The Straits Times, 10 August 1981

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  • 14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, AUGUST ie, 1981 35 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 101/1/81
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  • 741 1 Mardi Gras mood at the parades MORE PICTURES OF THE PARADES ON PAGES 8, 9 and 10; EDITORIAL: P. 12 By OUR REPORTERS MAJULAH SINGAPURA is at once both a hope and an affirmation of trust. And it was this which found more than 50,000
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  • 493 1 Go-ahead for neutron bomb WASHINGTON, Sunday PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan has decided to go ahead with the full production of neutron weapons, overturning a controversial Carter Administration decision three years ago, White House officials said yesterday. The President ordered that the weapons be stockpiled only m the United States and that
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  • 300 1 Ne Win to step down RANGOON, Sun IN a surprise move, President Ne Win of Burma nnounced yesterday that ,ie was stepping down in October as head of state after 19 years. But he would still retain the leadership of the country's ruling Burma Socialist Programme Party. The 71-year-old president,
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  • Article, Illustration
    30 1 THIS dance, by girls of Upper Serangoon Secondary School, denotes Progress and Harmony, and their movements symbolise the verve and vitality of a young nation. Picture by VOW YUN WOH
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  • 64 1 HAMBURG, Saa. la a twe-page advertisement la the West Oerman weekly Stera today, Japan's Sasaki ear maaafactarer apala ghwd far aa advertiaement that was aaeempUmeatary to the Arab eeaatrtea. The affeadlag adver- ttsemeat shewed aa Arab sheikh sheMlag tean at the had aews represented by fael-effl-eleat Sasaki
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  • 70 1 NEW DELHI, Sun. Nine policemen and three bandits were killed m a gun battle m the Nortiein Indian district of Etah the United News of India (UVI) reported today. The agency said 45 outlaws opened fire on the police on FViday after encircling the force
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  • 52 1 LONDON. Sun. A Soviet diplomat expelled by Britain and accused of spying left London today on a flight to Moscow. Mr Victor Lazin, a second secretary at the Soviet Embassy, was given seven days to leave last Tuesday because of "activities incompatible with his status as a
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  • 32 1 BEIRUT. Sun. Palestinian and leftist anti-aircraft batteries opened up a heavy barrage today when Israeli blanes repeatedly flew over Beirut, causing supersonic booms. None of the planes was hit. AFP.
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  • 47 1 TEL AVIV, Su. toners air traffic cMtrallers piaa U pp»rt their striking American counterparts by preveatiag US plaaea tram taktag •ff fr»m Ben Uoriaa Alrp»rt, Israel radl* said today. It satd Mly fUghto af US alrllMa w«ald be btoeked. Beater. 8EE PAGE S
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    • 87 1 44 pages today In Summary -Page 2 DEATH CRASHES AND DRINK LINK Pag. 14 EDITORIAL 12 LETTERS U CLASSIFIEDS 16-11 COMICS tt Malaysian Turf Clubs set Aug 25 deadline Pag* 22 Times Business starts UkUv ft rcgmUr weekly connnrnUry mi the stock market with columnist Nil HONG. The first Uplc
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      506 2 Immersion advice for medical students MEDICAL students can acquire sharper skills and deeper compassion if they expose themselves to hospital wards, clinics and patients' homes, said NIjS Vice-Chancellor Prof Lim Pin, himself a teacher of clinical medicine for many years. On the selection of medical students, he said there
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    • 176 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: AS we celebrate National Day, we are also reminded that there's a higher parpose In life other than materialistic goals. While there's no harm in striving for ownership of consumer goods in Improving our quality of life, we should work towards developing a better society
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    • 199 2 Football returns FOOTBALL returned to Britain yesterday when the Scots played the first group matches of their League Cup. League champions Celtic were stunned by their visitors, St. Mirren, though Frank McGarvey gave them an early lead. It was 1-1 at the interval but an own goal hit Celtic
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    • 498 2 It's time for talks 9 PRESIDENT of the Professional Air Traffic Controller Organisation (Palco), Mr Robert Poli, said it is time to negotiate an end to the strike because neither the union nor the US Government can win "a clean-cut victory." He criticised the government's increased use
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    • 245 2 Rubber duty revised THE Malaysian Government today revised the structure of export duty on rubber and reduced the number of grades from nine to three but traders said only the estates and not the smallholders stood to benefit. Finance minister Tunku Razaleigh Hamzah told a press conference
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    • 365 2 INDUSTRIALISTS WORRIED FOR SECOND HALF OF YEAR MORE industrialists are worried that Singapore may not be able to perform as well in the second half of the year as it did during the first half. While the number of firms which were pessimistic about Singapore's; performance in the
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    • 445 2 Kallang rock and roll THE Kallang Rock and Roll at the Wonderland Amusement Park is on every night. It provides free entertainment and music and all for a cheap 40 cents admission fee. The singers come mainly from singing schools, although some volunteers do ask for a chance
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
    • 682 3 WASHINGTON, Sun, UNITED States President Ronald Reagan, with the polish gained from a lifetime in show business, has been dishing out his quips during his meetings with people. The following is a sampling of characteristic Reagan humour. QUESTION: What, Mr President,
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    • 486 3 Iata airlines may lose $4b this year LONDON, Sun RISING costs and falling passenger loads mean that airlines belonging to the International Air Transport Association (lata) look set to lose a record US$2 billion (554.3 billion) this year after a US$l.l billion deficit m 1980, lata says. "Last year was
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    • 87 3 TOKYO, Sun. A group of 10 Japanese officials left Tokyo for the South Pacific island of Vella LaveUa today to launch a search for an imperial Japanese soldier believed to be hiding out since the end of World Warn. Islanders of Vella LaveUa, part of the
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    • 28 3 NAGASAKI. Sun. Church bells tolled In concert here today as more than 10,000 people marked the 36th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city. Reuter.
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    • 121 3 RIVERTON (Wyoming), Sun. A convict woo ent to a drive-In ctnem» wtUi three ether Inmates And a guard to see a film about an escape-proof prison did not wait to scf the ending. Be got away while the guard was enthralled In
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    • 262 3 CUBA TO STAY AWAY FROM RICH-POOR SUMMIT COZUMEL (Mexico), Sun. Cuba said yesterday it would stay away from an autumn summit of rich and poor countries which the United States threatened to boycott if they were present. Its decision was announced after talks between President Fidel Castro and Mexican President
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    • 67 3 SANTA BARBARA (California), Sun. Local health officials warned President Ronald Reagan yesterday that bubonic plague has been discovered m the area where he is on holiday The victim was a wood rat, found dead less than two km from the President's ranch house m the isolated Santa Ynez
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    • 39 3 CAGLIARI (Sardinia), Sun. Sixty swimmers have received hospital treatment here after being stung by jellyfish, hospital officials said today. Holiday resorts along the coast of southern Sardinia have reported millions of jellyfish m off shore waters. AFP.
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    • 154 3 No relief in sight for poor nations in the 80s WASHINGTON, Sun. He new decade balds little relief far the problems of poverty, starvation ana anaemic economic growth which plagued the developing countries la the Seventies, the World Bank Maid today. The majority of poor countries In Asia and Africa
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    • 224 3 SALISBURY, Sun. Mr Edgar Tekere, the controversial Zimbabwean politician who led gunmen in the slaving of a 68-year-old white farmer last year, has lost his top post as secretary-general of the ruling Zanu party (PF), it was reported today. Mr Tekere, 44, who was dismissed
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    • 313 4 MORE ATTACKS AND EXECUTIONS TEHERAN, Sun FEAR and violence has been sweeping Iran as assassinations and executions continue m ever-growing numbers. An Islamic judge and his two bodyguards were shot dead m southern Iran yesterday, while on Friday 44 opponents of the regime
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    • 42 4 Message of another death ANOTHER Irish Repabiicu Army huger striker Is dead Md these wmdm we nimailßg, the news by the trUittoiial ritual «f kMagbg dastbta Mi on the street. The sceae was In the Palis Read area •f Belfast. UPI pirtare.
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    • 297 4 BELFAST, Sim. TWO people died today as police fought running street battles with rioters m several parts of Northern Ireland following the death m prison of a ninth Republican guerilla hunger striker. They were a man aged 40 who was killed when
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 62 4 INDIAN President Sanjiva Reddy sacked the governor of the northwestern state of Rajasthan, an official announcement m New Delhi yesterday said. The President's office gave no reasons for the 81-year-old governor Raghukal Tilak's dismissal. Mr Tilak, who has been sick for some time, had turned down several requests
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      • 83 4 PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos expressed doubts m Manila yesterday about the outcome of the planned summit meeting of leaders of developed and developing nations m Mexico and said the •'Third World" countries should have their own discussions. Mr Marcos, who has not decided whether to attend the meeting m
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      • 53 4 COMMUNIST guerillas set off an explosion at Bangkok's major railway station yesterday, injuring slightly a passenger and continuing a month-long anti-government drive, officials said. The Communist Party of Thailand left a sackful of leaflets claiming responsibility for the blast, which struck the vast Hualompong railroad terminal shortly
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      • 80 4 SOVIET Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko said m Moscow yesterday that stepped-up US arms sales to Pakistan will upset the balance of power m Asia. He also said the Soviet Union will take the necessary steps to counter the threat posed by improved US relations with China. 'No
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      • 68 4 IRAN'S acting commander-in-chief. Mai-Gen Valeollah Fallahi, said the 10-month-old war with Iraq would escalate soon "because the weather cooled off," the official Pars news agency reported m Teheran yesterday. The general spoke after a conference m Teheran with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and a session under
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      • 74 4 ABOIT 500 more villages were flooded m the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where monsoon rains and floods have so far killed at least 192 people, the Press Trust of India reported yesterday m New Delhi. More than 10,000 villages m the state have been affected
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    • 280 4 Israel foreign minister rejects Saudi peace plan as 'dangerous' JERUSALEM, Sun ISRAELI Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir today flatly rejected a Middle East peace plan, outlined on Friday by Saudi Arabian deputy premier Crown Prince Fahd, involving the creation of Palestinian state with its capital m Jerusalem. In an interview with
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    • 191 4 Sadat calls for Israel and PLO recognition WASHINGTON, Sun. President Anwar Sadat of Egypt yesterday called on all nations to urge Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation to end their non-recogni-tion of each other and agree to negotiations to settle their problems without shooting out their grievances. At a press
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    • 59 4 MUNICH. Sun. Catholic church leaden have demanded tough action to curb an "epidemic" of nmttMrt here. A letter from the Cathobc Association delivered to city Mayor Erich Kiesl yesterday appealed to the authorities to enforce decency laws and complained of "arogaat behaviour" by nudists, who taunt
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    • 35 4 MANILA. Sun Storm signals were raised over wide areas of Luzon, the main Philippine Wand, as a storm with centre winds ct kph approadfcd the country today, the Manila Weather Bureau said. -UPI.
