The Straits Times, 23 December 1987

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  • 14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1987 50 CENTS MCI (P) 92/12/87
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  • 500 1 Aquino orders full-scale investigation Search for victims of Philippine ferry disaster continues MANILA Ai searchers continued the hunt for more than 1.500 people missing and feared dead m the collision between a tanker and a passenger ferry. President Corazon Aquino ordered a "thorough, unsparing and fuli-scale investigation". She described the
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  • 33 1 PORT AU PRINCE (Haiti) Gunmen on Monday fired on people mourning the dozens who died during the Nov 29 cancelled elections, killing one youth and wounding at least two others. AP
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  • 363 1  -  SURESH NAIR By HE HAD sleepless nights thinking about the man who had robbed him at knife-point and ordered him out of his taxi m a secluded spot m Punggol last Friday And cabby Chia Choo Yong, 48, swore he would catch the culprit if
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  • 178 1 MANILA A 4-year-old boy was found clinging to a piece of wood near the site where the passenger ship Dona Paz and an oil tanker collided and sank, officials said. Danny Soriano, radio operator for the provincial governor's office of Oriental Mindoro province, said a
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  • 71 1 ST Index rises 15 points PROFIT-TAKING failed to end the rally on the Singapore stock market yesterday, and prices climbed upward, pushing The Straits Times Industrial Index up 15.53 points to 823.49. Trading remained active, with 32.13 million units worth $48.72 million changing hands. Dealers said the rally continued because
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  • 178 1 A MAN posed as a car valet and stole a $15,000 car from a manager's wife at Changi Airport on Monday Mr Gay Eec Wah, 40, a manager, had driven his car to the airport "s passenger pick-up point at 8 30 pm.
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  • 469 1 Chinese -Malay holding company takes off next year Seminar on Partnership for Progress THE Singapore Chinese and Malay business communities will join hands for the first time m a business venture by becoming partners m a holding company. The company, to be formed m three months, will be a vehicle
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  • 59 1 THE Prime Minister and Mrs Lee Kuan Yew returned to Singapore yesterday after a visit to Taipei and Hongkong. Mr Lee attended the recent third Asean Sum- mit m Manila, after which he and Mrs Lee left for Taipei where they were joined by Second
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  • 269 1 DHAKA A series of bomb blasts shook Dhaka early yesterday as a 12-hour anti-government general strike took hold m this capital city of four million people. Police said two suspected opposition activists were killed m southern Khulna City on Monday night when a bomb they were
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  • 475 1 NAZARETH (Israel) Israel's leaders warned of tough measures to check the anti-Israel protests that have spread from the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip to Arab enclaves within Israel itself. The warning came as Arab unrest, which erupted on Dec
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  • 62 1 BFIJING A painting including a nude has pri/»> at a Chinos*' art shou (or the first time m newspapei said veste: The China D 'The Earth, painted by W'pi Krshen and Hu Jian < h»>ng of north -.'.i.s: buna's I .winning province, was ont of
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 398 2 4 Re-hire workers' call COMPANIES which retrench workers m hard times should re-employ them when business improves. And unions can play their role by seeking such a commitment when negotiating retrenchment terms. This proposal to ensure that older workers are given back their jobs was mooted by NTUC assistant
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    • 272 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE spectre of starvation and death looms once again over millions In drought-stricken Ethiopia as yet another famine threatens that sorry land. Caring people everywhere will want to give aid bat, according to American ecologlst Garrett Hardln, should resist doing so. He believes these unfortunate
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    • 89 2 DEFINITION OF 'MALAY' THE Principal Private Secretary to the First Deputy Prime Minister, referring to our report (ST, Dec 11) and to the two letters (ST, Dec 2i) on the two Bills on Group Representation Constituencies introduced recently m Parliament, says the readers concerned appear to have misunderstood the
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    • 229 2 SharinC R &T Ti hnnm kJiidl lilg HiX L/ UUUIII THE Japanese government has declared that Ja pan will ''internationalise" it? nSSrch and development programme and attempt technology transfer to newly industrialising and developing countries. A White Paper on Science and Technology declared that the country will
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    • 221 2 At opposing ends EI!S!Sf S!HS, v""" 011 t? m 'ln?^ Franz teu^Thee^aTcSiS 1111 reaS°n f °r ni^l,n nlX>2^^T keilba S l'b il Charge u Of West £ST JS^i^L??^" 688 mana Bes Bayeni, concerned aboutthe disappointing results t&ltZSS^Stt we™ beC °me T 1 v nillS CiyriftSiy TtMv o v x
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    • 434 2 Tl'PJit 111 fllP 11PW VPi)l* Km. v (II ill ll iv m.i\s tt j v CVI AFTER the Christmas and New Year holidays, the Leningrad State BaUet Company will be m town the f&t m a series of foreign troupes lighting up -1988 for dance fans t~ f
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    • 251 2 XL's BIGGEST CO-OP BANK SUFFERS Ms33lm LOSS MALAYSIA'S largest co-operative bank. Co-opera-tive Central Bank Bhd (CCB), recorded a net loss of M 5331.1 million last year following huge provisions for bad and doubtful loans. According to its latest annual report, the bank set aside M 5272.9 million for doubtful
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    • 149 2 Around Asean...and Across the Causeway Snub for border plan THAILAND will ignore a proposal by Vietnam and the Phnom Penh regime calling for the creation of a peace zone along the tense Thai-Cambodian border, a Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday. The spokesman said Vietnam must withdraw its estimated
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  • around the WORLD
    • 461 3 US-educated man gets 2 years, another held m Beijing crackdown BEIJING China has jailed a US-educated student for two years for inciting campus protests and detained a second man connected with the New Yorkbased China Spring dissident magazine, newspapers reported. Western diplomats m Shanghai
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    • 296 3 troops get set for offensive ISLAMABAD Afghan guerillas hit Kabul with bombs and rockets, killing more than 20 people as a major offensive by more than 50,000 Soviet and Afghan troops was under way to end the prolonged rebel siege of the eastern town of Khost,
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    • 48 3 TOKYO Mr Daisuke Yamauchi. president of the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper, died yesterday of a liver ailment at a Tokyo hospital, his family said. Mr Yamauchi, 62, took over the post of president at the Mainichi Shimbun, one of Japan's leading newspapers, m December 1980. AFP
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    • 412 3  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON The United States has pledged to live up to its commitment to provide Afghan guerillas with military aid until the Soviet Union sets a definite date to withdraw its troops from the embattled country. The pledge
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    • 218 3 RADNOR (Pennsylvania) Deposed Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos and CBS anchorman Dan Rather were among those honoured m TV Guide's seventh annual J Fred Muggs awards for their "foolish and absurd" television escapades m 1987 The awards named for the chimp that cohosted
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    • 326 3 COLOMBO Internecine fighting among Tamil rebels m Sri Lanka's north and east has spilled over into the capital where three men have been killed and a hit man has been captured, police officials said yesterday. Police said a man armed with an automatic weapon
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    • 77 3 LONDON Sexual harassment is rife m Britain's workplaces and the most frequent offender is the boss, according to a survey published yesterday m British newspapers. The survey, compiled by the independent Labour Research Department, said there were reports of harassment from the 75
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    • 203 3 Financier admits bribing prison guard GENEVA Italian financier Licio Gelli pleaded guilty yesterday to bribing a guard to escape from a top-security Swiss prison. Gelli, former head of Italy's P-2 Masonic Lodge and one of the most wanted men m his country, testified for about 15 minutes at the start
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    • 208 3 Hopes for summit of Soviet, Chinese leaders BEIJING A senior Soviet envoy said yesterday he was optimistic for a summit between the leaders of his country and China and declared that bilateral relations had improved because of the recent nuclear arms accord. Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Rogachov said at the
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    • 344 3 DUBAI Iraqi warplanes attacked Iran's Larak Island oil terminal at the mouth of the Gulf yesterday, setting three tankers ablaze, regional shipping sources said. No details were immediately available. Lloyds shipping intelligence named the three tankers hit as the Seawise
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    • 323 4 BANGKOK Cambodian resistance leader Son Sann. clarifying his stand on talks with the pro- Viet namese Phnom Penh re £ime. said he would take part onl> if Vietnam joins them or gives a pledge to ihf Inited Nations to with■l its
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    • 296 4  - Japan to share R D with NICs Peter Hazelhurst By Tokyo Correspondent Tokyo bows to pressure from Asian nations TOKYO Bowing to the demands of Singapore and other Asian nations, the Japanese government has declared that Japan will internationalise the country's research and development programme and attempt to transfer its
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    • 417 4 t-Attia me siock market crash has increased the risk of a US recession and America's economy is likely to slow sharply m the next two years, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said yesterday. Urgent measures
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    • 343 4 PARIS West Germany yesterday rejected an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report which urged it to do more to stimulate its economy. In an unusual move, the West German delegation to the OECD released a statement ahead of the formal release
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    • 92 4 A VOLUNTEER worker distributing free bread to the poor at a restaurant dv coeur (restaurant of the heart) m Paris. Such a scene was repeated m some 700 free restaurants for the poor and homeless which opened m 300 French cities on Monday for the
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    • 289 4 Change diet or face grain shortage, Chinese warned BEIJING The Chinese were told yesterday to eat less pork, drink less beer and stop wasting huge amounts of grain, or else the country would face chronic grain shortages by the end of the century. The Economic Daily said if grain consumption
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    • 103 4 BEIJING Thieves who stole 2.249 manhole covers to sell back to government departments have brought chaos to the streets of a city m northern China. Gaping holes left by the gang m Xianyang, Shaanxi province, are a danger to night-time cyclists and cost
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    • 36 4 MOSCOW A strong earth quake rocked the Soviet Central Asian republic of Tadzhikistan on Monday. N radio reported The radio said th»> earthquake measured six to ■even points on the open-ended Richter s<ale Reuter
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    • 464 5 LONDON The British High Court has rejected a government request for a permanent ban on press reports of Spycatcher, ruling that the duty of the press to inform the public had "overwhelming weight" against potential government embarrass men*, from scandal The government was
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    • 350 5 Deng's son said to be man behind new conglomerate BEIJING China is setting up a business conglomerate reported to be backed by the crippled son of leader Deng Xiaoping which will donate profits to the handicapped. Foreign traders and diplomats said on Monday toe China Kanghua Development Corporation was approved
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    • 255 5 UN approves $3.5 b budget for 1988/89 UNITED NATIONS The General Assembly ended its 42nd session after approving a budget of US$l 769 billion (SS3.S3 billion) for the next two years over US objections that the amount was too high and had not been reached by consensus. The financially-troubled world
