The Straits Times, 18 April 1985

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1985 40 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 95/1/85
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    Lock icon Entry for 139 but on condition
    590 1  - Entry for 139 but on condition STU GLAUBERMAN Visitors welcome but checks to stop 'disguised tourists' continue Immigration By THE Immigration Department, which this week stopped three groups of travellers from entering Singapore on suspicion that they were here to work illegally, is to finally allow one of the groups
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    Lock icon MCA gets court order to stop meeting
    203 1 MCA gets court order to stop meeting KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Malaysian Chinese Association has obtained an injunction restraining the Tan Koon Swan faction from calling for, or proceeding with, the proposed extraordinary meeting of the party on May 12. Justice Datuk Harun Hashim granted the application after hearing arguments
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    Lock icon Jet lands safely minus an engine
    127 1 SAN DIEGO. Wed. A Boeing-72? carrying 90 people landed here safely but without anyone, including the pilot, knowing that one of its three engines had fallen off over the Arizona Desert during its flight from Dallas. The pilot and crew of American Airlines Flight
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    Lock icon Karami agrees to head interim govt
    210 1 BEIRUT, Wed. Lebanese Priire Minister Rashid Kaiami today agreed to head a caretaker administration after submitting his government's resignation, state-run Beirut Radio said. Mr Karami resigned earlier m the day after bitter fighting between rival militias m west Beirut. But the radio said he
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    31 1 TAIPEI, Wed. Three Taiwanese Air Force pilots were killed when a jet on a training mission caught fire after it crashlanded on a beach m northpm Taiu;-.n yesterday. AFP
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    Police arrest robbery suspect
    261 1  -  NG WENG HOONG By A DRUG addict, who is believed to have robbed nine taxi drivers with a chopper since late last month, was arrested yesterday morning. Police also seized a rusty chopper thrown away by the man. The 29-year-old suspect was caught when two detectives
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    Lock icon Robin Hood, 70, gets jail
    87 1 LONDON, Wed. "Robin Hood" has been sentenced to 3»2 years tatail. Edward Gibbs, a 70--year-old, sUver-haired, bespectacled grandfather, was found guilty m the Old Bailey court this week of committing 178 burglaries. He stole goods worth £250,000 <Ss7ls,Mt) m 18 months to finance parties and
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      Lock icon ANC WARNS ALL BLACKS
      70 1 LUSAKA, Wed. The African National Congress (ANC) guerilla group today warned the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team that the players could be risking their lives if they went ahead with plans to tour South Africa. A spokesman for ANC, the main guerilla group pledged to
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    Raja to undergo chest operation
    139 1 MR S. RAJARATNAM, Senior Minister, Prime Minister's Office, was scheduled to undergo a chest operation at the Singapore General Hospital this morning. He was admitted on Tuesday afternoon for a persistent abnormality m his lung, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office yesterday.
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    Viet team winds up Jakarta visit with statement
    506 1  -  Yang Razali Kassim By JAKARTA, Wed. Vietnamese Defence Minister General Van Tien Dung today failed to give a scheduled press conference to round up his five-day visit to Indonesia. Instead, a carefullyworded statement by the Vietnamese delegation was released that was full
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    Aids: The story of 'Rebecca'
    108 1 DRESSED m women's clothes, he has been a regular among the transvestites of Orchard Road, Claymore Hill and Bugis Street for some years. Last week, "Rebecca" learnt that he is one of three men m Singapore with the Aids virus. He cried when he was
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    Lock icon Bomb blast
    36 1 NOUMEA. Wed Noumea's biggest secondary school was damaged by a bomb blast yesterday "po lice said The school was empty at the ttme of the incident and there were no casualties thej said AFP
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      29 1 Inside 52 pages today Summary 2 World News 3-€ Asean 7 Causeway 8 Editorial 16 Background 17 Letters 18 Times Dollar 19-22 Classifieds 23-34 Sports 34, 36-39 Racing 35
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      26 1 UMBC Asian Currency Unit < all Mr Daniel I «>h al id ::4t>o;>i 9 fur Hit tales) deposit rai»-v Viets overrun Nong Chan In tank assault PageS.
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      656 2 Union assured THE union representing health care workers is satisfied that the Health Ministry will do all it can to prevent hospital staff from getting infected by patients who contract Aids (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). The Amalgamated Union of Public Employees (AUPE) announced this m a joint statement with
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      302 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: UNIT COST may not necessarily be a complete measure of the support given to monolingual pupils but it is an index by which some judgment can be made on the government's commitment to ensure that every child, whatever his ability, gets the best out of
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      Background
      72 2 TALK SOFTLY, AND LOUDER TOO THE assassination of Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino almost two years ago and its subsequent adverse effects on the Marcos government's credibility have not changed Washington's overall foreign policies vis-a-vis Manila. But they have prompted a shift m US diplomatic strategy towards the Philippines.
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      227 2 THOSE WHO BANK ON FALL IN INTEREST RATES DISMAYED INTEREST RATES have been falling steadih since last October but the stock market and the economy have scarcely spared a glance "The half-point fall since January m real terms is not significant enough to have a material effect,' a senior
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      Timesport
      311 2 Peter the great THE world's best known squash tournament, the British Open, established its first Singapore connection when Peter Hill, one of the finest players ever to come out of our shores, scored a significant 9-2, 10-8, 9-4 first-round win over Australian Tristan Nancarrow m Dunnings Mill on Tuesday.
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      Around the world
      618 2 Wrong call, US told THIRD WORLD countries, m their first concerted reply to the United States' call for a new round of talks on global trade, have expressed little enthusiasm for the idea and instead urged abolition of present protectionist measures. Meeting m Washington on Tuesday as
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      Around Asean...and Across the Causeway
      201 2 'Keep Ver out' call OPPOSITION members of the Philippine Parliament have filed a resolution to forestall a plan by President Ferdinand Marcos to reinstate the armed forces chief, General Fabian Ver, if he is found not guilty m connection with the murder of Mr Benigno
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      Section Two
      495 2 To Paris, with hairdo IN two da^s time, Roland Chow and Gerald Kong (working backstage) and Georgie Yam, William Teo, Victor Wong and Jeric See will become the first Singapore hairdressing team to present a hair show at the Paris Inter-Coiffure des Dames World Congress. They have planned
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      Lock icon Crime rate in China among the lowest
      159 3 Crime rate in China among the lowest BEIJING. Wed. A 20--month crackdown has cut China's crime rate so sharply it is among the lowest m the world, Public Security Minister Liv Fuzhi says. Western diplomats say more than 10,000 people have been executed and more than 100,000 others deported to
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      Lock icon Roof caves in during safety talk
      61 3 Roof caves in during safety talk MELBOURNE, Wed. The roof literaUy f ell In on 19 workers attending a onion lecture on health and safety at a trades hall here today, union officials said. Four people were taken to hospital for treatment when a section of a recentlyInstalled ceiling caved
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      Lock icon 9 die as police fire on crowds
      164 3 KARACHI, Wed. Nine people died from gunshot wounds after police fired at crowds who were protesting against a fatal traffic accident, doctors at a government-run hospital said today. City officials last night imposed a curfew on five areas across northern Karachi after troops
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      Lock icon Students clash with police
      88 3 Students clash with police SEOUL. Wed. About 1,500 students demanding the cancellation of President Chun Doo Hwan's scheduled state visit to the United States clashed with riot police today, witnesses said. No arrests or serious injuries were reported m the two-hour clash at the Korea University between stone-hurl-ing students and
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      Lock icon NZ rugby team to tour S. Africa
      378 3 WELLINGTON, Wednesday THE New Zealand Rugby Union today decided to defy government directives and send a rugby team to tour South Africa later this year. New Zealand Rugby Union chairman Cez Blazey announced the decision after a meeting of the union's council m
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      Lock icon Handicap can't stop protest
      128 3 BRISBANE, Wed. Her handicap did not deter her from taking part m something she believes m. Miss Lorna Hallahan was among more than 100 people arrested by police here today as protests mounted over new antistrike laws m Australia's northern state of Queeii^.nd. Among them were
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      Lock icon Viets overrun Nong Chan in tank assault
      336 3 Viets overrun Nong Chan in tank assault BANGKOK, Wed. Vietnamese troops overran the Nong Chan Cambodian guerilla camp base near the Thai border m an artillery-backed tank assault that forced most of the defenders to flee, Thai military sources said today. The assault by about 1,000 Vietnamese troops began late
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      Lock icon The 10 years that followed 'Year Zero'
      311 3 The 10 years that followed 'Year Zero' PARIS, WED. Exactly 10 years ago today Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge and Cambodia entered "Year Zero." The expression was coined m the West to sum up what happened next: The evacuation of cities and towns, the dynamiting of banks and
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      Lock icon Row over Indian God's description mars festivals
      162 3 NEW DELHI, Wed. Plans for major Indian cultural festivals abroad were embroiled la controversy today over an official description of one of HinduIsm's main gods as an "erotic ascetic". The description of Shiva, God of creation and destruction and also of dance, appeared
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      Lock icon Meeting with Gandhi
      63 3 ISLAMABAD, Wed. Pakistani Foreign Minister Sahabzada Yaqub Khan said today that he would meet Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi m New Delhi tomorrow to discuss bilateral relations. He said before leaving for New Delhi that although his meeting with Mr Gandhi would focus on the non-aligned foreign
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      Lock icon Afghan jet intrusion
      62 3 ISLAMABAD, Wed. Afghan jets have flown deep inside Pakistani territory m the latest of a series of bombing raids across the two countries mountainous border, the government said today. Two Afghan jets penetrated 16 km inside Pakistani airspace and dropped two bombs near the north-west frontier province
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      Lock icon Third World not too keen on trade talks
      388 4 Developing nations call for end to protectionism instead WASHINGTON, Wed. Third World countries, m their first concerted reply to the United States' call for a new round of talks on global trade, have expressed scant enthusiasm for the idea and urged abolition
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      Lock icon Bhopal tragedy: Judge orders lawyers to produce relief plan
      404 4 NEW YORK, Wed. A United States judge yesterday ordered warring lawyers for the victims of the Bhopal gas leak disaster to make peace and get together with Union Carbide so that interim relief funds can be rushed to India. Judge John
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        51 4 ISRAELI PLANES yesterday attacked a Palestinian guerilla base m eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, the army disclosed m Tel Aviv. It said the planes bombed a one-storey building near Ban* Elias used by the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. There were no reports of any casualties.
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        Lock icon Israel-Egypt summit
        65 4 ISRAELI PRIME Minister Shimon Peres and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak plan to meet next month m the first summit between the two countries m four years, government officials said yesterday m Jerusalem. Israeli Cabinet Minister Ezer Weizman, meeting leaders m Egypt, was quoted by Israeli reporters m Cairo
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        76 4 THE REAGAN administration believes direct use of United States military force m Nicaragua may eventually be necessary if alternatives fail, according to a secret document quoted m yesterday's New York Times. The document, a "top secret" report on administration support for the Contras opposing Managua's left-wing
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        Lock icon Equal rights
        59 4 A NEW equal rights provision covering women, racial, ethnic and religious minorities, the handicapped, youths and the elderly went into effect m Canada yesterday. It grants "equal protection and equal benefit of the law, without discrimination" regardless of sex, national origin, handicap or age. However, provinces or the
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        Lock icon New jet trainer
        73 4 JAPAN YESTERDAY unveiled the prototype of a new iet fighter trainer codenamed XT-4 and which will eventually replace the United States-designed T-33. A Japanese air force spokesman m the town of Gifu said it had been developed by the defence agency and a group of private companies.
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      Lock icon Motorcycle that goes clomp, clomp, clomp
      63 4 VROOM, vroom and away we go. But Instead of the screeching sound of wheels, yon might hear the clomp, clomp of boots instead from this motorcycle. Maintenance? No problem some pairs of new soles occasionally will do. This unique, and no doubt more silent,
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      Lock icon Major's killing: Moscow gives a pledge
      279 4 WASHINGTON, Wed Soviet military officials have promised fftere wfil be no repetition of incidents like the one last month m which an Ameri can army major was shot dead by a Soviet sentry m East Germany. The State Department, disclosing this yesterday, said the
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      Lock icon Reagan to visit Nazi death camp after all
      207 4 Reagan to visit Nazi death camp after all WASHINGTON, W^d. In a change of heart. President Ronald 1 eagan said yesterday he would visit a former Naz death camp during his West German trip next r. onth. But, he added, >c still planned to lay a wreath m a German
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      Lock icon US 'no' to sanctions against S. Africa
      438 5 WASHINGTON, Wed THE United States Government yesterday flatly rejected congressional proposals for economic sanctions against South Africa and called on all Americans to support President Reagan's quiet approach to ending apartheid. Secretary of State George Shultz. m a major policy speech, said a
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      Lock icon Pretoria to withdraw last troops in Angola
      292 5 Pretoria to withdraw last troops in Angola Just like the Jews m Nazi Germany WHEN yon were born a Jew m Nazi Germany, yon went to the gas chamber. When yon are born Black m South Africa, you go to the A homelands. y Senator Edward Kennedy (left), speaking during
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      Lock icon Alliance seeks role in Sudan civilian rule
      254 5 Alliance seeks role in Sudan civilian rule KHARTOUM, Wed. Representatives from southern Sudan, which has been m open revolt against the Khartoum authorities, began talks with Sudan's military junta yesterday on representation m a proposed new civilian government. Samuel Abu 801, former Vice- President of the dis- j solved High
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      Lock icon Three to face firing squad
      52 5 LAGOS, Wed. Three Nigerians, two of them women, were yesterday sentenced to death by firing squad for drug offences, Lagos Rradio said. The two women, Shola Oguntayo, 19, and Sidikatu Tairu. 30. were arrested at Lagos airport m August with packets of he™" h;^H<»> their
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      40 5 UNITED NATIONS, Wed. Among the climbing death toll of Palestinian refugees m recent fighting m Lebanon were six whose headless bodies were found on Saturday m the Sidon area, the UN Relief and Works afpncv rpnnrtprl vpstprday. UPI
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      44 5 DAKAR. Wed. Delegates from 40 nations are meeting here to discuss ways of protecting Africa's dwindling elephant population, including a plan for specially-trained "shepherds" to protect some of them. Similar schemes are m force m Zaire and Rwanda to protect gorillas. Reuter
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      Lock icon Men had 'no heart' to fire
      127 5 LONDON, Wed. Israeli troops did not have the heart to fire at a girl who last week drove a bomb-laden car into an Israeli convoy, killing two soldiers, Israel's Co-ordinator of Lebanese Affairs said m an interview published m The Times of London yesterday.
