The Straits Times, 1 August 1985

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1985 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 95/1/85
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    143,000 forgo NWC increase
    811 1  -  PAUL JACOB 950 companies, 25 unions involved m move to help ride out bumpy spell By TWENTY-FIVE major trade unions will not press for National Wages Council pay increases for their members this year. In a gesture to help employers tide over the bad spell m
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    Committee silent on question of CPF rate
    814 1  - Committee silent on question of CPF rate HSUNG BEE HWA More economic incentives by end of year, says Brig-Gen Lee By How we can be paid more 4 IT does not mean that we must be paid as little as the Hongkong worker or the South Korean worker. We can
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    3-month PUB freeze
    27 1 THE Public Utilities Board will not change electricity and gas tariffs for three months from today. The tariffs will be reviewed after three months.
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    Lock icon Woman lives with corpse
    62 1 HAZLETON,( Pennsylvania), Wed. Alerted by neighbours who complained of a bad smell, police entered a house here to find a woman quietly watching television, seated next to the rotting body of her brother. Police said Ferdinand Stoeckel, who lived with his sister Helen and brother Robert,
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    Lock icon High-flying start
    46 1 High-flying start SYDNEY, Wed. A woman today gave birth to a baby boy, 9,448 m above the Philippine Sea. A spokesman for Cathay Pacific Airways said after early difficulties, the 2.7-kg baby was born m the rear galley of Flight 101 from Hongkong to Sydney. UPI
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    'Equal weight' for all PSLE subjects from this year
    608 1  - 'Equal weight' for all PSLE subjects from this year JUNE TAN By THE double emphasis on language m the Primary School Leaving Examination has been scrapped with immediate effect. In an Education Ministry move to make streaming more accurate, all subjects will have equal importance m this year's PSLE, slated
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    Cheaper rice
    63 1 THREE grades of Thai white rice pre-packed by NTUC Fairprice will be cheaper by two cents a kilogram from today. The new retail prices are: Thai 100 per cent fragrant white rice (super grade) 88 cents a kg; Thai 100 per cent fragrant white rice (Dragon and Phoenix)
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    Lock icon Mother shoots 'hippie' son
    119 1 DES PERES (Missouri), Wed. A woman executed her teenage son because she was upset over his plans to leave home to join a group of *****-style hippies, police said yesterday. "She shot him m the back of the head/ said Tom Depriest, Chief Warrant Officer m
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    Lock icon Latest BLAST ROCKS DAMASCUS
    45 1 Latest BLAST ROCKS DAMASCUS LONDON, Wed. A powerful explosion shook the Syrian capital of Damascus today, the Iranian news agency Irna reported. Irna said a column of smoke rose from the scene of the explosion, m the vicinity of the Syrian news agency building. Reuter
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      105 1 What bosses and workers say Reports on Page 12 Inside 50 pages today Summary 2 World News 3-7 Asean Causeway 9 Editorial 11 Background 17 Letters 18 Times Dollar 19-22 Classifieds 23-33 Racing 32 Sports 33-35 The art and craft of first class travel. From the moment you check -in.
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      578 2 Courtesy all the way THE Courtesy Campaign will go on for another 11 months and reporter VALERIE LEE paid a visit to two companies which inculcated the courtesy culture long before the campaign became an official one. McDonald's impressed her with its detailed and well-packaged programme. AH staff have
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      Comment
      300 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: One of the most needed and thus most welcome cost-catting measures suggested by the Economic Committee m its interim report is the recommendation that statutory board charges "be adjusted regularly to reflect economic conditions". To facilitate and regularise the consideration of competing and conflicting social
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      114 2 CALL FOR CPF REVIEW THE Government should review the rules limiting the use of a person's allowable CPF contributions to 80 per cent of the valuation price of a private property. A reader says a buyer will now invariably have to take a bank loan to supplement his allowable
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      114 2 INNOVEST LIKELY TO TAKE OVER KFC SOON MALAYSIAN engineering group Innovest Bhd is expected to announce its takeover of Kentucky Fried Chicken m about two weeks' time. The news of the official transfer of ownership from Malaysian businessman Loo Cheng Ghee to Innovest has been sent to the KFC
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      404 2 Pressure on Becker BORIS Becker will be playing before home fans for the first time since winning the Wimbledon tennis title when he appears for West Germany m their Davis Cup quarter-final against the United States m Hamburg this weekend. The 17-year-old, who as a rank outsider took the
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      Around the world
      654 2 'Pay debts' message DEVELOPING countries should not expect the governments of richer nations to take over their private debts and forgive them. This was the message US Federal Reserve Board chairman Paul Volcker gave to the Third World on Tuesday. He also said any big increase m
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      Around Asean..and Across the Causeway
      161 2 Around Asean..and Across the Causeway $440 m trade deal THE first Indonesian irade delegation to visit China since 1967 had obtained Chinese commitments to buy Indonesian goods worth more than US$2OO million (Ss44o million), delegation leader Sukamadani Gitosardjono said m Beijing yesterday. Chinese officials also accepted a request that Indonesia,
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      Section Two
      607 2 Savoury soybean... FOR centuries, the humble soybean has played a vital but unpublicised role m Eastern diets. Then research m the West showed that one cup of beans contained the daily protein requirements of an adult but minus the cholesterol found m animal products. The health movement m
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      500 2 Who will give v^;; the best break m 1985 j»£ffJ§fPj§| Fiom the momeni you take ihe leisurely 40 minutes drive across the causeway from Singapore to Johor Bahru, you'll feel all the pressures ot < ity living fade away. )ur Breakaway Special gives you 2 days and l night of
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      Indian MP, his wife and another shot dead
      234 3  - Indian MP, his wife and another shot dead PHILIP GANGULY By New Delhi Reporter NEW DELHI, Wed. Two assailants, armed with a stengun, shot dead a prominent member of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's ruling Congress (I) Party and two others here today, sparking speculation that Sikh militants could be involved
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      Lock icon Metal man that walks just like a human
      140 3 ROBOT technology takes another step forward with a metal man that can walk like a human. This 1.44-m robot shifts its centre of gravity to other parts of the body, just like a person, and enables it to walk more naturally. The
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      Lock icon Tokyo signs nuclear and loan pacts with Beijing
      161 3 TOKYO, Wed. Japan promised today to lend China 75.1 billion yen (*****.6 million) and the two countries signed a nuclear power co-operation agreement, the Foreign Ministry said. The loan is to help to finance transport, telecommunications, port and hydraulic power projects. Japanese
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      Lock icon Joint N-plan
      43 3 NEW DELHI, Wed. Indian and Sri Lankan atomic experts yesterday agreed to start joint efforts m peaceful nuclear science programmes as part of a plan to revive a 10-year-old accord between the two countries, the Press Trust of India reported. AFP
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      Lock icon Taipei bank scandal leaves trail of woe
      492 3 Debt-ridden firms, wrecked homes and suicides TAIPEI, Wed TAIWAN'S biggest bank scandal has left a legacy of bruised companies, divorces and suicide attempts. Economic Ministry officials said hundreds of Taiwanese companies and factories with links to the giant Cathay industrial group faced financial
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      Lock icon US may break Anzus pact with N. Zealand
      348 3 SYDNEY, Wednesday THE United States has for the first time held out the prospect that it might break its Anzus military alliance with New Zealand if Wellington goes ahead with planned anti-nuclear legislation. US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Mr
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      Japan draws up plans for cars of the future
      290 3  -  PETER HAZELHURST By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO, Wed. A revolution is taking place on the drawing boards of Japan's car industry as designers experiment with new electronic devices to equip cars of the future with radar, a sonar system and a navigational
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      Lock icon No free sex
      45 3 PERTH, Wed. The controversial free sex Rajneesh sect have been refused permission to open their own school m a tiny rural Western Australia town. Their appeal against Maniimup Shire Council, near Pemberton about 250 km south of Perth was dismissed today. UPI
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      Lock icon Team named to probe firms with OTB links
      153 3 Team named to probe firms with OTB links HONGKONG, Wed. Hongkong named a team of special investigators today to probe the accounts of five firms believed to be linked to the near collapse of the Overseas Trust Bank (OTB) last month. A government spokesman said the firms were affiliates of
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      US cool to Tokyo's latest trade measures
      252 4  - US cool to Tokyo's latest trade measures LIAK TENG KIAT By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, Wed. The Reagan administration has reacted coolly to Japan's latest marketopening measures designed primarily to ease American criticism of its trade practices. White House spokesman Mr Larry Speakes indicated yesterday that the administration was more interested
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      Lock icon 'Strong rise' in US index due to new businesses
      323 4 WASHINGTON, Wed. The government's sensitive index of leading indicators rose a strong one per cent m June, the best improvement since January after hardly moving m May. Government economists said today the increase was based primarily on a surge m new
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      Lock icon Faulty sensor in shuttle blamed
      83 4 Faulty sensor in shuttle blamed CAPE CANAVERAL, Wed. A faulty heat sensor apparently triggered Monday's shutdown of one of three main engines of the space shuttle Challenger during its launch. A team of US Space Agency engineers said after challengers computers stopped the engine, the spacesnip limped into an emergency
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      Lock icon Jackson hurts hand while making film
      151 4 LOS ANGELES, Wed. Singer Michael Jackson badly sprained his right hand yesterday while filming a scene for a Walt Disney science fiction movie. He left the Brotman Medical Centre here wearing bandages on his right hand and what his spokesman called a "space glove"
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      2 paid kickbacks to Salvation Army men
      172 4 PHILADELPHIA, Wed. Two used-clothing dealers pleaded guilty yesterday to charges that they paid kickbacks to Salvation Army officials for hundreds of tonnes of old garments for shipment abroad. Harry Usatch, 72, and his son, Jerald, 42, also admitted m a district court here
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      Lock icon Pay your debts, poorer nations told
      408 4 Don't expect richer countries to bail you out: Volcker WASHINGTON. Wednesday FEDERAL Reserve Board chairman Paul Volcker said yesterday developing countries should not expect the governments of richer nations to take over their private debts and forgive them. He also said any major rise
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      Lock icon Banks lend less to Third World
      193 4 BASLE, Wed. International commercial banks have reduced their lending to the Third World, concentrating new loans m industrialised countries of the West. A study issued yesterday by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) showed that foreign lending slowed sharply during the first three months
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      Lock icon US Senate passes $25 b foreign aid Bill
      199 4 WASHINGTON, Wed. The Senate yesterday passed a US$l2.7 billion (5525.4 billion) compromise Foreign Aid Bill for 1986 after key Congressional leaders quietly rewrote, at White House insistence, a provision dealing with aid to Nicaraguan rebels. Senate approval came on a voice vote
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        103 4 SOUTH KOREAN opposition leader Kirn Daejung was put under house arrest yesterday m a move seen as a return by President Chun Doo-hwan to tough strong-arm rule after a period of relative political liberalisation. The chairman of the opposition New Korea Democratic Party, Mr Lee Min-woo,
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        Lock icon Car bomb kills four
        57 4 A SUICIDE BOMBER drove his car into an Israeli military patrol m the Israeli-controlled border strip of southern Lebanon early yesterday, killing four Lebanese farmers and injuring five Israelis. In Beirut, the Syrian National Social Party, a Lebanese-based group that advocates the union of Syria and
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        Lock icon Tanks takeover
        81 4 MORE THAN 40 Soviet-made T-54 tanks sent by Syria to Beirut's southern suburbs were yesterday under the control of the Shi'ite Amal movement, significantly boosting its power, political sources m Beirut said. Amal militiamen provided an escort for the tanks when they arrived on Tuesday from Syrian-held eastern
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        94 4 PRESIDENT ALAN Garcia of Peru said he might impose strict foreign exchange controls and banks were closed for a second day yesterday m an apparent bid to cut the flow of US dollars out of the country. Calling the economy an "emergency situation", Mr Garcia said m
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      Lock icon Court sees video of dogs battling to death
      241 5 LONDON, Wed. It was an arena of blood. Two dogs ripped away chunks of each other's throats, ears and faces as spectators urged them into a death battle with cries of "come on girl, shake it". A stunned court m the Hertfordshire
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      Lock icon Pilot ejects safely
      51 5 BONN, Wed. An American F-16 fighter pilot ejected and parachuted to safety when his plane caught fire while preparing for take-off at Hahn US Air Force base yesterday. The rocket-powered ejector seat lifted Capt Michael Jaensch, 25, to 100 metres, giving his parachute sufficient time to open.
