The Straits Times, 28 May 1985

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1985 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 95/1/85
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    Lock icon More than 20.000 feared dead in Bangladesh tragedy
    313 1 More than 20.000 feared dead in Bangladesh tragedy DHAKA. Mon. Authorities today continued a frantic air and sea search amid reports that more than 20.000 people may have been killed after a cyclone and tidal waves swept over islands off the south-east coast of Bangladesh three days ago. Waves of
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    New taxi fares from June 1
    599 1  -  RAV DHALIWAL Main changes $1.60 flagdown for first 1.5 km and cheaper for longer trips By A COMPROMISE taxifare structure with a flagdown rate of $1.60 for the first 1.5 km takes effect from June 1. The new fares, which should prove more acceptable
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    Lock icon Man killed by guard dog
    605 1  -  LAI YEW KONG CHUA CHIN CHYE By and A SECURITY guard was bitten to death when he was attacked by a German Shepherd guard dog at the Brown Boveri Kent factory m Pandan Avenue on Saturday. This is believed to be the first time that
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    Lock icon Man aims to be one step ahead of parking wardens
    157 1 MONTREAL, Mon. A businessman has come up with a plan to outwit parkingmeter wardens by employing runners to feed meters of cars whose owners belong to his scheme before a ticket can be slapped on the windscreen. Drivers who pay
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    Notice that raised some eyebrows
    97 1 Notice that raised some eyebrows THIS notice intrigued many shoppers and passers-by yesterday. They included tw* coachloads of European tourists who had come to shop. The shop was closed for business, as the notice says. Bat saying that lt was because of a burglary wasn't quite correct. what happened was
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    NZ tells why Singapore, Brunei are out
    473 1 NZ tells why Singapore, Brunei are out Trade preferences scheme SINGAPORE'S exclusion from New Zealand's trade preferences scheme is the price it has to pay for its "phenomenal economic success". New Zealand's Acting High Commissioner, Mr George Horsburgh, said this yesterday at a press conference to explain the removal of
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      Lock icon OUTBURST IN COURT
      70 1 ROME, Mm. Police hustled Mekmet All Agca ost of court today when he dramatically proclaimed that be wa* Jesus Christ when he went on trial today accused of conspiring to assassinate the Pontiff on May 13, IMI. The outburst by Agca, a Turkish Muslim, came en the
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      138 1 I EXALTED I t Inside 50 pages today Summary 2 World News 34 Aseaa S Causeway 7 Editorial IS Background 17 Letters 18 TtmesDollar 13-22 Classifieds 23-35 Racing SS Sports 35,37-39 SMAIL WONDER The Ricoh MlO does the job I with style It 's for the quick, active, light and
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      8 1 The rest of Asean also affected Page 12
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      618 2 $1.4 m gem robbery A MANAGER and his wife were held up at knifepoint m a $1.45 million robbery at a gem factory m Ayer Raiah Crescent on Sunday. It happened when Mr and Mrs Cheung Che Tong of Singapore Gems Metals Company Pte Ltd were about to leave
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      Comment
      249 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THERE is little justification to curtail parallel imports. On the contrary, competition may even prod complacent sole agents into providing better service and at more competitive prices. If they find the going tough, they should devise ways and means of competing more effectively instead of
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      Forum
      98 2 TWO VIEWS ON NTUC'S STAND SHOULD non-unionised workers lose out to their unionised colleagues where retrenchment and even other benefits are concerned? One reader who is against this form of discrimination and who considers it a soft option says there are other ways to arrest the decline m union
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      268 2 ICB DENIES FAMILY RIFT BEHIND BID TO REMOVE BOARD MEMBER INDUSTRIAL and Commercial Bank (ICB) has denied that its attempt to remove Mr Tan Poh Siong from the ICB board is due to family differences but is rather because Mr Tan had infringed the CPF Act. Members of the
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      Timesport
      338 2 McEnroe beaten IVAN LENDL gained an important win over John McEnroe on the eve of the French Open championships. But the United States, aided by one of the most extraordinary attacks of nerves seen m professional tennis, fought back to beat Czechoslovakia and retain the World Team Cup played
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      Around the world
      587 2 Soviet's quid pro quo THE Soviet Union said yesterday that it would not agree to cuts m its long-range nuclear missile arsenal until the United States abandoned its Star Wars programme for space-based defence. The communist party newspaper Pravda summed up the Soviet stance on the nuclear
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      Around Asean and Across ... the Causeway
      224 2 Around Asean and Across the Causeway Virata's optimistic THE ailing Philippine economy will bounce back by early 1986 following the signing of new foreign loan agreements and grow by 4 to 4.5 per cent yearly during the rest of the decade, Prime Minister Cesar Virata said yesterday. Banking anc business
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      475 2 The exclusive homes A BUNGALOW with sprawling lawns, a swimming pool, and maybe even a tennis court makes the ideal dream nest for many. The only problem is that it comes with a seven-figure price tag. Property agents report that the market for million-dollar properties have thinned somewhat
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      Lock icon Rajiv gets Soviet aid, but at a price
      301 3 Rajiv gets Soviet aid, but at a price NEW DELHI, Monday PRIME Minister Rajiv Gandhi returned home from Moscow yesterday with assurances of undying Soviet friendship and a US$l.l billion loan, but with also disturbing new evidence of the Kremlin's determination to extract a political price for its economic and
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      Lock icon Trade points to China-Israel ties
      204 3 TEL AVIV, Mon. THE early opening of diplomatic relations between China and Israel looks increasingly likely m the wake of a sudden increase m private trading links between the two countries. Israeli sources confirm that the Chinese government has invited a large number of Israeli
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      Lock icon Indira murder site turned into memorial
      157 3 NEW DELHI, Mon.— The spot where Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi was gunned down by Sikh militants and the official residence where she lived for 17 years were today opened to the public as a national memorial. A glass case enclosed the spot, still
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      Lock icon Japanese call to stop export drive
      218 3 Japanese call to stop export drive TOKYO, Mon. Mr Yoshihiro Inayama, Chairman of Japan's powerful Federation of Ec ono mio Organisations, said today that Japan should stop its export drive, especially m electronics, m order to reduce trade friction with its partners. In an interview with Kyodo news service, Mr
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      Lock icon Porno drive nets man
      43 3 HONGKONG, Mon. A publisher was jailed for two years today as part of the Hongkong government's drive against pornography. Kong Wing-Fat, 52, was convicted of violating the Objectionable Publications Ordinance by publishing two issues of Mystery magazine. Reu ter
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      Lock icon HK 1997 pact now official
      236 3 BEIJING, Mon. The beginning of the end of British rule m Hongkong began today as China and Britain officially exchanged documents ratifying their agreement on the future of the colony. China's Vice-Foreign Minister Zhou Nan and British Ambassador Sir Richard Evans toasted each other m
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      Lock icon Taipei gives frog legs the boot
      254 3 TAIPEI, Mon. Fried bullfrogs' legs Taiwan's most fashionable delicacies until recently are now spurned as poisonous by even the most adventurous of gourmets. A routine check on market produce by the Department of Health m late March revealed the frogs were carrying vast quantities
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      Lock icon Table manners disappear ... with the food
      161 3 Table manners disappear with the food BEIJING, Mon. Hundreds of Chinese economic officials and factory bosses at a Shanghai exhibition descended on a buffet reception before it was to start, gobbled up most of the food, and stuffed the rest m bags or their pockets, a newspaper reported. "They could
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      Lock icon 10 killed in stampede at Mexico soccer stadium
      269 4 MEXICO CITY, Mon. Ten people were trampled to death and 3t Injured yesterday when fans tried to force their way into a Mexican soccer championship match, a Red Cross spokesman saU. Crowds panicked when hundreds of fans converged on two entrance tunnels
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      Lock icon Egged on to crack a record
      140 4 PARIS, Mon. The tiny central French village of St-Symphorien-de-Lay has laid claim to the record books by cooking up the world's biggest omelette, a 42,470-egg monster whisked m cement mixers and fried m a two-tonne pan. The number of eggs, the same as the
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      Lock icon Workers' leader freed after winning appeal
      167 4 Workers' leader freed after winning appeal WARSAW, Mon. Mr Jacek Kuron, a founder of the Kor Workers' Self-De-fence Committee, was freed yesterday after winning an appeal against a three-month sentence for his part m a May 1 counter-demonstration. Mr Kuron, 51, had been expected to be released tooay, m line
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      Lock icon US farmers defy ban
      67 4 MANAGUA, Mon. A group of American farmers said yesterday they would continue trading with Nicaragua m defiance of the US trade embargo against the Sandinista government. The five farmers arrived m Nicaragua four days ago to implement the agreement reached m March under which US farm
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      Lock icon 'US must first drop Star Wars plan'
      438 4 'US must first drop Star Wars plan' Moscow's conditions for reducing strategic missiles MOSCOW, Mon. The Soviet Union said today that it would not agree to cuts m its long-range missile arsenal until the United States abandoned its Star Wars programme for spacebased defence. The Communist Party newspaper Pravda summed
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      22 nations to discuss refugee problems
      216 4  - 22 nations to discuss refugee problems MINU THAROOR By Geneva Reporter GENEVA, Mon. Twenty-two European governments will meet m Geneva tomorrow m an unprecedented exercise to debate the problems of refugees and asylum seekers m Western Europe. The governments have been invited by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
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      Lock icon 2,000 arrested
      27 4 LIMA, Mon. Police said they made at least 2.000 arrests today after suspected Maoist guerillas killed a policeman and wounded another m the capital. Reuter
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      Lock icon Ex-mistress urged to return to US for von Bulow retrial
      265 4 Ex-mistress urged to return to US for von Bulow retrial NEW YORK. Mon Mrs Martha von Bulow's children appealed to her husband's former mistress yesterday to return to the United States and testify at his retrial for attempted murder "Please don't let our mother be deprived of justice," the children,
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        Lock icon Riot students quizzed
        81 4 POLICE IN SEOUL said yesterday they were questioning 70 students about their four-day occupation of the library at the US Information Service Building m the South Korean capital. A total of 73 students from five Seoul universities took part m the occupation, which ended on Sunday. They
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        Lock icon Pope plot trial opens
        78 4 THE TRIAL of three Bulgarians and five Turks charged with plotting to assassinate Pope John Paul II m 1981 opened m Rome yesterday. Four defendants were m court. They included Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk already sentenced to life imprisonment for the nearfatal attack on the
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        Lock icon Lanka auxiliary force
        63 4 SRI LANKAN President Junius Jayewardene has published regulations to set up a national auxiliary force to augment the country's military and police, the Defence Ministry announced m Colombo on Sunday. The government, fighting a war against Tamil separatists, has long said it intended to arm civilians and
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        Lock icon Pashtuns hit army hq
        77 4 TROOPS KILLED a man while trying to repulse a crowd of about 5,000 Pashtuns attacking an army headquarters m the western part of the Pakistani city of Karachi yesterday. The crowd was demanding the release of a jailed Pashtun leader. At least 12 protesters were wounded
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        Lock icon Cairo man in Israel
        64 4 EGYPTIAN OIL Minister Abdul Hadi Kandeel, the first Egyptian minister to visit Israel m three years, said yesterday his talks with Israeli leaders would help improve relations between the two countries. Mr Kandeel told reporters on arriving at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport that he was
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        Lock icon Indian police on alert
        71 4 INDIA'S HOME MINISTER Shankarao Chavan said m New Delhi yesterday that the government had received reports that Sikh terrorists were planning major strikes m the next few weeks to create panic and chaos. Police throughout India have tightened security following reports that Sikh extremists may strike
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      Lock icon Rescuers at work after air raid
      60 5 RESCUE workers m Teheran try to recover victims buried under the rubble of houses which came under an Iraqi air raid on Sunday. Iran's official news agency Irna said six civilians were killed. Iraqi warplanes attacked residential areas m Central Iran In retaliation for
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      Lock icon Arab peace in Moscow
      341 5 Arab peace in Moscow Soviet support sought for Gulf War settlement MOSCOW, Mon. A high-level Arab League delegation will meet Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko today to seek Soviet backing for a negotiated end to the Iran-Iraq war, which intensified yesterday when Iranian jets attacked Iraqi targets. The Iranian news
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      Lock icon Suicide car bomber 'an Iraqi'
      149 5 Suicide car bomber 'an Iraqi' KUWAIT, Mon. The suicide car bomber who failed m an assassination attempt on Kuwait's ruler on Saturday has been identified as an Iraqi who held a Pakistani passport. According to a newspaper report here today, Kuwaiti security forces said that the driver, who was killed
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      Lock icon Sharon in Lebanon war of words
      365 5 WASHINGTON, Mon. An open, bitter fight has erupted between the State Department represented by its man m Israel, retiring ambassador Samuel Lewis and Israeli Cabinet Minister Ariel Sharon. Mr Sharon, who was M mister of Defence m 1982 and the architect of Israel's invasion
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      Lock icon Demand for Opec oil 'to stay weak'
      148 5 NEW YORK, Mon. Demand for Opec oil is expected to remain weak for at least the next 18 months. And this is likely to reduce the 13-nation cartel's production levels, Petroleum Intelligence Weekly reported yesterday. In a survey of major oil company and
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      Lock icon Blacks must have a say at highest level: Botha
      291 5 Blacks must have a say at highest level: Botha LONDON, Mon. South African President P. W. Botha said yesterday his country's Black majority must be given a say "at the highest level possible," but the White minority would never accept Black rule. "I rule out a unitary state," Mr Botha
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      333 5 Marketing Institute of Singapore CERTIFICATE IN SALES AND MARKETING (CSM) 6th INTAKE Applications are invited for the 6th intake o< the Certificate m Sales and Marketing programme, commencing 19 August 1985 This is a 1-year evening programme, consisting of 4 terms Three courses of study are offered at each term
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon Economy will rebound: Virata
      412 6 '4 growth for Philippines until 1989' MANILA, Mon. The ailing Philippine economy will bounce back by early 1986 following the signing of new foreign loan agreements and grow by 4 to 4.5 per cent yearly during the rest of the decade, Prime Minister Cesar Virata said