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      Lock icon Bonn agrees to Soviet ferry link
      287 6 BONN Wed THE Bonn government yesterday gave the green light to a projected ferry link between West Germany and the Soviet Union, overruling objections by the military that it could prove a major security risk. Government sources said the Cabinet had agreed at its
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      Lock icon New-heart runner takes a giant stride
      85 6 New-heart runner takes a giant stride BRYAN PRICE (pictured) is believed to be the first heart-transplant recipient to complete a marathon. Mr Price, 45, a Welshman who received the heart of a 16-year-old a year ago, ran the Boston Marathon on Monday. Dr Terence Kavanaugh, of the Toronto Rehabilitation Centre,
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      Lock icon France calls for Unesco reform
      396 6 Paris joins other nations m stiff rebuke of UN body PARIS, Wednesday FRANCE has joined other Western nations m calling for a radical overhaul of Unesco amid controversy over the resignation of the agency's Deputy Director-General, Gerard Bolla. French External Affairs Minister Roland Dumas last
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      Lock icon Labour jealous of tour success: Thatcher
      138 6 LONDON, Wed. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said yesterday that the Labour opposition had criticised her recent Asian tour because it was jealous of the welcome she had received. Facing her opponents m Parliament for the first time since returning from the seven-nation tour,
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      Lock icon Allies exonerated my SS father, says princess
      97 6 LONDON, Wed. Princess Michael of Kent, a British Royal by marriage who shocked the nation by confirming her father was a Nazi SS major, said today he was completely exonerated by the Allies after World War 11. She said m an interview with
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      Lock icon Bonn is 'biggest hi-tech leak in the West'
      175 6 BONN, Wed. A IS Intelligence report has singled out West Germany as the worst source of leaks of technology secrete from the West. West German newspapers which reported this also said yesterday that a member of the Cologne-based Soviet trade delegation was
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      247 7 Jakarta student group accepts Pancasila JAKARTA. Wed. An influential Indonesian Muslim student group has softened its opposition to a controversial new Bill requiring all Indonesian organisations to accept the state ideology Pancasila as their sole guiding principle. The official Antara news agency said the Muslim Students Association had agreed to
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      61 7 JAKARTA, Wed. About 120 foreign workers, mostly Taiwanese, will stand trial soon m the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru. west Sumatra, because they had no work permits, the Jakarta Post said today. It quoted Mr Tadjili Wahab. head of the district labour office, as saying the
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      23 7 JAKARTA. Wed. Thirtynine million Indonesians 25 per rent of the country's population suffer from iodine deficiency. Antara news agency said. Reuter
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      Thailand soda ash project
      314 7  - Thailand soda ash project NANCY CHNG By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK, Wed. Plagued by problems from the time it was conceived as an Asean Industrial Joint Venture m 1977, Thailand's soda ash project has been abandoned. The project was temporarily shelved last year while the Thai Industry Ministry commissioned feasibility studies.
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      Lock icon Jailed Scot refuses food
      263 7 A SCOTTISH engineer has gone on a hunger strike over jail conditions on a small Indonesian island where he and six friends have been held for the past four months, his wife said m Singapore yesterday. "My husband has lost all hope of leaving the island
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      Lock icon Bodies of 11 killed in Thai jet crash found
      116 7 BANGKOK, Wed. Rescue teams recovered the bodies of the 11 people killed when a Thai Airways jet crashed m southern Thailand. Airline officials today denied accusations that the Boeing 737 aircraft had been overworked and not properly inspected. All four passengers
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      Lock icon MPs' bid to halt Ver's return
      427 7 Opposition files resolution to forestall Marcos' plan MANILA, Wednesday OPPOSITION members of Parliament have filed a resolution to forestall a plan by President Ferdinand Marcos to reinstate the armed forces chief. General Fabian Ver, if he is found not guilty m connection with the
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      Lock icon Rebels treated to free hostages
      158 7 BANGKOK, Wed. Burmese-based Shan rebels wounded m a jungle narcotics war near the Thai border are being given medical treatment m Thailand as a trade-off for the release of eight Thai villagers taken hostage by the rebels, the Thai authorities said today. They said about
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      Lock icon More Malaysian firms fold up
      295 8 Present rate is 30 to 50 a month, says economist KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday MALAYSIAN companies going bust are on the increase and the rate is about 30 to 50 a month, the economic adviser to the United Malayan Banking Corporation (UMBC), Dr V.Kanapathy, said today.
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      Lock icon Jalil's widow drops court claim
      267 8 Jalil's widow drops court claim HONGKONG, Wed. The widow of murdered Bank Bumlputra executive JalU Ibrahim has withdrawn her application for compensation. Madam Rusnawi Ibrahim's lawyers m Hongkong, Ford, Kuan and Co, gave notice of the discontinuance to the Victoria District Court today. The compensation case was filed by Madam
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      Lock icon Threat of action over civil servants' pay block
      323 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday THE Malaysian government has turned down a demand for higher salaries and other bettei benefits from its 800,000 civil service employees. Tan Sri Osman Cassim. Director-General of the Public Services Department, told union leaders in a meeting yesterday to
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      Lock icon Betong Reds use pigeons to send messages
      182 8 IPOH. Wed. Communist terrorists m the Betong salient, the springboard of their infiltration into Malaysia, are using courier pigeons to send messages to avoid interception. This came to light when Thai security forces captared a large terrorist camp about 12 km north west
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      44 8 KUAi.A LUMPUR. Wed. The Malaysian Airline System 874T flight for Madras tomoi row will leave with almost 10ft vacant seats following th»- In dian civil aviation authorities rejection of the airline's appli cation to utilise the full capacity of 390 seats Bernama
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      Lock icon Polling day: No cause for alarm, say police
      293 8 KOTA KINABALU, Wed THE police today assured voters that they had nothing to fear or to feel apprehensive about on polling day as the police had sufficient resources to meet any problems which might arise. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Haji Mohd Noor
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      Lock icon Start women's training call
      74 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Deputy Minister m the Prinr Minister's department. Madam Shanfah Dorah Sytv Mohamed. today expressed hope that the concept of iraoi tionai training for women m Malaysia would be earned out soon and that the other Asear. countries would follow suit Closing the three-day
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      69 8 KUALA U'MPI"R Wed The government should ensu:< thp use of speed warning do vice* b> ommercta] vi>hi< ,1 benefits road users Preside* I of thr Pan-Malayan Loi I Owners Asso< iaiidn Madarr. Zainab Yonj; sani yesieida> She < ommenting on a statement earlie; bj Deput> Transport
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      199 8 TUARAN, Wed. Sabah will never leave Malaysia despite talk by the opposition to secede if they received the mandate from the people m the state election, Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh reiterated today. Datuk Harris said that no one had the power to take Sabah
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      236 8 ELEANOR LIM X^\ TOP REGIONAL i^Tj AGENT 1984 fTOP REGIONAL AGENT ISB4 Bi On your outstanding achievement m B winning the prestigious AlAs Top Regional Agent Award for the year 1984. I jj MIIJJON DOLLAR BOUND TABLE I lmiim Eleanor also qualifies as a member of the xuar I MDRT
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      'Sometimes I feel like ending my life...'
      914 9  -  DELICE GAN Story of 'Rebecca', one of three men with Aids-linked virus HE called The Straits Times on Monday and said he was one of the three with the Aids virus. He wanted to talk about how the discovery that Aids had arrived
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      Surrender Chambers draw the crowds
      131 9 SENTOSA'S newly-reno-vated Surrender Chambers drew nearly 20,000 visitors m the two weeks after they were opened at the beginning of the month. Up to April 14, 19,823 people viewed the chambers, most of them on Sundays and public holidays, a Sentosa Development Corporation spokesman said.
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      Man dies as car rams into bus-stop
      91 9 Man dies as car rams into bus-stop A MAN died and a woman was seriously injured when a car went out of control and hit them at a bus-stop m Kampong Bahru yesterday. Mr B. Thangarajah,s2, died instantly, while Madam Thong Soo Eng,32, was knocked unconscious. The driver, Mr Nazarudin
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      Thief's 'flight' traced through trail of feathers
      231 9  - Thief's 'flight' traced through trail of feathers ELENA CHONG By I A COUPLE managed to trace the culprit who stole their Merboks by following a trail of bird feathers, a court heard yesterday. Madam Patricia Chua Geok Tens, 37, said her husband, Mr Ling Whl Sing, 39, an airline chief
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      Restaurant told to wind up
      236 9 THE company which operates Vitaky Fast Food Restaurant m Beach Road was yesterday ordered to be wound up by the High Court following a petition by one of its suppliers. Chit Nong Poultry Farm Pte Ltd, which supplied spring chicken to the restaurant, filed the
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      Work to start on $13m pig project island
      174 9 WORK will begin next week on reclamation of Terumbu Pesek, an underwater reef that will become a holding station for imported pigs. The Port of Singapore Authority has issued a circular advising mariners to keep clear of the reef area between April
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      AUPE satisfied ministry is doing all it can
      507 9  -  KONG SOOK CHIN By THE Union representing health care workers is satisfied that the Health Ministry will do all it can to prevent hospital staff from getting infected by Aids patients. The Amalgamated Union of PublicEmployees (AUPE) announced this m a joint
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      Seminar on language
      54 9 THE Philippines' Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, Dr Jaime C. Laya, will open the Regional Language Centre's seminar on Language Across the Curriculum on Monday at 9 am. The Minister of State (Education, Communications and Information), Dr Tay Eng Soon, will also attend with about 500
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      We have enough cash, say travellers
      454 10  -  RICHARD NG STU GLAUBERMAN Many deny they are here to overstay By and IHE group of Indian passengers at Changi Airport who have since been granted conditional entry denied last night that they had insufficient money or that they were "disguised tourists" planning to
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      Hearing on bomb hoax charge postponed
      104 10 THE ease of a man charged with involvement m a bomb hoax at Changi Airport on March 10 will be next mentioned on June 5. Karuppiah s/o Chidambaram, 40, is alleged to have made two telephone calls, one to the Joint Air Traffic Control
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      MP to open school
      57 10 THE MP for Telok Blangah, Dr Koh Lam Son, will officially open Hua Vi Secondary School m Depot Road on April 26 at 4.30 pm. Built and equipped at a cost of more than $20 million, the school is the first to have an underground air
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      SDF explains why some miss grants
      465 10  -  ANNE KOH HSUNG BEE HWA Bit won't pay for cost of consultants By and MULTINATIONAL companies m Singapore which brought m experts to help analyse their training needs would not qualify for grants from the Skills Development Fund under its Development Consultancy Scheme. This
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      They came armed with questions
      516 10 They came armed with questions IT WAS a full house at the Skills Development Fund second public forum at the World Trade Centre auditorium yesterday. Nearly 1,000 people attended, armed with a host of questions. Many left the auditorium with their doubts cleared. The discussion session, as well as interviews
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      Thai courier fined $1,000
      90 10 Thai courier fined $1,000 A THAI national was yesterday fined SI. OOO and jailed for a day for acting as courier of a stolen Barclay Visa credit card. Ram Tangavirapat. 38. a building contractor, had the card with him during a police raid at the Royal Hotel m Newton Road
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      Man fined giving statements
      228 10 Man fined giving statements A MAN uas fined S'-MMW yeslerdax tor giving laKr statement* to the orrupt Practices Investigation Bureau which caused another man, who was later aquitted, to be trier, on tour corruption charges. Tan Ban Kau, 44, managing partner ot a transport rompan> pleaded guilt y to giving
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      Man faces more cheating charges
      161 10 Man faces more cheating charges A MAN whu has been charged with cheating a credit card company now faces 19 other similar charges. Ma Kirn Chiu. alias Alvin. 22. is alleged to have cheated three credit card companies American Express. Diners Club and South-east Asia BankAmei ieard (Vis£. from Jan
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      New CPF booklet explains schemes
      104 10 THE Central Provident Fund Board has produced a booklet that outlines CPF schemes and benefits. It also gives details on how memciers can apply for different schemes. The handbook, CPF Members' Handbook, covers schemes such as the Approve* Housing Scheme, Approved Residential Properties Scheme and
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      Posthumous honour for unionist
      377 11 Lai was picked as PAP candidate THE late Mr Lai Weng Cheong will be posthumously honoured by the N'Tl'C during its May Day celebrations. He was NTUC's secretary for administration and executive secretary of the Singapore Port Workers' Union and the Metal Industries Workers' Union when
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      WP protest over refusal for meeting
      610 11 Minister gives the reason OPPOSITION MP J B Jeyaretnam yesterday protested against the Government's refusal to give the Workers' Party a permit to hold a public meeting on May Day. He ace used the Government of going back on its word, recalling that the
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      Anti-crime panel
      40 11 A CRIME Prevention Committee for Sin Ming industrial estate will be launched m front of Block 22 m Sin Ming Road today at 7 pm. The guest of honour is the MP for Thomson, Mr Leong Horn Kee.
