The Straits Times, 9 June 1986

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1986 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 188/12/85
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    I won't run, says Prem
    532 1  -  ALBERT RAMALINGAM Thai PM wants to be neutral but leaves door open for his return By i Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda yesterday rejected growing pleas that he be a candidate in the forthcoming general elections, but left open the question of whether
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    Credit card big spenders who won't pay warned
    339 1  -  NG WENG HOONG By CREDIT card holders who cannot pay after accumulating huge debts within a short time may run foul of the law if it is found that they had done so with fraudulent intent. Superintendent Jarmal Singh, head of the
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    31 1 BAGHDAD Iraqi naval units reported shelling a ship near the Persian Gulf coast in Iran, but Gulfbased marine salvage executives said they were unaware of such an attack. AP
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    Hari Raya business blooms
    145 1  -  YAP YEW PIANG Picture by IF ONLY these flowers had popped the question to a mirror, the answer would have come hack in an instant: "You are the* fairest of them all!" And Hari Raya eve crowds oat looking for flowers seemed to agree. This stall
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    Lock icon Bank the loser as ATMs give extra cash
    145 1 Bank the loser as ATMs give extra cash TORONTO Canada's largest bank is trying to deal with a unique problem automated teller machines that are giving away money. The Royal Bank of Canada said the problem lies with new Canadian five-dollar bills introduced about one month ago. The ink on
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    Lock icon Early results point to Waldheim win
    275 1 VIENNA Early election returns pointed to victory for former UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim yesterday as Austrians voted for a new President. Dr Waldheim's candidacy was dogged by allegations that he hid a Nazi past and was involved in war crimes during World War n.
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    Lock icon 'Auntie Ma' and her family porn business
    152 1 BEIJING Police in south China have smashed a family-run pornography ring headed by a woman named "Auntie Ma" that imported thousands of sexual-ly-oriented books and magazines from Hongkong, a newspaper reported. More than 20 people were detained and 3,300 books and magazines confiscated
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    Five of the 14 rowdy English fans face longer detention
    255 1 MEXICO CITY Fourteen English soccer fans are still in custody in Monterrey accused of "scandalous or immoral behaviour in public" after their team's embarrassing goalless draw with Morocco on Friday. However, most of them are expected to be set free
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    Where to get World Cup Special today
    65 1 THE Straits Times World Cup Special (price 30 cents) resumes publication today with full reports of last night's games and Pele's review of the first week of the tournament. Because of the Hari Raya Puasa holiday today, it will not be on sale
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    Lock icon Alcohol-free champagne
    77 1 MOSCOW Soviet authorities have struck another blow in their campaign against drunkenness by selling alcohol-free champagne, the Moskovskaya Pravda newspaper said. The "non-harmful" drink, made in the Moscow region, is cheaper than real Soviet champagne and is made using a cham-pagne-method on grape juice to which a special
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      Lock icon WALDHEIM WINS
      42 1 VIENNA Mr Kurt Steyrer, opponent of former UN chief Kurt Waldhelm for the Austrian presidential election, conceded defeat. Asked whether he thought he had lost the election, Mr Steyrer said: "Yes. The distance is to© great." Reuter SEE THIS PAGE
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      28 1 Inside Your TV guide is on Page 34 Summary 2 World News 3,4 Asean 5 Causeway S Comment/ Perspective 12,13 Letters 14 TimesDoUar 15-18 Racing 35 Sports 3«-M
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      Home
      380 2 No sales to under-18s SINGAPORE POOLS will carry out spot checks to ensure that Toto or 4-D lottery tickets are not sold to youngsters under 18. A Singapore Pools spokesman said that strict instructions not to sell tickets to anyone under 18 have been given to licensed operators manning
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      Comment
      225 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE suggestion by the President of Case, Dr Lee Ngak Slang, to give the STPB the power to take up the cudgels on behalf of tourists against dishonest traders in the small claims court, is worth serious consideration. It would enable tourists to obtain due
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      Around the world
      252 2 Iranian ends exile THE LEADER of Iran's main opposition group has left France after what appears to have been pressure from the French government to scale down the group's activities. Mr Massoud Rajavi, leader of the People's Mujahedin, left his home in the Paris suburb of Auvers-sur-Oise
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      Timesport
      303 2 Super-champ Chris HER CONFIDENCE shot, her nerves a mess and her serve betraying her, Chris Evert Lloyd still was able to pull herself together on Saturday to overcome Martina Navratilova and win the French Open for a record seventh time. Proving once more that she is one of the
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      Section Two
      494 2 Babas in fine flavour THE PAINSTAKING detail that went into the Baba play Menyesal was obvious in the lavish dress and authentic antiques. There were the little touches too, the blue organza curtains, the potted greenery and the vasefuls of yellow chrysanthemums and purple orchids. For a Baba,
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      Timesdollar
      230 2 FIRM KEEPS AN EYE ON JAPANESE REVIEW OF TARIFFS A PETROCHEMICAL producer here is watching closely a current review by the Japanese government of preferential tariffs for manufactured goods from newly-industrialising countries, as this could adversely affect its exports. The Singapore Government-Japanese joint-ven-ture, the Polyolefin Company, is a major
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      Around Asean...and Across the Causeway
      172 2 Aquino: No 2nd term PRESIDENT Corazon Aquino will not seek a second term and intends to keep her Cabinet intact despite criticism of some of the members, according to a magazine interview. Mrs Aquino says in the Sunday Inquirer that she misses her privacy and
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      Forum
      66 2 M-CYCLIST'S LAMENT A MOTORCYCLIST says insurance, road tax and parking fee problems have made it difficult for people like him to make ends meet during these difficult times. He laments the increase in insurance fees, and suggests that parking fees and road tax be reduced. After all, he points
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      Buyers'Guide
      330 2 Buyers' Guide II Product Advertiser Section/Page Airfnes Qantas Airways I —14 Bank Malayan Banking Bhd I —22 Beautycare Queen Lin Ting I —12 Bedknen Linen Lace I —40 Bowing Uey Tung Yuan Enterprise I —38 Business Opportunity David C T Hsu I —14 Camera Shriro (S) I—l Camera Accessories Cathay
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      Lock icon Troops raid hideouts of Sikh extremists
      447 3 NEW DELHI Thousands of crack paramilitary troops poured into Punjab yesterday to raid the hideouts of Sikh extremists after at least 12 people, including an Iranian student, were killed in weekend attacks in the north Indian state. A senior police official told reporters that
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      Lock icon Actor hopes to call truce in Sri Lanka
      303 3 COLOMBO One of Sri Lanka's most popular film stars, who is also a politician, will try to negotiate a ceasefire with the Tamil guerillas next week to enable a major peace conference to start. Vijaya Kumaranatunga, general secretary of the opposition Sri
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        Lock icon Blasts in Lima
        70 3 FOUR BOMBS exploded on Saturday in a plaza in Lima before and after President Alan Garcia of Peru attended a ceremony there, killing three people and wounding at least five. The first bomb went off about five minutes before Mr Garcia arrived at Bolognesi Plaza and three
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        Lock icon Haiti election
        61 3 THE MILITARY rulers of Haiti have bowed to public pressure and outlined plans for a presidential election in November next year. Lt-Gen Henri Namphy, president of the ruling National Council announced in Port--au-Prince on Saturday night that the new president would be installed on Feb 7, 1988. Haitians
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        Lock icon Hijacker arrested
        59 3 A LONE gunman who commandeered a Nicaraguan jetliner as it prepared for takeoff on Saturday from Sandino airport in Managua was seized by police after being overpowered by undercover agents and passengers aboard the aircraft. The hijacker, armed with a pistol, had demanded to be taken to the
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        Lock icon Truck bomb kills 4
        74 3 AT LEAST four people including two children were killed and about 30 injured on Saturday when a bomb hidden in a truck exploded in a bazaar packed with holiday shoppers in Peshawar. Peshawar, 50 km from the Afghan border, has been hit by a number of
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        Lock icon Peace move dumped
        103 3 THE EUROPEAN Community has abandoned for the moment plans for a Middle East peace initiative after reviewing prospects in the region. Foreign ministers of the 12-nation grouping, holding a regular twice-yearly session for reviewing EC affairs, reached this gloomy conclusion at Heemskerk (the Netherlands) on Friday after
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      Lock icon Huge rally applauds Bhutto call for change
      367 3 Huge rally applauds Bhutto call for change LARKANA (Pakistan) Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's campaign for political reforms and new elections, put on hold by month-long Muslim religious observances, burst back on to the political scene on Saturday night with a massive rally in her home town of Larkana. "We have
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      Lock icon New face in the credit card pack
      86 3 New face in the credit card pack THE Great Wall of China has lent its name to another Chinese "product". This time it's a credit card which was issued recently by the Bank of China. Miss Han Ling ling, a teller with the Bank of China in Beijing, is seen
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      Lock icon Dhaka's $3.4b plan
      80 3 Dhaka' s $3.4b plan DHAKA Bangladesh yesterday announced a 47.64 billion taka (about 553.4 billion) development programme for the year beginning July 1, with expenditure up by a quarter and more than half coming from Western donor nations. The growth target for agriculture was cut from 5.5 per cent this
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      Lock icon Students killed
      58 3 HANOI Two high school students were killed and five injured by Chinese shelling of a youth camp in northern Vietnam, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) said yesterday. The official news agency said the students died on June 1 when Chinese artillery shelled a camp about 10 km from
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      Lock icon 'Chile may be behind Palme killing' claim
      193 3 LONDON The Swedish authorities are investigating the possibility that Chile's right-wing military government may be linked to the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme in February, a British newspaper reported yesterday. The Observer said the Swedes have evidence that the Chilean secret police
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      Lock icon African students want row penalty revoked
      285 3 African students want row penalty revoked BEIJING A group of African students who left Tianjin for Beijing after a confrontation with Chinese have refused to go back until authorities revoke a decision to punish two Africans accused of striking the first blows, an African student said yesterday. The student, who
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      Lock icon Police get new clout to clean up sordid Soho
      462 4 Police get new clout to clean up sordid Soho LONDON London's seamy Soho nightclub, sex and porno district is about to undergo a thorough clean-up. Westminster City Council, the borough authority responsible for the Soho area, has just been given new powers by Parliament to close down most of the
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      'Dr Death' faces jail for life
      169 4  -  DONALD HIGGS By London Correspondent LONDON The man they called "Dr Death" faces life behind ban. Throughout England, he preyed on old people, hoaxing them with his claims for a magical cure for arthritis, dragging them and stealing their life savings. At the start
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      Lock icon Iran opposition leader ends exile in France
      386 4 PARIS The leader of Iran's main opposition group has left France after what appears to have been pressure from the French government to scale down the group's activities. Mr Massoud Rajavi, leader of the People's Mujahedin, left his home in the Paris suburb
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      Lock icon Model cut in face by hired thugs
