The Straits Times, 25 March 1985

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1985 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 95/1/85
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    Lock icon 200 feared dead as ferry sinks
    292 1 200 feared dead as ferry sinks DHAKA. Sun. About 200 people may have drowned when a ferry capsized nearDhaka during a storm last night, police said today. Rescue operations were underway toJny but officials said six hours after search vessels began scouring the area, there was no trace of any
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    Lock icon Pact to end strike
    63 1 NEW YORK, Sun. PanAmerican World Airways and negotiators for its ground personnel reached an agreement last night to end a 24-day strike which grounded half of the airlines flights. But an acceptance vote is necessary tor the employees to resume work. Negotiators said a threeyear contract
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    POSB woos home buyers
    664 1  - POSB woos home buyers TAN LIAN CHOO First-time private property owners to get concessionary rate for five years By' Housing loan interest cut by X A% CREDIT POSB had good news for potential home owners yesterday a new scheme for those buying private residential property for the first time and
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    Lock icon Costly plan
    34 1 NEW DEHLI. Sun. India, the world's second mostpopulous country, plans to spend US$4l6 million (*****.3 million) on family planning m the 1985-86 financial year ending m March, the government said yesterday. Reuter
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    Lock icon ...but ship may soon be returned to China
    433 1 SEOUL, Sun. SEOUL may soon return a Chinese torpedo boat and crew now m South Korea to avoid damaging relations between the two countries, an official source said today. The vessel and its 13 crewmen might be sent back to China as
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    Lock icon Cockatoos wreck Sydney suburb
    91 1 SYDNEY, Sun. Swooping flocks of cockatoos have begun attacking the Sydney suburb of Woronora and devouring houses, making them uninhabitable. "You hear this absolutely horrible squawking noise and it's just like the (Alfred Hitchcock) movie, The Birds," one of the resi- dents said. Woronora residents say
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    Lock icon Soviet envoy gets asylum in US
    268 1 Soviet envoy gets asylum in US NEW DELHI, Sun. Soviet diplomat Igor Gheja, missing m India for a week, has been granted political asylum and is safe m the United States, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported today. The news agency quoted a US diplomat as saying that Mr
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    What it should have been
    38 1 What it should have been THE Sunday Times erroneously reported yesterday that the Government lent $60 million to the Singapore Sports Council for the National Stadium. The actual sum was $16 million. We are sorry for the error.
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    Lock icon Spock hits at apartheid
    71 1 CHICAGO, Sun. Renowned baby doctor Benjamin Spock led a demonstration of about 75 people yesterday to protest at a decision by the American Medical Association (AMA) to participate m a medical conference m South Africa. The AMA's decision to send representatives to the October meeting of
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    Lock icon Nuclear test
    44 1 YUCCA FLAT (Nevada) Sun. The United States Department of Energy conducted an underground nuclear test at the Nevada test site yesterday. The test had a yield of between 20 and 150 kilotonnes and was conducted 515 m beneath the desert surface. UPI
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    Lock icon Mobutu visit
    42 1 CAIRO. Sun. President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire arrived here today for a four-day official visit to Egypt during which he will meet President Hosni Mubarak to discuss the situation m the Middle East. African issues and bilateral relations. AFP
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    Lock icon Stem the tide of racialism and chauvinism — Dr Mahathir
    575 1 Stem the tide of racialism and chauvinism Dr Mahathir 6 What is important to us is that this country is stable and that there are no racial clashes as m 1969 and thai our economic growth a is sustained. Di Mahathir tefl KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr
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      Lock icon INDIA CONFIRMS DEFECTION
      52 1 NKW DELHI, Sun. The Indian government con tinned today that missing Soviet diplomat Igor (iheja ha* defected to the I nited States. A government spokesman said Indian news agency reports saying the diplomat has been granted political asylum m the I nited States were correct. Reuter SEE
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      32 1 Inside 44 pages today Classifieds m Section Two Summary 2 World News 3-5 Asean Causeway Editorial 12 Letters 13 Background 14 Times Dollar 15-18 Our Changing World 19 Racing 21 Sports 21-23
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      Home
      433 2 Primary concern PRINCIPALS of primary schools say they have noticed that, generally, children from the PA and PAP kindergartens are poorer m English than those from other kindergartens. Says one primary school principal: "They re good m Chinese, but m English they re very poor." The problem is magnified
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      Comment
      298 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: IT has been some time since skyscrapers have been worthy of special mention. Now, a pair of record-breakers are vying for attention. Raffles City is now the tallest Singapore building and the Westin Stamford will be the tallest hotel m the world. Bat the distinction
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      Background
      73 2 BEIJING'S CURTAIN RAISER THAT China is wary of Soviet expansionism is obvious. Its rapprochement with the West is one counterweight against the Soviets. But there are limitations on such a move. The United States is still reluctant to share its technology with Beijing. China has precious little foreign exchange
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      Timesdollar
      168 2 PLAN FOR PAN-EL'S LINK-UP WITH KOON SWAN'S STABLE THE long-awaiied announcement of a link-up between Pan Electric Industries and the stable of companies led by Malaysian politician-cum-indus-trialist Tan Koon Swan, has arrived. Mr Tan's latest Singapore vehicle, aluminium-makers Sigma Metal Company Ltd. has released a complicated three-stage plan, at
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      Timesport
      304 2 Strikingly different A NEW BREED of young British strikers, headed by lan Rush and Mark Hughes, are exciting soccer fans and the interest of Europe's top clubs English ciubs have just four days before transfers are banned for the rest of the season and it is very likely that
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      Around the world
      605 2 Making no waves CHINA is taking a careful line over Friday's diversion of one of its naval torpedo boats to South Korea so as not to disrupt its delicate attempts to seek closer contacts with South Korea, Western diplomats m Beijing said yesterday. The People's Daily yesterday
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      Around Asean... and Across the Causeway
      183 2 Around Asean. and Across the Causeway Showing solidarity THE Supreme Council of Malaysia's National Front (NF) yesterday unanimously backed the ruling Beriaya party m the forthcoming Sabah state elections. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is also NF chairman, said representatives of all the 11 component parties
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      Section Two
      359 2 Tour de farce MANY a traveller's first-time impressions of a country are provided by tourist guides. Not only are these impressions distilled into travellers' tales back home, but they often also determine whether that country is worth a return visit. So when Singapore tour guides tell tourists that
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      Section Three
      163 2 Opera as mirror STEPS should be taken to attract the young ones. especially city youths, to enjoy traditional opera, one visitor has suggested. Director Huang Qingwei of the visiting Fujian Opera Troupe, from China. told CHONG WING HONG that the opera must be a closer mirror of real
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      Lock icon Bliss is wedlock after years apart
      184 3 REUNITED after a separation that kept them worlds apart for more than two years, Miss Lisa Wlchser and Mr Vi Xigong could only wait only two days to get married. They met In September 1980 when Miss Wichser travelled to China as a University
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      Lock icon Low-key statement from China
      310 3 Low-key statement from China The torpedo boat incident BEIJING, Sunday CHINA is taking a careful line over Friday's diversion of its naval torpedo boat to South Korea so as not to disrupt its delicate attempts to seek closer contacts with South Korea. Western diplomats here said today. The Peoples Daily
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      Lock icon Saxophonist Zoot Sims dies
      67 3 NEW YORK, Sun. One of the world's top jazz saxophonists, Mr John "Zoot" Sims, died yesterday of cancer at Mount Sinai Hospital here, aged 59. A winner of a Grammy Award m 1977, Mr c ims played tenor saxophone m the big bands of Benny Goodman,
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      Lock icon Death of war photographer
      53 3 TOKYO, Sun. Akiko Okamura, a well-known Japanese photo-journalist who covered the Vietnam War for the PanAsia Newspaper Alliance (Pana), died early today from blood poisoning, Kyodo news agency reported. He was 56. Okamura's pictures of the early days of the Vietnam War were featured m Life
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      Lock icon Fossil find
      34 3 BEIJING, Sun. Archaeologists m Inner Mongolia have found more than 1,000 dinosaur footprints dating back 130 million years the biggest discovery of its kind m China, Xinhua news aeencv reDorted today. AP
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      Lock icon Rajiv reveals plan to give Punjab economic boost
      296 3 HUSSA IN IW ALA India Sun Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, voicing concern that progress m India s breadbasket state has been retarded by political turmoil, yesterday announced economic concessions to accelerate development m Sikh-domi-nated Punjab. In his first official visit to troubled
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      Lock icon Corruption thwarts anti-drug drive
      126 3 LONDON, Sun. The United States-British drive against heroin trafficking is being blunted by corruption among officials m Pakistan, the source of 80 per cent of all heroin confiscated m Britain. The Sunday Times reported here today. An inquiry by the newspaper and Pakistan showed that convicted
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      Lock icon Zia vows not to stop Afghan aid
      382 3 ISLAMABAD, Sunday Gorbachev taking tougher line on guerillas, he says PRESIDENT Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq told the opening session of Pakistan's newly-elect-ed Parliament yesterday that his government would not stop its support for the Afghan resistance even though Moscow was now hinting it could
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      Lock icon 1,870 rebels killed
      79 3 RANGOON, Sun. Burmese forces killed a total of 1,870 rebels, captured 506 others, while 920 surrendered during the government's year-long campaign against various insurgent groups m the five district military commands, the government announced yesterday. In the 12 months of fighting until March 20, 566 government soldiers
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      Lock icon US airlifts Falashas from Sudan
      406 4 SUDAN is m a desperate state. It is afflicted by drought and famine, an influx of more than a million refugees from Ethiopia and Chad, and an economic crisis. Sudan's friends, especially Egypt, view its plight with deep concern. The US regards Sudan as a
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      Lock icon Syria renews pledge to Lebanon
      111 4 Syria renews pledge to Lebanon BEIRUT, Sun. Syria has renewed a pledge to help Lebanese President Amin Gemayel put down a pro-Israeli revolt among his fellow Christians, an official Syrian spokesman reported. The new Syrian promise came after nearly five hours of meetings m Damascus between Mr Gemayel and President
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      Lock icon Clashes on 'Green Line'
      85 4 BEIRUT, Sun. Muslim militia and army units exchanged machine-gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades last night m the heaviest clashes for months on Beirut's "Green Line" battlefront. No casualties were reported m the fighting, which took place for four hours around midnight and continued sporadically until dawn.
