The Straits Times, 17 March 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1979 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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        Part Two of the Q and A with PM
        169 1 A EVERY passing day, these students are losing the facility of speaking in another N languagr with another rhythm in another lound system. It's a facility they have in their youth and they are losing a bit of it eyery day.
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        The Goh Report
        97 1 THE second chapter of the Ministry of Education Report 1978. prepared by Dr Goh Keng Swee and his team of systems engineers, will appear In full tomorrow. It traces the history of the education system in Singapore and lists the major education policies from 1959 to the
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        Lady who did it first
        100 1 SHORTLY before she died last year. Mrs Lee Choon (iuan decided it was time to write her official death notice. "Make sure it's printed in the Times." she said, "The LONDON Times." She had lived for all of 104 years far back enough to be
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    463 1 U.S. PLAN TO QUARANTINE ASIAN WARS When Reds fight Reds... WASHINGTON, Friday THE CARTER Administration is formulating a foreign policy dubbed the "quarantine strategy" that would seek to confine any conflict* in northern and southeastern Asia to communist nations. White House and State Department aides report that the administration's goals
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    Lock icon Big jump in Jakarta CoL
    76 1 JAKARTA. Fri Indonesia's cost-of-Uvlng took another big jump last month. Bank Indonesia today reported a 2.34 per cent Increase In the price Index during February Combined with an increase of 2.57 per cent In January. Inflation is off to a quick •tart thus far this
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    THE 'BEGGAR' WITH $56,000
    68 1 MEET Mr David Manaseh Solomon the 58-year-old eccentric who claimed to be a beggar, yet had about $20,000 in currency notes and coins in his HDB flat (rent unpaid for two years), and about $36,000 in a bank. Police uncovered his secret when they were called
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    Lock icon Pullout over: China
    675 1 Huang: Now we hope we can settle our dispute PEKING, Friday CHINESE troops today completed their withdrawal from Vietnam, Fore i g n Minister Huang Hua announced tonight. He told a nev»s conference that It was now hoped the two countries could settle their disputes through negotiations,
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    'Subtle' fee hikes under fire
    522 1 'Subtle' fee hikes under fire By our Parliamentary reporters AN MP yesterday accused government hospitals and outpatient clinics of levying "subtle and Indirect" fee increases on patients suffering from chronic illnesses. This. AfR HO SEE Bfc..<«.« i Kno Bong) told Parliament, WM being done oy giving, (or example, a aiaoeuc
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    Lock icon No spanking by law
    45 1 STOCKHOLM. Pri. Swedish parents will be forbidden by law to spank their children as from July 1 this year. The Swedish Parliament passed the first draft ut a BUI today by 259 vote* to six forbidding corporal punishment on children. AFP.
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    41 1 BANGKOK. Fri The three northern Laotian provinces of Namtha. L.u.i iij; Prabanc and Phone Saly. which border with China, have been put on alert, offic'al sources said today, a* tension between China and Laos mounted. AFP. SEE BACK PAGE
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      119 1 STORE FIRM GETS $85 m PALACE DEAL Page 10 IS T>rice guide altered to avert surges 2 SOVIETS move Viet troops to the north 3 'ISLAND plan may not be needed' 4 EGYPT is ready to deal with sanctions' 6 NTIT told to consult world movements 7 WINNING trio are
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      302 2 us pric e guide altered to avert surges WASHINGTON, Fri ACTING under orders from President Carter, White House inflation monitors yesterday modified voluntary guidelines to discourage an anticipated "serious surge" of price increases in April and May. Many companies, including those in the aluminium industry, intended to "speed up" the
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      430 2 FIRST PROTEST IN FULL VIEW OF FOREIGNERS China tour opens amid demo SHANGHAI, Friday THE Boston Symphony Orchestra formally opened its tour of China yesterday not only with the music of Mozart and Berlioz, but also to the chants of Chinese commune workers protesting their life on the farm. A
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      Lock icon Hua: Peking will honour deals
      226 2 TOKYO, Friday CHINESE Communist Party Chairman Hua Kuofeng said China will honour two to three billion dollars worth of Japanese plant import contracts which were frozen late last month, Japan's Kyodo news service reported today. Kyodo, in a dispatch from Peking, said Hua told Ryokichi
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      Lock icon 'China won't be a major market'
      91 2 'China won't be a major market' WASHINGTON, Fri. US Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenlhal said yesterday China won't be a major market for American goods but that "mutually profitable" economic relations can be developed over time. Mr Blumenlhal who returned last week from a nine-day official visit to the mainland, said
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      35 2 KHARTOUM. Fri. The Ethiopian army has killed and wounded dozens of Kiiitf.in larmen> and shepherds during intensive air raids using cluster and inrcn diary bombs, the Sudanese daily, Alayam, reported here today AFP
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      Lock icon TV ad during concert baffles viewers
      150 2 TV ad during concert baffles viewers TOKYO, Fri. A performance- by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Shanghai provided the occasion for China's first televised commercial advertisement for a foreign product a Swiss watch but many Chinese were baffled because the ads were in English. Kyodo news .service reported today-that two
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      Lock icon Soviets move Viet troops to the north
      426 3 SHIPS, PLANES USED IN MASS TRANSFER BANGKOK, Fri SOVIET transport planes and ships have begun a major movement of Vietnamese troops and war materiel from southern Vietnam and occupied Kampuchea to northern Vietnam, according to informed sources. Transport by Soviet ships began as
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      364 3 Pol Pot's troops need only moral support: Envoy BANGKOK, Fri THAI Ambassador to China Kasemsamosorn Kasemsri said yesterday that troops of the ousted Kampuchea!) regime still have enough arms and supplies to fight the Vietnamese-backed forces in Kampuchea and need only 'international moral support," a Foreign Ministry source said today.
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      Lock icon Rebels kill 6
      33 3 MANILA, Fri Forty armed Muslim rebels hacked to death six rubber plantation workers in the third guerilla strike in the southern Philippines in four days, the military reported today. UPI
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      221 3 Thousands in Teheran out to give it a face-lift TEHERAN, Friday THOUSANDS of Iranians turned out in the city today to spend the Iranian New Year holiday emptying blocked drains, washing down shopfronts and sweeping the streets. The face-Hft was appealed for by the capital's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Taleghani. On
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      153 3 Pope sees Catholic Church as 'guardian of freedom' ROME. Fri. Pope John Paul II solemnly proclaimed the intention of the Roman Catholic Church yesterday to serve ever more effectively as the "guardian of freedom" in a world where injustice and a decline in the observance of moral values posed a
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      77 3 If you can't beat them BOGOTA. Fri A leading Colombian financier wants Bogota and Washington to legalise marijuana so that his country ran make in taxes what it loses in vainly trying to stop the spread of an ever more popular drug. Mr Ernesto Samper, one of Colombia's brightest thinkers
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      211 3 March 21 deadline for Savak agents TEHERAN, Fri. The government said today that agents of the Shah's hated Savak secret police had become members of the revolutionary committees now running Iran. The "Voice of the Revolution" radio broadcast a statement by Iran's public prosecutor calling on all Savak agents and
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      HEMINGWAY WAS ALWAYS DEAR TO ME: DIETRICH
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      Lock icon Workers who 'retire' paid extra
      151 4 Workers who 'retire' paid extra TOKYO, Fri SOME 14 per cent of the total workers in Japan's second biggest shipbuilding firm will leave the company voluntarily this month with extra retirement allowances, a company spokesman said here today. A spokesman for Ishika wa jima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) said the company
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      Lock icon French EEC pioneer dies
      80 4 French EEC pioneer dies PARIS, Fri. French statesman Jean Monnet, known as the father of the European Economic Community (EEC), died today. He was 90. Mr Monnet 's objective was for the EEC to become "the United States of Europe" but he died with his dream unachieved. The politician was
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      37 4 BANGKOK. Fri. A Bangkok military court has sentenced two men to be executed for the killing of two police guards during a daring daylight bank robbery last December, the Bangkok World said today. AFP.
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      'Island plan may not be needed'
      334 4 ready /island for j r refugees* TOKYO, Pti. r 5 OBtt «9 WWM) Straits Times, Fek 24. Orderly flow from Hanoi the reason: UNHCR MANILA, Friday UNITED Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Mr Dale de Haan said today that Indonesia's suggested island processing
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      Talks on first of 5 Asean projects ends: Report
      388 4 Talks on first of 5 Asean projects ends: Report HONGKONG, Friday JAPAN has concluded exploratory talks with Indonesia on financing the first of five Asean industrial plants for which Tokyo has pledged US$1 billion (SJ2.17 billion), the Asian Wall Street Journal reported today. The journal also said Japan is supporting
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      Lock icon Fancy a dinner that costs $1,000 each
      129 4 NEW YORK, Friday NEW York City's most expensive restaurant celebrated its fourth anniversary by raising its price to US$5OO (551,085) for a dinner which included chicken wrapped in gold foil. The Palace Restaurant's new price of US$1,000 a couple was charged last night
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      Lock icon Escap unhappy over rich nations curbs
      191 4 Escap unhappy over rich nations curbs MANILA, Fri The' Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap) today voiced concern over the continuation and intensification of protectionist measures, particularly non-tariff barriers, by some developed nations. Escap issued the statement in an annual report after concluding its 35th session
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      Lock icon 60 crack battalions that'll be really 'at ready'
      165 4 60 crack battalions that'll be really 'at ready' JAKARTA, Fri. The Indonesian army plans to reorganise 60 highly-trained battalions armed with new M-16 assault rifles and other new equipment, the official armed forces newspaper said today. It said Defence Minister General Mohammad Yusuf disclosed the plans yesterday when he visited
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      74 4 HALIFAX, Fri. The 192-metre British oil carrier. Kurdistan, split into two in heavy pack ice yesterday night, midway across the Cabot Strait between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, authorities here said The tanker was carrying a rrew of 40 and a cargo of 29.000 tonnes of bunker oil. said
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      Lock icon 'Refugees not trained'
      49 4 ISLAMABAD. Fri. The government today denied reports that 35,000 Afghan refugees were being >,iven military training in Pakistan There was no guerilla base in Pakistan and no military training (or the refugees, who had been granted asylum "solely on humanitarian grounds," an official statement said AFP
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      Lock icon 2 Yemens agree on schedule for pullout
      168 6 2 Yemens agree on schedule for pullout BEIRUT, Fri. The chiefs of staff of North and South Yemen agreed today on a timetable for disengaging their troops and ending a three-week-old border conflict between the two neighbouring countries, the Iraqi news agency said. The agreement was reached at a meeting
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      Lock icon 'Egypt is ready to deal with sanctions'
      480 6 Khalil: Our plans are all prepared CAIRO, Fri PREMIER Mustapha Khalil yesterday said Egypt was ready to deal with any retaliatory sanctions from dissident Arab states. He told reporters after a five-hour cabinet session which endorsed the proposed peace treaty with Israel that
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      Lock icon The revised Egyptian-Israeli treaty
      438 6 The revised EgyptianIsraeli treaty FOLLOWING, in summary form, are the main points of the revised Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, agreed to by both the Egyptian and Israeli cabinets. WITHDRAWAL OP ISRAELI FORCES: Israeli forces and civilians will withdraw completely from the Israeli-occupied parts of the Sinai in phases covering three years.