      282 4 NEW YORK Fashion model Maria Hanson, 21, was attacked by assailants who slashed her face with a razor-blade. Her surgery required about 150 stitches to sew up the gashes that criss-crossed her face. The up-and-coming model is believed to have been assaulted by
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      Lock icon 100 hurt in W. German nuclear demos
      327 4 BROKDORF (West Germany) About 100 people were injured and more than 180 people arrested on Saturday in anti-nuclear protests in West Germany. Police and Red Cross spokesmen issued the figures after a day of running battles between police and demonstrators near the Brokdorf
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      Lock icon Free Mandela or no talks, Pretoria told
      316 4 LONDON A group of British Commonwealth mediators has rejected further talks with South Africa unless Pretoria releases jailed African leader Nelson Mandela and lifts its ban on the African National Congress, newspapers reported on Saturday. The reports came as the conciliators, known as
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      Lock icon Special road surface 'swallows' up noise
      94 4 BONN The roar of traffic could be reduced to a background murmur if new "whisper asphalt" being tested in West Germany is approved, says the Transport Ministry. According to the ministry, the new material can absorb up to 50 per cent of noise made
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      624 4 llifbat. You know how irritated your throat can be sometimes especially when tiny ticklish irritation gather around your throat or when there's an awful dryness in your throat that just doesn't seem to go away. Yes, that's when you wish you could reach down to the inside of your throat
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Nominations open today for Thai election
      532 5  -  Albert Ramalingam By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Nominations open today for five days for the hundreds of hopefuls to register themselves as candidates for the July 27 parliamentary election. Thai election laws prohibit independents standing for election and each registered party must field a minimum
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      Half of students have had a puff
      126 5 JAKARTA A survey shows that almost half of Indonesia's high school students have tried smoking, Antara News agency has reported. The survey conducted at several Jakarta schools showed 10 per cent of those indulging in the the habit were girls who did it
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      Lock icon Dharsono appeals to Supreme Court
      162 5 JAKARTA Indonesian dissident Hartono Rekso Dharsono, whose 10-year sentence for subversion was reduced to seven years on appeal last month, took his appeal to the Supreme Court on Saturday. Six prominent lawyers presented the appeal asking the Supreme Court to cancel the Jakarta High Court's
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      Suharto calls for better tourism services
      151 5 JAKARTA President Suharto has called for an improvement in Indonesian tourism services in an effort to boost the number of foreign visitors to Indonesia. Mr Joop Ave, Indonesian Director-General of Tourism, said after a meeting with Mr Suharto on Saturday the President described tourism
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      Lock icon Aquino 'no' to second term and reshuffle
      401 5 MANILA PRESIDENT Corazon Aquino will not seek a second term and intends to keep her Cabinet intact despite criticism over some of the members, according to a magazine interview published yesterday. Mrs Aquino says in the interview in the Sunday Inquirer that she
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      Lock icon Marcos thousands march on palace
      162 5 MANILA Police and soldiers yesterday lobbed tear-gas grenades and weighed in with truncheons to disperse thousands of supporters of ousted Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos who tried to march on Malacanang Palace. Witnesses said three men were stabbed when they fled into a community hall but
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon PBS lifts hopes for two-thirds majority
      748 6 KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has brightened his ruling coalition's prospects and virtually guaranteed it a twothirds majority by admitting Sabah's ruling Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), analysts said yesterday. Dr Mahathir's not-unex-pected announcement last week that he was expanding his
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      Lock icon Supreme Corp axes 70 staff
      96 6 Supreme Corp axes 70 staff KUALA LUMPUR Supreme Corp, the company owned by Malaysian Chinese Association president Tan Koon Swan, laid off about 70 employees in the past week. Most were from the audit, sales and technical divisions. They included executives and nonexecutives. Several of them said they were shocked
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      Lock icon Four turtles tortured to death by tourists
      296 6 IPOH Four giant leatherback turtles have been tortured to death by tourists on Pasir Panjang beach at Segari. The turtles' nightly crawl up the sandy beach to lay eggs have received wide publicity and hundreds of tourists have flocked to see it, particularly
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      Lock icon Don't rush for more pay, Dr M warns
      307 6 Don't rush for more pay, Dr M warns KUALA LUMPUR Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday there were signs that the Malaysian economy was improving, but warned people not to rush for higher pay. He said workers must protect their long-term interests and not seek higher pay out of
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      Lock icon Woman dies after taking pedlar's drug
      250 6 KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Health Minister Datuk K. Pathmanaban yesterday warned of the dangers of buying medicine from pedlars. "These medicines may be hazardous to health and might even be fatal," he said. His warning followed the death of a 31-year-old mother of four after
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      Lock icon Boy is 6th victim of fireworks
      88 6 Boy is 6th victim of fireworks KOTA BARU A 12--year-old boy, Wan Adnan Wan Ibrahim, of Pasir Hor near here, became the sixth victim in Kelantan in recent weeks to lose his fingers as a result of playing with hume-made fireworks. A spokesman for Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital in Kubang
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      Lock icon 'Pay airport tax by coupon' plan welcomed
      224 6 'Pay airport tax by coupon' plan welcomed KUALA LUMPUR Air travellers and travel agencies have welcomed the move to introduce a coupon system for the payment of airport tax to ease congestion at check-in counters. They say it will go a long way towards cutting the queues at the counters
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      Lock icon Study on Malays
      63 6 KUALA LUMPUR The Malay Language, Literature and Culture Institute of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is conducting a study on the heritage of the Malay civilisation in the Malay archipelago. Its director, Associate Professor Ismail Hamid said the project, started two months ago, was aimed at studying all aspects
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      Lock icon Hawkers make last minute sales pitch
      410 7  -  CEPHAH TAN Shoppers throng Geylang Serai market By SMALL retailers and hawkers in Geylang Serai, who found sales slower this year, were hoping for the last-minute cheer yesterday. After the brief drizzle in the afternoon stopped, they set up stalls and laid out their
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      Lock icon Families light up their flats for Hari Raya
      223 7  - Families light up their flats for Hari Raya SUMIKO TAN By FROM Bedok to Bukit Batok, Yishun to Telok Blangah, lights are twinkling from blocks of flats where residents celebrate Hari Raya. "People also want to be part of the festive occasion so they put up the lights," says Mr
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      Pools to carry out checks to discourage gambling by young
      288 7 Pools to carry out checks to discourage gambling by young SINGAPORE Pools will carry out spot-checks to ensure that Toto or 4-1) lottery tickets are not sold to those under 18. This is to discourage gambling among young people. A Singapore Pools spokesman said that strict instructions not to sell
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      How to deal with stress
      52 7 A THREE-DAY workshop to help professionals and executives understand and deal with stress has been organised by the National University of Singapore's Department of Extramural Studies. The fee for the workshop, to be held from June 25 to 27, is $130. For details, call *****55
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      Long wait for tour buses that never came
      342 7 Long wait for tour buses that never came SEVENTY-FOUR holidaymakers, all packed up and ready to go, gathered at their residents' committee centre last Saturday, prepared for a fun-filled holiday in Haadyai, Thailand. They never got there. Instead, the irate Yio Chu Kang residents and some friends waited eight hours
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      More music shops raided
      155 7 POLICE are stepping up their raids on music shops selling pirated cassette tapes. About 100 raids have been carried out in the first five months of the year, up more than 60 per cent from the average of 12 raids a month last year. Some of
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      Disposable cuffs hold guests captive at open house
      232 8 THESE plastic disposable handcuffs stole the limelight at a Police Week open house programme at the Tanglin police station yesterday morning. They look flexible but criminals beware: They come without a key to unlock them, as some guests found out. The MP
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      New envoy from Zaire
      43 8 THE new Zairian ambassador to Singapore, Prof Beltchika-Kalubye, presented his letter of credence to President Wee Kim Wee at the Istana on Saturday. Prof Beltchika-Kalubye, who is also the ambassador to India, will continue to reside in New Delhi.
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      Protect doctors who report child abuse: Pathologist
      474 8  -  SUMIKO TAN Law 'will help stem growing problem' By A GOVERNMENT forensic pathologist has called for a law to protect doctors who report cases of child abuse. Professor Chao Tzee Cheng, head of the Health Ministry's Forensic Pathology Department, said such a law
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      Profile of the battered child
      332 8 Profile of the battered child THE eldest child seems more prone to physical abuse and slightly more girls than boys were victims. This was shown by data collected in the last three years by the Ministry of Community Development. Most physical child abuse victims were aged more than six years,
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      SAF exercises
      95 8 SAF exercises THE Singapore Armed Forces will be conducting military exercises in Lim Chu Kang, Tuas, Marsiling, Mandai, Wing Loong, Loyang and Sembawang areas from tomorrow to Sunday. Blanks and thunderflashes will be used. The public is advised not to be alarmed. The Republic of Singapore Air Force will be
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      To close
      13 8 THE East Coast swimming lagoon will be closed for maintenance tomorrow.
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      MP points out bigger role for Boys' Brigade
      306 8 A MEMBER of Parliament yesterday invited some officers of the Boys' Brigade to attend his weekly meet-the-people session so that they would have a better understanding of the problems faced by Singaporeans. The invitation is among three suggestions made by Dr Arthur
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      There's money in school uniforms
      621 9  -  BENG TAN Humble tailor shop makes $500,000 a year By BEHIND the hustle and bustle of the glass and concrete Peninsula Plaza lies St Gregory's Place, a quiet street of two-storey pre-war shophouses. Nestled among the old frame-making shop, a photocopying shop and a vintage
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      House break-ins down by a third
      327 9 HOUSEBREAKING cases have dropped by about a third in the first four months of this year, compared to the same period last year. Police records show that there were 889 such cases between January and April, compared to 1,286 cases in the same period
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      Murder probe: Information on four men sought
      345 9 Murder probe: Information on four men sought POLICE have renewed their appeal for information on the whereabouts of four men who they believe can help with investigations into the murder of an unemployed man in Upper Bukit Timah Road last month. The four are Koh Chau Chang alias See Bak
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      Arts Fest fringe closes with classical Indian item
      178 11 THE strains of the veena, a classical Indian instrument, wound this year's Festival of Arts fringe activities to a close at The Singapore Handicraft Centre last night. A trio from the Indian Fine Arts Society played to a mixed, but appreciative, audience
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      Band mixes music with madness
      257 11  -  IRENE HOE By THEY make records and they also do their level best to break them. And yesterday, the Canadian Brass made yet another attempt to break a world record in the VIP lounge at the West in Plaza probably a first for the hotel.
