The Straits Times, 24 December 1991

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1991 50 CENTS MITA (P) 27/12/91
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    Lock icon Red hardliners denounce c'wealth
    621 1 Opposition forces try for second day to storm Georgian parliament to oust president MOSCOW Demonstrations by communist hardliners have erupted m Russia's two main cities amid mounting violence m Georgia, the only republic not to join a new Commonwealth of Independent States formed on the ruins
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    Lock icon Germany formally recognises Croatia and Slovenia
    452 1 Germany formally recognises Croatia and Slovenia BONN Germany formally recognised the breakaway Yugoslav republics of Croatia and Slovenia yesterday, climaxing a campaign that has raised questions about Bonn's assertive role m European politics. It will open diplomatic relations with the two republics on Jan 15, the European Community's deadline for
    Reuter; AP  -  452 words
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    Grandma chokes to death on glutinous rice balls
    237 1 A FAMILY watched m horror as a 71-year-old grandmother choked to death on a bowl of tang yuan on Sunday afternoon. Madam Fong Kwai Kum, a housewife, had earlier cooked the glutinous rice flour balls m a sweet syrup herself. Tang yuan
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    Lock icon Govt orders all schools, varsities in Phnom Penh closed
    566 1 Cambodian capital calm after 5 days of unrest PHNOM PENH The Phnom Penh government, m a bid to quell further unrest, yesterday ordered all schools and universities m the capital closed indefinitely. "If there is another demonstration, there certainly will be
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      35 1 INSIDE Gorbachev: Hard transition for US m ties with c'wealth: Page 3 Russia, Pakistan to boost co-operation m various fields: Page 7 What Russia's big bang needs to succeed: Page 18 Iviiiiti Niiiiiiiii SliHilißNKKlii 3
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    139 2 Viet bank plans Singapore office oThe director of the bank provides more details m an exclusive interview with BT Those stories about T. Ananda Krishnan That he made his money as an international oil broker because he was assured of 100,000 barrels of crude oil each day by
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    • IN SUMMARY
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        S'poreans still flock to JB in day
        40 2 Singaporeans are still flocking to JB during the day to spend their money at shopping complexes, wet markets and restaurants despite a two-hour queue along the Causeway during the weekends. Homo, Pago 16
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        Sharity box for other festivals?
        51 2 A $1.4 million hongbao for charity could be raised if young people gave $2 or more from their red packets to charity during the Lunar New Year. Dr Tay Eng Soon suggested this to extend the Sharity Gift Box idea to other festivals. Home, Pag*
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        DAP 'politicising religion'
        30 2 DAP 'politicising religion A Johor state executive councillor yesterday accused the Democratic Action Party of politicising religion by raising issues concerning Muslim converts wishing to renounce Islam. Malaysia, Page 12
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        Reform Jakarta govt: Ex-general
        38 2 A retired Indonesian military leader, General Sumitro, has said that it was time to reform the present government, including the presidency. But this should be done constitutionally, reported the Jakarta Post. Asoan, Pago 10
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        Sino-Vietnamese border opening?
        34 2 China and Vietnam are negotiating to re-open their common border for tourism next year following the normalisation of ties this year, according to a report in Hongkong yesterday. World, Pag* 4
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        China 'on road to democracy'
        57 2 China had begun a process of economic and social change that would lead it slowly towards democracy, Chinese dissident Fang Lizhi said yesterday. Rising personal wealth and growing private business activity would force political reforms m coming years, he told a news conference during his
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      Worms found in tap water of block in Tampines
      448 2 They are harmless, says professor LIVE worms wriggling m tap water are what some residents of Block 420 m Tampines Street 41 have been getting m their water for the last two weeks. Yesterday, a Straits Times team found the 4
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      THE 3-STAGE LIFE-CYCLE OF A BLOODWORM
      63 2 The larva stage: The larva, which lives seven to It days In this form, feeding on soil particles. The pupa stage: The larva grows into a pupa. Both larva and pupa contain haemoglobin, which makes them red. The adult stage: After about two days,
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      Lock icon How parents spend money during Xmas hinges on the kids, says don
      333 2 Parental pressure it's this 1 want-a," 1 gotta have-a," "I'll die if don't get-a" type of influence rather than, say, Mom and Dad just giving consideration to the children.' Prof Mcneal, who has studied consumer behaviour m children
      UPI  -  333 words
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      Lock icon N. Korea says it wants to sign N-safeguards pact
      563 2 But US 'must confirm pullout of nuclear arms from South first' SEOUL North Korea yesterday announced its intention to sign nuclear safeguard agreements, a move which could pave the way for inspection of its nuclear facilities. But it demanded confirmation from
      AP; UPI; Reuter; AFP  -  563 words
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      Lock icon Man who killed and ate dog convicted
      153 2 VTCTORVILLE, California A carpenter who bludgeoned and barbecued his neighbour's dog and then placed the animal's severed head on the neighbour's gate has been convicted of animal cruelty. A jury on Friday found Joseph Vera guilty of eating the mixed collie-pit bull terrier
      AP  -  153 words
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      Lock icon China to impose 50% tax on sales of land-use rights
      446 2 BEIJING China will impose a new 50 per cent tax next year on sales of land-use rights m an effort to cash m on a growing business, an official report said yesterday. All land m China belongs to the state,
      AP  -  446 words
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      Gorbachev: Hard transition for US in c'wealth ties
      650 3 'I don't believe m this new community. I believe it cannot survive. It will not manage to create the mechanisms of co-ordination." Mr Gorbachev. NEW YORK President Mikhail Gorbachev has warned the United States that it faces a difficult transition m dealing
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      Lock icon S'pore in veil of mist after wet weekend
      468 3 THE recent weekend was the wettest so far this month, with heavy showers putting down a veil of mist all over the Singapore skyline. It was reminiscent of the haze which blanketed Singapore from September to November. Showers which started on Saturday
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      12 2 Fear of economic slowdown leads to cuts m Xmas spending: Page 14
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      57 3 Russia, Pakistan to boost ties: Page 7 What Russia's big bang needs to succeed: Page 18 CONGRATULATIONS ON THE OPENING OF SOOO FOOD HALL AT PARAGON I iftrTAISEI CORPORATION OI\CH ARO PARAGON »l/ 290 Orchard Road, Basement 1, The Paragon |j j Singapore 0923. Tel: *****11. Fax: *****39 l Business
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      189 3 j WEATHER Cloudy with occasional showers m the late morning and afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 29 max., 23 mm. SUNSET today: 7.06 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.03 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Amsterdam 4/11 C Rain Madrid 2/14 C Clear Athens 7/9 C Cloudy Manila 19/30 C Cloudy Auckland
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon China and Vietnam in bid to re-open border'
      389 4 Move prompted by demand for cross-border tours, says report HONGKONG China and Vietnam are negotiating to re-open their common border for tourism next year following the normalisation of ties this year, according to a report here yesterday. Talks on opening the SinoVietnamese
      Reuter; AFP  -  389 words
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      Lock icon Chinese railway office pays customers to complain
      165 4 BEIJING A Chinese railway office has begun giving money to passengers who complain about bad service m an effort to improve the performance of its train attendants, according to an official newspaper report yesterday. Chinese and foreigners alike have complained about the poor
      AP  -  165 words
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      HK police seek tougher laws to curb smuggling
      438 4 Concern over rise m illegal trade across border with China HONGKONG Police are proposing tough new measures to clamp down on smugglers, whose cross-bor-der trade has soared despite the anti-smuggling laws introduced earlier this year. The Marine Police and Royal Navy last
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      Lock icon Porn queen applies to be police chief
      244 4 LAKE ST LOUIS (Montana) Ms Suzi Wahl, 39, stands out from among the 50 or so people applying to be police chief of this town of 7,500 people. But not because she was the director of public safety m a small Illinois town
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      Lock icon China to build more advanced arms, says general
      249 4 China to build more advanced arms, says general BEIJING China will build more advanced weapons to keep pace with international technology, a top military leader has said. General Liv Huaqing, vicechairman of the decisionmaking Communist Party Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a recent meeting on military equipment, the
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      Lock icon Two hurt in New Delhi blast dies, bringing toll to four
      192 4 NEW DELHI A bomb that ripped through a New Delhi flea market has claimed four lives after two people died m hospital yesterday, according to a police spokesman. Another eight of the 40 people hurt m the explosion on
      Reuter  -  192 words
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      Lock icon Campaigning ends in Algeria
      314 4 People urged to vote for democracy m nations first free elections ALGIERS An electoral campaign that many thought would never take place m Algeria ended yesterday with its leaders urging the 25 million people to secure democracy as a way of life m the general election
      Reuter  -  314 words
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      Lock icon De Klerk, Mandela on rightwing hit list
      178 4 JOHANNESBURG Top South African political figures, including President F. W. de Klerk and African National Congress (ANC) president Nelson Mandela were on a white extremist hit list, a newspaper claimed here yesterday. The Citizen said a "top police source" had said police intelligence
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      Lock icon Indian confectioner stakes Guinness claim with 9-m sugar model
      117 4 NEW DELHI An Indian confectioner has staked a claim to a place m the Guinness Book of Records with a 9.75-m-long sugar model of London's Tower Bridge, according to the Press Trust of India. PTI quoted confectioner Ramachamlran as saying that
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      Lock icon Gulf states okay $16.5 b plan to help Arab allies
      494 5 Ministers set 8-year deadline for economic pact KUWAIT Gulf Arab ministers have approved a blueprint for a US$lO billion (5H6.5 billion) fund to channel aid to Arab allies whose economies were hurt by the Gulf crisis. According to the official
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      Lock icon Assad, Iraqi opposition plot to oust Saddam
      181 5 BEIRUT Syrian President Hafez Assad met a leading Iraqi Muslim fundamentalist leader bent on ousting the Baghdad regime of Mr Saddam Hussein, Damascus Radio monitored here said on Sunday. The meeting m the Syrian capital coincided with reports that a Saudi-Iranian-backed strategy designed
      UPI  -  181 words
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      Lock icon Japanese MP sued by colleague Tor sexual harassment'
      348 5 TOKYO A lawsuit filed by a young woman politician against a colleague has put the spotlight here on sexual harassment, an issue that is hardly taken seriously m male-dominated Japanese society. Ms Kazuko Kitaguchi, 33, this month accused wellknown local politician and
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      Lock icon Maxwell may have been suffering from premature senility
      247 5 LONDON Mr Robert Maxwell's widow believes the British publishing magnate was suffering from premature senility which caused wild mood swings m the final months of his life, The Sunday Times has reported. The newspaper also quoted the court-appointed receiver of Mr Maxwell's
      AP  -  247 words
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      Lock icon 14 die in Texas floods after six days of rain
      216 5 HOUSTON At least 14 people have been killed m flooding brought about by relentless rains that have soaked Texas for nearly six straight days. The authorities expect the death toll to rise. Many roads across the state were closed and
      Reuter  -  216 words
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      Taiwan stepping up presence in HK to boost China ties Stage set for giant leap in colony's conduit role
      455 7  - Taiwan stepping up presence in HK to boost China ties Stage set for giant leap in colony's conduit role Foo Choy Peng By Hongkong Correspondent HONGKONG Taiwan has been quietly but aggressively stepping up its presence here m recent months as it makes increasing use of Hongkong as an intermediary
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      Lock icon Russia and Pakistan to boost co-operation in various fields
      506 7 ISLAMABAD In a major shift from past relations, Russia and Pakistan have agreed to work out new accords to develop wide-ranging bilateral co-operation. A joint communique issued on Sunday at a news conference addressed by Russian Vice-President Alexander Rutskoi said the
      AFP; Reuter  -  506 words
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      Lock icon Japan should look at past with humility, says Akihito
      378 7 Japan should look at past with humility, says Akihito TOKYO Emperor Akihito reflected on the 50th anniversary of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbour m comments published on his birthday yesterday by saying that Japan should look at the past with humility. Emperor Akihito, who turned 58, said that
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      Lock icon Shamir tightens grip on party in run-up to polls
      441 8 PM gets overwhelming support m opposing electoral reform JERUSALEM Israeli 'Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, vowing never to trade captured Arab land for peace, tightened his grip on the ruling Likud party yesterday m the run-up to next year's general election. He
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      Lock icon Ex-hostage Terry Waite denies role in US arms-for-hostages deal
      458 8 LONDON Former hostage Terry Waite has denied any part m a US arms-for-hostages deal, choking back tears as he displayed a blindfold his captors forced him to wear. In his first interviews since his release last month, Mr Waite told British
      Reuter; AP; NYT  -  458 words
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      Lock icon 3 firebombs cause London underground to shut down
      358 8 LONDON Three small firebombs forced police to shut down London's extensive underground rail system yesterday, causing chaos for half a million commuters during the morning rush hour. One incendiary bomb exploded under a seat m a moving train with passengers aboard at
      Reuter; UPI; AP  -  358 words
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      Lock icon Body found in Beirut that of hostage Higgins, UN confirms
      402 8 UNITED NATIONS The United Nations confirmed yesterday that a partially-mummified body dumped on a Beirut street over the weekend was that of slain US hostage LieutenantColonel William Higgins. Spokesman Francois Giuliani said he received the confirmation from special UN envoy
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      Lock icon Bomb blasts coach with 40 Soviet emigres
      321 8 BUDAPEST A remote-con-trol bomb blasted a coach carrying more than 40 Soviet Jewish emigres to Israel outside Budapest airport yesterday and an Israeli official said that the Jewish state would avenge the attack. Two policemen m an escorting police car were seriously injured.
