The Straits Times, 24 August 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1979 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    GOVT WARNING ON DIESEL
    834 1  -  PAUL WEE Profiteers will face severe action By THE GOVERNMENT is believed to be investigating the operations of several dealers for profiteering from the current diesel shortage after having warned that those responsible will face severe action. At the same the time, the Trade Department has
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    Lock icon 730,000 out of work
    60 1 MANILA. Thurs. President Ferdinand Marcos said today that 30.000 Filipinos had lost their jobs since January and 700.000 more remained unemployed as a result of an economic crisis Saying the national trade deficit this year could exceed USH billion (552.15 billion). Mr Marcos warned that the
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    The weather
    25 1 IP TO 1 P.M. TODAY: lM>lated gnawers In late morning. TEMPERATURES IP TO (a.m. tomorrow: Max. 3$ C; mln. 25 C. SUNSET TODAY:
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    Lock icon It's death for Kurdish rebels
    46 1 A GRIM scene as a group of condemned Kurdish rebels, blinfolded and their necks roped to window frames, face a firing squad. The rebels were executed in the Kurdish town of Paveh in western Iran recently. AP picture. SEE PAGE 3
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    Lock icon 5 Reds killed in clashes
    127 1 BANGKOK, Thurs. Five Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) guerillas were killed in joint ThaiMalaysian operations in the two southern Thai provinces of Songkhla and Yala last month. A spokesman for the Fourth Region Army said the terrorists were killed in the Belong district of Yala.
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    Lock icon 17 killed
    33 1 MANII.A. Thurs. Seventeen people, including 13 soldiers, were killed yesterday in three separate attacks mounted by Muslim guerillas in the Mindanao-Sulu area of southern Philippines yesterday, the military reported today. AFP
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    Nationwide drive to boost Mandarin
    102 1 PRIME Minister Lee Kuan Yew will launch a nationwide campaign to promote the use of Mandarin at the Singapore Conference Hall on Sent?. The campaign Is being organised by a committee made np of three main groups the press, cultvai and educational bodies, industrial and
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    Lock icon Carter for China?
    48 1 WASHINGTON, Thurs. President Jimmy Carter will probably pay an official visit to China in early January next year, a well-informed source said here today. Preparations for the trip will be discussed during the week-long visit to China, beginning on Saturday, of Vice-President Walter Mondale. AFP.
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    Lock icon 'Viet forces poised for new push'
    413 1 BANGKOK, Thursday (VIETNAMESE forces in Kampuchea have been reinforced for a new offensive in the coming dry season that is likely to send thousands more refugees into Thailand, a Thai Supreme Command spokesman said today. Lt-Gen. Som Kataphan, Director of the Supreme Command's information
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    Lock icon 3 barred from polls
    79 1 FHNOM PENH, Thurs. The Vietnamese-backed Heng Samrin regime has announced general elections will be held in Kampuchea but added that former leaders Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Lon Nol and Pol Pot will be barred from taking part. The regime's foreign minister, Mr Hun Sen, told a press
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    Lock icon 4 m cases
    33 1 BEIJING, Thurs. Nearly four million cases have been submitted to the Chinese Communist Party's central disciplinary control commission since It was reconstituted last December, the Peoples Daily revealed today. AFP.
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    Thousands of homes hit by gas failure
    208 1 Thousands of homes hit by gas failure ONE of the worst gas failures hit Singapore yesterday affecting thousands of households and commercial consumers all over the island. The cut which affected most consumers who get their gas from the Kallang gasworks was the result of a power failure in the
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    Muslims told: problems squarely
    442 1 Muslims told: problems squarely MUSLIMS in Singapore should guard against retreating into rigid dogma which may have no relevance to present day conditions. This is the essence of the Hari Raya message by the Acting Minister for Social Affairs, Dr Ahmad Mattar, in which he deals with the differing viewpoints
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    Lee on the Malay Singaporeans
    82 1 Lee on the Malay Singaporeans THE Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, said last night that more younger Singapore Malays are becoming Malay Singaporeans. In a Hari Raya message, he said: "Young or old, all have made their contributions to Singapore's development; all have adapted and adjusted to living with
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    Surgery on woman, 105
    36 1 CAMPOBASSO (Italy), Thurs A 105-year-old woman called "toe granny of Molise" had a successful operation for a hernU in hospital here today. Doctors said Madam KlLsa Bazroli was in good condition. Rt-uter.
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    Lock icon DEMOS BY KURDS
    64 1 TKHKRAN, Thin. Anti-government demonstrations broke out today In Mahabad, western Azerbaijan, la opposition to the "lying (campaign) of Islamic radio and television and of Iranian authorities against the KurdUh people", Kurdish sources said here. The demonstrator, particularly pretested recent comments of Avatollah Khomeini, who described members of
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      99 1 ROW OVER SOCIETY'S FREE LEGAL AID Page 9 JAPAN 'yes' to huge yen loans to China 2 WARNING of Palestinian-type peril in South-east Asia 4 THE Tarling trial II 'SINGAPORE can play a critical role in Sri Lanka's development' 11 CONTRIBUTION to arts: Views of three recipients 12 ON ASEAN
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      76 1 The Straits Times wishes its Muslim readers Selamat Hari Raya Aidilf itri New Nation will not be published today and Benta Harian will not be published tomorrow. Business Times, like The Straits Times, is published as usual .^*fl r^^* /vis r .-**'*'****'< Good investment is worth its weight in gold.
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      Lock icon Military chiefs meet on atrocity charges
      277 2 Military chiefs meet on atrocity charges MANILA, Thurs PHILIPPINES, Thurs. Philippines military commanders met in secret session today to discuss discipline in the armed forces following a series of allegations that soldiers in the south have committed atrocities, including murder, against civilians in insurgent-troubled areas. Military sources said that armed
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      Lock icon Britain won't give to new Third World fund
      272 2 Britain won't give to new Third World fund VIENNA, Thursday BRITAIN, has refused to offer any money for a new fund which Third World countries want the UN to set up to help them develop their own science and technology. Asked by reporters how much Britain might contribute to the
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      Lock icon Fires out of control
      77 2 LOUSA SIERRA (Portugal). Thurs. Two deliberately set forest fires that forced 500 villagers from their homes and burned 200 sq km of woodland in Portugal's hilly central region raged out of control today. I.ousa fireman Antonio Lopes blamed arsonists for the fires, which have rampaged through
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      Lock icon JAPAN 'YES' TO HUGE YEN LOANS TO CHINA
      238 2 TOKYO, Thurs JAPAN has agreed to provide China with billions of dollars in Japanese currency loans to help promote the modernisation of its basic industrial structures, government sources said today. The loan offer will be formally made to Vice-Premier Gu Mv when
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    • JAILHOUSE BLUES
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        Lock icon Convicts 'tearing place apart'
        64 2 ABERDEEN: Rioting convicts who broke out of their cells in Peterhead Prison were "tearIng the place apart." a guard said yesterday. The top security jail housing Scotland's toughest criminals was surrounded by police, many of them armed, as the riot entered its third day. l"he breakout
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        Lock icon 20 still on the run
        57 2 IESSI'P (Maryland): Thirty dangerous crimina 1 s escaped from prison here yesterday and 20 were still at large, Maryland state police reported. police spokesman said a search involving XX) policemen, three helicopters and tracker dot's was under way in the area around Maryland House of
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        Mid-air escape bid
        60 2 MONTREAL: Two <-on victed murderers stah be<) thcii guard! in a mid-air escape bid aboard a poUce plane, police dtsckwed yesterday. The pilot radioed lor t»'i mission to make an emergency landing and armed DOUcC were waiting in the small town of Kivieie-du-I.oup. 2'2f) km northeast of
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      Enter the Two Billion Dollar Woman
      151 2 THE press has dubbed her the "Two Billion Dollar Woman" ever since Mrs Soraya Kashoggi filed a I 552.5 billion (555.2 billion) divorce suit earlier this month against her husband, "arms sheikh" Adnan kashoggi. Mrs Kashoggi, seen above with her lawyer, Mr Marvin Mitehelson,
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      Lock icon Tokyo orders pay rise for execs
      125 2 TOKYO, Thurs. The Tokyo City Government, which is in the middle of its worst fiancial crisis, today approved pay increases of up to 27 per cent for senior executives in its subsidised corporations. The increases, effective from this month, will benefit about 25 executives
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      Lock icon 'Politics behind Arab lending in Asia'
      189 3 'Politics behind Arab lending in Asia' NEW YORK, Thurs. "Arab bankers are quietly extending their lending activities throughout Asia for reasons that seem more political than economic," Institutional Investor magazine says. "But no one has any doubt about their professionalism," the monthly financial publication adds in its August edition. "When
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      Lock icon SOMETHING TO CLUCK ABOUT
      53 3 SOMETHING TO CLUCK ABOUT THIS is something to clack about in these lean times of inflation when you do not always get your moneys worth a Super Egg! Seen here beside a normal-sized egg, the 7.2 rentimetre long egg laid in a Swiss town this week would make a gargantuan
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      Lock icon Thatcher not going to US
      62 3 LONDON, Thurs. A spokesman for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher yesterday denied reports that she was to visit the US for talks with President Carter before the end of October. The reports had been attributed to authoritative British sources. A 10 Downing Street spokesman said Mrs
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      Lock icon Kurds get offer of day's oil revenue
      370 3 Kurds get offer of day's oil revenue Move by Khomeiny to appease rebel group TEHERAN, Thursday IRAN'S unofficial head of state, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeiny, today offered the country's restless Kurds the equivalent of a day's oil earnings in a move to appease the rebel- lious minority. In an eight-point statement
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      Lock icon 'Slush funds' scandal: Rhoodie extradited
      149 3 'Slush funds' scandal: Rhoodie extradited JOHANNESBURG, Thurs. South Africa's former propaganda! chief, Dr Eschelj Rhoodie, returned today under police escort from France to face charges of fraud or theft. He was extradited from France in connection with the misappropriation ol 83,250 rand (about *****,900) in the "slush funds" scandal that
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      Lock icon Oil station blast
      59 3 JEDDAH, Thurs. An oil pumping station at Ras Tanlura on the Persian Gulf blew jp yesterday, killing two oil workers and injuring six )thers, Arabian American Oil Company sources said. The sources, who declined to be identified, said the cause if the explosion had not been jetermined
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      Lock icon 4 shot dead
      30 3 MANILA, Thurs. A six-man detective squad today shot dead four men suspected of being members of a hold-up ?an« in a pre-dawn gunbattle in downtown Manila. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Acute shortage of paper for Indian general election
      245 4 NEW DELHI. Thurs. INDIA'S Election Commission is looking for paper. "We are prepared to buy any kind of paper, even brown paper," Chief Election Commissioner S. L. Shakder said today. The commission faces an acute shortage of paper at a time when
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      Lock icon Fastest milkman
      46 4 MADRID, Thurs. The fastest milkman in the West is Spanish farm worker Victor Mestre who coaxed a record 15 litres out of his favourite cow in 10 minutes in a milking contest here yesterday. He finished six litres ahead of his nearest rival. AFP.
