The Straits Times, 18 March 1985

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1985 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 95/1/85
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  • 268 1 BAGHDAD, Son. The Golf war flared on air, sea and land today with Iraq warning international airlines that Iranian airspace was now a prohibited zone and passenger aircraft conld be m danger. On the ground, fightIng raged for command of the main road
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  • 216 1  -  MATILDA GABRIEL By PRESIDENT Devan Nair's condition improved slightly yesterday. He was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital on Saturday night for serious liver failure. A statement issued by Dr Kwa Soon Bee, Permanent Secretary (Health) and Director of Medical Services, at 11 am yesterday said the
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  • 605 1 WASHINGTON, Sunday REAGAN administration officials have expressed concern m the past few days over China's efforts to improve relations with the Russians and these have led to what is seen as a softer Chinese stand against Soviet involvement m Vietnam and Afghanistan. They described these as
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  • 346 1 The ‘miracle' under water NEW YORK, Sun. Doctors say Diedra Silverman's recovery after spending 40 minutes submerged m icy water is a "minor miracle." When she was pulled out of the water, she was not breathing, apparently dead. Her doctors now say she has recovered "95 per cent" from memory
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  • 145 1 ISLAMABAD, San. Haflz Ghulam Qadir, said to be 130 years old, has married for the third time, and his bride is nearly a century younger than himself, a Pakistani news agency said yesterday. His latest wife is only 37; Mr Qadlr's oldest son, Ghulam Rasul,
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  • 256 1 WASHINGTON, Son. Since the death of Soviet President Konstantin Chemenko and the rise of Mr Mikhail Gorbachev, there have been a series of positive references to the Soviet Union from Beijing. Today, the official Xinhua news agency released publicly an article which is to appear
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  • 28 1 RIO DE JANEIRO, Sun. A high-tension cable m a zinc mine snapped, electrocuting seven workers yesterday m the east-central state of Min? c fS"*"** police said. AP
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    • 46 1 BRUSSELS, Sun. Thousands of anti-nu-clear campaigners staged a rally In central Brussels today In protest against the government's decision to install cruise nuclear m the country. They called on parliament to throw out the government for having the missiles. Reuter SEE BACK PAGE
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  • 510 1 We're sorry, Vietnam tells Thais Incursions the result of faulty maps, Mochtar told m Hanoi BANGKOK, Sun VIETNAM has apologised to Thailand for its incursions into Thai territory, Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr Mochtar Kusumaatmadja said today. Dr Mochtar told reporters during a brief stopover on his way home from Vietnam
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  • 113 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad leaves tomorrow for a two-day visit to Indonesia at the invitation of President Suharto. A Malaysian Foreign Ministry statement yesterday said that Dr and Mrs Mahathir would be accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Tengku Ahmad
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      431 2 That winning waddle BIG BIRDS don't fly. Penguins don't fly either. And little "penguin" Roe YunSong neither tried to fly nor got cold feet as he paraded with his fellow feathered friends" at the Jurong Bird Park yesterday morning. The 2 Vz -year-old wiggled his back, flapped his "wings"
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    • 336 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: MUSICAL TALENTS kept away from a discerning and appreciative audience are like songs unsung. Thus, It is a crying shame that only 260 musicians came forward to take part m the fifth national music competition. It is a good opportunity wasted, with mnch talent unfulfilled.
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    • 77 2 POWER TO CHINA'S MANAGERS FOR DECADES, running a factory m China was simple. Central authorities made plans. Communist party officials issued orders. Factory managers carried them out. China today is trying to change this inefficient system and give factory managers much of the power once held by officials. But
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    • 143 2 PINS AND NEEDLES ONE MAY FACE IN CASHLESS SHOPPING NOW THAT cashless shopping is all set for takeoff, users might want to know what to expert when they reach their turn at checkout counters Scene One: Customer presents his automated teller machine card but, oops' he forgets his personal
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    • 330 2 Goodbye to a jinx THE last time Tottenham won at Liverpool, the Titanic was preparing for its maiden voyage It was March 16, 1912 a month before the" world's first "unsinkable" ship met with disaster m the North Atlantic. Tottenham won 2-1 on the way to finishing 12th m
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    • 644 2 Soviet broadside MOSCOW'S chief negotiator at the renewed USSoviet arms control talks, which opened m Geneva last week, criticised the United States' stance on Saturday. Interviewed, on Soviet television, Mr Viktor Karpoy said: "One could have the impression the US side would like to have the talks
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    • 227 2 Around Asean...and Across the Causeway N- weapons charge A PHILIPPINE newspaper said yesterday that President Ronald Reagan has authorised the United States military to deploy nuclear weapons m the Philippines and six other locations without informing their governments. The Malaya newspaper said it obtained the information from a secret report
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    • 439 2 Sculptor's voyage TIME magazine described him as "the pre-emi-nent American sculptor." With a host of awards, shows and commissions to his name, Isamu Noguchi, 80, is assured of a place m the history of modern sculpture. He was born m Los Angeles m 1904. His poet-father was Japanese,
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    • 170 2 Their books sell well PUBLISHING Chinese literary books may not be a profitable business, but there are tnose who feel they should do so to end the traditional one-way flow of culture from Hongkong, China and Taiwan. Many of them have failed. But the House of Literature found
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  • around the WORLD
    • 360 3 TOKYO, Sun. JAPAN plans a major reorganisation of its ground forces to counter a buildup of Soviet military strength m Asia, Kyodo News Service has reported The report cited Defence Agency officials as saying that the plan was part of Japan "s military programme
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    • 265 3 BEIJING, Sun. China today published firm new guidelines aimed at halting unauthorised price increases as the country switches from tight central planning to a form of market economy. The People's Daily and other major newspapers carried a circular to local government offices from
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    • 201 3 Business sector welcomes Rajiv's Budget NEW DELHI, Sun. Businessmen today welcomed Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's first national Budget which includes sweeping tax reforms m a bid to increase investment and boost India's economic growth. The Budget, Mr Gandhi's first since he took office 10 weeks ago, was announced last night.
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    • World briefs
      • 66 3 A BABY GIRL was delivered on Saturday by Caesarean section from a comatose cancer patient who lies paralysed and near death because of a mistaken drug injection. A team of 25 doctors and nurses delivered the baby of Lillian Cedeno, 21, at Albany Medical Centre m New
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      • 47 3 CHRISTOS SARTZETAKIS, the sole candidate m Greece's presidential elections, yesterday failed to win the necessary two-thirds majority m a parliamentary vote. He obtained 178 votes m the 300-member Parliament on the first round of voting yesterday. The second round will be held on Saturday. AFP
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      • 54 3 IT IS SAID that on St Patrick's Day, everyone is Irish. Here, a smiling Chinese Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang m Beijing wears a shamrock lapel badge given to him moments before by visiting Illinois Governor James Thompson on Saturday. Mr Thompson is cur- rently visiting the
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      • 47 3 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Hussein will meet today for the second time m two weeks, Foreign Ministry sources said m Cairo yesterday. They did not say where the meeting would be held, but a source said it would be m Jordan. AP
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      • 62 3 A JUST SETTLEMENT of claims for compensation following the Bhopal gas disasfpr could amount to as much as US$lO billion (5522.6 billion lawyer Robert Hager, of the "Washington-based Christie Institute, said m New Delhi yesterday. Mr Hager said the Union Carbide Co faced "potentially the biggest
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    • 316 3  -  PETER HAZELHURST Emissions from burnt batteries worry authorities By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO, Sun. Japan is attempting to solve its garbage problem the billions of discarded batteries which are polluting the atmosphere when they are inadvertently incinerated m disposal facilities together with other wastes. Health authorities m
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    • 68 3 KATHMANDU, Sun. Two South Koreans climbed the peak of 6,920-metre Mount Tukuche on Tuesday, it was announced here today. This was the first conquest of a Himalayan mountain in spring. Hong Koeun Yoon, 23, and Huh Young Ho, 31, said they left a Bible atop the peak.
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    • 55 3 WENDY Lelievre, aged nine, of Salinas, California, resisted wearing her braces until her dentist made identical braces for her and her Cabbage Patch Doll, Alicia. Now Wendy wears them happily, as a good example for her doll, who also needs her teeth growth
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    • 175 3 AUCKLAND, Sun. Prime Minister David Lange took issue today with United States Secretary of State George Shultz for declaring that New Zealand's ban on nuclear ship visits constituted a ban on all US warships. "We have done no such thing," Mr Lange told a Labour Party
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    • 341 4 WASHINGTON. Sun. Disagreement between the United States and Western Europe over Central America could threaten the Nato alliance, European and US experts said m a study published yesterday Authorities on US, Central American and European affairs contributed to the study, an examination of US
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    • 219 4 Bonn posts big reward for info on Mengele AUGSBURG (West Germany), Sun. West German authorities stepped up their hunt for Auschwitz "Angel of Death" Josef Mengele on his 74th birthday yesterday with a full-page newspaper reward offer m his home area. The advertisement, by the Frankfurt public prosecutor m the
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    • 120 4 'Fake drugs smuggled to Third World' LONDON, Sun. Growing quantities of fake and potentially lethal antibiotics are being smuggled into the Third World, according to a report m today's Observer. Manufactured m countries such as Taiwan and the Balkans, the fake drugs have labels and packaging expertly copied from the
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    • 454 4 It seems to want to revise agenda, he says MOSCOW, Sun. Moscow's chief negotiator at new US-Soviet arms control talks, which opened m Geneva this week, criticised the United States yesterday for giving the impression that it wanted to revise the agenda under discussion.
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    • 213 4 LA PAZ, Sun. President Hernan Siles Zuazo today offered to share power with Bolivia's main union federation m a bid to end a nine-day general strike, but the federation's board refused the offer, officials said. The proposal was put forward at talks with 60 labour
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    • 109 4 WASHINGTON, Sun. United States Secretary of State George Shultz said here yesterday that the US was "ready to build a constructive relationship" with the Soviet Union. At a reception for the diplomatic corps, he said the list of problems between the superpowers was "formidable
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    • 74 4 LONDON, Son. Every blood donor In Britain will be tested for Aids to help prevent the deadly disease from spreading through blood transfusions, health authorities said yesterday. The test, costing about £two ($4.5) a time, had only recently become available bat would be
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    • 261 4 THE Kremlin's new leader Mikhaii Gorbachev has finally wound up a flurry of contacts with foreign leaders who visited the Soviet capital for the funeral of President Konstantm Chernenko. The 54-year-old Communist Party chief plunged into meetings with allies and major
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    • 146 5 PRETORIA. Sun. An international gang of counterfeiters, smugglers and financiers has provided money for rebels m Mozambique. South African Foreign Minister Roelof "Pik" Botha said yesterday. Mr Botha said police rounded up the counterfeiters and confiscated large amounts of the counterfeit US$lOO bills
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    • 62 5 TUNIS, Sun. Thirty-six people, including civil servants, teachers and students, were jailed here yesterday for up to two years each for belonging to the militant Islamic Liberation Party, which is officially illegal. Tney were arrested m Tunis and other towns some three months ago. During their
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    • 56 5 NAIROBI. Sun The Kenyan army has dug up 924 elephant tusks buried Dy poachers m a forest m north-eastern Kenya, the official Kenya news agency reported yesterday. Hunting m Kenya's 15 national parks and 23 game reserves was banned m 19T7 but poaching has persisted despite
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    • 310 5 Police open fire with birdshot and rubber bullets CAPE TOWN, Sunday j LOOTING, stont t^row- ing and petrol-bombing erupted m Cape Province and elsewhere m j South Africa yesterday. The violence broke out as Blacks m the Crossi roads squatter camp near Cape Town
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    • 262 5 'Bid to put heat on anti-Gemayal faction' BEIRUT, Sunday SYRIAN troops have massed m north Lebanon near territory held by Christian militiamen opposed to President Amin Gernayel's rapprochement with Damascus, but sources close to the rebels say they do not fear any attack. Some
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    • 98 5 Ethiopia mounts anti-rebel offensive ADDIS ABABA, Sun. Ethiopian troops, backed by tanks and helicopter gunships, have mounted an offensive against secessionist rebels to ensure the free flow of aid and trade along the main highway from the Red Sea port of Assab, Western diplomats and international aid agencies said yesterday.
