The Straits Times, 22 September 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1979
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    PILOT SCHEME ENCOURAGING
    930 1 Freeing DRC inmates for work outside A PILOT day-release scheme freeing 50 drug rehabilitation centre inmates for work outside has borne encouraging results in its first month. The scheme, an extension of the rehabilitation programme, is intended to bridge the gap between the strictly controlled regime in
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  • YOUR WEEKEND READING The Sunday Times
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      COMMON ILLS THAT AFFLICT US
      122 1 A NATIONAL Health Campaign is to be launched very soon. Tomorrow, THE SUNDAY TIMES starts a series on the most common ills that afflict the Singaporean. Part One poses the vital question: Are you murdering yourself with your lifestyle? And besides shortening your own life
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      MEET THOSE SUPER-RICH STARS
      87 1 MEET the multi-million dollar stars In THE SUNDAY TIMES tomorrow. These are the actors who earn more In one week than most people do in a lifetime. The latest addition to tMs super league is Stove McQueen...he Joins Marlon Brando, Clint Eastwood, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Newman
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      SPEEDY MANDARIN
      44 1 YOU can learn to speak Mandarin in three months... enough to get you through your everyday life in the shops, markets and around other places in town. Read what the experts say about "crash courses" in Mandarin in THE SUNDAY TIMES tomorrow.
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      OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
      78 1 o VIOLET OON tells you where you can get the best mooncakes in town AND she also supplies the answer to an intriguing question: What do Palk Choo, Robert Stack and Laverne and Shirley have in common? CHESS CHAT brings you exciting news: Singapore will stage the Asian
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      JAMES BOND GOES INTO ORBIT
      111 1 JAMES BOND, licensed to kill but not to bore, has been just about everywhere in his last 10 films. In Moonraker, now showing here, he goes into orbit. Eric Burgess, space technology adviser to the film-makers, introduces a special report on what he calls the
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      TEACHERS – HELP OR HINDRANCE?
      104 1 TEACHERS HELP OR HINDRANCE? THE news that some 400 teachers of English are to be recruited from abroad to help with English instruction prompts columnist Chang Kai Ming to comment that teachers can either be a help or hindrance to the written word, but they get little chance to be
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      THE LUNCH HOUR
      73 1 AN event that could change lunchtime for thousands of office workers occurred this week. The SUNDAY NATION was there to bring you a full report of THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN TO THE LUNCH HOUR. It May Be Coming Your Way Soon. AND IN SPORTS NATION
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    Lock icon Animals, too, mourn Lan Lan
    96 1 Animals, too, mourn Lan Lan A LONG-HAIRED pony, a baby orang utan (In Its keeper's arms) and a llama (not seen in picture) led a procession of 4, 1N mourners in Tokyo on Thursday at a memorial service for Lan Laa, the female panda which was a gift to Japan
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    Lock icon Energy moves
    30 1 EAST BERLIN, Fri. East Germany today ordered reduced street lighting, lower room temperatures and strict speed limit controls in a move to reduce energy consumption this winter. Reuter.
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    S'pore doctor to rescue of attache
    243 1  - S'pore doctor to rescue of attache JOE DORAI: By THE hunt for honours in the South-east Asian Games begins tomorrow, but Singapore's three-member medical team has already won high credit for saving the life of a military attache at the Singapore Embassy. Col Tan Chin Wool suf- fered a heart
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    Lock icon The weather
    28 1 UP TO IP.M. TODAY: Scattered showers from mM-moming. TEMP. (C) up to I a.m. tomorrow: M max.: 25 mln. SUNSET today: «.31p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: %JA a.m.
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    Muslim on MEC is welcomed
    185 1 THE head of the Islamic religion in Singapore, Mufti Syed Isa Semait, has welcomed the Education Ministry's move to include a Muslim on the committee charged with drawing up a moral education curriculum for schools. Muslims here will greet the news with gladness he told
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    Part to continue: Minister explains why
    285 1 Part to continue: Minister explains why THE government will continue the Preferential Additional Registration Fee (Part) system beyond December, the Communications Minister, Mr Ong Teng Cheong, told Parliament yesterday. This is to encourage the early replacement of old cars. The condition that cars must not be more than 10 years
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    Lock icon 'Age' satellite
    33 1 WASHINGTON, Fri. The United States today launched an unmanned satellite, HEAO3, which may be able to determine the age of the universe, the National Aeronautics and Space Aministration said today. AFP
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    Lock icon LATEST Airport closed for 3 days
    60 1 LATEST Airport closed for 3 days BOMBAY, Frt. Bombay's Santa Cnu airport will be cloned for at least three more days, an airport spokesman said after Ore triggered by a short ctreaJt barnt down the International section of the terminal buildup. Thirty one people were reocaed from the blase and
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    $lm gems haul from shop on eve of opening
    299 1  -  K.S. SIDHU By THIEVES broke into a goldsmith shop in Ang Mo Kio yesterday, a day before its official opening and escaped with gold and jewellery said to be worth $1 million. It is believed to be the biggest burglary haul
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    61 1 QUOTE 4 THERE are a good many Chinese Singaporeans who do not know any Mandarin; some do not even know dialect. Rut they regard themselves as fully Chinese nonetheless and feel no sense of deprivation. And, let us add, they are no less good citizens than their Mandarin- a speaking
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      112 1 HON'S $54m 'NO' TO NEW INDOOR STADIUM Page 9 EEC faces clash with US over oil 1 THAIS will relax curbs on foreign firms S OMAN'S security plan a threat, says Iraq 4 WEIZMAN: We reserve right to attack PLO S CHAMBER will persuade over dialects 7 GOVT gets tough
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon 'Problems of DC-9s not major'
      314 2 'Problems of DC-9s not major' A FEDERAL Aviation Administration spokesman said initial reports show no major problems with DC-9 airliners, under investigation after an Air Canada DC-9 lost its tail cone in mid-air after taking off from Boston. The FAA ordered checks on all US-operated DC-9s following last Monday's incident,
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      Lock icon SANTOS GETS NETO'S JOB
      135 2 SANTOS GETS NETO'S JOB LISBON, Fri. Finance Minister Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, interim president of Angola since Agostinho Neto died last week, has been named president of the oil-rich west African state, Portugal's national news agency, Anop, reported yesterday. The agency, quoting Angop, Angola's national news service, said Mr Dos
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      Lock icon Asean cars
      27 2 TOKYO, Fri. Japan will positively study an Asean request for Japanese help to produce Asean cars, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (Jama) said today. -AFP.
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      EEC faces clash with US over oil
      433 2 EUROPEAN Common Market countries today endorsed a stand on oil imports which could run into serious opposition from the United States at a an energy meeting in Paris next week. The EEC countries, who met in Brussels to prepare for the Paris meeting
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      Lock icon Rhoodie says 'not guilty'
      143 2 PRETORIA, Friday DR Eschel Rhoodle, former information chief and central figure in South Africa's "slush funds" scandal, pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud and theft in the Pretoria Supreme Court today. Or Rhoodie, extradited from France under police escort last month, denied seven counts of
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      Lock icon Ship gets new life as museum
      113 2 Ship gets new life as museum SAN FRANCISCO, Fri. Like a ghost from a watery grave, the last of the 2,742 "liberty ships" that carried American troops, tanks and ammunition in World War Two is being restored for a last voyage as a floating museum. The SS Jeremiah O'Brien, which
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      Lock icon BURNING JOY...
      57 2 AN elated youth dancing with joy after he and hundreds of rioters burnt a police car in Sydney on Thursday in protest against the demolition of their favourite tavern. Thirty-four people were injured in the fighting between the mob and some 100 policemen. The rioters battled the police
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      Lock icon Teargas ends demo
      74 2 COLOMBO, Fri. Police used teargas yesterday to disperse demonstrators protesting against a proposed law that would allow Sn Lankan President Junius Jayewardene to declare specified public services essential. The Essential Public Services Law, now before Parliament, would empower Mr Jayewardene to declare "essential" some public services, such
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      Lock icon Jobless plan
      31 2 BEIJING, Fri. Beijing city will find work for all of its 400,000 jobless youngsters by the end of the year, a municipal spokesman told Xinhua news agency yesterday. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Wave of strikes sweeps Europe
      290 2 Wave of strikes sweeps Europe LONDON, Friday IN BRITAIN, where strikes seem almost a way of life, yesterday was a bad day if you wanted to order a Rolls Royce, watch commercial television or read the country's most prestigious newspaper. It was also not your day if you wanted to
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      Lock icon French writer killed
      65 2 PARIS, Fri. A group claiming to be a Police Death Squad shot and killed a leftwing French writer and journalist yesterday as he walked in a Paris square. Pierre Goldman, 35, convicted of three hold-ups five years ago and of Polish Jewish origin, died from bullet wounds
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      Lock icon London visit
      47 2 LONDON, Fri. New Zealand's Prime Minister Robert Muldoon arrived here yesterday on a four-day visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Mr Muldoon will later attend the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Belgrade. Reuter.
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      Lock icon US spacemen to get repair kits
      159 2 WASHINGTON, Fri. i The US space agency is considering the ultimate in do-it-yourself repairs the Issue of kits to enable astronauts to patch up their craft's vital, heat-resistant shield before re-entry Into earth's atmosphere. The agency's space shuttle, designed to carry men and equipment
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      Lock icon Getting a bit more from meters
      183 2 Getting a bit more from meters LONDON, Thurs. As long as those parking meters are just sitting I there, they may as well I bring in a little more money. That was the logic behind the Westminster Borough Council's agreement in principle yesterday to allow advertisements on their parking meters.
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      Lock icon MUSIC TO SOOTHE THE SAVAGE MOB
      160 2 JOHANNESBURG, Fri. South Africa's latest antiriot vehicle is an armoured van blasting greendyed water and disco music. The Johannesburg company which has just put the vehicles on the market believes that bursts of music as well as the water cannon can help defuse violent
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      83 2 All at incredibly low prices! An exceptional and beautiful selection of selected Oriental carpets, rugs and runners from Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkistan, k a A Kashmir and Caucasus. d In a wide range of sizes, B^^ designs, colours and qualities to suit all Jkn^M budgets and tastes. JfcV^ The authenticity
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  • AROUND THE WORLD 2
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      DON'T BE SHY!
      35 3 DON'T BE SHY! IF YOU ran speak Mandarin and are about to use dialect again, stop yourself and start In Mandarin. The other person may know Mandarin but may als* be shy. Be the Initiator!
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      WORLD BRIEFS
      227 3 CHINA and the Soviet Union have postponed their talks in Moscow to Sunday, diplomatic sources said in Beijing yesterday. The meeting, which will try to improve the 20-year-old cold relations between the two communist giants was originally set (or Sept 17 but was postponed because of "technical reasons,"
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      Lock icon Prices of gold take a dive
      148 3 Prices of gold take a dive LONDON, Fri. Gold L prices fell sharply in Eu- rope this morning after touching new record highs yesterday, while the US i dollar, although still weak, steadied after the previous day's heavy losses. Gold opened in London at US$374 (SJ800) a troy ounce and
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      Lock icon Thais will relax curb on alien firms
      241 3 THAILAND has decided to relax its trading restrictions on some 200 foreign firms and thousands of alien businessmen to encourage investments in the country. In an order issued on Wednesday but made public today, the government scrapped the Alien Business Act on a
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      Lock icon Grievance forms given to protestors
      123 3 Grievance forms given to protestors BEIJING, Fri. Beijing city officials today handed out grievance forms to be filled in by the hundreds of people who have been demonstrating outside the municipal headquarters for the past four days. The officials distributed the forms near the main steps to the building on
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      'Study Singapore plan for Batam'
      374 3 VICE-PRESIDENT Adam Malik today stepped in to pacify Indonesian critics of Singapore's proposal that it would invest capital on Batam Island if it was allowed to run the management of the infrastructure. "We had better study the proposal first before making any comment. The proposal
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      Lock icon Martial law must stay, says Marcos
      381 3 Martial law must stay, says Marcos PRESIDENT Marcos tonight said threats to the country did not allow him to lift martial law and that any attempt to assassinate him could only start a bloody convulsion in the Philippines. Answering questions on nationwide television on the seventh anniversary of his declaration
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      HONGKONG'S NEW MRT
      124 3 THIS is an artist's Impression of a typical underground station In Hongkong's mass transit system. Oh Sept foar rail can will Inaugurate the mass transit system catering to mm «f the world '8 most densely crowded areas. And at last commuters will have a speedy alternative to
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      Lock icon Jets collide: 3 killed
      74 3 WISBECH (England), Fri. Two Royal Air Force Harrier "jump jet" warplanes collided during a training (light today and crashed into the outskirts of this market town 120 km north of London, police reported. Police said the pilots ejected safely but one of the crashing planes hit
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      Lock icon Defector
      36 3 WGHLEN (Switzerland). Fri. Soviet chess grandmaster Lev „lburt defected during a match in West Germany in July and is in New York where he has sought political asylum, Russian emigre Viktor Korchnoi said today. Reuter.
