The Straits Times, 4 January 1988

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  • 590 1 18 dead in Israeli air raids Lebanon pounded in revenge attack for hang-glider strike BEIRUT Israeli warplanes attacked Palestinian and Druze-held targets in southern Lebanon, killing at least 18 people and wounding 14 on Saturday night, police and hospital sources said. Hours later the Israeli army ordered the deportation of
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  • 274 1 It planned to agitate for ban on prayer calls: Megat TEMERLOH (Pahang) The Home Ministry has disclosed that a certain group of people was prepared to use "armed force" to pressure the government into meeting its demands. Deputy Home Minister Datuk
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  • 64 1 MOSCOW New Czechoslovak leader Milos Jakes will visit Moscow soon at the invitation of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee, the official Tass news agency said yesterday. Mr Jakes, 65, moved into the top post in Prague on Dec 17 when veteran leader Gustav Husak stepped
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  • 49 1 TOKYO Government officials and private-sector experts from Asian countries are to meet here in March to discuss ways of promoting the Open System Interconnection (OSI) for computers, press reports said yesterday. OSI is a system connecting different types of computers which enables them to exchange data. AFP
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  • 39 1 TOKYO A nationwide survey conducted by the Prime Minister's office revealed that 85.9 per cent of Japanese felt uneasy about nuclear power generation, officials said on Sunday. Japan currently has 35 nuclear power plants in operation. AFP
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  • 208 1 NEW DELHI The widow of revered Tamil Nadu chief minister M.G. Ramachandran will be sworn in this week as Chief Minister of the southern Indian state which her husband ruled for 10 years, the Press Trust of India said
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    21 1 THE Straits Times recaptures the year's more memorable moments in our picture spread on Pages 8 and 9.
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  • 176 1 FAIRFAX (Virginia) A girl infected with Aids should be re-admitted to the kindergarten from which she was barred! in November, a school board said after her mother initiated legal action against the school system. The five-year-old girl can return to school provided she has weekly
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  • 349 1 US 'poised for turnaround despite record deficit' WASHINGTON The United States trade deficit for 1987 appears certain to hit another record high, but economists believe that the country's commercial fortunes are poised for a long-awaited turnaround. The impact of the devastated dollar is bound to show up as an improvement
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  • 479 1 PALM SPRINGS (California) President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada have signed a landmark trade agreement which the American leader said showed that trade barriers could be lowered even in the face of protectionist pressures. The two leaders remained in their own
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  • 653 1  -  LEE SWEE HOON By SEX people will receive the 1987 Cultural Medallion next week in the most even-handed presentation since the Ministry of Community Development started giving out Singapore's highest award for the arts in 1979. Dance, drama, music, photography, literature and the
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    • 286 2 Triumph for four A GRUELLING 36-hour endurance test ended in triumph for four young Singaporeans yesterday they were picked for the adventure-packed project, Operation Raleigh. They will be the last group to represent the Republic in the four-year programme, which ends this year, of community service projects and scientific
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    • 186 2 ean Tourism boom in Bali FOREIGN tourists are flocking to Indonesia, attracted by some bargain prices, and the government says hotels on the resort island of Bali were packed over Christmas and the New Year. For the first time, the number of tourists topped the one million mark
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    • 292 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE Japanese Cabinet recently approved Its 1)88 budget, the aim of which is to increase public spending and domestic consumption, boost support for US military bases in the country and hasten the build-up of Japan's Self-Defence Forces. Japan's offer to help in the upkeep of
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    • 138 2 Thatcher sets record PRIME MINISTER Margaret Thatcher, who yesterday became Britain's longest-serving leader this century, said the country had regained its stature in the world, which is set on a new course of peace and stability. She has served as Prime Minister for eight years and 243
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    • 262 2 Piquet's two tracks TWO race-tracks in Brazil have been named after the country's motor racing hero Nelson Piquet, who won his third Formula One world title last year. One of the tracks is in Piquet's birthplace, Rio de Janeiro, and the other is in Brasilia, where he was raised
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    • 518 2 L_Z Best of the crop OUR front and Arts Leisure pages carry the profiles of the six Cultural Medallion recipients. For Madam Som Said, the only woman in the crop of Cultural Medallion recipients, it has been an achievement-loaded year. Tan Swie Hian, 45-year-old self-taught artist, who is
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    • 288 2 FABER MERLIN SUFFERS Ms72m PRE-TAX LOSS IT HAS not been a happy new year for Faber Merlin Malaysia Bhd while others have been busy celebrating, the troubled hotel and property group has announced a pre-tax loss of almost Ms72 million. This poor performance for the year to last June
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    • 103 2 MAIDS: NO-WIN SITUATION WHEN her Filipino maid disappeared on Oct 30 last year, an employer spent 10 "frustrating" days with the police, Canadian High Commission, her agent, the Immigration Department, the Work Permit Division and the Philippine Embassy before the maid was found and repatriated. She warns all employers
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    • 443 3 Clashes between Islamic and Tamil militants leave 30 dead COLOMBO Indian troops are seeking the help of Sri Lankan Muslims in their drive against Tamil rebels in the eastern part of the island, where clashes between the guerillas and Muslim fundamentalists have
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    • 107 3 Children hurt by syringes sold as toys HONGKONG A number of children in northern China have suffered serious injury or illness by playing with used plastic syringes sold as toys, a pro-Beijing newspaper reported here yesterday. The Wen Wei Po said some children had been accidentally blinded by playing with
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    • 337 3 BEIRUT Syria is seeking to persuade Iran not to launch a new ground offensive against Iraq in order to avoid expanding the Gulf War into an all-out Arab-Iran confrontation. Arab diplomats said Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk Sharaa had been shuttling between
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    • 183 3 Japan 'to build aircraft carrier' TOKYO Japan plans to introduce an aircraft carrier into its armed forces for the first time since World War n, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported yesterday. The newspaper said it had obtained a secret document which showed that Japan's Maritime Self-De-fence Force (MSDF) planned to
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    • 28 3 NEW DELHI Sikh militants shot dead three people in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Saturday, the Press Trust of India reported yesterday. AFP
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    • 131 3 ROSMALEN (Holland) Dutch students have earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records by setting off a chain reaction that knocked over more than 1,380,000 dominoes. The event, staged on Saturday at a motorcar museum in this southern
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    • 308 3 Soviets unveil plans for new thrust into space MOSCOW The Soviet Union will add extensions to its manned Mir orbiting station this year, conduct space research with j France and Poland, and j send a probe to one of the j moons of Mars, the armed forces newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda
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    • 223 3 Premature to have ties with Seoul, says China official TOKYO Former Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua said yesterday that establishing diplomatic relations with South Korea would be premature, and the reunification of North and South Korea should be settled first, Kyodo news service reported. Mr Huang, a Vice-Chair-man of the
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    • 233 3 Kabuki float voted most beautiful at Roses Parade PASADENA (California) Garfield the cat roared by on a flower-covered motorcycle, extra-terrestrials made of carnations greeted earthlings and Kabuki figures danced on seaweed in the 99th annual Roses Parade here on New Year's Day. The two-hour pageant, an event first staged in
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    • 380 3 US pledges continued support for Afghan rebels WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan has assured Afghan guerillas of continued US political and military support as long as Soviet forces in Afghanistan continue to battle them, the Washington Post reported yesterday. He sent a message to the Chairman of the Islamic Alliance of
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    • 143 3 SPRINGERVILLE (Arizona) Two women trapped for 10 days in their snow-covered car in a remote part of eastern Arizona survived on peanuts and a bread roll, police said. Miss Lisa Barzano, 18, and Miss Jami Goldman, 19, were found by rescue workers in
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    • 195 3 Benazir to visit father's grave KARACHI Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto left yesterday for her first public engagement since her marriage two weeks ago. She told reporters she would visit her hometown, Larkana, for the birthday of her executed father, former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, on Tuesday, and cut
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    • 38 3 NEW DELHI At least 11 people drowned in western Maharashtra state during the weekend after their boat capsized in the Godavari River, the United News of India reported. About 40 people were in the boat. AP
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    • 375 4 Britain revitalised under Tory rule, she says LONDON Mrs Margaret Thatcher, who yesterday became Britain's longestserving Prime Minister this century, said the country had regained its stature in a world which is set on a new course of peace and stability. Mrs Thatcher, 62,
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    • 215 4 RIO DE JANEIRO Miners' leaders said at least 50 prospectors died in a clash with military police in a gold-rush town in northern Brazil, but police put the death toll at three. "I have never heard of a massacre equal to
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    • 231 4 Bob Hope gets award for 'lifetime of service' PALM DESERT (California) President Ronald Reagan paid tribute to American comedian Bob Hope on Saturday night, presenting him with the first "America's Hope" award in honour of a "lifetime of service and achievement". "It is appropriate that the first award should go
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    • 257 4 Reporter pedals across Atlantic in 74 days RIO DE JANEIRO A West German reporter, who had been presumed dead by his family as he spent 74 days crossing the South Atlantic in a pedal boat, reached his destination in Brazil in good health but craving for fried chicken, the Jornal
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    • 92 4 Masked man hurls teargas into Japanese health spa TOKYO A masked man threw a case of liquefied teargas into the lounge of a health spa in Kita-Kyushu city in Japan, leaving 124 New Year guests with eye irritations and other toxic symptoms on Saturday, police said. The victims were treated
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    • 202 4 Romance in the air for Edward, say papers LONDON Prince Edward, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth and only remaining unmarried child, has been linked romantically with the 22--year-old daughter of a millionaire boat builder. British newspapers reported on Saturday that Prince Edward, 23, invited Miss Georgia May to join
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    • 55 4 TOKYO The toy industry in China's southern Guangdong province is booming, due mainly to the area s close proximity to Hongkong, it was reported yesterday. There are now more than 1,000 toy factories in the province, up sharply from only a dozen in 1979, the official
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    • 270 4 JOHANNESBURG Ten blacks have been killed in South Africa's strife-torn Natal province in one of the worst days of black-against-black violence since a political power struggle erupted there last year, police said yesterday. Church groups estimate at least 280 blacks have been
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    • 391 5 Weapon part of Star Wars defence plan NEW YORK The military has begun top secret ground tests of a compact, powerful laser that the Reagan administration wants launched into space in the early *****. It is part of the effort to build a
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    • 116 5 China brews too much beer, says paper BEIJING China, traditionally a nation of teadrinkers, is brewing too much beer. A Beijing newspaper yesterday said the country was now in sixth place among world beer producers. It brewed more than five million tonnes last year, an increase of more than a
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    • 220 5 LONDON The leaders of Nato's 16 member-nations are to meet in March for a summit about European defence in the wake of United States arms reductions, the Sunday Times reported. The newspaper said the meeting will be the first of its
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    • 141 5 BEIJING Archaeologists have found tombs in the suburbs of Shanghai containing the bodies of four slaves who were buried alive when their masters died 4,500 years ago. The discovery is the earliest known example in China of such burials and indicates that slavery began
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    • 211 5 16 die as W. German plane crashes into mountain ISTANBUL A West German airliner crashed in the dark into mountains on the Turkish coast on Saturday, killing all II Turkish passengers and five West German crew members, airline officials said. The Boeing 737, which took off from Stuttgart, crashed after
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    • 64 5 ARGONNE (Illinois) Sd- entists said they have developed the first electrical motor using properties of new super-conducting materials which conduct electricity without energy loss. "It's too small for practical use and produces negligible power, but it demonstrates for the first time that these motors are possible," said
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    • 44 5 SCHOOLBOYS in Taiwan are having more fun nowadays, with the greater freedom graated by the state. Some of the boys are posing here with surreal portraits of imaginary characters before sending them to a nationwide painting contest. Renter picture,
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    • 214 5 SYDNEY Australia has kicked off a year of celebrations marking 200 years of white settlement, but the country's 300,000 aborigines want to use the event to embarrass the government on the international stage. On New Year's Day, Australia kicked off its year of
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    • 323 5 WASHINGTON The United States has issued a report detailing Vietnam's need for charitable assistance and encouraging private groups to give that help. According to the State Department report, which was distributed to a group of private charities, principal needs that could be
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    • 561 6 MOSCOW Millions of Soviet workers and managers have entered a brave new world where profits and job performance count and the promise of reward is uncertain a prospect that has led to widespread worry and even strikes. A law has gone into
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    • 152 6 HARARE Zimbabwe's newly-inaugurated Executive President, Mr Robert Mugabe, has unveiled a new Cabinet that includes his former rival Joshua Nkomo, with whom he signed a unity agreement on Dec 22. Mr Nkomo, who fought alongside Mr Mugabe against the white minority government of Mr lan
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    • 337 6 PARIS Cambodian resistance leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk has asked Premier Hun Sen of the Vietnamese-in-stalled Phnom Penh regime to meet him in France for a second round of peace talks, reversing an earlier decision to meet in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
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    • 215 6 LONDON Britain's leading Roman Catholic layman has renewed demands that a senior Catholic cleric be appointed to the House of Lords, the Sun- day Telegraph reported. The Duke of Norfolk was I reported to have spoken I after the Chief Rabbi of
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    • 227 6 NEW YORK Cosmetic surgeons Joel Friedman and Andrew Breiman have issued their list of 1987 "bogus beauties" with ac-tress-model Lauren Hutton (space in her teeth, face is too long) and actress Susan Lucci (asymmetrical face, jaw off centre) at
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    • 59 6 JEFFERSON (Pennsylvania) A massive oil spill from a factory near Pittsburgh forced the evacuation of 1.200 people because of the risk of fire, officials said yesterday. A fire department spokes- j man said a tank containing 11.4 million litres of heating oil ruptured but not
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    • 186 6 HONOLULU Flash floods on Oahu Island on New Year's Eve left an estimated US$29 million (SssB million) worth of damage and 72 people homeless, according to latest reports, officials said here on Saturday night. Some 2,800 evacuated flood victims were starting to return
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      603 8 From a vantage point just four days into the new year, one can remember 1987 as the year which ran ahead of itself in fast forward, straining to stop the image of the moment from blurring into the next. Violence cut a bloody swathe around the world,
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      555 9  -  Words by Pictures by IRENE HOE and NATIONAL DAY LIGHTS: "Let's light up Singapore," the compere said. So the National Day parade became the show that launched 100,000 light bulbs as the parade returned in triumph to its traditional home on the Padang. Tens of thousands had
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 367 10 BANGKOK The gutted First Hotel where 13 people died in a New Year's Day fire has been sealed and its management ordered to clear dangerous debris within two weeks, press reports said here yesterday. The Bangkok Post and The Nation newspapers said the hotel
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    • 348 10 Holiday-makers drawn by bargain prices JAKARTA Tourists are flocking to Indonesia, attracted by some bargain prices, and the government says hotels on the resort island of Bali were packed over Christmas and the New Year. For the first time, the number of tourists topped the one
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    • 398 10 Gunmen shoot Aquino aide and kill two of his bodyguards MANILA Unidentified gunmen wounded an aide of Philippine President Corazon Aquino and killed two of his bodyguards in a Manila suburb yesterday. Police said the attackers escaped leaving Protenciano Roque, head of a task force trying to stamp out illegal
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    • 79 10 MANILA Twenty-year-old EvangeUne Reyes, wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a photograph of Philippine President Corazon Aquino, went back to the dumps on Saturday after the Christmas holidays, searching for bottles, cans and other items at Manila's dumping ground, known as Smokey Mountain.
