The Straits Times, 26 July 1986

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1986 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 188/12/85
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  • 1077 1 B-G Lee cautions against over-reading signs and stresses wage restraint BfedbHHHuBfl HBHH mill HH mHffttMi And only very recently in June has it really started to show up. Even in April and May, the signs were much more discouraging. And of course, since it's just started
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  • 222 1  - Pump prices of petrol to go down RONNIE LIM By PRICES of petrol and diesel sold at petrol stations are expected to go down anytime now. Petrol is likely to be about two cents a litre cheaper and diesel 3.7 cents cheaper. The imminent pump price reductions will bring the
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  • 113 1 ATLANTA (Georgia) An Eastern Airlines pilot became so disgusted with airport congestion and delays that, rather than wait in line to take off, he wheeled his DC-9 around and returned to the terminal. "I'm fed up with it. I'm sick and tired
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  • 447 1  - Dr M: Vote Front for peace and stability AHMAD OSMAN Malaysian election By in Kuala Lumpur Front spreads message of unity: P9 Why there is special interest in the polls: P18 Editorial: P18 KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, unveiling the National Front's election manifesto yesterday, urged
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  • 39 1 What it should have been THE new Post Office Savings Bank rate on deposits of over $100,000 should be 3.25 per cent from Aug 1 and not 3.75 per cent as reported yesterday. We are sorry for the error. >
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  • 131 1 NEW YORK The Reagan administration, using new statistics, has predicted greater economic growth in 1987 than it expected less than six months ago, the New York Times reported yesterday. The Times said the new estimates predicted i that growth from the V fourth quarter of 1986
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  • 33 1 NEW DELHI Heavy monsoon rains in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have killed at least 71 people this month, the Press Trust of India said I on Thursday. Reuter
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  • 412 1 GRADUATES are finding it more difficult to get jobs bat this does not mean that a slower-grow-ing Singapore most compromise and reduce the number of graduates coming into the labour market. The issue, said Acting Trade and Industry Minister Brig-Gen Lee Hsien Loong,
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 530 2 Curbs on exports CERTAIN Singapore exports would be denied du-ty-free entry into the European Community next year if certain proposals are accepted by the EC Council. The proposals, made by the European Economic Commission m Brussels on Wednesday, seek to scrap duty-free entry for diodes and transistors as well
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    • 141 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THOUGH strictly a domestic affair, the Malaysian general election has implications for other Asean countries, especially Singapore. There is no doubt that the return of a government with a firm mandate will also mean a eonttnnation of the kind of stability to which we have
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    • 83 2 SBC CAN DO MORE AN AVTD follower of SBC's Feedback and Friday Background series wants more of such programmes produced. He also feels that SBC should "m the interest of consolidating the various communities m these economically turbulent times", highlight issues affecting the minority. He urges it to present
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    • 356 2 Talks 'not a flop' ISRAELI Prime Minister Shimon Peres said it was wrong to portray his meeting with King Hassan of Morocco as a failure despite the monarch's bleak assessment of their talks. "I did not expect for a minute we would reach any agreement m one
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    • 226 2 Norman the great THE only surprising feature of Greg Norman's victory m the British Open golf championship last Sunday was that it took so long m coming. Over the years, Norman has won 35 tournaments around the world but, despite his exceptional ability, success m one of the four
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    • 305 2 XL Arts Festival "A FESTIVAL must open minds," said Ismail Zain, the first artistic director of the Kuala Lumpur Arts Festival, which begins tomorrow. It must, he stressed, provide avenues for people to attend performances that they would otherwise not experience. While the general aim of this year's
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    • 305 2 HONG FOX PROPOSES SALE OF PROPERTY TO PAY DEBT DEBT-LADEN property company Hong Fok Corporation is said to nave proposed to its Concourse financiers that it sell other buildings m Singapore and Hongkong to enable it to repay its $55 syndicated loan. The 11 financial institutions led by DBS
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    • 141 2 Siddhi set to win THAI Foreign Minister Siddhi Savetsila, the leader of the Social Action Party, looks set to retain his portfolio if he wins his seat m tomorrow's general election despite demands by the front-running Democrat Party that it should go to them. Air Chief Marshal Siddhi
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  • around the WORLD
    • 394 3 Wheat deal could sour ties Hawke South Pacific may fall prey to Soviets, he warns Shultz CANBERRA A row between Australia and the United States over a proposed move by Washington to subsidise wheat sales to the Soviet Union and China has escalated with a blunt warning from Prime Minister
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    • 291 3 FDR's grandpa 'was opium king' NEW YORK President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's grandfather, branded as an "old buccaneer", headed a trading company m China m the mid-1800s that was "the biggest US dealer m opium", says a magazine article. American Heritage says during the 19th Century opium trade that flourished m
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    • 230 3 Open our markets and invest abroad, orders Chiang TAIPEI PRESIDENT Chiang Ching-kuo, worried that huge foreign exchange reserves may spark off inflation, has ordered economic officials to open the island's markets and promote investment abroad. Taiwan has about US$3l billion (5567.5 billion) m foreign exchange reserves and they are growing
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    • 279 3 NEW YORK Taiwan has moved briskly to the top of the world's economic growth standings, but Japan and Australia have slipped to the bottom, according to a private US research group. The Conference Board says the leading index m Taiwan is climbing
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    • 113 3 NEW DELHI A women's arm wrestling world champion claims she has been sacked from the Indian police force because she fought back when male colleagues harassed her, according to a newspaper report yesterday. Sub Inspector Preeti Arora, who won her arm wrestling
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    • 177 3 SIX sporty American fishermen went out looking for tasty mako shark, bat instead got more than they could chew a 494-kg tiger shark! Ken Rafferty, 41, the boat's captain and owner, is seen with their prized icatch when they returned on Thursday
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    • 384 3 BEIJING THE recent discovery of tiny fertility goddesses and a 5,000-year-old temple-and-tomb complex predating by 1,000 years China's earliest known dynasty, may require the rewriting of the country's ancient history, a Chinese newspaper said yesterday. Relics unearthed so far include the clay
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    • 486 4 TEL AVIV Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres says it is wrong to portray his meeting with King Hassan of Morocco as a failure despite the monarch's bleak assessment of their talks. "I did not expect for a minute we would reach
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    • 49 4 LONDON Holidaymakers watched m horror as two US Air Force pilots were killed when their Phantom jet plunged into the sea off a crowded beach m St Bride's Bay, Wales, on Thursday. The plane was taking part m an air display. The bodies have been recovered. AFP
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    • 202 4 NICOSIA Iran's Prime Minister and Syria's statecontrolled press have said that King Hassan faces assassination for meeting Mr Peres. "I believe that the same fate that befell the annihilated Sadat is also awaiting the Shah of Morocco," Iranian Prime Minister Hussein Musavi was quoted
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    • 250 4 Ex-US navy man guilty of spying SAN FRANCISCO A jury on Thursday convicted ex-naval radio operator Jerry Whitworth of espionage for his role m the Walker family spy operation, which the government said significantly damaged US national security. The 12-member jury, which deliberated for nearly two full weeks, found Whitworth
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    • 138 4 LONDON Britain has dissolved the government of its Caribbean colony of Turks and Caicos Islands over alleged corruption. The Foreign Office said on Thursday that an eight-man advisory council, headed by Governor Christopher Turner, was carrying out governmental duties. Diplomatic sources said the dissolution order was
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    • 127 4 WASHINGTON The United States army said it had dropped a plan to bring back mules into active service. Spokesman Phil Soucy said the army had concluded that the re-Intro-duction of the male did not make financial sense after a year-long study at the
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    • 235 5 Can UN chief stay for second term? UNITED NATIONS The unexpected heart surgery performed on United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar (above) raises a serious question on his availability for a second term. Mr Perez de Cuellar 's first five-year term expires on Dec 31. The world body will
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      • 76 5 BRITAIN HAS passed on to Chinese leaders the concerns of Hongkong residents over the safety of a nuclear power plant to be built at Daya Bay near the colony, British diplomats said m Beijing yesterday. The diplomats said the ambassadors of Britain and France, which will both
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      • 81 5 AN EIGHT- YEAR-OLD girl hanged herself after watching films about hopping ghosts and her family believes she was influenced by the films, police m Juifong, 40 km east of Taipei, reported yesterday. They said the parents of Chou Jui-Wen reported she had said earlier she wished to
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      • 63 5 MOSCOW'S CfflEF negotiator at the Geneva American-Soviet arms talks, Mr Viktor Karpov, has met Chinese officials m Beijing to discuss space weapons and other disarmament issues, Tass news agency said m Moscow yesterday. It did not say when the talks took place. The Chinese side was led by
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      • 71 5 THE LEADER of the opposition Japan Socialist Party, Mr Masahashi Ishibashi, said m Tokyo yesterday he would resign following the party's disastrous election results earlier this month. He told a group of his supporters: "I'll leave the job to my successor m the July 6 election."
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      • 79 5 A TERRORIST BOMB m a car parked outside the headquarters of a major West German defence contractor exploded early yesterday near the south-western town of Friedrichshafen, shattering about 250 windows m a building but causing no injuries. Police said sympathisers of the Red Army Faction, also known
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    • 321 5 Howe accused of maintaining apartheid system LUSAKA Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda has dealt a new and severe blow to attempts by British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe to bring peace to South Africa, accusing him of working to maintain the apartheid system. In a
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    • 289 5 Expert warns of hunger on global scale WASHINGTON A British expert on world hunger told the US Congress on Thursday that within a century all humans may be starving. In testimony before the House Select Committee on Hunger, Brian Walker said: "It is entirely possible that within a century all
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    • 193 5 LOS ANGELES Marvin Mitchelson, the divorce lawyer who pioneered "palimony" claims, has been under investigation after two clients accused him of forcing them to have sex with him. Police have given the findings of their threemonth investigation to the District Attorney's Office, but a spokesman
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    • 169 5 COLUMBIA (South Carolina) New American sanctions against South Africa might be introduced shortly, President Ronald Reagan hinted here on Thursday. "We haven't closed any doors," he said when asked about the possibility of more measures m September, which was raised this week by Secretary of State
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    • 218 6 'Faulty tests led to reactor fire' MOSCOW The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant m April was caused by faulty tests on a generator at the power station to see how long it could provide energy after a shut-down, a senior Soviet government official said on Thursday. Foreign Ministry
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    • 63 6 LONDON About 55,000 immigrants were accepted for settlement m Britain m 1985, according to figures published on Tuesday by the Home Office. This was about 4,400 more than m 1984, and 1,900 more than the previous year. About a third of the grants of settlement were
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    • 404 6 Reagan may offer to delay SDI plan WASHINGTON PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan could send Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev a letter as soon as this weekend, offering to delay deployment of his Star Wars missile defence programme for about seven years, Western officials said yesterday. A US administration official said the letter
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    • 398 6 LONDON Queen Elizabeth has invested rock singer Bob Geldof as an honorary knight for championing the cause of starving Africans. She also complimented the normally dishevelled hero on his appearance m a tailored morning suit. Also honoured at Buckingham Palace was American oil tycoon John Paul
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    • 123 6 OXFORD (England) Count Gottfried von Bismarck, a great-great grandson of Germany's "Iron Chancellor", appeared m court m Oxford on Thursday charged with possessing drugs. Von Bismarck, a student at Oxford University's Christ Church College, was charged with possessing cocaine and amphetamines. He was remanded on
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    • 347 6 LONDON A self-made millionaire was jailed for 14 years on Thursday for his part m Britain's biggest robbery, the theft of £26 million (5584.7 million) m gold from a high-securi-ty warehouse. Businessman Kenneth Noye, who had denied charges of conspiracy to handle stolen
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 348 8  -  ALBERT RAMALINGAM By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Foreign Minister Air Chief Marshal Siddhi Savetsila, the leader of the Social Action Party (SAP), looks set to retain his fjortfolio if he wins his seat m tomorrow's general election despite demands by the front-run-ning Democrats
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    • 257 8 BANGKOK Former Thai Prime Minister Kukrit Pramoj says he will boycott Sunday's general election because he is fed up with a government drive to get people to vote. In a derisive article published m Slam Rath on Thursday, the veteran politician said that on election
