The Straits Times, 11 January 1980

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    13 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1981 30 CENTS M.C.(P)No. 111/1/80
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    BID TO CHECK SPECULATORS
    774 1  -  CHRISTINA RODRIGUES Rising property prices: Govt acts By THE government last night announced tough new rules to check speculative buying of residential property in Singapore. Tha measures, to take effect from today, are intended to curb abuses of the booking system by some developers and speculators.
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    Lock icon THE LOSERS
    62 1 INDIAN election lasers, with grim expressions to match the gloomy mood of defeat, gathering outside the residence of outgoing Premier Outran Singh (right) to announce their resignations from the cabinet an Wednesday la New Delhi. President Saajrva Reddy yesterday Invited Mrs Indira Gandhi, who returned to power with
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    What Deng really said, by Xinhua
    292 1 What Deng really said, by Xinhua BEIJING, Thurs THE official Chinese news agency Xinhua said today that senior Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping 's call for "an alliance" of all countries to "counter" Soviet power was a mis-transla-tion. Xinhua issued a correction saying it should have used the words "unite" instead of
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    Lock icon Called off
    35 1 CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida). Thurs Kennedy Space Centre officials called off a mock flight and orbit of the space shuttle Columbia today because of malfunctions in the shuttle engine and ground propulsion units UPI.
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    Don't sack just to save on wages
    526 1 Don't sack just to save on wages EMPLOYERS WARNED EMPLOYERS have been warned not to exploit Singapore's move to upgrade skills by sacking people just to save wages. At the same time, unions were told not to shield errant members or generate unnecessary labour tension. The joint warning came from
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    Lock icon Trawler sunk
    38 1 BANGKOK, Thurs. Two Thai fishermen have been killed and another two seriously injured when their trawler, which ventured into Vietnamese waters, was attacked and sunk by a Vietnamese patrol boat last Sunday, police said today. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Manila trip
    34 1 JAKARTA, Thurs. Indonesian Foreign Minister Mochtax Kusumaatmadia said today he will discuss bilateral and regional matters with his Philippine counterpart, Mr Carlos Romulo, during a visit to Manila on Jan 20. AP.
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    Lock icon RTM to ban liquor and beer ads
    260 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Advertisements for liquor and alcoholic beverages, such as beer and stout, over Radio and TV Malaysia will be banned from March 15 under a new advertising code announced today. "We do not want to create an alcoholic culture," deputy secretary-gener-al
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    Lock icon Gold rush runs out of steam
    135 1 LONDON, Thurs. All was quiet on world money and bullion markets today in a marked change from the frantic new year trading up to now. Dealers said the gold rush had run out of steam at least for the time being and the United
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    CONGRATS TO INDIRA
    90 1 PRIME Minister Lee Kuan Yew last night expressed the hope that the return to office of India's Prime Minister designate, Mrs Indira Gandhi, would herald a renewal of the warm and traditional ties of friendship between the two governments. In a congratulatory mes- sage to her on
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    Lock icon Was Brez overruled?
    567 1 Was Brez overruled? SOVIET INVASION MOSCOW, Thursday THE ageing and infirm Soviet leader, Mr Leonid Brezhnev, was over-ruled or out-voted in the Politburo decision to send troops south of the border last month, according to reports here and elsewhere. The stories are inherently unverifiable. The 14 voting members of the
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    Lock icon General Assembly called into session
    281 1 General Assembly called into session UNITED NATIONS, Thurs. The General I Assembly was called into i emergency session today I to try to get Soviet troops out of Afghanistan after a Kremlin veto paralysed the security council. The assembly will meet 1 at 2000 GMT (3.30 a.m. j Friday Singapore
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    Lock icon LATEST CYCLONE SLAMS MINING TOWNS
    85 1 LATEST CYCLONE SLAMS MINING TOWNS PERTH, Than. Cyclone Amy sUmmed into the two belated mining towns of GeMswerthy and Sk»y Gap In Westr era Australia today, causing severe damage to, hundred* of houses. Bat no serious casualties were reported. The cyclone, located 24 km south-west of (folds worthy, Is moving
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      159 1 50 pages today Uncertainty over unions' role hits membership Pag* 9 GRAIN prices dive despite Carter bid to prop up market t CHINA lagging years behind Russia in arms, says Brown 3 SELLOUT to Marcos? Aquino denies it 4 7M,*M AT border set for new exodus 7 'GIVING jobs best
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Kremlin sends in political advisers
      159 2 KABUL, Thurs. The Soviet Union has sent into Afghanistan about 3,000 political advisers, sources here said yesterday. The sources said the Russian advisers have taken control of Afghan government offices. There were a number of such Soviet advisers in Afghanistan during the regime of Hafizullah
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      In other words...
      55 2 4 Because Soviet leader (Leonid Brezhnev), who only last year kissed him (US President Jimmy Carter) la Vienna, lied about Afghanistan, the scales have fallen from Carter's eyes. He now sees the true Soviet colours. ..he now tarns to the hawks for dfc quick fixes. 7 New
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      Lock icon Grain prices dive despite Carter bid to prop up mart AFGHAN COUP
      449 2 Grain prices dive despite Carter bid to prop up mart AFGHAN COUP CHICAGO, Thursday AMERICAN grain prices plunged yesterday despite government efforts to prop up the market after President Jimmy Carter curtailed farm exports to the Soviet Union in retaliation for its intervention in Afghanistan. Prices wre promptly marked down
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      Lock icon Chorus of support that's not quite in harmony
      238 2 WARSAW, Thurs. Eastern Europe has responded to the Soviet Union's intervention in Afghanistan with predictable support, but the chorus behind Moscow is not entirely harmonious. The strength of backing for the military venture varies somewhat from country to country, and this finely
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      Lock icon 'US playing dangerous poker game'
      107 2 'US playing dangerous poker game' MOSCOW, Thurs. The Soviet Union, in its strongest warning yet to the United States, said today that Washington has begun an "extremely dangerous game of military-political poker" with the Kremlin. The charge in the newspaper Sovetskaya Rossia was the latest in a stepped-up media campaign
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      Lock icon Moscow's man in Kabul
      187 2 WASHINGTON, Thurs. Moscow's man in Kabul these days, Marshal Sergei Sokolov, practically grew up with the tools of the trade that provided for his entry into the Afghan capital: Tanks. Marshal Sokolov, who has been identified by the United States as the military commander in charge
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      Lock icon Indira on why Soviets moved into Kabul
      274 2 Indira on why Soviets moved into Kabul NEW YORK, Thurs THE Soviet Union Intervened in Afghanistan because it waa "deeply worried" about the developing friendship betweeen US and China, Indian premier designate Indira Gandhi said in a television Interview here. She told American Broadcasting Company Interviewer Barbara Walters yesterday the
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      Lock icon MORE REACTION...
      257 2 NORWAY ABOUT CMS people marched on Wednesday through central Oslo to protest the Soviet Invasion. The rally had been called by political leaders from all the parties la Parliament, aad gathered member* of all political parties except the pr* M*eeew communists, which claim lea* than 1 per cent
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      Lock icon 'China lagging years behind Russia in arms'
      351 3 BEIJING, Thurs. US Defence Secretary Harold Brown watched Chinese fighter pilots do acrobatics in outmoded fighter planes today and said Chinese military hardware is about a dozen years behind that of the Soviet Union. "But what comes through is the pride the Chinese
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      Lock icon Miners to strike if shutdown plans are not shelved
      201 3 LONDON, Thursday COAL miners in south Wales yesterday decided to strike from Jan 21 unless the stateowned British Steel Corporation shelved plans to close two major steel works in the area. Union officials said they hoped their action would be followed
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      Lock icon Lights out at 10 p.m. under Ohira plan
      147 3 Lights out at 10 p.m. under Ohira plan TOKYO, Thursday THE bright lights of Japan will all be switched off prompt at 10 o'clock each night. That is, if the government has its way. Tomorrow, Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira will formally announce new energy-saving "requests" that may metarnorphosise brightly lit
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    • ECONOMIC SNIPPETS
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        Lock icon Russian oil deal
        62 3 THE Soviet Union has renewed a one-year agreement to supply crude oil to France, but reduced the overall quantity from the 1979 level and raised the price, Industry sources said in Paris on Wednesday. The sources said the new contract had been agreed on at a price
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        Lock icon British cars losing out
        50 3 BRITONS bought more new cars last year than ever before but less than half came from British manufacturers. Figures published today I by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders showed that of 1,716,275 cars sold in 1979, 56.3 per cent or 965,909, were imported. Reuter.
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        Lock icon Toyota to boost output
        69 3 TOYOTA motor company, Japan's largest vehiI cle manufacturer, has announced plans to expand production capacity and prepare for a crucial small car battle on the US market. Toyota president Eiji Toyoda told a press conference in Tokyo yesterday that the firm will increase its capital outlay
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        Lock icon Japan gets coal option
        72 3 CHINA has given Japan the option of buying most of the coal produced at 12 mines to be developed, including eight with a multi-million dollar loan from the Export-Import Bank of Japan, it was announced in Tokyo yesterday. The private Japan-China Association on Economy and Trade
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        Lock icon Air fares meeting
        42 3 THREE regional airline representatives Vietnam, Laos and Thailand will hold a meeting in Hanoi from Jan 26 to 28 to formalise a 14.5 per cent increase in air fares, a spokesman for Thai Airways said in Bangkok yesterday. AP.
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        Lock icon Cotton reigns
        32 3 COTTON is currently king of United States exports to China, which is depending on the commodity to feed its vital textile export industry, US sources said in Beijing yesterday. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Meany in hospital
      73 3 WASHINGTON. Thurs. Mr George Meany, 85. former American union federation president, was warded on Sunday here for circulatory problems in his legs, a union spokesman said today. Mr Meany, who was the American Federation of Labour-Confederation of Industries Organisation president from 1955 until last November, was warded
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      Lock icon Emergency landing
      69 3 MANILA, Thurs. A private plane carrying President Ferdinand Marcos' brother-in-law made an emergency landing today after it developed engine trouble, the official Philippine News Agency reported. Mr Benjamin Romualdez, Governor of Leyte province, and brother of Mrs Imelda Marcos was flying to Manila to meet the the president
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      Lock icon Bus fare hike reprieve for HK
      272 3  - Bus fare hike reprieve for HK RODNEY HOBSON By Our Hongkong correspondent LONG-SUFFERING commuters here have received an unexpected New Year reprieve from increased bus fares. The Executive Council has failed to reached agreement on implementing new fares, which the Environment and Transport departments had recommended to come into effect
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      Lock icon KODAK JACKS UP FILM PRICES
      214 3 KODAK JACKS UP FILM PRICES NEW YORK, Thurs. The world's largest manufacturer of photographic film says it will raise its prices by as much as 75 per cent because of the skyrocketing cost of silver. The increase announced by Eastman Kodak for later this month comes on top of one
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      Police smash black market trade in 2 Chinese cities
      230 3 BEIJING, Thurs POLICE have broken up a lively Mack market peddling foreign goods, from cigarette lighters to pornographic magazines, on one of the busiest shopping streets in the heart of the capital, a Beijing newspaper said today. A Shanghai newspaper at
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      Lock icon Sellout to Marcos? Aquino denies it
      300 4 MANILA, Thurs. Philippine opposition leader Benlgno Aquino today indignantly denied he was "selling out" to President Ferdinand Marcos and insisted his was still "the best plan" to save the country. Mr Aquino, 48, now on the 19th day of his extended Christmas leave from
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      Lock icon DAY 67 Mission to Qom
      41 4 SIEGE IN TEHERAN DAY 67 Mission to Qom TEHERAN, Thurs. Iranian students holding 50 American hostages here sent a mission to the holy city of Qom today for a meeting with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeiny The students did not disclose details. AP.
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      Lock icon US to impose sanctions even if Soviets veto action
      299 4 US to impose sanctions even if Soviets veto action WASHINGTON, Thurs. The United States will impose sanctions against Iran even if the Soviet Union vetoes action by the United Nations, according to a senior State Department official. The official also said the United States expects the support of its allies
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      Lock icon Shah's twin sister lashes out at Waldheim
      163 4 Shah's twin sister lashes out at Waldheim NEW YORK, Thurs. Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, twin sister of the deposed Shah of Iran, yesterday lashed out at United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim for his recent statements critical of her brother's rule. In her first public reaction to Dr Waldheim's turbulent three-day trip
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      Lock icon LOTS OF DRIVE IN THALIDOMIDE GIRL GILLIAN...
