Singapore Monitor, 25 February 1983

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    16 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR 30cent» M.C. (P) No. 19/5/82 ISSN 0217-1325 Friday, February 25, 1983 First Edition
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  • Article
    Change course at Delhi call
    300 1 UNITED NATIONS, Friday SINGAPORE, calling the 1979 Havana summit of the Non-Aligned Movement its "lowest point of degradation", urged members to change course at next month's summit meeting in New Delhi In a manifesto circulated here and in some capitals, the Singapore Government said the
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    SINGAPORE WINS INDIAN OIL CONTRACT
    463 1  -  20,000 to 50,000 barrels a day for a start •y FOO MEY KIEN SINGAPORE'S hard-pressed oil refineries, hit by Indonesia's dwindling business, have won a contract from India which will partially compensate for the The amount to be refined here will be between 20,000 snd
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    High penalty points for hell drivers
    129 1 SPEEDSTERS are the Ur get of the Traffic Police in (neir new drive to make our roads safer. Prom Tuesday, thoae caught going more than 44 km an hour beyond the speed limit will nave nine points docked against them three times more than
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      46 1 GUNMEN HOLDUP GAMBLERS -PAGE SEVEN p** li j Robert Lee the singer not the fighter page 17 MHBI monevworos jadgoimaai $14,500! Yet, tk M» evwords jackpot ii MW IM.SOO Coe poo oo page 26 TV U RADIO PAGE 1819 WEATHER: Fair •icapi tor ctoudy pa nods
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  • opinion/letters
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      Writer has been ill-advised
      51 2  -  MICHAEL LOKE for Perianal Secretary I REFER to the letter by "Hydroponic Plant" (SM. Feb 11). II appears that the writer has been ill-advised Could he kindly contact Mr Lai Choon Seng. Ministry of Caltnre (Tel *****91 est StO) ao that the matter can be looked
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      SPECIAL EQUIPMENT CAN TRACE NUISANCE CALLERS
      581 2  -  If victims are willing, device can help catch culprits REPLIES EDDIE KOH PRO, TtlieMM WE REFER to the letter Sex Pervert on the Hotline (SM, Dec 11). Nuisance calls are a social menace These nuisance calls can be categorised either at persistent nuisance calls
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      McDonald's licence does not allow change in menu items
      149 2  -  ROBERT W M KWAN Mamagtaf Director MeDouM'i Singapore WE REFER to the letter from "Curious'' (SM, Feb 19). McDonsld's Singapore has the licence to nse McDonsld's' names, trademarks and products and, because of this licence, we sre bound by corporate policies
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    • Anderson & Spear
      • Article
        Catching those red-hot subs
        131 3 REMEMBER that unidentified submarine that escaped the clutches of the top-secret Swedish naval force last October? Intelligence sources say at least five unidentified submarines were spotted in the waters off Stockholm last year Now the Swedish Government is taking steps to crack down on these infiltrators.
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        Expensive tracking vessel becomes the homing beacon
        117 3 PENTAGON sources have Mi as el a serious pcshlsm with the Navy's Milieu-dollar vessel, the Aegis air lihici escort ship It employs a state-of-the-art radar system to lead off attacking enemy planes. But, whUe N is tracking them deurn, it also emits a
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        Congress and the crumbling Capitol
        112 3 THE US Capitol building. America's greatest symbol of democracy, is cracked and crumbling This is not new problem. The building has been decaying for 25 years. Still, Congress can't decide what to do about it And in typical fashion, our legislators commissioned five separate studies
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    • Article
      Vulgar dialogue in films, books
      108 3  -  N RAJENDRAN Singapore 1231 NOWADAYS more and more English language movies have vulvar dialogue. Recently I saw the film. Who Durst Wins where the actor and actress exchanged four-letter words during their conversation. I wonder how the ceneors allowed the dialogue to pauu uncut The
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      Help the Aussie bushfire victims
      128 3  -  LEN LAMBOURNE asMsnt, ANZA Singapore *124 WE HAVE all been shocked by the new* of the severe bushfires in Australia and the tragic lon of life and property The Australian and New Zealand Association has launched an appeal lo the Australian and New Zealand Communities
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    • Article
      Discord in ticket sales
      74 3  -  PAN 1024 TTO TK«T saiMag gg— Singapore Sy«Receatly I west to the Victoria booking dflcc to bey tickets far Ike weekend performance, bat was dtuNdatd whea toU that all Ike tickets kad baea ■aM except thaac at tfce CK Taag booth. I had la go all
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      THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
      21 3 Nothing It *vwc accomplished by rMkonabto man. George Bernard Shaw, Irish born author play wnght (185& 1960)
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      42 2 •PA TOO HA* f fccJT TH6 IMns?C>V6P A l_crr AIFTfcR TAKING UfA THAT Hfc HA* TO RCAP »T AT HE h\OVA/ R'fcAT' A OOOK V WMA.T IT'C, A 1 I APvO/ IT A FIVE TIMCS FASTER /V WHAHTS ALL A&OUT If 'ft'
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Spiderman! How about playing it safe?
