The Straits Times, 21 December 1988

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    15 1 The Straits Times j Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, WBB 50 CENTS MCI (P) 44/12/88
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    Lock icon Victory for Premadasa
    734 1 Sri Lankan PM pledges to restore law and order after winning presidential poll COLOMBO Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa was declared winner of Sri Lanka's presidential election yesterday and immediately addressed the island's most pressing problems of violence and poverty. In his acceptance speech, clearly aiming at the
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    Lock icon S'porean had two fingers bitten off by orang-utan in Johor zoo
    137 1 JOHOR BARU A Singapore man had two fingers bitten off by an orang-utan when he tried to feed the animal at Johor zoo, it was reported yesterday. The incident occurred on Saturday when Mr Law Long Lee, who is
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    36 1 CAIRO Eight people were killed and about 20 injurrd on Monday when a cooking gas cylinder exploded on board the restaurant car of a train travelling from Alexandria to Cairo, police sources said. Router.
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    Nasa proposes manned trip to Mars in 2007
    422 1  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON The US space agency Nasa has proposed a manned exploration to Mars m the year 2007. In a 51-page report entitled Beyond Earth's Boundaries: Human Exploration of the Solar System m the 21st Century, Nasa
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    Lock icon Plane's engine burst into flames on flight
    116 1 BANGKOK The starboard engine of a Thai International Airways airbus with 159 passengers aboard burst into flames last night on a flight to Karachi, forcing the plane to return to Bangkok, airport officials and passengers said. "There was a bang that shook the
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    4 men armed with hammers rob goldsmith's shop
    299 1  -  SHARON LIM By FOUR men armed with hammers rushed into a goldsmith's shop m Rochor Centre last night and fled with a substantial amount of gold jewellery and ornaments, with several employees and bystanders hot on their heels. A struggle broke out
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    Pleasant surprise for four millionth visitor
    371 1  -  CHAI KIM WAH By "I THOUGI it was candid camera or something," was Mrs Jane Denny's first reaction when told at Changi airport last night that she was the four millionth visitor to arrive m Singapore. Mrs Denny, 28, and her husband Paul, 31,
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    Gorbachev 'wants summit with Takeshita'
    471 1  - Gorbachev 'wants summit with Takeshita' PETER HAZELHURST By Tokyo correspondent TOKYO The Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Eduard Shevardnadze, said yesterday that the Soviet leader, Mr Mikhail Gorbachev, plans to visit Japan to have a summit meeting with Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita. He said Mr Gorbachev had included the visit m
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    Lock icon Police order checks after stores hit by arson
    136 1 LONDON Police ordered urgent security checks at post offices and shops across Britain yesterday after fires damaged department stores and incendiary devices were found m the mail. Police investigated the possibility that fires at four leading department stores were the work of
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      31 1 GENEVA The International Committee of the Red Cross suspended all operations m Lebanon yesterday and said it would repatriate its deleRates there because death threats. I PI.
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      76 1 IN SEARCH OF 3,000 WORKERS Booming fast food chains and travel industry are creating lots of part-time and full-time jobs. MAN GETS 13 WEDDING INVITES FOR CHRISTMAS IQB^Bb r£^*^^jl .-^S PRESERVE THOSE OLD PILLBOXES Says the Committee on Heritage about ruins of military fortifications along Singapore 's coastline. I'D EVEN
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      25 1 "Nautilus" by Patek Philippe. Inside Summary 2 World News 3,5,5,» Asean 11,12 Causeway 14 Comment Perspective 28,29 Letters 3t TlmesDollar 31-34 Raoliiß 35 Sports 36-39
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      452 2 Scow fined $10,000 LAWYER Francis Scow was fined a total of $10,000 by a district court yesterday on two counts of tax evasion, which the prosecution said were "graver" than the three charges for which he was fined $9,000 last Saturday. Scow, who was fined $5,000 on each charge,
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      209 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: SINHALESE extremists have used Monday's election to wage sectarian war and undo the terms of the Indo-Sri Lankan accord. Because of popular sentiments, both the leading candidates have clamoured for the withdrawal of Indian troops from Sri Lanka. Any premature withdrawal can only lead to
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      80 2 CONDO BUYER'S QUERIES A MAN who has purchased a condominium unit would appreciate comments from the pertinent authorities regarding his legal position m the following matters: The unit's location differs from that shown m the sales brochure and the site plan accompanying the sales agreement; the number of units
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      Around the world
      263 2 'Recession kills kids' THE United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has called for a "summit for children", noting that at least half a million under-five-year-olds died this year m the Third World, as a result of economic hardship and the debt crisis. After 40 years of progress, many
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      195 2 Ferguson's debut lAN Ferguson is set to make his international debut for Scotland m a soccer friendly against Italy tomorrow. The match m Perugia will mark the £1 million midfielder's chance to claim a World Cup place. Scotland manager Andy Roxburgh feels that the 21-year-old s attacking flair puts
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      446 2 Yellow River elegy A SIX-PART Chinese television series entitled Heshang (River Elegy) has created quite a stir among Chinese communities m China, Hongkong, Taiwan, and even Singapore and Malaysia. The series captures attention for its pronouncement of the death of China's old civilisation and brought on brisk sales
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      233 2 BROKERS 'EXPECTING NIKKEI FUTURES ARBITRAGE' TRADERS who are expecting greater market volatility m the Nikkei Stock Average when Simex's spot December Nikkei futures contract expires today may be m for a surprise. A Reuters report said broken m Japan are bracing themselves for possible market volatility and some are
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      Around Asean...
      135 2 Trade with Soviets THE military authorities m the Philippines have dropped their objections to closer economic co-op-eration with Moscow on the eve of the visit of Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze. But, at the same time, the government ruled out Soviet use of a commercial shipyard next to
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      17 2 The Straits Times today is 82 pages m 3 Sections (including 12 pages of 'Christmas Special' Supplement).
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      Lock icon Israel's big two parties unite to stop Palestinians
      392 3 Israel's big two parties unite to stop Palestinians JERUSALEM Israel's rival Likud and Labour parties have agreed to set up a new national unity government to prevent the creation of a Palestinian state m the occupied territories. "We can stand only on a united front against the idea of a
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      Lock icon Premadasa won wide grassroots support as 'servant of the poor'
      452 3 Premadasa won wide grassroots support as 'servant of the poor' Profile of new Sri Lankan President COLOMBO Mr Ranasinghe Premadasa broke the mould of politics m caste-conscious Sri Lanka yesterday when he became the country's first head of state from a poor background. During the 10 years as Prime Minister
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      Lock icon India will not interfere in Tibet, China told
      339 3 BEIJING Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and China's President Yang Shangkun discussed China's troubled region of Tibet yesterday, and Mr Gandhi said his country will noi interfere m China's internal affairs. The official Xinhua news agency said Mr Yang explained China's position
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      Lock icon Leading industrial countries' economies buoyant, says OECD
      452 3 PARES The leading industrial economies which looked on the brink of a recession a year ago are now at their most buoyant since the early *****, the OECD said yesterday. A half-yearly -eport by the Organisation (or Economic Co-operation and Development, a Parisbased
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      Lock icon Seoul to free 2,015 to wipe away 'scars' of Chun's eight years
      315 3 SEOUL South Korea announced yesterday it would free 281 political prisoners m a further move to wipe away the legacy of eight years of authoritarian rule. Prime Minister Kang Young Hoon said m a nationally broadcast statement that
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      Unicef proposes 'a summit on children'
      578 5  -  RODNEY KING By They are bearing the brunt of economic hardship and dabt' NEW DELHI The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has called for a "summit on children", noting that at least half a million under-five-year-olds died this year m the Third World as
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      US to review policy towards Third World debt: Bush
      372 5  - US to review policy towards Third World debt: Bush ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON Presi-dent-elect George Bush has pledged a major review of US policy towards the Third World debt which has reached a staggering US$l.3 trillion (552.5 trillion). Mr Bush made his pledge at a press conference
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      Lock icon 7,000 at premiere of film based on Pope's play
      283 5 7,000 at premiere of film based on Pope's play VATICAN CITY The movie version of a love story written by Pope John Paul 11, starring Burt Lancaster and featuring three marriages but only one kiss, had its world premiere on Monday night before a packed audience at the Vatican. The
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      Lock icon Short-sighted plan lands robbers in jail
      123 5 LONDON A plan by a gang of robbers to take the money and run was too short-sighted to succeed. The man picked to act as a look-out outside a London Building Society branch decided to go incognito, and left his distinctive pebble spectacles at
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      Lock icon EC to ban hormone-treated meat imports from US
      360 5 BRUSSELS The European Community has agreed to go ahead with a ban on imports of hormonetreated meat from the United States from Jan 1 and has tentatively adopted measures to counter any American retaliation. The US has threatened retaliation against imports of,
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      Lock icon Soviet schools to foster individuality
      416 6 Once-banned classics and elective courses to be introduced MOSCOW Soviet schools that have churned out tens of millions of graduates formed m identical moulds are now recognising individuality as a treasure that must be fostered, said the country's top educator. Students will be allowed to
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      Lock icon Taiwanese veterans stranded in China finally return home
      276 6 TAIPEI A Taiwanese soldier stranded on the mainland since the end of the Chinese civil war m 1949 has returned to the island to a tearful reunion with relatives. "I have a home here, and I also have a home (m China),"
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      Sino-US accord on satellite launches
      207 6  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON The United States and China have taken a major step towards an agreement under which the Chinese will launch American-made communications satellites. This was announced by State Department spokesman Phyllis Oakley on Monday. Mrs Oakley said the agreement
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      Two shocks for Lange on eve of vital vote
      424 9  -  JOHN KENNEDY By Special to The Straits Times DUNEDIN New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange received two nasty slaps on the eve of today's crucial caucus vote to decide whether he will stay on as Prime Minister. The first was the
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      Lock icon Mao favoured limited capitalism in mid-50s, says Beijing Review
      328 9 Mao favoured limited capitalism in mid-50s, says Beijing Review BEIJING The late Chinese leader, Mao Zedong, his heir apparent Liv Shaoqi and Prime Minister Zhou Enlai all favoured the survival of limited capitalism m China during 1956 and 1957, according to the weekly Beijing Review. Quoting previously unpublished documents and
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      Lock icon Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical a sell-out
      142 9 LONDON Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical, Aspects of Love, has taken £2 million (S|7 million) m bookings four months before it is due to open m London, the British composer said. Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Theatre Company is due to begin performances of
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      Lock icon Jiang Qing freed from jail, says Chinese magazine
      143 9 BEIJING Madam Jiang Qing, the widow of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong, has been freed from jail and is being treated for throat cancer at a Beijing hospital, an official magazine said on Monday. Chinese Youth, a monthly publication of the
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      716 9 'Tis the season to be jolly. Kick up your heels m fun and folly, Ring m the New Year, Bring m the good cheer! 9 s CHRISTMAS EVE NEW YEAR'S EVE The finest French cuisine awaits you m our Feast on superb cuisine fit for royalty eight-course celebration. a tradition
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      Philippine army drops veto on closer Soviet ties!