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    • Sideliners
      • 91 5 FUNDAMENTALIST leader, Bill Maupin, has once again postponed the day on Which his followers are to ascend to heaven, saying the auguries that were to precede the event have not occurred. Maupin, who heads a group of about 50 followers of the Lighthouse Gospel Tract Foundation in
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      • 82 5 JAPANESE university students have lost interest in modern history, with some unable even to dentify Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the sites of the World War II atomic bombings. This is according to survey results made public at a meeting of private educational organisations in Kyodo last
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      • 70 5 FIFTY-NINE year old seamstress, Chan Wing of New York, underpaid her taxes (or last year by US$0.10 (SI0.22). Now Uncle Sam wants that thin dime and a fat US$28.15 in penalties to boot. Mrs Chan, who speaks no English, turned to her step-daughter for help. The stepdaughter
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    • 124 5 MELBOURNE, Son. An elderly woman In need of money to pay a plumbing bill, pat up for sale a painting expected to fetch a record sum for an Australian work. The painting, "Scene on Wild Dog Creek," by German landscape artist Eugene Von Gner- art), was
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    • 444 5 BAHRAIN, Sunday OPEC countries will press Saudi Arabia to cut its huge oil exports and raise its price by US$4 (S58.70) a barrel at emergency talks this month on the world oil glut, Libyan External Affairs Minister Ali Abdel-Salam Tureiki said today.
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    • 402 5 NICOSIA, Sun. iKAy has decided to build a pipeline from its southern oilfields across Saudi Arabia to an export terminal on the Red Sea coast, the Middle East Economic Survey (Mees) reported today. The authoritative survey, published here, called the
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    • 57 5 LONDON, Sun. Britain's Prince Charles and his bride will call m at Egypt during their honeymoon cruise m the Mediterranean, the royal household announced yesterday. The Prince, heir to the British throne, and the Princess of Wales, will entertain President Anwar Sadat aboard the royal yacht
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    • 55 5 TOKYO, Sun. Teiichi Igarashi, 96, became the oldest climber yesterday to scale Mt Fuji, Japan's highest mountain. The unemployed man, braving heavy fog and rain, replaced Fukutaro Takimoto as the oldest conqueror of the 3,776 metre high peak who made the ascent at the age
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    • 41 5 NEW DELHI. Sun. Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi left this morning on a four -day official visit to Kenya during which she will attend the UN conference on new and renewable sources of energy opening m Nairobi today. AFP.
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    • 187 5 UN MEET ON ENERGY OPENS TODAY IN NAIROBI NAIROBI NAIROBI, Sun. A United Nations conference, opening here tomorrow, will consider other energy sources including solar power to try to find an alternative to oil as the world's prime energy source. The UN conference on new and renewable sources of energy
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  • Article, Illustration
    143 7 FRESHIR Queen '81 Elisabeth Teo said she #WQQ o£T MICCCB0 I# brother Peter, 17 he sewed her nwi In time (or Saturday Might's ball. "I didn't know what I was going to wear this evening. Peter last managed to finish It In time,'' she said after being crowned
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  • 594 7 NUS VICE-CHANCELLOR ADVISES ON' MEDICAL students can sharpen their professional knowledge and acquire a deeper compassion for human suffering if they wilfully expose themselves to real-life situations in hospital wards, clinics and homes of patients. Once they are able to relate
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  • 314 7 Chicken prices up 10-15 pc in past months DEMAND has pushed up the prices of chicken by 10 to 15 per cent over the past months. But its not a sudden fancy for chicken m Singapore homes that has done it. The reason is that chicken, despite the higher prices,
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  • 31 7 THE Singapore Bus Service will abolish service 19, which plies between Siglap Road and Prince Edward Road, from tomorrow owing to poor demand. The service was introduced m ISTO
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  • 183 7 Phoenix troupe wins award THE 200-strong Phoenix dance troupe has won the National Youth Service Award sponsored by the Peoples Association. A source said the group was selected for this year s award because of the large number of people it has involved in its courses and workshops. An important
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  • 66 7 JAI.AN KEMBANGAN between Sims Avenue and Changi Road has been widened and is now a dual carriageway of two lanes each way. In conjunction with the widening, the two sets of traffic signals at Frankel Avenue Changi Road and Jalan Kernbangan Sims Avenue East junctions
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  • 88 7 A GENERAL meeting of Singapore Sikhs will he held today at 2 p.m at the Sir! C.mn Sabha m WUkle Road to dls- cuss the Central Sikh Gardwara Board BUI. This BUI, If pawed by Parliament, will bring all the gnrdwaraß (torn- pies) under
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  • 460 7 YOUNGER and highereducated professionals have joined the ranks of volunteers at community centres, following new directions and approaches adopted by the People's Association to meet the needs of centres in the 80's. The number of community centre management committee members with secondary or tertiary
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  • 49 7 RADIN MAS community centre's youth group is planning to hold a family picnic at the Mitsukoshi Garden on Aug 30 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Organised m conjunction with National Day celebrations, the highlights include water sports, a telematch, lucky draw and a mystery contest.
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  • 39 8 NATIONAL DAY PHOTO SPECIAL PICTURES by Christopher Loh, Francis Ong, Wan Seng Yip, Albert Sim, Mazlan Badron, Tan Suan Ann, Wong Kwal Chow, Nghal Chee Wah, Anthony Wye, Chew Yen Fook, Llm Seng Tiong, Aziz Hussin and Clifton Aw.
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  • 2055 8  -  RONNIE WAI, PAUL JACOB and GRACE CHNG REPORTS by THIS year's National Day celebrations were once again brought to the doorsteps of the people. Decentralised over six centres, the festivities yesterday provided opportunities for more people to view the displays. And, despite
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  • 521 9 THE task to co-ordinate the efforts of tens of thousands of people, the movement of hundreds of vehicles and the work of scores of officials requires careful planning. And the Defence Ministry, which has proved its organisational abilities numerous times before, rose to the occasion
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  • 1189 10 THE following were among those honoured in this year's National Day awards. The P»bUc Administration Medal (Silver) (Plag»t PrnUdMran Awftm) Mrs Ang Wai Hoong. Principal, Toh Tuck Secondary School; Mr Choy Chan Pong, Engineering Service Officer, Factory Inspectorate, Ministry of Labour; Mr Foong Weng Cheong, Associate
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  • accross the CAUSEWAY
    • 268 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Johore Mentri Besar Tan Sri Haji Othman Saat was unMf six people appointed to the I mno Sapreme Council while Finance Minister Tengku Razalelgh Hamzah was rcappolnted I mno treasurer at Its meeting here yesterday. The others to he appointed
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      51 11 CHINESE Prime Minister Zhao Zlyang being welcomed by his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad at Subang airport yesterday. Mr Zhao is in Koala Lumpur for a three-day official visit as part of his diplomatic tour of the Asean countries. His next stop is Singapore. NST
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    • 261 11 PETALING JAYA, Sun. A FORMER nightclub singer who was blinded and disfigured in an acid attack last year, was married yesterday. But it was a wedding day tinged with sadness yet filled with hopes for Koid Show Hoon. While other brides would look forward to
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    • 475 11  - Govt revises rubber duty to aid smallholders M. G. G. PILLAI By Our Kuala Lumpur Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Malaysian Government today revised the structure of export duty on rubber and reduced the number of grades from nine to three. But traders said the main beneficiary appeared to be
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    • 51 11 KUANTAN, Sun. Medical staff In all Pahang districts have been alerted on the current cholera outbreak in Kelantan. Its director, Dr Abdullah Abdul Rahman, said they are taking no chances and have called on everyone, including the public, to take precautionary measures to prevent a similar outbreak here.
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    • 42 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The GH Blood Bank here U desperately short of two types oT blood, 'G' and 'GB,' for treatment of its patients. A spokesman said the two blood groups were needed urgently to treat critical leukaemia cases. NST.
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  • 402 12 The Straits Times MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1981 A REMINDER ANOTHER year has passed m Singapore's journey to progress and development. This year's National Day saw two messages by Singapore's leaders which offer some sobering thoughts for us. Stability m the Asean region has helped to make it possible for Singapore
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  • 366 12 FOR DOCTORS TOO THE medical profession commands a great deal of public respect, undeservedly some will say. The unending pressure for places m the medical faculty and the social status of doctors m the community bear testimony to this reverence. But the criticism is not altogether unjustified either m the
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  • 923 12  - Leadership and the UN time for more initiative JONATHAN POWER By m London Writing for the International Herald Tribune THE campaign to be the next secretary-general of the United nations is well under way. But exactly what it is that the new secretarygeneral will head a peacekeeping organisation, a debating
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  • Accross the Causeway...
  • 1145 12  - A call for return of national service to Britain ALAN HUBBARD By SINGAPOREANS have by and large accepted the need for young men of call-up age to undergo military training as their national service. What is being debated m some circles now is whether some of these young men should
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  • FORUM
    • 734 13 IN recent years, the workload of the High Court judges and that of the registrar have increased many fold (see table). The judges and registrar are now lY overworkea'. Mr George Low's suggestion (ST, July 30) amounts to only a "passing on" of work from
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      • 132 13 Stories in English from SBC WE refer to the letter from Mr Lim Boon Siong (ST, July 13). Mr Lim Boon Siong may be interested to know that the English Service of SBC is broadcasting short stories "Bookclub" is broadcast every Monday at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Currently, the
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      • 153 13 WE are sorry that the writer "Honesty Is The Best Policy" (ST, July 3) was given the wrong information by staff at the Mails and Parcels Centre that Express Delivery letters are being treated as ordinary mail. All Express Delivery letters are being
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      • 99 13 I REFER to the letter "Strolling Past Customs" by "Anti-Narcotics" (ST. July 16). It is not true that Customs officers are not present to clear air passengers at the Singapore Changi Airport. whilst they may appear to watch passengers walk through, I can assure "AntiNarcotics" that they
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    • 251 13 HAVING read the translation of your editorial m the Nanyang Siang Pau of July 30, we feel we need to clarify some points you raised. Our association is not only representative and responsible, but also a Chinese physicians' body with strong principles. We understand
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    • 240 13 I REFER to Ike letter by "Judicial Burdens" (ST, illy proposing, among other things, that a more practical solution would be to widen the Jurisdiction of the lower courts, as suggested by Mr Michael Khoo. Since reference is made to Mr Khoo's paper presented to
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    • Many thanks!
      • 128 13 MY friends and I would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to members of the Singapore embassy in Moscow expecially Mrs Emily Tan, Mr TVo and Mr Kesavapamy for the very sympathetic manner in which they treated us during our recent "unscheduled stay" in Moscow.