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      Lock icon Tails he wins, heads they lose
      128 6 THAI farmer Somkid Pui-arun squats beside a heap of rats' tails which won him the top prize m a rodents eradication campaign organised by the local agricultural office m m Nong Cnok district near Bangkok. More than 130,000 tails chopped off from captured rats
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      Lock icon 12 die in Red attack on Philippine army post
      216 6 12 die in Red attack on Philippine army post MANILA, Mon. Twelve government soldiers were killed and five wounded when at least 400 communist insurgents attacked an army post m the central Philippines. A military spokesman said today about 150 guerillas of the New People's Army (NPA) stormed the barracks
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      Lock icon Indonesia will not provide military aid
      117 6 Indonesia will not provide military aid JAKARTA, Mon. The Indonesian government has no policy to provide military help to its Asean partners m case other countries attack them, Defence Minister General Poniman said today. "Indonesia will only help politically or provide humanitarian aid," he told a parliamentary hearing here. Asked
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      Lock icon Five die in petrol blast
      37 6 JAKARTA, Mon. Barrels of petrol exploded killing five people and injuring 21 others after a military jeep crashed into them as bystanders gathered to help the driver, Daily Kompas reported today.- AFP
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      Lock icon Japan to resume aid to Viets with pledge of $264,000
      372 6 Japan to resume aid to Viets with pledge of $264,000 TOKYO, Mon. Japan has decided to resume humanitarian assistance to Hanoi m a bid to strengthen a dialogue with it, a Japanese newspaper reported today. The newspaper, Tokyo Shimbun, said the decision will be conveyed to Vietnam when a highranking
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      Swapo seeks funds from Brunei
      151 6  - Swapo seeks funds from Brunei HAN LING By Brunei Reporter BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mon. The South- West African People's Organisation (Swapo), which is fighting for independence of Namibia, has sought funds from Brunei. A leading Swapo official, Mi' Hadino Hishongwa, was among a group of United Nations Council for Namibia
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      Lock icon Security force to protect 'Crying Lady'
      202 6 Security force to protect 'Crying Lady' MANILA, Mon. Lawyers for the "Crying Lady", 32-year-old businesswoman Rebecca Quiiano. said today they had formed a "security force" to protect her from intimidation from certain quarters to force her to recant her testimony. In a letter to court sheriffs, the lawyers said the
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      Lock icon 32 break out of Jakarta jail
      120 6 JAKARTA, Mon. Thirty-two prisoners escaped from a jail m the heart of Jakarta after battering down the main door, a government spokesman said today. The prisoners later made their getaway m taxis and on scooters. Warning shots were fired over the prisoners' heads as
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      Lock icon Fund for slain banker's family
      319 7 Bank Bumi to privide for schooling of Jalil's children SEREMBAN, Mon. Bank Bumiputra has set up a trust fund to ensure the welfare of the children of the late Bumiputra Malaysia Finance Assistant Manager Jalil Ibrahim. Mr Jalil, 35, who was seconded to BMF m
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      Lock icon Peat Marwick to help in MCA list 'clean-up'
      153 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The MCA ad hoc committee today appointed an accounting firm, Peat Marwick, to assist it m the "cleaning up" of its membership ust. Committee Chairman Abdul Ghafar Baba said today the firm would act as an independent secretariat and
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      Lock icon Seized drug can kill 1.6 million
      139 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Police have seized more than 18 kg of heroin base and arrested two people m a raid m Penang last Saturday. One of the two people arrested was a woman described as an important figure m a drug trafficking syndicate. Deputy
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      Lock icon Sabah explosion: Was it a bomb?
      80 7 KOTA KINABALU, Mon. Police would not confirm or deny today if Saturday's explosion at a shopping complex was caused by a bomb because they were still waiting for their explosives experts' report. Deputy Police Chief Datuk Henry Chin said no arrests had been made
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      Lock icon Routes picked for railbus service
      153 7 Routes picked for railbus service KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Malayan Railway (KTM) has identified four short routes connecting main towns for Its railbus service. These are between Butterworth and Alor Star; Butterworth and Ipoh; Kuala Lumpur and Seremban; and Johor Baru and SingaRore, KTM General [anager Datuk Ahmad Badri Basir said
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      Lock icon Hospital's new scanner ready to go
      84 7 Hospital's new scanner ready to go JOHOR BARU, Mon. The computerised tomographic scanner costing Msl.B million installed at the Sultanah Aminah General Hospital will be fully operational on Saturday. Health Minister Datuk Chin Hon Ngian said today the scanner, the second of its kind to be installed m Malaysia, was
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      Lock icon Cuepacs to go ahead with public rallies
      425 7 Cuepacs to go ahead with public rallies KUALA LUMPUR, Monday Move stems from pay dispute with govt THE Congress of Union of Employees m the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has decided to go ahead with its plans to hold public rallies m several parts of the country over a
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      Lock icon MIC man's body found in sea off Port Kiang
      61 7 MIC man's body found in sea off Port Kiang KLANG, Mon. The body of veteran Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) politician and businessman, Datuk Gurdial Singh, was found floating m the sea off Port Kiang yesterday. Datuk Gurdial, 70, was reported missing last Sunday. Police who recovered the body did not
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      Lock icon No accord yet on Dhaka workers
      132 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Bangladesh and Malaysia have held talks on recruiting workers from Bangladesh to help meet the labour shortage here, Mr Nik Mohamed Nik Salleh, Deputy SecretaryGeneral at the Home Affairs Ministry, said today. However, no agreement was reached after the discussions m
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      Lock icon How some Americans see Malaysia
      77 7 How some Americans see Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A few groups of Americans are well-informea on the affairs of Malaysia, according to the president of a Washington thinktank Professor William Watts of Potomac Associates said yes terday these croups comprised college-educated, highincome professionals and those who live on the west
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      $1.4 m gems robbery
      284 8  -  YEO KIM SENG Manager and wife held up at knifepoint By A MANAGER and his wife were held up at knifepoint m a $1.45 million robbery at a gem factory m Ayer Rajah Crescent on Sunday. It nappened when Mr and Mrs Cheung Che Tong of
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      Air service to Helsinki
      60 8 FINLAND won't seem so far away come December, when Flnnair begins a weekly air service between Singapore and Helsinki. The Finnish national airline plans to inaugurate the service between the two cities on Dec 3, using DC-lOs. It was made possible when an air services agreement
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      S'pore to work with Bonn on China trade quest
      310 8  -  IVAN LIM By BONN, Mon. Singapore will co-operate with West Germany to look into more investment opportunities m China and other Asian countries, the Second Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Ong Teng Cheong, said here. He said the Republic wanted to attract
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      More want poly education
      88 8 A RECORD number of people have applied to join the Singapore Polytechnic. More than 5,M9 O level schoolleavers have picked the Poly as their first choice for higher education. This is 5.5 per cent more than last year, according to the latest issue of Polynews. The
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      Youth stole uncle's cash and jewels
      170 8 A TEENAGER broke into Ids uncle's Oat by using duplicate keys he had made and stole cash and jewellery worth $14,000 which he used te settle his gambling debts. A probation report was called for Low lian Choon who committed the housebreaking at Mr
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      Power room blast causes blackout in Marsiling
      111 8 Power room blast causes blackout in Marsiling AN ELECTRIC cable exploded m a power room m Marsiling Drive last night, causing a black-out m two blocks of flats and trapping a resident m a lift. Firemen and civil defence volunteers freed the trapped man at 9.35 pm. He was not
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      1,200 civil servants to be trained to do more
      463 8  -  HSUNG BEE HWA Job enlargement plan By ABOUT 1,200 Division 4 and daily-rated employees are to be trained to do minor repairs of government buildings, housekeeping chores and machinery maintenance. The training is part of the civil service's job enlargement programme.
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      120 lose jobs, but they could get them back
      318 9  - 120 lose jobs, but they could get them back MATILDA GABRIEL By POOR business has forced a Jurong glass factory to retrench almost all its workforce, which is nonunionised. But the company, SEA Glass Industry Pte Ltd. may re-employ the 120 workers m six months if business improves. Because the
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      Guide-book on robots
      175 9 COMPANIES which want to use robots m their factories but do not know how to go about it can now refer to a directory published by the Singapore Robotics and Automation Association. Called Robot Buyer's Guide, it gives the potential user the ABCs of industrial robots. Information
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      Save water month starts on Saturday
      309 9 Exhibitions, talks, seminars and tours to sell message TAKE short showers only and use half a flush m the toilet these are just two of the messages that the Public Utilities Board wants to get across to the people m next month's National Water
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      SIA looks at a second Vienna flight
      285 9 SIA looks at a second Vienna flight SINGAPORE Airlines is looking at a second weekly flight to Vienna from next April, just weeks after it first flew to the Austrian capital. SIA started flying to Vienna on April 4, and an airline spokesman said passenger loads had been "encouraging", although
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      Man charged over death of lawyer
      117 9 AN OIL tanker driver was charged yesterday with causing the death of a lawyer by negligence not amounting to culpable homicide. Ong Kirn Liang, 53, is alleged to have committed the offence by driving the tanker along the outer lane of Ayer Rajah Road
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      Lock icon Party to mark the MRT's big break
      697 10 Party to mark the MRT's big break Ray Dhaliwal reports from the site m Outram Park HISTORY was created last week when workers broke through the wall of the Outram Park MRT worksite, linking it with the Tiong Bahru station a kilometre away. And they did this without fanfare. However,
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      200 policemen spare no effort in manhunt
      209 10 200 policemen spare no effort in manhunt The Winnifred Teo murder IN ONE of the biggest manhunts m years, about 200 policemen are interviewing contacts and sources to find the killer or killers of schoolgirijogger Winnifred Teo. And as the hunt, led by Assistant Commissioner Jagjit Singh, entered its fifth
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      Man accused of stealing coupons
      67 10 Man accused of stealing coupons A MAN appeared m court yesterday on a charge of stealing two stacks of parking coupons worth $12 from a car between Sunday and yesterday. Woo Chee Kheong, 26, is accused of stealing from Mr Tan Chung Seng's car, which was parked on the third
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      Light at end of tunnel, and right on time, too
      505 10 and Gerry de Silva gives his view from tiie other side THERE was a loud whine as the monster machine began boring through the last barrier of earth. Seconds later, rays of morning sunlight bathed the tunnel walls as the
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      Lawyer chooses to go on trial
      437 10 Anthony Wee tax-evasion case LAWYER Anthony Wee Soon Kirn, 54, who had intended to plead guilty after the first day's hearing last week into alleged tax-evasion involving $50,000, has opted to go on trial after what his lawyer described as "a breach of faith"
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      Hospital check on girl held over fire
      137 11 A 14- YEAR-OLD girl who was arrested last Friday as she was setting fire to a bicycle m Marsiling Road has been sent to Woodbridge Hospital for observation. Police said they would decide whether to charge her with arson only after they had
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      Bank stops bankruptcy action on businessman
      92 11 THE Moscow Narodny Bank baa withdrawn its petition to make Indonesian businessman and aactlmr owner af Tunas Building, Mr Tong Djae, a bankrupt. This was after he had settled a judgment debt of about pmjM awed ta the bulk. The bank took action against
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      Canoeing
      51 11 SOME university students will be taking part m a canoeing expedition to Desaru from June 10 to 13. Tits expedition will pit tbe students against tbe elements aad will belp to promote canoeing. It is being organised by the Canoeing Sub-club and the National University of Singapore Students Sports
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      Son robbed parents who refused loan
      325 11 A MAN stole $112,555 and 206 share certificates from his adoptive parents after he was refused a $40,000 loan to start his own business. But Ng Bee Huat, 31, now a pig slaughterer, surrendered everything to the police within 15 hours of the theft
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      Cheaper rates for port users
      360 11 PSA cuts some tariffs by up to a third SINGAPORE'S ports will be a lot cheaper for ship operators from next month. The Port Authority has slashed its rates for a number of services. These incentives to attract more ships here will join the tariff
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      Three women in death falls
      388 11 Two quarrelled with boyfriends THREE women, all aged 24, fell to their deaths from Housing Board blocks within two-and-a-half hours on Sunday. Two of the three cases, all unrelated, involved Malaysians who had quarrels with their boyfriends beforehand. The third woman was a Singaporean housewife,
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      Rest of Asean also affected: Trade board
      270 12 New Zealand's GSP scheme DROPPING Singapore and Brunei from New Zealand's GSP programme would affect other Asean countries, the Trade Development Board said yesterday. Under the cumulative rules of the scheme, a GSP Item, say, from Singapore might well have inputs from other
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      YWCA day care centre for aged
      358 12 YWCA day care centre for aged THE Young Women's Christian Association which has traditionally been associated with caring for children and young women has decided to branch out into a new area the welfare of the aged. Plans m the pipeline include a day care centre for the aged where
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      Fire destroys six shops and lorry
      85 12 A LONE fireman watching the smouldering rubble of what used to be six shophouses which were destroyed m a fire at the Barter Trade Centre m Pandan Crescent yesterday morning. A lorry was also badly burnt m the fire, which started at about 6.10
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      Schoolgirls identify alleged molester
      570 12  - Schoolgirls identify alleged molester KONG SOOK CHIN By FIVE schoolgirls attended an identification parade at the Jurong Police Station yesterday to pick out a man who allegedly molested two of them. Three of the girls identified one man. The other two could not pick him out because one saw only
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      Ngee Ann orientation
      40 12 THE principal of Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Mr Chen Hung, will officiate at the Students' Union's Freshmen Orientation Night at the polytechnic tomorrow at 6.30 pm. Some 3,600 freshmen will attend the convention, which will continue on Thursday.
