The Straits Times, 24 December 1984

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1984 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 62/1/84
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    PM replies to voters' signal
    1191 1 Lee and Raja interpret surprisingly large swing of votes against PAP By OUR ELECTION TEAM THE Prime Minister yesterday acknowledged the receipt of a clear signal from a significant portion of the young voters m the general election for a more open and less austere
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    Genuine distress or blackmail, asks Raja
    406 1 GENUINE distress or blackmail? That is the question arising from Saturday's general election results, according to Mr S. Rajaratnam. The Second Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs), who is the closest colleague of Mr Lee Kuan Yew remaining m the government following Dr Goh Keng
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    Senior ministers' pay to go up
    250 1 THE salaries of senior ministers will be increased m the next Budget, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has disclosed. Mr Lee said top executives m the private sector selected for public office should not have to bear such great reductions m pay that their
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    Lock icon Beijing and Moscow to sign trade accord
    358 1 Beijing and Moscow to sign trade accord BEIJING, Sun. Twenty years after Moscow's economic advisers walked out of China over ideological differences, the two countries are to sign a 1986-90 trade pact which will put economic ties back on a stable long-term path. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman told reporters
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      Lock icon OBSTACLES TO BETTER TIES
      64 1 BEIJING, Sun. In what has been described as the first sour note m an otherwise successful visit, Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang today told Soviet First Deputy Premier Ivan Arkhipov there were still major obstacles to the improvement of ties between Moscow and Beijing. Xinhua news agency,
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      255 1 IMF MOST ACCURATE Qk Metal Woods, Putters sc*^, THE GOLF SEPCIALIST^ MM WM |M DOT MS ORCHARD ROAO SINGAPORE 0923 -3?K«H"V% /Nl C 'tl *****38 *****39 J\ %9\J\mr nttlMEltX RS ***** CABU PAHGOIF Open dally Itom 9 30am lo 6pm. Sundays Irom 10am lo Ipm Section Two Seeing the world
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      7 1 Other reports on Pages 9,10,11.12 and 13
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      32 1 \3mF^ MR N(i MR MAH Chua to C fL' s 3p Chiam said leave l|i a^ er e r Cabinet e^ r f victories Back Page MR JEYARETNAM MR CHIAM Page 12
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      Home
      284 2 Down and out TWO dredger cranes toppled and fell into the Singapore River during heavy rain yesterday at about 4.30 p.m. No one was injured. The cranes were then lying idle one on a barge off Havelock Road and the other at the bank of the river along Robertson
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      Around the world
      703 2 Red Guards spared CHINA will not bring to justice any of the late Chairman Mao Zedong's fanatical leftist Red Guards who killed and humiliated millions and sparked off a bloody civil war m 1966, a top official said yesterday. Mr Bo Yibo, coordinator of a Chinese Communist
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      Comment
      371 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: IT IS a measure of the PAP's success that, despite a 12.6 per cent swing against it, it remains m power with 77 out of 79 seats. But it is disturbing to hear talk of the need to re-examine the one-man-one-vote system. Equally disturbing is
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      Timesdollar
      102 2 CHRISTMAS GIFTS THAT MAY BRING MANY HAPPY RETURNS IF YOU'RE looking for a gift that grows this Christmas, how about giving an investment? Gold prices are low now, and with one-gramme bars selling for just $33, you can afford to set someone's eyes agleaming. Gold coins, m addition to
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      Timesport
      334 2 Manager's choice WELSH international Gordon Davies has repaid a sizeable chunk of the £90,000 (*****,200) Chelsea paid Fulham for him. But he could still lose his first-team place despite his hat-trick m Saturday's match against Everton, the fourth of his career. Davies, transferred from Chelsea's London neighbours five weeks
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      Asean: Across the Causeway
      110 2 Asean: Across the Causeway Rivals' joint plea THE two warring factions m the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) have made an impassioned plea for a moratorium on all statements pertaining to the party's crisis m the wake of the ongoing mediation efforts by National Front (NF) secretary-general Ghafar Baba. Both MCA
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      Around Asean
      185 2 Armed forces' role THE Indonesian armed forces play a major role m the country apart from defence but future generations must decide whether this will be permanent, armed forces commander Benny Murdani has said. Explaining the forces' controversial dwifungsi (dual function) role, he said m a recent interview
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      Section Two
      479 2 Left, right or wrong? WE drive on the left side of the road m Singapore while people m most of Europe and the Philippines drive on the right side. Three of the world's most populous countries China, the United States and the Soviet Union drive on the right
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      Section Three
      152 2 Clans' future roles THE first-ever seminar held by local clan associations to examine their future roles caused ripples m the Chinese community for weeks after the Dec 2 event was over. The Chinese press covered the event extensively and readers also wrote to it to express their concerns
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      Lock icon Japan puts brakes on economy
      331 3 Japan puts brakes on economy 4.6 pc growth rate forecast TOKYO, Sun. JAPAN is charting an economic course for next year m which growth will be slower and mostly powered by domestic spending rather than exports. A special Cabinet meeting yesterday approved policy outlines projecting real growth of 4.6 per
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      Lock icon India 'calls off' Heseltine visit
      171 3 NEW DELHI, Sun. A visit to India early next year by British Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine has been postponed and negotiations for closer cooperation m strengthening Indian defences may suffer as a result. The Times of India reported today. It said the postponement was presumably
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      Lock icon 3,000-year-old cave dwelling found
      88 3 BEIJING, Sun. Chinese archaeologists have discovered a Neolithic cave dwelling near Lhasa, capital of Tibet, proving that man lived m the mountainous region 3,000 years ago, Xinhua news agency said yesterday. Tibet's recorded history goes back 1,300 years. After a month of exca- vat ion, archaeologists
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      Lock icon 40 hurt
      27 3 RAWALPINDI, Sun. More than 40 Shi'ite Muslim protesters were injured and many arrested during a clash with police and troops yesterday, Shi'ite sources said. Reuter
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      Lock icon Bhopal plant refused licence
      129 3 NEW DELHI, Sun. The authorities have officially refused to renew the licence of a pesticide firm m the central Indian city of It ho pa I, where a gas leak three weeks ago killed 2,500 people, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported today. The Madhya
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      Lock icon China eases rules for foreign banks
      194 3 BEIJING, Sun. For the first time m more than 30 years, the Chinese government is allowing foreign banks to take deposits and make loans m foreign currency. But the relaxation, reported yesterday by the China Daily, applies only to four established branch banks m
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      Lock icon 100 die in accidents
      54 3 WASHINGTON, Sun. Nearly 100 people have died on the nations highways since the holiday weekend began. The' holiday traffic death toll rose to 98 since the Christmas weekend started. California and Texas lead the United States with 12 deaths each, followed by Wisconsin, nine, Georgia, eight
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      Lock icon Red Guards will not be investigated
      299 3 BEIJING, Sunday CHINA will not bring to justice any of the late Chairman Mao Zedong's fanatical leftist Red Guards who killed and humiliated millions and sparked off bloody civil wars m many parts of China m 1966. a top official said today. Mr Bo
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      Lock icon Minister opposes Jaye's proposals
      138 3 Minister opposes Jaye's proposals COLOMBO, Sun. A senior Cabinet minister today came out against proposals announced last week by President Junius Jayewardene which were designed to give the Tamil separatists a greater say m their own affairs. Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs Cyril Mathew said Mr Jaywardene's proposals would
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      Lock icon Crash kills 11
      40 3 KATHMANDU. Sun. Eleven people died and two were critically injured after a Royal Nepal Airlines plane crashed yesterday, officials said here today. Nine of the 20 people on board the Twin Otter aircraft were found alive. AFP
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    • World briefs
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        Lock icon Gulf War impasse
        65 3 THK ANNUAL gathering of foreign ministors from the 45-member Islamic Conference Organisation (IGO) has closed m Sanaa, North Yemen, without progress towards ending the Gulf War between Muslim neighbours Iran and Iraq. The five-day meeting produced a resolution calling on the belligerents to cooperate with an ICO
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        Lock icon Settlement in sight
        74 3 A CABIN crew strike, which has grounded Air New Zealands entire fleet since Wednesday, edged nearer settlement yesterday with an agreement to allow a resumption of internal flights, after the company offered cabin crews a three-day on-call period prior to shifts, instead of the five-day period, press
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        Lock icon Arafat in Jordan
        71 3 PALESTINE LIBERATION Organisation leader Yasser Arafat (left) arrived m Jordan from Qatar early yesterday morning and said he hoped to strengthen "JordanianPalestinian cooperation at all levels." Mr Arafat, who is seen here with Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister Suleiman Arar, said his latest Arab tour was an attempt
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        75 3 AN AMERICAN congressional team headed by representative Mr Stephen Solarz was m Hanoi yesterday for talks with senior Vietnamese* government officials. Mr Solarz, the Democratic chairman of the Asia-Pacific sub-committee of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said the delegation was meeting Vietnamese Prime Minister
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        Lock icon Ordered to go home
        69 3 POLICE YELLING through bullhorns ordered several hundred Blacks out of Pietersburg on Saturday when the northern town became overcrowded with Christmas shoppers, the South African Press Association said m Johannesburg. The Black shoppers many of them male migrant workers stocking up for their annual Christmas reunion
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      Lock icon Landslide win forecast for Rajiv
      531 4 Voters pin their hopes on him for new era NEW DELHI, Sunday IF THE opinion polls and other soundings are right, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and his Congress (I) Party are heading for an easy victory, perhaps even a landslide of historic dimensions, m this
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      Lock icon Squabbles scuttle opposition bid for unity