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      Lock icon KGB papers show convict is not Ivan the Terrible, court told
      481 8 JERUSALEM Documents uncovered m KGB files m Kiev showed that John Demjanjuk, sentenced to death here for crimes against humanity, was a victim of mistaken identity, said his lawyers. The documents also suggested that Demjanjuk was never at the
      AFP; Reuter  -  481 words
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      Lock icon Finnish feminists seek global role for 'Mother Christmas'
      117 8 HELSINKI Feminists m Finland are demanding that Santa Claus should be accompanied by a woman on his Christmas sleigh rides around the world. The bearded man m red robes is traditionally depicted m Finland as being married. Santa Clauses who are paid
      Reuter  -  117 words
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      Lock icon Polish Premier finally wins parliamentary approval for govt
      203 8 WARSAW Polish Prime Minister Jan Olszewski yesterday finally won parliamentary approval for his government and pledged to break with liberal economic policies and help the worst-off. A total of 235 deputies m the Sejm (Lower House) voted m favour of Mr Olszewski's
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      Lock icon China heading towards democracy, says dissident
      489 9 TAIPEI China had begun a process of economic and social change that would lead it slowly towards democracy Chinese dissident Fang Lizhi said yesterday. Rising personal wealth and growing private business activity would force political reforms m coming years, he told a news conference
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        Lock icon Florence to curb entry of vehicles into city
        104 9 Florence to curb entry of vehicles into city FLORENCE (Italy) City officials and technical experts met m top secret on Sunday to work out details of a controversial plan to restrict private cars from this art city next month m an effort to ease a choking pollution problem. The unexpected
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        Lock icon 26 feared dead in air crash
        95 9 HEIDELBERG (Germany) Twenty-six people were (eared killed on Sunday when a World War 11-era DC-3 plane carrying a film team crashed near here, police said. Thirty people, including three flight-crew members, were believed to be aboard the vintage US-built plane when it crashed into
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        Lock icon Indian pilots end strike
        70 9 NEW DELHI Indian Airlines pilots returned to work yesterday, ending a two-day strike that threw domestic air travel into chaos. The pilots went on strike on Saturday by calling m sick to protest against the transfer of eight colleagues to Calcutta, an unpopular base. The airline
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        Lock icon Poor's guide to Wellington
        80 9 WELLINGTON Wellington City Council has issued a guidebook with a difference it is for visitors with no money. The Poor Person's Guide to Wellington, compiled by Ms Pam Whlttington, will be distributed free and "is aimed at people who arrive m Wellington with nothing". The 31-page
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        Lock icon $66,000 for Batman comic
        75 9 ALPHARETTA (Georgia) A 40-year-old financial planner has paid US$4O,OOO (5566,000) for a copy of Batman No. 1, one of only 200 copies of the rare 1940 comic book known to exist. "I like Batman," said Mr Bob Smith, who, along with an anonymous party, purchased it
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        Lock icon Heroin smuggler nabbed
        44 9 Dutch national Axoulou Kemal with the 21 kg of heroin which he tried to smuggle into Greece tram Turkey at an Evros River herder crossing en Sunday. The Turkish-born Kemal was planning to sell the herein In the Netherlands. Reuter picture
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      Lock icon NZ names team to study safety of N-powered ships
      300 9 WELLINGTON New Zealand has named a four-mem-ber committee to examine the safety of nuclear-propelled ships as part of a government exercise to restore frozen security ties with the United States. Prime Minister Jim Bolger told a news conference that the committee,
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  • ASEAN
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      Time to reform Jakarta govt: Retired general
      383 10 But do it constitutionally, Sumitro tells gathering of youths A RETIRED military leader has said that it was time to reform the present government, including the presidency, but that this should be done constitutionally, according to the Jakarta Post. The newspaper yesterday quoted
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      Lock icon US, Philippines meet on Subic Bay's future
      517 10 Differences over nuclear arms and other issues remain MANILA US and Philippine officials met yesterday on the future of the last American military base m this country but failed to narrow their differences over nuclear weapons and other issues, sources said. Philippine officials
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      Police, army 'must co-operate to deal with labour unrest'
      254 10 AN INTEGRATED security system involving the police and military commands of Jakarta and West Java is required to anticipate and deal with the increasing number of labour demonstrations occurring along their boundary, according to The Jakarta Post. The newspaper yesterday reported
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      Lock icon Aquino aide asked to resign over remark on power cuts
      172 10 CAGAYAN DE ORO (Philippines) More than 100 civic leaders yesterday called for the resignation of President Corazon Aquino's deputy spokesman for reportedly belittling an electricity crisis plaguing Mindanao island. The resolution was passed at a meeting m this northern Mindanao
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      Lock icon 47 tusks seized, 4 suspects held in raid
      56 10 picture Mammoth ivory haul: Four suspects were arrested and 47 ivory tusks seized during a police raid on a house In Bang Rak District, Bangkok, on Saturday. Thai police suspected the four men of smuggling and dealing In carcasses of protected animals
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      Lock icon Fingerprinting spoils my Christmas, says Imelda
      488 10 MANILA Former First Lady Imelda Marcos, facing trial for alleged corruption, was fingerprinted after surrendering to a court here yesterday and said the "ugly" episode would spoil her Christmas. "She's dirtied my hands," she exclaimed as a clerk pressed her fingers on an ink
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      Lock icon Two civil servants, Red Cross member 'among 31 held'
      310 10 Two civil servants, Red Cross member 'among 31 held' East Timor killings JAKARTA Two officials and a member of the Indonesian Red Cross were among 31 people detained m East Timor following last month's shooting m Dili, the weekly magazine, Editor, said here yesterday. Editor, quoting unnamed sources, identified the
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      Lock icon Myanmar troops "razed 4 sawmills belonging to Thais'
      166 10 BANGKOK Myanmar soldiers had burnt down four Thai-owned sawmills located across the Moei river border opposite Thailand's Tak province, local sources said yesterday. Border villagers said the sawmills were attacked because the Thai owners refused to pay protection money to Myanmar soldiers.
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      Sunthorn reminds Anand of extra arms budget
      221 10 THE National Peacekeeping Council (NPKC) chairman, General Sunthorn Kongsompong, has reminded the Anand government of the junta's request for an extra budget of 12.5 billion baht (***** million) to finance arms procurements, according to The Nation. The newspaper on Saturday reported Gen Sunthorn
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  • MALAYSIA
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      DAP accused of politicising issue of Islam converts
      396 12  -  Salim Osman Johor State Assembly sitting 'See kathi to renounce faith, not political party' Stories by JOHOR BARU A Johor state executive councillor yesterday accused the Democratic Action Party of politicising religion by raising issues concerning Muslim converts wishing to renounce Islam.
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      DAP seeks withdrawal of Bill on non-Islamic religions
      365 12 JOHOR BARU The Democratic Action Party yesterday called on the state government to withdraw a proposed Bill restricting the propagation of non-Islamic religions m Johor. The DAP opposition leader m the Johor State Assembly, Mr Wong Peng Sheng, said that the proposed
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      Lock icon Set facts straight overseas, Bar Council urged
      323 12 Set facts straight overseas, Bar Council urged KUALA LUMPUR The Bar Council was yesterday urged to show its sincerity and good faith by explaining the facts about Malaysia's judicial system overseas. Justice Minister Syed Hamid Albar told the Dewan Rakyat that the council should explain to the outside world that
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      Lock icon Man speaks on TV of wife's Aids ordeal
      187 12 A BLOOD transfusion for a man's wife during an operation m 1965 turned his life into a nightmare of fear, suspicion and rejection. The man appeared on TV3 on Sunday with Deputy Health Minister Mohamed Farid Ariffin to tell of his wife's
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      Lock icon Health care may cost more for foreigners
      156 12 KANGAR (Perlis) Foreigners may have to pay more than Malaysians for medical and health facilities m the country. Deputy Health Minister Mohamed Farid Ariff in said yesterday that Health Ministry officials were working out the rates. The government was subsidising more than 90
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      Lock icon Moods worsen in Johor, cutting off trunk roads
      310 12 JOHOR BARU The flood situation m Johor has worsened with several trunk roads m the state becoming impassable to traffic. Until yesterday morning, 2,279 people had been evacuated to 32 centres m the districts of Segamat, Kluang, Muar, Kota Tinggi and Batu
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  • HOME
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      Singaporeans spending less this Christmas, ST check shows
      495 14 WORRY over an economic slowdown next year is making it much more of a family Christmas for Singaporeans. Not only are they keeping their Yuletide spending to the minimum, they are also celebrating the season at home. A survey of 80 people
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      TRAFFIC ALERT
      117 14 THE stretch of Orchard Road between Scotts Road and Kllllney Road will be closed to traffic from 7pm today to lam tomorrow for the Christmas celebrations. Peripheral roads which will also be closed to traffic are: Orchard Torn (between Wisma Atria and Orchard Road); Mount Elisabeth (between Nutmeg
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    • TALKINGPOINT
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        Same old things
        33 14 Musician Peter Richards, 42, on why Singaporeans have no Christmas spirit. "They are doing the same things that they do all year round anyway, which is basically eating and shopping."
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        Shop, shop, shop
        39 14 Mr N. Pandian, 27, a waiter. "It's supposed to be a family affair bat here, Christmas is a shopping mall affair. It's basically an excuse to spend money and an excuse to demand gifts from others."
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        Not giving
        35 14 Housewife Phyllis Ong, 46. "Singaporeans do not have the true Christinas spirit. It is sad, bat to many of them, Christmas is shopping and parties. Not giving and sharing with the less fortunate."
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        Too commercial
        38 14 Student Gwen Toh, 18 "I think Christmas has definitely become too commercialised m Singapore. It's religious significance has taken a back stand. I think many young people do not even think about what Christmas really means."
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        My own present
        34 14 Retail executive Simon Naseer, m his 30s. "The biggest expenditure this year is a $4M shirt which I splurged on myself. I believe m giving a present to myself as well."
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      Amarjeet Singh new judicial commissioner
      426 14 THE Supreme Court will have another new judicial commissioner from next month. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office yesterday announced that Mr Amarjeet Singh, 52, a senior lawyer, will begin his oneyear term from Jan 2. With Mr Singh's appointment, the Supreme Court will
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    • Article, Illustration
      Youth stabbed to death in Jurong West
      249 14 A TEENAGER was beaten up by three or four youths and stabbed m front of a 7Eleven store m Block 501, Jurong West Street 51, early on Friday. After the stabbing, Peter Martin, 17, ran towards a nearby bus-stop and collapsed on the
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    • Article
      SIA picks new cut-out . girl
      148 14 SIA picks new cut-out girl MISS Lim Suet Kwee, a leading stewardess with Singapore Airlines has been picked as its latest "cutout" girl. A total of 1,200 life-sized cardboard cut-outs of her have been distributed to SI A offices around the world. Miss Lim is the eighth "cut-out" girl chosen
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      Mystery of the missing surrender document
      703 15 Heritage society hopes to find clues to its whereabouts THE search is on for the surrender document which the British signed when handing Singapore over to the Japanese on Feb 15 1942. Nearly 50 years after the British surrender of Singapore, the whereabouts of
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    • Article
      Director accused of falsifying company accounts
      250 15 Director accused of falsifying company accounts A TRADING company director was charged yesterday with six counts of falsifyinghis company accounts, five of forging sales documents and one of attempted cheating. A woman clerk was charged m the same court with abetting forgery. Vinod Kumar Ramgopal Didwania, 37, of Chemet Handel
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      VIP FROM PAKISTAN:
      66 15 Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (right) calling on mmc Minister von unok long at the Oriental Spore hotel yesterday, the last day of his two-day official visit to Singapore. He also met Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the Westin Stamford hotel later m the afternoon. Mr
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    • Article
      S'pore flights not hit by fuel problems: Aeroflot
      342 15 IT'S business as usual for Russian airline Aeroflot m Singapore m spite of reports that the state airline had grounded more than 40 per cent of its fleet because of equipment problems and lack of fuel. Both the Aeroflot office here and
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      1989: The sand pile in Bedok
      6 15
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      December 1991: The pile is flattened
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      Shifting sands
      112 15 December 1991: The pile at its new location at Tampines Reservoir since 1981 has now been moved to a new location by the Housing Board. In May, the board began relocating the sand pile, which was left by a few sand quarries which were m the area, to
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    • NEWSFRONT
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        'Evergreens' from old brollies and antennae
        226 16 CHRISTMAS trees can be "green" m other ways apart from colour. The staff of DBS Land demonstrated this by recycling umbrellas, television antennae, broomsticks, styrofoam bricks and coloured cellophane paper to make unusual "trees". For this Christmas, the real-estate company decided to hold a
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        Flavoured gua zi, anyone?