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      Unesco official questions Singapore pullout decision
      389 12  - Unesco official questions Singapore pullout decision TAN LIAN CHOO By SINGAPORE S decision to withdraw from U nesco "could well hav«> been a political one," the regional representative for Unesco contended here yesterday. Mr Vivek Prakash. the Jakarta-based regional director of the United Nations Educa lional. Social and Cultural Organisation,
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      It was 'uncle' who beat boy, court told
      499 12 A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy, whose labourer father is accused of assaulting him on his head and body, told a court yesterday that it was his "uncle" who hit and pinched him and caused him to fall. Sim Soi Soi, 45, is on trial
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      Foreign workers keep Tans awake
      536 14  -  MICHAEL LIM Bukit Panjang Tempers frayed over night-long mahjong and ping-pong games By THE Tan family can't sleep at night. And all because of a group of Hongkong workers. When the workers moved into their rented semi-detached house at No. 9, Jalan Emas Urai, off
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      Resident being bugged by ticks
      225 14 Serangoon Gardens TWO families m Serangoon Avenue 5 have a problem they can not seem to get rid of ticks, which have "set up house" outside their HDB flats. For the past three weeks, these creepy crawlies have been seen on the floor, walls and
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      First few newly-built Bishan blocks snapped up
      314 14  -  MATHEW YAP Thomson By THE first few blocks of recently -completed Housing Board flats m Bishan have been snapped up. Built on the site of the former rural settlement of Kampong San Teng, near a former 121-hec-tare cemetery, Bishan is m a relatively
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      Members of disbanded CCCs serve in new areas
      309 14  - Members of disbanded CCCs serve in new areas LIM KWAN KWAN ts ONE constituency's loss is another's gain. After the dissolution of Katong, Havelock and Bukit Ho Swee constituencies because of the redrawing of electoral boundaries, their Citizens' Consultative Committees were also disbanded. Instead of retiring from the scene, many
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      Bursary offer in Bedok
      42 14 STUDENTS who are constituents of JJedok axuljieed finanrial help for suidies fat. applj foi bursaries offered h\ the Bedok Citizens' Consultative Committee Application forms tre available at Bedok CC and residents' committee centres Thi closing date is July >•
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      A boon for consumers
      478 16 A boon for consumers PARALLEL imports the goods that some retailers bring m directly from the manufacturer, thus bypassing the local agent have m recent years acquired a following among consumers. The lower prices which parallel importers offer account for much of their success. It is the one big advantage
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    Lock icon What's a little rewriting?
    568 16 THKRE is a great deal of rewriting of history m the I'nited states these days. One of the most outstanding scholars m the Held is Professor ileinrieh Applebaum, who chairs the President's Commission for 'Ilstoricalßevisionlsm. found Applebaum iv a tiny government of rice off Lafayette Park,
    Los Angeles Times  -  568 words
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    Lock icon Syria and its allies hold sway over Lebanon
    1224 16 Israel fails to capitalise on Arafat's losses QUOTE The irony is that although Syria was w trounced by Israel at the start of the Lebanese war, it has nonetheless emerged as the chief beneficiary of the Israeli m invasion. 7 THREE years
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    Still something to be thankful for
    325 16 What others say Berita Harian, May 22 The lowest-ever wage increase THE National Wages Council (NWC) has handed down its lowestever wage increase recommendations this year since its inception m 1972. The recommended 3 to 7 per cent wage increase with full offsetting on
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    Change in Chinese mentality
    311 16 Lianhe Zaobao, May 22 Beijing soccer riot AFTER Hongkong eliminated China from the World Cup by 2-1 m a qualifying match played m Beijing last Sunday night, angry soccer fans rampaged through the streets attacking foreigners. Soccer riots may be common m other countries but not
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      South Korea set for the major league in 2000
      1206 17  - South Korea set for the major league in 2000 KHNG EU MENG But Koreans see wealth as concentrated m the hands of too few South Koreans can't wait for the year 2000 to arrive. This is because the Korean Development Institute, a semigovernment think-tank, has projected that m 15 years,
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      Lock icon Shenzhen's creation was more than an economic move
      726 17  - Shenzhen's creation was more than an economic move JACQUES SEURRE By SHENZHEN Of the four Special Economic Zones (SEZs) China created m 1980, Shenzhen is the most special, Western diplomats said. Shenzhen exists by a process of economic osmosis with Hongkong. Everything is designed to make its rich Hongkong neighbours
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        SBS makes every effort to operate clean buses
        256 18 SBS makes every effort to operate clean buses I REFER to the letter from "Regular Commuter" concerning the condition of our buses. (ST, May 20). Our policy is to operate clean and well-maintained buses and to phase out all old buses wtuch are m a poor condition. The buses are
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      Where does the ministry stand?
      258 18 I REFER to the report "Union members get better benefits". (ST, May 18). I am sure not many employers will find palatable Sembawang Shipyard's decision to pay higher retrenchment benefits to unionised workers. This controversial decision may have far reaching consequences and may serve as
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      Unions should discuss problem with employers
      569 18 Should unions encourage discrimination against non-members to arrest declining membership? WHILE one can sympathise with the National Trades Union Congress over its declining membership, I feel this problem will not be solved by any discrimination against non-unionised workers over collective agreement benefits. The membership
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    • Letter
      This kind of bias should not be questioned
      363 18 This kind of bias should not be questioned I HAVE written this letter with the hope that it will make nonmembers m unionised organisations more sensible and others to understand the plight of a union. First, a union can only be formed when someone takes the risk to organise a
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      A positive response from firms will help
      211 18 A positive response from firms will help I AM perturbed that the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) has rejected the move to give Detter retrenchment benefits to unionised workers. (ST, May 21). This rejection is obviously an attempt to warn bosses not to agree with unions m respect of extra
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      Frightened resident calls for police post
      163 18 Frightened resident calls for police post WHEN I lived m Lorong Two, Toa Payoh, it was common to hear of robberies and attempted molestations. The situation improved, however, with the setting up of the Khe Bong police post. Many of the victims did not make reports because they feared having
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      Hold exams for other marine engineer classes
      95 18 Hold exams for other marine engineer classes I UNDERSTAND many Commonwealth countries conduct examinations to award marine engineer competency certificates m Classes 1 to 4. As the Marine Department here only holds examinations for Class 2 marine engineer certificates of competency, I would like to suggest that it also hold
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      301 18 ¥Hive heard the legend. Now see the proof. Spinwriters from NEC. Now m Singapore m any of 90 typefaces. While spinwriter nec computers Singapore fnitinatiHlo with Just ask the more than 300,000 eight forms-handling options 7700/3500/2000 PTE Lm v^uiupaiiuie mill j r 7 I\JU/ JJW/ 4AJUU 1, Maritime Square, #02-71
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    • In the markets
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        Prices slightly lower
        66 19 PRICES drifted slightly lower yesterday although investors were reluctant to sell. Volume fell to a low 4.3 million shares, totalling deals worth $9.5 million. The Straits Times Industrial Index fell by 3.33 points to 814.91, after being down by 2.15 points at midday. The Business Times Composite
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        INDICES — Highs & Lows
        33 19 INDICES Highs Lows I Straits Tines Business fines Industrial Composite *****/84 High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/284) 1983 84 Low 712.29(5/1/83) 684.88(4/1/83) All-time High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) All-time Low 74.75 (17/9/64) 550.78 (12/8/82)
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        Forex
        12 19 ITHE US dollar closed at DM3.1045 m Singapore, gaining 32 points.
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        Exchange crossrates
        23 19 I£ DM V FF S$ H$ Ul» ***** ***** 251.30 unq 2.2230 7 7700 ***** 3.1045 251.35 unq 2.2245 7 7700
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        Gold
        9 19 lin Singapore, gold ended at U*****.20, losing US$l.3O.
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        Simex
        33 19 Eurodollar: Gained six ticks to 91.92 a contract. Deutschemark: Gained 22 ticks to 0.32L7 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained eight ticks to 0.*****8 a contract. Cfcld: Gained US$O.4O to U*****.80 an ounce.
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          Rises
          39 19 Seaion 200 +3 Tase* Cement 424 -4 Sterne Corpn 168 3 M TP 330+2 OnentjlHWrs 320 +2 EssoWc 269 -2 SipnaMetil 219 +1 P M C sOc 153+1 Partway H 50c 145 +1 MenantCorp W»+M NO L Loan
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          Falls
          42 19 OCBC 930 -15 Btrjaya Corpci 128 —12 DBS 610 -10 Glrtdpsoc 223 -10 NBmdMmsoc 197 —10 Georie Kent 50c 174 -7 UOI 242-6 Metal Bo» Spore 217 -6 VanDwHont 178 -6 MBankinj 625 -5 ICB 530 -5 Grand UtdHMfs 148 -5
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          Most Active
          13 19 ISeol.on 379,000 Jurong Eng 50< 215,000 Pon-EI 50< 158,000 OCBC 131,000
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          Indices
          67 19 Ifey 24 May 27 BT Composite 726.58 ***** BT mkcator *****28 *****60 BTO6 OS +9? —34 ST industry 818.24 814 91 STFiaance *****8 2329 20 ST Hotels 834 71 834 51 May 24 May 27 ST Properties 466.61 465.84 ST Minings 314.04 313.91 ST Plantations 2361 32 2359 67
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      • Short stops
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          Lock icon Japanese store up hopes
          59 19 t HONGKONG, Mon. Japanese retailing group, Sogo Co Ltd, a unit of the Chiba Sogo Bank, expects to recoup its HK$6OO mil- lion (SJISI million) m r vestment m its new store here within 10 years, group president Hhiroo Mmizushima said. The store will open on
          Reuter  -  59 words
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          Lock icon Ball-point venture
          71 19 TOKYO, Mon. Leading stationery firm. Sailor Pen Co, today announced it would shortly begin joint production of ballpoint pens m north-east-ern China with a Chinese company. Dalian Sailor Co would initially produce ballpoint pens with waterbased ink m Dalian at a rate of 1,200 million units a year.