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    • 138 8 Special offer on polling day BANGKOK Thailand's population control pion«eer, Mechai Vairavaidya, announced yesterday he would offer free vasectomies tomorrow, national election day, to help "promote democracy". "Come cast your vote for democracy as well as for a reduction of population on the same day. You can promote Thailand's development
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    • 145 8 MOLUCCAN demonstrators, protesting against alleged human rights abuses by the Indonesian government, became violent and started stoning Dutch police cars outside the Indonesian embassy m the Hague on Thursday. Two police cars were wrecked as about 600 Moluccans threw stones and firecrackers and burned the Indonesian
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    • 255 8 All in Philippine military will pledge loyalty MANILA Defence Minister Juan Ponce Enrile said yesterday the entire Philippine armed forces would pledge allegiance to an interim constitution promulgated by President Corazon Aquino to erase doubts about the loyalty of the military. The estimated 250,000 members of the armed forces will
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    • 134 8 The presidential palace announced on Friday that Mrs Aquino had approved the retirement from active service of five brigadiergenerals on the recommendation of armed forces chief Gen Fidel Ramos. One of the generals, Antonio Palafox, was among the top officers behind the revolt. Mr Enrile said
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    • 210 8  - Sin honours 35 who exposed polls fraud ABBY TAN By, Manila Correspondent MANILA The Philippines' leading churchman, Cardinal Jaime Sin, threw a dinner party yesterday to honour the 35 computer tabulators whose walkout exposed the massive fraud m the presidential election m February which later contributed to the downfall of
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    • 211 8 JAKARTA Indonesia yesterday announced cuts averaging six per cent m electricity rates for industries, but left high domestic and business tariffs untouched. Director-general of Electricity and New Energy, Professor Artono Arismunandar, said the cuts, which go into effect next month, were aimed at stimulating
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    • 161 8 BANGKOK More than 500 Thai trawlers worth a total of U5546.2 million (*****.71 million) have been seized m foreign countries m the past five years. The deputy director of the Thai Fishery Department, Mr Plodprasop Surasawadi, said at a press briefing here that most of the
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    • 724 9  -  ISMAIL KASSIM By in renang PENANG The National Front kicked off its election campaign yesterday by taking out a two-page advertisement spread m all the major English, Malay and Chinese dailies to get its message to the people. It shows members of the
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    • 360 9 KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Serl Dr Mahathir Mohamad, m an open letter to Malaysians, calls on them to be Arm m supporting the National Front again for stability and a better future. He says Malaysia is going through a difficult period m its history
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    • 302 9 KOTA BARU Parti Islam (PAS) spelled out the rights of non-Muslims m its manifesto issued here yesterday. Among these are basic rights as human beings and the rights as provided under the Syaria (Islamic jurisprudence). They are equal under the criminal and civil
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    • 105 9 'DAP will not split Chinese in Sabah' KUALA LUMPUR The DAP's presence m Sabah will not split the state's Chinese vote, Chief Minister Datuk Joseph Kitingan said yesterday. The people of Sabah had always preferred to vote for locals and were not likely to support outsiders fielded by the DAP,
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    • 78 9 Parties with at least 10 seats get air time KUALA LUMPUR Parties fielding at least 10 candidates will be allowed to broadcast their manifesto or campaign items over Radio Malaysia from July 28 to 31. "This means that only the National Front, DAP, PAS and the SDP will be allowed
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    • 550 9 NF seeking a strong mandate for stability KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday released his National Front coalition's goals for the election, saying he needs a strong mandate if instability and chaos as experienced m some countries are to be avoided here. The 16-page manifesto outlines
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    • 160 9 KUALA LUMPUR Political observers have described the National Front manifesto as a "humble" one that is psychologically attuned to the times and •one that will go down well with the voters. The general consensus is that the Front is trying to reach out to voters
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    • 170 9 KUALA LUMPUR Datuk Dr Lim Keng Yaik, president of Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, has criticised the decision by DAP secretary-general Lim Kit Siang to stand m Penang. He called Mr Lim a frog for jumping from his constituency m Kota Melaka m Malacca to
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    • 137 9 Man who wants to fight samsu... KUALA LUMPUR The Socialist Democratic Party's candidate for the Ampang Jaya parliamentary ward, Mr R. 8. Menon, is a politician with a score to settle. But his enemy is not human. It's the death-dealing liquid, illicit samsu, which has claimed the lives of many,
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    • 38 9 the running KUALA LUMPUR Three doctors are contesting the Petaling Jaya parliamentary seat. They are National Front candidate Dr P.Y.Lee, Dr Eng Seng Chai (Democratic Action Party) and Dr Wong Sai Hou (Socialist Democratic Party). NST
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    • 694 10  -  ANNE KOH Survey shows most bosses keeping to restraint policy By Wage freeze m one out of three companies Extent of implementation of NWC's 1986/87 wage standstill recommendation J§n %n J? Companies Number of mj Cj^ «w employees _fl L_r\ LJV 1 1 1
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    • 663 10  - S'pore exports to EC may be curbed further HSUNG BEE HWA SHAOA ISLAM By and SOME Singapore exports will be denied duty-free entry into the European Community next year if certain proposals are accepted by the EC Council. The proposals, made by the European Economic Commission m Brussels on Wednesday,
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    • 65 10 MR HSUAN Owyang nas been re-appointed Chairman of the Housing Board by the Minister for National Development for a further period of three years. The appointment takes effect from Friday. Mr Owyang, who took over chairmanship of the board m 1983 from Mr Michael Fam when
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    • 118 10 THE latest national song Count On Me Singapore was delivered with gusto by 25 children at Far East Plaza yesterday afternoon. The children were from the Salvation Army Neighbourhood Centre, a day-care centre In Clement!. Not surprisingly, there wasn't a hint of stagefright the children
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    • 251 10 CAR owners m Housing Board estates will soon be able to renew their season parking tickets faster and more easily. The on-line ticketing system, introduced under a pilot scheme m Chin Swee, Tampines South and Ang Mo Kio South m April, will be
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    • 476 10 NGEE Ann Polytechnic workshop instructor C. O. Chee, 35, missed his Service 157 bus yesterday morning because he was standing at the wrong end of the bus-stop. The bus-stop at the Bukit Batok temporary interchange is very long and during the morning peak hours, very
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    • 361 10 WATCH out for the green-clad contingent from the Singapore Nlchiren Shoshu Buddhist Association when it takes to the National Stadium field on Aug I. Its mass display item From Each His Best called for the use of flash icards to depict the work
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    • 29 10 A TALENT contest for birds will be held at the Jurong Bird Park tomorrow at 10 am. The birds will sing, dance, talk and perform other tricks.
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    • 403 11  -  BEN DAVIDSON and why wearing a horse-hair wig makes him wise By HIGH Court judge Mr Justice A. P. Rajah yesterday provided a rare glimpse into the very private world of the judge's chambers. Having delivered a luncheon speech on the judicial system and
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    • 450 11  -  MATILDA GABRIEL By DR ROBERT C. Gallo, an expert on the Aids virus, will be sharing with Singapore doctors the latest research on the killer disease. Dr Gallo led the team of American scientists which discovered the acquired, immune deficiency
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      • 124 11 POLICE ARRESTED a man as he was ransacking a shop m Clifford Pier early yesterday. The man had with him a briefcase and two bags filled with goods worth $20,000 believed to have been taken from the Eastern Sun Trading Co. He was inside the shop
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      • 89 11 ABOUT IM people will be sweating it out for courtesy's sake on Orchard Road today. They will be participating m a four-km walk-a-jog organised by the grassroots organisations of Cairnhill to spread the courtesy message to pedestrians. Dr Wong Kwei Cheong, the MP for Cairnhill,
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      • 53 11 A THAI CONSTRUCTION worker was jailed six months yesterday for harbouring a Thai woman who had come here illegally by sampan. Thee Un Sap, 36, admitted harbouring Pornthip Watanakphanichekit, 29, m a hut m Choa Chu Kang Road between July 13 and 16. Pornthip was jailed six months
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      • 63 11 TWO MEN, who were charged with abducting a 23-year-old bargirl at Carnival Nite Club m North Bridge Road on March 5, and later raping her m a room at Glass Hotel m Outram Road, were given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal yesterday. The two were
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    • 37 11 THE Old Andersonians' Association of Anderson Secondary School will be holding its third annual dinner and dance on Aug 2 at 7 pm at the Hilton Ballroom. Those interested can call Miss Anita Goh on 775-8710.
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    • 241 11 Man and 3 others died in fire he started THE State Coroner yesterday found that the fire which killed four people m a Jalan Satu Housing Board flat was started by one of the victims. Mr Sarjit Singh recorded a verdict of misadventure on the death of Cho Yeng Whye,
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    • 329 11 CARELESSNESS and negligence were the most frequent causes of home accidents and 95 per cent of them could have been prevented, a senior forensic pathologist said yesterday. Professor Chao Tzee Cheng, who has looked into the causes of home accidents over the past
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    • 326 12 Mirror goes for a more balanced approach THE fortnightly Mirror magazine, a government publication, has taken on a new image that reflects a change in government thinking. It is also re-writ-ing certain stories for use by regional newspapers and trade publications. Mr Anthony Tobin, Senior Assistant Director (Publications) at the
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    • 404 12  -  LOONG SWEE YIN But some just use their belongings to reserve places By MORE than 100 accountancy students spent the night outside the National University of Singapore administration office on Thursday hoping to get lockers m the faculty building. The earliest of the students
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    • 105 12 THIEVES have stolen $35,000 worth of gloves from a Jurong factory. They removed five window glass panes to enter Daiwah Glove Manufacturing Co m Chia Ping Road and took more than 14,000 pairs of leather gloves and 300 pairs of asbestos gloves. The manager, Mr Bay
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    • 154 12 September trial for 4 accused of drugging woman FOUR people, including a woman, accused of dragging an aerobics centre business partner will be tried from Sept 31 to Oct 2. Seow Koy lin, 24; her brother, Kee Kuan, 22, a national serviceman; Ho Chew Fook, 21, unemployed; and Lee Choon
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    • 48 12 THE Bukit furmei post oifice m Block 109, Bukit Purmei Avenue, is now m service. It is open on weekdays between 8.30 am and 5 pm, except on Wednesdays when it opens until 8 pm, and on Saturdays when it closes at 1 pm.
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    • 44 12 GEYLANG East Home for the Aged will celebrate its seventh anniversary at blocks 97 and 98, Aljunied Crescent, on Sunday. Mr Othman Haron Eusofe, the MP for Geylang Serai, will open the home's senior citizens' recreation centre at 3.30 pm.
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    • 310 12 Old folk urged to use CPF to help out with home expenses MOST old people living with their families should help out with the household expenses by using their Central Provident Fund savings, said Dr Tay Eng Soon, the Minister of State (Education). He said that most of the elderly
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    • 122 12 A MAN who posed as a CID officer and seized a teenager's identity card was jailed for three months yesterday. Yap Yin Kok, 30, a Malaysian general worker, had a dispute on June 26 with electrician Yew Yea Leung, 16, who was leaving
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    • 406 14  -  SALMA KHALIK Airlines' war for passengers hots up By i AIR fares to Australia and New Zealand have tumbled to an all-time low. A return ticket to Sydney and Melbourne is now $1,080, while a return ticket to New Zealand with five-nights accommodation
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    • 107 14 POLICE are investigating a report by a teacher that he was poshed from behind by a schoolboy after he reprimanded the boy for teasing some girls on Wednesday. The teacher, 33, told police that the incident happened during a morning physical education lesson at Deyi
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    • 227 14 A GRASS-CUTTING contractor will be paying compensation for the second time this week to yet another motorist whose car window was found shattered after several of the firm's workers were seen cutting grass near the vehicle. Hock Lian Seng Engineering Pte Ltd,
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    • 32 14 THE MP for Telok Ayer, Mr Ong Pang Boon, will be the guest -of-honour at the Singapore Chinese Boxing Fellowship anniversary celebration at Hong Lim Green tomorrow at 7.30 pm.
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    • 104 14 TWO MEN were seriously injured m separate accidents involving pick-ups on Wednesday. Mr Teng See Bock, 21, was riding along a slip road of the Pan-Island Expressway leading to Bendemeer Road when his scooter and a pick-up collided at about 11.55 pm. He was
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    • 112 14 A 20-YEAR-OLD man claimed trial on Thursday to a charge of causing the deaths of his three rearseat passengers by dangerous driving. Philip Yapp is alleged to have cut across the double white lines of the dual carriageway m the face of oncoming traffic m
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    • 569 14  -  ILENE ALESHIRE By A HANDFUL of developers have increased housing prices after renewed activity m the market, according to property and banking sources. The move is being watched closely by property professionals as the giant Far East organisation is among those involved. Three out of
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    • 481 14 A PROPERTY valuer thinks it is reasonable if some HUDC flat owners ask the HDB for more time to re-sell their flats. These owners would be those who, acting under the assumption that the HDB would buy back their flats, had bought other properties.