        210 16 MELON seeds or qua n, traditional titbits for the Lunar New Year, now come m three flavours soya sauce, liquorice and cassia. Imported from Taiwan by local comi>any Chen Enterprises, these melon seeds get their flavours from being boiled and dried with specific aromatic herbs. The
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        $4.5 m Tanglin CC upgrading
        159 16 THE Tanglin community centre will be extended and upgraded at a cost of $4.5 million by 1994. Mr Lew Syn Pau, the MP for Tanglin, said this last week when he launched an Art Fair at the Singapore Conference Hall to raise up to $100,000
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon JB by day: Business goes on as usual
      1007 16  -  Brendan Pereira Hardly any room: Crowds, at least 40% Singaporean, throng a JB shopping centre Hardly any customers: An empty night spot Reports by SINGAPOREANS are still nocking to Johor Baru during the day to spend their money at shopping complexes, wet
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    • Article
      Customs man loses appeal against graft conviction
      409 16 A SENIOR customs officer, who was jailed six months by a district court m January for agreeing to receive $5,000 m bribes and later agreeing to receive a further $63,600, yesterday lost his appeal against both conviction and sentence. Wong Wai Hoi, 42,
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    • Article
      Family finds shopping cheaper in Plaza Pelangi
      201 16 EVERY fortnight, Madam Falzah binti Muhammad and her family make a trip from their Jurong home to the Plaza Pelangi m Johor Bars. The shopping is worth It, said the 24-year-old secretary. And what about the notorious Causeway jamsf Her reply: "We are
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    • Article
      Shell, Mobil, Caltex and BP cut petrol and diesel prices
      211 16 THE oil companies brought some cheer to motorists this Christmas, with four of them announcing pump price reductions of between 0.7 cents and 1.1 cents for petrol, and 2.9 cents for diesel. Shell, Mobil, and Caltex said their price reductions
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      Man jailed for helping in theft of hard disks
      162 16 A FORMER warehouse clerk was yesterday jailed eight months for helping two men to steal $1.3 million worth of hard disks. Mohamed Said Mohamed, 33, now unemployed, admitted helping Chua Chong Kiat and Ho Keat Kheng steal about 4,000 Maxtor hard
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    • Article
      Sharity box idea for other festivals?
      483 17 Sharity box idea for other festivals? AROUND YOUR PLACE A $1.4 million hongbao for charity could be raised if young i people gave $2 or more from their red packets to charity during the Lunar New Year. Dr Tay Eng Soon, Senior Minister of State for Education, suggested this to
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      Splish Splash!
      244 17 THE non-stop heavy rains over the weekend caused floods at Adam Road and Leonie Road yesterday, leading to a traffic jam during the morning rush hours. The flood waters, which reached up to a person's calves at one point, subsided only after lunch. The police said that heavy
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      American award for S'pore photographer
      311 17 CHUA Swee Ping, 44, works m a school science laboratory, but after office hours, he enters a small room adjoining the laboratory and works some more creating beautiful pictures. The room, which he uses for preparing chemicals for the students, also serves as a makeshift
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    • Article
      New office for Hougang Town Council
      169 17 OPPOSITION ward Hougang will move its town council office to new premises at Block 701, Hougang Aye 2, from Jan 2, formally severing its ties with PAP-held Paya Lebar and Punggol constituencies. From that day, Hougang residents will have to pay their conservancy fees
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      'See, hear, touch and do' health fair in April
      246 17 A $3.5 million national health fair, which is among the recommendations of a high-lev-el health review committee, will be held between April 18 and May 4 next year. Mr Yeo Cheow Tong, Minister for Health and Community Development, said National Health
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      34 14 |P SlA's cut-out girls through the years 1d 1 1989 1987 1986 1983 1981 1979 1976 Urn Suet Kwee Poon Mun Sum Melissa Tan Serene Yong Sandra Cheong Josephine Oh AngelineSoh Urn Bee Bee
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      81 17 With POSBanker it's easy to put your finger on our services. Bl stand m a queue when you can conduct your banking transactions at the POSBanker, our interactive terminal. Be it transferring funds, checking account balances, ordering cheque books, transferring current account domicile branch, terminating Giro standing orders and checking
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  • The Straits Times
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      Your money or your life?
      699 18 The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) deserves high praise for its good work m getting the retail 4>rice of Cyclosporin lowered. Cyclosporin is a 'wonder drug which helps transplant patients fight organ rejection, the greatest single obstacle to the success of any transplant. Kidney transplant patients
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  • COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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      Punchlines
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      King's backing takes sting out of Thai anti-Constitution protests
      1087 18  -  Tan Lian Choo By Bangkok Correspondent "Corruption is almost a structural Imperative for elected governments In Thailand. Each political party needs a 'little army' to run Its party machinery. So politicians, In amassing wealth for the party, actually believe they are
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    • Article
      What Russia's big bang needs to succeed
      1052 18 The Economist THE new commonwealth of Russia, Ukraine and Byelorussia has linked the future of the former Soviet Union even more closely than before to the economic reforms planned by Mr Boris Yeltsin, Russia's president. The three founder members (and any others that
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      Lavish spending on dream factory puts Sony executives in state of high anxiety
      1796 19  -  Alan Friedman By Financial rimes Sony's Hollywood venture is clearly an important test case, of both Japanese investment and of the much-vaunted synergies between consumer electronics and the movie business. HOLLYWOOD may be m recession, but you
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      Rapid political changes keep map-makers busy
      1030 19  -  Peter Millar By The Times LONDON There is nothing so political as a map, whichever way you look at it. Prom earliest days those school atlases, with their bold primaries and pastel shading, colour our vision of the world. It used to be primarily
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      158 18 In Europe, it is a tradition to hand down furniture pieces from generation to generation. Because furniture of bygone days are produced by master craftsmen using high quality materials, each piece of furniture is an eternal art. One you'll never ger tired of. And because they are so precious, they
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      365 19 Festive Highlights TIVOU COFFEE HOUSE FRAGRANT HILL RESTAURANT Festive Buffet Lunch Christmas Eve Special Set Dinner 16 December 1991-2 January 1992 12 pm to 2.30 pm 6.30 pm to 10 JO pm daily £1 Includes Carvcry Choice of 9-course ($450) or 8-course ($380) J2L. $18.00 adult $12.00 child special set
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  • FORUM
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      No stoking was intended, only constructive criticism
      1269 20 First part of letter was accolade to PAP leaders; brickbats only came later ST, Dec 11. People, not politicians, decide if Spore is a Utopia Again, I think a system that needs prompting and intervention by MPs m matters of life and death
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      Appalling lack of care taken to protect children in cars
      235 20 SINGAPOREANS have always prided themselves on being practical and safety conscious m their approach to the many dangers of everyday life. It is all the more surprising therefore to note the appalling lack of care taken by parents m cars
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      Workers should not smoke at worksites
      198 20 A CIGARETTE wedded to the lips of a worker is a common sight at any worksite, and this m the course of works m progress. It would be interesting to know whether prevailing statistics can reveal how much the inveterate smoker has contributed towards
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        No evidence of abuse of B2,Cbeds
        96 20 I REFER to the letter "C and B2 beds should be for the poor only" (ST, Dec 20). Our studies show little evidence of abuse of B2 and C beds by higher income groups. The utilisation of Class C wards remains low, and are
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      47 20 j^^^JL^ m'^^^L stars S MMBS tfi^Hß parties? Man Of The Year Max Foo and actress Aileen Tan reveal their weaknesses Wl^^^r or certain colours, certain styles. A k^^^^^j liii hi today's paper. Ht?SPM! NEW, rs^Tsri^fl I NEWS/ l«iilJ«i&JI I NEWSY V V From lunch-time. Monday to Saturday.