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      80 6 We are in the midst of a political crisis W that would not have exploded if (former Premier) Aldo Moro was still alive. Politics now is in a state of rollback, Just like a A film reel played backwards. Political commentator Alberto Cavallari explaining the present outbreak
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      Lock icon Amin suicide unit's camp captured
      157 6 Amin suicide unit's camp captured NAIROBI, Friday FORCES fighting Ugandan President Idi Amin's regime have captured the barracks of Uganda's suicide battalion in Lukaya, 100 km from Kampala, well informed sources in the Ugandan capita said today. The attack on Lukaya barracks, in a town of 5.000 people, started two
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      Lock icon A farewell to arms for team
      108 6 NAIROBI, Fri A Tanzanian mission seeking Soviet arms for Dar Es Salaam's conflict with Uganda returned empty-handed from Moscow recently, the Kenyan daily newspaper Standard said today. Citing diplomatic sources in the Tanzanian capital, the newspaper said the mission left tvSoviet capital after trying
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      Lock icon Town is sealed off after death of 2 youths
      146 6 Town is sealed off after death of 2 youths TEL AVIV, Fri. Security forces today sealed off a town on the occupied West Bank where two Palestinian youths were shot and killed. Riot-equipped troops, expecting more demonstrations, patrolled the region, a military spokesman said. West Bank military authorities reported quiet
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      Lock icon Joint training
      38 6 TOKYO. Fri. US and Japanese air forces will carry out a threeday, joint dog-fight training in northern Japan next week, involving Fl5 eagle fighters for the first time, the Japanese defence agency said here today. Reuter.
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      42 6 JAKARTA. Fri. Indonesia's rare one-horned rhinoceros prized for the aphrodisiac qualities of their horns and allowed to roam in a protected jungle area on the western tip of iava have dwindled to about according to a tourist official. Reuier
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      Lock icon Two holes in his left ear gave him away
      154 6 DETRIOT, Fri. A thief snatched Dorothy Perry's purse on Sunday night. She lost US$B7 (SJ188), some credit cards and two tickets to an Ella Fitzgerald concert. Not wanting to miss the concert, Mrs Perry got special passes for Wednesday night's performance.
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    NTUC told to consult world movements
    462 7 NTUC told to consult world movements Issue of flag of convenience ships: THE Israeli labour organisation, Histradut, has suggested to the National Trades Union Congress that they consult the international and regional labour movements in future on the issue of flafc of convenience ships. Histraduts secretary general. "Mr Yerucham Meshel.
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    Psychology
    37 7 THE department of extramural studies in the University of Singapore will conduct a course on psychology every Friday evening from March 23 at Room 33C. Waterloo Street Shopping Centre. Fee is $40. Ring *****6 for details
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    $1,000 fine for theft of $39 goods
    180 7 AN Indonesian woman tourist who tried to walk out of a department store without paying for $39.20 worth of goods was yesterday jailed for a day and fined $1,000 by a district court. Mariawati Muliadi, 25, who admitted the theft, asked the court
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    Moulmein classes
    49 7 MOULMEIN community centre's youth executive committee will conduct badminton training for members on Sundays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. from next month. It> Malay cultural group will hold drama and silal classes and volleyball training in the evenings from next month. For more details tel. *****0.
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    Lock icon 'Destitute' with $20,000 in flat sent to hospital
    336 7  - 'Destitute' with $20,000 in flat sent to hospital k s sidhu By A FORMER clerk wit* the British Farces, Mr Maaaseh Solomon, 58, ni yesterday referred U tke Waadbridge Hospital (•r observation after poUee ImmI V*,m stored away la his Hanging Board flat In Winstedt Drive on Thursday. Tke money
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    Move for code of ethics for safety officers
    201 7 Move for code of ethics for safety officers THE Singapore Institution of Safety Officers (Siso) plans to standardise the practice and conduct of safety professionals in Singapore. v It also aims to make safety officers in all industries to be directly responsible to the chief executives of companies as safety
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    Weather dept's new device for aircraft
    119 7 Weather dept's new device for aircraft THE Singapore Meteorological Services Department has obtained special equipment known as Aircraft to Satellite Data Relay which, when installed on aircraft, will transmit weather data of the upper air automatically. The equipment is donated by the United States National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration under the
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    Farmer found sis' body in pond
    157 7 A FARMER received a shock when he pulled out (he body of his teenaged sister after wading into a pond on his farm. Mr Lee Yap Min, of Genista Lane in Sembawang, told a coroner's inquiry yesterday that he had earlier spied a pair
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    Asean to hold meeting to prepare for leap talks
    329 7 SENIOR Asean officials will meet in Jakarta t6r two days from tomorrow to prepare the ground for Tuesday's ministerial meetng between Asean and Australia on the Fraser Government's international civil aviation policy (leap). They will formulate a competitively priced AseanAustralia air
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      421 7 FOUR VOICES A concert lecturer at the Nanyang EXPRESSIVE ART by the Young Musicians' Academy of Fine Arts, at DEMONSTRATION at NaSociety at DBS auditorium Marine Parade library lee- tional Museum at 10.30 a.m. at 8.15 p.m. Proceeds to ture hall at 7 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. Exhibition on Singapore
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    Winning trio are masters of own trades
    280 8 IT WAS a meeting of champions when these three trainee apprentices met at the Hotel and Catering School yesterday to hear their names announced by the Industrial Training Board as winners of their respective trades in a recent competition held by the board.
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    'RESIDENTS GROUSES OVER PLANTS NOTED'
    157 8 'RESIDENTS GROUSES OVER PLANTS NOTED' THE Parks and Recreation has taken note of complaints from the residents of three Housing Board blocks in Marine Terrace where plants in troughs have been placed along the corridors to beautify the buildings. The complaints range from the danger the steel supports on the
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    It's Mrs Ang
    46 8 It' s Mrs Ang OWING to a typographical error, the name of the principal of Ton Tuck Secondary School was re ported as Mr Ang Wai Hoong in a picture caption in the Straits Times yesterday. The school's principal is Mrs Ang. The error is regretted.
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    FDAWU wins fight to represent hotel
    157 8 FDAWU wins fight to represent hotel THE Food, Drinks and Allied Workers' Union (FDAWU) has toppled the left-wing Singapore Catering Services Staff and Workers' Union (SCSSWU) to become the representative union of Ming Court Hotel's employees. A secret ballot conducted by Labour Ministry officers at the hotel on Wednesday showed
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    Man escapes sevenyear jail term on a technicality
    386 8 A CARPENTER, accused of being in the company of a man who was allegedly carrying a gun unlawfully, escaped a seven-year jail term when the High Court yesterday acquitted him on I technicality. Mr Justice A. P. said that although he was
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    Fined $1,600 for removing forfeited furniture
    99 8 A BUSINESSMAN who removed forfeited furniture from his house after he had been evicted by his landlord for not paying rent, was yesterday fined $1,600 by a magistrate's court. Lim Choon Tong, 25, pleaded guilty halfway through his trial to committing the offence on
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    AILING MAN BURNT HIMSELF TO DEATH
    187 8 AILING MAN BURNT HIMSELF TO DEATH A CANTEEN assistant, in a fit of depression over his painful illness, burnt himself to death in the toilet of his house "rather than burden his friends," a coroner's court heard yesterday. Police found, beside the charred body of Ho Ah Liong, 57, a
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    'No curbs on jobs switch for SAF men
    184 8 'No curbs on jobs switch for SAF men PEOPLE wk« join the Singapore Armed Pmtm ru leave far Jabs in tke civilian sector, the Minister far National Development, Mr Teh (heang Wan, said yesterday. Mr Teh who was speaking at tke opening ot the SAK career exhibition at the Geylang
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    Ponds now free from cyanide
    77 8 Ponds now free from cyanide THE Ministry of Environment yesterday confirmed that there is no more cyanide in the ditches and ponds in Lorong Sabut in Upper Changi after recent tests there. The poison found in the area late last month destroyed vegetables and killed fish, frogs and snakes living
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    How to lose weight
    39 8 A TALK-cum-demonstration on How to Lose Weight and Maintain It will be given in Mandarin by Madam Kuan Yuan Kit. a People's Association instructress, at Bras Basah community centre on March 30 at 8 p.m.
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    On business
    36 8 THE Department of Extramural Studies of the University of Singapore will hold a 15-lecture course on Iniroducron to Business Statistics beginning on March 21. from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. For details, ring *****6.
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    Constable jailed 15 months for theft
    300 8 A CISCO guard was jailed 15 months after he admitted stealing $43,000 worth of valves and pipe fittings from Singapore Slipway Engineering Ltd in Jurong last Oct 2. r— Ali bin Iilris alias Ali bin Adris. 41, Cisco constable attached to Jurong branch was
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    SPYROS CASE FITTER CLAIMS TRIAL
    166 8 SPYROS CASE FITTER CLAIMS TRIAL FITTER Lim Hock Hoe (above), 25. claimed trial in ;i district court yesterday to two charges relating to the fite and explosion on board the Greek tanker Spyros in which 76 people died on Oct 12 last year. On Monday Lim, a Malaysian, had been
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    Car rams into railing
    60 9 Car rams into railing A PASSENGER of this vehicle was treated as an outpatient at the Singapore General Hospital after it rammed into a railing near the Anderson Bridge on Thursday night. Police said the two passengers of the car were travelling towards Connaught Drive at about 11.31 p.m. when
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    'PIRATE' TAXIMAN FINED $500
    101 9 'PIRATE' TAXIMAN FINED $500 A IX»RRY driver, who was caught red-handed plying a taxi without a vocational licence, was yesterday fined $250. and disqualified from driving class three vehicles for one year by a magistrate's i-ourt In addition. Tan To Moi. 46. was fined $250 for picking up a passenger
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    3-day meet
    37 9 THE Stagsport Training and DMWhaaMOl Association will oiCinisc a lhni'-<l.-n workshop on OiKamsatmn IV\.i'lo|>ment .it tho BpMOrial Hotel from March 29 M .11 from X3O a m to 6 pm (1 p.m. on Saturday i.
