The Straits Times, 2 January 1982

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times I Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1982 35 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 99/1/82
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  • 640 1  -  JOHN DRYSDALE Business and investment poll By of The Times Organisation SINGAPORE, in competition with 44 other nations, has won three firsts as a choice country in which to invest and do business: FIRST PLACE: The quality of Singapore's labour force has beaten the respective labour
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  • 190 1 ISLAMABAD, Fri. President Muhammed Zia Ul-Haq has imposed strict limits on travel abroad by Pakistanis. A presidential decree said: "The government can prohibit any person or group of persons from proceeding abroad even if such a person is in possession of valid
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  • 78 1 MANILA, Fri Tommy Manotoc, a locally popular sportsman, is reported to be missing after going out with the daughter of President Ferdinand Marcos whom he was said to have married secretly in the United States last month. The Manotoc family told reporters that Tommy, 32, who eloped with
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  • 65 1 BEIRUT. Fri. The Iraqi authorities today accused Israel of collusion with Iran by sending planes over Iraq on Wednesday as part of attempts to ease pressure on Iranian forces in the Gulf War. The official Iraqi News Agency said two days ago that two Israeli
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  • 253 1 Half-hour early new Year baby IT WAS as thongh Mrs Rlna Tan's baby boy was determined to be Singapore's lint-born of Not only did he arrive almost three weeks early, bat he made It hut four minutes after Singapore had tuned the clock a half-hoar forward for the New Year
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  • 31 1 WASHINGTON, Fri. A former administrative clerk of the Australian Embassy in Washington fled with more than US$6OO,OOO (about SJI.2 million) in embassy funds, the FBI announced today. AFP
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  • 69 1 YESTERDAY'S Page 1 report on Mr Lee Kuan Yew's New Year message quoted him as stating, while discussing the prospects for the American economy, the choice seems to be between tight money-slow growth-high employment, or more new money-higher inflationlower unemployment. What he actually said was that the
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  • 29 1 MANILA, Fri. Five children were killed and 11 others seriously injured when a grenade they were tinkering with exploded in suburban Caloocan City today. AFP
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  • 401 1  -  IRENE NGOO By Housing Correspondent THE Housing and Urban Redevelopment Company has revived a plan to build 200 flats in Cairnhill, one of Singapore's choicest sites. Piling for the project is finished and the flats are expected to be ready in two years. The project,
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  • 52 1 HONGKONG. Fri. Chinas first harbour navigational radar went into full operation in the north-eastern port of Qingdao. Xinhua news agency, reported today. The new navigational radar was developed by the Shanghai Research Institute of Shipping Transport under the Chinese Ministry of Communications, the agency, monitored here,
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  • 152 1 BOGOTA, Fri. Twentyfive kidnappers have been kidnapped by a group created by the Colombian Mafia, said a press statement issued at Medellin. The Anti-Kidnapping Movement (AKM), whose emblem is a cross signifying death, said it had turned two kidnappers over to the police. It said it "did not
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  • 71 1 BEIJING, Fri. China today announced new regulations permitting Chinese to retain 10 per cent of overseas remittances worth over 3,000 yuan (about 5J3.400) in foreign currency, rather than having to convert the entire sum into renminbi (people's currency). Xinhua news agency said that as before,
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  • 41 1 UNITED NATIONS, Fri. Ambassador Oleg Troyanovsky of the Soviet Union took over today as president of the Security Council, succeeding Ambassador Olara Otunnu of Uganda. The post rotates monthly according to alphabetical order of the 15 delegations. Reuter.
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  • 63 1 LAGOS, Fri. There has been hardly any water here all week, and enterprising vendors who manage to get some are selling a bucketful for a minimum of SO kobos (about 5J2.20) The supply of water for Nigeria's capital city of almost five million people has
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  • 36 1 WASHINGTON, Fri The US Navy, in an attempt to curb widespread drug use in the service, announced yesterday that all recruits and officer candidates would have their blood screened before acceptance for training. UPI
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  • 509 1 Start of long tough tussle in Poland VIENNA, Friday RESISTANCE to Poland's military rulers has shown signs of taking the form of a long, drawn-out struggle involving industrial sabotage, passive strikes and underground organisation. Reports reaching here from Warsaw said the military authorities ordered compulsory labour yesterday for unemployed men
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  • 411 1  -  PAUL JACOB By POORLY educated workers will be able to catch up on their education thanks to a programme to be launched by the National Trades Union Congress. They will be given remedial classes so they can attain the minimum of a
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  • LATEST
    • 47 1 CANBERRA, Fri. Australia will not follow the United States' call for Increased trade sanction* against the Soviet I nion following the military takeover In Poland, Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser said In a message to President Ranald Reagan today. I PI. SEE THIS PAGE
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    • 135 1 52 pages today THE NEXT LEADER MUST HAVE SOMETHING EXTRA: RAJA Back Pag* Quotes of 1981 Paga 13 TEAM UP AND RUN JOURNALISM DEGREE COURSE' Paga 34 SUMMARY WORLD NEWS 3,4,18 CAUSEWAY 14, IS COMICS IS EDITORIAL II BACKGROUND 17 LETTERS 18 CLASSIFIEDS 2S-31 SPORTS 55-38 The merry bunch of
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  • IN SUMMARY...
    • 487 2 Raja's grim prediction SECOND Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs), Mr S. Rajaratnam has predicted a grim global economic and political outlook and sees this year as a "very rough" one. The world economic unrest will continue and become mere complex and unmanageable, unless there was a fundamental rethinking in
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    • 320 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: FEW road accidents are likely to be prevented even if Vlcom Is as stringent In compulsory car Inspections as It has been In the recent trials, simply because few "ktops are caused by mechanical failures. The test* do place on car-owners other social costs of
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    • 309 2 WINE IMPORTERS REPORT HEADY SALES FIGURES WINE importers are in high spirits as more Singaporeans take to the grape. Apparently people from the middle and higher income groups have increasingly taken to the habit of sipping wine. Western films and advertising suggest that wine drinking is synonymous with
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    • 11 2 There is no background today owin* to pressure on space.
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    • 189 2 Dampened FA thrill WINTRY weather has dampened the traditional thrill of the third round of the Football Association Cup, the world's most famous knock-out competition that also gives poor clubs the chance to make money. Many second-round fixtures have yet to be completed. But the old excitement will be
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    • 239 2 Interest-free ioans' MALAYAN Railway has been using millions of dollars of its staff's cooperative dues to make ends meet without paying interest. As a result, about 10,000 members have been losing thousands of dollars in interest every month, reports Malay Mail. The railway owes the eight cooperatives
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    • 465 2 Lennon forever JOHN Lennon was killed on Dec 8, 1960. Since then, many books have been published as tributes, remembrances and testimonials to him. On the anniversary of his death, a torrent of radio and television shows were born in the same vein. But all made the mistake
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    • 542 2 Reforms will stay POLES began 1982 today with an assurance from Head of State Henrvk Jablonski that reforms gained over the past 16 months can never be lost. He also promised them general democracy when conditions allowed. At the same time, the Communist Party newspaper Trybuna Ludu
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
    • 360 3 MARTIAL LAW WILL BE LIFTED' PLEDGE BONN, Fri DEPUTY Polish Premier Mieczyslaw Rakowski assured West Germans yesterday rhat martial law in Poland was temporary and said the country had begun to repay interest on massive loans from Western banks. Military law "can't last forever," Mr Rakowski told reporters after a
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    • 64 3 PANAMA CITY, Fri. Fifteen sailors from a Polish cargo vessel have jumped ship in Panama to seek asylum, police sources said yesterday. Eight crew members left the Mazuri in the Panama Canal on Wednesday night and were joined yesterday by seven more. It was not immediately
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    • 303 3 WASHINGTON, Friday FOR the first time, US Secretary of State Alexander Haig indicated yesterday that the Polish crisis could interfere with US-Soviet negotiations on reducing nuclear weapons in Europe. But he said possible Soviet intervention in Poland would make a US-Soviet summit meeting
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    • 150 3 Nato ministers to discuss crisis in Poland BRUSSELS, Friday THE 15 Nato allies agreed today to hold a special meeting of foreign ministers in the second week of January to discuss the Polish crisis, Nato sources said. But a firm date has yet to be fixed as some minis- I"
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    • 51 3 MOSCOW. Fri. A Soviet newspaper accused the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) yesterday of making direct appeals to the Polish people to resist their military government. The BBC said in London on Wednesday that its Polish language broadcasts were being jammed on all five wavelengths by Soviet
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    • 44 3 MONTREAL. Fri. Most Poles welcome the economic sanctions Imposed on their country and the Soviet Union by the United States, according to passengers on a night from Warsaw the second to reach North America since the military crackdown on Dec 13. -AFP
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    • 98 3 WASHINGTON, Fri. Flights by the Polish airlines, Lot, to the United States were suspended yesterday, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said. The board said the White House accepted Its recommendation for an immediate suspension of flight* between New York and Warsaw. The airline files six round-trips
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    • 185 3 'Serious drug problem' among youths LONDON, Fri. Poland has a serious drug problem among its young people, according to an article in today's edition of the weekly British Medical Journal. Thousands of young people between 15 and 30 are addicted to opiates they make themselves from poppies that grow plentifully
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    • 596 3 JABLONSKIS NEW YEAR WARNING VIENNA, Fri POLES began 1982 today with an assurance from Head of State Henryk Jablonski that reforms gained over the past 16 months can never be lost but with official warnings that the road ahead would be uphill. Mr
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  • AROUND THE WORLD 2
    • 451 4 Pressure on Bonn to spend more and create new jobs BONN, Friday WEST German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt has come under trade union and political pressure to spend huge sums of government money on creating new jobs as recession threatens to push the number of unemployed above two million. DGB, the
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    • 42 4 First test-tube baby TAKING Its first. inno< ent peek Into the world i.s the I nited States' first test-to be baby, Elizabeth (arr (left). She was surrounded by reporters aid photographers during a news conference in Norfolk, Virginia on Thursday. AP picture.