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      MP's date
      32 11 THE MP for Chong Boon, Mr Chandra Das, will attend the Singapore Youth Festival's north zone music and dance presentation at Dcvi Secondary School on April" 29 at 7.30 pm.
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      More going to Britain for tertiary education
      231 11 THK number of Singaporeans studying m British universities, polytechnics and colleges is on the rise. In the 1983 84 session, there were nearly 1,150 Singaporeans there, 12 per cent more than the previous year. This year's figure is expected to be even higher,
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      Copyright fees
      395 13  -  LITO GUTIERREZ 'still a fie gal poser* By THE compulsory payment of copyright fees by establishments that play taped music or have "live" performances is still an open legal question. Users, such as hotels, nightclubs, shopping malls and such like establishments should seek legal advice as to whether
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      Number of flights up by 6.3 pc
      178 13 Number of flights up by 6.3 pc CHANGI Airport and the Seletar Aerodome handled 6.108 commercial flights m January, 6.3 per cent more than the 5,746 flights m the same month last year. These flights carried 768,508 passengers, which was an increase of 4.7 per cent over January last year.
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      Danish Ballet invites observers
      57 13 Danish Ballet invites observers THE Royal Danish Ballet Company will perform at the Victoria Theatre from April 23 to 25, sponsored by the Singapore Cultural Foundation. The company is also inviting local dancers, limited to 10 per session, to be observers m their classes. Those interested should phone the Ministry
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      PNG visitor
      35 13 PAPUA New Guinea's Minister for Works and Supply, Mr Jack Onia. will arrive tomorrow for a two-day visit. He will meet officials of the Public Works Department before leaving for home on Sunday
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      HDB to share its silver jubilee joy with residents
      342 13 THE Housing Board is celebrating its silver anniversary this year m a big way. And it wants to share the celebrations with its residents m the year-long celebrations, which include a slogan competition, a two-week exhibition, an area office open house,
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      400 women for talks
      62 13 ABOUT 400 women travel executives from 13 countries are expected to attend the 16th annual convention of the International Federation of Women's Travel Organisations at the Hyatt Regency Singapore on April 24. The Minister for Law, Mr E. W. Barker, will preside at the opening of
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      Controller for SBC drama unit
      218 13 THE Singapore Broadcasting Corporation has appointed a new Drama Controller to ensure its Chinese drama unit can meet its target of screening five one-hour dramas every week from August. Madam Chua Foo Yong, who was earlier the Controller for Radio 3 and Radio 5, will
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      Tunnel and history in place
      365 14 1 1 was t delicate job. repining a lot of expertise .in. l a great deal of care, hut it was well worth it Mass Rapid Transit tarpon t ion engine er s and contractors win now beave a sigh of relief that uinnelling at
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      Big hotels woo secretaries
      395 14  - Big hotels woo secretaries KATHLYN TSANG Attractions include lucky draws, gala dinners and trips By DESPITE the downturn, major hotels are wooing secretaries during Secretaries Week with a fervour equal to that m more prosperous years and it all boils down to sales strategy. The Mandarin is arranging lunches and
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      Youth stole from mum for a spending spree
      131 14 AFTER stealing $22,300 m jewellery and cash from his mother, a 16-year-old youth went on a shopping spree and treated a friend to a woman and wine. Lee Chee Klan yesterday pleaded guilty to stealing $2,308 m cash and $20,900 m jewellery
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      Parkway tenants: 15% cut or we shut
      291 14 Parkway tenants: 15% cut or we shut DISSATISFIED Parkway Parade tenants have threatened to close shop for more than a day if Parkway Properties does not give an across-the-board 15 per cent rent cut. A representative of more than 100 tenants of the Marine Parade shopping centre, Mr Robert Chiu,
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      SMA chief warns of medical frauds
      184 14 NEW high-technology medical equipment can be used improperly and for fraudulent purposes, the President of the Singapore Medical Association warned last night. Dr N.K. Yong said at the opening of MedicAsia *85 at the Hyatt Hotel: "Technology Is an invaluable aid and tool, but
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      Two charged
      44 14 TWO men who were alleger. to have broken a windscreen and side window of an SBS bus. and dented its side, were charged m court on Tue;,day with mischief. The case will be mentioned on April 30. Both were released on bail
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      Entries called for two arts awards
      152 14 THE Ministry of Community Development has invited nominations for the Cultural Medallion Award and the Patron of the Arts Award for 1985. Nominations may be made by cultural organisations and individuals knowledgeable about the art scene The Cultural Medallion Award was introduced m 1979
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      Two seriously injured in accidents
      88 14 TWO men MR serioush injured m separate road accidents on Monday. Motorcyclist Teo Feck Huat, 39. was taken uncon scious to hospital after an accident with a lorry at the junction of Serangoon Avenue 5 and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3. In the second case.
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      Next-of-kin sought
      46 14 RELATIVES are asked 10 claim the body of Mr Siew Ah Seng. 69. who was found dead along the Bye-fool ua> si Jalan Sultan Centiv on Sunday they ran contact Assistant Investigating Officer Soh Wan Khuan of the Beach Road Police Station on *****00
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      Cab fare to Johor unchanged
      118 14 TAXI FARES may have increased here, but the cost of taking a cab to Johor will remain unchanged. The Singapore-Johor Taxi Operators' Association yesterday said it had resolved not to increase fares to the Malaysian state for the time being. It felt that an increase
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      Fewer deaths on the roads
      354 15 Marked fall m motorcyclist and pedestrian toll GOING DOWN GOING UP THE GUILTY DRIVERS Based on Jan Mar figures Zig-zag line warning THOSE zig-zag lines on the roads are a forewarning that a pedestrian crossing Is ahead. But motorists have been seen parking their vehi-
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      Youth is fined for molesting sister
      169 15 AN l^year-old youth was fined $800, or sentenced to eight weeks' jail m default, on Tuesday for molesting his elder sister aged 19. The boy used criminal force to outrage his sister's modesty on several occasions between June and the end of November m
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      Hawker fined $14,950
      63 15 FINES totalling $9,200 and another $5,750 which he was ordered to pay for not appearing m court were imposed on a hawker yesterday for 115 illegal hawking summonses. But Tng Bok Heng, 49, of Pipit Street, will serve the default sentence of six months jail since he
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      Tips on trade with China
      172 15 IN A concerted move to break into the China markc; Singapore professionals are bringing together all interested lirsinessmen to discuss opportuiii*»?s and the way to do business with China. At least 10 Chinese officials will be invited here to talk on aspects of commerce with
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    The Straits Times says A helping hand for slow learners
    493 16 LAST week, a reader wrote to the Forum page seeking the Ministry of Education's assurance that it would devote sufficient money and effort to nurture less-able students. It highlighted the concern of some parents who, having accepted the fact that
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    Malay World dream as elusive as ever
    1112 16  -  SUHAINI AZNAM By CULTURAL and literary ties between Malaysia and Indonesia are becoming less and less linked to the old dream of a united Malay World. Indonesia, the former big brother with its far larger population, is not m particular need of such
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    Collette's Line
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    Lessons from 'games' British teachers play
    853 16  -  JIM DA VIES By THIRTEEN years ago m the prestigious British journal, New Society, a lecturer m education at the University of Manchester, Dr David Hargreaves, analysed the relationships then existing between teachers m British schools. His analysis was trenchant, hard-hitting and horrific but
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    Dearth of good films
    756 16  -  NANCY CHNG P.B. By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK: The widelyacclaimed film, The Kill ing Fields, which was filmed m Thailand, has yet to make it to the big screen here. A preview of the academy award-winning film was held m February at a local cinema. Although newspaper
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  • BACKGROUND
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      Lock icon US shifts strategy towards Manila
      900 17  -  ONG MING SEING Cautious move to protect key political interests By WASHINGTON The United States is moving cautiously to protect its key interests m the Philippines. The assassination of opposition leader Senator Benigo Aquino almost two years ago and the subseauent adverse effects on the
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      Preparing for loss of Philippine bases
      875 17 Alternatives sought for huge Clark and Subic Bay facilities To find direct substitutes for the Philippine bases is out of the question. Yet, the Americans have to look for alternative measures. What the US has started doing is to seek a combination of alternatives
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      Careful checks made before blood group recorded
      506 18 Careful checks made before blood group recorded I REFER to the letter from Mr V. Srinlvasan (ST, April 4). We are encouraged by the enthusiastic support of Mr Srinlvasan and many members of the Kblic to the National ood Grouping Exercise. Given the coverage of the entire population, the exercise
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      Only way out is public transport
      652 18 Only way out is pu blic transport I REFER to the letter by JZH to The Straits Times, dated April 15, calling for a dialogue and a study of the transport needs of the people. This ministry has been conducting a dialogue on the subject of land transportation through the
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    • Letter
      Not all $3m raised during SBC show
      316 18 Not all $3m raised during SBC show IT APPEARS that almost $3 million was raised through the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's Dial-A-Donation show, aired recently. We wish to draw attention to the fact that at least one such "donation" of about $280,000 was, m fact, raised by the hard work and
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      Giving priority to S'pore seamen is not protectionism
      885 18 Looking after citizens is our responsibility I REFER to the National Maritime Board release "Seamen Out Of Work" (ST, April 5). Your sub-head "Requiring foreign ships to employ Singaporeans is protectionists" is inappropriate. The issue at stake confronting Singapore seafarers is only
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      Patients arriving early may have caused queue
      152 18 I REFER to the letter "Previous: System Was Better" by A.C.H. (ST, March 25). From the writer's comments, we infer that he was referring to the cashier's counter m the main outpatient registration area m Block 3 of the hospital. Patients who are
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    • In the markets
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        No fresh incentives
        72 19 THOUGH sentiment improved slightly yesterday, volume remained light due to an absence of fresh incentives. The Straits Times Industrial Index dropped 0.83 points to 793.47, giving up its morning gains of 2.2. points. The Business Times Composite Index fell 1.45 points to 708.87. There were 64 rises
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          Rises
          60 19 COM 450+14 Ifetnai Cap* 338 10 S«orp Kurt 50c 162+7 MMs*c 135 -6 MB***t 580 BHijj 139 +5 WOiTt«nsoc 92 +4M Tim* Cwwit 426 +4 Moth 364 +4 CwrMSOc 292+4 lljtlrai 290 +4 ItMSOc 228+4 Rack Sm* 216+4 Twite*? 98+4 UOL 205+3 kraitLitsoc 194 +3 B»T25e 189 +3 MCrtdß
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          Falls
          67 19 Peai Hua 384 -30 Dp* 120 -28 Lnpi 50c 110 -16 DuffDev 515 —10 hmdm 50c 238 -10 JC-MW 110 -8 Cdd Start lOp 251 -7 S Fiance 188 -7 Ma Cm 145 -7 TOM 296-6 ChuaiHap 266 —6 0 C B C 895-5 Man 570 -5 F I
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          Most Active
          12 19 DBS CULS 709,000 UOB 403,000 Pahong Inv 348,000 Pon-EI 323,000
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          Indices
          81 19 Afjr 16 Aor 17 BT Composite 710.32 708 8? BT Indicator *****28 *****57 BT 08, OS 409 335 ST Industrials 794 30 793 47 ST Fnwnce 2334 64 *****8 ST Hotels 822 94 819 43 Apr 16 Apr 17 ST Properties 468 07 469 66 ST Minings 318 23
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        INDICES — Highs & Lows
        33 19 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1983/84 High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983 06 (8/2/84) 1983/84 Low 712.29 (5/1/83) 684.88(4/1/83) All-time High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) All-time Low 74 75 (17/9/64) 550.78(12/8/82)
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        Forex
        12 19 THE US dollar closed at DM3.0030 m Singapore, losing 45 points.
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        Exchange crossrates
        22 19 DM V FF S$ B$ US$ 1.2830 3.0110 249 20 unq 2.1960 7.7840 1.2880 3.0030 ***** 9.1650 2.2005 7 7800
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        Gold
        9 19 IN Singapore, gold ended at U*****.50 down US$O.5O.
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        Simex
        33 19 Eurodollar: Gained 23 ticks to 91.09 a contract. Dentschemark: Gained three ticks to 0.3343 a contract. Japanese yea: Lost two ticks to 0.*****6 a contract. Gold: Lost US$2.6O to U*****.40 an ounce.
