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Title Section15 1985-02-20 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1985 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 95/1/8515 words
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Article36 1985-02-20 1 RIO DE JANEIRO, Tues. At least 31 people have died in incidents linked with Rio's frenzied carnival festivities, which climaxed today with thousands of revellers 'lancing to the throbbing beat of samba drums. UPIUPI - 36 words
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Article577 1985-02-20 1 Singaporeans must go hi-tech, businesses must trim overheads Gong Xi Fa Cai THE Straits Times wishes aU its Chinese readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year. There will be no publication of The Straits Times, Business Times and Berita Harian tomorrow. Publication of the three newspapers577 words
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Article, Illustration124 1985-02-20 1 THE countdown to the Year of the Ox began as lively prancing lions took to the streets of Chinatown. Acrobats jumped, twisted and twirled to the appreciative applause from the crowd of shoppers, tourists and others who had Just come to soak up the124 words
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Article86 1985-02-20 1 120 FEARED DEAD IN PLANE CRASH BILBAO (Spain), Tues. About 120 people were feared killed today when a Spanish aircraft, on a domestic flight from Madrid, crashed minutes before It was doe to land in this northern Basque city, officials said. Civil aviation officials said the Boeing 727 of theReuter - 86 words
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Article439 1985-02-20 1 BANGKOK, Tues. Thailand accused Vietnam today of using toxic gas in its war against Cambodian resistance guerillas and said Hanoi's troops had fired four rockets containing the deadly phosgene gas and hydrogen cyanide, which landed in Thai territory. Deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Prachyadavi Tavedikul saidNYT - 439 words
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Article498 1985-02-20 1 HUSUNG BEE HWA - HUSUNG BEE HWA By GENERAL Electric (USA), the largest private-sector employer here, will lay off about 450 workers early next month. The company yesterday said the retrenchment was necessary because the group had embarked on a major automation programme which required fewer workers. Another498 words
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Article60 1985-02-20 1 BROMLEY (England), rues. Britain's Royal "ollege of Surgeons was 1250 (*****) yesterday or cruelty to a monkey The British Union for the \bolition of Vivisection jrought the private prosecuion after a raid last August >n the college's research centre by about 80 animal ights activists TheReuter - 60 words
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Advertisement194 1985-02-20 1 It 4*K mm M Section Two Selling world's happiest place Our reporter visits "the happiest place on earth and meets the people who make it work. Page 1 Eating out during the New Year A guide to places that stay open today and tomorrow for people who don't want to194 words
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Advertisement128 1985-02-20 1 EXCLUSIVE GERMAN CLOCKS with Westminster Chime. Bim Bam or Quartz Movement. (Available Ex -Stock 4/4 Chime Hall Clock Movements) Soie Agents CHUN CHONG Showroom Service Centre 62 South Bridge Road Singapore 0105. Tel: *****21/2 Jifl its Bp SPECIAL v WT^te/ GOLD' EDITION < YASHICA 1 f3?*lg The popular YASHICA Ss^128 words
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Article, Illustration407 1985-02-20 2 Fruitful welcome... "0" is for oranges, as housewives pick mandarin oranges in the last-minute shopping rush. "O" is also for the Ox, which is the lunar calendar's animal of the year for 1985. Shoppers were at department stores, wet markets, on the streets in Chinatown and jamming taxi-stands late407 words
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Article281 1985-02-20 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: AN increasing number of younger Singaporeans are treating the Lunar New Year with a detachment which reduces the occasion to no more than just one of the 11 public holidays of the year. There is little doubt that this is the result of the changes281 words
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Article75 1985-02-20 2 A LANGUAGE FOR PROGRESS SRI LANKANS, especially those who were less privileged, used to look at the English language as a symbol of class superiority and discrimination. Understandably, when Sinhala was made the official language and English ceased to be the medium of school instruction in the *****, English75 words
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Article260 1985-02-20 2 ENTRY OF NEW SUITOR AND A FRESH OFFER BY KHOO THE stakes for Wheelock Marden have been upped. Singapore hotelier Khoo Teck Puat has raised his offer for the Hongkong -'hong" to HKST for "A" shares and 70 HK rents; for *"B" shares from HK$6 and 60 HK cents260 words
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Article206 1985-02-20 2 Waddle in lineup NEWCASTLE INITED'S exciting young centre forward, Chris Waddle, was one of two new names in the England squad announced on Monday for next Wednesday's World Cup qualifying match against Northern Ireland in Belfast. There is a first senior call-up, too, for fullback Gary Stevens, one of206 words
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Article513 1985-02-20 2 Computer price war THE British home computer industry is nearly saturated. The year started with a flurry of casualties and a price war for the industry. "There are too many manufacturers with too many machines chasing too small a market and they are probably not the products513 words
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164 1985-02-20 2 Around Asean... and Across the Causeway 10-year capital flight FILIPINOS have placed as much as US$5.2 billion (5511.59 billion) abroad since 1974 roughly the same amount in loans the country is now asking foreign banks to reschedule. The financial newspaper Business Day reported yesterday that the capital flight over the164 words
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Article, Illustration276 1985-02-20 2 Once upon a wish MAKE OTHERS happy and you'll be happy too. That seems to be the underlying philosophy of the "happiest place in the world" Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Founded by Walt Disney on July 17, 1955, as an outdoor recreation park for the family, the Magic276 words
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Article149 1985-02-20 2 Happy Niu Year ACCORDING to the lunar calendar, today marks the start of the Year of the Ox niu in Mandarin) So goodbye Mr Rat And here's wishing you Happy Niu Year. KOH SIEW TIN tells you' some ox tales and Chinese proverbs and colloquialisms pertaining to the149 words
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Advertisement230 1985-02-20 2 Wishing fau. A Happy Prosperous Mew Tfear Trte /(/-sr toreafn o/ Spr/ng opens w/c/e rfte doors ro /^e most auspicious family celebration of the year We will be closed today and tomorrow. tangs' i THE SUPERSTORE THAT GIVES YOU MORE C K TANG LMiTED 320 ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE 0923 TEL230 words
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Article, Illustration441 1985-02-20 3 SEOUL, Tuesday Wishes of the people will be reflected in policies TAKING over formally as South Korea's new Prime Minister, Mr Lho Shin-Yong promised today an expanded policy of liberalisation and said the government would encourage democracy to take root in every sector of society.AP; Reuter - 441 words
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170 1985-02-20 3 Beijing rejects US report on human rights BEIJING. Tues Beijing yesterday rejected as groundless and improper a United States State Department report which said China restricted basic human rights. In its annual report to Congress on international human rights last week, the State Department said Chinas ruling Communist Party placedReuter - 170 words
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105 1985-02-20 3 TOKYO. Tues. Japan's ruling party today approved stiff new penalties for criminals who poison food on sale to the public. A gang calling themselves "the man with 21 faces" after a 1930's crime novel, has been placing poisoned sweets on store shelves toReuter - 105 words
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Article31 1985-02-20 3 DHAKA. Tues Eleven pilgrims were killed and at least eight injured yesterday in a stampede from a hilltop Hindu shrine in Bangladesh's southem Chittagong area, police Reuter said toaay.Reuter - 31 words
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344 1985-02-20 3 HONGKONG, Tuesday ON THE eve of the Lunar New Year, hundreds of thousands of Hongkong people are pouring across the border into China to join what could be the biggest seasonal exodus from the British colony. About 600,000 are expected to join theirReuter; AP - 344 words
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329 1985-02-20 3 WASHINGTON. Tues. Afghan guerillas said yesterday that Soviet occupation troops are boobytrapping toys and using weapons that spray exploding fire bursts in residential areas. Ms Karen McKay, executive director of the Committee for a Free Afghanistan, said the Soviets use a bomb that explodes aboutUPI; AP - 329 words
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Article37 1985-02-20 3 HONGKONG, Tues The Mass Transit Railway Corporation announced yesterday that it had signed an agreement with the Chinese port of Shanghai for a feasibility study for the construction of a 13..>km underground system there. APAP - 37 words
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132 1985-02-20 3 LONDON, Toes. Japanese electronics manufacturers have come up with a new range of musical clothing In the hope of copying the success of portable stereo systems with headphones, London electronics researchers said yesterday. The garments skitype jackets whose built-in cassette players have speakers in132 words
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Article, Illustration526 1985-02-20 3 HOLIDAY MAKERS who wish to visit China this year will be able to choose from a new exclusive range of packaged China tours being introduced into the local market this month by Ken- Air. The first local tour company to produce an audiovisual526 words
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Article, Illustration271 1985-02-20 3 KEN-AIR has been appointed by ALA Malaysia as the official travel agent for the ALA 15th Summit Club Convention to be held in Madrid, Spain in December 1985. More than 400 qualified participants and their families are expected to attend the 5-day271 words
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Article118 1985-02-20 3 AN ON-GOING survey conducted on Ken-Air passengers has shown that nine out of every ten passengers enjoy themselves and would recommend their friends and relatives to travel with KenAir. 90 percent of Ken-Air passengers who responded to a questionairre survey conducted at the end of every118 words
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72 1985-02-20 3 Who's been celebrating in Funworld FUNWORLD, indoor amusement and family food centre at Parkway Parade was the venue for a string of Family Day and Children's Parties during the recent festive and school holiday season. Among the list of orga- nisers who kept Funworld a busy hive of activity and72 words
