Singapore Monitor, 26 April 1985, Afternoon Edition

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  • home
    • 164 2 COMPRESSED air illness is a syndrome in which gas bubbles are present in bodv tissues. The bubbles press on tissues and obstruct blood vessels, causing pain or damage to vital organs. Also known as decompression illness or bends, the disease results from exposure to
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    • 108 2 A SHOPKEEPER, Mr K C Kok, was robbed of $20, 000 last night by two armed men in his shop at Woodlands Centre Road. Mr Kok, 50, of Kok Wee Sin Tailor and Garments, remained alone in his shop after he had closed for
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    • 251 2  -  By MICHAEL LIEW SINGAPORE'S television viewers will be able to tune in to Malaysia's TVS programmes if the authorities here and in Malaysia agree on a suitable UHF (ultra-high frequency) channel for the Malaysian private network to broadcast its programmes here. However,
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    • 484 3  -  Ministry tells coffee shops B* YONG POW ANG SOME 1,500 eating houses in Singapore will have to improve their standards of hygiene, public appeal ana quality of service to stay viable. This was revealed in a report by the Ministry of the Environment. The traditional
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    • 76 3 THE MINISTRY of Health has formed an affiliation with the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, to further upgrade the standard of surgical practice in Singapore. The Memorandum of Understanding, the first of its kind for the ministry, will provide for the the Royal College to accept a
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    • 661 4  -  By 1 SIT YIN FONG A GANG of burglars who managed to drill their way into one of Singapore s best-guarded jewellery manufacturing factories on Tuesday night came away empty-handed thanks to an alarm called an electronic movement detector. The burglars drilled a
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    • 91 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 it
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    • NEWS SCAN
      • 97 4 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS ABOUT Uie size of a football and smooth to the touch, it resembled anything but a durian. But it was. The thornless durian (above) made its first appearance at the Thai Embassy here yesterday. It seemed as if all the thorns
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      • 97 4 SINGAPOREANS are paying up to 20 per cent more for their video tapes oecause a number of libraries, in anticipation of the new copyright laws, are beginning to stock their shelves with copyright tapes. telecopied tapes are rented for $4, $5 and |6 per tape for
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      • 92 4 Tourist loses 10,000 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 make a telephone call. Leaving
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      • 79 4 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. About 150 guests have been invited to the dinner tonight to join in the
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    • 193 4 Lianhe Wanbao THE HEFTY price difference between petrol prices in Singapore and Malaysia has given rise to a new breed of operator: the "mobile" petrol retailer. Sources say that these operators make between six and seven trips to Johor Baru daily to buy petrol
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    • 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
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    • 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
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 382 3 MACHINES C-, "V FREEZERS Model 2 816 V. Price: $750.00 Big Top Wide dispenser I VR Cold water wash Stainless r i Price: $590.00 steel drum Glass door j I Capacity 125 litres Latest type filter "TT""T I approx. Fully automatic with one I Laminated-plastic knob operation I worktop. Electric
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    • 198 4 TITLES: SONGS: Nay a Kadam- Rajesh Khanna. '84 Geetmala Collection Sri Devi 8i Jaya Pradha Ghazlon Ka Khazana Selected Jawaani -Karan Shah Neelam Ghazals from films Hoshiyaar Jeetendra Sunhare Geet Best of Mohd Rafi JayaFVadha Geeton Ki Sej Lata c?? Fa uque Sha,kh Enghsh <„les also ava.lable ShabanaAzmi Divorce -Sharmila
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 109 5 Now you can do your diydeaning andjaundry on theway to work./* L *i w m X i p f And collect: it on the way home, without leaving your car. I 11 I Singapore's first hotel drive-in laundry service is 5* I VLi now open from 7am to 7pm (except
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  • world
    • 590 6  -  By JACKIE SAM in Bandung, Fri INDONESIA'S well-laid plans for a "no offence to anybody" Bandung declaration almost ended up yesterday on the spikes of Afro-Asian disunity. This explains the lopsided statement that was finally adopted by the 80odd nations which fathered
