The Straits Times, 5 July 1986

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1988 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 188/12/85
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  • 625 1  -  JUNE TAN Defence budget shows our will to protect nation Chok Tong By SINGAPORE'S $2 billion defence budget in a period of recession is intended as a signal to all that the Government has the political will to fight for the country's sovereignty. The First Deputy Prime
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  • 145 1 4 Before the Falkiands War, the Argentinian leaders assessed that the British people would not support a war for some small, insignificant islands, 8,000 miles away from the British Isles. So although they knew that the British had the military capability to respond to
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  • 310 1  -  SUMIKO TAN Singaporean doctor pioneered technique By TWIN babies said to be the world's first to be conceived by fertilised frozen-egg method, a technique pioneered by a Singaporean doctor, were born in Australia yesterday morning. The babies, a pair of non-identical twin boy and girl, were
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  • 251 1 LOUISVILLE (Kentucky) A legally blind man contended he should not have been charged with drunken driving because his dog was technically operating his car. "We've heard a lot of excuses," Judge James Nicholson said on Wednesday with a laugh as he described the case. William
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  • 309 1 Death warrants for two Aussies signed PENANG Penang's High Court adjourned in an uproar yesterday after Malaysian authorities stunned lawyers seeking to stay the hangings of two Australian drag traffickers by saying death warrants had been signed. Attorney-General Tan Sri Aba Talib Othman said the order to execute Brian Chambers
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  • 69 1 JOHANNESBURG Black workers, demanding the release of trade union leaders detained under South Africa's state of emergency, struck today at four diamond mines belonging to the giant De Beers Group, bringing them to a standstill, the company said. About 1,950 miners, the entire Black workforce, were on
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  • 65 1 HAARLEM (Netherlands) A Dutch court yesterday sentenced a Singaporean to five years' imprisonment for attempting to smuggle more than 4 kg of heroin into The Netherlands. Chong Yih Ming, 30, was arrested on April 2 at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport after he arrived on a.flight from Singapore witn the
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  • 690 1  - Housing Board will not buy back HUDC flats ILENE ALESHIRE Decision will not affect HDB flat-owners By THE Housing Board will no longer buy back HUDC apartments from their owners but will continue to accept HDB flats. A spokesman said yesterday that the HDB had to depart from past practice
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  • 53 1 WARSAW Polish leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski was re-elected first secretary of the Communist Party on Thursday, while more than three-quarters of the party's central committee were replaced, the Polish news agency reported. Ten former deputy committee members, including counter-espionage chief Wladyslaw Pozoga, are among the 173 newcomers on
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  • 28 1 TOKYO A mild earthquake registering 5.1 on the Richter scale shook central Japan early yesterday morning. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. AP
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 428 2 Conmen foiled TELEPHONE conmen have surfaced again in the past month but this time round, the three intended victims were wise to the swindlers' tricks. They went to the police instead of parting with their money as past victims had done. The most recent attempt took place on Monday.
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    • 195 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: HUDC LESSEES who have been trying or hoping to return their flats to the Housing Board for what they paid for them are unlikely to welcome the HDB's denial yesterday that It has any legal obligation to take them back. The HDB, however, cannot be
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    • 312 2 Terrorist link? FRENCH police believe a band of armed men who stole 88 million francs (Ss2s million) from a bank in Brittany on Thursday may be linked to the leftwing terrorist group Action Directe. Security Minister Robert Pandraud said on Thursday night that the robbery, the biggest
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    • 193 2 Chris crashes out HANA MANDLIKOVA blitzed Chris Evert Lloyd over the last five games to beat the three-time champion 7-6, 7-5 on Thursday, earning a place in the Wimbledon women's final against Martina Navratilova. The 24-year-old Czechoslovak produced an array of brilliant shots just when it seemed a third
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    • 358 2 Life as a poet AS THE National University of Singapore's fourth writer-in-residence, poet Ee Tiang Hong will conduct writing workshops and seminars and meet junior college students as well as English specialists at the Ministry of Education and the Curriculum Development Institute of Singapore. Ee, an educationist who
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    • 385 2 Bird Show Performers If you love birds and have an extrovert personality, you can be trained to train birds. This interesting career is offered by Jurong J Bird Park at classification 66. Classifieds: Pg.7 Section <^/ Product Advertiser Section/Page Banks Overseas Union Bank Ltd 1—1 Batttery Union Carbide
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    • 168 2 Around Asean...and Across the Causeway Resettlement role PRESIDENT Suharto has stressed that the armed forces must play a bigger role to help Indonesia achieve its ambitious transmigration programme to resettle millions of people from Java and Bali to less populated outlying islands. The official Antara news agency yesterday quoted Mr
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    • 190 2 BANKS STILL WANT TO COME IN DESPITE STRICT LAWS BANKS are lining up to come into Singapore despite our strict banking laws, close supervision and the economic slowdown in the region. Mr J.Y. Pillay, the Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, revealed this last night at a
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    • 81 2 RETHINK CONSUMER FAIR THE CONSUMERS Association of Singapore should review its decision to hold a consumer fair. The reader who makes this call says that Case should not practise endorsing products. He says however that it can provide product information by comparing prices or quality with its own tests
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  • around the WORLD
    • 446 3 SYDNEY PRIME MINISTER Bob Hawke yesterday blamed the collapse of the Australian dollar to the country's business sector, saying many managements were "bloody hopeless." He also accused the money market of reacting irrationally against the local unit which has fallen by more than 10
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    • 326 3 BEIJING Chinese archaeologists have identified the ruins of an ancient dam, built concurrently with the Great Wall, that boosted fertility of the north China plain and made possible the unification of China. The dam, said by archaeologists to be the biggest and
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    • 279 3 Kim's invitation to US reception sparks protest SEOUL Dissident leader Kim Dae-Jung mingled freely with United States diplomats and other celebrities yesterday when he was officially invited to a reception to mark July 4, sparking official protests from the Seoul government, reliable sources said here. Mr Kim, who was convicted
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    • 33 3 SYDNEY Mr Barry Unsworth was sworn in as Premier of New South Wales yesterday, succeeding Mr Neville Wran who has headed the state's Labour government for the past 10 years. AFP
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    • 90 3 ANY way you pot It, they are among the best. Taking a breather from preparations for the Miss Universe contest ln Contadora Island, Panama, are Miss France Catherine Carew from Cretell Miss Japan EUroko Esakl from Glfn and Miss England Joanne Sedgley from St. Austell. The
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    • 105 3 Three shot dead by Sikh extremists NEW DELHI Sikh extremists killed a Communist Party peace activist, his son and a neighbour, the second multiple killing of minority Hindus in Punjab in two days, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said yesterday. Six gunmen shot dead Ajeet Ram and his son
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    • 415 3  -  PETER HAZELHURST By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone said yesterday that he is not as pessimistic over Japan's economy as his critics and gave an assurance that the country will attain a 4 per cent growth rate this year. Rebutting
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    • 256 3 SEOUL South Korean officials yesterday denounced as "unreasonable" a North Korean response to an International Olympic Committee (IOC) offer to stage some events of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in the North. The lOC said on Thursday North and South had reacted "very positively" to a
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    • 105 3 TAIPEI Five employees of a state-owned bank were arrested yesterday in connection with alleged illegal lending to the Singapore subsidiaries of two local shipping: agencies, a court official said. Last week, four other employees of the First Commercial Bank were arrested in connection
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    • 409 4 PARIS FRENCH police believe a band of armed men who stole 88 million francs (5525.1 million) from a bank in Brittany on Thursday may be linked to the left-wing terrorist group Action Directe. Security Minister Robert Pandraud said on Thursday night that the
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    • 98 4 LONDON The government has postponed plans to privatise Britain's state-owned water industry in a stock market flotation which would have been the country's biggest sale of a public asset. Environment Secretary Nicholas Ridley said the sell-off would go ahead as soon as necessary arrangements had been
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    • 179 4 Britain scraps its high-speed super train LONDON A revolutionary high-speed super train which British Rail (BR) hoped would have taken it into the 21st century is to be scrapped. BR officials said the £10-million (Ss33 million) train and its 10 coaches weighing 350 tonnes would be sold off to steelworks
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    • 417 4 NEW YORK President Ronald Reagan, with French President Francois Mitterrand by his side, rededicated the Statue of Liberty on Thursday night in a star-studded ceremony overflowing with patriotic slogans and songs. Mr Reagan hailed the century-old New York Harbour monument as a
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    • 125 4 Staff at Air France to strike PARIS Staff of the French state airline, Air France, will go on a 24--hour strike on Wednesday in protest against the opening up of some routes to competition from charter companies, union officials said Thursday. The strike by flight crew and ground staff will
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    • 287 4 Italy wants to quiz Yurchenko on missing Soviets ROME Italy has asked the Soviet Union to return KGB official Vitaly Yurchenko to explain if he was kidnapped or defected, Foreign Minister Giulio Andreotti said on Thursday. Three Soviets have vanished in Italy in the last three years and Mr Andreotti
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      • 44 4 THIRTY-TWO PEOPLE, including 12 children and 12 women, were killed on Thursday when US-backed rebels blew up a civilian truck in northern Nicaragua, the Defence Ministry announced in Managua. Authorities said the blast was caused by an anti-tank landmine. AFP
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      • 56 4 POPE JOHN PAUL II gave an open-air address to more than two million people in one of Bogota's poorest areas on Thursday, blasting Marxism, unemployment and child labour. Earlier, in Chiquinquira, the Pope called for land reform in Colombia, where wealthy landowners hold almost 90 per cent
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      • 36 4 FORMER NIGERIAN President Shehu Shagari and his deputy, Mr Alex Ekwueme, have been released after spending 30 months in detention but their movements will be restricted, official sources said in Lagos on Thursday. Reuter
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      • 77 4 THE EUROPEAN Community (EC) is to step up economic and technological co-opera-tion with China, including nuclear energy, EC President Jacques Delors said in Beijing on Thursday. Grants will be offered to Chinese scientists to allow them to study in Europe, Mr Delors said, and Chinese researchers
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      • 48 4 FIVE SEOUL dog meat butchers were arrested on Friday and charged with slaughtering about 18,000 dogs for soup since last August, prosecutors said. Friday's arrests came two weeks after two restaurant owners were charged with defying a government ban on dog meat soup. AFP
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      • 79 4 A NEW-BORN boy was found alive 24 hours after being buried to save his unmarried teenaged mother from the penalties for illegal sex, Bangladesh police said on Friday. Police opened the grave after a tip from residents of Dhanbari village, in northern Tangail district. Premarital sex is
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    • 215 4 LONDON British pop star Boy George was at the centre of confusion on Thursday night over reports that he is a heroin addict and has only a few weeks to live. The outrageous dresser and so-called "gender bender" was quoted in several popular newspapers as saying
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    • 382 6 Gen Pinochet orders combat troops out into the streets SANTIAGO FOUR more people were shot dead in anti-govern-ment demonstrations on Thursday night, bringing to seven the death toll from two days of protests, Chilean police, church and hospital sources said. President Augusto Pinochet again
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    • 369 6 Emir takes over rule of 'shaky' Kuwait KUWAIT THE Emir of Kuwait has dissolved his country's Parliament and said he will rule by decree. "The country faces many ordeals (and) hardships, unprecedented in any society," said the text of a decree from Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, read on Kuwait radio
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    • 43 6 PARIS A totai of 50 South African soldiers were killed last Sunday during a mortar attack by the South West Africa Peoples Organisation (Swapo) guerillas on a base in north-eastern Namibia, according to a Swapo communique received here on Thursday. AFP
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    • 284 6 Sex shows and nude wrestling break the ice REYKJAVIK Heralded by sexy lingerie shows, nude mud wrestling and wet T-shirt contests, erotica is invading conservative Iceland. Nightclub owners are finding they cannot compete without adding such features to their entertainment schedules. The Upstairs Downstairs in central Rekyavik used to be
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    • 227 6 ZURICH Former Swiss National Bank chairman Fritz Leutwiler said on Thursday night reports that he had resigned as mediator between South Africa and its creditor banks were based on a misunderstanding. "It must have been a misunderstanding. I am not active for South
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    • 194 6 MIAMI The United States has extradited to Argentina Jose Lopez Rega, a once-powerful Argentine politician known as the "Sorcerer", to face charges of ordering assassinations and looting the national Treasury. Lopez Rega, 69, a former Social Welfare Minister regarded as the power behind President Isabel
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 100 8 A force of all-women communist guerillas undergoing rifle training in a rebel camp on the central Philippine island of Samar despite preparations for cease-fire talks with government officials to end the bloody 17-year insurgency. Though full-scale talks between the government and communist representatives are due to
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    • 410 8 PRESIDENT Suharto has stressed that the armed forces must play a bigger role in helping Indonesia achieve its ambitious transmigration programme to resettle millions of people from Java and Bali to less populated outlying islands. The official Antara News Agency quoted Mr Suharto
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    • 193 8 BANGKOK Four Thai villagers were injured and several houses were damaged in an artillery attack by Vietnamese forces near the Cambodian border, Thai military officials said yesterday. The officials told reporters 14 shells fired on Thursday night from 155--mm and 122-mm Sovietmade artillery
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    • 324 8  - 26 injured in anti-US Manila rally ABBY TAN By Manila Correspondent MANILA At least 26 people were injured, one with gunshot wound, when police used teargas to disperse 5,000 demonstrators during an anti-American rally outside the United States Embassy here yesterday. The rally was held to mark the Fourth of
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    • 340 8 JAKARTA Leading Indonesian writer Mochtar Labis, Jailed for his views under both Presidents Snkarno and Suharto, has urged the government to be mere open to the press and less concerned about its critics. Mr Labis, 64. said In a lecture widely reported
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    • 116 8 Jakarta to jail aliens who don't register JAKARTA Foreigners staying in Indonesia who fail to register with the Immigration Department face up to one-year jail, a senior immigration official said. He told reporters on Thursday the department had mounted a six-month campaign to get foreigners to register, but so far
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    • 206 8  -  HAN LING By Brunei Correspondent BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN The Western concept of press freedom is "unacceptable and inappropriate" for Brunei, a senior government official has said. Haji Chuchu Dato Haji AbduDah, Permanent Secretary (Administration) at the Education and Health Ministry, was speaking to visiting Asean
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
    • 440 9 KUALA LUMPUR Component parties in the ruling National Front have agreed on the allocation of seats and have finalised their lists of candidates for the general election. The Front's election manifesto, which was agreed at a committee meeting last week, is being translated into
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    • 204 9 KUALA KANGSAR The Conference of Rulers plays an important role in the national administration and ensures closer relations between the federal and state governments, the Sultan of Perak said. The Sultan, who is also the Deputy King, said the meetings also provided a forum
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    • 256 9 Doctors cashing in on abortions, says consumer group PENANG ABORTIONS are becoming a thriving business involving private doctors out to make quick profits, according to the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP). It said a recent CAP survey snowed that many private doctors, apart from providing general medical treatment, also handled
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    • 148 9 KUALA LUMPUR While cameras rolled and reporters watched, Telecommunications Minister Datuk Leo Moggie dialled the country's onemiilionth phone subscriber to extend his "congratulations", but he got the wrong number, the Malay Mail newspaper reported yesterday. The minister was supposed to dial
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    • 202 9 KANGAR A Bill to protect companies in "trouble", but whose operations are still viable, will be tabled in the next sitting of Parliament. Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said yesterday the Bill is aimed at helping viable companies that have been
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    • 233 9 PAS to call for talks on united front KUALA LUMPUR Parti Islam is calling a meeting of opposition parties next week to discuss the proposed united front to fight the general election. The party president, Haji Yusof Rawa, said PAS would send out: invitations for the meeting to the opposition
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  • HOME
    • 412 10  - Three call telephone conmen's bluff YEO KIM SENG By TELEPHONE conmen have surfaced again in the past month but this time round, the three intended victims were wise to the swindlers' tricks. They went to the police instead of parting with their money as past victims had done. The most
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    • 49 10 A MOTORCYCLIST, Mr Mohamad Asian bin Abdul Ghani, 26, suffered head injuries when he fell off his machine after skidding in front of Block 57, Jalan Kolam Ayer, at 4.15 am on Thursday. Those who saw the accident are asked to contact the Traffic Police on 221-0000.