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      Krishna's at home in Kopi-Tiam
      285 11 6. KRISHNASAMYBALAN has been acting In TV and stage dramas for 27 years. The difference this time was that he was taking part in an allMandarin play. All Mandarin, that is, except for the conversation in bazaar Malay, which takes place between him and another
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      SINGAPORE FESTIVAL OF ARTS 1986
      191 11 That's not as easy as it sounds. Their act is five parts music, one part insanity, designed as much to tickle the funnybone as the eardrum. When the Brass play A Tribute to the Ballet, for instance, they do it in, well, costume. It is
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      Western democracy 'may not be the best'
      612 11 NUS man on a just society in the Third World LIBERAL democracy practised in the West is not necessarily the best means of achieving a just society in Third World countries, according to a political scientist at the National University of Singapore. There
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      Raped girl's body cremated
      285 11 THE body of schoolgirl Goh Choon Hwee, seven, who was raped and murdered while holidaying in Johor Baru, was cremated yesterday morning.' Choon Hwee, a Primary 2 pupil of Ghim Moh Primary School, had left Singapore on May 31 with her 72-year-old grandmother for a holiday
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      Man with opium in suitcase held
      92 11 Man with opium in suitcase held CUSTOMS officials detained an Indian national at the airport yesterday on finding that a suitcase he had come to collect contained 5.65 kg of opium. A senior Customs official said yesterday that the 27--year-old man arrived from Delhi on Friday it about 3 pm
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      Whacking good time in store for reservists
      496 19  -  MICHAEL LIM Safra clubhouses to hold range of courses By FANCY a spot of rappelling descending from heights with the aid of ropes, comman-do-style? Or what about trying your hand at Ashihara karate? If you're a reservist, these are some of the things
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      Workers' Party to hold rally in August
      218 19 THE Workers' Party will hold a rally in Ang Mo Kio on Aug 2. Its Secretary-General, Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam, will talk about new directions for Singapore and his party's plans for the country at the rally. Mr Jeyaretnam, MP for Anson, said
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      Families learn total defence the fun way at Big Splash
      328 19 Families learn total defence the fun way at Big Splash THE message of Total Defence was brought home yesterday at the Big Splash through jigsaw puzzles, telemateh and food. More than 2,500 residents in 16 constituencies in the north region took part in the fun and games designed to promote
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      Two held for break-in
      88 19 POLICE have arrested two men who were trying to break into a health club in Katong Shopping Centre in East Coast Road on Saturday evening. The two men, aged 30 and 32, both unemployed, were detained by a Joo Chiat police station crime team at about
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    • Seminar on trends in the Philippines
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        Army a reliable partner of Aquino govt, says Filipino general
        364 19 Army a reliable partner of Aquino govt, says Filipino general THE New Armed Forces of the Philippines (NAFP) is now a reliable partner of the Aquino government, which is trying to set a new constitution for the country, its deputy Chlef-of-Staff for civilian-military operations, BrigadierGeneral Jose T. Almonte, said. "The
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        Filipino Fest at Sentosa proves a big draw
        376 19  -  L. E. PREMA By A TOUCH of the Philippines was brought to Sentosa yesterday at a fiesta that won the approval of the hundreds of Filipinos who live and work here. The Pilipino Pista Sa Sentosa or Filipino Festival was such a
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        Church will be potent spiritual force, says priest
        618 19  - Church will be potent spiritual force, says priest AHMAD OSMAN By THE Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines will be a potent spiritual force in the country in future and it will not tolerate a repeat of the same set of circumstances which led to the ouster of President Ferdinand
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        Red leader to start new party
        364 19 RECENTLY-RELEASED Filipino communist leader Jose Mario Sison is forming a new party to champion the cause of the working masses and peasants. The People's Party (Partido ng Bayan) will be officially founded on July 8, he said in an interview with The Straits Times
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      • Article
        Tutor stole watch and $500
        88 19 Tutor stole watch and $500 A TUITION teacher returned a $20,000 watch and $500 the day after he stole them as he felt uneasy. Lim Yeow Kong, 22, was tutoring Mr Goi Seng Hui's two children at his Ridley Park home on March 12 when he saw the Rolex watch
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        New term
        32 19 THE Rotary Club of Singapore will hold its installation dinner on June 21 at the Mandarin Hotel. Dr Rusi Cooper will take over as President from Mr Chiang Shih Fang.
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      A way to deter the dishonest
      578 12 AN Australian tourist ordered a suit from a Singapore tailor and discovered, to his horror, that its lining had been glued on rather than stitched on when he received it. A British visitor fumed about what he described as "overpriced seafood menus without prices"
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      Taiwan faces an uncertain future
      1649 12  - Taiwan faces an uncertain future ARTHUR SCHLESINGER JR By 4 A miasma of uncertainty hangs over Taiwan. The reason is that neither the regime nor the opposition has a plausible scenario for the island's future. The regime has dropped its old bluster about reconquering the mainland (while) the opposition shows
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        How Australia can help boat people
        379 12 Editorial headlined, Australia takes tough stand on "boat people", published in The Nation on May 26. AUSTRALIAN Immigration Minister Chris Hurford, after a tour of South-east Asia, has taken a strong stand regarding the acceptance of Vietnamese refugees and said that his country will
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    • Article
      Don't take cranks seriously
      731 12 Editorial, headlined Not the time to give in to cranks, published in the Sunday Star on June 1. A DECISION to reschedule a TV newscast would have been a routine enough event in ordinary circumstances. It says something about our times when someone comes out of
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      What's behind Gerakan hints to go it alone
      1105 13  -  ISMAIL KASSIM Grievance over seat allocation at polls yet to be resolved By 6 The problem with Gerakan is that in theory it is multi-racial, but in practice, it depends mainly on Chinese support for its existence. This brings it in constant
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      Strong yen expected to benefit Japan in the long run
      1135 13  -  SUSAN CHIRA Economists, traders foresee beneficial changes By Writing tor me new York limes TOKYO Here, where exporting has long been equated with survival, the strength of the yen has become a national obsession. Political leaders see their futures imperiled
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      394 12 Advertisement The "Perfect Complexion Beauty Tips Ever wondered how some people keep themselves looking perennially pretty and youthful? It's in the genes? Perhaps. But you can be like them too, genes or no genes, so says the beauty expert at Queen Lin Ting Beautycare, and the method's none other than
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      Why barbecue pits were in darkness
      232 14 Why barbecue pits were in darkness Reply WE thank "S.C." for his letter "Barbecue pits, toilets in darkness (ST, May 17). The lamps beside the barbecue pits in West Coast Park were recently installed. They are not lit because the Parks and Recreation Department needs to connect the cable to
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      Help owners of two-wheelers
      256 14 I WOULD like to draw attention to the insurance, road tax and parking fee problems faced by motorcyclists and scooterists during these difficult times. The first blow came at the beginning of this year when the insurance companies increased by more than 50 per cent the
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    • On bus services...
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        More blocks but residents still have one option
        289 14 WE would like to comment on the bus service to the Rangoon Road-Kent Road-Race Course Road area. After the closure of the Rangoon Road-Mouimein Road junction, the services were reduced from three to only one Service 131. There has been no increase
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        Check Showed driver had isued the wrong ticket
        336 14 Check Showed driver had isued the wrong ticket ON June 3 at 3.30 pm, I boarded a Service 82 bus (SBS 5507 Z). I slotted 60 cents (a 50-cent coin and a 10-cent coin) into the fare box and told the driver clearly that I had paid 60 cents. However,
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        Passengers have to endure long waits
        163 14 ON May 28, I had to wait half an hour for a Service 75 bus at the bus stop opposite the PanJan Valley condominium complex. I waited from 6.30 to 7 pm although the bus guide says the service frequency is six minutes during
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        It has been a long wait every morning
        151 14 MY friends and I have tolerated Service 123 for the past five months, and I am writing this letter out of sheer exasperation and disappointment. Since January, the buses on this service have been late every morning. Sometimes commuiers have to wait
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      402 14 V taw"" 1 1 Mini Imperial Banquet' now available at Golden Phoenix Sichuan Restaurant Hotel Equatorial 4a fa kJ^ E W It is a connoisseur's dream come true. An Emperor's banquet in a majestic spread of exotic food that stretches to a few days of feasting. Now you can savour
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      This week
      332 15 4 IF people are doing the wrong things when you automate, you get them to do the wrong m things faster. Nancy Bancroft, manager of office systems consulting at Digital Equipment Corp. JUNE 11 to 13 A oneday seminar will be held on June 11 on the use
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      Appointments
      125 15 SKF South-east Asia (Pte) Ltd has appointed Mr Goran Malm as the new Area Director for Asia Pacific. Mr Malm joined the SKF group in 1971 with the group's headquarters in Sweden. He was appointed Marketing Director for SKF Europe in December 1983. DHL International has appointed Miss Annie
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    • Short Stops
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        Lock icon Indonesia's 10-year oil deal
        107 15 JAKARTA Seven Japanese importers have signed a 10-year contract to buy 1.95 million tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas annually from Indonesia starting in July 1988. Mitsubishi Trading, Mitsui Trading, Nippon Gas, Idemitsu Oil, Cosmo Oil, Kyodo Oil and Showa Oil signed the contract after one-and-a-half years
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        Lock icon Foreign firms may take part
        80 15 TOKYO Foreign firms may participate in the construction of a one-tril-lion-yen (5113.09 billion) international airport near Osaka, Construction Minister Takami Eto has said. Instead of inviting international tenders, the government intends to introduce a nomination system in which bidders will be selected in advance to
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        Lock icon August date
        66 15 PARIS Operations will begin in August at the south-west Weizhou oil field, the first oil field in the South China Sea, operator Total-Compgnie Francaise des Petroles has announced. All fixed equipment for the pre-development of the field has been set up at the site. The 40-m field, discovered
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        Lock icon Profitable Australian start
        94 15 SYDNEY Hongkong publisher Sally Aw Sian's Australian company Cereus Ltd has reported a net profit of AJ1.12 million (551.72 million) for its first nine months of operations. Miss Aw has a 75 per cent stake in Cereus, which reported sales of As44 54 million in the nine
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        Lock icon Taiwan's trade gap widens
        75 15 TAIPEI Taiwan's trade surplus widened to US$l.2l billion (552.68 billion) last month from US$B33 million a year earlier, the Directorate-Gen-eral of Budget, Accounting and Statistics reported yesterday. Exports totalled US$3.l3 billion last month, up 18.9 per cent from a year earlier. Imports were listed as US$l.92
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        Lock icon McDonald's set to list in Tokyo
        64 15 TOKYO McDonald's Corp of the United States is expected to be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange next month. The exchange has applied to the Finance Ministry for permission to list the stock of the world's largest fast food chain. The listing would be
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      Tariffs move may hit petrochem complex
      632 15  -  RONNIE LIM Japan may lift preferential treatment for NIC goods By A PETROCHEMICAL producer here is watching closely a current review by the Japanese government of preferential tariffs for manufactured goods from newly-industrialising countries as this could adversely affect its exports there. The Singapore
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      Lock icon Guthrie returns to the London exchange
      289 15 Guthrie returns to the London exchange LONDON Guthrie or whatever is left of the old Guthrie conglomerate is returning to the London Stock Exchange with a public flotation of its shares. In the formal offer announced last Friday, 30 million shares of 25p (550.82) each are open for subscription at
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      Fair Price wants to credit rebates through Giro
      207 15 NTUC FalrPrlce has asked Its 78,1M members to authorise the co-opera-tive to credit their dividends and rebates directly to their bank accounts through Giro. The carrot is that members will get paid within six weeks after the annual general meetIng and they
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      Lock icon Sime and buyers revise deal on Benta sale
      291 15 Sime and buyers revise deal on Benta sale KUALA LUMPUR Sime Darby's proposed deal with Gin San and United Malayan Flour Mills relating to the sale of Benta has been revised. A joint statment said several variations to the sale of assets, shares and put option agreements had been agreed
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      Higher Income at NTUC co-op
      349 15 THE general insurance industry is expected to show a decline in premium income earned last year, but NTUC Income beat the trend to show a healthy increase. The co-operative, whose members now number more than 100,000, chalked up a written gross premium of $17.3 million,
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      Lock icon Berjaya and Palmco buy cheaper new cross-holdings
      468 15 KUALA LUMPUR A DAY after rescinding their mutual cross-holding arrangements, Palmco Holdings Bhd and Berjaya Corporation (Malaysia) Bhd were back in the market on Friday buying big stakes in each other. The turn of events, according to a source, was to take advantage
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    • Company news The week that was
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        Final results
        175 16 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ("000) A Enterprises 22 (18.9a) M54,866 ($6,960) Jan 86 Acma 4TE (5) M$992L ($796L) Dec 85 Asiatic Dev 5 (4.5) M59,632 ($13,515) Dec 85 B Rava 2.5 (8) M52,834 ($9,402) Dec 85 Chem Ind 14(15) $3,073 ($2,814) Mar 86 City
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        Preliminary figures
        80 16 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) D C Bank (7) Ms77l ($32,681) Dec 85 Dutch Baby 25 (20) M57,927 ($6,100) Dec 85 H Leong Fin 7 (12) $25,420 ($45,805) Dec 85 Innovest Bhd Ms2o2 ($3,579) Dec 85 Kian Joo 10 (12) M52,156 ($4,265) Dec 85
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        Interim results
        41 16 Interim Group pre-tax Half-year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Ayer Moiek NYA (5) Ms3o6 ($293) Feb 86 CASH Ms6o9 ($2,964) Feb 86 MTP $2,955L Mar 86 Petaling Tin (60) M$lL ($429L) Apr 86 Sr. Hartamas M52,702 ($2«628) Feb 86
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        New Issues
        285 16 Prima: Bonus issue of one-for-four. Corporate news STOCKBROKING firm City Securities has been given another month from June 2 by its creditor banks to sort out its financial difficulties. DBS Bank has launched a new unit trust, called Japan Growth Fund, to invest solely in the Japanese stock
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        Lock icon Still waiting for the economic revival
        520 16 New York NEW YORK Wall Street has been ready for months to celebrate a revival of US economic growth, but the guest of honour still hasn't shown up. Each time statistical evidence starts to accumulate that business activity is gathering momentum, some new bit
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        Lock icon Hongkong
        156 16 HONGKONG Shares slipped further last week in lacklustre trading, and analysts said they saw no immediate prospect for the market to shake off its lethargy. The Hang Seng Index shed almost 41 points to close the week at 1,747.19, while the Hongkong Index dropped almost 24 points to finish
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        Lock icon London
        95 16 LONDON A brighter tone prevailed last week, helped by hopes of another half per cent cut in interest rates. The Financial Times Industrial Share Index gained 15.7 points on the week to close on Friday at 1,336.9. The volume of transactions rose to 122,651 from 99,514 the previous week.
