The Straits Times, 18 August 1979

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    15 1 The Straits Times I Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 197S 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    Lock icon PALESTINE: U.S. TO USE VETO
    520 1 Kuwaiti resolution for the UN JERUSALEM, Friday US SPECIAL envoy Robert Strauss said today the United States will veto a proposed UN resolution recognising Palestinian rights and will stand firm with Israel on current guidelines for an overall Middle East peace. Mr Strauss made the
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    308 1  - Four fall from flats and survive N. G. KUTTY By AN U-MONTH-OLD boy was among four people who fell from Housing Board flats in two incidents yesterday and survived. Shortly after 1 p.m., shocked residents of TaagUn Halt found an unconscious young housewLV and the bey lying beside each other
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    Wages raised by 10 to 20 pc
    436 1 SEVERAL manufacturing firms have raised the starting wages of workers by 10 to 20 per cent, following the government's stricter control on the import of foreign unskilled labour, according to the New Nation yesterday. The wage increases are aimed at attracting more Singaporeans
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      169 1 TAXI FARE HIKE TODAY BUT CABBIES UNHAPPY Page 10 VIETNAM refugees fear reprisals after US clashes 3 WARPLANES bomb Afghan refugees 4 MARXIST backing boosts Charan's chances 5 'ISRAELI spy activity in US second only to KGB' S 'PAX building test site for nuclear bomb' 7 EVENING classes in Mandarin
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      27 1 The weather IPTOI P.M. TODAY: Scattered showers In late morning TEMPER ATI RES UP TO (a.m. tomorrow: Max. 31 C; mln. 2S C Sl'NSKT TODAY: (.43 p.m.
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      513 3  -  MILTON CHASE By Our WASHINGTON correspondent A RASH of violent incidents between IndoChinese refugees and Americans, climaxed recently by the killing of an American fisherman in Texas, has stirred fears of a backlash against the refugees. US officials and most Vietnamese leaders tend to characterise
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      203 4 Half-yearly pay hikes offer to Aussie unions CANBERRA, Fri. The Australian Government today offered workers automatic half -yearly pay rises linked to cost of living increases in a bid to end the country's industrial strife. The rises would replace the present system in which the country's Arbitration Commission decides on
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      Marxist backing boosts Charan's chances
      215 5 Marxist backing boosts Charan's chances NEW DELHI, Friday INDIAN Premier Charan Singh's prospects of winning a confidence vote in parliament on Monday improved today after the Marxist Communist Party (CPI-M) decided to back mm. The party's central committee said it would support Mr Singh but will remain in the opposition.
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      201 5 S. Korea: US must stop interfering in our affairs SEOUL, Friday SOUTH KOREAN Foreign Minister Park Tong-Jin today summoned American Ambassador William Glysteen to his office and told him that the US must stop interfering in Seoul's domestic affairs, reliable sources said. In a meeting, the Korean minister was said
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      141 5 WASHINGTON, Fri. The US Government today formally closed its three-year probe of South Korean influencebuying in the United States, dropping all charges against its star witness, millionaire rice dealer Tongsun Park. Mr Park, who said he had paid about US$l million (552.15 million) to
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      265 5 FIVE OF SEVEN SURVIVING OCTUPLETS CLING TO LIFE NAPLES, FYi. Five of the seven surviving octuplets born yesterday were clinging to life but in desperate condition, doctors said today. Five girls and three boys, were born to Mrs Pasqualina Anatrella Chianese, 29, but the smallest, a girl weighing only 450
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      219 6 'RENEGADE' PM WHO OPENED UP THE NORTH OTTAWA, Fri. John Diefenbaker who died of a heart attack yesterday at the age of 83, was known as the renegade Prairie lawyer who became Canada's Conservative Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963. John George Diefenbaker had been called a renegade in power
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      153 6 Foreign students to pay full cost? LONDON, Fri. The British Government la considering ending subsidies (or foreign students In Britain v part of public spending cuts, officials said today. If approved, about 85JM overseas students will eventually have to pay all their education costs. The government announced last month that
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      287 6 'Israeli spy activity in US second only to KGB WASHINGTON, Friday ISRAEL'S intelligence agents are considered the second most active in the United States, losing out only to Russia's KGB, US Government sources say. The Israelis are generally believed to be doing a lot of intelligence work here, aided by
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      88 6 WASHINGTON, Fri. President Jimmy Carter, still dogged by serious political problems but appearing undeterred, began a seven-day paddleboat cruise down the Mississippi today to promote his energy programme and pursue his undeclared campaign for re-election next year. Mr Carter will fly to St Paul-Minneapolis to board the steamer
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      141 6 Schlesinger sees peril to US in Mid-East WASHINGTON, Fri. In a farewell address focusing on the "geostrategic landscape," Secretary of Energy James Schlesinger warned yesterday that security of American interests in the Middle East "rests upon the protection of Allan." "We cannot for long acquiesce in a regional preponderance of
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      245 7 Ford unveils its small, fuel saving car for 1980 DEARBORN (Michigan), Friday THE car industry's first "downsized" 1980 model luxury cars were unveiled today by Ford Motor Company amid concern that the new versions of the petrol-guzzlers are not small enough to satisfy an increasingly energy conscious American public. But
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      250 7 WORLD BRIEFS AT A TIME when the profit motive is being reintroduced in China, the official Chinese press has reported that a Beijing prison is operating at a profit. The review, China Under Construction, produced for distribution abroad, reported that the value of the prisoners' industrial contribution was greatei than
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      136 7 Hijack bid foiled by crew, passengers AN AMERICAN identified as A. P. kaftan being escorted by an FBI officer after an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 be tried to hitack to Cuba landed safely In Miami, Florida, yesterday. The crew and passengers of the plane overpowered Kagan, who was armed with
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      246 7 Kurds and troops in house-to-house fighting TEHERAN Fri. A Kurdish organisation here today reported bloody house-to-house fighting was under way against government forces in the embattled Kurdish town of Paveh. The group claimed a Phantom jet which made strafing runs over Kurdish positions was shot down by automatic weapons fire.
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    317 8  -  LEONG WENG K AM By THE Post Office Savings Bank announced yesterday it will instal the automated teller machines (ATM) at its branches and banking counters in December. This facility will enable POSB depositors to withdraw ana deposit money without the need
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    226 8 SECOND-ttme winners of the Prime Minister's Book PrUe far 117* yesterday were Agnes fay, 18, (above left) and Chang Hwee Nee, 11, seen with CammnnleaU»ns Minister Ong Teng Ctaeong who presented the awards. Agnes, a first-year medical student st the University of Singapore, won her first PM
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    CID's elite division gets new head
    119 8 CID's elite division gets new head A VETERAN crime buster, Supt Teoh Beng San, who was the director of the Police Academy, has taken over as the new head of ClD's elite Commercial Crimes Division. He succeeds Supt Wong Yip Toh, who now heads Beach Road police station. The new
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    Evening classes in Mandarin for the parents
    206 8 THE education sub-committee of the St Michael's School Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) believes that if parents can speak to their children in the second language at home, it will encourage them to do well in the language. To help parents who do not speak
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    New factory
    27 8 KANSAI Paint (Singapore) Pte Ltd will hold a reception at Shangri-La Hotel on Wednesday at 7 p.m. to mark the opening of its new factory.
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    Schools urged to boost public speaking
    165 8 Schools urged to boost public speaking SCHOOLS should seriously consider the promotion of public speaking as there are pupils who leave school with poor speech habits and are unable to communicate effectively. The Director of Education, Mr Chan Kai Yau, made this recommendation in an address at the official opening
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    Not associate company
    38 8 G. K.GOH Securities, which donated $5,000 towards the NHK Philharmonic Orchestra's forthcoming performances here which was reported in the Straits Times on Friday, said yesterday it was not an associate company of Nippon Paint Singapore.
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      296 8 MATERNAL AND CHILD I A MI8UMMER CHINESE ART AND HEALTH EXHIBITION at NIGHTS' DREAM, a HANDICRAFT EXHIBIthe Outran Park com- drama produced by stu- TION at the World Trade munity centre from 2.30 dents of St Margaret's Centre from 10.30 a.m. to p.m. to 10 p.m. Ends Secondary School at
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    $30m to improve Nee Soon, says Pang Boon
    223 9 $30m to improve Nee Soon, says Pang Boon THE government has budgeted some $30 million for the period from 1977 to 1982 to improve street lighting, drainage system and new roads for the Nee Soon constituency, the Minister for Labour, Mr Ong Pang Boon, said last night. If all these
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    Malaysia Day reception
    40 9 THE Acting High Commissioner of Malaysia. Mr M.M. Sathiah, and his wife will host a reception at Shangri-La Hotel on Aug 31 to mark Malaysia's National Day. The High Commissioner, Datuk Abdul Malik, is away on leave.
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    Council reminder to Muslim women
    121 9 MUSLIM women were yesterday reminded by a spokesman for the Muslim Religious Council that they are not permitted to accompany a cortege. The spokesman, who issued this reminder after an Islamic lecture by the Imam of the Masjid Muhajirin mosque at Toa Pay oh, added
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    Immersion for 62 pc of SAP students
    584 9  -  JUNE TAN By SOME 62.5 per cent of the 2,400 Secondary One students in the nine Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools are taking part in immersion. The other options are the Supplementary English Language Programme (Selp) and Supplementary Chinese Language Programme (SCLP). Asked
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    Junket trips? Congress team hits out
    257 9 Junket trips? Congress team hits out AN American Congress official yesterday deplored the critical attitude taken by the US press that tours by congressional delegations to this part of the world to assess the refugee situation are little more than junket trips. Mr Kenneth Harding, Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of
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    CC gathering
    30 9 THE women's sub-committee of Kampung Kembagan community centre will hold a Hari Raya gathering and ketupat weaving competition on Sept 8 at 3 p.m. For details call *****06.
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    For the aged
    26 9 THE Potong Pasir constituency youth group will be holding a get-together for the aged to celebrate National Day at the Sennett community centre.
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    Another 22 refugees in
    143 9 ANOTHER 22 Vietnamese refugees arrived in Singapore yesterday aboard the Norweigian tanker, Bjorgholm. The refugees, who were picked up from their boat in the South China Sea, were allowed to land following a resettlement guarantee by the Norwegian Government. The 66.394-tonne Bioreh- olm rescued the refugees
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    Isolated morning showers forecast
    100 9 SINGAPORE is likely to experience isoUtrd morning thundery showers ever the next five to seven days, according to the McWrolafficAl Service yesterday. This will be followed by a period dominated by dry weather conditions, the forecast added. Rainfall far this month is expected to be below
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    Art and craft
    33 9 THE youth division of the Singapore Red Cross will hold its annual art and craft competition cum exhibition at the Red Cross House from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. today.