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          Lock icon France, China sign pact
          105 19 France, China sign pact PARIS, Wed. France and China have signed a 2.5 billion franc (SSS9I million) agreement covering French sales of telephone equipment and manufacturing ability to China, Foreign Trade Minister Edith Cresson said yesterday. Mr Cresson, speaking from Beijing m a television interview, said it covered the provision
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          Lock icon MTRC in $114m project
          78 19 MTRC in $114 m project HONGKONG, Wed. Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd has reached an agreement with the Mass Transit Railway Corp (.MTRC) on a property development project estimated to cost about HKS4OO million (SJII4 million), an MTRC spokesman said. The project is located above an MTRC station on the
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          Lock icon HK firm may be wound-up
          63 19 HONGKONG, Wed. The Hongkong government has applied to windup Dominican Finance Ltd, the Commissioner of Deposit-Taking Companies, Mr Robert Fell, said m a statement. A High Court hearing will be held on May 20. Dominican was registered m 1979 and had assets of HK5133.23 million
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          Lock icon China oil for Caltex
          63 19 SYDNEY. Wed. Caltex Australia Ltd has contracted to import a trial shipment of 350,000 barrels of Daqing heavy crude from China for early May delivery, Chairman John Landels said. Assessment of the shipment at Caltex 's Kurnell refinery could lead to a supply arrangement with China,
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          Lock icon Disney's listing
          49 19 TOKYO, Wed. Walt Disney Productions of the United States will be listed on the Tokyo stock market as early as June, Chairman Michael Eisner said here yesterday. He told a news conference that the company expected the ratio of Japanese shareholders to be 5 per cent. AFP
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      Stocks fail to react to interest rate fall
      519 19  -  DOREEN SOH Economy too not responding as expected By INTEREST rates have been falling steadily since last October but the stock market and the economy m general have scarcely spared a glance. "The half-point fall since January m real terms is not
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      Watch those food exports to US
      294 19 FOOD and beverage exporters have been warned they should watch what they ship to the United States. Microbiologist Dr Howard Bauman, Vice-Presi-dent for Science and Regulatory Affairs at USbased food manufacturers, Pillsbury Co, which manufactures products including Burger King and Haagen Dasz, told delegates
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      Steamers to buy stake in Thai company
      149 19 Steamers to buy stake in Thai company STRAITS Steamship Group and QAF Ltd will acquire a 55 per cent stake m an offshore service company, the Bangkok-based Thailand Offshore Services Company Ltd, which carries out logistical and warehousing services for major oil companies. The acquisition will be through ts division,
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      Watchdog body for circulation claims
      501 19 Advertising industry 'has long needed this' THE days of dishonest publishers exaggerating their circulation figures to attract more advertising revenue may soon be over with the setting up of a watchdog body to verify circulation claims. Called Media Circulation Services (S) Pte Ltd, or MCS,
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      Stop 'cavalier' approach, tax men told
      521 19 BOTH taxpayers and the Inland Revenue Department were rapped by tax experts at a conference on Strategies m Tax Planning yesterday. In his paper on the Implications and opportunities of the 1985 Budget, lawyer Nand Singh Gandhi, said the practice of taxing income earned
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      Singapore traders not convinced US dollar on decline
      273 19  -  MARA FERNANDEZ By MANY Singapore traders are not convinced that the US dollar is on a downward trend, said dealers m giving one reason for the greenback remaining above the DM3 level on the local foreign exchange market yesterday. The US dollar
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      Lock icon Australia gives licence to Bank of China
      243 19 Australia gives licence to Bank of China CANBERRA, Wed. The Bank of China has been formally granted a hanking licence by Australia, Treasury Minister Paul Keating announced today. Mr Keating said he presented the documents for the banking authority early today to the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party,
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      Nicholas Kiwi to have a new MD
      87 19 Nicholas Kiwi to have a new MD KIWI International (SEA* Pte Ltd and Nicholas Laboratories (S) Pte Ltd have appointed Mr John Tan Kim Koon as managing director of the two companies He replaces Mr Peter Cook Kiwi International, which is known for its shoe polishes and household products, merged
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      Business done in Singapore
      2743 20 SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL READERS should be aware of the limitation of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges, is necessarily covered m "business done" Further because al dealings at a particular price are grouped
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      2134 20 INDUSTRIALS Ajinomoto (3 30S) cd A Choc (2 235) (1)2.22 AMD(3 0OB3.O2S)()6)3O0 Akom (1 07 B) (12) 1 10 (2) 111 1 07(1) 1 08 AISB call API (0 948 0 955) (6) 096 (3) 0 95 (20)0.95 ASM (I 238 I 245) (45) 1
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      How your stocks performed
      2641 20 M shares quoted have a par value of SI unless otherwrse specified Adjusted for scrip/rights N Tai-eitmpted dividend ABN is traded m lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m dolars 19M/W Last Yield Vol Day rffh Low Company Sale Chan-e (000) rlgh Low
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        246 21 1 Mn $1,000 2 For best customers only 3 OCBC Finance Rites ire tor advanced payments UOf 's rates. OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings 6 64 6 6 Autosave 51., Fixed deposit 1 month 5 5 5 5(1) 3 months 5 4 5 4 5 4
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        127 21 Interbank Over the Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo Australian dollar 1.4574—1.4600 6.95—6.72 Canadian dollar 1.6202—1.6237 6.25—6.14 NZ dollar 1.0117 1.0168 10.21—9.76 Sterling pound 2.8297—2.8349 3.58—3.52 US dollar 2.1970-2.1985 4.58—4.54 Austrian schilling 10.4519—10.4640 97.60—94.83 Belgian franc (com) 3.6422—3.6477 279.57—273.59 Danish kronor 20.4134—20.4321
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        Forex
        113 21 THE Singapore dollar ended at 2.1970/85 at 3pm yesterday compared to its opening of 2.1970/00. It was traded between 2.1950 and 2.1996. The greenback closed slightly weaker against most major currrencies. Its undertone remained weak on lower United States interest rates and uncertainty over the US economy. Against the
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        Gold
        108 21 THE KILOBAR market yesterday was traded between 5523,187 and 5523,608. The Far East gold market opened at U*****.30/325.80 and eased to US$32B/328.50 before recovering to close for lunch at U*****.30/329.80. It reopened at US$33O/330.50 and rose to the high of U*****.20/331.70. It settled the day at U*****.50/329. B The
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        Gold market
        23 21 GOLD US$/oz Wed Tues Singapore 328.00—328.50 332.70 333.20 Hongkong 328.50—329.00 332.20-332.70 Tues Mon New York 327.10 327.60 329.20—329.70 London 326.00-326.50 332.50-333.00
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        Unit trusts
        182 21 Managers' price* for Apr 18 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 2.04— 2. 1 7 The Savings Fund I 42— 1.51 Spore Prog Fund 0.86 0 91 Spore Sec Fund 1 28-1.36 Spore Invest Fund 0.90—0.95 Spore Equity Fund 0.88 0 93 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund 2.09-
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          Eurodollar — 3-month deposit
          92 21 Eurodollar 3-month deposit THE Fed's permanent injection of reserves through an outright bills purchase m New York led to softer United States interest rates causing the Eurodollar futures to open 23 ticks above its previous close. The June Eurodollar futures fluctuated narrowly between 91.05 and 91.10 m moderate trading. (100
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          Deutschemark
          100 21 THE deutschemark futures opened steady. Although the US housing starts for March rose 16.2 per cent, which was better than expected, any bullish impact on the US dollar was countered by a weak 0.3 per cent rise m the industrial production figures and easier US interest rates. The June
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          Japanese Yen
          49 21 ACTIVITY m the June yen pit was slack. It reached the day's high of 0.*****3 but lost some ticks on the dollar's recovery to finish at 0.*****6. Open High Lew Sett Est Jan 85 0.*****4 0.*****380.*****1A0.*****6 21 Sept 0.*****1 Open Int (Ties): 554. Act Vol (Tues): 85.
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          Gold
          64 21 DESPITE the dollar's wild fluctuations m the cash market, there was a general lack of activity m the gold futures. June gold hit US$334 and settled at the day's low of U*****.90 per troy ounce. (In USfper Troy ounce) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Apr 326.40 JOB 332.10
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        Rubber
        15 21 Singapore Ma* 169 75 down 050 cents Malaysia Md. ***** down 1.25 cents i
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        Tin
        17 21 Cto«n{ pnces Tln MS Mo 29 7C down 0.20 cents Turnover 82 tonnes down 40 tonnes
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        Silver
        33 21 Ctosmj prices S v#r USJ troy 02 Red lues iingapwt- fc 45 -6bl b 6.' -b 6* Tun Mm New Yorti b4S— 6SC 6 55—6 60 Sourct (Mi b M s Pt
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        Copper
        26 21 Ctoynj prices Copper tonne lues Spot 1195 00-1195 50 (*****0-*****0' 3 months 1185 50-1186 50 (1193.00— 1194 00 ■■M torn- [as. Sales 14 3?5 tonnes
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        30 21 Ctosm{ price; Aluminium tome Tues Spo! 6b! 00 86? 00 875j80-875.») 3 months 88- 50 884 0C '894 50 89b 50 Market tone Barely steaa> Sales 7 10C tonnes
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        Palm oil
        110 21 Ctamt onces Crude MJ tonne palm oil Apr 1525 (south) 1522 50 (central I *****0 n <-•'!» May 1525 'south k central June 42t (Centra Refined palm oil USJ tonnes RBD palm Ma> 715 (sellers) June 685 sellers July 64C (sefcrg) RBD Oleir, May 710 'sellers June 680
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        Sentiment improves but volume remains light
        601 21 ALTHOUGH sentiment improved slightly yesterday, volume remained light due to an absence of fresh incentives. Most investors were watching the Dow Jones Industrial Index which has been been making small gains over the past week and appears to be consolidating. But a lot depends
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        338 21 ApnJ 17 Ten Chanje Apnomoto i I 10 +10 Ako. 433 -r Amodo 1 000 -30 Asohi Chem 860 -5 Asoh. Gloss 863 -7 Bonk Tk 791 4 Bndgesfone 509 -9 Canon 1180 -50 Casio Computer 1600 -30 C.tuen 515 .3 D Nip Pnnt 1000 +20 D Nippon Screen
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        280 21 Apr. 17 HK$ Chante AssocKJted Hotels 0 50 -0 01 Bonk Of Eost Asia 23 40 -0 1 Cheung Kong 1 5 80 -0 4 China Light IS 10 -0.2 Cross Horb Tunnel 9 95 +0 05 F E Consortium 0 58 -0 02 Far Eost Exch Philex G
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        320 21 Apr! 17 Cents Change (nut) A C I 212 unch A N I 278 unch A P M 258 n Aberfoyle 960 Age 245 +5 Alliance Oil 107 unch Allied Mill 250 -2 Ampol Exp 260 unch Ampol Pet 185 +1 Anz 460 unch Ashton 94 unch B H
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        65 21 I i i i 1 i NST Index Wednesday 1267.82 (1270.26) -g Hongkong Hang Seng ft?* Wednesday 1505.97 (1521.30) |£1 Australian All-Ordinaries Wednesday 853.4 (858.5) Nikkei D J Average Wednesday *****.06(*****.28) Financial Times Industrials Tuesday 979.5 (977.0) ifl Dow Jones Average Tuesday 1269.55 (1266.78) J (Fifljr es m brackets
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        New York
        206 21 Aprs 16 USS Chanfe Alcoa 33* Allied Chem Cp 41% -W AKs-Chotmers 6% unch Am Tel Tel 21 Amox Inc 18 unch Amr Corp 42* Bethlehem Stt 17* unch Boeing Co 61 Burroughs Cp 60* +1K Caterpillar Co 32* Chase Monhtn 55* Chrysler Cp 37* Citicorp 45* Cons
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        580 21 April 16 Pence Change INDUSTRIALS AKed-Cyons 179 +2 Ass. Dairies 156 +2 BTRPLC 684 +7 Babcocks 156 +4 Barclays 354 +12 Beecham 370 +2 BICC 255 +2 Blue Circle 503 unch BOC Group 276 +1 Boots 179 -1 Bowater 251 +5 BATS 341 unch Britannia 91 unch BP 543
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      615 21 LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block E Trust (018W) 18/4 (2300) F2 09PD-1100 Pi Tanghe (16W) 18/4 (2300) F2 0900-1100 B4 Tanah Air (23N8) 18/4 (2300) F7 0900-1100 FS Wan Lie (505) 19/4 (0400) Fl *****200/*****600 L8 Kitano M (67/528) 19/4(1000) F2 *****100/2030-2200 F2 0800-0930/1900-2030
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      Ships in port
      274 21 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Banff Kl6 a'side 18/4 Barber Hector KO9/10 aside 18/4 Dejro KlO a'side 18/4 Jenhol K23 a'side 18 '4 Makmur K24E a'side 18 '4 NedMon Kl2 aside 184 Ocean Rainbow K27 a'side 18/4 Tomoe 7 K29 a'side 18/4 Trans Hav KIIA a'side
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      Citibank offers loans through car dealer
      540 22 Citibank offers loans through car dealer CITIBANK will be the first bank to offer car loans through selected car dealers or finance brokers. Its car financing scheme, which will be launched within the next couple of days, is already attracting a lot of interest from dealers. Citibank car loans would
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      Lock icon Citicorp first-quarter profits rise 24%
      270 22 NEW YORK, Wed. Citicorp, the largest American bank holding company, said yesterday its first-quarter profit rose 24 per cent over a year ago. Four other major bank holding companies Security Pacific Corp, Bankers Trust New York Corp, Mellon Bank Corp and Wells Fargo and Co
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      Sad account of loss given by General Lumber
      266 22 Sad account of loss given by General Lumber GENERAL Lumber (Holdings) Bhd gave the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange a sad account of the year's trading to explain the shortfall between its profit forecast and its actual results. When General Lumber asked for more money from its shareholders via a rights
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      Lock icon Bat expects its results to improve
      359 22 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. British-Ameri-can Tobacco Company (Singapore) Ltd (Bat) expects its results for the year to Improve despite the volatility of the export business, Chairman M.G.C. Bolsover said In his annual review. His forecast was made on the assumption that the volume and profit
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        Separating yolk from white no more a chore
        149 22 BREAKING eggs and separating the yolk from the white can be a back-breaking and messy business. But a Danish company, Sanovo Engineering AS, has come up with machines that can perform this chore on between 10,000 and 32,000 eggs an hour, depending
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        Resealable packages for munchers
        93 22 TESASEAL's resealable packages allow munchers to dip into their goodies as often as they like without having to worry about keeping the contents fresh, says their West Germanybased manufacturers, BDF Beisersdorf AG. Hie packages can be used to store foods such as biscuits, potato crisps, sweets,
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        Tell us
        50 22 ARE you breaking new ground m research? Has your company come up with an ingenious product? Have you got a bright idea you want the world to know about" 7 Then tell Innovations about it. Write please don't phone to Times Dollar. 390. Kirn Seng Road, Singapore 0923.
