Singapore Monitor, 26 April 1985

Total Pages: 31
1 4 Singapore Monitor

  • home
    • 530 2  -  By GANDHI AMBALAM SINGAPOREANS are paying up to 20 per cent more for tneir viaeo tapes because a number of libraries, in anticipation of the new copyright laws, are beginning to stock their shelves with copyright tapes. Kecopied tapes are rented
      530 words
    • 339 2  -  The good-natured Mistris never had any row since their marriage in 1925 By LEE KIT MUN MR AND Mrs Homi Mistri have every reason to drink to the occasion. Tonight the couple will be celebrating 60 years of marriage at the Downtown American Club in Cecil Street.
      PICTURE: ASMAH HAMID  -  339 words
    • 203 2  -  By CAROLYN LEE A JAPANESE tourist lost $10,630 in cash and jewellery while waiting in a hotel for her friend. The woman, 77, went to the hotel in Orchard Road in the evening of April 19 to meet a friend. While waiting, she decided to
      203 words
    • 195 3  -  Durian with a difference makes appearance here By SEAH MEI KIANG ABOUT the size of a football and smooth to the touch, it resembled anything but a durian. But it was. The thomless durian made its first appearance at the Thai Embassy here yesterday. It seemed as
      PICTURE: SHAFIE GOH  -  195 words
    • 337 3  -  By VIOLET OON BEING appointed Artistic Director of the Singapore Arts Festival 1986 is worth giving up the United States for, says Singapore's premier guitarist, Dr Robert Liew. Just a month ago, in an interview with The Singapore Monitor, he said: "I'd love
      337 words
    • 142 3 Lianhe Zaobao PRIVATE firms which have difficulty getting teachers for their Speak Mandarin Classes can now turn to the Ministry tor Communications and Information for assistance Mr Lee Seng Yip, the ministry's Head of Information Research and the current secretary of this
      Lianhe Zaobao  -  142 words
    • 92 4 ELECTRONIC detectors can pick up any movement in a secured area like the vault area of a bank. Explaining its operation, Cisco's general manager, Mr Teoh Beng San yesterday said: "A detector has a transmitter as well as a receiver. "When the waves
      92 words
    • 189 4  -  By CHEE LI CHOO SINGAPOREANS should be more hospitable if more Japanese tourists are to be attracted here, says a manager of the Japan Travel Bureau Foundation, Dr Nobuaki Kuniya. And statistics show that last year, the number of Japanese travellers that came to Singapore
      189 words
    • 336 5  -  Discounts offered in sale of transferable membership because of poor business conditions By JOSEPH LEE PRICES of transferable membership in golf and country clubs are falling sharply because of poor business conditions. Membership in Tanah Merah Country Club has recently been sold for $48,000 (excluding
      336 words
    • 415 5  -  By MICHAEL LIEW SEVERAL people offered to help a 10-year-old schoolgirl who was allegedly ill-treated by her mother. The Monitor yesterday reported that Chen Meijing, who came from a broken family, was burned on the arm with a hot iron because she had not
      415 words
    • 347 6  -  Specially-trained police drivers will soon go after errant motorists on our expressways Story: ROBERT CONCEICAO WATCH OUT! Soon, specially-trained police drivers of the Expressway Patrol will go after errant motorists on our expressways. Fifty such drivers have completed a three-week advanced driving course
      Pictures: SPENCER LOH  -  347 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 93 2 V mSjjf Sub-totaWtotal are obtained with one touch 4-key independent memory absorbs heavy work loads Built-in business brain for percentages direct answers^^^^B^^^^ to add-ons, discounts, ratios and increase/decrease values. A go-anywhere power source lets you use batteries or the nearest AC outlet. emporium I m (S) PTE LTD II J77
      93 words

  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 387 3 WASHING YOU CAN AFFORD rrvm pppp MACHINES "X FREEZERS Model Z 816 V. Price: $750.00 Big Top Wide dispenser I——i—* I e '^^2oVß Cold water wash Stainless 1 >r c steel drum Glass door I Capacity 125 litres type j" f I Fully automatic with one I Laminated-plastic knob operation
      387 words

  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 181 4 TITLES. SONGS: Naya Kadam- Rajesh Khanna, '84 Geetmala Collection Sri Devi Jaya Pradha Ghazlon Ka Khazana Selected Jawaani Karan Shah Neelam Ghazals from films Hoshiyaar Jeetendra Sunhare Geet Best of Mohd Rafi Jaya Pradha Geeton Ki Sej Lata O?"! Fa ouque Shaikh Enghsh Mies also amiable Shabana Azmi Divorce -Sharmila
      181 words

  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 109 5 Now you can do your andlamdty cn the way towork/' L I jf e I rl J..." yy y collect it on ttie way home, without leaving your car. r m s 1 I l) f first hotel drive-in laundry service is I ™V U ram flm Sundays and Public
      109 words

  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 88 6 p Ist Anniversary Sale! J Fantastic Reductions on Italian V "Designer Collections" Bed Linen a J JH an< Fabrics. Sale on for Two VyflH weeks only (until 12th May PI Better hurry, there's going to be\Hfi|&ff3o9^ $16 70 Bolster UQr3&- 56.70 im A JU D,scount sale at .LA PASSIONE TRADING
      88 words

