The Business Times, 17 February 1979
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Title Section10 1979-02-17 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 141/1/73 SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17, lfl» SOCENTS10 words
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Article64 1979-02-17 1 Reuter TEHERAN, Fri. About 10,000 demonstrators, including soldiers, airmen and gendarmes marched through central Teheran today demanding dissolution of the army in an open display of defiance of the new revolutionary authorities. Their march and hardline statements were yet another manifestation of the difficulties provisional Premier Mehdi BazarganReuter - 64 words
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Article58 1979-02-17 1 AFP TAIPEH, Fri. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew arrived here from Hongkong today for an "annual vacation" in Taiwan with his wife and a party of seven. Mr Lee is expected to sound out Taiwanese policies resulting from the switch of diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to ChinaAFP - 58 words
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Article74 1979-02-17 1 THE government will confer Public Service Star and Public Service Medal awards on persons who have distinguished themselves in the fields of arts and letters, sports and science in recognition of their achievement. In addition, the Ministry of Culture has created the Cultural Medallion to be conferred by74 words
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Article38 1979-02-17 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Japan's Matsushita organisation will invest another Ms2o million in Johore. This was disclosed by its chairman Konosuke Matsushita after he received the honorary "Panglima Mangku Negara" title from Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn.38 words
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Article58 1979-02-17 1 AFP MANILA, Fri. Australia will present alternatives to its controversial aviation policies to Asean, Philippine Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Ingles said today. Mr. Ingles, in a published report, said Australian Foreign Minister Andrew Peacock had proposed a meeting with Asean foreign ministers on Feb 5 but the latterAFP - 58 words
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Article77 1979-02-17 1 AFP KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. All suspended employees of the Malaysian Airline System will be given an opportunity to answer charges against them, an MAS official said today. They would be called individually before the board of enquiries. According to the official, several such boards have beenAFP - 77 words
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Article90 1979-02-17 1 AP NEW YORK, Fri. The stock market was mixed today, continuing the sluggish pattern of the past two sessions. Gainers held a slight lead over losers in the early tally of New York Stock Exchange-listed issues. But the Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dropped 2.17 to 826.92AP - 90 words
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Chief Price Changes
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Article139 1979-02-17 1 Rises B Sembawang 282 17 Dunlop Est 404 16 Pacific Dev 250 10 Dunlop Ind 470 8 S T P 1975 615 5 SEAL 150 5 O U B 346 4 Spore Glass 175 3 DBS 454 2 Sel Coconuts 380 2 High Low 364 2 PMC 354 2139 words
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Article, Illustration147 1979-02-17 1 Rises Intraco 210 12 Consplant Wrts 412 12 Bt Semb 283 11 Taiping Cons 330 10 Bedford 360 10 Dunlop Est 412 10 Tronoh 755 10 C Store 236 09 Falls A Hitam Tin 1180 -20 M Rice 146 -14 Benta 360 -10 Sup Corp 190 -09 Hume147 words
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Article948 1979-02-17 1 QUEK PECK LIM - ABS PETITIONS MINISTER By QUEK PECK LIM Financial Correspondent COMMERCIAL banks have petitioned the Government to redress what they consider to be unfair competition from the Post Office Savings Bank (POSB). In what is believed to be the first letter of its kind to948 words
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Article175 1979-02-17 1 PEAK ELECTRICITY demand in Singapore exceeded the one million kilowatt level for the very first time in the history of the Public Utilities Board. The Board announced yesterday that this milestone in its operation was achieved on Feb 16, when a record peak system demand of 1,022,000175 words
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612 1979-02-17 1 JOHN TAN - By JOHN TAN Economics Correspondent THE SINGAPORE Government will shortly be moving on to the next phase in its proposed mass transit system for the island. Phase Three of the project, to determine exactly the locations of the stations and to update612 words
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261 1979-02-17 1 Reuter THE Malayaiaa geverameat yesterday pat the military sa if ad by at Part Kelaag aad departed aa tateraatteaal trade aalea sffletal. These aettoas were aaaa aa emergeaey meves to preveat a spread af labear Barest sparked by a pay dlapateReuter - 261 words
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468 1979-02-17 1 ARTHUR NG - By ARTHUR NG BUKIT Sembawang Estates yesterday announced that it has reached an out-of-court settlement with the authorities amounting to $18.58 million. The sum represents additional compensation payments plus statutory interest on land acquired by the government and currently under appeal. Of the sum agreed468 words
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Advertisement7 1979-02-17 1 SINGAPORE BUSINESS 8.-sr-ess Mgqn/me SEE BACK PAGE7 words
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Advertisement108 1979-02-17 1 L your QAMf G&VN& YOU XXMW? 4 5? WM tJ Yl» JftTiMEYBUOWIE To B<W WEST. Chances are thai at Pan-West we have just the right equpment to help improve your game At ParvWest we stock the finest range of top quality golfing equpment Confidence. Honma. Lynx to name a few108 words
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Advertisement55 1979-02-17 1 Leader...Page C LEISURE TIMES UNCTAD frm betweea twe "levee" I SANYO-IK seta aa example I KL iigci baaks to facilitate ANTI-mudety in «a the ALL that JAPANESE < FBCD market YHS<M) to IUESnON Aalaa •per a* MEMOPAD t, CROSSWORD 6 1, AIRCRAFT SCHEDULE ft, TV *RADK> ft, STRAWS IN THE55 words
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Advertisement119 1979-02-17 1 COPIES ANYTHING. FITS ON A TABLE-TOP. ullh 1 2! ft. -Q II We have a business proposition for you How would you like to own your own premises m a location that's central yet outside the CBD'' Where there, is ample parking spaces and the building facilities are excellent In119 words
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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674 1979-02-17 2 GOH ENG KEE - By GOH ENG KEE DEVELOPING countries should act together through the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) and resist the protectionistic policies of developed countries at the world body's meeting in Manila in May. The call was made by the Senior674 words
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152 1979-02-17 2 AN AUCTION of Oriental carpets will be held at the Shangri-La Hotel on March 11. A major item will be an early 20th century silk Kirman carpet. The pure silk Kirman, measuring 3.66 m by 2.74 m, originates from Iran. It is reported152 words
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376 1979-02-17 2 THE SINGAPORE Port Workers' Union was yesterday awarded the right to claim shift allowance and overtime pay for firemen of the Port of Singapore Authority. The Industrial Arbitration Court (lAC) made the award on the condition that the omission of this right should be376 words
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Article94 1979-02-17 2 TWO NEW processors introduced recently by International Business Machines (IBM) Singapore offer significantly greater levels of economy and performance than its predecessor at lower purchase prices. The IBM 4341 processor, with a maximum main storage of four million charac- ters, offers an instruction execution speed of up to94 words