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          Lock icon Accord to revamp paper firm
          121 19 Accord to revamp paper firm SAN FRANCISCO, Mon. British financier Sir James Goldsmith and Crown Zellerbach president William Creson have announced an agreement to stop fighting each other m the courts and to work towards restructuring the firm, a leading United States paper maker, they said yesterday. They have been
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          Lock icon Retailers report dull gain
          72 19 I TOKYO, Mon. Sales by Japan's largest retailers m April scored a dull 2.5 per cent gain over a year ago, hampered by sluggish foodstuff sales, the Ministry of International i Trade and Industry said today. Its preliminary report said sales at department stores rose 3.7
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          Lock icon Oil pact with China
          61 19 SYDNEY, Mon. An Australian consortium will sign a major onshore oil exploration agreement with China tomorrow, one of the Australian partners, Sunshine Australia Ltd, said m a statement. The consortium comprises CSR Orient Oil, BHP Petroluem (China) Inc. Basin Oil NL and Base Resources Ltd. The
          Reuter  -  61 words
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      Banking to be a more vital money spinner for MPHB
      393 19 Banking to be a more vital money spinner for MPHB THE new banking division under Malaysian French Bank will become an increasingly important source of income for Multi-Purpose Holdings Bhd (MPHB). But banking is not likely to oust the two traditional top earners of the MPHB group the plantations under
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      No regional agent for Kis France
      460 19  -  TONG YOKE THO By IT'S a case of once bitten, twice shy for Kis Industries when it comes to choosing another sole agent for its South-east Asian operations. It won't. Kis France has decided to take back the distribution of its fast-service machines through
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      Bogaars Nat Iron
      251 19 Bogaars Nat Iron MR GEORGE Edwin Bogaars had resigned as Chairman and Director of National Iron and Steel Mills Ltd with effect from May 23, said a late announcement from the company. Mr Yeo Seng Teck, another director, has since been appointed chairman. The 59-year-old Mr Bogaars, the former head
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      ICB wants board member removed
      510 19  -  N. BALAKRISHNAN Bank denies family differences was reason for decision By INDUSTRIAL and Commercial Bank (ICB) has denied that its attempt to remove Mr Tan Poh Siong from the ICB board is due to family differences but is rather because Mr Tan had infringed the
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      Pearl & Dean to sell print ad space
      180 19 Pearl Dean to sell print ad space PEARL Dean Pte Ltd, the media company which recently lost the contract to sell advertisements for Shaw Organisation cinemas, will now sell print advertising space. Besides representing 18 cinema operators here, the Singapore company will also represent Malaysia's Utusan Melayu Group of newspapers.
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      Yen futures get poor response at Simex
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      2265 20 1 READERS short be aware of the imitations of tin information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the stock exchange, is covered m "business done". Further, because al dealings at z particular price are lumped together, the table does not show the trend
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      2537 20 M shares quoted have a par value of $1, unless otherwise specified Adjusted for scrip/rijhts N Tai-eiempted dividend ABN is traded m loh of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m Mare. 1985 Last Yield Vol Day ttfh Low Company Sale Chance ('000) Ken Low
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        136 21 Interbank Over the Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4769-1.4809 6.85—6.62 Canadian dollar 1.6165-1.6190 6.25-6.14 NZ dollar 1.0028—1.0054 10.18—9.77 Sterling pound 2.7936-2.7971 3.64-3.57 US dollar 2.2260-2.2270 4.52-4.48 Austrian schilling 10.2509—10.2603 99.50—96.73 Belgian franc (com) 3.5604—3.5649 280.24—274.74 Danish kronor
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        113 21 THE Singapore dollar closed at 2.2265/75 at around 3 pm m mixed trading after an initial opening of 2.2250/60. It fluctuated within a range of 2.2240/60 and 2.2285/95. Against the deutschemark, the greenback closed at 3.1045/65 m quiet trading due to the closure of several centres. It traded within
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        100 21 THE KILOBAR market traded between 5522,496 and 5522,688 yesterday. The Far East gold market opened m the morning at U*****.50/ 5.00. Traded m quiet morning session. It closed at U*****.90/5.40 and reopened at U*****.90/ 5.40 m the afternoon. It peaked at U*****.20/70. Source: Rothschild. The London gold market was
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        25 21 GOLD US$/oz Mon Fri Singapore 315.00—315.40 316.50 317.00 Mon Sat Hongkong 315.10 315.60 315.10—315.60 Fri Thurs New York Unav 315.50—316.00 London Closed 316.25-316.75
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        171 21 Eurodollar 3-month deposit The September Eurodollar opened at last week's IMM close of 91.34. The market was quiet and the price remained relatively unchanged throughout the day's trading" session except towards the final stages, when the September future gained one point to 91.35. Although the underlying tone was
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        56 21 THE market hardly moved and only one price was traded m the June yen. Volume was shallow with June yen finishing unchanged from the opening price of 0. 00 3979. Open tat (Fri): Ml. Act Vol (Fri): Nil. Open High Low Sett Est V«l JuBs 0.*****9 0.*****9 0.*****9
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        251 21 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Barber Nara K9 aside 28/5 Equator 5 K22 aside 28/5 HuaWah KlB aside 28/5 Pacific Star K2O aside 28/5 Sanno Scorpio K27 aside 28/5 Sena dK2SE aside 28/5 Shoun Kingsbird K29 aside 28/5 Wakanami Maru Kl6 aside 28/5 Equator 3 K23
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        20 21 T Clount Pf*'" 5 MS 'kio XL Tin 29 21 down 15 cents Turnover 97 tonnes down 31 tonnes
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        19 21 Rubb#r Cto«nf pncet cents /kic Singapore June 170 25 up 1 25 cents Malaysia June 194 00 unch
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        30 21 Siltar Oount pnces USS/troy 02 Mon Fn Singapore 6 13 6 16 6 16-6 21 Fn Thurs IH York 6 13-6 16 6 10-6 15 Source Credit Suisse Spore
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        23 21 Cppi, Cto«ng prices tonne Fn Spot Una« (1211 00— 1212 00 i 3 months Unav (1204 00-1205 00^ Market tone Sales tonnes
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        97 21 Uoang prices Crude MS tore* palm oi May 1340 south 1310 (central) June 1325 (south 1307 SO (central) Refined palm ofl USS tomes RBD palm june 630 (sellers I July 59t (sellers! Aug 57b 'sellers RBD Olein June 620 sellers Aug 565 (sellers RBD Stearin tune 485 (sellers
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        255 21 May 24 C«nb Charge h*** 00 160 unch IWBI Mogdkm Pat Aust 250S unch AC I 2405 Moyn* Nkkless 315 -15 ANI 287 1 M«tob Explor AP M 275 +2 N L 62 +2 AtMrfoyto 1220 -20 *WJ«ost 30 unch A&K.«i fc 302 04 a-poip« 'M onch 2 :JS
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        63 21 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) announced sharp cuts m port handlings and other charges m a bid to boost the declining shipping industry here. The new charges, to take effect on Saturday, include waiver of dockage charges during off-peak hours and cuts m port
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        74 21 I I I I I l-l I i L. I NST Index Monday 1291.14 (1296.23) -j| Hongkong Hang Seng ~%0 Monday 1557.78 (1596.84) 0Australian All-Ordinaries _t 1 Monday 878.8 (883.2) I Nikkei D J Average j Monday *****.73 (*****.85) Financial Tines Industrials Friday 1001.6 (1010.2) _^r-| Dow Jones Average
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      442 22  -  NORA CHENG Move to get stake m Tiger Balm and Kwan Loong By THE share of Tiger Balm and Kwan Loong franchises owned by various companies m the Jack Chia group will be sold to the listed Jack Chia-MPH Ltd. "The transfer of the
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        47 22 STRANSON Ltd, the Hongkong subsidiary of Multi -Purpose Holdings Bhd, reported a HK54.56 million (Ssl.3 million) net profit for the year to Dec §1,1984. This is a turnaround from the HK$4.l2 million loss reported for the period from Sept 7, 1982, to Dec 31, 1983. Bernama
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        52 22 GANDA Holdings Bhd has agreed to buy 1.168 million shares of Central Industrial Corporation Bhd from three shareholders. The purchase price will be M 51.45 per share m cash, said Ganda, adding that this would increase its stake m CICSB to 62.5 per cent, thus making it a
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        56 22 SRI HARTAMAS Corporation, a diversified property-based group, has chalked up pre-tax profit of M 52.62 million for the half year ended Feb 28, 1965 as against a pre-tax loss of M 54.12 million for the same period last year. The company saw a 215 per cent rise m
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        52 22 South Pacific Textile THANKS to increased sales m Europe and the United States, South Pacific Textile Industries Bhd managed higher sales and profit for the six months ended last March. Group pre-tax profit rose 6.2 per cent to Msl.s million on a 16.9 per cent increase m turnover to M
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      733 22 Murdoch the man who's never boring Face m the news NEW YORK Rupert Murdoch, the Australian publisher whose empire spans four continents and includes more than 80 newspapers and magazines and a 100,000-hectare sheep farm, has often told reporters on the occasion of a new purchase: "We will never be
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      459 22 Malaya Glass fails to give clearer picture ALMOST six montls liave passed since the sale of Malaya Glass factory Bhd to Bee Hin Holdings Sdn Bhd was fkst pro- posed. Yet the situation is still too foggy for the minority shareholders to decide whether to sell their stake or to
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      118 22 Agent to manage precious metals HONGKONG, Mon. The Hongkong government is considering appointing a metal trading company as the Official Receiver's agent to manage precious metals belonging to customers of a liquidated company. Deak Perera Far East Ltd. Registrar-General Noel Gleeson said the precious metals, valued at about HKJ4O million
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      433 25 71 Situations Vacant: Sales REQUIRED SALESGIRLS suitable for tourist departmental store. Good salary offered. Interview at Shallmars, #81-05 Lucky Plaza. AIRCON SALES REP. required by established co. Good prospects. Call Emily: *****11 ATTENTION HOLIDAY STUDENTS) Join our outdoor hsehold product sales team. *****15/ *****86. CHINESE SALEBGIRL REQUIRED. Call: Fashion Experience,
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      491 25 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical An international civil engineering and con- struction company invites applications for H the following position: I FOREMEN M Applicants should have had at least 5 years' M relevant experience m reinforced concrete and I The successful candidates must be able to plan
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      315 25 Nestle The Singapore subsidiary of Nestle, the International Food Beverage Company, invites suitably qualified candidates for the following posts: c Training will be provided Must be prepared to work on i shift rotation Completed tull-time National Seruce MC 3 NTC 2 ,n Electrical Fitting 6. Installation l 2 years working
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      203 26 NATIONAL OXYGEN PTE LTD (A member of National Iron Group! A well-established progressive manufacturing company m lurong invites suitably qualified candidates to fill the position of: BOILER OPERATORS Holders ot NTC Grade 3 m Machine Operation work Possess Class 2 Boiler certificate I 2 years working experience p Age below
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      88 26 DELUXE NITECLUB WALK-IN INTERVIEWS Today It Tomorrow, 4pm-Bpm SINGAPORE SHOPPING CENTRE #05-14 to #05-20 1) WaHoro/Waltreaeea 2) Cashiers 3) Menegereee (Mummy) 4) Female Models/ Singera 5) lloataaaaa S) Public Rotations Ofßcoro Poete 1 8 2. working hrs 4p.m.--2a.m. daily. Monthly income 1800 8 SDOVS For Posts 3-6, Psrt-timors also conslosrsoi
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      428 26 '4 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous OH NATIONAL SBy UNIVERSITY M*^ SINGAPORE Applications are invited for appointment to the post of LABORATORY ATTENDANT/ OFFICE ATTENDANT QUALIFICATIONS Passed Primary Six m a Government or GovernmentAided School. Must be over 16 years of age SALARY SCALE $380 x 15 -485 (Gross salary inclusive of
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      468 26 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous r^ isetan singapore-tokyo PETIT MONDE RESTAURANT has immediate vacancies for the posts of:-PART-TIME WAITER/ WAITRESS (Katong Store) c Age 18-30 years c Singapore citizens Working Days:Monday- Friday 6pm- 10pm OR Saturday Sunday 6pm10pm Salary: $3.00 per hour interested pereonnel are invited to call personally TODAY or
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      467 26 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous MISTER MINIT (An internationally wall known shoos repair and key service Co) Join us now as a SERVICE SALESMEN for an Exciting Career c Training provided. c No qualifications < needed, c Completed National Scry vice. c c Opportunity for overseas training. c Good starting salary
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      606 26 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous I ROMA COFFEE HOUSE URGENTLY REQUIRE EXPERIENCED WAITRESSES ittractlve salary duty meals >ro vided nterested applicanta plea** call toy at *****84 or come pereonoNy on Interview et> 802 Orcherd Rood #04-40/80 Lucky Plaza Shipping Company require* k. BHIPPING MANAGER/ EXECUTIVE I. BOARDING OFFICER/ WW CLERK TYPIST/
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      961 26 74 Situations vacant Miscellaneous IN INDONESIAN RESTAURANT requires full-time part time t't ihlers, full-time Waitresses :ull-tlme part-time Sataymer. Interested come personally to Pasar Sate Restaurant. 24t> Hoi .and Village today tomorrow from 10am to 6pm CLERK. ABLE TO type, go stmplr i/c Speak Mandarin t. dialer tl Security Guards 8
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      653 27 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous DESPATCH CLERK required by MS rental firm Interested rail *****66 588 C Balestier Road DESPATCH »!O€R (own motorcy- cle) needed urgently *****18. *04-01. Colombo Court ***** EXPERIENCED FLORAL ARRANGER needed Must speak good En- j glish Please call *****41 *****35 FEMALE MODELLING A Aerobic j Dance
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      742 27 IyJUW An "antique 'SF' 2-digit numG|plfß?{c? ber is for sale at classifica*i IJBj tion 84. Offers above $1,500 J££ JJH^iF 1 will secure it. 85 For Sala: Alfa/ Peugeot/Volvo EXPAT LEAVING SO Peugeot 504 manual. Company registration. Tax 7/85. Aircon, radio/ cassette. Michelin tyres. Original paint. Showroom condition. $6,800 ono.