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 248 7 I family's cjjpice. i|<— f, .j V il I J j ppppm^ villll New 1985 Lancer 15 GLX. \\Si Ik v J From the only Japanese car maker to win wide side mouldings, halogen headlamps and Germany's Golden Wheel Award (1.5-2 litre more. With EC 15.03 anti-pollution specification. category). The
      248 words

  • world
    • 335 8 Indonesia sticks to original condition for normalisation AP JAKARTA, Friday INDONESIA is sticking to its original demand that China make a public declaration that it would no longer support communist guerillas in South-east Asia before normalisation between Beijing and Jakarta can take
      AP  -  335 words
    • 166 8 Reuter BANGKOK, Friday SEVEN Vietnamese soldiers and 17 from the forces of the Heng Samrin government in Cambodia have surrendered to Thailand in the past two days, Thai military officers said yesterday. Y Reporters at the border were shown several of the
      Reuter  -  166 words
    • 116 8 AP SEOUL, Friday THE CULTURE and Information Ministry instructed two television networks yesterday to drop commercials for whiskey ana other expensive liquor while upgrading the quality of dramas ana comedies. The ministry said the steps, effective from May 1, were in line
      AP  -  116 words
    • PEOPLE WATCH
      • 84 8 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS DIRTY HARRY wants to join forces with the Pentagon. Clint Eastwood (above) wants to make a movie about a Marine sergeant who fought from Korea to Grenada and is seeking approval from the Defence Department. Escorted, he strolled through the
        84 words
      • 78 8 A 35-YEAR-OLD Royal Air Force test pilot will become Britain's first astronaut when he joins the crew of a TJS space shuttle on a mission next year, Defence Minister Michael Heseltine announced yesterday. Squadron-leader Nigel Wood will board the craft in June 1986 to launch a British
        78 words
      • 95 8 BRITAIN'S PRINCESS Michael (above), still shaken by a disclosure last week that her father had belonged to Hitler's SS, broke down in tears while thanking the British public for rallying round her. "It has not been an easy 10 davs," the wife of Queen Elizabeth's cousin
        95 words
      • 78 8 YOICHI OKAMOTO, the official White House photographer during President Johnson's administration, hanged himself at his suburban Maryland home, police said yesterday. He was 69. Montgomery County Police ruled his death on Wednesday a suicide by hanging. Ok amo to, the former Chief of the Visual Materials Branch
        78 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 71 8 TAAASEK BEER CARRES (OPPOSITE THE MARCO POLO HOTEL) V J y hjL iubL Live Music Nightly by Talented Trio THE TRIANGLES Guest Artiste: William Scorpion Performing on Friday Saturday Nights, and Eves of Public Holidays MMBBBBBBBWMi——— x> Innovative. Creatlv©. Personalised. f/| This aptly describes thecreatfve JjJT team of London-trained Hair-Stylists
      71 words

  • money
    • 379 9 TRADING volume at the Singapore stock exchange hit what is believed to Be a 32-m6nth low of 4.17 million shares totalling $8.88 million yesterday, brokers said. The last low was in August 1982 when the volume traded was only 2.8 million. The
      379 words
    • 143 9 Reuter WASHINGTON, Fri A GRADUAL decline in the value of the US dollar would be acceptable to the Reagan Administration, but a precipitous fall would be troublesome, Treasury Secretary James Baker said yesterday. "One thing we would not like to see is a
      Reuter  -  143 words
    • 204 9  -  By KOH SOO LEE THE NEW Coke will make its debut in Singapore before the end of the year. In the meantime, the company is preparing to launch the caffeinefree Diet Coke. Diet Coke's launch here will put it in direct competition
      204 words
    • 325 9  -  Six execs join former manager at his present firm By CATHERINE ONG CAMARADERIE is an useful asset in the merchant banking business, as Lloyds International Merchant Bank (S.E.A.) Ltd has learnt the hard way. Lloyds, the British merchant bank, has lost six senior executives to Morgan Grenfell
      325 words
    • 143 9 KEPPEL SHIPYARDS Industrial Engineering Division has secured $36 million worth of contracts in the first four months of the year, from within and outside Singapore. Among the contracts in Singapore are a $14-million project for steel fabrication and erection at the Mass Rapid Transit Bishan Depot, and
      143 words
    • 357 10 Price of metal drops below floor level for the first time in three years The Star THE KUALA Lumpur tin price fell below the International Tin Association floor level for the first time in three years on Tuesday. It closed at $29.10 per kilo,
      The Star  -  357 words
    • 165 10 E HMLLSTBEET fl Reuter WALL STREET stocks closed sharply higher yesterday with a late buying spree that {rnshed some market indicators to record eveff as investors decided that the economy would improve later in the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 6.29 points
      Reuter  -  165 words
    • 55 10 THE Straits Times Industrial Index closed yesterday at 799.15, up 3.09 points from Wednesday. The OUB Composite Share Price Index closed yesterday at 404.91, down 0.31 points from Wednesday's close of 405.22. The OUB Trade-weighted Singapore Dollar Exchange Rate Index rose 0.0960 points to 133.3457 at the close, compared
      55 words
    • 169 10 AP THE AMERICAN dollar rolled higher yesterday, extending its week-long climb in moderate trading as US interest rates edged up. Gold prices were narrowly mixed. In after-hours trading, Republic National bank quoted a bid for gold as of 4 pm at U*****.60 an ounce, up 85 cents
      AP  -  169 words
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 159 9 Tfaytf God its Friday SECRETARIES' WEEK LUNCH AT TGIF N $12 April 26- 27, 1985 Have lunch with us and get a complimentary coupon which entitles you to a "no cover charge first drink" during disco hours (weekdays only)! Frita, THE LONGEST HAPPY ?S&a3*M HOUR IN TOWN ar From 12
      159 words
  • Page 9 Miscellaneous