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        Lock icon Unions accepted
        56 4 STUDENT UNION presidents at 17 universities m Beijing have been admitted to administrative boards on their campuses following protests over living and working conditions. Qinghua University has also provided a telephone hotline for students to voice their criticism while senior officials will regularly brief students on educational and
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        Lock icon Guerillas kill family
        44 4 SEPARATIST GUERILLAS have killed five members of a family m Sri Lanka's troubled eastern province. Official sources m Colombo said yesterday that the Tamil family was kidnapped last week. Police found their bodies some days later buried m a cemetery. Reuter
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        Lock icon Communist purge
        64 4 THE LEADERSHIP of Finland's bitterlydivided Communist Party won wide powers on Saturday to purge pro-Moscow hardliners m a bid to revive its flagging fortunes before the 1987 general elections. An extraordinary congress of the party m Helsinki ousted the last sympathiser of the pro-Moscow wing from the ruling
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        Lock icon Fears of famine
        49 4 THE SPECTRE of famine looms over many parts of Rajasthan following inadequate rainfall this year. As many as 6,017 villages m the desert state have been officially declared scarcity hit areas as more than half the crops have been damaged because of Door monsoon rains. AFP
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        Lock icon General shot dead
        72 4 FOUR MEN shot dead El Salvador's former National Guard commander, General Jose Alberto Medrano, on Saturday as he was parking his car m a San Salvador suburb. Gen Medrano, 67, one of the most feared officers of the former military regime, set up the para-military Democratic Nationalist
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      Lock icon Sudanese pay more for bread
      313 4 KHARTOUM, Sun THE Sudanese government, beset by a fastdeteriorating economy and a growing major famine, yesterday increased bread prices m shops by about one third. A similar attempt by President Jaafar Numeiry to increase bread prices last year led to the imposition of a five-month
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      Lock icon Secret US labs making drugs
      450 5 LOS ANGELES, Sunday Synthetic heroin and cocaine more potent and lethal CHEMISTS working m secrer Californian laboratories are turning out syntheric versions of heroin and cocaine that addicts said are indistinguishable from the naturally -de rived drugs. Although not easy to fabricate, the synthetic narcotics
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      Lock icon Wage rise offer ends strike in Bolivia
      120 5 Wage rise offer ends strike in Bolivia LA e-AZ Sun. A crippling 16-day s c-i ral strike has ended after ihe gnv?rnment offered to raise minimum wages by 350 per cert. Officials of the Bolivian Workers" Ccnf'ideration (COB) said the union, which had been striking for index-linked pay, steady food
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      Lock icon Italian holiday starts on sour note
      102 5 Italian holiday starts on sour note ROME. Sun. Armed robbers comandeered a bus bringing tourists into Rome from the airport on Friday and robbed them of more than US$lO,OOO (5522,400). Police said the 16 pas-seii£?--s aboard the bus included Aniuricans, British, Austrians, C*j*rh and T xanians. Most of them were
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      Lock icon The day a man in an ape suit dropped in
      124 5 ADRIAN (Michigan), Sun. A man dressed as a gorilla from the neck down fell through the ceiling of a restaurant here on Friday night, told employfH? Anna Etter he was armed and ordered her to stay where she was, a
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      Lock icon Britain's youngest liver transplant patient dies
      159 5 THREE-YEAR-OLD Ben Hardwlek (right), Britain's youngest liver transplant patient, died on Saturday after his second transplant m 14 months at Addenbrooke's Hospital m Cambridge, England. The boy's parents, Debbie, 23, and Bill, 28, were at his bedside. Ben, who suffered from biliary artresia, an
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      Lock icon Thatcher lashes out at priests, Oxford dons
      309 5 NEWCASTLE, Sun. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher yesterday took a swipe at senior churchmen who have accused her government of splitting Britain into a country of "haves" and "have nots". Addressing a meeting of her Conservative Party's central council here, she also made a
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      Lock icon Labour is two points a head of Tories
      98 5 Labour is two points a head of Tories LONDON, Sun. The opposition Labour Party has edged two points ahead of the ruling Tories m Britain, according to an opinion poll m The Sunday Times. A month ago, the same polling organisation, Mori, placed the two rivals neck and neck at
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      US lobbies for Central America policies
      354 5  -  LIAK TENG KIAT By Wsstiington Correspondent WASHINGTON. Sun. The Reagan administration has stepped up its drive to rally public support for its Central American policies with the release of a report charging the Soviet Union of fomenting unrest m the region to divert American
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      49 5 LONDON, Sun Britain's official oommemoi ttioi of \i< i,i:\ m Bonne l)a> m Ifaj h will be "simple, solemn and shorn of military pomp 01 rejoicing", the Sunday Telegraph reported An earita decision not to mark the occasion because the Germans might have been offend) reversed. AP
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      Lock icon Heat is on
      36 5 GALAPAGOS ELANDS, Sun A ZS-daj old brush fife raging on the main GalapagOG island is getting near the area atone the island's rare giant land turtles la> their eggs. sen-mists said yestetxl AP
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  • AROUND ASEAN... and Across The Causeway
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      Lock icon Berjaya gets full support
      386 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday National Front will help m Sabah polls campaign THE Supreme Council if Malaysia's National Front (NF) today unanimously voiced support for the ruling Berjaya Party m the forthcoming Sabah state elections. Prime Minister D;ituk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is also NF" chairman,
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      506 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad today hit out at some Malaysian and foreign newspapers which resorted to innuendoes m their allegations that he was corrupt. "In the world my name is mud and the name of this
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      Lock icon Prisoners escape
      55 6 MANILA, Sun. About 150 prisoners have escaped from a jail m central Philippines after Killing a guard and overpowering five others, press reports here said today. The inmates then broke into the prison Armory m Dumaguete city, some 600 km south of here, and made off with assorted
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      Lock icon Imelda's love song to Marcos
      139 6 MANILA, Sun. Mrs Imelda Marcos, wife of the Philippine President, has shown that romance m a marriage is alive and well. She wrote a love song called "Forever" for her husband when she was away from him m Moscow earlier this month, the Presidential Palace
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      Lock icon Mahathir for BBC phone-in in May
      93 6 LONDON, Sun. The Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, will be featured on a live world phonein programme on the BBC World Service on May 12. Listeners who wish to ask questions of Dr Mahathir will have to phone the BBC at
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      Lock icon Explosion in bus Five killed
      67 6 Explosion in bus Five killed MANILA. Sun. Suspected communist rebels exploded a fragmentation grenade inside a bus m central Philippines, killing five passengers, the official Philippines News Agency said today. Four others were seriously wounded m the incident yesterday m Batan, Aklan province, on the sugar-producing island of Panay, 380
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      Aceh fertilizer plant opens
      242 6 JAKARTA, Sun. President Suharto has opened the Iskandar Muda fertilizer plant m Aceh, the first plant of its kind to be built entirely by Indonesian contractors using local know-how. Speaking at its inauguration last Wednesday, Mr Suharto said that the completion of the plant proved that
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      Lock icon Missing reporters worry press
      117 6 Missing reporters worry press MANILA, Sun. Major Philippine newspapers today carried a joint editorial expressing concern over killings and disappearances of journalists. The editorial, initiated by the National Press Club, called for more concrete action over the case of Luzon Times reporter Tim Olivarez, who disappeared several weeks ago after
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      Lock icon "Subversives' who block Indonesia's tourist promotion
      180 6 'Subversives' who block Indonesia's tourist promotion JAKARTA, Sunday INDONESIANS who obstruct a government programme to boost tourism will m future be regarded as subversives. a tourism official was today quoted by Antara news agency as saying. Subversion carries the death penalty as maximum punishment. The director of Tourist Travel Development
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      Lock icon Repair centre at airport
      49 6 JOHOR BARI Sun An an craft instrument ami aMomrrepair centre, the Ural of its kind m the OOMOtr) will be set up at the Sulun Ismail Air port ai Sonai bO)n The centre w li Mivlnr and repaii til kinds of aircraft m struments. Bernama
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      Lock icon 153 deaths
      37 6 MANILA. Sun Ai leas! IS children m Manila depress districts have died o; pneum. nia during a three-week pen<x; ending March 16. nealth off) cials said today ThP\ said 81.S other's were hospi alised. UPI
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      146 6 Storm clouds over Sabah: P. 12 |'^BHb| International Bank of Singapore (IBS) has relocated f 111 I IBS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Overseas Union Bank Ltd S^K ft, (UUb), one ot oingapore s major uanKs. s^^^^^^^j| IBS and OUB. Our combined intGrnational I banking network now expands to 64
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      Mattar gets cert for civil defence course
      232 7 Mattar gets cert for civil defence course WHEN it comes to civil defence, Dr Ahmad Mattar is no slouch. He had come as MP yesterday to present certificates of attendance at CD training to residents of Brickworks constituency, but ended up receiving one himself. For the Minister for the Environment
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      Avoid this road stretch
      46 7 MOTORISTS should avoid Commonwealth Avenue West between Dover Avenue and dementi Road as Public Utilties Board work is m progress. The PUB is diverting electricity cables to make way for MRT work. The diversion is expected to be completed on July 1.
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      Tongue-tied tots
      673 7  -  JUNE TAN By When learning English is not as easy as ABC TWO years bebro all schools use English as the med'urr, of instruction, educationists are still grappling with the standard of English m both primary and secondary schools. The Education Ministry has introduced a variety of teaching
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      Plans afoot to improve standard of English
      341 7 MORE English-educat-ed teachers, better training and seminars are some of the plans to improve the standard of English m kindergartens. PA's Supervisor (Kindergartens), Miss Liew Slop Hal, said "You can see the trend m schools; the emphasis is on English. So we want
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      Worker found dead in room at worksite
      206 7 A THAI construction wnker was found dead m his living quarters at a work site m Hougang Avenue 2 on Saturday. Police found the partly decomposed body of Mr Yong Sae-tung, 35, after forcing entry to his locked room. A director of Tropical
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      Tourist found dead at foot of hotel
      80 7 Tourist found dead at foot of hotel A FRENCH tourist was found dead at the foot of the hotel he was staying m on Saturday. Mr Peter Pierre Charbonnier, 63, of New Caledonia, who was staying by himself at the Century Park Sheraton Hotel m Nassim Hill, is believed to
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      Foreigners may be employed on STPB promotions
      414 7  - Foreigners may be employed on STPB promotions CHRISTINA TSENG By New director tips horses mouth method for luring more visitors FOREIGN consultants may be brought m to design Singapore Tourist Promotion Board brochures. This was revealed during an interview with Mr Joseph Chew whose appointment as the board's director from
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      Lock icon Girls rally on isle of trial and tribulation
      414 9  -  DAVID TOH MATILDA GABRIEL Story by and WOMAN'S intuition is no match for map and compass when you're lost m the woods on Pulau Übin. That's what three young women found out during two days of trials and trials on the island
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      Lead by example, officers told
      120 9 Lead by example, officers told THE best way to achieve professional competence m the army is through leadership by example. Short cuts are out. Dr Yeo Ning Hong, who was speaking at a commissioning parade m I Pasir Laba Camp on Saturday, said: "As an officer and leader you will
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      More to be taught motor mechanics
      206 9 More to be taught motor mechanics ABOUT 1,000 school-leav-ers and apprentices will be taught motor mechanics annually to help meet the shortage of skilled workers m the motor repair industry m Singapore. A National Trade Certificate training course (NTC 2) m heavy vehicle maintenance will also be introduced by the
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      MP tells of his lesson in politics
      169 9 THE general election last December taught a new PAP backbencher his first important lesson m politics and m human behaviour. Dr Koh Lam Son, the MP for lelok Blangah, said that, during his house-to-house visits of all the 47 blocks m the constituency,
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      Writers' works
      48 9 THE Literary Cultural Society of the Institute of Education will present a selection of readings and dramatisation from works by Singapore writers at the Shell Theatrette from 12.45 to 1.30 pm on Friday. The programme includes war memoirs and a look at humorous excerpts of "Singlish".
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      Colonel Sanders returns 'red-hot' but in one piece
      191 9 COLONEL Sanders, the symbol of "finger-licking good" Kentucky Fried Chicken, is back m his home m Kampong Java. The life-size model of the Colonel, missing from the restaurant since early Friday, was found by a group of sea scouts later that day
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      Hotel couple alleges big jewel theft
      97 9 AN American couple reported the theft of jewellery and a watch valued at a total of $31,734 from their room m an Orchard Road hotel on Friday. Mrs Karen Smith, 43, and her husband left the room at the Prince Crown Hotel at 8.10
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      Joint brigade in the jungle
      279 10  -  RONNIE WAI By 18-day exercise with Brunei's forces scores two 'firsts' SOLDIERS from Singapore and Brunei joined forces for their first combined brigade-level exercise m the harsh jungles of the new Asean state. The Royal Brunei Armed Forces deployed two battalions of infantry soldiers while
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      Australia to train transport pilots
      173 10 Australia to train transport pilots SINGAPORE transport pilots will take part m tactical training programmes conducted by the Royal Australian Air Force. A Memorandum of Understanding stating the logistic support and facilities for this purpose was signed by the Defence Ministry's First Permanent Secretary Lim Siong Guan and the Australian
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      Naval drill with Thais
      43 10 THAILAND and Singapore will take part m a combined naval exercise m the South China Sea from today to April 3. The two countries have held combined naval exercises since 1981 to enhance joint operations between the two navies.