      116 4 THIS ipMermu to oM ud maybe tfartag, but he atoo appear* to be violating safety regalatioas. It Is clearly stated la the Ministry of Lahoar's publtcatioa, Coastractloa Safety: "Wbea worhlag at heights, workers should be provided with a proper work lag platform and lastrocted
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      SIMPLE REMEDY FOR STRESS
      155 4 FITNESS expert Brian Cook streaaed the point Uke everyooe else, he saffers from stress. But like him, you caa learn to cope with it. "I suffer from strem. Kveryone saffers from stress If I were to prepare ooe seminar after another, on top of other things
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      Ngee Ann to get $ 16.6 mil sports complex
      126 4 Ngee Ann to get 16.6 mil sports complex THE government last week approved f 11.1 million for a new sports complex at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, tie fifth stage of the five-year expansion project, bringing the total approved sum for the Polytechnic to •1M 8 million The head of the Development
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      PUB METERS GO DIGITAL
      251 4 ALL the existing 420,000 pointer dial electricity meters are to go digital, making it easier for consumers to read their own meters and monitor their consumption The replacement programme, first started in 1979, had already replaced 221,032 meters witn digital ones bv the end of last
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      Lock icon Man who shapes idols
      129 5 MR LIM Skt Tin, SO, (picture) taps hit chi»«i and tha huot DMca of wood begins to turn into statu* ol Buddha. Tha proctaa takaa ftboot i Tha wood ia importad from Malayala and naada to ba iaft to dry during tha dlffarant stagaa of carving
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    • Article
      HIGH PENALTY POINTS FOR HELL DRIVERS
      262 5 SPEEDSTERS will be given nine demerit points whenever they are caught exceeding the speed limit by more tban 40 kmph from 1W fkh is three-fold increase on the prsaent demerit system which imposes a flat three points for all speeding offences. On the same
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      DIP offences and the demerit points
      193 5 ommiti Demerit 1 Exceeding ipccd limit bjf points a ltoM kmph S b SI to M kmph 4 e SI to 4# kmph 4 morn than 40 kmpk 9 S Disobeying traffic direction of policc officer S S Failing to conform to traffic light
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      Ground level is now '01' – not 'G'
      154 5 Ground level is now '01' not 'G' RENUMBERING SCHEME Each day the Singapore Monitor brings you information about the renumbering scheme for highrise buildings, which comes into effect on March 1. UNDER the new numbering system, the ground level at the main entrance of highrise buildings is numbered '01', instead
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      US study tour for industrialists
      270 6  -  Local manufacturers aim to gain first-hand experience in skills-training programmes •y FOO CHOY FENG MANUFACTURERS interested in how people in the United States are trained to take up jobs in computer-re-lated industries will soon have a chance find out for themselves The Singapore Manufacturers' Association
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      Subscriber wins $1,000 in Singapore Monitor contest
      109 6 MRS Helea Taa, el Mariae Terrace receives a tl IN chelae (roan the Clrcalatioa Maaager of the Siafsporf Moaitor, Mr RoMa Yla (pictare above). Mr* Tu who brriwr a nkWrtNt to The Siagaporr Moaitor la Juury, recdvd her cash bouna yesterday. All she
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      Jogging cops nab burglary suspect
      107 6 THREE policemen jogging early yesterday morning caught a burglar red-handed after he had stolen MM and four ladies" wrist watches The 28-year-old suspect was spotted climbing into the Hillman Restaurant at Cantonment Road through a rear window about 5 30 am. The three jogging policemen
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        Asean-EEC exports to meet in KL
        132 6 SINGAPORE Trade and Industry Minister Dr Tony Tan will be one of two keynote speakers at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur opening on Monday between 300 industrialists from Asean and the European Economic Community (EEC) The main purpose of the meeting will be to