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    • 116 6 THIS year's commemorative Bandung declaration: CONDEMNS South Africa for its apartheid policies and refusal to give independence to Namibia (South West Africa). SUPPORTS the Palestinian struggle and condemns what it describes as the racist, brutal policies of Israel against the Arab population in Israeli-occupied territories. CALLS for speedy
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    • 168 6 AP BEIJING, Friday CHINA'S natural growth rate last year was 10.81 per thousand, close to the target it has set to contain its population to 1.2 bilfion by the end of the century. The figure was revealed yesterday by Mr Wang Wei, Minuter of the
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    • 156 6 UPI DENVER, Friday A COURT of appeal yesterday upheld a US$l.l million (552.43 million) damage award in a lawsuit claiming that a Dow Chemical Co lice-con-trol solution caused impotence in the only direct cross-breed offspring of what was touted as the most renowned Brahman bull
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    • 51 8 Reuter GUADALAPE CAMPEADOR of Coachell, California, holds her fonr-day-otd ion, Ricky, who was horn last Saturday at John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital. Ricky weighs 7.3 kg, a record for the area. The big, bouncy baby was born by Caesarean section, nearly two weeks ahead of schedule. Renter PICTURE:
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    • 178 8 UPI BEIRUT, Friday SOME 200 Palestinian fighters stormed a southern Christian village yesterday, burning homes and sending residents fleeins as rival militias battled in downtown Beirut. Meanwhile, at least seven people died in nationwide violence. Tne fighting flared while President Amin Gemayel met
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    • 451 8 Bernama KOTA KINABALU Friday A DERSTANDING of the issues raised by the opposition in the recent Sabah state election may have been a factor that brought about the defeat of Berjaya at the polls. This may have come about with Berjaya
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    • 229 8 Agencies NEW DELHI, Fri THE RULING Congress (I) Party of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi took only seven of 22 parliamentary seats for which election results were declared yesterday, the Press Trust of India (PTI) and All India Radio reported. The radio station said the
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    • 259 8 Sotheby's auctions off record 71 mil collection Reuter NEW YORK, Friday A WORLD record was set yesterday for the sale of a single individual's art collection when over US$34 million (5571.4 million) was paid for Impressionist and modern art works owned by the late Florence Gould. The record price fetched
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 41 6 list Anniversary Salel^illfoj£|] Fantastic Reductions on Italian "Designer Collections" Bed Linen a J M J and Fabrics. Sale on for Two weeks only (until 12th May Better hurry,there'sgoingtob^w|^^^V^ i ,i 'iv MEfflaEZMalfEi Pillowcase $6.00 Open daily from 10.30 am to 9.30pm
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 229 7 family's choice. /tts New 1985 Lancer 15 GLX. \>l \L T y 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 new 1985 Lancer. The most New 1985 Lancer 1.5 GLX.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 69 8 TIUSEK REEK CAREER (OPPOSITE THE MARCO POLO HOTEL) V V r i i f I I Live Music Nightly by Talented Trio ■the triangles Guest Artiste: William Scorpion Performing on Friday Saturday Nights, and Eves of Public Holidays t'"" I nnovotlve. Creative. Personalised. Fj% Ihls aptly describes thecreattve g* Come
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  • money
    • 379 9 TRADING volume at the Singapore stock exchange hit what is believed to be a 32-month 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
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    • 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
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    • 205 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
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    • 324 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
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    • 144 9 KEPPEL SHIPYARD'S 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
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    • 273 10 THE LOCAL bourse opened quiet but steady this morning. Dealers reported a thin turnover with prices closing mostly at overnight levels at lunch break. Top volume stock Promet traded 190,000 to close at $1.48, followed by C and C's 171,000 at 43.90, and Ganda's
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    • 42 10 THE OUB Composite Share Price Index closed at 403.79, down 1.12 points from the previous day's close of 404.91. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade-Weighted Index was down 0.0963 point to 133.2494 in morning trading from the previous day's close of 133^3457.