      430 10  -  ABBY TAN By Manila Correspondent MANILA The military authorities m the Philippines have dropped their objections to closer economic co-operation with Moscow on the eve of the visit of Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze. But at the same time the government ruled
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      187 10 JAKARTA Floods on the main Indonesian island of Java have killed at least 49 people and destroyed the homes of tens of thousands of people. Four people were killed and five injured when a building collapsed m Jakarta. Nearly 30,000 people have
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      417 12 Try reaffirms army support for Suharto He denies rift between military and govt JAKARTA Indonesia's most senior general has strongly denied that there was a rift between the army and the civil administration over the political direction of the country. Armed Forces Commander Gen Try Sutrisno also pledged unflinching support
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      385 12 Thai PM warns US against cutting trade benefits BANGKOK Thai Premier Chatichai Choonhavan has said the United States would stand to lose politically if it decides to cut special privileges for Thai exports under its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), according to a Thai official. The official, attached to the
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      153 12 Model and 5 Marcos supporters jailed for murder MANILA A court has handed jail terms of nine years or more to a model and five supporters of deposed president Ferdinand Marcos, for the murder of a man who wore President Corazon Aquino's campaign colours at a proMarcos rally m 1986,
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      211 12 Thailand sends back Burmese students BANGKOK Thailand is starting to send home thousands of Burmese students who fled the army takeover m Rangoon, Thai and Burmese officials said yesterday. The plan, which follows a visit by Thai army commander General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh to Burma last week, has caused concern among
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      255 12 Ceiling on debt payment bad, say Manila banks MANILA Philippine banks and businessmen have warned President Corazon Aquino against proposals to impose a unilateral ceiling on foreign debt repayments, saying it could be disastrous for the economy. In a letter to the President made public yesterday the leaders of six
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      Lock icon Hussein Onn offers to be mediator
      314 14 Hussein Onn offers to be mediator KUALA LUMPUR Former Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn yesterday offered to mediate m problems of Malay disunity caused by the differences between New Umno leaders and the group led by former Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. Tun Hussein said he would meet
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      176 14 Two more arrested under ISA in Kedah KUALA LUMPUR Police have arrested two more suspects under the Internal Security Act (ISA) m Kedah for setting ablaze several buildings near the Semarak (loyalty with the nation campaign) site at Taman Perangin, Kedah, on June 5. A statement from police headquarters yesterday
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      MCA chief hails review council
      464 14  -  SALIM OBMAN By Concern over economic policy after 1990 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Chinese Association president, Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik, yesterday welcomed the move to set up a council to review the New Economic Policy and draft a new policy to replace the NEP
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      Lock icon Tuah Johari beats the odds to become a lawyer
      388 14 KUALA LUMPUR The story of Tuah Johari Atan is one of true grit and determination, The Star reported yesterday. Standing barely a metre m height with only one good arm and stumps for legs, he was called to the Bar two
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      Two robbery suspects killed in shoot-out with police
      115 14 Two robbery suspects killed in shoot-out with police MALACCA Police shot dead two men and seized two pistols at the Air Keroh toll plaza on Monday night. A police spokesman said the men were identified as Sim Siong Heng, 23, of Johor, and Loh Choo Mm, 37, of Pahang. The
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      107 14 16 Thai fishermen fined $***** for illegal fishing KUALA TRENGGANU The magistrate's court here fined 16 Thai fishermen yesterday a total of M 5106,000 (5577,350) for illegal fishing m Malaysia's exclusive economic zone off Trengganu last Sunday. The ship captain was fined MSIOO.OOO m default three months' jail while the
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      61 Asian and Western films confirmed for festival next month
      484 17  -  JACQUELINE WONG By OSCAR nominee Tess Harper, actor Rutger Haver and film director Peter Wang have confirmed they will attend the Second Singapore Film Festival next month. Films from nine Asian countries will make up 40 per cent of the
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      Woman, 64, fell to death while drying clothes
      130 17 AN ELDERLY woman fell to her death while she was putting out some clothes to dry on a pole at her seventh floor flat m Aljunied Crescent, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Madam Chow Soon, 64, a housewife, was found at the
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      Inquiry into neurosurgeon's conduct
      165 17 THE Singapore Medical Council has started its inquiry into the professional conduct of neurosurgeon Dr Lim Djoe Phing who had performed brain surgery on a woman m 1985. The patient died three months later. It is not clear how long the inquiry, which started on Monday,
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      Seow fined $10,000 for false account books
      699 17  -  BEN DAVIDSON Francis Scow tax evasion trial By Credit notes a ploy to cheat taxman, says DPP LAWYER Francis Scow was fined a total of $10,000 yesterday on two counts of tax evasion, which the prosecution said were more serious than the three
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      High-tech way to make canned food taste better
      342 17 HELP is on the way for small and medium-size food companies m the form of high-tech food processing equipment costing $1.6 million just imported by the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research. The equipment improves the appearance, texture and flavour of
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      Residents get their first MRT rides from Yishun
      610 19  -  RAY OHALIWAL By Eastern line on target for completion by end of next year: Dr Yeo THOUSANDS of Yishun residents literally went to town yesterday when the Mass Rapid Transit System reached their area. And authorities pledged that people along the eastern
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      Boys who caught vandal honoured
      311 19 TWO teenage boys were taking a stroll near the Raffles Place MRT station at noon one day when they saw a man smashing the metal covering an air-con-ditioning shaft with a wooden pole. Paramanand Rai, 14, and his brother, Sardhanand, 15, started towards him and
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      SBC goes for that perfect 10
      507 20  - SBC goes for that perfect 10 Kannan Chandran By SBC will be aiming for the Perfect 10 when hit songs are pumped out non-stop from New Year's Day. Radio 10, with an expected audience of nearly one million listeners, will boast exciting and contemporary music spun round the clock, and
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      Familiar voices and five new 'mystery' DJs to go on the air
      252 20 THERE will be familiar voices on Radio 10 when it takes to the air on New Year's Day. The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's new music channel will feature eight deejays working round the clock spinning music. Due to its
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      Tourist drowned two days before trip home
      189 20 AN INDIAN tourist drowned two days before he was due to return to Bombay, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Dr Neil Xavier Fernandes, 26, was brought up unconscious from the bottom of the Seaview Hotel swimming pool on Oct 10 by hotel management
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      Fine and ban for drunken driver
      93 20 Fine and ban for drunken driver A DRUNKEN driver who hit a car and a motorcycle at a road junction was fined $1,000 and banned from driving for a year. A court heard on Monday that foreman-cum-driver Pen Chin Kiat, 25, was driving his pick-up along Jalan Eunos when he
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      President to honour 21 for '600 years' of social service
      392 20  -  BARABWATHI SUNDR AM By TWENTY-ONE Singaporeans who have, between them, put m a total of more than 600 years of social service will be honoured by the President tomorrow. The 21, who are volunteers or staff of 171 welfare organisations,
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      Why they keep on helping
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      Why they keep on helping
      95 20 Happy kids make my day MR LJM EWE HI AT, M, ccnsalt&nt lawyer and father of fear: President of the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore since 1968. He raised funds from donation draws and flag days to set up the movement's five schools with its 1,300 students, a
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      Happiest over Heartstrings
      71 20 DREE PENG LIANG, IS, Community Chest president: Represented 25 organisations m his 33 years. He feels that his greatest accomplishment has been the record $4.5 million he helped to raise during a Heartstrings fund-raising drive the Community Chest's largest fund-raiser. He has enjoyed the hard work but
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      Teach a skiH to the blind
      77 20 MR HO CHAM HlNti, 11, woodwork iMtmcUr: He started as instructor to 10 blind students at the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped m 1957, and is a full-time staff member. He said that he found it difficult to teach woodwork to blind students,
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      Do something for society
      83 20 MRS MAY RING WONG, tfce «Me*t redptoat: She started her 56-year career m social welfare m 1932. Then, she ran a government rehabilitation home for women who were abducted from China and taken to Singapore for prostitution. She says: "I earn my bread and butter here,
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      Resident warned to stop 'temple' activities
      499 23  - Resident warned to stop 'temple' activities SERENA TOH By A MAN may be king m his home but he still cannot turn it into a temple at will that is the message from the authorities. The Ministry of National Development found a house m Seletar Hills being used for "unauthorised
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      Groups distribute brochures illegally in MRT stations
      159 23 Groups distribute brochures illegally in MRT stations SOME religious groups and commercial organisations are breaking the law by handing out brochures m MRT stations and on the trains. A Straits Times reader, draughtsman Anthony Tan, 24, told News Line he saw three people two ttien and a woman m their
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      CPI up marginally
      119 23 THE Consumer Price Index (CPI), the most com-monly-used measure of inflation, increased marginally by 0.1 per cent last month over October's level. The Department of Statistics said yesterday that this was 1.4 per cent higher than the level for November last year. It said the increase last
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      Drunken driver gets jail
      110 23 A THAI worker whose lorry went over the kerb and overturned at Mandai Road was jailed for three weeks yesterday for drunken driving. Inspector Patricia Giaw, prosecuting, had pressed for a deterrent sentence against Am porn Manthee, 32, who was also banned from driving for two
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      Victim was dragged to van, says friend
      433 24 Rape m van case A WOMAN told a district court yesterday that her close friend was forcibly dragged to a van by a man, driven to a quiet place and raped after she put up a violent struggle. Miss Christina Gan, 24, who
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      Many have no time to learn 'kiss of life' — poll
      443 24 Many have no time to learn 'kiss of life' poll WE ARE not afraid of Aids we Just do not have the time to go for classes on the "kiss of life". This was the response from most of the people who told The Straits Times why they had not
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      60 minutes to learn the basics
      382 24  -  Franceses Nathan -Life-saving: Reporter pays more than lip service By SIXTY minutes that's all it takes to learn the basics of how to save a life. The Straits Times wanted to know if the Singaporeans we spoke to were justified when they said that
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      Veg importers still avoiding Johor gailan
      258 24 VEGETABLE importers m Singapore are still avoiding gailan from Johor despite certification by the Johor Health Department that the recent consignments were free of excessive levels of pesticide. A statement from the Ministry of the Environment yesterday said that there have been no imports
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      Civil defence themes at telematch
      129 24 FOOD rationing, water is precious and first aid were themes m a telematch popularising the idea of civil defence at Bedok Stadium on Sunday. Teams from 12 constituencies, schools and reservists competed m the 3rd Milo Cup National Civil Defence Telematch Final, to promote awareness
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        Sun, cement and surf at Johor's Lido beach
        119 25 NO ONE builds sand castles at the Lido beach m Johor Baru. The waves lap gently over concrete instead of sand at this stretch of coastline which faces Singapore across the Straits of Johor. But it is still a popular spot for
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        'Causing death' charge
        91 25 AN ENGINEERING assistant was charged with negligently causing the death of a colleague when he brought the roof of a furnace crashing on him. A district court heard yesterday that Wong Chee Seng, 28, allegedly caused Mr Tan See Thye's death at the National Iron and Steel
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        Car spews smoke
        113 25 AN EXPATRIATE housewife driving two children and her husband to a movie theatre m Orchard Road was horrified to see smoke suddenly billowing from the vehicle's bonnet. Mrs Valeric Creed immediately stopped the company car, a Peugeot, along Grange Road. She and her husband, Walter, a consultant,
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        $19,000 stolen from shop
        124 25 THIEVES cut a hole m the glass wall of a sports shop m Orchard Road over the weekend and got away with about $19,000 m cash. Miss Tan Hcng Choo, 23, an assistant supervisor with The Athlete's Foot, which specialises m Reebok goods, discovered the break-in
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        Man dies after accident
        93 25 AN ELDERLY man died m hospital about two hours after he was knocked down by a motorcycle m Bukit Batok on Monday. Police said Mr Goh Seng Chye, alias Ho Meng Chye, 69, was crossing the road m front of Block 240, Bukit Batok East Avenue
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      Different aspects of child development
      451 25 Legal aspect CAN the parent of an 18--year-old who wants to have extensive cosmetic surgery stop her from doing so? The issue may not be one that most parents face here but it is one example of the legal aspects of child rights that Singapore
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      Registry of Citizens' reminder to take loyalty oath
      201 25 Registry of Citizens' reminder to take loyalty oath THE Registry of Citizens has reminded young Singaporeans who are citizens by descent or registration that they must take the oath of renunciation, allegiance and loyalty within 12 months of reaching the age of 21. This is required under the Constitution and
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    • Article
      Man exposed himself
      50 25 A MAN who exposed himself to a woman was fined $300 yesterday for insulting her modesty. Rahman bin Omar, 20, unemployed, saw the woman, then 19, looking at him from her bedroom window at Jalan Novena on June 30, 1986 and committed the offence. He pleaded guilty.
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      Unicef commends Spores progress in child care
      515 25  -  SHARON SIMON By It says Republic's experience may be useful to others A PRESENT literacy rate of 86 per cent and an infant mortality rate of 8.8 per 1,000 m 1986 these are two notable strides Singapore has made m improving the lot
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      SJI rewards some of its staff with four months' bonus
      387 26  -  GERRY DE SILVA By ST JOSEPH'S Institution has paid some of its staff a year-end bonus of up to four months' salary. SJI, which became an independent school at the start of the year, decided on this unprecedented move for
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      Restored houses make conservation experts see red
      483 26  - Restored houses make conservation experts see red AGNES WEE By OF ALL the likely controversies over Singapore's conservation programme, the one that made many see red was colour. Or, more accurately, the colour of paint that some owners apply to their restored properties. It all started at a recent seminar
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      Labourer slashed two women over sexual remark
      164 26 Labourer slashed two women over sexual remark A LABOURER slashed his two female companions m an argument during a drinking session. The women had taken offence at a sexual remark he passed at them. Yeo Kwee Huat, 37, was jailed for six months by a district court yesterday after he
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      Police seek dead man's next of kin
      92 26 POLICE seek the next of kin of an unidentified Chinese man who died m hospital after he was found unconscious at a lift lobby on the third storey of Block 333, near Kreta Ayer Road, last Thursday. He was moved to Singapore General
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      285 17 FILMFEST HIGHLIGHTS I Ay, %n WftMMbr < Wi%. M mite.-' .< \i fIBB The latest film version f■ jiJM I of Tennessee William's 1 j j^>J IF;? I I H first seer on Broadway m 1946. A film about life L; '">^V 19k*^ ■flf^Bti.Ji-'iSSI and love set m the <
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      225 24 f STOCK 1 i CLEARANCE Ethnic Genuine M I Take the opportunity to grace your home I with the classic elegance of hand- woven I Persian Carpets Choose from thousands I of carpets from exotic Isfahan Naien. I Kashan. Tabriz Mashad of Iran. I Each carpet comes with a certificate
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      235 25 |gfflss§£*" The start of a new era of digital communications has arrived m Singapore, with the introduction of an advanced network called ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network). tSV ISDN is an end-to-end digital network that uses the latest telecommunication jv-;; 4V technology to support a wide range of iW< services.
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      574 26 9k JjH ■■V E^E7*9^bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbl b^^^^^^^L^l B^H JfyJ-3S^Mk£^^^K^BHtiM ■■V bbbbl I 4bbbL_^bbL ,^bbbbbbbbbbbH Jf^f ¥9S&F?&*a I The Alcatel Portable 3603 d SHi^ has features even other ..Jr ""^w^ "utir-*' A machines envy: 30 abbreviated dialling -if^^^^tf^^^^r Auto Document Feeder *j^BP^^ Sfc^ (5 sheets) >s s few AJl^^^ Delayed transmission enables Alcatel
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      177 27 (Csso) ESSO SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED (An affiliate of Exxon Corporation) TURN ONTO THE LEADING GAS NOW AT LOWER COST. Now you can enjoy all the benefits of ESSOGAS for a very from the world's strongest, safest cylinder material, special price. Steel. Just $56.50, completely installed. And our steel cylinder is
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  • COMMENT/ Perspective
    • The Straits Times
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        No hasty withdrawal
        596 28 PEOPLE do not always succumb to extremist threats, and m Sri Lanka they proved it again last Monday. Despite the violence waged by the Sinhalese-based Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), millions of voters went to the polls to elect a leader who would hopefully prove more successful than
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      Punchlines
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      Erosion of values in public life
      942 28 At corruption spreads to every part of the governmental apparatus, we become powerless prisoners of the system within which we must operate. Political corruption, which leads to a disregard for the rule of law, completely demoralises the government service. Why should the civil servant
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      Peace overtures by Gorbachev, Arafat bring hope and risks
      615 28  -  LESLIE H. GELB, By The New York Times NEW YORK Protagonists m Greek mythology ask and receive favours from the gods, but with a tragic twist. Fear of the same having a wish fulfilled m ways that risk great anguish must
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      —Clean government can belost by taking it for granted
      983 28 Clean government can belost by taking it for granted 6 Singaporeans expect the Prim* Minister, and indeed any minister, any MP, to be a superior man, a man of ability and integrity who can set things right and ensure good government. He must be a junzi, a Confucian gentleman. First
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      Lock icon Gold fever sweeps America again
      1156 29  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent Conservation groups complain of irreparable ecological damage WASHINGTON Out on the wide open spaces of the West, America is now replaying the colourful frontier days of the great gold rush. With gold now selling for more than US$4OO (*****)
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      A lesson on cultures from an old cartoon
      762 29 A lesson on cultures from an old cartoon Ning Juita A CARTOON I saw as a child was my first lesson m the difference between cultures. The cartoon showed a pompous English tuan and a cheeky little Malay boy. The tuan scolded the boy for looking scruffy. The boy saucily
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      7 28 BentQkil Wishing our Clients A MERRY CHRISTMAS
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      170 28 <Ssr AEG Wher« technology works to peffecHon. WITH THIS YOU COULD CUT COSTS ON REPAIR AND ENERGY BILLS OF YOUR WASHING MACHINE. The cost of a washing machine doesn't end with its purchase price. Depending on type of machine it could be costing you a good part of your utility
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      Condo buyer seeks remedy
      307 30 Change m unit location, specifications BY law, as far as I understand, the prospective purchaser of a property is required to engage a lawyer to "protect" his interests. My own experience, and those of friends I have spoken to, indicates otherwise. More often than not, there
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      Many flag down the wrong taxi
      99 30 Many flag down the wrong taxi rr is irritating to have to Hag down a taxi m the daytime because it is difficult to know whether it is empty. This is because of reflections m the windscreen. I am sure many people have been made to look stupid trying to
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      Higher prices deter car ownership
      210 30 THE letter "Best methods to slow car growth" by "Industry Observer" (ST, Dec 13) contained many perceptive observations and cogent arguments which I feel the Government should take note of m future deliberation on the types of measures to adopt to control our car growth.
