PENTHOUSES/ APARTMENTS IN DISTS. 9, 10, 11, 21. Foreigners can buy. WING ON LIFE GARDEN DRAYCOTT TOWERS LUCKY TOWERS VILLA DELLE ROSE e WESTWOOD APARTMENT FUTURA e CHATSWORTH COURT
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      466 36 A GOOD BUY!!! DIST. 10 BEVERLY MAI MAISONETTE Spacious living/dining. 3 bedrooms with attached bathrooms. Central aircond. Swimming pool. $799,000. ADMER REALTY (S) PTE LTD *****66 (5 LINES) City Plaza 2 bedrooms, 893 sq.ft., freehold, vacant possession, $255,000. Dist. 5, Hong Leong Garden Condo, private enclosed garden, 1,712 sq.ft., furnished,
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      862 36 e Future. 3,025 sq.ft. luxurious central aircond, 4 bedrooms, servant's. e Leonie Tower*, Blk. A, 3,270 sq.ft 3 bedrooms, study. Vacant possession. e Pandan Valley Poinsettia, 2,185 sq.ft. 3 bedrooms, servant's. Vacant possession. 3HANG PROPERTIES PTE. LTD TEL: *****85 (5 LINES) MUST SELLII e Mt. Faber Lodge, 2.280 sq.ft. Lower
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      942 36 DIST. 20, FABER GARDEN Brand new 4-bedroomed apartment, freehold, fully furnished, vacant possession, with facilities, sale/ rental. Contact *****28/ *****50 (agent). DIST 2880, MIMOSA PARK. Luxurious corner unit Townhouse. Excellent condominium facilities, superbly renovated. Approximately 3,000 sq.ft. Freehold. $660,000. Practical Housing: *****. DIST. 5, PASIR PANJANG Court Beautifully renovated walk-up
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      932 36 EASTERN LAGOON STUDIO Apartment, Libra block, 726 sq ft type G. Facing pool. $260,000 nett. Distinctive Properties: *****33 ext. 116/ *****15/ *****23. HOLLAND VIEW GROUNDFLOOR 1615 sq.ft. 2 bedrooms, 2 attached baths, completion end '83. $515,000. Ellngton Properties *****22. LEONIE TOWERS, DIST. 9 4-bed-roomed apartment, facing lush tropical greenery. Selling
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      823 36 HOB 3-ROOM BLOCK 126 Toa Payoh. Lorong One. 16th Floor. Facing market, behind future MRTPrlce: $55,000. Contact *****03 Mrs Ho. HOUGANG 5 ROOMED POINT Block, terrazzo throughout, asking: $137,000 negotiable. Loan $74,800. Sky Property, *****94/ *****22 MARINE TERRACE 4-ROOMED high floor, facing sea. Terrazzo flooring, built-in cupboards, kitchen cabinets. $116,000
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      867 37 89 Properties For Sale d) Other Resl Estate BEACH ROAD, OIST. 0718 brand new 6-storey building ideally situated. Office/ showroom cum apartments. Office area approximately 5,500 sq.ft. Apartment area approximately 1,300 sq.ft. each. Central airconditiontng/ lift faclllt'3s. Immediate occupation. Whole brand new building selling at reasonable offer. Enquiries, please phone
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      1232 37 90 Properties Wanted 90 Properties Wanted 90 Properties Wanted A leading development organisation is looking for H development sites in the city area or suburb of Singa- K pore for development of shopping centres or highrise and lowrise condominium, flats, bungalows, semi- |H detached or terrace houses and factories as
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      691 37 92 Warehouses/ 92 Warehouses/ 92 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces Storage Spaces Warehouse. 15% downpayment and |j!yy22u23iEyJ approximately $2 per sq ft Extensive sprinkler system throughout ($21.50 per sq m) per month Complex repayment that starts only Comprehensive fire-fighting equipment. after issue of TOL. wm^mmm&^mm^^ [*****1 U n s can
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      438 37 b) Rental b) Rental We outline below for your consideration a selection of buildings, both inside and outside the CBD, where we currently have accommodation available:FOR LEASE HONGKONG BANK BUILDING, Collyer Quay: The prime financial and business location. A limited number of whole floors (8,901 sq.ft.) 1 and also a
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      509 37 93 Office Spaces 93 Office Spaces 93 Office Spaces a; Saie a) Sale a; Saie MIDUNK PLAZA PRIME OFFICE AND SHOP UNITS FOR SALE OR LEASE i IHy k mWF jm\ Conveniently located in Middle f MmWmm Within walking distance to IB f Sm\ Mm¥ l proposed Rochore MRT station
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      1145 38 b) Rental b) Rental <w i NEE SOON NORTH -i i- NEE SOON south PROPOSED MRT STATIONS f* NOHTH-SOUTH LINE V.OCHUKANG \j>- lAiM«ITUI« I 5 ill ANGMOKIO S 2 I Uuk I=l MAIN DEPOT j/* O /•/'Vosr>^ SANT6NG* <^ir/( //7 TAMPINE S NORTH CMANGI AIRPORT -ss^KT^ Jll#/ now Wllw^ 1
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      750 38 DENMARK HOUSE 2000 sq.ft. available immediately on 9th storey. Tel: *****55. DIST. 1 WING ON Life Building, 665 sq.ft. $4.20 p.s.f. Taba *****51/ 2/3 LESS THAN $1,000 per month in dlst. 10, 7 6. Approximately 350 sq.ft. *****52/3 OFFICE AND TABLE space available with secretarial and admin, services. Tel: *****43.
