The Straits Times, 20 December 1984

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1984 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 62/1/84
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  • 1287 1 Why PM wants a clean sweep 'If you send the wrong signals to investors (by voting opposition), you hurt yourself' 'Every PAP candidate worthy of election, opposition made up of yesterday's men with feeble minds' OUR ELECTION TEAM By WHAT would it be like if 40 opposition candidates were to
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  • 237 1  -  LIAK TENG KIAT No subsidies given for textile exports, Commerce Dept says By Washington Correspondent WASHINCrrON, Wed. The US Department of Commerce has rejected allegations that Singapore is subsidising its exports of textiles and garments. The department's ruling means that such exports from Singapore can continue
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  • 351 1 THE government plans to let Central Provident Fund members use their savings for investment as long as a minimum sum is held back to provide for old age. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew yesterday said that a minimum amount, say $25,000, be put aside for old
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  • Latest
    • 60 1 ISLAMABAD, Wed. Baton- wielding police and demonstrators clashed repeatedly today during an anti-govern-ment rally as Pakistanis voted m a referendum on the Islamic policies of President Mohammed Zia I I-Haq. Opposition sources said 15 demonstrators were injured during the clash m the the northern city of Lahore.
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  • IN BRIEF ...
    • 76 1 THE Prime Minister wants the PAP to win all 79 seats m Parliament but says there are three places for the opposition non-constituency seats. The three opposition leaders with the best chances even if they tail to get elected are: Mr Chiam See Tong of
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    • 32 1 IF we are faced with an ultimatum from an enemy, we are now better placed to confront it because the Singapore Armed Forces have the capability to deal vith it.
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    • 19 1 HIGHER incomes are reflected m people buying consumer durables, having more time tor leisure and overseas travel.
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    • 22 1 BRIG-GEN Lee Hsien Loong is m politics because he can contribute, not because he is the Prime Minister's son.
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    • 23 1 THE literacy rate has gone up since 1974. Thanks to streaming, more Singaporeans nou leave school with at least some qualifications.
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    • 34 1 DR Goh Keng Swee reads a lot on militar> history and modern warfare. The Prime Minister says he will consult him if he is confronted with a military problem.
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    • 14 1 EDITORIAL: P. 22 Why China follows its own path: P. 22 SEX PAGE 3
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 459 2 4 Blaze charge untrue' FIRE CHIEF Lim Beng Lock yesterday refuted a charge that firemen did not try to rescue three people m a blazing shophouse m the Woodlands tragedy on Saturday. He said at a press conference that intense heat and smoke prevented his men from going up
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    • 617 2 Judge acquits 35 NORTHERN IRELAND'S Lord Chief Justice on Tuesday acquitted 35 people charged with more than 180 terrorist offences based on information from a police informer, ending the biggest trial m Britain's legal history. The evidence of Raymond Gilmore, 26, a former top Irish Republican Army
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    • 271 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: IT IS an irony that transient issues can often influence the outcome of an election. To date, the opposition parties have been unrelenting m exploiting what they perceive to be the weak points of the PAP the controversial proposal on CPF withdrawal age, streaming, Medisave
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    • 131 2 DEAL TO BUY FOREX GROUP OFF, SAYS CHO JOCK KIM SINGAPORE businessman Cho Jock Kirn was the mystery buyer of Deak Ferera worldwide But m a surprising turn of events, he issued a statement m Hongkong yesterday that the deal to buy the operations of the failing TS-based gold
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    • 238 2 Soccer's pied piper MICHEL PLATINI, the wide-eyed, tousle-haired pied piper of soccer, led France on a merry dance to sporting greatness m 1984. His sorcery beguiled all who saw him from entralled fan to bewitched opponent and left them marvelling at his unique magic. Formula One Grand Prix driver
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    • 97 2 Asean: Across the Causeway Confident Koon Swan THE nine-month-old crisis m the Malaysian Chi nese Association (MCA) is likely to be settled m the next two days, its former vice-president, Mr Tan Koon Swan, said m Kuala Lumpur yesterday A confident Mr Tan, who had earlier spent two hours with
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    • 172 2 Jakarta's concern INDONESIAN armed forces commander General Benny Murdani has said a superpower buildup on Indonesia's doorstep could hinder economic development and indirectly undermine the strategically important archipelago. In an interview about In donesia's defence priorities, the general said his military planners did not have to worry about
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    • Article, Illustration
      518 2 Angels and stars Chess on a crest LACK of media coverage on the chess scene over the years has been the main reason why Singapore's medium-strength players and novices started to dwindle. But this year saw increased attention given to the game by the media, says LESLIE LEOW.
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    • 153 2 Japanese experience LAST WEEK, 21 Singapore secondary students ate Japanese food, spoke Japanese, thought m Japanese and behaved like Japanese. But they weren't m Japan. They were staying for a week with Japanese families here, during which they also attended the Japanese School at West Coast Road. As
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  • around the WORLD
    • 109 3 Cathay Pacific resumes flights HONGKONG, Wed. athay Pacific Airways has resumed flights after settling a one-day strike by its flight attendants. The spokesman for (he airline said earlier u>day that management had reached an agreement with representatives of the Flight Attendants I nion, ending a walkout that had left 3.Mt
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    • World briefs
      • 40 3 THIS CAR, called the Nova, is the result of a historic joint venture between General Motors of the United States and Toyota of Japan. The model, a sub-compact, was unveiled m Fremont, California, on Tuesday. UPI picture.
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      • 65 3 TEN LAWMAKERS of the minority Democratic Korea Party announced m Seoul yeslerday that they were joining a new opposition party being organised by dissident leader Kirn Young-Sam and his political allies. Political sources said this would accelerate an expected political realignment m connection with next year's general elections.
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      • 64 3 THE VATICAN warned 24 American nuns to retract a statement they made about abortion or face possible expulsion from their "religious orders. The nuns' statement, published on Oct 7 m the New York Times, called for "candid and respectful discussion on this diversity of opinion m the
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      • 62 3 A FRENCH policeman died yesterday, a day after receiving injuries while trying to put out a shop fire believed to have been started by pro-independance groups m the troubled French Pacific territory of -New Caledonia. Philippe Comte, 26. was the 13th person killed m the territory, disrupted during
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    • 246 3 TOKYO, Wed. Japan's divorce rate rose to nearly its highest level m the country's history last year, with one Japanese couple severing marital bonds every 26 seconds, according to a government study published this week. In 1983, 1.51 couples per 1,000 population were divorced,
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    • 400 3 'Hungry tigers' will help Asian economy expand SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday SINGAPORE, one of Asia's "hungry little tigers" economically, will achieve a growth rate of 7.5 per cent next year and inflation will be 3.5 per cent, the Bank of America said yesterday m its forecasts
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    • 243 3 Panic over acid truck crash NEW DELHI, Wed. A baby girl died and hundreds of people fled m panic through the night after a tanker carrying acid overturned and gave off a gas, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported tonight. It said the tanker carrying olium acid overturned late
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    • 120 3 Atomic test site given back to aborigines ADELAIDE, Wed. Aborigines have been given back a semi-desert region m the state of South Australia from which they were removed to make way for British atomic tests 30 years ago. They were given the deeds to 76,420 square km of the Maralinga
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    • 64 3 BEIJING, Wed. Nine old cannon and 121 boulders that once rolled down a hill to crush invading forces have been unearthed from a ditch near the Great Wall of China, Xinhua news agency said today. It said the items, used m wars m the Ming dynasty (1368-1644),
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    • 36 3 RANGOON, Wed. Japan has Riven Burma a 1,150 million yen (about SSIO.B million) grant for purchase of fishing boa I repair facilities. The agreement was signed here yesterday by Japanese and Burmese officials. UPI
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    • 202 3 Voting in Pakistan off to a slow start ISLAMABAD, Wed. Voting got off to a slow and confused start yesterday m a referendum designed to give President Mohammad Zia-Ul-Haq of Pakistan another fiveyear term if voters support his Islamic policies. Troops m full battle dress patrolled the streets m Karachi,
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    • 236 4 Engineer held by FBI on spy charges LOS ANGELES, Wed. A defence systems engineer was arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents posing as Soviet spies yesterday for allegedly attempting to sell them billiondollar "stealth" technology that conceals bombers from radar. It was the fifth major United States espionage
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    • 373 4 'Supergrass' evidence unbelievable, says judge BELFAST, Wednesday ULSTER'S Lord Chief Justice yesterday acquitted 35 people charged with more than 180 terrorist offences based on information from a police informer, ending the biggest trial m Britain's legal history. The evidence of the informer, Raymond Gilmore, 26, a
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    • 290 4 WASHINGTON, Wed. The visit to Britain by Soviet Politburo member Mikhail Gorbachev is a public relations exercise to gain Western approval for Moscow's arms proposals, United States Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger said yesterday. Mr Weinberger said m a television interview that Mr Gorbachev's
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    • 199 4 BRUSSELS, Wednesday THE European Community (EC) yesterday finally agreed on terms for Spanish and Portuguese membership but was immediately told that Spain wanted major concessions. Spanish Foreign Minister Fernando Moran accused the 10-nation EC of planning the enlargement without regard for the interests of
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    • 84 4 Discovery to launch new spy satellite WASHINGTON, Wed. The space shuttle Discovery, will put a new military spy satellite into orbit over the Soviet Union next month, The Washington Post reported today. Quoting unidentified informed sources, The Post said the satellite would collect electronic signals and retransmit them to a
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    • 39 4 MOSCOW, Wed. Three people died m an explosion m Central Russia after negligent workers fractured a gas main and then went off to lunch instead of calling the emergency services, the Soviet newspaper Izvestia said yesterday. Reuter
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    • 134 4 Experts diffuse car bomb at Nato school OBERAMMERGAU (West Germany), Wed. West German experts defused a large bomb found m a car parked near the main entrance of a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation school m this Bavarian alpine town yesterday. Police found a plastic pipe filled with 25 kg of
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    • 171 4 WASHINGTON, Wed. The return of Stalin's daughter, S vet lan a Alliluyeva Peters, to her homeland after 17 years m the West may not be the propaganda coup that Soviet authorities hoped for, I "S News and World Report says. The magazine, quoting friends
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    • 106 6 Libya to buy Greek arms ATHENS, Wed. Libya is negotiating to bay anti-aircraft guns, fast patrol teats and vehicles for its armed forces from Greece, Greek state television said yesterday. Greek kelp witk Libya's military industry was one of many fields of cooperation agreed on when Greek Prime Minister Andreas
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    • 275 6 $159 m set aside for conference centre m Ethiopia THE United Nations, which is spearheading relief efforts for starving Ethiopians, is to spend U5573.5 million (*****.4 million) on new conference facilities for the UN Economic Commission for Africa m the Ethiopian capital. The General Assembly
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    • 67 6 NEW YORK. Wed. Israeli security guards foiled a possible attack on the US embassy m Tel Aviv three weeks ago when they arrested six Arabs carrying grenades, CBS Television news reported last night. It quoted an unnamed high level US official as saying the embassy was just
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    • 295 6 GENEVA, Wed THE Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) meets today to settle a row over price premiums amid growing fears of a world oil price collapse that could plunge it into a price war with non-Opec states Britain and Norway. A
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    • 309 6 Peres vows to end govt crisis speedily TEL AVIV, Wednesday ISRAELI Labour Prime Minister Shimon Peres has vowed to find a quick solution to a political crisis with Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir's Likud bloc which is threatening the country's coalition government. The dispute over the allocation of ministerial posts to
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    • 224 6 Egypt back in ICO after 5 years' absence SANAA (North Yemen), Wed. After a five-year absence, Egypt took its place again yesterday at the opening of the 15th annual meeting of the foreign ministers of the Islamic Conference Organisation (ICO). The group suspended Egypt's membership after President Anwar Sadat signed
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    • 131 6 Iran to try hijackers of Kuwaiti plane NICOSIA, Wed. The four Arab-speaking hijackers who killed two Americans aboard a Kuwaiti plane two weeks ago will be tried m Teheran. The Iranian Public Prosecutor announced yesterday that the four would be tried according to Iran's Islamic penal code, the official Iranian
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    • 41 6 KHARTOUM. Wed. Sudan has decided to issue an urgent appeal to Islamic countries for assistance m coping with the drought and influx of refugees from Chad and Ethiopia, Mr Abdel-Magid Beshir El-Ahme-di. Commissioner for Refu- gees, said today. AP
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 399 9 Indonesia's big-power nightmare Murdani fears threat to development JAKARTA, Wed ARMED forces comriander General Benny Murdani has said a superpower build-up on Indonesia's doorstep could hinder economic development and indirectly undermine the strategicallyimportant goIn an interview about Indonesia's defence priorities, the general said his military planners did not have to
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    • 327 9 Reds under control, says Marcos MANILA, Wednesday PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos today told top US defence officials he did not believe there would be a communist takeover m the Philippines because the guerilla leaders are behind bars. A government statement said Mr Marcos met officers of the US Pacific Command for
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    • 41 9 JAKARTA. Wed. Four people were killed and 19 others injured m a crash between a bus and a truck near here, press reports said today. The driver of the bus fled from the scene, the report said. AFP
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    • 159 9 BANGKOK, Wed. The Thai government has adopted tax relief measures to help low income earners cope with the effects of a devaluation of the baht last month, a government spokesman said here today. The measures include increased tax-deductible expenses and personal allowances. Mr Trairong
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    • 128 9 JAKARTA. Wed. Police have arrested two Indonesian journalists for reporting on the trial of a policeman m north Sumatra, the newspaper Sinai Harapan reported. The two, Jhonatan Siregar of the weekly Dobrak. and Alwi Rahman Nasution of the daily Mercu Soar, were wrested last Thursday
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    • 238 9  - Filipino guerillas attack Guthrie estate ABBY TAN By Manila Reporter MANILA, Wed. A band of 100 guerillas from the communist New People's Army (NPA) raided the Malaysian-owned Guthrie oil palm plantation m Mindanao on Dec 10, destroying equipment and putting a supervisor on trial, reports reaching here said. No one
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    • 91 9 Suharto to open AsianAfrican conference JAKARTA, Wed. President Suharto will open the 30th anniversary conference of Asian-African nations m Bandung to be held from April 24-25, the Jakarta Post reported on Monday. Foreign Minister Dr Mochtar Kusumaatmadja told reporters on Saturday, prior to leaving for the Islamic Conference Organisation meeting
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  • Asean: ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
    • 205 11 Customs approves plans to cut congestion JOHOR BARU, Wednesday THE Customs and Excise Department has approved m principle several proposals aimed at reducing congestion and the burden of Customs officers at all entry points of the country including the Johor Causeway. The Malaysian Customs Officers' Union made the proposals to
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    • 142 11 Pensions of widows who remarried stopped KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The government has stopped payments to 359 widows who had been receiving derivative pensions despite having remarried, a. Pensions Department spokesman said yesterday. These people would have to repay the government the amount they had received since remarrying. Under the law,
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    • 34 11 MEDINA, Wed. Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrived here today for a two-day unofficial visit on his way home after an 11-day visit to Libya, Egypt and Mali. Bernama.