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    Training sales staff at the VITB mini department store
    405 9  -  TAN CHEE TEIK By A MINIATURE department store complete with display rooms, mannequins and sales counters will be part of special facilities to be used for training sales assistants at the Vocational and Industrial Training Board. Details of these training programmes
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      217 9 The I Rendezvous Tote The big, fashionable beauty tote. Contains five special beauty needs. Worth $150. Yours for only $15 when you purchase any 2 or more Ultima II items' August 17 26. Klasse and Katong Emporium. Offer good only while H- stocks last. C K(aSSC Department Store Ig Katong
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    Commitment key to prosperity: Chee Onn
    331 10 Commitment key to prosperity: Chee Onn POLITICAL Secretary (Science and Technology), Mr Lim Chee Onn, yesterday called for a greater commitment from Singaporeans to preserve what they have achieved for Singapore and to strive for greater prosperity. Mr Lim said that though Singapore has weathered all storms in the past,
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    Lion-size welcome for Lee
    113 10 PRANCING lloils greet Mr Lee Kuan Yew when be arrived at the Tan Jong Pagar community centre last night to attend a National Day dinner and variety show. The Prime Minister, who Is also the MP for Taajong Pagar, later presented bursaries to two students from
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    Taxi fare hike today but cabbies are unhappy
    602 10  -  NGIAM TONG HAI By Serial No v Please pay metered fare plus 20 cents from /o^k ~TB August 1979 fr-^^B THE 20-cent fare increase for taxis announced by the Registrar of Vehicles yesterday was regarded by a number of cabbies as "insignificant"
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    Travel time will be cut under scheme
    248 10 Travel time will be cut under scheme TAXI commuters' times will be drastically reduced from Monday when 600 radio taxis take to the road in a pilot project launched by NTUC Comfort. Main features of this wireless radio taxi scheme will be a multichannel zonal system, a sophisticated conveyor belt
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    Chor's date
    34 10 THE Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Environment), Mr Chor Yeok Eng, will attend the 50th anniversary jubilee celebration of the Singapore Nanyang Khek community guild at the Neptune Theatre Restaurant tomorrow at 8 p.m.
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    Annual reports of public bodies for contest?
    223 11 Annual reports of public bodies for contest? THE Annual Reports Award committee hopes to include the reports of public and charitable bodies in its competition "as soon as practicable." Committee chairman Mr Leslie Wong Kok Chin, president of the Singapore Society of Accountants, said this yesterday at the launching of
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    M-cyclist dies in 3-vehicle crash
    102 11 M-cyclist dies in 3-vehicle crash A 2S-YEAR-OLD national serviceman, Mr Toh Chin Ann, died Instantly when his motorcycle was Involved In a threevehicle crash at the junction of Chang! Road and Jalan Senang, at CM a.m. yesterday. The other vehicles Involved were an SBS bos and a van. Their drivers,
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    Poser for court: Can SBS driver sue?
    753 11  -  MAUREEN CHUA By CAN an injured employee sue his employer for damages under the I common law after he has received part payment under the Workmen's Compensation Act? This was the poser before Mr Justice A P Rajah yesterday when he heard a
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    Victims of fly-by-night pair
    234 11 FLY-BY-NIGHT business firms, which have been lying low for some time, have struck again. The latest such company, which had a shop in Orchard Road, cheated six companies of $40,000 between June 20 and 30. The modus operandi is the same in every case. Two men
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    Riddle of baby found in chute
    161 11 Riddle of baby found in chute A CLEANER was clearing a rubbish chute when he saw what looked like the legs of a new-born baby among the rubbish, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Mr Anthony Michael testified that he also saw blood in the surrounding area, and quickly notified the
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    Absence of Watson and Tamblyn hindered probe, Grundy agrees
    356 12 DAY NINE OF THE TARLING TRIAL REPORTERS: T. F. HWANG and BEN DAVIDSON MR P. G. GRUNDY, the government-appointed inspector into the affairs of Haw Par Brothers' International Ltd (HPBEL), agreed in the High Court yesterday that the absence of two
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    Let Grundy explain it in layman's language: Judge
    3375 12 BEFORE Mr Grundy was recalled to the witness stand yesterday, the judge said there were parts in his report on HPBIL matters requiring explanation in layman's language by the witness. The judge also asked how long Mr Grundy would be on the
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    PEOPLE IN THE CASE
    48 12 PEOPLE IN THE CASE THE ACCUSED: Richard Tarling, former chairman of Haw Par Brothers International Ltd. THE JUDGE: Mr Justice Kulasekaram. FOR THE PROSECUTION: Mr Tan Teow Yeow, DPP, assisted by Mr Fong Kwok Jen. DPP. FOR THE DEFENCE: Mr H. E. CASHIN, assisted by Dr Myint Soe.
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    MENTIONED IN EVIDENCE...
    229 12 MENTIONED IN EVIDENCE MR DONALD EDGAR OGILVY WATSON, former managing director of the Haw Par Group, who left the jurisdiction soon after the appointment of the Inspectors to investigate Haw Pars affairs. MR lAN KEITH TAMBLYN, former deputy managing director, who has also left the Jurisdiction. MR JOHN FORD, former
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      312 12 Over 3 million hard-driving Europeans drove the Fiat 127 to the No. 1 selling spot in Europe. Along the way, the Fiat 127 has been strenuously tested for Economy, Reliability and Comfort J^ IP^"^%i Performance JM ||k Up to March, 1979, 3. 75 mil/ion Fiat 127 have been produced and
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    11 saved after freighter sinks
    124 13 11 saved after freighter sinks ELEVEN Indonesian seamen were yesterday rescued by a passing vessel alter their ship sank off Horsborgn Ughthoase, same 89 km east of Singapore. The seamen, from the stricken freighter Arrow, were brought to Singapore by the supply vessel Bnntento. Sources said the sMtonne Arrow started
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    Lighter and cargo salvaged from sea
    96 13 Lighter and cargo salvaged from sea A LIGHTER rose from its watery grave in the Western Anchorage yesterday after lying there for 10 days. Owned by a local firm, it was salvaged by SingaporeSalvage Engineers. The timber on the lighter was also salvaged. It sank with its cargo of sawn
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    Music, dance concerts
    46 13 THE Young Musicians Society will celebrate its 10th anniversary with music and dance concerts at the Victoria Theatre on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday at 7.30 p. m Tickets at $5. $3 and $2 are available at the Extracurricular Activities Centre in Northumberland Road.
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    At Anson
    20 13 ANSON constituency will hold an agar-agar and tim-sum competition at the Anson community centre tomorrow at 3 p.m.
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    Judge's warning on deterrent sentences
    223 13 Judge's warning on deterrent sentences SENIOR District Judge Michael Khoo yesterday said he would not hesitate to pass deterrent sentences on those he convicted of robbery. I Addressing two teenage boys who had just pleaded guilty to armed robbery, he saic "Robberies are on the increa:« in Singapore and deterrents
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    Belgium calls
    30 13 THE Telecommunication Authority of Singapore has introduced the IDD (International Direct Dialling) telephone service to Belgium. The number of destinations with which Singapore has IDD service is 47
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    Adviser to Sultan ends visit
    111 13 Adviser to Sultan ends visit THE general adviser to Sultan Hassana' Bolkiah of Brunei, Dato Awang Isa left for home yesterday, after a eight-day informal visit here. He was accompanied by his wife, Datin Rosnah binte Abdullah and a five-mem-ber team. While here, he had talks with the National Development
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    Apex Club officials
    56 13 MR Archie Rodricks has been elected president of the Apex Club of Tanglin for a one-year term ft-om August 1979. Other officials are: Messrs Yap Boon Phye (vice-presi-dent), Tan Keng Ann (secretary) and Ow Wah Foong (treasurer). Messrs Michael Pang Tai Wan, Allan Wong, Robert Van and
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    Swimming course
    46 13 Swimming course THE YMCA will conduct an eight-session swimming course on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m., beginning Aug 23. Fees are $30 for members and $35 for non-members. For registration and details, call at the YMCA office, Orchard Road, or tel. *****8.
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    Faster phone services
    172 13 PEOPLE living in the eastern parts of Singapore can expect faster telephone services with the opening of the new telephone area office (East) at Block 114, Aljunied Avenue, yesterday. Residents in the Bedok. Changi, Katong, Jalan Besar, Paya Lebar and Yio Chu Kang areas can pay their
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      338 13 Your final opportunity to live in HILLCREST ARCADIA Phase 3 is the final phase of Hillcrest Arcadia. Don't miss your last opportunity to live in Singapore's most prestigious condominium estate. Select from the lovely "Forcaria" Terrace Garden Apartments or the elegant and spacious "Govenia" Maisonette Townhouses. The Terrace Garden Apartments,
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    Dr Lau: Japan motives at Asean expense
    554 15  -  ONG MING SEING By of the Straits Times Foreign Desk MANILA, Fri. Dr Lav Teik Soon, head of the Department of Political Science in the University of Singapore, today accused Japan of pursuing selfish economic motives at the expense of the security of
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    Toshiba to invest another $40m
    109 15 Toshiba to invest another $40m TOSHIBA Singapore is to invest another $40 million in its operations here. This leading Japanese electronics manufacturer is finalising plans to: Manufacture semiconductors and hi-fi equipment here. License various companies operating here to produce circuit breakers, domestic appliances and industrial motors under its brand name;
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    Marcos to Tokyo: Take bigger role
    138 15 Marcos to Tokyo: Take bigger role MANILA, Fri. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said today Japan will have to play a bigger political role in future relations with Asean because it shares a common stake in the peace and stability of South-east Asia, ONG MING SKING reports. In a keynote address
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      247 15 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp 5 ~VH?' THE METRIC I SORRY DARLW', YOUR I II If HE'S AN EXPERT IP 3 OUNCES OF Vnull SYSTEM IS A BROTHER BlMMV WILL V,, ON LI<?UID LIQUID IN A OUART 7 npVo PUZZLER MAVBE BE MORE HELPFUL J K MEASURE/)
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      733 16 ARVIR AGENCIES ARVIREICH BEAUTY PRODUCTS (PTE) LTD. l^ 3 Proudly Announce the GRAND OPENING r of their New Office Training Centre. \."^^W Suite 544, sth Floor, Katong Shopping Centre, Mountbatten Road, Singapore 1 543. Tel: *****14 (3 Lines) *****2. /W It is my pleasure to declare open our new premises
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      5 16 MRS THERESA NG Brauty Theropis'
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      324 16 Heartiest Congratulations to ARVIR AGENCIES and ARVIREICH BEAUTY PRODUCTS (PTE) LTD., on the Grand Opening of their new Office and Training Centre, and for being the Organiser of the Ist GTE ARVIR South East Asia Beauty Seminar 1979 to be held at Singapore Hilton Hotel from 3rd September 1979. 'Electronic
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    Raja: Don't add fuel to war in Indochina
    811 17 NON-COMMUNIST countries in South-east Asia should do nothing to exacerbate the second Indochina war in the hope that the communist states would wear themselves out in the process. Nor should fear of China or of the emergence of the Soviet Union as
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    RTS senior producer Perumal dies
    104 17 RTS senior producer Perumal dies MR K. PERUMAL, 58, a writer, poet and broadcaster, died yesterday after a short illness. He was a senior producer in the Indian programmes section of Radio and Television Singapore and was well known among Tamil writers here and In Malaysia. Many of his works
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    Chen's date
    41 17 THE Minister of State for Defence and MP for Radin Mas, Mr Bernard Chen Tien Lap, will attend a National Day dinner at the Radin Mas new community centre in Telok Blangah Crescent on Aug 25 at 7.30 p.m.
