Singapore Monitor, 12 April 1985

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    • 647 2  -  By JULIE ANNE SIT SALES OF new and used cars have dropped 20 to 50 per cent since increases in road tax and petrol price were announced last month, dealers said yesterday. People who are buying cars are choosing smaller ones.
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    • 378 2  -  By CAROLYN LEE ACCIDENTS involving light-goods vehicles have been reduced since speedwarning devices were made compulsory for such vehicles. This was shown by studies by the Traffic Police, said the Traffic Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner Chua Chin Kiat. In 1981, there were 53
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    • 299 2 FROM Monday, motorists will no longer get anything extra for their petrol purchases. All the Singapore refinery companies and all their agents have agreed to stop distributing gifts, wnich are estimated to be costing them some $5 million a year. Many times
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    • 196 3  -  By JOSEPH LEE JEANS SUPPLIER Aeron Fashion is back in business with Emporium Holdings, following the settlement of their legal dispute. "We are now talking directly with each other," said Mr Joseph Quek, managing director of Aeron Fashion. Aeron Fashion had sued
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    • 296 3 Lianhe Zaobao THE PEOPLES Action Party is planning for a political symposium next month to enhance the political knowledge of its grassroots leaders and members. First Deputy Prime Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong will preside over the symposium and deliver the keynote speech on May
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    • 325 4  -  By CATHARINE FERNANDO MORE THAN 500 trainee teachers have pitched in to help the National Kidney Foundation to buy a kidney dialysis machine. They have already exceeded their target of $25,000 in donations collected for a walkathon, which will be held tomorrow. Their charity
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    • 145 4 CHANGI AIRPORT will have a third Cargo Agents' Building. The project will be undertaken by Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. The building will be located in the airport's Free Trade Zone, together with the existing two Cargo Agents' Buildings, which have already
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    • 307 4 Lianhe Wanbao TAXI-DRIVERS operating under the NTUC-Comfort flag will be dealt with if they refuse to give the 20 per cent discount in fares. Comfort's general manager Sam Chong Keen made this point clear when he called upon the Comfort cabbies to
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    • 82 4 SINGAPORE'S imports of electronic components in 1984 grew by 34 per cent over 1983'5. During the same period, exports of electronic goods also grew by 24 per cent. According to figures released by the Trade Development Board, 6,816 tonnes of electronic goods
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    • 140 4 Lianhe Wanbao A LABOURER from Malaysia was hit in the head by the arm of a crane truck on Tuesday and died on arrival in hospital. Lin Qiming, 21, from Perak, was working on a construction site in Woodlands Road when the fatal
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    • 155 6 THESE rusting metal sheets on the lawn in front of the National Museum drew stares from curious passersby. Some thought it was an item left behind by contractors after the recent renovation of the museum. But they were mistaken. This metal structure was one of
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    • 674 6  -  By ROBERT CONCEICAO THE RESPONSE to the national campaign against glue sniffing has been good, said Mr Baey Lian Peck, the chairman of the campaign organising committee. Several young people have, on their own, approached the Singapore AntiNarcotics Association (Sana) for help iii breaking the
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    • 240 6 THE CHAIRMAN of Ngee Ann Polytechnic Council, Mr Hiew Siew Nam, has been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. He is the first Singaporean to receive such a degree from this university. Mr Hiew graduated
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  • world
    • 471 7 UPI CAPE CANAVERAL, Friday TECHNICIANS FIXED a leaking commercial medicine refinery aboard the shuttle Discovery yesterday, clearing the way for blastoff this morning and saving a spot on the seven-person crew for engineer Charles Walker. Mr Walker, whose job is to operate the drug machine,
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    • 123 7 Reuter NEW DELHI, Friday MORE THAN 300 students, mostly girls, yesterday attacked newspaper offices in India's eastern state of Orissa apparently to protest about an article criticising student behaviour, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported. It said they smashed telephones, furniture v and
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    • 475 7 AP WASHINGTON, Friday THE UNITED STATES yesterday disputed a Chinese assertion that it had assured Beijing that American warships visiting China would not be carrying nuclear arms. "We have given no assurances to the Chinese, as reported in the press, that the proposed US