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Article, Illustration129 1979-02-17 2 TENRYU Singapore, a watch ease manufacturer, is sponsoring another four of its employees for advanced technical training in Japan, bringing the another of local staff for training to 51. The employees, Messrs Chnah Kee Seng, Aw Aik Boat, Pay Lam Kong and Teh Yew Lye, will129 words
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Article, Illustration131 1979-02-17 2 THE JAPAN Trade Centre (JETRO) in Singapore has appointed one more manager to its staff. Mr Y Ikegami (above), 32, is on secondment from the Kanagawa Prefecture Office, where he was working in the civil engineering, foreign affairs and the commerce and industry departments before131 words
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355 1979-02-17 2 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM A LEADING Swiss engineering and trading house has established a $2.6 million plastic mould, tool and diemaking plant in Jurong industrial estate. The Joo Koon Circle plant, Cosamold, which began production in January, marks an expansion of the 14-year old355 words
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Article, Illustration259 1979-02-17 2 MR. PETER J. Holier, vice president and general manager of the Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. recently announced the promotion of Mr. Tm&laki Merita to manager Japanese business relations for Singapore and Malaysia. After graduating from Kokusai College, Tokyo, Mr. Morita joined Chase in 1962 in Tokyo. In259 words
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Article92 1979-02-17 2 A MACHINERY exhlbitlea, displaying a wide **nge ef mschlse teeto, hardware, aad medical eqalpmeat (ram Japaa, will start at the Singapore Ceafereace Hall (rem aext Wednesday. IV five-day shew will display machinery (rem SS Japanese machinery maaatectarers and exporters. The sixth si Its kind here since I*7l, the92 words
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461 1979-02-17 2 JOHN LIM - By JOHN LIM TRADING companies in Singapore should consider diversifying into manufacturing through joint-ven-tures with local or foreign manufacturing companies or through licensing arrangements. The suggestion came from the Member of Parliament for Bukit Panjang, Mr. Lee Yiok Seng yesterday, when he461 words
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Article320 1979-02-17 2 THE PUBLIC Works Department is setting up the flyover beams for a proposed Nicoll Highway overpass beginning this Sunday at 1 am. The operation will take about 28 hours to complete and will end on Monday at 5 am. The flyover forms the "up" ramp linking320 words
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Article458 1979-02-17 2 COURSES AND TALKS Jan 3-Feb 21: Statistics for Insurance Employees, SITC, SITC Feb 5-Apr 14: Diploma in Life Insurance, SITC, SITC Feb 17: Vosper Pte Ltd training course, RELC, Vosper Feb 14-28: ILO training course, RELC, Ministry of Labour Feb 15-16: Critical path analysis and project management, Ming458 words
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Advertisement152 1979-02-17 2 k no SSST ae =r!f ■ana ft s3i.3rsi; M K Xi-38 St Ml ■si ICS 5:s lifer Ifgs -r aSf-Tutr .r za sU T I k* V, H A A sequence of twenty episodes in the life of Ayer Hitam in Malaysia, seen through the eyes of the resident American152 words
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REGIONAL
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Article, Illustration500 1979-02-17 3 THE BIG dock popalatien of eastern Asia will soaa eat better ud make better eatiag. Research la AastraHa Is pradadag Meal daeh diets which will pre vide meatier decks. Diet fermalae far maximam growth aad aptlmam eeoaomlc retara ta the daek farmer are beiag evaived at the500 words
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318 1979-02-17 3 ANNUAL two-way trade between the United States and China could leap to US$5 to $8 billion (5510.83 to $17.36 billion) by 1988 from just over $1 billion today. Of this, US exports would account for $3 to $5 billion, President Christopher Philips of the318 words
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496 1979-02-17 3 JAPAN'S visible trade account in January showed a deficit of US$BOO million (551.74 billion) compared with surpluses of $2.62 billion in December and $350 million in January 1978. The Japanese Finance Ministry in its preliminary report released yesterday said exports in January496 words
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Article140 1979-02-17 3 AFP CORRUPTION increased sharply in Indonesia last year causing losses of some 30,000 million rupiahs (about Sslo2 million) to the state, Antara Newfc Agency reported yesterday. Antara quoted deputy attorney general for opera- tion Sadeli Sastrawidjaja as i telling a Parliament debate J on Thursday that theAFP - 140 words
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587 1979-02-17 3 FRENCH companies are now more aware of business opportunities in Malaysia and more of them can be expected to participate in tenders in Malaysia. A French Embassy official in Kuala Lumpur said French firms are unfamiliar with the Malaysian administrative system. This difficulty and587 words
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Article181 1979-02-17 3 UPI JAPAN and Australia have reached a virtual agreement on increasing Japanese beef imports from abroad, setting the 1962 quota at 135,000 tonnes. The offer was made in a letter by Mr Michio Watanabe, Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, to Australian Vice-premier Doug Anthony,UPI - 181 words
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Article126 1979-02-17 3 Reuter UNEMPLOYMENT in Australia has climbed to a postwar high for the second successive month with nearly half a million people without work. According to official figures, the number of jobless increased to 494,000 compared with the December record of 451,000. The government Employment Service saidReuter - 126 words
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747 1979-02-17 3 MALAYSIAN commercial banks have been urged to review their lending policies and step up loans to small businesses. Speaking at the opening of a three-day seminar on the Credit Guarantee Corporation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said many747 words
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Article191 1979-02-17 3 Reuter MORE THAN 500 delegates from around the world will attend the Second National Timber Congress to be held in Kuala Lumpur from March 12 to 14. The Malaysian Timber Industry Board's monthly bulletin Maskayu said the congress, organised by the board in collaboration withReuter - 191 words
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Advertisement28 1979-02-17 3 Superb Northern Indian, Kashmiri and Moglai cuisine for the discriminating gourmet. The *rit distinguished Indun Restaurant in tht 'rid J Walker (mat YK\V.Vtt>n Tel: .1 hit I) 528 words
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Advertisement317 1979-02-17 3 i Graham r Greene The Human Factor^ 'Probably the best espionage novel ever written.' Richard H Groneld, UPI 'A major literary event... a marvellous tale of spies and intrigue spun with intricate skill by a master story-teller. A must/ PLA YBOY 'As fine a novel as he has ever written317 words
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Page 3 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous569 1979-02-17 3 -IH-OIE CROSSWORD CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Puffer on the tube? (4) 4 Like novel women (6) 8 Hairy-tailed animal (3) 10 Great film of "Peregrine Pickle". (4) 13 Pictures no actors make (8) 14 Expressions of seraphs, maybe (7) 15 Fairly like Polly? (6) 17 Army rescue job (9) 21569 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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292 1979-02-17 4 PRODUCTION of rubber la Peninsular Malaysia declined moderately in November. Experts, en the other band, decreased mere drastically reflecting the seasonal slewdown in economic activities in the industrialised countries. Rubber ontpnt declined by SJ per cent from the previous month to 139,498 tonnes dne292 words
