Singapore Monitor, 28 April 1985

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    11 1 the Sunday Monitor M.C.(P) No. 22/5/84 Sunday, April 28,1985 40 c«nts
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    More drivers default on cab instalment payments
    566 1  -  by Toh Su Fen Monitor staff writer It's beginning to hurt bad. Four weeks after the fare hikes, taxi drivers are feeling the pain of fewer customers, lower collections, tand high fixed costs. So are their families and their friends. As a result:
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    Police nab housewife with hidden heroin
    493 1  -  by Suresh Nair Monitor staff writer A Singapore housewife who tried to smuggle 2.3 kg of heroin to the United States by strapping concealed bags of the drug around her shoulder, waist and thighs was arrested on Friday afternoon just minutes before she was
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  • Article
    Chiam rejects Yishun site for HDB flats
    259 1 Opposition MP Chiam See Tong said yesterday his party would not accept the government's offer of land at Yishun to build four blocks of flats. "The soil conditions are really poor (in Yishun)," he told a press conference. Mr Chiam did indicate, however,
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    Federal government says it will not interfere in Sabah
    170 1 The Star KUALA LUMPUR Acting Prime Minister Datuk Musa Hitam said today that he did not want to get involved in any of the political decisions or measures taken by Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) President Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan, Sabah's new
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      204 1 India's Bangalore: City of gardens A new concept in children's books Ahden Busch: Guard against internal storms NEWS IN BRIEF weather SINGAPORE DOLLAR MAY OO INTERNATIONAL, y%/ < -(£=3 reveals Dr Richard Hu in an interview with The Economist. Pg 2 expected °to be partly "cloudy TEENAGERS FORM almost 90
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      24 1 Schools' goalkeepers MBMBMPi !HM make a splash Soccer: Cowans fights to recover from injury Young skating star has her eye on the Olympics HRSffij
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • Article
      Three private carparks go automatic
      237 2  -  rT'bri Dawn Westerhout Monitor staff writer Automatiop has caught on in three private carparks with one of them saying that it may reduce parking. fees'from $1.20 to $1.00 for every hour. The three carparks are at Plaza Singapura, the DBS Building in Shenton Way, and
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      Any questions for Mrs Thatcher?
      64 2 Have you got a question for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain? She will be a guest on the BBC's world service programme It's Your World from 7.15 p.m. to 8 p.m. today. Those interested can phone the show at *****11 and leave their questions.
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      Lock icon PHOTO VIEWS
      705 2  -  What do you think of the local bus service? Interviews at Scotts Road by Fatimah Gous Monitor staff reporter JIMMY NG 18, student "The service is OK. I travel by bus daily from home to Ngee Ann. The journey is not very comfortable as the bus is usually
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      Singapore dollar may go international
      640 2  -  by Catherine Ong Monitor staff writer The Government is considering making the Singapore dollar an international currency after more than a decade of resisting the move. Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Richard Hu (who will eventually take over the finance portfolio), confirmed the thinking
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      Lock icon BABA SPLENDOUR AND PAGEANTRY
      85 2 await Singaporeans visiting the Homemakers 85 exhibition which opened yesterday at the World Trade Centre. A 16-member group from the Baba Heritage Malacca Troupe were specially brought in by the Tourist Development Corporation of Malaysia. The troupe will re-en-act a Baba wedding which will be one
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      Boy's idea to form Teamy Club will be realised in Sept
      554 2  -  by Toh Su Fen Monitor staff writer Children can look forward to joining a "Teamy Club" in September, thanks to 10-year-old Kevin Hoon. The National Productivity Board has just approved its set-ting-up where the productivity message will be spread
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      SBG reviews idea of local music-video show
      581 3  -  by Hie Hui Ching Monitor staff writer The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) is reviewing a series of video clips which, if found suitable, may be considered for use in a local Rockline-type pop music programme. The clips will be offered by various record
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      'Pirates' win one; will tape prices fall?
      535 3  -  by Bertilla Pereira and Ng Ming Ming Monitor staff writers Lower prices on low-priced cassette tapes. And more of them. This is the probable market result of the collapse of a scheme launched by the International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI).
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      'Almost 90 per cent of glue sniffers under 20 years old'
      197 3 Almost 90 per cent of glue sniffers in Singapore are below the age of 20 a matter of "great concern" voiced yesterday by Mr Wong Kan Seng, Minister of State (Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Community Development).
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    • Article
      Man fined $ 10,000 for getting wife's help in business deal
      167 3 Man fined 10,000 for getting wife's help in business deal The husband of a former administrative manager and director of Kentucky Fried Chicken was fined $10,000 and ordered to pay a penalty of $18,268 by a court yesterday for influencing his wife to award a contract to his friend and
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      Veteran cabbie fights slump
      814 4  -  FOCUS ON THE TAXI FARE RISE by Toh Su Fen Monitor staff writer 1 The tall, robust Ong Kok Kin has not been to Changi Airport sinle April 1 because he heard the <Jueue there was running into kilometres. has been taking in only $30 to
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      Cabbie drives home his plight
      739 4  -  by Toh Su Fen Monitor staff writer The small-build Lawrence Loh, 45, has almost given up cruising for a fare. It depends on luck, he fitlid one morning last week at his three-room flat at Paya Lebar. Like many other cabbies, he has been going
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      Taxi drivers feel cruising is going against the odds
      1035 4  -  Four weeks after the increase in taxi fares, two Sunday Monitor reporters went out to get a close-up of the actual economics and the impact on drivers' incomes. One reporter spent hours last week hailing and riding cabs and talking informally
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      Lock icon Singapore spices to tempt tourists
      356 6  -  by Ng Ming Ming Monitor staff writer Tourists have something new to bring home recently. Spices. Called "Singapore Spices", they come in packets of 100 gm each. Its green wrapping resembles the .banana leaf which is the traditional wrapper for curry food. An easy to
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      Jakarta, Beijing memo signed in Singapore
      758 6  -  by Masaki Watanabe Monitor staff writer Indonesian and Chinese trade officials signed a memorandum of understanding in Singapore last week paving the way for direct trade links between the two countries. The signing, reported in advance by the daily Jakarta Post, is believed to
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      Prowling guard dogs help keep offices safe
      497 6  -  by Dawn Westerhout Monitor staff writer More and more guard dogs are rearing their heads in shopping centres and factories after closing hours. These premises are reported to be relatively crime-free since canine patrols were introduced. Mr Joseph Patros, managing director of Reliance
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    • Article
      'China fever' strikes again
      565 8  -  United Industrial Corp to build second luxury hotel by Linda Chan Monitor staff writer A Singapore company is negotiating with a Chinese party to build a second hotel in China costing about $40 million, informed sources said. This latest development lends even more credence to the
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      Seminar spotlights problems of doing business in China
      757 8  -  by Masaki Watanabe Monitor staff writer If you are going to China for business, be sure to make hotel reservations and flight bookings. This bit of practical advice for beginners came from a Singapore consultancy firm which has played a pioneering role
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      265 3 Now you candoyour diydeaning on the way toworkf* L 1" X f collect it on the way home, wShout leaving your car. I 11 I Singapore's first hotel drive-in laundry service is r* I r--j: Ip VU I now °V en f rm 7am 7 P m Sundays and Public
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      124 4 ftomrrttt ®nrt*rtitp Jnofptnornt Somerset University is Britain's first Independent University to offer Bachelor Master and Doctoral degrees m most subjects by distance learning For a prospectus send SslB-00 to the Registrar I Sonwrwt University England 11 Protimex is a food of .JgHjL pre-cooked cereals and milk, enriched with Jj^j V
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      29 4 Keep Burnoi handy in the house! i i Bad B oj' g|| Euftavi affect cream that protects as it helps heal minor cuts, burns, bites, rashes and amaw lain——i
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      344 5 THE VISION AT METRO IS FASCINATING calendar 0F EVENTS APRIL 12 MAY 12 sale BM^I'"B Shoe mT^I B«W SF jHHF• Rodin's Sculptures f ,jv MGS Sculptures from the Pompidou MGLP, Berrocal's sculpture Napoleon's Antique mgm j •>■ Contemporary hL Contemporary Vintage Car b/«I^• Car Bp French Perfume stores *§!■rx Subway
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      89 6 ir r IBjL W W jprr Every Khong Ckian biscuit bears the imprint oftieshness that has been trusted fa" years. Every piece of Khong Guan biscuit makes a wholesome treat anytime, anywhere. Fresh and crispy always, because it's locally manufactured. With a taste that is distinctively superior. Not surprising, therefore,
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      239 8 k W J j B fl I H T A f fl ***9sfiB f ■I L And from just $3,265 downpayment, so will you. Mitsubishi is the only Japanese car maker Special discounts on all repair jobs carried X ever to win Germany's prestigious Golden Steering out in our Mitsubishi
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      Bandung meet: All show and no substance
      1208 9 It was to have been a pleasant walk down memory lane. A literal one. With the delegates walking down a 100 m stretch of Jalan Asia Africa which cuts through the heart of Bandung. The weather obliged up to a point. Bandung was
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      Cambodia: Asean breaks new ground
      294 9 KUALA LUMPUR Asean foreign ministers have accepted the proposal for "proximity talks" between the two warring factions in the Cambodian issue as a means of solving the conflict and agreed that the proposal be discussed at the Asean Senior Officers Meeting in Brunei next month.