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    • 352 10 BATANGAS CITY (Philippines) Vice-President Salvador Laurel has announced his support for a colonel implicated in the failed August coup attempt as candidate for governor of a northern Philippine province. Mr Laurel said he will travel to Cagayan province on an unspecified date to
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    • 69 10 Demo by mourners MANILA About 500 mourning relatives shouting "Justice for the dead" and demanding compensation marched through the capital yesterday with the remains of 40 of more than 1,500 victims of the world's worst peacetime sea tragedy, the sinking of the ferry, Dona Paz. The mourners accompanied a convoy
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    • 347 10 MANILA A newspaper quoted a communist underground leader yesterday as saying that the public outcry in the Philippines showed that the rebels had erred last year in unleashing assassination teams in the capital. This year's killings would be selective "political statements", he said.
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    • 234 10 Ileto sees better chance for peace and order MANILA The Philippines peace and order situation will improve in 1988 despite a raging communist insurgency, Defence Secretary Rafael Deto was quoted as saying by newspapers in Manila over the weekend. Mr Ileto said that the communist insurgent New People's Army (NPA)
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    • 294 10 JAKARTA Indonesia's infant steel industry is starting to stand on its feet, with the government slowly dismantling the protective economic barriers that have nurtured it. After years in the red, Indonesia's state-con-trolled PT Krakatau Steel is beginning to make money and manufacturers reported
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    • 368 11 Pelangi Air may buy jet to meet demand for charter flights PULAU TIOMAN New-ly-formed Pelangi Air intends to meet the demand for corporate charter flights within the region. Pelangi Air general manager Captain Ismail Abu Bakar said the company was considering buying an executive jet to meet the demand. He
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    • 248 11 Airport planned for new island resort off Trengganu KUALA TRENGGANU Plans are afoot to build an airport on Pulau Perhentian, a soon-to-be resort island off Trengganu, to enable tourists to reach the island by air. Mentri Besar Datuk Haji Wan Mokhtar Ahmad told newsmen here on Friday that a feasibility
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    • 242 11 ALOR STAR Young people should venture into commercial fishing as a lot of assistance is provided for the sector, a convention was told on Saturday. This included training in deepsea fishing, processing fish and other sea produce, and help to become wholesalers. In a paper
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    • 529 11 Don: Growth will exceed 4 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian business leaders are confident that the economy will fare better this year, the Malaysia Business Times has reported. The improved commodity prices, a turnaround in the country's trade performance, healthier external reserves and improved
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    • 320 11 KUALA LUMPUR Italian Prime Minister Giovanni Goria arrived yesterday morning to begin an official visit to the country. He and his wife, Eugenia, were received at the Subang International Airport by Foreign Minister Datuk Abu Hassan Omar. Mr Goria is here at
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    • 223 11  - Enrolment rising at Tamil schools, says Samy Vellu R. VASANTHI By KUALA LUMPUR Efforts by the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) to encourage Indian parents to send their children to Tamil schools have paid off. MIC president and Works Minister Datuk S. Samy Vellu said the demand for Tamil schools has
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    • 50 11 JOHOR BARU A consignment of 400 heads of cattle from Australia for Johor's mini-feedlot project arrived at the Pasir Gudang port on Saturday. The state government hopes to become self-suffi-cient in beef through the project, which involves the fattening of cattle on palm kernel cake. NST
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    • 265 11 IPOH The strict enforcement of drug laws in Malaysia has discouraged foreign traffickers from using the country as a transit point for their activities, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayob said yesterday. He said there were no arrests last year of
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    • 105 11 KOTA BAKU The Kampung Laut Mosque, believed to be Malaysia's oldest, will be given a M5300,000 facelift this year. A spokesman for the Kelantan Islamic Foundation, responsible for preserving the building which is more than 300 years old, yesterday said the mosque would be
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    • 66 11 Agong, Dr M congratulate Burma KUALA LUMPUR The Yang di-Pertuan Agong yesterday sent a congratulatory message to Burmese President U San Yu on the occasion of the country's Independence Day. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, in a message to his counterpart U Maung Maung Kha, hoped the close
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    • 481 12 They are last ones to represent Singapore A GRUELLING 36-hour endurance test ended in triumph for four young Singaporeans yesterday they were picked for the adventure-packed project, Operation Raleigh. They will be the last ones to represent the Republic in the four-year
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    • 173 12 Robbery victim sought by police POLICE want to contact the victim of a robbery on Dec 24 last year between 8 and 9 pm at the Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre. A police spokesman said yesterday that at about 5 pm on Dec 26 last year, eight teenagers, aged between 16
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    • 66 12 THE stretch of Thomson Road between Braddell Road and Lornie Road will be closed to traffic from today to Jan 12 between lam and 5 am daily to facilitate surface-finish spraying work on the Macßitchie viaduct. Motorists are to follow the directional signs at the site,
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    • 27 12 THE East Coast Swimming Lagoon will be closed to the public tomorrow for maintenance work. Wet and Wild Sports Pte Ltd, however, will remain open.
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    • 453 12 MAKE the best use of the existing labour force. The Government reiterated this message to retailers, some of whom have been hard-pressed in getting workers in the tight labour market following the economic recovery. Mr Wong Kan Seng, Minister for Community Development and
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    • 363 12 TAKE a seat. Lean back in air-conditioned comfort. Listen to the piped music. Forget the agonies of standing in line. Just wait until your number flashes on the electronic screen. This is not a fantasy, but real comforts at the new office of
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    • 349 13  -  SANDRA DAVIE By LEARN from Japan that's common advice on getting that edge in export promotion. But a visiting British professor has suggested that Singaporeans learn from Britain, or rather, learn from his country's mistake of not having enough people who can speak
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    • 291 13 Singapore is top user of language tapes SINGAPORE has emerged as the world's top user of Linguaphone language tapes, say its distributors here. One in 500 people owns a set compared with one in 2,500 in Britain and one in 1,200 in Hongkong. STP Distributors, the sole distributors of the
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    • 172 13 Police seek four men's help in murder probes POLICE want to contact four men who they think can help them in their investigations into three murders. Tham Kwok Wah, 42, alias Tham Kok Wah, is being sought in connection with a murder at the Sea View Hotel on Nov 9,
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    • 78 13 THE Commercial Affairs Department is seeking information on the whereabouts of Wong Kuek Kong, 39, who it believes can help with investigations into a conspiracy to defraud. He was last known to be living at 30, Lorong Pisang Asam. Those who know his
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    • 111 13 Factory loses gas cylinders worth $14,300 FIFTY-TWO industrial gas cylinders, worth a total of $14,300, have been stolen from a factory in Upper Bukit Timah Road. Police said Mr Ow Chee Hong, 34, the manager of Hong Guan Company Private Limited, reported that the cylinders were found missing at about
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    • 656 14 These firms gave $5.5m over a 3-year period TWENTY-SIX c rporate donors, a record number, will be recognised on Jan 13 for giving a total of $5.5 million to the arts between 1984 and 1986. Heading the Ministry of Community Development's list
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    • 627 14 DRAMA is gaining ground in education and will get a bigger push in schools this year from the Education and Community Development ministries. While far from being part of the school curriculum, interest in drama is visibly on the rise in schools,
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    • 338 14  - Closed children's hospital may assume new role TAN EE SZE By THE St Andrew's Orthopaedic Hospital for children, which closed last Thursday, may be converted into a hospice for the care of the terminally ill. "We are investigating into a hospice for women. The final decision depends on whether we
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    • 119 14 Duo posing as cops took $200 from trader TWO men who posed as policemen took $200 from a businessman. Police yesterday said Mr Kalla Singh, 40, was outside the Lido cinema in Orchard Road at about 11.45 pm on Saturday when he was approached by two men who flashed cards
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    • 58 14 A SEMINAR on the Confucian concept of government will be held on Jan 14 at 2.30 pm at the Institute of East Asian Philosophies (lEAP). The seminar is a joint effort by the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore, and the lEAP. The speaker will be
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    • 565 15 Teh Cheang Wan Inquiry Report A NUMBER of people contacted the Commission of Inquiry on the Teh Cheang Wan case in April and May last year, after it invited written or oral representations relating to its three terms of reference. According to its report,
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    • 372 15 SOME newly acquired birds of prey, with their deadly talons and powerful beaks, will not be put behind wire grilles at the Jurong Bird Park. Instead, they will be kept in specially designed roofed enclosures, walled on three
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    • 226 15 Suspected illegal video tapes seized at censors' office POLICE and representatives from a video library have seized 100 suspected pirated video tapes which were sent to the Board of Film Censors office in Maxwell Road. The tapes, which are on wrestling, were sent for censorship by another video library. They
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    • 189 15 Early morning power failure hits parts of east coast FEW sleeping Singaporeans staying in the East Coast and Marine Parade areas were aware of a two-hour power failure that started at 2.20 am yesterday. But some pre-dawn revellers returning to their apartments found themselves having to climb as many as
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    • 67 15 MENDAKI, the foundation for the education of Muslim children, has invited applications for its 1988 study loans and post-graduate bursaries. Applications are open to Muslim citizens or permanent residents who have enrolled or are planning to study at local or foreign universities. Application
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    • 114 15 A WOMAN who threw her husband's hi-fi speakers out of the window of their third-floor apartment at Cassia Crescent has been jailed for a week. Court evidence produced by police on Saturday revealed that Quek Chwee Boon, 35, and her husband went
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    • 508 15  -  CHUA CHIN CHYE By IT LOOKS like 1987 was the safest year on the roads in 27 years. In the first 10 months of the year, 170 people died in road accidents. They comprised 63 pedestrians, 64 motorcyclists, scooterists
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    • 1520 16  -  MARTIN LOH Beijing may become the odd man out in triangular power-play By of the Political Desk DURING the Rea-gan-Gorbachev summit, China was studying its outcome intently. Beijing's current policy of opening up to the West (including Japan) because of the advantages
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    • 296 18 Buzz from car business upsets resident BOURNEMOUTH Road has always been a residential area. However, for over six months now, one of the houses there has been used as a place of business for buying and selling of second-hand cars. With the arrival of the second-hand car dealer, this particular
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • Happenings
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        166 19 JAN 4t5 A two-day workshop will be held on "Marketing through Franchising" at the Singapore Institute of Management. The workshop will be conducted by Mr Howard Bellin. founder and International Chief Executive of the IF (International Franchising) Consulting Group, a management consulting organisation specialising in marketing strate- Fee-