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      • 48 13 I WOULD like to take this opportunity to thank all staff of Ward 1, of the Singapore General H9spital for the prompt and efficient medical services rendered to me during my four days hospitalisation. The staff were kind and courteous when performing their duties. Stagap^em, TKA
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      • 133 13 A FEW months ago, I was referred to the Physiotherapy Department of the Alexandra Hospital. At best, the service was cold and matter-of-fact. On one occasion, when I turned up at noon, though my appointment was for 2 p.m., because I had to take a sick
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      • 90 13 ON July 18, after depositing my company's cheques and cash at a Dank m MacDonald House, I felt very giddy. The staff of HSBC were most helpful they offered me a hot drink, medicated oil and even took me to the rest room. My special thanks
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    • UNHAPPY WITH...
      • 166 13 RECENTLY, I went to the PUB head office to pay the PUB deposit for my new flat. While waiting at Counter 13, I saw an elderly lady paving her deposit money. Then she started to ask the cashier something Barely had she begun her question,
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      • 95 13 IN the recent exersice for taxi driving licence, my applcation was rejected. The reason given by the Registrar of Vehicles is that I am a civil servant. I think that is very unreasonable. I am a division four officer earning about COO a month, which is insufficient for
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  • 232 14 Roll out the green carpet for a lawn GRASS, essential for beautifying gardens, parks and golf courses, is normally grown in nurseries or open spaces and then transplanted in patches of top soil. However, with growing demands on land in Singapore for housing and development, landscape contractors and developers are
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  • 195 14 WE welcome contributions from readers who know of other new products on the market. They should contact Miss Karen Leong of Times Publishing Berhad, Times Centre. HANDS can be saved from cuts by jagged edges or splinters when moving sheets of plywood, wood panels, glass,
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  • 367 14  -  KAREN LEONG Reports by USING ink to obtain finger-print* is a thing of the past for there is a new device which instantly produces a finger print through a chemical reaction without soiling the finger. And, if you want fine carpet grass to grow under
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  • 348 14 One-third had alcohol in their blood DRIVERS IN FATAL ACCIDENTS POST-MORTEMS on car drivers killed over the past years have shown that one driver in every three had alcohol in his blood. The Traffic Police also said that for the first half of this year 76 road accidents were caused
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  • 502 14  - Callgirls are an elusive lot at hotels FILOMINA D'CRUZ By ALL hotels management interviewed yesterday said prostitutes are still able to slip in and out of guests' rooms undetected, despite the tighter security and stringent rules. The duty managers of 10 hotels attributed the persistence of the trade to the
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  • 57 14 HONG Joon Hin, 29. was fined $600 on Friday after he pleaded guilty to a charge of drunken driving on April 16 Hong was driving towards East Coast Road when he hit the back of a trailer parked by the side. The court heard that he lost
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  • 65 14 ACTING on a tip-off police from the Anti-Vice Enforcement Unit raided a house m Bencoolen Street on July 21 and found nine Thai girls there. Investigations showed that they charged their clients, mostly Singaporeans, M 0 for "entertainment" and gave half of their earnings to brothel
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  • 55 14 YIO CHU RANG constituents will celebrate National Day with a dinner and variety show at the car park near Block 628, Ang Mo Kio, on Aug27. A souvenir magazine will be published to commemorate this first constituency-wide function, and any surplus funds collected from advertisements will be used
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  • 37 14 THE Kirn Seng Technical School is holding a forum on "Planning Your Future" at its hall on Saturday. Students will be told of job and training opportunities for those who have completed secondary four.
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  • 37 14 MR CHAN Chee Seng, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Trade and Industry) and MP for Jalan Besar, will be the guest-of-honour at Beatty Secondary School's 28th Annual Speech and Prize Giving Day on Friday at 10.30 a.m.
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  • 32 14 THE Minister without Portfolio and NTUC Task Force chairman, Mr Urn Chee Onn. will attend the Singapore Bus Service Workers' Trust carnival at Farrer Park soccer field today at 10 a.m.
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  • 236 14  - PIE now the haunt of hell riders K. S. SIDHU By Crime Desk HELL riders are back again after a police crackdown drove them off the roads over four months ago. They have given up their old favourite "racing tracks" along East Coast Expressway. Now they roar along the Pan
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 139 14 BIGGEST CHOICE OF 7478 SERVICES TO EUROPE. 19 FLIGHTS WEEKLY. M ■^■^■■aP^'^ tUf^BB KuBBBB&i^ lISHJkS^'J* jF s&amm nineteen 7478 services pife EjtJiamm y|B every week from P^s- ■^"'H Singapore to Europe. M^ulPi^oHuW inPNtffi Serving Amsterdam, ECy^tflPivEnW Athens, Brussels, »s|p^(^^H|W^ *ilB Copenhagen, Frankfurt, S^^A^flPßunW /ttll Zurich. The biggest choice. ZJii^#^SF/ jß^nW
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 346 15 |284-441?J AIRCRAFT FOR SALE excellent condition. Twin engine baron. Available for Immediate sale for US$7O,OOO Specs available on request Please call *****41 GERMAN SHEPHERD POPPIES from Germany by selected parents with X-rayed 'Normal' hips, carry bloodlines like Mutz. Canto Quarto This mating was recommended by SV Judge for producing dual
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    • 314 15 to good home 33 Westlake Avenue. Off Thomson Road Singapore 2057 CATS PRO T ECTION LEAGUE Is having a Jumble Sale on Sept. sth and Bth. Any unwanted saleable Items you can contribute will be greatly appreciated. All proceeds will go towards helping stray cats In Singapore Call Cathy Strong.
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    • 434 15 77 ITA\gT 9 Household Appliances USED REFRIGERATOR ALMOST $180 twin door $280/-. $450/Tel *****55 10 Pets DACHSHUND AND SHIHTZU puppies (Dashshund: long hair) Healthy dewormed. champion bloodline SKC registered. $600 o no *****17. SELLING CHEAP. Cream Pomeraman 'Pekinese. Dalmatian ***** and puppies with papers. Tel: *****31/*****2. TOY POODLE PUPPY 10
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    • 594 15 17 Wanted HIGHEST PRICES OFFERED fOR YOUR GOLD AND PAWNSHOP TICKETS: CALL *****9 *****9 (SAM 10PM DAILY) BEST PRICES PAID for your Gold/ pawnshop tickets. Call Miss I.im (*****68. *****69. Unit 214. 2nd floor. Sim Urn Tower. Jalan li.s.in *****404. *****98 Aljunied Merpati). HONEST AND BEST prices for your gold
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    • 474 15 I Persort SorvteM A MtrctaMlM 41 TV/Sound System AERIALS INSTALLATION. REPAIR all kinds of colour TV on the spot, fixing video Reasonable charges Day night service Telephone *****23 Morning *****75 afternoon night Technical Servicing. SCIENCE TECHNICAL. DAY/NIGHT Service. Colour. B/W TV, Amplifier. Cassette. Antennae Installation. Service Guaranteed Tel *****48. LEONG
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    • 477 15 AT YOUR SERVICE Telephone Service: *****22 Mondov Fndoy V&VI X^L"" So lOV (12.30 pm for Sun Tim«: Pubfcc Hotdoy 900om 100pm COUNTER SERVICE Times Orchord Centre IOOOom -530pm MIOS Lucky Ptoio (Mondoy Fridoy) IOOOom 100pm 'Soturdoy) Tunes Centre 900om -500pm 1 New Induilriol Rood o» (Mondoy Fndoy) Upper Po>o Lebor
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    • 294 15 I) T SINGAPORE ANTITUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION Invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the post of: ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT Requirement* 1) Applicants should possess an accounting degree or diploma m professional accountancy, recognised by the Singapore Society of Accountants. 2) Have adequate working experience m similar capacity. Applications should ba mad* m
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    • 855 15 RATES Ordmory 80 en per wocd (mm »I 2 00) S*mM>»p4oy $14 00 per column cm (Mm $42 00) Stro.M Tmi $15 50 per column cm (mm $46 50) Sundoy Tunes Onptai $17 50 per column cm (Mm $52 50) Stroits Tunes $19 50 per column cm (Mm $58 SO)
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    • 421 15 SECTION INDEX I PERSONAL SERVICES A MERCHANDISE II EMPLOYMENT 111 VEHICLES ft BOATS IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES V BUSINE& 3 PRODUCTS. SERVICES A OPPORTUNITIES VI EDUCATION A INSTRUCTION VII TRAVEL 4 TOURS VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS A PERSONAL EVENTS IX OBITUARIES FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE C.A.T.S. WILL BE OPEN TODAY FROM 9.00 a.m. 1.00
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 698 16 II Employment ill.: 48 Situations Vacant b) Secretarial Clerical FEMALE BOOK-KEEPER/ TYPIST With Secondary education Knowledge Of tiook-kreplllg. tat I years working exlierience Bilingual m Knglish and Mandarin Possess a typing \prrti of 35 w pm Pleas* submit applications with return* stating salary and contact number to: P O BOX
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    • 527 16 A Well Established Departmental Store m city area dealing m hi-h. teweHery, wilchee and earner as urgently require*: FULL/ PART-TIME COUNTER SALESGIRLS A SALESMEN REQUIREMENTS: c Age below 30 years old c Courteous, hardworking. trustworthy and persistent. c Completed Secondary Two and above In English or Chinese and conversant In
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    • 486 16 I 1 A* I II Employment ilAl New GE subsidiary m Loyang (Changl) has vacancies for the following Technicians: Q.C. LABORATORY TECHNICIAN Applicants should have Polytechnic Diploma, preferably In chemical processes. Knowledge of heat treat/ chemical cleaning processes and analysrs would be advantageous. Experience In metallographlc preparation and evaluation is
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    • 525 16 VETCO SERVICES GROUP requires A) EXPERIENCED OILFIELD TUBULARS INSPECTORS c Poly Diploma or its equivalent In Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering. c Minimum 3 years' experience In Oilfield Tubulars Inspections. c Completed National Service. B) TRAINEE OPERATORS c Trade Certificate, c Completed National Service. Attractive salary and good fringe benefits offered. Transport
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    • 192 16 ncnvtoymt TAAJ CDCDE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING COMPANY OF SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the posts of: Stenographer Requirements: GCE'O' level Certificate with good credit m English LCCI Private Secretary Certificate I to 2 years' relevant experience. Engineering Assistants Requirements: 0 Singapore Polytechnic Technician Diploma m
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    • 296 16 MODERN AND PROGRESSIVE HI Fl 4 ELECTRONIC COMPANY m the City area urgently requires DELIVERY CLERKS CUM DRIVERS Should possess driving licence (Class 31 be able to converse m simple Knglish FEMALE CASHIER/RECEPTIONIST A general education and a general knowledge of office work SHOP ASSISTANTS (TRAINEE) Training will be provided