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Article, Illustration226 1985-02-20 3 Kanaks refuse to meet French envoy NOUMEA. Tues. Melanesian village leaders near the east coast town of Thio refused today to meet the French special envoy to New Caledonia. Mr Edgard Pisani. who had gone to the village to discuss the clashes on Sunday in which 11 Melanesians were injured.AFP; Reuter - 226 words
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124 1985-02-20 3 Peter Stuyvesant appoints travel agent KEN-AIR has been appointed General Sales Agent for Peter Stuyvesant Travel in Singapore. A leading specialist tour operator based in London, Peter Stuyvesant Travel pioneered the successful concept of power cruising holidays and proprietorial watersports centres. The Greek islands/Sardinia and Corsica and the Aegean Coast124 words
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Article, Illustration357 1985-02-20 3 Space age EXPO '85 opens March 17 Tsukuba Expo '85, Japan's international event of the year is expected to draw twenty million visitors during its six month run from March 17 to September 16 in Tsukuba Science City. 50 km northeast of Tokyo. The major world fair, built on the357 words
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189 1985-02-20 4 European firms agree on standard software PARIS, Tues. An agreement between six major European computer firms to develop software that can be used under a common operating system was announced here yesterday by the state-owned French computer firm, Bull. Under the agreement, ICL, Nixdorf, Olivetti, Siemens, Bull and Philips willReuter - 189 words
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Article57 1985-02-20 4 NEW YORK, Tues. Twentyfive members of a Chinese gang known as the Ghost Shadows were indicted yesterday on murder and racketeering charges in the biggest single crackdown on a Chinatown gang in New York's history, authorities said. One of the Ghost Shadows' founders. Yin Poy "Nicky" Louie, 29,UPI - 57 words
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Article324 1985-02-20 4 LONDON, Tuesday Price war breaks out in saturated market A BITTER wind is blowing through the British home computer industry and the year has started with a flurry of casualties and a price war. "There are too many manufacturers with too many machines chasing tooFT; Reuter - 324 words
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Article, Illustration245 1985-02-20 4 NEW YORK, Tues. American Vietnam war commander William Westmoreland claims he has his honour restored, but his chief accusers say they too have been vindicated. Such was the unexpected outcome of what had been billed as "The libel trial of the century" Gen Westmoreland's US$l2OReuter - 245 words
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Article, Illustration135 1985-02-20 4 LONDON, Tues. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher meets British trade union leaders today in her first direct role in the 11-month-old coal strike. Mrs Thatcher, who leaves for Washington later today for talks with President Ronald Reagan, has refused until now to intervene or mediateReuter - 135 words
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162 1985-02-20 4 Entire Pisan plain is sinking, say experts PISA (Italy), Tues. Geological experts reporting on the shifting subsoil believed responsible for the Leaning Tower of Pisa's lean said today that the entire Pisan plain is sinking. Professors Gero Geri and Brunetto Palla said research had shown a serious subsidence problem notUPI - 162 words
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Article40 1985-02-20 4 WEST GERMANY, Tues. A Bri'ish pilot was killed anil two other airmen were hurt yesterday when a Royal Air Force Harrier warplane and a West German navy starfighter jet collided in flight over northern Germany, authorities said. UPIUPI - 40 words
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102 1985-02-20 4 NEW YORK, Tues. More than half of American women in their 20s who have never been married are sexually active and usually protected by contraceptives, but one in three has been pregnant at least once, said a survey released yesterday. "Furthermore, a substantial proportionUPI - 102 words
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316 1985-02-20 4 NEW YORK, Tuos THESE are expensive times for the very rich. While the consumer price index rose only 4 per cent in the United States last year, the cost of "really living" increased at more than twice that rate. Demand for luxuryReuter - 316 words
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Article, Illustration15 1985-02-20 4 HUSBANDS have flu. Wives only a have colds. 7 /Was Andy Capp.15 words
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Article82 1985-02-20 4 CALIFORNIA. Tues. A 22--year-old athlete who lost his right leg to cancer as a child finished a 5.300 km coast-to-coast run across the United States yesterday, and then jubilantly jumped into the Pacific Ocean. Mr Jeff Keith of Fairfield, Connecticut, who began his run on an artificialAP - 82 words
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Article32 1985-02-20 4 OTTAWA, Tues. A court today cleared the way for the first free-flight test of a United States unarmed cruise missile over Canada, despite protests by anti-nuclear and environmental groups. ReuterReuter - 32 words
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329 1985-02-20 4 Argentina's Economics Minister resigns BUENOS AIRES, Tuesday ARGENTINA'S Economics Minister Bernardo Grinspun and central bank president Enrique Garcia Vazquez resigned last night amid hints by top officials that tougherausterity meaures may be inevitable to curb the heavily indebted country's runaway inflation. Mr Grinspun was the architect of a maverick economicAP; Reuter - 329 words
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263 1985-02-20 4 Paris rag trade now depends on Asians PARIS. Tues. The i clothing sweatshops of i Paris are replacing their Yugoslav and Turkish i workers with Chinese. who often work an 80-hour I week, with all or half their salary paid under j the counter. In the Sentier district in centralAFP - 263 words
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Article, Illustration360 1985-02-20 5 S. African squatters protest against eviction plan CAPE TOWN, Tuesday AT LEAST five Blacks have been killed and dozens injured in bloody clashes between police and rioters in the Crossroads shanty town near here, police say. Violence erupted yesterday as thousands of squatters took toReuter - 360 words
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193 1985-02-20 5 PRETORIA. Tues. South Africa's leading Roman Catholic cleric was cleared yesterday of defaming the police, and senior clergymen who had flocked to the country to express solidarity with him welcomed the news. Archbishop Denis Hurley, president of the Southern African Catholic Biohops' Conference tSACBC),Reuter - 193 words
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95 1985-02-20 5 King Hassan sacks Foreign Minister MARRAKF.CH. Tues. KfcQg Hassan of Morocco >ib:uptly fired his Foreign Minister, Mr Abdelouahed Efetkziz, earls yesterday and appointed Mr Abdeliatif Filali. one of the eounbrjt's most experienced diplomats, to replace him. Malacca has been fighting i Inert war for the past 10 \>'iis against theAP - 95 words
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Article40 1985-02-20 5 JERUSALEM, Tues. Ultranationalist Rabbi Moshe Levrnger gave up a 16- week vigil outside the Palestinian camp on the Israeli-occupied West Sank last night, saying he had oeen promised that harsher measures would be taken against Arab "troublemakers AFPAFP - 40 words
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Article31 1985-02-20 5 ROME. Tues. Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres arrived ht'rt> yesterday to discuss prosper ts for Middle East peace negotiations during three days of talks with Italian leaders ReuterReuter - 31 words
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293 1985-02-20 5 BEIRUT, Tuesday THOUSANDS of Muslim fundamentalists from Beirut, some of them armed, demonstrated against Christian President Amin Gemayel in the southern city of Sidon yesterday and called for an Islamic revolution in Lebanon. A car bomb exploded near a Beirut office of the Shi'iteReuter - 293 words
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153 1985-02-20 5 BEIRUT, Tues. Syrian Information Minister Yassin Rajouh said in a newspaper interview published yesterday, two days after Israeli forces quit part of south Lebanon, that Damascus wanted to withdraw 12,000 of its troops from Lebanon. "We would like under proper andReuter - 153 words
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292 1985-02-20 5 \t:w YORK. Tues. After a breathtaking decMfe when rising oil revenue financed more than US$55O billion (551,210 billion) in development programmes, Saudi Arabia is in the midst of a somewhat painful period of refrenchment, one that may last through the rest o"fNYT - 292 words
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142 1985-02-20 5 TOKYO, Tues. A Panamanian freighter was fired at in the Persian Gulf and initial reports said one of 25 Japanese crewmen aboard was missing. Transport Ministry officials said the 32,534--tonne container ship AlManakh was set ablaze when hit by missiles fired by whatUPI - 142 words
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Article102 1985-02-20 5 NAIROBI, Tues. Wild dogs are digging up newly-buried corpses from a neglected cemetery and eating them, the Kenyan News Agency (KNA), re- ported yesterday. According to a local civil servant, a meeting was held last week to discuss the problem after a villager noticed aAFP - 102 words
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Article329 1985-02-20 5 Sudan gets aid offer from Libya TRIPOLI, Tuesday LIBYA yesterday offered to give its bitter enemy, Sudan, money to replace millions of dollars in suspended American economic aid, the official Libyan news agency, Jana, reported. The two neighbouring North African nations have no diplomatic relations and have accused one anotherAP; AFP; Reuter - 329 words
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Advertisement480 1985-02-20 4 w^-ia# s^v^iXs*- wishes all a Happ> SC JTC^y CJr JIKCJ Prosperous Lunar New Year. OPEN THROUGHOUT THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS NOW WITH IKtSI I jSr CHICKEN WING PRWW j3 Marinated in the unique 4fflfl |^r P CI piece. ICE ROCKET v The old-fashioned Ice-ball goes high tech in Satav480 words
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Advertisement161 1985-02-20 4 ENTERTAINMENT AT j^S^T^^vi The Jockey Pub Mezz. Floor, Shau Centre. i L/^V !>J^°*v Singapore 0922 r£j vi^Ti a on sIo P musical jyonsj^&*i{kjbgijt* Lntenainment bv. "THI F y&^ljftvr* on the 19th 20th Icb fe/\^^_J ji*y^^\ (ill First drink charge Etil i/ W $15.00- -Western El Tr*^^ Jj\&l/( t dinner menu161 words
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Advertisement135 1985-02-20 5 Gon£ Xi Fa Cai" The Marco Polo extends LiuiarNew^ar greeting to all their friends and clients. To usher in a happy and prosperous new 12 noon today in front of the Grange Wing. year, the traditional Northern and Southern There will also be a special Chinese New Lion Dances and135 words