      181 4 LOTS OF DRIVE IN THALIDOMIDE GIRL GILLIAN. THE story of how Miss Gillian Thomas, 18, one of Britain's 4M Living thalidomlde victims, overcame her handicap to get an advanced grade driving licence Is a profile in coarage. Miss Thomas was born armless after her mother took Thalidomlde, a sleep-Inducing drag
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      Lock icon 'We'll go back to bush' threat
      191 6 'We'll go back to bush' threat SALISBURY, nan. A gptkemuM for P»triotlc Front ro-lradrr Jaaku Nkomo said yesterday that gaerOlM wfc* had reported U the CmniMßwealtfc ceasefire force would be ordered back Into the bosh if alleged InUmld* tloi by Zimbabwean force* continued. The threat, by Mr Nkomo'B pobUclty chief
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      Lock icon Artificial brain
      76 6 NEW YORK, Thurs. A Stanford University experimental physicist has spent the last five years working toward construction of an artificial brain which he believes will be able to think for itself and even grow smarter. Mr William Little said yesterday that he has already put together a computerised
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      Lock icon Computer data link for US hospitals...
      341 6 Computer data link for US hospitals... WASHINGTON, Thurs. Over 1,000 US medical institutions and key health centres in 12 nations are now linked here, as a first step towards a giant international network, to a computerised information system at the world's largest medical library. Known as Medlars, an acronym for
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      Lock icon Egypt and Israel to normalise ties this month
      221 6 Egypt and Israel to normalise ties this month ASWAN (Egypt), Thurs. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin said today they failed to reach agreement, in four days of talks, on the thorny questions of Palestinian autonomy and Jerusalem but decided to normalise relations between the two
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      Lock icon 'Carter pledge on radical M-E shift'
      202 6 WASHINGTON, Thursday LIBYAN leader Muammar Gaddafi says President Jimmy Carter has promised to "radically change American policy in the Middle East" if he is re-elected this year, according to an interview with journalists in Benghazi. As a result of the alleged promises, Colonel Gaddafi
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      Lock icon Bo Derek gets minus 10 for fashion
      239 6 Bo Derek gets minus 10 for fashion HOLLYWOOD, Thurs. Bo Derek, star of "10 was given a "minus 1C for fashion" yesterria> I by designer Mr Black I well who named her No. 1 on his annual "worst dressed" list of famous women. Mr Black well, who never uses his
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      Saudis plan reforms to strengthen Riyadh Govt
      207 6 WASHINGTON, Thurs. In a move apparently aimed at strengthening his regime, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Fahd says the kingdom is planning its first constitution and the creation of a "consultative council" to assist the government, which is mostly composed of royal family members,
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        Lock icon Zulu 'hunt' in Hongkong
        71 7 <<H RT officials are scouring Hongkong for someone who can speak Zulu to translate for a South African seaman charged with murder of a fellow crewman in the colo- ny's harbour on New Years' Day Phillip Bafo Ndlela. 30, believed to be from Durban. xpciks English
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        Lock icon Drink sake, says Ohira
        66 7 I 1 1 I Japanese (Jovernment is trying a new tack to trim its 6 5 million tonne rice surplus drinking sake at Cabinet meetings. Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira has said the rice-based wine should also be used to toast visitors from abroad, and that government
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        58 7 A YOl'NG woman jumped from a four-storey house in Taipeh and landed unhurt, police said yesterday. The 18-year-old woman leaped off a balcony after she had an argument with her husband, who reportedly dared her to jump. The officer said she landed on her buttocks and
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        Lock icon Full of fight for equality
        62 7 A 17-YKAR-OLD Danish girl who was refused a fight with a man at a Copenhagen boxing club, says she will take her case to the sex equality board. Lis Pedersen. who has so far only boxed against women, said her challenge to men this week
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        Lock icon Jumbo that won't budge
        70 7 EDINBURGH Zoo is inviting suggestions on how to coax its two-tonne female elephant, Dali, out of doors. It seems that for the past three and a half year, the 12-year-old elephant ha refused to budge from its oneroom house. It will stretch its trunk outside .or
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      Lock icon Walk-out by Viets as Khmer delegate speaks
      176 7 Walk-out by Viets as Khmer delegate speaks MANILA, Thurs. A TWO-MAN Vietnamese delegation walked oat yesterday as the Democratic Kampachean delegate spoke at a plenary ae— l>n of the droop of 77 Asian bloc economic conference here. Vietnamese delegate LJ Van Ky, a senior Foreign Ministry official, said It was
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      Lock icon Shot dead
      28 7 VICTORIA (Northern Spain), Thurs. The police chief of the Basque province of Alava was shot dead while going to headquarters here this morning, police said. AFP.
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      188 7 Of cowboys and samurais AUSTIN (Texas), Thurs. East meets West in a University of Texas classroom this semester in a course called "Cowboys and Samurais." Prof Roy Teele is capitalising on similarities between the heroes of American and Japanese movies to give students insights into the cultures of the two
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      Lock icon 740,000 at border set for new exodus
      302 7 INDOCHINA FILE BANGKOK, Thursday THAI officials today estimated some 740,000 Kampucheans were clustered in areas close to the Thai border and were ready to flee their country if fighting intensified. A Supreme Command spokesman said the bulk ot the potential refugees were in
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      Tanzania pulls out
      72 7 DAR ES SALAM, Thurs. Tanzania is withdrawing i troops who have been fighting alongside Mozambican troops since 1975 against attacks from Zimbabwe, ruling party chief Pius Msekwa has ani nounced. He said they were being brought home because Mozambique "is no longer threatene.l by Zimbabwe, as a
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      45 7 HONOLULU, Thurs. Freak winds and heavy rain pounded the Hawaiian islands for 24 hours on Tuesday, killing at least four people. The National Weather Service warned that a new storm could be expected before the end of the week. UPI.
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      Lock icon Comrade Liu
      36 7 BEIJING, Thurs. China's former head of stae Liv Shaoqi, purged during the Cultural Revolution, was today prominently named as "comrade" in the official press, indicating that his posthumous rehabilitation may soon be announced. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Video racket
      34 7 HONGKONG, Thurs. Customs authorities have almost stamped out a multi-million dollar racket in pirate records and tapes but now face a new threat from illegal video cassette recordings, officials said today. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Soviet gift of subs for Vietnam
      64 7 Soviet gift of subs for Vietnam TOKYO, Thurs. A conventional Soviet whisky "-classsubmarine, expected to be handed over to Vietnam, was sighted today sailing into the East China Sea from the Sea of Japan, Defence Agency officials here said. "Whisky"-class submarines were built between 1951 and 1967 and some of
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      Lock icon Tiger terror
      37 7 JAKARTA, Thurs. Suiratran tigers, high on the list of protected animals in Indonesia, have gobbled up almost 600 heads of cattle in Aceh province in north Sumatra, the official armed forces bulletin said today. Reuter
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      Lock icon Move by Laotian army to overcome 'weaknesses'
      175 7 Move by Laotian army to overcome 'weaknesses' BANGKOK, Thursday REPRESENTATIVES of the Laotian armed forces from all over the country met last weekend in Vientiane to decide on measures to overcome the "weaknesses" of the Laotian army, Radio Vientiane reported today. The conference organised by the army staff and the
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      215 7 Pirates kill and rape 70 refugees BANGKOK, Thursday SEVENTY Vietnamese refugees were slain by pirates off southern Thailand and the surviving women and girls raped repeatedly last Dec 31, diplomatic and aid organisation sources said. The mass murder took place off the island of Ko Kra, where a total of
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    Police station to be day release centre for ex-addicts
    176 8 Police station to be day release centre for ex- addicts THE Jurong Town police station at the junction of I Corporation Drive and Yung Ho Road will be turned into a day release centre for former drug addicts when a new station, which will serve as the new divisional headquarters
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    Council chief here on visit
    65 8 THE Director-General of the British Council, Sir John Llewellyn, is in Singapore on a visit which will last till Monday. He is expected to meet Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Goh Keng Swee, Senior Minister of State (Education) Tony Tan, Communications Minister and
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    Toh: Clan assns must review role
    181 8 Toh: Clan assns must review role CLAN MMetattMM m*e* to hriaieß tkeir l**k becaue Mine the problems they used to tackle do lon*er exist today. The Health Mlatator, Dr Teh Chin Chye, cited .the example «f aewlyarrlved Immigrants from Chlnm who faced problems of housing and Job lntawtlof* and who,
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    David's fancy takes flight round the world
    413 8 David's fancy takes flight round the world IT would cost $21,870 for anyone attempting to fly round the world in 46 hours or less based on Concorde fares which are higher than first class air travel, according to a British insurance broker's calculations. But Mr David Springbett, 41, is determined
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    Chok Tong off to attend Bali talks
    77 8 THE Minister (or Trade and Industry, Mr Goh Chok Tong, left yesterday for Bali to attend an international conference which will discuss future economic relations among countries in the Asia-Pacific region. More than 100 delegates from Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, the United States, Australia,
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    Charged with CBT of ring
    55 8 XUAN-HA LEDERER, 28. was yesterday charged in a magistrate's court with criminal breach of trust of a ring worth $2,870 belonging to Ban Cheong Jewellers in Upper Serangoon Road on Oct 4 last year. The case will be further mentioned next Thursday. Bail of $3,000
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    'Giving jobs best way to help the disabled'
    682 8 THE most effective way to help the handicapped in Singapore is to help them get jobs and increase their mobility. Giving handouts is not the answer. This was emphatically stressed by the president of the Society for Aid to the Paralysed, Mr
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    Aftercare course for Sana volunteers
    138 8 THE Christian Aftercare (Counselling) Service has begun its 9th Christian basic training course and 51st basic training course at St Gregory's Hall, 60 Hill Street. The seven-session course organised by Sana and San is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. It concludes on
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    B'desh VP leaves
    50 8 THE Bangladesh VicePresident, Mr Justice Abdus Sattar, left Singapore yesterday after a three-day visit in which he emphasised growing diplomatic and economic ties between the two countries. He led a four-man team to interview senior Bangladesh diplomats in the region for promotion in his country's diplomatic service.
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    'Autosave out of keeping with spirit of by-law'
    329 8 'Autosave out of keeping with spirit of by-law' THE new Autosave banking scheme has not violated a by-law of the Association of Banks in Singapore but has bypassed the spirit of the law. This was how the association chairman, Mr Tjio Kay Loen, summed up the Development Bank of Singapore's
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  • PAP'S 25th ANNIVERSARY
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      Uncertainty over unions' role hits membership
      691 9 THERE is some uncertainty among workers about the purpose of trade unions and this is reflected in the slower growth of union membership in recent years. Discussing this trend in an article for the 25th anniversary issue of Petir, NTUC secretary general Lim Chee
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      How MPs can specialise in certain areas
      621 9 How MPs can specialise in certain areas THE MP for Ulu Pandan, Dr Chiang Hai Ding, has argued a case for specialisation by MPs in areas such as taxation and the Law of the Sea as a means of ensuring a continued supply of leadership material in the PAP. This,
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      Fine and ban for causing m-cyclist's death
      201 9 Fine and ban for causing m-cyclist's death A CONTRACTOR wu yesterday fined X.M or six m«nths Jail by a district tadge when be pleaded guilty to r«anng the death of a motorcyclist. Lee Cho»n Hln, was ajs* disqualified frem driving all classes of vehicles for three years. The proserntUn said
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      Two callgirls jailed for stealing $540
      394 9 Two callgirls jailed for stealing $540 I TWO callgirls, Ang Chwee I Lay and Seng Siew Geok, both 29, were yesterday sentenced to three i months' jail each after a magistrate found them guilty of stealing about $540 from a hotel sales manager who acted as a i decoy to
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      Opening times
      31 9 BIG Splash will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends and public holidays from Monday.
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    Man gets four months for outrage on girl, 12
    181 10 Man gets four months for outrage on girl, 12 A 30- YEAR-OLD man was jailed four months by a magistrate's court on Wednesday for outraging the modesty of a 12-year-old girl, who lived in the same flat as him. Ong Thin Lai, an oddjob worker, committed the offence at Block
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    Don't undermine teachers' efforts, parents told
    334 10 Don't undermine teachers' efforts, parents told PARENTS are teachers too. They can play a very important role by guiding their children as they grow up and by setting a good example. This was agreed by the five speakers in a Chinese television forum, "Par- i ents Are Teachers Too," over
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    MISSING SINCE DEC 20
    82 10 SG'HOOLOIRL < hrtstina Lira Khenc Hong (above), IS has beea reported missing from home since Dec 2*. According to her parents, she went shopping in the Orchard Road are* that day and had not returned since then. Anyone who comes across Christina, who was then wearing
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    The lure of Malaysia for electronics firms here
    402 10 HIGHER wages and the labour shortage in Singapore have enhanced Malaysia as an alternative investment site for electronics companies. Faced with the government-inspired policy of higher wages to make employers automate and use labour more productively, an American company in Kallang Basin
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    Jail, cane for having dagger
    108 10 Jail, cane for having dagger THAI seaman Somphon Naumnakka, 20, was jailed for four months with six strokes of the rotan by a magistrate yesterday for carrying a dagger. Somphon admitted having the dagger with him at the Central Fish Mart in Jurong on Jan 3 at about midnight but
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    On packaging
    35 10 THE Packaging Council of the Singapore Manufacturers' Association will hold a seminar on Packaging to Save Labour Automation and Packaging Systems at the association's conference room in World Trade Centre, on Jan 26.