      401 4 Squabbles scuttle opposition bid for unity NEW DELHI, Sunday INDIA'S fragmented opposition is waging a losing battle against the ruling Congress (I) party m tomorrow's general election, as traditional differences have prevailed over electoral reality, observers here said. In many constituencies, opposition parties are fighting among themselves, particularly m the
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      Lock icon 'Mr Clean' gets another nickname
      477 4 NEW DELHI, Sun. RAJIV Gandhi, long dubbed "Mr Clean" by press commentators for his honesty, has also acquired the nickname of "Mr Efficient" since his succession as Indian Prime Minister nearly two months ago. Considered a political novice, Mr Gandhi raised many eyebrows when he
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      Lock icon Bandit queen 'pushing for Congress Party'
      231 4 Bandit queen 'pushing for Congress Party' NEW DELHI, Sun. A bandit queen and her outlaw lover, both wanted for mass murder, are among the gangs that the Times of India said yesterday were "persuading" terrified villagers m northern India to vote for the ruling Congress (I) Party. The newspaper, m
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      Lock icon Furious over being called 'trouble spot'
      87 4 Furious over being called 'trouble spot' CALCUTTA. Sun. Calcutta. India's most populous city with nearly twice as many people as Switzerland, is furious. Indian election authorities have marked the city of 11 million as one of several possible trouble spots m tomorrow's rational elections and sent an observer to ensure
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      Lock icon Christmas appears brighter in Poland
      97 5 Christmas appears brighter in Poland IT'S beginning to look a lot like Christmas at this shopping centre m downtown Warsaw. Poles have been promised ample supplies of carp and Christmas trees, and Warsaw streets are glowing m lavish displays of lights m the brightest Christmas since the country plunged into
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      Lock icon Maltese Prime Minister resigns
      312 5 Maltese Prime Minister resigns Successor sworn m minutes after announcement VALLETTA, Sunday MALTESE Prime Minister Dom Mintoff has resigned after 13 years m office, giving way to his chosen successor, Education Minister Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici. Announcing his resignation m Parliament last night, Mr Mintoff, 68, said: "I am satisfied that
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      Lock icon Opec plan for world oil stability
      308 5 CAIRO, Sunday THE Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), aims to stabilise the world oil market within the next 90 days, United Arab Emirates Oil Minister Mana Said Al-Oteiba was quoted as telling a Cairo newspaper. In an interview published m Al-Ahram, Dr AlOteiba
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      Lock icon Emergency airlift to Sudan to save Ethiopians
      284 5 Emergency airlift to Sudan to save Ethiopians WASHINGTON, Sun. President Ronald Reagan has ordered an emergency airlift to help ensure the survival of tens of thousands of people fleeing from Ethiopia's famine into the Sudan, US aid administrator Peter MePherson said yesterday. Mr MePherson, who briefed Mr Reagan on Friday,
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      Lock icon Boy gets new father wish
      62 5 NEWARK (England), Sun. Seven-year-old Vernon McLean, who advertised for a new dad after his father died, got his wish yesterday. His mother, Meryl McLean, 44, married John Bardens, 38. during a civil ceremony m Newark, a town m central England. Bardens was one of 13,5
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      Lock icon Family again
      27 5 BONN. Sun. The East Berlin authorities have allowed the wives and children of three East German sports coaches to join them m West Germany. AFP
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      Lock icon 'Over 100 killed in gas blast'
      157 5 MOSCOW, Sun. More than HK) people were killed m an explosion caused by a leaking gas main m a crowded apartment house m the Soviet Georgian capital of Tbilisi, a Western journalist return ing from the city said yesterday. The explosion, which took place
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      Lock icon Party changes linked to priest's murder
      188 5 WARSAW, Sun. A twoday meeting of the Communist Party's Central Committee ended yesterday with a change m the party's inner sanctum that diplomats believe is linked to the slaying of a pro-Solidarity priest. A party spokesman, Mr Jerzy Majka, said the 310 Central Committee
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      Lock icon Royal poet produces first work for Prince Harry
      171 5 LONDON, Sun. Newlyappointed Poet Laureate Ted Hughes has produced his first official work a long poem to commemorate the christening on Friday of Prince Harry, second child of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The work, entitled Rain Charm for the Duchy
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      Lock icon Bandit's blunder
      60 5 SOI.OTHURN, (Switzerland), Sun. A gunman locked himself out of a bank and fled empty-handed, police said yesterday. Two bank employees arrived for work and found the man holding three of their colleagues at pistol point inside the bank. They ran out to raise the alarm. The bandit ran
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      Lock icon Mandela plan
      32 5 I.ONIX)N, Sun. Imprisoned Black nationalist leader Nelson Mandela may be released early next year by the South African government and banished to a Black homeland, the Sunday Times reported AP
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      Lock icon Space defence plan cut back
      362 6 Missile-proof screen impossible, say US scientists WASHINGTON, Sun. SCIENTISTS m charge of research for the administration's proposal for a defensive shield m space say the immediate plan has been substantially scaled back from attempting to create an impenetrable defence to protecting the nations landbased nuclear
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      Lock icon Reagan will not deploy missiles before talks
      243 6 Reagan will not deploy missiles before talks WASHINGTON, Sun. United States President Ronald Reagan agreed yesterday that the US will not deploy its controversial "Star Wars" missile defence system before holding negotiations with the Soviet Union, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said. Reporting on three-and-a-half hours of talks with Mr
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      Lock icon Doctor offers free surgery
      73 6 CINCINNATI (Ohio), Sun. A doctor has offered to perform for free an operation that would allow a five-year-old deaf girl to hear because her parents' insurance company refused to pay for the surgery. A bout of bacterial meningitis two years ago left Melissa Degroot of Cincinnati
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      Lock icon Pemex to blame for gas blast
      228 6 MEXICO CITY, Sunday AN OFFICIAL report has found the state oil company Pemex responsible for a gas explosion that killed at least 490 people m a northern suburb here last month, and ordered the company to pay reparations. A statement by Pemex said it
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      Lock icon 12 more bodies found in Utah mine
      131 6 ORANGEVILLE (Utah), Sun. A search team discovered the bodies of 12 miners late yesterday, bringing to 25 the number of workers found dead m a smokey mine fire. Two others still trapped inside the mine were believed dead, officials said. "We believe there
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      Lock icon Canada's biggest holdup under probe
      166 6 MONTREAL, Sun. Merrill Lynch Inc sent two of its top security experts from New York to Montreal yesterday to investigate what police call the largest robbery m Canadian history. Thomas Boyd and Kevin Farrell of Merrill Lynch's corporate security department m New York flew to
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      Lock icon Ex-Nazi camp guard deported from US
      181 6 Ex-Nazi camp guard deported from US WASHINGTON, Sun. Former Nazi death camp guard, Feodor Fedorenko, was deported from the United States to the Soviet Union yesterday. One US official called the action a clear signal of American resolve to pursue others implicated m Second World War crimes. Mr Neal Slier,
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      Lock icon Four alleged muggers shot
      70 6 NEW YORK. Sun. A passenger who apparently thought he was going to be attacked by four muggers on an underground train yesterday pulled out a gun and methodically shot all four m the chest, police said. Two of the four men were listed m critical condition
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      37 6 NEW YORK. Sun Dt Stanley Milgram, a psychologist widely known for his experiments m obedience to authority, died of a heart attack on Thursday night at tho Columbia-Presbyterian Mcd ical Centre. He was 51. NYT
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      Lock icon 13-day truce
      30 6 SAN SALVADOR. Sun Leftist guerillas and government soldiers m FA Salvador began a 13-day holiday truce yesterday and early reports indicated hd'h sides were observing the ceasefire. UPI
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon Murdani on dual role of military
      400 8 Army needs to play 'broad role outside defence' JAKARTA, Sunday THE armed forces play a major role m Indonesia apart from defence but future generations must decide whether this will be permanent, according to armed forces commander Benny Murdani. Explaining the forces' controversial dwi-fungsi
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      Lock icon Thai Reds 'offered Lao reinforcements'
      114 8 BANGKOK, Sun. Vietnam offered to send Laotian troops into north-east Thailand m the late 1910s to aid the Communist Party of Thailand (CPT) m its fight against the Bangkok government, Thai National Security Chief Prasong Soonsiri said. His charges followed claims by Hanoi last week
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      Lock icon Manila Cabinet criticises planned opposition
      151 8 Manila Cabinet criticises planned opposition MANILA, Sun. Cabinet members have strongly attacked thg platform of a planned opposition United Front designed to challenge the ruling New Society Movement Party (KBL) m the next presidential election. In a statement published by leading Manila dailies today, Deputy Prime Minister Mr Jose Rono
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      Lock icon Marcos gives upbeat year-end review
      272 8 Marcos gives upbeat year-end review PRESIDENT Ferdinand tumultuous 19th year m democracy is "alive and v In a year-end review released last night by the presidential palace, Mr Marcos said democracy m the country had survived severe tests caused by a combination of factors, including the economic crisis and the
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  • Asean: ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon MCA factions appeal: Stop war of words
      287 8 MCA factions appeal: Stop war of words KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The two warring factions m the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) have made an impassioned plea for a moratorium on all statements pertaining to the party's crisis m the wake of the ongoing mediation efforts by National Front N F secretary-general
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      Lock icon Malaysia to set up Supreme Court
      305 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun A SUPREME Court is to be set up m Malaysia as the country has reached full maturity m legal matters and can decide its own legal destiny, Lord President Tan Sri Mohamed Salleh bin Abas said here yesterday. This could be
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      Lock icon Family feared drowned in sampan
      128 8 Family feared drowned in sampan KUALA KANGSAR, Sun. Four members of a family are feared to have drowned after the sampan they were travelling m sank m the Sungei Perak here this morning. Five or six other passengers managed to swim to safety. A police spokesman said the missing were
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      Lock icon Floods in Kota Baru
      51 8 KOTA BARU, Sun. Continuous rain over the past few days m the state caused several low-lying areas to be hit by flash-floods. The Kota Baru-Pasir Puteh road is under one metre of water at the 12.8 km m Peringat and is only passable to heavy vehicles.