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    • 269 10 Selected stocks at midday. Market Tom: slightly Boustead 1.66/1.68 Cold Storage 2.57/2.58 F ft N 5.00/5.05 Genting 5.70/5.75 G I H 1.80/1.81 Haw Par 2.20/2.21 Isetan 2.32 S Keck Seng 2.21/2.22 Esso 2.60/2.62 Hume 2.86 B Inchcape 2.46/2.47 Intraco 1.80/1.95 M Cement 1.29/1.30 Metro 2.90/2.92 M P H B
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    • 126 10 Your 8$ to on* unit of forotgn curroncy Soiling Buying TT/DO TT DO "SJ S.SSM 2 2285 2.2195 *»terling 2 6947 2 6726 2 6626 Australian 9 1 4928 1 4688 1 4538 Canadian! ***** 1 6276 1 6176 New Zealand 9 1.0184 0 9984 0 9734 CURRENCY NOTES
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    • 99 10 MMLLSTREET Reuter WALL STREET stocks closed sharply higher yesterday with a late buying spree that pushed some market indicators to record levels as investors decided that the economy would improve later in the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 6 29 points to close
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    • 177 10 Reuter THE US dollar finned against most major currencies from New York's close on commercial buying and short covering in moderate early trading. The US dollar rose to 253.25/35 yen from New York's 252.60/70 close and to 3.1470/90 marks from 3.1450/80. The US dollar also rose to
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 144 9 ~Skxrk God HsFrickiy SECRETARIES' WEEK LUNCH AT TGIF $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)! THE LONGEST HAPPY 2iS»ci3.HOUR IN TOWN f"> m 12 noon to 7pm Cauliflower
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous

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    • 150 10 SEE THE BIG NAMES AT OFFICEIM'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) V p£i rZ I In an increasingly competitive business manager, the supervisor, the secretary environment, productivity in the office has to
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  • 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
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      • 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
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      • 187 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
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      • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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      • 63 11 PASIE PAN JANG Pine Grove EC 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
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      • 44 11 A FILM show entitled "Revenge Of The Ninia" will be screened at the turf area near Blk 429, Clementi Avenue S, tomorrow at 7.30 pm. The activity is organised by Clementi Zone 4 RC. All residents are welcome. Admission is free.
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      • 112 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
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  • 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
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    • 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,
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  • 1060 12  -  features By MICHAEL BROWNING Knight-Ridder 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 pace, erasing several words which can, nevertheless,
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 84 12 ii 1 li/l* m 1 1 16 M 1 JKL+* 1 i i I \gr 1 i #flr Hjl RED HOUSE SEAFOOD TO Jbd Business as usual at J~ S51 2 Upper East Coast Road m Tel: *****12 *****66 U== =fl Opan daily fnl |U (Mon to Frl A Sun)
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    • 74 12 LETTERS on any subject of public interest wtfl be accepted tor publication They should be typed and must be signed They must also include the writer s name and address even, a the wnter decides to use a pseudonym in print A contact telephone number would be useful We reserve
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  • opinion/letters
    • 404 13 THE SINGAPORE MESEE^B. MONITOR RIMMI 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
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    • 279 13  -  REPLIES JUDITH CHOO (MISS) Public Relations Officer National Productivity Board 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.
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    • 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
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 72 13 LETTERS on any subject o< public interest wM be ecoepted 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 print 'A contact telephone number would be useful. We reserve the
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous

  • leisure
    • 476 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
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    • 733 14 WONQ 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
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    • 298 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 montn. He joins a number of British stage and television entertainers who have made live appearances on the
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    • 511 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 ner recent divorce and her relationship with compere Ivanhoe
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    • 1041 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