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  • Article
    Impressive Fandi wants to play in Japan
    498 21  -  Peter Khoo SOCCER by the league to go into full swing." Brazilian World Cup stars Renato and Everton have extended their contracts to play for Nissan next season and England captain Lineker has signed for Toyota FC for 1993. Zico will Join Sumitomo
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  • Article
    FACT FILE
    199 21 r»rmed: 1974. H«me grmuMh Jalan Besar Stadium. Maaager: Robert Tan. Cwch: P.N. Sivaji. SpMMn: Singapore Press Holdings ($140,000), Adidas (160,000). Premier League recant 1W8: Seventh. lM: Fourth. 1IM: Third. 1M1: Second, Pools Cup winner. ■Catows: White shirts, shorts and stockings (home). Red shirts, shorts and stockings (away). Squad
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    We will win two titles'
    593 21 Manager says Tiong Bahru can bag League, President's Cup TIONG BAHRU will win both the Premier League and President's Cup soccer competitions and, perhaps, the Pools' Cup as well. The bold prediction came from Tiong Bah- ru manager Robert Tan, who said his club will
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    Lock icon Rafi has the makings of another Fandi
    367 21 FOCUS Rafi Ali POOLS CUP holder Tiong Bahru CSC boasts several reputed footballers such as internationals David Lee, T. Pathmanathan, Saaid Sukor and Czech brothers Martin and Michael Vana. But keep an eye on teenage midfielder Rafi Ali, one of three youngsters chosen
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    MANAGER: ROBERT TAN
    139 21 Tan, 48 and personnel manager of Crown Prince Hotel, is experienced m soccer management. He has been involved since 1971 when he made his debut as manager of Geylang International. He joined Tiong Bahru CSC last season. Before that, he was manager of Toa Payoh United and
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    COACH: P.N. SIVAJI
    137 21 Sivaji, 40 and an insurance agent, has been involved m soccer since 1970, both as a player and coach. He represented Singapore Selection m 1970 and was a sturdy defender for Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association His first coaching appointment was m 1977 when he took charge
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    TIMESPORT'S RATING OF BAHARU
    84 21 One tor the album: Front row (left to right): Abdul Latiff, Salim Mom, crt Tan (manager) Kamarulzaman Zainal, Johari Husin, Rafi All. T. Pathmanathan, Abdullah Noor, D. Devaraj, Suhaimi Mlswri, Hah mat Row: Karim Ghanl (trainer), A.R.J. Maran, David Lee, Effendy Sabtu, Abdul Karlm Othman, Sadlkin
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    SICC welcomes appointments of Ek Tieng and Eng Liang
    693 21  -  Tay Cheng Khoon GOLF By THE appointments of Mr Lee Ek Tieng and Dr Tan Eng Liang as chairman and president respectively of the Singapore Island Country Club have been generally welcomed by members. The two were among a team of
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    Ocampo sacked for continuing attacks on Chua
    321 21 BODYBUILDING THE International Federation of Bodybuilders has expelled errant Filipino official Pablo Ocampo for bringing dishonour to the sport. Ocampo, who accused Singapore's bodybuilding supremo Paul Chua of "fixing" the results of the South-east Asia Games earlier this month, was booted out for
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      58 21 Til Til Results of Draw No. N^j2>/ Mon, 23-12-91 QrouplPrize 1 1 20 23 $435,624 37 39 41 Group II Prize AHH N $210,785 I "a* If there is more than one winner m either Group I mmhm or Group 11, the prize wW be shared equally by alt winners
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    Lock icon Couples makes it a one-man race
    721 22 Couples makes it a one-man race Final round of the $4.1 million Johnnie Walker World Championship of Golf m Montego Bay, Jamaica jred shoots tournament-low 66 to win by four I IvU)NTEGO BAY (Jamaica) any chance of a dramatic final-round showdcfcvn among the game's biggast names, Fred Couples shpt out
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    Lock icon Gunthardt takes over Ss Graf's new coach
    341 22 TENNIS BONN Steffi Graf announced on Sunday that she had a new coach Swiss Heinz Gunthardt and will start training with him m Australia shortly after Christmas, m preparation for her keenly-awaited doubles with fellow German Boris Becker. Said world No. 2 Graf:
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  • Article
    FINAL SCORES
    195 22 281 Fred Couples (US) 71 72 72 66 28f Bernhard Langer (Ger) 67 77 70 71 284 Paul Azinger (US) 69 72 73 72 281 Craig Parry (Australia) 68 77 71 71, Greg Norman (Australia) 68 76 73 70 28f Seve Ballesteros (Spain) 70 75 73 71, Tom
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    Promising year for Malaysia and Rashid
    692 22 BADMINTON: Asian Cup review JAKARTA Malaysian badminton ended the year on a high note with Rashid Sidek and doubles pair Cheah Soon Kit and Soo Beng Kiang victorious m the Asian Cup Championships, which ended here on Sunday. The two unexpected victories Rashid rarely
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    SCORES AND STATISTICS
    570 22 AMERICAN FOOTBALL Easwj Ivy BotH la TWbr*: US Ivy Leaguers 24 Japanese College All-Stars 0. ATHLETICS IAAF w«M tr— t— aUj eaalleafe la Mai, Beltfim M«a's (9,250m): 1 Ondoro Osoro (Ken) 28min 15sec t Simon Karori (Ken) 28:28 3 Dominic Klrui (Ken) 28:36. Qnmi Prix ■fMatlafi: 1
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    Lock icon Allegre kicks Jets into AFC play-offs
    338 22 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NEW YORK Raul Allegro kicked the New York Jets into the National Football League play-offs on Sunday, with a game-tying field goal as time ran out and another one m overtime to beat the Miami Dolphins 23-20. Allegre, signed last week after
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  • SPORT IN SHORT
    • Article
      China wins two more gold medals
      71 22 China added two more gold medals while South and North Korea took home one each on the second day of the Asian weightlifting championships m Kamisu, Japan, on Sunday. The Chinese squad, which grabbed three titles on the opening day on Saturday, made it
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      New rugby rules on trial
      60 22 Several new rugby union rules will be tried out m next*_: season's South Pacific cham- pionship series m an attempt to make the game more attractive. The most significant of the** changes will be that tries will.:: be worth five points instead of four and
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    • Article
      Los Angeles loses again
      84 22 Tim Perry scored 22 points!.: and reserve Negele Knight added 17 of his season-high 19 I points m the second half as the Phoenix Suns beat the Los*. Angeles Lakers m Phoenix for its 11th win m 12 games. The defeat gave the Lakers three losses
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      Canizales keeps title
      54 22 Orlando Canizales used left* jabs and hooks on Saturday night to stop Ray Minus Jr. at 1:45 of the 11th round m Laredo, Texas, and retain his International Boxing Federation bantamweight title. The win improved Canizales record to 30-1-1 with 24 knock- I outs. Minus is 36-7-1
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      Berbizier s in comeback
      79 22 Pierre Berbizier made a spectacular comeback to the French rugby union scene on Saturday when he was ap- pointed as trainer of the na- tional team. The former captain and scrumhalf, who was contro- versiall y axed from the World I Cup squad, succeeds the ill-fated
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      Weber wins rally prologue
      53 22 Germany's Erwin Weber, driving a Mitsubishi Pajero, won the four-kilometre pro- logue to the Paris-Cape Town I Rally m Rouen on Sunday. Finland's Ari Vatanen, fa- vourite to win the 25-day, 12,472 km haul m his Citroen ZX, came second m the shakedown test to decide
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      Greens try to stop start
      57 22 A dozen militant Greens chai- ned themselves across a road B leading to the start of the first f Paris-Cape Town rally on I Sunday and delayed the start. Gendarmes set up a devia- tion around the protest to en- able competitors to reach the
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      Kenyans in race sweep
      50 22 Ondoro Osoro led a Kenyan S sweep of the first four places m a Grand Prix cross-country Z m Mol, Belgium, on Sunday. Osoro, overall winner of last year's inaugural series, led virtually throughout. He finished 100 metres clear of world championship bronze medalist Simon Karori.
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      Nepal holds Sri Lanka
      50 22 Nepal came from behind to hold Sri Lanka to a 2-2 draw m the opening match of the football tournament m the fifth South Asian Federation Games which started m Colombo on Sunday. In the day's other match, India held archrival Pakistan to a goalless draw.
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      Packers fires coach
      56 22 Lindy Infante was fired as head coach of the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, the day after his team ended the regular season by beating the Minnesota Vikings 27-7. Infante, who spent four years at Green Bay, became the third head coach m the National Football League
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  • OBITUARIES
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      309 23 850 Deaths 850 Deaths MR SEOW CHONG CHIN AGE 66 Called horn« to be with the Lord on H 23 Dec 1991, Leaving behind loved ones. Wife Madam Neo Hum Cheow I Sons* Daoohl»r»-ln-lawi H KhengChee Chin Su Bee KhengNann Chua Siew Kee KhengHee Quek Chor Siang IKheng Hong Teo
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      950 Deaths 850 Deaths
      381 23 950 Deaths 850 Deaths LIM SER PUAN AGE: 71 patted away peacefully on 23rd December 1991. Sadly mitsed by Wife: Tan Peck Choo Brother: Lim Ser Hui Sitter-in law. Chua Slew Eng Sont: Daughtert-in-law: Lim Kay Joo Lee Soon Mvi Lim Kay Up Yeo Hul Oek Lim Kay Chew Tan
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      951 Acknowledgements
      199 23 The family of the lato YEO BENQ CHUAN Departed: 19th Dec. 1991 wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Pastor Tan Chin Khoon, Bukit Arang Gospel Hall, relatives, friends, colleagues for their kind condolence, wreaths, assistance, attendance and donations during their recent bereavement. The family ol
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      852 Condolences 952 Condolences 952 Condolences
      89 23 852 Condolences 952 Condolences 952 Condolences With Deepest Sympathies Condolences to WM Mr. Koh Kah Yeok of Wardley Limited WM A The Family Of The Late II MRS. KOH TIAN HOCK II (Mdm CHIA SUAN KEE) ■I on the demise of their mother II II From II II Tamara Group
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      851 Acknowledgements 851 Acknowledgements
      104 23 851 Acknowledgements 851 Acknowledgements Th« Family Of The Late LAN RANDAL FRUGTNIET Departed 18.12.91 wishes to thank all relatives, friends and well-wish-ers for their kind assistance, condolences, wreath, donations, prayers, support and attendance during their recent bereavement. The Family Of Ttw Late Th* Family Of Th« Late SAE-GAW PRECHA pMiU
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      853 In Memoriam
      106 23 MAKKAL THILAGAM DR. M.G.R. Departed: 24 Dec. '87 In the world there is only one sun. In cinema world there Is also only one sun. That is our beloved MAKKAL TMLAOAM DR. M.G. RAMACHANDRAN From: PILLAI BROTHERS LIM YIN CAROL OMfUd: Dec. 84. IMO Peacefully sleeping, resting
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      853 In Memoriam 853 In Memoriam
      286 23 853 In Memoriam 853 In Memoriam In Ever Loving Memory of MDM SEAH GEK CHOO Departed 24/12/1988 The depths of sorrow we cannot Ml. Of the toss of one we love so well. And white she sleeps a peaceful steep Her memory we shall always keep. Sadly missed by sons,
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      854 Requiems
      76 23 m Loving Memory of MAKKAL THILAGAM 1 DR. M.Q. RAMACH ANDRAN Born: 1917 DM I*l7 Neither gold or even the worW can erase MO R from our soul Atwy fin»mbfd by Selvam (MORI A Manlam (M.0.R.) Johart (M.0.R.) R Raja Kalal A. Kalalvanan Anbalagl A. Elanselyan (India) Ravlndran
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      55 23 ANNOUNCEMENT Acceptance deadline for obtituaries for 25 December is spm today. There's no publication of The Straits Times on 26 December. HUBS HOUSE 390 Kirn Seng Road Mon-Fri: 9am-spm. Sat 9am- lpm TIMES THE BOOKSHOP /ifv, 102-106 Lucky PUza. Orchard Road A^«k Mon-Frtloam-12noon. lpm-5.30pm y^Of #03-01 OUB Centre. Raffles Place
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  • SPORTS/RACING
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      Lock icon Leeds blows big chance
      434 24 SOCCER English League LONDON Leeds United blew its chance of returning to the top of the English First Division when it played out a goalless draw away to Nottingham Forest on Sunday. That leaves it level on points with leaders Manchester United but from two games
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      Lock icon Real's lead cut to six points
      258 24 EUROPEAN LEAGUES MADRID Real Madrid's lead m the Spanish League was narrowed to six points after it drew 0-0 at home to Oviedo on Sunday, while challenger Atletico Madrid and Barcelona both won. Atletico triumphed 1-0 at Sporting Gijon and Barcelona beat visiting Cadiz
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      Lock icon Papin nets the 36th Golden Ball
      180 24 PARIS Jean-Pierre Papin, whose fans love him as much for his unpretentious life style as his goal-scoring exploits, was awarded the 36th Golden Ball as European Footballer of the Year on Sunday. The Marseille striker easily beat the other three finalists German skipper Lothar
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      THE WINNERS
      215 24 IMC Stanley Matthews (Eng, Blackpool). IWI Alfredo di Stefano (Spn. Real Madrid) IMS Raymond Kopa (Fra, Real Madrid) lfSf Alfredo di Stefano (Spn, Real Madrid) lMt Luis Suarez (Spn, Barcelona) ltfl Omar Sivori (Ita, Juventus Turin) IMB Josef Masopust (Cze, Dukla Prague) IMS Lew Jaschin (SU, Dynamo Moskow)
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
      • Article
        600 players may lose jobs
        84 24 England's Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported that there are growing fears that the biting recession could sec about a quarter of the 2,500 footballers employed by 93 Football League clubs given a free transfer at the end of the season. At the end of last season
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        Higuita quite Valladolid
        64 24 Colombia's colourful World Cup goalkeeper Rene Higuita, famous for his forays into midfield, said on Sunday he was leaving Real Valladolid because he had not adjusted to Spanish soccer. "I'm going because I haven't performed as well as many people were expecting, myself included," the longhaired Higuita
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        Hateley gets new deal
        64 24 Mark Hateley has signed a new three-year contract with Scottish champion Ranger which will keep the striker m Scotland for the rest of his playing career. Club owner David Murray said: "We are delighted. He's joined Richard Gough, Ally McCoist and Gary Stevens and others on
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        Argentine gets award
        50 24 Argentine midfielder Nestor Gorosito, who plays for First Division FC Tyrol and has scored 24 goals this season, has been named Austrian soccer player of the year. He is the first non- Austrian to receive the award, voted on by managers of the 12 First Division clubs.