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      Lock icon Factory razed
      28 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Fire gutted a garter factory m Kepong Baru last night causing damage estimated at $100,000. Cause of the fire was not known. NST
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      Lock icon Dispute over four-digit double
      218 8 Dispute over four-digit double KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Magnum Corporation, I the firm that operates the regular four-digit number I draw, said yesterday it j was protected by law not to pay out twice on the number that was drawn twice at a special draw on Thursday. The number 8772 appeared
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      Lock icon Sarawak Shell accused of bias towards foreign companies
      186 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun SARAWAK Shell Bhd, a member of the giant Shell group, has come under fire for allegedly discriminating against Malaysians, Bernama news agency said yesterday. It quoted Mr Habib Syed Mah mud, a member of the Sarawak State Assembly, as
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  • ELECTION '84
    • The morning after — 1
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        Non-elected MP: It's up to party to decide, says Nair
        217 9 THE Workers' Party candidate for Jalan Kayu, Mr M. P. D. Nair, who lost the seat to People's Action Party's Heng Chiang Meng by only 571 votes, said yesterday the decision to take up the non-constit-uency seat m Parliament would
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        Yu-Foo gets into action at Yuhua
        216 9 Yu-Foo gets into action at Yuhua MRS Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, MP for Yuhua, is wasting little time m settling into her new job as a parliamentarian m this new township of 30,000 people m Jurong East. This is because she has to start many things from scratch from the party
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        PAP 'has support of most younger voters'
        452 9 77 out of 79 win seen as approval of party's policies FOREIGN and Culture Minister S. Dhanabalan yesterday said most younger Singaporeans supported the People's Action Party. If they had not endorsed its policies, the PAP would not have been returned to power
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        26,000 voters cast spoilt or rejected votes
        299 9  - 26,000 voters cast spoilt or rejected votes HO CHIN BENG By MORE than 26,000 Singaporeans cast rejected or spoilt votes last Saturday. These voters made up 2.9 per cent of those who cast their votes m the 1984 general election compared to 2.1 per cent m 1972. There were at
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    • The morning after — 2
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        Snake-pit politics will scare off credible alternative
        3128 10 Snake -pit politics will scare off credible alternative I Not a failure of younger ministers 4 ...THEY (the younger ministers) have won 77 (seats) out of 79. I wouldn't consider that a failure. But even if we have won 79 out of 79, the message that was sent, the meaning
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    • The morning after — 3
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        It's question time, but Japanese tells PM: Relax, Relax...
        660 11  - It's question time, but Japanese tells PM: Relax, Relax... PHILIP LEE By HE RAISED his hand at about 4 a.m. He had been listening quietly for nearly 1 2 hours as the Prime Minister first analysed, then answered questions on the result of the general election. Now, he wanted to
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        PAP 'must make greater effort'
        370 11 Mr Goh: I share the Prime Minister's observation (on young voters), but I think not all the young are necessarily looking just for frivolity, and not all the young are m fact using the vote to negotiate with the government. But I fear, looking at
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        Why Dr Hu said 'no' at first
        172 11 Why Dr Hu said 'no' at first 41 SPENT months together with Dr Goh Keng Swee to persuade Dr Richard Hu to come out, stand for election, to be a minister, to help the young team tide over until they've got more experienced men. He was paid m Shell $500,000
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        Lock icon Brig-Gen Lee makes an early thank-you call
        289 11 Brig- Gen Lee makes an early thank-you call FOR the smiling general, it was the first time a group of lion dancers was greeting him as a Member of Parliament. "Well it is my first day as an MP," he told The Straits Times yesterday, and added that he was
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    • The morning after — 4
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        Lock icon Ebb and flow at Anson counting centre
        506 12 Cheer and despair alternate between PAP, WP camps THE press and crowd at the Raffles Institution counting centre had contradictory indications early yesterday morning of who would win the hotly-contested Anson seat. At 12.30 a.m., Dr Yeo Ning Hong came out of the
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        Lock icon We'll be constructive in Parliament — Chiam
        397 12 We'll be constructive in Parliament Chiam THE SDP leader and MP for Potong Pasir, Mr Chiam See Tong, has said that he wants to work with the government and wants his party to be viewed as a responsible one. Early yesterday morning, on learning of his election success, he declared
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        SUF candidate blames leader for his defeat
        322 12 SUF candidate Quek Teow Chuan has said that he would have won m Nee Soon if Mr Scow Khee Leng, the party's secretary-general, had not publicly apologised to the Prime Minister and his Cabinet. Mr Quek charged that Mr Scow's public apology, which
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        Not so much a vote for opposition: Mah
        471 13  - Not so much a vote for opposition: Mah WONG AL KWEI By SINGAPOREANS went to the polls on Saturday and voted against such issues as the proposal to raise the CPF withdrawal age, Housing Board flat prices and Primary One registration priority for graduate mothers, says Mr Mah Bow Tan,
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        Lock icon Task of governing goes on despite setbacks, says Jaya
        308 13 Task of governing goes on despite setbacks, says Jaya THE work of government has to continue despite the setbacks suffered by the People's Action Party m the election, said Prof S. Jayakumar during a victory parade at his Bed ok constituency yesterday. The Minister for Labour and Second Minister for
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    The Straits Times says Let's take it in our stride
    510 14 The Straits Times says Let's take it in our stride A 12.6 per cent swing against the ruling party would have downed a government m most democracies. It did not m Singapore on Saturday. That the People's Action Party is still left' with a 14 per cent margin of safety
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    Lock icon Technocrat who built up Soviet military machine
    827 14  -  ERIC PACE By MARSHAL Dmitri Ustinov, the Soviet Defence Minister who died on Thursday aged 76, oversaw a military build-up and played a key role m internal Kremlin politics. A technocrat with great self-confidence, technical gifts and administrative skill, he had humble beginnings
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    Will the two powers do more than talk?
    838 14  -  FRED WARNER NEAL Shultz-Gromyko meeting next month By CL AREMONT C alif o rnia) Recent visits to Moscow and then to Washington reveal quite different attitudes regarding the upcoming talks between US Secretary of State George Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
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  • Across the Causeway
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      Chinese press hits out
      962 14  -  LIM YOON LIN By Much political heat has been generated over the racially sensitive Bukit China development plan m the past 10 months. The latest group to make a lot of noise over it is the incumbent faction of the MCA led by acting president Datuk
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      Beware the ups and downs of property market
      636 15 IT IS interesting to note that some property developers have recently promoted their view that the slump is over and that it is time to invest m property again. This happens to coincide with tne impending sale of a big plot of
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      No small claims yet
      90 15 ALTHOUGH the Small Claims Tribunals Act 1984 was passed by Parliament on Aug 24, it has still not been brought into force. No doubt the delay is due to the fact that to date no referees and registrars of the tribunals have yet been appointed, and
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      Lane in darkness
      140 15 I HAVE been living m New Bridge Road for 10 years. There is a plot of land at the junction of New Bridge Road and Cantonment Road that has been left undeveloped for about eight years. It is m darkness at night. Between this plot of land
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      Two suggestions
      79 15 I HAVE two suggestions for the Housing Board. It should pave the short cuts residents take through grass-covered areas within estates. I notice that it now tries unsuccessfully to returf these paths. Block numbers should be installed higher up the blocks. They now cannot be seen, especially if
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      Christmas decorations for all
      162 15 CONGRATULATIONS to the people of Singapore and the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board on the beauty and good taste of your city's Christmas-New Year decorations. I am a travel agent from North Carolina, m the United States, visiting here to arrange future visits of Americans to Singapore.
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      Our aerogrammes are monotonous
      72 15 Our aerogrammes are monotonous ARE our aerogrammes only illustrated with a picture of Changi Airport? My penpal recently asked me if I could use some that had other scenes of Singapore on them. T have tried to find some but have been unsuccessful. The authorities should consider using different scenes
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      Issued new IC within three hours
      267 15 TRUTH is sometimes stranger than fiction, especially when efficiency and service are the watchword of a government department. The ability and willingness of the department m issuing me a new identity card m less than three hours to replace a lost one prompted me
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        100 motorcycle lots available
        149 15 PLEASE refer to the letter "M-cyelist has no lot" by "Concerned". (ST, Nov 1). The writer complains of insufficient motorcycle parking lots for the car park serving Apartment Block 610, Clementi West. There are 343 motorcycle lots m Car Park 5 serving Apartment Blocks ranging from
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        New replace old
        155 15 THE Public Utilities Board would like to inform "Tax Payer", who wrote the letter "New poles not really needed" (ST, Nov 23), that the wooden poles along Lorong Lada Merah, Jalan Ulu Sembawang and Lorong Asrama were erected more than 10 years ago and they have deteriorated.
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        A better serial
        139 15 I REFER to the letter "Unhappy with gongfu series" from "Pursuer of the Pursuit". (ST. Dec 18). "Pursuit" is the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's first major period drama serial. The fighting sequences m the introductory episode were m line with the theme and thread of the story. We
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      Xmas tree for charity is tallest
      89 16 Xmas tree for charity is tallest SEE the tallest Christmas tree m Singapore and be charitable at the same time. The tree, an eight metre tall Norfolk Island Fine bedecked with decorative lights, has been set up at the outdoor stage of the National Exhibition. Money will go to Chest
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      Renovators act to boost image
      323 16  -  MATHEW YAP Advisory board of professionals formed By RENOVATION contractors are taking the first stops to improve their image m the building industry after numerous reports of shoddy workmanship m recent years. The Singapore Housing Decoration Contractors' Association will form an advisory board of various
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      Cheshire Home folk get helping hand for move
      165 16 THESE residents of the Singapore Cheshire Home who moved to their new premises on Friday are lucky to have such good neighbours m these air force personnel who helped them m their big shift. Over 170 volunteers from the Air Engineering Training
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      Scholarship awards
      60 16 SEVERAL children of the Housing and Development Board Daily-Rated Employees Union will get financial assistance and scholarship awards. These will be given to them at a presentation ceremony on Saturday at the DBS Audit orium by the deputy secretarygeneral of NTUC, Dr Wan Soon Bee and the chief
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      Union's bursaries
      47 16 BURSARY awards will be offered to children of members of the Public Daily-rated Health Workers' Union. Members whose children have passed the Primary School Leaving Examination or the Secondary Three examinations can register at the union's premises at Waterloo Street from now until Dec 31.
