The Straits Times, 12 March 1979

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    21 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1979 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79 i— 'ISLAND CAN BENEFIT FROM STORE'S EXPERIENCE'
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    Lock icon 5,000 CHINESE TOLD: GET OUT
    392 1 Laos acts over technical advisers PEKING, Sunday LAOS has ordered the expulsion of all the 5,000 Chinese technical advisers m the country amid official reports from Hanoi that the Vientiane Government has ing dissident hill tri placed itself "under the correct leadership of the Communist
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    Lock icon 'Border markers moved' claim by Hanoi
    198 1 'Border markers moved' claim by Hanoi HONGKONG. Sun VIETNAM charged today that China had displaced marker posts to alter their common border and continued attacks a week after Peking announced a troop withdrawal. In a statement broadcast over Radio Hanoi, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry accused Chinese troops of moving border
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    64 1 JAKARTA. Sun A ninemember delegation of th» Supreme Advisory Council, led by Its vice-chairman. Mr Soenawar Soekowati. left here today for a two-week tour of the ether Asean nations. A council spokesman was today reported to have said the mission's aim was to gain first-hand information on conditions
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    Tip-off leads police to $200,000 loot: Suspect held
    379 1  - Tip-off leads police to $200,000 loot: Suspect held By K. S. SIDHU POLICE yesterday arrested a burglary suspect believed to be behind at least 12 break-ins In Seletar Hills Estate and recovered $200,000 worth of stolen property one of the biggest In recent years thanks to a tip-off from an
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    SINGAPORE 2—l
    58 1 TWO goals within five minutes after the interval helped Singapore beat Trrngganu 2-1 m the Malaysia Cup tie before more than 45.M* fans at the National Stadium last night. Defender Jeffrey Lazaroo scored Singapore's opening goal m the first minute after the interval and Fandi Ahmad netted the
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    Lock icon 'Beware spy love trap'
    159 1 WEST German government ministries have begun a poster cam- paign warning women employees against the amorous practices jf communist agents, a lead m g intelligence official said today. Posters and stickers have been issued reading: 'There is a code word that opens safes: Love." West Germany's
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    419 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday MALAYSIAN Airline tonight they would re .f a MAS DC-10 strar System workers said ■taliate against Qantas tided m Sydney is not 1 released by tomorrow. A spokesman for a MAS workers. action committee said strategy had been panned if negotiations
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    Crushed to death
    83 1 A SHIPYARD worker died on the way to Toa Payoh Hospital yesterday after an accident on board a vessel docked at the Sembawang Shipyard for repairs. Police said Abdullah bin Batani, 57, of Lorong Buangkok, was crushed when a lid cover fell on him as he was
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    A rethink?
    42 1 BEIRUT. Sun. South Yemen said today it might reconsider the truce In Its border war with North Yemen unless 'he United States cuts off military aid to the conservative North Yemeni regime, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported.— UPl. SEE PAGE 3
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    Invest in Batam offer
    967 1  - Invest in Batam offer By CHIA POTEIK ATTRACTIVE incentives to investors m Singapore and elsewhere to invest m the Indonesian island of Batam, 20 km south of Singapore, were offered by the Indonesian Minister of State for Research and Technology, Dr B.J. Habibie, yesterday. This was made at a joint
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    Lock icon Special talks tomorrow
    64 1 LATEST Special talks tomorrow JERUSALEM, Sun. The Israeli cabinet will meet m special section here tomorrow with President Carter, it was announced today. A prior special teasio.i was scheduled to be held tonight to prepare for the meeting. Pri.ie Minister Menach m Begin told reKrten following a steal working session
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      250 1 •CXf MCHT I- »««E»STI~O»»««GCfN™t Tm por ooc»»«o «o. WULr«. 'i.iianwicaiiMnxr. SPOTLIGHT ON ASEAN PRESS AT CAJ MEET Page 6 FOUR old enemies draw closer together 3 CONGRESS study hits at US reliance on cars 1 THAI polls: Parties' plea to police S POLICE now more aware of PR's role 7
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      Lock icon Awami League head 'clinically dead'
      172 2 Awami League head 'clinically dead' DACCA, Sun. The man chosen to spearhead President Ziaur Rahman's return «f the country to democracy is clinically dead following a cerebral haemorrhage, doctor* said yesterday. But Mashlnr Rahman, SI, remained under a mechanical respiratory system pending the arrival of specialists from India and Pakistan.
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      Lock icon Bhutto: Court grants week's recess
      90 2 Bhutto: Court grants week's recess RAWALPINDI. Sun. Pakistan's Supreme Court granted former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto a one-week recess today m its deliberation on his death sentence because of the death of his No. 2 defence attorney. The court had been scheduled to resume hearing today on reviewing its
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      Lock icon War will spread' warning is dropped
      377 2 SURPRISE CHANGE IN TEXT OF KOSYGIN'S SPEECH SOVIET Premier Alexei Kosygin, m a significant move, suddenly withdrew a policy statement from his public address here that threatened involvement of other states m the Sino-Viet-namese conflict. The statement was contained m the text of his
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      Lock icon Dong: We are set for new China moves
      216 2 Dong: We are set for new China moves TOKYO, Sunday VIETNAMESE Premier Pham Van Dong says his country is on full alert for any "new military adventures" by China, the mass-circulation Asahi Shimbun reported today. Vietnam declared full mobilisation after China's announcement of its intentions to withdraw forces from Vietnam
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      39 2 TOKYO, Sun. One hundred per cent of eligible voters turned out to cast their ballots m elections for deputies to North Korea's city and county people's assemblies, the official (North) Korean news agency reported today. UPI.
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      Lock icon Peking-Taipeh linkup was 'a mistake'
      117 2 Peking Taipeh linkup was 'a mistake' TOKYO. Sun. The historic direct telephone linkup made last Friday between Peking and Taipeh via Tokyo took place on operational errors, it was learned here today. An investigation conducted by Japan's International Telephone and Telegraphic Corporation (KDD) found that three calls from Peking were
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      Lock icon China oil hike
      28 2 TOKYO. Sun. China plans to raise its crude oi> prices by an estimated 5 per cent for the April-June period. Yomiuri newspaper reported today AP
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      Lock icon 'Phrasebook found on Chinese prisoner'
      107 2 'Phrasebook found on Chinese prisoner' MOSCOW. Sun. Chinese soldiers sent into Vietnam carried phrasebooks m both j Vietnamese and Russian, a Soviet newspaper said today. The armed forces daily Red Star said a well-thumb-ed copy of the pocket phrasebook had been taken from a Chinese prisoner who had failed to
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      Lock icon India to Russia: Recall these envoys
      127 2 India to Russia: Recall these envoys NEW DELHI. Sun INDIA asked the Soviet Union last month to recall its commercial attache m Calcutta, Mr Leonid Zhernov, and the Embassy Third Secretary m New Delhi, Mr Yuri /.azkhivin, the Indian Express reported today. The paper had reported on Friday the day
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      Lock icon Rebel attack
      36 2 PESHAWAR. Sun. Religious opponents of the pro-communist regime m Afghanistan attacked and wounded the governor o( Herat province on March 5, the Afghan religious organisation Jamiat Islami said m a commu nique today. AFP.
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      Lock icon POL POT RADIO CLAIMS 500 VIET CASUALTIES
      105 2 BANGKOK, Sun. The radio of the deposed Pol Pot Government today reported i heavy fighting m Kampuchea north-western Bat- tambang province and claimed more than 500 Viet- namese were killed or wounded m recent clashes m widespread areas of the j country. The
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      204 2 Located near University of Singapore as well as the commercial district of Orchard Road I Steisenss I I Cfemten I H Luxurious semi-detached garden houses W Stevens Garden houses offer you luxury living jp m a high-class residential district. The architecture is ultra-modern and spacious. jfiL Each unit has 4
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      Lock icon Clumsy attempt at a warm embrace
      112 3 A WARM rmbrtrr brt»rr Uk Mr p»w-w«».« r»th*r rlums> attempt, »ct«ally. Pn»We«t Carter looks as If he K»t Ma mmc \m the way. \nd Israeli Premier Br*tn Joat a little mmrr than Rrins through the hug. But the friendh gestures apparently did n»t uprcad
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      Lock icon Troops battle Carter demos
      237 3 JERUSALEM, Sunday POLICE and soldiers are being kept busy during President Cartel 's visit here yesterday dispersing demonstrators of all political colours. The most radical Palestinian groups, conservative Israeli organisations and supporters of the US leader's mission all took to the streets. Police detained protesters along
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      Lock icon Teng's praise for envoy
      69 3 HONGKONG. Sun. Chinese Senio Vice-Premier Teng Hsiaoping today had a meeting m Peking with Thai ambassador Kasem Kasemsri. Hsinhua reported. The agency said Mr Tenß praised Mr Kasemsri for the contributions he had made to the development <A the friendly relations between China and Thailand and
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      315 3 WASHINGTON, Sunday FOLLOWING the progress of the Middle East peace talks is like understanding the ebb and flow of an auction. You have to understand the way they talk Diplomats have developed a set of code words to describe what happens m their negotiations.