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    • 345 8 AP TA PHRAYA, Friday CAMBODIAN resistance followers staged a mock attack on a Cambodian refugee site in Thailand, apparently to force Thai military and international aid officials to move the refugees to another site, sources said yesterday More than 20,000 refugees at Site Six
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    • 165 8 Reuter WASHINGTON, Fri A KAMPUCHEAN resistance leader said yesterday his forces had enough weapons at the moment to continue fighting Soviet-backed Vietnamese troops in their country. But Prince Norodom Ranariddh, responding to an announcement by the Reagan administration on Wednesday that it would
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    • 32 8 A NAGOYA carpenter Yoshio Kiyokawa repairs a mechanical doll made in 1676 for a performance at a summer festival. Is this where Japan's robot industiy began? PICTURE REUTER
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    • 310 8 AP BEIJING, Friday THE STATE versus Gao Wenoing, 21, accused of picking the pockets of foreigners on a bus, began at 1.30pm in a courtroom with soiled winaow curtains and smudged linoleum. "Tell us about your crimes," said a stern, middle-aged woman
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    • 385 9 UPI WASHINGTON, Friday AMERICAN retail sales last month suffered their sharpest decline for more than seven years and a senior government official said the Reagan Administration's 1985 growth projection might be hard to meet. The Commerce Department said yesterday that retail
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    • 148 9 Reuter UITENHAGE (South Africa) Friday A BLACK witness said yesterday that wounded mourners were killed to prevent them giving details of last month's shooting of 19 Blacks in a clash with South African police. Mr Eric Tembani, one of the Blacks taking part in
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    • 163 9 Reuter KHARTOUM, Friday POLITICAL and union leaders said last night that Sudan's new military rulers had agreed to the formation of a civilian caretaker government. The statement was issued by a group of professional unions and political parties whicn have been negotiating with
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    • 56 10 The 13-member US Congressional delegate, headed by House Speaker Mr "Tip" O'Neill (front right), had an almost four-hour session with Soviet leader Mr Mikhail Gorbachev (front left) in the Kremlin on Wednesday. After the meeting the Soviet leader said he wanted a more thorough outline of
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    • 120 10 AP NEW DELfll, Friday UNION CARBIDE has decided to close down its chemical plant in Bhopal after the Indian Government refused permission to restart the factory, the site of a poisonous gas leak that killed more than 2,000 people last December. A company statement
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    • 333 10 UPI LOS ANGELES, Friday AN UNARMED suspect in the kidnapping of a 4Vfc-year-old Korean girl was cornered by police and shot to death yesterday moments after picking up the ransom money, investigators said. The child, identified as Deanna Jin, was suffering from chicken
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    • PEOPLEWATCH
      • 110 10 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS FORMER actress Brigitte Bar dot (above) said she considered a Legion of Honour medal awarded to her by the French Government was for her work for animal rights, not for her films. "I take this Legion of Honour for
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      • 102 10 ACTOR Gerald Mcßaney astonished producer Jack Lucarelli when he reported for work on his new movie, Jackals, on location in Tucson, Arizona. Mcßaney had a full head of hair when Lucarelli signed him for the role earlier this year. But Lucarelli failed to recognise his
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      • 78 10 PHILIP Michael Thomas, who plays Don Johnson's partner in TV's flashy Miami Vice, is hoping his appeal to the MTV audience will boost his recoraing career as well. "The most incredible person I've ever met is myself," Thomas explained to Glamour magazine. After singing two
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      • 73 10 THE OAK Ridge Boys will represent allAmerican entertainment on May 14 as part of the grand opening of The Acropolis in Nice, France. The band plans to donate proceeds from the concert to tne Feed The Chudren programme. The money will be used to drill
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      • 78 10 BESTSELLING author James Michener (above) says some people were not very pleased with his book Space, wnich has been made into a five-part mini series. Some Nasa officials were perturbed by the depiction of extra marital alliances between astronauts and "groupies" at a Florida motel. "Some
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    • 197 9 r APPEALING APPEALING PRICE The New BRAUN Coffee Makers J|l "Hjj Braun now offers a new range of coffee makers: New in a combination of practical features and U new in an appealing compact design. And all these are offered to you at an attractive price. Pivoting filter I The
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    • 100 10 Crisis management: Page 12 What KEY PROJECT is happening °ff y° ur CXJ/O during Happy Hours! r KEY PROJECT. Three guys and a gal who'll excite you at the Vanda Bar with their own style of music and a wide repertoire of favourite pop tunes, good 'ol ballads and evergreens.