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      38 5 OSLO, Wed. Libya will pay US$5OO,OOO (Ssl.l million) to the crew and owners of a Norwegian freighter that was held for 70 days m Tripoli m an ordeal during which one seaman was killed. UPI
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      Lock icon Pharaoh's spell — 'it's all rot'
      398 5 Pharaoh's spell 'it's all rot' Many perished due to fungi allergy, says doctor STRASBOURG, Wednesday "I HAVE succumbed to a curse," British Egyptologist Hugh Evelyn-White wrote m his own blood m 1924 just before he hanged himself. He was among the first to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen following
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      Lock icon St Peter's gets first facelift
      171 5 VATICAN CITY, Wed. A shroud of scaffolding and safety netting is creeping across the front of St Peter's Basilica, heart of the Roman Catholic Church, as the facade undergoes the first complete restoration m its 370--year history. The pilgrims who flock daily to the Basilica,
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      Lock icon Arabs want to play bigger role in banking
      319 5 Arabs want to play bigger role in banking LARNACA (Cyprus), Wed. Arab money withdrawn from troubled American banks last year has since been put back, but the Arabs now want to play a bigger role m banking operations, a leading Arab banker says. Mr Zuhair Achi, Secretary-General of the Union
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      Lock icon Africa torn by coups and tribalism
      539 6 Fall of Obote highlights continent's twin problems NAIROBI, Wed. EVENTS m Uganda the past few days have highlighted two major problems still afflicting Black Africa two decades after the overthrow of colonial rule military coups and tribalism. In Uganda, the military on Saturday toppled
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      Lock icon Nigeria begins drive to keep its cities clean
      171 6 LAGOS, Wed. Nigeria's military government has launched a national keep clean campaign involving an annual trophy and cash awards for the cleanest districts, cities and homes. The move is a bid to reverse an unenviable sanitation record. The country's capital, Lagos, is
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      Lock icon South Africa recalls envoy as violence erupts again
      330 6 JOHANNESBURG, Wed. Violence erupted overnight m South Africa after the country announced it had imposed further curbs under emergency laws and recalled its ambassador-designate to the United States. A Black man died when police fired shotguns at a crowd which was stoning
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      Lock icon Zaire river plan to water Africa's deserts
      173 6 KINSHASA, Wed. Desert regions of subSaharan Africa could be watered by a 2,500-km canal from the Zaire river, according to an engineering study presented to authorities here by an Italian delegation, the Italian embassy disclosed yesterday. The idea would be to transfer 1M
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      Lock icon Beirut golfers play on despite facing deadly handicap
      429 6 BEIRUT, Wed. So you think your handicap is bad? Pity Lebanon's golfers. They face the ultimate hazards: Artillery shells, rockets, stray bullets and marauding gunmen. And that is only on the fairways. In Beirut, you have got to be a golf fanatic
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      Lock icon Nablus under curfew
      64 6 JERUSALEM, Wed. Police m central Israel went on alert against renewed anti-Arab riots last night and the biggest Palestinian city on the occupied West Bank was put under curfew after a Jewish civilian was killed. Israeli security officials said the dead man, the ninth Israeli this year
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      Lock icon Okello seeking support for new Ugandan regime
      214 6 KAMPALA, Wed. The Ugandan coup leader, Gen Tito Okello, is seeking foreign support for his takeover barely 24 hours after being sworn m as leader of his country. Gen Okello, chairman of the new ruling military council, flew to Tanzania yesterday for talks
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      Lock icon Britain's economy 'may be slowing down'
      203 7 Britain's economy 'may be slowing down' LONDON, Wed. Growth m the British economy may be slowing down due to the impact of high interest rates on industry and the high value of sterling squeezing exports, the Confederation of British Industry said yesterday. Mr David Wigglesworth, chairman of the CBl's economic
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      Thatcher defends her style of leadership
      266 7 Quote 41 know what I expect of a Prime Minister strong leadership, clear leadership, doing what yon believe will be right, that I have done and I must continue to do. It's the only way I know how. Mrs Thatcher defending her style m
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      Lock icon Czech defected by crawling under fence
      139 7 PASSAU (West Germany), Wed. A Czechoslovak citizen defected to West Germany by crawling under a border fence while m Norway, doctors reported good progress by a Soviet waitress who defected by jumping off a ship into an Arctic bay. west German police said yesterday
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      Lock icon Study on ICs for soccer fans
      159 7 LONDON, Wed. English soccer yesterday moved a step tearer to Introducing ct npulsory identity cards for fans, a government-backed idea to stamp oat crowd hooliganism. Senior soccer officials agreed at a H-minute meeting with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to undertake a joint feasibility study
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      Lock icon Hesitant debut by Shevardnadze
      434 7 HELSINKI, Wed. The new Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Eduard Shevardnadze, made a hesitant debut on the international stage m Helsinki that left some seasoned diplomats nostalgic for the thunder of his veteran predecessor, Mr Andrei Gromyko. Tugging nervously at his cufflinks as he was steered into
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      Lock icon Walesa urges restraint by Polish workers
      197 7 VIENNA, Wed. Poland's economic problems now dictate workers' restraint instead of protest, Mr Lech Walesa said m an interview broadcast yesterday. "Overall, I am definitely against all forms of protests today that further lower our standard of living, that restrain production," said Mr Walesa,
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      Lock icon Museum plea for funds
      49 7 LONDON, Wed. The British Museum appealed yesterday for £5 million or 1.7 billion yen to display and study its collection of 20,000 Japanese objects. The director. Sir David Wilson, said he hoped Japanese industrialists would contribute. An appeal office has been opened m Tokyo. AP
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      30 7 ATHENS, Wed. A government-backed Peace Committee said yesterday it would organise a human chain around the Acropolis next week to protest against the US "Star Wars" programme. UPI
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      Lock icon Indonesia may put 9 dissidents on trial
      377 8 They face action for 'attending subversive meeting' JAKARTA, Wednesday THE INDONESIAN government may put on trial nine leading dissidents for attending a subversive meeting after an extremist Muslim riot last year, according to a prosecution document here today. Four retired military officers, a
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      Lock icon 3 from Heng Samrin group defect to Sihanouk
      175 8 BANGKOK, Wed. A diplomat and two government employees of the Vietnamese-installed Heng Samrin regime m Cambodia have defected to Prince Norodom Sihanouk's guerilla movement, the prince's son, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, said today. He said that a consul of the People's Republic of
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      Lock icon Massage girls in Bangkok press for longer hours
      171 8 BANGKOK, Wed. The Thai capital's popular massage girls have appealed for an extension of working hours to compensate for a decrease m customers, says a Labour Department report. More than 50 massage parlours m Bangkok operate from 6 pm to midnight but
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      Lock icon Suharto for East Europe
      65 8 JAKARTA, Wed. President Suharto will make his first tour of communist countries m September, visiting Hungary and Rumania, sources at the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. He will also visit Turkey. Indonesia, seeking to end its heavy reliance on petroleum exports, has been seeking greater trade and
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      36 8 MANILA, Wed. A mild earthquake shook a northern Philippine province today but there were no reports of injuries or damage, officials said. The earthquake hit Pasuquin, Docos Norte province. 400 km north of Manila. AP
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      Lock icon 1,000 islanders flee fury of volcano
      96 8 JAKARTA, Wed. A volcano erupting on a tiny Indonesian island caused more than 1,000 people to flee their homes, a government spokesman said today. The spokesman said the volcano on Sangeang, m the middle of the archipelago, was still active, spewing dust and flames
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      Lock icon Student walks backwards for 793 km
      228 8 JAKARTA, Wed. A 24-year-old Indonesian student has walked 7SS km backwards from Surabaya to Jakarta In 28 days. "Most people thought I was crazy/ saM Mr Syalfcl Bachrl after he strode triumphantly into Jakarta turn wight and stags > r?controllably khm he tried to
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      $529 m suit against 2 men and 6 firms
      343 8  -  ABBY TAN By Manila Reporter MANILA, Wed. A major Philippine government financial institution has filed a US$23O million (***** million) suit against its former head, a Filipino businessman and six companies he controlled over the diversion of part of a US$25
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      317 8 Indonesia secures big trade orders from China BEIJING, Wed. The first Indonesian trade delegation to visit China since 1967 had obtained Chinese commitments to buy Indonesian goods worth more than US$2OO million (Ss44o million), delegation leader Sukamadani Gitosardjono said today. Chinese officials also accepted a request that Indonesia, which froze
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      Lock icon Dinner to mark Dr M's visit to Penang
      211 9 PENANG, Wed. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad will address 15,000 people at a dinner gathering m Penang to mark his first official visit to the state on Friday. The dinner, called Malam Rakyat, will be held at the Padang Kota
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      Lock icon Test for Aids virus
      71 9 JOHOR BARU, Wed. The Health Ministry is examining about 6,000 samples of blood for the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (Aids), Director General of Health Tan Sri Dr Abdul Khalid Sahan said today. About 4,000 samples were from donors and the remaining 2,000 from
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      Lock icon Woman taken for dead gets up at funeral
      140 9 JERTIH (Trengganu), Wed. Villagers paying their last respects to a woman who "died" after an attack of asthma at Kampung Seberang Kastam near here were shocked when she "returned to life". The woman, Hajah Hasnah Abas, 59, was taken for dead at
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      Lock icon 3 held for alleged fixing of soccer game
      204 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed POLICE detained three men today on suspicion of having rigged last Monday's Malaysia-Ghana football match m the Merdeka Tournament here. The suspects, one of whom is believed to be a bookie, were arrested m a hotel m Jalan Bukit
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      Lock icon KL cuts oil product prices from today
      229 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The retail price of petroleum products, except premium petrol throughout the country and regular petrol m Peninsular Malaysia, will be reduced from tomorrow, the Trade an Industry Ministry said today. The price of regular petrol m Sabah and Sarawak will
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      Lock icon First heart-op
      50 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The latest private medical facility m the country, the Subang Jaya Medical Centre near here, created history when it successfully performed open heart surgery on a patient on July 17. It was the first such operation performed by a private hospital m the country. Bernama
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      Lock icon Better offer on pay 'unlikely'
      368 9 Large sums already allocated, Diam tells unions KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The government may not be able to meet the demand of civil servants for better pay. Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin told a delegation from Cuepacs that it would be difficult to improve on the offer
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      271 9 Amnesty International may appeal if Aussies get death PERTH, Wed. Amnesty International is likely to appeal to the Malaysian government if two young Australians convicted of heroin trafficking m Penang are sentenced to death. Brian Chambers, 28, of Perth and Kevin Barlow, 27, of Adelaide have been on death row
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      Lock icon New post for CID chief
      41 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Malaysian CID Director, Datuk Abdul Kudus Alias, has been appointed Deputy Inspector-General of Police. He will take over duties from the retiring Deputy IGP Datuk Abdul Rahman bin Ismail next week. NST
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      Why we must restructure aggressively
      171 10 Why we must restructure aggressively SINGAPORE'S economic restructuring must continue aggressively, the report says. One reason for this is that the switch to a higher technology has succeeded m making the average worker much more productive. Between 1975 and 1979, when growth was generated largely through an increase m the
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      Aim should be to cover costs
      182 10 Aim should be to cover costs Statutory board pricing policies THE pricing policies of statutory boards should be reviewed, the committee suggests. It says, m general, the rates and fees charged by most of these boards have risen each year and this had a cumulative effect on business costs. They
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      New strategies to woo foreign capital
      508 10 Economic Committee's interim report Investment INVESTMENT commitments m Singapore fell by 30 per cent to $589 million m the first half of this year compared with the same period last year. And the Republic faces difficulties m attracting foreign capital m the future. Concerned
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      Dismal growth calls for action
      220 10 Dismal growth calls for action Commerce THE dismal performance of the commerce sector, the least productive of business sectors, is causing concern to the committee. Productivity m this sector, which comprises the wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and hotels, grew by only 2.8 per cent a year, although its output
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      Complaints are being studied
      170 10 Complaints are being studied Cutting through the red tape A CASEBOOK of complaints from businessmen is being studied by the Economic Committee. The casebook, prepared by the Economic Development Board, covers regulations which businessmen consider particularly cumbersome. The committee says it endorses the Government's philosophy that the private sector should
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      Why manufacturing is important
      22 10 Why manufacturing is important Share of GDP* m 1984 Share of employment m 1984 Source Department ot Statis'ics *At current factor costs
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      Core role should remain
      279 10 Manufacturing THE manufacturing sector remains the core of the economy and this trend should continue despite the greater emphasis being given to services. The committee gave three reasons for this: First, more than half the foreign exchange earnings are derived from exporting manufactured products. The services
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      Top 2 make up 35% of the GDP
      142 10 Top 2 make up 35% of the GDP Services Services: The top performer Percentage growth m output* Financial business services Percentage growth m productivity FINANCE and business services and transport and communications were the leading growth sectors m the past five years, according to the report. The two sectors account
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      How Singapore compares with the rest
      16 11 How Singapore compares with the rest Percentage of average productivity 3 growth Labour costs m manufacturing
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      Strategy team to lend a hand
      209 11 Real estate and construction THE construction and real estate industry, one of the worst-hit by the slump, will get "foreign" aid. The aid will come m the form of recommendations from the sub-com-mittee on banking and financial services, which has been asked to study
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      Corporate tax cut not likely this year
      485 11 Taxation Quote 4 The world changes very fast and unless we can change as quickly and ride these adjustments, we will be overthrown, just as a motorcycle rider will be overthrown if he does not adjust to bumps on the road. Flexibility is
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      Where our most productive workers are
      18 11 Value-added* of each worker m the various sectors •At 1968 factor costs
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      Review of tax structure
      197 11 THE committee will also look into other areas: Review Singapore's overall tax system but no tax haven: The fiscal and financial policy subcommittee will see how growth is maintained and encourage new and existing businesses. At the same time, it will ensure that Singapore is not
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      We are steadily losing out
      336 11 Reports by Hsung Bee Hwa and Anne Koh Spore vs other NICs SINGAPORE is steadily losing out to other newly industrialising countries (NICs) because of increasing business costs. Such costs depend on how much workers are paid, their productivity and also exchange rates. The report
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      Small firms to be taught skills to move ahead
      216 11 Being more efficient SMALL companies which lack skills m managing their businesses will be the target of the productivity movement m the next few years. Brig-Gen Lee said productivity must keep pace with the rise m wages if we want to
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      Labour costs outpace productivity
      14 11 Percentage change Source: Ministry if Labour, Monetary Authority of Singapore.
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      Service with courtesy comes in two styles
      453 12 At McDonald's At Yaohan In the past, July 31 would have been the last day of the Courtesy Campaign. This year's campaign will go on for another 11 months, the Government's rationale being that courtesy should be an ongoing thing. VALERIE LEE looks
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      Poisonous alcohol found in blood of m-cyclist
      306 12 Poisonous alcohol found in blood of m-cyclist A MOTORCYCLIST, who died m a road accident involving a lorry more than two years ago, was found to have had poisonous industrial alcohol m his blood when an autopsy was performed on him. A government pathologist, Dr Wee Keng Poh, who did
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      No cracks on SIA's B747
      325 12 CHECKS on one of Singapore Airline's Boeing jumbo jets have shown that it is free from cracks, according to a senior official from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. Checks on the other 18 8747s will be done when they can be taken off the
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      All praise but many needn't sacrifice
      459 12  -  AGNES WEE and KONG SOOK CHIN Forgoing NWC: What bosses say Reports by EMPLOYERS were all praise for the positive attitude of the major trade unions which announced yesterday that they would not press for NWC wage increases because of the economic slowdown. But
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      Some belt-tightening but no real loss
      323 12 and what workers say SHELL employee Tim Ngiap Heng ana his wife were planning to buy a washing machine this year. But, not anymore. When the Singapore Shell Employees' Union and 24 other unions announced yesterday that they will not press for NWC increases
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      Five look at various aspects of Confucian teaching
      218 12 FOUR university dons and a research fellow yesterday gave their views on various aspects of Confucianism. They are among 20 professors and lecturers from the United States, Singapore, China, Hongkong and Taiwan who will spend the next three days discussing the teachings
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      Trial of man on threat rap put off
      85 12 Trial of man on threat rap put off THE CASE against the man charged with threatening Mr Quek Teow Chuan, formerly of the Singapore United Front, was adjourned yesterday to Aug 28. Tan Poh Chuan, 27, is alleged to have threatened to get even with Mr Quek, 49, when Tan
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      Car demolishes walls
      183 12 THERE have been many accidents outside Mr Kwek Back Chua's pre-war house m Koon Seng Road, off Joo Chiat Road. Bat yesterday's was different. It brought down the walls outside his and his neighbour's houses. Mr Kwek, 49, a senior Customs officer, who has been living m
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      54 Monitor employees offered jobs by S'pore Press Holdings
      357 12 54 Monitor employees offered jobs by S'pore Press Holdings SINGAPORE Press Holdings offered redeployment to 54 of the Singapore Monitor's 150 employees yesterday. They have until Aug 7 to decide if they want to accept the offer. Employees who reject redeployment at equal or higher annual salaries than theirs at
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      Pasar malam
      43 12 THE pasar malam (night bazaar), which is held at the Singapore Handicraft Centre, will from today be held between 4 pm and 10 pm on Fridays, Aaturdays and Sundays. On Wednesdays, it will be held between 6 pm and 10 pm.