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      339 38 a) Sale a) Sale Enquiries Bookings: ORCHARD PLACE PTE.LTD. 16 Storey. Far East Shopping Centre. Orchard Road, Singapore 0923 Tel: *****11 (24 lines) b) Rental SUPREME HOUSE OFFICE SPACE 700sq.ft. (65.0m2) 1070 sq.ft. (99.4m2) 1530 sq.ft. (142.2 m2) 2165 sq.ft. (2Q1.2m2) 8312 sq.ft. (772.3m2) MEDICAL SPACE 1070 sq.ft. (99.4m2) SHOP
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      628 38 b) Rental PARAMOUNT SHOPPING CENTRE Available for Rent e Unit #01-07. 310 sq.ft. e Unit #01-08. 310 sq.ft. e Unit #01-09. 310 sq.ft. e Unit #01-10. 310 sq.ft. e Unit #01-13. 310 sq.ft. e Unit #01-14. 310 sq.ft. e Unit #01-24/ 25. 492 sq.ft. Immediate Occupation. For more details, please
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      839 38 b) Rental b) Rental b) Rental %w wanted] 4 imaginative, I creative retailers I Goldhill Square, the professionally managed shopping centre, needs just 4 more retailers to complement the existing I tenant mix. 1 High on our priority list are the following: a premier book store, a men's fashion and
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      454 38 SCHOOL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 8- DAY GENT/PENANG/ CAMERON $199 Dep: 4. 5. 6/9 5-DAY GENT/PENANG/ CAMERON $185 Dep: 4. 5, 6, 7/9 5-DAY HAADYAI/PENANG/ GENT $299 Dep: 3/9 3D4N PENANG KUALA LUMPUR $89 Dep: 8/9 2D3N CAMERON HIGHLANDS A/C $59 Dep: 2. 9/9 2D3N KUANTAN TOUR A/C $59 Dep: 2, 9/9
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      213 39 102 Tours 102 Tours w O c l ifl p) jy 8J ■9 C/3 a> S3 3. \^f* f flf ?ij ft> C ">* 55" I In a) «S»\ \"2L\ I \i&\ I 11 ii««m— a— O \w I \"2f\ \m i i s s^- 1§ K3 <B O 7^l^"
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      876 39 -i -^^S^Lm!^^ _«<i'-/ f) V- B^^^aT^Tii'WaTpnSvff?!*^Ba?l; Phina'c 1 Hongkong, Beijing, Nanjing fMoniralTniir Tfti Tokyo Disneyland. Beijing, V^niMd b Suzhou, Hangzhou, Guilin, m<igiO<ll I UUr I U Nanjing, Wuxi, Suzhou, WSSBBS^^^Sf^^: CenturiGS of Guangzhou (17- 19 days) China and Japan o> >->— t l—- ;i B^^F^TliW'u^i'i'i > aian'!' QnlonHnur Dep 26/8.
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      450 39 ImElw Julm NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA... Featuring The Great Attractions in the South Pacific. Truly a magnificent combination with Ken-Air. North South Island of New Zealand Enjoy New Zealand's Scenic Wonders. Vast alpineland, rolling countryside, spectacular glaciers and lakeside views. Unspoiled, rugged and beautiful... plus the unique cities of Auckland, Christchurch,
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      136 39 J Introducing another iS^l AJ Sr *w| PULa srtin 9 Auckland, Rotorua, Waitomo, Fox Glacier, Rp4 ~v"^ I Wellington, Nelson, Queenstown. TeAnau. Milford ff^i S Tsi/S I Sound, Mi. Cook, Christchurch and many more. p .-T-^l >MflrJl^^i^B C asual carefree economical way of seeing New I' f-wfT^^ i^^^BJß Zealand Luxurious
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      183 39 GREAT BRITAIN IS GREATER WITH RELIANCE if variety is the spice of JCtO#^rVl ttkl^T' British Tourist Authority I++"^*^ Tel 22 ***** 7 U Reliance Travel Agencies (S) Pte. Ltd. WO Clemenceau Avenue tO2W- k 0220. Mezzanine Floor, Singapore Shopping Centre. Singapore 0923 Tel *****55' 20 lines) m IAO9§, Please send
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      588 40 102 Tour* 102 Touri Visit the Cohunu yF to see the swans, <^c^v'>^^l<oalas 1 Kan 9 ar °°s, Citv Sights, vJ^v^^^ei Caballo Blanco, Pioneer Village, Sun City, Altantis Marine Park, Swan River Cruise, Crystal Caves. Package inclusive of: round-trip air fare, accommodation at Sheraton Hotel, transfers and K A a
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      663 40 1 WJSIRAUA,IAHm,AMfRKA &CANADAForSS2,SIT H J*%fr^&jL Wlt*^ Here's a great holiday idea from B 4mH3^^^^Bl^Bf^P Jetabout. For 552,510, you can visit m X-S^T^" jSS^I Australia, Tahiti, America and Canada B fc' *f Wlth the cnoice of combining the 7 w^^\BPlf»L nights accommodation in lor more of W!s y |T» '-Jiß Iwifc'
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      581 40 C G 1984 EXAMINATIONS Last 2 intensive classes j September 1983 (Full/Part Time) CITY& GUILDS OF LONDON C G 747 Certificate in Computer Programming Information Processing. NCC OF LONDON EXAMINATIONS i October 1983 (Part Time) i- NC C Certificate in Systems Analysis TMC COMPUTER SCHOOL I The School is registered
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      123 40 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING COURSES For School Leavers Others Computers Provided for practical training "$3O/- For Day Classes from Monday to Friday CLIFFORD EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE 3545-D, Blk 162, sth Storey Buklt Merah Town Centre Tel: *****90 (8 lines) •Sat 2.00- 5.00pm 27/8 Mon 7.00- 10.00pm 29/8 Thur 7.00-10.00pm 1/9 LEK MENG
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      681 40 SYSTEMATIC BUSINESS TRAINING CENTRE AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY A preview will be given on "How To Become A Computer Professional" through the Australian Computer Society Examination Scheme. Venue: #07-01 Peace Centre (above NTUC), Sophia Road Singapore 0922 Tim*: 3.00p.m. Date: Saturday, 27/8/83 QUEST SPEAKER: SECRETARY ACS Phone early for reservations. CONTACT