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    • 492 16 The Tycoon (C) (English subtitles) (Last episode) (Ch 8, 9.30 Dm) 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
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 69 14 Ff&E! 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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    • 241 14 BEST U.S. STEAK Direct trom Harris Ranch in Central California The Number One Steak in California, and now In Singapore Ln 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 with the best
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 1489 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR leiSUre/tV FRIDAY, APRIL 26,1985 I u 2.90 SBC TEXT Live Pages. Family 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights Included are an account of a zoo- 1 f j^H| followed by The Passenger (C) (r) keeper s day, interviews with four I (English subtitles). people about their unusual collections
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 321 16 Theres a Bdte bit ofeveiythingat Mflano 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 r friendly service of i our Where the first item you will receive is not something finHlftlfl on the
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 562 16 fIKM GUIDE PPjfypVOTPWI|iP% REQAL (*****59) (1.30, 4, 6.45, 9): TIGHTROPE (E) nrnf- fhi TRAGEDY OF GHOST (C) Starring: Clint Eastwood, Genevieve Bujold, Alison Eastwood, Dan Hedaya DAUT (*****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 lot
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 57 17 CAPITOL Last FEW DAYSI (*****9 ft) 9 SNOWS at 11am, 1.30,4.00,0.30,0.19 ■K, J| > IHI ■■»»ah»^^^Sßsaj|pßMW9^iilWß^M|B^Kl X fl JADE: NOW SHOWING (*****80) S SHOWS at 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 0.30, 9.00 ALBERT R BROCCOLI M harry saltzman m X M|An imABC PWT HOuCH nMHME M JAMES BOND |ANFI[M|NG Mil "THEMAN WITH
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    • 297 17 ********************00 I ORCHARD |i '—TOMORROW MIDNIGHT —'5 (no rm utT) p A NEW COMED* FROM THE DIRECTOR AND STAR WHO BROUGHT YOU "IQ" Mulu m thr niK wnun hr cm »ami "> nurry j j Until hr nrt Mjudr Su, hr dkj wtui iiiy hnnfclr iiuii tMuld dn I llr
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 654 17 VANM Exhibitions TANQ 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
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    • 61 17 COLLAQES 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 featur? 45 abexhibition of recent col- stract collages and lages and landscapes landscapes of tne Asean from tomorrow to
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 734 18 leisure/comics BSSSTOSS" 1 19~| I FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook 1 1 M, i RrS /,Sa i Lplg& s iF^llijpL^SpSsl ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA T(Ytßs g§§ H M M PLA'p You succeed by taking risks, September 23 to October 22 J MM Bl\ "*L g|p based on your
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  • FOR THE HOME
    • Article, Illustration
      124 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
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    • 63 19 IN next week's 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
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    • 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
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    • 526 20 ELECTRICITY: Virtually every Singaporean home has modern electrical appliances. There are several important factor* which must be taken into consideration when using these household items. Before you connect them to the mains, have the amps checked to see if the power is sufficient. If these
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    • 224 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
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    • 297 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
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    • 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
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    • 126 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
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 161 19 The Longest and fairest parquet floor tiles in town! SWUM IHHmWOM PMjlltl A\i M ONo hacking 1 No polishing W m ODo- it yourself 0 Light Coloured 0 Various sizes and designs i a c BuiMißf smpHes m in 50 Armenian Street, Singapore 0617 T«fc i f iSlftil NO MORE
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    • 79 19 Ws'vegot„ 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
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 64 20 ITALIAN MARBLE mjs SALE From $1.50 per sq ft onwards. .kJ Only While Stocks Last i::£§tS Sole Agent: I Rcspcctor Engineers Sl Contractors Pte Ltd fMW* Balcstier Plaza #02-09 Balestier Road Singapore 1232 Tel: *****38 Mon Fri: 10.00 am 6.00pm j Sat: 2.00pm 5.00pm M A Special 10-Page Feature On
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    • 162 20 The New BRAUN Coffee Makers T| 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 holder is pivot-hinged to swing
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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    • 119 21 i [PI IM-f-[ssSSrJffs^ Bi i drspss. K hdß flats. Pff interior eS^l S apartments, e,c oM "^lsjss« Tal" *****6 Hours' lO.OOant to 5.00pm I Business Hours. fin mm fiat Running into problems decorating your HDB sionals, call Domain. Our /[JwDHH j Tlfllifl' if' designs are imaginative, Jtfc., 11 llftM I