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  • money
    • 346 11  -  By KOH SOO LEE KEPPEL SHIPYARD'S share price plummetted to near its year's low yesterday with the stock market expecting a dismal set of year-end results from the group. Brokers reported that panic-selling broke out among the counter's holders yesterday in anticipation of an announcement
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    • 303 11  -  By ANG PENG HWA NGEE ANN KONGSI is negotiating with Far East Organisation on the sale of Orchard Square. And the result of the negotiation is likely to be known by the end of the month. This is because Ngee Ann, which owns the
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    • 483 11 COMPETITION in the non-car-bonated fruit drinks market is expected to heat up when Vitasoy Distributors (S) Pte Ltd introduces four new fruit drinks under its Vita brand today. The company has started its advertising campaign on television. Its campaign in
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    • 70 11 AP MANILA, Friday THE Monetary Board has placed the state-run Philippine Veterans Bank under receivership, saying it cannot stay in business without adversely affecting its depositors and creditors, the Presidential Palace announced on Wednesday. The move came two weeks after President Ferdinand Marcos ordered the resignation
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    • 120 12 E HMLLSTBEET fl Reuter WALL STREET stock prices closed with a modest gain yesterday as investors tried to decide if the US economy will rebound later this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 3.75 points to close at 1263.69
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    • 56 12 THE STRAITS Times Industrial Index closed at 803.35 yesterday, down 2.74 points from Wednesday. The OUB Composite Share Price Index closed at 409.45 yesterday, down 0.04 points from Wednesday's close of 409.49. The OUB Trade-Weighted Singapore Dollar Exchange Rate Index fell 0 4718 points to 133.4119 at the close,
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    • 140 12 THE US dollar plunged against major foreign currencies in fairly heavy trading yesterday as investors continued to lose confidence in the US economy. Gold prices rose. Bullion was bid at U*****.25 (*****) an ounce in late trading at Republic National Bank in New York, up U556.25 from
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    • 115 12 AP THE HONG KONG and Shanghai Banking Corporation will start a China desk on April 17 to promote business between Singapore and China, Mr Andrew Dixon, deputy manager of the Singapore branch, said yesterday. The bank's office in Hong Kong has arranged 200 projects in
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    • 708 12 LAT-WP DANBURY (Connecticut), Fri HOW DO YOU put the best face on the worst industrial accident in history? In a variety of ways, that question was put to Union Carbide Corp chairman Warren Anderson recently when he made a dramatic appearance before employees of the
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    • 541 12 UPI NEW YORK, Friday TOO FEW computer companies (and some computer writers) resist the urge to give their products cute names or use a witty play on words in describing the merchandise. There is a special cell reserved in the jargon jail for the person
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    • 174 12 BANDAR RAYA DEVELOPMENT has turned in a 27 per cent rise in pre-tax profits from M 514.6 million to M 518.6 million (5516.3 million) for the year ended Dec 31, 1984. Net after-tax profits were up 60 per cent from M 55.9
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  • open line
    • ANSWER BOX
      • 276 13 THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUERIES I BELIEVE that the level of environment pollution in Singapore is well below the acceptable World Health Organisation standard. However, it is inevitable that pollution levels will rise as more motor vehicles come on the road and more industries are
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      • 166 13 I WAS born during the Japanese Occupation. The time of my birth was registered as 5.30 pm in the birth certificate. What I want to ascertain is whether the time stated is local or Tokyo time. If it is Tokyo time, what is the Singapore time?