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    Plan to teach road safety to the older pupils
    548 9 Plan to teach road safety to the older pupils Week-long exhibition-cum-talks THE Ministry of Education and the police have set out a programme giving information on road safety which will reach out to some 180,000 secondary school students starting on Monday. Teacher officers of various National Police Cadet Corps units
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    $378,000 to bank from ship sale
    255 9 $378,000 to bank from ship sale THE Chief Justice, Mr Wee Chong Jin, yesterday sanctioned the payment of two sums, totalling $378,620, to Moscow Narodny Bank, from funds held in trust by the Sheriff, following the sale on a court order of a Singapore cargoboat, Sea Success. The ship. following
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    'No licence' charge: Man claims trial
    67 9 FREDERICK Anthony Walker, a British national, was yesterday charged in a magistrate's court with operating an employment agency without a valid licence. He was alleged to have committed the offence as partner of Interpoint in Stamford House heiween Aug 19 and Dec 15 last
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    Stars sing for Sana
    41 9 THE SinjMpotf Ann N.iivoihs As*, i.mon will hold a charity •.how ni the National Theatre at B P m lonighi The artistes appearing will iiK-luiie stars from Taiwan HonifKoni: and Singapore Sin.i donation diaw tickets listnhutetj flee
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    3 talks on love and marriage
    91 9 THE Orchard Road YMCA will hold three talks, followed by film-shows and discussions, on love, courtship and marriage. They are: Man and Woman on April 2 by a lecturer at the IV|ui tment of Physiology. Planning Your Family on April 9 by Dr I.im
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    Social charms
    31 9 A LOCAL beautician. Miss Julie l.im will give a talk-cum-demon sii anon on social charms and facial skin-care at the Teban community centre on March 23 at 7.30 p.m.
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    Art show
    33 9 THE Communications Minister and acting Culture Minister. Mr Ong Teng Cheong. will open the Singapore Cultural Foundation fund-raising art exhibition at the National Mustum art gallery on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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    Prize-giving today for chess contest
    143 9 MR P. Selvadurai. the MP for Kuo Chuan will present the prizes of the Nescafe na'ional junior championships today at 2.00 p.m. at Woodsville Secondary School. Aljunied Road. In the final rounds to be played this morning at the same venue, Wong Meng Kong of
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    Another oil firm raises bunker prices
    199 9 ANOTHER major oil company here yesterday raised its banker prices for ships the second this month beeaase of the shortage of Iranian oil in the world market The company, which did not want to be identified, is the major supplier of banker fuel to
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    Lock icon 'No' to drug man's petition to appeal
    206 9 LONDON, Fri. The Privy Council in London yesterday rejected a petition by Lee Kin Kheong, of Singapore, against conviction and sentence of death for trafficking in drugs. Mr Stephen Sedley. for Lee, said he was caught by narcotics officers who saw him cycling
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    Lock icon Petition to appeal death sentence rejected
    186 9 Petition to appeal death sentence rejected LONDON, Fri. A petition to the Privy Council in London today by Wp Yok Ling of Singapore for special leave to appeal against his conviction and sentence of death for the murder of his wife, Madam Liew Yin, was rejected. Mr George Newman, for
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    Sage function
    34 9 THE Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Social Affairs). Mr Chan Chee Seng, will attend the Singapore Action Group of Elders' members mass birthday celebration at Sage's premises in Maude Road, tonight at 7.30 p.m.
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    For aged
    29 9 A PARTY for the 27 inmates of the Henderson Senior Citizens home will be held at Bukit Merah View on March 25 by the Blue Triangle Club
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    QC FOR PROPERTY DISPUTE CASE
    118 9 A QUEEN'S Counsel has I been engaged by a local company for a complex property contract suit involving for the first time interpretation of an important government statement in 1973, restricting purchase by foreign and local companies of residential properties here. Yesterday, the High Court
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    S'pore firm gets $85m palace contract
    198 10  -  J. D. INDRAN By A SINGAPORE firm has beaten stiff international competition and won an $85 million contract to build a palace for a rich sheikh in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The contract for the palace was signed between Singapore Contractors Corporation (SCC) and the
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    Set-ups that help put the message across
    351 10 Set-ups that help put the message across COORDINATING committees of the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation, set up in 1977, have proved beneficial because managements are now better able to understand the union's policies. With the committees, more decisions were expeditiously carried out to the benefit of both union and management,
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    Ensemble
    46 10 THE Ministry of Culture will present the Robert Luse Guitar Ensemble at the Singapore Conference Hall on March 25 at 5 p.m. Tickets at $1 each are available at the hall. C.K. Tang. Cold Storage, Popular Book Store, World Book Company, and Yamaha Music School.
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    Calligraphy
    33 10 THE Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore will hold an exhibition on Chinese calligraphy at the Toa Payoh branch library lecture hall on March 22 and 23 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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    SILO-PIEU triennial meet
    81 10 SILO-PIEU triennial meet THE Minister for Trade and Industry. Mr Goh Chok Tong. will give the keynote address on the Union and its Social Responsibilities, at the PIEU and SILO third triennial delegates' conference *nd seminar, at the Singapore Conference Hall on Sunday He will also present cheques to deceased
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    On training
    38 10 A TALK in Mandarin on Industrial Training and Your Future will be given by Mr Teo Siang Koon, a Jurong Vocational Institute training officer, at Boon Lay Garden community centre on March 29 at 8 p.m.
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    On birds
    34 10 THE Public Relations Officer of Jurong Bird Park. Mr John Teo will give a talk in Mandarin on Bird Rearing at the Jalan Teck Kee community centre on March 29 at Bpm
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    Cathedral facelift: $30,000 needed
    265 10 THE Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (above) one of the city's landmarks has hit a snag because of a shortage of $3»jm which is needed for the third stage of the work. The catberal, located at the junction of Victoria and Queen Streets and built more
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      208 10 Bringing Up Father By BUI Kavanagh Hal Camp AS LONG AS YOU'RE^ I I IS 'V'VfeS-HE/M.VWto? I IpiPI.THAT ISN'T THE Ll DID FIR ~\Z~ YfeS. > NOT FEELING WELL JKS6S I WALKS PIFI TO LIBRARY.', I ENJOY THE BUT I DEAR r'LL TAKE L/ SICK? J THE ÜBRAPY NT v
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    'Don't leave smaller groups in the cold'
    523 11 Call on fund-raising for culture THE Cultural Foundation should make sure that the smaller cultural bodies or amateur groups are not deprived of their ordinary avenues for funds to pursue their activities. This point was stressed by Professor Edwin Thumboo, head of the
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    BOATMAN HURT IN BLAST AT SEA
    105 11 A BOATMAN, Mr Kajumlh Mb Ismail, was injured wbea a mew boat exploded and sank off Clifford Pier yesterday. Mr Kajnmih, SC, suffer ed barn* and was rushed U hospital. He was alone on the boat. Lee Marine, when the explosion orrur■Bfl. A spokesman
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    Death fall undergrad
    43 11 A UNIVERSITY of Singapore undergraduate. Miss Tan Mvi Hian. 2S. was found dead at the foot of Block 10, Spottiswoode Park Road, early yesterday. Police believe Miss Tan (ell to her death from the 18th floor at about 2.30 a.m.
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    Delta CC classes
    24 11 THE Delia community centre will hold courses in cake-making, beauty care, cooking, jelly-mak-ing, fruit carving and crochet. For details ring *****0
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    Bohra leader's $10,000 gift to Muslim group
    357 11 THE religious leader of the 500-strong Davoodi Bohra Muslim community in Singapore, Dr Syedna Mohammed ■iurhannudin Saheb, has uonated $10,000 to the Muslim Missionary Society during his two-week visit here, which ended last night. Dt Syedna, who is based in Bombay, spends much
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    Shipping assn calls for new ministry
    250 11 Shipping assn calls for new ministry SINGAPORE shipowners have asked that a Ministry of Sea Communications be formed to look after their needs more closely. In a special paper to Finance Minister Hon Sui Sen, the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) proposed that a Shipping Advisory Committee be established first. This
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    Justice makes each cent count
    189 11 Justice makes each cent count HIGH Court judge Justice T.S. Sinnathuray and his five-member Annual Assay Commission literally made every cent count at the Singapore Mint yesterday. For the commission, who went through some of the 6,628 samples of coins struck last year, is reappointed by the Finance Minister to
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    Second toy fair in October
    66 11 Second toy fair in October THE Second International Toy and Handicraft Fair, Toycraft 79, will be held at the World Trade Centre from Oct 3 to 7. Leading local and foreign manufacturers and traders from the related industries will participate in the fair. The exhibits will include toys, games, model
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    'Sick leave increases with growth of industry'
    605 11 INDUSTRIALISATION seems to increase the number of workers on sickness absence and the length of time they stay away from work, according to a visiting British specialist in occupational medicine. Dr P.J. Taylor bases this conclusion on 15 years of research and compiling
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    SMA hails new ministry
    162 11 THE Singapore Manufacturers' Association (SMA) has hailed the setting up of a Ministry of Trade and Industry and the appointment of Mr Goh Chok Tong as its minister. In a statement yesterday, the SMA chairman, Mr Michael Yeo, said: "In the context of our export-orient-ed economy,
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  • DAY THREE OF THE BUDGET DEBATE
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      Injured workers will be paid higher compensation
      2374 12 Injured workers will be paid higher compensation Range of wage rises over the years to be considered when amending Act I.AUOrH Minister MR ONG PANG BOON told the Mouse yesterday thai the range of wage iiut cases over the years will be taken into consideration when fixing a new wage
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      Ruling on work permit holders
      180 12 SENIOR Minister of State (Labour), MR SIA KAH HUI. said block work permit holders who contract marriage with Singapore citizens or permanent residents in Singapore will not have their work permits cancelled. He said only block work permit holders who marry Singapore citizens or permanent
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      Go-ahead for industrial safety and health Institute
      449 12 Go-ahead for industrial safety and health Institute SENIOR Parliamentary Secretary (Labour), MK ru.>(i SIP llitr, told i-arliament yesterday tne Ljtoour ministry has been given tne creen lignt to go I aheuu in x-lti.iK up the institute of industrial safety and health to train safety personnel. He said the existing regulations
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        Pity no woman MPs