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      727 27 87 For Sala: Marcadas 81 SEPT MERCEDES Benz 280 S. Automatic, private owner, beautiful condiUon. Rd tax till Aug '85. Selling $72,000. Hire purchase arrangeable. Contact William *****75. 5/79, MERCEDES 200 Auto. Pte. owner. Low mileage. Central lock, new paint, tax It tyres. Tip top cond. $36,000 0.n.0. *****60. 5/80,
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      518 27 88 For Sala: Ford/Fiat TS FORD CORTINA 1600 XL. Aircon, auto. $3,000 0.n.0. Tax Dec. '85. Tel *****27. T9, FIAT IS2 GLS 1600 Saloon. S/rlms, radio, cassette. PARF eligible. $8,500 0.n.0. *****94. •M) FORD CORTINA 1.6 Auto. Co. regd. Aircon, good condition. $1,900. Tel: *****62. 89 For Sala: Datsun/Nissan ps
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      866 27 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan 1979 120A COUPE Nice economical machine. 5-speed. PARF, s/rlms. *****66. 19M OATSUN BLUEBIRD. Full accessories. View: 11 Jin Mas Puteh. Tel: *****88. Peter. 19M DATBUN 200 L, auto, 1 pte owner, non-PARF, aircon, orlg. paint $9,500. *****70 19M DATBUN LAUREL 2.0. 1 pte owner, radio cassette,
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      889 27 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi IMI MITSUBISHI GALANT 2000 c.c. Super Saloon, silver colour, m Up top condition with full accessories. Power steering/ windows. $12,500. Tel: *****11. 83 Mn. TREDIA, power steering, aircon, s/ rims, 1 owner, $18,000, downpayment $3,500, exchange considered. *****55, 642 Geylang. AUG. 1977 LANCER 1400, 5-speed, excellent
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      848 27 92 For Sale: Mazda 80 MAZDA 8M with auto windows it accessories. Selling cheap. Contact *****20. 81 SM. IST co. owner. Low mileage. Reasonable offer secures. *****91 ext. 3279. 82 MAZDA 323 1.5 Note back. Radio cassette, s/rlms. Beautiful cond. Selling $19,200 Tel: *****36. 83 MAZDA 323. GTI.S. Full accessories,
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      808 27 94 For Sale: 94 For Sale: Other Makes Other Makes Now, driving away a Subaru 700 or 1000 cc is even easier! Interest only 6%%! f^SUBARU Sole Distributor: SMGAPORE MOTORS PTL UD. 19, Leng Kee Road, Singapore 0315 Tel *****66 D 8 H MOTORWAYS PTE LTD 7 Cheng Cham Roed
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      818 27 1990 SUBARU 1888 Auto Compa- ny registered Gold. Top condition. 68, Mackenzie Road. 1980 VOLVO 244GL auto, power steering, aircond, radio/cassette Contact: *****16 for viewing 1981 BUBARU 800 (PARF). Aircon, radio, cassette, tax 10/85. Excellent condiUon. $10,800 *****85. TS DAIHATSU CHARADE XTE 5-speed. Aircon, cassette, PARF. $11,500. *****90. 79 TOYOTA
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      807 27 95 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles 1963 DATSUN PICK-UP metal Air con Good condition Petrol $9,900 Loan $6,500 *****46 1983 SUZUKI JEEP 1000 1 co owner, aircon radio cassette tax Jan '86 $13,200 ono *****9*= 1884 ISUZU KAGSIURA steel lorn Road lax Sept '85 Interested contact *****77 Lfe Lim 1984 NISSAN
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      554 28 95 For Sale: 95 For Sale. 95 For Sale: 95 For Sale: Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Vehiclea Vehicles Vehiclea Vehicles Now you can mm m W__g-MMM' St Give your workers the protection of the JJpflflf Km new Cabstar Double Cab M^ m M Seats five persons comfortably and safely mPmmm^m\
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      485 28 97 Vehicles Wanted UNABLE TO SELL your car at a price you want? Call us, we'll help you to sell your car fast at your price. Call Alvln or Patrick *****92 after 10am. Services i guaranteed. ADVERTISER REQUIRES ANY good i used cars, vans tt pick-ups. Cash I payment. Contact
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      404 28 106 Accommodation Available: Houses Diat.lo Leedon Park vtcMty, aln-gle-storey ssmi colonial detached. Generous living/ dining space. 3 large bedrooms with outhouse lor servants/ driver. Large garden of 25,000 aq.ft. Only $5,000. Oist.ll single storey colonial Mack A white, 3 bedrooms plus fsmlly room, attractive kitchen it large mature garden. Both
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      491 28 106 Accommodation Available: Houses DJM BT. TIMAH Shpg Centre vicinity. 3 bdrms 2-storey seml/d, newly painted, $1,500. 3 bdrms 2-storey ter, newly painted $890. *****25 (Agent). FIDEUO STREET, DIBT.IS. Duplex house. 3 bedrooms, with attached bathrooms servant's. Marble flooring. Immediate occupation. Tel: *****41. FOR RENT/SALE: 2 i/2-storey intermediate terrace, Ll
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      1412 28 95 For Sale: 95 For Sale: 95 For Sale: 95 For Sale: Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles W^^l^^rMOßE OF A TRUCK FOR LESS Buy A Toyota Toyo-Ace and you not only get one of the v \0 toughesttrucks m town, you also drive off with $300 of
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      594 28 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments For sale and rental Ort/ta/rf Bc(/{// Luxurious, exclusive condominium apartments m Orchard Road area Four bedrooms, lar^r*' living A^ and dining areas Fully equipped modern W£ "Ni kitchen mjj JKJ S Swimming pool, squash courts and playground %~mIS Reasonable selling price Z
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      435 28 WING ON LIFE GARDEN Dlst.lo, High floor, luxuriously renovated, Poggenpoh. kitchen I bdrms, study, servants $B*oo. UEN TOWER Dlst.lo exclusive 3-bdrm central aircond apt. Study. Family hall Large entertainment area Fully furn S/pool, tennis $6,500 BALMORAL PARK Dlst.lo Hilltop high flr, city view, fully carpeted, 3 bdrms, Peranakan furniture. $2*Bo.
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      519 29 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments GRENVILLE. DIST 10 (Close to International schools) Fully furnished. 3 bedrooms spacious split-level living/ dining, large kitchen, small prlvaU garden, swimming pool and squash facilities. Rental $4.20 C pm CONTACT: JONES LANG WOOTTON TEL: *****88 IDEALLY LOCATED SECLUDED APARTMENTS WITH MATURE PRIVATE GROUNDS. POOL. GARAGES. SEMI-FUR-NISHED
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      955 29 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments I FURNISHED SERVICE APT fo i rental. Weekly- monthly lease. bdrm. $1500 monthly. Abt lOti I sq.ft High celling. 24 hrs securi i ty, pool, tennis, squash, house j keeping laundry service I available Beautiful countr I landscaping. 7 nuns drive t j town. Pis call
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      937 29 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments SPOTTISWOODE APARTMENT 1 TABTEFULLY furnished. 2 bed'o rooms. Available immediately. 1- Call Mathew *****22 (after of- flee *****26). s y UPPER THOMSON CONDOMINIUM, 0 4 bdrms, ceramic/ parquet flrg, 2045 sq.ft. 24-hr security. P/furn. Incl. of maintenance, $1,800 p.m. Contact *****14. CONDO, HONG LEONO (0512) 3
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      929 29 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments DEVONSHIRE COURT, 3 bdrms, f/furn. Immediate occupation. $1,900 neg. *****2/ *****5. DIBT. 10 ONLY 6-unlt apts, 1,500 sq.ft. 2+ 1 bdrms, unfurnished $1200. Homer *****08. DIST.IO, APT. AVAILABLE for sharing. $1,000 inclusive of PUB tt phone. Call *****35. DIST.IO BALMORAL PK. vicinity. High flr. 3 bdrms,
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      900 29 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments HAWAII TOWERS. 3+l bedrms. Unfurnished available now. Pace *****11. HUDC MAIBONETTE. DIST.I9, Furn/ unfurn, rental negotiable. No agents. Tel: *****83. JLN NOVENA BARAT, quiet 3bdrm furn. apt. Sole agent, DHE, *****5. Agents welcome. KIM SENQ APT for rent, high floor, 3 bdrms, fully furnished, fully aircon.
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      763 29 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms FURN. RMS. AVAIL, near Plzzt Hut Jellta. Students or female: preferred. Call *****69. FURN RM IN Te'ok Blangah to let Preferably working couples oi singles. Call Mrs Pang: *****70. FURN. ROOM IN Clementi. Singh or couple. Local or foreigners Cooking allowed. *****52. FURN/ UNFURN RM/ flats
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      580 29 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses mjMmmMmMmM^^^^^mmmmmmmmm^mMmMm—mMmMmMaa^ I New Double-storey Split-level I I Semi-detached/Terrace Houses I I SUNRISE VIIIA i I Many out-door facilities for recreation. 6 public open spaces/ B H Children's playground. Complete range of facilities fittings. I H Situated m Thomson/Yio
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      461 29 JOO CHIAT ROAD/ Marine Parade Road. 2nd storey walk-up flat. Master-bedroom with attached bathroom, 2 other bedrooms share a common bathroom. Living/ dining room, front/ rear balcony. Price: $250,000. Enquiries: Knight Frank Cheong Hock Chye fc Baillieu. Tel: 222-1333. 21* STOREY NEW bungalow at Keng Chin Rd, off Bukit Timah
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      589 29 QUEEN ASTMD PK. 2-storev detached. 12^25 sq.ft Built-in 5300 sq.ft. 5 rms/ baths. $1 4m Cotswold Cloee, 13.000 sq.ft. S/storey, pool. Agape: *****65/ *****76 QUEEN ASTRID PARK, luxury bunglw with 5 bdrms of land ***** sq.ft. Fully renovated, at reasonable price. Call JNC Property: *****42/ *****41 S/BTOREV HOUSE, bdrms, freehold.
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      935 29 113 For Sale: Houses HONG LEONG GDN Imm seml-d 6.000 sq ft 4 rms Disl !0 Sixth Aye 2-storey seml-d 1 00 C sqft 4 rms Acumen *****1: MAYFLOWER ODNS (D-S0), renovated 2-store> semi-d Land 4,323 sq ft Freehold $5U.000 (nett) Shang Properties *****86 MUST BELLI D.IS, s/storey bungalow. 6,000
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      568 30 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Exclusive 4 Luxurious Apartments specially designed fer yen... Ideally located at Jtv mm Meyer Place Katong ffi gy_ M g£ fc|f% c Only 15 Units |fj I '1 fj comprising of ?p\_L* PHi 3 flats and Iwls* Pi il S
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      390 30 SHELFORD < i CONDOMINIUM Brand new luxurious I apartment c Only 12 exclusive units. c Split-level living/ family I I ha I 1 Swtnßnlng pool/ securiI I Approx. 2,400 sq.ft I c Freehold. Price $520,000. I Snow-fun OfMns duiiiy from 10am lo Spm. j Enquiries: tel: $*****3 j MM_W_mm_MkMkMkMkMt_4 OA
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      897 30 114 For Sale: Private Apartments DIST.IO RIOGEWOOO BEST block 4 bdrms, high floor, well main tamed. Selling vacant. *****27, *****95 Highpeak DIST.IO RIDGEWOOD APT. bdrms. Good facing. Open view Full facilities. 20.0 sq.ft $399,00 C Holland *****79. DIST.IO VICTORIA PK. Prestigious 3 bdrms, servant's apt 1750 sq.fl Freehold. S/pool, Jacuzzi
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      874 30 114 For Sal*: Private Apartmenta D.12 BOON TECK Twr 3-rm apt. Bth nr. 1778 sq.ft., pool, freehold, highest offer secures. *****82. D.12 ELEGANCE VIEW renovated 3+ l bedrms, pool. $356,000. Agent *****83. D.14 FAST SALEI 1500 sq. ft. beautifully renovated, 1 year old. i $325,000 0.n.0. Upland *****60. D.IS BRAND
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      823 30 116 For Sale: HDB Apartmenta OFFERI WHAMPOA DRIVE (Lor. Limau). 3-rm. Terrazzo/ parquet, wardrobe, cabinets. $39,000 (Board value $35,000). *****75. OUEENSWAY 4-RM BLK.I6SA. High floor. Near market. Well renovated, terrazzo/ parquet, cabinets. $78,000 0.n.0. *****33. TOA PAYOH LORONG 8, 5 rooms, good renovation, selling $115,000/- negotiable. Tel: *****55 Mr. PhUlp.