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      Lock icon Hair-raising find by cosmonauts
      124 4 MOSCOW, Thurs. Russia's two reroriibreaking cosmonauts learned to cut their hair in space with the help of a vacuum cleaner and a bicycle, they said yesterday. "It was very simple. He secured the tube of a vacuum cleaner on the exercise bicycle, put our heads under
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      Lock icon Warning of Palestiniantype peril in S-E Asia
      256 4 WASHINGTON, Thursday INDOCHINESE REFUGEES could become a permanent political problem in South-east Asia similar to the Palestinians in the Middle East unless resettlement efforts are expanded, a congressional study reported today. The Congressional Research Service made the observation in a study entitled "World
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      Lock icon 'VIET NAVY FORCED ME TO TAKE REFUGEES'
      136 4 'VIET NAVY FORCED ME TO TAKE REFUGEES' MANILA, Thurs. A Taiwanese ship captain today for the first time linked the Vietnamese Navy in the smuggling of boat people, saying he was forced at gunpoint by the navymen to load 2,300 refugees en route to Hongkong. At the resumption of his
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      Lock icon Melbourne paralysed
      62 4 MKI.BOfRNE. Thurs. Trains, trams and buses have stopped in Melbourne and the Central Australia Railway 9arviec will not operate for 24 hours because of a strike cif tnuMpon workers. This is a campaign in five states for sporadic strikes until employers give transport workers the same rate of
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      Lock icon WORLD BRIEFS
      270 4 WORLD BRIEFS A MAN who hijacked a United Airlines jetliner with 120 people aboard was arrested without a struggle early yesterday in Portland. Federal Bureau of Investigation spokesman MiBill Williams said the hijacker, tentatively identified as Mr James Allbee, seized the Boeing 727 soon after it left Portland on a
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      Lock icon Seaman and woman in death leap
      155 4 Seaman and woman in death leap HONGKONG, Thurs. A Vietnamese seaman, charged with conspiring to smuggle refugees into Hongkong, and a Vietnamese woman committed suicide by jumping into the sea from a ferry boat, police reported today. Police identified the seaman as Ngyuen Van Hai, 50, assistant chief engineer of
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      Lock icon $64m stake
      36 4 HONGKONG, Thurs More than GOO Chinese industrialists and businessmen have put up 46 million yuan SJ64 million > for constructing skyscrapers in Shanghai (or sale to Hongkong residents, a Hongkong communist newspaper saia today. AP.
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      Salute for Samrin sets off Thai alert
      148 6 Salute for Samrin sets off Thai alert BANGKOK, Thurs. A 21-gun salute to welcome Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean leader Heng Samiin to Vientiane sparked off a full alert among Thai troops in Nong Khai province in the belief that a coup had taken place in the Laotian capital. The Bangkok Post said
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      WHAT JUDY LEFT IN HER WAKE
      49 6 THIS car and the rocks surrounding it were washed down to the centre of a street in Okinawa by floodwaters caused by Typhoon Judy on Wednesday. Three people were reported killed and three others missing in the flood. LPI picture. EDITORIAL: P. 14
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      Lock icon 'Top job for Young in Carter's poll drive'
      207 6 BOSTON, Thursday OUTGOING US ambassador to the United Nations, Mr Andrew Young, is in line to be offered a top job in the Carter re-election campaign to help attract black voters, thej Christian Science Monitor reported yester-| day. The newspaper quoted sources
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      Lock icon 16.7 pc jump in Aussie air fares
      111 6 16.7 pc jump in Aussie air fares CANBERRA, Thurs. International air fares to and from Australia would rise by up to 15.7 per cent from Sept S, Transport Minister Peter Nixon announced here today. Mr Nixon said in a statement the increases were caused by recent oil price rises. Fares
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      Lock icon Cheapskates keep out!
      66 6 ROME, Thurs. A beach restaurant in the popular southern Adriatic resort of Vasto has posted a notice saying entry is banned to "anyone who wants to spend less than 5.000 lire" about Ssl3. The ban appeared after a vacationer reported to police he had been charged what
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      Lock icon Russian train 'safely' derailed
      152 6 Russian train 'safely' derailed MOSCOW. Thurs. A Moscow metro subway train was apparently derailed in an accident this morning, blocking a busy spur line in the south-west part of the Soviet capital. Subway officials said the accident was a "serious" one, adding that the tracks would be blocked indefinitely. But
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      Lock icon Troubled Chrysler sells subsidiary
      102 6 Troubled Chrysler sells subsidiary DETROIT, Thurs. Troubled Chrysler Corporation, in desperate need of funds to bail itself out of a deep financial hole, yesterday announced an agreement to sell off one of its major subsidiaries. The third largest American car manufacturer said it had agreed to sell its Chrysler Realty
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      Lock icon Seized boats netted $1.4m
      49 6 Seized boats netted $1.4 m CANBERRA. Thurs. Australia has sold 82 seized Asian fishing vessels and earned Ai.587.875 (5J1.42 million) from the deal, it was announced here today. The ships sold were those that trespassed Australian waters between 1970 and 1978. Most came from Taiwan. Indonesia and Japan. AFP.
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      Lock icon Guerillas capture then free 30 UN troops
      268 6 Guerillas capture then free 30 UN troops JERUSALEM, Thurs. Armed Lebanese leftists took 30 United Nations soldiers prisoner after one of the Lebanese held a gun to the head of a local UN commander, a UN spokesman announced today. All the prisoners, 16 from Fiji and 14 from the Netherlands,
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      Lock icon One million car workers in energy protest
      281 6 DETROIT, Thurs ABOUT one million car workers across the United States stopped work yesterday for as long as six minutes in a protest against the government's handling of energy problems. At large and small factories around the country assembly line switches j were
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      Lock icon Trying too hard to be too thin
      151 6 MADISON (Wisconsin), Than. Young American women are trying too hard to become too thin, according to a University of Wisconsin researcher. Dr Gerald Bargman said society's fascination with being slender has led to a dramatic increase In anorexia nervosa, a complicated ndrome that
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    He found out too late — it was a deadly toy
    173 8 He found out too late it was a deadly toy A 54-YEAR-OLD father of six was killed when a Cisco guard's service revolver went off in the main guard room of Vetco Singapore Pte. Ltd., in Jalan Benoi, Jurong, yesterday morning. He was identified as Mr Lee Cheng Kiat of
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    David takes lead in Pesta Chess
    86 8 David takes lead in Pesta Chess DAVID Chong seized the lead in the Pesta Sukan Chess Championship after the fifth round played on Wednesday. He scored his fifth consecutive win by defeating Leong Wai Yen. In the next round, to be played tonight, David will meet Alphonsus Chia, who is
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    Baby show
    31 8 A baby show will be held at the Kirn Keat community centre on Sept 16 at 9 a.m. Closing date for entries is Sept 7. For details, telephone ■MM
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    18.6pc more visitors in June
    247 8 SINGAPORE had 177,746 visitors in June, 18.6 per cent more than the same month last year. Statistics released by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board yesterday showed that a large part of this increase came from gains in visitors from the Asean countries, Japan, Britain and
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    On credit evaluation
    43 8 THE Department of Extramural Studies of the University of Singapore will hold a 15-lecture course on credit evaluation and administration on Sept 6. The course will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.45 p.m. at the Waterloo Street Centre.
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    Monthly meet
    29 8 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry will hold its monthly management committee meeting at its premises in Hill Street on Aug Jl at 3 p.m.
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    Hawker fee to be waived during closure
    153 8 Hawker fee to be waived during closure THE Ministry of the Environment has decided to waive the Vt per month licence fee for the M hawkers at the Telok Ayer Food Centre daring the twomonth closure. The hawkers, occupying the central portion at the centre, had stopped business since Sunday
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    Gold prices go up
    63 8 THE Singapore Gold and Silver Merchants Association will raise the retail price of gold by $30 per tahil for all three types of gola from today. The prices are $920 per tahil (24 carat gold), $860 (22 carat) and $820 for pound gold. The association said
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    Said Zahari may write on prison life
    257 8 Said Zahari may write on prison life FORMER political detainee Said Zahari, 51, is toying with the idea of writing a book about prison life and penning more poems. Mr Said, who was released from detention after 15 years last November, allowed to live on Pulau Übin on a suspension
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    'Time not ripe for shorter work hours'
    334 8 'Time not ripe for shorter work hours' I THE reduction of working hours will become a justified aim of Singapore workers when technological innovations result in an increase of general productivity here, according to NTUC chairman Phey Yew Kok. Otherwise, a reduction in working time would aggravate rather than improve
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    Zoo's Hari Raya 'special'
    76 8 Zoo's Hari Raya 'special' THE Singapore Zoologica Gardens is offering a three day Hari Raya festive specia for visitors to the zoo frorr today This includes 100 souvenir; and 100 tram ride tickets to tx given free to children on eact day. Adults will receive s copy of the zoo
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    Free permits for cars
    81 8 "BONUS FREE" vehicle entry permits will be issued to all Malaysian motorists at the Woodlands checkpoint until Monday, to facilitate entry of Malaysian-registered cars into Singapore during the Han Raya Puasa festive season. Motorists who wish to extend their stay in Singapore may apply at the
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    Festive cooking held up by gas cut-off
    485 8  -  WONG MOH-KEED By MUSLIMS preparing for Hari Raya Puasa and Chinese celebrating the Seventh Month Festival were in the soup yesterday when an islandwide gas supply was cut. The gas shortage in Public Utilities Board gas caused by an electrical failure at Kallang
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    Row over society's free legal aid
    432 9  -  GLORIA CHAN By A ROW is brewing between a group of lawyers providing free legal service to the poor and both the Law Society and the Legal Aid Bureau over the legality of their voluntary community work. On its outcome will hinge the continued
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    'Opium to ease pain' woman goes free
    370 9 'Opium to ease pain' woman goes free WASHERWOMAN Ong Sic Hu, 43, walked out of the Subordinate Court building on Wednesday a free woman. She had just escaped a mandatory sentence of three years jail for taking drugs. District Judge Rahim Jalil had given Ong, a mother of three, a
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    Fishing trip
    22 9 BUKIT MERAH North com munity centre will organise a fishine trip to the Southern Islands on Saturday from 10 p.m.