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Article, Illustration679 1979-02-17 4 Reuter AP NEGOTIATIONS for a new pact to regulate world trade in wheat broke up this week in disagreement over reserve stocks and prices. The 70-nation conference concluded its third session in a year by deciding to adjourn until "the necessary conditions exist for a resumption ofReuter; AP - 679 words
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Article292 1979-02-17 4 THE SINGAPORE rubber market yesterdy opened half a cent higher in reaction to a London follow-through, but prices fell about 1.50 cents on a lack of buying interest and some attempted selling of nearby in quiet trading. The market closed the morning easier with March One RSS buyers quoted292 words
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Article29 1979-02-17 4 Rubber: Feb 16 Singapore: March: 242.50 cents (down 1.00 cent) Malaysia: March 246.50 cents (down 1.00 cent) Tin: $1,900 (unchanged) Official offering: 252 tonnes (up 82 tonnes)29 words
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Article374 1979-02-17 4 Prices In cents per kilo yesterday: Noon (per kilo) Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt f o b 242.25 243 25N Int. 1 R.S.S March 243.25 243.75 Int. 1 R.S.S. April 244.25 244.75 Int. 2 R.S.S. 239 50 240.50N UK Coat. 238 50 230.50N Int. 3 R.S.S 236.50374 words
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Article185 1979-02-17 4 NOON SSR and SMH pricn yesterday April RAS March (Cttrri >■( Mtk) (Forward Mtht Buyers Sailer* Buyer* Seller* SSR 20 Hl-M pallet! mm 238.00N 237 00 239 00N SSR 50 11 ton pallet 1 233.00 235.00N 234.00 236 OON MRELB SMRCV (1 Ion pallet 1 248J0 250185 words
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Article70 1979-02-17 4 THE STRAITS tin price in Penang yesterday stood unchanged at $1,900 per ptcul. Despite a higher London closing, the market held steady on increased supplies of tin ore from miners, while continued support from Japan, the US and locally was still evident at this level, dealers said. Turnover70 words
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Article145 1979-02-17 4 THE SUGAR futures market yesterday was trade less with only two 011 Thursday, dealers said. Nearby March closed at 8.40 US cents buyer against Thursday's 8.35/70 close with distant January at 9.30/85 against 9.45/85. Sugar future* closing prices CI i dig Puivl—riiii»i Mch 8.35/70 S.20/C0 May 8 80145 words
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Article192 1979-02-17 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-godown) C«Um jnn: China Blue Phoenix 20s 2.370, 32s 2,900; 40s 3,100 (per bale of 400 lbs). Ptoee gaads: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq. Dragon Head unq; Five Lamb* unq; Flower and Butterfly192 words
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Article129 1979-02-17 4 WHEAT futures in Chicago on Thursday rounded out a lacklustre session with losses of one to 1/4 US cent a bushel in all but two shade-higher deferreds. Traders noted a dearth of news with a bearing on the market, leaving wheat to follow the action in soybeans. Selling late129 words
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Article, Illustration486 1979-02-17 4 ANTHONY HAAS - By ANTHONY HAAS Depthnews Special OLD coconut trees could become the basis for profitable new industries in Tonga and other island countries in the South Pacific. The islands are dotted with 70-year-old trees which until recently were thought to be unproductive. UntilDepthnews Special - 486 words
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Article333 1979-02-17 4 QUIET conditions persisted on the Singapore produce market yesterday with prices holding barely steady. For most of the commodities quoted on the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange the undertone was weak. This was largely because of the continued withdrawal of foreign buyers. It was particularly the case with pepper333 words
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Article301 1979-02-17 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in SI per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 pet flrsl cUa (Kangaroo) new crop O.K. 100 pet secood clan 0.15. 100 pet third clw 0 83. 25 pet new crop no flock, B-10 pet 0.T5. THAI BROKEN A-iuper 0 62, Special 0 56 THAI RICE:301 words
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292 1979-02-17 4 THE GOOD start to the Year of the Ram was not maintained in the week ended Feb 15, as overall easier conditions ruled with prices down some three cents on balance in erractic trading, although turnover was fair, says HtUty, Caller, Bath A292 words
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Article933 1979-02-17 4 OILSEED 6: Soybean oil yesterday started around three guilders per 100 kilos lower due to an easier Chicago close but prices recovered around midday as increased dealer covering was attracted to the lower levels. Trading was mostly directed to deferred positions and business included November/January at 119.50 guilders933 words
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Article121 1979-02-17 4 CHICAGO soybean futures finished a nervous session by heading lower at the close. Prices eased nine to two US cents a bushel. The market was volatile throughout the session as speculative buying pushed prices higher and hedge selling and liquidation pressed them back. At least a partial explanation for121 words
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271 1979-02-17 4 Reuter THE Australian Department of Primary Industry raised its January forecast of the country's cotton seed output in the 1978/79 season to 85,900 tonnes from the previous official forecast of 78,000 tonnes prepared in December. The December forecast was prepared by the Bureau of AgriculturalReuter - 271 words
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Advertisement95 1979-02-17 4 Arthur Andersen AeaociATEe, Pte. Arthur Andersen Associates will be conducting a four-day seminar at the Singapore Hilton from February 26 to March 1,1979 on the subject of COMPUTER CONTROLS This seminar is intended to provide a working knowledge of computer system controls, design and evaluation techniques. It is directed primarily95 words
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OVERSEAS
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Article722 1979-02-17 5 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From SIA BA SQBA17 0700 LHR BAH SLA SQ101 0615 KUL MAS MH607 0645 KUL MAS MH671 0915 KUL MAS MH83U 1000 KUL CAL CI806 1000 HLP CPA CX710 1005 HLP RBA B1323 1030 BWN GIA GA980 1030 HLP THAI TG423722 words
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Article, Illustration407 1979-02-17 5 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Aliakmon Breeze (after Tourville) 31 32. Arcadia (1700 after Sumbawa and Yamaguchi Maru) 46/47. Barge S 51 (after Shoko Maru) 16. Dolphin II (after Feng Yan and Barge S 51) 15 16. Feng Yan (2300 after Baron Ardrossan) 8 9. Fortune Victory407 words
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944 1979-02-17 5 AFP AP THE US trade deficit with Japan soared to a record US$l2 billion (5526.04 billion) in 1978, up from $8.3 billion in 1977. Statistics from the US* Commerce Department showed that the US terms of trade with the European Economic CommunityAFP; AP - 944 words
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Article, Illustration159 1979-02-17 5 THE motorcycle sidecar is brought op-to-date by this aew Insurious 'Rolls-Royce' version balit by a company in eastern England. Called tbe SideHder 'Salnki', it is of monocaqoe canstractian in glass reinforced plastic and can carry aa ad ait and a child In fnlly carpeted camfart.159 words
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WORLD IN BRIEF
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Article322 1979-02-17 5 THERE WERE more than 500,000 millionaire households in the United States in 1977, according to a study released yesterday by Sri International. The study also shows that more than half of the 7 million American families with annual incomes exceeding US$30,000 (SS65.000) have a net worth of322 words