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    • 70 4 NEW YORK, Fri. Official* in New York City and Mianrt say a greater number of people had been murdered in their cities in 1981 than ever before. New York City reported 1,833 slayings for the year, breaking its 1980 record of 1,821. Police in Miami
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    • 53 4 SYDNEY, Fri. Searchers today found the bodies of three West Germans whose singleengine Cessna Lancer plane disappeared while on a flying tour of Australia in October, police said. A fourth passenger is still missing. The wreckage was found in rugged bush Countrynear HealesvUle, 48 km northeast
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    • 443 4 IMF warns of soaring prices in poor nations WASHINGTON, Friday RICH countries have curbed inflation ovei; the past 18 months, but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned yesterday that prices are soaring faster than ever in poorer countries. The IMF yesterday put i out a study containing more than 150
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    • Medical highlights
      • 80 4 A STUDY from London has confirmed small doses of the hormone progesterone can' ward off a form of uterine cancer in women taking estrogen after menopause. Post menopausal women in the study who took small doses of progesterone for 13 days a month along with tn£
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      • 69 4 AN AMERICAN research 1 team that developed an ar- tificial skin for burn victims i has devised a way to induce I growth of a complete new layer of natural skin. The method nearly elimtI nates scarring, speeds heal-* ing and eliminates the need I for grafting,
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      • 83 4 SCIENTISTS in California say they have successfully tested a new birth control drug which could lead to a once-a-month contraceptive pill without harmful side effects. The drug, a synthetic form of a natural brain hormone. affects the production of hormones governing the 28-day menstrual cycle. It speeds
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      • 82 4 AN ENZYME from green coffee beans has been sucj cessful in changing type H I red blood cells to the more--1 common type 0 and may bi I the key to alleviating short- ages in blood banks. Dr Jack Goldstein, Head 1 of the New York Blood
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    • 266 4 'I saw second gunman' witness queried ROME, PYi. Police said yesterday they have questioned an American journalist who witnessed the attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II seven months ago and said he saw a second gunman running from the Vatican's St Peter's Square. The American journalist, Mr
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    • 212 4 FORT LAIIDERDALE (Florida), Frl. FUteen-vear-old science "whiz kid" Elliabeti: Horvath says she has designed a hydrogen bomb. The first-year student at Florida Atlantic T ill versify has built a model of her H-bomb and is convinced the device would work. Furthermore, she said yesterday
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    • 40 4 NEW DELHI, Thurs. Clubs here will once again be allowed to serve liquor to members and their guests from New Year's Day, it was announced today. Liquor was banned in clubs in 1f177 by the Janata government. AFP.
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  • AROUND THE WORLD 3
    • 341 6 Your home is your fortune in Egypt CAIRO, Friday A SEVERE housing crisis in Egypt has left hundreds of thousands of people homeless and threatens to disrupt the entire social fabric of the country. A Housing Ministry official quoted in the Economic Weekly, Al Ahram El Ektissadi, said that the
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    • 151 6 CAIRO AND PARIS DISCUSS MILITARY LINKS CAIRO, Fri. France and Egypt opened talks yesterday on ways of boosting military cooperation. Topics included an Egyptian bid for the purchase of several dozen advanced French Mirage-2000 fighter-bombers. French Defence Minister Charles Hernu, who arrived on Wednesday night on a four-day visit, held
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    • 221 6 Troops loot Accra after coup topples President ABIDJAN, Frl., Troops roamed the streets of the GhaaaUa capital of Accra today, looting shops, after yesterday's military coop which toppled President Hllla fimau, Accra Radio reported. The radio, monitored la AMdJaa, hraadeast statements from the new provisional military esuell led by r-llKbt-Uenteaaat
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    • 259 6 Assad in bid to end war between Iran, Iraq DAMASCUS, Friday SYRIAN President Hafez Al-Assad will visit Iran as soon as possible for talks which may help end the Iran-Iraq war. Official Syrian sources said the invitation to Teheran was offered and accepted during three hours of talks last night
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    • 120 6 TOKYO, Fri. For the first time in eight years, the number of Japanese couples saying "I do" increased, but statistics also reveal an increase in the number who called it quits, according to Health and Welfare Ministry estimates published today. The figures, carried
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    • 31 6 BERLIN, Fri East and West Germany have secretly traded 10 accused spies, apparently as part of a major agent exchange begun in October, the Berliner Morgenpost reported yesterday. AP.
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    • 46 6 HONOLULU. Thurs. An 18--year-old Honolulu man who hijacked a busload of Japanese tourists from Honolulu airport and robbed them last March was sentenced yesterday to 39 years in prison. Paul Grinker pleaded guilty to 81 counts of robbery and kidnapping. AP.
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  • AROUND THE WORLD 4
    • 711 8 WHAT WORLD LEADERS HOPE TO SEE THIS YEAR WASHINGTON, Fri IN a New Year message, President Ronald Reagan urged Americans to "live up to our convictions to set things right". In the message, filmed today by the NBC television network, the President said:
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    • 89 8 WASHINGTON, Thurs. Alcohol abuse on American roads has jumped dramatically in the last two years, the government said yesterday, noting that more than half of fatally injured drivers tested for alcohol in 1980 were drunk. Drunk driving was one of four chief causes for
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 63 8 JAPAN MAY look into the possibility of launching its own "security satellite," a spy satellite to collect military information, this year, a Japanese newspaper reported yesterday. The paper said Taro Nakayama, a senior member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), would visit the United States next
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      • 54 8 MR ROBERT POLJ, who led the ill-fated air traffic controllers strike in the United States, has announced that he is resigning as head of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organisation. He told a press conference in Washington on New Year's Eve that his resignation would take effect
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      • 57 8 THE ISRAELI army imposed a curfew lastnight on a village in the annexed Golan. Heights for security reasons. Chief of Staff Lt-Gen Rafael Eitan told Israel Radio that the curfew was in force at the Druze village of Majdal Shams so that the defence forces could check
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      • 56 8 BRITISH AIRWAYS and the Australian airline Qantas today slashed tourist air fares to Australia by nearly half, offering return flights for 390 sterling (551,468) for a limited period. To get the fare passengers must travel to Australia between March 15 and April 30 and return between
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      • 41 8 MB JAVIER PEREZ de CUELLAR of Perutook over from Dr Kurt Waldheim as United Nations Secretary-General yesterday. Mr Perez de Cuellar, who will be 62 on Jan 19, became the fifth man to head the international organisation. AFP.
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      • 55 8 CHINESE LEADER Deng Xiaoping urged greater cooperation among the third world countries yesterday because he felt imperialism, hegemonism and old and neocolonialism did not want to see them developed. Mr Deng made the remarks in a meeting with Alegerian Finance Minister Mohamed Hadj Yala, the official
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      • 36 8 DEMONSTRATORS PROTESTING against a planned new runway at Franliu.* airport yesterday fired rockets and IOOU.U petrol bombs at police called to protect the construction site, a police spokesman said. There were no arrests. Reuter.
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    • 34 8 WASHINGTON, Fri. The census bureau estimated the nations population at 230.5 million, four million more than the 1960 census count and almost 2.2 million more than the beginning of 1981. UPI
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    • 315 8 BEIJING, Fri. CHINA'S brain drain has reached disastrous proportions and too many Chinese are pro-foreign and leaking state secrets, a senior Foreign Affairs official was today reported as saying. The People's Daily published a call by Wang Bingnan, chairman of the China's Association for
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    • 70 8 PARIS, Fri. The European space rocket, Ariane, has won still another client in its competition with America's Nasa by signing a contract to send up a satellite for the US company, Western Union, Ariane headquarters announced yesterday. Ariane 111 will launch a Westar VI communications satellite
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    • 41 8 UNITED NATIONS. Fri. Ambassador Oleg Troyanovsky of the Soviet Union took over today as president of the Security Council, succeeding Ambassador Olara Otunnu of Uganda. The post rotates monthly according to alphabetical order of the 15 delegations Reuter
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  • 651 9 Global outlook dim because of several spillovers SECOND Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs), S. Rajaratnam has predicted a grim global outlook on the international economic and political fronts and sees this year as a "very rough" one. Assessing the world scenario in an interview
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  • 100 9 SCORES of Thai workers in Singapore ushered in the New Year with goodwill and charity at the Thai Embassy yesterday. About 5M of them gathered at the embassy's premises In Orchard Road yesterday early and cheerful despite the morning rain. They came, dressed In their best, and
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  • 103 9 THE Board of Currency will issue a $500 gold coin and a $10 nickel coin to mark the Lunar New Year of the Dog. Both will be issued on I Jan 11. One side of the 16.965 gm gold coin will have
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  • 60 9 POLICE have interviewed several senior army officers after an officer was found dead near a block of flats at Normanton Park on new year's eve. Lieutenant Harbans Singh, 31, of the Artillery School in Kangaw Camp, was found dead at the foot of Block 1 shortly after
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  • 178 9 DAWE IS FREE BUT FINDS HIMSELF TRAPPED HONGKONG, Fri. More than a month after he walked out of court here a free man, former Singapore financier Amos Dawe has found himself trapped in Hongkong. Cleared in November of fraud charges over a multi-million dollar deal, Mr Dawe, 46, has petitioned
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  • 61 9 AN ELDERLY woman died instantly after she was knocked down by a car along Aljunied Road yesterday the fist road death this year Police said the unidentified Malay woman, in her seventies, was crossing the road at about 7.30 a.m. when she was hit She had
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  • 320 11 A CHOIR conductor kM told other rholrmanters to Ignore the advice of doting mothers unless they wanted their choirs full of pretty fares who could not sing. With gestures of despair, Mr Alton Papp, the founder and conductor of the famed Finnish
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  • YOUR WEEKEND READING
    • The Sunday Times
      • 78 11 THE Urban Cowboy comes to Singapore to carve a little of the ol' homestead out for himself in Sembawang. Urn Phay-Llng spends New Year's Eve at the Boots and Saddle Club, complete with mechanical bull and macho men swigging Pabst and Budweiser as they recreate cowboy country in
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      • 76 11 THE Sunday Times this week details the contents of a potent 99 page document produced by the Pentagon on Soviet military power. Missiles that have the range to reach most of West Malaysia, nuclear powered cruisers that are bigger and more heavily armed than anything
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      • 121 11 SINGAPOREANS are getting more discerning in their choice of travel and travel companions. Not content with eating our way through the weekend, we appear bent on making a cult out of imperial banquets. This week we look at the latest fad in travel and unveil a
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      • 46 11 WHY are pharmacists seeking dispensing rights for themselves? FOCUS this week looks at a professional body that ls fighting for a revitalised role In a revitalised Industry. There are merits to their case and The Sunday Times says: Let their case be heard!
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      • 36 11 THE biggest hotelier in Singapore. Meet HENDRA REMADJA, the man who will soon own one Qut of every five hotel rooms in Singapore. If you've never heard of him, think of Harapan.
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    • Sunday Nation
      • 94 11 WHAT does the new year hold for young Singaporean*? To find oat, Magdalene Lam and Christina Khor spoke to schoolchildren and undergraduates. Their answers were refreshingly candid. Most were concerned with self-im-provement (one said: "I'd like to Improve my skills." Another: "If he's rich, rich, rich
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      • 52 11 Natalie Wood full story NATALIE Wood's bizarre death shocked film fans the world over. It is known that she had an affair going with Christopher Walken (star of The Deer Hunter), that she quarrelled with husband Robert Wagner and drowned. But there's more much more. Tomorrow, we give you the
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      • 28 11 HI'MAN colonies on the moon, underground skyscrapers, disposable clothes scientist and Mience-flrtlon writer Isaac Aslmov foresees these and more for the year 2tM.