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    • 171 11 Utusan report a pack of lies, says Kit Siang KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The leader of the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP), Mr Lim Kit Siang, yesterday denied a report that he had supported the demolition of the Chinese cemeteries for urban development m Singapore. An article written by Utusan Melayu's
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    • 139 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. THE banned Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) does receive Instructions from time to time from its leaders who are staying m China, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Radzi Sheikh Ahmad told the tpper House of Parliament today. However, it could not be determined
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    • 360 11 Solution could come m the next two days, says Koon Swan KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The nine-month-old crisis m the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) is likely to be settled m the next two days, its former vice-president, Mr Tan Koon Swan, said here today.
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  • On the campaign trail —2
    • 557 15 Open leaders of the Malays 4YATIMAN Yusof, Berita Harian, University of Singapore graduate, lively, wellabreast of Malay mood, thinking, feeling. His work requires it and his personality enables him to reach out to people. We got also Zuikifli (Mohammed), University of
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  • On the campaign trail -3
    • 376 16 MORE students have made it to the higher levels of education and this is a result of streaming. At the PAP rally m Fullerton Square yesterday, the Prime Minister read out figures of the education attainment of students to back his point. In the past It
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  • On the campaign trail —4
    • 610 17 and agreed to field my son hjsfjgfjdgf IT'S great to be young, the youngest member m the PAP election line-up declared at the party's Fullerton Square rally yesterday. It is good because youths do not have to be sane, sober and subdued, said Brigadier-General
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  • On the campaign trail —5
    • 973 18  -  PHILIP LEE In the crowd By TWENTY-FIVE years ago. on May 6. 1959. a young lawyer leading an opposition party made his first Fullerton Square speech. Thrusting forward a pugnacious jaw, he spoke about the meaning of socialism and independence. His fiery eloquence had the
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    • 829 18 YOU'LL find Mr Chiam See Tong of the SDP saying "No, no, we have a good process, we are carefui with onr selection of candidates, we are selective". Does Mr Chiam know that his candidate for Chong Boon, Mr ling How Doong, was retired
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    • 298 18 MR LEE KUAN YEW departed from his prepared text at the rally and delivered an off-the-cuff speech. Below are excerpts of points he made on defence and Dr Goh Keng Swee's contribution, the new team that is able to take over, the difference
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    • 198 18 YOU take telephones, we are now more than W Hongkong: 390 (per 1,000 population) or 369 if you exclude office telephones, lo 290 m Hongkong. TV 7 we lose out to Hongkong: 170 per 1.000 people to 225 m Hongkong; refrigerators we are
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    • 300 18 THE parting shot m Mr Lee Kuan Yew's speech at Fullerton Square yesterday was reserved for Mr Chiam See Tong, the Singapore Democratic Party leader and candidate m Potong Pasir. His name came up when the Prime Minister referred to the non-constituency seats m Parliament
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    • 316 18 6 JUST ask yourselves this: If we receive an ultimatum, from the Vietnamese or others, you will do so and so, or else we will do so and so to you. You have to analyse what is the likelihood of the
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  • On the campaign trail -6
    • People's Action Party
      • 172 19 SECOND Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs) S. Rajaratnam yesterday said the PAP expected around 25 per cent of voters to be against it, as with previous elections. If this trend is repeated, despite the government's introduction of unpopular measures over the past
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      • 129 19 OPPOSITION candidates are "single-issue candidates" who will have no meaningful role to play once the issues they are campaigning on become non-issues, Dr Aline Wong, the PAP candidate for Changkat, said yesterday. She was speaking at a rally m Bedok North, m support ef PAP candidate
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      • 118 19 THE PAP candidate for Boon Teck, Dr Ho Tat Kin, last night promised to provide better services for the senior citizens m the constituency. Speaking at a PAP rally at car park 10 m Lorong 4 Toa Payoh, he said he was looking into
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    • 536 19 Opposition's stand on defence Two others believe I m the need for defence APPARENTLYtaking up a challenge by Bri g a dier-General Lee Hsien Loong, the various opposition parties yesterday gave their stand on Singapore's defence policy. Barisan Sosialis chairman Dr
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      • 318 19 PAP 'has moved away from the ordinary people' MR J.B. Jeyaretnam last night said the PAP had moved away from the ordinary man and woman. He said only highly-edu-cated people could become PAP candidates and MPs. The secretary-general of the Workers' Party told a rally m Dover Crescent that he
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      • 122 19 WP man on why PAP did not drop Dr Toh THE People's Action Party did not drop Dr Ton Chin Chye as one of its candidates although he was a strong critic of government policies because -it was afraid he would have stood as an independent. This was stated by
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      • 40 19 THE acting secretarygeneral of the Singapore Malay National Organisation, Mr Osman Jantan, clarified yesterday that he is a shipping clerk, and not a shipping executive as he had told The Straits Times m an interview on Tuesday.
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      • 67 19 THE national service training period should be shortened, such as to cut the in-camp period to six months, Mr Quek Teow Chuan, the Singapore United Front candidate for Nee Soon, said last night. He added that arrangements should be made so that the NS man's daily
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      • 106 19 THE Barisan Sosialis called on the government to scrap the 20 per cent downpayment to help the poor own the flats they rented from the Housing Board. On Tuesday night, the party's chairman, Dr Lee Siew Choh, said that the government had made enough money
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      • 134 19 THE Workers' Party candidate for Jalan Kayu, Mr M.P.D. Nair, said last night that the idea of town councils was not a "new discovery" by the People's Action Party. It already existed m the local district government ordinance before 1959, he pointed out. Mr Nair
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      • 105 19 THE United People's Front will cut down the number of constituencies m Singapore from 79 to 25 if ever it comes into power. The party's secretary-general, lawyer Harbans Singh, 58, (Kebun Baru), said that the PAP had divided the country into so many constituencies
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    • 193 19 Singapore United Front A SINGAPORE United Front candidate has called for the scrapping of the MRT. Mr Quek Teow Chuan, the SUF candidate for Nee Soon, said last night the MRTs m Hongkong and Japan were unsuccessful. He added that Singapore, with a population far smaller than
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    • 287 19 Singapore Justice Party THE PAP's talent-hunting process was not fail-safe, the Singapore Justice Party said last night. If it was water-tight, the PAP would not have had people like Phey Yew Kok and Woe Toon Boon, SJP secretary-general M. Ramasamy said. Phey had absconded
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    • 84 20 Come hear this tree sing A 23.5-METRE-HIGH Christmas tree will come "alive" when 200 singers perched on it burst into song at the Padang tonight. The singers, from the Calvary Charismatic Centre choir, will be practising for their performances on Friday and Sunday. There will be two performances each night
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    • 474 20  -  RICHARD NG From banana leaf curry to durians By NO CASH or short of it at the moment? Don't worry, as your favourite banana leaf curry and durian shops and petrol station are beginning to accept plastic money. From the initial acceptance at posh restaurants, credit
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    • 256 20  - Textile trade pleased with US ruling HSUNG BEE HWA By THE textile industry m Singapore is glad the United States Department of Commerce has determined that textile and farment exports from ingapore are not being subsidised by the government. Mr Cheng Wai Keung, the president of the Singapore Textile and
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    • 231 20 Chemical exports to region keep on growing EXPORTS of chemicals and chemical products grew by 56.7 per cent to $968 million m the first nine months of the year compared with the same period last year. The local chemical industry is growing because of rising demand for specialty chemicals by
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    • 182 20  - Live turkeys on display at the Bird Park JEEVARAJAH YASOTHA By CHRISTMAS turkeys are being offered by the Jurong Bird Park not for eating, but strictly for viewing. They will be exhibited for the first time today, next to the Flamingo Pool. Park vet, Dr Thiruchelvam, told The Straits Times:
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    • 218 20 Man asked to pay up or prepare coffins A MAN was asked to prepare two coffins by two men who extorted money from him, a court heard on Monday. Mr Lim Chin Boon, 26, was m a coffee house at Block 63, Yung Kuang Road, on Aug 12 when Ng
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    • 100 20 SIA ticket system goes on-line ABOUT 2.5 million people travelled on Singapore Airlines between April and September, an increase of 6.6 per cent over the same period last year The airline has also computerised its ticketing system so that tickets arc now printed instead of being written by hand. Ticket
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    • 70 20 Charged with threat to throw acid A LABOURER was eharp ed on Tuesday with criminal intimidation of woman by threatening to throw arid on her face. N<> plea was taken from Tan l^eong Huat. 35, who had allegedl> made thr threat !> Madam Khoo Woan Kirn. 20. unemployed, at MacPherson
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    • 65 20 A PRELIMINARY inoun> into the murder of watchman Mr Tan Jae Tung. 71. on board a bunker barge anchored ai Eastern Anchorage will be held or. April 25 next year Ramh bin Awang! 30. ha<i allegedU committed tho crime with an unknown man between 1
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  • 493 22 The Straits Times says Focus on the crucial issues THE Fullerton Square rally is the high point of any election campaign m Singapore. The large number of Singaporeans who turned up to hear the Prime Minister speak yesterday were not disappointed. Mr Lee Kuan Yew, m his usual forceful manner,
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  • 826 22  -  AMIEL KORNEL By Writing for the International Herald Tribune PARIS The French government is drawing up a national computer-train-ing programme that envisages tens of thousands of computer workshops throughout the country. It hopes to mobilise the public behind its economic modernisation drive. Although a timetable
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  • 1371 22  - Why China follows own road CHRISTOPHER WREN Marxism and Maoism paid lip service By BEIJING The sweeping economic changes set m motion by China's leadership over the past six years have produced an almost total reinterpretation of the nations official communist ideology. While Soviet-style Marxism has become mired down, the
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  • 475 22 CAMBRIDGE (Massachusetts) Two sheriffs, two judges, a university president and an ex-ambassador to Fiji were among an odd lot of freshmen who enrolled at Harvard University last week for job retraining. These over-aged students belong to the entering class of the US House