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      35 3 TOKYO, Fri. The Japanese Government will extend 100 million yen (5J1.07 million) in emergency aid to help East Timor recover from Its civil war in 1975 and 1976, it was announced today. AFP.
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      Lock icon Britain fails to agree with Zimbabwe
      151 3 LONDON, Fri. Britain today failed to agree to Zimbabwe's conditions for an agreement on a new black rule constitution, delegates at the peace conference reported. A two-hour meeting between the conference chairman, British Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington, and the Salis- bury government led by
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      30 3 DETROIT, Fri. Financiallyailing Chrysler Corporation's directors elected Mr Lee lacocca chairman and chief executive, replacing Mr John Riccardo who is taking early retirement, the company announced today. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Woman gets 113 years for bank fraud
      119 3 MANILA, Prl. A FlllpiM bostneeswoniM has been esnvtcted at defrMdlag a bask sf more thaaoee million pesss (SfXEMfI) and sentenced to US yean In Jail, reports said today. The Philippine News Agency (paa) said Justice Francises Csassla don In Dava* City, M 4
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      Lock icon Oman's security plan a threat, says Iraq
      345 4 Oman's security plan a threat, says Iraq BEIRUT, Friday IRAQ yesterday launched a scathing attack on the conservative regime of Oman amid signs that the sultanate is moving to the centre of a sharp international conflict. The pro-Western Sultanate of Oman has 1,600 km of Gulf coastline and overlooks the
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      Lock icon Extradition appeal rejected
      93 4 Extradition appeal rejected BRASILIA, Fri. The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by West Germany to extradite Nazi war criminal Franz Gustav Wagner. The court last June rejected an extradition demand by West Germany, Austria, Po- i land and Israel. West Ormany had appealed on procedural grounds. The
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      Lock icon Pope probes wage woes
      63 4 Pope probes wage woes VATICAN CITY, Fri. Pope John Paul has ordered an inquiry into complaints by Vatican employees of low wages, a Vatican spokesman said yesterday. Employees are collecting signatures to a letter complaining that their basic sal aries have remained the same since 1969 and that increases pegged
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      Lock icon Mac's fury
      42 4 MANILA, Fri. The death roll from tropical storm Mac, which hit the Philippines two days ago, rose to five today and property and crop damage was estimated at 22 million pesos (556.45 million) the national disaster coordinating centre said. Reuter.
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      Lock icon New probe in Turkey Lockheed scandal
      154 4 New probe in Turkey Lockheed scandal ANKARA, Fri. Judicial authorities have begun a new investigation into Turkish involvement in the Lockheed aircraft bribery scandal on the basis of fresh documents from the United States, a government investiga1 tor said today. A statement published by Mr Faruk Sukan, who I until
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      33 4 JAKARTA, Fri. Seven people have been arrested by police here and accused of cheating an Indonesian state bank of 700 million rupiahs (5J2.3 million), the national police spokesman said today. Reuter.
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      Aid for poor
      36 4 ROME, Fri. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (Had) said yesterday it will contribute US$6.l million (5513.1 million) to a US$l4 million project to help poor farmers near the Laotian capital of Vientiane.
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      Lock icon Sex-change husband loses support suit
      176 4 PHILADELPHIA, Frt. A judir has rnled that a wire need n*t soppart a husband wh« changed his sex, because the switch vtoUted marriage v*wa. Judge Samnel B—enberg, yesterday rated against Ms Leslie Phillips, the former Ralph Ptotkin, in her salt for support against Tamara The
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      Lock icon New Nato Commander
      56 4 BONN. Fri. West Orman army General Feminand Von Sender Und Etlerlin was appointed Nato commander-in-rhief on the European central front yesterday, the Defence Ministry said. His appointment to the fourstar general's post was made by the Supreme Allied Commander of the Western alliance in Europe, US Army
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      Lock icon Kennedy facing growing number of threats
      248 4 Kennedy facing growing number of threats WASHINGTON, Fri. Senator Edward Kennedy has received an increasing number of threats in the two weeks since he said he might challenge President Carter, it was learned yesterday. The Massachusetts senator, brother of a president and a senator who were victims of assassins, is
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      Lock icon Panama bill defeated in House
      200 4 Panama bill defeated in House WASHINGTON, Friday IN A surprise action, the House yesterday defeat ed by 11 votes a bill allowing for putting th€ Panama Canal treaty into effect, which will comt into force in 11 days. The 192-203 vote, coming after an hour of subdued debate that belied
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      Lock icon India 'no' to gems leaving country
      192 6 NEW DELHI, Fri. The Indian Government today decided the jewels of the late Nizam of Hyderabad were art treasures and that in the national interest, they should not be allowed out of the country. The government's decision, reached at a cabinet n»»eting here, was
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      Lock icon BUBBLE BOY IS 8
      86 6 DAVID, the babble bay in Houston his full name has never been revealed is now the oldest survivor of a rare genetic disorder that makes him incapable of fighting germs. He spent bis eighth birthday In his thre«-room babble Isolator ballt by the US National Aeronautic*
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      Lock icon Carter: We'll take action if talks fail
      201 6 Carter: We'll take action if talks fail PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter told congressional leaders yesterday that the United States would act unilaterally to change the status quo if talks with Moscow on Soviet combat troops in Cuba broke down. White House spokesman ™^«^i"^^^"™ Jody Powell said Mr Cart- WASHINGTON, Fri. er
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      Lock icon Upper class unlikely to get money back
      131 6 LONDON, Fri. Poor old ladies can take heart. If they lose money in the streets, most Londoners will take pity and give it back. But an upper-class man who loses cash is far less likely to have it returned, two Cambridge University criminologists
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        Lock icon Genghis is a hero now
        78 6 GENGHIS Khan, the Mongol chieftain who pillaged China and sacked Beijing in 1215 A.D., is being rehabilitated by Chinese historians, who now call him a hero of the Mongolian people. The historians in Beijing said Genghis Khan, a savage general and brilliant leader who once
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        Lock icon Silver for Arab princes
        64 6 ARAB princes and businessmen have bought 45 million ounces of silver in one week and plan to buy as much again by the end of next month, the Parispublished Arab weekly Al Mostagbal reported yesterday. Citing "official Arab sources' it said Arab purchases of silver were
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        Lock icon Most babies
        58 6 FOR the first time since the 19th century, France was, in 1978, the European nation with the most births, a national population study group said yesterday. There were 735,000 babies born in France last year, compared to slightly more than 700,000 in Italy and slightly fewer than 700,000
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      Lock icon Weizman: We reserve right to attack PLO
      398 6 ISRAEL announced yesterday that it reserves the right to attack Palestinian guerilla bases despite a promise made two days earlier that it will consult the United States before launching any raid. Defence Minister Ezer Weizman made the announcement as the nation prepared for
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      Lock icon Big fire at Bombay airport
      90 6 BOMBAY, Fri. Bombay's Santa Cruz Airport was closed this afternoon after a big fire broke out in the terminal building, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. It said the domestic flights section of the terminal building was evacuated and 16 fire engines were fighting
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      1110 6 Highlights Of the Fair demonstration daily Tachilcichi ceramics both Honma and Maruman Golf An Isetan Exclusivel Fujica HDI I l-2pm, 3-4pm (Ground Fir.) contemporary and traditional Clubs Offer freegiftsofa World's first all-weather type 35mm I k^ Display and sale of Kimonos, Japanese harp (Okoto) pieces. (2nd Fir.) dozen golfballs, wood
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    Persuasion is the order of the day: SCCCI
    362 7  -  NGIAM TONG HAI By THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, aware that the use of dialects is deeply entrenched among members of trade, clan and civic organisations, will persuade rather than force them to speak Mandarin. This was stressed by
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    CHINESE ESSAY WRITING CONTEST
    155 7 CHINESE ESSAY WRITING CONTEST FIVE organisations have organised a Chinese essay writing contest on the theme, Speak More Mandarin, (or students in all schools and junior colleges. The five are the Singapore Chinese Middle School Teachers Union, Singapore Chinese Secondary Principals Association, Singapore Chinese Second Language Teachers Society, Singapore Chinese
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    A laugh at the l dentist's
    108 7 A laugh at the l dentist's PROCESSOR J A Jimh, he*d ol tke department of prosthetic dentistry, I nlvrrstty of Singapore, showing visitors at denUl exhibition how it dentore Is llxed, with denUl student Joseph Yos as tke "galae* plg.^ Tke exhibition, at tke Singapore General Hospital dental clinic, kicked
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    Objective of drive makes good sense
    470 7 ISMAIL KASSIM of New Nation said in his column yesterday: The objective behind the current nationwide campaign to replace the use of dialects with Mandarin among Chinese Singaporeans makes good sense. For one thing, it will be easier for the next generation of Chinese
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    Hubby slashed her
    220 7 A HOSPITAL amah whose husband tried to strangle her during a quarrel and attacked her with a knife on another occasion, was granted a divorce by the High Court yesterday. Madam Toh Siok Cheng, 39, a mother of four sued her taxi driver husband, Mr Oh Gim
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    Divorce rate registers an 'alarming' 200 pc rise
    420 7 Divorce rate registers an 'alarming' 200 pc rise THE divorce rate in Singapore soared "alarmingly by more than 200 per cent between 1972 and last year, according to the Social Welfare Department. This was disclosed by Miss Ang Bee Lian, one of the department's officers in a talk entitled, Pawn
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      212 7 FOOD HYGIENE EXHI- posters by leading graphic Race Course Road at 7.30 BITION, organised by the designers, organised by p.m. People's Association and National Museum and TALK ON IDENTIFYMinistry of the Environ- Goethe-Institut Singapore. ING AND HELPING THE ment at Kampong Glam At the National Museum SLOW LEARNER by Miss
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      Govt gets tough on industrial accidents
      517 8 THE maximum penalty for negligence relating to safety measures in factories was yesterday raised two-and-a-half times from $10,000 to (25,000 and the maximum jail term doubled from six months to one year under the Factories (Amendment) Bill the Parliament passed yesterday. Explaining the need
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      Fish port, market for Jurong
      163 8 A FISH port and market is planned for Punggol in the Eighties with construction to begin next year once the proposal is approved, the National Development Minister, Mr Teh Cheang Wan, told Parliament. He was replying to Mr Ng Kan Ting (Punggol) who said there
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      Licensing driving tutors to start next year
      280 8 Licensing driving tutors to start next year THE exercise to license driving instructors is expected to start early next year when all the existing instructors, numbering about 2,000, have attended Registry of Vehicles training courses. Moving the second reading of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill in Parliament yesterday, the Minister
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      Approval for 11,870 who sought permanent residence
      243 8 THE Government approved a total 11,871 application* for permanent iwrfdenee between January 1877 and August this year, Parliament heard yesterday. This compares favourably with the 4,121 applications for permanent residence rejected over the same period, said the Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Chua
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      Skills Fund also aimed at helping employees upgrade ops
      754 8 REPORTERS: Chia Poteik, Evelyn Ng, Christina Rodrigues, S. M. Muthu and Wong Moh-Keed THE Skills Development Fund, intended to upgrade the skills and expertise of employ- ees, can also be used to help employers acquire equipment to upgrade their operations, or
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      Eight bills passed by Parliament
      72 8 Eight bills passed by Parliament PARLIAMENT yesterday passed eight bills, including the Skills Development Levy Bill and the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill. The other bills were: Factories (Amendment) Bill. Civil (Amendment No. 2) Bill, Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Bill, Cinematograph Film Hire Duty (Amendment) Bill, Road Traffic (Amendment)
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      Making it more flexible for HDB
      166 8 Making it more flexible for HDB THE Minister for National Development, Mr Teh Cheang Wan, in moving the second reading of the Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill, said the proposed amendment was to allow the HDB to be more effective and flexible in enforcing its regulations. He said the bill
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      Joint owners
      146 8 At present, the HDB is forced to acquire the flats upon such infringements. Fees would De imposed for cases not warranting compulsory acquisition, Mr Ten DR ANG KOK PENG, (Buona Vista) said on May 27, 1977, he first raised the question of an amendment to sub-sec-tion (I) or
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      POLYCLINICS FOR BEDOK, BUKIT MERAHAND CLEMENTI
      343 8 THREE polyclinics providing a comprehensive range of health care will start operating in Bedok, Clementi and Bukit Merah (Red Hill) this year, and another in Ang Mo Kio New Town next year. Health Minister Toh Chin Chye, who disclosed this in Parliament yesterday, said
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      Changi South for clean industries
      218 8 Changi South for clean industries JURONG Town Corp will develop the new Changi South Industrial Estate for clean industries, the Minister for National Development, Mr Teh Chean Wan, said. The estate would cover some 170 hectares and would be planned in a park-like setting, he told Parliament when replying to
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      Lively radio and TV station plan for SBC: Teng Cheong
      1140 8 Lively radio and TV station plan for SBC: Teng Cheong THE proposed conversion of RTS into a statutory body is to free the Broadcasting Department from administrative and financial constraints so it can develop and expand a "lively radio and television station," the acting Culture Minister, Mr Ong Teng Cheong,
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      Anti-gang law helps to beat drug running
      243 9 Anti-gang law helps to beat drug running THE Criminal Law Act, very useful in suppressing criminal activities linked to secret societies or organised syndicates where the use of ordinary laws for prosecution is ineffective, is still needed to curb such activities as well as drug trafficking. Moving the second reading
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      Addiction problem should be 'tackled at source'
      824 9 Addiction problem should be 'tackled at source' THE drug addiction problem should be tackled at source instead of extending an addict's detention period at a rehabilitation centre from two to three years, MR ELGENE YAP (Mountbatten) told Parliament yesterday. Commenting on the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill, he said a
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      Minimum wage policy 'not necessary'
      335 9 THE government feels a minimum wage policy is unnecessary in Singapore and does not intend to impose it. Labour Minister Ong Pang Boon told Parliament yesterday. Rather, the government will allow the free play of market forces, ana leave employers and unions to negotiate their
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      Hon's $54 mil 'no' to
      487 9 THE Government yesterday turned down a proposal far a |54 million modern Indoor stadlnm, submitted by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Singapore Sports Council, for the promotion of Indoor games. Finance Minister Hon Sol Sen told Parliament that then was little economic tasdfleatlon for
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      'Why can't Singapore afford it?'