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      Businessmen's gain is $100m loss to government
      543 13  - Businessmen's gain is $100 m loss to government JUDY TAN The 30% property tax rebate By THE IrJand Revenue Department will forgo about $100 million m revenue because of the temporary 30 per cent property tax rebate for owner-occupied commercial and industrial prembies. A spokesman for the Property Tax Branch
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      Doctor tells why prescription of drug was 'unjustified'
      415 13 The Chow Dih case A MEDICAL specialist testifying at the trial of accused doctor Chow Dih told a district court yesterday of the potential seriousness of having peptic (stomach) ulcers. Dr Teh Lip Bin, a specialist m the gastro-intes-tinal tract, said such
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      Xmas Eve thief jailed
      42 13 A 20-YEAR-OLD man was sentenced to two years' jail yesterday for breaking into a stall on Sentosa and stealing cigarettes and cash worth $1,244. Foo Beng Seong pleaded guilty to committing the theft on Dec 24 last year.
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      Fog caused by burning?
      50 13 REPORTS of a foggy condition m Tampines New Town last week may be due to open burning of rubbish, said an Environment Ministry official yesterday. The Ministry official said this was its assumption after a caller reported hazy conditions and a burning odour m the air.
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      Grads deal with sales calls at HDB
      372 13 This is part of assistant estate officers' training By MATHEW YAP WHEN Raymond Lav, 25, graduated from a Canadian university last year, little did he dream of a job m which he would have to talk to a hundred people on the phone
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      S'pore likely to lose out
      286 14 S'pore likely to lose out Bonn minister on GSP review SINGAPORE is likely to lose out when the European Community comes up with its new Generalised System of Preferences later this year. Dr Martin Bangemann, the West German Economic Minister, said the existing system has two weaknesses. One is that
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      Chok Tong to speak at NUS forum
      138 14 THE First Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, will address members of the Democratic Socialist Club at a forum this evening at the National University of Singapore. Mr Goh's topic, The Gordian Knot, is expected to focus on the
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      Metrobilt to build Hon Sui Sen library
      147 14 A $7 MILLION contract to build the Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library has been awarded to Metrobilt Construction Pte Ltd. The library, set up to honour the late Finance Minister, will be part of the National University of Singapore School of Management m
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      Japan seeks police help
      69 14 JAPANESE police have asked their Singapore counterparts to trace a Japanese murder suspect who is believed to be hiding here. The suspect, m his 50s, was believed to have been involved m the 1979 killing of a Japanese company's boss whose body was found m the
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      PUB opens new showroom for gas appliances
      211 14 THE Public Utilities Board showroom for onestop shopping for gas appliances opens today at its headquarters m Somerset Road. Seven suppliers handling a total nine brand names will display their appliances. The PUB is processing the applications of 18 others who also want
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      National Day honour for students
      96 14 National Day honour for students SOME 15,000 to 20,000 secondary and junior college students will, for the first time, be invited to view the National Day Parade at the National Stadium. The special honour is accorded to them to mark the International Year of Youth. Another 8,000 pupils will take
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      Sek behaved in Home to gain early release
      700 14  - Sek behaved in Home to gain early release MAUREEN CHUA ELENA CHONG Andrew Road j, triple-murder** trial*: ±l By and THE High Court heard yesterday how Sek Kirn Wah, accused of murder, put on his best behaviour only m front of Singapore Boys' Home supervisors to gain early release after
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      Fewer drivers to be charged
      433 15  - Fewer drivers to be charged RAV DHALIWAL Offenders face stiffer composition fines instead By FEWER motorists who commit traffic offences will be brought to court when heavier composition fines are introduced. Stiffer fines are ahead for offenders if a proposal now before Parliament is passed to raise the maximum fine
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      Stores get aggressive in drive for sales
      315 15 FIRST the apartments, then cars and sponge cakes. What's next? These and other items are being offered to customers by major department stores m a bid to weather the current economic downturn. At Metro, 270,000 entries were submitted during a month-long promotion m
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      Settle pay issue Singapore-style, US firm told
      347 15 Settle pay issue Singapore-style, US firm told THE Industrial Arbitration Court advised an American company on Tuesday to practise industrial relations Singaporestyle. Mr Tan Boon Chiang, the court president, told a representative of the Western Geophysical Company, Mr John Bishop, during a hearing on a pay agreement dispute: "In our
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      Soldier stole m-cycle for petrol
      86 15 A SOLDIER was siphoning petrol from a motorcycle he had stolen when the motorcycle caught fire, a court was told yesterday. In the dock was Dona!d Peter, 21, who admitted stealing Mr Goh Chee Khiang's r w sreyele from a car park In khatib Camp,
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    The Straits Times says A timely call to break even
    468 16 ONE of the most needed and thus most welcome cost-cutting measures suggested by the Economic Committee m its interim report is the recommendation that statutory board charges "be adjusted regularly to reflect economic conditions". In recognising that these charges might
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    Inroads by imports then and now
    42 16 Inroads by imports then and now Share of US market claimed by imported products- USN&WR Basic data: International Trade Commission, Semiconductor Industry Association. 1974 Latest Colour TV sets 16% 30% Steel 13% 27% Cars 16% 24% Textiles 8% 22% Semiconductors 2% 17%
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    Americans can't agree on what to do with Japan
    914 16  -  ONG MING SEING By 4 There are a number of policy options that the US could take on trade and defence issues, but all of them seem to have drawbacks that could adversely affect broader American inter- a ests. 7 WASHINGTON
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    US on the edge of global trade war?
    1210 16  -  RICHARD ALM Congress pushing for action against countries that won't open markets By WASHINGTON The United States' on-again, off-again battle against imports is on again. Dozens of Bills pending m Congress propose quotas, surcharges or tariffs on foreign goods. The latest one,
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    15 countries with an edge in trade
    65 16 15 countries with an edge in trade The US's biggest merchandisetrade deficits m 1984 occurred with these nations— Japan $81.0 bil Canada $45.3 bil Taiwan $24.2 bil West Germany $19.1 bil Mexico $13.9 bil Hongkong $12.8 bil Brazil $12.3 bil Indonesia $10.3 bil Italy 9.0 bil South Korea 8.8 bil
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      Lock icon Success or broken promises?
      728 17 Shevardnadze at Helsinki, 10 years after the signing LONDON: Can anybody, after all these years, envisage a foreign ministers' meeting at which the Soviet representative is not Mr Andrei Gromyko? Today will see the first such occasion since 1957. Mr Edward Shevardnadze is to make his
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      Lock icon New generation nuclear arms growing fast
      860 17  -  WILLIAM BROAD BY NEW YORK: The creative urge that shook the earth 40 years ago with the detonation of the first atom bomb is undergoing a renaissance. Scientists and federal officials say new kinds of nuclear arms are being imagined, developed and exploded at
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      Review '80% of valuation' ruling
      407 18 Potential buyers of private residential property are put off by this limit on use of CPF contributions IT IS laudable, the recent announcement by the First Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, of the further relaxation of Central Provident Fund rules to allow the
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      Do I have a case for refund of resale levy?
      192 18 I REFER to the statement by the Minister for National Development, Mr Teh Cheang Wan, m Parliament recently that the Housing Board's revised resale levy is fair. (ST, July 24). The reason given is that the changes are m keeping
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      Dear Readers
      86 18 THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address, and home and office telephone numbers, if any. They should preferably be typed, double-spaced, on one side of the paper. You may add a pseudonym if you wish. Brevity is an advantage.
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      Put all that talk into action
      116 18 Put all that talk into action THE opposition parties have yet to prove or show that they are capable of forming an alternative government which is, if not better, at least as good as the present one. It is not very difficult to be a member of Parliament, but to
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      Unionists, respond to call for unity
      299 18 Unionists, respond to call for unity AS an employee of Singapore Airlines, I am deeply disturbed by your reports on the elections of the executive council of the SLA Staff Union. My colleagues have been looking forward to our elected leaders working together to protect our interests. Instead we have
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      We paid $268 for $20 items at crematorium
      257 18 ON July 18 at 8.30 am, we went to the Phor Kark See Crematorium to collect my father's ashes. There were many formalities, and a young male employee guided us throughout the proceedings. He sold us seven packets of gold-and-silver-coloured papers and
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        Proper training is given to Civil Defence reservists
        386 18 I REFER to the letter "Reservist has licence but no experience" from Mr Per Ban Hock touching on the Singapore Civil Defence Force's policy of deploying reservists. (ST, Jure 28). We explained our policy to Mr Per on June 27. I would
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        No approval given to block that lane
        280 18 I REFER to the letter by "A Motorist" (ST, July 13), who complained about two incidents of traffic congestion caused by mass rapid transit (MRT) construction activities on July 8. In the first incident, one of the two available lanes at the junction
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        M-cyclists who hog the road
        116 18 I REFER to the letter "Motorcyclists who don't behave on the roads" by Mr Oh T.G. (ST, July 1). We would like to assure the writer and the public that traffic enforcement officers are constantly being briefed to take the appropriate action against those motorcyclists
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        Shares drift lower
        56 19 SHARE prices drifted lower yesterday m quiet trading. The Straits Times Industrial Index fell 2.03 points to 771.95. ActiWty picked up to 13.9 million shares worth $26.8 million from 8.3 million shares worth $15.6 million on Tuesday, when trading was disrupted by a blackout. Dealers said the
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          Rises
          68 19 X Kolas 25p 600 100 MM 2550 +100 MTP 340 +20 FIN 570+15 Sipna Metal 320 +12 MetropleiSOc 120 +10 LtMsoc 216 +6 CerebosSOc 200 +5 Sealon 166 +5 Robinson 122 +5 Utd Plantations 392 +4 HM Hotels 48 +4 HTai-Pan 88 +3 land loan 7tVfr+2V» Kothmans Msia 334
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          Most Active
          13 19 UMW 1,663,000 Pohanc, Inv 1,326,000 Federal Cabies 845,000 Sigma Metal 1,112,000
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          Falls
          74 19 GEUe 1480 -20 Metro Hdp 255 -15 Prima 488 —8 Kentucky Spore 242 —8 Georfe Kent 50c 162 —8 M Mood 103 -7 Com Plant Me 250 -6 OU£ 250—6 X I Keponf 243 -6 feia Aica 50c 207 -6 G Lumber 127 -6 M Cement 50c 119 —6
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          Indices
          71 19 July 30 July 31 July 30 July 31 ST Properties 443.75 442.81 BT Composite 676.54 674.45 ST Minings 300 20 300 01 BT Indicator 3t***** *****83 ST Plantations *****1 2329 02 BT 08/ OS +324 +210 OCBC 582 04 ***** ST Industrials '73 98 771.95 OUB Composite 382 91
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        INDICES — Highs & Lows
        31 19 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrials Composite 1934/85 High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) 1984/85 Low 717.95 (15/7/85) 631.62 (15/7/85) All-time High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) All-time Low 74.75(17/9/64) 550.78(2/8/82)
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        Forex
        13 19 The US dollar closed at DM 2.7880 m Singapore, dropping 455 points.
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        20 19 DM V FF S$ H$ US$ 1.4255 2.7990 236.75 Unq 2.2050 Unq 1.4270 2.7380 236.40 8.4875 2.2045 7.7490
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        Gold
        9 19 In Singapore, gold was at US$327 gaining US$3.5O.
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        33 19 Eurodollar: Gained five ticks to 91.63 a contract. Deutschemark: Gained 56 ticks to 0.3601 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained 24 ticks to 0.*****0 a contract. Gold: Gained US$3.7O to U*****.70 an ounce.
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        Lock icon Sharp rise in China prices
        104 19 Sharp rise in China prices BEIJING, Wed. Consumer prices m China shot up 7 percent m the first half of this year, a 2 3- year record, official figures show. State Statistical Bureau officials blamed the sharp gain on a series of price mark-ups of meat, vegetables, eggs and other
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        Lock icon Thatcher's rates hope
        57 19 LONDON, Wed. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said she would like to see lower UK interest rates, but not at the risk of a plunging pound. She said the British economy's performance this July was exceptionally strong and she predicted a fall m inflation which is running at
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        Lock icon Taiwan frees rates
        61 19 TAIPEI, Wed. Local and foreign banks are to be allowed to set their own interest rates for foreign currency deposits. A Central Bank official said the move was part of government efforts to lib- eralise Taiwan's financial market and create free competition among local and foreign banks.