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        Public Finance
        62 22 PUBLIC Finance Bhd has increased its paidup capital to Ms6o million from Ms4l million through a bonus issue of 18 million shares of 50 sen each by capitalising Ms 9 million of its general reserves and a five-for-one rights issue of 20 million shares of 50 sen each.
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        Hong Leong
        38 22 WITH the purchase of 180,000 shares m Haw Par Brothers International by City Developments Realty Pte Ltd, the Hong Leong Group has increased its stake m Haw Par by 0.12 per cent to 7.71 per cent.
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      Malaysian govt takes a bigger stake in C & C
      221 22 Malaysian govt takes a bigger stake in C C THE Malaysian government is tightening its hold on Cycle and Carriage Ltd. Malaysia National Insurance Sdn Bhd reported that it had bought a total 955,000 C&C shares on the open market up to Monday. When added to the 15.3 million shares
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      360 19 For today, may we direct your thoughts to our Canals, Acropolis, Gaudi, Morgestraich, Bobjednik, Grand' Place, Open-Air Museum, sobbing violins, Eau de Cologne, mermaid, Bloomsday, Jan Wellem, Book Fair, Jet d'eau, San Lorenzo, harbour, trade fair, Nurmi, Golden Horn, Bruckner, Tower of Belem, Madame Tussaud, Velazquez, dessert wine, United, bouillabaisse,
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      150 20 ALL COLOUR This comprehensive and advances m the world of science extensively illustrated such as supersonic flight, encyclopedia covers the natural. computers, satellites and the laser human and man-made worlds, and beam explains the orig.ns. structure and The straightforward text is development of the different accompanied by numerous colour aspects
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      79 21 STOCK BID ASK LSS US$ DcVoe-Hofbetn International n» 5 >>. 6->> City-Clock Internet iono: M 2 :> 3-« Quotes as ot April IS, 1985 Investors seeking above average capital gains m global stock markets can simply write us i note and the weekly INVESTORS ALERT newsletter will be sent free
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      503 22 SALES MANAGER UNIQUE START-UP OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE SUPPORTED OVER 700,000 MICROCOMPU- i TER SOFTWARE PACKAGES SOLD IN AUSTRALIA 1 AND NEW ZEALAND OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS WITH TRAINING, HOTLINE, WARRANTY AND BACKUP. I IN 1985 WE ARE OPENING OFFICES THROUGHOUT ASIA, REPRESENTING LOTUS MICROPRO PERSYST AND OTHER MICRO COMPUTER
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      256 22 SEARNC'BS I South East Asia Regional Nursing Conference The Fiitf International Medical Expo for South East Asia I December 11-14, 1985 Ocean Terminal, Kowloon, Hong Kong The F;rst International Medical Expo Conference for South East As a SEAPNC '85 wiM be tai^ng place m Hong Kong this December. A unique
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      605 23 r TELEPHONE SERVICE: RATES CLASSIFICATION GUIDE: r^ > 1 mmm^ .a^BBW Sarturda Fr day 8 30am to 2 00pm H 'am Bun-On: $5 00 per line iM.n $:5 00i Food/En-ortainmon' (2 —5) >*X A^^m. f* J^^J B^^^^ U deadline tor the Sunday T,mes Sami-ditplay: £20 00 per col err Peraonal
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      271 23 11 Pleasure Boats TAKE A CRUISE on a luxury 43 ft motor yacht to the Southern Islands. Swimming, snorkelling, cruising, flshlng/sunbathlng. $38 per person Includes lunch, beer and refreshments. *****82. 1 1/2 YEARS Old Chay Hal bowrlder IS-footer with 200 h.p. mercury outboard. Excellent cond. Reasonable offer secures. Loan arrangeable.
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      292 23 12 Computer Products/ Services CUBIC 99 (192K) with colour monitor at only $2,400. With attractive free gifts. Call *****56 or *****37 or visit Mlcrokid at #03--17, Centrepolnt, (Orchard Rd) or #03-04, Paramount Shopping Centre (Katong). CALL *****05 FOR Cubic 99 with colour monitor at only $2,495 with attractive free gift.
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      605 23 17 Health/Sports Equipment HARDLY USED EXERCISE bicycle "Synchron" for sale. New price $1050. Willing to sell $600. Tel: *****8. 18 Horn* Furniture/ Furnishing DIRECT FROM FACTORY Kitchen Cabinets, wardrobes, etc. Top quality material at moderate prices. $120 p.l.r. onwards. Arrangement can be made for viewing of completed pieces for confidence
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      498 23 22 Stamps/Coins 1981 SSSOO COCKEREL gold coin m excellent condition. Below cost. Tel: *****81, Steven. 23 Shopping Guide SINGER, TOYOTA, ZING, Janome Sewing Machines (Cash and repair). Atomic Electrical Trdg Co. Pte Ltd. #02-68 Bt Timah Shopg Ctre. Tel: *****64/ *****87. #01-31 Beauty World Centre, tel: *****52. 24 Garage Sal*
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      630 23 'I v L^^^B BT Would you like to get yourself the i me private collection of Queen Victom rian time clock? It is about 100 m years old and hat beautiful carvm, ings. It is m classification 14. And m classification 157, an ■t unusual course m silver smithing W\
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      471 23 28 Health Centres/ 28 Health Centres/ Maeaage Maseage RELAX ft REFRESH YOURSELF AT GREAT EASTERN A &Lm Vi wl L 1 O"Mt EMtOfft Hots! ja «1 Mfcpheraon Road Aol Bar .^V pore 1336. jMMEe#^/ TEL: *****44 M aa*a^^^^^a\t£^w i aaaV aaaas 31 Tailoring Fashion Design J «m W m Hp
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      386 23 35 House Cleaning/ Painting ROCKS-TONE, SPRAY COATING and painting Tel *****11 i 3 lines i or *****91 might i SPECIALISED IN SHAMPOOING carpet floor polishing painting Tel *****18 WE OFFER CARPET shampooing floor waxing, office house leaning Call MBS *****78 WE OFFER QUALITY Texture spray painting for HDB flat private
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      696 24 36 House 36 House Renovation/ Decor Renovation/ Decor W Shower Screens Sliding Door Budget Conscious > MMlfllrittfl To HDB owners:■Hm J Specially designed to suite SHU JJJeal V° ur requirements V^S^; Stylish Elegance !Ejß| Cleaner Bathroom Ljßi Fungi Mildew resistant t .1 Easy maintain wet on I- m the inside
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      650 24 CONQUEST CONSTRUCTION SPEICLAISED In addition and alteration works for private houses, factories, offices and general renovations for HDB flats. Floor tiles, painting, roofings, ceilings, box awnings, brick-works, concrete, drainage, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, iron grilles, aluminium sliding doors and windows. Tel: *****38/ *****98. Mr Quek (Res./ night) *****25. WE SPECIALISE IN
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      742 24 37 Airconditioners/ Refrigerators AIRCOND/FRIDGE Aaatot any of your problems 24 hr» tatandwtdo Sorvico can aolvo all problama of servicing, repairing/ raspray ing of all rofrigorators and airconditionars m our workshop/ your place. Guaranteed. 2n«Jhand fridgo availably single door $100 $200, twin door $300 -$330. LEE MANG AIRCOND A REFRIGERATION SERVICES
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      631 24 49 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/Removal HUP SENG TRANSPORT hse rubbish removal lnclu. workers. Tel: *****61/ *****93 TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. HOUSEHOLD removal dumping workers available. Tel: *****63. 525.00 PER TRIP workers available for delivery, removal and dumping. Call *****1. 50 Office Equipment/ Supplies FOR SALE: MITEL super switch SXIOO PABX c/w 12 trunks,
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      775 24 57 Business Opportunities BE IN BUSINESS FOR YOURSELF Without capital outlay, overheads, stock carrying and staff salary problems, wa ara able to help you davalop your own business m LIFE INSURANCE COUNSELLING. Your only investment is TIME EFFORT COMMITMENT PROFIT. Without ANY RISK, if you dare take this venture, let's
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      594 24 B «mJ I cV The Commercial Division of Bi; I Philips Singapore Pte Ltd is X W fW| looking for promising individuals X; I I LJb to join them as Trainee Service m »;j I f^m Technicians (Audio/Video Equip|^B 2 PsVsm When you join them, they'll X ■V] provide intensive
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      457 24 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive MiniScnbe A US leader m computer peripherals manufacture invites applications for appointment as: PURCHASING CO-ORDINATOR c Diploma In Electronic/ Mechanical Engineering c Mm. 4 years' experience m purchasing function m a similar electronic manufacturing organisation c Candidates must be able to co-ordinate and liaise effectively
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      513 24 68 Situations Vacant: Tutorial MUSK TEACHERS REQUIRED. Piano minimum qualifications Practical Theory Grade 8. Organ minimum qualifications Performance b Instruction Grade 5. Kawai Music Schools *****03 Parkway Parade/ *****06 Thomson Plaza/ *****30 Cuppage Plaza. DEDICATED HOME TUTOR Required: 3 times a week to teach Economics, Business Administration and Business AccountIng.
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      464 24 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical t(ICJ\ DISTRIBUTION CLERK ICI Paints (Singapore) Pte Ltd a member of the ICI Group of Companies, invites applications for the above position. The Job To receive and process orders from local wholesalers and customers Requirements GCE 'O' level with credits
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      143 24 An eetabtiehed Engineering Co. m Jurong has immediate vacancy tor: JUNIOP SECRETARY Requirements a Minimum GCE O level a Proficient typing and shorthand skills a Preferably with some working experience In a similar capacity. Company transport wrti ba provided al designated pick-up points. IntoToatod applicant! mr* requested to aand their
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      589 25 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clarical I HENRY BOOT GAMMON SINGA J.V. L Joint venture for MRI Track Work Contract 1 10 A 1 urgently requires I Clerk/Typist I I Applicants should have the following: %J GCE O' level with credit m tnglish I J| Preferably
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      440 25 polo ■SINOA 0 N I REQUIRES IMMEDIATELY ACCOUNTS CLERK Starting salary: $490 p.m.; confirmed salary: $500 p.m. c Female applicants with a GCE O' level Cert. c Able to type accurately. c Good book-keeping knowledge and working experience. BENEFITS PROVIDED: c Free duty meals c Uniforms and laundry c Annual
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      604 25 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clarical WALK-IN INTERVIEW International company requires en: ACCOUNTS CLERK to perform the following duties: c Accounts Receivable -and Accounts Payable, c Processing of payments, c Inventory Accounting System c General Accounting. REQUIREMENTS: c Mln. GCE O' level with credit m English and Maths, c LCC Bookkeeping/
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      779 25 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Wall aalatiHahart printing company In Jurong requires: OENERAL CLERKS c Ability to type, c Oood spoken English, c Experience not necessary, c Transport provided. Interested applicants, pieaee write m with full paraonal partieulara or cell personally st: KOON WAH PRINTING PTE LTD It Tuaa Avenue
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      898 25 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical SECRETARY REQUIRED BY local dept. store. Mm GCE O' level with good shorthand typing skill. Must have experience m handling correspondence. Salary $600 (negotiable). Please call: *****23/ *****23 for interview. SHIPPING CLERK (FEMALE) required by large French multinational company. Must have GCE "O" level with
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      420 25 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales aramis Aramis has several positions for Advisor/Consultants now open for young and capable ladies and gentlemen interested m a career with us. Applicants should be aged 20 years and above, bilingual, and enjoy dealing with people. Training will be Compensation will be
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      197 25 |BSSSj3SS3|| Do you possess these capabilities? Patience, determination, hardworking, willingness to learn and result orientated? Or are you m a midst of discovery? Well, you can start with us We need 5 INEXPERIENCED LAMES, above 20 years of age, possess a driving licence, to market our reputable product. Our organisation
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      525 25 71 Situations Vacant: Salea I HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF SELLING AS A CAREER? Requirements: c Age between 21-35 GCE O level a Pleasant personality willing to work hard Class 3 driving licence Those without experience may apply as intensive sales training will be provided i Benefits. j Basic salary
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      571 25 71 Situations Vacant: Salas (f Walk-In Interview Thursday Fnd«v 9 am 5 1 Saturday 9am 1 2 pm Wanted part-time/full time sales agents. Earn han dsome commission \y, selling video and electrical appliances. Those experienced m sales of insurance, encyclopedia, vacuum cieaner, sewing machine and instant water heater are also
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      513 25 71 Situations Vacant Sales YOU HAVt BEFN HOUSEWIFE FOR SOME YFARS YOU WAIT TO Bfc IN TMf LMPiOVMfNT MrtflffcT AGAIfc If you ci can train you ■iiionucally For more information ;A>out a i'es As- -.end your ret.vi: lograph and contact number to LEONG SZE MIAN YANG PAH LI ANG representing
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      707 26 71 Situations Vacant: Sales SALES PROMOTERS r«quir«d s«ve:al Sal** Promoters to work m departmental floras l M'.f-. r:r.- training *iii be dcovMml Interested applicants /tlease phone: *****79 SO- A Martin Road 904-01 Singapore Warehouse orl River Valley Close Singapore 0923. Urgently Requires SALESMEN/SALESGIRLS c SaCQMIUJ 4 -ilaiuiard c ilooti laiM]
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      480 26 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical Technical (f@S O'teud JM&tA hihcC cxpenieMGed'P'uttt&tA TVt'd tec t*»nafc you often you ccut't iqccaef If you are looking for career advancement and good salary/ benefits package m a large corporation, please call Mrs Patricia Goh at *****11 ext 137
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      305 26 H National Components urgently requires ITC (Elect.) or > equNttem Interested m Inspection/ Production Superv&en WDFK N.S. GCE Xy (Tech) lm.j Ajjui SJT_f4 t I fuwBSreQ In pretefsoiy oomptoiea N5. 18 25 t GCE Xy with Maths i AMity to type an acrttntage *****88 Ext 11 for an appointmßm or
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      463 26 72 Situations Vacant: Technical f SEMI- CONDUCTOR SALES TECHNICAL SERVICE Basic manufacturer of epoxy moulding compound is accepting applications for expanded activities m the Asia/Pacific region. Candidates will be Singaporebased, with travel m South Eest Asia for providing technical support and market devel- i opment Interested persons should be willing
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      414 26 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical The Electronics Leaders We are now looking for promising individuals to join us as:SERVICE TECHNICIANS or TRAINEE TECHNICIANS The Job: To perform installation, maintenance and service/project support of> Bank Terminal Systems m Singapore and Brunei Public Address, Conference, Intercoms, Radio Paging and
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      496 26 1) OPERATORS/ TECHNICIAN a School leavers from Science or Technical stream, or 'O' Level c Male or Female c Eager to acquire high-tech skills a Provide special training m local or overseas c Minimum $620 p.m. (after 3 months probation) c Minimum $540 p.m. 2) GENERAL FITTERS c Completed N.S.