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    • 152 5 NEW YORK Woody Allen has become the proud papa of a 4.2-kg boy named Satchel, but the filmmaker has said his first child has one problem he "looks like Edward G. Robinson". His longtime love, actress Mia Farrow, 42, gave birth to the
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    • 159 5 STOCKHOLM Sweden has decided to sink foreign submarines violating its territorial waters instead of trying to force them to the surface. Social Democratic Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson gave notice of the tougher policy m a radio interview. He said: "The military has the right
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    • 253 5 BORDEAUX (France) All 16 people aboard an Air France plane died on Monday when the aircraft crashed into a wood near here, narrowly missing a children's play centre, officials said. The twin-engine plane, carrying 13 passengers, two pilots and one air hostess, crashed into
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    • 419 6  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON Let your ears do the walking Ears 7 Yes, indeed Electronic yellow pages are catching on m America as a new twist to the more familiar yellow pages of the telephone directory. Ask Me is
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    • 221 6 LOS ANGELES Comedian Bob Hope and a group of entertainers are on an eight-day tour of American military stations around the world, including the Gulf region. Joining Hope, 84, at his departure from the Van Nuys Air National Guard
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    • 434 6  -  ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON Shopkeepers m London's famous Oxford Street are breathing a huge sigh of relief. There are just two shoplifting days left before Christmas. It has been a record year for Christmas shopping m London but unfortunately
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    • 198 6 Toxic smoke from army camp blast leaves seven dead ALEXANDRIA (Egypt) Six adults and a child have died after inhaling toxic smoke released by a chemical explosion at an army camp, said Alexandria's Governor Sayed Al-Jou-saki. He told reporters on Monday that about 400 people were m hospital, 46 of
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    • 167 6 TOKYO Japans Foreign Ministry said yesterday it had received a request from 50 foreign embassies to solve the problem of soaring rents m Tokyo by helping with the construction of a building exclusively for diplomatic missions. The request, which also asked the Japanese government
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  • WORLD FOCUS
    • 709 8 Labour unrest and fall m exports may slow growth SEOUL Last week's presidential election m South Korea has cleared up many political uncertainties, but the country's booming economy is still expected to slow down next year due to growing export difficulties and simmering labour
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    • 767 8  -  ANA PUGA Unusual gifts popular during Japan's season of giving By TOKYO Hiroshi Ito used to give people the most traditional of presents canned food during Japan's gift-giving season. But this year he is choosing a more trendy product canned oxygen. Like millions of
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    • 38 8 Novelty value Nowadays, staples like salad oil and seaweed seem cheap and ordinary. So people want to buy unusual things that they can't find m the neighbourhood. Mr Seuchi Niikura. a sales manager at Takashimaya department store
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    • 43 8 Dangers of a wrong gift 4 If someone receives something that is really more than they deserve, they will send it back. That could tarnish or destroy their relationship. Anthropologist Manko Fupwara from the Hakuhodo Institute of Lite and Living m Tokyo
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    • 570 10  -  PAUL TAYLOR By Israalis tond to urn the word Palestinian only m expressions like "Palestinian terror gang". Mr Meron Benvemsti, head of an independent think-tank on the occupied territories. 6Th«y do not rocogniM our nationality. Why should w« recognise thaira? /Mess Naiwa al-Obetdi, a Gaza
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    • 604 10 Gorbachev 's Italy visit may set stage for meeting with the Pope VATICAN CITY An expected visit to Italy by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev could set the stage for a historic meeting between the Pope and the leader of the East bloc. In recent days, the Soviets told Italian officials
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    • 176 11 x Christmas, a time to revel m song, reminiscing m fun and laughter. A season of good tidings, it always touches us with special |s x moments of unexpected Joy. Share it with others. Party with us. X CRISTALD'ARQUES GLENMARK scotch WKISm^ J /^l BbT *AX RCR OPERA stem gla>^
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 321 12 Almost eight hours before US experts' help sought PHILIPPINE authorities waited almost eight hours to ask locally-based US military rescue experts for help following the Dona Paz ferry disaster. US officials said yesterday. The time lapse appeared to be one of a series of communication breakdowns which delayed rescue teams.
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    • 516 12 CHRISTMAS was on everyone's mind when the vessel Dona Paz pulled out of port m the central island of Leyte on Sunday carrying holiday travellers on their way to family parties m Manila. "All I was thinking was the kind of Christmas I would have,
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    • 272 12 Overloading a perennial problem THE disaster that befell the Dona Paz illustrates what for years has been the bane of Philippine shipping overloading. In a country where plane fares are beyond the reach of most people, ferries are the most popular mode of transport between the country's 7,000 islands. Even
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    • 500 12 Island fishermen pick up charred remains of victims MANILA Villagers m a central Philippine island picked up several charred, disfigured bodies of victims of the world's worst peacetime sea tragedy which began to wash ashore yesterday, turning the island's golden sands into beaches
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    • 187 12 PRESIDENT Corazon Aquino said yesterday the Philippine ferry disaster was "a national tragedy of harrowing proportions". "I grieve with our people as we mourn this heart-rending loss of so many lives," she said m a statement. "Our sadness is all the more painful because the
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    • 109 12 THE company which owned Dona Paz has offered to pay the families of those who died a 20,000 pesos (5J1.925) compensation each. Mr Carlos Go, general manager of Sulpicio Lines, also said yesterday the company would see later how it could help the survi vors
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    • 414 12 HONGKONG Thousands of ferry passengers drown every year m Asia's poorer countries, where chronic overcrowding, disregard for safety and lack of repair can turn the vessels into swiftly sinking death-traps. Sunday's disaster m the Philippines follows a pattern of tragedies there and m Indonesia,
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    • 108 13 Indonesia raps Israel over killings in territories JAKARTA The Indonesian government condemned Israel yesterday for violence that has killed 19 people m the Israeb-oc-i-upied territories m the West Bank and Gaza Strip m the past two weeks. 'Indonesia strongly condemns this further manifestation of the inn-fist policy of the occupying
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    • 172 13 JAKARTA Indonesia may join air exercises and train F-16 fighter pilots at the US Clark air base m the Philippines, the official Antara news agency reported. Antara on Monday quoted Colonel Louis Tronzo, deputy commander of the base, as saying that the
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    • 138 13 BANGKOK Two Thai surgeons have successfully performed the country's first heart transplant to save a 19--year-old man suffering from terminal heart disease. Dr Muenmai Sanpradit told a press conference yesterday that he and Dr Chavalit Ongcharit took 4 1 1 hours to perform the
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    • 274 13 Joint Hanoi-Phnom Penh offer for buffer area along border BANGKOK Thailand will ignore a proposal by Vietnam and the Phnom Penh regime calling for the creation of a peace zone along the tense Thai-Cambodian border, a Thai Foreign Ministry sftokesman said. The spokesman
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    • 234 13 Bangkok official in awards racket probe kills himself BANGKOK A government official committed suicide m his office yesterday just before police were to question him about his alleged participation m a racket involving royal decorations. Police said Mr Chalerm Baothong, an official m the publications division of the Prime Minister's
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
    • 273 14 KUALA LUMPUR The Congress of Unions of Employees m the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) is to propose to the government that its affiliates be allowed to remain under its umbrella even after the respective agencies or departments have been privatised. Cuepacs president A.
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    • 204 14 KOTA FONABALU The editor-in-chief of the Sabah Times yesterday filed an application for leave to seek an order of certiorari to quash the Sabah Chief Minister's direction to the state Director of Immigration to reject his application for a work pass. The order is
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    • 215 14 Trade surplus doubles tO M$4.5b Export earnings up by 24 c c to M529.5b KUALA LUMPUR Peninsular Malaysia's trade surplus more than doubled to M 54.5 billion m the first 10 months of this year, the statistics department said yesterday. Trade surplus for the same period last year was Ms
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    • 125 14 17 Umno Youth members off to visit Libya KUALA LUMPUR Acting Umno Youth leader Datuk Najib Razak left yesterday at the head of a party delegation for a five-day visit to Libya at the invitation of President Muammar Gaddafi. The delegation of 17 comprises members of the Umno Youth executive
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    • 377 14  - Indians won't attain NEP goal: Samy Vellu R. VASANTHI By KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Indian Congress President Datuk S. Samy Vellu said Malaysian Indians will not attain the 7 per cent equity expected of them under the National Economic Policy during his lifetime. Datuk Samy Vellu, who is also the Works
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    • 406 14 Court hears arguments on detentions under the ISA KUALA LUMPUR The Supreme Court here yesterday heard appeals by three persons who had their writs of habeas corpus, seeking their release from detention under the Internal Security Act, rejected by the High Court last month. Lord President Tun Salleh Abas, who
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    • 228 14 JOHOR BARU The state security authorities are monitoring the activities of six groups said to be involved m spreading deviant teachings, State Secretary Datuk Rahim Ramli said yesterday. Datuk Rahim said there had been some incidents this year involving the religious
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    • 289 14 KUALA LUMPUR Stiffer penalties await motorists caught driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol next year. Deputy Transport Minister Datin Paduka Hajah Zaleha Ismail said yesterday. Under the Road Transport Act 1987, first offenders found driving while under the influence of
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    • 206 14 Minister urges Malays to be more productive KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Finance Minister Senator Farid Ariffin yesterday urged Malays to be more productive and action-ori-ented to improve their economic standing. After 30 years of independence, he said, the Malays only hold 11.8 per cent of the country's wealth compared with the
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    • 493 15  -  LEW ENG FEE By THE lunch-time crowd m the Central Business District is on the move. Scores of office workers are now lunching away from the financial and commercial hub since the MRT system was extended to the city just over
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    • 426 15 MP suggests plan to help older workers get back their jobs COMPANIES which retrench workers m hard times should be willing to commit themselves to taking back their old workers when business improves. Trade unions, on their part, should seek such a commitment when
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    • 107 15 Fake $50 note used at shop THE director of a shop dealing m Chinese medicine and dried goods has reported that a customer gave him a counterfeit $50 note on Dec 16. Mr Choong Chor Fong, 50, of Ming Tai Company m Upper Cross Street, found out the note was
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    • 40 15 THE Chua Chu Kang community centre at the 26 km Chua Chu Kang Road and the I ,im Chu Kang community centre at the 31 km Lim Chu Kang Road will be permanently closed from Jan 1.