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      SAF exercise
      87 10 SAF exercise THE Republic of Singapore Air Force will conduct live-firing exercises at the Southern Island live-firing range at Pulau Pawai and Pulau Senang. The exercises at Pulau Pawai will be from today to Friday, between 8 am and 6 pm. On Wednesday and Thursday, the exercises will continue till
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      KFC joggers help raise $10,500 for Community Chest
      169 10 KENTUCKY Fried Chicken employees and their friends helped raise $10,500 for the Community Chest m a jogathon yesterday morning. The 250 participants jogged about four kilometres, starting at the Parkway Parade KFC branch and finishing at the Kallang KFC branch. Each dollar
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      NTUC's plan to stem decline
      282 10  -  IVAN LIM By Publicity to be main weapon to win workers PUBLICITY will be one of the NTUC's main weapons m trying to recover lost ground m the battle for workers' allegiance. A plan outlined by the NTUC organisation secretariat to check further membership losses
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      Reminder to take citizenship oath
      97 10 HOLDERS of pink Singapore identity cards who were not born here must take the oath of renun< \a tioii, allegiance and loyaltj within 12 months of theii reaching :'i years of age. Those failing to do so would lose their citizenship a Home A,' Ministry
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      Language course for NUS students begins
      266 10  -  MICHAEL LIM By DAY one of a residential course to help National University of Singapore students make the grade for the university's second language requirements began yesterday. About 200 students turned up at Sheares Hall at Kent Ridge m the afternoon to register for
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      Ministry issues Aids pamphlet
      298 11  -  DELICE GAN By Would-be blood donors to be told about disease A STEP has been taken to prevent the spread of Aids even before a case has been identified m Singapore. The Health Ministry is asking all prospective blood donors to read a pamphlet containing information
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      More than cash for welfare groups
      253 11 In Parliament on Saturday Community Development CASH grants are not the only form of help the Government gives to voluntary organisations providing care for the aged and the less fortunate, said Mr Wong Kan Seng. Minister of State Home Affairs and Community Development). Speaking
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      Those on dole get every help they need
      121 11 Those on dole get every help they need COMMUNITY Development Minister S. Dhanabalan said everything possible was being done to help those on the dole. If the dole was insufficient, the Social Welfare Department would tr\ to get charitable organisations to supplement it. The department also tried to get jobs
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      Library services more than adequate
      168 11 Library services more than adequate LIBRARY services m Singapore are adequate but more facilities will be provided as the population increases, said Mr Wong Kan Seng. He was replying to remarks by opposition MP Chiam See Tong (Potqng Pasir) that the $8 million spent on library services last year was
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      Merger of two Hindu bodies to be studied
      103 11 Merger of two Hindu bodies to be studied THE Ministry of Community Development will look into merging the Hindu Advisory Board and the Hindu Endowment Fund. Mr Wong Kan Seng said this after Mr Chandra Das (Chong Boon) had urged the Government to merge the two bodies as they both
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      Disabled neglected, says Jeya
      101 11 MR J.B Jeyaretnam (Anson) has accused the Government of neglecting the education of disabled children. He insisted on speaking during the debate on the Community Development Ministry estimates on Saturday despite being told by" Mr S. Dhanabalan, the Community Development Minister, that his complaint ought to
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      Man found dead at flats
      72 11 AN UNIDENTIFIED Chinese, believed to be m his 20s, was found dead at the foot of Block £46 m Ang Mo Kio at 8.20 am yesterday. He was wearing a brown jacket and a pair of blue pants. Police, who found a pair of shoes
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  • The Straits Times says
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      The sky is the limit
      198 12 IT'S been some time since skyscrapers m Singapore have been worthy of special mention. Now, a pair of record-breakers are vying for attention. The second half of the 1970s saw a remarkable transformation of the downtown skyline. OCBC Centre, DBS Building and GPF Building these
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      Dr Tan's idea worth studying
      206 12 KUDOS to Dr Tan Cheng Bock for asking the Housing Board m Parliament last week to allow free parking on Sundays and public holidays. Much has been said about making ownership of HDB flats no less attractive than owning private houses. The present parking systemjs
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    Let's have a tourist myth of our own
    1111 12  -  CHRISTINA TSENG 'You have to build a myth around what you are promoting just like the Little Mermaid m Copenhagen. It's a little thing out m the sea but it's so well known, tourists go specially to Copenhagen to see her' 8y
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    'Bottom up' style decision-making can be rewarding
    694 12  -  CHEN TU-HAO Backing for town council proposal By writing for Shin Mm Daily News THE recent proposal by second-generation political leaders to have town councils set up to run housing estates and new towns has received the support of many MPs and members
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  • Across the Causeway
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      Lock icon Storm clouds over Sabah
      315 12 IF ground reports are to be believed, the resignation of a few party stalwarts and the crisis m Berjaya m Sabah, are not because of the dissatisfaction of a few who did not obtain "Yang Berhormats" but the tip of a mass movement of dissent, especially
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      Lock icon Blinkered policy on Cambodia
      236 12 SINO-SOVIET relations may be taking a more constructive turn m the foreseeable future. Such a development could form the basis of a new and much-needed rationalisation of superpower involvement m Indochina. Whilst China has often indulged m sabrerattling since its brief invasion of Vietnam m 1979,
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    Lock icon Useful Soviet proverbs for arms talks
    703 12  -  WASHINGTON In planning for this month's nuclear talks with the Russians m Geneva, American officials here have been reading Pravda, which m English means Truth, but m official Russian means anything but the truth. They have also gathered together a shelf of position papers
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      Strict hospital rules on taking of babies
      276 13 Nurses did not take precautions m the case reported WE refer to your report "Ministry acts on 'help yourself claim at hospital nursery" (ST, March 14 There are standing rules and regulations regarding the handling of babies m our nurseries and paediatric wards.
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      Slogan should be more dissuasive
      195 13 It is not appropriate to use the word 'fun' I SUPPORT the Government's attempts to stamp out the growing glue-sniffing problem. I understand from newspaper reports that it has produced posters on the dangers of sniffing glue. I also understand that it will put up
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      Is this the way to treat the sick?
      183 13 Is this the way to treat the sick? ON March 18, I went with my mother, who was not feeling well, to Toa Payoh Hospital. We registered at the Accident and Emergency counter. A policeman took down my mother's particulars from her identity card. The long wait was enough to
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      Previous system was better
      125 13 Previous system was better I WAS at the main counter of the Specialist Clinic at the Singapore General Hospital early one recent morning. There were many empty chairs m front of the counter. Many people, outpatient cards m their hands, were m the queue at the counter. Among them were
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        HDB apologises for delay in reinstatement
        227 13 HDB apologises for delay in reinstatement PLEASE refer to the letter "Seven trips and still no HDB solution" by "Furious". (ST. March 12). We would like to thank the writer for bringing to our attention the delay m the reinstatement of the rental application submitted by his parents and apologise
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      Passed exam but...
      117 13 I PASSED my GCE A level examination with two A and two O level passes, including the General Paper. One has either to do well to get into the university, or to fail badly m order to retake the exam. I cannot join the university because I
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        Peeping Tom was caught in the act
        144 13 Peeping Tom was caught in the act FOR months, my daughter and I (and others living m the same block), were constantly harassed by some Peeping Toms. We often had restless days and nights because whenever we looked up we found some stranger peeping through the windows. A report was
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      Why China is talking to the Russians again
      1636 14  -  ERIC MARGOLIS Beijing cannot afford to modernise military forces and economy at same time By writing for The Asian Wall Street Journal THE long-expected thaw m Sino-Soviet relations has finally begun. Last December, Soviet First Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Arkhipov spent a
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      346 14 Lunchtime Artistry! It s new it's eas> Our Piew Menu lets J^k^ you select your cv.n combination ot i /^^-^V r^sh ingredients and cooking style Z^tLf 0 \tt£o^' to create tempting new dishes /^^"N'tl 0 0 0 j^ as many as your imagination /j/VA^A o o and daring will let
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    • Happenings
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        When it's never too early or late for wine
        108 15 wine around the ,-Ux-k is what the range of Baden wines promises, says its Singapore distributors. The distributors. Associated Liquor Distributors (S) Pte Ltd. have been appointed agents for the range of Baden wines called Zentralkellerei Bail is c her Winzergenossenschaften.
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        Appointments
        450 15 HONGKONGBANK has promoted Mr A. DLxon to the position of Deputy Manager. He will be m charge of the bank's 11 branches m Singapore. Taking over as Manager of Credit is Mr T. O'Brien, who has been with the bank since 1970. Mrs Lee S«o Hee has also been
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        This week
        362 15 MARCH 25 27: A sales management course for managers will be held by the Singapore Institute of Management m its conference room. Topics range from planning sales activities to controlling sales staff. Fee for members is $780 while non-mem-bers have to pay $890. March 25: Mr Edward de
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      Koon Swan's grand design for Pan-E1
      499 15  -  DOREEN SOH By Sigma releases three-stage plan for link-up THE long-awaited announcement of a link-up between Pan Electric Industries and the stable of companies led by Malaysian politician-cum-industrialist Tan Koon Swan, has arrived. His latest Singapore vehicle, aluminiummakers Sigma Metal Company Ltd, released a
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      Tearaway success for Jaguar while BL recovery grinds to a halt
      362 15 LONDON, Sun. The recovery of stateowned British Leyland (BL) has been stopped m its tracks, according to bleak figures out last week. The company recorded a £11.7 million (5531.1 million) operating loss last year after an operating profit of
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    • Short stops
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        Lock icon HK interest rates same
        96 15 HONGKONG, Sun. The Hongkong Association of Banks said it had decided to leave interest rates unchanged at yesterday's regular weekly meeting. Current rates are savings accounts 4 1 j per cent, 24 hours 5 per cent, seven-day call 5 per cent, one week 5 per cent,
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        Lock icon Patent case over
        87 15 PERTH, Sun. One of the longest and most expensive patent cases m Australian legal history has ended m a victory for a small Western Australia company over a huge US organisation. Windrush Sailboards Pty Ltd of the Perth suburb of O'Connor has won its three-year fight with
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        Lock icon US-Japan banks tie-up
        81 15 US-Japan banks tie-up TOKYO, Sun. Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. a major American commercial bank, has offered to tie up with Mitsui Trust and Banking Co through a pension fund management subsidiary m Japan expected to be established shortly, Mitsui officials said yesterday. The officials said Mitsui expects to finish studying
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        Lock icon Talks on ownership
        59 15 HONGKONG, Sun. Minority shareholders m the Hongkong-based news magazine Asiaweek said on Friday they had asked owner Reader's Digest of the United States to sell its controlling interest m the firm. They said m a statement they were talking with the American publisher for a "re-alignment of
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        Lock icon Face-lift for store
        65 15 HONGKONG, Sun. The Hongkong department store company Wing On said yesterday it had signed a US$5.4 million (5512.1 million) contract to renovate its former shop m Shanghai for the Chinese operators. Chairman Philip Kwok said the Shanghai Tenth Department Store, which attracts up to 200,000 customers a
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      Lock icon Accountant Azmi heads Maybank
      226 15 Accountant Azmi heads Maybank PENANG, Sun. Chartered accountant Mr Azmi Wan Hamzah has been appointed to the newly-created post of President and Chief Executive of Malayan Banking Berhad, succeeding Datuk Jaffar Hussein, Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin announced yesterday. Datuk Jaffar, the bank's Executive Chairman, was recently appointed the new Governor
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      Lock icon Understanding the new takeover
      403 15  -  WILLIAM SAFIRE By WASHINGTON, Sun. "The combination of bust-up takeover threats with greenmail has become a national scandal", writes lawyer Martin Lipton m The New York Law Journal. He adds, ominously: "The junk-bond bust-iip takeover is replacing the two-tier bootstrap bust-up takeover." "National scandal" is the
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    • Company news The week that was
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        Final Results
        57 16 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit loss ('000) Fuiitec 10(10) $2 51 Id ($2.973 d) Sept 84 G LumDer M54.005L ($6.999 L) Sept 84 Roxy Elect 8.3(7.5) M 54 .332 ($3,533) Sept 84 S P Textile 6TE (6TE) M 2.375 ($1,918) Sept 84 Tohyu Land 6(6)
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        Preliminary figures
        98 16 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) Asiatic Dec 4 5 (3.5) M 525.300 ($14,983) Dec 84 Batd 18 (18) M 58.024 ($7,584) Dec 84 G E Life 21(20) $13.118e ($12.547e; Dec 84 General Corp 7.5(7.5) M 524.161 ($15,315) Dec 84 Gentmgs 195(175) M 5182.088 ($149,918)
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        Interim results
        42 16 Interim Group pre-tax Half-year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) A I S P M 52.571 ($3,541) Dec 84 Ayer Hitam Rub M 5237 (251) Sept 84 T Harbour MS2BI ($447) Dec 84 Tasek Cement 10(10) M 530.391 ($22,916) Dec 84
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        New Issues
        19 16 HK Land: Rights issue of one-for-ten at HK$5.lO. Berjaya Corpn: Rights issue of ftve-for one at $1.00
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        Corporate news
        414 16 First Aied Corporation Bhd's proposed acquisition of Wisma Merdeka Sdn Bhd has been aborted. FACE is buying Dapan Holdings Sdn Bhd for MS3S million cash. The latter has a paid-up capital of $7 million. The deal will give FACB a foothold m the Sabah property development market. General
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      INDICES
      44 16 -1 Financial Times Industrials i_ Friday 992.4(993.1) :;i iir Week ago 975.2 p Dow Jones Industrials Friday 1267 45 (1268.22) Week ago 1275.84 *jjj: rr (Fi|ures m brackets refer to those of the previous trading day) ll»iiii i i i i ~T I
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      New York
      243 16 March 22 USJ Change Alcoa ?.i -W Afced Chem Cp I -N Afe-Chalm«rs 7 unch Am Tel Tel 21h -M Amoi Inc I 7*» -4 Am Corp 39H Berhtehem Stl 17 Bo«ng Co 62*» -IN Burroughs Cp 58 unch Coterpdar Co 30 Chose Manhtn 52 S Chr>iler Cp
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      Lock icon Tokyo
      149 16 TOKYO, Sun. Key market barometers renewed their records on the Tokyo Stock Exchange last week, encouraged by the Japanese yen's appreciation and a surge In gold prices. The Nikkei Dow Jones Average, which rose 139.85 yen the week before, added 51.57 yen to close the week at 12,531.95 yen.