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      444 26 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Production I BJRlffißawßftMMßiffl^ tuas avenue 2 HhH[ 1?* I C\ 1 2 TUAS X BBB jv#v 1 T^AS DRIVE. I >i1 1 V^ j I I r j- I 1 f I I j j T LAS WE I
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      319 26 1 V Ifl I _J( Cl B fl^P 2 ROTATING X Starting win'v BwJ j^^W Plus attractive aaal ■^■■■^V sr.it- allow an,., K> m B Walk m interview ond tino out more! V Mondavi to Fnoayt (8.00 am 5.30 pm) a^LVsVja^HH LwsSßaßt^V^'^Kij^BHj Our new factory m Tuas has lot- l^l^l
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      304 27 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Leading Company with new operations m Jurong invites applicants to join an expanding team as mjjaM— ra^wwT^taaFawa—^^^— IHHHbHHH|||I*J la^HlMaSi^HHHißii^HHfc^a^liVi^HaViiV 5-day work week f Qualifications: n. Minimum Primary 6 les must ha\e c omplcted or be exempted I Benefits: Subsidized meals Good hospitafaation
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      234 27 Precision Casting PteLtd Due to our rapid expansion we require: Starling salary $450 p.m. Benefits include: Free uniforms Free transport Shift allowance $6.00 per night Premiums awards Paid Annual Leave, Compassionate Leave. Sick Leave Free medical/ hospitalisation benefits Yearly increment Bonus benefits Additional leave m recognition of long service Interested
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      447 27 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous A MESA i^- j requires II Material Control I Senior Supervisor (Male) lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIHniIIHIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Requirements (VlinimumJ3C£ 'A^JeveJ or_its_epuiyalent_ Age between 30 to 40 years old Fluent m written and spoken English Ability to speak Malay is an advantage Preferably possess several years of
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      251 27 8 Expending company la looking for energetic and hardworking personnel to fill trie following vacancies: 1. CRANE OPERATORS Must have experience In operating electrical overhead travelling crane. 2. PAINTERS Must have some knowledge of marine paint and use of spay gun. 3. MAINTENANCE FITTERS Must have some experience m welding
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      487 27 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous An International claaa, fully computeriaed hotel, we offer a career, self-development and the growth potential, we invite you to take up the challenge m the following positions 1) HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISORS Gross salary $810 per month. 2) STORE CLERKS Gross salary $540 per month. 3) BARTENDERS Gross
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      380 27 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Ha lull ■aUill Exclusive Members Club urgently requires (1) Guest Relations Hostesses Good looking with outgoing personality. Age: 18 years and above Salary: $2,090 $4,000 a month (2) Cashier Walk-in Interview Today Tomorrow 2.00pm 7.00pm 82-01/02 Cuppage Plaza Koek Road Off Orchard Road For our Mitsubishi
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      448 27 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous A well established firm m Jurong urgently requires: 1) EXPERIENCED STOREKEEPER 2) ASST. STOREKEEPER 3) GENERAL WORKERS Those interested, please call personally at: 10, FIRST LOK YANG RD TEL: *****21 (SBS Bus No. 250 from Jurong Interchange) GREAT EASTERN HOTEL requires Part time/Full time MASSEUSES With/without
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      656 27 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Due to our company sales expansion, we have created new position 1) SALES REPRESENTATIVES 2) STORE-ASSISTANTS 3) OFFICE BOY Requirement*: c Age above 20 years old c Hardworking willing to learn c With or without experience Able to speak English. Mandarin Dialects We offer for post
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      943 27 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY: 1) Wireman Driver 2i Oenerai Clerk Preferably residing around Ang Mo Kio Uppei Thomson Rd For Post 1 Poaw I NTC3 m electrical wirm? i. i last C driving licence For Post 2) Possess GCF O Level, able to I type work independent Please
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      470 27 81 Vehicles For Hire M you re looking (or QUALITY IN CAR RENTALS SELF DRIVE a CHAUFFf UB DRIVEN AVAILABLE AT ECONOMICAL RATFS TOYOTA Wrm *****55 Rent a Car ORIENT CAR LEASING PTE LTD otter* WEEKEND SPECIAL 4300 c#^ KJaO^t-H- $130CcHlection f nday 4.00pm Return: Monday IO.OOan SPECIAL OFFER 1300
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      690 28 y^"*jJ View this 'youngest' car m L lP l l O f iTa classification 94. This DaiA jOUCn hatsu Turbo is only 4 j— t s-^ j-l p— v months old and is m show--1 °vl Diy^V j D room condition 83 Vehicle Financing/ 83 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance Insurance /(CTAR
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      599 28 87 For Sato: Mercedes 79 MERCEDES BENZ 280S manual. 1 pte owner. Tax 1/86 Power window. Central forfcing. Sports rims. Original white. Immaculate condition Tel: *****55. ALMOST '32 MERCEDES 200 auto Pte owner. New tax. Showroom condition. $65,000. Tel: *****01 Mr. Ho. SEPT. *84 380 SEC. 1 private owner. Condition
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      529 28 88 For Sale: Ford/Fiat •77 FORD CORTINA 2.0, alrcon., radio, cassette, non-PARF, gd condn $2,500. Loan $1,500. *****24. '81 LASER 1.5 Ghla manual. 1 pte owner. Aircond, radio cassette. Tax 06/85. Beautiful cond. $16,500 0.n.0 Tel: *****55 K.K. Llm. BEAUTIFUL 1981 FIAT Xl 9 1.5 Sport. Full accessories. Asking $29,000.
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      883 28 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan ALMOST 81 DATSUN Bluebird 1 pte owner, showroom condition. $14 200 0.n.0. Trade-In considered. *****39. DEC. 77 DATSUN 160Y Alrcond, radio cassette. Good condition. PARF eligible. $8,000 0.n.0. *****77. OWNER LEAVING. 1980 Datsun Bluebird 1600, alrcon, radio cassette, excellent condition. Tel: *****88. SEPT '83 LAUREL 2.0,
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      867 28 90 For Sale: Toyota 1976 TOYOTA COROLLA 1200. Highest offer secures. Contact Mr Lee, tel: *****01 1978 TOYOTA COROLLA 1200 Aircon. Private owner. Tip-top condition. Tel: *****34. 1979 DEC. TOYOTA Corolla 1300 CC. Aircon, sports rims, good condition. $13,800. Call: *****75. 1979 TOYOTA STARLET 998 cc, aircon, 1 pte owner,
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      905 28 92 For Sale: Mazda MAKE MODEL: Mazda 9291. Colour: Beige. Year: 1980. Displacement: 1970 cc, automatic transmission, central locking, aircon, power steering, electri windows, tuff-kote *****55 X 12. ALMOST '83 MAZDA 323 Notch back 1.5. 5-speed, 1 owner, aircon., radio, cassette, PARF, showrm condn. $17,800. *****93. 1981 MAZDA 626 manual,
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      809 28 93 For Sale: Honda 79, HONDA ACCORD. 4 doors, aircond. radio, cassette. 515.500 0.n.0. Tel: *****44 8/1983 HONDA ACCORD EX. 1 pie owner. $3,000 accessories Asking $30,000. Tel: *****44 '80 HONDA ACCORD, 1 owner, aircon, radio cassette. $16,800. *****18. '81 HONDA ACCORD, 5-speed, aircon., sports rims, new tax, showroom condition.
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      864 28 94 For Sale: Other Makes 1980 DAIHAiSU CHARADE alrcon. radio cassette, lax new, carefi Uy maintained. $12,900 *****55 1960 MINI CLUBMAN 1 owner Alrcon, radio cassette Beautiful condition. Tel *****95 1981 DAIHATSU CHARADE, sspeed. 1 owner, radio/ cassette, tip top condition. Tel: *****14. 1962 SUBARU 600. Alrcon. radio cassette, new
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      744 28 95 For Sate: 95 For Sale: Commercial Commercial Vehicles Vehicles 779 5922 TOYOTA COMMERCIAL VEHICLES We're onty a phone call away For advice and the best deai nng today BORNEO MOTORS 2 Pandan Oescen oft vVe? Coas* -.g* *ay Singapore D 6 I 78 COLT VAN, new paint radio cassette,
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      476 28 97 Vehicles Wanted CASH PAYMENT FOR AKh at non-PARF user! can Q regd commercial vans pickups Phone *****22 (day); *****0& might). Mr Tar, 11. Kensington Park Rd, Serangoon Gdns. ***** ATTRACTIVE CASH PAYMENT BM PARK Non-PARF vehs Ai:> modei or commercial vein Heng Hoe Bros Trdg Co Jin Toa Fayoh
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      577 29 95 For Sale: 95 For Sale: 95 For Sale: 95 For Sale: Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles j^T MORE OF A TRUCK V WfeORNEO MOTOWVy V«>A >3i «MNIVERS*RV Hf Buy A Toyota Toyo-Ace and you not only get one of the^^~^ toughest trucks m town, you also
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      129 29 /t*!*l*HiJbK H^fa(liWßHft I B6jS3Mß3C3r!xfincßnQnnffi 106 Accommodation 106 Accommodation Available: Houses Available: Houses luxurious &7 COLONIAL RESIDENCE gt' -Tj** >&~. ~Tjfi ■StTtf j? ii i J iatSß T* IS "I JlP^^^^bl^B'tb^P^b! jßj^^HHß>P^Bwß''i« tß^^^"^^^ |Er JWBMBMBMBBKq.y^^ Jry g,^ 38RIDOUTROAD double-storey detached bungalow with 3 bedrooms located m exclusive residential District 10 clean
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      505 29 D15T.1955 Cosy bugalow available for immediate rental at $2,000 p.m. Partially furnished with appliances, aircon, cabinet curtains. Short lease can be considered. CALL: *****68 DISTRICTS 13, 15, 19, 9, Braddell Heights, Katong:- Single-storey, Detached bungalows, aircons. 18, 33, Chiltern Drive, 5, 7, Dunsfold Drive, 19 Lynwood Grove, 10 Avon Road,
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      692 29 106 Accommodation Available: Houses DIST.26, NO.I, 6, 7, 8, 20 Meng Suan Roar 1 4 units of furn. bunglw .i/storey corner terr. Rent: $900 (1, 7. 8). $950 (6), $700 (20). Tel: *****05/ *****58. DIST.9 BRAND NEW bungalow. 3 brms/ study/ servant's. Expensive fittings fixtures. Central alron/ auto i,'ate Inground
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      672 29 106 Accommodation Available: Houses D. 15, BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED, 2-storey seml-d Patio, large kitchen, mature gdn 2842T77 D.lO, D-STOREY SEMI-D. 9000 sq ft 3 1 bedrms. Furnished $1,850 Marlfold: *****22. D.lO 2/STOREY SEMI-D 3500 sq ft 3-1 $1,600. Must see to appreciate. Acclaim Realty *****88 D.lO 4000 BO.FT. near Jellta 2
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      580 29 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments I a^y yjf TO LET Long or Short Lease At the junction ot Sootts/ Orchard Road, i next to Hyatt Hotel Immediate Occupation < 14.000 sq ft Hotei Style Lobby Swimming Pool Tennis Court ana many other facilities Ample indoor Car parking lots 24-hour Security System.