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Article230 1979-02-17 5 AP THERE was more chartering on Thursday on the London freight market but it does not represent the beginning of a more active trend. Much of the business involved Japanese grain importing. Bunge contracted KKK tonnage at US$l2.lO (FIO) for four quarterly shipments of 50-52.000 tonnes of USAP - 230 words
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Article, Illustration224 1979-02-17 5 Reuter EARLY general elections looked the most likely outcome of Italy's two-week-old government crisis, following renewed consultations between political parties. Acting Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, who heads the present caretaker government, met communist leader Enrico Berlinguer, with revised proposals for a parliamentary pact. But MrReuter - 224 words
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392 1979-02-17 5 NYT A SENIOR official has reportedly warned members of Israel's parliament in a recent briefing that Turkey may become the next country in the Middle East to experience a violent antiwestern upheaval. Participants in a confidential meeting were also apparently toldNYT - 392 words
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Article330 1979-02-17 5 AFP TWO PAN-American Boeing-747 jumbo jets, chartered by the US Government, will land in Tehran today, if conditions permit to begin evacuating some 7,000 Americans from Iran, State Department spokesman. Mr Hodding Carter said. It was reported from Ankara later that other planes for the airAFP - 330 words
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Advertisement111 1979-02-17 5 A PENGUIN u V* m J THE MALAYAN TRILOGY This famous trilogy wittily dissects the racial and social prejudices of post-war Malay during the chaotic upheaval of Independence. Through a succession of splendidly colourful characters, Anthony Burgess delineates the conflict and confusion arising from the almost enforced mingling of cultures.111 words
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Article506 1979-02-17 6 ONCE again commercial banks have called for the redress of what they consider to be the one great advantage that the Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) has over them. If they are given the tax-free status on interest payments on savings deposits, commercial506 words
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334 1979-02-17 6 MR. DHANABALAN'S statement at Arusha reflects accurately the state of North-South relations in the world. Economic clout rests most heavily in the hands of the industrial world and the developing countries are but mere featherweights in the business. He draws attention to the many334 words
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1489 1979-02-17 6 Dr KARL RICKELS - Valium and its related anti-anxiety drugs have relieved countless people, executives among them, of unconscious conflicts and tense impulses. Yet the risks in prescribing psychotherapeutic drugs have been constantly publicised of late. Dr KARL RICKELS attempts to separate fact from fiction in this article on1,489 words
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Advertisement296 1979-02-17 6 APOLLO HOTEL Havelock Road, Singaore 3 Tel: *****1 AMBASSADOR HOTEL ***** Meyer Road, Singapore 15, Tel: *****11 CENTURY PARK SHERATON Nassim Hill, Singapore 10 Tel: *****7 CHEQUERS HOTEL 418 Thomson Road, Singapore 11 Tel: *****66 COCKPIT HOTEL 6 7 Oxley Rise, Singapore 9 Tel: *****1 GREAT EASTERN HOTEL 401 Macpherson296 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous89 1979-02-17 6 D\D NbO WPfTCW TvC. PIPkV Ol TV. LAST y MOrr..? r HO N»GWT VOJ Re/MA.w OUT VT u)PCS Tw4e GR»PP\rtG> STQRV OF OPFice. ux*><>oß Repcw€D ITKl T K- GHD Of MS -T£THE* J£? fOHc f*K>£Ntt4G K toeKT iN .GUNNCO DOLON MtS COO£P«GUeS op Tue ftOItDIHG BND WVD OUT. U>HGN "VCN89 words
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Miscellaneous854 1979-02-17 6 Aznavour rapture tonight AS ALWAYS, Satarday tfkvUH Is aay laterest eaiy u tlw day wean ea. If yea Sad yearaetf al kene at t pm aad ia desperate aeed (heaven farhM that this should ever happea ta yea) far semethiag ta watch, thea yea might ceasMer the afteraeea matiaee ea854 words
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Article, Illustration1220 1979-02-17 7 H.J. MAIDENBERG - So the stock-market is getting you down and you are looking elsewhere for good returns on your investments. But Singaporeans who are considering diamonds and other gems should be very careful of the sort of con-men who are all over theNYT - 1,220 words
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Article179 1979-02-17 7 Abdul Rahman Mohd Said - Abdul Rahman Mohd Said Public Relations Officer Telecoms Dear Sir: We refer to Zephyr's article on the listings for embassies in the Yellow Pages of the telephone directory which appeared in the column "Straws in the Wind" (BT Feb 3). To enable a member of the179 words
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Article, Illustration690 1979-02-17 7 ARUN BATTACHARJEE - By ARUN BATTACHARJEE CHINA and Indin are moving swiftly toward a government-to-government trade arrangement, a sharp departure from the old practice when these two conn tries, on Peking's insistence, conducted bilateral trade behind the facade af private corporations. The change la the Chinese690 words
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Article301 1979-02-17 7 OUR survey of hotel advertisements has produced yet another very interesting case this time in Kuala Belait, Brunei. The hotel is located, the ad proudly proclaims, in a "Decent and Quiet Place" makes you wonder what the rest of the town must be like. And, further,301 words
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629 1979-02-17 7 Ian Steele - FORUM ...with Ian Steele Depthnews Asia IN THIS age of high speed communications and vast media coverage, disasters come and go with alarming rapidity. Yesterday a cyclone in Sri Lanka. Today an earthquake in Iran. Tomorrow who knows? For the Western media and theDepthnews Asia - 629 words
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Advertisement371 1979-02-17 7 and where to entertain FOR JAPANESE CUISINE, COMETO LUMt IU KIKU Japanese,' i Restaurant^ Serving i authentic Japanese food Teppon YoKKi Te<npoo Sashimi SoKiyok. Shabu y^abj Ouvn«SS Hours Lunch —12 Noon —230 p m Bnoet 6 30 p m 10 30 p m Singapore Oncnialnn 214 Dunearn Road. Singapore Tel371 words
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INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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Article366 1979-02-17 8 FORD MOTOR said 1978 fourth quarter and year earnings were hurt by its decision to dispose of some French operations and a nine-week strike at its British operations. Ford, the No 2 car maker behind General Motors, said for the fourth quarter of 1978, it made366 words
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217 1979-02-17 8 Reuter CBS Inc expects lower first quarter earnings due to higher costs for special programming, opening of new retail stores and softness in the record manufacturing market, CBS president John D. Backe told analysts. In last year's first quarter, the company earned US$l.22 a shareReuter - 217 words
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187 1979-02-17 8 Reuter TEXTRON Inc said it expects favourable results in 1979. The company earlier reported that 1978 net rose to U554.47 per share from $3.65 per share. The group showing the largest percentage increase was the metal products group, with a 24 per cent increaseReuter - 187 words
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251 1979-02-17 8 Reuter THE Jos. Schlitz brewing company said today it reduced its loss in the fourth quarter to US$l.23 million, or four cents a share, from a loss of $4.8 million or 17 cents a share, the year before. The company's sales were $225.5Reuter - 251 words
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Article81 1979-02-17 8 SALES of ICI Australia rose 14.3 per cent to As2lB million in its first trading quarter ended Dee 31, compared with the same 19T7 period. Chairman D. R. Zedler told the company's annual meeting that in the year ended Sept 3t, demand for ICI products, although81 words
