The Straits Times, 24 December 1992

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1992 50 CENTS MITA (P) 527/12/92
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    Lock icon Christopher named US Secretary of State
    613 1 Christopher named US Secretary of State Clinton picks Congressman Aspin as Defence Secretary LITTLE ROCK (Arkansas) President-elect Bill Clinton has designated Mr Warren Christopher as Secretary of State and Congressman Les Aspin as Defence Secretary to head a national security team dominated by former Carter administration officials. Mr Christopher, 67,
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    Lock icon US may use economic clout to press China to change its policies
    241 1 LITTLE ROCK (Arkansas) President-elect BUI Clinton has hinted that he would use US economic power over China to try to negotiate changes m Chinese policy on arms sales, human rights and Hongkong. Noting that the United States has
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    Lock icon Beijing orders France to close consulate
    465 1 BEIJING China has ordered France to close its consulate m Guangzhou, saying that the proposed sale of advanced fighter jets to Taiwan had seriously damaged relations, the Xinhua news agency said. It was China's first formal act of retaliation after repeated warnings that France
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    Woodlands to get Orchard Rd-style shops by 1997
    781 1 First sale of commercial sites m early 1994 kldsaf;kadsi;ewrljvclkasdjlkads The Woodlands Regional Centre is expected to offer half a million sq m of gross commercial floor space eventually and will have: Modern shopping complexes, offices, restaurants, entertainment and recreational facilities. An HDB
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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • IN SUMMARY
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        Adverse Drug Reaction unit
        50 2 From Jan 2, doctors will have to report to the Ministry of Health about patients who develop serious side-effects suspected to be from prescribed drugs. A new Adverse Drug Reaction monitoring unit will study the suspected drugs and remove unsafe drugs from sale. Home, Page 12
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        TV ad against drunk driving
        45 2 This year, the police's "Don't Drink and Drive Campaign" features advertisements and a 30-sec-ond television commercial for the first time. The twomonth long campaign started yesterday and the commercial will run till the end of next month. Home, Page 15
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        Royal row galvanises people
        34 2 Malaysians have never responded so spontaneously to a controversy as they did over the alleged assault of hockey coach Douglas Gomez recently by the Sultan of Johor. Malaysia, Page 11
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        Khmer Rouge crossings closed
        31 2 Thailand ordered the closure of border crossings to Khmer Rouge zones m Cambodia to comply with United Nations sanctions, a government spokesman said yesterday. Asean, Page 10
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        Japanese panel warns Clinton
        43 2 In a bluntly worded warning to President-elect Bill Clinton, a panel of influential Japanese business leaders said m a govern-ment-sponsored report on Tuesday that Washington was focusing on "its own narrow national interests" m economic matters. World, Page 4
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        US military goods for China
        47 2 The Bush administration has announced that it will send to China military equipment already paid for but put m storage for more than three years as a protest against the 1989 crackdown on pro-democ-racy demonstrators m Beijing's Tiananmen Square. World, Page 6
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      Lock icon Israel says no to direct talks with PLO
      560 2 Israel says no to direct talks with PLO JERUSALEM Israel's Cabinet yesterday rejected demands by dovish ministers to open direct negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organisation as a way of strengthening Palestinians ready to make peace with Israel. Still, it was the first time that an Israeli government even debated
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      Lock icon 23 families evacuated from homes
      530 2 Damage to structural column caused by authorised renovations IT WILL be a blue Christmas for 23 families m Jurong. They will have to move out of their homes m Block 212, Jurong East Street Street 21, while the Housing Board repairs a damaged structural column
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      Lock icon Honasan and other rebel leaders come out of hiding
      450 3 Pact with Manila to hold peace talks next month MANILA Fugitive coup leader Gregorio Honasan and seven other top right-wing military leaders emerged from hiding yesterday to sign an accord on peace talks and a suspension of hostilities agajnst their old
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      WEATHER
      176 3 Occasional showers from predawn hours. Tomorrow: 29 max., 24 mm. SUNSET today: 7.06 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.04 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Amsterdam 2/3 C Cloudy Madrid 5/13 C Cloudy Athens 5/15 C Cloudy Manila 21/32 C Clear Auckland 10/21 C Cloudy Moscow -8/-2 C Goudy Bahrain 17/22 C Rain New
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      Lock icon Bears maul 'challenger' at Karachi zoo
      93 3 KARACHI Three bears attacked and injured a Pakistani man who clambered into their pen m a Karachi zoo and challenged them to a fight, officials said yesterday. The man, identified only as Raju, scaled the zoo wall on Tuesday and entered a moat where
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      17 more aerobridges for Changi airport
      370 3 PASSENGERS at Changi airport will be served by 17 more aerobridges with a $330 million expansion project at Changi Airport's Terminal 2. Two new finger piers will be built and they will increase the total number of parking bays with aerobridges for the whole
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      Lawyer sues 10 partners of law firm for share of profits
      464 3  -  Brendan Pereira By A FORMER senior partner of Shook Lin Bok is suing 10 equity partners of the firm for profits and other benefits like retirement gratuity owed to him. In a writ of summons issued on Dec 18,
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      Lock icon WHAT IS SO INTERESTING?
      44 3 I Picture by Lesley Koh many more at Toa Payoh Central yesterday. Turn to Page 12 to find out about the mystery attraction. It certainly was not a fly on the wall which gripped the attention of these people and
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      207 2 I DID NOT REALISE HOW STUPID I WAS Says 21 -year-old Peeping Tom who was caught filming a woman m a changing room. The Chinese market Latest data obtained from Hongkong's Census and Statistics Department throws new light on the significance of the Chinese market to Singapore Hock Lock Siew
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      3 2 Editorial: Page 16
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      327 3 TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION To usher m a prosperous year for you, we're Year after year. In fact, you can look forward giving away a hong bao with every Sanyo HffJf* Ac.VJtfiJ r more good things from Sanyo m the new Aircon unit purchased. \/ear I i y But wishing
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US trade policies self-centred, Tokyo business leaders hit out
      574 4 Govt-sponsored report calk for emergency measures to deter unilateral actions TOKYO In a bluntly worded warning to President-elect Bill Clinton, a panel of influential Japanese business leaders said m a governmentsponsored report on Tuesday that Washington was focusing on "its own
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      Lock icon Subway station bombed amid call to IRA for ceasefire
      244 4 LONDON Irish nationalist guerillas struck an affluent London suburb, setting off a bomb m its underground railway station, as Britain's Defence Minister called for a ceasefire with the IRA. The bomb exploded at the subway station m Hampstead on Tuesday after
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      Lock icon 180 Chinese refugees found on trawler after distress call in San Francisco Bay
      410 4 SAN FRANCISCO The authorities responded to a radio plea (or help on Tuesday and met a filthy trawler m San Francisco Bay with no water and 180 Chinese refugees crammed into its excrementladen hold. The captain of
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      Lock icon Police topple Yunnan drug lord in military-style crackdown
      424 4 Police topple Yunnan drug lord in military-style crackdown BEIJING Chinese police have staged a vast, militarystyle operation to topple a local drug lord who had virtually taken over an area of southern Yunnan province, according to an official newspaper. Offering rare insight into the mounting power of China's regional drug
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      Lock icon Japan defends head of WHO as US, allies mount bid to oust him
      613 4 WASHINGTON The United States and its European allies are mounting a spirited campaign to prevent the re-elec-tion of the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the agency which leads the worldwide battle against Aids and other
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      Lock icon World's 'richest lottery' pays out $2b in winnings
      202 4 MADRID The lottery that bills itself as the world's richest rained US$l.3 billion (Ss2.l billion) m tax-free winnings on Tuesday on thousands of lucky ticket-holders including King Juan Carlos m a Spanish holiday tradition dating back almost two centuries. The five-digit number
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      Lock icon Bonn bans fourth neo-Nazi group in less than 4 weeks
      409 4 BONN Germany, continuing its crackdown on violence against foreigners and Jewish targets, has banned the fourth neo-Nazi group in less than four weeks. Interior Minister Rudolf Seiters imposed the ban on Tuesday on a two-year-old group called National Offensive (NO)
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      Lock icon China drafts law 'to counter blitz of foreign espionage'
      562 5 Enemies taking advantage of openness, says report BEIJING China is drafting a new state security law to counter what it said was an expanding campaign of espionage organised by hostile foreign governments. "Subversion, instigation of rebellion and sabotage by overseas espionage
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      Lock icon Fluency in English makes Japanese schoolboy an outcast
      197 5 TOKYO A Japanese schoolboy was harassed by his teacher and ridiculed by his classmates because his English was fluent, press reports said yesterday. I The 15-year-old boy, who has an American mother, left the school m Tokyo's western I suburbs after he
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      Britain denies preparing protest over SM's HK speech
      218 5 THE British Foreign Office yesterday denied a report that Britain was preparing to lodge a diplomatic protest to the Singapore Government over Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's recent comments on Hongkong. A Foreign Office spokesman m London told The Straits Times that
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      Lock icon Fate of missing Aussie satellite still not clear
      208 5 BEIJING The fate of the missing Chinese-launched Australian telecommunications satellite remained unclear yesterday. Optus B 2 was launched on Monday evening from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre m Sichuan province but disappeared on Tuesday. "We haven't been receiving any signals at all.
