The Straits Times, 27 January 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1979 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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  • YOUR WEEKEND READING The Sunday Times
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      Chinese New Year specials
      371 1 IN Keeping with the festive season, the SUNDAY TIMES will bring you many Chinese New Year specials to add to the Joy and understanding of the annual occasion: MY VIEW letters from our readers telling us what Chinese New Year means to them for some a
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      The day Raffles came ashore...
      104 1 IN THE midst of all the festivities of Chinese New Year, let us remember another event that calls for celebration at this time the 160 th anniversary of the founding of modern Singapore ...for Sir Stamford Raffles set foot on this island of ours on
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  • Sunday Nation
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      Game everyone can play
      106 1 THE bright, beautiful bow on top of the SUNDAY NATION'S Chinese New Year package is a game for everyone at home. Much *wc&L and toll went Into producing it for readers. Twenty-five years ago, it was practically synonymous with Chinese New Year in Teochew homes. No
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      China 100 years ago—a photo-special
      167 1 China 100 years ago— a photo-special THE first photographic travelogue of any kind ever done of China. The photographer was John Thomson, who was not content with a mere record of sweeping landscapes and grand monuments. He took his camera into homes, workshops and streets, photographing the aristocracy and humble
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      Other highlights
      127 1 McGarrett's Infamous last words TV columnist RJ finds out the line that viewers never heard him say, because the censor snipped it off for fear of raising too many hackles. RJ also has rlad news for all followers of tho«e lu«h British period dramas and fans of The
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    AT LAST, THE GREEN LIGHT!
    724 1  - AT LAST, THE GREEN LIGHT LEE KIM CHEW 1982 start for petrochem project Petrochem project gets the go-ahead By SINGAPORE'S $2 billion petrochemical complex to be built at Pulau Ayer Merbau will come on-stream in 1982 as planned, the chairman of the Japanese conglomerate, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Mr Norishige Hasegawa,
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    Lock icon Mitsui 'to freeze Iran project'
    216 1 Mitsui 'to freeze Iran project' TOKYO. Friday IRAN'S political unrest has forced Japan's Mitsui group of companies to freeze a US$2.7 billion Joint project to build a mammoth petrochemical complex in Bandar Shapur, newspaper reports said today. Mitsui, the nation's second largest business group, has also decided to seal off
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    Lock icon Heroin raid
    32 1 BANGKOK. Frl. Thai border patrol police and US antinarcotics agents today raided a heroin refinery on the Burmese border and seised 118 kg cf heroin and morphine, police said. Reuter
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    126 1 0 PiCTURC BY HAIRIS IT'S not all that strange that 13-year-old Harjit Singh surrounded by his Chinese friends in this picture will be one of the 15 stilt-walkers from Jalan Hwi Yoh community centre who will take part in the Chlngay procession to celebrate Chinese New Year on Tuesday. For
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    Lock icon Bali flights
    24 1 TOKYO, Frt. Japan's donieouc All-Nippon /urways ■aid yesterday It will start charter flight* to the Indonesian Island of Ball next March. Reuter
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    Lock icon Jets, soldiers wipe out Afghan village
    103 1 ISLAMABAD. Prl. Afghan air force planes dropped bombs on "hundreds of houses" and the army reduced a whole village to cinders In north-eastern Afghanistan, a report In a Pakistani paper said today. The Urdu language paper, Jung Rawalpindi, said the Afghan jets, after levelling
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    Lock icon 500 die in rail crash
    59 1 NEW DELHI, Pri. Five hundred people were killed when the engine and four jam-packed coaches of a Bangladesh mall train jumped the rails and fell Into a ditch today, All-India Radio rerjorted tonight. Quoting reports from Dacca, the radio said the accident occurred near Chaudanga
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    '10,000 dead'
    33 1 GENEVA. Prl. More than 10.000 Burmese Muslims have died from disease or malnutrition In refugee camps In Bangladesh since last June, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) raid today—Reuter.
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    Have fun, but take Care...
    250 1 Have fun, but take Care... THREE people died and 105 were Injured In the first three days of this week. Traffic Police said yesterday in a warning to motorists to drive carefully during the Chinese New Year festive season. The majority of the victims were pedestrians who were either old
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    Top up today
    33 1 ALL petrol kiosks will be closed tomorrow for Chinese New Year, the Federation of Petroleum Dealers Association announced last night. Motorists are advised to fill up their car tanks today.
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    Lock icon 42 pc behind Ohira: Poll
    57 1 TOKYO. Prl. Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshl Ohlra, who took offlce last month. Is supported by nearly 43 per cent of the electorate, according to a poll published here today. But the survey conducted by the mass-circulation dally YorrUurl Shlmbun showtd that 32 per cent of
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    Lock icon GUNMAN HOLDS 36 HOSTAGE
    53 1 OSAKA, Fri. Two policemen have been killed and 36 people taken hostage by a gunman who stormed into a bank here today and vowed he would kill aU the hostages nnlen he received 50 million yen (SJMO.OOO). About 500 riot police have taken up positions outside
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      197 1 inc. oimt nibni THE Straits Times wishes its readers a Happy Lunar New Year. There will be no issue of any of the Times Organisation group of newspapers on M o n d ay. Normal publication will resume on Tuesday. SEE PAGE 7 Inside FIND TIME TO VOTE, DEVOTEES ARE
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Ushiba fails in trade talks with EEC
      233 2 Ushiba fails in trade talks with EEC TOKYO, Friday JAPANs chief trade negotiator, Mr Nobuhiko Ushiba. said yesterday he failed to find a breakthrough in the latest mutual tariff-cut talks with the Kutopean Common Market because of the EEC's strong dissatisfaction over Japan's giant trade surplus with the nine EEC
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      Lock icon Laughter in the rain: Ghost of Narita?
      138 2 Laughter in the rain: Ghost of Narita? TOKYO. Kri In the small h»uis on rainy days, you ma> hear eerie laughter in a toilet of the new Narita airport. But to your disappointment, you are not allowed to staj until that hour to listen to what is believed to be"voices
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      Lock icon Gunned down
      35 2 <;i ATKMAI.A CITY. Fri Former Guatemalan Foreign Minisi.M aid S<« ial Democratic leader. Alberto Vuenles Mohr was gunned down .is he was driving through ihe central part of the city yesterday.lolice said. AFP
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      Lock icon Soldiers' families honoured
      61 2 Soldiers' families honoured BEATING a dram, people of Shanghai inarch through the streets on Thursday in honour of families whose members have just Joined the army. When they reached the houses of families whose sons have Joined the army, they placed a piece of paper on the door calling it
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      Lock icon 3 girls killed
      35 2 CAIRO. Fri Three schoolgirls were killed and 13 others injured yesterday by the collapse of a school wall in Fayum, 100 km southeast of Cairo, the daily newspaper. Al Ahram. reported AFP.
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      Lock icon More foreign lecturers for Shanghai colleges
      191 2 MORE than 10 institutes of higher education in Shanghai are preparing to welcome foreign professors. Shanghai's municipal educational department said 254 specialists from more than 12 countries are expected. Hsinhua news agency said they include scholars from the United States, Britain, Japan, France, West
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      Lock icon City problems
      31 2 NAGOYA, Fri. An international conference on problems facing world cities will be held here j from October 22-29 next year, the United Nations office in Nagoya said today. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Two-way trade high
      57 2 TOKYO, Fri. Two-way trade between Japan and China soared to a record US$5 billion (Sslo.B billion) last year it was announced here today. The figure surpassed the previous record of US$3.B billion in 1975 and was up by 45.8 per cent from 1977 the Japanese Association for
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      Asian Wall Street Journal to launch a weekly
      216 2 Asian Wall Street Journal to launch a weekly NEW YORK, Fri. Dow Jones will launch a new newspaper called the Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly in April for distribution in the United States and Europe. The weekly, a tabloid, will give businessmen a comprehensive account and analysis of the week's
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      Lock icon Cell smashed
      36 2 TEL AVIV, Fri. Israeli security forces have broken up a guerilla cell in the West Bank village of Abu Dis which carried out a bombing in Jerusalem last June, the army said today. AP.