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    • 263 14 MADAM Gurshit Kaur has been having sleepless nights for the past week. And it is not because the widow, 40, lost her job as a factory jaga three months ago. "My only daughter is missing," Madam Gurshit said on Thursday. Her daughter, Davindar Kaur,
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    • 236 16 AN ARMY sergeant was walking home with his wife along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 on Thursday night when he heard a woman shouting "robbery" and saw a man run past him. Without hesitation, Sgt D. Sugumal, 32, ran after the man. Three police officers,
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    • 101 16 FOUR men were charged yesterday with setting fire to a bar last month, causing $25,000 of damage. Ho Toh Seng, 34, Yeo Liang Hua, 29, Tan Ah Beng, 28, and David Lee Kok Wah, 20, are accused of committing mischief by fire at
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    • 121 16 Talk on automation without tears A CHIEF executive wanting to automate his factory operations may very quickly find a white elephant, or several, m his computer software programs. The painful lessons of buying unsuitable computer packages, and how to avoid similar mistakes, will be discussed at a breakfast talk for
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    • 495 16 FOUR Singapore students obtained first class honours degrees from Cambridge University this year. One is a President's and Singapore Armed Forces Scholar, Lieutenant Jek Kian Yee, 23, who did a year of philosophy followed by two years of social and political science. A former
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    • 76 16 TWO Indonesians who tried to evade paying duty on 100 cartons of cigarettes which they intended to sell here were fined $5,000 each on Wednesday. They pleaded guilty to having 22.2 kg of dutiable cigarettes at Clifford Pier on Tuesday. The cigarettes, for
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    • 240 16 SNPL plan to improve Chinese newspapers SINGAPORE News and Publications Ltd has be- gun a company-wide proI gramme aimed at helping j its staff to improve the j quality of its Chinese-lan-guage newspapers. Launched by SNPL director and general manager Mah Bow Tan yesterday, the in-house campaign to improve the
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    • 61 16 THE opening ceremony for Art Fair '86 will be held at 8 pm on Thursday at the World Trade Centre Hall 2. The fair, part of the National Day celebrations, is organised by the Ministry of Community Development, and the Chinese newspapers, Lianhe Zaobao and Lianhe
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    • 393 17 Chairman of seminar shows how IT works IT WORKS. That's what the posters at an information technology seminar proudly announced. IT, of course, is a pronoun. But these days, it also stands for information technology. The pun was thought up by Mr Yeo Guan Kai, who is co-chairman of a
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    • 242 17 DECISIONS made at the Housing Board headquarters used to take about two days to reach the ana offices but, come October, a computer link-up between the board's Maxwell Road headquarters and its 36 area offices will speed things up. The board now relies
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    • 55 17 inn, preliminary inquiry into the alleged murder of a four-year-old girl by her father's girlfriend will be heard on Sept 23. Ang Poh Kirn, 32, a housewife, is accused of murdering Lim Vi Wen, the youngest of three children, on May 14 at a flat m
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    • 342 17 Ground has 'sunk deeper and may subside further' THE cracks and buckles on the asphalt surface of Scotts Shopping Centre's driveway and pavements, which first appeared about 18 months ago, have become worse. They are caused by the ground subsiding. It has now sunk
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    • 156 17 Two get jail and cane for extortion A MAN and a youth were given Jail sentences and ordered to be caned yesterday for extorting $11 from another youth. Tan Swee Hong, 21, was given a 30-month jail term and 11 strokes of the cane, and his accomplice, Ong Say Peng,
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    • 237 17 A GROUP of 22 junior Foreign Service officers from six Asean countries was yesterday given a short briefing on the progress and achievements of Asean by Foreign Minister S. Dhanabalan. The group, which paid a 30-minute call on Mr Dhanabalan at City
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  • The Straits Times
    • 545 18 MALAYSIANS go to the polls m eight days' time to elect a new government. Unlike the 1982 general election which saw an overwhelming endorsement of the reform-minded Mahathir government, a similar outcome m next Sunday's polls is not all that certain. The general perception is
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  • 120 18 "Don't accept bad parts, don't make bad parts, don't ship bad parts." Mr Scott Whitlock, manager of a Honda car factory m Ohio, US. "When yon look at the report, forget about the (CPF) withdrawal age. Just worry about yonr financial security for old age." First
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  • COMMENT/Perspective
    • 913 18  - Election a test of Mahathir's leadership, policies LIM YOON LIN Why there is special interest m the polls By Any significant dent m the Front's margin of victory could even raise questions about his Umno presidency m the next party general assembly. MALAYSIA'S general election next week is not a
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    • 526 18 THE visit of an Israeli prime minister to an Arab head of state on Arab soil is momentous. Nothing like it has happened since Mr Sadat went to Jerusalem nine years ago. This week's flight by Israel's Mr Shimon
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    • 546 18 T.F.Hwang takes you down Memory Lane AS I WAS SAYING I ONCE said: 'There Is nothing like finding things out yourself." It's a dare, a challenge. It enables me taday to write a happy formal "Finis" to my article titled "Number One" m this calnmn (ST, Nay 23, 1985). On
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    • 639 18  - The field, track and boycott MILES KINGTON An easy-to-read guide to the Games By MANY people seem baffled by the whole Commonwealth Games controversy, and many more seem totally uninterested m it. To combat this distressing state of affairs, I offer an exciting and easy-to-understand guide and glossary to the
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    • 2111 19 How main sectors of the economy performed Text of the speech by Brig-Gen (Res) Lee Hsien Loong, Acting Minister for Trade and Industry and Minister of State for Defence, at the Nanyang Technological Institute ministerial forum last night. d£ TONIGHT'S speech is m a
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    • 112 19 t% of new graduates who remained Median wage of *fNmv> unemployed m Feb of newly-employed the following year graduates ~1984 1985 1984 1985 batch batch batch batch At We have made great efforts to increase NUS and NTI output, although not indiscriminately This policy n
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  • FORUM
    • 266 20 Friday Background provides opportunity I AM an avid follower of the Friday Background and Feedback series. These are the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's staple fare for political-ly-minded viewers like me. I must congratulate the producers at SBC for putting out excellent programmes such as
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    • 447 20 Hospitals should urge use of C class wards I REFER to the Ministry of Health reply "Lower demand for C class beds" (ST, July 17) to my letter (ST, June 26) on the need of elderly chronic patients for C class beds. I find nothing new over past pronouncements on
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    • 110 20 I READ with much interest an advertisement m the Classified Ads on July 19. The advertiser, an employer, placed it m the "Situations Wanted" section for jobs for three of its employees because it was closing its office m Singapore. This employer is
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    • 188 20 MY four-year-old son recently came back from nursery school with a donation card from a community centre. He said the teacher had asked him to give it to me. The card, which had blank columns, contained an appeal for donations for a jog-a-walk m aid
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    • 297 20 "T-SHIRTS. No trying". I have seen such signs m some department stores and wonder why they have been put up. This policy is no doubt faithfully implemented by the sales staff but it has been a source of annoyance for me on
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    • 276 20 THERE have been letters and other expressions of concern by members of the public and yet the Ministry of National Development continues to make glib assurances that "further measures need to be taken to increase the safety of grass cutting operations."
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
      • 69 21 SHARES took a surprise upward turn yesterday although the gains were mostly small. Gainers edged losers 69 to 63 compared with Thursday's 32 rises and 106 falls. The Straits Times Industrial Index finished 3.67 points higher at 727.10 and the Business Times Composite Index gained 3.41 points
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        • 60 21 Metro Hd(t 280 +16 Spore Land 354 +14 YHS 223 +H Traramarco 104 +11 SPH 775 +10 ICB 35« +8 FnuMBoi 240 +7 Acma 131 +7 Roth loth 50C 225 +6 Semi) Shipyard 17S +6 flN 720+5 HleontFin 230 +5 Cora Plant 50c 171 +5 Keppd Corpn 159 +5
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        • 61 21 Time Enp| 110 -14 hetanWc 220 -7 Sine fcw t Fin 156-7 iMKknarks H 50c 152 -6 Sol he 50-6 ICS 505 -5 Roi»Oed 213 -5 Mraco 196 -5 Lion Corpn 195 -5 knilei 59 -5 FukHuj 172 -4 Pefi M's« 49W -3Vi Chem bid 202 -3 CiC 143
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        • 11 21 ChuonHup 616,000 Pegi M'sio 497,000 Promet 363,000 Transmarco 236,000
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        • 77 21 July 24 July 25 BT Composite ***** ***** BT indicator *****074 *****324 BT OB/OS -134 —225 CADI -6924 —6924 OBV -*****1 -*****6 ST Industrials ***** 727 10 ST Finance *****9 1771 26 SI Hotels ***** 571.60 July 24 July 25 ST Properties 355 98 357 13 ST Minings *****
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      • 34 21 INDICES Highs Lows Straits fines Business Times 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) All-time Low 74.75 (17/9/64) 470.92 (28/4/86)
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      • 14 21 THE US dollar gained 185 ticks to close at DM 2.1460 in Singapore.
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      • 22 21 DM V FF 8$ H$ US$ US$ 2.1400 156 83 Unq 2.1860 Unq 1.4900 2.1460 157.85 6.9400 2.1885 ***** *****
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      • 10 21 In Singapore, the gold price was not available yesterday.
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      • 33 21 Eurodollar: Lost two ticks to 93.45 a contract. Dentschemark: Lost 40 ticks to 0.4671 a contract. Japanese yen: Lost 67 ticks to 0.*****6 a contract. Gold: Gained US$O.BO to U*****.40 an ounce.
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        • 108 21 HONGKONG The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co Ltd yesterday reported better than expected results for the year ended March 31 net profit was up 50 per cent to HKJ5714.8 million (Ss2oo million) and linked the strong performance to a sharply improved property market.
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        • 63 21 NEW YORK Texaco, the third-largest US oil company, has reported its second-quarter profits dropped 39 per cent to US$lB5 million (*****.3 million) from a year earlier and blamed "the severe deterioration m crude prices". Shell, ranked sixth, announced a 35 per cent decline m second-quarter earnings to
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        • 93 21 TOKYO Cumulative net profits for Japanese branches of foreign banks m the year ended m March reached 12.77 bil- lion yen (*****.5 million), 126.8 per cent higher than the previous year, on gains from foreign exchange and bond trading, informed banking industry sources said. But lending
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        • 101 21 DETROIT Ford, the No. 2 US car maker, has reported a net profit of almost US$1.1 billion (S$2.4 billion) for the second quarter, a company record for any quarter and a 54 per cent improvement over the same period a year earlier. It was Ford's
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        • 54 21 SEOUL South Korea's overseas construction industry has suffered its worst downturn this year, with new orders virtually halved compared with the first half of last year. The Construction Ministry said new orders so far this year totalled US$l.2l billion (552.6 billion), only 53 per cent of the comparable
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    • 556 21  -  CONRAD RAJ Prices could determine proposal's chances By DEBT-LADEN property company Hong Fok Corporation is said to have proposed to its Concourse financiers that it sell other buildings m Singapore and Hongkong to enable it to repay its $55 million syndicated loan.
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    • 276 21 S'pore asked to invest in Shanghai projects A VISITING 30-member Shanghai trade delegation has offered 23 investment projects worth $266 million to Singapore businesssmen. The offer was made yesterday at a seminar on investment opportunities m Shanghai. The projects include electronic plastic toys, turfed carpet, high density velvet, production line
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    • 477 21 MTP hopeful of settling its debt problem ITN can manufacturer Malaya Tin Printing, which fended off a liquidation move on Thursday, is confident it can come up with a way out of its debt problem to meet the Monday noon deadline set by creditor Banque Nationale de Paris. "Even on
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    • 105 21 OVERSEA-CHINESE Banking Corporation will shave 1.25 percentage points off its prime rate to 6.25 per cent today Its move, following the cot m DBS Bank's best lending rate to 6.5 per cent on Monday, should spur Overseas Union Bank and United Overseas Bank into lowering
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    • 563 21  -  JAMES NG By 4 Since our stake would be diluted m time anyway, as the company expands and diversifies, we picked a partner who could complement our activities and contribute m to our growth. Mr Jimmy Pen (above) managing director of Chuan Hup Marine.
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    • 361 21 PEPSICO, the world's second largest soft drinks company, announced yesterday that it has reached an agreement m principle to buy Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) for US$B5O million (about $1.86 billion). If the deal goes through, Pepsico wiU emerge as the world's largest restaurant chain
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    • 1236 22 INDUSTRIALS a M„Blwwnic,m,„ Acma (1528 1535) (1) 151 (I) 155 xd Afinomoto 280 B) AMDQMB? *i (Zm7kh«,x7(h,«™ Alcorn (688 7IS) (8) 67 (8) 68 (5) alo AKB 1568 58S) (16) 57 (2) 56 (2) AijO(DObDoj)no) D/ U) DOU) API (79R73C.W9) 73i (9)79(1) 7i /5?70. iifli
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    • 2256 22 READERS should be aware of the Imitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt in at the stock exchange, 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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    • 2675 22 Al shares quoted have a par value of {1, unless otherwise specified. Adjusted for scrip/riftrts. N 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. ***** Last Yield Vol Day Htfi
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    • 337 24  -  DOREEN SOH Only 1.27 per cent acceptance by yesterday's deadline By LESS than two per cent of Intraco shares were won by United Industrial Corporation by the close of its much-debated offer yesterday. The prices of the two counters languished on the stock market
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    • 477 24 JAKARTA JAKARTA The Indonesian Government is resisting pressure from businessmen to cut interest rates to stimulate the economy, saying the move could put pressure on the rupiah and erode savings. Businessmen blame annual loan interest rates of between 20 and 27 per cent for the
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      13 24 'at was wonderful. I said, 'Don't blame me', and they didn't."