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      Lock icon Beijing slammed over contract threats
      245 5 Beijing slammed over contract threats HONGKONG Lawyers here yesterday criticised China for threatening to tear up government contracts after it regains the colony m 1997, saying Beijing was endangering the rule of law now and after the handover. In a statement, the Bar Council singled out two threats made by
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      Lock icon Top Chinese HK official tells Patten to change course
      423 5 HONGKONG China's top official m Hongkong, m a blunt year-end message, yesterday urged the colony's British rulers "to change their course, realise their mistakes and mend their ways" over its future. Mr Zhou Nan, director of the local branch of Xinhua
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      Lock icon US to send suspended military goods to China
      472 6 Equipment paid for but held back to protest against 1989 crackdown WASHINGTON The Bush administration has announced that it will send to China military equipment already paid for but put m storage for more than three years as a protest against the
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      Lock icon China 'never returned hundreds of US PoWs held in Korean War'
      261 6 WASHINGTON A US senator, who just returned from North Korea, said on Tuesday that he was told that China never returned hundreds of American prisoners captured m the Korean War. Senator Bob Smith of New Hampshire, said the information
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        Lock icon Campus violence at record levels in Japanese schools
        122 6 TOKYO Campus violence m Japanese public schools has increased to record levels, particularly fighting between students, according to a study released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Education More than 3,000 cases of student violence were reported at 1,237, or 11.7 per
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        Lock icon Space-flight test for chimp
        34 6 picture. A macaque monkey undergoing tests m Moscow for a space flight which is scheduled to take place on Monday. The Bion rocket flight is a Joint RussianAmerican project. Reuter
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        Lock icon Di says 'no' to royal Xmas
        133 6 LONDON Princess Diana has rejected an invitation from Queen Elizabeth n to join Prince Charles and the rest of the royals for the Christmas holiday at the Queen's country estate at Sandringham, 150 km north of London, according to newspaper reports yesterday. The Times
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        Lock icon Barbie-like doll suit dropped
        92 6 LONDON Mattel, the US manufacturer of the popular glamour doll, Barbie, agreed on Tuesday to drop legal action worldwide against a British company after it agreed to make its doll, Sindy, look less like her American rival. The battle started when Hasbro's Sindy began to change
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        Lock icon Chocs for ex-lover poisoned
        153 6 BRUSSELS A Belgian man was arrested this week on charges of attempted murder after sending a former girlfriend m New York poisoned chocolates m the shape of penises, the Belgian legal authorities said on Tuesday. The chocolates were received by post last week by a Belgian
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        Lock icon Gowns for the Debutante ball
        54 6 Seventeen-year-old Georgina Griffith (left) from Scotland and Ms Antonia Greenwell-Morley, 19, modelling Berkertex ball gowns on Tuesday as a preview to their appearance at the International Debutante ball In New York on Dec 28. The debutantes will be escorted m New York by young US
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        Lock icon Nose-blowing dislodges bullet
        102 6 CHANDLER (Arizona) A motorist who was shot m the head during a traffic dispute dislodged the bullet by blowing his nose m the hospital emergency room, police said. The bullet apparently had been lodged m a sinus, said police spokesman Sergeant Steve Spraggins. The 25-year-old victim was
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      Lock icon Clinton picks experienced, loyal friends and advisers for foreign policy team
      770 8  -  Thomas Friedman By He can count on them not to get him m trouble abroad while he concentrates on domestic problems News analysis WASHINGTON Although President-elect Bill Clinton has said that the times demanded "bold new thinking" m foreign
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      Lock icon ANTHONEY LAKE
      77 8 National Security Adviser Mr Anthony Lake, 53, is a professor of international relations at Mount Holyoke College. He was director of policy planning m Mr Carter's State Department and was a close aide to then-Sec-retary Cyrus Vance. He first joined the State Department under Mr Henry Kissinger but
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      Lock icon CLIFTON WHARTON JR
      112 8 Deputy Secretary of State: Mr Clifton Wharton Jr, 66, is the son of the first black career diplomat to be named a US Ambassador. He has some expertise m Asian and Third World issues. He taught at the University of Malaya m Singapore m the early 60s,
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      Lock icon JAMES WOOLSEY
      90 8 Director of Central Intelligence: Mr James Woolsey is a 51-year-old nuclear-weap-ons expert who helped negotiate strategic arms limitation and reduction treaties m the 70s and 80s. Considered a conservative Democrat, he is a Yale University law school graduate and a former Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, as is
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      Lock icon WILLIAM J. CROWE JR
      93 8 Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board: Retired Admiral William J. Crowe Jr, 67, retired from the military in 1989 after 43 years in the navy, the last five as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During the presidential campaign, he defended Mr Clinton's
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      Lock icon MADELEINE ALBRIGHT
      81 8 Ambassador to the United Nations: Ms Madeleine Albright is a professor of international affairs at Georgetown University and president of the Centre for National Policy there. The 55-year-old mother of three, who came to America from Czechoslovakia when she was 11 years old, specialises m US relations with
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      Lock icon Public outcry over decision to close books on Sagawa scandal
      429 8 TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa faced a public outcry yesterday after prosecutors announced they had closed the books on a scandal linking politicians with mobsters. Opposition parties joined lawyers and the press to denounce state prosecutors for dropping plans
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      Lock icon US forces to start seizing armed Somali vehicles
      336 8 MOGADISHU Expanding a campaign to rid Somalia of its heaviest weapons, United States forces will soon start seizing armed vehicles wherever they are encountered, according to a senior American commander. The comments on Tuesday by Brigadier-General Tony Zinni, a Marine who is
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      Lock icon Bush to pay New Year visit to US troops in Somalia
      135 8 WASHINGTON President George Bush will visit American forces m Somalia over the New Year, the White House has announced. "The President's visit will demonstrate United States concern for the people of Somalia, our commitment to humanitarian assistance and our
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      Lock icon Nato 'yes' to links with Franco-German corps
      318 8 BRUSSELS North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) members have agreed on new military links between a Fran-co-German corps and the alliance, bringing an end to months of controversy over the unit and how it will be used m defending Europe. The 35,000-strong corps, with
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      Lock icon Emperor Akihito celebrates 59th birthday
      156 9 Emperor Akihito celebrates 59th birthday picture. TOKYO Japan's Emperor Akihito celebrated his 59th birthday yesterday and said that the most impressive event for him this year was his historic visit to China. "Through those people I felt something which transcends national borders a spirit common to people," he said m
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      Lock icon UN slams Khmer Rouge kidnappings
      444 9 Govt, Khmer Rouge forces clash Stop hostile actions immediately, Security Council warns UNITED NATIONS The Security Council has condemned Cambodia's Khmer Rouge for kidnapping UN peacekeepers on four different occasions this month. A council statement, approved by all 15 members on Tuesday, including China, demanded
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      Lock icon Yeltsin in fresh talks on new govt make-up
      378 9 MOSCOW President Boris Yeltsin held fresh consultations on the make-up of Russia's government yesterday and officials said that the Kremlin leader could unveil a new Cabinet later m the day. A presidential spokesman said Mr Yeltsin was meeting and telephoning key officials
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      Lock icon Major accepts resignation of Foreign Office minister
      145 9 LONDON British Prime Minister John Major on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Mr Tristan Garel-Jones, the Foreign Office's Minister for European Affairs and a key ally m efforts to ratify the Maastricht Treaty on closer EC union. But Mr Garel-Jones, an ardent pro-European,
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  • ASEAN
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      Lock icon Bangkok orders closure of Khmer Rouge crossings
      407 10 Move to comply with UN sanctions, says spokesman BANGKOK Thailand ordered the closure of border crossings to Khmer Rouge zones m Cambodia to comply with United Nations sanctions aimed at forcing the radical Cambodian faction to rejoin the peace process, a government spokesman
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      Lock icon Cop opens fire after bus driver ignores order
      154 10 BANGKOK When the driver of Bangkok city bus No. 99 2ran through a red traffic light and ignored an order to stop, something within police Sergeant-Major Wichian Puengmee snapped. He opened fire with his revolver. The shot hit the back .of the
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      Lock icon 2 accords on first day of Prasong's Hanoi visit
      264 10 HANOI Thai Foreign Minister Prasong Soonsiri arrived yesterday m Vietnam on a three-day visit intended to clear the way for wider economic ties between Thailand and its Indochinese neighbour. Both countries signed two economic agreements yesterday which included a US$6 million
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      Lock icon Bomb kills 5 at bus station outside Bangkok
      241 10 BANGKOK Five people were killed when a powerful bomb exploded at a bus station on the outskirts of Bangkok yesterday, police said. Four people died instantly and the fifth was sent to hospital, the police said. Police gave no indication who was
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      Eastern Indonesia's third quake rocks Moluccas
      345 10 THE third strong earthquake to hit eastern Indonesia this month shook the Moluccas yesterday, the meteorological office m Jakarta said. AFP news agency quoted one official as saying that the quake measured 5.7 on the Richter scale. But the Australian Seismological Centre m Canberra
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      Lock icon 2 Filipinos jailed in S. Arabia 'will not be executed'
      169 10 MANILA The Philippine Foreign Secretary said yesterday that two Filipinos jailed on religious charges m Saudi Arabia would not be executed. President Fidel Ramos had asked the Philippine Embassy to appeal to King Fahd to spare the lives of the
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      Lock icon 80 Taiwanese visit Subic in inaugural flight
      156 10 SUBIC BAY A Taiwanese plane carrying 80 tourists from Kaohsiung landed at Subic yesterday, signalling the start of commercial flights to the former US naval base. Mr Richard Gordon, chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, welcomed the Taiwanese and gave them a
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      Lock icon Alleged Aceh leader to be tried in absentia
      162 10 JAKARTA An alleged leader of a separatist movement m Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh was due to be tried m absentia yesterday, said a newspaper report m Jakarta. Darma Bakti alias Surya Darma, 32, had been allegedly involved m the separatist Aceh
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Spontaneous support a first for Malaysia
      730 11  -  Ismail Kassim Move to remove rulers' legal immunity By News analysis But different opinions after initial outrage are beginning to emerge KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians have never responded so spontaneously to a controversy as they did over the alleged assault of hockey coach Douglas Gomez
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      Labour shortage 'may hinder Johor*s growth'
      440 11 THE Johor government is worried that a serious labour shortage next year may impede the state's aspirations to become industrialised by the year 2005, according to The Star. The newspaper yesterday quoted a recent government study on manpower needs for next year as saying
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      Lock icon Japan lias breached pledge on plutonium ship'
      255 11 KUALA LUMPUR Asia-Pa-cific environmental groups yesterday criticised Japan for allegedly breaching a pledge that its plutonium-carrying ship would not enter the maritime zones of other nations. The Akatsuki Maru and its two naval escorts were reportedly inside Vanuatu's 320--km exclusive economic zone early
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      Govt approves higher toll rates for N-S Highway
      345 11  -  Ping Lin By Writing for the Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government yesterday approved the increase m toll rates along the NorthSouth Highway proposed by Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Se-latan (Plus), its operators. Plus had proposed an average of 7.5 sen (4.7 Singapore
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      Lock icon JB nightspots open till 2 am on Xmas and New Year eve
      117 11 JOHOR BAKU Entertainment outlets m Johor-will be opened until 2am today and on New Year's Eve. State Tourism and Environment Committee Chairman Datuk Jimmy Low said yesterday that this was to enable people to usher m Christmas and
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      Lock icon Contract for KL's light rail system signed
      226 11 KUALA LUMPUR An agreement has been signed to get Kuala Lumpur's bil-lion-ringgit light rail transit (LRT) system underway. It was signed here on Tuesday between the Ministry of Transport and Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan (Star), the company which will manage and operate the
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      The 'jackpot' way to encourage the recycling of drink cans
      386 12 "JACKPOT" machines are a hit with the neighbourhood children. But it is not cash that they get, but vouchers to exchange for chocolates, drinks, batteries and soap powder. The machines are actually recycling machines for drink cans. "Players" slot m
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    • Article
      Doctors to report cases of adverse drug reactions
      426 12 FROM Jan 2, doctors will have to report to the Ministry of Health cases of patients who develop serious side-effects suspected to be from prescribed drugs. And they must do this whether or not a particular drug has been identified as the
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      Those receiving public assistance to get more from next year
      182 12 Public assistance: New rates Source: MCD PEOPLE on public assistance will receive $10 to $30 more m their monthly allowances from next year. These allowances, which are reviewed biennially by the Ministry of Community Development to keep pace with inflation,
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      PA comes up with its own series of workbooks for pre-school kids
      359 12 PEOPLE'S Association preschool students can now say goodbye to cyclostyled notes and worksheets. The PA has produced its own workbooks culled from some 28 years of experience m running pre-schools. The workbooks have colourful pages and are bound
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      MRT will slice the Woodlands Regional Centre into two hubs
      527 13  -  Julia Goh By A MASS Rapid Transit line running through Woodlands Regional Centre will divide it into two the north and the south. The north, meant for commercial, recreational developments and private homes, will be its cultural and entertainment hub
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      Sharity gifts top target on last day
      339 13 THE Sharity Gift Box exceeded its target of 40,000 gifts on its last day yesterday. At 8.30 pm, the count was 41,000, according to Mr Michael Tan, organising chairman of the project. And more were being counted or would be delivered later. "We
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      SIA, Cathay Pacific, MAS sign pact on frequent flyer plan
      115 13 SINGAPORE Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Malaysia Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a joint venture company to operate a frequent flyer programme. The company will be located m Singapore. To be launched m July next year, the
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      Salesman jailed, fined for hurting cabby while tipsy
      309 14 Fracas on the road ABOUT THIS CASE BACKGROUND: A tipsy salesman threw his fare at a cabby and hit him with a handphone. The cabby retaliated and reported the salesman, Oh Eng Soon, to the police. Yesterday, Oh was jailed for two
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      Trial starts in parking dispute assault case
      307 14 A SALESMAN went on trial yesterday for allegedly punching and breaking a businessman's nose over a parking dispute. Wong Boon Haw, 30, was accused of seriously hurting Mr Poh Teck Huat, also 30, m front of a shophouse m Defu Lane 6 on
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    • Article
      MediShield now covers 1.5 m people in S'pore
      241 14 NEARLY 1.5 million people m Singapore are now covered by MediShield, the national insurance scheme for catastrophic illnesses. Latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that people under 30 form 38 per cent of those insured under the MediShield scheme which
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      Reminder to apply ahead for CPF savings
      195 14 SINGAPOREANS can withdraw their CPF savings without going to the CPF Board by applying one month m advance for their withdrawals. The Central Provident Board reminded members m a statement yesterday that the system, introduced two years ago, was convenient and helped to
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      Taking centrestage — in just two weeks
      403 14 Taking centrestage in just two weeks THEY spent just two weeks writing and rehearsing, but 60 students managed to put up a showcase of what they had learnt from a drama workshop before their Christmas deadline. On Tuesday night, they put up mainly 10-minute excerpts of plays, some with cue
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    • CASEFILE
      • Article
        Man threw stools at wife during quarrel
        116 14 A MAN quarrelled with his wife and threw two plastic stools at her m a kitchen, a court heard yesterday. Lee Yee Leok, 44, unemployed, was fined $500 for hurting Madam Kua Toh at Kin Yuan Eating House m Toh Vi Drive on
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        Fine and driving ban for causing death
        140 14 A THAI construction worker whose dumper rolled down and killed an excavator driver earlier this month was yesterday fined $7,000 and banned from driving for six years. Supote Supho, 28, admitted causing Mr Toh Chung Bong's death by negligence at NTUC Pasir Ris
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    • Article
      Sony helping its suppliers to go ozone-friendly
      350 14 Sony helping its suppliers to go ozone-friendly SONY, which has phased out the use of ozone-depleting chemicals m its factory, is now helping its vendors and suppliers go green. It held a one-day seminar on Tuesday for its 60 suppliers here to explain the harmful effects of ozone destroyers like
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      Author to donate research papers on war massacres to archives
      355 15 HISTORICAL documents and other research papers that apparently link a Japanese officer to the massacre of thousands of Chinese civilians m Singapore and Malaysia will be donated to the National Archives. The author of the new book which claims that
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    • Article
      Revellers get warning on drunken driving
      444 15 DRINK and drive and you might end up like the motorist m the picture. This is the message the police are getting across to motorists m the "Don't Drink and Drive Campaign" during the festive season. Apart from advertisements, the police are also producing
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      Architect of airports sees them as gateways
      415 15 WHEN Paul Andreu met his first architect, he was already 20. Yet nine years later, at 29, he designed and built the world-renowned Charles de Gaulle airport. Since 1967, the French architect, now 53, has designed airports m Abu Dhabi, Jakarta, Brunei, Cairo,
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      146 14 CHRISTMAS WITH A HEART A Christmas Day Luncheon with Victor and Charlee. Good food, fun, games, cartoon screening and lots of goody, goody prizes. Kids, bring your own cars and accessories and take part m the Tamiya 4-whecl drive car races. Special appearance by Victor and Charlee Venue: Marina Mandarin
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      578 14 NEWSFRONT A bit of Italy rooted m Tanjong Pagar Cultivating a taste «f Italy: Mr Pancini picking some basil from his herb patch next to his restaurant. THE manager of Pasta Brava has his own Italian herb garden right beside his Tanjong Pagar restaurant. Mr Franco Pancini said that his
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  • COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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      The Straits Times Mideast in deeper trouble
      621 16 The Straits Times Mideast in deeper trouble THUgSDAYMJECEMBERJIjIIK ISRAEL'S deportation of 415 Palestinian activists to a so-called security zone m southern Lebanon has created a serious crisis. The expulsion, largest m two decades, occurred after six Israeli soldiers and a policeman were killed m Gaza. Israel has rejected the United
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      Untitled
      134 16 QUOTES "The PAP is a good government. They have ensured Singapore's prosperity and I think they will safeguard this. So, why should we change it for something we are not sore of?" Engineer Kishor Mistry, 44, on the Marine Parade GRC by-election. "When we talk about a two-party system, It
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      A patient man who believes in solving disputes through 'unglamorous' talk
      1162 16  -  Robert Reinhold PROFILE 1: Warren Christopher, the next US Secretary of State By New York Times LOS ANGELES In this dissonant world of uncertainty, disorder and fear, Mr Warren M. Christopher sells confidence and trust. The quiet, discreet, almost
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      A military specialist who favours US action in Bosnia
      783 16  -  PROFILE 2: Les Aspin, the next US Secretary of Defence By Michael Gordon The New York Times By Michael Gordon The New York Times WASHINGTON In selecting Representative Les Aspin to be his Secretary of Defence, President-elect Bill Clinton has picked
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      Increasing use of anti-dumping actions bodes ill for world trade
      1267 17  -  David Dod well By Financial Times 'We appear through dumping actions to have rolled back about half of the gains of the 45-year Gatt process.' Mr Michael Finger of the World Bank. 'Anti-dumping policy m the EC seems now to
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      SM Lee's comments on HK have masses' support
      486 18 I REFER to the report "British govt 'prepares to protest to Spore govt' (ST, Dec 23). This was m response to Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's candid and refreshing comments on Hongkong. Even many detractors of Mr Lee came out with grudging
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    • Letter
      Why are bogus discounts not illegal?