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      Priest killed for spreading communism, says letter
      226 9 Associated Press MANILA Authorities in the southern Philippines have received a letter purportedly from the killers of the Rev. Tullio Favali, saying the Italian priest was killed because he was one of several "imported Satan priests" spreading communism, the Philippine News Agency reported
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      Beijing and Jakarta earn rave reviews at 'shadow play'
      786 9  -  by Jackie Sam Monitor Staff Writer Indonesians like to describe their politics in terms of wayang kulit ("shadow play") where movements create illusions to send messages. Direct confrontation is avoided, refinement (kehalusan) maintained. President Suharto is particularly adept at this, say
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • AROUND THE WORLD
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        THREE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
        104 10 have been de- tained for questioning in connection with what many observers describe as Taiwan's worst financial scandal, court officials said yesterday, he three Mr Lee Tsun-Lai, director of the auditing department of the government-run Cooperative Bank of Taiwan, his assistant, Mr Hsu Tsu-Chi and Mr Peng
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        HUNDREDS OF EXILES
        92 10 mounted the sixth day of protest outside the Chinese Communist Party headquarters yesterday to find their banners gone and officials determined not to let them resettle in Beijing. More than 200 demonstrators resumed their sit-down daylight vigil on the building's steps this morning. But their long banners,
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        FIRE RACED
        84 10 through the two top floors of a six-storey subur- ban mental hospital in Buenos Aires on Friday night and a police spokesman said 78 bodies had been removed from debris. "Unfortunately, I'm afraid that the number of victims will continue to rise," said the police official. Metropolitan Public
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        A 32-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
        117 10 dubbed the "Crying Lady" said in a statement she saw a soldier shoot Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino, the Philippine Inquirer said yesterday. "I saw a gun pointed at the back of Mr Aquino and heard gunfire," the weekly quoted Ms Rebecca Quijano as saying. She also
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        ABOUT 50,000 CHILDREN
        92 10 were married this week in the Indian state of Rajasthan despite a law banning the ancient Hindu practice, according to Indian news reports. The United News of India, a news agency, said about 10,000 children in Jodhpur and 40,000 in Jaipur were married on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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        THOUSANDS OF CHRISTIANS
        91 10 have fled to the south- ern Lebanese town of Jezzine after Palestinians set fire to two of their villages near Sidon and went on a wild looting rampage. Up to 70,000 Lebanese Christians have been forced to flee following five weeks of sectarian fighting in and around
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        KHMER ROUGE GUERILLAS
        86 10 claimed yesterday that they killed or wounded 20 Vietnamese soldiers in a two-day attack in Cambodia. Khmer Rouge sources said five guerillas were also wounded as Hanoi's forces met the attack with mortar and artillery fire. The guerillas used mortars and rocket-propelled grenades, they said. The clashes
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        U.S. COMPUTER GIANT
        105 10 International Business Machines won its first court case on Friday against a Taiwan computer manufacturer which created counterfeit software for IBM personal computers. A Taipeh district court sentenced Mr Leonard Tsai, manager of Data Source Computer Inc., to one year in prison and a US$l,5OO (553,300) fine
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      Sabah losers take it hard
      885 10 THE BERJAYA DEBACLE IN SABAH Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan s Parti Bersatu Sabah swept to an upset win in the recent Sabah election. Our staff writer Frieda Koh reports on the latest situation from Kota Kinabalu. She also interviewed Datuk Pairin and the former chief
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      How Datuk Pairin made good
      696 10 PROFILE ON DATUK PAIRIN In Sabah, they call him "Mr Clean". A former political ally once said of him that he should have been "a pastor, not a politician". Another said he was "too good for this game". But Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan made good
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      Harris vows a comeback
      507 10 Former Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh says he's confident the federal government will stand by his Berjaya Party which was defeated in the polls last weekend. In an exclusive interview, Datuk Harris said he had no doubt that Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad would keep
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      More seats for Sabah's ruling party
      111 10 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Three Berjaya state assemblymen crossed over to the ruling Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) today, bringing the number of elected PBS members in the Sabah state assembly to 29. They are Encik Abdul Ghapur Salleh (state assemblyman for Merotai), Encik Ahmad Bahrom
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      Pairin won't drop court suit
      118 10 Bemama KUALA LUMPUR Datuk Harris Salleh, whose Berjaya party lost the recent Sabah state eleotion, will be facing his victor, Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan, again, this time in court. Datuk Pairin, the new chief minister of Sabah, has decided not to withdraw his court action
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      Vietnam: An uneasy partnership
      1182 11 HO CHI MINH CITY: Ten years after Communist forces routed troops of the US-backed South Vietnamese government and captured Saigon, the "reunification" of the country is still an elusive goal. Like the ultimate shotgun wedding, this marriage of north and south is often marked by mutual
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      Resistance takes active and passive forms
      492 11 Since the Communist takeover of the south in 1975, the main arifted resistance actions have been attributed to Montagnards in the Central Highlands. They belong to an organisation called the United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races, known as Fulro. In an apparent
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      Old habits die hard in the cities
      529 11 The lovely riverside town 01 e called Saigon is still the finest, most exciting place to live in Vietnam ask the four million people who live here. Nearly half risk the wrath of the state by living in it illegally. Tudo Street, the
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  • COMMENTARY
    • OBSERVATIONS
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        Why pay more?
        194 12 Mr H. R. Hochstadt, chairman of the committee studying revision of our copyright laws, says nothing will be finalised until the public is ready to pay more for books, music, and computer software programs. That is not likely to be any time soon. Nobody wants to pay
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        Winds of change
        201 12 It's often called the "Land below the Wind" but Sabah got whipped around last week by some wild gusts of change. In the process, both the normal rules of politics and politicians got bent out of shape. Calm returned fairly rapidly after the post-elections tempest. But the
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        Ask the men who know
        161 12 Taxi fares continue to be the centre of hot dispute. What is not in dispute any more, however, is the serious impact the higher prices have had on drivers. The disclosure in our pages today that an increasing number of drivers are deferring their weekly
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        A public service
        67 12 Newspaper people are included along with air traffic controllers, drug enforcement services, and taxi drivers in the government's newly expanded list of groups covered by The Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act. These groups are to be barred from going on strike or staging lock-outs in the interest
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        Thriving on miseries
        121 12 Singapore's laws against drug trafficking are severe. They're intended to be to prevent the drug curse from .ruining lives, even those of children, as it happens all too frequently in more squeamish, legally liberal societies. Since the mandatory death penalty was enacted, 18 drug traffickers have been
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        Around and around
        86 12 Mr Teh Cheang Wan writes courteous letters, seeking answers. Mr Chiam See Tong talks to- the Press, asking questions. Mr Teh makes an offer. Mr Chiam seeks conditions. Around and around it goes. Neither the Minister for National Development nor the MP from Potong Pasir seems to
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      Reagan weathers storm, but how long?