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        London
        539 16 June 6 Pence Chanf e MMMG INDUSTRIALS Allied-Lyons 340xd unch Barlow Rand Ass. Dairies Charter Cons 238 unch BTRPLC 313 -2 Cons Gold 437 -7 Babcocks 158 +3 Rust Plot 788xd unch Barcloys 484 +10 ZCI 1 1 M unch Beecham 413 +10 lie* 4_; BtCC 303xd unch ua
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        How your stocks performed
        3148 16 Al shares quoted have a par value of $1, unless otherwise specified. Adjusted for scrip/rights. N Tax-exempted dividend. ABN is traded in lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted in dolars. Trustee stocks under CPF Approved Investment Scheme. 1986 Last Yield Net Vol Week
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        Lock icon Tokyo
        171 16 TOKYO Share prices continued to soar last week under the lead of recently-neglected giant capital stocks such as Nippon Steel. The Nikkei Stock Average renewed record highs three sessions in a row to finish at 16,817.31 yen on Friday, a 147.14 gain for the week after it had Jumped
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      New York
      218 16 tone 6 OSS Chanie Gen Motor Cp 77* Goodyear Tire 31* +H Mcoa 41* Guff Res 12* +*4 Mied S.g 45* unch Hewlett Pack 43 -W Km Tel Tel 25 unch kitl Busi Mach 149* Kmax Inc 14*4 -*4 kit! Tel Tel 46* -1 Km Corp 54* -1*
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      INDICES
      46 16 Financial Times Industrials Friday 1336.9 (1332.6) Dow Jones Industrials n?~ Friday 1885.90 (1879.44) L Kkkei Stock Average Saturday *****.01 (*****.91) 7/:V' (Figures in brackets refer to those IL of the previous tradinf day) 1 I I I I 1 1 I I I r I
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      Lock icon Sydney
      148 16 SYDNEY The Australian share market ended a week of choppy trading easier as nervousness about its future direction and the local economy kept many buyers sidelined. The All-Ordinaries Index lost 10.8 points to 1,230.2 and the All-Indus-trials fell 27.6 points to 1,971.7. The All-Resources Index climbed 1.9 points to
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      Tokyo
      326 16 lune 7 Yen Change Kowosaki Steel 180 -I Nissho Iwai 413 -I Aimomoto 1920 +20 Kirin U7O +10 Nomura Sec 2200 +60 Ako. 367 +5 Komatsu 476 -6 Olympus 1320 +70 Amada 930 +9 Kortshtroku 705 +7 Omron Tateisi 500 AsahiChem 845 unch Kubota 344 -5 Pioneer 2420 unch
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        Ships in port
        361 17 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppd Wharves Ananas K32 a'side 9/6 Als Confidence KlO a'side 9/6 Builder 2 K22 a'side 9/6 Bavaria Kl7 a'side 9/6 Equator 4 K23 a'side 9/6 Nedlloyd Manila Kl2 a'side 9/6 Ocean Trader Kl9 a'side 9/6 Sumiyoshi Maru K29 a'side 9/6 Baiyunshan Kl5 a'side
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        Bank rates
        366 17 1 Mn $1,000. 2 For best cintomm only. 3 OCBC Finance 4 available at DBS Finance IMF's rates.** also avaiaMe at UOF also available at DBS Finance OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings: daily 5 4 3 4 4Mi 4 3 4 Monthly 5 Autosave 4U Fixed
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        Container schedules
        247 17 Delivery of FCL import containers Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block Regma Ms (8608) 10/6 (0700) F5 *****530/*****430 Al/Bl 1230-1330 Fl A Illinois (5) 9/6 (2130) F7 *****130/*****230 Nl/Pl 1230-1330 SI 1130-1230/2100-2200 PI B Suna (176) 10/6
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        Banks' PLRs
        530 17 BANKS' prime lending Generale Bank rates at the close of busi- Gu Ban KSC 8 ness on Friday, June 6. f l' Habib Bank 8U BanJj PLR Hokkaido Takushoku 7 a a Hongkong Shanghai 7 4 Indian Bank 8 Algemene Bank 7% mdian Overseas 8 American Express 8
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        Asian $ rates
        177 17 Asian rates ASIAN currency average lmonth J* m deposit rates tor the 3 months 4■ 4 23/32 wppk pnripH iiinp fi 6 months 4?8 4 23/32 wee* enueu iune 0. 12 months 4?g 4 13/16 BID PRICES Sterknt USS Hifh Low Kfh Low 1 month 10 1/16 9 7 7
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        Forex
        159 17 THERE was a 180-degree turn on dollar sentiment last week from bullish on technical signals to bearish on fundamentals. Confidence in the greenback evaporated after comments from various people, including Volcker, Feldstein and Yeutter, spelt a downtrend for the US currency. Anaemic employment data also sapped the dollar's strength
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        Gold, Financial futures
        258 17 AFTER three weeks of easing, currency futures made dramatic reversals last Monday and then soared. Simex/CME yen futures surged almost 250 ticks above the previous week's level with the September contract closing at 0.*****1, Simex/CME deutschemark was taken up about 200 ticks over the week. September deutschemark
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        GOLD ACCOUNT
        22 17 Buying Selling Highest— Lowest Highest— Lowest Ss/gm SS/gm Bank of China 24.67-24.38 24.79-24.50 OUB 24.68-24.41 24.83-24.56 UOB 24.64-24.41 24.81 24.41
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        GOLD MARKET
        18 17 GOLD US$/oz Sat Fri Hongkong 341.50-342.00 341 60 341 90 Fri Thurs New York unav 341.20—341.70
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        159 17 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.5417 1.5447 6.63—6.44 Canadian dollar 1.5932-1.5964 6.35-6.24 NZ dollar 1.2460—1.2504 8.23—7.97 Sterling pound 3.3624—3.3676 3.02—2.97 US dollar 2.2290-2.2310 4.53-4.48 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian
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        Rubber
        30 17 Closing prices RUBBER Spore KL cents cents S/kilo M/kilo June 2 173.00 204.00 June 3 170.00 203.00 June 4 169.00 closed June 5 168.75 206.00 June 6 closed closed
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        Tin
        29 17 Closing Turnover TIN prices Tonnes Cents (M)/kilo S/kilo M/kilo June 2 14.20 54 June 3 13.99 69 June 4 closed June 5 14.05 94 June 6 14.10 91
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        Lock icon Rubber
        90 17 LONDON Prices reversed their recent steadier trend on both rubber physical and futures markets over the past week, in line with Far Eastern advices. A mid-week break in Malaysia and holidays in many Far Eastern centres through to June 11 were responsible for extremely quiet trading conditions. Sentiment was
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        Lock icon Tin
        54 17 CAUTIOUS. Prices on the European spot market (basis Rotterdam warehouse) traded down to £3,610-3,650 a tonne compared with £3,720 the previous week. The British government turned down a request from one of the country's four tin mines, Geevor, for a £25 million grant to com- bat the effects of
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        Lock icon Silver
        28 17 IRREGULAR. Initial steadiness on a fall of 1,070,000 oz in London Metal Exchange stocks to 37,462,000 oz quickly crumbled as sterling gained ground against the dollar. AFP
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        Lock icon Copper
        55 17 IRREGULAR. The metal began on a steady note in line with zinc, and on the problems affecting the railway linking Zambia, an important producer, to Tanzania. But the rise of 575 tonnes in London Metal Exchange stocks to 133,950 tonnes, combined with sterling's advance and the lack of fresh
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        Lock icon Aluminium
        62 17 IRREGULAR. Values got an early boost from the 325-tonne fall in London Metal Exchange stocks to 137,650 tonnes, the lowest since July last year, and from news that 15,000 employees of the United States' biggest aluminium producer, Alcoa, had gone on strike in support of wage claims. Merchants outside
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      Shares and your CPF
      1723 18  -  DOREEN SOH Your money By DBS booklet poses the questions and gives the answers IF you are still not sure how the CPF Approved Investments Scheme works, DBS Bank has produced a timely booklet that answers the common questions asked about the scheme. Your Money today
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      408 18 KUALA LUMPUR A new share transfer deed which complies substantially with the requirements of the Companies Act (regulations amended 1985) has been drawn up jointly by the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) and MIDF Consultancy and Corporate Services Sdn Bhd (MIDFCCS) for
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      114 15 y* "Wi F^l^ :^l Happenings I \^jh^& By ANTHONY HOE Most visitors to >A/L Singapore stay JOt three days M(la> i^ or less till (wt^ Distribution of v4£'wiSl visitors by length x&StJffl (Sh of stay last year *r /n 261 m i if iu bi ii i j;r -j-.-;-.--:,77r»;-- :-<'<■'
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      144 15 TUDOR: BUILDING. Cut from a solid block of stainless steel each Jpl '~'^v yTudor Oyster case is then shaped, polished and «s ilill^" S **v^ m tilt 1 lg blot or screw, the case retains the toughness and strength of the j^&^T block of steel from which it J The
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      135 17 CATHERINE KAY Legaeyof PASSION I|J^9| |k. **k Her secret from the past unlocked the door to her future. The haunting echo of a forbidden love weaves its magic into a homecoming of the heart Venice, 1819: Contessa Allegra di Rienzi, young, innocent, unhappily married. She gave her love to Lord
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      129 17 Ii i Miji i m^ji.il The Rule °f Revenge is V'Un-il NEVER FORGIVE BiMpl NEVER FORGET I ill W I MB 9 1 Ben Zachary, press secretary to k I I il the Vice-President of the United 'y^T'^y^V^T:.'''^ States is haunted by the appalling m.^% ft 1 ft"! *B I