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    TRISHAW MAN MAKES THEIR DAY
    93 9 WOT NO taxis? Bnt (or MISS Seriwati Sllim (left) and Miss Shidah Knning, their lastminute Harl Raya shopping yesterday went without a hIU-h thanks to the timely arrival of a trishaw which fetched them all the way from their homes in Alexandra Road to Geylang
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    Photography course
    48 9 Photography course THE Young Men's Christian Association of Singapore will conduct a six-week intensive course on advanced practical photography on Mondays and Thursdays starting Monday. The course will be held from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. at the YMCA's premises in Orchard Road. Those interested can call *****8.
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    'He knew I would not have accepted hiding of profits'
    2742 10 6 BY the end of 1975, after Mr Watson and Mr Tamblyn had left Singapore, I discovered there were several areas in which Mr Watson had been secretive, concealing information from the board and the shareholders over a period exyending
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    Lock icon Watson had been concealing information for 3½ years: Booker
    375 10  - Watson had been concealing information for 3½ years: Booker T. F. HWANG AND By BEN DAVIDSON LAWYER K. K. Booker, a former director of Haw Par Brothers International Ltd (HPBIL), told the Tarling trial yester- day that the company's former managing director, Mr Donald Ogilvy Watson, had for three and
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    Q and A
    42 10 MR CASHIN: As a director and a professional you were prepared to accept the advice of other professionals? MR BOOKER: That is so. What is the point in employing professionals if you are not going to rely on them
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      81 10 Selamat Hari Raya. We're open today. Due to popular demand, we've now added new bargains and extended our Pre -stocktaking Sale for one extra week only. It must finish on August 31st, so hurry! All Stores except Metro Grand. SMEI RU Department Stores g Metro Bukit Timah BoKit T.man Plaza
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    ACCIDENT VICTIM GETS $53,000 AWARD
    212 11 ACCIDENT VICTIM GETS $53,000 AWARD A PRISONS rehabilitation officer, who not only became totally deaf in his left ear but also lost his job because of a traffic accident, was awarded $53,155 in the High Court yesterday. Mr Cheam Yut Cheong, 29, was riding his motorcycle along Nicoll Drive towards
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    Prize-giving
    35 11 THE Senior Minister of State (Education), Mr thai Chong Vii, will officiate at the prizeRivinE ceremony of the English and Chinese essay writing competition at the Nanyang Siang Pan auditorium tomorrow at 2.30 p.m.
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    'Singapore can play critical role'
    536 11  -  S. M. MUTHU Development of Sri Lanka By SRI LANKA'S Prime Minister, Mr Ranasinghe Premadasa, yesterday said Singapore's capital, enterprise and expertise could make critical contributions to the development of Sri Lanka. He added that Singapore's own development cannot but get new buoyancy and lift
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    The one with the 'nice bloom' please...
    214 11 The one with the 'nice bloom' please... THE wife of the Sri Lankan premier, Mrs Rema Premadasa, yesterday toured the orchid enclosure at the Botanic Gardens. Displaying a cheerful interest in the plants, she chatted with her guide on the technical aspects of the plants. The morning was crispy clear
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    Road show
    28 11 POTONG PASIR constituency will hold a Singapore Armed Forces road show in connecnon with National Day at Lorong 8, Toa Payoh, on Saturday at 8 p.m.
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    Chinese, Indians have higher relapse rate
    278 12 A GREATER percentage of Chinese and Indians, as compared to Malays and Eurasians, take to drugs again after being released from drug rehabilitation centres (DRCs). During a two-year period of supervision after discharge from DRCs, the relapse rate is 77 per cent for Chinese,
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    HIT AND RUN DEATH AT CROSSING
    103 12 HIT AND RUN DEATH AT CROSSING ONE pedestrian died instantaneously while another suffered minor injuries when they were knocked down by a hit-and-run motorist at a zebra-crossing along Canberra Road on Wednesday night. The dead man was identified as Arunasalam, 69, and the other, Mr Raman Maden, 42. Police said
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    AUPE asks for more details
    237 12 THE Amalgamated Union of Public Employees (AUPE) has asked the Education Ministry for more details about the new education clerical service. The AUPE, which represents about 550 clerks in the ministry and in government schools, has written to the ministry twice but has not received
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    Kids' party
    47 12 THE MP for Alexandra, Mr Tan Soo Khoon, will be guest of honour at the national day children's party held by the Alexandra constituency residents' commiittee zone D, on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the open space between Blocks 35 and 38, Tanelin Halt Road.
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    Art show
    33 12 THE Netherlands Ambassador here. Mr W. Ch. E. A. de Vries, will open the Contemporary Dutch Graphic Art exhibition at the National Museum art gallery on Sept 3 at 8 p.m.
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    CC to conduct course on house plants
    65 12 CC to conduct course on house plants THE Havelock community centre will conduct a course on House Plants for Apartment and Flat Dwellers, at the centre, commencing Sept 14. The eight-session course will cover general knowledge on plants and the differentiation of house plants from other ornamental plants It will
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    Contribution to arts: Views of 3 recipients
    862 12  - Contribution to arts: Views of 3 recipients DANA LAM By AN author, two musicians and two artists are the first from Singapore's pool of artistic talents to receive National Day honours awards this year. They are Mr Lim Thean Soo, Madam Lucien Wong Maan Shing, Mrs Lilian Choo, Mr See
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      191 12 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS Merchandise by petroleum sup1 Wha. M v,ol.n is doing (or SS.2J* P° tenIially hl h U»e guidance of the young' (7- g— J 0 dj(fj ul 9 isrr js main casual 10 Refuse to make tea very s.ron* 7 a J r lakin|! one on J.
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      138 13 THOMSON PLAZA PLEASES. ITS SHOPPING RIGHT UP YOUR STREET EVERY MY AND NIGHT OF THE WEEK. r non tor iionip ImMj ljcihiiiv Oothes for /VII rWC^ ®rA~~^J JTH^fe Nanyang Optical, Alplia Optics Contact Lens Centre. Br ill s^ etfr I /milllr/ r/ v Jo~^^ NwffVjK^vf V_^6 \j /jl\ iiii(>u> ii<iiiiii;<i^>
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  • The Straits Times FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1979
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      WRONG LESSON
      450 14 IT MAY BE that Singapore society places too much premium on academic qualifications. It may be a symptom of a deficiency in our educational system. Or it may be merely a status symbol among parents and teachers. Whatever the cause, far too many of our school children seek
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      IN FEAR OF JUDY
      293 14 IT IS laughably ironic that countries and nations go to endless lengths and seeming limitless expense to simulate the toughest, most realistic conditions of war to keep their peacetime troops and armaments at peak war-time perfection. Blank rounds of ammunition are blasted about by the millions,
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    Lock icon As costly as it's classy
    553 14  -  RONALD COHEN By in Washington 'HKRE'S a new place in town that should make international visitors feel right at home continental in style, fashion, ambiance. And price. It is the 213-room Four Season Hotel, placed strategically in (ashionable Georgetown close to ihi» State Department and
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    A country that is rich in resources yet faces insolvency
    1285 14  -  SEAH CHIANG NEE mumdwimmmtMiM By Foreign Editor, who was recently in Lusaka for the Commonwealth Summit. ZAMBIA, a land-locked country in southern Africa almost as big as Thailand and the Philippines put together, is not exactly the average Singaporean's dream
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    US academics urge creation of new Pacific Basin body
    501 14  -  MILTON CHASE By Our correspondent in Washington SPOKESMEN for academics specialising in the economics of Asia and the Pacific are urging Congress to back the creation of a Pacific Community institution to develop closer multilateralrelat ionships because of the growing interdependence
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      395 14 "Just how good are CerwirvVega speakers?" someone asked. R-10 To be accepted and enjoyed at concert halls. cinemas, discos, recording studios and countless homes each Cerwin-Vega speaker has to be designed and engineered for exceptionally high results. And to appreciate this excellence, you'll just haveto hear it. Trust your own
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    Lock icon It is sound not shape of mechanical enemy that worries dolphins
    909 15  -  PETER CLARKE Tests indicate dolphins aren't really deceived by fibre glass form of the killer whale, but are frightened by recordings of hungry bellows By Our correspondent in Tokyo JAPAN has created a sea-monster: A mechanical killer whale which
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      Leave film censorship in the hands of those experienced in its application
      458 15 Leave film censorship in the hands of those experienced in its application I READ with dismay your recent report concerning the re-censor-ing of Midnight Express. Though I am personally opposed to film censorship of any kind, I can accept the situation that there exists a Censorship Board that is given
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      Who is going to ring the bell?