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      717 40 WE OFFER TUITION Service to students at all levels. Contact *****76 112 Commercial H !H! MAGISTER STUDIES CENTRE Conwioficino, in S#ptofnb#r LCCI Subject A Diploma Court** Accounting. Management AccountIng. Costing. Auditing. Business Statistics. Commercial Law. Company Law. General Principles of Law. Principles of Management. Economics Book-keeping English for Commerce (A.M/P.M
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      502 40 LCC1 1964 EXAMINATIONS HIGHER STAGE GROUP DIPLOMA In MARKETING/ PUBLIC RELATIONS 1 Frl 6.30-9 X)pm 26/08 2) Mon 6 30-9 30pm 19/09 PLEASE EIROL EARLY BMC COMMERCIAL TRAINING CENTRE Blk 162 (next to Regal Theatre) #03-3545 Buklt Merah Town Centre Tel *****11/*****12/*****13 *****12/*****26 NEW CLASSES G.C.E. "A" LEVEL GENERAL PAPER
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      146 41 CHEW BOON POH AGE: 83 Patted away peacefully on 25/8/83 leaving behind: Sont: Chew Lye Kiat Alan Chew Lye Soon Daughtera: Chew Ah Ding Molly Chew Lucy Chew Oaughtert-in-law: KliooNyaChik Maggie Chan Bess Soh Sona-in-law: Yeo Yen Chye Mak Kok Chap Tan Huah Chin 23 Grand Children, 5
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      235 41 MR SEOW WHAY KIM Aged 69 pasted away peacefully on 24th August 1983 Deeply mourned by family. Cortege leaves 5, Robin Road, Singapore 1025, on Sunday at 12 noon for Bright Hill Cremal torium. Cable received from Murukumpuzha, Kerala, that Mr. Lao J. Paraira, father of Nicol Pereira
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      179 41 141 Deaths 141 Deaths PATRICIA LEE MEI LING MOST BELOVED DAUGHTER OF MR AND MRS LEE KIP LEE AND SISTER OF DICK, JOHN, PETER AND ANDREW CORTEGE WILL LEAVE 6, BINJAI RISE ON SATURDAY 27TH AT 2PM FOR THE MT. VERNON CREMATORIUM. NO WREATHS PLEASE. ALL DONATIONS TO SINGAPORE CHESHIRE
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      59 41 The Family Of The Late MADAM S. DAMAYANTHI Departed on 12th Aug. '83 wish to thank relatives and friends for their kind assistance, condolence, donations and attendance during their recent bereavement. The Athma Shanti Poojai shall be held on Sunday 28th August '83 at 7.00p.m. at Sivan Temple
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      115 41 In Everlasting Memory of: JOHN ANG SWEE TECK Departed 26th August 1979 Someday somewhere, The joy we had in him Will be renewed For all eternity. Dearly missed and remembered by: Wife, family and relatives. In Loving Memory Of MR. WONG AH KOW Departed 26.8 82 'Thou
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      149 41 TAN LIP BOON Departed: Chinese calender 7th moon eighteenth day (August 13, 1976) Called to eternal reel 7 year* ago fond memories still remain. Sadly missed by wife, sons, daughters, daughter-in-law, sons-in-law, granddaughters A grandsons. IN LOVING MEMORY OF MR. LOH HENG KIT Departed 26.8.81 To us
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      306 41 118 Others TWO HOTEL CAKES: Mango cake and Chocolate delight at 2-4pm Sunday on 28-8-83, class held at #02-49 Lucky Plaza. Telephone *****98 or *****81 Jennifer, graduated from Wilton School of U.S.A. Classes conducting in English and Mandarin SMILING ORCHID SINGAPORE Tel: *****37 offers lessons on Prestige Hotel Cakes, Chinese
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      201 41 143 Acknowledgements 143 Acknowledgements 143 Acknowledgements I Kuok Hock Nien Family I wish to express their heartfelt gratitude land sincere thanks to all friends, col- I 1 leagues, business associates and relatives I J for their kind assistance, attendance, I 1 condolences, wreaths, prayers and dona- I J tions to
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      108 41 rni William HorWood has f w ]f~* superbly interwoven a mythology of eagles with i /Ay^ /^vi^* the reaiity f an artist s C fl it #1 quest for self-expression: k A\^/A The Stonor Eagles is a %^JW 1 deeply moving epic of life, su^ erin 9 and the coura
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      454 42 Sentimental Journey impresses ON THE TRACK with TONTO SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY 11, a candidate in the Pesta Sukan Cup race for top division Class 1 horses over 1,600 m on Sunday, did an impressive gallop on a yielding Bukit Timah track yesterday morning. The four-year-old New Zealand gelding by Turn The
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      506 42 JEEPS MAIL THANK you for the nice article you wrote on Andermatt recently. We are doubly proud of him, not only for the performances he has put up this season, but also because he is owner-bred. We did not buy Andermatt as a yearling. We bought
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      193 42  -  PEDIGREE By THE Racehorse Owners Association is urging the four associated turf clubs in Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia to take stricter measures against nobbling of horses. The call came in the wake of a police report lodged by Bukit Timah trainer Samsuri Rahman that
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      1134 42 Bf V* -ffl 2 15 CLASS 4 DIV D 1,200m W m i i (Restricted terms 3 year olds) (Stakes: $15,500) 1 Buy Of Plenty 57 Miracle-Yap 3 nzc Ngtow 10 2 Cabachon II 57 Willshine-E Breukelen 3 af SbMm 4 S 9*6 Danny 57 Lien-PK
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    336 43 League, Cup results SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP wrond-round first-leg Aberdeen 9 Raith 0, Airdrie 2 Clyde 0, Ayr 1 Clydebank 2, Brechin 0 Celtic 1, Cowdenbeath 0 Hearts 0, Dundee United 6 Dunfermllne 1, East Fife 1 St Johnstone 2, Falkirk 2 Alloa 4, Hamilton 2 Morton 1, Hibernian 5 Dumbarton
