The Straits Times, 11 February 1984

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    15 1 The Straist Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1984 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 62/1/84
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    Lock icon Andropov dies
    810 1 Official bulletin says the President died on Thursday after a long illness MOSCOW, Friday Focus on Andropov's death EDITORIAL: Death of the invisible man Page 20 OBITUARY: Strongest boss since Stalin' WHAT others say CONTENDERS for the top job Page 3 THE Soviet Union announced today that President
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    Lock icon 'Syrian commander killed'
    568 1 US shelling hit communications nerve centre near Beirut ABC report NEW YORK, Fri. The commanding general of all Syrian forces m Lebanon and a large part of his staff have been reportedly killed m a massive American naval bombardment. ABC Television News, quoting intelligence > sources, said
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    Congrats to new King
    74 1 PRESIDENT Devan Nair yesterday sent a message to the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Mahmood Iskandar, extending "warmest congratulations" on his election as Yang DiPertuan Agong of Malaysia. "I am confident that the close ties of friendship and cooperation between Singapore and Malaysia will continue to be
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      Lock icon NO VISAS SAYS MOSCOW
      51 1 PARIS, Fri. All visas for foreign journalists to enter the Soviet Union have been suspended, including those already issued, the Soviet Embassy here announced today. The measure applied to citizens of all countries, the embassy added without giving any reasons for the suspension. AFP SEE THIS
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      Lock icon Shot dead
      39 1 SYDNEY, Fri. Timothy Allison, 53, Second Officer at the British consulate here, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head at his home m a Sydney suburb. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances. AFP
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    Lock icon Reagan told at 3.20 a.m.
    127 1 Reagan told at 3.20 a.m. SANTA BARBARA (California), Fri. President Ronald Reagan was awakened before dawn today at his ranch here be told of Soviet leader uri Andropov's ueath, White House officials said. Deputy Press Secretary Mr Larry Speaker said Mr Reagan was awakened at 3.21 a.m. (7.21 p.m. Singapore
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    Lock icon Dollar bounces back
    100 1 Dollar bounces back LONDON. Fri. The US dollar bounced back today as reports lata confirmed began spreading that Soviet President Yuri Andropov had died. At the same i;mi gold fell back to U*****. 75 an ounce at the first fixing and was then readjusted to U*****.25. compared to US$3B3 5
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      32 1 Man with an eye on Ronald Reagan Pages 1 5 Love story with a difference Page 21 Outlook 2,3 Comics 18,19 Cinema 6 Radio ft TV 22 Appointments ft Notices 7- 20
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      33 1 Inside j 66 pages today SUMMARY 2 WORLD NEWS 3, 4, fi, 8, S CAUSEWAY 19 EDITORIAL 20 LETTERS 21 BACKGROUND 22 TIMES DOLLAR 23-26 CLASSIFIEDS 21-38 RACING 40, 41 SPORTS 42, 43
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      508 2 Rain's reign THE rainy spell has badly hit farmers, fishermen and some construction sites. Supplies from local vegetable farmers m Mandai and Lim Chu Rang have dropped by more than 50 per cent. Many leafy vegetables were washed away while roots of many other vegetables rotted away. The weather
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      235 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: FIFTEEN MONTHS is too short a period to give a proper assessment of Yuri Andropov's contribution as leader of the Soviet Union. However, his death could be considered a relief. Over the past few months, his invisibility has given rise to much uncertainty m the
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      202 2 TRIP TO LOOK AT ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS IN U.S. YOU MAY be able to do away with cash dealings when you shop, and bank from the comfort of your home, sooner than you think A team of local bankers, led by Telecoms. will visit the United States later this
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      Background
      87 2 UNWELCOME 'BOAT PEOPLE' VIETNAMESE refugees arriving m Hong kong recently have been receiving a rude shock. Since 1982, these "boat people" are being shut away m a heavily-guarded detention centre until another country agrees to accept them. The draconian measure by the Hongkong government is to discourage new arrivals
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      Across the Causeway
      149 2 Plan to be revamped THE Malaysian government has identified and will implement several new strategies to rectify the shortcomings m the New Economic Policy (NEP) following a lengthy deliberation on the draft of the mid-term review of the Fourth Malaysia Plan. The meeting identified several weak areas
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      Around the world
      437 2 Greens jolted WEST GERMANY'S Greens Party was jolted on Thursday when one of its most respected parliamentary deputies resigned m protest over "intrigues and power struggle" and what he said was the growing influence of the party's MarxistLeninist faction. The deputy, Gert Bastian, a 60--year-old retired general
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      251 2 Oh, happy days... THE story of English soccer club Chelsea has been one of defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. Since the Seventies, the club seemed bent on selfdestruction, stumbling from the First to the Second Division, and continuing there to step on banana peels. But m early
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      Section Two
      257 2 Travelling lensman AS personal photographer to the President of the United States, Michael Evans keeps close tabs on President Ronald Reagan's schedule. He works a 12-hour day, is on call 24 hours. And wherever the President is, chances are Mr Evans will be there. If Mr Reagan travels,
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      Lock icon Strongest boss since Stalin
      650 3 I THE IiHTTI OF Mystery man, ruthless as KGB chief but known to be liberal m thought YURI Andropov was a ruthless KGB chief who became what Western diplomats regarded as the strongest leader the Soviet Union has known since Stalin. Yet he was known to
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      Lock icon It's a big loss, say Kohl and Thatcher
      395 3 Reaction around the world BONN, Frl. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl today expressed his sympathy to the Soviet (nion over the death of President Yuri Andropov and praised his commitment to constructive relations between Moscow and Bonn. Mr Kohl said m a
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      Lock icon Good start, but no lasting impact
      425 3 What he achieved MOSCOW, Fri. The late Mr Andropov elbowed his way to power as the Soviet Union's top leader m November 1982 looking like a vigorous activist, but was dogged by illness and failed to live up to his initial dynamic image. He
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      Lock icon Era of in ties
      269 3 Era of in ties LONDON, Fri. Mr Andropov's 15-month reign m the Kremlin was marked by the sharpest slide m East-West relations for decades, and his death throws future prospects wide open, Western diplomatic analysts said today. When Mr Andropov took over from President Leonid Brezhnev m November 1982, there
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      The likely contenders £or the top job
      252 3 GRIGORI ROMANOV Efficient and tough man ONE of two obvious choices, the 61-year-old Politburo member and former Leningrad party boss is a tough and efficient administrator. He is believed to have close ties with the mUltaryindustrlal complex based m the northern city and
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      Lock icon Sam shocked
      43 3 MANCHESTER (Maine), Fri. Samantha Smith, the 11-year-old schoolgirl who visited 'the Soviet Union last year at the invitation of Soviet President Yuri Andropov after writing to him, today called his death "a real shock." She did not meet President Andropov. UPI
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      Chance for Reagan to take initiative
      686 3  -  PETER BARNARD Implications for the US I US Editor WASHINGTON. Fri. The Andropov death could provide President Ronald Reagan with a chance to seize an important election year initiative, including a possible meeting with the new Soviet leadership. White House and State Department officials
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      Skiers at Winter Olympics shocked
      74 3 Skiers at Winter Olympics shocked SARAJEVO, Fri. President Ydii Andropov's deat 1 shocked Soviet athlete and offi cials at th<- Winter Olympics toJa\ but there was no rnmediate word whetner they would withe raw from the games. Soviet sources said t he 209-merr ber d<*legation was .'waiting instructions from Moscow.
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      Lock icon Storms lash Europe and kill 17 more
      240 4 FRANKFURT, Fri. Fierce storms again ravaged western Europe yesterday, killing at least 17 people and marooning thousands as avalanches buried skiers m icy tombs and murky floodwaters surged through countless towns. Thirty-two people have been killed since the storms began last week. Many
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      Lock icon Prominent Greens member resigns
      303 4 Charges of intrigue, power struggle and rise of the communists BONN, Friday WEST Germany's Greens Party was jolted yesterday when one of its most respected parliamentary deputies resigned m protest over "intrigues and power struggle" and what he said was the growing influence of the party's
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      92 4 accepts libel damages- Raquel LONDON, Fri. American actress Raquel Welch yesterday accepted libel damages from a British men's magazine which published node photographs said to be of her. The three black-and-white photograph* appeared In a four-page feature entitled, "Raquel Welch bares all," m the Clnb International magazine m 1982. They
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      Lock icon English farmer wins Irish mansion
      235 4 English farmer wins Irish mansion CASTLETOWNGEOGHEGAN (Ireland), Fri. An English farmer today won what was claimed to be the biggest raffle prize ever, a magnificent 30-room Georgian mansion standing on 160 hectares of lush Irish countryside. The lucky ticket, one of 9,000 costing US$275 (SssBs) each, was drawn from a
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      Lock icon Better Soviet service?
      62 4 MOSCOW, Fri. The Soviet leadership yesterday adopted new measures to improve service to long-suffering customers m hotels, restaurants and shops, the official news agency Tass said. The measures, including wage increases and re-invest-ment of profits into business, proposed last week by the ruling politburo, were formally adopted
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      Lock icon Aries dies
      52 4 TOULOUSE (France), Fri. Historian, professor and author Philippe Aries, best known for his theories on Western man's concept of death, died yesterday, hospital officials said. He was 69. Mr Aries was the author of the 1977 prize-winning Man Facing Death, a study of the evolution of attitudes to
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      37 4 MADRID. Fri Spain's King Juan Carlos plans a state visit to the Soviet Union m May. m what would be regarded here as an important historic occasion for Spain, well informed sourcet, said yesterday. Reuter
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      Lock icon 'Drugs used in Falklands War'
      211 4 LONDON, Friday MlLlTARYauthorities provided British pilots and aircrew with hypnotic drugs to help them sleep before battle and prevent their total exhaustion during the 1982 Falklands War, the Institute of Aviation Medicine disclosed yesterday. More than 200 airmen took sedative drugs specially designed by scientists
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      Lock icon Macmillan made hereditary peer
      152 4 LONDON, Fri. Former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan finally accepted a peerage on his 90th birthday yesterday, more than 20 years after leaving office. Officials at the Downing Street office of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who recommended the honour, said Mr Macmillan had accepted the rank
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      Gloom on the US economic front
      530 6  -  PETER BARNARD Debate hots up on projected $383 b federal deficit By US Editor WASHINGTON, Fri. The Lebanon crisis has dropped to second place on the priority list here over the past 24 hours amid gloomy economic signals encompassing the Reagan government, Congress and
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      Lock icon 'Fake parts used in US aerospace projects'
      364 6 DAYTON (Ohio), Friday COUNTERFEIT parts are turning up more often m US military and civilian aerospace products, including the space shuttle, missile systems, Nato helicopters and commercial planes, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Dayton Daily News, citing Congressional and court documents, said the
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      Lock icon Salvadoran leftists make peace offer
      263 6 - let's share power m provisional government' MEXICO CITY, Fri. Leftist guerillas proposed a "provisional government of broad participation" for El Salvador and pledged to refrain from activities to destabilise neighbouring governments if the United States accepts the plan. The provisional government, as mapped out m
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      Lock icon Sassoon in Olympics
      105 6 LOS ANGELES, Fri. Organisers of the 1984 Summer Olympics, who have chosen an official helicopter, official junk food and official water, picked an official Olympic hair stylist Vidal Sassoon. "I am elated that we were the ones selected to be the haircare consultant to these athletes," said
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      Lock icon A heartening end to heart-stopping times
      156 6 PITTSBURGH, Fri. A retired clerk's failing heart stopped more than 400 times within five days. But yesterday, he said he feels "wonderful" after a rare operation last year allowed him to lead an almost normal life again. "I look at myself now and I
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      Lock icon New star system may be forming
      77 6 ITHACA (New YorkJL/ Fri. A new plane* tary system, not like the earth's s«ttt system, might mP forming around a staKj 5M light years amP from the son, a teanu of US astronomer* said today. The team, using the** world's largest tel^-f scopes, said
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      Lock icon All at sea over Lebanon
      341 8 US officials fail to allay anxiety over prospects for peace WASHINGTON, Fri. US officials, defending the intense American shelling of Syrian positions m Lebanon, have failed to allay congressional confusion and anxiety over the apparent deterioration of prospects for peace. Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger and
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      'Soviets do not want Syrian-Israeli fighting'
      258 8  - 'Soviets do not want Syrian-Israeli fighting' TAN LIAN CHOO By ISRAEL'S highest-ranking diplomat said here yesterday that the Soviet Union did not want renewed Syrian-Israeli fighting m Lebanon because of Moscow's own leadership succession problems. Commenting on the death of Soviet leader Yuri Andropov, the director-general of the Israeli Foreign
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      Lock icon France makes bid to step up influence
      165 8 France makes bid to step up influence PARIS, Fri. France's go-it-alone decision tc keep its troop contingent m Beirut is seen by analysts here as signalling a clear break with US Middle East policies, coupled with a resolve to shore up French influence m the region. France last mcnth signed
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      Lock icon Sharon eyes top job
      92 8 Sharon eyes top job TEL AVIV, Fri. Mr Ariel Sharon, the former Defence Minister who is one of the most controversial figures m Israeli politics, announced yesterday that he would run for prime minister. His announcement amounted to a challenge to Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, who succeeded Mr Menachem Begin
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      Lock icon No option for Gemayel but suicide: Jumblatt
      86 8 WASHINGTON, Fn. Druze leader Walid Jumbiatt. m an interview with a US television network, yesterday advised Lebanese President Amin Gemayel to commit suicide. Mr Jumblatt told CBS that Mr Gemayei. a "puppei" of Washington. was the "'big loser" m the withdrawal of the
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      Viets 'using more chemical weapons'
      280 9  - Viets 'using more chemical weapons' NANCY CHNG By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK, Fri. The President of the Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF), Son Sann, accused the Vietnamese of increased use of chemical weapons against Cambodian civilians living near the Thai border, and of poisoning water supplies inside the country where
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      Vietnam denies using poison
      55 9 AFP reports: In HANOI, an official source confirmed that Vietnam had mounted attacks on two Cambodian resistance camps on Wednesday but totally denied it had used poisonous gas. "The reports concerning the use of toxic chemical products by the Vietnamese forces m Cambodia are a pure
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      Lock icon Mochtar will seek Soviet help on Cambodia
      82 9 JAKARTA, Fri. Indonesian Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadia said today that he would ask the Soviet Union to help resolve the Cambodian conflict when he visits Moscow on April 2. He also said that Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach will visit Indonesia from
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      Lock icon 'Pakistan can make A-bombs'
      147 9 Scientist says it is now up to government ISLAMABAD, Fri. Pakistan Is capable of boilding an atomic bomb, but actual development Is a politlcal decision the government most make, a Pakistani scientist said In an Interview published yesterday. "If the government decides to direct us to
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      Lock icon In the long arms of the law
      65 9 STRUGGLING for a cause. That's literally what this Sikh agitator was doing m the holy city of Amritsar, India, on Wednesday. Three policemen had to be called m to take him away during a one-day general strike. The strike was called m support
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      Thailand shelves soda ash project
      271 9  - Thailand shelves soda ash project NANCY CHNG BANGKOK, Friday THAILAND'S soda ash project has been pushed further back on the shelf. The Council of Economic Ministers decided during its weekly meeting here this week not to proceed with it at present. The soda ash plant, conceived m 1977 as an
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      Lock icon Bangkok denies charges by boat people
      138 9 Bangkok denies charges by boat people BANGKOK, Frl. A senior Thai official has denied allegations that, as a result of action by Thai authorities, 23 Vietnamese boat people drowned and teenaged girls were abducted and raped by pirates m the Golf of Thailand. The secretary-general of the National Security Council,
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      What a wash-out!