  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 154 10 SEE THE BIG NAMES AT OFFICEIfM'BS THE MODERN OFFICE EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION APRIL 24-27, 1985, HALL 3, WORLD TRADE CENTRE, SINGAPORE Time: 12-Bpm Admission: Trade Visitors (By registration) ittk jll B RALPH {SI cuf^JoS sYMowpsiyfTnawpji HjNE ULTIMATE In an increasingly competitive business manager, the supervisor, the secretary environment, productivity
      154 words

  • open line
    • ANSWER BOX
      • 375 11 THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUERIES I HAVE a matured mango tree which bears a lot of large fruits.Unfortunately most of the fruits crack open at the sides before I can harvest them. Could it be due to the soil condition or the weather? Can you let
        375 words
      • 179 11 I WOULD like to know where I can take the GCE 'O' Qualifying Test. Can I take it in a private or government registered centres? Can I sit for it this year and take my 'O' levels next year? THE GCE '0' Qualifying Test
        179 words
      • 188 11 I VISIT the public swimming pool regularly. I would like to know whether the virus HTLV-111 can survive in chlorinated water. If it can, what action has been taken by the relevant authorities to prevent its spread? Does it mean that I should
        188 words
      • 55 11 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, #0301 Delta
        55 words
    • 160 11 IN OUR answer on the Open Line pages headlined "College not recognised" we stated that West London College was not on the British Council's list whose certificates are recognised in Singapore. We have been informed that this is incorrect. The British Council does not have
      160 words
    • RC ACTIVITIES
      • 102 11 CHANGKAT Zone 3 RC will be holding an AntiKiller Litter/Crime Prevention exhibition and a presentation of RC letters of appointment this Sunday at 9 am at the void deck of Block 102, Tampines Street 11. The adviser to the Changkat RCs, Dr Aline Wong, will officiate the
        102 words
      • 63 11 PASIR PANJANG Pine Grove RC will be organising a Walk-A-Jog this Sunday at 7.30 am. The starting and finishing point will be at the RC Centre, Block IN Pine Grove. Residents who are interested in participating in the Walk-A-Jog may also register on the spot. Major Abbas
        63 words
      • 44 11 A FILM show entitled "Revenge Of The Ninja" will be screened at the turf area near Blk 429, Clementi Avenue 3, tomorrow at 7.30 pm. The activity is organised by Clementi Zone 4 RC. All residents are welcome. Admission is free.
        44 words
      • 111 11 MEMBERS of Jurong Zone B RC will visit residents of blocks 42 and 43, Yung Sheng Road, next Tuesday at 7.30 pm to promote the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. Khe Bong Zone A RC members will also be visiting residents of block 82, Lorong 2, Toa Payoh this Saturday
        111 words
  • Page 11 Advertisements

  • opinion/letters
    • 463 12 I REFER to your report "Leaky pipes at Lakepoint" (SM, March 20) and Jurong Town Corporation's (JTC) reply "New grouses at Lakepoint came after liability period" (SM, April 2). JTC has not made any distinction between apparent defects and latent defects. While
      463 words
    • 197 12 WHEN the first Peranakan play, Pileh Menantu, was produced, the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), recognising its cultural importance, filmed the entire play, enabling appreciative viewers to tape the programme on their VCRs. In February 1985, another Peranakan play, the comedy Buang Keroh Pungot Jernih,
      197 words
  • 1059 12  -  features By MICHAEL BROWNING Knight-Riddsr Newspapers BEIJING: In the 1977 picture-book, China Tames Her Deserts, which until a month or two ago, was still on sale in Beijing's Friendship Store, is a large blob of ink on the first page, erasing several words which can, nevertheless,
    1,059 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 64 12 1 i W i I Vv I 1 j§S¥ RED HOUSE SEAFOOD [q] Business as usual at L_ 512 Upper East Coast Road n] Tel: *****12 *****66 L=Z Open daily nl (Mon to Fn& Sun) 530 pm to midnight 12.15 am (Sal) 5.3(5 pm to midnight 1.15 am Free parking
      64 words
    • 72 12 LETTERS on any subject of pubbc interest will be accepted tor publication They should be typed and 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 \\e reserve
      72 words

  • opinion / letters
    • 405 13 THE SINGAPORE I MONITOR HW THE United States State Department, in a report on drug control, took Singapore to task for not doing enough towards curbing international drug trafficking. The Republic is accused of being harsh towards drug abusers and drug traffickers within its territory but
      405 words
    • 280 13 RtMjat IN HIS letter, "Hard see why skills fund application was rejected" (SM, April 2), "Perplexed" alleges that a great proportion National Productivity Board (NPB) courses caters only for executives and university graduates. In fact, this is not true. A great proportion
      280 words
    • 192 13  -  ANG POH INN (MISS) Public Relations Officer Ministry of Labour WE REFER to the letter "Work permit woe for maid's sponsor" by Mr Syed Abdul Rahman Alsagoff (SM, Apr 22). We wish to clarify that Mr Alsagoff has already written to us about
      192 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 73 13 LETTERS on any subject of public interest will be accepted for publication. They should be typed and must be signed. They must also include the writer's name and address even if the writer decides to use a pseudonym in pnnt A contact telephone number would be useful We reserve the
      73 words
  • Page 13 Miscellaneous