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    358 43 A LEG injury has forced Rainer Bonhof to retire, making him the seventh member of West Germany's victorious 1974 World Cup soccer team to end his career prematurely. Midfielder Bonhof, 31, who won 53 international caps, tore a thigh muscle playing for Hertha Berlin
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    633 43 Devonshire cream... Lyall's steam-hammer sets machine in motion THE BIG P^ KICK-OFF GOOD football teams, like finely balanced engines, need tuning, careful attention and regular servicing. West Ham, by tradition one of the most attractive teams in the English League, have long scorned the use of negative "parts" in their
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    272 43 Time for the Argentine drum beat BUENOS AIRES, Thurs MORE than 60,000 fans went wild after Argentina scored their first victory over Brazil in 13 years in a South American soccer competition here last night. A dazzling 55th-minute goal, the only one of the match, from Argentine centre-forward Ricardo Gareca
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    54 43 Swans limp into the second leg SWANSEA, Thurs. Welsh Cap-holders Swansea and PC Magdeborg, of East Germany, drew 1-1 In their European Cap-Winners' Cap preliminary -round first-leg soccer match here yesterday. Swansea took the lead in the 81th minute through substitute lan Walsh bat, with last four minutes remaining, experienced
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      189 44 NEW JERSEY, Thurs. One of the 13 American athletes who withdrew from the Pan American Games in Caracas said yesterday that they were not warned that sophisticated testing could detect the use, since childhood, of banned drugs. Shot putter lan Pyka, 27, denied having used
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      416 44 BUT it's well worth it. We are in a syndrome of win-at-any-cost. And if these tests keep athletes from taking injurious substances, then who can quarrel a with it? 7 USOC president F. DON MILLER on the high costs of drug checks on
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      257 44 New dope cases are constantly reported CARACAS, Thurs. New cases of athletes failing drug tests are being reported all the time in the Pan American Games, according to Mario Vazquez Rana, president of Odepa, the organising committee. Rana said it was possible the new
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      303 44 NEW YORK, Thurs. Take two weightlifters of the same size and build. Train one traditionally and give the other anabolic steroids. Would there be any difference in their performance? The athletes who use steroids, the substances that have stirred the controversy at the Pan American
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      285 44 American faces turn redder CARACAS, Thurs. The United States' track and field team sought to wipe their embarrassment at the Pan American Games yesterday and ended up with egg on their faces instead. Stunned by the withdrawal of 12 of their competitors from the athletics programme in the wake of
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      181 44 SYDNEY, Thurs. The New York Yacht Club tried to force a confession from Dutch engineers that they had designed the controversial America's Cup yacht, Australia 11, the Age newspaper reported yesterday. The report said Or Peter van Oossaanen, naval architect in charge of the
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    230 45 ROME, Thurs. East German Astrid Strauss broke the women's 4M metres freestyle record when she collected her second gold medal of the European swimming Championships at the Foro Itallco here yesterday. The brilliant Astrid, a member of the East German team who won the
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    459 45 Smith beats Lewis in 200m, equals ace's 100m mark ZURICH, Thurs. Calvin Smith unexpectedly upstaged fellow American Carl Lewis, the star of the recent World Athletics Championships, at an international meet here last night. Smith, the world 200 metres champion, won both sprints. He took the 100m in
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    343 45 The seedings Men's: 1 John McEnroe (US) 2 Ivan Lendl (Cze) 3 Jimmy Connors (US) 4 Yannick Noah (Fra) 5 Mats Wilander (Swe) S Guillermo Vilas (Arg) 7 Kevin Curren (SA) 8 Jose-Luis Clerc (Arg) 9 Jimmy Arias (US) 19 Jose Higueras (Spa) 11 Gene
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    165 45 Nastase fails to click JERICHO (New York), Thurs. Argentinian Guillermo Vilas won the last 11 games of his match last night to defeat Rumanian Ilie Nastase and win a place in the quarter-finals of a US$l5O,OOO ($315,000) tennis tournament. The second-seeded Vilas won 2-6, 6-3, 6-0. Nastase was 3-1 ahead
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    159 45 ZURICH, Thurs. Swiss Urs Freuler snatched the gold medal from Australian favourite Danny Clark in a crash-marred professional keirin final at the World Cycling Championships here last night. Three riders were left slumped at the foot of the steeply-banked track as Freuler hurtled across the
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    301 45 4 I'VE never had a fighter in my life call me up on the telephone and say: 'Larry, I want to fight yon. I think I can beat yon, Larry. You've got to give me a fight be cause, man, I'm gonna m whup you.'