      849 9 MR HO Kah Leone (Jurong) led several backbenchers in speaking up on the need for a modern indoor stadium in Singapore. Up said that such a need had been the subject of intermittent discussion in the mass media for some time and had become vocal
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    Wildlife smuggling case may be dropped
    317 10 SINGAPORE businessman Christopher Wee Boon Keng is expected to have a wildlife smuggling case against him dismissed by a federal district court in Philadelphia, United States, after he passed two recent polygraph (lie detector) tests. wee, known in Singapore for his unsuccessful attempt to
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    SCHOOL ROOF, TEMPLE STYLE
    107 10 SCHOOL ROOF, TEMPLE STYLE AN ORIENTAL temple-style roof will be one of the main features of a school being built by the Singapore buddhlst Federation. TUB model of the school (above), to be completed In 1181, shows the temple-Uke block forming the "backbone" of five other blocks spreading oat In
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    How Singapore workers deal with top bosses
    754 10 Reports by SOH TIANG KENG and GEORGE JOSEPH UNLIKE many of their Asian counterparts, Singapore workers and executives do not show absolute respect and awe fof their top bosses. They are not disobedient or defiant but are more critical and inquisitive. They tend
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    'Cut job-hopping to help switch to high technology*
    430 10 'Cut job-hopping to help switch to high technology* SINGAPORE has to cut down job-hopping and exercise greater industrial discipline and "more refined teamwork" to ensure a successful switch to high-technology industries In the 1960s. This advice was given yesterday by Professor R. Hirono, a Japanese specialist in the economies of
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    Accord with union on future proposals by NWC
    282 10 Accord with union on future proposals by NWC FAVOURABLE terms for the implementation of future National Wages Council recommendtions highlight a new collective agreement which will cover 3,000 workers at an electronic firm here. The pact was signed between Mr Phey Yew Kok, §eneral secretary of the ingapore Industrial Labour
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    Case put off, so accused can get lawyer
    222 10 Case put off, so accused can get lawyer A DISTRICT court yesterday allowed adjournment of the trial of a Singapore Bus Service Jriver charged with causing the deaths of a driving instructor and a trainee driver to enable him to engage counsel. The driver, Lee Kirn Poh, 28, said he
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    Public warned against bogus collectors
    77 10 Public warned against bogus collectors THE Immigration Department yesterday warned the public against giving donations to anyone who claims to represent its sports club. A department official said there have been some oases recently of people soliciting donations for the club's dinner purportedly to be held at Hilton Hotel in
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    Lock icon LEE'S JAPAN DATE
    82 10 TOKYO, Fri. Prime Minister Lee Knu Yew will make an offlrUl visit to Japan from Oct 21 to 2S and hold tw* r*u4ts «f talks with his Japanese counterpart, Mr M&gayoehl Ohlra, Foreign Ministry sources said tonight. Mr Lee Is coming to Japan on his way home
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      244 10 Straits Times Crossword ACKOHB S Fashion article written up in Italian city (6). 7 In short, the country (or vaca- 6 Antarctic explorer gets note to tkm? (7). theologian in Spring (7). 8 A great Biblical anthologist, 9 Possibly Nepal reserves these perhaps, but obstinately self- things for use ol
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    Leading capacitor maker invests $6.5 m
    159 11 Leading capacitor maker invests $6.5 m A LEADING Japanese capacitor maker has invested $6.5 million in a plant at Ang Moh Kio to make electronic components for overseas markets. Nichicon Singapore, also plans to double its investment by 1982 to expand production for its clients, mostly multinational corporations making electrical
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    Children's art
    34 11 THE women's sub-committee of Serangoon Gardens community centre will hold a children's art course from next month every Sunday at 2 p.m. For details, ring *****69 between 2.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m.
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    HDB to allow mutual swop after balloting
    169 11 THE Housing Board will now allow flat applicants to carry out mutual exchange of flats after a ballot, a board statement said yesterday. The move is a follow-up to the board's recent relaxation of rules allowing lessees who have owned their flats for
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    Garuda services not hit by US order
    183 11 SERVICES of Garuda Indonesian Airways DC-9s between Singapore and Indonesia have not been disrupted despite the US Federal Aviation Adminis- tration order issued on Wednesday requesting immediate inspections of all DC-9s in the US "having in excess of 15,000 landings." The order was
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    HAIRCUTS COME ON CREDIT
    95 11 HAIRCUTS COME ON CREDIT STUDENTS of Whitley Secondary School whose long hair have to be shorn by barbers called in by the school can pay for their haircuts by instalments, according to a New Nation report yesterday. This is to help needy students and to ensure that no one escape
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    MINISTRY APPROVES PLANS FOR YMCA COMPLEX
    312 11  - MINISTRY APPROVES PLANS FOR YMCA COMPLEX ANNIE TAN By PLANS for a new YMCA complex to replace the existing baiidIng at Orchard Road have anally been approved by the National Development Ministry after nine submissions of plans since 1*71. The proposed complex will be an eightstorey building with classrooms, conference
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    Tarling on London job interviews: I was acting on behalf of my employers, SWS (UK)
    1872 12 REPORTERS: T. F. HWANG and BEN DAVIDSON RICHARD Charles Tarling, 45, former chairman of Haw Par Brothers International Ltd (HPBIL), agreed in cross-examination yesterday that he had in 1972/73 interviewed candidates in London for senior
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    Court told: 3 unit trusts set up in 1972
    732 12 Aries and expenses of the various officers were paid by SW Singapore and were then charged to HPBIL to the extent in which they could be justified on an apportionment of the services rendered as between SW Singapore and HPBIL. Tarling
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    Reunited, and it feels so good... for five chums
    290 13  - Reunited, and it feels so good. for five chums BENG TAN By "IT'S a small world" and absence makes the heart grows leader Indeed f«r five Sarawaklans. They had studied at St Thonas School in Sarawak, parted SI years age to go each his •wn way and on Tuesday fame
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    Festival at reservoir
    65 13 THE Kim Keat community centre will organise a Lantern Festival Night Tour at the MacRitchie Reservoir and the Chinese Garden on Oct 6 at 7 p.m. Those who are interested in taking part can register with the centre in Toa Payoh daily between 3 p.m. and 10
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    CC night
    33 13 THE Henderson community centre will hold the "Henderson Night," a fund raising Piect in aid of the centre's ding fund at the Golden Million Theatre Restaurant and Nightclub on Oct 30.
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    Ransom banknotes: Police alert
    168 13 SINGAPORE Police have received a report from Interpol that French millionaire, Mr Henri Lelievre, 82, was released after payment of ransom which consisted of 4,000 used banknotes of 500 French francs worth $1 million. The French francs with serial numbers are: Series X25 from No 35.001
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    PSA mailing list open
    51 13 OWNERS, agents and operators of vessels, or corporate bodies interested in port development may apply to be on the Port Authority's mailing list for all future free issues cJ port circulars Applications should be made in writing to the Port Master. Port Authority. P.O. Box 300.
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    Push a button
    29 13 THE PWD has installed pushbutton signalised pedestrian crossings at two slip roads near Braddell Road flyover. The crossings can be used from 10 a.m. on Monday.
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    Japanese used cars in great demand
    391 13 SECOND-HAND car dealers are enjoying brisk sales of a large number of factoryreconditioned cars imported from Japan, New Nation motoring correspondent, Roderick Pestana reported yesterday. Shipments trickling in about four months ago have swelled to a steady stream with some dealers bringing in as
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    Society's workshop nets profit for the first time
    158 13 Society's workshop nets profit for the first time THE Society for Aid to the Paralysed (SAP) workshop in Peng Nguan Street, in financial difficulties in the past, has for the first time showed some profit. This profit has been ploughed back to its workers in the form of incentive allowances.
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    Chan's date
    43 13 THE Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Social Affairs), Mr Chan Chee Seng, will open an exhibition of selected works from the national on-the-spot art competition in aid of the Elders Activities Centre hind at the Outram Park Art Centre today at 2.30 p.m.
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    OVERALL GAIN OF 771 MAN-HOURS
    103 13 OVERALL GAIN OF 771 MAN-HOURS SEMBAWANG Shipyard has made it compulsory for its 3,000 workers to be in their overalls when they clock in, This move to increase productivity wa,s introduced early last month. Since then, the yard gains 771 man-hours a day. A survey by the yard showed that
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    Institute plans office
    64 13 JAPAN'S Technology Transfer Institute plans to set up a regional office here soon, the National Productivity Board said. The Tokyo-based organisation, which promotes the exchange of skills and technical infor- mation, wants to forge closer links with professional bodies and businessmen in Singapore. ITs executive secretary, Mr
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    Baey's speech
    37 13 THE president of the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association, Mr Baey Lian Peck, will speak at a general meeting of Sikh community leaders and volunteer aftercare officers at Sana House in Scotts Road tomorrow at 7.30 p.m.