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Article161 1979-02-17 8 Reuter R.J. REYNOLDS said today its 1978 fourth quarter profit declined to US$l22 million, or $2.48 a share, from $131.9 million, or $2.55 a share, the year before. In all of 1978, Reynolds had a profit of $441.9 million, or $9.01 a share, up from $423.5Reuter - 161 words
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Article108 1979-02-17 8 DALGETY Australia Limited has announced a consolidated group trading profit for the last six months of 1978 of A 51.509 million, compared with a 231,000 dollar loss for the same period the previous year. Turnover rose from $357.7 million in 1977 to $377.5 million in 1978. Dalgety's108 words
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Article511 1979-02-17 8 TOKYO Source: DBS-Daiwa Securities THE MARKET continued to advance with interest mainly on incentive-backed pharmaceutical and medium-sized blue chips due to buying by institutional investors, including mutual funds and individual investors. Foreign investors still remained on the sidelines Large-capital steel and light- and heavy-duty electricalSource: DBS-Daiwa Securities - 511 words
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Article225 1979-02-17 8 Source: SHK Sec Ltd RENEWED warnings of an impending oil crisis from US Energy Secretary curtailed investors' activities yesterday, especially following news of a marginal oil price increase on Thursday night by Abu Dhabi and Qatar and the renewed turmoil in Iran. After a quiet but steady opening, pricesSource: SHK Sec Ltd - 225 words
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Article401 1979-02-17 8 BHP led the market higher yesterday, with leading miners also firm in response to the rise in metal prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME), dealers said. Following announcement of a 123 per cent rise in interim earnings. BHP gained 35 cents to a four-year high of (10.25. Higher401 words
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Article145 1979-02-17 8 THE MARKET closed higher yesterday with commercial and mining posting gains and oils unchanged, dealers said. Turnover rose from Thursday's 7.9 million pesos to 11.8 million. Gainers included Atlas Con B. Lepanto B. Marinduque B. Oriental B, Pioneer, CDCP, Meralco, PLOT. San Miguel B and Vulcan. Unchanged were Acoje145 words
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Article230 1979-02-17 8 THE MARKET closed mixed yesterday with lasses in the majority in moderate trading, dealers said. Among the losers, Bank of Asia feU 6 baht to 244, First Trust also 6 to 422, South Asia Fibre 8 to 264 and Siam Credit, Jalaprathan Cement and Siam City Cement 4 each230 words
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Article65 1979-02-17 8 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Thursday 450.6 Wednesday 457.4 Week Ago 448 9 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 828 09 Wednesday 829.78 Week ago 818.87 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Thursday 88 v, to 89 Wednesday 90'. to90*4 H.K.HANG SENG Friday ***** Thursday 538.95 Week ago 533.08 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday 483.16 Thursday65 words
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1345 1979-02-17 8 NEW YORK STOCKS declined in slow trading on Thursday on news of further rises in oil prices and fears that resistance to the new government in Iran may delay resumption of oil exports. Abu Dhabi and Qatar raised the differential premium they charge on1,345 words
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Article221 1979-02-17 8 FEB 15 CS ADIllbl 17'« A lean 43U >* A Ifooii X Bank Mont 2S>« unch Bank Nova Scotia Ms. unch Bell Tel 83 •Ik Beth Corp BP Can Ltd unch Brascan UN Camp Red Lake 40** >» Can Imp Bk ax unch Canpac 254 -it Canpac Inv Pf221 words
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Article285 1979-02-17 8 FEB 15 Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha Abercom AE And CI AMIC 142 215 400 1290 2 10 unch -10 Barlows &A SU Currte Finance Dc Beers Ind sao 919 220 108 1500B unch -9 9 -S Edcon Edfars Eve ready Fed Volk FU(1l Oardlan Olenanl Oratemn Hippo Hlveld Huieiu285 words
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Article125 1979-02-17 8 rt-w f>MCI r•tuMfln* iyi n> MMCO ■**•11 *mw)I Clia baai IV J C Oka uain hf •_T*o«t MM #W r,Mtl 1 »iu» tllllnMII Mr l*f Ql .1 ii r> llllt u< Ml nm llfkCll •J -w i* •u H* U*tCl| -9 4 «VilNe.i La MAIMMIII I'lWTiwi a, bnMI k125 words
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Article283 1979-02-17 8 FEB 15 Fr* CORBEILI.E Air-Liquid* 375 50 -4 s B S N Gerais j Danone C S F < ThomsonC*f) CI* Francalae des Petrole* Compa«nie Financier* Compa«nle Oenerale Credit Foncier 483 330 SO 138 375 OB 80 -11 -2-3 -15 -5 0.0 Hachette (Ubralrte) Machine* Bull Michelln (B) Partbas283 words
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Article193 1979-02-17 8 FEB 1$ FU ABN ***** i Ahold 117 JO -0.7 Akao 30 JO .1 AMEV 91 00 -0.9 Amfu 112.30 Amrol Bank 77 70 -03 err §4 70 -03 RnU JDJO -03 Borsumij MUt •1 Burhm&nn 72 JO -0J Bjrenkorf as 60 Del ft ***** 0-9 Dell Mtj 119193 words
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Article92 1979-02-17 8 FEB IS Fn FORWARD MARKET Accc 490 •2 Arbed 2300 Aitiir 070 Brucan 4tS -4 Bru-Lunb IS30 •20 C »np|c 832 2 Cock -4 De Beers z: in Ebes M4S Electrobel MO unch Gb-Inno-Bm 2500 unch Oev IJM 4 Hobok MO 10 Petro 3770 -46 Ryl Dutch 1875 -592 words
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Article218 1979-02-17 8 FEB IS Dm Aef-Telcfunken 67.10 unch Akao a go -0J Allt Lebcn MO 00 unch AHi Ver* 404 00 •0 BASF 132J0 -1 Bay H T Wtoank moo B>; Vbank 204.00 -ft Buyer 135 JO .1 RRT ***** -05 BM» 224MB Cuwlll 380 50 -4J Chem Verw ?*aan 1218 words
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Article100 1979-02-17 8 FEB IS Ure AnJc 36 unch AMOC Q«n ***** 280 BaMOfl 516 1 Central* 4314 ♦64 Fiat 2730 IS Finalder ***** 375 On Immoti 68 75 6 in Prl 2216 10 IlaJeemenu Haifa* ***** 77® 785 ♦4 Italatder 415 10 Mtfrwu M PI <0 ♦is Marelli Ere 230 unch100 words
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Advertisement130 1979-02-17 8 Kenneth Lo, the well-known Chineee cookery writer, introduces the reader to the technique* of Chinese cooking, end gives en Insight into their unique wey of eating. Beginning with simple onedish msln courses, he progreeeee through populer soups to deeeorta, giving the cook a wider range of recipes to try, once130 words
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Article365 1979-02-17 9 QUEK PECK LIM - By QUEK PECK LIM THE Sumitomo Bank's Jut completed US$3l million floating rate eertlfleate of deposit (FRCD) serves to underline once again the Japanese domination of the FRCD market in Asia. Out of the H FRCDs issued in the Asian dollar market sinee November lfT7,365 words
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654 1979-02-17 9 Reuter SUCCESSFUL operation of the European Monetary System (EMS) could open the door for introducing a broader international system for more stable exchange rates, chairman of Associated Japanese Bank (International) Ltd Gengo Suzuki said. In a speech at the Financial Times conference inReuter - 654 words
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Article335 1979-02-17 9 Reuter S.G.WARBURG and Co joint chairman Lord Roll said he has very little doubt that the Chinese will sooner or later go in for generalised borrowing not directly linked to individual commercial transactions. No progress has been made yet on this point, partly because there are stillReuter - 335 words
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484 1979-02-17 9 Reuter THE IMF interim committee will discuss the proposed substitution account at its semi-annual meeting in Washington on March 7, although no decision on setting it up is likely, international monetary sources said. Other topics will include the world economic outlook, ways of enhancingReuter - 484 words
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Article147 1979-02-17 9 MANUFACTURERS Hanover Trust (MHT) has Installed an International Business Machines (IBM) System 34 computer at its Shenton Way office. Mr W. David Anderson, viee president and manager of MHT Singapore, said the computer is being programmed with a easterner information system (CIS) package developed by the bank's147 words