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      • 190 19 4 There is a possibility the market is going to run up so fast in the first three months that m many people will be left behind. Mr George Thia, a director of Sun Hung Kai Securities, on the stock market's prospects for early 1988. EXPORT Credit Insurance Corporation
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      • Short Stops
        • 81 19 Lloyds' underwriting to rise to $4 1.8b LONDON Lloyds of London has said its insurance underwriting capacity this year will rise by about 10 per cent to £11.2 billion (5541.88 billion). It said the rise was due to more than 2,600 new underwriting mem- bers and the decision by almost
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        • 98 19 NEW YORK A.H. Robins, seeking relief from claims related to its Dalkon Shield intrauterine birth control device, has accepted a takeover proposal from French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi in preference to two other offers. The Sanofi proposal will become part of an amended reorganisation plan
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        • 89 19 RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil doubled its annual coffee exports last year but earned less from the sales due to the plunge in the commodity's price, the Brazilian Institute of Coffee (TBC) has said. The IBC said Brazil exported between 18 million and 18.5 million 60-kg sacks
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        • 115 19 NEW YORK Texaco will borrow US$3.4 billion (556.76 billion) and use US$2.2 billion of cash reserves to settle its dispute with Pennzoil and eventually emerge from bankruptcy. Texaco's plans were disclosed in a statement filed as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. If the Bankruptcy Court
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    • 559 19  -  DOREEN SOH IT HAS not been a happy new year for Faber Merlin Malaysia Bhd while others have been busy celebrating, the troubled hotel and property group has announced a pre-tax loss of almost Ms72 million. This poor performance for the year to last
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    • 202 19 Another year of disappointment by managed funds How your funds fared Dec 30 change 1987 ST Index —7.6 823.58 (891.30) DBS CPF Index —10.7 275.51 (308.66) Value at end 1987 Singapore Unit Truet change y^jggg&e The Commerce and industry fund +4 1040 The Savings Fund —3 970 S'pore Progress Fund
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    • Article, Illustration
      743 19  -  DOREEN SOH By MANAGED funds, which nearly all failed to keep up with the raging bull in 1986, disappointed again in 1987 with a handful of notable exceptions. Out of 23 funds, 10 failed to survive the Oct 19 bear raid and fell harder than the 7.6 per
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    • 193 19 Bank of Japan's big intervention to prop up greenback TOKYO The Bank of Japan reportedly bought as much as US$37 billion (S$73.63 billion) last year in efforts to prop up the US currency. That figure was given by the Ninon Keizai Shimbun newspaper, while the Mainichi Shimbun put the intervention
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    • 488 19 Singapore to host World Diamond Congress SINGAPORE is set to make its mark in the diamond trade when it hosts Asia's first World Diamond Congress this year. Mr Isac Pinsler, Vice-President of the Diamond Exchange of Singapore, confirmed that the congress the 24th in the biannual series will be the
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    • The week that was
      • 22 20 Gross Group net Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Batu Kawan 20(20) M519,239(513,065) Aug 87 Cerebos 23.9(23.3) $19,226(517,112) July 87
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      • 42 20 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) G Lumber M$Bl3L($5,lB3L) Sept 87 Goodwood Park 35(35) $13,420(529,429) Sept 87 HMsia 5(25) $4.885L(51.370) Sept 87 K L Kepong 15(10) M591,835 (530,600) Sept 87 Rahman Hyd 15(15) M54,505 (55,490) Sept 87
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      • 22 20 Interim Group pre-tax Half-year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) M Credit $1,211($1,131) Sept 87 QAF Ltd K328L (52,564) Sept 87
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      • 10 20 JC Ent: Bonus issue of 1 for 10
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      • 267 20 The Stock Exchange of Singapore starts its long-awaited new commission structure today. The commission rate will be calculated on each contract done on a particular day in a particular counter. Former MCA president Tan Koon Swan was charged in the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 28
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    • 62 20 I I I I I I _l I I I NST Index ~]§j End 1987 1,306.16 j0 Hongkong Hang Seng $i— End 1987 2,302.75 Australian All-Ordinaries End 1987 1,320.00 Nikkei Stock Average End 1987 21,564.00 Financial Times Industrials End 1987 1,373.30 IJfli P Dow Jones Average End 1987 1,938.83
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    • 83 20 THE FOLLOWING is a list of the five most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore last week. It gives the turnover in thousands of units, closing prices on Wednesday and the high and low for 1987. Company Vohme Price tffh Low < 000) Dec
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    • 173 20 SYDNEY Quiet trading marked the final week of last year on the Australian stock market with respectable but passing interest in selected industrial and mining stocks. Although there was little activity during the short trading week, one broker said confidence was high. The market ended on a sound note,
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    • 177 20 Dec 31 IBS Chanfe Alcoa 46* AMied Sig 28% -Vi Amox Inc 20 Amr Corp 35% Art 27 Bethlehem SH 16% Boeing Co 37 Caterpillar Co 62 1W Chase Monhtn 22%8 Chrysler Cp 22% uncti Citicorp 18% Cons Not Gos 36% Consol Ed NY 41 CPC Internatl Csx
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    • Overseas markets' round-up
      • 540 20 New York Wall Street uneasy at start of new year NEW YORK If the Wall Street stock market is going to get off to a decent start to the year, it could use some help from the battered dollar in foreign exchange. Lately, the dollar has been slumping to new
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      • 187 20 LONDON A sharp rally in London share prices immediately before Christmas was wiped out last week as renewed pressure on the US dollar created another wave of fear. The Financial Times Industrial Index closed 58.4 points lower for the shortened week at 1,373.3. The sharp hike in prices in
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      • 180 20 HONGKONG The Hongkong market ended last year on an uneven note, as the Hang Seng Index took the last week of the year on the slide and closed it with a moderate advance in see-saw trading. The Hang Seng finished the week 76.32 points lower than the previous Thursday
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      • 464 20 Dec 31 Pence Chanje Bid Offer INDUSTRIALS Sees Trust 68.4 "718 I_2 d Income Tmit.7.7.'. 103.8 109 0 i Ywßo^F^ m 210 •o-codu denotmt mn-diridmmt) 80rder5................ 453 -12 438 -7 MINING WCC 350 +2 Bortowßond Blue Circle 430 -2 Chorf* Cons 308 +7 80C Group 378 -17 Cons Gold
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    • 3375 20 M shares quoted have a par value of SI. unless otherwise specified. Marjin stocks are shown in boW print. Adjusted for scrip/rifhts. N Jai-eiempted dividend. ABN is traded in lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted in dollars Trustee stocks under CPf Approved Investment
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • 384 21 request) 1 Mn II 000 For best customers Of#y. 3 0C8C Finance. 4 a»aiaNe it DBS Franc* S. Qualryinf. that rates are offered by substfary OUT. UOF's rates ahoitaiabie at UOF afco avalaMe at DBS Finance OCBC OUB UOB DBS DCPOSn RATES Savings: daily 3 2 3 A
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      • 511 21 BANKS' prime lending rates at the close of business on Thursday, Dec 31. Bank PLR Algemene Bank S 3 A Allied Irish Bank SVa American Express 7 Am'Dam R'terdam Bank 6% Arab Bank Ltd 7 W Arab Banking Corp 7 Asia Commercial 6'/i A ft HI Banking Group
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      • 183 21 Asian rates ASIAN currency average low ren deposit rates for the i month 4 7/ie 4>< week ended Dec 31. J m iSS RD PRICFS months 4 4 5/16 USS Slertnt Kfh Low «th Low 7 days 10'. 7 1/16 1 month 8 9/16 B'/s 1 month 8 7 1/16
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      • 394 21 PRECIOUS gold closed last year on a mixed note in reaction to a large decline in the US dollar. At New York's Commodity Exchange, spot gold last traded in a thin pre-New Year holiday session at U*****.50 an ounce. The dollar's persisting weakness, spurred by the disappointment
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      • 109 21 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian rubber market fluctuated within a very narrow margin with Jan International RSS One closing one sen higher at 273 sen over a three-day trading week in view of the year-end holidays. The market opened unchanged on Monday with January International RSS One at 272 sen
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      • 36 21 QUIET. Prices on the European spot market (basis Rotterdam warehouse) fluctuated lower in the absence of fresh factors, dulled by sterling's progress against the dollar. The metal closed at £3,760 against £3,815 a tonne. AFP
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      • 41 21 QUIET. Trading was narrow and featureless on both bullion market and London Metal Exchange which mirrored the irregular trend in gold. LME stocks stood at 19,868,000 ounces ahead of the new year, 140,000 ounces up on a fortnight earlier. AFP
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      • 52 21 STRONG. Both cash and forward values were launched to record high levels on the LME as fears of shorter nearby supplies of good quality metal persisted, particularly in North America. A total fall of 11,250 tonnes in LME stocks during the Christmas/New Year period, to 42,500 tonnes aided the
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      • 79 21 IRREGULAR. Values for both standard and higher grade metal slumped on the LME under the influence of heavy commission house selling in reaction to recent gains and as attention turned to copper and nickel. The market steadied at lower levels. LME stocks of standard metal displayed a net loss
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      • 159 21 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local (Mars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SSlforeign currency Australian dollar 1.4432—1.4450 7.05—6.86 Canadian dollar 1.5359 1.5384 6.57—6.46 NZ dollar 1.3163-1.3200 7.74-7.50 Sterling pound 3.7401-3.7460 2.70 2.66 US dollar 1.9990-2.0000 5.03-4.99 Local dolars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian
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      • 31 21 Ctosinf prices RUBBER S'pore KL cents cents S/kilo M/kilo Dec 28 221.00 272.50 Dec 29 221.00 272.50 Dec 30 220.00 273.00 Dec 31 Closed Closed ian 1 Closed Closed i
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      • 27 21 Closing Turnover TM prices Tonnes Cents (M)/kilG Dec 28 17.02 98 Dec 29 17.02 92 Dec 30 17.02 81 Dec 31 17.05 83 Jan 1 Closed
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    • Article, Illustration
      328 21 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel i Keppcf Wharves Flamboyant Halkeon < Barber Hect K09 a'side 04/01 Horizon S Coral Princess K36 a'side 04/01 Manner I Frances B K27 aside 05/01 Olympia Gushan K21 aside 04/01 Viet XO 79 Kota Muha K32 aside 04/01 Bin Belait Kota Timur
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    • 25 21 Buying Sein* Highest- Lowest Highest- Lowest S5/pn Ss/pn Bank of China 31.38 31.00 31.50 31.12 OUB 31.36 31.04 31.51-31.19 UOB 31.37 31.11 31.52-31.21
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    • 18 21 GOLD US$/oz Sat Fri Hongkong 488 00—489.00 485.25-486.25 Fri Thurs New York Closed 486.00 —486 50
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    • 703 21 LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block Plata (40S) 04/01 (1600) 2200-2300 Rl Packing (8802) 04/01(1800) *****900 F2 MS Marco (8801) 04/01 (1800) 1830-1700/1700-1730 J2/H2 Mi Bhum (138N) 04/01 (1900) *****100 C8 Pegasus P (512N) 04/01 (2359) *****600 H4 Integra (8801) 04/01 (0100) 1100-1130/1730-1800 C8 HH
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    • 436 22 KUALA LUMPUR Amalgamated Steel Mills (ASM) plans to turn its various core businesses into "profit centres" and float them on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange as part of its long-term objective. However, Chairman Tan Sri Zain Hashim said after an extraordinary general
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    • 425 22 United Engineers (M) to buy shares in 2 companies KUALA LUMPUR United Engineers Malaysia Bhd (UEM), in an effort to diversify its activities, has announced proposed acquisition of shares in two companies Aokam Tin Bhd and investment holding company Istidaya Sdn Bhd which will ultimately enable it to hold investments
      Bernama  -  425 words
    • 872 22 Outlook cloudy this year, say analysts KUALA LUMPUR Despite the October crash, the Kuala Lumpur stock market ended 1987 above its level at the year's start but the rise was very small. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Composite Index finished 3.47 per
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    • 18 22 GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS "All those In favour of voting the way I do on everything say 'aye'."