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    • 79 5 T/5L AVIV, San. Twenty thon sand people demonstrated here yesterday for the "immediate and total withdrawal" of Israeli troops from sooth Lebanon. The protest was the Largest pacifist gathering m Israel since the national unity government took power six months ago. Israel Is currently undertaking a threestage
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    • 97 6 Angry senator snubs visitors WASHINGTON, Sun. An influential United States senator is so angry over Japan's refusal to open up its markets to American goods that he has stopped meeting Japanese trade delegations which visit the US. He is Senator John Danforth (above), a Republican who is Chairman of the
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    • 293 6 WASHINGTON, Sun. More than 120 Republicans and Democrats m Congress have backed a major textile legislation which would greatly restrict the import of fibre, apparel and other textile products from foreign countries. The legislation to impose strict quota import limits on such countries
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    • 520 6 LAST year, the United States trade deficit was a record US$l23 billion (*****.2 billion) and by all accounts it will rise to an estimated US$26O billion within the next three years. Because of the overall pressure m the US to reduce the trade deficit, signs
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 254 8 Manila and 6 other host nations not told, says report MANILA, Sun PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan has authorised the United States military to deploy nuclear weapons m the Philippines and six other countries without informing their governments, the Malaya said today. The newspaper said it obtained the
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    • 111 8  - Detention orders widened in Brunei HAN LING By Brunei Reporter BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sun. Brunei has introduced preventive detention for serious criminal offences which threaten public safety. Under a new law, offenders can be held without trial for renewable one-year periods. They can also be kept under strict police supervision
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    • 190 8 BANGKOK, Sun THAILAND'S army chief has warned that about 2,000 Thai insurgents trained m camps run by Vietnam on the Thai-Lao-tian border would be sent on operations against Thailand, press reports here said today. Supreme Command Chief of Staff Pathom Sermsin told reporters yesterday that
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    • 110 8 MIRI, Sun. Brunei's per capita gross national product (GNP) is the second highest m the world. According to figures supplied by the World Bank, Brunei's U5522,150 ($50,059) is eclipsed only by the United Arab Emirates (U5560,200), and is barely ahead of Qatar's
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    • 148 8 Aquino murder accused weds MANILA, Sun. A Philippine Air Force sergeant, named as a possible killer of opposition leader Benlgno Aquino, was married today in a ceremony attended by two generals and most of the others accused of involvement in the murder. Filomeno Miranda, 31, was one of four security
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    • 200 8 Tanjung Priok riots trial JAKARTA, Sun. A new witness m the trial ol those charged with three bombings of ethnic Chinese-owned properties last year, said yesterday that former Industry Minister Sanusi had given him money to buy the explosives. Amir Widjaya was himself
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    • 53 8 JAKARTA. Sun. Fire gutted a large market m west Java on Friday and property losses were estimated at more than US$l million (5J2.27 million). Antara news agency said today There were no casualties Police were investigating the cause of the fire at Uiungberung, 15km east
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    • 148 8  -  ABBY TAN By Manila Repo'le' MANILA, Sun. Sixty seven communist guerii las of the New Peoples Army (NPA) and two so! diers were killed m fight ing m three parts of Mindanao over the past five days, local newspaper reports said The Bulletin today
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  • Asean: ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
    • 97 10 'Made in Kuching' porno tapes KUCHING, Son. Locally-produced pornographic video tapes are circulating m Kuchlng and other major centres m Sarawak. The tapes are m great demand, despite costing $25 to $31 a day to rent and there is a long waiting list. But it Is not known who makes
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    • 281 10 Musa warns of chaos if extremists seize power PENANG, Sunday MALAYSIA could meet the same fate as Cambodia and Vietnam if the people fail to remain united, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Musa Hitam has warned. Datuk Musa said other people would capitalise on the chaos created
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    • 178 10 KUCHING, Sunday A SYNDICATE is believed to be smuggling large numbers of illegal immigrants into Sarawak and helping them get identity cards. About 600 illegal immigrants a month are coming m, most of them Indonesians, looking for jobs m major towns, according to reliable
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    • 186 10 SHAH ALAM, Sun. Malaysia will have Asean's first vocational training institute for supervisors when the Msso-million Centre for Instructors and Advanced Skills Training is officially opened m July. The centre will train about 300 industrial and vocational supervisors and instructors from the Asean region
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    • 55 10 20,000 blessings for road users THE roads In Miri should be m Jot safer after this procession through the town. About 2t,tM peopie took part In the Tom Pek Kong parade, which was organised by the Mlrl Chine** Chart table Trust Board to blew road users and to drive away
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    • 86 10 Workshop on violent behaviour KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Five voluntary organisations will hold a two-da > workshop m Petaling Jaya on March 23 to discuss acts of violence against women and come up with propos als on how to deal with and curb such occurrences through the law. Members of the
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    • 79 10 JOHOR BARU, Sun Johor has been allocated $1.5 million to study and identify a suit able spot on the state's easi coast tor a landing point for a car ferry link with Singapore Mentri Besar Datuk Abdui AJib Ahmad said yesterday He said the ferry
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  • HOME
    • 584 11  -  JUNE TAN Teachers use big-book method m English lessons By THESE schoolchildren sitting cross-legged on the floor aiv part of a project to find an answer to a language problem: Most primary school pupils speak dialects at home, but must learn English as their
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    • 106 11  - In line for a place at NUS NIK KASMANI Picture by FOR these students who have passed the A levels, the next step up the ladder of success is being In line for a place m the university. Since the A level results were announced on Thursday, the National University
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    • 150 11 SINGAPORE'S ambassador to Egypt has suggested that a hostel be set up for our students there. Haji Ya'acob Mohamed told Berita Minggu that he had discussed the suggestion with Dr Ahmad Mattar, Minister for the Environment, who had agreed to it m principle.
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    • 201 11 THE National Library is organising a series of programmes to be held at its lecture hall for the school holidays this week. Two films The Boy and the Crane, and A Boy and a Straw will be screened tomorrow at 11 am and
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    • 109 11 Australians to learn from S'pore experience WEST Australia will send six outstanding graduates every year to Singapore for six weeks of work experience. Announcing this on Saturday, West Australian Deputy Premier Ma! Bryce said the scholarship was a recognition of the "incredible economic progress which you have achieved here" Mr
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    • 519 13  -  GEORGINA tMMANUEL Teenagers are best performers m Western and Chinese sections By "MUSIC, music is my life." said young pianist Lillian Ang Poh Choo after playing her way into the hearts of the judges and near-capaci-ty audience at the Fifth National Music Competition
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    • 265 13 Suspected armed robber arrested POLICE have arrested a 31-year-old suspect who is believed to be connected with a $347,000 armed robbery at a goldsmith shop m Joo Chiat Road m im A team from the ClD's Organised Crime Branch detained the suspect m Kallang at about 5.30 pm on Saturday.
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    • 101 13 How shipyard workers can ride out storm WORKERS at Keppel Shipyard have been urged to work "hard and smart" to weather the difficulties faced by the maritime industry. The company's Execu- tive Chairman, Mr Sim Kee Boon, said m a New Year address that the shipyard showed an improvement last
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    • 180 13 500,000 to get address slips with blood type THE National Registration Department of the Ministry of Defence will send address slips, with the individual's blood group indicated on them, to about 500,000 blood donors and staff of the Singapore Armed Forces from today. This exercise follows Professor S. Jayakumar's recent
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    • 317 14 Doctor tells of 19 cases m Woodbridge By SHIRLEY TAN WORSE than the physical pain, is the mental disorder which can result if a person sniffs glue or inhalants. Such patients will need two forms of treatment one for his mental condition and the other to
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    • 466 14 GLUE-SNIFFING is more dangerous than the use of heroin and ganja because of the irreversible effects on the abuser. "You can rid your body of drugs once you stop taking them, but you cannot do a repair job on your brains when you've
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    • 108 14 PROFESSOR S. Jayakumar, the Home Affairs and Second Law Minister, last night warned parents to keep glue out of their children's reach. Repeating the Government's appeal for support for its anti-glue-sniffing campaign at the Lunar New Year show organised by the Bedok community
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    • 115 14 Relatives of two men sought AN UNIDENTIFIED man was warded at the Singapore General Hospital after he fell and hurt himself at the Empress Place Food Centre on March 2. The man is described as being 1.6 m tall and about 45 years old. His relatives are asked to contact
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    • 193 14 Insist on seeing warrant cards of officers (ASKS of people being taken In h\ impersonator* c*n be avoided 1: they know that police and other public officer* carry warrant cards which the\ must produce if asked to while carrying out their duties. Associate Professor Lawrence Chia, Chairman of the National
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    • 267 15  - That's a feather in his cap K.F. SEETOH Picture by LITTLE "penguin" Roe Yun-Song may be the runt of a flock of exotic birds which gathered at the Jurong Bird Park yesterday morning. Yet this 2 1 -year-old didn't lack the confidence to wiggle his back and flap his "wings"
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    • 205 15 MP to ask how property tax is re -assessed ANG Mo Kio MP Yeo Toon Chia, will ask the Minister for Finance, when Parliament sits on Friday, how the ministry re-assesses the annual value of private property and whether a review of property tax will be made m view of
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    • 97 15 NTUC Secretary-General Ong Teng Cheong joined a union outing at the zoo yesterday and said it was a good way for union leaders to establish rapport with their members. The Zoorama '85, a daylong programme of shows, a "telematch", and contests, organised by
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    • 81 15 AN EIGHT-MONTH-OLD baby boy died on a flight from Kuching to Singapore on Saturday. Baby Jefferey Lee suddenly had a seizure at about 1.30 pm on the Malaysian Airline System plane" and died m his mother's arms. His father, Mr Lee Bao Teck, 29, a technician
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    • 273 15 THE Singapore Motor Cycle Trade Association yesterday gave an assurance that its trade members would not help m illegal modifications of motorcycles. Association President Phoon Ah Sow appealed to motorcyclists to stop modifying their machines and racing on public roads. He pointed out that as
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    • 208 15 SIMiAPORK motorists are still Hooking to Johor Baru to take advantage of lower petrol prices there. Yesterday business was brisk at petrol stations m the tit) area, but the boom did no*, extend to stations farther from the auseway. At the
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    • 106 12 CaC Computers and Communications the opening of a new era m office productivity. The newest member of NEC's global femily, NEC Business Systems (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. I supplies businesses with key telephones, feicsimiles and E^BX's from NEC, the world leader m integrating Computers and Communications. C&C business systems is from
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    • 246 13 Closing Down SALE FROM Ist, TO 30th MARCH. STORE- A W 'DE 9 V Discount EVERYTHING MUST GO! SWISS PRINTED COTTONS. WIDTH 90-1 40 cm USUAL $30.00 TO $80.00 P.M. NOW $1 5.00 TO $40.00 P.M. EMBD. SWISS COTTONS. WIDTH 140 cm. USUAL $44.00 TO $160.00 P.M. NOW $22.00 TO
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    • 771 14 INNOVATIONS SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES IN PENETRATING MAKING PEOPLE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS MORE PRODUCTIVE THROUGH EXPORT MARKETING (18 APRIL 1985) (3 APRIL 1985) PREPARING PEOPLE STRATEGIC LONG-RANGE PLANNING: FOR TECHNOLOGICAL LESSONS TO LEARN FROM CHANGE (19 APRIL 1985) AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND JAPANESE COMPANIES From Professor Albert A Blum, PhD 4 A tuDii ia«£\
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    • 79 15 AT THE HILTON BALLROOM W^ 8 MILLIONS OF DOlttfeS w OF JEWELLERY, INTERNATIONALLY CERTIFIED DIAMONDS PRECIOUS STONES TO BE CLEARED AT UNPRECEDENTED DISCOUNTS. If you've always longed to own a piece of Mondial jewellery but always thought it too expensive, now you must think again. >^ But think quickly. So
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  • The Straits Times says
    • 196 16 MUSICAL talents kept away from a discerning and appreciative audience are like songs unsung. For all practical purposes, they do not exist. And even if they do, they are unfulfilled. Four times before, Singapore musicians were given the opportunity to bring their talents to joyous life.