      865 12  -  by William Schneider For the Monitor Everywhere President Reagan, looks these days, he sees trouble. His budget is in trouble. He has had to renege on his campaign commitment to protect Social Security benefits, thereby handing the opposition Democrats a formidable issue for the
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      What a great opportunity lost at Bandung
      628 12 A great opportunity lost. Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr Mochtar Kusumaatmadja said that in a different context He was referring to the Chinese who passed up a chance at Bandung to talk with President Suharto and thereby, speed up normalisation of diplomatic ties. But
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      The power of words to rankle people
      652 13 What's in a word? Lots. Take, for example, just one word that has been much in the news lately. The word is "discriminate," which means in verb form "to make a distinction." In the past two decades, the word has been mostly used
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      Inflexible cooks spoil the soup
      618 13  -  by X X Chen For the Monitor Whenever friends get together in Singapore, you can bet that food will be a hot topic of discussion. But at a recent meal with some subject that got chewed up most was, not the food but the inflexibility
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      The war that was a tragedy for America
      890 13 The tenth anniversary of the fall of Saigon is upon us and the pain of that day will not go away. Vietnam ended America's innocence in international affairs. It was the first war in which its involvement was not triggered by overt
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    • LETTERS
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        Not all school heads belong to SES 1 or 2
        115 13 I refer to your article, "New pay scales give principals little lift" (Sunday Monitor, April 21). You have implied here that all principals and vice-princi-pals are in the Senior Education Ser- vice (SES) 1 or 2. I have to point
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        Don't blame the attire
        242 13 I take great joy in browsing through the pages of the local newspapers on Sunday afternoons. On a particular Sunday, however, pleasure turned to pain as I read "Ways to deal with rape in Singapore," (Letters, The Sunday Monitor, April 14). It bothered me to discover
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        Stigma of disease
        188 13 I saw two lovers; seated apart, eyes not meeting, their bodies rigid with fear, reminding each other of the loneliness of disease. Their rising terror, was sweeping each other with a blanket of irritation. Then a group of young men and women came by. One young man
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      It was fare in April and fine in December
      678 13  -  by Ng Loke Khoon Monitor staff writer It was Christmas Eve and John was at peace with the world around him. He had just returned from the office party. Although he was somewhat tired, he was still wide awake. He had
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      Questions break language barriers
      702 14 After reading last week that one in every three National University of Singapore students can't follow lectures because of their poor English, the question that came to my mind was: Why don't they ask if they don't understand? The students' problem with English is, of course,
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      Taxi commuters pick up bus habit
      590 14  -  by Lawrence Wee For the Monitor The new taxi fares have succeeded, at least, in drawing more cabs onto the roads. Drivers are prompted by the need to earn a higher income to meet the hefty diesel tax to be imposed in October, as
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      47 13 LETTERS: We welcome your letters, especially if they are concise. Use a pseudonym if you wish but please give your name and address. We reserve the right to edit all letters. Write to: The Sunday Editor, The Singapore Monitor, 2, Alexandra Road, #03-01A Delta House, Singapore 0315
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      147 14 II"» ir j I I --Ri VBHHi Ci Ht i When our doors first opened we were in some pretty unusual businesses. From mining quicksilver in Sarawak to running banks in Bangkok. While in Singapore, we were amongst the first to build docks and make bricks. r And, of course,
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  • RACING GUIDE
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      Saturday's Results
      644 15 RACE 1 IMMM Restricted Terms Div B 1200 m 7 Pensive 57 Tiley (6) 2 3 1 5 Peace Envoy 57 M Rahman (8) 3 2 2 2 Supreme Chaser 57 Woon (1) 113 3 Only Sunshine 57 Danis (3) 444 Course Scratchings: 8 Steel Challenger 57 Owner
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      TIPSTERS' GUIDE
      241 15 RACE TET MA-ZEHN TAN MA-TAN (Monitor) (Zao Bm) (Wan Bao) 7 Long Lake 7 Long Laka 7 Long Laka 1 6 Serious Fun 8 Big Shot 3 More Than Happy 9 Rich And Gentle 3 More Than Happy 2 Nine Lines 3 Diamonds Forever 5 Bold Baron 9
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      COMPUTER ANALYST
      97 15 BEST PICKS RACE 1 7 Long Lake 3 More Than Happy 9 Rich And Qentte 2 9 Satu Hat II 3 Diamonds Forever 4 April Bright 3 2 Kawan Karib 1 Master Of The Game 7 Jade Mountain 4 4 Aurora 111 6 Tricky Shaun 7 Ammushanti 5
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      TODAY'S RACES AT PENANG
      1644 15 HOW TO READ THE CARD Going: good 1 92-31 BAY THUNDER 1-54.8 (7 56 5 Woon 1/4 4 rug Ahmad GOSO/06-GS I Saddto Horse s Best Barrier Jockey Number Ongm Track Trachwork Number Name Tim of ndee and CondMont today Sex Previous Weight Horse s Trainer
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      Local hero on Combat Hero
      281 15  -  By Computer Analyst For the Monitor Subian Dal wee, leading local jockey up to last weekend, seems to like the course in Penang better than those at other venues. His winning records showed that he won four times this season in Penang, three times each
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      KEEPING TRACK
      127 15 Tipsters in our Sunday Monitor Qukls tallied these results In last Sunday's races in Pensng. First Second Third Ma-Zhen Tan (Zao Bao) 15 4 Ma-Tan (Wan Bao) 5 15 Tat (Monitor) 5 5 4 Computer Analyst (Monitor) 5 5 5 Following is the tatty of the Sunday Times
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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      35 15 BIG SWEEP FIRST: ***** ($2,902) SECOND: ***** ($725) THIRD: ***** ($362) STARTERS: ($48) ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** CONSOLATION: ($36) ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
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  • SPORTS
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      4-D Tally
      408 16 In random numbers games, some numbers emerge more often than others in the short run. Sometimes, a pattern will be seen which may, or may not, repeat itself. For fun and comparison, our Computer Analyst this week analyses the 4-D results held at Penang for the 10 draws
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      A fail-safe system of betting?