      192 18 I REFER to the report "Jewellery discounts may not be discounts after all" (ST, Dec 12). It revealed that m some cases, the prices had been marked up before being marked down. One shop-owner was reported as saying that "some of these offers may
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    • Letter
      Prompt service by POSBank
      51 18 IT TOOK only three months for POSBank to install an automated teller machine at Jurong Pier after a simple phone request was made. People working on the off-shore islands can now enjoy this convenient facility on the way to and from work. LOY MOI LONG Singapore
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    • Letter
      Homosexuality may be inborn but those affected can overcome the impulse
      481 18 AS A former homosexual who works with people desiring to overcome this condition, I read with interest your publication of the Economist's article on the search for a genetic origin to homosexuality (ST, Dec 15). The article was a
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    • Letter
      More Silkair flights to Phnom Penh, please
      102 18 AS A regular visitor to Cambodia, I often have problems getting a seat on flights to Phnom Penh. Currently, Silkair (Singapore) Pte Ltd operates three flights a week to Phnom Penh on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. After Cambodia opened its market to foreign
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    • Letter
      Banks should not pile paper work on counter staff
      164 18 I HAVE observed that the counter staff m most of the hanks here appear to be very occupied during the first couple of hours after the banks open m the morning, flipping through pages of thick computer reports. Apparently, they are
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  • SPORTS
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      Pools give $5m to Games
      485 19 TAY CHENG KHOON reports on a welcome financial boost adiuenvcnkjeawksdfujewjnvn;dlsajd SINGAPORE Pools displayed the Christmas spirit of giving with a $5 million donation to the South-east Asia Games fund. The cheque was presented to Dr Yeo Ning Hong, chairman of the Games organising committee, by
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      A lot of cash awaits high-rollers in 'Skins' game
      451 19  -  Thomas Koh BOWLING by ajkndsaknfdam kdfajslkaewu vlkjea,nvd MONEY, lots of it, will be up for grabs when the National "Skins" bowling championships are introduced on Jan 31 at Jackie's Bowl m Katong. The Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress will be organising a
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      Lock icon Livingston banned for 4 years
      512 19 British sprinter was caught m drug trap before Barcelona Games DRUGS IN SPORT LONDON British sprinter Jason Livingston, who was sent home from the Barcelona Olympics after failing a drugs test, was banned for four years yesterday. The announcement follows Livingston's appearance on Monday before
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      Lock icon Azman likely to be most expensive buy
      435 19 ajk;jhdkjadsl mdsaenvjk;weakndm v KUALA LUMPUR Azman Adnan will not be the highestpaid player on the Malaysian Semi-Pro soccer scene. But the striker will be the most expensive buy when he leaves Kuala Lumpur soon for its Klang Valley neighbour. This was revealed by
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    • Article
      Lock icon Tense time for Arsenal
      190 19 LONDON Arsenal must overcome two giant-killing football obstacles m four days m the New Year. Its League Cup fifth-round game against Scarborough has been moved from yesterday to Jan 6, straight after the Gunners face non-league Yeovil m the FA Cup. Arsenal doctors will at least
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      Lock icon Last chance for ex-drug addict Dokes
      713 19 Last chance for ex- drug addict Dokes BOXING NEW YORK Michael Dokes, a 34-year-old former champion who has battled cocaine abuse for a decade, said on Tuesday that he was fortunate for much more than just being given another shot at the world heavyweight boxing title. "I'm lucky to be
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      Lock icon Wattana released from debts
      173 19 SNOOKER BANGKOK A Thai bank has decided to drop a 700,000 baht ($45,000) lawsuit against international snooker ace James Wat tana for debts left by his murdered father, it was reported yesterday. The Siam City bank told a civil court to drop the suit on the
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    • Article, Illustration
      A-Z of the sporting year, 1992
      1340 20 A is (or Andre Agassi, who finally won a Grand Slam tennis tournament at Wimbledon. Arthur a former Wimbledon mpion, announced he had caught HIV virus from a blood transfusion during open heart surgery. Stung by the salary offered by Leeds United, Swedish soccer
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      Lock icon No upsets as Indurain and Bugno retain titles
      383 20 PARIS It was almost as though someone was playing a video tape. Miguel Indurain won the Tour de France; Gianni Bugno won the world championship; and threetime Tour de France winner Greg LeMond faded on a mountain climb. The same things that
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    • SCORES AND STATISTICS
      • Article
        BASKETBALL
        130 20 NBA: Charlotte Hornets 130 Atlanta Hawks 114, Detroit Pistons 98 Houston Rockets 84, Boston Celtics 106 New Jersey Nets 104, Orlando Magic 101 Utah Jazz 96, Phoenix Suns 106 Golden State Warriors 104, Sacramento Kings 102 Milwaukee Bucks 99 (OT), San Antonio Spurs 113 Denver Nuggets 108, Los Angeles
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        SOCCER
        63 20 Kuropeaa Uader-21 ChamptMnaJp, (iroup 3 qualifier la lUan: Germany 4 Albania 1. English FA Cap 2nd rd replay: Bury v Wigan (postponed, new date: Sat, Jan 2, eventual winner away to Manchester United). Scottish FA Cap 2ad rd: Stenhousemuir v Forfar (postponed, new date: Mon. Dec 28). Sad rd
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        ICE HOCKEY
        35 20 NHL: Boston Bruins 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Detroit Red Wings 4 (OT), St Louis Blues 2 Minnesota North Stars 2 (OT), Vancouver Canucks 6 Los Angeles Kings 2.
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        CRICKET
        25 20 Three-day tour match In East Lm<Un: South African Combined Universities 174, India 273-8 (S. Tendulkar 131, S. Manjrekar 43, P Amre 30; Handman 4-59).
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        SQUASH
        16 20 Qatar lateraatteaaJ flaal: Jansher Khan (Pak) bt Chris Dittmar (Aust) 15-9 14-15 12-15 1W 15-11.
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
      • Article
        Russian runner tests positive
        93 21 Galina Ikonnikova became the latest Russian athlete to hit a drugs controversy after testing positive at a Swiss road race. The Swiss Athletics Federation said on Tuesday that traces of the anabolic agent methyltestosteron had been found m samples taken from Ikonnikova after the MoratFribourg race
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        New Ferrari sidelined
        49 21 Ferrari's new Formula One car broke down before it reached the test track on Tuesday. An oil cooler on the hydraulic suspension circuit failed as soon as the Ferrari 644-B model was switched on and the test session m Fiorano, Italy, was forced to be cancelled.
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        Krol gets compensation
        60 21 A Belgian court on Tuesday ordered leading soccer club Mechelen to pay more than 10 million francs ($497,340) to former Dutch international Ruud Krol over a breach of contract dispute. Krol had signed a two-year contract as Mechelen coach m May 1989 but was sacked seven months
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        NFL players agree on deal
        64 21 The National Football League and its players agreed m principle on a collective bargaining contract that would end a five-year labour dispute today. Both sides said m New York that they had reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, which would be the first
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        Turnbull reappointed
        46 21 Wendy Turnbull was yesterday reappointed as Australian Federation Cup tennis captain for the ninth straight year. Tennis Australia president Geoff Pollard said m Melbourne that Turnbull had retained the non-playing position ahead of Lesley Hunt and Judy Dalton, both of whom lodged unsuccessful challenges.
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        Devereux's transfer off
        34 21 John Devereux's move to Australian rugby league giant Manly this summer has been dramatically called off. Manly has pulled out of a short-term deal for the 26--year-old Widnes and Wales centre.
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        Including the handicapped
        60 21 Malaysia has proposed including sports for the handicapped at the Commonwealth Games m Kuala Lumpur m 1998, an official said yesterday. Ismail Said, the Youth and Sports Ministry's parliamentary secretary, told Parliament that Malaysia would be the first country to organise such an event at the Games
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        Bradman cap finally found
        64 21 Found, at last. One of the baggy green caps worn by Australian cricket's greatest hero, Sir Don Bradman. The cap was located after an international appeal by organisers of an exhibition of Bradman memorabilia. Several days ago, a telephone caller from a Melbourne family offered use
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        No sponsor, no event
        77 21 Next year's Australian Matchplay golf championship has been cancelled because organisers are unable to find a sponsor, the Australian Golf Union said yesterday. The championship was to have been played at the Kingston Heath course m Melbourne from Feb. 4-7 but AGU executive-director Colin Phillips said
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      Lock icon Monica Celestial
      875 21 Review of the tennis year 1992 Seles changes tone but not her status WOMEN'S TENNIS PARIS Monica Seles changed her look, toned down her grunting and made peace with the authorities. But her tennis remained as ruthless as ever and she ended the year as she began it
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      Lock icon Australia set for pace
      360 21 CRICKET MELBOURNE Australia is likely to opt again for three pacemen m the Second Test m an effort to skittle out the West Indies, whose fragile batting left tailenders struggling to earn a draw m the First Test. Pacemen Craig McDermott and Merv Hughes have again
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      India's officials blast team for its lacklustre performances
      253 21 NEW DELHI India's cricket team was blasted on Tuesday for putting up a pathetic show m the one-day series which it lost 5-2 to a vastly superior South Africa. K.K. Mehra, vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket m India, said
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      Lock icon Graveney dropped
      94 21 LONDON Former England batsman Tom Graveney, who upset Pakistan cricket officials with accusations of cheating, was axed on Tuesday as match referee for its tour of West Indies next March. Graveney enraged Pakistanis five years ago during the Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana umpiring row when he was quoted as
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    • Article
      Lock icon Pakistan must improve batting, says manager
      221 21 WELLINGTON Pakistan will need to improve its batting if it hopes to make a success of its cricket tour of New Zealand, team manager Naushad Ali said yesterday. World Cup holder Pakistan arrived m New Zealand fresh from a victory over Australian state team
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      Lock icon Courier's the ace among season's hard-servers
      453 21 MEN'S TENNIS PARIS Spectators applauding the 30th Davis Cup victory of the United States m Fort Worth last month did not have far to look for the 1992 headline-makers of men's tennis. Most of them were sitting on the players' benches. The American team
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      Jansher battles hard to win final
      498 23 SQUASH DOHA World squash champion Jansher Khan was given a real run for his money before beating Australian Chris Dittmar to win the final of the Qatar international tournament on Tuesday. The Pakistani recovered from two games to one down to triumph 15-9, 14-15,
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      Lock icon Late burst by rookie sparks Orlando to slim victory over Utah
      793 23 BASKETBALL: NBA ROUND-UP NEW YORK Rookie Shaquiile O'Neal had 28 points, 19 rebounds and five blocked shots and sparked a fourth-quarter rally that carried Orlando to a 101-96 win over Utah m a National Basketball Association match on Tuesday.