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  • FORUM
    • 136 23 'Seletar' more well known than Shilida' THE plans to build a Housing Board new town <ST. Dec 17). featuring three waterfronts, are innovative and offer exciting prospects. But is it really necessary that the name of the locality, boasting a famous airfield with an illustrious history be changed m the
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    • 107 23 Lights turn red after 25 sees I HOPE the relevant authorities look into the timing of the traffic lights at the junction of North Ruona Vista Road and Portsdown Road (junction opposite AnglcMChinese Junior College). Every morning at about eight (except Sundays) there is bound to be traffic conjestion along
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    • 88 23 FIXED fire protection systems like sprinklers should be installed m shopping-cum-residential complexes to prevent a recurrence of Saturday's fire tragedy m Wooodlands. Sprinklers can contain the fire, and help alert the occupants. One common system could serve the whole com- plex block where flammable goods are
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    • Bouquet
      • 114 23 Immediate help for injured woman I WRITE m to thank the staff of the Singapore Science Centre for helping me recently. On Dec 14, on my way to the centre, I accidentally sustained a minor cut on my leg from a broken branch on the ground. I asked the security
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    • 182 23 Where does NUS computer studies degree stand? THE report Advanced computer course at Ngee Ann f (ST, Dec 12) stated that Ngee Ann Polytechnic computer science graduates are awarded a diploma m computer studies and the Higher National Diploma m Computer Studies of the Business and Technician Education Council m
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    • 147 23 12 -month bus fee query unanswered I REFER to an earlier letter seeking clarification on the 12-month transport fee levied by mini-bus operators. There has been no reply to the letter. My own enquiries have been fruitless. As a new semester will begin soon, I sincerely hope anxious parents can
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    • 102 23 I HAVE been going to Tan Tock Seng Hospital every day since Oct 24 and have noticed that many people smoke m its common corridors. I am worried that the polluted air may not be good for the patients. I, therefore, urge members of the
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    • 94 23 A FEW months ago, I read m the newspaper that a tank mounted on a lorry had broken loose and spilt corrosive hydrochloric acid m Jurong. I was relieved to note that nobody was hurt. Recently, to my surprise, I found myself driving behind a conventional lorry
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    • In the market
      • 38 25 Singapore barometer Up Down Unch Industrials 62 23 17 Finance II 5 2 Hotels 5 0 2 Properties 9 0 3 Mentations 6 1 1 Mining 2 0 0 Deb/ Loans 4 0 3 Total 99 29 28
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      • 93 25 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market finished steadier yesterday for the first time since last week, with share prices on the rebound. The New Straits Times Industrial Ordinary Share Index put on 5.71 points to 1274.52. Values opened a shade higher m the morning and moved upwards on good
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      • 72 25 BottsteadßM W Guinness unch C-C -8 Haw Par t-5 CCM Inchcapeßhd -1 CoWStorate 1 Keppel -1 Ountephd -8 MTC +4 tsso Y\ Murti-Purpose +-21. F- N +2 WT susp 6entm_s +4 Nat Iron —3 PMC +3 SembShip unch Pan Elec susp Sine Darby 3> STradinr +2
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      • 290 25 IN RESPONSF to a sharp 35-point overnight gain on Wall Street, local stocks opened higher yesterday. But with investors remaining cautious, the early enthusiasm fizzled out before long and share prices eased later m the morning. The Straits Times Industrial Index only
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      • 33 25 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1983. 84 High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) *****4 Low ***** (5/1/83) 684.88(4/1/83) All-time High 1071.91(8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) All time Low 74.75 (17/9/64) 550.78 (12/8/82)
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      • 50 25 K. Lumpur barometer Up Down Unch Industrials 82 17 17 Finance 1 1 3 1 Hotels 2 0 0 Properties 6 2 2 Oil palms 4 3 0 Tins 5 2 2 Rubber 9 3 3 Rubbers 0 0 0 Deb Loans 0 0 1 Total 119 20 26 i
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      • Chief price changes
        • 74 25 F C B 50c 234+18 Raleifh 374 16 Van Der Horst 230 14 G lumber 194 +13 M Breweries 680 10 M Banki. 560 10 S B S 240+10 Inno.estßhd 136 +9 Perl, Plant 384 +8 IDM 338 +8 CI C 278 +8 MBFHk_ssoc 212 +8 Mb M 50c
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        • 85 25 CA S H 50e 332 -16 SPK Sentosa 116 —11 IC B 550 -10 L M 50c 262-8 GoWCoin 250 -8 Mum Frmb 190 -6 M T 416—4 Tat let finance 250 —4 Ml Trust 163 —4 M Cement 50c 155 —4 Fed Cables Ris 58 —4 Nat Iran
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        • 71 25 Dec IS Dec 19 BI Composite 698 40 702.71 BT Indicator *****71 *****06 BI 08, OS 247 267 SI Industrials 792 01 796 36 SI Finance 2394.12 2401.76 SF Hotels 880 49 ***** SI Properties *86 06 487 85 SI Minings 349.85 350 01 SI Plantations 2498.31 2499 71
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        • 13 25 Promet 3.119,000 SimeOorby 521.000 Pohong Inv 488.000 UOB 388,000 TDM 279,000
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    • 340 25  -  AGNES WEE By A LITTLE postcard containing succinct basic information on a product or equipment may just be the passport for the Singapore businessman who wants to penetrate the Japanese market. The Japanese Technology Transfer Institute (TTI). the innovator of this postcard, calls it the
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    • 282 25 GRAIN surpluses m the past few years and banking reforms m China are two reasons the Agricultural Bank uf China (ABC) is interested In Singapore's use of banking technology. "China has produced more than enough grain for its own needs m the past
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    • 494 25  -  MARA FERNANDEZ Revelation of his identity believed to be the reason By SINGAPORE businessman Cho Jock Kirn was the mystery buyer of Deak Perera worldwide. But m a surprising turn of events, he issued a statement m Hongkong yesterday that the deal
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    • 599 25  -  WONG AI KWEI By THE reason why the property market has remained depressed is psychological, according to Mr Kwek Leng Beng, managing director of City Developments. Prices today are right, there is a wide choice, construction cost (at about $80 psf) is at
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    • Short stops
      • 73 25 TOKYO, Wed. Consolidated net sales by Sony Corp, one of the world's leading makers of acoustic equipment, m fiscal 1984, ended Oct 31, were about US$5.l4 billion (Ssll billion), an increase of 13.5 per cent over the previous fiscal year, the company announced today. The announcement also
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      • 81 25 DETROIT, Wed. Toyota Motor Corp says it will compete directly against the hot-selling Pontiac Fiero and other two-seat sports cars with a US$ll,--000 (5524,000) model to be imported from Japan beginning next month. The MR2 sports car resembles the Fiero, which is built m the United States
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      • 42 25 LONDON, Wed. Merger talks between accountants Price Waterhouse and Deloitte Ha skins and Sells have been terminated, a joint statement said. The plan foundered mainly because mutually acceptable arrangements could not be established m several important coun- tries. Reuter
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      • 93 25 NEW YORK, Wed. Mobil Oil Indonesia, an affiliate of Mobil Oil Corp, said it paid a U5522.7 million (Ss49 million) produc- tion bonus to Pertamina, Indonesia's national oil company, under provisions m its production sharing contract. The bonus is the second one paid m recognition of sustained
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      • 56 25 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Ericsson, the international telecommunications organisation, is supporting the transfer of technology m South-east Asia through its training school m Shah Alam, said Mr Allan Uvhagen, Ericsson's regional director. The school, run by Perwira Ericsson Malaysia Sdn Bhd, was opened last year and has Malaysian professional
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    • 297 25 Interest rates in US fall again NEW YORK, Wed. IS interest rates tell precipitously again yesterday, and a second major American bank cut its prime lending rate to 11.75 per cent from 11.25 per cent. Bankers Trust Dm. the Inited States' ninth largest bank by deposits, matched the halfpoint cut
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    • 2690 26 READERS should be aware of the limitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges, is necessarily covered m "business done" Further because all dealings at a particular price are grouped together, the table does
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    • 1931 26 INDUSTRIALS A Choc (2 9098 2 94S> (1) 3 00 3 2 94 AMD. 3 308 3 38SM9' 330 Akom 1 558 1 56S> (24) 1 53 I 54 ,13! 1 55 (36) I 52 (23) 1 51 |3J 1.50 (1) I 57 di I
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    • 2751 26 AH shares quoted have a par value of SI. uniess otherwise specified Adiusted for scrip rifhts N Tai e«empted dividend ABN is traded m lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m doßars 1984 Last VieW Vol Day High Low Company Sale Chance ('000)
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • 336 27 FOB m bates RAS MRELB (S cents kilo) (M cents/kilo) Noon Close Noon Close RSS tan* 169 25 -170.25N 169 25 170.25N UN) unq Int RSS Jan 1985 1/250 172:75 1 72 50 172 25 191 00 191.25 *****-***** Int 1 RSS Feb ***** ***** *****-1/550 -SS lan *****
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      • 375 27 Noon clou* Gan.bier pncesJlOOkg mmt 305 00 (sellers) Coconut F L dUL (lihjngr Oil Closing prices, MM MMOtaM S/klo. ei-fodown mm fob ***** .seiiersi Rice V* Jun FOB 197.00 (sellers) SMGAPORF i Thai White f*#_r_r_ I L W ilass UOpra i Kangaroo) Vu«i .loose! 95 00 buyers 1
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      • 51 27 THE Kuala Lumpur Tin Market's price remained at the International Tin Agreement's floor level of M 529.15 per kilo- yesterday. The buffer stock manager was the sole buyer. Turnover fell to 153 tonnes from 168 tonnes on Tuesday and included 30 per cent foreign concentrates. No rationing was
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        13 27 Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore December 172 50 unch Malaysia December 191.00 unch
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        13 27 Closing prices Ms/kilo XL Tin 29.15 unch Turnover 153 dcwn 15 tonnes
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      • 26 27 Closing prices Copp-r £/tome Tues Spot 1121.00 1121 50 (1112 50—1113 00) 3 months 1135 00 -1135.50 (1127.00-1128 00) Market tone: Steady Sales 16,525 tonnes
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      • 30 27 Silvor Oosinf pncw USJ/troy oz Wed Tues S-gaprxc 6 36-6 41 6 25-6 30 Tues Mon New York 6 28— 6 33 6 39-6 43 Source Credit Suisse. S'pcre
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      • 136 27 THE Malaysian crude palm oil prices closed firm yesterday on covering after reports of India seeking RBD Olein, palm oil and neutralised palm oil and was aided by higher Chicago soyabean futures. Trading was fairly active. The refined palm oil market was quiet with a steady undertone. PALM
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      • 26 27 GOLD US$/oz Wed Tues Singapore 310.50 311.00 307 00—307 75 Hongkong 310.50-311.00 306.75—307.75 Tues Mon New York 308.75-309.25 313.50—314 00 London 309.00-309.50 316.00 316.50
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      • 144 27 THE KILOBAR market was traded between 5521,632 and 5521,920 yesterday. The Far East gold market opened at U*****.70, 311.20 and moved slowly up to the day's high of US$3ll.BO 312.20 on overseas buying interest. Profit-taking then depressed the market to U*****. 80/310. 20. It closed for lunch at US$3lO.OO/310.40.