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      Batik show
      32 16 THE South-east Asia Art Society will hold a batik exhibition tomorrow and on Christmas Day between 9 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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      Tourism report to go on sale soon
      127 16 COPIES of the Tourism Task Force report, presented by Trade and Industry Minister Tony Tan, are to go or sale early next year. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board decided to print the report for sale after heavy demand for it was expressed by
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      Branching out of Gardens
      101 16 Branching out of Gardens THEY may look like giant ant hills now, but come March 1986, this plot m Bukit Timah Road will be transformed into a picturesque scene, with a pond, trees and pretty paths. The digging and levelling m front of the Institute of Education's Bukit Timah campus
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      Trade on endangered species PPD working out treaty implementation
      278 16  - Trade on endangered species PPD working out treaty implementation LEE SIEW HU A By RHINOCEROS horns, traditionally valued for their medicinal and aphrodisiac properties, are still being sold m some Chinese medical halls here, a Straits Times check showed. But there is no firm official indication whether the horns will
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      Save-energy meter for plastics industry
      196 16 Save-energy meter for plastics industry A SPECIAL meter has been developed by the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (Sisir) to detect energy wastage m the plastic-making industry. A package deal, inclusive of the meter, staff to use the instrument and other consultancy charges, will cost local companies between
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      Cruise ship's first visit
      62 16 THE cruise ship Sagafjord will make its maiden call here on March 1. The Norwegian ship will be m port for a day before sailing to Bangkok and Hongkong. Mansfield Holidays says it can offer an 11-day tour package with a Hongkong hotel, including return airfare,
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      Tourist loses $40,000
      51 16 AN INDONESIAN tourist lost his briefcase containing $40 000 m a crowded shop m People's Park on Saturday at about 5 p.m. Mr H. Abdul Muis. 33, left his briefcase near some clothes racks when he went into a fitting room to try on a pair of
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      Three youths arrested
      45 16 POLICE arrested three youths on Friday m connection with several robberies at Jurong Park recently. The Malaysian youths, between 17 and 19, were picked up hours after four couples were robbed m the park. Police recovered money, watches and valuables from them.
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      Woman cheated by man she wanted to 'cheat'
      191 16 Woman cheated by man she wanted to 'cheat' A WOMAN parted with $31,000 because she thought she would be rewarded for telling a man he had been cheated m a gambling session. But the tables turned when the man left with her money instead. Yong Sek Hin, a Malaysian, pleaded
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      Cyclist dies
      32 16 MR NEO Huat, 67, died m hospital on Saturday, four days after he was involved m an accident with a car while riding his bicycle along Lim Chu Rang Road.
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      Rain puts damper on Xmas buying
      249 21 Store officials had expected huge crowds MANY last-minute Christmas shoppers' spirits were dampened by a heavy downpour yesterday afternoon, disappointing store officials who had expected a huge turnout. There was enough business to keep the cash registers ringing but the crowd, to store officials,
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      New police heads soon
      98 21 AT LEAST two police divisions will have new heads of investigations from Jan 4 when police carry out a transfer of senior officers. Senior Assistant Superintendent Gurdev Singh, of the operational planning unit at police headquarters, will be the new chief of investigations at Tanglin police
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      Australian art contest
      45 21 ENTRY forms for the Australian Art Award 1985 are available at the Australian High Commission. Artists can submit their entries m any medium and on any theme by May 10. The first prize is $6,000, the second, $3,000. and the third, $1,500.
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      Few civil servants take computer loan
      236 21  - Few civil servants take computer loan ANNEKOH By CIVIL servants do not appear to be m a hurry to get loans to buy personal computers. Three years after the civil service computer loan scheme was launched, only one quarter of the $20 million allocated has been used. A Finance Ministry
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      Lock icon Downpour topples two river cranes
      239 21 Downpour topples two river cranes TWO dredger cranes toppled and fell into the Singapore River during heavy rain yesterday at about 4.30 p.m. No one was injured. The cranes were then lying idle one on a barge off Havelock Road and the other at the bank of the river along
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      4 women held
      32 21 POLICE arrested four women and seized 20 telephones m a raid on an office used for announcing race results at the Golden Mile Shopping Centre m Beach Road yesterday.
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      Engineers praised by MRT director for tact
      125 21 ENGINEERS on the Mass Rapid Transit project have received a pat on the back from the MRT Corporation's executive director, Mr Lim Leong Geok, for their tact and diplomacy. In the MRTC's publication, Trackline, he said: "They have demonstrated sensitivity, concern and common
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      Stallholders at trade fair want refund
      188 21 MORE than 20 stallholders who paid to take part m a trade fair asked its organiser for a refund yesterday, charging that it had failed to fulfil some business promises. They claimed the organiser, Interpromark Pte Ltd, had not given enough publicity to the
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      Exec's flat broken into
      56 21 THIEVES stole about $12,000 worth of jewellery, rash and goods when they broke into a flat m Orange Grave Road. Madam Oluf Svendnen, 37, an executive, told police she found her house broken into when she returned at 1 a.m. on Saturday. Two television sets, a
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    • Happenings
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        Furniture designs drawn on computer
        108 17 A SPECIAL feature of the Design '85 Furniture exhibition, to be held from today till Sunday, is a computer that can sketch furniture designs on its screen. Housing Board flat owners will be able to have a design sketched for them on the computer screen
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        Appointments
        243 17 MR GUENTEB O. ESER, a member of the executive board of Lufthansa German Airlines, will assume the post of directorgeneral of the International Air Transport Association (lATA) with effect from Jan 1. He will step down from the Lufthansa executive board and relinquish his responsibility for sales and marketing.
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        Just fancy that
        42 17 CITIBANK is truly the consumer's banker. Not satisfied with assigning a personal banker to its clients, the bank is now offering one hour of free parking to its customers, just like the major supermarkets and department stores m town.
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        Exhibition on You And The Law
        87 17 Exhibition on You And The Law A THREE-DAY exhibition on "You And The Law" is being organised by the Singapore Association of Women Lawyers, starting on Dec 28. A total of 18 topics will be put up to create a general awareness of the various laws for the layman. The
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      Cold Storage turns in profits at Katong
      414 17  - Cold Storage turns in profits at Katong ANGELINE TAN By COLD STORAGE appears to be riding out the supermarket tussle at Katong best. Despite predictions m the group's latest annual reports of losses by the Katong store because of heavy capital investment, the store is already turning m profits. Yaohan
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      All I want for Christmas ...
      1128 17  - All I want for Christmas TIMESDOLLAR Some corporate chiefs make three special wishes each By REPORTERS CHRISTMAS is as good a time as any to make a wish. So The Straits Times asked Singapore corporate chiefs to make three Christmas wishes one each for their company, their industry and themselves.
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        Lock icon Welcome move
        74 17 TOKYO, Sun. The Bank of Japan yesterday welcomed the US Federal Reserve Board's decision to cut its discount rate as "timely and appropriate". But officials at the central bank said that the move on Friday had been anticipated because of falling US interest rates. The 0.5 per cent
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        Lock icon TV via satellite
        60 17 TOKYO, Sun. A private company was inaugurated here on Friday to broadcast television programmes m Japan via satellite beginning possibly m May 1989. The new firm, named Japan Satellite Broadcasting Inc. with a paid-up capital of 7.3 billion yen (about Ss64 million), was funded by 188 Japanese
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        Lock icon China joins convention
        68 17 GENEVA, Sun. China has signed the Paris Convention on International Protection of Patents, Trademarks and Copyright, officials announced on Friday. The signing ceremony was held at the Geneva headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo), the UN agency supervising the convention. China's accession takes effect from
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        Lock icon HK firm in Dublin
        55 17 LONDON, Sun. A leading Hongkong clothing company, the Fang group, is to open a factory employing 1,000 workers m northern Dublin, the Irish Industrial Development Authority (IDA) said on Friday. The plant, to be run by a new company called Shamrock Apparel, will manufacture fashionwear for
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        Lock icon Takeover approved
        58 17 WEST BERLIN, Sun. The West German Cartel Office approved the planned takeover by Nestle SA of Carnation Co as far as it concerns their West German subsidiaries, a spokesman said. Following an investigation of the takeover, the office said the merger would not harm competition in the West
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      Lock icon 'A bullish 1985 for Tokyo stocks'
      286 17 TOKYO, Sun. Relatively favourable domestic economic trends, a strong yen and the fact that people have cash to invest should give the Tokyo Stock Exchange another bullish year next year, market analysts said. The Nikkei Dow Jones Average ended on Friday at 11,474.31, down
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      A more liquid exchange with likely increase in Simex seats
      316 17 A more liquid exchange with likely increase in Simex seats THE Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex) is likely to increase the number of seats to create a more liquid exchange. A Simex official said: "The board has not decided on the number of extra seats. "But we are likely to
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      Lock icon Airwick to be sold
      93 17 BASEL (Switzerland), Sun. London-based Reckitt and Coleman group is to buy the Airwick group from Ciba-Geigy Ltd of Basel. Switzerland's largest chemical company, for about US$2OO million (***** million), the two companies announced on Friday. The agreement is conditional upon approval by Reckitt and Coleman shareholders.