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      Lock icon Chinese weightlifters make clean sweep
      195 23 WEIGHTLIFTING BANGKOK Chinese women svaept all nine gold medals on Tifesday and set seven world records on the second day of the Asian Weightlifting Championships m the northern province of Chiang Mai. In the 56-kilogramme division, 20-year-old Zhang Juhua brake three world marks, lifting 95kg,
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      Philippines and South Korea in final
      161 23 TENNIS KUALA LUMPUR The Philippines and South Korea overcame their semi-final opponents to enter the final of the Ghafar Cup tennis tournament at the National Tennis Centre yesterday. The Filipinos, led by Roland So, upstaged Japan 2-1, while South Korea edged Thailand 2-1 m
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      Class 1 galloper Titus deleted
      149 23 RACING CLASS 1 galloper Titus m, who had eight starts for two wins and two seconds, has been taken off the active list. The Australian-bred ran his last race on April 25 when he made most of the running before going down a length second
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      Lock icon GUIDE TO YESTERDAY'S PENANG WORKOUTS
      766 23 STAR DANCER was the star performer on a rather quiet morning when he showed the benefit of last week's run with an eye-catching workout m Penang yesterday. With visiting Australian jockey Kenneth Russell m the saddle, the New Zealand-bred gelding by Star Way was kept
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    • THE WHIP HAND
      • Article
        Ang pulls out entries from Pro-Am meet
        147 23 The flap about tomorrow's Christmas Day's Profession-al-Amateur meeting at Bukit Timah is focused on trainer Bernard Ang, officially listed by the Malayan Racing Association as based m Kuala Lumpur. However, the Bukit Turf Club has given the trainer temporary use of 50 stables
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        Jingle Bell to ring in Cup?
        80 23 The buzz around the tracks is that the clue to the winner m the $350,000 Penang Governor's Gold Cup race is m the horse's name. Said one wag: "It's Christmas time, so who else do you go for but Jingle Bell V!" This has
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        Ray Of Hope for Kok
        109 23 The appeal by trainer Johnny Kok against the Bukit Turf Club's racing stewards decision to disqualify him for three years m connection with Giltedged 111 testing positive for etorphine on Aug 9, t is scheduled to be heard at Penang on Monday. The reason according
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        Stewards with long memory
        100 23 The Penang stewards have a long memory. Well, long enough to remember that apprentice Suhaimi Mohd Salleh had no business, without their permission, to be astride Doctor Strange m Race 6 last Saturday. It was almost a year ago on Jan 12 that Suhaimi had copped
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        X'mas gift for HK fans
        170 23 Hongkong's legend of racing fans had an early Christmas present last night as racing resumed at Happy Valley. But the effects of the equine flu epidemic over the last month raises questions into the form of the thoroughbreds m the weeks ahead. Official figures revealed
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        Four wins by short heads
        49 23 Jockey Willie Ryan rode four winners m England and every one won by a short head a unique achievement m horse racing history. The four winners at Lingfield Park on Tuesday took Ryan to the 103 mark for the year, on his 28th birthday.
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      Lock icon South-east Asia considering idea of screen rubber trading
      512 24 SINGAPORE Rubber industry experts are considering a proposal to link South-east Asia's rubber markets through electronic trading with Singapore's futures market but the idea faces political pitfalls, officials said. "The proposal is to link various rubber exchanges based on a fee-sharing concept,
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      Lock icon US carriers band together to derail USAir-BA venture
      577 24 I News analysis NEW YORK When Mr Robert L. Crandall, the chairman of American Airlines, began to speak out four months ago against the British Airways plan to buy a major stake m USAir, his was a voice crying m the wilderness.
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      Lock icon NZ recovery sustainable in 1993, says Finance Minister
      228 24 NZ recovery sustainable in 1993, says Finance Minister WELLINGTON New Zealand Finance Minister Ruth Richardson said yesterday that the country's fragile recovery was sustainable and strong enough to ensure reelection of her conservative government next year. She told Reuters m an interview that the painful economic recovery her policies have
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        Lock icon China's trade up 20% over 1991
        56 24 BEIJING China's total trade m the first 11 months of this year totalled U*****.9 billion (about Ss23o billion), 20.8 per cent more than m the same period last year, state television said. Exports rose 18.2 per cent to U5573.67 billion, while imports jumped 23.8
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        Lock icon UK exports hit all-time high
        82 24 LONDON British exports hit an all-time high m November, but the nations current-account deficit still ballooned to its biggest level m seven months, figures released on Tuesday showed. The Central Statistical Office said the current-account deficit the gap between Britain's imports and exports totalled US$l.B6
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        Lock icon Taiwan stocks down 132 points
        55 24 TAIPEI Taiwan stocks plunged to enu 3.7 per cent lower on worsening political tensions, brokers said. The weighted index closed 131.82 points down at 3,448.15 a three-week low but about 15 points above its intra-day low. Turnover was an active NT$l6.2 billion (about Ssl.l billion)
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        Lock icon Interest rate target is still 6.5%
        50 24 TAIPEI Taiwan's central bank has not changed its monetary policy and its target for short-term interbank interest rates remains at 6.5 per cent, central bank governor Samuel Shieh said. "We hope to keep short-term interest rates around 6.5 per cent," he told reporters. Reuter
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        67 24 GLENVIEW (Illinois) Zenith Electronics Corp and its South Korean partner, Goldstar Co Ltd, said on Tuesday that they had developed a digital high-definition video cassette recorder for home use. The machine is designed to record high-definition television signals on standard Super- VHS video cassettes. It will
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        Lock icon Discount rates down in Italy
        96 24 ROME The Bank of Italy announced a Christmas present for investors on Tuesday when it lowered its discount rate from 13 to 12 per cent. It was effective yesterday. The bank noted that the reduction took the rate back to its level at the end
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        Lock icon Brewer Magnum changes name
        97 24 WELLINGTON Brewer Magnum Corp Ltd, which changes its name to DB Group Ltd today, said it had completed the renegotiation of its banking facilities for a term of three years, starting from this month. Magnum also said its convertible note offer, which closed on Dec 18,
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      Lock icon Hanoi amends investment law in bid to boost foreign capital
      420 24 Hanoi amends investment law in bid to boost foreign capital HANOI Vietnam's National Assembly yesterday approved sweeping amendments to its foreign investment law, allowing private firms to enter foreign joint ventures and giving new tax and operating concessions to foreign investors. Mr Dau Ngoc Xuan, chairman of the State Committee
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      Lock icon Arnotts shareholders not keen on Campbell bid
      177 24 SYDNEY Bakery group Arnotts Ltd said several major institutional shareholders have said they would not accept the Campbell Soup Company's takeover offer of AsB.Bo (5J10.50) a share. In a letter to shareholders, Arnotts said the Australian Mutual Provident Society (AMP) and National Mutual
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      Lock icon Taiwanese trade body to set up office in China
      149 24 TAIPEI A semi-official Taiwanese trade body plans to establish a branch m southeastern China next year, the island's first such office on the Chinese mainland. The China External Trade Development Council (Cetra), a Taiwanese trade promotion body, will use the office
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      Lock icon Japanese investment overseas on the decline, says report
      235 24 TOKYO Direct investment abroad by corporations around the world m 1991 dipped 25.8 per cent from the previous year to US$l7O billion (***** billion). This was the first decline m nine years, a Japanese report said on Tuesday. The Japan External Trade
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      Lock icon Japanese steelmaker to buy Florida company
      194 24 TAMPA (Florida) A Japanese steelmaker's US$35O-mil-lion (Sss6o-million) deal to buy Florida Steel Corp has relieved the American company from debt and saved it from the threat of bankruptcy. Kyoei Steel Ltd took nearly six months to make the buy, which was finalised on Monday.
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      Lock icon HK shares rise in pre-Xmas trading
      86 25 SHARE prices m Hongkong edged up yesterday m light pre-Christmas trading. The Hang Seng Index rose 20.25 points to close at 5,317.99, up 0.38 per cent. "There was continued buying m the morning and some profit-taking m the afternoon m the pre-Christmas rush," said
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      85 25 SHARE prices were higher on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday, continuing a late December rally that has pushed indexes to record highs. The Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100-share Index was up 34.3 points, or 1.2 per cent, at 2,842 after Monday's breach of the 2, 800- point level. The
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      175 25 THE stock market closed higher on Tuesday m heavy trading driven by bargainhunters. Trading got off to a strong start as equities bounced higher at the opening bell. But the market receded, dipping into negative territory briefly before bargain-hunters surfaced and sent prices higher once again. Analysts said
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      233 25 SHARE prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange finished mixed yesterday, extending yesterday's trend, as selling alternated with buying activity m a market lacking institutional support. Most fund managers and institutional players were already on or planning vacations, thus their absence discouraged retail players from making commitments, dealers
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      513 25 W— w— day D»c«wb»f HKI Jar Matheson W92 19.90 <B/> Jardine Intl Motor 6.15 +0.10 ASM Pacific 1.82 -0.020 k M Bus 8.25 0.05 Allied Ind Infl 1.06 -0.01 Ka Wah Int Hldgs 1.55 unch Allied Oversea 0.55 -0.02 Keck Seng Inv 2.67 unch Amoy Properties 5.85 +0.20 Kumagal
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      315 25 OCBC OUB UOB DBS TLB POSB KB KPOSIT RATES Savings ?U P/ 4 2 l'/ 2 2 2'/ 2 l'/ 2 Fixed deposit 1 month 2/4 2V4 IV* 2 2 2V4 3 months 2M» 21/2 2 Vi 2Vi 2 '/a 2Vi 6 months 2% 2% 2% 2'/i 2
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      87 25 SHARE prices fell for the second successive day on the Sydney stock exchange yesterday m what brokers said was an expected correction following strong recent gains. Investors shrugged off positive overseas markets overnight as the All-Ordinaries Index lost 5.3 points to 1,524.8, for a two-day total sell off of
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      87 25 INVESTORS sold major property firms and some small banks to take profit while most shares traded near their previous close with the stock index finishing almost unchanged, brokers said. The SET Index lost 0.37 of a poinc to close at 863.50 on turnover of 4.72 billion baht. Declines slightly
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      76 25 PRICES on the Jakarta stock exchange fell across the board but Astra International rose slightly on speculation that a consortium of investors would bid the share at higher prices, brokers said. They said local focus was on Astra, which closed at 9,050 rupiah compared to 8,850 at the opening.
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      TOKYO
      8 25 THE Tokyo stock market was closed yesterday.
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      OVERSEAS INDICES
      48 25 Dec 23 Chance NST Industrial 3648 30 14.33 Hang Seng 5317 99 f 20 25 Nikkei Average Closed Australian All Ord 1524 80 5.30 Dow Jones (Tues) 3321 10 864 FT 30 (Tues) 2184 50 24.80 Jakarta Composite 271.75 044 Thailand SET 863 50 —0 37
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      CURRENCY
      215 25 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to on* unit of foreign currency Buyme 00 Scinf US dollar 1.6268 1.6451 Sterling pound 2 4786 2 5418 Australian dollar 1.1086 1.1422 Canadian dollar 1.2793 ***** NZ dollar 0.8265 0.8555 EC unit 2.0350 Singapore dollar* to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 14.2985
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      2550 25 Trairaction Pate: December 23, 1892 1992 Last Vol Net f 1992 Last Vol Net High Low Company Sal* (*000) P/E H *Q* Low Company Sal* (TOO) P/E IKiniICTDIAI C 376 304 TaiWahFn 352 12 4 inuuamiHLO 362 18 6 TanChongSOc 257 6 247 12.1 221 164 AISB 50C
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      ASIAN CURRENCY UNITS
      96 25 Contract data: 23/12/92 CWKHCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CAll VALUE MTE US$ 2% 2V« 2V, 2H 3 1% 29/12/92 4* 4V« 4 4 4V« 4% 3% 29/12/92 6H 6/4 6H 6'/« 6'/i s'/j 29/12/92 STG 6% 6H 6U 6 5V 4 6'/.