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    Holiday Inn to levy 10 pc service charge
    316 17  - Holiday Inn to levy 10 pc service charge GEORGE JOSEPH By THE Holiday Inn Singapore, one of the few remaining hotels here that does not levy a 10 per cent service charge, will do so from Sept 1. This is in line with the government policy to discourage tipping. The
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    Esso leads way: Its LPG price goes up by 14pc
    202 17 Esso leads way: Its LPG price goes up by 14pc ESSO, yesterday took the lead by Jacking up Its price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by 14.4 per cent ■early three times Its last increase in May. The other oil arms here Shell, Mobil and British Prtrolcnm are expected to
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    Appeal for man's kin
    82 17 THE Traffic Police are looking for the relatives or friends of an unidentified Indian man between SO and 60 years old who died after he was hit by a lorry along Kallang Road at 5.30 p.m. yesterday. The man was clad in a black shirt and
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    New Asean-NZ dialogue
    184 17 AN Asean-New Zealand dialogue to explore further avenues for economic and industrial cooperation and aid will be held in Wellington early next month. The two-day meeting, starting on Sept 3, is the fourth since 1975. The last one was held in 1977 in Jakarta. Directors-general from each
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    Detainee offers 'to tell all' in inquiry
    556 17  -  RONNIE WAI By A CRIMINAL law detainee yesterday made a dramatic about turn before a visiting team of nine West German jurists inquiring into "The Singapore Connection" with drug offences in their country. Wee Ah Tee, who had denied any knowledge of the
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  • The Straits Times SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1979
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      STANDING FIRM
      363 18 THERE was no rhetoric at Thursday's special meeting of Asean foreign ministers in Kuala Lumpur. It was the wrong forum the meeting was to decide on a coordinated Asean stand on Kampuchea for the coming Havana non-aligned summit and the United Nations General Asembly session. And there was
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      BEST SAFEGUARD
      366 18 NOTHING has perhaps attracted more unwelcome attention for the Indonesian military leadership than the issue of political prisoners. Half a million are believed to have been arrested following the abortive 1965 pro-communist coup. But in the past two years, spurred partly by outside criticisms and no doubt by
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    Young at the UN
    609 18  -  WILLIAM OATIS By in New York IN 30 months representing the United States at the United Nations, Mr Andrew Young, stayed on the good side of the Africans but at one time or another upset the South Africans, the British, the Swedes, the Arabs and even
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    Across the Causeway
    706 18 EXCERPTS of editorial comment from Malaysian newspapers this week. GOOD relations seldom make headlines which is why the aplomb with which the \>.an group have handled the diplomatic manoeuvring on the refugee issue nas passed lar^i-ly unnoticed. The competing people or "land people" and the chasing of
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    T.F.Hwang takes you down memory lane
    676 18 T.F.Hwang takes you down memory lane From Victorian Days. THAT relatively is not too long ago. Queen Victoria is not just a name here nor in Hongkong. We have here the Victoria Memorial Hall, Victoria Theatre, Empress Place and Victoria School. It is hardly known to this day that Singapore
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    America tilts in several directions
    1239 18  -  ARNAT B^ THIS week the Asia Research News Analysis Team (ARNAT) discusses the implications for the Arab-Israeli dispute of Mr Andrew Young's resignation; the background to the Asean Foreign Minister's conference last Thursday; why the defection of Mr Hoang Van Hoan to China may not
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    216 18 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Andrew Young The US State Department, on getting an angry inquiry from South Africa, disowned the "yeah" he gave an interviewer who asked if the South African government was illegitimate. British Ambassador Ivor Richard solicited a letter from Mr Young explaining that he really did not
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      264 19 I RUE the day the HDB decided to install tabletennis tables on the void deck of its flats as I have the misfortune of staying in a unit directly above it. The noise created by those inconsiderate enough to play right up to 1
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      Avoid the scramble for small change
      265 19 I VIEW the One-Man-Operation (OMO) bus system which the Singapore Bus Service is planning to introduce eventually for its entire fleet and the impending raise in bus fares as representing rather hasty decisions, if not too nasty, as the SBS is taking advantage of
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      Watch how people fumble for coins
      199 19 Singapore Bus Service has certainly hit the local news scene!. First, the price hike and now the One-Man-Operated (OMO) service in operation. If you take a trip on one of the OMO buses, take a look at the apathetic look of the lone bus
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      It's the senior officers who pay back more
      249 19 I REFER to the article by "Teeth" (ST, August, 2) on payment for "make-up vacation leave". With the recent general leave option exercise, officers who opt for the 1973 Leave Scheme with payment of the leave allowance are now able to enjoy,
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      124 19 Imagine my shock at summons! ON July 21 at about 10 a.m., I accidentally entered the restricted zone at the junction of Orchard and Scotts Roads. I only realised it when I passed through the barrier and immediately stopped my car in front of C.X.Tang Ltd. I then walked over
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      We can't be late for work or school every day
      137 19 We can't be late for work or school every day IN VIEW of the promised Increase In the number of SBS buses which Is going to take place In the near future, may I request for more bases to be Included In services 1M and 182? Most of us commuters,
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      95 19 Should that charge be payable? MY WIFE was admitted to Alexandra Hospital sometime in 1975 for a period of 26 days to deliver her fourth child. Unfortunately, the baby was "still born." After sometime a hospital bill was sent to me indicating the ward charges which totalled $78 and requesting
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      433 19  -  BETTINA VON HASE By in Vienna "HOW OLD do you have to be to have sex?" parents are often baffled by their children's questions, bat not the Vienna telephone information service for the young. Founded by toe government In April 1918,
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      194 19 THE Singapore Teachers Union in its latest issue of The Mentor has conceded that a certain group of teachers on the $675 scale will lose up to $360 for the next two years of the conversion to the new salary
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      280 19 GGENERftL COLOUR TV gives the best possible colour viewing at all times "^'^IBIbTI I I *^3O r— I J~r with Sensor Touch '"jV.Bfl°°OOo FOR EVERY PURCHASE V V«TbW Sf°OOOo OF GENERAL COLOUR TV "•OOto FOR SINGAPORE ONLY m M ■tl- Oo j HURRY WHILE STOCKS LAST "kTka L 8L 81
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      362 19 All that glitters.*. •Do you know that JfrjtUM JErrr«^ if you had bought gold five A years ago, you would have off*. almost doubled your B bV^*b? F^^B money? That's how fast J^ *JAmh!y*"w the price of gold has IPWO risen. And it is still Ir >AJL j^^|»^ffl going up.
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      CLOSING PRICE
      1420 20 THE asi transacted ready sale at the cloae of bus.ness on the Stock Exchange of Singapore \vsterday compared with the previous day's prices together with 1979 high and low I Adjusted for scrip rights issue) IH7V Last High !n» Company Sale or- j sH riON ONE INDUSTRIAL a
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      307 20 Closing tone: Steadier. Turnover: Official figures supplied by the Stock Exchange of Singapore including odd lots "Ready" totalled: 5 486,000 units valued at $13,608,000. Industrials accounted for 3,423,000, finance 434,000, hotels 272,000, properties 693,000, debentures, loans and bonds 5,000, plantations 567.000, minings 92,000."Settlement" contracts totalled: 979,000 units valued
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      1680 20 SID and offer prices officially listed and business in an reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of snares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett". Big Board
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      161 20 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (250.000) (4) 99.10 (8) 99.05 4 3/4% 15/9/80 (250.000) (4) 99.23 5 3/4% 1/6/78-80 (250.000) (100.358 100.455) 5 1/4% 1/3/81 (250.000) (8) 99.50 5% 15/4/81 (250.000) (4) 99.15 5% T F 1/5/83 (250.000) (*****8 HUM) 5 3/4% T F 15/8/81-84 (250.000) (101. SOS)
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      1801 20 810 and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number al shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified. INIM'STKIALS trmai.Mlß) AJksaaßata (2 68B) 4leaaiil9Hß2 02S) (151 2.00 cd A Char il
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        32 20 Haw Par M Credit "on Plant Pabcr Merlin [nchcapc J C MPH L'ity Dev LJ M W LJ O B 372.000 301.000 178.000 157.000 152.000 130.000 114.000 109.000 105.000
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        33 20 B.T.Index: industrials: 5"inance: riotels: Properties: Minings: Plantations: 3.C.B.C.: S.E.S.Ind: Aug 16 Aug IT 2404.44 2459 55 402.80 406.30 724.61 725.53 287.58 288.26 ***** 249.86 218.19 219.79 676.71 681.65 ***** 389.09 354.64 359.91
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        35 20 r«iek Cement Metro Hld«» 0 C B C DBS P M HldRi Semb Shipyard Sin Heng Chan BAT 410 378 705 530 280 191 185 150 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 -3 -3 -3
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        49 20 Sung*! Beai Ayer Hil.m Tia Krmpas Matsu.hit. Ounlop Eal < Sugars Bata Troooh Minrs M Brtweriea Sinn- Darby Slhn Kinla M Bankinc lluinnril 1200 1430 555 590 430 282 272 945 575 344 900 705 590 80 30 25 20 18 17 17 15 15 12 10 10 10
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        306 20 HONGKONG: Shares price closed slightly easier in nervous trading yesterday, ahead of the meeting of Exchange Banks Association's Interest Rate Committee today, dealers said. The market opened easier and continued falling on some selling before recovering towards the close while the Hang Seng index eased 1.81 to 614.08 points.