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    • The week that was
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        Final Results
        44 18 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Aokam 28 (26) M 54,355 ($4,258) June 84 Ayer Hitam Tin 140 (85) M 58,843 ($5,869) June 84 Hong Leong Credit 10(10) M 534,933 ($16,110) June 84 Ind Oxygen 11.7(5) MJ1.899 June 84
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        Preliminary figures
        28 18 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) M T C 38.5 (38.5) M 586,742 ($90,823) Sept 84 Wearnes 15 (12) $10,700 ($9,297) Sept 84
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        Interim results
        46 18 Interim Group pre-tax Half-year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) R Spmhawane $661 ($7,002) Sept 84 MCed $3,522 ($5,654) Sept 84 Msia Aica M 52,645 ($2,104) Sept 84 S j A mal M 5663 ($421) Sept 84 Utd Malacca 7(7) M 53,891 ($3,475) Oct 84
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        Corporate news
        271 18 Acma Electrical Industries has signed a $15 million contract with Guang-zhou Refrigerator Factory to help expand the capacity. Bedford Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Hampstead Corporation Sdn Bhd, has pro posed to acquire a parcel of land at Rawang Town for $11 million. The Foreign Investment Committee has given its
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      Lock icon Hongkong
      134 18 HONGKONG, Sun. Share prices, which have climbed fairly steadily for the past five months, surged last week, boosting the Hang Seng Index 56 points to 1198.6, its highest level since July 28, 1982, when it reached 1233.13. Turnover on the four exchanges also leapt, averaging a hefty HK$33l million
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      New York
      238 18 0«c 21 UW Chanje Gu(f 01 Cp Alcoo 36% unch Gulf Res 13 +M. Allied Chem Cp 34% -V. Hewlett Pack Allis-Chalmers 5% -M. Intl Bus. Moch l23* 1% Am Tel Tel 19% +V. Intl Harvester 8W unch Amax Inc 15% Intl Tel Tel 29% Amr Corp 35*
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      INDICES
      47 18 Financial Times Industrials tiiii Friday 924.3 (930.0) ;j W Week ago 935.4 FIT Dow Jones Industrials Friday 1198.98 (1203.29) ~2 Week ago 1175.91 jtiii (Figures m brackets refer to those of the previous trading day) I I*i i i i ii i i i ~r 1
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        Lock icon New York Cheery Wall Street note — gold in the doldrums
        572 18 New York Cheery Wall Street note gold in the doldrums NEW YORK, Sun. A note of holiday cheer from Wall Street: Gold is m the doldrums. As everyone knows, gold is the grumpy curmudgeon of the financial world an investment that thrives on inflation, depressed markets for paper assets and
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        Lock icon London
        89 18 LONDON, Sun. Stock markets which were enjoying the festive season and hitting new peaks, suddenly came to a halt last week. New lows for Sterling, sagging gold and lower oiil prices unnerved shares and government slocks. Then the market had only one way to go downwards. The record Christmas
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        London
        592 18 Dec 21 Pence Change MINING INDUSTRIALS Barlow Rand 460 5 A'^ons .56 unch Z Jg It Ass Dairies 152 -2 o.« pi__» 7 11/16 BTRPLC 586 -3 Plant v unch Babcocks 144 -5 ZCI l 4 unch Barclays 554 +5 uss Beechams 385 2 nn/ix O /ii BICC 235
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        Tokyo
        315 18 Dec 22 Yen Change Ajinomoto 1080 unch Aka. 457 +2 Amada 1160 unch Asahi Chem 680 +27 Asahi Glass 870 -15 Bank of Tokyo 590 +51 Bridgestone Canon 1540 +20 Casio 1810 -10 Citizen 595 +6 Doiei 632 unch Dai-lchi Kangyo Bank 1260 unch Nippon Print 979 -I D
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        Lock icon Sydney
        35 18 SYDNEY, Sun. Resource stocks came under pressure on Australian share markets last week. The All Ordinaries Index finished the week 0.9 point firmer at 719.1. Turnovers were moderate for most of the week. Reuter
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        66 18 TOKYO, San. The stock market closed the week on a weak note on Saturday. The advance early m the week drove the Nikkei Dow Jones up to 11,558.43 on Wednesday, a .shade below the Dec 4 peak of 11,577.44. With the euphoric mood soon giving way to pessimism, the
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      3276 18 AH shares quoted have a par value of SI, unless otherwise specified. Adjusted for scrip tights. N Tai -exempted dividend. ABN is traded m lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m dollars. 1984 Last Net Yield Vol Week High Low Company Sale Change
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        249 19 GOLD, its relative strength index at 11.%, is indicating a grossly-oversold condition. February gold had plunged almost US$2O within a week. Prices are expected to consolidate from the current level of around US$3O6, with a tendency to recover and close the gap beginning at US$3O9 on the
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        92 19 Hongkong banks cut prime HONGKONG, Sun. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp and Chartered Bank cut their prime rate by 0.5 percentage point to 11 per cent, effective tomorrow, the Association of Banks said. The association said m a statement that deposit rates have also been reduced by 0.5 point. Rates
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        22 19 Buying Selling Highest-Lowest Highest-Lowest Ss/gm SJ/gm Bank of China 22.38 21.11 22.52-21.25 OUB 22.21-21.17 22.36 21.32 UOB 22.39 21.13 22.54-21.28
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        125 19 AGAIN, little can be said as the market continued m the doldrums m flat and featureless conditions on the run up to the long holiday, with operators disinclined to open fresh positions. The sagging tendency persisted, with light liquidation of January One RSS paring prices slightly m Singapore, and
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        58 19 QUIET but firm. There appeared to be very little need for support buying by the tin council's buffer stock manager, as prices responded to Sterling's weakness. The council's decision to maintain export quotas on producer members at 22,000 tonnes for the first quarter of next year, and leave the
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        24 19 EASIER. Bullion dealers fixed Sterling prices at their lowest since October 1982, despite the weakness of the pound. Conditions remained very quiet. AFP
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        46 19 FIRMER. News that some of Zambia's vital spare parts for mining machinery were delayed at Dar Es Salaam, and was putting production "m jeopardy according to a local spokesman, gave a firm boost to prices, which eventually reached their highest since July last year. AFP
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        216 19 PRODUCE prices closed mixed m mostly quiet trading last week. In the pepper market, prices were unchanged throughout last week. A trader reported that volume was low mainly because of the holiday season. He said that Indonesia, which is a major pepper producer, was inactive last week. The
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        18 19 GOLD US$/oz Sat Fri Hongkong 312.50-313.25 308.25 308 75 Fri Thurs New York 310.75-311.25 307.50 308.00
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        66 19 TOKYO, Sun. A Japanese company said it had built torch-wielding robots which could reduce a supertanker to scrap metal m 120 hours. Mr Akira Iwata, president of Nippon Sempaku Kaihatsu Company, said the robots could slice through a tanker's hull at 120 centimetres a minute. A team of
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        506 19 BANKS' prime lending rates at the close of business on Friday Dee 21. The PLR is the lowest lending rate which a bank is prepared to lend in Singapore dollars to its clients on an overdraft or demand basis. Bank PLR Algemene Bank 9' a American
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        54 19 WEAKER. Early steadiness was helped by the drop m stocks, down 1,275 tonnes to 132,625 tonnes. But when dealers learned of the steady production m the western world last month, instead of an expected reduction, and the cumulative output, up 16 per cent on a year earlier, selling developed
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        161 19 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.8079 1.8109 5.62-5.49 Canadian dollar 1.6480-1.6500 6.12—6.02 NZ dollar 1 0452 1.0522 9.86-9.47 Sterling pound 2.5391-2 5424 3.97-3.90 US dollar 2.1730 2.1740 4.63-4.58 Local dollars to 100 units
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        151 19 LONDON, Sun. The US dollar was mixed but generally firmer m quiet early trading on Friday. Gold prices remained depressed, but rose by about US$2 (about 554.35) an ounce. Both foreign currency and bullion dealers said they expected sluggish trading. In London, the
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      546 20  -  DOREEN SOH Gold, shares and paintings are some gifts that grow Your money By IF YOU'RE looking for a gift that grows this Christmas, how about giving an investment? Gold Gold prices are low now, and with onegramme bars selling for just $33, you
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      144 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The D and C Nomura Merchant Bankers Berhad has announced its issued and paid-up capital will be increased from M 522.5 million to Ms3o million. The increase will be made by way of a rights issue of 7.5 million new
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      518 20 LONDON, Sun. The battered sterling, pushed to record lows this year by crumbling oil prices, has turned into an oil windfall for the Conservative government although it is forcing up the prices consumers pay for imported goods and foreign vacations. The
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        226 20 MBf Holdings MBf HOLDINGS BHD was originally engaged m hotel operations and property development. Ju Sf 8l 5*. ll f<7l? e Jl f«°fl P with diversified interests m finance, leasing, i"snrance, property development, property investment and the provision of management services. MBf recently bought a 50 per cent stake m
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        74 20 Kesang Holdings Bhd KESANG HOLDINGS BHD will pay a first and final dividend of 15 per cent, less income tax, to holders of 15 per cent, cumulative participating preference shares and a first and final dividend of 5 percent, less income tax, to all holders of ordinary shares on Jan
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        54 20 Asia Commercial Finance (M) Bhd SHAREHOLDERS of Lion Corporation Bhd and Amalgamated Steel Mills Bhd and have approved their respective companies' proposed acquisition of 20 per cent of the issued and paid-up capital of Asia Commercial Finance (M) Bhd and the proposed amendment to articles of association at an extraordinary
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        30 20 Mount Pleasure Holdings KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The rights issue of M 532,116,546 10 per cent convertible unsecured notes 1984,1988 at par by Mount Pleasure Holdings Bhd has been oversubscribed. Bernama
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        29 20 THE capital issues committee of Duta Consolidated Bhd has decided not to approve the company's proposed acquisitions of Marigold Sdn Bhd, Centenary Realty and Salhafa Sdn Bhd.