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    Arrest helped ex-Red escape jungle life
    210 13 Arrest helped ex-Red escape jungle life A GOVERNMENT arrest helped prevent an excommunist and political detainee, Lau Geok Hua, 21, from being sent by the Malayan National Liberation Army to fight in the jungle. A former student of Chung Cheng High School, he was arrested two years ago while doing
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    Cash flows
    41 13 THE Singapore Society of Accountants and the Australian Society of Accountants will sponsor a one-day presenta- tion on Managing Cash Flows the Key to Survival at Equatorial Hotel on Oct 1 be- tween 9.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. I
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    8 more branch libraries planned
    138 13 8 more branch libraries planned EIGHT "new generation" branch libraries will be built by the National Library under its 10-year expansion programmes (197&-88). This will bring to 12 the number of its branch libraries in the next decade. At present, there are three branch libraries in Oueenstown, Toa Payoh and
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    T.F.Hwang takes down memory
    490 14 T.F.Hwang takes down memory ECHOES OF THE PAST I hear more of them each year when the lunar Seventh Moon Festival (SMF) is on. The festival season was last over just two days ago. Last Sunday, I was a guest of my grocer, Mr Lim Han Ewe, in a SMF
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      GENTLY NOW
      373 14 IT IS entirely understandable for Singapore's Chinese educationists to place the highest importance on Mandarin. But their warning that Chinese Singaporeans will become a rootless people incapable of contributing to nationbuilding unless they adopt Mandarin as a common tongue is a little extreme. There are a good many
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      ENCOURAGING MOVE
      381 14 AFTER the manner in which the radical group of the non-aligned movement had tried to get its way over the Kampuchean issue in Havana, Asean countries can take heart from the way the question is handled at the UN General Assembly. The assembly's general committee has approved the
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    Across the Causeway...
    661 14 VIETNAM'S attack on the Asean coontries on Saturday (Sept 15) and Tan Sri (ihazali Shafle's strong statement on Malaysia-Indonesia bilateral military solidarity are part of the same evolving scenario. The Vietnamese are obviously peeved by the Asean move to get the I'nited Nations General Assembly to debate
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    Bullish trend of gold has pundits fazed
    1612 14  -  ARNAT BY Oracles confounded APART FROM the French, who have always had a healthy cynicism about paper money, most governments and banks are not to be trusted in their pronouncements about the value of gold. The reason is simple: Both institutions make a
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    Mr Bell of CSI
    38 14 V ESTERDAY s article. Sense and nonsense about correctness in english. was written by Mr Roger T. Bell of the Civil Service Institute. Any inconvenience arising from the errors in the names is regretted.
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      393 15 Soon only the very rich will be able to afford private properties THE WAY property prices are escalating, very soon the ownership of private property will be within the reach of the very rich only. What gives rise to concern is that the recent
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      13 15 Reproduction of picture that appeared with SAF advertisement,
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      249 15 IN YOUR September 11 issue you carry an advertisement for SAF, entitled "Drive your way up to a rewa-ding career", which includes the photograph of (presumably) a SAF drive,- seated at the wheel of a vehicle, in what I call the typical "Singapore pose":
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      Not feasible as traffic is too heavy
      132 15 WE refer to K.O. Tang's request for vehicles to be allowed to turn right from Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim to Yuan Chin Road at all times (ST, September 1). We regret that this is not feasible as traffic along Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim is fast
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      Having to live with oily fumes
      92 15 MY FAMILY and I have been bearing the discomfort of having to live with those oily fumes emanating from the fried food stalls operating just below my flat at Telok Blangah Crescent. The smell is becoming unbearable especially at night and I am worried
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      Patient drivers will outlive queue-jumpers
      214 15 I ABSOLUTELY agree that queue-jumping as outlined in letters by •Scorpio" (ST, August 11) and F.B. Rossiter (ST, September 5) is a very dangerous practice. It is obvious that queuejumpers fail to realise the risk they are taking of being involved in an accident, or
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      So near and yet so far
      216 15 IF YOU live at St Michael'a Estate, own a car and want to drive to Toa Payoh, you face a minor energy crisis! Unnecessary travelling md hence wastage of petrol is incurred when you return home after your visit to Toa Payoh. You can
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      Move inconvenient
      98 15 BEFORE the completion of the new Mary mount Road, there was a bus stop at the foot of the hill leading to Mary mount Convent School. Unfortunately, since the opening of this road, the bus stop has been removed and the nearest one now is at Mcßitchie which
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      Where doctors are forced are work quickly
      233 15 Where doctors are forced are work quickly PLEASE refer to the letter by Sangeeta Raman, "Little more than one minute for each patient" (ST, September 12). The government clinic at Toa Payoh was never intended to function as a Polyclinic when it was established in 1972. It was constructed to
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      600 17 le Me tor Traders' Association warm welcome to Minister of Health spicious occasion of the J/R^ XL OI»ENING OF £"j RLOO CENTRE T^f MESSAGE m^TH Housing is not a probtem in Singapore. Resetttement? Yes, a littte more attention and understanding helps the efforts. Dr Toh Chin Chye Our members affected
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    117 18 LOCAL nightclub, (iolden Million, has been banned from stagIng floor shows for the next three months, effective from Sept 4. The ban was Imposed because tht club breached certain conditions of the entertainment licence, a Culture Ministry spokesman clarified yesterday It is believed
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    183 18 'Merit should be key in choosing women MPs' MERIT and suitability should be the criteria in selecting prospective women Members of Parliament. They should not be appointed just for the sake of having them. This was a point made by Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs), Mr Rahim Lshak, yesterday
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    Balloting at Bedok
    76 18 THE Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Labour), Mr Fong Sip Chee, also MP (or Kampung Chai Chee, will attend a balloting ceremony (or the sale of 660 units o( three-room flats. 792 units of four-room and 440 units of five-room flats at Bedok New Town tomorrow at Bedok North
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    Minimum sentence for newly wed drug man
    289 18 Minimum sentence for newly wed drug man A DISTRICT judge imposed the minimum jail sentence of five years on a drug trafficker who disclosed that he had got married in anticipation of going to Jail. Yeo Cnee Seng, 21, a National Serviceman, was also given five strokes of the rotan
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    CC courses
    51 18 TANGLIN community centre i will hold the following courses at its Whitley Road premises: preparation of vegetarian food, restaurant food, Sze Chuan dishes, agar agar, pa- dang curry, tim sum, and cakes; children's art and ballet, and Dcebana. For details, t 'lephone *****2 between 3 p.m. and 10
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    Be alert to private sector's woes, government urged
    335 18  -  NGIAM TONG HAI By THE president of the Singapore Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mr Wee Cho Yaw, yesterday urged the I government to be con- 1 stantly alive to the prob- I lems of the private sector to enable
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    392 18  -  LEE KIM CHEW By THE Vietnamese Government is tough and ruthless but it can be persuaded by the weight of world opinion to withdraw from Kampuchea, a visiting British leader said yesterday. At the same time, the "free world such as Asean and the
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    Shakespeare's plays – RTS approaches Times
    276 18 Shakespeare's plays RTS approaches Times THE Times Organisation has been approached by RTS to sponsor a series of Shakespearean plays produced by BBC and America's Time-Life Productions. These quality programmes have been available to RTS since April but have not been telecast as RTS could not get any sponsors. A
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    Jaycees camp
    45 18 SOMK 70 members of the Singapore Jaycees will be attending a two-day camp at the National Youth Leadership Training Institute today and tomorrow to prepare them for the 1980 JCI Asia Pacific Conference in Singapore from May 29 to June 1, next year.
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      Lock icon Husseinurges Kremlin to find solution
      336 19 SOUTH-EAST Asia has become a new zone of tension and the situation threatens to worsen, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn said last night at a Kremlin dinner given in his honour by Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin. Datuk Hussein, in tyfoscow on an official visit
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      'Brain drain' of doctors from govt service
      330 19 PENANG. Fri. A total of 1,183 specialists and doctors have resigned from government service between 1970 and 1978, a medical researcher told a seminar of health in Penang on Wednesday. Mr Warren Tan said the number of medical officers resigning since 1974 exceeded
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      Lock icon Kriangsak may visit KL next month
      156 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Thailand's Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan is expected to make a threeday visit to Malaysia next i month, it was learned here today. According to informed sources, the visit is likely to take place between Oct 15 and 18, but the dates
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      Lock icon FLYOVER CRASH MYSTERY SOLVED
      110 19 FLYOVER CRASH MYSTERY SOLVED FOR more than 48 hours Kuala Lumpur police were baffled by this car that had crashed through the Iron railings of the Jalan Loke Yew flyover and plunged nine metres to the ground on Tuesday. Yesterday the driver turned up more than two days after the
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      92 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Over 90,922 litres of diesel have been seized from various parts of the country during the past few days following raids by the enforcement division of the Trade and Industry Ministry. The division's chief, Mr Nik Salleh Nik Mat. said today the latest seizure
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      220 19 Govt asks big diesel buyers to account for their use THE Ministry of Trade and Industry is to keep a close watch on diesel supplies by asking big users of the fuel how they intend to use it Deputy secretary-gener-al Ahmad Saadi said yesterday oil comDanies had been asked to
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      178 19 Moulding forces to fight border Reds HAADYAI, Fri THE three armed services of Malaysia and Thailand are being gradually moulded into an integrated force to combat the communist terrorists in their common border areas. The Thai joint chairman of the Regional Border Committee, Lt. Gen. Pin Dhansri, said yesterday that
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      74 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Forty-nine-year-old Tengku Mahmud was today proclaimed the new Sultan of Trengganu to succeed his father Tuanku Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, who died yesterday, aged 72. Tuanku Ismail Nasiruddin Shah was buried at the mausoleum near the mosque in Kuala Trengganu, north-east of here. He was
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      37 19 TOKYO, Fri. A group of three Japanese firms is negotiating to buy liquefied natural §as (LNG) on a long-term asis from Malaysia LNG Sendirian Berhad, the Tokyo Electric Power Company Ltd said here yesterday. Reuter.