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393 1985-02-20 6 Radzi urges Malaysians to reject X-rated films KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Deputy Home Affairs Minister Radzi Sheikh Ahmad has urged Malaysians to totally reject X-rated films in order to stamp them out. Strict implementation of the laws alone was not enough and such films would still be shown in cinemas throughoutNST - 393 words
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173 1985-02-20 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Malaysian government wants local historians to play down the role of the Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA), because it was controlled by the communists, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Dr Sulaiman Daud said yesterday. He said the MPAJA could notAFP - 173 words
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169 1985-02-20 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad extended Lunar New Year greetings to Malaysians of Chinese origin calling on them to forge closer ties among themselves. The Lunar New Year was a good opportunity for the Chinese community toBernama - 169 words
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84 1985-02-20 6 Four Thai soldiers hurt by landmines BANGKOK, Toes. Four Thai soldiers were wounded by landmines when searching a Malaysian guerilla camp in a southern Thai jangle, military officials said today. The officials told reporters that the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) guerillas fled the camp, IS km north of Belong,Reuter - 84 words
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Article, Illustration85 1985-02-20 6 IT'S party time and Thai family planning campaigner Mechai Viravaidya (left) is conducting a party game on his favourite subject of course. He is inviting participants at the recent conference of the Young Presidents Organisation (YPO) in Bangkok to blow his brand of party "balloons" or rubberBangkok Post picture - 85 words
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Article294 1985-02-20 6 $llb placed abroad since 1974, says paper MANILA, Tues. Filipinos have placed as much as US$5.2 billion (5111.59 billion) abroad since 1974 roughly the same amount in loans the country is now asking foreign banks to reschedule. The financial newspaper, Business Day, reported today that theUPI; AFP - 294 words
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Article, Illustration245 1985-02-20 6 Hotel fires: Ramos to meet managers MANILA, Tues. Armed Forces Chief General Fidel Ramos has called a meeting of hotel managers to discuss security and fire safety following last week's blaze at Mani la's Regent Hotel which killed 25 people, industry sources said today. Tourism Ministry officials were also expectedReuter; AFP; AP - 245 words
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Article201 1985-02-20 6 BANGKOK, Tuesday THE Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) will offer a reward to commut ers who report reckless bus drivers and badly behaved conductors, the Bangkok Post reported this week. According to the Land Transportation Law, informants will receive a reward which is 30 per cent201 words
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111 1985-02-20 6 JAKARTA, Tues. The Indonesian government will not devalue the ropiah even if the price of crude oil falls U> below l'Ss2s (Sss4) per barrel, Bank of Indonesia governor, Dr Arifin Slregar said. Mr Siregar told a meeting of the Indonesian executiveAFP - 111 words
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Article, Illustration496 1985-02-20 7 BEN DAVIDSON - BEN DAVIDSON The Ang Mo Kio triple murders case By Witness also says he was warned not to tell anyone A SI'RVFA'OR told a murder trial yesterday how his friend confessed to him he had participated in the slabbing of a mother and496 words
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191 1985-02-20 7 Singers who were not paid settle dispute outside court TWO part-time singers and an organist who took their case to the Small Claims Tribunal last week because they were not paid for their services have settled the dispute with their employer outside court. Singer Chan Fun, 28, called The Straits191 words
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148 1985-02-20 7 Workers' Party man won't be brought to court A WORKERS' Party election candidate, Mr A.L. Sundram, will not be prosecuted in court for breaking an election rule during a rally in Kallang. Mr Sundram, who contested in Kallang, had a permit to hold the rally. But he admitted to police148 words
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Article68 1985-02-20 7 A 48- YEAR-OLD man was ic-cu-vhl on Monday of breaking a showcase at the Boulevard Hotel and stealing $21,980 worth of property last Friday Koh Kong Chia is said to have forced open Cartier's showcase in the hotel lobby *ith an iron file and stealing u.68 words
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91 1985-02-20 7 A LIFT attendant was jailed yesterday for 18 months after he was found guilty of using criminal force on three girls to outrage their modesty The prosecution charged that Chua Siak Kim. 44, committed the offences on three girls aged between six91 words
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Article, Illustration248 1985-02-20 7 JUNE TAN - JUNE TAN By INTEREST in surrogate mothers and artificial fertilisation has spurred Singapore's Rhodes Scholar for this year, Mr (hoy Khai Meng, to combine medical and legal studies. Having been awarded first class honours in medicine at Cambridge University last year, Mr248 words
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Article332 1985-02-20 8 AWYKK Inbam Kanippiih one of 46 people who died in traffic acci dents this year, a toll of almost one a daj Miss Karuppiah. 31. diet! after a collision on Monday between a ear and an ail tanker in Ayei Rajah Road. She332 words
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228 1985-02-20 8 CHUNKING and driving is just one of the stupid things a motorist can do to get himself, or others, killed before this Lunar New Year season is over. it will help if every motorist makes an effort to practise 'he basics:228 words
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Article, Illustration423 1985-02-20 8 A longer wait but most services are available THE wait may be longer than usual, but there will be buses and taxis available over the Lunar New Year. Petrol, too, will be available, but maybe not from motorists' favourite filling stations. Automated teller machines423 words
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Article311 1985-02-20 8 A 12-YEAR-OLD girl Is helping police investigate a suspected pickpocket ring, believed to have been operating in Chinatown. The girl was among 12 suspects arrested from tne streets of Chinatown bv detectives over the past few days. Sources said yesterday that police had been keeping311 words
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Article104 1985-02-20 8 ABOUT 4.000 grassroots leaders, trade unionist.^ and representatives of trade and clan associa tions have been invited t< a Lunar New Year \e;party at the Istana or. Saturday. The First Deputy Prim' Minister and Defenet Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong. and his Cabinet colleagues will host104 words
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Article, Illustration207 1985-02-20 8 STU GLAUBERMAN - Talks on cable car tragedy lawsuits STU GLAUBERMAN By LAWYERS representing the families of two Honolulu men killed in the 1983 Sentosa cable car tragedy have met representatives of the Attorney-General's Chambers, Keppel Shipyard and the owners of the drillship Eniwetok. The meeting on Monday was in response to lawsuits207 words
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Article179 1985-02-20 8 WHEN Jurong Bird Park authorities decided to have a live cattle and egret exhibit, they wanted it to be educational and to attract Lunar New Year visitors. Having a young bull charging around definitely wasn't on the agenda. But that's what happened. According to179 words
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Article115 1985-02-20 8 A MOSAIC layer was sentenced yesterday to two years' jail and was ordered to be given six strokes of the cane for robbery in a lift. Low Shew Kwai, 18, pleaded guilty to snatching a gold chain and pendant worth $280, worn by Madam115 words
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70 1985-02-20 8 A JOBLESS man was accused yesterday of harbouring a Thai woman at a construction site quarters at Tampines Street 11 from Nov 15 to Dec 11 last year. No plea was taken from Lim Heok Choan, 27, who already faces a charge of70 words
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63 1985-02-20 8 A TAIWANESE fisherman. Lyou Der Shuen, 28 was charged yesterday with murdering another Taiwanese on board a fishing vessel on Monday. No plea was taken from Lyou. who is alleged to have murdered Mr Ju Jin Shing. 31, on board the Chien Huei at the63 words
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Article70 1985-02-20 8 A 31-YEAR-OLD man was charged yesterday with armed robbery at a women's lavatory at President Shopping Centre on Monday. No plea was taken from Yeo Veaw Canw, who is alleged to have robbed, wilh another man. Miss K. Pushppa Rani. 21. of her $40070 words
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505 1985-02-20 9 RAV DHALIWAL - RAV DHALIWAL Some charge as much as $25 an hour By OVERCHARGING on taxi fares started yesterday as the demand for taxis rose with the festive rush. Some taxi stands fixed their own rates and were blatantly charging as much as $25505 words
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Article, Illustration610 1985-02-20 9 CHRISTINA TSENG - CHRISTINA TSENG Trading is brisk as festive mood takes hold By IT TOOK some pushing, elbowing and much waiting but the Ox is finally here. Shoppers were at department stores, wet markets, on the streets in Chinatown and jamming taxi-stands late Monday night610 words
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Article, Illustration179 1985-02-20 11 EDUCATION -doctors" have come up with new medicine to treat the old problem of the poor command of English among pupils. Its symptoms are many: Children have little interest in reading; they cannot speak fluently; they are weak in written English; they do not understand179 words
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Article, Illustration456 1985-02-20 11 JUNE TAN - JUNE TAN Stories by Listening comprehension TEACHERS at Chong Li Primary School in Ang Mo Kio, used to have to employ supplementary sign language to make their classroom English understood. The reason was that pupils, even those who listened attentively, did not fully456 words
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415 1985-02-20 11 Supplementary phonics WHEN form teacher Mrs H. Vaithilingam spoke to her primary pupils, they would ask each other in Mandarin: "What is she talking about?" It wasn't that her accent was foreign to their ears; she is Chinese. Their problem was a poor command415 words
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Advertisement257 1985-02-20 7 AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.WHAT COULD BE MORE NATURAL THAN A NEW PHILIPS COLOUR TV? A familiar sight during the Lunar New Year, "Fu" in hues and brilliance of a new mm AW H^flHlJ BHHI Philips colour TV set. H H Mv&ms 1 an equally wide range of MmmWmmmmmmmmWmmmmWmmmmX257 words