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    • 503 16 II ivsfilfiwvtsssfif fli MALE MAINTENANCE FITTERS c Basic knowledge of electrical fault finding and repair c 1-2 years' relevant working experience. c No shift work. c Monthly basic salary $400 to mm MALE MACHINE OPERATORS c Experience not required c 3-shift rotation c Daily basic salary $12.50 c Production incentive
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    • 746 16 Chines* Restaurant requires WAITRESSES Apply personally at 2*o. Peace Centre Singapore 071t Tel *****54 Progressive Re idy-Miied Concrete Company requires (A) PAY-LOADER DRIVERS (B) FIELD ASSISTANTS s.ihiry negotiable depending tm experience and willing to uiirk c Medical benefits c Attractive bonus Interested parties, call NTM WE ARE AN established Firm
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    • 558 16 111 Vehicles A Boats £A The Toyota Hi-LuxlHese! Pick-Up: Made to make you money. I —It! iH'J— JBBt J IK)R\FO\K JIX^S*TOYOTA Commercial Vchiilcs Division Trl ir.'^lW *****96a Aliumcd Road Tel: 4-4()"H« a Bukit Tamil Trl *****)), *****)9 a list (.oast Rcud Trl (*****6. MMOM LcngKaßoadTrl 47))}71 >ri hard Road! VI
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    • 449 16 197S JUNE OATSUN IUOA. 1 pnv:it<> owner aircon cassette. t:ix 9 K2. nmnarul.it.' condition 514.800. 1979 OATSUN 100A. One private owner, uriitin.il mrtullir blue. rust-proofed Askinii $17,300 i n a Tei 1979 SEPTEMBER OATSUN I3DT onrealed slrcon. travelled ***** km owner «<.inK <ner^ea^ $18,800 ii ll il Tel MB.S49S SMONTHSOLDDatM.iI
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 935 17 111 Vehicles Boats feS 1 J 55 Vehicle* For Sato c) Ford IMB FOND CORTINA ML. Good condition Aircond. new paint $2.0000 no Tel *****88 Richard. 1*74 FORD ESCORT 1100 f.c 4 doors. PARK 2nd owner $7,900. 253(1119 *****00 1975 FORO CORTINA 2000E Automatic with air-con new tyre $9,200 Can
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    • 620 17 ALMOST 1978 COLT l.ancer Air- on. I sports rims $16,700 Tel: 4>l.«>Kl Michael 1900 COLT LANCER 1400 SI. Airiim c.tss.ne i owner, $22,600 0 11 I t^UOM Mr 1-onK j) Toyota A VERY WELL maintained 1972 Toyota Celica m beautiful condition Just completely overhauled, new paint, aircond. stereo. sporLs rims
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    • 554 17 111 Vehicles Boats A I *^j SOL YOUR CARLASTER by mentioning m your Ad. Make of car (Rover, Fiat, Ford) Model (Escort. Viva. Mini) Type (saloon, convertible, sports) Year Colour interior and exterior Mileage done Condition or car, engine (regularly serviced, new parts) Toxed ond insured until when Miles per
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    • 551 17 AN HONOA 17S Engine recently overhauled New palnl. exhaust, excellent condition $645 negotiable *****83 AR YAMAHA BOMOC (local. AU Honda C B500K) reconditioned, jl 700 o n o $1,600 0.n.0. respectively contact Harry *****9. AR YAMAHA XS 500 c.c Original bike Tip top condition, road tax/ insurance new. $1,500 0.n.0
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    • 637 17 IV Accommodation t Properties fA 59 Homing Loans HOUSING LOANS/ FINANCING up to $450,000 available Kor enquiries, tel *****3 *****95 Kalherine/ Teng Lee. 60 Accommodation Vacant a) Houses FOR SALE OR RENT HOUSES AND APARTMENTS al Mimosa Park. Mandalay Court. Gardenia Court, East Coast area and other districts. Beautifully renovated,
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    • 811 17 AVAILABLE M/S/Sl. DIST. t. Elegantly furnished breezy apartment on high floor. 3 aircond bedrooms. 2 bathrooms, fridge, cooker, heater, telephone. 5 minutes to Orchard Road $1,900 0.n.0. For viewing, call: *****89/ *****29/*****26 NEPTUNE COURT OIST. 1S high rooms, luxuriously furnished with colour iv. hi-fi set. washing machine and 24-hour security
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    • 550 17 IV Accommodation ft Properties fA HOUSING LOANS Slngapura Building Society specializes m providing loans on easy repayment terms at favourable interest rates y^ Fixed Term Deposits for 1, 3, 6, 9 or 12 months are also accepted at attractive interest rates. SINGAPURA BUILDING SOCIETY LTD., Head Office: "4th Floor, Mac
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    • 670 17 4-ROOM HDB FLAT Holland Avenue Highest floor. Beautiful landscape scenery. Near to 2 markeus. POSB. 4 well known banks, clinic, shopping centre, swimming pool, bus terminal and schools. Highest offer secures For immediate sale *****73 DISTRICT 0318 BftANO NEW walkup apartment 1700 sq ft. Freehold covered carpark 3 rooms split-level
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    • 496 17 IV Accommodation ft Properties m^b 65 Factory Space Vacant/Wanted WANTED FOR PURCHASE approximately 30.000 sq ft suitable for storage and sale of furniture m eastern side of Singapore Vacant plot of commercial land also considered Telephone Jennifer at *****55. office hours 66 Warehouses Vacant/Wanted Ruby Warehousing Services A large number
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    • 567 17 67 Office Space a) For Bale A 3SO SO. FT. orfice. built-in cabinets, carpeted, partitioned $270,000 Noaajeats Call *****71 PENINSULA PLAZA OFFICE space for sale Area: 1.300 sq.ft. Interested please call: *****63 b) Rental Robinson Road high floor c fully renovated a frontage facing sea 3950 aq. ft. •6.00 psf.
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  • IX OBITUARIES
    • Obituary, Illustration
      59 18 ■M.S.MJMUVAN (Ex-PSA) Agod70 ■rothf-to-tow o< V.S. Maniam (Stratts T unvi Prvot) p.n.d mr pwiftiWy en 9/8/11 Leaving iMMnd IwloMd »M* Mdm Kuppamah. ten* OufMMgaran (OC8 Sattt). Clwndra Melwn (Brani Nral awl. dwtgMw NHMyakala (Satca, Mind^), (touflM«f-in-l.w. SMvarant. grantf-itougMw Knlun Certag* Imvm Block 401, 2M E CtWTwnlt A». 1,
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 382 18 VII Travel A Tours >i< j Be a conquerer of the Himalayas! 41) n« VQ Shangri-la tour of the I aC-LJM I O lost horizon. At only $2,590 New and Old Delhi/ Agra/Madras/Kashmir/ Kathmandu Bangkok Departures: 6/8. 19/11. 1012. 17 12.24/12.31/12. HiyiMyiitS: TAJ MAHAL: One of the seven wonders of
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    • 208 18 WORLD CHARTERS ORGANISATION for the most economical reliable fares loLondon Amsterdam Part* Bru**el* Frankfurt Rome Zurich Copenhagen Oilo New York Toronto L. Angeles San Franciaco Vancouver Perth Melbourne Sydney Jakarta 8a1i Bangkok Hongkong Manila Tokyo RM. SO4. Afro-Aaia Building, 63. Robinson Rd, Singapore 0106. Tel: *****32 *****28 *****31 *****41 —*****80
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    • 758 18 i ri VII Travel A Tours I I Japan Holiday PORTOPIA 'BI P v V." 2 JAPAN (PORIOPt* 'II) HONSHU/HONGKONG I DATS {2379 WAN (POUTOfiA 'ID HONSHU/TAMAN 16 OATS {2719 HONGKONG 16 DAYS $2719 Dtp 17 I V 9 14 9 ?8 8 10. 24/10. 14/11. 21/11 21/11 NORTHERN tAPAN/
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    • 22 18 ."li i z VH Travel 4 Tews a F 'k 13 _i i.ii i ..\J i-jjiil'liia ClaaaMeda your home-delivered departmental atore KMBT
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    • 427 18 pBSBk TA-003/281 16/1* DAYS GOLDEN HOLIDAYS AMERICA 4 CANADA S3SSO/S3MO HONOLULU/ LOS ANGELES/ UNIVERSAL STUDIO/ HOLLYWOOD/ DISNEYLAND/ ANAHEIM/ SAN DIEGO/ SEAWORLD/ TIJUANA (MEXICO) KNOTTS BERRY FARMS/ LAS VEGAS (GRAND CANYON)/ SAN FRANCISCO VANCOUVER/ HONG KONG OEP. DATES: 15/11. 22/11. 6/12. 15/12 WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN OUR CHINA TOURS. HERE COMES
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    • 573 18 r— VI. Travel* Tour, jUU SINCERE'S SELECTED OFFER 5-Day Genting/ Penang/ Cameron by AC Coach **********89 Dep Every Monday 7 am. 4DSN Prnang/Cameron by AC Coach $149 $159 $169 Dep Monday Tuesday 2D3N Genting by AC Coach $79 $89 $99 Dep Every Friday 10 pm 2D3N Genting by Train (Sleeping
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    • 201 18 MODERN "LAOV LUCK" HOLIDAY S 3-Day Canting "Lady Luck" Tour (We give $99 worth of gaming chips) $249 $25? Dep: Tue Thur 2-Day Genting week-ender $119 $199 $219 Dep Sat. Popular 3-Day Genting Standard Tour $199 $229 Dep Tue Thur SIA 19(2 Calendar given (While Stock Lasls) •lay at Genting
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    • 344 18 STRAITS TIMES RATES FOR PERSONAL ADS OBITUARIES $12.00 for 15 word* (run-on styta) $42.00 tor 3cm. x 1 col. (a«mi-dieplay atyl«) $82.50 for 3cm x 1 col. (diaplay «tyl«) GOING PRACTICE WANTED A firm with an in-house computer and specialising m business computer systems wishes to acquire going practice m
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 602 19 f (AfiHlft) 1 I ACMA ELECTRICAL I INDUSTRIES LTD I Invites applications for the following position:— MANAGER I (Based m Kuala Lumpur) Selected applicant will be based In our subsidiary company Acma Electrical Industries (M) Sdn Bhd m Kuala Lumpur. The company markets and distributes refrigerators and room alrconditioners throughout
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    • 627 19 The SELANGOR PEWTER GROUP of Companies invite applications from suitably qualified Malaysians for the position of: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT Candidates should be a CPA or ACA with 1 or 2 years post qualifying experience. The successful candidate will report to the Finance Manager. He will be responsible for the preparation and
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    • 319 19 MALAYAN CEMENT BERHAD (Incorporated in Malaysia) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Company win be held at the Registered Office of the Company. Wisma Damansara. Jalan Semantan. Kuala Lumpur on Friday. 28th August 1981 at 10.00 a.m. to consider, and if thought
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    • 94 19 KHUN SIN LAX TRADING CO., (PTE) LTD LOST OF SHAKE CERTIFICATE Notice Is hereby given that the undernoted original share certificate has been reported lost cr destroyed; NuncMtaUtTtakhN Share Certificate No. No. of Shares No. 1 for 1 ahare No. 3 for 80.000 aharea Notice Is also given that replacement
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE ONE
    • 176 20 LONDON, San. American Renaldo Nehemlah, who believes he can become the first man to run the lit metres hurdles in under IS seconds, recorded the fastest time ever In Britain at the English athletics championships yesterday. His winning time of 13.17 sec. was the second fastest
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    • 278 20 ST MIRREN STUN LEAGUE CHAMPS CELTIC GLASGOW, Sun. Football returned to Britain yesterday after the summer break when the Scots played the first group matches of their League Cup. In England the start is still two weeks away. Dundee United, the holders, won 4-3
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    • 186 20 False start in Admiral's Cup final event COWES (Isle of Wight), Sun. The fleet contesting the Fastnet race, final event m the Admiral's Cup yachting series, made a false start yesterday, despite facing 968 kilometres m which to sort themselves out. r So many of the fleet, representing 16 nations,
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    • 170 20 Americans score wins in three classes LONG BEACH (California), Sun. American sailors scored wins m three classes of the preOlympic training regatta, which ended here yesterday, followed by Britain with two wins and Canada with one. The regatta was the first of three between now and 1984 to acquaint Olympic-class
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    • 31 20 RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil). Sun. Rio's Flamengo and Atletico Mineiro, of Belo Horizonte, drew 2-2 m their Group Three elimination game of the Copa Livbertadores da America here. AFP.