      113 15 RECENTLY ,I read in the press that Ihe SHS has planned to introduce more one- Man -Opera t ion 1 < >Mi service bust's With the introduction of I iMi > buses there will not tv a conductor to press the bell. This
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      Plans to build that footway
      53 15 WE REFER to the letter by "Teban Gardens Resident" (ST. August 21) and wish to advise that plans an ai hand to provide a pedestrian footway between Block 7 and Block 10 to link up to Teban Garden Crescent. ANTHONY CHAU PO LIANG, Director, Architectural
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      Concert augurs well for future of music
      107 15 THE recent concert by thr Singapore Youth Orchestra, which drew favourable comments from your esteemed critic L.P.A. augurs well for the future of music here, what with the increased awareness of things cultural by all those who do matter. I'nder the experienced baton
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1353 16 IHK lasi traasa.trd rra.l> "I husim-ss ,.n ih.- Sira k Kx, h.in)(.- g| Ailh \hf pn Ihn »nh 1979 high ar AdjuMni in s<M|> nchls law] l»7» M Hinh Low Companv Salr INDl'STRIAI. 4 COMMttCIAL m 207 Acmt 240 unrh 123- Alcom 1«6«1 110 Allied Choc 140 140
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      Unit trusts
      314 16 SINGAPORE I NIT TRIST (MiuuwrrV ptirrs It A« Tl) ASIA INITTBIST IKBITHNOT SM TWTIKS MM (MaasKrni' prior* f»r il) Spore Growth Kund 1 !1 IM OMK BOND 1 Nil (('■rrpnt prlcrA) liK-ome Bond 112 11' MARA BI'MIPI TKA INuwn 1 prirn It Ann n) Closing tone: Easier. Turnover:
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      BUSINESS DONE (Singapore)
      1435 16 (Ill) and offer prices officially listed and business in an reported to the Stock Kxrhange of Singapore yesii'iilay with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise speri tied All Times Settlement Contracts .ire quoted after the word "sett". Hie
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1265 16 BID and offer prufs oCMaU) listed and business in and reported to the Kn.ila 1 umpiir Slock Kxrhange yi>s hi day uilh Ihe number of shares MM shown in bra< kits in lols of 1.000 units unless otherwise Bad IMll STKIII.S XJdn.ni.U (MSB) \lr«m I I M I
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      Govt and corporate bonds
      99 16 6 1/4% T F 15/4 91 (250.000) (100.258 100 355) 6 1/4% T F 15/7/91 (250.000) (100.258 100 355) 8 1/4% T F 1 5/ 1 (1/93 (250.000) (100 238 limits, 6 1/4% T V 15/9/9.1-97 (250.000) (100.178 100.275) 6 1/4% T F 1/5/97 (250.000) (100
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      Lock icon UOB dividend and bonus
      153 16 UOB dividend and bonus UNITED Overseas Bank announced an unaudited group pre-tax profit of $41.71 million ($31.72 million), for the six months ended June 30. The parent company's pretax profit was $23.83 million ($18.30 million). The company has declared an interim dividend of five per cent gross (same) and has
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        Falls
        40 16 Maalal HldKs Knaytii Mrtro HldRs K L Krpong r i F. Levinffslon •iput (il«>* K Tan* VI Hanking V.I Iron 314 274 360 314 310 228 220 207 700 560 -1--1 -K 4 t; n 4 H ■a ■5
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        Rises
        48 16 Vyer H.l.m Tin rr«clors C M \dnpas I M»i> !•-•>(.. rli.-v L A C High A Low lasrk C-m.-nt VI Omrnt II I T MZU 660 530 486 M5 265 169 474 428 410 340 318 ai 20 10 6 5 3 3 2 2 +2 2 2
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        Most active stocks
        33 16 I <) H 338.000 Sime Darby MjMM City l)ev *****0 1 M W 93.000 Inrhrapr 80.000 X Ki-ponx 70.000 O V B 61.000 (anting. 55.000 H K'»«l 51.000 Cona Plant 46.000
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        Indices
        37 16 BT.Index: Industrials: Finance: Hotels: Properties: Minings: Plantation*: DC B.C.: 5 ES.Ind: Aug a Aue 23 2461 78 2452.69 396.31 ***** 720.50 ***** ***** 288.36 ***** ***** ***** 220.59 679.66 678.42 ***** ***** asfi in m v,
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        H'kong
        313 16 HONGKONG: Share prices closed weaker yesterday, on gradual selling throughout the day with the Hang Seng index falling 1706 to 573.03 points, dealers said. Trading was (airly quiet with turnover very much in line with yesterday's figure, they said. Among the blur chips. Hongkong Bank fell 50 cents to
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        Tokyo
        357 16 TOKYO: Share prices closed lower in active trading yesterday, led by energy-related issues following reports of a .-.harp rise in Japanese oil imports in July, dealers said. The Dow Jones average fell 18.90 to close at 6,396.84 points, with a volume of 350 million shares' The New index closed
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        Sydney generally easier
        271 17 SYDNEY. Thurs. Developments in the Ampol buying situation and the listing of new companies were major features of a generally easier market after the big gains made in Tuesday's post-budget trading. After Brambles identified itself as buyer behind the border for 20 million Ampol shares. Pioneer Concrete
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        NYSE prices mixed
        196 17 NEW YORK, Wed. Slock prices closed mixed and continuing to surprise analysts with their resistance to depressing news. The Dow Jones industrial average was off 0.17 point to SS-iM and advances and declines were almost the same. M. HIM Chem Cp mi m»i«Mn ,m A.rllnrv 13 unch
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        Amsterdam mainly lower
        281 17 AMSTERDAM, Wed. Share prices nosed mainly lower, with Philips and Royal Dutch unchanged and Hoogovens two guilders down on concern about the effect of higher costs on future Estel results, dealers said. Estel announced a small second-quarter profit after a loss last year. Akzo fell 0.10 despite
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        Zurich prices easier
        221 17 ZURICH. Wed News of •oday's hike in lime deposit rales ly Switzerland's major banks sparkci technical reaction which was owrrtiie, dealers said Prices closed easier a broad front aft.-r opening very steady or higher The sharp rise in bullion P'ices did not influence the market, the dealers
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        Gold shares higher on LSE Selected indices
        727 17 Gold shares higher on LSE Selected indices LONDON, Wed. Gold mining share prices closed h.gtiei although some were off the top as the Uilli.in price slipped slightly from its earlier record level reached after the US Treasury gold auction yesterday, dealers said Trading slackened after the early flurry, but gains
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        TIN
        120 16 THE STRAITS tin price fell $11 to $1,873 per pirul in IV nang yesterday on an official offering up 105 tonnes to 267 tonnes. The overnight London market was barely steady with forward buyers gaining £25 to H6.635 per tonne. LONDON: Standard and High Grade tin were both 1:20
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        Stock options
        97 16 Striking prires o( the upturns. officially listed on the Stock Kx< hangp of Singapore yesterday, the period, bids and offered prices and business done, if any. with the number of oplions traded shown in brackI'lS. Haw Par (Sept $1.20) (*****.375) Hume P E (Sept- $1.60) (0.50R) Inchrapr (Sept
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        Duty rates
        84 16 THE MALAYSIAN Minister of Finance has fixed these rates for the period from Aug 23 until further notice: Rabaer: 290 eaataa kg; Cepra: M 51.217 36 a tonne; Palm kernel: $955 75 a tonne. While pepper: $4.699 81 a tonne; Black pepper: $3,250.22 a tonne: The rates of
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        PRODUCE PRICES
        124 16 HINKSK PRODI (X KVCHAMiK, HMMPMB, NOON CLMINfI I'KKKS PKR PHI I. VKSTKR- weaat eU: Bulk SIS mBMI bH drum $127 sellers new drum $1.T2 S.-lIWS. Cepra: Mixe.l (loose) IK Com J7II(«I bn>i-ls Pepper: Muntok ASIA white fob KW. NLW ttTiOO seller. S.u;m.ik white fob 96. NLW $317 50
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        GOLD
        234 16 THE KII.UHAR market foi Singa pole .leli\eiy opened at $21,597 per kilo, and closed at $21 Vf* y.-sni „,y In Ihe Far Kasl, gold (or London ileliver> ,|»wil at I'SS-'IIOOO «l II moved down on profit-taking la Hoar at $W 40 M) despite some buying from Europe >esii-i -1..>
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        Closing prices
        30 16 Kubber: Aug 23 Singapore: September: 277.75 cents (down 3.25 cents) Malaysia: September: 278.50 cents (down 2.75 cents) Tin: M$l,873 (down $11) Official offering: 267 tonnes (up 105 tonnes)
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        COPPER
        31 16 LONDON. Copper prices on Wednesday (previous in brackets) Wiiohar Soot 1386 50 (1387): sellers 1388.50 (*:««>; Three Month buyers 1:885 (13X2). sellers 13X5 SO (CStl.St). Market ttmt: Easier Sklen: 6.S00 tonnes
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        RUBBER
        568 16 OPENING prices in the Singapore rubber market yesterday were Matted down initially on lowet I omlon ailvii i-s. dealers said. Pried then foil further on stale bull liquidation and up country selling Values recovered towards the morning's close on pre-holi day covering interest. The morning session closed (|iiiet after
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        SSR and SMR
        80 16 vSR V) SMP( pr..,. v 'il v* pallru II i.aiiMllrli H I 1«\ Srpunbrr I urr.ni Mlhi Hu>.ra Mn Oclub-r iForward Mlkl Hu*rr> Mm x:n> -2*o m\ IS4'MRKLB -MH< >Mh I AIH I.l' ■MH ■MX M 'MR M AIN '»> '1 I"n pallet i II 1..n iwlU-l.
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      Market trend lacks vigour
      294 16 F.ASIF.R trading ronditions persisted on the Stock Kxrhange of Singapore yesterday. The overall trend lacked vigour as investors retreated to the sidelines to await the return of the buoyant ronditions of last week. The previous day's selling wave was held at bay, but intermittent bouts of
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      Kuala Lumpur
      276 16 A MII.UI.Y easier trend prevailed on the half-day of trading at the Kuala Lumpur stock market yestenlay As expected, there was not much business done, given the two and a quarter hours time limit on the eve of the Hari Raya festivities Traders were in a holidaymood and.
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      Money and exchanges
      269 16 TOE IS MaY opened hiKh.-r M J***** 65 in the ■afayam x market yestenlay i-ompareil with $2 1545 55 al Wednesiliy s datm, ami r4aaad slightly higher at $2 15M 5» Trading was thin anil '|iiiet ahead .if ihe lung weekend anil the IS unit -Ihsml little
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      NOMINAL RATES
      386 16 ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates close on Awe 23: (losing Asian dollar certificates of deposit for prime names: i:\ i KiuiAiNK rates ai .i.uu pm: Currencies Nominal rates Smithsonian quoted yesterday (crost)panly Percentage change IahuI dollars to one unit of foreign our rency US dollar 2.1550 2.1558 1AM
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      Discount
      43 16 RANGE of pii'c-% ..(fri.-il hy ,11-, (Hint hoiBM on Auk 23 1,1 :v. 5 C.ill (lo.in. Hut ing Mh| J month Treasury bills i 6 Hank hilS K 8 3monin < i) 8 tillli.ntll II) K 8 Sour.p National Dlicounl C'n I Id.