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      28 19 TAN CHONG SONS MOTOR CO (S) PTE LTD CONGRA TULA TES MANDARIN AUTO PTE LTD PRINCE AUTO CO ON THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THEIR PREMISES AT WATERLOO CENTRE
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      1696 20 THE Last traimcted rrady sa> at Utr claw A buztMK on thr Stork Exchange of Statjaporr yatmiy romp«r«J wtth thr previous day's trim tofcthß- with 879 high and low Adjusted for snip rights but). 1979 La.t Hl«k Ixw (omp>» S.I, tor BBCTION ONE Closing tone: Steadier. Turnover: Official
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      1491 20 BUSINESS DONE (Singapore) BID and offer prices officially listed and business In an reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise sped fled. All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett". Big
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      68 20 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (250,000) (88.508 18/9 Bo (250.000) (***** Mf.CEfb) wios* l/ 3/81 <2S0000) <8e 108 5% 15/4/81 (250,000) (97.428) 6 1/4% T P 15/10/93 (250.000) (M.908) 6 1/4% T F 1 5/9/95-97 (250.000) MM) 6 1/4% T F 1/5/97 (250.000) (99.908) 6 1/4% T F
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      1729 20 BID and offer prim officially listed and business in and reported lo the Kuala Lumpur Stork Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified INIHSTWALS Arm* (2 60S) <|M»lll (2 MB 3 IPS) AkMi(I.9TB2.OOS) (1) 196 Alei
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        327 20 HONGKONG: The market recovered near the close after easing slightly in the early afternoon trading yesterday, following the results announcement by Hutchison-Whampoa, dealers said. The market had opened firmer in active trading, but selling in early afternoon restrict gains, with the Hang Seng index closing 3.47 higher on the
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        355 20 TOKYO: Share prices rose sharply higher in moderate trading yesterday, dealers said. The Dow Jones average gained 24.68 to close at 6.490 34 points, with a volume of 300 million shares. The New index was 456.42. up 0.92 point. Ajlnomolo Akal Asahl Chrm Amahl Glus Bank Tk Banyu Brldgrsione
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        85 20 C X TANG announced an unaudited group pr<- tax profit of $2.03 million (no comparison), on a turnover of $17 96 million, for the six months ended June 30. The parent company's pretax profit was $2.06 million ($l.BB million) on a turnover of $17.68 million ($17.46
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        PRODUCE PRICES
        125 20 CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE, SINGAPORE, NOON CLOSING PRICES PER PICIL YEBTEBDAV: Cmml til: Bulk $117 sellers, old drum $122 sellers, new drum $127 sellers. C«fm: Mixed (loose) UK Coat 164 00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok AST A white lob lOC. NL* $335 00 sellers, Sarawak white fob 96. NLW $317.50
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        GOLD
        202 20 THE KILOBAR market for (old for Singapore delivery opened at 85.6K7 per kilo and closed at $25.9» yesterday In the Far Eitat. gold (or London delivery, opened at USJ37I OO 373 00 It dropped to $369 30 370 30 but found gooi buying support which lifted gold to $374.50
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        Sydney steady
        281 21 SYDNEY. Fri. Trading ended the week steady and firm, with big order (or AnMM shares highlighting the vsMi-n. dealers said. On the mining boards, BH Soutti eased five cents to $2.65, i\s first movement this week, but the price ii still 15 cents above the National Mutual takeover
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        New York sharply ahead
        228 21 NEW YORK, Thurs. A surge of buying in the oil sector pushed stock prices sharply ahead in heavy trading despite interest rate woes, a weak dollar and rising gold pn~es. The excitement in the oil group centred on speculation about potentially major oil and gas discoveries
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        Zurich broadly higher
        249 21 ZURICH, Thurs. Share prices rose over a broad front on active demand after a hesitant opening with interest focussed on quality stocks and utilites following the weakness of the US dollar, dealers said. Banks gained ground and among firmer financials Forbo, Interfood and OerlikonBuehrle strengthened. Elek(rowatt rose
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        Amsterdam currency unrest
        212 21 AMSTERDAM, Thurs. Share prices closed mostly weaker due to the currency unrest, dealers said. Shippings and transports were very weak with Van Ommeren losing 3.50 and KLM 4.30 guilders. State loans were practically unchanged. BM VKV ***** 90 50 2a at 97 to ***** Mao 1R W
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        701 21 London generally weaker Selected indices LONDON. Thurs. The word (fold price prompted renewed demand (or producer shares which rose as much as a dollar in (airly active trading but government bonds were generally lower following the gloomy economic review by the Bank o( England, dealers said. At 3.00 pm, the
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        TIN
        124 20 THE STRAITS tin price surged another $24 to $1,965 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering down eight tonnes to 167 tonnes. The overnight London market was firmer with forward buyers gaining £80 to £7,015 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day was up £130 for Cash
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        Closing prices
        31 20 Rubber Sept 21 Singapore: October: 283.50 cents (up 3.25 cents Malaysia: October: 283.50 cents (up 3.00 cents Tin: M$ 1,955 (up $24) Official offering: 167 tonnes (down 8 tonnes
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        30 20 LONDON: Copper prices on Thursday (previous in brackets). Wirebar Spot £917 £921); sellers L9lB (£923): Three Month buyers £917 (£920). sellers £918 (£921). Market Iw: Steadyr flalin 14,000 tonnes.
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        RUBBER
        480 20 OPENING prices in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked up about 1.25 cents on higher London advices and later gained further ground on short-covering interest, trading and speculative buying, dealers said. Profit-taking emerged, however, at the highs to pare the gains but some forward demand emerged toward the
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        89 20 NOON sSK ud SMR pnca auidiy >A8 OetoWr (C.rr..l Mlkl B.y.r. S.IUr. SSR20 llbapallMI 2W50 »6 MS SSR50 II log Mm! *1M 263MN MBILB SMRCV lIlsapdlHI M»00 3I1.00N SMRL uu*pHuti 30*00 31I00N SMRGP nuSlM UNO UNO SMR', iiuSai 2»00 2M.00N SMR 10 lu^pJkll 266 00 2«7OON SMR
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        53 20 Temerlok 472 Ayer HiUm Rub 420 SEAL 270 Tuik Omrnt 410 Magnum Corpn 480 Bata Liming 316 Supreme Corpn 179 Glenealy 253 Strait! Trading 715 Sel Properties 340 C Sugars 318 Gentings 398 Malakoff 306 Hong Leoag 283 32 20 20 16 14 12 12 11 10 10 10
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        25 20 lw« Hone Ihell 1»i« Rice O B letro Hld(s lold Coin 120 340 147 372 348 184 -II -8 -6 -3 -2 -2 -2
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        31 20 Haw Par (JOB V E Faber Merlin (.rntin*. C Sugars Sel Prop»rtie» C C Com Plant J Cement 327.000 312.000 148.000 133.000 113.000 103.000 99.000 80,000 85.000 78.000
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        28 20 B.T.Index: Industrials: Finance: Hotels: Properties: Minings: Plantations: O.C.B.C.: S.E.S.Ind: 2478.19 2528.81 402.80 405.21 732.17 7402 294.85 295 1' 253.45 254.7! 222.86 222.7690.67 698.11 384.22 386M 357.83 360.3:
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      Shares end a shade better
      323 20 SHARES finished generally higher at the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. Sentiment rnled strongest during the first hoar of trading an speculators attempted to follow up •n the overnight firm close. Daring that lint hear, there was a fairly good spread of activity with some
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      Kuala Lumpur
      295 20 SELECTED counters continued to make good progress amid broadening interest on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Trading was fairly active as more buyers emerged from the sidelines to give the market another steady finish. The New Straits Times industrial ordinary share index, reflecting this, advanced 4.09 points
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      Money and exchange
      214 20 THE US dollar opened lower at 52.1400 20 in the Singapore forex market yesterday, compared with $2 1500 10 at Thursday's close, but closed higher at $2.1430 40 as a result of weekend book-squaring. The lower opening was in line with a weaker dollar in New York
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      NOMINAL RATES
      363 20 ASIAN currency deposit Closing Asian dollar interbank rates as at certificates of deposit close on Sep 21: for prime names: INTERBANK rates at 3.00 pm: Currsncw* Nominal r«t»« Smithsonian Percentage quoted ,e.terd. r (croM)pwity eh.no. l^x-al dollar* to anr unit of foreign ourpency: Source: A.lliy A Prarre NOTK-
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      54 20 ««ji in prices onrrM Dy di: -ounl hornet on Sep 21 Overnight 4 Call deposits 4 CkMiaf Buyiaf Sclliig ■I ■)> I month rreasury bills 5 5 i I month Sank bills 8 5/16 8 3/18 3 month CO 8 7/16 8 5/16 6 month CD 8 8 t
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      39 20 Closing interbank rates for Singapore dollars on Sep 21 Offer Bid Overnight 5 4 1 month 7 13/10 711/ 16 ■s 2 months 8 7 3 months 8 g Overnight mode 5 slightly from those quoted b
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      Prime lending rates
      24 20 THE Average rate at which major Slnjaporr baaks are cvreatly prepared to lend to their beat t—twen la 8.1 per rent.
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      Singapura Building marginally down
      491 21 THE IMPROVING residential property market in Singapore has yet to have an effect on the performance of Singapura Building Society (SBS). For the year ended June 30, 1979. group pre-tax profit at SBS. which is mainly engaged in providing loans and advances on the security of
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      Temerloh shows higher full-year profits
      287 21 Temerloh shows higher full-year profits TEMERLOH Rubber Kstates' group pre-tax profit for Ike year ened April M rose by 23 per cent to $2.37 million and Its directors have propooed oae-for-oae bonus iarae fallowing a revaluation of tke group's two estates Temertek and Benta. The uptarn In profit is less
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      NSOP well ahead
      215 21 NSOP well ahead FOLLOWING the general tread of ether plantationbased companies, Negrl Sembilan (Ml Palms (NSOP) has chalked up a significant earnings growth at halftime. BvMently as a result of a I return to mare normal conditions after the drought of the past two years, and buoyant oil palm prices,
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      612 21 oiuw£igys^ This is a new position created as a result of reorganisation and expansion. The Job involves advertising, promotion, public relations and display. Specified responsibilities include customer needs analysis, generation of innovative and creative concepts to promote the image of the Company and development of strategic advertising policies. The ideal
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      951 21 111 1 RCA, a world leader in electronics technology invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced Malaysians to fill the following positions in our fast growing organisation. (Preference will be given to Bumiputras). PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS (FIRST LINE MANAGERS) We are looking for Dynamic and Self motivated individuals who possess the
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      862 22 AT YOUR SERVICE RATES SECTION INDEX yf^>V Telephone Service: *****22 ri »if I m^^ Mondoy- Fndoy 830 a- b 00 p m Ordmory 70 ct» per word (rr»n JIO 50) I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE L«. 1 T«ne*Onrre 900 om —500pm (M«i $49 1 5) Sundov Times VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS
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      229 22 3 Birds GOOD VARIETY SINGING Canaries and Finches. Call 43. Jalan Jarak. Seletar Hills Estate, Saturday Sunday. 5 Carpets Rugs 100% SILK CARPET hand made Persian. 4' x B, Gome design. Double border floral, birds and iiuniuls design Shown by appointment only For sale by owner No dealer enquiries welcome
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      325 22 A PRIVATE SALE. 3-seater sofa. 2 armchairs, coffee table, all new. Imported, European design selling at secondhand prices. Carpet, new Sanyo alrcon used fridge. *****6. A SET OF Britannlca Encyclopaedia and National Bender for sale. Call *****4. BEST PRICE PAID for yo'ir old books, comics and magazines Te1:*****4. CALL *****5.