      496 10  -  GRACE CHNG NGIAM TONG HAI SUZANNE KULATISSA Wet spell hits farmers, isherf oik and delays construction work By and THE rainy spell has badly hit farmers, fisherfolk and some construct ion sites m addition to causing disruptions m many other fields. Supplies from local vegetable farmers m
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      Avoid these roads if it rains...
      123 10 TRAFFIC Police yesterday advised motorists to avoid several roads if It rains heavily. These roads were under flood waters daring heavy downpours last week and were not accessible to vehicles. With mere rain expected, these roads may be flooded again. The roads Include: Bukit
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      13,000 evacuated, some jobs lost
      514 10  -  NG WENG HOONG SUZANNE KULATISSA and m Johor By and JOHOR was awash m misery and unexpected fun after seven days of continuous heavy rain since last Thursday. About 13,000 people were evacuated from their homes and some workers were without jobs after floods hit
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      Wall collapses after storm
      136 10 THE retaining wall of No. S, Ash Grove m Bukit Timah collapsed at about 5 p.m. yesterday after a heavy thunderstorm. The occupants of the house, identified as the Tan family, refused to talk to the press. A housewife, Mrs Alice Gerrard, 36, who Uves next
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      HDB to take action against errant contractor
      455 11 HDB to take action against errant contractor The day a schoolgirl narrowly missed being hit by a falling chunk of concrete THE Housing Board contractor who was responsible for a falling chunk of concrete may lose his merit stars. The HDB has found that it was the contractor's "unacceptable workmanship"
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      Poly students get gift of engines
      66 11 Poly students get gift of engines SINGAPORE Polytechnic students can have handson practical experience on $20,000 worth of engines. Sin Tien Seng Pte Ltd has donated the engines, which will be used by the Polytechnic's second year students m the Mechanical and Production and Electrical Engineering departments. The engines donated
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      3 failed to deliver the goods, court told
      356 11 3 failed to deliver the goods, court told THREE men went on trial yesterday charged with international fraud over a shipment of plywood. Opening the trial, Deputy Public Prosecutor Edmond Pereira said the men and other accomplices found British buyers for 7,000 cubic metres of plywood but never shipped it
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      Harry Wee's notary public post revoked
      111 11 FORMER Law Society president, Mr Harry Lee wee, has had his appointment as a no'.ary publicrevoked, with effect from yesterday. The Government Gazette yesterday said Wee's appoin ment was revoked by the Attorney -General 'm cxc rcise of the powers conferred by section s(c)
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      Man fined for abetting in theft of sand
      188 11 A CONSTRUCTION company foreman redirected three lorry loads of sand belonging to the state to another of the company's worksites instead of to authorised dumping grounds. Scow Meng Kwang, 26, of Hock Lian Seng Engineering Pte Ltd, was the supervisor at a
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      Catering for the royal Brunei banquets
      363 11 Catering for the royal Brunei banquets TO FEED 4,000 to 5,000 people on two consecutive nights is no small feat. When they are all YIPs, it becomes a tall order indeed. It is no wonder that Hyatt Regency Singapore 's general manager, Mr Andre Pury, describes the job as a
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      Good academic results are not enough: Dr Tay
      216 12 MISSION schools should not use their good academic results alone as a yardstick of success character and moral calibre are equally important. Minister of State (Education), Dr Tay Eng Soon, said this yesterday at the opening ceremony of the regional conference of
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      Church paper criticises new school entry system
      269 12 Church paper criticises new school entry system A ROMAN Catholic publication, The Catholic News, has criticised the government's policy of giving priority m school registration to graduate mothers. It says that Roman Catholic schools should instead give preferential treatment to the less educated, under-privileged and the poor. It regrets that
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      Two to stand trial for rape
      68 12 Two to stand trial for rape TWO men on Thursday were committed to stand trial m the High Court for the alleged rape of a 28--year-old woman. Lim Teck Hock, 23, and Lee Chee Kong, 17, were alleged to have committed the offence on Aug 11 at a flat m
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      Link works
      35 12 MOTORISTS are advised to avoid Eunos Link from Tuesday to Saturday, from 8.30 p.m. to 7.00 a.m. The PUB will be laying a pipeline across Eunos Link, next to the Jalan Eunos flyover.
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      Honour for 33 prefects of St Andrew's
      169 12 Honour for 33 prefects of St Andrew's BOYS of St Andrew's School upheld a 47--year-old tradition yesterday when they attended a commendation ceremony for the school's prefects. More than 800 boys made their way to St Andrew's Cathedral to join teachers, parents, old boys and well-wish-ers of the school for
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      New route to Orchard
      125 12 MOTORISTS will be able to use a new route to Orchard Road from Sunday with the extension of the Restricted Zone boundary In the Keek Road area. Those coming from Cavenagh Road and wishing to go to Orchard Road, can proceed to Koek Road, instead of
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      Hawke puts 'great deal of importance' on visit
      240 12 Hawke puts 'great deal of importance' on visit AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Bob Hawke attaches "a great deal of importance" to his threeday visit here which begins on Sunday, the Australian High Commissioner, Mr Walter Handmer, said yesterday. Mr Hawke 's official programme on Monday begins with a call on President
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      Money dealer robbed of $20,000
      84 12 Money dealer robbed of $20,000 THREE robbers got away with $20,000 m various cur rencies after assaulting a moneychanger at Idris Road on Thursday. Mr Hassan Mohd. 63, was checking the letter-boxes at Block 2, Idris Road for his mail at about 8.30 p.m when he was attacked by two
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      Mum of 'tussle' baby gives up
      176 13 THE woman who sold her baby son to a couple for $5,000, and then changed her mind and tried to get him back, has now decided that she will let the couple legally adopt the baby. But following previous allegations by the woman that
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      Looking for best spot for the best shot
      156 13  - Looking for best spot for the best shot TAN SUAN ANN Picture by THESE photographers were surveying the National Stadium yesterday for the best spot for the grand party photograph tomorrow. From the left, they are: Mr Pierre Boulat, from Fiance, Mr Thomas Hopker from Germany, Mr Michael Cook from
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      Rasa Singapura for chefs or drama
      288 13 SBC staff talks on local history HONGKONG drama producers and scriptwriters at the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation are receiving special lessons on Singapore to help them inject more local flavour into the programmes they produce. The talks, which will also involve local producers, are mainly
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      Signature was different said casino cashier
      402 13 1 -"^^^^^^^^^■^■^^MH^^^H^^^^^^^^^^^^^^HHB Travellers' cheques case A CASINO cashier became suspicious when she noticed that the signature of a woman, who cashed $27,000 worth of travellers' cheques, was different from the ones on the cheques, a district court heard yesterday. Cashier Joyce Ng Yoke Peng
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      Tekong quarantine
      191 13  -  PAUL JACOB By ARMY recruits at a basic military training camp on Pulau Tekong are being confined this and next weekend following an outbreak of German measles m the camp. A Defence Ministry spokesman said yesterday that 91 of the nearly 1,400 servicemen m the SAF's Infantry Training
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      Nightclubs fined $1,000
      87 13 TWO nightclubs were each fined $1,000 on Thursday for employing foreigners who had run foul of the immigration regulations. King's Cabaret and Niteclub pleaded guilty to hiring a Taiwanese as a singer even though her social visit pass had expired 21 days before. The Penthouse Niteclub and
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      Hong bao for foreign viewers
      170 13 FILM-CREWS from the national television networks of the Philippines, Taiwan and Korea are m Singapore specially to capture Hong Bao Special '84 for viewers back home. The show will be held on a floating platform on the Singapore River tonight and tomorrow. The crews are
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      Start of New Year fun on Sentosa
      76 13 SENTOSA will mark the Lunar New Year with a two-day celebration starting today. The main site for the festivities will be the ferry concourse terminal. Visitors to the island will be treated to a lion dance, aerobic dancing, a fashion show, a magic
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      Five winners get tour of their choice
      506 16 Travel contest results out The importance of education 4 Muslims m Singapore are now increasingly becoming more aware of the importance of a good educational foundation, both m the arts and the sciences as well as m religion and ethics It is imperative
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      Donation
      34 16 THE National University of Singapore Arts and Social Sciences Club yesterday donated $18,892 towards the education of Cambodian refugees. Dr Sukhum Rasmidatta of the Thai Embassy accepted it on behalf of the refugees.
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      Refineries are keen to get Malaysian oil
      409 16  - Refineries are keen to get Malaysian oil RONNIE LIM Petronas wants long-term contracts By SINGAPORE refineries have started submitting their business proposals to Malaysia, m response to Malaysia's interest m refining its crude oil here on unprecedented three-, five- or seven-year contracts. Previous contracts were for one year at most.
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      Visitor paid $60 for cab ride from airport
      238 16 Visitor paid $60 for cab ride from airport JUST a day after Singapore taxi drivers were praised comes a report of a dishonest one. A British visitor, Mr Derek Spinton, 53, rang The Straits Times to say that he was charged $60 by a taxi driver for a ride from
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      Three hurt in navy ship collision with tanker
      163 16 Three hurt in navy ship collision with tanker THREE people were injured m a collision between a Royal Malaysian Navy ship and a Japanese tanker m the busy Straits of Malacca, off Tanjung Kling, on Thursday. Sources m Kuala Lumpur said the 4,080-tonne landing ship, K.D. Raja Jarom, was the
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    • Court briefs
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        Welder pleads guilty to 21 offences
        134 16 THE case of a welder with 21 warrants of arrest against him for failing to attend court to answer traffic charges was finally dealt with yesterday. Gan Giap Keong, 28, was fined a total of $1,560 for the 21 traffic offences committed between June
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        Preliminary inquiry for firearms charge man
        80 16 A ONE-DAY preliminary inquiry has been set m a magistrate's court to hear firearms possession charges against a police national serviceman, Thiam Teck Hee, 19. on April 6. Thiam is accused of unlawfully having a revolver and 10 bullets at a house at Lorong
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        Noisy thieves gave themselves away
        102 16 THE noise made by two men woke Mr Teo Poh Kirn, 52, who* then saw them stealing coconuts from his pick-up early one morning, a magistrate's court heard yesterday. Mr Teo looked out from the kitchen window of his flat at Block 131, Bedok North
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        Youth fined $500
        56 16 A YOUTH, Lai Chyh Seng. 18. was fined $500 yesterday by a magistrate's court for having 11 firecrackers at a bus stop m Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 last month. Lai pleaded guilty. A policeman found him carrying the firecrackers m a plastic bag on the night
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      177 15 The group photo of a lifetime. A II parties Jiave to have happy snaps. Ours is no exception. Except that we've flown m some of the world's famous photographers just to record the occasion. Just imagine. A vast group photo of every single Singaporean born the year Singapore began its
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  • THIS WEEK
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      We should share the good things
      211 18 We should share the good things THE Prime Minister's Lunar New Year message at Tanjong Pagar was addressed to successful Singaporeans. He said that they had a responsibility to those less successful than they are. They should provide not just leadership but also care, compassion and support. Otherwise, the two
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      More walkabouts
      144 18 FOUR ministers will be making more walkabouts this year. They are Messrs S. Ohanabalan (Kallang), Goh Chok Tong (Marine Parade), Ong Teng Cheong (Kirn Keat) and Dr Tony Tan (Sembawang). They will tour all constituencies except Anson. This is represented by opposition MP, J. B. Jeyaretnam. The four
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      Higher wages being earned
      103 18 Higher wages being earned MORE people are earning four-figure salaries than II years ago. One-quarter of all CPF contributors are now earning four-fig-ure salaries. These figures were given by the Statistics Department. But, because of Inflation, $1 m 1972 is worth less than 5t cents m 1982. A worker who
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      In short
      99 18 SINGAPORE'S ambassador to Japan, Wee Kirn Wee, will be appointed chairman of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation for one year from May 1. Mr Wee,6B, will finish his term as ambassador m April. He was High Commissioner to Malaysia from 1973 to IQAfI CHANGI airport's second runway will be
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      Better students
      148 18 Better students NINE m 10 Best students felt that the programme was effective. This was one of the findings from a survey conducted by the SAF Education Department m June last year. The Best programme was started m January last year. Sixty companies, 15 NTUC centres, 14 PAP centres and
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      Photographers celebrate
      95 18 THIS week, 41 photographers covered the whole of Singapore island. They will be taking pictures for a book, A Salute to Singapore. This book is sponsored by the Times Organisation. It will celebrate 25 years of nationhood. The 35 foreign photographers assembled include Mr Michael Evans, President Ronald
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      New King from Johor
      35 18 SULTAN Mahmood Iskandar of Johor was elected Malaysia's eighth King by the country's nine rulers this week. He will become Yang di-Pertuan Agong from the end of April for five years.
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      First to fly free in space
      121 18 First to fly free in space ASTRONAUT Brace MeCandless, 46, became the first man to leave a spacecraft without a safety line. He floated free of the space shuttle Challenger. For 2V2 hours, he and another spacewalker, Robert Stewart, 41, took turns flying m space with $21 million rocketpowered backpacks.