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      374 18 YOU WATCHED HIM PICK A POCKET, NOW WHAT S THE COLOUR OF HIS SHIRT? If you're stuck with a black and white surveillance system, you can only guess. And what's more without clear identification iii i m And as the system can be connected to a wvcniiojjf time lapse recorder
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      211 19 TWm ii\L} ¥7l Q ll% Tl^ 1 11/^ll l7 mi k\<;ik\iw svKiom vi i,\ sn;vki\c,: mm HH^Ti 1%1 %Wl/%l Illll^i Meet some of the people in it. Ml)\ I JKI UO>II 111 lIIIISS ■1 L/MJ L/M. H \ML MM VllU In April issue, we asked women ww^._. wwww,*^ m wmn
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      592 20 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, (CHAPTER 185) AND IN THE MATTER OF ASSOCIATED BUILDERS (PTE) LTD (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) (IN LIQUIDATION) MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the above-named Company which is being voluntarily wound-up, are required on or
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      285 20 IN THF MAITFB OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 FAR EAST MERCANTILE SINGAPORE (PRIVATE) LIMITED (Members' Voluntary Wlndlng-Up) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of Far East Mercantile Singapore (Private) Limited duly convened and held at 77 High Street #08-01/02, High Street Plaza, Singapore 0617, on the 30
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      480 20 SUN TAN By Collette PEANUTS By Schulz PYOU GCIN6 OuT^MH| i r AHD IT WILLBE^ HPP"^TIVf LLYOM'Rt Go»ng,TO 6tT]B| r-j ivoKK TODAV I VERY W£TOUT3/oeJJ \T EV^K WZTTE* (HSiDE^T^ mi IMV NAME 15 LINUS.. I PON TV I U)AS I U)AS BORN AREN T YOU KINP OF -^~~r\ 1 p
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      Ayoh! The weeping and the swearing
      618 21 Menyesal, which ended its three-day run at the World Trade Centre auditorium last night, was all sarong and kebaya, beaded slippers and carved table .It was a Peranakan event all right. CAROLINE NGUI reviews the play. IT NEVER fails. Whenever I watch a Baba
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      105 21 BRIGADIER-GENERAL Lee Hsien Loong, the acting Minister for Trade and Industry, and his wife were among the dignitaries who attended the opening night of the Arts Festival at the Kallang Theatre last Friday. We didn't get to ask the couple what they thought of Houston Ballet's Swan Lake or the
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      126 21 Dengan keluhuimi semangat IVblaysia sejati, Public Bank memikan perayaan ini dengan memaparkan lukisan abstrak karya pelukis muda yang berbakat, En. AbußakarDraman. Pihakpengunisan dan kakUangan dalam Kumpulan Lukisan ini menggambarkan unsur-unsur penting yang merangkumi Public Bank inein meneamhil kpwmnatan ini unhik cincin sambutan Han Ra Y a anak bulan s y
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      119 21 9H|^H^M|^HE2 w Bakar Draman tf»i!|| adalah bekas graduan dari f PW Instilut Teknologi Mara dan Mt0 :i: |;'S mempunyai Diploma dalam I bidang Senilukis dan II V Senireka dalam tahun 1984. f 6^^ Beliau pernah bekerja di wUm Jiv sebuah agensi pengiklamm WkM Y jMmm Sc 'l (inu < dua
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      643 22 If your ears protest Try vinegar if you get earaches from sticking things such as coins and paper-clips into your ears, swimming all day, shampooing and showering WHEN Dr David Fairbanks was a child, his grandfather would pour vinegar in his ears every time he went swimming. An otolaryngologist, Dr
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      513 22 While Singapore waits for the first MRT trains to roll, the Japanese are trying to overtake the French with a super-express train. FOR two decades, the Japanese have taken pride in their "bullet train" or shinkansen, which covers the 512 km from Tokyo to Osaka
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        94 22 CAN light, in the form of lasers, heal? What causes the three states of matter: gases, liquids and solids? How do lasers sense pollutants? Scientific principles and applications such as these will be presented in layman's language to pre-university students in a series of six dem-onstration-lectures presented by Professor
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        88 22 PEOPLE on rotating shifts and periodically work the graveyard shift from midnight to 8 am experience a higher-than-normal incidence of medical problems, says a Harvard Medical School study. The doctors found that heart disease, stomach disorders, insomnia and other problems were linked to the disruption of normal sleepwake
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        84 22 HONGKONG and Japan are returning 14 of the world's rarest primates to Brazil. The golden-headed lion tamarins the Singapore Zoological Gardens have recently acquired two are being returned following efforts by the World Wildlife Fund to repatriate 10 of the animals illegally imported into Japan in 1983. Hongkong's
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      668 23  - Taking a step forward with taiji LIN FARLEY By 4 It's like passing a cup of tea round. When the first person gets the cup, it is full, but t len each succeeding person takes a sip and what is left? What does the last person m get? 7 Mr
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      878 23 Swashbuckling venture ends on a sour note Taipan, an ambitious Hollywood big-screen saga, was shot on location in Guangzhou. Raffaella de Laurentiis, leader of the crew who completed shooting there recently, talks about the many problems of filming in China. JOHN F. BURNS reports. NEARLY 20 years after Hollywood first
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      261 23 THIS programme is compiled by Redlffusion and broadcast daily in Teochew, Hokklen and Cantonese. The broadcast times over SBC's Radio Four are 9 pm in Teochew and 19.45 pm in Hokkien on Mondays, 9 pm in Cantonese and 9.45 pm in Teochew on Tuesdays, 9.45 pm in Cantonese on Wednesdays,
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      1220 24  -  HARON A. RAHMAN By I BUY early and avoid the big rush. And, perhaps, i avoid the possibility of price hikes too bearing in mind that this is a period of economic slow-down and recession. That point seemed to be at the back of the
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      535 25 32 Photography/ Video Filming EXCHANGE CAMER^ENTRE ■jMaSjS^gj Si WeBUY«SFU«TRADE-IN aK brands of cameras #01-05 Sim Lim Tower, 10 Jalan Besaf Singapore 0820 34 Gardening/ Landscaping rURFING CARPET GRASS, cutting grass trees, dispose rubbish leaning. Tel: *****69 Rajan. 35 House Cleaning/ Painting HOUSECLEANING PAINTING SPECIALISTS Parquet Flooring Sanding Varnishing Marble/ Terrazzo
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      650 26 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Trading company specialists in machinary and production supplies to tha tobacco and cigaratte industry, machinary and equipment for tha food industry invites applicants for tha following positions: 1. MARKETING ASSISTANTS 2. ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS Successful candidates will: e Assist Marketing Manager and Sales Manager In: A) Communication
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      608 26 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical I MARIS S3 jj MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION is one of the fastest growing company in Singapore. It operates one of the world's largest fridge compressor manufacturing plant. Due to !ZZ rapid expansion, immediate vacancies have arisen for the following: ZZ Bachelor of Social
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      591 26 86 For Sale: BMW APRIL '85 BMW 320ia auto. 4-dr. Pte. owner, full accessories, low mileage, accident free, tax 9/86, trade-in acceptable. Call *****29. I 87 For Sale: Mercedes 1984 MERCEDES 230E QEZ. original paint, brand new condition. Road tax 8/86, radio cassette, power steering, accident free. Contact Teng on
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      916 26 90 For Sale: Toyota •84 COROLLA GT TC 16 valves, aircon., compo., s/rims, P6 tyres, Blaupunkt New York set c/w equalizer, power windows, nice no. plate, 2 owners. Tel: *****28. (Serangoon Gdns.) $34,000 0.n.0. '83 CORONA 1.8. Power steering/ windows, central locking, sports rims, full accessories. Selling $20,800. Tel: *****94/
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      789 26 93 For Sale: Honda 'Q' REGN. ALMOST '84 Honda Accord EX. Ist owner. Expensive radio cassette, low mileage. Immaculate cond. Tel: *****55 ext. 41. 6/83 ACCORD 'EX'. 2 owners, s/rtms., power steering/ windows, central lock. *****15. ■82 HONOA ACCORD EX, blue. Full accessories. Tip top cond. Loan available. *****55. ■84
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      1121 26 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments ftIS^KIR EfIST PWZfI LUXURIOUS fIPfIRTMEIfTS At the junction of Scotts/Orchard Road, next to Hyatt Hotel. 14,000 sq.ft. Hotel Mini golf course styie lobby Reception lounge Large swimming pool Free self-service launderette 'I Children's wading pool Tropical garden Residents' club house Man-made Waterfall
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      1464 26 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Apartments MANDARIN GARDENS It's wfwle new m/ of living I Mandarin Gardens offers you the best value for your money with: fully- fitted kitchen (cabinets, gas hobs, built-in oven, cooker hood and refrigerator) air-con units and
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      676 27 117 Properties Wanted 1 I'Selamat E Hari Raya AidilFitri" To All Valuable B Clients, Friends L Business P Associates. I From Management L Staff P B^_ Housing I jstt^^s^^^ *****03 I I CLEMENTI 3/ 4/ 5-rm. urgently wanted by ready buyers. Other areas also considered. Flexible -j budget. Owners call
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      387 27 137 Tours 137 Tours z* EUROPEAN COACH TOUPR) 14 Days Eurofast 6 countries fromSs339o )EP MAY 03. 10. 17. 24, 31 JUN 07, 14, 21, 28 JUL 05. 12. 19, 26 18 Days European Vacation 6 countries from *****0 )EP APR 22 MAY 06, 12. 20, 27 JUN 03. 10.