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        358 20 TOKYO: Share prices closed slightly higher in active trading yesterday, after late profittaking pared oarly gains, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 9.00 to close at 6,452.56 points, after briefly touching a record 6.456.05 in early trading, with a volume of 300 million shares. The New index closed
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        GOLD
        212 20 THE KILOBAR market for gold deliverable in Singapore opened al $20,950 and closed at 120.826 yestrr day In the Far East, gold opened al U*****80 ***** Uood selling throughout the day drove the pnov lower In the early afternoon, gold reached a low of $297 60 298 00 where
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        Solid gains on Sydney
        317 21 SYDNEY, FYi. The market Hosed generally firm with f solid gains in industrial, mm < ing and oil stocks and Ampol J and Ansett shares continuing i to dominate interest, dealers said. Ansett increased its holding i in Ampol to 20 per cent, the same as
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        NY lower in heavy trading
        235 21 NKW YORK, Thurs. Profitlaking anil caution ahead of ihe weekly banking figures left stock prices lower in continued heavy trading today. Traders saw an opportunity to cash in on Ihe recent sharp gains that pushed the Dow Jones industrial average up 56 points in thi-ee
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        Amsterdam mixed
        255 21 AMSTKRDAM. Thurs Share prices closed mixed. I'hilips was unchanged and Inilever. whose second quarter profit was little changed, dropped 0.40 guilders in otherwise higher Dutch internationals, dealers said. Royal Dutch pared early lmitls to close 0.80 higher following the sharp rise in second quarter earnings. NMB firmed 3.50
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        Zurich slightly firmer
        274 21 ZURICH. Thurs. Share pines continued slightly firmer underpinned by selective dc mand. dealers said lfctnks were well supported led by firmer bank l-eu and Paribas. Small gains predominated among financial*. Insurances followed the generally firmer trend which featured Helvetia and Zurich registered. Active (.'harmilles featured generally higher
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        London slightly firmer
        636 21 <'\I*)N. Thurs. Share rushed sliphlly firmer n low volume but government »>:i.ls pared back initial Rains ■naiad apnriog levels. liMlris siiid At :u») pm the Financial lime?, index was up 5.8 at Mill GuvcmiuCßt t> is use up to 1 2 point al the outset on •xjiei
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        64 21 FINANCIAL TIMKS INDUSTRIALS Thursday 479.7 Wednesday 474.2 Week Ago 474.2 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 884.04 Wednesday *****4 Week ago 842.34 LONDON DOLLAR PRK.MII M Thursday 32 to 32'. Wednesday 32U>32 U.K. HANG SENG Friday 614.08 Thursday 615.89 Week ago 620 10 SVDNKY INDUSTRIALS Friday 505 99 Thursday
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        TIN
        121 20 THE STRAITS tin price rose another $22 to $1,900 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering down 15 tonnes to 140 tonnes. The overnight London market was steady with forward buyers gaining 13 to 1:6,615 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day was up £30 for Cash
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        Closing prices
        31 20 Rubber Aug 17 Singapore: September 281.00 cents (down 2.50 cents) Malaysia: September 281.00 cents (down 2.50 cents) Tin: M 51,900 (up $22) Official offering: 140 tonnes (up 15 tonnes)
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        COPPER
        32 20 IjONDON: Copper prices on Thursday (previous in brackets) Wirebar Spot CMS (t«6). sellers £900 CMS) Three Month buyers L 894 (f.903). sellers LWS (C 903.50) M.rkrl Unr Steady. tain: 14.000 tonnes.
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        RUBBER
        530 20 OPENING prices in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked up fractionally following higher London advices, dealers said. The improvement was, however, short-lived as a wave of selling emerged, taking values back by three cents. The substantial drop in the Japanese market late in the session also depressed sentiment,
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        SSR and SMR
        77 20 >OON S.SK mt <MH »nr. yraU Uraa> IA8 >K kSKSii 4RKLB mk r\ ■MKI imr or >MK I MK .MK «t M II. Urn |MlMl II hn galkl' 11 Ul>|Mlktl 1 Inop^lMI ■I U>f>p>UMI Mt.Tp.Hrt, l.oialkli I Ion p*lktt II luipallrtl S*pUak*r l( yrrf.l Mlki Bu..r, S,ll,r.
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      Bulls keep on charging in
      346 20 THE BULLS came char* ing la »t the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday to close the week's trading on a derisively buoyant note. Share prtres in general finished marginally higher on active baying interest. In addition to positive signs of a widening spread of interest,
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      Kuala Lumpur
      264 20 SHARE prices were dealt td a firm close yesterday, thanks to the fairly bullish conditions prevailing on the I Kuala Lumpur stock mar- ket. Buyers were present right from the opening bell and they chased a broad selection of stocks markedlyhigher. The New Straits Times industria' ordinary share
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      Money and exchanges
      207 20 THE US dollar opened slightly hii;h it al *2 1545 5.1 in the Singapore forex market yesterday and display cd a firm undertone throughout the day moving up to 52 1570 before i losing at S2 1567 75 The dollar was underpinned by the rs discount rate
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      NOMINAL RATES
      383 20 INTERBANK rates at 3.00 pm: Currencies Nominal rales Smithsonian Percentage quoted yesterday (crosi)parity Chang* I/Ural dollars to one unit of foreign currency US dollar 2.1567 2.1575 2.8196 -23.51 ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on Aug 16: -i Closing Asian dollar certificates of deposit for prime
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      Discount
      47 20 RANGE of prim offered by di count houses on Auk ■in-, Call dpposn Clotiag Buyiai SWIini I month Treasury Mils 5 1/16 4 15/16 3 month Bank bills 7 7 3 month CO 7 7 6 month CD 7 15/16 113/16 Source: National Discount Co Ltd.
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      Money market
      27 20 UKMUlf nurrxinK ruu-s ngupore dollars on Auk 1' Offer Bid n.rniKht 9 9 iiiniiih 7 7i iiiuntli.s 7 I )vrrnlghl mode ichilv fiom ihoNo <iik>ii
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      Minimum lending rates
      22 20 THE average rate at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers LsB.4» per cent.
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      Solid half-time for GSI and Harimau
      571 21 GENKRAL Securities Investments 'GSI> and Harimau Investments have shown their ability to keep pace with the growth of the stixk market. Net tangible asset backing per share rose 7.4 per cent for GSI and 16.2 per cent for Harimau during the first half of
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      Sim Lim shows profit after four years
      298 21 Sim Lim shows profit after four years A BUOYANT property market In Singapore from the latter part of last year enabled Sim I Jin Investments to take a small step forward from the series of setbacks it suffered since the 1*75-78 financial year. For the first time in four years,
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      725 21 [HEWLETT M PACKARD HEWLETT PACKARD SINGAPORE GROW WITH HP We are looking for matured, dynamic and growth oriented persons with strong technical background and proven ability to interact effectively with all levels of people to join HP as> MATERIALS MANAGER The successful candidate should possess at least a Bachelor's degree
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      679 21 1 E I LEIGHTON SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEERING ESTIMATOR H LEIGHTON IS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTOR UNDERTAKING ALL ASPECTS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION IN HONG KONG THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE VACANCY FOR AN I EXPERIENCED SENIOR ESTIMATOR AGED IDEALLY AROUND 40 WITH SUBSTANTIAL SITE EXPERIENCE AND CONSIDERABLE RECENT EXPERIENCE IN ESTIMATING
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      991 22 yv* AT YOUR SERVICE SECTION INDEX l^isssssWLa^asssssssassss.& assL^Lj 9^J P^ .j| L .1 L .s^assLsssssLs^asLsSasl asssL.^L.sssl W^sl Vim^'onir. fset lnHZs'uTl ßola?l9 VI EDUCATION TRAINING CATS la^P •■■alas^^a^sssss^ W *SP€si VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS 1 RATES VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL **»«*44** Perword:«ocls(Mln $9 00) iv ORITTIARTFS I 1 IVr column cm $10.75 (Mln>s322s)
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      1957 22 ■iV\J ,L'slsa-#V_»^fl W s^aW Lat, V^* 5P" 1 THEATRE REST. NiTE-<3 W K. s rf 9 a«^ amti.POTki.asNctsi.CslsmanSi SSM V. V aa«^* \7-^ T« 32ir57. *****1 EXT ml «ol^B C\°° 2 ICO WO /?>. sk fr.j. T- sr £3*ESIA V A dynamic 4-piece band for Pa)ajj j HT^jL your entertainment
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      918 22 FMainly fqrl! tourists j 155 Art/Crafts/ i 163 Beauty Salons/ Souvenirs Massage ALFA HANDICRAFT FOR Quality PENINSULA HEALTH CENTRE, hand-knotted oriental carpets. I Peninsula Hotel sth Floor. Massilverwares, hand-embroidered sage' Steambath/ Facial Telegarments. 169-A. Singapore phones: *****1. *****1 ext 517 for Handicraft Centre. Tel: *****8. appointment. 157 Photographic Equipment/ Watches
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      643 22 II EMPLOYMENT FA irchild" SINGAPORE PTE LTD invite suitably qualified candidates to join us as SUPERVISORS (QA Production Mamtenjnc* 1 FV-; Requirements: Diploma in either Mechanical Electronic Production Engineering 1 to 2 years supervisors experience in a semt conductor establishment QA Prrxiuction Super visors must have relate. l experience c
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      613 22 A Jupanese manufacturing Company In Jurmm seek< suitable candidates lor the (Hisl Ol SECRETARY $6,500 $10,400 p.a Requirements: a l;oi«1 in lypmit all.) stenc. a good command of written and spoken English: knowledge "i Jafsnin wIU be an ad*anta«e a ability to operate Msm machine and i'ahx a pleasant personalll}
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      1459 23 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant b) Secretarial and Clerical a well established Merchant Bank requires s female Clerk. Typist ror its dealing room Applicants must he not more than 'JIJ >ears ol age. pi (ici: School certificate and typ- ing s|ieed ol 45 wpm Ability to speak Mandarin and other
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      1226 23 II EMPLOYMENT i •"■es"»»»"»»»»»»s»»"ss»»a»»aaa»aaaaaaaa»^^^«^^eaaaaaa«»a»a»eaaaa»a»«Bal •FMC A leading US Petroleum Equipment Manufacturer has a vacancy lor the post of: SALES CLERK Candidates should possess: c (toed <; C I O' level grades in HiKli-h and Mathematics a Preferably 1 2 years' working experience In a manufacturing concern We offer generous fringe
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      641 23 II EMPLOYMENT SINGAPORE SLIPWAY ENGINEERING CO PTE LTD requires a CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANT (PERSONNEL) Qualifications: 1. Candidate should possess at least a OCE School Certificate 2 Able to type accurately at 40 45 wpm with knowledge of filing 3. Able to withstand pressure of personnel work. 4. Relevant experience In personnel
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      623 23 A leading Printing Ink Manufacturing Company in Singapore invitee applicants for.1 SALES REPRESENTATIVE Qualifications a) 'A' or 'O' level b) Must have valid driving licence and car c) Completed National Service d) At least 2 years' experience in similar capacity Interested applicants, please send lull resume, qualifications, expected salary to
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      1086 23 II EMPLOYMENT YEO HIAP SENG LIMITED invitee applications Irom auitably qualified candidates for the following positions: SALES SUPERVISORS c G.C.E A' level or equivalent c Fluent in English and major Chinese dialects. c Have drive and enthusiasm and able to lead a Sales team with the minimum of supervision. c
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      1145 23 II EMPLOYMENT A Multi-National Corporation in Jurong invites applications for the positions of:(A) ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN Requirements:e itu Certificate In Electrical Practice. 5 years' experience m the Oil Refinery or Shipbuilding Industry. Completed In 111 line National Service The commencing gross salary would be $600 to $700 p.m. depending on experience