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    • 195 16 CITY planners call it historical momentum. The phrase refers to how a particular place develops its character over the years. This natural process is important. The area gains an identity which distinguishes it from others. And, m so doing, it is easily located. No need to look
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  • 1409 16  -  Prof LEE YONG LENG Who rules the waves has the power to rule the world By THE Centre for Advanced Studies and the Singapore Institute of International Affairs will co-sponsor an international conference on "The security of the sea lanes m the AsiaPacific
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  • Around the region
    • 317 16 KUALA LUMPUR. The leader of a new generation, this is what commentators are saying about the new Soviet Communist Party General Secretary, Mikhail Gorbachev, who succeeds the late Konstantin Chernenko. Gorbachev's appointment is a signal that the "post-Brezhnev" era is beginning. At 54, he is
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    • 287 16 JAKARTA. There are many good and bad things about life m Jakarta and traffic certainly isn't one of the former. Anyone who has spent countless hours m frustrating gridlock snarls and who has had to dodge hell-bent buses, coming at them m their
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    • 76 16 I BEHIND EVERY I SONY PRODUCT IS SONY Service SONY I T~\ SINGAPORE business MC(P) 27 12/84 $4 VOL 9 N0. 3 MARCH 15, 1985 MONTHLY ©^tfß^Jfll^ Fore€&sts for sterling, fl|B interest rates, I Japanese economy f~^ "3p^Bß rei&ssion-proof 1 Hv:^W Taking funny money seriously */4 J)r Stale Street hanking
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  • FORUM
    • 354 17 SBC should hit closer to the heart of the home 4 SBC's latest series Tycoon is a fine production. I am, however, concerned that many lower-middle income Singaporeans (who form the bulk of the population) will find it difficult to identify with men m fine suits who frequent golf clubs
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    • 420 17 TOWARDS the end of last year, I executed a sales agreement with the Housing Board to purchase a HUDC flat. I then found the defects m the flat beyond acceptable standards. Also, the plans m the sales brochure did not show that
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    • 177 17 Subjects have same test date LAST year, I signed up to take two external diploma examinations to be conducted some time m May this year. In order to obtain a diploma, one must take a composite of three subjects and pass them at one sitting. I am offering auditing as
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    • 414 17 Some notes for music exam organisers I HOPE this letter can be brought to the attention of the organisers of the examinations for the Royal Schools of Music held on March 10 so that corrective measures San be taken to avoid a repetition of the events that occurred at one
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    • 86 17 IN THE beginning, it was once a week, a little later twice a week, then three times a week. Now it is four times a week. I am not prejudiced against the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's locallyproduced Mandarin television serials but to show four
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    • Replies
      • 134 17 WE would like to refer to ihe letter 'Instant' tree nearly toppled onto car" by your writer "Safety First (ST, FebB). immediately after the incident, officers from the Parks and Recreation Department carried out a thorough investigation. They round that the tree had been
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      • 51 17 WE refer to the letter "Right turn is all wrong" by "H.C." (ST, Feb6). We are pleased to inform your writer that the Public Works Department has painted a yellow box at the entrance to the Youngberg Memorial Hospital. KHOO SOO HOON (MS) for Permanent Secretary (National
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    • 673 17 E^l NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE I SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME This Programme consists of three separate modules directed at distinct H audiences B 1- Accounting (or Management Decision-Making a (8. 9 10 April 1985) Fee: SS7SO Wt 2. Financial Deci? ons and Control m Decentralised Corporations m (11
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  • BACKGROUND
    • 1142 18  -  AMANDA BENNETT Old methods die hard for Chinese By writing for the Asian Wall Street Journal He grabbed me by the shirt and argued with me and would not let me go home this would not have happened under the m old system.
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    • 645 18  - Trouble could be brewing for some who drink too much coffee STEVE WILSTEIN By m Stanford (California* SEDENTARY and mildly active middleaged men who drink more than two cups of coffee a day ran a higher risk of heart disease than those who drink two or fewer cups, according to
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    • 224 18 k>> j I iB iB IB^' «^W^B I y^pn i Ms^---- V T^^t -n Bl^^^^k _^^B& *^SSI HKi A IB "Bl^ijS T*T^ A TTT^Tf O/^\ A TPI «!^B^fc^ 'J^^^ from Drive into a Mobil Service Station r \l^f co^ 1 today and fill up with Mobil FREE GIFTS FOR \S
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • Happenings
      • 156 19 FRUIT and vegetables arriving m Singapore from Australia will now be given the once-over by Mr Adrian Dahlenburg, the newly-ap-pointed horticultural officer for South-east Asia. The Australian Trade Commission announced last week that Mr Dahlenburg will act as liaison between Asean fruit and vegetable importers
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      • 215 19 FREIGHT forwarders, Trans-Link Express Pte Ltd, has appointed Mr Kwa Eng Kiat as Exhibition Manager. Mr Kwa was Conventions Services Manager m Hyatt Regency. Tne company has also appointed Mr Glam V eng as Manager for Business Development. Hotel Meridien has made at least five additions to its staff.
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      • Article, Illustration
        186 19 MARCH 18: The General Manager of Standard Chartered Bank (C.1.) Limited, Mr C. Dickinson, will hold a session to advise people Interested m Investing m the hank's offshore hanking services such as money market funds and extra value deposit accounts with cheque book. He will be at the
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    • 474 19 MALAYSIA'S new clearing house m commodities futures faces the crucial task of restoring confidence m the market among traders. The announcement of the new clearing house which will replace the present Kuala Lumpur Commodities Clearing House (KLCCH) m May and the restructuring
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    • 1108 19  -  MARA FERNANDEZ By ■sss^JTTil S ;faT*T 1 I would like to use it. But does this mean that m> personal identification number is no longer a secret? What if the cashiers are not honest and tamper with my account? Miss Pam Benjamin a
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    • 146 19 THIS Is the way to use EFTPOS: Hand over your automated teller machine (ATM) card to the cashier. The cashier will pass your card through a card-reader, which will automatically activate the EFTPOS computer. Check that the cashier has keyed m the right amount.
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    • Short stops
      • 81 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Higher crude oil and gas sales have helped Boost Shell's earnings by Ms3oo million to M 52.3 billion from its Sabah and Sarawak operations last year. Consequently, Sarawak Shell Berhad and Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd's contributions to the federal government's coffers m contractual payments,
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      • 64 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. United Malayan Banking Corporation (UMBC) has obtained a £5 million (5J12.25 million) credit facility from Barclays Bank to finance the cost of goods and associated services purchased by Malaysian importers m Britain. UMBC said here on Friday that the line of credit was
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      • 69 19 DUBLIN, Sun. The Irish government has taken over one of the country's biggest insurance companies which faces huge losses incurred mainly abroad. Trade and Commerce Minister John Bruton said on Friday that the Insurance Corporation of Ireland (ICI), the republic's second largest non-life insurance company, had
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      • 89 19 HONGKONG, Sun. A Hongkong official said yesterday that local rules might be changed to allow Hongkong textile exporters to use sweater panels made m Europe to beat new US import restrictions. Trade Director Hamish MacLeod said the textile industry had to decide on the "the commercial feasibility
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      • 43 19 ELECTRONICS company, Philips Singapore, will soon be equipped with another computer system to design various parts of video equipment. The contract for the $1.6-million computeraided design and manufacturing system was signed last Thursday between Philips and CADCAM Systems Pte Ltd.
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    • Company news The week that was
      • 43 20 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) G Securities 6 (61 $3,607 ($5,754) Dec 84 Mtng Court 30 (30) $5790 ($5,517) Dec 84 Samada Hldgs M 5&.523 (58.48n Sept 84 Van Der Horst 3.7(10.5) $i 76 ($4,293) Sept 84
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      • 98 20 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Amcol 10 $10.0.>7 ($1,735) Dec 84 G Lumber M54.005L ($6.999 L) Sept 84 M 59,719 ($3,306) Sept 84 Guthne Rope! 20(15) M 531 .7:5 ($17,508) Dec 84 HKLand 0.4(0.4) HK5354,000* ($168,000*) Dec 84 6 (5) $6,314 (35.265) Dec 84
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      • 88 20 interim Group pre-tax Half-year to Company dividend profit/loss ('ooo^ 10 (10) M 54.552 ($3,068' Dec 84 Cl Holdings 5 (4.2a) M 53.105 ($2,021, Dec 84 Cons PUt 16(16) M 582.900 ($55.90' i) Dec 84 H Leong Credit M 513.854 ($13,324) Dec 84 HLeonglnd 12(6) $16,576 ($19,632) Dec 84
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      • 42 20 Arm."* deposed bonus issue of one-fo'-ten. Batu Kawan: Proposed bonus issue of ine-for-twc HK Lark l proposed -lghts issue of one- orone at HK$5.lO Van Der itest: Proocse rights issue of one-for-one at $1 Yaohan: Prooosed bonus issue of 0.3-fcr-one.