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      Sentosa riverboat restaurant will be a first
      97 30 Sentosa riverboat restaurant will be a first PLEASE refer to the letter "Sentosa: A junk or Malay boat more apt" by "Heritage Lover". (ST, Dec 19). The corporation does value the preservation of local history. This is evident m our jealous effort to preserve all old colonial buildings, stipulating as
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      Fun world concept
      129 30 Evidence m the preservation of our colonial heritage is also reflected m the architectural design of Sentosa's latest main attraction, the new ferry terminal. Visitors who wish to view old shipping vessels may do so at the Maritime Museum. A Chinese junk or a ship of Malay
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      Let more pensioners hold jobs
      83 30 Let more pensioners hold jobs On retirees THE Ministry of Labour is reported to be disturbed by the shrinking number of males over 55 still m the work force. (The Sunday Times, Dec 11). I am, therefore, wondering why the Government cautions the retiree to seek permission before accepting any
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      ARF, Parf gap is negligible
      255 30 AFTER reading the letter "Best methods to slow car growth" by "Industry Observer" (ST, Dec 13), we feel there are better methods of curbing the increase m the number of cars or even reducing it. The basic problem is the difference m Part and ARF
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      Policemen helped capture python
      137 30 Bouquets I WOULD like to thank the two police officers from Ang Mo Kio police station who responded to my call and captured a three-me-tre python which had found its way into my kitchen. It happened early on the morning of Dec 10. When they arrived
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      Last case to retire at 55?
      89 30 Last case to retire at 55? MY statutory board has informed me that I am reaching 55 years of age and that I am to be retired on that date. After almost three decades of service, my own department considers me old. Who else wants to employ me or what
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      Authorities act against home
      165 30 Replies WE refer to the letter "Old home being run without enough resources" by "Angry Young Man". (ST, Dec 16). We would like to assure your reader that the Ministry of Community Development is also concerned over the standard of care arrangements m homes for the
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      East Coast Lagoon was closed for exclusive use
      394 30 East Coast Lagoon was closed for exclusive use PLEASE refer to the letter "Why was the East Coast Lagoon closed to public?" by Mr Albert T.A.B. (ST, Dec 15). We apologise to the writer and his family for the inconvenience caused because of the closure of the lagoon on Dec
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      Sisir does not draft Spore Standards
      139 30 WE refer to your report "Sisir to explain new steel standards to builders". (ST, Nov 8). The report was misleading to say that Sisir "drafted the revised standard" and, this also implies that Sisir is responsible for drafting the Singapore Standards. Sisir is the
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      27 30 "Caught pants down m a Laotian nightclub. Available at all BBJfflljljHSJfij^H good bookshops STP Distributors fIMES 2 Jurong Port Road. Singapore 2261 won i«»Ji£i2 77m«s Publishing Group
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      222 30 Tho Straits Tim** w*lcom** tetter* from you. Your tetters must includ* your sign*tur*, full narn*, *oor*ss and horn* md oMic* t*l*phon* numb*rs, if any. Th*y should pr*f*r«bly b* typ*d, doubl*-sp*c*-d, on ono sid* of ttto popor. You msy add p— udonym If you wish. But w* would profor your using
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      Market gains again
      74 31 SHARE prices on the Singapore stock market yesterday experienced a second successive day of light to moderate gains. Brokers said investors, dabbling m selected stocks, lifted prices across the board. The Straits Times Industrial Index was 6.9 points up at 1,014.75, but was below its day's best.
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      Chief Price Changes
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        Lock icon Nod for airline sale
        78 31 WASHINGTON A US court has approved real estate developer Donald Trump's bid to buy Eastern Airlines' northeastern shuttle service despite determined trade union opposition to the US$365-million (*****.75-million) deal. Eastern's parent firm, Texas Air Corporation, is selling the profitable shuttle on the grounds that it needs
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        Lock icon Steel output may fall
        103 31 TOKYO Japan's crude steel production is expected to total 105.13 million metric tonnes m the current financial year although production is likely to fall by 1.9 per cent m the final quarter of fiscal 1988 from a year earlier, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry
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      Japanese brokers 'brace for Nikkei futures arbitrage'
      534 31 TRADERS who are expecting greater market volatility m the Nikkei Stock Average when Simex's spot December Nikkei futures contract expires today may be m (or a surprise. A Reuters report said brokers m Japan are bracing themselves for possible market volatility and some
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      Causeway announces 1-for-4 rights issue
      477 31 CAUSEWAY Investment, formerly known as Dah Yung Investment, has announced a $7.25-million I-for-4 rights issue of loan stock, sweetened with warrants, to raise funds for its proposed acquisition of Safetytech Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian examination glove manufacturing company. The Singapore-listed industrial gas manufacturer is planning
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      KL nod for 382 ventures that could produce 28b gloves a year
      549 31  - KL nod for 382 ventures that could produce 28b gloves a year LIM ENG HAI XL seminar for securities analysts By THE Malaysian authorities have approved 382 \entures that could produce up to 28 billion pieces of examination gloves a year six billion more than what the world requires today.
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      Hongkong Bank sets sights on merchants' hearts in card war
      315 31 THE tussle between Visacard issuing banks for a larger slice of the $660-mil-lion merchant business may take on a different aspect with Hongkongßank increasing its "value-add-ed" services to merchants. As a result of the recent entry of new Visa-issuing banks
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      Singapore Press Holdings buys $7m computer
      193 31 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) is to purchase a US$3.5 million (Ss7 million) IBM computer to provide better information services to its main newspaper companies. The mainframe, model 3090-150S, with IBM's latest storage and communication products, will serve as SPH's central computer providing financial, marketing,
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      Ringgit touches j record low against US unit
      364 31 Ringgit touches j record low against US unit MALAYSIA'S ringgit fell m thin pre-holiday trading to touch a record low against the US dollar yesterday before making a marginal recovery. In the Singapore market it fell to M 52.7001/11 against the US dollar, but firmed later m the day to
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      Zecha closes $28m deal on KL Regent
      159 31 HONGKONG-BASED Adriaan Zecha has gained the foothold he wanted m Malaysia. The aggressive entrepreneur's William Hunt Holdings will pay Ms4o million (5528.6 million) to listed Landmarks Holdings Bhd for a 49.9-per cent interest m its flagship hotel, formerly The Regent of Kuala Lumpur.
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      3988 32 Al shares quoted have a par vahM of SI, unless otherwise specified 'Adjusted for scrip/rifhh N T ax exempted dividend P/E ratios reflect the bst annual consoMated resurts P/E ratios and cross yields of fortifn shares art adjusted for currency drfferences. Trustee stocks under CPF
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        447 32 Bargain-hunters push prices up for second day BARGAIN-HUNTING and short-cover-ing lifted share prices on the Singapore stock market yesterday for the second day m a row. Brokers said sentiment remained cautious ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays but light nibbling at selected stocks enabled the market to
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        200 32 BUYING interest continued on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday as share prices closed broadly higher with a number of counters posting dou-ble-digit gains. Ncvly-listed Rashid Hussain again dominated operators' interest. It was the volume leader for the second day running with 1.53 million shares done. When it
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        47 32 NST Index Tuesday 1,776.12 (1,765.61) Hongkong Hang Sen i Tuesday 2,607.97 (2,611.84) Austrafan JU-Ordnarits Tuesday 1,462.20 (1,451.40) Nikkei Stock Average Tuesday 29,567.94 (29,470.08) Financial Times Industrials Monday 1,434.60 (1,436.00) Dow Jones Average Monday 2,172.68 (2,150.71) (Figures m brackets refer to those of the previous tradmg day)
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        134 32 BARGAIN hunters lifted Tokyo stock market prices higher yesterday. Investors were picking up bargains after three days of losses, but the market ended off its peak m thin volume as some of the holiday lull showed up m floor activity. The Nikkei Stock Average Index rose 97.86 points to
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        Hongkong
        126 32 THE Hongkong stock market slumped m the afternoon session, erasing morning gains and closing lower on profittaking, brokers said. "Sentiment is not bad and there's not much downside support. It's just one or two guys profit-taking m the slim holiday trade," a broker said. The Hang Seng Index eased
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        126 32 THE approaching holiday season, as well as the upcoming balance of payment data for November saw London's stock market fall slightly m a lacklustre Monday session. "There just hasn't been much trade around to speak of," a market-maker said. "People are simply loath to do anything before the Christmas
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        137 32 A STRONGLY higher New York stock market, with good volume, was a feature of Wall Street activity on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 21.97 points, to close at 2,172.68. It finished at its highest point since Oct 25, and was within striking distance of its Oct
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        135 32 ANOTHER rise on Wall Street yesterday sent Australian stock prices surging for the second day running. The narrowing gap between the physical and futures markets, six days before the December futures contract closes, was another reason to chase stocks, one dealer said. The All-Ordinaries Index surged 10.8 points to
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      3771 33 TRANSACTION DATE: DEC 20, 88 1988 La«t Vol Day High Low Company Sal* or- (000) High Low INDUSTRIALS ISO 79 AISB 50* 128 unch 29 128 127 56 26% API 31V4 V 4 21 31% 31 I 278 153 ASM 50* 242 5 69 243
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      474 33 Tuesday, December 20 1988 (19) Implied Interest rate) Open High Low Sett Eft fW MarW 90.56 90.60 90.55 90 59 4717 Jue 90.55 90.60 90.55 90.59 1183 Sept 90.57 90.61 90.56 90 60 399 Dec 90.44 90.45 90.44 90.45 45 MarM 90.52 90.52 90 52 90.52 Five Jue
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      Crude & Product Prices
      147 33 Crude Product Prices Denotes timing of cargoes Denotes prices as at 5 45 pm on 20 12/88 FUEL oil prices dipped lower m quiet trade yesterday. Traders attributed the slip to high supplies m Singapore and poor overall demand for CSTIBO cargoes. Japanese refiners continued to cover their January requirements
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      1024 33 Mb! $1,000 Far b*tt cmtomm only 3 OCBC Franct. 4 auiaMt it DBS Financt 5 QuaMyin| that r*ln «r* ofitrtd by wbtiCary OUT f Mki $10,000. 7 Rmo.ihon loan oor, FU« Mtrnt add on OOfi r*l«s aho i«arbM( at UOf »ho avaiaUe at PBS F nance Tin Closing
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      Lock icon Insurance firms 'prime targets for takeover'
      400 34 KUALA LUMPUR An insurance consultant considers the time is ripe for entrepreneurs to take a hard look at the Malaysian insurance industry. Licences will not be issued for new insurance companies and so investors will have to buy existing companies. And, at present, it
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      212 34 New Straits Times posts $31. 2 m pre-tax profit KUALA LUMPUR The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) (NSTP) has posted a 61.5-per cent jump m group pre-tax profit to M 543.69 million (5531.23 million) for the year to Aug 31. Turnover rose 28.9 per cent to M 5222.37 million. Of
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      425 34 Indonesia frees way for new bourses to be established JAKARTA Indonesia, whose only stock market is currently enjoying its first boom, announced it would allow the private sector to set up stock exchanges m cities outside Jakarta. The Finance Ministry, announcing the third set of economic deregulations m as many
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        Thai Prime Fund
        21 34 THE net tangible asset value of the Thai Prime Fund Ltd on Dec 16 was U559.32 per share.
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        General Corp
        80 34 ONE of property tycoon Ng Teng Fong's companies was confirmed as the buyer of General Corporation Bhd's Bandar Park Complex for Ms 37 million (5526.45 million). In reply to a Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's query, GCB had said that Lucky Realty Co Ltd had bought the five-storey shopping
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        Apollo
        62 34 KING'S Hotel Ltd, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Trans Oil Pte Ltd, has increased its stake m Apollo from 14.64 per cent to 15.51 per cent or 4.96 million shares with the purchase of 280,000 shares at an average of $1,492 a piece. City Developments Ltd and Hong Leong Investment
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        DBS Land
        51 34 THE proposed joint venture between DBS Land and Straits Steamship Co Ltd to redevelop two properties m the Tanjong Rhu area will be carried out through a joint-venture company m which Steamers will have a one-share majority. Hence the joint venture will be an associate company of DBS
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        Sim Urn Finance
        36 34 WITH effect from this year, Sim Urn Finance has changed its financial year-end from March 31 to Dec 31. It has also changed its registered office to 325 Telok Blangah Road, Singapore 0409.
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        19 34 United International Securities Ltd's unaudited consolidated net tangible asset backing on Nov 30 was $1.68 per share.