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      Lock icon Five-year study to move Japan's capital out
      635 2 Five-year study to move Japan's capital out JAPAN'S National Land Agency has begun a five-year study on moving the capital out of Tokyo, a project that would involve a minimum of half a million people initially and more than US$2O billion (5J43.2 billion), according to the agency's estimates. "We have
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      Lock icon Border clash
      31 2 BANGKOK. Fri. Two Thai bolder patrol troopers were killed in a clash with Palhet Lao soldiers on the Thai-Laos border last Wednesday, the Bangkok Post daily reported today. AFP
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  • AROUND THE WORLD 2
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      Lock icon Clark and Subic under Filipino general
      182 3 Clark and Subic under Filipino general MANILA. Fri The Philippines today announced the creation of the Clark Air Base Command (Cabcom) and Subic Naval Base Command (Subcom) under the operational command of armed forces chief General Romeo Espino This was contained in a general order issued by On Espino which
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      Taiwan out of news agencies pool
      205 3 Taiwan out of news agencies pool JAKARTA, Fri The Organisation of the Asian News Agencies (Oana) ousted Taiwan's Central News Agency today, paving the way for China to join. The Oana forced Taiwan's exit by passing an amendment to the organisation's statute which made it compulsory for Oana members to
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      Lock icon CHIEFTAIN TANK ON GUARD
      54 3 CHIEFTAIN TANK ON GUARD AN Iranian Army Chieftain tank guarding the runway at Teheran's International Airport on Thursday. The tank was one of many mobilised at the airport to stop the return of religious leader Ayatollah Khomeiny from his IS years In exile. The Ayatollah Is expected to return to
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      Lock icon Gold leaves found on Viet refugees
      360 3 Gold leaves found on Viet refugees HONGKONG, Fri. Gold leaves vorth HK$l.5 million (*****,000) nave been found on some of the people brought ashore from the refugee ship Huey Fong, it was learned from official sources today. "The gold is in the custody of the government for safe keeping," an
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      'Engraved' sword sold for $28,000
      87 3 NEW YORK, Fri. A 316-war-old Japanese infantry sword with the tested ability lo cut through five human Mdies in one blow was sold }y auction yesterday for US$l3,OOO (SJ28.000). The sword is one of a handful >f Japanese weapons with the ive-body attestation engraved on
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      Lock icon $285 m loan for Aussies
      63 3 CANBERRA, Fri. Australia has borrowed US$l32 million (*****12 million) from a syndicate of Dutch banks for 10 years at the rate of 9.33 per cent, it was announced here today. This makes Australia's total borrowing this financial year more than US$l million to support the
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      Lock icon Lowest hike since 1973
      57 3 TOKYO, Fri. Japanese consumer prices rose by 3.8 per cent last year, the lowest annual rate of increase since the 1973 oil crisis, it was announced here today The Prime Minister's office said the low increase was helped by the yen's sharp appreciation against the US
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      Pol Pot's fall: Hanoi refutes Aussie charge
      205 3 BANGKOK, Friday VIETNAM today denied recent charges by the Australian Government that Vietnamese troops had helped topple the Pol Pot regime and described the Australian aid cut as "against the spirit of economic cooperation and assistance" agreed upon by the two governments. The
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      Lock icon To Waldheim — a painting by Ali
      76 3 To Waldheim a painting by Ali UNITED NATIONS, Fri. Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali will present a picture he painted to Secretary General Kurt Waldheim here next Monday, the UN announced today. The work depicts the UN building and a globe symbolising the nations of the world. In a letter
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      Lock icon 'Aussie of the Year'
      51 3 CANBERRA. Fri. An Australian aborigine has been named "Australian of the Year" to coinride with the Australian National Day next Monday The Australia Day Council has decided to present the award to Neville Bonner who is the first full- blooded aborigine to enter the Australian Parliament
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      Lock icon WHY SEA MARKETS WILL BE VITAL
      156 3 WHY SEA MARKETS WILL BE VITAL LONDON, Fri. Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand will be increasingly important markets for British companies in the 1980's according to British Trade Minister John Smith. Writing about his recent 10-day trade mission to the three countries in a government trade magazine Mr Smith said that
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      Lock icon Sihanouk gloomy about country's future
      143 3 Sihanouk gloomy about country's future PARIS, Fri. Prince Noro dom Sihanouk said in a radio interview broadcast here today that he was pessimistic about Kampuchea's future. Speaking by telephone from New York, Prince Sihanouk put his pessimism down to China's continuing support of the Pol Pot regime, "which the people
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      Lock icon Oil well on fire
      45 3 BUDAPEST, Fri. Flames leapt 50 metres from a Hungarian oil well today after a gas leak ignited. Radio Budapest reported. No one was injured. Firemen fought to control (he blaze which could take several days to control, the radio said. Reuter.
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      Lock icon 3 get hard labour for hoarding cement
      98 3 JAKARTA, Fri. Three buslm"s.smen arrested In Medan for hoarding In the wake of the Nov IS devaluation, had been punished with hard labour, Antara News Agency reported today. Antara, quoting Admiral Sudomo, chief of the Security Agency (Kopkamtib), said the three men were
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      Lock icon Diamonds vanish
      56 3 ZURICH, Fri Diamonds worth 2.55 million Swiss francs* Sl> :> million vanished here last week afler (hey were flown in from Geneva, police revealed today They said 16 diamonds in I lead-lined package were destined (or a sate-deposit box of a bank at Zurich's Kloten airport They arrived
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      Lock icon New regime admits: We are facing difficulties
      292 3 rDESPITE STRUGGLE OVER' CLAIM.. BANGKOK, Friday THE new pro-Vietnamese regime in Kampuchea today admitted that it was experiencing "many difficulties and obstacles" despite a claim by Hanoi that the stniggle in the wartorn country was over. The admission was contained in a speech
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      Lock icon 39-year-old cow dies six months short of record
      145 3 STAR, possibly the oldest ?ou in America, died this *eek in the old barn where she was born 39 years ago. Star was born on July 17, 1939. and died at the age of )9. an equivalent of 239 luman years. She
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      250 3 Greet the Year of the GO A T with 'DISCO-MOTION" a 4-member disc-jockey group "THE SHOWMEN" a 5-member dance band Garden Ballroom N HOTEL January 27 28 January 29 $25.00nett* $15.00nett* B.oo pm to 2.00 am Prii c includes a first drink, choice of snacks and novelties. For reservations, please
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Healeytells strikersi Not a penny more
      365 4 Healeytells strikersi Not a penny more LONDON, Fri. Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey has told strikers paralysing Britain that the Labour Government will not give them a penny more in pay hikes than its 5 per cent "guideline" limit. Mr Healey, in the bluntest government warning to rebellious labour
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      Lock icon 'Every Soviet missile-will be US target'
      309 4 'Every Soviet missile -will be US target' WASHINGTON, Fri THE United States is switching the targets of its nuclear missiles to include every Soviet missile silo because the strategy of destroying Soviet cities is no longer an adequate deterrent to war, Defence Secretary Harold Brown said today. Mr Brown told
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      Lock icon Egypt says it again: We won't budge
      359 4 CAIRO, Fri. Onl> hours before US Special Envoy Alfred Atherton was scheduled to resume talks with Egyptian officials today. President Sadat has reaffirmed Cairo's determination not to budge from its position in the stalled peace negotiations with Israel. Mr Atherton, who came to
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      Lock icon Italy rejects Kremlin's fears of China
      344 4 ROME, Friday ITALIAN Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti yesterday told visiting Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko that Italy rejected Kremlin fears about China's "hostile intentions," government sources said. They said Mr Andreotti was referring during talks with Mr Gromyko to a letter which he and
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      Lock icon Egypt buys 52 trains
      60 4 PARIS, rri Egypt has bought from France 52 electric trains for the future Cairo underground railway system in a contract worth 410 million francs (*****.32 million), a French engineering group said today. The three-coach trains will be used on the present Cairo-Helwan railway line pending their
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      Ganja farm
      34 4 JAKARTA. Fri. Police recently discovered a well-tended ganja (arm in two villages in the regency of Simalungun (North Sumatra) after being tipped off by villagers They destroyed the crop and arrested threefarmers
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      Lock icon Curfew on
      31 4 NEW DELHI. Fri Authorities of Pondirherry imposed a 20-hour curfew today because o( tension resulting from opposition to a government move to merge the territory with neighbouring Mates Reuter
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      Lock icon Carter invites Brezhnev to Washington
      348 4 WASHINGTON, Friday PRESIDENT Carter yesterday urged Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev to visit Washington as soon as possible to sign a new strategic arms limitation (Salt) treaty and try to improve overall Soviet-Ameri-can relations. Mr Carter said the United States would never ignore Soviet challenges to
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      SADAT TO GOON TOUR TO SEEK AID
      204 4 SADAT TO GOON TOUR TO SEEK AID CAIRO, Fri. President Anwar Kudat will make a trip p*rly next year to the I niled States, West Uermany and Japan to raise financial aid between I 'SSI* and 1 SSIS billion (between SS2I.S and 5532.4 billion) for rebuilding Egypt, after four wars
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      Lock icon Social workers make a date with Lady Luck
      235 4 THE Playboy Club casino here is throwing its roulette wheels and blackjack tables open to social workers so that they may better understand and help gambling addicts. "They will learn about the fantasy world of gambling, the realm where normal daily rules
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    Raja, Aussie senator discuss air fares policy
    428 5 WESTERN Australia's Liberal Party member, Senator Peter Sim, yesterday had 45 minutes of talks with Foreign Minister S. Rajaratnam on the new civil aviation policy of Ihe Fraser government. Mr Sim, who is chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and
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    $1,600 fine for shoplifting
    66 5 A CLERK, Choo Wai Yee. 25. was fined $1,600 in default three months' jail by a district court yesterday for stealing three dresses worth $238 and a belt from a department store A salesgirl at OO department store in Upper Cross Street ?%w choo making three
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    SHANGRI-LA APPOINTED CONCORDE HOTEL
    77 5 SHANGRI-LA Hotel here has been appointed as the official hotel for the Concorde's transit passengers in the Republic. Tnis to 1 1 ow e d an agreement between the hotel and the two Concorde carriers British Airways and Singapore Airlines which came into effect from the
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    Hock Koon freed on suspension order
    134 5 Hock Koon freed on suspension order POLITICAL detainee Llm Hock Koon, once described by the government as the highest ranking Malayan communist in Singapore, was freed yesterday on a suspension order Lfter ii&iH years and five days' detention. Home Affairs Ministry statement said last night that Urn. 44. Is suffering
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    Robbery bid charge
    58 5 MOHAMFD Rasif bin Sri. 30. was charged in a subordinate court yesterday with attempting to rob Madam Tan Ah Kam of S2SO with a knife in East Coast Road on Wednesday at 2 p.m. No plea was taken. He was remanded at Central Police Station lock-up pending
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    THE LONG WAIT TO GO HOME
    168 5 FOR the thousands of Malaysians here who ma«e tae trip back to Johore each year before the Chinese New Year, this sent at the Sinrapbre-Johore t\ n ress bus te- minus in Rochore Road yesterday has become a common sijht. Huge crowds were seen
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    Owners of ship sued for $16,000
    103 5 Owners of ship sued for $16,000 OCEAN Enterprises Co. Ltd., of Taiwan, represented by Mr O. Selvam, is the plaintiff in an admiralty suit against the owners of Masaru in connection with unpaid repair bills of $16,624. Mr Selvam said the ship, after its arrest, had been sold and its
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    CC courses
    31 5 LOWLAND Road community centre's women's sub-com-mittee will soon hold courses In cake icing, restaurant cooking (intermediate), piano playing, and swimming. Those interested In Joining these courses should ring *****37.