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    All see need to strive for better ties
    338 10 All see need to strive for better ties Convention on industrial relations for the 80s ABOUT 200 management and trade union representatives are now meeting to devise a plan for better future industrial relations. A two-day convention. Industrial Relations for the 80s, which began at Hyatt Hotel yesterday, was organised
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    HOUSEWIVES' MARKETING GUIDE
    335 10 The quid retail prices of ance only. market items are provided below for general i■t !IM iNi: PRIU HIM uNil PRICE V[ G( lA6I '.<■ Bean Sprout 605g $0 50 $0 60 ff2^ lkg $0 80 $100 KangKong 605g $0 30 $0 40 Ikg $0 50 $0
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    Chinese chess tourney champs
    180 12 CONGRATULATING each other on their triumph in the Straits Times Cnp National Chinese Chess Tournament last night are the winners (from left): Mr Sin Yuen Chin, Mr Lim Gnan Hock, Madam Teo Sim Hua and Mark Wing Keong. Mr Sin, 42, a clerk, won a handsome
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    Sgt is wedded to job of playing 'the protector'
    368 12  -  PAUL WEE By MATRIMONIAL twotimers had better beware Sergeant Lam Kara Hong of the Central Police Station may right this moment be on their trail. Bigamy is an offence in Singapore and, though the number of offenders, mostly men, has dropped
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    Jurong move: USSU to do survey
    399 12  - Jurong move: USSU to do survey JUNE TAN By THE University of Singapore Students Union will I hold a survey next week to find out if Joint Campus students at Kent Ridge are in favour of the move to Nanyang's Jurong campus in July. The administration has said all accountancy
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    Where to get that study
    55 12 PEOPLE interested in reading the Applied Research Corporation study on divorces in Singapore can buy it from the ARC. 303. Tanglin Road, at S2S a copy. The principal consultants for this study were Dr Aline K. Wong and Dr Eddie C.Y. Kuo of the Department
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    Cultural show
    45 12 KALLANG community centre's Indian cultural group will present a cultural show at the Bendemeer Secondary School auditorium at 7 p.m. on Jan 19. The Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) and MP for Kallang, Mr S. Dhanabalan, will be the guest of honour.
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    'NS as way to learn about vocation'
    101 12 NS as way to learn about vocation' NATIONAL service should be regarded as an opportunity to learn about a vocation, to work with and respect the rights of others, and to discipline oneself, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Tang See Chim, said yesterday. It should not be thought of
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    Cairnhill courses
    28 12 Cairnhill courses CAIRNHILL community centre management committee will organise padang curry and cake-making classes soon. For details, ring the organising secretary at *****37 between 3 and 10 p.m.
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    Divorce harder on women
    259 12 WOMEN divorcees face more problems in general than their male counterparts, according to a sur- vey just completed. They have less chance of remarriage, and are often given the custody of the chil- i dren. As such, the plight of these women and their chil- i
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    Another plea by tour guide body
    207 13 Another plea by tour guide body THE Tourist Guides' Association of Singapore is appealing to the Trade i and Industry Ministry; again to hold an inquiry into the de-licensing of 1 some of its members last year. A total of 47 guides had I their licences revoked by; the Singapore
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    Group of dons takes first step towards forming assn
    340 13  -  JUNE TAN By A GROUP of professors has taken what they claimed is the first step towards making Singapore a regional centre of academic excellence. They have formed a temporary committee to look further into the question of forming an association
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    Pay row: Union meets ministry
    186 13 UNIVERSITY of Singapore Academic Staff Union and Labour Ministry officials will meet this morning over the union's dispute, mainly over salary, with the varsity administration. The union's formal re(iuest for conciliation by the Commissioner of Labour, as provided tor under the Industrial Relations Act, will
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    Datuk Yeoh Cheang Lee
    71 13 A TRAVEL agent in London, Derek Yeoh, 40, a Malaysian, who was charged in Uxbridge, Heathrow, with fraud involving stolen air tickets, is the son of Datuk Yeoh Cheang I^ee and not Datuk Yeoh Chiang Yeng as reported yesterday. Datuk Yeoh Cheang Lee, and not Datuk
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    SOOTHING BOOTH AT YOUR BECK AND CALL
    147 13 TELECOMS has Introduced a new-design pay phone booth to cut dew* background aad traffic noise. It has a pre-cast concrete base with a glassreinforced polyester structure which will take wear aad tear, a spokesman (or Telecoms said. The side panels of the booth,
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    Maori canoe
    30 13 THE National Museum will screen a colour film for students entitled Tahere Tlkitiki (making of a Maori canoe), at its premises tomorrow at 10.45 a.m. Admission is free.
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    SIA staff reap big profits from incentive shares scheme
    379 13 SIA staff reap big profits from incentive shares scheme SEVERAL thousand Singapore Airlines employees who took part in a staff share incentive scheme have reaped a profitable return from their investment. The offer price of each share has just been re- j vised to $5.30, a 96 per cent rise
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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      309 13 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS ,n muslcal 1S sh > < 7 5 Type of soldier to go wrong, 1 Well, lustreless hair has a standing in rank (7). bouncy quality (frS). 6 Plunder abounding around lake 9 Go miles, all over the place. 5, for a fine type of porcelain
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    Three PCs lose civil action against govt
    463 14 Three PCs lose civil action against govt THREE constables, found guilty in disciplinary pro(■•"♦■tiinKs of assaulting a member of the public, yesterday lost their civil action against the government. Th<> Chief Justice, Mr Wee Chong Jin, dismissed with costs ihf ir claim for a declaration that the Public Service Commission
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    Ang pows
    40 14 THE MP for Thomson, Mr Ang Nam Piau. will distribute ane pows and food hampers to old folks, widows and orphans of the Thomson constituency at the Kampung San Teng community centre on Feb 3 at 9 a.m.
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    Lunch date
    34 14 THE Parliamentary Secretary (Home Affairs) and MP for Aliunied, Mr Chin Ham Tong, will attend a Chinese New Year lunch organised by Comfort Corporation Drive Taxi Kiosk on Sunday at 11.30 a.m.
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    Model CC 'on parade'
    173 14 WORK on the new Ma- i rine Parade communi- ty centre at the junction of Marine Parade and Karikal roads will begin soon. The $1.7 million twostorey centre is expected to be completed in a year. The new centre will have, among other facilities, two squash
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    Playfair to give 15 bursaries
    54 14 Playfair to give 15 bursaries i THE Playfair School advi- sory committee will award 15 bursaries to students this year. Five are worth $40 each while the rest are worth $50 j each. The committee's treasurer, I Mr Teo Lye Heng, will I present the awards at the school at
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    Finding that block of flats quickly and without tears
    554 14  -  CHRISTINA RODRIGUES EASY-TO-LOCATE MAPS ON WAY By LOOKING for the Housing Board block one wants in new towns can be very trying but all this will soon be a thing of the past. This is because the board and the Ministry
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    Smoke-free zone idea may come to local hotels
    292 14 IMAGINE a whole floor of rooms in a hotel where guests can stay in smoke-free comfort. This dream of nonsmokers may soon come true in some local hotels, if an Australian hotel management company succeeds in clinching management agreements with at least
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    Vanishing act after delivery job
    111 14 Vanishing act after delivery job OFFICE attendant Abdul Alim bin Mohamed, 23, was jailed two months by a magistrate on Wednesday when he admitted committing criminal breach of trust of $635 belonging to his employer. Asst Supt T. S. Zain, prosecuting, told the court that on Feb 26, 1974, Mr
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    On choosing a career
    53 14 On choosing a career THE National Library Central Young People's Section will hold a talk on the "choice of careers" at its lecture hall today at 2.30 p.m. The speaker is Mr Teo Seng Kee, a staff officer with the Education Ministry He wiU provide general guidelines on now to
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    200 to attend five-day tax conference
    107 14 ABOUT 200 accountants and lawyers will meet here for five days from Feb 3 at the Sixth International Tax Conference. Organised jointly by the London Tirr.es and Business Perspectives, a British company, the conference will deal with the tax systems in Singapore, Britain, America,
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    Physicians' assn amends constitution
    73 14 THE Singapore Chinese Physicians Association has amended its constitution to streamline election procedures and enlarge its council from 39 members to 51. Its general secretary, Mr Neon Eng Kok said yesterday this is necessary to cope with more work from its Chung Hwa Free Clinic and
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    Hypertension talk
    44 14 THE adult section of the Queenstown branch library will organise a talk-cum-slide and film show on hypertension in its lecture room at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The speaker will be Dr Baldev Singh, a physician at Youngberg Memorial Adventist Hospital. Admission is free.
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    In praise
    25 14 THE Makara Vilakku celebrations in praise of Swami Ayyappa will be held at the Govindasamy PUlai Kal'-ana Mandapam (or three days from Sunday.
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    Life term bank robber: 'I'd rather hang'
    292 15 Life term bank robber: 'I'd rather hang' BANK robber Sim Han Hui, 23, who escaped the death penalty when he was yesterday jailed for life with six strokes of the rotan, told the High Court that he would "rather go to the gallows." Sim said this when he was asked
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    Reminder to take citizenship oath
    412 15 Goldsmiths' $3.2 m jewellery escapes fire OWNERS of two goldsmith shops in Joo Chiat Road, which were among 10 pre-war shophouses gutted by a fire on Wednesday night, were more than elated yesterday to find that the blaze had spared $3.2 million worth of jewellery kept in the shops' safes.
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    Reminder to take citizenship oath
    109 15 Reminder to take citizenship oath MINORS who are Singapore citizens by descent or by registration are reminded that, under the Constitution of Singapore, they must take the oath of i renunciation, allegiance and loyalty within 12 j months of reaching the I age of 21. Those who fail to do
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    Seminar paints rosy future but also a warning about education...
    638 15 RISING wages through higher productivity leading to more time for leisure activities, a greater appreciation and development of the arts, literature and music this is the scenario in Singapore in the next 20 years. And the economic growth rate will,
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    Fisherman died after surfacing too fast
    219 15 Fisherman died after surfacing too fast A FISHERMAN died when he sufaced too test after diving late the Smith Chin* Sea te check for fish, a coroner's court heard yesterday. A pathologist report showed that Beh Ah Chin, 24, suffered a raptare in the longs caused by the expanding air
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    Geylang Serai get-together
    40 15 A TEA party will be held by the Geylang Serai community centre's management committee at Block 11, Haig Road, on Sunday at 4.30 p.m. The MP for the district, Haji Rahmat bin Kenap, will attend the get-together.
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    Rotary talk
    32 15 THE Singapore Science Centre director, Dr R S Bhathal, will speak on science and society at the Rotary Club of Singapore East's weekly lunch meeting at the Singapore Hilton today.
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      553 15 p^y-i i GROW is on sale nowg^ at only SSI for the 7 January launch issue GROW, the magazine for parents, teachers and all who care. GROW is the magazine that brings people together teachers and parents, parents and ifehw *M&* (MaWTHfebvjg** children. The magazine for parents, teachers and All
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Touch of Holmes for the power sleuths
      283 17 PENANG, Thursday THE National Electricity Board is using magnifying glasses in its war against "power thieves." Sources said magnifying glasses are being used to inspect electricity meters to see if holes have been drilled to tamper with the meters. The board had come
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      Lock icon Protests: Musa cautions students
      157 17 Protests: Musa cautions students KUALA LUMPUR, Thiii?. As tertiary students in campuses around the capital began a series of rallies and peaceful demonstrations agaist Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, Education Minister Datuk Musa Hitam said here today: "This expression of feelings is something that I do not discourage." In this particular
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      Lock icon Customs haul
      39 17 JOHORE HARU. Thurs. Johore customs collected $4.3 million from the sale of con trahand goods last year, about $1 million more than the previous year's total, chief senior assistant director of customs Sani Hassan said yesterday. NST.
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      Lock icon Talks on new ways to spread Islam
      213 17 Talks on new ways to spread Islam KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Leaders of Muslim Dakwah (missionary) movements in Southeast Asia and the Pacific meet here tomorrow to find new ways of effectively spreading Islam. The four-day regional conference, the first of its kind, is the brainchild of foreign ministers of Islamic
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      Lock icon Sabah floods
      47 17 KOTA KINABALU, Thurs. Several areas in the Kinabatangan district of central Sabah have been hit by floods following continuous rain. The floods have given rise to fears that the waters of the Kinabatangan River will soon overflow and hit the timberrich town of Sandakan. Bernama.
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      IT'S HOME FOR GOOD SAYS ENVOY P.G.LIM
      218 17 IT'S HOME FOR GOOD SAYS ENVOY P.G. LIM EIGHT yean ag«, tke headlines prarlaimed her InlOHUn InU dlptomatic circles. Today, Ms P. G. lim (abave) Is hame far gaad, having served as Malaysia's standard-bearer In Yaroslavl* and Austria and at the Korapean Ecanamlc Cammuuty headqurters la Brussels. She also did
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      Lock icon Tighter laws on food?