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    • Stocks market weekly round-up
      • 489 24 Singapore IT WAS almost all downhill this week at the Singapore market, with interest centred on special situations m a handful of local counters. But the market perked a little yesterday as if confident that the ills surrounding Hong Fok, Malaya Tin Printing and
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      • 87 24 THE FOLLOWING is a list of the five most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this week. It gives the turnover m thousands of units, closing prices yesterday and the high and low for 1986. Company Volume Price High Low (000) July 25 '86
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      • 395 24 Kuala Lumpur THE most sought stock m Malaysia among speculators this week was Antah Holdings, which rose against the general trend of falling prices as election uncertainty overhung the market. Antah rose 32 sen over the week to close yesterday at M 52.95 and
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    • 249 24 Rover agrees to Leyland and Unipart buyouts LONDON ROVER Group, formerly British Leyland, has agreed to sell its bus unit and a 33 per cent stake m its parts division to a consortium of Leyland management and investment institutions. It will also sell 75 per cent of its Unipart unit
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • 306 23 OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings: daily 4'/« 4Vi 4V 4 4M Monthly 4 3 4 Autosave 4 Fixed deposit 1 month 4 4'/< 4 4 2 months 3 months 4 4M 4j* 4 1) 6 months 4'/< 4 Mi 4 2 JM(1 9 months 4M 4%
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      • 161 23 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to S$10 foreign currency Australian dollar 1.3332-1.3360 Canadian dollar 1.5771-1.5790 6.41-6.31 NZ dollar 1.1615 1.1642 8.75-8.46 Sterling pound 3.2550-3.2586 3.10-3.05 US dollar 2.1875-2.1885 4.60-4.56 Local dollars to lOOunts of foreign currency Austrian schilling 14.5059-14.5198
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      • 103 23 THE US dollar closed higher against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it closed firmer in narrow trading. It fluctuated within a range of 2.1860 and 2.1880. Against the deutschemark, the greenback opened at 2.1390/00 and closed at 2.1425/35. Trading was bullish, fluctuating within
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      • 135 23 HONGKONG Gold PHYSICAL Buym-Selm closed steady in moder- gQy) Sj ately active trading yes- Kl(otaf *****-***** terday, mainly on book- 1 gm 25—34 squaring ahead of the 5gm weekend, dealers said. j°£ «S»=lot They said gold ap- 50 gm 1.231-1246 peared to be entering a 100 gm 2457 -2
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      • 21 23 GOLD US$/oz Fri Thurs Singapore 349.20-349.70 348.20-348.50 Hongkong 348.90-349.20 348.30-348.60 Thurs Wed New York 348.75—349.25 348.00-348.50 London 348.50-349.00 347.50-348.50
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        220 23 Eurodollar 3-month deposit SHORT-COVERING ahead of the weekend saw the September Eurodollar opening slightly higher than Chicago's close at 93.44. Following an announcement that the Japanese authorities were considering easing restriction on capital outflows, the September contract edged higher to 93.47. However, lack of follow-through buying saw the
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      • 516 23 Late buying lifts share prices in light trading SHARE DriccsedKcd up yesterrtaTin lloht tradiriff on the Sin,aLre ma^et It w^ Une only #__«B.Er&£/ k6Ss to a spate of selective late buvine rises finished Lhlad offi by 6? to S compared with Thursday's 32 rises and 106 falls. Dealers said yesterday's
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      • 53 23 F rComort^T 0 41 £o05 Hk Whorf Loan 90.00 unch Ocean Land 2.35N- Ta, Song rir^.n7 7 85 +005 Hong Leong 0.88N Onent Oseos Hldq susp T,an Teck Land 144 -0.02 u I Yemeni oj tu.uj .nn«; o il i« asm Trafolaor Oil -O.UUJ 33.. I S, Hi 1
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      • 270 23 My 25 Ten Chanfe Mrtsub Elec 380 +12 A^moto 1870 +40 Mitsub Estate 2360 -40 A L n 4)0 -15 Mitsub Heavy 455 -15 A^da m, .9 gi -19 Asah, Chem 866 +25 Mrtsu. Co 502 -8 Asoh. Glass 1290 +20 Mrtsui ShipWdg 163 -7 Bar* Of Tokyo 991
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      • 56 23 7ZZZZ H NST Index Friday 1130.53 (1,132.72) *^&tri 6m if —Fr,da>. i 7i 1,83W tustrafan M-Ordnaties iv_ fnday 1,118.80(1,128.20) Mdiri Sfe-k Averatt _-Frid, y^%toso.sMf 8 e 026.24,-_ B— Thursday 1,264.20(1,286.80) Thursday 1,791.62 (1798.37) j P (Figures m brackets refer to those of previous tradinf day) 1 1 1 Hr-m-r-l
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      • 193 23 Clunfe 8S£rr£ l\» Alron 36 +H Gulf Res 12 unch A«edS.a 39 Hewlett Pack 39 +W Am Tel Tel 23H WWMa* 133V* Amaxlnc 1H* T^T^. AQU "m* Arm Corp 49V4 unch John Jhsn 69* -1* Bethlehem Stl IOW Kaiser Akjm Cp 15* unch Boeing Co 59M Litton Indust
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      • 410 23 My 2« Chan e MNN6 INDUSTRIALS BoriowRond Allied-Lyons 325xd -3 Charter Cons 248xd Ass Dairies Cons Gold 427 -5 BTRPLC 295xd -8 Rust Plat 863xd +25 Babcocks 182 -I ZCI +M Beechom 401 -\i BCC 265 -8 AAC 10 -J* Blue Circle 596 -7 Amgotd 51 W BOC Group
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      • 232 23 Managers' prices for July 26 28 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 0 82—0 88 The Savings Fund 0.74—0.80 S'pore Prog Fund 0.34—0.37 S pore Sec Fund 0 59— 064 Spore Invest fund 0 54 0 59»d Spore Equity Fund 0.41—0 45 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund 1
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      • 333 23 lj. 25 CentJ Chante Hardie James 330 -8 (iiKt\ Hariogen Energy 160 unch Herald 650 +44 Hooker 246 -4 ACI 357 unch ICI 245 +3 A N I 255 -9 Ind Equity 614 -22 Aberfoyle 790S Leighton 50 I Aac 310 unch Lend Lease 800 10 A mC or
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      • 490 23 Container schedules Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Sty (Voyafe) An Car|o Time Block Clifford MS (8610) 29/7 (0800) F5 *****530/1330-1430 Al/Bl *****330 Fl A Nebraska (7) 28/7(2130) F7 *****130/1130-1230 NJ/P1 Ned Delft (246) 29/7 (1700) F7 *****630/1630-1730 P2/S2 N Coral (6) 29/7 (0630) Fl
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        240 23 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Berth Arr Dep KeppH Wharves Mariru Itaimbe K10 aside 26/7 Can Gio M1B as,de 26/7 Pale.sgracht K12 aside 26/7 N.aga 21 MB aside 26 Auby K25W 26/6 27/7 Harapan Baru M2A 26/ 26 Bintang Belait K25E 26/5 27/7 Hong Soon M3 26/7
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    • 17 23 Rubber Closing prices cents/kio Singapore August 177.00 up one cent Malaysia August 222.50 down half cent
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    • 18 23 Tin Closing prices M$/kio KL Tin 14 27 up two cents Turnover 110 tonnes up 18 tonnes
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    • 26 23 Ctaint prices Copper £/tonw Thurs Spot 895 00 895.50 (*****—*****) 3 months 914 00—915 00 (913 50-914.00) Market tone. Barely steady Sales 8.925 tonnes i
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    • 26 23 Cloiinf pncH Silver USI/troK u Fri Thwi Singapoid 5 01-5 06 5 00-5 06 Thurc Wrf New York 5.00—5.05 5.02-5 07 Source Credit Suisse. Spore
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    • 25 23 Ctosinf prices Aluminium £/tome Thun Spot ***** 752 50 (*****-*****) 3 months 761 00 761 50 (763 50-764.00) Market tone Easier Sales *,825 tonnes
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    • 57 23 Cn|de palm C«i if (sou,h& Aug^OO (south JL 4% (central) w_ ~^-SZL tu»M Oct 210 (*«»s) _ft R6°°to Aug24o(*s) £_2_ Jfg^, Crude stear.n Neutralised unq paim 0,1 Ck»k. prices on the KLCE Ck»«| u^ iw. i«t Trade Month Pnce Lari iraae SaKs y Sept 496 unq 499 tight
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    • 479 24 REPUBLIC OF Z^ => SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB 249 Jalan Buroh, Singapore 2260. Tel: *****31 The RSYC which has for years provided leadership m Seamanship training for the recreational boater, is now pleased to announce 5 Basic Seamanship Courses, between August '86 to March "87. OBJECT To prepare boaters for the
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    • 432 25 ->^s_____l^ i____l _B^ __V*____l Bpß^ J__H _____HHB ■HHHBHH^b _n__-^'' ■B-t. ____B___ Am\\\\9 7-^^mß *^™^"I SBBliWlßPß^i^^^^^^^k i__W__y- wte||9jj^^ I _i^_9B_^_^_B! mmttttta Amm\\\\\\\m\ __H b H _H s___F__l _^_l I ''^-fiif.K'lmHK _9 I _^mmm| g^^M ______r y >--^ s| U m ___yj__ _H i___F __tfd llilffli jJaWW^ WM IBBBP^^ StartTbday! Ji_y26-Sept.6 *v;-v^^
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  • RACING
    • 236 26  -  PEDIGREE By TRITON, with crack apprentice Ismadi Ismail back m the saddle, has little to beat m today's main sprint (Race 4). Half the field comprises middle-distance gallopers and stayers warming up for the Pesta Sukan Cup (1,600 m) next weekend. That leaves only five
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    • 70 26 RACE 2: Aeras. RACE 4: Jacoran, Think Positive, Magari II, St Gallen, Three Pips, Sheikh n, Triton, Beldale Prospect, Sunny Smile. RACE 5: Gay Milano, Jetting Flash, Fascination HI. RACE Talking Turkey, Gold Mine, Spectacular Win, Sang Superba, Green Island. RACE 7: Post Express, Gutsy. RACE 8: All Night
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    • 396 26  -  TONTO By our man on the track JOCKEY Luke Danis and trainer Charles Read can cement their fledgling partnership with a double on Rajah Brook and Sepanjang Jalan at Bukit Timah today, opening day of the Pesta Sukan Cup meeting. Rajah Brook has been "bubbling
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    • 31 26 DRAGOUS HOUR, a winner m Class 4 at Bukit Timah last month, is among four horses which were recently gelded. The others are Josan, Regal Time and Tiger Shan.
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    • 365 26  -  ROGER YUE By Racing Editor EVERGREEN Melbourne jockey Kevin Mitchell, 57, takes a yearly holiday m Singapore when it is wintertime m Australia, and this year he is mixing business with pleasure. He has decided to ride at Bukit Timah on a visitor's permit. Mitchell
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    • 6254 26 GOING FORECAST: GOOD 1 1 efHMHHHHg 1 45 CLASS 6 DIV 11.200 m —1.200 m \'W f M dI I (Ratings: 40-29) MHUmUUI (Stakes: $15,000) 1 8*3*43 Jet Sir 57 (4f) FS Ng-K Chong 7 nzg +1 (1400 m). Running fair races; finished 2Vk -length 3rd
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    • 441 26 TONTO PEDIGREE LUCKY LEO MISTER X 8 Auctioneer 2 Little Master 8 Auctioneer 8 Auctioneer 8 Auctioneer 1 Jet Sir 6 Get On 2 Little Master 7 Good Mah 2 Little Master 6 Get On 7 Good Mah 1 Jet Sir 2 Little Master 7 Good
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    • 380 27 You Are Special delights ON THE TRACK with TONTO FOUR-YEAR-OLD You Are Special did an impressive winding-up gallop at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. With Ernie Johnson up, the Ameri-can-bred gelding clocked 36 sec for 600 m, striding out fluently all the way. The going was good. You Are Special started
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    • 105 27 TUESDAY (good going): Ace Jet 36.5, Fu Lv Shou 38.8, Astrid Park 38.3, Imperial Justice 36.2, Get On 37.6, Lightning IV 38, Legs and Shade Of Purple 36, Monterio 37, Sovereign Flyer 37.6, Racing Great 36.8, Garda's Glory 36.5. WEDNESDAY (good): Asian Beau 37.2, Sharonique 37.7, You
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    • 1680 27 JFfYmTItM I'3o1 30 CLASS 6 DIV 11,600 m 1,600 m &«MMm_kJl (Ratings: 40-30) (Stakes: $15,000) 1 693*3* Hard To Be Humble 57 (46) Xiao HeiKok 4 ag +2.5 (1850 m) *Kam 2 61**75 Developer IV 57 (44) Develop-Noordin 5 nzg dc +3 (1400 m) Cook 3 *****2 Roller
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    • 153 27 Rides 1st 2nd 3rd 1 Sestlch 201 28 28 22 2 P Johnson 144 21 16 15 3 Danls 142 19 14 16 4 Ng 140 18 11 6 5 Lerag 151 18 14 11 6 Cook 149 15 19 16 7 *Ismadl 110 14 13 8 8
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    • 90 27 1st 2nd 3rd Teh 40 30 38 E Brenkelen 23 25 25 Sh&nmagam 23 15 9 K Leong 23 8 9 Yeoh 22 30 15 Samsuri 21 11 10 Loh 20 18 14 Dragon 19 20 20 West 19 20 15 Noordln 18 16 11 Bead 18 13
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    • 92 27 1st 2nd 3rd Goodman 16 4 15 Auric 12 11 10 BlueRrass 9 5 5 Chong Kok I Am 1 Chong Keng Leong 7 6 Shanmugam 4 Chens 6 7 6 Agasam 6 6 9 Sonny Khoo 6 6 4 Shamrock Park 6 2 0 Brigadier 5 4
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    • 153 27 OCEANPORT (New Jersey) American jockey Declan Murphy, who rode five winners at the Sultan's Gold Vase meeting at Ipoh last season, will be astride 20-1 shot Bordeaux Bob m the US$3OO,OOO (about *****,000) Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park today. Nine three-year-olds will face the starter.
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    • 413 28 Shopping's such a pleasure with our savings on leisure. Leisure promotion at Plaza Singapura 26 July- 8 August. You'll find shopping at Plaza Singapura such a pleasure because weVe got great discounts on leisure »^^^ts_li___________r ________k and hobby items. P Pi '^B Iflfii^ And there's great offers on food M
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 851 29 Norman's Open success finally puts him among the greats 4 His lack off success last year could be attributed to a mystery virus he picked up m Hongkong two winters ago. It was eventually diagnosed as a form off bronchitis and it left him weak m mid-round.
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
      • 585 29 TOKYO Japan's Tsuyoshi Hamada, blasting I away with both hands, 1 knocked out holder Rene Arredondo, of Mexico, m the first round to take the World Boxing Council suI per-lightweight title on Thursday. Arredondo was knocked out after three minutes and nine seconds when Hamada
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    • 272 29 Sevvy plays second fiddle NOORDWIJK (Holland) Argentine Vicente Fernandez shot seven birdies m a first-round 68 to take a one-stroke lead over Severiano Ballesteros m the Dutch Open golf championship on Thursday. Another Spaniard, Manuel Pinero, who was among a group on 70, was later fined US$l,5OO ($3,270) after a
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    • 346 29 Arias returns with stylish win BOSTON American Jimmy Arias made an impressive return to action by scoring a 7-6, 6-3 victory over Sweden's Jorgen Windahl on Thursday at the U*****,000 ($608,220) United States Pro tennis championships at Longwood Cricket Club. The fifth-seeded Arias, who missed 10 weeks due to torn
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    • SOCCER SHORTS
      • 556 29 LONDON Scottish Premier Division big-spenders Glasgow Rangers are poised to land England centre-half Terry Butcher for £800,000 ($2.56 million), according to an exclusive report m a British national newspaper. The Daily Mirror revealed on Thursday that hard-up English Second Division side Ipswich Town, who had
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    • 406 29 FEDERATION CUP PRAGUE Defending champions Czechoslovakia and Argentina went through to the Federation Cup semi-finals on Thursday with wins over Australia and Austria respectively. But third seeds West Germany suffered a big blow their top player, Steffi Graf, broke her toe on a falling umbrella and
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    • 448 29 TOUR DE FRANCE SAINT-ETIENNE BERNARD Hinault settled for second place on Thursday m the Tour de France behind American Greg Lemond after winning his fourth stage here. The Frenchman, only the third rider to win five Tours de France, beat his team-mate and tour leader Lemond
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    • 447 30  -  LEE WAI WUN By I Sporteboy: Tony Koh Wee Peng water polo) Sportegirl: Patricia Kim May Wong (table tennis) Meritorious: Hong Jlnsheng (athletics), Lina Ong (squash), Grace Cheong (swimming), Alvln Urn Jin Slew (swimming), Michael Lo Loen Yee (swimming), Tan Hong Boon (waterpolo). Good Performance: Norsafarialela
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    • Down Singapore way
      • 188 30  -  JOE DORAI By FIFA, soccer's controlling body, have appointed reputed West German coach Dettmar Cramer to conduct the International Olympic Committee Solidarity Coaching Course m Singapore from Sept 1-14 at the National Stadium. Cramer, who guided Japan to their bronze medal m the 1964 Tokyo
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      • 327 30  -  TAY CHENG KHOON By FOUR promising juniors and a former World star on the comeback trail are among the first batch of entries received for the Anchor Beer Singapore Open squash tournament at West Coast Recreation Centre from Sept 7 to 13. While
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      • 85 30 Asian ace gets SABBF invitation ASIAN kingpin Premchand, of India, has been invited by the Singapore Amatenr Bodybuilders' Federation to be guest poser for their selection trials In the national Junior championships at the Victoria Theatre on Ang 17. Premchand (left) won the Asian title In IMS, _4 and *85.