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    Electronics industry's drive to recruit 1,100
    535 5 ELECTRONICS manufurers in Singapore will be recruiting 1,100 workers for the first quarter of this year, but this will still be insufficient to meet the Industry's demands. A survey conducted by the Association of Electronics Industries in Singapore (AEIS), on labour conditions in the
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    Yard denies -, scaling down report II
    232 6 Yard denies scaling down report II MITSUBISHI Shipyard In Taajung Gul yesterday denied a Japanese report that it has scaled down its operations because of the worldwide slump in the ship-building and ship-repairing industry. A yard offict.il stressed that the report was untrue because the yard has maintained business volume
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    Gifts for home
    34 6 THE Rotary Club of Singapore will distribute gifts and ang pows to the Payoh Lai Home for the Aged Blck at Jalan Payoh Lai, Upper Serangoon Hold, today at 3 pjn.
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    Lorry driver injured
    48 6 FIREMEN took half an hour to extricate a lorry driver, Mr Tan Teck Leong, 30, Xrom the cabin after his lorry crashed into a stationary trailer along Playfair Road, off Pays Lebar Road, yesterday. Mr Tan suifered slight injuries and was treated as an outpatient.
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    Embassy: Ships did obtain permits
    110 6 THE Indonesian Embassy here said yesterday that all its inter-ls!and ships undergoing repairs In Singapore shipyards have btained special permits to come here. An embassy spokesman denied a Jaxarta report In the Straits Times yesterday that 17 ships undergoing repairs here do not have special
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    UNCLE — HAROLD DIES AFTER ILLNESS
    155 6 UNCLE HAROLD DIES AFTER ILLNESS OR Harold Lim Liat Hin one of the most senior medical practitioners here and cne who has delivered many prominent Singaporeans pied after a short illness on Wednesday. He was 86. Or Lim who has a string of scholastic achievements was one of the first
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    Legal aid
    36 6 ANG Mo Kio community centre will provide free legal counselling to the public at its centre In Block 226-B, Avenue 1, on the first Tuesday of every month from 8 to 10 p m.
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    Goodies galore at Chinatown stalls
    186 6 THIS Straits Times picture shows the pre Chinese New Year shoppi ng spree nearing its peak in Chinatown, just two days before the big day on Sunday. The shoppers are among thousands who have been thronging the area night after nirht the past few days
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    MP's date
    29 6 rHE MP for Henderson. Mr Lai Tha Chai. will attend a Chinese New Year gathering ji community leaders at Henderson community centre on Thursday at 7 p.m.
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    Cyclist rode up to touch woman
    228 6 A YOUNG woman factory worker was walking along Tannery Lane off Macpherson Road on Wednesday morning when a cyclist rode up from behind and touched her breast, a district court heard yesterday. An angry Miss Teo Choon Muay, 25, caught up with him and
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    -Power failure hits two hospitals
    181 6 -Power failure hits two hospitals THE Trafalgar and Woodbridge Hospitals were affected by a power failure which hit houses between Serangoon Garden Way and Yto Chu Kang Road yesterday. The power failure which happened at 5.25 a.m.. was traced to a fault in a 22 KW cable Unking the Upper
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    Drop in sales of prawns after prices double
    296 6 Drop in sales of prawns after prices double PRICES of large prawns which went up by more than 100 per cent to between $24 and $26 per 605g on Thursday, dropped to about $22 per 605g yesterday. Hawkers in the markets had jacked up the prices from between $10 and
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    An Evening of Poetry at museum
    99 6 NATIONAL Museum and the Society of Singapore Writers will jointly present An Evening of Poetry by Bryan Walters, who has been called Dylan Thomas's successor, at the museum's theatrette on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Mr Walters, 45. who has published seven books of poetry
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      65 6 Celebrate the Lunar New Year with SPECIAL RAW FISH Traditional Cantonese dishes supervised by Hooi Kok Wai and specialities from our kitchen. Hongkong Roast Chicken *Fried Deer Meat «Chitli Crab Our restaurant will be closed on Jan 28th, 29th, 30th and re-open on Jan 31st for the Oinese New Year.
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      217 6 FILM SHOWS for stu- award winning pieces, dents at National Mu- from 10.30 am to 7 p.m. seum at 10 45 am On till Wednesday. Bulkuksa Temple, Beau- xhf pippfts a disY fUl th K SLT™ P ™of P ie P nel from ?he Youth. Free admission. Chinese classic. The
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    Find time to vote, devotees told
    788 7 REMINDER FROM HINDU OFFICIALS HINDU devotees taking part in the kavadl procession on Thaipusam Day, which coincides with polling day for the by elections, were yesterday advised to find time to make It to the polls on Feb 10. This advice came from officials
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    Siew Choh replies: Many jokers in this field
    308 7 A VERBAL battle has broken out between two opposition leaders over the coming by-elections. It all stalled with United Peoples Front general secretary M*Harbans Singh, lashing out at Barisan Sosialr chairman Dr Lee Sievr Choh for wlthdrawinT from the political fray. Sneaking
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    Display of graphics
    32 7 A DISPLAY Graphic from schools exhibition will be held at the National Museum Young People's Gallery from Peb I—2B between 10.30 a.m. and 7 pm. dally Admission is free
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    'We did not tell Viets to sink boats' reply
    209 7 'We did not tell Viets to sink boats' reply THE president of the Christian relief agency World Vision International, yesterday denied charges by the Malaysian Government that it taught Vietnamese refugees to sink their boats so the; would be accepted by Malaysia. In a telegram to the Malaysian Deputy Prime
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    Contest to mark Year of the Child
    129 7 THE Ministry of Culture will organise fc nationwide contest of children's drawings to celebrate the International Year of the Child this year. The theme of the contejt is My Life in the Year 2000 and the contest Is open to children who are
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    NEWSPAPER HOLIDAYS: WHY THEY ARE KEPT TO MINIMUM
    455 7 THE Singapore News Vendors' Association yesterday demanded that the Straits Times have four "press holidays" a year Instead of the existing two. In a statement Issued by its secretary, Mr A. Govlndaraju, the association said that if newt vendors were to enjoy
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    MP to open religious seminar
    90 7 MP to open religious seminar THF MP for Kolam Ayer, Mr Sidek Sanift, will open the seminar Philosophy and the Work of Hassan (Mandung) Ahmad at the DBS auditorium on Sunday at 7.30 cm. Hassan Bandung was a religious leader from Indonesia About 2£o people from several Muslim organisations In
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    QC to appear in bank appeal
    198 7 MR D. O. Wlddicombe, QC. is to appear for the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation In an appeal arising from the government acquisition of an OCBC property and for which an award of $1,128,788 has been made In December, 1975. Yesterday Mr Widdlcombe was called to
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    $30,000 snatch: Hunt for two
    87 7 POLICE patrol cars were last night hunting for a green Datsun getaway car carrying two men who snatched a bag containing $30,000 from a money-changer at paya Lebar airport. The two men pounced on the money-changer, whose Identity was not immediately known, as he was
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    CC of the Year scheme to be launched by PA
    322 8 THE People*! Association is lo launch a Community Centra <>f the Year award from this year. The scheme is aimed at rewarding and giving public recognition to those community centres which have been effective and efficient In performing their roles,
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    Fund raising concert
    54 8 THE Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra and the Combined Schools Chinese Orchestra will give a Cultural Foundation fund raising concert at the Singapore Conference Hall on Feb 18 at 8 p m Tickets at $10. $5. S3 and t2 will be sold at the Singapore Conference Hall, C.K.
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    – Yard gets $6.5 m contract to build -tankers
    133 8 Yard gets $6.5 m contract to build -tankers- TECH-4 Marine in Jurong has won a $8.5 million contract to build two tankers for a West Asian owner. This is the first substantial contract to be won by a local shipyard this year. The contract was signed between the shipyard and
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    13 expats to teach English at IE
    75 8 13 expats to teach English at IE THE Institute of Education has recruited 13 expatriate specialists In English. They are all highly qualified, with at least a master's degree in the subject. But lE's English Department Is still short of staff, reported New Nation yesterday. Adv c r tisements for
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    Ang pow at Siglap CC
    91 8 THE senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs). Mr Rahlm ishak, who Is also MP for Slglap, distributed ang pows and gifts to recipients of social welfare aid In his constituency at Slglap community centre last Saturday at 4 p.m. Earlier, he officiated at a concert-cum-hlgh
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    Concert at library
    41 8 A VARIETY concert for the family will be held at theToa Payoh branch library lecture hall on Feb 23 at 7.15 pjn. Artistes for the evening's entertainment, organised by the library's young people's section, are from Remaja productions.
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    Electrical firm wound up
    100 8 Electrical firm wound up A SINGAPORE company, stated to be in the business of manufacturing electrical parts, was ordered to be wound up for Insolvency by Mr Justice Choor Bin»h in the High Court yesterday. Uypto Pte. Ltd., incorporated eight years ago, with Its registered officer In Jalan Batu. has
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    Fire safety display
    40 8 THE acting Minister for Social Affairs. Dr Ahmad Mattar, will open the fire safety week exhibition at the People's Park Centre on Feb 10 at 10.45 a.m. The exhibition is being organised by the Singapore Fire Brigade.
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    12 homeless after fire destroys house
    207 8  -  LEONG SIEW HON By SINGER Susan Mike, 22, was yesterday stunned by the suddenness of a fire, which made her homeless in just 15 minutes. This was the time that Susan, who sings at Hotel Malaysia, had taken, after leaving bet uncle's two-storey bungalow
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    End to smoke from blaze ship
    83 8 End to smoke from blaze ship SMOKE from the flrestricken Burmese ship Pyldawnyut which caught fire on Monday at Sembawang Shipyard, has stopped. The smoke had blown into beach houses at Kampung Tengah causing inconvenience to many villagers. The Pyldawnyut was towed from the shipyard and beached eff the kampung
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    Timber dump blaze
    34 8 FIREMEN last night put out blaze which destroyed a waste timber dump in Nelson Road, off Keppel Road. NoboJy was Injured in the fire which broke out shortly after 9 p.m
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    CC course
    29 8 ANO Mo Klo community centre will hold a handyman course at its premises every Friday night. Pee for the two-month course is $25. For details, ring *****44.