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      676 30 117 Properties Wanted 3/4/5-RM HDB Geylang, Telok Blangah, Tanglin Halt It other dists. Call Xul! Ent. now! *****27. 118 Factory Spaces mm lv?!- Complex J IDC*7~OWK|.ft. to""! L_ 33£ M sq.H. J I 2 cargoes, 1 passenger Hft. I Clean and well maintained. I Competitive rentals I UNION TEXTILE I
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      224 30 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces „»>. Henderson H f£ up Industrial Park 0^ Optimum industrial space for increased productivity jtfjj?! Bookings and Enquiries: jllll HONG FOX REALTY PTE LTD isS ©DBS LAND Prime Industrial Properties for Sale/Lease Immediate occupation Terrace Factories At Hillview
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      228 30 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces T SWI WAREHOUSE COMPLEX 1 Located At Mandai Estate Next To Bukit Timah PIE Exit FOR SALE/ LEASE 6,300 SQ.FT. FREEHOLD. 2 containers parking lot per unit. Self contained with all facilities Height -40 ft. Mounting for overhead crank ready buili EASY
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      299 31 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces Storage Spaces wy^ X MIWHMMi I yM fi 1 1 1 M ill Imiml> ill* Strategically located near Jurong Industrial Estate and easily accessible from city and port gateways. 2 blocks, column free »Dock levellers 18 units. Area per unit
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      260 31 121 For Rent: 121 For Rent: Office Spaces Office Spaces r FOR LEASE RAFFLES QUAY/ CECIL STREET SIZE (SQ FT) The Arcade 7000/10,000 City House 2100/4000/7000 Hongkong Bank Building 51 1 5/8900/ 17,800/26.700 Hong Leong Building 1 1 87/1 399/1 926/ 2500 Keck Seng Tower 1 4 1 0/2280/3940/ 7373
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      1177 31 121 For Rent: 121 For Rent: Office Spaces Office Spaces ah e IrnmedgiSlV k *^^Yen San Building 1 (Opposite Mandarin Hotel) Office Space for Rent. I Competitive rates I Professional Building Management From 385 to 2,500 sq. ft. Ample covered parking lots. 24 hours security service. I ideally located m
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      551 31 I 121 For Rent: Office Spaces SHENTON HOUSE, OFFICE/ shop, #02-09. 1092 sq.ft. at $3.00 psf. Pis call: *****77 ext. 18. WELL MAINTAINED 012/620 sq.ft. outside CBD. Partitioned, newly painted, aircond. Tel: *****77. 200 SQ.FT OFFICE, Bt. Timah, own entrance, carpeted, aircon, lighting. Call John: *****73. 123 For Sale: Shop
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      1045 31 124 For Rent: 124 For Rent: Shop Spsces Shop Spaces ~l f GOLDHILL SQUARE Restaurant space available immediately at basement (#Bl-55) suitable for Chinese/ Thai/ Vietnamese/ Seafood Restaurants. Tastefully designed with new fixtures fittings and fully equipped kitchen (inclusive of crockery). Ample parking facilities. Area 3705 aq.ft. Please contact: GOLDHILL
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      459 31 127 Other Real Estate 127 Other Real Estate If 1 ESTATE FOR SALE j; j 728 ac reb cocoa estate fot sale at j Tawau, Sabah, fast Malaysia j About 25 km from town Revme and oliviul soil Interested parties piease write to- The Secretary No broker pleose. w I
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      599 32 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours mmammamk wammmaammmm aamwaaaa. hhmh^ ■■^^b J)IAXrZ^LJv \J«° m JAPAN SELECT A consortium of 4 top travel agents Tour mL New Improved Itineraries with most meals wghiight^^X provided. Tours escorted by Chinese and <£§3SI English speaking guides. M jjSg A BCPO»SS 8 DATS Tsukuba JAPAN
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      541 32 137 Toura 137 Toura 137 Toura < mm,m m'm***mimmmmt^maammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm\ i \_\_l_)_—^_—*.- t L\™"' sf take off with v f KEN*IR Tl fH§3QQ£) f BUDGET 14 days $***** I [bui^ Rome Italy Vatican Florence Leaning B I Athens Vienna Salzberg Venice ltd.. 2ft Tower Monte Carlo French Riviera Nice Tyy. 5
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      73 32 I RegiontNo.l I I TourOperotor I i matwamaa itwmai I AgonciM (S) Pt«. Ltd f TAOT6 tOfu Tone ten SMaaf.#a>-OI I rtifotfm How Shopping %3mWM, S*r*fopon»o!os I tt *****22 1 (IQfcaa) SPECIAL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS PACKAGE 4 I)aWl\i&hl\ from ***** Departures 4.11. 18.25 Jam Limited Seats Available ■FOB RESEBVATIO* PLEASE CONTACT
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      819 33 137 Tours 137 Tours V^^^^p\ 'tfi' A threat way to trai-el A EXPO'BS Sakura Delights Tokyo Disneyland Suginoi Palace Hotel Tsukuba Expo'Bs Ail Japan/All Kyushu/Fukuoka/Nagasaki/M1 Aso/Beppu/Sugmoi Palace Hoiei/Miyazaki/Aoshima/Sakuraima/Kagoshima/Osaka/ Kyoto/Nara/Tokyo/Mt Fuji/Bullet Tralr/Hakone/Atami/Tsukuba Science Expo '85/ Tokyo Disneyland/Korea/Taiwan/Hong Kong 11/14/18/21 Days 11 Days from *****0 Every Monday 12/15/19/21 Days 12 Days from
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      380 33 137 Tours 137 Tours Especially ((A tor you and vl Wk Wl y° ur Cdmily! \g| \_f 9 Days Enchanting Guilin! For only $1690 YOU Will Visit: Hong Kong/Guilin/Guangzhou/ Chungshan/Macau/Hong Kong You will experience: Flight, Train, Coach, River Cruise, Hydrofoil. Accommodation at Bayan Lake Hotel or Similar at Guilin. Special
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      31 33 137 Tours _m[_ mkl m k "^k WSSBaEHmn r* A KSf_\_WE_Ww\ UU___Wm___\ EUROPE'S^ GLOBAL EUROPE^ BUDGET EUROPE JAPAN EXPO '85 W^my_Wm p— '*T^ Ml M-MrMMmMMm 1 Wam__ AMERICABS and Medan EffiJaTa
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      573 33 138 Where To Stay TIOMAN VILLAGE HOUSE tor holiday Please call *****98 or *****« or residence *****92 146 Foreign Education Cambridge I _jt^ I International! t Col ,e 8 e Toront" Prepares students tor University intake Offeis courses m Arts. Science Commerce for Grades 10.11. 12&13.For details contact Admission O'tice
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      531 33 146 Foreign Education 146 Foreign Education /^OBTAIN A UNITED STATES DEGREE^S. STUDY IN AMERICA! AMFRICAN UNIVERSITY BUREAU \1 EL; *****55 TELEX: RS *****- EECSIN/ 148 Computer SPECIAL SCHOOL HOLIDAY CLASSES PRIMARY 4 TO PRE-U STUDENTS LEARN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING during your school holidays. BABIC (Beginnere) INTENSIVE COURSE i)S/Sun 10.00- I.oopm 01
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      537 33 149 Secretarial/ Typing new classes commencing at clifford educational TRAINING CENTRI rO5-354:i Blk MB Buktt MeiV. Town Ctt T«l: *****90 (8 Lift**) Shorthand Thoory Tue tt-M ISfND I Wed 6.30- b.OOpm 1/1 4 Sun 2.00- 4.30pm 9'fc Typewriting (EI«/lnt*r/High«< mma. trom BlKlani i 0 15pm daily feperia) Baturdfc) .Sunda> Oaatas
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      46 34 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements M THE FAMILY OF THE LATE I A. GOPALAN (Retired Superintendent of Police) fr Wish to express their heartfelt thanks to friends I 8 relatives for their prayers, condolences kind I attendance, assistance, wreetha A donations I during their recent bereavement. I
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      30 34 183 Condolences 183 Condolences A I Condolences to the family of the lete Winnifred Teo We've lost a true friend You mean so much to us JCI Science classes V
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      113 34 The family of the late MR THAM FOOK YUEN Departed 22.5.85 wishes to express their sincere thanks and appreciation te aH their relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their messages of condolence, wreetha, scrolls, donations and telegrams durino their recent bereave n awL The Family ot tho
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      52 35 181 Deaths 181 Deaths 181 Deaths Passed away peacefully on 27.5.85 at 1.45pm. Leaving behind his beloved wife SOH HOCK KAM and SONS: DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW and 6 Grandchildren to mourn his loss. Body lying at 81k.13 Holland Drive. Cortege leaves for burial on 31.5.85 (Friday) at Chua Chu Kang I Buddhist
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      55 35 183 Condolences 183 Condolences 183 Condolences WE EXPRESS OUR I DEEPEST SYMPATHIES I I HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES 1 I TO THE FAMILY OF 1 I OUR DEAR COLLEAGUE THE LATE I I MISS SUKHBINDAR KAUR I j FROM THE MANAGEMENT STAFF OF I 1 INDIAN BANK, SINGAPORE I I 'MAY HER
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      134 35 Mdm YEO GUEK KEOW AGE 61 Peeeed away peacefully on 29/5/S5 Huebend Ng Leong Kee Lye Heng Chwee Seng Lye Huat Lye Soon Lye Beng Daughter* m law Lee Geok Van Seah Slew Tee Lay Choo Lye Huay Choon Huay Yoke Lan Heng Hang Sia Ng Hoe Keng
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      131 35 Madam Kang Cheng Hong Aged 93 Passed away peacefully on 26.5.85 at 5.45 p.m. Leaving behind Son, Daughters-in-law, Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren and relatives to mourn her loss. Cortege leave 16, Jalan See-. view, Spore 1543, on 28.5.85 at 2.30 p.m. for Mount Vernon Crematorium. No wreaths. Donatfon^ocharity^^^^^ Mdm
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      72 35 AL-FATEHA ROSNIE BINTE KECHIK 28 YEARS Of Blk 62 Telok Blangah Heights, Spore 0410 passed s wsy pu Actfu Ily on 25.5.85. VV. Cuml)u Ia SAamsKl 'alliiaa mmWM rMWWaaWm WMn TO Uwflf. rvWIIIVB tfontttont darina ttt#4r i#c<ol b#- K. MARUTHAI AOESS PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 27/5/85 Leaving behind
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      419 35 DUESSELDORF, Mon US take Cup, but Ivan has Big Mac for entree IVAN Lendl gained an important win over John McEnroe on the eve of the French Open championships yesterday. But the United States, aided by one of the most extraordinary attacks of nerves seen m professional
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      249 35 Beyond, Bonnie brays LUGANO (Switzerland), Mon. Bonnie Gadusek, of the United States, won her first major European tennis title with a surprise 6-2, 6-2 victory over top seed and defending champion Manuela Maleeva m the European Women's Open final yesterday. The 18-year-old Bulgarian, unusually lethargic, never recovered from a nervous
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      Lock icon Nice number, Sergio
      76 35 FLORENCE (Italy), Mon. Sergio Casal, of Spain, ranked 212 th m the world, won his first Grand Prix tennis tournament when he beat second-seeded Jimmy Arias, of the United States, m a US$BO,--000 ($177,600) event here yesterday. The American, 21st m the world, lost 6-3, 3-6, 2-6
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      Three venues for inter-con swim heats
      261 35  - Three venues for inter-con swim heats ALBERT JOHNSON THE Singapore Sports Council have allocated three venues for the heats of this year's Iriter-constituen-cy Swimming Championships, from July 14-Aug 17. The organisers have decided on this because the new electoral demarcation of Singapore has resulted m an increase m zones from
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      Lock icon Noah prays for second reign
      246 35 PARIS, Mon. Yannick Noah returns this week to Roland Garros Stadium, scene of his most vivid triumph, armed for the French Open with a timely tournament win which ended two barren years on the tennis court. Noah's victory over Sromlsing Czech Miloslav leclr m the
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      273 35 MUGELLO, Mon. American Freddie Spencer won the Italian Grand Prix 500 cc and 250 cc motor-cycling events here yesterday m his bold bid to become the first rider to land the World Championship m both categories m the same year. In the 500 cc
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        494 35 BOXING World Boxing Council welterweight champion Milton McCrory won a non-title junior middleweight bout m Miami on Sunday when Dominican Luis Santana could not answer the bell for the third round because of a shoulder injury. McCrory floored Santana near the end of the first
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      372 35 INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana), Mon. Danny Sullivan whirled out of the smoke of a spectacular spin, saw that he was pointed m the right direction, and roared on to win the 69th Indianapolis 500-mile (805 km) race yesterday m 3hrs 16mins 6.6 sees. Sullivan, driving a March-Cosworth, aveaged
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      75 35 1 Danny Sullivan (US) (March-Cosworth) 246.194 kmh. 2 Mario Andretti (US) (LolaCeswerth) 245.933 kmh. 3 Roberto Goerrero (Col) (March-Cosworth) 245.953 kmh. 4 Al Unser Sr. (US) (March-Cos-worth) IM laps. 5 Johnny Rutherford (US) (March-Cosworth) 198 laps. S Arte Luyeundyk (Hoi) (Lola-Cos worth) 188 laps. 7 Johnny Parsons (US) (March-Cos-worth)
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      407 35 Hundred sub-fours Scott's milestone I L^Ll LjUdbi«M SAN JOSE, Mon j American Steve Scott j became the second man to run a century of sub- I four-minute miles when he clocked 3 mm. 56.7 sec. m winning the event at the Bruce Jenner Classic here on Saturday. New Zealander John
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      223 35 Stage is set for Seoul pro tourney SEOUL, Mon. Twenty-three players 13 men and 10 women from 10 nations arrived here to compete m the six-day Seoul Grand Prix Masters table tennis championships starting today. They are from China, Finland, France. Hongkong Hungary, Holland, Poland, Sweden, West Germany and Yugoslavia.