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      • 315 30  - 48 interested in women's tennis Open JANICE SEAH By, FORTY-EIGHT worldranked players have already signed up for the Singapore Women's Open tennis tournament, the Republic's first professional world circuit meet. The US$5O,OOO ($110,000) competition, which will be held at Kallang from Oct 20-26, is part of the Virginia Slims World
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      • 204 30  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By THE Singapore Amateur Swimming Association and the Singapore Sports Council have invited a Czechoslovakian swimming expert, Dr Jaroslav Novak, to conduct a coaching clinic m September. Dr Novak, who is attached to the Research Institute of Physical Culture m Prague, is
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    • 368 30  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By B-S S?e P p 3 h C e I_o^ onb 33 D.Herbert run out 3 i. Doss c Kilbee b Sathivail 6 i. Nichols c Gordon b Iftikhar 2 B. Sundram run out 0 G. Morale b Sathivail 7 Morali b
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    • 260 30 LONDON Bob Taylor was dragged out of the sponsors' tent to keep wicket for England m the First Test against New Zealand at Lord's here yesterday. Taylor, 45, who quit cricket two years ago, substituted for the injured Bruce French as England ingeniously solved their injury crisis. French,
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    • 180 30 Sponsors out, so Johnson match off A SNOOKER exhibition featuring world champion Joe Johnson scheduled for next week has been called off because of sponsorship problems. Dr David Wright, one of the organisers, said Guinness, who were to have been the main sponsors, informed him that they would not have
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    • 499 30  -  HAKIKAT RAI By SINGAPORE travel to Jakarta on Aug 6 for the Asean Schools track and field championship (Aug 8-10). But the journey to the Indonesian capital may prove a boon, particularly when one considers that the Republic will be represented by some of their
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    • 205 30 Blundell to hold three-day seminar WHY do some of the world's best sportsmen and sportswomen sometimes fail? How can you psyche yourself into becoming a winner? Questions like these will be answered at a seminar on psychological preparation for peak sports performance next week. Dr Noel Blundell, a leading Australian
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    • 148 30 Kannan on for Indians SINGAPORE Indians were pleasantly surprised yesterday with the availability of their ace striker, K. Kannan, who returned from Indonesia for tonight's Bardhan Cup semi-final against Perak Indians at the Ipoh Stadium. Kannan, a member of the Federal Territory Malaysia Cup squad, joined the Singapore squad, which
      JOE DORAI  -  148 words
    • 29 30 KUALA LUMPUR Japan defeated Syria 2-1 m a Group B Merdeka tournament soccer match here yesterday. In another Group B match, Czechoslovakia beat China 3-2. AFP NST
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    • 31 30 THE Singapore Recreation Club will hold a recruitment drive to form a Under-18 soccer team to take part in the FAS competition. Training begins at the Padang tomorrow (9am).
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    • 41 30 THERESA Chia won the Keppel Ladies' Gold Union 36-hole competition at Bukit Chermin yesterday. She returned a nett 62 yesterday after a 68 last Friday to beat J. Mitchell, who shot rounds of 69 and 68, by seven strokes.
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    • 74 30 A FAR superior Thomson Secondary beat Raffles Girls School 30-5 to snatch the Schools National C Division girls softball title at Thomson yesterday. Scorers: TSS: Ang Bee Hong (4), Toh Lay Hoon (3), Heng Kwee Choo (2), Wong Shee See (2), Lim Kirn Poh (4), Ow Mvi
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 188 30 ATHLETICS Police Task Force I X- SHOOTING Schools National air-rifle Country c'shlp (Chinese Gardens. 8.30am). championships (Mt Vernon Range, 8.30am). 1 pv SOCCER NFL Dlv 1: Ayer Rajah v BADMINTON Senior Inter-club league Q^.^g internationals (Jin Besar, 7pm); Div (S cKicffi MCA interstate league seml- *^mi^ H^A 'iSSZFtEXSSt ssi!n,, sl
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  • COMMONWEALTH GAMES
    • 918 31  -  ALAN HUBBARD Politics get cold shoulder as Games take off By WHO'S IN Australia, Bermuda, Botswana, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, England, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hongkong, Isle of Man, Jersey, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, Swaziland,
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    • 496 31  -  GODFREY ROBERT By EDINBURGH Battle against the time and not against each other was the order from coach Tim Powers following the men's 100-metre freestyle draw, which pits Singapore's Ang Peng Siong, Oon Jin Gee and Tay Khoon Hean m the same
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    • 121 31 EDINBURGH Singapore's Oon Jin Teik finished 17th out of 24 starters and was eliminated m the 100-metre breaststroke event at the Royal Commonwealth Pool here yesterday. Jin Teik, 23, who finished fourth out of six starters m his heat, clocked 1:09.80, a little outside his national record
      GODFREY ROBERT  -  121 words
    • 235 31 GAMES SNIPPETS EDINBURGH'S Labour Party-controlled city council telexed Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Thursday, telling her she would not be welcome at the Games. At a meeting on Wednesday, councillors voted to call on the Games Federation to withdraw their invitation to Mrs Thatcher, a Conservative whose refusal to impose
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 231 31 181 Deaths 181 Deaths MDM HO AH FUNG age 84 passed away peacefully on 25 July 1986, leaving behind following to mourn her loss. HUSBAND: Aw Hong Heng (dec'd) SONS DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW: Aw Tat Sang (dec'd) Phoon Yuet Ying Aw Shee Sang Aw Vow Sang Ho Lai Heng Aw Wai Sang
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    • Obituary, Illustration
      38 31 183 Condolences The Management Staff of HOCK SENG CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD extend our heartfelt condolences to our Managing Director MR. ERIC LIM CHUAN SENG on the demise of his beloved Mother-in-law MDM TAY AH BEE l
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      55 31 MR. HO AH GUAN AGE: 59 YEARS passed away peacefully or 25th July '86 leaving behinc his beloved wife Mdm. Lei Yeok Eng and children t< mourn his loss. Body lying at Blk 305 Clementi Avenue 4. Cortege leaves on Tuesday 29th Jul] '86 at 1 p.m. for
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    • Obituary, Illustration
      42 31 In Everloving memory of YEO KHEE MONG Departed on 20th day o( th. six lunar month (6th August 1985) Deeply missed and always re- I membered by wife, sons, daugh- I ters-ln-law, grandson, grandI dauKhter^n^alMovedones^^ 186 Funeral Directors/ Services <
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      37 31 I We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family of the late GEE PHUI KUEN, KATHY who passed away on 24/7/86 From: Dr. Mrs. Cheng Heng Lee Mary Cheong I Lee Hong Lan David Van
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    • Obituary, Illustration
      60 31 FRANCIS THOMAS XAVIER Departed on 26.7.85 Thou art gone, dear father. Hone beyond the world of tears, But the memory of you will ever linger Through the passing years. «uway^emamb«r»dbjMov.done». SUNDAY TIMES RATES FOR OBITUARIES $15.00 for 3 line* (run-on style) t 561.50 for 3cm x 1
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      99 31 MICHAEL ANWARI Departed 26th July 1985 Time takes away the edge of grief But memory turns back every leaf Dearly missed snd remembered by Poh Luen, Elwyn S Gillian and all loved ones. Eternal Rest Grant unto him O^rd^^^^^^^^^^^^^ In loving memory of FOO KIA JENG Departed
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    • 95 31 i //\Wh c P PrOV e a W^ e ran c if Wnen a 0 f services and facilities M loved one TX for all religions. m departs, turn w j \4 to Singapore WmJ& punsrai ,r nee 192 i 1 13 i, _tvender St Spore 1233 M LsOSKei, W
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    • 271 31 This day mm especially rwwnbtr our dear mother ARANGATH JANAKEY AMMA (MRS C.R. NAIR) who patted away on 26th July 1979. Har kindness, understanding and loving care we will cherish forever Inserted by Prabhakaran Hair Sreedharan Nair Haridas Nair. In Loving Memory of ANDY MICHAEL Departed 26.7.81 Your memory Is
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    • 101 31 ATHLETICS Heptathlon (100m hurdles, sculls, single sculls, lightweight coxless fours high jump, shot put, 200m); Women's 100m finals. Women's coxless pairs, double sculls, heats, 400m semis. Men's 100m second round, eights finals. 110m hurdles semis, 400m second round, ham- SHOOTING Team events, mer final, 10,000m final. SWIMMING Men's 100m butterfly,
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  • 416 32  - Doctors here helping to develop vaccine for leprosy GILLIAN POW CHONG By DOCTORS and laboratory staff of the Middle Road Hospital are helping m a worldwide research programme to develop a vaccine for leprosy, a disease which has plagued most of the world, including Singapore, for years. The programme, coordinated
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  • 210 32 Bermuda gets nod for Games during opening ceremony EDINBURGH Bermuda will take part m the Commonwealth Games after their Olympic Association rescinded an order to withdraw. The Bermuda Olympic Association (BOA), the 13-strong team's governing body, gave them the go-ahead on Thursday night to take part m the games 55
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  • 197 32 Missing: Two tonnes of elephant manure PRESQUE ISLE (Maine) Chamber of Commerce officials are scratching their heads over the whereabouts of two tonnes of elephant manure that disappeared from a dumpster this week. The chamber had sponsored a weekend performance by the Olde Tyme American Circus and the droppings from
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  • 321 32 Allegedly told victims that deities needed money A CHINESE temple medium who Is said to have sought money to comfort deities and do charity work was charged yesterday with cheating people of $294,999 and criminal breach of trust involving $45,799. The 21 cheating offences
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  • 202 32 Parliament to be asked to accept report Inquiry into judiciary PARLIAMENT will be asked to accept the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam's allegations of executive interference m the Subordinate Courts judiciary when it sits on Tuesday. A motion for this has been tabled by the
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  • 409 32  -  MAUREEN CHUA By PROPERTY buyers who find that their units have a smaller floor area than that stated m their contracts will soon know whether they are entitled to any compensation, and if so, how much. Mr Justice Lai Kew Chai yesterday reserved
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  • 104 32 Principal charged with raping 10 pupils JAKARTA The headmaster of an elementary school m a town near Jakarta has been charged with raping 10 of his pupils, a newspaper reported yesterday. The 34-year-old man was arrested earlier this week after a 14--year-old told police she had been raped by her
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  • 30 32 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials climbed 10.55 points to 1,802.17 m the first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. AP
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  • 190 32 CHANDIGARH (India) Sikh extremist gunmen stopped a bus before dawn on an isolated country road m Punjab yesterday and killed 13 Hindu passengers m their bloodiest attack m months. Police said the bus had travelled about 15 km out of Mukhtsar, heading for
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  • 187 32 THE Government is to send the Land Titles (Strata) (Amendment) Bill, now before Parliament, to the Select Committee. A statement from the Ministry of National Development invited suggestions and comments from the public at the appropriate time to the Select Committee so
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  • 104 32 What it should have been IT was reported yesterday that the Peter Low Choir would sing Count On Me Singapore at the concourse of Centrepoint today, at the basement of Parkway Parade tomorrow, at Liang Court on Aug 3 and at the Forum Galleria on Aug 16. We were misinformed
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    • 149 32 Weather IHMMNMP- X-yW- UP TO 1 p.m. Showers over several areas in the morning. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 25 min SUNSET today: 7.17 pm, SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.06 am. GLOBAL HEATHER Adelaide 5/11 C Rain Melbourne 3 8 C Showers Bangkok 24/31 C Cloudy Moscow 13
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    • 5 1 The Straits Times Section Two
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    • 738 1 The second Kuala Lumpur Arts Festival begins tomorrow and will run till Aug 9. CAROLINE NGUI talks to the festival's artistic director m XL, and MURIEL SPEEDEN finds out what our very own Act 3 will bring to the fest. See Page Twenty-eight for
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    • 622 1 YOUNG people usually sidle away when their elders start re- telling the old stories. But Chandran, Jasmin, Debbie and Fanny hang on to every word. Chandran even asked his parents to read Tamil books about Indian gods and goddesses and to translate
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      • 140 1 Insist on Sunkist -m f *t?Z -',Ji^^ f£ :^V'i^^''^^SS fl_____^ V'' u>r -iiff^llllmlH '.'.''li j _!________i_________E' l *_________ffi_P¥i^t^*i>''<s>. v 'l^iiyii^iiiSiiitiiß^iii'iii, r^^p^^?^£^ *^-^E» _v *wiwjp[TaKr *^BSff4» j_s_r J -~^^'te^ ~«;i^^^99EßsߣHl^HHl^^lllß6fHllS^_ i 7- BF £_i__hM__H___— lPfe 9 _H h l-fe ;e _cipp _l _tS'v*»»F < 'S"_i*_ir B '?3K <___! r^#^i „JHp' _sfj_f
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      • 926 2 Prof Chao: 'My heart bleeds Your child can fall, drown, get burnt, scalded or electrocuted, or be poisoned m the sanctuary of home, warns forensic pathologist Prof Chao Tzee Cheng. He tells YEO KIM SENG how his book, How to Prevent Home Accidents, which was launched yesterday, came about. FORENSIC
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      • 365 2  -  Sumner Locke Elliott ABOUT TILLY BEAMIS By Pavanne, 1985 252 pp, $14.15 Reviewed by AUDREY PERERA TO TELL all would be to spoil the fun. To say nothing would be to keep a good thing secret. It's enough to say that one person has
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      • Article, Illustration
        663 2  -  THIO LAY HOON Compiled 52 PICK-UP by Elmore Leonard (Penguin, 1986, 189 pages, $9.49) Harry Mitchell, alias Mr Clean member of the Urban Renewal Committee, Bloomfield Village Council, Deprived Children's Foundation and North-west Guidance Centre has been married for 22 years to the same woman. But he just
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      • 670 4  -  Woody Alien SIDE EFFECTS By v New English Library, lyaa 162 pages, $8.40 Reviewed by ANG LAY WAH THERE is something sublimely crazy about Woody Allen stories. This uniquely 20th-century comic has the rare genius to scale the heights of seriousness while plumbing the depths
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      • 454 4 Stephen King by SIMONE VAZ THINNER By (writing as Richard Bachman) New English Library, 1985 282 pages, $12 Reviewed STEPHEN KING, the horror writer with the "down home" touch, has created a good, old-fashioned, skin-prickling yarn m Thinner under the name, Richard Bachman.