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    • 605 10  -  ILENE ALESHIRE JUDY TAN Housing Board's decision on HUDC flats No re-purchase ruling stated in lease agreement Stories by and THE question many HUDC dwellers will be asking this morning is whether the Housing Board is obliged to buy back their
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    • 641 10 Overnight queues yesterday, empty flats today WHEN the first batch of HUDC flats went on the market in 1975, Mr Yeo Toon Joo was a very happy man. "My income was too high for HDB, but I couldn't afford private housing. At that time, it cost something like $300,000 for
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    • 60 10 A 64- YEAR-OLD man with three previous molestation convictions was sentenced to three months' jail yesterday for molesting a 14-year-old girl. Velu Thevar s/o Veerappa Thevar followed the girl along a pathway off Serangoon Avenue 4 as she was on her way to meet her father
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    • 596 10 What some residents and property men say PINE Grove resident Edward Tan made a quick decision yesterday to abandon his plan of quitting the HUDC estate for a private property. The reason: The Housing Board has decided that it will no longer buy back his HUDC flat. "It's very unfair
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    • 353 11 Tap wider pool of donors: Dr Hu PRIVATE hospitals were urged by the Government yesterday to set up blood banks to meet their own needs. Health Minister Dr Richard Hu said this would help ease the demands by private hospitals on the
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    • 175 11 Two charged with making false invoice entries TWO people were charged on Wednesday with making false entries in an Indonesian firm's invoices after the documents were sent to their Singapore firm. Lee Chiow Chuan, 29, a systems accountant, and Lee Pand Siang, 36, a housewife, are accused of making the
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    • 37 11 THE National University of Singapore's Department of Extramural Studies will hold a course on "Plan your retirement and enjoy being a senior citizen" at No 5, Dalvey Estate, on July 19. For details, caU 732-2055.
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    • 123 11 THE Health Ministry is to spend $470 million to redevelop four major hospitals in the next five years, said Health and Finance Minister Dr Richard Hn yesterday. Woodbridge Hospital will be the first to be redeveloped at a cost of $190 million. Tan Tock Seng,
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    • 67 11 ANOTHER man was charged yesterday with the Phillip Securities break-in and theft. No plea was taken from Ngew Eng Cheok, 22, who is alleged to have committed the housebreaking offence and theft of $34,391 from the company in Phillip Street on Monday. His case
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    • 262 11 TWO Singapore businessmen have written to the Sri Lankan police alleging that a lawyer there had misappropriated $260,000 belonging to them. The Singaporeans, who are in the real estate business, said in their June 24 letter that the lawyer had deposited the money
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    • 175 11 AN OPEN verdict was recorded yesterday on the deaths of three people in a fire at an Ang Mo Kio bird shop. State Coroner Sarjit Singh ruled out the possibility that the fire started outside the shop because kerosene-soaked rags were found inside
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    • 250 11 Coffeeshop talk dramas to be shown from Monday TELEVISION dramas set in a coffeeshop and reflecting the views and experiences of the man in the street will be shown thrice weekly from Monday. The locally-produced Mandarin dramas, each half-an-hour long, will be shown during the Chinese magazine programme, Family Hour,
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    • 367 12 Chain put up 'after Building Control gave nod' THE Public Works Department yesterday said that the closed driveway at Green Meadows Condominium in Upper Thomson Road was a private road. A PWD spokesman said the driveway belongs to the condominium. A group of
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    • 213 12 TWO more boys, who escaped from the Singapore Boys* Home (SBH) last month, have pleaded guilty to hurting the housemaster with six others. Mohamed Fadzi bin Nor, 17, and Mawi bin Yusoff, 16, who were arrested on Monday, admitted escaping from the
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    • 57 12 D'ALMEIDA Street, between Cecil Street and Malacca Street, will be closed for MRT work from today until Sept 7. Motorists heading for Malacca Street will be able to make a right turn from Market Street into Malacca Street, which will be changed into a two-way street.
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    • 295 12 Most fares want taped music in cabs poll MOST passengers appear to be in favour of taped music ln taxis. A recent survey by NTUC Comfort found that 78 per cent of 4,5M passengers polled wanted taped music in taxis. At present, only radios are allowed. Taxi companies, including Comfort,
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    • 287 12 Job-sharing one way to better use of scarce manpower JOB-SHARING could be a solution to problems plaguing the Singapore workforce, a professional and businessmen's club said yesterday. The Rotary Club of Singapore wants unions, employers and other decision-makers to consider job-sharing as a way of getting married women back into
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    • 149 12 Break-in suspect held after tip-off A TIP-OFF led to the arrest of a drug addict believed to have broken into at least 20 flats and made off with about $20,000 in cash and jewellery over the past year. The 31-year-old suspect was arrested on Thursday. A resident saw him behaving
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    • 78 12 A FORMER branch manager of an insurance company was accused on Wednesday of criminal breach of trust of $10,200. Benjamin Joseph Fernandez, 53, formerly of United India Insurance Co Ltd, is alleged to have been entrusted with 500 damaged bagE of Turkish cumin seeds on
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    • 156 12 THE Parks and Recreation Department will close its three smaller nurseries by the end of next year, when work to expand its nurseries at Changi and Pasir Panjang is completed. The department will be able to trim 57 posts when it closes nurseries at Ulu
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    • 1299 13  -  JOHN TAN By in San Francisco 4 There is an extensive and intricately interlinked network of business contacts. I sit on your board, you sit on my board, we are all friends in the same club together. One good investor,
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    • 250 13 THE NATIONAL University of Singapore has appointed poet Ee Tiang Hong as its fourth writ-er-in-residence. His busy schedule this month and next will Include conducting workshops on poetry writing (or interested students, seminars (or students and staff of NUS, and talks to
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    • 97 13 POLICE have advised the public to be wary about accepting travellers' cheques after 21 Thomas Cook travellers' cheques were stolen in Zaire. Interpol had informed the ClD's Commercial Crime Division that the cheques were stolen on April 27. They are: one US$2O cheque, serial number MC
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    • 90 13 Open verdict on man under bus A MALAYSIAN, Mr Hoo Kam Koi, 45, was found dead under a bus which had reversed out of a bus bay at the Toa Payoh interchange on Sept 5 last year. His four-year-old daughter, Tze Wei, injured in the accident, was discharged from hospital
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    • 268 13 IT WAS a rather precarious position, bnt Mr Richard Khoo was willing to risk a fall to put Singapore's name over the doorway of a DOS. The plane on its way round the world to promote Expo 'SC at Vancouver and
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    • 37 13 THE changing of the Istana guards by the SAF Provost Unit will be held at the Istana main gate tomorrow at 5.50 pm. The Singapore Infantry Regiment Band will perform at the ceremony.
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    • 391 15 How garment, electronics industries rate WORKERS in industries with higher val-ue-added output get better wages, industry statistics have shown. A comparison of the performance of the electronics and garment industries over a 15-year period from 1970 reveals that the val-ue-added determines wages to some extent.
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    • 277 15 STPB discusses strategy for $30m 'sell Singapore' blitz THE Singapore Tourist Promotion Beard discussed how best to promote Singapore on about $31 million during a week-long conference which ended yesterday. The board's advertising and promotions budget this year is expected to exceed the $31.6 million spent last financial year. A
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    • 26 15 FRESH water supply at Kusu Island will be cut for 12 days, from Monday to July 18, for routine maintenance of the water tank.
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    • 118 15 A 28- YEAR-OLD man, accused last week of robbing a goldsmith's shop with a revolver last year, was charged yesterday with robbing another goldsmith in May. Ong Chuan Hock is alleged to have robbed Mean Sing Goldsmiths in Arab Street on May 24 while he
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    • 101 15 A MAN was charged yesterday with five more counts of stealing jewellery and two watches worth a total of $71,405. Law Soo Khoon, 29, who was charged last week with jewellery thefts, is said to have been with Chua Puay Chye, 27, when he committed
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    • 25 15 THE East Coast Swimming Lagoon will be closed for maintenance on Tuesday. The Singapore Sports Council regrets any inconvenience caused.
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    • 87 15 A WORKER was charged yesterday with causing the deaths of three people in a highway accident. Tew Seng Kong, 25, is alleged to have lost control of his car at the East Coast Parkway last Nov 9. Three passengers Quek Guan Leong, 31, a plumber,
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    • 99 15 ABOUT 500 taxi-drivers have joined a campaign to help raise public awareness of a proposed law that allows organs of fatal accident victims to be removed for transplant if they have not opted out. Since Tuesday, the taxi-drivers have been distributing pamphlets on the issue to
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    • 268 15 SINGAPORE'S first medi-um-sized company to earn the distinction of being a model company wants to expand. Fowseng Plastics Industries, which earned the title from the National Productivity Board in May, has plans to build its own factory and install a computer system which
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  • COMMENT/ Perspective
    • The Straits Times
      • 579 16 HUDC lessees who have been trying or hoping to return their flats to the Housing Board for what they paid for them are unlikely to welcome the HDB's assertion yesterday that it has no legal obligation to take them back. The HDB, however, cannot be faulted
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    • 112 16 "I do believe that a woman is strong during times of difficulties. Cardinal Sin of the Philippines. "He destroyed the myth that Asians are irrevocably condemned to backwardness and corruption." Philippine President Corazon Aquino on Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. "My name has already been well-circulated.