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        120 34 KUALA LUMPUR Pengkalen Holdings Bhd has reported a 5.9-per cent rise m group pre-tax profit to M 525.22 million (5118.03 million) for the half-year ended Sept 30 against M 523.81 million previously. Group turnover fell 10.3 per cent to M 5142.24 million from MJ158.56 million m the previous
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        93 34 KUALA LUMPUR Chin Teck Plantations Bhd is confident the company will maintain, if not improve, its performance m the current year due to the economic upturn m the country and the uptrend m commodity prices. Chairman Goh Tjoei Kok said the better results for the year to
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        Lock icon Hazama Bena Dua
        58 34 KUALA LUMPUR Hazama Bena Dua Sdn Bhd, a joint-venture between Hazama-Gumi Ltd of Tokyo and Malaysian interests, has awarded the management contract for Kuala Lumpur's new 470-room Oriental Hotel to Regent International Hotels of Hongkong. Hazama Bena said the new hotel would be called the Regent of
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      Lock icon New securities watchdog may be white elephant, says HK bourse chief
      457 34 New securities watchdog may be white elephant, says HK bourse chief HONGKONG A row between the government and the Hongkong Stock Exchange intensified on Monday when the exchange chief said a new watchdog body for the local securities industry could prove a white elephant. Exchange Chief Executive Francis Yuen said
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      '$15 entry fee may lure bookies' fear
      281 35 '$15 entry fee may lure bookies' fear THE decision that "open membership with the Bukit Turf Club would be limitless has given rise to fears by punters that the air-conditioned members' enclosure m the main grandstand could end up as a bookmakers' hive. One regular racing fan rang The Straits
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      Captain Atom still packs a wallop
      762 35  -  TAN THEAN LOON ON THE TRACK with PENANG Last-start winner Captain Atom showed that he is keeping his form when working out yesterday. With apprentice I. Saifudin astride, the three-year-old New Zealand-bred easily reeled off 600 m m 36.3 sec. The going was good
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      Teh makes final assault
      238 35 PENANG Teh Choon Beng, already assured of his ninth championship, is the trainer to follow at the Penang Governor's Gold Cup meeting, final meeting of the 1968 season. After a poor meeting at Bukit Timah m which he saddled only one winner (Raven), Teh has entered
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      Lock icon Life ban on jockey who used electric device to win race
      172 35 CHICAGO Jockey Geary Louviere received a life ban after after he was found to have used an electric prod to win a race last week. The ban followed a stewards' inquiry. Louviere 's lawyer said an appeal would be
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      Lock icon How they ran at Bukit Timah on Sunday
      239 35 At the 400 m At the finish i Mil Ia^^a^9^^K^9- C a IiUSHiI Pictures by and CHEW SENG KIM IJM SIN THAI Restricted Terms Div D about 1,200 m 1. Fayez 2. Miss Black Swan 3. Banana Joe 4. Alphabets Margins. 2
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      Autocrat of the highest order
      653 36 ALAN HUBBARD tracks down the path taken by lOC chief Juan Antonk) Samaranch during the Seoul Olympics LONDON Last week, I watched one of the most remarkable documentary films ever made about sport. It is remarkable because it provides a fascinating insight into the workings
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      Lock icon Good chance for young Ferguson to make debut
      282 36 Good chance for young Ferguson to make debut ITALY v SCOTLAND SOCCER FRIENDLY GLASGOW lan Fer«mson, only 21 but already a million-pound footballer, will be handed the chance to advance his World Cup soccer claims against Italy m Perugia tomorrow. The Rangers midfield man has been assured of his Scotland
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      Lock icon Irish looking to OTVeill for Christmas gift
      285 36 WORLD CUP SOCCER SEVILLE (Spain) Michael O'Neill's dramatic re-emer-gence as the St James' Park wonder-kid could not have been better timed for Northern Ireland's World Cup soccer campaign. Now manager Billy Bingham is hoping the teenager will play Santa Claus against Spain m
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      Lock icon Draw enough for Racing Club
      159 36 BUENOS AIRES Racing Club have clinched a place m the Libertadores Cup, the South American club soccer championship, for the first time since they defended the title 20 years ago. The Buenos Aires club, who won the Libertadores Cup m 1967, took only one point
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      SOCCER SHORTS
      280 36 TON HARMSEN, former president of Dutch First Division club Ajax, was released on Monday as inquiries continued into a tax fraud scandal over their foreign transfer dealings. But for the next two months Harmsen, who quit m September after a decade as president, has been banned from any
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      Coghlan quits due to injuries
      102 36 Ireland's Eamonn Coghlan, the indoor mile world record-hold-er, on Monday announced his retirement from track competition due to injuries he suffered m a car accident earlier this month. "I will not be running competitive track and field any longer," said Coghlan, but he did not
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      Gretzky's girl
      29 36 Actress Janet Jones, the wife of Los Angeles Kings hockey star Wayne Gretzky, gave birth to the couple's first child, a 3.4 kg baby girl named Paulina.
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      Recovering
      40 36 Denver Broncos' star quarterback John Elway had a successful operation on his right elbow to remove his inflamed bursa sac, which helps to lubricate the elbow. Broncos trainer Steve Antonopulos said the operation would not affect Elway's throwing ability.
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      Newsmaker
      32 36 Canada's disgraced sprint star Ben Johnson has proved he can still finish first he won the "Newsmaker of the Year" accolade, voted by 86 news chiefs from 137 Canadian media organisations.
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      Fractured jaw
      34 36 Thierry Devergie, France's new international lock forward, will be out of rugby union for up to two months after fracturing his jaw while playing for Nimes m the French championship on Sunday.
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      Two events
      48 36 Singles and pairs will be featured m a joint World Indoor Bowls Championships for the first time at Preston, London, from March 1-12 following a £600,000 agreement with the sponsors. Among the pairs entries are New Zealand's world outdoor gold medallists Peter Bellis and Rowan Brassey.
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      Waiting game
      74 36 European heavyweight boxing champion Francesco Damiani, of Italy, says he is tired of waiting for a shot at world champion Mike Tyson and will quit the ring within a year. Damiani easily retained his continental crown with a thirdround knock-out of outclassed West German challenger Manfred Jassmann. "It
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      Proud parents
      60 36 Diego Maradona's parents are convinced that their presence at matches is a boost for the team. Napoli moved to within a point of Italian League leaders Internazionale with a 3-1 victory on Sunday against Bologna. "We bring good luck to Diego and Napoli," said the Argentine's mother. "When
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      Team switch
      49 36 Former world cycling champion Greg Lemond, of the United States, is likely to leave Dutch team PDM for the Belgian outfit ADR or an unnamed French team. A source said Lemond, Tour de France winner m 1966, is leaving because of personal problems with some PDM people.
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      Only 180 seats
      49 36 Nineteen drivers face being disappointed m the Monte Carlo Rally, starting on Jan 20, as there are 199 entries challenging for 180 places. Top entries include Italy's reigning world champion Massimo Biasion (Lancia Integrale) and the 1986 and 1987 world champion Juha Kankkunen. of Finland (Toyota).
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      Brazilian wins
      23 36 Brazil's South American heavyweight boxing champion Adilson "Maguila" Rodrigues knocked out American Floyd Scaff m the second round m Belo Horizonte.
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      Biondi a splash
      41 36 Matt Biondi, who swam to five gold medals at the Seoul Olympics, and triple gold medallist Florence Griff ith-Joyner, were named UPl's international Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year for 1988 m a poll of European sports editors.
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      Let's start the ball rolling with Jack
      871 37  -  MARC TAN WORLD-CLASS bowlers do not pop up everyday, which is why it is imperative that something be done soon to keep Jack Wong's sporting career afloat. To put it simply, Jack wants to quit bowling, unless he gets a job which pays
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      Lock icon Tyson and Leonard the newsmakers
      576 37  -  ED SCHUYLER JR reviews the world boxing scene m 1988 NEW YORK Mike Tyson, the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, spent less than 20 minutes m the ring m 1988 and almost the entire year m the news. It also was a year m which Sugar
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      Lock icon European trio make it tough for Americans
      344 37 INDIANAPOLIS A women's trio turned m World Cup swimming doubles on Monday at this second meet of the new circuit, including all-conquer-ing Krisztina Egerszegi, who stretched her unbeaten backstroke streak to five. Krisztina, of Hungary, a Seoul gold medallist, and Anna Petricevic, of
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        321 Deaths
        220 38 321 Deaths MDM HAN LEE WHAY AGE. 63 passed away peacefully on 18.12.8S leaving behind: Husband: Fong Ying Wah Daughters-in-law Fong Shin Keng, George Llm Meng Choo. Christina Fong Sing King, Jeffrey Llm Slew Khlm, Cindy Daughter*: Sons-in-law: Fong Yoke Keln Heng Jeng Eng Fong Yoke Wun Grandsons
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        322 Acknowledgements
        39 38 The family ol the late MR. BNG KONG BENG (Departed 15.12.88) wishas to express their slncsrs thenki »nd grsritud* to relatives, irlend* and business associates ter thsir kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths end donations during their recent
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        323 Condolences
        58 38 With deepest sympathy to the family of ALVIN LIM Departed 15/12/1988 Alwaya rsmembarad by friends: Angela Tan, Eugene Tay, Albert Tan, Jeffrey Teo, C.C. Fai, C.C. Yew, Tan Hock Hua. Pna Kirn Peow, Tarry Wong, Mattaw Chua. Tan Boon Hock, Aiml, Jamal, Anuar. Abaa, Khalid. Viiay. Nabil. Kamleeh,
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        325 Requiems
        91 38 ANTHIYESHTY CEREMONY OF The late K. BALABINQAM Departed: 21st Nov. 1968 Prayers will be held at 11am. and 6.30pm. on 21et Dec M at Mk. 211, #03-09, Yiahun St. 21, Singapore 2775. The family kindly requests the presence of relatives and frienda. Please consider this as a personal
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        20 38 326 Funeral Directors/ Services WHEW om oEuTtr^ouTaTd^ parted, turn to Stngaporo Casket Funeral Directors since IOTO. Tel: *****88 24 tin.
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        55 38 323 Condolences With deepeet eympathy and condolence* to our Chairman, Mr. Fong Ying Wah and family on the demise of hie beloved wife) MDM. HAN LEE WHAY on 18th Dec. 1968 From: Soil Build Pt« Ltd 8B Development Pt > Ltd Board of Directors: Mr. Lim Chap Mr.
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        324 In Memoriam
        26 38 IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF SIM SIOW CHEW TEO HAN SIM DEPARTED 23-4-80 DEPARTED 13-11-S3 (LUNAR CALENDAR) (LUNAR CALENDAR) INSERTED BY LOVED ONES
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        147 38 IN MEMORIAM MR KHOO THIAM BWEE departed 15 years ago yesterday to be with hU wife MDM. CHEW BIEW NEO In the Kingdom of God J#tut Mid: I •m Mm Resurrection, MtQ Tlw Lii#; n# that D#li#v#tti In Ms though h» wf dud, yat shall IN LOVING
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      Best from East and West to clash in Singapore
      518 38  -  J. Rajendran TABLE TENNIS by SEVERAL Olympic medallists and world famous table tennis stars like China's Jiang Jialiang and Poland's Andrzei Grubba will be on parade m Singapore next month for the 4th Euro-Asia competition. The list of 30 players for
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      172 38 Vikings break through AMERICAN FOOTBALL NEW YORK Linebacker Walker Lee Ashley ran 94 yards with an intercepted pass for a touchdown to help the Minnesota Vikings beat the Chicago Bears 28-27 on Monday night m a National Football League game. Minnesota's victory especially delighted the home crowd at the Metrodome
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      Lock icon Davis Cup win inspires young Germans
      303 38 BONN West Germany's 4-1 victory over Sweden to capture the Davis Cup for the first time will further boost tennis m a country where Boris Becker is already replacing soccer idols m children's scrap-books. The number of boys under 14 joining tennis clubs went
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      Lock icon Players prepared for hard times
      162 38 NEW YORK The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) are determined to go ahead with their plan for a separate 1990 tour, despite warnings from the Men's Tennis Council (MTC) that they will lose money. MTC administrator Marshall Happer predicted here on Monday that the ATP's
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      837 38 AMERICAN FOOTBALL American NFL: Vikings 28 Bears 27. BADMINTON Grand Prix standings Men's singles: 1 Icuk Sugiarto (Indon) 1,585 pts 2 Morten Frost (Den) 1,305 3 Lius Pongoh (Indon) 1,095 4 JensPeter Nierhoff (Den) 1.060 5 Xiong Guobao (Chn) 950 C Sze Yu (Aust) 870 7 Ib
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      China match crucial
      817 39 MAHMOOD GAZNAVI reports from Jakarta on the Coke Cup soccer championship Indonesia A move closer towards winning trophy SINGAPORE open their threegame preliminary round Coke Cup soccer competition with a game against China today and coach Jasni Babu feels it will be the result of this match
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      Jurong also look to Finn for League title
      247 39  -  JOE DORAI By PRESIDENT'S Cup holders Jurong Town have recruited the former skipper of Finnish League Division One club HJK Helsinki, Reijo Linna, for the Premier League competition which starts on Jan 1. Linna, 25, was captain of the Helsinki club when
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      376 39  -  A. SURENDREN Countdown to the Premier League soccer championship, starting on Jan 1 By BUOYED by Finnish player Sixten Bostrom's impressive showing last season, Geylang International have recruited three Finns for the Premier League soccer competition starting on Jan 1. Sixten is not available this season because
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      Yang Yang for Japan Open
      97 39 TOKYO Chinese badminton star Yang Yang, missing from several recent tournaments, and defending champion Nick Yates, of England, will compete m the US$lOO,OOO ($193,000) Yonex Cup Japan Open championships here from Jan 17-22. The Japan Badminton Association said yesterday the meet would bring together about
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      Pakistan in control as hosts falter
      455 39 Pakistan in control as hosts falter CRICKET SYDNEY Pakistan moved within sight of a possible victory after two days of their three-day match against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. They led by 147 runs with six second innings wickets m hand after reaching 131-4 with Mudassar
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        Scotland hit by injury blow
        79 39 Scotland hit by injury blow Scotland suffered a major injury shock yesterday as they prepared to fly to Italy for tomorrow's friendly international against the World Cup hosts m Perugia. Manchester United goalkeeper Jim Leighton was forced to withdraw from the squad just hours before the flight due to a
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        Entries open
        39 39 Entries for the the ninth Sprite Youth squash tournament from Jan 14-21 are now open. Forms are available at Kallang Squash Centre, Singapore Squash Rackets Association and Pro-Sports distributors at Kampong Java. Closing date is Dec 31.
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        Alderman in
        34 39 Fast-medium bowler Terry Alderman, who has been m the international wilderness for four years, was named m Australia's squad for the Third cricket Test against West Indies starting m Melbourne on Monday.
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        Golf award
        26 39 Spain's Severiano Ballesteros was named Golfer of the Year for 1988 m London. He only just edged out Scotland's Sandy Lyle for the honour.
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        Player sues
        33 39 Anderlecht's Juan Lozano has sued Waregem defender Yvan Desloover for breaking his leg m a Dutch soccer League match m April. It is the second such suit m Holland this year.