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    • 230 20 SYDNEY, Sun. Results of rugby and football matches played in Australia yesterday: Syfeey Ragby Lmjne: Wastern Suburbs 25 North Sydney Sydney Rugby I nlon: St George 36 Gordon 9, WarrinC24 Norethern Suburbs 9. ,y 13 Sydney U 9, Parra matta 19 Randwick 0, Western Suburbs 34
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    • 53 20 City accept $1.9 bid MANCHESTER, Sun. Manchester City have accepted a £500.000 (J1.9 million) bid by West Bromwich Albion for their 19-year-old striker Steve MacKenzie. MacKenzie had been City's bait when they bid for Peter Barnes, but that deal fell through when the England and Albion winger elected to join
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    • 179 20 Bayern start off with a bang MUNICH, Sun. Bayern Munich opened the defence of their Western German soccer league championship here today by trouncing Bayer Leverkusen 6-2. Captain Paul Breitner, the west German Footballer of the Year, scored two goals. European Footballer of the Year Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Horst Dremmler, Dieter
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 698 20 SALES REPRESENTATIVE Setron Limited, electrical/electronic division of the Haw Par Group, is looking fo r a dynamic and aggressive Sales Representative to market an International brand of gas cookers, washing machines, refrigerators and freezers. The successful candidate should possess a GCE '0' level Certificate with minimum 2 years experience m
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    • 685 20 A well established troding company serving the oil and go* industry m Malaysia urgermV requires me following p^rionneii:SAIES MANAGER Hardware Division At least five years working experience m marketing hardware Hems to the oil and gas industry. Must be matured, anarytkol and possess a high sense of responsibility and initiative.
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 193 20 Bringing Up Father By BUI Kavanagh Hal Camp I A NOISE 1 IT SOUNDS LIKE A I WAS AU- V >O0 IT'S A BURGLAR COfAiMGFBOAMV J HEAR IT, BURGLAR TR*It4S TO WROr4<3- |T6 I WERE 1 POlM<3 A LITTLE BEC^OOrvV'^^TOO/ OPEM fAY WALL OMLY IvW I RIGHT I HOMEWORK/ Blondle
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE TWO
    • 300 21 Nelson opens up a four-stroke lead ATLANTA, Sun. American Larry Nelson took charge of the United States Professional Golf Association championship yesterday, opening up a four-stroke lead after a burst of four birdies m five holes that gave him an eight-under-par, three-round total of 202. Nelson, the No. 2 money-winner
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    • 216 21 Lesser-known golfers crumble over Atlanta's closing holes "The crowd help with the adrenalin, and I need the adrenalin," he said. Nelson took three weeks off earlier in the year because he said he became fed up with struggling to finish 30th. The lay-off worked. "I'm excited about the position I'm
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    • 386 21 m Larry Nelson 70, 66, 66. t*t Fuzzy Zoeller 70, 68, 68. m Andy North 68. 69, 70; Tom Kite 71, 67, 69. m Bob Murphy 66, 69, 73; Bob Eastwood 67, 69, 72; Vance Heafner 68, 70, 70; Greg Norman 73, 67, 68. m Lao Aoki
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    • 237 21  -  J. R A JENDR AN By ROBERT CHAPPELL, Neelan Amarasuriya and Jerry Hodgins shared the limelight as Singapore Cricket Club regained the Ghandi Cup by thrashing Indian Association by 10 wickets in their one-day cricket match at Balestier Road yesterday. Chappell returned impressive
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    • 82 21 SALEM (Oregon), Sun. Fourteen-year-old Kay Cornelius, the daughter of LPGA professional Kathy Cornelius, yesterday became the youngest player to win the national L'SGA girls' junior golf championship with a 2 and 1 victory over Kirn Simmons. Kay's father. BUI, is the professional at the Mummy Mountain course m
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    • 25 21 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Mexican soccer club Unlverside de Guadalajara drew 1-1 with a Malaysian Selection m a friendly match here last night. AFP.
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    • 354 21 CHELMSFORD (England), Sun. Rodney Marsh, with an impressive array of wicket-keep-ing victims in more than a decade of international cricket, claimed his first wicket as a bowler for the Australian touring side yesterday. Derek Pringle, a student at Cambridge University, had the dubious
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    • 221 21  -  PATRICK B ASTIANS By MANY new faces are likely to win old titles in the Pesta Sukan judo championships on Saturday and Sunday. There are 58 entries, all local, 41 for the men's and 17 for the women's events. But there will not be any
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    • 181 21 WHEELING (West Virginia), sun. Hollis Stacy shot a two-under-par 70 yesterday for a 138 total and a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the U*****,000 ($271,250) West Virginia Ladles Professional Golf Association Classic. Hollis started the day with a one-stroke lead over Kathy
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    • 386 21  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By IT was a grand double National Day celebration for the Lee brothers Vincent, 15, and Kevin, 13 at Folkestone Road yesterday. Vincent, a six-handicap-per, who was a member of Singapore's junior team last year, won the overall best gross m the Warren
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    • 53 21 LONDON, Sun. The England cricket selectors today named the following 12 players for the fifth Test against Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester, starting on Thursday: Mike Brearley (captain), lan Botham, Geoff Boycott, John Emburey, Mike Gatting, Graham Gooch, David Gower, Alan Knoii, Chris Old, Chris Tavare, Derek Underwood,
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    • 460 21 INDIANAPOLIS, Sun. Topseeded Andrea Jaeger, 16, defeated Rumania's Virginia Ruzici 6-1, 6-0. here yesterday to win the women's singles title in the United States clay court tennis championships. Argentina's Jose-Luis Clerc, the defending champion, reached the men's final with a 3-6, 6-3. 6-1 victory over Australia's John Alexander. Clerc
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    • 1905 22  -  TIPTOP By Donnelly, Tweedie continue race for jockeys' championship FIRST: ***** SECOND: ***** THIRD: ***** STARTERS: *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, ***** CONSOLATIONS: *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****. PENANG, Sun. The battle for supremacy in the jockeys' championship
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    • 124 22 Punter's ₤100,00 record PORTSMOUTH, Sun. A Portsmouth punter scooped a world record win on the horse races yesterday. For only £1.43 ($8.47), including tax, he won a staggering £100,000. The man, as yet unnamed, could have won even more, however, had that amount not been the maximum pay-out on the
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    • 570 22 STIPE'S REPORT PENANG, Sun. Jockey M. C. Lam was suspended for two race days by the stewards for careless riding on Spanish General in Race Five here today. Lam was informed of his right of appeal. The Stipendiary steward's report on today's races: Rsee 1:
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    • 243 22 Malaysian Turf Clubs set Aug 25 deadline PENANG, Sun Representatives of the three Malaysian Turf cluts Penang, Perak and Selanfor today set an Aug. 5 deadline for the trainers and syces to resolve their differences. At a meeting here today, the representatives decided on a new action plan for races
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    • 50 22 MANILA, Sun. Vietnam have confirmed their participation m five of the 18 events m the South-east Asia Games here from Dec. 6-15, according to the Philippine Olympic Committee secretary general, Francisco Almeda. Almeda said the events involving Vietnamese athletes are gymnastics, athletics, table tennis, swimming and shooting. AFP.
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    • 51 22 Kilijaro's race DEL MAR (California), Sun. Kiliiaro closed m fast m the final 60 metres yesterday to win the U5167,700 ($146,909) Palorrar handicap for three-year-old fillies ana mares here. Jockey Marco Castaneda guided Kilijaro over the 1,600 m distance to win by IVi lengths from Lisawan, with Darrel McHargue aboard.
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    • 105 22 EAST RUTHERFORD (New Jersey), Sun. Shiaway St. Pat, denied victory by a head just 75 minutes earlier, came back to win a three-horse showdown yesterday and capture the US$B3B,OOO ($1,818,000) Hambletonian, which made its debut at the Meadowlands race track. Shiaway St. Pat, owned by
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    • 356 23  -  JOE DORAI AZMAN DROPPED FOR LACK OF COMMITMENT By AZMAN SASTRI, a member of the intermediate squad, was surprisingly dropped from the Republic's 17strong party for the Tun Razak under-20 soccer tournament, which starts at Kota Kinabalu tomorrow. Azman. with impressive performances in trial matches
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    • 118 23 JAKARTA, Sun. Top Indonesian soccer players will be sworn la to prevent them from accepting bribes, spokesman of the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) said. Those already sworn In and found to have received bribes, will be suspended for life and "condemned by God for life",
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    • 332 23  -  WILFRED YEO By THESE are still early days but, If it is the early bird that catches the worm, then Sunday's men's Masters' final of the Singapore International bowling championships at Jackie s System 460 is as good as "caught" by local players.