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    • 327 22  -  DOREEN SOH By HONGKONG-LISTED IHD Holdings, now the ultimate parent company of Singapore's Emporium Holdings group, has shelved mysterious share and investment plans which apparently had included taking a major stake in a Malaysian company. IHD Chairman Ch'ng Poh has been quoted
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    • 152 22 Firmer prices help Pegi to cut loss KUALA LUMPUR Pegi Malaysia Bhd has slashed its group pre-tax loss to $150,000 for the six months ended last Sept 30 from M51.96 million in the previous first half of its financial year, thanks to better rubber and oil palm prices. Its turnover
      Bernama  -  152 words
    • 423 22 Prudential profit 'will help Raleigh to turn around' KUALA LUMPUR Raleigh Bhd's most recent diversification, into the life and general insurance field, is expected to contribute positively to the company's profits this year and enhance the group's long-term profitability. Chairman Datuk Haji Sulaiman Amin said the acquisition of a 45
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    • 486 22 KUALA LUMPUR Having completed a "fairly eventful" year, Hong Leong Credit Bhd (HLCB) is now looking for opportunities to expand its line of products to service its customers. Very much on its mind is the acquisition of a stockbroking firm but its plans have
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  • RACING
    • 374 23  -  OUR RACING TEAM Turn Around scores maiden win in Cup By FIRST: *****9 SECOND: *****2 THIRD: *****1 STARTERS: *****4, *****1, *****0, *****2, *****7, *****5, *****5, *****5, *****5, *****6, *****0, *****0. CONSOLATIONS: *****9, *****0, *****5, *****0, *****9, *****2, *****7, *****1, *****2, *****7. PENANG Five-year-old Turn
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    • 195 23  -  PEDIGREE By PENANG Razzmatazz V finished last in Race 3 here yesterday, but another horse with the same name, also owned by Auric Stable, won in New Zealand on Saturday. He took the NZ$6O,OOO (about SI78.000) Eclipse Stakes at Ellerslie racecourse in Auckland. Ridden
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    • 222 23 THE Penang Gold Cup (now Governor's Gold Cup) is one of the two oldest classic races in this circuit and no horse has won it twice since the mighty Three Rings in 1956. Three Rings first won the Cup in 1954. Yesterday, St
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    • 1021 23 What will my Children become? Chemist Anah st LIFE NATURE LIBRARY (24 Vote) Doctor Wf^oSki Designed to be read by every Uet'a/Z'Z AsSimn J member of the family, the volumes s w^Rte>Ss !s in th'S series delve into such le< hnn tan VwlM| i, < ,yjt»-j<'- fascinating marvels of nature
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 363 24 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements J The Family Of The Late MADAM LIM CHUI JUAN Age: 73 passed away peacefully on 30.12.87 leaving behind belovedSons: Daughters-ln-Law: Ho Ai Peng ST. Chong Lye Kwee Kee SO. Tong Chan Wai Chue S.K. Tong Daughters: Sons-ln-Law: Tong Yee Lee, Lily Tan See Hoon, Alex
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      109 24 #anniversary\ in precious 1 memory of MRSTANAHTAH (NEE MDM WONG SIEW YONG) DEPARTED: 4 January 1984 Time changes many things. But not the memory this day brings Dearly missed and always remembered Husband, Son, B m Dauojiters, Son-ln-Law, M Grandson, Grand- B daughter and All Loved Ones^^p
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    • 134 24 321 Deaths 321 Deaths YEO SENG CHUAN Age: 70 passed away peacefully on Jan 3rd 1988 leaving behind Wife: Ho Sau Hwan Daughter: Grace, Mei Yian and relatives to mourn his loss. Cortege leaving 88 Meyer Rd at 10.00 am on sth Jan 88 (Tuesday) for cremation at Mt. Vernon
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      183 24 In memory of my beloved husband MR CHUA KIM TOH Ist Anniversary Jan. 4th '88 A faithful husband and a devoted father. Today marks a year since you left us. Our love for you will always remain. Cherished by loving wife, children, son-in-law and grandchildren. *> YEO
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 362 24  -  LEE WAI WUN By LAST week's South-east Asian Hobie championships at Changi hammered home the message that Singapore sailors are thirsty for more foreign competition. The 23 overseas participants from Papua New Guinea, Hongkong and Brunei may not have been the cream of their respective
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    • 274 24 Mennea aims to make Olympic history ATHLETICS CANBERRA Pietro Mennea, of Italy, one of the greatest sprinters in track and field history, is training in Australia as part of his bid to re-write the Olympic record books later this year. Mennea, 35, who holds the world 200 metres record of
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    • 362 24 TENNIS BRISBANE Top-seeded American Pam Shriver, the world's No. 4 ranked player, outlasted 47th-rat-ed Czech Jana Novotna 7-6, 7-6 yesterday to win the U*****,000 ($324,000) Women's Classic. Pam was forced to battle for almost two hours in temperatures that hit 33 deg C before capturing
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    • 306 24 Double honour for Piquet MOTOR SPORT BRASILIA (Brazil) Racing driver Nelson Piquet guaranteed his place in history last year by winning his third Formula One world title, but now he is finding immortality has its problems. He choked back a tear at a ceremony on Friday giving his name to
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    • 624 24 BASKETBALL Sacramento edged out Utah 107-105 in an NBA game on Saturday. Other results: Cleveland 120 Phoenix 107, Houston 111 Washington 100, Denver 151 Detroit 142, Chicago 116 New Jersey 93, Indiana 99 Milwaukee 77, Dallas 116 San Antonio 109, Seattle 116 Philadelphia 114, Boston 115 Golden
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    • 449 25 Gerard scores twice to give them full points ASK and you shall receive. Jurong Town Football Club did and got a 2-0 win over Tiong Bahru in a Singapore Pools Premier League soccer match at Jurong Stadium yesterday. Everything seemed to go their way. Even
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    • 246 25 Kiwis beat Aussies by one run Bracewell's catch seals it PERTH New Zealand scored a dramatic one-run win over Australia with just two balls remaining in a remarkable World Series Cricket Cup match here yesterday. The Kiwis clinched their thrilling victory when last man Mike Whitney was caught by John
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    • 362 25  -  JOE DORAI MAHMOOD GAZNAVI Reports... By and Mohammed Noor, Hazali pull lawmen through NEWCOMERS Mohammed Noor Tawil and Hazali Nasiron made an impact for their new club when they became match-winners in Police's 1-0 win over Changi CSC in the Singapore Pools Premier League competition at Bedok
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    • 113 25 LAST year's double champions Tiong Bahrn CSC, who made a poor start to their Premier League campaign against Jorong Town yesterday, received a $M,IM boost from sponsors Bnlslng Trading Pte. Ltd., Wlnstons, and Überman on Saturday. The sponsorship includes a cash donation of $M,IM from
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    • 368 25 Four games in eight days is too much, say players and coaches LONDON The congested English League programme over the Christmas and New Year holiday period came under heavy fire on Saturday as players and managers counted the cost of four matches in eight days. Newcastle's
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    • 144 25 UEFA Cup holders IFK Gothenburg, of Sweden, scored a 2-0 victory over the New Zealand national soccer team on Saturday in the first of three challenge matches between the two teams in Tauranga, New Zealand. WEST HAM fullback George Parris could be out for three months after
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    • 1359 25 DIVISION ONE Arsenal 0 Queens Park Rangers 0, Cheslea 0 Tottenham 0, Newcastle 2 Sheffield Wednesday 2, Oxford 2 Wimbledon 5, Watford 0 Manchester United 1. West Ham 1 Luton 1. (Everton v Nottingham Forest, Southampton v Portsmouth played yesterday. Coventry v Norwich, Derby v Liverpool postponed).
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    • 48 25 LONDON Nottingham Forest's bid to close the gap on Liverpool at the top of Division One suffered a blow yesterday when they lost 1-0 at Everton, Wayne Clarke scoring after 15 minutes. Other remits Division One: Southampton 0 Portsmouth 2. Division Two: Hull 3 Leeds 1. AFP
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    • 154 25 BOWLING Dennis Lim won the Jatico Singles bowling marathon at Tenpin Bowl on Friday with a 201.6 average. The former national champion fired 6,050 pinfalls, which included a 260 high game, in the 30-game roll-off. Results: 1 Dennis Lim 6,050 pintails 2 Jack Wong 5.963 3
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    • 341 25 ROHM AND HAAS Vf COMPANY W\ m PACIFIC REGION W A^nl Independence Mall West i^r jflKaTO. tB Philadelphia P. A. ***** W li USA. I^mh^b^^^H are pleased to announce the appointment of A, DREX-CHEM TRADING PTE LTD J^^^^WL 1 1 1 North Bridge Road #29-00. Peninsula Plaza. Singapore 061 7
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 42 25 SOCCER SBHFL DIV III: Diethelm S'style v Tien Wah Press, Hewlett-Packard v Sime Darby (both at Tanglin). Maris SC v Seagate Tech, Standard Chartered Bank v Maybank (both at Farrer Park), Great Eastern Life Insurance v DBS (Jin Besar). All at 5.15pm.
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  • 511 26 Long-term harm to centre an open question HONGKONG Financial analysts say the arrest of three stock exchange officials here is likely to send share prices lower, but are divided on whether Hongkong has suffered long-term damage to its reputation as a financial centre.