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        Hong bao surprise from Sentosa
        70 6 GO to Plasa Singspura in Orchard Road this Saturday and you will get a hong bao surprise from the Sentosa Development Corp The SDC has prepared 2 000 bodg bao for the public which contain complimentary ticket! and discount coupons to Sentosa Island as well
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        Another survey on duck farmers
        66 6 THE Primary Production Department is conducting another survey on duck farmers to help its planning The survey will cover the number add the size of duck farms, building design of duck houses, production costs and profit Though wet" rearing allowing ducks to wander in the
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        President and Mrs Nair return
        48 6 THE President and Mrs Nair returned from Sydney last night. A government statement said that Mrs Nair had completed her medical examinations It had been originally stated that the First Lady may need bypass surgery According to yesterday's statement no surgery was required
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      Gunmen hold up gamblers
      257 7  -  $18,000 taken from flat K K FONG THE CID is looking for two men armed with ptotota who held up five oeooie aambline in a Aatnenr Orchard Roed this week and escaped with $11,000 Police are alao after a gang who palled off a robbery at
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      Customs chief to retire after 30 years' service
      233 7 THE Director-Geaeral el Cart a aw, Mr Lee Khet Yaoa, will retire oa May 29 after 31 year* el aervice la Ike Castoms Do part meat Hit 4cmty, Mr Mi Haum, will cover Mr Lec'i datiea rhi be goes oa leave oa
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      Airport clinic re-engages 12 of its former employees
      306 7  -  JULIE LIAU THE Airport Medical Centre, which is to take over St Mark's Medical Centre at Changi Airport next month, has re-engaged 11 of Its former staff who were due to lose their iobs. The American Hospital of Sinsapors, formerly the St
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      120 6 way |»/J ft J /r Other hotels 'highlight' our range of excellent local fare. Now you don't have to go to and our piece dc resistance various coffeehouses in order bak kut teh Try them and taste to enjoy their highlights because the excellence you can taste them all under
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      Lock icon Asean won't accept Viet offer of partial troop pullout
      271 8 Ghazali rejects Hanoi proposal on Cambodia Agencies KUALA LUMPUR, Friday ASEAN cannot accept Hanoi's new offer to pull out some of its estimated 190,000 troops from Cambodia, Malaysia'g Foreign Minister Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie said here yesterday. After a meeting with
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      Lock icon GIGANTIC FIREBALL
      12 8 under control about 45 mlnutoo ottor Wm oxptooton PICTURE: AP
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      Lock icon Thousands flee as Assam violence flares
      223 8 AP ICW OBJi, Friday THOUSANDS of Bengali speaking im migrant settlers ware fleeing Assam to Mighboriag aorthaaatani stataa yeareponaa dhtmo in continuing poiiucal and ethnic violence State ntfcohUn tkit aboet 10#,Mt piopte were left honwlwi In widespread arm In the part week Nearly lI,OM
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        Lock icon Review editor sued
        63 8 Reuter MAMLA: Two Filipino military officials yesterday filed a libel complaiat agaiast the editor of the Kong-based magariee Par ffoalai B Bcoaomic Review aad its ajkgad MBed W people, the fOMnesnt televisioa said yestsresy. The report said the libel mK vm filed ■f t—t Mr Dmk Dertee,
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        Lock icon 'Israel' exchange offer'
        37 8 AP VIENNA: Israel wss reported jmtcrdij to km offered the Pateatkiaa Liberation OrfdmHsn (PLO) tbroagh the latereatloaal Red Cross to esctaage IM Palsstiaiaa prtsoasrs for Israeli soMtsrs bsld by tho PLO sad Syria. AP
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        Lock icon Senate vote on Reagan choice
        41 8 UPI WAtHMOTO* TV Senate Foreign Rete tio« Comirittee voted to the nominatloa of Iwm Adebnaa to the fall S—to ilwiij villi a rsrnminsndnhon aoM Us confirmation aa PraaMaat Ronald Rae pal US anna central chief UP!