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    • 72 23 JASON CHEE won the centrefire event with 567 points in the Singapore Rifle Association Open Championships at Mount Vernon yesterday. Philip Goh (566) was second and Chan Tek Fei (559) third. Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association took the team title In the Air-rifle section, Lauw Peng
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    • 345 23  - Singapore A are group champions R. MANORAJ By RICHARD FORD, aiming like his life depended on it, recorded the best finishes of 16 and 15 darts to erase 501 on the second day of the three-day Pesta Sukan International darts tournament at the Sea View Hotel yesterday. But strangely, Ford,
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    • 83 23 TODAY'S EVENTS BOWLING Spore International Open (Jackie's System 460 Plaza, 10 a.m.). CRICKET SCA Senior League: SAFSA v SCC 1st XI (Tanglin, 11.00 a.m.), SCC 2nd XI v SRC (Padang 11.00 a.m.). Junior League: SRC v Heli Orient (Padang, 1.30 p.m.). DARTS Pesta Sukan international tourney s-finals, final (Sea View
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    • 268 23 TORONTO, Sun. England opened the pairs and triples competitions m the women's world lawn bowls championships on a successful note, defeating Canada m both events. Irene Molyneux, skip of the England pairs team, and lead Norma Shaw, winner of the singles title on Friday, defeated
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    • 458 23  -  JANICE BEAH By KOREAN tennis coach Chang Byung Sik may look like a cute, cuddly panda especially with his round tummy but looks definitely deceive m his case. Compared with him, Genghis Khan was a pussycat. Chang was brought down two weeks ago by
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    • 285 23  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By MALAYSIA, who have qualified for next year's final rounds of the Thomas Cup badminton tournament m London, have declined Singapore's offer for a friendly match this month. They have suggested a September date instead, but Singapore Badminton Association officials are not too enthusiastic
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    • 40 23 UNTIL yesterday, eight teams had entered for the Indian Association's six-a-side hockey competition this morning (9.30) at Balestier Road. But the LA, to allow for more participation, have decided to leave the door open until this morning.
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  • 377 24 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday THE Chinese Prime Minister, Mr Zhao Ziyang, said here today that his country was "resolutely" opposed to hegemonistic acts of any country using its strength to bully the weak. "China always belongs to the Third World and will never seek hegemony," he
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  • 52 24 BANGKOK, Sun. Senator Samuel Hayakawa, Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee, left here today for a 24-hour trip to Laos. He is one of few US Congressmen to have done so since the end of the Vietnam war. The US Embassy here gave no further
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  • 34 24 NEW DELHI, Sun. A private bus carrying a wedding party crashed head-on into a public bus near here today, Killing nine people and injuring 25, the Press Trust of India said. UPI.
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  • 474 24 WARSAW, Sun THE Soviet media today stepped up its propaganda barrage against the worker unrest in Poland shortly after Soviet Marshal Viktor Kulikov, Commamier-in-Chief of the Warsaw Pact armed forces, had talks with the Polish authorities on the country's worsening situation.
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  • 43 24 TEL AVTV, Sun. Israel's new Defence Minister, Ariel Sharon, will visit Egypt for three days starting on August 19 and meet President Anwar Sadat, an aide of the minister said today. He did not say what they planned to discuss. Reuter.
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  • 42 24 MUNICH, Sun. A bomb exploded early today at the offices of a Bavarian company planning to publish the memoirs of the late Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito, police said. "Political motives" could be behind the bomb blast. UPI. 30C Clear
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  • 192 24 Kriangsak makes comeback with election win BANGKOK, Sun. Former Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan has returned to Thai politics 16 months after he resigned, by winning a seat in the elected Lower House of Parliament in a by-elec-tion. Radio Thailand reported from the north-eastern province of Roi-Et, where the election was
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  • 287 24 When an advertiser does not even get to see the paper BEIJING, Sun. Eager to earn foreign exchange at every opportunity, the government has begun selling advertising space to foreign companies in one of its secret foreign trade publications. For US$6,000 (SS13.020), foreign advertisers can buy a full page advertisement
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  • 80 24 TOKYO, Sun. Women working on night shifts are more prone to menstrual disorder and abnormal pregnancy than day-working women, according to a poll released by a labour unionist group yesterTne poll, conducted on 2,264 women workers, showed that 39 per cent of the 1,436 women,
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  • 166 24  -  MAX KIAN SENG Picture by TWIRLING to the tingle of bells their anklets, these men from the SAP Non-Commlssioned Officers' Clnb performing a Pujabi folk dance, the Bhangra, added a riot of colour to the National Day festivities. Their item, a celebration of the harvest, was
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  • 67 24 MANILA, Sun. A Bengali journalist and author won the 1981 Ramon Magsaysay award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for his courage in defence of individual and press freedom, the Magsaysay Board of Trustees said today. A gold medallion and a cash prize of USJ20.000 (SJ43.000)
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  • 62 24 KANSAS CITY (Missouri), Sun. Lawsuits filed against the Hyatt Regency Hotel have hit the US$l billion (SJ2.I billion) mark. More than two suits a day have been filed since July 17, when two steel and concrete sky bridges collapsed during a crowded tea dance, killing
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    • 121 24 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Dally TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. How do you compare with the senior Asian executive? He is likely to be male, around 46 years old, drinks either wine or scotch, and has had some kind of specialised training, according a survey conducted by a research firm. The economy is
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    • 177 24 UP TO 1p.m. TODAY: Pair and warm. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 32 max., 25 mln. SUNSET today: 8.44 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: 8.34 a.m. GLOBAL WEATHER Amsterdam 17/24C Cloudy Ltt Aagelea 20/33C Clear Atkeas 25/35C Clear Madrid 19/32C Clear Baarala 33/43C Clear Maaila 24/28C Rain Baagkafc 27/29C Clear
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      • 97 1 FABER Merlin Malaysia Bhd (FMM) shareholders have passed at the EGM on July 29 the acquisitions of Grandview Development Sdn Bhd and Burmah Kompleks Sdn Bhd. The agreement with Grandview Development Sdn Bhd is for the purchase of the latter's entire paid-up share capital for M 517.6 million
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      • 77 1 ASEAN is expected to insist on a number of measures to be incorporated into the next MultiFibre Arrangement (MFA). These measures, Malaysian Business Times said, are aimed at strengthening the MFA structure for the benefit of both exporters and importers. Asean officials will meet m the coming months
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      • 83 1 RENTS for commercial properties m Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya rose by 6.9 per cent during the first half this year. According to the mid-year review of the Malaysian Business Times C.H. Williams, Talhar and Wong rent index, the increase was more than triple last year's rise for
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    • International
      • 75 1 JAKARTA, Sun. The Indonesian Government has decided to commission the building of two new passenger ships abroad soon, Minister of Communications Rusmin Nuryadin announced here. The ships should be ready for delivery and operation m the country within 18 months of placing the orders. They are to
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      • 76 1 HONGKONG, Sun. The Bank of China has been given permission to open a representative office m New York, the official Xinhua news agency, quoting a bank spokesman, said today. The spokesman said Mr Zhang Xueyao will be appointed general manager of the New York branch, which will
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      • 48 1 NEW DELHI, Sun. India and Kuwait have agreed to set up a joint investment company based m the west Indian port city of Bombay, it was reported. The company will have an authorised capital of Rs 800 million (Ss2l7 million), the Times of India said. AFP
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      • 48 1 SEOUL, Sun. Ample rainfall and other good weather conditions have brightened the prospects for this year's rice crop m South Korea. The Yonhap news agency said a survey of farmers m prime rice growing areas of the country found they now anticipate a bumper harvest. AP
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      • 92 1 WASHINGTON, Sun. The US Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) yesterday gave final approval to Texas International Airlines' bid to take over Continental Airlines. The Board said the acquisition, which has been fought fiercely by Continental and has yet to be approved by President Reagan, would not decrease competition on
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      • 99 1 TOKYO, Sun. Toray Industries Inc of Japan has reached a basic agreement with France's state-run oil firm, Societe Nationale Elf Acquitaine (SNEA), to set up a joint venture to produce carbon fibre m France, it was reported here today. The leading Japanese economic daily, the Nihon Keizai
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    • 393 1 PREMIUM Holdings is moving further into the property field. The plantation-based company is acquiring another property company Kawana Properties Sendirian Berhad for Ms 4 million. The proposed acquisition will be made via a share exchange. According to Premium, it will purchase the
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    • 594 1  -  CONRAD RAJ NUMBER OF PESSIMISTS DOUBLES By MORE and more industrialists are worried that Singapore may not be able to perform as well in the second half of the year as it did during the first half. While the number of firms
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    • 308 1  -  CHAN OI CHEE By AMCOL Electrical Industries Ltd plunged into the red again as its sales and profit margins took a turn for the worse. A pre-tax loss of $0.78 million was reported for the year ended Dec 31, 1980, a loss
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    • 338 1 KEDAH Oil Palms Berhad (KOP), now whollyowned by Selangor Coconuts Bhd (SCB), is expected to achieve gross earnings of at least Msl .2 million this year. Barlow Boustead Estates Agency Sdn Bhd, on behalf of SCB, was replying to queries from the KLSE
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    • 75 1 M $39M loan for flour mill KUCHING, Sun. Sabah Flour Feed Mills, a joint venture between the state economic development corporations of Sabah and Sarawak, signed a Ms 39 million (5535.7 million) syndicated loan and credit facilities agreement with a consortium of five banks for its expansion programme on Saturday.