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      Tokyo
      332 16 March 23 Yen Change A|inomoto II 10 unch Ako. 500 +2 Amoda 1230 -30 Asahi Chem 833 1 4 Asohi Glass 905 unch Bonk of Tokyo 837 7 Bndgestone 532 7 Canon 1 460 -20 Casio 1760 -30 Citizen 550 unch Daiei 610 10 Dai Ich, Kongyo 1600 *20
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        Lock icon Sydney Resource stocks lift shares prices
        364 16 Sydney Resource stocks lift shares prices New highs reached after sharp rise m bullion prices SYDNEY, Sun. Strong demand for resource stocks pushed Australian share markets to new highs last week after a sharp mid-week lift m bullion prices brokers said. Brokers said investors ignored corrections on international bullion markets
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        Lock icon London
        120 16 LONDON, Sun. The market ended the week on an easier bias, with Tuesday's British Budget proving broadly neutral for equities and the half-point cuts m British clearing bank lending rates to 13 1 2 per cent providing little incentive, dealers said. The Financial Times 30-Share Index fell 10.1 points
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        Lock icon Hongkong
        114 16 HONGKONG, Son. The stock market here ended the week with a moderate gain of 26.93 points after falling to a two-month low early m the week. Dealers blamed the fall early m the week to ptters from the month-long takeover battle which ended the previous week for local conglomerate
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      London
      592 16 March 22 Pence Change Allied-Lyons 176 -1 Ass Dairies 160 -4 BTRPLC 609 +7 Babcocks 149 -2 Barclays 587 unch Beecham 366 +1 BICC 245 unch Blue Circle 518 -2 BOC Group 299 -1 Boots 173 -1 Bowater 254 -2 BATS 351 +10 Britannia 97 -1 BP 550 unch
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      Lock icon New York
      207 16 NEW YORK, Sun. The stock market tuned m to broadcasting storks last week and more than a dozen finished with sizeable gains American Broadcasting On, a laggard m the ratings, led the pa<k on Wall Street. AB( jumped more than 30 points on Monday on MM that it
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      How your stocks performed
      3461 16 All shares quoted have a par value oi S otherwise specifier! •Adjusted for scrip rights N Tax-e«empiPd dmderiG ABN 15 traded m lot 1 of 10 shares each with the price Quoted m dollars 1984/85 Last Yield Net Vol Week High Low Company Sale Change P/E
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        Bank rates
        38 17 1 Wn $1 000. i Foe B«t cictomers on(» 3 OCBC F«iance Rates lit lot advanced payments UOf s rates l rTHltc i die O o 1 o i f-n^n^o i'nlF^ 1 rectory 'o3ns y y
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        Asian $ rates
        222 17 Asian rates ASIAN currency average deposit rates for the week ended Mar 22: BID PRICES usj -■r Low 1 days l( |H 1 month 8 Si months 9 1 16 8 15 16 3 months 9 5:6 9 6 months 9 15, 16 9 9 months 10 716 10 1
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        Container schedules
        485 17 Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo Delivery of FCL import containers LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block Sea Fortune (35C ?S 3 ;0/00) f7 C9OO 1000 I6CO 1730 L 6 ReginaMS 85C4i 25 1(2338] F5 !JOO 2240 1000 1130 AI Bl FranlilurlF 2.
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        Forex
        180 17 THE US dollar suffered extremely sharp exchange rate losses m continued hectic and jittery trading during the week. Against the Swiss franc, for example, the greenback was quoted as much as 20 centimes lower at times. Gold profited from this situation and chalked up very large gains, vaulting* the
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        Banks' PLRs
        507 17 BANKS' prime lending rates at the close of business on Friday 22. Bank PLR Algemene Bank 9 American Express 9 i AmDam R'terdam Bank 9 Arab Banking Corp 9 i Arab Bank Ltd 9 < Asia Commercial 9 A NZ Banking Group 9 Ban Hin Lee Bank 9
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        Ships in port
        266 17 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Kee Promoter K2B aside 25 3 Kota Wirama K3O aside 25 3 Ninhco K2l aside 25 3 Pulau Sumatera KOB aside 25 3 Sun Canna K27 aside 25 3 Trans Hay KO9 aside 25 3 Anshan K33 25 3 27 3
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        Gold, Financial futures
        260 17 THE June Eurodollar contract, after showing steadiness for two days, opened above the critical 89.40 point on Wednesday and quickly soared. Renewed buying followed before booksquaring ahead of the weekend calmed the week's strong showing as the June contract closed near the week's high of 89.87. Wild
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        165 17 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.5739 1.5768 6.48—6.29 Canadian dollar 1.6412—1.6455 6.17—6.05 NZ dollar 1.0320 1.0437 9.82-9.40 Sterhng pound 2.6655-2.6712 3.83-3.73 US dollar 2.2485—2.2495 4.48—4.43 X* rsto of foreign currency Austrian schilling 9.9711—9.9800
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        GOLD MARKET
        16 17 GOLD US$/oz Sat Fri Hongkong 316.00—317.00 315.00—315.75 Fri Thurs New York 316.00-317.00 317 00-317.50
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        GOLD ACCOUNT
        26 17 Buying Selling Hifhest— Lowest Highest-Lowest SJ/im SJ/gm Bank of China 24 39-21.40 24 53-2154 OUB 2440— 21 45 24.55-21 60 UOB 23.92-21.47 24 07-2162
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        29 17 Closing Turnover TIN prices Tonnes Cents (M)/kilo Mar 18 29.15 219 Mar 19 29.15 167 Mar 20 29.15 190 Mar 21 29.15 157 Mar 22 29 15 166
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        121 17 AFTER a dull and featureless start, the market gained about five cents mid-week m fairly active trading conditions on short covering demand. Part of the gain, however, was pared by profit-taking and values finished the period 31.--cents higher on balance, said Holiday, Cutler, Bath ft Co m its weekly
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      'Don't rush to remit overseas income back'
      384 18  -  You may end up paying more, say consultants By DON'T rush to remit overseas income back to Singapore under the newly-announced double taxation relief, warned two tax consultants of an international accounting firm. "Whilst clearly the new relief is welcome, taxpayers may still
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      234 18 Hwa Hong Corporation HWA HONG CORPORATION LTD, the name for Hwa Hong Manufacturing since February, reflects the new diversified image of the Hwa Hong group. Its decision to diversify from edible oils to construction and warehousing resulted m its record group pre-tax profits of $8.2 million last
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        CASH
        75 18 CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPLIES HOUSE (CASH) has explained to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) that its proposed acquisition of the 240,000 square metre resident! al-cum-commer-cial land m Johor will enable it to spread its property development risks from Perak. The other proposed acquisition of Sinarlim was described as a
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        18 18 TRADING of shares m Hotel Grand Central Ltd will be suspended from today pending an announcement.
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        Singapore Glass Ltd
        36 18 SINGAPORE GLASS (1974) LTD, which changed its name to Parkway Holdings Ltd on March 19, has completed its purchase of Parkway Properties Pte Ltd and Parkway Land Pte Ltd on March 23, 1985.
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      255 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The second national conference on the securities industry, to be held here on April 20, will evaluate the trends m and the new directions of the Malaysia stock market. Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Chairman Abdul Razak Sheikh Mahmood said on Wednesday
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      How a taxpayer may be liable to pay more
      376 18 Send... for a company's annual financial repor and scan the footnotes for hidden liabilities sue) as a pending lawsuit. MR TIMMS and Mr Grover gave an example where a Singapore resident receives the following income: Singapore income: $100,000 Overseas income: $100,000
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      73 18 First woman on Rothschild board LONDON, Sun. The N.M. Rothschild E ink of London, for the fir. t time since its foundation nearh 200 years ago. has imed a woman to its bard of directors She is 38-year-ol i Kate Mortimei an Oxford I'nivpi sity graduate, who heads the bank
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      245 19  -  EVANGELINE GAMBOA By CHICKEN farmers have something to look forward to. A drug to fight parasites that affect chickens will be marketed for the first time m Singapore from today. The drug Cygro, which controls coccidiosis m broiler chickens, was developed m
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      413 19 Sea farming may solve world food problem SCIENTISTS at the Smithsonian Institution recently reported after two years of research that sea farming m tropical waters had enormous potential for producing cheap and plentiful supplies of fish for a hungry world. The prospect of "mass world fisheries" producing fish at 550.44
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        76 19 AN AMERICAN firm is working on two laser devices that may do away with many types of open-heart and cardiovascular surgery altogether. The devices, called the Laser Optiscope and the Laseprobe, work together to send a laser beam inside a blood vessel. The beam can
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      699 19 QUOTE 4 PROF Edell says the chip could enable amputees to use muscle nerves to control sophisticated artificial limbs or to plug into a computer controlling office typewriters, industrial lathes, mills or drill a presses. Electronics may bridge man-machine gap ELECTRONIC chips smaller
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  • OBITUARIES
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      181 Deaths 181 Deaths 181 Deaths
      278 20 CHOY CHAN WAH AGED: 61 passed away peacefully or 23.3.85. Sadly missed and remembered by CHOY YING CHUN TAN BEE PHENG Brothers: Sisters-ln-Law: CHOY WENG SEONG (Deceased) LOO LEE HING CHOY WENG SENG I.UM KWEI MEI CHOY WENG TUCK WONG SOW LAN CHOY WING
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      136 20 The family of the late DATIN M.L. GARLICK nee CHAN MO LIEN wish to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to Rev. Canon k. Lomax, Rev. T.s. Yip, Rev Freddy Lim, Rev. Canon James Leong. Father Fred Vegaru. The Home Bible Group, members of St. Andrew's Cathedral, Doctors,
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      48 20 In Everlovmg Memory of R. PARUVATHAMMAL Departed 25.3.82 Always remembered by beloved son R. Sambasivam, daughter Thanaletchmi and family and all loved ones. In Loving Memory 01 YEO TANG WAH EX-PC 2472 Departed 25 March 1984 Always remembered by TEAM B OF TANGLIN POLICE STN.