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        Lock icon Gold lure for help
        82 19 HARBIN (China), Wed. The northern Heilongjiang Province wants to offer gold to foreign companies for help m its mining activities. The Deputy Director of the province's gold company, Yang Zhaniun, said the company asked the Bank of China for permission to pay m gold for technical
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        Lock icon Toshiba's Ram plans
        101 19 TOKYO, Wed. Toshiba Corp plans to start mass production of one megabit random access memory (Ram) chips early next year, starting at 100,000 a month. Industry sources said this may be the world's first mass production of one megabit chips, which increase the memory capacity of computers
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      Innovest to take over KFC soon
      355 19  -  S. KUMAR Announcement expected m about two weeks' time By MALAYSIAN engineering group Innovest Bhd is expected to announce its takeover of Kentucky Fried Chicken m about two weeks' time. The news of the official transfer of ownership from Malaysian businessman Loo Cheng Ghee
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      Lam Soon Building will add to glut of industrial property
      441 19  -  DOREEN SOH By THE current oversupply of industrial property will worsen when the Lam Soon Industrial Building, the largest such building m the private sector m Singapore, comes on the market at the end of the year. The Lam Soon
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      Explain this, SES asks Town and City
      328 19 TOWN City Properties Ltd has made a seemingly dramatic recovery from a $6.1 million group pre-tax loss as shown m its unaudited preliminary results for the year ending 1984 to a $1.71 million group pretax profit m its annual report. The Singapore Stock
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      Lock icon Levi Strauss in shares deal
      79 19 SAN FRANCISCO, Wed. Levi Strauss and Co said it completed a definitive agreement with HHF Corp, a new company, providing for a leveraged buyout of Levi Strauss by President Robert Haas and other members of the firm's founding families for US$5O (S$110) per share m
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      Resignation ends long link with Faber Merlin
      287 19 THE resignation of Patrick Chang Chen Tsong from the board of Faber Merlin totally severs the founding Chang family's ties with the hotel and property group. The resignation, effective from July 25, also signals the end of most of the vast business empire
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      Greenback falls in forex market
      211 19 Greenback falls in for ex market THE US dollar fell against major currencies on the Singapore foreign exchange market yesterday m the face of growing concern about the strength of the United States economy. The Singapore dollar rose sharply to $2.1775 against the greenback on large overseas commercial buying orders,
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      Pan-El scraps MD's post in major board reshuffle
      488 19 Pan-El scraps MD's post in major board reshuffle MARINE and property group Pan-Electric Industries has announced major changes m its board as widely anticipated by the market. These include the resignation of financial director N. Segarajasingam, the abolition of the post of managing director and reassignment of the current board
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      Business done in Singapore
      3138 20 READERS should be aware of the Imitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges, is necessarily covered m "business done". Further because all dealings at a particular price are grouped together, the table does
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      Business done in Kuala Lumpur
      2287 20 INDUSTRIALS AJlnomoto (3.105) A Choc (1.788 1.80S) AMD (3.048 3.085) (5) 3.06 (1) 3.08 Alcom (0.978) (6) 0.% (1) 0.98 (2) 0.97 AISB (0.938 0.945) (2) 0.90 (3) .92 (10) 0.93 API (0.875) (16) 0.86 (18) 0.84 (2) 0.85 (4) 0.82 (6) 0.82 2 (14)
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      How your stocks performed
      2721 20 1985 Last Yield Vd Day Kfh Low Company Sale Chance ('000) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 185 98V4 Acmo 108 -6 4.6 I 108 108 146 75 Alcom 91V4 270 160 AKed Choc 170 134 87*4 Amol Steel 5O« 101 unch 3.9. 56 101 98
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        Prices marginally lower again in quiet trading
        609 21 TRADING on the Singapore stock market was quiet again yesterday and prices drifted marginally lower. Falls led rises 95 to 18 and The Straits Times Industrial Index fell 2.03 points to 771.95. The Business Times Composite Index lost 2.09 points to 674.45. The
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        Hongkong
        256 21 July 31 HKJ Chance Associated Hotels 0 52 Bonk Of East Asia 23.40 unch Cheung Kong 17.70 -0 3 China Light 16.10 +0 1 Cross Harb Tunnel 1 1 40 +0.1 F E Consortium 0.57 -0 01 Far East Exch PKlex 0.0458 G I Cement 8 50 Great Eogle
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        Tokyo
        337 21 July 31 Yen Change Aiinomoto I 1 30 unch Akoi 380 +18 Amada 760 +11 Asohi Chem 883 +57 Asahi Glass 807 +1 Bank Tk 845 36 Bridgestone 530 -21 Canon 918 +28 Casio Computer 1460 +80 Citizen 402 +7 D Nip Print 1050 unch D Nippon Screen Daiei
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        Sydney
        322 21 I C I 200 unch Leighton 145 +5 Lend Lease 706 -6 Magellan Pet Aust 220 unch Mayne Nickless 315 +5 Metals Explor N L 50 unch Mideast 34 +2 Mim 283 -2 Myer 3)0 -2 Not Aust Bank 470 -2 News Corp 650 unch North Bh 232 +2
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        INDICES
        68 21 I I I I I J 1 -I L_j_ NST Index Wednesday 1258.84 (1258.66) "J Hongkong Hang Seng Wednesday 1680.62(1686.24) Australian All-Ordinaries -L Wednesday 935.4 (933.5) Nikkei D J Average Wednesday *****.27 (*****.89 Financial Times Industrials Tuesday 936.0(932.4) Dow Jones Average g£ Tuesday 1346.10 (1343.86) (Figures m brackets refer
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        New York
        217 21 My 30 USJ Change Alcoa 35% -W Allied Chem Cp 44* unch AKs-Cholmers 5* Am Tel Tel 21* Amox Inc 16* -M Amr Corp 46* Bethlehem S« 18* Boeing Co 46 Burroughs Cp 63* Caterpiar Co 36 -I Chase Monhtn 56* +W Chrysler Cp 35 X Citicorp 47*
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        London
        574 21 minimi Borlowßond 375 -8 Charter Cons 178 -2 Cons Gold 444 -5 Rust Plat 7-11/16 -3/16 ZCI HW unch US$ AAC 13. +H Amgold 77 -1 AAI 36 -2 Bracken 170 +5 Blyvoors 5 3 i -H Botswana 9 -2 Buffels 29H -1 De Beers 475 -10 Dooms 12*4
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        Bank rates
        303 21 1 Mm 51,000. 2 For best customers only. 3 OCBC Finance. 4 only avilabte it DBS Finance. UO's rates. also available at UOF. also available at DBS Finance. OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings 5 x 2 5% 5Vi sx/25 x /2 Autosave 5 Fixed deposit 1
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        155 21 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.5826-1.5863 6.41-6.23 Canadian dollar 1.6090-1.6116 6.25-6.14 NZ dollar 1.1472-1.1505 8.90-8.59 Sterling pound 3.1054-3.1105 3.24-3.18 US dollar 2.1770-2.1790 4.61-4.55 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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        Forex
        96 21 THE US dollar ended lower against most major currencies m active trading yesterday. However, there was aggressive selling m the US$/Ss, which resulted m it finishing at 2.1770/90 after it opened at 2.1950/70. It was traded between 2.1780 and 2.1968. Against the deutschemark, it closed at 2.7955/70 compared with
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        Gold
        117 21 THE kilobar market traded between 5522,T70 and 5523,130 yesterday. The Far East gold market opiened at the day's high of U*****.00/ 325.50 and strengthened to close for lunch at U*****.50/326.00. It reopened at U*****.30/326.80 and a weaker dollar spurred further buying from European centres. It rose to a high
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        GOLD MARKET
        22 21 GOLD USJ/oz Wed Tues Singapore 327.90-328.30 324.00—324.50 Hongkong 327.00 327.50 323.50-323.90 Tues Mon New York 323.50-324.00 323.60-324.10 London 325.00-325.50 327.00-327.50
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        Unit trusts
        192 21 Managers' prices for July 31 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.71-1.81 The Savings Fund 1.33- 1 41 Spore Prog Fund 0.75—0.80 Spore Sec Fund 1 06-1.12 Spore Invest Fund o.Bo— o 85 Spore Equity Fund 0 75— 0.80 DBS Bank Shenton Growth Fund 1 03— 107 Asia Unit
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        Simex futures
        281 21 Eurodollar 3-month deposit VOLUME was thin m the morning but trading picked up m the afternoon. Short covering gave the Eurodollar futures market a slight lift with the Sept Eurodollar ending at the day's high of 91.63. Deutschemark A US June trade deficit of U5513.42 billion compared with
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        Silver
        23 21 Silver iS! l prices USJ/troy n Wed Tuts Singapore 6.33-6.38 625—6.30 Tun Mm New York 6.25—6.30 6 23—6.28 Source Credit Suisse. Spore
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        Copper
        24 21 Ctaatf prices Copper tonne Tun Spot 1090.00-1092.00 (1087 00 1090 00) 3 months 1054 00 1055.00 (1054.00-1055.00) Market tone: Steadier Sales: 16.975 tonnes
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        Palm oil
        87 21 flosmf prices Crude Ms/tonm palm oil Aug 922.50 (central) 920 (south) Sept 885 (south) OctBBs (south) Refined palm oil US$/tameS RBOpalm Aug 470 (sellers) Sept 455 (sellers) Oct 450 (sellers) RBD Olein Sep/Oct 440 (sellers) Nov/Dec 450 (seders) RBD Stearin Aug 360 (sellers) Sept/Oct 355 (sell ers) Rest
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        Tin
        13 21 XL Tin 31.05 down 0.02 cents Turnover: 67 tonnes down 37 tonnes
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        Rubber
        17 21 Ctoanf prices Huoo#r ctnh/Uo Singapore August 170.50 down 0.50 cents Malaysia August 190.50 down 0.50 cents
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        Aluminium
        22 21 Ctosmt prce* Aluminium E/tonne Tun Spot 709.50-710.00 (709.00-710.00) 3 months 730.50 731 00 (730 00—731.00) Market tone: Steadier Sales: 7.375 tonnes
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      Container schedules
      559 21 Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block Ratu Konsort (180N) 1/8(2300) Fl 0930-1100 Nl Dhaulagin (524) 2/8 (0700) F8 *****330/ 1700-1800 Ul Nad Obukhova (27AW85) 2/8 (0700) F7 0900 1030/1800-1900 W4 Tanah Air (38NB) 2/8(0700) Fl *****030/*****900 B
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      Ships in port
      278 21 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Arrow King Kl2 aside 1/8 Bow Fortune K29 aside 1/8 Eastern Wiseman Kl7 aside 1/8 Fengmmg Kl5 aside 1/8 Hakkaisan Maru K27 aside 1/8 Inzhener Yermoshkin KO9 aside 1/8 Manoloeverett K2l aside 1/8 Straits Pride K24E aside 1/8 Auby K24E 1/8
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      Sahe to open its first franchise store
      526 22  -  TONG YOKE THO Move is intended to help the group's shareholders By SAHE farmer-business-men look set to carve out a bigger slice of the Singapore market for fresh farm produce by selling franchise rights to its shareholders and other interested persons. The first
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      KL defers listing of additional India-Malaysia Textiles shares
      405 22 IN AN about-turn, the Malaysian authorities are allowing only the original issue of 10.5 million IndiaMalaysia Textiles Bhd shares to be listed m Kuala Lumpur this month. The Malaysian Capital Issues Committee has now said the listing of an additional 44.5 million
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      Singapore firm to help China's oil show
      213 22 EXPLORATION activity m China's land-based oil fields will be given a greater boost next year by the first Chinese national exhibition and conference on the onshore petroleum industry. A Singapore group, Wah-Chang International, which has organised a successful series of offshore shows called
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        New 'no wash' system for photo lab
        115 22 SAKURA has come up with a "no wash" laboratory system called the Sakura Nice Print System, the first of its kind. This system uses a chemical stabiliser that does away with the need tor large volumes of wash water. It is also fast,
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        Tell us
        49 22 ARE you breaking new ground m research? HAS your company come up with an ingenious new prodact? HAVE you got a bright idea you want the world to know about? Then tell Innovations about It. Write please don't phone to Timesdollar, 391, Kirn Seng Road, Singapore #923.
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        Aussie firm wants to market 'chill curtains'
        117 22 AUSTRALIAN company Energy Economics is looking for firms to manufacture its "chill curtains" under licensing arrangements for refrigerated display shelves and freezer cabinets. These curtains, consisting of transparent plastic strips mounted horizontally on frames, allow a hand to pass through easily to withdraw
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      44 21 ""T7l SINGAPORE JvA STINTIIM UL. SICIETT 1985 ANNUAL SOCIETY LECTURE "STANDARDISATION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL CONNECTIONS" BY ARTHUR FRKMS AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION AT HOTEL EQUATORIAL 6.00 PM, FRIDAY 2 AUGUST 1985 CALL *****22 FOR RESERVATIONS The Straits Times Classified your home-delivered departmental store
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      586 22 Trade Industry Fair 85 N 27 JULY -4 AUGUST 1985 12 NOON 10PM WORLD TRADE CENTRE Admission is Free The Trades Industry Fair 85 Trade Fair (S) Re /Ltd. Exhibits such as bedroom, j were.w«lfinerws, brings to you the greatest .Jewelfair'SS brings^? together living room, kitchen J fe "iy ™HHMife
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      199 22 m THE I I SWISS COMMUNITY I ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR I NATIONAL DAY I Oi(^) 1 MALAYAN ZURICH INSURANCE PTE. LTD. I m> 30 ROBINSON ROAD #11-01, TUAN SING TOWERS, SINGAPORE 0104. |j| TELEPHONE: *****66 TELEX: R*****9 MAZUIN CONGRATULATIONS wß^RjMi MR. LEONG HEE HOW WBMML^Tk on the opening
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      583 23 *****66 1 2 Eating Out CAROL'S GOODIES. For authentic Malaysian Meals. Open Daily 9am 10pm. 32 Greenwood Aye. Tel: *****42. Party catering avail. 3 Catering A BUDGET YOU can afford. We are the main supplier of Nasi Brlyani Satay to hotels, factories, offices, etc. Call for quotations: *****98/ *****39, Zai
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      305 23 5 Others BUDGET HOTEL Single/ Double Occupancy $69. Hotel YIP. Tel: *****77. Taste our curry fishhead at the coffee corner or by the poolside. 11 Pleasure Boats 1983 GRAND BANKS 42 feet Motoryacht. Powered by Twin Volvo TAMD 408 TURBO engines. 3 double-berth cabins. Beautiful Interior very well appointed made
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      694 23 11 Pleasure Boats HOBIE CAT 16' including life jackets, boat cover and trolley. $5,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****33 (office) *****42 (res). USED FIBREGLASS SAILING Catamaran. Highest offer secures Contact Alvin/ Anthony *****37. '83 BOWRIDER FIBREGLASS boat c/w outboard engine. Highest offer. Alvin/Anthony *****37. 12 Computer Products/ Services APPLE/ IBM COMPUTER repairs
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      116 23 12 Computer Products/ Services EXPORT/ WHOLESALE OFFER c Export/ wholesale price for IBM PC XT compatible 256--640K with Japanese board, 2 drives all the cards. Apple lie Compatible 128K complete system: $850 -$890 c Apple II Compatible 64K complete system: $800 -$840. Softwares with disk: $2.50 (users) ft $3.00 lor
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      686 23 TELEPHONE SERVICE: Monday Friday 9.00 am to 5.00pm Saturday 8.30 am to 2.00pm Ham deadline for the Sunday Times) Public Holiday 9.00 am to I.oopm COUNTER SERVICE: Times Orchard Centra, #02-105 Lucky Plaza Monday-Friday: 10.00 am to 12 noon I.oopm to 5.30pm (4.00pm for next day) Times House, 390 Kirn
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      763 23 13 Musical Instruments I Japan's Musical I Sensation: Flora Piano j An instrument of beauty I with wide range of models to introduce to your children to the joys of music. Song's Piano House Pte Ltd #03-65 Peninsula Plaza Tel: *****15 *****27 #01-33 Paramount Shopping Centre Tel: *****54, *****14 Mun