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Advertisement296 1985-02-20 8 One solution that fits a growing business. The Wang VS family of computers. The best time to think about outgrowing your next computer is before you buy it. Because if the computer you choose doesn't offer you a smooth, proven and logical way to up-grade, it won't keep up with296 words
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Advertisement184 1985-02-20 9 ritfG XI Fa /v. Lion City Coffee House Special Buffet 20th (Wed). 21st (Thur) 22nd (Fri) February '85. Lunch: 11.30am 2.30pm Dinner: 6.30pm —9.00pm Adults: SI9.BCK+ per head Children (below 10 years): Sl3.Bo++ per head Menu Desserts Deluxe Cold Dish Selection Sweet Glutinous Rice with Red Dates Roast Duck Bo184 words
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Advertisement203 1985-02-20 9 It says a lot about a Rolex. It says a lot about a jeweller who sells them. It takes fifteen /^(FpfSjQpSSS^ of an Oyster cially Certified. i ewe^ er s no or Fifteen days of '^^^^Kmt naiy jeweller exhaustive testing by Rolex select any an unbiased, indepen- new outlet for203 words
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Advertisement1435 1985-02-20 10 TOUR HIGHLIGHTS 'BS A great way to travel i^m i^^r I HHHBHHBhHHHB Be inspired by the most remarkable exhibits cf mankind in the 21st Century pavilion each an architectural wonder in its own right, representing more p fc*tl a revelation made to the world for the very first time! than1,435 words
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Advertisement315 1985-02-20 11 i -ii i i V^ [BlUl EMPORIUM *^?<r [Suufl gr up Wishing all our iS^/ftVmWBWW^<?^ 1 clients and business associates SSSe^rV^ nP/ X^MaaP^K A Happy Prosperous Lunar New Year. 1l l The management and staff of the Emporium Holdings Group ;^p wish one and all a happy Sjfe I Want315 words
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506 1985-02-20 12 The Straits Times says Form makes the occasion IT is the beginning of a New Year, and Chinese Singaporeans are celebrating the occasion with much fervour, despite portents of bad times ahead. The crowds which packed Chinatown and the shopping centres have added colour and excitement to a festival which506 words
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775 1985-02-20 12 ANTHONY LEWIS in Boston - ANTHONY LEWIS in Boston By BRITAIN'S Official Secrets Act must be one of the most thoroughly discredited laws in the Western world. The act makes it a crime to disclose any government information without official approval, even if the purpose isNYT - 775 words
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Article, Illustration1194 1985-02-20 12 IRENE HOE - IRENE HOE COMMENT By THE arches are up, the lights are on and the party is in full swing in Chinatown. One short year after thousands said what they thought were their last goodbyes to Chinatown, she's struggling back to life. Yes,1,194 words
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Article, Illustration514 1985-02-20 12 Art Buchwald "HEAR ye, hear ye. In the case of the American taxpayers vs Ed Meese's lawyers, the court is now in session." "Proceed." "Your honour, as counsel for the American taxpayers, I hold in my hand a bill for legal services for U*****,000 (SSI.LA Times - 514 words
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Advertisement628 1985-02-20 12 Improve Physical Fitness with TUIMTLJf9I I See us at 1 Tunturi cycles and rowing machines are known for aerobic exercise. nftamARFATTH. Tel: *****68, *****26. SUMMIT GAS SYSTEMS PTE LTD AND ALL ITS SOLAR GAS DEALERS A.P. Kim Trading Co *****60 Korea Electric Service *****5 *****18 102 Somapah Road ii64Bi *****75628 words
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277 1985-02-20 13 I REFER to the letter by Mr David Kwok '"Ban all pets from HDR estates' (ST. Feb 13). If Mr Kwoh had paid careful attention to the reports in the media on nuisances in Housing Board estates, he would have realised that the biggest culprits277 words
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136 1985-02-20 13 I LIVE in an HDB flat. Recently, while I was playing with my neighbour's children along the corridor, another neighbour's dog ran oat and started to attack us. I was too shocked to do anything. Oni* of the children was so terrified that she climbed136 words
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327 1985-02-20 13 SINGAPORE: is a country of campaigns, so why not a campaign to discourage smoking in air-condi-tioned places? I write this letter because I am dying slowly from inhaling cigarette smoke daily in my office. Almost everyone who sits around me in the327 words
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194 1985-02-20 13 •'SAY IT this Valentine's with wine, good food and music" for six this was the seating arranpem nt most of the COOpfc who chose to spend the Valentine evening at an Orchard Road hotel ballroom had to put up with. Instead of the usual194 words
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89 1985-02-20 13 WHEN I came across Mr David Kwok's suggestion on banning pets (including dogs) from HDB estate (ST, Fcb 13), I could not help but disagree strongly with his view. Pets arc very often best companions of old people. I once had a89 words
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75 1985-02-20 13 Many will break law to keep pets AFTER reading the letter by Mr David Kwok (ST, Feb 13), I was rather angry. To ban all pets means that we would have to dispose of them. I love my pet hamster and fish. If a ban is implemented, many of us75 words
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Letter, Illustration165 1985-02-20 13 The Straits Times, Feb 13. WHEN I read the letter "Ban all pets from HDB estates" by Mr David Kwok (ST, Feb 13), I felt dismayed. If a ban is enforced, what is going to happen to the pets? About 80 per cent of Singaporeans live165 words
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367 1985-02-20 13 Easier to make friends while walking the dog IT WAS with utter disgust that I read Mr David Kwok's suggestion to ban all pets from HDB estates (ST, Feb 13). Why punish all dog owners if only a few are guilty of allowing their dogs to make too much noise367 words
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Article, Illustration979 1985-02-20 14 MALLIKA - MALLIKA By WANIGASUNDARA English instruction was neglected when Sinhala became Sri Lanka's official language and medium of instruction in the mid-50's. This cut off poor rural students from the mainstream of higher learning. It also cut them off from jobs. Efforts are now being madeDepthnews - 979 words
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673 1985-02-20 14 RUTH SINAI - RUTH SINAI By JERICHO (Occupied West Bank) Twice a year, for nearly a month at a time, Dr David Slutzker changes his sterile green hospital garb for an olive-drab uniform. "It's like an act of God. You never know when it's coming andAP - 673 words
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Advertisement39 1985-02-20 14 J x L I I r j r I I I l_ I l^_i i^ m I I 1 j I 0 __J 1 1 1 1 v/> IS 1 K I 1 I MALA VANBANKXNOB E KH AD^p39 words
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Article, Illustration125 1985-02-20 15 RELYING on the power of advertising may not be Mr Khoo Teck Puat's way in fighting for Wheelock Marden, one of Hongkong's oldest "hongtf', but in London, where another fullscale takeover battle is on, it is Dunlop's Sir Michael Edwardes'way. His battle125 words
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254 1985-02-20 15 SIR MICHAEL EDWARDES, the chairman of computer group ICL for less than six months, received £183,511 (5£t03,245) in compensation from the company when It was taken over by Standard Telephones and Cables last August. However, Sir Michael has also receivedFinancial Times - 254 words
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206 1985-02-20 15 TOKYO, Tues. Ueda Tanshi Co Ltd, a major Japanese broking firm, said it and Mills and Allen International PLC (MAI) of London have agreed that Ueda Tanshi will participate in Harlow, Sassoon (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a governmentsanctioned foreign exchange broker. A Ueda spokesman saidReuter - 206 words
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Article79 1985-02-20 15 TOKYO. Tues. The number of Japanese-affili-ated companies in Western Europe totalled 189 at the end of January, a semishovel nmentai trade promotion organisation here said yesterday. There were 34 such companies in West Germany, 32 in Britain, and 30 in France, the Japanese external trade79 words
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Article94 1985-02-20 15 Five-fold profit increase LONDON. Tues British Caledonian, Britain's biggest independent airline, yesterday reported a fivefold jump in profits, due largely to lucrative sales of surplus planes. Pre-tax profits rose from i.3.3 million (about S$S million) in 1983 to L15.4 million the company's highest ever in the year to last OctReuter - 94 words
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Article103 1985-02-20 15 TOKYO, Tues. The president of Toyota Motor Corp. Japan's top car manufacturer, said yesterday that the company was studying the possibility of producing cars in China. Mi' Shoichiro Toyoda told journalists that either he or Company Chairman Eiji Toyoda would visit China in the spring to discuss103 words
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Article118 1985-02-20 15 TOKYO. Tues. Japan's exports of videotape recorders (VTRs) last year rose 44.8 per cent over 1983 to 22.070.000 units, the Electronic Industries Association of Japan announced yesterdav. Domestic VTR shipments, far smaller than the export volume, totalled 4,270,000 units, an increase of 16.8 per cent over 1983, theAFP - 118 words
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Article102 1985-02-20 15 Bigger computer show THE annual personal computer show, PercompAsia. will now expand to exhibiting mainframes for business and personal use. To be called ComputerAsiaBs. this exhibition will now incorporate three separate shows one for the professional and business computers, another for applications (software) and the original personal computer and software102 words
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592 1985-02-20 15 S. KUMAR - Move follows entry of HK shipping magnate into tussle THE stakes for Wheelock Marden have been upped. Singapore hotelier, Mr Khoo feck Puat, has raised his offer for the Hongkong "hong" to HK$7 for "A" shares and 70 HK cents for "B" shares from592 words
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Article, Illustration168 1985-02-20 15 WHAT better gift at New Year than good luck, especially for the businessman. Advertising agency Grant Kenyon Ekhardt's corporate card to customers and clients for this season was a sheaf of good luck messages, written in gold calligraphy on red paper. The traditional messages,168 words
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Article, Illustration625 1985-02-20 15 ANGELINE TAN - ANGELINE TAN By Small business SHE speaks a little breathlessly and still with the charming freshness of a young girl. Hard facts and figures do not roll off her tongue easily, and a stranger would find it quite difficult to imagine that625 words
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In the market...