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  • 234 26 3 nabbed for forging Indonesian bank securities JAKARTA Indonesian police have arrested three members of a syndicate which forged bank securities worth billions of rupiah, the Antara news agency said yesterday. It said the three men, aged between 48 and 56 and identified only by their initials, were arrested in
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  • 255 26 Police break up Dhaka demo urging polls boycott DHAKA Police used teargas and truncheons to break up a demonstration by 10,000 protesters urging voters to boycott parliamentary elections planned for Feb 28. Witnesses said demonstrators, mainly opposition activists and students, shouted demands for the resignation of President Hussain Mohammad Ershad
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  • 122 26 NAIROBI Six thousand US sailors who spent New Year's Eve in the Kenyan port of Mombasa drank around 60,000 pints of beer in two days of revelry but left the prostitutes high and dry, it was reported here. While barkeepers were rubbing
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  • 762 26  -  SUMIKO TAN By in Bangkok BANGKOK For two Singapore singers on an engagement here in the Thai capital, the show had to go on, barely 12 hours after their songstress friend Shi Ni had died in a hotel fire on
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  • 262 26 Indian politician's corruption charges upheld NEW DELHI A court has upheld allegations of corruption against N.T. Rama Rao, India's film star-turned-politician and one of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's most bitter political enemies. The High Court in the southern city of Hyderabad said Rama Rao, popularly known as "NTR", abused his
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  • 34 26 NEW DELHI Six people died and eight were injured in a collision between an express train and a van in Western India yesterday, the Press Trust of India (PTT) repotted. AFP
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    • 194 26 Weather Windy with showers over several areas in the afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 min SUNSET today: 7.11 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.08 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 14/23 C Fine Los Angeles 419 C Clear Amsterdam 6 10C Cloudy Madrid 0/19 C Cloudy Athens 10/15
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    • 297 1 HOW A PIECE OF FABRIC CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. |^B^^B^B|^^Bfp||p; »mi^S^^^Sm!lm» A vegetable stored in an Wft^ MB^lm9B^^ ■•ISSt' SmMKUp" 1 s **>■ moisture and weight aa«^^^B-JL no v Time takes its toll on all things but it's especially cruel to vegetables. venting the all-important humidity from escaping. Within
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  • The Straits Times Section Two
    • 5 1 The Straits Times Section Two
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    • WE HONOUR SIX OF OUR BEST
      • 503 1  - SOM SAID Dance CHRISTINE KHOR FOR Madam Som Said, the only woman in the crop of Cultural Medallion recipients, it has been a year of achievement. > Glamorous Som, who turned 37 yesterday, is the first Malay choreographer to get the award for her contribution to dance. One reason for
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      • 528 1  - MAX LE BLOD Drama JUDITH HOLMBEBG BEHIND every successful man, the cliche goes, there is a woman. In Cultural Medallion winner Max Le Blond's case, she happens to be a feisty old nonya called Emily. "I never saw it as an award winner, but it probably clinched it for me,"
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        422 25 LEE LIM, 57, has every reason to be proud. He has broken the barrier between photography and painting in his works, incorporating the freedom of painting into photography. Says Lee Lim: "A photograph is restricted by how versatile the camera is and the size of the piece of negative. I
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      • 494 25 TENG MAH SENG Music A YEAR ago, cancer-stricken Teng Mah Seng was told by doctors he had only two months to live. But it is long past the deadline, and the 72-year-old retired rubber merchant declared last week: "I feel great." Mah Seng looked in the pink of health. "I
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        407 25  - HAJI MUHAMMAD ARIFF BIN AHMAD dDS DFSD GFG HAJI Muhammad Ariff bin Ahmad is the first Malay writer to be awarded the Cultural Medallion for Literature. The 64-year-old Mas, a nickname from his days in the former Teachers' Training College, has been writing seriously for 40 years, and has a
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      • 524 25 TAN SWIE HIAN Art A HAPPY family of the arts in Singapore is what Tan Swie Hian, recipient of the Cultural Medallion for Art, hopes for. "A cultural neighbourhood", the 45-year-old self-taught artist, who has been dubbed "something of a national treasure for Singapore", calls it. "We really need to
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    • Science
      • 584 2  -  AL ROSSITER JR Latest reports in the treatment of arthritis which affects more than 50,000 Singaporeans DZDFD GD FHGFHD By RHEUMATOID arthritis is the most serious of dozens of different forms of arthritis and a new British study suggests the long-term outlook may be
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      • 315 2  -  NEVILLE HODGKINSON G CBDGDFGD JGJH By ANTI-ARTHRITIS drugs taken by up to 5 million people in Britain may be slowly destroying the joints of patients they are supposed to help, eventually turning them into chronic invalids when they might otherwise have recovered. New laboratory evidence shows
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      • 701 2  -  MAGDALENE LUM GD DGFHD GNGHJ H By ARTHRITIS, or inflammation of the joints, is not just an old age ailment. It strikes people between 20 and 50 too. And its impact on society is more than just the aches and pains these people
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      • 313 2 CGFDG GDFG DGDFG Mrs Rosemary Ang's story MOST of us think nothing of shaking hands as a friendly sign of greeting bat not so for Rosemary Ang. '1 feel very embarrassed when I shake hands, so I try not to do so/' says the 34-year-old bank
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      • 338 2  -  MAGDALENE LUM By "ACCORDING to the gate theory of pain, what opens the 'pain gate' is stress. The 'gate' can be closed by using heat or cold measures, physical therapy and adopting a positive attitude," says Dr Frederic McDuffie, the senior vice president for medical
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      • 1173 3 Humour is becoming a serious matter as increasing evidence shows that it can ease pain and even prolong iife. LARRY DOYLE reports ON AMERICAN BANDSTAND recently, Steve Schaffer talked about the importance of his line of work. "Laughter is good for you," the 33-year-old
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      • 649 3 "Studying humour is like dissecting a frog. You might learn a lot about it, but you end up with a dead frog. MARK TWAIN CLARK McCAULEY cannot figure Gary Larson out. He thinks The Far Side, Larson's syndicated cartoon panel, is hilarious. But exactly
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      • 258 2 EXPORT COMMODITIES FAIR OF HUNAN, CHINA SPONSOR: The Commission of Foreign Economic Relations And Trade of Hunan Province And its Subordinates China National Cereals, Oils Foodstuff Imp. Exp. Corp., Hunan Branch China National Arts Crafts Imp. Exp. Corp., Hunan Branch China National Native Produce Animal By-Products Imp. Exp. Corp., Hunan
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      • 671 3 1 il TRADITIONAL LOCAL A y^j T^r^rikTU V: \JU\\T Nj FAVOURITES AND A LttLLJcA^ 1 JAmSL.iI, IVJbW 1 SUKIYAKI TREATS YEAR ISSUE if^lUFfEl Our Executive Chef Iwasaki and his team w T^^W^^T V^ J Ht. J>»6lS«^f%irf i W introduce sumptuous Sukiyaki treats and K_l L4 1J %^/b ift^l iiftfFr j^JHf^^^^^^
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    • Bilingual
      • 397 4 GOH BENG CHOO catches up with Ang Eng Tee, who won the first prize in last year's National Short Story Writing Competition (Chinese Section) with The Journey, a heartwarming tale about a father-son relationship. WRITER Ang Eng Tee loves reading so much that books are
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      • 301 4 THE coach stopped by a little shop at Ayer Hitam for a break. When he came out of the toilet, he saw his son, Xiao Zhe, standing in front of the shop, looking up at the ceiling lamp. A group of rain flies were swarming
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      • 604 4 CHINESE parents who wished to have sons used to name their daughters Zhaodi, Pandi and Laidi. Di means brother in Chinese and zhao, pan and lai are the equivalents of the English "call for", "expect" and "come here" respectively. Chinese names are highly symbolic and
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      • 242 4 THIS programme is compiled by Bediffn- -^v^L^-2£>§-sion and broadcast dai- -»#>- ly in Teochew, Hokkien LCI S L6aril and Cantonese. The Mandarin broadcast times over maflOar SBC's Radio Four are 9 pm in Teochew and 10.45 pm in Hokkien on Mon- days, S pm in Cantonese and 9.45 pm in
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      • 811 5 Dewan Bahasa's first books by Singapore writers Two anthologies were launched at the Ang Mo Kio Library recently. MARDIANA ABU BAKAR reports. TWO anthologies were launched in a simple but historic occasion at the Ang Mo Kio Library on Saturday, Dec 26. The books, Temasik and 77--ga Warna Bertemu (Three
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      • 593 5  -  Oleh MARDIANA ABU BAKAR DUA antologi bersejarah telah dilancarkan di Perpustakaan Ang Mo Kio pada Sabtu, 26 Disember lalu. Kedua-dua antologi itu Temasik dan Tiga Warna Bertemu, telah menempa nama sebagai karya Singapura yang julung-julung kali diterbitkan oleh Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur. Tiga
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      • 845 7 56 Sale: Other Products I GARAGE SALEI ACMA AR42O non- frost fridge $430: Ricoh DTBSO photocopy machine $850; E Boreal Gas Cooker $220; ACMA t sdr fridge $180; Techno gas cooker $190. Prices incl. delivery. f Contact *****80/ Pg. *****59. EXTRA COPIES OF Triple A Asia- j banking Almanac 1987/
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      • 861 7 72 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/ Removal SAFE, REFRIGERATION, MACHINERY, factory, office and resldeniiil movers. Labour supply, )ai'king and general delivery. •'or free consultation and site •stimate. call 252-3552/ *****15. (30 ONWARDS (ECONOMICAL ates). Specialists in house renoval/ transportation service, >ffice removal, pianos and or;ans. Workers provided. Open laily 8 am to
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      • 651 7 76 Book-keeping/ Secretarial/ Answering/ Translation Services TYPING, ANSWERING, MAIL, Ilx Fax, Acct. Tax, Incorpn of Cos Jelen Secretarial Serv. *****67. TYPING, ANSWERING, MAIL, Tlx Fax, Acct., Co. Incorpn. Reliability assured. DearSir *****88. TYPING ft WORD Processing serv for letters/ resumes/ stencil Private Secretarial Serv *****73. YEARLY INCOME TAX for proprietors,
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      • 3036 7 79 Business 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: Opportunities Available Available Available Available Tutorial j Secretarial/ Clerical r~ MftRF THAN Personally interviewed overseas and screened from provinces frequently. N, ItIWiIL I fiHIl Filipino Thai Sri Lankan Indonesian Javanese Chinese
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      • 422 7 H Keppel Corporation Limited requires urgently ACCOUNTS CLERK i Requirements: CO LCO Intermediate Bookkeeping Cert. :|:j:j: At least 1 year's working expenenc ein accounts ;j:|rf department. m Able to type well Pleasant personaiit\ ;W Salary will commensurate j^j: with qualifications and X;|; experience. In addition to attractive fringe benefits, :j;|:|
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      • 1077 8 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical KENWOOD RFNERAL Hi pi stere car audio vi ■■■■■■I We are a Japanese manufacturer of high end audio stereo f\ I f% if Ol equipment in Ang Mo Kio Toa Payoh k" M K If
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      • 434 8 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical (4\CWi4V) Receptionist/ 9 Telephone I Operator Clerk T yP|g^J rk leading student placement^ organisation requires a SECRETARY to the Managing Director Private Secretary's Certificate. Five years working experience In a similar position. Ability to operate a word processor. Student or full member of the Institute
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      • 654 8 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical ROBINSONS ROBINSON CO. (S) PTE LTD Invites applications for CLERK ACCOUNTS DEPT. Pre-requisites: e At least GCE N' or 'O' level e Comfortable working with numbers e able to work long hours, when necessary Please call personally for an interview today and tomorrow between 10.30am
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      • 529 8 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical rus MuKi National Food Com-^ pany in Jurong requires: SHIPPING CLERK (MALE) e GCE O' Level. e Certificate ln Import and export documentation. e Possess class 2 driving licence. e About 1 yr.'s experience In shipping freight forwarding company or trading/ manufacturing firm advantageous. Please
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      • 1155 8 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical Petroleum Trader In ©C^\TP£?^Ji©€ Parkway Parade fliy I Cmri-J require (1) FEMALE SECRETARY Perm Pleasant personality Mechanical Draughtsperson- C^paWeoMeaim^wfth peoW OO Knowledge of typing able General Clerk/ Typist opera te Telex machine $450 $600 Two years working experiTemp. ence Telephone
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      • 562 8 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical PRIMA LIMITED requires TELEX OPERATOR Requirements: Knowledge of operating telex and fax machines Ability to converse and write in English and Chinese GCE 'O' Level or equivalent Pleasant and cheerful personality Interested applicants are invited to write in with full resume and contact telephone to:
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      • 649 8 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical GENERAL? ACCOUNTS~CLERK a GCE O' Level with good command in English 2 years' experience, e Knowledge in general accounts/ documentation and handling of PC. a Pleasant personality with Initiative and ability to work with minimum supervision Interested applicants, kindly call The Manager 10 New Industrial
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      • 543 9 96 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical EXPERIENCED JUNIOR SECRETARY required by Hilton USA Corpn. Rep. Office Requirements: e GCE A' level preferred Age between 19-25 e Able to speak fluent English Mandarin e Pleasant looks personality Please call *****00 for interview Factory at Tuas requires ACCOUNTS CLERK Interested please call 861-8222
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      • 850 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical SERVICE CO-OMNMATON required by well known and leadin temporary placement company. To qualify, candidates shoul have some working experlenc preferably In the service Indus try. speak good English and b able to work under pressure. Applications to be send to: S.T. BOX A***** 390 Kim
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      • 972 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM requires Audit cum Accounts Clerks. Apply with photo, stating n qualifications, salary expected starting date to: 623 Aljunled d Road, #06-07 Aljunled Industrial e Complex, S'pore 1438. SHIPPING DOCUMENTATION CLERK. Knowledge of inward/ outward documentations and basic L/C terms conditions. 'O' Level,
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      • 622 9 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: Sales Sales r?n yellow pages ML -7 saV T^h i Telephone Sales tfH&jA Representatives T jm^ -lv r ."-i6^ v v' Be part of our professional team of Lady Telephone Sales Representatives, selling advertising space for the Yellow Pages. Successful applicants can earn at
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      • 480 9 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: Sales Sales Singapore Ryosan (Pte) Ltd. An e*tabli*hed trading company in Electronic field requiree additional Sales Executive to support our existing and new service*. Comprehensive training will be provided to the right candidate*. Requirements: e Diploma or ITC with one or two years sales
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      • 387 9 I IBHi^HHHMHBIMsiB PARIS Natural Beauty from Plants Yves Rocher is a leading line of French cosmetics and skin care products made from plant and flower extracts. Naturally beautiful!! WANTED Beauty Consultants: keen on a beauty career? Try us if you are 18 and above. Attractive commissions incentives Yearly awards and
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      • 671 9 99 Positions Vacant: Sales We are looking for persons with suitable qualifications and experience to fill the following positions: 1) SALES REPRESENTATIVE HOSPITAL/ MEDICAL EQUIPMENT The person we are looking for must be seriously Interested to build up a career In sales and enjoy working In the health care field
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      • 669 9 99 Positions Vacant: Sales H«l W<*0...'...< AmfKO'- tot*, WALK-IN INTERVIEW Jan. 4 8, 1988 (9 am to 4.30 pm) VAN SALESMAN You qualify if you are 25 years above possess a valid class 3 driving licence enjoy meeting people and interacting with them We offer you an attractive pay good
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      • 844 9 99 Positions Vacant: Sales SALESGIRLS required urgently to work in leading dept. store Age 18-30. Pleasant personality. For interview pto. tel: *****77 I between 11am a 4pm for an appt Blk 1092 #05-01/ 02 Tiong Bahru Industrial Eatate Lower Delta Road Singapore 0316 Trading co. urgently requires VAN SALESMAN to
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      • 603 10 99 Positions Vacant: Sales EXPERIENCED CHINESE SALESGIRLS Supervisors required for Fashion Boutique at: *02-16, Centrepolnt. Tel *****08 FREE SEMINAR. EARN $50,000 pa as Property Agents (Part-time) for pte hse HDB flats Mon./ Frl 291-4579 F_W FULL/ PART-TIME LIFE Ins Agent required. Training commencing 11/1 22/1/88 (830 8.30pm) Johnson Llm *****98.