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      Lock icon Mirage 4000's first flight
      51 3 PARIS. Sun Th» Mirage 4000 multi-purpose warplane made a successful maiden flight on Friday, air officials reported. The fighter, capable of interception and air superiority missions as well as low-altitude longrange penetration, flew at supersonic speeds during its one-hour flight at an altitude of 11,000 metres
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      Lock icon Four old enemies draw closer together
      456 3 Four old enemies draw closer together Cohesion of views on Middle East situation BEIRUT, Sunday FORMER adversaries Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Syria, the four Arab countries at the heart of the turbulent region stretching from Turkey to the Indian Ocean, are successfully welding themselves into a more or less
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      Lock icon Ban on travel as currency changes
      134 3 Ban on travel as currency changes LONDON, Sunday GHANA'S international airport has been closed, all air, sea and land travel to the country has been stopped and all movement of baggage and goods within the country banned, according to Ghana news agency and other sources today. The reason is that
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      Lock icon A fatal dose of powder
      77 3 EMMELOORD (Holland), Sun. Four babies were fatally poisoned and three others fell sick after what hospital authorities said was accidental switching of skin powder and powdered glucose. They said the babies were supposed to get glucose but instead were inadvertently given a powder helpful to
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      Lock icon 'Saudi threat to end Egypt aid' report
      301 3 SAUDI Arabia will cut off aid to Egypt if the peace treaty Cairo plans to sign with Israel ignores basic Arab demands, a Kuwaiti newspaper said yesterday. The Kuwaiti newspaper Al Watan said Saudi leaders told the American Administration that they will cut
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      425 3 f MANAGEMENT CODRBES f FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 7th RESIDENTIAL COURSE 1 6 April 1979 Royal Cliff Beach Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand. For directors, senior and middle managers without formal financial training. Aims to provide an understanding and working knowledge of financial techniques which aid decision making, planning, evaluation and control, and
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      Lock icon Pakistan, Iran may pull out from Cento
      142 4 TEHERAN, Sunday VISITING Pakistani Foreign Affairs chief Agha Shahi and Iranian Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan today discussed the possibility of Iran and Pakistan withdrawing from the Central Treaty Organisation (Cento), the Iranian Pars news agency reported. Pars said a decision would be announced
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      Lock icon MENTAL TESTS FOR 2 CAUGHT BY K.G.B
      130 4 MENTAL TESTS FOR 2 CAUGHT BY K.G.B MOSCOW, Sun A Moscow prosecutor today ordered psychiatric tests for two young men who were arrested after KGB officials overheard them cursing the communist party m a crowded Moscow subway. I )issidenl leader Andrei Sakharov reported the action was taken at a closed
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      30 4 ROME. Sun. Italy's Christian Democratic Party tonight rejected ■ommunist conditions for supporting a new government, making premature elections the most likely solution to the six-week-old government crisis. Reuter.
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      Lock icon A re-think on Mao thoughts
      100 4 A re-think on Mao thoughts PEKING, Sun. The Chinese Communist Party leadership is holding a meeting to reappraise Chairman Mao and his thoughts, the cornerstone of the Chinese Revolution, m the light of China's new economic policy, a reliable Chinese source disclosed here today. The meeting gave the go-ahead (or
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      Lock icon Top prosecutor warns: Don't attack women
      330 4 Top prosecutor warns: Don't attack women IRAN'S prosecutor-general today issued a stern warning against attacks on women following yesterday's women's rights demonstration m which several people were attack- TEHERAN, Sun Ed and injured by religious zealots. The prosecutor-general, m a statement broadcast on state radio, said anyone found guilty of
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      Lock icon Mexicans block bridges in demo
      156 4 Mexicans block bridges in demo EL PASO (Texas), Sun. Hundreds of Mexicans angered by a US crackdown on illegal aliens, blocked three international bridges yesterday and tore down American flags, casting them into the Rio Grande. A 10-year-old Mexican girl was run down and killed at the "Bridge of the
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      Lock icon Police battle bandits to free politician
      146 4 POTENZA (Italy), Sun. Police fought an overnight K'unhattle with bandits near this southern town to release J a Rome local politician kidnapped four days ago, Rome j police announced today. Mr Emilio Francesco Falco. 38, an official of the < dominant Christian Democratic Party
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      Lock icon Trade pact will cost jobs in US, says report
      305 4 Trade pact will cost jobs in US, says report WASHINGTON, Sunday NEW world trade agreement being negotiated m Geneva would result m lost jobs m urban manufacturing areas of the north-eastern United States, a US Congressional report said yesterday. The agreement, which has been under negotiation m Geneva for five
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      Lock icon Officials told: Go out and learn
      149 4 Officials told: Go out and learn TOKYO, Sun. China's leading newspaper urged economic officials today to get out of the office and learn, so they can avoid such incidents as one m which 4.4 million yuan (5J5.96 million) worth of medicinal herbs were left to go stale. The loss of
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      Congress study hits at US reliance on private cars
      496 4 IN ONE year, cars burn up one-third of the petroleum used m the United States, spew 80 million tonnes of pollutants into the air, cause 48,000 deaths and Americans will have to learn to live without them, a major Congressional study
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      Lock icon A surprise peck for Charles
      90 5 DEFINITELY mare spice here than m page three's Clinch No. I. An aghast but clearly pleasantly aghast Prince Charles is seconds away from an unscheduled kiss as he relaxes on a Melbourne beach on Saturday. Jane Priest, age and occupation not given, sneaked through tight
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      136 5 Lady Anne gets damages from Daily Mail LONDON, Sun. A royal lady-in-waiting is to get damages because photographs she took of Princess Margaret dressed as Mac West at a party appeared m a newspaper, a judge ruled at the weekend. Lady Anne Tennant claimed breach of copyright against the Daily
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      42 5 MEXICO CITY, Sun. Several thousand people were evacuated from their homes m a Mexico City suburb today to escape the iisk of poisoning after a freight train carrying 90.000 litres (about 20.000 gallons) of chlorine and ■MpataM v.is derailed. AFP.
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      231 5 'Indonesia may have to import water warning JAKARTA, Sun Indonesia might have to import drinking water before the end of this century, Environment Minister Emil Salim warned here today. Indonesia's needs of drinking water are constantly increasing along with the country's rising population while its water conservation ability is decreasing,
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      Lock icon Invaders plan puppet govt, says Amin
      285 5 Invaders plan puppet govt, says Amin NAIROBI, Sunday UGANDAN President Idi Amin said today Tanzanian and Ugandan exile forces now m the country plan to overthrow him and install a pro-Western "puppet" government which would bring back Asians expelled m 1972. Marshall Amin, m a Uganda Radio broadcast monitored here,
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      Lock icon Thai polls: Parties' plea to police
      177 5 Thai polls: Parties' plea to police BANGKOK, Sunday SEVERAL political parties have asked police to provide security during their campaigns for the coming elections after a campaign manager was gunned down on Friday, a spokesman for the police department said today. Police said Tuam Phenthet, campaign manager for Independent candidate,
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      Dinner bill row over
      72 5 Dinner bill row over ASPEN (Colorado). Sun. Ethel Kennedy has reached a settlement with a catering firm that sued her for failure to pay a US$535 (551.160) bill for a Christmas dinner. The firm had prepared Christmas dinner for 20 people and delivered it fo the home where Mrs Kennedy
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      35 5 ATHENS. Sun Two women who lured matt than ISO foreign girls into prostitution with bogus job offers have been indicted and could face up to five yean m prison, police said yesterday UPI
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    Housewife is a cook of many specialties
    168 6 Housewife is a cook of many specialties MADAM OMwag SU Tim, ;r*ap af w*mt* Iww to uutke mer sUm gravy, Is ni>i aaly f—i at mrr> 4kUe* bit mIM aprrl>lnM bi Sarchaaa l**d aad H»mk»«K Uni mini. Sk« keeps herself buy imrimx the woek by tmrhlag pftrt-tlme la tkr rvesjaigs.
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    CC tour
    24 6 THE KampunK San Ten« community i-*n«re will <-onduct an .ih.. .limnal tcur to varic<is rovrrnment departments surting at a m on Friday
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    New HDB devices will curb flat break-ins
    138 6 New HDB devices will curb flat break-ins HOUSEBREAKERS whose favourite targets are Housing Board flats will now find these premises harder to crae'.: This is bwau.--~ the board ha:, now introduced more anti-burglary devices m their new buildings 10 combat such crimes. Some of the devices are sturdier gates and
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    1,900 register at Ngee Ann
    47 6 SOME 1.900 students have registered for courses at the Ngee Ann Technical College for K2O pint's. More than 1.200 have also registered for industrial technician courses, which will be held at the Singapore Technical Institute, Baharuddin Vocational Institute and Singapore Vocational Institute.
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    MINISTER OPENS QTOWN CHESS TOURNEY
    118 6 MINISTER OPENS QTOWN CHESS TOURNEY THE MP for Buona Vista, Dr Ang Kok Peng, yesterday opened the Bth Queenstown Open Chess Championship at Queenstown Community Centre. Instead of the three classes held previously, this year's competition is organised m one section wi'.h prizes for players of different grades. Ther» were
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    Our English
    31 6 MISS Ivy Soh. a specialist m language teaching, will speak on Singapore English at a Rotary Club of Singapore, District 330 lunch meeting at the Mandarin Hotel on Wednesday.
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    Spotlight on Asean press at CAJ meeting
    390 6  -  SOH TIANG KENG By ABOUT 60 newsmen will make a critical selfexamination and reappraisal of the Asean press during the third general assembly of the Confederation of Asean Journalists (CAJ), starting here today. The spotlight will be on the current state of the?
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    Hotel wins award
    50 6 THE Shangri-La Hotel has won an award m advertising m a world-wide contest held by the Hotel Sales Management Association of New York. The award is the top position m the Travel Industry Direct Mail category and was selected from 600 entries from aH over the world.
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    Lunch talk
    41 6 THE president of the Singapore Advertisers' Association, Mr Patrick Mowe, will give a talk on The Singapore Board of Advertising A Proposal, at the 65th lunch meeting of the Advertising Media Owners Association at the Cockpit Hotel on Thursday.