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      • 91 27 THE Singapore dollar yesterday firmed to 2.1725 35 from 2.1745 55. It fluctuated between 2.1720 and 2.1735 m lacklustre trading. The greenback recovered slightly against most major currencies from lower New York levels m a quiet market. Against the Deutschemark, it was confined to a narrow range of 3.0790
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      • 32 27 DEPOSIT RATES %pT i Savings account 6 Autosave 5 > Fixed deposit 1 1 month 5 i i monthb 5 j 6 months 6 9 months 6 i 1 2 months 6; I
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      • 52 27 LOAN RATES 2 j Pa Prime rate 3 9 Personal Renovation (Flat rates) 1 1' years 6 i I 4 years 7 Housing .discounted) Up to 10 years 9 < II to 25 years 10 Hire purchase Cars 1 year 5 i 2 years 5 i 3 years 6 <
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      • 53 27 BUSINESS LOANS P-a- Commercial properties 1 15 years 10 Small Industries Finance Scheme (SIFSI Factory loans 9 Machinery loans 9 Working capital loans 9 Construction Equipment finance Scheme CEFS> 10 i MAS rediscount rates tor export bills i Source DBS Bank I 1- Mh $1,000. 2 hdkitne rates. 3 For
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      • 176 27 Interbank Over the Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SSI O Australian dollar 1.8142 1.8161 5 59-546 Canadian dollar *****-***** 6.13-6.03 100 units ot foreign currency Austrian schilling 10 0265- -10.0357 100.69-98 0/ Belgian franc (com) 3.5077-3.5127 288.25-282.96 Danish kronor 19.6632-19.6811 51.55-50.53 Deutscnemark
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      • 200 27 Managers' prices for Dec 20 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 2 51-267 lhe Savings Fund 173 iB4 S poie Prog rund 109-115 Spore Sec Fund 1 62- 1 72 S pore Invest Fund 106 112 Spore Equity Fund 109- 1 15>d Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest fund 2
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      • SIMEX FUTURES
        • 52 27 FEBRUARY gold opened higher from overnight levels at U*****.40. Trading activities were generally quiet as the metal weakened from U*****.50 m late afternoon trading to settle at U*****.00. (In USS per Troy oumv) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Dec Feb 85 314.40 314.50 313.00 313.00 126 Mar 315.00
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        • 40 27 THE March Deutschemark finished near the day's low at 0.3266. Participation was unexpectedly quiet m view of the coming festive season. (US dollar Deutschemark I Open High Low Sett Est Vol Dec Mar 85 0.3269 0.3269 0.3265 0.3266 14
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        • 80 27 Eurodollar 3-month deposit TRADING was moderate for Eurodollar futures. March Eurodollar which opened at 90.71. five ticks higher than the Chicago close, was immediately traded a tick higher to 90.72. Active buying towards the close brought the day's low of 90.65 to close at 90.69. i at imping inlt'trsi i
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        • 28 27 MARCH Japanese yen settled higher than the previous close at 0.*****4 and June at 0.*****2. Open High Low Sett Est Vol Dee M»rBs 0 *****28 0.*****4
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    • Overseas markets
      • 62 27 Hongkong Hang Senf Tiesday 1173.31 0166.13) Week ago 1117.23 Australian A II- Ordinaries 7? Tuesday 718.1 (708.1) Week ago 721.3 Australian Industrials f Tuesday 1069.6 (1062.0) Week ago 1067.4 M Financial Times Industrials Mondjy 939.9 (938.3) Week ago 930.1 Dow Jones Average Monday 1211.57 (1176.79) £il_ Week ago 1178.33
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      • 23 27 Closing prices i Aluminium £/tonne Tues Spot 926.50-927.50 (929.00-929.50) 3 months 949.00 949 50 (952.00-952 50) Market tone: Irregular Sales. 14.275 tonnes
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      • 265 27 "*>■ ea r«» Ln.inje Associated Hotels 033 Bonk Of East A_a 22 70 -0 I Cheung Kong 980 +0 15 CSna Light 12 10 +0.2 Cross Horb Tunnel 10.70N unch F E Consortium 0 335 -0025 Far East Exch PNAe* 0 035 -0 005 G I Cement 785 unch
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      • 328 27 Oec 19 Yen Chanfe A^iomoto 1 090 1 0 Ak<_ 472+2 A.-nodo 1180 +30 Asohi Chem 657 +18 AvoN Glass 918 2 3onfc 7* SPB +8 Bndgestone 538 -7 Canon 1600 +30 Cavo Computer 1860 +30 Citaen 585 -10 D Mp Print 990 10 0 r^ppon Screen Owe 631
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      • 326 27 Dec 19 Cents Chanfe (Aust) A C I 183 +4 A N I 238 +3 A P M 214 +1 Aberfoyle 810 +4 Ape 260 +5 Alliance Oil 103 unch A«ed M_ 250 +2 Ampol Exp 205 +5 AiTfxA Pet 175 unch Ani 504 +6 Ashton 82 +1 BHP
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      • 236 27 Dec IS USJ Change Alcoa 37 +2 A_*d Chem Cp 35* Afc-Chafcner* 5* Am Tai Tel 19 Amox he 16% Amr Corp 36* +1 B€tT_wn4fi) Sti I6H +1 Bering Co 56* +2* -urTooghs Cp 57M m Cotwpiar Co 30% +1% Chen* Monhtn 47U 1% Chry_er Cp 31* Citicorp
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      • 594 27 Dec 18 Pence Change INDUSTRIALS Allied-Lyons 157 -I Ass Dairies 160 -2 BTRPLC 580 +3 Babcocks 151 unch Barclays 554 +5 Beechoms 373 -3 BICC 238 -5 Blue Circle 480 unch BOC Group 265 -3 Boots 192 +2 Bowoter 194 +3 BATS 350 +10 Britannia 75 unch BP 480
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    • 563 27 LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) ftrr Cargo Time Block Tanah Air (06NB) 20/12(2300) TA3 0909 HOC Qi I Handsome (037W8) 2 1 1 2 1 900 FSB" 0900 1000 1 800 1 930 S4 Hermes Ace (20A) 2112(0800) FSB 1500 1600 1900 2000 U4 Khd Pakhomov (49AE84) 2112(0900)
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      347 27 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Asian Falcon 18 aside 20 12 Builder 111 22 aside 20 12 Murrayeverett 25 6 aside 20 12 Balantang 37 8 aside 20 12 Ned Bahrain 44 aside 20 12 Coral Princess 47 20 1 2 20 12 Donam No 7
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    • 356 28 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Local economists and business leaders have lent support to Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah's warning that the government may withdraw tariff protection given to some industries if they remain sluggish and inefficient. Describing the warning as "most timely", they felt that
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    • From the companies desk
      • 25 28 LIM KAH NGAM LTD has incorporated a whollyowned subsidiary, named LKN Development Pte Ltd. to undertake property development and property 'lealir?.
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      • 65 28 MALAYSIA AICA BHD reported a 25.7 per cent rise m pre-tax profits to M 52.6 million on the back of a 15.3 per cent increase m sales to M 511.3 million for the half year to Sept 30. 1984. The directors said they expect the results for
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      • 80 28 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange said trading m the shares of Toshiba (M) Bhd would be suspended from Friday until further notice m connection with the cash offer for the company's shares made by two of its directors. Mr Mohammed Adnan Datuk Shuaib and Mr
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      • 41 28 SHAREHOLDERS of BoY ton Properties Bhd have agreed to he proposals to increase the share capital of :he company to Mslso million and to raise the bumiputra stake m the company to 26 per cent via a special issue.
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    • 363 28 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Hong Leong Credit Bhd (HLC) expects the Malaysian economy to pick up next year as demand for Malaysia's commodities grows m the major industrial countries, executive chairman Quek Leng Chan said. In his latest annual review, he said that
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      • 103 28 INTRUDERS beware! An alarm unit can detect intruders by sensing rapid changes m room temperature. Just 30 seconds after anyone approaches within 12 metres of the battery-operated device, the alarm will sound for two minutes. If movement is still detected, the $280 alarm by MX
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      • 50 28 ABE you breaking new ground m research? HAS your company come op with an ingenious new product? HAVE you got a bright idea you want the world to know about? Then tdl Innovations about It. Write please dont phane to Tlmesdollar, Stt f Kirn Seng Road, Singapore 9923.
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      • 103 28 PA TECHNOLOGY, part of the PA Consultant group, claims it has developed a new and possibly, revolutionary use of electron beam technology to produce microchips. Electron beam technology, which can be compared to laser beams, has the ability to "print" a circuit directly on to a
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    • 131 28 DESPITE crippling taxes, Malaysian Tobacco Company Bhd has managed to sell more cigarettes. The rate of increase m turnover has, however, slowed from the 14 per cent chalked up last year to just 3 per cent to M 5764.9 million for the year ended
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    • 360 28 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. With more money being pumped into the financial system, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) appears to have been doing more business than its Singapore counterpart m the past three weeks. Daily turnover on the KLSE, which is
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 236 25 MOST EXCLUSIVE AND DISTINGUISHED ROSEWOOD/BLACKWOOD FURNITURE VISIT OUR NEWLY ESTABLISHED SHOWROOM AT Merldlen Shopping Centre 100 Orchard Road. #03-17/22 Singapore 0923 Rosewood Curio cabinet Tel: 732 6486 $W wow $1.000 VBml jmSbb^S^l iT I IH il I Picture-Fan Design $75 M W§§s2mWafo^ I1 1 I I^ll^^B ■^^b^^^bb'bbT m I bY
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    • 32 26 VHMRHfW iSf^l Bi P^r^jAr^l mBEBBSSSiSBKfSM iM laSJmM UMi i«hie at an distributed by B3| FEDERAL PUBLICATIONS I /IT I 2 Jurong Port Road. Singapore 2261 l^^l A member of The Times Organisation
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    • 93 27 STOCK BID ASK US$ US$ DeVoe Holbein Internotionol ny 9 1 i 10' 2 City-Clock Internotionol ny 3' t 4 Quotes os o< December 17 1984 j Investors Kcfctnn *b<H< ■w I .i^i ..pital ftains n t i sci ii Kimpl\ wriu us j note and the nrerkh INVESTORS M
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    • 632 28 (X) MERCEDES-BENZ 190E At fiVQt it urac llict 2 thtn^r-w Bfl Ifl mMMmMmmmmm Daimler-Benz wanted a bold, new pp H H■■ V^^Vflm VI Hj |fj| mmmmKm equation of space, mass and energy II ■HRS*S^BP2JP'!SHK2SJ£J;i2^^^ v^^ Mi Ml VfIVJHM Then, combined with a unique gd II J^m^^^^^^^SmSSSmi3StXSH&t9m exhilaration, Daimler-Benz created the
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    • 1119 29 I I I 1 I "^1 7 r^^^V I I The Sicilian r"V~]MJ£M What would you like for Christmas?" S "^^^>U/>^/>^\ 0 Rated more explosive |ki fjjjjl oekpdhe O suspenseful, heroic and IPL r LIA J askedhe J O> L V evil than The Godfather. M| TV/ 1 I s
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    • 703 30 M TELEPHONE SERVICE: RATES CLASSIFICATION GUIDE: :r r' Monday Friday am !°2 00 Pm nr«m Ordinary $Vooperword(Minsisoo) Food/Fntertamment (2 —5) M, LA^IpI A\ r\t frOf 1 B^TTN. Lf\ XSI BtUr aeadUZ tor 'ine^unday'r.mes, S.mi-di.play: $20 00 per col cm P.rsonal Serv,c*/M«rch«ndr~<li j^^/O\»S^^ i J^^V I //vi I 'O^ I 'w^
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    • 472 30 12 Computer Products/ Services SUPER SALE SAVINGS! Supermeg II $1,350 (Our Christina* offer to youl) c 64K dual CPU (Apple Compatible) 84 function detachable keyboard. Twin disk drives, c 80 column card, c Drive card. c 12" H.R. green monitor. c 5 free diskettes. c 6 months guarantee. Call: MEGAMEX
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    • 358 30 14 Antiques/ Arts/Crafts EXHIBITION AND SALE of Rare and Beautiful Coloured Lithographs of India today at Antiques of the Orient, Lower Basement, Tanglin Shopping Centre Extension. SAGITTARIUS ANTIQUES. 22, Watten Rise. Tel: *****40. We are different with antiques from England as well as local antiques. Open daily 10.00 a.m. to
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    • 645 30 20 Pets/Pet Care ATTENTION SKC MEMEBERS, there will be no handling classes this Saturday, 22nd Dec. '84 as It Is a public holiday. Classes thereafter will be conducted as usual. Tel: *****21. EXPAT LEAVING, SELLING very cheap, 1 female Alsatian Ss2so, 1 year old and 1 male Alsatian, 1/2 year
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    • 676 30 Lv X ANY EXERCISE FANATIC would W* be overwhelmed with what's ff^^^^^^^^^^^K offered at classification 25: Efl weight lifting sets, dart boards V' and other exercise equipment are selling at 50% off the normal price. 28 Health Centres/ 28 Health Centres/ 30 Heirdressing Massage Massage I i j£ GREAT EASTERN
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    • 665 31 30 Hairdressing I LOUISE KLERK HAIR A BEAUTY STUDIO Singapore's It-aiiinii name m beauty We will b« open on Saturday, 22nd Oacomber. 9am 7pm A Monday. 24th December from 9am 7pm. AVOM (isafJioinlinr-Ul. Book norn TEL: *****73/ *****82 VERONICA ART A BEAUTY STUDIO I(Untsax) #01-18 Queensway Shopping Centre 50% discount
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    • 1607 31 36 House 36 House Renovation/ Decor Renovation/ Decor .^flff^sW efcl T sM 1 Jl^LyaTaTaTayJ As fstmsssa^M wfA m Free Delivery W& ll* Installation Y^r 7 PCS. Acrylic Bathroom itiii^*M^mm*r accessories m 4 colours: &i. IVORY, RED, DARK BLUE <*W|!gfc2^MMer LIGHT BLUE mm Ideal For HUDC HDB "l»# )O ORDER NOW
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    • 728 31 37 Airconditioners/ Refrigerators AIRCOND FRIDGES 24 hra Islandwide Service can solve all problems of servicing repairing/ respraying ol all refrigerators and airconditioners m our workshop/ guaranteed. Secondhand Iridge available, single door $100 $200, twin door $200 $350. Fro* delivery. 3 months guaranteed. LEE MENG AIRCOND REFRIGERATION SERVICES Tel: *****16/*****19 *****04
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    • 740 31 49 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/Removal CAN WE SOLVE all problems m house removal/ transportation service? Office removal. We specialised m pianos, organs disposal and delivery service. Reasonable charges and workers provided. Day/ night service. Please call *****31. HOUSE SHIFTING/ RUBBISH removal/ Transportation/ Delivery Services. Days /nights. Fast, efficient services. Workers provided.