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      Gunmen take key areas
      149 18 IN Lebanon, Syrianbacked Muslim guerillas took over the Ministry of Information. This means that they have control of the heart of Beirut city. At least 100 people were killed and 300 wounded m 17 hours of intensive fighting. This was after a five-day battle between the
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      Vucko the Olympic mascot
      52 18 VITCKO is the official mascot of the XIV Winter Olympics at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Pronounced "vootth-ko", the wolf pup wjis chosen from 871 entries. These were narrowed to six. Vncko won over a mountain ram, a lamb, a beaver, a weasel and a snowball man made of
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      World wist
      178 18 A BANK derll m Batu Pahat, Malaysia, couid not tell the difference between the new $s<i and $1 noes. So he gave a busi nessman ono thousand $50 notes instead of $1 notes just before ih< Lunar New Year. When the bank reopened on Monday, tho businessman returned
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Defects in NEP to be rectified
      340 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday THE government has identified and will implement several new strategies to rectify the shortcomings m the New Economic Policy (NEP), following a lengthy deliberation on rhe draft of the midterm review of the Fourth Malaysia Plan this morning. The draft .'as
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      Lock icon Banks must help boost social transition: PM
      271 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The banking system as the custodian of funds m the country and a prime stimulus for savings and investment, should constantly change m oripr to act as a catalyst for social and economic transition, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir
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      Lock icon Bernama to file UPI reports and photos
      103 19 Bernama to file UPI reports and photos KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A formal announcement on Bernama's arrangements to distribute United Press International (UPI) news reports and photographs locally will be made m March. According to a statement issued jointly by Bernama and UPI m New York today, final arrangements would be
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      Lock icon Sihanouk and wife send Tunku birthday wishes
      84 19 Sihanouk and wife send Tunku birthday wishes PENANG, Fri. Prince Norodom Sihanouk and Princess Monique have sent good wishes to Tunku Abdul Rahman, who celebrated his 81st birthday last Wednesday. They wished him good health, longevity and good fortune m a telegram addressed to the Tunku, who is m Kuala
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      Lock icon Two who know how many voted for the new King
      498 19 Two who know how many voted for the new King KUALA LUMPUR, Friday ONLY two persons, the Sultan of Kelantan and the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal, know how many votes went to the Sultan of Johor who was elected the eighth Yang diPertuan Agong yesterday. They counted the votes
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      Lock icon Vegetable prices soar after the floods
      103 19 KUALA LUMPI R, Fri. Vegetable prices m main markets here soared over the past few days following bad weather. kangkong is being sold at $4 a kg, an Increase of $2.29. The price of bmyam has gone up from $1.70 to $3.3t, Indian mustard
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      Telecoms draws up contingency plans
      313 19 Telephone operators threaten industrial action KU ALA LUMPUR, Fri THE Telecoms Department has drawn up contingency plans m the face of a threat of industrial action by the 2,400 telephone operators of the National Union of Telecoms Employees (Nute). The department, however, refused to disclose
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      Lock icon Threat not to be taken lightly, says Moggie
      105 19 SHAH ALAM, Fri. The threat by Telecoms telephone operators to stop recording calls cannot be treated lightly, said Energy, Telecommunications and Posts Minister Datnk Leo Moggie yesterday. The operators have given the government until Feb 15 to upgrade their salaries or face
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      The Straits Times says Death of the invisible man
      468 20 The Straits Times says Death of the invisible man AT LAST, the great mystery has been solved. Mr Yuri Andropov, out of sight since last August, has died. His passing is not simply that of a mere mortal. As head of what is probably the strongest military power m the
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      T.F.Hwang takes you down memory lane
      545 20 T.F.Hwang takes you down memory lane remember, I remember. Thomas Hood, a pmet. I REMEMBER the early 1930s when the Lunar New Year was, most unusually, not celebrated m every Chinese home here. Though it happened when I was a mere child, I can remember it as well as I
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      A meeting of minds issues
      863 20  - A meeting of minds issues TAN LI AN CHOO Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke s visit to Singapore By Diplomatic Correspondent AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Bob Hawke arrives m Singapore tomorrow for a threeclay visit which Singapore officials have described as "a very significant one." Mr Hawke, 54, is here for
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      Australian role in region's defence
      515 20  -  PAUL JACOB BY AUSTRALIA'S presence In Batterworth was a result of the 1971 FivePower Defence Agreement (FPDA) Unking Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Britain and New Zealand. Under the agreement, In times of threat against Singapore and Malaysia, the FPDA countries could decide what action should be
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      Tightrope walkers
      658 20  -  LIAK TENG KIAT This and that By US Correspondent WASHINGTON When Reverend Jesse Jackson came home from Damascus with Lieutenant Robert Goodman m tow last December, there was an unlikely couple among the thousands who waited for hours to hear him. Being white and upper middle class, they
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  • FORUM
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      Where's the sense of realism?
      247 21 Ministry of Defence replies to Workers 9 Party letter I REFER to Mr J.B. Jeyaretnams letter "Spending must be justified'". (ST. Feb 4). As usual, he craved publicity ("All the Workers' Party is asking for is public debate.) when he should concentrate on the substance.
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      Taxis not the solution our traffic congestion problem
      853 21 Taxis not the solution our traffic congestion problem Ministry o€ Communications reply REGULAR readers of this weekly series of letters will, I hope, by now understand some of the problems of urban transportation and why we need to control the ownership and the use of cars hand m hand with
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      Let's make it all heart and not business
      176 21 Let's make it all heart and not business IT was disturbing to read about the offer of $40 to those "donating" sperm to a private clinic. The objective of helping infertile couples is commendable but the commercialisation of it is another matter. I am concerned about the principle of offering
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      Payment is a dangerous precedent
      216 21 Payment is a dangerous precedent Two letters on the sale o€ sperm WE refer to the letter "Have the moral aspects been debated 9 by "Five Osti". (ST. Jan 28). We must commend the writers for their perceptive insight and we completely endorse their views The possibility of inbreeding and
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      Under lock
      50 21 IN the light of the recent blitz by the Singapore Fire Service on locked fire doors m buildings it is pertinent to ask whether the Housing Board is also infringing fire regulations by locking up fire hosereel points at HUDC car parks to prevent carwashing. AY Singapore MM
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      Are periodic checks carried out?
      100 21 IN their enthusiasm to make Singapore a Garden City, the authorities have planted greenery everywhere. Creepers and other vegetation now are a part of flyovers, bridges, the viaduct and overhead pedestrian bridges. It is true that the appearance of these important structures is improved, but
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      Congestion will worsen
      81 21 AS a worker m Cuppage Centre, I fully agree with the observation m the letter "Improving Cuppage Road traffic" by "Traffic Layman" (ST, Feb 7) that traffic congestion there begins after the restricted hours. By extending the Restricted Zone to cover the Cuppage Road Koek Road area,
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      No post box
      53 21 THE post box at the Chai Chee bus terminus has been removed for no obvious reason. The nearest one is along Changi Road next to double yellow lines. Could the removed box be re-installed at the food centre, where I'm sure it will be well used? H.H.
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      It costs too much
      93 21 I DON'T understand why a simple, unsophisticated and cheap piece of aluminium rubbish chute cover for Housing Board flats costs $95 to $100. For this ridiculous price one can purchase an electrical item such as an electric/automatic rice cooker. Why are the shops al- lowed to
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  • BACKGROUND
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      The Swiss check their sex drive
      364 22  -  NORRIS WILLATT By m Zurich WHEN Is a massage parlour not a massage parlour? Everyone knows the answer to that: when It's a bordello. But does the advertising manager of a newspaper know it? "Yes," say the police of the city of Zurich. "No,"
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      Voyages of hope end in detention
      1051 22  -  PETER BICKNELL Vietnamese refugees still arrive m HK despite deterrent measures By m Hongkong AT 8.30 a.m. on June 4 last year, a single-en-gined boat set out from a harbour near Hue m central Vietnam for Hongkong. The boat should have left before dawn
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the market
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        Singapore barometer
        34 23 Up Down Unch Industrials 39 74 16 Finance 4 18 2 Hotels 8 4 1 Properties 5 8 2 Plantations 4 7 7 Mining 3 3 0 Deb/ Loans I 7 3
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        K.Lumpur barometer
        38 23 Up Down Unch Industrials 33 66 21 Finance 5 4 4 Hotels 0 2 0 Properties 3 3 5 Oil Palms 0 6 3 Tins 4 2 2 Rubbers 8 6 8 Deb/Loans 0 0 2
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        KLSE ends mixed
        77 23 TAN CHONG Motor Holding Berhad and selected rubber-based stocks stole the limelight at the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Prices opened generally at overnight levels and the broader market finished mixed to marginally higher, but m less active trading. The New Straits Times Industrial Ordinary Share Index
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        Tan Chong steals the show with a hefty increase
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        INDICES — Highs & Lows
        35 23 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1983/84 High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) 1983/84 Low 712.29 (5/1/83) 864.88 (4/1/83) All time High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) All time Low 74.75 (17/9/64) 550.78 (12/8/82)
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        ST Industrials Index components
        56 23 Bowtejdßhd +3 Gunwss -15 PMC +2 Sen* Ship -5 C*C Mm P» -5 PlnD|t _4 Sine DjAy unch im,w +6 lire fnina unch s*c«p Esm -10 MUb-Pupose -S Promet —4 Times Pub +10 FIN -5 WT -1 KoWwons +1 U M Works -9 Gtnfec* Nat Iron
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          Rises
          51 23 Lien Hoe 890 +75 Temerioh 880 +70 Tan Chont 1000 +65 NST 2110 +50 Oriental Mdp 620 +50 SthMsialnd 650 +20 Tasek Cement 468 +12 Marco Polo 138 +11 ST P 1975 1550 10 Tints Pub 1100 +10 H Leonf Credit 740 +10 Rivefview 630 +10 Straits Tradine 590
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          Falls
          41 23 TronohMmes 800 -30 Carbbcrt 670 —20 GlHW|ssoc 440 -20 Acma 264 -19 Sel Properties 570 —18 M Cables 450 —16 Guinness 525 -15 Kentucky Spore 492 —13 Esso 1380 -10 OCBC 1140 —10 MBanknj 1010 -10 Keck Sent 590 -10
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          Most Active
          24 23 Tan Chong 1,554,000 Genting 1,392,000 Faber Merlin 1,069,000 Supreme Corp J, 051,000 Pegi M'sia 682,000 Total turnover: L0.82m Total value: $83.29 m
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          Indices
          52 23 Feb 9 Feb 10 BT Composite: 976 86 973.21 BT Indicator: *****80 *****08 ST Industrials: 1063 88 1060.20 ST Finance: 2922.53 2910.08 ST Hotels: 978.12 980.90 ST Properties: 710.59 707.75 ST Minings: 302.63 302.21 ST Plantations: 1718.91 1725.93 OCBC: 851.32 850.21 SES Ind: 801.14 798.77 SES All Share: 379
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      Vote for Swee Lam takeover, advises document
      206 23 Pegi Malaysia THE formal document outlining Pegi Malaysia Bhd's acquisition of Swee Lam Estates (M) Sdn Bhd is out. Amanah-Chase Merchant Bank Bhd recommends that shareholders vote m favour of the acquisition, because it is m the best interest of .the company and
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      Lock icon Volkswagen to set up shop in E. Germany
      187 23 Volkswagen to set up shop in E. Germany WOLFSBURG (West Germany) Volkswagen, West Germany's leading car producer, said it is planning a US$222 million (*****.8 million) joint agreement with East Germany for the annual production of 286,000 engines m the communist country from 1988. A Volkswagen spokesman said the agreement,
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      Lock icon Movement of oil palm fruits delayed by floods
      115 23 KUALA LUMPUR Heavy monsoon flooding m south-east Malaysia is causing delays m the movement of oil palm fruits from estates to processors, producers said. However, dealers said the interruption m harvesting and an expected delay m oil supplies this month has not
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      Galadari brothers to the rescue?
      291 23  -  CONRAD RAJ By Feud or not, the family name must be protected ARAB banker and businessman AbdulWahab Galadari's financial troubles may soon be over, thanks to his brothers. There is strong speculation that, despite a rumoured family feud, Abdul-Wahab's brothers have decided to bail him
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      Know your company
      275 23 Faber Merlin FABER MERLIN will be 21 this year, and It will be a milestone to watch. It was the most active counter last year, with a trading volume of more than 133 million, and was picked by the Far Eastern Economic Review as one of the
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      Another step nearer to a cashless society
      376 23  -  CONRAD RAJ Team to visit US to study electronic fund transfer systems By YOU MAY be able to do away with cash dealings and bank from the comfort of your home sooner than you think. A high-powered team of local bankers, led by
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      The cold air comes free... from F&N
      115 23 The cold air comes free from F&N YOU pay for the drink, the coolness comes free thanks to Fraser and Neave. The bottler has bought 1M chiller cabinets to be installed m Econ Minimarts (updated provision shops) all over the island just so that you can get your drinks "at
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      Lim most likely to be SCCCI vicepresident
      153 23 EMPORIUM Holdings' managing director Lim Tow Yong is now most likely to become a vice-presi-dent of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is one of the two council members who were tipped last week to be strong candidates from the
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      Lock icon Local firms buy 4.59 pc of brewery
      62 23 MELBOURNE Two subsidiaries of Straits Trading Co Ltd have bought 11.57 million shares m Carlton and United Breweries Ltd (CUB), amounting to 4.59 per cent of its issued capital. Straits Trading said. Straits Holding Private Ltd and Walthamstow Private Ltd paid out AJ38.78
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      Lock icon Latest in S-E Asia
      63 23 KUALA LUMPUR Stateowned Malaysian Airline System (MAS) has purchased a software package from Swissair which will give it the most complete and advanced passenger services' system m South-east Asia, it was reported. The package will be fully commissioned by the end of next year. It is
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      Business done in Singapore
      3801 24 READERS should be aware of the limitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges, is necessarily covered m "business done" Further because all dealings at a particular price are grouped together, the table does
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      Business done in K. Lumpur
      2044 24 INDUSTRIALS AJ— to (4.008 4.065) (3) 4.00 Akwa (2.908 2.925) (6) 2.90 (4) 2.92 AnUh (2.338) (24) 2.31 (2) 2.32 (3) 2.28 (7) 2.29 (68) 2.30 A Choc (1)2.90 ABB (5.508) (3) 5.45 (1) 5.60 (3) 5.55 (63) 5.50 AMD (3.525) (1) 3.56 (2) 3.54
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      How your stocks performed
      2860 24 M shares quoted have a par value of Jl unless otherwise specified 'Adjusted for scrip/ rights. N Tan -exempted dividend ABN rs traded m tots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m dolars 1983/84 Last Yield Vol Day I High Low Company Sale Chance
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        RUBBER
        19 25 Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore Mar ***** up 0.25 cents Malaysia M?r 270 25 (M) up 0 25 cent