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    More facts about prisoners and job prospects
    251 6 INFORMATION received too late for lisa Sharp's article "What hope after that stretch m jail?", m the Straits Times of Saturday, March 10, has revealed the following facts: THE SOCIAL Service does sometimes refer released prisoners to the Ministry of Labour for jobs,
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    SNUJ to table two issues at journalists' meet
    593 6 THE Singapore delegation will bring up two specific issues at the Confederation of Asean Journalists (CAJ) general assembly, Mr Ismail Kassim, secretary-generai of the Singapore National Union of Journalists, disclosed yesterday. They are that national press organisations m each Asean country should
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      97 6 NOW. SIATOTHE VERY HEART OF THE COMMON MARKET. iI II ttt H flf wl IS IK i WmiSMOk^, hV^ ay HV hV tH fill I it II II II m liff:^fl fife zw^m-. :*m <- *^^*f jit HHn Hi 1 l^lmWl-M9KHv# SIA adds yet another destination to its European network:
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      191 6 MAGIC a talk-cm- EXPRESSIVE ART EX-demoa-tration by Mr Peter HlBITIftN to mark the Ang at Siglap community International Year of the centre at 8 p.m. Child at the National MuSMOKING AND YOU a I seum Young People's Galtalk by Dr Kee 3wee Hae at lery from 10.30 a.m. to 7
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    Police are now more aware PR's role
    596 7 Police are now more aware PR's role THE senior command of the police force is becoming more aware of the vital role public relations play m enhancing the professional reputation of the force as police operations and methods are subjected to an increasingly intelligent and critical public scrutiny. This new
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    Reminder to sinsehs who complain
    375 7 Reminder to sinsehs who complain CHINESE physicians serving m free clinics run by the Singapore Chinese Physicians Association who complain about the size of their transport allowance have been reminded that the clinics owe their achievements today to the sacrifices made by their predecessors. The allowance is given to them
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    Boy for US to seek treatment for burns
    270 7 Boy for US to seek treatment for burns A THREE-YEAR-OLD Singapore boy suffering from extensive barns In his face, body and limbs will leave today oa a l«,*M-km journey to the United States with his father for free treatment there. Ray Shi-wan Shankar will undergo a year of treatment at
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    Draft Sisir grades for gold articles
    166 7 THE Singapore Institute of Standards and. lndustrial Research S isi r recently drafted a Singapore standard of specification for gold ornaments and precious metal articles, says Our Metric Way, a publication by the Singapore Metrication Board. In this standard, the carat is a measure
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    'Get younger people to join'
    852 8  -  ELENA CHONG Pre-retirement course.,. By SEVERAL of those who took part m the People's Association's Preparation for Retirement course found it so helpful that they felt more younger people should be encouraged to join the next time. Mr TtanH Ec, 60, retired and now managing
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    Don't grow old, grow up, retirees advised
    455 8 RETIREMENT is a time when our outlook on life can make the difference between growing old and growing up, those taking part m the People's Association's first Preparation for Retirement course were told yesterday. Dr S.R. Sayampanathan, a member of the PA's board
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    'Experiences of elders can mould youths' care for nation'
    173 9 'Experiences of elders can mould youths' care for nation' THE experiences of the elders m society can help mould the young's concern for the country, the MP for Paya Lebar, Mr Tan Cheng San said yesterday. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the fourth management committee of Cheng Hong Siang
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    Smooth start for new Bedok bus services
    277 9 THE second stage of the SBS's new bus plan for Bedok got off to a smooth start yesterday. Commuters boarded newly introduced services without any confusion. Under this stage, a new trunk service number 4 was introduced while the Blue Arrow 307 service
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    Hawkers' fees
    62 9 THE mobile collection unit of the Hawkers Department will be sta- tinned at various markets to col- I leel hawker licence fees, for the second quarter (April to june) I from March It) to April 10 A late payment fee of \2 per licence will be imposed Vter
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    Eye-witness appeal
    34 9 AN UNIDENTIFIED woman dit-d m a car .iccident at jalan Toa Payoh stadium, shortly after 7 p.m on Saturday Relatives and eye-witnesses .ii asked to contact the traffic police accident investigation branch.
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    On smoking
    19 9 THE Toa Payoh '.ommunity centre will hold a tall on Smoking and You at 8 p.m. today.
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    SIAto crews: Avoid using dialects
    203 9 SIAto crews: Avoid using dialects SINGAPORE Airlines has urged Its crew members to refrain from speaking local dialects among themselves while on duty. A recent circular urged them to converse m English instead of using dialects, especially m the presence of passengers and other crew of different ethnic origin to
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    Ice carving
    19 9 THE Pek Kio community centre will hold a talk-cum-demonstra-tion on ice carving at 8 p.m. on Friday.
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    Greater road risks on rainy nights
    393 9 MORE than 50 per cent of Singapore's fatal road mishaps occur at night or m poor visibility as when it is raining, according to the Traffic Police. And most of the victims are pedestrians who are even more so vulnerable after dark. For their
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    Two hair sprays that can cause blindness
    191 9 Two hair sprays that can cause blindness TWO of the 137 brands of hair spray examined by the Department of Scientific Services m 1977 were found to have dangerous amounts of methyl alcohol, which can cause blindness. These two brands had more than 5 per cent of methyl alcohol, the
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    MALAY CONTEST'S ONLY ENTRANT A NON-MALAY
    105 9 A RECENT novel writing contest organised by Asas 50 Angkatan Sasterawan 50, a Malay association of writers of the 1950s attracted only one entry, which came from a nonMalay. Despite some 50 application forms being snapped up, only one entry by Mr Peter Augustine
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      112 9 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 5 Celebration ibout a show "SsS-jr 1 ets 11 Expect *uch an att.tude g,^, to drink <7>. 8 Wanderm g gipaca felt 12 People to put on side m itchy sad delusion, so America? «7>. to speak 7). 1, Hunumen returnmg ea>- <X"-\C? ."-JR USS TJgSKjr*
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    Rahim: Why we need to understand role of govt
    279 10 Rahim: Why we need to understand role of govt AN informed and educated national electorate will understand that the government cannot perform everything for them, the Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs), Mr Rahim Ishak, said yesterday. Mr Rahim, who is also MP for Siglap, was speaking at the opening
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    Chinese classes at centre
    72 10 Chinese classes at centre THE University of Singapore Language Centre will hold Chinese language classes during the long vacation at the centre's classrooms from March 19 to June 30. The courses, held between 5.30 p.m. and 7 p.m., include Elementary Part I (every Tuesday and Thursday). Elementary Part II (every
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    Man's kin sought
    60 10 AN UNIDENTIFIED Chinese man m his mid-thirties was found dead at the foot of Block 305. Street 31. Ang Mo Kio. at about 4.20 p.m. on Saturday. He is believed to have fallen from the 13th floor. Police recovered a pair of slippers from that floor. Relatives
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    Police check loot after big seizure
    135 10 POLICE yesterday made one of the biggest recoveries of stolen property m recent years when they selied almost $2M,Mt worth of loot from a house m Ylo Chu Kan* Road. A 37-year-old suspect believed to be responsible for a spate of burglaries m Seletar
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    $66,000 theft from
    132 10 supermart THIEVES broke into the Pioneer Industries Employees Union supermarket m Boon Lay Shopping Centre m Jurong on Friday and got away with $66,900 worth of goods and jewellery. The break-in was discovered by supermarket employees when they went to work at 9 a.m. the next morning
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    Films at RELC
    44 10 THE Regional Language Centre will screen a German film "Trotla" (1974) with English subtitles at its auditorium on March 22 at 8 p.m. It will also screen an English film "Tschetan" (1972) at its auditorium on March 15 at 8 p.m.
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    Ex-detainee's plea to her brothers: 'Quit CPM'
    603 10 Ex-detainee's plea to her brothers: 'Quit CPM' A FORMER woman political detainee has called on two of her brothers to quit terrorist activities as Communist Party of Malaya members for they run the risk of being killed by security forces m Peninsular Malaysia. Tan Sock Wah, 27, urged her brothers,
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    Picnic treat
    28 10 THE International Training Centre students and staff yesterday treated underprivileged < h|l dren of the Salvation Army Boy's Home to a picnir at the Marine Parade lagoon
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    PATIENTS' KIN GIVE ONLY 3pc OF BLOOD
    140 10 LESS than 3 per cent of blood donations at present come from relatives or friends of those who need blood and the situation should be improved, the MP for Kolam Aver Mr Sidek Saniff, said yesterday. He said: "In their hour of need,
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Bar council's claims not true, says minister
      409 11 IPOH, Sunday THE Deputy Home Affairs Minister, Datuk Seri Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin yesterday dismissed as untrue the Bar Council's claims about the conditions of detention of those detained under the Internal Security Act. The council had, m a memorandum to the Home Affairs
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      Lock icon Illegal entry: Viet jailed
      60 11 ALOR STAR. Sun. An 18-year-old Vietnamese girl, Mci Chen, was sent to jail for two months today as she could not pay a $300 fine imposed on her by the Magistrate's Court for illegally entering Malaysia Wearing a Thai-style dress, Mci Chen pleaded guilty to entering
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      Lock icon 7-year minimum service move for pilots
      194 11 7-year minimum service move for pilots ALOR STAR, Su. The Defence Ministry may make It compulsory for RMAF pilots to serve at least seven yean before they can resign to Jain commercial airlines, Its Parliamentary Secretary Abdul Jalal bin Haf Abu Bakar said yesterday. Datuk Abdul Jalal was speaking to
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      Lock icon Malaysia offer to mediate
      159 11 BANGKOK, Sun. Malaysia offered to mediate a settlement of the Sino-Viet-namese conflict during a surprise meeting yesterday between Malaysian Home Minister Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie and Chinese Foreign Trade Minister Li Chiang. The Bangkok Post today said Tan Sri Ghazali arrived for a half-day visit yesterday
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      Lock icon Rout of MCA in chamber election
      299 11 Rout of MCA in chamber election KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday THE 45 incumbent committee members of the Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) romped home to an overwhelming victory m the biennial elections today, whereas all the 22 candidates fielded by the MCA-controlled Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society (KSM) were defeated. Out of
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      Lock icon One in three policies lapses
      49 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. One In every three life insurance policies sold m Malaysia lapsed, compared with one m 10 m other developed countries. Deputy Finance Minister Datin Pakuda Rafidah Aziz disclosed this at the inauguration of the Actuarial Society of Malaysia last night NST.