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    Profs call on scientific activities for development
    276 8 Profs call on scientific activities for development THE scientific and technological communities and political authorities of developed countries should come out with activities on a scale that would create a more immediate Impact Qn development in developing countries. The chairman of the Singapore Science Council, professor Ang How Ohee. said
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    Muslim schools' syllabus being reviewed
    137 8 Muslim schools' syllabus being reviewed EXPERTS from the Education Ministry and the Institute of Education are reviewing the curriculum of Muslim religious schools to upgrade the standard and to meet the needs of the nation. There are eight parttime and full-time, primary and secondary religious schools in Singapore. It is
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    Crash cyclist dies
    52 8 A CYCLIST Mr Quek Chwee Seng died in Singapore General Hospital yesterday an hour after he was involved in an accident in Henderson Road. Police said Mr Quek, 39 of Alexandra Close, fell after an army truck prazed his bicycle's handle while he was cycling towards Jalan
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      303 8 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 7 Leading textile worker in 1 Short-livea beach fortlfl- the US. Army (3 8> cations? 14-7). 9 Delivered by mothtr, 8 Ureeung rings round state thus? (4. 6). 12 Rumours fly about ship 10 Kaahlonable novel about a wrecked by Queen at vulgar nat-tupfrcr unable Splthead
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    Bus stops in city to be nearer crossings?
    221 9 THE Traffic Police art considering resiting bus stops to within 50 metres of designated crossings in the city to encourage pedestrians to use them. According to a New Nation report yesterday, the idea may later be extended to other parts of the
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    'Pay bank $4.8 m order to ship owners
    127 9 'Pay bank $4.8 m order to ship owners THE Chartered Bank was granted judgment for $4,837,468 by the High Court yesterday in an admiralty suit against "the owners" of the freighter Tong Teck. Miss Lalita Sakhrani for the bank seeking the judgment said the bank made the claim as the
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    Lecture-visits for schools
    69 9 THE Singapore Antl-Tuber-culosls Association will conduct Its regular lecture-visits (or secondary school students on Mondays. Thursdays and Fridays at 10 am and 2 p.m. and on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Each lecture-visit will consist of a talk on tuberculosis, accompanied by a slide show, and a tour
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    Coin auction
    27 9 THE Singapore Numismatic Association will hold an auction of coins at the National Library lecture hall on Feb 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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    CARPENTER HURT IN ACCIDENT AWARDED $20,000
    164 9 CARPENTER HURT IN ACCIDENT AWARDED $20,000 THE Hlgli Court yesterday awarded $20,000 damages In a consent judgment to a carpenter 1 who suffered serious Injuries following a road accident more than three years ago. The court heard that the carpenter, Me, Chan Yong Heng. was riding his motorcycle along Upper
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    VC absentee
    36 9 LIM Ah Buay. 26. was fined $90 on each of 10 counts of absenting himself from VlglUnte Corps training at Whltley Secondary School between Jan 16 and Oct 9 last year. He pleaded guilty.
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    Schoolgirl gets $13,500 accident award
    192 9 Schoolgirl gets $13,500 accident award- A 13-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl, who was Injured In an accident over three years ago, was awarded $13,500 damages oy he High Court yesterday. The girl, Miss Tan Bee Hoon, suffered a fracture of her right leg with permanent scars on botn legs and her abdomen, due
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    Three houses as prizes in donation draw
    406 9 ONCE again the National Trades Union Congress is offering three brand new houses worth close to $400,000 as prizes to the lucky holders of three $1 tickets. Launching the second donation draw of the Singapore Labour Foundation at the NTUC yesterday, the chairman
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    Co-ops in Asia 'need govt aid for external trade'
    353 9 Co-ops in Asia 'need govt aid for external trade' CO-OPERATIVE movementnt s In Asia have reached the degree of development that justifies specific measures to help them carry out external trade as an Integral part of their activity. The governments in these countries could take steps to facilitate the development
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    Children's party
    48 9 THE Police National Service (full-time) wing of the PNS Command, will organise a children's party at the Police Academy swimming, pool. Thomson Road, on Peb 3 from 9 a_m to noon. About 150 children from the Singapore Children's Society and Rama Krishna Mission have been Invited.
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    ISTANA OPEN DAY
    26 9 THE Istana grounds will be open to the public on Tuesday, between 8 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. for the Chinese New Tear holiday.
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    Sunny spirit of New Year
    117 9 Sunny spirit of New Year A CHARMING study In international friendship as Miss Sunny Stevens, 17, a student of the Singapore American School kneels to hand over ant pows to retarded students at the Singapore Association for Retarded Children in Marcaret Drive yesterday. Miss Stevens, was one of the youth
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    Bukit Merah CC courses
    53 9 BUKTT Merah community centre will organise new courses In dressmaking (elementary), flower arrangement, lantern making, macrame. fruits and vegetable carving, elementary cooking, nonya kueh. Urn sum, restaurant cooking, handyman course, beauty culture, and rug making. Entry forms are available at the centre from 3 pjn. to
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    Fishmonger's two cheques bounced
    220 9 Fishmonger's two cheques bounced FISHMONGER Tan Kwee Meng, 32, was Jaiied for four months by a district court yesterday on two cheating charges to which he pleaaed guilty. On Sepv 23 last year at iiQ a.m., the court heard that. Tan bought $1,000 worth of prawns lrora a fish merchant,
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    M-cyclist fined $880 for five offences
    144 9 MOTORCYCLIST Aiyub bin Anwari was yesterday fined a total of $880 when he pleaded guilty to five traffic offences. He was also disqualified from riding Class 2 vehicles for a year. Sergeant Lee Seek Kieng was on rounds in Changi Roao. on Sept 10
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    Peddling: 3 years, cane
    43 9 Peddling: 3 years, cane MOHTAB bin Mohamed. 25. was yesterday jailed three years with three strokes of the rotan for trafficking in one roll of cannabls In a toddy shop in Joo Chlat Road on Jan 4 at 6.15 pm He pleaded guilty.
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    IAC hearing date
    43 9 AN industrial dispute between the National Aerated Water Co. Pie. Ltd and the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation (Silo) will be heard in the industrial Arbitration Court on Feb 1 at 9.30 a.m. The dispute Involves the dismissal of seven employees.
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      350 9 LOOKING FOR A HOME? Then look for it in Business Times classified property advertisements an easy to read guide to the available properties at the top end of the market. Home-hunters are especially catered for in the new LEISURE TTMES supplement that comes with Business Times every Saturday morning. If
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      131 9 Catch seafood at its best Day or night Each day, at the crack of dawn, our chefs may be seen at the fish market, buying the catch of the night. Rsh. Mussels. Clams. Squids. Shrimps. Lobsters. All fresh from the sea. By noon, they have been washed, scrubbed and placed
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  • The Straits Times SATURDAY. JANUARY 27. 1979
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      BALANCE AT RISK
      392 10 THE SHAH'S departure from Iran has upset the strategic balance in the oil-rich Persian Gulf area. Overnight the West lost an ally who has served as policeman in the region against creeping Soviet influence With the Shah gone, what power can be relied on to check the
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      CONDUCT UNBECOMING
      325 10 THE post-Mao pecking order appears on the surface fairly well settled. The Gang of Four is eclipsed, Hua Kuo-feng is in charge, at least ostensibly, and Teng Hsiao-ping is restored to prominence and much power. However, many China observers know there is an uneasy. modus vivendi between the
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    T.F. Hwang takes you down memory lane
    535 10 T.F. Hwang takes you down memory lane The Kambing is Coming. Tramp tramp, tramp. Tramping triumphantly and aigustly into a Lunar New Year at 12 tonight. ''Kambing (Chinese: Yang) means the goat. Not the sheep or the ram this time as I argued in last week's Memory Lane. Admittedly, Yang
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    Across the causeway
    599 10 EDITORIAL from Tuesday's Malaysian Business Times. DATI'K Hussein Onn's call to the industrialism) countries M shed their selfish .iMiiuili- in wanting to obtain as much and as cheaply as they can from the Third World comes at a very timely juncture. The MWCk for new international economic
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    The Yin and the Yang of New Year
    1997 10  -  ILSA SHARP By THE YEAR of the (.oat begins tomorrow tonight, Chinese New Year's Eve, is above all a family occasion. Chinese In Singapore will celebrate the festival in almost the same way as their ancestors in China have over the past
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      12 10 fypgHeeßxttChoy Jk OVERSEAS^ wSk v^ 59 years jqHEw J of service J5^T
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      303 10 FENOEB AMPIIFIERSIUS A| Fender Professional Amplifiers supply a theater of sound for instruments of every type. Distortionipss balcony power is a "built-in" that gives satisfaction to every musician. Advanced circuitry gives assurance of long trouble-free performai.ee and new styling gives good looks for years to come. The stage is yOurs
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      822 11  -  tLINE MOSBY By t in Paris ONE OF the hottest selling card games in France is a plot by the French Health Ministry to try to accomplish a formidable task changing the eating and drinking habits of the foodloving French. The
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      What has institute done about minister's call?