      53 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Health Ministry is looking into the possibility of having manufacturers state in detail the ingredients used in food Products, Deputy Health [mister Sulaiman Daud said yesterday. He told the Senate that manufacturers might also be required to state the expiry date of
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      Lock icon Maps theft: Two held
      59 17 KUALA TRENGGANU, Thurs. Police have detained two men in connection with the theft of Forestry Department topographical maps during a pre-dawn raid on a house here yesterday, the state CID chief, acting Deputy Supt Chew Choon Tat, said. One of the suspects was a Forestry Department
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      Asean still held in high regard, says Mahathir
      447 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. ASEAN'S failure to find a workable formula for industrial and economic cooperation has not diminished its international standing, Deputy I Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mo- named said yesterday. In an interview with the I Malaysian Business Times,
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      201 17 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh U Hal Camp I NEVER 6ETA CHANCE TO USE JI&&S IMY BROTVIER N/l OFFERED "S/ I HAVEN'T -7&LEEPIN© ON IT. t-- /A VAG&E! ABOUT ©IVINS <( REFUSED IT OFFICE I £\7y Vet HIM A JOB IN because /V. Blondie By Chic Young f^ffl©)^ S
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  • The Straits Times FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1980
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      THEM AND US
      386 18 GOOD industrial relations will play a vital role i more than ever before, in our economic deve)j opment in the 80s. Not only because of the new industrial course we have charted but also the need to make the most efficient use of available labour. It will
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      CURRENT INTEREST
      377 18 A BANKING scheme which, in effect, allows interest to be paid on a current account is welcome news to consumers. But some bankers see Autosave as an unfair device which allows the Development Bank of Singapore to circumvent the ban on interest payments for current account deposits. The
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    734 18  -  DAVID A. ANDELMAN By in New York DETENTE in all its manifestations political, military, economic, cultural has had a difficult history, from the early days of the Nixon-Kissinger era through negotiation of two nuclear arms treaties and the ups and downs of the Carter administration. Now,
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    789 18  -  ANNE ZUSY By at the United Nations THE United Nations' in- volvement in the Af- ghan and Iranian crises provides precious negotiating time and acts as a safety valve for the parties to the two conI flicts, UN
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    Changing mood in a continuing debate
    970 18  -  JACK RUSSELL Japan's defence spending By our Tokyo correspondent DEBATE within the Government over how much to spend on Japan's armed forces in the fiscal 1980 budget indicated that many Japanese still give low priority to their country's defences in spite of the Soviet
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      35 19 DON'T BE SHY! IF YOU can speak Mandarin and are about to use dialect again, stop yourself and start in Mandarin. The •ther person may know Mandarin but may also be shy. Be the Initiator!
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      A great help in my endeavour to learn new language
      214 19 IT IS "John Citizen's" letter on the usefulness of Hanyu Pinyin (ST, Dec 22) that prompted me into writing this letter. 1 am no language expert and therefore may not be qualified to discuss the merits or otherwise of Hanyu
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      The role of Mandarin — a key factor in fostering social cohesion
      387 19 The role of Mandarin a key factor in fostering social cohesion Day will come when fellow citizens of Chinese descent will no longer think of themselves as from different dialect groups but as Chinese Singaporeans FROM the many opinions expressed by your readers in your Forum page recently, one can
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      It will standardise and streamline study of language
      151 19 It will standardise and streamline study of language IF "John Citizen" (ST, Dec 22) thinks that using Hanyu Pinyin is disrespeciful to English phonetics then Romanisation of the Chinese language is even more disrespectful to Chinese phonetics because the Uole basic tone is changbJo^es^lnl- IBPg nSi P "Tar^mTonfusion, the use
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      Hanyu Pinyin widely adopted abroad as the best system
      319 19 HANYU Pinyin, a Chinese phonetic alphabet system of Chinese origin has been designed to annotate the pronunciation of Chinese characters alphabetically to unite the speech sounds, to popularise Mandarin ana to experiment with the Romanisation of Chinese. I am shocked to
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      RTS series on the refugees to be re-telecast
      150 19 RTS series on the refugees to be re-telecast THIS is in reply to the letter, "That RTS story of the refugees needs to be re-ran," from "U&.L." (ST, Dectt). We would like to thank "L.S.L." for his complimentary remarks on the series of documentaries produced by Chan Heng Wlag on
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      Railings will be helpful
      54 19 IT WOULD be helpful if railings were provided on the sides of the steps leading to the toilet at the Ministry of Health's outpatient clinic at Bright Hill Drive. The old and the disabled find it difficult to go up and down the steps without such
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      Better to show those plays earlier in night
      225 19 AS A student, I think the dramatic works of William Shakespeare now being telecast every Monday from Jan 7 will be very useful to all students. But I think the plays are being screened a little too late in the night for
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      Dabblers beat quick retreat
      340 20 SHARKS passed generally mixed to lower In much subdued trading at the i Stock Kxchange of Singapore yesterday. For most of the day, Interest was seriously larking as speculators beat a quick retreat following the feeble attempt at rally during the openIng hour. By and large
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      312 20 RENEWED support in the i afternoon helped the Kuala Lumpur stock market recover from early weakness yesterday. Prices finished! mixed to slightly steadier in i less active trading. The steadier trend was discerned after the lunch break and prices of the; speculative counters were j still recovering when
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      Money and exchanges
      228 20 THE US dollar -<as slightly firmer in the Singaporf forex market yesterday. It opened at $2 .1555.65 and was traded in a narrow range of C 1570 HO before firming to 'lose at $2.1565 75 on good commercial demand Interbank rates at 3 p.m. 1-month 2.1525 2.1545
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      Discount
      52 20 RANGE of prices offered by dis c ount houses on Jan 10. Overnight 6 I l 'all deposits 6 to 6 >'* Ckxiag Buying Selliag .'-month Treasury bills 6 13/16 611/16 :t .ii'iiit h Bank bills 101/16 915/16 3 months CD 10 10 6 months CD 9 9 Source:
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      44 20 Closing Interbank rates lor Singapore dollars on Jan 10: Otter Bid Overnight 10 10 1 month 10 7/18 10 5/ 16 .months 10 9/16 10 7/ 16 3 months 10 7/16 10 5/ 16 Overnight mode 10 sliehtlv from those quoted by
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      331 20 INTERBANK rates at 3.00 pm ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Jan 10: NOTK: These rates may diffet banks to their customers CurrancHM Nominal rstas Smithsonian quoted yastarday (cross)panty Percent*.* change Local dollars tat one unit of foreign currency: US dollar 2.1565 2.1575 2.8196 Sterling
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      Prime lending rates
      30 20 I THE average rate at which major Singapore I I banks are currently prepared to lend to their best I I customers is 9.C per cent. J
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1342 20 i iik urn rfc E»i h..n,r.' •<* Singa l«mil wllh thr previous >,. i »\th I9T9 high and low in* «t l.a.l II. .h In. I ..mpan< Mi ..r sK llllS <IM l\i)l RTUMI I IIMMlKl IM Unit trusts MM. U*ORE t NIT TKt ST (Maaagrm' artrea far
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      BUSINESS DONE (Singapore)
      1826 20 HID anil iiffer prices officially listed and business in an reported to the h inge of Singapore yesleniay *uh the number of shares u.nleil sh.iv-n in brackets in lots of 'Ml iinils unless otherwise specifieil All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted alter the word "sett". BoarS deal
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      1870 20 HID ami oriel pries* officially listed in. I iHisim-ss in ami rafssrajd to the Kuala laimjiui Start Exchange yes f.'i.l.iy with the numher o( naafa. Iraded sh.mn in brackets in lots of I Km umi> unless aaj_sjsjs_ss s|wi lull I Mil STRIALS \iina 45H tjlMnvata (3 SOS) Ureas
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        305 20 HONGKONG: The market closed mixed after a weak start yesterday, with the Hang Seng index closing 2.46 points higher at 853.21, in fairly active trading, dealers said. Hsagkaag Wharf led gains, rising $4 to HK$80.00, and HsagkMg Laad was also firm, rising 10 cents to $14.30. The day's combined
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        387 20 TOKYO: Share prices closed slightly higher in active trading yesterday, after late profittaking pared early gains, deal ers said. The Dow Jones average rose 2.18 to close at 6,594.01 points, with a volume of 630 million shares. The New index closed at 460.56. up 0.64 point Ajini.mot.i A.k.11 »s_ni
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        Sydney market up
        322 21 SYDNEY, Thurs Stock prices rose, led by diamond and resource issues. CRA rose 14 cents to A$5.40 and Ashton 20 to $3.40. Northern Mining, which has a minority slake in the Ashton venture, rose 10 cents to $3.30 while Gem Exploration rose six to 42 cents. BHP
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        New York rises again
        286 21 NEW YORK, Wed. Propelled by strong institutional participation, the stock market added to Tuesday's sharp gain in the third heaviest volume on record. Turnover swelled to 65 million shares, just short of the 66.37 million traded on Aug 3, 1978, but well below the record 81.62
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        290 21 ZURICH. Wed. Prices closed firm in good volume with investors' reluctance broken by Wall Street's firmness and an eroding gold price. Oerlikon-Buehrle again led the market, closing 185 francs higher at 2,665 francs, while I ndust riegesellschaf t N e u h a u sen and Saurer
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        Amsterdam prices higher
        286 21 AMSTERDAM, Wed. Share prices closed firmer over a broad front in line with Wall Street overnight. Hoogovens and Unilever rose by 1.30 and 2.00 guilders respectively while Philips was unchanged in Dutch internationals. Bols rose 4.40 on its announcement of a one-for-10 bonus issue, ranking for an
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        London stocks firm in quiet trading
        577 21 LONDON, Wed. Leading equities were firmer in quiet trading following the sharp gains on Wall Street while gold shares were lower in line with the easier bullion price. Ai 3pm, the Financial Times index was up by 6.1 points at 421.7. Leading industrials were
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        50 21 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Wednesdy 423.5 Tuesday 415.6 Week ago 407.2 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 850.09 Tuesday 851.71 Week ago 824.57 H.K.HANG SENG Thursday 853.21 Wednesday 850.75 Week ago 862.06 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Thursday 589.70 Wednesday 585.95 Week ago 584.27 ALL ORDINARIES Thursday 7T7.79 Wednesday 769.38 Week ago 771.21
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        TIN
        140 20 THE STRAITS tin price edged one dollar higher to $2,102 per picul (equivalent to {34.76 per kilo, up two cents) in Penang yesterday on an official offering down five tonnes to 177 tones. The overnight London market was easier with forward buyers falling 130 to £7,200 per tonne. LONDON:
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        CLOSING PRICES
        35 20 Rubber: Jan 10 Singapore: February: 318.50 cents (up 0.75 cent) Malaysia: February: 319.50 cents (unchanged) Tin: MS2.102 (up$l) (equivalent to $34.76 per kilo) (up 2 cents) Official offering: 177 tonnes (down 5 tonnes)
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        34 20 LONDON: Copper prices on Wednesday (previous in brackets). Wirebar Spot £1.002 (£1.004); sellers £1.003 (£1.006); Three Month buyers £1.028 (£1.031). sellers £1.029 (£1.032 i. Market taae: Steady at lower levels. Sale*: 15.800 tonnes
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      RUBBER
      414 20 PRICES in the Singapore rubber market closed slightly higher yesterday, with February RSS One buyers quoted at 318.50 cents, per kilo, up 0.75 cent trom Wednesday's close, dealers said. The afternoon eased slightly on lack of support, profit-tak-ing and some upcountry selling. The market opened fractionally lower then advanced
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      SSR and SMR
      113 20 sOONSSR I mt d SMR prut- yet-art S! IAS iSR20 >SK50 4RELB ;mr cv -MR I. MR l.l' -MR -MR HI -MR -si sMR SO i (1 urn pallet ■1 ion pallet. 11 pan pallet. il ion palirll (1 u«i pallet' II ui pallet i '1 Pan
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        61 20 onsplanl Wrts G E Life Ming Court Tronoh Mines Bolton Sel Properties Sigma Metsl Ma lex Slh Msia Ind Matsushita Kempaa Supreme orpn Island a Pen M B S Semb Shipyard 570 1040 310 1060 200 470 12S 460 130 560 545 217 442 270 240 50 40 36
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        30 20 C Sugars Straits Trading Tractors Spore Bus Tan Chong Oriental Hldg*. Berjuntai FAN 454 790 720 392 454 312 790 595 •a -1C -1C -1C -6 -n -5 -5
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        Most active stocks
        37 20 I (I L I O B I I Semb Slipyard Spore Land M Credit O C B C Haw Par Faber Merlin Sirae Darby mam 355.000 264.000 208.000 205.000 18-7.000 130.000 129.000 127.000 111.000
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        34 20 BT Index: Industrials: Finance Hotels: Properties: Minings: Plantations O.C.B.C: SE.S.Ind: Jan 9 Jan 10 3221.57 3244.81 439.73 440.15 790*82 797.25 359 JO ***** 282.12 286.63 238.78 239.08 743.89 749.37 422.94 424.24 388.53 *****
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      PRODUCE PRICES
      124 20 CHINESE PRODI CE EXCHANGE, SINGAPORE, NOON CLOSING PRICES PER PICt'L YESTERDAY: (mill til: Bulk $102 sellers, old drum $108 sellers, new drum $112 sellers Csara: Mixed (loose) UK Cont $62 00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok AST A white fob 100-. NI.W $335 00 sellers. Sarawak white fob 96'. NLV
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      GOLD
      216 20 THE K1UIHAR market tor gold deliverable in Singapore opened at $42,442 and closed at $42,650 yesterday. In the Far East, gold opened at ISJ605 00 610 00 After a low of 1600 00 605 00 buying lifted gold higher to $611 00 616 00 by the early afternoon. It
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      Counter bid now seems unlikely
      375 21 FHE LIKELIHOOD of ilong Leong making a bid 'or Central Sugars appears io have receded now that Malayan United Industries MUI) has raised its stake m Central Sugars to 42.6 per cent. However, a Hong I^eong spokesman declined to conFirm yesterday whether the -ompany has
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      F. Merlin adds Mersing motel to its hotel chain
      352 21 F. Merlin adds Mersing motel to its hotel chain FABER Merlin has added a motel at Mersing in Johore to its growing Merlin Inn chain of tourist hotels. The company bought the entire share capital of 650,- i 000 shares in Motel Sri Mersing, a three-storey 34ran hotel, for $900,000.