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      • 54 11 IN the remote Bastar district of India are a group of tribes who have been little touched by time. Indeed, the writer who vLiited them says it's like taking a trip through a time-machine. Read all about them in your free copy of The Asia Magazine,
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      • 53 11 ERIC BATTY begins his World Cup soccer countdown with an assessment of Czechoslovakia's chances. Also on soccer, BILL DAY tells yau wh> England manager Ron Greenwood Ls delighted Kevin Keegan has signed up again for Southampton. DEREK WILD reviews Singapore golf, while PETER DOBEKFINER has drawn up tricky New
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  • 163 11 Talks on SIA's Colombo stop soon A SENIOR Defence Ministry official from Sri Lanka, General D.S. Atty- galle, will stop over here i this month for unofficial talks with the Singapore I Government about Singa- pore Airline's flights I through Colombo. Sources said he is cxi pected to press Sri
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  • 336 11 Teh on highrise living and the Malay myth PUBLIC housing has helped transform the Republic into a truly Singaporean community, National Development Minister Teh Cheang Wan said yesterday. Where dialect or ethnic groups once lived by themselves in isolated pockets, today they are
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  • 40 11 THE early morning rains and afternoon showers did not keep the crowds away from the Istana yesterday. More than 2,000 people with umbrellas and cameras took advantage of the New Year open house to visit the Istana grounds
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  • 491 13 QUOTABLE QUOTES THE year that has just ended was one of quotable quotes, the selection below is by no means complete but it tries to feature the thoughts and opinions of Singaporeans on some of the more important issues and events of 1981. NOBODY will be keen to be called
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  • 230 13  -  PAUL JACOB By THE Singapore Maritime Officers' Union is to spend more than $26,000 to computerise part of its operations. It will buy a $16,750 word processor and a $10,000 tprminal as part of a move to provide better service to members and
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  • 344 13  -  GRACE CHNG By SIXTY Malay students in Ang Mo Kio and Chai Chee who will be taking their "A" level examinations this year will be given special tuition to boost their chances of doing well. If this pilot scheme succeeds, it will be extended
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  • 184 13 THK Indented speed regulating strips along Holland RoadV which the Ministry of National Development claims are i the first In the world, have radioed the speed of traffic by up to 12 km/h. At Tamplnos, where the strips are raised, speed
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  • 87 13 THE Singapore Action Group for Elders (Sage) presented service gold medals to five of their volunteers yesterday during their fourth anniversary celebrations. The five recipients are Mrs Fong Chan Yoon (for her contribution to the group's Journal), businessman Ng Choon Huat, 43 (for organising flag days),
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  • 343 13 Motorists get the shakes over steering wheel test SEVEN motorists were taken aback at a reported practice of inspectors at vicom (Vehicle Inspection Company) when testing the fre*»-piay of steering wheels. The seven, who were contacted yesterday, said that the inspectors, as trained men, should be professional enough to know
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    • 423 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday MALAYAN Railway has been using millions of its staff's cooperative "dues to make ends meet without paying interest. As a result, some 10,000 members of eight cooperatives have been losing thousands of dollars in interest monthly, the Malay Mail
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    • 111 14 Engineers find faults in coaches KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Faulty brake brackets have been found on the Express Rakyat coaches which have been recently withdrawn from service following a derailment In Joborc. The faults were found after checks on the Sonth Korean-built coaches at the railway's workshop here. Sources said that
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    • 201 14 Brunei official r on role of office in KL KUALA LUMPUR, Friday BRUNEI'S setting up of a representative office in Malaysia will help strengthen the ties between the two countries, its first representative here, Mr Mohamed Kassim Haji Johan, said today. Mr Mohamet! Kassim, 36, who arrived here on Wednesday
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    • 133 14 Over 1,000 suspects held in crackdown on drugs KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. More than 1,000 suspected drug addicts have been detained by police in a nationwide anti-drug crackdown launched at the beginning of the week, police said today. Over 400 suspected addicts have been arrested in Kuala Lumpur alone and welfare
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    • 216 14 CAMPAIGN BY PAS TO CAPTURE KEDAH IN POLLS KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Pas, taking advantage of the large number of National Front leaders going on leave this month, has launched an offensive to capture Kedah state in the coming elections, expected to be held soon. The Malay-language tabloid Watan which reported
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    • 166 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Frl. Asian news agencies Inaugurate their regional network today In a move to "redress the current Imbalance In news How," It was announced here yesterday. The president of the Organisation of AslaPaclflc News Agencies (OANA), Mr Ahmad Mustapha Hassan, said the setting np of
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    • 1200 14 Fifty home furnishirig ideas for Lunar New \fear. And not one uninspiring towel rack or bookcase amongst than. ilS^^&^ K^ Lunar New Year is a Furnimrc K/fV, /JjE4rJSK'^&—^*^. pi-v np -il rime Br ""S8 P iece ta an 'Monarch dining suite. In refined beech S Regency flTfffflL^R^By ts a tmie
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    • 175 14 COVER water proof *^||r smudge proof ijgzr Mamthon Mascara Jv slashes the price of J^ beautiful lashes ■t f^JL^n^HHsk. mcr hcr >' lc >' s *dgm jlnfinvT^nVsA Amenca s to P moi lcl uses 'vBg||- J»S^' Marathon Mascara a bcautitul. clean niascarathat .^^^^g^^^nw P**k beha\csc\actl\ asuuirlash'■s&ii&'' l|^L -j ;!^Hes do.
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    • 476 15 New Year message calls for change in attitude K. LUMPUR, Fri 4 WHEN will we realise that our future depends on our willingness to work, to work hard not as a slave to pay, bat because of a responsibility and a love
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    • 222 15 Four team up to start first of big trading firms KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Four of the country's biggest corporations will team up to form the first of Malaysia's giant corporations, modelled on the Japanese sogososhas (national Lading companies). The new company, Nastra Private Limited, will be officially opened next week.
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    • 203 15 K.LUMPUR, Fri THE Malaysian Cooperative Insurance Society (MCIS) is under investigation, the Director-General of the Cooperative Development Department, Mr Snaaya Basheer bin Mohammed Basheer, said yesterday. The government has been keeping a close watch on the society and the department, on its own, has probed into
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    • 58 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The prayer times in Peninsu lar Malaysia are to be moved forward by 30 minutes with the implementation of the Malaysiar. Standard Time from today. For example, Muslims in Federal Territory can perform their afternoon prayers (Sembahyang Zohor) from 1.10 p.m. instead of from
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    • 146 15 Moving country and clock into new year KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Malaysia's Kg Ben missed one beat (the I.M chime) last night and the country lost half an hoar of 1181 when Its "gaardlMis" poshed the time farward to midnight. At 11.25 p.m., the men from the Survey Department's instruments workshop,
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 120 15 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh V Hal Camp DID VfcXJ EAT IWE KA£? EAT I IF OHY FIFI t£££ k 1 1 1 O^E TMIM6 I CAH'T STEAK I £AVEC? J PiFl'S COULP TALK- i ~-~~^^S<^ STAMDISATATTLEBlondie By Chic Young \*IVOOI \THEJiE ARENTJ BFf" \~> MEV.GUVS-I |"THERe ARE ME'S
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    • 458 16 QUESTIONS regarding the purpose of compulsory car inspections remain to be answered as motorists start taking their cars to Vicom for testing today. The Registry of Vehicles says the main aim is "to make the roads safer... by ensuring that owners maintain their cars in good
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  • 459 16 T.F. Hwang takes you down memory lane LFGAL FE/W2 WELCOME to Legal Year '82. Never before has a legal year in Singapore begun that unusually early as it does today, that is, the second day of a new year. And never again, I'd thoughtfully say, can this ever happen again
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  • 2244 16  -  JOHN DRYSDALE An in-depth look at major news events this week By of The Times Organisation TABLE 1 The indices show low operational, political and financial risks for investors The right mix between planners, administrators and workers 6 The quality of labour in Singapore is
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    • 47 16 m\ mw amwmm\ i mwr r^^^^H m Ld 1I P fJlkl I PI jl I T/ l January 2-5, 1982 Victoria Memorial Hall Uam -9pm An exposition and sale of new lines of quality classical furniture of American and European designs, at rock-bottom prices. mrrfm m\ 1!'•
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  • JAKARTA JOTTINGS
    • 468 17  -  ROSIHAN ANWAR By Our Jakarta reporter A SEMINAR on humour was held recently by the Institute of Indonesian Humour. Psychologist Dr Toeti Heraty Noerhadi said that our humour is still flimsy; it lacks daring and irony. Muslim columnist Abdurrachman Wahid said that humour is
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    • 348 17 Its like being in Germany! Master the German Language from native-speaking lecturers at /pO GOETHE INSTITUT SINGAPORE W\Jjj)j (German Cultural Centre) 0601. 6th Floor Tfc Singapore Shopping Centre I (next to Supreme House) Enrolment: 4/1/82 7/1/82 (5 8 pm) '1 (Beginners only on 4th) '4 Fees: $150 (1 term for
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  • FORUM
    • 244 18 MANY a time. I have noticed that all you guys have the tendency to stretch out your legs when sitting in a bus, regardless of whether you are short or tall. Now, I agi not a woman's libber but an onlooker and also a
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    • 267 18 SOME thought provoking ideas about university education have been expressed recently. In particular, there have been calls for a more rounded education and for upgrading the standard of arts and social science graduates. But a more rounded education does not mean the mere creation of
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    • 797 18 He helps ensure the patient gets the right drugs 'Bitter pill' reactipisl Ito pharmacie«^^v^ dispensing mX^cine ST, Dec» AS A regular reader of your paper, I have come to respect your editorials as an independent mouthpiece presenting an outstanding and unbiased view of
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    • 189 18 WE refer to the recent i reports and comments in i the press concerning the I dispensing of medicine. < From ume to time, the Pharmaceutical Society of I Singapore conducts < studies in matters pertaining to various aspects of the supply of
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    • 174 18 I READ with anger the news about the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore's proposal that all patients should get their medicine from pharmacists. I agree with your editorial. I myself had the experience of the profiteering practice of pharmacies. Last year when I
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    • 251 18 AFTER reading the letter "Made to pay for others' inefficiency" by Madam Hor (ST, Nov 17), and the reply from the PUB public relations officer (ST, Nov 30), I wish to say I was in the same predicament. Through no fault of mine,
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    • 254 18 I WENT to the Bedok Swimming Complex with i my younger brother, pay- ing an entrance fee of GO cents for myself (adult) and 30 cents for my brother (under 18 years). As we were about to enter the pool, we were
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  • TIMES BUSINESS
    • NEWS BRIEFS
      • 54 19 SIME Darby's joint group chief executive, Mr J. R. Scott, will be based in London from Feb 1 next year to take direct charge of its western division. Announcing this Sime Darby chairman Tun Tan Siew Sin said this was to give "greater management concentration" to the division
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      • 80 19 MULTI-PURPOSE Holdings Bhd hopes to secure a simultaneous listing on the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges this month. The investment group submitted an application for listing to the Stock Exchange of Singapore last week. Its listing on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange was approved in mid-December. The date
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      • 78 19 TEMERLOH Rubber Estates Berhad has reported a slight decrease in its unaudited profits for the half year ended Oct 31, 1981. The oil palm and rubber company's pretax profits at the group level dipped marginally by 3.6 per cent to $1.8 million compared to the previous $1.87 million.