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      805 29 107 Accommodation Available Apartme its DIST 1130 140 MOULMEIN ROAD ZhEN SHE iQ MANSIO i (7 units) 2.400 sq !l 4 BCtln aatrw ooin* t arn<-r central laed iirro ,d Partially furmsht-r Rontal $2,20 C TEL: *****88/ 9 Agants weicomt Pancur. VaJte} Penthse $4.50 C QMraMB i $3.soc Rldfewi.od.4 bdrm>
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      959 30 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments OHAYCOTT TOWERS. DIST 10. I'll.' w] best In furnishing High tir. i heilrooins sWtaUßlng pool. -J-J :-.r-. seeurttj Immediate occupation CmH UMUM i- kI 381 D.1025. CREE COURT Kirn Stu Apt Serene environment. Twtfhhi ;or singles couples without children Verj reasonable rental BtBOBB 3C213 MB os
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      903 30 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments HIN SENG GDN. dlsls, lowei mal-, j 2£oo 90.fl 4 t bdrms. $2.StK) neg. Kaberlull.s COndO, t turn. $1,300 neK Envoy, *****63 5 HONG LEONG GDN shopping ctr, walk-up apt 3 bdrms. f/furn. Available immediately $1,300 ono *****68 *****61 JENNINGS HOMES OFFERS I.ucky Plaza Thong Sia
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      862 30 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments DIST.9. 4 BDRMS servant's, turn, tennis, s pool. Avail, immediately ERA *****66 Anthony. D-9 KIM SENG Apt No facilities. High fir fully furn apt. 3 bdrms $1,800. Deans Property: *****55. 0.0718 PLAZA STUDIO High fir. Pull]! iurn. Rental $1,500. Don ASSOClatea *****41' *****42. D 10. FERNHILL
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      782 30 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms UNFURN RM, OWNER not staying Share a flat. Convenient for singles/ couple. Immediate occupation. Call *****18 after 2pm. DIST 1542 FURN AIRCON rm $400/ small rm $130 available. Immediate occupation. Tel: *****25. DIST JO LADIES/ STUDENTS/ couples to share detached bunglw with a lady. Tel. *****71.
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      590 30 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses I SUNRISE VIIIA Ivlaliy IdOlllllcS TOT I 6 public open ■**^£lr^^^ is Situated m Thomson/ I 4 Yio Chu Kang area i\ r9fs^^^s^SL\V v *\nearYio Chu Kang and |LS>^^lhKWW^' \V */A AngMoKioMRT #^^f\^^*^Sk V V^^\ stations. An excellent
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      450 30 OFF MOUNTBATTEN RD— very large 2-storey semi-detached hse— groundfloor— 2 family halls, dining area, lounge. 2 bathrms, kitchen, store 2 bedrms. Ist fir.— 5-bedrms, 4 bathrms (3 attached), landing hall, balcony verandah— Good for childcare centre/ kindergarten school. Please call: *****34. DIST.IO OFF DUNEARN Road. Extensively renovated d/storey semi-d. 4
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      548 30 DIST.2B HOCK SWEE Hills vicinity. 2-storey bungalow, 8,000 sq.ft. 4 bdrms, servant's, $860,000. *****27/ *****95 Highpeak DIST.2B RENOVATED S/STOREY detached, 3 birms, ceramic flooring, 5,000 sq.ft. $399,000 neg Admer 297H66 DIST.S HONG LEONG Garden 2 1/2-storey terrace, 3 bdrms, servant's, split-level living/ dining, $455,000. Holland: *****79 D/STOREY TERRACE HOUSE for
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      846 30 113 For Saie: Houses DIST.IS CRESCENT RD. 2-SUXCy seml-d, 5,700 sqft. $630.u00 oxuo Krrelml.l Tel *****27 age nt j DIST.I6 CHANGI. 1) storey ter semi-d hses 4 bdrrns Terrazza flooring Tel *****21/ *****42 DIST.I6 D/STOREY SEMI-D, f.'furn. available niiinediately Pise call Tel *****91 DIST.I6 2-STOREY SEMI-D I rms .servant's. 2
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      654 30 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Saie: Private Apartments Apartments IP^IULAN fagp^ Court mmmmmmm t| Exclusive Luxurious Apartment* speriallv designed for you... Ideally located at Meyer Place Katone F I >. as/^k Only 15 Units fI U* j g 12 mateonettes IH< I c Very spacious |?-^T j apartments m
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      425 30 THE PLAZA BEACH ROAD c Beautifully furnished und fully carpeted apartment c Area about 800 sq ft on 24th atOß| .r. k Vacant posse-*. c Attractive offer Call: *****02 during office hours EXQUISITE *****14 ft Italconettc .wr sq.ft.. $470,000 Cavenagn Hae 1900 sq.ft.. $390,000 Grange Twr 1102 sq.ft $333,000 (airnhill
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      1355 31 114 For Sala: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Apartment* Apartments younowhMa CHOICE Serious house buyers and investors now have a choice and are demanding quality for every dollar. At coluers we not only show you the showflat where we have
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      337 31 EQUATORIAL APT. 2758 sq.ft. F/furn. high fir. Facing sea. $580,000 0.n.0. *****71. GILSTEAD COURT, NEWTON. 3 1 rm. F/furn. Well renovated. Sale/ lease. *****81 Khal Chin. HOND LEONG GARDEN Shopping Centre apt, furnished. 3 bdrms. Call owner *****86. HONOLULU TWR. 6,136 sq.ft. 4 1 bdrms. Full facilities. Sale/ rental. Contact
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      850 31 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 5 room Sim's Drive Point Block Blk 50, Unobstructed view, marble flooring throughout. High floor, master bedroom aircon and cabinets. Kitchen built-in cabinets, grand oven. Renovated. $133,000 negotiable. Tel: *****03 After 6 pm. Pager No: *****99 Mdm Sun SELLING CHEAP) 3-RM Tanjong Pagar Plaza, 81k.3,
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      688 31 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 4 ROOMS BEDOK $65,000' AMK $76,000/ Eunos $82,000/ Geylang Bahru $98,000. *****57/ *****65. 5-RM ANG MO Kio. Low floor. All ceramic, cabinets. $120,000. Cash required $12,000. *****34. 5-RM BOON LAY Drive. 81k.206, 2nd fir, well renovated, $130,000. Call Mrs Koh, *****02. 5-RM POINT BLOCK flat
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      567 31 117 Properties Wanted 117 Properties Wanted 117 Properties Wanted I^^^^^^Hb^b^bT B^L^bW B^L^^B^B^B^B^l^^B B^B^Hl B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^H e^B 39Baf I FAR EAST ORGANIZATION I I DEVELOPMENT I I SITES WANTED I B Far East Organization is looking for development sites m H the city area or suburbs of Singapore for development of Wg
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      312 31 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces WAREHOUSE FOR SHORT/ LONG LEASE Units Nos: 01-19; 03-37; 04-13/14. SMALL AREA AVAILABLE. Please contact \Mrs Bessie Wong at:/ SIONG HOE 5-STOREY WAREHOUSE Lorong 1, Toa Payoh Singapore 1231 Available for lease immediately: sth storey 1298, small spaces available. 3rd storey 1296, 8,500 sq ft (789.6
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      486 31 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces CROUNDFLR WAREHOUSE CIDE- i CO 4446 sq.ft City Warehse 4.800 j sq.ft Upp Boon Keng Rd 14,000 sq.ft. Defu Lane 10.000 sq.fi F.u- j nos Warehse 4,000 sq ft New In- dustnal 5.000 sq ft Kewalram Hse 4250 sq.ft $1 00 p.s.f. onwards Call Dennis Hsg
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      576 31 121 For Rent: Office Spaces Beach Road 1752 sq ft 3465 sq ft 4968 sq ft 8433 sq ft Outside CBD Ample ?diVery Competitive Rentals Tel: 225 0066 OUTSIDE CBD Boon Siew Blag F'om 8616) BoMM Plaza 1 .350 to 7 5 Goiahill Square 14 to 1 jit Poh Blag
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      666 32 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces Storage Spaces B§E2l R ffijJ»jghf£jj'^KßßßTßßlOßß» H| :^^an^!*K^Sßesißiil^»^ M^*'^ j^aaa^^-»-'-*^s*v!s< •.^■■bM^? 11* J2?- mP tB *****8 BBTT^^*^^ J^B^SeBBIBBBX^^ 1 "~~^jj nij "^^^^^^^bbbbbbbT* 8 9 "*i* "™iHP^^^*^A^B^^^al aß^BßjHpps^^^^ mbl Bal BBB^^BB^^ and keep costs lower 1 Location \\v I These eight single-storey
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      348 32 121 For Rent: Office Spaces $998/ $1,100 PER month. 384 sq.ft./ 434 sq.ft. showroom cum office m Katong modern shopping complex. *****7 Ext 52. 41-0, AMOY STREET, Spore 0104:Near Market Street area 1000 sq.ft.; 184-B, Telok Ayer Street, Area 1200 sq.ft. *****24, *****37. TABLE SPACE C/W telex/ telephone facilities. D.