        341 12 IT'S a pity there are no woman MPS in Singapore. They might have provided for some lively debate in the House yesterday when the Health Minister, DR TOH CHIN CHYE, characterised woman doctors in government service as a fussy, choosy lot of clock-watchers. He was replying
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        A less easy time
        284 12 LABOUR Minister ONG PANG BOON had a less easy time with Members leaping up in quick succession to protest against his explanation why CPF funds cannot be used by contributors for buying private housing. Mr Ong said CPF funds are Intended to provide for contributors in
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        Friend for bosses
        284 12 THE Labour Minister held firm on further concessions on use of CPF funds, whether for private housing or to enaiile Muslim members to kg to Mecca as suggested by MR SIDEK BIN SANIFF (Kolam Ayer). Mr Ong had Just been In private consultation with his neighbour, the
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      'Night work poses no serious ill-effects'
      499 12 FEEDBACK from night shift workers show that night work poses no serious HI effects. Some may Initially feel a sense of social Isolation and others suffer from sleepiness and fatigue, said Labour Minister MR ONG PANG BOON in Parliament yesterday. He said an International
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      Why intake of women into medical faculty cut: Toh
      1784 13 KT1 1 DOCTORS are not slaves in my ministry. In fact, many of them Q tal't back at me! 7 Dr Toh Chin Chye 'They are choosy and are clock watchers' HEALTH Minister, UK TOI1 CHIN CHYE said yesterday one reason
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      'ASEAN IS MOVING AT THE RIGHT PACE'
      995 13 'ASEAN IS MOVING AT THE RIGHT PACE' SENIOR Minister of State (Foreign Affairs), MR S. DIIANABALAN, to:d Parliament yesterday that it is better lor Asean to make slow progress and lay a solid foundation for economic cooperation than go headlong and floundrr iat«r Replying to members during the debate on
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      249 13 Programmed learning for to-morrow's secretaries The audio-visual bight and Sound system is used to teach students T"~^ at Secretarius, the school of secretarial skills This system is ■MlHbhj^^ I unique in Singapore and uses sp&cial equipment. Because students I I can learn touch typing quickly and well, they can devote
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      MINISTERING
      390 14 ALMOST all the talk in Parliament so far this week, debating the Education Ministry, has focused on teachers' low morale. Only one question on Thursday touched on Dr Goh Keng Swee's working relationship with staff in his ministry. That question hinted at an important issue the morale not of
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      IN RETURN FOR PEACE
      350 14 EGYPT'S readiness to sign a peace treaty with Israel has once again unleashed the fury of the rejectionist Arab states on President Sadat's head. Cairo now faces the prospect of political and economic sanctions by the hardline Arab states. The US faces similar threats by Arab
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    T.F. Hwang takes you down memory lane
    530 14 T.F. Hwang takes you down memory lane NAMES THAT TELL PERSONAL names.l mean. Names thai fascinate or embarrass. Inspire or irritate. Names that are no more than nicknames, and names that are far too common. A Singaporean named David Marshall Terrance Oei was listed this week as the respondent in
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    Across the Causeway
    593 14 Editorials from the New Straits Times of March 16 and the Malay Mail of March 15 SOMK of our bulls air so entrenched In their indiffermrr to customers and in uul-of-dale hanking practices that the average a< i nunt hoidi-r will regard as mere pie In the
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    Lock icon Brazil's 'Minister of Silence' is now President
    661 14  - Brazil's 'Minister of Silence' is now President WARREN HOGE By in Brasilia NOT SO long ago, General Joao Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo was known as the "Minister of Silence," a sullen figure in uniform and tinted glasses who always seemed to inhabit the shadows of the corridors of the presidential
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    Voice of group is fainter than a whimper
    1004 14  - Voice of group is fainter than a whimper S.M. ALI Mounting concern over future of non-aligned camp By Depthnews Editor-in-Chief UNITED NATIONS "Here is a test for the non-aligned movement, but we dare not face it collectively," said a young Asian diplomat, in a tone of despair, when he returned
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      366 15 WAS delighted to see in your letters column of March 12 the clever *ay that Mr Rowley demonstrated that American and British Knglish were, actually, virtually identical 1 found in his letter n<> *ortis that roukl not occur in American English nor did 1
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      Time for new times
      68 15 NOW that most of the young mothers are working, it is high time that the working hours at the Outpatient Dispensaries and 'he Child and Maternal Health Clinics are changed. I suggest the times start at 1 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. so that the
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      Object of language after all is communication
      185 15 IN RESPONSE to Mi Jamet Rowley's letter in which he took to task the American brand of English. I can only wonder how anyone has come to nurture such distinct opinions Certainly. Mr Row lev you are a man of ccir.vii non Having
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      Incorrect sign and teacher's dilemma
      145 15 I AM a tra< her heed with a problem posod by a young Kiri who ratam t• < my grammar In her workbook she wrote "the girls sits" and I corrected it id read "the K-irls sit This shrewd girl insisted that sh«- is light
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      Lock icon Women's rights issue is Khomeiny's first test
      1012 15  -  RICHARD WALLIS By in Teheran 6 The chador is in fact just a symbol. What emancipated Iranian women are afraid of is being reduced to second-class citizenship in a country where, as one midwife put it, the husband comes in just as the
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      Medical studies: Need for more views
      198 15 Medical studies: Need for more views I HAVE been directed by the medical students to for u aid their opinions on the new admission policy to the Medical Faculty. They are as follows: 1) We are sad to hear that again policy has been laid down without seeking the opinion
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1396 18 THK-lasl transacted read) sale at the rlose of business on the Stork Exchange •I Singapore yesterday compared with the previous day's prices together with 1978 high and low Adjusted for v rip rights issue) ia7t/7S lul H.(k I-. li»pw Mai. SMTKIN ONI IMII -TRIMS m \w IK zit
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      338 18 SINGAPORE INIT TRUST (Maaafera' artcca tar Mv It) The Commerce 218 2.29 The Saving Fund 1 25 1.32xd Spore Pro* Fund 0 94 0 99 Spore Sec Fund 1 75 l.K Spore Invest Fund 1 '4 1.31 Spore Equity Fund 1.00 1.05 WtlMllKIM (Mwumm- prtec* tor Mar It)
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1486 18 BIO and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In 1.000 units unless* otherwise specified All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett" Bin Board deal (In
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1535 18 BID and offer prices officially listed and business 'n and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of -shares traded shown in brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified INM STKIAI.N Una 1 1 U61) > \t+T I IM1 !■•<! (UU i
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      Govt and corporate bonds
      123 18 r. 3/4% I (i 78-80 (250.000) (99 MB 9938S) 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (250.000) (9930B M.38S) 4 3/4% 15/9/80 (250.000) (9S57B MM] 5 1/4* 1/3/81 (250.000) < 100 18B MM) 6% 16/4/81 (250.000) (9961B 9BS9S) 6% T F 1/5/83 (250.000) (100 10B 100.20S) 13/11/84 (250.000) (*****B 100
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        34 18 BT Index: Industrials: Finance: Hotels: Properties: Tins: t rubbers: O.C.B.C.: S.E.S.Ind: Mar 15 Mar 16 1952.12 1938.42 361.40 362.35 ***** 644.86 273.31 273.27 225.86 230.05 174.09 175.17 559.38 560.36 336.72 337.29 327.70 327.69
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        75 18 HONGKONG:- Stock prices closed firmer yesterday with easier money market rates making investors hopeful that there will be no rise in local best lending rate this weekend, dealers said. The Hang Seng index closed 2.96 points up at 551.06 points. H«agk*ag Electric rose 10 cents to HKS5.90 on market
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        81 18 TOKYO:- Share prices closed slightly higher in mixed trading yesterday led by oils and coals, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 1.22 to close at 6,025.75 points. with a volume of 190 million shares. The New index closed at 446.59, down 0.18 point. Trading was limited with investors
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        Sydney prices rise
        236 19 SYDNEY. Fri The market firmed in active trading with interest centred on BHP and resources stocks, dealers said. C 1 N I A P M Ampol Pfi B H P tank MSW Bonn Brambles I" B A I' S R Can Alum Dunk* Ex Ind HertM H.H)Krr
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        230 19 NEW YORK. Thurs. Oil shares provided most of the interest as the stock market scored a small gain in moderate trading. The market had been firm most of the day but retreated late in the session on some profit taking and caution ahead of the weekly
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        Amsterdam mostly down
        245 19 AMSTERDAM. Thurs. Share prices closed mostly lower due to a lack of interest with Unilever and Royal Dutch one and 0 90 guilder lower, respectively, in Dutch internationals, dealers said Pakhoed fell 5 .30 guilders on the announced lower 1978 net profit. Wessanen and Hoilandsche Beton group
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        224 19 ZURICH. Thurs. Prices rioted steady after the slide in the bond market appeared to have ended and an improved outlook for Swiss industry was reported by the Employers' Association, dealers said. The Credit Suisse rose 0.4 point to 268 6 I .sin,. PBK'ES Aillom Sulsars Alusuiu* Br
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        London stock market closes lower
        478 19 LONDON. Thurs The market moved lower in moderate trading with inflation worries prompting some selling, dealers said At 3pm the Financial Times index was down 7.2 points at 502.7 Factors having an adverse effect on market sentiment were the Price Commission report warning of a
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        61 19 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Thursday 502.7 Wednesday 508.8 Week Ago 500.3 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 847.02 Wednesday 845.37 Week ago 844.85 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Thursday 78' i to 78 Wednesday 7710 77' H.K.HANG SENG Friday 551.08 Thursday 548.08 Week ago 533.74 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday 495.02 Thursday 493.40 Week
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        90 18 KUALA LUMPUR:- Keck Seng Malaysia announced a group pre-tax 1978 profit of MS8.0 million ($10.6 million). A final dividend of 7.5 per cent gross (five per cent), payable on May 5, to shareholders registered on April 27, making a total of 15 per cent (same), has
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        PRODUCE PRICES
        123 18 CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE, SINGAPORE, NOON CLOSING PRICES PER PICIIL YESTERDAY: r«wt «4J: Bulk $12> sellers, old drum $130 sellers, new drum $135 sellers. Cap*: Mixed (loose) UK font $79 00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok AST A white fob 1W. NLW 1315.00 sellers. Sarawak while fob 96'. NLW $300 00
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        GOLD
        250 18 THE KHOBAR market opend at $17,316 and closed about unchanged at $17,133 in Singapore yesterday In the Far East, gold opened at US $243 60 244.00 but (ell to $243 20 60. then found buying interest to reach a high of $244 10 SO before dosing at $243 50
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        COPPER
        37 18 LONDON: Copper prices on Thursday (previous in brackets) Wirebar Spot L 960 L 966 sellers £961 (1.967): Three Month buyers L 978.50 (£984.50, sellers (ju£979 (£985). Market iaae: Barely steady post firmer Firmer Sates: 23.950 tonnes.