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Article144 1985-02-20 15 SHARE prices finished on the plus side at the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday as investors welcomed Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin's call on Monday for a freeze on new issues. With the market open only until noon in view of the Lunar New Year celebration, share values144 words
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387 1985-02-20 15 Brokers query whether KLSE freeze will boost market THE move to freeze listing of new companies on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has caught the market by surprise. Introduced with the aim of propping up the weak stock market, many brokers question whether the move will actually bear fruit. It387 words
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Commodities, Finance
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Article278 1985-02-20 16 FOB in bales RAS MRELB (S cents/kio) (M cents/kilo) Noon Close Noon Close Int 1 RSS Prompt 1985 Closed -Closed Closed- Closed Unq Unq Int- 1 RSS Mar 1985 Closed- Closed Closed -Closed Closed Closed Closed- Closed Int 1 RSS April Closed— Closed Closed -Closed Int RSS Mar Closed—278 words
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Article48 1985-02-20 16 THE Kuala Lumpur Tin Market's price yesterday remained at the International Tin Agreement's floor level of M529.15 per kgThe buffer stock manager remained the major buyer. Turnover dropped to 95 tonnes from 213 tonnes yesterday. About 40 to 50 per cent of foreign concentrates were detected.48 words
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Article26 1985-02-20 16 Closing prices COPP.C Tan Spot 1281 50 1282.50 (1286 00-1286 50) 3 months 1303 00-1304 00 (1309 00-1309 50) Market tone Steady Sales 8.425 tonnes26 words
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Article27 1985-02-20 16 I Cfoinf prices Silver USS/troy u lues Man Singapore 6.25-6 30 6.30—6.35 Mm Fri New York Closed Closed6 26— 3 1 Source Credit Suisse. Spore 127 words
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Article27 1985-02-20 16 GOLD USS/oz Tues Mon Singapore 304.20— 304 70 305.80—306.30 Hongkong Closed 305.00—305.50 Mon Fri New York Closed 304 20— 304.70 London Unav 304.00 304.50 i27 words
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Article, Illustration51 1985-02-20 16 Closng prices Aluminium £/tonn Fun Spot 1010 50—*****0 (997 50-998.50) 3 months 1046 00-1046 50 {1032.50 1033 50) Market tone: Steady Sales 8.125 tonnes Rubber Closin P rices cents/kilo Singapore February Unav Malaysia February Unav T Closing prices m MJ/kHo KL Tin 29.15 unch Turnover: 95 tonnes down 11851 words
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Article346 1985-02-20 16 Oar usual Hongkong rice report was not available yesterday due to a market holiday. c O**H pncts. 2nd grade pncei J 100 k| j/kfe. tijodown PuboM Coconut Rice oil sjnwck "J* V. 8 '.55 00 (sellers) Thai «**e OM drum FOB 168 00 (sellers) 100% Is! class New346 words
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Article61 1985-02-20 16 THE Far East and kilobar market reports were not available yesterday. Closing price HK$ Krugerrand 2,465 (2.450) PHYSICAL Buyen-Srters GOLD SJ Kilobar 22.039—22.169 1 gm 23-33 5 gm 106—122 10 gm 217-233 20 gm 435—456 50 gm 1,102-1,122 100 gm 2,210—2.240 S'PORE Buyers-Sellers BULLION COINS S$ 1 02 718-74061 words
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63 1985-02-20 16 15 pc drop in tea production expected DHAKA, Tues. Tea production in Bangladesh was expected to drop 15 per cent to 34 million kg last year, according to preliminary estimates. The short supply of tea was caused by drought and floods that affected the tea growing areas of Sylhet. OfUPI - 63 words
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Article125 1985-02-20 16 MALAYSIAN crude palm oil prices closed slightly higher in dull trading with most operators away for the Lunar New Year. There were no trades. February was quoted at between M51,205 and M51,210 per tonne. The market re-opens on Monday. PALM Closing prices Crude MJ/torme palm oil Feb 1205125 words
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Article225 1985-02-20 16 THE Singapore dollar ended at 2.2480,30 compared with its opening of 2.2570/25. It was traded between 2.2480 and 2.2640. The greenback was still actively traded and remained little changed against most major currencies. Against the Deutschemark, it finished at 3.2955 65 compared with its opening of 3.2920 40. It225 words
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Article211 1985-02-20 16 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SSI 0 foreign currency Australian dollar 1 5780 1.5861 6.21—6.03 Canadian dollar 1.6764 1.6808 6.00—5.88 NZ dollar 1.0145—1.0179 Sterling pound 2 4581 2 4659 4.11—4.01 US dollar 2.2480—2.2530 4.46—4.40 Local dollars to 100211 words
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Article165 1985-02-20 16 Managers' prices for Arbuthnot Securities Asia vw Cah 90 Ten B putra Una* -Una* FBDZU Spore o-o-tr. fund Una.-Unav Eleventh B'putfa Un..-Una» Singapore Unit Trust AilsPaci f l Sia HrJ": OUB-Montagu Income Bond Unit Spore Prog Funo Unav-Unav UnK.n S pore Fund Una.-Una. Income Bond Unav- Una> SB&f&i165 words
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SIMEX FUTURES
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Article45 1985-02-20 16 GOLD futures opened weaker with April gold opening US$2.3O lower at U*****.60 an ounce in view of dollar's strength. The market was quiet in view of holidays. (In UStper Troy ounce) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Feb85 Mar Apr 306.60B 306.60 306.30 3145 words
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Article26 1985-02-20 16 THE March Deutschemark opened 41 ticks lower at 0.3038. (US dollar Deutschemark Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 85 0.3040 0.3042 0.3038 128 Jan26 words
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Article104 1985-02-20 16 Eurodollar 3-month deposit EURODOLLAR futures opened at the lows of Monday as traders grew uncertain in view of closure of IMM market on Monday night. With the Lunar New Year holidays ahead, the market was thinly traded The March contract opened at 90.70 and was traded in a narrow range.104 words
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Article34 1985-02-20 16 THE Japanese yen opened 44 lower at 0.3850. With the dollar gathering strength, currency futures are likely to trade lower. Open High Low Sett Kst \ol Mm 85 0.3850 0 3857 0.384634 words
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Article, Illustration369 1985-02-20 16 Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block Ins Ace (03B) 20/2(2000) FSB *****800 U3 Korngan (043) 21/2 (0700 1 TA3 0700 0800 *****900 P! SI *****830 1830-1900 PI SI Asia Star (33B) 21/2(0700) FSB 0800 0900.1800-1900 Ul Orient369 words
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Article, Illustration109 1985-02-20 16 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves m m 2Q/2 Fair Raibow 23/4 aside 20/2 Kapuas 303 aside 20/2 Mans Sportsman 1/2 a side 20/2 Guardian 306 aside 20/2 Stolt Energie 15/6 aside 20/2 Hai Heng 33 305 20/2 21/2 Sun Coral 25/6 aside109 words
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Article, Illustration400 1985-02-20 16 LONDON, Tues. The market closed lower after a dull session yesterday, with the Financial Times 30-Share Index down 9.4 points at 970.5. Among leading issues, ICI shed 10 pence to 844, BTR eased 14 pence to 630 and BOC dropped 9 pence to 2% while GEC was up 4Reuter - 400 words
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Article571 1985-02-20 16 F*blS Pence Ounce MINING INDUSTRIALS BoriowRond 474 -II AMied-Lyons 170 -4 Charter Cons 203 -2 Ass. Dairies 148 -2 Con Gold 517 -4 BTRPLC 632 -12 Rus Plant 81 s >.* Babcocks 145 -2 ZCI 17V* unch Barclays 604 -8 nee _i_ Beechoms 351 -7 U5 BICC 240 -8571 words
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Article1542 1985-02-20 16 INDUSTRIALS Acmo I I 608) A Choc 2 82S) AMD.3 22S)il) 3 16(2)3 20 Alcom |1 44B) IS I 45(5) 1 44 AISB 3 90S) API 1 07B) (2) I 06 ASM [1 406) <26> I 34 (5» 1 35 (3) I 40 Anton I 3681,542 words
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Article, Illustration922 1985-02-20 17 ANTHONY HOE - ANTHONY HOE By LIKE the ox, the Stock Exchange of Singapore has seen a full 12-year cycle, for it was In May 1973 when the Stock exchanges of Malaysia and Singapore split up and the SES was born. But despite being born in the zodiac922 words
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161 1985-02-20 17 Kl ALA LUMPUR, Toes. Danlop Malaysian Industries Bhd said yesterday it will manufacture car tyres for the made-in-Malay sia Proton Saga. It said in a statement that Proton's quality assurance team recently visited the Dnnlop tyre factory In Petaling Jay a to assessBernama - 161 words
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551 1985-02-20 17 What some stockholders may like to ask management NEW YORK. Tues. According to international accounting firm. Peat Marwick, American shareholders ask the most number of questions on the diversification and merger moves their companies make. "Back in the 1970s some of the more important questions dealt with foreign payments andUPI - 551 words
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Advertisement373 1985-02-20 15 Train As A Company Sales Executive and leave that poor job behind you! The happy family, the house and Holders of the M AMSA Part 1 1 Diploma the car could be Yours. With you in Sales Marketing win be totally in.projpjrou.n.wjob-.nioyins %™™X^—<L a new life a happier life, a373 words