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        Malta picks up point
        80 24 Soccer minnow Malta picked up only its second point as it held Greece 1-1 at home m its final European championship group six qualifier on Sunday. The Maltese, who finished bottom of the group won by European champion Holland, were on course for a rare win
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      WORLD SOCCER ROUND-UP
      1120 24 KUROPKAN CHAMPIONSHIP LMt Op I qualifier: Malta 1 Greece 1. ARGENTINE DIV ONE Final rd: Talleres Cordoba 0 Boca Juniors 1, Kstudiantes de la Plata 0 San Lorenzo de Almagro 2, Indepemliente 1 Argentinos Juniors 1, Newell's Old Boys 0 Platense 0, River Plate 5 Quilmes 1,
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      SATURDAY'S PENANG RACING
      472 24 Class I Mv 1 l,4tSm Ratings: 142 115: Happy Venture 59 Royal Yarn 59 Down Storm 54.5 Tres Bien V 54.5 Captain Atom 53.5 True Ally 53.5 Chok Dee 53 Banshee 52 Bestplan 52 Hosim 51.5 Quicksilver 111 51.5 Northstar Command 50 Saugatuck 49.5 Golden Mile m
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      SUNDAYS PENANG RACING
      482 24 G.vern.r's (iold Cap Cl 2,2ttm BatIngs: 141-111: Starman 57 The Suntan 56 Tuan Kiat 53.5 Mai Of Honour V 53 Classic Award 52.5 Red Sin 52.5 Smile For Me II 52 Golden Kiwi 52 Rendezvous 111 49.5 Zaman Baru 48.5 World Court 47.5 Captain Planet 47.5 Alotofmusic
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  • MONEY
    • OVERSEAS MARKETS ROUND-UP
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        Lock icon Buying of quality stocks lifts Malaysian shares
        222 25 QUALITY stocks attracted light buying support m an otherwise quiet Kuala Lumpur market to lead share prices here to a higher close yesterday. The New Straits Times Industrial Ordinary Share Index rose 20.96 points to 3,302.75. The KLSE Composite Index at the close
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        Lock icon HONGKONG
        165 25 STOCKS finished mixed m slow trading yesterday, as early gains on hopes of an interest rate cut were erased m a bout of afternoon selling. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index closed up 3.51 points to 4,146.12, after hitting the day's high of around 4,168. Turnover fell to HK5946.5 million
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        Lock icon SYDNEY
        337 25 TRADING slowed and prices closed lower on the Australian share market yesterday as investor interest waned ahead of the Christmas holiday break. "It was lacklustre and very quiet indeed," a Prudential Bache Securities broker said. "Everyone is sitting back and m the holiday mood." The All-Ordinaries Index closed 5
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        TOKYO
        11 25 THE Tokyo market was closed yesterday for a national holiday.
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      3038 25 TRANSACTION DATE: DECEMBER 23, 1991 IMI Tel Laat Vol Day Net High Low Cod* Company Sal* (000) High Low P/E INDUSTRIALS 245 165 7003 AISB 50c 193 3 143 195 190 17.2 560 310 7004 ASM 504 366 6 89 366 362 19.3 600 280 7000 Acidchem 520
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        British pound
        27 25 Open Kfh Low Sett E»t Vol Mar 92 ***** ***** ***** ***** 5 •Jw ***** S«p ***** Op«R M (Fri): 13. Act <M (Frf): NL
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        Deutschemark
        34 25 (US MM/Orvtvhemirk) Open rtjh Low Sett Est Vol Mar 92 ***** ***** ***** ***** 160 km ***** ***** ***** ***** 7 kp ***** Ok ***** Open M (Fri): 239. Met VoJ (Fri): 130
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        Eurodollar — 3-month deposit
        114 25 Eurodollar 3-month deposit (100 implied interest rjle) Open Kfh Lew Sett Est Voi Mir 92 95 89 95 92 95 89 95 90 4000 kmt 9577 9578 95.75 95.76 1800 Uffi 9549 9551 9549 95.50 700 Dm 95.01 9501 9499 9500 206 Mar 93 94 74 94/6 94.73 94.73 270
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        Euromark — 3-month deposit
        42 25 Euromark 3-month deposit Open Mfh Low Sett Est Yd Mar 92 90 53 90 548 90 50A 90 49 100 fcm 9081 sn* 9U5 Dec 9129 H« 93 9148 9161 S«P» 91.75 Ok 9176 Optn M (Fri): 665 Act Vot (Fri): 515.
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        Euroyen — 3-month deposit
        51 25 Euroyen 3-month deposit Open Hi t h Low Sett Est Vol M*92 94 60 94 60 94.55 94.55 1025 94 98 94 98 94 95 94 95 625 S«P» ***** 9508 Dm ***** 95.00 93 94 768 9480 9457 S«P* 9438 393 94.27 Open mt (Fri). ***** Act Vol (Fri):
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        Gold
        23 25 Open High Low Sett Est Voi f*« *****6 ***** V 363 20 ***** 369 70 ***** Op*!* (frOFow Act M (fn) M
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        Japanese yen
        41 25 Opt* M (Fri): 5341. Act Vot (Fri) 721 Open High Low Sett Est Voi lUr»2 000/876 000/8 M 0 00 /805A 0 00/816 45 0 00/789 ooo?7/? 2" 000/781 0 00/758 Op« M (Frt): »3 Act M <M): 2J.
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        Nikkei Stock Average
        29 25 Open kit (Fri): Ck»ed Act VeJ (Fri): Closed. Open High Low Sett Est Vol Spot Closed Mar 92 Closed km Closed Up Closed Dm 91 Closed
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        Dubai Crude Oil
        20 25 Open Htyt Low Sett Est Voi F* 1435 1425 Open M (Fri) M. Act \M (Fri) M.
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        Gas Oil
        33 25 Simej Indti Price (20/12/91) 25.12. Open Htyi Low Sett Est Voi Jan 92 24 70 F* 2450A 2450 24.30 Jf 2407 23.84 2384 Open M (Fii): 67. Act Vol (Fri): W
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        Fuel Oil
        52 25 Smti Mti Met (20/12/91) 70.70. Open Mfh Low Sett Est Voi Jan 92 68 50 6900 68 50 68 80 454 F«n 69.50 6950 6850 6900 573 M» 6950 6950 6780 69.00 200 V 69 50 69 50 67 50 69 20 110 May 6900 6900 6900A 6920
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        Eurodollar Options
        43 25 Mar 92 cab Mar 92 puts W|h low Sett h low Sett 92/5 3148 315 9300 2898 290 9350 ?398 240 M/ 5 C 9400 1898 190 r 9450 1398 140 l 9475 II4R U5 9500 908 91 9525 678 67
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    • AROUDN MALAYSIAN COMPANIES
      • Article
        South Johor profit falls
        85 25 SOUTH JOHOR Amalgamated Holdings has announced a 48-per cent drop m group pre-tax profit to M 51.014 million (S$610,000) for the six months ended Sept 30. Turnover dropped by 2 per cent to M 515.61 million. The company said the results were affected by increasing costs
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        Lion Land 'less vulnerable'
        90 25 LION LAND Bhd (LLB), the former Supreme Corporation Bhd, expects to be less vulnerable to economic changes. The outlook was based on its gearing of 0.42 times as at June 30, 1991 which was much lower than previously. It is involved m property and real estate
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        Tanjong good at M$5.50
        93 25 TANJONG PLC, the former tin mining company to be requoted on both the KLSE and London Stock Exchange today has been given a strong "buy at below M 55.50 recommendation" by TA Securities Sdn Bhd. The stockbroker said reductions m betting duty and royalty would result
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        KUBB's plan for ATMs
        63 25 KEWANGAN USAHA Bersatu Berhad, the wholly-owned finance arm of Idris Hydraulic (Malaysia) Bhd, plans to equip all its 18 branches with automated teller machines inthree years' time. Idris Hydraulic chairman Tengku Ahmad Rithaudeen Tengku Ismail said that the finance company has spent Msl.4 million on ATM
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    • COMMODITIES
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        Rubber
        23 25 Closing prices (cents/kilo) Singapore 1 25 50 cents January down 0 50 cent Malaysia 21 2 00 cents January down 1.00 cent
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        Palm oil
        36 25 Crude palm oil (MS/tonne) Dec 920 (south) Refined palm oil (USS/tonm) RBO Pjfcn Oi lan/Feb/Mar 350 (seller) RBO Olein Jan/Feb/Mar 3/0 (seller) RBO Stearin Jan/feb/Mar 292 50 (seller) Crude stearin Neutralised unquoted palm oil
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        Crude & Product Prices
        91 25 Crude Product Prices CRUDE/PRODUCT MONTH* CHANGE PRICE (US$)« BRENT BLEND Feb 050 045 17 35 —17 45 WEST TEXAS Intermediate Feb 059 063 18 46 18 5? DUBAI FATEH Feb 035 0.35 14.30 14 40 TAPIS BLEND Jan 020 020 21 30 21 50 MMAS lan 0 10 0 10
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        Tin
        12 25 Closing prkM (MS/kilo) Xl Tin 14.73 +0.040 turnover 55 19 tonnes)
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        Aluminium
        22 25 (Official closing quotation, USJ/MT) Fri Mm Cash 1103-1103 5 1109.5 1110 3 Months 1127 ***** 1132 1132.5 Settlement 1103 5 1110
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        Copper Grade A
        28 25 (Oflicitf doting quotation, GBP/MT) Fri Mm Cash 1180 1181 1148 -1149 3 Months 1206 ***** 1175 ***** Settlement 1181 1149 Source Outokumpu (SEA.) Pte Ltd
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        Silver
        22 25 Closing prices (USS/troy 01) Fri Mon Singapore 383 -384 387 388 Thurs Fri New York 385 386 386 387 Source Rothschild
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      HONGKONG
      514 25 Monday Ow«fflb« 23 HK$ Jardine Math 37.75 +0.50 Jardine War 92 12.70 uncl> Amoy Properties 5.30 -0.05 JSH 17 50 -0 50 Allied Overseas 0.87 unch Kader lnd 060 unch Asia Sec Infl 1.11 -0.01 kMBuT 780 -KMO Al -0«2 -0 01 Kumaol HK 6.75 +0 OS rlt I.K
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      TOKYO
      11 25 The Tokyo market was closed yesterday for a national holiday.