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        GOLD MARKET
        32 25 GOLD USS/oz Fri Thurs Singapore *****—***** 385.00—385.50 Hongkong 380 50 381.00 385 25 385 75 Thurs Ned New York 378 50-379 00 382 50— 383.00 London 378 50—379 00 386.00-386.50
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        TIN
        15 25 Closing prices Ms/kilo Straits Tin $29 15 unch Turnover: 125 tonnes. do*n 80 tonnes
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        GOLD
        112 25 THE KILOBAR market opened at 5526,072 and 5526,210. The Far East gold market opened at U*****.50/ 379, traded quietly around US$379 and closed for lunch at US$379 9.50. It re-opened at U*****.50 1.50, traded nervously to the day's high of US$3B2 383, eased, and closed at USS.WO.SO 381. The
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        PALM OIL
        112 25 THE Malaysian crude palm oil market yesterday closed mixed m quiet trading on continued lack of fresh interest. PALM Closing prices Crude MS/tom* pafcn oi Feb 2600 (north) 2550 (south) MM palm oi USS/tonw RBO palm oil Mar 1030—1050 Apr 820—840 May 740 (sellers) RBO Steann Apr /May
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        ALUMINIUM
        25 25 UUMNUM °tl£ a Thwi Spot *****0— 1061 00 (*****0—1069 50) J months 1087 00—1087 50 (1095 00-1095.50) Manet tone Barely steady Sales 16.250 tonnes
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        COPPER
        23 25 Clmc prices COPPER E/lflßw Ttan Spot *****-986.50 1994 00-995.00) 3 months iCO€ 00—1006.50 (1014 00-1014.50) Market tone Quiet Sales 19 150 tonnes
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        Rubber
        71 25 THE Singapore rubber market closed slightly higher with Mar One RSS buyers quoted at 245.25 cents per kilo, up a quarter cent from Thursday's close. In Koala Lumpur, the market closed at 270.25 cents per kilo for Mar Int One RSS buyers, also up a quarter cent from Thursday's
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        Straits Tin
        51 25 DEMAND continued to be short and the Straits Tin price m Penang remained unchanged at the International Tin Agreement floor level of M 529.15 per kilo. The buffer stock manager absorbed most of the 125 tonnes offered. Turnover was 205 tonnes yesterday. No foreign concentrates or rationing were
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        SILVER
        23 25 S*™ US$/troy m Fri Thin Singapore 8 75—8.80 906-9.11 TlMn Wed New York 8 73—8 78 8 95—9.00 Source Crttt't Suast. Spot
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        Produce market
        288 25 Noon dosing prices S/100 k( Coconut oil B';lk FOB 208.00 (seders) Old drum FOB 221.00 (sellers) New drum FOB 225 00 (sellers) Copra Mixed (loose) 120.00 (buyers) Pepper Muntok White Asta FOB NLW 690.00 (sellers) SarawaH white tag FOB NLW 682.50 (sellers) Sarawak special black FOB NLW 415.00
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        RUBBER
        271 25 FOB m bales (S cents/Uo) (M cents/kio) Noon Close Noon Close Int. 1 RSS prompt 238 50— 239 50N 238.25— 239.25N unq una Int. 1 RSS Mar 245.75—246.25 245.25—245.75 270.25-270.50 270 25-270 75 Int. 1 RSS Apr 250.75-251.25 250.50-251.00 Int. 2 RSS Mar 236 75— 238 75N 236.50— 238.50N
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        208 25 Interbank Over the Foreign Local doiars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SSIO foreign currency Australian dollar 1.9808—1.9832 5.09—5 00 Canadian dollar 1.7089 1 7103 5.90-5.81 NZ dollar 1 3920 1 3948 7.26 7.10 Sterling pound 3.0111 3.0146 3 35-3 29 US dollar 2.1310 2.1320 4
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        Container schedules
        638 25 Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCI Receiving Receiving Si# (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Hock Meonia (408W) 12/2 (0700) FSB 1100 1300/1800-1900 S4 Sea Fortune (07) 12/2 (0700) IA3 0900-1000/1700 1900 A3 Sea Glory (06) 12/2(0700) TA3 *****200/*****900 63 Niaga 21 (3/84) 12/2(0700) FSB *****000/*****900 A3
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        Amendment to shipping ordinance
        106 25 Amendment to shipping ordinance KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Mer chant Shipping Ordinance will be amended to attract foreign investment into the nations shipping industry, Deputy Transport Minister Abu Hassan said on Thursday. Under the current law. vessels can be registered under the Malaysian flag only if a majority of the
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        Unit trusts
        184 25 Managers' prices for Feb 1 1 &13 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 3.59 3.81 The Savings Fund 2 15— 2.28 Spore Prog Fund 1.56-1.65 Spore Sec Fund 2.41-2 56 Spore Invest Fund 1.24—1.31 Spore Equity Fund 151-1.60 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund 3.07—3.25 Mai Prog Fund 1.57-li7xd
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        Ships in port
        209 25 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel wharves Debralina II 10/11 aside 11/2 Field 25/6 aside 11/2 Golden Odyssey 1/2 aside 11/2 Raia Timor 19 aside 11/2 Safina E Haider 13/4 aside 11/2 Seng Hmg 27/8 aside 11/2 Str Venture 20 aside 11/2 Alps Highway 47 11/2 11/2 Builder
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          Forex
          92 25 THE US dollar opened at 552.1307/14 m the Singapore foreign exchange market yesterday, and quiet trading prevailed for the day. It closed at 552.1310/20. The greenback started on a steady note against major currencies. Rumours on Mr Yuri Andropov's death caused it to rise rapidly. Against the Deutschemark, it
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          DEPOSIT RATES
          27 25 %p.a. Savings account 6 Autosave 5V4 Fixed deposit 3 1 month 62 3 months 6. 6 months 6 3 9 months 7 12 months 7
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          LOAN RATES 1
          43 25 LOAN RATES 1 Prime rate 2 8 Personal/Renovation (Flat rates) I 4 years 7 Housing (discounted) Up to 10 years 9>4 II to 25 years 9V6 Hire purchase Cars 1 year 5 2 years 5 x h 3 years 6 4 years 6/2
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          BUSINESS LOANS
          54 25 %p.a. Commercial properties 1 15 years 10 Small Industries Finance Scheme (SIFS) Factory loans 9 Machinery loans 9 Working capital loans 9 Equipment Finance Scheme (CEFS) 10 3 /4 MAS rediscount rates for export bills 6 1 a Source: DBS Bank 1 Mcattre rates. 2 Far bast customers
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        NEW YORK
        147 25 Thurs. Stock prices continued their downward spiral as worried investors sold heavily. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated another 3.56 points to 1152.74. In the broader market, two out of every three shares fell. Volume soared to over 128 million shares from Wednesday's 97 million. Analysts said that
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        INDICES
        66 25 Hongkong Hang Seng j Friday 1050.77 (1090.08) Week ago T Australian AM-Ordinaries H,W T_ Friday 743.2(747.8) Week ago 776.8 Australian Industrials Friday 980.3 (984.3) Week ago 1016.6 Financial fines Industrials Thursday 801.3 (805.0) Week ago 824.1 Dow Jones Industrials M$ Thursday 1152.74 (1156.30) £il_ Week ago 1213.88 (Figures in
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        LONDON
        65 25 Thurs. Investors buying off bargain priced stocks helped the market close above its lows. The Financial Times 30-share index closed seven points down at 798. Prices opened sharply lower m response to Wall Street's largest one-day fall for 16 months, but the cheaper prices at- tracted light buying. Gold
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        HONGKONG
        61 25 Hong- kong stocks closed lower yesterday on the rumour that Soviet president Yuri Andropov had died. The Hang Seng Index closed down 39.31 points at 1,050.77. This is compared with Monday's 1,134.12 finish, which was its highest close m 17 months. However, brokers said sentiment remains bullish on expectations
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        TOKYO
        82 25 Share ended lower yesterday, but above the day's low, and the market average closed below 10,000 for the first time m a month. The Nikkei Dow Jones Average, which fell 96.05 points on Thursday, dropped another 41.64 points to close at 9,959.90. It was down 60.35 at one point
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        SYDNEY
        49 25 Share prices continued to fall m quiet trading yesterday. At the close, the All Ordinaries Index was down 4.6 points at 743.2. Leading gold shares were steady, except for Emperor down three cents at A53.35 and Peko off six cents at A55.54. Metal stocks generally recorded small losses.
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        Hongkong
        260 25 Fife 10 HRS Ch» t e Associated Hotels Bank Of East Asia 24.10 unch Carrtan Invest Cheung Kong 9.35 -0.4 China Light 1100 -0.6 Cross Harb Tunnel IX3O 0 7 F E Consortium 0.82 -0.03 Far East Exeh Phil** 0.0808 G I Cement IX9O -0.2 Oreat Eagle 0.49 -0.04
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        Tokyo
        330 25 Ftb 10 Tm Chance AJlnomoto 1020 -20 Akal 584 23 Amada 1140 +20 Aaahl cneoi 412 unch Aotil Olaas 880 +5 Bank T* 450 Brtdgestone 588 -12 Canon 1450 unch Casio Computer 1430 -10 CtUaen 830 -10 D Nip Prim 900 +20 D Nippon Screen Daiel S7» +2 Dallehl
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        Sydney
        336 25 Feb 10 Cents Ctunfe (Au»t) A C I ITS -2 A N I 290 -2 A P M 214 -1 Aberfoyle 880 -10 I Age 2T5 +5 i Alliance Oil 080 -2 Allied Mill 218 I Ampol Exp 120 unch i Ampol Pet 170 +5 Am 538 -2 I
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        New York
        230 25 Fib US$ Change Alcoa 36* -lMi Allied Chem Cp 51* -1* Allts-Chalmers 14* Am Tel Tel 63* Amu Inc 23* Amr Corp..-31 ..-31 Bethlehem Stl 24* letting Co 42* unch Burroughs Cp 47* unch Caterpillar Co 44% Chase Manhtn 49* Chrysler Cp JBH -X Citicorp 36* -H Com
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        London
        546 25 Ftb 9 Pence Chante NXJSTNALS Allied-Lyons 149 -2 Ass. Dairies 146 unch BTR PLC 414 -3 Babcocks 167 -3 Barclays 517 +8 Beechams 298 -10 BICC 258 -7 Blue Circle 420 -6 BOC Group 281 -7 Boots 168 -6 Bowater 255 -11 BATS 182 -1 Britannia 76 -1 BP
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      The taxman cometh
      704 26  -  DOREEN SOH Your money By What expenses and other items can you deduct? Here are some pointers IT IS that time of the year again when your friendly taxman posts his annual greetings to you. For the salaried Mr Average, the income to be declared will include
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      Some timely reminders
      240 26 HAVE you received your IR8A? Ask your employers for the form, If you have not. If your employers are dragging their feet, the Internal Revenue Department may be able to intercede on your behalf. Give them a telephone call. HAVE you received your tax return? If you
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      Moving in tandem with Wall Street's decline
      403 26 Stock market weekly round-up by s. kumar Singapore FOR those investors who had expected the Singapore stock market to rally this week, particularly after last week's exciting finish, there was a big disappointment. One overriding reason for this is the poor performance of
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      Top five stocks
      86 26 THE FOLLOWING is a list of the 5 most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this week It gives the turnover m thousands of units, closing prices yesterday and the high and low for 1983/84 Company Volume Price Hfch Low (S) COOO) Fefa 10
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      Focus was on speculative stocks mainly
      187 26 Kuala Lumpur TRADING at the Kuala Lumpur stock market this week was confined mainly to speculative stocks. With the poor overseas market dampening the local market, interests was focused on stocks like Tan Chong, Data Consolidated, General Lumber and Supreme Corp, among others. Early
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      SELLING SHORT
      13 26 "I'm interested m giving a day's work for three days' pay"
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      90 26 Hft A/\/ Ss^ AQUARIUS'" COM, PAC CS^9HHHBI I i^^^^B V V Packaged together with rV'«Jl' ■■^■I^hl H^H AQUARIUS Computer. Mini k "4,k,4L < 'l HI^H Expander, Printer and Data Recorder. H| |H ?aH W^i^^ m^^^^ m ~^f^' ballroom* One of the Biggest Imported Furniture Showrooms now at HOUGANG j^| -i^uSß^Bfli^tta-j
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      134 26 1^ /Q\ STEEL HPE MANUFACTURING ct&£a vil J PLANT murgok Queensland AUSTRALIA V LTD. A Division of REPCO CORP LTD Complete Steel Pipe Forming, Welding, Testing, Coating and Lining Plant and Equipment mcl. Industrial Building Complex (FORMING CAPACITY 1 2000 x 3000 MM IN 6-1 6MM PLATE) FOR SALE WALK-IN,
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      895 27 TELEPHONE SERVICE: RATES: CLASSIFK ATION GROUP >'X Monday Friday 9.00 am 5.30 pin Ordmory 51 00 per word (Mm S I b 0C 4SL '^-J^c-ta ___W I m\ fsss^M #/&__f |C^_«f IIV^BW /_^n Mi V_ <_^v\ _T dr (12J0pm for Sunday Times) Semi-Disploy (Mm $57 oo Straps T.me^ B Personal
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      639 27 3 Eating Out 3 Eating Out 16 Flowers/Plants 16 Flowers/Plants 27 Wanted 28 Health Centres/ 28 Health Centres/ _____________________________________________PT^SBs Experience the atmosphere of an English PUB I at low prices! I Our set lunches are at $5.40 and 1 our large drafts are at $3.60 J (Happy Hoars 3pm to
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      542 27 Raisea future Champion. Ready for viewing. DAM: Champion Rama The Rarebay of Karismar "MANDY", best m Show Winner and Dobermann of The Year for 1983 with 5 Challenge Certificates has been bred to: SIRE: Champion Silky tan's Gippy, Best m Show Winner, Reserve Best m Show Winner, Dobermann of The
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      620 27 TO MY VALENTINE ORDER NOW FROM CADEAUX BOUTIQUE N. CHAMPAGNE WINE THE ARCADE. COLLYER CHOCOLATE FLOWERS QUAY, 02-14 SINGAPORE X. PERFUME COLOGNE AND 0104. TEL: *****77 V CARDS OF YOUR CHOICE SPECIALIST IN GIFT HAMPERS FLORAL BOUQUETS 20 Pets 25 Sale: Other Products MONGREL PUPPIES NEED good homes. Call Kathy
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      1462 27 H. A COMMERCIAL SCHOOL Hf certain al quality oi Kb service that it tiai U leourkabte promise. Thi.s pnvati- Kbool offering LCC Bookkeeping I eoum s v givinfl .1 nil refund of ',11- anyi ne who may be uiuiupi') u.tth instruction after enrolmeni Obtain at 1 lassification 112 massage massage
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      252 27 INTRODUCING MUSIC MAT. Tbe I most costeffecUvi compoj nent I >i foui turntable It--cohesive surface provides intimate contact with the record and Is designed to absorb un■ranted vibrations, damp--;, plal ter vibrations and redw c eKU nal acoustic vtbrattom Tnc w suit li greater retrieval of Information Jrom the list
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      523 28 38 TV/Video/ Sound Systems LEOMG LECK SPECIALISES m re j pairing ftoM COIOHI 1 V Hill Syston, .mtrimiu' niNt.ill.itum omk4) iwrmtUi <1 MtMB NATURAL SPECIALISES IN repair Ofl i-oli.ur IV. rtd«O, !n-fi system .intenii.n' installation >! lk<l jTW»>nmi<l 4W;4r>7 SEE FWA SPECIALIZES Ml Video. OOMNH TV Hi Xi system repairs,
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      766 28 50 Office Equipment/ Supplies FOR IMMEDIATE SALE, NitSUkO UK- IS Tele phone. 7 internal extensions with 4 external lines far $1,800 PtKXM 29R5470 for details or viewing SELEX 1100 LO PHOTOSTAT machine, selling $1,800 negotiable. 1 year old, with cabinet, accessories Tel *****61 COPIER RX3103, PRICE $1,500 negotiable Contact' Miss
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      653 28 53 Computer 53 Computer Products/Services Products/Services j Special Offer I COMPUTER TABLE I CT-IHA PRICE: $28t I Table-top Size: 36" x 22" (88 cm x 53 cm) 1 Height: 27" (66 cm) Specially designed for APPLE, NEC. FUJITSU, Computer Terminal other Micro Computer. Adjustable Top Panel with Chrome Base Roller
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      226 28 Hi I 65 Situations Wanted WEST-GERMAN GRADUATE ENGINEER looking for a Job. Qualification: German Diploma m Aeronautical Engineering 1983). Fluent English. For further Information please contact: Dilp. Ing. Ull W*i*s«r Ralh«now«r Sir. 26 1000 Berlin 21 W— tOrmany FILIPINO GENERAL AMAH very good house companion for children, general house cleaning/
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      491 28 .BBMSSI Hi lilS JOBS GALORE! pt There are 490 job opportuniH| V"l |f| tiet advertised m this section 66 Situations Vacant a) Professional/ Executive GTM Coignet J.V. urgently requires PLANNING OFFICER c Diploma m Mechanical engineering. c At least 1 year's experience preferably m transportation planning and/ or systems. c
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      547 28 66 Situations Vacant a) Professional/ Executive Established and progressive firm of Public Accountants requires (A) AUDIT MANAGERS ($2,500 to $5,000 per month) c Recognised Accountancy qualifications 2 years' POST qualifying experience Prospects of partnership within 2 years' for promising candidates. (B) AUDIT SUPERVISORS ($1,500 to $2,000 per month) Recognised Accountancy
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      451 28 66 Situations Vacant a) Professional/ Executive Applicants are invited for the post ©t:ELEC. RICAL ENGINEER c Possess Diploma or Degree m Electrical Engineering, holding professional Engineer status, and be a registered licence electrical worker. c Experience m the design and installation of electrical and mechanical services m industrial plants and
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      504 28 66 Situations Vacant c) Tutorial WANTED LCCI, PSC STRUCTURE OF BUSINESS TEACHER for Monday and Wednesday 6.30pm 9.45pm classes. Interested persons please call:--*****12 tor more information. FULL-TIME/PART-TIME Instructors require to teach Electronic. Electrical Courses. Please apply with full details of experience and qualification to: Science Electronics (Pte) School Blk 34.