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    • 273 22 m m m tr m—n. a aw- it r «i m m m 9 m Classified Ads" UiMwM'' Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: S—<«y Monitor: Wev4a 0.35 (t*li per word O.SS ctnU per word Mtflay $7.70 per col. cm $10.00 per col. cm Imlmm Hra Mon-Frl. ftm-Spm Sal. 9am-lpm ACCOUNTING
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    • 343 22 Miscellaneous Courses Make money investing Every day people are making money simply by buying or selling stocks and shares SO COULD YOU! Find out how by sending for free details of the unique home study Course "The Art of Investment" (from London) Success proved by thousands of students since 1960
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    • 158 22 Miscellaneous Courses AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH to Tertiary education. Write: Advertiser. Toe Payoh Central, P.0.80x 411, S pore 9131. FLORAL ARRANGEMENT COURSES. Contact Ivan Urn at tel: *****90 or *****28, for details. Reasonable rates. Music/Dancing Lessons CORONATION MUSIC School 489 3252. ERIC'S GUITAR Tuition *****91. LMAMM TO DANCE Disco BaMroom Latin,
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    • 311 22 O*—" ai QOOO HOME OEUVERY delicious dinner. Monthly $85. 3 dishes and 1 soup. Tel: 744 1745 (office hours). WE CATER BUFFET, barbeque. cocktail party for 981- only. Tables, chairs provided. Annie 481 4782. *****15. 288 8097. WE CATER SEA-FOOD, Buffets, Weddings. Birthdays, Cocktail Parties. Functions, etc. From $8 onwards
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    • 295 22 LEISURE SPORTS MART KINABALU MOUNTAIN Climbing 563 5077. MERCHANDISE SERVICES Antennae Installation Al SHARP ELECTRICAL Service 443 6851 At Your Service Ayt X S A Akbar V Glass Merchant S Auto Glass Fitters, S C Picture Frame, C S Decoration Mirror S C Engraving And Al type of o s
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    • 277 22 Interior Decor/ Renovation —JHS CENTRE RENOVATION CONTRACTOR specialised in all renovation works. License HDB contractor. Enquiries cad: 534 1686/ 533 0350. MIKEBAN CONTRACTORS. SPECIAL package prices you can afford an all renovation works. Instalment arrangeable. Contact: *****72/3. 12*112' HEAVY DUTY ceramic with skirtings. 3-room $2,700; 4-room $4,200; 5-room $5,200. Workmanship
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    • 345 22 PEN PALS AMOUR FRIENDSHIP 775 3086. Free ladies' membership. Bukit Panjang P.O. Box 96. ***** LUCKY FRIENDSHIP Agency 296 9255/ 296 ***** 298 5145 MATRIX AND MATCH introduces suitable partners. Write to P.O. Box 174, Toa Payoh Central. Reg.No: *****9/ 00A. WHY LIMIT YOUR choice of compatible partners? CaH us
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 417 23 classified 273-9090 THE MEETING PLACE ARE YOU A nature and animal lover? We#-travelled, pleasant lookina 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
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    • 520 23 TENDER NOTICE Separate tenders are invited for:1 SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM TO EXHIBITION HALL S AT WORLD TRADE CENTRE (NOMINATED SUBCONTRACT) Cost of Documents Drawings Ssso/Closing Date 7 May 85 Site Snowround 27 Apr 85 at 11.30 am Meet at Contracts Department
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    • 397 23 NOTICES Tenders are invited for the following I m works:- H I 1. SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND I INSTALLATION OF SPACE FRAME AND TRANSLUCENT ROOF FOR THE PROPOSED TRAINING INSTITUTE AT UPPER CHANGI ROAD, SINGAPORE 1646 Tender No VITB/BKVI/11/85 I Tender Deposit: $300 00 Cloelng Date :10 May 1985 H at
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    • 476 23 #PWD TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from CIDB Registered Contractors for the foNowing:(A)CQB/23/85 Widening and Improvement to Admiralty Road West and Admiralty Road East from Canberra Rood to Sembawang Road. (B) CQB/24/85 Roads System and Car Perks at Mount Fabor Park Extension. (C)SEE (R) 5/85 Supply and Inatatation of Podeetrtan
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  • sports
    • 693 24 RAM 1 1.45 R*«trtct«d Terma Div C 1200 m 1 Millan'a 57 Zaifial 5 2 Nine Linos 57 M C Liew 1 3 Mora Than Happy 57 P Laa 7 4 Uttie Maatar 54 Vi Naair 6 5 Violet Haze 5400 i 3 Sarioua Fun S4Vi Looi 4
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    • 299 24 AP MILAN, Friday THE ITALIAN-owned horse Dorsten vesterday upset heavy Swedish favourite Evita Broline in the 50-million lire (5555,500) Grand Prix of the Fair Trotting race at Milan's San Siro track. Four-year-old Dorsten, ridden by Italian jockey Mario Rivara, led from the start to
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    • 506 25 llmum 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 of a
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    • 536 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
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    • 122 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), Hussein
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    • 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
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    • SPORTSPEOPLE
      • 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, quiet-spoken Englishman, who was president of Fifa (the Federation Internationale
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      • 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 (5f397,000) International Open Golf tournament in Japan yesterday. Chen, 27, fired 10 birdies and two bogeys over the 7,007-yard par-72 Ibaraki course