  • leisure
    • 478 14 Pat D'Rose THE chart-busting Three Degrees will begin their three-day show at the new Top Ten in Orchard Towers tonight. There will be two shows nightly, at 7.30 and 11.30. Ticket prices are at $40 nett for the first show and $50 nett for the second
      Pat D'Rose  -  478 words
    • 731 14 WONG AH YOKE reviews last night's performance of Be My Sushi Tonight THE debut production by the newly-formed professional acting company, Theatreworks, does not disappoint Be My Sushi Tonight is not a great production, but it nonetheless makes an impressive mark on the local theatre
      PICTURE: SHARE GOH  -  731 words
    • 512 14 Lisa keeps her cool "I'M sorry, but I'm only willing to talk about myself. I don't want to discuss anything that involves another person." With this crisp reply, TVB actress and singer Lisa Wang brushed aside all questions on her recent divorce and her relationship with compere Ivanhoe
      512 words
    • 297 14 SIMON WARD, who first made his name playing the young Winston Churchill in an early movie by Gandhi director- Richard Attenborough, can be seen on stage here next monOi. He joins a number of British stage and television entertainers who have made live appearances on the
      297 words
    • 1040 14  -  With PAT D'ROSE AROUND THE HOTELS Apollo: It's worth catching Heritage at the lon Bar. The group, which will be here until the end of the month, will sing original compositions. In May, Heritage will be replaced by Gina Ler and the Scorpions who will alternate with
      1,040 words
    • 492 16 The Tycoon (C) (English subtitles) (Last episode) (Ch 8, 9.30 om) YEQING arrives in time to stop Weijian from beating Minlun up. Meanwhile, Weijian's wife, Lan, gives birth to a baby boy. Weijian is sentenced to a three-year prison sentence for commercial crime. Besides apologising
      492 words
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 64 14 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.
      64 words
    • 242 14 BEST U.S. STEAK IS Direct from Harris Ranch in Central California The Number rC One Steak in California, and now in Singapore Ln a A Only at Jack s Place Steak House you'll find six different choices from only $16. you'll get a tender, juicy, corn-fed premium U S Steak
      242 words

  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 1299 15 2.30 SBCTEXT Live Sample Pages. 6.50 Family Pact «<r r J^V 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights Included are an account of a zoofollowed by The Passenger (C) (r) keeper's day. interviews with four I i (English subtitles). people about their unusual collections 4.25 Kidsworid (r).* of greeting cards, ancient cameras,
      1,299 words
    • 186 15 1 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 3.00 Twenty-four Hours: News Summary 3.30 Land of a Thousand Dances
      186 words

  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 361 16 Theresa little bit ofeveiytttngat Milano Pizza First, there's that great Milano atmosphere A cosy, warm setting created by funny, little knick-knacks and the bright chatter of pizza-lovers Then, there's the 1 friendly service of L i our Where the first item you receive is not something on the menu but
      361 words
  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 607 16 fllM GUIDE ff* 1 REGAL (*****59) (1.30, 4, 6.45, 9): TIGHTROPE (E) MmUUU iP TRAGEDY OF GHOST (C) Starring: Clint Eastwood, Genevieve Bujold, Alison Eastwood, Dan Hedaya DALIT (*****16) (1.30, 3.30, 7.30, 9.30): Synopsis: A dark and disturbing film about a THE TRAP (C) detective who finds he has a
      607 words

  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 45 17 CAPITOL Last FEW DAYS! (*****59) S SHOWS at 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.15 JADE: NOW SHOWING (*****80) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00 ■mm tj^'OCCOLrcHARPYSAITZVAN NMi H|H jv' Oy ROGER MOORE JbJf JAMES BONO r S® "THE MAN > WITH THE _jPfK X GOLDEN
      45 words
    • 206 17 ***************0000 0000 g GOLDEN SULTAN: OPENS TODAYI W (*****76) 4th Floor, Sultan Plata Jatan Sultan U Os SHOWS: 11.00« m, 1.90, 4.00, 9.30, 9.15pm Q O BiWid Its walls the trsasurt tf kings o O Getting Ir Is sasy. Gottlni o 8 "...A female o Indiana Idkv g o Jones
      206 words
    • 343 17 *****0000 ***** ***** 0000 81 ORCHARD 1§ O ■—TOMORROW MIDNIGHT —'o Q (NO mi list) O o A NEWC:OMEW FROM THE ERECTOR Q 5 AN I) STAR WHO BROUGHT YOU "KT Q Mklu was chr i*ih Mmiun hr rvrr warned to nuirv Until hr ntrt Maudr Vk, hr did wfui
      343 words
  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 462 17 dfs Theatre for the young PRESENTED by the Ministry of Com- Admission is by tickets at $4 and $6. munity Development with the assistance of The Britisn Council and Canadian SATURDAY (2.30 pm) T^su^atThe Draamong young Singaporeans If it proves (Rooms A and B). Admission successful, the ministry plans to
      462 words
    • 191 17 TANG JUEY LEE TODAY is the last day of the exhibition of paintings on orchids and lotuses by 31-year-old Tang Juey Lee. The exhibition, in celebration of 10 years of painting, will be held at tne Lone Pine Gallery, mezzanine floor, Ming Court Hotel, until 7 pm. Admission is free.
      191 words
    • 61 17 COLLAGES AND the National Museum LANDSCAPES Art Gallery. THE 1984 Cultural Me- A result of the last two dallion Award winner, years' work, the exhibiThomas Yeo' will hold an tion will feature 45 abexhibition of recent col- stract collages and lages and landscapes landscapes of the Asean from tomorrow to
      61 words