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    • 755 31 54 Book-keeping/ Secretarial/ Answering/ Translation Services EXPERIENCED BOOK-KEEPER OFFERS part-time accounting service during office hours. Call *****67. 56 Industrial Equipment/ Supplies FOR SALE USED STEEL CONTAINERS 7 units 40' containers 10 units 20' containers Lump sum price $15,000 0.n.0. Interested please call:--344-2827 or view at> 3 Wan Shin Road Jurong.
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    • 630 31 ■1 1 1 ri II 19 IF YOUR FILIPINO maids conV Hl■ lA tract is expiring soon, an adW§ I S Vjbbl vertiser m classification 69 is 0 fl| willing to take over. 111 1 I I 65 Situations Wanted STOP SEARCHING CALL MULTI FORCE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY TEL: *****88 You
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    • 505 31 65 Situations Wanted $450 FILIPINO MAID Available including air ticket, documentation works and replacement guaranteed. Bond arrangeable. (Licensed). Tel: *****31. 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive f ADVERTISING SALES EXECUTIVES Required to sell advertisement space m a high -class professional magazine. An excellent package of mI -it-. -i-^, _j t ■wri"H|
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    • 397 31 69 Situations Vacant: Domestic AMERICAN FAMILY WITH 2 children requires Singaporean Citizen for full-time or live-In housekeeping and babysitting. Tel: *****58 WANTED LIVE -IN COOK. Experienced m English and local food. Vicinity Binjai Park area. NonSingaporeans welcome Ring *****29. WILLING TO TAKE over your Filipino maid whose contract expires soon
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    • 463 31 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical SIME DARBY SINGAPORE LTD urgently requires m Store Audit Clerk GCE O' level Some related expe nence Ability to operate forklift truck prefer- able <2) Receptionist/ Telephone Operator GCE 'O' level Knowledge of switchboard operation Pleasant voice <3> Junior Clerk/Typist GCE 'O' level Typing speed
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    • 499 32 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situationa Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical International company urgently requires the service of one FEMALE PERSONAL ASSISTANT (Salary: m the region of $1,000) Requirements: c Minimum GCE O' Level Grade 1. c Good command m English/ Chinese. c Possess good secretarial skills. a Minimum 2 years
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    • 422 32 EHINATIONAL K^UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE Applications are invited for appointment to the following post SECRETARY (GRADE III) QUALIFICATIONS GCE O Level passes m 3 subjects including English Language or the Cambridge School Certificate with credit m English Language; Shorthand at 100 wpm. age at least 19 (Candidates with lower shorthand speed may
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    • 572 32 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical We have an iirmediate vacancy for a Receptionist/ Telephone Operator to manage our Key Telephone Sys'em of 12 lines and 50 extensions. Interested applicants, who meet the following requirements: Age between 18 -22 years old Minimum GCE O 1 levels Typing knowledge Pleasant personality and
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    • 589 32 70 Situationa Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Typing, Telexing and Clerical Routine.... Are you available from 2nd January to 15th May 1985? Our client requires a Girl Friday to assist them with their work load for the above period- Tne successful candidate should be able to speak good English, type at 45
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    • 669 32 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical International Freight Forwarding Company requires: FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERK c 1-2 years experience c Able to type Interested, please tel: *****11 Or call personally at: PANALPINA WORLD TRANSPORT (S) PTE LTD #32-01 SHAW TOWERS 100 BEACH ROAD SINGAPORE 0718 The Malayan Refrigerating Co. Pte Ltd requires
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    • 881 32 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Public Accounting firm requires: A) SENIOR AUDIT ASSISTANT B) TEMPORARY AUDIT CLERKS C) FEMALE DESPATCH CLERK For Posts (A) S (8) Forward your applications together with detailed resume, expected salary and contact number. For Post (C) Kindly call personally at: 7500-A BEACH ROAD #11-320/322 THE
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    • 702 32 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical PERMANENT/ TEMPORARY POSITIONS for Clerk Typists. Secretaries and Accounts Clerks. Office Resources Services =11-18 Maxwell House. Tel: *****10. REQUIRED TELEPHONIST CUM Typist. Salary negotiable depending on experience. Tel: *****91. Must be able to start work immediately. FEMALE GENERAL CLERK required. Experience m renovation firm needed.
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    • 449 32 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales An BStSDMsncKi •nyinwinng firm hss im itv#oifl t# vacancies for: SALES REPRESENTATIVES to promote W«st German mad* products: Wroughtlock, Wrought iron railing, Wrought iron grilles, etc. Interested please write m with full personal resume, contact telephone number, 1 non-returnable passport size photo
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    • 629 32 International tr eight forwarder/ NVOCC requires: 1) SALES MANAGER 2) ASSISTANT SALES MANAGERS 3) MARKETING/ SALES EXECUTIVES a Previous experience m shipping/ forwarding/ NVOCC services an advantage although not essential. Sales/ result orientated, a Possess own vehicle. Interested applicants to contact: *****45 Cindy for Appointment NOBEL DESIGN i CONTRACTS PTE.
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    • 399 32 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Nestle I n«- Singapore subsidiary of Nestle, the International hood Beverage Company, invites suitably qualified candidates for the following posts: Primary b.'Secondar\ 2 education f Age 16 25 years old I No experience needed I GCE 'O level 1 Typing 35 40 wpm I GCK level
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    • 581 33 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical f GEAC X 1 r USA has got opportunities for: =q I f Tbol Makers (Rotating Ist tod shifts) g Completed full-time apprenticeship with jjj t a government-aided training centre Have had subsequent work experience of at least 2 years m machining
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    • 502 33 72 Situations Vacant: Technical r PROJECT "1 i MANAGERS Leader* m the fteM of construction are invited to Join our tabWahad organisation as Prajact Managers. Wo •peciaHee In Public Housing and High-ftae Buildings and have very challenging projects In hand. Our requirements c Must be a P.E. Registered with Singapore
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    • 516 33 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Immediate Openings with a major service company to the Oil A Gas A Construction Industry. We require staff for the positions of: A) ENGINEERS all Disciplines B) DRAUGHTSMEN all Disciplines C) WELDING INSPECTORS D) RADIOGRAPHERS E) ULTRASONIC INSPECTORS F) NDT INSPECTORS G) SANDBLASTERS/ RIGGERS H) PAINTING
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    • 536 33 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production jm 4mWLmW^^km m MALAYAN m\r \Tr^^!m\ breweries lUlnm (SPORE) PTE LTD ■■■JH^^ Brewers of Tiger Anchor Beer R ABC Slout A \\\\\^£GSEE3*\\\\\\\ In possession of PUB Electrical Worker's ZdW Licence or NTC 3in Industrial Electricity. fcj Minimum 2 years' experience m electrical
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    • 454 33 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production rosH 1 1 pfi, 0b *w Toshiba is a multi-national colour 1 Bft MtV and radio cassette recorder K^Jr WMm-^4r manufacturing company at the EL m^ JBBkt M junction of Pasir Panjang and Jl-fKf^g^ fpIpLJJ Alexandra Roads. We are ex- iMil FEMALE
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    • 862 33 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production A Hi Xl Audio Manufacturer urgent!) [CfjejßM QC PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS (Male/Female) I Requirements for QC Supervisors: Mm. ITC m Produttu.-. at Industrie 1 ii^ineenr.g Preferable with some experience fa KB IMMMI ment Knowledge ol SQ< Tei [,nic would be an ...^..iit.^e Completed
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    • 563 34 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous si; m; ati; 1 I ll < 1IY0I (H.V H urgently requires H NTC m Woodworking/ Electrical H GCE O' level Training will be provided I H Possess Class 3 driving licence H Knowledge of simple English H •No experience required H
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    • 421 34 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous VARTA Well established manufacturer of batteries invites applicants for the position of Must be able to understand simple English Possess Class 2 and J driving kence Must be physically fit Interested applicants are required to call personally during office hours VARTA PTE LTD 750 C Chai
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    • 500 34 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous HOTEL ROYAL requires 1. PANTRY MAID Gross Salary: $424/$492 2. KITCHEN GENERAL HELPER Gross Salary: $409/$477 3. HOUSEMEN Gross Salary: $444/$512 4. MAINTENANCE HELPER Gross Salary: $394/5462 5. TYPIST Gross Salary: $404/$472 6. CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY Salary Negotiable Interested applicants please apply personally or write to:THE PERSONNEL
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    • 611 34 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous DRIVER A driver is required tor an expatriate chief executive interested candidates should call *****44 Ext 501 or send their applications together with a contact telephone number to: Coopers Lytrand Associates Pte Ltd 9 Penang Road #12-00 Supreme House Singapore 0923 V- J Seafood Restaurant open-air
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    • 881 34 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous PERMANENT STAFF DRIVER required. Age 21— 25. Basic pay $450 p.m. plus overtime plus benefits Please apply personally: Unit 408, Hillview House, 1 Jalan Remaja off Hillview Avenue. Singapore-2366. Direct buses: 173, 193. Tel: *****28. SECURITY GUARDS REQUIRED m Katong and Bukit Timah. Doing 12 hours
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    • 435 34 1 >syt^j_ LOOKING FOR A Porsche? A Ln ftinnt r*J Special Anniversary Model 111 2 I iSI registered m January '82 ran Jl JPljPi be found at classification 94. It comes with a rear spoiler and orchard rent a car WE OFFER Cars with unrestricted permits into Malaysia. Drop off
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    • 679 34 83 Vehicle Financing/ 83 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance Insurance LOWEST INTEREST RATES FOR HIRE PURCHASE OF CARSSV**U 6 p.a. flat for 12 months 5V2% 6 p.a. flat for 24 months 5%% 6 p.a. flat for 36 months CALL US AT: ALPHA INDUSTRIAL A COMMERCIAL CREDIT PTE. LTD. #10-09 TAT LEE BANK
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    • 590 34 87 For Sale: Mercedes 1983 MERCEDES BENZ 200 AUTOMATIC Expatriate owner. Chauffeur driven. Low mileage. Very well maintained lrregardless of cost. TEL: *****5, E.M. CHUA NON-PARF 1979 FEBRUARY Mercedes 200. Modified 1983 model Private registered. EX plate TaxMarch '85, tip top condition $38,000 0.n.0. Can loan $30,000 Phone *****07, 23.