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      569 28 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical c) Secretarial Clerical TRAVEL CAREERS (Singapore Johore Kuala Lumpur Penang Malaysia) Are you looking for a Rewarding and Challenging career? If you are. then here's your chance to join our highly motivated team m Singapore and Malaysia Due to our rapid expansion
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      1110 29 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial Clerical c) Secretarial/Clerical c) Secretarial/Clerical HARAPAN GROUP Owing to the Group's recent expansion, we invite careerconscioua Individual to join our progressive it-am JUNIOF SECRETARY O.C.E O' level with credit m English Typing: 40 wpm Shorthand: 70-HO wpm Mature and
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      470 29 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical Nestle The Singapore subsidiary of Nestle, the International Food Beverage Company, invites suitably qualified cancßdates for the following post GCE O level Knowledge of shorthand and typing Ability to operate telex machine 1 —2 years experience m similar position Age 18 25 The Company provides
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      501 29 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical Long established local trading I company with diversifying interests seeks to appoint: 1) TOPFLIGHT SECRETARY TO THE G.M. 2) JUNIOR EXECUTIVE Male Requirements for post (1): c At least a School Certificate with credits m English and Maths and a full Secretarial Certificate with good
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      412 29 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical XKFt T requires S Singaporean, 5 aged 18—25 years c GCE O' level =j c Typing speed minimum Z 35wpm c Good m figure work An attractive salary and Z fringe benefits will be z offered to the successful candidate. z* Write m with full
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      477 29 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical A member of Singapore Technology Corporation We have the following vacancy available for suitable applicants Accounts Clerk (Payments) GCE O' Level Preferably with LCCI accounting and working experience Those without experience may also apply We work a 5-day week Interested persons please apply m person
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      417 29 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical SEEL A subsidiary of Singapore Aircraft Industries A leading electronic engineering company invites applications for j the following positions for its operations m the city: GENERAL CLERK c Minimum O' levels preferably with credit In English c Able to type a minimum of 35 wpm
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      553 29 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial Clerical a w. t- i i i t>e i Uons (1) A FEMALE SENIOP ACCOUNTS CLERK X: m r 2 yeai ace In h; dllng A< mdependI c Musi (2) A FEMALE GENERAL CLERK TYPIST c Witt) working experience ...■id tbte type3-S w.pm (3) SECRETARY
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      661 29 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial /Clerical A PCB SUB ASSEMBLER reguirt-* urgei U; GENERAL CIERK TYPIST type at 3 KMi Siflf* Mill commensurate with *> penence and capability PRODUCTION OPERATORS c v !i, $315 S4i*i uni efMttnf remi Atiena. entives bonus mpany transport c 13th month bonus Airi'onditionede n v
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      662 30 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical The regional office ol a well estab Inhed multi-national company invites applications lor the post ot STENOGRAPHER ItM select** _...d.date. besides !u.'!-j attained shorthand/ typing speeds of 95/45 wpm respectively, is expected to possess (he following pre-requisites: HWN I M ve.irs relevant wwililin rapcriSMs Able
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      413 30 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical A well established garment manufacturing company requires SENIOR SHIPPING CLERK GCE XV level c Relevant experience m garment factory preferred Knowledge of Chinese an advantage An attr ictive salary of not less than SI.JOO per month will be offered to the successful appli- cant j
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      639 30 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical V\COLD STORAGE COLD STORAGE TRADING requires TEMPORARY FEMALE CLERK Accurate typing. Hardworking and able to work independently. Willing to work on Sundays/ holidays, if so required. c Some working experience. Interested please call Mr Goh Chin Meng at: TEL: *****11 i PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM invites
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      635 30 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical CLERK Minimum qualification is a GCE 'A' Level. The successful candidate shall have to liaise with clicrts, tenants, contractors, building authorities and management. Training will be provided. Ability to correspond independently and to type will be an advantage. Please apply with full personal particulars, non-returnable
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      648 30 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical Established finance company a subsidiary of a public listed bank has immediate vacancies for CLERK/CASHIERS c GCE 'O' level with a minimum of 3 credits passes c Pleasant personality c Able to type Please apply with full particulars, salary expected together with a contact telephone
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      624 30 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical Required Urgently: CHINESE FEMALE GENERAL TYPIST Able to speak English and Hokkien Please call at: KIM HOCK TRANSPORT CO. PTE LTD 316, Jalan Besar or contact Mr Choo TEL: *****29/ *****63 for interview. Trading Company requires GENERAL CLERK for immediate employment No experience required. Benefits:
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      861 30 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical Part-Time Clerk required for 4 hours (day ttme only) GCE O' Level Able to type Write m with contact Tel. No. to The Advertiser, ref. 0068 Bras Basah Post Office Box 49, Singapore 9118. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS require: 1) OFFICE ASSISTANT With accounting secretarial experience. 2
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      775 30 66 Situations Vacant c) Secretarial/Clerical GENERAL FEMALE CLERK ur gently required Preferably with j 1 U) 2 years experience. Can start work immediately Interested applicants, please call at j 81k.5073, =03-1632. Ang Mo Klu Industrial Park 2 INDIAN CO REQUIRES Female i General Clerk. Capable of good typing and able
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      589 30 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant t) Sales f) Sales Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following positions OVERSEAS QUALITY CONTROLLER Timber Department Requirements: Responsible for quality contrci at sawmills m Sabah and Indonesia Must be prepared for extensive travelling GCE O level and minimum 5 years
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      761 31 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant Sates f) Sales i\ Sales I Sales Assistants I We are iooking for bright, energetic, outgoing staff who are interested m an H enjoyable |ob, c solid career with training and good future prospects. H Our outline requirements are: I Minimum
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      427 31 H f*iJ2LJB aj| BSSSSSSSSSBSSSSSSSSi invites applications for the position of SPECIAL ACCOUNTS SALES REPRESENTATIVE Requirements: c Male or female, age above 23 year. c c Experience and proven sales trade record m the sale and distribution of food products to catering and institutional outlets c Ability to communicate effectively m
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      544 31 66 Situations Vacant t) Sales Leading sales organisation requires: TECHNICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVES c ITC NTl' Welding certificate. c Minimum 2 years' sales experience In welding equipment and accessories. c Completed N.S. c Possess good human relations and communication skills. c Possess own transport. FRINGE BENEFITS: Attractive sales commission. Monthly transport
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      534 31 66 Situations Vacant t) Sales SALES REPRESENTATIVES (Tiles A Partitioning Division) Expanding Trading Firm requires mature and outgoing Sales Representatives to market ceramic tiles and partitioning. Experience though helpful is not essential. Contacts with contractors, developers and architects would be an added advantage. Applicants should preferably possess a valid driving
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      668 31 66 Situations Vacant t) Sales Expanding Real Estate company urgently require* MARKETING EXECUTIVES c Possess GCE O' level, c Possess own car. Please apply with full resume enclosing contact telephone number and passport size photo to:THE ADVERTISER 23C HOOT KIAM ROAD SINGAPORE 1024 If you have working experience m semi-conductor
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      835 31 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant g) Technical g) Technical g) Technical awajaaaawamm We arc a member ot the internau<>n.i;{i/oKo(j'. .^Bk aaaaas/aaaaaj one of the world's leading and most successful health- faaaaaaaaaaaaji care companies with an outstanding research avord. S mvite suitably qualified per* »ns till the
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      495 31 66 Situations Vacant g) Technical !§SANYO INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD Due to our expansion programma, we hava immedi ata vacancies for MALE SUPERVISORS (EM Assembly Line) Singaporean a.**- 25 ta 40 •can c Diploma ;n Electrical Qectronk nr equivalent c iv, 2 year. 1 working experience m ucemblj line or
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      572 32 68 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant g) Technical g) Technical PHILIPS A T THE FOREFRONT OF TECHNOLOGY Our TV. Engineering Department requires a Maintenance Technician The person we have m mind would be an NTC-2 or ITC holder with preferably 2 years' experience m the maintenance of production related equipment.
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      467 32 M——W e— SSl ß— ——^S— S^—^^^^^^^^^^^^^w^^^» 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant g) Technical g) Technical ROTHMANS OF PALL MALL (S) PTE LTD invites applications tor the position of ELECTRICIAN The incumbent will be involved m the maintenance and installation of Electrical Machinery. He should possess a minimum of NTC
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      194 32 MULPHA MARKETING (S) PTE LTD (ENGINEERING) formerly known as Guthrie Singapore PteLtd A member of the Multi-Purpose Group) invites applications from energetic young men to join our team as SERVICE TECHNICIAN m our Electrical, Communications Environmental Division The incumbent will be responsible for the installation of micro-processor based telephone equipment
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      491 32 66 Situations Vacant g) Technical M ORION pi|| An international f manufacturing company SEEKS H l 3 M ■iLllMff^ik Lv^al If you have completed NS, possess a NTC/ITC with experience m repair and servicing of colour television, contact us I today We assure you of excellent growth H| opportunities and
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      488 32 66 Situations Vacant g) Technical AEG-TELEFUNKEN We are a leading electrical manufacturer and contractor, engaged m the supply and installation of electrical systems for the prestigious Manna .Square Project. We would herewith invite EXPERIENCED applicants for the position of: (1) ELECTRICAL FOREMEN c PUB licence as a foreman. Minimum 3
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      448 32 66 Situations Vacant g) Technical REFRIGERATION MECHANICS c 2 years' experience m installation and repairing of coldroom/ refrigeration systems. Holder of ITC/ NTC 2 an advantage. Possess driving licence. Completed N.S TRAINEE MECHANICS Working experience m either electrical or refrigeration. Minimum Secondary 1 education. Completed N.S. GENERAL WORKERS Hardworking. Able
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      667 32 66 Situations Vacant g) Technical An established airconditioning company invites applicants lor the following positions tor its expanding programme. SITE SUPERVISORS STI graduates c Preferably with 1 year's experience c Completed N S Abie to start work immediately. Interested candidates, please apply m own handwriting, giving full details of past
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      734 32 66 Situations Vacant g) Technical MACHINISTS Applicants should possess NTC I 111 Certifu rBalarj nefottal Interested applicants pleas« call personally trom 10th to 17th Feb atDCM UNIVAC INDUSTRIAL PTE LTD 5 Kallang Way 4 Singapore 1334 Tel *****91 PAIN'.ER (Metal Spray Painting) Write m or call at 309 Kampong Arang
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      155 32 66 Situations Vacant h) Production teg |o° vce and ar a ■I *j£***^ ■l^bbMbHrl^^bS alLl^aflßaalalalßV I .aftfttalllltf SINGAPORE MORTON CHEMICAL SINGAPORE PTE LTD i weanlsalrls»«Bt CHEMICAL PROCESSORS (Ist, 2nd A 3rd Shifts Starting saary. $530 to $&»0) < c 557 incremen upon confirmation c After conf irriation, twice yearly tnc-ement
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      1233 33 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant h) Production I) Miscellaneous I) Miscellaneous I) Miscellaneous ■[Weekend Job Interviews^ I At Your Convenience I I Walk-in this weekend to GM SINGAPORE, the employer I I who cares, if you are looking for challenges m life. A
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      220 33 BAKER FAR EAST LTD Due to expansion, we require:MACHINISTS NTC 2 or 3 m Metal Machining Completed National Service Some experience m operating engine lathe, milling and drilling machine or CNC lathe Those without technical qualification but with at least 3 years of working experience .n metal machining may also
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      696 33 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous I) Miscellaneous I) Miscellaneous I) Miscellaneous J^mW GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES PTE LTD G^ S> !Ji rfl a l d rapid| y «P«»«ling auto-motive "dtowin*^"" worksh °P' vacancies for the 1) WORKSHOP SUPERVISORS c Diploma m Mechanical
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      37 33 Urgently requires: Cashier Waitresses Apply m person during disco hours. #02-46, 2 nd Floor, Orchard Towers, Singapore 0923. For enquiries call Mr. Karirn *****65. DRIVER CUM NURSERY Worker required. Experience not necessary. Interested applicants, please call: *****71.