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      1416 23 RATES Run-On: $5 00 per line (Mm $15.00) Semi-display: $20 00 per col. cm (Mm. $60.00 Straits Times) $20.50 per col. cm m^^______ (Mm. $61.50 Sunday Times) Display: $25.00 per col. cm. (Mm. $75.00 Straits Times) $25.62 per col. cm. (Mm. $76.86 Sunday Times) Box Charges: $5.00 (collected) c $10.00
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      597 23 CLASSIFICATION GUIDE: Food/Entartainmant (2 5) Personal Services/Merchandi«e(li 39) Business to Business (49 58) Employment (64 74) Vehicle* (81 96) Properties (105 127) Travel Guide (135 139) Education Instruction (146 157) Announcements (166 174) Obituaries (181 185) 27 Wanted WANTED Good condition, used MILLER WELDING RECTIFIERS Modal: SR-300-32 or SR-400-32. Qty:
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      558 24 28 Health Centres/ 28 Health Centres/ Massage Massage RELAX REFRESH YOURSELF AT GREAT EASTERN Ak HEALTH CENTRE f*lk sth Floor w ftp |\Great Eastern Hotel Of ijMW k 4bi MacPherson *oad f«■ Singapore 1336 _m! WJ^F Tel: *****44 ext 458jA 29 Beauty Culture 29 Beauty Culture Ifl MEN'S SALON §gL
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      493 24 37 Airconditioners/ Refrigerators AIRCOND/ FRIDGE Assist any of your problems 24 hrs. Islandwide Service can solve all problems of servicing, repairing/ respraying of all refrigerators and airconditioners m our workshop/ your place. Guaranteed. 2ndhand fridge available, single door $100 $200, twin door $200 $350. LEE MANG AIRCOND A REFRIGERATION SERVICES
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      766 24 39 Other Personal Services SBL AQUARIUM FILTER DECO RATING ENTERPRISES B 91 Gay World Amusement Park Geylang, Spore 1438 Tel: *****94/ *****98 office/ *****06 residence We specially design manufac ture all kinds of fish tanks fo restaurants aquariums witl automatic filter, landscape) fountain. You can also rely oi us for
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      782 24 57 Business Opportunities THE FOLLOWING QUALITY PRODUCTB TO EXPORT TO ANY PARTS OF THE WORLD, PLEASE CONTACT *****97 MR JIMMY PECK 1 Scallops 2) Mushrooms 3) Dried salted prawns 4) Fresh dried prawns 5) Salted Ikan Bills 6) Fresh Ikan Bills 7) Raw cashew nuts without husk 8) Roasted cashew
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      539 24 65 Situations Wanted 4CST (ESTABLISHED 1980) NO DOWN-PAYMENT We do not require any deposit or booking fee. Pay us later. FILIPINO $690 ALL-IN c 2 years guarantee 3 months probation Free hospitallzation $10,000 accident cover 337-1268 Able Commercial Aids Colombo Court #06-03 (LIC. NO. C/ 0289/01) I a^aj^ajßilaJililiaMMsMWMaMßMwsiai Filipino $200/
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      514 24 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive We are m the on-line information industry inviting suitably qualified applicants for the position of CUSTOMER SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVES (Female) The incumbents will have support roles m training, demonstration, brokerage, on-line help enquiries client administration. Training will be provided on technical areas of the job. Applicants
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      411 24 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Archive V IA leader In Advanced Tape Technology requires for expansion: GCE 'O' level with credits m English and Mathematics 1 2 years' experience as production clerk m a manufacturing concern Please apply with detailed resume, j including telephone contact number and a non-returnable photograph
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      465 24 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical j SRS SURVEY RESEARCH SINGAPORE urgently requires TYPIST c GCE 'O' level. c Ability to type at least 50 w.p.m. with accuracy. c Ability to work under pressure is a pre-requislte for this position. c Ito 2 years' relevant work
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      564 24 Study Centre For Primary Children requires: RECEPTIONIST/TYPIST c GCE 'O' level with credit m English c Typing and clerical skills c Pleasant telephone manner c Fluent m spoken English c Nice personality and interest m children c 5-day week c Central location Interested applicants, please apply giving full resume, including
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      829 25 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical TEMPORARY FEMALE GENERAL CLERK required immediately c Able to do typm telex, c Salary range: $430 to $500. Please call: *****88/ 9 Want Ml FEMALE RECiPTIONIST ft ACCOUNTS CLERK c With LCC or VITB Bookkeeping Cert c Bilingual and have working experience. Call persmally at:
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      567 25 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales Sales Assistants We are looking for bright, energetic, outgoing staff who are interested m an enjoyable job, a solid career with training and good future prospects. Our outline requirements are: c Minimum Secondary Two qualifications Pleasant personality and appearance c Prepared to
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      478 25 fWe are interested to meeM Outgoing Inexperienced Young Ladies to market our range of Swedish products. You must be above 20 years of age, posses a secondary school education, bi-lingual and a driving licence. This is a full-time job and with our systematic training plus your hardwork and initiative, you
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      646 25 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Well established company invites applications from both males ft females as: SALES REPRESENTATIVES Requirements: c Mature pleasant, c Speak fluent English, c No experience necessary but willingness to learn. Successful applicants will receive basic salary, commission ft transport allowance. For interview appointment, please call: *****88 HOUSE
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      654 25 71 Situations Vacant: Sales ESTABLISHED REAL ESTATE Company expanding requires male/ female Sales Executives. Must possess initiative, determination with responsibility and a drive to work hard. Right persons assured of good commissions and attractive incentives. Own transport necessary. Apply m writing with full resume and contact number to: The Manager,
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      464 25 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical lA[ A \i^ 1 U2l V^ ft* I^ i'M^ k'r*Wa? A leading American manufacturer of Winchester disk drives has vacancies for Analyst/Programmer f *fc develop software application for HP 3000, HP 1000 and personal computer To analyse system for feasibility study 1b
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      82 25 MECHANICAL DRAFTSMEN $950 (5 week*) 2 months assignment if you have minimum 6 montt experience involving drawing < electrical instrument panel c motor launches and availabl from 2 August for 5 weeks. There is a assignment for you t earn some instant cash. On! those able to sign 2 montti
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      398 25 72 Situations Vacant: Technical w REDIFFUSION requires AUDIO VISUAL TECHNICIAN Duties: To repair and maintain audio visual equipment such as slide projectors. Requirement* Diploma/ ITC/ NTC 2 m Electronic Engineering with some relevant experience. Must possess class 3 driving licence. Please call personally at: The Personnel Dept. REDIFFUSION (S) PTE
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      407 25 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situation* Vacant: Production Production WALK-IN-INTERVIEW PJOB OPPORTUNITIES _fj| at m AIWIIP In conjunction with our integrated growth programme for 1985, we require suitable candidates to fill the following positions.'.HH' Mm, Pr, 6 education Age between 16 28 Mm. NTC 3or 'O' levels m technical subjects Ability
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      192 25 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous GOODWOOD RESTAURANTS PTE LTD invites applications for the following positions:--(1) Captain Applicants must be bi-lin-gual (English and Mandarin) GCE 'O' Level or its equivalent Possess supervisory skills Prepared to do split-shift duties (2) Wailcrt/WaitrMMt Pleasant personality Completed Secondary Educatiop Prepared to do split-shift duties (3) Commit
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      462 26 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous I GM Singapore :3 I GM SINGAPORE, a fast expanding I multinational manufacturing company, I invites suitably qualified male candidates I I for the position of H I SECURITY GUARD I Applicants should be male, below 45 years old and prepared to
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      83 26 A Multi-National Company located at Upper Paya Lebar Road invite* applications for: CHAUFFEUR c Possess a valid Class 3 licence Clean driving record Speaks simple English At least 2 3 years relevant experience STORE-HANDS Completed NS c Speak and write simple English Physically fit and strong c Air-conditioned store Salary
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      548 26 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous CANTONMENT PROPERTIES PTE LTD Urgently requires:SECURITY GUARDS (Sanford Building) Requirements: Singapore citizen, below 50 years of age; Physically fit and have clean personal record; Prepared to work 12-hour shift duty; Previous experience m security or police work would be advantageous; Able to speak and write simple
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      593 26 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous JOLLIBEE FOOD F.E. PTE LTD urgently requires 1. SUPERVISORS 2. FULL-TIME CREWS 3. CANTEEN HELPERS c Age 16 and above. c Pleasant personality. c Male or female. c Preferably residing m Ang Mo Kio, Jurong, Hougang, Bedok, Yishun, Toa Payoh. Tampines New Town, Clementi, Jalan Übi
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      778 26 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Required MATERIAL CO-ORDINATOR c GCE 'O' level c 3 years experience m similar capacity Duties: Responsible for Issuance of material requisitions, expediting of material status, maintaining records on status of materials and distribution of the same to various departments and clients. DESIGN DRAFTSMEN c GCE O'
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      858 26 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous STRONG YOUNG BOYS. $189+ to do 10 days work for light loading/ unloading of small boxes for Manufacturing Co. m Ang Mo Kio. Must be able to start work tomorrow. Call *****47. WANTED DESPATCH RIDER with motor-bike. Possess Class 3 driving licence. Must be young energetic.
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      707 26 81 Vehicles For Hire EASTERN UNITED OFFERS trucks/ vans, $650 p.m. Cars, commuters, pick-ups from $20 p.d. Kallang *****12, *****04/ Jurong *****96/ Paya Lebar *****84 SIANG HOCK: Cars, Coachs, Pick-up, Lorries, Box-Vans, Lorries with crane at best rates. Self-drive, Tel: *****66 till 10 pm. A.M.KIO/ NEE SOON areas pickups/ cars
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      878 26 86 For Sale: BMW JAN. '80 BMW 7351 AUTO PARF. 1 owner, owner's 3rd car, seldom use. Full accessories. Orig. paint. New leather upholstery, new no. plate SBBX, low mileage, tip top cond. $45,000. *****21 LUNA. 1981 BMW 320 Manual. Good sound system, accident free, tip top condition. $29,500 ono.
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      824 26 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nisaan LOW Interest rates Dm DELTA MOTOR Bukit Tlmah Showroom: Tel: *****55 Katong Showroom: Tel: *****55 I Showrooms open on Sunday 10 am to 4 pm* COMPANY REGISTRATION NOV. 1980 Datsun 240 L Saloon fully auto. 1 owner. Chauffeur-driven. Immaculate condition. $5000 0.n.0. Tel: *****55 NISSAN MARCH.
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      972 26 90 For Sale: Toyota JUNE 1982 TOYOTA Super Crown 2.8 fully automatic. 1 owner. Power steering/ window. Central locking. Tax 11/85. PARF eligible. Showroom condition. Tel: *****55 ALMOST 75 TOYOTA Celica. Excellent cond. 1 owner, aircond., s/rims., hi-fi, new metallic, accident free tax Nov. $6,800 *****43. COROLLA DX, 12/82, metallic
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      903 27 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi 1980 COLT LANCER 1400 SL' Pte. owner, full accessories, tip top rone! *****77. 1980 COLT LANCER 1400 SL Aircon., s/rims, 1 owner. $11,800 Jin. Toa Payoh Caltex Station. 1981 COLT GALANT 1.6, new tax, aircon.. radio cassette. 36 Hoot Kiam Road *****69 1981 MIT. LANCER 1400
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      935 27 93 For Sale: Honda 4/82 ACCORD MANUAL. 1 pte owner, radio cassette, excellent condition. Tel: *****85. 7/'Bl HONDA CIVIC. 1300 5-dr. Aircon, tax l/'B6, high power radio cassette, $15,300 0.n.0. *****81. 78 HONDA CIVIC 2-door Aircond., cassette s/rims. Tip top cond. Selling $8,700 neg. *****13. 78 HONDA CIVIC 3-dr. Aircon,
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      999 27 95 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles LEE ENG FOO ft BROTHERS MOTOR PTE. LTD. 391, Balestier Road (1232) Tel: *****26 (5 lines) 1984 Isuzu diesel 10' tipper Mit. L3OO van aircond Toyoace petrol 9' steel Daihatsu diesel wide cab 1983 Isuzu diesel 10' tipper Daihatsu 850 van aircond Suzuki SJ 410
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      792 27 95 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles ■85 NISSAN CABSTAR. Aircon, radio cassette, downpayment $2,000. Tel: *****88. 96 For Sale: Motor Cycles/Scooters GOOD YAMAHA RXKI3S $480. LCI 2S $780. LC3SO $940. GSX4OOF/ GPZ4OOF/ CB4OON $1,300. Chopper LTD4OO/ LTD2SO $950. Scooter XCIBO/ CHBO $680. Call *****62. Peter. 12 Gopeng St, Spore 0207, (opp
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      815 27 98 Scrap Vehicles DEALING IN COMPANY 'Q' plate scrap cars. Call Ivan *****78. 106 Accommodation Available: Houses DETACHED HOUSES D. 11 Near Orchid Inn Hotel, 2storey detached split-level living/ dining, 4 bdrms., servant's. D. 11 Caldecott Hill, old styled 2-storey detached with big s/pool. Separate living/ dining with patio 3
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      1345 27 106 Accommodation Available: Houses D.lO SIXTH AYE., newly painted 3-storey h'se, 4+l nns., p/furn. $2,700. Homer *****08. D.13 DAISY PK. Beautifully renovated d/storey corner terr. P/ furn. Cheap rental. HSS *****93. Dl 5 EAST COAST Aye quiet breezy link bungalow. 4 t servant's. $1,700 furn Tel: *****91 D.1515 FRANKEL AYE.
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      528 27 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments Fflß EfIST PlflZfl Hotel Style Luxurious Apartments TO LET At the junction of Scotts/Orchard Road, next to Hyatt Hotel. 1 4,000 sq ft Hotel Style Lobby. Swimming Pool, Tennis Court and many other facilities. Ample indoor Car parking lots. 24-hour Security System. Enquiries: HFAR EAST ORGANIZATION
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      868 27 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments LUXURIOUS APARTMENT AVAILABLE FOR TOP MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL Big and luxurious apartment near Newton Circus. Gross area approximately 6,000 sq.ft. All interested persons to contact Tel: *****11 ext. 229 ORCHARD VICINITY HABITAT Brand new apartment. 4 bdrms/ study/ servant's, spacious living/ dining with huge balcony, pool/ squash,
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      689 28 106 Accommodation 106 Accommodation 106 Accommodation Available: Houses Available: Houses Available: Houses Hill-top Luxury Residences Elevated locality. Easy Transportation I Situated beside Shangri-la Park and the p^rr^p-^- M I well-known St Nicholas Pri Sec School at l^ 1 Sf "">■» ?TA"- "'■"> -I^7 I Thomson area Near MRT station A
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      550 28 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments DIST.9 CAVENAGH HOUSE, top floor, pool, 24-hr security. Cosily furnished. Beautiful view. $2,000 p.m. negotiable. *****30. DIST.9 ELIZABETH TOWER 17th fir, partially furnished. 4 bdrms. 3,400 sq.ft. Rental $4,000 p.m. Call: *****28/9 (Nancy). No agent. DIST.9 LEONIE TWRS. High fir. mals. 4 bdrms. servant's. Pool, large
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      930 28 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments CHATSWORTH MAIS. 3,300 sq ft High fir., facing pool, excellent condition. Tel: *****11. No. agts. CITY PLAZA STUDIO apartment, fully furnished, high floor, available immediately. Tel: *****81 CLEMENTI, JURONG EAST/ Bt. Batok, Telok Blangah, Henderson 3-5 rms: $350-$650. *****35. CLEMENTI PARK F/FURN. aircond. 3-bdrm. apt. to
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      845 28 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms BEHIND CENTREPOINT. FURN. aircond. room m luxurious apt. Bathrm. attached. Built-in cupboards. Use all facilities. Only foreign students. $325 per student. Tel *****30/ *****21. ROCHORE ROAD 4 room rent 1 room, Telok Blangah Crescent 3 room rent 1 room. Welcome couple/ working ladies. Rental $250/- negotiable.