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    • 1436 16  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM When First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong visited Indonesia last week, his first stop was the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) in Jakarta where he received a first-hand account of the state of the Indonesian economy. Mr Goh later told
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    • 609 16  - First-name familiarity breeds contempt JILL NORGREN By NEW YORK The note to my husband attached to the mortgage form said: "Ralph, please review the There it was again: a first name being used by an utter stranger. A month before, a bank employee nearly half my age, who had never
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    • 477 16 T. F. Hwang takes you down Memory Lane YOUR WORSHIP THE salutation, Your Worship, Is rarely heard these days. A friend heard It recently ln court. It was said by a lawyer in addressing a magistrate. My friend, Boon, said: "I laughed quietly. I thought lt strange. To my mind,
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    • 1141 17  -  PETER HAZELHURST The Japanese elections By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has provided the country with stable government for more than 30 years, and it is now obvious that the trend will not change after Japanese voters go to
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    • 949 17  - Malayan Railway: New life on the tracks for a colonial relic KHOR ENG LEE By writing for The New Straits Times mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm^mm^mmm KUALA LUMPUR The Japanese consultants from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) have described the railway system in peninsular Malaysia as obsolete. Datuk Ahmad Badri bin Mohamad Basir,
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  • FORUM
    • 371 18 It's the wrong way to advise consumers I REFER to the report "Case and retailers in Xmas fair row", and the editorial "Case not on solid ground". (Both ST, June 28). I am a strong proponent of coasumerism and a supporter of the Consumers
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    • 168 18 I HAD comprehensive insurance cover for my car, subject to an excess clause of $500. 1 was then involved in an accident, with the other driver admitting liability for ramming my car from the rear. I made a claim with my insurer (subject to the excess
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    • 168 18 YOUR story "Hole lot of work to get this snake out" (ST, June 28) reminded me of a similar incident in 1947 when I was travelling with a friend from Kuala Lumpur to Seremban in the early hours of the morning. Along the way,
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    • 186 18 Do watch your step... ...or you'll put your foot into it I LIVE in a condominium on Mount Sinai Rise, an area populated by a large number of dog lovers. A variety of canine species is paraded daily either by their owners or more often their maids along the pavement
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    • 412 18 THE response of the National University of Singapore (ST, June 27) to my letter asking for details of admission criteria to the medical school (ST, June 20) has been most disappointing. It has totally ignored my request for its selection criteria. It
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    • 55 18 I HAVE been trying to determine whether housing agents are licensed and, if yes, the government department responsible for licensing them. I am a retired govern- ment servant and I am making these inquiries just in case I want to dispose of my Housing Board flat through
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
      • 59 19 PRICES eased marginally in quiet trading on the Singapore stock market yesterday. Falls led rises 96 to 46, The Straits Times Industrial Index fell 4.17 points to 735.73, and the Business Times Composite Index eased 1.77 points to 627.46. Turnover fell to 13.92 million units worth $25.11
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      • Chief price changes
        • 49 19 ticks Wl 140 -1-20 Sn Hartwui 157 12 0C8C 735 10 Kentucky Spore 240 +9 IC-MTH 116 +9 FIN 720+5 DBS 690 +5 KGHMfS 115 +5 MBanknf 390 +4 Spore Iwd 370 +4 Nemws 366 +4 Spore Bin 350 +4 YHS 209+3 NSW 155 +3 •cnu 126 +3
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        • 58 19 Cwrtoi Me 312 -30 ftokam 700 -20 landmifkt H 50c ISO -15 Roiy Elect 208 -14 SPH 740 -10 Town 4 City 55 8 lion Corpn 205 -7 CO* 394 -6 H Leonf Credit 350 -6 MaMoff 224 6 OUT 208 M sun Fmfc 85 -5' j SU 710
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        • 11 19 UOB 1,197,000 OUB Loon 1,000,000 Promet 671,000 Multipurpose 460,000
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        • 84 19 July 3 July 4 July 3 July 4 BT Composite 629 23 627 46 ST Properties 376 14 374 10 8T Indicator *****209 *****815 ST Minings 269 35 268 48 BT 08 OS -137 -250 ST Plantations *****4 2038 50 CAD) -6620 -6656 OCBC ***** 526.46 OBV -*****-*****5 OUB
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      • 35 19 INDICES Highs Lows Straits limes Business Tines Industrial Composite 1985/86 High 852.65 (7/3/85) 757.79 (8/3/85) 1985/86 Low 563.34 (28/4/86) 470.92 (28/4/86) All time High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) Ml time Low 74.75 (17/9/64) 470.92 (28/4/86)
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      • 14 19 THE US dollar lost 10 ticks to close at DM 2.1710 in Singapore.
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      • 22 19 DM Y FF S$ H) US) US$ 2.1723 ***** unq 2.1845 unq 1.5450 2.1710 ***** ***** ***** 7 8100 1.5460
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      • 10 19 In Singapore, gold lost US$O.lO to U*****.70 an ounce
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      • 33 19 Eurodollar Gained nine ticks to 93.55 a contract. Dentschemark: Lost one tick to 0.4627 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained 37 ticks to 0.*****7 a contract. Gold: Remained unchanged at U*****.50 an ounce.
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      • Short stops
        • 95 19 PARIS French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac said on Thursday the country would be completely free of exchange controls "within the weeks to come", with a number of controls lifted in the next few days to "allow companies to manage exchange risks freely". Speaking at an
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        • 66 19 ARMONK, (New York) International Business Machines Corp said it has formed a publishing systems business unit to develop and market integrated systems that generate typset-quality text, line graphics and picture images suitable for printing. It said the hardware and software systems will allow customers to compose,
          Reuter  -  66 words
        • 111 19 NEW YORK Royal Dutch-Shell group, based in the Netherlands, is ranked No. 1 in a special report by Forbes magazine on the 500 largest companies outside the United States. The Forbes Foreign 500 companies had total 1985 sales of US$3.l9 trillion (about Ss7 trillion), almost
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        • 71 19 LONDON Lloyds Bank said it expected US regulatory authorities to clear its proposed acquisition of Union Bank, a Californian subsidiary of Standard Chartered, clearing the way for its takeover bid for the international banking group to proceed. The question of whether the US Federal Reserve Board will give
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        • 96 19 NEW YORK The directors of the New York Stock Exchange have voted to allow companies listed on the premier US bourse to have more than one class of shares, ending a 50-year ban. The change, sought by some corporate managers trying to protect their companies from
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    • 77 19 NEW YORK Texas Air is said to have started talks to take over the cut-rate People Express airline for US$6OO million (Ssl.3 billion), which would make it the largest US airline. Texas Air recently acquired 51 per cent of Eastern Airlines and owns Continental and
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    • 492 19  - Banks queueing up to enter S'pore Pillay NORA CHENG 'Tough laws boost confidence in system' By BANKS are lining up to come into Singapore despite our strict banking laws, close supervision and the economic slowdown in the region. Mr J.Y. Pillay, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore,
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    • 445 19 Far East's Teng Fong mentioned too SEALION Hotels Ltd is believed to have attracted a group of Malaysian businessmen led by property tycoon Datuk Lim Chong. According to a report in the Malaysian Business Times a few other parties are also believed to be
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    • 435 19  - Countertrade: Guidelines soon on perks, pioneer status ANNE KOH By GUIDELINES on how countertrade houses can qualify for pioneer status and other tax incentives if they set up shop in Singapore will be spelt out by the Trade Development Board in September. The details will be announced at an open
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    • 244 19 CASH deputy chief Promet buyer KUALA LUMPUR The buyer of the block of 17 million Promet shares last Tuesday was the Depaty Chairman of Construction and Supplies House Bhd (CASH), Syed Ibrahim Mohamed. This was confirmed by Promet Managing Director and Chief Executive Brian Chang, who said the shares, representing
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    • 340 19 Hongkong unit of YHS reports capital gain FOOD and drinks manufacturer Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd's Hongkong subsidiary, Yeo Hiap Seng Enterprises Ltd, has made a HK53.43 million (*****,000) capital gain from the sale of its warehouse in the colony. The subsidiary has entered into an agreement with Hung Yick Metal
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    • 319 19  - Yeo's, Cold Storage likely contenders for 7-Up franchise MARA FERNANDEZ By THE two likely contenders for the 7-Up franchise appear to be food and beverage manufacturers Yeo Hiap Seng and Cold Storage. Both have bottling plants here and in Malaysia. US owners 7-Up International, an affiliate of tobacco company Philip
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    • 2627 20 READERS should be aware of the imitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt in at the stock exchanfe, is covered in "business done". Further, because al dealings at a particular price are lumped together, the table does not show the trend in
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    • 1945 20 INDUSTRIALS Acmo(l22B)xd Alcorn (68 %B) (10) 69 (8) 68 (3) 68%' Xn AISB (598) (2) 62 (3) 61 (3) 59 (16) 60 API (948 94 %S) (11) 91 (52) 92 (7) 92% (10) 93 (14) 95% (157) 95 (42) 96 (17) 94' 2 (103) 94
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    • 2781 20 Al snares quoted nave a par value o? $1. unless otherwise specmeo Adjusted for scrip/rifhts H Tai -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 Vol Day
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • 362 21 OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings: daily 5 4 3 4 4M 4 1 Monthly 5 Autosave 4' 4 Fixed deposit 1 month 4' 4 4M 4 4' 4 (1) 2 months 4 1 4 (1) 3 months 4Vi 4M 4 4 (1) 6 months 4 l
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      • 172 21 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4109-1.4137 7.35—7.01 Canadian dollar 1.5851 1.5870 6.38-6.26 NZ dollar 1.1703 1.1741 8.74-8.44 Sterling pound 3.3775-3.3812 2.99-2.94 US dollar 2.1875-2.1885 4.60-4.56 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency
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      • 104 21 THE US dollar closed mixed against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it closed at 2.1875/85 in active trading. It traded within a range of 2.1870 and 2.1895 after opening at 2.1870/80. Against the deutschemark, the greenback closed in line with the opening of
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      • 122 21 THE kilobar market m »2i 131 traded between 5|24,317 Jg{™ 2 £:jg and 5524,286 yesterday, sogm 1.215-1.230 In the Far East mar- > 00 ["'v. 2 51 ket, gold opened at Map,e Leat 777 787 U*****.80/344.20. S'PORE Buyers-Sates It reached a high of ohm in* U*****.00/344.30 and a cows
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      • 25 21 GOLD USS/oz Fri Thurs Singapore 343.80 344.30 343.80—344.30 Hongkong 343.70—344.10 343.70— 344 00 Thurs Wed New York 342.00—342.50 343.50 344.00 London 343.75—344.25 343.10—343.60
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      • 239 21 Managers' prices for July 5 and 7 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 0 85-0 90 The Savings Fund 0 75-0 80 S pore Prog Fund 0 36—0 38 Spore Sec Fund 0 60—0 65 Spore Invest Fund 0 56—061<d Spore Equity Fund 0 42—0 45 Asia Unit Trust
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      • Simex futures
        • 121 21 Eurodollar 3-month deposit SEPTEMBER Eurodollar opened bullishly as there was heightened expectation of a discount rate cut following the string of poor US economic data. September Eurodollar gapped up from the previous close at 93.57, but a bout of profittaking saw the contract backing off to 93.54. Strong buying interest,
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        • Article, Illustration
          61 21 CURRENCY futures gapped up higher in view of the weak dollar as central bank intervention failed to dispel bearish dollar sentiment due to poor US economic outlook. Deutschemark closed at 0.4627. < US dollar Deutschentark) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Sept 81 0.4617 0.4628 0.4613 0.4627 452 Dec
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        • 36 21 SEPTEMBER yen closed at 0.*****7. (Japanese Yen) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Sept 0.*****6 0.*****9 0.*****4 0.*****7 394 Dec 0.*****5B— 0.*****8 Mar 87 0.*****7B- 0.*****9 Open Int (Than): 14M. Act Vol (Than): 638.
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        • Article, Illustration
          37 21 British pound THE pound closed at 1.5370. Reports from BA Futures USS per troy ounce) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Aug M 345.50 Sept 347.10 Oct 348.50 Open Int (Than): Ten. Act Vol (Than): NU.