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      418 22 FOR VARIOUS KINDS of Cookery Books. Guide Books ti Children's Books, call Mubaruk Bros. 63 Bras Basah Road. Tel: *****3. EXPAT. LEAVING. ALL household effects for sale. Furniture, an- llques, ornaments, lights, carpets, flower pots and many more Items 21-R. Blk 2, Tan Kirn Cheng Road, near Farrer Road Post
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      838 22 WHERE TO EAT j T T I EXCELLENT VEGETARIAN FOOO. Fast service, alrcondltloned. easy parking. 10.00 a.m. 8.30 p.m. More Dishes Kwan Im Vegetarian RestauBetter Services rant, 190 Waterloo Street. Tel: Business expending to Stalls *****9 No 1.11 10. SPECIAL FUNNY TASTE fried oil KHOON KEE SPECIAL tau kwa. Stall
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      1265 22 I FOR SALE ft SHOPPING GUIDE SPECIAL OFFER ON the following: Latest Marantz Front Loading Dolby Cassette Deck Usual price $530. now $295. 2 hours Sony L5OO Belamax tape $27. 3 hours VHS Video Tape $33 You will get $20 for your old cartridge when you purchase any of Grado
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      1298 22 II EMPLOYMENT A FEMALE ACCOUNTS Clerk I wanted Salary 1250 $300 Write i In to: 3411. International Plaza. I Anson Road. Spore 0207 with re- i rent photograph GENERAL CLERK urgently re- julred Able to type and with knowledge of Book-keeping. Tel: *****9. Mrs Koh I A large manufacturing company
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      591 23 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant o) Secretarial and Clerical FEMALE SECRETARY REOUWED *y Muslr School Write in wllh photograph lo 29-A. Jalan *lerah Saga. Spore 1027 FEMALE SECRETARY REQUIRED At, least with 3 years experience In IX' declaration. Import Expert documentation, knowledge of correspondence Able to speak Mandarin Apply in
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      608 23 Local established Company requires: FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERK with at least 3 years' working experience, handling a full set of Accounts, able to draw up a profit and loss Accounts and balance sheet. Must have at least LCC Intermediate certificate and a good School Certificate with credit In Mathematics Write with
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      1274 23 II EMPLOYMENT FAIRCHILD' SINGAPORE PTE LTD. Invite applications (or the positions of CLERK (Accounts) The candidate should possess GCE O' Levels and LCC Intermediate Book keeping Certificate or LCC Higher Accounting Preference will be given to those with 2 years working experience preferably in property accounting STOREASSISTANTS Candidates should possess
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      611 23 11l EMPLOYMENT BOUTIQUE SALES ASSISTANTS. Fashionable uniform, shoes supplied No experience necessary. Full training given 279 Lucky Plaza. 10 am to 9 p.m EXPERIENCED SALESMAN WITH driving licence. Speaks Mandarin and Cantonese Apply 32 Lorong 1. Realty Park Tel: *****75 FEMALE/MALE BALEB Executives who can converse well, work independently and
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      826 23 ONGAN SALES ASSISTANT want- cd. Able to play organ Please i apply In full particulars and a non-returnable photo with salary expected to: The Advertiser 701 -O Lorong 8 Blk 222 Toa I Payoh Spore 1231 OUTDOOR SALES PROMOTERS wanted to canvass our new pro- i duct from USA Product
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      608 23 111 EMPLOYMENT GUL ENGINEERING PTE LTD 59 GUL ROAD JURONG SINGAPORE 2262 (A subsidiary of Keppel Shipyard) Invites applications for the posts of (1) HULL DRAUGHTSMAN (2) CLERK/TYPIST (MALE/FEMALE) HOQ4Mf9flt#fttS for Post (1)> a) Diploma In Ship Construction of ITC In Mechanical Engineering Design and Drawing. b) Several years experience
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      326 23 FstsMished manufacturing company in Jurong seeks applications to fill the poet of MALE PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Applicants should possess the following requirements: a Age: 22 to 28 a Minimum education: GCE O' level. ITB c Experience: minimum 1 year In supervisory level In an electronic assembly plant Preferably with knowledge of
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      344 23 II EMPLOYMENT INTERNATIONAL FRENCH ENGI NEERINO Company requires 1 Site Supervisor Preferably graduates from Polytechnic with 2 to 3 years experience In earth 1 work Please call Maria *****88 MALAYAN BREWERIES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD Brewers of Anchor h Tiger Bear and ABC 1 Macneson Stout invite applications for the appointment
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      407 23 HUGHES TOOL COMPANY (FAR EAST) PTE. LTD. A new and faat expanding subsidiary of the world's Icrgest manufacturer of oilwell drilling tools has immediate vacancies lor the following positions' 1) AIRCONDITIONING OPERATORS To laspcct :ii)fl maintain industrial iirroinillsanmt Sjraten with some experience In pump system and electrical installations Able to
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      1125 24 II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT <MM^™^ M A BOWLING CENTRE HAS IM31 Situaf iont Vacant meoiatk vacancies for 1) BOWLING MECHANICS Completed N.S Experienced In bowling machines. Be d) Technical prepared lo perform shift duties 2) BOWLING INSTRUCTORS STANDBY ELECTRICIANS REOUM- Completed N.S. and with exED
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      934 24 A w.M .sleMished rood catering Established Travel Agency has uuiu-uny immediate vacancies for: requires Experienced Ticketing Officer (1) VAN DRIVERS Cum WAITERS Counts* Girl BUTCHER Interested applicants please interested applicants, kindly call app y wlln full resume, contact telephone and a noncS^ErSri* 9*9 returnable photograph to Singapore 1027 80. 3135
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      1036 24 rail ?i hßjwn tat. BM I Du. to our raptd .ipansion. w. |M™*jy^^^Pjß r.o,uir.: laiU'Jll MALE ■^WfVffV PRODUCTION efJiUllJiaM WORKERS GENERAL Utfl WORKERS BtJ[f»ULiJB A K r 18 to 35. iVuM STORE W\ J\ ASSISTANT att^l I FEMALE ■rfinfnrlTal production mft^mmm workers Age above 16. Good increment snd promotion '<"
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      1021 24 1 MARATHON MmW LETOURNEAU OFFBHORE PTE LTD PROMET PTE LTD We neve immediate vacancies requires tor. A. TRAINEE SAFETY SECURITY OFFICER GUARDS Candidate. mu»t Applicants should have completed Secondary 2 educae be Slnsarjore Citizen llon and able w read and c possew a Tec"nlclan rlt English. Applicants SJploma in £«h2r..ca"
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      676 24 MINI SUPERMARKET REOUIRES ■JBJBBBJ Chinese Male Vimii.il.- Delivery Clerks with class 1 driving IIcence Secondary 2 rrluciiuan ■T^^ Apply personally: 51 Sunset Way Wj^M (Old Clement! Road). Spore 2159 Tel: *****7/8 |We are a newly estab- famn m -fJi^s*«Vs**s»kl ~l i lisheii German electronic E>g IwBSUal company and produce I
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      553 25 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant I) Cenerml ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT 8/ ENGINEERING COMPANY OF ;'SINGAPORE(PTE)LTD ■tavites applications from "Snjapore Citizens for the ■potts of: STENOGRAPHER Requirements GCE'O' level with good credit in English Must be able to write shorthand at 100 wpm Minimum 2 years work kaj experience in iimi- lar
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      401 25 II EMPLOYMENT 4> Transport will be provided on a subsidy basis to those who are staying in Woodlands, Sembawang, Marsiling and Ang Mo Kio Estate. SHIFT ALLOWANCE:- a) Afternoon shift $1 00 per day b) Night shift $1.50 per night You work only 5 nights and get 6 nights' salary
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      1233 25 II EMPLOYMENT Well eelaoManad Airconditioning Engineering Company reqwrM wnfn#owt9ty*. A) ASSISTANT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS B) PIPING AND DUCTING WORKMEN C) STOREKEEPERS D) DRAFTSMEN E) TELEPHONE OPERATOR CUM GENERAL CLERK a Minimum 2 years experience Applicant* are invited to write in with full personal particular*, qualifications, experience to: P.O. BOX
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      1980 25 HOME OF QUALITY USEO CARS "NGKEONG'S" SUPER CAR MART KIM KEAT ROAO SINGAPORE 1232. TELS: 2SSI2SO. *****7*. 2532M3. 2541M4 1979: Maida*2oA/C 1979: Honda Accord Coupe Auto A/C CoH Sigma 1«00 GS A/C CoH Lancer 1400 SL A/C Ford Cortina 2000 Ghia Ford Cortina 8/W A/C Datsun 120 V S/W Mazda
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      862 26 l_ tunes Saturday car mart 45 Vehicles For Sale MORRIS MINI GT 1275. August 1974 Tax for 1 year, used as second car. single owner, done only 16.000 km Offers 12. Hooper Road. Spore 9. NORMS 1 100 CC. 1 private owner, tax till November, with airblower. excellent condition Eligible
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      799 26 SUZUKI GS 400 EC One year, one owner Excellent condition $3,400 Tel *****61 SUZUKI GT 290 and Yamaha 250 Scrambler, end 1973 and end 1976 Both original bikes In beautiful condition Reasonable offer secures Tel Leong. *****50. SUZUKI SCRAMBLER TS2M 1976 Good condition. Highest offer secures. Interested please contact Cheong:
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      140 Acknowledgements
      30 28 THE FAMILY OF the late Madam Huh Yuen Heng wishes to thank nil relatives and friends for their kind attendance, condolence, wreaths and assistance during IMeir reient bereavement.
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      142 Deaths
      37 28 Sadly miaaad by family and tnanda. Corloga leaving Block 335. 14-B, Clemenli Avanua 2 tor Chua Chu Kang Chinaa* Cematßfy on 23/9/7S at 1 pm Nancy Yap Hay Lian Paaaad away on 20th S«plamb*r 1979.
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      145 Requiems
      29 28 Dearly missed and always remembered by all loved ones. First anniv*nary pray*™ will b* held at Central Sikh T«mpl« on 23.9.7*. at 10.00 a.m. MDM. JIT KAUR
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      144 In Memorism
      39 28 MR. SANASI XAVIER who passed away on 22nd September 1978 A requiem mass would be held at Church Of Our Lady Sembawang at 6 p.m on 22.9.79. Kondly remembered by Mother, Brother, Loving Children and Relatives
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      IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAREST GRANDMOTHER
      63 28 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAREST GR ANDMOTHE R A year gone by since you left us. Fond memories of you keeps lingering In our hearts. No words can express how much we missed your presence. Your under love ti care for us will never be forgotten INSERTED BY: HOE,
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      In loving Memory
      23 28 (DEPARTED 22-»-W) Fondly ramambarad by daughter SWEE NEO, Gr.ndchildran and graal grandchildren MARY SEET THIAM LEE (MRS CHEW HOCK LEE)
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      IN LOVING MEMORY OF
      26 28 Deeply missed and dearly loved always by Dad. Mum, Sisters, Brothers. Slster-ln-law, Brother-in-law. NG KWEE LING Dal* ol Berth 26/9/81 Dwd: 2S/9/76
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      IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF
      22 28 GONE. BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN. DEARLY MISSED BY DAUGHTERS. SONS-IN-LAW AND ALL LOVED ONES. MOM. LEE BEE Departed 22.9.7*
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      930 28 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The family of the late MR. LEE SUNG® LEE YOON SANG wish to thank all relatives, doctors and friends for their kind assistances, condolences, wreaths, crolls, telegrams, donations and presence during their recent bereavement. VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL 129 Miscellaneous LOVER MARRIAGE-AX) BUREAU tet your friends. Tiers privately. onfidentlally Guaranteed
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      105 28 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that. I YIP YENG LIN of No 372-L Clemenceau Aye, Singapore, have applied for a Beer House Second Class licence In respect of premises No 251 Arcadia Road Singapore, and that this application will be heard in Court No. 5, Subordinate Courts, Havelock Road, Singapore,
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      453 28 THE TEMERLOH RUBBER ESTATES BERHAD (Incof poratto in Moloysio) NOTICE TO MEMBERS FINAL DIVIDEND At the sixty-fifth ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the company to be held at the registered off ke on 23rd October, 1979 the directors will recommend for the approval of members the payment of a final dividend
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      551 28 REWARD I PJ A VOLVO 264GL SALOON bearing registration No. JR 7777, Engine Chassis No. 2872-*****3 belonging to one MADAM ELIZABETH PACKIAM D/O PACKIAM of No. 11, Jalan Merak, 3rd Mile, Ipoh Road, Kuala B^^^H Lumpur WAS REPORTED STOLEN from a iB parking space opposite Universal Motors, Petaling Jaya, Selangor,
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      771 29 eHUME INDUSTRIES (MALAYSIA) BERHAD NOTICE IS HERESY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Registered Office. Jalan 219 Off Federal Highway. Petaling Jaya on Monday the 15th day of October, 1979 at 12.19 p.m. (or aa soon thereafter as the Annual General Meeting
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      222 29 PENANG I Venue Ambassador Hotel I Date Saturday 22nd September Sunday 23rd September, I 1979 I Time 9.00 a.m. to 1 .00 p.m. 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. I Contact Mr Ganesan SINGAPORE I Venue Mandarin Hotel I Date Saturday 22nd September Sunday 23rd September, I 1979 I Time 9.00
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      981 29 A we established group of companies in Selangor seeks to appoint a suitably M qualified Malaysian for the position of COMPANY SECRETARY The position carries with it full responsibility for the group's legal, financial, accounting and various other administrative matters. He will also be Secretary to the Board of Directors.
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  • TIMESPORT
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      Tiny Bubbles can cause ripple
      287 30 A "SCOOP" may be la the offing tor Ttay BubM<* Im Race Tw« today. la September last year, the Oakvtlle gelding played a waiting game and scored, drawing away ctose to home, when .shouldering 54 kilogramme* la a Class Four Held ever \,2M metres In
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      Lone Ranger joins Timesport.
      4 30 Lone Ranger joins Timesport.
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      Hutchinson, Allan can strike double
      1778 30 RON HUTCHINSON can strike up a bright partnership with trainer Ivan Allan to score a double with Music City and Zeppadun at Bukit Timah today. Zeppadun looks the best bet in Race 2 (3.15). The Duncan Junction three-year-old won drawing away over 1,200 metres at
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      Go Steady shows form
      258 30 GO STEADY, winner of two races last year, is set to re-enter the winning list in Race Three at Bukit Timah tomorrow, reports FAIRWAY. The five-year-old by Balidar was unlucky at Bukit Tirrah last month when he stumbled soon after the start and then ran on
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      Tomorrow's card
      1269 30 DAfF 1 2.30 CLASS 5, DIV 1 1,1 OOM IVA^JL 1 ($12,500 -$8,750 to winner) 1 5011 IndraSaktig(Pasla) Buang 4 58.5 (pc -3.5) 1.200 m SF Snf 7 2 2028 Emerald Glow a 169) Yap 8 55 (-2) 1,200 m X dun 10 3 0023 Hot Wheels a
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      Lock icon South Korea beaten 2-1
      76 30 SEOUL, Fri. Brazil's professional Victoria Club won the ninth annual President's Cup international soccer tournament by beating defending champions South Korea 2-1 over 120 minutes here yesterday Both teams were deadlocked 1-1 at half-time, but Brazil snatched the winner in the first extra period. In an
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      Moulmein lose
      29 30 BUKIT PANJANG beat Moulmein 2-0, while Tampines ousted Kuo Chuan by the same score in two inter-constituency volleyball tournament matches at the Gay World Stadium last night.