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        Shock wins
        54 39 The Philippines' first and second men's teams both scored upset victories to move into the semi-finals of the East Asian Team Tennis Championships m Manila yesterday. Rcmlte Men'«: Philippines A bt Japan 2-1, Philippines B bt China 2-1, Indonesia bt Taiwan 3-0. Women's: Japan bt Philippines 3-4, South
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      Lock icon China willing to 'phase out aid to Cambodians'
      419 40 Li Peng proposes gradual reduction m step with Viet pull-out BEIJING The Chinese Premier, Mr Li Peng, m the clearest indication yet of a flexible policy on Cambodia, said m remarks published yesterday that China was willing to phase out military aid
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      Asian Bank team in Vietnam to explore resumption of aid
      378 40  - Asian Bank team in Vietnam to explore resumption of aid ABBY TAN By Manila Correspondent MANILA The Asian Development Bank (ADB) sent a top secret economic mission to Vietnam recently to examine the possibility of resuming aid which was suspended ten years ago. Highly-placed sources m the bank said the
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      Lock icon Johnny Cash gets bypass
      53 40 NASHVILLE Country music star Johnny Cash, 56, underwent double coronary artery bypass surgery on Monday and was m critical but stable condition at Baptist Hospital, his doctors said. The three-hour operation was performed to bypass two arteries that were 90 per cent obstructed, they told a
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      214 40 MANTLA A Philippines Air Force helicopter crashed into the sea yesterday on its way to pick up the Defence Secretary, General Fidel Ramos, who had been stranded on a central Philippines island, officials said. The four crewmen, who were all injured, were
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      148 40 US price index up in third quarter WASHINGTON One of the government's leading inflation indicators rose between July and September at the fastest rate m six years, the Commerce Department reported yesterday. The indicator was contained m the revised estimate of third quarter Gross National Product (GNP), which rose at
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      45 40 MUNICH The Soviet Union plans to triple its nuclear energy output capacity by the year 2000. from 35,000 megawatts a year to more than 100,000, the chairman of the Soviet State Committee for Atomic Energy, Mr Alexander Protsenko, said here on Monday. AFP
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      310 40 JAKARTA Indonesia, which has been battling a sporadic rebellion m East Timor for 12 years, said yesterday that travel restrictions to the former Portuguese colony would be lifted on Jan 1. The Political and Security Affairs Minister, Admiral Sudomo, told reporters after a
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      48 40 NEW DELHI The Upper House of the Indian Parliament yesterday unanimously approved a Bill lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. The Bill, already passed by the Lower House, will add 50 million more voters to India's electorate of 420 million. Reuter
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      299 40 Police recover 60 stolen, counterfeit cards FOUR people, including two West Germans, believed to be involved m a credit card fraud ring, have been arrested by police. Officers of the ClD's Commercial Crime Division also recovered about 60 credit cards, of which
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      397 40 Baby who was thrown on floor THE baby boy who was thrown on the floor by his father m a fit of anger will be sent to a welfare home, a magistrate ruled m the Juvenile Court yesterday. Magistrate Yap Chee Leong made
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      214 40 Weather Showers over a several areas m the late afternoon and early evening TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mm. SUNSET today: 7.05 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.02 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 16 17 C Rain Los Angeles 10 14 C Clear Amsterdam 7/10 C Cloudy Madrid
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      114 1 SYMBOLS OF TRAGEDY A six-part TV series entitled Heshang (River Elegy) on China's national television shocked audiences when it condemned symbols of greatness and blasted the Chinese for clinging foolishly to the past. When videotapes of the series, and a book based on it, became available here and abroad, a
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        894 2  -  NANCY KOH By A MOTHER'S Icve. A family dog. A nurse's coercion. These potent elements have led to the posthumous publication of Cecille Parrish's Charles Kitten 23 years after her tragic death. For the mother, Mrs Renee Parrish, the book comprising two charming stories with
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        605 2  -  KOH BUCK SONG SUDDEN FICTION Edited by Robert Shapard/James Thomas Penguin/263 pages/$23.80 "A STRUCTURE of words that consumes itself as it unfolds, like ice melting on a stove" Robert Frost was talking about poetry, but his definition fits the short-short story just as well. Like
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        1085 3 Nine Singaporeans tell NANCY KOH what they have read m 1988 and say what books they would like for Christmas. THOMAS YEO, 52, artist: "The books which have been bedside friends are V. S. Naipaul's A Bend In The River, Gabriel Garcia 's 100 Years Of Solitude
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        230 5 PUPPET Do Do bird steals Santa Claus's sack of goodies this Christmas. Poor Santa has traded m his reindeer and sleigh for North Pole Airlines to come out here, but upon arrival, discovers his bag missing. He tracks down the lug-gage-thief
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        A heady performance by 'possibly the greatest local pianist'
        276 5  - A heady performance by 'possibly the greatest local pianist' EMMANUEL By ONG LIP TAT RECITAL Victoria Concert Hall Last Sunday NEWCOMERS to pianist Ong lip Tat's talent must have wondered if they had stumbled on a Horowitz or a Giesking m the neglected shed at the bottom of their gardens,
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        An opera in two languages
        622 5 JUDITH HOLMBERG By LOCAL opera will be given a Singapore twist next month when Franz Lehar's Land Of Smiles will be presented m English and Mandarin. The bilingual production will be staged by the National University of Singapore Society (NUSS) and the National Theatre Trust
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        1431 6 Confucius, Marx and Mao get a drubbing Sequel approved but will it be shown? How has Heshang outraged the politicians and why are intellectuals so animated m their response? GOH BENG CHOO examines the television series that has got China into a flap.
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        Vice-President checks personal records of film-makers
        279 6 VICE-PRESIDENT WANG ZHEN may not like what he saw m Heshang but it did not stop him watching it 10 times, said sources m Beijing to the Hongkong monthly, The Mirror. Mr Wang then summoned the Chief Editor Tang Wenrui of the official People's
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        A country which so impressed Marco Polo... how did it fall so low?'
        746 6 A country which so impressed Marco P olo... how did it fall so low?' IF HESHANG was a broadcasting phenomenon, it was because it wasted no time m the first of its six parts to provoke its audience. What follows is an abridged version of the episode known as In
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        473 7 As a writer and publisher, Khadijah Hashim plays both roles effectively. ANUAR OTHMAN, who met her m Kuala Lumpur recently, reports on her busy schedule. WRITER Khadijah Hashim never dreamt that one day she would be a publisher too. That happened when she opened
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        Dua peranan bagi Khadijah
        288 7 SEBUT sahaja nama A Samad Said dan orang akan tahu bahawa beliau adalah pengarang novel Salina. Dan, apabila disebut sahaja nama Khadijah Hashim pula, orang akan maklum bahawa beliau adalah pengarang novel Badai Semalam. Para peminat penulis wanita mi akan juga maklum bahawa selain daripada novel
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        499 7  - Readers are left to pick up the thread ANUAR OTHMAN CINTA KEDUA (Second Love) By Khadijah Hashim 'X' Publishing Distributors Sdn Bhd/190 pages/$7 ALTHOUGH its title spells love, Khadijah Hashim's latest novel is not about any boy-girl relationship. Neither is it a sequel to Fii-st Loves, an anthology of short-stories
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        232 12 THAI style is the product of a particular landscape, a skilful use of varied influences and a unique history. It is vividly revealed m the architecture and interiors examined m a new book, the lavish Thai Style. Some 350 pictures, taken by award-winning Italian photographer Luca Invernizzi
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        From High Noon to Racing With The moon
        1118 13 If you are going to plonk yourself m front of the TV set for the Christmas and New Year holidays, CAROL LEONG has compiled for you a guide to the better shows. WHO can read a television station's mind? For the coming
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        1360 30 Insight (SBC 12, 8 pm): According to Time magazine, Robert Maxwell is a big man, easily 112 kg and 1.8 m tall. His face looks like a cross between Leonid Brezhnev's and Robert Mitchum's and he can switch from a jaunty Brit to a
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      878 4 CRAZY YEAR-END SALE NEVER BEFORE, NOT LIKELY AFTER jointly by POPULAR WORLD BOOK CO FROM 11-11-1988 TO 31-12-1988, BUSINESS HOUR 10AM-9PM EXCEPT BRAS BASAH COMPLEX WEEK DAY WAM-6PM WEEK END 10AM-7PM We have FULL RANGE OF TEXT BOOKS I ASSESSMENTS I J^fr With every purchase of S2O }\J\j\J worth of
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      878 5 ft PERFORMANCE lain. 7.30 pm. Note: Usual en- and 50 cents for children. On EXHIBITIONS dian a d f^nese dances. High- 6pm Admission: $1 for adults try charges to the island till Monday lights include a lion dance and and 50 cents for children beKxpresslons Of Love: Charity applies. On
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      1019 5 —I Radio One FM Service 90.5 MHz m VHF Band II 5.58 MM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News In Brief 6.05 On Air 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 On Air (cont'd) 8.00 News 8.10 On Air (cont'd) 9.00 News In Brief 9.05 On
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      666 7 NOTICES METALOCK (SINGAPORE) LIMITED (Incorporated m the Republic of Singapore) COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT The unaudited results of the Group and of the Company for the 6 months ended 30th September 1988 versus that of the year ended 31 March 1988 are as follows Th« Group The Company 6 mths Year 6
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      244 7 NOTICE This is to advise the public that Mr Keith R. Simpson British Passport No. *****34 is no longer employed by Zapata (Singapore) Pte. Ltd He is therefore not authorised to conduct any business, nor is he authorised to collect any monies for and on behalf of Zapata (Singapore) Pte.
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      638 7 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE •rapaalw Wlnding-Up N«. 47S «rf IMS la the Matter mt the C*mp*al«« Art (C*p. ltt) Ami l» the Matter tt CHIAK HENG TEXTILES (PTE) LTD ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION NOTICE Is hereby given that a Petition for the winding up of the
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      127 8 BUILD-MATS PTE LTD has vacancy for the post of PROJECT MANAGER His responsibilities would include Marketing of renovation and contract works, including co-ordinating and liaising with suppliers and sub-contractors, architects, designers etc. To expand on the existing operations of the company Overall activities and profitability of the company Applicants must
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      23 8 If you're planning for an exciting career move, The Straits Times APPOINTMENTS is just the place to start looking for that perfect position.
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      519 8 APPOHNrrMENTS Due to rapid expansion, we seek suitable BB ■HI candidates to fill the following vacancies. HB 1. LIGHTING DEPARTMENT R H Sales Engineer/Executive X (Ref LD/1) X To take charge of the flourescent BP and decorative lighting business. 9k Requirements: mß^ Have considerable knowledge &te and minimum 3 years
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      652 9 The StniitsTimes APPOINTMENTS/NOTICES APPOINTMENTS If you are qualified to deal with ills, drills or pills, read Ms ad. Now you can make the most of your medical, dental, pharmaceutical or nursing skills, by taking up a challenging career as an officer m the Singapore Armed Forces. We're currently looking for
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      507 10 My m^ip ■CHANGI 1:! WATCH FOR IT! 1 OPENS TOMORROW &at CAPITOL/ JURON6/SAVOY 2 Trapped behind enemy lines j A whole Army aft or him... And onK/ one man can save him 1 f AKa^BHßS^^^ based on f U 9H v A TRIE STORY! S^B G^ NE HA CKMAN V^lC^&L^
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      536 14 TheStniithTinu's APPOINTMENTS/NOTICES APPOINTMENTS *77* HAGEMEYER I T//* Electronics (S) Pte Ltd I invites applications for the positions of I MARKETING EXECUTIVE I (Consumer Products) Duties: To service independently -owned retail shops specialised m I consumer electronic goods. I To co-ordinate advertising and sales promotion activities and to monitor action programmes,
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      967 14 Q.C. INSPECTOR L Required by a multi-national U.S. fl apparel company. The incumbent will be based m our Singapore office and fl responsible for in-line final fl inspection and quality problem fl solving. B The right candidate should have at B least 5 years experience m similar B post, familiar
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      764 14 NOTICES FOR SALE WESTHAVEN MARINE CENTRE AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND The Westhaven Marine Centre is located adjacent to the central business district and enjoys a prime waterfront position m j Auckland, New Zealand, "The City of Sails". Westhaven Marine Centre represents an exciting concept combining a boating and marine facility, retail
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      4521 15 ffll^WTLlT^) $t 737-1166 |aj |C.A.T.S.| TLX: R*****3 CLASS FAX: 732-0230 5 Nightclubs/ 5 Nightclubs/ 5 Nightclubs/ ~~5 Nightclubs/ Lounges/Discos Lounges/Discos Lounges/Discos Lounges/Discos 4MM|jfit Ghrktmas andcMew^ar A^v festive Gelebrations ft SssswW>|<^ The Management Staff wish all Friends W vz^h /y?S& Patrons A Merry Christmas and A Happy 1989. tt foo RtsavATioK
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      431 15 You're invited to 'walk m.. stride •U| m.. drop in' at J JfiTJ Jil classification 104 •IfjllKj .1 teach you a skill l^^^r^ that will be yours 1 1 1 1 |J KM always. L^^liU W I I I 42 Plumbing/ Electrical 24 HOURS SERVICE by Cert PUB licence. n0.3/178V
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      262 15 50 Hairdressing CLASSIFIED CHRISTMAS 4 SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS Need to get a neat trim around the ears? Make an appointment at classification 50. I <*! C.A.T.S. 1 737-1 I*4l 4 mths Beginner f MJMXT 5*3 nnhs Mv Q r-. J C*A S4 •A(akcfi4> 7 Z2ZL* A < AI) I
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      792 16 52 Photography/ Video filming EXCHANGE CAMERA CENTRE S 1 wSuyTsellbtrade-in an brands of cameras •01-05 Sim Lim Tower, 10 Jalan Besar Singapore 0820 PROLENS SERVICES offer quality commercial photography services Also workshop programme entitled Basic Professional Portrait Photography Techniques In actual studio environment by UBA trained photographer. Enquiries: *****52 CASH
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      888 16 55 Garage Sale BRAND NEW EAR-RINGS/ acressorles displays, glass displays, gifts Items shop Si table for .«ale SellIng at half price. Call Joyce, 273-9676 from lpm 6pm. a QUEEN-SIZE BEDS, 2 single beds (box spring type with mattress Wonderland USA), dining set desks, display cabinet *****86 56 Sale: Other Products
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      897 16 73 Office Equipment/ Supplies BELOW $3000 FACSIMILE. reliable brand with i tone features, skg. New fax with M lone, memory dial. 2 yrs. warranty. Only $2475 Free tel If purchase today, tel *****36 SALES OF ORGANIZERS storage products for all types/ sizes of documents, prtnt-outs, microfiche, etc Available at Blk.