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      • 254 20 Bonvests Holdings Ltd has made Unicjrrent Pte Ltd a wnoily owned subsidiary. Chuan Hup Marine Ltd has acquired a 43.8 per cent controlling interest m Rocklea Consoidated Ltd, a B. isbane hsted company, for A5567.000 The Foreign Investment Ccmmitte: has approved Duniop Estates Bhd's acquisitior of Malaysia Vegetable
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    • 50 20 I— financial Times Industrials Friday 1002.50 (990.1) 4^ I Week ago 988 1 rrr H Dow Jones Industrials L Friday 1247.35 (1260.05) l;;. Week ago 1269.66 Figures ti brackets refer to those of (tie previous b-atfnj day) i i i i i i i i i i i' 1
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    • 244 20 M*ch 15 USJ Chante Alcoo 33S -M Alfced Chem Cp 38 -H A,fcvCholr-en 7*» +H Am Tel 4 TH 21 \t -V, Amoi Inc 17 1 Amr Corp 40 1 M Bethlehem SH I6S M Boeing Co 62 Burroughs Cp 59W <4 Ca'erpdtor Co 30s Chose Monhtn 51
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    • 140 20 SYDNEY, Sun. Australian sharemarkets marked time for most of the week before buyers staged a modest rally on Friday, dragging prices firmer across the boards, brokers said. The rally surprised many traders m the ligitt of a declining Wall Street market and rising local interest rates. Many brokers expected
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    • 332 20 I March 16 Yen Chanfe Aiinomoto 1 080 1 0 Akai 495 -5 Amada 1260 50 Asohi Chem 839 -21 Asahi Gloss 891 +5 Bonk of Tokyo 900 -40 Bndqestone 505 unch Conon 1450 -20 Casio 1790 -140 Citizen 559 +8 Daie. 620 +1 Dai-lchi Kangyo Bonk 1580 unch
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    • Overseas markets' weekly round-up
      • 428 20 Firm finish after a spate of results Hopes of a tax-cut budget tomorrow encourages buyers LONDON, Sun. The market ended firm after a week mainly dominated by a spate of company results. Trading was generally light but hopes that Tuesday's budget will boost consumer spending with tax cuts and
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      • 189 20 NEW YORK, Sun. Trading was sluggish last week on the New York Stock Exchange, with investors cautious due to uncertainty o\er the IS economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Index closed on Friday 22.31 points down on the previous Frida> at 1,247.34. Prices moved irregularh throughout th« week. Most
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      • 180 20 TOKYO, Sun. Share prices on the Tokyo stock market gained ground last week after emerging from the previous week's doldrums. The 225-stock Nikkei Dow Jones Average, a 92.13 loser the previous week, closed at 12,487.38, a sharp 139.85 rise over the previous week. The Composite Tokyo Stock Exchange Index
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      • 105 20 HONGKONG, Sun. The stock market here fell more than 60 points last week m renewed profittaking after an extended surge over the past few months and disappointment at the annual results of several major companies. The 33-stock Hang Seng Index closed the week at 1333.76, 61.5 points down on
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    • 3577 20 A» shares quoted have a par value of $1 unless otherwise specifier) •Adjusted for scrap rights N Tax-eiempted dividend ABN is traded m lots I of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m doiars 1984/85 Last Yield Net Vol Week High Low Company Sale Change
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    • 576 20 March 15 Pence Chanfe INDUSTRIALS Allied-Lyons 180 unch Ass Dairies 156 unch BTRPLC 741 +-27 Babcocks 148 +-5 Barclays..., 589 2 Beecham 368 unch BICC 233 +5 Blue Circle 516 +-3 BOC Group 302 +3 Boots 174 -+3 Bowater 261 +2 BATS 378 +7 Britannia 103 +1 BP 535
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    • 345 21 Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCI Receiving Receiving Ship (Voya(e) An Cargo Time Block LjnaMS (8504) 19/3(0500) F5 0800 0900 *****700 Al 0900 1000 1600 1700 Bl Ttk Kiselev (BBE 85) 19/3(0700) F5 1100 1200 *****900 B 8 Pelooor (127) 193 (0700) F7 0900 1000
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    • Article, Illustration
      261 21 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Oonam Nc 8 R2l aside 18 3 Jurona Good Faith K2B aside 18/3 Xota Mui.a K3O aside 18/3 lvm W8 aside 18/3 Ned Bangkok Kl2 aside 18 3 Thai Ho No 2 16 as.de 18/3 Royal Viking
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • 279 21 OCBC OUB UO6 DBS DEPOSIT RATES Smugs 6 4 6*4 6 6' 4 Autosave 5<4 Fixed deposit 1 month 5 ■_> 5 2 5 4 5 4 1 3 months bVi b'A 5Vi s'.> 6 months 5 ;1 4 6 6 5% 9 months 6 4 6' 4
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      • 230 21 Asian rates ASIAN currency average y«i deposit rates for the J** 1 l jj v o month s 5 9 1 6 week ended Mar 5: 3 months 8 7/16 6 7/16 Din ooircc 6 months 6 1 6 3 s BJU rKIUb 12 months 6fe 6*s Sterling **tf" Lo
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      • 188 21 THE US dollar opened at 552.2725/35, touching a high for the week at 552.2785 and traded within the range of 552.2595/45 and 552.2785 for the rest of the week. A mixed view started the week off for the greenback, with some operators expecting a slower rate of economic growth
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      • 467 21 BANKS' prime lending Grmdiays Bank rates at the close of busi- jj-jj Bjnjrcc ness on Friday 15. Dl n Habibßank 9 1 Balm "Ll\ Hokkaido Takushoku 9 1 Hongkong Shanghai 9 4 Alcemene Bank 9 < Indian Bank 9'« Amencan Express 9. Indian Overseas 9. J.Da.R.erda.Bank >j HSH2?%S
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      • 269 21 THE US dollar entered another week of corrective losses on interbank market last week, but currency futures benefited only slightly from the situation. Of the Simex/CME contracts, June deutschemark closed the week m Chicago at U550.2977, a gain of only 13 ticks. June yen settled at U550.*****9,
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      • 16 21 GOLD US$/oz Sat Fri Hongkong 293.80—294.20 290.20—290.60 Fri Thurs New York 294.50 295.00 291.00-291.50
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      • 24 21 Buying Selling Hfchest-Lowest Highest-Lowest S5/pn Ss/pn Bank of China 21.20-21.05 21.34 21.19 OUB 21.26 21.08 21.41 21 23 UOB 21.21—21.09 21.36 21.09
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      • 164 21 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.5543—1.5573 6.51—6.33 Canadian dollar 1.6348 1.6379 6.18—6.09 NZ dollar 1.0021—1.0094 10.25—9.75 Sterling pound 2.4497 2.4537 4.12—4.04 US dollar 2.2725-2.2735 4.43-4.38 Local doiiars to 100 units of foreign currency
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      • 30 21 Closing prices RUBBER Spore XL cents cents S/kilc M/kilo Mar 11 170.50 193.50 Mar 12 168.75 191.50 Mar 13 167.75 190.50 Mar 14 164.75 187.50 Mar 15 163.00 187.00
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      • 28 21 Closing Turnover TIN prices Tonnes Cents (M)/kilo Mar 11 29.15 144 Mar 12 29.15 191 Mar 13 29.15 122 Mar 14 29.15 95 Mar 15 29.15 113
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      • 277 21 TRADING remained at a low ebb despite some steadiness at the outset which was not maintained as the market fell back five cents over the week, with material orders said to be still lacking. The initial steadiness, which took current Int One RSS April up to 170.5 cents, was
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    • 529 22  -  NORA CHENG Ideally, he oversees a company's entire operations Your money By f OUR Money columnist today jives an insight into the modern 'ole of an internal auditor. Although this subject is aimed nore at the manager or proprietor )f a business, it
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    • 336 22 KLK deal will bring in M$103 m KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG BHD (KLK) will reap extraordinary gains of M 5103.09 million following the sale of its 26.23 per cent holding m Highlands Lowlands Bhd to Kumpulan Jelei Sdn Bhd, a whollyowned subsidiary of Kumpulan Guthrie Sdn Bhd. This figure was contained
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    • 233 22  -  Sterling and Selesnick STOCKWORTH" by KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Harrisons Malaysia Plantations Bhd's group pre-tax profits rose by 170 per cent to M 5153.8 million m the nine months ending Dec 31, 1984 from M 556.9 million previously. Harrisons said m a statement on
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    • 56 22 HUME INDUSTRIES <M> recorded a 5 per cent fall m group pre-tax profits to MSI? million for the halfyear ended December last. Turnover, however, improved by 19 per cent to M 5126.3 million. This was due to the group's new semi-conductor segmem and the stronger perform
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 51 19 Heartiest Congratulations to Hertz Rental and Dowel! Equipment on their merger from Goldbell Engineering Re Ltd supplier of Komatsu Folklift rm Airman Products. fjgi 11^ Airman Compressor Komatsu Folklift FD3O-8 lf_ J Goldbell Engineering Re Ltd Sales, Parts and Service: 14 Benoi Road Singapore 2262 GOIPBELL Tel: *****07 Telex: RS
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    • 81 21 CLARE FRANCIS OTGHT SKT Julie I.esc-aux, the \oung F.nglishuoman caught up m one of the most dangerous operations of the French Resistance; Paul Yasson, the vicious Paris pimp turned Xa/i collaborator, and I His id Freymann. icrman scientist caught up m unimaginable horror NIGHT SKY binds together the destinies of
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    • 41 21 .POP* PHENOMENA f^j ii jii^lfe More than 80 ?U3y*** v Hf^^Cl stunning colour Boy George Available at all Culture Club good bookshops. Duran Duran *fr j|| linivS 2, Jurong Port Road. Singapore 2261 lllliy» Distributors Tel *****55 Telex RS ***** TIMESJ.
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    • 88 21 I The ABOLITION I by Johnathan Schell 'Extinction threatens not so much each person's life as the meaning of our lives requiring each of us to make this business his own.' Turning from an analysis of the nuclear predicament m 'The Fate of the Earth', Johnathan Schell offers a way
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    • 421 21 SHARP ZX;4IO electronic typewriter can be linked to your personal computer for letter quality printing! ZX-410 Of course the ZX-410's primary funcnon is still an efficient, sophisticated electronic typewriter that simplifies your typing and improves company document appearance But it's nice to know that should the need arise, you can
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 547 22 THERE "S MORE THAN ONE SIDE TO THE SQUARE There are many advantages m a move to Exchange Square. Some of them are obvious, some of them less so. The address, with its prestige and convenience. Is obvious. Exchange Square's value for money and cost-efficiency, on the other hand, surprise
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    • 251 22 Know your company PiCirU long drawn-oot dispute between Ngee Ann If nlHitlCVC Kongsi and Metro, v 1 15'* which leased the site in METRO HOLDINGS SL^StXS^ proyided misery for But besides this and punters last week the cha ln of Metro when news hit the stores the company market that
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    • 240 22 NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF MITSUI REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. (Mittui FudtMtan kabushiki km*! 7'< Per Cent Convertible Bond* Due 1996 Pursuant to Clause 7( B) and (Ciof the Trust Deed dated 12th December, 1980 under which the above Bonds were issued, notice is hereby given as follovs: 1. On
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  • OUR CHANGING WORLD
    • 747 23 Scientists aim to give them sense of 'feeling' Most indusMal robots are blind and "unfeeling 1 That, contrary to popular opinion, does not make them perfect employees: They sometimes mistake nuts for bolts and crush things they are supposed to nudge. Our Changing V\orid examines
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    • 125 23 Bits and bytesDentists put their seals on cavities DENTISTRY'S newest assault on cavities relies on neither drills nor fillings; instead, it uses nothing more than a little plastic and a flash of ultraviolet light. Plastic sealants not only help protect children from future cavities, they also stop existing cavities from
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    • 83 23 DIVERS like the one on the left wont have to take notes underwater any more, thanks to inventions by an Australian doctorate student. Steven Kennelly of Sydney University has developed an underwater microscope, to be used with an underwater cassetterecorder and suction pump he also developed.