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      1147 24 II EMPLOYMENT 1 —I 1 Subsidiary of large US Internatio31 Situations Vacant OHtie«d Group requires OUALIFIEO MOTOR MECHANIC Wl Tex-hrtiral IT H Trade certificate. MevIHUKMI Minimum 5 years' working experience on repair and maintenance of Petrol and _r~_l ■1 ■%£> ■•.'."^rU driving licence KJ mm I I c Completed National
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      270 24 II EMPLOYMENT s t 5 [i J -I S_" 5 I Eg xziS 5_ s_ >_ 1 ft" -<, S "3 11 c c 111 "I i lit m <-S a f 5 1 _i 5* »2S 3 E 2_S««S 7 a 1 1 t In S!^« 8 I |*1J
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      491 24 I COLD STORAGE (S) PTE LTD require*: FEMALE OFFICE CLEANER a) Attractive salary offered b) 2 months bonus Interested applicant* plea** I call personally to:I ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT 227, UPPER BUKIT TIMAH ROAD SINGAPORE 2156 COLD STORAGE (S) PTE LTD requires: MESSENGER/DESPATCH RIDER c applicants must possess Class 2 licence c
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      1277 24 II EMPLOYMENT COOLING SYSTEMS* FLEXIBLES KANA KANA JAPANESE PTE LTD RE ST AURANT requires requires .CCU-TYOUAROS \l\ A N ART K ;,Sr With previous experience In WAITRESSES military/security group. Age. below 50 years, able to read, write nlv morning shift is required and speak English. for P- t-Ume. Attraettve salary
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      858 24 II EMPLOYMENT A/ A Wanted I M f\\ WAITERS, WAITRESSES end MARATHON dispensers LETOURNEAU Immedtate vacancies OFFSHORE PTE LTD call personally at requires A AW DUNEARN ROAD SECURITY between 9e.m. and 4pjn. today and GUARDS HM mm Good salary. NWC 7* and transport Applicants must allowance will be paid to
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      1033 24 II EMPLOYMENT AE3 ales appreciates lulu,, ,t, t I yOU. Your future mcern. Is our main concern. octor/ Our new Bedok factory wortbng otters you (setter working Jcondi conditions and envirorv rattonal ment. wider recreational Of goal- facilities and lots of goalnet, uke rviented incentives Like H. fegrwt faster promotions
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      887 25 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant Why are they smiling atFairchUd? y They're smiling because we trea> employees as people anc al ma <es a w °rld o' difference if you're just starting out in life <PBl AtFairchild. we make lots 'jj,\ of semiconductors the *y^ things that make computers W^g\
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      956 25 II EMPLOYMENT I REQUIRED SECURITY GUARDS M Lnfto i E ale ümt PP B^Hrg 32 Situations Wanted Leong Finance Building. Jalan Besar. Spore oB2o AUSTRIAN/ GERMAN fema.e V^'lSTSl^SrZ "a P rTTok CC y ce o d E^/h* fr^o? EKSSStf 51 Maga ?.'SKS-..S 1 1KS! I -I^ line Road, Spore olos
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      1505 25 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES Ifi SITUATED AT PAYA LEBAR ROAO (MAIN ROAD,) I NEXT TO MIS. ASIA STEEL WELOED MESH CO. PTE. LTD.| SUITABLE rorUJGriTINDUSTRY I FREEHOLD 80% LOAN AVAILABLE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY UNFUR- DIST. 9 EXECUTIVE MAISONETTE NISHED single-storey terrace high floor, 3 large bedrooms/ house. 3 bedrooms. 24 Jalan Tan-
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      1779 25 11V ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES 1111 1 1 ii lin l ENGLISH COMPANY WITH Re- CAMNMLL PLAZA, BETTER furglonal office In Spore requires nlshed than the show-flat. 3 Bungalows or luxurious apart- bedrooms with bathroom at■nents, with/ without swimming tached and 1 servant's room, pool In the preferred Dlsts. 9. 10. Floor
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      1450 25 I IV ACCOMMODATION ft PROPERTIES 1 I SHIPPING COMPANY J 59 QlfiCe SptW* w..h to purer,.- Wanted Bungalows Or Apartments l t REQUIRED FOR PURCHASE c.r PLEASE CALL: Q |r( rum Wiireriousf ap proximately 3.000 5.000 sq ft. *****53 WITH DETAILS. preferably in disus 12 to 16. Ring: I *****31
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      142 Deaths
      159 26 JOSEPH YAP HOCK CHENG. HJMI 79 passed away peacefully on /8/79. leaving behind beloved wife. Chua Cheng Yeok. 3 sons. 3 daughters. 2 daughters-in-law. 10 grandchildren. Cortege leaving Singapore Casket on Sunday 19/8/79 at 11.30 am for Our Lady Of Lourdes Church and then for Mount Vernon. No
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      165 26 CHIAGUELENG.B3 passed away suddenly on 16.8.79 leaving behind beloved wit* Maria Song, 3 son* Paul. Joachim a Phillip. 3 daughters Dolly Helen a Annie. 3 sons-in-law Philip Sng Han j Liarg. Chong Yoon Choy Barnard Young 2 daughters-in-law Jane ol Vancouver 1 Sock Kirn. 10 grandchildren a 2
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      45 26 144 In Memor iam IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS Lin WAS FULL OK KINDLY DEEDS A HELPING HAND TO ALL IN NEED SINCERE AND TRUE IN HEART ANDMIND A MEMORY SWEET HE LEFT BEHIND INSERTED BY FAMILY SIMON GOH TECK MONO DEPARTED 18 8 75
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      17 26 CHARLES TAN SIONG BEO Ist. Anniversary ol his death Always remembered by family
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      140 Acknowledgements
      41 26 Th* Ismily ol th* late Mr. Cheong Kwong H*e wish** lo eipress their sincere thanks and gratitude lo reiatives. friends and colleagues lor thaw kind assistance condolence* attendance and donations during MR CHEONG KWONG HEE departed 14 8 79
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      134 26 with lo thank Father Vincant Ch** a members ol Th* Church 01 St. T*r*sa, friends a r*lativ*s tor then assistance, condolences a. prayers during their recent bereavement Special thanks to doctors, nurses 4 start ol Ward* 8 a 10 General Hospital. with** lo express their
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      632 26 VI EDUCATION TRAINING I ATT language centre SCHOOL OF LINGUISTIC SKILLS Language courses and private tuition for school examinations and for business, travel and pleasure EVENING CLASSES English, all levels Mon. Wed. 7.30 p.m. Tue. Thu. 7.30 p.m. English for school-age children, all levels Tue. Thu. 5.45 p.m. Wed. Fri.
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      701 26 VI EDUCATION TRAINING EXPERIENCED TUTORS WHUNQ LL.B. LONDON INTERMEDIATE lo give tuition In all subjects/ levels at your home/ our centres. Preparing for June 1980 Exam *****3/ *****2/*****5/*****0/ Typed full notes with case*****0. given r Chua *****5 Tuesday 7.30 9 30 p m EXPERIENCED AND DEDICATED Sat 530-7 00 p
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      1268 26 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS JUIaTALTPBOOaUUtftt \f^ Departure 13 OCT. 79. For 11 Days Ju«t *3M».00 v r SHNA/rUMMNCt VtafT TO IXPORT TRAOf CINTRt VENICE VtSIT 'AMOua MURAMO OLAM FACTORY MftAN UAtHM GOODS FAM t WHnVTOM ForfurtnardataMaandarachuraplaaaacsN: tL^mr AW KWAW TRAVEL SCRVICC (S) PTI LTO Rm. Ita. H«H r»al> Swaat Caws. NarWi
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      173 26 ETERNAL LIFE ASSEMBLY Sunday Worship Same. 11.00 at 18th Floor. Apollo Hot.i Languaga: Kiißlish/ Cantonese ALL WELCOME WE PRAY FOR THE SICK. ORCHARD ROAD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Corner of Orchard and Penang Road Sunday service 900 a.m English service with Sunday School and creche: 1045 am. Youth groups meet: 11.30 a
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      140 Acknowledgements
      74 27 The family of the lair Mr Gofi Km Hau express their sinnurses, doctor and sinseh, for their selfless and dedicated care during the past 4 years of his Illness and u> all relatives, friends and well wishers (or all a.ssistance. wreaths, donations and attendance during their recent bereavement
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      72 27 THE STAFF OF M/S PREECE. CARDEW RIDER (SOUTH EAST ASIA) WISHES TO EXPRESS DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO MR. H-NG HUNG CHENH I FOR THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER. MR. H-NG SOON POH ON 16th AUGUST 1878. To the bereaved family of MR. WONG TIEW JEE With deepest sympathy and
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    IN MEMORIAM
    22 27 "YOUR LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY. YOUR ABSENT A SILENT GRIEF" OCARLY MISSED ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY LOVED ONES I. JACOB H«73
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      943 27 DEC, 1872, ROVER TC 2000 2 private owners. Alrcond. cassette, radio Tel: *****23 DEC. 1873 MERCEDES 200 Alrcond.. Excellent condition $24,600. Contact *****36 HP arrangeable DEC. 1874 ALFETTA with aircon.. radio cassette, sports rims, excellent condition. Offers above $18,000 secures Tel: *****20 DEC. 1878 FORD Escort 1 3GL door. Tuff-kote.
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      944 27 JUNE 1878 FORD Cortina with alrcond.. radio cassette Asking $20,500 negotiable. 1971 Ford Transit pickup. Asking $3,500 negotiable Tel *****19/ *****93 Mr Yip. KAWASAKI Z-1R (1018 cc.) In good condition for sale. View at: 10. Blk 2. Norfolk Road. KAWASAKI ITS 1877 model $1,500 0.n.0. And 1 set of Mlnillte
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      838 27 WHYARE I SHOCK ABSORBERS I SO IMPORTANT? I Because poor quality shock absorbers I are dangerous I make braking less effective I cause wheel rtop. I and uneven tve wear I reduce cornering power I BE SAFE FIT THE BEST I Eastern Agencies SHOWROOM CONDITION 1878 Mercedes 200. Done only
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      964 27 1868 MM MKN Beautiful condition, winding windows, cassette fan. tax till 3/80. $4,700. Motorcycle AJ Suzuki 200 c.c $200 Tel *****88. 1888 OPEL COMMODORE OS. 1 owner. Best offer secures PARF eligible. Contact *****31 1888/70 VOLKSWAGEN 1300. Oood condition 4 new tyres. Insurance and road tax Just paid $6,000 Call:
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      938 27 1873 MAZDA 828 RX4 Alrcond. radio, tax Dec. 1979 Immaculate condition. $8,800 0.n.0. Tel. 6801 17. 1973 MERCEDES 230 alrcond cassette, power steering, tax Dec Beautiful condition Tel *****03. 1873 MERCEDES 200 2nd owner with aircond. radio, cassette Beautiful condition Contact *****4 1873 MERCEDES 200 with radio, cassette, alrcond. Excellent
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      649 27 1979 VESPA SCOOTER 150 c c Selling: $1,800 0.n.0. View at: 128-G. Calrnhlll Rd. Saturday after 12 noon. 2 UNITS 1200 i- r scrap car. Price $5,800 inclusive transfer Seyanchoon Motor Credit Trading Co Tel: *****8/9. 9 MONTHS OLD Toyota Van 1200 Showroom condition Concealed alrcond. $10,900 o n o
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      373 27 FIAT 131S 1878 to 1978 model Must be one owner Trl *****9 Tan HIGHEST OFFER FOR all cars Preferably 1973 onwards Hire Purchase Arrangeable Tel: *****8/9. HIGH PRICE OFFERED lor good used secondhand motorcycles and scooters Interested, call *****7 (day 1/*****30 1 night) HIGH PRICE OFFERED lor secondhand molor cars
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      461 28 Sarawak Shell Berhad Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited Invite applications from Malaysian citizens for appointment as:— ==E Trainee Production Supervisors Candidates should be: |j|^| Between 20— 28 years of age; a holder of HND/HNC in Mechanical or Process Engineering or equivalent level of education The Production Supervisor will be in
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      286 28 r r ATTENTION Wi ARE AN WTERNATWWL COMPANY OEALJNG M PAPER GOU) BUiJONANDCOMMOOmESArf) WE NEED 4 GROUP MANAGERS FOR TRANNG ABROAD BEFORE JOMMG OUR NEWLY-OPENED MALAYSIA SUBSDIARY. THE PERSON WE NEED MUST MATCH THE FOLLOWMG QUAUFICAHONS: MALE, 25-35 YEARS OLD AT LEAST UMVERSTY DEGREE OR COLLEGE WPLOMA FLUENT h SPOKEN
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      584 28 »j_aj llilaiV 1 Mf»T Our fast expanding organisation and one of the leading manufacturer* of electrical home appliances at Shah Alam invites applications from qualified Malaysian citizens for the following posts: 1) TECHNICIANS Candidates must possess a Diploma in Electrical Electronic Mechanical Engineering or Vocational Certificate from any recognised local
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      615 28 Erl ACMA. ACMA Electricol Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd mvrtes opplkorion from suitably qualified Malaysian for the following positions: A STORE SUPERVISOR 1. Thorough knowledge of store procedure. 2. Fomiliar with refrigerator and room air-rondmoner parts. 3. 2 years experience in similar position. 4. HSC holder with good mathematics results. B.