      360 16  -  By Computer Analyst For the Monitor The computer has worked out a fail-safe system of betting that you just cannot lose. This is how it works: No. of Total Dividend tickets Cost Costs $15 Profit 1. 1 5 $5 15 10 2. 1 5 10
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      Teach children to fish
      541 16  -  GOING FISHING by Aquarius For the Monitor Sometimes we forget what it was like to catch our first fish. Remember how excited you were as a child (even as an adult) when you had your first fish on the line? Times haven't changed so much that
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      What's on
      150 16 Aquarius Fishing Club Sat May 11: Overnight fishing at Southern Islands. Sun May 26: Day fishing at Southern Islands. May 31 to June 3: Trip to Pulau Tinggi, Malaysia. For further information: Southern Islands call Mr Teo Wai Kye at *****31 (after 5 pm) Pulau Tinggi call Grant
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      Tiffany dazzles on ice
      369 17  -  by Mickey Cioffi For the Monitor Tiffany Chin admits that four years can go by very quickly. After her dazzling performance in the 1984 .Winter Olympics, this petite 17-year-old American figure skater from California certainly has much to look forward to. Tiffany so impressed the Olympic
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      Trio have a common goal
      455 17  -  by Daniel Wee For the Monitor Teo Choon Hin, Lim Bee Kee and Kenneth Ho have things in common. The trio are prominent water-polo goalkeepers in the B Division National Schools All Stars Water-polo League which ended last Wednesday. They became goalkeepers because they did
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      Cowans fights back from injury
      521 17  -  by Bill Wilson Oceanic Press Agency On a sunny August day in Spain two years ago, Gordon Cowans suffered a double fracture of the right leg during a friendly international tournament. It was a shattering experience for a young man of 24 who was just
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    • Picking the right man for the job
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        CASE 1: Fighting for football's No. 1 jersey
        435 18  -  by S Gulam Monitor staff writer Singapore's once undisputed number one goalkeeper, David Lee, now has his hands full fighting to keep his number one jersey for the final rounds of the Malaysia Cup competition. The man posing a serious challenge to
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        CASE 2: In search of a national rugby coach
        456 18  -  by B Kula Monitor staff writer The "Coach Wanted" sign is up again at the Singapore Rugby Union. So far, there are no applications. But one worth considering comes from the Naval Base. The name may not ring a bell, but
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      Handicap rule fails to help Police
      311 18  -  Theresians Yellow 9 Police 2 by B Kula Monitor staff writer Handicap golf has caught up with women's hockey. r The Singapore Women's Hockey Association will adopt the handicap system in golf for the ongoing knock-out competition because of vast differences in the standard
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      Nakajima widens lead over Tze Chung in Inamura Open
      194 18 Agencies TOKYO Tsungeyuki Nakajima of Japan leads after yesterday's third round of the U*****,000 (*****,200) Inamura Open golf tournament. Nakajima, after carding two excellent rounds of 67 and 64, failed to reproduce his form on the third day and shot a
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      Tennis meet attracts Argentinian star
      298 18  -  b y B Kula Monitor staff writer Angelic looking Gabriela Sabatini, who has the ground strokes of a young Chris Evert Lloyd, took the international tennis arena by storm in September last year when at 14, she became the youngest person ever to win a
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      Unseeded Katarina avenges sister's defeat
      286 18 Agencies Florida Unseeded Katarina Maleeva of Bulgaria avenged her older sister's defeat on Friday and earned the right to face Martina Navratilova in the final of the US$2OO,OOO (*****,000) women's tennis Tournament of Champions. The unseeded Maleeva, 15, upset sixth seed Bonnie Gadusek of the
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      ANSWERS TO QUIZ
      74 18 Here are the answers to Quiz on Page 17: Who is he? Sheffield Wednesday's Laurie Madden. Signed up? Liverpool and England striker Paul Walsh. Ase's record? He became the first league football player to appear in three Finals with three different clubs. Spot the Difference. 1 Igloo
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      Zehnder opts out of scheme
      443 19  -  by Ernest Frida Monitor staff writer Athletics coach Patrick Zehnder and his athletes have decided to stay out of the Singapore Sports Council/Singapore Amateur Athletic Association and A W training scheme if they can't train together. Zehnder left the scheme's meeting of coaches meeting last
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      Lock icon Kok Keene thrashes Soo Heng
      574 19  -  by Jeremy Yeo For the Monitor It was fitness versus strokes at yesterday's final of the Boys Under-19 event in the Ascot Singapore Closed Squash Championship. Fitness triumphed when 2nd seed Chew Kok Keene defeated top seed and arch rival Ong Soo Heng over four
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      Asian badminton must play centre court
      399 19  -  by Kenneth Jalleh Monitor staff writer The sixth Asian badminton championships in Kuala Lumpur were a great financial success, according to Asian Badminton Federation secretary general Dr Lee Kin Tat. He also said Asian nations must strive to boost the image of the game.
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      Rafllesian sprinter looks set for great things
      293 19  -  by Ernest Frida Monitor staff writer Bryan Selva Ratnam will be the schoolboy sprinter to watch, judging from his times returned in the sprint events at the Combined Raffles Junior College and Raffles Institution track and'field championships at Mount Sinai yesterday. Bryan, 16,
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    • SPORTS BRIEFS
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        HUGE CASH REWARDS
        52 19 have been offered to South Ko- rean competitors who win medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. The (South) Korean Amateur Athletic Federation said it would give US$ll5,OOO (*****,853) to gold medallists in track and field or marathon events. Silver medallists would receive US$5B,OOO and bronze medal
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        WORLD CUP HOPEFULS
        52 19 Guatemala eliminated Haiti from next year's finals in Mexico with 1-0 win at Port-Au-Prince in a Central American and Caribbean soccer federation match. The gaol was scored 13 minutes into the second half by right winder Eduardo Estrada. Haiti were beaten in their previous matches by Canada
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        OLYMPIC GAMES WILL
        94 19 one day be held in Africa in- stead of in the developed world, said president of the Association of National Olympic Committees, Vazquez Rana. After talks with Seychelles sports officials, he said: "Years ago the Games were the property of the International Olympic Committee, but now they
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        SOUTH KOREAN CHAMPION
        61 19 Chang Jung-Koo out- pointed Mexican challenger German Torres in a 12-round title fight and retained his World Boxing Council light flyweight title in Ulsan on the south coast. The favored Korean encountered an unexpectedly strong opposition in his second bout against the Mexican resident of Japan for
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        PAKISTAN'S CRICKET BOARD
        73 19 of Control has warned all cricketeers from making Press statements on cricket affairs, the board itself or its policies. The decision was taken at a meeting of the board's council which met to review the performance of the Pakistan cricket team during its recent tour of New
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      Roma's last chance for next UEFA Cup
      412 19  -  by Julian Bees Agenzia Ansa ROME The match of the day will probably be Roma's home clash with Diego Maradona's Napoli. At stake is Roma's last slim hope of taking part in next year's UEFA Cup, and to do so they must beat
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      Tame Singapore win
      147 19  -  by S Gulam Monitor staff writer It was a night of agony for 2,200 fans as Singapore struggled to overcome a defiant but weak Sarawak team 2-1 in a friendly match at the National Stadium. A third minute goal by D Tukijan, off a setpiece, gave false
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      Sundram out of line-up
      249 19  -  by S Gulam Monitor staff writer Singapore's semi-final hopes took a knock yesterday when it was learnt that striker V Sundramoorthy, who came back from injury only a week ago, has been asked to complete his basic military training from tomorrow. This rules him out of
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      New IBF rule on earnings angers Asians
      550 20  -  by Kenneth Jalleh Monitor staff writer Asian countries are angered by an International Badminton Federation (IBF) move to control all revenues from international tournaments. The Asian Badminton Confederation vowed to unite and fight the proposal to introduce a new ruling which states that
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      Lock icon THREE WITH COMMON GOAL
      40 20 Waterpoloists (from left to right) Teo Chin Hin (Bukit Ho Swee), Lim Bee Kee (Queensway) and Kenneth Ho (Buona Vista) have a common goal. Read all about it on Page 17. Monitor photo by CHRISTINE CHEW
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      'Giant-killer' in Fifties
      170 20 Dr Lee Kin Tat is the second Singaporean after Wong Peng Soon to hold the All-England singles title, practically a world title in the Fifties and Sixties. At 24, he ended the five-year reign of Danish Thomas Cup star Erland Kops in April 1964 to take the
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      Champ Fenech will defend title against J Coffee
      163 20 Associated Press SYDNEY Jeff Fenech of Australia will have to defend his International Boxing Federation world bantamweight title against Jerome Coffee of the United States within 60 days, a federation official stated. Fenech scored a ninth round victory Friday over defending champion
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      Italian 'exiles' leave Brazil in the lurch
      152 20 Reuter RIO DE JANEIRO Coach Evaristo Macedo is likely to change Brazil's team for today's clash with Peru in Brasilia after their poor showing against Colombia on Thursday. Despite beating the Colombians 2-1, Brazil looked a pale imitation of the talented Brazilian teams
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      116 16 I THE NATIONAL STUD FARM I (PROPRIETORS: LEMBAGA TOTALIZATOR MALAYSIA) I PROUDLY PRESENTS ITS I H I I 12™ SALE I 22 Malaysian Thoroughbreds for sale by auction, I on Saturday, 11th May, 1985 I at 9.30 am, I Race Course, Perak Turf Club I These horses are represented by
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      98 17 f v Quiz Are you quick on I the draw with the answers? Thia signature belongs to an England 3mj n international striker.ldentify it. League/Milk Cup racord s A whan ha played against Sunderland in tha Final A recently. What was it? Toll*. Ha thjw m ga 'a Our artist
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      94 18 The Takeaway Keep your left arm /lyy I f3 backswing (takeaway) QnSTba!? 1 .r straight left arm doing Keep your head the work push.ng the sWlis what they break really mean to j no?'trouble iSl'^^ o cocking your v S^\ wrists near the top of the head is the apex
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      119 20 Related story page 19 f Soaringlb New Heights *****? jm ■■Bp*;; V The desire to discover new horizons, to reach new heights of Soaring to new heights in technology .sl»y experience, lives on in man. In all r— and fashion with Swiss precision and creative r^jgg? fields of human endeavour
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      8 1 LIVING SUNDAY APRIL 28, 1985 THE SUNDAY MONITOR
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      Lock icon Yes sir, we can rock and roll
      1071 1  -  by Philip Cheah Monitor staff writer "This is such a dumb, futile argument," Joan Jett said in a recent interview. "Girls can play rock 'n' roll. Girls can't play rock 'n' roll. I mean, I don't want this to sound egotistical or anything
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    • MUSIC
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        Singers band together for Africa
        424 2  -  by Ho Siew Eng Monitor staff writer Africa's starving millions have become the focal point, not only of the media, but recording artistes as well. Last year in Britain, 38 musicians combined their vocal talents to record a single Do They Know It's Christmas? Collectively
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        100 FREE SINGLES
        118 2 Sceptics and cynics alike were silenced after Do They Know It's Christmas proved a worldwide hit. It showed that musicians could do something. Inspired by this, pop, ska, and reggae bands like ÜB4O, Madness, Pioneers, Afrodiziak, and General Public came together to make the arresting single Starvation.