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      SIMEX FUTURES
      426 25 Wednesday December 23 1992 British pound km mm Japanese yen JJ Open High Low SeH Est Vol Upen »fn LOW S«tt Est Voi R* l 93.43 UaU 0 *****1 0 *****0 0 *****6 0 *****3 1 H» 93 ***** *****8 1 5210A ***** 35 Wr 94 93 67
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      RAS COMMODITY EXCHANGE
      228 25 Rubber futures (Prices traded on NEAT at lpm Dec 23 1992 RSS 1 Contract (S cents/k|) Open Month Hijh Low Sett Vol Interest Jan 93 145.50 145.50 146.00 1200 1000 Feb 146.75 146.75 146.75 450 3525 Mar ***** 146.75 147.00 400 5200 Apr/Jun ***** 147.25 147.50 1725
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      GOLD PRICES
      187 25 SINGAPORE Physical (SS> Wed Tues Kilobar 17.500 17,620 17.568 17 688 100 gm 1.756-1,781 1.763-1.788 50 gm 880-895 884-899 20 gm 350—361 352-362 5 gm 88—96 88-96 1 gm 18—25 18-25 Bufon cons (Sl/oz) Spore bullion coin 540—556 543—559 Canadian maple leaf 560—566 563—569 Australian nugget 562—568 564—570
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      CRUDQ PRODDCT PRICES
      75 25 CRUDE/PRODUCT MONTH* CHANGE PRICE (U8$)» XJ I"**1 m Feb 009 Oil 18.46 18.54 S£l.rc*£. Werme<fate Feb 009-0.09 19.80-1985 WB«F*™ Feb 0 10 0 10 16.40-16 50 E* BLo<> 005- 0 05 19.70 -19 80 T*** Jan 0.40 0.40 19.00 -19 10 E™™* (CIF 200 100 186.00 188
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2122 26 Manager's prices for OUB Investment Mgt Prudential Dec 24 Union Global Fund 075 0 79k PruLink Mgd Fund 1 02—1 08 Union Spore Fund 0 93 0.97 Sin,*-, Unit l™t S SIT HfciSL The Commerce 123—129 First B putra 158—166 The Savin* Fund 105-110 S^tS?" iSMS s K
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      HIGH & LOW
      42 26 HIGH LOW Straits Times Industrials 1992 high 1545.92 (27/1/92) 1992 Low 1310.95 (18/8/92) All-time High 1607.12 (27/3/90) All time Low 64.83 (29/6/65) Business Fines Composite 1992 High 1318.58 (21/12/92) 1992 Low 1122.50 (18/8/92) All-time High 1435.43 (16/7/90) All time Low 64.83 (29/6/65)
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      MOST ACTIVES
      39 26 Summa Inv 11,726 000 Centrept Wt97 2,784,000 PM Data 10c 1,691 000 OAF Ltd 40c 1,372,000 Keppel Corpn 1,368,000 Hitachi Zosen 1,080 000 Amcol2sc 1,062 000 Hai Sun Hup 20c 1,036,000 Hotel Prop 961 000 NOL 756,000
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      TURNOVER (CASH)
      34 26 Sector Volume Value Industrials 2.175 m 2.190 m Finance 100,000 221,165 Hotels 145,000 135,995 Properties 805,000 902,395 Loan Stocks 273,000 134,320 Plantations 332,000 515,000 Mining Nil Nil Total 3.830 m 4.099 m
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      TURNOVER (READY)
      69 26 Total Market Ned Tuts Industrials 40 353 m ***** m Finance 4.706 m 5.877 m Hotels 2.245 m 3.685 m Properties 6.559 m 6 .791 m Loans Stocks 7.560 m 10 263 m Plantations 1.951 m 1.013 m Mining 172,000 162,000 Total volume 63.546 m 63 871 m
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      81 26 Dtc 23 Dec 22 ST Industrial! 1486 06 1489 16 ST Finance 2682 24 *****3 ST Hotels *****4 1013 80 ST Properties 724 90 122 14 BT Composite 1300 21 1304 29 BTMGA 69/24 699 87 BT 08/ OS +45 +4? BT CAM ***** ***** BT OBV f *****02
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      4000 26 U shares quoted have a par value of $1 unless otherwise specified Adjusted fw scrip/rights. N Tai-ciempted dividend P/E ratios reflect the last annual comoMated results. P/E ratios and pots yields of foreicn shares are adjusted for currency deferences. Trustee stocks under CPf Approved Investments Scheme, s:
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      Some profit-taking still going on in light trading
      567 26  -  Chan Hwa Loon MARKET REPORT By THERE was still residual profit-tak-ing on the local bourse yesterday, with very light volumes traded. "The market was uninspiring, but you could also call it steady, if you wish," said one broker. "The year-end festive celebrations
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      DBS Land in deal with Pontiac Land to buy Institution Hill site
      398 27  -  Eddie Toh By DBS Land has bought from Pontiac Land its Institution Hill site along River Valley Road m one of the biggest single transactions for a residential land parcel. Pontiac Land, which had planned to redevelop the
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      Local furniture makers drafting strategic plan
      348 27 FURNITURE makers m Singapore are drafting a strategic plan, with help from the Economic Development Board (EDB), to guide their industry's development over the long term. The plan, expected to be completed m April, is part of the industry's efforts to restructure itself. Leading
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      ITC Global Holdings setting up office in Vietnam
      295 27 ITC Global Holdings Pte Ltd, the regional headquarters of diversified Indian group ITC Ltd, is setting up a representative office m Ho Chi Minh City to handle trade with Vietnam and the Indochina region. In a statement released yesterday, Mr Ashutosh Garg,
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      Record 130 China teams visit SCCCI office in 1992
      290 27 REFLECTING the upsurge of interest m increasing trade links between China and Singapore, the number of mainland Chinese delegations that called on the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry so far this year is already double that for last year.
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      Local company to make robots designed by Canadian firm
      266 27  -  Ann Williams By LOCAL company Excel Advanced Technology Pte Ltd will be manufacturing human scale mobile autonomous robots designed by Canadian company CyberWorks. Speaking to The Straits Times yesterday at a seminar on mobile robotics technology it organised, Excel managing director
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      Consumer price index in November up 2.5%
      232 27 THE consumer price index rose by 2.5 per cent m November compared to the same month a year ago, mainly because of higher costs of transport and communication and housing. With just one month to go, the year's inflation rate, as measured by
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      Metro gets nod for first joint venture in Shanghai
      150 27 METRO Holdings has obtained approval and a business licence for its first joint venture m Shanghai, a property development company. Shanghai Roway Real Estate Development Ltd, a 50:50 joint-venture company with City Construction Development Head Office of Shanghai's Xuhui District, is
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      Seagate plans third plant in Penang
      140 27 Seagate plans third plant in Penang PENANG 'S fast developing disk drive industry received a further boost yesterday with Seagate Technology announcing plans for a third plant on the island. The announcement comes just six months after the opening of Seagate's second plant there. The new facility, which will aLo
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      Metalock's profit down 21%
      150 27 METALOCK (Singapore) Ltd suffered a 21-per cent drop m pre-tax profit to $2.7 million despite group turnover rising 7.2 per cent during the six months ended Sept 30 to $14.22 million. The engineering-based group saw its bottomline plummet by 25.9 per cent to $1.7 million. The
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        OUB issue over-subscribed
        46 27 OVERSEAS Union Bank's 84.82 million rights shares were over-subscribed by 5.6 per cent. Acceptances were received for 99.32 per cent of the rights issue. The balance of about 580,000 rights shares not accepted will be allotted to applicants of the excess rights shares.
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        Edaran OtomobiTs CCL stake
        43 27 EDARAN Otomobil Nasional has raised its stake m Cycle A Carriage Ltd to 45,794,800 shares, after exercising Its 1,805,000 warrants on Dec 10 for a consideration of $5.58 million. EON now holds slightly over 20 per cent of CCL.
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        AIA to offer new loan policies
        77 27 INSURANCE company American International Assurance has tied up with Orient Consumer Credit (OCC) to offer personal accident benefits for successful applicants of loans for both new and used cars. The scheme, called OCC Plus, will settle the outstanding instalments on the loan, m the
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        Lock icon Amal Steel expects to do better
        77 27 KUALA LUMPUR Amalgamated Industrial Steel expects its investment m a number of projects which will be completed by end of next year to help improve its performance, says chairman Ng Kee Wei. Mr Ng said the new investments totalling Ms4l million (5526.24 million) would
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        Lock icon Ancom eyeing venture in China
        80 27 KUALA LUMPUR Ancom Bhd, the chemicals group, is looking into the possibility of setting up a joint venture m China, group managing director, Mr Siew Nim Chee, said. "We have yet to identify the type of business," he said after the company's extraordinary general meeting
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        Multi-Purpose's gaming units
        81 27 KUALA LUMPUR Leisure Management Bhd (LMB), the gaming arm of the Multi-Purpose group, has decided not to proceed with the voluntary general offers m seven gaming subsidiaries. In a statement issued yesterday, LMB said the decision was made after careful consideration of the adverse financial effects on
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        Lock icon George Town's profit up 14%
        71 27 KUALA LUMPUR George Town Holdings Bhd has reported a 14-per cent increase m group operating pre-tax profit to MJ5.26 million (5J3.36 million) for the six months ended Sept 30. Group turnover was 4 per cent better at M 5130.14 million. The group results for the
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      105 27 p 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 r No of establishments (10 or more employees) 148 154 153 141 139 I Employment 7,457 7,719 7,143 6,521 6,463 p i Output (S$ M) 374 465 488 516 520 I VA/W(S$000) 18 20 23 25 28 J[_Domestic Exports (SM) 206 277 306 279
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      64 28 MAIN CLOB Up On Unch Up On Unch Industrial 28 36 30 18 18 9 Finance 7 9 3 3 3 2 Hotels 3 6 2 0 2 0 Properties 5 6 2 2 11 5 Plantations 0 0 0 3 5 4 Mining 0 0 0 0 10
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      42 28 SPH Foreign 1570 -1-70 DBS Foreign 1410 +40 SIA Foreign 1780 +30 B Sembawang 720 +20 Spore BusF 500 695 +15 Summa Inv 72 +11 5 CMB Asia 800 +10 Centrepoint 50c 223 +10 GELife 1160 +10 ICBWt 220 +10
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      43 28 afkewifb lkervkdl;iewn lwemnvcew,vnfg UOB Foreign 860 15 C&C 680 10 DBS 1140 10 Isetan 50c 392 10 Keppel Corpn 620 -10 OCBC Foreign 1230 10 OUE 690 10 Semb Shipyard 825 10 Singmarme 50c 320 10 Tiger Mcd 20c 168 10
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      PUB to spend $lb next year on development projects
      370 28 THE Public Utilities Board will spend more than $1 billion next year on development projects to meet Singapore's demand for electricity, water and gas. The bulk, or $862 million, will be spent on electricity projects. Water and gas projects will take
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      Lock icon US recession declared over as economy breaks from slow-growth rut
      804 28 3rd quarter GDP up 3.4% Consumer spending up a robust 3.7% Housing construction up 0.2% 5.3% rise m investment spending planned WASHINGTON A national group of economists has declared the US recession formally over, as the government confirmed on Tuesday
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      NTUC Fair Price starts importing vegetables directly from Indonesia
      320 28 NTUC Fair Price Cooperative has started importing vegetables and fruits directly from Indonesia under a deal signed recently. The first shipment of 40 varieties of fruits and vegetables worth about $30,000 from Brastagi m North Sumatra arrived last month. These fruits
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      Taiwan 'cutting back investments in S-E Asia' as China booms
      420 28 TAIPEI Taiwan, one of the biggest foreign investors m South-east Asia, is cutting back new investment m the region as it focuses on China's booming economy, officials and businessmen said yesterday. Capital flows to South-east Asia have been shrinking since
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      S'pore, KL market holidays
      59 28 S'pore, KL market holidays THE Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) closes for trading today at 12.30 pm. However, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) will trade the full day to 5 pm. Both exchanges will be closed for market holidays on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. They will only
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      Spillover effects may be felt by 2nd quarter
      532 28  -  Kevin Lim Ann Williams Caroline Chan adskjadfsuewnvierwnsierwnvc,m kdafnv fkenike vje, By and SINGAPORE businesses yesterday welcomed the news of improved US growth figures, especially the stockbroking community which expects sentiment on the local bourse to improve even more. However, they cautioned that
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      55 28 NEW YORK The stock market gained ground yesterday morning m buying encouraged by recent declines m interest rates. The Dow Jones average rose 6.22 points to 3,327.32 m the first hour of trading. Interest rates m the Treasury bond market have fallen this week to their lowest levels
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      Investing in China: SCCCI to hold bilingual talks
      182 28 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) is organising its first-ever bilingual discussion on investment opportunities m China on Jan 9. It has invited the Chinese Ambassador, Mr Zhang Qing, and the Chinese commercial counsellor, Mr Zhu Zhenyuan, to be
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      5 1 Life! THURSDAY DECEMBER 24, 1992
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        74 1 CARE COLUMN CHILDREN WHO DIE YOUNG •^m- .J B^Bm^BM B^Bhß^Bb bl^B^blb^bV^^^bV *4. B^B^L. HKhI L^F .^■■l -^bBhI bm^^^ fl^l L^L^ b^b^bA^b^^ Ib^b^b^b^b^bhlm^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^E^ b^^bv j5 a^Bk WPP^P^^^^^^^^^ *Jr '^^H aVi Jlf 1 BH|^m (^B*a^B^B^BS "3Tta <'^^MmL HhK B^B^B^^^ j 'Bs/j'' Bk l&^P^^^r '-i n^V V i^K ]0r tnr BW^Bj Hb ■OT^
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        7 1 COMMUNITY YANG SHIBIN GOES INTO ACTING FULLTIME
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        Ramayana free for all
        833 2 All the dancers rehearse together while the aunties cook for us. Sidha Naayaki Rajendran Pandian, 14, who came from Perth to dance m Ramayana INDIA, right now, is still m turmoil after the recent destruction of the i Muslim mosque m Ayodhya. Militant Hindus claim that
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        THE STORY
        170 2 THE Ramayana is one of the oldest epic poems of India and was written m Sanskrit by Valmiki, a holy man. Many scholars believe that it was handed down from generation to generation long before it was written down, and its age has been placed anywhere between 50
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        The man behind Ramayana
        562 2 SWAMI Shantanand is a man of contradictions. For someone who left school after completing his O levels, this Hindu monk drops frequent references to world literature, from Richard Bach's Jonathan Livingston Seagull to Shakespeare. For someone who has never trained m dance, the Swami has choreographed
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        338 2 Festive Highlights 17 Dec 1992 2 Jan 1993 25 Dec, Christmas Day Cheers to the Holidays ITivnli Tivoli Toast to the yuletide with our special cocktail "Holiday Cheers". Available at our food and Family Brunch t rr i *> rr j i i-u f beverage outlets lor only 1 5.00.