      387 11 I REFER to the news re- nance, Mr Goh Chok Tong, port under the heading on July 18 last year to the "Call to end property surcharge on non-citizens" (ST Jan 20) It was stated by Mr. Tan Kirn Lee, president of Singapore
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      Visitor's look into the heart of Singapore
      192 11 RECENTLY I had the misfortune of walking into a large, clear sheet of plate glass of a store in Scotts Road. My leg was cut badly and other injuries caused bleeding elsewhere. Immediately I found myself in the merciful and efficient hands of
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      Censors can take a lesson from RTS
      139 11 I WOULD like to comment on the letter on film censorship (ST Jan 11). I agree with the writer that the censors should exercise some restraint on nudity or subtly-portrayed love scenes and not simply take out the scissors as soon as they
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      Let's put an end to this practice
      175 11 LET'S HOPE more YIPs will come out in support of Professor Lim Chong Yah's call for starting wedding dinners on time (Sunday Times Jan 17). This is a change long overdue in progressive Singapore. Getting people to arrive on time is not as
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      Why library taking such a long time
      95 11 A MONTH has pssed since the national library said it would "conduct a survey" to determine the general price per copy of photostat copy. I don't understand why the Library is taking such i a long time over the survey. It is common
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      30 minutes to travel 3.5 km along this stretch
      165 11 I HEARTILY agree with R.G. (ST Jan 22) about the agony of commuting to town from Upper Thomson. Travelling the distance from the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue lUpper Thomson Road to the Mount Alvernia intersection frequently takes half an
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      Told to get off the bus
      55 11 WILL SBS kindly clarify whether their conductors have the right to reprimand a passenger or ask her to get off a bus, because the passenger has no small change and gives a dollar for a twenty cents fare and the conductor has no small
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      Other dialects too
      90 11 IT SEEMS that RTS mujt be reminded time and again that its Chinese programmes (excluding Mandarin shows) are more often than not in Cantonese. I am not requesting RTS to give more show time to Chinese programmes but to include Teochew and Hokkien films or operas so
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      CHIEF PRICE CHANGES
      173 12 Rites SEAL KS2 Nat Iron 670 Oriental Hldg.s 820 Public Bank 240 Carlsberg 430 Island ii Pen 320 Dutch Baby 180 Malakoff 230 Sel Properties 22S C K Tang 230 M Flour 240 DBS 458 Magnum Corpn 386 Hong Leong 334 DUE 257 B Sembawang 252 M
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        Hongkong
        278 12 HONGKONG: The market firmed on a spending spree by local investors ahead of the long Chinese lunar New Year holidays, dealers said. Turnover, however, was relatively low with the Hang Seng index gaining 8.25 points to 543.06. The market reopens on Thursday February 1. The day's combined total turnover
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        Tokyo
        403 12 TOKYO: Share prices closed slightly higher in fairly active trafilnß. led by large capitals and populars. dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 2.36 to close at 6.160.07 points, after briefly touching a new record of 6.164.71 points, with a volume of 650 million shares The New" Index closed
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        Stock options
        84 12 Striking prices of the options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, the period, bids and offered prices and business done, if any, with the number of outions traded shown in brackets. Home F E (March $1.45) (0.46B 0.56S). Semb Ship (March $1.25) i0.34B0.44S). St Steamship
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        GOLD
        254 12 IMMEDIATELY after the London a.m. fixing on Thursday, heavy selling pressure appeared again in the London gold market and pushed the price down to fix at US$233 85 in the p m. fixing. Buying support came in at this low level tosether with some .short-covering and moved the price
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        Duty rates
        90 12 THE Malaysian Minister of Finance has fixed rates for the period from Jan 25 until further notice. Rubber 237 343 4 els a kg. Copra $1.***** a tonne. Palm kernel $***** a tonne. White pepper $4,***** a tonne. Black pepper $3,050.15 a tonne. The rate of duties: Rubber
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        TIN
        144 12 THE Straits tin price gained another $35 to $1,795 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering down 76 tonnes to 176 tonnes. The overnight London market was firmer with forward buyers gaining £30 to £6,870 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day rose £110 for Cash and
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        COPPER
        35 12 LONDON: Copper prlcea on Thursday (previous in brackets). Wlrabar Spot buyera f«67 (£861). aellera fKSX <{X 62): Three Month buyera £186 50 (£*****). aellera £887 (£880). Market Una: Steadier after euler. tales: 16,000 tonnea.
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        – CLOSING PRICES
        31 12 CLOSING PRICES Rubber Jan 26. Singapore: Feb 235.50 cts (up 1.75 cts). Malaysia: Feb 240.00 cts (up 2.00 cts). Tin: $1,795 (up $35). Official offering: 176 tonnes (down 76 tonnes). I
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        PRODUCE PRICES
        120 12 CHINCH PRODUCE IXCNANGK, SINGAPORE NCJN CLOSING PRICES PER PICUL TESTER DAY. c.c.rtot Oil: Bulk SI 19 aellera, old drum $12} aellera. new drum (130 »ellcn. Capra: Mixed (loose) UK Cont ST.-. buyera. P.pikt: liuntok AST A white fob. 100s NLW 5342 i aellera. Sarawak white rob. 96-, NLW
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      RUBBER
      518 12 OPENING quotations in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked up I.^>U cents to. lowing lirrrur London advices and Thursaa/'s aiter hours' steadiness I nere. Prices rose a further half cent in subsequent trading, profit-taking at the highs was well absorbed. The morning session closed slightly steadier Quietly steady
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      SSR and SMR
      138 12 DAILY SSR and SMR prices at noon yesterday: Feb Mar HAS. (Current Mth) (Forward Mih) Bajera Sellers Buyers Sellen SSR 20 (1 ton pallet) 231.00 233 00 N 232 00 234.00N SSR 50 (1 ton pallet I 228 00 230 00 N 228 00 231 00N M.R.E.L.B.
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      Buying tempo picks up
      512 12 YESTERDAY, the last I trading day in the year of the horse, saw speculators and inMotors stepping up their buying activity and generated good all-round gain* at the Stock Exchange of Singapore. The general mood was that if the New Year of the Ram i« going
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      K. LUMPUR
      375 12 SUSTAINED buying Interest helped the Kuala Lumpur stock market maintain a steady trend yesterday. Trading was again fairly active. Despite the forthcoming long Chinese New Year holidays (the KLSE will be closed to trading until next Friday) there was no lack of buying Interest in most counters. However,
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      Money and exchanges
      206 12 THE US dollar opened at $2 1600 ::0 in the Singapore forex market yesterday, little changed from Thursdays closing level Trading was thin and quiet with the US unit fluctuating narrowly, and closing marginally IOV/er at $2.1590/00. Interbank forward rates at 3.00 p .n 1-monlh 2 1559/2
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      NOMINAL RATES
      172 12 Interbank rates at 3.00 p.m. Currencies Nominal ratei Smlth% nian Percentage quoted yesterday icroiii parity chance US dollar 2.J590 2.1600 2 8196 —23 43 .Sterling pound 4.3030 4.3095 7.3469 4J 43 Hongkong dollar 45.35 45.45 50.51 —10 22 M'slan dollar 98 00 98.15 100 00 2 00 Aust
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      ASIAN CURRENCY RATES
      196 12 ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on Jan 26. US Dollar* (Spot) Oiler Bid days 10 1,4 10 1/8 1 mths 10 7/16 10 5/16 2 mths 10 15/16 10 13/16 3 mths 10 7/8 10 3/4 6 mths 11 5/16 11 3/16 9 nun.-,
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      Money market
      46 12 Closing interbank rates on (5 Singapo' .> dollar on Jan 26. Orirr t>iu Overnight 8 1/4 8 1 mth 7 3 4 7 5/8 2 mth.', 7 11/ 16 7 9 16 3 mlhs 7 11 16 7 8/16 Overnlglr. n.ode 8. Sourer: Astlfy Prarcc.
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      DISCOUNT
      66 12 R*vok of nir. off»r«-1 by dn count hounri on Jan 26 Overnight 3 lo 4f. Call dtuomt I I/I H Clttini u» till 3 Month Treaiury bull 4 7 16 4 5/1 Bank bi'li 7 11 l« 7 0/ n 3-Month CD 7 II 16 7 »/|i 6-Monlh CO
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      Minimum lending rates
      25 12 THE average rate at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to I their best customers is 7.75 per cent. I
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1585 12 THK last transacted re«dy salt at the close of business on the Stork Exchange of Singapore yesterday compared with the previous day v prices together with 1978 high and low* Adjusted (or Khts issue) Unit trusts SINGAPORE UNIT TRUST (Managera' prices for Jan 3D The Commerce 2 24
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1503 12 BID anri offer prices official!) iMeri and business in anc reported to the Stock Ex- li.uiKf of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1 000 units unless otherwise specified Alt Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word 'sett
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      1885 12 KUALA LUMPUR BID „nd otter prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yeslerii.n with the number of ■shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units I unless otherwise specified INDUSTRIALS Anne mots Alcom A Choc ll.tlB) |t) I 3s ,3i 1
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      502 13 ROBINSONS is planning changes in store layout and a number of special events aimed at maintaining sales momentum in the current Accord ng to group chair- T. man. Mr C W Tresise current sales efforts should ensure that results are satisfactory. The French
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      297 13 -National Iron declares bonus issue NATIONAL Iron and Steel Mills gave shareh«ldei> a Mr Chiaest New Year an* paw on Thursday with the declaration of a bonus Issue of ene-for-t»o. However, the biggest surprise was Its ißtenttoa to redeem all convertibles bonds outstanding making It the lint company to enforce
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      193 13 UOB buys more Haw Par shares The United Overseas Bank has raised its stake in rashrich Haw Par Brothers International to a two-digit figure. The bank revealed on Thursday that it has 11.5 million shares in this trading company following the purchase of an additional one million shares in the
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        295 13 SYHNKY. Fri Solid buying in a handtul of situation stocks plus good support for banks featured in a depressed market ahead of the Australia Day holiday on Monday, dealers said. Profit-taking removed some of the gains made earlier this week and the All Ordinaries index fell 1.75
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        239 13 NEW YORK. Thurs Stocks wavei-ed on interest rate hopes and inflation worries but fin ishe<l at their best level since October in moderate trading. The market is dominated by short-term trading money and there is a "■follow the leader" phenomenon occurring. Mr. Newton Zinder of E.F.
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        176 13 ZURICH. Thurs. Domestic stock prices rose sharply following yesterday's lifting of the foreign investment ban and closed about 5 per cent above the previous day's levels, dealers said The Credit Suisse index rose 4 7 points to 266.6. CLOSINC. l>Kll KS Swissair Br 830-22 ÜBSBr 3260 115
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        140 13 AMSTKRDAM. Thurs. ■MM puces closed generallylower, with Hoogovens unchanged and Royal Dutch slightly higher in otherwise c.isic: Dutch internationals, dea lei's said Kl.vwhere, shares eased, with Volkei Stevin. Bos Kalis. KNSM. Fokker and Knnia among isolated gainers. Klwier and NDU both dropped one guilder to 302 and
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        641 13 li'MmN Thurs The markt'l closed narrowly higher after some brisk morning business, but investors were raunous in view of the current industrial disputes, dealers ■M At 3pm the Financial Times index was up 0 7 point at 461.7. INDI STKIAIS Allied Brew 81 Babcocks 151
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      1135 15 ATT SECBETfUUUS SCHOOL OF SECRETARIAL SKILLS Prepores students for the London Chomber of Commerce Industry and Pitmons Institute Examinations The next FULL-TIME PRIVATE SECRETARY'S COURSES commence on 12th February 1979 For this course only Lower initial payment 24 hours more tuition time for Singapore citizens, first come first served Write
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      373 15 GIRLS! Jobs are becoming harder to get you need better qualifications The London Chamber ol Commerce and Industry Private Secretary s Certificate is recognised internationally as one ol the highest qualifications obtainable This examination is the only Private Secretarial Examination supervised Dy the Ministry ol education Enrol now at the
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    59 16 STRAITS TIMES RATES FOR PERSONAL ADS OBITUARIES $9 00 tor 15 word* (run-on style) $32 25 for 3cm. x 1 col. (semi-ditplay style) $40.31 lor 3cm x 1 col (display style) MR KOH ME OK GUAN. MARTIN Who Ml us a year ago to be wilfi the Lord.