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Article157 1979-02-17 9 Reuter THE Philippine central bank will borrow a further US$25O million to bring its total 1979 foreign consolidated borrowing programme to $500 million, bank governor Gregorio Licaros said. The Bank of Tokyo has offered from its own resources a $50 million loan to be includedReuter - 157 words
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Article82 1979-02-17 9 US narrowly defined money supply M-l rose US$2 9 billion to a seasonally adjusted $360.2 billion in the week ended Feb 7, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said. The M-l plus aggregate rose $2.5 billion to 1581.1 billion, while broader-based M--2 rose $3.2 billion to82 words
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Article253 1979-02-17 9 GOLD futures in Singapore yesterday closed slightly higher in light trading after fluctuating marginally throughout, dealers said. TurnQver fell to 146 lots from Thursday's 212 with interest centred on April, June, August and October contracts. April closed slightly firmer at U*****.80/250.50 an ounce against $249.50/80 overnight, June at $254.50/70253 words
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Article453 1979-02-17 9 THE US dollar saw another dull day on the foreign exchange market yesterday. The morning was rather quiet with practically no movement. London's i opening saw the US cur- rency being traded down i marginally against major currencies. Against the yen, the US dollar opened at 200.10/20 and453 words
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Article50 1979-02-17 9 RESULTS of tender held yesterday for 91-day Treasury bills to be issued on Feb 19 to 23, 1979: Offered: $30,000,000. Applied f»r: $56,000,000. Allotted: $30,000,000. Accepted bids: $98.91, approximately 57 per cent higher bids in full. Avenge rate *f discwwt m allotment: 4.365 per cent per annum.50 words
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Article129 1979-02-17 9 THE US dollar yesterday traded firmer against the yen in relatively small volume while ruling little changed from New York's closing levels against other currencies, dealers said. Departure of dealers for the Far Eastern foreign exchange conference in Manila dampened trading the dollar rose to 200.50/60 yen from New129 words
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Article115 1979-02-17 9 THE US dollar for overnight delivery yesterday closed at 200.45 yen, up from a 200.20 opening and 200.30 at Thursday's close. After opening at the day's low, the dollar rose to 200.50 yen at one point on buying by Japanese banks to cover import settlement needs, dealers *aid It115 words
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Article21 1979-02-17 9 THE average rate at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 7.75 per cent.21 words
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Article259 1979-02-17 9 THE DOLLAR yesterday opened slightly firmer against major currencies in very thin early trading with no new factors affecting the market, dealers said. Developments in Iran remained the major influence but dealers said market operators were finding it increasingly difficult to assess the situation there. This was encouraging some259 words
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Article186 1979-02-17 9 Asian rates ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Feb 16: US Dollar* (Spelt Offer Bk) 7 days 10 7/16 105/16 1 month 10* 10't 2 months 111/16 10 15/16 3 months 11 10-> 6 months 113/16 111/16 9 months 113/16 111/16 12 months 113/16 111/16 1 month186 words
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Article39 1979-02-17 9 Ku« »f WteM «IT*I«4 %m diaeoMftt koai *4 frt It ClU <**■■"» fi l 3 CBunth Treasury btit» 4*« 3 ri*o»»ih B*n« (Mill y ti/n n J month CD T month CD Vi« till Source: National Discount Co Ltd39 words
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Article46 1979-02-17 9 FRANKFURT exchanges opening quotes on Feb 16: US 1 8530 40 (1.8520/30) Can 1.5541 51 Slg 3.71/72 D F1 92.45 CO S FY 110.75/111.00 Lit 2.205 215 F FY 43.30/45 N Kr 38.37/47 B FY (con) (.34 35 B FY (On) (.255 265 Yen 0.9240/6046 words
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Advertisement139 1979-02-17 9 M* v •>r ifi Strip to your underwear and stand facing a full length mirror. Do you like what you see 7 Okay, now stand sideways. Still look good? If you want every inch of your body to look and feel its best, here's the book that shows you how139 words
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Article1231 1979-02-17 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business tn and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units unlets otherwise specified. All Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett". Big Board deal1,231 words
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Article87 1979-02-17 10 Striking prices of the options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, the period, bids and offered prices and business done, if any, with the number of options traded shown in brackHum F E (March $1.45) (0.358 0.425). lneheape (March $130) (0.328 0.405). Pan E3ertrtr (March87 words
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Article139 1979-02-17 10 4 1/2% 1/8/ SO (250.000) (99 358) 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (500.000) (3) 99 40 4 3/4% 15 980 250.000) (99 628 99 70S) 5% 15/4/81 (250.000) (***** 99.728) 5% T V 1/5/83 (250,000) (100 108 100.206) 5 3/4% T F 15/8/81-84 (250.000) (102.305) 7% 1/8/85 (250.000) (100 708139 words
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Article118 1979-02-17 10 ■ilMi trfjf I'MTtfllVr <i T>m Ttm *V* Fund IX l FV f*(Mg rw u 1 i m 1 m mi IX 1 to* IS 1 nut li i w* tar rw )»> rni !mT 1 LB 1 iM n< 147 1 L^nJ 11riii. r Jjl 1 r* liana118 words
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Article2528 1979-02-17 10 Gr'» Gr'a Net 1978/79 Laat Div Div Yld P/E Vol Day High Low Company Sale or- C'vr (*000) Hick Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS 272 132 Aetna 222 unch 12.0N 15 5.4 24.1 1 222 222 190* 123* Alcom 185 10.0 22 5.4 13.7 178 107 Allied Choc2,528 words
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Article1497 1979-02-17 10 BID and offer prtcea officially luted and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. INMOTKIALS AJ»in(i (2.588) Mean (IMB 1955) (X) 194 Bate (2 496 2.525)1,497 words
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Article22 1979-02-17 10 has announced unaudited group pre-tax profit of 12.63 million (52.73 million) (or the half year ended Dec 3L 197822 words
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Article, Illustration701 1979-02-17 10 SHARES WERE sakjeet ed te stow crssisa la file aad featareleas tradlag a tke Stock Exekaage Sagapere yesterday. TV distressing tklag akeat tke market was tkat to spite sf tke akaeaee si ■eillag preaoare, prleet suffered mere tkaa mar glaal lessee. lavestors701 words
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439 1979-02-17 10 TRADING WAS rather dull and quiet on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday as prices drifted to a narrowly mixed close. Caution was again the watchword. The disinclination to trade was reflected in the generally light and scattered deals done within narrow margins.439 words
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Article42 1979-02-17 10 New Straite Times Pram (M): AGM to be held at Balal Berita, 31, Jalafl Riong, Kuala Lumpur al 11.00 am today. Felex Imimtrtm BUI AGM to be held at Studio 5th Floor, Kuala Lumpur at 12 noon on Feb 28.42 words
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Article, Illustration1209 1979-02-17 11 ARTHUR NG - By ARTHUR NG THE IMMEDIATE task ahead for Yeo Hiap Seng (Malaysia) is to consolidate and rationalise overall group operations in view of the hectic expansion pace seen last year. Indicating this to be the current policy of .the board, the chairman,1,209 words
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361 1979-02-17 11 THE START-UP of major new oil production off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia was quoted as one of the factors responsible for the substantial rise in the earnings of Esso Eastern, a subsidiary of Exxon, last year. The other factors were361 words