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    • 413 15 WHEN they were planning to go independent, the school board of the Anglo-Chinese Secondary School promised its two primary schools places for all pupils making it to the express stream. That pledge has been kept, as results of Secondary 1 postings showed
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    • 160 15 THE (rial of former dim tor Jerry Tan Kirn Puay. who has denied charges of evading taxes amounting to $262,474 by making fal^e deduction claims, has betn set for November ne>i year. Tan. 30, faces two sum monses for making the claims
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    • 89 15 Christmas variety show on Sentosa THE Sentosa Musical Fountain will provide the backdrop for three hours of non-stop entertainment at a Christmas variety show. Organised by Great Times Promotions, the show will be hosted by Ms Lucy Chow, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation compere and TV personality, on Sunday A line-up of
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    • 214 16 HOI on the heels of last singing Christmas tree at Orchard Road •omes another larger and more ambitious production, this time at the National Stadium With over 500 singers filling IT tiers of the 36 m by 37 m tree and a musical
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    • 782 16 SINCE July this year, the Telecommunications Authority of Singapore has had a phone-interceptor m operation. As its name suggests, it screens calls for the subscriber. It costs $320 and is connected to the telephone set. The subscriber pre-sets a three- or four-digit secret
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    • 390 16 TDB to promote semiconductor exports A PLAN to help boost Singapore's exports of semiconductor equipment and support services has been mapped out by the Trade Development Board. Under the promotion plan, the board will lead companies m participating m major semiconductor fairs, encourage firms to step up their overseas marketing
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    • 365 17 Chinese, Malay businessmen urged to pool their resources Seminar on Partnership for Progress SINGAPORE Chinese and Malay businessmen with similar marketing needs have been urged to pool their resources to sell better abroad and save costs Mr Ridzwan Dzafir. Di-rector-General of the Trade Development Board, yesterday spelt out the advantages
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    • 367 17 Islam a vital part of Malay identity, says Alatas ISLAM is very much a part of the Malay identity and the Malays just like the Thais cannot be dissociated from their religion This is the view of Professor Syed Hussein Alatas. Professor of Malay Studies at the National University of
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    • 264 17 A SINGAPORE composer has dedicated a song to the Cun.munit.v Chest, with 10 per cent of its cassette tape sales going to the charity Entitled Now Hope, it is the composition of Mr Wan Kum Wah, 25, well-known as the musician whose A Song
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    • 322 17 TWO lighted candles m a prayer urn left on a bed started a fire m a Housing Board flat m Tampines yesterday. Madam Tan Peck Hoon. 29, a factory worker, said she had left the urn m the master bedroom of her
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    • 77 17 Trade tests to be held m June and November FROM next year, public trade tests, except for electrical and installation, will be held m June and November. The tests held by the Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB) for those who seek certification for their skills were held m August
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    • 173 17 12 furniture firms clinch $755,000 deans in Australia SINGAPORE t first furniture mission o Australia has achieved unexpectedly good results. It clinched contracts worth about $"55,000 and is negotiating d««als totalling $8.2 million, reports Tradespur, a monthly publication of the Trade Development Board. The 12 participating companies visaed Brisbane, Sydney
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    • 289 18 SIA bulletin wins top award SINGAPORE Airlines newsletter. Outlook, has won the best newsletter award for the second time since the awards competition was started five years ago by the National Productivity Board Outlook, a 15- year -old veteran m the field of newsletter publication, beat 123 entries for this
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    • 319 18 A GROUP of working Singaporeans will be picked (or an all-expenses-paid stay in Japan to learn first-hand about the Japanese way of doing things and the factors behind the country's success. Their three-month programme, to be held from October next year,
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    • 459 18  -  BEN DAVIDSON Inquiry into death after brain surgery By TWO pathologists disagreed m a coroner's court yesterday over the question of whether a woman who died after a brain operation had a tumour m her pituitary gland. Dr H. C. Seah, a consultant
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    • 265 18 Jamboree scouts to boost bid for world meet IT IS said that strength is greatest m numbers and this was evident last night when 70 scouts left for a world jamboree m Sydney. The group has a mission: To boost Singapore's bid to host the 1993 world conference for scouts.
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    • 246 18 Gift shop chain donates a day's takings A GIFT shop chain has donated a day's cash takings from its nine outlets more than $18,000 to the Community Chest to commemorate the fifth anniversary of its founder's death. The widow of Mr Kenneth Cole, the founder of the Cosdel group of
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    • 68 18 THE Ministry of Community Development wants to con tact Mr Chin Tow Hai, 42, to discuss the welfare of his wife and four children. According to the ministry, his wife is ill and needs help. Mr Chin had been staying at Block 195, Boon Lay Drive Those
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    • 390 19 Possible fault m fuel system sparks global exercise OWNERS of Japanese Nissan Pulsar 1.3 cars have been asked to send their vehicles to the agents here for inspection, because of a possible fault m the fuel system So far. 16.S out of the 424 cars
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    • 151 19 Standard rates for water supply connection A STANDARD connection charge will be levied for those applying for water supply m private property developments from Jan 1. A Public Utilities Board statement yesterday said this is for the convenience of its consumers and will speed up applications for such connections. At
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    • 159 19 THE Singapore Turf CTub has donated $25.2 million to about 260 organisations Club chairman Tan Hock Chong presented cheques to representatives from the 61 organisations which received $50,000 or more during the club's annual dinner and dance at the Mandarin Hotel on Monday
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    • 545 19  - Software firm hints at plans for R D base NG WAN CHING By A LEADING American mi-cro-computer software company yesterday hinted at its plans to set up a research and development base here next year if piracy of its products has been brought under control by then. This was indicated
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    • 79 19 Scholarships from HDB union SCHOLARSHIPS for studies at the National University of Singapore will be presented to 17 children of members of the Housing Board Daily-Rated Employees Union on Wednesday. The union will also award prizes and trophies to the 'op 10 students m the Primary School Leaving Examinations m
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  • The Straits Times
    • 651 20 THE spectre of starvation and death looms once again over millions m drought-stricken Ethiopia as yet another famine threatens that sorry land. Caring people everywhere will want to give aid but, according to American ecologist Garrett Hardin, should resist doing so. He believes these unfortunate millions
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  • COMMENT/ Perspective
    • 1488 20 Capacity's the constraint in US industries "SURE, we could be exporting more steel products. But with domestic demand so strong, we don't have the capacity to export. And if you're asking me whether I'm going to add capacity, the answer is, categorically no." This comment by Mr David Roderick, chairman
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    • 820 20  -  A. M. ROBENTHAL Viewpoint By New York Times NEW YORK There is a common thread connecting many strong people who decide to seek psychiatric counsel It is the realisation that they are acting repeatedly m a way harmful to
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    • 649 20 A child's plan to send horsemen flying Ning Juita A CULTURAL show at a restaurant brought back the magic of a faraway childhood. The kuda kepang dance item did it. I watched the dancers "riding" their "horses" round and round, rhythmically, mesmerisingly, and all at once I was a child
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    • 905 21  -  PATRICK L. SMITH By International Herald Tribune HONGKONG It has been a tough six months for Mr David Stocker, area manager for Hongkong and China at Monsanto Far East Ltd, a subsidiary of the US chemical giant. The difficulties started m July,
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    • 826 21  -  DENNIS CHAPL STEPHANIE WILLAND By IN LONDON In the wake of the United States' embarrassment over arms sales to Iran, United Nations researchers have singled out the Gulf war as "the driving force of today's arms trade". Both the United Nations
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    • 238 21 L N€PTUN€ f kboitede nuit bien connu vous presente une soiree avec... Attention mesdameset messieurs, m^amm w m^m time m Singapore the \j£ i^IJCX^ LI 11 Ulll 1U electrifying Elysee Star Revue J J A grand spectacle m the best TZT! %< m dTll^r* French tradition. Showtime JL* iLJ^si^r^ jT
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    • 216 22 Companionship of wife, comradeship of gentlemen On men-only bars PURSUANT to the correspondence m your columns on the Singapore Cricket Club's men-only bar (ST, Dec 16 and 18), I do not bt long to the club either but for the comfort or benefit of any interested "Ms" permit me to
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    • 196 22 A CYCLIST collided into me while I was driving to work on Dec 19. He sustained superficial injuries and was ambulant with no loss of consciousness after the event. Two police constables arrived on the scene shortly after and were most courteous and helpful. Then
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    • 96 22 THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address, and home and office telephone numbers, if any. They should preferably be typed, double-spaced, on one side of the paper. You may add a pseudonym if you wish. But we would prefer
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    • 198 22 Why have students been streamed at Pr 2? MY daughter will be going to Primary 3 when school reopens m the new year. But, sadly for her, she will be missing most of the friends she has made over the last two years. The reason for this is that the
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    • 362 22 We belong to the Arabs should not be Muslim community j grapm defined as Malays ST, Dec 21... Bills have been misunderstood What matters is whether they belong to the community I REFER to your report "Call to include Islam m definition of Malay"
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    • 419 22 On tapping skills of reservist professionals I REFER to C.H. Tans letter "Do more to tap skills of reservist professionals" (ST. Dec 15) and the Ministry of Defence reply "Combat roles must be reservists' first priority" (ST. Dec 19). C.H. Tan did not analyse
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    • 90 22 I REFER to the letter "Pay to more. POSB" by "T.M.8." (ST, Dec 19). The tax-free interest earned by depositors on their savings with the bank is the reward for entrusting their savings with us. For every dollar saved, depositors are equitably rewarded based on
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      • 66 23 t Wcvftri no +M es 7»o U>i«pMc HO -«0 in 775 Mr*. Air ilO Ki*> ITai Mk 1 J« 2* ri.i »j -?3 OOC *W teUr Me M «M II C«tto> <Ac U <* c««Mti in is Muf N Me IN 13 tar. m +12 N i mx Fp
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      • 18 23 M Credit Wm 3,190,000 M Credit 2,258,000 Sime Darby 50< 1,1 56,000 C.ty Dcv 50< 1,087,000
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      • 105 23 Dk 21 Ok 22 Dec 21 D«c 2? BT Cimimti 711(2 731 SO ST M.n.i*<. ***** 270 95 B" 06 OS +Sl3 -537 ST Plant* »n$ 1913 31 1940 86 CAO 7090 '046 06$ en hki ***** 275 33 10<M» M 7353 7300 OCBC 594 81 602 25 B-
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      • 46 23 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Tines Business Times Industrial Composite 1987 Htf) *****0(26 8 87) 1327 69(118 87) 1986 87 Loo *****(28 4 86) *****(28 4 86) NU.it* H«h *****0^26 8 87) *****9(118 87) AH tin* low 74 75 (17 9 64' 470 92 (28 4 86)
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      • 50 23 Closjnf Change Vol ('000) Amtc* E*rf 2Oc 1 09 3 51 GB Mdp 10c 0 65 35 W apart National frtrten 50c 159 8 9? 5 Sncatrankt SOc 0 67 -15 145 I -r 065 +1 13 j Twtow M SOc 8? 11 INpco 0 72 +1 5 5
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      • 32 23 DM Y FT S$ HK$ I SI US* ***** 126*0 unq 2 0030 7 7900 E 1 8325 ***** 126 57 5 5055 2 0005 7 7850 e 1 8324
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      • 13 23 THE IS dollar gained 10 ticks to close at DM1.6280 m Singapore.
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      • 10 23 la Singapore, gold gained US$O.9O to US$4Bl.lO an ounce.
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      • 50 23 Eurodollar: Lost two ticks to 92.31 a contract. Dentschemark: Lost 10 ticks to 0.6195 a contract. British Pound: Lost 25 ticks to 1.8280 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained six ticks to 0.*****1 a contract Nikkei: Lost 175 points to ***** a contract. Gold: Gained US$O.4O to U*****.60 an ounce.