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      786 29 I COMMERCIAL MANAGER I SINGAPORE Salary Circa $33,000 Per Annum Our Client is a recently established foundry Company in Singapore. Due to expansion, applications are invited for the position of Commercial Manager. This is the principal financial position reporting to the General Manager. The succesful candidate should have: A professional
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    DEATH
    34 30 MDM. euzamth pushpahaTHAN, aged 82. passed away Rf»i!' v'ly so°^ y^cV Dora? d^h'llr-m-'.aw.^'Vrandc0".': dren and 9 great grandchildren "">""> her loss. Cortege leaves Bg W, «■-aoange^ A«nu, at st Bernadette. thence to c.C.X. Cemetery.
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      971 30 22IS3HMHHV TAKEOVER OFFER FOR LINGUI DEVELOPMENTS BERHAD BY FANTAK REALTY SDN BERHAD The Directors of Lingui Developments Berhad ("Lingui") announce that a formal notice of takeover has been received from Asia vest Merchant Bankers (M) Berhad acting on behalf of Fantak Realty Sdn Berhad ("Fantak") for the issued capital of
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      612 30 Applications ore invited from suitably qualified persons for the following posts: (1) LABORATORY ASSISTANT 2) OPERATOR, ACCOUNTING MACHINERY (3) STENOGRAPHER (4) 81-LINGUAL TYPIST (5) SEMI-SKILLED LABOURER (CARPENTRY) (6) LIBRARY ATTENDANT (7) DESPATCH RIDER (8) CAMPUS WARDEN Qualifications: (1) HSC, GCE 'A' Level or Secondary IV qualifications with 2 years' experience
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      562 30 N HOTEL MERLIN SINGAPORE LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) invite* suitably qualified applicants for the post of EXECUTIVE CHEF The person we seek should have the following pre-requisites-1. Age Should preferably be over 30. 2. Nationality Singapore citizen/ expatriate holding Singapore permanent residency status. 3. Should preferably have
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      895 30 WMF SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD invites applications fron suitably qualified candidates for the following positions: Supervisor for tool and die -maker shop Qualifications Mininun <X£ or equivalent. Completion of recognised tool a die-maker apprenticeship advantageous. Mininun of at least 6 years experience in a precision toolroom. Previous supervisory experienae over toolroom
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      268 31 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday EIGHT thousand applicants for 14 jobs in the Broadcasting Department. This is an indication of the overwhelming of response to Operation Isipenuh (Fill up), the drive by the Public Services Department to fill 42,000 vacancies in the civil service.
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      168 31 Counterfeit PSD forms: Man held in shop raid TELUK ANSON, Fri. A 55-year-old man was detained for questioning by police here on Wednesday, for counterfeiting and illegally selling application forms used by the Public Services Department in its Operation Isipenuh (Full up). The Deputy OCPD (Crime), ASP Muslim bin Mohamed,
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      Lock icon Fined for illegal stay
      69 31 PENANG. Fri. A Malaysian cook, 1. Mohamed Barook, 35, was fined $500 or three months' jail by the magistrate's court yesterday for harbouring his wife, an Indian citizen, who had overstayed in Malaysia by 88 days. His wife, Salma Beevi, 32. was fined $500 or three
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      50 31 JOHORE BARU, Fri. Johore Traffic Chief Asst. Supt A. Sabapathy said travelling in pirate taxis was a risk and should therefore be avoided. He said for August alone, about 45 pirate taxis had been summoned for various offences including having faulty brakes, defective lighting and old engines. NST.
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      138 31 Industrial bank to offer long-term credit KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The government today launched the Industrial Development Bank of Malaysia Ltd., aimed at extending long-term loans to all economic sectors in the country. The bank was incorporated on Aug 7 and is expected to begin operations soon. It has an authorised
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      47 31 KUCHING, Fri. DAP founder member in Sarawak, Mr Jamali Satong, has resigned from the party. This was confirmed by the party's political bureau director, Mr Lee Lam Thye, who said that he received the letter of resignation from Mr Jamali on Wednesday. NST.
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      Lock icon Letting the sick retire
      43 31 PENANG. Fri. The Penang Municipal Council's bus department is considering the early retirement on medical grounds of workers who take excessive casual sick leave. Municipal Council sources said yesterday that such action was aimed at safeguarding public interests. NST.
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      On 'khalwat with hubby' charge
      152 31 TANAH RATA, Fri. A Muslim woman who married a Hindu In Singapore will be charged on Nov IS for committing khalwat with her husband. The couple married in Singapore on April 3, They were found in a hotel room here by Pahang Religions Department officials
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      228 31 Penang steps up air, sea drug checks PENANG, Friday CUSTOMS officers at the Bayan Lepas airport and also at the Penang sea port will intensify their "drug surveillance" following last Friday's success in which $3 million worth of heroin was found at the airport in an unattended bag bound for
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      34 31 PENANG, Fti. A Chinese opera actor cum construction worker from Singapore, Koh Hiang Chye. 25. was fined $800 or six months' jail by the magistrate's court here yesterday for overstaying in Malaysia. NST.
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      179 31 Suhaimi on why transport chief was transferred KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The former DirectorGeneral of Road Transport, Datuk Hassan Ibrahim, was transferred to the Public Services Department because his minister "did not like" his actions. Umno Youth leader Haji Suhaimi Datuk Kamaruddin who said this here yesterday, added that Datuk Hassan's
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      274 31 Nobody knew girl, 12 was pregnant, court told PENANG, Fri. The Sessions Court was told yesterday that nobody knew a 12-year-old schoolgirl was pregnant until her mother found that she had given birth to a baby girl in the kitchen of their home. The girl's uncle, rubber tapper Wahid bin
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      89 31 JOHORE BARU. Fri. The State Tourist Department is considering publicising Johore Baru as a seafood centre in order to attract Japanese tourists here. State Tourist Officer Mr Abdul Halim Shukor said the Japanese are very fond of seafood and that Johore has much to offer. As
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      51 31 M1RI. Fri. Borneo Skyways a Mirt-based private air charter company has grounded all its three fixedwing aircraft due to shortage of aviation fuel. Its director, Mr Suhaimi Abdul Jalil, said yesterday that the supply of fuel to the company had been drastically reduced to 2954 litres a month.
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      53 31 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Mahathir Mohamed will lead another investment promotion mission to Europe in October, it was announced here today. The Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (Mida) organising the mission said the mission will visit Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands from Oct 11
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE ONE
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      Lock icon Coe's had enough for now and wants time for rest
      458 32 ZURICH, Frl. la the space of 41 days, Briton Sebastian Cm has eclipsed the names of three track legends Alberto Juantorena, John Walker and Filbert Bay! and become the first athlete to bold the Ms-metre, l,5Mm and mile world records
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      332 32 Familiar faces in unfamiliar sides LONDON, Fri. England's footballers get back to business, after a short summer break, when their League season opens tomorrow, but many familiar faces will be playing in unfamiliar teams after a hectic close season of transfer deals. The multi-million
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      79 32 LONDON, Fri. Welsh soccer captain Terry Yorath yesterday signed for Tottenham Hotspur from Coventry City la a £3M,IM deal between the two English First Division clubs. Yorath, 29, passed a medical examination before the signing was completed yesterday morning. He will be available for Tottenham's first
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      Lock icon Denmark ahead in 4th race
      162 32 HELSINKI, Fri. Peter Due and Per Kjorgard, of Denmark, jumped into the lead at the start of the fourth race of the European Open Tornado yachting championships yesterday and led to the flag to move into second place overall. Yakov Kliver and Sergei Fogelev, of
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      300 32 PLYMOUTH (England), Fri. Australia were yesterday declared winners of the Admiral's Cup yachting series, taking the trophy for the second time only. With the last of the previously-untraced boats involved in the Fastnet race positively sighted early yesterday, the organisers were able to compile Cup standings.
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      41 32 TORONTO. Fri. Second-half goals by Johan Neeskens, Vladislav Bogicevic and Rick Davis gave the New York Cosmos a 3-1 victory over Toronto Blizzard yesterday, and a one-game lead in their North American Soccer League quarter-final with the Blizzard. AP.