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      Lock icon Twist in Manila firm wrangle
      136 8 Reuter MAMLA, Ffi BATTLE lor oower la the Saa Mifwl orrwwy and food giaat look a freah twW jeatertlay when OM Ma leading director! an aoaaced he waa wiling a hage Mock of >harrs to a mjsterv tmyer Sir Rnrvfw Zobel, vice- chairman of "Sao
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      Worst drought in a decade strikes Indonesia, Philippines
      575 9  -  »y MICHAEL RICHARDSON of the Melbourne Age WNUAPORE, Fii PROLONGED drought which has had such s dev astatine effort on much of Australia Is alao causing huayy damage in tropica] South-east Asia, where too much rain is more often s problem thaa
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      Lock icon Avalanche kills 11, traps unknown number at resort
      169 9 AP BEIRUT, Friday AN avalanche of too* buried a aki resort in the mountainous cedars of Lebanon yesterday, killing 11 people and trapping an undetermined number of others under nine metres of snow, police said. They said rescuers had no way of
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      Lock icon Boring London swings no more, says guidebook
      128 9 Reuter LONDON, Friday LONDON is do loafer >wtncinf snd kaadrito of its hotels art horror*, according to a gnldohooh published yesterday by two leading Pmch restanrant critics. Mr Hsnri Gaelt andftuistiaa kfllllaa described s kind of egly London bote! offering "EaclMi comfort", in
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    • The signs of hope
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        Lock icon PROFITS LIKELY TO RISE
        90 10 AP NEW YORK: Corporate profits in West Germany, Japan and Britain should rebound to better-than-average figures as the world economy recovers, according to a Citibank study While corporate profits normally rise during economic recoveries, profits should grow at a quicker pace this time than the general
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        Lock icon BANKS TO THE RESCUE
        88 10 UPI NEW YORK: DAVID Rockefeller, retired ckairma of Chase Manhattan Baak, yesterday said the world banking system had saccesssfally absorbed the Aaaacial crisis provoked hy the debt problems of Mexico, Brazil aad Argentina He said the problems ahead will be the political aad social repercasaioas of
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        Lock icon CHRYSLER IN THE BLACK
        84 10 UPI HIGHLAND PARK (Michigan): Chrysler Corp yesterday announced it earned US$l7O 1 million (***** million) last year, the first American car manufacturer to make an annual profit in five years However. Chrysler lost US$96 1 million in the fourth quarter of 1982 because of the strike
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      Lock icon Reagan welcomes oil price decline's short-term perks
      343 10 AP, UPI WASHINGTON, Friday UNITED STATES President Ron*ld Reagan yesterday said recent declines in oil prices as "more good news tor the world economy." He also said his domestic economic policies "are beginning to bring rich rewards" While be acknowledged thai falling oil
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      Lock icon Why oil nations must parley with their clients
      244 10 AP, UPI PARIS, Frl OIL-PRODUCING countries, financially hit by a continuing slump 4n world demand for oil, mutt start a dialogue with their customers in order to establish principles (or future long-term relations, Venezuelan Oil Minister Humbert© Calderon Berti said yester?dr Calderon
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      Donald's tryst with drill bit
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      Lock icon Yugoslavians humour Marx
      237 10 AP BELGRADE, Friday WHAT would Karl Marx, the founder of Scientific Socialism, say if be retai ned to life 1M years after his death and visited non-aligned communist Yugoslavia? This was the question asked by the Commu-nist-led Belgrade Youth Organisation as it prepared to mark the centenary
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  • business
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      'Go for motion pictures'
      194 11 POTENTIAL iaveaton la Japan kavc bff« advised to bay into BoUn pictirci bat aot lato film. Mr Teshihito Hayaao. Kilor ualyit wick Nomura Rcietrck lastitate, singled 0«t IkC JIMMM mottoi plctirt liiaitry m the most pi UfllKlUl| ocra Ml llvfll 18, Oil astsd Hut the camera
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      Singapore investors are more progressive
      279 11  -  WHAT A JAPANESE RESEARCHER SAYS: •f GEOFFREY EU SINGAPOREAN businessmen are more advanced and forward thinking than their Japanese counterparts where investment Is concerned, says a Japanese research specialist Mr Toyomitse Tamao, managing director of Nomura Reaearch International, snld: "The rote of Singaporean busi iisssnun
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      Lock icon Japanese companies are now moving into joint ventures
      316 11 Reuter TOKYO, Friday JAPANESE computes arc expected to booat overseas investment this year after cuts forced by world recession in IMS, and a different pattern of investment is also Tf& of Japanese exports has prompted stiff criticism from Western Europe and the
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      A fund for that 'flight to quality'
      145 11 A •SCI-TECH* Investment fund, with the aim of attracting worldwide investment in the field of science and technology, is being set up by joint Japanese, American and English interests. Mr Hitoshi Kobayashi, managing director of The Nomura Securities Co and chairman of Singapore
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      Lock icon OVERNIGHT
      139 11 AP THE Dow Jones Average of SO Industrial* rone 24 17 to clow at a record 1,***** It was the steepest daily surge since Jan 27, when it rose 2ftM Volume rose lo US 22 million shares from 14.10 million on Wednesday It was the busiest trading day since
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    • Update
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        Trading suspended
        27 12 TRADING in Paper Products (M) shares was suspended on the stock exchange yesterday pending an important announcement Tne shares had gained 25 cents this week.