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        OUTTAKES
        557 2 Springsteen breaks into third cartoon strip Bruce Springsteen in Snake Tales. This marks the third syndicated cartoon strip that has mentioned The Boss. The first two were Dick Tracy and Blondie. Meanwhile, Springsteen's fourth single, I'm On Fire, makes it to No. 6 on Billboard's hit parade. When you
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        SHORT TAKES
        675 2  -  by Michael Cheah Monitor staff writer Straight Ahead Amy Grant This LP has been around since last year. But only last week, Straight Ahead entered Billboard's chart at No. 193. That's no big deal if this was just another rock album. Because it is an inspirational rock album,
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        NEW DiSCtractionS
        551 2  -  by Michael Cheah Monitor staff writer Groovin' War An old Rascals' song wins smoothy of the week. It is a jazz funk with lots of fun, something that black music needs at a time when Michael Jackson and Prince are getting neurotic. War, led by Lonnie Jordan, have
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        Dior plays it safe in York show
        332 3  -  by David Joseph For the Monitor A gendarme (French policeman) gave a piercing whistle, and to the sound of sirens, we embarked on a journey through exotic destinations with a traveller in a cut-out car. Utilising this theme, the Dior show at the
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        Search is on for year's best model
        225 3  -  by Liew Heng Choong For the Monitor The 'M' Awards held at the Plaza Hotel are on again. But if all the heats are going to be like the one I went to, then the competition is not going to be all that
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    • FOOD
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        Food producers get into healthy diets
        619 4  -  by Violet Oon For the Monitor Going on a weight reducing and healthy diet is so easy today. Even the canned food manufacturers are getting into the act. Do you know, for example, that it is possible to buy canned peaches without sugar added
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        Canned foods ride the trend
        353 4 Like most consumers, I always assume that there are lots of preservatives and additives in canned food. Otherwise, how can the food last so long without refrigeration? S and W President Mr Norman Correia insists that this is a myth that has to be dispelled.
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        Lock icon Home-made hamburgers join ranks of good food
        649 4 TABLE TALK Violet Oon I hope that last week's recipe was ideal for you busy mothers. We did not have space for my reci- pe for minced topside of beef, f Children love eating hamburgers. Make a batch of hamburger patties at home
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        Restaurant serves noodles in a novel way
        961 5  -  EATING OUT by Violet Oon For the Monitor You would think that there's nothing new to add to the restaurant scene, especially in the serving of noodles, in Singapore. But you are wrong. The Swatow Restaurant group, one of our more aggressive and
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        Where to dine out when travelling
        715 5 Three hundred and eighty women in the travel industry were in town this week for the 16th Annual International Federation of Women's Travel Organisation. They came from 14 countries and were here to share their experiences. We asked some of the delegates to give
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        Dining by the Otani's pool
        187 5 I had always thought that the Hotel New Otani's Pool Deck on the lobby level, seventh floor, would make one of the most beautiful outdoor dining areas in Singapore. What a pleasure it was to learn that the management is finally making use of the
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    • FILM
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        Odyssey delivers a message
        729 6 IHSffiHIHIIiNHsJicHIHNHr THE STORY In the year 2010, the Russian spacecraft Leonov is sent to recover any information stored in the American spacecraft Discovery, in orbit round Jupiter since astronaut David Bowman disappeared nine years ago. As the Discovery is technically US territory, three Americans are grudgingly
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        CELEBRITIES
        753 6 NEWS ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN THE NEWS There's money to be made from the Beatles. Derek Taylor, the Beatles former press officer, has just written his autobiography, reminiscing on his "Beatle" days. But before you go rushing out to buy a copy, be warned, Fifty Years Adrift by Taylor
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        SCREEN VIEWS
        607 6  -  by Hie Hui Ching Monitor staff writer The Musical Singer. You can't get a sillier movie title than this one. The plot is also nothing to crow about It centres around two men. One is Russell (played by Russell Wong), a dancer who aspires to be a singer
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        Classic book, poor movie
        503 7 FILM REVIEW There is a general rule of thumb bbout books which are turned into films. The more mediocre the book, the better the movie, and idee-versa. E M Forster's novel, A Passage to India, has always been considered something of a classic, the sort that
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        Hints for the Week
        490 7  -  by Ee Chwee Cheng For the Monitor Small flats need white walls: People living in small flats will find that painting the walls white gives the place a feeling of spaciousness. Red and other warm colours can make inviting rooms, but after a while what seemed
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    • TODAY'S TV
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        TV COMMENT
        375 10 Style Council featured in Rockline tonight Chandra Nair obviously thinks Rockline is the proverbial for insomnia. I'd like to take him to task for his April 21 comments in the Sunday Monitor. SBC's choice of Rockline in place of the unobtainable Top of the Pope has been a
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        Friendship bridges differences
        497 10  -  SUNDAY'S PICK by Hie Hui Ching Monitor staff writer Film Focus: The Chosen Ch 12, 8.35 p.m. Excellent adaptation of Chaim Potok's story centering on a friendship between Americanised Jew Miller (played by Barry Miller) and Hassidic Benson ftlobby Benson). Rod Steiger as Benson rabbi's father gives
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      245 4 Welcome *1 I to Dragon City pf". *WP I You'll discover some of the I I finest Sichuan and seafood I I MF^r«■ dishes available in town. I I An amazing 228 in all! I Each masterfully prepared to I I *,4** At* delight your taste buds. I w7j m
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      354 5 Advertisement Cheers! ot's time again to spare a few moments on a subject close to our hearts. Good living. And this weekend, I'd like to ramble on a little about one of my favourite drinks. Sherry. I l herry is surely the IS I monarch of all great wines. ||j|
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      488 7 FILM GUIDE BOWHEO FILEM MM ArtectlonnMy Your* (C)/10.45 am (*****16) The Trap (Q/1.30. 3.30. 7. 9.15 Uwagu Affectionately Your* (C)/11 am (♦*****0) The Trap (C)/l 30. 3.30. 7. 9 15 CATHAY ORGANISATION Bedok The Muaicol Singer (C)/11 em (2412(77) Tragedy of Qhoat (C)/i 30. 3.30. 7. 9 is Broadway TheMuelcal
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      536 7 HOROSCOPES fjk f by Sydney Omarr Los Angeles Times Syndicate YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY: You are creative, independent, at times domineering, and sensual. You possess a sense of drama and members of the opposite sex consider you to be romantic. Leo and Aquarius persons play important roles in your life. Your
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      241 8 Introducing the New Redring Plus 7 I A Sophisticated Instant Water Heater with the latest technology and accessories Scientifically designed automatic temperature stabiliser to maintain a constant water temperature Special 4 stage operations built-in off switch plus 3 power saving settings for cold, lukewarm and hot showers Special safety devices
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      764 8 THIS WEEK ON THE BOX TV HIGHLIGHTS COMPILED BY HIEVIUI CHING _n M l* wick, Quincy Jones, Stevie FILMS Wonder, James Lena Home pay a special tri-Pre-Holiday Movie: The J bute to Count Basie. Secret War of Harry Frigg m Watch It! Tues, Ch 5, 7.50 A slick but comedy