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      Money market
      35 16 Closing interbank rales for SiiiKaixjr* dollars on Aug 23 Ofli-r Hid Overnight 7 1 m. .nth 7 Zmontlu l 7 Iniunths 7 5/16 7 3/16 OvemiKlit iiiimIi- H ,liKhil> ficmi ihosr quoted t>
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      Minimum lending rates
      23 16 THK average rate at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers Is 8.5 per cent.
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      Fine crop of half year results
      605 17 THE United Overseas Bank is setting a hot pace among the "Big Four" j local banks in terms of I profit growth this year. Group pre-tax profit, after all the necessary provisions, showed a healthy 31 per cent rise to $9.99 million for the
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      Sharp rise at Hotel Royal
      179 17 HOTEL Royal has turned in a sharp Improvement In earnings at the halfway mark In line with the generally better conditions facing the hotel industry in the Republic. Pre-tax profit for the six months ended June M, IJJJ more than doubled to $S6i,ss3 from vm;m
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      Sentosa warned
      95 17 THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has warned Sentosa Plywood that If Sentosa fails to furnish the additional information sought on its acquisition of a 4*-per cent stake in Jomalina by Ang M, the matter will be referred to the exchange committee. A month earlier, Sento- told the KLSE
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      Lock icon Sack head of Immigration, DAP tells Hussein
      481 17 Sack head of Immigration, DAP tells Hussein KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. THE DEMOCRATIC Action Party today urged the Prime Minister to censure and sack the Director General of Immigration, Haji Mohamed Amir Yaakub, for indulging in politics. Yesterday, Haji Amir was accused by a newspaper of clouding the issue of long
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      Lock icon Chen keeps 400,000 members of MCA guessing
      342 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. WILL he or won't he stand for the presidency of the Malaysian Chinese Association? That is the question on the lips of the 400,000 MCA members about Datuk Michael Chen, the present deputy president of the party and Housing and
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      Lock icon Rithauddeen for Brazil
      53 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Foreign Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen will make a four-day visit to Brazil beginning on tomorrow, a Foreign Ministry statement said He will be accompanied by the Malaysian Ambassador to the United States. Datuk Zain Azraai. who is also accredited to Brazil, and senior Foreign
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      Lock icon Tin haul
      24 17 JOHORE BARU, Thurs. Customs officers seized $16,000 worth of tin from a new car this afternoon. A man has been detained. NST.
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      Lock icon Put off cheap HK fares, urges Asean
      220 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Asean countries today requested Australia to postpone the introduction of the Australian-Hong-kong cheap fares scheduled for Monday. They called for the simultaneous implementation of the cheap fares scheme in the AustraliaHongkong and the Australia-Asean sectors. In a statement today, secretary-general
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      Lock icon Thai border towns safe, Malaysians told
      145 17 PENANG, Thurs. Malaysians planning to visit Thai border towns where there have been recent reports of harassment have been assured of their safety by Thai Consul-GeneralThong-term Komolsuk today. Mr Thongterm told reporters the Thai police were working closely with their Malaysian counterparts to ensure
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      479 17 We have a history ofmaking 2* money grow JjiaL Lombard North Central is part of Xjjßwt one of the world's largest banking tfßFj >< groups and we have a history whichT«|7 f\fk\ I covers more than 100 years. ~*7r^tf'ai We offer a range of deposit -Jgflßfff VCJ schemes \yhichwil! produce
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      4472 18 AT YOUR SERVICE SKCTION INDEX l«S»441»i P^^.OcU.MinS.OO, IS" 1 1 Per column cm *IO7S(Min *3225 i lIAI IA ÜBIIUAKIEb I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE EMPLOYMENT f IT'S UVllllElini Imported Starlite Caribean all-aluminium Awnings come in an extensive range of decorator
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      1002 18 FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE C.A.T.S. WILL BE OPENED TODAY FROM 9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. V J II EMPLOYMENT WELL ESTABLISHED J6WILLERY «"ALL HIM* NEEDS In.li.n Arts Omfla shop in Orchard tfosmestsr ketp Kmi!JHIiH4 Road requires 10 salesgirls Must be hardworking and havr sanl personality Altrarilve g\ General siartn.fi salary and commission
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      901 19 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant t) General \W«f /Rlj JOTUN NOF (S) PTE LTD DELIVERY CLERK IMMEDIATE VACANCIES CUM DRIVER Age Between 21 35 QUALITY CONTROL wwi rtraed with the rules INSPECTORS an^giilallonsofPSA.TAß Baeondarj Two Education some knowledge on ship(Chlneae English Stream) ping documentations Ability to communicate well (.inverse well
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      1194 19 II EMPLOYMENT STORr/YARD KEEPER Company in Kallang mvil** honeat. I |l hardworking man for th* abov* fc RaqwrwiMfits:- IT" Secondary education. ORDNANCE Good knowledge of pipes nFVFI OPMFNT and Hardware materials ENGiNKmNG Holder of driving licence COMPANY OF Ouli**:SINGAPORE(PTE)LTD Materials handling, recelvinvites applications from ing and issuing stocks, suitably qualified
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      982 19 111 VEHICLES BOATS WE, SIANG HOCK Corpn provide aircond car/ truck/ van for rental Reasonable rates. 2531 166 NEW L200 MiTSUMSHI/ Datsun Pick-up Van for hire. 190 Tanjong Katong Road. Tel *****42/ *****20 45 Vehicles For Sale ABSOLUTELY GOOD CONDITION late 1972 Toyota Celica. Alrcondmoned. new Shelby rims, metallic blue.
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      918 19 FEBRUARY 1»71 CORTINA 1300. eligible PARK, radial lyres, new lax/ brakes/ clutch/ paintwork, etc.. $6,400 Tel: *****3. FEB 1972 GALAMT OS 1600 4-door New paint, tax. tyres, overhauled. Aircond, Immaculate $8,900 *****88 FIAT 12i END 1970 Well maintained, beautiful colour, tip-top condition Tel: *****4 FIAT 132 «00 Aircond.. Dec. 1973.
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      931 19 111 VEHICLES BOATS MID-H7S COROLLA SR Coupe 1200 c c Twin carburettor, aircond stereo, centre console, tax 12/78 Original paint, immaculate interior. $15,800 ono Tel: *****6. MIO--74 HOLDEN TORANA 1900 SL. aircond cassette, new paintwork, tax 11/79. eligible PARF. Can loan above $8,500. Tip top condition. $10,950 0.n.0. ***** 1
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      960 19 It DECEMBER 1*73, Mazda 929 Saloon 1 owner Aircond. radio and cassette Price $11,500 View at 25. Jalan Payoh Lai. Spore 1954. 1*65 MINI tSO PARF eligible. $4,200 ono. Call Mr Tal Yue Nam lei: *****73. IM7 DATSUN PICKUP Good running condition. Selling: $1,800 ono Tel: *****3 ISM. OATSUN PICK-UP.
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      1007 19 111 VEHICLES BOATS 1*72 MAZOA I*oo tax-31/7'Bo Aircond. 2nd owner. PARF eligible Price $9,800 on o Tel: *****8 1*72 MAZDA MM aircond. tip top condition. Eligible for PARF. Selling $8,300 o no Tel: *****58 1*72. MERCEDES BENZ 280S 2nd owner PARF eligible Aircond. radio, cassette Excellent condition. $15,000 0.n.0 Tel
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      986 19 1*74 COLT GALANf 1600 SL Coupe. S-speed. airc. nd sport; rißla, Mitsubishi rad'o cassette Selling $13,200 negotiable. View Blk 12. 34 C. Jalan Tenteram 1*74 COLT GALANT Coupe SI. S-speed i. with air.ond. radio' cassette and many extras Well kept by one private owner Excellent condition. Tel *****76 Benson 1*74
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      1101 20 111 VEHICLES BOATS V SERVICES BUSINESS VI EDUCATION TRAINING VI EDUCATION TRAINING J VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS $2,500 DEPOSIT CAN drive away 45 Vehicles For Sale "Jid'S? Tel: *****4 vaeowU Veh^ci as new wan s P° rUs rlms anti-rust, done 5.000 ouf a a^oy vn Vlng C6 800 runs, expensive stereo
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      460 20 74 Beauty Culture AMY WEE Of Michelle Beauty Salon offers the most comprehensive training to be a Professional/Personal Beautician b Hairdresser New classes begin Ist of each month. Telephones *****75/ *****38/ *****13. Now at Bl 1 Far East Shopping Centre. BASIC a ADVANCE Professional Hairstylist courses starting soon? Please call
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      335 20 4 months Beginner Halrstyllng course commencing soon by our London trained Instructor. FULLTIME $1,250 EVENING CLASS $990 Easy payment arrangeabla. Equipment and models provided. Graduation Diploma awarded. Enquiries a brochures: PETER a GUVS MAIRSTYLING SCHOOL Park Lane Shopping Mall Tal: 3236*4/5 or *****21 Call Sharon 83 Packing/ Removals/Cargo Forwarder* PACKING/
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      771 20 100 Dancing BEGINNERS SOCIAL MIX 300 pJtl 25/879 Funky Disco 7.00 p ny 24/ 8/79. Social Dances 700 P-"> 27/8/ 79 Grand Dancing Studio. 394J4. GAYLM DANCE STUDW (*"■">"" ditionedi Disco dance 2pm 26/8/ 79 Sunday Elementary Rock N Roll Si Free Cha Cha 7pm 26/8/79 Sunday. Malay Social Ronggeng
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      478 20 GIRLS! Jobs are Oecommg harder X) get you need oefier quakhcakons The London Chamber ol Commerce and Industry Private Secretary s Certihcaie is recognoed inie«naionaiiy as one ot the "•ofest quaJitications ootamatue This eiammalion is me only Private Secretarial Eiammation supervised by tne Ministry ol Education Enrol now at me
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      1010 20 RADIO. TRANSISTOR. B/W Co- MAKE THE PIANO your pleasure lour TV Servicing Courses con- Learn modern pop music r'or ducted by experienced qualified beginners and all levels Tel. Teachers. Enrol. Yong Slong *****8. Electronics Pnvau- School, (for- mnK (PIAM o) prefermerly Hongkong Radio Televl- ab e studenls from nistrl( 5
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      1220 20 I pore) Pie ltd STPB Lie Nn 140 West Malaysia Tour ilnrlii mvp Oenling Cameron Mißh lands) by deluxe alrconditioned 1 coach seven days SSI99/-. six Hk. I days SJI79 departure every -^^P^^^^^r^^. I Sunday. Monday. Tuesday ajgajgT \U I (ienllnu Cameron Highlands T A I lj.l I four days
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      140 Acknowledgements
      41 21 THE WIFE AND SONS of the late K Perumal express their sincere heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all the relatives, tnends, colleagues in Singapore and Malaysia lor their assistance condolences, wreaths, donations and kind attendance during their recent bereavement.