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    • 104 23 A NEW soya bean plant, which can Ox more nitrogen In soil than is now possible, has been developed at the Australian National tyThis could save fanners substantial costs on fertilisers because the plant can fix nitrogen m fertiliser-rich soil with up to
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    • 520 23 What's stronger than steel, weighs only a few pounds and can stop a bullet? Lightweight plastics edge out heavyweights PLASTICS are doing more than they have ever done. Polymer fibres stop bullets, support tails, and lift cargo. Ever tougher and stronger, these synthetic materials are challenging steel, aluminium and other
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    • 208 23 AMERICAN engineers have developed a newway to immediately detect welding mistakes on structures such as bridges and nuclear reactors, saving time, money and, perhaps, lives. Previously, faulty welds often went undetected or were not discovered until the work was completed, making repairs up to five
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 191 23 safety and convenience. -^i^^Bl^Bi BUND VAN 0 11 STATION Model Overall Overall Width Overall Nominal Swing- up rear door and <4H JV ie 'd of vision Jft^^jt* Siatio n sliding doors make Private, Company or SZ' Wagon 4.230 mm 1.600 mm toadmg and unloading Long body: 4-dOOF Standard body: 5-dOOr
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  • RACING
    • 2267 24  -  OUR RACING TEAM By FIRST: ***** SECOND: ***** THIRD: ***** STARTERS: *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****. CONSOLATIONS: 3005 1, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****, *****. IPOH, Sun. Luke Danis, last season's champion local rider and apprentice,
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    • 1236 24 Khoo and Ng suspended IPOH, Sun. Jockeys Leslie Khoo (Professor Winstun II) and K.C. Ng (Mr Nice Guy) were suspended for three race days each by the stewards here today. The Stipendiary Steward's report on the races: RACE 1: As apprentice Gopal was certified unwell, he was replaced
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    • 513 24 161 Deaths 181 Death* TEO CHYE GUAN Aged 76 passed away peacefully on 17th March 1985 leaving behind beloved wife. Sect Yah Neo SONb DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW Felix Teo Kwang Hai Helen Wee Poh Lee Billy Teo Kwang Chwee Velda Lee Siew Poh DAUGHTERS: SON-IN-LAW Dorothy Teo Lee Tian Denis Yeo Khoon
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    • 242 24 THE KILLING FIELDS The facts behind the film On 17 April 1975 Cambodia vanished. Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge. A systematic and fanatical policy of death and destruction followed. Sydney Schanberg, correspondent for the New York Times was eventually airlifted to safety and a Pulitzer prize. After five
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 1337 25 DIVISION ONE Arsenal 2 Leicester 0, Aston Villa 1 Everton 1. Liverpool 0 Tottenham 1. Norwich 1 Sunderlaml 3. Nottingham Forest 1 West Bromwich 2, Queens Park Rangers 3 Ipswich 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1 Luton 1. Southampton 0 Stoke 0. Watford 1 Chelsea 3. West Ham 2 Manchester
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    • 168 25 Court rules Dundee's new strips illegal DUNDEE, Sun. Scottish Premier League club Dundee on Friday announced a sponsorship deal to advertise a law firm, but within hours a court order banned them from wearing strips showing the company's name. Dundee solicitor William Boyle had negotiated a sponsorship deal to promote
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    • 226 25 Arsenal 2 Leicester t (1-t): England international midfielder Steve Williams scored his first goal for Arsenal and Raphael Meade added the second. Attendance: 2t,663. Aston Villa 1 Everton 1 (0-1): Everton went ahead m the 42nd minute through Kevin Richardson, but an 83rdminute penalty by Allan Evans denied
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    • 238 25 BRAZILIAN international Falcao returned to Italy on Saturday after three months of treatment m Brazil for a knee injury, but quickly dampened hopes of an early return to action with his Roma club. "This season is already over for me," said 31--year-old Falcao, who had a knee operation
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    • 526 25 Crooks, Clemence end 73-year Anfield jinx LONDON, Sunday THE last time Tottenham won at Liverpool, the Titanic was preparing for its maiden voyage and World War One was two years away. It was March 16, 1912 a month before the world's first "unsinkable" ship met with disaster
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    • 100 25 LONDON, San. Seventeen fans were arresterf m Brighton yesterday as violence again flared at an English football ground. They were arrested during and after the Second Division match between Brighton and Oxford United. As fighting spilled over outside Brighton's Goldstone Ground, a policeman was attacked by several home
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    • 389 26  -  Peter Siow COUNTDOWN TO THE BRUNEI MERDEKA GAMES Report by IF PAST records are any guide, Singapore's boat-racing team are almost certain to be on the crest of the wave m the Brunei Merdeka Games. Unbeaten by any Asean country on home shores, they
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    • 147 26  -  J. RAJENDRAN THE Singapore hockey squad continues to be plagued by poor turn-outs at training, with less than a week to go before the Brunei Merdeka Games. Five of the 16-member team failed to show up for yesterday's practice match at Tanglin where the national under-20 side won
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    • 381 26  -  PETER SIOW QUEEN'S BOWLING MASTERS FINAL ADELENE WEE, whose last victory on home soil was three years ago, recaptured that delirious top-of-the-world feeling at the Kallang Bowler-Drome yesterday. The 19-year-old former international, lying m sixth position at the half-way stage, came home with a 24-game total
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      • 196 26 Jahangir makes it four in a row PARIS, Sun. Jahangir Khan, supreme master of squash, crushed Stuart Davenport, of New Zealand, 9-0, 9-1, 9-1 to win the French Open title for the fourth successive year here yesterday. Jahangir never allowed the tall New Zealander a chance, capturing his opening service
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      • 186 26 Swedes steal show in Belgium BRUSSELS, Sun. Mats Wilander and Anders Jarryd emphasised the strength of Swedish tennis again by reaching the final of the Belgian Indoor Championships here yesterday. Wilander, the top seed, beat Australian Pat Cash 6-3, 7-6 m a match which lacked the sparkle of the day's
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      • 240 26 Chinese hog singles finals MALMO, Sun. Defending champion Jens-Peter Nierhoff, of Denmark. relinquished his title m a tough semi-final of the Swedish Open badminton championships here yes terday as China claimed all the places m both singles finals. Nierhoff gave Worlc. Cup champion Han Jian a testing afternoon as he
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    • 414 26 REST OF SPORT IN SHORT A 7ITH-MINUTE try by right wing Simon Smith enabled England to snatch a 10-7 victory over Scotland m the Five Nations' Rugby Union Championship match at Twickenham on Saturday. Ireland, meanwhile, have been installed the new title favourites, following their 21-9
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    • 255 27 End o£ the road Holmes will stop, says his trainer LAS VEGAS, Sun. Larry Holmes bowed out of boxing with style and dignity on Friday night. The 35-year-old American heavyweight ended his 12-year professional career and seven-year reign as world champion with an impressive win over his little-known compatriot David
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    • 426 27 JOE DORAI REPORTS FROM LUMUT SINGAPORE'S ninth Malaysia Cup triumph they beat Armed Forces 2-0 here yesterday will be memorable for only one member of the team, striker D. Tokijan. For it was Tokijan's two splendid goals which brought his personal tally to eight m
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    • 138 27 P W D L F A Pt. Singapore 11 9 1 1 20 3 28 Selangor 9 6 1 2 17 6 19 Trengganu 9 6 0 3 16 9 18 Pahang 9 5 2 2 16 6 17 Johor 10 5 2 3 19 10 17
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      • 345 27 PREM SACHDEV came back from an overseas business trip m time to help Singapore Island Country Club take the day's honours m the Premier League tournament at the Bukit course yesterday. Prem, who was a late substitute for SICC, shot a three-over-par 74 which contributed
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      • 343 27 MIKIKO OHTA strengthened her claim for a berth m the Republic's team for the Queen Sirikit Cup when she posted a two-over-par 74 at the Island Course to win the Singapore Island Country Club Ladies Open. It was certainly a fine win for the Japanese housewife,
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      • 334 27 BANGKOK, Sun. Bill Israelson held off the challenge of fellow-Ameri-can John Jacobs, who fired a course record eight-under-par 64 today, to win the Thai Open tournament by one stroke. Jacobs scored an eagle and six birdies to break the record of 65 set m 1975 by
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    • 286 27 G. THANABAL has resigned as secretary of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association. He gave no reasons for his decision, but it is understood that he could not agree with some SABA officials. Thanabal's resignation he has been secretary since last year is the second for SABA m two
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    • 175 27  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI SABAH, thanks to a solid 59 by Man of the Match Jamil Nasrah, thrashed Johor by 124 runs on the opening day of the Singapore Cricket Carnival at Balestier Road yesterday. Together with skipper James Barrett, Jamil put up a 76-run eighth-wicket partnership to lift
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    • 61 27 BOWLING Pepsi Challenge of the Champions tournament flfuUs (Kallang, 5 pm). CRICKET SCA Carnival: Singapore v Johor (Paflang. 10.45 am). SOCCER SBHFL Dlv 2: GECON v CIAS (Tanglin 2). Dlv S: George Cowen 600 Group v Goodwood Group, Singapore Tobacco v Pavilion Intercontinental. (Both at Farrer Park). All matches at
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  • 299 28  -  GILLIAN POW CHONG NG WENG HOONG Bomb may be the cause Story: and AN EXPLOSION rocked Faber House m Orchard Road last night, shattering windows of the multistorey office complex. The blast at about 11.30 pm is believed to have been caused by a bomb planted under
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  • 81 28 Leakage of molten glass MOLTEN glass floated like lava down the side of a furnace at the Singapore Glass Manufacturers Pte Ltd m Tuas, Jurong, last night. General manager Reg Simmonds said the furnace contained about 320 tonnes of molten glass. About 100 staff were working overnight when they discovered
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  • 475 28 BRUSSELS, Sun. The government announced yesterday that the first 16 American cruise nuclear missiles had been installed m Belgium and were operational only three hours after Prime Minister Wilfried Martens officially said his government would take the the missiles. Defence Minister Freddy Vreven
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  • 377 28  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM By UMNO Youth leader Anwar Ibrahim will be m Singapore this weekend at the invitation of two Muslim organisations. He has been invited by the groups to deliver a public lecture on Islam on Saturday. While m Singapore, Mr Anwar, who
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  • 330 28 KOTA KINABALU, Sun Malaysia's Election Commission today announced April 2 as the nomination day for the Sabah state elections with polling for the 48 constituencies to take place on April 20 and 21. Election Commission chairman Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Talib said here on his arrival
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  • 31 28 DHAKA, Sun. Military authorities today ordered all schools m Bangladesh closed for four days so the buildings can be used as voting centres for a March 21 referendum. Reuter
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  • 562 28  - 'Who owns Alfa-Pacific' poser for Stock Exchange CONRAD RAJ By THE saga of Alfa-Pacific Securities continues with the Stock Exchange of Singapore trying desperately to establish who owns the stockbroking firm. Meanwhile, several parties are trying to claim the $2.13 million deposited with the Exchange by Mr Anthony Teo, a
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    • 139 28 Weather UP TO 1 p.m. Fair. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 32 max., 25 mm. SUNSET today: 7.15 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow 7.09 a.m. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 15 19 C Cloudy Manila 22 34 C Cloudy Amsterdam -2 4C Clear Melbourne 15 19 C Overcast Bangkok 24 34 C
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  • SECTION TWO
    • 20 1 SECTION TWO In LEISURE today: Paris museums bring culture to ail An interview with Derek Fowlds Pages Twenty and Twenty-one
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    • 1491 1  - Noguchi finds life a voyage of discovery JOHN de SOUZA By With a host of awards, shows and commissions to his name, Isamu Noguchi is assured of a place m the history of sculpture. During a recent visit here, the American sculptor talked to our writer about his early influences,
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    • OUTLOOK
      • 1107 2  -  EVELYN WONG A cross-section of Singapore women recently celebrated International Women's Day with a slide show and discussion m the Guild House on Kent Ridge campus By ON MARCH 8, the Guild House hall at the National University of Singapore was filled to
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      • 570 2  -  STU GLAUBERMAN By IN A photographerpriest's photo-essay book on the world's ports, Singapore may be portrayed by a panoramic view of the harbour at dawn, or by an orange table-model telephone. A group of Telecoms clerks at a post office or
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      • 1407 3 If an education system constantly encourages children to show how much better they are than others, is it likely to be promoting concern for others? The attitude of "I'll get more marks than you. My class position will be higher than yours" does not lead to
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    • LEISURE
      • 921 18  - Culture for all in Paris MURIEL SPEEDEN In Paris, the museums bring culture to the ordinary folk By THERE was an hour of pure pleasure, sitting on a bench outside the Georges Pompidou Centre m Paris one au- tumn afternoon. A vast stone yard swept away and down to the
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      • 695 18  -  TISA NG A LENTEN CONCERT International Festival Chorus March 22 and 24, 8 pm St George's Church, Minden Road Previewed by THE forthcoming concert of the International Festival Chorus is called a Lenten concert but the music is more about rejoicing and praising God than about sin
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      • 777 19  -  CATHERINE TAN An interview with Derek Fowlds, who plays the earnest but secretary m Yes &:r»ster By COME September, Derek Fowlds will move into No 10, Downing Street as private secretary to the Prime Minister. It's going to be Yes, Prime Minister when the third series
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      • 888 19  -  CHRISTINE CHAPMAN, Ryuichi Sakamoto, who acted m the film Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence (shown here recently), is a cult hero m Japan Bv for the International Herald Tribune "YM9 played a role m telling people a very simple message said Ryuichi Sakamoto, the best-known
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    • 199 3 Why Sanden are taking more ana more of Honda's airspace. No we are not about to deny Honda the you have a complete Sanden system fitted, you yen/ air they breathe. also get a comprehensive 2-year* compressor The yen/ opposite m fact. guarantee. Because more and more car buyers are
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    • 560 4 APPOINTMENTS A 400-room Hotel has vacancies for the following positions:--(A) SALES MANAGER (FOOD BEVERAGE) Candidates should have experience m Food and Beverage sales including banquet/seminar/conference etc. Possess good communication skills and be able to write Sales/Marketing Reports. Matured, have strong sense of responsibility, initiative and drive. (B) PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER
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    • 895 4 COMICS £2° GARFIELD By Jim Davis PEANUTS ByßctmlM KSORF'ftOP/SORF'SOP.yi OARnELP THE \^'^l^\[^ o^^\ II 90 YOU MINP IF I"I I UIHAT P0 YOU REALLY I I U)ELL LET ME SEE I aWEK SOMEONE PO£5N'T VxXL^vA^ SwANGeTHREI/ LATELY R^LLuy/f V ASKYOUSOMETHIN6? TWINKTME CHANCES ARE HOLD CAN I PUT T; KNOW HOuJ
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    • 706 5 TELEPHONE SERVICE: RATES CLASSIFICATION GUIDE: Monday Friday 9 00am to 5.00pm Run-On: $5 00 per line (Mm $i 5 00i Food/Enl«rt«nm«nl (2 —5) ,M \Ji S^T\f\ r\ C\t \f\t fr ST^S. S\ Saturda y le^Ztr 2 mesZday7, mes > S«mi-*»pl.y: $20.00 per col cm Phonal S«rvic../M^ch«>d,-( 11 39) <j£L t/^*~
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    • 423 5 13 Musical Instruments USA KIMBALL ORGAN (Mudel Inspiration) literary m showroom condition for sale Features sturdy timber frame excellent tonal quality Slightly more than 1 yr old hardly used. Going at a great loss to owner for $4,500 ono (New $7,500) See at: =02-14 Thomson Plaza or call: *****17. JAPAN'S
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    • 526 5 20 Pets/Pet Care SNOOPY-DOO PET. USA trained certified dog/ cat groomer. Transpt arrangeable. *****08. VISIT A COMPARE. Large-boned Geraran Shepherd puppies available. *****44. 24 Garage Sale SELLING HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE including sofa set, dining table, central table, divider, etc. 45, Watten Dr., S. 1128 (Monday) 9a.m. to sp.m. Tel: *****93 BOOKS/
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    • 495 5 30 Hairdressing W CutS4.so H PERMS7.SO Mon-Fri: 10a.m. Bp.m Hair Training School i -03-554 Rochor Centre U 1 Tel: 1»I7»SO I YUMEI UNISEX JAPAN/ London Professional Teams attd: Michael/ Cheryl/ Kazuko from Tokyo. Latest Invention: "zlzzag'/ V 3 triangle/ crimper/ spiral spounge perm;;. Offer:- Cut $15. Cut/ Perm $35/ $39.