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      • 18 21 Rubber Closing prices cents/kio Singapore August 172.00 up 0 75 cents Malaysia August 202.50 up 0.50 cents
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      • 17 21 Tm Closing prices Ms/k«o KL Tin 14.29 up seven cents Turnover 59 tonnes down 16 tonnes
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      • 26 21 Closinf prices Copper tonne Thurs Spot 914 00-915 00 (*****-912 50) 3 months 908 50—909 50 (906 00-907 00) Market tone Steadier Sales 9.250 tonnes
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      • 25 21 Closing prices Silver USS troy oi Fri Thurs Singapore 505 510 505 510 Thus Wed Ne* Vork Closed 505 510 Source Credil Suisse. Spore
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      • 23 21 Closing prices Aluminium tonne Thurs Spot 739 00-739 50 (*****-*****) 3 months *****-742 00 (743 00-743.50) Market tone: Easier Sales 9.750 tonnes
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      • 103 21 Crude MS/tonne palmoi July 565 (north) 557 50 (south) 550 (central) Aug 550 (central) Refined palm oi USS/tonnes RBD palm oil July 240 (sellers) Aug 235 (sellers) Sept 232.50 (sellers) RBD Stearin July 190 (sellers) Aug/Sept 185 (sellers) RBD Oletn July 265 (sellers) Aug 260 (sellers) Sept 255
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    • Stock markets round-up
      • 620 21 TRADING was listless on the Singapore stock market, with prices finishing marginally lower as adverse news kept investors away. Falls led rises 96 to 46 and The Straits Times Industrial Index fell 4.17 points to 735.73 while the Business Times Composite Index eased
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      • 315 21 Mt 4 HKS Chanie Assoc Intl Hotels 0.96N Bar* CM Eost Asia 17 90 -0.1 Cathay Pacific Air 5 40 unch Cheung Kong 2060 unch Chmo Light 15 10 -0.1 Cross Horb Tunnel 9 55 unch F E Consortium 0 42 unch For East Exch Phrfex G I Cement
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      • 355 21 July 4 Yen Change A|inomoto 1870 +10 Akoi 460 -21 Amado 880 -3 Asohi Cfwm 850 +10 Asoh. Gloss 1290 -40 Bank Of Tokyo 785 -3 Bndgestone 741 22 Canon 997 -3 Casio Computer 1430 -30 Citizen 608 -11 D N*> Prmt 1890 20 D Nippon Screen 905 -I
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      • 338 21 My 4 Cents Change (tan A C I 340 +5 A N I 285 12 Aberfoyte 680 +20 Age 335 +15 Amcor 320 unch Ampo) Exp 175 unch Ampo) Pet 240 +5 Anz 466 +1 Ashton 153 +3 B H P 822 16 Beach Petroleum 68 -1 Belt Group
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      • 67 21 i i i i i i_i i i i NST Index Friday 1,148.32 (1,146.84) Hongkong Hang Seng Friday 1,756.76 (1,757.58) 0Australian All-Ordinaries _1_ Friday 1,142.70 (1,135.80) Nikkei Stock Average Friday 17,597.73 (17,691.80) Financial Times Industrials j— Thursday 1,365.70 (1,366.60) Dow Jones Average Thursday 1,900.87 (1,909.03) (Figures in brackets refer
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      • 233 21 My 3 US$ Change < Alcoa 38* i Allied Sig 43* -W I Am Tel Tel 25 I Amax Inc 13 I Amr Corp 54 -H Bethlehem Srt I4V4 j Boeing Co 64 -H I Burroughs Cp 71H 4* I Caterpillar Co 52 1V4 i Chase Manhtn 44%
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      • 537 21 My 3 Pence Chang! INDUSTRIALS Allied-Lyons 336xd Ass Dairies BTRPLC 316xd uncl Babcocks 175 Barclays 537 Beechom 440 BICC 300 uncl Blue Circle 643 uncl BOC Group 298 Boots 249 Bowater 323 BATS 413 Britannia 145 unct BP 583 B Telecom PP 218 Brown (J) 29 unct BSRIntl 95
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    • 494 21 LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block Lars Ms (8608) 7/7(2330) F5 *****330/*****430 fl'Bl *****530 Al A New Jersey (9) 9/7(2030) F7 *****130/*****230 Nl PI *****330 SI Or Freedom (9) 8/7 (2300) F7 1730 1830 F4 L Athula (22W) 5/7 F7 1000-1100 U4 Lampung (*****) 5/7
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    • Article, Illustration
      297 21 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Jenson K22 aside 5/7 Ned Barcelona K12 aside 5/7 Nordhausen K28 aside 5/7 Pacific Samudra K29 aside 5/7 Sea Architect K16 aside 5/7 Skylark K27 aside 5/7 Equator 3 K22 5/7 6/7 Glory Selatan 5 K17 5/7 6/7 Kim Soon Li
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    • 485 22 Chairman tells them to lodge complaints with authorities KUALA LUMPUR Disgruntled shareholders in Malaysia Mining Corporation have complained of mismanagement and alleged malpractices by directors MMC Chairman Tan Sri Nasruddin bin Mohamed has told them to lodge their complaints with the authorities. Tan Sri Nasruddin repeatedly
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    • 153 22 Sale of Cannons stake 'on willing basis' JC-MPH said that the £18 million (555.9 million) sale of its 45 per cent stake in Cannons Sports Club (UK) Ltd to Jack Chia (Australia) Ltd was on a willing seller- willing buyer basis. The exchange rate of about A52.33 to £1 at
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    • 187 22 Deposit for aborted F&N-Bee Hin deal with lawyers THE Ms2.B million deposit Fraser Neave received from Bee Hin Holdings for the now-aborted purchase of a 46.1 per cent stake in Malaya Glass Factory owned by the soft drink group is now held by independent solicitors. F&N, replying to a Stock
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    • 95 22 STRAITS Steamship subsidiary Associated Petroleum Supplies Company Ltd (Apsco) has been appointed marketing agents for Chemlink products in China. Chemlink, a part of Atlantic Richfield Company of the US, specialises in fluid treatment. Its four divisions industrial/petroleum, oilfield, pipeline and process chemicals supply the oilfield production, oil
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    • 181 22 FINANCING for Ambassador Holdings Ltd's purchase of the remaining 50 per cent interest in two Perth hotels was arranged by the vendor, Australian United Industries Pty Ltd (AUI). In reply to a Stock Exchange of Singapore query, Ambassador said that, as provided for
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    • 81 22 Aussies still see sugar market here SYDNEY The Australian sugar industry expects it will still be able to compete for raw sugar sales to Singapore after its existing long-term contract expires at the end of next year, industry sources said. They were commenting on remarks in Manila by Singapore Prime
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    • Most active stock
      • 226 22 IN a return to the limelight, Singapore Airlines Ltd was the most active stock this week and was the centre of some turbulence as investors speculated on a raising of the ceiling on foreign ownership in the the airline. With 4.5 million shares traded, SIA closed 11 cents
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    • Stock market weekly round-up.
      • 542 22 SIA speculation proves false and adverse news checks prices Singapore I EXCESSIVE market speculation about SIA, which was soon quashed by the airline, and adverse news about stockbroking firm City Securities were the main influences on the Singapore market this week. Trading started quietly with prices easing slightly on Monday
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      • 64 22 THE FOLLOWING is a list of the five most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this week. Company Volume Price High Low (000) July 4 '86 '86 SIA 4,506 710 7 65 4.20 Promet 4.306 0.53 0 765 024 UIC 3.276 2.07 2.19 1
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      • 268 22 Kuala Lumpur MARRIED deals block trades where the same broker acts for both the buyers and sellers were the highlight of the week on the Kuala Lumpur market. The biggest was the block of 17 million Promet shares, representing 5.06 per cent of
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    • 136 20 MORTGAGEE AUCTION y^Z^\ I*. i^a^r\.^ r NjSBPj '^*^r*~?T^ _<J* _!s.K^B B_m_maa^i^^^s*"*&~k- 9 I -MM ■■'BBfßß^'^B'^^^ CNR. ANN GIPPS STS, FORTITUDE VALLEY Under instructions from the Mortgagee these three adjoining properties are to be auctioned Thursday 24th July, 1986 at 10.30am in our rooms 2nd floor, 379 Queen Street, Brisbane, Australia.
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  • RACING
    • 343 24 RACE RACING ED LUCKY LEO TONTO PEDIGREE MARKSMAN 4 Immigrant 4 Immigrant 4 Immigrant 4 Immigrant 5 Immortality 1 5 Immortality 5 Immortality 3 Heart Soul 2 Beijing Fighter 4 Immigrant 3 Heart Soul 12 Riversands 9 No Compromise 3 Heart Soul 3 Heart Soul 1
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    • 401 24  -  LUCKY LEO By Our man on the track Emma RACE t: All Night Long, Josan, Best Always, Tiger Shan, Cum Dividend n RACE S: Greatness, Vent Fou, Peak Of Perfection IX, Meor Romeo, Quiet Gent, Sterling Empire, Spectacular Win, Legs, Gold Mine, Mandalay IT. RACE
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    • 4728 24 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING TO SOFT BBBBNHBBI 2 15 RESTRICTED TERMS DIV A 1,200m rTTwTym (2 4 3 year olds) W^BmmWmWkm (Stakes: $15,000) 1 *4* Always Plentiful 57 Don't Talk- Ahmad 3 nzg +8. Led into straight but dropped back to finish long 4th of 10 to
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    • 241 24 MELBOURNE JOCKEY Malcolm Pay leaves for SingaporeMalaysia this weekend in what he hopes will be the first step towards an international riding career. Pay, 21, is expected to ride at the Ipoh meeting which starts next weekend. He is regarded as an outstanding riding
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    • 471 25 Winding-up gallops by QE Cup candidates Last year's shock winner gets into the line-up WINDU KARYA, shock winner of last year's Queen Elizabeth II Cup, has squeezed into tomorrow's big line-up with the withdrawal of Major Minstrel, who flopped in his lead-up race, the
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    • 64 25 Week's top workouts TUESDAY (soft going): Formidabeau 37.9, Go National 41, Ace Jet 40, Rhythm *N Blues 38.6, Immigrant 42.3. WEDNESDAY (yielding): Kinta Valley II 40.9, Lusbonnouv 37.7, Sayang 37.7, Classic Dancer 37.5, Man Of Honour IV 39.5, Top Note 39.7. THURSDAY (good): Andermatt 41.2, Beldale Prospect and Peace Now
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    • 234 25  -  ROGER YUE He won six big races here By Racing Editor FORMER premier Australian jockey Arthur Ward has retired after nearly 10 years as a successful trainer in Hongkong. Now 66, Ward, who has been associated with the racing game for more than half a
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    • 163 25 Rides Ist 2nd 3rd Placings (or last 11 rides 1 Sestlch 188 2428 21 ********** 2 Danis 129 17 12 14 ********** 3 P Johnson 118 16 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 4Ng 115 14 9 5 ********** 5 Francis 120
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    • 90 25 Ist 2nd 3rd Tell 33 25 35 Yeoh 22 28 13 Lett 20 17 12 Shanmugam 20 13 9 Samsnri 20 11 9 K Leong 20 7 8 E Brenkelen 19 22 22 West 18 16 9 Allan 17 14 8 PK Leong 16 21 18 Noordin 16
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    • LETTER
      • 121 25 OF LATE, several jockeys have been suspended or warned for not properly jumping out their mounts at the start of a race. As a punter, I have been to racetracks in the United States, Australia and Europe and I have yet to see a ragged
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 71 25 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements X* v The family of the late Y TERENCE LOH WAI MENG f A express their heartfelt gratitude h to Pastor Peter Teo and members of h Trinity Christian Centre, relatives, a i friends, colleagues, teachers and friends of QSTS for their attendance, prayers, wreaths and
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    • 89 25 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam In Loving Memory Of LOURDES MARY VINCENT Departed sth July 1980 'Dear Mother, sleep thy last sleep, Free from all care and sorrow. In Christ you have found peace." Forovor misted by your son, daughter-in-law, grand-daughter and grand-aon. Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of
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    • 405 25 181 Deaths 181 Deaths MRS YAP GUAN WATT NEE AGNES TEO CHIN YEW Ago: 68 wm caHMI horn* to th* Lord on 3rd July "86 leaving behind bolovod Husband: Yap Guan Watt Son* Daughlers-in-law Henry, Soon Teck Sandra Lim Geok Lan Richard, Soon Pheng Kwa Sin Eric, Soon Siong Joan
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    • 92 25 183 Condolences 183 Condolences With daapast sympathy condolence to the family of the lata MR NG BOON PIOU Departed 3rd July 1966 Of one we will never forget. J His absence to us Is a sorrow His loss we will always regtet Fondly remembered by CHOO KUEN CHENG NG BENG
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    • Obituary, Illustration
      81 25 ATHMA SANTHI POOJA MDM S. ALAMELU Departed: 21/6/86 16th day prayer will be held on--5/7/86 at Blk.l, #06-29 St. GeorgeW.' Road. Followed by ATHMA SANTHf POOJA on 6/7/86 at Sivan Temple, Serangoon Road at 7.00pm. Pieaae treat this as a parsons) invitation. By loving sons, daughters, daugh-ters-in-law. sons-in-law
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      52 25 In loving memory of Mr. S. Poriaaamy (S.P. Samy) Departed on 5/7/84 Your gentle face and patient smile With sadness we recall. You had a friendly word for each And died beloved by all Always chorishod by your bolovod wife P. Manimogalai. daughter P. Premala and son
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    • 97 25 AL-FATEHA THE FAMILY OF THE LATE HAJI SULAIMAN BIN ABDUL HAMID DEPARTED 4.7.88 Wiah to oxproaa thoir hoartfolt thanks to relative* and ataH of wards 72, 75 and 76, S.G.H. for thoir prayors, attondance, assistanco, donations, wroaths and condolences during thoir recent bereavement. ALEXANDER WILLIAM JOB Van Wlerlngen
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    • Obituary, Illustration
      80 25 MR JOHN BOON (NAM SENG) AGE OS was called home to The Lord on 4/7/86 Cortege leaves on 6/7/86 at 2p.m. from 81k.112 Ave.2 Tampines St. 11 to Queen Of Peace Church and thence to Mt. Vernon Creitorlun^^^i^el^Blos6L JOOSAI MIRANDAH of Cherlathural, Trlvandrum, passed away peacefully on 3-7-86.