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      117 20 STOCKWORTH by Sterling and Selesnick W MR. STOCKWORTH^ I 15 IT TRUE THAT YOUR COMPANY MI6HT BE [^ACQUIRED BY ANOTHER] fWE'KE DISCUSSING A I CORPORATE AFF7L/AT7ON I I TRANSACTION WITH A I ENTITY.J 1984 NEW YORK TIMES k. SYNDICATION SALES CORP Tl STOCK BID j ASK USS ;US$ DeVoe-Holbem internationol
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      223 22 181 Deaths 181 Deaths MRS. JANE JOSEPH (NEE D'SOUZA) AGE: 78 Passed away peacefully on 22nd Dec. 1984 leaving behind. Children: Raymond, Christie, Theresa. Magdalene, Phyllis. Sylvia 29 Grand-children and 20 great-grand-children to mourn her loss. Cortege will leave Blk. 413 Pandan Gardens «06-133 today 24th Dec 1984 at 2.30
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      50 22 182 Acknowledgements 183 Acknowledgements The family of the late NAM WAH BATTERY CO. (PTE) LTD. MANAGING DIRECTOR MR. TAN WAH TIONG wish to express their heartfelt thanks to those who have helped one way or another for their kind support, condolences, wreaths, donations and attendance during their recent bereavement. j
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      122 22 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam ATHMA SHANT POOJA BENARSI SINGH eJU ANAND KUMAR DEPARTED 24.12.83 DEPARTED 4.6.83 Always remembered by family loved ones. Athma Shanti Pooja will be held at Blk 21, #12-83, .putram Park on the 25th Dec 84 at 5.00pm. In Loving Memory of CAPTAIN TAN TECK
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      2299 22 Flying Finn, Sky Eagle complete a double Kum-Cheong Wanchi makes it at long last By OUR RACING TEAM FLYING FINN II and Sky Eagle, who both scored m Class 5 at Bukit Timah a week ago, yesterday defied a promotion by taking Races 5 and 6 respectively. The 1,850 m
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      557 22 Stipe's report JOCKEYS Marzuki Saini (Jardinier m Race 1) and Masruhen Masjuay (Competent m Race 8 last Saturday) were suspended frcm riding m races and track work by the stewards at Bukit Timah yesterday. Marzuki got four days for making insufficient effort to place his mount to
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      2 22 C.A.T.S. *****66
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      203 22 JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1984-85 Edited by Captain John Moore RN The only definitive annual history, specifications, armament publication m its field, Jane's and crew of individual ships, which Fighting Ships was first published are usually illustrated A series of table summarises The main body of the book gives current naval
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      32 22 FIRST: *****4 SECOND: *****8 THIRD: *****1 STARTERS: *****1, *****2, *****1, *****4, *****6, *****3, *****5, *****7, *****1, *****7, *****3, *****1, *****9, *****5. CONSOLATIONS: *****1, *****8, *****2, *****9, *****0, *****3, *****7, *****5, *****5, *****6.
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      Lock icon Hat-trick hero may lose place
      448 23 Chelsea boss John Neal on Davies' position; 4 Though I have got to be delighted with Gordon (Davies), he is still not sure of keeping his place. (David) Speedie is one hell of a player, who had rave notices before his ban. Now that he
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      559 23 Arsenal 1 Watford 1 (1-0): Both goals were controversial affairs as Arsenal dropped two precious home points. After 41 minutes, the referee spotted an infringement by a Watford player following Brian Talbot's harmless corner. He waved away Watford's protests and awarded a penalty. Tony Cot on
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      170 23 Hanover knock out Schalke BONN, Sun. Schalke 04 became the latest First Division soccer side to lose to lower ranking opposition m the West German Cup when Second Division Hanover- 96 beat them 1-0 m a third-round match yesterday. But there were no more giant-killing acts for amateur sides Eintracht
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      265 23 P'mouth defeat Oxford with late goals LONDON, Sun. Portsmouth snatched a thrilling victory m their top-of-the-table English Football League Second Division clash with Oxford United at Fratton Park yesterday. Oxford led through a Kevin Brock goal, but then Alan Biley scored twice m the last three minutes to give Portsmouth
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      1295 23 DIVISION ONE Arsenal 1 Watford 1, Aston Villa 4 Newcastle 0, Everton 3 Chelsea 4, Manchester United 3 Ipswich 0, Norwich 1 Tottenham 2, Sheffield Wednesday 2 Stoke 1, West Ham 2 Southampton 3, Queens Park Rangers 0 Liverpool 2. DIVISION TWO Cardiff 1 Sheffield United 3,
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      263 23 YANITA Utama of Indonesia beat Brunei Royal Armed Forces Soccer Club 7-0 m Jakarta on Saturday, the third day of the first Asean inter-club tournament. Playing before 15,000 spectators, Yanita dominated both halves of the match, loading 2-0 m the first-half. FRENCH League champions Bordeaux are to play
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      265 23 Belgium's chances of making it to Mexico reduced TIRANA, Sun. Goals by 21-year-old Mirel Josa and veteran Arben Minga gave hosts Albania an unexpected 2-0 victory over Belgium m their European Group One World Cup soccer qualifying match here yesterday. Albania attacked from the start, but
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      310 24 Arizona extend winning record TOKYO, Sun. Arizona State came from behind to beat Wichita State 76-69 m an official US National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball game here yesterday. With the win, the Sun Devils extended their record to five wins against two defeats. In Atlanta, the Atlanta Hawks beat the
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      1088 24 Lewis' four Olympic golds is what glitters most m 1984 NEW YORK, Sunday TO SAY Carl Lewis was the biggest name m world track and fieid m 1984 could be considered an understatement. The 23-year-old Texan made his mark alongside the all-time
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      256 24 NEW YORK, Sun. Carl Lewis, the athlete of 1984, is definitely the man to watch again next year.. .and probably the year after as well, considering that he has expressed a desire to compete until 1986. But while there will be more of Lewis to
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      298 24 ADELAIDE, Sun. Australian tennis rookie Peter Doohan became the first unseeded player to win the South Australia men's Open championship by defeating Huub van Bockel, of Holland, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 m the final at Memorial Drive here today. Doohan, 23, earned US$l5,OOO ($32,550) for his
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      242 24 MADAGASCAR will not attend the 1988 Olympic Games if they are held m the South Korean capital of Seoul as planned, the government announced m Antananarivo yesterday. Madagascar, who have close relations with North Korea, are the latest of several countries to say they would
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      256 24 Irish Probables warm up to English task DUBLIN, Sun. The Probables, including 13 members of the side who played Australia, were sharp enough to withstand the challenge of the Possibles and win 26-17 m the Irish Rugby Union trial at Lansdowne Road here yesterday. The game featured passages of open
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      329 25  - Nam Hoe win the first time around PETER SIOW DEBUTANTES Nam Hoe, despite coming together for the first time, did not seem at all disjointed when they forged a 61-32 victory over Tai Hong, the defending champions, m the women's basketball final of the Commercial Cup. In fact, it was
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      341 25  -  PETER SIOW Yip Chieng prove height is might By YIP CHIENG'S Jim McCloskey, basketball's demolition expert, repaid his hosts' hospitality by helping them to the Anchor Beer Commercial Cup Crown at the Gay World Stadium last night. The 27-year-old American's immaculate timing and considerable control of
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      216 25 CALCUTTA, Sun. England's cricketers arrived m Calcutta last night to begin their Christinas celebrations, but discovered a small problem. Because of the Indian general election tomorrow, their hotel bar has been ordered to close and they will not be able to toast absent friends with
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      184 25 Richards double ton does it MELBOURNE, Sun. Vivian Richards emphasised his faith m the power of prayer after making an outstanding return to form with a superb 208 which sealed the West Indies cricketers' recovery m the Fourth Test against Australia here today. Vice-captain Richards helped to lift the tourists,
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      138 25 WEST INDIES Ist inns (overnight 28M) G. Greenidge c Bennett b Lawson 10 D. Haynes c Border b Lawson 13 B. Richardson b McDermott 51 A. Gomes c Matthews b McDermott 68 V. Richards c Hughes b Matthews 208 i. Dujon b McDermott 0 C. Lloyd c Lawson b Matthews
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      434 25  -  TAY CHENG KHOON Balraj bids farewell to Seletar by winning club's Gold Medal By M. BALRAJ made a fitting farewell from the Seletar Country Club by winning the Gold Medal at Park Lane yesterday. The two-handicapper, who made the Gold Medal field by winning the last
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      392 25  -  JOE DORAI Sundram Moorthy, Tang Boon will miss opening matches By SINGAPORE will start their Malaysia Cup soccer campaign without the services of two regulars striker V. Sundram Moorthy and defender Lim Tang Boon when they leave on Jan 3 for their opening matches
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      210 25  -  LEE WAI WUN Singapore's prospects rest on Ramie Salleh By JOE CHUA and Ang Wee Teck will leave for Perth today to take part m the World Windsurfer championships from Dec 28 to Jan 6. They will join another of the Republic's boardsailor, Ramie Salleh,
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      30 25 RESULTS DRAW No: 102/84 5 OUT OF 49 10, 48, 46 22,27 ADD. No 13 CHRISTMAS DAY All TOTO booths will be closed on 25.12.84. Business will resume on 26.12.84.