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    • International
      • 59 19 DACCA, Fri. Bangladesh has devalued its currency, the taka, by 2.43 per cent against the pound, it was reported here today. A central bank circular, quoted in the independent English daily New Nation, said that the spot selling rate of pounds was refixed at taka 38.0568 on Wednesday,
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      • 89 19 SEOUL, Fri. Consumer prices rose by 0.2 per cent and wholesale prices by 1.0 per cent during December in South Korea to make their annual increases during 1982 to 12.6 per cent and 11.8 per cent respectively, it was announced yesterday. The Economic Planning Board said the unusually
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      • 74 19 MANILA, Fri. Trade and Industry Minister Roberto Ongpin said ne preferred to offer minority shares in a heavy engineering project to Filipino companies rather than to foreigners like Ferrostahl of West Germany or US Steel Corp. The US$7O million (*****.5 million) project that would fabricate spare and replacement
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      • 84 19 CINCINNATI, Fri. Mobil Corp, refusing to give up its legal fight to acquire Marathon Oil Co despite a series of adverse rulings, has asked a Federal Appeals Court to delay rival bidder US Steel Corp from buying Marathon stock. Mobil, the nations No. 2 oil firm, returned
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      • 60 19 HONGKONG, Fri. China's first off-shore oil venture with a foreign company in the South China Sea has run into snags. The project has been delayed for at least three months by "small details" and by negotiations for support services between the Frenchbased company "Total Chine" and
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      • 52 19 TAIPEH, Fri. Taiwan today announced that its new four-year economic development plan for 1982-85 would aim for an annual 8 per cent growth ;ate. Ihe Council for Economic Planning and Development said the plan envisaged gross national product to reach NT52,317.8 billion (*****.05 billion) by the end of
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    • 169 19 LONDON, Fri. Britain's troubled economy faces another tough year in 1982, but manufacturing output should increase and inflation could fall to single figures, financial and business experts say. Although unemployment is expected to get worse and industrial trouble looms on the horizon, most forecasters support
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    • 547 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that the government has given its approval in principle to Promet to convert the 500--acre (202.5 hectare) site in south-east Johore into an oil rig fabrication com- plex, estimated to cost
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    • 522 19  -  ANGELINE TAN DRINKERS GETTING INTO RIGHT SPIRITS By WINE importers are in high spirits as more Singaporeans take to the grape. Apparently, people from the middle and higher income groups have increasingly taken to the habit of sipping wine. With Western films and advertising, this
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    • 262 19 TOKYO, Fri. Five major videotape recorder (VTR) manufacturers have agreed to standardise their products, giving tape users the advantages of interchangeability, the major Japanese daily newspaper Asahi reported yesterday. Engineers from electronics makers Matsushita, Hitachi, Sony, and Victor, the leading Japanese firms, and
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    • 183 19 Mystery buyer's absence causes price fall LONDON, Fri. The price of tin fell sharply on the London Metal Exchange (LME) yesterday when the mystery tin buyer who has been behind a price surge since July suddenly stopped buying the metal. The price of tin for immediate delivery dropped by £140
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    • 117 19 ECICS luring foreign banks SHARE capital of the Export Credit Insurance Corporation of Singapore (ECICS) will now qualify as an approved asset under a Banking Act ruling that at least $3 million must be set aside as net head office funds. This reflects a desire by ECICS and the Monetary
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    • 152 19 JAKARTA, Fri. A trade mark and patent law is being drawn up by the Indonesian Government to meet growing demand, Justice Department Director General Harsono Hadisumarto said. Antara News Agency emoted him as saying the draft bill was being prepared by a joint interdepartmental
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    • 660 19  -  LIESL GRAZ By Our Geneva Reporte' GENEVA, Fri. When the fifty-odd countries involved in the International Textile Trade finally came to an agreement here on the afternoon of 22 December, there was an enormous sigh of relief. The rag trade, one of the most
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    • 331 19 HONGKONG, Fri. With a crisis year looming ahead for the textile industry, many Hongkong mills have already closed do».n, others are operating at 50 per cent capacity and are unlikely to survive if harder times come, while some of the larger firms are turning to
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  • OVERSEAS MARKETS
    • 667 20 LONDON, Thurs. Share prices closed slightly firmer in quiet trading ahead of the year-end, dealers said. The FT index was up 1.6 at 530.4 at the close. Industrial leaders added between 2p and 4p where changed, as in Blue Circle, Tube, Bowater and ICI. The gains were made
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    • 363 20 NEW YORK, Thurs. A very short and anemic year-end rally left stocks narrowly higher at the close. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 1.90 to 875.00 points, advances led declines by around 930-to-620 and volume totalled some 41 million shares compared with 42.96 million yesterday. The market
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    • 50 20 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Thursday 530.4 Wednesday MB.B Week Ago 518.1 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 875.00 Wednesday 873.10 Week ago 873.38 H.K.HANG SENG Thursday 1405.82 Wednesday 1415.31 Week ago *****9 AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIALS Thursday....- 7415 Wednesday 738.5 Week ago 738.1 ALL ORDINARIEB Thursday 585.5 Wednesday 585.1 Week ago 582.8
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  • COMMODITIES
    • 251 20 LONDON: Rubber Futures were extremely quiet on Thursday, ahead of the New Year holiday with prices at the close ranging from 0.20p down to O.lOp up. The market had moved during the day in a 0.40p range with endyear book-squaring noted, dealers said. Turnover
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    • 219 20 Gold ends year steady LONDON: Gold closed early on Thursday, ahead of tomorrow's New Year holiday with the quote at U*****.50,400.50, steady on the morning fix and unchanged on the opening. Dealers said the market was virtually tradeless with no new factors emerging. Levels were a little above yesterday's close
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    • 32 20 LONDON: Copper prices on Thursday (previous in brackets) Wirebar Spot £876.50 (£*****). sellers £877 00 (£*****). Three Month buyers £903.00 (£896 50). sellers £903.50 (£897.50) Mwkel taw: Steadier Sates: 14.225 tonnes
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    • 184 20 LONDON: The tin market's influential buyer withdrew support on the Kerb on Thursday, and prices fell sharply on I pricing sales of cash i metal and hedge selling and liquidation in the foi-ward position, traders said. Cash collapsed to a low of £8,200 and
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    • 86 20 EXPORTS of all types of rubber from Singapore fell in October to ***** tonnes from 91,652 in September and compared with 87,823 In October last year, Statistics Department figures show. Imports rose in October to 57,376 tonnes from 49,155 in September and 48.401 in October 1981.
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    • 274 20 Overseas forex markets LONDON: US dollar quotes were mostly below opening levels on Thursday, as currency markets drew to an early close ahead of tomorrow's New Year holiday, dealers said. They said trading was minimal, with changes in rates being dictated by the odd small order from customers. The dollar
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    • 21 20 THE Amsterdam and Zurich stock markets were closed on Thursday, while Australia and all Asian markets were closed yesterday
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    • 605 20 IKJfI CREDIT SUISSE Our Singapore Branch is looking for a CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY for immediate employment This is a very responsible position and only candidates having the following qualifications should apply Private Secretarial Certificate with 100 wpm shorthand ond 55 w.p.m. type-writing Fluent in written and spoken English At least 4
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    • 366 21 I 3 UJ-L 7t d I |L jpf^— m l^-^^^^^ f^iffltLr *i f Courts biggest ever New Year Sale, over \^J jl. \NJ VV (^^yA^O^^f^O^Osq. dm. of furniture, carpets, bedding V a3 \>» v t fYHiBi. I /v.itf and clcctricals everything reduced right across j^ Mg > *K rO/) u
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  • TIMES BUSINESS
    • 334 22 LONDON, Fri. Lloyd's of London underwriters face outstanding insurance claims up to US$3O million (5J61.5 million) on computer leasing insurances arranged by Itel Corporation, the US leasing company which filed for bankruptcy in January. So far Lloyd's has reserved US$444 million for
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    • 570 22 THREE US economic research units have predicted that Singapore's real economic growth this year is likely to be within the targetted 8-10 per cent. Data Resources Inc (DRI), Chase Econometrics Associates (Chase) and Bank of America's research department (BOA) forecast economic growth at 8,
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    • 129 22 HONGKONG, Fri. The Hongkong toy industry turned in a better-than-average export performance last year, maintaining the colony's position as the world's leading toy exporter. Exports of toys for the first ten months of last year grew by 19 per cent over the corresponding period in 1980, out-per-forming
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    • 153 22 GENERAL Electric (USA) Aviation Service Operation Pte Ltd la Singapore last week completed Ita first Jab sine* It opened on July 8 Ust year. It delivered U Indian Airline* the first shipment of CFV stage 1 high preosare turbine blade* which were completely
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    • 919 22 LONDON, FYi. Base metal prices are expected to show sharp gains in 1982 from the present generally depressed levels of 1981, particularly in the second half of the year. The recent firmness of coffee might also continue, but prices of sugar, cocoa,
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    • 610 22 LONDON, Fri. Early profits gave way to heavy fosses among shipowners i In 1981 as cut-throat com- i petition developed to keep the growing surplus of vessels employed. The record rates in 1980 were quickly forgotten. The continuing world recession inhibited
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    • 289 22 As a result of the change of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore standard time to GMT 8 hours, SIA announces that arrival and departure times of all its services into and out of Singapore have been retimed half an hour later. New flight schedules for services between Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and
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    • 1221 27 PlCr^r^rHr^ CLASSIFIED I TOYO PIANO The Treasure of many years experience In B Piano Building has been lovingly put Into this Instrument. The tradition of Its craftsmen Is handed down from years to years. The result Is not an Industrial mass production, but a quality musical Instrument For more Information,
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    • 438 27 ijjl^ Q Emptoymant !ljjl|: Q Employment (li Q Employment fjjli Q EmptoymeiU Requirements GCE 'O' level with some accounting knowledge. Experience in Costing prefer, but not essential. Good command of spoken and written English. Willing to learn and work hard. Responsibilities Assist the Accountant in furnishing product cost, information for
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    • 459 27 b) EDP CARRIER SINGAPORE (PTE) LIMITED Requires a KEY PUNCHER/ OPERATOR c G.C.E. 'O' level. a 2 years Key punching and computer working experience with IBM 3742 Machine. c Knowledge of operation In system 34 will be an advantages Interested applicants, pleaae apply with full details, contact telephone number and
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    • 591 27 |F POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK Invitee applications lor the poets of A) STENOGRAPHER B) TYPIST I Requirements Poat i A Singapore citizen Must possess Singapore Cambridge OCE O' level with a minimum of i credits Including Ensllsh Shorthand speed of 100 wpm and transcription speed 2S wpm. Groes Salary Range:
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    • 464 27 Firm of Public Accountants Invitee applicationa lor the totlowing positions (A) AUDIT SUPERVISOR Candidate should possess recognised accountancy qualification and have at least 2 years' relevant auditIng experience In the profession (B) AUDIT TRAINEES Candidates should possess OCE 'A' level Certificate Preference will be given to those who are pursuing
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    • 618 27 A progressive airfreight compeny in Changi Airport Cargo Comptei invite. •uitebry qualified candidatee to till the positions of: FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERKS c Age above 18 years a OCE O' level with credits In English and Mathematics c LCC Book-keeping desired c Preferably over 1 year similar working experience with an
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    • 608 27 Large Australian manufacturing company In Jurong requires urgently SECRETARY To the Company Secretary/ Accountant Applicants muet have a lew yeara working experience in similar poet. Staring eatery above $700 Traneport and other fringe benefits provided Interested please write In confidence with contact phone number to: The Company Secretary/ Accountant 9
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    • 760 27 SHOP ASSISTANT required by PMMA OSFT SHOP c Minimum Secondary Three education c Commercial knowledge for LC/ simple book-keeping/ typing preferred c Oood remuneration If having good knowledge of ceramics/ crystal/ antiques State salary eipectton S.T BOX ASOS7S 1, MEW INDUSTRIAL ROAD SINGAPORE ISS3. International Freight Forwarding Compeny requiree urgently
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    • 621 27 REQUIRED URGENTLY HARD *ORKa*O Female Junior General (Irrk with credit in English and Mathematics Apply slating I salary and contact telephone number, to ST Box A *****. No i 1. New Industrial Rd. Spore 1953 ACCOUNTANTS FIRM REQUIRES Shorthand Typist Please apply In own handwriting to P O Box 47.