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      • 566 4  -  Neoh Soon Kean RORERT TAY STOCK MARKET INVESTMENT IN MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE By Benta Publishing Sdn Bhd, 1986 312 pages, $18 Reviewed by NEOH SOON KEAN, a lecturer with Universiti Sains Malaysia, is also a management and financial consultant. His book, a compilation of
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      • 794 5 Young Reader Generations of teenagers have grown up with Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, judging by the sales of both series m the past 56 years. And now, the teenage sleuths are almost being turned into rock videos. IT IS the
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      • 412 5 A reader on why she has since graduated to Agatha Christie and lan Fleming. WHEN I was eight, I greatly enjoyed reading about Nancy Drew's adventures. But halfway through the series, they became predictable. As with most of the other children's series I have read,
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      • 320 2 "iMfl*^ am _i_i___________i tjH__BP^ WW ____i___-__-_-_-_____l____^^ JI S t smi W^^mmmmT^m WELLER I E2^ffl2________^^^^____^ ENGINEERING PTE LTD I I i _psß3sS3_33___iS^i^i^B materialised the Secondary I Ul Grid Suspended Ceiling System wL' I I to the project. H| I fc--** I X Hl^^« J llHf| 3027, Übi Road 1. #02-144, Singapore
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      • 357 3 r£_*C§§^ ~_TI_MJ-~Er_l_____ Furnituiß Cenceivt Singapore's first and only colour coordinated furniture showroom Now you don't need to run from shop to shop, exhibition after exhibition, trying to match all your *|BF -v ____B___B 1 Boa r_wff _.r. xtm\ Pi Come m let's discuss ycur decor plans for the house, a
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      • 485 4 ,^yr^. Manufacturer, Importer Exporter /^s\ PLASTIC WARE V M MELAMINE WARE U 7 _M p_i_r _r #T _T J____J >_C-^ <_iK_ i^\ ________r ___r^ i^^__. T JJ^' S .a+^V V Automatic kettle |MW l^ r $37.90 More than 5000 items available Chair ___H___ l6____3_lf l s,i.d,shwal!r"qu.d l c :r^ Each
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      • 147 5 AN EXTRA-ORDINARY EXHIBITION ____Utj AT SUPREME HOUSE >_«ffl______^ 2nd Storey Exhibition Hall Supreme House _S^i_i^Ttwli^\_i 26th July till 3rd August 12pm -10pm "^■J\\nji!_3^^ Big ex-stock lot of sofa, dining bedroom sets, '^___^fft_^__i\___________^r kitchen cabinets, cane furniture, display vail units of l^H______MißP'T_Q__HF^ various designs, study desks, book shelves etc. All must
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      • 558 5 s^r' X=mmJf £AA__L^s> ■\3Sl____* f^PLj/ AND VARIETIES TO CHOOSE ra b!>^ t^. 4M__ ft_**-« mmf^^t dW*t*S ZIPS \J «*IW An ossortment of imported furnitures ot _B&__U_____ 50%-70% discountsT^r \\\m M£ I I _J_r mt. And mony more furnitUf e occessories ot rock-bottom pn«l^Bßl^^ fi-^zzi* .!_>__ _X_ _P* All beds without
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      • 153 6 These are laments made m jest, By students who are always trying their best To understand the world's complexities, And thus creating ever more calamities If Newton was to sit under a durian tree Boy! What a world that would be. Imagine no Newtonian physics at which to
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      • 136 6 A million faces m the crowd Clothed m a million colours And the circus is m town... Laughing and cheering Wrapped m a cloak of smiles and laughter. Just faces without identity Wildly painted over. Hidden expressions Wrapped m a dense coat of colours. Who are you And
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      • 571 6  -  M. Chen By student WORDS pour forth m these later hours of the night; I should be studying! Trapped m this concrete shell, I long to be out on the sands, with waves caressing the shore to the lightest rustle of the palm trees. Do I need
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      • 74 6 Yon can feel the stirrings of light and movement. Yon see the strides of a lone Jogger m steps long and purposeful and breath short and winded along the cracked and uneven pavement nnder the luminance streetlamp. Yon hear the usual morning noises the persistence of an impatient car-horn
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      • 275 6 Last week as I sauntered past A large department store, Bright signboards greeted my eyes And I hastily made for its door. "Closing Down Sale", the signs said "Only a few days more", I'm here just m time, I said to myself And felt my spirits soar. A
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      • 244 6 THE LARfiES^^^^XANE FURNITURE SHOWROOH IN SPORE X^Z^ FINLAND *SCANWNAVTaQ DESIGNS FROM *TAJ WAN PHILIPPINES 3rd Anniversary Sate .iSI_M SHa -i i nZ^ml^\ 1 1 1 fttj, '"t >^^ Jmmm\^^^\mf if/// __r $600 $360 iTiSs°S^ Fab ie 2 Armchairs 1 Centre Table 2^^S"~'C^S'"k $^$490 mW^^m^m "_^e_L?^-^ J fc**|^l__Sps Visa Card Acceptable
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      • 219 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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      • 192 6 In tomorrow's Asia Magazine BEAUTY REIGNS THE RACIAL MIX RELIVED IS A POPULAR ONE To celebrate the 35th Excerpts from a cross section anniversary of the Miss of the letters which filled our Universe pageant, we profile mailbag after a young the four Asian women who Chinese woman put forward
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      1022 7  -  ALBERT CHUA student, Rattles Junior College 4 Here's the greatest artist at work! At first, it was just a circle but with a few uncertain strokes, the circle became a human face, a somewhat contorted ft human face. RAINBOW kids, eh? So what's wrong with wearing over-sized shirts and
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    • 81 7 Little eyes see the world 0f maSnificent nues The rainbows of spring Summer m golden tinge Übiquitous sepia m autumn And winter of frosty snow white. Little eyes see the world ragin S wars and distraught agonies. The great thunder of mortar Yellow rain downpours
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    • 169 7 I believe m rainbows, m starliSht and unicorns, m silver harps wood fairies play m moonlit meadows, m the gold of the leprechauns. ta cherubs and angels m God's heaven on high, mistletoe and Christmas carols, and Holy infant's sweet lullaby. *"a tnousand dreams, I've seen
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    • 265 7 In the beginning lay the end a dramatic monologue I own I am my own worst enemy. Though I did not engineer my beginning I will orchestrate my end. My sorry tale is commonplace often told by many but heard by few; That which burdens a man's soul for a
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      • 214 7 Cartoon by FOO T_ YANG, 14, student, St Joseph's Institution, Jr^' 4R* w _>C^" v —t^:-. \fjsv_, <</ r=^)? )_K>) •*%3* *Jfc i§|/iSvfe3l /"'^s i_*^ iJJ. Vdr?/- IF t_af~u _S_* nd_____^ J%T>I _\\tX > jfcjj^S 'jp^ A _^^3 ___T«f_t>f JFJT y^immVJ Jr/ _v_£&v _____4W*^f y^ w^AjjT iUT .1 O* __?V^!
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      • 551 8  -  RICHARD NG By STRIPPING metres upon metres of wallpaper off your apartment wall with a scraper is a tedious job which can easily take more than a day. It can also be messy as certain types of wallpaper do not peel well, and
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      • 160 8 f Handy Helpers Simone Vaz EPOXY is a versatile putty. In fact, one manufacturer describes its brand Emerkit as "the adhesive plastic with a thousand uses' 7 This product is said to be more than a mere bonding agent. It can be used to seal leaks, or
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      • 167 8 IF YOU are thinking of wallpapering your home or room, you might want to consider an energy-saving wallpaper called Thermodecor. Thermodecor, which comes m wallpaper or blinds, has an aluminium foil inside, which reflects heat away to keep rooms cooler. As much as 65 per cent of
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      • 295 8 f"*^^P!ffffl After 9 years of experience m §^i^ L _ni mmmaMm^W** ic_rx" I __r>~ a I) wenowmakeourown,andwe I J^JW^m W J_^___* B_m_^ ll^' L '_^^^^^HBvl__________^Mi__________________Hi a^^^_ ________________IB__^______i ____l amXmm __^f£^-''^ R____Jl ___L___H___ \%\\WM MB __i____H v piTi r\An »p^# jp w Mmmw MWm wm w f m aaa\mm mmMli i&mm^WM
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    • 416 9 ASIA-PACFIC FURNITURE FAIR '86 &^^-~»m The Asia Pacific Furniture Fair secured $8 million m sales m 1985 compared with $7.2 million m 1984. This represents a 14.2% increase m merchandise sold. Encouraged by the success of the fair, Singapore Furniture Manufacturers Traders Association, a non-profit making organisation and organiser of
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    • 368 9 A-1 Office System Re Ltd Asahi Richco Berten Trading Co Caeser Palace Furnishing Pte Ltd Carest Furnishings Re Ltd Chinese Art Furniture Chong Brothers Furniture Re Ltd Choon Hock Engineering Classic Furniture Design Renovation Works New York Furnishing Trading Corten Furniture Re Ltd Danco Marketing (S) Re Ltd Dat-Co
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      • 268 9 Minif lex opens the way to clever decorating ideas i_M* __H I_M Look for Miniflexanddowonders with these PVC folding doors ill P§ f "~7 from Italy: make more room; add some privacy; put m a cosy touch. Also available: slim Venetian blinds, vtert" s a Vt sunscreens, vertical blinds, retractable
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      • 186 9 N^-r»H;>ftte_ E™ x 2*» v,<l Irf 1 _S -§_J n Singapore Handicrafts "I _S 8 iS 7 Mam Showroom: Singapore Handicrafts Building 72 Eunos Avenue 7, W M J _5 u _^Bikj (Cm s ms Aye s,n 9 apore 1 440 Tel *****66 < 1 lines < -[US' _____|_____P_M Open
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      • 4885 10 r— V "V S* f ml B il IT~ "^>_ cl. Vi telephone service: m- BK I M_ X v. B 3 fl fl *•*_*< Monday to Friday: 9am to 5 30pm (spm deadline lor nex! day) Saturday: 8 30am to X I I >/ 8 9 8 fl "_f^_"_f
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      • 807 10 TMEA OjOSER LOOK S With prices ranging from $4,000 to $8,500, these vehicles would appear to be the cheaper range for sale today. On the contrary, they are the more expensive ones advertised at k^ > JmmnmmmZ S—^" 25 Sale: Other 25 Sale: Other Products Products P Warehouse I HI-FI
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      • 690 11 25 Sale: Other 25 Sale: Other 25 Sale: Other 25 Sale: Other Products Products Products Products </___SUJGKY MaammmmmJz^ J rCaslvSTCafry^entre] [&Wto^ .GIVEAWAY 28 Health Centres/ 28 Health Centres/ 36 House 36 House Massage Massage Renovation/ Decor Renovation/ Decor GREAT EASTERN HEALTH CENTRE OFFICIAL OPENING K. A/W_jf Facilities include: v| I
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      • 522 11 THE SECRET IS SUPERVISION ii'W____B >r *r mm mmr m *^5P' jiL, >-£^ _SI __f__it***~* ___9 _____X VV" 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
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      • 825 11 38 TV/ Video/ Hl-Fi ANTENNAE INSTALLATION SERVICE. We provide high quality aerials from Germany/ Japan at reasonable prices. Pis. refer to Yellow Pages. *****11 (6 lines) Unify Engineering Pte. Ltd. CALL *****84/ *****72 for free estimates Immediate antenna services. Warranty card available m reassuring our products workmanship. SHARP ELECTRICAL: Specially
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      • 1441 11 56 Industrial 56 Industrial Equipment/ Supplies Equipment/ Supplies M»___ Itagri Scientif fc Dp Ucat Wisif uroente Vt'onW 50 Chin Swee Road "09-03 Thong Chai Bldg X^y^T Singaporeo3l6 Telex. RS ***** LSOI Tel *****14,5 Reconditioned Industrial Microscopes for Sale (6-mth warranty) We specialise m 1 Olympus hi-powe- scope with accessories $1490
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      • 838 11 64 Domestic Help 64 Domestic Help Available Available IHM:M_JHzl_]' P_M_______L_Llfl*7^i~i FiiiT7Tl!_T^ FILIPINO $220 THAI $220 SRI LANKAN $180 INDONESIAN $200 ($640) ($680) ($770) ($1,850) Above complete placement lee includes Airfare SjUOu Setunly Bom!. SIUOOU I' A Visa Medical Examination. Process Complete Documentation YOU PAY NOTHING MORE. Replacement Guarantee 2 Years
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      • 582 11 67 Situations Vacant: EDP M. B. MELWANI PTE. LTdT invites applicants to tha position of KEYBOARD OPERATORS c minimum GCE O' level c typing speed 35 —40 w.p.m c with related working experience Apply personally on 26.7.86. between 10a.m. Ip.m. at 315, OUTRAM ROAD #13—02 TAN BOON LIAT BUILDING SINGAPORE
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      • 587 12 H^ W— 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical DATA GENERAL CORPORATION is a Fortune 500 Company which designs, manufactures and sells general purpose computers. We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for the following positions: Assigned to the Purchasing Department, the incumbent will be responsible for
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      • 592 12 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical 'Financial futures trading company requires: 1) BOOTH CLERK Requirements. c GCE A' level with aptitude for Mathematics. c Preferably with some experience as a Booth Clerk on Simex trading floor or as a Processing Clerk In the foreign exchange, money market or security trading business.
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      • 698 12 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical ft An established Organisation W 1 based m Singapore haa imme--1 dial* vacancy for 9 CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY t (Female) I Applicants must have at i C least 5 years working ex- 1 perience with good track records, familiar with 1 Company secretarial i y work.