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        Green light for issue
        43 12 MALAYA Glass says Malaysia's Capital Issues Committee has approved the proposed rights issue of 14 million ordinary shares of 91 each at par to be allotted to shareholders on the basis of 4 shares for every i shares held
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        Heavy trading
        45 12 SINGAPORE share prices closed slightly higher on some buying support in very heavy trading. The Straits limes Industrial index rose 5.47 points to 117.11. The UOB Composite Index cloned at Sol.il, up 4.11 points. Trading volume was 21.95 million and value $4412 million
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        Lock icon HK inflation rate unchanged
        23 12 Reuter HONG Kong consumer price indices were unchanged in January. Inflation over 12 months was 8 per cent. Renter
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        Lock icon Prime rate cut
        24 12 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Bumiputrs Malaysia and Malayan Banking have cut their bate lending rates to 10.S pet from U.S. Renter
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      Nippon Electric to go into software
      177 12 NIPPON Electric Co's Singapore subsidiary intends to develop computer software programmes in co-operation with local software houses It also intends to open a retail outlet in Orchard C and E Shopping Centre. This will be itsflrst "Bit- Inn" outside Japan. It aims to provide
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      Now banks can pay interest monthly
      444 12  -  Association of Banks lifts ruling on savings accounts •y CATHERINE ONG THE Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) has lifted another restriction on interest paid on savings accounts In addition to being able to pay interest on balances on a daily basis, banks can
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      SYNTHETIC RESINS WILL TAKE OVER SARAWAK MOTOR
      260 12 SYNTHETIC Resins has made its second diversification move this month It propones to buy a controlling interest la Sarawal Motor Industries in addition to its already announced plan to buy shipping company Tampoi Resins Synthetic Resins has agreed to pay M|2 each for
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      United Int Securities unlikely to convert into unit trust
      406 12 UNITED International Securities (UIS) is unlikely to convert into an open-ended unit trust in the foreseeable future, informed source* say. There has been speculation in the stock market that the suspension of trading in its shares is because of plans to
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      Lock icon KL-KEPONG STAKES LONG-TERM FUTURE ON PLANTATIONS
      433 13 GROUP HAS ENOUGH FUNDS TO TAKE OVER BATU LINTANG The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Friday THE Kuala Lumpur Kepong group of companies is confident of the long-term future of the plantation industry Chainr.«n Tan Sri Datuk Lee Loy Seng said this confidence is houyed by
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      Lock icon Green light for 'Mini Raffles City'
      336 13 The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Friday THE "Mini Raffles City project for Kula Lumpur an idea first mooted by Amalgamated Properties and Industries in INI, has become a reality Bet it will not be under the API umbrella Instead, It has become a personal project
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      On The Move
      125 13 PUBLISHING Resources, publisher of Insicht and Resources Asia has promoted Mr Raajit GUI to vice-presi dent Mr Gill, a Singaporean, was named editor of Insight, a monthly journal for investors, two years ago Subsequently, he was appointed to the board of Publishing Resources MR Peter Lie will
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    Lock icon FIRE-POWER
    389 14 The latest in anti-terrorist devices pack a mighty punch centrepiece Text and pictures: SYGMA A SALON of a very special sort took place in Paris recently. It was an exhibition that offered police specialists from all over the world, the latest anti-terrorist arms and police equipment In a world
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      432 14 Results of the Singapore Monitor Home Subscription Lucky Draw for the month of January 1983 Ist Prize $1,000.00 UiM nuny n#i^n 174-0 Mk 13 IMm Ttrraot •Mgaport 1544 2nd Prize $500.00 Mustafa* Mn Mohamad 2SS-J Ml Sit Badak North Avanua 2 Singapore 1444 )rd Prise $250.00 each (2 winners) A
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      210 15  -  It you're game for high glamour, you may want to try tUs boutique Text: CATHARINE FERNANDO THE current array of pantsstyles Is all very fine but, if you want to really switch on the glamour, begin with a dress for that super feminine gait. A trip to Boutique
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      104 15 ONE MAN'S fashion tense is another a source of confusion And when your options are limited by your inhibitions, some guidance and encouragement is in order For Um ordinary male who favours the usual dark-coloured pants and pastel-col-oured shirts, the Farah range of men's attire
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      ROBERT LEE – THE SINGER NOT THE FIGHTER
      696 16 ROBERT LEE THE SINGER NOT THE FIGHTER We all Know and remember gongfu hero Bruce Lee, but little is known of his equally accomplished brother Robert. JOYCE LEE talks to Robert and finds out more about the man, his music and his relationship with Bruce. MANY years have passed since
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      Irma La Douce is back
      497 16  -  IRMA LA DOUCE Director BMy Wilder Starring: Jack Lemmon, Shirley Mac Lame Showing: Jade Rsviswsr Angela Herickx THE local cinema scene is still suffering post-E.T. depression tnd this year's block busters, such as Tootsie and Gandhi (an odd couple indeed) are still just a twinkle
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      Is Solidarity dead in Poland?