  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 495 18 leisure comics ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA You succeed by taking risks, September 23 to October 22 based on your special abilities Romance, glamour, and a seand talents. Focus on change, cret meeting are the hightravel, variety, and an intensi- lights. Separate fact from ficfied romantic relationship. t'
      495 words
    • 170 18 FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook 7s»«a fdcMSSU i fe*? imß > awn r^si v iiis» w !> n J DR SMOCK By George Lemont 6>Uf IF WHSN va e>e&s want youß PON'f ATTACK PICTURE ON OUR TOWN M::0j THS cover* OF= TONISHT/ OF yOO'Rg C3ONNA FORTUNE" FB&U UKg A FOOU VgRN
      170 words

  • FOR THE HOME
    • Article, Illustration
      126 19 "For the Home" is our weekly section which deals with everything you require under your roof furnishing, services, appliances and information. It appears every Friday. Read it and act while the information is still fresh in your mind. After learning how to carry out a home improvement
      126 words
    • 63 19 IN next week columns of "For The Home" we will feature a leading local designer's plans and ideas of how to do up a typical HDB four-roomed flat. The feature which will include floor plans and sketches of the living, dining, bedroom and kitchen areas
      63 words
    • 389 19 MOVING house? Make that hectic day much easier by planning ahead. First, check again with friends who have volunteered to help, if they actually are coming. It's better to find out early than face the disappointment of helpers not turning up on shifting day
      389 words
    • 525 20 ELECTRICITY: Virtually every Singaporean home has modern electrical appliances. There are several important factors which must be taken into consideration when using these house-, hold items. Before you connect them to the mains, have the amps checked to see if the power is sufficient. If
      525 words
    • 226 21 KENWOOD recently introduced a new electrically powered can opener that can be easily mounted in three ways to suit any kitchen space. The device is made up of two main units: the can opener and its counterstand. It can be mounted
      226 words
    • 296 21 THE rubber plunger may be an old device when compared to all those household appliances in today's high-tech era. However, this device still maintains its usefulness even today, and you'll never know when you are going to need it next. Make sure you have one at home. It
      296 words
    • 299 21 New spring mattress ideal for homes with smaller space NOW you can buy a spring mattress that's foldable. This is one of the features in the Slumberland's latest Slimline spring mattress. The new product is 100 mm thin and is available in either 91 cm, 107 cm or 152 cm
      299 words
    • 125 21 MOST of us fervently detest handy work. But there are certain jobs which are quite unavoidable, such as painting. Although painting can be tedious at times, it isn't too difficult a chore. But before you take on the job, learn to handle the paint brush first, especially if
      125 words
  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 172 19 The Longest and fairest parquet floor tiles in town! SAIMA BIBCHWOOD PARQUET M M 1 ONo hacking I 0 No polishing 1 0 Do it yourself 0 Light Coloured 0 Various sizes and designs L C Building Supplies Pte ltd 50 Armenian Street, Singapore 0617 Ifllll Tel: 336-4111 NO MORE
      172 words
    • 75 19 you covered We are the roofing and re-roofing specialists. We supply and install: French Romane clay roof tiles. Japanese glazed/unglazed clay roof tiles. Concrete roof tiles. So if you've got a roof, we'll get you covered Please call Jaret Chew on *****77, for enquiries and quote No job is too
      75 words

  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 64 20 Sil ITALIAN MARBLE B SALE From $1.50 per sq ft onwards. j;sg§ Only While Stocks Last Sole Agent Respcctor Engineers St Contractors Pte Ltd Balcstier Plaza #62-09 Balestier Road Singapore 1232 Tel: *****38 Mon Fri: 10.00 am 6.00pm Sat: 2.00pm 5.00pm P® 5 I A Special 10-Page Feature On Great
      64 words
    • 170 20 i-tAPPF.AT ,INR DESIGN H APPEALING PRICE The New BRAUN Coffee Makers 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 The filter
      170 words

  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 239 21 ErZ GUARANTEED j/ Exqumte of SUM Wfartwi CompMon Data Guaranteed By Contract Wr specialise m rtnoration works lor HOB flats k&tr and pnuate houses including V\ ftvA J Mooring utile range <>/ quality I 0» KH\\\ lm\\\J flox fles marble and etc I W?jpJ ~rjy Wall Finishing wall ales plastering.
      239 words
    • 119 21 'lr\ loE r*M®cora^ n our 1-s^-sSstfsa»'sr f, m drapes, etc. fiats, 4 Interior Designs e tc Ml fk?\ Call us for ay to decoraIteyow1 teyow \vjLl P rofess c a. ASSOCIATES L. rs Running into problems Tffll~"*HT decorating your HDB sionals, call Domain. Our /[UwM flTfll l| I. \f' designs
      119 words