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    449 45 Men's 1M metres: 1 Calvin Smith (US) 9.975ec., 2 Mel Lattany (US) 10.03, 3 Ron Brown (US) 10.06, 4 Emmit King (US) 10.06, 5 Allan Wells (Brit) 10.15. Him hurdles: 1 Greg Foster (US) 13.25, 2 Arto Bryggare (Fin) 13.51, 3 Larry Cowling (US) 13.54, 4 Javier Moracho (Spa)
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    103 45 MORE than 200 primary school children below the age of 12 will be showing off their newly-acquired tennis skills at the Singapore Tennis Centre on Sunday. The young enthusiasts, who had undergone one and a half months of systematic coaching under the Singapore Lawn Tennis
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    422 46  - Fears before the cheers BRIAN MILLER Big names frighten Singapore swimmers By SINGAPORE'S young swimmers are still easily overawed by big names. And the sooner they shed this secret fear, the better equipped they will be for international assignments. This sore point showed up glaringly during the recently-concluded Asean Age-Group
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    530 46 Results Boys' Group One, lMm back: 1 David Lim (S) 1:02.72, 2 Daniel Budiman (I), 3 Michael Montilibano (P). 2mm IM: 1 David Lim (S) 2:16.92, 2 Joselito Andaya (P), 3 M. Iqbal (I). 2Wm back: 1 David Lim (S) 2:16.18, 2 Robert Ortega (P), 3 M.
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    302 46  -  LEK SEOW YAM By IT HAS been one race after another for participants of the Times Inter-Busi-ness Houses athletics meet. First, it was the race against time to submit their entries, which closed last week. And now they must collect their number tags by
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    Min Yi to go on tour
    154 46 Min Yi to go on tour MIN YI will compete in the Sarawak Basketball Association Invitation Championship from Sept. 10-16. The Basketball Association of Singapore gave their approval to Min Yi at a recent meeting. Says Quek Hiang Chiang, the BAS secretary: "We've also excused Min Yi's national squad members
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    Top training for Singapore duo
    216 46  -  PETER SIOW 1 ■>) G. RAJENDRAN and Chua Bee Whatt have been chosen by the Singapore Taek won-do Federation to train for a month in South Korea. They were shortlisted from a list of 15 aspirants for their potential, enthusiasm and discipline. Rajendran, a 22-year-old
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    Come, walk to a prize
    81 46 ABOUT 2,§W people are expected to take fart in the Bedok Constituency Sports Club's National Day mass walk and jog at the Bedok Stadium on Sunday (7 Most of the participants, who will cover a sixkilometre route, are expected to be from Bedok, Tanah Merah,
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    Health hazards on the track
    322 46  - Health hazards on the track HAKIKAT RAI -r THE Times Inter-Business Houses athletics meet has generated so much interest that it has become a health hazard for national athletes sharing the same training venues as the participants. The over-zealous trainees, in their desire to excel at the meet, have thrown
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    479 47 AT the mo- ment Mr. Barker can function effectively because he is a sportsman first and a politician second. That could not be so if he held an official portfolio m for sport. AT a time when sport is stained with scandal, through the Caracas connection, it
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    362 47  -  JOE DORAI By Tight fixtures allow little time for Ovaltine workouts SINGAPORE'S national soccer squad will have only four training sessions, starting on Monday, to prepare for the Ovaltine Cup first-leg match against Malaysia at the Merdeka Stadium on Sept. 3 at 8.30 p.m. This is
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    Trio forego trip to bolster Gold Cup hopes
    216 47 SALIM MOIN, Malek Awab and Ahmad Paijan, stalwarts of Singapore Malays soccer team, have rejected the invitation to play for Selangor's Sultan Suleiman Club in their friendly match against Seiko of Hongkong at Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka Stadium tonight (writes Joe Dorai). The
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    Lock icon Two-goal Salim inspires Jubilee
    156 47 TWO superb goals within 10 minutes by national midfielder Salim Moin inspired Jubilee to a 5-0 victory over Pioneer Arsenal in a President's Cup soccer match at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Salim, the hot-shot in the Republic now with his impressive scoring feats during the
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    Olympic coins
    44 47 TEN different issues of coins to commemmorate the 1984 Olympic Games will be available in Singapore soon. According to the Singapore National Olympic Council, who are negotiating with several agents for their sale, Sascorp Minters Pte. Ltd. are not the authorised agents.
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    Electrolux black out Hotel Asia
    189 47  -  PETER SIOW By ELECTROLUX yesterday defused Hotel Asia's burning ambition in the Singapore Business Houses junior knock-out soccer tournament at the Jalan Besar Stadium. They sent the hoteliers plunging into darkness with a 4-1 victory that rarely required their combined talents. Hotel Asia threatened to
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    Frost forfeits match
    201 47 JAKARTA, Thurs. Denmark's Morten Frost forfeited his match against Indonesian Sigit Pamungkas in the men's singles elimination round of the 1983 Indonesian Open badminton championship here today. Danish coach John Johansson said Frost was ill, but he played in the doubles with Jens-Peter Nierhoff before retiring to
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    Lock icon Sinking deeper into the mud
    232 47 SINGAPORE Airlines Group sent Indian Association closer to the relegation zone with a 4-0 win in a Premier League hockey match at Balestier Road yesterday. Never at any time did the Indians show the teamwork that took them to the top of the table last