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      170 16 MADAM LEE NEO NIA aged 80. passed away peacefully on 25/1/ 79 after a short illness Cortege will leave 46. Emerald Hill Road on 27/1/79 at 4.00 p.m. for Mt. Vemon Crematorium No wreaths please. All donations lo Buddhisl Union. i. i. .I PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 25th
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      140 Acknowledgements
      72 16 wishes to enpress their heartfelt thanks to all relatives and triends lor their kind assistance, aliencondolences during their recent bereavement. THE FAMILY OF the late Mr George A Hyder thank all relatives, friends and .sisters of The Little Sisters of the Poor for their kind assistance, condolences, wreaths,
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      41 16 Two or Twenty years. Does it matter? Our love and memories will never expire Always loved and remembered by beloved \»ife. children, grandchildren and great grandchildren k* Loving Memory of JOSEPH PHUA BOON HUAT died 27th Jan. 1977.
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      536 16 VII TRAVEL A RESTAURANTS j- I > Lotos lan Restaurant i AUTHENTIC CANTONESE I CUISINE LUNCH: II 00am to j 3 oOp<r< I Set lunch «$4 00 per Dish (Variety o(50 choicesi I DINNER 7 00pm to 1 1 00pm Fen tint month we recommend I, 1 Wine enriched black
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      1265 16 times Saturday car mart 40 Boats for Sale/Wanted CREW BOAT WANTED (14 knot*) rantal or buy. Particular* lo pl« Singapore Sambu (Indonesia) vica varaa. Capacity: 12 pasaangara Mual poasau Ship Ragialry Cartilicala. Langtti approx. 12 IS m. Interested parties are lo send in quotation together with photograph or drawing of
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      1047 16 times Saturday car mart I WISHING ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS "A VERY HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR" NG KEONG CAR TRADERS PTE LTD. (HOME OF QUALITY USED CARS) 9 KIM KE AT ROAD SINGAPORE 19M FORD ESCORT. 2-door. good condition $4,600 o n o Tel *****9 I*7o CORTINA 1800E with
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    41 17 A Requiem Hieh Mass will be sung for the repose of the departed soul at 6.00 p.m. on Saturday 3rd February. 1979 at the Church of Our Lady of Klanjt. Seiangor. 18. ZACH ARIAS GOMEZ I Departed 3.1.71
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      537 17 f UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE Applications ore invited for appointment to the post of ASSISTANT PROCUREMENT OFFICER n connection with the development of the new compus for the University of Singapore at Kent Ridge QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE A University degree or technician diploma from the Singapore Polytechnic or equivalent Preference will
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      272 17 I SINGAPORE BUS S£RVtCEIt978)LIMrr*D Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to till the following voconcies MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT Requirements: Degree in Accountancy or equivalent professional qualifications with at least 3 years experience at o senior level in a large commercial organisation. The successful candidate would be responsible for management ond
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      558 17 Permohonanpermohonan adalah dipelawa danpada^H warganegara Malaysia untuk memenuhi iawatan MALIM (PILOT) (Kumpulan Gaji 'A') Tanggagaji: A22 $745x60 865 '985x60 1225 1345x60 1705x100-2.005 Umur: i) Untuk lantikan terus tida* melebihi 40 tahun. ii) Dari pegawai pegawai yang sedang berkhidmat tidak melebihi 50 tahun. Kelayakan dan Pengalaman Calun calun hendaklah memiliki kelayakan
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      732 17 f WANTED) ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS One of the largest mining groups in Zambia with major interests in copper and allied minerals requires the services of qualified and experienced engineers and technicians with a heavy industrial background, to fill current vacancies in the following disciplines: MINING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING METALLURGY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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      757 18 r TEACHING 1 APPOINTMENTS UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE and NANYANG UNIVERSITY Applications ore invited for teaching appointments, ronging from Lectureships to Professorships, m the following departments of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University: Umvcriity ol Singapore (i) Department of Botany Candidates should hove a Ph D decree in Plant and/or
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      410 18 H General Electric (U SA) is seek- ing suitably qualified condidates I^^^^^ tor the povtion of H MATERIALS I ANALYST I I Candidates should preferably possess a I I diploma in electronic/ electrical/ mechanical I I engineering with some experience in pur- I I chasing, inventory control, expediting or I
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      654 18 A merchant bank which is a subsidiary of one of the largest banks in Europe has vacancies for the following positions JUNIOR DEALER (ES /90i4) Candidates should have at least 1 2 years experience in the foreign exchange and international money markets. The Singapore subsidiary is expected to grow rapidly
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      659 18 I Sales Manager I required by Leading International Organisation engaged in marketing fast-moving consumer products Job Description He will be based in Kuala Lumpur He will be required to travel extensively throughout Malays.a for supervision, motivation of sales personnels and meetings Requirements Must have experience in a similar position and
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      511 19 OIETHELM We are a leading manufacturer of quaMy aluminium and stainless steel products We invite suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the position of Production Engineer Planning and organising production to meet Management objectives Ensuring continuous compliance with stringent quality standards Supervising and motivating workers to achieve production targets
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      529 19 An International Bank with extensive branch network invites applications from qualified candidates for appointment as:ASSISTANT ACCOUNT OFFICER Requirements A basic degree preferably in Accountancy or Business Administration Minimum of 2 years experience in credit evaluation and marketing or related field. Good aptitude for financial analysis Mature and able to communicate
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      708 19 Applications are invited from English Longuoqe teachers to conduct part time English Language courses tor Notional Servicemen prior to their |oining the University. Preference will be given to candidates who hove taught English Language at secondory levels or who have special expertise in this field Classes will be conducted m
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      619 19 W CHIEF ACCOUNTANT Director Potential 1 Starting salary $2,500 53 .500 Our client, a large Norwegian Group, is one of the leading suppliers of maritime communication equipment in the world. They are currently in the process of setting up two subsidiary companies in Singapore to undertake manufacturing and trading activities.
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      232 19 I THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CAP. 18 in* ED.) IN THE HIGH COURT OT SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY no. ini of tr Re:HOSHANGTHYE I Ex-parte: AMERICAN KX PRESS INTERNATIONAL INC. a Creditor In the matter of a Bankruptcy Notice Issued on the 10th day of October. 1978 Ho Shang Thye lately residing
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      3174 20 THIS EXPLANATORY STATEMENT IS NOT A PROSPECTUS AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN INVITATION TO SUBSCRIBE FOR SHARES KILLINGHALLTIN (MALAYSIA) BHD. (Incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act, 1965) This explanatory statement is issued in connection with the issue of 2,000,000 Shares of MSI each in Killinghall Tin (Malaysia) Bhd. The
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      230 22 Hussein calls for pullout of foreign troops ISLAMABAD, Fri.—Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn last night called for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Kampuchea. Speaking at a banquet held by the Pakistan President, General Zia Ul Hag, the Prime Minister said no country had any right to interfere
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      29 22 KUALA LUMPUR. FTi. An IS-member mission from Nagoya Japan, will arrive here on Peb 7 for a three-day visit to survey Investment possibilities and economic cooperation Reuter.
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      187 22 SENTENCE ON TEMPLE VANDAL PUT OFF KUALA KUBU BARU Fri. —The magistrates court here today again postponed sentence on medical student Zublr bin Ismail, charged with damaging Idols at the Kerling Sri Subramaniam Temple. Magistrate. Zulklfly bin Ranque, fixed sentence for March 2 and extended bail of $1,000. The postponement
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      92 22 MANILA, Fri. A two-year-old Malaysian boy underw en t successful open-heart surgery at the Philippine He.irt Centre for Asia tPHCA) last week, the hospital said today. Teh Choon Seng, son jf Mr and Mrs Teh Eng Mol Kol of Segamat, Johore, wtvs born with a
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      52 22 BUTTERWORTH, Fri. A 10-year-old schoolboy was killed by a falling coconut tree while on his way to school at Kampung Pertama near here today. Said bin Ismail was sitting on the back of a bicycle ridden by his father when the mishap occurred at about 7.30
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      256 22 As MAS dispute continues... KUALA LUMPUR, Friday THE Ministry of Labour and Manpower may de-register the Airline Employees Union to prevent Malaysian Airline System employees from carrying on with their "go-slow action." If the union is de-registered, it will make any industrial
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      365 22 Bar committee's action against lawyer rejected KUANTAN, Friday THE High Court here today dismissed with costs, an application by the Bar committee of Pahang to declare a local lawyer an "unauthorised person" under the Legal Profession Act 1976. Mr Justice Abdul Razak bin Datuk Abu Samah held that the action
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      154 22 Call for liquor ban at Batu Caves KUALA LUMPUR. Fri The authorities have been asked to ban liquor in the compound of the Batu Caves during the Thalpusam festival on Feb 10. The president of the Malaysian Antl Samsu Society, Mr RS Menon, has expressed the hope that the authorities
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      56 22 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Umno Supreme Council will meet on Thursday to discuss, among other things, the problems posed by Vietnamese illegal Immigrants, sources said yesterday. A delegation on the course of action to be taken against the Immigrants Is also expected to be made during
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      28 22 KUALA LUMPUR. Prl. Malaysian and British officials will have another round of talks here from Peb 8 on bilateral air agreements between the two countries. NST.