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      BANK RATES
      329 25 OCBC OUB (JOB DBS TLB POM KB DEPOSIT RATES Savings VA 3% 3 3 /4 3 3^4 4 3 Fixed deposit 1 month 3V4 4V« 4V« 3V« 4% 4 3 months 3V 4 4V« 4V« 3V« 4^4 4 6 months 4 5 5 4 5 4 12 months
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      HIGH & ROW
      43 26 HIGH ROW Straits Times Industrials 1991 High 1565.58 (3/6/91) 1991 Low 1149.08 (16/1/91) All-time High 1607.12 (27/3/90) All time Low 64.83 (29/6/65) Business Tines Composite 1991 High 1333.08 (3/6/91) 1991 Low 1022.52 (16/1/91) All time High 1435.43 (16/7/90) All time Low 64.83 (29/6/65)
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      MOST ACTIVE
      35 26 City Dcv 50C 1.348,000 Parkway H 500 1,248,000 UIC 1,225,000 City Dcv Wt 989,000 Nat Steel 50C 674,000 Keppel Corpn 585,000 SCS 25C 581,000 S Steamship 50C 574,000 DBS Foreign 569,000 NOl 555,000
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      TURNOVER (CASH)
      33 26 Sector Volume Value Industrials 342,000 781,145 Finance 341,000 1.127 m Hotels 10,000 15,340 Properties 256,000 321,695 Loan Stocks 154,000 91,285 Plantations 51,000 56,640 Mining 5,000 7,080 Total 1.159 m 2.400 m
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      TURNOVER (READY)
      61 26 Total Market Mm Fri Industrials 10.881 m 9 509 m Finance 2.726 m 2.001 m Hotels 7%,000 557,000 Properties 4.620 m 2.015 m Loans Stocks 3 488 m 2.566 m Plantations 426,000 125 000 Mining 1,000 17.000 Total volume 22.931 m 16.790 m Total value m S$ 64.230
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    • SES MAIN BOARD
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        INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL
        1703 26 INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 1 Tel Curr Last Vol Day L».t Quota Div Net Lmm Cede Cempeny Traded Sal* +or- 000 High Low Buy«f Seller P/E 28 5 162 1000 Acma 210 -2 28 211 209 209 211 10.0N 13 9 258 180 a 1 142 Alex Hldgs 50« 210 60 913
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        FINANCE
        370 26 1351 ABN Amro5fl(10) 580 1326 BMT $10 (100) 2800 150 0 9 1 2™ 2£?' l?£ 1140 unch 7 1140 H«0 15.7 192 1470 967 t 1350 DBS Foreign 1140 -30 569 1170 1140 1140 1150 t 1303 FAI In* 10« 650 160> 1 17 1 30' Focal Finance
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        HOTELS
        217 26 298, 180 1410 ANA Hotels 193 189 202 128 76 1400 Alliance Tech 79 79 90 71.8 240 171 1401 Apollo 180 unch 4 180 180 177 195 360 1850" 1500 1403 Goodwood Park 1760 cd 1600 80.0 35.8 219.' 141* t 1404 Grand Central 188 -1-1 5 188
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        PROPERTIES
        251 26 620 490 1701 B Sembawang 550 -15 5 565 550 550 565 20 0 311 '05 57 1719 Bonvests 50« 63v* -V* 30 64 63^ 63** 64 700 MO 1703 C Propartto 700 +S 1 700 700 600 750 40 0 26 7 250 187 1734 Centrepoml 50« 212
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      Interest rate cut sparks trading in property stocks
      541 26  -  Steven Pak By THE reduction m prime lending rates by two Big Four banks, DBS and OCBC, helped perk up trading activity on the otherwise extremely lethargic Singapore stock market yesterday. "If not for the interest rate cuts, Christmas would have begun
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      PLANTATION
      34 26 MjlT 1 I—. /.l!L CMrr l m% VOt Da L^IQuoU 'wC NCI H»Bh Low Cod. Company TrxM M +or- -000 High Low Buyr Soltor P/E 1628 inch Kon 10p 750 700 26 2
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      BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
      867 26 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS High Low Cod* Company Trad** Utm +or- -000 High Low Buy.r Setter 25 12 1521 Burwill WI2OOOO HK 12* 7 32 291 78 1565 C4C Wt 253 unch 6 254 253 253 257 88 75 1546 Causeway Loan 83 +1 7 83 82 81 105 7 2
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      SESDAQ
      279 26 M shares quoted have a par value of $1 unless otherwise specified. Adjusted for scrfi/rifhts. N Tai exempted dMdend. P/E rates reflect the last annual coraoidated results. P/E ratios and r«s yields of foreign shares are adjusted for currency differences Trustee stocks under CPf Approved Investments Scheme, s: scrUtu
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    • CLOB INTERNATIONAL
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        MALAYSIAN STOCKS
        1678 26 155 107 t 1139A****** 115 cd 12 0 17 2 86* 52 t 1301 AMOB 50c 53* +V* 20 53* S3 53 53* 35 2 1 4 78 49* 1740 AMFP 54 54 105 2 8 27 0 174 54* 1001 Alcom 145 130 180 330 360 198
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        PHILIPPINE STOCK
        7 26 1241 Keppel PMI 500 US
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        EUROPEAN STOCK
        16 26 88 67 1292 GIL US$O 10 US 67 -w 70 69 67 66". 68
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        HONGKONG STOCKS
        91 26 67 38 1418 COL 25e (2000) HK 56 50 58 720 720 1246 Cathay Pac 20« HK 720 210 0 6.9 1780 1780 1739 Cheung Kong 5O« HK 1780 96.0 120 1240 HK Tel 5O« 400 HK 580 66 0 12 8 1356 HSBC HK$lO 400 HK 1490
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        UNIT TRUSTS
        316 26 Manager's prices for OUB Investment Mgt MARA Bumiputra December 24 Union Global Fund 0 74-0 78*1. First Bputra 1.51-159 Singapore Unit Trust Umon s 'P°' c Fund 089—093 second Bputra is/ i es Ih. rnmmprw 170 17% Un on Invest Fund 103-108 Third Bputra 515-5.25 Z Llgs Fund
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      MARKET SUMMARY
      162 27 Volume: 22.94 m units (4- 6.15 m) Value: $64.23 m $14.38 m) Indices Dec 20 Dec 23 ST Industrials 1426.83 1430.61 ST Finance 2424.84 2425.07 ST Hotels 1028.94 1040.08 ST Properties 714.88 715.31 BT Composite 1200.46 1206.48 BfMGA 699.99 702.47 BT 08/ OS -66 -10 BT CADI -*****
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      INTEREST RATES
      104 27 PRIME RATE Average Prime Lending Rate: 714% Average of Singapore's Big Four Local Banks ASIAN CURRENCY UNIT Contract dmtm: 23/12/91 CWtWCY IMTN 3MIH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 NTH CALL VWUE DATE US* 3* 3V. 3'/. IM 3'/, 27/12/91 A 6W 6'/. 6 5% 6* 27/12/91 W 6
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      178 27 SPOT RATES DM V S$ HK$ As/US$ £/US$ m Open 1.5307 127 26 1.6380 7.7700 0 7646 ***** Close 1.5272 127.60 1.6330 7.7725 0.7635 1.8617 Source Astley A Pearce COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to on* unit of foreign currency Buying 00 Seine US dollar 1.6272 1.6451 Sterling pound
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      GOLD PRICES
      101 27 SINGAPORE Physical (SI) Fri Mon Mobar 18,844 18.964 18,788—18 908 100 gm 1.890—1.915 1,885-1910 SO gm 947-962 945-960 20 gm 378—389 378-389 sgm 94-103 94-103 1 gm 19—27 19—27 Bullion coins (SS/oz) Spore bullion coin 584- -600 584 -600 Canadian maple leaf 604—610 604—610 Australian nugget 605-611 603—609
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      Lock icon Staff, passengers pledge to revive Aussie airline
      470 27 Staff, passengers pledge to revive Aussie air line Compass' former employees demonstrate m major Australian cities SYDNEY Staff and passengers of upstart Compass Airlines, which went bankrupt last week after battling Australia's two established airlines for a year, have set up a fighting fund and pledged yesterday to make Compass
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      Lock icon Peugeot invited to take part in KL's second car project, say reports
      256 27 KUALA LUMPUR Automobile Peugeot of France has been invited to participate m a project to produce Malaysia's second national car, newspaper reports said yesterday. The project will combine local, Japanese and European technology, with the government offering shares
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      Sembawang Engineering wins another PUB deal
      259 27 SEMBAWANG Engineering Pte Ltd (SEPL) has clinched a second contract worth $61 million from the Public Utilities Board to build six more fuel oil storage tanks at the Pulau Seraya power station. It had won an identical $61--million contract m January last year for
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      3 brokers here take top five spots in magazine's accuracy list
      213 27 THREE stockbrokers m Singapore took the top five spots m Asia Money and Finance's (AMF) list of brokers m the region with the most accurate and reliable economic and market forecasts. Union Bank of Switzerland was rated the best
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      Lock icon Aggressive deal-making raises profile of Lippo group in HK
      559 27 HONGKONG The corporate logo of the Lippo group is the mathematical symbol for infinity, representing, according to the group's glossy brochures, "unending growth". But judging from the Indo-nesian-based conglomerate's recent frenzied expansion m Hongkong, the logo might more appropriately represent unending
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      Lock icon Renong refuses to explain highway's huge cost overruns
      398 27 KUALA LUMPUR Renong Bhd, the ultimate owner of Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Bhd (Plus), declined to explain the reason behind cost overruns on the 900-km North-South Highway. Pressed on the matter by reporters after the group's annual general meeting yesterday, a director
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      Lock icon Hard times for S. Korea in 1991, prospects bleak for the new year
      564 27 SEOUL South Korea, touted as an economic miracle throughout the past decade, ran into unaccustomed hard times m 1991, and experts say prospects are equally bleak (or the new year. The year was characterised by sluggish exports,
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      Isetan's interim pre-tax profit falls 46%
      185 27 HIT by slow growth m tourist arrivals and weak luxury goods purchases, retailer Isetan (Singapore) Ltd has reported a 46-per cent plunge m group pre-tax profit to $5.52 million for the six months ended Sept 30. Announcing its results yes-' terday, Isctan said group
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      105 25 Advertisement CORRECTION In our advertisement of November 29 1991, Straits Times, we have omitted listing Graybar P&M International PTE, Ltd. as an authorized Appleton Electric Company distributor. Graybar P&M International PTE, Ltd. has recently been appointed to handle this prestigious line along with Wescot Industries PTE, Ltd. To order Appleton
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      SCOREBOARD
      61 28 MAIN CLOB Up OnUnch Up On Undi Industrial 41 13 24 23 6 15 Finance 3 5 8 7 13 Hotels 3 4 1 2 0 0 Properties 10 3 1 6 3 5 Plantations 0 0 0 5 11 Mining 0 0 0 10 0 BLW 22 8
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      TOP RISES
      41 28 Singmanne 50C 515 +19 OUE 815 4-15 City Dcv 50C 398 +12 Asia Pacific 1060 f 10 CMB Packaging 442 +10 SIA2OO 1290 HO SPH Foreign 1310 +10 Semb Shipyard 805 +10 First Capital 170 +8 Wearnes 320 +6
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      TOP FALLS
      42 28 OCBC Foreign 1050 40 DBS Foreign 1140 30 PMHldgs 241 -23 B Sembawang 550 15 J Cement 271 14 SIA Foreign 2010 10 Shangn la 565 -5 Spore Bus 500 635 -5 UOB Foreign 610 -5 Semb Maritime 394 -4
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      Car dealers brace for an even more bumpy ride in '92
      698 28  -  Doreen Siow Increased competition and spiralling cost of COEs 'bound to lead to a shakeout' By IT HAS been a turbulent year for car distributors, with the road ahead portending to be even bumpier m coming months. So far,
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      Proton Saga maker gets nod for KL bourse listing
      307 28 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's national car manufacturer, Proton (Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd), has been given the green light for its listing on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange main board by the Capital Issues Committee. Proton said m a statement here yesterday that
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      Lock icon Sing$ closes at record high against greenback
      170 28 THE Singapore dollar closed at a record high of 1.6332/42 to the US dollar as the American currency took a battering following last Friday's unexpectedly large one percentage point cut m US interest rates. Two major local banks DBS Bank and OCBC Bank
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      Lock icon Dow Jones
      25 28 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks was up 2.24 points to 2,936.72 after the first hour of trading. AP
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      273 28 MR ONG Wee Hock, a consultant and former Economic Development Board director, has been appointed general manager of CSA Holdings with effect from Jan 1, 1992. The announcement on the appointment by CSA yesterday is the first to be made by
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      207 28 KEPPEL Bank has followed the lead of the two Big Four local banks DBS Bank and OCBC Bank m slashing its prime lending rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. With effect from today, Keppel Bank's prime rate would
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      374 28 DESPITE his status as the largest single shareholder m Pacific Can, Mr Low Hua Kin the one-time owner of a 20-per cent stake m Guthrie GTS has not been m contact with the company he is stalking. Disclosing this yesterday during a press briefing
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      466 28 RECORD profits at Singapore Press Holdings Ltd m the last financial year ended Aug 31, 1991 boosted its bank deposits by a hefty $97.84 million to a total of $302.76 million. Funds under management remained almost unchanged at $115.6 million compared
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      235 28 SINGAPORE'S cost of living, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose by 3.5 per cent m the first 11 months compared with the same period last year. This means that the Trade and Industry Ministry's projection of 3.4 per cent inflation
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        1594 2 Chip flicks Creating life on machine COMPUTER animation involves several steps. First, animators develop a threedimensional model, a sort of blueprint, of an object on the computer screen. That is filled m using colours and textures. Then the object is made to move; or the "camera" is made to move
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        569 3 A mechanical computer designed by a 19th-century English inventor has finally been built. It weighs 3 tonnes and calculates to a higher precision than most of today's electronic calculators. IT WORKS! An automatic calculator designed m 1849 by English inventor and mathematician Charles Babbage but built
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        624 3 Sharon Loh WHILE some Green friends of mine decided not to send Christmas cards this year to save the trees, at least one company here came up with a novel way of not wasting paper while sending out Christmas cheer. The Singapore office of the American telecommunications company,
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        916 4 Warren Beatty is all fired up about his new gangster movie, Bugsy, and the arrival of his first baby. WARREN BEATTY has moved from one of America's most famous fictional detectives m last year's Dick -Tracy, to one of America's most fa--1 mous real-life gangsters m
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        763 4  -  Hannah Pandian Terence Dawson Curtain Call Music MESSIAH By the Singapore Symphony Orchestra Victoria Concert Hall Last Friday RAPED three times by the same man? This is one woman's claim and it causes nothing but trouble for her. Her husband does not believe her and their
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        765 5 Never mind that they have missed their first spring. Some sprightly old people m Taiwan are actively seeking their second. Growing flowers, rearing birds, doing taiqi I tried everything. But with nobody next to me to talk to, it was really hard. Widower Wu Hsien, seen above with
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        884 5 4 If a man has a large nose but we need an actor with a small nose, how can I cut a bit of his nose off? i A Zunxun, make-up artist, on the limitations of her profession AFTER two hours under the skilful hands of
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        702 9 Gamat, a type of sea slug normally found near coral reefs, has medicinal properties, according to Pangkor islanders. THERE is a vast potential m gamat, a type of sea slug that can be found among corals m tropical waters close to islands. Although its medicinal properties have
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      31 3 IF THE SHOE FITS BOY IT! Take a walk through the properties section of The Straits Times Classified for the largest selection of "shoes" for sale or rent. CJK.TS. 737-1166 I
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      529 8 B 2?2H* ■S^TtOPi J LAST OAY BJ 11. I 30. 400. 6 30A9 15PM OPtNS TOMORROW at JADfc I fj FROM THE MAN WHO GAVE YOU COMEDY CLASSICS LIKE -THE f WNKPANTMER" AND W I RnVal I B BBjBJOTJBSSKf^^B^j R B I IPC 1 B/^^^PWHCEnrCHANGI 2 H HURRVI HURRYI LAST
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      567 8 NOW SHOWING: JADE CLASSICS (*****68) 4 SHOWS: 10.45, 2.00, 5.30 ft 8.45 NO FREE LIST Plus TONIGHT MIDNIGHT A lovcr'a itory from SAUL 7.AKNTZ, award wlnnlm creator or "Tli« Cucfcoo'i Neat" tk "Ainmlrui 1 Starring Daniel Dny/.ewi,, 1990 Academy Award Winner for lh< highly acclaimed 'My Foot*, at an epic
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      647 9 S^i? A^A MELAYU (KEDUA) U. Tlga Jala yang dijemur di situ telah dllarlkan MENENGAH 2 olehpeneuri. 12. Ketika menggembala se kambing, Ali ternampak MORFOLOGI seekor harimau. 13. Petani tua itu sedang memikul dua pisang yang 0AHAUIAN A: bam diambil dari kebunnya. ARAHAN: Setiap ayat di bawah ini mengandungi seku- 14.