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      153 25 RUTH THE FIRST LADY OF CRIME THE SPEAKER OF MANDARIN by Ruth Rendell There were some things about this trip to China that Inspector Wexford, a country policeman, could never nave dreamt of. That an old woman with bound feet wouid haunt him from one city to the next. That
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    685 26  -  PAUL WEE By MR CHUA...wants to make way for younger leaders 41 want to record my appreciation for the work you have done m the last 17 years. Your early years m the Ministry of Health, revamping and getting into shape the cleansing
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    218 26 BY-ELECTIONS may be held to get the two unsuccessful People's Action Party candidates, Mr Ng Pock Too and Mr Mah Bow Tan, into Parliament. The Prime Minister said such a move was being considered when he replied to questions at a post-election press conference early yesterday
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    665 26 Professional soldier succeeds Ustinov as Defence Minister MOSCOW, Sun. The appointment yesterday of Marshal Sergei Sokolov, 73, as the new Defence Minister to replace the late Marshal Dmitri Ustinov is not expected to herald a change m the military's influence on national decisionmaking or
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    130 26 Hu tells Chinese to stop using chopsticks BEIJING, Sun. China's Communist Party Chief Hu Yaobang told his one billion compatriots yesterday to drop chopsticks m favour of the more sanitary knife and fork. Mr Hu told a group of peasants that the age-old Chinese custom of using chopsticks to pick
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    83 26 LONDON, Sun. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi refused yesterday to release four Britons' detained m Tripoli m the aftermath of last April's police siege at the Libyan Embassy m London, the BBC reported. In a report from Tripoli, the BBC said Col Gaddafi said that any
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    33 26 PARIS, Sun. Police today freed two French holidaymakers who had been kidnapped by an anti-independ-ence group m the troubled French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia, the Interior Ministry said. Reuter
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        666 2  - All I want for Christmas MANJIT KAUR Still at a loss over what to buy for the children this Christmas? Six young boys and girls were consulted and these are what they came up with. By Dear Santa: A new book The Ugly Duckling A book-mark for my book* A
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        397 2 By IF YOUR children have an urge to start collecting stamps, tell them that they could start with one of their own. The first United States stamp ever designed by a student was issued in October National Stamp Collecting Month as the US Postal
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        882 3  - What I'd like remembered SALMA KHALIK The National Exhibition as seen through the eyes of government leaders and top officials They were asked three questions at their respective exhibits and this is how they responded By The questions: What impression did the minister and top officials intend to make? What
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        672 13  -  KANNAN CHANDRAN TV3 gears up to compete with RTM and SBC when it expands its operations next year By NEXT year, the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation can anticipate some stiff competition when TV3 reaches out to the entire west coast of Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore. Around August,
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        A lyrical Mozart by Uchida
        581 13  -  Y. L. GOH On record Classical^ \3l^ By ABOUT two years ago, a relatively unknown Japanese pianist m her early 30s embarked on a series of recitals m London which encompassed all of Mozart's piano sonatas. Not the stuff of which legends are born, one
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        616 13 Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Pete Townshend and Ray Davis are only five on a surprisingly long list of rock stars who rose to prominence m the '60s and are still able to glide up the charts today. All were ambitious young men m their
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      116 1 In OUTLOOK today: All I want for Christmas by six children Page Two National Exhibition: What we'd like remembered Page Three AHARVEST I OFGOD At the recent 'Monde Sdec^P'^Sicr selection 1984 organised m Madrid (Spain), Khong Guan was awarded the highly distinctivfi|K|jjr 'Most Outstanding Gold Medal' for their Sultana biscuits.
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      342 6 13 Musical Instruments GOOD BRITISH/ CHINA piano new/ secondhand, many brand special promotion. S600 onward Rental, tuning, deliverini *****62. 14 Antiques/ Arts/Craft TIT il A 8 FT. GRIZZLY BEAR TANG HORSES KOREAN CHESTS SANTOS, JAPANESE FANS, NAUTICAL ITEMS SOUZAPHONE, THE MOST UNUSUAL GIFTS IN SINGAPORE 0 P E N SAT
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      507 6 19 Home Appliances i DEPOSIT $70, C.T.V., video, refrigerator. 2ast HP terms. Trade-in used refrigerators acceptable. Tel: *****51/ *****43. HOME APPLIANCES, HI-FI system available. Cash H.P. No deposit require. Call: *****45/ *****56. 20 Pets/Pet Care OWNER GIVING UP hobby. Selling cheap. 5 poodles, Maltese, Pekinese, fully vaccinated with papers. Call
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      811 6 25 Sale: Other 25 Sale: Other Products Products BH_J-9B_*9*--ftiB9P»H Haz CALL: *****11 2 <v 100% Guaranteed v |MBBEBS_-__--_-_-r 28 Health Centres/ iMassage SPECIALIST HEALTH SALON 277 Orchard Road, s03-29/ 30. Specialist Centre (0923). Tel: *****39, *****65 ext 145, Massage Sauna Bath Opens daily from 10am to 11pm. 29 Beauty Culture
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      179 6 35 House Cleaning/ Painting ROCKS-TONE, SPRAY COATINC Tel: *****11 (3 lines) or *****8 i (night). 36 House Renovation/ Decor iffflfllT ii T lllil HDB PRIVATE FLATS i Renovation work Work on your budget. Designing/color planning by our Interior designer. Assurance of genuine materials/ workmanship. 5% retention tor 3 months from
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      234 6 36 House Renovation/ Decor n° Ch v Lee ,ron Wori<s Pfe IW Tel: *****52 *****09 Sole-Agent. (@|b_hot__K-0_ Auto Gate Opener m_W Remote Control .ill, We also specialise in iron grilles gates and have a wide range of designs (or you to choose ty™S^~/ We Specialise In RENOVATION OF HOB/ PRIVATE
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      247 6 /<8_.ft_i_< some of you may still need our service. We are available tili 12 noon today and will resume our service at 9am on 26 December. i r 36 House 36 House Renovation/ Decor Renovation/ Decor TILING SPECIALIST- EXPERI- AMPLIMESH GRILLES AND alu ENCED and reliable at reason- minium glass
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      1319 7 36 House 36 House Renovation/ Decor Renovation/ Decor A new Idea m Wallpaper Shopping "ONE-STOP WALLPAPER SUPERMART" Over 20,000 rolls on display On display over 1 ,000 designs to choose from Wallpaper hanging demonstration at 7 00pm B.oopm v fyi i phi jp BUDGET WALLPAPERS pie ltd 122, Eunos Aye
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      636 7 49 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/Removal CHARGES REASONABLE. PROFESSIONAL household office removal specialised In pianos delivery services. Workers provided. Day' nlghl service Please call *****51. HOUSE REMOVAL/ GENERAL transportation services of all purpose Enquiries call: *****81. 51 Printing/ Copying Services 24 HRS Offset Printing SINGAPORE'S ONLY ROUND-THE-CLOCK PRINTING SERVICE CALL US FOR
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      616 7 57 Business Opportunities ■RED SEAL' INSTANT self-appli-cable white ant exterminators available at I'o Ouan Company. -02-04. Fortune Centre. Tel: *****5K BEAUTY SALON AT Orchard Plaza to let Good location New furnishing. Interested pleascall *****48 58 Other Products/ Services BAG DEBTS. FOR fait efficient service m and out of Singapore, we
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      572 7 67 Situations Vacant: 67 Situations Vacant: EDP EDP An international company invites suitably 1M qualified Singapore citizens for the position I VDU Operator I Requirements: Between 1H 25 years old A good GCE level certificate with credits I m English and Mathematics required, I preferably with Intermediate Typing certificate. I
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      271 7 SAn requires young female RECEPTIONISTS For Tour Desks at established hotels. Requirements: GCE'O' level. Pleasant personality With good command of English. Must be willing to work on Sunday, (on duty roaster) Starting salary around $440 p.m. Interested applicant kindly call at: SANS TOURS AND CAR RENTALS #02-05, KIM SENG SHOPPING
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      572 7 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical s Dear Temps, Here's wishing you a very Blessed and Joyous Christmas Management Staff Trading company requires: FEMALE SALES CLERK OCE 'O' Level, fluent In English, Mandarin and local dialects. 2to 3 years experience Fast and accurate typing. Must be hardworking and able to work
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      1010 7 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales Foreign company acting as an agent for French equipment goods requires a Singaporean male: AREA SALES EXECUTIVE Qualifications: Age preferably hite twenties Should possess 3to 5 years' experience m similar activity that is sale of equipment goods and industrial products. Should possess
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      712 7 83 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance EASY LOANS FOR NEW AND USED CARS 4-year repayment Low interest rates Prompt service tUNITED OVERSEAS FINANCE Tel: *****82(11 lines) *****41 *****13 *****74 84 Registration Numbers PRIVATE REGISTRATION NO EZ66P, (3,800 including transfer. Genuine buyers call: *****68 (office hours) 85 For Sale: Alfa/ Peugeot/Volvo ALMOST 1981
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      787 8 87 For Sale: Mercedes 1983 OCT, 280S Auto. Ivor) colour. with nice number Price $l!B.ooo all *****01. 197ft.a«> MERCEDES Up top conH&3O0 0.n.0. Tel *****6U 88 For Sale: Ford/Fiat ALMOST 1979 FORD Cortina 1.6 GL. Company plate, aircon, engine completed overhaul. Showroom condition Tel: *****63 *****54 LATE 1983 FORD Telstir
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      741 8 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi 1983 MITSUBISHI GALANT 1600 GLS, 1 owner. Power steering/ window. Central locking. Aircon, radio/ cassette. Sports rims. Rustprooflng. Accident free. Showroom condition. Tel: *****08. LATE '82 MIT. Tredia 1600 EX. 1 owner, aircon, power windows, steering, central locking, new tax radio cassette with PARF. showroom condition,
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      821 8 94 For Sale: 94 For Sale: Other Makes Other Makos I AUCTION SALE I of 1 Unit Ford Laser 1 5 Ghia (1980) and 2 Units SBS Buses To Be Held At No. 6 Cecil Street #02-04, People's Insurance Building. Singapore 0104 on Friday, 28th December 1984 at 11.00 a.m.