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      • 130 13 I WOULD like advice on how and when I should wean my 16-month-old boy from his pacifier. He seems to be getting more attached to it lately, especially at night and when he wakes up. THERE are different opinions as to whether or not a pacifier should
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      • 117 13 I AM a Singaporean married to an Indian citizen in India. I have completed my GCE 'A' level examination and wish to further my studies in India. Having contacted the relevant authorities over there, I was told to produce a "Migration Letter" for study purposes from
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      • 188 13 I WATCHED "Today in Parliament" on television almost daily during the last parliamentary sessions and I noticed that whenever the debate was about to start, a man walked into the chamber carrying a mace in his hand. All the Members of Parliament bowed when
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      • 118 13 MY SON and I are the registered co-owners of a Housing Board flat. His name was registered after the demise of my husband. I wish to sell my ownership rights to my son's wife. Can my son and his wife use
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      • 55 13 Something troubling you. Need clarification on certain issues? Let us help. Send your queries to us and we will try to get the relevant authorities or organisations to provide the answers. Send your questions to: Open Line, The Singapore Monitor, 2 Alexandra Road, tto3-01 Delta
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    • 229 13 NO ONE enjoys moving. But if the idea overwhelms you, make adequate preparations for the task. The following tips on packing are helpful: START packing four to six weeks before the move. Weed out things to give away, throw away or sell. PACK
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    • 12 13 THE series on Careers is beirig held over due to space constraint.
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    • 101 13 husband and wife duct who have entertained throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and on cruise ships in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. They have also recorded an album and made 1 numerous television appearances. With such extensive experience'Romance'packs a wide repertoire. Ballads, standards, evergreen and 1 r? current pops sung
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  • opinion/letters
    • 192 14  -  STARVING WIDOW Singapore 1544 LETTERS to the Press on pension matters have been unanswered or unnoticed by the Government department concerned The letter "Treat all pensioners alike" (SM, Nov 19, 19K4) remains unanswered. The viewpoints and feelings of poor pensioners are completely ignored.
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    • 226 14 WE READ of complaints from students about arrogant bus drivers and often the reaction to come to mind is "poor kids." But has anyone any sympathy for the drivers? As a bus commuter, I loathe unruly students. Sometimes you come across students
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    • 278 14 AS A tourist in your beautiful country, I could not help marvelling at the efficiency and courtesy of the public service until my unpleasant journey in a bus. I had been taking Service 136 from the bus stop along Ang Mo Kio Ave
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  • 1078 14  -  features By JUAN O' TAMAYO Knight-Ridder Newspapers GUADALAJARA (Mexico): With lights flashing and sirens wailing, the Jaliseo State Police cars raced through the darkness one night last January, escorting a marijuana shipment bound for the US market Drug traffickers paid top state police
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  • opinion/letters
    • 457 15 THE SINGAPORE monitor IBBMBH SINGAPORE has much to be thankful to Britain, its former colonial power, for what it has achieved today. Some of the reasons were mentioned in glowing terms by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew during a recent dinner given in honour of
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    • 374 15  -  S Y TAN Singapore 1647 A FURORE arose out of Mr Teh Cheang Wan's statement in Parliament that in situations where the Housing and Development Board (HDB) area offices are asked to provide services to two or more constituencies, the constituency with an
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    • 75 15 I FEEL more disappointed than amused at "Disappointed's" naive interpretation of Mr Chiam See Tong's remarks relating to the existence of the price of land in the last parliamentary debate. Far from being overawed by the Prime Minister, Mr Chiam was making remarks which carried a
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    • 132 15 THE MINISTERS should thank the two opposition MPs for bringing up the views of the people as these were genuine feedback from the public, instead of alleging that the two MPs were trying to cast a slur every time they spoke. It is the
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    • 67 15 LETTERS on any subject of public interest wHi be accepted for publication must be signed They must also include the writer's name and address even if the writer decides to use a pseudonym in print A contact telephone number would be useful, We reserve the right to edit tetters Address