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    • Society
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        Lock icon Suffer the little children
        695 3 We live day by day. We just see what we can do to help him, but we do not know what else to think about his illness. Mr Pang See Yoke on his son's illness MOST of us can remember childhood fevers when dad and mum
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        Help for terminallyill and their families
        508 3 THANKFULLY, Simon Pang and his family are not alone m their long-drawn-out pain. Relatives and friends have rallied around, and the family also receives financial and medical help from the Hospice Care Association. The association also reaches out to three other terminally-ill children, and
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    • Arts & Entertainment
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        Excuse me, but they're models
        587 4 It is hard to believe that models are like you and me, as LEE SAN CHOUY discovers after watching a documentary which will be shown on SBC tonight. THERE are many reasons why women want to scrutinise cover girls 10,000 times taller and more gorgeous
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        One of a kind
        349 4  -  Alexius Pereira Budget CDs By J. S. Bach. Transcriptions by Stokowski Stokowski/Stokowski Symphony Orchestra. RCA Gold Seal *****-*****-2 ($19.90) Handel. Water Music, Royal Fireworks Stokowski/RCA Orchestra. RCA Silver Seal. *****-*****-2 ($13.90) THERE is not another musician who is more maligned today than Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977). Especially
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        186 4 THE HOUSE OF LIM GARFIELD I AHl^stE >(oure bacx"] C~ n> J^rf^\ /^T^/ AH^HE x n ALONGf WITH THE I (\Afini l IM^, UnUl I mm I I UuV4? 1 L I\ \j J .^n r "TRAPiTIONAL- I Ik. S S. "L. vU"' Knr I I lUNML PEANUTS 1 i
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        Jacket suits and smart day dresses
        326 5 Talking Point SINGAPORE-BORN designer Benny Ong, now a British citizen living m London, was m town last week to officiate at the opening of two boutiques which sell his label exclusively. The boutiques, simply called Benny Ong, are owned by Tararone Investments, the trading
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        Soft scented
        879 5 Now come softer sounding labels, all the better to reflect the lighter, gentler, feminine world of women's perfume. It is fitting. Like power shoulders, the fragrance that stalked you across the room and left you reeling m the lift has waned Attention-getting words implying the forbidden are an
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        Party pretties
        375 6 THESE days, it is hard to define evening wear. It all depends on who you are and the sort of function you are attending. Teenagers, for example, have their own budget-conscious style for informal parties, whether at Christmas or other times of the year. Sophisticated young women would
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    • Community
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        Chastity's happy end
        748 7 THE opera The Bridge Of Chastity has two versions. One version, popularised by the Zhanjiang Cantonese Opera Troupe m China, has the story ending m tragedy, when both the monk, Liao Yin and the mother, Mci Jieqing, are executed by the son, Zhao Xiaochang, who has became
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        Lice helped to make the first comb
        924 7 Legendary Forefathers Of Trades: Da Yu IN ANCIENT China, seemingly insignificant comb sellers led the mobile street hawkers. Whenever there was a trade (air, details such as the place and time were decided by them ultimately. Whenever there was misunderstanding or discord among
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        THE PLOT
        279 7 DUE to a frame-up by a conniving court official Feng Shubo, Li Chunye and his family have to flee for their lives. Li manages to escape death through the help of a prisoner, who impersonates him and is killed. Li then flees to Guangzhou, where he becomes a
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      JANUARY
      82 8 Mon 4 11 18 25 Tue 5 12 19 26 Wed 6 13 20 27 Thu 7 14 21 28 Fri 8 15 22 29 Sat 2 9 16 23 30 Sun 3 10 17 24 31 Jan 1 New Year's Day* Jan 9 to Feb 6 Chinatown Light-up
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      FEBRUARY
      62 8 Mon 1 8 15 22 Tue 2 9 16 23 Wed 3 10 17 24 Thu 4 11 18 25 Frl 5 12 19 26 Sat 6 13 20 27 Sun 7 14 21 28 Feb6 Thaipusam Feb 22 Scouts and Guides Day Feb 23 to Mar 24 Ramadan
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      MARCH
      46 8 Mon 1 8 15 22 29 Tue 2 9 16 23 30 Wed 3 10 17 24 31 Thu 4 11 18 25 Fri 5 12 19 26 Sat 6 13 20 27 Sun 7 14 21 28 Mar 25 Hari Raya Puasa* •Public holiday
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      APRIL
      62 8 Mon 5 12 19 26 Tue 6 13 20 27 Wed 7 14 21 28 Thu 1 8 15 22 29 Fri 2 9 16 23 30 Sat 3 10 17 24 Sun 4 11 18 25 Apr 1 April Fool's Day Apr 5 Qing Ming Festival or All
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      MAY
      64 8 Mon 31 3 10 17 24 Tue 4 11 18 25 Wed 5 12 19 26 Thu 6 13 20 27 Fri 7 14 21 28 Sat 1 8 15 22 29 Sun 2 9 16 23 30 May 1 Labour Day* May 6 VesakDay* May 8 Red Cross
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      JUNE
      65 8 Mon 7 14 21 28 Tue 8 15 22 29 Wed 2 9 16 23 30 Thu 3 10 17 24 Fri 4 11 18 25 Sat 5 12 19 26 Sun 6 13 20 27 Jun 1 Hah Raya Haji* Jun 20 Father's Day Jun 24 St John's
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        268 8 I MM J MERLION, Meriion Park i2Z^ s^^^// JK^r Jm^Kf S Half iion, half fish, the eight* j flHf metre tall structure stands J guard at the mouth of the /A &oB^^^ Singapore River. The I mvtnJCfll u6^st hA^ HAW PAR VILLA, Pasir Panjang Road V s Legendary heroes and
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      JULY
      57 9 Mon 5 12 19 26 TUB 6 13 20 27 Wed 7 14 21 28 Thu 1 8 15 22 29 Frl 2 9 16 23 30 Sat 3 10 17 24 31 Sun 4 11 18 25 JuM SAFDay Jul 1 Start of Courtesy Campaign Jul 3 Singapore
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      AUGUST
      60 9 Mon 30 2 16 23 Tue 31 3 10 17 24 Wed 4 11 18 25 Thu 5 12 19 26 Frl 6 13 20 27 Sat 7 14 21 28 Sun 1 8 15 22 29 Aug 9 National Day* Aug 18 to Sept 15 Month-long Hungry Ghost
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      SEPTEMBER
      45 9 Mon 6 13 20 27 Tue 7 14 21 28 Wed 1 8 15 22 29 Thu 2 9 16 23 30 Frl 3 10 17 24 Sat 4 11 18 25 Sun 5 12 19 26 Septi Teacher's Day Sept 30 Mooncake Festival
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      OCTOBER
      81 9 Mon 4 11 18 25 Tue 5 12 19 26 Wed 6 13 20 27 Thu 7 14 21 28 Frl 1 8 15 22 29 Sat 2 9 16 23 30 Sun 3 10 17 24 31 Oct 1 Birthday of Monkey God Octl Children's Day Oct 15
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      NOVEMBER
      62 9 Mon 1 8 15 22 29 Tue 2 9 16 23 30 Wed 3 10 17 24 Thu 4 11 18 25 Frl 5 12 19 26 Sat 6 13 20 27 Sun 7 14 21 28 Nov 4 Thimithi (firewalking) Festival Nov 6 Bosses' Day Nov 1 3
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      DECEMBER
      55 9 Mon 6 13 20 27 Tuo 7 14 21 28 Wed 1 8 15 22 29 Thu 2 9 16 23 30 Frl 3 10 17 24 31 Sat 4 11 18 25 Sun 5 12 19 26 Dec 25 Christmas Day* Dec 26 Boxing Day Public holiday GRAPHICS:
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        Lock icon Shuhaimi's surprise
        921 12 She knows people are willing to give new directors like her a chance. The fact that people can accept Selubung, with its new themes of love and caring, has given her confidence. Shuhaimi Baba, who has been asked to direct with John Daly, the Oscar-winning producer of Platoon
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        2009 14 What's On CHARITY outlets, Wisma Atria. Tangs and Centre- ■■■■HBf '■■^■^■^■■■■■■^■i^IHHMMH THE SILK ROAD TREASURES OF their names, it was the only signal to their point. Or call 296-2929 Vaaaaiaaaaaaaaaaa^HHß^Bß^Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai^aa^H TANG AND GEMS 0F CHINESE ART male counterparts that they were still alive. v Empress Place Museum Closed on public
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        Roll out the barrel...
        122 16 Roll out the barrel Picture: LILEN UY EUROPA owner Dennis Foo expects a million-dol-lar Christmas half the money from golden beer trickling into revellers' glasses. He ordered 700 barrels of Tiger beer (seen here at the Asia Pacific Brewery m Tuas) for the great booze-out from Christmas Eve to New
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        596 16 Television: Page Fifteen Comics: Page Four I PLAMTER& w*M Congratulations to the winners of VHNH^^^^sH^^^^^^A SPECIAL LUCKY DRAW fcl m TOP PRIZE: 30/2N Langkawi Getaway Holidays V Q A Tan Hen 9 Keow *****59/F V Vj PH SPECIAL PRIZE: SHARP IQ-800 Electronic Organizer M HUJ Jenny Chong I/C *****41/A V
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        4470 2 117 Pleasure Boats/ Sea Sports 118 sS2J?iffl« 116 ED? tOfl c,? P y/ 11? P Mure Bo t "7 Pleasure Boats/ 139 House Renovation/ Video Filming Video Filming Sea Sports Sea Sports Decor RUST AND MOULD ARE SHUT OUT ESSJP^^chilles inflatable boatsl rE^SSfSE txSCTTON.c O |£I4VK^ X'MAS NEW YEAR SPECIAL
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        474 3 146 TV/ Video AERIAL ANTENNA INSTALLATION SPECIALIST Oteed all SBC b RTM Channels. SCV Pay Channels 28, 34, 30 Solve poor reception, disorientated It collapse antenna. For fTM art* •ttimat* call 2SIS23S/ *****90/ *****52 For immtdutt s*nric« MOBILE: *****84/ PG *****83 AERIAL ANTENNAE SERVICES it Repair Complete Installation 0 channels
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        1052 3 170 Domestic Help Available Bsssor /e7y*'S' M st^^^4^ i^E J ia*'*t^*** Personally interviewed overseas and screened from provinces frequently cheap Air SS work Permit/ Filipino Thai Sri Lankan Indonesian Javanese Chinese Local Full/Part-Time Maids Passport extension cancellation Our assurance for employers- Construction I Factory Workm Well-trained maids for nursing, Hghest
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        4 3 170 Domestic Help Available
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        571 3 170 Domestic Help Available 171 Domestic Help Wanted FREE TAIWAN/ HONGKONG Placement Consultation Salary, leave etc Salary deduction schemes available. Pis. call at: EHL. 17-279 Selegle Complex. 5.0718. Tel: *****28 Lie C 0568-01 SENT OVER 200 maids to Hong Kong Reliable It Helpful No Video No Deposit Cheapest ree. Jobcentre:
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        609 3 170 Domestic Help Available 181 Private Investigators POSITIVE INVESTIGATION SERVICES Professional* Ethical* Resourceful* Conclusive Results. Pis. call *****19 *****36 Ronnie Scow CALL PISA *****10. Private Investigators with 30 years experience to solve your problems Investigations requirements 183 Repair Services VCR, TV ft Computer PC. Repair services. Fair rates. Call U.