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      911 27 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours WL^/Uf —We give the very best- w I Meticulously planned itineraries ranging from 7to 21 days. MSSSJ I Travel by latest Singapore Airlines BIG TOP/747 to USA. No connecting flights required. Depart by morning flight, return by night flight. No unnecessary wastage in time
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      545 27 138 Where To Stay 138 Where To Stay &tea4acvay s6 Special jo*** B31 *pffir Breakaway '86 Special includes: One twin-bedded room Welcome drink Local/Executive breakfast Extended check-out time until 5.00 pm •No extra charge for children under 1 2 years of age sharing parents' room. For single occupancy, supplement of
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      316 27 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ Typing Courses Typing Courses Typing Courses mm IT ••U****** mmk If shorthand transcription has been your main worry, consider the audio-typing option. We now offtir audio-typing in certain PSC and PESO courses. You will be j jst in time for the 1987 LCCI exams
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      536 27 174 Other 174 Other Announcements/ Announcements/ Messages Messages Strawberry &fmRK CAMERON HIGHLAND: A vacation at Strawberry Park, Cameron Highlands is now just a call away... right here in.-Singapore 1 For reservations and enquiries, please call: *****77/*****78 1-) Scotts Road M5-105 Far East Plaza Singapore 0922 People meet people through The
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      385 28 /SJX OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION I I Hi? I LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES I \v^^ fc 1 I^' (INCORPOR/ Profit and Loss Accounts •nded 31 Decembi The Bonk .roup 1985 1984 1985 1984 $'0003 j linution in to inner res< 85,688 104,608 irity 3,624 85.688 100,984 19,704 103,992 105,392 204,976 Deduct
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      661 28 Balance Sheets I 31 December 1985 The Bank The Group 1985 1984 1985 1984 SOOOs SOOOs S'OOOs SOOOs lARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES Authorised Ca| i H 1,000,000 shares of S 1 each 1 ,000,000 1 .000.000 1,000,000 1 ,000.00' Issued and fully paid (Note 2) 23 shares of $1 each
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      730 28 The Bank The Group 1985 1984 1985 1984 S'OOOs S'OOOs S'OOOs S'OOOs CURRENT ASSETS Cash, gold bullion and balances 0 with bankers and agents 1,693,234 1.835,992 2,087,611 2.164.364 Money at call and short notice 116,853 102,587 217,372 189.012 Bills receivable less provision 452,947 263.691 647,825 491,551 Singapore Government securities 8
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      685 29 I FOUR SEAS COMMUNICATIONS I BOS bank LIMITED AND ITS I "«3T SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) BALANCE SHEETS 31 December 1 985 The Bank The Group The Bank The Group Note 1985 1984 1985 1984 Note 1985 1984 1985 1984 ss ss ss ss ss ss
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      848 29 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 31 December 1985 1 Significant Accounting Policies (a) Accounting Convention The accounts of the Group and of the Bank are prepared in accordance with the historical cost convention, modified to include certain fixed assets at a valuation. (b) Basis of Consolidation The group accounts incorporate the
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      1081 29 3. Net Loss/Profit for the Year The net loss/profit for the year after providing for taxation and diminution in value of assets but before extraordinary item is arrived at after charging the following The Bank The Group 1985 1984 1985 1984 SS SS SS SS Remuneration of Bank's directors 353,833
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      331 29 7. Amounts owing under Hire Purchase, Loans and Advances 1985 1984 SS SS Balance of hire purchase, loans and advances 30,022,924 29.145,610 Less Deferred interest and term charges 464,989 553.409 29,557,935 28.592.201 Less Provision for doubtful debts Specific 594,610 I General 474,000J 700.000 1,068,610 700.000 28,489,325 27.892 201 8. Holding
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      621 30 I I 1 LIMITED AND ITS I \2m&-3A SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES B^^^ M gg|^^ Pr (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) BALANCE SHEET as at 31 December, 1 985 The Bank The Group The Bank The Group Note 1985 1984 1985 1984 Note 1985 1984 1985 1984 I I SHARE CAPITAL
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      941 30 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES A. BASIS OF ACCOUNTING The accounts of the Bank and of the Group are prepared under the historical cost convention B. BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION The accounting year of the Bank and all its subsidiaries ends on 31 December and the consolidated accounts incorporate the accounts of the
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      929 30 NOTES TO ACCOUNTS 31 December, 1985 1. GENERAL The Bank is a subsidiary of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, incorporated in Singapore The accounts ot the Bank incorporated in Singapore are expressed in Singapore dollars The principal activities of the Bank and its subsidiary companies consist of the business of
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      1771 31 f Ipy 0.C.8.C. FINANCE (SINGAPORE) LIMITED ififiSSS; (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE) BALANCE SHEET 31 December 1985 Notes 1985 1984 Notes 1985 1984 s$ s$ s$ FIXED ASSETS 3 2,227,766 2,297,261 SHARE CAPITAL LOANS DUE AFTER TWELVE MONTHS Authorised 25,000,000 shares of S$ 1 each 25,000,000 25,000,000 Less provision for doubtful debts
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      842 31 The depreciation for the year comprised: 1985 1984 SS S$ Office premises 49,440 49.441 Furniture, fittings and office equipment 10,602 23,684 Motor vehicle 10,047 10,047 Office renovation 5,134 31.865 75,223 115,037 4 SHORT TERM DEPOSITS AND ACCRUED INTEREST 1985 1984 SS SS With holding company 1,100,211 With others 33,810,677 23,102,534
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      It's the first time I've seen it done this way'
      941 32 Kallang Theatre (right) opened its doorsfor the first time on Friday. As the crowd streamed out after Houston Ballet's performance of Swan Lake, REBECCA CHUA asked some of the people what they thought of the theatre and the show. Something
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      Making arts test a tourist draw
      539 32 Has the Arts Festival any ROI return of investment in terms of dollars and cents? MAGDALENE LUM finds out. THE Singapore Festival of Arts may just help generate the tourist dollar, besides exposing Singaporeans to a concentrated dose of culture both local and foreign.
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        Confusion at Plaza
        84 32 PATRONS of Plaza cinema who turned up early to buy tickets for the 9.30 pm shows last week were baffled to see well-dressed yuppie types and even jacketed Caucasians in the queues at the box-office. It was a strange sight for these folks who went in singlets,
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        Who did the backdrop?
        114 32 Who did the backdrop? JUST before the start of playwright Kuo Pao Kun's monodrama, No Parking On Odd Days, at the Shell Theatrette, three people in the front row were overheard admiring the backdrop. "Very beautiful," they said of the off-white, textured fabric. On it were painted red daubs and
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        So few Filipinas
        73 32 SHE also noticed that, apart from our Filipina reviewer on the first night and a maid who came with her employer on the second, there were no other Filipino maids in the audience. Pity, says the employer who brought her maid of nine months, for the play
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        Different crowd
        76 32 A COLLEAGUE noticed that the crowds who attended the Third Stage play, Esperanza, at the Drama Centre on Wednesday and Thursday, were not the same ones who flock to TheatreWorks productions. The Third Stage crowds were younger, less dressed-up, and generally spoke the kind of Singaporean English that
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        119 32 SBC indicated its interest to film Kopi Tiam, and offered a fee of $1,600 to the producers, but with two qualifications: The station retains the right to make any amendment to the play for its telecast, and the fee payable only if it decides to telecast
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      A mime artist who is unshackled by time
      626 33 YANCI speaks not just in complete sentences but in whole paragraphs. He moves them around like building blocks and moulds each word like plasticine pulling them lengthwise, pushing them across to you and yanking them back again. He is talking about his
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      Warm, heady and wordless after Bishop's show
      662 33 Pianist Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich's recital at the Victoria Concert Hail last Friday was a dream stood still, a revelation even, says GEORGINA EMMANUEL MUSICAL pearls often can't be caught in words. I've been duelling with the typewriter into the dawn trying to recapture the
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      He was like a born bibik
      297 33 Ayoh! llm weeping and the swearing From Page Twenty-one "black-and-white" servant, Ah (!!heng (played by comic Sally Gan). She goes on nineteen-to-the-dozen in Chinese-accent-ed Malay; so much so that Bisu her mistress admonishes her and adds that her mouth would still be alive after
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      863 33 What's on SINGAPORE FESTIVAL OF out. On till Wednesday. (See Organised by the Ministry of THE YEAR COMPETITION. PORE'S EARLY PIONEERS, cretly by George Aspinall a ARTS 1986 article on this page.) Community Development, Cul- Three categories: abstract, Thirty pieces of pioneers' heir- Japanese prisoner-of-war at (For ticket enquiries, call
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      965 33 I Radio One 90.5 mHz in VHF Band II 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News in Brief 6.05 Another Morning, Another Show 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 Another Morning, Another Show (cont'd) 7.30 Morning Financial News 7.40 Radio Patrol 7.45 Another Morning,
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  • RACING
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      141 35 Francis cops $1,000 fine in whip sensation KUALA LUMPUR Jockey Larry Francis was fined $1,000 for deliberately striking another rider across the forehead with his whip in the opening race here yesterday. Stewards reported that Francis, astride raging favourite Beijtag Fighter, struck E. Sahab, on Always Plentiful, at the 51m
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      26 35 picture. Money Mart makes every post a winner against Workaholic and Teetoy in the King's Gold Cup. NST
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      2212 35 FIRST: *****3 SECOND: *****8 THIRD: *****2 STARTERS: *****8, *****8, *****9, *****8, *****6. CONSOLATIONS: *****3, *****1, *****7, *****4, *****2, *****0, *****3, *****6, *****3, *****2. Double to Ismail, Nasir By OUR RACING TEAM KUALA LUMPUR Money Mart gave veteran jockey Subian Dalwee a Hari Raya bonus when
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      101 35 Trainer Vincent Chong was questioned and shown the tape of the running of Quotable on the first weekend and in Race 6 on the third day. Comparing the previous starts and the improved performance of the gelding on his second run in which he won, he stated that the gelding's
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      Lock icon Five straight for Woody in Belmont
      371 35 NEW YORK DANZIG CONNECTION fought off two challenges in the stretch to win the Belmont Stakes yesterday and give trainer Woody Stephens an unprecedented fifth successive victory in the final leg of the triple crown. With Chris McCarron in the saddle, Danzig Connection scored
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      77 35 LONDON Princess Anne rode 20-1 shot Snake River into second place in an amateur race at Warwick on Saturday. The 35-year-old daughter of Queen Elizabeth n sent her mount into the lead against a field 24 but Vague Melody flew home to win the 1,600m event by
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  • OBITUARIES
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      181 Deaths
      209 35 MDM YIP TAI HO (MRS YUE YEW HONG) AGED 69 Wai called horn* to be with the Lord on 07/6/86, leaving behind beloved husband. Sons: Kok Kee Kok Woon, Daniel Kok Meng Daughters: Ngan Ying Kum Yeng, Julia Slew Ying, Maria (deceased) Choi Yeng Yuet Ying, Pauline 3
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      181 Deaths
      185 35 MISS K. SIYAMALA D/O S. KANAGASABAI AGE 30 YEARS Teacher, East Payoh Secondary School Singapore passed away peacefully on 8/6/1986 leaving behind beloved:Father :S. Kanagasabal Mother :K. Thapomani Brothers Kanagarajah Kanagaslngam Sisters Cheluamalar Danamalar and relatives to mourn her loss. Cortege will leave No. 58 Dedap Road, Singapore
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      154 35 MR THAM SEE TUCK AGE 88 YEARS passed away peacefully on 8.6.86 leaving behind. Wife: Wong Kuan Yan Sons: Tham Ah Hong Timothy Tham Sle Hong Daughter-in-law: Neo Poh Hong Lucy Daughters: Tham Chow Lian Tham Yoke Llan Tham Siew Lian Tham Ying Lian (Deceased) Tham Oi Lian
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      28 35 In Loving Memory of My Dearest Father MR. JOSEPH SANTANASWAMY Departed 9.6.82 Hit memory will always stay fresh in the mindt of hit wife children.
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      73 35 The family of the Late MDM TEH SWEE HIANG wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to all relatives, friends A business associates for their kind attendance, assistance, condolences, donations wreaths during their recent bereavement. The family of the late MR. DORAI GABRIAL NATHEN Departed 1-6-86 wishes to express
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      62 35 In Loving Memory Of MR. V. NAGALINGAM 9.6.60 Dearly remembered by wife and children. IN SWEET REMEMBRANCE JOSEPH S. NAVARATNAM Born 23/11/29 Died 9/6/84 Your presence ts ever near us, Your love remains with us yet; You were the kind of father, Your loved ones will never
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  • TIMESPORT
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      403 36 FRENCH OPEN TENNIS Chris a bundle of nerves as she serves up a record PARIS Her confidence shot, her nerves a mess and her serve betraying her, Chris Evert Lloyd still was able to pull herself together on Saturday to overcome Martina Navratilova and win the French Open
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      Lock icon SPORT IN SHORT
      523 36 BASEBALL Chicago White Sox trounced Oakland A's 10-3 in an American League game on Saturday. Other results American: California 8 Cleveland 2, Baltimore 7 NY Yankees 5, Texas 7 Seattle 5 (Ist), Texas 3 Seattle 2 (2nd), Detroit 2 Toronto 1, Minnesota 4 Kansas City 1, Milwaukee
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      Lock icon Michibata has easy win over Lapidus
      199 36 MANCHESTER (England) Canada's Glen Michibata took just an hour to defeat travel-weary American Jay Lapidus 6-3, 6-3 to win the Northern Crown Plaza tournament here on Saturday. Lapidus had to make a dash from London, where he played a qualifyingmatch for next week's Queens
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      Lock icon Ivan the merciless
      482 36 Lendl makes short work of Pernfors to regain title PARIS IVAN LENDL crushed Sweden's Mikael Pernfors 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 yesterday to win the French Open, his second victory here in three years and his third Grand Slam championship. Lendl, the top seed from Czechoslovakia, used his powerful
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    • ON THE CRICKET SCENE
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        TT hopes take a beating
        195 36  - TT hopes take a beating MAHMOOD GAZNAVI TANGLIN Taverners' championship hopes took a further beating when they suffered an unexpected 50-run defeat at the hands of Singapore Cricket Club II in a Division One match at Dieppe Barracks yesterday. TT, who opened the league with a bang by registering easy
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        SCOREBOARD
        132 36 ENGLAND Ist inns 294 K. More lbw Pringle 25 INDIA Ist inns Maninder Singh c Lamb b (overnight 83-1) Emburey 6 Extras 15 S. Gavaskar c Emburey b Total 341 DUley 34 Wkts. leU at: 31, 9, 161, K. Srikkanth c Gatting b 232, 238, 252, 253, 264, 303,
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        Lock icon Vengsarkar the valiant
        310 36 LONDON Dilip Vengsarkar survived a slump in which five wickets fell for 32 and scored a distinguished 126 not out to give India a first-innings lead of 47 over England in the First Test here on Saturday. Vengsarkar became the first overseas player, and only the sixth
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        Lock icon West Indians run riot
        307 36 LONDON Gordon Greenidge and Alyin Kallicharran, two of the longest-serving West Indian cricketers in the English County championship, showed their skills remain undiminished with impeccable centuries on Saturday. Greenidge, who won his Hampshire cap in 1972, scored 148 at Bournemouth as his county took charge against
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      Lock icon Seve stakes his claim on Masters
      260 36 WOBURN (England) Severiano Ballesteros took full advantage of a nightmare ninth hole by overnight leader Robert Lee to take a two-stroke lead over the Briton in the third round of the British Masters on Saturday. Ballesteros shot a twounder par 70 for a threeround
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      353 36 British Masters third-round leading scores: 2*5 Severiano BaUesteros (Spn) 67 68 70 2*l Robert Lee (Eng) 69 65 73 2*B Rick Hartmann (US) 66 72 70, Bernard Langer (WG) 68 68 72 2W Eamonn Darcy (Eire) 71 70 68 211 Neil Coles (Eng) 70 69 71, Christy O'Connor Jr.