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    • 98 25 DAVID ABODAHER'S BIOGRAPHY OF THE MOST DYNAMIC BUSINESSMAN OF OUR TIME IMiTrTrTH David Abodaher's life of Lee lacocca provides a fascinating appraisal ot a man whom many observers would like to see as a force not only in business, but in the world of international' politics. Here is a portrait
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  • TIMESPORT
    • Wimbledon
      • 645 26 mr~__ W /Saturday 1 I Person 4 She's maturing... She won a big match, and she didn't jump the gun and get too excited about it. She kept her composure and I appreciate that because it was a disappointing loss for me. I
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      • 280 26 WIMBLEDON Martina Navratilova is feeling no nerves now that she is within a match of a record-equalling fifth straight Wimbledon singles title and a seventh overall. She is too excited to be nervous. After overwhelming 16-year-old Argentinian Gabriela Sabatini 6-2, 6-2 in the
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      • 133 26 Becker's one step away LATEST LONDON Defending champion Boris Becker blew out the candles on Henri Leconte's 23rd birthday cake on the Wimbledon Centre Court yesterday to reach the men's singles final at the 100th championships. The 18-year-old West German, who 12 months ago became the first unseeded and youngest
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      • 179 26 WIMBLEDON Despite her defeat against Hana Mandlikova in Thursday's Wimbledon singles semi-finals, Chris Evert-Lloyd who will be 32 in December, refused to be drawn into naming the date of her rumoured retirement. "Today's result doesn't have anything to do with my retiring/' she said after losing
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      • 555 26 It's game, set and upset as US ace falls to Mandlikova WIMBLEDON Hana Mandlikova blitzed Chris Evert Lloyd over the last five games to conquer the three-time champion 7-6, 7-5 on Thursday, earning a place in the Wimbledon women's final against Martina Navratilova. The 24-year-old Czechoslovak produced an
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      • 96 26 Moo's danbtos, g-Onala: Gary Donnelly and Peter Fleming (US) M Jakob Hlaaek (Swi) and Pavel Sladl (Cae) 4-4, 7-6, 3-4, f-4; JoaUm Nystram and Mate WUaader (Swe) bt Paul Annacaae (US) and Christ* vaa Reubarg (8A) 4-4, 4-3. MLM Mixed double*, q -finals: Keo Flacfe and Kathy Jardaa
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    • 746 27 THE ROYAL JOHOR GOLF CLASSIC... By TAY CHENG KHOON LEADING SCORES 2tB Chen Liang Hsi (Tai) 69, 68. 71. 214 Nazamuddin Yusof (Mai) 73, 73, 68; M Marimuthu 74, 85, 75; S Onchum (Thai) 72, 70 72. 215 E Nival (RP) 73, 71, 71; Kyi Hla
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    • 351 27 Balraj out to make amends LIM KEE CHEN ON THE LOCAL CLUB SCENE MADASAMY Balraj, of Sembawang, is out to make amends when he tees off in the Changi Open golf championship, which begins with the D Division today. Playing off three, Balraj, who lost by one stroke to Seletar's
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    • 569 27 ON FOREIGN FAIRWAYS French Open (Britons, unless stated): 65 Severiano Ballesteros (Spn). M Nick Faldo, Mark Wiltshire (SA). 87 Neil Hansen, Bob Smith (US), Constantino Rocca (Ita). 68 Robert Lee, Ray Stewart (Can), Luis Carbonetti (Arg), Ove Sellberg (Swe), Wayne Riley (Aust). Greater Hartford Open (Americans,
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    • TRACK AND FIELD
      • Article, Illustration
        178 27 Men's IMm: I Harvey Glance (US) ll.Msec, 2 Thomas Schroeder (EG), mm: 1 Floyd Heard (US) 21. Msec, 2 Wallace Spearmond (US), mm: 1 Petra Mueller (EG) 49.84, 2 Tatjana Kocembova (Cze). BMm: 1 Jose-Luis Barbosa (Bra) 1:45.18, 2 Viktor Kallnkln (SU). Long jump: 1 Marco Delonge (EG)
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      • 319 27 EAST BERLIN East Germany's Heike Drechsler stamped her supremacy in the long jump on Thursday at a Grand Prix meet in Dresden by equalling her 7.45-metre world record. Soviet world champion Sergei Litvinov also won a gruelling hammer duel against team-mate and world record-holder Yuri Sedych
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      • 158 27 (In Helsinki) Men's 266m: 1 Harvev MeSwain (US) 21.135ec, 2 Art Salonen (Fin), 3 Martti Junnnnaho (Fin), lllm hurdles: 1 Keith Talley (IS) 14.18, 2 Mikael Ylostalo (Fin), 3 Harri Ylinen (Fin). IWni hurdles: I I If Sedlaeek (Swe) 56.81, 2 Peter Eriksson (Swe), 3 Vesa-Pekka Pihlavisto
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    • 353 27 BADMINTON China's leading players will not take part in the Indonesia Open championships in Jakarta this month, organisers said. Han Jian and Yang Yang and women stars Han Aiping and Li Lingwei would not take part in the July 17-20 tournament, mainly because they are busy preparing for
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    • 365 27 BOXING SCENE LONDON World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon arrived here on Thursday for his title fight with Frank Bruno with a warning for the Englishman. "I'll give him seven rounds and, if possible, I'll cut it down to five," said the American. "I respect him
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    • 133 28 Skydivers to close Seoul show SEOUL Organisers of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games said on Thursday they plan to invite skydivers from eastern Europe to take part in the closing ceremony. The organising committee had asked the United States Skydiving Association to help arrange the show involving "skydivers from as
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    • 440 28 MALAYSIAN OPEN BADMINTON... by J. RAJENDRAN Left-hander appears to have it easy in the early stages THOMAS Cupper Lau Wing Cheok is Singapore's brightest hope in the week-long Malaysian Open championships, starting in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. The 22-year-old left-hander has been drawn against Denmark's
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    • 240 28 Fans may get to watch Zhao SINGAPOREANS are likely to catch former All-England champion Zhao Jianhua in action ii China accept an invitation to play an exhibition match in the Republic this month. Zhao, who scored a sensational triumph at last year's All-England when he beat Denmark's Morten Frost in
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    • 270 28 SCHOOLS VOLLEYBALL ANOTHER page was added to the success story of Jurong Secondary in the national schools girls' competition at Whampoa Secondary yesterday. Their B team qualified for the semi-fi-nals of the competition after they overcame Peicai 15-2, 15-11, thus extending Jurong's unbeaten streak to
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    • 295 28 KUALA LUMPUR Badminton fans are in for a rare treat when several former international stars parade their skills in the Penang Festival of Badminton Greats at Tun Abdul Razak Complex Geodesic Dome on July 15. The glittering line-up will include Rudy Hartono, Wong Peng Soon,
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    • 238 28  -  PETER SIOW THE Singapore Table Tennis Association have finally heeded the pleas of students to hold the national senior championships in December instead of next month. The reason is two-fold. Firstly, it is to encourage more students to take part as it will coincide
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    • 259 28 FRENCH GRAND PRIX LE CASTELLET (France) Alain Prost, like Michel Platini and Henri Leconte, one of France's favourite sons, makes the short trip from his Swiss base to "home" territory this weekend. His mission to regain first place in the World Drivers' Championship, a position
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    • 300 29  -  JOE DORAI ON THE SINGAPORE SOCCER SCENE Reserve goalkeeper called up to complete Games squad By NATIONAL reserve Yakob Hashim has been called up to ease the goalkeeper problems experienced by the Republic's squad for the Brunei Merdeka Games, from July 18-29, and the Jakarta Anniversary
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    • 511 29  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By FOB Hotel Royal Holiday Inn, winning today's Singapore Business Houses Division Two final against Hotel Meridien at Jalan Beoar (8 pm) will be Just the recompense for a bitter season last year. Holiday Inn, with no wins In Division One last
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    • 142 29 Forces make it 10 out of 10 FARRER Park United's 9-0 Division One League record lasted barely a day when Armed Forces turned on a superlative performance to trounce Ayer Rajah Wanderers 10-1 in last night's match at Jalan Besar Stadium. Having bettered United's scoring record, their main aim now
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    • WORLD CUP AFTERMATH
      • 222 29 Punished players to appeal LISBON The eight Portuguese players thrown out of the national squad for their part in a pay dispute in Mexico have asked the Portuguese Players' Union to fight for their reinstatement. "The football federation have judged the players," said captain and firstchoice goalkeeper Manuel Bento, who
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      • 124 29 Fifa may review referees' system MEXICO CITY Soccer's ruling body may review the system of appointing referees, following criticism of the method used in the recent Mexico finals. Fifa Press spokesman Guido Tognoni said on Wednesday the criticism came mainly from the media although "in my view the refereeing in
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    • 233 29 ITALIAN First Division side side Roma, who have successfully appealed against their one-season ban, will instead pay one of soccer's highest-ever fines, the European Football Union said on Thursday. Uefa spokesman Rudolph Rothenbuehler said Roma had been fined 200,000 Swiss francs ($248,600), equalling the previous highest fine imposed
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    • ON THE CRICKET SCENE
      • 317 29 ENGLAND 1st Inns G. Gooch c More b Kapil Dev 0 M. Benson b Maninder C. Athey c More b Kapil Dev 0 D. Gower lbw Sharma 49 M. Gatting not out 183 D. Prtngle c Amarnath b Shastri 44 J. Emborey c Shastri b Maninder 38
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      • 57 29 LONDON John Player, backers of the British Sunday Cricket League since its start in 1969, are to withdraw their sponsorship at the end of the season. They have decided to end their 17-year involvement with cricket, during which time they have injected more than £3 million, because
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      • 174 29 CHELMSFORD (England) Martin Crowe scored New Zealand's first century of the tour on Thursday before they declared for 353-3 against Essex and captured three wickets before the close. The second day of the three-day match was dominated by Crowe, who savaged an Essex attack lacking bowlers John
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    • 696 29  -  GODFREY ROBERT ON THE HOCKEY SCENE Wasn't it SHA presi- dent Anwarul Haque (left) who expounded the theory that 'we should try winning regional competitions like the Razak Cup before embarking on more ambitious plans'? Lets add to that: We cannot ever hope to win
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    • 126 27 Mk. SS mm mm mmm _jLm """"L i. a. 1 L ll^ Bflr _fl_r a__H HTiPI "MILANO" By a^EOmtiMM Because the others cannot match their light-weight runners with our Milano in price for the lightness, quality and construction. jm m h^ x ____PSS- <^__ For young people looking for an
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    • 561 28 tflewjfyle, BEDDING PROMOTION 4(( at genuine promotion*/ prices with wonderful FREEGIFTS. >K a^,^ ommm% LAPONIE bJ SIMMONS [EEj Foam Specialty brought to you by our sponsors I Beautiful Floor r^ 1 ™77 Cushion $10 5 .^ajr^p-* fumwapi I Sets of 2 pillows > 1 bolster $8 Mattress de Divan Spring
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
    • 260 28 ATHLETICS SIA meet (AMK Stadium, 12.30). BODYBUILDING SAJC c'shlp lst Inter-JC competition (St Andrew's JC, 10.30am). CRICKET -Ir k.o final: CSC v TT (Balestier Rd, 2.30). GOLF Royal Johor Classic: Final day (Tasek Utara). Changi Open (Changi). Both at 8. HOCKEY SHA Premier League: CSC v SCC, IA v Pung
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 316 29 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam In Ever Loving memory of our most beloved B dearest SISTER H Mrs Betty K.S. Sidhu Harbans Kaur Sandhu (Karmuwala) daughter of the late Mr Mrs Kardit Singh Sandhu. A year has passed since you left us. Sweet memories of you remain deep ln
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  • 625 30  -  CONRAD RAJ By CITY Securities directors yesterday gave up their struggle to retain control of the firm and allowed the High Court to appoint a provisional liquidator to take charge. Mr Don M Ho of Deloitte Haskins Sells was appointed the provisional liquidator by Mr
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  • 367 30  - Special delivery courtesy of SBS CHERIAN GEORGE Artwork returned to pupil at bus stop near her home By THE bus terminal at Jalan Eunos, with just two services, may be small in size but it's big on courtesy. When one passenger left a file of artwork on board a Service
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  • 72 30 THE MP for Ulu Pandan, Dr Dixie Tan, yesterday opened the World Press Photo '86 exhibition at the National Museum Art Gallery. More than 300 pictures by some of the world's top press photographers are on display. Yesterday, we reported in Section Two that the entry
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  • 78 30 COLOMBO About 10,000 tea workers in Sri Lanka's Central Province went on strike after clashes with local residents, police said yesterday. Trade sources said tea production was not affected by the strike, which is now in its second day. Police said fighting broke out three days
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  • 95 30 JAKARTA A man in east Java was fined i,m bricks for committing adultery with his neighbour's wife, the Jakarta Post reported yesterday. The village chief of Selokajang, Mr Marwoto, decided to Impose similar fines on any other man found making love with someone other than his
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  • 416 30  -  LIM KWAN KWAN By COOKED-FOOD hawker Madam Kang Chek Muay has had sleepless nights since her left eye was hit by a strip of metal flung from a grass-cutter's blade two days ago. Now resting at the Singapore General Hospital, Madam Kang, 45,
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  • 416 30 Strike halves oil supplies to Melbourne MELBOURNE OIL industry workers went on strike on Thursday, cutting by half the fuel supplies to Melbourne, Australia's second largest city. The move by about 600 members of the key Federated Storemen and Packers Union (FSPU) was over claims for a retirement fund paid
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  • 29 30 BANGKOK Vietnamese Deputy Defence MinisterGeneral Hoang Van Thai, former commander of communist forces in South Vietnam, died on Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 71. UPI
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  • 220 30  -  SALMA KHALIK By IT LOOKS like a large transistor radio, with handle and antenna in the right places. And like a powerful radio, it can "receive" from foreign countries. There, the similarity ends. The phone handset at its side makes all the
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 147 30 Weather X a ..aa XX.aX < UP TO 1 p.m. Partly cloudy. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 25 mm SUNSET today: 7.15 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.03 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 9 15 C Rain Melbourne 11/14C Rain Bangkok 27/34 C Sunny Moscow 9/20 C Clear Beijing
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  • The Straits Times Section Two
    • 5 1 The Straits Times Section Two
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    • 323 1 The National University of Singapore's fourth writer-in-residence, poet Ee Tiang Hong, tells REBECCA CHUA what it means to be a poet and why "life is not just about talking poetry". EE TIANG HONG was born in Limbongan, Malacca, where his paternal grandfather was among the
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    • 1119 1 Not say I don't appreciate poetry: But you speak of poetry which have no rhyme, Not like the ones I sometimes quote "What is our life so full of care We got no time to stand and stare?" But still I must admit I
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      • 201 1 ll it* WIIE* IAA i L t \ri\laam AT THE ZOO, kW^kWI AT MAKAN TCRRACE WMF MkW* 'm^Eto* w W^ JjA mm -^jyjt^x-tgx... t"*rss&jM lirt_P?_____tJGJff iji-bw^^^Hl ______D__M_l_K -H i .s**^ £"tt_?A__l&? _B_pQ_____ I m «BP^^B_fttt?^jßßjfjifljlßi m^mMmmmimmmmSHSMmm^BH^SS^i- _pßtKf-rsß^y^ -______f^HH .Jp^BA V ___f_ißl___*^' X m _<__■___________££» ._£__9__l -'i_________^ .^JB SK- t^JsSqS&^^H^. HrliPm
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        405 2 Compiled by Thio Lay Hoon THE Kris, Mystic Weapon of the Malay World by Edward Frey (Oxford University Press, 198C, ft pages, $17.51) The Arris was, for the first few hundred years of its existence, primarily a weapon of defence, sudden assault and execution. And many Malay
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      • 1304 2  -  ASAD LATIF ORIENTALISM: WESTERN CONCEPTIONS OF THE ORIENT By Edward Said Peregrine Books, 1985, 368 pages, $23.80 Reviewed 41 consider Orientalism's failure to have been a human as much as an intellectual one; for in having to take up a position of irreducible opposition
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      • 390 4  -  MADELIENE LEE Why Things Go Wrong By Dr Laurence J. Peter George Allen Unwin, $31.30, hardback, 207 pages Reviewed by THINGS almost never go right. Or so you would begin to think after reading Dr Laurence Peter's latest work, Why Things Go Wrong.