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Advertisement210 1985-02-20 16 SSSF- I "TheABOUTION Dunlop Est (1.565) (2) 1 58 (27) H 1.57 (5) 1.55 (U) 1 54 (64) 1.56 JpS***" l^u^^*u^^ Q^U^u Godet (6 60B) 1 6 60 s**^ ov JOnridTnan ocrieii Gleneoly (2.238) G Ropei (3.128) 'Extinction threatens not so much each High Low (2 578) g: Kiuong(iB 00B)210 words
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Advertisement9 1985-02-20 16 The Straits Times Classified s hot line is 737-11669 words
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Advertisement1195 1985-02-20 19 Wishing You A Happy Jhs> X^l&^Prosperous Lunar New Year >k SSI HI OXLEY WISHES YOU A PROSPEROUS GOLDEN OX YE AR 1 o ssmMt®M DONT MISS OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL OFFER I V^^fflS^P^ 4 ORIENT EXPRESS (DELUXE) 8 DAYS $1720 ONLY SAWADEE HOLIDAY BANGKOK/PAT7AYA/PHUKFT AV >^ :^4 Kaohsiung/Sun Moon Lake/,1,195 words
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Advertisement612 1985-02-20 20 |-|[f May this year be an auspicious and successful one )Vm Air hr' Phil i o^^jZ^ZZS^mW^ H '."<■■*■'■. ■WI'HJ* h-h| %^v^_ m. J M j /^^/^^Px x\ll xx -y- tß> lill |W^Bm i <gP^ir— t ]"f»ii'''^i /iiSlfl lIP/ XldUUy x\IIU .^fl Si liJ WRP^^Wf}Z*'^*»*!!ZZ^^^Z*sZSS9^^m%, m f I HBBHHBBHBHBBHHHBBiHHBHHBBIIIIIBBHHBHHrtBHHHHHHS^ tf* if612 words
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Advertisement476 1985-02-20 20 tH THE KEY TO HAPPIER Cf LIVING BEGINS WITH HAP SENG REALTY (Licensed Real Estate Agency) TEL: *****58 (3 Lines) To All Our Clients, Business Associates Friends. Wishing all Clients, Business Associates and Friends. GONG XI FA CAI CUPPAGE CLEMENCEAU HEALTH flk«>Bk HEALTH CENTRE CENTRE W€T\ --"-I*-" ,#4-lt.lJ Slnitapore Shopping476 words
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Advertisement222 1985-02-20 20 With compliments of the season from JIMMY HO of KAH MOTORS SDN. BHD. 3, Commonwealth Lane (0314) Tel: *****3 to all my clients, friends and business associates GONG XI FA CAI To all Clients, Business Associates and Friends t A^ Greetings from: CARE REALTY SYSTEM VflllM J PTELTD TEL: *****81/2,222 words
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Advertisement426 1985-02-20 21 reserve special thanks and^l sincere wishes to you our clients and business associates A HAPPY PROSPEROUS I LUNAR NEW YEAR The Management Staff |gSi JsESk YAP BOATEL f|& HiVjw Ponggol Road (1954) &WVS tf§^jill Tel: *****87/*****17 WjlJ^ ir ->3 at 7 te thank our clients business associates for your years426 words
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Obituary, Illustration225 1985-02-20 26 181 Deaths 181 Deaths DR. CHEONG KENG THYE Aged 25 called home to be with the Lord on 19 Feb 1985 Know that the LORD Is GOD It is HE that made us, and we ,n>> HIS, we are HIS people. ind the sheep of HIS PASTURE FW the LORD225 words
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Obituary, Illustration72 1985-02-20 26 The Family Of The Late: MR TONG KIEN CHAI departed 17/2/85 express their heartfelt tnd appreciation u> the Rrverend I ;>i <>f Holy Trinity iiunh. relatives, irienrls and ir-^. for their kind uasisattendance. wreaths, donations, messages ol t-ondotenrea cium.ij their rerent i •■a\.in> > :t 4 s-- >pecidl72 words
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Obituary, Illustration18 1985-02-20 26 MRS LOW PENG BOON nee PECK LIAN TENG Departed 2'' 2' 74 Dejrli misled bydaughte^Janie^18 words
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Obituary, Illustration153 1985-02-20 26 In Loving Memory Of MDM ANG SIEW LIN Departed 20.2.1984 God took her home. It was His Will Though we may not be able to hold her gentle hands and hear her sweet voice. but in all our hearts we know our dear mother is still around153 words
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Article, Illustration507 1985-02-20 26 EPSOM JEEP - EPSOM JEEP 'Second-hand' horse makes good By WINNING a classic with a "second-hand" horse sounds much like a near-impossible dream in local racing. For one thing, there is hardly a market for second-hand horses and an owner is not likely to part with a horse507 words
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Article488 1985-02-20 26 MARKSMAN - MARKSMAN ON THE TRACK with KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Sonny Smile did an eye-catching workout on a good track here this morning. With Graham Cook astride, the seven-year-old clocked a blistering 36.1 sec for 600 m. Sunny Smile, who scored twice over 1,200 m last season,488 words
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Article, Illustration232 1985-02-20 26 Watson (he admits easing his mount) fails in appeal PERTH, Tues. JOCKEY Keith Watson said he eased raging favourite Swift Vixen over the concluding stages of the A535,000 (about S$70,000) Blue Nucleus Sunspeed Quality Stakes at Ascot Racecourse recently. Watson made the admission during his appeal against the severity of232 words
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Article, Illustration211 1985-02-20 26 JONATHAN CHOO - JONATHAN CHOO At the 400ttl Pictares at the t*™ *y At the £iltish Cl 5 Div 6 1,400m 1. Tequamal 2. Schemer 3. Double Blessing 4. Gentleman II Dist: V 5 3 < 6 Time 1:27.8 Cl 5 Div 4 1,400m 1. Do211 words
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Article1378 1985-02-20 26 Tomorrow's Ipoh amateur card There will be off-course betting at Bukit Timah and at the Singapore Turf Club's town office If jmM 1.30 MARA CLASS 2 1.600m f iTiW H LADIES RACE 1 55&4»7 Actor \f! (Bukit Timah Saddle Gub) Mr* K Brtmn t 644 SeouUi I\ (lair ftoag Fei1,378 words
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Article, Illustration506 1985-02-20 27 SOCCER GOES DOWN MEXICO WAY Waddle, Gary Stevens in reckoning after outstanding displays LONDON, Tues. Chris Waddle, Newcastle United's exciting young centre-forward, was one of two new names in the England squad announced yesterday for next Wednesday's World Cup qualifying match against Northern Ireland in Belfast. There isAP; AFP; Reuter - 506 words
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268 1985-02-20 27 Germans are first choice for 1988 BERNE (Switzerland), Toes. West Germany justified their role as favourites to stage the 1988 European Championship soccer finals when the organising committee made them first choice ahead of England yesterday. The European Football I nion said the organising committee's recommendation would be put toReuter - 268 words
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Article, Illustration503 1985-02-20 27 Former star goalkeeper returns to Scotland squad after long absence LONDON. Tues. Alan Rough, discarded by Scotland after the 1982 World Cup finals, returned to the international scene yesterday after two-and-a-half years in exile. The 33-year-old Hibernian goalkeeper, capped a record 51 times, was named byAFP - 503 words
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Article192 1985-02-20 27 LONDON. Tues. Martin McGaughey, the "lan Rush" of Northern Ireland soccer, could be the surprise weapon facing England in next week's World Cup Group Three qualifier in Belfast. The Linfield striker, who has a total of 44 goals in 37 games, has earned an unexpected call-up into192 words
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Article206 1985-02-20 27 LONDON, Tues. Republic of Ireland manager Eoin Hand will give strikers Alan Campbell and John Byrne another chance in his squad for the friendly soccer international against Israel, in Tel Aviv, next Wednesday. His decision means there is no place for either Queens Park Rangers' Mike RobinsonAFP - 206 words
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Article210 1985-02-20 27 MADRID, Tues. Four players from .League leaders Barcelona are included in the Spanish 16--strong squad named by manager Miguel Munoz for the World Cup Group Seven qualifying clash against Scotland in Seville next Wednesday. The four are defenders Gerardo and Julio Alberto and forwards Clos and Rojo noneAFP; Reuter - 210 words
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Article, Illustration423 1985-02-20 27 GRAEME SHARP, whose goal scoring flair this season has helped Everton to the top of the English First Division, will be out of the side for at least two weeks. Sharp, topscorer with 21 goals, has his ankle in plaster after damaging ligaments in the English FAReuter - 423 words
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Article282 1985-02-20 27 York ace doubtful for replay LONDON, Tues. York City striker Keith Walwyn faces an anxious wait before learning whether he will be fit for tomorrow's Football Association Cap fifthroand replay against Liverpool at Anfield. Walwyn, York's second-highest scorer with 12 goals, has a damaged achilles tendon and has hardly trainedAFP - 282 words
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Article, Illustration455 1985-02-20 28 Baddeley first Englishman seeded in four years for All-England badminton battle LONDON, Tues. Steve Baddeley, England's joint No. 1 with Nick Yates, will be the first local player for four years to be seeded in the men's singles of the All-England Championships at WembleyAFP; Reuter - 455 words
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Article, Illustration354 1985-02-20 28 WBA champion now looks to an even richer pay day WASHINGTON, Tues. Livingston Bramble, who earned U*****,000 ($l.l million) by retaining the World Boxing Association lightweight title in his first defence last Saturday, now eyes an even bigger payday. Bramble, 24, is officially bound to face hisAFP - 354 words