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      SELECTIONS
      100 30 RACE FAIRWAY L. RANGER SCRUTINEER Muaic City N«oh Hock Klang Valley KongHui Klang Valley Ngoh Hock Ngoh Hock Klang V.iMp Music Cilv 2 Zeppadun Tambroni Scow Scow Tiny Bubble* Zeppadun Tambroni Zeppadun Tiny Bubbles Distine E Song Regal Bank S.T.Remember E Song Show Me Favoured Gent Ragalßank S.T.Remember 3
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      1142 30 RACE 1 2 *5 CLASS 6, DIV 2 1.400 M IW\^r, 1 ($lO,OOO -$7,000 to winner) 1 954f Brandy Lore g( Brandy Lore) Samsuri 5 57 (dc 7) I.Boom Urn 13 2 3700 Musk CHyg (United) Allan 3 56.5 (dc +5) 1.200 m SF Hetdwaai .1 3 0799
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      Trio join in race for Fireball
      255 30  -  PETER SIOW By TONY TAN. Khor Chek Leong and Foo Say Juan have joined the race to be in Singapore's team for the Asian Fireball championship, off Pattaya, in December. They willjoin Loh Kok Hwa, Tan Tee Suan, Ho Kah Soon. Tan Kok Wah,
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      398 30 WAW A »U wr MOM Monday fashion flash dance Choreographed fashion shows of the latest trend, guaranteed to enthrall you with awe every Monday. 7 .30 pm at the lON BAR Available at >^BOOrNoM^L ISETAN SINGAPORE TheShang XIL s.rwx.omT.. »32i9i Coostellalon |4 \[j ISETAN ORCHARD NEW PROPS IB^aT ~Til 111
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      71 30 CRICKKT SCA senior knock-out: Ceylon Sports Club v SAF (Tanglin 2). ROAD BIN Taniong Ka tong Secondary Technical School (Marine Parade. 8 30). Rl UBY MRU Cup inter national: Singapore under 23 v Malaysia (Jalan Besar, 5.15). SCC league: Minor Units v First XV (Padang. 5.15). SOCCER Intra zone One
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      Murray told to take it easy
      207 31  -  ERNEST FRIDA By THE Singapore Professional Golfers' Association will stage their annual championship at either the Singapore Island Country Club's Bukit course or the New course in December and Alan Murray may be one of the competitors. Says Murray, president of the SPGA: "A
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      BRIEFS
      181 31 IX>S ANGELES. Fri Hank Pfister. of the United States, recovered after losing the first set to beat Victor Pecci. of Paraguay, the No. 3 seed, in ihi' third round of the Jack Kramer tennis tournament yesterday Ifister. ranked 41st in the world, beat the Paraguayan, ranked 10th, 4-6. 6-1.
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      $5 MILLION SPORTS COMPLEX OPENS
      215 31  -  HOO YEW GEE By IUK it 4 Sports Complex, In Alexandra Road, opened Its doors to the public this week. The $5 million Complex stretches over three hectares and comprises an Indoor stadium, two squash and four badminton courts, a soccer Held, a viewing gallery
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      Lock icon Hiroe upsets to stay unbeaten
      400 31 LONDON, Fri. Hiroe Yuki, Japan's No. 3 singles player, upset her country's rankings yesterday, beating Japanese No. 1 Atsuko Tokuda in the second series of group matches in the world's first Open badminton tournament. Hiroe, three-time winner of the All-England championships the world's premier event
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      Rovers eye double
      84 31 TAMPINES ROVERS are not satisfied with just winning the National Football League Division One title. "we want the President's Cup as well!" says one of their officials. "All else is secondary even the much-publicised tour of Indonesia, which is st'll too premature to talk about. "And what
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      SKA 'mela'
      40 31 THE Singapore Khalsa Association will hold a Punjabi "Mela" at the club's premises in Tessensohn Road on Sept. 30 from 12 noon until 6pm. The events to be held are hockey, soccer, netball, Kabadi and games for children.
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      Lock icon Eagle takes Lye to the perch
      175 31 NAPA (California), Fri. An eagle at the last hole gave local player Mark Lye a share of the first-round lead with Bobby Wadkins in the US$3OO,OOO AnheuserBusch golf Classic yesterday Lye finished with an eagle for a six-under-par 66. Wadkins matched that with six
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      Lock icon Pfister recovers to oust Pecci
      267 31 ment in the United States from Oct. 8-20. This was because the organisers refused Cuba's request to compete as an individual nation with a full team rather than form part of a regional squad, a spokesman said. FIGI'RE SKATING East German Jan Hoffman took an
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      Wolves out to test United defence
      329 31 LONDON, Fri. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United, traditionally two of the big name clubs in English football, face each other in tomorrow's top First Division game at Wolverhampton s Moli-* neux ground. Neither club fared well enough to win a place in this season's
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      Lock icon Seiko hold Cosmos
      93 31 HONGKONG, Fri. The New York Cosmos drew 33 with the Seiko team, of Hongkong, in a friendly soccer match here last night. The visitors, with a star-studded international line-up led by West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer, levelled the score in the last few minutes with a penalty. Scorers
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      Malaysia, too, have problems
      165 31 SINGAPORE will not be the only ones bogged down by problems in today's under-23 rugby international clash against Malaysia at the Jalan Besar Stadium. For all is not well in the Malaysian camp also, reports PETER SIOW. Boon Hoo Chee and Tan Soo Chong, Malaysia's No.
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      Edged out
      17 31 JURONG PLYWOOD edged out Vanleer Singapore 2-1 in a Jurong inter-factory soccer tournament match yesterday
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      Old rivals clash yet again
      182 32 Old rivals clash yet again JAKARTA, Fri. Malaysia and Singapore renew their old hockey rivalry when they clash in the South-east Asia Games competition on Sunday. Defending champions Malaysia have won the title twice, while Singapore took the gold medal once in 1973. Though Malaysia were once were rated the
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      Rest day
      33 32 I BANGALORE, Fri. The second Test between India and Australia will resume tomorrow with India 69 for two replying to Australia's first innings total of 333. Today is a rest day.
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      Indon coach sure stars will excel
      589 32  -  KEN JALLEH Jr By JAKARTA, Fri. In their own humble way, the Indonesians have set themselves the not-so-humble target of 15 gold medals from their swimmers. Not fretting too much about the competition they will receive from the Singapore camp, coach Zainal Ariffin explained
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      Mr. Asia Moh looks certain for gold
      190 32  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By MOH TECK HIN. Singa pore's Mr. Asia in the Bantamweight class, is almost certain to secure a gold medal at the Southeast Asia Games in bodybuilding, an exhibition event. Singapore, who were second to Iraq in the recent Asian bodybuilding
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      Mani outfights the mosquitoes
      317 32 JAKARTA, Frl Judo manager L.M. Man! came prepared to the Village. He was well armed with fighting gloves but not the boxing kind to ward off the mosquitoes. He has not been "bitten" yet. While most Games athletes are going round collecting Games souvenelrs, badminton player
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      S'pore to meet PI in opener
      268 32 JAKARTA, Fri. It is natural to expect apprehension to set in when one is drawn to meet the eventual champions in team game, reports JOE DORAI. But this is not the case with the Singapore softball team, who are down to meet the Philippines
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      276 32 WHATWILLYOUDOTHIS JA H WEEKEND' LET US PROPOSE YOU SOME EXCITEMENT with your family. Bk friends or just by yourself Take your B> windsurfer along and have a nappy Br sailing day free! FOR HER the wind is FREE^jjMam GO WINDSURFING! P Sole AgeM/lmpofl»r WILLS LEE AND CO PTE LTD 33.
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      52 32 WHAT'S ON TODAY THE programme for today, the sw»nd d»v of the South eaut Asia Games (M morning, A afternawi, N night). Athletics (MA); Badminton (M,N); Basketball (N); Bering (N); Cycling (M); Horkry (A); Judo (A); Srpak Takraw (M,A); Shuotlng <M,A); Socerr (N); Table TennLs (M.A.N); Tennis (M,A); Volleyball (A,N);
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      Gek Hua aims high, despite heavy odds
      354 33  -  KEN JALLEH Jr By JAKARTA, Fri. Out in the scorching sun and standing rigidly among the best from seven Southeast Asian countries at Senayan's main stadium today was a wide-eyed sportswoman determined to show everyone what she's made of. Lim Gek Hua, a
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      Jitta reshuffles his team to puzzle the Indonesians
      410 33  -  JOE DORAI By JAKARTA, Fri- Singapore coach Jitts Singh today reshuffled the positions of two players Lim Tang Boon and Somoo Manoharan in a move to upset Indonesia in tomorrow's opening match of the South-east Asia Games' soccer -ompetition here at 7
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      Renga, Rama may set Singapore on gold trail
      434 33 JAKARTA, Fri. The South-east Asia Games athletics programme gets under way tomorrow morning at 7.30, with the 20 kilometres walk final, reports GODFREY ROBKRT. And there will be two Singaporeans, Rengasamy Nadarajan and Ramasamy Tanabal, who will set the Republic in the
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      Waterpolo team fit and raring to go
      165 33 JAKARTA, Fri. Singapore's water-polo team arrived yesterday as probably the best-prepared and toughest team for the vagaries of the Games Village. Armed with mosquito coils, mosquito repellants and other paraphernalia, the boys took to the conditions at the Village without the complaints we
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      A rude shock greets Chua, Poon and Lim
      229 33 JAKARTA, Fri. Singapore's weightlifting gold medal prospect, Cnua Koon Siong, and swimmer Poon Kan Leong were greeted by a rude shock when their plane landed here today their luggage was missing, reports KEN JALLEH Jr. Chua, a veteran of many Games, arrived
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      Thrills and spills as Games come to life
      645 33  -  GODFREY ROBERT, I^^^^^^JJ By JAKARTA, Fri. Fate was unkind to two parachutists who dropped in from the sky as the 10th South-east Asia Games opened here this evening in a splash of colour, pomp, pageantry and youthful exuberance before Indonesian President Suharto.
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    491 34  - INMATES TAKE IT EASY AT DAY RELEASE CAMP J.D. INDRAN By SOME of the Inmates at the Lloyd Leas Day Release Camp in Upper (hangl Road were watching television when a Straits Times team visited the camp yesterday. The Inmates Jumped to attention like army recruits when the camp's officiating
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      899 1  -  Christopher Keane THE HEIR By IT has become fashionable to preface literary works with "meaningful" obscure quotations from reputable sources. This book is no exception and begins by quoting from the Koran, Kill those ascribe partners to God wherever you find them... This particular example
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      720 1  - A tailor-made introduction to Singapore law Or Myint Soe By UNLIKE criminal laws, civil procedure has failed to keep in step with changing times in Singapore. While criminal procedure has been streamlined to suit present needs, civil law languishes in the state it was 50 years ago. This point is
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        220 1 2 ■ainn> World's specialist on Suncare products INSIDER On gourmet Centrespread Pages 9-9 Add spice to your life Spectacular and bizarre m tMMMM The Arts Page Page 3 Also a review of an art exhibition and Information of a Russian ballet troupe's coming visit. Radio and TV Page? Cinema Page
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      1166 2  - PICK of the DAY By )H YES! It's Andy Griffith! We're getting ;teady doses of the nan, looks like, what vith the Tuesday's ;eries and appearinces on TV movies. This time Andy's in science Fiction. This rs the SCI-Fi age, so it ihouldn't be surprisng. And fans will be )leased
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        1355 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 1.00 PM Opening followed by Sesame 6.35 Young Ramsay The Mystery Of Street The Bora HiMs 2.00 Saturday Matinee The Courtship 7 25 Cultural Diary (English) Of Andy Hardy 7 30 News (Malay) 3.35 ABC Wide World of Sports 2*7 o 8.30 The Eddie Capra
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      377 3 Japanese show night of deer, drums and demons Japanese Folk Art* Show, National Theatre Reviewed by Liana Tan JAPANESE folk art found expression in dance form last Saturday evening at the National Theatre, and the audience was treated to a spectacle of rare and exciting dances. Dancers
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      368 3 IF YOU are waiting for another dose of Russian balle\, look out for three performances by the Leningrad Ballet, which will be performing at the National Theatre early next month. The National Theatre Trust and the Soviet Embassy will present the 50 visiting dancers
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      8 3 Woman dancers of the troupe.