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      2432 20  - Three Leaders shocks with $135 dividend OUR RACING TEAM By FIRST: *****2 SECOND: *****8 THIRD: *****0 STARTERS: *****7, *****6, *****7, *****8, *****6, *****4, *****9, *****7, *****7, *****1, *****6, *****0, *****4. CONSOLATIONS: *****4, *****0, *****8, *****5, *****0, *****9, *****4, *****1, *****3, *****4. MALAYSIAN-BRED Three Leaders staged a stunning upset m the
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      1336 20 Stipe's report JOCKEYS Sairi Suliman, S.H. Chew and Mahhat Tugiman and apprentice Abdul Hamid were suspended for their respective offences at Bukit Timah over the weekend. Sairi (Ultra Wheel) was suspended three race days, including trackwqrk for failing to make sufficient effort m riding
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      63 20 Golden Witchbreed Mary Gentle Nearly destroyed by the technology which belonged to their planet's once great civilization, the Ortheans have deliberately turned away from the past. An envoy, Lynne de Lisle Christie was sent from Earth to win the confidence of Orthe's leaders. In a conflict which threatens to explode
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      592 21 LONDON, Sunday Young ones turn on the magic to show it's still skills that thrill A NEW breed of young British strikers, headed by lan Rush and Mark Hughes, are exciting the fans and the interest of Europe's top clubs. English clubs have just four
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      158 21 SHEFFIELD, Sun. Seventy-four people were arrested and scores injured on another Saturday marked by football violence In Britain. The day's worst Incidents took place here during and after a Second Division match between Sheffield United and neighbouring Leeds United. Police, who suffered five casualties, made 5t
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      361 21 Coventry 3 Watford 1 (S-t): Two goals by Terry Gibson and another by Micky Adams sent Coventry racing into a 3-0 halftime lead. Luther Blissett scored a late consolation goal for Watford. Crowd: »,754. Everton 2 Arsenal (1-1): Everton outplayed Arsenal and m terms of goals deserved
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      169 21 BONN, Sun. West German soccer League leaders Bayern Munich faltered against Waldhof Mannheim yesterday. Waldhof held them 0-0 at home, allowing Werder Bremen to move closer to Bayern after a 3-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt. Bremen, two points behind with a game m hand, let
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      1337 21 DIVISION (INK Coventn 3 Watford i. E\erton 2 Arsenal 0. Ipswicn 1 Newcastle 1. Ijeicester 1 West Ham 0, LotOß 2 Queens Park Rangers 0, Manchester United 4 Aston Villa 0, Stoke 1 Nottingham Forest 4, Tottenham r> Southampton 1, West Bromwirh 0 Liverpool 5. (Postponed: Chelsea Norwich
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      225 21 Dixon's contract ends rumours LONODN. Sun. Cheis striker Kerry Dixon ales terday signed a new fou. year contract with hi.First Division ciuh a r ended speculation thai t would move when his pyo year contract expires. Di\. One leading soomrs Dixon (Chelsea 29, r al. (Spun M Sbai 24. Lineker
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      40 21 Mr Lee Hee Seng MADAM SEAH MEOW CHENG wish to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to Relatives and Friends, Business Associates and all well-wishers for their kind attendance, condolences, wreaths, scrolls and donations to charities during their recent bereavement
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      260 22  -  PETER SIOW BANDAR SERI BEGAVVAN. Sun. Michael Keon. the Philippines former director of Gintong Alay, was reinstated to his post two days ago. His return was initiated by the Commissioner of Audit, whose report prompted President Marcos to recall the enigmatic Keon. who was dismissed
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      451 22 Peter Siow paints a big tick for the Merdeka Games' opening ceremony BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sun. The Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, just a stone's throw away from Brunei International Airport, would have provided a spectacular scene for anyone who happened to be flying over it
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      167 22 ROTTERDAM, Sun. Czech Miroslav Mecir pulled off a surprise straight-set victory over Joakim Nystrom, of Sweden, to reach the final of a men's Grand Prix tennis tournament here yesterday. Mecir's 6-3, 6-3 win means the final will be an all-Czech affair as compatriots Jakob
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      305 22 SINGAPORE'S Fabian Looi and his partner, Malaysia's Foreman Oh, who were on a Yamaha RD 500 LC, finished third m the Shell Endurance race at the Shah Alam circuit near Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Australians Peter Redford and Neil Chivas won the 150-lap four-hour race on
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      361 22  -  PETER SIOW By Shoulder pain forces sprint medal hope Tang to skip training BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sun. Tang Ngai Kin, Singapore's best bet for a 100 metres medal, woke up this morning to a world of darkness. Well, almost. A sharp pain stabbed him on the right shoulder
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      Brunei hit the Philippines for four
      218 22  -  J. RAJENDRAN BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sun. Brunei kicked off the soccer tournament with an impressive 4-1 win over the Philippines at the Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium here today. They led 2-0 at the interval, and went 4-0 up before the Filipinos replied with a late
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      Lock icon It's safety first in the scrums
      271 22 PARIS, Sun. The International Rugby Union Board on Friday announced amendments m the game's laws to help curb serious injuries and to keep the game moving. The modifications decided chiefly govern scrums and mauls the principal sources of serious injuries to head, neck and
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      Republic's top two in for easy round
      318 22  - Republic's top two in for easy round J. RAJENDRAN By BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN. Sun. Boxers Mohammad Mukhlis and Tan Leong Kok had good reason to smile after the draw was announced today. Asean welterweight cham pion Mukhlis is down to meet Brunei's Damil Suleiman and bantamweight Leong Kok will face
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      Lock icon Zhao stamps his class
      508 23 RESULTS Meal riagJe* Oa*l: Zhao Jianhua C) bt Morten Frost (Den) 6-15. 15-10. 18-15. DwMn *flMii: Park Joo Bong and Kirn Moon Sno (SK) bt Rudy Heryanto and Hamtmantu Kartono tlndoo) 15-9. 15-3; Mark Christiansen and Michael K)eldsen (Den) bt Steve Baddeley and Martin Dew lEngi
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      342 23 NORWICH CITY 1 SUNDERLAND 0 Two wrongs make it right for Norwich LONDON, Sun. Norwich City won English soccer's Milk Cup final at Wembley Stadium here today, beating Sunderland 1-0 thanks to two huge slices of luck. But unfashionable Norwich deserved victory with a polished exhibition of spirited
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      Peter and Zainal for an encore
      423 23 TAY CHENG KHOON reports from Manila PETER HILL ana Zainal Abidin, the region's only two squash professionals, will stage a repeat of last year's final when they meet m the last match of the East Asia individual championships at the Makati Sports Club here
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      A not-so-delicious Wembley dish
      497 23  -  GODFREY ROBERT By AN explosive start and an exciting restart aside, Norwich and Sunderland hardly graced the silver jubilee of the Milk Cup with a golden moment that was worth registering. Former Liverpool reserve Dave Hodgson's M-metre volley within seconds of referee Neil Mitchley's whistle sailed
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      Ace Chew Lan fades away after fine start
      268 23 Ace Chew Lan fades away after fine start SINGAPORE'S last hope m »he East Asia women's individual squash championship, r'hia Chew Lan, psyched herself out of a berth tor today final. Chew Lan, ranked second m Singapore ar«d fourth m this tournament, had a flying start when she subdued favourite
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      Pioneer win
      52 23 PIONEER ARSENAL beai Sembawang SC 2 i m a Nation al Football league Division Two match at Deptfora Road yesterday Other ratnilte DJ\. 2 Erid Buki! 0 Jurong Town 0 Dtv. I Gibraltar Crescent 4 Orctard Boulevard 0, Punggol 1 Ha, Sing Park 1, Bedok Youths h Commonwealth
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      SCOREBOARD
      158 23 PEBAK S. Balwlnder c Amarjit b Balakrishnan 1 A. Iqbal c Harris b Amarjit 0 F. Arunagam c Banerji b Amarjit 4 V. ViJayaUngain c Jeya b Hector 17 R. Devtodraa c *d b Jeya 24 A. Eunar c Jeya b Hector 4 B. Charter rua out 3 B.
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      268 23 Grimes bags Indian title NEW DELHI, Sun. Canada's Tony Grimes, 24, chasing his first major tournament victory, bagged the Indian Open golf title here today, four strokes ahead of Australian Rodger Davies. Immg flaa! mm: CTI Tony Grimes (Can) 69, 68. 71, 71. 283 Rodger Davies (Aust) 70. 69, 72.
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      101 23 SHARJAH (United Arab Emirates), Sin. Australia scampered a mn off the last ball of the match to snitch victory by tWQ wickets m their thrUlng four-nations tournament limited overs cricket clash against England here today. Medium-pacer Richard Ellison bowled to Australian wicket-keeper Steve Rixon, who lashed the ball
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      FT have it easy in final
      204 23  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By FEDERAL TERRITORY won the Singapore Cricket Carnival when they thrashed Perak b 3 eight wickets at the Padang yesterday. FT skittled Perak out for 62 runs m 39.5 overs. Sent m to bat, Perak were m trouble right from the start
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      If you can't beat them, join them
      508 23  -  NORMAN LIM By FUNG HEE KWAN (oneunder) and M. Martmuthu (one-over) were the two Singaporeans on the leaders board as the golfers prepared to tee off on the final day of the Rolex Masters at the Bukit Course last Saturday. But even before
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      Absence makes the heart ponder
      209 23  -  JOE DOR AI SINGAPORE'S Malaysia Cup coach Hussein Aljunied and Seak Poh Leong, the Director of Soccer Development Committee, will put their heads together tomorrow to work out a plan to keep the national squad m competitive condition following a six- week break m the
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    318 24 Murder follows massive publicity of the film, The Killing Fields PARIS, Sun. A savage real-life political assassination m Paris' Chinatown after the massive publicity surrounding the launching m Paris of the film, The Killing Fields, has sent a wave of fear through France's
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    218 24 LITENHAGE (South Africa), Sun. Thousands of Blacks marched today m a funeral procession for six riot victims at the township of Kwanobuh'e where houses smouldered and three more Blacks were killed m clashes with police overnight. There has been repeated violence m the
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    Economic committee to meet next month
    119 24 THE economic committee formed to provide a wider range of input into Singapore's economic policies for the 1980s will meet sometime next month. This was revealed by Brigadier- General (Reservist) Lee Hsien Loong, the Minister of State (Trade and Industry and Defence) and Chairman
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    Lock icon The Singaporeans go marching in
    225 24 Republic's team joins 1,100 athletes m Brunei Games SINGAPORE'S chef-de-mission, Mr Lao Teng Chuan, leading the Republic's 191-member contingent at the opening ceremony of the Brunei Merdeka Games yesterday. The week-long competition m Bandar Seri Begawan among more than 1,100 athletes from Brunei and its
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    298 24 BEIJING, Sun CHINA'S Communist Party has issued a priority document for this year summing up measures to make the country's vast rural economy more marketoriented, the official Xinhua news agency said today. Xinhua said that Central Committee Document Number One sets out previously announced policies
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    76 24 PARIS, Sun. More than 20,000 people marched through Pans yesterday m support of a campaign by the communist-led CGT trade union for more jobs for the young. The demonstration, with 20,000 to 30,000 people, began under the Eiffel Tower with the symbolic opening of a soup kitchen
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    120 24 CHIPPENHAM( England), Sun. An English nightclub has cancelled a dwarf-throwing competition following complaints from all over the country. Mr Kevin Angel, manager of the Gold Diggers' Club m Chippenham, southern England, said it had received applications from 10 dwarfs prepared to be tossed. But health
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    327 24 Iran: We have halted air attacks on Iraq TEHERAN, Sun. Just hours before Iraq claimed its warplanes hit two "large naval targets" m the Gulf today, Iran said it had stopped missile and air attacks on Iraqi cities but would retaliate if Iraq attacked Iranian cities or shipping. There was
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    217 24 US 'training teams to fight terrorism' WASHINGTON, Sun. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the US armed forces are training teams to combat terrorism m at least 12 countries around the world, including Lebanon and Honduras, the Washington Post reported today. "It's part of a worldwide programme. It's been very
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      143 24 UP TO Ip.m. Showers m a few areas around midday. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 33 max., 24 mm. SUNSET today: 7.14 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.06 a.m. GLOBAL MATHER Adelaide 17/24 C Sunny Manila 21 33 C Sunny Amsterdam *C t Melbourne 17/19 C Cloudy Bangkok 27 35
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      1428 1 Believe it or not SINGAPORE and Malaysia have an agreement on interdependence, with Malaysia providing the raw material and Singapore, the expertise. MALAYSIA sends all its water to Singapore to be "refined". PARENTS with more than two children have to pay a fine. The more children you
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      507 1 "AN ELEPHANT sandwich? Certainly sir." Five minutes later, the waiter returns. "I'm sorr> sir, we can't serve you an elephant sandwich today, we've run out of bread." That was Ha r rods of London, the department store which has everything a shopper could con
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        60 1 What would You have to do to Get a Wink? Visit the Museum of Modern Art m New York, Or go to the Diethelm Showroom, Singapore. The incredibly versatile fabric Wink chair At only $2590 Designer collections by B&B, Skipper and fema await you exclusively at the Diethelm Showroom, Singapore
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        87 2 RECOMMENDED BY "■HPJSkSaiSS?® THE INSTITUTE OF E &JS^S Y BANKERS, U.K. better informed about our financial I institutions. .now m a revised and updated edition, could hardly be improved upon as an introduction to banking.' The Director Originally published by Methuen Co. Ltd. U.K. m association with The Institute of
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        509 2 COMICS GARFIELD By Jim Davis PEANUTS By Schult MONP^VS, I HATE MONPAVS.IT I i p|p YOU KNOW t I I T7Z^T\ I I 1 I 7 T 1 I 7 SE.E/W5 LIKE I JUST GET PONE (vOLTRE CUTE WHEN KIND OF J (uJINPyJ) I 'OPAv fISNT IT?) WITM ONE ANP
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        697 3  - Family affair at new curry corner MAY HO Women (and men) from three families four generations m all out m a new Indian food outlet m busy Orchard Road By JESSIE'S Curry Corner on the first floor of Cuppage Plaza is founded on good old-fashioned Indian home cooking culled from
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        456 3 This Japantrained clay doilmaker, who hopes to set up a local art and crafts school, currently conducts classes m community centres and statutory boards By MAGDALENE A TOILET roll m the shape of a clown, a telephone cover with a boot on top, carrot, chilli, brinjal
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        156 3 This extract on what's wanted from life is from Motivation, a publication of the Success Motivation Institute m Texas I WANT opportunity not security. I want the calculated risk, the dream, the vision to have ideas and build. I want the right to fail or succeed, based
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        504 4 "lido" Thursday" 9.ispm" A Charity Film Premiere B under the distinguished Patronage of m the Minister tor Foreign Affairs A mnmimii.\ Development Mi s DHANABALAN I proceeds to Hie Community m best Of Singapore Pickets .a ."> sio x SJ"» available al Pangs Saperstore umaha Mu^ii School (Plaza Singapura) I
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        446 4 INTERNATIONAL JOANNE DREW GROUP H^H H. I*l^^^^^^^^^ -ss**=^^^k HI l^y Or> <Js Off tier M\ I 1 Treatments \l' TlHl^^^^^s v I One Gold Pendant Jg^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Today, Joanne Drew J^^SL celebrates 23 years of care i B wmL for Women m Asia. Ladies, m Ji^ we've come a long i
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        582 4 Joopoooqpoooooocxxxxxxxx>ooQ LADIES ONLY PREVIEW! I ORCHARD: Saturday at 11am 5 > Admission. STALLS $1.50 Circle $2.50 Q S NOMINATED FOR 7 ACADEMY AWARDS A including BEST PICTURE BEST ACTRESS Q The sliirt of a woman /^tffk X fighting for her children for her land, ■ffc, |T for Ihe ({reatrst dr.
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        358 4 1 O B C AW I S jJIOII g I ikn illi TitlUUL>. i AST DAN 1 lam I 45 400 64i 9 I 1 m m m >nd ■T^ YOUR BOOT m IT-***, m I w 1 FRIOAV 13th 8 tvii:«)mr.vi»K»r.yiflra B I The ADVENTURES BUCKAROO BANZA: I Across
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        849 5  -  CHONG WING HONG Despite its young cast, the Fujian Opera Troupe, now m Singapore, does not have many young people m the audience. Its director tells how he is trying to make opera more appealing to the young. By DIRECTOR Huang Qingwei looked stern on the busy stage.