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    250 47 Malaysia put India out of contention KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Malaysia toppled former world champions India 3-2 for a moraleboosting victory in the Raja Tun Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament today. India are now out of contention as they have only one point from three matches. The Malaysians, who led 2-0
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    206 47 AMSTERDAM, Thurs. Holland thrashed Belgium 7-1 in the men's European hockey championship yesterday to top qualifying Pool B on goal difference, ahead of the Soviet Union, who defeated Ireland 5-0. As a result, Holland will meet defending champions West Germany in tomorrow's semi-finals,
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    246 47 LONDON, Thurs. New county championship leaders Essex set themselves on the road to another victory after overwhelming bottom-of-the-table Worcestershire yesterday. Worcestershire were shot out for only 84 and then Graham Gooch and Ken McEwan rubbed salt into their wounds by racing to centuries as
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    490 47 ENGLAND 1st Inns C. Tavare c Cairns b Snedden 4 C. Smith c Howarth b Bracewell 31 D. Gower b Cairns 72 A. Lamb c Howarth b Bracewell 22 M. Uattlng lbw Bracewell 14 I. Bottom not out 19 D. Randall not out 14 Extras 22
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    125 47 SIXTEEN aspiring local cricketers will get the chance of a lifetime to improve their skill when they attend a two-week coaching clinic in Bangalore this year. At a time when cricket is fighting for survival in the Republic, the decision of the Singapore Cricket
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    519 48  -  RONNIE LIM NAKASONE AND TANAKA FACTIONS HAVE NO ENTHUSIASM FOR THE COMPLEX, SAYS JAPAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL By s\ r-_ Our Energy Correspondent A MAJOR difference of opinion within the Japanese government and with Sumitomo Chemical Company is causing the continued delay in
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    136 48 MANCHESTER, Thurs. Three hundred British journalists have been sacked by the Express Newspapers Group after refusing to end a trade union meeting. The journalists, working on the Daily Express, Daily Star and Sunday Express, were given an ultimatum to return to work when they staged
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    452 48 Thousands follow Aquino coffin from family home to church MANILA, Thurs IN THE biggest demonstration of public feeling since he was shot, tens of thousands of supporters today solemnly marched behind a flag-draped coffin of opposition leader Benigno Aquino as his body was taken from the family
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    157 48 France warns Libya: We will fight back PARIS, Thurs PRESIDENT Francois Mitterrand issued an implicit warning to Libya today that French troops could take the offensive in Chad if they are attacked by Libyan forces. He made France's position clear as Defence Minister Charles Hernu prepared to fly to Chad
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    47 48 MEMPHIS (Tennessee), Thurs. The 26-year-old fifth wife of rock singer Jerry Lee Lewis was found dead yesterday at the couple's ranch near here, police said. The cause of death of Shawn Stephens Lewis, who married the singer only last June, was not immediately known. Reuter
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    295 48 Malaysia's economy picks up in the first quarter KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday MALAYSIA'S economic activity continued to pick up moderately in the first quarter of this year, Bank Negara, the central bank said yesterday. The bank said in its latest quarterly report that the production growth trend, evident since the second
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      314 48 fi— ——■——> BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Dally IN TODAYS ISSUE Public accountants have been enlisted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to help it keep watch over banking activities. SOH TIANG KENG has the details. National Iron and Steel Mills has suffered its first serious earnings setback since profits hit
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        783 4  - Why ratios of male and female offspring vary WALTER SULLIVAN in New York By FOR more than half a century scientists have debated why ratios of male to female offspring vary at different times in populations of human beings and animals. For example, it has been reported that women in
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        Surrender!
        1216 5 IT IS a bad dream shared by many Americans the vision of being confronted on a dark street by a man who pulls out a gun to terrify you into surrendering what you have. This nightmare, which has become a reality for many people in recent years, raises some
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      Sighted: The evolution of evolve
      357 8 Sighted: The evolution of evolve "THE amendment was written is such a way," said Senate majority leader Howard Baker at a subcommittee hearing in 1981, "that it could be changed through the process of evolution. But unfortunately, we don't let it evolute." That citation of a curious verb was sent
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      248 8 "THAT'S cool." When the first word of that phrase is emphasised "That's cool" the slang term means "OK, I'll go along, no big deal, I wont't get lathered up about it." When the second word is stressed "That's cool' the phrase means "That's far out,
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        778 12 Aloft and... so alone MINU THAROOR meets a folk balladeer who pens his own songs. IT COULD be the Happy Hour in any of Singapore's numerous hotel lounges. The Boulevard Lounge at the Hotel Malaysia buzzes with all the sounds of after-work relaxation: bursts of laughter, chatter of conversation and
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        Songs and dances to please the kids
        192 12  -  KANNAN CHANDRAN By irai AS IN previous years, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation will be hosting a concert In celebration of Children's Day, which falls on Oct 1. A Children's Day Special, to be held at the Victoria Theatre, on Sept 4, at 7.31 p.m.,