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        Closing prices
        30 18 Rubber: March 16 Singapore: April: 252.75 cents (up three cents) Malaysia: April 255.75 cents (up 2.50 cents) Tin: $1,970 (up $14) Official offering: 185 tonnes (down 65 tonnes)
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        TIN
        131 18 THE STRAITS tin price rose another $14 to $1,970 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering down 56 tonnes to 185 tonnes. The overnight London market was firmer with forward buyers gaining £60 to £7,306 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day gained £32 for Cash and
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        RUBBER
        452 18 OPENING prices in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked up 3.50 cents following steadier London advices and and after hours' firmness here on Thursday, dealers said. Some early selling reduced levels by one cent before firming again after mid-day on April demand, speculative and trade buying. The morning
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        SSR and SMR
        76 18 K «ik) SMK prxr> >t~i >trrda\ IAS m I14M palkll April l( urrrat Mil I B U >rr. S,llrr. I J4< <JS May (Forward MU Buirt. 8«llen '<P .'4» SIlN .'4 1 'ill HKim ;mk< v AIK I MH <.r AIK I >MK I" MM MK Ml
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      333 18 AFTKR a firm opening, shares levelled oil on the Stork Kvrhange ot Sinn* pore yesterday. The market finished narrowly mixed. Far, attfr the first hour, sellers began Appearing in numbers. Operators and dabblers continued to stay on the sidelines far want of Inducement to deal. With
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      282 18 PRICES finished mixed in moderate trading on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Margins were narrow especially among the more popular stocks which fluctuated uncertainly during the day. However, among the quiet issues, some hefty price changes were seen. A case in point was FarEast Levingston which dropped
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      Falls
      172 18 THE US dollar opened higher al $2 1755 65 in the Singapore forex market yesterday Trading was quiet with the US unit displaying a firm undertone, fluctuating narrowly before closing at $2 1765 75 kl'ALA I.I MPI K Thi> US dollar closed little changed against mosl currencies and the
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      NOMINAL RATES
      155 18 Curranci** Nominal rat** Smithsonian quoted yesterday (crow)parity Percentage change Local dollars to our unit of foreign currency: US dollar 2.1765 2.1775 2.8196 Sterling pound 4.4300 4.4345 7.3469 Australian dollar 2.4355 2.4475 3.4286 NZ dollar 2.2840 2.3075 3.4286 Canadian dollar 1.8535 1.8555 -22.81 -39.70 -28.97 -33*3 Local dollars to
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      306 18 ASIAN currency deposit I interbank rates as at close on March 16: IS Dollan(Spot) Offer Bid 7 days 10' 10 1 month Hi II 2 months 10 10 i 3 months 10 10 6 months 1111 11 9 months 11 10 12 months II 10 B*.Frt. Dmt.
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      Minimum lending rates
      24 18 LTHE average rate at which Singapore banks are currently prepared U lend to their best easterners is 8 per cent. J
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      Hytex moves into black but future still uncertain
      558 19 Hytex moves into black but future still uncertain THOUGH Hytex has turned in satisfactory results, it still faces a future fraught with uncertainties. For one thing, the group ■nay find its*>l strapped ft r cash to tide it over the crucial period ahead For the year ended Sep 30. 1978,
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      OUB tops good results with bonus & rights
      333 19 OUB tops good results with bonus rights issues OVERSEAS Union Bank reported on Thursday a pleasing set of results with additional sweeteners thrown In. Groap after-tax earnings rose by J* per cent to $18.73 million. The group profits, however, Included non-rwur-rlag earnings of $2.2 million ($l.l million prrvioHUily) arising from
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      Guthrie Boustead Shipping
      134 19 THE BOUSTEAD group of companies announced on Thursday that it acquired Guthrie and Co's 50 per cent stake in Guthrie Boustead Shipping Agencies in both Singapore and Malaysia. The purchase cost Boustead $3.2 million, and was based on five times the estimated group profit before tax of
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      796 19 I COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS I We are o large Corporation and will be installing an IBM 434 1 operating under OS/ VSI with CICS/ VS applications. The following positions need to be filled: DP MANAGER (Around $45,000 pa benefits) Reporting to General Manager, he will be expected to run the Computer
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      544 19 SENIOR CIVIL/ STRUCTURAL ENGINEER An International Engineering Design Company requires a Senior Civil or Structural Engineer to join the design team in the Singapore office. Candidates should have a good degree and at least 5 years general experience in the design of steel and concrete structures. The work is varied
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      1412 20 (I*4l «LM..ni»i 11*4) Gee* Cerf HM) Lyw^t >.•«*• (1*1) Him i mnw (UJI *iiie»nOe«n (I)}) Or«tel Cl— i i (I*4) ***** i ii (IMI 5 aHum c«edw» t- (15J) *rf--*el ct«h-« ii*|) D«mMl Sw. i i»J) Minp Hunt CW» (IM) Ut m^ .^aaa^m^amam^anm^aaamammaaakammamam^ (is*) ,>■«■ ■ni u.i hmi tt^ncjttm^m€ l«
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      1049 20 fk.A MOI KONG HAKKA RESTAURANT if /^y*:*.^ Specialise In Hakka Dishes for 40 _IV years, formerly from Nanking <« Street A s_> Come and try our SWEET SMOOTH STEAMED CHICKEN" TAI SENG GOURMET CORNER M. Murray Street S'pore2 Special Sharks Fin Buameaa hour. Goose-Meal 11.00 a.m. 10.00 p.m. Crayfish In
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      1007 20 FABER BERLIN SEAFOOD 170 Boon Lay Shopping Centre, JTC. serves delicious economical Chinese dishes and seafood HAPPY REALM VEGETARIAN Food Centre speclallaes In traditional Chinese Vegetarian Food and Tim Sum. Unit 216. 2nd Floor Pearls Cenlre. Eu Tong Sen Street *****41 JAWA TMMUR RESTAURANT. 99. Market Street (Alkaff Building) specialise
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      1118 20 154 Entertainment 157 Photographic i f^Bßasa Equipment/ Watches (€&%> The best buy n^i^uilcmce M in cameras is EDMUNO TAN AND IRENE YAP flf A Xt P PHOtO Live music from 530-11 p.m. m^m^W >v> (except on Sunday) .^b^""^V^bbbbbV .aa*aaa»i Happy hour 4-7 p.m. 30% less. m \.^P m^ No 101-104.
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      1443 20 N EMPLOYMENT AUDIT/ ACCOUNT*/ Immediate opening for SECRETARIAL HWMINO CLERK c Kxperlence In inward out Owing to rapid expansion, we ward documentation have a number of vacancies in Able to type and perform our abovenamed departments clerical chores AUWT CLEMS (J).- Candidates apply in own handwriting must have completed at
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      5227 21 AT YOUR SERVICE SECTION INDEX /l I*R*A&&M Mf MmLU AMa9& Mz. ®sS£> i iiSii? ERTIES I *r^ 7;? l RATES VIII ANNOUNCEMENT^& A PERSONAL l««4-44Ml P £:Z a m T£^X nt X. W IX OBITUARIES as^asss^a^a^B»^aißa»»»^a»»^a^as»»s»a»a»a»a»a»a»a»»a»»^a^ss»asa»»sMßl 111 EMPLOYMENT I Required by a firm of 31 s.tu.t.on.v*™. pu AOOr Vcirr a
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      1160 21 II EMPLOYMENT TRAINEE MEDICAL LABORATORY Technician Suitable for girl w#n ••tawiahad and prowilh OCE pass A' level Science grotsive shipbuilding and ship most suitable Typing essential. repairing company Apply to: S T Box A***** invites applications for th* post ot SHIPWRIGHT Vacancy exists for OFFICER CLERK OF-WORKS Roquwomonl*:I Several years'
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      1052 22 N EMPLOYMENT > LA CHAUMKRE FRENCH Restau- rant is looking for a) 3 Commls 31 Situations Vacant cooks with at least 2 years ex ■a^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B perlence in hotel line Attractive salary Excellent opportunity to work under French Chief Cook I) Getter*! »> 2 Kitchen Helpers o 2 Dlshwashers Good salary
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      1186 22 II EMPLOYMENT HEWLETT M PACKARD \^l HEWLETT PACKARD SINGAPORE \rWl/l6 (PTE) LTD (£>' jP a f f A subsidiary of Hewlett Packard vv X^_/ Corporation in U S.A. Invites CAFETERIA applications from suitably quailfled candidates for the following requires CLERKS* 1 WAITRESSES/ WAITERS 2 DISPENSERS Completed GCE A Level C*"^
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      1168 22 I EMPLOYMENT RCOU-KO MALE BOOK-KEEPER >__a"ll ___v Completed NS, with 2 years exy__|_ 1 perlence Apply personally Corti- __[B_. na Ue P l Store. Colombo Court. /J| RUNNERS/DESPATCH BOYS re__T- J -J Bl quired Write to ST Box A***** V^H ___Daal w3Kf and contact telephone number JURONG BIRD PARK (PTE)
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      1022 22 II EMPLOYMENT Wa ar* a leading company _fr- _L*_l m th* limbar buainaas Wa hava I— m *diat* wcawclM I 4 r m I^P^ta TIMBER MACHINISTS HaH a Must possess Trade Cer- TT tlflcate or Its equivalent a Preferably with 1 lo 2 |HlMp years' experience a Completed National service
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      1345 22 111 VEHICLES BOATS REMELL 24-FOOTSR WITH depth YACHT 23 FEET. 4-berth OR P sounder, toilet, galley, power Volvo PenU Bilge Keel. Trailer steering, twin Volvo 140 hp In- kuII cruising Inventory Excelboard outboard engine and road nl condition 515.500/- Apply trailer In excellent condition s T Box A***** Ooing for
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      1365 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES I 51 Accommodation m > Flats Va/*aint HO« DIST.J PLAT wanted. 3 or 4 saBBBBBBBBBBBaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBI rooms Will consider all offers piease call *****45. Calvin during B) FlatM weekends URGENTLY REOUIREO 2 3 rooms flat at (lists 3. 4 and 5 DtST S MANO NEW split leiel 3-
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      1334 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES THOMSON TERRACE. DOUBLE- DIST IS PEACH GARDEN apartSTOREY 2JOO sq ft 3 bedrooms, menu for genuine clients Willwell maintained $135,000 ono ing to pay good price Please Call TRP *****40/*****59/ conUct Ram Mahtani Real Es*****59 late Agency *****0 VIEW NO. 3 Jalan Lekub. Seletar DIST IS LUCKY
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      1492 23 V SERVICES ft BUSINESS FOR PLUMBBIG/ ELECTRICAL re ,^bbbbbbbbbbbbWbbbbbbbbbbbbbb» pairs at reasonable charges call Yew Yee Sanitary Contractors Financier Sound Tel *****8. *****77 GOH HUP CONTRACTOR under- l^Ti^^c^on' ol'ttakes works for renovation, roof *™^advertising projectors: leakage repairing, painting. "iiitr^iux' white washing and Interior and exterior decoration Prompt Wanted for Malaysian
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      1401 23 V SERVICES* BUSINESS SECONDHAND CAMERAS CENTRE I QUEEN'S HEALTH CENTRE we buy. sell and trade-In for I Queen's Hotel (next to Summit used or new Camera High offer Hotel). 4th floor penthouse for Lelca used Cameras. Slnga- Massage Steambath Facial pore Cosmos Trading Company *****80/*****8 ext 2 or 42 Free
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      1147 23 VI EDUCATION TRAINING n^BCoußsis COMMERCIAL EDUCATION AEB MOUNTBATTEN CENTRE Sa!*s a Mark sting Sun 9.00- 1100 am 18 Mar kisiittit* el Administrate Managsmsnl (COtfict.) Mon/Thu 6 30 9 30 pm 26 Mar AEB STAMFORD GIRLS SCHOOL CENTRE Introduction To Data Procaaainu ft Programming Tue/Frl 7.00 9.00 pm 23 Mar VOCATIONAL
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      140 Acknowledgements
      131 24 FAMILY OF THE late Madam Maria Lee Chwee Neo thank all relatives, friends. 0.1 P S. Prayers' Group and office colleagues for their kind assistance. wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement THE FAMILY OF Sco Peck Moy expresses their deepest gratitude to doctors and nurses of S.O.H.