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      38 21 We wish to express our deepest sympathy and condolence to the bereaved family of the late MDM YONG YEN YONG who passed away on Tuesday 21.8.79. Prom The Staff Global Airfreight Interna- j tional Pte Ltd.
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      142 Deaths
      197 21 SUBBULAKSHMI Ag»37 tit-loved »|f( ol U I.akslimanan. pinned .ivk.n peacefully on AuKi^l 23r<l 1079 at 850 urn al General Hoipital. Smijapore leaving tu-hiiid two ions, Narayanam and Kaivan Cortog* leaving 3 Keng Chin Road at 7.45 am on August 24th. to Mount Vernon Crematorium. Ml AMMA beloved mother
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      144 In Memoriam IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF
      41 21 MADAM P THANGACKIAMMAL DEPARTED: 24.1.77 In ever loving memory of our wonderful and kind mother who lt-lt us 2 yean ago Sadly missed but never forgotten by her beloied sons and daughters. I
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      In Fond Memory Of
      21 21 MISS ROSE LEE YOKE MENG DEPARTED: 24.8.77 SADLY MISSED AND ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY ALL NURSES OF P.T.5.65.
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      636 21 VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL PLEASANT CHINESE MALE Engineer srrh- graduate friends 129 Miscellaneous below I! Please state height. reliuinn telephone number St photograph P O Box 2595. ASIA MARRIAGE-AID Bureau Mmwlj| iv find suiuible partner PLEASANT MALE EXECUTIVE A Klung Chiu Building, seeks educated mature friends n Hoad. 3ISOT Establish- Write
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      1664 21 times friday properties It Luxurious apartments approximately 253sq.m. (2.700sq.fU. One or two year leases; furnished, partly furnished or unfurnished. Five minutes from Orchard Road Large, beautifully laid out grounds Chip Putt golf 25m. swimming pool Squash 6t Tennis courts Children"s playground Sauna Baths and health centre Private clubhouse with library
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      619 21 PANOAN VALLEY CHEMPAK* COUNT Garden apartment, groundfloor split-level, built-in 2,700 sq ft plus private garden 800 sq.fl 4 bedrooms/ 1 study 1 family room/ servants SELLING: 5395.000. Worldwide Constr. Realty Pi. Lid Christopher K.C. Koh Tel: *****77 (5 Line*). PEARLS CENTRE Studio apartment. 20th floor within CBD. fully furnished, genuine
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      275 21 Sarawak Shell Berhad Invites applications from Malaysian citizens for appointment as: Refinery Technologist The successful candidate will work in the Refinery at Lutong, Sarawak. The main duties of the Refinery Technologist will include process problem solving, plant optimisation studies, and budgetting. There will be opportunities for progression into project and
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      470 22 SGS-ATES Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. invites applications from Malaysian Citizens to fill the following positions: 1) FACILITIES SUPERVISOR SUPERINTENDENT/ DESIGNATE. 0 Certificate or Diploma holder from Technical College ma|Oring in Electrical or Air-Conditioning. 0 Minimum 5 years experience as a Facilities Supervisor with good knowledge and practical experience in Electrical, Air-Conditioning,
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      636 22 SIA invites applications for the following appointments in SingaAPPOINTMENT REQUIREMENTS 4 jp (A) Internal Auditor Member of a recognised ac- ■&X counting body. Preference will A Jg? be given to those with auditing Jaj? a experience a (B) Industrial Registered Safety Officer under m, Safety the Factories Act 1973 or
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      320 22 TENDER The following tenders are invited by the Chief Supplies Officer, Central Supplies Department, Singapore:a) Soundheads for Auricon Pro 600 Camera, Arriflex BL Camera and Cinema Product CP-16RA camera for Department of Broadcasting. Closing date and time: 12.9.79 (12 noon) b) Microfilms for National Library, Criminal Record Office (CID). Spore
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      426 22 IN THK HIGH (I)IKT OF THE Xl Tl Kill OF SINGAPORE Compuilrs Winding Ip Vi. 1M «f 1979. In thr Matter of thr Cumpanin Art, (Chapter 185). Aml In thr Matter of Asian Welding Marhinrry Pte. Ltd. ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for the winding
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      525 22 IN THE HIGH COURT IN MALAYA AT KUALA LUMPUR (COMMERCIAL DIVISION) COMPANIES (WINDING-UP) NO: OF ltT* In the Matter of SYARIKAT AS. MANIAM SDN. BHD And In the Matter of Section 218(1) (c) of the Companies Act, 1963. Between General Fabricator* And Builders Sdn. Bhd. Petitioner And Syarikat AS Maniam
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      501 22 ujygg** I GOVERNMENT OF BRUNEI VACANCIES FOR CHIEF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following posts of Chief Technical Assistant in the Electrical Department, Brunei. A. DISTRIBUTION: Qualifications and Experience: Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering or its equivalent with at least five years
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      527 23 Applications arc invited for the following posts I in our rapidly expanding Audio Section: (A) MALE SUPERVISORS (B) ASSISTANT SUPERVISORS (C) PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Qualifications required All qualifications should be in the field of Electronics Kngineering. For Post A a recognised Technician Diploma or Industrial Technician Certificate with at least 2
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      551 23 MITSUBOSHI BELTING (S) PTE LTD -A\ 14, Jurong Port Rood, f m Singopore 2261 MITSUBOSHI r SINGAPORE Join the Happy understanding people and High Technology Industry which offers you a challenging career and comprehensive benefits as a Male/Female PRODUCTION OPERATORS Earn up to $400/- per month. Revised starting salary $9/-
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      698 23 I THE CHARTERED BANK, SINGAPORE requires an ECONOMIC RESEARCH OFFICER Applications are invited from suitably qualified Singapore citizens for this new appointment. The successful candidate will be responsible to senior Management for all aspects of economic research and the officer's main function will be to obtain and provide information concerning
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      1342 23 TENDER NOTICE TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from PWD Registered Contractors for the following:- Separate tenders are invited for:(A) Construction of Food Centre at Northumberland Road. 1 DESIGN, FABRICATE AND SUPPLY OF THE Eligibility: Building $3,000,000/- and SINGLE BUOY MOORING (CALM), SYSTEM above AND PIPELINE AND MANIFOLD AT SELAT Closing
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    How 4-legs helped Donald duck the fry pan
    139 24 How 4-legs helped Donald duck the fry pan "DONALD the Freak" has two extra legs and that Rives him an edge over the other dorks: The Soh family In Woodlands to whom he belongs will be keeping him as a pet while his two-legged friends will be sold. His owner,
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    2nd drama festival
    62 24 THE Ministry of Culture will L hold a second drama (estiva! f from Sept 7 to Oct 4 at the Victoria Theatre and Cultural Centre. About 10 amateur drama groups will present 18 performances of English, Indian, Malay and Chinese plays and operas. Tickets are available at
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    CHARGED WITH POSING AS COP
    80 24 A 30- YEAR-OLD man was barged in a magistrates court yesterday with impersonating a police officer and assaulting three men while in that guise Katang Subramaniam Pillay allegedly impersonated an officer to cause hurt to Messrs Tan Kang Guan, Poh Boh Huat and i Goh
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    Police officer who never was
    189 24 Police officer who never was PANNIRSELVAM so R. Rajoo, 32, was fined $700, or two months' jail, when he pleaded guilty in a magistrate's court yester- day to impersonating a j police officer and attempt- mg to search a man for drugs. Another impersonation charge and one of voluntarily causing
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    CC contest
    39 24 BUKIT Merah North community centre is organising a cartoon drawing contest with a courtesy theme. Participants may submit as many entries as they wish before Sept 7. For details, telephone *****6 between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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    Crackdown on pirate tapes: $5,000 offer for tip-offs
    469 24  -  LEONG WENG KAM By I THE Singapore Phono gram Association i (SPA) is offering reI wards of up to $5,000 to anyone who can supply information on cassette pirates. The offer, made through an advertisement in the Straits Times yesterday, marks the
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    Open verdict on man in wrong bus for Chai Chee
    236 24 Open verdict on man in wrong bus for Chai Chee A PASSENGER who jumps off a moving bus that has no door at its only exit is taking a grave risk, a coroner remarked when he recorded an open verdict on Wednesday after hearing how a hawker alighted from such
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    Babysitter who stole from her employer fined $700
    133 24 Babysitter who stole from her employer fined $700 A DOMESTIC servant, (juik Bee Huang, was jailed for a day and fined $700 by a district court on Wednesday after she admitted stealing more than $400 from her employer. She admitted stealing 20,000 yen ($187.50), US$lOO (Ss2ls) and $30 from Mr
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    Boy, 7, testifies at inquiry into death of sister
    323 24 THE witness stand in a coroner's court was lowered yesterday to allow a seven-year-old boy to give evidence in an inquiry into the death of his younger sister who was drowned in a pond. His six-year-old sister, V. Rengga Nallama, drowned
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    NEW LAWYER FOR MD ON CHEATING CHARGE
    132 24 THE managing director of a timber export company, who is accused of cheating the Bank of India of $292,050, engaged a new lawyer when his case was mentioned in a district court yesterday. Alwani Chanderkant Sobhrajmal, 39, now defended by Mr MM Rubin,
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    Maisonettes most popular
    158 24 NEARLY 500 registrants turned up at the Housing and Urban Development Company (HUDC) office in Maxwell Road on Wednesday for the second phase of the sale of 660 flats. A spokesman for HUDC said that, except for the Type C and walk-up apartments at Braddell View and
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      192 24 Iff Bfr i^i^^Lv^^ IF 4 S&JKL7 ttm\ mil HP t^^^SA f i^b^A "^L^L^Lh m i^L^l L^Lm X^^^rm l^r FODtuiriT CHILDRENS' m /Mm Tm jantzen bra shirts, dresses. I JANTZENBRA SHOES TOYS ETC. W I W^ LeSS 50% 20 %-5° fiSH JI S $2190 r' It. SHIRTS, BELTS, SHOES ETC. Tp
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    8 years' jail for dealing in fake currency
    253 25 8 years' jail for dealing in fake currency PRINTER Chan Mun Choy, 42, was jailed for eight years yesterday after he was found guilty of trafficking in counterfeit money. The High Court also forfeited $12,300 which was found in his flat in Balam Road. The prosecution contended that this money
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    Siglap rafting contest
    49 25 THE Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) and MP for Siglap, Mr A. Rahim Ishak will open a rafting competition at the East Coast Park a on Sunday at 2.30 p.m. The competition, organised by the Siglap constituency to celebrate National Day ends at 5 p.m.