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    • Short Stops
      • 58 23 I/)NDON Copper prijes have reached record highs on the London Metal Exchange after news that the amount of copper tield m the exchange's warehouses had fallen to 43.000 tonnes, its lowest level since July 1974. Metal for immediate delivery traded up to a record £1,695 (*****0) a
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      • 78 23 TOKYO Japanese car maker Mazda Corp has reportedly reached a basic accord with Swedish car company Saab on technical co-operation to produce Mazda's small passenger cars m Europe. The Ninon Keizai Shimbun said Mazda, whose exports to Europe totalled 260,000 units last year, had been seeking footholds m
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      • 101 23 OTTAWA A Canadian government agency has given its approval to a planned takeover of Dome Petroleum Ltd by the US-owned Amoco Canada Petroleum Ltd. Industry Minister Robert -\c Cotret, saying the deal would be of net benefit to Canada, announced that Investment Canada had given its blessing
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      • 103 23 LONDON An offer by giant utility British to acquire a 33 per cent voting stake m Bo v Valley Industries Ltd of Canada one of that country's 10 largest oil and gas exploration companies for CsB37 million (5J1.28 billion) has been accepted. Tho voting stake could rise
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      • 74 23 TOKYO Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank and Citicorp subsidiary Citibank have reached agreement on the reci|j r ocal use of cash dispensers and automated teller machines. The agreement, to take effect on Jan 14, marks the first time that on-line branch networks of a Japanese and foreign bank will be
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    • 375 23 US dollar remains depressed in early European trading THE US dollar, which was almost at a standstill m Asia yesterday, remained depressed during early European trading despite news from Washington that the US Congress had approved a long-waited plan to cut the huge US Budget deficit. Gold firmed slightly. It
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    • 299 23 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's largest co-opera-tive bank, Co-operative Central Bank Bhd (CCB), recorded a net loss of M 5331.1 million last year following huge provisions for bad and doubtful loans. According to its latest annual report, the bank set aside MJ272 9 million for
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    • 417 23 INSAS Bhd, formerly known as Paper Products (Malaya) Bhd, is contesting a petition which alleged a scheme to cheat Insas of its entitlements to the just-concluded rights issue of associated company, United Pulp Paper. The petition brought against the directors of Insas
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    • 223 23 FROM the beginning of next month Sin Chew Travel Pte Ltd will be managed by Singapore Press Holdings' subsidiary, Times Publishing Berhad The travel firm, which is 99 99 per tent owned by SPH, is currently being managed by another SPH
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    • 503 23  -  TRUDY LIM Longest sustained rise since Oct 19 crash By CHRISTMAS cheer filled the Singapore stock market as prices bounded up for the seventh straight session. This is the longest sustained rise since the Oct 19 crash. The market had last risen for nine straight
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    • 431 23 S'pore and KL stock exchanges see benefit in working together THE Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges, whose differences have fuelled persistent talk of an impending split, recognise the mutual benefit of working together. The Stock Exchange of Singapore Executive Chairman, Mr Tan Chok Kian, said m an interview with
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    • 23 23 I think both the KLSE and the SES understand that a split would hurt both exchanges. SES Executive Chairman Tan Chok Kian.
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    • 4558 24 READERS should be aware of the imitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the stock -.-xchanje, is covered m "business done". Further, because al deaincs at a particular prce are tumped together, the table does not show the trend m
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    • 3375 24 INDUSTRIALS Acmo A|.nomofo (3) 300 Al*i Hldg Akom (556 575) (2) 54 (3) 55 AISB 956 95 SSi (5) 99 (I) 100 I' 97 (5>96 (3) 95 (7) 95 5 cd API (39 5S> <4> 39 5 (2) 40 (20) 40 69 39 5 aSm
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    • 3012 24 1987 Last YieM Voi Day 1M7 Kfb Low Company Sate Chance ("000) Hfcfi Low ttffc Lv* 424 129* SFCTm ONE 220 62 xuiwn \nv. 910 328 g iDUSTRMLS I COMMERCIAL 308 96 Amal Staal 50* 123 +2 32 218 125 119 600 240 Avtmo 20* 332
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      • 17 25 Rubber Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore January ***** up 0 25 cents Malaysia January 272 50 unchanged
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      • 264 25 Up to 15 years 6 3 6 3 4 6 3 4»* 6 3 4 M Up to 20 years 6 3 6 3 4 6 3 6 3 4*«* Up to 25 years 6 3 4 6 3 4 6 3 4~ 6 3 4*»* Up to
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      • 211 25 counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SJIO foreign currency Australian dollar 1 4277 1.4294 7.15—6.94 Canadian dollar 1 5304 1.5323 6 60 6 48 NZ dollar 1 2976 1 3002 7.84-7.58 Sterling pound 3 6698 3 6736 3 00 2.70 US dollar
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      • 109 25 most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it opened at 2.0020 40 and closed at 2.0010/20. It traded within a range of 2.0000 and 2.0035 m lacklustre trading. Against the deutschemark, the greenback closed slightly firmer compared with its opening of 1.6250/1.6255. It fluctuated between
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      • 150 25 THE kilobar market traded between 5530,990 and 5531,055 yesterday. In the Far East market, gold opened m the morning at U*****.80 U*****.30, trading quietly around US$4BO.OO underpinned by light physical demand under US$4BO.OO. It closed for lunch at U*****.70 U*****.20. Gold reopened at US$4BO.OO 50. It was slowly bidded
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      • 33 25 GOLD f USJ/0Z Tues Mon Singapore *****—***** *****-***** Hongkong 481 00 481 50 479 80—480 30 Mon Fn New York 479 75—480 25 *****-***** London 479.50 480 00 480 00-480 50
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      • 293 25 Managers' price* for December 23 Singapore Unit Trust Th« Commerce n 88 -0 94 The Savings Fund 0 77—0 82 S pore Prog fund 0 35-0 39 S pore Sec Fund 0 59—0 63 Spore Invest Fund 0 62—0 67 Spore Equity Fund 0 42— 0 46id Asm
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      • 30 25 CtoMif prictt Bilv*r USJ (ro» v Tun Mw S.njjpor« 6 79—* M 6 7S-« 80 Mm Fri New York 6 77-6 8? 6 7S-6 80 Source Credit Swsse Spore
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      • 27 25 Ctosmj pncM Aluminium tonne Mon Spot 1108 00-1110 00 (1085 00-1090 001 3 months 1015 00—1017 00 (1006 00—1008 00) Market tone Firmer Sales 21.100 tonnes
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      • 19 25 Tin Closing prices MS kilo AL Tin 16 99 up three cents Turnover 77 tonnes up 22 tonnes
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      • 26 25 Cktsint prices Copper tore* Spot 1688 00-1690 00 (1615 00-1620 00) 3 months 1432 00—1433 00 (1363 00—1365 00) Market tone Strong Sales 13.000 tonnes
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      • 97 25 Closing prices on the KLCE (MS tonne) Month Price Last Trade Sales Jan *****065 1063 95 Feb *****066 1064 321 Mar *****065 1063 1454 Apr *****065 1070 15 May *****045 June *****044 July *****043 1058 10 Sept *****043 Nov *****047 Market tone Weak Sales 1885 Crude MS/tome palm
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      • 744 25 KUALA Lumpur share prices succumbed to profit-taking to close mixed yesterday after six consecutive sessions of uptrend. Losses were mostly marginal but scattered double digit gains were posted Against the selling, lingering buying was registered by selected industrial, finance and plantation stocks which
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      • 305 25 Ok?? MRJ CtUKft hk fleet 765 -0 05 Ko Woh Bonk I/b Sing Too 205 -0 075 Hk fleet Won 26 60N +0 1 Ko Woh Stones 175 +0 7 Smo Land 051 +0 03 001 Hk Gos 14 00 unch KMB 995 +0 05 Stelux 510 +0 15
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      • 212 25 Ok 2? Tw Ounce M 4 I Hub Ktot^ 1870 10 3290 40 r/ 43b 15 M>f*ut«K 1000 20 I 1 30 unch Mitsui Co 1010 10 '/.ni« ShofcMn 1800 -30 v,.v, SmSt,^ 1350 unth V.tsufcosh. 1 000 -470 B»id9» 1220 30 M.tsum. 1050 10 952 1950 un<h 499
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      • 324 25 Dec 22 Certs Clwn|t H O rd.e Jomn 275 5 {JLuiM Hartogen Energy 145 +5 v Her old Hooker 168 unch A C I 360 18 I C I 390 unch ani 147 +2 Ind Equity 135 +2 Abertoyle Inl Health 60S unch Age 240 leighton 43 +3 Amcoc
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      • 222 25 fa 21 IBS ChW|t Gen Motors 63 I Goodyear Tire 61*% +1 Alcoa 50*» I Gulf Res 114 +*t Aided S^ 284 T Hewlett Pock 574 Amox Inc 21 unch Intl Bus. Mach 118* Amr Corp 36* (ft Corp 46 Att 28* Jhsn Jhns 79S H Bethlehem Stl
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      • 455 25 Dtc 21 Fmci Chance *.'»-»noi i !<o*M Trust 1034 1066 MXJSTWAIS ym9m *^T ,JZ 2l Asdo-MFI 167 +2 ANwd-Lvom 342 -12 iMtan. mn.c iww^h ■otcocti ••retey. 442 +4 Borlo«Rond ■■idiom 467 +5 OortotCom 293 -4 ■ICC 337 19*» Com Gold 920 +15 Bto«C.rcto 331 +6 iwtMot 963 unch 8OCGro«.