  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 614 22 Classified Ads Tel: 273 9090 4 Classified Ad Rates Sipgaporc Monitor: Sunday Monitor: Word* 0 35 ccnlt p«' word 0.55 c«nl« p*r word Dtoplty $7 70 per col. cm $10.00 p»r col cm Imlmm Hr« Mon-Frl. 9am-spm Sal. 9am-Ipm Miscellaneous Courses Make money investing Every day people are making money
      614 words
    • 166 22 Miscellaneous Courses MC AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH to Tertiary education. Write: Advertiser. Toa Payoh Central. P.0.80x 411, S pore 9131. FLORAL ARRANGEMENT COURSES. Contact Ivan Urn at tel: 255 4890 or 250 9728, for details Reasonable rates. Music/Dancing Lessons MM. CORONATION MUSIC School 469 3252 ERIC'S GUITAR Tuition 445 1291. LEARN
      166 words
    • 314 22 ca<«r«r» GOOD HOME DELIVERY delicious dinner. Monthly $65. 3 dishes and 1 soup. Tel: 744 1745 (office hours). WE CATER BUFFET, barbeque, cocktail party for $8/- only. Tables, chairs provided. Annie 481 4782, 482 1115, 288 8097 WE CATER SEA-FOOD, Buffets, Weddings. Birthdays, Cocktail Parties, Functions, etc. From $8 onwards
      314 words
    • 297 22 LEISURE SPORTS MART KINABALU MOUNTAIN Climbing 563 5077. MERCHANDISE SERVICES Antennae Installation SHARP ELECTRICAL Service 443 6851 At Your Service Avs x v S A Akbar S Glass Merchant o S Auto Glass Fitters. S V Picture Frame, Decoration Mirror S o Engraving And All type of o V .Glazier
      297 words
    • 283 22 Interior Decor/ Renovation I m CENTRE RENOVATION CONTRACTOR specialised in all renovation works. License HDB contractor. Enquiries call: 534 1686/ 533 0350 MIKESAN CONTRACTORS. SPECIAL package prices you can aflord an all renovation works. Instalment arrangeable Contact: 743 1272/3. 1 2"112 HEAVY DUTY ceramic with skirtings. 3-room $2,700; 4-room $4,200,
      283 words
    • 348 22 PEN PALS AMOUR FRIENDSHIP 775 3086. Free ladies' membership. Bukit Panjang P.O. Box 96, ***** LUCKY FRIENDSHIP Agency 296 9255/ 296 2192/ 298 5145 MATRIX AND MATCH introduces suitable partners. Write to P.O. Box 174, Toa Pavoh Central. Reg.No: *****9/ 00A WHY LIMIT YOUR choice of compatible partners? Call us
      348 words

  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 417 23 classified 273-9090 THE MEETING PLACE ARE YOU A nature and animal lover? Well-travelled, pleasant looking 59" Chinese Gentleman 36 just returned from abroad seeks mature friends with similar interests. Please write with photos (returnable) and contact number Blk. 82, Commonwealth Close #*****. *****. AMBITIOUS GENTLEMAN AGED 26 would 'like to
      417 words
    • 519 23 TENDER NOTICE Separate tenders are invited for:1 SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION. TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM TO EXHIBITION HALL 6 AT WORLD TRADE CENTRE (NOMINATED SUBCONTRACT) Cost of Documents Drawings Ssso/Closing Date 7 May 85 Site Snowround 27 Apr 85 at 11 30am Meet at Contracts Department
      519 words
    • 874 23 NOTICES 111 jit H1 jttffi I Tenders are invited for the following I works:- I I 1. SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND I INSTALLATION OF SPACE FRAME AND I TRANSLUCENT ROOF FOR THE PROPOSED TRAINING INSTITUTE AT UPPER CHANGI ROAD, SINGAPORE 1646 I Tender No VITB/BKVI/11/85 I Tender Deposit $300 00 I
      874 words