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      82 22 KUALA LUMPUR. Prt The real areas NaUonal Product of Malaysia last year m nttmated to have grown by 7 a per cent compared with 7.1 per cent In 1977 and 7.1 par cent estimated In 1978, the Economic Letter of the Citibank laid today. The slower
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      43 22 .^a^gi The Year of the Sheep 4T\ HEE W I FATT I CHOY The Year of the Sheep augurs peace and tranquility For people and country there shall be prosperity Let o Duoo Qrounci C3(~) Cl nPCI IT aW_ .^afl Iv V^/^^B^B<^g^g^B^Bfcw mn <
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      180 22 Bringing Up Father By BUI Kavanagh «c Hal Camp YOU SAID MY BROTHER J STARTED* )f I HAVE I I f f Blondla By Chic Young r37r 37 < ~T\ l''\ IT EVEN WAS r'-'ill TMO6E ARE JUST 3s WEU_,VOU(? K(T~^. HOJEY I BOUGHT 1 £<»y V YOU« NAME Sf;^
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      786 23  -  STEVE BRIERLEY By LONDON, Fri. West Bromwich Albion's surge to the top of the English Football League standings has focussed the soccer spotlight on an area of the country which has failed to produce a top team for nearly 20 years. Not since the
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      41 23 THE first round of the 1979 Singapore Motor Sports Club Casi nil AutixTosiy rhampionship will be run next Sunday at Senoko. Entries will be accepted at theJurong Country Club on Thursday night and also at the track before 8.30 a.m.
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      232 23 Leeds return to another tough battle LONDON, Fri. Leeds Cnited, having survived a turbulent Cup match only on Wednesday night, return to another battle at West Bromwich tomorrow in a fourth-round Football Association Cup-tie. And the match promises to be the game of the round. In the first-leg semi-final of
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      Lock icon Disco toning in Moscow
      85 23 MOSCOW. Fri- Athletes in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games will be able to maintain muscle tone after the day's competition at an Olympic village discotheque The Soviet News agency Tass said that the Moscow Games (Tgamsing committee signed a contract with a West German Mm for
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      232 23 PHILADELPHIA, Fri Sixth seed Brian Gottfried, of the United States, advanced to the men's singles quarter-finals of the U*****,000 ($540,000) Professional indoor tennis championship by defeating Pal Dupre, of the United States. 6-3. 6-2 in the third round here yesterday. Gottfried, will face the winner of a
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      258 23 Keegan turns down offer from Diplomats HAMBURG, West Germany, Fri. England soccer international Kevin Keegan, who plays for West German club Hamburg, will not join American team Washington Diplomats this summer, after all. Guenter Netzer, business manager of Hamburg, said here last night that Keegan would remain at the West
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      271 23 MONTE CARLO, Fri. Frenchman Bernard Darniche, driving a Lancia, gave a superb performance to score an upset win in the final mountain stage of the 47th Monte Carlo rally early yesterday, according to unofficial results. Darniche, in sixth place yesterday, 6 mm. 27 sec.
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      55 23 GRAHAM Marsh. Terry Gale and Michael CahiU. three of Cathay Pacific Airways' sports consultants, have been entered lor the Cathay Pacific Hongkong Open golf championship at Fanling from Feb 22-25 Graham Marsh is in Asa. white Gale was ta«« years winner of the Singapore Open CahiU
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      62 23 Wishing all our friends and patrons a joyous and prosperous Lunar New Year a pboud rvime /tPTMxnony Ist 3rd Floor, Supreme House, Penang Rd. Singapore. Tel: *****1, *****, *****5, *****1/2/3, *****33, *****23 We will be closed on Jan. 28th. 29th. and 30th. BUSINESS RESUMES AS USUAL FROM JAN. 3IST Our
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      Lock icon Aaron tames wind for early lead
      231 24 "ORMER Masters champion Tommy Aaron, rying to stage a comeback after several lean pars, gained the first-round lead yesterday in the kndy Williams San Diego Open golf tournament tith a three-under-par 69. His performance at Tor-r-y Pines Country Club was ndft the worst weather
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      PI Open may be out of Asian circuit
      253 24 PI Open may be out of Asian circuit MANILA. Fri. The Philippines inclusion in this year's Asian golf circuit was in ilmibt yesterday because of an unresolved US$lO,OOO ($21,600) dispute with the Asia Coif Confederation With the Philippine Open inly three weeks away, offi- < i.iis of the Republic of
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      212 24 ROTORUA, New Zealand, Fri.— An unexpected and dramatic collapse by young New Zealand gave Pakistan an outstanding victory by nine wickets here today. A devastating spell of bowling by Imran Khan, who did not bowl in the first innings, caused New Zealand's disastrous slide.
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      Sudden favourite after impressive workout
      347 24  -  FAIRWAY By KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Sudden underlined his chances in Race ICight here on Sunday with a splendid woikout here this morning. With M.Masruhen astride, the Tall Dream four-year-old was pa yd by stableni.itt- Smokescreen (Laurie Millington) over 600 metres in 38sec The ,^oing was
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      Lock icon Lever, only addition to England team
      400 24 ADELAIDE, Fri. England's cricket selectors have stuck to their Ashes-win-ning fourth Test side for tomorrow's fifth Test against Australia here. The selectors, manager Doug Insole, assistant manager Ken Barrington, captain Mike Brearley and vicecaptain Bob Willis, today added left-arm paceman John Lever to the
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      107 24 lOC mum on Taiwan TAIPEH, Fri. Two International Olympic Committee members on an investigation trip were tight-lipped on their findings at a press conference at the end of their five-day fact-finding tour of Taiwan today. Lance Cross of New Zealand and Lloyd Antony Bridges of Jamaica both refused todisclose their
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      Lock icon Gavaskar chooses to bat on for quick runs
      504 24 INDIAN captain Sunil Gavaskar said last night that he would bat on though his team had made 523 for six in their first innings on the second day of the fifth Test against the West Indies here. Kapil Dcv, India's glamour all-rounder
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      1685 24 RATF 1 130 CLASS 4, DIV 5 1.200 M IW*V^ x ($lO,OOO $7,000 to winner) 1 6635 Arias Ha (Lean) Daniels 6 57 (dc 6.5) 1.200 m F Rani) 10 2 DeHght (Delight) Tulloh 354 1.200 m F MBjtjtan 6 3 SteelHearKMPThwaites) Bougoure 354 1.200 m hWdwiun 2
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      Gopal pays for lack of training
      401 24  - Gopal pays for lack of training PATRICK BASTIANS By NATIONAL squash champion, Venkatesan Gopal is paying the price for not attending a single training session by Pakistani professional, Rahim Gul, for Singapore's team to the East Asia squash championships in Bangkok from April 11 15. He was beaten in straight
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      BRIEFS
      192 24 TOKYO, Fri. Ugandan President Mi Amin, a former Ugandan heavyweight title-holder, will take on Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki in a martial art bout in Kampala on June 10. with world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali as the referee. Ali will earn US$l million ($2.16 m) and Inoki US$5OO,OOO
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      278 24 naled official challenger to Alan Minter's European middleweight title. BADMINTON Gillian Gilks. one of Britain's top women players, has patched up her quarrel with the national selectors and may be playing for England again next month. OLYMPICS Lord Killanin. President of the International Olympic Committee,
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      Sabah ask for friendly match against S'pore
      465 25  -  JOE DORAI By SABAH want to play the Singapore side, who beat them 1-0 in the Malaysia Cup soccer match at Kota Kinabalu on Tuesday, in a friendly match at the National Stadium on Feb. 21. They plan to visit Singapore after playing
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      63 25 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri Malay sia will host the third ASEAN Youth table tennis championships in Penang in July Table Tennis Association of Malaysia secretary Yap Yong Yih confirmed this today. The dates will be fixed at the TTAM committee meeting after the Chinese New Year
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      Umpires' course
      60 25 Umpires' course THE Singapore Sports Council, in conjunction with the Singapore Amateur Sepak Takraw Association (PERSES will organise a sepak lakraw umpiring course at 8 a person at the Sports House from Feb 22-28 Lessons, conducted in Malay will be held daily from 7 30- 9 30 p m except
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      Long, long wait for Samad
      190 25 THE stork is eight days overdue and Singapore Malaysia Cup squad captain Samad Alapitchay is still waiting for it anxiously missing work, national soccer training and his usual evening outings, reports JOE DORAI. Said Samad yesterday: "My wife. Norishan, should have given birth two days
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      Trengganu struggle for a draw
      261 25 Trengganu struggle for a draw TRENGGANU 1 PERMS 1 KUALA TRENGGANU, Fri. Overconfident Trengganu struggled to hold Perlis to a draw in this Malaysia Cup soccer match here today. Perlis had their goalkeeper Ali Osman to thank for the draw. He continuously foiled the Trengganu forwards as they attacked down
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      78 25 HONGKONG. Fri The Chinese national soccer team will play in a French invitational tournament in Paris in June, the leader of the visiting Guangdong provincial team. Chen Yuen— Kao. laid today. Mr Chen, who is at the head of the provincial team who will take part
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      31 25 TODAY'S EVENTS GO«KATE First Singapore speed skating competition (Leisure Drome, Kalians, 8) HOCKEY BHA teilir kaaefc-aat Baal: SRC v SIA SATS (Padang, 5). SOCCER later-p*rt malrh: SCC v Hongkong F.C. (Padang,
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      Kelantan shatter Pahang's unbeaten record
      242 25 Kelantan shatter Pahang's unbeaten record KELANTAN 1 PAHANG I KOTA BAHRU. Fri Kelantan shattered Pahang's unbeaten record in the Malaysia Cup soccer competition with an 82nd minute goal by Basri Yusof f here tonight. Pahang seemed to be playing for a draw and paid the price for their complacency. Kelantan
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      SCC rugby tourney
      63 25 SINGAPORE Cricket Club will run their annual seven-a-side rugby tournament (or invited rivilian clubs and Services sides on the Padang from Feb. 19-24. The number of teams will be limited to 32 Entries should be returned to the SCC by Feb 9 The draw (or the tournament
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      FAS bid to stage Olympic soccer
      325 25  -  WILFRED YEO By THE Football Association of Singapore have submitted their bid to stage Group Three of the pre-Olympic Games soccer competition. Thfy listed, in their applicatMßto the Asian Football ConfWeration, "any two weeks in February or March 1980" as possible dates for the
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      Magician Fandi charms BA boys
      192 25 Magician Fandi charms BA boys SINGAPORE BRITISH AIRWAYS 1 THE midfield magic of Singapore star Fandi Ahmad, already noted in Russia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, last night found more admirers in the British Airways Boys team in this inaugural annual Youth under-16 Invitation soccer match at the National Stadium, reports
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      Mandarin Hotel win on Shipyard's errors
      336 25 By KEN JALLEH Jr DEFENSIVE errors by Jurong Shipyard gave Mandarin Hotel a 2-1 win in a Division 2B match of the Singapore Business Houses Football League played at Toa Payoh Stadium yesterday. Mandarin forwards, how- i ever, failed to capitalise on the mistakes
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      Brunei aim to be among Asia's best by 1983
      261 25 THE Brunei Amateur Football Association have set 1963 as target to have a soccer team that can match any of Asia's top sides, reports JOE DOR AI. Because, by this time, their $16 million State Stadi- um which will be their
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      Khalid gets his chance
      219 25 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Believe it or not, Selangor's new centre— back is 28 years old and from Alor Gajah just like the departed Soh Chin Aun, reports PNG HONG KWANG The new draftee is VOC defender Khalid Hussein, who has been taken on as a reserve
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      137 25 Malaysia under-23 tourney postponed IPOH. Fri Malaysia's under-23 hockey championship, scheduled to be played here from May 11-15. has been postponed to May 31June 6. Perak Hockey Association secretary K. Indran said the postponement was at the request of the Malaysian Hockey Federation as the Junior World Cup team would
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    90 26 POPK John Paul II kisses the ground on his arrival in Santo Domingo In the Dominican Republic (on Thursday). This is his first visit to the island nation. It was in Santo Domingo in 1492 that the first mass was celebrated In America. The Pope came
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    152 26 STOCKHOLM, Friday AN orange containing traces of mercury was found here today, the Swedish Ministry of Health said in a communique. The orange was brought to the ministry by the customer who bought it. Its peel had been pierced and several droplets of metallic mercury
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    170 26 BANGKOK, Fri THAILAND will put some 40,000 Vietnamese refugees of the Dien Blen Phu era In camps If Vietnam falls to show interest In resuming talks on their repatriation, an official source said today. Thai and Vietnamese officials In the last quarter of 1978
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    29 26 STOCKHOLM. Pri. The board of Sweden's Volvo car company has withdrawn Its offer to exchange shares for Norwegisn oil. a company spokesm »i. said today. Reutar.