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Article176 1979-02-17 11 Current Payment Ex Date Book* Cloae Date Payable Total for Total for the year Previoua year NST Temerlok A Molek Sel Dredge B Hawaii Duff Dev M Bank G 1 HMga STP (1975) Timea Pub YHS YHS(M> B Kawat S«1 Nut KL K«poi( 25* 3.5*1 20* 20*1 73*176 words
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Article119 1979-02-17 11 Company Particulars Ex Date Books Cloae MBS 8TP (1975) S*l Nul P. Product* Toshiba Nat Iron Bovia SEA Rights Issue of l for 2 fe S2.00 per share Bonus Issue of 1 for 3 Bonus Issue of 2 for 3 Bonus Issue of 1 for 4 Rights Issue119 words
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Article181 1979-02-17 11 GLENEALY Plantations has turned in a sharp increase in its pretax profit for the half year ended Dec 31, 1978, reflecting continuing buoyant conditions in the plantation sector. Unaudited profit figures released by the company showed that the pretax profit this year at $132,159 was almost three181 words
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Article161 1979-02-17 11 SYNTHETIC Resins' recent two-for-five rights issue of 2.562 million shares has been taken up in full, the company disclosed yesterday. But it is not known if all the shareholders, besides the major holders, have taken up the rights offer. Synthetic Resins earlier disclosed that half of the161 words
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Article, Illustration162 1979-02-17 11 GUTHRIE Repel's laad Mi buildlags, iacladiag tbeee ef KunpilM Temiaag, have beea revalaed by mow 52 per eeat aa at Dee. SI, 1178. Ike recent valaatiea by C.H. Williams, Talbar aad Weag ilm u taereMe ef $17,711 nilHea ever Its ead-II7C valaatlea. A brief aaaeaaeemeat (rem the cempaay162 words
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Article238 1979-02-17 11 IMO3 SSQtSH... by HOCK LOCK SIEW BUKIT Sembawang has dene It tpii. WthNt selliag Mythlag, II has raked la mare cash tfcaa maay property develepen eaa. We are ef coarse referring to the cempeasatiea award ef $18.58 mllilaa negotiated sacceesfaliy betweea the cempa■y aad theby HOCK LOCK SIEW - 238 words
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Article312 1979-02-17 11 is now entering its final stages. By Monday, all will be known as the final letters of acceptance come in from minority shareholders of Singapore Finance (Sinfin). They can of course decide to stay put and do nothing with their shares although most will opt for312 words
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Article318 1979-02-17 11 Industries (Api) is finally back in the black. Yesterday, it announced a net profit of $69,000 for the year ended Dec 31,1978. The unaudited figures compare with a loss of $1.74 million brought in by the group in the previous year. At the operating level, sales improved strongly318 words
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Advertisement251 1979-02-17 11 Mathematics and Statistics in Penguins Mathematical Carnival: Martin Gardner A piece of solid iron in the form of a doughnut is heated. Will the diameter pf its hole get larger or smaller? Just one of the maddening but uniquely entertaining puzzles that make up Martin Gardner's latest collection. The range251 words
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298 1979-02-17 12 IRAN plans to cut its oil exports to one-fifteenth of the level before the Islamic revolution, Teheran Radio said in a broadcast on Thursday night. The radio, monitored in London, said the ousted government of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi would have used298 words
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Article, Illustration629 1979-02-17 12 THE RISKS of recession will increase and inflation will race upward if, as expected, oil price increases announced by the United Arab Emirates and Qatar are followed by other oil producing countries, US government and private economists said. Calculations based on theUPI photo - 629 words
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Article343 1979-02-17 12 Agencies CHINA yesterday sent a strong protest to Vietnam over "new grave incidents" on the troubled border between the two countries. The Chinese note sent to the Vietnamese embassy in Peking said that 14 Chinese had been killed and 20 wounded by mines or gunfire over aAgencies - 343 words
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Article75 1979-02-17 12 THE American economy is stronger than was initially expected, lessening chances of a recession next year, although the US dollar will remain highly vulnerable. Bank of America Asia division vice-president and senior economist Eric Hayden said at a business luncheon in Hongkong that although corporate loan demand had75 words
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Article859 1979-02-17 12 LONDON. Fri Share prices closed firmer after a hesitant start, encouraged by the gains in government stocks and lack of selling pressure, dealers said. Trading in equities was slack but leaders scored gains of up to 8 p although most rises were around 2 p to 6 p.859 words
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Article236 1979-02-17 12 UPI Reuter MAJOR Japanese commercial banks have been told by the new Iranian government of Mehdi Bazargan that foreign exchange transactions by all Iranian banks are now subject to government authorisation, Japanese banking sources said yesterday. Dr. Bazargan's government also informed them that a provisionalUPI; Reuter - 236 words
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Article, Illustration195 1979-02-17 12 MR. WILHELM Haferkamp (above), the EEC's vice-president and commissioner of external relations, will be leading the EEC delegation at the forthcoming Asean-EEC conference on industrial cooperation in Jakarta. This was confirmed by an Economic Development Board spokesman yesterday. It was also revealed that Mr.195 words
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Article270 1979-02-17 12 SINGAPORE welcomes aid for further growth even though it is one developing country that can be said to have enjoyed accelerated growth. In this light, the 3-day unofficial visit of the president of the Canadian International Development Agency (Cida), Mr Michel Dupuy, has aroused keen interest among Economic270 words
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Article199 1979-02-17 12 AFP THE INDONESIAN government has announced that it will resume import of various kinds of raw and auxiliary materials essential for the home industry, and at reduced duty rates effective next week. The items are tinplates for canning and pharmaceutical industries, caustic soda for paperAFP - 199 words
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144 1979-02-17 12 THE JAPANESE government announced yesterday it has sent to Parliament legislation to pave the way for Japan to double its official development aid in the next three years. The Bill calls for revision of the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF), a governmentinvested body,144 words
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262 1979-02-17 12 Reuter PROPOSALS by aeme countries for pitta adshare flaaaclal market eeatrel dlaregard the aaefulnesb at the market* aad lack credibility, the Meaetary Aatherity af Siagapsre nM. "If mMim have dtfflealty la eeatreUlßg Uhtin ud rrdidif badset deficits ta their ewa tUMBtM, It IBReuter - 262 words
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Article35 1979-02-17 12 AFP IMPORTS of steel by Third World countries will more than double in the next 10 years or so, rising from 32 million tonnes in 1977 to 71 million in 1990. AFP.AFP - 35 words
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470 1979-02-17 12 AP Reuter AN AGREEMENT has been reached between the textile industry and the Carter administration on important trade issues that will improve chances for enactment of a proposed new world trade pact. "We have a new programme that satisfies the textile industry," said Mr JohnAP; Reuter - 470 words
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Article209 1979-02-17 12 Reuter HOARE GOVETT (Far East), a Hongkong stockbroking company, said it expects Hongkong's 1979/80 budget, to be presented at the end of this month, to be significantly deflationary. It said in a report it expects the Hongkong government's top priority to be to reduce theReuter - 209 words