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    • 530 5 35 House Cleaning/ Painting SPECIALISED IN HOUSE cleaning, carpet shampooing, fir. polishing, parquet sanding/varnishing grass/tree cutting, painting house removals. Prompt service, reasonable rates. Call *****10. FOR PROF. PAINTING, cleaning all types of renovation works at reasonable rates, call Inter-Orient *****76/ *****85. HONEST RELIABLE PAINTING roof repair specialist since 1975 Tel:
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    • 703 5 36 House 36 House Renovation/ Decor Renovation/ Decor 111 SPECIAL RENOVATION PACKAGE Supply and installation of 12" x 1 2" imported heavy-duty ceramic tiles (with skirting) 3-room $2300/--4-room $4000/--5-room $4800/This is not a mistake. We are offering imported superior quality Italian design tiles. Workmanship and material guaranteed for six months.
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    • 505 5 SPECIAL OFFER! PARTITIONED ($2.70 p.s.f.). ceiling ($l.BO p.s.f), vinyl tiles, painting. *****08. TOH TEE CONTRACTORS provides electrical and plumbing services. Tel: *****13. TROAS OFFER FINE kitchen cabinets from $120 p.f r. Fty: 2. Sungei Kadut St 4 *****77/ *****15. WE SPECIALISED IN decorative Cornice, wallplastering. painting, partition. Ahmad, *****64. WE
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    • 596 5 Emm «^B B IF YOU'VE ALWAYS wanted to TjjßfWPg|WWS^pr et a car radio cassette player at a good price, tune into classification 25! An electronics -,iaß^^^^^Molm' company is holding its warem house clearance sale of car ra■pl dio cassette players Hurry, as m>i there is a limited stock 49 Packing/
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    • 579 5 52 Office Furniture/ Furnishing FURNITURE FITTINGS For immediate sale Kor viewing, call personally during office hours at: MoOerr Silk Stor* (Pta) Ltd 34 High Str»ei Singapore 0617 USED OFFICE FURNITURE for sale at low prices Interested please contact *****86 54 Book-keeping/ Secretarial/ Answering/ Translation Services YOUR PROFESSIONAL CHOICE Prestigeous Address
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    • 488 5 56 Industrial Equipment/ Supplies 2 POST SUPREME Mark II hoist. lifting rapacity 2-1/2 tons. Suitable for motor workshops/ service stations. Contact *****79 *****95 2 UNtTS TOYOTA Forklifts (2 1/2 tons 4 tons) for sale. For enquiries tel: Margaret/Susan *****29 *****34 FOR SALE OR Exchange P&H for JCB or mini excavator
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    • 934 6 56 Industrial 56 Industrial Equipment/ Supplies Equipment/ Supplies Manufacturing Company has following excess equipment for sale Air Conditioning Unit Unit Offer Price Hitachi water cooled package unit RP2SWL 25ton 9000 RPISWL 15ton 4375 RP3OWL 30ton 8023 Liang Chi ICBBO water cooling tower 2528 Air handling unit CAP *****0 BTU/HR 6100
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    • 1206 6 58 Other Products/ 58 Other Products/ Services Services 1) KOLBUS CASING- IN LINE, including Kolbus Rounder and Backer Kolbus H L Triple Liner Kolbus EMP Casing-in Machine Kolbus FE Book Press Kolbus OS Compensating Stacker Mm. product size: 125x100x6mm Max. product size: 365x270x70mm Other types of equipment or systems also
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    • 1115 6 «H HLJ I PUVARIA PACKAGING INDUS- B> m TRIES has vacancies for ProB:; wPvr^ duction Operators, a Machine B '*m I w Operator and a Janitor. B I Wt r S Its employment benefits m B> 9 I LJB elude shorter working hours, a B; 5-day working week and free
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    • 406 6 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical PELMEG A large ball bearing manufacturing company m Jurong has vacancies for: GCE 'O' level Completed NS PreferaWy with some relevant experience Attractive remuneration ft fringe benefits free transport alternate 5-day week Interested applicants please write m giving full particulars, salary i expectation contact telephone
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    • 366 6 70 Situations Vacant Secretarial/ Clerical Established Wood-Chip manufacturer m Jurong urgently requires 1. FEMALE GENERAL CLERK/TYPIST Requirement* GCE O' Levels LCC Typing Cert. Knowledge of simple accounts Neat handwriting accurate typing Minimum 1 year working experience Duties: Typing of Letters, accounts reports Answering of incoming telephone calls Custody of office
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    • 331 6 70 Situations Vacant Secretarial/ Clerical TEMPORARY SERVICES PTE LTD WORLDWIDE SERVICES PERM TEMP JOBS PERFECT STAFK JOB FIT URGENTLY REQUIRED FEMALE GENERAL CLERKS Mm typing speed ol 35 wpm At least year experience MALE SALES PROMOTERS for outdoor sales Experience m promoting heavy machinery g prension instrument, hydraulu machinery, electrical
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    • 414 7 73 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Trading :omp<in requires urgently FIMALE ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT experienced m awtntalning full se of accounts and \uth LOCI certtflcsAe. Telex cperauuns and mdependrnt m i'orrf.->pondence. With Knowledge of shipping pnvedurt s c Typing sp«'ed 40 wpm Salary W) to S&00 FEMALE ACCOUNTS/ STORE CLERK c
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    • 633 7 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical A FOREIGN BANK is offering employment opportunities for CLERKS/CASHIERS Qualifications: c Good GCE 5 O' levels, must include English i: Maths. c Able to type c Ability to converse m English Mandarin preferred. c With without experience. c Pleasant personality. Interested candidates are invited to
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    • 625 7 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical A well establiahed company located at Mecpherson requires EXPEDITING CLERK/ TYPIST c GCE O' Level or equivalent c Able to type at 35 wpm c Working experience preferred c Ability to operate telex machine preferred c Salary $550 negotiable Interested applicants please contact: *****13 (or
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    • 640 7 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Well establiahed company requires: RECEPTIONIST/ GENERAL CLERK c OCE 'O' Level, c Bilingual. c With/ without experience, c Must be able to start work Immediately. Interested, please call personally at: 66, TANNERY LANE #04-06, BINOO BLDG SINGAPORE 1334 TEL: *****66 COMPANY SECRETARIES WORK m Tuas.