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      830 16 78 Industrial Equipment/ Supplies UOF offers Equipment Financing HP or Leasing at Attractive Terms llTl UNITED OVERSEAS FMAIMCE I 124/126. Robtoson Road, I Singapore 0106. FOR SALE: HITACHI KHIBO-II U**d Crawler Cr*n* Serial No: 203-0043: Year: 1978 Interested, please call Jt*: 292 3655 F*x: 296-4035 T«M«: RS ***** FOR SALE
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      592 16 79 Business 79 Business Opportunity OpportunWs BUSINESS FOR SALE 1 A 100% Korelgn-owned company m Papua New Guinea Is I looking lor a buyer I Government (NIUA) registered and approved for Wholesale I a.s well as Retail trade for 10 years In Furniture and Fix- I lures. Motor Vehicle and
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      542 16 92 Domestic Help Available Coma. aa» us today' SPECIAL PACKAGE IINDONESIANI V SI >80 J I FILIPINA SRI LANKAN I $720 S\ $620 J AltxrtC. OH»« 05 i Ta»: 3381 ..76, *****76 <We provide Faplno. Sri Lankan. Tim, Monaaan t Uatey«an nm* Full Document attoo. Replacement $5,000 bond insurance aacfc-up
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      598 16 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 93 Domestic Help *"''■*>'« Available Available RLIPIN^SoO SRI LANKAN trroTmuSteSAMUOO l]|| Fee Include* $10,000 Lite Inaurance. $10,000 PA, $5 000 Banker's Bond Vlaa. Airfare Complele M j Oocumentatton. 2 Yean' Contract FREE SURGICAL HOSPITAUSATION FREE REPLACEMENT FREE I UNIFORM. Our Helper* are carefully alerted
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      339 16 95 EDP Positions COBOL COMPUTER PROGRAMMER PORT MORESBY PAPUA NEW GUINEA An experienced COBOL Programmer with checkable record of competence required for 2-3 months from late December to work with Accountant Testing Correcting and Implementing Accounts Programmes on Prime 250 Terms and conditions negotiable. Interested? Then apply to: Peter Stephenson
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      470 16 96 Tutorial Positions JAR EDUCATION CTR. urgently requires tutors to teach all levels subjects it dlsts *****60 KCS REOUIRES TUTORS for all levels Si dlsts. for 1989. Interested pis. call *****19/ *****82 QUALIFIED KINDERGARTEN TEACHER required In d 2158 Pis call tel *****53 for Interview. TUTORS NEEDED FOR piano, organ,
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      646 16 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions An aatabWahad direct merkating oT ganwation haa vacanrlas tor JUNIOR SECRETARY Pr«r»<,u.«it«« a OCE O levels a Oood spoken and written English Preferably LCCI Private Secretary's Certificate or equivalent. a Between 20-24 years old. Mm typing speed 36 w.p.m a Ability to operate telex and facsimile
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      743 17 08 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions G*e£& A major international company engaged m the manufacture, distribution and marketing of fast moving consumer goods is seeking suitable candidate for the following positions:COSTING CLERK At least 3 years experience LCCI Higher Accounting GCE 'O 1 Levels
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      605 17 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Posiliona 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions Application, are invited for the port of CLERICAL OFFICER I (Civilian Post) Requirements 3 GCE O passes or PCBS and 3 GCE N passes with English and Maths Able to fype at 30 wpm Duties Zzz I°© officer will handle typing work
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      599 17 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions lafl aaVal I" M M I require) Personnel Clerk I GCE O level 8. above I Age 18 25 yean I Able to type I ■> Bilingual m English pj Mandarin aj I Experience not necessary I I Accounts I I Clerk J I (Female) GCE
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      502 17 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions We are an established metal container manufacturing company m Jurong and we have vacancies for (he following: Minimum GCE O level Able to keep good records Able to distinguish visual defects standards Minimum GCE O level Able to type School leavers may also apply Attractive salary
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      604 17 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions WALK IN INTERVIEW SCHENKER SINGAPORE 510 Thomson Road #09-02 SLF Bldg Singapore 1129 Tel 259-4124 has immediate vacancies for EXPERIENCED MALE/ FEMALE SHIPPING CLERKS c Male applicants must complete N.S. o Singapore citizens with GCE O' level c able to type at reasonable speed Please apply
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      576 17 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions MOBIL SERVICE STATION urgently requires: CASHIERS c Must be above 18 years old. c With or without experience o Working hours: 7am to 3pm/ 3pm to 10pm. c Salary 9500 p.m. exclusive commission it overtime Walk-in interview: (Weds -Sal 70S Mountbatten Road Singapore 1543 SBS: 10,
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      640 17 96 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions SSSSaSSmmmmmmm^mmmTSm^SS Finance Company requires CLERKS o OCE O' level or equivalent c Able to type c Bilingual and able to speak local dialects Interested applicants please write or walk-In to: Blk. 202, Bedok North Street 1, #01-479-4*5, Singapore 1546 Tel: *****99 or *****53 Foreign Offshore Bank
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      1078 18 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions EXPERIENCED FEMALE GENERAL Clerk required. Knowledge of Accounts; typing and Correspondence. Must be honest; responsible and efficient Interested pis. write m stating salary expected; personal resume, experience and a returnable photo to: The Advertiser. Blk 5061 Ang Mo Klo Industrial Pk 2 #01-1308 S 2056. INVOICE
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      666 18 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions GENERAL CLERK REQUIRED. Mln OCE O Level with simple typing skills. Write to II Sungel Kadut St.s (2572) IMMEDIATE VACANCY FOR Oeneral Clerk/Typist Knowledge of bookkeeping preferred. Pis. call *****11 for an Interview appt. IMMEDIATE VACANCY FOR Male Shipping Clerk. Secondary education. Experience possible Knowledge of
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      445 18 99 Sales Positions 99 Sales Positions 99 Sales Positions i i i m mm ~-y mmm m r*Tm!!mr---m*m~*iim m mm B '■^■^'^'■■■■^■^'■■■^'^'■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■^'■■■■^a^B^Bß^Bßßßaßa^Ba^BaßaiHai Duty Free Shoppers %ME If you have the experience, come and see us. The ability to speak Mandarin/Japanese/Korean/Thai will be a definite advantage. Vacancies are at Airport, Tanglin
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      392 18 An established company j requires: I SALES EXECUTIVES c GCE O' or A 1 Level c Must possess a car c completed NS c Ability to communicate In English, Mandarin and some local dialects c Must be able to work Independently with good Initiative c Loyal and hardworking c Previous
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      1231 18 99 Sales Positions 99 Sales Positions THINKING OF GOING INTO BUSINESS OF YOUR OWN? W» arc looking tor highly motivated a poattlva individual* who baHava In paraonal hardwork to bo trainod to: Work independently Develop their full potential and build up a business they can call their own Earn $30,000
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      859 18 99 Sales Positions FEMALE SALES PERSONNEL We need dynamic reponslble female Sales Personnel with initiative and drive to Join us In Interior field. Must possess Class 3 licence. Applicants may submit their full resume, expected salaries and contact numbers to: Tho Advertiser SO Albert Street #03-14 Albert Com pte S
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      525 18 99 Sales Positions URGENTLY REQUIRED PULL/ Part-time Slimming Si Beauty Advisors Training provided High Income Tel: *****15. FEMALE SALES ASSISTANTS required. Please call personally at «03-72 Far East Plaza FULL/ PART-TIME PROPERTY Agents needed 90H commission, training tt clients SRS *****81 INSURANCE AGENTS SECONDARY education It above We provide training
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      456 18 100 Technical Positions requires Requirements: NTC 3 or 2 m Maintenance Fittings/ General Fittings/Motor Vehicle Mechanic/Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Those without the above qualifications but with experience will also be considered WALK-IN INTERVIEW Wednesday to Friday 9.30 am -3pm m to j^^H •■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■l requires PRODUCTION ENGINEER 1. Male. 2. Polytechnic
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      974 19 100 Technical Positions 100 Technical Positions 100 Technical Position* HAGEMEYER We are a multi-national marketing and distribution company with a wide range of leading consumer products. Opportunities exist for suitably qualified applicants to join our Photographic Department (Olympus Elmo) as: TECHNICIAN (Photographic) Duties: To test, service and repair photographic and
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      582 19 100 Technical Post 100 Technical Positions REDA PUMP COMPANY (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD A US multinational company require*: Pre- requisites: J NTC 3or NTC 2 m Metal Machining j At least 2 years relevant experience J Abie to work 2 rotating shifts I 'Ist shift 7.30 am to 4.00pm 2nd shift
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      547 19 100 Tec imcal Positions I 9 PEPPERL FUCHS world leader m H H electronic proximity switches has H immediate vacancy for I Electronic Technician i I (SMT Department) H Minimum NTC 3in Electronic Servicing H H Some experience m product trouble- H H shooting B Completed NS H Interested parties
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      404 19 100 Technical Positions Established co. requires ELECTRICIANS/ TECHNICIAN ELECTRICAL APPRENTICE Experience not necessary. Salary between $500 $700 p.m. Interested applicants, please call personally at: Turnkey Systems Engineering ft Supplies 623 Aliunied Road #07-03 Aljunied Ind. Complex Singapore 1436 PRODUCTION SCHEDULER Qualifications: Mln O 1 level or ITC/ NTC cert. Able
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      375 19 101 Production Positions SEE YOUR FUTURE WITH 4»| US PRODUCTIVITY I We have vacancies for: I bonus I J MALE FEMALE Q.A. INSPECTORS PRODUCTION OPERATORS Benefits:- ere lie TririAV Attendance allowance bonus ZL~- T a Transport allowance JJ° T <* Pa oh J«J h Precision work allnuwanre |M»«r Toa Payoh
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      102 19 101 Production Positions PERMANENT MALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS c Working hours: Ba.m. spm c 5' 2 -day week. c Allowances, overtime. transport St attendance. Medical benefits, c Salary increment upon confirmation. Call personally at: No. 13 Senoko Avenue Singapore 2775 < Tal. 755-6622 1 MALE MACHINE Operator Be- low 30 yrs
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      198 19 101 Production Positions Firat Engineering Plasttca Pte Ltd. raqufr— A. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS Mln. NTC 2or Diploma In Mechanical Engineering. Experience In maintenance of plastic Injection machines. B. FEMALE OPERATORS Age between 19-40. c Good eyesight. c Work on 2nd and 3rd shift. c With or without experience. c Transport fc
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      678 20 101 Production Positions 101 Production Positions 101 Production Positions NXfe'LL BE AT Boon Lay CC Tomorrow Just For You Wmk-in Intervew: Thursday, 22 December 1988 (2pm spm) BOON LAY COMMUNITY CENTRE 10 Boon Lay Place (next to swimming pool) Becton Dickinson, an American giant m medical products has started production
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      376 20 101 Production Position* SMirnnno Urgently requires CRAFTSMAN/ MACHINIST c NTC 2/3 m Metal Machining or Tool Die Making EDB trained Craftsman preferred QC INSPECTOR Technical secondary education Keen interest m learning the new Q.C. inspection techniques PRODUCTION OPERATORS (Temporary) GCE 4 N7*O' school leavers and awaiting examination results No experience
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      480 20 101 Production Positions We are an establshed metal container manufacturing company m Jurong and we have vacancies for the following: Minimum GCE O le^l Completed National Service With some relevant experience Must be able to drive forklift 2 years expenenco m driving forklift Able to read and write simple English
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      513 20 102 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions I -Hut® E requires BUI J to cater to our i Home Delivery Service X Applicants should meet the following B requirements: Possess a Class 2or 3 Driving Licence Be able to speak English well X The ability to speak Mandarin would be B advantageous
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      34 20 102 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions FULL/ PART-TIME CASHIERS Service staff required at Hougang Haven Steamboat Restnt Blk 205, Hougang Street 21. 301-33, Spore 1953 CHAMBERMAIDS NEEDED FOR hotel. Good salary. *****68 *****28/ (6pm *****90/pg.*****15)
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      346 20 102 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions I MERIDIEN I I SINCAPOUR I I Join a leading deluxe hotel that is X M expanding the team of dedicated S professionals to meet the S increased demands of oar growing clientele. The Meridien is a unique m hotel with a blend of Asian
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      66 20 102 Hotel/ Reataurant/ Lounge Positions A w«M aataottahad Raataurant m Orchard Road ha* immadiat* vacancy tor a> RESTAURANT MANAGER Raquiramant*:a 2-3 yrs' working experience a Age between 25-45. Preferably Indian Salary $2,500 $3,500 Intaraatad applicant*, writa m with full particular*, racant nonreturn •bia photograph a contact numbar to> THE ADVERTISER
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      467 21 102 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions DREAMS DISCO at Amara Hotel requires FULL-TIME WAITRESSES CASHIERS Walk -In Interview on Wed. 21st, Thurs. 22nd and Fri. 23rd Dec. from llam to lpm and 2pm to spm. Amara Hotel, 6th floor, Office 1 165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Spore 0208 i m THE NATIONAL
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      352 21 102 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions novotel {over 750 hotels worldwide) orchid inn IaMMM A member of the Hong Leong Group requires 1. Chambermaids/ Housemen $521 00 per month 2. Maintenance Technicians 3. Receptionists $551 00 per month 4. Telephone Operators $551 00 per month 5. Front Office Cashiers $551 00
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      481 21 102 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions Exduaiva club invite* female applicants lor the following posts: A) MANAGERESS B) QUEST RELATIONS OFFICERS C) CASHIERS D) WAITRESSES Corns psrsonaNy lo The Management Otflcs JASPER PRODUCTIONS PTE LTD 157A QoMhill Shopping Contra, Thomson Road (Next to QoMhill Square) (3pm 6pm) today *nd tomorrow TERESA
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      474 21 104 Other Positions 104 Other 104 Other Positions Air Force Mechanics Come to the Airforce today. We are looking for young men and women to join our team of professionals. No expenence is required. Well provide the training and you'll master a skill that'll be yours always. If you ane
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      558 21 104 Other Positions P BWttDUIT U.S. multi-national company requires: Zrlk SENIOR MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS ITC/NTC m Industrial Electrical Installation c Experience m trouble-shooting and repair of I electrical fault H MOLD MAKERS c Possess NTC 2in Metal Machining or Tool B Die Making SB c Some years of experience m mold
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      171 21 104 Other Positions An established Lubricating OH company has vacancies for the following posts: 1) GENERAL CLERK CUM TYPIST 2) RECEPTIONIST 3) SHIPPING CLERK 4) ACCOUNTS CLERK 5) PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN 6) PRODUCTION OPERATOR 7) FORKLIFT DRIVER Interested applicants please walk In for an Interview between 9 am. and 4.30 pm.