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous

  • leisure
    • 1302 16  -  Outspoken Cher does many interviews to publicise her new movie By DEBORAH CAULFIELD in Hollywood PEOPLE magazine has come and gone, Newsweek is just leaving and USA Today will soon arrive at the newly rented beach house in Malibu, California. Inside, Cher takes a deep
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    • 706 16  -  By WONG AH YOKE PASSION FLOWER, Columbia Pictures Television's two-hour show which begins shooting here on May 20, will feature 25 Singaporeans among its cast. And three of these are in the main cast. Oddly, there is a role for an American man under
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    • 517 18 GIMaLIMK Friday Night Movie Cover Up (Pilot) (Chinese subtitles) (Ch 5, 10.15 pm) MAX HARPER (Jon-Erik Hexum) is a successful model who uses the world of high fashion as a cover up for his work as an outrider an undercover agent who, if caught,
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    • Article, Illustration
      805 19 TWO new lounge acts in town that opened this month come from the West, bringing with them a wide repertoire of Western tunes, both familiar and unfamiliar. Romance Despite its name, Romance sings more than love ballads. The husband-and-wife team sings everything country, calypso, evergreens and a generous
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    • 462 19  -  By WONG SING YEONG SUCCESSFUL war films, like The Bridge on the River Kwai, painted a villainous picture of the Japanese soldier as a brutal fanatic stopping at nothing to establish his superiority in those cruel times. That, of course, is now part of
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    • 65 16 FREE! A ROLL OF FILM FOR EVERY ROLL PROCESSED. A free roll of 24-exposure Sakura colour film is yours with every roll you send in for processing at Singapore Colour Centre. Enjoy the benefits of quality film processing and the added bonus of 24 high-quality exposures, at no extra charge
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 1150 17 OUIPE— n Sample A 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by The m Passenger (C) (r). V 4.25 Music Makers.* mW 7 Entertainers such as Carol Burnett. Helen Reddy and Jim > Jy f Webb help introduce children to the world of music. iNr 4 55 The Kid a Littles
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    • 179 17 Noon Newsdesk 12.30 Country Music Profile 12.45 Financial News 12.55 Reflections 1.00 World News 1.09 Twenty-four Hours: News Summary 1.30 The Pleasures of Seeking 1.45 The World Today 2.00 Newsdesk 2.30 Brain of Britain 1985 3.00 World News 3.09 Twenty-four Hours: News Summary 3.30 Lands of a Thousand Dances 3.45
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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    • 606 20 HTKpp m2/f. Eddie Rose, British illustrator... his pen and ink drawings are on display at the Tiffin Room, Raffles Hotel EDDIE ROSE paintings and embroideries, organised BRITISH illustrator Eddie Rose will by the Alliance Francaise, willbe held hold an exhibition of pen and ink draw- at 4 Pon^ C 0
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 85 20 I «r v%ir«r T CHAMBER MUSIC THE Asean Youth Musicians will present a chamber music concert at the Shell Theatref.te, Shell Tower, today from 12.45 pm to 1.30 pm. Admission is free. FRANTISEK VAJNAR/JOHN CLEQG CZECH conductor Frantisek Vainar and British pianist John Clegg will be featured in the Singapore
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 501 21 leisure comics p*p«p« Btes»5B»I ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA Focus on communication and September 23 to October 22 the ability to demonstrate Emotional responses are your view in an entertaining strong and they could overmanner You'll win through an power your logic. Trust your unorthodox procedure. An Hunch
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  • FOR THE HOME
    • 188 22 WHAT helps get women back into the workforce, eases the labour shortage experienced by small businessmen, saves on taxi fares and assists in the campaign to promote the eating of frozen pork? The answer is the chest freezer. Mr Michael Goh, manager of
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    • 341 22 A GEC 14 cubic foot freezer is giving 55year old satay-seller Salleh Mohamed some breathing space. Mr Salleh, of "Satay Is timewa" in the Geylang Serai hawker centre, sells an average of 1,000 sticks of satay a day. Mr Salleh said: "The freezer
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    • 425 23 TIME was when repairing and repolishing old furniture called for the skills of a professional craftsman. But today all this seems to have changed, thanks largely to new, innovative tools as well as an amazing number of wood revitalisers. Old furniture,
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    • 176 23 HERE'S a way of preventing dust from settling on newly-painted surfaces. Simply wet the ground immediately around the object being painted. This helps to lay the dust that would otherwise be blown from the ground on to the wet paint. You can sprinkle the water by using