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      466 9 Teka Kata Siri DK Bahaglan3 INSTRUCTIONS In the space below, there axe groups of letters arranged horizontally and vertically. Write down eight words only on lines provided by using the letters given. The words you give must be related to: MEN1NGGAL DUNIA (dead or passed away) B |1 U I]
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      867 11 SBC 5 3U» PM Opening and Programme Highlights, followed by Pro-Holi-day Matinee Ernest Saves Christmas Santa Cjaus enlists the help of Ernest P. Worrell to find a replacement. The Twelve Gifts (Cartoon animation): A story of how a 2°" goose I 3 l 12 gifts for a lonefy Santa. 5.00
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      4432 1 I B^B^B^B^B^L^B^Ma^aa^B^L! Lv^b^^^^b^b^L^L^b^b^b^L^b^b^bl T^fIBBHBKHBBBBfJBBMSJBMMPgg^i-W^ut jv I g*> A np I I ANNOUNCEMENT CATS will close today at 12 noon, and wiD resume service on 26 December. For Classified ads to be published tomorrow, please call us by 11.00 am today. There's no publication of The Straits Times on jfiv^Sl 26
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      894 3 332 BMW For Sale 7/83 BMW StSi 2-door 5-speed. Power steering/ windows, central lock, full accessories, expensive new s/rlms, accident free. Showroom cond. *****33. ONE PRIVATE OWNER -84 BMW 3201. Manual. Very low mileage. Tel *****57. 1 OWNER ME) 10 BMW 5201 t/auto, full accessories, nice no. ABS, low mileage,
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      884 3 331 Ford For Sato |^t?BuyTSll| I Aay ModeJ Of Private car, I I QPIaU* I I Cn— MlilriVaalda. 11/86 FORD LASER 1.50 LX 4-dr. 5-speed, new model, s/rlms, showroom. $*****0, loan $24K 2 Irving Rd. Lot 1 Tel: *****00. 9/t3 FORD SEIRRA 2.0 auto. Tax new. Expensive hl-fl, CD, s/rlms.
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      975 3 340 Honda For Sato W HONOA CONCERTO 1.6 EX. Manual, power steering/ window/ lock. Tax 6/92 Metallic green Mint cond. $63,800. *****73. '88 IST OWNER Concerto 1.6EX1 auto. Nice number plate. Low mileage. White. Accident free. $***** ono. Pg. *****88. MID '83 ACCORD. EX, manual. Alrcon. Hl-fL 8/rlms. Tax 4/"92.
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      905 3 340 Honda For Sate S/14 CIVIC 13 OL. 12 valve, stereo set. $25,000 0.n.0. Pg. 209-9601. 342 Hyundai For Saw ALL BRANDS OF CAM SPECIALIST FOR HYUNDAI a ALL JAPANESE CARS With/ Without COE PARF/ Non-PARF All It Any Condition We Buy It Sell LJCHSNQ MOTOR Mr Lhw: *****42 (••Hi
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      1779 3 344 Mazda For Bak> speed. Power steering/ windows/ lock. Tax 5/92. Tel: *****75. 0/M MAZDA 0M 1.6 Hatchback auto. Full accessories, tax 5/92. Accident free Tel: *****11 7/13 MAZDA 323 1.3 4-dr. Alrcon. hi-fi, s/rlms, tax new. Beautiful cond. Tel: *****79 ■79 MAZDA 0M Auto. Aircon. hl-fl. Beautiful cond. New
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      463 3 ■»MSMB»BBB»BMSSISMSM»MBB8MBMWSWBJ»MB11BBBMB1BM8B«««WBW 346 Mercedes For Sale "88 300SE, Iwßy auto, pte. owner, white colour, well maintained, showroom cond. Tel: *****88. 88 MERCEDES 2SSE auto New/ Tax/ COE Leather seat showroom cond. Tel: *****43. •89 MERCEDES BENZ 200E Auto 1 pte. owner. Excellent condition $*****0. Pg. *****54. 8/88 M2RCEDES 230E, auto Sunroof
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      912 4 348 Mitsubishi For Sate 1/*B4 COROIA 1.8. Big bumper. Full accessories. Ux new. $*****. Loan $16,000. *****54/ *****64 18*8 MITSUBISHI SIOMA 1.6 OS. COE paid. New ux. BeauUful It very well kept Tel: *****11. IBSI MITSUBISHI COLT Supershift, superb body/ engine (COE $13,800). Tel: *****9. Raao 18*8 MITSUBISHI LANCIR OLXI
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      923 4 350 Nissan For Sate 78 DATSUN PICKUP C.O.E paid. New tyres. Tax 8/ -92 Oood engine It cond. 11,750. Tel. *****60. 8/83 NISSAN SUNNY 13 OL C.O.E. paid. 2 owners solid cond. $23,800 Pg *****27 Alex. 81 bluebird, C.O.E. paid, new Ux, fantastic body/ engine. $13,500 neg Loan $11,000. *****86.
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      698 4 380 Buzufcl For Sate nL^O^™MßT™B7s7^uxukT SF3IO, 5-speed. 1.0, 5-door. Ist owner. Full accessories. Tax 4/-92 Excellent new. 100% malnUined carefully. Tel: *****13. 1 OWNER. MK>. -91 Suzuki Swift SF4I6 OLX Notchback, 16 valves, hlfl, power steering/ windows. central lock. Tax 3/92 Low mileage, original cond. *****11 BASS SUZUKI SWIFT SF3IOQL.
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      941 4 362 Toyota For Sak> I KWANQ CHUN I 1 TRADING EW. i w b*jy ti aail:Tel: *****00 I Mr. Chan Pg. *****68 •SBO' '88 NEAR Corolla XL 13 12--valve, l owner, showroom, accident free. Ux 4/92. $*****, loan $41K. 2 Irving Rd. Lot 3 *****00. TOYOTA LITEACE S/WAOON. ■QBD' 7/
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      857 4 362 Toyota For Sate 77 TOYOTA COROLLA KE3O, 2k paint, new COE, s/rlms, *****0. Tel. *****23. 78 TOYOTA STARLET m original condition with COE. Call: *****25 Hoe. 8/'B3 TOYOTA DX, new model, hlfl, alrcon., s/rlms., full accessories. *****0. Tel. *****44/ *****36 8/90 TOYOTA CORONA CD manual, 1 owner, Ux 7/92,
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      970 4 366 Other Makes For Sate 1891 JAOUAflruTTBcTuTo™Red colour. BeauUful number. Highest offer. Tel: *****88 Ivan Urn. a/tO MASERATI SI-TURBO 4201 Auto. 1 owner, 9113,000. Tel: *****56. ■88 VOLKSWAQON 1.9 Beetle. Original cond. with sports rims. $6880. Tel: *****58/ Pg: *****60. SS VOLKSWAOON BEETLE 1.3. Owner leaving. Must sell View to
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      955 4 375 Commercial vsniCMS For Sate MB) ti TOYOTA pick-up, 8-seat, COE paid, alrcon., new Ux/ Insurance, approx. $3,500 Highest offer secures. Call *****64. View at Blk. 2. Defu Lane 10. ISS9 TOYOTA COROLLA I.3DX Panel van. 1 owner. COE paid (*****). Orlg. metallic paint, alrcon, stereo, Ux 3/t2. Very good
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      669 4 378 Motorcycles/ Scooters For Bale/ Wanted FH ORW. QSXR 400SP $2,700 FH CBX/ ON/ Laverda 125 $980. FF LCI2B 9790 FF TXR/ RXK 9700. •82 RD3SO LC $520. Brand new Moto Ouzal 125 Chopper. With HP *****95 1110 Serangoon Rd. I*9* SUZUKI QXR-400 c.c. H model tax/ insurance new 1
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      774 4 381 Scrap Vehicles ATTRACTIVE OFFER FOR 965 to 4000 c.c PARF scrap cars, BMW, Volvo, Carina, Masrta, Corolla DX for export. Ricky Tay *****18/ *****85/ pg *****00 24 hr. CASH PAYMENT. $11,300 for your Toyota Corolla/ Carina/ Accord with tax. Also other models Tel: *****29/ *****27. Blk. 3019A Übt Road
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      751 4 410 Apartments For Rent (Dist* 01-01) 0.1 PEOPLE'S PARK Complete 34-1, II furn. Near amenltles< Renovated. $2200. Duke *****70 D.a PEARL CTR. 3-bdrm. 190oZ sq.fL High fir $1900 Hap Sens* 747-9390/ 001-8848 I B 0 J BPOTTISWOOO PK. 3 Ddrms.T F/furn. Alrcon. Immed $1800/^ Grandhome *****00/ *****97. D.3 TIONO BAMRU
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      1515 5 412 Apartmants For Rant (Parts tf-») o.ls MEYER NO. New 3+ 1 rms. Newly fum., alrcon., full facilities. $3200 Power *****22/ *****00 D.IS MOVE-m COND. 2 bdrms. Bright h breety Near amenities. Furn $1800 only. Poster *****11 0.10 mnvm COURT. 3 bdrms. F/furn. Facilities. Avail. Immediately. $1700. Tel: *****95 Agt.
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      481 5 413 Apartments For Ren (Dlsts 21-21) DJI BROOKVALE PK. Upp. mal 2300 sq.ft. 3+l bdrms. Excellei condition. Full facilities P/fun $3600. Han ft Boons: *****70 D.21 PANDAN VALLEY, Duple penthse. Roof gdn. Renovate 4 1. 4400 sq.ft Near America Sch. $6000. *****28/ *****47 agt BT. PANJANG 4-RM. Blk. 29 F/furn.
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      957 5 I 414 Apartments For Rent (Mixed Dials) B SSSSSSSBIKSSSSSSSSSSS is. BEDOK/ TAMPINES/ YISHUN, it Chua Chu Kang 3-rm. furn. flat n. $760. Others any dlst. 4/5-rm SOW $1,200 F/furn. 462 3606 f HOUGANG S-RM. 797, 643/ Scran d. goon 4-rm. 307 $860/ Bt Batok i •n A' 260 $750/ Teck
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      863 5 418 Rooms For Rant ROOM FOR RENTAL at Serangoon Central. F/furnlshed. Tel 280 8784 ROOM FOR RENT In Toh Yl Drive 5(2159) Interested, call 791--8228 Mrs Ho ROOM WITH BEDS at dlst 2 avail Immediately. Prefer students ot foreigners. Tel. 222-3275. SERANGOON AVENUE FURN. rm for respectable Chinese lady $300.
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      947 5 423 Short-Term Accommodation D.14 EUNOS Mrr, 1 furn alreon rm. with maid service, laundry at $950 monthly or $400 weekly Long term neg. Tel: *****00. SPORE SERVICE APT. 500 Gilstead Rd. D.ll. studio. 2 4 3bdrm apts. Weekly/ monthly Tel: *****07/ *****71 Fax *****4? DELUXE SERVICE APT. Katong. 3 alrcon.