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        200 5 ijfi-fsf* THIS programme is compiled by Rediffu sion and broadcast daily m Teochew Hokkien and Cantonese over both Rediffn sion and SBC's Radio Three on M on -Su at 11.05 a.m. The English notes are provided by as. tt 5f Lesson 287 Decayed tooth VOCABULARY: 1) B«UE
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        685 5 IT has a happily-ever-after ending that is too good to be true and a plot predictable and pedestrian. A young prince flees the palace pursued by the son and henchmen of an evil minister. Ma Xuan De, father of the Imperial concubine of the West
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        586 6  -  A. RAHIM LATIFF By THE Literary Movement of the 50's or Angkatan Sasterawan '50, or better known as Asas '50 or simply Asas, will continue its efforts to upgrade the standard of Malay literature m this country. Asas will continue to encourage its members m
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        Usaha Asas utk tingkatkan lagi mutu sastera Melayu
        623 6 Oleh A. RAHIM LATIFF ANGKATANSasterawan '50 atau lebih di kenali dengan panggilan Asas '50 atau Asas saja, akan terus berjuang untuk meningkatkan lagi mutu sastera Melayu di negeri mi. Asas juga akan terus menyemai dan memupuk minat cintakan sastera di kalangan masyarakat
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        611 6 r_ <ot Then P ick the letters m the shaded boxes T^fillrCl KOTO A A and put them m the boxes on the line below m ICKa XYata Olil I\t\ the proper order. You will find that the letters form a word Bahagiail 4 WORD QUIZ AA, Part 4 that
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        499 7 mm^^ sT^ Fr day 8 30am to 2 00 P m\nam JRun-On: $5 00 per line (Mm $15OQ[ Food/EnterUinmem i i >A ,j^ Bel S"l-^Tk(\ X^A J^^~J t^^^^ i^^i I^^^^ aUr deadhne for the Sunday T,mes) (semi-display: IW 00 per coi cm P»r»on«i S»HYK:»«/M«rch«nd.*«M 1 39) $SBK i I //A
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        401 7 12 Computer Products/ Services USED WANG OFFICE Information system model 6530A OIS 130A Master with printers, keyboard workstations and feeder. Contact Alvin/ Eric *****37. SECOND-HAND CANON AS-100 1984 microcomputer for sale. $8,000 negotiable. Call Kirby *****71 (after 8 pm). 13 Musical Instruments FOSTEX X-15 4 track recorder with accessories. Still
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        554 7 24 Garage Sale OWNER MIGRATING/ GOING cheap: tables, chairs, cupboards, beds. etc. Interested view: Blk 115, Ho Ching Rd. #06-94 (2261) Tues (25/3) only 9am-spm. 25 Sale: Other Products TRANSPORT COST ONLY. Clearance sale tiles lots of 500 sq.ft. up First come first served. 8 1/4 km, Upper Thomson Road,
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        498 7 19 Home Appliances 19 Home Appliance* iF^ISSPJrsTTri ■■^•^^B^BVf^PVnKbffrT^BClKwirTVb^BL ai 25 Sale: Other 25 Sale: Other Products Products *—**?> For a limited period only while |L^Ji stocks last. Don't miss this s|^/ opportunity to buy Swedish made quality products at 1 most competitive prices. I Pallet Truck Capacity: 2000 kg i
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        398 7 C c ALWAYS CALL *****10/ *****' for house cleaning, pollshln v parquet varnishing, painting all other renovation works. Ca c us for maximum satisfaction. ROCKS-TONE, SPRAYING, COA ING for HDB flats, using origin materials. 5 yrs g'teed. *****71. SPECIALISED IN CARPET shan poolng, floor polishing pain ing. *****18/ Pager: *****41.
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        772 7 36 House Renovation/ Decor KINTYRE RENOVATION A FURNITURE MFRS Showroom: 5 Jalan Wangi (Off MacPherson Road) HDB Licensed Contractor Specialise m HDB/ private houses Ceramic/marble/parquet etc. Kitchen cabinet/wardrobe c Spray plaster/painting Electrical/plumbing services c Wallpaper/carpet/cornices c Aluminium/iron grilles c Design/interior decor consulting c Guaranteed workmanship! Easy payment terms Enquiries: *****64/*****58/*****12/*****64
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        522 7 36 House Renovation/ Decor $2,300, $4,000, $4,800 -3/4/5 rms. 12 x 12 ceramic with skirting. *****09/ *****64, 10.30 am -6.00pm. 37 Airconditioners/ Refrigerators LEE MANG AIRCOND REFRIGERATION SERVICES can solve ell problems of servicing, repairing/respraying of sll refrigerators and aircondi- tioners m our workshop/your place. Reasonable rates ft guaranteed. Secondhand
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        552 7 EC33 I WBkT V "SPECIAL OFFER! $140/- per pair, soft contact lenses. Satisfaction guaranteed f See it to believe at classifiwp cation 23. 39 Other Personal Services HOLMES PRIVATE INVESTIGATION Agency Pte Ltd. For enquiries, please contact *****07/ *****08 48 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/Removal A BUDGET PRICE professional/ household/ office removal,
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        518 7 52 Office Furniture/ Furnishing CASH a CARRY. Toshiba Strata telephone system, tables, chairs. photocopier, typewriter, etc Please call *****59 54 Book-keeping/ Secretsrisl/ Answering/ Translation Services YOUR PROFESSIONAL CHOICE: Prestlgeous Address. Pleasant Answering, Economical Typing. Word Processing. Telex. Temporary Executive Room Classic Mgt *****00 The Experienced WE PROVIDE BOOK-KEEPING, Accounting, Secretarial.
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        608 7 57 Business Opportunities A DREAM IN GETTING RICH Free tranchiaet (or existing r/'c market m Singapore USA h.c^ tech coal Mving consumer.' indut trial product* Prolu high wiin m risk Pndfl training and technical Krvl provided No stock keeping i^ require Onl> accept Individual, fu ers with own transport interested
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        1578 8 vFiirV AN EXPERIENCED and regismm 7| LJB tered optometrist is invited by ■?SB' M S an adver tiser to work Down l^y SIS LJLV Under. Return passage, acwm 9 W commodation and work perBb m HTI i^B mit are arran K eaDle If you're -i| 1 I st keen on
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        533 8 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical I ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD I invites applications for the post of: Receptionist/ Telephone Operator GCE 'O' Level Certificate Good command of English Good telephone manners Pleasant personality The salary payable will be commensurate with qualifications and relevant working experience. Minimum
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        349 8 Largest USA NVOCC/ consolidator looking for the following: A. MALE SHIPPING CO-ORDINATOR At least 2 years' experience m shipping/ freight forwarding and consolidation work. B. FEMALE CLERK/ TYPIST At least 1 year's experience m import shipping, with some knowledge of customer services. Please apply with passport photograph, contact telephone number
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        545 8 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical run SMIT INTERNATIONAL SOUTH EAST ASIA (PTE) LTD requires PURCHASING CLERK (Female) Possess 3 GCE O' level passes including English. c Able to type accurately at 35 wpm. No experience required as training will be provided. Interested, please apply m writing to: The Personnel Superintendent
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        522 8 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical r# Wingua The inlingua School m Singapore, a member of an international network of Language Schools, is looking for dynamic, career-minded girls to join the school's administrative staff. Positions are available for: RECEPTIONISTS/ CLERKS Requirements: c Minimum GCE "O" level with credits m English, Mandarin
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        629 8 70 Situation* Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical FEMALE GENERAL CUM ACCOUNTS CLERK urgently required Typing, accounts general duties Able to work independently Tel: *****88 or call personally at: No. 8 Jalan Kilang Timor Kewalram House #02-01 Singapore 031S FEMALE TELEPHONE OPERATOR required Able to speak fluent English and Mandarin. Interested applicants please
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        1115 8 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical WANG WP OPERATOR 5.175 lor 2-week assignment This job is to assist the Loan Officer of a major bank The successful ap- j plicant is likely to be able lo handle heavy volume financial data preferably !.a> worked m an Accounts/ h ilia;, laJ I
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        396 8 1 Situations Vacant: Sales /f\ SOLENOID [j) SINGAPORE JL PTE LTD i leading mult, -national European electncal iwitchgear company ias vacancy tor 1 Compietea GCE O Level 1 Experience m har I indoor sales preferably m the electncal industry 1 Assists the sales team m overseas marketing 1 Knowledg e
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        658 9 71 Situations Vacant: Mm A Gotdchain Manufacturing compa- i ny invites applicants for: FULL-TIME/ PART-TIME SALES A REPRESENTATIVES In 2 ye.try working experience m tile gold tr.ide is preterreii Abje iS to M Hussess L'lass 3 driving licence Able -o communicate m En- glish Mandarin and dialects. B Basic salary
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        623 9 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Schwan-STABILO SINGAPORE PTE LTD has immediate vacancies for: SALES REPRESENTATIVE To sell and promote i schools, govl. depts tnd^ tries. GCE O level A valid Class 3 driving 1; cence Vehicle provided. Some experience m selltn to schools and industries SALES CLERK GCE O 1 level.
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        806 9 71 Situations Vacant: 7 Sales Can you earn $60,000 per annum? Minimum requirements: c QCE *O* OT 'A* level, c Jl years old and above. Must possess a car Honesty initiative/ Industrious. Males completed N.S. t- Sales experience is an asset. Only those with minimum qualifications need apply. Please submit
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        544 9 2 Situation* Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical PELMEGI A large ball beating manufacturing company m Jurong has vacancy for: NIC 3in Electrical Installation and I Fitting •2to 3 years experience m repairing automatic production machines m Abie to read electrical drawings I Some basic knowledge of B electronics will
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        332 9 72 Situations Vacant: Technical DEMETRON Selected candidate will provide technical support to production department carry out quality evaluation of products GCE'Owith 1 to 2 years' Q.C. experience m a manufacturing environment Able to work on 2 rotating shifts occasionally on 3rd shift. We offer a competitive remuneration package which includes
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        450 9 72 Situations Vacant: Technical HHBSBBhSH AAeadexUdu Has vacancies for: Lathe Operator c Completed apprenticeship c Experience on centre lathe, auto-lathe or CNC lathe c Able to read blue print and inspect parts with precision measuring instrument Time-Study Clerk c Completed Secondary 4 with credit m Maths c Able to collect
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        540 9 72 Situations Vacant: Technical -_H BBBB_r^_H One of the largest I™*"" refrigerator compressor makers m the world has immediate vacancies TECHNICIANS m the following areas Maintenance Quality Control Disamatic Moulding Machines I"™" Melting Applicants should: Possess NTC 2 or 3 or ITC ZZ 3 GCE O' levels JSS w 't
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        350 9 72 Situation* Vacant: Technical PREMIER MILK (S) PTE LTD m Jurong requires NTC 3 m Motor Vehicle Mechanics No experience required Those without the required technical qualification (NTC 3) but with relevant working experience may also be considered We oiler 5-day week Transport subsidy Annual Wage Supplement of I 3
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        493 9 72 Situations Vacant Technical gg 1 WHITE INDUSTRIFS A inurti-miHton do I I project of large intc- I nationa l consfuction I I company has imme- I diate vacancies for: Boilerman To operate 400 HP I C.eaner Brooks Boile r s I (2 off) on rotat I day and night
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        565 10 n Situations Vacant: 73 Situation* Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Production I s^gP MiniScnbe U. S. leader m the manufacture of jr—m computer peripherals «__^__M_-a--w-a-n_i^ I fO^ Female I v Production I Operators #< I tud shift 11.35 pm to 7.10 am I 1 permanent 3ra -nil i. r
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        285 10 ffCARLEE I Electronics Pte Ltd I We now have many 1 vacancies m our new J factory at I Hillview Avenue b Ml We provide high starting salary and the following benefits 5-day week Normal working hours (B.ooam 5.30pm) Attendance bonus Good working J environment Free medical benefits No scope
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        636 10 i i ie nid tier ■II L J 9 RS ice 13th s II: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations VacantProduction Production JP^tn-^^ MALAYAN ■f W¥^fU BREWERIES I Fi/ffyH <SPORE) PTE LTD I S. ABC Stoul I In possession of P.U.B. Electrical Worker's Licence or NTC 3 m Industrial Electricity. Minimum
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        480 10 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production IJFOSTER^ Urgently Requires FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS v Requirements: Age 18 —28 years old Mm. Primary Education We offer you good starting salary $20/- attendance allowance Full transport reimbursement 2 increments per year Many other leaves benefits Come with your NRIC from Monday
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        262 10 HITACHI EXPRESS E? SINGAPORE EE (PTE) LTD v y= WALK-IN INTERVIEW •Mm. Sec. 2 =E education Age 21 40 EE •Physically fit and j= healthy *Age 21-40 zz Company Benefits: EE 3 rotating shifts Attractive shift zr allowance •Attendance incentive Free transportation zr 'Free uniform zr •Comprehensive E training provided
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        407 10 73 Situations Vacant: Production fobertson S A well established US /A based Multi-national 1 manufacturing ona < M construction company has immediate |j vacancies tor I Benefits: Increment aftei 3 months Transport allowance $70 per month Free transport to and j from Jurong Bus Interchange Attendance incentive S2O per montn
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        364 10 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous i I MiniScnbe I ffi A LS leader m computer periphery v nianutacture Drop By Toda y 2s 3 J Tomorrow 26 3 To See Us < Bam 5 P m I Personnel Clerk s£ QCC 0 level vsith good credit m
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        398 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous mlllilll titer tut)ine #fc j^spcre •"•"miiiin We are an established aerospace company engaged In the repair and overhaul of aeroengine components and Invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following post: Cowplctod secondary education Age between 22-25 years and have completed National Service Able to
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        372 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous YAOHAN SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED have launedtate vacancies (Of CASHIERS (FEMALE) Above Iti years old Mm. Secondary 3 education AT THOMSON. BUKIT TTMAH ORCHARD STORKS ONLY SALES ASSISTANTS Above IS year- Old Mil! St ondai s 2 (ducaUon AT ORCHARD. THOMSON. KATONG BUKIT TIMAH STORES I ONLY
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        366 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous \f TREATS CAFETERIA invitea applications for the posts of: A. KITCHEN ASSISTANTS B. WAITERS/ WAITRESSES Experience not essential but an advantage. Secondary education. Pleasant personality. We offer: Competitive salary, attractive fringe benefits and a conducive working environment. Please call personally between 12.00 noon and 3.00pm at:
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        489 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous I/A speaker parts manufaci I turing company requires I the following j M. FEMALE 1 ACCOUNTS i CLERK minimum act: O' level i 5 able to type accurately I at 35 to 40 w.p.in 1 1 knowledge of simple ac- t counts and 1 to 2
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        469 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous An European shipping company has vacancies for A) TRAINEE SHIP BROKER (MALE) c GCE A' level. c Able to speak good English. Preferably with relevant shipping experience. Working hours from 3pm to 12am. B) SHIP OPERATIONS ASSISTANT (FEMALE) c Age 19 to 22. GCE O' level.