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      521 33 DBS BANK A) DRIVERS B) MESSENGERS/ DESPATCH RIDERS QUALIFICATIONS Should have completed Primary 6. Must be able to understand and speak English. Must possess the appropriate valid driving licence. Candidates for Post A should also preferably have at least 2 years' driving experience. REMUNERATION Salary will be commensurate with qualifications
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      842 33 66 Situations Vacant 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous I) Miscellaneous Due to expansion, a well-established garment factory invites applications for the posts of: A) QUALITY CONTROLLER At least 5 years' expertem I a garment factory A good knowledge In .ill kinds of Fabric Able to set up an efficient quaJitj
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      437 34 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous QAS AIRPORT SERVICE S has immediate vacan- ti" cies for the posts of -En33E3i a ■BQ^IaIDHBLI c Sngaporean is -?5 c Physicailv fit for 5 handling cargo bag c j c Willing ro do shift work CROSS SALARY *445 E 1 Benefits include I c
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      354 34 66 Situations Vacant 1) Miscellaneous MSHI Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the following positions: (A) ELECTRICIANS c Above 20 years of age c NTC 3in Electrical Kitting Installation Minimum 1 year relevant experience Applicants without the necessary qualification or experience are also invited to apply Comprehensive training under
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      522 34 66 Situations Vacant 1) Miscellaneous Applications are Invited for the following posts:--(1) Marketing Executive Completed N.S. s Minimum GCE "O" level Possess valid Class 3 driving licence Bilingual In English Mandarin Ai least two years sales experience m toys, novelties, handicraft, gift premiums, and have direct dealings with departmental stores,
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      460 34 68 Situations Vacant 1) Miscellaneous An engineering firm m Pendan Loop requires RECEPTIONIST cum TYPIST Age 18 years old and above. Minimum GCE O' level. At least 1 year's experience. Able to type 35 wpm. Pleasant disposition. FITTER At least 3-5 years' experience. Able to interpret blue print, s Able
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      578 34 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous Well established company m Jurong requires the following: 1) STOREKEEPER c GCE 'O 1 level. c Knowledge and Interest m Inventory Control. c Preferably with experience c Ability to work independently. c Completed N.S. 2) STORE ASSISTANT c Secondary 2 education. c Completed N.S. c
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      518 34 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous Construction Site Caterer requires A) COOKS Mm. 5 years' experience. Able to work independently. B) KITCHEN HELPERS Mature and able to work with minimum supervision. To assist m vegetable preparation/washing, etc. Salary will commensurate with expertence, Kindly tel: *****63, 10.30 am to 5.30pm to arrange
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      573 34 66 Situations Vacant I) Miscellaneous CITY RESTAURANT requires KITCHEN HELPER Please call t«4: *****39 Established forwarding company requires:--1) EXPERIENCED FEMALE SHIPPING CLERK With knowledge of declaring inwards permits. 2) LORRY DRIVERS Call personally at:--I*2, Magazine Roed =04-02, Central Building Singapore 0105 TEL: *****91 Established motor firm requires: MALE WORKSHOP RECEPTIONIST
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      724 34 66 Situation* Vacant i) Miscellaneous LORRY DRIVERS WITH Class 4 licence and Casual Labourers required by an established transport company. Interested call personally to see Jimmy at 231 Pandan Loop, Spore 0512, tel. *****22 ext. 344. NEW WESTERN RESTAURANT requires Waitresses, Captain. Kitchen Helpers, Cooks, full part-time m Clementi West
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      621 34 ■^■^■■■■■■■■■■■^^■^■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■1 "IP'lOflQ^ A SPORTY 19*6 iqj fnl AA lnl tv j(ir it is m -.ijn-ri < ondtttoti Jfivl \l\Jn\l UJ Take a closet look al i laartftct- DUMAC CAR RENTAL Services Daily. Weekly Monthly Special rates. Latest model cars Airconditioned. 158 Mackenzie Road Telephone *****38/ *****59' *****66 AIRCONDmONED CARS FOR
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      474 34 76 Vehicles For Sat* c) Datsun Nissan ALMOST 1984 NISSAN Sunn) I.6GL Aircon, radio cassette, one private owner showroom condition. $25,300 negotiable *****55 Harry Teo ALMOST 1883 NISSAN Stanza Lady owner 5-door Centra) locking Power windows, power steering Aircon. hi-fi '•howroom condition Tel *****2>3 SEPTEMBER 1978 DATSUft 120 V 2nd
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      1273 35 times saturddp car mart J ■-,-.fc...;..,...v.--«»a^. ,u Si.SL.-,-.^^-*.. Downp^nwnt^ 4 frf-vvft SSS- 'r-**. II SunnV^GL 4 ar -5% f_ Authorised NISSAN Dealer OR] DLLiv \lonm ni; ltd I (A mtmMt of Hubv Group) Main Office/Showroom:- East Coast Branch:- 150, 152 MacKenzie Road Paramount Shopping Centre Tel: *****55 Tel: *****55 AUGUST
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      1238 35 And V^lps^ I JAPAN The complete range off at Singapore Used Car Authorised Main Dealer foraHgahi SINGAPORE USED CAR Showroom: rv yy G1 &G2 Novena Ville \^l^/ 275 Thomson Road Singapore 1130. Tel: 253-8877 Open on Sundays: 10.00 a.m. 4.00 p.m. COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE MOST EFFICIENT SERVICE 76 Vehicle*
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      2843 35 76 Vehicles For Sato 76 Vehicles For Sale 76 Vehicles Fof Sate 76 Vehicles For Sale 76 Vehicles For Sate 76 Vehicles For Sale I) Mitsubishi J} Toyota D Toyotm k) oners k) Others m) Motorcycles/ DBS FINANCE FOR BETTER FINANCING Faster, friendlier service Up to 90% financing Money-saving interest
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      550 35 Scooters SUZUKI GSX7SO Oat) lilfl i Installment Serlom bujreri 1 [.'least- rail Lrl *****41 afU-r 12 neon 1879 SUZUKI TSIBS S* rambler $280 197r Suziik; BrTUßbtei TSIBS $24. i :y.h i-uzjkl X", BMi run.- 880 WTUM 7/«1 SUZUKI GSX 26c V.( n.air. I tiuned Lax insurance till t h-; 1
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      1259 36 A ACCOMMODATIONS SB PROPERTIES L 1 I i 86 Accommodation 86 Accommodation Vacant Vacant a) Houses a) Houses f EHDB "I PROPERTIES TO LET Tenders are invited for the lettings of the following unfurnished residential properties:Tendor j Deposit J A) SELETAR AIR BASE (Jalan Kayu) Payable (i) Single-Storey Semi-De-tacbed (2
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      1197 36 86 Accommodation 86 Accommodation 86 Accommodation Vacant Vacant Vacant b) Apartments b) Apartments b) Apartments i Ffiß EfiST PLfiZfl v I LUXURIOUS fiPfiRTMEMTS I ||1 At the junction of Scotts/Orchard Roads. Next to Hyatt Hotel. I I Creates a new era m cosy modern living. nuinr^»[ftiMi»i»cm.v||[.j|j I i|j| INDOOR OUTDOOR
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      641 36 BEVERLY HILLS, HIGH floor. 4,100 sq.ft. All condominium facilities. 4 bedrooms, servant's room. Split-level living/ dining. Best wing. Quiet and beautiful surroundings. Contact *****01/ 3. BRAND NEW LUXURIOUS apartment at dlst. 14. 4 bedrooms, split-level, swimming pool and tennis court facilities soon. Immediate occupancy, Contact *****26. CHANGI GARDEN CONDOMINIUM, proximity
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      836 36 86 Accommodation Vacant b) Apartments OIST. 9. WESTWOOD HIGH-RISE apartment 3200 sq.ft. 4 bedrooms, servant's, central aircond with pool. $5,500 negotiable. Standard Properties: *****91. DIST. 9, 3-BEDROOMED WALKUP apartment, newly renovated, fully furnished, aircondittoned, carpeted $1,600. Rodge: *****87/ *****79. HIGH CLASS APARTMENT for rent at Sommerville Park. 1 bedroom, semi-furnished,
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      725 36 86 Accommodation Vacant c) Rooms DAILY/WEEKLY. Airconditioned Bathroom attached Separate entrance Orchard Road neighbourhood. Convenient, privacy area *****71 DIST. 9 OUTHOUSE WITH bathrooms, bedrooms kitchenette; furnished, private entrance, (near Peace Centre). Contact *****89 FURNISHED/ UNFURNISHED ROOMS/ apartments/ houses available immediately m various residential districts. Tel: *****74/ *****73. FURNISHED SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE
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      528 36 87 Accommodation Wanted b) Apartments CHINESE COUPLE WITH t-ctUk are seeking 1 or 2-rooined Hlil flat m the vicinity of Clementi West Coa-st. Dover Road, Ohm Moh. Interested parties pleas< contact *****36. APARTMENTS/ HOUSES REOUIR ED by expatriates presently stay ing m hotels Any location Budget $2,000 $10,000 Owners please
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      931 36 89 Properties For Sale a) Houses DIST 11 CALDtCOTT HILL ll j storey (tetai bed i.uuse approxiy matHy 10 000 sq :t freehold land m exclusive bungalow designatI »-d zone Prict- SI 2 million Ring: *****56 fj22o7y Viewing all day Saturday Sunday DIST. 20 CORAL PARK beattttfull} renovated double-storey corner
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      872 36 89 Properties For Sate a) Houses DIST 11 WATTtN ESTATE new townhouse 24W) X) $720,000 Vacant Fuhftl Property *****73 *****59 j SELETAR MILLS l.i, semi-detached with 3 bedrooms lervftnt'c. $600,000 o n >■■ I in***** I SINGLE STOREY DETACHED I BUNGALOW j arru «%«>.■ m; ft reehold Price $74,1 I
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      1821 37 89 Properties For Sale 89 Properties For Saie 89 Properties For Sale b) Private Apartments b) Private Apartments b) Private Apartments KnUala KmhZZS Concorde P^* lI^SllIiZiS stylish residence *^--»^b lumii mi 1 at a prestigious Kl^p^ Fhomson Address R^j "^i^IZJ N i 0 w c of f e r v
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      1174 37 89 Properties For Sale 89 Properties For Sale 89 Properties For Sale ib) Private Apartments b) Private Apartments b) Private Apartments P^pS^H&NTOH MEADOWS Z^j^^r The Ultimate m Condominiums" -&l&prbpen the door to a world of its own with a gold key. -^^M^^^^JP^^B I^M EXCLUSIVE 28 LUXURIOUS UNITS A-340 sq. m.
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      1001 37 MMM 980 SQ FT OFFICE space available I 91 Factory Spaces at Hl^ h street centre tur 1 ,-.v r lease ho ps.f (carpeted S i parUttoned rooms) CaU33BMN JURONG LOKYANG RDAD single- j sS storey factory Built-in: 15.000 sq.ft. Ample parking. $1.20 psf j 94 SHOD Spaces Fuhai Property
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      720 37 102 Tours 102 Tours I© NAM ho I '^B^ TRAVEL SERVICE S) PTE ITD Head Office: Pearls Centre Gr Roor 100 EuTong Sen St #01-14 #01-16 -01-18 Singapore 0105 Tel: *****33 (7 lines Branch Oftias People s Park Complex' Gr Fioor 1. Park Road *OT- 19. Singapore 0105 Tel: *****1-3/*****6/*****8/*****63
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      132 38 141 Deaths 141 Deaths MDM T. SAW KYIN AGED 73 was called Horn* to b« with the Lord on 9 Feb 1964. Sadly missed by. SONS DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW Lim Poh Wah Soh Ah Nooi Lim Beng Haw Low Chooi Tin DAUGHTERS Lim Chui Hwa Lim Bee Hwa GRANDSONS GRANDDAUGHTERS Jimmy Seah
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      150 38 MR PETER YIP AGE 44 Paaaod away peacefully on Friday, 10th Fab 84. Daarty miaaad by beloved WIFE:- FLORENCE CHEW SON:- DAVID YIP and brothora,, titters, brothar-i.i-law, «i«t«r»-in-la* nephew* and nieces to mourn hie loea. Body at present lying at Sacred Heart Church, Tank Road Funerel Man Service will be
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      118 38 P_.. 102 Tours MM— —a HOTEL AIRFARE PACKAGES AVAILABLE BALI HYATT 4 DAYS $835 Oep: 10/3. 20/4, 28/4, 1/5, 12/5. 15/5, 26/5, 30/6, 9/8, 1/9. 6/9, 20/10, 24/11 $15 EXTRA DAXY DEP. 3 DAYS $6*5 Dep: Friday 8 DAYS BKK/ HKGSI43S BETTER HOTELS FLEXIBILITY OF STAY Dep: 10/3. 20/4. 28/4.
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      279 39 Focus on the Winter Olympic Games Czechs pull off second defeat for Americans SARAJEVO (Yugoslavia), Fri. THE lights went out on the United States ice hockey team m more ways than one last night. The Americans, covered m glory after winning the coveted crown on
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      61 39 SARAJEVO, Fri. Figure skating at the Winter Olympics starts here today with the dance and pairs competition, and with the odds on Britain's Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean earning off the gold medal. The Soviet pair of Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei
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      34 39 SARAJEVO, Frl. Nikolai Zimiatov, of the Soviet Union, retained Us Stkftemetre crosscountry ski title »t the Winter Olympics here today. Zimiatov clocked lhr 28min s*.3sec to edge oat compatriot Alexandre Zavialov (1:29:23.3). UPI
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      99 39 SARAJEVO, Fri. The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to pay the Soviet Union Ice Hockey Federation US$5OO.--000 ($1,065,000) for the release of world-class goalkeeper Vladislav Tretiak, currently playing with the Soviet Olympic team. V 1 adimir o v i t c h Gramov, the Soviet Minister
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      229 39 HE CLOCKED a sizzling 170kph and was only 10 seconds slower than Ingemar Stenmark. His name is Ola Rylander and he has only one leg. He and other handicapped skiers will race m a giant slalom for the disabled on Mount Jahorina. The International Olympic Committee have approved
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      391 39 FORMER World Boxing Council heavy weight champion Larry Holmes will fight John Tate (or the newly-formed International Boxing Federation's crown between March 23 and 31 either m Las Vegas or m Reno, Nevada, a spokesman for Holmes said. BRITAIN'S undefeated middleweight hope, Jimmy Price, continued his rise to
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      123 39 The heat is on in the snow SARAJEVO, Fri. Italian Ernst Hasjpinger was faster by Just •.CEtoec after a tremendous battle on the first ran of the men's luge single-seater competition at the Winter Olympics here yesterday. In heavy snow at the Trebevlc ran, Haspinger clocked 48.157, and behind him
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      443 39 TENNIS ROUND-UP MEMPHIS, Fri. Top-seeded American Jimmy Connors beat Czechoslovakia's Tomas Smid 6-0, 7-6 (13-11) m the third round of the United States national indoor tennis championships here yesterday thanks to a forehandvolley winner on his fourth match-point m the tie-breaker. In the tie-breaker, ninth-seeded
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      158 39 SARAJEVO, Fri. Violent snowstorms caused a second postponement of the men's Alpine downhill race at the Winter Olympics here today. And the women's 500-metre speed skating was delayed for 90 minutes while snow was being cleared from the track. The organisers called off the downhill
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      266 39 Shearer's showing the way MELBOURNE, Fri. Australian Bob Shearer clung to the lead m the Victorian Open golf championship here today despite a series of wayward drives from the tee. Shearer, who shot a second-round one-under par 71, ended the day on 139, one stroke ahead of compatriot Terry Gale.
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      317 42 Coventry aim to Hammer LONDON. Fri. Bobby Gould is determined to deny one of his former clubs. West Ham, second spot m the English League Division One title race at Highfield Road tomorrow. Coventry have managed only one win m eight League outings since thrashing leaders Liverpool 4-0 m December,
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      47 42 TODAY: Birmingham v Wolves, Coventry v West Ham, Liverpool v Arsenal, Norwich v Aston Villa, Notts County v Watford, Southampton v Sunderland, Stoke v Ipswich, Tottenham v Leicester, Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest, West Bromwich Albion v Everioa. TOMORROW: Luton v Manchester United.
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      Chelsea from tears to cheers
      764 42  -  MARTIN PALMER Suicide squad who have crossed the bridge to become No. 1 killer club By LONDON, Fri. In the middle to late seventies, Chelsea developed a capacity for self-destruction that would have made a lemming leap from a cliff m envy. So calamitously wrong
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      Lock icon Powerhouse Maxwell, man who wants to be United
      770 42 Millionaire the fans see as saviour or Devil m Red LONDON, Friday MILLIONAIRE Robert Maxwell, having built up the largest publishing firm m the world, now looks set to shake up the upper echelons of the soccer world with his controversial business
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      137 42 LONDON, Fri. A consortium of Manchester businessmen is hoping to thwart publishing millionaire Robert Maxwell In his bid for control of English soccer club Manchester United. It was revealed yesterday that the group, headed by Peter Raymond, sales and marketing director of an American-owned chemi
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      317 42 Gordon still out, but there's no panic LONDON, Fri. Manchester United central defender Gordon McQueen, who has missed five games with back and hamstring trouble, has suffered a further setback m train ing and will be out of action for at least another fortnight. McQueen last played foi United m
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      437 42 SOCCER SHORTS ENGLAND striker Paul Mariner joined Arsenal from English First Division rivals Ipswich for £150,000 ($447,300) on Wednesday. Mariner, 30, was placed on the transfer list four months ago after asking for more than the £50,000 a year he was reportedly earning at Ipswich. He
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      264 43 Sabah cry foul over sacking KOTA KEMABALU. Fri. Trouble flared once again at the Likas Stadium here today after referee M. Subramaniam, of Johor, flashed the red card at Sabah's Alinjiran Nu Lantan midway through the second half of a Malaysia Cup soccer match. Play was held up for about
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      30 43 OVERSEA-CHINESE Banking Corporation and Keppel Shipyard drew 3-3 m a Singapore Business Houses Division two match at Geylang yesterday. Bad pitches caused all SBHFL other matches to be cancelled.
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      34 43 THE SAAA will hold their annual Fraser and Neave cross country race at the Macßitchie Reservoir at 3.30 this afternoon. Athletes wishing to take part can register at the venue at 2.30 p.m.