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      22 24 ESTATE DUTY PROBLEMS? Our Mr. Urn may be able to help you. EPATAS TAX SERVICES PTE LTD TEL: *****40.
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      142 Deaths
      150 24 The Right Reverend Gregory Yong. Archbishop of Singapore. His Exc. Msgr C. van Melckebeke.CM.C.M. Bishop of Nlngsla (N W.China). The Scheut Fathers all the clergy announce the peaceful death of Rev Fr. Marcel WILLE, C.I.C.M. Director of th» R»ligiou» Instruction by Corrmpondanc* Coum (to caNad Fr. John) on
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      31 24 IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF Who left us for eternal rest on 17th March 19T2 Painfully missed but never forgotten by your loved ones. THE FINEST FATHER MR. FONG CHONG CHENG
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      1052 24 VII TRAVEL 4 RESTAURANTS EUROPE is yours by MOTORCARAVAN One of Europe's most popular holiday concept -^_j^^^^^___ i Economical MiJs_s_jM iJs_5_j Adventurous h unfilled /T^Jtk Freedom Flexibility i QB Convenient Advent ura. lvv*"*-B>~_----U' I M _-^_T *T_B_f wL: •fiir^-_i7^ Cr_-— Call us today and plan a holiday of a lifetime:lujjnnl
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      584 24 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS W^ fj SATRVA TRAVEL SERVICE JKOVcII TtLTO ■■•■^B" —^B^ In conjunction with tßMaA^_h*_|_M GARUOA INDONESIAN AIRWAYS __T ll_r_[l A^^^ DAYS SUMATRA ESCAPADE i Jsl A JpBN_B-----l P-dang-Buklltlnggl-Lake Toba |EBfl> ,1 wm- W I DAYS LAKE TOBA HOLIDAYS _M snJ^___ I* 1 R-Mrvatran t EnquiriM Kw v!?^*'?'/ Y--;
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      1369 24 times Saturday car mart MONRO-MATIC J0 Shock Absorbers **%f^ Adiusts automatically -_/«<S_3*'^ Others must be removed trom the vehicle to be manually adjusted Suitable for an Japanese cars TMONROEF has a shock absorbar to smN sv*ry car and driving slyl* BEAUTIFUL CONDITION 1971 Flat l- i 128 1100 cc •>•
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      870 24 HOME OF QUALITY USED CARS NO KEONO CAR TRADERS PTE. LTD. 9, KIM KEAT ROAD. SINGAPORE 12 TELS: *****50, *****7*. 5325*3. 254 MS4 1971 CoH Sigma IWMGS A/C Dataun 120 V A/C 1977: Toyola Corolla 1200 A/C Toyota Corona IMO S/W A/C CoM Sigma IMOGS A/C Colt Sigma 2000 A/C
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      807 24 LATE I*7l HONOA Car. .160 cc very good condition, eligible PARF $4,350 ono Or exchange used or scrap car considered. Call *****85 LATE I*7l PEUGEOT 204. Ist owner, excellent condition Road tax till August $7,200 Call *****11 LATE 1»73 COLT Oalant 14L. alrcond.. radio, cartridge, metallic paint Showroom condition $10.2000
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      2698 25 tones Saturday car mart I*7* MAZDA 313 1000 c r 1 private owner, new alrcond. cassette Showroom condition Price reasonable. View at: 580-C, Baleslier Road. Spore 12 (after 1200pm1 Wee Song. I*7* MERCEDES SSS. concealed alrcond showroom condition $51,300 *****05 50 Clarence Lane, Blk 132. Alexandra Road I*7* MONOSHOCK DTI7S
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      682 25 VACANCIES A progressive group engaged in the manufacture of lime and limestone products with factories in Perak and Kedah invites applications from suitably qualified Malaysian citizens, preferably Bumiputras for the following positions ACCOUNTANT Must hold a degree in Accountancy from a recognised university with 3 5 years working experience in
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      584 25 W SALES EXECUTIVE I The General Electric Company of I I Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. requires an I I energetic person to be responsible for I I the sales of their range of fluorescent I I light fittings. I A knowledge of the lighting field would I I be advantageous, however,
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      911 25 BT A major U.S. based multinational company invites applications ior the new position oi DISTRIBUTOR SALES MANAGER located in its Singapore representative office The Company manufactures a wide range oi electronic, industrial and consumer products which are sold through a number oi distributors in Singapore and Malaysia. The new position
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      585 26 The SGV Group Management Consulting Services A leoding international company engaged in marketing compressed air and hydraulic tools and equipment for use in construction, mining, transportation and automotive services seeks qualified candidates to assume the posts of: I SALES ENGINEERS- I REGIONAL (2) 5520.000 -5525,000 p.a inclusive of commissions Reporting
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      732 26 A major European bank, highly respected in the international financial market, invites applications for the following positions in its newly established offshore branch in Singapore. HEAD OF BILLS DEPARTMENT Under the direction of the Operations Manager, he will supervise and process documentary bills, clean bills, letters of credit, trusts receipts,
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      898 26 I MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPANY I SINGAPORE Our Client, a progressive international trading and shipping company, with offices throughout the world, wishes to recruit various specialist traders to strengthen its existing team for its Singapore operations. In line with its expansion plans, applications are invited for the following challenging positions, all
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      293 27 KUANTAN. Fri A mur der trial was told yesterday that housewife Minah binti Ariffin offered $500 to her lover Abdul Ghani bin Jusof to kill her husband. She is also alleged to have promised to buy Abdul Cham a car if he
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      115 27 MALACCA. Fri. Malay sia's second earth satellite station at Lendu in Alor Gajah about 28 km from here, will have the latest and most sophisticated equipment when completed next year, the Controller of Telecoms (Foreign Division), Mr Abdul Talib bin Haji Ali
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      42 27 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Deputy Prime Minister Daluk Sri Mahathir Mohamad will leave for Jakarta on Sunday to lead the Malaysian delegation to ministerial talks oi. the air (are dispute between Australia and Asean. the Foreign Ministry said today Reuttr
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      128 27 KUANTAN, Fri. l)«c ton at the Geaeral HeapiUl here had the shack af their lives when Madam Itam blntl Kudm, M Oraag Asll, caaw la have her baby deUvere4. They farad her baby had keea weelved aad develaped n»t in her wamh hat la
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      229 27 Joint air ops against Reds planned KUALA LUMPUR Friday MALAYSIA and Thailand plan to have joint airforce operations against the communists along the common border, the visiting Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Panieng Kantarat, said today. He said discussions on the matter would be held
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      154 27 Red carpet welcome for Kriangsak PENANG, Fri. Thailand's Prime Minister General Kriangsak Chomanan was accorded a ceremonial red carpet welcome when he arrived here this morning for a one-day stopover enroute to Medan, Sumatra, for talks with President Suharto of Indonesia. He is also scheduled to meet the Prime Minister
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      121 27 $15,000 for freedom, say kidnappers ALOR STAR, Fri. A $15,000 ransom has been demanded (or the release of Kuala Lumpur contractor, Mr Yap Kwee Ngan by his Thai kidnappers. According to a report reaching Padang Besar this afternoon, the demand was made to the victim's brother who arrived here from
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      67 27 PENANC. Fri The new Indonesian Consul General in Perung Mr R Tarmuji. said today hr would help strengthen further the cordial relations between his country and Malaysia. He told reporters this after calling on Chief Minuter Dr Urn Chong Eu at his office here Mr Tarmuji took
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      Shot and she felt nothing
      160 27 PENANG, Fri. A woman cashier could not believe her eyes when a gunman fired twice at her at close range and she felt nothing. Miss Yeap, who works at her firm, Seng Hoe Co, at Beach Street was on her way to deposit some money
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      374 27 They think we V are some small African nation where we feed crocodiles by throwing an I o- A nlsts to them. 7 Malaysian Trades Union Congress president P. P. Narayanan criticising foreign labour organisations for over-reacting to the Malaysian Airline System Union
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      121 27 PENANG, Fri. Lorong Selamat, which means "safe lane" wasn't that safe after all as Singapore businessman Yeo Sian Chye, 35, found out yesterday. As he was walking along the lane at 12.40 a.m., two men approached him and asked several questions before they took out
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    38 27 Wishes to express gratefulness to Friends, Relatives. The Management Staff of 0.C.8.C. throughout Malaysia Singapore for their presence assistance and condolences on his illness during their recent bereavement. The family of the late MR. KHOO 800 TEE
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    36 27 With your Essence of Love So great and true You inspire us. To live our lives. Forever treasured by your beloved wife, children and all loved ones. P. SENTHIDASAN A.M.P., B.M.P. Departed 17.3.76
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      244 27 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS Initially, causing havoc 4 To drop litter causes very 7 Do calculations quietly much commotion 161 and well (4). 6 Rotating luggage conve- g pit land-owner has mctyor is left after drinking- ed one (4). bout 12 Where prisoner* are 9 Strive for superiority in happy
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      1924 28 Trendy can make it a double today Racing. .with FAIRWAY SPIDER KING II has little to beat in Race Seven (5.0) at Bukit Timah today. The four-year-old by Pall Mall showed his liking for the longer trip when he just edged out stablemate Mahkota over