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      687 8 TUBE TALK Channel 12 schedules two musicals for June In line with Channel 12's at- terest is played by Shirley Jones, tempt to show lighter musical pro- The musical is best remembered grammes, there will be a Rodgers for its timeless songs like If I and Hammerstein Festival begin- Loved
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      2997 9 TV WFITTT THE SUNDAY WW I 1 >il> SUNDAY n/\ MONITOR W WW APRIL 28, 1985 r?> MONDAY APRIL 29. 1985 I TUESDAY APRIL 30. 1985 MAY 1, 1985 2.30 SBCtext 'Live' Sample Psges. "Live* temple Ptgn. But Samantha soon ckscovers that 5.30 SBCtext 'Live* temple Pagee. White Joante starts
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      3 1 Malaysia the magical
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      Lock icon Delightful next-door vacations
      374 1 Sometimes, the pleasures which you looked all over the world for happen to be just next door. Singaporeans are sophisticated travellers. Many have done several rounds of this regon, been on excursions to Europe, gone for Jaunts in Japan and flown eastward to the American West. As
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      Lock icon A host of packages to choose from
      518 1 Singaporeans can share the benefits of the special low-cost "Great Value Holidays" packages which the Tourist Development Corporation of Malaysia launched yesterday. The TDC director in Singapore, Endk Idros Mohd said: "Our country offers great diversity. We want our citizens to see the
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      You can get there by road, rail or air
      963 2 There are many ways of getting to holiday spots in Malaysia, but probably the best way to travel is by car. Time and distance are not major considerations for even the most remote part of the Peninsular can be reached in
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      Festival calendar
      479 2 VISITORS to Malaysia will find that the country is a land of colourful and ofttn spectacular festivals. Here we list a calendar of events for some of the more popular among them. MAY Bachok Festival of Culture: Two week festival in Kelantan with cultural attractions like the Menora
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      The old-World appeal of Penang
      884 4  -  By SA'AT ABDUL RAHMAN I had heard so much about Penang, about its good food, fantastic beaches and much more, but the group I was with had only one spare afternoon to spare here. What could I do in so short a time? For a
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      West Malaysia tour packages
      149 4 In Singapore, the "Selected Holidays" consortium offers package tours to Penang and various parts of West Malaysia. There are a four-day, five-day and six-day tour packages. The four-day package, priced at $409, will take visitors to Penang by air where they will stay for two days.
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      Savour Malacca – town with a historic flavour
      564 4  - Savour Malacca town with a historic flavour By LEE CHIU SAN I like Malacca because it's a pleasant drive from Singapore and there is lots to photograph there. Good food and inexpensive accommodation are other attractions. Most people know of two routes to Malacca, but there are actually four, one
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      West Malaysia, a gourmet paradise
      939 5 The advice for gourmets and gourmands in Malaysia is; go West. The West Coast is where all the best places for bursting your belt can be found. Kukup, on the western tip of Johore, is well-known for its seafood, which is of a satisfactory standard,
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      An East Coast adventure
      766 6 The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia offers a pleasant contrast after spending a pressure-cooker period during the peak business season in Singapore. Mersing, port of embarkation for the offshore islands of Rawa and Tioman, is the first stop for many Singaporeans. The charm of Mersing's roadside
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      The place for souvenirs
      340 6 The East Coast is the place to buy traditional Malaysian handicrafts. Batik and Kain Songket are already familiar fabrics with most shoppers and souvenir hunters will want Wayang Kulit (shadow play) figurines and colourful Wau Bulan (moon kites) for display on their walls back home. And
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      Cherating, quiet luxury Club Med style
      833 7 If you want to really get away from it all during your holiday, go to Club Med for a total change in lifestyle. The Club Med concept is to make people forget that the working-day world exists. A string of Club Med villages circle
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      Holiday in the highlands to cool off
      502 7 When the first Europeans arrived in Asia, the bemused natives noted that only mad dogs and Englishmen ran out in the noonday sun. Even the English soon realised the folly of their ways and in India they established the institutions of the Hill
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      Nipping across for a very quick get-away
      1188 8 At present, the best reason for a quick sortie across the Causeway is the fact that petrol is about $20 per tankful cheaper there if you are driving a small car, and up to $50 less if you happen to own a limousine.
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      Exploring exotic Sabah and Sarawak
      638 8 Two exotic holiday spots that have hardly been explored by Singaporean vacationers are Sabah and Sarawak. They have both earned the delightful appellation of: "The Land Below the Wind." And rightly so.. Because these two holiday hideaways are safely tucked away from the path of
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      New $600 m convention complex rises
      533 9 The Putra World Trade Centre, Malaysia's first, fully-integrated complex housing convention, exhibition and business centres plus a hotel and supplementary services all in the same place, will open in November this year. This Ms6oo million project occupies a 4.58 hectare site along Jalan Tun
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      Appealing new concept for holidaymakers
      187 9 Fancy the prospect of your own luxury, beach bungalow in an excusive Malaysian resort, with wall-to-wall carpeting, linen, cutlery and imported bathroom fittings? The Teluk Kemang Country Resort has an unique concept in holidays planned out for vacationers which they call "time-sharing." Share the purchase
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      Plaza's budget plan for business travellers
      201 9 The Plaza Hotel in Kuala Lumpur recently launched the Plaza Budget Plan designed for frequent business travellers. This offer is valid from April 1 to December 31, this year. The Plaza Budget Plan guarantees a special rate honoured throughout the year with an attractive
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      Federal matches value of room price with vouchers
      255 9 The Federal Hotel in Malaysia is offering its guests free vouchers with every $120 room booked. Vouchers for food, entertainment, goods and services,, which can earn guests discounts up to a value of $120, will be given for every booking of a
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      108 2 FLY MALAYSIAN. YOU 'LL LOVE THE FEELING. Our inflight crew will welcome you the Malaysian, way. Naturally, warmly. TheyH care for all your needs and will extend that welcome in the way they serve you throughout your flight GENTLE MALAYSIAN CHARM THAT COMES NATURALLY. maS WELL TREAT YDU LIKE GOLD
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      148 3 a„ /i ffVr ®kucwiwo n A% «K<ji From as little as *****.00 Take a break and come on over to Malacca, Johor, Langkawi, East any day of the week and Malaysia for your Coast or even Sabah or Sarawak. we'll be happy to serve you. holiday. Experience Discover all these
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      191 4 liv. &"> >■ ,r >• •V*' I J>; y 4 >: ■1 1 ..«/-Jl Hk <Sk2t <®:^\ZWff I^H 5* sj^ A 3 dav/2 night vacation filled with complimentary 177 7 specials for two at the luxurious Genting Hotel. 20% discount on golfing fees Welcome cocktail on the house Free entrance