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        497 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous 9^ i i CMb fCWMsec Bartender Butcher 2nd Cook Interested candidates should WALK-IN personally at: 30 Stevens Road Singapore 1025 Tel: *****22 Ext. 311 I 1 Well established firm requires RECEPTIONIST/ TYPIST c GCE O' level Ability to type at 40 w p.m. Pleasant personality with
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        582 11 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Urgently required CHINESE MALE STORE ASSISTANTS Hexihle keen to learn. Able to speak English, Mandarin and dialects. Preferably under 30 years old Interested please call personally between 10am and 6pm at> PEOPLE'S FURNISHING CENTRE PTE Block 86 Marine Parade Central #02-101 102 Singapore 1544 (Opposite Marine
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        697 11 74 Situationa Vacant: Miscellaneous Established Forwarding Co. 1 requires ur^>-n:i\ t I CLASS 4 DRIVER t Minimum salarj 57.800 p .a Interested call personally 9-A Circular Road I Singapore 0104. I I Established legal firm requires: NEAT OFFICE DESPATCH CLERK i I WITH OWN MOTORCYCLE. Please apply personally with complete
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        1001 11 74 Situation* Vacant Miscellaneous we are ft group ol lealing m compute! ■ugh technologj product and tave a r the Inventory Control AssistAiit cvini Delivery Man Requirem. I I :he position include GCE le\ ?l with good business maths skills The applicant muc .i \ahd dam :i driving licence Experience
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        437 11 74 Situation Vacant: Miscellaneous LEADING SALON >N MEDICAL DfCT A. NUPst S. A[)[i. REQD DESPATCH RIDER with SHAMPOO GIRLS REQUIRED SZ COMPANY REQUIRES -me Drivei n nu ***** VEHICLE AIRCON MECHANICS Car Wash) i and quired Intel 81 Vehicles For Hire BUS AND VAN (FOR RENTAL) CO S I Tel
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        659 12 Q|TjNST DE LOREAN STAINLESS steel IUIJWJ sports car is for sale today. 1 ZL.TL.-— I This "real dream car and a i IJipJIQflB 1 most wanted classic" is the JdLJCi onl y De Lorean with a U mJfc— l right-hand drive. Spot it m CqS /J*S yj\ Inl classification 94.
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        891 12 87 For Sal*: Mercedes DEC. 1962 MERCEDES 500 SEC lm pte owner, excellent conditic for immediate sale. *****88 b tween 9.30 am and 6pm. IMPORTED 1981 MERCEDES 280 8 fully auto, private registratio can convert to company, airco cassette. Tel: *****03. IMPORTED '83 MERCEDES Bei 200 manual. 1 owner. Full
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        877 12 89 For Sal*: Datsun/Nissan 1 >n Q regn. '81 Bluebird 1.6 GI c Low mileage, accident fre« showroom condition. *****28/9. E 1979 DATSUN 120Y GL, PARF new paint, tyres, full accessorie: n Downpayment $2,000. *****65. 1980 BLUEBIRD. Aircon, radl nz cassette. $14,500 0.n.0. Please cal s *****73. la. 1980 JUNE
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        960 12 91 For Sal*: Mitsubishi '79 MIT. COLT Superstllft 1400 OLX. Airton. hi-fi $12,800 ono. (Loan $10,000). *****00. 8/77 MIT. SIGMA 1600 custom. 3 pte owners, alrcon, gd condition. $7,600. *****3 Ricky Tay. 8/78 SIGMA GS, 5-speed, metallic paint, good condition. Tax 7/85. $9,300 *****85, evening *****22. •80 MIT. COLT Galant
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        812 12 94 For Sale: 94 For Sale: Other Makes Other Makes SUBARU L SERIES^) Sote Distributor: SINGAPORE MOTORS PTE LTD Te1:*****66 Main Deafer: AUTORAMA PTE LTD Tel: *****66 LATE '78 DAIMLER 4.2. converted series 3. Fully auto. Parf. LUUB. Excellent condition. *****47 before 3pm, *****02, after 3pm. 78 SUBARU 600, 4-door,
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        614 12 97 Vehicles Wanted F SIN HIAP HONG MOTOR CO. 99 Soo Chow Walk Off Upper Thomson B.B Km Singapore 2057 Tel: *****03/ *****33/ *****35/ *****74. c We sell full range of Secondhand Mercedes Benz c We offer the best price to all kinds of used cars m- j eluding private
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        713 12 -TfT*^TT^iTiTT?T_______t*^___y"T__P^^*^TJ_i' _i^_^^ f^ti?fT_f_T TT^?l^^^^^* 106 Accommodation Available: Houses EVERTON REALTY Please call: *****11 Apts With Facilities Jervois Court Quiet Locality $5,000 Shangri-la Vicinity Brand New Spacious Apt $4,000 Coronation Grove/ Willyn Vide Beautifully Furnished. From $2,000 Houses Dist. 10 Eden Pk Brand new D/storey detached In -ground pool $7,000 Dist.ll
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        633 12 106 Accommodation Available: Houses D.ll HILLCREST RD detacher bungalw. 4 bdrias/ study's p/furn. $3,200. Avail immediate ly. Tropical Realty. *****51. HUA GUAN AYE. S/storey semi-d Furn. $1,500 Chwee Chian Rd (Pasir Panjang) d/storey hse Furn. $1,400. *****75 NC. ONLY $5,000 BUNGLW with m ground pool. 10 mins. to Or chard.
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        368 12 107 Accommodation Available: Apartment* APARTMENTS [FOR LEASE urfing6 Heights $4500/$6500 City Towers $2900 Cavenagh Court $2500/$4500 Barker Road r $2000 Citiport Centre Balmoral Park Reasonable Terms Professional Service Contact Owner ["telephone *****9T] j Eastern Lagoon c Just of! East Coast beach park j Partially furnished split level Townhouses Pent houses
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        613 12 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments TO LET Long or Short Lease At the junction o* Scotts. Orchard Roao next to Hyatt Hotc Immediate Occupation u.OOOsq tt Note' Style Lobby Swimming Pool Tennis Court and many other faculties Ample indoor Car parking lots 24-hour Security System. EftfMNaj a FAR EAST ORGANIZATION CENTRE
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        870 13 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartmants W A hotel room for V*\^^H 1 over a month? M |MO,THA^ I A Not when I could opt for the 1 best of both worlds. A fl|f Service Apartment i W at The Plaza, h -*illi~*m? ;omforts and hotel .^^sl^sKSSSfiSH les
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        855 13 D.21 CLEMENTI PK. Goodluck Gdn. 'View, Green L:>dge, etc. 2/3/4 -bdr m ed apts. PoO' squash/ tennis. $1,600— < $2,300. Esteem: *****01 HIGH RISE F/FURN apt with 24 hrs security full facilities at Dist.l3. Viithin distance to town j Available immediately Call: *****12/ *****88 I JURONG EXECUTIVES' CHOICE: Lakepoint. Hong
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        1107 13 107 Accommodation Available: Apartmants PANOAN VALLEY, EUGENIA Court. 2 4 bdrms, facing pool, p/furn, full l i-ondo facilities $2,100. Call C *****28 *****50 (agt). TELOK KURAU, OIST. 15, unfurn.. E 2 bdrms.. bthrms. attached, ser- F vant's amenities $1,000 p.m. Contact *****63. 1/2 BORM APT. at Coronation Plaza/ Spottiswoode Pk.
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        800 13 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments -ROOM FLAT AT Queensway rower for rent, fully furnished. 'all *****81. -RM FLAT AT Ah Hood Rd, off Jalestler Rd. Preferably couple, "urnlshed. Call *****51. 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms lENGS LODGE offors luxurious urniahsd aircondition«d room* »ilh own bathroom, private enranc* and tatophon* availabto m Mat.
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        1778 13 113 For Sala: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses loon sweet loon? At Citibank we'll loan you up to 90% of your dream You can take up to 2 5 years to pay us back and Plus, you can borrow more as monthly
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        1020 13 114 For Sale: Private Apartments DIST 10 SOMMERVILLE ESTAT 2 1/2 level American iwrntMH with 4 bedrooms covered a porch and private backya Built-in area of 2.700 sq ft Sell.no $625,000 HIGHPOINT. DIST S 3-bedroomed apartment on h: floor with panoramic vi< Built-in area of 2.600 sq ft Selling at
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        1069 13 114 For Sale: Private Apartments DIST 9 CAIRNHILL PLAZA Ugh fU "E apt 2£H aq.fl 3 Mrnu s-.t00.000 l>t-.xii.^ Proper! 2988 ise IT- 015T.9 DEVONSHIRE COURT d walk u( ISOO Kj.fi hold $stoo)i h ismei DIST.9 HORI2ON TWR. I MfMM turn L rxn >„ ft MXOjMQ ClUproj Igh DIST.9 WILKIE
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        1345 14 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Apartments PecKHayCourt^®^ Luxurious Apartments S Surrounded by many international hotels and prestigious B residential estates, Peck Hay Court is located m a tranquil and S I lush, green environment. Many finer points make Peck Hay Court
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        619 14 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces PRIME LIGHT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX J j UMON Z^ j Industrial BWg^^ x PEMIMPIN/^ 4 *&&s&s? JALAN BUROH WAREHOUSE COMPLEX Brand New and Self-Contained Terrace Warehouse Complete with Mezzanine office floor High ceiling and spacious with toilets m the office floor and shopfloor.