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      Kemayan makes more profit
      148 21 Kemayan makes more profit DESPITE a drop in oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) harvested, Kemayan Oil Palms has managed to chalk up higher earnings at mid-term. Pre-tax profit for the six months to Nov 30, 1979, stood at $1.96 million, 6 per cent higher than that in the previous
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      686 21 fl GROWB The New Ministry of Education magazine for parents and teachers, "GROW" (launching in January 1980) has vacancies for OFFICE MANAGER A mature self-starter needed, able to manage accounting systems, as well as personnel and office administration, minimum HSC and paper qualifications in management/ accounting essential, bilingualism an asset.
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      437 21 RIG ELECTRICIAN FOR DRILLSHIP WITH 3—5 YEARS OFFSHORE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED BY NEDDRILL NEDERLAND BY 45 SHIPYARD ROAD JURONG MARINE BASE JURONG TOWN P.O. BOX 214 SINGAPORE 9161 TEL. *****22 SENIOR SALES REPRESENTATIVE The Company is seeking a Senior Soles Representative responsible for the sales and marketing of cutting tools in
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      592 21 OVERSEAS UNION BANK LTD. ANNOUNCEMENT Pursuant to Article 35(C) of the Articles of Association of the Company, it is hereby announced that from declarations received by the Company as at the and of the fourth quarter of 1979, beneficial ownership of the issued share capital of the Company by foreign
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      4345 22 AT YOUR SERVICE RATES SECTION INDEX Telephone Service: *****22 i<f i^ Moodoy Fr«4oy 830om -500pm OroVwy 70 cts per word (rrw, TIO 501 I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE 28^1-^22 TmesCenrre 900 o m -500pm -M«i J4v 1 51 Lndov W VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS I New Industnol Rood off (Monday Friday)
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      1201 22 A Pioneer American Precision COMPUTER DATA Industry in Jurong invites suit- INTERNATIONAL (S) PTE LTD ably qualified candidates for the requires following position: 1) XL4O/CMCS EXPERIENCED COST CLERK KEY PUNCH OPERATORS a Minimum 1 year's relevant 'K> 2 years experience c 3 X GCE c "c? levels (Including 2 >
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      597 23 II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT j II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant b) Secretarial and Clerical FEMALE CLERK/TYPIST wanted •jy I'linineerlntt firm Call person, illy 14 JaJan (ieienitgang. Spore 20.57 Tel *****42 •MLS WITHOUT EXPERIENCE on office procedures but wishing to Immediate vacanews lor the foNow1) RECEPTIONIST/GENERAL CLERK
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      574 23 /4^ SINGAPORE STEEL PTE. LTD. InvttM ipptta :iti'ins (or the poslGENERAL ACCOUNTS CLERK c Female with OCE O' level a Able lo type al 40 wj> m c Have some knuwleflge of accounts with 1 Ui 2 years of experience Interested applicants, please write into: SINGAPORE STEEL PTE. LTD., 5,
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      848 23 I SIN TIEN SENG PTE LTD Distributor for Daihatsu vehicles requires: FEMALE GENERAL CLERK to assist to customers, prepare hire purchase agreements and documents for registration Only persons with relevant purifications and experience need apply personally on Satur- day 12th January at 75 1 7» Blk 34 Whampoa West. Singapore
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      676 23 Established Real Estate Company in Orchard Road vicinity requires immediately 2 SALES EXECUTIVES with/ without eiperience c We pay basic salary c Bonus c Attractive commission Interested applicants with car are kindly requested lo write with personal resume, contact tel number and recent photograph (non-returnahle) to: The Advertiser Killiney Road
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      621 23 I i Opening soon. Oriental Emporium (Clemenli), a new store of Emporium Holdings Group of Companies, invites applicants for the following post 1 Clerk 12. Cashiers J Sales Assistants 4. Store Hands 1 5. Cleaners As a member of our staff, you will enioy: c Attractive salary c Generous fringe
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      677 23 PRESION PTE LTD invitM application* for ttte pOStS Of! SALES EXECUTIVES (Mara/F«male) To Sell A wide range of sales and banking equipment. We offer. c Attractive starting salary I c Generous commissions and incentives c Transport allowance c Full Sales training Candidates must: c Have completed secondary education c Be
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      717 23 A continuous Chemical Process Plant in Jurong invite* application* for the position of: MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR Applicants must have: c Minimum Secondary BehOOl education. c Minimum 5 years' relevant working experience The successful applicant is likely to be a mature Person who can supervise a sin ill team of Fitters and
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      625 23 DRAUGHTSMAN/SALES ASSISTANT c i mod in technical drawings c completed NS c CCE 'O' Level WORKSHOP/DELIVERY ASSISTANT a Age 21 to 24 years c Musi possess a Class 2 licence c Technical background an advantage c Completed N B DELIVERY ASSISTANT c Hardworking young men between 21 2* years who
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      522 23 VO/PER PRIVATE LTD Applications are invited from suitably qualified personnel for the following raetnckn in our Maintenance Department A. Electr cal Chergehend B. Electricians For Position A, the requirements are 5 years relevant working experience Paaajaj a trade certificate Able to read and understand drawings Kamlhar with various measuring instruments
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      424 23 P If you have undergone V.1.T.8. Training or completed Secondary 4 (Technical Stream), here s your chance to a bright future. JOIN US AS TRAINEE REPAIRERS (FEMALE) In our consumer products division and you are on your way to acquiring vast technical skills We will sponsor you for training and
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      4576 24 II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT I II EMPLOYMENT |l| II EMPLOYMENT Applications are invited tor the 10l lowing poets: 1) GENERAL CLERIC a) English stream with minimum OCE O' level hi Ability to type c) Preference given lo those who have relevant expertMate 2) QUALIFIED KINDERGARTEN TEACHER a) Minimum
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      603 24 r In line with our programme of expansion, we Invite suitably qualified personnel lo fill the following vacancies A) COLOUR TV TECHNICIAN At least 3 years' practical experience in repairing televisions A valid Class 3 driver's licence Preference will be given to those with Trade certlflcates In Electronic Servicing Mono-chrome
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      673 24 a^P I Require 1. Female General Clerks Age between 18 23 Completed G(' X o level Typing is pvsi-iitiiil 2. Female Production Operators Age' 16 and above Singapore and Malaysia Citizen No experience required Training will be provided 3. Female Machine Operators 18 and below 26 years old Singapore and
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      448 25 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situation. Vacant h) General r.-.,u1r.-s tIM fUMUWIm STORE KEEPER/ STORE -HAND >.c> «ci c Must he ;ihie to commence work Unmed c A*. N S FEMALE OPERATORS Completed Prlmar) tniii perform i :!nd sinit bj rotation c Ai-. FEMALE OPERATORS (Permanent ed Shin Oosßpieied PrUnarj lion c
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      558 25 PtIOtO Himhlngt'Mllir,. DI rc^i,(II SECRtTARV CUM OPERATOR Cl (7) PRINTER OPERATORS For both positions experience ki r**urc>d Apple/ with handwritten spplics- J: lions enclosing passport size h( photogrspn to: 2!, PAYA LEBAR P.O. BOX 13 SI SINGAPORE 1954 cl I la PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FIRM re t. .-MK.-r Offta BOJ Telephone
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      610 25 II CMPLOYMENT INGAPORE ZOOLOGICAL GARENS r#qij K-eper* liar) 1119 lo $495 Selected indldales are required to ndergo a b months tranlng ■nixi at $270 p m Apply to As- t.int Director. Singapore nological Gardens by 20th inuary '80 or call personally at Mandal Lake Road. Spore >72 TORE/DELIVERY CLERKS with
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      719 25 THE SINGAPORE PORTWORKERS' lOINT WELFARE FUND requ.r" CANTEEN HELPERS (M 00 p»r day plus oltwr benefits) Call al the Singapore Portworkers Union. 140 Cantonment Road. Singapore 0208 or the Staff Relations Department. 6th Floor. PSA Towers. Maritime Square. Telok Blangah Road. Singapore 0409 for Interview. Urgently required MALE SECURITY GUARDS
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      463 25 111 VEHICLES BOATS CONTINENTAL RENT-A-CAR New I aircondltloned cars and Mer- cedes for rental. Tel: *****30' i *****46. Like a mognetic door sco) which ollows you to open and close effortless^ and quietly Many users do not realise the importance of a secure door i ~i EASTERN UNITED Renta-Car Rent-a-Van
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      946 25 1974 MAY BMW 2002 Til. Minlllte sports rims, aircond. radio/ cassetle. new Mlchelln tyres. Up top condition $25,500 0.n.0. View: 101 Keng Lee Road. Spore 0821 1975 BMW 2802 excellent condition, agent maintained, view: 26 Wareham Road, off Tanjong Katong. $24,000 ono 1975 BMW 2002 Til. road tax' Insurance new
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      931 25 111 VEHICLES BOATS 1973 FIAT 132S 1800. aircond. one owner, good condition $11,300 negotiable Tel *****4 1973 FIAT 132S aircond. sporLs rims, radio/ cassette Tax new PARF eligible $11,200 negotiable *****40 1973 FIAT 132S 1800 c c Alrconi ditloned. radio/cassette, sports j rims. PARF eligible $11.2000n0 Tel: *****3. 1974 AIRCONDITIONEO
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      914 25 1976 MAZDA 1000 one private owner, aircond. tip top condition Price $15,800 ono Blk 127. 220. Buklt Merah lane 1 (opp Alexandra Hospital). 9-MONTH OLD MAZDA 626 1 owner Aircond Showroom condition Selling $23,500 ono Tel: *****26 h) Mercedes BANKER'S MERCEDES BENZ 200 1974 Model 1 company owner Alrcon. six
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      746 25 111 VEHICLES BOATS LATE 1978 TOYOTA Corolla I lady owner Original metallic silver Tax 9/B0 $16,300 o n 0 Tel *****7. MluNg LATE 1978 TOYOTA Corona 1600 c c One owner Showroom condition with alrcond/tape Highest offer secures Please call ****** LATE 1976 TOYOTA Corona MXII Company registered Tip top
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      850 25 FOR THE BEST Chotef TTW—I nUkfS of quality used can Wei come to Spur.- Used < ;ir Ptf l.ld. C.I-C.2. Novena Vllle. 27.5. Thomson Road Tel *****11 255 1590 or 154 Albert Street. Spore Tel a:« 2 71 GERMAN LADY MUST part with June 69 Volkswaner. Kiwi I I original
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      839 26 111 VEHICLES BOATS 45 Vehicles For Sale k) Others PACIFIC MOTOR CREDIT PTE LTO Known For Top Quality Used Cars Plot C Uaed Cars Centre ampong Java Fringe Carpark n-i Bukil Timah Rd/Cavenegh Rd Tele ***** M/ 235*343 1979 Dataun 120 V GL a/c s/nms 1971 Oataun 1«OJ SSS a/c
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      1158 26 times friday properties l^m tin I '--Jt PrMfe Basement, Ground Mezzanine Floor: <A pnMS'^flflß^MF'F P ideally equipped for Banking purpose, |I»j^^J *M» j^ > *J^^^ 2nd to 7th Floor For offices JL-— Bttafcte.* central air-con Separate Water HILL-TOP BUNGALOWS C ooled "YORK Packaged units on each UP TO DATE FACILITIES
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      1300 27 1111 1 1 IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES LdiPdnyhec^ Simon lim Cfurtrmt \ui\f\m GOOD NEWS FOR INVESTORS Acquire. Modern Fully Leased Retail Premises In Australia With Nett Yield Of 10% Per Annum. ENQUIRIES: TEL 221S2M(S LINES) M E.4SIW.\ REALTY fOMPW LIMIIH Property Owners. Property Managars 4 Raal Eslata
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      638 27 I DIST. 12 KIM KEAT Lane. 999 years 1.400 sq fl 3-hedroomed apartment, vacant possession. $128,000. Call *****44 *****16. DIST. 15 SEA AVENUE 3 bedrooms. 2 baths, mosaic throughout i Nearly 1.400 sq ft See to believe $119,000. Tel: *****97 DIST 15. 22« OMAN Road doublestorey pre-war terrace house Freehold
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      353 27 I JADE TOWER, lorong Lew I i..n bedrooms Completion Mid-I9HO Selling $145,000 *****88 cxl 672 j JADE TOWER. Lorong lew Uaa, I 6th floor. 1.485 sq ft 1 bedrooms, spllt-ltvel Ready Mid -1980 Price: $155,000 Call: *****77/ *****42 EWs^^J r No restriction to foreigners. I Up to 80% loan. I