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      96 4 Kuantan $159 00 Malacca $150.00 Port Dickson $177.00 Tanjong Jara $218.00 Puiau Tioman $295.00 Desaru View $185.00 Club Med $340.00 Penang By Air $335.00 ENCHANTING BORNEO II DaUM)<XTt»HmN» 3 Days Kuchmg Weekend $399 00 Dep Fn 4 Days Sabah Tanjong Aru Beach Resort $729 00 Pep Thur 4 Days Kuchmg
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      219 5 We Care &2£&Ak. j^ jJK|^nH| K r J t I P^^flßH^ftkr^^Hflfl At Federal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, you'll our discotheque or enjoy international rimTivERY MOM*22?®° I enjoy all the luxuries of a first class shows. Health enthusiasts will find our OF $120 AND I international hotel. Right in the heart of
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      428 5 J^J ore holiday enjoyment concept: TIMESHARING. 4m This is just about the only I itUJK K&IANG I TIMESHARING COUNTRY 18 rarilK THE MOST jS the end of 1985. THFAT Remember what we il/L/Tilj have in store for you; TIMESHARING HAS ARRIVED. B9hl It M ,>. m J 11 11 MAYFIELD
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      259 6 Plaza service begins the moment you If 11 touchdown.... I and you'll be delighted to I 11 Arrive in style and spacious comfort at the Plaza in our luxury limousine. fill |P|%|J I V You'll find our welcome warm and our service efficient. Plaza's a cosy place w pi JiE
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      67 7 $333 $720 Incl SIM-PEM-Sin Air Fare Incl SIN-PEN-UVTKjKAWI-PEN (2-7 days: $333-$702) -SIN Air Fare Price includes: Price Includes: Standard room with balcony 2 nights each in Langkawi Country Club Airport transfers and Penang's QoJden Sands Hotel. Welcome Drink Airport transfers in Langkawi Or Penang Pull Breakfast Welcome Drink Free admission
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      103 7 The OTMMAYSIACANBE IN KUALA^IMPUR. Kuala Lumpur Hilton, Malaysia's l Jy* premier hotel, sits on a hillock overlooking the capital's business and shopping districts. Petaling Jaya Hilton commands a central > r jL jjußuE P° sition m industrial satellite town on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, all but 15 minutes away
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      122 8 A MOVING EXPfIMENCE fc^Cl' §^^^^HBP|ljfc3jp^|^^l v jHHI IIK&-I sfl #M Bv 1 vjfl 1 HI Mj® Ik/ I J 1 I In the midst of the snarling traffic, the dusty streets, the bumper to bumper crawl, the skin biting heat, there is a comforting story. Very much of moving ambience
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      78 8 ADVENTURE IS THE S MEETING BETWEEN DREAM.... ....AND REALITY. 45 Air-conditioned Rooms Restaurants Bowling Alley Sauna Children's Playground Tennis Courts Outdoor Swimming Pool. For reservation pteaae contact: in Petalinj J«y»- P»«* our dty raoitSs SHAH'S BEACH RESORT <g? SHAH'S VILLAGE MOTEL 6th Mile. Tanjung Khng. Malacca No 3 5 Lorong
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      229 9 t* f A f WEST MALAYSIA TOUR /-T XMfnM 6 DAYS ONLY $349 DEPARTURE EVERY SUN CM/% /#/M V IST CLASS HOTEL ACCOM, f JAVIMWLVj p DICKSON MING COURT r vrf|ff y* f CAMERON MERLIN gives you the best Of PENANG ORCHARD SUN overland tours GENTING CASINO PCNANG/cameron ■■Ps TOUR
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      BANGALORE
      367 1 Journey into the City of Gardens Bangalore, in southern India, may not be as familiar as neighbouring Madras, but it has its fair share of sights for the curious traveller. The film, A Passage to India, David Lean's interpretation of the E M Forster classic, was shot on location
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      TRAVEL TiPS
      729 1  -  by Richard Faure-Field For the Monitor Bangalore, as a city, is over 400 years old and has a population of three million. The ideal time to visit it is towards the end of the year when the temperature is more bearable. Hotel accommodation, as in all over India,
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      ADLINES
      771 2 Many agencies feel the recently launched Media Circulations Services (MCS) is long over-due. Although they are exceedingly coy about citing specific examples, advertising people insist there is a problem in Singapore with publishers who overstate their circulation figures. The MCS, owned by the Advertising Media Owners Association Singapore, is
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      What you can do to fit in
      571 2 THE ONE MINUTE MANAGER Dear One Minute Manager: What does a new employee need to do to "fit in" to the political and social structure of an organisation? How can I be heard and recognised without putting people off? New from Kalamazoo. Dear
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        IBM enters market for fail-safe computers
        320 3 Reuter BOSTON: With computers now indispensable to most business transactions, their buyers are increasingly demanding a tough extra specification: they must go on working even when a part breaks down. The first fail-safe computers were introduced by Tandem Computers in 1976. Since then at
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        The mega-chip race is on
        233 3 AT T Bell Laboratories is racing to produce a chip that could be the harbinger of the next computer revolution. It is the mega-bit chip that store one million bits of information, equivalent to 100 typewritten pages. That is four times as much information as
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        Computer Bulletin Board all set for trial runs
        950 3 USER NOTES Hook on your modem now and let me take you on a conducted tour of the Singapore Monitor's Computer Bulletin Board system which is running "live" trials from today till its official launch on May 4. If you are working
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        NEWS QUIZ
        324 4 A test of your knowledge of current events 1. The Maldives Islands, where a Singapore government company plans to build a new resort, is in the: a. Pacific Ocean b. Indian Ocean c. Malacca Straits d. South China Sea 2. Name the two countries, which have no diplomatic
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        FACES IN THE NEWS
        46 4 Miss A is seeing Jiang again. Mr B wants to quit. Mr C was forced to quit. Mr Dis just beginning. Mr E does it once more. And Mr F comes back. Who are these people? (Answers at the bottom of page).
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        Language students piece together the Chinese puzzle
        707 4  -  by Frieda Koh Monitor staff writer Each year, hundreds of foreign students go to Beijing or Taipeh to learn a strange language in an unfamiliar country. Many drop out, others slog on for years and manage to achieve a degree of proficiency. A
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      Colouring Fun
      103 5  -  PLAY PAGE by Anna Soong Most children dream of being super heroes. They would give anything to fly. But little Mindy was different. On her planet, which was very near the sun, everyone could fly and do amazing things. Mindy wanted to live where people had no special
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        BEGINNINGS
        325 6 Contexts for early language learning Conventional assumptions that reading and writing are learned only through formal instruction and after children have achieved a mastery of oral language are false. All forms of language learning occur from the earliest years in a child's life. And what children learn is to
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        Child is the central figure
        274 6 The series was reviewed by three Singapore educationists. Their reports appear below. "Beginnings" is an excellent language experience programme suitable for children aged three to seven. The younger you start the quicker children will foster a love for literature. The programme is an activity orientated
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        Imagination plays a part
        277 6 The Dick Bruna Series comprises five titles: three language and two numbers books and a book on shapes. The three books on language offer children of varying linguistic abilities scope for their imagination and ability for description. However, the subject matter of "Another Story to Tell"
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        Spark for creativity
        257 6 "Beginnings" is a thematic approach designed for the young child (four-six years old) suggesting and providing listening, speaking, reading, writing opportunities related to a child's experiences, with the child as the central figure. It is not a formal approach and so all learning comes through incidental experiences.