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      • 709 12 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Fwe are a rapidly growing company offering comput- 1 er softwares services. We have immediate need for: JUNIOR SECRETARY c 2 years' experience, c GCE 'A' level, c Shorthand 100 wpm. c Typing 41 wpm. c Below 24 years of age. Interested applicants ars invitsd
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      • 695 12 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Small law firm m town requires: j CONVEYANCING SECRETARY c With 2 yrs.' mln experience. Is Litigation experience will be an advantage c Salary commensurate with qualification and experience. Apply with complete C.V to: 6 Robin Road Singapore 1025 (reference: SC/EW/PER/1986) A TRADING CO. requires
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      • 1160 12 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales Sales I ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS SALES ENGINEER We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Sales Engineer to aggressively market our top quality electronic components from world leading manufacturers. The person chosen must have: A degree/ diploma m Electronics
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      • 672 12 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Established co. rsquirss: 1) HANDS-ON SALES ENGINEER c Young, energetic and prepared to work hard. c Diploma m Mechanical or Production Engineering. c Experience m maintenance/ repair work advantageous. c Possess own car. 2) SALES EXECUTIVES (2 Poeittone) c Young, aggressive and self-starter, c Electrical background
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      • 747 13 71 Situations Vacant: Sales ~ISALEB~REPREBENTATIVE W« «r« looking tor young tk ambitious Balos Poraon tor aaloa of Talacommunication Equipment, a Mln. QCE 'O' Level or equivalent a With or without experience Wa offar good commiaaion, baaic aalary transport allowance Interested please write m giving full personal particulars St salary expected
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      • 616 13 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical Us A leading American Manufacturer of high perfor- I mance Winchester Disk Drives has vacancies for: EE HI 10 manage a team of auditors m performing s| detailed auditing of manufacturing and test pro- cesses, sub-assemblies and finished goods I To initiate
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      • 626 13 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical f»_____9 Service Technician Requirements: ITC preferably with 1 2 years service experience m industrial and manufacturing equipment or related fields. Responsibilities: Repair, service, install and commission industrial, manufacturing, analytical equipment etc. The job involves both field work and in-house repairs of the
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      • 569 13 72 Situations Vacant: Technical run SANYO ELECTRONICS S PTE LTD requires ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN c NTC m Electronic Servicing OR c Private Certificate m Electronic and Radio Servicing s Experience not necessary SHIFT TECHNICIAN c NTC 3 m ElectroMechanical c Able to perform 3 rotating shifts Both positions work 5 days
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      • 578 13 72 Situations Vacant: Technical "1 Mitsui ■jr High-tec IVn I (Singapore) I Pte. Ltd. requires Diploma m Engineering Singaporean Age below 35 years old. Relevant working experience Must have completed N.S. Able to work 3 rotating shifts Applicants are invited to write m with full resume and contact tel. number,
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      • 314 13 72 Situations Vacant: Technical MRT Civil Contractor requires Immediately: CARPENTER FOREMAN Possess relevant qualifications Must have at least 1-2 years' relevant experience Interested applicants, please call personally at: Tiong Bahru MRT Station Site Office (Next to Bukit Ho Swee Secondary School) or Tel: *****00 for Doris JUNIOR Q.S. REQUIRED by
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      • 592 13 73 Situations Vacant: Production SWISS PRECISION INDUSTRIES (PTE) LTD A well established high precision manufacturer Invites applications for the posts of: 1) PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR (For Stamping Shop) 2) METAL STAMPING MACHINE SETTER 3) Q.C. INSPECTOR 4) MALE A FEMALE MACHINE OPERATORS Requirementa: Poaition (1) Minimum 3 years experience m similar
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      • 782 13 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Sembawang-Johnson Management Pte Ltd Invites applications for: DESPATCH RIDER Requirementa: Able to speak and write simple English Possess own motor-cycle Completed N.S. Please call personally between 9am and 4pm at: C/o The Personnel Department SEMBAWANG SHIPYARD LIMITED Admirelty Roed Weet Singapore 2775 ARTISTS A DESIGNERS WANTED
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      • 869 14 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Opening 21 November 1986. Singapore^ most imaginative hotel is looking for imaginative people. Pan Pacific Singapore opens its doors to an eagerly awaiting world on 21 November. We boldly promise to be Singapore's most imaginative hotel, offering state-of-the-art
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      • 953 14 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous JllATfiT Consumer Products Pte Ltd|| AT&T Consumer Products Pte Ltd, has set up a high quality telephone manufacturing facility at Kampong Übi Industrial Estate. Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the following positions: ny* \iif_i7 iiiM i»M§f *pi j i_^__i
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      • 2209 14 85 For Sale: Alfa/ 85 For Sale: Alfa/ 85 For Sale: Alfa/ 85 For Sale: Alfa/ Peugeot/Volvo Peugeot/Volvo Peugeot/Volvo Peugeot/Volvo pTHE i§ALFA33* THE NEW LINE OF BEAUTY r JJ *-mm\W iPt> «t> ■■■■l^l^^l^l^^^"""l^^l^«& __U f*^^K7mrrTTi_r™rnir_f^^ Mode/ illustrated is the Alfa 33 1.5 Green Cloverleaf "S4O,SOO PARF on the road Milan
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      • 685 14 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi 9/81 MITSUBISHI LANCER 1400GL. Good cond. Rd. tax 8/86. PARF. Contact: *****22. 92 For Sale: Mazda 15 MTHS. MAZDA 626 GLX Hatchback 5-dr. 1 pte. owner. Alrcond., cassette, power steering/ windows/ locking. Accident free. Low mileage. Showroom cond. $33,700. *****87/ *****89 LADY DRIVER 81 Mazda 626.
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      • 884 14 93 For Sale: Honda 1984 HONDA ACCORD EX. 4door, auto. 1 pte. owner, dark grey colour, tax: 3/87. Low mileage Agent maintained Excellent condition. Tel: *****77. BEAUTIFUL ALMOST 78 Honda Civic 5-dr. saloon, non-PARF, tax 11/86, full accessories. $5300 18 Maju Aye Serangoon Gdn. LATE '79 HONDA Accord 2 owners,
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      • 919 15 96 For Sale: Other Makes 1981 SUBARU 1600. OLP 5-speed Ist owner. Aircon./ cassette. Beautiful condition Tel: *****34. 1984 SUBARU 700. 1 owner, s/rlms. aircon. radio cassette. L'all John *****81. 6/78 VOLKSWAGEN 1302. Sunroof, full accessories with body kits, tax 11/86 *****77/8 Steven '72 AUSTIN 1300. New insurance/ rd tax,
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      • 614 15 98 Sale/Wanted: Motor Cycles/ Scooters NINJA 750 tk YTVS 350 for sale or exchange. Pager *****89. 99 Vehicles Wanted 15] it to us. Selling your car? We'll make you an offer you can't refuse. Call Borneo Motors Quality Used Cars: *****49 Open 7 days a week. Bam-5 pm daily. WANT
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      • 894 15 99 Vehicles Wanted IF YOU HAVE ;i car to sell. I've the capacity. Cash terms possible. Sunny *****69/ *****06 anytime. IF YOU'RE LOOKING for the best value for your car (all models). Contact Ng, *****89/ *****22. NO SERVICE CHARGE. We can sell your car fast at maximum price. *****35/ *****36.
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      • 703 15 105 Property Financing 105 Property Financing 105 Property Financing 105 Property Financing 105 Property Financing P Check how easy it is to get a DBS Finance Housing Loan. 1 l Come to DBS Finance for a For commercial property our Immediate Response housing loan and we'll give you a rates
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      • 1059 15 r Go out on Sunday We never have time!' Tv Sundays are spent I Kj^f^ w tn friendly expat ttAm Hj_Js* vi y> neighbours playing -it >^V'^ tennis, swimming, lunch /^)p7] (fyf I^7^ by the pool. We get full WiflSi .'7 c t=J_ J& /s* country club facilities. 'i /_>Sy)
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      • 588 15 RIDGEWOOD KALAKUA, KUHIO, Lunalllo 3/4rms. apt. furnished $1,800 Lindtrac *****79. STUDIO APT. (WALK-UP). River Valley Rd. Fully furn. $750. Tel: *****36. WAN THO AYE., 1)1334. Market, shops, sch. nearby. 3-bdrm. apt. with gdn. carpark. Tel: *****12. 3-RM. APT. TEBAN Gdn. Unfurn. Fully renovated. Couple preferred. For details, call *****06. 3-RM.
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      • 573 15 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms D.19 LUXURIOUSLY FURN. Convenient St quiet, many facilities, free parking, cheap rent. *****86 D.27 GARDENIA CT. walk-up apt./ rm. Pool/ security. Tel: *****79/ Mon-Fri. *****92. Peggy. D.9 FAR EAST Mans. Furn. aircon rm. For foreign students or single working ladies. Tel *****65 D.9 NICELY FURN. RM.
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      • 925 15 112 Short-Term Accommodation: Local/ Foreign WATERLOO HOSTEL rooms with attached bathrooms, tel.. ctv.. near Raffles City. Dally single $35/ double $45. Ring: *****55. DELUX SERVICE APTS. Orchard/ Katong 4-rm. Aircon daily $120, wkly $680, mthly. $2,500. *****71 113 For Sale: Houses DIST. 2057 71, JUPITER ROAD (Off Windsor Park Road)
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      • 771 15 113 For Sale: Houses GROVE DRIVE (S) 1028 2-storey seml-d Area 4250 sq.ft. F'hold Selling $650,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****79/ *****02 SINGLE STOREY SEMI-DETACHED at Taman Skudai, JB 32, Jalan Perak 4. Price at $78,800 Contact 07-*****6 Mdm Lou. DIST. I6, SENNETT AYE. 2-1/2 storey seml-d 3400 sq.ft. Well renovated. $515,000
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      • 1100 16 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments MANDARIN GARDENS Its A WhoktWlMfCfliVihill Mandarin Gardens offers you the best value for your money with: < fully-fitted kitchen (cabinets, gas hobs, built-in oven, i cooker hood and refrigerator) J air-con units and built-in wardrobes to all bedrooms clubhouse with
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      • 997 16 114 For Sale: Private Apartments D.lO HOLLAND VIEW. Prof interior design. 4 bdrms. 2200 sq.ft. F'hold. $410,000. *****51/ *****84 D.lO LEEDON HTS. 1650 sq.ft. 3+l. Best view. Facing s/pool. $378,000. *****64/ *****12 (agt) D.ll LINCOLN MANSION. 1700 sq.ft. 4 rms. Well maintained. F'hold. $275,000. First *****43. D.ll MANDALAY CT. 3+l
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      • 994 16 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments DOVER CLOSE EAST 5-rm. apt. Marble, terrazzo, cabinets, wardrobes, quiet, lush greenery. Near to NUS, schools Si colleges. $129,000 0.n.0. *****50 D.2056 ONLY CIRCULAR blk. m A.M.Kio b1k.259. 5-rm 19th fir. Facing new Bishan Pk. St Pierce Reservoir. $180K neg. Call *****46 Sat anytime/ Sun.
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      • 946 16 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments BEDOK NORTH 5-ROOMED Point Block 96. Renovated. $125 000 Tel: *****95. BEDOK RESERVOIR/ M.PARADE 5-rm. b1k.710, 78, 44. Exclusive renovation. *****79/ *****82. BEDOK SOUTH 8LK.43, ceramic high fir., selling $73,000 0.n.0! *****88 xBOO (24-hrs.) BEDOK SOUTH 4-RM. (Pure) 81k.47. Well kept. Onyx marble fir. Price
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      • 649 16 117 Properties Wanted ROLF SERVICES PTE LTD *****11 (10 Lines) HDB WANTED Bukit Merah/ Jurong East Ready buyers. Quick transaction. TEL: *****53/ *****93 Units m NASSIM MANSION WANTED for purchase Please contact Assistant Manager TEL. *****11 WANTED HDB flats wanted m all areas. We have genuine buyers. Do not hesitate.
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      • 815 16 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces WW H B Modern warehouse for sale m1? lor lease by unit. Easy instalments. I m M M Located at the junction of m§p Bmt MacPherson Road/Airport Road M W B with various dimensions and g m X up-to-date facilities. M m
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      • 673 16 137 Tours 137 Tours i [2 iSm\mm\ THE M OST IH)inJIAK S L2l|jSl MASS WEDDING l2^s_^ HONEYMOON TOURS 0 -1 DATE OF CEREMONY: fl| M l_J 21/9/86;17/5/87 l_j DEPARTURE. S |rij 22/9/86;18/5/87 _%&_R;\ (ip Ijt] COLOUR BROCHURES SBBlfc^ '^tT t!) ENQUIRIES. WELCOME. BK^ 2 8 SEE i§!NOW I 8 IN
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      • 41 17 137 Tours _iiv-. s^ mm agpt^V mm w #_Sir_| > J sL w M m *****V****\***W*' _hnrr_ Wl* ""/--W^Tr^rr^fli-^a HH^.^**^ a^H Im\ kmim jg| I' IJ i ji. fiWmmm .1 b^^h_M_ht Hv %i Vyfl ■r j I »k_B SB F through 1
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      • 868 17 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours i mmLmZIZ >:^---- _L,^ lJ___f»__!__H_P %Mk C hJ_J_Jfl iiiTi %raii#n i n vifcc i till, JiMIT 4/5 Day PhuKet Food Fair *%_r!__i 1 Dep. 7/8, 8/8, 14/8, 15/8. <V f/\^T/% Grand Dinner includes: suckling WmmfS llmlM pig, lobster, sharksfin, steamed V\l 11 ill mm
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      • 1018 17 137 Tours 137 Tours Accommodation at lat Class Hotel, Tour In tha latest imported luxurious air-conditionad coach equipped with TV/Vidao sat for your travailing pleasure 2D/3N CAPTURE THE BEAUTY-PANTAI PRIMULA BEACH RESORT $99 Free aeroplane model give away Free Pantal Primula Betel Travelling mag _f7TT% NEWSMAN TRAVEL I 0 I
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      • 485 17 138 Where To Stay 138 Where To Stay Who will give you the best break m 1986? Si Our Breakaway Special gives you Mays and i nighi of fun and relaxation. Twin sharing at MS47 per person Single supplement at Ms 27 Free: Welcome drink Uxal/Kxe( utive breakfast Plus: Extended
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      • 553 17 150 Commercial/ Technical Courees BOOKKEEPING (Elementary) Sat 2.30- 5.00pm 26/7 Sun 12.00- 3.00pm 27/7 Mon 8.30- 10.00pm 28/7 Tue 6.30 9.30pm 29/7 Fri 7.00-IO.OOpm 1/8 Wed 6.30- 8.30pm 6/8 Thur 6.30- 9.30pm 7/8 Sun 10.00- I.oopm 10/8 Tue 7.00- 10.00pm 12/8 BOOKKEEPING (Intermediate) Sun 2.00- 5.00pm 27/7 Mon 6.30- 9.00pm
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      • 1164 17 159 Fitness/ Sports 159 Fitness/ Sports Instruction Instruction Good Health/Self-defence M LIM CHINCHONG'S "y^^l Qhigong Thaijivquann class f_!_f New class as from 5- 8 -86 '"iM 4 months, Tues. -Friday, B.oo -9.30 p.m. _r A concise talk will be given on 2- 8 from 1-3 pm |£)e^a| at Wetlare Insce.