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    • 830 34 87 For Sale: Mercedes 1973 MERCEDES 200 COO|MUI| owner, 55.000 witli brand in-* road tux Interested lei ***** V; 1976 MERCEDES 2SOS Auto It: irate ownei povei steering prlo negotiable *****91 e\t ;J256 1977 BENZ 200. .-i.mplel.- .< I Ml nes Vie* Hlk 89 I Oronf 4 Toa Payon ix.-Hfci
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    • 859 35 89 For Sal*: Datsun/Nissan NISSAN AUTHORISED DEALER SIN HOCK SENG TRADING CO. PTE LTD 80S. Macpherson Road NEW NISSAN MARCH 1.0 GL Low Downpayment $2,950 Enquiries: *****18 $2,950.00 Drive away NEW NISSAN MARCH 1000 c.c. KOK YOKE CHUAN Tel: *****11 (Moo to Fri. 9a m. lo 9p.m.) (Sal. 9a.m. lo
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    • 927 35 89 For Sal*: Datsun/Nissan i I 82 DATSUN 28OZX. manual. I PARF, showroom condition, radio cu.-sette. original paint. SaQiSOOOJU) Tel *****11 2 j 82 NISSAN SUNNY 1 3 [IX. Aircon, hi-fi set. sports rims In beautiful condition $18,500 0.n.0. I Loan arrangeable. Tel *****34. 1981 DATSUN 200 L. Q plate,
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    • 871 35 90 For Sal*: Toyota 81 TOYOTA COROLLA DX 1.3. Kull accessories, m showroom condition $17,800 0.n.0. Loan arrangeable Tel: *****34. Ah Seng. 1960 TOYOTA CRESSIDA, immaculate condition. $18,000 negotiable Tel: *****52 1980 TOYOTA COROLLA DX 1300 1 lady owner, $16,300 0.n.0. *****36 '77 TOYOTA COROLLA 1200 c.c. aircon. sports rtm,
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    • 910 35 92 For Sale: Mazda 1963 MAZDA 626 manual. 5-door. hatchback (5-speed), 1 private owner, aircond, radio cassette, power steering/ windows, central locking, electric control mirror. Done 22,000 Km, original paint, showroom condition. Tel: *****51. APRIL '83 MAZDA 929 L 4-door, hardtop, manual, sun roof. 1 company owner, radio, cassette, accident
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    • 797 35 93 For Sale: Honda 1976 AUGUST HONDA Civic, 2door, eligible for PARF, 2 owners, radio cassette $8,500 0.n.0. Tel: *****66. 1977 HONDA CIVIC 3-door Aircond, radio cassette, beautiful condition. Price $9,950 0.n.0. Tel: *****23. Robert. 1980 SEPTEMBER CIVIC 5-door Manual. 1 owner, tax till August 1985, sports rims, cassette. Selling
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    • 892 35 94 For Sale: Other Makes '78 LADA 1200, good condition, aircond, radio/ cassette, sports rims. Non-PARF. Private owner. Tax February. $4,800 negotiable. Tel: *****02/ *****77. •81 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. Beautiful condition. Sunroof. Full accessories. Private owner. Selling cheap. Owner leaving. View at: 42 Jago Close, S'pore-1542. MID 1980 SUZUKI 550 with
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    • 747 35 95 For Sale: 95 For Sale: Commercial Commercial Vehicles Vehicles Special year-end offer. FREE aircon and cassette -J-.1, I, «M^BBBbT^ •eaJßMaaaaaaaaaaaW^ -^HW%l—»v moocis Onfy '^^**wC^fc i _^J tj ___^:l_ w ""rßslrlSlf'^ mm I Ij I ffJMßaaaaaaM HP •"at I**1 y: ''^^^^^^KKKtKSEXmKßßßßtt3tt^SL^ (jOHRO* Daihatsu Delta Truck Head Office Kallang Centre 748
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    • 558 35 97 Vehicles Wanted CASH PAYMENT. COMPANY requires private or company used cars. Japanese or Continental model. Tel: *****58. Michael. I SERIOUSLY REQUIRE a good secondhand car. No fixed budget. No dealers please Call: *****88. Gabriel. REAL ESTATE AGENT wants car between 1300 2600 c.c. Budget between $2,000 $6,000. *****11. REASONABLE
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    • 828 35 106 Accomodation Available: Houses 2 Storey Fumithec Semi-detached bungalow at Frankel Estate Contact *****96 STEP INSIDE AND be delighted with Colonial Bunglws of'ered i m Cornwall Gdn. Belmoni Rd Ford Aye, Rebecca Rd. Vicioria j Pk. Holland Rd. Chancery Hill. I Ridout Rd. Dalvey Rd. Fifth Aye Malcolm Pk, Walten
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    • 604 35 106 Accomodation Available: Houses DIST.2O THOMSON VAOHAN w It} double-store) lerrai c 3 bedrooms, servant i furnished S- 1 4(Ki ES«Rlfeolße 2\<H&)22 I DIST.2I NEAR BUKIT Tim..!: I'laza modern Z-ttony ieinl-detaclwd bedrooms oewli painted fur ntetted HOH HMfH DIST.2I 2 1? STOREY BUNGALOW, s tiedroomi ■nth servant amenities partial!) furnishad
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    • 708 36 I\%vi__.* "v.'Vfc Jr' m*X*t*X L 1 v.' L \-J 1 IW \J 111 1W I C? -X Lt~llj 1 U 1 1 __C***t" '■'-"■X' I1 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments WT A hotel room for m over a month? %Is%+ M [NCTHAfI* I Not when I could
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    • 691 36 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments FOR ROYAL YOU! Dist.4 Fairways2,4oo. Dist.s Parkview/ Gloria Mansion $1,650. Dist 7 Golden Mile $1,300. Dist.9 Lucky Plaza $1,450. Centrepoint $2,350. Dist.lo Taraan Serasi $1,800, Sommerville $2,450. Kum Hing $2,000. Tomlinson $2,200, Distil Wee Nam $1,000. Novenaville $1,800, Newton Point $3,300. Hillcrest Arcadia $2,500, Suffolk $2,500,
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    • 860 36 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments RIDGEWOOD, NEAR AMERICAN School Fully furnished 3-bed-roomed apartment with large terrace for entertaining. Full country club facilities. Available immediately Rental/ Sale. Please call *****90. BEAUTIFUL SPACIOUS APARTMENTS m choice location: Laguna Park/ Farrer Court' Braddell Hill/ Lakeview. Furnished, tennis, security. $1,300 -$1,600. Rodge: *****87/ *****79. CHRISTMAS
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    • 815 36 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments ORCHARD VICINITY, 4-BED-ROOMED maisonette, garden unit, facing pool, m small low rise development. $5,000.00 negotiable. Ideal for Bankers and Executives. Contact *****33. PANDAN VALLEY, mid-floor, 4 bedrooms. 2.000 sq.ft.. fully furnished. $2,700. Gilstead Court. 3 bedrooms, fully furnished, $2,400. With pool/ security. Call *****28/ *****50 (agent).
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    • 822 36 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments LEONIE TOWER, BLK.A. enormous apartment. 4 bedrooms, separate living/ dining, large balcony and kitchen. $5,000. System Properties: *****38. LOOKING FOR APARTMENTS/ Houses why not try us for achange! We will work something to fit your needs. Any location. *****66 LUCKY HEIGHTS, D15T.1646, walk-up apartment. 3 bedrooms,
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    • 803 36 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, 2-BED-ROOMED, very high floor, panoramic sea view, beautifully furnished. $1,500. Villanelle *****81 MANDALAY COURT FURNISHED 4 attached bath bedrooms servant. living and dining rooms $2,400.00. Telephone *****98. MIMOSA PARK CONDOMINIUM. 3 rooms. 1 servant's quarter for rental. Asking $1,300. Tel: *****62. Chiong. NASSIM MANSION,
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    • 716 36 108 Accommodtion Available: Rooms HOLLAND ROAD, LUXURIOUS bungalow, furnished bedrooms with facilities Meals arrangeable. Per person S5OO. 467 1ti12 KATONG DIST. AIRCON room tor 2 students Preferably Chinese schoolboys Meals laundry Call Lilian *****23 LORONG STANGEE, IMMEDIATELY available furnished and carpeted room with without aircond. call *****07' *****67 ORCHARD RD/
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    • 801 36 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses \J *1* oi^ +if sjo +JS +±r A£ FOR SALE 7T A rare opportunity to own a beautiful 2-storey "77 semi-detached bungalow at Thomson Heights. Land area: 3.753 sq.ft. freehold A£ Built-in: 2.200 sq.ft A*. x» Ist storey: Car porch, living dining
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    • 821 36 SELLING CHEAP!! DIST.IS dvii-Me-store) teml-detactied .n^-A 5.700 sq tt 4 piu- bedroo us .i<tached bathrooms gui' t and residential Must Sell! lriOO.ooo secures Hap Seng T4SSBH SENNETT ESTATE. DIST IM4. 1703 sq tt double -store) terrace bedrooms. 2 baths HMO plus attlC, freehold Ne:U nun ket. school, clinic, bank $394,000
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    • 667 37 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 5 f X) ,8 *S b£PJ^ k i-n I '-^rrSjpß 1 -1 ""I'l J l I -I o fuxJ<u AiiLl C^^ Phase 111 I Luxurious Double Storey Split-level Terrace Houses I embraced by a natural landscape of Hill
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    • 1010 37 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Apartments Apartments I PARK WEST W] TYPE \E SHOWFLAT Close to food and entertainment centres. F~ ~~l Quality finishings of ceramic tiles and hlm aBl parquet floors, kitchen cabinets and mm^ bathroom
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    • 453 40  -  NG WENG HOONG By FIRE chief Lim Beng Lock refuted a charge yesterday that firemen did not try to rescue three people m a blazing shophouse m the Woodlands tragedy on Saturday. He said at a press conference that intense heat and smoke
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    • 136 40 CAMPING joy began for about 270 members of the boys' dabs at a camp at the Police Academy m Thomson Road yesterday. The boys, aged between 12 and 16, are junior members of nine boys' clubs m Singapore. And the rousing welcome they gave to the
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    • 223 40 M anuf actur er s expect to increase production MOST manufacturers expect their production to increase m the last quarter of this year but high production costs continue to plague them. This was indicated m a survey conducted by the Singapore Manufacturers Association. The survey, held m September and October,
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    • 65 40 SSO charity show raises $25,000 THE first Singapore Symphony Orchestra concert m aid of the Community Chest held on Friday at the Victoria Concert Hall raised $25,000. Dr Goh Keng Swee, Deputy Prime Minister and patron of SSO, attended the concert which featured Singapore pianist Scow Yit Kin. The American
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    • 74 40 Man on two arms offence charges A MAN, charged with illegally having a Colt super automatic .22 Magnum gun on a train along Kampung Fatimah, was also accused yesterday of having five .22 bullets at the same time. No plea was taken from Che Azid bin Che Hamid, a Malaysian,
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    • 45 40 POLICE want to contact the relatives of Mr Pizal Kunjamboo, 71, who died at the Bushey Park Home m Borneo Road at 2.25 p.m. on Sunday. His relatives should contact Assistant Investigating Officer Jeffrey Low of Queenstown Police Station on *****00.
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    • 28 40 THIEVES stole $12,325 m cheques and some company documents when they broke into the office of Chin Kong Trading m Yishun Industrial Park on Monday night.