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        Down country road with Silver Saddles
        714 12 PSST...want to know something? Well, they're having a jamboree down at the LH Corall, that's what. Oh well, I mean the Ladyhill Hotel's Cocktail Lounge, of course. Yes, every night (except Sundays) four guys in cowboy gear belt out a heavy repertoire of Country
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        808 13  - The spirit of dance takes over Sanjukta Panigrahi ODISSI CLASSICAL DANCE By Last Friday b pore Indian Pine Arts society Reviewed by PAULINE WALKER On Records (Pop) is held over. The column will appear every Wednesday from next week. And in next Wednesday's column a Credence Clearwater Revival retrospective. Watch
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        696 13  -  LEONG WENG KAM By I ffi» WHEN tonight's episode of The Flying Fish comes on at 9.20 p.m. over Channel 8, close your eyes and listen to the signature tune. If you didn't know that it was a locally-made serial, you'd probably think the tune signals
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      677 9 NOTICES ®PWD TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from PWD Registered Contractors for the following:--(A) SEE(R)I9/83 Construction, Completion and Maintenance (for 12 Months) of a Local Access Road off Cairnhill Circle (B) MAE T93/83 Nominated Sub-Contract for Supply and Installation of One (1) Unit Electric Monorail Hoist at Ang Mo Kio
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      700 9 <HDB Separate tenders are invited for each of the following:- 1) CONSTRUCTION OF HOUGANG AVENUE 7 EXTENSION. (2) CONSTRUCTION OF TAMPINES STREET 82 (PART 1) AND STREET 83 (PART 1). (3) (A) CONSTRUCTION OF CARPARK AND SEWERS at Anthony Road Development. (B) CONSTRUCTION OF CARPARK, SEWERS, DRAINS AND SITE CLEARANCE
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      684 9 r*SPSA-n TENDER NOTICE Separate tenders are invited tor--1 TERM CONTRACT FOR GENERAL CLEANING AND SANITARY SERVICES TO LIGHTER WHARVES AND PASIR PANJANG WAREHOUSING COMPLEX AT PASIR PANJANG ROAD Tender Deposit $1,000.00 Closing Date 6 Sep 83 Site Showround 30 Aug 83 at 9.30 am. Meet at Pasir Panjang Wharves Gate
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      671 9 SALE BY TENDER I Tenders are invited from interested parties for the purchase of the following: -$gffi 1) Surplus vehicles consisting of Mobile ||f| Crane, Datsun Pick-Up, VW Kombi Van and Lister Trucks. 2) Brass borings and non-ferrous scraps. 3) Surplus machineries consisting of woodworking machines, sewing machines, shotblasting cabinet,
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      702 9 I SINGAPORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION^^ TENDER NOTICE 1 Tender No: 8/83/7 Tenders are invited for the erection and completion of motorcycle sheds, car porch H and guard house at SBC. Tender Deposit $500.00 Closing Date 9 Sept 83 —12 noon Showround :29 August 83 —10 a.m. Those interested are to meet
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      727 10 APPOINTMENTS <J Hotel Management Systems I OPPORTUNITIES I FOR COMPUTER I PROFESSIONALS I lAL is a large international organisation providing a sophisticated range of high technology services throughout the world. A major growth area is in the field of providing comprehensive computer systems and services to hotel groups world-wide. The
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      575 10 Vosper Private Limited is an International M Company engaged in a wide range of m marine engineering activities including f| construction, repair, design and servicing m of sophisticated naval craft and specia- sjj Used vessels. jjfc We are seeking the services of a suitably li qualified and experienced person to
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      358 10 G ARFIELD By Mm Dans J JON STIf=LE6 I PUT k M V LIFeSTVL£ THE GOOVV, JON'S SI. J P0& /WYTnT) L NOTAROONP/ I POWNf I WJr/i, X^V |Ji AA PAN/ff) 826 1983 United Feature Syndicate, Inc STAR WARS B y Archie Goodwin &Al Williamson I Luke sc^mbiaTforhis_life?J J^MSfe But
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      880 11 APPOINTMENTS SALES EXECUTIVES (ENGINEERING PLASTICS) We are a well established American Trading Company with activities, joint ventures and offices throughout the Far East. To meet and expand our growing businesses, we are seeking a hardworking independent Sales Executive to be responsible for the plastics department handling essentially engineering plastics. The
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      625 11 A well-established electrical engineering firm undertaking major projects is urgently looking for suitable applicants to fill the following vacancies:H a) Site Managers I b) Supervisors 9 c) Electricians d) Apprentices e) Draughtsmen Qualifications for> a) Diploma in electrical engineering with minimum five (5) years experience in contract management; b) Preferably
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      249 11 PEANUTS Byachutx 1983 United Feature Syndicate Inc Q- 26 i rji-Ai MERE'S THE FIERCE VULTURE HEY, STUPIP! THERE'S NO I SUPPOSE A REAL PERCHEP HIGH IN A TOE ONE AROUNP TOPAY... VULTURE UiOULP MAVE ii^mNfiPOß A VICTIM THEY'RE ALL AT THE SHOU) JL SOMETHING ELSE TO PO ANPITPOESN'TLETOUT (<% Up
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      511 12 2 PMS ONLY Records Cassettes r^"^ kpiA) from $2% V_y Singapore Phonogram Wide Selection from 10 Videogram Association record companies Meet your favourite C^^^^^t artistes J*o^^ c •CBS-CHIANG HUAT- EMI FORM- LIFE-MUSICAL SOUNO -NEW LEE SENG -POLYGRAM -STYLE -TONG AIK TONY- VICTORY WEA -WHITE CLOUDS" ■^^W^i^ m£ WmKKKKKKSm 1 ill
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      81 12 TODAY: Singapore 12.22 a.m. (2.7m), 7.03 a.m. (0.2m), 1.16 p.m. (2.3m), 7.00 p.m. (0.6m). Sedlli Kechil 6.13 a.m. (0.4m), 1.00 p.m. (2.1m), 6.33 p.m. (0.9m). Port Dickson 2.30 a.m. (0.6m), 8.13 a.m. (2.8m), 3.05 p.m. (0.4m), 8.24 p.m. (2.7m). TOMORROW: Singapore 12.52 a.m. (2.7m), 7.33 a.m. (0.2m), 1.37 p.m. (2.4m),
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      459 13 The great PC-50 Keyboard that lets you play at your own pace! N^^\^i Hurray! Extra 18 Playcards Jf^ Free for every purchase jj~T i^&iL, of a PC-50 Keyboard. Offer valid from26 August— 3f Y* 4Septemberl9B3 .T'* -w t'i 4> I dM| <l^^b ul „> «<»«<*« «AV- wi""^^^ J __^^j^^t- °^H|