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      • 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, missingthe rest of Bayern's
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      • 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,
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    • 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
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    • 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 fourTest
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    • 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
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 527 24 classified NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that. I Teo Gek Chong 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 this application
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    • 151 24 NOTICES M TM MATTUt OF TNK COMMUNIS ACT, CAP. ISS AND IN TNI MATTIR OF TAJ TOM CM A COMPANY PMVATI LNNTID (MMBKM' VOLUNTARY WINOtNQ-UP) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tha ukWuii of tM abov» Company. <Wch to Mng vofcjntarfy wound up. are required on or bitore Znt\ dayof May,
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    • 336 24 OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OP SNIP'S NAM! We, Columbus Navigation Re 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
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 119 26 CROCODILE women TENNIS CLASSIC '85 HH&. Come and watch the World Famous TENNIS WONOERGIRLS in action Don't miss this FIRST ever event !»y in Singapore l Featuring GABRIELA SABATINI. No 1 World Junior Champion; HU NA, China's Former Tennis Queen; SOPHIE AMIACH, leading French player; and MERCEDES PAZ, No 4
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  • MONITOR sports
    • 434 27 My team is raring to win the competition, says Johor manager MALAYSIA CUP Johor's home ground: Larkin Stadium (12,000 capacity) Home colours: Red Team manager Datuk Sulaiman Mohamad Coach: Ahmad Isa Skipper Kamaruddin Ahmad JOHOR BARU, Friday "OUR OBJECTIVE this season is to win the
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    • 20 27 TODAYi Seiangor vs Penang. Kedah vs Johor, Brunei vs Pahang, Keiantan vs Negri Sembilan TOMORROWS Federal Territory vs Trengganu
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    • 85 27 Malaysia Cup matches: bt Singapore 3-1, lost to Selangor 1-2, drew with Pahang 0-0, bt Penang 4-0, bt FT 1-0, bt Sabah 30, bt Kelantan 6-1, bt Negri Sembilan 4-0, bt Armed Forces 3-1, tost to Trengganu 1-3, bt Perak 3-1, drew with Sarawak 1-1, bt Brunei 1-0,
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    • 142 27 P W D L F A PTI SINGAPORE 15 11 2 2 27 39 JOHOR 14 9 2 3 31 11 29 TRENQQANU 14 9 2 3 27 12 29 PAHANQ 13 8 2 3 26 11 26 PERUS 15 7 4 4 24 25 25 F TERRITORY 14
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    • 73 27 The Golf Specialist lllaouf mckMiiM... y bacauMOottaouronly II I >■ 1 (H goMng aquipnwnl W J everything you n#«d to play PwQoM Y# f THlSotf wtwmi L iiTT'»^iST?osyjcy 'P"«'»«fcw» CARD-SIZE CALCULATION WASTERS CX 230 haa large and wide toys. CX 330 cornea In 3 attractive ootours: rad, blue and black
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  • Singapore Monitor
    • Insurance
      • 360 28 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
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      • 304 28 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
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      • 290 29 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
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      • 236 30 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 fancy
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      • 231 31 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
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      • 204 31 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
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    • Page 28 Advertisements
      • 40 28 5? 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
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      • 136 29 if JLf u I I V/ i'% j J 4k mm m Symbol for Worldwide Insurance D Fire Q 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 Company E5t.1845 Ltd. Memhef of lhe Nanonak
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      • 183 29 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 PENANQ BRANCH HONG KONG BRANCH
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      • 236 30 —ii^ VPB NORWICH WINTERTHUR ■H INTRODUCES THE MULTICOVER A RANQE OF INNOVATIVE CONVENIENT AND COMPETITIVELY PRICED INSURANCES FROM THE NORWICH WINTERTHUR GROUP. M* 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, DOMESTIC
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      • 63 30 ABLE ~T7 insurance \A B-31 Katong Plaza, 1 Brook* Road, Singapore 1542 Tai: *****92. *****93 Telex: RS *****AQWOOD Austral Pacific ffff +ftH Insurance Brokers Pte Ltd. 11 th Floor Inchcape House 450-452 Alexandra Road Singapore 0511 Telephone: *****55 Telex: RS ***** Facisimile No: 471 I AN INCHCAPE COMPANY 1 jgWB.
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    • Page 31 Advertisements
      • 145 31 ANTHOLA INSURANCE AGENCIES PTE LTD w y ANTHOLA AGENCIES SON BHD insurance Brokers A 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)
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