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      Filipino delight, Singapore filip
      544 37 The SPGA scorecard made good reading after the Tiger Open. Tay Cheng Khoon explains... WHILE Filipino Eleuterio Nival was entertaining the crowd with a spectacular birdie on the fifth extra hole to tame the Tiger Open field for the second time on Sunday, officials of the
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      323 37 DUBLIN (Ohio), Mon. Hale Irwin mastered high winds on the difficult Muirfield Village Golf Club course to shoot an even-par 72 and win a one-stroke victory over Lanny Wadkins m the US$6OO,OOO ($1.32 million) Memorial tournament here yesterday. Irwin, who finished with a seven-under
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      Lock icon Chen is the champ at Ube
      74 37 ÜBE (Japan), Mon. Taiwan's Chen TzeMing won a U*****,960 ($352,600) golf tournament with a sLv-under-par 66 when he shot eight birdies against two bogeys for a 268 total. Japan's Katsonari Takahashi finished second at 272 after a 67. Final scores: 248 Chen Tze-Ming (Tal)
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      315 37 CORNING (New York), Mon. American Patti Rizzo out duelled Australian Jane Crafter to win the U*****,000 ($550,000) Corning Classic women's golf tournament by one stroke here yesterday. Patti 's one-under-par 71 gave her victory m a daylong battle with Jane, who shot a three-under
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      Catching them even younger
      339 37  -  TAY CHENG KHOON By IT is now possible to gain national colours m squash from as young as 10 or 11 years of age. For the Singapore Squash Rackets Association have accepted their Malaysian counterparts' invitation to a new series between the two countries. According to
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      Lock icon Kathleen leads German spree
      365 37 MONACO, Mon. European champion Kathleen Nord led a familiar East German winning spree m the final session of a two-day swimming meet, involving 16 nations, here yesterday. Kathleen, European titleholder m the 400 metres individual medley, led compatriot Kornelia Gressler m the 200 m butterfly and
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      375 37 Botham hits Somerset spirits LONDON, Mon. Former England captain lan Botham brightened up a rain-hit day with a typically aggressive innings which carried Somerset to their first Sunday League cricket win of the season yesterday. Botham hit five fours and two sixes m only 22 deliveries to lead his county
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      Lock icon Double dream dies for 10-man Bayern
      230 38 Double dream dies for 10-man Bayern Bayer Uerdingen 2 Bayern Munich 1 WEST BERLIN, Mon. Underdogs Bayer I erdingen beat hotly-fancied Bayern Munich 2--1 yesterday to win the West German Cup for the first time m the club's 80-year history. Bayern, forced to play with lt men for all but
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      556 38 Countdown to the European Cup final: Juventus v Liverpool. 'Live' on Channel 5, Thursday, 2.10 am Juventus seek the ultimate prize to bring alive a dismal season 4 Our failure to qualify for Europe has spoilt everything for me. My own success is unimportant compared to
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      Lock icon Maradona teh livewire
      333 38 WORLD CUP '86 ROAD TO MEXICO SAN CRISTOBAL (Venezuela), Mon. Argentina beat Venezuela 3-2 yesterday m the South American Group One World Cup qualifying match. Diego Maradona scored two of Argentina's goals and showed masterly skill m coordinating the attack from midfield. His first goal came from
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      Lock icon A Princely boost
      206 38 BOGOTA, Mon. Colom bia missed a penalty but still scored a deserved 1-0 win over Peru yesterday m their first South American Group One World Cup qualifying match. The Colombians got the victory they sought to open their qualifying campaign on a dramatic high note m the
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      442 38 SOCCER SNAPSHOTS NORWICH CITY, relegated from the English First Division m the most dramatic circumstances, may be lodging a bitter complaint to the Football League. Coventry had to win their last game of the season against Everton and they did so emphatically 4-1. Ordered to
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      Lock icon To Kerr is divine
      95 38 SAN JOSE, Mon. The United States and Costa Rica drew 1-1 m a Northern and Central American and Caribbean World Cup Group Three qualifying match. Costa Rica led m the 42nd minute through Oscar Ramirez bat the Americans found the equaliser when Kerr's shot was deflected
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      302 38 PERTH, Mon. An Asl3 million ($19.6 m), six-month series of international sporting events, the biggest ever m Western Australia, will be staged to coincide with the defence of the America's Cup. Called the "America's Cup Festival of Sport" it will begin m September next year and
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      Lock icon Nunez nets equaliser
      204 38 SANTA CRUZ (Bolivia), Mon. Paraguay held Bolivia to a 1-1 draw here yesterday to gain a vital away point m the opening South American Group Three World Cup qualifying match. Bolivia took an early lead, thanks to Silvio Rojas whose ninth-minute goal was contested by the Paraguayans.
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      446 38 LIVERPOOL, Mon. Liverpool manager Joe Fagan got the good news he was waiting for yesterday influential Mark Lawrenson will be fit to face Juventus m Wednesday night's European Cup final m Brussels. Fagan watched Lawrenson and fellow-defender Gary Gillespie prove their fitness when they represented Chester against a
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      Darby day for young Generals
      187 39  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By UNDERDOGS General Motors overcame two penalty scares to edge outfancied Sime Darby 1-0 m a Singapore Business Houses Football League junior knockout quarterfinal match at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Sime Darby must take the blame for the defeat because, although they
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      HELLO...OH PLEASE NOT THAT CALL AGAIN
      678 39 HELLO...OH PLEASE NOT THAT CALL AGAIN W Rrst f Person Peter Siow on the chatter that is often a clatter UjHEN a big soccer match is around, I always know. Because that is when cold sweat begins to ooze out cf me, a normal, warm-blooded being. The telephone, the greatest
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      Poor turn-out at training
      268 39  -  PETER SIOW By THE national basketball squad training sessions, wnich began a fortnight ago, have hit a stormy patch. Attendance at these sessions is far from satisfactory. From the 32 players m the men's squad, the highest attendance recorded is 17. It dipped to an all-time
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      Lock icon Forces get stick from Chantek
      260 39  -  HAKIKAT RAI Yesterday's action on the Singapore front By THERE was plenty of flash but little thunder m Armed Forces' 2-1 victory over Kampong Chantek m a national Under-23 hockey match at Tanglin yesterday. The game seemed destined for rescheduling after one of the appointed
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      At the crossroads
      502 39  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By Harbans' plan to sustain interest SINGAPORE Cricket Association president Harbans Singh took the new ball last night. And to ensure that the game m Singapore enjoys an unbeaten innings, he unveiled a three-pronged plan to step up the pace of appeal. They are: A
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      A world beater is Victor's vision
      378 39  - A world beater is Victor's vision LEE WAI WUN By I WHEN Victor Tham found that 24 hours m a day just wasn't enough to fit everything m his schedule, he knew he had to give something up. And that something turned out to be his job. The 37-year-old senior
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      Changi to do away with admission
      263 39  -  JOE DORAI WHILE many National Football League Division One clubs are clamouring to play at the Jalan Besar Stadium for gate receipts, newly-promoted Changi United do not seem to be bothered at all. They have written to the Football Association of Singapore informing the
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      Splashing for novices
      246 39  - Splashing for novices JANICE SEAH By FIVE records from seven events not a bad start at all for the Chinese Swimming Club's novices' age-group swimming meet at Amber Road yesterday. Christopher Kuah got the meet off to a rousing start with a record-break-ing 200 metres individual medley for boys under-13
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      84 card wins Lufthansa for Low
      92 39 84 card wins Lufthansa for Low G.B. LOW carded an 84 to win the inaugural Lufthansa Singapore Invitational golf tournament at the Keppel Club course. E. Fogarett (87) was second and W. Lippmann (91) third. Aminah Haron, one of Keppel's leading golfers, shot a gross 85 to win the women's
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      Fandi's swansong in Land of Windmills
      331 39  -  JOE DORAI By Trials and tribulation 4 I've not given up hope. The agent is due to return to Holland soon and he may come up with some kind of offer to attend trials m other parts of Europe. After meeting the agent, I'll
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      Pakistani promise
      143 39 SINGAPORE host the eight-nation 2nd Asian Snooker Championship from Monday to June 9. Peter Watson continues his fact file on the competing countries and their players with a peek at Pakistan. Tomorrow: Bangladesh. PAKISTAN will be represented by two players determined to upgrade the country's image. Pakistan are
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      69 39 Australian Rugby Union results Canadian Queensland tour: Canada 13 Queensland Country 6. In Sydney: Warringah 40 Gordon 6; Parramatta 24 Sydney University 19; Randwick 24 Eastwood 15; Eastern Suburbs 10 Western Suburbs 6. Rugby League In Sydney: Canberra 22 St George 10; Penrith 17 Canterbury 6: Cronulla
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      111 35 MARY THOMAS, 74, w/o late Mi K.T. Thomas (RRI) passed away peacefully on 27/5/85 at Kuala Trengganu, leaving son Dr. Babu Thomas, daughter-in-law, Dr Betty Thomas, daughters Lily and Gracy and sons-in-law Joey and Jai, seven grandchildren and relatives to mourn her loss Cortege arrives at residence ol Mr K.T.
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      Making Bukit Timah better known to Aussies
      230 36  - Making Bukit Timah better known to Aussies THE RACING By EDITOR JACK ELLIOTT, Chief Racing Writer of the Melbourne Herald and President of the Australian Racing Writers' Association, was impressed by the modern environment of Bukit Timah Racecourse with its improved amenities and betting facilities. Elliott is m Singapore for
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      Lock icon Fitnah very fit, lah
      45 36 PARIS, Mon. Fitnah put on a stunning display yesterday to win the Prix Saint-Alary at Longchamps. Ridden by Freddie Head and trained by his sister Criquette, Fitnah beat the English filly Paperchase (Steve Cauthen) by five lengths with Persona third. Reuter
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      Kuala Lumpur weights
      1254 36 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Weights, barrier draw and ratings for this weekend's races here: SATURDAY ClaM 1 Div. 3 1,200 m (Ratings: 145-127) 7 Greatness 57 145 5 Juara 56.5 144 2 Meor Romeo 56.5 144 12 Jubilation IV 56 143 15 Permanent 55 141 4 Blue Max
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      83 36 TOKYO, Mon. Sirius Symboli, a three-year-old colt by French-bred Mogami, won the Japanese Derby by three lengths yesterday. Ridden by Kazuhiro Kato, the colt moved to the front m the closing stages to win from Suda Hawk. Scrum Dyna, another three-year-old colt sired by French-bred Dictus,
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      ALONG THE RAIL
      21 36  -  JON BY. "I see you're having another try at the Impossible task of bringing home an improbable winner."