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      Tian Ting will like wet track
      375 40  -  EPSOM JEEP He can stake claim for berth m Cup field By TIAN TING still has a tendency to drift out wide m the straight it probably cost him a couple of races. But this waywardness may be an advantage on a rain-soaked track
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      5734 40 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING TO SOFT 1.45 CLASS 3 DIV 7 1,200 m (Ratings: 85-76) WttBWHBB (Stakes: $14,500) 1 *****0 Gutter II 57 (85) Ten-Teh 5 nzg d 4 +L 5 (1200 m) Never likely, finishing last of 15 to Systic Div 3Pg 1400 m good Jan 1
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      235 40  - Private Planet should complete hat-trick PEDIGREE By Our man on the track KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Private Planet, winner of his last two starts, keeps on improving and is m line for a hat-trick when he tackles 13 moderate Class 1 Div 4 rivals over 1,600 m (Race 8). This useful
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      Interceptor ready to make amends
      188 40  -  LUCKY LEO By INTERCEPTOR 11 (late Turf Master), narrowly beaten when third to Trail Blazer IV m his pr' vious outing, should not miss m the Class .'5 Div 2 event over 1.600 m m Race :>. This Aivaro five-year old was backed down to
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      Smart gallop by Right Tempo
      560 41 ON THE TRACK with PEDIGREE KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Right Tempo drew attention to his chances m the $30,000 Shah Alam Trophy (Race 6) on Sunday with a smart gallop here this morning. Kept well m hand by a riding boy, the four-year-old was paced by
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      Week's top workouts
      116 41 TUESDAY (good): Peace Now and Record Harvest 35.8 together. Think Boldly 37, Setan El (late Zephyrus and Si-Jago (late Sunburnt) 37.8 together, Hittite Warrior 37.2, Startrack 38.4, Timber Merchant 38.8, Speedy Gonzales 39, Kota Bahru 38.6, Rising Tiger and Constantine 39.2, Heiloha 39.4, Dedication 39, Wonderful Season
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      Lock icon Douieb signs to train for Fustok
      139 41 NEWMARKET, Fri. TOP French trainer Oliver Douieb has signed a two-year contract to train here m England for Saudi Arabian multi-mil-lionaire owner Mahmoud Fustok. Douieb, who had a double classic triumph last year by winning the French and Irish 1,000 Guineas with L'attrayante, trained
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      334 41  - 'Sacking' of Grigsby leads to split JOHN McGRATH By PERTH, Fri. A split between leading Perth trainer Roy Edwards and millionaire owner Robert Holmes a Court was precipitated by an incident involving jockey Mark Grigsby. Edwards confirmed that he had sent away five of Holmes a Court's horses from his
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      2169 41 4'.f f U Jf m 1.30 CLASS 3 DIV 5 1,600 m unlillM (Ratings: 85-76) (Stakes: $14,500) 1 *****9 Posing 55.5 (82) Turbo-Shanmugam 7 amg same (1200 m) Dials 4 2 4*0458 Ka Lek 54.5 (81) Lord Jia Li-PK Leong 4 irh d 3 +1.5 (1800 m) Rahmat
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      72 41 MR LEE THIAM BUCK AGED: 56 passed away peacefully leaving behind' WIFE: MOM TOK IM NEO AND 2 SONS. LARRY JEFFREY Cortege leave SINGAPORE CASKET COMPANY, Lavender Street at 12 noon today, 11/2/84 for Mount Vernon Crematorium. MADAM OUEK POH LIN PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 9TH FEBRUARY 19M.
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      64 41 My deepest condolences to MR. LIM BENG HAW and family on the demise of his beloved Mother, MDM T. SAW KYIN From: Mr. Masamichi Oka Taisei Stamps Coins Co. Our deepest condolences to our Managing Director, MR. LIM BENG HAW FAMILY, on the demise of his beloved Mother,
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      173 41 The family of the late CHRISTOPHER KOK YEW WAH wish** to express their sincere and heartfelt thank* to all relatives, friend*, colleagues, classmates (Pr. 4) ft teachers of Mans Stella High School and prayer groups of God's delight, Holy Spirit, Lady of Lourder for thair prayers, donations, wreaths,
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      128 41 In Loving Memory Of FOO SHOU YONG Departed 11 -i -82 i Not just today but every day m remember the limes we shared Always remembered by Father Foo Fong Kial Mother Chong Foo Choo Brother Foo Shou Wah Sister Foo Yuk Hsien Relative* A Friends. IN
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      159 41 TAY SOON 'EE Departed Hill Turn- etUIICM ni.m; things but memory ol you remains forever wttta v Always remembered t 40SAR Offr RSM NCO. men from IRA VO COY ol 1983 and all friend*, from 1980 1962. In loving men ory of MARIAN KtCHAEL Dapartac n 2.SJ
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    412 43  -  JOE DORAI By Singapore coaches are held spellbound by Rio rhythm THERE might have been certain things not applicable to our soccer, but overall, it was still a fabulous course. It convinced me that Singapore, indeed Asia, should mould m their brand off soccer along Brazil- 7 ian
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    The light wind fantastic
    530 43  -  MARIAN TAN Lek breezes through the trouble to land a double By THE wind blew hot and cold yesterday and so did the boardsailors taking part m the two triangle races on the second day of the Straits Steamship Singapore Open. But through all the East
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    296 43 Kiwis hope they've got it Wright AUCKLAND, Fri. Rain and bad light prevented any play after tea today on the first day of the Third and final cricket Test between New Zealand and England. Tight English bowling restricted New Zealand to 140 for three. Opener John Wright, not out on
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    163 43 MELBOURNE, Fri. Australia's cricket tour of the West Indies will go ahead this month following settlement of a dispute over contracts, a spokesman for the players said today. The players, who leave for the five-Test tour next Wednesday, spent the past week negotiating with
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    Recs' triple threat
    244 43 A STAB-STUDDED Singapore Recreation Club side look set to retain the Staminade National six-a-side tournament. For donning their colours for the one-day carnival at the Padang tomorrow will be former internationals Nlrmal Singh, Rex Martens and Alvin Rodrigues, who will be ably supported by recent slgnings Mather
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    – One more for the rowers
    104 43 One more for the rowers FOR Singapore's crew to the annual Lunar New Year rowing regatta m Manila last week, it was time, money and effort well spent. The team of Michael Bailey, lan Cochran, Peter Johnston and Goh Eng Ghee retained their title, beating Hongkong and the Philippines. Bailey
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    Dynamos to silence big guns?
    154 43  -  JOE DORAI BAGGING six goals m two matches has earned Armed Forces the reputation of being the team with the best strikers m the National Football League Division One. However, there is a small minority who claim that the goals were the result of some
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    Pointing the way to play for country
    271 43  -  Tay Cheng Khoon GOLF by PERFORMANCE m the Premier inter-club golf league will count for selection to the national team this year. This was decided at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Singapore Golf Association. According to the graduated points system,
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    Sembawang suffer a Vic-tory setback
    242 43 SEMBAWANG Country Club's hopes of leading the Premier inter -club goll league suffered a setback because Vie Grahn who t op-scored for them will not be m the Republic. Said team skipper P M. Samy: "It's hard luck that Vie has to miss the next
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    Quality, not quantity, from Australia
    221 43 WHILE the United States have entered 45 professionals for the Singapore Open golf championship at the Bukit Coarse from March 22-25, Australia have sent a small bat potent force of three. Lan Baker-Finch earned A531,79t ($61,588) to finish fifth m last year's AustraliaNew Zealand Order
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      100 43 Today's events ATHLETICS SAAA crosscountry championships (MacRitchie Reservoir, 3.30 p. m.). RUGBY SRU Dlv. Two: Police v Bucks (PA, 5 p. m.). SOCCER NFL Dlv. One: Geylang Internationals v Farrer Park United (Toa Payoh). Farrer Park Dynamos v SAFSA (Jin Besar). Dlv. Two: Sembawang v Cairnhill (Deptford). Jurong Town v
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    185 44 Paper to pay record $759,000 damages for libel LONDON. Ffi THE High Court has ordered the News of The World newspaper to pay a record >253,Mt (S$»S,Mt) damages for wrongly accusing 19 British police officers of being rapists and blackmailers. The sum awarded yesterday was the highest Imposed by an
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    42 44 FORT LAI'DERDALE (Florida). Fri. A woman who worked until her 100 th birthday ana ignored doctors' advice to stop smoking a pipe has Jied at age 113. Julia "Pinkey" Jones died on Sunday ;»t Broward General Medical Center AP
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    Herpes on the rise among S'poreans
    355 44  -  BENG TAN Growing group is only tip of an iceberg, say doctors By HERPES, a contagious and incurable veneral disease, is spreading among Singaporeans. Last year, another 320 fresh cases were treated at Middle Road Hospital, bringing the number of patients suffering from this
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    Jonathan awake and resting after operation
    200 44  - Jonathan awake and resting after operation HEDWIG ALFRED By LEUKAEMIA boy Jonathan Tan was resting yesterday after his bone marrow transplant operation on Thursday night. "He is awake now and resting m the same room as Daniel," his father, Mr Tan Vow Kheng told The Straits Times last night m
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    73 44 TOKYO. Fri. The Cabbage Patch Kid fever spilled over to Japan today as thousands of eager customers scrambled to grab the first 3.000 round-faced dolls offered on the market. Shoppers here braved biting < old and formed long lines outside department stores to buy the dolls,
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    466 44 Manila's request faces another delay THE Philippines application for a 615 million SDR standby credit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), m the works for more than five months now, faces another major delay and may not be approved until May. The IMF, which discovered last year an overstatement m
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    95 44 MELBOURNE, Fri. Hangovers and diseases caused by excessive drinking are a major reason for workers staying home and this Is costing Australian Industry about AS$l billion (551.98 billion) a year, according to a leading medical organisation. The Australian College of Occupational Medicine (Acorn) said
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    256 44 Property developer Ho pays up $13.5 m tax debt PROPERTY developer Ho Kok Cheong yesterday finally settled his $13.5 million tax debt and saved two of his companies from liquidation. His flagship company, People's Park Development, and an associate company, People's Park Land, were under windlng-up orders issued by the
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    60 44 SEOUL, Fri. More than 400 South Koreans, including parliamentarians, bankers and doctors, have been fined up to 300,000 won (SS800) for smoking or selling foreign cigarettes, government officials said today. The fines were imposed after a 20-day crackdown by the Office of Monopoly and Customs and the police
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    31 44 NEW YORK. Fri. Th* Dow Jones average >f 30 industrials rose 7.65 pmnts to 1,160.39 m the first half hour of trading m the New York Stock Fxchange AP
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    232 44 Police patrol car stolen... ...but it's found nine hours later POLICE, up to late yesterday morning, were busy looking for a missing car one of their own. It all started when the two policemen making their rounds m the patrol car early m the morning came across a traffic accident
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      264 44 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Daily IN TODAY'S ISSUE Entrepreneur Ho Kok Cheong has settled his income tax arrears of $13.5 million but he must fork out a further $1.5 million to prevent two of his companies from being wound up, reports Lim Soon Neo. The HDB is taking punitive action
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      Smile,Mr President
      606 1  -  CAROLINE NGUI Story by A When ex-Presidents Gerald Ford, Rlchard Nixon and Jimmy Carter dropped m on the White House on their way to Anwar Sadat's funeral, Mr Evans, who is quite used to having "big names" around him, recalls that he was a trifle flustered. "There were
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        245 2  -  DEREK BUTLER -A malt from Wine finds By •SINGLE malt" whisky, the product of individual distilleries m the highlands and islands of Scotland, has long been recognised as a true connoisseur's drink. There are about 120 such whiskies, of which the majority are rarely if ever seen on
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        Spread to tempt you on Sunday
        719 2 Spread to tempt you on Sunday ROTISSERIE STEAKHOUSE Marco Polo Hotel Tanglin Road Reviewed by GASTROPOD 4 As you approach the offerings, what catches your eye and stubbornly holds it is the dessert table laden with all manner of pudding, cream cake, ice-cream, fruit and a cheese tray. I doubt
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        647 3  -  TAN LEE LENG By With the Lunar New Year reunion dinner behind us and another feast on Yuan Xiao Jie ahead, it is time to clear the palate. There is no better way to do this than to go vegetarian. Wheat gluten 2 tspssalt 2 cups water 6 cups
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        Time to go vegetarian
        767 3 A TRUE vegetarian will not touch any meat or food that has been cooked with meat. Some vegetarians will eat fish but not seafood while others will drink milk but not eat eggs. Buddhist monks and nuns will not eat meat for religious reasons. Laymen who
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        855 5 ▲Mr Evans and his wife Story Shem (who is also here working on Salute) get married Saturday, Oct 22, last year. BUI Plante, White House correspondent for Columbia Broadcasting Service, was to be Best Man. Bat the President decided to spend ft golfing weekend
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        814 7 Coopers OtLyDr3 nO Associates provides a comprehensive range q\ management consultancy services aimed at helping clients increase the effectiveness and profitability of their organisation. These services include Corporate Development, Organisation Planning, Financial Control and Management Information Systems, investment Planning and Appraisal, Electronic Data Processing, Manufacturing Hand Distribution Systems, Executive Selection,
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        706 8 II Petrochemical Corporation of 111 Singapore (Private) Limited J fi 4' w »ng to the start-up of the Petrochemical Complex, the 1| Company of Singapore's $2 billion Petrochemical Comptex on Pulau Ayer Merbau invites applications from suitably E*" 5 ML--'?f isd candidates for the following positions:— I SUPPLY AND TRADING
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        609 8 FISHER i FISHER CONTROLS, a major American Multi- |H national Corporation, a worldwide supplier of m- j^B dust rial process controls systems, instrumentation, |H control valves and regulators has immediate vat an- J9 ies for the position of: APPUCATIONS I ENGINEERS Reporting directly to the Sales Manager, the successful candidates
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        762 8 GENERAL MANAGER PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION If you are a personnel professional able to contribute m an innovative way to our continued success, we may have the perfect niche for your expertise. THE ORGANISATION: We are an established and progressive Singapore -based Group of Companies. As a leader m our field, we
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        588 9 APPOINTMENTS I INTERNAL AUDITOR I I (EDP) 1 5 Singapore Airlines mutes applications for theano\eappointment. 9 REQUIREMENTS B i£ Candidates must possess a I ni\ersit\ degree, either m Aeeountan- 9 (S c) or Computer Science. In addition, they must ha\e experience m H auditing or possess recognised qualifications m EDP.