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      • 1185 10 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical KENWOOD^ YJJlJ^W\\\\\ Hi-Fi STEREO in ANG MO KIO s looking for more \\\\V\\V TECHNICIANS (ELECTRONICS) Holders of Poly Dip, ITC or NTC are invited to join us. No experience is
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      • 858 10 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical Technical Jade Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd JWJ wL\ V Mi. I S .4*l l^ M l'> 10 Gul Crescent, Jurong Town A ■HPHHMi V Singapore 2262 MM H »Vfi |giS f^ Br <SBS 255 trom Juron^ Interchange) BnyyHMHBBfIHBr Dates
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      • 387 10 100 Positions Vacant: Technical M^MESaI Maintenance Technician NTC 2or 3 in Electrical Fitting Preferably possess practical experience in trouble-shooting and maintenance of line set-up Electrical .Technician ITC or NTC 2/3 in Electrical Engineering 2 years' experience in Electrical field Wiring of machines and equipment control boxes Maintenance and servicing of
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      • 621 11 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING CO OF SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD I You can look forward to establishing your career with us. We have many new vacancies for you to choose from. So why not come for a chat? Monday to Friday, 8 am to
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      • 463 11 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical j PTE LTD E I 2. ELECTRICIAN I Upshift allovvanco $IQ/ I b onus I f Welfare and vacanon 3§||l fourth l^k Yang Road S|lji Sin f p 2 6 r 5 e 6 466 L Bus 250&250A___J HHHHk *f* JBHHHL WALKriN-mezview
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      • 788 11 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical Miyata Industries (S) Pte Ltd manufactures metal stamping products used in the assembling of audio equipment. Toolroom technicians I (3 vacancies) The candidates should possess NTC 2 in Tool and Die Making and have at least 3 years of working experience Salary
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      • 605 11 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Urgently Required ELECTRONIC/ MECHANICAL TECHNICIANS by an automation co. e NTC 2/ ITC/ Diploma. e With or without experience. e Willing to learn Interested please write or call at: 20 Shaw Road #01-02 Chin. Shine Ind. Bldg. Singapore 1336 Tel: 280-2221 We require: 1) ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
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      • 535 11 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Production Make the Right Move of course, frm?^ FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS (2-Rotating Shifts) Ist week (5 days): Mon— Fri (3pm— llpm) 2nd week (6 days): Mon— Sat (6.ssam— 3pm) $5 for 2nd shift allowance per day Requirements: Singaporean 16
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      • 870 12 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Production Production Production W KENWOOD I V\\\\\\\\\v HI Fi STEREO CAR AUDIO \V\\\\\ is 100k n 9 or more FEMALE OPERATORS 1 shift only (B.ooam to 5.35pm) 5-Day week Air Cond No scope
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      • 272 12 WAJk MARDON WWm pacific w w 'packaging "Tjjr 0011 PTE LTD /^^r Leigh Mardon invite /jf^ suitably qualified ff candidates to apply I for the position of: Secondary School Techrica 1 Stream Training by AUSTRALIAN INSTRUCTER No experience necessa r y Completed National Service NOTE A) Above positions are subject
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      • 595 12 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Production I [WAHHCH ANCI] GROUP OF I 1 COMPANIES I requires Temporary Female Production Operators (for an established electronic company located at Kallang) to work on weekly 3 rotating shifts *Only those above 16 years old may apply Starting
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      • 293 12 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production We EnjoycP^-vv, Lot (r^\ Of Great y^JJ Benefits/ /JT) Female Molding Operators Rotating Ist 2nd Shifts/ Permanent 3rd Shift Si;;;; i;i;i; $30 p.m. extra for this position sS Singapore Permanent Residents are welcome Female Production Operators Permanent Ist/2nd Shift iSJ: Si; Singapore
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      • 374 13 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production BE PART OF OUR TEAM ENJOY HIGHER TAKE HOME PAY Eli J-. lt^o Si j production" t| OPERATORS ;|IO.A. INSPECTORS P< I Benefits: V, I Attendance Allowance and Bonus Transport Allowance I I Precision Work Allowance a 2 Increments per year V
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      • 934 13 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production f m& l A subsidiary of Times Publishing Berhad invites applicants for: FILM ASSEMBLER At least completed secondary education No experience required Training will be provided Company sponsored course on graphic reproduction at VITB leading to NTC 2 Interested applicants, please apply
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      • 544 13 102 Positions Vacant: 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Lounge 4fut Join the world's biggest and most successful chain of pizza restaurants as The following benefits: e Competitive commencing salary and confirmation increment a Transport, shift, attendance and laundry allowance a Service Points a One month bonus a
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      • 772 13 102 Positions Vacant: 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge I Lounge DAI-ICHI HOTEL SINGAPORE invites applicants for the position of MAINTENANCE MANAGER Requirements: e At least a Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering e Minimum 6 years of working experience In the maintenance of buildings, M E installations
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      • 468 13 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge I c ROW II j ©PftfM H iTEI Managed by j PRINCE HOTELS JAPAN We have vacancies for E FLORIST Gross Salary i $762 per month I Possess Flower i Arrangement Certij ficate Creative with flair j for artistic designs t Able to withstand
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      • 527 13 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge a tI m. u m T NOW IN SINGAPORE! LEI GARDEN RESTAURANT PTE LTD (widely acclaimed as the finest Chinese Seafood Restaurant chain in Hong Kong) has Immediate vacancies for the following positions: 1. CAPTAINS $800 $1,200 2. WAITERS/ WAITRESSES $650 $750 3. FOOD
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      • 713 14 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions Vacant Vacant Vacant Kenwood] Hi-Fi STEREO CAR AUDIO in ANG MO KIO in TOA PAYOH is looking for more PARTS CONTROLLERS/ STORE HANDS 1 shift only (8 00am to 5 35pm) 5-day week Air-cond No experience needed We train you Just
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      • 481 14 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions Vacant Vacant WALK-IN INTERVIEW sth 6th January 1988 2.00 pm to 6.00pm GENERAL WORKERS Gross Salary Range: $460 $627 per month Functions: To assist Technician grade staff where appropriate with special regard to heavier work associated with overall maintenance work. To drive road vehicle
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      • 880 14 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions Vacant Vacant Applications are invited for the following post: COMPUTER OPERATORS (Male) Requirements: GCE O' Level Must be prepared to work 3 shifts Ability to type will be an added advantage Competitive salaries with fringe benefits will be offered. Applicants should apply giving full
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      • 521 14 104 Other Positions Vacant JURONG INDUSTRIES LIMITED (A Member of the National Iron Group) requires: SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL Requisites: GCE. A OR O' level Physically fit with good eyesight Prepared to work outdoors To assume shift duties whenever required Completed National Service Salaries: O" level holders minimum ***** pm (Basic) A'
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      • 548 14 104 Other Positions Vacant rVMMARLJ SINGAPORE requires 1. Sales Assistants (Full-time/ Temporary) 2. Cashiers (Fulltime) 3. Trainee Butcher 4. Garment Alteration Assistant 5. Female Store Assistants (Part-time) Working Hrs. 1 .30pm to s.3oprri Interested applicants please call personally or write-in to: The Personnel Department Singapore Daimaru Pte Ltd 177, River
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      • 767 14 104 Other Positions Vacant Kavltha Video Centre requires the following: 1) GENERAL CLERK Must be able to type and computer training will be provided 2) SALES ASSISTANTS Indian female required for full-time. 9am to Bpm and part-time, 6pm to 10pm 3) DESPATCH RIDER Good salary and commission Call personally at:
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      • 953 15 104 Othar Positions Vacant YOUNG CHINESE GIRL to be trained as Nurse cum Dispenser No experience necessary. Multiple Chinese dialects. Minimum Sec 3 education preferred. Walk-In interview at: Chla Clinic, 81k.5, 117 New Bridge Rd. SECURITY GUARDS FOR 12 hours duty Take home pay $560 to $570. Call personally with
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      • 585 15 104 Other Positions Vacant WANTED PERSONAL DRIVER, non-smoker, bike owner. Above 45 yrs. Tel 338-3034. 8 HRS. MORN. night shift Ouards required near Queenstown. Handsome pay. Tel *****58 SHAMPOO QIRL A Junior Stylist required urgently. Tel: *****54. 121 Vehicles For Hire BTW CAR RENTALS offer* Lancer/ Bluebird at $40/ $50
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      • 637 15 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance 0 HITACHI IOTACST LEASING (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD Offers new and used car loans at competitive interest rates. Mortgage loans also available (non-transferable). Call without obligation Tel: *****33 (10Knea)or *****98 (Direct) \a LynnOng, *****33 Sally ijn HIRE-PURCHASE FINANCE New Used Vehicle! it Machinery Equipment Loans for PROPERTIES