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    • 319 24 C-Bricks a new look for walls A NEW wall finishing which home owners can apply themselves is the C Brick from New Zealand, a non-ceramic, lightweight brick-like tile made from China clay. Each piece measures 205 mm by 60 mm and is six mm thick. Handymen who want to tackle
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    • 311 24 INVISIBLE doormen are beginning to cost less. It's easier to afford not to have to get out of your car to open the gate when driving home in the rain. The Hydromatic Automatic Gate System, recently introduced in Singapore, is now available for
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 171 22 In just 3 steps your home can be as beautiful as the home on left. Misread 2. press 3 smooth Spread C Mortar Adhesive Press C Brick firmly into Smooth on adhesive on surface to be covered. adhesive and wiggle it into between C Bricks with a brush, place Yes/
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    • 158 22 You don't have to lookV toohardfor good flooring We stock the following tiles and carpets: Loboflor carpet (with 10 yrs. guarantee) Marley carpet tiles and vinyl flooring i La Faenza ceramic tiles jfa llga Gomma rubber tiles; Ir\* and they are all at: Dunlop Singapore Sdn Bhd Building Products Showroom
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    • 400 27  -  FRIDAY FORUM with So Boon Lee THE MINUTES were ticking away, with Johor leading Singapore 2-1 in their Malaysia Cup match at the National Stadium last Friday. Off a free-kick given outside Singapore's penaltyarea, Johor skipper Kamaruddin Ahmad curled the ball past
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    • 225 27  -  By DANIEL WEE WHEN talk turns to 12-year-old Irving Ng of the People's Association Youth Swimming Club, words like mature, dedicated and loyal spring to mind easily. Mature best describes the way Irving conducts himself. The bespectacled St Andrew's stuaent chooses his words with
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    • 493 28  -  By S GULAM SINGAPORE coach Hussein Aljunied, who watched last night's National Football League Division One match between Tiong Bahru and Farrer Park Dynamos, was tempted to enlist Safi Anuar to solve his team's scoring woes, though he was later discouraged by his size. The
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    • 88 28  -  By B KULA THE future of Singapore's rugby seems to be in the hands of former national coach Natahar Bava. If he returns to help, there is every hope that Singapore will regain some of their lost pride at the next Asian championships
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    • 125 29 LAN RUSH LOOKS AT THE ENGLISH TITLE RACE USUALLY, it's wonderful to be able to gloat about being 100 per cent right in a prediction But Ray Clemence makes me wish I'd kept my mouth shut! Spurs brilliant goalkeeper came "home" to Anfield and gave one
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      153 29 WHEN Adrian Heath's injury ruled him out for the rest of the season, I wondered how Everton would fare in front of goal. But just when they needed him most, Andy Gray rediscovered his scoring touch. Everton are picking up points from games even when they are not at
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    • 276 29 Reuter LONDON, Fri SWEDEN'S top two players. Mats Wilander and Anders Jarryd, were notable absentees when the International Tennis Federation (ITF) yesterday announced details of the holders' Davis Cup world group first-round tie with Chile. The ITF said the tie, postponed due to
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    • 142 29 IPS I SAID a month ago in SHOOT! that it would be foolish to write Liverpool off from the title race. I have not changed my opinion! Ray Clemence did our cause no good at all, I admit that. But we do have the experience and the know-how to
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    • 104 29 IPS SO MANY people believed United would crack when they lost Bryan Robson through injury. But United, despite shattering injury problems, have kept their teeth set against the odds and are right back in the hunt. You have to fancy a side with quality players like Gordon Strachan,
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      133 29 IPS SPURS keep talking about having twice the home games left than they have away but I wonder if they would not be better-off playing most of their run-in away from White Hart Lane? They seem to dry up at home, suffering perhaps from the driving demand of their
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      70 29 IPS DESPITE Arsenal's recent return to form, I think they will be crowded out of this season's title. They have excellent players at Highbury a whole catalogue of internationals like Viv Anderson, Kenny Sansom (above), Steve Williams, and Charlie Nicholas. But Graham Eix has missed too much of the
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    • 115 30  -  By B KULA HOCKEY international Tan Sek Yong showed determination and skill but lacked fitness in his game for the National Under-20's against Singapore Cricket Club at the Padang yesterday. Sek Yong scored a goal off a penalty corner, giving his team the
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