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        744 9 ESSO PRODUCTION MALAYSIA INC.ii^ seeks suitably qualified and dynamic Malaysian ENGINEERS for CAREERS IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY We invite qualified PETROLEUM, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL CIVIL AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERS to join our management team to meet the challenges of the growing petroleum industry. Initial assignments are available as:- RESERVOIR ENGINEERS: Duties include
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        1162 9 PUBLIC RELATIONS 1 EXECUTIVE I THE COMPANY gree trom a recognised University Although not essential experience m We are a dynamic group of Compa- pub i ic re ations work m a arge cor nies, actively involved m a wide poration will be an advantage diversity of businesses, ranging from
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        677 10 APPOINTMENTS Allied Resins U'lillU!! We are a newly established manufacturing concern m the field of synthetic resins, under lisence from world reknowned resin manufacturer Fordath Ltd. UK. We manufacturer a wide variety of resins for paints, foundry, electronics and other industries. We offer challenging career development opportunities PRODUCTION MANAGER Will
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        655 10 3 Ngee Ann I'oluechmc invites applications from suitabK qualified 3 ri Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents of Singapore to fill the R fc| following posts at the Centre for Computer Studies: H I1) MICROCOMPUTER I I OFFICER H Gross salary ranges from $999 $2233 per month g I 2) INFORMATION
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        631 10 THE COMPANY: The East Asiatic Company was established m Singapore m I£o2 and is engaged m trading of a wide range of products The annual turnover of the Company is m excess of SS2OO million with a total staff of more than 300 The East Asiatic Co (S) Pte Ltd
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        757 10 I S I SINGAPORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION W, invites applications for H the following appointments I 1. PRODUCER I j Gr. 11/Gr. 11l I (Children Education) I ($l4BB $3775/$935 $2605) S To produce Children Education programmes B m English fl QUALIFICATIONS S An Honours or Pass Degree Diploma /GCE A fl
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        670 11 APPOINTMENTS B Monsanto, a major American multi-national corporation engaged m at the manufacture and marketing of a diverse range of agricultural and 9 g industrial chemicals/materials, seeks to appoint an energetic and 9 >£ self-motivated individual lor the following position based m its Area 9 Head Office m Singapore- 9
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        742 11 Philips Singapore manufacture and export electrical and electronic products and equipment to more than 120 countries throughout the world. Due to our activities, we have the following vacancies m our Materials Management department:PROCUREMENT OFFICER The successful candidate will be responsible for the procurement of electrical components. He will be required
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        585 11 A well established company m SECRETARY Age 21-24 Shorthand and typing speed of 90/50 wpm respectively Ability to operate telex machine Good command of written and spoken English 1-2 years experience m similar capacity is preferable but not essential Applications from Stenographer are acceptable Starting salary $700 and above TECHNICAL
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        463 11 BPROBO PACIFIC 'LEASING Probo Pacific Leasing Pte Ltd is a dynamic leasing company reputed for reliability and flexibility Our main activity is leasing and hire purchase of capital goods and equipment. Due tc expansion, we are looking fora mature and achievementoriented person to fill the post of The candidate shojid
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        555 12 APPOINTMENTS We are an established Group of Computer Companies with HB subsidiaries and branches throughout South East Asia and offer i^H substantial salaries together will excellent fringe benefits which iMI include incentive bonus based on performance. iJMB Due to our corporate expansion programme for 1 984, we invite i|^H aggressive
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        523 12 H AUTOMATED SYSTEMS PTE LTD is a member |1 i of the CSA Group, a leading systems house with I offices m Hongkong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indone- I I sia and Australia. 1 As part of the Group's expansion programme m the Asia-Pacific region, the organisation requires suitably qualified persons to
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        867 12 Western A#^ PACIFIC wt IS LIFE BORING FOR YOU? Are you FED UP with a MONOTONOUS JOB? We are looking to' people who are CAPABLE of COPING with a CHALLENGE. WESTERN PACIFIC COMPUTERS is a young Singapore company and we have sei the operation up with local expertise. We are
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        774 13 APPOINTMENTS J SINGAPORE IP ii^Mi POLYTECHNIC fk II II 3| K. applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the |H j£ following positions m the department of Nautical Studies: II I PRINCIPAL LECTURER I i| ($5091 -$6249pm) 1 II SENIOR LECTURER M 111 LECTURER H X The point of
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        760 13 9 In line with our Syear expansion programme (1982—86), we invite 1 EJ applicatioas from suitably qualified Singapore citizens. Permanent Residents a Q of Singapore and ASEAN citizens to fill the following posts: H H 0 ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING H 9 DEPARTMENT I M ii) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT I 11)
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        622 13 BS3 deadlines SUB-EDITORS WANTED ASIAN BUSINESS PRESS, a Singapore-based publisher of high-frequency regional trade and professional newspapers and magazines, is searching for Sub-Editors. Senior Sub-Editor The post calls for an experienced sub-editor with a keen eye for detail, whether dealing with news, features or layout. A flair for writing will
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        582 13 FAIRCHILD A Schlumberger Company FAIRCHILD TEST SYSTEMS GROUP. the world leader m ATE Business, invites suitably qualified applicants for the posts of APPLICATIONS ENGINEERS Requirements:- Possess a degree or Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Diploma m Electronic Engineering 2-3 years product experience m component test systems is preferred Must be a self-starter
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        606 14 APPOINTMENTS ®)HDB invites applications frcm Singapora citizens/ Dermanent residents >t Singapore ana >«»ns ot ASEAN countries tor appointment as: MATERIALS/QUALITY CONTROL ENGINEER Qualifications Experience Candidates should have a degree m Engineering or relevant sciences from a recognised University They shou.d possess a good knowledge ot the chemical and physical properties
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        547 14 I Loof? tows fora 1 B brighter future 8 E Technical Assistant 9 B I Requirements/Duties: I ITC/Diploma m Electronics Engineering 11 Preferably possess working experience 11 8 m an electronics anvironment 1 8 To be responsible for checking the 11 8 quality of incoming goods 1 m To conduct
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        602 14 DIETHELM Si ENGINEERING DIVISION 11 We are a leading manufacturer of quality I aluminium and stainless steel products. We I invite applications from suitably qualified and I experienced persons to fill the position of:- I TOOL DESIGN EXECUTIVE THE JOB Tool and fixture design Subcontract of tools and supervision of
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        745 14 THE REGENT CHA-AM HOTEL CO., LTD. A DELUXE BEACH HOTEL IN THAILAND IS LOOKING FOR GENERAL MANAGER FOB MANAGER We are currently operating a deluxe class, 400 rooms hotel m Cha-am Beach Resort, the newest most talkabout resort destination m Thailand. The Resort, located on the western side of the
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        604 15 APPOINTMENTS ENGINEERS WHAT DO YOU WANT? Do you wani to work for a multi-national sem conductor manufacturer that is established locally for more than 14 years 9 A company whose management philosophy believes m developing the potential of the individuals through scholastic sponsorships and training Do you wish to be
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        737 15 I GENERAL J||| ELECTRIC B (U.S.A.) 9 Contumtr Eltctronlct Ptt Ltd W We Invite applications from suitably qualified *8 candidates for the positions of: S (A) Quality Equipment 9 Engineer 8 (B) Process Control JIB Engineer. H (Permanent 2nd Shift) m (C) Buyer ji (D Advanced Materials M Specialist JS
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        1303 15 HITACHI 1 Hitachi Electronic Devices (8) Pte. Ltd. Due to rapid expansion, our multi-million colour television picture tubes manufacturing company m Jurong has immediate vacancies for the following positions. Assistant Manager Reporting directly to the Production Engineering Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for the efficient functioning of the Production
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        651 16 APPOINTMENTS I CHARTERED INDUSTRIES I Singapore Technology Corporation I invites applications for the following C 9 fc) I'M I ENGINEERING POSITIONS: ENGINEER j I (Mechanisation Automation) Job: o identify areas m manufacturing operations with a view of tec^anising and automating these operations to achieve cost saving and optimise efficiency i
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        727 16 H I BAKER FAR EAST LTD H We are a major US multi-national company, engaged m BH X thG Oi and 9aS We completion equipment. The company, ffi H a dynamic leader m the industry, has an opening with 99 H outstanding career potential for the following position: ■I QUALITY
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        551 16 Owing to business expansion m the ROLM I CBX Division, we invite suitable applicants I for the following posts:- J SALES REPRESENTATIVE (ROLM CBX) Promote ROLM CBX and other related products m the CBX Division Previous experience m selling PABX/telecommunication products preferred SALES REPRESENTATIVE (RADIO/PAGING) Promote Paging System and other
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        656 16 A well-established interior design consultr ants firm with offices m Singapore and Malaysia invites applications for the fol- lowing positions: A. DRAUGHTSMAN (for i Singapore Office) I REQUIREMENTS: f Recognized Draughting Certificate Minimum 3 years relevant working experience Ability to co-ordinate projects and liaise with clients will fee an added
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        490 17 /yuan guang building materials pte ltd \\^p We are proud to be associated t^/l/y with the commencement of this new venture yj-y as suppliers of premium t^r— 0\ y*^\ Designers/ Fabricators /Suppliers of aluminium curtain walls, windows, and doors. Producers of f 1 aluminium extrusions (m Kalcolor, Analok and clear
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        330 17 flYv BB B^^* Jf% ByV*i BP*k BY I MBA flf^A I Comprimo is a leading European engineering and contracting company engaged m designing and contracting activities for the process industry which includes oil refineries, petrochemical plants, gas treatment and gas transmission facilities. It has recently set up operations m Singapore
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        300 17 1 A Boon Suan Lee Co. t t^^V Public Accountants Singapore Hf Our expanding practice requires I TAX SENIORS 1 HS Accountancy Graduates K^ •At ieas: 4 years expenen ;e m taxal |5S Able to work independently I TAX ASSISTANTS I B «Ngee Ann Graduates 9 J^ Experience preferred but
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        516 18 NOTICES TENDER NOTICE DISPOSAL OF R.A.N. VESSEL (FORMERLY HMAS MELBOURNE) Tenders are invited for the purchase and j removal of RAN. vessel (formerly HMAS Mcl- j bourne) ex Department of Defence (Navy) Sydney, NSW Australia Request No 83/7247 Closing Date: Thursday. 19 April 1984. Tenders will be received (m Australia
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        943 18 (SW SUPREME CORPORATION BERHAD j INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 ST DECEMBER 1983. i The Boara of Directors is pleased to announce the unaudited results of the Group and of the Company tor the six months ended 31st December 1983 as follows Six Months Ended 31st December
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        341 18 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding Up No. 32 of 1984. In the Matter of Companies Act (Cap. 185). And In the Matter of YAMANO COSMETICS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a Petition for the winding up of the abovenamed Company
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        302 18 COMICS G ARFIELD By Jim D*n* I WISH I COULP ttNt? GARFIELP'6I HE'S SORE I 1 a ftono P/ Ar f-" T" HIPING PLACE SO I COULP HIPIN& IN jf^O f NOT A S/SaRT PLAC £-^l HIM TO THE V£T^-^ 1/(2 V BUT A GOOP PL ACf fe) 1984 United
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        847 19 APPOINTMENTS v •nA*. PUBLIC UTILITIES \U bohro The PUB invites applications for the following posts:A TECHNICIAN (Gross $489-1,425) Applicants must possess either one of the following qualifications:--(a) School Certificate/Singapore-Cam-bridge GCE 3 'O' level passes, of which 2 must be m technical or science subjects. Entry Point: $489/--p.m. gross; OR (b)
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        657 19 I SALES MANAGER I H Micro Computers H The Job: 4" Reporting to the Regional Sales Manager, the successful jf|^H candidate will be responsible tor the distribution of a well Jp|; known range of micro-computers and peripheral products through an established dealer network m S.E Asia >Mk The main responsibilities
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        44 19 A Confidential Secretary k I Confidential Stenographer B We wish to thank all applicants who j B responded to our advertisement for the i B abovementioned posts, which appeared X B on 3/1/84, Ref: S T Box N*****. The positions have now been filled.
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        460 19 COMICS gf PEANUTS ByScHuiz I An 7 A T A W jJ L RAk: mAIF Mm NOD, BEFORE TME INK I 3Uri'i?\^s L^ N M0 E fV2^ HEART /I PRIES, FOLD IT OVER... f mind, fcopv amp Moyiuit*' j n 1 p^gp v uivewitM Me. y ->oul -roGe-weK/ w— w
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        1167 20  -  M. GRETCHEN By and that's not impossible, says zoo director Today marks the launch of Bernard Harrison's debut novel. Not about his specialities the animal kingdom and the world of zoos but a parable on the meaning of life. IN THE first chapter of Bernard Harrison's
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        639 20 THE WASHINGTON BALLET Victoria Theatre Last Tuesday and Wednesday Reviewed by PAULINE WALKER SLEEK and shining m brilliant red unitards, the women enter the silent stage with catlike grace, two by two. Against a black backdrop on which a huge V the Roman sign for
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        1125 21  -  IRENE PATES Saturday with... By As a prelude to Valentine's Day next week, here's a story of life, 10ve and longing. HE IS a gentleman, soft-spoken, impeccably polite and schooled m an era long gone. I had telephoned to wish him a Happy New Year
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        452 21  -  NANCY KOH By JELLY has a sweet tooth for cakes, chocolates, chendol and jelly, what else? "So-000 cute! Jelly's Jiang Ling's English name, don't you know?" the fan exclaims, aghast at the reporter's ignorance. The Taiwanese singeractress laughs and squeezes the fan's arm.
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        397 21 A GUT. A present from Canada. Something nice. Something all theatre people love. No, silly, not a lumberjack guess again. From the outside, it looks really good. You can guess quite a bit from the packaging, sometimes. It's weighty but not at all what you
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        656 20 APPOINTMENTS Data General Corporation is a fortune 500 company which designs, manufactures and sells general purpose computers. We have installed over 1 00,000 computers m 57 countries worldwide. As a result of our recent rapid expansion m the Far East and our new plant here, we have ihe immediate joh
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        124 20 RC Diary Today Bedok community centre. LUNAR NEW YEAR New Upper Changi Road. VARIETY SHOW At 2 -4.30 p.m. open space between Blks LUNAR NEW YEAR 456 and46o, Ang Mo Kio GET-TOGETHER Aye 10. 7 -11 p.m. PARTY —At open field m front of RC Centre. Blk Tomorrow: 63 7
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        102 21 2, Mackenzie Road, Singapore 0922 (Former RexllwiSfffefc 3366a8 P AflNkw 11th Feb 17th Feb 19»| I TWO SHOWS NIGtfTLY J3mJB 3lIUn I ■FIE/* •JUpiD B*. cy«*»^J«ta^ Extra Shows: Saturday Eve ofj|jß Holidays Midnite: 12.00 am ,jj Sunday Public HoHdaro^| bGI^ TiTiiMii i ii Itm inn ijjJM JHK^ Tickets At: $25,
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        242 21 What s on iMmWßwmmWmJmmmmmwwmmmmmmmWmWm^ GUANGZHOU OPERA saxophonist performs as TROUPE: THE guest soloist with the NAUGHTY PRINCESS Singapore Polytechnic Hong Xiannu will take Band and The Far Eastthe leading role m the crn Academy Band, second half of the show Singapore Conference while daughter Hong Hall. Today. 8 p.m. TickHong
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        106 21 Swimming times TODAY: Singapore 3.45 a.m. (2.3 m), 10.11 a.m. (0.9 m). 4.11 p.m. (2.0 m), 9.46 p.m. (1.1 m). Sedill Kechil 3.28 a.m. (2.1 m), 9.45 a.m. (1.0 m), 4.15 p.m. (2.0 m), 9.50 p.m. (1.4 m). Port Dlckaon 5.41 a.m. (0.9 m), 11.03 a.m. (1.8 m), 5.24 p.m.
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        64 22 The number you wfflwantto remember: Effective from Rfaruaiy 11, 1984,0ur telqAwne willbe changed to *****88. \jKaßnfflßAsß7 IhniRNATIONALIW3€RrYCOhBUIJANrS REAL ESIATE AGENTS vojuers AixmoNEEßs PRorepry managers Let's be cf service toyouin the NewHar! 1 X '7 i^Kr j9 '#^■r J^h» 0* diulis Street j/Hr j/w v/^-o^ v>cdu%i &in£2pof€ u w leicx Kj*^lvv
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