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      417 27 PARKWAY MANSION LUXURIOUS t-hedriHimed apartment, high floor, facing ihe sea BwlmmlDg pool (tontact 2MK2BK quick sale Paber Qarden, tip* k ki<m k I). 1953 5q fi 4-bedroon Ml apartment. 4 bathrcKims completlon 1981 Relinquishing at (244.000 nett Call *****44 *****18 RIDCEWOOD, LIHOLIHO HIGH door s bedrooms $285.00n Kn;iuines KSnn :*M275:l
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      716 28 OUTSIDE CBD. Appro* 'h parti- illable .ci m I Cheung Tower North r .H5177/ Will OUTSIOE CBO. WOH Hup I "111 plea grounridoor office space 1)11 scl *1 !l) l' s < cxc Ilisive nee Meng Housing PRESTIGEOUS MIDDIE ROAD OfAn. 1 approximately iMe for immedlipatlon $1 mi ps t
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      736 28 76 Business Opportunities A BETTER ANSWERING Seme efficient courtoom/ reliable, including office/mailing address Telex available *****9/ *****8 A CHAIN OF boutiques require ladles' dresses Cash payment Interested suppliers/ manufacturers, call *****4 or *****94 BUSINESS PROJECTS (RESTAURANT, trading, fish farming, etc) available on joint-venture. Investment S.VOOO-550.000 Mr Lim (*****6) A larga
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      710 28 SECONOHANO CAMERA CENTRE We buy sell and traJ" in for used ,ir new camera-s H^h offer for la-u-.i used cameras Singapore Cosmos Trading Company. 177 Middle Road. *****/ *****7 87 Steambath/ Massage AFTER A HARD days work, kindly call at International Keepfit Centre. Merlin Hotel For appointment, phone *****73/ *****1
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      533 28 RELAX YOURSELF WITH mas sage and sauna at Bel View Health Centre. Sea View HoteL Ist Floor. Amber Close. Katong Opens da:ly from 1000 am to 1000 ptl Phone *****22 extension 129. *****63 SALON DE LA GRANDE for MasMft, Sauna Bath Ladles and Gentlemen Tanglin Shopping Cenlre. 2nd Floor. Room
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      250 29 wish to express their sincere thank t to the neverend F ethers. Sisters, relatives and friends for their prayers, kind aeetslance, condolences, wreaths, contributions and attendance during their recent bereavement. wish to express their hesrtlelt thanks to Church Elders. Deacons. Church members, relatives and all friends for their
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      297 29 BEN GUTTERSON PASSED AWAY 10/1/80 LEAVING WIFE MARY. DAUGHTER MAUREEN, SON BRIAN. FUNERAL LEAVING ST. JOSEPH'S PARLOUR 3 PM TODAY FOR MOUNT VERNON CREMATORIUM. pwild away paacatuNy on HMh January 1980. Leaving behind his Ooel Teck Loen •on Sin Bin Klan Bin Kong Bin daughter AlKoean Sin Koean
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      198 29 IN LOVING MEMORY AND ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS CHUA HUA JOO Died 11.1.73 In our minds sweet memories remain. In our hearts your love unchanged. In *v«r loving and chorishod n*#fnory of ouc biwvfd ELIZA ESPECKERMAN DofMrtod 11.1.79 One year today, we never knew The sadness the
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      702 29 SINGAPORE ISLANO City/Suburb. ARTS A CRAFTS TOURS, DAILY 5% Discount en Sundays and WEST MALAYSIA hi! KL/CH Pen it'll t $195/$ 185 .4 D Kl I'HIVn i (lent $175/$1«5 5DHatl/Songkhla $150 5DOent/Pen/H Songkhla $270 4DPen/Oent(C/A) 4DOent/Frasers $180 21) 3N Frasers $120 2I)3NOentlng $0S/S75 3 D Langkawi $299 1 1) t'enang(Air)
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      225 29 STRAITS TIMES RATES FOR PERSONAL ADS OBITUARIES e $10.50 for 15 words (run-on stylo) e $36.00 lor 3cm. x 1 col. (semi-display style) e $45.00 for 3cm x 1 col. (display style) WINITEX SDN. BHD. a reputed textile manufacturing company in Kluang has the following vacancies: 1. WEAVING LOOM MECHANICS
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      107 29 JABATAN KERJA RAYA NEGERI PAHANG KENYATAAN TAWARAN Tawaru adalah dipelawa dartpada pemboronj-pemboronj janf berdaftar denfan JabaUn Kerja Raya dldalam Kelaa BX keataa. dibawah Tajuk 1. Tajuk Kecll 3 untuk DONG WATEB SUPPLY SCHEME O«MU»t>lia Storage Tub a* Bu|H KaM, Kaaapaag Cfceaara aad »■■>■■« ■aaaai Sagala buUr-butlr tawaran boleh dldapati dlmaaa
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      241 29 NOTICE NOTICE Is hereby given that we LOH KAI MEE. LOH KIM MEE, Mdm. CHIA KINO YING and Mdm. CHONG SAY MUI have with effect from the 13th day of January 1980 sold the whole of the Issued and paid-up share capital of the business known as Mee Chong Goldsmith
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      501 29 INTERNATIONAL DIECASTINGS ZPft SDNBHD UP THEDIECASTERS VACANCY FOR QUALITY CONTROLLER AND STOREKEEPER We ore a newly established diecosting company located in Petaling Joya. The Company is a joint venture between Australian and local partners. QUAUTYCONTROtIBt The position of Quality Controller is a management position ond the successful candidate will be
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE ONE
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      Lock icon England voted Europe's best
      93 30 EAST BERLIN, ThursEngland was Europe's top football team in 1979, according to the East German sports newspaper, Die Neue Fussballwoche (New Football Weekly), published here yesterday. The newspaper pin England at the top of its list because of the team's rapid progress since Ron Greenwood took
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      41 30 Despite playing on a muddy pitch, the red-jer-seyed Chinese showed good control. But their main drawback was the lack of a good striker. Yuming, the centre-for-ward and mastermind of the Chinese team, was forced to quit in the 33rd
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      41 30 CHATILLON, Thurs. Australia's junior Rugby League side trounced an Die de France Km by 37-3 in a tour match here yesterday. The Australians romped into a clear 17-0 half-time lead and. by the final whistle, had accumulated 11 tries. AFP.
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      349 30 Argentinian ends Spurs Cup hoodoo at Old Trafford LONDON, Thurs. Argentinian Osvaldo Ardiles last night finally laid to rest the Cup hoodoo Manchester United have had over Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford. Ardiles earned the London side an a way-tie against Swindon when he scored
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      185 30 FLORENCE, Thurs. A vastly-improved Chinese national soccer team held Italy's Division One side Fiorentina to a goalless draw in an exhibition match here yesterday. The Chinese have been in training for several weeks at the Coverciano Training Centre here in preparation for the preOlympic Games
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      29 30 RIYADH, Thurs. Saudi Arabia yesterday called on all Islamic countries to boycott the Moscow Olympic Games in July, in protest over the "Soviet aggression against Afghanistan. AP.
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      202 30 SEOUL, Thurs. South Korea said yesterday two of their officials will carry the reply tomorrow week to North Korea's proposal of forming a joint Korean team for the Olympic Games in Moscow. The Seoul side of the South-North Coordinating Committee said the officials will arrive
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      794 30 BRIEFS Rare desert rain suspends golf classic PALM SPRINGS. Thurs. A rare desert rain flooded the courses and forced an overnight suspension of play in yesterday's first round of the US$304,500 ($654,675) Bob Hope desert golf classic and extended the tournament schedule a full day. The players marked their positions
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      389 30 REST of sp*rU m Pages S3, 34 and 35. OHANNESBURG, Thurs French and British fact-finding missions will start their probe of the state of racial integration in South African sport. While the missions will not find that apartheid in South African sport
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      137 30 NEW ORLEANS, Thurs. The United States National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a resolution on Tuesday to support any decision; President Jimmy Carter might make to boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics be- 1 cause of the Russian incursion in Afghanistan. The resolution was submitted by Robert Sweet, president
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      182 30 JOHANNESBURG, Thurs. Danie Craven, president of the South African Rugby Federation, yesterday appealed to his countrymen not to do anything that could wreck the forthcoming British Lions' rugby tour. Commenting on mounting controversy over apartheid in sport, he said in a Press statement: Ammunition "There
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      184 30 Nippon Paint^^^^^ r-r-Jir t»H%: =*> Quality that stays with you. ILIJ Brighten up your house with fresh +m^ mitfcH^ n V 1 new colours. Keep it alive with »wV* JPOS iJ iP ll Nippon Paint. Bodelac Enamel, t**«fl PfUMfinl Super Vinilex and Matex Emulsion ~^^^W •c/il^V" a mm^k 5000 I
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      820 31 The leader in the seafood processing industry, a growing company with a large industrial complex under construction, N^ is seeking to fill the post of:- \l PRODUCTION MANAGER THE JOB Responsible to the General Manager for production including quality control and maintenance of plant and equipment. One of his immediate
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      625 31 I A.I.M. ASSOCIATES I ARCHITECTS INTERIOR DESIGNERS MANAGERS invites applications for the following appointments:POST A BUSINESS MANAGER The successful candidate should be an enterprising man between 25 to 28 years old and meet the following experience and qualifications. Possess a University degree. Must have experience in managing a small business
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      554 31 ftttaaCopc^ Atlas Copco (South-East Asia) Re. Ltd. A cavomi n t» AIM Cooeo Group Atlas Copco is a leader in the field of compressed air technology. The Atlas Copco Group Headquarters is situated in Sweden with sales companies in 42 countries and authorised dealers in a further 85 countries. Due
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      596 31 I APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE POSTS OF: 11.1 1. SUPERVISOR AIRCONDITION- I ING SERVICE AND MAINTE I NANCE DEPARTMENT Candidates must meet the following I requirements: Minimum of 6 years solid experience in I servicing, maintaining and repairing ol A/C centrifugal and package chillers, the I related ancillary equipment
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      638 32 GENERAL^ ELECTRIC USA. General Electric (USA) Television Sdn. Bhd., located at Tarwung Agas Industrial Estate, Muar, Johor invrtes applicants to fill the following posrhons:A. MANAGER, QUALITY CONTROL A PRODUCTION ENGINEERING He will establish, plan ond interpret the business quality requirement and acceptance system which will yield occcpted quality levels ond
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      505 32 ff| UNITED I kSXiB? SALES EXECUTIVE M*m BULDMG MATERIALS Applications are invited from Bumiputras for the above vacancy in our Sales Office at Kuala Lumpur. Candidates should possess the following qualifications: Not more than 35 years of age. Minimum MCE or its equivalent. Experience in Sales /Promotion of Building Products.
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      685 32 MECHANICAL ENGINEER OR WORKSHOP FOREMAN/ MECHANIC Applications ore invited for the poit of Mechanical Engineer or Workihop Foreman/ Mechanic on a rubber plantation in Liberia Requirement*: Age preterobh/ 35 45 y»ar» ond married. The successful candidate should have a sound knowledge of practical experience with oil phases of SMR processing
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      593 32 DIIDB INDUSTRIAL RELIGIOUS SITES AVAILABLE FOR LEASE Due to numerous enquiries ond requests for extension of closing dote of tender for the following industrial and religious sites, the Board has agreed to extend the tender closit.g dote to 30 Jan 1980 of II 00 a.m. Proposed Approx Period Location Development
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      625 32 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. Itt INITED MARINE INTERNATIONAL (PTE.) LTD. At a general meeting of UNITED MARINE INTERNATIONAL (PTE.) LTD duly convened and held on the Bth day of January. 1960, the following special resolution was passedSPECIAL RESOLUTION That the Company be wound up voluntarily pursuant to Section 254(1 Kb)
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE TWO
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      Antarabangsa looks smart in workout
      490 33  -  FAIRWAY By IPOH, Thurs. Antarabangsa deserves better luck when he tackles a Class 5, Division 2 field over 1,200 metres in Race Three in Ipoh on Saturday. The six-year-old by Malicious (late The Harrier) was placed in five out of his nine starts last year.