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    • 247 40  - US team's two-year term with MRTC ends RAV DHALIWAL By AN AMERICAN COBSUltancy team, the experienced hand that guided the Mass Rapid Transit project m its infancy has completed its two-year term with the MRT Corporation MRTC staff who have been working with this group have taken over the jobs
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    • 51 41 TEAM of eight construction ••xperts from North Korea will isit Singapore on Jan IS During th<>n four-day stay, they will visit the Public Works Impart mem. Constrcution Industry Development Board, Singapore Contractors' Association. Lum Chang Construction iPto Ltd and H«e Hum! Engineering and Construction I Pte
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    • 342 41  -  SUSANNA KULATISSA Bu TWO schemes involving the community have been thought up to help meet the needs of the aged. The two pilot projects by the Home Nursing Foundation involve a scheme which matches the aged sick to a neighbourhood nurse and a plan
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    • 158 41 A ONE-MILLION-DOL-LAR donation by the Khoo Foundation will give a boost to home nursing care. The donation, made yesterday, will enable the Health Ministry's Home Nursing Foundation to buy more equipment for the rehabilitation of patients, pay volunteers, part-time nurses and other
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    • 325 41  -  LITO GUTIERREZ STU GLAUBERMAN By and CHRISTMAS hamper dealers have complained that an advertisement by a hamper company warning consumers not to be misled was itself misleading. The advertisement on Tuesday by Noel Hampers Gifts Pte Ltd, said: "Some hamper brands claim huge
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    • 187 41 FOUR firemen were taken to hospital after fighting a fire near a liquid chemical tank m an electronics factory m Boon Keng Road on Monday. They complained of chest pains and were coughing after they had put out the fire which burnt
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    • 68 41 Man charged with causing hurt at sea A MAN was charged yesterday with hurting 6 youth on board a Taiwanese fishing vessel on Mon day night. Lin An Tsai. 48. a Taiwanese, had allegedly used a sharp metal object used for stringing fish on Lo Chuan Fu. 18. at sea
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    • 86 41 A MAN was yesterday fined a total of $16,000 for unlicensed hawking and for hawking at prohibited places. Yong Siang. 38. faced 36 counts altogether. The default sentence is 18 months. Of the 36 charges, 34 were warrant of arrest cases. On each of these
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    • 276 41 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I Senator Tan Sri C. Selvarajah, daughter Anna, and the family of the late Puan Sri Ruth Ariamalar Selvarajah would like to express their appreciation and gratitude to friends, relatives, The UMW Group and Time Engineering Group for being with them, for messages
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      371 41 WONG KWEI FUNG AGE 70 passed away peacefully on 19th Dae. 1984 leaving behind beloved:Wives: Mdm Chin Ah Lan Mdm Lian Seak Ying Sons Wong Kok Ann Wong Kok Peng Wong Kok Yap Daughters Wong Kiuk Ying Wong Lian Ying Wong Moey Ying Wong Cliook Ying Wong Yong
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    • 784 42 mk _4 ASt t *,iM>*ft i Bm ßi „^-L^-L^j "j ft fl EUROPEAN ZONE GROUPINGS Group 1: Poland, Belgium, Greece, Albania. Group 2: West Germany, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Portugal, Malta. Group 3: England, Northern Ireland, Rumania, Turkey, Finland. Group 4: France, Yugoslavia, East Germany, Bulgaria,
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    • 138 42 RIYADH, Wed. Saudi Arabia's national soccer team, who beat China 2-0 last Sunday to win the Asian Cup for the first time, returned home to a tumultuous welcome and previously unknown festivities yesterday. Crowds lined the streets of the capital to greet the players, still clad m their
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    • 177 42 Noel receives early Christmas joy BCBXXCBXC NOEL BROTHERSON, the Northern Ireland and Blackburn Rovers midfield player, was cleared of bringing the game into disrepute by the FA disciplinary committee on Tuesday. He was accused of making a rude gesture at the crowd. RANKIN GRIMSHAW, president of the Scottish Football Association
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    • 118 42 MEXICO CITY, Wed. The National Bank of Mexico began ticket sales for the 198 C World Cap soccer competition to be played m 12 stadiums m nine cities here. "I don't know If they are baying them for Christmas gifts or for themselves," said a bank
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    • 925 43 bzxbcbXBB Pied piper Platini leads star parade 4 THE most vivid French sporting moments of 1984 were the dizzy days of June when the verve, flair and spirit of Hidalgo's j team carried off the European Championship. In midfield, they were without peers, offering the fierce competitiveness of
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    • 421 43 zcvncxvnczvncv RIO DE JANEIRO, Wed. Soccer star Zico says the Udinese club of Italy will release him on April 15 to join the Brazilian national team for their 1986 World Cup qualifying matches m June. In an interview published m the
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    • 365 45 American point at Wilander^expense GOTHENBURG, Wednesday JOHN McENROE salvaged a measure of personal pride when he beat hosts Sweden's No. 1 Mats Wilander to give the United States a belated win m the Davis Cup tennis final here yesterday. McEnroe, beaten m straight sets by
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    • 255 45 CONNECTICUT, Wed. Americans John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova, for the second straight year, are the world's top male and female players of 1984, according to the annual year-end rankings of "Tennis" magazine. An international panel of seven journalists from six countries was polled for
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    • 209 45 ADELAIDE. Wed. Local boy John Fitzgerald survived a tough two-hour match against American Glenn Layendeeker to enter the second round of the South Australian Open men's tennis championships here today. Fitzgerald eventually won 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, with the vital service break m the final set going his way.
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    • 253 45  - Challenge ends in deadlock JANICE SEAH By SINGAPORE'S Davis Cup team challenged the Dennis van der Meer tennis professionals to a friendly at the Singapore Cricket Club yesterday and came out on par with them. The Americans, who are actually here to conduct coaching courses, played the locals at the
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    • 276 45 OL\ MPIC marathon champion Carlos Lopes, of Portugal, has accepted an invitation to run m the Sao H'ui'ii Round-the-Houses race on New Year's Eve. Portugal s Rosa Mota, bronze-medallist m the Los Angeles women's marathon, has also been invited. THE winners of next year's Ottawa Marathon will rcoihN
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    • 632 46  -  Peter Siow Profile by Water ski champion Pickos has the world at his feet... I COME from a w water ski-ing-mad family. In fact, elder brother Craig, who is 22, was several times US tricks champion. We were always fighting to erase each other's record. Craig is
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    • 165 46 A spark still flickers for 'Flash' MANILA. Wed. Former world junior lightweight champion Gabriel Flash Elorde. suffering lung cancer, was rejjorted stable today after being rushed to the hospital m critical condition. Elorde, who was found to have lung can cci by doctors at the Lung Center of the Philippines
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    • 119 46 SEOUL, Wed. Cora Cola and Kastman Kodak have been selected as official sponsors of the 1986 Asian Carries and the 1988 Olympics to be held here. Organising Committee officials said formal signing of the contracts will be made before Feb 15 next year afterapproval by
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    • 352 46 Azinger tops qualifying tournament LA QUINTA (California). Wed. Paul Azinger shot an even-par 72 for a oneshot victory inJhe Professional Golfers' Association tour qualifying tournament at the La Quinta Hotel Golf Club here yesterday. The golfer picked up US$l5,OOO ($32,550) as he finished the tournament at 14-under 418. nipping playing
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    • 429 47 Focus on two of Singapore's top sportsmen's targets for 1985 JANICE SEAH TALKS TO SWIMMER ANG PENG SIONG 41 must keep m shape for next year's SEA Games and the US Open. I really want to be m the best form possible for the SEA
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    • 407 47 TAY CHENG KHOON TALKS TO SQUASH STAR STEWART BALLARD 4 I've finished second m the individual competition so many times that I don't want to think about it. I want the title. I know that 1985 will be my last credible assault on the crown.
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    • 304 47  -  LEE WAI WUN By THE SELANGOR youths defeated Singapore 13-5 m the second of two friendly badminton ties at Toa Pay oh last night. Their boys won seven out of 13 matches played (drew four, lost two), while their girls won six, drew one and
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    • 283 47  -  HAKIKAT RAI By TAI HONG surged to the top of Group B with a landslide 83-38 win over Leong Bee at the Gay World Stadium last night m their final women's league match of the Anchor Beer Commercial Cup basketball tournament. Aided by the superblyaccurate shooting
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    • 285 47 Kapil was axed for setting a bad example NEW DELHI, Wed. An Indian Test selector said yesterday former captain Kapil Dcv had been dropped because he was setting a bad example to the younger players m the side. "Indiscipline is a serious problem m the Indian team at present and
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    • 150 47 CAUHATI (India), Wed. A hurricane century by opener (Jreame Fowler helped England to 277 for eight at the close on the opening day of the four-day cricket match with an East Zone XI here today. Spinner Avinash Kumar was the most successful bowler for the hosts, claiming four
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    • 225 47  -  TAY CHENG KHOON ANYONE taking part m unauthorised swimming meets may face disciplinary action, so warned the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association yesterday. "Only SASA can organise or give permission for swimming competitions In the Republic," said Fong Hoe Beng, SASA's vice-president. "To be specific,
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    • 235 47 Joe Dorai on the soccer scene JUSTIN MORAIS, the Singapore trainer for the past five years, handed m his resignation to the Football Association of Singapore yesterday. Justin, whose link with the FAS went as far back as 1973 when he was coach of
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    • 176 47 AFTER much hassle, it's finally settled... Singapore Indians will play the Bardhan Cup final against their Kedah counterparts m Kluang this Sunday. Singapore strolled into the final after their semifinal opponents, Penang, conceded a walkover when the organisers denied their request for a postponement. Penang
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    • 151 47 AN APPEAL by Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association against their disqualification from the national Under-19 tournament has been rejected by the Football Association of Singapore appeals committee. The commitee, chaired by FAS secretary Lav Teng Chuan, upheld the earlier decision by the youth committee. Forces were found
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  • RACING
    • 464 44 Red Seal sizzles in 600 m gallop ON THE TRACK with LUCKY LEO RED SEAL, a course scratching last Sunday, caught the eye when he clocked a sizzling 36.4 sec for 600 m at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. He had an unnumbered horse for company. A four-year-old New Zealand gelding,
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    • 1197 44 PENANG, Wed. A total of 296 horses, comprising 134 m Class 1 and 162 m Class 3, has been entered for the Penang Turf Club Governor's Gold Cup Meeting on Dec 29, 30, Jan 5 and 6. There will be nine races on each day. The entries are:
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    • 145 44 FIRST DAY: Class 1 Div 2 1,200 m and 1,700 m, Div 4 1,200 m; Class 3 Div 1 1,700 m, Div 3 1,200 m and 1,700 m, Divs 2, 6 and 7 1,200 m. SECOND DAY: Class 1 Div 1 1,200 m (Pesta Pulau Pinang Cup) and
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    • 121 44 THIRTY-FIVE Class 1 horses have been entered for the $125,090 Governor's Gold Cap the last classic of the 1984 season to be run over 2,200 m on Jan 6, final day of the meeting. They are: Asean 11, Big Chief, Contilibre, Duty Free,
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    • 526 44  -  EPSOM JEEP By I HORSE owner Andrew Foo is bothered and bewildered, and for a good reason. His Malaysian-bred, Tricky Steven, has not only been promoted a class but has picked up a hefty penalty of 21 points m his
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    • 27 44 THE third day of th. current Singapore Turf Club December Meeting will be held on Saturday polling day as scheduled, an STC official confirmed yesterday.