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      Lock icon MALAYSIA TO SELL OIL TO THAILAND FROM MAY
      161 11 MALAYSIA TO SELL OIL TO THAILAND FROM MAY BANGKOK. Sun. Malaysia has agreed to supply Thailand with 10,000 barrels of crude oil a day beginning m May, Industry Ministry sources said yesterday. Thailand's dwindling oil supplies were given promise of even another boost this week when the Soviet Union offered
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      Lock icon FORCED TO WOO SALES WITH DISCOUNTS
      132 11 PENANG, Sun. Certain duty free shops m town are forced to give discounts for purchases of goods by foreign tourists because of keen sales competition. Some have even "rewarded" people who bring tourists to their shops. They believe this is one way to get
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      204 11 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp /IT \U IT CERTAINLY SHE'S AN >. SOMEONE you ecrr&our doesn't Ml does mkjd over- expert on \/whv would 7 complained you CQOM TOO MUCH/ COME EATIN© AND OVER- EVERYTHING- A POLICEMAN WERE PDACTICIN© CAROUSING FROM J\\ r PRINKING/ > V WANT
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  • The Straits Times MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1979
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      DOCTOR SHOCK
      414 12 A PARLIAMENTARY exchange m March 1976 between Health Minister Dr Toh Chin Chye and Dr Ong Leong Boon, Member for Kirn Seng, makes curious reading today. The topic of concern was the medical manpower shortage. Dr Toh referred to the fact that the University of Singapore had once
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      TIME TO DRY TEARS
      330 12 AS THE headlines proclaim "A-level joy" and the like, and our brightest children bask m the limelight of academic success, it would be pleasant to print stories of the top students offering solace to their less fortunate schoolmates. Such stories unfortunately are hard to come by,
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    Lock icon Don't think of thinking
    782 12  -  RUSSEL BAKER By m New York NOW THAT tennis and jogging have become old hat, everybody is taking up thinking. I advise against it. Several years ago, before it became a fad, I spent the better part of a year trying to master thinking. I tried
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    Going beyond mere recovery on Batam
    1705 12  -  ILSA SHARP New team determined to make the island work By "PROJECT Batam" has been m the air since 1969. This time the constellation of personalities running the industrial development project suggests a new phase going beyond mere recovery from the Pertamina state oil
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      26 12 jUI^ spectra lijiu id eo <is w n IAImJ Jrmmx i FORVUMJD NTERNATONAI SNGAPOK (P9l\*lt) LMTH) NO 77- F6TM FLOOR SELEGIC COMPLEX. SELEGIE ROAD. SINGAPORE 7
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      Taxi drivers who keep raising fares
      211 13 THERE IS a taxi stand m Rochore Road where taxi drivers fetch passengers to and from Bukit Timah Road on a pick-up basis. For a trip to fifth kilometre Upper Bukit Timah Road, the taxi driver would charge a passenger a fare of 50
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      Population board has no sense of rhythm
      90 13 Population board has no sense of rhythm ON Keb 28, we revived letter dated Jan 31 (ram the Singapore Family Planning and Population Board. The letter started with "Congratulations to yon on your first wedding anniversary!" and went on to describe the board's popularity with facts and figures and the
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      Insidious decline towards use of American jargon
      296 13 AFTER READING your newspaper over a period of several months I have noticed a disturbing and growing trend towards gross misuse of the English language. I am not referring to occasional and unavoidable errors, but to a much more serious, insidious decline towards
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      No home to stay in because of HDB policy
      259 13 WE HAVE been waiting two years for our fiveroom HDB flat. Our problem is the HDB policy on renting out flats to those whose salary or combined family income does not exceed $800 a month. My husband earns $850 a month.
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      Lock icon Two American papers which told readers how to build A-bomb
      870 13  -  JOSEPH TREASTER By m New York IN THE last five years, two small publications an underground newspaper m Madison, Wisconsin, and a feminist newspaper m New York have published detailed articles with diagrams on how to build an atomic bomb,
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      456 13 The Marco Fbb is proud to announce the return of JeanVettard, chef extraordinaire "Almost a year ago, I 3^V means, remember the was m your country- JJ/r/j^O dates: March 9th. to 20th. with a mission-to charm ¥> At The Marco Polo you with the special S> J \J*Ls\s Restaurant. Do
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      1146 14 Mil MmALSw^m We Taught The World A New Language *y >l Line Mechanics vhi'm (It Instrument An I T C Traili' Craft Certificate wilh 1 i,>'()rs experience m seiviciny and us of hnnal rt\ui bu repairing Ickjk confol equipment or Mm omputi'rs I rum its oriqms ds a supplier of
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      413 14 TOBISHIMA CORPORATION invites applicants for thf following posts A) Senior Construction Engineer Requirements Recognised University Degree m Civil Engineering Professional Engineering Minimum 5 years working experience Duty Overall planning and coordination m the construction of maior Civil Engineering Work Salary not less than 5548.000 p a plus other benefits B)
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      1065 14 I THEATRE NURSES I Ref. No.: ST/6 BRUNEI SHELL Petroleum Company Limited has vacancies for Theatre Nurses m the Panaga Hospital, Seria. The successful candidates will be responsible for carrying out all preparatory duties necessary m the setting up of Theatre m readiness for operations, assisting the surgeon jpr and
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      1331 15 B^ S^ If! M PK S =D UNITED OVERSEAS LAND LIMITED ANNOUNCEMENT The Directors of United Overseas Land Limited ("UOL") are pleased to announce that agreement has been reached with Orient Leasing Company Limited ("OLC") of Japan for an allotment and issue to OLC of i 3.500.000 ordinary shares of
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      947 15 UNITED OVERSEAS LAND LIMITED NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company will be held at the Function Room. 2nd Floor. Merlin Plaza. 7500 Beach Road. Singapore 7 on the2Bthday of March. 1979 at 12 00 noon for the purpose
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      WEEKLY SHARE ANALYSIS
      1987 16 AS a service to readers. Straits Times publishes weekly a detailed analysis of shares on the Stock Exchange of Singapore The year's high and low. are followed by the week's movement m prices, the dividend yield, the net price earnings ratio and the volume of business IfJS
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        Domestic
        208 16 (IN AVKKACK. the US dollar per I l«m«l »ell m the .Singapore mar- kei last week, despite some setrwi.ki raused by news that the Kuiojiean m»nel;n\ system (KMS> »injhl sonn come inlo operation tipeninK at $2 1675 85. the US unit m...1.- inmal gains, to reach the high •1
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        DISCOUNT
        338 16 THE DOMESTIC market opened firm m the earlier part of the week ended March 9 but eased or) signifi rantly on Wednesday the last day of the MCU averaging week Overnight rates fell from the week's high of 8 per lo per cent lo close around S m i
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        Treasury Bill tender
        53 16 RESULTS of tender held yesterday for 91-day Treasury bills to be issued on March 12 to March 16. 1979: Offered: $40,000,000 Applied fur: $55,500,000 Allotted: $40,000,000. Accepted bids: $98.90. ap- proximately 66 per cent, higher bids m full. Avenge rate of discount an allotment: 4 400 per
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        Short-term money
        43 16 PUB THE week ended Saturday Man*. 10. the range of rail rale hmh«l from frum Short Depusm v. i»h.i aa Km Haas Immi one per cent lo 23 per Ueaeral dad: One per cent lo 20 MoemeaU of funds totalled $963
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        COPPER
        37 16 LOmOH i/opper price* on Friday I.hm.kjs m brarketsl Win bar Spol 1:971 00 i'Wusui lelU-i* 1.572 i1«1.50i. Three Month buyer* t«7 50 <tS97. m'll.ms i jui 9dli.il 998 I Market tear: rkurl.t MOUj Sale.: I£.<!7", i.mnes
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        ASIAN CURRENCY RATES
        180 16 ASIAN currency average deposits rates for the week ended March 9: rss (DM prices) High Low 7 days 10' 10' 1 month 10 9. 2 months 10' > 10' 3 months 10. 10. 6 months 11 1/16 10 1 9 months 10 15/lti 10 1 1/16 12
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        LOCAL MONEY MARKET
        89 16 THE INTERBANK overnight mar ket last week saw a firm openinf, rate of 8 to 7' i per cent, and ended off with an easy rate of M to 4 per cent. The One Month term eased off by 1 4 per cent across the board with
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        Banks' Prime Lending Rates
        316 16 BANK'S prime lending rates as at the close of business on Friday. March 9. BANK'S tPLJt Algemene Bank B'< American Express 8 Asia Commercial 7 1 sien-Pazifik 8 Ban Hin Lee Bank 7 Banca Commercial)? B'i Banco Do Brasil 81.8 1 Bangkok Bank 8 Bank Negara
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      LONDON STOCKS
      588 16 LONDON, Fri.-Equities extended recent gains but government bonds were lower on profit-taking m fairly active trading, dealers said. At the close the FT index rose 15.1 to 515.4 points. Closing middle prices of selected stocks excluding stamp duty were: INDUSTRIALS Allied Brew 94. 2 Babcocks 170 +4 Barclays
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      New York
      171 16 NEW YORK. Fri-A wave of I profit—taking hit stocks following sharp gains this week and prices turned mixed m active trading. The Dow Jones industrials lost two points to 842.86, but winners led losers eight—to— seven as volume edged up to million shares from the 32.00 million traded
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      Amsterdam
      191 16 AMSTERDAM, Fri—Share prices close steady m line with overnight Wall Street. Dutch internationals turned higher with shares of Royal Dutch Shell rising two guilders ..tnen to IAS.SU. ABN 363.00 +2 Ahold 122.80 +0.1 Akio 2990 +0.1 AMEV 90.30 -0.7 Amfas 109.00 unch Amrot Bank 78J0 +0.1 Bergoss 54.00 -0.2
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      Zurich
      201 16 Zurich, Fri.— Prices fluctuat-. ed narrowly m featureless trading with losses slightly m the majority, dealers said. The Credit Sussie index was 267.7 points. Actions Sulsses 296 unch Aluiuisse Br 142S unch AlututiM Reg 57S -5 Brown Boverl Br 1820 unch Clb« Otlgy Br 1225 -10 Ctba Oelgy P
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      S'pore produce
      138 16 WITH THE exception of a few commodities m which foreign interest was still fairly good, the Singapore produce market last week plodded through another period of dull and featureless trading. Last week coffee dealers here had to make do with small demands generated from neighbouring countries and most
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      PRICES
      120 16 CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE, „*.i»lt.:, NOON CLOSING PRICKS PER PICUL ON SATURDAY: UMMI all: Bulk »125 sellers, old drum Sl3O sellers, new drum 1135 sellers. Capra: Mixed (loose) UK Corn 179 00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok AST A white fob NLW 5322.50 sellers. Sarawak while fob 96. NLW J307 50 sellers.