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      220 36 At the 400 m Pictures by and At the finish LIM SENG TIONG ALBERT SIM a 4 Div 5 1,200 m 1. Active Fox 2. Kinross Lad 3. Decision n 4. Best Always Dist: 2,1,1'- Time 1:14.9 Cl 4 Div 4 1,200
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      Too much 'swing' in ratings
      706 36  - Too much 'swing' in ratings MARTIN TAY By Cowboy incident highlights uneven penalties UNEVEN penalties have become part of what seems to be a juggling act by handicappers to make the rating system work. Take the case of this month's Ipoh winner Swingin' Cowboy who was penalised two points for
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      167 36 Follow these horses THESE horses did well at Bukit Timah over the weekend and it will pay to follow them: o Humble Gain II came from near last to finish fourth to stablemate Our Party over 1.600 m Hp is back m form. Anchoring, having only his third start after
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      48 39 TODAY'S EVENTS HOCKEY SHA 1-23 tournament: SRC v CSC B (Padang). Po lice v IA (PA). Friendly: Punggol v SCC (Padang). matches at 5.30 pm. SOCCER SBHFL Junior k.0.: Chartered Bank v Singapore Tobacco (Jin. Besar, 8 pm). SWIMMING CSC Novices Agegroup meet (CSC Old Pool. 7 pm)
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    427 40  - Into the big league with the convention Paul Jacob By SINGAPORE enters the convention big league when it hosts a regional conference m November which will draw the largest number of participants so far. Indications received by organisers of the 24th Orient and South-east Asian Lions (Oseal) Forum are that
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    38 40 PARIS, Mon. The Association of Champagne F»roducers said on Saturday that the long freeze this winter had seriously damaged grape vines m the champagne region and probably would result m a poor harvest this year. AP
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    353 40 Infertility problem of Yuppies on the rise BOSTON, Mon. Young Urban Professionals (Yuppies), who already have a tendency to have small families, are facing an infertility problem which threatens to drastically cut the number of Yuppie heirs and heiresses m the United States. Recent estimates indicate that the infertility rate
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    Seven new PAP MPs to start joint projects
    397 40  -  LEE KIM CHEW Informal group will exchange views on common problems By SEVEN new PAP backbenchers serving constituencies on the east of the island intend to get together m an informal working group to start common projects and solve common problems. The
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    227 40 SAN ROGUE (Spain), Mon. The death toll m yesterday's oil tanker explosions close to a giant refinery has risen to 34, officials said today. They described the inferno that engulfed the two vessels immediately after the explosions as Spain's worst shipping disaster m
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    239 40 Beirut war: 'Syria may step in' BEIRUT, Mon. Gunfire and grenade blasts echoed m Beirut's refugee camps today as the war between Shi'ite Muslim forces and Palestinian guerillas entered its second week amid reports of a possible Syrian intervention. Scores of casualties remained trapped m the three embattled camps of
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    219 40  -  DONALD HIGGS By London Reporter LONDON, Mon. The special "go anywhere" ticket Introduced by British Rail seemed a real bargain at just £5.51 (5515.45). Perhaps the one snag was that yoa have to be a hedgehog. In fact, a sick hedgehog on Its way to
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    501 40 SEOUL, Mon. But reunion talks get off to a poor start as visitors ignore itinerary TENS of thousands of people cheered and waved as the first North Koreans to visit Seoul m 12 years arrived today for Red Cross
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    What it should have been
    39 40 What it should have been THE Association of Banks m Singapore gave the incorrect prime rate for Bayerische Landesbank as at May 24, 1985. The correct rate should be 8 3 /4 per cent and not 9 per cent.
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    Lock icon 45th year
    41 40 DUNKIRK (France), Mon. A flotilla of small boats with air cover from World War II fighters and a modern naval escort revisited Dunkirk yesterday on the 45th anniversary of the rescue of hundreds of thousands of allied troops. UPI
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    Lock icon Nine in sampan feared drowned
    108 40 Nine in sampan feared drowned MUAR, Mon. Nine Indonesians are feared drowned m the Straits of Malacca after their sampan capsized during a storm on Thursday. Two others were rescued by fishermen and handed over to the police the same day. Police immediately launched a search for the missing Indonesians,
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    42 40 MOSCOW, Mon. Former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt began talks m the Kremlin today with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, Tass news agency reported. Mr Brandt, Chairman of the opposition Social Democratic Party, is expected to focus on EastWest issues. Reuter
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      Dreams find few takers
      821 1  -  SAM RAN By A SWIMMING pool, a scenic view, sprawling lawns, an exclusive location and distinguished neighbours the dreams of many are made of these. The reality is, however, quite different. There are already few takers for private residential properties above $500,000. And owners of multimillion
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      Above $2 million bungalows find no buyers
      297 1 Owners won't sell until the price is right FOR sale: Two bungalows, each with its own selling points. The first occupying no less than 18,000 sq feet atop a hill near Bukit Timah Road 9 km is a dream mansion built from scratch
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        484 1 IB! Old air-cans can giw ■H you an electric shock KWtfi ylf you've an air-conditioning I electricity bill. WPPBllBiiiHpPfc^^ w^m I thats ten years old, or 25™ i ~jyyf2Hl!« £2^.5 Thats 25 per cent, mind you. WKf¥^ older y° uwe our s y m P ath y M,^.,.::::5:f™. Or m
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        68 1 7_ _m ii» x* 4 Wake up to the many uses of your bedroom *^\j| Why the y Mm^^M^'^y;. sw--- ""^'fc^^'^B'* ■_W_W i T _tT- ma__ y'^^. i »F <^^H BMU^~. r^^vK 3 Hari Raya goodies take shape Shop with a crateful of surprises Home and Property Edited by Wong
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        What's being done to update estate facelifts
        418 2  -  MATTHEW YAP By ONCE every five years, your Housing Board estate gets a sprucing-up under what is known as the board's Repair and Redecoration (R&R) Programme. Very often, that means a fresh coat of paint and major repair work to damaged facilities such
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        Lock icon Bosses' involvement one new aspect of course
        412 2  -  L.E. PREMA By CONTRACTORS who send their workers to the latest Improving Working Methods course conducted by the Singapore Contractors' Association will be able to see for themselves what their employees are taught and the benefits they stand to gain from their investment
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        Contractors meet to launch Faca
        59 2 BUILDING contractors m Asean meet m Jakarta on May 30 to inaugurate the Federation of Asean Contractors Association (Faca). An eight-member delegation from the Singapore Contrac- tors' Association wiil attend the ceremony, aimed at mutual cooperation and assistance among Asean's builders. The Seal team is
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        Dusun — luxury you can afford
        177 2 Dusun luxury you can afford Coming Up DISTRICT 12 is fast becoming an area where people look for small and low-priced private residential flats and among those that are coming up is the very affordable Dusun Grove. Situated on freehold land at Jalan Dusun just off Balestier Road, it is
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        Where to get those kuih moulds
        441 3  -  MAY HO By IT'S less than a month to Hari Raya Puasa, the Malay New Year which falls on June 20. As with other new years, it will be marked by visits to the homes of friends and relatives and celebrated with lots of
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        Essentials for do-it-yourself
        582 3  -  Peter Ong Here's How A BAD workman always blames his tools that's an expression we're all too familiar with. I'd like to take that one step further and say the good workman is also likely to blame his shoddy work on lousy tools. The do-it-yourself enthusiast, m
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        Lock icon A crateful of surprises
        694 3 MOST of us usually associate crates with warehouses, lorries and cargo ships or vessels docked at the Singapore container port. We often dismiss these roughhew n square plank boxes as "ugly" things not worth a second look, let alone regard them as objets dart. Or so
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        266 3 Your Channel To The Asian Market I WATER ASIA '86 will bnng together, for the first time, m one place, machines for tunnelling, drainage and water supply. For here m South East Asia, by all measures the world's fastest growing market, rapidly developing nations are turning their attention to the
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        Do more with bedrooms
        578 4 [In Your Home I Edward Khoo architect Bedrooms are beginning to 'wake up' to a variety of roles as office space, libraries, art galleries and gymnasiums. Today's column discusses the layout of the master bedroom, the children's bedroom and study/bedroom m this light. A THIRD of
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        Different layouts for different uses
        702 4 LET'S look at the bedroom layouts of your HDB apartment (see Picture B). Three layouts are shown here for three different lifestyles. Master bedroom The large bed dominates the room. You need to plan the interior to complement the bed rather than to compete with
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        Why the abacus still adds up as a calculator
        1193 5 Why the abacus still adds up as a calculator In this electronic age, when battery-powered calculators have become so small they can be easily held m our palms or worn on our wrists, the abacus still has enduring charms as an instrument for calculations. CHONG WING HONG looks at the
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        The many origins of the abacus
        449 5  -  CHONG WING HONG THE origins of the abacus are still not known. Neither have historians concluded how it spread from the West to the East or the East to the West. But the abacus most probably had multiple origins. It is believed the abacus
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        Where poetry takes centre stage
        897 6 THE SHOW was oddly called Malam Teater Ruang I (Column I Theatre Night). It has to be a misnomer. Otherwise, somebody must have goofed. With the use of the word 'theatre' surely the organisers had wanted to highlight the dramatic element m the show. But
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        Judulnya berunsurkan drama dan teater, tapi puisi yang mengambil tempat utama
        600 6 Oleh BUDIMAN A.R. MALAM Teater Ruang I yang berlangsung di dewan kecil Pusat Drama barubaru mi ingin menelurkan rasa apresiasi bukan saja dalam bidang drama tetapi dalam bidang pembacaan puisi. Tidak ada acara rasmi, tetapi pembacaan puisi saolah-olah telah
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        1345 6 Bahagian 4 worfj quiz ac, Part 4 PEMBETULAN: Dalam teka kata semalam terdapat kesilapan pada perenggan pertama arahan. Arahan yang betul sepatutnya berbunyi seperti berikut: On every line below there is a word whose letters have been jumbled up, rearrange the letters to form adjectives which describe human traits and
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        570 7 NOTICES THE COMPANIES ACT, THE COMPANIES ACT, THE COMPANIES ACT, „»MWk*nm *nr CAP. 185 CAP. 185 CAP COMPANIES ACT, HAMSHA HAMSHA INTERNATIONAL m CAP INTERNATIONAL PTELTD MEDEX EXPORT PTE LTD PTELTD (In Liquidation) iJmUmwmmm) MEDEX EXPORT PTE LTD (Ia Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- <"■ llplllilll)
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        492 7 NOTICES TENDER NOTICE M 1. The Management Corporation Strata Title No 695 invites tenders for DAILY CLEANING OF TEXTILE CENTRE situ- ated at 200 Jalan Sultan Singapore 0719 I 2. Eligibility Licensed Cleaning ContracI tor I 3 A site showround will be conducted on 31st May 1985 at 11.00 am
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        501 7 rpSSf f^ Lco^, 11 7 THESE ARE S I THEY LOOK NICE.. IF I D LOVE To\ WV_^^_^-^ r V WE^DiSS/^ "5 "5 D O UP€LETE" SIGNS; I EVER NEEP SOMETHING I POIT! I THE BOHN LOSER ByArtSamsom BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker THE GAMBOLS By Barry Apptety ANDY CAPP
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        545 8 8 ORCHARD?LAST2OA^^ Jr [73 r6SBB) 4 SHOWS I 1 OOom, 2 30, 530 8 30pm V ijl GOLDEN SULTAN: LAST DAYS! (5 4TH FLOOR SULTAN PLAZA, JALMM SULTAN It (|l *****176^ 3 SHOWS 10 30am, 245 7.30pm lj> O m new screen splendor Ll 111 The most magi^ificent picture ever'
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        106 8 gORCHARD PEOPLE'S THEATRE;!] !|l OPENS THURSDAY! _*m I l «l l^tf Pk. I^ C 1 \^l IH B 1 1 5 I \^_w WW ***H B^^B p yl 4 Br 'B B Mm* *h9i'i (li HMH^MT □Druo.^i"'-''- PRINT (I l|l Starring: MATTHFW BRODERICK RUTGER HAUER O l|l MICHELLE PFEIFFER LEO
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        345 8 a i a a aaaaaaea a a a LIDO: THURSDAY 9.15pm B TheClemenu Com mun m Centre I fluilding hund Committee present A GRAND FILM PREMIERE g g Under the distinguished Patronage ot m the MP for Clementi MR. BERNARD CHEN All proceeds to Clementi Community Centre Building Fund H
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        520 8 ORGANISATION M LAST DAY llam I 30 40C 6 45. 9 15 P LOVE Witt-, ttta PERFECT m BTBANOER" Moidorm m TOMORROW ONLY m "Black Magir 7" (Mond/ ESEBBSaEBBBl" 1 Today Ab aOO 645 9 15 -Bftta c* Hw Brata" (Mond Tomorrow only "Land of Many Pacfumaa" Mondonn TODAY ONLY
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        1057 9 ♦I I unique ntANansE I (MTORTUNTTY Calling all businesses or individuals with Drive, w Be a part of America's successful Information regarding a seminar to be gm, and populcir fast food chain THE held m the Shangri-La Hotel. w TACO MAKER, makers of the world's Kuala Lumpur on 6th June
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        110 10 1984 Stopover m Tokyo and discover what the future holds for you! I Hfiy^ I llfe^l 1^ 1985 is a great year for a lAL Stopover m ■B^THI I^l \W I Mm. W*M H I H From 17th March to September experience! %J I Sp l lll %m %fl ll
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        1363 10 MY VIEW Kannan Chandran HH^^i^HHHMHH^H^^Hi^H^^BHi^HiiHHiH^HiHiiHHH^ii^H^M I Labour of love m the office i For the young M Ml W isten To Your Heart Josh (Tim Matheson) try to Lagerfeld, a German- f-fiißi^ m W f^^^^lfiihZrn Ik 1 j (Part 2) (Ch 5, 10.15 make their relationship work born, Paris-based fashion
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