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      Of artists and their aspirations
      566 3 ALPHA Gallery, founded in the early seventies, holds a unique place in Singapore's art scene. It is one of the few places here concerned with the development of contemporary painting, and in supporting and promoting serious artists. Although obviously a "commercial" gallery in that the
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        67 5 LaaW /^"^n Bk aa^ar >- CM 8 4 ■DM I JACKPOT PRIZE FOR TOMORROW'S DRAW 75/79 $100,000 TO WINNERS WITH 5 NUMBERS CORRECT DRAW OVER REDIFFUSION AT 4.30 P.M. JACKPOT PRIZE OF $130,000 IN DRAW 74/79 WAS WON BY COUPON No *****6 i < JMJL Quick Lunch available daily $3
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        627 5 f 1 Wy In conjunction with our exclusive offer to WOODPRODUCTS all HUDC owners, we are holding an exhibition PTE. LTD. L_jH of new kitchen cabinets and many models of Factory: .mported quality bedroom and dining sets SpSKiuWiW at Manhattan House, Chin Swee Road. Singapore 1231 Bring your family and
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        1173 6 yS^ Official Opening S^ New Concept I I Message from Mr Goh Chok Tong Committee Of W in rlininn f _J Minister for Trade and Industry M^inPiriAmAnt M II QininCj V?^| The unions' cooperative ventures in retail trade, such as the NTUC's Welcome and the PIEU/ IVlanaQdTldll f OQ-f w
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        632 7 i^ .»»m.^ m+ o OFFERS UNTIL 28TH SEPTEMBER 1979 SJ YX A\// <^'^w»\O0" GIFT) /f JUMBO R best Wishes to l^S^WiA fe FDA¥U jo^gs*^> "Ak Happy Century Restaurant m^.eo B'™ Ij^ "«™,»3 117 f 22 m REAL FRESH I Icon DISHWASHING LIQUID I^^^*-^^ STERILISED MILK E O.A) (WITH WASH-UP) 1
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        358 8 SPICE ICE STORY SPICES are those precious seeds and barks which add piquancy and flavour to your rooking. They have always held a peculiar magic for the cook, and so the kitchenproud chef likes to store them in pretty containers. Powders, barks and seeds should all be kept dry, or
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        A pinch of pepper does wonders
        1219 8  -  TAN LEE LENG By EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SPIC] Many of the fortunes of Singapore's well known families were founded on spices. My father used to talk about the pepper and spice farms in Indonesia, where overnight you could become a millionaire.
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        1041 8 FREEZING is by far the easiest way of preserving foods. It is certainly far less time-consnining than packing foods in pepper, salt and other preservatives, and far less tedious than preserving by long cooking and canning. But there is a right ana a wrong way of doing anything.
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        528 9 It's just like home-made 'poh piah' FOR THOSE who enjoy home-made "poh piah" but shudder at the thought of the hours spent preparing the ingredients, I recommend the canteen on the 8th floor of Tunas Building at Anson Road. Every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the canteen serves
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        486 9 Quality Furnishings At Sincere Prices At Sincere, you will discover new dimensions m home furnishings Our wide collection of distinctively designed quality furniture have been ILi the talking point of many other manufacturers Our range includes tl'l'lil ;1111 -I j _P^___l_~!~s Bedroom Suites. Lounge Suites. Dining Sets. Office Furniture and
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      1565 10 The latest North-South wrangle shaping up at Geneva THE industrialised nations monopolise the world's wavebands which are used for almost every type of telecommunication. Third World countries will be battling to get a fairer share of the airwaves at the 150-nation World Administrative Radio
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        423 10 ATTENTION: SHIPOWNERS OPERATORS HANSHIN-DIESEL SERVICE STATION is now in SINGAPORE. ALL AFTER-SALES SERVICES ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT HORIGUCHI ENGINEERING CO PTE LTD 182 GUL CIRCLE, JURONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SINGAPORE 2262. PHONE: *****5, *****00, *****62 TAS radio paging nos: 9532, 9043 9044 HORIGUCHI IS NOW COMMITTED TO OFFER YOU WITH THE
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        131 10 CHONC BROTHERS fa«*gy ..i-^a^am*. ftj IMPORTED SET ngllH^M Ifctfjl FROM $1,390 WmmSaW B^MB ONWARDS HHRHH H Include J^H Hk)ne 3-door wardrobe side table One Dressing table H One double bed without mattress I «^*^SS Bmade of imported l^^te^ 1 I MATERIALS FROM 1 MP— WLW $795 ONWARDS SOFA SETTEE FROM
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      1770 11 Man whose name is a by-word for high quality recorded sound RAY DOLBY'S name is everywhere, His company's logo appeal's on cassettes and tape recorders, on the vast majority of prerecorded cassettes, sometimes on records and radios, increasingly on cmema hoardings.
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      741 11  - India's maharajahs struck by hard times NAJMUL HASAN By in New Delhi INDIA'S fabled maharajahs, shorn of their titles and taxfree privy purses, have fallen on bad times. Crippling taxes on sprawling estates that yield little have forced most to move to smaller quarters. Their marble palaces have been turned
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        104 11 r^^ mm Midland Electronics 323 North Bridge Road (near Odeon Cinema) Tel: ***** Singapore 0718 47! North Bridge Road (near High Street Junction) Tel: ***** Singapore 0617 With Best Wishes Congratulations to AIK HUAT CHOP YEW HUAT (S) TRADING CO. PTE. LTD. on the occasion of their |Oint official opening
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        595 12 A BRUNEI SHELL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED has vacancies for OFFSHORE PRODUCTION TEAM FOREMEN In its Production Operations Dept. in Seria, Brunei. Successful candidates will be responsible for supervising one of the multi-skilled teams of Operators concerned with the operation of Brunei Shell's oil and gas offshore production facilities. The nature
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        695 12 BRUNEI SHELL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED has a vacancy for RADIOGRAPHER In its Medical Department in Seria, Brunei. Candidates aged above 25, should have a good command of written and spoken English, plus a working knowledge of Malay and have at least three years experience as a radiographer. They should also
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        652 12 _T_ BRUNEI SHELL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED has vacancies for CIVIL MAINTENANCE FOREMEN In its Camp Services Dept. in Seria, Brunei. The incumbents of such positions are responsible for the planning and supervision of maintenance and modification to company housing. Candidates should: 1) Be aged between 30 35 years 2) Be
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        581 12 THE BANKRIPTTY ACT (CHAPTER 18) IN THE HIGH COUBT OF THB REPUBLIC OP SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY n*. mutxm Re: GERHARD HANS WHIFFIN EXPARTE: FAR EASTERN BANK LIMITED Creditors NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT To: Gerhard Hans Whlf fin. No. 31- A Oel Tlong Ham Park. Singapore. TAKE NOTICE that a Bankruptcy Notice
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        654 13 We are expanding and we are seeking suitably qualified candidates to fill the following positions PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENT Qualifications/Experience Degree in Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent with 1-2 years' experience in a manufacturing concern. He should be a good organiser and be a mature person. Responsibilities The selected candidate will be
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        672 13 W (A) STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS (AIM -645)1 (B) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (AIM 680) Our client a leading international construction, engineering architects company in Singapore and having branch offices well spread over in the South East Asia invites experienced and suitably qualified candidates tor the following positions. (A) STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS (Ref AIM 645)
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        616 13 Wywy Private limited I COPIER I SALESMEN (JRicoh THE MOST PREFERRED COPIER IN THE WORLD Wywy Private Limited, sole agent for Ricoh plain paper copiers, the world's best selling plain paper copiers, is expanding its present sales force If you have had any experience I in selling copiers, or m
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        623 13 HEWLETT PACKARD SINGAPORE I GROW WITH HP I We are looking for mature and dyanmic persons with proven ability to interact effectively with all levels of people to join HP as:— Maintenance Supervisors The successful candidate should possess a diploma ir Building or equivalent combination of education and relevant supervisory
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        893 14 We are an expanding company with factory in Jurong Town engaged in the processing, import and wholesale ot foodstuffs, and are lookng for suitably qualified persons to fill the following vacancies 1. Financial Controller The person selected is expected to shoulder heavy duties and responsibilities and therefore must be one
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        809 14 M EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS U Our client is a well-established Singapore based group of companies with interests in property development, hotels and other investments. The company has substantial financial backing and an aggressive performance oriented top management. The client now requires suitably qualified persons to fill the following positions: MCS 603
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        248 14 A multi-national marine engineering ondW| I construction company invites applications I for the position of: PRESSURE VESSEL ESTIMATING ENGINEER The successful candidate will be responsible I I for planning, reviewing and estimating of all I I fabrication proposals of pressure vessels, in I addition to performing detailed design to I
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        847 14 I LEADING INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE I I FINANCIAL ANALYST I Singapore/Indonesia Salary Negotiable Our Client is a leading International Airline operating in most of the major routes in the world. Applications are invited from mature Indonesian citizens for the position of Financial Analyst. Candidates should have some experience in the airline
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        664 15 I A leading US manufacturing Company invites applications for the positions of: GENERAL SUPERVISOR PLANNING Qualifications Requirements Degree in Business Administration/Mathematics or Diploma in Production Engineering. 3to 5 yeors experience of moior areas of Production Planning and Inventory Control Thorough knowledge of conventional Inventory Control System, storting from a Master
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        651 15 THE JACKS GROUP has challenging opportunities for FINANCIAL CONTROLLER PERSONNEL MANAGER The Group is in the business of marketing and selling a comprehensive range of building and engineering materials, equipment and services as well as electrical components and switchboards in South East Asia. There are a number of trading and
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        465 15 INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY invites applications from Singapore Citizens to the following positions: 1. MARINE CLAIMS EXECUTIVE 2. NON-MARINE CLAIMS EXECUTIVE The successful applicants should have extensive experience in Inspection/ Investigation and Handling of all classes of risks and be willing to learn. Salary will commensurate with experience and qualifications. Other
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        535 15 CORONA MANUFACTURERS (PTE.) LTD. Due to expansion our company has immediate vacancies tor. PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS Diploma or Industrial Technical Certificate m Mechomcol/Production Engineering or equivalent 2-3 yeors experience as a Production Supervisor in o manufacturing concern A self-starter and matured person with dynamic personality Good working knowledge in one ot
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        673 16 I Texas Instruments SINGAPORE (PTE) LIMITED Invites applications for the following positions: Design Engineer To work with a group of Engineers to design mechanization protects for industrial automation and process innovation. To carry out modification on electronic circuits of running machines to achieve better performance. To be in charge of
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        622 16 fAn established and rapidly expanding Inter- I national Company manufacturing switch- I boards for marine and industrial use invites I applications (male/female) for the following I positions:ASSISTANT DESIGNER Who should possess a Diploma in Electrical I Engineering plus 2 to 3 years' experience in I electrical wiring design/draughting. DRAUGHTSMAN With
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        609 16 r COMMERZBANK (SOUTH EAST ASIA) LTD. Since the beginning of this year we are active as a Merchant Bank in the Republic of Singapore. We are o 1 00 subsidiary of the Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt/M., West Germany. Becouse of our excellent business connections to the ASEAN countries we are expanding
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        505 16 i §1 TENDER PREQUALIFICATION 1 FOR i SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION f OF PALLET RACKING SYSTEM AND STORAGE SHELVING FOR INFLIGHT CATERING CENTRE 4 f AT J CHANGI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT M 7 Specialist sub-contractors with the relevant M? experience who are interested in the tender- AY ing of the above are
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