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      Tokyo
      340 16 TOKYO, Sat.-Share prices closed higher m moderate trading as fresh buying revived m shares with good earning prospects, extending Friday's rally. The Dow Jones average rose 14.49 to close at 6.057 43 points with a volume of 180 million shares. The New index closed at 448.06 points. Akal 387
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      Selected Indices
      62 16 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Friday 515.4 Thursday 500.3 Week Ago 4844.6 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Friday 842.86 Thursday 844.85 Week ago 815.75 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Friday 80 1 to Bo'. Thursday 80 to 80' H.K.HANG SENG Friday 533.74 Thursday ***** Week ago 522.00 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday 489.79 Thursday 490.29
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      GOLD
      148 16 GOLD opened at U*****.00 40 m the Far East on Saturday. It was taken to a high of $241.80 242.20 before seling appeared and pre— weekend squaring trimmedthe price back to $240.10 50. Afier the London morning fix on Friday at $240.50. gold moved to a high of $*****
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        Tin price rises
        151 16 THE STRAITS tin price recovered $4 to 1.925 per picul m Penang yesterday on an official offering up one tonne to 136 tonnes. LONDON:- Tin on the day was down L 25 for Cash and up E5O for Three Months while High Grade lost £22 and gained
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        Prices slip back
        316 16 LEVELS eroded some nine The return of China acceptcents in the week ended March ances to the market (ailed to 8, in line with the easing of stem the decline, and the only tension over the China/Viet- other feature was last moment nam conflict, says Hatttoy, covering
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        Rubber eases
        173 16 Rubber eases LONDON- Rubber Futures closed easier at the lower end of the day's trading range on Friday and mostly 0 95 to 0.70p per kilo down from yesterday. Terminal had ended a quiet and featureless mornings' trading slightly easier and mostly 0.40 to 0.65p lower with buyers reluctant and
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      S'pore exchange
      390 16 GENERAL progress was made at the Singapore Stock KvrhJMige last week despite the many (actors still inhibiting sentiment. Ob balance the market finished with advances outnumbering declines by an •verwhelm majority. Though trading was light throughout the week, the market displayed more liquidity than could be expected m
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      TOP TEN STOCKS
      120 16 THE following list of stocks gives the It moot traded on the Stock Exchange of Singapore but week. It gives the turnover In thousands of units, closing prices on Friday and the high and low for 1 J7J «n|~> TWM •vcr PrW. Marl sr Uw -law Par
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      K LUMPUR
      408 16 TINS AND a number of plantation storks sprang vividly back to life last week with performances that were considerably brighter than the rest of the market. Amid the generally steady tempo of trading discerned m the overall market, prices of these stocks advanced substantially as a -result of
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        SINGAPORE
        71 16 -tBT Index: 'Industrials: vFinance: '•Hotels: 'Properties: Tins: (Rubbers OCBC: SESInd: 1882.73 353 72 632.S7 210.90 220 55 165 63 548.12 331.90 323 47 1889 13 355 23 633.79 271.35 220.93 1S7.22 549.36 332.11 323.89 1892.15 356 71 635.46 271.47 222.72 ***** 550 25 333.28 325.16 1907 45 359 28
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        MALAYSIA
        75 16 n Jan 1,1975 -100 t Dec 29, 1962 -100 Dec 30, 1966 -100 v. Dec 31,1970 -100 Dec3l.l9tt -100 Jan 1, 1970 -100 ■tBT Index: 'Industrials: vFUunce '•Hotels: 'Properties: Tins: (Rubbers 2625 11 389.76 539.56 252 86 202.69 180 .20 ***** 2622.34 390.92 538 33 252 98 203.73 180.48
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      Overseas markets
      426 16 LONDON: —The market moved higher over a broad front last week with a return of confidence m the economic outlook as sterling firmed and banks reduced their base lending rates by half a point to 13 per cent, dealers said. Trading was fairly active and the F T
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      707 17 c) Sales ADVERTISEMENT SPACE CANVASSER. We are looking tor to be our sales Representative. selling space- m our new mail will he deal inn with Clothing and household effecu.We would tv looking for peupie with connections m these fields Moi c important, we are looking for people who are energetic
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      722 17 International Co with worldwide off SALES REPRESENTATIVES riie mi. Manful eajsdtd ites srlll responsihle [or I lie utei ol a comprehensive range ol house !n 1,1 appliances i t ashlnf machines, cookers, rook< r hoods. refrigerators, dish wishers treesers eu all ol »i.n ii are currently brand leaders In ihe
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      657 18 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant c) Sale* KOUIREO TEMPORARY FEMALE -sintanu Speak fluent IK days lew M4S FI tel 2MHM. SALESOSM.S RCOtMMCO Musi be nd hardworking Call -12. Bth Building. r»-lween tpm SALESGIRLS FOR MEN'S Wear Store m High Street Apply steOOucatton and expen- A9ISKH. Singapore SALESGNM. WANTED FOB shop
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      660 18 Established furniture manufacturer requires the tc II.» .ill OUALITY CONTROLLER c Ability U) read technical drawing c Will have full control and responsibilit v over quality c AM. to work with large production I c Kxperience m woodworking and furniture making is Mai c Able to report lo managerial level
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      646 18 II EMPLOYMENT SANYO fLCCTHO«ICS_(S) PTE. ITO. MALE ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS Possess ITC m Mcc Ironies Engineering c Musl have Technical background and some experience m Engineering Line c Knowledge of Radio and tested parts will be an advantage MALE O.C. TECHNICIANS c Possess ITC In Mechanical or Electronics Engineering. c Those
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      524 18 Switchboard Factory hi Bukit Timah area requires (1) SKILLED a SEMI-SKILLED METAL FABRICATORS (2) ELECTRICAL FITTERS Qualifications a experience For position (1) Mu.st have experience m switchboard fabrication Use of cutlniK bending muchine able to read blueprint For position (2) Must have experience m switchboard control board wiring Those without
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      672 18 II EMPLOYMENT A large Manufacturing firm m Jurong invites applications for the following posts (1) SECURITY ASSISTANT c 28 years old and above c Relevant working experience will be an advantage c Preference given to ex-police or army personnel (2) PERSONNEL ASSISTANT c Singapore Malaysia Thai Citizen c Minimum GCE
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      732 18 CAREER OPPORTUNITY"! We are an International concern presently undergoing an eipensran m Soum-Eaat Asia and seek SEVERAL WOMEN to undergo training aa: TRAINEE EXECUTIVES PROMOTION OFFICERS We are NOT Interested m sales personnel or persons with experience as all personnel will be trained through company's procedures from Square One. All
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      390 18 II EMPLOYMENT 222t^l^sUs^L^ssssssssssssst^ssssssssssisssssss»*JasssssssR GUL ENGINEERING PTE LTD 59 Gul Road Spore 22 invites applications for the post TIMEKEEPER c Working experience In timekeeping work preferred though not essential. Please apply personally al the above-mentioned address between 9a.m. 11.30 a.m. with relevsn certificates and testimonials. SBS bus no. 257 trom Jurong
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      684 18 Jurong Manufacturing Company lias vacancies for c PRODUCTION WORKERS c ERECTORS OF PRE-FABRI CATED STRUCTURES LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS. Transportation pick-up point, allowance, safety shoes and other benefits CALL: *****6 for interview. LADIES INTERESTED IN BEAUTY CULTURE join us as Beauty Advisors, a stepping stone to your beauty career No capita)
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      543 18 II EMPLOYMENT \AI L.J ACMA ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. invites applications lor the following positions: 1) CLERK/TYPIST c Singapore citizen age around 20 years c 'Minimum I 2 years working experience c Able to type 40 wp m 2) ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS c SVI or Sei'onciar> Te.llnlc ,cl education c 110 2
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      363 18 CYCLE CARRIAGE GROUP We have an immediate vacancy for an ASSISTANT NURSE (Female) m our Assembly Plant. Applications are invited from candidates who meet the following: ,1) Minimum 3 '<)' level with English 2) 1-2 years nursing experience. 3) Age: 20 ■25 years. Preference will be given lo those who
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      508 19 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situation* Vacant t) General VO/Pf R PRIVATE LTD the FEMALE/MALE CLEANERS c Applicants must be .IIK \r IH >e.irs c.: strong phy- will be given Ititfapore C'ltln aoraaanent residents. affef .i coaapetrUvc I I I :t me. nl (is aws tr.-.- tanaportauen .inn i tiier austral bet*ents
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      485 19 I ODE I invites applications from Spore Citizens for the post TICNMKAL ASSISTANT (Mate) Spore Polytechnic I»d>mcian Diploma m either Mechanical or Prod- ation Engineering. Preference will be given to Candidates who have served as an AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECH MCI AN during r'ull time National Service. JUNKM QUALITY rMTOTAHff INSPKTOtS
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      498 19 II EMPLOYMENT 101 rsMimnnoi I A Multi-National Corpora- I I lion manufacturing top I bicycle components is axI paneling and has immediate I vacancies lor: PRODUCTION OPERATORS Mala A Female Starting with new revised salary-Male $8 80/ day. Female s 7 04 day Upon confirmation-Male $10 38' day. Female s
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      326 19 aar^fyffifSTmiJWT'iaaiH'Wi HhUhH SY;ioli;iii YAOHAN SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED invites applications for: HOUSE OFFICERS c Must be between 25 years and 35 years ol age. c Possess at least a secondary education. c Physically fit and alert and possess a sense of good judgement. c Should have a flair for security work.