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    Jaycees study
    46 25 THE Singapore Jayoees will conduct a survey of residents I at ihe DBS Panda n Valley I condominium on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Jayrees are out to find out how residents spend their leisure and their attitudes to community service.
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    Discharge for two who fired crackers
    70 25 Discharge for two who fired crackers TWO youths who admitted firing crackers without permission were given a six month conditional discharge by a magistrate on Wednesday. Ng Sek Hwa, 17, admitted firing crackers along Fraser Road, off Admiralty Road, on Ang 17 at around 7.20 p.m. Urn Hnay Kwan, 17,
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    Swimming films on at stadium
    61 25 Swimming films on at stadium THE Singapore Sports Council will screen five films on swimming at the National Stadium Theatrette on Sept 15 at 10.30 a.m. The films include lessons on the front crawl, breast stroke, back crawl, butterfly stroke and survival swimming. There is also one on the requirements
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    On Asean agenda: Tariff cuts on 1,000 new items
    436 25  - On Asean agenda: Tariff cuts on 1,000 new items SOH TIANG KENG By ASEAN economic ministers will discuss the addition of 1,000 items to their Preferential Trading Arrangements (PTA) list when they meet in Manila early next month. The present list already has 1,326 items for preferential treatment in the
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    Father of five fined 82,500 for bigamy
    145 25 NINETEEN years after his first marriage, Lim Teontf Hoo, 40, married again as a father of five childi-en. In a district court yesterday, Lim was fined $2,50() for bigamy and jailec a day. For making a false declaration before a Commissioner for Oaths,
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    NO BAIL FOR ACCUSED WHO IS STATELESS
    185 25 NO BAIL FOR ACCUSED WHO IS STATELESS A DISTRICT court on Wednesday refused bail to a man convicted for theft, on the ground of his stateless status. Through his counsel, Tay Teck Cheng, 28, said he wished to appeal after he was jailed for nine months for theft of 13
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    Band show
    26 25 THE Institute of Education and National Junior College Alumni Band will perform at MacRitchie Reservoir Park on Sunday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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      829 25 Lembaga Letrik Negara, i^ Tanah Melayu Jfcy^WL National Electricity i^S^ Board of the States of Malaya Temengor-Tanah Merah-Kota Bahru 275kV Transmission Development Contract 4297/3 275kV and 132kV Transmission Lines Tenders are invited for the manufacture, supply, testing, delivery, erection, commissioning and maintenance for twelve months of the transmission lines briefly
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      164 25 From 17th August to 31 August At >*W W^ WALTE=X CORPORATION PTE LTD VINYL WALLCOVERING AT $18/- PER ROLL UPWARD FREE INSTALLATION WITH PURCHASES OF 10 ROLLS ANO ABOVE SALES TIME: MON. SAT. 9.00 am to 6.00 pm SUN. 10.00 am to 5.00 pm Sales OHer Also Available At f
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      327 25 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp rT~~~T~~l /CirS I T was glad to see I [thank" you por giving If f was my I EN JOYED MY I M YOU GOT f?ID OF ME THE DAY OPP, SIR/ J AUNT A GOOD VISIT 1 ■>,/ CLAP THAT Bf?ATEN
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE ONE
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      Lock icon The Lambs pave way for Northansts' win
      353 26 LONDON, Thurs SOUTH AFRJCAN Allan Lamb and Tim Lamb, the son of an English lord, played the leading roles in Northamptonshire's 37-run win over holders Sussex in the Gillette Cup cricket semi-final at Hove yesterday. Somerset, last year's runners-up, beat Middlesex by seven
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      59 26 MADRID, Thurs. Stuttgart. of West Germany, won the seventh Villa de Madrid soccer tournament last night, scraping past Grasshoppers, of Switzerland, 1-0 in the final. Centre-forward Bernd Klotz scored the only goal of the match for the West Germans in the 70th minute of play, watched
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      31 26 NEW YORK, Thurs Results of yesterday's North American League soccer playoff games: Semifinal round: San Diego Sockers 2 Chicago Sting 0; Los Angeles Aztecs 3 Vancouver Whitecaps 2. Reuter.
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      Lock icon BRIEFS Gottfried cruises past Lewis in straight sets
      822 26 BRIEFS Gottfried cruises past Lewis in straight sets KINGS ISLAND (Ohio), Thurs. Third-seeded Brian Gottfried, of the United States, defeated Chris Lewis, of New Zealand, 6-2, 7-6 in the second round of the US$200,000 ($430.000) Association of Tennis Professionals' championship here yesterday. Other results: Tim Gullikson bt Billy Martin 6-3.
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      Lock icon Norwich on top with second big win
      672 26 PETERS KEEPS OUTWITTING THEM LONDON, Thurs. Just before the new English soccer season opened Norwich City, one of the unfashionable teams of the First Division, turned down an offer of £900,000 from Everton for young striker Kevin Reeves. Last night. Reeves showed why
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      Lock icon Odd way to show support
      128 26 SOCHAUX, Thurs. A supporter of French First Division side Sochaux decided to take matters into his own hands when, after queuing for an hour to see his club play, he was told there were no more tickets. When one of the ground attendants for Socnaux's
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      Lock icon Esteban nets the winner
      71 26 BARCELONA. (Spain), Thurs. Barcelona, playing at home before a crowd of 60.000. defeated defending champions Cologne 3-2 in extra time last night to win the Joan Gamper soccer trophy. Halftime score was 1-0 for Barcelona, but the West Germans pulled back in the second half to
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      Lock icon Vasas beaten
      33 26 ZARAGOZA, (Spain), Thurs Dynamo, of Zagreb, defeated Vasas, of Budapest. 4-3 last night to oualify to meet Spain's Real Zaragoza in the final of the city of Zaragoza soccer tournament UPI.
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      Lock icon Important tour for Australians
      166 26 MADRAS, Thurs. The 15-member Australian cricket team arrived here tonight for their 12-week tour in India, after being delayed 24 hours in Singapore due to engine defect in their plane. The team led by Kirn Hughes will play 11 matches in India, including six Tests. The
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      Lock icon Greenhoff move agreed
      116 26 Greenhoff move agreed LONDON, Thurs. Leeds and Manchester United last night agreed on terms for the transfer of Brian Greenhoff, the Manchester club's England defender, for a fee in the region of t35«,H6. But Jimmy Adamson, the Leeds manager, said last night that he did not think the signing could
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      Lock icon Indians win
      42 26 NEW YORK, Thurs. Results of Wednesday's major league baseball games' American league Indians 13 Angels 3; Tigers 3 Athletics 1; Royals 3 Yankees 1; White Sox 4 Brewers 3; Red Sox 9 Twins 4; Mariners 6 Blue Jays 3. Reuter.
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      37 26 PARIS, Thurs. French World Cup winger Didier Six was suspended for four matches by the French Football Association here yesterday for insulting a referee during the Marseille versus St. Etienne league match on Aug. 10. AFP
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      Lock icon Nagoyans want to play hosts
      191 26 NAGOYA (Japan), Thurs. The majority of citizens of this central Japan industrial city (population: 2 million) want to invite the 1988 Olympic Games to their city, according to results of a public opinion poll released yesterday. In the poll conducted by the Nagoya Municipal Government
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      JSC shortlist 20 for world meet
      342 27  -  PETER SIOW Final five to be selected after trials By iFTER a long period of observation, the Junior lailing Club have finally shortlisted 20 sailors for he work! Optimist* championship in Pattaya Thailand > from Nov. 21-Dec. 3. lhey are .loannc l,on. Ruth Koh.
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      49 27 /ALENCIA, (Spain). Thurs iorussia Moenchengladhacl" lefeated Ks|>anol. of Barceto ia. H-^ last night in the round oUa Naranja soccer tourna nenl at Valencia's l.vis C'asa MVa Stadium. Borussia will meet Valencia omorrou in the final match ol he three-team tournament Valencia be.it Espanol 2-1 or ruenday. UPI.
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      28 27 LONDON, Thins. Results of Northern Ireland Ulster Cup football matches played List night: Hallymena United 2 Glentoran l.'llangor 0 Portadown 1; Clenavon 1 l.arne 0. Reuter
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      'Heroes' is worth one more chance
      347 27  -  FAIRWAY By EIGHT HUNDRED HEROES is worth another Chance in Race 3 at Bukit Timah tomorrow. The Grand Time five-year-old got off the mark in Ipoh in February, but ran his best race when finishing second to Brown Bomber over 1,250 metres in I|K)h
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      176 27 Russians out to keep youth title TOKYO, Thurs. Defending champions Soviet Union will have a difficult I time trying to retain their title when the 1979 world youth soccer championship kicks off here on Saturday. Local critics feel the Russians will not have an easy time as runners-up Mexico, semi-finalist
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      Lock icon Tilburg held to a draw
      82 27 THE HACI'E. Thurs. Results n( second round matches in the Dutch First Di isum aooocr League played last night Twente Knschede 0 Willem II Tilbure 0; Pec Zwolle 0 Roda JC Keikrade 0; Nee Nijmegen 0 Feyenoord Rotterdam 'J. PSV Kindhoven 3 Utrecht n MW
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      Favourite
      41 27 SEOUL, Thurs. Antonio Cervantes, an aging but agile boxer from Colombia, is strongly favoured to retain his World Boxing Association light-welterweight crown when he mo-is an inexperienced but live wire challenger. Kirn Kwmag-Mia, of South Korea. hrn iin Saturday Rputor
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      634 27 DAfr 1 2.45 Class 6, Div 3 1,200 m ivnviJ A ($lO,OOO $7,000 to winner) 1 w» FmChwn .l..vsi Y;i|> VSTi.ld I-IS) 'Bakn J 2K< Mahmouh ililluni D.inii'k S SS (dd Hi) 'SB Tan X 3 Singapore Pnncen i .luicy h'ruilM Ikiang 654 ((W -2.5) SK PLee 7
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      Lock icon Karen equals world mark in air rifle event
      220 27 SEOUL. Thurs. Th« United States won the first world air-gun shoot ing championships here yesterday, bagging the lion's share of medals at stake. Their performances turned out to be rather mediocre in all contested events with an exception of Karen Monez, who
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      21 27 KYOTO. Thurs. The Inivet sity of California l.os Angles baseball team beat Japan's Senshu University 4-2 here today. UPI.