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    94 26 Major oil strike in Malaysia? NEW YORK, Fri. Platt's OUgram, a respected La petroleum publication, reports that it has "heard that Exxon has made a major oil discovery in Malaysia which will be announced shortly." At Exxon headquarters here, the company declined any comment on the report. It referred inquiries
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    50 26 MANILA, FW. The Philippines will put 60 million Swiss .'rancs (5563.2 million) worth of bonds on the market in Zurich on Peb 27. Finance Minister Cesar Virata said yesterday. The Iviids are for 10 years but the Interest rate has still to be decided, he said. Reuter.
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    321 26 TEHERAN, Fri TROOPS shot and killed more than two dozen people today in the worst day of violence in Teheran since Prime Minister Shapur Baktiar took office. Witnesses said soldiers shot dead at least 28 people and wounded scores of others in clashes that spread across
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    52 26 PCREIRA DONALD FRANCO palled »w«y luddenly 25 1.7 V. Cortege leave* Ro*4 6/30 A. P. Jaya (or Aeaumptlon Church, Jalan Templer at 27 178 thtn burial at P. Jmya Cemetery. CAILI RICIIVID from Panvur Madam N. Kamtlakihy Ttuttamihlkam, mother of Indruenin and Chandraienan. 24 Jalan Halu Main Singapore 27
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    124 26 CHAIRMAN of the Parliamentary Commission for Foreign Affairs Challd Mawardl has called on the Indonesian government to "immediately" normalise diplomatic relations with China. Normalisation should not be postponed any longer as It could harm Indonesia Itself, Mr Maward;! said in a public JAKARTA,
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    345 26 SEOUL, Friday MOVES towards resuming a dialogue between North and South Korea gained momentum today as South Korea projK>sed that a preliminary meeting be held before June to solve the Korean problem. Government spokesman Kirn Sung-Jin said in a statement it was
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    198 26 Pacific presence: Carter says it again WASHINGTON, Fri PRESIDENT Carter reaffirmed yesterday a US policy that includes "vigorous American military presence in the Pacific," citing a new base agreement with the Philippines and delivery of equipment to South Korea. In a lengthy statement elaborating on his State of the Union
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      50 1 The Straits Times SECTION TWO INSIDE: LEISURE: Though many laft at tha interval... it waa a thought provoking baltat 2 D WOMAN PLUS: Ladioa...ganttaman, I am your guaat apaakar r# in #111 D#r? 3 SPECTRE of aaparatiam i« haunting Canada 4 SHADOWS of 1965 coup bid still ovar Indonaaia. S
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      940 1  - Collisions in the air may soon be a thing of the past RICHARD WITKIN By in Now York THE collision of a jet airliner and a small Cessna plane over San Diego last September has accelerated government development of computerised safety equipment known as Collision Avoidance Systems. These systems, both
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      Life in the Legion no pie in the sky
      500 1 LEGIONNAIRE, an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion, by Simon Murray, Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, 314 pages. Reviewed By X HA W YEN-LEE FIELD-MARSHAL Viscount Alanbrook called them "the grandest assembly of real fighting men that I have ever seen, marching
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      334 1 ILO to consider new ways to protect actors, singers' rights NEW safeguards to protect actors and singers in the face of latest sound and video recording techniques will be considered at a United Nations meeting here < this month, the Interna- I tional Labour Organisation (ILO) announced earlier this week.
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        814 1 In the afternoon, the four fishermen sit on Singapore stamps, both old and new, are tiny wooden stools, mending their prawn attracting a lot of attention lately. This is nets with the infinite patience that only V^ V^BH^"PVBVV9!^' M VHHV Ia VHHBPVVV H V ll^'^^^^|||Hl^|^HHH^HH^B true not on v tne
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        458 2 Dance artist who never aimed for her present career SOME may call it fate but certainly a natural process of evolution rather than forward planning charters the course of Pina Bausch's career. Born in Solingen, Germany, this 38-year-old director and choreographer of the Wuppertal Dance Theatre didn't know the vivacity
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        It was a thoughtprovoking ballet
        749 2  -  SAW PUAY LIM Though some left at intermission. By POIGNANT drama in sensuous body language and facial expression. That's how the ballet of the Wuppertal Dance Theatre struck me when I watched it at the National Theatre on Tuesday night. This dance ensemble from Wuppertal
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        627 2 BONN, Fri YOUNG Germans are scenes of Nazis slaughter the American series be prime time on the third national television. "The film was overpowering. I cried the whole time," 20-year-old Anna Rathje of Hamburg told the Bild Zeitung newspaper on Wednesday. Almost everyone is
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        102 2 DITCH musicians who make up the Dixieland Pipes, will present an evening of modern interpretations of blues and ballads at the Mareo Polo Hotel Feb I. It Is led by Bert de Hot, who, although generally unfamiliar, was with the famed Dutch Sing College Band for 11
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        937 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 1.00 PM Opening and Sesame Street 6.35 Capficcio Guitar (repea last episode) 2.00 Saturday Matinee Tsohetan 6 .55 Fell the Cat starring Marquard Bohm, Dsdanps 7.05 WU, WUd World of Animals Bowakow Hunter In The Reef ,c Pi -v n «-hi-, 73 New$ (Malay) 3.25
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        160 3 BAGS for men mum In a variety of shaped, fabrics and styles f*r all •ccastons these days. Even handbag*, once associated only with the feminine sex are becoming a mist In the wardrobe of some men. Cigarette packs, lighters, notebooks and other paraphernalia
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        Jogging: Cheap and easy way to keep fit
        662 3 Jogging: Cheap and easy way to keep fit The gentle art of Jagging Is sweeping the world. MIKK RICE reports on this erase. Figureit- -jU out fv keeping fit. You can jog wherever it's most convenient the nearest park is the most popular location, but round the block will do.
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        661 3  -  DANA LAM By THEY are big affairs, those events in life called "luncheons". Almost always held in the "function rooms" of plush hotels, between the hours of one and two after noon, they are regarded as "essentials" by many an assortment of directors, managers,
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        174 3 Neat and classy clothes in vogue ROME Tita Rossi's slim silhouettes grabbed the opening day honors from international buyers who gathered for the Italian spring and summer high fashion collections. The lady is back in the fashion picture. She is snappy and classy. "Up to this point designers have given
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      868 4  -  WILLIAM SAFIRE Quebec feels that it has nothing to lose By in Washington IMAGINE yourself sailing along in a satellite a few thousand kilometres above the earth's North Pole. Look down: What is that snowy territory that separates the land mass of the Soviet
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      586 4  - Gold rush in the making in America again LYNDE McCORMICK NO ONE has yet showed up with pickaxe, pan, and a "there's-gold-in-them-hills" gleam in his eye, but a genuine gold rush is in the makings for California and other Western states. The upward spiral of gold prices now about US$2lO
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      829 5  -  CAMERON FORBES By in Jakarta Amnesty Internationa] THE SHADOWS of the 1965 coup attempt still fall over Indonesia, according to an Amnesty International mission, with "almost certainly" more than 30,000 untried political prisoners held in "severe deprivation" and with arrests and detention
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      825 5  -  ROBERT COWEN By CHLOROFLUOCBOCARBONH. the controversial chemicals that may threaten the earth's osone shield, are fast becoming extinct as spray-can propellaate in the United States. As of Dee It, the Eavtroameatal Protection Agency (EPA) aat the Pood and Drag Administration (PDA) will baa
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