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 770 28 |ljjl||| Q Emptoymont [|j|^|| Q Employment i |i|||| Q bnploymart i Q Emptoymant |il||| Q Emptoymwrt 66 Situations Vacant Bales A trading company require* MALE/ FEMALE SALES REPRESENTATIVES Average personality acceptable Ability to speak English and local dialects. c Own transport not essential c Will also consider mln experience, c
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    • 547 28 VOSPER PRIVATE LIMITED Is an International Company engaged In a wide range of marine engineering activities Including ship construction, ship repair and design of sophisticated military craft We Invite applications for the following vacancies In our Estimating Department (New Construction):TRAINEE ESTIMATOR The selected candidate should possess a OCE O' or
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    • 489 28 Nestle I The Singapore subsldl- > I ary of Nestle, the InterI national Food and j II Beverage Company, Invites suitably quall'led candidates for the following post:ELECTRICIAN c Craft certificate or VITB Trade Certificate In Electrical Fitting c Holder of PUB Electrician Licence c Experience preferred c Must be prepared
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    • 604 28 KENT RIDGE HOSPITAL PROJECT SURVEY TEAM Applications ara invitad for a Survey Team Apply on site to MR TONY COCKERILL or In own handwriting to FLETCHER-LUM CHANG (KENT RIDGE PROJECT) PTE LTD PASIR PANJANG P.O. BOX 76, SINGAPORE 9111 TEL: *****41 p^ P jj ß w ßTaTß wa>aw o BTßH
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    • 565 28 AMAH REQUIRED TO COOk and look after baby from 900 a m 9 00pm Salary MM Tel *****53 LIVE-OUT AMAH Rt QUIRE 0 for I year old girl Slglap district Tel ♦*****2 from 10 am MT ALVERMA HOSPITAL requires Domestic Helper Interested please ring: *****44 PART-TIME AMAH REQUIRED around Telok
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    • 531 28 ORIENTAL CONCRETE PTE. LTD. We ere newly ostsbllshsd ready mixad concrete company in Chua Chu Kang and have immediat* vecancie*: (1) PLANT SUPERINTENDENT a age about 25 to 40 years c should possess a Diploma or Degree In Mechanical/ Production Engineering from a recognised University/ College c previous experience In
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    • 623 28 B 9 National jpyq Panasonic J Var>uihita Electronics 'SI Pte Ltd IMESAI immediate vacancies tor ai Clerks Requiretnentt/Dulid c M.mmum GCE XT level a Able to type at 30-40 «vpm a To pertorm Clerical work, pre pannq debit note and bi maintenance Technicians Requirement! Dut.ej Minimum NTC 3 in general
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    • 627 28 I An MtaMiened child care centre I •eek* the aamcea of the following •tart to meet it* aipenwon. A) SENIOR TEACHERS Mature, Christian females with several years' of Kindergarten teaching experienced and suitably trained and qualified Exposure to child care work and knowi lge of music an asset. Must be
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    • 527 28 SeHmc Data Proceeding Company h*i «ecencie* lor tha toßowtng poets: TRAINEE TAPE LIBRARIANS c Prepared to work on 3 rotating shifts c Must have completed or exempted frrfm fulltlme N S c Should have OCE "O" level KEYPUNCH OPERATOR a Should have experience In at least one of the following
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    • 722 28 REOUMED FOR CENTRAL DISTRICT 1) MALE CLERICAL ASSISTANT 2) NIGHT WATCHMEN Plmi apply wttn hjN perttc*lars and contact tetepnona number tec s.t. box Asoaas i Maw Ind u* trial Road Smgepor*lM3 DESPATCH RSOCR required by a manufacturing company c Completed NS or exempted In lore* led contact BBJBJMJ Established Construction
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  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 550 29 tones Saturday cor mart ■•'"•AstfnMßsV^ U -Mmmt I I BaßkAsiv v *nfA v .-i^HLslll^B^jJl^^ s\ •amfmWaa^ m m^ m M^aw^ m m^^ m^w^ja a^ m m^^ m^ m^ m m^ m m^ m m^ m^m a mmm m Mmmm»m\amm^m^^^ nnnnnnnns^nnnnnnnnnl More and more motorists are trading in their Continental and
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    • 417 29 1070 COMPANY REGISTERED BMW 520. with sports rims, good condition, value: $40,000. Call: *****56 c) Datsun DATSUN 120 V. MAY 1900. EM. latest model, alrcond, road tax, rust-proofed, grey metallic, 1 private careful owner, nowlng using company's car. $21,500 0.n.0 Call: Mr Llm. *****6 home. *****83 office. 1077 DATSUN FH
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    • 1021 29 -g Kawasaki Op*" Q" Sunday 1 1 •sed Dealers Eng Hua Trading Co.. 90& D Nee Soon Village (Upper Thomson Rdi Singapore 2678 Tel *****34 Blk 307. 1195 Aye 1 Ang Mo Kio Singapore 2056 Tel *****37. 1^ j VALVOLINE m) Ford OWNER LEA VINO, JULY 1980 Ford Cortina (latest
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    • 563 29 GoTotal SysTEM WhhPjpNEER P*%afll S^anssrfS MnnnnnnV a KEX-20 An in dash Component Cassette Deck with asssflnsSnnnk. AM FM Electronic Tuner. Dolby NR Loudness Switch and Metal Tape wM Capability tkt'A A 20W 20W high power amplifier W— A 3-way 3 speaker system with a maximum capability of 40 watts and
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    • 1024 29 m) Cmmmtrelml Vehicles JULY 1074 MB* Van 1000 Very economical. Fan Engine and i body perfect condlUon tZJOO. I *****28 1074 MAZDA PKKUP 1200 c c Steel body In excellent condition Inspection passed Selling cheap Tel. *****37/ *****08. 1074 VOLKSWAGEN KOSBM Van. New paint, showroom condition. $3300 0.n.0 Loan $2,000
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    • 696 29 £jj P Accommodation Pre Ideally located at Holland Road and next to 1 Maxima Mansion and Holland Court I ALL UNITS CENTRALLY AIR-CONDITIONED I NO RESTRICTION TO FOREIGNERS. I H* S*»*i Uft CkiMnii*lanrMNM I maw Socarttf Spam Combs Chan* T.I. am Itttrw. SrttM FrtsMi !*>i Elf, laxtokMb I ASMtO B*iiß|
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    • 846 29 iporttos DIST. SO 2-STORSTV SPUT-LCVEI terrace available immediately Tel ***** M Dam to 12 noon Agent t) Flats Marl** Plata, studio apartment, nlceijr furnished with colour T V cooking facilities S2lOO. DM. 0, beautifully furnished 3-bedroomed apartment, walking distance to Ortnard Road fcUOOHHiiHiali mealy rtwmlid 3-bedroom-ed semi-detached, attached bathrooms. CTV
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  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • 738 30 m f zsszsr 0 l lail f sgr 1011 i mg^** ■I'Wls™—- 1 [aiiH"^"*-"^^ 86 Accommodation Vacant c) Rooms FOOO ANO ACCOMMODATION for foreign student (7 to 15 years old) at teacher's residence Tel: *****39 FUR— SI KB ROOM AT Bedok and Balestler available to foreign students Meals, laundry pro-
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    • 788 30 WCSS ASSOCIATES. *****44 dlsl 10, off Sixth Aye. double-storey semi-detached 4,000 sq.ft. Renovated, well maintained. 3 bedrooms, attached bathrooms/ servant's Freehold/ vacant possession $500,000. (Sat/ Sun). MUST SELLI ENO Kong Place. 3.200 sq ft Built-in 1,900 sq ft Renovated corner terrace. Freehold Vacant possession 4 bedrooms. 2 bathrooms. Ring: *****41
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    • 749 30 c) Other Rest EsUtts HSSUSTMAL LAND Approx 1 acre Selling Uso.ps f with planning approval for 7 units 2 1/2-storey terrace factory Call *****19/ *****98 DtST S SMALL PLOT of approved land for construction vacant possession freehold, $58 psf *****82/ *****61 90 ProfMrtHM Wanted BUYER WITH READY cash urgently wanted
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    • 227 30 108 Tour* I palatable cuisine at No Extra Cost Thai Dainties Bangkok/Pattaya/ Coral Island/ Chiengmai 5 days $725 8 days $845 23/1.24/125 1,26/1,27/1. 2& 1,30 1,31 1. SAWADEE FLY/CRUISE 7DayssB2B M.V. Turkmenia/ South China Sea/ Bangkok/Floating Market/Temple Parade 'Pattaya/ Coral Island/ Rose Garden Sail from Singapore 15/1, 1/2. L >^i
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    • 561 30 NAM HO TKAVEL SERVICE IS) PTE LTD Hms Office: Gl4-16-18. Pearrs Centre. Eu Tong Sen Street. (Yangtze Theatre) Singapore 0105. Tel: *****33(7 lines) Branca Offlct: 1 1 9. Peoples Park Complex. Ground Floor. New Bridge Road. Singapore 01 05 Tel: *****1/*****2 *****3/*****2/*****6 *****8/*****3 TA 140 WEST MUTSU TIIR 7daysSs239/-(Air-con coach)
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    • 624 30 SIN CHEW JIT POH HOLIOAYS JAPAN/HONSHU/ HONGKONG S DAYS DAYS JAPAN/HONSHU/TAIWAN/ HONGKONG 15 DAYS IS DAYS Dep 21/1. 11/2.25/2 NORTHERN JAPAN/ HONSHU DAYS Dep 28/12 ALL JAPAN HONSHU/ KYUSHU 10 OAYS Dep: 11/1,25/1, 13/2,27/2 TAIWAN S OAVS TAIWAN/ HONGKONG 12 DAYS TAIWAN/HONGKONG/ BANGKOK 14 DAYS Dep: 27/12 (EVERY SUNDAY) TAIWAN
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    • 657 30 ■VaTrSd ■Y3T^HT*nT7^^^*VJ B»^^i*»M*«*aifll»M»liljoT*T* CHINESE NEW YEAR TOUR 3 Days PATTAYA 5899/ Dep 23. 25 Jan 82 4 Days PATTAYA BANOKOK HAADYAI 5729 Dep: 22. 25 5 Days $789/ Dep 21.25 7 Days BANOKOK CHIANOMAI PATTAYA SBBO Dep: 19. 25 Jan. 9 Days by coach return air $850/. Dep: 17 Jan.