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      41 33 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A unipart sprint for cars, gokarts and motor-cycles will De held at the Shah Alam racing circuit from Jan. 26-27. The highlight of the meet will be a race between the fastest go-kart and car. NST.
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      Lock icon Isa, Fadzil fit
      42 33 PENANG, Thurs. Penangs worries of having to face their Malaysia Cup soccer archrivals in Singapore on Saturday with a weakened frontline have ended with the return of Isa Bakar and Fadzil Ismail, who have recovered from their injuries. NST.
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      39 33 PERTH, Thurs. Top seed Peter Feigl. of Austria, today qualified for the quarter-finals of the men's singles in the Western Australian tennis tournament when he beat Cliff Letcher 3-6, 6-3. 6-4 in a tough three-set encounter. AFP.
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      1062 33 KAPF 1 2.30 CLASS 5, DIV 4 1.250 M rVA^JL 1 ($9,500 $6,650 to winner) 1 6800 CaeMer g (General) R Breukelen 757 15) Khoo 9 2 4657 KttH»«keg<Naviera)Buangs 56( l)F Woon 2 3 1000 Vantty a (Gamelee) West 5 54.5 1) Murrar 11 4 6356 Ufuna a
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      78 33 HONGKONG, Thus. Leading Jockey Gary Moore was suspended from riding here for two meetings last night alter being found guilty of careless riding. It was his second smspeMtoa of the nrrwrnt 9£AS£B i The Australian, retained by the highly-meceaatal stable ef his father, George, is well clear
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      Kirn Seng Bowl to host ABC leg
      290 33  - Kim Seng Bowl to host ABC leg WILFRED YEO ORGANISERS CHOOSE NEW ALLEY By SPORT starts on pw M today THE new 28-lane Kirn Seng Bowl will host the Singapore leg of the Asian liowling Circuit. Leisure Time, the organisers, yesterday finalised negotiations with Frank Lee, the manager of the
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      517 33 KENYATAAN TAWARAN I JABATAN PERHUTANANNEGERI ttRAK lowaron adoloh dipelawa danpoda pemborong pemborong yang bsHpamgaloman afou yang bsjrdaftor dengan Jabatan ini untuk rr**mjolankon kerja mengelong rocun don memotong akar dolam kawasan-kawoson seperti berikul. B.I No Tawaran Doerah Hulan Simpon Kompt Luos (*kar) 1. JH.l/80 UluPerok Bintong Hijou 99C, 100A. 1006,1 1
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      416 33 jfcZ^Jl TAWARAN BtASKNA PEN6AJAR MUDA y*^ I ITM BAGI TAHUN 1980 Permohonon odalah dipelawa daripada calon-calon bwmiputra Warganeoara Malaysia yang berkeloyokon untuk mendapat Btmiswa Pengajar Muda ITM bagi tahun 1 980 untuk mengikuti kursus lanjuton di dalam bidong-bidang berikut: I BIDANG SPESI AUSASJ 1. MBA Finance 2. MBA Management 3.
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      416 33 0 KEJORA AVI SON. BHD. (AN ASSOCIATE COMPANY OF KEJORA) NOTICE OF PRE QUAIf ICATION OF TENDERERS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF THE DESARU YEW HOTEL PHASEI KEJORA AVI Sdn. Bhd. invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced Contractors wishing to be prequalifted as Tenderers. General Civil, Building and Engineering
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      Three shooters for Manila
      132 34  -  PETER SIOW By THREE shooters, Frank Oh, Lee Ene Hong and Tan Hang Kwang, will represent Singapore in the Asian championships in Manila from Sunday week until Jan. 29. They will compete in only the individual trap and skeet events as they are one man short
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      Bus services for M-Cup
      55 34 THE Singapore Bus Service will be operating special services A, B and C to and from the National Stadium for the Malaysia Cup soccer matches against Penang tomorrow (7 30) and Negri Sembuan on Jan. 26. Services A, B and C run from Ang Mo Kio,
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      70 34 Vietnam carry on BANGKOK, Thurs. Vietnam announced today that its athletes are making "great efforts" in their training for the forthcoming Olympic Games in Moscow. The announcement came after several countries said they have reservations about the Moscow Games, following the invasion of Afghanistan by Soviet troops. Reporters, who recently
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      Zainal's off to Karachi
      411 34  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By ZAINAL ABIDIN, self-made national squash champion, looked a mess in his Toa Payoh home, three hours before flying off, with Stewait Ballard, to Karachi, then to London for the British Amateur championships at Wembley from Jan. 26 to Feb. 4. The telephone kept
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      'Clashing' in on the wrong day
      342 34  -  WILFRED YEO COMMENT ...By SPORTS tans, most of whom must have gone through the Primary Scb«ol Leaving Examination, will have to sit for It again shortly after the Chinese New Year on Feb. 23, to be exact. On that day, they will have to
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      Now Mahader rejects offer
      225 34  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By MAHADER HASSAN, Singapore's former national tennis champion, has rejected the offer to compete in the Asian championships in Bangkok from Tuesday week until Jan. 27. The Singapore Lawn Tennis Association had selected Mahader and airline pilot Jerry Koh for the Bangkok trip, but
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      71 34 NEW YORK. Thurs. Tracy Austin, the youngest person ever to win the United States tennis championship, has been voted the Associated Press' Female Athlete of the Year for 1979. In the nation-wide balloting by sports writers and broatf casters, Tracy received 72 of 205 votes. The
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      Four-sided battle in UWC League
      191 34 Four-sided battle in UWC League FOUR teams Yeo Hiap Seng, Moutrie Hang Ten, Menard Cosmetics and Bancroft will again compete in the United World College Junior Team Tennis League series, starting on Sunday at the UWC courts in Dover Road (8 a.m.), reports BERNARD PEREIRA. This is the second in
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      Lock icon Jehangir is top seed
      58 34 LONDON, Thurs. Jehangir Khan. 16, the world amateur squash champion from Pakistan, has been seeded No. 1 (or the British championship at Wembley from Jan. 26-Feb. 4. Seeded second among a record 140 entries is another Pakistani, Atlas Khan. Johnny Leslie, of Britain, is the third
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      366 34  - Ministry' s rule puzzles the officials ERNEST FRIDA COMMENT ...By THE Ministry of Finance's interpretation of the Government Instruction Manual has caused consternation in Singapore sports circles. Several sports officials have asked me if the Ministry's ruling on rugby player Ng Heng Hoong was correct. The Singapore Rugby Union applied
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      Nancy defeats June two up
      213 35  -  ERNEST FRIDA By NANCY CLAYTON, who is making a strong bid for the title In the Silver Cup golf competition organised by the Singapore Island Country Clubs women's section, beat June Murray two up in the quarterfinals at the Island course yesterday. June, who returns
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      Bava to bank on mobility in Cup-tie
      211 35  - Bava to bank on mobility in Cup-tie PETER SIOW By COACH Natahar Bava hopes mobility will be the passport to success when Singapore collide with Malaysia in the Maiaysian Rugby Union Cup championship at the Victoria Institution ground, in Kuala Lumpur, tomorrow. How else can you ac- r count for
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      Nee Soon girls biggest worry
      208 35 DEFENDING champions Nee Soon are among 67 constituencies which will take part in the inter-con-stituency table tennis tournament, starting on Monday'week at the Delta Sports Complex, reports PETER SIOW. Havelock and Rochore have decided to give the tournament a miss as they have been unable
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      Lock icon Pakistan's big total
      84 35 GAUHATI, India, Thurs. Centuries by Mudassar Nazar and Majid Khan enabled Pakistan to finish the opening day's play in their three-day cricket match against India's East Zone with a mammoth total of 361 for three. Mudassar hit 133 and Majid Khan 101. Early in his innings, Mudassar
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      Lim shares Soo-Tho's 50m mark
      267 35 ALVIN LIM, swimming unchallenged, produced the only ripple on the second day of the Chinese Swimming Club's single age-group meet when he equalled Soo-Tho Kok Mun's 1977 record of 35.8 seconds in the boys' 9-10 years 50 metres butterfly event, reports BERNARD PKRKIRA. However, Christina
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      Lock icon Indians score first victory
      177 35 Indians score first victory KARACHI, Thurs. Seven times Olympic hockey champions Indian scored their first victory in their last match, when they defeated Britain 6-3 at the Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium here today. The Indians, who were two goals down until the 27th minute, made a great fight back
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      FAS wants Yap as intermediate coach
      368 35  -  JOE DORAI Replacement for Rahim, who is being 'promoted' By THE Football Association of Singapore wants Sebastian Yip back. But the former national coach is unlikely to accept the invitation. The FAS has offered Yap the post of intermediate coach. But he told me
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      Wanted: A home for champions
      264 35  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By WANTED: A family or families to adopt two American women badminton champions Lisa de Rousie and Theresa McCarthy. Lisa, 20 a Über Cup player, and Theresa, 22, nave written to Singapore's former maestro, Ong Poh Lim, saying that they are keen to
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      TODAY'S EVENTS
      19 35 TODAY'S EVENTS SOCCER Malaysia Cup: Kelantan v Armed Forces, Treneganu v Pahang;Friendly: PARC v Shangri-la Hotel (Bukit Chermin, 5.15).
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      184 35 TODAY TRENGGANU v PAHANG (Kuala Trengganu Stadium. 4 30) KELANTAN v FORCES (Kola Bharu Stadium. 8) TOMORROW F. TERRITORY v SARAWAK (Merdeka Stadium. 7.30) PERAK v BRUNEI (Perak Stadium. 730) SINGAPORE v PENANG (National Stadium. 7.30) SUNDAY SELANGOR v MALACCA (Merdeka Stadium. 7.30) JOHORE v PKRLIS (Larkin Stadium. 7.30) TUESDAY
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    Salvage time after the blaze
    113 36 AN employe* «f Yang Sheng Goldsmith* In Joo ChUt RMd checking the premises yesterday for Items which could be salvaged lollowlnK a Maie which gutted the sh«p Had nine other shophoases on Wednesday night. About $2 million worth of Jewellery vas found In a safe.
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    Lock icon US-Turkey bases pact
    76 36 ANKARA. Thurs. The United States and Turkey today signed an agreement which will allow the US to ion! inue using vital intelligence-gathering and military bases in Turkey. The agreement covers a five-year period, but will have to be ratified annually The US will be allowed to continue
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    38 36 Late CLASSIFIED DEATH A RAMIAH SALUVER of Attlvetll passed away peacefully on 10.1.80 leaving behind wife, daughter, son and son-in-law Cortege leaves at 2.00 pm on 11/1/80 from Blk 9. 33-6. Selegie House for Mt Vernon Hindu Crematorium
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    Lock icon Hanoi on Tengku R's visit
    266 36 Hanoi on Tengku R's visit KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs Hanoi today said it regarded Malaysian Foreign Minister Tenku Ahmad Rithauddeen's current visit to Vietnam as an end to differences of perception and viewpoints between Vietnam and Southeast Asian countries, Radio and TV Malaysia reported tonight. RTM said the statement was made
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    Lock icon 'Afghan rebels check Soviet advance'
    267 36 Afghan rebels check Soviet advance' KABUL, Thurs. Rebel forces have seized a provincial capital in north-eastern Afghanistan and checked the Soviet advance of 85,000-strong in two other provinces. Western diplomats and guerilla leaders said today. The diplomats said Faizabad, capital of Ba- dakhshan province in the north-eastern corner of the
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    Lock icon $124 m profit on building
    64 36 $12 4 m profit on building HONGKONG, Thurs. A leading Hongkong property company has made a profit of HKJ&3 million (*****.5 million) by selling a commercial building it bought a year ago. Hongkong Land Company bought Gammon House in December 1978 for HK1715 million. It has now sold it for
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    Lock icon Ex-BBC head dies
    42 36 LONDON. Thurs Sir Charles Curran, directorgeneral of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1969 to 1977, died in hospital here yesterday. A BBC statement said Mr Curran suffered a heart attack shortly after Christmas. He was 58 years old. AP.
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    Lock icon Carter tightens export ban on Russia
    368 36 WASHINGTON, Thurs PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter yesterday escalated his policy of graduated reprisals against Moscow by suspending exports of American high technology and strategic goods to the Soviet Union. At the same time, American dock workers, calling the Russians "international bully boys" over their military
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      318 36 Enter the new Sundown Kid Enter the new Sundown Kid. Zaki, who takes over from Richard Lim, makes his debut with a piece on a singer who is more than a singer. Japan's moral 'lessons 9 Moral education and how to go about it has been the subject of much
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        Bamboo Green
        933 1  -  LI LIENFUNG By Colloquial sayings (Part two) THE second kind of colloquial sayings which I have arbitrarily named "withholding" types, is known in Chinese as i, i,«i xie hou yu), or "pause and more will come". With this type of sayings, the first half is spoken as a
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        Chinese without tears
        46 1 lit xln mm xTnnidng bride mm xTnlong bridegroom xTnnion New Yeor xTnqf strange; new mm xTnwen news mm xTnxion fresh till xTnhun newly-married For example, you may say, Zheshi yTzuo xih jian de ir o gongch&ng. I meaning, "This factory I is newly-Built.