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        731 14 120 For Sale: 120 For Sale: Office Spaces Office Space* asr ArpiACC 5~ v/i tvtO S Self-contained Freehold 3-storey Showroom Jp S Cum Office Building For Sale. S M Upper Bukit Timah Road, close to Courts p S c Total built-in area approx. 19,900 sq.ft. 5 •19 car park facilities
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        728 14 121 For Rent: Office Spaces International Building Orchard Road outside CBD ample covered carparks Office space for rent Owners: Jllll Vat Yuen Hong ||3|pCo Pte Ltd T WI (j\ member of Hong Fok Group) 737 9355 WELLINGTON BUILDING 20 Bideford Road Office Space Available -01-01 (grd) shop 860 sq.ft 01-04
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        839 14 121 For Rant: Office Spaces $4370 NCLUSIVE PER month 1.900 sq (i Convenient!) kxuw-d Brand new showroom cum office (Katongi V ***** x 52. 2.064 SQ.FT OFFICE rwUI near 3 m i Serangoon Rd I<.u>at $2.50 psf plus 55 cenl> maintenance tee Int nnp *****)1 9th FLOOR. PEOPLE S Park
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        463 14 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces PRIME LOCATION SHOP SPACES FOR RENT LUCKY PLAZA Shops 08? >q fl FAR EAST PLAZA Shops X: 62U sq H CUPPAGE PLAZA Shops. 256 3.198 ?>q ft ORCHARD PLAZA Shops 215 39v .sq fl FAR EAST SHOPPING CENTRE Shops 161 I 1)7'." sq ft BEAUTY
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        655 15 124 For Rent: 124 For Rent: 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces Shop Spaces Shop Spaces Prime shop All trades will space of tfJlvm do well here various floor #AI|W m Book early areas for MJ^^^UuV V limited units lease or sale are available Located at busy Orchard Road, along Cuppage
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        609 15 135 Air Travel 135 Air Travel COST CONSCIOUS TRAVELLERS Airf ares/ worldwide. Call AlrP Til ft ii n tin "> master Travel Centre Tel' IHAILANU :i:i*****. *****83/ 335J39-42. TA 263. 5 DAYS BKK' PATTAYA 5735- HARHARAH TRAVEL For reli--4 DAYS PHUKET able economical airfares worldS4qq/. wide. 02-35 Sultan Plaza. Tel:
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        913 15 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours I X NAM HO I I TRAVEL SERVICE (S) PTE LTD. g| --*-*da>%\ Exdusive arrangement to Chiengmai for "Water Festival" ip \|_£f|w* SPOC'a'dep on 10/4. The one only m Spore. Hf?Ns Seeßali4 days at a never-before rock bottom price of SI6M/- W •V^^^""' 1
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        607 15 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tour* ■f JT i 1 /if M *****900 W f M i f i 14 DAYS TAIWAN HONGKONG BANGKOK ***** 00 Xi l/i| f»J fil A Ai 1 k H ■I'f^^^B TAIWAN STOPOVER PACKAGES B^gBIJHjIB^BMIBIBMIMBBBB^B arrangements only mjamammtj^ DE A RFARE AVAILABLE 4 Days T.j
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        424 15 146 Foreign Education THE GREAT LAKES COLLEGE OF TORONTO, CANADA An established and reputablt college offering Ontario Grade) 11. 12 and 13 (Pre-U) Student; who have completed Secondary 2. 3. 4. Pre-U I. 2 and 3 may a.ppl\ for admission In January May August semester^ lor >übsequeni enrolment into Canadian
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        713 15 146 Foreign Education Experienced Reliable Tutor* providing home tuition lor all diMs. assured *****48 *****46 Experienced Tulon ,:oviding Ulttl SU> ISSMI Bilingual A Qualified Tutor* pr viding home tuition Any subject uonabte cbarp I EXPERIENCED GRADUATE a SB dergrad tau etU Uwi I v itiun Primary all subjects Secondary "Eng.
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        517 16 146 Foreign Education 146 Foreign Education iTHEBRmSHCOUNCin presents B HIGHER EDUCATION IN I I THE UNITED KINGDOM I A talk by the Education Counsellor on I choosing a degree course 13 making an application B how the Education Counselling B Service can help you B j• An award-winning film "Degrees
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        293 16 f COMPUTER PROGRAMMING COURSES BASIC: Comm: 9 Apr. 1985 A 2 month comprehensive course comprising elementary and ad- vanced concepts and 5 practice for beginners (4 hrs lectures and 2 hrs i practical per week) i Morning/ Evening/ i Weekend classes. Fee: $140 for whole court*. STUDENTS SPECIAL Fee $80
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        464 16 147 Academic 147 Academic ■■METROPOLITAN 1 MCA I PRE-UNIVERSITYI/II INTAKE 'BS 9 Date of Commencement: 1 April '85 I Course of Study: Commerce (2 years full-time I education) fl Subjects offered: Economics, Principles of 9 Accounting, Management of S Business, Additional Mathematics, General Paper Entry Requirement: 3 GCE 0' level
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        477 16 150 Commercial/ Technical ELECTRONIC ELECTRICAL COMPUTER ELECTRONICS FULL COURSE Mon to Frl 2pm 5/6 BASIC ELECTRONIC (BEG) TRANSISTOR IC Frl 7pm 12/4 Sun lpm 7/4 Sat 2pm 27/4 B/W/TV SERVICING Mon 7pm 3/6 COLOUR TV SERVICING Sun 4pm 4/7 VIDEO TAPE RECORDER DIGITAL LOGIC Thur 7pm 4/4 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING BASIC
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        476 16 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ Typing Typing Typing Typing ATT TRATNS THE BEST SECRETARIES Once again our results prove it B^! BaHaW^ k f a^Laa! LbbbT J^P^^^P^ lE^fc Baa>> saKav^ ■P^aaaaßßß 4b a^Laai L^bb^^ afl^aaV AHBiGBfIP^aiBBBm f Bblr^ aßK^'^B^ aBBBBBW W aBBBB BBBBB^^ WWwW B^bbbbV^^b^b^bbbbbbblbbbbbV a^BBBi bbbbbbE&lbbbbf
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        295 16 150 Commercial/ Technical Registration for admission to the VITB's Part-time Academic Education, Business Studies, Language and I Non-Examination 1 Vocational Skill Courses (starting m Apr 85) is being held from 25-31 Mar 85. For details refer to the VITB's main advertisement m the Straits Times of Sat 23 Mar 85.
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        603 16 150 Commercial/ 150 Commercial/ Technical Technical rmSPEED-READWG COURSEM® I j Reading Sp»-»-d Retention Power Comprehension Study Ability HmH Course is conductec using lectu'es a^a specially designec I teaching d.as and euros) I I guaranleed or money back iMost students mprove their I ■^B 3 P eed b y m ore
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        549 16 153 Driving r j LUCKY DRIVING SCHOOL m j highway code, simulator train tnf road driving 4Hi;i34o Anp Mo Kio) *****88 S3SO3S Qwanutown) ■CHAMPION DRIVING SCHOOL |Te^ Queenstown, Toa i Kanipon^j Übi Fetch send armngnUk ra MMM LAMBERT S DRIVING SCHOOL b;i1u..,r... Rodfi «> >f -ai teacbtna eapertenci mm I
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        665 17 APIKMNTMJMEi^NOnCES^ BQCZfIftAI HHHI I Telefax N©: *****59 I Kates: Box Service: p SBiOlMnio nOJUOOIaiB I Sales Service: Straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 U" Telex. Service: S.T.A.N.T.S. RS ***** TIMEAD I 1 APPOINTMENTS (£HDB invites applications trom Singapore Citi- zens Permanent Residents ot Singapore citizens ot ASEAN countries tor
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        695 17 IVI *****11 ext 2724-7 2669 I Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc. cm. I Posted: S$lO.(K) j Lr t? I L^Tm ■■> Ami "^■l^n ■m I 1 1\ > m k^^ C" 1 Gf Pupil Radiographers (Diagnostic) L 7 Applications are invited from Singapore Citizens for the appoint- H ment 5 i
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        616 17 I 1^******************************51^^ 3 1 j OUB SCHOLARSHIPS 1 Overseas Union Bank invites applications for scholarship J3 1 awards from students who are applying for first year full-time tj] I studies at the National University of Singapore m the academic r=J J year 1985/1986. g ELIGIBILITY pj j Applicants should be
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        792 17 ttt i a rna|Or tompany associated with AefOffXKC Bd 'i*y m line with future expansion we are seeking to a" personnel with the follov»incj puaii*KOttons AIRFRAME MECHANIC MuSI have experience m structural repairs Hydraulics Sys terns Aircraft handling and have the ability to dioc m and rectify fault. JET ENGINE
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        627 18 APPOINTMENTS -s= (^D Cisco =s=. The Corporation is expanding its operations m equipment based security Being appointed as area representative for world renowned manufacturers of security products, we require more commercially oriented personnel to provide product support m keeping with changing demands of our clientele for high-tech equipment MARKETING OFFICER
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        80 18 NOT JUST I J. a '<e^y3* I y>vTirt<N nod faf*Nr«r Hefnoon How to raise your scores on all types of tests $12.25 I iaif I Includes the two most successful methods of organising notes outlining and patterning. $9.15 The techniques and shortcuts that the professionals use. $9.15 "lllTimes UDislribuloni Th'S
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        761 18 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 185 AND IN THE MATTER OF HUA SING DEVELOPMENTS PTE LTD NOTICE OF SPECIAL RESOLUTION (Pursuant to Section 290(2) (b)) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at 16 Storey, 60 Robinson Road, Singapore 0106 on 19 March 1985
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        665 18 Change of Office Address Our office address is now at 80 Marine Parade Road #19-00 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 I I j^t^j* "j I CjCj I L* l—«- Lm/\ I I v**/ v^Vw/V-/ fv L— I I Our Registered Office will still remain at: 633, Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore 1953.
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        390 18 INVITATION TO TENDER Property 205-A Lavender Type of Property Office Unit Legal Description Lot 485-B Land Area Approx 88 square Tenure Fee Simple Terms Conditions of Tender As per terms stated m the VenCo r s prescribed Tender Documents Closing Date of Tender 4 00 pm 'sth April 1985 i
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      575 19  -  GEORGINA EMMANUEL By HOW many young people can recognise aurally 10 different sounds and respond with a learned sequence of 10 different movements? Having tried it myself, I can safely say it isn't easy to get even six out of 10 correct. The exercise demands more than
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      375 19  -  RADHIKA SRINIVASAN By Stella So, a Hongkong Chinese, is a classical Indian dancer. She performed here last Saturday. IN SINGAPORE where ethnic communities are showing a growing awareness of one another's art forms, Stella So's commitment to Indian dance can only be an inspiration. Stella, alias So
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      400 19  -  KANNAN CHANDRAN Previewed by THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII Tonight, Ch 5,10 pm HISTORY has an uncanny knack of repeating itself. Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii back m AD 79 and now, m 1985, Columbia Pictures International has burnt the illfated
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        80 19 ~^^B^ M\ M .^^H^^^. >^^^k£ wrw^rm Elcctonc A Are you the next National Champiort f||r^H to participate m the Jf •South East Asia Electone Festival inTaipeh? •lnternati(>nal Electone Jstival m Hamburg, Germany? PRIZES WORTH] OVER $15,000 HURRY! CLOSING DATE: 10 APRIL 1985 V Get your Entry Form at YAMAHA MUSIC
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        685 19 NOTICES THE BANKRIPTC V ACT (CHAPTER 18) IN THE HIGH COl RT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY No. 2063 of 1984 Re: DATI X TAN KIM CHIA EX PARTE: FAR EASTERN BANK LIMITED Creditors NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT To: DATUK TAN KIM CHUA No. 25 Shelford Road. Singapore. TAKE
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        690 19 I StBORDINATE 001 RTS SINGAPORK D C Summons No. ***** of ISM Between APPLIED OFFICE SYSTEMS AND SUPPLIES (suing as firm) Plaintiffs And ROY ft JAMES RENOVATION ft GENERAL CONTRACTORS (sued as a firm) Defendants To: ROY ft JAMES RENOVATION ft GENERAL CONTRACTORS (sued as a firm) Block 361 Waterloo
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        567 19 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CAP 185 AND IN THE MATT ER OF FAVRE LEUBA WATCH COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation! Members' Voluntary Winding Up j At an extraordinary General Meeting o1 the members of the abovenamed company duly convened and held ai 16 Raffles Quay, 23-01,
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        716 19 IS IHI UK. II (Ol Xl <>l IHI KKIM BI.U Ol MV.U'OKI otnpanl<-> Ulndinf: I p n*i. r; «f i»n.i In Uir Mall, r of the < muuaiin-> Act, ap. 185 And In tht MHtwr of lISI \IS\M FEEMS siSt.AI'OKK IT! I.TI) M>\ KKTISKMKM OF I'KiniON Notice Is hereby given
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        340 19 What's on BOOK EXHIBITION Merah Library. 12.30 pm 1 pore. Outram Hill. 7.30 pm. Books and periodicals on pm and 1.15 pm-1.45 pm. £ree_ maritimf librarianship and informa- Free- FILMS* AT THIi MARITIME tion science. Bukit Merah Li- THREE-DIMENSIONAL MUSEUM brarv 11 am -7 nm Free Exhibition of contempo- Groups
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        678 20 _^^M&a^mp&ljs” '..^^^ap'-'^^B^SJl^^L J I I I^WI I"™H District 1 5 Wa Tat Company, 5 Jalan Toa Fayoh mt~ '^^fck kJX II JmJmJi\>L^3—J h fZylt°)oo O W) New B e ridg?R h d. S TeI e *****78^ Td-'Sfo^S" 253^53^ r 'T' >M 1 1 I— H r1 t i- c nn
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        1562 20 MDUR VIEWING AND LISTENING GUIDE Q The destruction of Pompeii sbcs ~~j n^on. 1 ■■11 1 230 PM SBC T<JXt L Ye SamplC 915 T day Pariiament En 8 llsh 5.58 AM Nat.onal An.hen, 1.39 Midd ,v Mkl I i p>- V AlmßSr^ iffi^A Pa^ eS c aS^ a^ S
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