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      662 28 112 Short-Term Accommodation: Local/ Foreign DIST 15 KATONG. QUIET surroundings. Weekly, mthly. Maid/ laundry service. Tel: *****96 113 For Sale: Houses AT ITS PEAK THIS PROPERTY WAS OFFER $950,000 BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION. 0.10 HENRY PARK OFF HOLLAND ROAD, modern 2storey semi-detached, 4300 sq.ft. Freehold. 4 bedrooms, bathrooms attached, servant's
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      1034 28 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses Developer: 10 Units 3 storey iS Go\dev\ GloW Scandinavian Design Terrace V£a Development Pte Ltd Houses at simon Place No. 1 Defu Avenue 2 off Upper Serangoon Rd, Singapore 1953 Spore 1954. _^-^c^-^-' TT I ENQUIRIES BOOKINGS: TEL:
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      156 28 D.28 GOOD FONGSHUI' d/storey semi/d. 4600 sq.ft. 3 rms, split-level living dining, servant's, mature gdn.. no regrets! Excellence: *****74. EXTENSIVELY RENOVATED/ FURN. s/storey semi-d at Serangoon Gdn. 3 bdrms, attached bathrms, marble flooring thru out. $399,000. Admer *****66 SPANISH TOWNH'SE WITH frontal view of the sea, Californian kitchen, individual garage,
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      766 28 3-STOREY SEMI-D., SPLIT-LEVEL dining living hail, special desinged, Spanish model, 7 bdrms. at Simon PI. Call *****98/ *****37. DIST 1545 BRAND NEW d/storey Spanish designed semi-d. 4,700 sq.ft. 4+l bdrms. Freehold. Offers to: M V Realty *****82. DIST.I6 APOLLO GARDEN corner terrace, 3,800 sq.ft. Renovated. Freehold. $490,000 0.n.0. Boomtimes *****00
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      842 28 113 For Sato: Houses D.14 NEW TERR. 3 1 rms. Marble/ parquet. Higiiest offer above $420,000 secures. Upland *****60 D.14 S-STOREY bunglw. 4 bdrms 7000 sq.ft. Freehold. $450,000 0.n.0. Jonsen Hsg. *****41/ *****34. 0.15 BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED terr. hse. 4 bdrms.. servant's. 2000 sq.ft $500,000 Holland *****79 D.15 EAST COAST Rd
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      845 29 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses Developer's Licence No. 3766 Advertisement Permit No. 094S Exclusive Development of I 3 1 2 luxurious semi-detached w*»!wi*£ri^ bungalows. 7 /STI C SB c 4/5 bedrooms !T MUVST' c Appealing design W L c Spacious layout J r "IIY* Vv Superb fittings
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      596 29 D.15 AMBER PK., few units, brand new condo, high floor, facing sea. 3+ l bdrms. 1750 sq.ft. F'hold. $430,000 0.n.0. GK: *****12/ 3. D.15 BRAND NEW upper mais. Approx. 1,600 sq.ft. 3 bdrms, covered carpark. Foreigners eligible. $380,000. DYP *****23. D.lB PASIR RIS Gdn. IGOO sq.ft. facing East, 3 bdrms,
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      952 29 114 For Sale: Private Apartments D.21 KISMIS COURT new mals. 2127 sq.ft. 3 bdrms./ t.v. 99 yrs. $325,000. Everton *****11. 0.28 MIMOSA PK. 4 bdrms /servant's, apt. with gdns. Split-level living/ dining. *****47/ *****77. D.4 NEAR MT. Faber new apt. High fir. 4 bdrms. 2025 sq.ft. $183 p.s.f. Holland *****79.
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      894 29 116 For Sale: HOB Apartments PUHE 4-RM A.M.KIO near Central, 81k.325/ 327/ 304/ 204. Terrazzo flooring. $75,000 $85,000. *****11. T. PAYOH NORTH, 81k.858/ 85C, central, 3 rms., high fir., terrazzo/ ceramic, kitchen cabinets. $46,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****00. 3-ROOM AT COMMONWEALTH Close Blk 83, simple renovation, kitchen cabinet. $25,000/- Tel: *****02.
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      530 29 117 Properties Wanted BALLOT HOUSING Your assets whan you sell through our Ballot Housing ratal* cantra. We specialise (since we are one of the pioneers m re-sale). Wa provide free consultation on latest policies Wa guarantaa your sales at reasonable prices. You ara ona up whan you sail through us.
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      579 29 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces VtUhjici you iiK6 to cmricincc your corporate image and cut costs? LAM SOON Industrial Building... M SOS 1 y =mn l t^W MP* ■fl^^Hr H^B ajHM^pj a^g^^_ SH j^ *^J^^[ pTH ■a^Lv^^ /*>^ ...offers industrial space from 117sm per unit to
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      93 29 FACTORY SPACE OF ABOUT 3230 SQ.FT. 1941 SQ.FT. At Paya Lebar available for rent. nterested parties please contact v Miss Wong at *****77. E n ).21 JLN RAJAWALI s/storey deached factory. F'hold ***** sq.ft. 11.5 M. Sanjing *****41/ *****35. OR RENT 7690 sq ft. 3-storey c err factory/ warehouse at
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      232 29 DELTA HOUSE Alexandra Road Airconditioned quality space n Generous carparking and loading areas Q Areas from 250 1950 sq. m. D Immediately available *****33 101 Cecil Street #14-01 Tong Eng Building Singapore 0106 PRIME JURONG PROPERTY SELLING WITH VACANT POSSESSION lungalow-typed factory for sale at alan Terusan. Ofl Jurong Port
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      767 29 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces FOR SALE S ,^B^Q Afk^i^^ I' |^*<S> aa^ aa^J^LaaaßL— I ■jßa^aaaaar^'l^BS^aaa^^^ Jf^* 1 iPMI ]pS* «t I*^H aV^^^^^^^^^Vaß^Bai DETACHED FACTORY IN JURONG Site area: 1 25,400 sf Office area: 1 0,400 sf Waterfront area. 700 sf Price: $1 3m Factory area: 21 ,600 sf
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      1694 30 121 For Rent: 121 For Rent: 121 For Rent: Office Spaces Office Spaces Office Spaces OFFICE SPACE TO LET AT "1 SELEGIE I COMPLEX I Bf Attractive rental/ m selegie L m term B complex //WV immediate W \JJ Convenient locality m s^^ A/ Ample parking R o^>v»^aaaf A/ facilities
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      598 30 124 For Rent: 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces Shop Spaces FU LU SHOU COMPLEX (Rochor Road) Shop space with good frontage available on 3rd Storey (#O3-23). Area 46 sq.m. Suitable for all types of business. ATTRACTIVE RENTAL. Interested please contact: HOK LOK BIU PTE LTD 95a0993 GOLDHILL SQUARE Restaurant space
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      174 30 137 Tours s<#WNASTYa TRWEL NOW, PAY LATER! '^UptoSs3o,ooOp»ff»inlty. r No. 1 Tour Operator to Australia presents PERTH§BANY 6/7/8/9 Days Perth oep: wed, Fn sun From ***** 8 Days Perth/Kalgoorlie, Goktfields Wave ROCk Dep Wed *****9 9 Days Perth/Atony Dep: Fn.&Sun $$1575 Also tours to South/East/North Australia, New Zealand, Europe, USA,
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      235 30 136 Cruises 136 Cruises sVffiilHMß y j^^i Mm m?^ 137 Tours 137 Tours saiuuTSU l FASCINATING TURTLE WATCH IN TERENGGANU See the star attraction of the East coast, the famous giant leatherback turtles, an unique experience. Come for the golden stretches of unspoilt beaches, picturesque fishing village, crystalline seas and
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      917 30 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours I i NAM HO TRAVEL SERVICE (S) PTE LTD. q X X i¥lth us, you'll enjoy these extras Ist class hotels Good meals, V X mostly grand dinners Extensive itinerary coverage Guaranteed flight V departures direct flights Friendly bilingual guides V V book early
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      744 31 137 Tours 137 Tours For Hotel Airfare Packages Also Macau Guangzhou (Extensions i CALL: *****22 I BAK AU B EACH 2 DAYS By Boat from $222 MALACCA 2 DAYS By Air from $245 GEN TING 3 DAYS (Helicopter Transfers) from $449 *TG.iARA3DAYSByAir from $463 *TICMA*3DAYSByAir from $334 For more details
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      29 31 137 Tours fl^^ySaflßLi AMERICA^ ISi!j?lSSfc.^ir~^|waaJ| B B >/aV^af^B^Bß»P*"''' JKaßßßflafllfi-iLil Jf f I EUROPE'BS GLOBAL EUROPFBS All New Zealand Tour $*****5 BY POPULAR DEMAND ADDITIONAL DEPARTURES 2617.3017,20/8. 17/9 El*'CHINfIgS R^9|
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      733 31 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours Jj^ The Specialist of deluxe holidays to I CHINA Fully Eacorfd Toura by Difct Flight* to Shanghai Beijing Travel with the expert with more than 6 years 1 experience m CHINA tours. We offer a fully conducted tour with best itineries and best food.
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      483 31 137 Tours 137 Tours U NATIONAL DAY SPECIAL ONE DAY WfeJ% CHIANGMAI ■HsW": TOUR BY AIR Inclusive of tour to Doi Suthep umbrella making/meals/air ticket free sampling of longan from garden. Special offer longan at 552.50 per kg. Each person is allow to buy 30 kg. Or join us for
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      587 31 138 Where To Stay Plan a great escape to Holiday Inn Johor Bahru Breakaway '85 Special 2 days/1 night $47 00* per person* includes Local or Executive breakfast Welcome drink Extended check-out time till 500 pm Twin- sharing (Supplement of M 127.00- for single occupancy) For enquiries reservations, please contact
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      634 31 147 Academic EXPERIENCED A RELIABLE bilin gual tutor available to teach al! levels. Contact *****62 GOOD TUTORS AVAILABLE from all districts. Ready to teach any level. Call *****78/*****45 GRADUATE OFFERS TUITION m English Maths. Upp. Bt. Timah area. Call Mr. Scow *****00 GROUP 0' LEVEL tuition In English. Literature. History
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      734 32 ON THE TRACK with PEDIGREE BE MY LOVE, one of the lightweights m the Pesta Sukan Cup on Sunday, worked impressively on a good track at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. Taken out by leading jockey S.Y. Leong, the five-year-old Irish gelding strode out fluently over
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      69 32 Tiley back on deck NIGEL TILEY has returned from a holiday m New Zealand and yesterday cantered three of trainer Teh Choon Beng's horses Olympic Flame m, Golden Dawn and last Saturday's winner Regal Mate VI. Tiley has missed six race days and last season's champion jockey is now m
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      445 32 LONDON, Wed. 4 The first two months this season were quite frustrating I suppose there were a couple of times when one could have easily packed up and gone back to m Australia. 7 Brent Thomson (right) AUSTRALIAN Brent Thomson aims to become
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      193 32 PERTH, Wed. Trainer John Davison has had his two-year disqualification reduced to 12 months on appeal to the Western Australian Turf Club committee. WA'IC rewards disqualified Davison m June following an inquiry into positive swabs returned bytwo horses from his stable Urine samples from O'k'Mlly's Wish
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      1389 32 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A total of 341 horses, comprising 204 m Class 3 and 137 m Class 5, have been entered for the Selangor Turf Club August Meeting beginning on Aug 10. There will be 10 races on the first two days, nine on the third and
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      124 32 FIRST DAY: Class 3 Divs 2, 4, 6 and 8 1,200 m, Divs 2 and 4 1.600 m; Class 5 Divs 1 and 3 1,200 m. Divs 2 and 4 1,600 m. SECOND DAY: Class 3 Divs 1, 3, 5 and 7 1,200 m, Divs 1 and 3
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      671 32 ;148 Computer 148 Computer 1. Diploma In Computer Studies (Full/Part Time) Incorporate C G 747 IDPM l/ll Syllabus Full IDPM Part l/ll Exemption Qualify m lieu of "A" level requirement for BCS examination Transfer credits to USA Universities Designed for GCE '0' or 'A' holders No prior computer knowledge needed
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      1096 32 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ Typing Typing jf I Secretarial Courses mm WITH STAMFORD S3 TRAINING YOU'RE ONLY m*M ONE YEAR AWAY K~| FROMATOP iftl SECRETARIAL JOB. Bta» On our intensive secretarial course .^^^"■l you'll be trained by fully BT»B qualified lecturers, using MflA 'iT|V first-class facilities K^ *m\ %*<«•*& Your
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      758 32 151 Language LEARN JAPANESE THE JAPANESE WAY Conducted by Native Speakers New elementary classes Thu 1 Aug (6 00pm -7 30pm) Thu 1 Aug (7 40pm 9.10pm) Study notes are provided free Only a few seats left For more details, please contact CORRINE PRIVATE SCHOOL #11-285 S«l»fli. Compl.x Tel: *****25/
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  • OBITUARIES
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      228 33 YONG CHUR KONG Age: 69 years called home to be with the Lord on 31 July 1985 leaving behind: BELOVED WIFE: CHEW LEE NGOE SONS Richard Yong Tze Chong Patrick Yoong Ngian Tsong DAUGHTERS Betty Yong Annie Yong Hong Kin Esther Yong Fong Nyuk DAUGHTER-IN-LAW Dorothy Ang Chye
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      130 33 MR. THIO YUEN BENG Aged 57 years Returned home to the Lord on 31st July '85 Leaving behind: Beloved Wife: Mdm Go Jok Lan Daughter: Diana Thio Sons: Dennis Thio Donald Thio Daughter-in-law: Cynthia Low Grandson: Brian Thio Body lying at 81k. 97 A Upper Thomson Road., (2057)
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      165 33 The Family of the Late MRS. CECILIA LEONG (NEE LEE SOH KUAN) wish to express their grateful thanks to their relatives m Kuala Lumpur Singapore and friends for their condolences, wreaths and generous donations during their recent bereavement. Special thanks are also due to the Doctors and nurses
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      109 33 181 Deaths 181 Deaths LAN SONG FOO Age 77 passed away peacefully on 31st July 1985 leaving behind WIFE: Tang Yew Tze (deceased) Chan Lan Sons: Daughters-in-law: Pak Kei (deceased) Foong Chuen Yoong (deceased) Pak Lun Tan Slew Kum Pak Chuen, Lawrence Peck Chua Hua, Helen Pak Kiong, Patrick Lai
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      89 33 In Loving Memory Of Mr* Lim Yaw Beng nee Chew Bee Neo Departed 1.8.83 The depth* of sorrow we cannot tell, Of the loss of one we love so well, And while she deeps a peaceful sleep, Her memory we shall always keep Dearly remembered by husband,
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      121 33 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MR SEOW HOCK BIN wish to express their heartfelt thanks to all relatives, friends, neighbours for their assistance, attendance and condolences during their recent bereavement. The Family Of The Late MRS ANNA DE SOUZA wishes to express their sincere thanks to relatives and
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      72 33 We wish to express our deepest sympathies condolences to the Family of the Late HJ. HANIFF BIN HJ. SIDEK Chairman of Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah Departed: 30/7/85 (8.00 am) at Medina, Al-Munauwarah. From: THE COMMITTEE OF MASJID JAMIYAH AR-RABITAH. Deepest condolences to the family of recruit Lim Kong Choon
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      27 33 In Loving Memory of THOMAS THAMBOO RAMACHANDRA Departed Ist August 1979 For our hearts shall rejoice m eternity. Always remembered by wife and family.