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    • 393 26 BA fends off Scandinavian challenge with $840 m bid LONDON British Airways (BA) has triumphed m a six-month battle for control of ailing British Caledonian (BCal), fending off a challenge from a Scandinavian rival with a £250 million (SsB4o million) bid. BA announced on
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    • 432 26 NEW YORK Oil prices plummeted by as much as US$l.7O a barrel on world markets on Monday as dismay continued over Opec's failure last week to curb runaway production and illegal discounting. Some oil traded on the international market has
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    • 313 26 Jakarta firms sign 26 gold exploration contracts JAKARTA Indonesian firms have signed 26 new gold exploration contracts with foreign partners, bringing the total number of contracts to 103 over the past two years, the Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced. The agreements signed with Australian, American, English and Canadian
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    • 158 26 Ayer Hitam to acquire more mining land KUALA LUMPUR Ayer Hitam Tin Dredging (M) Bhd plans to acquire more mining land now that its existing mining area m Puchong is nearing the end of its economic life, Executive Chairman Datuk Laksamana Ismail Mohd Tom said yesterday. Datuk Laksamana said the
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    • 375 26 Holmes a Court sells his Texaco stake to Icahn for $900 m NEW YORK Australian businessman Robert Holmes a Court h?s sold his remaining stake m Texaco to US corporate raider Carl Icahn for almost US$45O million (Ss9oo million). Mr Icahns Trans World Airlines and ACF Industries paid US$37 a
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    • 462 26 Lion Corp make retailing a core business PETALING JAVA Lion Corporation plans to develop retailing into one of its core businesses and the opening of its Parkson Grand department store m Damansara Jaya, Selangor, is expected to pave the way for the revival of the Emporium retail chain which went
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    • 689 23 u Come harvest the best this Christinas and New Year 'cause the Orchard is m full bloom." I^F ESTIVE PROGRAMM Eg£ COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS NKW YEAR'S EVE December 3l December 14 23 at Ficus Cafe Blooms Continental Restaurant Sumptuous buffet lunch and dinner. Adult: $18.00+ 9ct lU child: $12.(K)+ (under
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    • 237 26 Deluxe Nut luh IMI ANNIVERSARY i'r ♦U i) f'i >^* f^?B^ I^^^^ Grand Palace thank the public 't\i V LL I > ij H/ic Ix, /t^> VY^^A for their kind support. The past T Grange Road -06-00 Orchard Build.ng (■K^>s^^^>r^> tOUr yearS Ot °P eratlon had been Singapore 0923 Wl\^)Jj
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  • RACING
    • 371 27  -  PEDIGREE Berth given to Ferrous Cardio By PENANG In a surprise move, trainer Charles Read has pulled out golden oldie Feu Vert from the HKSI.S million (about *****.000) special Hongkong race to be run at Shatin racecourse on Jan 24. This paves the
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    • 615 27 ON THE TRACK with PEDIGREE PENANG Purple Destiny HI, winner of his last two starts, served notice of a hat-trick with a winning gallop here yesterday. Despite being kept well m check by jockey M.C. Lam. the four-year-old Godswalk gelding finished a length ahead of stablemate Northern
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    • 120 27 4 visiting jockeys for Penang PENANG Crack New Zealand woman rider Ma ree Lyndon leads a pack of four visiting jockeys for the Governor's Gold Cup meeting which starts on Saturday. The others are Geoff Baxter of England and Paula Wagg and Terry Lucas of Australia. Lyndon wowed racegoers with
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    • 201 27 At the 400 m Pictures by K.F. SEETOH and NGHAI CHEE W Ml At the finish uZuSJsbJ Class 5 Div 2 1,850 m 1. Bravo Del 2 Castle Command II 3. Lord Vano 4. Keep The Change Margins: 1. 4 Ltt Time
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    • 771 27 Wishing you a Merry X'mas Happy New Year CELEBRATION LUCKY DRAW IST OCTOBER 31ST DECEMBER 1987 Ist Prize Tcyota Corolla 1.3 XL Sedan (Nett PARF) 2nd Prize Or c return Ticket to Japan/Taiwan/Hongkong 3rd Prize One return Ticket to Taiwan/Hong Kong 4th Prize One return Ticket to Hong Kong sth
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 657 28 Exciting foreigners, disappointing national team PARIS One French club president fled from South America and another fired a trainer who could not find a quick cure for his ailing team m an eventful finale to the football year last weekend Francois Yvinec. president of struggling
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    • 259 28 CARDIFF Welsh national team manager Mike England has been given an apology by Welsh Football Association secretary Alun Evans for calling him "a clot". Evans, who said on Monday he had been "unprofessional", still faces a reprimand by the WFA Council for his
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    • 546 28 BONN Former Bayern Munich team-mates Franz Beckenbauer and Uli Hoeness have little reason for Christmas cheer as the West German soccer season enters its two-month mid-winter break. West German national team chief Beckenbauer and Bayern manager Hoeness are not only concerned about the disappointing results
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    • 581 28 Eyeing Watford: Two potential new buyers of English First Division club Watford have come forward after publisrer Robert Maxwell's decision to call off the £2 million (57.2 m) deal. Paul Wh. c, a spokesman for club chairman Elton John, woulo not reveal their identities. Rock singer John has
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    • 319 29 GOTHENBURG (Sweden) Barring the unforeseen, the Swedish tennis dynasty founded by Bjorn Borg m the 1970s will survive 1990 and beyond. For while the Borg-inspired Davis Cup win of 1975 was due almost entirely to one 18-year-olds prodigious talent, Sweden's fourth victory, which they completed
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    • 557 29  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI Commitment, manpower, organisation the key Men's Hockey. ..By JANUARY 1986: The Singapore Hockey Association announce a plan to recruit more young players. December 1988 the plan remains a plan. And all that talk of promoting the sport at grassroot level, having
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    • 328 29 Not unnaturally, as m any large group of young athletes, tensions do arise and Wijander, Olsson's on-court lieutenant, paid tribute to the captain when he admitted. "He's the one who makes sure we all remain friends." But while Edberg publically backed Olsson's decision not to
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    • 348 29  -  ALBERT JOHNSON Snooker and Billiards By WHILE billiards took a back seat on the local sporting scene, snooker snowed that it has come of age m Asia. Despite the concerted efforts of the Singapore Billiards and Snooker Council to organise and promote
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    • 326 29  - Permanent track needed to make tracks PATRICK KHAW Karting... By KARTING restarted with a roar at Kallang Park after a four -year break but the sport has reach a crossroads and once again faces an uncertain future. Internal politics killed the sport between 1984 and this year and the Karting
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    • 144 29 MIAMI BEACH Unranked American Will Bull defeated fourthseeded Arne Thorns, of West Germany, 7-5, 6-3 as three of the top seven seeds m the boys' Un-der-16 group lost m sec-ond-round action of the Orange Bowl International tennis championships. Haiti's Patrice Baker upset fifth-seeded Massimiliano Boscatto,
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    • 216 29 WOMEN'S HOCKEY DESPITE its gallant efforts, the sport continues to play second fiddle to Malaysia. The Republic lost two and drew one m their three encounters against the Malaysians. But there is every indication that Singapore are within striking distance. The 2-1 defeat
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    • 423 29 World javelin champion Fatima calls for tougher drugs control ATHLETICS LONDON World women's javelin champion Fatima Whitbread on Monday called (or establishing a disciplinary committee to fine or suspend British athletes and officials who bring sport into disrepute. Fatima, Britain's only world track and field champion, wants to see an
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    • 522 30  - Shuttling from rackets to books won't do J. RAJENDRAN ASIAN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS By 41 think we've reached a point where there Bf not enough good players m Singapore, and those who are capable of making the grade usually want to concentrate on either their work or studies. Shoon Keat (left)
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    • 590 30  -  J. RAJENDRAN LATEST CHINA made it a M sweep over Sooth Korea while Indonesia heat Malaysia 4-1. SEMARANG China confirmed their berth m the final of the Marlboro Asian badminton team championships when they took a winning 3-0 lead over South Korea at the Goa
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    • 169 30 Lions can have pick of the crop PONTIAC (Michigan) No matter what happens m the final weekend of the National Football League regular season, the Detroit Lions will have a prime selection m next April's draft. The No. 1 pick m the college draft will be up for contention on
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    • 331 30 It's Luxembourg m 1989: The 1989 Tour de France cycling race will begin m the Grand Duchy, of Luxembourg, marking the ninth time it will start outside of France, the French sports newspaper L'Equipe reported on Monday. But next year's Tour de France will be run entirely
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    • 352 31  - Tickets to HK Sevens are top prizes SHAHIRON SAHARI RUGBY By i TICKETS to the exciting Cathay Pacific HongkongBank invitation rugby Sevens are the three top prizes of a raffle which the Singapore Rugby Union are organising to raise funds for two tournaments the national side are playing m next
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    • 20 31 TEBAN Spurs beat SRC Stamford 2-0 m a President's Cup soccer preliminaryround match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday
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    • 317 31  - Training stint in China on the cards JANICE SEAH By SINGAPORE'S divers, m the backwater for so long, have something to look forward to next year. The Singapore Amateur Swimming Association are on the lookout (or some promising talents for a training stint m China. Sasa vice-president Tan Eng Bock
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    • 175 31 KARACHI Pakistani umpire Shakoor Rana was interviewed on Monday by the two-man inquiry into the infamous finger-wagging incident m the Second Test between Pakistan and England. The inquiry began on Sunday when England captain Mike Gatting was among those who gave their version
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    • 506 31 UNITED STATES OPEN SWIMMING ORLANDO (Florida) SWEDEN'S Anders Holmertz, ranked first m the world m the men's 200-me-tre freestyle after upsetting world record-holder Michael Gross, of West Germany, at the European Championships, won the event at the United States Open meet on Monday.
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    • 138 31 KARACHI Javed Miandad said on Monday he was considering giving up the Pakistan cricket captaincy, adding that Imran Khan was under pressure to return to the helm. Miandad said he wanted to concentrate on batting after scoring only 88 runs m three Test
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    • 436 31  -  JOE DORAI BARDHAN CUP SOCCER Walkover claim over Perak upheld By SINGAPORE Indians will play m the final of the Bardhan Cup at the Merdeka Stadium m Kuala Lumpur next month. The is the decision by the tournament organisers, Malaysian Indian Sports Association, ending a fortnight-long
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    • 154 31 Fitness tests on Hughes and Reid SYDNEY Australia's cricket selectors put fast bowler Mike Whitney and all-rounder Tony Dodemaide on standby for the Third Test against New Zealand when they named an unchanged squad yesterday. Pace bowlers Bruce Reid and Merv Hughes are doubtful for the game m Melbourne, starting
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    • 342 31 Poland all for Olympics, says official WARSAW POLAND are expected to join other Soviet-bloc countries m participating m the 1988 Summer Olympics m Seoul, the chairman of the Polish Olympic Committee said on Monday. "At the moment, the atmosphere m the world and our country is good, and I don't
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 78 30 321 Deaths 321 Deaths MR LEE GEE SOON Age 85 years pasted away peacefully on 22 Dec 1987 leaving behind: Dauo.ht»r«-in-la«r If N\uk Yoong Kek ChOO Kiali Mm Daughter Son-in law H Sou Thtn Cod-Son 1 -,v Huat Grandson* S'ind OtughKti wjru Lea Kin Mci I .m Man Ho Chin
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    • 51 30 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements Tha family of the late TEOH CHEE BENG D—a on 15/12/B7 Cremated at Sin Mm Driva Tse Ton Aum Tempi*, wishes lo eipreu our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to ail relatives, triends and colleague* tor their kind assistance, attendance cono<X«nc»s. wreaths, donations and prayers during our
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    • 30 30 323 Condolences 323 Condolences With deepest sympathies condolences to the Family of the Late MR. SURUKUMAR C. DESAI From: Tay Lai Huat Transport A Services Tay Lai Huat A Families
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    • 123 30 The family of fh» lata MR VINCENT TAN BIANG ANN departed 19 12 87 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks St appreciation to all relatives and friends for their kind attendance, assistance, donations, condolences Si wreaths during their recent bereavement With special thanks to Professor Y.O Tan. Doctors
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    • 34 30 ASHBY on December 19, 1981 suddenly at home: Hugh King, 76. formerly Colonial Service Malaya, beloved husband of Blrthe and father of Peter, Michael and James. Cremation In Oxford on December 24
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    • 69 30 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements THE FAMILY OF THE LATE CHAN TUCK KWYE AGE: 61 YEARS CHAIRMAN, FAR EAST REFRIGERATION PTE. LTD. DEPARTED 12TH DECEMBER 1987 wishes to express their heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all Grace Assembly Church, the management committee and residents of Katong Gardens, all business
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    • 137 30 324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam In Loving Memory oi Late MR. ANG HAN KIONG 2nd Anniversary Departed 23 December 1985 mm-i r+~b Always remembered by Beloved Wife, Teo kay Lan and Daughters In Law Ang Thian Soo Guinevere G Uy Ang Thian Hwa Wee Siew Eng Ang Thian Ann
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      37 30 PATRICIA YONG CHOY MAR Departed 21.12.87 Body lying at 81k.27. Orchard Court. Oil«y Road. Night Mrvice on 23 12J7 (Wednesday) at 6pm. Corlaga laavat on Thursday 24 12.87 at 11.00 am for Mount V*rnon Crematorium.