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    • 883 30 awwm Ls*m W With our know-how, marketing can be a very profitable career. Marketing Management Institute of Marketing (UK) The Stamford Certificate in. Marketing Studies now qualifies you tor complete exemption from the Institute s certificate stage (Parts 1 and 2) PART TIME EVENING COURSES Commence on 4 January 1982
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  • Obituaries
    • Obituary, Illustration
      58 31 KOH ENO CHUAN Passed away on 31 Oicimbir IMI Leaving behind: Batavad WMk Tan Bah Doo Sons: Soon Ann, soon L*>oofl. Soon Huat Daughter* Sum Hwe. Ouak Ngoh. Sister. Brother, Sister-in-law, Nephews and Nieces to mourn their loss. Cartaga wM toavo Block 54, Sim* Driva at 1-OOp.m an
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    • 61 31 Tn# rafiMfy of th# low MR. SANK AR AN NARAYANAN. 90. Expraas thair gcaWnda lo a* ratattvac rrieode. Staff and Pupils of N.J.C. for thaw lijnd aaaastance, etand prayers during ttiev raoant baAll ara cordially Invited lo attond tIW A t hm«v Shsn ti Prayw Ct StwVWl TwnpM,
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    • Article, Illustration
      76 31 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MR WONG PENG YEE WfWIOQ IO tTMftfc rVlfltiVtM. nlf)Odl patter and mambare of Orace A.0.0. Church for ttvwr aaaiatafioa, ■tf#ftOM*Cft, OOfHnWfM MC OUOOfI the* recant bwaavamant. FAMILY OF THE late Mr. Ang Beng Ouan thanks all relatives and friends for their kind attendance and condolences
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    • 46 31 IN FVERLOVING MEMORY MR FRANCIS SEAH KEOK CHOON DEPARTED 2/1/81 'Time changes many things. But not the memory this day brings. For gone from our lives one so dear. But In our hearts, forever near Always ramambarad by wit*, childran. m-laws and grandchildren.
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    • 37 31 Though you are gone, Your spirit lives with us And memories fill our lonesome nights. You were simply great. Jaray Hal, CNMren Al Uan a Un Mm. sfcrtw Amy and a» tovad onaa.
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    • 58 31 MOM. MARY CHIA BIEW KEE Departed: 2 1-81 In silence she suffered. In patience she bore, Till one year ago She was here no more. Memories of the one we love so dear. In our hearts forever near. Sadly mlmd by huaband. earn, daUQ h tin
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    • 31 31 MR LEE AH K WAN DEPARTED 2/1/S1 PRAISE BE TO OOD WHO HAS GIVEN US THE VICTORY THROUGH CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD. TMaT LOVMIQ w(f# MM CnMOTOfV
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    • 40 31 LILIAN TAN HWEE LUNG Departed on 21. 79 Three years have passed Bui memories of you linger forever and painful in our hearts Deeply missed but always remembered by parents brothers sisters and loved ones
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      39 31 In loving memory of Mr Low Hung Gniap Departed 2/1/77 5 yun lodali a i w» y rwiiianibsfse] by lovec- bah. OOH SWEE ENO (Molly) departed 28 years today Fondly remembered and sadly missed by father, brothers and sisters.
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  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • 624 31 Education Instruction hjg Announcements 112 ComirMKcial MPORT EXPORT PROCEDURES ft DOCUMENTATION COURSE EatabMahtng Oversea* Contact*. SatM Clauaa. Freight Calculation. Mattvod* ot Paymanl Tmae 01 L/C. Banking, Shipping and Cuatoma Procaduraa, CCCN Coding, TranaMpmant. tnauranoa, CWnM a*c. Every Sunday l 30 p m 4.00 p.m Commencing 3rd Jan. 1882. WINSTON BUSINESS
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    • 531 31 New Basic Courses Starting Sun JwW (10.Wwn— I.ttpm) Wad Jan 13 (7 10pm- 10.10pm) Only limited places available Please enrol early at: 1008, 10th Fir Qovd#n MNa Towac B*ach Road. Tat: 2BRSU LEARN^^ kaa^Tthe Japanese way NOW ElMlMntwy Cowrssti S l#rt toQ Wad Jan (6.3opm— S.JOpm) Frl Jan (•OOpm-i.OOpm) Only
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    • 133 31 134 Lost ft Found LOST BULL TERMER 25/12 Dlst 21. Male. Brown white Name: Sam Phone: Collett *****6 Reward. REWARD FOR RETURN of Golden Cocker Spaniel ***** lost In the vicinity of Orange Road on 31/12/81 Contact *****8 Classified Ads. A Public S»rvic« 135 Pfonal Mmmqm CHINESE FEMALE. 14. seeks
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    • 537 31 Applications are invited from citizens and permanent residents of Singapore and ASEAN countries for appointment to the service of the Board as: A instructor Trainer In Educational/ Instructional Methodology and Educational Psychology B 'wtructkmal Tecfinoioolst/Wkmia Specialist C fleS?" 8 fflCBrS followlf| fl 1 Advertising Art and Interior Design 1 Hotel
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    • 511 31 BJBBJBJBJBJBB^,,,,,.] 2 A leading local Bank has vacancies for BANK CLERKS/TELLERS Requirements: 1. Singapore Citizens below 25 years of age. 2 Minimum GCE O' Level Cert with 4 credits including Maths and English Those with GCE A' Level Cert or have sat for the A' Level Exam are also invited
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    • 517 31 f An International Shipyard and Steel Fabrication Yard has vacancies for the following positions. (A) ENGINEER (B) TECHNICIAN (C) DRAUGHTSMAN (D) WELDER FOREMAN REQUIREMENTS: POSITION (A) A Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Structural or Marine Engineering from a recognised tertiary institution. The ability to supervise staff and liaise with line-managers and
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  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • 590 32 ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING PTE LTD A subsidiary of one of the largest American Multi-National Corporations. The Company that is People Oriented with a Comprehensive Human Resource Development Program. In line with our expansion program, we invite promising professionals with leadership qualities to fill the following positions. METALLURGIST Qualification/Experience: Diploma/Degree in
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    • 871 32 l_ Civil Engineers and Engineering Geologists tor appointment as Geotechnical Engineers Up to U5531,345 p.a. plus 25% gratuity Hong Kong Maximum 15% income tax Free family passages Generous terminal leave Free medical treatment Generous local leave Children's education allowances Subsidised accommodation Holiday passages for children Urban development is taking place
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    • 799 32 I EDP Consultants [■^■j) Coopers Lybrand Associates, Management Consultants, provides a comprehensive Pill ran 9 e of consulting services aimed at helping clients increase the effectiveness and jrtf^Jl profitability of their operations. Services covrr electronic data processing, corporate development, management sys'ems, planning and policy studies, and functional activities such as
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  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • 807 33 K-T FOREX (PTE) LTD (a) FOREIGN EXCHANGE ASSISTANT MANAGER This is a senior and challenging position in our company. If you are a hardworking, responsible and ambitious person who would like to excel in this field, you could be the person we are looking for. You should have at least
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    • 754 33 HtlasCopcc Atlas Copco, a world leader in compressors, tools and drilling equipment lor mining, construction and Industry, is looking for well qualified and dynamic personnel to fill the following positions: LEASING EXECUTIVE The successful candidate will supervise the operation of a rental fleet of portable compressors. His primary tasks are
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    • 695 33 THE AUDITOR-GENERAL invites application* from hiyh calibre Computer Professionals to take up challenging and rewarding careers in the Audit DepartCOMPUTER PROFESSIONALS will hold key positions which offer opportunities to undertake computer projects on: evaluating computer centre controls and security ascertaining the adequacy of controls in, and the effectiveness artd efficiency
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  • 366 34 MORE than 1M people gathered outside the Victoria Memorial Hall clock tower on Thursday night to watch the year change more swiftly than ever before. At the unusual hour of 11.24 p.m., the clock chimed.... and for the next six minutes,
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  • 64 34 THE Minister for Labour and Communications, Mr On* Ten* Cheong (centre) at yesterday's seminar. The others from left are Mr Mok Lee Hwang, Nanyang Slang Pau editor, Mr Goh Choon Rang, SNUJ deputy secretary, Mr Ec Kong Hua, deputy president, Mr Urn Chong Beng, president,
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  • 711 34  -  CHUA LEONG KIAN TENG CHEONG TELLS PAPERS. SBC: By PROFESSIONAL circles, run along the lines of Japanese quality control circles, may pave the way for better understanding and cooperation between Chinese newspaper managements and journalists They could help improve dialogue ana provide for a two-way
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  • 218 34 YOUNG bilingual Singaporeans form the key target for Chinese newspapers hoping to increase sales. With rising literacy rates, the Chinese press can hope for wider circulation, but they will have to compete with the English language press. This is because more parents are
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  • 141 34 Unhappy newsmen MOST Chinese press journalists are unhappy with their salary and working conditions, a survey has found. The survey, conducted by the Singapore National Union of Journalists in November last year, found that 85 per cent of its Chinese press members are either "not quite satisfied" or "very dissatisfied"
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  • 192 34 THE Straits Times gra editor, Mr Peter H.L. Mi.. yesterday welcomed the Mea of Wat efforts by the media to ran Cannes an Journalism. Commenting on the suggestion made by the Minister far Labour and Cammaaleattaa*, Mr Ong Ten* Cheaag, at a .seminar, be
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE ONE