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      162 28 Going Forecast: GOOD RACE FAIRWAY Multi Lsvcl 1 Luc Fei Loong TET Maakita Fei Loong Multi Level SCRUTINEER Luc Maskita Multi U'vcl 2 Miralio Progress Not To Worry Not To Worry Progress No Problem Mar Oe Plata Not To Worry I Parteen Harbin P. Of Violence Imposition Coronation Day
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      1592 28 RATF 1 2.0 CLASS 5, DIV 5 1.200M rVA^ti 1 ($9,500 $8,650 to winner) 1 0097 Luc g (Ben) Paul 7 57 <d3 +2.5) F B*i|ton 9 2 0808 Manchaatar (Lebaron) Rang 4 57 (same) Noon 10 3 7037 Piruli g (Tila) R Breukelen 8 56.5 (d2 -0
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      252 28 History makes Wales favourites LONDON, Fri. History makes Wales firm favourites to beat England and retain the European Five-Nations rugby union championship in Cardiff tomorrow, but current form provides a far less emphatic pointer to the outcome of the title race. If Wales win and they have not lost to
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      Lock icon Alverton all the way
      359 29 CHELTENHAM England Fri. Alverton, ridden by champion jockey Jonjo O'Neill, ploughed through thick mud and driving sleet to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup yesterday. His victory came after Irish hope Tied Cottage fell at the final fence to lose his chance of a stunning all the
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      640 29 OKLAHOMA JOE, one of Agasam Stable's three candidates in the $82,500 Singapore Derby tomorrow, continues to sparkle on the track and probably stands the best chance in the 2,400 metres Classic. Last week, the Wolver Hollow six-year-old returned times of 38.2 and
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      1690 29 RATF 1 2.0 CLASS 5, DIV1 1.200M iw^JL X ($10,500 $7,350 to winner) 1 1223 ItMwhFnwa I Lau) Paul 4 56 5 2) F 11 2 .m Pangkma Larut IN r i KL Chong) Teh 4 56 (same) F Canpta* 4 1 2306 UttteViCR iVin Buang 5 55.5
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      91 29 Chi Cheng to testify for Taiwan TAIPEI. Fri. Chi Cheng, secretary-general of the Taiwan Track and Field Association, left for London last night to testify in a British High Court against the decision by the International Amateur Athletic Federation to expel Taiwan from the organisation. The court hearing is due
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      Lock icon Legaspi is new leader
      413 30 BANGKOK, Fri STRONG winds and intense heat blunted the playing edge of most competitors in the second round of the 15th Thailand Open golf championships yesterday. Ireneo Legaspi. of the Philippines, moved to the top of the 144-strong field with a 70 card and a twoday
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      92 30 NEW DELHI. Fri. The Indian Open golf championship, the sixth leg of the 10-nation Asian golf circuit, will begin on Thursday. The four-day tournament will be played at the Delhi Golf Gub. More than 150 golfers will compete for the total prize money of US$40,000
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      273 30 Superb display by Alan Tapie MIAMI, Fri. American golfer Alan Tapie, still looking for his first major tournament victory after five years as a professional, gave a superb display of putting in brilliant sunshine here today to snatch the first-round lead of the Doral Open. The 29-year-old Tapie went out
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      Lock icon Nayoko and Vivian ahead in first round
      205 30 SAN DIEGO (California), Fri. Japanese Nayoko Yoshikawa and American Vivian Brownlee scored four-under-par 68s to lead after the first round of a 72-hole golf contest yesterday at the Rancho Inn and Country Club layout, about 24 kilometres from the Pacific Ocean. One stroke
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      130 30 NUDEENUJ WINS HK OPEN TITLE •HONGKONG, Fri. Nudeenuj Buryaketu, of Thailand, today won the Hongkong women's amateur Open golf championship by a fourstroke margin. The defending champion scored a six-over-par 78 in the third and final round on the 4,980 metres Eden Course. Her three-round score was 231, with previous
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      31 30 VICENZA (Italy), Fri. Inter Milan have joined the queue of leading soccer clubs keen to sign Paolo Rossi, Italy's top striker, an Italian sports newspaper said here yesterday Reuter.
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      631 30 SOUTHAMPTON ARE BRIMMING WITH CONFIDENCE BUT... LONDON, Friday 6 THE television, radio aid newspapers write and talk a lot about Brian Clongh and me, and what we have done at Nottingham and Southampton, bat it is the players who have really done it. Once those
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      90 30 HUNT AND ZAMAN IN FINAL MANCHESTER, Fri. Gead Hut, of Australia, aad Qamar Zaman, of Pakistan, the world's top two players, qualified last sight tor the final «f the Masters' squash championship here. Hut won a pulsatiaß stml-flnal from Hiddy Jahan, of Pakistan, M, SI, IM, M, while Zaman was
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      129 30 MELBOURNE, Fri. Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz earned a niche in cricket history yesterday when he spearheaded his country to an amazing win over Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Sarfraz captured the last seven Australian wickets and conceded only one run as his side came
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      164 30 SYDNEY, Fri. There are three changes to the Australian team who will play Pakistan in the second Test in Perth on March 24 after yesterday's debacle in Melbourne. Dropped are all-rounder Peter Sleep, after only his first Test, and pace bowler Wayne Clark. Opening
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        568 30 WASHINGTON. Fri. Veteran Marty Riessen. crunching service winners in critical spots upset fellow American Eddie Dibtos, the top-seed. 6-4. 7-5 last night in a quarter-final match of a US$l25.000 ($271,250) competition on the men's tennis professional tour In an earlier quarter-final match, Rosroe Tanner won a second-set
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      Russia's gesture smacks of sheer defiance
      292 30 Russia's gesture smacks of sheer defiance RUSSIA'S invitation ■to the Thai badminton team to play friendly matches in Moscow this month smacks of nothing but sheer defiance of the International Badminton Federation rules. Thailand are members of the rival world body, the World Badminton Federation as are Singapore while Russia
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      Wee-Lim enter junior final
      282 30 KELLY WEE will meet team-mate Lim Teck Eng. of Armed Forces, in the final of the junior individual badminton championships at the Singapore Badminton Hall tonight, reports BERNARD PEREIRA. Last night Wee beat Thomas Wong, also of SAFSA 18-15. 15-5. while Lim received a walkover from
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      Sponsors give more money for volleyball
      250 30  - Sponsors give more money for volleyball PATRICK BASTIANS By THE C. K. Tang volleyball scheme, with 14 centres' catering for 480 trainees, is expanding so rapidly in its second year that the sponsors have increased their investment to $33,500 this year, a rise of $7,500. The nine-month-long i scheme, which
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      248 31 Hashim will want to forget the day PONGGOL 4 FARRER PARK 1 POOR Hashim Hosni. Yesterday just wasn't his day, reports WILFRED YEO. Not only did the midfielder find himself out of the Malaysia Cup squad for the first time in 10 months, but he also found himself sidelined for
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      Selangor hang on for slim victory
      230 31 TRENGGANU 0 SELANGOR I KUALA TRENGGANU, Fri Selangor strengthened their position in the top half of the table with a win over Trengganu in a Malaysia Cup-tie at the Kuala Trengganu Stadium here yesterday. But the defending champions were made to toil all the
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      150 31 MALAYSIA CI'P TABLE TEAM Singapore Kelantan Selangor Penang Kedah Pa hang Trengganu Perak Sabah Sarawak Negri Perlis Malacca Forces Johore F Territory Brunei P W D L F A PI. 9 7 2 0 24 3 IS 10 7 2 1 74 6 16 10 6 3 1 20
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      58 31 CAPE TOWN. Fri. Famous Brazilian footballer Pele may play and train here this season, a Cape Town official Keven Keis said today. He said he had spoken to the footballer, who liked the idea of spending several weeks in Soth Africa, and who had said he
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      ...but not referee Ong
      125 31 ...but not referee Ong CHANGI 0 CAIRNHILL 0 FOR the 700-odd fans it was one big bore, but referee John Ong had to be alert last night when Cairnhill met Changi Constituency in a National Football league Division One match at Jalan Besar Stadium. And Ong, who flashed the yellow
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      Clubs may have to pay tax for games
      222 31 Clubs may have to pay tax for games NATIONAL Football League Division One clubs who do not submit their statement of accounts within six days after home matches will have to pay entertainment tax to the Customs Department, reports JOK DORAI. At the moment, the department waive the tax. But,
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      116 31 ATrILKTHX SAAA AllComers meet (National Stadium. 2). BADMINTON Junior individual < hampionships final (SBA hall. 7 15) StMf'KR Malaysia Cup: Sarawak v Armed Forces NFL Div 1: Queenstown FC v Commonwealth Palace (QAC, 4.30). Pasir Panjang CSC v Jalan Besar SC iTanglin 1. 4 30). Brickworks CSC v Tanjong
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      437 31  -  SINGAPORE coach Trevor Hartley last night dropped seasoned midfield player Hashim Hosni from his 16-mem-ber squad for tomorrow's Malaysia Cup-tie against Federal Territory in Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka Stadium. This is the first time in the last 10 months that Hashim has found himself
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      22 31 CHUAN Hiang Motors beat Singapore Cricket Club 1-0 in a friendly soccer match on the Padang yesterday. Patrick Lee scored.