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      595 8 97 Vehicles Wanted CASH PAYMENT FOR PARF or Non-PARF used cars. Private, company registered commercial/ vans/ pick-ups. Any model, any c.c. all welcome. Trade-in considered Kindly contact Mr Goh/ Mr Ong. T«l: *****88/ *****88 (Night Mr Ong/ Mr Goh) Tel: *****68/ *****13 HIGH PRICE FOR ANY MODEL PARF/ non-PARF and
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      639 8 106 Accomodation Available: Houses HOLLAND VILLA For Lease 2. Storey semi-detached bungalow at Moonbeam Terrace (Off Holland Road). Singapore 1027. Tel: *****77 DIST.4 MOUNT FABER Lodge Easy access to City/ Jurong. Beautifully furnished/ airconditioned Penthouse. 3640 sq.ft. 4 bedrooms, full recreational facilities. Only $3,500 Also many other properties available. $1,500-
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      1296 8 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments Long or Short Lease HS"*"**^ Fflß EfIST PLfIZA Hotel Style LUXURIOUS ffWRTMENTS At the junction of Scotts/Orchard Road, next to Hyatt Hotel. 14.000 sq. ft. Hotel style lobby Mini golf course Standard swimming pool Reception lounge Children's wading pool Exercise station Residents'
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      1282 8 113 For Safe: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses J* "i r \c\ II \<t\ ■^^^^^^•-^4^l^lAZ^srr COAST Rn^n fuxdwrJiilL C/ C^ Phase 111 Luxurious Double Storey Split-level Terrace Houses embraced by a natural landscape of Hill and Sea. And a choice high ground property investment that brings
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      589 9 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Apartments LIVE IN LANDMARK TOWER a 37-storey luxurious apartment at Chin Swee Road I WHERE THE SEAVIEW IS PANORAMIC I Lush gardens, seaview and convenience of city life Opposite Pearl's Hill Park Landmark Tower is strategically
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      84 9 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces IP For Sale/Lease Centrally located at No 65 Genting Lane m MacPherson (next to Sindo Building) Spacious loading unloading Fast large lifts Monorail hoist for extra large cargoes Private toilets 400 Ibs/sq.ft. floor loading Flexible areas from 1,750 sq.ft. up Enquiries Koon W»h Realty (S) Pie
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      323 9 120 For Sale: Office Spaces Fu Lv Shou Complex Office for sale/rent Areas from 893 sq.ft. onwards at: $450 p.s.f. or $3.70 p.s.f. (inclusive of Maintenance). Please telephone:--*****22 for further details PARKWAY PARADE OFFICE UNITS FOR SALE/ LEASE From 86 sq.m. to 1038 sq.m. MEDICAL CENTRE UNITS FOR SALE/ LEASE
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      694 9 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces PRIME LIGHT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX "2 %^*^s A ]r *P»P xmZ W --/PI UNMN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING JALAN PEMIMPIN Central location, THOMSON AREA surrounded by I Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh, Sembawang estates 2 cargoes and 1 passenger lift. Tight Security system. Clean and
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      940 9 123 For Sale: 123 For Sale: 123 For Sale: Shop Spaces Shop Spaces Shop Spaces ||||street|| Prime shops of various floor areas for lease or sale w All trades will do well here Book early limited units available Cuppage Plaza Food Street is located at booming Cuppage Road Pedestrian Mall
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      953 9 137 Tours 137 Tours I GENTING 3 DAY By Train Train $2(J9 Train Air $279 (Incl B fast Lunch Dinner) Dep: 18 12 20 12 I GENTING 2D 3N By Tram, Train $139, Tram Air $199 (2 To A Room) Dep: Tue, Wed, Thu Sat Night I I GENTING 3
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      913 10 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours f#NAM HOll TRAVEL SERVICE (S) PTE LTD. I With us, you'll enjoy these extras Ist class hot&ls Good meals, mostly grand dinners Extensive itinerary coverage Guaranteed flight departures, direct flights Friendly bilingual guides. So book early to avoid disappointments! §J VALUE FOR-MONEY HOLIDAYS S
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      817 10 173 Religious 173 Religious Announcements Announcements 24 Dec B.oopm Christmas Eve Carols by Candlelight m the Church grounds with Rev Melvin Huang preaching. 25 Dec 7.30 am Christmas Day Holy Communion Service with Mr Andre De Winne preaching. 25 Dec 10.00 am Christmas Day Worship Service at World Trade Centre
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      713 10 APPOINTMENTS ■■■MB CTAMTC DCE«nftfll HH Telefax No: *****59 mKBm 5 1 AN I b Khsudtt I Sales Servlce: Telex Service: S.T.A.N.T.S. RS ***** TIMEAD Tel: *****11 ex! 2669 APPOINTMENTS I TOMORROW IS TAKING SHAPE 1 IN A COMPANY CALLED TRW TRW TURBINE OVERHAUL SERVICES PTE LTD is a subsidiary of
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      576 10 I/NOTICES Kates: Box Service: Straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc. cm. Posted: SSIO.OO P™"| MILFORD 951 1 HAVEN AUTOMATION LmbhJ SDN. BHD. I Our company is engaged m providing specialised engineering services for oil and gas. marine and other process industries. Our facility located at
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      570 11 GARFIELD ByJimDavis PEANUTS b,scmiz \m%% GoSg TO B£ C^t*B£6T 7 1 WO^OV^^eONE^Nm X OARFIELP?) 'w'hoKbß^ J |/cHRISTMAS EVE is\ II IT MAKES ME FEEL II I WISH I COULD PUT I I/MY AEROBICS CLA5s\ THIS 16 GOING TO t>fc THfc. pt5 1 YOU LUVt OUWtUNE. unuu vunnntuK yv^ nunurxT. i
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      63 12 Computerised Interior Designing for HDB Flats jgMiiiim. ipwiHn at pn«M B jj ÜBSiQii nH Furniture EnHbittan fall gplpp^ IA I m I 0Q M m L ftr^ A i A tJ I^^^^^ B^^^^^ I m I 111 I^^^^^^ v 1 bßßl^M^M__ f <^^^aai M ,h^ ft bi^ BR*^K^^ft« m sift
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      266 13 i^^^of t '^'l^ooo^''^^^ I neir ran 9 e exquisite classical __^j^(rti Singapore .^^|U- wm hlS beautiful dmmg-room k J^fiMHl ]^0^ ■^***-*«*n« sideboard is of inlaid walnut and jj§* $M BjtfPm rosewood. Just the right piece for «Bpjfg B****^ a classic Christmas setting. wBBS^I Pi ISA r^ coDe oDe c.'B4 JJ
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      345 13 I What's on gg|jj| Swimming times ISTM AS FANTASIES scenes m watercolour and TODAY: Singapore Harbour 1.18 a.m. (2.6 m), 6.05 Soothing Christmas Chinese paintings. Sentosa a.m. (1.5 m), 11.35 a.m. (3 m), 6.39 p.m. (0.1 m). carols coupled with narra- Art Centre, Monorail Sta- Sembawang (applicable to Punggol) 120
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      1808 14 YOUR VIEWING AND LISTENING GUIDE ■Li£e o£ Princess i sbcs i n»*>on» i 2.25 PM SBC Text "Live" Sample Pages 8.35 Coming Attractions (Channel 5 and 8 pro 5.58 am National Anthem port 1.35 Sounds Alive m*&^ *m Jf*±. Cr OF^. 0% Jf^, 2 55 Ope nin and Programme Highlights
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      Future of clan groups
      475 1  -  TAN BAN HUAT The first seminar on local clan associations early this month generated extensive discussion m the Chinese community. We highlight some views from the newspapers and an anthropologist. By THE first seminar of local clan associations held on Dec 2 to examine their roles
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      101 1 fThe future of these associations is not bright. The younger Chinese are proud of being Singaporeans. It is difficult for them to identify with Chinese associations based on the birthplace and surname of ancestors, s ftm° nmtoflim. ft-. **filii!i**^«fi.4Sffi]6X.-3r. mm 3i/j^f^ we «;/-M',^fi^iEiiftJfSlfilJe "ft. mm <\ -Vr.' T o fi'jfflf*
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      Cinema blues TV and videos
      642 1  -  SAM WANG By CHINA, which has the most filmgoers m the world, is also having its share of the global film industry's blues the inevitable defeat by television and home video industries. The trouble is not that the industry is producing fewer films. Last year,
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      DIAL-FOR-MANDARIN *****77
      331 1 DIAL-FOR-MANDARIN *****77 3? I T* -ID\sanshf'er ke Shang dang Lesson 32 Cheated Kewen Lesson .kiU iff 2; EmmX #7 W Ni qii S3npo nar kanle nei kuai mi\ us? m^shfla? You've been to Third Grandaunt's place to look at the magic stone? Kan le, genben jiushl yrkuai pupu a ;i
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      Let's Learn Mandarin
      275 1 7 t_ %i% j §v J> IV< /^l i. jg&T^ Ts~2+: T/tl >ti3SK/ "^v^ V/ f W^. 111 tja THIS programme is compiled by Rediffusion and broadcast daily m Teochew, Hokkien and Cantonese over both Rediffusion and SBC's Radio Three on Mon Sun at 11.05 a.m. The
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      Three main roles, says Dr Yao
      296 1 Three main roles, says Dr Yao By CLAN Associations have a role to play m modern Singapore. An Australian-trained anthropologist, I)r Van Souchou, is optimistic that these association can overcome the problems m recruiting members and leadership succession. The deputy-director of the Archives and Oral History Department said the associations
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        A better festival, a good heritage
        595 2  -  ABDUL HALIM KADER By THE second Malay Cultural Festival (MCF2) got off to a quiet start yesterday. While many were making up for lost sleep after keeping tabs on the results of the General Elections, a small group of people busied themselves with works
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