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      62 30 In Loving Memory Of MR SURUKUMAR C. DESAI We never thought that you would leave us so soon Your absence seems unreal. Yet It is true We all mm you dearly. Lalilha Silvaraju Tay Kiah Sxe V. Raiaram In Swml Remembrance of MDM THEO AH ENG. MARY
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      161 30 In loving memory CHAM FUN SENG. BERNARD Departed on 23/12/S3 Your presence Is ever near us. Your love remains with us yet; As In life we loved you dearly. So In death we do the same. Always remembered by WWa: Ann Tann Slew Hong Children: Sul, LI.
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    • 23 30 WHEN ONE DEAR to you has departed, turn to Singapore Casket Funeral Directors since 1020. Tel *****88 24 hrs
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
    • 42 31 TODAY'S EVENTS BASKETBALL FriertMr*: Penapg Youth Boys v Lotto (3pm Jakarta Multi Arabi Club Singapore Refer <*s B (7.30pm). Korean National V IT v Armed Forces 1 8 45pm i all at Geylang Indoor Stadium (Cay World) BADMINTON ABC Finals S#»maranff i
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  • 352 32 MRT train drivers to announce approaching stations PASSENGERS on the Mass Rapid Transit trains will be told of approaching stations from today The announcement over the public address system is temporary move to help passengers, particularly first-timers, identify the stations. This is a reversal of an earlier decision by the
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  • 416 32 Move indicates partial acceptance of Roh victory SEOUL Opposition leader Kirn Young Sam said yesterday that his party would participate m upcoming general elections, but renewed his vow to overturn the result of last week's presidential election through "peaceful and non-vi-olent means. It
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  • 311 32 t LAMi uooas mi parts or Singapore yesterday as freak storms drenched the Central Business District and Katong. Water from swollen drains flooded roads up to 15 cm m some areas although they remained passable to traffic, said police. The freak floods started at
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  • 133 32 THE woman whose baby boy died m a toilet soon after birth has been arrested by police and released on bail pending further investigations. Police, who are treating the case as infanticide, arrested the 20-year-old woman after she was discharged from the Alexandra
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  • 321 32 WASHINGTON An exhausted Congress passed two Bills yesterday to finance the government, supply Nicaraguan rebels and honour a deal with President Ronald Reagan to cut the US Budget deficit. After a marathon session starting on Monday and stretching nearly
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  • 68 32 BEIRUT Lebanese students issued Christmas card appeals m Beirut yesterday for the release of four kidnapped university professors. "Season's greetings, release our professors, said the cards, distributed by students of Beirut University College (BUC) to local and international media m Muslim west Beirut. Four BUC
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  • 29 32 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials (ell 22.54 points to 1.967.84 an hour after trading on the New York Stock Ex- change yesterday. AP
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  • 129 32 A MARRIED couple who tried to get away with an expensive bottle of Dom Perignon champagne by switching price tags could have enjoyed seven bottles of it with the $1,000 fine imposed on them yesterday. Fong Chee Ming, 23, and Elizabeth Hsu
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  • 152 32 KL slayings: Stabbed girl was ex-waitress THE picture on the left is of Chung Yaei Ying, 17, who was found dead m an apartment m the Sun Complex m Kuala Lumpur's entertainment quarter of Jalan Bukit Bintang on Monday. She had been stabbed several times and was nude when found
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  • 46 32 What it should have been IN A Dec 15 report of the inquiry' into the death of a woman after brain surgery, it was wrongly stated that Dr J. A. Tambyah was a surgeon. He is m fact a physician. We are sorry for the error.
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    • 203 32 Weather Windy and Fair. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow. 31 max., 25 mm SUNSET today. 7.05 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow. 7.03 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 16 28 C Hazy Lou Angeles 619 C Clear Amsterdam 79 C Cloudy Madrid 617 C Cloudy \th. ns 812 C Cloudy Manila 24
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  • The Straits Times Section Two
    • 5 1 The Straits Times Section Two
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    • 368 1 THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING One of the USSR's top six companies, the Leningrad Ballet, returns to Singapore next month with three programmes. CHRISTINE KHOR previews. THE DANCE isn't over although the fourth Festival Of Dance ends this week. After a brief pause for the Christmas and New Year holidays, the
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    • Society
      • 2062 2 CAROL HYMOWITZ of The Asian Wall Street Journal reports on the struggle of the American fashion industry m the face of Aids 4 You lose a brilliant display artist or designer, and his vision, talent, ability to create a style is
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      • 1224 3 alex BRUMMER of The Guardian looks at a near-decade of over-indulgent yuppie living. ■I HE names of Sherman McCoy, the Wasp, self-pro-claimed "Master of the Universe" bond dealer, and Gordon Gekko, the slick, foul-mouthed, avaricious, corporate raider, are only just
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      • 447 3  - A bimbo's not a cookie PENNY PERRICK ■V BEFORE the year is out, let me raise a lipstick-stained glass of flat champagne to the woman who greatly enlivened the last 12 months. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the bimbo. Without her, Gary Hart would still be driving himself into
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      • 1215 18 Even after a sex scandal, Gary Hart expects his Lee to stand by her man like the "loyal little wifey-poo". ANN LESLIE of the Daily Mail ponders the reasons. 4 Why must presidential candidates maintain a charade of domestic bliss at all
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      • 690 18 ASK Kathryne Andrews how many shopping days are left until Christmas, and she may well ask: "What year?" Some of her concerns are even more complex and exotic. For example: How many working days remain before Hindus start celebrating Deepavali, the Festival of
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      • 876 5 Seven xiangsheng performers from Beijing are here to tickle your funny bone with their humorous crosstalk. They fill CHONG WING HONG m on the latest developments of this traditional art m China. BEFORE Li Jindou left for Singapore, he was caught violating traffic rules six
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      • 306 5 THE two extra shows by the seven xiangsheng artistes from Beijing at the Victoria Theatre on Sunday will be a talk-cum-demonstration. The artistes will explain the beauty of humorous crosstalk using examples to illustrate their points. "Making faces and jokes alone can't make
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      • 855 6 IT has been a good year for Malay films, says MOHD KAMSAH SIRAT, going by the increasing attendances at the cinemas. LCXTAL Malay film enthusiasts will find 1987 a satisfying year. Cinemas screening Malay films are recording heavier attendances, especially by the young. It
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      • 690 6 Oteh MONO KAMSAH SIRAT PARA peminat dan penonton filem Melayu setempat tentulah akan mendapati 1987 sebagai tahun yang menyajikan kepuasan. Pawagam yang menghidangkan filem Melayu telah mencatatkan banjiran penonton. khasnya anak-anak muda. Dapatlah dikatakan selepas 10 tahun, minat orang-orang Melayu terhadap filem
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      • 1227 7 m 737-1166 C.A.T.S. I ITLX: R*****3 CLASS FAX: 732-0230 CLASS 22 Computer Products/ 22 Computer Products/ 22 Computer Products/ 22 Computer Products/ 22 Computer Products/ Services Services Services Services Services r 1 V t It's amazing what else you can pick up J 4 -J with your Sherry PC this
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      • 509 7 28 Gift Ideas Rvalue FOR MONEY fr Quality packed fif X'mas Hampers cj at low costs ff Prompt Free Delivery ONLY 1 IN Singapore Set of 3 brand new miniature mixed silver Basset Hound display from Amsterdam. Tel *****91 30 Antique*/ Arts/ Crafts ANTIQUE JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORDS Condition: Well maintained
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      • 1851 8 42 Plumbing/ Electrical 49 Beauty Culture 49 Beauty Culture TOP PRICE FOR your Pawn Tickets. Walshes, Jewellery. Duponl l.lK"t»rs. (iold (9K. 14K. 18K. 20K 22K 24K) and While Oold (9K. 14K. 18K. 24K) Top Ten, Orchard J'laza #02-29 Tel *****52 I WE BUY GOLD. Silver. Palladium Platinum m any lype
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      • 1433 8 56 Sale: Other Products 56 Sale Other Products 111 l Good Buy'B7 The Sunday Times Classified on 27 Dec, 1987. WATERBEDS SPECIALIST SEA r==^ For all waterbeds requirements 72 Peckina/ Storstast/ Fantasy Waterbed, *****49 ™*W gjJJ^ XO, VBOP. BRANOY Whisky for ?i le a li2s, dlscount ConUc» from fM ONWARDS
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      • 1440 8 73 Ofiice Equipment/ Supplies 73 Office Equipment/ Supplies 73 Office Equipment/ Supplies Dynamic Duo From Olivetti Now At REDUCED T^ 1 I C- a** afl OL uV?QV^-~^ Midland siitfyi-n-r ELEGTBQryCS \i s V .1. T 1 49 Rochor Road #02-1 6 FuLuS. v .ou Complex Singapore 0718 Tel: *****90 I
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      • 399 8 92 Domestic Help Available I Trained Experienced MAIDS You II feel at home with us *****68/*****85 1 Colombo Court "06 03 Muslim* Chinese* Christian! CALL US TODAY IFOR IMMEDIATE SERVICE"! Salary: 150-250-300 IT: 732 3355^1 lr7A\i®mJ T 3 [12-05 Tanglin Shopping Ctrl !ff|l T\ sp«:ial 7 \^oit& package A Personally
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      • 930 9 92 Domestic Help Available MORE THAN Personally interviewed overseas and screened from provinces frequently ~N Filipino Thai Sri Lankan Indonesian Javanese Chinese 19 flfifl EAMIIICC Our assurances for employer.: *Oua,it v h* l 4. t UUU I Hill ILII. O Well-trained maids tor nursing Unique computerization c Hiyhest percentage o»
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      • 308 9 92 Domestic Help Available m roiiiipni vacani. Professional/ Executive ■■■■"■■^■■■^■■■^■""■■■■■■■■■Ma™ C ACCOUNTANT Reports To Finance Managar Accountancy Qualifications. 5 years relevant experience In Finance Management Must be matured and able to 2 work Independently y Responsible for the formula- p tlon and Execution of flnan- j, rial policies and plans.