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      648 19 II EMPLOYMENT OFFICE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS S) PTE LTD requires Mate/Female 1) LOfJRV ATTENOANTS 2) STORE WORKERS 3) GENERAL WORKERS 4) PRODUCTION WORKERS no experience required 5) TRAINEE SPRAY PAINTERS 6) SHEET METAL WORKERS 7) WELDERS some experience or from vocational institute Good starting wages Pay increase on confirmation Other attractive
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      378 19 MALE LABORATORY ASSISTANT Interchem-Toyo(SEA) Ltd. well established printing inks manulacturers need the services of a Laboratory Assistant Applicants must possess the following qualifications (a) Secondary lour with three "O" levels, included Chemistry English (b) Hard working and prepared lo work on second shift. For interview please call at No 10
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      573 19 II EMPLOYMENT PROGRESSIVE SHIPYARD IN JURONG has vacancies for the following posts FOREMAN/ASSISTANT FOREMAN (Mechanical) FOREMAN/ASSISTANT FOREMAN (Electrical) FOREMAN/ ASSISTANT FOREMAN (Hull) FOREMAN/ ASSISTANT FOREMAN (Shipwright) PROJECT OFFICERS DRAUGHTSMAN (Hull) PURCHASING ASSISTANT ENGINE DRIVER (Claas II) WELDERS/BURNERS/ STEEL WORKERS MECHANICAL FITTERS ELECTRICIANS GENERAL WORKERS (Painting, alagging, rigging, etc) Work permits
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      567 19 STOP PRESS Earn an EXTRA $50 when you join us TODAY as MALE/FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATOR USA. TELEVISION APPLIANCE PTE LTD 159 C BOON KENG ROAD BLK 2. SINGAPORE 12 Suitable applicants are invited lor the following positions: A. SALES ENGINEER (Male/temale) B. ELECTRONIC FABRICATING WORKS ASSISTANTS C. OFFICE MESSENGER Applicants
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      1440 19 II EMPLOYMENT TIVE HOSTESSES YOUNG ATTRACTIVE HOSTESSES required t onshore bu inn hours is m t.. Id p m Apply personally Offshore Lounge. Warehouse-, Kuala I oyang Kd siHire Jane 32 Situations Wanted L M S PROVIDES ACCOUNTING. 1j x.i t lon Secretarial I nd lleneral correspondence at your ■ur
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      1246 20 111 VEHICLES 4 BOATS 1076 RfG HOMOA motorcc Call Larrj *****55 alter 10 .Vain t»77 APWL MERCEDES 200 sports runs Michei-.i tyres orange colour 1 cmner showroom condition $49,800 Contact *****6 1*77 AUSTIN MINI Van Accident Iree $6 200 Contact Andrew 2.Ss4osKlafler6pm I «T7. COLT SKSMA (is 5-speed Aircond s|>ort
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      865 20 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES Bukit Timah Plaza Far East Shopping Centre Peninsula Shopping Complex Lucky Plaza C E Shopping Centre and also Shophouses m Orchard, Serangoon Joo Chiat Roads JONES LANG MiHulEl-SSS!Z DELTA HOUSE 7 STOREY FLATTED FACTORY DEVELOPMENT AT ALEXANDRA ROAD Areas from 250 sq.m. to 3328 sq.m./floor. Two remaining
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      870 20 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES OIST 10 SINGLE-STOREY SEMIDETACHED e\icnsi\el> renovated carpeted bedrooms, furnished with washing machine colour T V BN Associates *****4 OIST 11. ORCHtO VILLAGE spacious double-storey semi-de-tached 4 bedrooms, servants room, furnished Dist 15. Peach Garden split-level luxurious apartment Furnished, facing sea Enquiries: L.J Realty *****2 *****4 DIST. 11
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      723 20 DISTRICT. 11 HILL PARK Brand New 3-storey lownhouse Available fully furnished with 4 aircond. 3 carpeted bedrooms, spacious living and dining room Rental $1.600 pm BERNARD ENTERPRISES PTE LTD TEL: •*****/2M7MI/*****M DIST. 10, CRYSTAL TOWER: peace lul and reserve on elevated ground with central airconditiomng. swimming pool. 4 bedrooms split-level
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      718 20 IV ACCOMMODATION ft PROPERTIES Vice-President a Financial Controller 01 large American Corporation urgently requires the following properties c Detached Semi-detached bungalows m dists 10. 11. 21 ft I c Luxurious Apartments with 3 4 bedrooms c Rental budgel: $1,000 $5,000 Owners, please call 5357*6 eil. 12 AMERICAN CORPORATION WITH Headquarters
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      669 20 DIST 17 JALAN KELEMPONG. Changi ideal for Airport Airline executives, renovated 2-storey semi-detached bungalow. 3 bedlooms Kltmnfl S bathrooms ireehold 3346 sq ft partially lurmshed $100,000 0 no Tel 41 DmtS -UKIitWT Mr l.cc DIST. 1». LOVELY PASIR His corner terrace 4.000 sq ft $125,000 Enquiries Steven TRP BBOM *****40-*****59
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      699 20 IV ACCOMMODATION ft PROPERTIES LUXURIOUS PENTHOUSE AND APARTMENTS FOR SALE/RENT First class residential area. Central airconditionlng. Well maintained. For immediate occupation. CONTACT *****0/*****/*****1 DIST. IO TANGLIN AREA Ist i.iss apartment. :i eJrcondlHoned bedrooms, well furnished with many c-v: Ovuier posaf abroad 377*24 JALAN JINTAN APARTMENT Dist 9 Behind C X
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      612 20 gtsmer* «t9*®r CENTRAL f BUILDING f I*2 MAGAZINE ROAD S SINGAPORE (1) Olfice space \arious sizes lor rent Convenient location at Tk tMe Inngeof CBD 1 Ample car parking lac ili-l J Keasonable rental I y CONTACT If OWNER. t» CITY DEVELOPMENTS LTD I TELEPHONE: ***** M. f ENGCHEONG TOWER
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      386 21 IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES 58 Office Space Vacant TASTEFULLY FUMMHED OFFICE rje CHH .X 4094 WOM HUP COMPLEX outside I HI) lor sale 1711 IWOHHUP I COMPLEX Offices Shops for Sale or Lease I Few units available Contact Corina I *****33/*****86 KATONG SHOPPING CENTRE MM 61 Shops To Let/For Sale/Wanted
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      748 21 ORCHARD ROAD. FAR I si shop K0 sq ft selling Cheap With Va. ant Pwataalon -H 29.000 Richard ■tag- !*****1 PARKLANE 4TM FLOOR shop. 206 ft $700 Tel *****14 Sprmgl.ind Housing PEACE CENTRE SHOPS KIOSKS 2nd Hear 4 miLs each 23 sq. metres (280 sq tt 1 OFFICES 4TH FLOOR
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      682 21 V SERVICES BUSINESS The Playboy Club of Singapore is offering the below opportunities to eipenenced persons or companies with sufficient working capital to handle al its Club Premises 1. A RESTAURANT providing Western cuisine delusively for its members. 2. A GIFT SHOP le handle a wide range of internationally famous
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      616 21 LORRIES FOR REMOVALS. Hou>e- hold ollue furniture delivery 1 s.-rvi.-es local West Malaysia Contact Tan *****52. anytime PACKING/REMOVAL/TRANSPORTATION leave your problems to us. efficient, reliable Ring 23.*****. *****40 Malaysia Packing Ii Agencies (S) Pte Ltd. REMOVALS. PACKING. SHIPPING. c onsult the Experts Nabi Packing Company Fast and efficient Tel *****17
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      645 21 VI EDUCATION 4 TRAINING GIRLS! JOtM 91 bOCOMfIQ hVdOT tO QPI lr*ou nnd tMhv QuaMccftonc Tht London Cwntw of Corrvrwc* and CertHcaM ia recognieed msswaaonaey as. one of 9ie Quseeceaons obtainable TNa esaxntnaagn Ii eeionty Pffvass Secretarial Examlneaon supervised by the MWelry of EdueaKm Enrol now at the ITC Our
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      536 21 MARCH SESSIONS FOR DECEMBER 79 EXAMS (Fulltime Part-time) ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS Found. A A B, Pro! I INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTING STAFF Mill INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SECRETARIES ADMINISTRATORS (ICSA) Partial INSTITUTE OF COST MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS (ICMA) Found. ASS Enrol Early At: SYSTEMATIC BUSINESS TRAINING CENTRE 601 Bth flr Phci Ctr
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      571 21 VI EDUCATION TRAINING SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING CEI. C t G. ITB New Classes m I*7* commencing c CEI Part I II organised by 5 U X qualified Masters, leading to I E E I ERE I Me. h F and I Struct E (Few more vacancies left') c Elect. Engineering
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      593 21 Reliable bilingual teacher* gmng tuition m Science. Maths ■agitato etc at all levels Tel: *****6. *****3. *****43 Eipenenced graduate* provide tuition In Science. Maths. English etc at your home. Tel *****5. *****4. *****7 OuaNfted bWngual teacher, available for Science. Maths. English at any levels Tel *****3.*****5.*****1 Group and individual tuition
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      952 21 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS WestMaays.a P^glU^^^ (Penanq Gentinq) 6 I^' 1%\',1 Special Genting HHBTy^ Frasers' Hill jMiB^J Weekend Gentma 3 U--'.- WEST MALAYSIA HOLIDAYS (Penanq Gentmqi MJisl Genting Frasers' Hill 4 fl m'V'iV Genting Highlands 3 j/ 66 6 OXLEV TRAVEL SERVICE (PTE) LTD. B3&B4 Pretideni Hotel Shopping Comple« 181 Kitchener
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      43 22 In the most loving memory of de- j voted husband and very loving father Inserted by wives and children. m loving memory of Ihe late Ch»n Vien Sen departed 12.3.74. Though gone but always remembered. TAN SOON CHOE DIED 12/3/77
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      565 22 VII TRAVEL A RESTAURANTS 114 Tours NAM HO TRAVEL in<l> two days in' way by taxi leparUiK Manila >..! SIX ongkhla Departure ttajri n i n>' dayi NSI67.V-. fourteen days WI7SO nit Hen d>p;irlur»- every Sunday. We<lneMla\ Taiwan Hongkon« (Macau) lunukok right days Ssi;tll) -ten iI.unSJH.-h rlrvrn duy.i SSI4W ilnrteen
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      277 22 TRAVELLAIF.E SPECIALS LIMITED PERIOD ONLY 20 3N GENTINC H LAND $69 I >. ii a til If a Mt March SO PEN/GENTING/C AMERON SI4S Def> March SCHOOL HOLIDAY SPECIALS Jumbo Coach with toilet GENTING (Catino Htl) M 9 9/3 SO GENTING/PEN/KUL 1155 12/3 OVERSEA SPECIAL TOURS 7D BKK/Chnngmai/PTT J6SO SO
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      398 22 VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL 123 Announcements FASHION ANO DEPORTMENT and Rroominit course Monday and rttdaj or Tuesday and Thursil i > Morning and evening Classes commencing soon Knrol Mannequin Studio. *****3 or 3T0267 129 Miscellaneous LOVER MARRIAGE-AID BUREAU assists >ou to gel your friends. lifetime partners privately I confidentially Personal genuine
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      616 22 GOODYEAR MALAYSIA BERHAD Invites applications from suitably qualified Malaysians for the following positions: I. Engineering Maintenance* Supervisor Mt-chsnfcal Requirements: 25 —35 years of age Polytechnic/ Technical College diploma In Mechanical Engineering with minimum 3 years working experience In large Industrial concern. Candidate without formal Engineering education but with MCE education
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      999 22 _M®bil APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING SCHEME Mobil Oil Singapore Re Ltd m conjunction with the Industrial Training Board is instituting Singapore's first Apprenticeship 'Training Scheme m petroleum refining. This scheme is registered with the Industrial Training Board. Applications are accordingly invited from suitably qualified Singapore citizens who have completed National Service and