      175 18 CHANNEL 5 HIGHLIGHTS L World In Action: Votcos from Underground (7.«0 pm) IS SOLIDARITY dead in Poland? World In Action reports on the situation in Poland, one year after the workers' peaceful strike was overcome by military intervention which resulted in the trade union, Solidarity,
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      Hong Kong stars for your viewing pleasure
      124 18 CHANNEL 8 HIGHLIGHT Live From Studio 1, Ch t, pm FOR the fans of Hong Kong artistes, tonight's programme will be of some interest. Wong Kai Sin, the female lead of the serial currently showing on Sunday, A House Is Not A Home,
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      303 23 cl«»»lfiocl tele-service: 273-9090 APPOINTMENT WHAT IS A TELE-AD ADVISOR? If you are a self-motivated salesperson, possessing a keen desire to succeed in the wortd of selling advertising space by the use of the telephone... then you will have a challenging and rewarding career with The Singapore Monitor as a Tele-Ad
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      55 23 Commencing 28 February, The Singapore Monitor will bring to you "Videomart" your home »ntertainmenl guide. Keep lookout for Videomart every Monday beginning 28 February. The Singapore Monitor will bring to you the second series on Home Services and Home Furnishing on 2 March. Do not miss your home decor guide
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      251 23 NOTICE NOTICE OF REMOVAL The Registry of Vehicles (ROV) at Middto Road wiN be closed on Friday, 25th February and Saturday. 26th February 1983 to enable it to move to its new premises. ROV w«l resume operations as usual on Monday, 28th February 1983 at Sin Ming Drive (Tel: *****22).
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      653 24 RACC 1 2.15 Clao* 4 D*v B 1,200 m (Rp9trtctod Tprmp 2 A 9 Yppr Old*) I tin"- 17 t 69 Faaa 67 riaimi (2) 4 6 '^"aJSSL* 7 < 4 > i 2 fSnr" "355 RACC 2 2.45 CIM9 4 Otv A 1,200 m (Restricted Tprma 3
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      Vanity Fair shows he is back to winning form
      508 24  -  Racmq B J SMITH THE Jaafar-trained Vanity Pair, which wss a late scratching last Sunday, showed there was nothing amiss In a bright gallop at Penang yesterday morning The Cswston's Clown gekUng. with A Rahman in the saddle, was kept well
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      Lock icon Derwall faces fierce criticism over defeat
      515 24 Soccer Reuter •OWN, Friday WEST GERMAN soccer manager Jupp Derwall returned home frotn Portugal yesterday with fierce criticism ringing in his ears following lis side's 1-0 defeat in Lisbon on Wednesday West Germany's inept performance it was its first defeat by Portugal coupled with
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      West Indians 149-4 in Test
      337 24 Cncket KMQSTON, Fri THE Wset Indies are set for the leed in the First Cricket Teat against India wkan tkey finisked tke second dav s play yesterday on 141 for foer lit rens behind the Indian total of SSI. Replying to India's total of 2&1
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      Singapore's hopes fade as Kiwis enter the sevens fray
      368 25 Rugby SINGAPORE'S bopea for glory at the ■rsetigloas Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Bank Invitation rugby sevens chain ptonships plunged drastically with news that world rugby giant* New Zealand has been drswa to play in the same group as the Republic New
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      Star strikers in the dark about Malacca offer
      547 25  -  We haven't heard anything, say Don, Malek and Kannan •t KEN JALLEH Jr SINGAPORE'S top strikers Don Ang. Malek Awab and Kannan Kunjuraman today said they had heard nothing of offers from Malacca for them to play for the state in the
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      Brighton faces gritty reality
      362 26 PLAYERS MUST COME BACK TO EARTH FROM STUNNING WIN OVER LIVERPOOL TO DEFEND DIVISION ONE STATUS S( ENGLISH SOCCEK LEAGUE SPECIAL TO THE SINGAPOHE MONITOK: BY SIMON BARNES BRIGHTON, filled with dreams of Wembley glory, faces s nasty doee of gritty reality tomorrow Brighton shocked the