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        596 3 190 Other Personal Products LARGEST SALE OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTUREPAEOIC BEDOING COLLECTIONS MADE TO RELIEVE BAO BACKS AND PREVENT BACK PROBLEMS^a^Bk NO MORE M* S»TS IMrOHN) Hf.MN IA»I f WITH 4 RESIN (HAIRS ,M> .^T |4') MIHIII RM FATMX CARDTM. POOI-SIDF. ItllllM .V_ Illllin <ll IV »HIII -i Wl HMI1IM«»MI>
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        561 3 190 Other Personal Products 203 Business Opportunities BOX REPLIES: When collecting replies from Times House, 390 Kirn Seng Road, Spore 0923, a letter of authorisation from the company must be produced. If personal, IC must be produced. Collection hours: 9am to lpm. 2pm to spm: Sat 9am to lpm. LARGE
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        1009 3 211 Computer 211 Computer 211 Computer Products/ Products/ Products/ Services Service* Services Idek Pro Flat Screen Monitor Gives You T^e Best Professional Gift This Year 0.26 mm DOT PITCH |SL^^ Clearly superior definition f r fW i 3 DOUBLE FOCUSING f A sharp image everywhere x m BUILT-IN MICROCOMPUTER Your
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        598 4 231 Office Furniture/ Furnishing BANK USED. Very cheap used/ new office furniture for sale. Tables, chairs, lockers, partitions, 4 drawers filing/ full height cabinet, sideboard, conference tables 322 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim (Opp. Aiwa beside PCI) Tel: *****36. BUY 4 SELL High Quality used It new office tables, chairs, conference tables,
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        620 4 235 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/ Removal ATTRACTIVE RATES FOR IV.se/ ot fice removal, transportation, disposal it delivery service. Dally mcl. public holidays. Also specialised m piano/ organ/ safe removal Our rates are economical We supply responsible, reliable experience! workers. Big/ small lorries avail Also boxes for sale Pis. call *****68 (7am-10pm)
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        531 4 236 Phones/ Faxes/ Pagers/ Special Numbers lI GWEE GROUP t-W fTfflHllftH WORE CENTRE) HANDPHONE Motorola 11/500/8800X/8500X Classic/Ericsson/NEC P6 OKI/Hitacht/loshba'Nokja Sony/Kokusai/Techno/Wyser CAY Panasonic Samsung Sharp Nucleus Toshiba Murata •Narita/Sanyo MscPhsrsos 287 8866 Seraagoos Gdi 286 8866 Part lane 334 8866 Bukrt Timsh 462 8866 RedMIIMRT 472 8866 FuramaMotiH 538 8866 Killiney
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        741 4 301 Vehicles For Hire NATIONALTNTETRENTTJoTrob^ lems' *X'mas New Year Offer. Short it long term package. Weekly/ Monthly rates Wedding package. Chauffeur drive. Budget rates. Call *****44 VONG BOON OFFERS pick-ups, vans, panel vans (aircon./ nonalrcon.), 10 14 ft. lorries for rental. Tel: *****15, *****74. AIRCON. UNIQUE CARS for rental at
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        804 4 332 BMW For Sale 6/86 BMW 318 i, [>ower steering. 2-door. Converted to 320 i Series. Tax 5/93 Full accessories. $56,388 above. Downpayment $6388. Tel *****03 Can trade-In 6/'S7 BMW 73Si. F/auto. 2 pte. owners. Nice regn no 7351. Computer, leather, EH control, ABS etc. PARF $49K. G'teed. like new.
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        709 4 334 Daihatsu For Sale 3/88 DAIHATSU CHARADE CX Metallic blue Well maintained. Accident free Pis pg. 600-7015 3/-90 CHARADE 1.0 CX. 2nd owner, s/rims. Central locking, tax 2/93. $42,800 Tel; *****85 4/-87 CHARADE 1.0 CX. 2nd owner, tax 3/93. Orlg. paint $34,800. Tel; *****85 (Waterloo Ctr 4/-88 CHARADE 1.0 CX
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        685 4 338 Ford For Sale 89 FORD LASER 1 ;«i[. White rolour. 5-dr. Full accessories. Accident free Tel: *****30 'M LASER 1.3 OL manual Beautiful white. Very well maintained. Accident free Pg: *****19 340 Honda For Sale We Buy Sell I I Any Model of Private I I Car.Q Plate, Non-PARF
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        778 4 340 Honda For Sale (AUTO) 1983 HONDA Accord 1 6EX COE till 2002 Passed inspection Beautiful! *****08 COE PAID, 7/1J Honda Accord 1 6EX model, hlfl, s/rlms., perfect cond $28,900 Tel. *****73 EL 9292, "82 Accord 1.6 manual, power steering/ windows s/rlms remote alarm. COE $9099 *****87 EXCELLENT BEAUTIFUL 87
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        762 4 340 Honda For Sale -80 HONDA ACCORO 1 6 Alrcon COE New rd tax $16,800. Tel. *****91 80 HONDA ACCORO 16 COE Full accessories. Tax 27*93 Beautiful cond $18,300 Tel: 7691 510 •80 HONDA ACCORD. New tax, 2k paint. Tip top condition. Full accessories. Tel. *****00 10 NEAR ACCORO 1
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        298 5 342 Hyundai For Sale 342 Hyundai For Sale lEXCELI JI.3L 3DR HATCHBACKj ►from $5 I,OOO] IEXCELI < 1.5 GLS 5 DR HATCHBACK <4 from $58,800] ISCOUPEI 1.5 L, LS, LS(A) M ►from $6O T 5OO; [SONATAr 2.0 GLSi (M) :trom $79,000J Make it a Hyundai this Christmas and add vroom
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        190 5 •89 EXCEL 1.50L8, 4-dr 5-speed. tip-top condition 1 owner. Tel: *****30 •90 HYUNDAI EXCEL 1 SGS 3-dr Tax 1/93. Red. Beautiful cond. Tel: *****55 Daniel Ng •91 HYUNDAI SCOUPE LS. manual 2-dr. Alrcon., radio cassette. Good condition. Tel: *****14 91 HYUNDAI EXCEL 1 3LS. 4-dr. 1 owner. Immaculate condition $44,500.
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        1611 5 344 Mazda For Sale 344 Mazda For Sale 344 Mazda For Sale 344 Mazda For Sale CHEER. $4,000 I M ME PI ATE Mazda 626 Sedan M 5 **3^=^»ss»^ With ABS v*^l^^2» **lEfc*l^V Now $100,429 _-^a^M^PP p^^^ SAVE $4,071 a^L^^ Pm H Without ABS K'^^l M*^^^^ Usual. $100,300* i^b^B^ SAVE:
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        541 5 346 Mercedes For Sale •BT7reRCEDEs"^o"wT2TAutaT owner. New C.O.E. Nice number Excellent cond View: 921 Buklt Tlmah Rd. Tel: 468-1222. 9/85 MERCEDES BENZ 190E auto. (2.0 new facelift) full accessories, tax 3/93, view at Upp. Aljunled Used Car Ctr. Lot 1 1 PTE. OWNER. '90 Mercedes Benz 200 E. auto, nice
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        935 5 346 Mercedes For Sale ITmERCEDES 200 AutcTTJeTTtr celift Tax 3/93. Alrcon. hifi. s/rlms. Tip- top. *****98 '88 MERCEDES BENZ 3OOCE. 2 pte owners Full accessories. Tip top condition Tel: 468-0244. '88 MERCEDES 200 Auto Tip top cond. Full accessories. New tyres *****76/ Pg *****89 9/74 MERCEDES 2SOS. Auto. COE paid.
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        978 5 350 Nissan For Sale MID 66 NISSAN Pulsar 1 3 SLX 2nd owner Power steering/ window/ lock G'teed accident free Low mileage. Orlg red. Tax 4/"93. Owner leaving $42,800 *****12 1 OWNER. ALMOST 89 Nissan Pulsar 14 SLX. power steering, alarm, lock, tax 5/93. Expensive s/rlms hlfl. accident free Beautiful
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        877 5 350 Nissan For Sale •65 NISSAN SUNNY 1 3 DX Bid no '7722' Expensive 2K paint New lax $19,500 Tel: *****12 •87 PULSAR 1.3 SLX. 2 owners, power window, central lock Must view *****31' pg *****14. '89 NISSAN SUNNY 13 s/wagon 1 owner Hl-fl. s/rlms View: 308 Telok Kurau Rd
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        637 5 358 Subaru For Sale N JUSTY JIO 4WD sful cond. $35,800, loan $30K Lot 3. Irving Rd Upper Paya Lebar 9/90 SUBARU JlO. 5-dour. sspeed Alrcon.. hl-fl. s/rlms Tax 2/92 Original cond *****79 •90 SUBARU JIOGL 5-door. 2 own- ers. Tax 5/"93. Alrcon hl-(t». s/rlms Beautiful cond *****39. 360 Suzuki
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        951 6 362 Toyota For Sale We buy sell All TOYOTA Models Any Japanese Used Cars PARF/ non-PARF 0/ plate/ Commercial HUP HENG LEE ENT. *****48 ♦71 TOYOTA STARLET 1.0. COE V 4838. New tax, s/rlms, Up top cond $17,800 0.n.0. Downpayment $3K Call Mr Tang Blk 22 irOl-33 Boon Keng Rd.
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        827 6 362 Toyota For Sale S/83 TOYOTA STARLET 10 Sq lamps COE $10,881 S/rlms, hl-fl BeauUful cond. Tel: *****82. S/73 TOYOTA CORONA. Full accessories. Tax 2/13. COE $3022 Asking $6500 0.n.0. Tel: *****13 8/«2 COROLLA 1.3. 5 speed new tax beautiful number. Oood cond $25,200/- Tel: *****60. 6/18 TOYOTA CORONA CD
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        986 6 366 Other Makes For Sale 19 LANCIA DELTA HF Turbo with time. Sunroof. Alloy rims. Leather seats. CD player. 140 bhp Agt. maintained Best In town. See to believe. Pg. *****64 Code 09 ROVER ***** AUTO. 1 owner (Mid '91). Low mileage. Walnut and leather Interior. Sunroof. CD changer. Loan
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        957 6 369 Q-Plate Car* Q' *79 MERCEDES 280SETuto" COE paid. Accident free. Beautiful cond. Tel: 468-3000. Q' 8/18 Nissan Sunny 1.6 SOX auto. Low mileage. Tip top cond. 1 owner Tel *****29. Q 12 CITROEN CX Prestige Auto. New tax, COE brand new cond. $18,800. Pg. *****37. *O' 12 VOLVO 244GLE
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        973 6 375 Commercial Vehicles For Sale NEAR '91 MAZDA E2200 Van (dlesel) Alrcon. radio cassette, tax 2/ "93. Tip top cond. *****95 T»» TOP 7m High Hlace van. 1.6 5-dr. Alrcon, hlfl. Tax 7/93. COE $9,950. Tel *****03 $2,500 DRIVE AWAY *80 near, Toyota panel van. Immaculate cond. 2K paint, alrcon..
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        743 6 376 Motorcycles/ Scooters For Sale/ Wanted WE PAY HIGH cash price for any secondhand motorcycle. Viewing collection at your place can be arranged Tel: *****29 Johnny. 2 MONTHS OLD '88 manufactured FJ FZR 400 Exup at $5,700 flat. Brand new cond. with new tyres. Oenulne buyers pg: *****00. MOTORCYCLES AVAIL,
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        796 6 PROPERTIES Aparta** For Art (Otefe 0108) 410 ApsftnwiU For Ret jUsts 08-1 1} 411 Ap«rtTnnttForß«rt([*Ul2?O| 412 Apartatr* For Rant (ok* 21-28) 413 ApartMr*ForPjnt(M»dOh*) 414 Apartmntt 'Mnud (ferv Butf 421 MaySpscM 475 HoB*ar*iwr*Ww»ad{Burl 470 HOS Apto fot S*K iMd Kto/Btaran) 453 HOB Mi For Salt (B*4ok/T«**)M) 454 HoB** For Sail (&Pa*nt7Cho6Oijltatf
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        748 6 410 Apartments For Rent (Dists 01-08) D.02 INTX PLATA, 1 bdrm separate living/ kitchen/ store, high fir. Seavlew, MRT/ amenities ***** upwards. Gateway *****48 DOS ISLANDVKW SPACIOUS lower mals 4- 1 1, family, huge terr. 5 baths/ 3600 sq.ft. Brand new renovation. Eastwest Prop. *****25 D.07 F/F. 2-BDRM. Big balcony
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        847 6 411 Apartments For Rent 411 Apartments For Rent (Dists 09-11) (Dists 0»-11) Ore- hard Road District Newly refurbished apartments Spacious living/Dining rooms Approximately *****q. ft. 24 -hour security •3+l bedrooms Near MRT station Showflats available for viewing B Enquiries: Golden Development Pte Ltd Tel: *****11 FOR LEASE NASSIM REGENCY 37
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        695 6 412 Apartments For Rent (Dists 12-20) DtST 15 MANDARIN GARDENS studio apt 828 sq.ft. S2SOO 2 1-bdrm. 1001 sq.ft $3200 3+l-bdrm. 1528 sq ft $4300 3 1-bdrm. 2013 sq.ft $5500 3+ l mals. 2099 sq ft $6600 F/furn./ Panoramic view PLEASE CONTACT MABEL *****11 (AGENT) D.15 MANDARIN ODN. Penth'se 3800
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        1868 7 411 Apartments For Rent 411 Apartments For Rent 111 Apartments For Rent (Dists 09-11) (Dists 09-11) (Dists 09-11) v I I B^B^B^B^BIBB^B^H^HkwQ ■^^^^^^^^Bl > ■ta i I b^LHh^hW^ The Gallery Suite A specially designed art gallery m your very own suite one of the unique features offered by the most
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        904 7 418 Rooms For Rent OVERSEAS STUDENT GUIDANCE food, laundry. Farrer Ct any dist. IflOO-***** *****12 Mrs. Tan ROOM AT CHINATOWN for rent. Oood location near amenities. Single ladles. *****04 agt. ROOM FOR SHARING In Bt. Panjang Full (acuities. Interested parties, please call 254-7904 ROOM FOR RENTAL (Bedok North) Muslim bachelor
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        899 7 423 Short-Term Accommodation D.15 APTS. F/furn. alrcon, t.v, telephone, cooking Suitable for expat, businessmen or families Short-term. *****27/ *****05 SPORE SERVICE APT. 56Q Oilstead Rd. 1) 11 studio, 2 3bdrm. apts. Weekly/ monthly. Tel: *****60/ *****71 Fax *****03 TEACHER FAMILY PROVIDES accommodation for foreign students. Meals, laundry it tuition provided.