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      • 328 2 Don't Miss! See the greatest Tour St Wedding Show in Singapore Last 2 Days! ._*H 4HRVDFT' WSS99 f -y ■■->. A» ™i»m d_ «P__W# x 7SI *w__w__k* E9S_aStH._...H I- _H.- >_K -j^- HkS Jl______x^ S VHP > x._______P_______l ____Llffi_._ ■M.fiW^ H i*J& IJr @H_IIS W'-\ S a f< 7A y_M_y__^9
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      • 988 3 XXSi' JMI ELECTRICAL SURPRISES i- fl^y AT EVEN BETTER PRICES! Vjjc\^V pW* p(VZ^^ q perk I%E»^ Customers keep coming back to us for more! 3 top P co oso\°^° A<^6 *9 he me s&ffir" Though we have grown we have not let oI uQC^ v w 6 l*jty p otC^o
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      • 287 4 INCREDIBLE KANSAI SALE m OFF EVERY ITEM NOW TILL 31 JULY KANSAI BOUTIQUE 177, RIVER VALLEY ROAD #01-04/06 LIANG COURT COMPLEX SINGAPORE 0617 TEL: *****55 SP T -^2> Q Singapore Conference Hail lag ,^QsMM^^% sth 13th July 'B6 12 pm 9 pm ft Q rn ■__§»%____K^B^Bw__F F osewo<x) P™"" _-"_■■»«"^"«i^
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      • 822 5  -  SIMONE VAZ Here's how to plug in to wall fixtures By HOW many times have you looked at bare walls and wished to decorate them with various wall hangings? And how many times have you baulked because you didn't know which kinds of wall fixings to use?
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      • 171 5 Home Appliances Exhibition -AT SINGAPORE CONFERENCE HALL f sth -13th July'B6 12pm-9pm YOUR HUNT STOPS HERE! p** p*"" Bigger wider range of home furnishings and §f> each I T appliances now awaits you Better choices fijfc' V for todays homemakers. Prices are A^ w£| so low you'll find it hard
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      • 74 5 Hurry everyone, it's the last two days of our super fun, super exciting Japan D-l-Y Fair. There're still lots to see and do. Plus special offers too. So come on in to our Superstore and find out how to do-it-yourself the Japanese way. A* ***_^^mW m mmWo *^^mmm\ V r
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        1368 6  -  LIVIA CHUA YIAN HWEE 21, Undergrad, National University of Singapore 4 In my dreams, a shiny armoured knight on a r proud white stallion carried me off into the sunset. In my nightmares, a bald Shaolin monk waved goodbye end walked off into the* sunset. In both cases,
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      • 229 6 Unveil your talent EXPRESSIONS offers an outlet for creative and artistic effort by you and for you. Whether you write, paint, sculpt or draw (cartoons, illustrations or drawings), send it to us. Photographs —.even of paintings and sculpture and other artistic works may also be submitted. Poetry, prose, short stories,
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      • 997 7 i aji i f f jr** S^ f W^ fll fe q<> T-l TELEPHONE SERVICE: y^ ___l S fl V B _St ttfi_- m j-- Monday to Friday: 9am to 5 30pm ibpm deadline tor next day) Saturday: 8 30am to I X V flk fi _B S <57 B_S
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      • 540 7 12 Computer Products/ Services IBM PC/XT compatible 640K, 2 drives, drive card, colour graphic card, printer card 14" multiple colour monitor 36-hr free training DBase 111/ Lotus Wordstar courses: $1,650. e 8 Mhz IBM PC/AXT compatible 640K turbo 8088-2 14" colour monitor: $1,800. e PC/AT ***** Compatible 1024K. e Repair.
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      • 1102 7 4 Nightclubs/ 4 Nightclubs/ Lounges/Discos Lounges/Discos WfT* 'mm 3 __l t Vm^^r"^^*7&i^^^^^^. a i^Tflfl v -**JI mmt* Wholesale rental of Mobile Disco VJ^ SflfLighting Recording studio for rental ___B^X s,udl ,or band rehearsal Sales \±±^g*Qo_^r rental of Musical Instrument Purchasing^ *r o\ used Musical Instrument jr K W" f j?
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      • 1295 7 18 Home Furniture/ 18 Home Furniture/ Furnishing Furnishing USA Bedsheet Set fPW (With pillow bolster case) g^ Twin 546- $20 M <*- Samsonite jw^^g^ x^yy,7 7 -J* o j^^m^m USA Comforter Foldable i 00c c^ik Table 34" x 34" Tw' n S5B-589- $O&-$40 W $39 j Queen 565-W $45 $60
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      • 402 7 25 Sale: Other 25 Sale: Other 25 Sale: Other 25 Sale: Other Products Products Products Products M _B_f__B#_|_JQ |~Cash& Carry CentreJ Everything mustgo!^£^\y<K7 H Ba7gainsgaiore!\ f yAA We mustcleaiJhestoi^!U fjz_7* w V CASH a i reduced. carry at Every item drasticany^j^yy GIVEAWAY JV^^^^^^^^^^^^^Z PRICES! j 24 Garage Sale ________K_______MHnW^lS9il.l.^E^E^.__________nii REFRIGERATOR,
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      • 91 7 AMAZING SAVINGSOtT^ ALL DISCONTINUED ITEMS! 10AM TO BPM DAILY Huge new centre 3t^^_____i AboW X H» 1389 Serangoon Road Tel *****69 f M^ URGENT EXCESS STOCK CLEARANCE AT 3rd STOREY SINGAPORE HANDICRARS BUILDING Hundreds of brand new furniture items at giveaway prices! Open from 1 0am to 6pm Free Delivery
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      • 608 8 26 Rentals FURNITURE FOR BDRM., hall, dinmg St kitchen, washing machine, cooker, refrigerator, tv., instant heater, iron c/w board for hire. .■lnquiries tel: *****00. 27 Wanted •m fi f ABSOLUTELY 1 HIGHEST PRICES OFFERED FOR YOUR *****11 *****12 ♦03-02, THIRD FLOOR, PEOPLE'S PARK CENTRE, L SINGAPORE 0105. fcl fZSEma We
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      • 645 8 28 Health Centres/ Massage GREAT EASTERN OFFICIAL of-* ~ty _m fl B -4 •winy* r i 30 Hairdressing will be your last stop You won't go looking for another hairdresser after you've experienced our professional cuts. Were BEN TEO, VINCENT WONG, 80PHIA PHOON and ALAN LIM and we're in a
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      • 656 8 28 Health Centres/ Massage HEALTH CENTRE I OPENING lities include: su/ Massage/ Facial /Suana/ 3ambath/Hot Cold Pools. Sam to 12am 4th Flr, Great Eastern Hotel 401 Macpherson Road Tel: *****45 x 450 WL 35 House Cleaning/ Painting LICENCED CONTRACTOR welcomes package deal for painting, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, aircond., carpet shampooing
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      • 1218 8 36 House 36 House Renovation/ Decor Renovation/ Decor THE SECRET IS SUPERVISION P^i^___i___Fs-te y*m_«j_w _*#spaw Trained foremen supervise every renovation job we do. Hence, our long list of satisfied customers. We can help to get bigger loans at lower interest with faster processing (OCBC). Design assistance, especially kitchens. Comprehensive one-stop
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      • 746 8 54 Book-keeping/ Secretarial/ Answering/ Translation Services CO. INCORPN./ ACCOUNTS/ taxation/ reg. office/ telex and other services. *****22/ *****56 (res.) INCOME TAX accounting services avail, at reasonable rate. Tel: *****69/ *****68. Jane Ng. MODERATE CHARGES FOR bookkeeping services. Call *****12/ after lpm. *****16. TRANSLATION/ PRESTIGIOUS A* drest/ accounts/ answering/ reminder/ table
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      • 662 8 64 Domestic Help 64 Domestic Help Available Available FILIPINO $220 THAI $220 SRi LANKAN $180 INDONESIAN $200 ($640) ($680) (s77o} ($1,850) Above complete placement fee includes Airfare. 55 000 Security Bond, $10,000 P A Visa Medical Examination Process Complete Documentation YOU PAY NOTHING MoRE.Replaceme.il Guarantee 2 Years Contract UNIFORM PROVIDED.
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      • 421 8 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive Jurong Engineering Limited requires I To be responsible for contracting and quantity surveying in building projects (M&E experience is essential). Requirements: Conversant in contracts administration and related legal matters e Prefer Quantity Surveying as a base or have Q.S. experience e Applicants must be Engineering
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      • 585 8 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive F THE BRITISH COUNCIL invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following position:REGISTRAR/ ADMIN. OFFICER who will be responsible for the administration of a large examination programme involving some 6,500 candidates a year. The post also carries responsibility for staff supervision and the several
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      • 660 8 67 Situations Vacant: EDP NMB BANK invites suitably qualified candidates for the position ot information Systems Trainee Upon completion of training, candidate will be given the responsibility of managing the Bank's information system QUALIFICATIONS Fresh graduate/Diploma holder in Business Admim stration with interests m software applications Good inter-personal rela tionship
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      • 734 9 67 Situations Vacant: 67 Situations Vacant: EDP EDP Hongfeongßank Hongkong Bank invites applications for the following positions in EDP operations. A) EDP TECHNICIAN OPERATORS Applicants should have the following general basic pre-requisites in addition to the requirements stated for each position: Singapore citizen. e Between 18-30 years of age. e
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      • 1006 9 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical Because of our expansion, we now have vacan- I cies for the following newly created position: Merchandising Clerks Candidates must have an analytical mind, a flair for statistical work and be able to type at a minimum speed of 40
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      • 476 9 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical I Singapore Aircraft Industries We need you urgently for the post of: ACCOUNTS CLERK GCE 'O' level with credit in Mathematics and LCC Intermediate Minimum 2 years relevant working experience Familiar with Accounts payable processing Knowledge of computer will be an advantage We offer: Competitive
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      • 864 9 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical amm COLOUR CENTRE Due to expansion, we Invite applications for the post of FINANCE ASSISTANT Duties: To assist in the checking and control of reports from the Branches. Preparation of Cheques, Statement of A/C, Debit Notes, Petty Cash claims, etc. Assist in PC computer operations.