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Article224 1985-02-20 28 LONDON, Tues. Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, of Northern Ireland, stormed into the third round of the Bi itish Open snooker championship here in Derby last night. Higgins swept aside Neal Foulds. 5--1 to wipe out the humiliating memory of his first-round exit from the World Championships atAFP - 224 words
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Article, Illustration389 1985-02-20 28 LA QUINTA (California), Tues. Terry Moor, of the United States, and Guy Forget, of France, became the first seeds to fall in the first round of the US$2lO,OOO ($470,400) Grand Prix tennis tournament here yesterday. They were both beaten by unseeded compatriots. Terry Moor, seededAFP; AP - 389 words
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Article450 1985-02-20 28 SHORT PHIL Anderson, of Australia, who look the overall lead after winning Sundaj s time trial second section of the penultimate stage, claim- ed his first race victory of the season when he won the 12th Tour of the Mediterranean in Beziers. southern France, on Monday. Leading overaUAFP; Reuter; AP - 450 words
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354 1985-02-20 29 HAKIKAT RAI - Neethi, Arul set to join the big league By HOCKEY umpires M. Neethianathan and Arul Subramaniam are set to join the world's elite band of match officials following their fine showing during recent international matches. The duo have been recommended for promotion to International Grade One ranks by the Singapore354 words
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Article, Illustration639 1985-02-20 29 MAHMOOD GAZNAVI - MAHMOOD GAZNAVI The 'umpires' strike back as SCA take strong stand in cricket controversy By CHELVA RAJAH, the vice-president of the Singapore Cricket Association, has hit back at the ■"armchair critics" for "uncalledfor" remarks about the state of cricket in the Republic. Refusing to take a639 words
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Article, Illustration765 1985-02-20 29 F I r I f III! f %J H ■P 1*11 II Cl tB In i*l ill 1 r T* I i r l KIM HUGHES is run out by Alan Border. Bob765 words
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Article302 1985-02-20 29 JOE DORAI - JOE DORAI AFTER his impressive performances against two of Malaysia's top strikers Zainal Abidin and Mokhtar Dahari Singapore sweeper Norhalis Shafik will be entrusted with the marker's job against Japan for this Saturday's pre-World Cup match at the National Stadium at 8 pm.302 words
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Article152 1985-02-20 29 HAKIKAT RAI - Chee Hoong fourth in world event WEE CHEE HOONG and R. Elangovan did themselves proud by finishing fourth and 14 th respectively in the women's and men's sections of the Philippines Third World Marathon in Manila on Sunday. Chee Hoong completed the course in 3hr 29min 9sec behind gold medallist152 words
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Article199 1985-02-20 29 PARIS, Tues. Renault yesterday cast aside the disappointments of last year's Grand Prix season and unveiled the new car which they hope will lead them to Formula One glory. Gerard Toth, looking forward to his first season in charge, said the first aim was to redressReuter; AP - 199 words
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Article254 1985-02-20 29 THE scoreline looked like the St. Valentine's Day massacre: Hollandse Club 0 Keppel Club 4. But the difference between defeat and an honourable draw in the Guinness Snooker League tie was just two balls in 11 frames. They were both blacks in the final frames254 words
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Article, Illustration449 1985-02-20 29 JOE DORAI - JOE DORAI Singapore's good form worries coach Mori By IT is below five degrees in Tokyo at the moment. So Singapore should certainly be an ideal place for any Japanese to come to. But for their national soccer squad, who arrived on Monday night for theJERRY SEH - 449 words
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Article162 1985-02-20 29 JANICE SEAH - Countdown for Cup crew begins JANICE SEAH THE final countdown for selection of the crew for Singapore's Admiral's Cup team begins today, after months of preparation, with the Chairman's Offshore Cup Keel boat race at 3 pm. To be held over a 480--kilometre course in the South China Sea, this162 words
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Article, Illustration73 1985-02-20 29 PENANG, Tues. Trengganu came from behind twice at the City Stadium here last night to send Penang crashing (3-2) to their third defeat in the Malaysia Cup soccer tournament. It was sheer agony for Penang striker Fadzil Ismail, who saw his two first-half goals not proving winnersNST - 73 words
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254 1985-02-20 29 Kapil, Imran to take centre stage MELBOURNE, Tues. The performance of allrounders Kapil Dev, of India, and Imran Khan, of Pakistan, should have a great bearing on the outcome of the Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket match between the two teams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground tomorrow. BothReuter; AFP - 254 words
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Article162 1985-02-20 29 BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), Tues. A centun by Enoch Lewis, of the Leeward Lsiands, set defending champions Barbados a tough fight to win their Shell Shield cricket championship match. Lewis, on 74 overnight, completed a fine 103 to lift the Leewards to 282 in their second innings. Guyana'sReuter - 162 words
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113 1985-02-20 27 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THE WIFE CHILDREN OF THE LATE VINCENT TAN SOO LIO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE A APPRECIATION TO RELATIVES FRIENDS CHAIRMAN, DIRECTORS. MANAGEMENT A STAFF OF EMPORIUM HOLDINGS GROUP OF COMPANIES, CHAIRMAN, DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT A STAFF OF SEYO TRADING, PRINCIPAL A STAFF OF DUNMAN SECONDARY SCHOOL, PRINCIPAL113 words
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Obituary, Illustration34 1985-02-20 27 183 Condolences 193 Condolences We extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the family of the late KARUPPIAH INBAM who passed away on 18 February 1985. From: Management Staff of Hong Leong Finance Ltd34 words
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Obituary, Illustration93 1985-02-20 27 DICK WANG HENG KIN DEPARTED: 20TH FEB 1980 We often think of the yesteryears When we were together Fond memories of you linger Makinst your absence that more painful for us Always remembered by friend* In Loving Memory Of MDM YEO SAI KIM Departed 20/2/80 Gone from93 words
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Obituary, Illustration71 1985-02-20 27 EVERLASTING MEMORIES OF RAVENDRAN S/0 KRISHNAN JOTHI Departed Feb 20th 1980 Lome's greatest gilt Remembrance Deeply missed and precious memories treasured by dad. mum. sister, brother and loved ones. N.B. Athma Santhi Prayers will be held al Sri Arasakesari Sivan Temple. Woodlands on 25th Feb 1985 (Monday)71 words
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Obituary, Illustration78 1985-02-20 27 184 In Memonam 184 In Memonam In loving memory of MR SEOW SOON KEE Departed 2 years aw<- <jd the Ist da) Ol the Ist month of the Chinese i iinar Caiendar. Sadly missed and londl) remembered by loved ones T A SURIN (TERRY DEPARTED 20.2.83 God took him it78 words
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Miscellaneous41 1985-02-20 28 TODAY: cricket Friendly: Kunta Kinte (Seremban) v Indian Association (Balestier Road, 10.30). WINDSURFING RayBan Singapore Open (East Coast, 1.30 pm). TOMORROW: cricket Friendly: Kunta Kinte (Seremban) v Ceylon Sports Club (Balestier Road, 10.30) WINDSURFING RayBan Singapore Open (East Coast, 11 am).41 words
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Advertisement101 1985-02-20 29 Golden Fill Restaurant Wishing you A Happy Prosperous New Year. We've prepared a variety of sumptuous dishes from Hong Kong for you to taste on Ist day of Lunar New Year. Introducing our specialities: •Fa Cai Raw Fish The first of it's kind in Singapore 4 Seasons Satay Steamboat We'll101 words
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Advertisement104 1985-02-20 29 B Singapore y H Turf Club H PERAK y Kj February Amateur Meeting 1985 |i Rl The Bukit Timah Racecourse and The Town Office Uy will be open for betting on Wa H| Thursday, 21st February 1985 RJ A gate admission ee of Sss per person per entry ■JQ will104 words
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Article, Illustration364 1985-02-20 30 GOH SUI NOI - GOH SUI NOI Self-taught musician teaches children to play Fujian music Story by Picture by THE children of Bukit Merah View are learning to play Fnjian music these days. It began with Mr Urn Wee Hong, 57, playing on his homemade yueh qln, a Chinese mandolin, aboutARTHUR LEE - 364 words
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Article, Illustration368 1985-02-20 30 LOUISVILLE( Kentucky), Tues. Doctors today painted the bleakest picture yet of the condition of Mr William Schroeder, the world's second artificial-heart transplant patient, saying he is losing the will to live and may never leave the hospital unless his strength and spirits pickAP; UPI; Reuter - 368 words