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      Far from being case of mixed priorities
      425 31 THE Football Association of Singapore's decision to send, as planned, the intermediate team, instead of the national squad, for the Asian Cup in Bangkok in May may at first look like a bad case of confused priorities. But, really, if one begins to
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      ACS team set a new medley relay record
      295 31  - ACS team set a new medley relay record Singapore's premier swimming school, Anglo Chinese, turned back the years at yesterday's Singapore Amateur Swimming Association "s Junior championships at the Toa Payoh pool, creating a new record in the 4 x 100 metres boys Under-17 medley relay of four minutes 26
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      Fok not keen
      152 31 MOST, if not all athletes strive to set new marks, but national shot putt record holder Fok Keng Choy, 29, has promised to "foul" himself if he improves on his mark at the second Adidas All-Comers Track and Field meet at the National Stadium today. Fok, who
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      MALAYSIA CUP-TIES
      37 31 TODAY Sarawak v Armed FMtws (Jubilee Ground 4.30) TOMORROW Perak v Negri SembUan (Stadium Perak. T.X) Fed Territory v Singapore (Merdeka Stadium. 8.0) Malacca v Johore (Kubu Stadium. 4.45) Penang v Pahang (City Stadium. 7.30)
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      228 31 Kelantan turn on their power •KELANTAN 7 KEDAH 1 KOTA BHARU, Fri. High-riding Kelantan trounced Kedah here tonight before a capacity crowd of "5,000 to avenge two previous Malaysia Cup defeats last season. Kelantan struck as early as the sixth minute when fullback Zakaria Hussein beat two Kedah defenders and
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    88 32 JAKARTA. Frl Film producers from the five Asean count! les will meet In Singapore on June 29, to discuss the theme of their first Joint production, the chairman of the Asean Motion Picture Producers Association AMPPAi. Mr Turlno Junaldy. said today. Mr Junaldy of Indonnesla said the
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    49 32 River Vallty Road, passed away peacefully on IS/3/7S. Leaving behind sons. L«e Chye Chiang. Lee Chye Henc. son-in-law, Ng Guan Soon. 3 daughterg-tD-law, many grand children and great grand children lo mourn her lou Fune ral on Sunday 14/3/7S at 1 p.m. Church of 8t Bernadette.
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    113 32 Delhi judges in silent pay demo NEW DELHI, Pri. About 100 metropolitan magistrates, sub-Judges, additional sessions Judges and other judicial officers of Delhi today staged an unprecedented silent protest march to Parliament House this evenIng to focus attention of authorities to their demands. Including increased wage* and allowance* Donning their
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    168 32 TOKYO. Friday JAPAN'S trade account with the rest of the world turned to a surplus of just over US$l billion in February, compared with a deficit of US$B27 million in January, the Finance Ministry said today. The country's visible trade surplus in last month
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    471 32 BID TO GET SUPPORT FOR TREATY WASHINGTON, Friday PRESIDENT Carter is sending a highlevel delegation headed by his National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, and including his son. Chip Carter, to Saudi Arabia and Jordan in an effort to seek their support for the
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    43 32 PARIS, Pri Narodny, tht Soviet bank, has asked the Saudi Arabian authorities for permission to open a branch in Saudi Arabia, the Arab publication Al Mostaqbal, produced In Paris, said today. The Saudi authorities were considering the request. It said. ATP
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      827 1  -  Humorist RUSSEL BAKER By IN MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut. Wesleyan University scientists have unwrapped a mummy to extract four cigar-shaped objects which X-rays had located in the abdominal r.ivity. The deceased is thought to be from 2,500 to 3.000 years old and to have
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      184 2 Bringing back a song to your heart TODAY'S TV HIGHLIGHTS A 1552 Academy Awartwlnnlnu musical by Alfred Newman, WITH A SONG IN MY HEART, will be telecast la Unlght's MidBight MevJe at 11.25 pm •n Chaaael S. This Up gr—iig pictare with drama, beretsm, remaace and glitter la based *a
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      Composer is as adept with the brush as with the baton
      363 2  - Composer is as adept with the brush as with the baton LING POON WAH By THE vehicle of his expression is Western. But the soul of his music is unmistakably Oriental, a mirroring of his Chinese cultural heritage. For artist Kam Kee Yong, with his multifaceted talent conductor, composer, violinist
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      105 2 Petra String Quartet's concert THE Petra String Quartet, an ensemble of graduates from the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, will be performing at the DBS auditorium tomorrow at 5 p.m. Comprising Sonia H .via ml. the leader of the ensemble, Robert Macindoe, Simon Oswell and Susan Pickering, the group has been
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      1183 3  -  RONALD CLARK By in Los Angeles AMERICAN border patrolmen watch intently through infra-red telescopes set up on hillsides on the Californian side of the Mexican border. Suddenly, one of the telescopes, which can "see" into the night, picks up 20 Mexicans
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      644 3  -  CHARLES MADIGAN By in Moscow COSMONAUTS Vladimir Lyakhov and Valery Ryumin are part of a programe to determine just now long a man can remain in space while retaining his health and sanity. Lyakhov and Ryumin were launched aboard Soyuz 32 on Feb
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        104 8 Congratulations and Best Wishes to LA SCARLA BOUTIQUE branch) Shop 1 7-C International Building Orchard Road, Singapore 9 on its oHicial opening from FRED INTERIOR DESIGN DECORATION 1 2 Thomson Heights Singapore 20 Workshop 53-59 Lorong 35 off Sims Avenue Singapore 14 Tel *****47/*****25 filg X *****971 W l **tJ
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        640 9 Generol Electric seeking suitably I qualified candidates for the following SUPERVISORI COST ACCOUNTING I I Candidates should have passed the Interme- I I diate Examination of a recognised Accounting I I Body with 4 to 5 years experience in Account- I I mg Preference wiH be given to those who
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        592 9 'irnritw application from cHtzons, pormaoonf^ nwidonts of Singapore and othor Aaoan cftizons for(1 HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER ($1,215x50-51,615) Applicants must possess a recognised degree in Arts. Business Administration or Commerce or equivalent professional qualifications. Preference will be given to those with a minimum of 3 years' administrative experience including finance and
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        537 9 i GM Singapore EElr (AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS) One of the world's largest US murtinetionali currently operating in Ang Mo Kio Industrial Estate, Singapore require*: QC PROCESS AND TEST EN6INEERS Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or equivalent One year experience at QC, Process or Ten Engineer in a radio, TV or
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        604 9 II BORK SIIMCAPORE I I *>Rl\#/%.TE LIMITED KRANJI INDUSTRIAL ESTATE We are progressive and leading export orientated company of the international BORK GROUP OF COMPANIES producing high quality decorative veneers for world wide market. We invite suitably qualified applicants for the post of FACTORY ENGINEER Applicants should preferably be above
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        488 9 Looking for a satisfying sales career? I You'll find it with Olivetti, Europe's leading manufacturer of office equipment. We are expanding fast and we need more dynamic and experienced personnel to join the marketing force of our Office Product Organisation. We require: Sales Representatives Office Product Division. I Candidates should
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        495 10 FPIR mOTE A fast expanding electronics manufacturer of fhir mnTE cassette tap* recorder with radio* and portable stereos urgently requires the following positions for its new assembly line: A) 10 PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS/ASSISTANT SUPERVISORS GCE A' level (Science stream) or equivalent certificate holders with knowldgeof electronics and some supervisory experience. Singapore
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        500 10 ITC Appttcotion* ore invited from Citizens/Permanent Residents o\ Stngapore ond other ASEAN Citizens tor the posts of:A SURVEYOR B ASSISTANT BASE MANAGER C ASSISTANT LANDS/ESTATES OFFICER D ASSISTANT PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER Groaa Salary Range (Inclusive of Leave Allowance) *> $1357 to $2701 £j $980 to $1836 Qualifications A Degree/Diplomo or
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        625 10 SHELL invites suitably qualified Singapore citizens to apply for the following positions based at Pulau Bukom Refinery Complex. INSTRUMENT ENGINEER THE JOB involves the design and engineering, installation and maintenance of automatic process control systems and instrumentation. THE CANDIDATE we are looking for should: possess a degree in Electrical/Electronics/ Mechanical
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        379 10 til GUTHRIE BERHAD JSt ___Ljdp (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1978 The audited results of the Group for the year ended 31 December 1978 are set out below. 1978 1977 $000 $000 Group Company Group Company Turnover 229,775 213,1%
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        333 10 IN THE HIGH COURT OP THK REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Suit Na. MM > lira. > Betweea laetaa Emparlam (Siagapare) PI*. LM. PUIatlffs tmt Tm Keag Slaag Defendant Ta: Mr. Tan Krnpt Slang at Na. 4 Ctover Aveaae, Slagaparet*. TAKE NOTICE that an action has been commenced against you In the
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        839 11 r i i EUROPEAN STANDARD ELECTRONICS PTE. LTD. A subsidiary ot THOMSON-BRANDT of France, French Leaders m High Technology Electronics and Household Appliances As o result of steady corporote expansion and personnel growth, we have th» following vocancies PURCHASING OFFICER The selected candidate is required to process requisitions for materials
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        630 11 SURVEY RESEARCH SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD invites applications for the position of MARKETING RESEARCH EXECUTIVE This is a challenging career with very good long term prospects in an established organisation. The selected candidate will be working with and servicing the leading marketing companies, advertising agencies and media owners. Established since 1967,
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        612 11 SURVEY RESEARCH SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD is looking for a Singaporean female with a confident, outgoing personality who is a Social Science graduate preferably including Psychology and is able to speak English and Hokkien fluently and has a good standard of written English has had a few years working experience in
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        193 11 IN THE HIGH COURT OP SINGAPORE COMPANIES WINDING HP NO. I OF in» la Ike Matter «f the Ompaales Act (Chapter IN) lf» Edlttoa AMI la the Matter af INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENTS CORPORATION UMITED NOTICE OF WINDING UP ORDER In the Matter of Industrial Investments Corporation Limited Winding Up Order made
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        409 12 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS I Applications ore invited for the following scholarship awards: LOCAL AWARDS tenable at the University of Smgopore and Nonyong University commencing m the 1979/80 academic year OVERSEAS AWARDS tenoble at on overseas university acceptable to the Authority for undergraduate studies commencing in the next academic year TY: Candldofes
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        759 12 IN THE HUB COURT OP THE REPIVUC OF SI Nti A PORK salt n*. tm *f itn Mtcm Aagel finpiiy Private limit** Ptalßttfh hmt M. BamhatfcM IMrwUat NOTICE To: M.Sambathan, No. 50, Lorong Oamplr, Singapore, 19 TAKE NOTICE that an action has been commenced against you In the High Court
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        603 12 LEADING FURNITURE MANUFACTURER in Sungei Kadut Industrial Estate invites suitable applicants for the following posts: TJ DRAFTSMEN Requirement: a) G.C.E. 'O" Level with credit in Technical drawing and sample design. b) Previous experience an advantage. 2) PRODUCTION/TALLY CLERK Requirement: b)G.C.E. *O' Level with .^ood pass in Maths. 3) FEMALE CLERKS
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        592 12 rape?" PATERSON CANDT (S) PTE LTD invites applications for the following vacancies 1) SALES EXECUTIVE 'Should possess sound engineering background at tertiary level but those without tertiary education possessing relevant years of experience will also be considered 'Must have a proven sales track record preferably in engineering equipment *Must be
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