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Advertisement622 1979-02-17 12 How to doublo your net worth Tfce 23rd February edition ol FORECAST contains the first feature article of a new ongoing series designed to monitor the progress of a most successful investment program The key to the success of this program is that it deals, sensibly and cautiously with a622 words
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Miscellaneous58 1979-02-17 12 Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to noon today: Mainly fair. Report for 24 prtor to 7 M pan. n Feb If at Ike mirpert. Maximum temperature 33.1 Associated humidity 58 Minimum temperature 23.5 Associated humidity 96 Hours of sunshine 8.30 Rainfall in millimetres Trace Total rainfall for the month58 words
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Article, Illustration887 1979-02-17 13 MARGARET THOMAS - PURSUITS By MARGARET THOMAS "A HORSE is a horse, of course, of course," went the theme song of the old "Mister Ed the Talking Horse" series shown on television here some years ago. It was quite a favourite among Singaporeans who greatly enjoyed watching887 words
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Article934 1979-02-17 13 JOHN LIM - RECORDS By JOHN LIM I ROBOT is the story of the rise of the machine and the decline of Man. This coincides paradoxically with his discovery of the wheel, and a warning that his brief dominance over this planet will probably end, because Man934 words
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Article84 1979-02-17 13 IF YOU found your interest in windsurfing stimulated by our article in the Jan 13 edition of Leisure Times, you might like to watch a couple of windsurfers, also known as sailboarders, compete with a fleet of sail boats in a "Round the Island Race" off84 words
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Article, Illustration787 1979-02-17 14 SUPERB TECHNICAL STANDARDS MOTORING with "Hermes The Mercedes-Benz's unswerving aim towards technical excellence and durability has created the 256, and all other Mercedes, into showpieces of engineering. On the road, the 250 is as sedate as any car can be. When787 words
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672 1979-02-17 14 RITA REIF - By RITA REIF NYT PRINTS, once viewed as the poor man's entre to the world of collecting works of artists from Piranesi through Picasso, are no longer basement-price bargains. In fact, many choice examples command prices that exceed what is paid for original watercolours andNYT - 672 words
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Article592 1979-02-17 16 WEEKEID GOURMET A FEW weeks ago we remarked on the difficulty of finding Greek food in Singapore and suggested you try out a traditional Greek dish in your own kitchen. A number of readers have since pointed out that a country from the opposite end of the Mediterranean592 words
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Article, Illustration1008 1979-02-17 16 Tsang Sau Yin - DESTINATION with Tsang Sau Yin ONCE a dragon and a demigod fought a. tremendous battle in the sky for the hand of a fair maiden. Alas, our scaly dragon hero was mortally wounded and fell with a mighty splash into the South1,008 words
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Article, Illustration241 1979-02-17 16 EXECUTIVE FASHIOH iln a world crowded\ ?signer-ties, those it really make an >ression are few and between. Some look as hey have been picked the streets for $5. thers have the logos effect being one of ?d all over a light ue tie is not sub-241 words
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1113 1979-02-17 16 JOHN TAN - PERSONAL FIHAHCE ...Insurance By JOHN TAN AFTER SAVING for so many years to buy the property of their dreams, it is remarkable how careless some people can become about keeping that property intact. Most Singaporeans do not subscribe to the need for fire insurance1,113 words
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Advertisement53 1979-02-17 13 Kodak is... FILM CAMERAS PROCESSING PROJECTORS CHEMICALS PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPERS PHOTOGRAPHIC ACCESSORIES Kodak (Singapore) Mr UmNad 305 Aie»a<Oa «oaC Swiqaoo'e 3 Te< *****1 _mm_ Riding safe in a Mercedes 25i Page II Condominiums, a new concept in low income housing HI Grangeford's perfect kitchens IV The dragon's spirit still alive on53 words
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Advertisement351 1979-02-17 13 Kodak also is... MICROFILM GRAPHIC ARTS MOTION PICTURE FILM BUSINESS SYSTEM EQUIPMENT AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT 30S AJeianoa Rom Singapore 3 T* 6366' t &V w %*#s**** «W^L;- GOOD READING FOR ALL PARENTS Lear^™*^-^ Learning Through Play is a book chock full of ideas for simple games, activities and t experiments,351 words
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Miscellaneous943 1979-02-17 13 WHAT WHERE V > FILM SHOWS THE TWO documentary films shown by the National Museum at its theatrette this morning at 10.45 am are Unmistakably Halland and Gateway tor Giants. Both films are by courtesy of the Royal Netherlands Embassy. TOMORROW afternoon, the Singapore Science Centre will screen a documentary943 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration340 1979-02-17 14 LOCAL investors have shown great interest in a $350 million commercial, condominium and trade centre now being developed in Oakland, California. Singapore interests have so far purchased and booked some $6.4 million worth of shop and restaurant space under the second phase of the340 words
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691 1979-02-17 14 TSANG SAU YIN - In the majority of low-income housing, the right to profit is never inherited by the owner. He forfeits this right because the Government subsidises his existence and apparently he is penalised by this. Dr Werner Gebauer of Dillingham Land Singapore believes691 words
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373 1979-02-17 14 MING ARCADE, the newest shopping centre of the People's Park group, has mere than half of Its shops booked In three weeks of marketing. In terms of sales revenue, $11 million was rang np In that period which equals the development cost of the project.373 words
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Article, Illustration489 1979-02-17 14 A LARGE warehouse and store is the new home of Courts (Singapore), the British owned furniture retailer whose premises at Orchard Road have been under an acquisition order since 1974. Named Courts Furniture Warehouse, the building is situated at the 13 kilometre mark in Bukit Timah Road489 words
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Article, Illustration740 1979-02-17 15 TEO TECK WENG - By TEO TECK WENG IN A BELIEF that the kitchen is still the hub of the home in this age of fast food and the working woman, a property developer has adopted a sales stance. Hong Fok Investment Holding is now busy working on740 words
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Article, Illustration175 1979-02-17 15 ONE OF THE largest property developers here has recently unveiled Its latest housing scheme In Upper Thomson Road. Developed by Far East Land and Housing Development Company, a member of the Far East Organisation Centre Ltd, Fulton Hill stands on a freehold site along Lorong Puntong off175 words
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Article109 1979-02-17 15 "PROPERTY and you" is a series of four talks in English scheduled for March 2 23 at the lecture hall of the Marine Parade branch library. The talks are organised by the Marine Parade Community Centre management committee, the Marine Parade Branch library, the Singapore Association of109 words
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Advertisement387 1979-02-17 14 *«r*T"'STAKED ..RAF3" WaJD KHM auount cH iys and roghts a psychopath ass-niw^® f KILLING TIME by Sandy Fawkes Sandy Fawkes felt like screaming inside. The man she'd spent six days and nights with "a cross between Robert Redford and Ryan O'Neal" had just been revealed as a mass murderer, rapist387 words
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