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      • 818 15 132 For Sale: Mercedes fSINHIAPHONGI motor co.gjVfwat We ofler high price (of all models of Mercedes and other private 8t companyc ars Hire purchase can be arranged Call Tel: *****03, *****33/5 99/101 Soo Chow Walk Off Upp. Thomson Rd. 8 8 km Singapore 2057 QUICK CALL CHUNG SHAN MOTORS *****88
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      • 776 15 134 For Sale: Oatsun/ Nissan LICENSED TRUST WORTHY DEALER Catering for all makes or used Continental Japanese cars both PARF Non PARF Q-Plalc Kian Seng Whatt Tdg Pte Ltd. #02-20 ftaauty World Plaza Upp. tuklt Tlmah Road Tel: *****14/ I *****54 ABILITY TO BUY/ SELL ALL SECONDHAND CARB Attractive cash
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      • 748 15 135 For Sale: Toyota We sell and buy QUALITY USED CARS TOYOTAS and other fine vehicles BORNEO Wl MOTORS El QUALITY USED CARS *****49 *****11 Open 7 days a week, Bam spm daily. SEPT. 79 RED Starlet 5-dr. Velvet seats, alrcon, radio/ cassette, 185 Michelln tyres, tax 2/88. $14,900. *****62;
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      • 869 15 136 For Sale: Mitsubishi ALMOST 83 TREDIA 16 GLS EX, 1 pte. owner, power steering/ windows/ Ghla, central lock, alrcon., hlf PARF, beautiful condition. $22,800, can loan $18,000 *****91. •83 TREDIA QLS. Power steering/ window. Central locking. S/ rims. Tax 6/88. Beautiful cond. $23,000 0.n.0. *****08. HIGHEST OFFER FOR all
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      • 921 15 137 For Sale: Mazda '84 MAZDA 626 GLX. 4-door. Orlg. power steering/ central locking. Hlfl set. $32,800. *****59 '84 MAZDA 929 hardtop 2-door, sun-roof. Tax March '88. Showroom cond. Tel: *****38 '85 MAZDA 626 hatchback, 1 pte. owner, alrcon., hi fl, s/rlms. Low mileage, showroom cond. *****25 9/85 RX7 TURBO,
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      • 699 15 138 For Sale: Honda 9/'B3 ACCORD 4-DOOR. Manual 2 owners Hlfl, s/rlms. Well kept $31,500. Trade-in/ loan *****11. 9/'B3 (SBC) Praluda EX Manual. 2 owners. Hifl, s/rlms. G'teed accident free. $38,500 *****58 139 For Sale: Daihatsu I SUBARU I 4WD Leone DLIGOOcc Station Wagon MOTORIMAGE I Te1:*****33 I CASH PAYMENT
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      • 956 15 141 For Sale: Other Make* COMPANY CARS FOR SALE 1964 Audi 1962 Ford Granada 2.81 Auto 1961 Datsun 200L Auto 1960 Ford Teresa Alfetta 2.0 1979 Citroen Prestige ENTHUSIAST AGENCY PTE. LTD. 19 Harpar Road (Oft Upp. Paya Labar Rd.) Singapore 1336 TEL: 2868-555. 10-SEATER VOLKBWAQEN BTATIONWAGON, pte owner, beautiful
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      • 2302 16 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles Two ways to get your business going! The safest, most reliable vehicle BP?yPFyf^HP l fTff^ l !W'TyvTrj for travel on worksites, wet, slippery MM.H 'J,IILV m i 1 1 lit
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      • 738 16 172 Accommodation Available: Houses D.lO Idaal lor Bankers or diplomats. B/W. colonial bunglw. 4+l bedrooms, large patio overlookIng in-ground pool $10,000 D.lO Modarn d/storey bunglw. 4 1 1 rms., nice garden, ln-grd. swimming pool $7000 D.21 Good Bargain Swiss School vicinity renovated cosy bun^iw. with patio. 3 1 rms. LINDTRAC
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      • 1117 16 173 Accommodation 173 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments unberbart! the Swedes love rt, and so do the Americans, the French and the Japanese It's a cosmopolitan crowd at Ardmore Park someone called it a mini United Nations. With the amenities of a country club, excellent security and just off Orchard
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      • 979 16 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments D.lO BEST UNIT exclusive 3/4 bdrms, luxurious interior, modern kitchen, quiet/ beautiful surroundings. Good facilities access to City. Must view. $3,000 -$5,000. Harvest Realty *****88 D.2775 GARDENIA COURT condo, near Sembawang Atrbase Sch., 1700 sq.ft. Fully furn. alrcond. $1,100. D.15 Lor.M, Telok Kurau Camy Ct. 3
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      • 995 16 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments 3-RM. WELL FURNISHED luxurious apt. at Kim Sla Court Behind Lucky Plaza. To lease dally or monthly. Pis. call *****11 Mary. DIST.IO ANGULLIA MANS. 2.800 sq.ft. 3+l Squash Poo! $3,800 p/furn. Tel: *****11 (agt) DIST.I2 PENTH'SE, fully furn. 4 bdrms. S/pool squash. 2,700 sq.ft. Rental: $1,800.
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      • 898 16 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments HOB 3-5-RM./ PTE apts./ hses avail, for Immed. occupancy. Furn./ unfurn. Call *****84/ 5/ 6. HDB. 4-RM. MODEL A Unfurn avail at Bedok Reservoir. Rental $450 neg. Tel: *****57, AGP. HILLCREST ARCADIA F/FURN. 3 bdrms high fir. Approx. 2000 sq.ft. $2000. *****88/*****79 (HUDC) BRADDELL $800 (HDB)
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      • 760 17 176 Accommodation Wanted: Apartments requires Private Houses Apartments for ready tenants buyers Any districts prices considered Owners Call: Anthony Terry *****64 FOREIGN EXECUTIVES COMING to town (3 Japanese managers, 4 British families, 2 American directors etc) Owners with good condo/ bungalows In prime area pis contact Wlnfleld Property 338-3000. Dial
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      • 794 17 179 For Sale: Houses 179 For Sale: Houses Hfek SALE I mr TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY 7TH JANUARY 1988 AT THE COPENHAGEN ROOM (3RD LEVEL) AMARA HOTEL TANJONG PAGAR ROAD SINGAPORE AT 2.30 PM RESIDENTIAL Landed 1 13 Tai Keng Gardens 2-storey intermediate terrace hse 1627 sqft freehold 16/AJlnGelenggang
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      • 1374 17 179 For Sale: Houses 179 For Sale: Houses Auction to be held on TUESDAY, 12th JANUARY 1988 at the Ballroom 4th storey Glass Hotel, 317 Outram Road Singapore at 2.30 p.m. RESIDENTIAL Landed 1 CASA CHATSWORTH, Prime 2-storey detached bungalow with swimming pool, land 15,156 sq.ft., Built-in 5,217 sq.ft., freehold.
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      • 929 17 179 For Sale: Houses D.19 LI HWAN nicely renovated d/storey terrace. 3+ 1 bdrms., 2.150/ 2,100 sq.ft. *****98 agt. D.19 MODERN D/STOREY terr. Almost new. 2,000 sq.ft. Well renovated. $420,000. Harvest *****88 D.19 PONGGOL 8/STOREY bunglw, 6200sq.ft. 4 rms. Well kept. $445K neg. CKL *****44 D.19 SEMI-D, BEAUTIFULLY renovated, morning
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      • 962 17 186 For Sale: Private Apartments THE H.J. HEIGHTS Raady for occupation toon! 4-storey maisonnette last 2 units each of approx. 2,000 sq.ft. 3+l bdrms. 3 bathrms. Enquiriaa, tal: 734-1433 0.9 GRANGE HEIGHTS, 4+ 1 bdrms. 2,800 sq.ft. Spacious living, recently renovated. Complete alrcon., p/furn. Pool, tennis court excellent security, quiet
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      • 1030 17 186 For Sale: Private Apartments D.9 LIKE NEWI walk-up apt. 3+l bdrms. approx. 1660 sq.ft. low maintenance see to offer Kenwood *****16. GOOD BUY) D.23 Dairy Farm Renovated. 3 1 bdrms. with garden. 2,100 sq.ft. Facing morn, sun, pool. $415K. GMP *****66. LOW MAINTENANCE COOL breezy First Mans, renovated well
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      • 909 17 186 For Sale: Private Apartments SPANISH VILLAGE 3+ 1 rms. apt. green quiet facing 1655 sq.ft. tenanted. Connection *****11 SPANISH VILLAGE NEW vacant 2-bdrm. apt. All facilities. $358,000. Contact U?l *****83. SPOTTISWOODE PK. PSA 5 rm Immaculate cond p/furn., only $157K. Donacrest *****24 Terry TANGLIN HILL CONDO. 3 rms patio,
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      • 1106 17 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments ALL 3-RM. Tg Rhu $28K Tg Pagar Blk 4 Clementl 81k.518. 510, 401, 362/ model A' 81k.611. Sims Dr 81k.53 Lor. Ah Soo. Lor. Lew Llan. Kougang 81k.7, $34K. Eunos Blk 18 AM Kio 81k.524, 219, 424, 611, 443/ corner 81k.285, 417. T.Payoh Blk 85,
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      • 1010 18 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments 5-RM. MARSILING $85K. I'andan $!04K Marine SI3OK Dover $125K. Paya Lebar $160K Bedok $125K World Pty *****55 ALL 5-RMS. MARINE Parade, high fir. Facing sea/ Bedok North, blk 91 $108K neg. GK *****12 A.M. KIO 3/ 4/ 5-rm. 126. 570, 587/ 205. 207. 209, 210,
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      • 737 18 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments 3/ 4/ 5-RM. Bedok Nth Bth./ Reservoir All well renovated High low firs. 3:*****2 Dollars 4 RMS. MARSILING Or Blk 2ii New generation/ nicely renovated $62K Sunnyland *****80. 4-RM. A.M. KIO blk 438. Jin Berseh b1k. 26. Bedok Reservoir blk 709. Agt. *****10/ *****87. 4-RM.
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      • 729 18 192 HDB Apartments Wanted URGENTLY REQUIRED 3/4/ 5 rms apt. for ready buyers with cash CPK. Alhaj Housing *****53/ *****48. BEDOK AREA HDB: Chai Chee, Tampines/ Eastern H'pore wanted urgently Miss Chow: *****88. BEDOK 5-RM. PT. Blk. urgently required. Sincere buyer. *****22, no agents please. FAMILY WITH CASH urgently require
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      • 700 18 194 Factory Space MACPHERSON DE ACHED FTY./ warehouse for renl Land area 7,000 sq.ft. built 9,000 sq.ft Rent reasonabW Enquiries: *****12/ *****58. MACPHERSON S/STOREY DE TACHED fty./ warehouse for rent. Land area: 23,000 sq.ft. built-in 12,000 sq.ft. Rent reason- able. Enquiries: *****12/ *****58. TERR. FLATTED FTY./ Warehse for rental. 1600-30,000
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      • 715 18 197 For Rent: 197 F Or R ent: 197 For Rent: Office Spaces Office Spaces Office Spaces 111 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING 111 PRIME OFFICE SPACE TO LET J Check us out: fctoT^ H' Excellent location k| )b^ outside CBD and next if a H to Orchard MRT Mr k. Ihk station.