    • 233 35 Dispute mars preparations for Cup finals PARIS, Fri. Preparations for next year's World Cup finals in Spain have been marred on the home front by a dispute between Spanish soccer players and the Government over tax concessions. Players in the national team are threatening to strike for one of the
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    • 134 35 Baseball coach burns to death TOKYO, Fri. A high school bftsf-ball emek burned to death on his school playing ground here this morning la an apparent suicide following an argument with hit team about smokla* Police said the body of Yoshio Mlyauohl, Sfi, was found in a flre-de-stroyed van on
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    • 351 35 SAO PAULO, Fri. Defending champions Argentina and 1974 winners West Germany will be Brazil's principal rivals fighting for the world Cup soccer title in Spain next year, according to the leading Brazilian soccer magazine "Placar". In its current edition, the magazine named Argentina and West
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    • 95 35 DERBY, Fri. Brian Clough, manager of English First Division Mccer club Nottingham Forest, was discharged from hospital here yesterday. Cloagh, 45, was admitted for observation to the coronary unit of Derbyshire Royal Infirmary on Sunday bat a spokesman at Id he had not suffered a heart
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    • 633 35 LONDON, Fri. THE third round of the Football Association Cup traditionally provides the most romantic and exciting Saturday of the English soccer calendar. It gives non-League clubs and teams from the Third and Fourth Divisions a chance to cause an upset against the
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  • Page 35 Advertisements
    • 425 35 (f§)mas Jigsaw Puzzle Contest Ist Prize: Two return tickets to London on MAS 747. 2nd Prize: Two return tickets to Paris on MAS 747. 3rd Prize: Two return tickets to Amsterdam on MAS 747. 4th Prize: Two return tickets to Frankfurt on MAS 747. sth Prize: Two return tickets to
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    • 259 35 DISTINCT MASTERPIECES OF ART B1 THEIR VEKYOH/Tl MM PB^HuP|^^V7ir 4 E&JW Am aj*Ts>T 1 1 bmvbbbT ••^■^jbj —^^^ssal yiy^^A Am Et^n^K^S a 91 sa^ssK I I£' A slan rl |HK aj_^j^H JPf' I I J a^H J/k**^^** a^^HH|v^^^*^| BBV BSBSSSSSSSBk^ 1 BB^^^3^f Bc^T^^saa BTt~9J- 9^nP lLa^tft V w^v 1 *™^^_k
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  • TMIESPORT PAGE TWO
    • 284 36 Aussies confident after winning first Test in 3-match series SYDNEY, Fri. The slumbering giants of West Indian cricket will attempt to wake up in time to gain revenge over Australia in the second Test starting here tomorrow. The unofficial "world champions" slumped to their first defeat
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    • 289 36 SAO PAULO, Fri. Veteran Victor Mora, of Colombia, overcame a poor start to win the annual New Year's Eve round-t he-houses race through the streets of central Sao Paulo for the fourth time early today. Thousands of Brazil- ians, armed with fireworks, confetti
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    • 162 36 Sevvy shines in Sun City SUN CITY, Fri. Severiano Ballesteros, of Spain, sank a three-metre birdie putt on the 18th green for a first-round 69 and a one-shot lead in the five-man Sun City golf challenge today. But the other four specially-invited players remained in close contention for the US$5OO,OOO
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    • 29 36 MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota). Fri. Finland beat Sweden 9-6 in Group A of the world junior ice hockey championships here today. Period scores were 3-1, 1-2 and 5-3 AFP.
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    • 179 36 DAKAR, Fri. The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa, Lamine Ba, has called for South Africa to be banned from the International Tennis Federation. Ba told an extraordinary meeting of the African Tennis Confederation yesterday: "South Africa practice the odious
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    • 88 36 JAKARTA, Fri. Boxers from 14 countries are expected to take part in the President's Cup tournament here next month. The tournament, from Jan. 30-Feb. 7, will feature boxers from the United States, Soviet Union, South Korea, Rumania, Australia, Hongkong, Japan, Venezuela, Cuba, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines and
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    • 331 36 CALCUTTA, Fri. England were 198 for the loss of five wickets at stumps on the opening day of thoir five-day Fourth Test cricket match against India here today. Graham Gooch and Geoff Boycott opened the English first innings. Boycott, who became the greatest run
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    • 43 36 NEW DELHI, Fri An In- dian under- 19 schools cricket team will visit Trinidad and 1 Tobago, in the West Indies from April 10. The Indians will also host a five-Test series with their Pakistani counterparts next I month. AFP.
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    • 257 36 LAUNCESTON, Fri. Tasmanian captain Brian Davison was hit in the temple during his side's first innings ratting collapse in the cricket match against Pakistan here today. Davison, 35, attempted i to hook Pakistan fast bowler Imran Khan, but the ball instead slammed into the side
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  • Page 36 Advertisements
    • 563 36 Solus Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Engineering and Inspection Services Due to further increase in work load and expansion ot existing contracts we have the following openings Immediate vacancy ULTRASONIC TECHNICIAN for duties in Sara wak Must be fully experienced in flaw detection of circumfer ential butt welds and be familiar with
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE THREE
    • 368 37  -  EQUESTRIENNE By Minfie looks ready for winning effort VISITING English jockey Bruce Raymond, who was unlucky in the Governor's Gold Cup when second on Superspeed, has a bright chance to score on his three mounts today. His first ride is on topweight, Le Oscar,
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    • 332 37 RI'PAWAN II (late Rath Star), with K. W. Lai up, strode out fluently over 400 m in 24 sec. at Bukit Timah yesterday mornThe going was good with some '^jive" after a downpour early in the morning. The eight-year-old chestnut Australian
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    • 58 37 RACE 1: Chic*., Shalom, Warwick. RACE 2: Minfie, Barhln, Shannon Boy. RACE S: Snow Prince, Jagoh, Paplllon. RACE 4: Aadeny, Survival, GcMen Baby. RACE S: Le Oscar, Nice N Eaay, Kiwi Runer. RACE Ballet, Altfcemore, Teln. RACE 7: Redsan, Fearless Oak, Gypsy Lave. RACE 8: Observation 111, Orissa, Lard
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    • 154 37 TUESDAY (good): Squur Mlm (apprentice Bakri) showed form in 36.2. MtMcMtmn (app. Rahmat) and Fsrtue Hunter n (Khoo) matched strides in 36.2. Money Machine impressed in 36.6. Onoentmtion was hard held in 38.8. Singapore San and I<fm>B» 111 (C.H. Tan) went together in 37. Direct
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    • 349 37 Bleak climate for British racing LONDON. Fri. Horse racing is back in action in Britain after a lay-off because of snow, but the financial climate for the sport could hardly be more bleak. Many punters are showing resistance to the current deduction of 10 per cent in government taxation and
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE FOUR
    • 819 38 Goal famine the striker's nightmare LONDON, Fri. It is something every soccer striker fears will happen. There is nothing he can really do except wait... and wait. For some it is just a minor hiccup, but for others it drags on, escalates to almost comic proportion and, in some cases,
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    • 286 38 PORT WASHINGTON, Fri. Magnus Tideman, of Sweden, upset top-seeded Slobodan Zivojinovic, of Yugoslavia, in the boys' 18 years' division of the Rolex international junior tennis championships last night. Tideman won 6-4, 3-6, 8- 6in the fourth-round duel i earning a berth in the
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    • 621 38 He triumphed (or W the first time on the lawns of Wimbledon and the third successive time on concrete at Flushing Meadow, each time beating Borg in the final, which added spice to the achievement. Nor should his contribution to his coontry's Davis Cap
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE FIVE
    • 274 39  -  HAKIKAT RAI By IT s going to be a hectic year for local track and field athletes. The Singapore Amateur Athletic Association have lined up 29 weekends of competition. The Iwtto cross country league will kick off the athletic season on Jan
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    • 47 39 PIONEER ARSENAL are organising a sevena-side soccer tournament on Jan. 10 (8 30 am at RSAF Tengah The tournament is open to all clubs In the Republic Application forms and further details can be obtained from K Suppiah itel. *****01 after 8 p.m.).
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    • 403 39 COMMENT. ..By PATRICK BASTIANS IT WAS surprising to hear the complaints of jndokas Stephen Lob, Koh Eng kian and Lew Chee Klan after last month's South-east Asia Games In Manila. surprising, because I-oh did not qualify to go, bat wh Included In the
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    • 18 39 FUNCHAL. Fri. Michael Spottel, of West Germany, won the 23rd Saint-Sylvestre road race here yesterday. AFP.
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    • 59 39 Peffgen and Fritz keep lead COLOGNE. Fri. Wilfried Peffgen and Albert Fritz, of West Germany, were still leading the Cologne six -day cycling event at the end of the third night. Leading standings: 1. Wilfried Peffgen Albert Fritz (W. Ger) 77 pts, 2. Gert Frank, Hans-Henryk Oersted (Den) 57, 3.
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    • 44 39 DACCA, Fri. Farrer Park United, Singapore's President Cup champions, went down 0-1 to Oman in the opening Aga Khan Gold Cup match at the National Stadium here. Oman's goal game in the 56th minute off speedy outside left Nasser Hamdane.