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    • 262 1 NEW YORK, Sun. High US interest rates and the rise of the dollar have paved the way for a general economic upturn m Europe, and this has already begun particularly m West Germany, the Chase Manhattan Bank said. The bank is the third
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    • Market Ghat
      • 712 1 WHITHER the market? A question many punters wish they know the answer to. Toss a coin, says an analyst who saw his technical analysis torn to shreds in the recent marketplunge. The extent of his disenchantment with his prized charts was such that he now plays the
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      • 111 1 THE fallowing Is a list the II most actively traded stocks on the St4*k Exchange of Singapore last week. It give* the turnover In thousands of units, closing prices on Friday and the high and low for IWI (•mpuy Promet Keppel Ship UMW Fiber Merlin UPP Sel
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      • LOCAL STOCK INDICES
        • 75 1 nBT Index: •Industrials ••Hotels •Properties Mining Plantations «OCBC: tSESInd: am* US469 834.74 1854 70 1191 12 894.74 387.17 957 38 795.37 ***** *M« *****4 823.23 1835.25 1178.91 883.79 385 99 967.39 785.43 784 79 Am* ***** 798.16 *****8 1162 27 ***** 380.13 962.59 763.31 748.40 *****6 789.18 1759 34
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        • 89 1 am* ~BT Index: Closed •Industrials: Closed GvFinance Closed ••Hotels: Closed •Properties: Closed •Tins: Cosed tJRubber? Closed Asf« Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Alg S Alg I *****8 *****3 1033.29 *****9 *****6 15*201 511.14 510.78 *****4 1067.49 437.42 435.23 1291 17 1279.00 AMI 365S88 *****1 1592 04 512
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    • 2478 2 WEEKLY detailed analysis of shares on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, with the year's high and low, followed by the week's movement in prices, the dividend, the net price earnings ratio and the volume of business. SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 1Qa Gr Net i*? 1 L««t Y"W
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      • 270 2 LAST week saw the US dollar taking on a new upward trend In the Singapore forex market, partly due to the prospect of continued upswing in US interest rates and the increased confidence in US economy following President Reagan's impressive victory on fiscal policy in the Parliament. The US
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      • 345 2 JAPANESE YEN, uresently trading at around US $245, has depreciated 8.87 per cent against the US dollar since the end of June when it was at the $225 level, says Manufacturers Hanover Trust, New York, in its weekly review of foreign currencies. Along with other major currencies, the yen
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      • 307 2 THE overnight rates experienced an easier trend although opening firm for the week at 15 per cent 14 per cent The expectation of a firmer trend did not materialise as the rates continued downwards to a low of 1-1 2 per cent 1 per cent before closing for the
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      • 172 2 ASIAN currency average deposit rate* far tke week catted An* 1: 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months > months 12 months Huh Low 19 3/16 181/16 20'. 18'18* 1811/16 19 5/16 1813/16 18 5/16 1813/16 187/16. 1713/16 18 3/16 1711/16 l month 3
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      • 43 2 FOR THE week ended Saturday Aug 8, the range of call rates received from Short Deposits (M) Bhd was as follows: Baak tmmi: 3.5 to 5.2 per cent. General tmmi: 4.7 to 5.125 per cent. Mvvemeau of funds totalled $1,1% million
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      • 367 2 BANK'S prime lending rates as at the close of business oA Friday, Aug 7, 1981. f BANK'S tPLK Algemene Bank 14 J American Express 15 Am'dam R'terdam Bank 15 Asia Commercial 14 A A NZ Banking Group 15 Ban Hin Lee Bank 14 Banca Commerciale 15
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    • 535 3 SHARE prices closed slightly lower last week bat the headlong plaage of the previoas fear weeks has been halted. There were also eaeagh gains during the week to saggest that the market has began ea a eeaaeHdatlea phase. According to the Straits j Times Industrial Index, price* have
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    • 464 3 DESPITE a slight upturn on Friday, share prices were still tracing an easier path at the Kuala Lumpur stock market last week. Interest was left wanting resulting in share prices moving listlessly in a week shortened by the Hari Raya holidays. Only the return of some buying support
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    • 67 3 Cwrent Date payment payable Oriental l.f Aug 25 Paa Eler 15'. Aug 29 G I Hold 30Mb| Aug 31 EAI 12',';(b) Sept 7 B Kawat MR Sept 14 Public Bank W Sept 14 Total for the year 20*, 15', 3C, 12. 'r y;TE MR ToUl tor prrvtMu year
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    • 510 3 LONDON: Equities were modestly higher last week on some investment demand but government bonds declined as much as 3 4 point as sterling weakened afresh, dealers said. Better than expected halfyear results from Barclays cheered the banking sector, where Barclays itself closed 23p up at 458 while Lloyds
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    • COMMODITIES ROUNDUP
      • 163 3 Rubber eases LONDON: Rubber Futures eased during afternoon trade on Friday, reflecting sterling's recovery against the US dollar, dealers said. Futures closed mostly 1.05 to 1 35p per kilo down after turnover of 234 lots at IS tonnes including five Kerb trades and three Options. The morning market was quietly
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      • 30 3 LONDON: Copper prices on Friday (previous m brackets). Wirebar Spot £993.50 (£994 00); sellers £994.00 (£994.50); Three Month buyers £1023.00 (£1025.00); sellers £1023.50 (£1025.50). Market tone: Easier Sole*: 18.700.
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      • 210 3 KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Government has asked local estate producers to stock up rubber to aid the efforts of state agencies to boost the depressed rubber market through stockpiling, informed rubber market sources said here. The authorities had targetted a stockpile of 30,000 to
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      • 42 3 •Tin Tonnes Rubber (S) Rubber (M) Aug3 Aug4 B4.00 222.00 •in M$ per kilo AugS 33.52 310 223.50 246.50 Aug 6 Aug 7 $33.40 33.46 221 205 ***** ***** 254.50 253.50 In cents per kilo AugS $33.57 161
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      • 159 3 THE STRAITS tin price gained another 11 cents to Ms33^7 per kilo m Penan* on Saturday, on an official offering down 44 tonnes to 161 tonnes. LONDON: Forward tin closed near the day's lows on Friday, with Three Months at £7,875. virtually unchanged on the day, although
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      • 372 3 THE Singapore produce exchange ended last week on a very quiet note with most prices remaining unchanged Only Sarawak pepper showed a slight flicker towards the end of the week when it rose marginally on Thursday. Sarawak white FAU closed last Thursday at $372.50 per 100 kg
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      • 69 3 PM Than Melbourne (I) 352 09B 346 75B ***** *****S New York 397 MB 388.906 3W0OS 3J95OS London 396 75B 3M 0OB *****S 3S5.0OS Zurich 396.00B 392 0OB 3990QS *****S Parlt «6 44 m.ii kkt Pri Hongkong 3»7 25B 3MSB 3H.SS *****S Singapore (2i 397.00B 399 00B 398 0OS
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    • OVERSEAS MARKETS
      • 272 3 TOKYO, Sat. Share prices moved up further on active foreign and corporate buying in blue chips and populars, pushing the Dow Jones average to a record high for the second consecutive day, dealers said. The Dow average rose 9.44 to close at a record 7978.37 points, with a volume
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      • 596 3 NEW YORK, Fri. Stocks closed sharply lower as investors focused on high interest rates rather than the merger speculation that dominated trading earlier in the week. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 10.37 points from 942.54, bringing it close to its low for the year. Volume dropped to
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      • 285 3 AMSTERDAM, Fri. Share prices were mixed to firmer. KLM lost 1.70 guilders of its gains yesterday and Unilever gained 1.80 in mixed internationals, dealers said. ABN and Wnh rose one each in a mainly firmer banking sector. Robe™ gained two and Rolineo three in investments. Heineken was up 1.90,
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      • 297 3 ZURICH, Fri. Prices closed steady with interest continuing to focus on energy related issues, dealers said. Yesterday's news that Swiss consumer prices rose at an annual rate of 6.6 per cent in July after 6.3 per cent in June did not stir the market, they said, noting an increase
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      • 51 3 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Friday 528.1 Thursday 538.0 Week Ago 534.4 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Friday 042.54 Thursday 952.91 Week ago 952.34 H.K.HANG SENG Friday 1718.15 Thursday 1722.46 Week ago 1719 84 AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIALS Friday 704.0 Thursday 701.5 Week ago 705.2 ALL ORDINARIES Friday 834.7 Thursday 829.2 Week ago
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    • 553 4 REVENUE from crude oil accounted for 11 per cent of the Malaysian Federal Government's revenue m the Third Malaysian Plan period. This helped finance 12 per cent of total operatmg expenditure between 1976-1980. The Family Planning Board, m an article on the relationship between population
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    • 196 4 INTEREST RATES ON THE SLIDE INTEREST rates have peaked and a general slide Is on the way. If lower prime lending rate Is anything to go by. Over the weekend, the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) and the United Overseas Banking (I OB) group, comprising I OB, Chang Khlaw Bank
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    • 189 4 WANTED AN AGENT TO SELL AUSSIE MOWERS AN AUSTRALIAN manufacturer is seeking an agent here for a selfpropelled power mower now widely m use m the United States, Britain and Australia. The mower, produced by Power Mower Service Pty Ltd, is mostly used on golf courses and playing fields because
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    • 495 4 JCE set to sell E O luxury apartments JACK Chia Enterprises (JCE) expects soon to start selling the luxury apartments it is building under Phase One of its E O complex in Penang. Planning approval has already been obtained for the entire project, while the company has recently submitted the
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    • 111 4 TOKYO, Sun. Japan has decided to control exports of commercial vehicles to the United States and passenger cars and vans to Puerto Rico, the Mainichi newspaper said today. Shipments to the US will be limited to about 82,500 units this year, up about 10 per
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    • 505 4 THE European Economic Community will play a less important role than Japan as foreign investors m Asean countries m the future. This assessment was made by Dr Chia Siow Yue of the Department of Economics at the National University of Singapore
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    • 650 4 NEW YORK, Sun. The biggest takeover in US history, the Du Pont chemical company's acquisition of Conoco Oil last week, may be just the start of a fresh round of mergers involving the best-known names in industry. Analysts believe that more big deals
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      • 671 1 LAST week, we featured a story on music centres which teach Chinese pop singing. Today, KWAN Zl brings us to the Wonderland Amusement Park, where aspiring singers test their nerves before going hopefully 'big-time.' THE Kallang Roar comes once m a while. But the 'Kallang
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      • 272 1 Np^ Let's Learn Mandarin Lesson 98: Looking for a seat VOCABULARY: 1) Itfvj'j quxiao= cancel; scrap 2) M l i>\ maf an troublesome 3) f daiwei usher 4) H P weizi-seat 5) £ffcqfta-=others c .v,. ,s. n. 6) #(4JB daiweiyuan usher .v ».v 7) it i\L F zhaoweizi look for
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      • 234 1 THE audience may be a faceless, changing crowd and there may be no applause. But the show went on just the same. On stage, no one dressed in satin or finery, Just fashionable shirts and jeans. No breath was wasted on teases and slapstick;
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      • 599 1 Shouldn't you keep Ajinomoto Frozen Foods m your freezer too? The incredible tasting frozen food that cooks m minutes. Here are melt- in- the- mouth meals from Ajinomoto. Wide, \xs o«* a<<i iTlS^VTWawnl satisfying varieties of the freshest frozen food you can choose i <>*>•" aW °too 20 vftH^HHHr from
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      • 108 1 New but not necessarily better 1l \'j We've read about the Thai girl m Singapore, contented with her lot. Can the same be said of the Malaysian? K. MALATHY wrote In to tell us about her views of life here and answered questions like: How the Malaysian compares herself with
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    • 473 2 BUTCH Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (Ch 5, 2.51 p.m.) If you haven t already seen the movie and like Robert Redford, that Ail-American bulk, this is a delightful chance for you to do so. Redford as the Sundance Kid is probably at his best m this movie
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    • 471 2 PICK of the DAY SBC 5 SOLID Gold (Ch 5, li.lt p.m.): Glittering golden, tonight's programme presents the top 20 songs of 1980 to ready ears. Billy Joel, Christopher Cross, Cliff Richard, The Pointer Sisters, George Benson, Irene Cara, Air Supply, Paul Simon and Eddie Rabbitt sing their own hits
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      • 594 2 Ii 1 1 1 If n( y F\7 nwnnnßnnnßHßßißi^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^fc^i^i^^Bßi w j^v Monirr tiles have an excellent combina- iy JfMB '!s>''' ail^L^l 'if tion of elegance and precision technology M-'mj^M VaSE Roofs of beautiful houses all over the C Off country stand as proof of Monier's high >4UM Hr standards. £T\
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      • 24 2 (OPEN TODAY) Th* PUce lor Crcpn It e*nc»kn 58. Jin. Merah Saga. Chip Bee Gardens (opp. Holland Shopping Centre) Tel: *****2 lCk>Md on Sundays!