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    • 693 7 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales f j^j METRO requires Keen and self motivated individuals who are interested m the challenge of a sales career to join us as 1) SALES REPRESENTATIVES (FOR OUR IN HOUSE EXCLUSIVE BOUTIQUES) c 18 to 25 years of age c Completed Secondary
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    • 471 7 71 Situations Vacant: Sales A well established corporation invites applicants to fill the following posts at its famous Japanese dry cells division: MARKETING EXECUTIVE a GCE 'O' level or its equivalent a Age 25 years and above a Able to converse fluently m English Mandarin a At least 2 years
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    • 608 8 71 Situations Vacant: Sales SALES MANAGEMENT TRAINEES An established organisation on an expansion programme has immediate vacancies for Male Krmale SALES MANAGEMENT TRAINEES All applicants should have a good command ol English and have completed secondary education Enjoy travelling and meeting people Are hardworking and deterntne.fl to succeed Job offers
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    • 1826 8 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situation* Vacant: 72 Situation* Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situation* Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical Ordnance Development Engineering Co. of Spore Pte Ltd A member of TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION ODE, m conjunction with EDB, provides you skill training
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    • 336 8 INCOM SINGAPORE An American multinational company has vacancies for: NTC 3 or equivalent 1-2 years working experience m metal stamping operations Physicallx fir mentally fit PHaffSHiPI NTC 3 ip. Metai Machining Knowledge of setting up trouble-shooting of auto lathe machines Able to work on 2 rotating shifts We offer 5
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    • 682 8 72 Situations Vacant Technical SOMERVILLE (S) PTE LTD An established company dealing cclusively with commercial kite*--1 en and laundry equipment requires 1) KITCHEN TECHNICIANS Salary Range Junior $500 $700 Senior $700 $1,000 2) LAUNDRY TECHNICIANS $700 $1,000 The Job involves Installation ser vicing and repair o' equipment Applicants mm! have
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    • 738 9 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Production Production ISjIPUVHRIA y^ <^ PRODUCTION OPERATORS JANITOR y (Corrugator and Flexo Printer) General cleaning of factory premises Working experience m box industry Come 566 US fKJW at preferable but not necessary The Personnel Department, X
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    • 457 9 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production SANYO SANYO INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD X?) Join us for j /advancement! j LINE a/ LEADERS/ I ASSISTANT LINE LEADERS (MALE) j NTC m Electrical Fitting and Installation or knowledge of die setting/fabrication/Q.C. Minimum 1 year relevant working experience preferred.' j *q
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    • 641 9 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Mv^f' ii'Td s 2 vLa^KV Y& I f" 7 j^^Mp-^'"'- r^ jVc aB l^r St>riin 9 |>r Y Plus anrsctive "~^B I lil t allowance JB^B Ww Applicants rnusl be able to work normal jB^H B^^Bfc shift on employment AaHßk til' lhe
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    • 300 9 73 Situations Vacant: Production Please write m or apply personally to POLYCORE OPTICAL PTE.LTD. Block 164. Kallang Way *£02 -01/04 Singapore 1334 Tel, *****77 SPURWAY f COOKE Multi-national company m Jurong has vacancies for I NTC 3 or persons wfio possess mechanical aptitude Able tc use measuring instruments Attractive tnnge
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    • 438 9 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous F" THE PAVILION INTERrOONTINENTAI SIU.APOR! We are deluxe hotel, part ol on* of the largest international chain of first class hoteli with 106 hotels m 4S countries We are currently looking for: CHAMBERMAIDS (Fulltime) Gross salary. $530 $550 COMMIS 111 (Pastry) Gross salary $52f> $.'.50 KITCHEN
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    • 362 10 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous SAFE TRAVEL yin established and reputable Travel Agency is looking for suitable candidates to fill the positions of TICKETING ASSISTANT Minimum 2 years of ticketing experience Must be capable of planning itineraries and fare computations DESPATCH RIDER Musi
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    • 244 10 i B A leading manufacturing B company m Jurong has H vacancies for: J Male age 16— 25 years Secondary 2 and EE above Singapore and Malaysia citizens Age 16— 26 years r3 Completed Primary 6 or BEST Programme j Singapore and Malaysia citizens 1 We offer: Free uniform and
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    • 599 10 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous rHAGEMEYERi ELECTRONICS (S) PTE. LTD. Call or Walk In for an Interview AUDIO/HI-FI/CAMERA TECHNICIANS NTC or ITC m Electronic Engineering Bi-lingual and possess a driving licence Minimum 1 -2 years' m electronic servicing and repair experience on audio/hi fi components, camera and
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    • 752 10 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous A well established trading and construction company invites suitable applicants for the following posl«: 4 TECHNICAL TRAINEES Duties: Simple drawing estimate, factory attendance and outdoor co-ordination. Requirements: Secondary education, technical or vocational school background preferred. Experience not essential but hardworking, responsible and
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    • 291 10 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Nestle The Singapore subsidiary of Nestle, the International Food 8t Beverage Company, invites suitably qualified candidates iar the following posts: GCE <y level with passes m Mathematics/Science Below 24 years old Involve testing of raw/packing materials and finished products Able to work shift Completed full-time I
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    • 591 10 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous JENSEN SECURITY SERVICE S6ll. North Bridge Rd #04-03. Eng Cheong Tower S pore 071S requires Male/ Female Singapore citizens and permanent resident! tor the following: 1) SECURITY GUARDS 2) CARPARK ATTENDANTS 3) DOG HANDLERS We otter the following shifts: c 7a. m -3p.m. 3p.m. -llp.m. c
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    • 428 10 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous aSI ywtx i Daily gross salary range 533 tc J3B (inclusive of basic salary, overtime and incentive bonus I Possess Class 4 or 4A driving licence We otter Free travel on TIBS and SSB buses Transport to and from Depo'. Attractive welfare benefits Walk-In Interview Monday
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    • 501 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous HfvJ MISTER MINIT raquiraa COUNTER SERVICE SALESMEN W *ill train you skill m shoe repair and key .service No paper qualifications or experience needed. You will get ovef $410 during training on confirmation you can earn around $600 to $800 p.m. with incantivaa and other benefits
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    • 376 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Required 1) WESTERN/ CHINESE COOK 2) SENIOR WAITER/ WAITRESS tsa.su' >aUr\ $«i<XJ ami above 3) WAITERS/ WAITRESSES (."rood, salary, meals, transport, medical, uniforms and other fringe benefits Call personally at TANGLIN CORNER -82-01 TANGLIN SHOPPING CENTRE SINGAPORE 1024 TEL: *****83 SALESMAN a 'O' level or 2
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    • 632 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Urgently Required 1 FEMALE CASHIER Bilingual m English and Chinese. a Preferably with some experience. 2. STOREMEN a Secondary education, a Completed N.S. a Age 20 to 26. Interested applicants, please call personally at: 327 329, JALAN BESAR SINGAPORE 0820 WAREHOUSE PACKER required. a Sec. 2
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    • 890 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous A TYPESETTING COMPANY urgently require F/A Artist. Sales cum Despatch (With own motorbike). Interested please call at: »07-02, City Industrial Building, 71 Tannery Lane, (1334). Tel: *****62 FREIGHT FORWARDING CO. urgently requires Lorry Attendants. Preferably residing m Bedok/ Chai Chee areas. Interested applicants kindly call at
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    • 1615 11 N-^iUhJ^ ONE OF THE least expensive LfiftjTHlfr*] Mazda cars for sale today is a IS nl IP Mazda Capella. It is priced at U fUji $2,975. Find it m classification 83 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance EASY LOANS FOR NEW AND USED CARS Low interest rates 4-year repayment Prompt service UNITED OVERSEAS
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    • 860 11 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan ONLY $2950/ $3200 downpayment for new Nissan March 10/ Sunny 1.3 with low interest Trade-in acceptable. *****88 William SEPT. 82 NISSAN Stanza 1 6GL One private owner, aircon. radio cassette, sports rims, tax 8/85. $22,500 *****09 1 1/2-MTH NISSAN MARCH, aircon. radio cassette. Highest offer secures.
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    • 864 11 91 For Sals: Mitsubishi '82 MIT TREDIA I 4 tad <>v. Her Beautiful condition $3,500 down payment MonthH payment $516 I x 36 mths Tel 292i498 Roland ALMOST 1977 COLT Sigma Air con, radio cassette 2 owner* $7,600 ono Tel *****21 ALMOST 1980 MIT Lancer 1400 GL PARF, aircon cassette,
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    • 512 11 94 For Sate: Other Makes EXKLUSIV AUTO PTE LTD QUALITY USED CAB Wll H WARRANTY 1984 Renault Pusan Turbo < 1565 C.C 1983 Renault 5 Gordini Turbo (Turbo 2 look) 1983 Renault 18 Turbo (1258 HP, 1963 Fuego GTX 1983 Forsche 944 1962 Porsche 911 Turbo 1961 Porsche 911 Taiga
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    • 798 12 95 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles LEE ENG FOO A BROTHER S MOTOR PTE LTD. 391, Sateatier Road (1232) Tel: 2561 126 (3 line*) 19*4 D«ih«l*u di«*«t double cab 19*3 Maid* T3OOO 15' wooden Mil L3OO van S door* Isuzu petrol 10' sleei 2 lons Toyota Liteace 1300 van 1952 Oattun
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    • 497 12 97 Vehicles Wantnd WANTED 2 COMPANY roistered Mr-r.ri.les 200 1978/ 79 and 1975 76. Contact MH33 WILLING TO PAY high price for good condition used cars. Please ring iS.Uv.H7 7 Mr Koh S5 SERVICE CHARGE. We sell your cir :.i>t ,ii your prnv 16, loot Kuim Kil 7 <7i«*iy ::.t.-04K7
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    • 528 12 106 Accommodation 106 Accommodation Available: Houses Available: Houses r MINISTRY OF FINANCE REVENUE DIVISION LETTINGS SECTION PROPERTIES TO LET Tenders are invited for the lettings of the following unfurnished residential ties:Location Type (A) 18 Malcolm Park Colonial double-storey (District 1130) semi-detached bungalow (2 bedrooms) with separate servants' quarters and car
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    • 443 12 DIST. II SHELFORD RD. Almost new beautiful det. 4 bdrms, servant's. Asking $6,000 partially furnished. Esteem: *****01. 015T. 1545 2-STOREY CORNER terrace, beautifully renovated, conveniently located. $1,300. Agape *****38/ *****76 (John). DIST.2O THOMSON HTS, 2-storey well kept corner semi-d. with big gdn. 4 bdrms, fully furn. $1,600. Wess *****44. D.lO
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    • 509 12 106 Accommodation Available: Houses D.lO 2/STOREY BUNGALOW, 5 1 bedrms, larpe patio, gdn. $4,500 *****55/ *****33. James Wee. i Dll3O QUIET CENTRALLY located furn 3-bedroom apt Si semi-d bunglw. $1100/ $1600. Call *****59. D.IS JALAN KERIS 2-storey terrace, beautifully furn. Available immediately. *****48/ *****70. D.15 NEAR SIGLAP mkt, d/storey ter.
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    • 920 12 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments room for *\p>\ m over a month? M |NO,THA^ 1 A Not when I could opt for the M WL, best of both worlds. A W Service Apartment Wm at The Plaza. Home .^B||||g§|o 5 minutes from the heart of the city
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    • 716 12 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments Eastern Lagoon c Just off East Coast beach park c Partially furnished split level Townhouses Pent houses c Brand new units with high quality finishes Country club facilities amidst beautifully land scapeo gardens c Fully air-conditioned Modern fitted kitchen with appliances MANAGEMENT DYNAMICS PTE LTD TKL:734»S«I
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    • 680 12 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments DISTRICT-0922 BRAND NEW exclusive I'ondoirinium apt (Cairnhill Rd vicinity) 3.000 sq.ft Beautiful surroundings 4 spacious bdrms, large l'vlng/dining, fully alrcon. big modern kitchen Swimming pool/tennis/ squash/security Luxuriously lu'n. $3,300 *****73/6 Dati D.9/ 10 BRAND new apts' mais. within walking distance to Orchard Rd. 3.000 2.8005q ft.