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      263 13 SERANGOON ROAD Exhibition. Old Thong Chai Building, Wayang Street. 10 a.m. 8 p.m. Until Sunday. 1983 NATIONAL DAY ART EXHIBITION Paintings and sculptures by more than 70 Singapore artists. National Museum Art Gallery. 9 a.m. 5.30 p.m. Free. EXHIBITION OF CHILDREN'S ART FROM THAILAND Display of 53 paintings from the
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      227 14 JHII. pea^ 03 For every LOOgm of chocolates you buy, we'll V& fwAa 0* *M WfM pack them in Swizzle chocolate gift boxes. f" a c °^erf) V_Br^ So your chocolates look as eood as they taste. a Sc rch ««JAJn». Peppermint Truffle '^gjJj^^j^^B oH^rt^P^' o^ vo^^^^ i ck/^^^B English
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  • SECTION THREE
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        SBC takes part in film fest
        211 1 __^^^yr A TELEVISION documentary, Service on the Shop Floor, will be Singapore's entry for the 13th Asean Film Festival which will be held in Koala Lumpur from Sept 1 to 7. The 41-minute fllmlet, by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation and produced Amy Chua, was
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        17 1 -4 1*2555 -X f 7)1 A <i 6 1J «?^j.^t4 j^i^mA-^ «»ts> (nil*) <iiiaW£>(BMi«S) <MAtf> (KBJSi)'^ t
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        Old and new meet in dance Of battles with crime and evill
        1017 1 Old and new meet in dance Of battles with crime and evill DANCES OF THE ORIENT '83 National Theatre Sept 9,8 p.m. Tickets at $8, $5, $3 and $2 are available at the theatre and Victoria Theatre's central booking office Previewed by CHONG WING HONG LOCAL flavour will permeate the
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        Winners of Cross-language Crossword No 97
        242 2 $50 cash: LO THIN SOONG (I.C. No: *****21/1) $20 cash each: POH GEA YANG WOO CHIN HOON (I.C. No: *****78/G) (I.C. No: *****15/D) TAN PIN BOON KIEW FATT KWANG (I.C. No: *****95/E) (I.C. No: *****21/F) KOH YEE MUI TAY NGAK PING (I.C. No: *****56/D)
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        The many faces of Ai Qing
        1138 2  -  Dr Y. S. LEUNG ON POET Al QING By K. C. Low Publisher; Xi Leng Art Gallery Singapore. 1983. Reviewed by AT FIRST I thought it was easy to write a book review. I have good reason to be confident: a long-time fan of
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        1205 1 J!^r Wl I Irlill^ A^^/^i%f il A^^JE^^ W^M f\ comstructioh^develophent pte ltd lIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIII|I Telex Service: Address: Rates: Mln. Charges: A new dynamic company witn a w j de S.T.A.N.T.S Appointments/Notices Section Straits Times: 5523.00 psc. cm. Straits Times: 5569.00 An expanding Multi-national Electronic Corpora- range of projects including MRT requires
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        1032 2 APPOINTMENTS j ilf p J& :jL l^c!&¥\&^^m* An established Company with diversified activities JKTj BmP M "^wS^^^W m J»-%^fSfe^^Mliißll^Bßlß^ invites suitably qualified applicants for the following ij Ifc^r^^ ''^:j^Bßijpy f F "i^J^^SiSPHWBBBB^HB^^B^ positions in its Computer Systems Division: i^h^BBBB 1. ANALYST/ Petrochemical Corporation of E.D.p. supervisor PROGRAMMERS 111 Singapore (Private)
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        873 3 NOTICES I Tender Notice Tenders are invited for: I BUILDING a) Tender No. AMB/T/83/077— Term contract for gardening and cleaning services to Teiecoms Postal Services Premises in Area "A". Eligibility: Contractors— Cleaning Specialist Registered Contractors— Class B, C D (Relevant Categories) Non-registered Contractors— Deposit *****.00 Showround: 30 August 1983 I
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        1235 3 j{s^ pacific chemicals ■fgp BERHAD DIRECTORS' REPORT FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED JUNE 30 1983 On behalf of your Board of Directors, I make the following report on the performance of your Company for the halfyear ended June 30, 1983:SALES PROFIT (Unaudited) M$ Half-Year 1983 Half-Year 1982 Sales 9,310,030 10,318,874 Profit
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        802 3 i-A^PUBUI UTILITIES I \)2/ 80BRD I TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited for the following:--1 Supply of 220 km of 3.8/6.6 kV 300mm 2 3 core CU/XLPE/DSTA/PVC Cable Eligibility: Registered Contractors in Supply (d) Electrical Materials A3 only 2. Supply of 260 km of 450/750 volts 25mm 2 single core stranded
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        795 3 Tender Notice Tender No. PT/200/83(Y) Tenders are invited for:— DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISS- I lONING ON A SEMI-TURNKEY BASIS OF I AN INTELSAT STANDARDA EARTH I STATION LOCATED AT BUKIT TIMAH AND I THE TERRESTRIAL INTERFACE EQUIP- I MENTATCOMCENTRE. Eligibility: Registered Contractors— Class D Non-Registered Contractors— Deposit
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        Programing of Tamil characters
        574 4 The Tamil Language Society of the National University of Singapore is holding a two-day seminar on Tamil language and literature in Singapore. At the seminar, which opens tomorrow, a final-year electrical engineering student will speak on the display of Tamil characters on a computer screen. He
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        AATBICHOODI
        494 4 AATHICHOODI WE SAW the importance of politeness in speech as expounded by Awaiyaar in Aathichoodi. Courtesy in all forms emanates from a person who values right conduct, a person who does nothing improper whatever the provocation. Aathichoodi stresses the importance of right conduct in as many as 12 axioms. Taken
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        824 4 APPOINTMENTS 1 ■■■■■■■PP^PPI J»J^. MORTON CHEMICAL SINGAPORE PTE LTD W^Kf^^^^^^^T^ V L A. J^^jl^^. A DIVISION OF MORTON THIOKOL. INC T J JL Jk fa A <J| dk ;r >i^h3lF"°"" M Wf f M m MORTON CHEMICAL (S) PTE. LTD., the foremost leader in Semiconductor en- WP A A k
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