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      • 694 9 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical SPARKLES RESTN./ LOUNGE/ discotheque req. female Admin. Clerk/ Bookkeeper. Experience preferred. General off. duties Call personally 9.30a.m. to lpm. at: 19 Tanglin Road, #04-05 Tanglin Shopping Ctr GENERAL CUM ACCOUNTS Clerk required for a private limited co. at Bt. Timah, 4 1/2 m.s. She should
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      • 931 9 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales Well established ship's owner agent requires SHIPPING SALES CANVASSER EXPERIENCED IN AUSTRALIAN CONTAINERISED CARGO TRADE If you are experienced in the Australian shipping trade, you are invited to apply in confidence stating your experience e current and expected salary details of educational
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      • 547 9 71 Situations Vacant: Sales We ere *n established General Insurance Broker looking lor a competent independent MALE/ FEMALE MANAGER The successful candidate will be responsible for generating sales be ln charge of the general administration. Good ealary A commission awaits the right candidate. Please apply with full resume to: 190
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      • 551 10 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical I AT&T 1 .JBB-T Consumer Products Pte Ltd 1 American "telephone Telegraph (AT&T), a giant in telecommunications, has p| set up a high quality telephone manufacturing facility at Kampong Übi Industrial Estate. Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the following
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      • 569 10 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical The MRT Corporation invites applications for the following positions: OPERATIONS DIVISION Technicians Maintenance Department (1) Power Supples (2) Supervisory Control System Salarv Scale' ($415:435) 455x20-495/660x40-940/980x40- 1 340 Functions Assist in the on-site/workshop inspection, operation, maintenance, repair, servicing, testing and trouble shooting of
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      • 742 10 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical ORION I Overseas I I Technical I I Trainees I p. A progressive Japanese company with |H affiliates in South-East Asia, Germany, sjm USA and Europe, invites applications M from suitably qualified single males for 0 a two-year training in Japan. H
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      • 529 10 72 Situations Vacant: Technical ji Carrier Singapore (Pte) Limited ji invites applications from ji suitable candidates for the I post of j _B^_Snß___f Qualifications and Experience: j NTC-2 or its equivalent However, those without j proper academic :j qualifications but with I extensive knowledge and I experience would be considered.
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      • 436 10 72 Situations Vacant: Technical (HDB PROJECT) JOIN A LEADING INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CO. FROM FRANCE We have immediate vacancies for: CARPENTERS Min. 1 year's experience Is required BATCHING PLANT OPERATORS Min. 1 year's experience is required Interested applicant* should apply personally for interview at our: SIMEI SITE (next to Tampines) Tel:
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      • 843 10 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production I Wseagati urgently requires |j| Minimum Primary 6 education No experience required Training will be provided v AiAiAiJA /f^B^kiß^MMMß^M^i^^ I Gross Salary upon <fe/f f?/\ Confirmation: y'l9U Come today for an interview between 10.00am and 2.00pm at: The Personnel Department 16 Kallang
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      • 593 11 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous t I Parfwns Vv^AINI^URENT Lummd requires for both Changi Airport and Downtown Beauty Advisers The desired candidates, preferably in their midtwenties, will have a good complexion a pleasant and outgoing personality a previous experience in the cosmetics field and preferably a secondary
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      • 615 11 SILLA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY urgently requires SKILLED PLASTERERS A MARBLE LAYERS Min. 6 years experience. Salary CPF. Call peraonally at: 287 Holland Road on 5/7/86 between 9am. 4p.m. for interview. (Besides Jelita Cold Storage). Working at McDonald's ia fun. Want a PART-TIME/ FULL-TIME job and earn between $370 $670. Students and
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      • 881 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous URGENTLY REOD. A Cleaning Lady St an Assistant Teacher by estab. Daycare Ctr Tel *****90 LORRY DRIVER REQUIRED. Interested, call *****19. 81 Vehicles For Hire SPECIAL DAILY RENTAL valid till 31st July '86 1000 cc $33, 1300 C.C. $37, 1600 c.c. $54, 2000 CC. $68 Self-drive.
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      • 955 11 87 For Sale: Mercedes Q PLATE MERCEDES 200 Manual, '77. Completely reconditioned. New paint, upholstery, tax. View Blk 1. 301-24. Pandan Loop, Spore 0512 (9a.m. to 5p.m. •79, MERCEDES 280S Manual. Power windows, steering, central lock, aircon., radio, cassette. Showrm. cond. PARF. $23,500 0.n.0. Loan $19,000. Tel: *****40. CO. REGD.
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      • 1177 11 88 For Sale: Ford/Fiat 88 For Sale: Ford/Fiat 88 For Sale: Ford/Fiat 88 For Sale: Ford/Fiat h__m um.._ y^~~~~~/ iSi^\^^^MMsSmmwtm" faHHPr /fl «ft '^^B_________P? ffiSHraigt' Aig I jff m\ VH KKmmiammlmmmr 4 W_Wk¥ W^l^___ IK-^B^^rVi V^__ HHHfeb-. H_____^^"^r*^^^Tß **mmmm^ m Elk* I a^k "^2-_--N»«i M m*k%* jJm a> ißßmßßmmmmmmm^Bw'^^^—A vs_^___>
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      • 839 11 90 For Sale: Toyota •84 TOYOTA 1300 GI. 5-speed lst owner, original paint, tax Nov '86 Done 20.000 km. *****28. 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi 1 OWNER LATE 10/83 Mitsubishi Cordla 1.6 GSL Coupe, 2-dr.. auto.. K. silver, alrcon., hi-fi set, expensive s/rlms, low mileage, power steering/ windows. PARF. Accident free.
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      • 913 11 93 For Sale: Honda 11/84 CIVIC 1.5, 12-valve. 1 private owner, expensive hi-fi. sports rims, low mileage. Excellent cond. $26,000. View: 103 Moulmeln Rd (Shell Station), opposite Tan Tock Seng Hospital ALMOST '84 HONDA Accord EX 16 manual 1 pte owner. Alrcond., cassette. Accident free. See to believe. Showroom cond.
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      • 858 12 96 For Sale: Other Makes AUSTIN HEALEY 3000, 1961, (BNT) overdrive, complete history. Very sound original condition. Only one in S'pore on the road. New roof Tonneau covers, tyres, electrics Best offer above $23,000 secures. View TODAY ONLY at 6, Third Avenue, off Bukit Timah. 1958 MORRIS MINOR CONVERTIBLE $11,500.
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      • 681 12 98 Sale/Wanted: Motor Cycles/Scooters BUYING, SELLING 350LC, M8X125. HXI3S, RXK $550, RGI2S $870, PISOX $600. Instalment arrangeable Blk 203. Bedok Central (Infront Bedok bus interchange). SELLING, TRADE-IN LCI2S, HXI3S. 350LC, RG2SO $1,400, RGI2S, RXK, RXIIS, GTO, PXISO, PISOX $850. M8X125, CGI2S etc. Instalment arrangeable. 403 Balestier Rd. FB PLATE M8X125.
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      • 916 12 100 Scrap Vehicles BETTER PRICES OFFERED for PARF/ SZ scrap cars all kinds of good used cars. *****02/ *****76 (Day). *****09 (Night). ALEX: *****50/ *****65. Best prices offered for PARF scrap used cars. Cash payment. ATTRACTIVE CASH FOR all scrap/ used/ SZ scrap cars *****42/ *****63, Kwok (day/ night). BETTER
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      • 973 12 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Available: Apartments Apartments Apartments "*fcta__. a '^mL*^*m\: tBB-L-W_*_m r*'P|p 7s b mmf "MM mw* *i__. i|if I ammt Prime location: District 10, Singapore's exclusive flflflHHM.....H neighbourhood. It is within 2 minutes' walk to Orchard H&BhH^^Bk Road and 5 minutes' drive to the
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      • 1639 12 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments J Go out on Sunday? We never have time!' /-~*p\ Sundays are spent t 0 KTZt^r* w ''h 'riendly expat oiA /^Hsiw'' 3 y> neighbours playing P (C/7- •~2L==^~ asS 7^^cy* ,ennis swimming, lunch rt\ «L» I [yyy^ by the pool We
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      • 890 12 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms FURNISHED AIRCON. ROOM RMI Novena Church for rent. No cooking. Tel: *****00 FURN. AIRCON. ROOM at Queensway Tower for foreign students or expat Mdm Lim *****43 FURN. BIG RM. to share with working single. Malaysians welcome. Call *****91. FURN. RM. WITH phone, fan Near Poly. 10
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      • 948 12 113 For Sale: Houses e Dist 14 Lor. Marzuki s/storey 3+ 1-rm. terr. Renovated. Above $230,000. a Dial. ls Open Houaa, 3-4pm. brand new 2-storey terr. $425,000. e Dial. l6 Limau Gdn. 2-storey llnk-bunglw. Renovated. 8 n yrs 4700 sq.ft $510,000. a Dial. l9 Charlton Pk. brand new 2-storey corner
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      • 827 13 113 For Sale Houses D.26 KALIDASA AVENUE (Teachers Estate) d/storey terrace 2,000 sq.ft. Lindtrac *****79. 027 D/STOREY SEMI-D. Owner wants to exchange for similar hse In d.15, 19, 20, 26, 28. *****59. D.5 HONG LEONG Gdn. renovated beautiful 3-yr. old seml-d. bunglow for sale. Call owner *****32 D.9 MAKEPEACE RD.
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      • 554 13 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments MANDARIN GARDENS /if t k4cle new mqcf living f 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 built-in wardrobes to all bedrooms e
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      • 1547 13 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments I .uv^d-H—B—— --M— I Air-con, kitchen Iff pi f\ f TITLE and no mmmmWmimm Enquiries Bookings YEE MING KENG CONTRACTORS REALTY PTE LTD 84, CAIRNHILL RD, S'PORE 0922 Tel: *****06/*****19 Freehold Land (free from encumbrances on completion) Lot 127-2 MK
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      • 957 13 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments TOA PAYOH NORTH 4 rms. Beautlfully renovated. Ceramic throughout. See to appreciate. *****83. TOA PAYOH 3-RM. Vinyl tiles. Built-Ins, alrcon., carpeted room, furniture, centralised location. $26,000 only. Tel: *****81. UPPER BOON KENG Rd. Pure 4room flat near market St MRT station. Price negotiable. Classifone *****30
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      • 754 13 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 5-RM. CLEMENTI AVE. 5, peaceful, no MRT or highway, beautifully kept. $129,000. Tel: *****12. 5-RM. DEPOT RD. D.4, mid flr. Marble, parquet, quality cabinet $126,000 neg. Tel: *****30 (owner). 5-RM. POINT. UPPER Boon Keng, Blk 38, high flr Facing morning sun. $108,000. 255-3333 5-RM. POINT
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      • 635 13 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ 137 Tours Ma Storage Spaces Storage Spaces 19 ■888 3li vi j^fll 8888 I 'SB KB H I^l^ —KK \l m Xl wl Daily Departure ij B H Modem warehouse for sale T a.-. If* tty SI ■or lease by unit. Easy instalments. I J| g^^^jjMt^B
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      • 1242 14 146 Foreign Education 146 Fore i gn Education I mmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ,__**V STUDY GRANTS fßM*\ FO" BUSINESS, r Wgj 5 MANAGEMENT lfl DEGREE COURSES I I IN THE UK Full ud Part Study Una te are available fer tteee who wish te udertake tall time: Business, Management or Degree Programmes in
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      • 907 14 150 Commercial/ 150 Commercial/ Technical Courses Technical Courses WELDING INSTITUTE i Singapore, October 1986 Welding inspection Radiographic interpretation Ultrasonic testing also certification from CSWIP For full details contact: Mr. Mike Tang, Fulmer Research and Development, No. 1 Jalan Terusan, Jurong, Singapore 2261. Tel: *****20 i LCCI CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA COURSES Commencing in
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      • 1340 14 151 Language Courses 151 Language Courses HURRYI ENROL NOW WITH ILC The London-baaed Worldwide Language Teaching Inetitute NEW TERM STARTING 7 JULY '86 GENERAL ENGLIBH All Levels. Full-time/ Part-time. Aimed at developing listening, reading, speaking and writing skills Suitable for locals and foreigners (Student Pass can be arranged) GCE O'
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      • 1658 15 1 APPOINTMENTS/ NOTICES ctautc DCRnooi HHHI Telefax No: *****59 I Rates: Box Service: ■RHI al AN ID HD3UOOI Wm^^m^m Sa[ps s^v^e: Tel *****11 Straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 Telex Service: S.T.A.N.T.S. RS ***** TIMEAD ext 5724-/5/6/8 5669 I Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc. cm. Posted: Sslo.oo APPOINTMENTS Management Career
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      • 984 15 Coopers &LyDr3nQ Associates provides a comprehensive range of management consultancy services aimed at helping clients increase the effectiveness and profitability of their organisation. These services include Corporate Development, Organisation Planning, Financial Control and Management Information Systems, m_m m_\ Investment Planning and Appraisal, Electronic Data Processing, Manufacturing and «HB Distribution Systems,
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      • 845 16 APPOINTMENTS Brfill ii_Ka J I*\ t _\\\\_________________________\____J___m _iltl-_IJil-:fl?il«ii»«fi1t!l-\»i mu l<<Ja JM__u__ia____fl__i___nMMMnaaH--Bn ra^—n— r«n_raniMinriiin ■iißiMiii...B«i«MMFMif________r______^________m__E_____. flfl flfl fl I i& I fl WL mwLXM mmmt B&M 89 1 w*m\wl m 1 1 Qfei in *m mWV^My^^M ___IV_M___H_______l __^______K'\r|_fct^l I Bi 1 m mkv<mmm\ r3 i r mi r zJt^^BmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmY^ /^^BSlmYim- >
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      • 202 16 *=ssssss^s Z I I f^mmmmt^SSS.*^^ l I I I RSfe^Ss- I B •3 or environment f n s P .^tSSSr-" I TK&&Z; I £kss&_* I m Degree m ©fSSteB. TW cK wm and HV° dev c es i TechnoW Experience j^ power transistors jr I paction a*** I Degree «n
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      • 652 16 If you've got the drive, I you? ve got the job. I The leader in Winchester disc drives is interested in people with the drive to succeed and excel in work performance If you I to join us during our expansion program. Diploma from a recognised institution mk Minimum S