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      BRIEFS
      213 32 ATLANTIC CITY, (New Jersey). Fri. American Matthew Saad Muhammad sees his title defence against Britain's John Conteh here tomorrow as a step towards reunifying the world light-heavyweight division. Saad Muhammad, 24, the former Matthew Franklin, will be making his first defence of the World Boxing Council version of the
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      367 32 Severiano Ballesteros, of Spain, the defending champion, returned a one-under-par 70. as did West Germans Bernhard Langer and Uwe Nievert, Antonio Garrido. of Spain, and Maurice Bembridge, winner of the international event in Plymouth, England, last week HOCKEY The Netherlands beat world champions Pakistan 7-4
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      Lock icon Ahn sets two Asian marks
      109 32 Ahn sets two Asian marks TOKYO, Fri. Ahn Jivoung, of South Korea, broke two Asian records and three meet records in winning all three categories of the 100-kilogramme division in the Asian weightlifting championships here today. Ahn, who won the Asian Games gold medal in the lighter mid-heavyweight in Bangkok
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      137 32 He also beat the Asian jerk record of 147.5 kg recorded by Mitsumasa Sato, of Japan, in last year's Asian Games. Results lMkft rlaiw (r«mMned, snaU-h, >rrk): 1 Ahn Jiyoung (SK) 330.0 kg (150.0. 180.0). 2 Shu Zhendong (Chi) 312 5 (137.5. 175.0), 3 Yoshiaki Shimosaka (Jpn) 307.5
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      Lock icon Le Roux may lose out
      93 32 SYDNEY. Fri. South Afn can fast bowler, Garth Le Roux, one of Kerry Packer's World Series of Cricket most successful players last season, could be lost to the New South Wales Sheffield Shield team, this coming Australian summer, because of the Australian Cricket Board's deferment
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      56 32 TORONTO, Fri. Top-seeded Biorn Borg, o( Sweden, defeated 19-year-old Yannick Noah, of France, 6-2, 6-4, in a thirdround match yesterday in the Canadian Open tennis championships. John McEnroe, of the U.S., won his third-round match against Tomas Smid, of Czechoslovakia, 6-3, 6-0, to keep alive a possible final
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      35 32 MEXICO CITY, Fri Mexico beat Israel 75-71 (half-time 4229) here last night in a secondleg match of the third men's basketball Inter-continental Cup tournament contested by four European and four American countries. Reuter.
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE TWO
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      Pegasus can add another win to name
      297 33 IMPROVING Pegasus n can chalk up another success in Race Five at Bukit Timah tomorrow, reports FAIRWAY. The Wandering Eyes three-year-old showed makings of a top-flight performer when he scored two races over distances as a two-year-old earlier this year. With I^aurie Millington
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      Lock icon Connors in last eight
      67 33 STOWE (Vermont), Fri Top-seeded Jimmy Connors, of the U.S., defeated Australian Colin Dibley 6-4, 6-2 yesterday to reach the quarter-finals of a L'Ss7s,ooo ($161,500) tennis tournament here. In other matches, India's Anand Amritraj upset eighthseeded Billy Martin (U.S.) 6-3, 6-1; South African Johan Kriek beat Steve
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      41 33 WARSAW, Fri. Results of Polish Soccer League matches played yesterday Lech 1 Odra 0, Ruch 0 Lks 3, Wisla 2 Legia 3, Widzew 1 Zaglebie 0, Gornik 0 Slask 1, Katowice 2 Stal 2, Polonia 0 Arka 2. UPI.
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      TULLOH'S DOUBLE?
      1727 33  -  FAIRWAY By Euromark and Liquidator can score for him in today's races TRAINER Colin Tulloh should land an early double with Euromark (Race 1) and Liquidator (Race 2) at Bukit Timah today. Liquidator looks the best bet of the day. The Princelone six-year-old is regaining his form and
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      SBA appeal for two players
      292 33  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By I THE Singapore Badminton Association are ap- pealing to the Singapore National Olympic Coun- cil to include another two men players in their depleted team to next month's South-east Asia Games in Jakarta. The SNOC had axed four men and four women
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      SELECTION
      96 33 RACE FAIRWAY TET SCRUTINEER Euromark Shallane Pacific Rim Pacific Rim Sarinade Euromark Throo, tiort on Parifir Rim Shallar.e 1 Liquidator Up Again Night Diver Blockbuster Up Again Night Diver Blockbuster Up Again Interceptor 3 S. Of Sensation Hs Pride T. Gelang S. Of Sensation Magna Charter T. Gelang T.
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      890 33 RACE 1 2.45 CLASS 6, DIV 2 1.600M x 10 ,000- $7,000 to winner) 1 1049 Euromarfc g (Euromark) Tulloh 6 57 +8.5) 2 0680 Imana a (TB Seah) BuMg'7"».5"(dd"+7!5)"l,'2Win Asuwad 6 3 0303 Pacific Rim a (Compradre) Samsuri 9 55 (ud +05) 1,850m F /y_ 4 4
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      1049 33 RACE 1 2J0 CLASS 6, DIV 1 1.200M Mtfi L ($11,000 -$7,700 to winner) 1 0903 OcaanWaatg(KYChua) Yap6 57(*15)l,200mF *Sjiiri 10 2 3638 Suku a (Juicy Fruits) Buang 7 57 (dc 2) 1,200m P In 8 3 7609 C.I.A. a (HT Wee) Daniels 10 57 (dc ■> 2)
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      Third day's draw, starting times
      234 34 First Trc: 7.15 a.m. Sofian Fag. Chen Yew Ping. One Eng Hong; Lit Wong Weng Hong. B. M. Vega. Ting Sa Tee; 7.M Stephen Poon, T. S. Lee, E. Simorangkir. g.M E. Campos. Gerald Loong. Bunawiiaya; 8.13 Teo Siang Ann, Sudionn. Danny Tan; 8.21 Talib
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      Annual Onam sports meet
      80 34 THE Singapore Kerala Association will hold their annual Onam sports meet tomorrow at 9.30 a.m. at the Farrer Park Athletic Centre. There will be events for all age-groups. Malayalee organisations are requested to send in their tug-of-war teams for the Dr. Pareed Pillay challenge trophy and
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      Happy ending to canoe controversy
      262 34  - Happy ending to canoe controversy PETER SIOW By ALL'S well that ends well for the Singapore Canoe Federation, who will hold their Pesta Sukan championships on Sept. 2, off Changi. Only a fortnight ago, the SCF house was in disarray when four clubs People's Association Adventure Club, Public Utilities Board
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      Fast weakened, but Talib plays it cool for the lead
      336 34  -  ERNEST FRIDA By TALIB HARON, the maestro, who is desperate to win the Singapore Open golf championship before age catches up on him, is the leader at the halfway stage of the tournament played at the New course yesterday. Talib,
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      Yesterday's scores
      331 34 141 Talib Haron 74, 73; 148 S. Sumarno 73, 75; 150 G. Suwirjo 79, 71; 154 Gerald Loong 79, 75, K.T. Phua 77, 77; 155 Sudiono 80, 75; 156 John Lee 79, 77, Ong Eng Hong 78, 78, Noel Bond 78, 78; 157 Gordon Seow 79, 78, Wong
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      Philips beaten
      37 34 SKF beat Philips TDS 22-6 in a Division Two match in the Jurong Town Netball League at Jurong Stadium yesterday. In a Division Three match. United Motor Works went down to Far East Levingston 21-6.
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      Indonesian tops MQ
      309 34  -  WILFRED YEO By INDONESIA'S Andy Purnomo, fired by his compatriots' absence in the Masters Qualifying list of 15, showed the way by shooting to the top with 1,310 pinfalls (average 218) on the penultimate qualifying day of the Singapore international bowling championships yesterday. Bowling with the extra
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      Bowling will be there after all
      200 34 Bowling will be there after all BOWLING will be in the South-east Asia Games in Jakarta next month, after all, reports WILFRED YEO. Perhaps that should be re-phrased to mean that the Indonesians will be hosting a bowling championship in Jakarta during the Games. The championship is a 60-game marathon,
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      NOW DEFENDER JAI WITHDRAWS FROM SEA GAMES SQUAD
      231 35  -  JOE OORAI OUT By JAI PRAKASH, a regular Singapore defender in the Malaysia Cup and Merdeka competitions, will have to withdraw from the 18-mem-ber soccer squad for next month's South-east Asia Games in Jakarta. This is because his employers, Rothmans of Pall
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      Lock icon Bukit Panjang shock Raffles
      322 35  - Bukit Panjang shock Raffles BERNARD PEREIRA By BUKIT PAN JANG Government High scored a sensational 11-10 upset victory over fancied Raffles Institution to capture ihe national schools secondary boys' Softball title at Dover Road yesterday. It was Bukit Panjang's third softball title this year, having already bagged the lower-secondary boys'
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      SNOC go to SHA's rescue
      183 35  -  ERNEST FRIDA By THE Singapore National Olympic Council have come to the rescue of the Singapore Hockey Association with a handsome donation of $5,000. This amount will help to meet the SHA's heavy expenses in sending the Junior World Cup team to Paris from Friday
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      Lock icon Bolivians beaten
      62 35 SAO PAULO, (Brazil), Fri. Brazil defeated Bolivia 2-0 last night to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the America Cup soccer semi-finals from Group Two. Substitute forward Tita scored in the 46th minute and midfielder Zico in the 92nd. The match next week between Argentina and Brazil
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      SJF officials happy with team decision
      288 35  - SJF officials happy with team decision PATRICK BASTIANS By THE smiles on the faces of Singapore Judo Federation officials were not erased when the Singapore National Olympic Council axed women's coach, Wong Kin Jong, a fourth dan, from the team recommended for the SEA Games in Jakarta next month. They
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      Changi turn the tables on Hitachi
      200 35  -  PETER SIOW By CHANGI CSC 3 HITACHI 1 CHANGI Constituency walked majestically over Hitachi, Japan's Business Houses football league kingpins, in a friendly soccer match at Jalan Besar stadium last night. It was basically a clash of contrasting styles the fast running visitors against
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      Lock icon Essex edge closer to title
      158 35 LONDON, Fri. Rain cut a further swathe through English county cricket yesterday, helping Essex, i who are not engaged, to edge closer to the championship by default. Worcestershire, needing an outright win to narrow the 64-point gap, significantly finished the day at 142 for nine
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      Lock icon Test washed out
      181 35 HOPES FOR A RESULT ARE FAST RECEDING LEEDS, England, Fri. Rain washed out the second day's play of the third cricket Test between England and India at Headingley here today. All but 160 minutes were lost on the first day and the prospects of the match producing
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      SCOREBOARD
      50 35 ENGLAND Ist INNS: B«yo»tt c Viswanath b Kapil Dcv 31 Bmuley c Viswanath b Amarnath 15 Go«ck c Vengsarkar b Kapil Dcv 4 G«wer Ibw Kapil Dcv (I Randall not out 11 Botham not out Extras 11 T»UI (for 4 wk's) 80 Wickets fell at 53. 57. 57. 58.
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      Ng rallies to victory
      59 35 NG SOO HUAT came from i behind to beat Allan Poh 25-52. 43-25 53-32 in the national junior snooker championship at Katong Billiards Saloon last night. Other results: Richard Wee beat Ho Soo Tuang 87-29. 5^68 74-19; Peter Chng beat Zainal Abas 4*42, 47-26; Fred Wee
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      Lock icon Rosewall loses
      28 35 ST. LOUIS, Fri. Fred StoUe upset fellow Australian Ken Rosewall 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 last night in the opening round of the legends of Tennis championships. UPI.
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      Schools beat Radin Mas
      40 35 SINGAPORE Schools beat Radin Mas 15-3. 8-15, 5-15. 1512, 17-15, in the Pesta Sukan volleyball championship at the Gay world stadium last night. Jockeys beat Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association 15-5, 9-15,15-11, 15-9 in another match.