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        The nose knows by means unknown
        473 7  -  by Boyce Rensberger Washington Post Menthol is a trick: you only think it's cool. Chewing spearmint gum, sniffing a nasal inhaler, puffing on a mentholated cigarette or otherwise encountering a product containing this widely used additive causes its molecules to act on special cold-sensing
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        Control your internal storm
        829 7 Being the target of someone's rage is uncomfortable for anyone. Why would people get angry at me. When we have done something wrong (there are of course better ways of solving problems but sometimes people only know how to deal with problems through anger). When we
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        Recipe for teenagers: Stay away from snacks
        782 7 I have been receiving questions and letters from many young people on the topic of a balanced diet to help weight control. According to Public Health nutritionist Mrs Tan Wei Ling, part of this weight increase noticed in some of Singapore's young people
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        Dr. Joyce Brothers
        832 7 Fear of divorce prevents marriage Baby's death ruins relationship Looking for love in the wrong places My parents have been married and divorced more than twice. Does this mean that my marriage will fail, too? I've been so fearful of this that I waited almost 10 years
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      'Never mind the rain, there's a show to go to'
      1615 8  -  CLASSIFIED/FEATURE How are Singaporeans coping with changes in the economy, changes that have broad effects on their lives, their families and their economic future? We continue the series of articles focusing on the changing fortunes of individual families. by Toh
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    • PROPERTY
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        Over-supply is not the main culprit
        1124 9  -  by Annie Chia Monitor staff writer It's public sentiment and not ihe over-supply of residential linits that's the main factor in the present depressed market. Mr Goh Tiam Lock, a valuer from Colliers Goh Tan made this point in a talk to Rotarians last
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        Squatter families stay put
        292 9  -  by Annie Chia Monitor staff writer Three squatter families living on the site of the Astrid Meadows condominium project are the cause of a slowdown in construction. A source from Parkway Land, the developer of the 182-unit lowrise development along Coronation Road West blamed "negotiations with
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        Lock icon Gracious living of a bygone era
        473 10  -  Galaxy Towers, an apartment project at Onan Road near Geylang The three *°frS^7to'l2s mOnWOT mi wink by Linda Chili ftl* Galaxy Towers showflat shows how coiitamporary lines can be enhanced by French rfmnirnl 1 "French furniture has gneefei, slim curves. It is toes bulky
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        SHOWFLATS YOU CAN VISIT TODAY
        402 10 District Development Location Opening Times Enquiries 0316 Landmark Tower Chin Swee Road 9 am 6 pm daily *****11 0512 Park west Upper Ayer Rajah/Jin Lempeng 10 am 6 pm daily *****12/*****43 0922 The Claymore Claymore Hill 9.30 am 6 pm daily *****18/9 0923 Beaumont Junction
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      1029 2 LINGO computers con .V.V S'V.W AW. AVA'AV .AW. b h ■s e i VAVA'A" .AAS i E s "A A*as A» A a I I sßss s "AV.VAAVAVAV* .WV.VA'.V AAV.'. MA I 1 S 38 8 ill phone home too w w -e— v.v.y ~.t!.vr ——v.. ,v. *J 8 saB
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      263 3 The two 24-hour telephone lines are: Telephone no. Type Baud Rate Duplex *****06 Bell 103 300 bps Full Bell 202 1200/75 bps Half CCITTV.2I 300 bps Full CCITT V.23 1200 bps Half *****78 CCITT V.21 300 bps Full Bell 212 A 1200 bps Full CCITT V.22 1200 bps Full Salt's
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      88 4 Jrfgf 7 L wii-J JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST Enjoy the convenience of a home-delivered Sunday Monitor at no extra charge. Real value at 40 cents. Mail the coupon below or call *****11 Ext 2231 or 2203 i MAIL THIS COUPON TO: SINGAPORE JMEWSPAPER SERVICES PTE LTD Circulation Department Times House
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      385 4 CROSSWORD PUZZLE S2E"— SSX. SKIS— L Box 47. Prescribed discharge 25. Strived 38. Varnish 5. Jeer mea ls 6 Yie,d 26 Sugary ingredient 10. Formerly 48. Existed 7 Strange 27. Steep 39. Large tank p (a 14. Ripped 50. Turf 8. Hawk 28. Bid 42. Electromotive 55. In the shelter
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      299 5 L CHJWCE 7N£ 7*>P S^(JO/IO /A/7V I TM£ AO 77 Oft ±=*f= A e/rr/A/e SHINE MM ?T> A/£CJ <ja*t> Egg m/=^ UJB3T 'JJBUS 'sup?a 'aaucs *9S|uv 'aums ttkt AWflgy QC &/&/><*. Jrc/poss oc/r rwe co##Ecr /.errejps Vs op EAGLE and '/3 OP OSPREY and 3 A op MALLARD H\WIU. ANlMA^^^^^^
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      23 5 NEVERrENOtNG STAIRS DO the stairs go up or ooh/n? of course, NO ONE COULD BUILD 5UC/S A STAIR WAV. IT'S AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
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      135 5 fwm w CIC6IEII 11 FlftST MOTHER: WHAT 15 MDUR SON GOING TO BE. K. /v/->.>/ V WHEN ME GRADUATES FPOM COLLEGE II WI<~KL7 SECOND MOTHER: AN OLD MAN. Jr THE CUBE WITH d&TT)# t/ at#/ sari* A&//AI N Q gROKEN LINES i? v CCHHECT THE DOTS TO sS la) I^^^^
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      380 8 Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor Words 0.35 cents p«r word 0.55 cents per word Display $7.70 per col. cm $10.00 per col. cm Business Hrs Mon-Fri, 9am-spm Sat. 9am-lpm DISCO SERVICES BREAK MOBILE DISCO provides latest sound and lighting system Call 746 3510 (Nick) or 448 1486 (Caine)
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      453 8 FOOD CORNER CATERERS We serve a wide variety of fast-food at lunch hours between 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Nonya Style Local Style Mutton Soup Chicken Curry Tahu Goreng Penang Laksa Nasi Beryani Acha "Ba-Kut-ieh" Nasi Lemak WESTERN SET-LUNCH $6.50 per head We also cater for outdoor/indoor functions and buffet parties
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      464 8 Under $60 Bargains ONE NEW DONNAY Bora pro tennis racket setting at $52 Good condition Contact Anthony 241 4919 PATRICK GOALKEEPER'S GLOVES. Size: 8. replaceable palm, two free palms. se*na $50 Call 775 7690 (Solomon) ROCK,DISCO,OLDIES, LPs m immaculate condition below $10 each. Brownse without obligation Tel 445 6330 SEIKO
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      163 9 "Where do you go for easier, better home financing?'' Optimum financing with or without CPF savings. Attractive interest rates: 1 to 10 years 9Vi% p.a. 77 11 to 25years 9V2% p.a. /J* [7 f Bridging finance available. k&vLi (DEW 'I SBlf Jm HUDC (Phase 1) loans y available up to
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      487 9 I To Be Held At THE BRITISH COUNCIL THEATRETTE I Basement, Singapore I Rubber House I 14 Collyer Quay Singapore 0104 I on Friday, 10th May, 1985 I at 3.00pm I 1) 10 BEGONIA DRIVE I Singapore 2880 (MK 18 Lot 7916) ">M Title Freehold I Land Area 374 sq
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      155 1 We apologise for not publishing Tom Jerry but they have been delayed in the mail BROOM HILDA by RUSSELL MYERS a ZU£K fNAKK hello, this is 3 leove R message fl *J -T A T JuZ,* fs WW BROOM-HILOR. I BTTHE SOUND OFTHeM 4 J I 1 yWIN* HfHINK WW
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      52 2 r^"*** r >^^^^R^K r mB) HErlJgflßsfe..: 'iff" -'.I,'' -^<jfe£^.. J ffi !i: j ß^^^^^^L M l^r y/ Pff| I >*\ I taA I. Mi&i Jfll v 1 r UNLESS I MISS MV ©UESS, Z» MAKING A TOASTED CHEESE 1 n co«p iw l *-*—f JWy-' 3d I HAN> A-bahblr A
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      9 1 COMICS THE SUNDAY MONITOR i SUNDAY APRIL 28, 1985
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        135 2 FULL HOUSE By 808 JONES K71 1 JMSTBAP OFCOMFtAIh)IU& t 0M f i about y<3OR scawahau) yoo w I s 1 I o§f* r >bu't?B £EA LLV 7/ FOR Bf fMACLBWE, THAT' 6 > I ICIDDIM3 7 fl I H FORSUKE?/? SUKB.Wpj TOTALLY wcrt/ «a*. fl I J i 1
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