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      351 21 104 Other Positions BAKER OIL TOOLS (SINGAPORE) MANUFACTURING requires WAREHOUSEMAN Requirements: c Ability to drive forklift c Able to write and speak English c Knowledge of stock control procedures and spray painting would be an advantage c Must have a valid Class 111 driving licence Applicants must have completed National
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      526 22 104 Other Positions rtACTUSh Multi-national mattress manufacturing furniture company m Jurong has immediate vacancies for: GCE O' Level Fluent m spoken English with pleasant personality Experience m mattress cover sewing preferred To supervise sewing operators fabric cutters To schedule new development items plan With similar experience preferable To make new
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      599 22 104 Other Positions Intarnational Fraight Forwarding Co. m Jurong urgently requires personnel to nil tha following va cane iet 1) SHIPPING SUPERVISORS a Completed NS. a Must have good knowledge of Import/export documentation a Must be conversant with PSA procedures and customs clearances. a Oood spoken and written English. a
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      600 22 104 Othu Positions INTERVIEW Female Chinese, Malay and Indian workers required by a well established grrment factory for the lollowlng positions 1) SEWING 2) CHECKING 3) TRIMMING 4) PACKING No working experience is required, one shift only, offer attractive pay and fringe benefits. Interested applicants please contact Miss Yong at
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      581 22 104 Other Positions oe FREELANCE FASHION DESIGNER Experienced m female High Fashion or Young Casual Fashlon essential Interview 10 am 5 pm OG Factory, 4575 Jin. Bukit Merah Tel: 278*800 ODD-JOBBER $763 Malay male, age above 20 Interview 11 air; 5 pm OG Orchard, 228 Orchard Road MjJSINQUIP require RECEPTIONIST
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      958 22 104 Other Positions WALK-INTERVIEW AT MOBIL OIL (S) PTE LTD Required PUMP ATTENDANTS (Permanent Night Shift, Ist Shift St 2nd Shift) Salary From $900 $50 Allowance Coitimimon 19 PIONEER RD JURONG SINGAPORE 2252. TEL: *****75 Wanted IMMEDIATE MALE DRIVERS with class 3or 4 driving licence withe knowledge of PSA procedures
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      766 22 104 Other Positions FULL-TIME OENERAL CLEANERS required Preferably staying around Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Klo Call *****97 IRON WORK APPRENTICE Cum Oeneral Worker. Pis. come personally for Interview at: No. 1, Jalan Papan. S. 2281 Tel: *****21 MALE S FEMALE Workers required, staying around Toa Payoh, Whampoa, West Coast
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      382 22 121 Vehicle. For Hire UNIQUE CAR RENTAL offers self drive cars at competitive rates. Call *****56/ *****71. TAO76 VAN/ PICKUP/ LORRY for hire. 856 Geylang Road Tel: *****37 Mr Tan 122 Tyros/ Batteries T^pIeCES^OKOHAMA A-403. 225/50 VRI6 tyres. 70% new. $300. Tel: *****18. 123 Servicing/ Workshops $40 OH change (Mobil
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      889 22 128 Vehicle Financing/ 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance Insurance LOWEST CAR LOAN RATES 9 757 from Atl »V/o p.a. Immediate Processing jfi jfSB *m Up to 90% Financing INTERNATIONAL TRUST FINANCE LIMITED A Subsidiary of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corpn Ltd^ Head Office Main Branch: 49 51 New Bridge Road, Singapore 0105. Tel:
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      762 22 131 BMW For Sale •S3 BMW 31S 5-speed. converted to 320 model Full accessories Immaculate cond. S.N. Tan, tel: *****55 •S3, BMW TaSL Fully auto I owner leaving. Highest offer secures. Loan/ trade m. $07,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****26. Shaun. •4 BMW 7251. Fully auto Pte. owner, full accessories, superb condition.
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      1099 23 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance IMRQBTANT MESSAGE FOR CAR BUYERS t^pay more for the financing of your car than you have to. Deal directly with DBS I Repayme n t Per,od I I a. II ?HL. F(nance for a reliable car loan and cn l°y one of the 'owest interest rates
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      716 23 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance 133 Ford/ Fiat Fof Sate 133 Ford/ Fiat For Sale 133 Ford/ Fiat For Sale 133 Ford/ Fiat For Sale 133 Ford/ Fiat For Sale SAVE $2000 ON A NEW TELSTAR TXS THIS FESTIVE SEASON. Just for the festive season, we are offering brand new Telstar
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      565 23 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance 134 Nissan For Sal* I ONLY $5000 DOWNPAYMENT! to own a new Sunny 1.4 SLX Manual/auto 12-valvc. power steering 15% DOWNPAYMENT NEW BLUEBIRD 1.8 twin cam, 16-valve, fuel injection get 51, 000 free holiday voucher. High trade-in value for used vehicles. Authorised dealer: SIN HOCK SENG
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      664 23 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance 134 Nissan For Sal* •87™NISSAN VANETTE 12-seater passenger van. Orlg cond. PARF, pte. plate. 1 owner. 1500 cc Showrm. cond. Tel: 752-8553. I urgeistly NEED a Nissan car for own use (selling my car too). *****67. *****89 LATE '82 SUNNY 1.5 GL. Private owner, alrcon., cassette,
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      555 23 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance 134 Nissan For Sato 73 DATSUN 120 aircon. radio cassette, s/rtms. Up top cond. $6800. Downpayment $2800. *****97. 75 DATSUN 14OJ. EX plate. Alrcon, hlfi. s/rlms., new paint. 11 Jin. Saudara-ku. Tel: *****90 •77 datsun iooa. Radio cassette. Alrcon, s/rlms, tip top cond. $10,300 0.n.0. *****33
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      659 23 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance 135 Toyota For Bal* LUCKY NO. *EClir 7/84 Toyota Corolla 1300 DX. 1 pte. owner. Alrcond.. radio cassette, s/rlms. View: 389 Balestler Rd. (directly opposite Balestier Plaza), welcome trade-In. ■SO TOYOTA CRESSIDA metallic paintwork, accident free, Up top cond., beautiful no. plate 8088 Co. owner. Selling
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      1273 23 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance 128 Vehicle Financing/ Inaurance 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance 135 Toyota For Sale 78 74 Toyota Hlace passenger van. 12-seater. Pte. plate. Alrcon Tel: *****90 11 Jin Saudaru-Ku. 8/80 TOYOTA CELICA 1.6 llftback. tax 1/89. s/rims. $19,700. Loan/exchange *****69 •782 TOYOTA STARLET 10. Pte owners, radio cassette,
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      322 23 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance 135 Toyota For Sato 9/13 COROLLA OX 13 2 private owners, alrcon., stereo, tax 2/U9, superb condition Tel: *****08 •3 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.3 GL alrcon. hlfl. $28,300 *****73. 136 Mitsubishi For Sato" ABANOOMNO ALL CARS? Oood CASH PRICE for Honda. Mazda. Toyota, Datum, Mitsubishi. Mainilm. Japanaia
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      1101 24 136 Mitsubishi For SaU» 1994 MITSUBISHI GALANT GLS 2nd owner, well maintained, full accessories, power windows/ steering, metallic blue with grey Interior, new tyres. Selling $37,000 Owner 732-7716 ALMOST 14 OCY Tredla 1.6. auto EX. Tax May 89 l owner. Seldom use. Immaculate condition. Pa- ger *****38 AUO 12 CORDIA.
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      1069 24 137 Mazda For Sal* ABANDONING ALL CARS ATTRACTIVE CASH ASSURED Any A all 2nd hand can We buy St sell used cars a non-PARF it PARF cars. private or 'Q' regd pickups. Good price for Toyota. Honda Mazda. Datsun, Mitsubishi, all Japanese St continental cars Plaaaa call: Mr. Goh Day:
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      1033 24 137 Mazda For Sale '80 MAZDA 62S 4-dr Aircon radio cassette, I pte. owner, no repair needed *****11 11 MAZDA 323 1 3 5-dr Alrcon hlfl, new paint. Tip-top cond. 11 Jin Saudaru-Ku. Tel *****(0. 11 MAZDA 323 15. 5-speed, 4-dr, alrcon.. hl-fl. power window, metallic gold $21,000 *****57 11
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      1071 24 138 Honda For Sal* 17 HONOA INTEGRA Hatchback 5-door. Power steering/ windows, manual. 5-speed 1 owner. Beautiful cond. $52,200. Jalan Toa Payoh Caltex Station. 1 OWNER. 17 Honda Accord Auto EX Metallic red. 'SBG' plate. Aircond., radio cassette. Immaculate condition. Tel: 732-0736. 1 OWNER. 15 Honda Accord Manual EX 12-valve.
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      1046 24 138 Honda For Sale ••2 JAN. HONOA Accord auto s/rlms., 3 owners, $28,800 Contact. *****08/ Pg. *****62 Wong 7 s C ORO Ex auto 2 owners, lax 1/89. full accessories. $34 500 25 Nathan Rd. •83 HONDA PRELUDE EX auto Full accessories, beautiful condition. *****T7, *****80. '•>■ HO "OA CIVIC
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      704 24 141 Hyundai For Sale aaaW >ju J IaVTPBpHBHHHBBaVIB&VaaYPawI 1,,, "h ,/'V^B I 5 %'lQf Cl §7*l SCI N SI i MA rJaaW '«>*%^B bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbt. W mr f wy *F V^bbbbbbW <ju *3> Bar^BaVSaVrSrA^a^aaaaaaaaaaflßaaaaaaaaaVaal aaaW *>/> T\ E^^^Maavsaaaaaal I Jr~__r^^^^^*'^” -H Bam^^^C^jt^y J BBLB_B_B_BF a ..,^6aa^ BBBaWA^aal BBBBW^^BfI J|(BbHbWbWb^"^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ b^^^^pWHbßbbbbbblbßßß| bßbbl»^^^^^^^^^^
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      539 24 141 Hyundai For Sale 143 Other Mak*« For Sala SGWEE MOTOR CREDIT 4ov Mac pn#r«V4^o Ho#o #01-01 to #01-02. 5.1336 Tel: 287-8866 (10 lines) Authorised ft main dealer ot ■PEUGEOT CITROENE Authorised by Telecom: hand-phones, car-phones, portable phones A pegers. 1 MTHLotus Turbo Esprit 2.2 ■86 Hyundai Stellar Mazda 323
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      700 24 141 Hyundai For Sale 143 Other Makes For Sale CARS FOR EXPORT Toyota Cresslda Datsun Bluebird Corona s Mercedes s BMW etc Contact *****33 Mr K*o MK> 14 BERTONE Cabrto 1.5 Convertible. 2 private owners, aircon., new sports rims, new tax. $43,800. Loan: $35,000. Trade-in acceptable. Tel: 289-2461 1887 RENAULT
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      769 24 141 Hyundai For Sale 144 Commercial Vehicles For Sale 78 DAIHATSU DV 23L 14' wooden body Tax 3/"89. Insurance 11/19. Very good condition. Only $2,200 Tel: *****88 78 NEAR HONDA Van. tip top cond., tax 1 yr. Beautiful body. Very powerful. Selling $2600 Loan tt trade m welcome *****97 13
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      809 24 141 Hyundai For Sale 144 Commercial Vehicles For Sale 81/ 79 TOYOTA Pick up petrol long bed. 2 owners. $5500/ $4300 Tel. *****29. 12 DAIHATSU DIESEL Truck It 1 unit '84 Mitsubishi L3OO Van for sale. Contact: *****22. 12 NEAR SUZUKI 800 van 1 owner, aircon. New tax it paint,
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      678 25 145 Motorcycles/ Scooters For Sale/ Wanted M FD SUZUKI Cup 100 tip top coae. Ins. tax new $1200. 5 Vearagoo Close *****45 146 Vehicles Wanted We offer TmM accept. QjQQI Excellent prices for yourcar ot any model cc, commercial vehicles (vans, pick-ups) and company registered cars, scrap cars or trade-in
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      1033 25 147 Scrap Vehicles BUY SELL 985 to 4000 c.c. scrap. SZ cars. "81/ '82, Toyota Crown 2.8, '83, Corona 1.8, "78/ "79, Mercedes 250/ 280 any car (or export Tel *****06, Leco Mtr. Pte. Ltd. =01 28, Upp. Serangoon Shopping Ctr Spore 1953 ATTRACTIVE CASH HIGHEST offer for 985-4000 cc
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      578 25 173 Apartments For Rant 173 Apartments For Rent The art of fine living. Beautifully tarnished dintafl rooms, separate fully equipped kitchens, e|ej(MH one or tWO bedroom suites r i^ht m tinheart of Orchard Road. At The Ascott, w<- tak<- pride m giving our < lients their own home. A spurious,
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      136 25 Cf NTREPOINT ORCHARD D.9 cosy 2-bedroom apartment, near MRT/ shopping centre/ swimming pool, 24 hrs. security. $2,300 Sol* Ag.nl THE ACCOMMODATORS *****99 D.ll TUDOR DESIGN townhse (Kewlodge) 5 mlns to Orchard. 3 spacious bdrms,. with cosy family area, all rms. facing lush greenery. Split levei, llvlng/dlnIng. Quality kitchen/ bathrm. fixtures.
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      985 25 173 Apartnrnts For Rant 0.10 BALMORAL PARK. 4+l bdrms Designer unit. Facing greenery, pool $5,500 0.10 TANOLIN PARK. 3/ 4 bdrms overlooking facilities It landscaped gdn. Only taw units toft. $3,500 $4.100 D.ll PEAK CT. lowrlse maisonette. Spacious 3+ 1 bdrms. Hill view, pool, squash, big gdn $4,000 D.9. 10,
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      1105 25 173 Apartment* For Rent D 11 CHANCERY CT. cosy 2 bdrms. high fir. well kept near MRT/ Supermkt. $1400 BY *****49 D.ll SHELFORD ROAD. Watten Est. Condc 2 bdrms walk-up. Furn. Aircond, f/condo facilities. $1400 *****20 (agt). D.20 FABER GDN. Tower Blk High floor 4 bdrms., full sport facilities, f
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      1089 25 173 Apnrtmen Is For Rent D.9 HORIZ ON VIE W 4♦ I rms P/furn. S/pool. O ood security. Pte. owner Accent *****16. D.9 LE CHATEAU 2/ 4 bdrm. mals. near centre pt. S /pool immed. Patron *****15. D.9 PACIFIC MANS lON 3 bdrms. Well rum. Alrco n. 1600 sq.ft. $1100.