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        Fun with Chinese Characters
        50 1 new RODS, freshly chopped from the hazel bash for flexibility, were once used for the punishment of criminals, sometimes to. extort a confession. Hence: \t the symbol for "new", indicated by the hazel rods and the axe (/I"). too v n* r i* i* iij^ijrjyiriyrTi Mmwxt
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        Fables Dying from kindness
        157 1 Fables Dying from kindness A seabird perched outside the walls of Lustate. As no one had ever seen such a bird, they believed it must be a magic bird. The king of Lv ordered his men to catch the bird by all means. Then he kept the bird like an
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        69 1 IHSIDt On Shopping A leathery tale If yon are shopping for leather goods, you will have a tough time telling the real from the fake. We provide a few pointers. Pagot 8, 9 A gracious pianist An interview with a beautiful lady who manages to keep quite calm In the
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        TV SINGAPORE
        273 2 AS we all heave a sigh of relief for the end of the week, there really isn't very much to take your fancy, except for World Service programmes. But here goes. On Ch 8 at HJOOp.m in our very own locally produced C«loor*m», the special guest artiste is
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        TV MALAYSIA
        28 2 RTM has had Anna Kareninm for a little time now, so if you want to watch it or re-view it, it's onCh 10 at 9.10 p.m.
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        RADIO S'PORE
        127 2 7.45 P.M. on AM rings in A Touch Of Coarage. This fortnight's magazine for the disabled includes an interview with George, an ex-drug addict, a portrait of Jack Lai who had polio when he was a child, and an armchair tour to the Botanic Gardens. But that's not
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        BBC
        83 2 THE Small, Intricate life Of Gerald C. Potter continues its run at 6 p.m. Potter, a struggling author, and his wife, a successful novelist, talk but never listen to each other. Strange, for two people who are exponents of the art of communication, and yet Basil Boothroyd, one of
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        REDIFFUSION
        87 2 ALAN Freeman hosts the Story Of Rook at 8 p.m. Tonight, A Wall of Sound tells how, for the first time, a record producer was recognised as being more important than the artistes on his record. Phil Spector and his, later work with The Beatles is a prime example.
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      Profs talks on Austen, Lawrence
      191 2 TWO lectures on literature will be given today by Professor M. KinkeadWeekes, a professor of English literature at the University of Kent in England, at the Bukit Timah Joint Campus. The first lecture, in New Lecture Theatre 6 at 8 a.m., is on D.H. Lawrence's
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        280 2 PIANO RECITAL by The- TY SERVICES a talk PM, Oa tffl apda\-f_ rese Dussaut at the DBS by Miss Koh Swan Imm, „,_\'_^£'___,7,i I _V_- I 1 rs auditorium at 8.30 p.m. an administrative officer, mince wukljj wak ii Presented by National at Kampung Glam com- an exhibition, jointly Theatre
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        1216 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening followed by Housewives 7.30 News and Newsred (Malay) Matinee I Don't Cry (r) 7.55 Bonkers! (Mandarin Feature Film) 8 20 *><** Of The World 8.40 Kingston: Confidental The 4.35 Intermission Anonymous Hero 6.05 Opening followed by Animal World 9.30 News (English) Elephants
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        101 3 Sahara shirts and slacks come 6 1 1 1 1 1 I^FRY H in the latest colours and styles. *7r \im New! The Desert Fashion Look sstssssi,.,., \j^c/»u.i.»..> A STYLE THAT TAKES YOU OUT OF THE SHADE g. gf I 11 1 .i*AL^fH^ wF IS? bT b^ P^fl bT 1
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        313 4 ODEON: NOW SHOWING!?; jl 5 SHOWS. 11AM, 1.30. 4.00, 6.30 A 9.15PM jjl Action! Thrills! C 5 fw .^aa I r PETCT FONDA J CATHAY: 9th BIG DAY! 2 CASH BOOKINGS ONLY SHOWS DAILY I lorn, I 30, 4, 6 30, 9 1 5pm S ATTENTION... ALL MALE PERSONNEL I
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        276 4 1 I great restaurants in one hotel. V^<^_Aa»»HaC— a»«^»^J C\ *^P^*BM^aaab_^i .^V>' «»^^Bfl^3 V^^^^^l^^^^»^>^L^^^^^il^^^ I^^? Phe finest selection of Swiss I 55- **^Sane'S anc Continental cuisine i^^^^^iii wff^^:/ £mm an y wn cre. Soft lights, sweet I* I mUS C ant^ m a tfU 'y Vlk rat ft I intimate
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        974 4 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■***** JADE 2nd WEEK! &EQIO 5 Showt: 11« m, 130, 4. 6.30 4 9 00pm -No Free List |«seTi||4*«|ni B b Once a year young America nnijunrmni goes back to nature, B r j. a./ "KM withrha Ootdm Arm" P and nature runs tor its lite I I mandarine 5m,,,^!...
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        Research an important key to her success
        1112 5  - Research an important key to her success TAN SUAT LI AN By 61 do research in the library and in the archives I read all, I hear others' accounts of his works. I need to understand the person, to understand better his works. And then he becomes almost a grandfather
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        Take Project UFO off the air
        472 5 JOHN DE SOUZA PROJECT UFO Mon 8.40 p.m., Ch 5 Reviewed by THE new Project UFO series on TV which started on Monday in the 8.30 prime-time slot, is a waste of air-space, a real non-programme, and one that deserves to be thrown out.
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        33 5 NEW VICTORY GAY WOBLD TM: mm OPENS TOOAVI 2 30. 5.J0. 1.30pm STMtONC MANOJ KUMAR «nd JAVA aWAPOW m TBEECaOH LOVE MMd H emotioss: tLW imcoum MUSIC LMBKMT PYMSIAI EngNah a Mateir ByMtaat
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        69 5 bbbbbbb^T^b^Mbbl bbs? bbbbb^ V bK bbbl E«ter /g|\ I Oft uK i w **l lUy^^y A a rash pri* o Wholesale enquiries welcome > KaaaV to-war braaca: ttm4» to aiaaawra branch: Mada-te- aiaaaawa branch: 210/211. 2nd floor 215/216. 2nd Floor. 248. 2nd Floor. Pcotaauia Shopping Complex. Peninsula Shopping Complex. Qucemway
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      QC Circles — a new concept in brainstorming
      1326 6  - QC Circles a new concept in brainstorming SIT MENG CHUE By On Feb 29, the Singapore Quality Reliability Association and the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research will jointly organise a one-day seminar on Quality Control Circles. The QC Circle, a Japanese innovation, is not new in Singapore. Since
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      Rollei has joined select Circle
      270 6 THE QC Circle concept was also adopted by Rollei Singapore eight months ago. Representatives from several departments, such as production, assembly, design and quality control, are selected to form the circles. Head of the Quality, Planning and Assurance Unit, Mr Emil Hogen, explained that as
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      Hair-raising, but there's hope
      705 7  -  DAVID CARRICK By in NEW YORK IF A romantic said to his beloved: "How beautiful are your keratinised filaments; those modified epidermal structures are your greatest glory!" I think she might hit him. Yet he is only praising her hair. For most women, hair is their
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      Indian needles cure
      314 7  -  SUMANTA BANERJEE By in NEW DELHI ACUPUNCTURE the therapeutic method of treating disease by puncturing certain points on the body with metal needles and inducing stimulation by various manipulation methods may not be a Chinese monopoly after all. Recently, Dr Cheng Te Mm, president of the Chinese
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        656 7 YOU DOffT HAVE TO LOOK UP OUR NEW ADDRESS. JUST LOOK FOR THE TALLEST BUILDING IN SINGAPORE. As of January 14, you'll find Continental Bank's new offices on the 21st floor of the OCBC Centre. We're moving, because like Singapore we're growing. And we're expanding to meet the increasing needs
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        All leathered red up
        1530 8  - All leathered red up TENG JUAT LENG Story by Pictures by NGHAI CHEE WAI and HAIRIS HOW OFTEN, while admiring a handbag displayed in a shop window, have many of us thought it made of leather when in fact it is not? The imitation is remarkable, we usually concede after
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        265 9 UNLIKE synthetics, genuine leather runs the risk of getting mouldy. Once mould breeds in your leather handbag or coat there's little you can do to prevent it from spreading. For cowhide and other animal hides, an occasional rub-down with a clean cloth is
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      Lock icon Play it again, Sam
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      548 10  - Terrific cost of a holiday trip to the Pacific isles RAYMOND YUEN By HONOLULU For thousands of Americans, dreams of a South Seas holiday this year may sadly remain Just that dreams. The trip Itself, which used to be "half the tan of going there," now Is more than half
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        406 10 What can you do after O' and A Levels Much mow than nisi l.in.lint youneU tn AbIET BfW f ln f the first available job Prepare yonnrif lor v EngfcwwtngTajdwwtogy M am) ■dvMatemeiH jfWI want Has helped ihoiuandv of pnipk- around the «yin it you're itady working With *«W t<>
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      1249 11  - Making the 'right' move on health hazards... SCIENCE OF OUR TIMES ROBERT REINHOLD By in Washington PROBABLY nowhere does the world of science intersect more directly with politics and the making of public policy than when it comes to deciding how convincing scientific evidence has to be to ban, label
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        720 13 #PWD TENDER NOTICE Tenders ore invited from PWD Registered Contractors for the following:(A) D802/807 B Site Cleoronce, Earthworks, Roods and Drainage at Khatib. Eligibility: Earthworks or Roads or Civil Engineering $3,000,000/- and above •Site Showround: 15 180 at 10.30 am Meet at junction of Sembawang Road and Bah Soon Pah
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        639 13 #JTC TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from registered contractors for the following projects A CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND DRAINS AT WEST OF TUAS ROAD (PHASE II, STAGE I) AND ANCILLARY WORKS, JURONG TOWN B CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND DRAINS AT WEST OF TUAS ROAD (PHASE II, STAGE II) AND ANCILLARY
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        558 13 TENDER KIl.ll.tK (IKtMM. OF IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENTS Tenders are Invited from experienced Contractors for the regular cleaning of the following Government Buildings from 1st April 19P0 to 31st March 1981:A ImmlgratlonDepartment. Empress Place, Singapore 0617. B Immigration Field Division HQ. CID Building. Robinson Road, Singapore 0106. C Immigration Checkpoint. Finger Pier,
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        557 13 TENDER Tender will be received for the supply of the following undermentioned items In the Ministry of Defence (Logistics Division). Tanglin. Singapore 1024 up tc 11.00 a.m. on date shown against the Items: 1. CANOPY FOR LG 315 Tender No: MINDEF (LOG) 372/79(3) Closing Date: 25-1-80 Tender Deposit: $250 00
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        695 13 m MINISTRY A OF THE ENVIRONMENT TENDER NOTICE DRAINAGE DEPARTMENT (I) Sungei Pong Suo Droinoge Scheme: Western Drain, from Chinese Temple to Choo Chu Kang Rood/WoodloHs Rood Controct III Ref: TEN (ENV) 08/80/1 Opened to PWD Registered Contractors in Civil Engineering obove $3,000,000 00 For Item I only. Persons or
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        519 14 Application* are lavtted for the following position* la) oar Shipyard: PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER Applicant must be degree holder and have at least 2 years similar experience in Industry. Sound knowledge of adverti«'ng is an advantage. Duties will include publication and distribution of company's brochures, catalogues, etc. PERSONNEL OFFICER Applicant must
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        504 14 (IP] KEI)EVEIX)PMENT 1 >C3< AUTHORITY The Urbon Redevelopment Authority invites application from citizens, permanent residents of Singapore and other ASEAN citizens for the post of:SYSTEMS ANALYST/PROGRAMMER Duties 1) To perform systems and feasibility studies in computerising jobs 2) To design ond supervise implementotion of new computer applications 3) To write
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        501 14 SALES REPRESENTATIVE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY PRODUCTS As a result of our continued growth, we now have a vacancy for a Sales Representative. Candidates should possess at least a GCE "A" Level Certificate with passes in Science subjects. Preference will be given to those possessing a degree in Science or a
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        250 14 IN THE HIGH COURT OP THE REPUBLIC OP SINGAPORE Salt Na. at" IfJt Betweea LEE WAH BANK I JMITKI) Plain tUTs AM 1. WONG WAI CHENG alias I WONG WYE CHENG tnvd lag as UNION CONTRACTORS 1. PETER WOO SHU WENG Oefeadaaui NOTICE OP ADVERTISEMENT To: 1. Wong Wal Cheng
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        516 14 Tender Notice Tenders are invited for I BUILDING Tender No. AMS/T/M/001 Supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and maintenance of Hat-ton 1301 Total Flooding System to Bukit Panjang Exchange, 1st floor. Eligibility: Registered Contractors Class B, C D Non-Registered Contractors Deposit S$500 00 Showround: 17 January 1980, 2 30 pm Bukit Panjang
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