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      386 22 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) IN THK HIGH COI'RT OF THK KKPI BUC OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY NO. ISM OF I*lB re: LIM KWAN THYE XX PARTK: GKORGK AND DAVID PRIVATE UMITKD NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT To: Lim Kwan Thye Late of No. 2367, Chua Chu Kang Road. Singapore 23. TAKE NOTICE
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      623 23 Sime Darby Holdings Limited EXTRAORDINARY I GENERAL MEETING I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Sine Darby Holdings Limited will be held m The United Nations Room at The Regent of Kuala Lumpur Hotel, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday 26th March 1979 at
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      998 23 PERN AS CHARTER MANAGEMENT SENDIRIAN BERHAD WISMA BUNGA RAYA, 152. JALAN AMPANG, P.O. BOX 936. KUALA LUMPUR 01-02, TELEX: MA ***** BIASISWA DERMASISWA KERAJAAN NEGERI SELANGOR TAHUN PENGAJIAN 1979/1980. Permohonan-permohonan adalah dipelawa daripada Rakyat Dull Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Selangor untuk tawaran Biasiswa/ Dermasiswa bagi mengikuti kursus-kursus dalam tahun permulaan
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      932 23 I AVER HITAM TIN DREDGING MALAYSIA BERHAD (Incorporated m Malaysia) UNAUDITED MINING AND FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1978 Half y«ar Half year Yeaended ended ended Mining Results 3112.78 31.12.77 30.6.78 Output of tin concentrate P^s 19,547 13,605 29,670 (tonnes) (ijB3) (823) (1.795) Average price per
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      755 24 ■■■■■■■PPHI SINGAPORE SHIPBUILDING ENGINEERING LIMITED We ronstru<-t highly sophisticated naval vessels, LPG tankers, container ships etc for the world market and we are equipped with the only synerolift facility m Singapore backing up the rapidly expanding shipbuilding and repair activities. We now invite applications for the following posts:A) Project Supervisor
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      786 24 Murata Electronics is one of the largest electronic component manufacturers m Japan and its activities m Singapore are fastexpanding. The Singapore factory, presently manufactures a wide range of sophisticated electronic components such as capacitors, filters and variable resistors, seeks the appointments of the following. PURCHASING OFFICER The purchasing officer besides
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      540 24 We invite oppfccotiom for the post of 111 PRODUCT MANAGER for our Consumer Division. The successful opphconf wi« be responsible for the totot soles performonce of o we! known brand of domestic ond household apphonces He should be thoroughly fom*or with modem marketing, methods to be able to produce morketing
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      162 24 OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OF SHIP'S NAME We. Sin Chlao Shipping (Pte) Ltd.. of 21. Bank of China Building, Singapore, hereby given notice that In consequence of the intended purchase, we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 417 of the Merchant ShlpDlng Act (Chapter 172,
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      760 24 BAMKRI'PTCY ACT (CHAPTER II) IN THE HIGH COURT OF THK REPUBLIC OF SINUAPORR IN BANKRUPTCY NO. IMt OF Iffn m I.IM KWANG HOCK EX PARTE: GEORGE AND DAVID PRIVATE LIMITED NOTICE OF AnVERTISKMENT To: Llm Kwang Hock, Late of No. 93. Jalan Jarak, Singapore 28. TAKE NOTICE that a Bankruptcy
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      621 25 SIA GROUP SCHOLARSHIPS B 7 In celebration ot its 30th Anniversary m May 1 977, a A scholarships fund was set by the SIA Group of Companies to A y^f enable outstanding young people to further their education ond Mr to subsequently participate m and contribute to the Group's a
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      730 25 FARMITALJA (ARM) ERBA MEDICAL REPRESENTATIVES Applicofions ore invited for the positions ot medical representative. Preferably, candidates should have medical or nursing" background and a pleasant personality The |ob calls for a responsible person with drive, initiative ond diligence ond who wants to carve a career. The starting salary is negotiable
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      524 25 >£ JvUttvUl Our client, an established timber company, invites applications B from suitably qualified persons for the following posts:1. FOREST MANAGER, with a B.Sc m Forestry who has at least 9 years experience m logging operations and production. 2. PLANNING FORESTER, with a B.Sc m Forestry who has at least
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      268 25 RESIDENT ENGINEER The construction of Kuching South Interchange on the Inner Ring Road for Kuala Lumpur is about to commence, and a resident engineer is required to supervise the contract. The interchange involves the construction of multispan curved continuous elevated R.C. boxgirder viaducts, R.C. retaining walls and ramp approach roads.
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      695 25 COSMETICS We are a trading group based m Kuala Lumpur. We are setting up a new division for the distribution of a new brand of English cosmetics throughout South East Asia. We require the following personnel: 1. MANAGER The successful candidate will be based In Kuala Lumpur responsible to the
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      44 26 Ist No. *****1 ($4,530) 2nd No. *****3 ($1,294) 3rd No. *****2 ($647) STARTERS ($l5l earh): Nos. *****4. 1M124, 155C59, *****3, 1(4425, *****1, *****6, *****1, 167H4, 16M44, 15M71. CONSOLATION (SIM each): Nos. *****7, *****6, *****1, *****3, *****9, 1594 M, 16M93, *****5, *****6, *****1.
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      2570 26 IT WAS Laurie Millington who stole the limelight from visiting jockeys Lester Piggott and John Duggan at the Bukit Timah races yesterday, Millington booted home a treble his first ever m Singapore and Malaysia. He rode a well-judged race on Worldwide m the Singapore Derby "trial"
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      906 26 STIPE'S REPORT AT THE resumed enquiry into the interference suffered by Wonder Pearl m Race Eight on Saturday, March 10, it was established that apprentice Y. K. Foo had allowed Stun Them to shift m when not sufficiently clear of Wonder Pearl. Foo was charged
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      291 26 f RUGGED, II liJ| STifONG, dfc "Ihavebought llfffl DFTISRIF f^ e more of them M^B^B^B^B^^^^—^^aflMl aMl^Bßßaa \^mwUk\ Laai •> y^J^^fca^^^^^^B^Sp^^B *fjf BaTißlfl LaaraP awJaW *9fft £1 I <{ -V V X 4ar 9ar /.^H MJE^SsßKiifl bbbbbbel cßt 9. ii.t I Vaar' ifjTL I ■frfaßW law _^»m^J WW^rSL ...says Mr. Chang
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      791 27  -  JON HENDERSON By LONDON, Sun. Osvaldo Ardiles, the little meastro who masterminded Argentina's World Cup triumph last year from midfield is suddenly making a reputation for himself m English football as a goal scorer. After failing to score m his first five months
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      1375 27 KNULJBH PA CUP FIFTH ROUND: West Brotnwich 1 Southampton 1 Ipswich Town 0 Liverpool 1. Tottenham I Manchester United 1, Wolver hampion 1 Shrewsbury 1. KIBST DIVISION Arsenal 2 Bristol City 0, Binning ham 0 Coventry City 0, Derby County 0 Leeds United 1. Everton 1 Nottingham Forest
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      335 27 SALT LAKE CITY (Utah), I Sun. Danny Lopez, of the United States, knocked out Roberto Castanon, of Spain, m the second round of their scheduled 15-round bout to retain his World Boxing Council featherweight title here yesterday. The end of the fight, m the
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      318 27 CRANZ (Austria l. Sun East Germany s I'we Potteck set a world record of 394 out of a possible 400 points m the pistol event at the European target shooting rhampronKhipK here yesterday ATHLETICS Suleiman Nyambui, of the University of Texas, yesterday won the mile m a meet record
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      134 27 DAYTONA BEACH (Florida), Sun. An astonishing timing mix-up threw the 200mile Daytona motorcycle Classic into confusion here j yesterday. Track officials revealed that the times they had marked during Thursday's official trial were wrong because their timers had not been working properly. As a
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      104 27 Liverpool fans riot in Ipswich IPSWICH, Su. Ipswich police arrested 24 •seeer fans as hundreds s( Liverpool supporters rampaged through the towa before yesterday's sixth roond English FA Cop match. T*ere was WgfcMag m the streets and shops had their doom and windows smashed. One grasp «f M Imm went
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      Disputed run-out ends a dismal day for Aussies
      329 27 MELBOURNE, Sun. Australia's batsmen failed miserably m the first cricket Test against Pakistan here today. After their bowlers had done well to dismiss the powerful Pakistanis for only 196, the Australians crumbled to 168 all out at the close of the second
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      99 27 PAKISTAN Ist Inns: 1W AUSTRALIA Ist Inns: (overnight »-l) M««d not out 05 Hildltoh c Javed b Imran 3 Harder b Imran 20 ValUp b Imran 25 Hughe* run out 19 Whatmore Ibw Sarfraz 43 Sleep c Wasim Ban b Imran 10 Wright c Imran b Wasim Raja 9
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      293 27 BRIDGETOWN. Barbados. Sun Unseasonal rain limited play on the seomd day of the second World Series Cricket supertest between Australia and the West Indies to one hour and 40 minutes here yesterday. And it also led to bottle throwing by sections of a 14,000 crowd frustrated
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      S'pore rout Malacca
      312 28  -  ERNEST FRIDA By SINGAPORE thrashed Malacca by an innings and 62 runs m their Malaysian Cricket Association's inter-state league match at Tan- glin yesterday The final scores: Singa pore 253 for eight declared; Malacca 77 and 114. suffered further blows early yesterday morning, losing three more wickets
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      604 28 LAUSANNE, Sun. Representatives of China and Taiwan are willing to hold talks which could lead to sportsmen from both nations competing at future Olympics, International Olympic Committee president Lord Killanin said yesterday. China's top sports official, Sung Chung told the lOC executive committee
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      432 28 Lu shoots an ace to coast home by seven strokes KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Lv Shi Chuen, of Taiwan, shot a hole-in-one on the par-three 140metre 17th hole today and breezed to a sevenstroke victory m the Malaysian Open golf championship at the Royal Selangor Golf Club. Lv, who started the
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      435 28 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The final scores m the Malaysian Open golf championship here today: CTI Lv Hsi Chuen (Tai) 69. 71 67.70(36-34). 184 R. Milanovich (US) 68, 75, 71, 70 (32-38), T. We (J) 73. 67, 73, 71 (34-37). Chen Chien Chin (Tai) 70. 71. 72, 71 (36-35).