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  • 518 48 The two premiers sign historic agreement m Great Hall of the People BEIJING, Wed BRITISH Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang today signed a historic agreement to hand over capitalist Hongkong to Beijing's communist rulers m 1997. The accord, which will
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  • 63 48 WASHINGTON, Wed. Two American aircraft carriers operating near Soviet bases around Vladivostok several days ago touched off a major Soviet military reaction involving at least 100 jet fighters, reconnaissance planes and surface vessels, the Defence Department has confirmed. The Soviet jet fighters and bombers were scrambled to
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  • 156 48 KINSHASA, Wed. A person believed to be a man who went to see a doctor complaining of stomach pains later gave birth to a 1.9 kg baby, the national daily newspaper Salongo reported here yesterday. The newspaper said the 18-year-old mother, named only
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  • 32 48 TAIPEH, Wed. The government has ordered 15 coal mines closed following an explosion that killed at least 92 people early this month, a mine official. Lin Chuner-Piao. said today. AP
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  • 142 48 Hang Seng Index at highest level this year HONGKONG, Wed. Hongkong's stock market gave today's signing of the Sino-British accord on the colony's future a respectful salute if not a rousing cheer by closing at its highest this year. The market indicator, the Hang Seng Index, which had been flirting
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  • 98 48 What it should have been WE reported yesterday that Kentucky Fried Chicken chairman Loo Cheng Ghee was unhappy and had objected to the lease agreement of the fast food outlet at People's Park Katong. He was actually unhappy about the space agreements for two outlets: The purchase of the outlet
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  • 273 48 US heads for 2.8 pc fourth quarter growth WASHINGTON, Wed. The US economy, as sluggish at year's end as it was robust when 1984 began, is expanding at an annual rate of just 2.8 per cent m the final quarter, preliminary figures issued by the Commerce Department indicated today. Growth
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  • 54 48 LONDON, Wed. Ted Hughes, a writer of earthy and often violent poetry and prose with a central theme of animals and the countryside, was today named Poet Laureate to succeed the late Sir John Betjeman. Hughes, 54, is a prolific writer and one of Britain's best-known and
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    • 380 48 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore i y Inam iai Daily IN TODAY'S ISSUE David Fuller of Chart Analysis has become a prominent force m technical analysis and investment strategy m Europe. In an exclusive interview with BT, he explains why he is bullish about the Singapore S stock market and how an
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    • 141 48 Weather > HMHI UP TO Ip.m. Showers over several areas after midday. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 30 max., 23 mm. SUNSET today: 7.00 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: 6.54 a.m. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 15 20 C Cloudy I Manila 20 32 C SunnyAmsterdam ,C t Melbourne 12 23 C
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  • SECTION TWO
    • 2 1 SECTION TWO
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    • 1389 1  -  KANNAN CHANDRAN Our wr.ters look back on a year of frenetic achievement m Singapore television, delightful surprises on the "culture" channel, and laughter and tears m a personal choice of best films By Catherine Tan on Ch 12, Patrick Shen on films LEISURE, Page Eleven SBC'S
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      • 842 2  -  MAGDALENE LUM While traditional cards maintain their popularity this season, contemporary ones designed for the computer era have hit town By PEOPLE who buy greeting cards from the United Nations Children's Fund are contributing to the welfare of underprivileged children m the Third World. WHEN
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      • 1409 4 Matching furniture and colours Our Decor writer answers readers' letters on specific problems. She will write on colours, furniture layout and planning common themes m other letters m subsequent columns. Readers are invited to write m (with relevant details, floor plans anc their telephone numbers (both office and home) to:
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      • 720 11  -  PATRICK SHEN By PERHAPS it's coincidence,, or perhaps it's a sign of the times, but this year's best films were all about comedy and tragedy. The other provides relief and affords iis a respite from time's inexorable march, while che other reminds us of the
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      • 537 11  -  CATHERINE TAN By A SPEECH by the Culture Minister, Mr S. Dhanabalan. and a rousing concert by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra featuring pianist Scow Yit Kin and violinist Lee Pan Hon. marked the birth of Singapore television's "quality channel on Jan 31. It cost
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    • Our columnists take a year-end look at the recording scene and at Singapore chess
      • 1187 12  -  CHRIS HO On record Pop,*} By ahdfhadfhdfh THE folks at Rediffusion are having a Christmas do today at 6.30 p.m. m their auditorium m Clemenceau Avenue. It's free, so hurry up as seating is on a first-come-first-served basis. Highlight of the evening's variety
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      • 594 13  -  LESLIE LEOW Chess By For Singapore chess, the most important event of the year was the increased attention given to the game by the media. This year, chess enthusiasts enjoyed tournament reports m both English newspapers as well as on q radio and SBCText. 7 FOR Singapore
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      • 992 13  - Compact disc gains new ground Y. L. GOH On record By THIS was the year of the compact disc, a year which may well come to be thought of as a watershed for the rest of the century. No more pops, clicks, scratches or warps, no more fussing over the
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    • 382 1 School Uniforms now available at >f 1;/^ Tomorrow only. (21.12.84) In addition to our Christmas Bonus Draw. WB AMK(a)/BHS/BM/BV/BN(a)/BL/CP/CL(a)/KB ''^gfafflk&h we're giving away lots of prizes to lucky winners. In uAMomo BUSINESS AS USUAL ON 22.12.84. MP/PC/QT/R/SG/TP(a)/W/YK/HG V'V.' -M' >J Hurry! Before prizes run out. I|U HAMPbRb QCC Vanilla. Marble)
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    • 219 4 This Christmas, Shop For Your National Home Appliances At Tang's Superstore. For Super Value! And All Because We'd Like To Make It A Really Special Christmas For You. r_> So Hurry To Tang's And See Them For Yourself. '^^fc*«, National MK-155N S9^ rk Food Processor flfflL j^l jggf 3-in-l food
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    • 812 7 1 6th WEEK g ORCHARD m »V f g tJllil SIGOURNEY WEAVER <]• |l ji It wOthe supernatural spectacular 11 O Ji >fJG£T YOUR GHSSTBUSTERS T-SHIRT CASSETTE'S Q Ssi NOW dt BURGER KING MSB Q j V h^SSS 'j; !i: Surge: King Restaurants bUXS (jl U Q^y OFFER TILL 31st
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    • 53 7 JUBILEE/EMPRESS TOA PAYOH/HOLLYWOOO NOW SHOWING^ ET: 1.15, 3.15, 7 15, 9.15 J: 1 30. 3 30, 7.30, 9 30 H WOOD 1 00, 3 30, 7 00, 930 ALAN TANG m "WINNER TAKES ALL" MANDARIN COLORSCOPE MANDARIN -TODAY A TOMORROW ONI. V "TORRP WAVE" (M> I Buy Sell Through the
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    • 386 7 "OPENS TODAY: "uDO-CHAHGI-'sWoY-ORIEMTAI" I M ALL THEATRES 5 SHOWS DAILY: 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.45 9.15 PRICES: $4.00 $3.00 CASH BOOKINGS ONLY-NO FREE LIST 1 You have seen Indiana Jones; Gremlins' Ghostbusters. 1 Now we present the most awaited film of a11... ,A S(US) 45 MILLION EPIC by THE MAKERS of
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    • 294 8 COMICS GAR FIELD By jjm d&vi* ff WtLL,TMIS 16 JOST GREAT )j P^ IT'S SNOWING TO BEAT ti WHILE EVEKVONf. ELSE 16 I'M COLP, I'M HONGRV, k jfM (THE BANP, ANC? I HAVEN'T f HAVING A WHITf (HRI^TM/^ J I'M TIREP... V^J^ FOGG^ZiT IPEA /J I'M GOING TO MAVfc A
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    • 835 9 APPOINTMENTS FAR EAST PTE LTD^X fl In business since IWK. Foxboro is the world's leading supplier ol U I process instrumentation and broad computer based systems lor H 9 process management and control. The company also offers en- H 9 gi nee ring services, education, training and post sale technical
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    • 483 9 }S]emetron| m l/M/fafi' t/ \hitP l DEMETRON I lOllf JB^^^ growing multi-national jjW electronic company manu tactunng the highest grade plated through PCBs and electronic bonding wires Being a people-centred organisation we are committed to the needs of our people both I present and m the future. Selected candidate will
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    • 561 9 WMMmmmmmmmmmmmmm ■■*■■■■•*<■• r&iljn ills By Schulz f ioi LWK CUTE SURE I WAS UP LATE V ALL /u)ELL VOULL HAVE To\ OK AAA A It\ I INyOORSHEEPjAAARCIE LAS^NI6MT [YOUR EXCUSE ME. SIR... I PHn^n,, COSTUME, SK JISURE MEMcV.iSiN6 ALL I LINES WE'RE REUEARSIN6 7r— —^^X^"^ 5" -=r— r MY LINES
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    • 361 10 t-i ii 31' Come See for yourself life -sizedl "^jrTtTE^^~"^ V>^T Holiday Plaza, transformed into a Fairyland I JK^^> a fabulous treat for the children! A treat f^lW' 0,1/5| Hansel Gretel, The Golden Goose, Town JW -Jjß'ir^ f TO sth Dec 1964 Fairy Tales Drama 23rd Dec 1964 (Sunday) Children
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    • 1125 10 NOTICES McCULLOCH CORPORATION USA is pleased to announce the immediate appointment of UMS ENGINEERING (S) PTE LTD as sole distributor for sales services of McCulloch products m the territory of Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. PRODUCTS Chain saws, saw chain, brushcutters, string trimmers, water pumps cuts-all saws. UMS Engineering (S) Syarikat
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    • 228 11 Thai Royal Executive Class. \!fe go to great lengths to please. Thai, we go to such lengths to pleaseyou. ||i Our Royal Executive Class adds to your comfort. .Business Class. And we go to great lengths to You can actually measure our smooth- as- BL| offers longer legroom than any
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    • 346 11 Whatls on MALA* (TLTI KAI FESTIVAL EXHIBITION Featuring bandit i and photographs of tional religion, mus instruments, iveapont sports, medicine and cue toms National Musatn from 9 .1 tv, to &J0 p m Free. I m till Jan l Ml SIC AL NIGHT St Andrev s BdWO sixth annual concert,
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    • 450 12 Tomorrow: A year-end appraisal of music, dance and drama m Singapore V B^B B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B llfl BB*^ BpB^BP!8!lHBKS3 =r- BBBBBBBBBBft BBBBBBBBbBbBBBBBbBBbpHbbBBBI^^^^^^ illllllllßßßß I t Bbßbl fIPSM d^9 HbJ BBBB^^^^Bbl BBBbHHbBBbJL BBBBBBBBBHBBi 1 V^l BhM^SbHbb! BB^' BBBBBB^bBbbBBBBIBV E BBBH BBBb! BBBBBbS^L^^^^BBb! BBBBBBBBBBBBBBb! BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBUT^bI -f '''t^I^aEII^BBBBBBBBBBIaB «V^B^lllHfl BbH Jap TPHPP B V I^
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    • 877 13 fJazz Up Your Festive Celebrations ITI I and haw an unforgettable time Ai the Bistro ttu Paiisian 1 I 18Ws springs alive. Vbu're m for all these treats.... /^\T l^Bl 1 S 1. Showtime: 'Yuletide New Y>rk style' \siiti jazz UflgCi li'tn Aliman S v v wlf la\j I I
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  • SECTION THREE
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    • 794 1  -  HOO YEW GEE Students studying Japanese need not go all the way to Japan to enjoy its hospitality. Our reporter spoke to the first group of students who received a taste of life, Japanese-style, through a pilot home-stay programme arranged by the Japanese School and the
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      • 672 2 4 Xian's preservationists have lost one battle. Even as the restoration of the city wall got under way, provincial officials ordered another 14th Century gate knocked down to make m way for housing. 7 DURING the Ming Dynasty six centuries ago, the ancient city
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      • 346 2 PROMINENT among the collection of masterpieces of Chinese painting on display at the National Palace Museum m Taipeh is the striking portrait of the royal concubine, Xiang Fei. Subject of many paintings and legends, this favourite of the emperor Qian Long (Qing dynasty, 1736-1796 AD)
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      • 366 2 NOTICES THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CAP. 18 in* E4.) IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINGAPORE BANKRUPTCY NO. 761 OF IW4 Re: WINNER METAL PLASTIC MOULDING FACTORY (a firm) Ex parte: SEAMARK (PTE) LTD a Creditor la the matter of a Bankruptcy Petition DM on the Mtti da> of I October, UM.
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      • 710 4  -  SALMA SEMONO Oekat Disayang Jauh Dikenang K. Publishing, K.L. 150pp Reviewed by MAKING a choice especially between two objects that we love is not easy. There is a Malay proverb "diluah mati emak, ditelan mati bapa" (where a decision either way is equally disastrous). That is
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      • 952 4 On books MMHH{B||||[^V "Jangan bakar air fika hendakkan abu." Malay Proverb. "Do not try to burn water if you want I ITJ^^t9!W^l some ash." Literal translation. HHHHHHMPHBHHHBHHHB nnaDG Peribahasa "You cannot get blood oat of stone/ 11-'v-11 Equivalent English proverb. MEMBUAT pilihan terutama bagi dua barang yang kita
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      • 312 4  - Let's learn Malay Haron A. Rahman Lesson 1328 Learn Malay: The Easy Way -By Jaw a pan b&gi soalan-soalan dalam Pelajaran 132 A: Answers to questions m Lesson 132A: 1 Negara yang mempunyai setengahsetengah tempat yang tidak mondap.it hujan hingga dua tahun lebih ialah Hahsyah. 1) Negara yang mempunyai tempattempat
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