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      69 33 IN EVERLASTING LOVING MEMORY OF MISS NG SOH SIE, ROSA (Aged 21) departed Ist Aug. '84 peacefully Dearly missed always remembered by parents, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sis-ters-iiWaw^iephew^^iieces. MDM LUCY PANG Departed: Ist August 1976 Take her m Thy arms, dear Lord, And ever let her be A
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      47 33 Mr. K. Sang i vi Departed 13.844 Thalai Thaevasam will be held on 2nd August 1965 at 9.00 am at Bite 65, Circuit Road, #09-371, Singapore. Please treat this as a personal invitation to all relatives and friends. Always remembered by family anj loved ones.
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      226 33 LONDON, Wed. American Mary Slaney will attempt the world mile record at the International Athletes' Club Grand Prix meeting at Crystal Palace on Friday. Mary has asked for a pacemaker to be laid on and believes sh<: can improve significantly on the 4min 19.18 sec
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      176 33 MANHATTAN BEACH (California), Wed. Third-seeded Czech Helena Sukova overpowered the Soviet Union's Larissa Savchenko 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the third round of the U*****,000 ($550,000) Virginia Slims of Los Angeles women's tennis tournament. West German Claudia Kohde-Kilsch defeated Kate Gompert, of the United States, 6-4, 6-1
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      396 33 DAVIS CUP TENNIS WORLD GROUP quarter-finals: Australia v Paraguay Ecuador v Czechoslovakia India v Sweden West Germany v United States West German test for idol Becker HAMBURG, Wed. Boris Becker faces a test more exacting m its way than the Wimbledon final when he plays for West
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        275 33 LONDON, Wed. Lan Botham, the allrounder who is threatening a major revision of cricket's batting records this season, appears the most likely source of a result when England meet Australia m the Fourth Test at Manchester starting tomorrow. With the series evenly-balanced at one win each
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        271 33 LONDON, Wed. England opener Graham Gooch cracked 173 not out, the 50th century of his career, as Essex romped to a seven-wicket English County championship win over Somerset at Taunton yesterday. After Monday's washout, Essex declared at 68 for one. Somerset forfeited their second innings and set a
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        219 33 Bans on rebels 'too soft' JOHANNESBURG, Wed. The Indian-dominated South African Cricket Board, which supports the international sporting boycott of South Africa, said today Australia's three-year ban on its rebel cricketers was far too short. SACB secretary Ahmed Mangera said the Australian Cricket Board had clearly done a compromise deal
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      436 33 ARCHERY Darrell Pace held off arch-rival Rick McKinney to win his third national championship m Baton Rouge, Louisiana, m a battle of accuracy and nerves. Pace and McKinney exchanged leads throughout the competition After they had shot their final arrows, Pace had 2,592 points, two more than
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      156 34 MODENA (Italy), Wed. Midfielder Socrates, one of Brazil's brilliant midfield quartet m the 1982 World Cup, wants to leave Italian First Division club Fiorentina after only one season and return home. "My heart is m Brazil. I'm waiting for the right club to make
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      125 34 LONDON, Wed. English Second Division Sunderland's new manager, Lawrie McMenemy, still hopes to tempt veteran Northern Ireland international goalkeeper Pat Jennings oat of retirement. The 40-year-old Jennings, capped 110 times for Northern Ireland, left Arsenal at the end of last season, hot is keen to
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      158 34 CARLOS Alberto Torres, captain of Brazil's 1970 World Cup-winning team, has been sacked as manager of Corinthians, one of top Brazilian club teams, who have won only one of their last eight matches. PARIS St Germain are a point clear of Toulon at the top of the French
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      Sweet dreams
      371 34  -  HAKIKAT RAI SCHOOLS' SPORT-LIGHT Jean gets her Asean ticket m a fairy-tale ending By FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Jean Vim had her wish granted when she was selected for the Asean Schools track and field championships from Aug 20-22. However, Jean's debut will have to remain just that for now, although
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      355 34  -  JANICE SEAH Van Ting's trip that ruined her chances By SHE was told to lay off training for two months. She was back m two weeks. Competition, the doctor said, was out of the question for at least another four weeks. But she was at the
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      Convent girls fancied
      341 34 CONVENT of the Holy Infant Jesus emerged as favourites to win the B Girls' title m the National Schools judo championships, following their impressive display at Kirn Seng Technical yesterday. After first outclassing Nan Chiau 5-0, the CHIJ team went on to beat Braddell 3-2 for their
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      305 34 MOSCOW, Wed. North Korean suggestions that they and South Korea should share hosting of the 1988 Summer Olympics have been rejected by International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch, reliable sources here said yesterday. Samaranch had a meeting with the North Korean Sports Minister to discuss
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      144 34 NEW DELHI, Wed. Fourth seeded Pakistani Latif Amir Bux, with two first session century breaks of 145 and 154, beat Lav Weng Yew, of Singapore, 1845-845 (1004--370) m Group A of the World Amateur Billiards Championship here last night. Bob Marshall, the 72--year-old Australian, con- tinued
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      ALL THE SCHOOLS RESULTS
      224 34 Gymnastics All C Division Boys individual, floor exercise: 1 Zhen Guangfa (Victoria Sec School) 8.2 2 Hong Guisong (Chinese High Sen) 8.1 3 Liang Zifeng (CHS) and Zhang Xuemih (CHS) 8.0. Horizontal bar: 1 Hong Guisong (CHS) 7.55 2 Zhang Xuemin (CHS) 7.5 3 Zhen Guangfa
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      Sakaram, Yee Ming make cut
      402 35  -  HAKIKAT RAI By SAKARAM GAWADE and Ng Yee Ming, two "veterans" m the athletics scene, punctured the myth that the sport is only for the young when they qualified for the Asian Track and Field Championships during yesterday s trials at the National Stadium practice
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      It's not the end of the World
      408 35  -  TAY CHENG KHOON Squash squad rejects to get run of region By IT will not be "Cairo or bust" for the hopefuls vying for a place m the Singapore team for November's World Squash Championships m Egypt. In view of the keen dedication
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      Grounded by repairs
      243 35  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By CLUB bureaucracy forced a Singapore Hockey Association Premier League match between Ceylon Sports Club and Jansenites to be held m abeyance at Baiestier Road yesterday. International umpires M. Neethianathan and H.S. Loomba agreed that the ground was playable, but CSC authorities refused the use
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      Ayes for the Irish
      118 35 INSTONIANS, of Ireland, provided a thrilling display of rugby on the Padang yesterday as they swamped Singapore Cricket Club 50-6 m their friendly match. The tourists scored six goals, two tries and two penalty goals, with Irish internationals David Irwin and Keith Crossan playing major roles.
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      443 35 JOE DORAI reports from Cameron Highlands Republic set to make merry m mountains CAMERON Highlands, m the State of Pahang, is a picture of festive mountain splendour as the locals celebrate their region's centenary. Coloured bulbs light roadside trees, buildings are wrapped with bunting and State flags
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      Supaat's day
      23 35 SUPAAT Dalima's goal enabled Incom Singapore to beat Gatx Terminal 1-0 m the Jurong Cup soccer tournament at Jurong Stadium yesterday.
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      Singapore's sling of successes
      60 35 THE Singapore Sports Council's Milo under-16 soccer squad won all their three friendly matches against Johor Combined Schools at Kluang. Singapore were invited to provide a tune-up for their Johor counterparts preparing for next month's Coke Cup competition m Kuala Lumpur. The under-16 squad, chosen from
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      Veterans to be feted
      222 35  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By THE Singapore Soccer Coaches Association organisers of the veterans tournament will hold a "fiesta" to thank the veterans for making the event a success. Said Jita Singh, president of the association: "We decided on this because since the competition got underway, it has
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      Treat for snooker fans
      315 35  -  PETER WATSON By THE two men who fought out the greatest snooker match m history will be playing m Singapore m three weeks. Reigning world champion Dennis Taylor and three-time titleholder Steve Davis are among four professionals coming for the 2nd Camus Singapore Masters. It was
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      144 33 170 Lost I, HUANG MEI Yeh ROC Passport No. (68) MFA *****74 lost m Changi Airport on 29/7/85 and is now cancelled. '83. MAZDA 323 GT. Regn. no. EY4773K. Tel: *****00 (off. hrs). Reward offered. 171 Found A LADY PURSE with cash watch found at Blk. 106, Aljunied Crescent on
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      62 33 174 Other Announcements/ Messages LIM SOON HUAT ELECTRICAL TRADING COMPANY, wish to inform all our clients and suppliers on our official opening on Ist August 1985 at: #02-06 Orchard Tower 400 Orchard Road Singapore 0923 NOTICE: Mttro Tours (S) Pte Ltd, 100 Jalan Sultan, #02-18 Sultan Plaza, (0719). Tel: *****93/4.
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      340 34 j/£$EP' THIRD IN THE SERIES OF jK&r MAJOR EQUIPMENT W I AUCTION I SIHL IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Hpi Date: Thur 15th August 1985 kHK Location: 3 Wan Shih Road. Jurong Hill Time: 10.30 am sharp jgjJM Viewing: 12th, 13th and 14th August fHl^B 1985 (During working hours) My^Bß
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      182 34 BASKETBALL National Schools SEPAK TAKRAW National Schools finals: A Girls: Temasek JC v Thomson Sec finals (Toa Payoh Indoor Stadium, 2). (2.30). B Girls: Anglican High v Jurong Sec SHOOTING IPSC shoot (Mt Vernon (3.30). Both matches at Gay World Stadium. Range, 9). GYMNASTICS National Schools meet SOCCER Port League:
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    180 36 Trapped but help is at hand Picture: AZIZ HUSSIN TRAPPED and unconscious m his seat, .but help is at hand for Mr S. Batcha, 35, after the minibus he was travelling m crashed into a tree along East Coast Parkway yesterday. He was trapped for about 35 minutes before police
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    More public building projects 'to go private'
    522 36  -  ILENE ALESHIRE By THE Government plans to farm out more public building projects to private architects, surveyors and engineers, according to the Ministry of Finance. So it has changed the rules for using private consultants to make it easier. The ministries are going
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    S'pore won't benefit much from Japan's concessions
    303 36  -  PETER HAZELHURST mm By lonyo Lorresponoent TOKYO, Wed. Singapore is unlikely to derive any substantial benefits from Japan's latest plan to open its lucrative markets to outside competition. This is the initial assessment of Asean diplomats and Singaporean businessmen here on Japan's latest
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    43 36 SAN FRANCISCO, Wed. Eight artworks valued at around US$5OO,OOO (Ssl.l million), including two ink drawings by Pablo Picasso, were found m a cardboard box at a shopping centre here after they were reported missing from a museum, police said yesterday. AP
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    55 36 NEW DELHI, Wed. Police arrested a Delhi University lecturer yesterday on charges of peddling heroin on the street, a police spokesman said today. The lecturer, a Ph. Din political science, was found m possession of a kilo of pure white heroin valued at US$lOO,OOO (*****,000) when he was
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    His Worship, 12, sticks to his principles
    285 36 His Worship, 12, sticks to his principles CRABB (Texas), Wed. The Mayor of Crabb, a little farming village In the heart of Texas, has been one of the most energetic champions of incorporation the process that will give his community of 200 the status of a proper town. This was
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    Jogger caught man on the run
    248 36 Jogger caught man on the run IT was true grit which got a jogger his man m a case of theft at the Sembawang Park one morning. Mr Han Yen Toon had left his cash and watch m a pick-up while he went for a jog with a friend on
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    What it should have been
    48 36 What it should have been THE Singapore Printing Employees Union and the Singapore Newspaper Services have agreed to phase out the built-in overtime for production workers, which is now one-and-a-half hours a day and not half-hour-a-day as reported m Monday's Straits Times. We are sorry for the error.