  • sports
    • 551 24 Italians appeal to UEFA to annul result of Cup semi Reuter LONDON, Friday ITALY'S Internazionale Milan have appealed to the European Football Union (UEFA) to annul the result of Wednesday night's UEFA Cup semifinal second-leg match against Real Madrid. An Inter spokesman said the
      Reuter  -  551 words
    • 195 24 Reuter MADRID, Friday REAL MADRID president Luis de Carlos said yesterday that any demand by Internazionale for a replay of Wednesday night's UEFA Cup semi-final second-leg game would be absurd. Inter defender Guiseppe Bergomi was felled by a marble thrown from the crowd in
      Reuter  -  195 words
    • 405 24  -  By ERNEST FRIDA SELETAR Country Club members have taken an unprecedented step by not nominating anyone for "elective office" when nominations closed last week. Nomination forms for a vice-captain and two independent members were sent out to the club's 800 members two weeks
      405 words
    • 136 24 Reuter MADRID, Fri LOCAL pro Manuel Pinero renewed an acquaintance with bL> favourite driver and shot 67, five under par, to take a one-stroke lead after yesterday's first round of the Madrid Open Golf Championship at Puerta de Hierro. Pinero slipped to
      Reuter  -  136 words
    • 508 25 FRID FORUM] with WITH FAST-IMPROV-ING standards and keener competition amongst the national trialists, selection of Singapore's national squash teams is becoming a more difficult process. Today, trial matches alone have proved inadequate as they do not always serve to indicate the true worth
      508 words
    • 539 25  -  By S GULAM DEFENDER A R J Mani is likely to get preference over newcomer Ishak Saad for tomorrow's (8 pm) friendly soccer match against Sarawak's Intermediate team at the National Stadium. Mani, who was dropped for Singapore's Malaysia Cup match last
      539 words
    • 123 25 A NEAR-FULL turnout for last night's training session made Singapore coach Hussein Aljunied a happy man as preparations for the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals intensified. With less than a week to go before the quarter finals (first leg, May 2, and second leg, May 5),
      123 words
    • 444 25  -  Keenly-contested ties at national schools tourney reflect trend By DANIEL WEE WATERPOLO standards at schools level have generally improved as was proved during the 10th National Schools All-Star League, which ended on Wednesday. The closely-contested ties and the B Division's three-way tussle for the third
      444 words
    • SPORTS PEOPLE
      • 96 26 THE PEOPLE. AT THE SPORTSFRONT ONE OF soccer's best known administrators, Sir Stanley Rous, yesterday celebrated his 90th birthday with a nostalgic view of the game that has dominated his life for 70 years. The tall, ouiet-spoken Englishman, who was president of Fifa (the Federation Internationale
        96 words
      • 92 26 CHEN TZE-CHUNG (above) of Taiwan shot an eight-under-par 64 to equal the course record and take the first-round lead in the 45 million yen (*****,000) International Open Golf tournament in Japan yesterday. Chen, 2/, fired 10 birdies and two bogeys over the 7,007-yard par-72 Ibaraki course
        92 words
      • 82 26 BAYERN Munich goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff, whose blunder against England's Everton on Wednesday night may have cost his team a place in the European Cup Winners' Cup final, is expected to have a groin operation today. Pfaff will be out for six weeks, missinfthe rest of Bayem's
        82 words
      • 107 26 INGRID Kristiansen of Norway, who broke Joan Benoit's women's world marathon record in London last Sunday, will run against Benoit in a 10-kilometre race here on June 1, the race organisers announced yesterday. Another former world marathon record-holder, Grete Waitz of Norway, also will compete. Waitz,
        107 words
    • 118 26 Reuter BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), Fri WEST Indies are expected to rely on pace in a bid to break the deadlock with New Zealand in the Third cricket Test starting at Bridgetown's Kensington Oval today. Winston Davis is strongly tipped to play his first matcn of the tourTest
      Reuter  -  118 words
    • 261 26  -  By K SILVAM THE FOOTBALL Association of Singapore will not ask the Asian Football Confederation for any extra grant although it has made only $212,295 by organising the Asian Cup Football Tournament at the National Stadium last December- Gate receipts
      261 words
    • 636 26 SPORTS CHATTER FOOTBALLERS who bring disrepute to the game by resorting to violence are in for a hard time. The other day, a soccer official was banned for 10 years and a player for six years for attacking a referee And if
      636 words
  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 542 24 classified NOTICES I NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Teo Gek ('hong of No Blk 103, Tao Ching Rd #04-24 Singapore, have applied for a Retail Beer Shop Licence in respect of premises at M/s Upper Jurong Khaik Huat Mini-Mart, Blk 529, Upper Jurong Rd #01-531. Singapore, and that
      542 words
    • 157 24 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. ISS AND IN THE MATTER OF TAI TONQ ENO A COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED (MEMDERS* VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tha credrtor* of the above Company, which bang voluntarily wound up. are required on or before the 27th day of May.
      157 words
    • 325 24 OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OF SHIP'S NAME We, Columbus Navigation Pte Ltd of 50 Raffles Place, Shell Tower unit 12-05, S'pore 0104, hereby give notice that in consequence of our intended purchase. We have applied to the Registrar of S'pore Ships, under section 417 of the Merchant Shipping Act
      325 words


  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 126 26 CROCODILE women TENNIS CLASSIC '85 Come and watch the World Famous Wpj} TENNIS WONDERGIRLS m action Don't miss this FIRST ever event in Singapore' Featuring GABRIELA f '®3Q* SABATINI, No 1 World Junior Champion; HU NA, China's Former Tennis Queen. SOPHIE AMIACH, Tb leading French player; and MERCEDES PAZ, No
      126 words

  • MONITOR sports
    • 237 27 BOYS IMS: One Soo Heng bt Lee Wei Choong 9-2 9-3 9-3, Ted Fang bt Lim Seok Hui 4-9 9-4 9-4 9 5 R Dhanabalan bt Tan Bah Chin 9-4 M 9-2, Chew Kok Keene bt Mohammed Ali 9-1 *-2 >-3. BOYS IMS: Ernest Tan bt Desmond Chong 9-4
      237 words
    • 405 27  -  ASCOT SINGAPORE CLOSED SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS By JEREMY YEO SQUASH queen Lim Seok Hui's challenge against the boys came to end when she was beaten by Ted Fang in the Boys' Under-19 event of the Ascot Singapore Closed Squash Championships yesterday. rourth-seeded Ted warded off a (-9
      PICTURE: MOHD DAENG  -  405 words
  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 22 27 INSIDE: mSir* W Mani back protest Wm n Z», M in team: incident: —I p qno oc* Page 25 UEFACUP 1 dy"
      22 words
    • 74 27 The Golf Specialist It l« our nlchn»m«... WU becauwGo»i»outont* 7 oaa 9""« Alou»ohop.«»e»< f i '|H lupplytflaptowidial VJ 1 rjV W t jflV Mryttwig you na«d 10 jM pta»P«Go« H THCOOL# MCCIAUtT CARD-SIZE CALCULATION MASTERS CX 230 has large and wide keys. jjy GX 330 comes In 3 attractive SANYO
      74 words