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      Lock icon RESULTS
      100 36 Men's singles final: Ivan Lendl (Cze) bt Mikael Pernfors (Swe) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Doubles final: John Fitzgerald (Aust) and Tomas Smid (Cze) bt Stefan Edberg (Swe) and Anders Jarryd (Swe) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7, 14-12. Women 'B doubles semis: Martina Navratilova (US) and Andrea Temesvari (Hun) bt Hana Mandlikova
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      Lock icon Doubles ends in dispute
      275 36 PARIS THE marathon men's doubles final ended in controversy on Saturday over a line call which gave Australian John Fitzgerald and Czechoslovak Tomas Smid victory by 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7, 14-12 over second-seeded Swedes Stefan Edberg and Anders Jarryd. Jarryd was serving on match point down
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      A double for Paul, a dud for Singapore
      355 36  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI DARTS By PAUL LIM succeeded in winning both the singles and doubles biennial Asia Cup titles but his feats failed to lift Singapore to top spot at the Oberoi Imperial Hotel on Saturday. The world No. 4's double earned the
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      363 37 Zola's time may erase eligibility doubts WORLD OF ATHLETICS BIRMINGHAM (England) Controversial South African-born athlete Zola Budd positively demanded a place in England's Commonwealth Games team with the fastest 1,500 metres of the year here on Saturday. The barefoot 20-year-old, who now seems unlikely to be ruled out of the
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      Yu Meng's the toast
      129 37 SWIMMING SOUTH-EAST Asia age-group representative Tan Yu Meng stole the limelight with a record-breaking performance on the final day of the Singapore Swimming Club's junior championships at Tanjong Rhu on Saturday. Yu Meng posted lmin 02.00 in the 100 metres butterfly for boys' under-17, smashing the
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      Dodgers trounce Red Sox
      82 37 Dodgers trounce Red Sox SOFTBALL DODGERS trounced Red Sox 9-0 in a Singapore Softball Association's senior men's double-knockout competition at Dover Road on Saturday. In the women's senior division, Skylarks proved too good for Vultures, snatching a 7-0 victory. Other results: Men's senior Armed Forces A 7 Cardinals 2, Hunters
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      Goh's high way to history
      353 37  -  HAKIKAT RAI Caltex Age Group athletics championships Seng Tiong is first schoolboy to clear 2 metres By GOH SENG TIONG carved for himself a niche in Singapore's track and field history when he became the first schoolboy to clear more than two metres in the
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      Seniors go for strikes
      142 37 BOWLING IT'S never too old to bowl, and with that in mind, the People's Association Retirees' Club is launching a new bowling programme next month for men and women senior citizens. Michael Ng, chairman of the PARC programmes sub-committee, said that age is no barrier to
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      Lock icon Korean talks to save their Seoul
      192 37 LAUSANNE Representatives of North Korea and Sooth Korea meet with International Olympic Committee officials this week in what may be a last attempt to save the 1988 Olympic Games from a political boycott. Hie session, at lOC headquarters tomorrow and on Wednesday, will be
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      RESULTS
      357 37 Boys Under-15 2Mm 1 Ken Re naun 24.2 sec 2 Charlston Hong 24.7 3 Nantha Kumar 25.2. BMm 1 Lin Guoxiang 2min o.4sec 2 Lin Wenfa 2:10.5 S Lin Yonge 2:10.7. Triple jump 1 Matthew Poh 11.68m 2 Chen Peiwen 11.61m 3 Zhang Xiewei 11.37m. Shot pot 1 Li
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        Schools flunk in the final
        264 37  -  J. RAJENDRAN COMBINED Schools, who did so well to reach the final of the junior interclub league badminton tournament, ended up on the wrong end of a 3-2 scoreline to Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association at the Singapore Badminton Hall last night. The young Schools
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        Khalsa knocks, Recs rejoice
        159 37  -  JOE DORAI DEFENDING champions Singapore Recreation Club scored their seventh victory at the Tanglin Pitch yesterday beating Khalsa 1-0 in a Premier League hockey match. But it was at the expense of a few intimidating knocks from their opponents. Recs were the better all round. That
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        Joy for a junior
        151 37 NATIONAL junior trainee Ong Hoon Hoon beat Lee Hong Lan 21-18, 27-25 in the national junior table tennis championship at Toa Payoh last night to enter the women's singles semi-finals today. Other results Women's singles: Ng Sei Lip bt Chia Suan Choo 21-18, 21-11; Goh Sok
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  • WORLD CUP '86
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      Lock icon Scapegoat Sanchez
      466 38 MEXICO (Flores 2nd min) PARAGUAY (Romero 85th min) Mexico silenced by Hugo's penalty foul-up MEXICO CITY HUGO SANCHEZ went from hero to scapegoat in the space of 60 seconds on Saturday when his failed penalty kick in the closing minute of the match allowed Paraguay to escape with
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      HOW THEY LINED UP
      63 38 Mexico: Pablo Larios, Mario Trejo, Fernando Quirarte, Felix Cruz, Raul Servin, Manuel Negrete, Tomas Boy (Miguel Espana), Carlos Mnnoz, Javier Agulrre, Hugo Sanchez, Luis Flores (Francisco Cruz). Paraguay: Roberto Fernandez, Juan Torales (Ramon Hicks), Cesar Zabala, Rogelio Delgado, Wladimlro Schetina, Julio Cesar Romero, Jorge Nunezt Adolfino
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      Lock icon Fans hit streets again
      195 38 MEXICO CITY Thousands of jnbilant Mexican soccer fans poured onto the streets to celebrate their team's second World Cop match and police and troops staked oat the city centre for trouble. Authorities took extra security precautions after more than 2M people were injured and about 81
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      Lock icon Oh, what a bore
      445 38 POLAND 1 (Wlodzimierz Smolarek 68th min) PORTUGAL 0 MONTERREY Wlodzimierz Smolarek shot Poland to the top of Group F on Saturday with the only goal of yet another uninspiring game here to beat Portugal. Smolarek struck in the 68th minute when he arrived at the far
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      HOW THEY LINED UP
      58 38 Poland: Jozef Mlynarczyk, Marek Ostrowski, Roman Wojlcld, Waldemar Matysik, Jan Urban, Stefan Majewski, Wlodzimterz Smolarek, Ryszard Komornicki, Krzysztof Pawlak, Zbigniew Boniek, Darlusz Dziekanowski. Portugal: Vltor Damas, Alvaro Magalhaes, Frederic© Rosa, Antonio Oliveira, Carlos Manaei, August© Inacio, Jaime Pacheco, Antonio Andre, Antonio Sousa, Diamantlno Miranda, Fernando Gomes
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      French pack too much firepower
      408 38 LEON EUROPEAN champions France have the potential firepower to inflict further serious damage on a vulnerable Hungarian defence when they bid to secure a second round place in the World Cup finals today. The French began their campaign with an undistinguished 1-0 win over Group
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      MEXICO86
      314 38 Group A P W D L F A Pte Argentina 2 110 4 2 3 Bulgaria 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 Italy 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 S. Korea 2 0 112 4 1 Group B P W D L F A Pts Mexico 2
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      Lock icon Highly-charged Soviet dynamos set to dominate
      398 38 IRAPUATO The high-ly-impressive Soviet Union, already virtually assured of a secondround place, are likely to treat their final Group C game against Canada today as shooting practice. Since the dazzling Russians put six goals past Hungary in their opening match, they have been freely
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      Lock icon Bryan set to defy club for country, Wilkins repents
      515 39 A tale of valour and villainy MONTERREY Battered and bruised England captain Bryan Robson Is set to defy both club and country. The injury-prone midfielder has been ordered home by his Manchester United club chairman Martin Edwards for an operation to
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      Lock icon The first brush with 'Los Animates'
      370 39 The first brush with 'Los Animates' MONTERREY "We were told to be very flexible, and I believe we have been. But, you see, we've never had English soccer fans here before." As he spoke, the deputy police chief was gazing curiously at the 13 young Englishmen lined up against a
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      56 39 MONTERREY Fourteen English soccer fans were still in police detention here on Saturday. A total of 19 were detained overnight but five had already been released. Most of the others were expected to be set free yesterday after serving the maxima m 36-hour sentence for offences formally described as "scandalous
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      Lesser lights can still shine
      804 39 Rob Hughes on some Mexico marvels MEXICO CITY The first phase of a long dual in the sun usually creates one unsung image, here today and gone tomorrow, to treasure. Well, as nothing is constant here, as it chooses to deliver thunder-claps on Mexico City
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      Lock icon Rush agrees to join Juve
      132 39 LONDON Liverpool striker lan Rush has decided to leave the English League champions and Join Italian League champions Juventus in a £3 million (about $10m) move. Rush was scheduled to fly to Italy last night to complete the deal which makes him the most ex-
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      Lock icon Spain take the strain
      841 39  -  JEFFREY LOW From GUADALAJARA Try as they might, courageous Northern Ireland just didn't have the class or durability to recover from two early goals as Spain took a step closer to the second round on Saturday. Old Pat Jennings, having conceded the two first-half goals through
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      HOW THEY LINE UP
      68 39 Northern Ireland: Pat Jennings, Jimmy Nicholl, Alan McDonald, John O'Neill, Mai Donaghy, Nigel Worthington (Billy Hamilton 71st min), Sammy Mellroy, David McCreery, Steven Penney (lan Stewart 53rd), Norman Whiteside, Colin Clarke. Spain: Andoni Zubizarreta, Pedro Tomas, Andoni Goikoetxea, Ricardo Gallego, Jose Antonio Camacho, Victor, Michel, Francisco
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      Lock icon SNIPPETS
      461 39 The good old days: Thirty-nine players were cautioned in the first 18 matches of the finals, almost twice jd£t many as at the same stage four years ago in Spain. An average of about two players per game have been shown the yellow card in Mexico, while in Spain
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      53 39 The StraitsTJmes Today's Highlights I 1. Where do the top players go from Mexico? 2. Pele looks back on the first seven days. 3. Jerry Seh's photo j. special on goalkeepers. v rjo^ 4. Profile on Platini. wj^ pages today! W LATEST NEWS AT NOON. Get your copy at the
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    Arts Fest goes to the streets
    134 40 IT'S been a busman's holiday for these two art students as they and seven other students worked to bring the Arts Festival to the streets. They spent the first week of their school holidays brightening the hoardings in front of Wisma Atria in Orchard
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    Lock icon 'Moscow sent arms direct to Managua'
    131 40 NEW YORK A Soviet ship delivered arms direct to Nicaragua in early May for the first time in 18 months, the New York Times reported yesterday, quoting unidentified White House officials. The US administration has said that Soviet deliveries to Nicaragua are usually made
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    US-Japan row over airport project
    570 40  -  PETER HAZELHURST Engineering association wants to keep out foreign firms By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO Japan and the United States are embroiled in a bitter dispute over a blatant attempt by Japanese engineering firms to preclude foreign companies from competing for lucrative contracts in the construction
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    Lock icon Man who videotaped appeal to brother's abductors dies
    297 40 OCALA (Florida) The cancer-stricken brother of American hostage Terry Anderson has failed to keep his vow to stay alive until his brother was freed by his Lebanese captors. Glenn Anderson, 46, died on Saturday as he was being flown home from a
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    Move to attract Singapore boaters to Riau Islands
    357 40 Move to attract Singapore boaters to Riau Islands NEW cruising spots may be in sight for Singapore boaters, allowing them to sail further from their usual coastal Malaysian destinations such as Pulau Tioman to Indonesia's Riau Islands without fuss. The Indonesian Tourist Promotion Office in Singapore has appealed to its
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    Lock icon Gorbachev visits Hungary
    90 40 Gorbachev visits Hungary BUDAPEST Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrived here yesterday for a two-day working visit in advance of the scheduled Warsaw Pact summit opening here on June 10. The two-day summit is expected to deal, among other things, with Moscow's new initiative, announced on April 18, to reduce conventional
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    Lock icon Ex-astronaut Irwin in critical condition
    144 40 COLORADO SPRINGS James Irwin, a former astronaut who walked on the moon and spent much of his life searching for Noah's ark, is in critical condition after a suspected heart attack. Mr Irwin, 56, was rushed to hospital here on Friday and a spokesman said
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    Lock icon Tokyo visit
    38 40 TOKYO Gen Xu Xin, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army, arrived here yesterday for a visit expected to include the first trip by a Chinese military official to Yokosuka naval base. AFP
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      16 1 The Straits Times Monday, June 9, 1986 30 CENTS M.C.(P) N0.124/5/86 Aa.T/1] v P .Jfc, .MF..