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      • 619 18 D.2 F/FURN. ROOM to let. Approx. 100+ sq.ft./ 200+ sq.ft. Short distance to MRT. Call: 225-6609. FORTUNE CENTRE. 1356 sq.ft. $1.70 p.s.f. inclusive for immediate occupation. Call Mr. Teh, *****14. GOLDEN MILE TWR. $1.30 only!!! Carpeted/ partitioned. 940/ 1219 sq.ft. Zone Services: *****86/ 7. GOLDHILL SHOPPING CENTRE for rent ($1,500
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      • 305 18 200 For Rent: Shop Spaces KIM TIAN PLAZA, outside CBD, shop area ranging from 690 sq.ft. to 1200 sq.ft. Suitable for showroom etc. Low rental. Ample parking. Close to MRT. For details, please call *****88. PARTIAL PRIVATE SHOP House in Seletar Hills estate available for rent. For more details, please
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      • 823 18 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours j 7DBangkok/Pattaya/Chiangmai/Chiangrai <Q 40 lakarta/Puncak/Bandung Package $439 (Golden Triangle) 50 lakarta/Bandung/Duma Fantasi $479 70 Bangkok/' Pattaya/ Chiangmai $920 sinoAPowt AiwLings 4 5D Bangkok/Chtangmai $840 l 50 Bangkok/Pattaya 5800 W'^'^^^WBWffKt "^k»- 4D HongKong $1239 4 sDays $379/399 5D HongKong/Macau $1329 J 4D HongKong Deluxe Hotel
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      • 352 18 241 Tours LOW COST EXPERT I MB^ MAGNIFICENT TOURS \r *****33 ■a. 8 1 TOUR RESORT 3D ?H TIOMAN RESORT $259 (A) 20/1N OtSARU VIEW $108 (0 3D/4N STRAWBERRY PARK (CAMERON) $1M (C) 30/4N MERUN (FRASER HHI )$l4B (C) 3D 4N RAMADA (KUANTAN) $155 (C) 30/2N LANGKAWI RESORT $375 (A)
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      • 1376 19 =i I 261 Foreign Education 261 Foreign Education 261 Foreign Education Take the first step to success by contacting the Perth Finishing College. IVrth Finishing College is the only fully residential College in IVrth, Western s Austmliii, ottering one and two year J^jP^P iL matriculation programmes, preparing /^a*^* /> international
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      • 665 19 262 Home Tuition EXPRESS TUITION CENTRE. You can engage the right tutor with us for any subject, level at any dlst. Call: *****38/ *****35. EXPERIENCED HOME TUTORS avail, for all levels subj. lncl. piano it organ. *****84 till 6pm. GOOD A RELIABLE tutors avail, for tuition for all subjects, levels
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      • 726 19 263 Academic Courses 263 Academic Courses f ENROL NOW FOR j~ and i NS Deferment/student pass can j be arranged Individual counselling available GCE N' LEVEL j j Students are welcome. Systematic /^f|fi\ Blk 231 B a |n Street, #05-01, (■■^^V) Bras Basah Complex. N^^^,/ Singapore 0718. 1 Tel: *****41/2
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      • 1534 19 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses *$&> I TMC W J^H Computer School <<t^> i (also at Bukit Batok) LjJ For a complete computer educationtW^/ With our extensive teaching and training facilities, we will be able to train you^MA^vV from a beginner right up
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      • 472 20 265 Secretarial/ Typing 265 Secretarial/ Typing 265 Secretarial/ Typing Courses Courses j Courses With 16 years of consistent track record, ATT offers the BEST secretarial training that prepares you for distinguished careers. Let us help you stay ahead of the rest. ...Come See For Yourself Enrol now for January 1988
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      • 345 20 UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAINING CTR For quality training, picas* join in 1 for the following subjects: e DIP. IN ACCOUNTING e DIP. IN MARKETING/ PR ACCOUNTING BOOKKEEPING (Beg./ Inter.) COST ACCOUNTING e CONVERSATIONAL ENG. e BASIC PROGRAMMING e WORDSTAR ENG. FOR COMMERCE e IMPORT/ EXPORT PUBLIC RELATIONS e JAPANESE (Beg./ Inter.)
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      • 1036 20 266 Commercial/ 266 Commercial/ Technical Courses Technical Courses A Tj*TJ (ASSOCIATED XjJL/JD EXAMINING BOARD) A Levels (Law Related Subjects) A six months course to prepare you for the June 1988 examinations. Ideally suited for students wishing to qualify as candidates for the LLB (external) of the University of London Subjects
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      • 629 20 267 Language Courses 267 Language Courses /start your new year\ with a new language Cm iniinni i£i school of I fII 111l iy VlCl Languages V 6th Fir CUPPAGE CENTRE V_ Tel: *****66 "thorough English training^ 269 Driving Instruction Intensive/ Comprehensive Grammar/ Essay/ Comprehension Seel Pre. U Adults ZIL driving
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      • 235 20 271 Modelling/ Deportment Courses LEARN THE PROFESSIONAL WAY Deportment A Personal Grooming Courses on every Tues. Thurs. or Mon. Wed. (6-Bp.m.) Professional Model Diploma Course on every Fri. (6-Bp.m.) Enquiries, please call: ELSA MODEL CENTRE *****40/ *****91 or call personally at: 154 Clemenceau Avenue #03-17 Haw Par Centre Singapore 0923
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      • 390 20 275 Tailoring Courses SEWCRAFT, THE SCH. of dressmaking designing. Courses for all levels by London trained teacher. 81k.209, Bedok Town Ctr. #04-641. Tel. *****86, Mon., Wed. Frl. 2pm. -9pm/ Tues., Thurs. spm-9pm. BUNKA FASHION SCH. conducts professional diploma, dressmaking, gent's tailoring, made to measure by Graduate Bunka Fashion College, Japan.
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      • 192 20 278 Other Courses/ Instruction EXPRESS YOUR CREATIVITY IN: Creative Decoupage e Clay Craft/ Doll making e Waahi Craft/ Art e Palate Knife (OH Painting) e Prett Flower e New Gift Wrapping Meee e Doll making e Valentine's Love Gift* e Chine** New Year Decor Package Course on Gift wrapping, Card
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      • 194 21 APPOWTMENTS/NOTICES TEt 730-5724/5/6/8 4 5669(0tD) 737-00 1 1 TELEFAX: 732-2759 TELEX RS ***** TIMEAD RATES The Straits Times- $26 85 pef cot cm The Sunday Times- $2B 15 per col cm BOX SERVICE $5 00 (Collected) $10.00 (Posted) APPOINTMENTS Chief Executive A well-established Merchant Bank in Malaysia is seeking the
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      • 484 21 AT&T Consumer Products Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons f for the positions of: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for preparing monthly statement of accounts for local and head office. He/She will also be required to maintain computerised GL system and
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      • 600 21 HBLXDND MAKINO =S V (One of the largest machine tool manufacturers in S.E. Asia) jW invites applications for the following positions: I I TECHNICAL BUYER I Requirements: A polytechnic/GSI Diploma in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or Production Technology. Minimum 2 years' experience (in Manufacturing, Quality Control or Engineering) in a metal machining
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      • 481 22 APPOINTMENTS Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore (Private) Limited We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following positions: OPERATIONS TECHNICIANS Requirements: GCE 'O' Level (Science/Technical Stream). Prepared to work 3 rotating shifts. Prepared to work on Pulau Ayer Merbau. PERSONNEL CLERK Requirements: 0 GCE 'O' Level. Minimum 1 year's working
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      • 1156 22 Engineering Sdn.Bhd. SIME ENGINEERING SDN. BHD., a well established company which provides engineering design services to the oil and gas industry is expanding and requires additional personnel to fill the following positions at both its Kuala Lumpur and Miri Offices. A. ENGINEERS Candidates must have a degree or equivalent plus
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      • 628 22 NOTICES ANNOUNCEMENT 4|_ is pleased to announce the ill appointment of ml SKYMARK FASHION PTE. LTD. K 26S Orchard Road #1 1 -05 Yen San Building. j|W Singapore 0923. Tel: *****82 ISM The Sole Agent For Singapore, |r Malaysia, Indonesia Brunei. I> IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF
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      • 311 22 INVITATION TO TENDER AS MANAGING AGENTS The Management Corporation i Strata Title No. 446 invites j| accredited Managing Agents to tender for the management agency of Golden Mile Complex. Tender S$ 100.00 refundable Deposit to unsuccessful tenderers who submit j:| a bona-fide tender. Cheque to be issued in favour of
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      • 743 22 TENDER NOTICE Singapore Airlines Ltd invites tenders for the supply and delivery of the following items: Item No Description II 1, 3000 KG Diesel Powered Forklift TR 1698 2) 3, Diesel Powered Portable Water Truck Designed for Servicing Aircraft Portable Water System on all Commercial ACFT TR 1699 3) 3
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    • Page 23 Advertisements
      • 416 23 NOTICKS I y&f PART-TIME ADVANCED I DIPLOMA COURSES 1 In line with the need to keep our workforce abreast with the developments of modern technology and to fulfil the aspirations of diploma holders to move into specialised fields of technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic offers the following Advanced Diploma courses -1)
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      • 1742 23 I piBIMBBWpiBBMB|HB|PMMW^^ B m I 7' :''Z"''^'' I V PART-TIME DIPLOMA COURSES I FOR 1988/89 SESSION I *v|- To provide continuing education and training opportunities to working adults who are prepared to meet $1 the challenge of upgrading themselves through part-time studies, !Mgee Ann Polytechnic offers the following part-time (evening)
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    • Page 24 Advertisements
      • 525 24 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES' ACT, CAP 5« AND IN THE MATTER OF GREAT MOUNTAIN PTE LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That at an Extra-ordi-nary General meeting of Great Mountain Pte Ltd duly convened and held on the 26th day of Dec 1987, the following
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      • 584 24 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE I Companies Winding-Up No. 563 of 1987 In the Matter of The Companies Act (Cap. 185) And In the Matter of ENG GUAN HUAT CONSTRUCTION CO. PTE. LTD. ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a petition for the winding
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      • 76 24 NOTICE I straits properties limited I jEdSß'^Br^ (A member of the Straits Steamship Group) Please be informed that with effect from 4 January 1988 our 1 new address will be I 10 Collyer Quay #07-05 I I Ocean Building I I Singapore 0104 I Our telephone, facsimile and telex numbers
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    • Page 24 Miscellaneous
      • 815 24 SUN TAN ByCollette PEANUTS 'J V/G* ARC L/»Zy INDlFeeHjeHT^i Y\ JUST W(SH KV^'W'TWs HO Wifl MP^^T T VJ u E M^Mi I 1 I 1 I 1 [77 rSftfiSHWASTY.u/vSfASOWrifiii, fl [o>uu>Af«ueou*y you'DtV/N W WOMAMINSTA}^ HI, LYDIA..I THOUGHT THANK YOU FOR THE NICE I STILL CANT FIGURE |Y TOPAY MV NAME
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    • Page 25 Miscellaneous
      • 310 25 What's On PERFORMANCE OF CONFUCIUS. Organised Talks on Confucius and past and future. From Parlia- 2.30 pm, and elephant and sea um fish on display. 10 am 6 LENINGRAD BALLET. 65 by the Singapore Federation his teachings by Li Zhong ment House's landing steps, lion shows at 11.30 am and
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      • 1074 25 —I Radio One FM Stereo 90.5 mHz in VHF Band II 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News In Brief 6.05 On Air 7.00 News and Weather Peport 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 On Air (cont'd) 8.00 News, followed by Radio Patrol 8.10 On Air (cont'd) 8.30 Jet
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    • Page 26 Advertisements
      • 479 26 Free Gifts for the Festive Season a! Customers and 9-Jaends a Qie/iy <Jlw QJgqa! Save with Hong Leong Finance and Singapore Finance and SS 2,000 S$ 1,000 Face Towel H+tkAtetrmjiUoi. Breakfast Set K+tktLktitjmmitkJid. HONG LEONG FINANCE LIMITED s 4 ooo K^XiSS) SINGAPORE FINANCE LIMITED HEAD OFFICE: C« fi 000 SS
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      • 1597 26 ■my view by judith tan and koh siew Ti "mw For the Young I iJT 1 mi -JS*-* a_ i H MAGIC CORNER (Ch 5, *w till ll£"^ 1*1 i*^iliO I IIS*fl f? K iid3^SHOHHm^di^i^ <^'Hikl3-*'"* 1 iB rf^' 3 pm): Presenters Isaac ■IIUll I UMIW I MIUM WWH«HHBffii'' Wfr
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