  • Singapore Monitor
    • 1 1 Insurance
      1 words
    • 360 1 THE Central Provident Fund takes care of your own retirement and insurance takes care of your dependants. This was the view expressed by Mr Leong Teck Kut, president of the Life Insurance Association, when asked whether or not Singaporeans, who appear to'have legislative safeguards to ensure
      360 words
    • 306 1 MANY a buyer of a half-million-dollar home has been surprised when signing the bank loan documents to discover that the insurance value of the place was stated as only $200,000 Mr I L Reid, general manager of Norwich
      306 words
    • Page 1 Advertisements
      • 39 1 We are specialists in Marine Hull and Cargo, Property, General and Personal Accident Insurances For all your insurances See a Professional LOMBARD INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED 5 Shenton Way #02-14 UIC Building Singapore 0106 Telephone: 220 8511 Telex R*****0 LOMBRD
        39 words
    • 290 2 A consultant who puts together a package of policies WHAT'S the difference between an insurance agent and an insurance broker? Mr L K Sho of Austral Pacific Insurance Brokers explained. "A broker acts as a principal in an insurance transaction. He buys insurance
      290 words
    • Page 2 Advertisements
      • 140 2 rV U% if i 0 m ji: •v C v JP f. t j j H i > Symbol for Worldwide Insurance IMI Q Fire D Motor D Marine Cargo D Jeweller's Block D Accident D Engineering D Medical Insurance (Blue Cross) D Other General Insurance Classes The Netherlands Insurance
        140 words
      • 183 2 OVERSEAS UNION INSURANCE LIMITED (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) TRANSACTS ALL CLASSES OF GENERAL INSURANCE HEAD OFFICE UMBC BUILDING 22 MALACCA STREET #10-00 SINGAPORE 0104 TEL: *****11-5 TELEX No: RS ***** A/B OUI CABLE: INSUNION CODES USED: BENTLEY'S COMPLETE KUALA LUMPUR MAIN BRANCH PENANG BRANCH HONG KONG BRANCH 4TH
        183 words
    • 237 3 EMPLOYERS of foreign domestic servants in Singapore are required to post a bond of $5,000 with the Immigration Department to ensure that the employee complies with the terms of the work permit and leaves the country at the specified time. Those who do not
      237 words
    • Page 3 Advertisements
      • 237 3 NORWICH WINTERTHUR ■MM INTRODUCES THE MULTICOVER vf' •V *v r A RANGE OF INNOVATIVE CONVENIENT AND COMPETITIVELY PRICED INSURANCES FROM THE NORWICH WINTERTHUR GROUP. HOME MULTICOVER BUILDINGS Fire theft special perils. CONTENTS IN HOME Accidental destruction or damage, ALL RISKS ON PERSONAL BELONGINGS, PERSONAL ACCIDENT, DOMESTIC SERVANT'S BOND, PERSONAL LIABILITY,
        237 words
      • 76 3 11 U. < ''MfLUi' Jeffrey ABLE TV INSURANCE \A B-31 Katong Plaza, 1 Brooke Road, Singapore 1542 Tel: *****92, *****93 Telex: RS ***** AG WOOD Austral Pacific EE:S3) Insurance Brokers PteLtd. 11 th Floor Inchcape House 450-452 Alexandra Road Singapore 0511 Telephone: *****55 Telex: RS ***** Facisimile No: 471 AN
        76 words
    • 231 4 IN THE interest of road safety, should comprehensive insurance for motor cars be banned? This subject was raised in "Car," a widely-circulated English motoring publication. The proponent stated that comprehensive insurance coverage fostered an irresponsible attitude among drivers, freeing them of the worry of paying for
      231 words
    • 204 4 ONE factor causing grey hairs on the heads of insurance men in Singapore is the increasing size of the awards which victims of vehicle accidents have been receiving from the courts. As the average annual premium for third-party coverage for a car costs less
      204 words
    • Page 4 Advertisements
      • 141 4 ANTHOLA INSURANCE AGENCIES PTE LTD ANTHOLA AGENCIES SON BHD Insurance Brokers Consultants 8-A Amoy Street Singapore 0104 Tel: *****76 (5 lines) *****31, *****96 Telex: RS ***** Anthol Specialists in 1) BONDS a) Foreign domestic servants' bonds. b) Contract workers' bonds. c) HDB licensing and rental bonds. d) Performance/ supply/ tender
        141 words
      • 106 4 IfwiiGSNW) II than half a century I II of experience 19 A solid tradition and reputation for I ISB rity, reliability, trust and expertise. At/ yf ft A SI IS Wing On we treasure these a&jl 19 ties ou can be assured H II the best advice and ser- ivW
        106 words