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      27 35 TOKYO, Fri. Esmail Kadkhodazadeh, Iran's generalsecretary of the Asian Weightlifting Federation, said the 12th Asian weightlifting championships will be held in Seoul next year. Reuter.
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    209 36 Laos will help Thailand curb rebels' BANGKOK, Fri. Laotian Prime Minister Kaysone Phomvihane has told a Thai delegation that Laos would cooperate fully with Thailand in suppressing communist insurgents taking refuge in his country. Thai Deputy Foreign Minister Aroon Phanupongse said today. Mr Aroon told reporters on the delegation's return
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    82 36 WASHINGTON, Fri The US economy declined less than previously estimated in the second quarter of this year, the government said today, but the recession began to whittle down business profits. The Commerce Department said the Gross National Product, the value of all goods and services
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    Lock icon Cyanide still missing
    76 36 HONGKONG, Fri. Twentytwo canisters of deadly cyanide salt are still missing in Hongkong harbour in the aftermath of a typhoon which swept through the British colony early this month, police said today. The canisters, each containing 1.130 gm of hydrogen cyanide, were reported missing from a government
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    Test tube baby is one
    52 36 TEST tube baby Louise Brown, shown above in a recent photography eleb rated her first birthday last month. The Brown's exclusive story is told (or the first time in next month's issue of McCalls' magazine, who released this photograph in New York on Thursday. I
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    Lock icon Riviera forest fires the work of arsonists
    124 36 Riviera forest fires the work of arsonists PARIS, Fri. The discovery by firemen, announced yesterday, of two Molotov cocktails and of an arrow with a firecracker attached to it tend to confirm the view that the recent French Riviera forest fires were the work of arsonists. The Molotov cocktails and
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    51 36 NEWPORT (Rhode Island), Fri. The Newport folk festival, which once drew thousands of music lovers, has been cancelled for lack of interest. Planner Frank Russo, who billed the folk concert as "a revival of a great tradition," said he had to cancel because of poor ticket sales.
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    27 36 CAIRO, Fri. Interior Ministry sources said today leading members of Egypt's leftwing Unionist Progressive Party (UPP) had been arrested on charges of "communist activities." Reuter.
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    Lock icon Upadit: This is to remind world about Kampuchea
    285 36 Upadit: This is to remind world about Kampuchea BANGKOK, Friday THE special meeting of Asean foreign ministers in Kuala Lumpur yesterday was intended to remind the world that it should not forget the Kampuchean problem, Thai Foreign Minister Dr Upadit Pachariyangkun said today. Speaking on his return from the Malaysian
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    Lock icon 14 slain in clashes
    81 36 MANILA, Fri. Fourteen people, including 12 rebels, were killed and four soldiers were wounded in clashes in the southern Philippines yesterday, military sources at Zamboanga City said today. The 12 rebels were slain in a battle in Indanan town on the island of Jolo, 960 km
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    Lock icon 16 defectors surrender
    39 36 BANGKOK, Fri. A band of 16 communist defectors surrendered to the authorities in north-eastern Thailand last Monday, delayed reports revealed today. The defectors reportedly gave themselves up in Sisaket province, 450 km north-east of Bangkok. AFP
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    125 36 DEATHS MR. CHAN CHOON KENO alias Chan Buck Suah Age 73 taken to be with the Lord on 17.879 at 7 35pm leaving behind: Wife: Quek Soo Khlm. Sons: Erng Kuang. Tony. Peter, Daughters: Irene. Jenny. Elsie. Daughters-in-law: Lee Bee Llan. Oan Betty. Phua Judy. Sons-in-law: Seah Willie.
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    Lock icon Accord to cancel debt
    67 36 TOKYO, Fri. North Koreans and Japanese traders have virtually reached agreement to settle a trade debt owed by North Korea to Japan, Japanese traders said today. The agreement emerged from the extended talks here between a North Korean banking delegation and representatives from about 40 Japanese
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    Lock icon Inflation up
    35 36 LONDON, Fri. Britain's annual inflation rate has jumped from 11.3 to 15.6 percent in the last month and is now at its highest level in nearly two years, the government reported today. AP.
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    Israeli raid on town
    68 36 BEIRUT, Fri. Israeli commandos stormed into a southern Lebanese town today and Israeli and Lebanese rightist artillery bombarded a string of cities and towns along the southern coast, reports from the area said. Beirut Radio said SO Israeli commandos invaded the town of Shakra, about 8
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    Lock icon Fed raises interest rate to highest
    175 36 WASHINGTON, Fri. The Federal Reserve Board, the US Central Bank, has pushed interest rates to record levels in a dramatic effort to stem inflation in the United States. The board yesterday raised its discount rate the interest which it charges on money lent to
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    Lock icon Writ for dismissal
    78 36 NEW DELHI, Fri. A writ calling for the removal of Finance Minister Hemavati Nandan Bahuguna from the Indian Government on the grounds that he was an alleged agent of the Soviet KGB intelligence organisation was heard in the High Court today. Lawyer P.N. Lekhi, appearing for new
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    43 36 PARIS, Fri. France today suspended all economic aid except food, health and education assistance to the Central African Empire after an interAfrican legal commission accused Emperor Bokassa of ordering a massacre of children. France is the empire's biggest aid supplier Reuler.
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    321 36 WASHINGTON, Friday THE United States told Japan today that it will add more teeth to its strike force in Asia with the deployment of new planes and more sophisticated weapons in the region. Japanese defence chief, Mr Ganri Yamashita, learnt of the
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    36 36 LUSAKA, Fri. Leaders of the Namibia (south-west Africa) nationalist movement Swapo have gathered in Luanda to discuss the latest initiative for an internationally acceptable settlement in the territory, diplomatic sources said here today. Reuter
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    27 36 MACAO. Fri. A 63-year-old Japanese businessman, Mr Masahiro Noda from Osaka, fell into the sea from a hydrofoil today and was reported missine. Reuter.
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      5 1 The Straits Times SECTION TWO
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      Stress on a silent killer
      1095 1  -  REVIEWED By ZHANG MEI-JI THERE IS a silent killer on the loose. Its victims run into the millions. No one is safe. Its main targets ait- the working people, including unskilled workers, technicians, office workers, managers, professionals and oven housewives. Its name is Stress. Psychological
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      A survival kit for modern living
      273 1 Norfolk has done a valuable service by combining the scientific findings of Dr D Jacobson, Dr J H Schultz and some probably ancient techniques of Transcendental Meditation. The resultant relaxation system is based on scientific principles and works very well. With the life-buoy of
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      138 years of making the English laugh
      670 1  -  "LIFE," according to Malcolm Muggeridge (quoted in this history of Punch 's 138 years of publishing), "holds no more wretched occupation than trying to make the English laugh." He should know. He was one of the long line of Punch editors who are
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        A 'first' for this Aussie school band
        150 2 AN AUSTRALIAN high school band will give four concerts daring a visit to Singapore between Ang 27 and Sept 3. The band comprises 2* girls and 18 boys from Debney Park High School the smallest high school in Melbourne. Concerts will be at
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        Local pop stars to sing for charity
        163 2 THIRTEEN English and Mandarin local artistes from seven different recording companies will sing in a two-hour show to raise funds for the Singapore Cultural Foundation next Saturday. The show. Recording Stars Spectacular, presented by the Singapore Phonogram Association, will be at the National
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        It's just another doggie tale... TV Review
        230 2  - It's just another doggie tale... TV Review "STORY of a Shaggy Dog" the first episode in the new Young Ramsay vet series was a lengthy, tedious story of an inconsequential series of events, amusing only by its pointlessness. Lengthy for about an hour, nondescript characters paraded, doing their jobs in
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      PICK OF THE DAY
      266 2 FORGET that dreary garden party. Instead, glue yourselves to the "box" for the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Final on Ch 5 at 3.20 when tennis giants Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert Lloyd battle for the sport's most perstigious women's title. And film giants George C. Scott, Faye
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        154 2 YOUNG MUSICIANS' SOCIETY "CELEBRATIONS" 10th Anniversary Concerts at Victoria Theatre, 7.30pm Tuesday 21/8/79 Premiere Night Thursday 23/8/79 Repeat featuring Orchestras, Chorus Bands Wednesday 22/8/79- Ballet Night MANA COLLEGE BAND/NEW ZEALAND Concert for Schools at National Theatre Sunday, 2 September '79 at 6pm Tickets available at EC A Centre, Northumberland Road
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        937 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 1.00 PM Opening and Sesame Street 6.35 Young Ramsay Mr Fredericks 2.00 Saturday Matinee Fort Ti, star- Great Grandson ring George Montgomery. Joan 7 25 Cultural Wary (English) Vohs. James Seay H° I! ews (Malay 3.20 Wimbledon Tennis 79 Lad.es j fccSJSSUs Mur Singles Final
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      Five Australian films from the New Wave generation
      1034 3  - Five Australian films from the New Wave generation THE Australian film industry is said to be currently undergoing a revival of its fortunes. Singaporeans will be treated to some of the country's best cinematographic offerings next week. John de Souza writes about the five films. The second article by Derek
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      No picnic at Hanging Rock
      1175 3 Despite winning awards and high praise, it's... THE Australian fihn industry, subsidised to the tune of at least £20 million (S$96 million) by government funds over the last decade, is in crisis. Despite the high critical praise showered upon such films as Sunday Too Far
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      63 3 6 A few better scripts would help a lot, but a determination to package films more sensibly, fund them more shrewdly and pre-sell and sell them with more experience and determination is what is really wanted. Whatever anyone says, it has not been a bad year so much as a
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        536 6  -  The small head is all the rage By SHEILA CHEONG THE FOUNDER and managing director of Alan International Hairdressing Group, Mr Alan Brone, has a simple philosophy on hair which should please all women from 16 to 60. It is "to each his own". So, whether
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        Plastic surgery: Way to a new lease on life...
        888 6  - Plastic surgery: Way to a new lease on life ALL HER life, Maria had avoided mirrors. The 20-year-old brunette didn't want to see the scar above her eyebrow or the protruding nose that had earned her the nickname beak. Because she felt she wasn't attractive enough to be friends with
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      Eagle flying high as world's top jet fighter
      1363 7  -  By JAK MINER in St Louis, Missouri MAC RED 55 sat poised on the ribbon of concrete. Ahead was less than 300 metres of runway. Heat waves shimmered under the hot sun. The voice from the control tower crackled in our earphones:
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      Driving schools help Japan to steer clear of problems
      778 8  - Driving schools help Japan to steer clear of problems TOKYO: In many Asian countries, learning to drive a car comes easily to an 18-year-old. Often, all he has to do is borrow a vehicle and get someone older to show him how to operate it. But in Japan nearly every
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        491 10 INSTRUMENT TECHNICIANS SHELL invites suitably qualified Singapore citizens to apply for the above positions based at Pulau Bukom Refinery Complex. THE JOB involves the testing and servicing of modern and sophisticated electronic measurement and control instruments in the refinery. THE CANDIDATES we are looking for should: have EITHER City Guilds
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