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119 1985-02-20 30 TAIPEI, Tues. Two Taiwanese cities which dump their garbage on each other's territory have agreed to a temporary truce over the Lunar New Year, officials said today. The cities of Feng Shan and Ping Tung announced a ceasefire after more than 80 garbageReuter - 119 words
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124 1985-02-20 30 Soviet mission car damaged in blast NEW YORK, Tues. An Incendiary device blew op yesterday in the petrol tank of a car belonging to the Soviet mission to the United Nations, bnt caused only minor damage. The device, a battery with some wires, was planted in the car which wasUPI - 124 words
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102 1985-02-20 30 Leading S. African dissidents arrested JOHANNESBURG, Tues. Police arrested leading anti-apartheid campaigners on high treason charges today after raids across South Africa on major organisations opposed to the White minority government, lawyers said. Dissident lawyer Pricilla Jana said security police arrested Mrs Albertina Sisulu, wife of jailed Black nationalist leaderReuter - 102 words
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Article58 1985-02-20 30 SANTIAGO, Tues. A Chilean bank has opened its first branch on Antarctica to serve what it railed a growing population and burgeoning tourism, the bank announced yesterday. The one-man office was opened last week by the Banco De Credito E Inversiones at Villa Las Estrellas, Chile'sUPI - 58 words
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Article252 1985-02-20 30 THE consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.5 per cent in January this year, compared to December 1984, according to the Department of Statistics. Food, housing, clothing, medical and transport costs all increased in January, compared to December last year. Higher food prices, particularly the252 words
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Article153 1985-02-20 30 NEW DELHI, Tues. Sri Lankan naval forces yesterday fired on three boats carrying Tamils to India, wounding a number of them, United News of India reported today. The boats, with about 100 Tamils aboard, changed course and landed at Dhanushkodi, 20 km from RameswaramAFP; Reuter - 153 words
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Article60 1985-02-20 30 NEW DELHI, Tues. Separatist guerillas killed 15 Indian servicemen when they ambushed an army convoy near the border with Burma, the Press Trust of India news agency said today. It quoted official sources as saying guerillas of the outlawed National Socialist Council of Nagaland attacked theReuter - 60 words
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104 1985-02-20 30 SEVEN people accused of raping a bar waitress in a lavatory at Pearl's Centre were yesterday given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal. Inspector Png Hock Chye, prosecuting, who applied for the order, told the court that the men would be dealt with104 words
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Article422 1985-02-20 30 Thatcher wins vote on Belgrano LONDON, Tues BRITISH Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government won, by a large majority, a vote on an opposition claim that "ministers had betrayed their responsibility to Parliament" in the sinking of the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano in the Falklands war. Defence Minister Michael Heseltine deniedAFP; Reuter - 422 words
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Article30 1985-02-20 30 What it should have been THE Community Chest needs another J4.5 million for its budget this year, and not $8.5 million as reported yesterday. We are sorry for the error.30 words
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Advertisement78 1985-02-20 30 Wishing one all A Happy Prosperous Chinese New Year. Business resume on 21st Feb. 85 Relax. You're in good hands What better way to unwind WQ& than in the experienced hands \Jh of our masseuses Or in a refreshing sauna A l4«(f So visit ussoon And let us ff i78 words
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Advertisement11 1985-02-20 30 Global weather is not available today because of early press times11 words
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Advertisement289 1985-02-20 30 White Westmghouse Electric Dehumidifiers Prevent moisture damage in homes and offices. No expensive installation just plug it in Completely mobile Mori comfort to your living working environment WWhiteWestinghouse W < re making [Kings bftlfr for \w j3 balmar m *«ket.ng Tei *****77 Member ol Jebser Jesse" Group o' Companies Soutn289 words
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Article, Illustration1264 1985-02-20 1 MAGDALENE LUM - MAGDALENE LUM Many people can easily be persuaded to believe that the happiest place on earth is a 3 1 -hectare park in Anaheim, southeast of Los Angeles. For 30 years since it was opened, this amusement park has stayed faithful to its creator's wish1,264 words
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Article, Illustration372 1985-02-20 2 MAY HO - Your holiday eating-out guide MAY HO Don't fancy cooking or dining on leftovers? We profile some eating places that remain open today and tomorrow. By YOU won't have much time to cook these few days if you're celebrating the Lunar New Year. So if you're not in the mood for372 words
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Article365 1985-02-20 2 FAREED KHAN - FAREED KHAN By THE deafening din of firecrackers, the red-carpeted pavements, the strips of red hanging from the trees and the unmistakable festive atmosphere these are like faded photographs in my memory. I recall how impatient we were to taste mum's cooking but had to wait365 words
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Advertisement416 1985-02-20 2 The best 1 bargains of the Lunar New Year starts here. S' Hi m ***yj ;1 bargains in Singapore, the Shoppers Paradise are in Chinatown. PEOPLE'S PARK COMPLEX and PEOPLE'S PARK CENTRE Chinatown's two largest shopping centres come together to give you the Sale of the Year. it bargains with416 words
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Advertisement48 1985-02-20 2 Advertise mem MEDICATED FORMULA helps heal piles, relieves itching. Now you can get relief from the itching, burning and pain of piles with Preparation H a medicated formula that helps heal injured tissues and helps reduce the painful swelling. Preparation H also lubricates. making bowel movements less painful.48 words
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Advertisement566 1985-02-20 4 I YES!... Just arrived! '^B-l^^^^^^ Come and experience the h V new excitements thrills FUNWORLD'S REMOTE CONTROL RACING CIRCUIT puts you in the driver's seat. Have your own personalised car or rent a car from the *-^TTT~o station to race down the 18 ft track. ttM*. ~??> p*rs I*QS* Where566 words
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Advertisement334 1985-02-20 4 ft Mh 800 MEETS POM POM I Q -MY LUCKY STAPS C I GONG XI FACAI I ORGANISATION NOV. SHOWI^4G II am C HANG) SAVOY PRfSIDi II am I4b 4 00. 64b9 1 1 I ORIFNTAI lO4b I 00 3 Ib. 7 OC. 9 Ib E WOODLANDS g I 4334 words
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Article, Illustration1036 1985-02-20 5 KOH SIEW TIN - Ox tales for the niu year KOH SIEW TIN By ACCORDING to the lunar calendar, today marks the start of the Year of the Ox. So here's wishing you a Happy Xiu (ox) Year. Anil to celebrate the occasion, here are some n tales to add to the festive fun1,036 words
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Article111 1985-02-20 5 jf fe t- <\- t-ft s ffefnMm ftf itA ff] < Witt T--gfjAinrj'jir^ let TMWfi'jA RjC^&filg i£Ai£ 4ll*r^iJifi'jiS >h m W" &aw 4"-** MA «b mx&*oi&&mito "Jit- -^"attna ft /L T- t H'J ftw-^mm ibittfc rGiJ^ ftt'K'/j f}- i*l mi tt*v* xfti i h'j N- fi^ (a i 'b f111 words
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Article, Illustration811 1985-02-20 5 MOHD KAMSAH SIRAT - MOHD KAMSAH SIRAT By OF THE many forces at play in the filmmaking world, marketing holds the most important key to success. In fact it plays a crucial part in determining success or failure. And despite the famous stars and glamour found811 words
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721 1985-02-20 5 Oleh MOHD KAMSAH SIRAT - Oleh MOHD KAMSAH SIRAT TIDAK dapat diragukan bahawa di samping beberapa faktor yang menentukan hidup matinya perusahaan perfileman, soal pemasaran adalah satu faktor yang penting. Tidak kira di mana saja, sekalipun di negara yang perusahaan filemnya begitu maju, pemasaran adalah mustahak untuk 'menghidupkan'721 words
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Miscellaneous604 1985-02-20 6 \OUR VIEWING AND LISTENING GUIDE jewel thieves HOLIDAY MATINEE WW MUBWifa—m? Rio de Janeiro. JsB&W^ ltlr. liKtvAl Ml P- „U |V. X I), M4TIMKF jjfe*» Mf! JL H ltj»^ ,u!: n!e E Mu 'n KICK LACKEY AND THE L^||Q^ M* WL ,MB t heu hand at solving a O fthe604 words
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Article615 1985-02-20 7 CHRIS HO - CHRIS HO By On record IT CAN'T bo denied that most of the popular favourites here are chart-bits in Britain and the United States, and a record usually wouldn't sell in the local market unless it becomes a hit there. For example, Madonna's debut LP615 words
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Miscellaneous456 1985-02-20 8 YOUR VIEWING AND LISTENING GUIDE Heroic tale of wartime intrigue P H!3di "^SSr PMWhI iiiSi f^ 1983-s top ten TV films. r^IOIV L w^ose d^terminatiln to i« a'shy. ordinary, mid- teT this true story of war Of the learn Ton^ eventually Western farmer living on Jf V X time intrigue456 words
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