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      • 765 17 APPOINTMENTS JOIN THE LEADER IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Wang Computers (Pte) Ltd is a direct subsidiary of Wang Lab Inc., a multi-billion U.S. Fortune 161 computer company. Wang is a world leader in Information Technology with unparalleled experience in Data processing, Word Processing, Audio processing, Image Processing and Telecommunications Networking. We
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      • 641 17 Why HP? w hose,echnolo^cal advancements A Company whose m. c „„.muA ""Xn«£*. mmmmm t_Sm* d c mmS stimulating i peop^^y^y------ TOOLING ENGINEER (Plastic Injection Molds) Our Plastic Technology Centre is looking for a highly motivated individual with 3 to 5 years' experience in the design of plastic injection molds. He
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      • 924 17 [INVESTMENT RESEARCH »V>| MANAGER no Wl2l _mt I Large Financial Institution '*-^L OUR CLIENT, a large and well established financial institution, wishes to appoint an INVESTMENT RESEARCH MANAGER who will be responsible for leading a research team in carrying out investment research into the Singapore and Malaysia stock markets. THE
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      • 645 18 APPOINTMENTS j _______H_________________i I mt i«| ...£_t.. Pia_____M_ "w"!"! is a subsidiary of the Thomson Groap of France, a world leader in high technology electronics and consumers appliances, with production and marketing facilities worldwide. E Due to our expansion, we are seeking dynamic professionals to fill the following positions: R&D
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      • 710 18 §j I A Reputation Built Through Total Achievement 33§| We are a subsidiary of Tandon Corporation of USA, a f£s| recognised world leader in the field of computer peripherals J_sH with a reputation built on total achievement. Since its I founding the corporation has achieved a consistent pattern I of
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      • 945 18 I METHEUS SINGAPORE 1 A newly established company, we will be involved in the design and manufacture of high performance computer graphics products in Singapore. We seek highly motivated and result-oriented individuals to fill the following positions: I Hardware Engineering Manager I Reporting to the Vice-President of the Engineering Department,
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      • 793 19 APPOINTMENTS 82 HDB N HDB invites application from Singapore Citizens/ Permanent Residents of Singapore for Senior appointments in the following areas:--(A) MANAGEMENT SERVICES (B) MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND GENERAL ADMIN (C) PUBLIC RELATIONS (D) PERSONNEL (E) ESTATES MANAGEMENT (F) SOCIAL ADMINISTRATION Responsibilities: Post (A) Successful applicant is expected to carry out
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      • 577 19 Learn to manage one of Singapore's fastest growing companies It takes uncommon attention to detail to manage a multi-million dollar business. At McDonald's, we do it at over 9,000 restaurants worldwide. Through our management development program, you will learn everything from accounting and budgetting, inventory, profit and loss statements to
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      • 781 19 n nir BANKING 1 BIS Banking Systems Pte Limited [jS|j3j| systems) The Acknowledged Leader in International Banking Systems The continued success of our award-winning MIDAS system j| has created a number of challenging opportunities for Singaporean professionals seeking fast moving careers J with a dynamic Company. Following considerable recent successes
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      • 826 19 Maxtor high technology surges ahead ...creating more and more excellent opportunities at the high end of the disk drive industry. And it is only the beginning.... Test Engineers I Candidates must have experience in analog and digital electronic test equipment; both software and hardware, product failure analysis and test procedures
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      • 710 20 APPOINTMENTS aiiiwißiHl y/ 8• 1 O Applications are invited from suitably B qualified candidates for the position of:- SENIOR 11 PLANNING EXECUTIVE I We are looking for a high calibre candidate with growth potential to strengthen our Planning Development team. The successful candidate in his late 20's to mid 30's
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      • 936 20 INTERNATIONAL I MARKETING PROGRAM I TRAINEES B General Electric, the world's largest and most Vm\ B diversified electrical manufacturing company is W B recruiting talented and technically competent young n B graduates into its highly recognised INTERNATIONAL MB B MARKETING PROGRAM (IMP). MB\ B the PROGRAM: g| B Geared to
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      • 557 20 Argos Engineering Pte Ltd operating a shipyard in Singapore invites applications from suitable, qualified and experienced Singaporean to fill the following positions: ENGINEERS for hull construction, outfitting and steel fabrication work ESTIMATORS for shipbuilding, ship repair and structural steelwork PERSONNEL OFFICER STORE KEEPER x MACHINE SHOP FOREMAN MECHANIC FOREMAN OFFICE
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      • 607 20 iff/ BC) BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CSjOF CURRENCY, SINGAPORE Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the post of>— HEAD OF SECURITY DEPARTMENT Full GCE 'A' level, preference will be given to those with a degree from a recognised university. Good knowledge of and experience II with modern security systems.
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      • 480 21 APPOINTMENTS --------------------s--S----Ms--B--MMs--M_-_l AMD JI INTERNATIONAL LTD l^^ a subsidiary of US based multi-national corporation with rapid growth in the semiconductor industry believes in the commitment to excellence in product reliability, innovation and in people. Degree in Science or Arts Social Science Preferably with 2 years' supervisory experience in semiconductor environment
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      • 563 21 SINGAPORE SHIPBUILDING ENGINEERING LIMITED 4 SSE, a progressive shipyard specialising in the 1 design and construction ot naval craft, I sophisticated commercial vessels and military jj equipment, invites applications tor the ;|S following positions: I Electronics/Electrical 1 Engineer A good degree in electronics or electrical si engineering from a recognised
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      • 546 21 OUR PEOPLE the heartbeat of advancing technology In the highly competitive semiconductor industry, it is the heartbeat of advancing technology that keeps us on the High Ground. High Performance. High Speed. High Tech. PRODUCT/TEST ENGINEERS Qualifications: Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, preferably with 2 years' relevant experience The Job: Provide engineering
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      • 717 21 THOMSON The THOMSON Group largest manufacturer of electronics products in France and French leaders in high technology electronics and household appliances experiences another growth phase. This resulted in its AUDIO PRODUCT DIVISION further extension in Singapore. PRODUCT MANAGERS ASSISTANT PRODUCT MANAGERS Applicants must have a tertiary qualification in Electronics Engineering
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      • 1237 22 NOTICES ma^^ m^^ m mm^^^^^^ j JACK CHIA-MPH LIMITED 96, Somerset Road 08-01, Singapore 0923. JC-mah Tel: *****15 (4 Lines) Cable: "EMPRESS" Telex: "MPH RS *****" 30 June ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY RESULTS 1 The preliminary unaudited results of Jack Chia-MPH Limited for the year ended 31 March 1986 are: R
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      • 1348 22 ICI (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED takes pleasure to announce the appointment of guardian (A division of Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd) as Distributor in Singapore for ICI OTC PHARMACEUTICALS with effect from 4th July 1986 And we take this opportunity to thank THE GETZ CORPORATION (SINGAPORE) SDN BHD for their
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      • 675 22 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) TAKE NOTICE THAT: (a) Receiving and Adjudication Orders were made against the following debtors on the 27th day of June 1986. IN BANKRUPTCY NOS 2123/84 Ang Ngoh Eng of Blk 168. Stirling Road #01-1181 Singapore 0314. 3228/85 Ching Teong Hong Lawrence, i/c *****18/1 of Blk
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      • 627 22 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THF REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Originating Summons No. 3280f 198C In the Matter of Section $8(1) of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 217) And In the Matter of Lim Shu Jin, an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore NOTICE To: Lim Shu Jin
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    • Page 23 Miscellaneous
      • 303 23 SUN TAN By Collette WI'LL TELLiCU A S£CRET^ mU^WW' RE ALLY AN.D~"T Ht 'S biBH IN^^™^BB| One dav i pur a Love- J what happ-ncd? j uve with food \P(fUoNiti stS Dinner// <(|*m\ pyxr A^gVEri siNczjy Jgj\ I THE BO UN LOSER By Art Sansom "WE LOTTED &OP 10 *Zl
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      • 360 23 PEANUTS By Schuiz ""^jf mvu~' P*^~ Qf&f&i t*^ 5 fr -^I_m^^ L -^M 7-5 ©mm uo.no Fmki Sr"dic«n '"c -a-*" 1 t«. I 1 BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker HERE COMES j OU\CK,ZBRO,\ I u 0 w* 1 JUST MAKE 1 1 T I SAR6E^7 SOOUTANP J S/lAALL TAL K
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    • Page 24 Advertisements
      • 545 24 "NOW SHOWING at 4 THEATRES LIDO-CHANGI-SAVOY-WOODLANDS LIDO: 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.45 9.15 I CHANQI-SAVOY: 5 SHOWS 11, 1.45, 4, 6.45, 9.15 WOODLANDS: 4 shows at 1.45, 4.00, 6.45, 9.15 1 This warrior Is 450 yaars old. CANNOT DIE. He returns 1 to New Torh NOW to battle
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      • 1624 24 I #%ffl^l^^ IP Expand your Creative Horizon g^ir/w/K^^ ■•mfsSt^mmmWf^V^SlS^ M f y 0 CATHAY. PEOPLES THEATRE 8 ■B C^T i __L_J_r w*^Mm\ Mft |p/ /^m J\ A Yen W74<_ k lfc_^B Jsi i Irlblbi un o cathay (S3smoo> s shows: m 00, i3O 400, 6 30& 9 ispm Q I
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      • 516 25 Rich insights and some visions of joy T.K. SABAPATHY sees future promise in works by two local artists on show till tomorrow at the National Museum Art Gallery. 1 IN THEIR joint show ending tomorrow, Lim Tiong Ghee and Tan Teck Heng are each showing 20 compositions completed over the
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      • 1045 25 A 'marriage' that created theatre magic KRISHEN JIT, associate professor in history at the University of Malaya, and respected theatre and dance commentator, found much to inspire and ignore in the foreign drama performances in the Arts Festival. THE foreign drama performances were a study in contrasts and judicious balance.
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      • 215 25 THE truly memorable Krishnaveni is back in Singapose to delight audiences with her flawless dancing at the Drama Centre tomorrow at 8 pm. Bestowed with the title "Jewel of Dance" by none other than the late Bala Saras wathi, she bears the hallmark of Kalakshetra,
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    • Page 25 Miscellaneous
      • 140 25 What's On PERFORMANCES TAIWANESE RECORDING STARS AT SENTOSA MUSICAL FOUNTAIN. Jin Rei Yeow, Hong Rong Hong, Ye I Ling and Choo Hui Juan entertain with a selection of Mandarin songs. Musical fountain. 8 9 pm. Usual entry charges to the island apply. 2TTH ANNIVERSARY MUSIC COMPETITION. Piano preparatory, junior, intermediate
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      • 126 25 rumba, quick-waltz and quick-step, beginning today. Organised by the National Theatre Club. Telok Ayer Performing Arts Centre, Cecil Street. 2 3 pm. For more details, call Miss Eileen Tham at 220-4430. FUN FAIR ORGANISED by the Fairfield Methodist Secondary School on its field. 102 Dover Road. 10 am 6 pm.
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      • 146 25 Telok Blangah Street 31. 8 pm. AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION ON OUR historical sites. Today: Serangoon Road. Sponsored by Shell. National Museum History of Singapore Gallery. 11 am 2 pm. Free, but entry charges to the museum are $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. Also on tomorrow. EXHIBITIONS WORLD PRESS
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      • 155 25 tion of watercolours, drawings and lithographs by one of the first European artists to assimilate American pop-art influences in his work. Art Action. Hyatt Regency Hotel. 10 am 6 pm. Ends tomorrow. THE CHANGI PHOTOGRAPHER EXHIBITION. Forty photographs taken secretly by George Aspinall, a Japanese prisoner-of-war at Selarang Barracks in
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      • 135 25 holidays. MING VILLAGE. See how traditional craftsmanship is used to reproduce handpainted Chinese porcelain pieces. Includes a guided tour. 32 Pandan Road. 9 am 5 pm. Free. EXHIBITION OF CHINESE PAPERCUTS, STRAW PICTURES AND BOOKMARKS Includes more than 500 varieties of papercuts and 300 kinds of straw pictures and bookmarks.
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      • 113 25 DENS. Queenstown Secondary Technical School Band. 5.30 6.30 pm. SEMINARS YOUTH TODAY, LEADERS TOMORROW. Organised by the Singapore Business and Professional Women's Association to encourage young women to break into maledominated fields. RELC Auditorium. 8.30 am -4.30 pm. Students and association members: $18; non-members: $20. A BUDDHIST APPROACH TO TODAY'S
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      • 970 25 |o^MM_BNHHR____ta___________X I p I Radio One 1 90.5 mHz in VHF Band II J 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 6 Show (cont'd) 7.30 Morning Financial News
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      • 1376 26 ;^L aturday Night Movie AS_bl_p% _f% _k m l_r _m are stings and what do rows non's Jealous Guy performed Sk iTmiili ~An Earl y FTost If|f||r_i| lIIEj S SIIIHRS and columns refer to in com- by Roxy Music. %Bm _^^___mm^_m K-^ (Ch 5, 11.21 pm): aT^l««*# mmmm ■■m%#%# puter
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