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        544 7 428 Houses For Sale 428 Houses For Sale (Dists 12-20) (Dists 12-20) O.1« PASM RIS modern 2-storey terr. Renovated. Huge 4 bdrms Up b coming est. Near MRT $518,000 secures. Harvest *****88 D.ll SIMON PLACE. Brand new 3-storey. seml-d. with spa pool, 7 bdrms. 5,309 sq.ft. F'hold. Sole agt. *****55/
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        271 7 D.H UPP. PAYA Lebar d/storey terr. Designer's decor 2100 sq ft S7SOK neg. Allan *****81 agt MALPORE PROPERTIES A Services Pte Ltd wishes all client* li everyone Merry Christmas. *****00. PAYA LEBAR CRES. D/storey seml-d. F'hold Land 4500 sq.ft 4 bdrm. $1 2M Call *****13 agt SERANGOON D/STOREY Svmi-d. Fhold.
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        508 7 429 Houses For Sale (Dists 21-28) 0.28 BEGONIA DR. 2-storey seml-d 4000/ 2700 sq.fL 4+2, 2 attached $030K Pg: *****38 JH DJS MUOLISTON PARK 2-storey terr. 2400/ 2000 sq ft. 3 1. S7SOK Montarte *****70/ pg *****94. D.28 3 UMTS d.' storey seml-d 4200/ 4600/ 6400 sq.ft. 4+l. Landmart: *****07/
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        431 7 437 Private Apts 437 Private Apts For Sale For Sale (Dists 09-11) (Dists 09-11) WESTWOOD APARTMENTS [MOST PRESTIGIOUS RESIDENCE In] Prime Area of Orchard Boulevard FREEHOLD ONLY Ss63B psf District 10 Area 2631 sq-ft Foreigners Eligible 4 1 Rooms Big Swimming Pool High Floor (16th) 1 Tenanted till 6/03 Sale
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        303 7 D.ll HILLCREST ARCADIA 2000 sq.ft. 4 bdrms. High fir. faculties Leasehold $570 K. HB *****86 438 Private Apts For Sale (Dists 12-20) CHERRYHILI/ CONDOMINIUM (MY 3 CHOKE UMTS LOT 163 units Pull fabltws 3 b«droom» utility 1 549 *****) Located at Lor Law Lian Upper Paya Labar Freehold Expected TOP
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        2581 8 438 Private Apts For Sale (Dists 12-20) REASONABLE PRICE AT $498K Phase I Type D 2 Bishan Pk. 1345 sq.ft. 3 1 bdrms Full facilities. Call Jones Lang Wootton *****88/ pg *****71 Mark D.17 PASIR RIS Gdn High fir 1600 sq.ft. 3 bdrms F'hold. Foreigners eligible facilities. $540K Frank View
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        1027 8 462 HDB Apts For Sale (Jurong/Bt. Batok) 5-RM. PT. BLK. 212 athTlTjurong East St. 21/. Good Facing/ View Well kept. Near amenities/ MRT $198 K. Pg. Bernard *****01 ERA ALL JURONG E 3-rm Blk 115. 301. 302/ 4-rm corner Blk 248, near MRT, amenities. *****51 agt. ALL 4-RM. BT. Batok
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        1109 8 466 HDB Apts For Sale (Other Estates) 3-ffW. Badofc Raa. 62T 847K/ SMK 3-rm. Chai Chaa Blk SO $47K/ $70K 3/ V i Badok 2/ 18/ 83/ 117/ 520 M A.M. Kio Blk 422 MRT/ Central 3/3 1 i Manna Dr. Blk. 67/ 31/ 8/ 5 3/4-rm. Maig Rd. Blk
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        896 8 466 HDB Apt* For Sale (Other Estate*) 3-RM. T. PAYOH Blk. 73. Near mkt. MRT/ amenities. Low fir $50K CPF $23K Pg *****92 agt 3-RM. TOA PAYOH Blk 96. near Bradell MRT. renovated, Chinese not eligible. $48K 294-4444 3-RM. TOA PAYOH 81k .12. Low floor. Nicely renovated. Breezy No blockage
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        666 8 470 HDB Apartments Wanted (Buy) PROF. INDONESIAN BUSINESSMAN urgently 3/4/5-rm exec m any dists *****39 (24-hr SELLING YOUR FLAT at higher possible price? If yes, please pg' *****13 Kenny can help you. SONG HOUSING AGENCY wishes all business associates A Merry Christmas. Tel: *****86/ *****29 TEL: 453-MM NOW and speak
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        622 8 475 Factory Spaces 475 Factory Spaces pLftU^L^U^a^aial^aM^MalAalkla^tMaJf Strategically located near housing estates and MRT station (Kallang/Lavender) 7-«torey factory/Warehouse building of about 58,500 *q.ft 0 Typical floor space about 8,350 sq.ft 0 Ample on-site parking 0 Possible long term lease 0 Attractive rental a? A rare opportunity! For more details, contact:
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        409 8 486 Shop Spaces For Sale D 19 UPP SERANGOON Shpg Ctl 292/ 366 sq.ft Beautifully renovated, suitable general business/ retail. *****03 Agent. J.H. JURONG EAST. BLK 252 d/storey shophouse for takeover, approx 1400 sq.ft. $200K Le Mach *****00/ *****12 BALEBTIER PLAZA, SHOP unit. Conducive environment. F'holrf Pis tel. *****06/ pg
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        2549 9 487 For°Re S n't aCe rUtifiF"' 493 Land: Sale/ Wanted 493 Land: Sale/ Wanted 493 Land: Sale/ Wanted 526 Tours 526 Tours 526 Tour. 526 Tours Strategically located at the junction of busy I I 8j.,9 wl k W WA I Ik TMI tUULAIIUN/ .lnch C «r ta S s
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        1605 10 607 Academic Course. 607 Academic Course. 610 Secretarial/Typing 610 Secretarial/Typing 610 Secretarial/Typing Courses Courses Courses FULL TIME CLASSES COMMENCING ON d wOOO OGOrOTOfiOS H 4 6 11 JANUARY 93 EJ W SUCCESS ASSURED SCHEME H AfO MnHO MAt RAm You are fully assured of exam success, provided W Alv iVIVIvIWi.
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        593 10 725 Teaching/ Tutorial Positions PRI. SCH. TEACHERS Balestier Rd. Bee 2 Sch. Teacher. AM Klo.. Jin. Kechll Tutors English. Maths Sec 3, Tamplnes Tlong Bahru. 250-4009 pg. *****41 ASSISTANT TEACHERS WANTED at Jalan Jurong Kechll Child Care. Interested please call Supervisor at *****81 or *****91 CHILD CARE CTfL at Bt
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        709 10 730 Secretarial/ Clerical 730 Secretarial/ Clerica Positions Positions BERO COFFEE (S) PTE LTD We are a Soft Commodity Trading Company, mainly trading m green coffee and operating worldwide with multinational companies. The company is a 100% subsidiary of the NEUMANN GRUPPE AQ, to whom belongs the largest coffee trading company
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        647 10 I 730 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions Immediate Vacancy For DATA ENTRY CLERK (Temporary Position) s OCE O' Level holders or equivalent s Must have computer knowledge s Must have a flair for figures 5-day week. Transportation provided at designated pick-up points. Interested please call for Interview appointment at: 47 Beech Roed
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        573 10 740 Sales Positions A) FOREX MANAGERS B) FOREX TRADERS Basic Commission Self-motivated with business Instinct Potential for rapid promotion Earnings average $100,000 (mln pa. For Post (B) U-Oraduates/ Diploma Holders Computer knowledge Is essential Experience not necessary Basic $500 commission (mln $4,000 p.m i Peaceful and harmonious working environment Call:
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        886 11 745 Technical Positions 745 Technical Positions 745 Technical Positions 745 Technical Positions 745 Technical Positions ■—I ,^l p— I— MM 8 y^^^^^B) PLASTICS TESTING Vsg| l() l UMtnrin plastics material testing for QA .irul (i--tliiiK.il services li includes general test such as MI, Density, Additives and Mechanic I PLASTICS PROCESS
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        370 11 760 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions Dan Ryan'* a high volume American Restaurant Oroup with operations In Hong Kong and Taiwan is seeking a fist class kitchen staff for Its newly opened Restaurant In Singapore. 1) KITCHEN MANAGER 2) ASSISTANT KITCHEN MANAGER We offer excellent pay and benefits. Must be 18
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        381 11 775 Driver/ Delivery/ Despatch Positions An aatabMahad ready miiad concrete co. roquifM: CONCRETE TRUCK DRIVERS Experience not required as training will be provided. Possess class 4 driving licence. Interested please tel. for an appointment at: BESTMIX PTE LTD NO. 27 TANNERY ROAD SINGAPORE 1334 TEL: 741-7622 DRIVER a Class 3li
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        465 11 795 Other Positions PRIVATE DETECTIVES (MALE/ FEMALE) FULL-TIME/ PART-TIME Undergo special training programme Salary up to $1,500 0 18 years ft above KOKUSAI Special Investigation Branch #05-50 Peninsula Plaza Singapore 0617 Tel: *****11 1 I Interior Dottgn Firm 1 requires I i I.D. DRAFTSPERSON ■i Preferably with some 1 experience
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        710 11 795 Other Positions 795 Other Positions f KWOHG SOON EHGINEERtHG CO. PTE LTD. We have immediate vacancies for me following posts: A. Marine Engineer Attained 2nd Engineer post on F.G. vessel Experience m shipyard and afloat repairs is advantageous B. Marine Superv Is or/foreman Must have 3-5 years' working experience
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        1214 11 Monday to Friday: 9am to s:3opm (spm deadline for next day; fax orders 4pm) Saturday: B:3oam to 2pm (11.30 am deadline for Sunday; fax orders 11:00 am) Public Holiday: 9.30 am to lpm TIMES HOUSE: 390 Kirn Seng Road, Singapore 0923 Monday to Friday: 9am to Spm (4:45pm deadline for
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        20 11 n Get your career m gear and find a winning job m The Straits Times Classified r ei^b\ C.A.T.S. 737-1166
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        635 12 Toll free Tel No 737 0043 Fax No: 734 3698 Rate: $30.90 per col cm Box Service Charge: $20.00 H Analyst I Programmer I 4^&bf Tne candidate will be involved m the development iPI anc mamtenance °f application systems and '■■?rF> related functions m the IT Department. H He/She should
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        566 12 I SCO RE TENDER NOTICE Separate tenders are invited from CPO/CIDB registered contractors for supply of the following items for the period 1 Apr 93 to 31 Mar 94. 1) Polyethylene Packaging Bags Tender No. SCORE 352:01 (13/92) Closing Date :14 Jan 93 (12 noon) Category Domestic Supplies Financial Limit
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        582 12 PLANNING ACT (CAP 232, 1990 Ed) THE PLANNING (MASTER PLAN) RULES 1991 Notice under Rule 5 Notice is hereby given that the following proposals for addition to the Master Plan were submitted to the Minister for National Development for approval: 1) The addition of the following conservation areas m Map
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        643 12 TENDER NOTICE H SINGAPORE CHANGI AIRPORT SHOPPING AND EATING GUIDE 1 Tenders are Invited from established publishers for the production and distribution of a full colour Shopping and Eating guide which will be used to publicise the shopping and eating facilities available at Terminals 1 and 2, Singapore Changl Airport.
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        837 12 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE COMPANIES WINDING UP In the Matter of Companies Act No. 294 of 1992 (Chapter SO) In the Matter of LAU FATT KEE FOODS (S) PTELTD ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for the Winding Up of the
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