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      Liverpool faces toughest fixture
      140 26 axtraavJtoary'thtof to tow la write which ha* la pkkltoiMayrfl the floor ami gat hack to I iMfrt pathaf«Jl>* lioHf hyt ftlTrfcml?'""ii** m,r rl, B < elleaeer UaNatf trmlk Lhirfiil by IS Uwyiil war* to hit totally n hai n Hi tollr dry ■dl Hm li oriv
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      Watford needs to watch out
      180 26 ANOTHER TEAM which must shake off a setback is Wstford, the little side which has stunned the pundits by climbing up the First Division this season and staying in the top k., nn L Duncn It is currently third in the standings and has a
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      Thompson a shot in the arm for West Bromwich
      326 26 REGIS OUT WITH FRACTURED CHEEK BONE WEST Bromwich Albion has bam having a lean patch lately with its top hit-man Cyril le Regis out of action with a fractured cheek bone. But it hat signed Garry Thompson for £225,000 and he
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      East Asia Squash finals threatened by air schedule
      300 27  -  Squash Change the finals schedule nr face prospect of empty court, Papua New Guinea told #V KEN JALLEH Jr SINGAPORE and Malaysia have given East Asia squash championship host Papua New Guinea an ultimatum reschedule the individual finals, or face the prospect
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      Lock icon 13 booked, 3 sent off, in Madrid footbrawl
      154 27 S( )CCPr Reuter MADMO, Fn SOCCER referee Joaquin Urio was the busiest man in Spain last night He booked 13 players and sent off three as arch-rivals Seville and Real Betls literally fought out a third round second leg Spanish Cup tie
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        Lock icon Champ Watanabe KO's challenger
        44 27 Reuter TtU, (Japan): Japan's Jiro Watanabe. 27. successfully defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) junior bantamweight title for the third time knocking out Luis Ibanez of Peru in the eighth round of a scheduled 15round bout here last night Reuter
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        Lock icon Chinese team leader warned
        63 27 AP BEIJING: China's team leader Yu Zaizhou, coach Li Waaji and two players were given serious official warnings by the Heiiongjiana province sports commission. The two Chinese players had brawled with members of a visiting Canadian ice hockey team during a match in December, which touched
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        Lock icon Austin in third round
        68 27 UPI OAKLAND, CaHfomia: Top seed Tracy Austin beat Iva Budarovs g-1 1-1 In 49 minutes to reach the third round of the S9SOO.M# Virginia Slims women's tennis tournament She will meet Andrea Temesvari, who beat Sandy Collins 1-2 H Claudia Kohde upset Hana Madlikova 1-4 t-J
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        Lock icon WBA champ's second defence
        44 27 Reuter NEW YORK: Leonardo 'Leo' Cnu of the Dominican ReC»lic will make the second defence of his WBA junior therweight title when he meets South Korean Soon Hyun Chung in San Juan on March It. said promoter Don King Reuter
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        Lock icon Rain washes out HK golf open
        36 27 Reuter MONO KONQ: Rain washed out the first round of the (FSfISO.OOO Hong Kong Open golf championship with a dozen of the ISS-strong field yet to tee off yesterday Reuter
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      Lock icon UK $17m offer
      170 27 Reuter LONDON, Frl ENGLISH soccer clubs rejected a 3 million (S$l»7S million) offer from broadcasting companies yesterday in a deadlock that could black out television coverage of the sport next season Both sides sav the dispute is crucial for the future of British football and the habits
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