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      Bee Khim will face Nudeenuy again
      371 28  -  ERNEST FRIDA JAKARTA CHANCE TO TURN THE TABLES ByJ KEE BEE KHIM, who scored a massive 17-stroke triumph in the Singapore Women's Amateur Open golf championship three weeks ago, may not have her own way in the Indonesian Open starting on Thursday week at
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      'Marathon man' Loh succeeds in fourth try
      679 28  -  P. FRANCIS PROFILE By PERSEVERANCE paid off handsomely for Patrick Loh, the current local men's tennis singles champion, when he breezed to a convincing 6-1, 6-2, victory over Hassan Bohari in last Sunday's Pesta Sukan tennis singles final, before clinching the men's doubles
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      Lock icon Deadline set for Games entries
      163 28 JAKARTA, Thurs. The organising commit tc. of the 19th South-east Asia Games have set Sept. 5 as the final date for registration of countries participating in the Games to be held here from Sept. 21-30. The committee's chairman, Gatot Suwagio, said, so far, only six
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      Honolulu trip for lucky runner
      131 28 Honolulu trip for lucky runner MARATHON RINNKK.S, here is a chance to win a free trip to Hawaii, reports XXV KST FRIDA. All you have to do Ls to take part in the Singapore cross-country marathon, organised by the Macßitrhie Runners 25, on Oct 2». Those who complete the full
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      Shooters to step up tempo for SEA Games
      192 28  - Shooters to step up tempo for SEA Games PETER SIOW By THE sound of gun shots will be heard even more at the Singapore Gun Club as the Republic's skeet and trap shooters step up their tempo in preparation for the South-east Asia Games in Jakarta next month. As from
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      48 28 TOKYO. Thurs. A JapanAustralia goodwill handball competition will be held in Japan early next month, the Japan Handball Association announced today Twenty-nine Australians 16 men and 13 women will lake part in the series, aimed at preparing the teams for the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games AFP
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      Games side to play Thai club
      448 29  -  JOE DORAI Untested players to be tried in match By EIGHT members of the South-east Asia Games squad, who did not get a chance to play against Hitachi F.C., of Japan, at the National Stadium last Sunday, will be given a final test next
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      332 29  - SBA: Sponsors must guarantee $50,000 BERNARD PEREIRA By THE Singapore Badminto port tho move to bring top Republic provided the underwrite a sum of about This is the approximate amount P. T. Crown (Jakarta), sole agents for tributors for Carlton, will have to bear to cover exix'nses. such as board
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      Lim upsets favourite to enter the final
      135 29 JAMES MM, a 21-year-old businessman, rausfrf a major upset in this > car's Singapore snooker championship when he defeated the favourite, So Poo San, the current four-ball champion, 69-22, 52-63, 71-36 in the semi-finals at the katong Billiards Saloon last night. Kxoept for
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      Uncertainty hovers over three cyclists
      323 29 A CLOUD of uncertainty hovers over the participation of three national cyclists in the Asian cham- pionships in Kuala Lum- pur from Oct. 7-14, reports BKRNAKD FKRKIR.4. They are Tan Kheok Hung, Jamaluddin; Mohammed and Ho Wai i Soon, all of whom face the perrenial
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      58 29 JAKARTA. Thurs. Indonesia's South-east Asia Games ontineent will total 375. inluding officials, an Indonesian iports Council spokesman said oday. Tho number of athletes for rack and field has increas* I rom 30 to 41. but other events, uch as swimming, cycling and toxing. have been reduced The games
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      Lock icon Christina to train with own coach
      283 29 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Centralised training will be a split-affair for Malaysia's South-east Asia Games swimmers. While 10 swimmers and the 11 water polo players train at the Penang Chinese Swimming Club. 14-year-old "golden hope" Christina Urn remains in Kuala Lumpur to train under' her
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      Lock icon Lucy and Delia team up for lead in doubles
      222 29 Lucy and Delia team up for lead in doubles BANGKOK, Thurs. Singapore's three-time World Cupper Lucy Low today combined with team mate and former rival Delia Milne for a 1190 three-game total pinfall and captured the lead of the women's doubles and high game in the sixth all-star international Open
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      Coach offers to resign
      50 29 INDIANAPOLIS Thins Hobby Knight, the controversial basketball coach at Indiana I'niversity, told newspaper last night that he has offered to resign his post The action came hours after ,i District Court judge in San Juan i Puerto Rico) found him guilty of assaulting a policeman. CI>I
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      Today's events
      28 29 Today's events HOCKEY Div. One B: Indian Association v Special Constabulary (Balestior Road, 5.1a). SQI ASH PIA Closed championships (Kallang. 6). VOLLKYBAIX Independ ence Cup (Gay World. 6.30).
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    46 30 SRI LANKA'S Prime Minister, Mr R. I'nmada.sa chatting with President B. H. Sheares at the Istana yesterday. Mr Premadasa was paying a courtesy call on the President on the second day of his fourday official visit to Singapore. SEE PAGE 11
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    Singapore applies
    99 30 UNITED NATIONS, Thurs. Singapore yesterday applied to be a member of the non-align-j ed co-ordinating bureau. The Republic's permanent mission in the UN circulated a letter requesting the help and support of other non-aligned countries for its candidature to the 25member body. New Nation's correspondent KDGAR KOH reported
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    233 30 US fails to avert showdown on Palestinian rights UNITED NATIONS, Thursday THE United States tried yesterday to avert a UN showdown on Palestinian rights, but ambassador Andrew Young's entreaties failed. The Security Council's debate on the issue is scheduled to resume today (2.30 a.m. Friday, Singapore time) with the US
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    42 30 BERLIN, Thurs. Representatives of 60 countries will gather tomorrow in the Afghan capita 1 of Kabul for an international conference in support of the beleagured regime of President Nur Mohammad Taraki, the East German agency ADN reported. AP.
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    National cultural identity: 'More time needed'
    248 30 SINGAPORE needs more time to attain a national cultural identity, the Minister for Communications and Acting Culture Minister, Mr Ong Teng Cheong, said yesterday. Mr Ong said at the opening of the ninth Japanese Cultural Festival at the National Theatre there are many things
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    75 30 JAKARTA, Thurs. The Pertamina oil company today threatened to blacklist all shipping lines and ships which bought cheaper fuels from illegal suppliers in Indonesian ports, Antara news agency said. The agency said the Tanjung Priok Port Authority in Jakarta had declared "war" against illegal bunkering of ships serving
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    BLAZE RAZES 2 FIRMS: CRACKERS PROBE
    205 30  - BLAZE RAZES 2 FIRMS: CRACKERS PROBE K. S. SIDHU and J. D. INDRAN By SPORADIC letting off of firecrackers and cracker rockets, banned by law, was reported in many areas of Singapore last night and police are investigating whether a fire, which razed two construction firms, had been caused by
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    43 30 NEW YORK. Thurs. On the New York Stock Exchange the Dow Jones industrial average, which slipped 0.17 point yesterday, was off 2.30 points to 883.53 around 11 am today. The Dow is up about 60 points over the past month. UTfl.
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        1373 1  -  LI LIEN-FUNG By Wisdom of the Analects I KNOW, now, that Chinese literature is systematically divided into schools, periods, and whatnots, but before I was twelve years old, I thought there were only three categories: those I liked, those I did not care one way or the other,
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        29 1 Chinese without tea rs (IIOU youchou sorrowful chourong a sorrowful countenance chcfumeikulian distressed looks For example, you may say, Ta de lian chongman chourong. meaning, "Her look is sorrowful.
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        563 2  -  GERALDINE TANG By Colourama Tonight, Ch 8, 7.55 COLOURAMA, the new Chinese musical variety series which made its debut last Friday night, truly lived up to its name it was, literally and figuratively speaking, a colourful show. The staid, stale image of the old
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        Stage musical on the frenzied Roaring Twenties
        209 2 Stage musical on the frenzied Roaring Twenties ROMANCE and fun with lots of dancing thrown in to liven up the theatre mood are what The Sceneshifters have to offer in their coming production of the well loved musical, The Boyfriend. This Sandy Wilson comedy never fails to delight audiences for
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        Radio series by music examiner
        206 2 dOOD news for music examinees. Radio Singapore's AM service will broadcast, starting from today a series of ten programmes specially for students taking the "O" and "A" Level music exams, presented by music examiner, Prof Timothy Baxter. Programmes will be broadcast every Friday at 8.15
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        PICK OF THE DAY
        249 2 A HOLIDAY weekend is the perfect opportunity to strain your already square eyes. Apart from the programmes featured, there are other little tit-bits that can help. A new series on Ch 5 at 8.35 is Grandpa Goes To Washington with Jack Albertson as Joseph Kelly, an
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        939 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 10.00 AM Opening and Mimpi Si Kenit (A her ungrateful son) Han Raya Children's Special) 5.20 Wilf Gray Wildlife Documentaries 10.30 The Ballad Of Smokey The Bear (A Flonda Everglades puppet animation) 5.35 Konset Hari Raya (A Han Raya 11.20 Holiday Matinee Those Magmfi- n
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        357 3  - A chance to hear four concertos in a night GERALDINE TANG By Sunday's special concert by Kam Kee Yong and 3 foreign musicians SKRIOUS-MUSIC lovers will have the chance to listen to talented local violinist and composer Kam Kee Yong teaming up with three other highly accomplished foreign musicians in
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        770 3  -  ALLAN REDITT By in Asilah, Morocco 6 Third World artists, exiled for lack of facilities or unsympathetic governments at home, see Asilah as a haven from destructiveWestern commercial pressure which many feel destroys their cultural (k individualism. THIRD WORLD
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