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      • 452 9 92 Domestic Help Available 94 Positions Vacant: Professional/ Executive MatfopoMtan YMCA requires Public Altaic* Amis tani OCE 'A' level with good credit In English Some experience In editing At least 2 years working experience Preferably bilingual In English and Mandarin Account* Assistant LCC Intermediate In accounting Some working knowledge In
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      • 475 9 92 Domestic Help Available 96 Positions Vacant: Tutorial MR EDUCATION CENTRE urgently requires Tutors to teach all levels, subject*, <i dlsts. *****60 SEC. 4 TEACHEP required Immediately for H!B. Still Road. 545-1084/ 344-773 J. TUTORS REQUIRED. PIANO/ 'A' level above for Immediate assignments. Call. *****51/ *****46 WANTED SCH. TEACHERS It
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      • 617 9 96 Positions Vacant Secretarial/ Clerical 98 Position* Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical I MERIDIEN I The International Fast Xx ponding French I Hotel Chain with 54 properties m 46 cities and another 13 hotels currently under I construction, offers the following: I I TELEPHONE OPERATOR I I Male or Female with pleasant
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      • 472 9 08 Pceitione Vacant Secrafanal/ Clerical md.% Reda Pump Company I (Singapore) Private Limited El requires I CUSTOMER SERVICE M COORDINATORS Pre requisites «f CCh A'or level Pfj c At least 2 years similar experienc preferably m a manufacturing compan P|| c Must be able to type Ig c Experience with
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      • 186 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical An established aviation Company requires: Completed GCE <y level Able to type at 35 wpm Interested applicants should write m with full personal particulars including salary expected and contact telephone number to: SAEOL Personnel Oept. 501, Airport Road Singapore 1953 to reach him before 29
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      • 621 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical ELECTRONICS (A mambar ot tha UIC Group) We are expanding and require urgently the following personnel RECEPTIONIST CUM CLERK Pleasant personality Courteous and able to Interact well with all levels of staff Minimum OCE O 1 Level Knowledge of Mandarin would be an advantage Ability
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      • 586 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical (D SINGAPORE DAI-ICHI PTE. LTD. A Japan*** company is expanding and haa immediate vacancy for ACCOUNTS CLERK a GCE O' or N' level a LCCI Intermediate Accounts Certificate a must be able to type a willing to work for long hours a without above cert,
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      • 588 10 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical An Established Engineering Com pan* m Jurong requires: FEMALE GENERAL CLERKS 1 or K-.trs forking experience and school leavers can apply as training will be given Able to type Preferably those residing *t Burnt Batok Bukll Panjang. Teck Whye Si Jurong area Pleas* call: 2M-174S
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      • 692 10 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Timber Trading company urgently requires an ACCOUNTS CLERK s minimum N level/ Accounting cert minimum 2-3 years' relevant experience s must be able to close full set of books c able to type c knowledge of lUS preferred Salary is commensurate with experience. Pl**** call
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      • 924 10 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical RECEPTIONIST required at Doctor* Clinic m Tenglin H#^Urf m n I QCI O level Knowledge of simple Accounts Is an advantage Able to type 30 wpm Age 20 and above Walk -in interview front 2 spm. Blk 208. Houging Street 21 #04-217. S'por* 1953 with
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      • 635 10 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical LAW OFFICE HAS vacancy for Ju nlor Secretary cum General Clerk Wttti without experience Please tel 2U***** for an appt REQUIRED 1 FEMALE Clerk No experience necessary but must be able to type For Interview rail *****62 SECRETARY EXPERIENCED IN accountancy required. Interested please call
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      • 563 10 99 Positions Vacant: Sales I I I I ALFRED DUNHILL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD requires Sales Ladies for Men's Fragrances Qualifications: Attractive and well groomed Outgoing personality Aged 20 to 30 Experience m selling cosmetics or fragrances an advantage Good basic salary plus commission Call Mr Kelvin Tay at *****22 to
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      • 119 10 99 Positions Vacant: Sales CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICERS required to introduce the -Reeding Is Fun' programme. Monthly income $800 S1 000 Opportunity lor career advancement. Pre-requisites: c Age between 18-25 years 'A' level holders c Bilingual Very hardworkng Please come for interview from Wed. to Sun.: Blk 138. Tampine* St.ll #01-108
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      • 646 10 99 Positions Vacant Sales N«wey ft Eyre the leading electrical distributor requires: 1. SALES REPRESENTATIVE (Industrial/ Lighting Products) 2. SALES EXECUTIVE (Lighting Products) We have immediate vacancies for energetic Salesmen to sell our wide range of electrical products for the building services Industry. Applicants should have considerable experience selling to
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      • 870 10 99 Positions Vacant Sales International Bedding Co. requires MARKETING OFFICER Young aggressive Some experience preferred Must possess own transport Basic salary, transport allowance commission of more than $1000 monthly assured Interview at: 11, Lor. Pendefc, #OS-00 Singapore 1334 Tel: 74SS31S/ 74SMM Perhaps YOU Should Talk to US Are you disillusioned
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      • 629 10 99 Positions Vacant Sales BALEB EXECUTIVE AND Counter Salesgirls required by cosmetic company With experience In salon Please call *****52 SALES PROMOTERS REQUIRED fcj departmental store Malaysians welcome Training provided Please contact *****98 TRAVEL BAQS SHOP wanted Salesgirls It Salesmen Age 18 above High salary 10 am 9 pni Call
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      • 650 10 100 Positions Vacant Technical A well established multi-netionsl company is looking (or suitable candidates to Ml the poets of: SERVICE TECHNICIANS Requirements: c NTC 2 m electronics or equivalent c At least 1 year's experience m the maintenance and servicing of micro-computers and data communication equipment, c Good lnter-personal skills
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      • 678 11 100 Position* Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant Technical Technical (ffiHDß-^ invites appecatons from Singapore Citiz.*ns tor the I fottowmg posts (A)TECHNICIAN (ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) GCE 3 O Level including English. Maths and a Science Techntcal subject Preference will t.e given to those with Class 2 3 driving licence Reg jired to
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      • 761 11 100 Positions Vacant Technical SHIN NIPPON AIRCONDITIONING ENGINEERING CO LTD requires SUPERVISORS (Local A overaeaa protect*) j a NTC ITC Grade 3 a Mln 3 years relevant experience In alrcon plumbing and sanitary services Pleaaa apply with full reauma, including experience, preeent and expected aalary, together with a non-returnable photograph
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      • 923 11 101 Positions Vacant Production 101 Positions Vacant Production 101 Positions VacantProduction WALKININTERVIEW MALE tor final Inspection of colour TV Tubes Wt offer Requirements: Perfect attendance bonus $40 pm Age 20-40 years Free transport at designated pick-up points Prepared to work 5-day work Frm uniforms week and 3 rotating shifts Comprehensive
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      • 746 11 101 Positions Vacant Production 101 Positions Vacant Production s»s»a»s»a»«»e»«» 9 ol* TAIYO TAIYO TOY (S) PTE LTD A leading radio remote controlled toy car manufacturer requires: c Normal shift 16 years and above 5-day work week c No scope work c Attendance allowance Dinner allowance c 2 mths. confirmation Annual
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      • 409 11 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge ASUKA JAPANESE LOUNGE requires GUEST RELATIONS OFFICERS (HOSTESSES) Pleasant personality Salary from $1,200 to $3,000/ month Working hours: 7 JOpja •Ukua EXPERIENCE IS NOT NECESSARY AS TRAINING WILL BE GIVEN. TRANSPORT PROVIDED Walk m interview 5.30 p.m. 8.30 p.m. daily ASUKA LOUNGE 5 Koek
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      • 369 11 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge i\ fiinxiuii requires (A) FEMALE CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY To the General Manager c GCE O' level or Its equivalent c Good command of written/ spoken English and Chinese essential c At least two years of working experience In rHpvant position c Pleasant disposition c Ability
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      • 444 12 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge II novotcl (Over 500 Hotels worldwide) orchid inn e^uiree A JUNIOR HOUSEKEEPER I Male Female) Mm 1 ,t s supervisory experience m Housekeeping or related Mi Mm $638 pm B CHAMBERMAIDS HOUSEMEN Abie to apeak. simpte Engtisn Pnystcafly to tor shift work Mm $5?1
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      • 677 12 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions Vacant Vacant hfoRMATiOfN HSysTE/visPTELrd Member of Singapore Press Holdings Group has a vacancy m the position of: COPYWRITER Requirements: Minimum OCI O' Level with credit In English. Preference given to holders of GCE A' Level certificate or higher. Creative with good communication skills Experience
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      • 586 12 104 Other Positions Vacant r #,iiiir eggs MaOMG THOMSON RESTAURANT Requires MAINTENANCE/ ELECTRICAL PERSONNEL Klectrlcal Certificate c Knowledge of plumbing carpentry work c Split-shift duties Applicants apply personally with one passport size photo at the address below: The Manager Kstong Thomson Restaurant I Ground Floor, Thomson Plaza (next to Yeohan)
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      • 675 12 104 Other Positions Vacant An estsblished service company m Bukit Timah has vacancies tor the following posts: 1. SALEB EXECUTIVE Male/ Female, 23-28 yrs. NUS/ Poly Diploma/ O' or 'A' Level with a certificate In marketing Good communication skills/ pleasant personality Class 3 preferably Salary $800 $1,200 2. SALES/ SERVICE
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      • 846 12 104 Other Positions Vacant CLEANERS urgently required Full-time: 7 3Oam-4 3Opm. Bam -spm Part-time: 7 30am 1 1 30 a m, 4pm-Bpm, spm-9pm; 7pm-llpm We offer bonus payment, annual Si medical leave, free medical benefits insurance. Interested please call at tal. *****40 or come personally to: 9th Floor, OUB Centre
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      • 924 12 104 Other Positions Vacant SECURITY AGENCY IS Olfefinf attractive salary, annual/ medical leave, bonus weekly off for 12-hr shift Guards for assign ments at AM. Klo. Upp Thomson St Orchard area *****49 SECURITY GUARDS REOUIRED In Tuas. Upp East Coast Rd Orchard Rd 4 Holland Rd Permanent 12-hr shift Salary
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      • 379 12 121 Vehicles For Hire RICHARD TRANS-SERVICE offers dlesel/ petrol lorries, pick-ups. vans for rental at competitive rates Tei *****05 *****53 VEHITO RENTAL OFFERS cars for Spore M sla u>e Competitive rates 20% discount scheme also avail Call *****63 for details UNIQUE CAR RENTAL offers self drive cars at competitive rates
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      • 777 12 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance LOW INTEREST RATE dtate approval Hong Lee Motors 159 Albert St Tel *****93 129 Registration Numbers EW ***** FOR sale With o. out "77 Fully rebult Merrede-- M Phone *****35/ *****26 NICE NO PLATE for sale (EB 380 H) Highest offer secures Please contact *****67 REGISTRATION
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      • 976 12 132 For Sale: Mercedes 'sinhiaphong" MOTOR CO.WtWU We otter high poce tor all mooeii ol Mercedes and other fxrvote 4 componycan Hire purchase con be arranged. Call T«T *****03 *****33/5 99/101 Soo Chow Walk Off Upp Thornton Rd 8 8 km Singapore 2057 74 MERCEDES BENZ 280S Manual 1 pte
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      • 2088 13 133 For Sale: Ford/ Fiat 133 For Sale: Foid/ Fiat 133 For Sale: Ford/ Fiat The New Fiat Regata 85 Unbeatable value! i£X^vs33,?s.q »^e^ rAnrntll Italian luxury. Japanese economy. This prestigious computer-designed Italian 1600 cc sedan has all the power you II need and all the luxury you II expect.