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      887 25 175 Houses Wanted (Rent) D.lO RENOVATED SEMI-D/ apt wanted m Jan by visiting lecturer for 2 years to $1500 d m Pte *****13 176 Apartments Wanted (Rent) j FURN./ UNFURN. HDB/ HUDC required urgently In various dlsts. by g'teed respectable clients. Immed. occupation assured tenancy, owner call *****07/ *****81 JAPANESE/
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      987 25 179 Houses For Sale D4ST.2I 2-STOREY DETACHED Freehold Land area 6831 sq.ft. o Built-in area 1.000 sq.ft. 4 bdrms servant's, guest's o Quality finishes tt fittings o Fully alrcon. Prte*: $1.1 rn.ll.on n*g CITIPROP REALTY *****75 JALAN HAM RAYA DMT. 3087 Renovated 2 storey corner terrace, located m quiet good
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      1116 25 179 Houses For Sale D.Ol TELOK AVER Street, pre-war 3/storey shophouse Tenanted 1.460 sq ft $210,000 ono KFCB 222-1333 ext 41 04)612 FABER HILL Est d/storey terr. approx 2200 sq.ft 4 bdrms servant's. Split-level living/ dining Sale $SSOK Tel *****01 0.10 BELMONT ROAD s/slorey. avail Immed. 15.300 sq.ft. Large gdn
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      750 26 179 Houses For Sal* D.l« EVERGREEN GDN. 4 rms 2,100/ 2300 sq ft face N.E renovated, nice no $475K *****74 Agt. D 16 JLN. HAJIJAH 2 storey bunglw ***** sq tt $1.35 M. See to offer must go CKS *****33 0.16 LUCKY HOTS, vicinity. 2-sto-rey inter, terr. 1720 sq.ft 3*l
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      2521 26 186 Private Apartments 186 Private Apaitments 186 Private Vpartm ants For Sal* For Sale For Sakt bUuuzb H W JJ l l^ l ß] I 7*l 1 I Adjoining Manhattan House/San C« mtre. I Chln Sw c Road I ■7irf/71 I Show Flat Open Da y tor v ewmg U
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      1123 26 186 Privata Apartmants For Sala D.21 QATEHSE. 1920 sqft 3+l High n D r Fu" Facilities. F'hold. $490K Sole agt. TCN *****91 D.21 GOODLUCK QDN Blk 34 Facing pool 3 bdrms. $410K 999 lease. Tel: 278-3918. D.22 LAKEPOINT CONDO, 5 yrs 1800 sqft. 3+l rm. 3 baths, near MRT, $265k.
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      1157 26 191 HDB Apartmants For Sale 5-ROOM $.000 Badofc South: 55 US Bodok Reservoir: 71 1. 715 128 Chal Chaa: 33 98 Ghim Moh: 13, 14 127 Joo Song: 12 (model A) 175 Jurong: 205. 209, 212, 239. 522 125 Pandan Oardan: 406. 407 98 Spottiawooda: 103 (Sea view) 16a Tampinea:
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      1165 26 191 HOB Apartmants For Sale 5-ROOM Upp. Boon Kong blk 39 $135K Toa Payoh blk 224 $119K Clement! blk 356, 606 $12SK 4-ROOM Hougang blk 308 $77K Bodok North blk 116 full CPF 870K Joo Song Rd. blk. lB full CPFBII2K 3-ROOM Clomonti blk 351 9SIK Kirn Tian Rd. blk
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      1115 26 191 HOB Apartmants For Sele 5-RM. CLEMENTI WEST. Beautlfully renovated. High floor. Facing sea. Near mkt./ sch. Price neg. *****06 agent. 5-RM. HAIO RD pt blk Ssls2 000 Geylang Bahru blk 56 Clementi 336. 413. 604. Ohlm Moh 13. Hougang mals. 238 Pg *****61 5-RM. MARINE PARADE Blk. 78 Broken
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      1037 26 191 HDB Apartmanta For Sale 3-RM. QHllTTtOtrTirT^twble throughout, high fir No blocking. (Full CPF). Gateway *****38 3-RM. OHIM MOH Blk 6 High fir Simple renovation. Full CPF $39K neg *****00/ *****01. agt S-RM. HDB FLAT. Bedok South, near MRT. facing central Interchange also. Call: 744-8011. 3-RM. HOLLAND DRIVE, blk 10.
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      834 26 192 HDB Apartmanta Wanted HAWKER WITH READY cash requires a HDB flat We can pay more In cash and are willing to pay good price for the right flat. Can wait for a few mths also Would like flats to be quite near bus stops. No agts pis. *****55 HAWKERS
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      646 27 1X F«ctory Sp«c» j 194 Factory Sp«c« 194 Factory Sp«c» 194 Factory 3p»c« 194 Factory Bpac« THE CHOICEST INVESTMENT PER SQUARE FOOT T 8 BLOCK G I IS HENDERSON 2 < INDUSTRIAL PARK y^^aiaßa^a^T aY )*aV>. IBaß\^ Ht fl,|lliiiii i i^ I w^v^T^mr m^#A III J XVXt (A {j l|y
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      188 27 197 Office Spaces For Rent if Is Number One! The building which changed the skyline ofShenton Way O»n«r 6 Dmlcp»i MALATAN CREDIT LAND MUTATE LTD 78 Shenton Way. »28-01/02 Singapore 0207 Fax *****83 US RS ***** MCGRP TEL 2218U1 rr fIF Mm tmV BE 1 X- JWf Knight Frank OFFICES
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      238 27 197 Office Spaces 197 Office Spaces For Rent For Rent Goldhill Plaza has it all Quality Office Space outside CBD opposite Novena MRT Station up to 10,000 sq. ft. available convenience of banks, shops and restaurants spacious and excellent car parking facilities top maintenance services CCTV security system 24-hour guards
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      278 27 FOR LEASE PRIME OFFICE. SHOWROOM SPACE AT WEBT COAST ROAD Good location between CBD and Jurong for immediate occupation at reasonable rates. Ample carpark space. Opp. Oovt Hawker Centre. Warehouse facilities Include 5 loading bays, ramps and cargo lifts. Can Laastag Oapt. T»l *****11 STH FLOOR. Prosperity Bldg. 70 South
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      579 27 197 Office Spaces For Rent SOUTH BRIDGE RD. 891/ 1896/ 2228 sq.ft. Self-contained. $1.50 p.s.f. available In March 1080. Debenham Tewson *****79. D.9 ORCHARD RO. $2.50 onwards. Carpet/ partition. 600/ 000/ 1300/ 1800/ 2000 Zone: *****51/ 2/ 3. D.9 PARKLANE 1292 sq.ft. 5 rms with open office area $2 p.s.f.
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      973 27 199 Shop Spaces For Sale GOLDEN LANDMARK grd. fir Near concourse, 292 sq.ft. Bt. Tlmah Plaza. 482 sq.ft. Both Ideally located Asian Appraisal *****85 HOLLAND AYE. SHOPH'SE. 2-slo-rey f'hold. total, built-up 2250 sq.ft. Tenanted till mid 89 BY *****49 PEOPLE'S PK. CTR. Orel fir 1230 sq.ft. Very good location. Vac.
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      922 27 241 Tour* 241 Tours GONG XI FA CAT 5 DAYS MEDAN/LAKE TOBA /30Q i^ 1 MEALS <-W& 5 DAYS JAKAPTA CIPANAS -iCO rvjjii^&fcli^^r fb 4/?. v? >^, m. i?/3, iV3 nf^y/jff^ ~1 4 DAYS BALI KINTAMANI |649 K^J^^B^ ?7 4/5 DAYS PHUKET FREE 4 EASY ,499 ►^^^W Jg B 4
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      12 27 203H CAMERON coach $95 Gantang Emas Tours (TA 450) Tel: *****00/ *****84.
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      798 28 241 Tour I 241 Tour> *±I_™ I 241 Tour Tour> 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours P& [THAILAND INDONESIA PENANQ MTAV7 \T n <F1 1' "IX IMDIA 4DHon g K^ Frsi23B JAPAM F'^BB Hi^. 4D Royal .Thailand 5740 IDBatam $58 LANGKAWI 1\ L W IL' VR!
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      642 28 3 DAYS $79 3PAYSCooc(vA,r $149 3MYSxd $119 3M YS kifkr #199 (DsstMon/Tiis/Ttwr/Sot) 3 DAYS, $279 I 3OAYSCo<Kh $79 I (PtwSteombootDn'Kv) I (Ptui Steamboat Omnerj I I 3 DAYS $99^ ■BEujIuIIIH I 4 DAYS $139 I 3DAYSa, $349 4DAYSraUHS/ wraw $339 iOKXto^A^/feA'CoocK] PIUS tpeooi dmwr et c «onww food ctttft wwk
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      1091 28 261 Foreign Education 261 Foreign Education 261 Foreign Education THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN EXIM CORPORATION is authorised by H the Government of Western Australia to provide detailed advice and counselling H to student* wishing to continue their studies m Perth, Western Australia. H H EXIM can facilitate the enrolment of students
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      384 28 262 Horn* Tuition SCORE DISTINCTIONS IN Physics. Chemistry. A/E Mathematics In coming O' Levels. Trained graduate teacher (14 years experience). David Tan: 475-1524. ACCOUNTING A MATHS tuition for 'OVA' level by experienced teacher. Tel. Steven, 756-9224. ANY DISTB./ SUBJECTS. U, AY O. Poly tutors available. Effective reliable. *****65/ *****35 AN
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      576 28 261 Foreign Education 261 Foreign Education feKING SQUARE COLLEGIAT^ xF Toronto, Ontario, Canada Applications are invited for courses m Ontario Grades 1 1, 12 &13 (Senior Secondary Pre-U) leading to the Ontario High School Diploma which is accepted by universities throughout Canada U.S.A. KSC is fully registered and Inspected by
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      254 28 263 Academic Courses ST. FRANCIS GIRLS' SCHOOL M St Francia Road Singapore 1233 Tst: 2824*04 PRE-U 1 ARTS COMMERCE Starting 3rd Jan. tt O«neral Paper, English Literature, Oeography, History Divinity, Economics, Mathematics, Principles of Accounting, Management, Chinese L Malay ftdlAtW TksjA/ AsMftßßlfTß>MAfl 7.30 a.m. -Ip.m./ 8 30am -lpm. Attend Pre-U
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        141 1 I■■ s I I A'i^fik^ Concept m The Sports or "Tennis, I I N^fitchmHking. Th3t I Socter. In I I invokes the Excitement I Mk M mR* Jkgt designs you'll love to I of Sports. BUBhI HHI^I sport. I iHtt iv^ ||f|Sf- r swiss Made Vs^i^^S' gr i i^^^^E jßlJll
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        22 1 The season of spending on credit Page 2 Exclusive and expensive playthings Page 3 People at work while others make merry Centrespread
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        858 2  -  JULIA GOH By 4 With the recession behind us, and the economy growing, people are feeling more confident that they would be able to keep their jobs and get bigger bonuses, so they spend more. Mr Danny Chua, vice-president and manager of Chase
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        685 2 Oristmas comes but once a year and each year, The Orchard makes it an occasion to remember. J> I fipNlyiC NewYear'aDaySetLttnch Christmas Day Buffet Lunch Qjtj^MM^ 1 January 1989 25 December 1988 An occasion you 11 remember m years to come. Take the family out for a great time. Where
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        250 3 /tvAjl IF YOU are goOT ing to splurge on SgHp your children vjj|%^ this year, then Kk^^ you might just Q run the risk of cleaning out your current account. S. EE discovered that exclusivity, even for toys, comes with a big price tag. ABOVE: Scaled-down
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        Warming up to a hot, green Christmas
        769 4  -  CYNTHIA YEO By t CHRISTMAS is going to be very different for some foreigners m Singapore for the first For the Bements, used to spending a cold, white Christmas back m Utah m the United States, a tropical one is going to be
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        278 4 TWO events might just cheer writers and home-makers this season the recent launch of seven new portable word machines and a household exhibition that stretches into Christmas. American typewriter company Smith-Corona here has unveiled its latest range of word machines as possible
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        547 5  - Make a mark write out a fashion statement S.EE By 1. Cross Classic Black ($105); 2. Pelikan Toledo ($890); 3. Pierre Cardin Belle Epoque ($121); 4. Pierro Cardin Etoile Rock ($71); 5. Pelikan Souveran ($379); 6. Sheaffer Connaiss«ur (Tortoiseshell iaque) ($550); 7. Sheaffer Connaitseur (23K Gold Electroplated) ($650); 8. Cross
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        581 7 For many of us, Christmas is a welcome holiday, a season for merryma<ing and a time for friends and loved ones. But for some, Chrislmas is a time of work. CYNTHIA YEO reports. i not unusual for Miss Chris Yong, 26, a disc jockey at the [rnadu discotheque m
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        707 8 tMANY men and some women are car fanatics. So if you're stuck for a present for the man or woman m your life, try sheepskin car seat covers. New m Singapore, these 100 per cent natural covers are made from specially-matched New Zealand sheepskins. Besides
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        558 9  -  S. EE By Businessmen pitch m to help the less fortunate t THERE is growing concern for the less fortunate, especially m the business sector. Their contributions to the Community Chest are most evident m Sharityland (otherwise known as Orchard Road). Fuji Photo Film Singapore and Data
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        141 9  -  YEO KIM SENG By CELEBRATE Christmas and New Year eves dinner with hawker fare at Sentosa View the sixth-level poolside cafe of Amara Hotel. Eat all you can for only $18 nett on a spread of more than 50 dishes from 7 pm. Feast
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        970 11 THELMA SIM suggests you take your cue from the celestial bodies if you are stuck on what to give friends and loved ones this year. ARIES (March These generous and active folks would be happy to receive a token of your thought.
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        785 12  -  OLIVIA BRANSON By Materials: 1. 2.5 m x 1.5 cm of white ribbon (for head); 3.5 m x 1.5 cm of white ribbon (for body); Black painted cardboard (for the hat); Red Ribbon (for the hat and scarf; A pair of artificial cartoon eyes; Red ribbon
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