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      Lock icon Danes are devastating
      387 1 Danes are devastating NEZAHUALCOYOTL Denmark gave South American champions Uruguay a lesson in Latin football with an exhilarating 6-1 win in their Group E tie at the Neza Stadium yesterday. The Danes' brilliant triumph included the tournament's first hat-trick, from Preben Elkjaer. Much of the credit must go to referee
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        80 1 I Elkjaer and Co. qualify H DENMARK RUCUAY by hitting South -,^■■■■■■j American champs for six «L fl^ft nHHMHJ Scotland the brave |wwwMwwwii| dHb go down as Germans (Elkjaer nth, 68th. 79th, Lerby4l«, Laudrup 52nd; Francescoli 45th) Strfke back Page 16 feHyjH^S I ''lB' BWI V ■la Man on the
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        28 1 fhe~Official Soft Drink of the World Cup Mexico 'B6 i 1 7 /J i Green, green grass away J^ -1?3» m home L j P 9 8 9
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        238 2 WORLD CUP SCORE SHEET gW? 1 GROUP A _?_^__P__L_LA.?!i GROUP D P_^_A_L_LAE!i Argentina 2 110 4 2 3 Brazil 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 Bulgaria 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 Spain 2 10 12 2 2 Italy ?_Ai__°_l_i_A Northern Ireland 2 1 12 3 1 South
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        Lock icon Lucky Belgians hang on
        440 3 Lucky Belgians hang on 10-man Iraqis come alive in second half TOLUCA Belgium scrambled to a 2-1 World Cup win over an Iraq side reduced to 10 men for almost all of the second half yesterday. The Group B game, marred by six bookings and the dismissal of Iraqi defender
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        More exciting things to come
        637 4 Still time for stars to shine Pele I HAVE enjoyed the first seven days of the 1986 World Cup. You never quite know what shocks may be around the corner, but if future offerings are consistent with what we have been served so far, there
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        BEST GOAL
        31 5 4Maradona's equaliser was one of the best goals I have seen so far because he struck his shot before his marker and the Italian goalkeeper could anticipate the decision.
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        BEST TEAM
        46 5 We have got to give the Russians credit as the surprise team of the tournament to date. To obliterate Hungary, normally no doormats, and to get a draw against the European champions, France, were two results perhaps be- m yond even their opti- mism.
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        BEST MATCH
        50 5 4 It was one of those appetising contests I did not want to turn away from for even a cup of coffee, let alone an ice- cream. It could easily have finished 3-2 to the French with Platini being extremely close with three of his magi- cal free-kicks.
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        Lock icon The goal drought
        376 7 MEXICO CITY Cynical calculation in the first round of the World Cup is turning soccer's showpiece into a goal drought, marked by destructive defence, a stream of fouls and a near-total absence of daring attacks. Exceptions have been the Danes and the Soviet Union, both six-hitters, and
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        Lock icon THE OFFENDERS
        250 7 Yellow cards: Giuseppe Bergomi (Italy) 2 (suspended against South Korea); Wladlmiro Schettlna (Paraguay) 2 (suspended against Belgium); Hugo Sanchez (Mexico) 2 (suspended against Iraq); Alfredo Mendoza (Paraguay) 1; Cesar Zabala (Paraguay) 1; Gaetano Scirea (Italy) 1; Branco (Brazil) 1; Alexander Markov (Bulgaria) 1; Zhlvko Gospodlnov (Bulgaria) 1. Julio
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        Games marked by defensive tactics
        17 7 Save...Paragoayan goalkeeper Roberto Fernandez stops this penalty kick by Mexico's Hugo Sanchez.
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        Lock icon How the second-round teams are decided
        342 7 MEXICO CITY This year's World Cup sees a new system to decide which of the 24 teams will advance to the second round, and while there is some injustice, the suspense is kept up to the last minute. In Spain in 1982 the first
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        Lock icon In perspective
        516 9 One should sit in front of the TV and watch the games because m they are very bad. Boniek after Poland-Por-tugal game. 6 I'm not a secret weapon. Coach Jose Torres likes to destroy me psy- m chologically." Portugal's attacking midfielder Paulo Futre on being used as a
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        Lock icon Guessing game with Harald
        178 9 Guessing game with Harald QUERETARO Fans approaching West German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher by the poolside of a Queretaro hotel are shocked by the news that he is being tranferred to France this summer. Many autograph hunters leave unaware that their eyes have deceived them and that the man they have
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        HUNGARY
        55 10 PROBABLE TEAM We are definitely going to try ev- erything possible because for us this is the final opportunity. We are just going to have to see if that m will be enough. Hungarian coach Gyorgy Mezey (above) Szendrei, Sallai, Varga, Kardos, Garaba, Detari, Burcsa, Kiprich, Esterhazy, Bognar, Dajka.
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        FRANCE
        55 10 PROBABLE TEAM Bats, Amoros, Ayache, Battiston, Bossis, Fernandez, Giresse, Tigana, Platini, Papin, Stopyra. 4 We are going to play to win, and to win by a big margin. Maybe we can hope for a miracle, because miracles exist in soccer and such a miracle would give us first place.
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        Lock icon Hungary do or die
        460 10 The match will be shown "live" on SBC Channel Five and RTM at 2 am tomorrow* For the French, it's a win or a tie LEON France and Hungary meet today in their final Group C first-round match, with the underdog Magyars needing a victory to
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          Lock icon Platini can well afford to retire anytime
          350 10 Platini can well afford to retire anytime LEON Michel Platini came to Mexico carrying the burden of France's bid to win the World Cup. Even if he fails, Platini will certainly add a little more security for his retirement. Recent stories rarely deal with Platini 's astonishing skills and vision,
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          Lock icon It'll be hard to stop Stopyra
          348 10 It'll be hard to stop Stopyra GUANAJUATO Forward Yannick Stopyra, whose restless years on the sidelines of the French team helped him mature into a more versatile player, celebrated his return to the World Cup lineup with sterling play against the Soviet Union. The outspoken 25-year-old lost his place on
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        SOVIET UNION
        22 11 PROBABLE TEAM Dasayev, Bessonov, Larionov, Knznetsov, Demianenko, Yaremchuk, Yakovenko, Protasov, Rats, Zavarov, Belanov. Protasov...in line for World Cap finals debut
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        Lock icon No fight for Soviets
        262 11 No fight for Soviets A delayed telecast of the match will be shown by RTM at noon tomorrow. IRAPUATO The Soviet Union, who meet Canada, in their final Group C match, should advance easily into the second round. Canada, winless after two matches, aren't regarded as much of a threat
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        CANDA
        20 11 PROBABLE TEAM I-ettieri, Lenardnzzi, Bridge, Samuel, Pasqnnle de Laca, James, Gmy, Ragan, Valentine, Vmbllc. Wilson. ..troubled by polled hamstring
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        Sir Stanley taken ill
        215 11 MEXICO CITY Sir Stanley Rons, the former president of Flfa who was hospitalised here on Saturday after complaining of abdominal pains, flew to London for treatment yesterday morning, a hospital spokesman said. Rons, 91, who arrived In Mexico a month ago to attend the World Cup
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        Lock icon WORLD CUP NEWSREEL
        358 11 MEXICO CITY Veteran Argentine defender Daniel Passarella apparently tore a calf muscle during training yesterday, patting in doabt his participation in the remainder of the World Cap, team officials said. Team physician Dr Raul Madero said initial tests showed a rip in the inside calf muscle of
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          Lock icon Roar of approval
          110 13 AS Argentine national hero Diego Maradona gracefully slipped the ball into the Italian net at the World Cup in Mexico last Thursday, bedlam started in Government House in Buenos Aires. Government employees, victims of the soccer delirium that has gripped Argentina, broke into a prolonged roar that
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          Lock icon Savouring the good times
          199 13 MEXICAN fans jamming Aztec Stadium on Saturday for their team's World Cup match with Paraguay said the game was a chance to forget their troubles and revel in a fiesta of gigantic proportions. "For the country it might be very important if Mexico can pass to
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          Lock icon Riot of colours
          103 13 fisaa 4 Many sad things have happened to the Mexican people and now is m the time for fun. Alejandro Kasuga. CARNIVAL returned to Brazil on Friday as the country celebrated their team's 1-0 World Cup win over Algeria. Thousands of fans took to the streets in
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        Lock icon The plight of goalkeepers
        165 14 THE Soviet Union's sixer against Hungary aside, the feast of goals that was anticipated has yet to materialise. As of yesterday, in 21 matches only 39 goals have been scored and in England's group (F) only two goals have resulted In four matches. Apart from the
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        Lock icon Germans get it right
        414 15 —WEST GERMANY 2 (Voeller 22nd, Allots 50th) SCOTLAND 1 18th) QUERETARO West Germany, true to their tradition of doing it when it matters in major tournaments, came from behind to beat-Scot-land 2-1 in a gripping Group E game here yesterday. Gordon Strachan gave Scotland the lead
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