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    • 897 12 107 Accommodation Available: Apartment* PANDAN VALLEY PENTHSE 4>> sq ft 4 bdrms. I servant's rm roof gdn Beautifully furn Available 1/5 85 Occidental *****00/ *****31 PANDAN VALLEY POINSETTIA Tower Split-level, high floor, fully furnished facilities 4 plus 1 bedrooms 2,800 sq ft $2.«00 Exquisite *****14 PEACE MANSION FULLY furn $2,400
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    • 629 13 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments i OIST IS LAGUNA PK J. Nepl me Ct. 3 bedrms, funttsbed. Si 190 Jonalian Charles 278-8777 DIST U (LAGUNA PARK) 3 Ibdra .pt Beautiful sea view. SI 300 HOUMWOrM *****64 DIST 15 MEPTUNE/ St. Patrick's r- .< i Inns, furn $1,400 $1,900 liMwt-st 2M9U3 S4IMI
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    • 815 13 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments GOLDHILL TOWER. QUIET lOCfttion. 3 bdrms, fully furnished, high floor Hoe-Tan *****21 GREEN LODGE Toh Tuck Rd. 3 bedrms, furnished, aircon. with facilities Tel: *****88. HOB FLATS AVAILABLE m various dtstrU ts Kor immediate occu--1 anoj Contact 44H9841 KIM SENG APARTMENT for lease. :i bdrms. high
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    • 751 13 110 Accommodation Wanted: Apartments APTS/ HSES RQUIRED by expatriates presently .sluyiiiß m hotels. Good residential area. Budget: $L!. 000 $8,000 *****26 A JAPANESE MRT CO. urgently requires an apt. In Kidgewood/ Pandan Valley or dt5t.9,10,11. Pise call *****87 FARRER COURT urgently wanted Budget up to $2,100 Also others m good
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    • 1372 13 113 For Sal*: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses Elegance Comfort Luxury SUNRISE VltlA Itl J^^linfloll Double storey Split-level seletarroad s emi-Detached/TeiTace Houses I\i li* Situated m Thomson/Yio Chu Kang &i§ area near Yio Chu Kang and Ang Mo J-* A fe" Kio MRT scions. An ideal
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    • 603 13 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Apartments IpecKHayCouit^^ I |I Luxurious Apartments |r Surrounded by many international hotels and prestigious ffi residential estates, Peck Hay Court is located m a tranquil and j|i lush, green environment. Many finer points make Peck Hay
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    • 340 13 114 For Sale: Private Apartment* flflflilnMMivPJiHW'MHPVflMHilfl LOCATION 000 P/M Allsworth Park 760 Yardley Court 260 1.600 Jin Novena Apt 22P 1,300 Cairnhill Gallena 3.000 OMICRON PROPER! v TEL: *****33 4 DIST 16 ANCHOR GDNS brand new penthse 3 bdrms. $520,000 Apt 3 bdrms. $300,000 Freehold Deans Property *****55 DIST 19
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    • 931 14 114 For Sale: Private Apartments URGENT SALE! D 9 4 bdrm inais J.JOO sq ft p furn. s pool, tennis geaa nablc prtct Tel: *****13. ***** I Co brokerage OIST9 APT NEAR Orchard Rd Kr.'ehoU! J4OO sq il i bdrms. .servants Holland Housing *****79 DISr 9 CAIRNHILL PLAZA, high fll
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    • 629 14 116 For Sale: HOB Apartments 4-RM BEOOK NORTH. Blk 519. high fir. parquet, cabinets, 568.000 nrg Call *****25/6. 4-ROOM AMG MO Kio Blk 429, high floor, murble throughout &<B.tHK> ney 2972LM1 5-RM CLEMENTI. 8LK. 415, high fir, morning sun, beautif ally renovated, skw.ooo ono. *****11. 5 ROOM AMK $I^o.ooo Suns
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    • 806 14 118 Factory Spaces 1« Factory Spaces > I SPACE FOR 1 I LEASE I Factory Space of various I dimensions at Sims Aye./ m Eunos Road for lease. Please contact Mr Chong/Alice/Doreen ffl Tel: *****11 or *****58 MACPHERSON AREA. GROUNDFLR. Ist fir factory space for light Industry/ store/ office, available
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    • 388 14 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces PRIME LIGHT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX^! UNON/ Industrial Bldg >w JALAN jf.* >s£s N PEMIMPIN^^ J&&m^& vaaam mRmSF^ vjW^^^am v^ 4aaVGiP -jfr \^s /aflfe iTf! JALAN BUROH WAREHOUSE COMPLEX Brand New and Self-Contained Terrace Warehouse Complete with Mezzanine office floor High celling and spacious
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    • 1219 14 121 For Rent: 121 For Rent: 121 For Rent: Office Spaces Office Spaces Office Spaces CENTRE I OFFICE SPACE I AVAILABLE FOR RENT H Rental concession for large tenancies and tenants taking a S longer lease U Floating rental based on periodic B review may be considered S Reserve car
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    • 456 14 121 For Rent: Office Space* OUTSIDE CBO. S4O sq ft abovrBeautifully turn carpeted O* l.im Partnen *****88 PARKWAY PARADE, facing sea. 936 sq ft furn carpeted, reasonable offer se, ores *****28 (agt) RAFFLES PLACE AIRCONO, C peted office rm 120 ->q ft $350 for Chuif.se only Tel *****36 SHARING OFFICE
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    • 2691 15 123 For Sale: 124 For Rent: 124 For Rent: 124 For R«nt: 124 For Rent: 124 For Rent: 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 135 Air Travel Shop Spaces Shop Spaces Shop Spaces Shop Spaces Shop Spaces Shop Spaces 1 > FOR 9ALF I _HHp-lP JAKARTA "SETLoTSp^Er --MMHMffl^ RETAIL SHOPS
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    • 3382 16 146 Foreign 146 Foreign 147 Academic 147 Academic 147 Academic 148 Computer 148 Computer 148 Computer 150 Commercial/ 151 Language JM «__s== assess ————as: >^-^— _^____,_._______a Technical !-j r I HHOHLV—flHsflslß 1' Singapore institute of sn- l B I_WHmw«Mia1 WHmw «Mia— omhbh— bmhb— an—^— m i a— 1 V^PBHbHHH_HH~H f\_^^_fc
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    • 950 17 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ Typing Typing Typing Typing ATT TRAINS THE BEST SECRETARIESOnce again our results prove it Mmm\ mmr i Jmr mmSS^mWmm mdtsm\ ml M aV# 4% afl w¥[£M^9mG^S$ 'wf H*TI bbKV^LbW aaaal Lam m.sW| IP^laßaalaaaVFro/n Le/lf: Stephanie, Catherine Siew Mci These students came top
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    • 1344 17 NOTICES i |HBBH---_B_-HH_B-HH_lH___-_-----___-____-__HH (Chaptes 18) _i^_^_^ r IN THK HIGH COl RT OF Hongkongßank IX^ i^n m j fl_ r^ El ROPKAN ASIAN BANK OThe Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation artiknuksellschakt ...J«tf~ae-t Otxllton. Incorporated m Hong Kong with limited liability I ADV ERjioEMENT IN THE MATTER OF A CRK DITOR'S
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    • 1148 18 NOTICES I 1W By Order of KASSBELL (PTE) LTD. and ltsr l^* l^' ll l^^*' ROBIN ENGINEERING (PTE) LTD. <Mk HENRY BUTCHER AND CO. m association with VICTOR AND MORRIS ?|||i ,pt El lto. ,s, fU c,ed ,0: H TENDER NOTICE CCI I RV TCMI^ICD !i^ Singapore airlines limited m
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    • 119 18 FOCUS ON EACIS Encyclopaedia of KNOWLEDGE This volume traces the growth of knowledge from the dawn of life to man's pioneering, interplanetary voyages. Man's physical world is examined m detail and provides the context for the historical, scientific and technological developments described. Encyclopaedia of the WORLD Maps, diagrams and dramatic
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    • 1327 19 Illlirillllll B B OOOCXX>OOOOCK>ObOOOOOOOOqpOOO bi JLtJLJL CAPITOL: 12th Action DIM 8 CATHAY: NOW SHOWING! 8 uinft!l| s «!nc S a n_C_C TfIMinDDnUU "ft t EXORCIST L i HE HOWLING WERf MFRUY [tfUAMS 5 OBGAMISAI PW B WOODLANDS: OPENS TOMORROW a TH|S THE REAL NI6HT MABE! X "BP }§r^ 1 (*****41)
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    • 362 19 Whatfcon Swimming times PHOTO EXHIBITION tional Museum. 9 am -5.30 TODAY: Singapore Harbour 9.32 am (2.3 m), Air steward Gerhard Pm-Op""- f^LLEH*" 4.55 pm (0.4 m), 11.31 pm (2.2 m). Behr displays his photo- FAMILY PLANNING v graphs of children all over TALK FOR NEWLY Sembawang (applicable to Punggol) 9.46
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    • 563 20 QUARTZ WATCH g HIGH TECHNOLOGY casio MxM^/Mk for your wrist. xSU^iff ///if Vr3 JH I// 1 I \3rwff Casio has sold over 110 minion technologically-advanced watches m less than 10 years. I And we con nue to be a leader b Y offering unique innovations that take watches into a
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    • 1520 20 YOUR VIEWING AND LISTENING GUIDE '<Q^ Sucar and. salt Pick lsbc^^iiizzi inmizr."' l "•*>.<*» Of the 2.30 PM SBC Text "Live" Sample Pages research, artificial heart and a calorie metre for 5>58 AM Nallonal Amnom l3| Ml(jda Marke R( 300 Open"! and Programme Highlights followed by man. followed by Opening
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  • SECTION THREE
    • 4 1 SECTION THREE {**fc-f«L *l-H
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    • 800 1  -  CHONG WING HONG Publishing Chinese books may not be profitable business m Singapore, but there have been valiant attempts. Our writer visited two such brave book sellers who set their sights beyond the local market. By MANY publishers have met with disaster m their fight
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    • 423 1 FENG YUN Publications at Golden Mile Tower is a bookshop with a difference. It publishes and sells only Chinese works by Singaporean and Malaysian writers. In its 11 years of existence, Feng Yun has published more than 40 literary works. "The publishing house is run
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    • 32 1 iB. &&&s■&. fc<fc£* FttW 05** fA& ift MiKte ft:?: Wi^« I*] m 6-j ai xt •jiW A I^ f^ 1 1 m: is rtmn& m% iA^ "^AEi'ii fi3K3tt-| ii^''^ A" 4^ c
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      • 1325 1 MHH STANT^ R^SflAAl HHi Telefax No: *****59 [Rates: Box Service: f k a 7^ ji f Sht*S KIM DEVELOPMENT oi#*w i o noouug i rrwinniwiinhn ge^^. Straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 iMOFKiPf lAA I INniIQTRIFQ f«l PTF ITn Telex Service: S.T.A.N.T.S. RS ***** TIMEAD Tel: *****11 ext 2724-7
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    • BILINGUAL
      • 179 2 n_^Mf&|, THIS programme Is compiled by Rediffu- si on and broadcast daily m Teochew, I Hokkien and Cantonese over both Rediffu- sion and SBC's Radio Three on Mon Sun at 11.05 a.m. The English notes are provided by us. I Lesson 286 Stamp collecting i VOCABULARY: 1)
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      • 588 2 "THE trouble with Orientals is that they all look alike," said the Irish-American police captain going through mug shots m a Hongkong police station. This statement alone is enough to stir up ethnic sensibilities, never mind that it came from the 1981 novel, Year of the
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      • 741 2 APPOINTMENTS I A I hTIH S GOVERNMENT OF 5 NEGARA BRUNEI 1 OUB SCHOLARSHIPS 1 darussalam Applications are invited from suitably qualified m candidates for appointment as CHIEF TECHNICAL U Cno^^.^^^ll o i In i ASSISTANT m the Electrical Services Department "i Overseas Union Bank invites applications for scholarship g
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    • 30 3 bvbvbvsfjke43ytg r£Ssrfm^-tr ?o-t-s.2:m9b -mm *eij±*^ ffiK^M b^aBB?tT6US ftS»^s££JißPß3i3t k m&M>&isLtt H 15 A 3lffi*m'£jta Wffi^#iii6.sM* k £'O*s*ftfjsE3Bffi X iUI6.SM*«-fel36 ran mm mm is ks raft? w x K "T.tS^f'JH ttmn
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      • 463 3 You yf ge gaodian zhizuoban. jiu ham canjiffde^ma?^ CjVjOzj Words and phrases children? X *&ffi^ kuai yao kai ke le lianluosuo community centre Yes, a cake-making class is doe to }f fo start soon m:iU U. R 1" 2. kaiban to run; to conduct kSrM fi og o You. Zai
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      • 325 3 NOTICES f 7^(9^Cy ttecttic Onlustiies (jKataifsia) T3h2. (Incorporated m Malaysia) RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1984 The Directors are pleased to announce the audited results of Roxy Electric Industries (Malaysia) Bhd f< the year ended 30th September, 1984. Incorporating results of an Associated Company Company 1984 1983 1984
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    • BILINGUAL dwibahasa
      • 1127 4 THE FOURTH International Kite Festival which was held m Singapore ended more than two months ago. But interest m both kite-flying and kitemaking has not died down. In fact, m a few cases it has flared up. One such case is
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      • 863 4 peserta serta peminatnya. Mereka yang bertanding bukan sahaja terdiri daripada peserta tern patan, tetapi juga daripada kalangan mereka yang da tang dari luar-negeri. Dan yang lebih menarik ialah adanya ramai para pereka dan pembuat layang-layang terutama di kalangan orang-orang Melayu. Ada sebilangan orangorang Melayu yang telah
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      • 159 4 Bahagian 3 Word Quiz AA, Part 3 ARAHAN: Dalam ruang di bawah mi terdapat perkataan SAH. Dengan menambah dua huruf saja di hadapannya anda akan membentuk sepatah perkataan lain. Gunakan panduan-panduan yang diberi bagi membentuk perkataan yang dikehendaki. INSTRUCTIONS: In the columns and lines below you
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      • 1134 4 NOTICES Amcol Electrical Industries Limited (Incorporated m Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT RESULTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO 31ST DECEMBER 1984 The Directors announce the unaudited results of the Group and the Company for the year ended 31st December 1984. The Group The Company or 1984 1983 1984 1983 The Group The Company
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