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      • 1032 13 135 For Sale Toyota 6 MTHS OLD whit* sports Toyota Starlet with leather steering. BOWM window, s/rlms Lady driver asking Tor $39,500 on o J'l» call Betty at 459-1533 CO. REQO. MID K2 Super Crown 2 8 fully auto Ist owner, accessories Tax 4/'BB Chauffeur driven Immaculate *****66/ *****13 EM
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      • 773 13 135 For Sals Toyota UROENTLY NEEDED A car now *****11 *****89 Also selling 136 For Sals: Mitsubishi ISI MITSUBISHI MOTORS GO FOR IT! LANCER 1-SGLX $33,490 PARF Te1:474-9188 Cycle Carnage Industries 1986 Pte Ltd SBB PLATE 6/85 Mitsubishi Galam 1 6GLS EX. 5-speed (new model). 1 pte owner, power steering/
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      • 931 13 136 For Sal*: Mitsubishi '93 MITSUBISHI TREDIA 1 6. sspeed 2 pte owners, excellent cond $22,900 neg *****84 Alan 'S3 MITSUBISHI CORDIA. ML, power steering, windows, sports rims It steering Tel *****29 •94 CORDIA GLS 16. 1 owner, alrron. radio cassette, sports rims Beautiful condition *****77 84 MITSUBISHI TREDIA 14
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      • 1006 13 137 For Sale Mazda 5/84 MAZDA 323 I 3 4-speed. 1 owner, alrcon. radio cassette, tax 4/88 Al cond *****52 after 9am S/'94 RX7 (ABIA Motor) 1 pte owner Orlg leather seats Full accessories Good cond 469i054 7/92 MAZDA SAVANNA RX7. pte owner, full accessories Beautiful cond $36,800 Tel 285-2323
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      • 921 13 138 For Sale Honda '84 HONOA CIVIC 3-dr autom.itli l'le oaner Alrcond.. radio raaaatta. s rims T.ix 4/88 Tel 250-5877 Miss Jaslln 9/"82 ACCORD EX Auto 3-door. s/rlms hlfl, sunroof, power steerlng, beautifully kept Contact *****22/ *****00 HIGH PRICE ASSURED for 18 to '87 Accord Prelude civic. Cash payment Also
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      • 624 13 139 For Sale: Daihatsu CASH PAYMENT till MO IMtIMU buy sell Attr.i. ti. .11 used vehicles/ commercial vans pick-ups Tel *****9-J J*****7 85 DAIHATSU CHARADE CX I speed latest model 2nd OWOtl alrcond radio i-a^ette ■■OVm cond $28,800 *****08 FEB 86 DAIHATSU Turbo, new tax. .tircon radio cassette, s/rlms Very
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      • 921 13 141 For Sale: Other Makes ABIOINQ DEAL ABILITIES ACCEPTABLE ALL SECONDHAND CARS CASH PAYMENT ON THE SPOT VEHICLES WANTED W« Buy A Sail U»«d Car* Non-PARK PARF it co regn Commercial vans or pick-ups Kindly contact Mr Ng SENG HONG MOTOR TRADING *****25/ *****23 Day/ Night 49. Lorong 25A Gaylang.
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      • 1021 14 142 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles DAIHATSU DELTA j C models =The Right TfVi i __rl# E_r^__r i If you re m the market for a truck. fl MVI% M |wM we surety have the one you're looking for. 4 Jhe r e are more than 25 models to choose from
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      • 2292 14 142 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles 142 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles 142 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles to TOYOTA iirttrt i^nn ..n i I i S e LoS"»iair 34s°Sa/7 $11l3 144 Vehicles Wanted 145 Scrap Vehicles 172 Accommodation mSs^ss^^^sss^^ssssssssss^^ss Available- Houses •92 TOYOTA COROLLA DX van. 1 ATTRACTIVE CASH, MS- 4 000
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      • 1480 14 173 Accommodation Available Apartments 173 Accommodation Available: Apartment* cVsl itierveiUeux the French love it, and so do the Japanese, the Germans and the Americans Fit s a cosmopolitan crowd at Ardmore Park someone called it a mini United Nations With the amenities of a country club, excellent security and |ust
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      • 987 14 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments u_z srui nswogot apt. nign fir studio, alrcon $550 Villa 235-5840 DJI CLEMENTI PK Condo. Rldgewood Townh'se. Kum Hlng Ct. $1,100-3.500 *****18/ *****04 agt 0.21 F/FURN. 3 rm apt 1400 sq ft alrron full facilities SHOO neg Irene *****36,9 D.21 PANOAN VALLEY, 4 I 1 spaclous.
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      • 864 14 1/4 Accommodation Available: Rooms FURN. ROOM Maala lautidry for rorvlcn ttudtntt .it i> 15. Kinc'i Mansion Prefer ladles *****43 F/FURN ROOMS TO M thay area Kor single working people Phone *****03 JELIT* COLD STORAGE furn rm Share amenities $300 Tel *****76/ pager *****27 LLOYD HOUSE HOTEL (Orchard Rd )l i
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      • 1029 14 179 For Sale: Houses 01 ST 1024 MOUNT ECHO PARK VICINITY Bungalow house Freehold development since 1914 Oood lix-allty 13.000 sq ft S.lliog $1.«2M (n«g.) Sot* ag«nt R.V REAL ESTATE CONSULTANT TEL: 235*3*3 CORNER DOUBLE STOREY link house No 1 Bedok Rise Singapore 1646 for sale Asking tfrlce $630,000 Please
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      • 1343 15 179 For Sale: Houses 179 For Sale: Houses Do you require quality houses, apartments or penthouses m districts 9. 10, 1 1, 22 or other areas? We provide the widest choice and ensure the best value for money. CONSULT US! TODAY At Mandarin Court A. 4th Storey. Mandarin Hotel No.
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      • 1737 15 166 For Sale: 186 For Sale Private Apartments Private Apartments 37 storey Seaview Apartments Panoramic View of Picturesque Surroundings Stands on a hill top overlooking the sea Luxurious Style Residences Relaxed and Joyous Living am Ail Immediate Occupation S^*W~7V' Adjoining Manhattan House/ r^- San Centre. Chin Swee Road \> >
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      • 1086 15 191 For Sale: HDB Apartmants BEDOK NORTH 3 RM. BLK. 129 terrazzu throughout no blockage $53,000 neg DOVER RD. 3 RM. BLK. 34 walk-up apt. fully renovated near market amenities $56,000 neg. BEDOK SOUTH 4 RM. BLK. 8/ 30 high fir terrazzo well kept $65,000 neg KELANTAN LANE 4 RM.
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      • 1034 15 191 For Sale HDB Apartmants A.M.KK) 4-RM. BLK 457. all lerrazzo. cabinets $78K neg Full CPF. *****44 A.M. KIO PURE 4 rms terrazzo throughout cabinets/ wardrobe $80,000 neg Acres 345-7777 AJfl. XX) 3/ 4/ 5-rm. 313, 417, 570/ 204. 205. 209. 210, 324, 415. 634/ 101. 111. 132. 551. 552,
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      • 810 15 191 For Sale: HDB Apartmsnts 3-RM. TOA PAYOH Blk 38. 73. 92. 119. 145. 159. 163. 205. 206 All renovated $25,000 $42,000 747-4446 3-RM. WOODLANDS Blk 2A All terrazzo/ kitchen cabinet $40,500 neg (Full CPF) Tel *****52 3-RM./ 3-RM. CORNER AM Klo Blk 538, terrazzo/ cabinets $45K Fuji CPF *****92/
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      • 758 15 193 Properties Wanted WHY WASTE YOUR time looklflf around' We h.ive 4 f> rms m I all dlsts Sol *****7I *****27 194 Factory Space TIMELY REALTY Sale/ Laaaa Flatlad Factory/ Warahouaa MacPharaon: built-in 1000/ 1200/ 1500/ 2000/ 2800/ 4600/ 7100/ 10,000 sq.ft. Paya Later built-in 1000/ 1500/ 2000/ 2800 sq
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      • 631 15 197 For Rent: 197 For Rent: Office Spaces Office Spaces INTERNATIONAL PLAZA /BD<^M sXore V commercial '^J^JEi' complex We do more for business Space for Offices. Shops, and Apartments for Rent Located m the heart of the central business district c Directly adjacent to MRT station Extensively renovated at $18
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      • 740 15 OG BUILDING (PEOPLES Park) office Area: 959 sq.ft. at $1 60 Incl service charge Ample parking Call: *****88 OUTSIDE CBO I*3 Goldhlll Centre fronting Thomson Rd 1105 sq ft. office cum showroom Interested parties, call *****05 PRINSEP ST. 2ND 4th floor opposite Cathay Cinema 1455 sq ft Suitable for office
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      • 743 23 This is actor Dennis Quaid's year. He has three movies out Suspect and The Big Easy (which may come here next year) and Innersoace (now showina at Capitol, Changi and Jurong). "WE HAVE a different way of doin' things down here, darlin'," drawls Dennis Quaid by
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      • 592 23 IT WAS a bemused Tom Selleck who received congratulations and listened to praise for his new hit movie. Three Men And A Baby. The implication was, "At last!" It sounded as if until now Selleck's movie career had been a disaster, that eight years of
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      • 674 23 RUSSIANS COMING FIRST PROGRAMME Jan 3 SEXTET (music by Mozart): A conceptual piece, this reveals the complex spiritual world of people who search for happiness m love, while being aware that it can never be attained. FEMALE VARIATIONS (music by Mozart): A miniature, which protests against
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      • 502 23 —What's flu PERFORMANCES TARH'M SHOWS: OASIS IN adults apply. The centre is the museum- $1 for children for children and $3.50 for INSTANT ASIA SINGING CHRISTMAS TREE. SPACE AND TIME CONCER- open from 10 am 6 pm. and $2 for adults. The usual adults. CULTURAL SHOW The world's largest sineine
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