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      • 1123 18 APPOINTMENTS/ NOTICES CTAMTQ RCRHAftI I Telefax No: *****59 I Kates: Box Service: mWmmmm dIHIIIO nojuoo i Sa|ps Service Tel *****n 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 > 1 COOPERS
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      • 639 18 International Trading Group operating from London, Europe, South America, USA and Asia active m countertrade for soft commodities, chemicals, minerals, i metals and petroleum products. < Having obtained pioneer status for a countertrading operation m Singapore and branch m Hong Kong invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position
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      • 1311 18 A Total Commitment to Quality "/f is the policy of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation that every employee be committed to pursuing excellence by producing zero defect products and services m conformance to customer requirements. W Donald Brooks President ...towards Quality Products ...towards Quality Services QA Manager Facilities Manager Degree m Electrical/Electronic
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      • 811 19 APPOINTMENTS We are a large Indonesian investment and trading HB group with main interests m this region and m the §jj& United States and Europe. H| In view of our plans for growth, we have created MS further opportunities for suitably qualified person- Mr nel for the following positions m
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      • 722 19 The MRT Corporation invites applications for the post Of MANAGEMENT ECONOMIST/ACCOUNTANT Gross Salary Approx $***** $***** p.a. Functions The nature of work will cover the analysis of cost structures and development of models to predict operating costs and make the necessary provisions for infrastructure renewal. The appointee will be required
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      • 1018 19 _r^ PA Personnel Services PA Consulting Services Pte Ltd I _3 JB mm 11 Dhoby Ghaut #10-10, Cathay Building, Singapore 0922. 1 I *al^_____i TeleX! RS 2M9? PERSAP '-'"net No. A-0010-02 __l AW^^mm SECURITY: No information will be given to our client unless i L riJ__k___Hh SL* autnorise d by
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      • 1048 20 APPOINTMENTS Far East Computers is one of the fastest growing companies m the region with a corporate office m Singapore and operations m Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, People's Republic of Ch.na, Pakistan and Middle East. Our Unique Success We are a people-oriented company with a team of professionals dedicated to
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      • 686 20 fa ■I FRASGR N6AVG GROUP ff H Applications are invited to fill the following positions: if SALES MANAGER ff I The successful candidate will plan and execute the sales strategies. We would ■ff also expect him to contribute m the development and implementation of Iff our marketing plans. The motivation
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      • 713 20 I MALE GRADUATES I "7 Join us if you want a challenging job which I demands initiative, good analytical ability ft ji| 7 writing skills, including the chance to earn as j fl much as about $***** per annum, depending m on your qualifications. 9 j We are an established
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      • 537 21 APPOINTMENTS IK TRAVENOL LABORATORIES I We are a multi-national company specialising m the manufacturing of medical products. Applicants are invited 7|H for the post of: I The Job: 1 To design, trouble shoot, repair and I maintenance of electronic equipment. Requirements: 1 Degree/ Diploma m Electronics Engineering 1 with s—lo
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      • 631 21 A leading chain of department stores m Singapore is looking for DIVISIONAL MERCHANDISING MANAGER The Person Has an impressive track record m a fast pace and marketing environment. Possess excellent business acumen with thorough understanding and hands-on experience m fashion lines management. Is an aggressive good-getter with capacity to withstand
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      • 630 21 L -____g_&Mißai man, *HP and YOUR CAREER. Hewlett-Packard, a renowned leader m advanced technology, has once again proven its leadership with the recent introduction of computer systems based on the HP Precision Architecture. This technological innovativeness is also characteristic of HP's test and measurement products. We are now seeking for
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      • 237 21 ~~~~___~__~__~r Stamper HAW PAR TRAVEL PTE LTD, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Haw Par Brothers International Limited, is a well-known and established lATA Travel Agency. To support our expansion plans, j we are now seeking the appointment of: SALES EXECUTIVES Successful candidates for this challenging and interesting job will be responsible
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    • Page 22 Advertisements
      • 798 22 APPOINTMENTS Clinical Applications i Specialist fl (Patient Monitoring Instruments) 3 The incumbent, being a clinically technical member of our sales support team, will be responsible for training gfc needs assessment and development of subsequent training tools and plans for users of our patient monitoring BB instruments throughout Asia-Pacific countries including
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      • 527 22 I PROCUREMENT ENGINEER 8 1 Responsibilities: 3 I c Responsible for local and overseas materials 1 I sourcing, price negotiation, expediting of 8 1 purchase orders and vendor management I I Requirements: I I c Degree holder, major m Physics or Diploma 1 I holders m Electronic Engineering with I
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      • 730 22 Bux____l_iE_____^_______! ___s__a__-__-_____r__^_B t^^t^^ T __^7^__BRi_-^______________Sr We are an established multi-national organisation which excels m innovative electronic technology. Today, we have significant facilities m Singapore manufacturing and marketing advanced products and systems. Excellence is our trademark, long achieved by an exceptional team of dedicated people. And now, we are inviting people
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      • 583 22 I^systew^upport" REPRESENTATIVE H A U.S. multinational computer corpora- tion m Singapore seeks a qualified and $F experienced individual for the above post. H The job 7 The selected candidate will be independently required to maintain computer i| hardware and software within South East II Asia with primary responsibility m Singapore.
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    • Page 23 Advertisements
      • 618 23 APPOINTMENTS HHHnHHHHHH Mill II IlllilVinini \_J WEARNES TECHNOLOGY {PRIVATE) LIMITED jj^^L^JS wholly-owned subsidiary of WEARNE BROTHERS LTD Together We Excel A major manufacturer of computers and computer peripherals is expanding its operations both locally and overseas. We are looking for dedicated, talented and qualified professionals between 26 to 40 years
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      • 796 23 Are you looking for a challenging job? We are a member of one of the largest publicly listed firms m Singapore. We have opportunities for a well-qualified Confidential Secretary The successful candidate will report to the Chief Executive and will be responsible for various secretarial and administrative duties. If you
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      • 1206 23 r«A_i north atlantic 1 a computer products company I Plant Roots 1 I Where Your Career Can Flourish I NORTH ATLANTIC INDUSTRIES, a publicly listed American Company is setting up 55 a manufacturing facility m Singapore to manufacture streaming tape drives and other computer peripheral equipment. _S We are a
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    • Page 24 Advertisements
      • 636 24 APPOINTMENTS 8 3 -mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm OPERATIONS MANAGER"] An established and aggressive electrical home appliances trading company m Jurong is urgently looking for an Operations Manager to take full responsibility for the efficient running of its various operations departments: store, production and customer services, security, factory maintenance. Job Responsibilities: Recommending and formulating
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      • 456 24 mmtmLm NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (SINGAPORE) IP PTE LTD invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following positions: Occupational Therapist Physiotherapist and Administrative Assistant (Finance) Requirements for Admin Assistant: A recognised Diploma m Accounting Minimum 3 years m a Supervisory capacity Experience m a computerized environment preferred Please write giving
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      • 1459 24 SH AT&T I Microelectronics Pte Ltd AT&T Microelectronics Pte Ltd, the advanced IC manufacturing facility of the US telecommunications giant, American Telephone Telegraph (AT&T), invites suitably qualified professionals to fill the following positions: TEST SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER i Plan, strategise and implement test transfer and qualification 1 programs 7 Improve
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    • Page 25 Advertisements
      • 2547 25 IN THE HIGH COI RT OF THE ___fcs#»v m I -V* ''ai__i__fii_3. i* s^r^^*lPi _til REPUBLIC SINGAPORE Suit No. 3783 I M NOTICE POH CHOO GUAN Plaintiff SEOWKO Ssiioi^ fe,,dant I LEHMAN ENGINES ADVERTISEMENT To: scow Koon Poh HARRICROS TRADING PTE LTD is pleased to announce that we no. 9
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      • 134 25 BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD A WOMAN Or M SHE HAD POWER. SHE NEEDED LOVE. SHE WANTED REVENGE. In 1905 a young kitchen maid leaves Fairley Hall. Emma Harte is sixteen, single and pregnant. By 1968 she is one of the richest women m the world, ruler of a business empire stretching
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      • 377 26 /Ul ol genuine />r omolionai prices u>tth wonderful FKEEGIFTS. >X f-f-DEft LAPONIE bJ SIMMONS ""fj Foam Specially brought to you by our sponsors I Beautiful Floor P£ '*^^^^fl' Oi.«»hionslo r"^'"^!!"! w'tityfwt""*-*!"^ Sets of 2 pillows 'j.. I bolster $8 5' Mattress D fuan ___-gffl_E^__. BH____ _i^**f I*'1 HBssSr^ x JH'
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      • 136 26 I Emma Harte was the heroine of Barbara Taylor Bradford's multi-million copy bestseller A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE Now she is 80 years old and ready to hand over the reins of the vast business empire she has created. To her favourite grandchild. Paula McGill Fairley. Emma bequeaths her mighty retailing
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      • 159 26 22 Archduke involved m 18 Bloody nearly unique DOWN Solution will be published 3 Man? I'll say! (4) lMUl«lT|HUMwUlw|plg| M liTg) 4 Time to call 4, 12! (8) |fl« fl i |flßfli fl fl b^ ACROSS v Judges' coiffeuse (7) 5 SeeSJ^ ftaffilffi; j^ffij 9 Graupel welcomes 13 Nymphal backchat
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    • Page 26 Miscellaneous
      • 421 26 SUN TAN ByCollette PEANUTS BySchaim W^^^ f %^lrf] J^T^^nJ y^%\ W^L S TIM. I A KNOUJLE.GE OF II MV PAP TOOK ME TO II ,M BE 6 ,NN,N6 TO SEE I P_AC.ERS PON'T LIKE I iWv ltfd*orm!J %L^-r2 V <7 NomiHrTue 6-06RAPHY IS IMPORTANT PARISONCE..I LEARNEPTO uJHV YOU GOT ALL
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    • Page 27 Advertisements
      • 513 27 [orchard^ TONIGHT at 8.00 PM 5 I A SPECTACULAR -2 HOUR VARIETY SHOW 5 Presented by N M <,► I W !< 1 POPULAR A ||ifci!! I JONG feS^^ I CATHAY t J2M&& I CATHAY: NOW SHOWING j (33*3400) 5 SHOWS: 11.00, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 9.15pm W ©W@C3©_M j i
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      • 982 27 GILLETTE-PAPER Z MATE are you suffering from J World Cup 'B6 Contest m r* A THE -Z^\ \z Results Jp~z;' GRASSHOPPER k Ist Prize: 1 Atari Computer Set eVAfl_B/_AfC 9 HUANG ZAIXING J¥ d Tl¥ Wff WIWC JJ) B, k 470. Jur o„ g M S,. 4, -M_ S 2
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      • 355 27 1 LIDO: Season ENDING SOON (*****14) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.45, 9.15 pj HSPiL 'T^/jS_I 4 Jy fclfllllfftlM H mmWM H WE3CJ P___M_R_F^l I JADE: NOW SHOWING! (*****81) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00 1 They fall asleep m class. Throw ink on each other. Never
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      • 2037 28  -  MURIEL SPEEDEN By SINGAPOREANS who want to buy tickets in advance for the second Kuala Lumpur International Arts Festival (Sunday to Aug 9) can phone the Arts Festival Secretariat, 5th floor, City Hall, Jalan Raja Laut, KL (8.15 am to 5 pm on weekdays). Ask
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      • 597 29 Chlnese actress Huang Wanqiu, who played Liv Sanjie 26 years ago, will be m town next month. She talked to LEONG WENG KAMI recently at her home m Guangxi. 4 Playing Liv Sanjie has given me both fortune and misfortune. I felt very honoured to
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      • 486 29 KANNAN CHANDRAN reviews Hearts and Armour, which ended at the Capitol yesterday after a two-day run. It may return to the smaller cinemas. LOOSELY based on Ludovico Ariosto's early 16th century poem, Orlando Furioso, this timeless fantasy film treads on territory bordering on
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      • 132 29 MADRIGALS, folk songs, Negro spirit nals and a selection of songs from the musical The Sound of Music these are what yon will get at Chorale 88, presented by the Varsity Choral Ensemble at the DBS Auditorium on Monday (for students only) and Tuesday
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      • 351 28 v3_i AtztPj*^ >»_)r *|jV^ _*__f»>^^ Wl _flr m fl HRI fl__i mm ___W^___kl_B_l__^^^ mS\\^^rmmffamqm Congratulations! flMl^^^JL^-^HMf i^ 4 ?_k'J Congratulations and We are proud to be of s|W,^^5 W 1 mmr m discovered m Mawangdui of m kL___|Tl____B Changsha. Feast your eyes on- y^ JB, X'"_' fl 1 mHw_H 2
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    • Page 29 Miscellaneous
      • 1005 29 TALKS FENOSHVI (geomancy). SHARITY SING-ALONG- FANS OF THE WORLD. Ex- Restaurant Theatre (opposite PERFORMANCE storv thhf- hv mtttp Organised by City Jaycees. SESSION. There will be sim- hibits include Chinese brise Haw Par Villa). 11.30 am. B«m*miw« nun *n c o i,-* Conducted by a well-known pie quiz, games and
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      • 948 29 —I Radio One FM Stereo 90.5 mHz in VHF Band II 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News in Brief 6.05 Another Morning, Another Show 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 Another Morning, Another Show (cont'd) 7.30 Morning Financial News 7.40 Another Morning, Another
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      • 130 30 am m Jwyi,Aa We are proud to have been entrusted with the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the Electrical Standby Plant with our MTU generating set. Sole distributor of MTU products and Mercedes Benz Industrial Engines m Singapore and regional logistics centre. 1 Benoi Place, Singapore 2262 Tel: 861
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      • 1331 30 m my VIEW Catherine Ong i g »as Srt Dyslexic who became a doctor sr S-SSa? 5 ■Ct^W^IFSI KWSoJl'rf&S I dHMt 1 20s believab.e and indues he grown-up Cdget. £7! HkeTAo T Mjv,e L^jjf child at a time when J^^^ "S?™ 1 McNIchol". an<| P went to Tork'inThe Indonesian-style cJwboy
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