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      • 27 2 E583 B 9 National Panasonic ||ai How to record a2 hr meeting on a1 hr cassette PI RN-ZOl Micro-cassette recorder with J 2-speed recording and silent auto-stop.
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    • Page 2 Miscellaneous
      • 271 2 Straits Times 'Crossword Anuma duped il for a change and set 1 Sounds of merriment from 5 Sa d wg^able soldiers dissouthem audience wherein L there's a beastly last .ct (9-5) J ""< makln 8 K old fasten W 9 Rough and hardy old calvalry- 7 of Ufe that to
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      • 100 2 EXHIBITIONS: Singapore's History «f Land Transput: On the land transport of Singapore from the early days till the present. Nat Museum Young People's Gallery. 9 a.m 5.30 p.m. Free. Splendour Of A Golden Era: A series of oil paintings by European artists portraying landscapes and still life. Gallery 10-12, Mezzanine
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      • 1185 2 TV and Radio SBC 5 10.00 AM Opening fdowed by Gnomes 625 It's Life (Last Episode) 10.50 The Al New Pink Panther Show I 6.45 Cartoon Selections 11.10 Alice Through The Looking Glass 5 n S i° oby °°P Scrap P y 12.25 International Soccer Friendly 7>3 J ew$ And
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    • LEISURE 1
      • 587 3 AT first blush, Jean Sim makes you wonder if in Taiwan, they have cloning factories which churn out dolls like her. They all seem to look the same, these Taiwanese dolls pretty, petite, and porcelain. They sing wispy songs and act in wistful tearjerkers and, at every corner
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      • 607 3  -  RAVINDRAN VELOO Vettai Mercury Cinema Reviewed by IN THE unrelenting rain of Indian films, unorthodoxy is itself a merit. That is the strongest selling point of Vettai, (Hunt), the Tamil-dubbed version of the Malayalam original. For starters, it is the first Indian horror film
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      • 617 3 .^113! il 111 i 1 if Mm t^aa HJ9 fl at i bbw^ibl I > I BB^B^B^Hb^K^ JbW fc. Geoffrey J Stephenson- Manager and Regional Representative (left) David W Peebtes-Ch»efForeignExchangeDeatef(centre)andPetefG Cox -Deputy Manager (right) We mean business m Singapore. The National Bank Of Australasia Deposit taking m all major currencies
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      • 665 4 Sharp Technology Works. And makes your work easier with a Memowriter that gives typed notes, a clock that voices the time and a calculator that runs on light power. o EL-7001 JO^JOS\ r^J/^NTA 7/A^BkL Memowriter with 40 word memo- \v J L A //^itf^l ries for pocket-size word and data
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    • LEISURE 2
      • 553 5  -  DANA LAM By THE drums roll and 60 over young, vibrant voices chorused in snazzy tempo: "Oh... well... for food galore Where people shout for more There's no place like SINGAPORE..." The last word is one tremulous roar which raises the goose pimples in the listener
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    • 614 6 Under Japanese law, all civilians, except licensed hunters and sportsmen, are banned from possessing guns. Police reported seizing 932 pistols, smuggled m mainly from the United States, Thailand and the Philippines, last year. 7 In a separate incident, the severed remains of a gangster were found buried
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    • 411 6  -  HARRY DEDERICHS By m NEW YORK According to the California Motor Vehicle Department, names like Joe or Mary are the most popular requests. Many plates identify the owner's occupation. A lobbyist m Sacramento, the state capitol, has a plate which says, I Lobby. 7 IN THE
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      • 180 6 "I recommend Orbit anytime" I Sue Ann. Secretary, has started a trend m h«r profession flam i~~"i m Bflflhta—r EL ||^BS^_ -7 It Orbit, the better bond paper If s been some time since Sue Ann discovered Orbit bond paper, and she hasn't stopped using it. Nor has she stopped
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      • 407 7 B M r «FOR Ss37do YOU'LL GET 33 MEALS, 21 NIGHTS' ACCOMMODATION^ «1 RETURN AIRFARE, EXCITING COUNTRIESJURRETED CASTLES, I EIFFELTOWER, 1 COLOSSEUM, 1 RHINE CRUISE, j| ROMANTIC GONDOLAS, fl ft A FEW WINDMILLS, f\ i^l ILU b WITH YOUR 24 aBBBv DWS OF LONDON AND EUROPE. The above is only
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      • 237 8 A MILLION I nAiMlvi! Wsr l A million Alba watches have been sold since we launched the Alba Innovation: multi-function A^z^ /m^ff 7 quartz timepieces, precision-made to the .^^iU /jL*/ 4»u/^ highest degree of accuracy backed by I^J^ Jain's leading watch manufacturer and /^^*s^/ fc^/^S^ Efm^priced within the reach of
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    • 1144 9 New US policy a nightmare? Ten million apply for US visas each year and many enter illegally. The Reagan Administration has admitted loss of control along the borders and wishes to introduce new policies which have been called a "weak-kneed, band-aid approach" and capable of breeding counterfeit documents to maintain
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      • 455 10 .a. LIONS aUB OF SMGrVORE COdltM. ASSOCIATION FOR nWCATIOHUIY SUBNORMAL CHLDKN PHESOfT CHARITY FILM PREMIERE i MMDOF < •ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATIONALLY SUBNORMAL C»DWWS FUND UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR EDUCATION DR. TAT EN6 SOON [ODEON: WED.. 12th AUG., 1981 A 9.15pm; > he foi;ght fob
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      • 354 10 RADIO/TV/ COLOUR TV COURSES Learn to repair and service Radio/ Transistor/TV and Colour TV through our correspondence courses. We teach you A-Z of electronics. Write for detailed prospectus: i— i UNIVERSAL RADIO INSTITUTE P.0.80x No: 42, Owen Road J SINGAPORE 9121 Name J I I I Address L J NEW
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      • 304 10 JADE: Season ENDING SOONS (*****80) 5 SHOWS at 11afn, 1.30, 4, 6.30 9.00pm aj YOUNG, HANDSOME »nd AVAILABLE W Jf. yOU'VS 1 'The PERFECT MAM YWfite ..J*? Mto HUE FOR LOVE. t/wfc. I'■ "^^l KaT- TO I J^^^ aaaißl 5' bHHmM ftlvfJVaO akk I RICHARD GERE LAUREN HUTTQN CAPITOL 12th
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      • 650 11 Only at the New World Hotel You can never make a wrong move. The New World Hotel offers you the widest choice of the finest facilities and services of all hotels m Hong Kong. You can choose from over 740 ultra-modern rooms and suites, seven exotic and elegant restaurants and
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    • OUTLOOK
      • 774 12  -  K. MALATHY LETTER FROM What is it that draws the Malaysians away from the serenity of kampung life to work here? Bright lights the slick, city image And do they find what they seek amidst the adjustments they have to make? How do they compare themselves
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      • 359 12 n*>l W^ C uhV '\j4F^w uhHv /A "jbfc nunu, ~anV* ~t~~— *"mM VuW <^honuV II >J n^kJP 4 V &t k "^BCr p ana &*S***? nnunii**' *~^^^F^K^Wm^ 1 ■S^UnuuW X ffat »fl*~ r~ -o>-J**%ioy <fio|w Aeroclass -For Super Comfort J 3^" >*-."%,"-* j»a is is an Aeroclass. A super deluxe
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      • 119 12 RENT YOUR PROPERTIES FASTER By mentioning m your AD. Location Houie or Hat Detached'/ Semi-de-tached Terrace Splitlevel Ground floor/ 10th. floor/ Penthouse Number of bedroomi, bathroom*, other rooms Furnithed or unfurnished Decororjve features View, swimming pool, tennis courts, etc. Rental Minimum rental period When available How, whom and when to
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      • 87 12 Anbesol's* local anaesthetic formula Kills pain and helps healing. If you suffer from mouth ulcers or denture irritation, see your nearest pharmacy or drugstore and ask for Anbesol* Anbesol* contains a local anaesthetic and it is available without prescription It also includes twe powerful antiseptics to fight harmful bacteria. Anbesol*
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    • 629 13 Are the old-fashioned grandmas and grandpas that we know and love a vanishing breed? Twenty-five million Americans are now 65 years or older. What is happening to these grandparents? NAN ROBERTSON reports from New York on the new role of grandparents m the changing American family. ARE
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    • 549 13  - Shock waves from getting the sack NADINE BROZAN By BEING dismissed from a job, it has often been said, is one of the most painful experiences for a person. Only death of a loved one or divorce are believed to induce more stress. And nowhere do the shock waves reverberate
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      • 12 14 PICK ft COURSE FROM CLASSIFIEDS Commercial Craft Dance Driving Language Professional Technical
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      • 686 14 I GM SINGAPORE I (Automotive Electronics) GM Singapore is looking for qualified and dynamic professionals to join our Company as: A. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER 1 B. FACTORY ACCOUNTANT f CBUYER/EXPEDITOR t D. ELECTRONIC TEST TECHNICIANS (RADIO) fi E. ELECTRONIC TEST TECHNICIANS (IC) F. WIRE BONDER TECHNICIANS I G. MECHANICAL TECHNICIANS M
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    • 836 15 What fuels will be left m the 21st Century? Based on the premise of depletion of oil resources, an UN conference, beginning today m Nairobi, will discuss alternative energy supplies, including biomass like cow dung. About 100 million people still depend on wood as fuel
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    • 677 15  -  JOHN ROGERS By TUKTOYAKTLUK, Canada CANADIANS drilling for oil and natural gas in the Arctic, which one oil man calls the last frontier of the hunt for energy resources, are hoping production can start in five or six years. Significant discoveries of oil have
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    • 902 16 Father Guo's Catholic church m Harbin, China, was re-opened last Christmas to a congregation of 150 and nearly five times more on special festivals. Some clutched newly -printed hymnbooks from Shanghai, others sang from battered, mimeographed booklets that had clearly been treasured for many years.
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