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      1467 5 437 Private Apts For Sale (Dists 09-11) Dt GRANOCFORO 1700 sq ft 3 1 Best facing. 100% high rental! Full facilities. 99 yrs. Foreigners engine SSB6K neg. HB *****70 0.9 ORANOEFORO. 3 rms. 1754 sq.ft. Full condo. facilities Near Somerset MRT. >570K Heng Fall Prop *****88 D J LEONIE OON.
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      1103 6 438 Private Apta 438 Private Apta 438 Private Apta 438 Private Apta 438 Private Apia Sf? a For Bale For Sale For Sale For Sale (Ptof 12-20) (Di»U 12-20) (Diata 12-20) (Diata 12-20) (Dists 12-20) \V «i Bail ,'PIBTI ral 1 IraW^Sßvw CA/^_ X >j; B IP-k !i If! PI
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      87 6 452 HDB Apt* For Sale (A.M. Kio/Bishan) 4-RM. A.M. kio 573. Beautiful renovated, near MRT/ mkt sch. Must view! CPF $72K. Deai Property 747-6033, Sole Agt. BISHAN 2-RM. 4 (S) Blk 146 Bt. I high fir. Near amenities, w< renovated Power *****22/ ***** MUST SELL. S-RM. PT. BLK. S Ming
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      925 6 452 HDB Apts For Sale (A.M. Klo/Biahan) I'iRM ANQ MO Klo Blk. 475 Marble, cabinets. Well kept. Price neg Tel *****72 agent 3-RM. CORNER BUMS* A.M. Klo. Well renovated. CPF $57K. Chinese not eligible. CH: *****33 4-RM. SIN MINQ Aye. High fir. Well renovated. All races eligible. II2OK Admer 345-4444
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      1001 6 460 HDB Apts For Sale (Hougang/ Serangoon) DON'T MMS HOUQANQ 81k. 16 5 point. Cosy. Renovated. Price neg. Wynn *****33/ pg. *****44. HOUQANQ EXEC. MAM. 81k.706/ Lor. Ah 800 4 'A' Blk 133/ Serangoon 4-rm. 140, 118. *****23 JURONQ WEST 4/ 5-rm. Blk 543/ 520/ 444. Amenities. Well kept. Price
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      989 6 466 HDB Apts For Sale (Other Estates) -3-RM.-Hsig Rd. 1/ To* Payoh 157, 83 Yiohun 136/ Bodok N 528, 201 RodMH 77/ Chai Choo 21 Eunos 21/ Jurong Wort 524 1 3 4*floj T.Payoh 227*/ UM 336, 315 Bodok S 51, 63/ Bt Batok 205 Jurong Eaot 315/ A.M. Klo
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      737 6 486 HDB Apts For Sale (Other Estates) 4-RM. UPPER CROSS 8t (Pure). High fir. No blocking. Windy JI3SK neg. Talo *****66/ *****69 S-RM. ALJUNIED 8LK. 126 no blocking, convenient to bus-stop 4 shops *****57 agent S-RM. HILLVIEW 8LK.12, near hawker ctr., renovated. $155 K. *****54/ pg. *****73 sole agt S-RM.
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      855 6 476 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces OFFICE/ WAREHOUSE WILL BE vacant for temporary lease for about 2 months (Feb li March). Space area Is approx 7,300 oa.ft and rent at $1.10 psf situated at River Valley/ Orchard Road vicinity. Please call Agnes Chen for details at telephone 734 9644. FOR LEASE Oreat
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      1112 7 W SSiLSi**" m Bhop Sp9C 457 Shop Spaces __l Of H nt For Rent For Rent I FOR TVAW I FAREASTPLAZA 43 to 1851 sq ft II ruiv LCAJSII LUCKY PLAZA 721 to 882 sq ft I PRIME CUPPAGE PLAZA 301 to 603 sq ft 1 1 GOLDEN LANDMARK 355
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      1043 7 526 Touf 526 Tourt 526 Tour* 526 Tour* ((^■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■FEl' 1 School HoSJiy Deluxe Tours ■> v" A^on^^F^^ I^^EJffißßffiEEEJßaJl^^ 12D3N GENTING l^ $79/s99^r{S zz^H ■jUMMuiijuMiiMiiiMAuiUj^^r^r^r^^^^yj^ h^ujim LtMivictiUniT L f .,i. tl $85/ 5 1 09 1 25 I rT DAILY Dep. by ROAD, TRAIN, AIR. 1 2D3frFRASErVS' <> HILL wmU>i i
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      278 7 526 Tours 526 Tours C ID BATAM Fr 4£> S^L°— ..J. r 138 C Vp~WEsf JA V A 599 C"3"p™pJESAN?^^^^^^Fr 399 C 3D KUCHING C^~D~HA?J^AyPHU^^^^^r^s^B C 7"d"cc^lou^fuJj^ $2188^ |pX4/5D Bangkok Pattaya^^S^^ |^DHon^<ong^^^^^^^^H |[X 7 Taiwan/Alison H[^^^U^^il^3ili]ll!iiVlll!H $1788 i |P(7/8D Korea Deluxe f^:- $1788j |^7D Japali^^^^^B^^ 1 1 Hl^U !l^U $2488
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      1212 8 MO Tours 526 Tours 526 Tours SKIING IN KOREA > f^BD SEOUUCHEJU ISLAND/1 Dep: 18/12. 8/1. 22/1, 25/1. 5/2. r •'Skiing at Dragon Valley —biggest and! -world renown Ski Resort. li^m -*r Ski Equipments provided for full day. NgK^t. Free Ski Suit. TAJI9 '^■^■^ga^gaH SANTA TOURS 292 8800 BftgaJaMsSPl •12
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      1080 8 •11 Commercial 611 Commercial Courses Courses @@@@@@@@@@@[D[E] CHINESE CHAMBER TRAINING CENTRE Offers the programs of CsfUflcais Program In Mlcro-Compuitr I Prc^rsunmlrrgaApplrCrtlorw^hlrnakt) Commences on Jan S, every Sun, I.oopm-6.00pm $1620<5DF70%) TNa laaonayeararograin.leovars Introduction to Small Bueineee Systama, Baetc Programming, Electronic Spreadahest, Oetabase Managamerttyalama.Wow|pweeaalntt,Compuiar-baaadAccount-Ing Systems, System Analysis and Design. SCCCI Diploma In
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      554 8 725 Teaching/ Tutorial Positions FAITH AOSNCY WOUMES A lev el graduates preferably who took special paper or Asian scholars to teach all subjs. b levels for Prl./ Sec./ JC. m all areas. *****10/ *****13, Oam-Opm. WE REQUIRE SCN. teachers, grads. L experienced tutors to teach Prl., 'O* b A' levels.
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      670 8 730 Secretarial/ Clerical 730 Secretarial/ Clerical Poelttone Positions I CONAIR PACIFIC fart of The Conair Group Conair Pacific, regional office of the Conair Group (USA) Invites Interested applicants for the position of: SECRETARY/ RECEPTIONIST RwquwwiiMMits: Mln OCE 'Of level with PBC Knowledge of PC At least 2 years experience Able
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      501 8 735 Agent/ Broker/ Trader Positions MANAGER/ EXECUTIVE 1) M AN AOCR One yr experience tn futures trading. 3) EXECUTIVE 19 yrs and above, no experience needed. Male or female, flexible working hours. High Income. 3 days work. Cat: 2****** 740 Balea Positions Information Consulting Firm next to MRT requires: MADKETMO
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      1086 8 740 Srt— Positions 740 Sato* Positions SOCO FOOD HALLI li At The Paragon I I i. SUPERVISORY STAFF P I Male, Age 25 above Km I Housekeeping experience m public areas E*j I Knowledge of building renovation and structure Ek I Permanent shift 1.30pm 10.15pm JB| 9 2. SKILLED BUTCHER
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      636 9 780 Production Positions MALE PRODUCTION WORKERS resjyhesl yrfontty $32 uo per day. Location Paya Lebar. Jalan Penjuru (West Coast area) Age below SS years old. c School leavers waiting for Olevei are welcome. CaS SSI-aSSt of I I #oi-oa. B4*<t Batok MRT Station 780 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions Japanese Restaurant
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      595 9 7SO Hotel/ Restaurant/ 760 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions Lounge Positions SOGO FOOD HALL At The Paragon A *ty t0 *P MkEn S ii>h Pleasant disposition and like to serve people No experience required. Training provided Abk to speak arri undemard simpk En|lish Assist m the preparation of food OpponnirJestobetfgndedtoAsMtaiiCe^ Abie
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      376 9 795 Othar Positions I Moulding Company vacancy tot!- I rrofti-Kimn MWmumi to 2yTS axp m aa Storm Itaapar Abla to writ* and communicaia m EnQ Prafafabry Ctinaaa MMOIIQe Z Avontm z plastic industry Exp m plastic Industry win ba an advantaga ASSCMBLY Z SUPtRVISOffI 5 Exparienca In plastic asaamWy will
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      1189 9 ANNOUNCEMENTS AWMWMrtII MO Mk/Mmbjs KB Da-Poo* 820 Found HI Qattttfi KB (Mt 110 MrrtaftV &«*•»>«* Ktt ftasHQlA JUm sMbTsCMIeWIsI 825 •03 Greetings WISHMO ALL CHRISTIANS Merry Christmas and may 1002 be brighter and prosperous. From Daniel Abdul Ohanl, Blk. 17 Prince Charles Rise #03-103 Singapore 2386. •10 Lost CREAM COLOURED
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      145 9 811 Found WHITI OOQ POUNO In Blnjal Park area. Owner, please contact 408-0130 •20 Car Pools WAMTIO CAR fH)OL for I lady from Quality Rd. to Bedok North at 5.30pm. Tel. *****11 x 141 825 Religious Announcantanta KAHPOHO KAPUR MITHOWST CHURCH 3, Ksmpung Kapur Road Singapore 0620 (between Cuff Rd.
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      659 9 g73gj166 Monday to Friday: 9am to s:3opm spm deadline for next day; fax orders 4pm) Saturday: B:3oam to 2pm (11am deadline for Sunday; fax orders 10:30 am) Public Hojday: 9am to lpm TIMES HOUSE: 390 KJm Sen* Road. S4r«apof» 0923 Monday to Wdar tarn to Sp* ;4 45pm deadline tor
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      349 9 «prji»rwmFoitoi(oKJs2l?B) 414 Apoflmtnts f a Ktnt (iMnd fels) 414 Aportmt* Wonmi (to*/ fc»y) 471 FortorySpotß 475 FawaihvpaiMs 495 HOeWwfsWmi^lß^ 470 HOe*phFoiS*(A.M.Do/Ww)4s? HOB Mi Fa Sah (BoM/Wm)454 HOBMSF«SA (8» Ponpio/ClwChulaH) <54 HOB Aprs For d. (domtm/WtslCoost) 458 HOeAptsForSoh 'Jwona/Bl BotokJ 442. HOB Aprs For Sot (Tshun) 444 HDeAptsForSAiOtwfsWts, 44i Housts for
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        544 10 TheStraitsTiines APPOINTMENTS/NOTICES APPONTMENT NOTICES k>wt of tiHOApowc AUTHOflirv i^^izizizzz^z^zizizi^^z^^ir JL kxZ^L^Sj II J UROMO CIMfNT LIMITIO |lnoßtpefte« bi th* W«»M»Me oi 9tn t mm»n) A CAREER WITH THE notice of cxnuonoiNAßY general meeting WORLD'S BUSIEST PORT Notice is hereby given lhat an Extraordinary General Meeting ot the Company will be
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        315 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF CHAN GOH HOLDINGS PTELTD (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) (IN LIQUIDATION) (MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 20 Maxwell Road #10-09 Singapore 0106 on
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        800 10 IN THE HIGH COl RT OP THE REPUBLIC OP HI NO A PORK Cempanlea Winding I p Ne. UlotiNl In Ike Matter et The Cempanles Act, Chapter M AM la the Matter ef Marina Village International Pto LM (formeriy known aa ACROPOLIS PTE LTD) ADVERTISEMENT OP PETITION Notice Is hereby
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        324 10 To advertise your^^H Ist MHL Appointments V or Notices, V H call toll-free H 0043^ Someone dose has been living ixgjgOTg Your son m Canada isstudyiog for some years. li!T3 overseas. You've given up UliiiliLl want him long letters. rnTTSI i x T strai ts Times ■HmH ck>se t0 home
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