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      Pereira, Tan move into the quarter-finals
      356 28  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By SINGAPORE'S schoolboy champion Victor Pereira shrugged off a bad cold to score an upset 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Malaysia's No. 2 Rudy Foo m the second round of the Head junior invitation tennis individual singles championship at the Kallang Tennis
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      Sachdev, Bose, Talib, Ting dominate Premier League
      681 28 FOUR leading local amateurs Prem Sachdev (73), Jeffrey Bose (73), Talib Haron (72) and Ting Sa Tee (73) dominated the Singapore Golf Association's Premier League yesterday, reports ERNEST FRIDA. Sachdev's superb performance was the centrepiece of the Singapore Island Country Club's 11stroke win
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      211 28 Ashe gets winning point for US NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sun. The United States won the annual World Cup tennis international against Australia when Arthur Ashe beat Phil Dent 6-4 6-1 here yesterday. Ashe's victory gave the American team a winning 40 lead m the seven-match international and levelled the overall
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      99 28 BADMINTON Junior inch vidual championships iSBA Hall 7 15); SBA national squad ranking exhibition matches (Telok Blangah HDB Hall. 7). 8OCCKR SBHKI. M-aWr lu»rk-«il HtiuiMl: United Motor Works v Mandarin Hotel (Jalan Besar Stadium i. Juhr: Singapore Tobacco v Cold Storage (Ceylang Stadium i. Jardine v GECON (Farrer Park Athletic
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      MALAYSIA CUP TABLE
      150 29 TEAMS P W D L F A Pts Singapore Kelantan Selangor Penang Kedah Pahang Trengganu Perak Sabah Sarawak Negri Sembilan Perils Malacca Johore Federal Territory Brunei Armed Force* 9 9 9 8 9 8 8 9 7 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 7 7 6
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      Negri jeered by own fans
      194 29  -  FRANKIE D'CRUZ By MEGRI BRINKI SEREMBAN, Sun. Negri Sembilan put up a lethargic display and struggled against lowly Brunei m this Malaysia Cup soccer match at the Station padang today. Negri. who were expected to make amends for their 1-0 defeat by Malacca last week,
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      159 29 KI'ALA LUMPUR. Sun. Fourth seeded Nadir Ali Khan of Pakistan played an intelligent game to overpoiv- I «r his opponent. Asian (James gold medallist Atet Wi.ljorm of Indonesia, beating him 6-4. 6-7, 6-0, 7-5 to capture the men's singles title of tho Selangor Open tennis championships here
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      Lock icon Striker Ahmad is hero with his two late goals
      527 29  -  R. G. RAJ By PERAK 2 F. TERRITORY 1 IPOH, Sun. Two goals by striker Ahmad Yusof gave Perak a hard-earned victory over Federal Territory m their Malaysia Cup soccer match at the Stadium Perak here tonight. Until he scored the
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      SC's title, despite a draw
      106 29 PUBLIC Works Department became the first Government Services Football League Division One team to steal a point from Special Constabulary this season, but that did not stop SC from going on to win the title Unbeaten SC, who last won the championship m 1970, met
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      Dazzling Soh helps Malacca to draw
      288 29 MALACCA 1 SABAH 1 MALACCA. Sun Malacca's lack of an able striker showed up glaringly again m this Malaysia Cup soccer match against Sabah at the Kubu stadium today. Because of this, they were denied full points which would have lifted their morale considerably.
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      145 29 SINGAPORE TRENGGANU RESULT Scorer/s (with goal-times) Jeffrey Lazaroo (46th mm.) Fcndi Ahmad (50th mm.) Hami Hamzah (70th mm.) Shots on target Shots off target 12 Corner-kicks Free-kicks 29 (offside 6) 16 (offside 5) Team*, with performance marks out of ten. Each aide's star player m capital letters and Man
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      Jekylls and Hydes at the National Stadium
      297 29 Jekylls and Hydes at the National Stadium SOCCER coach Trevor Hartley must have been the most confused man m Singapore last night. You would rave been too, if, after shouting an unbegrudged "Eureka!" following your Ham's 2-0 lead, you finally have to change the exclamation to "Christ" indeed, was on
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      Lock icon Jittery S'pore hold on after taking 2-0 lead
      683 29  -  JOE DOR AI By A TWO-GOAL LEAD within the space of five minutes would have inspired many a team to greater heights, but this was not so for Singapore, who had to survive many harrowing moments before beating Trengganu 2-1 m their
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      SELANGOR LOSE SPARKLE
      526 29  -  P'NG HONG K WANG By SELANGOR 0 KEDAH 0 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Selangor lost their Malaysia Cup sparkle as suddenly as it had come last week when they scrambled to this scoreless draw against Kedah at the Merdeka Stadium last night Once again, it was a rude
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    Learning to be safe cyclists
    189 30 WITH a smile, woman poire sergeant Pearley Jansen (above) raises her right arm to tell the children behind her to stop at the make-be ieve zebra crossing m the Traffic Police's first safe cycling rally held at the Ea t Coast Parkway Ode track yesterday.
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    254 30 PRESIDENT Carter, apparently at the critical make-or-break stage of his Middle East peace gamble, was locked m extended talks with Prime Minister Menachem Begin today amid signs of a new Israeli sticking point m negotiations for a settlement with Egypt. Amid the official secrecy, there was
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    63 30 mother of John Appadural. daughter Madam Bernard, pasatd away peacefully U-3-79 5 40pm leaving behind two daughten-ln-law. six (rand-daughten. eight xrand.«on«. eight great grandchildren Cortege leaven Blk 73 348-M Whampot Drive 2p m for 81 Michael! Church thence C.C.X. Christian Cemetery. AMAO* OAHOVA age 73. pasted xway 11.3.79 body
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    235 30 100 leap from refugee boat in bid to escape HONGKONG, Sun About 100 Vietnamese refugees on a freighter anchored here jumped overboard today m a mass escape bid. A government spokesman said about 50 of the refugees were rescued by Marine Police and returned to the Panama ni a n
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    116 30 HONGKONG, Sunday TWO high-ranking Vietnamese military officers were among the 11 refugees wno attempted to sail into Hongkong yesterday after hijacking a lighter and its crew from Danang, local press reported today. The two officers had a.so asked the Hongkong Government tor political asylum In
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    420 30 AFTER A THREE-YEAR TEST... THE Air Force has quietly decided to assign woman pilots to big C-141 cargo planes around the world and on refuelling tankers for all tactical aircraft. The Air Force decisioi., which Is scheduled to be announced m a few weeks,
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        The serious magistrate who works day and night
        284 1 Proverbial anecdotes WU Magi *as an intellectual who lived m the sta'e of Lv m the Spring and Autumn period He was one of the students whom Confucius was very proud of. Wu later became the city magistrate of Shan Pu (m
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        Fun with chines characters
        83 1 uy \ra/,,e,h Ihe evolutionary struggle of this character sees man fighting a losing battle. Karliest forms show the mouth rilled with teeth: £j} and later only the front teeth: (2) The regular form: j~j has the teeth sharpened and rapped by the phonetic: jIL The simplified
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        Chinese sayings
        32 1 Siili§ Sh V i weizhTjYzhesT, nu wei yue ji zhe rong. An upright man will die for his bosom friend; but a woman beautifies herself to please her beloved one.
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        38 1 lAJ cm sffi yochY tooth chilun cog-wheel IZf RR chTym the gums mm V chitong toothache AX chiqiang a dental cavity For example, you may say, Ta de yachT tong. meaning, "He has a toothache.
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        Building boats for long voyages
        157 1 Historical profiles A GREAT Chinese navigator of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He, was born m Kunyang county of Yunnan Province. When he was only 10 years old, Zheng He was so interested m life on the sea that he built boats aft by himself. Hammers,
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        Quotations
        34 1 Treasure is not always a friend, bat a friend is always a treasure. Russian proverb ih° Pardon is the most glorious revenge. English proverb see The great forgive others often, yourself never. Syrus
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        Humour Ten cents
        68 1 Humour Ten cents A man said to his friend: "Li is a real shame. It's 10 years since he owed me the money and he still hasn't paid up." His friend: "How can he do such a thing? How much does he owe you?" The man: "It was 10 years
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        144 1 THE Illustrated word Is pronounced n, meaning within or inside It h-if. been reduced to seven strokes form its regular form, m brackets, of 13 m Here are some common combinations of the word: S* IS litou or iimion inside, within fongll m the room biooHyTzlii to be
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        HK actor with a crush for hamburgers
        525 2  -  SAW PUAY LIM By LOOKING at dashing Hongkong actor, Chow Yun Fat, one wouldn't even remotely associate his aspirations with hamburgers. Yet this 24-year-old leading actor of Hongkong's TVB station hopes to have his own restaurant before he is 30 and what he
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        ONEDIN LINE MOVES INTO THE 1880s
        355 2 ONEDIN LINE MOVES INTO THE 1880s FANS of Capt James Onedin who saw him alone and desolate when the series took a break late last year, will see him sailing m with fresh hopes and aspirations on Channel 5 at 11.00 tonight. This new season of The Onedin Line moves
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        53 2 IN the repeal of Muk-al Skewcaat on Channel 8 at 7.25 tonight viewers ran see artistes like Shai Sau Peng. Choo Mimi. Lena I.im. Chen Chia and Ai Hwei Na. Shia Kai Chuen Hwai Slang Siang. There will be dances by Yee Kwang Dancers and a comir sketrh.
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        BOY'S LIFE WITHOUT FATHER
        96 2 BOY'S LIFE WITHOUT FATHER I.IFK seen threuich the eyes «f a little bay when his father dies suddenly will be the gist «f what this afternoon's matinee Is all abeut. All The Way Home which stars Jran Simmans, Robert Prrston, Miciwel Kearney and I'at Mingle will be telecast on hannel
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        It is disco fever when Bon Bons strike up the music
        585 2 It is disco fever when Bon Bons strike up the music DISCO sounds .served m a powerful helping may not be exactly your kind of entertainment but with the Bon Bons as your hosts, you would probably catch the mood and feel pep up. This group is a family affair
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        728 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening followed by Star Per- 6.35 Inch High Private Eye formance The Travelling Sales- 7.05 The Gene Machine (Last Episode) man 7.30 News in Malay 3.30 Diary of Events (Tami) 7.45 Sandiwara (Malay drama) ""SSswS "fe&Btas Kearney and Pat H.ngle £J {fnfish) 4.20
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        133 2 strumental 8.15 The Elton John Story featuring Elton John, Bernie Taupin and Gus Didgeon talking about the explosive breakthrough in America, "Rocket Man" 9.15 Indian Classical Music featuring S.C. Nagasamy Bhagavathar (Harmoniam) His Orch 1.45 Piano Recital 11.3* Let's Make Music featuring The Thunderbirds ll.M 1 Close. SWIMMING TIMES TODAY:
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        798 3 LOCAL favourites that afternoon included tapered pants m bold blacks, sober browns and startling whites hugging a number of provocative backs, tantalisingly raised on stilettos or slim heels. Vests were also a common sight, providing a touch of flamboyance when blown open by the slightly hesitant breeze and
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        Survey: Woman drivers are more cautious...
        684 3  -  GERT POHLE By OF THE 22 million private cars licensed m the Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin, five milllion belong to women. No one would have thought this possible 20 years ago when only 200,000 women owned cars. Today, the woman at
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