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    • 94 39 DIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pt. NTS 10 8 2 0 39 8 18 lAB 10 8 1 1 24 9 17 Seleur SC 10 6 4 0 18 5 It CSCB 10 5 1 4 22 13 11 PARC 10 3 5 2 11 10
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    • 216 39 THE fight will be fairly even between the three teams Home Affairs, Health and Defence in the inter-ministry Division One squash League, starting on Monday at the Police Academy, reports PATRICK BASTIANB. Defence look strong with Cheong Hon Toon, Van Heng Chok, Kang Gee
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    • 491 39 THE RESULTS: Pool A West Germany 2 (1) New Zealand 1 (1); Pakistan 4 (2) Spain 1 (0). Pool B Australia 3 (2) Malaysia 0 (0); India 3 (2) Holland 4 (2) BOMBAY, Fri. West Germany beat New Zealand 2-1 in a hard fought
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    • 245 39  -  R. MANORAJ By THE inaugural three-day Fraaer and Neave Elite Cap competition starts on Friday without Singapore Hockey Association Premier League champions, Singapore Recreation Club. SRC, together with Singapore Airlines Group, Indian Association and Ceylon Sports Club, were the original qualifiers for the tournament,
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    • 396 39  -  J. RAJENDRAN By WE are making a concerted effort to do well in the tournament and by calling for the trials early we hope to select the best players and also have enough time to prepare for the eompeti- tlon. S THE Singapore Rugby
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    • 547 39 WHO says it's all work and no play for University students. Ask the National University of Singapore hockey team of 1981 and they will say you are talking through your hat, reports B. MANORA4. They took the Singapore Hockey
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  • 836 40 THE man who will emerge at the top of Singapore's second generation political leadership must have that something extra which makes him more than just a technocrat running a smooth government administration. As Second Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs) S. Rajaratnam
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  • 77 40 95-year jail term CHICAGO. Fri. One of the lasi three defendants convict- ed in the gang rape of a 15--year-old girl on a railway line was sentenced to 95 years in prison by a judge who said the young man had a "depravity of mind and spirit." David Love, 19,
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  • 39 40 TEL AVTV, Fri. Israeli troops killed 206 Palestinian guerillas, most of them in Lebanon, during military action in 1981 while losing six Israeli soldiers, the military command said in a year-end report issued today. AP
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  • 289 40 HUNT GOES ON FOR KIDNAPPED GENERAL ROME, Fri. ITALIAN President Sandra PerttnJ said last night the aMactt*n *f United States Brig-Gen James Doder proved that Italian terrorism had International links and was alined at destabilising the country. "As an Italian I am mortified by the kidnapping of the American general,"
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  • 447 40 Allen to be replaced by Clark? WASHINGTON, Fri PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan is expected to drop National Security Adviser Richard Allen, replace him with Deputy Secretary of State William Clark and give the job more clout, the Washington Post reported today. Mr Clark would become, in effect, a fourth member of
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  • 340 40 MX base to be switched north WASHINGTON, Friday THE Reagan Administration has once again changed its plans for deploying the new MX missile, announcing yesterday that at least 40 would be placed in existing silos on one of six Minuteman j missile fields in the north- crn High Plains. The
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  • 34 40 WASHINGTON, Fri The census bureau estimated the nations population at 230.5 million, four million more than the 1980 census count and almost 2.2 million more than the beginning of 1981. UPI.
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    • 281 40 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Ftmnetal Dally TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. Air freight business in Singapore has been badly hit by world recession. A recovery is not expected until the second half of the new year, reports WANG LOOK KEAH. How to pick the share of the new year. Also, a round-up of an
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  • Page 40 Miscellaneous
    • 170 40 UP TO 1 p.m. TODAY: Generally cloudy with occasional showers in many areas.TEM P. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 29 max., 23 mln. SUNSET today: 7.11 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.18 a.m. Amsterdam 24C Rain Lm Amgtttm 11 16 C Rain Athrna 13 20 C Gear Madrid 714 C Gear
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    • 63 1 4 aV^lf Enchanting Burma /V\66t tnG jßfc. Burma is only for the tough traveller, not Mprrv Ri mrh Safe f I nf Wai the pampered tourist. The going may get ivtciiy UUIIUI JA mm fj^. rough at times, but it's a country worth Bf visiting for its old
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    • 1346 1 Dispersed space colonies, decentralised governments, earth towns with retractable roofs, new forms of transportation but no fundamental social change these are the views of a leading proponent of space colonisation, Gerard O'Neill. The Princeton University Professor and highenergy physics specialist has written widely on futuristic issues. He
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      • 1059 2 Jack Jones's back By KANNAN CHANDRAN W^ JACK Jones Show (Ch 5, 8.5t p.m.): W. JUil returns with another series of musical shows, only this time it was filmed in England. Wfl WL Some of his shows feature artistes like Uft IB Shirley Bassey, Leo Sayer and Allan Jones. W
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      • 472 2 rising the trio supposedly been dead for Buck meets a young 5 ■KLWii'SK; E$ P ■>«-"•• oeau paa.j. Ucg and Switzer■^■^^■JHS^^^^"^ land, the whole continent mr\ was under monarchic I---1 rule. This episode looks at \^y* the great European em- pires Britain, Russia, Austria-Hungary, Germany and Turkey which A straddle
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      • 1146 2 TV and Radio 'SBCS 12.45 PM Opening fofcwed by Sesame 625 Our Earth: Glaciers Street 6.40 The WaKons The Premonition 1.45 The New Space Ghost And The 7 25 Cultural tary (English) Herculoids 7.30 News And Weather Forecast 2.10 Saturday Matinee What's Up M i M W Doc' 750 B"
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    • LEISURE 1
      • 1210 3 Daring serial £or kids THE song is Good Morning Sembawang. The scene tall, luscious greenery, sometimes moist and heavy with dew; sometimes brittle and tinged with brown, crackling, when our young adventurers snake their way through. It is rural Sembawang <n the light of dawn; fading twilight and menacing night.
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    • LEISURE 2
      • 1158 5  -  Robert Palmer By in New York As if love and peace were invented in the 60s. As if Gandhi didn't exist or Christ didn't exist. Naivete is something the media attri- 4 buted to the 60s. 7 "EVERYBODY loves you when you're six foot in the
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      • 654 5  -  Ray Coleman By CYNTHIA Lennon gazed at New York's skyline where, a year and a month ago, ex-Beatle John Lennon was gunned down. "Time heals," she said. "I've lost many loves in "iy life, but none so harshly as the one we
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      • 317 5 Dance and drama Kiaralee Arts Club Victoria Theatre Tonight and tomorrow, 7 p.m. Previewed by RAVINDRAN VELOO A ROUND of applause to the Indian show organisers from me and the culture vultures It's been a good year for Indian cultural events and it looks
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        761 6  -  TAN LEE LENG ...to tickle the palate By MENTION eating asparagus and it is immediately associated with high living. Although simple to cook, it deserves much care. You can eat it hot or cold, usually with a sauce, or cook it Chinesestyle the "quick stirfrying" method. Cut the
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      • 372 6  -  SINGAPOREANS can new taste chickenburgers made from fresh, local farm chicken, for only $1.51 per burger about half the price of hamburgers available here. And the mastermind behind this is none other than Mr David Urn, 43, a chemical engineeer, popul *rly known as Singapore's Colonel Sanders, after
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      • 593 6 Asparagus in mustard sauce INGREDIENTS: 500 gm asparagus, trimmed and pared 1 hard-boiled egg 1 egg yolk 1 tsp Dijon-style mustard 1 cup olive oil 1 to 1 tsp white wine vinegar tsp salt 4 tsp white pepper 8 large prawns, boiled and shelled 125 gm fresh button mushrooms,
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      • 39 6 Chilled asparagus soup (Serves 4 to 6) INGREDIENTS: 12 to 16 fresh asparagus 1 i Spanish onion, thinly-sliced 4 tbsp chicken stock 4 tbsp butter 2 tbsp flour 500 ml chicken stock 2 tbsp flour 500 ml chicken stock
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      • 920 7  -  ATALIN LING JACK'S GARDEN RESTAURANT Food review by N JUST over a year ago, I stepped into a new restaurant in Ang Mo Kio called Jack's Garden Restaurant. My first impression was that it was a spacious, well-planned place with a rather cosy atmosphere. Perhaps it
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    • GOING PLACCES 1
      • 2432 8 Burma is for the traveller, not the tourist. Go prepared for a lot of red tape, delays, slow service. ..the list is long. Discomfort aside, Burma is adventure: übiquitous pagodas, thriving old crafts, and vestiges of its colonial past. UROM PANPIROM unveils its old world charm. 4 The
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      • if you go
        • 85 8 BURMA Airways flies direct to Rangoon each Wednesday and Sunday noon for $1,314 return. The flight takes about two hours. Book through Singapore Airlines. Telephone *****11. Or fly to Bangkok, then board Thai International for $1,312. Thai Airways Denmark House, Raffles Quay. Telephone *****77. Travel agents last week
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        • 63 8 "WE do encourage tourism," said an official at the Burmese Embassy, 15 St Martin's Drive, off Tanglin Road. Nevertheless, the seven-day tourist visa is non-renewable. Applicants must fill out a detailed form in duplicate, submit three passport photos, and bring their return air ticket. Allow several days for processing
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        • 11 8 CHOLERA certificate required. Anti-malaria tablets recommended. Tap water is unsafe.
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        • 56 8 THE best time to go is November through February, when central Burma is slightly cooler than Singapore. March and April are the hottest and driest months, up to 45 Celsius. In May, the daily monsoon rains begin and continue until November. Mandalay is drier than Rangoon, Lake Inle, in
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        • 126 8 THE kyat (say "chat") is divided into 100 kya. Both are tightly controlled by the Burmese government, in an effort to dampen the black market. Moneychangers here will sell 100 kt for Ssls, and buy them back for Ssl2. However, it is also true that Rangoon airport officials will
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        • 14 8 BIG-CITY taxi drivers and waiters expect 10 per cent. Porters expect Xt 1.
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        • 19 8 WEEKDAYS: 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m., Saturdays: 9:30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. (or offices, longer for shops.
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        • 115 8 RANGOON'S big three, run by Tourist Burma, are the Strand, which is peeling British colonial the Inya Lake, modern but situated on the lake outside town, and the Thamada (President), aircon post-war seven-storey building in the thick of Rangoon. Good restaurant. Pagan's best is the Thirgitsaya Hotel, the most
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        • 232 8 INTERNAL flights and trains can get booked up ahead of time. Flights make it possible to spend those seven precious days in centres of cultural interest. On the other hand, trains and buses offer not only a view of the countryside, but also of their travelling citizens. The
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        • 84 8 MANSFIELD Travel does a seven-day trip to Burma for $1,990, including meals (except those in Bangkok), flights, hotel. You end up with a day in Bangkok, Rangoon, Pagan, Mandalay, and Lake Inle, all connected by plane. The more adventurous might enquire about Mansfield's Asian Overland Service, which takes
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        • 17 8 DIETHELM Travel, 544 Ploenchit Rd, Bangkok Telephone 252-4041. Tourist Burma, 77-79 Sule Pagoda Road, Rangoon.
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        • 64 8 BURMA, Ad. Insight Guide, First Edition, 1981. 332 pp.. which makes it too heavy to pack in the rucksack, but just nice for the three-suitcase travellers. Has a good reading list at the back. (See Page Eleven). Burma: A Travel Survival Kit, Lonely Planet. 1979. Good practical tips
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    • BOOKS
      • 829 11 Armchair tour of Burma THIS is the latest of the five Apa guides to have come out in the space of the last year. Are the publishers overdoing it? Apa started off as a zany company of talents who drew in their friends on a "have a go" basis starting
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      • 255 11 UNIVERSITY COURSES IN ENGLAND Manchester University offers a specidJ t 1 rt for overseas students to study short, intensive and practical courses in public administration 6- management. The emphasis of these courses is placed upon the process of administration management in national development. Places are available tor students from the
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      • 158 12 De*r Auntie Sue, I just came to know about this very interesting column. Did I miss many of your columns. Auntie Sue? I do hope not. Most of all, I like the poems. I have many fish as pets and one of my guppies gave birth to about
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      • 227 12 DON'T forget, kids, to in-: elude your parent's note] to say your poems are completely original. THINGS I'D LIKE TO BE I wonder if I could be A sailor on the deep blue sea. Or maybe a spacegirl in the sky Waving to the earth goodbye. I'd like to
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