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    31 36 NEW YORK, Wed. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 1.68 points to 1,347.78 m the first halfhour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. AP
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    Lock icon A Soviet change – but only 'in style'
    310 36 A Soviet change but only 'in style' HELSINKI, Wednesday AMERICAN Secretary of State George Shultz said today that he detected a change m Soviet style and presentation ahead of today's talks between the superpowers but no indication of a change m substance, according to Swedish Foreign Minister Lennart Bodstroem. Mr
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    117 36 WASHINGTON, Wed. The United States Customs Service and the International Air Transport Association (lata) have agreed on an intensive mutual effort to keep drugs from being smuggled into the country aboard commercial aircraft. Customs Service Commissioner William von Raab said the 137--member lata
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      144 36 Weather wmmm mmmmmmmm UP TO lpm: Showers over a few areas m the late morning. TEMP. (C) up to 6am tomorrow: 32 max., 25 mm. SUNSET today: 7.16 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.05 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 7/14 C Rain Manila 23/32 C Sunny Amsterdam 13/19 C Rain Melbourne 6/12 C
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        Lock icon Soybean — yoghurt of the East
        861 1  - Soybean yoghurt of the East MAY HO Have you been taking the nutritive value, qualities and uses of the humble soybean for [raited? Now a highly respected food m the West it has a mind-boggling range of useful by-products. By THE soybean has been a vital part of the Eastern
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        227 1 SILKEN and even cotton doufu taste delightful when eaten "raw". Those manufactured by Unicurd are sterilised after the curdling process so it's safe to eat them raw. Here are two toppings for raw silken doufu. Doufu with century egg 1 250 gm packet of silken doufu 1 century egg
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        How to handle doufu properly
        335 1 SOY oil and machine-pack-ed cotton and silken doufu are widely sold but few people know how to use them properly. At a recent cooking demonstration organised by the American Soybean Association, Mrs Elizabeth Wang of the association and Mrs Goh Lay Eng of Unicurd demonstrated
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        50 1 Free keepfit classes, budget health foods 4 Find out where The real meaning of aerobic fitness 4 Transform apples into tempting tarts 2 Step-by-step guide Shanghai models with a mission 5 Food, Food Fitness Edited by Christine Khor Bilingual Edited by Tan Ban Huat Arts Leisure Edited by Richard Lim
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        Irresistible apple tarts
        715 2  -  Tan Lee Leng Step by Step Cooking Gourmet For those with a taste for tarts, shortcrust pastry Is recommended as the casing. Success depends on the choice of ingredients, the handling of the dough and the baking process. Here's a guide to making a latticed apple tart.
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        539 2 Shortcrust pastry 3 cups plain flour (400 g) Vz teaspoon salt W 2 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 6 tablespoons lard 8 10 tablespoons ice water This makes enough dough for 25 28-cm open tart, with generous amount leftover. Makes one latticed pie. Cut cold butter and lard
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        Health food finds
        676 4  -  IRENE TAN By Here's information on where to get health foods, free exercise programmes and special shoes for aerobics FIBRE-RICH food reduces the risk of colon cancer, among other illnesses. To incorporate such food into our diet, there's no need to change our staples of rice and
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        What aerobic fitness means to your health
        745 4  -  Dr Ang Kong Ee HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Lifestyle Exercise Physiologist Barbara Burlingame Nutritionist MANY of you must have come aross the term aerobic fitness. What does it really mean? How is it related to your health? Aerobic fitness provides information on how well
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        966 4 The Department of Extramural Studies will be conducting the following courses during Ist naif of September, W 1985:- J Course Title Na of F *e Venu Stert Day Time Sessions Date M SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 1 Computer Technology New 16 $140 I.E. Campus 02.09 Mon Thu 7.00pm-9.30pm If Interface Technology *s
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        163 4 lungs o7\ 8— heart O y c^fe Oa\ y 002vk. sk©iotfli Organs and systems involved m taking m, transporting and utilising oxygen. TaM* On* Table Two Oxyoen Aerobic fitness Uptake BASED ON SEX AND AGE Maximum MET level based on time taken Uf AMCAI to run 2 4 km. WWUIfICII
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        108 4 A Gift for You^^Km from Armani Mraj the Armani Coffret -an exquisite* Ipp^ t^^-, '^W set containing the Eau de Parfum s v> x I^Sj sml, the Perfumed Bath and Shower i| t^a^ Gel 7ml, the Perfumed Body Lotion |R &£^^^M SSSj 7ml and tne Perfumed Body Cream 7m W^i|ML
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        1104 5 Bright lights and a life of glamour are not the only reasons why Shanghai models take to the catwalk. Selection of these models is very strict and the train ing that follows, serious. LEONG WENG KAMI talks to the artistic director and trainer, Madam Xie Lifen,
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        A tasty honey snack
        171 5 THIS is a sweet and tasty dessert or snack that is quick and easy to prepare. You will need: l'/2 rice bowls of flour 2 eggs Mj bowl of honey 2 tbsp salad oil Here's how you prepare the snack: 1. Mix the flour, eggs and
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        319 5 1 SB "I" iS Yes, the family living opposite Is already com- il^Q^^ Uiai-TOr- D Ve>shl>erk£ Plainln Cfhejuzi Words and phrases Mandarin £*<&:BPffc£ f&fn- i&->km*% *****77 Nsl nrqu quanquan tamen, zu6 yfcl he'shtlao fy Yuan qfn buru jm lfn 1 chao jia quarrel Lesson 22 Close neighbours are better ba!
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        Unmasking Ikra —the versatile dramatist
        537 6  - Unmasking Ikra —the versatile dramatist BADRON DAHLAN By HIS ideals are m his name, Ikranagara which spells out to be "a country's pledge". His theatre signifies his love and his endless quest for his ideals. Ikranagara has today become one of the few leading Indonesian theatre personalities that deservedly command
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        Ikranagara dan teaternya dari dekat
        627 6  -  Oleh NOREFFENDI BADRON Selain dari menjadi seorang seniman yang serba boleh dengan mempunyai impian yang luarbiasa, Ikra boleh menulis, menari, menyanyi, melukis, membaca puisi dan berfakon filem atau teater, seperti yang terbukti dalam gambar mi (kiri), sewaktu beliau membawakan satu watak dalam persembahan teaternya. Sebagai
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        143 6 I Regent Motors is pleased to announce the appointment of ENTHUSIAST AGENCY PRIVATE LIMITED #01-09 Mainland Industrial Building, 4 New Industrial Road, Singapore 1953. Tel: 2888-555 As an authorised dealer for the entire range of Ford passenger and commercial vehicles. O.— ■SjpE' JSf Regent Motors. -&T]fiak#{i( Tanglin Halt Road. Singapore
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        834 7 APPOINTMENTS American Express Bank Limited (AEBL) I Ye are expanding our activities r:^\'^-~-^^ j and would like to invite applications f^om experienced candidates for appointments as: |1 Marketing Of f icerV-Xj Tne Job: ;;:gk i Successful candidate will be part of a team of professionals responsible for the Bank's marketing
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        676 7 j^P^^ GM Singapore's growth continues to II I challenge 11 I your tyof' Abilities II GM Singapore Re Ltd promises you a place with jjjS opportunities you don't find elsewhere. To grow, you |k need a growing company like ours. m 8| We have immediate vacancies for NTC/ITC holders: fj|
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        448 7 f >?1 Shcingri La hotel KUALA LUMPUR Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur, the newly open deluxe 5-star, 722-room international hotel situated m the heart of Kuala Lumpur, invites suitably qualified candidates to fill the position of: CATERING AND CONVENTION SERVICES MANAGER Candidates must have recognised qualifications and a minimum of 2
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        216 7 Pitman IB Times liy Distributors piw»iH RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (PTE) LTD We invite applications for the following appointment. Personnel Training Officer Professional qualifications m Personnel Management Minimum 5 years' working experience m industrial relations, compensation benefits and training Good interpersonal relations Singapore citizen Applications m writing with full personal particulars,
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        898 8 NOTICES 1 UEPBERHAO f UNITED ESTATE PROJECTS BERHAD (Incorporated m Malaysia) CHANGE OF SHARE REGISTRARS United Estate Projects Berhad announces that, with effect from Ist August 1985, its Registrars and share registration office will be changed from United Estate Projects Berhad, 16th Floor, Wisma Sime Darby Berhad, Jalan Raja Laut,
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        511 8 SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE In The Cause of Originating Summons No CB9 of 1985 Writ Of Distress No 183 of 1985 The Shaw Foundation (Pte) Plaintiffs versus Tong Hua Arts Crafts Pte Ltd Defendants AUCTION SALE OF Cameras, Porcelain wares, Pewter wares, Costume
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        356 8 I Important announcement from I I Singapore Tobacco Company (Pte) Ltd I I The following are prices m Singapore of I I Newport Menthol Kings I I Recommended prices to consumers I I Per Unit I I 20'sKingsize $2.00 I I 10'sKingsize $1.00 I MITSUI Air Sea Service Co Ltd,
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        261 8 In the Matter of the Companies Act, Cap. 185 ami LYSAGHT ROOFING SERVICES PTE. LTD. At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Lysaght Roofing Services Pte. Ltd. deemed to have been held on 24th July 1985 the following resolutions were duly passed:1. SPECIAL RESOLUTION WINDING-UP "That Lysaght Roofing Services Pte Ltd
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        152 9 §jg^^il|SBffij§g& Chambers 20th Century Dictionary in| H| One of the world's best known dictionaries. The Ml I W TT**' w Ip^y most comprehensive single-volume source of international English, indispensable for serious l^fmflM users of the English language. 1600 pages, ifiH 138.000 references, 198,000 definitions. JLJii^MRO^SI j^MWQ^^^m^' Chambers Concise 20th Century
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        566 9 NOTICES PROMET BERHAD LOSS OF SHARE CERTIFICATES The undermentioned certificates have been reported lost, mislaid or destroyed Certificate Nos. No. of Shares Registered m the name of B ***** to 10x1,000 Morgan Grenfell B ***** Nominees Pte Ltd NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT if within fourteen (14) days from the
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        584 9 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP 185 AND IN THE MATTER OF MARUTI TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED (In Members' Voluntary liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap 185 that the Final General Meeting of the Member of the abovenamed company will be
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        491 9 SUN TAN By CoUette PEANUTS By Schuiz W^^^^^^^^l I <-■• th| Nm\| I ALL I MAVE TO DO 15 I;F \OU START PUTTING A GOOD MANAGER MtHiS(SAVt*y I it's KoTTtN f H 'Jt^jepffsfNtlZr r CAN BECOME PUT MV MINP T 0 IT YOUR MINP TO IT, UJE'RE NEVER RESORTS U
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        527 10 3rd WEEK "<Z±e^ ENTERTAINMENT Ij ORCHARD: g (*****88) 4 SHOWS: 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 9.15pm X WARNING fl LADtES.DONT LET YOUR GUY Q I SEE THIS MOVIE WITHOUT YOU! I fi noeKiNiirsNtwiioMANTiccoMiDr *l»wA ,a iMHSSYIueiSOCWIIS.... .MOMUMtini'CTWtS^™. 3 (Jg) miMi. T«st«fTMMG- oma&OK wmcii«n LI vMomKxsi mcoutrns«««»<i ao>«w«««iBi A<w»w9otm«»i TiOMsan iRi -;sTtvemnooM.x»«mMi«»i«is -Kxawmtm
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        516 10 «HBbb >*% w^SBBu" jdSßl^B^^BStittSßßi at* ad y hpa y **.00-no Free Lwt %^|ffI|BPB|SJWM "^Ari J. Vli 11am, 1.45, 4.00, 6.30, 9.15 MH||^^ BBHHHHHiIHHHHHHHHHi I JURONG: pens tomorrow) ■B KB X mn nH HHI^I^HHH.W Singapore's NUMBER ONE English |B Jb. H i^l^Bßil.Hßln Language MOVIE OF ALL TIME! S^bb^bHbb^b^b^HbHbbSbHS wßs I9bß 9HbH9S^^S|^^B
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        404 10 ■*h■a 1 ORGANISATION m mTTTrnnwrTtTTm i H NOW SHOWING No Free List 4 SHOWS 1 45, 4, 6 45, 91 5 P "HAPPY GHOST" Part 2 Mandarin m Scope-Color LAST DAY Ham I 00, 3 15, 7 00, 915 1 I "WOMEN" MANDARIN g I NOW SHOWING No Free List
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        372 11 Win a fabulous prize with your 1 I"! iliyfclll^%^% When you buy any JVC product from any JVC m I P™ dealer insist on your Warranty Card issued by Q \\§2?> VII Mil VV Jubilee Electronic Pte Ltd. C^D N ■MS m Bring the portion that has to be mailed
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        161 11 I?^!P3fO JAI)K RO <W RESTAURANT S, ir^M Tl^ M 1 1 kirn 2nd Stort "> H tel Rova1 Newton Road, Sinnapore 1 130. m^M tjLmM *i*r^ Tel: *****35, *****87 *****03. -^jrTlCn I pytTi~iL**"i. m. M^Mtt --^By i^; il '^^'W^m Well-known singers from oversea g 5 Si ,isoi\,il I isli^Bß^S^JMgS|jP^ S|x<
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        236 12 fP You think we're being silly, don't you? iHFl p Well, we're not. Cross our heart, we're not. S Comethel6thofAugust,TheStraitsTimeswillcomewith I f| an extra section called Timeszone. 1 H The ad space in these pages will cost a whopping two- 1 1 thirds less than in the other pages. I
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        1031 13 CATHERINE ONG, who covered the Debate 85 Finals on Tuesday, tells you what you can expect m tonight's telecast on Ch 12 at 8 pm FOR about 80,000 managers and professionals between the ages of 21 and 35, life must have been awkward since former
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        506 13 THE FOUNDATIONS OF WEALTH Thursday (Ch 5, 5.25 pm) Reviewed by IRENE PATES HOW IT ALL BEGAN is the first programme m this series on basic principles of economics for children between 10 and 14. The synopsis: How the principle of labour is applied and
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        610 13 Caroline Ngui at the XL Arts Fest DIDN'T know quite what to expect of the Rhoma Irama Concert. I had heard that Rhoma revolutionised dangdut music m Indonesia. Dangdut was coined from the sound of the gendang a kind of drum. It seems
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        538 13 IJ|f|t«l#'^ fltl PERFORMANCES secular music, negro spiritu PORT OF SINGAPORE AT TUC MATinMAI ~3ST flKk als, sacred songs, folk music AUTHORITY CHARTS. A A '"..JJIVJS 1 P vniivi- i>pnynPMPP< and selections from conduc- display of PSA's navigation- MUSEUM W yuuwu 1 ftitruKMßitrt tor Samuel Ting's composi- a i charts which
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        1028 13 1 Radio One j FACTS OR FANTASY (10.05 am). This magazine programme for children features general knowledge contributions from young listeners, stories and current topics of interest. Suresh Menon answers requests for golden oldies m THANKS FOR THE MEMORY (8.05 pm). 5.58 AM National Anthem followed by Opening Announcement 6.00
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        219 14 KAi ict F7nniH i m**» iviuoyginMßHM ppp LJr^f^ ABORTION: Four Women Talk of /^Mw^^,mS!^^SS^ the Decision Which Changed Their ,mJm|flMMjMyM|ro including Ai-Bee The Good Girl mfk |Hw Who Got Into Trouble Back To Class After 5 BmB|SHHBHBHhB| Meet the wornem who worked, ;l^^mi?^^^^^m!!P^Py^KßKiBlßHißlSM^ studied and forged ahead jB fWJFf^B m
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        1318 14 m MY VIEW Catherine Ong '^H hiS P rofession the ri^ ht Francisco, uses the city's Yuppies or the things they I W v '^y|/f %f*tVlfJ connections with a cop picturesque environment to do again. L V i Wfe Mm and a lawyer friend. add a cruising style to the
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