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      546 32 121 For Rant: 121 For Rent: 121 For Rent Office Spaces Office Spaces office Spaces OFFICE SPACE TO LET AT SELEGIE I COMPLEX I :V ,I Attractive rental/ H bbbbl v farm H :x^v i c rs?s=r Immediate ***** vs. Sr 1 L r^ Bar H 'Jtei :if Occupation H
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      474 32 124 For Rent: 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces Shop Spaces I Eminent Plaza I I The ideal one-stop shopping centre for home I 1 furnishing and decor items. I ''■•""IB'W* g^^» "fA^ jmm Immense benefits for retailers Regular joint advertisements Series of promotional activities Sustained shoppers' flow as Eminent Plaza
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      590 32 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces FORTUNE CENTRE (Middle Road). Oroundfloor, S-0106 sf-0 sq.ft. $5.50 p.s.f. *****95 FURNISHED SHOP AT Sultan Plaza for rent/sale with water supply. 401 sq.ft. Tel: *****22/ *****17. GRDFLOR SUITABLE FOR hardware (outside CBD), 504 sq.ft with rooms. Easy access. *****77. JLN BESAR PLAZA, Ist fir, 296
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      511 32 137 Tour* 137 Tour* 137 Tour* Join one of Scenic Travel's specially packaged FUNBREAK holidays. Designed for maximum enjoyment and value. Desaru Beach Resort (oesaru^«w Hotel) 3D from $150 Malacca (Malacca vnaoeßwort) 3D from $233 Penang Rasa Sayang 2D from $300 Genting Highlands* 3D from 93 Kuantan 4D from $300
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      769 33 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours uw ENGHANTHNG I 2 rWIIVA a Q \^M. JLAI 111 BECKONS Q 9 9 days China Highlights $1690 H J Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Guilin, Chungshan. Chu Hoi, Macau Depart every Sat. j^ J y| 15 days Splendour of China $3080 f 0
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      183 33 iS^t ln™ f j.L r. j?. 1 r~ KC^flHliß3flSMsM 1 J MMaBBBBBBBBBBBBlaaBBBB^S^S»Bl^a»^Baaia^aBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaM j 8/9 DAYS JAPAN PLUS TOKYO Si^ssSdS-: DISNEYIANDkAigK Seahorse Travel Tours Pte Ltd^ ta 035 122 Middle Road #06-09 Midlink Plaza Tel: *****88 Thomas Cook Boustead Pte Ltd ta 404 1 14 Scotts Road #02-04 Far East Plaza
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  • OBITUARIES
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      181 Deaths 181 Deaths
      86 34 181 Deaths 181 Deaths LOH FONG LIN Aged: 58 passed away peacefully on 17th April 1985 at 7.30 am leaving behind beloved: Wife: i Ho Pool Leng j Sons: Loh Weng Fatt, Michael Lori Keang Hoong, Jimmy Loh Mun Ching, Richard Daughter: Loh Choy Ngan, Nancy j Daughter-ln-Law: Chin Jah
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      184 In Memoriam
      89 34 In everloving memory of our dearest father MR TAY BOON SENG, J.P., J.M.N. Departed: 18.4.80 There's a sad but sweet remembrance. There is a memory fond and true; And a token of affection, father, And a heartache still for you. Sadly missed and always remembered by sons,
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      184 In Memoriam
      62 34 In Loving Memory of I Dominic Chng Nghee Huat Departed 18-4-84 Sadly missed but always remembered by wife, children and loved onea. Maas at Church ol Our Lady of Natmtva^^^rn^^^^^^^ 4Sm ml lv In Everloving Memory Of DANIEL KUEK JIN KOK Departed 18th April "80 His Memory
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      185 Requiem
      56 34 ATHMA SHANTI POOJA THE FAMILY OF THE LATE UTTRA PATI «/o V. KUPPUSAMY PALLAVARAYAR WISH TO THANK ALL RELATIVES AND FRIENDS FOR THEIR KIND ASSISTANCE, DONATIONS AND CONDOLENCES DURING THEIR RECENT BEREAVEMENT. PRAYERS WILL BE OFFERED AT THE SIVAN TEMPLE, SERANGOON ROAD ON 19/4/85 AT 7.30 P.M. PLEASE
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      Lock icon Zatopek doesn't begrudge successors
      674 34 Zatopek doesn't begrudge successors Ex-great says they deserve the money they get 4 Such is a life. Such is development of the sport. It is difficult to protest because you need a lot of spectators 80,000-100,000 m the stadium to organise a big competition. Who can help you organise a
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      Lock icon Moses gears up for Coliseum challenge
      341 34 LOS ANGELES, Wed. Olympic gold medallists Carl Lewis, Edwin Moses and Valeric Brisco-Hooks will be among the competitors at the first Arco Coliseum Classic on June 8, it was announced yesterday. The meet will be an international invitational affair, featuring Olympians and world-class athletes
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      353 34 Ryder Cup series on their minds LONDON, Wed. The 1985 European golf tour begins this week, richer than ever but already overshadowed by an event not even part of the circuit. West German Bernhard Langer's United States Masters triumph on Sunday underlined the growing strength of Europe's golfers, who may
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      Lock icon Chance to win $2m
      240 34 LAS VEGAS, Wed. Japan's Ayako Okamoto and American Alice Miller stand to pocket US$l million ($2.20 m), plus a top prize of US$3O,OOO, should either win the US$2OO,OOO J&B Scotch pro-am golf tournament at the Desert Inn, starting tomorrow. The other 98 contestants m this Ladies'
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      Lock icon Kouros sets a record
      78 34 MELBOURNE. Wed Greek runner Yiannis Kouros today w>n the Sydney to Melbourne ulcra-marathon, setting a record for the annual event Kouros completed the 960--kilometre course m five dayt ard five hours, having slept oiily seven-and-a-half hours during the race His time was about 10 hours f;-ster
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      Lock icon Little fuss over Langer's victory
      223 34 Little fuss over Langer's victory BONN Wed. Bernhard Langer's United States Masters triumph has been greeted with joy m his native West Germany, but with littie comprehension m a country where golf is played by only a small minority. The mass circulation Bild newspaper headlined yesterday's story on his win
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      Lock icon Marvellous
      408 36 AFTER THE BIG BOUT Hauler's target is Monzon's record of 14 title defences I. AS VEGAS. Wed. -Marvelous" Marvin Hagler said yesterday that he would seek to break Carlos Mon/ons middleweight record of 14 title defences md then retire m about a year. 'One more year and then I'll
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        179 36 CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas), Wed. Olympic super-heavyweight gold medallist Tyrell Biggs, of the United States, said yesterday he thought of himself as '•supernatural" and didn't think his previous use of drugs and alcohol had seriously affected him. "I feel great. This is a whole different
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        174 36 Bramble fined $33,000 LAS VEGAS, Wed. World Boxing Association lightweight champion Livingstone Bramble was fined US$l5,OOO ($32,850) yesterday for having used a substance containing ephedrine before his title fight with Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini last Feb 16. Traces of the substance, known as "chi power", were found m Bramble's urine
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      315 36 ST ETIENNE, the fallen French giants, stretched their fivemonth unbeaten run to 22 matches as they marched into the French Cup quarterfinals by eliminating First Division Lens. Relegated last season, and shamed by relevations of an illegal payments scandal which involved many of the names that made them
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      Lock icon Peter pulls off historic win
      742 36 A first for Singapore m the British Open 41 did not expect to last so long m this championship. So, when I left my lodgings, I brought only enough clothing to last me three days. I've got a lot of washing to do now and
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      Lock icon Graeme sharp as ever for Everton
      305 36 LONDON, Wed. Everton extended their lead at the top of the English soccer First Division to seven points with an emphatic 4--1 home win over West Bromwich last night. Two goals by Graeme Sharp, who is expected to make his Scotland debut against England
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      Lock icon Becker 'no' to Germany
      184 37 Becker 'no' to Germany DUESSELDORF, Wed. West German tennis prodigy Boris Becker is to miss the World Team Cup here next month, organisers said yesterday. Becker, 17, winner of the Young Masters tournament for Under-21 players m Birmingham earlier this year, automatically qualified for the home team as the highest-ranked
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      Lock icon Vilas sweats it out in Texas heat
      199 37 HOUSTON, Wed. Argentina's Guillermo Vilas overcame the Texas heat as well as Indian Viiay Amritraj for a 7-5, 6-2 first-round victory m the US$2OO,OOO ($5440,000) River Oaks men's tennis tournament. Vilas, ranked No. 33 m the world, fell behind 4-1 m the first
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      Lock icon What's the buzz all about?
      103 37 What's the buzz all about? GEORGETOWN, Wed. Guyana's Ministry of Agriculture has sent a team to get rid of African bees which menaced cricketers and umpires during last Sunday's one-day international between the West Indies and New Zealand. Daring the battle with the bees at Albion, about 131 kilometres from
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      Lock icon Bill's big break
      365 37 Canadian's 143 takes fight out of Johnson SHEFFIELD (England), Wed. Canadian Bill Werbenuik scored his first tournament win of the season with the help of a break of 143 when he defeated British qualifier Jo Johnson 10-8 m the first round of the World Professional Snooker Championship
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      495 37 CRICKET Middlesex off-spinner John Emburey, available for England again after serving a three-year ban for touring South Africa with a rebel side, has been selected for the MCC against county champions Essex at Lord's next week. Emburey, regarded as one of the best spinners m the world,
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      Lock icon Noah's tie-break in Paris
      500 37 Noah' s tie-break in Paris French Open test for Yannick as he faces a crucial season 41 don't feel comfortable as No. 15 m the world. If I'm down the rankings again at the end of the year, I'll make a decision. In my mind, I think it will come
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        218 37 AMELIA ISLAND (Florida), Wed. Romanian Virginia Rnzlci and American Debbie Spence knocked two seeded players out of the Women's Tennis Association Championships here and three other seeded players were In their third sets when rain halted play yesterday. In second-round matches, Virginia beat 12th-seeded American Michelle
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        Lock icon Hlasek meets his match
        265 37 BARI. Wed. Czech Jakob Hlasek the fourth seed, made a swift exit from the US$BO,OOO ($176,000) men's Grand Prix tennis tournament when ht j suffei ed a 6-4, 6-2 first-round defeat at the hands of Jose Lopez Maeso, of Spain Other Ant-round results: Paoio Cane Ita
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      879 38 United front towards common gold ATHLETICS TRACKS THE PATH TO GLORY HAKIKAT RAI REPORTS BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS AIM: To upgrade athletics through systematic year-round training for youths with potential. HOW: Through specialisation by coaches and athletes. Only coaches and athletes who meet the rigid qualifying standards will be involved. SELECTION:
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      Prema heads A & W awards
      171 38 Prema heads A W awards NATIONAL sprint queen Prema Govindan was again In the limelight yesterday when she was awarded a special price as recognition for her feat on the tracks. Her record-breaking 24.4 sec for the 2M metres m the Singapore Open last August was the only sparkle m
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      Veterans vie for honours
      318 38  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By THE adage that age is no barrier will be put to a severe test when more than 300 athletes take part m the Fraser and Neavesponsored third Asian Veterans' Championships at the National Stadium on Saturday and Sunday, starting at 2 pm. The
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      A chorus of approval
      309 38 THE message came straight. There was no mincing words as Dr Tan Eng Liang delivered some home truths about the state of Singapore's sports. And when he had finished, his audience all cheered m unison. First to welcome the news of the merger between the SSC
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      WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE GOLDEN PLAN
      138 38 4 Let goodwill prevail m the essence of Dr Tan's speech. Let all coaches and athletes keep politics aside so that we can work for success. I pledge my full support so long as I am left to coach my own athletes. 7
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      Elengovan out of Marathon
      83 38 Elengovan out of Marathon SINGAPORE'S R Elengovan will not compete m Sunday's Kuala Lumpur Marathon because of a bout of flu. The 24-year-old national No. 2 has been advised to refrain from any strenous exercise. "I was looking forward to improving my personal best but I guess it will have
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    • Asian Badminton Confederation Championships in Kuala Lumpur
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        China shuttle to success
        509 39 China shuttle to success Icuk the hero KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Indonesia settled for third place by beating South Korea 3-1 at the Stadium Negara here this morning. Indonesian ace Icuk Sugiarto won both his singles matches. Results: (Indonesians first): Icuk Sugiarto bt Choi Byung Hak 15-7, 15-8; Kurniahu bt Lee
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        Picking up the pieces
        271 39 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. He was hailed as a national hero two years ago when he returned from Copenhagen after beating compatriot Liem Swie King to become the world champion. But with less than two months to go before the next World Championship m Calgary, Canada, Icuk
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        A lesson in King Hendry's court
        518 39 Indonesian coach unveils plan that beat Zhao 4 Basically, Hendry was told to keep the shuttle low, aiming it at Zhao's body. This he dutifully did, and m fact succeeded m hitting Zhao with the shuttle on two occa- A sions. KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.
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        Lock icon Hussein calls on the reserves
        308 39  -  JOE DORAI By WITH the League Cup m the bag, Singapore's Malaysia Cup squad last night resorted to a game of handball m preparation for Saturday's final preliminary -round tie against Penang at the City Stadium. Coach Hussein Aljunied had two reasons for the switch
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        Fitness and flair provide Rovers the fizz
        274 39 Fitness and flair provide Rovers the fizz A SUPERBLY-FIT Tampines Rovers packed too much power as they cruised to a 5-1 victory over Farrer Park Dynamos m a National Football League Division One match at Jurong Stadium last night. Dynamos staged a secondhalf fightback and all they earned was Samsudin
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        Tiong Bahru fight to 2-2 draw in grudge match
        317 39 Tiong Bahru fight to 2-2 draw in grudge match IT was an encounter dubbed the match between past and present the "decider" between the young zealots of Tiong Bahru and the old hands who defected from the 1983 National League Division One championship team to join newlypromoted South Avenue. And
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        Gill to head Appeals body
        115 39 THE FAS Council last night set up a new Committee, the Appeals Board, to hear appeals on tournament and disciplinary matters. The committee will be headed by Col. MS. Gill. The committees: Finance and Administrative Tan Soo Nan, Lav Teng Chuan, Lim Jit Poh, Yap
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      Dana, Shane share the spoils
      277 39 Dana, Shane share the spoils LOCAL SHORTS DANA GREGOKt ami Shane Dawson uf Sir gap ore Amer 1 an Gymnastics Club, were overall winners m the gills" and boys' divisions respectively afi c i two friendly meets ir the Philippines last we<-k Jana. who won silver medals m the jneven
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      179 34 [the heart I OF THE DRAGON A quarter of the people on earth live m China, yet it has remained a mystery. The Heart Of The Dragon opens the door on this most secret of continents, and illuminates the world of its 1000 million inhabitants as has never before been
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  • RACING
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      Key Factor set to go one better
      596 35  - Key Factor set to go one better TONTO Heffernan works Decision ON THE TRACK with Bulan Bintang Voltaire Key Factor Barry Express Car II Mystic Warrior Harold Supreme Chaser Thorold Turbo Charge PENANG, Wed. Key Factor underlined his chances m the Class 4 Div 1 sprint over 1.200 m on
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      Three are gelded
      42 35 THREE horses Data Bank (Class 3), Bratasena n (Class 4) and restricted terms newcomer Pentagram have just been gelded, according to the Malayan Racing Association. Data Bank won one race last year while Bratasena n is still a maiden.
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      Mix-up over Jacoran
      163 35 THE Malayan Racing Association pointed out yesterday that Jacoran, who won the Class 2 Div 1 sprint at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, was under the charge of trainer George West and not Dr Yeoh Kheng Chye. It was the four-year-old's first start m this circuit. In its
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      ALONG THE RAIL
      17 35  -  JON BY "Strangest horse on the track he always opens up AFTER the race!"
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      Lock icon Making his Mark
      399 35  -  BRIAN PADDICK Sestich fed up with playing second fiddle By PERTH, Wed. Mark Sestich has always ridden m the shadows of other jockeys. He was almost the leading apprentice on several occasions m the mid-*****, and as a senior rider there has always been a Rod Kemp,
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      Lock icon Half-brother to Big Chief
      976 35 PICK OF THE NEWCOMERS A HALF-BROTHER to Singapore Gold Cup winner Big Chief is among the 26 Class 4 newcomers entered for the Penang Turf Club April Meeting beginning on Saturday. He is Symphony, a three-year-old brown New Zealand gelding by Silver Dream Sunneo. Symphony was
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      Lock icon Derby hope takes tune-up race
      121 35 Derby hope takes tune-up race LEXINGTON (Kentucky), Wed. Veteran trainer Woody Stephens said he was not the least bit perturbed when Stephan's Odyssey, his hope m the May 4 Kentucky Derby, trailed the leader by seven lengths midway through the US$5O,OOO (about S$115,000) added Lexington Stakes at Keeneland yesterday. It
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      447 39 0 rfififi i f if 1 mh BA YEAR ON FUEL COSTS. Z- "'^B^*s^3^^PßM^PmJ I Following the recent Budget Speech the price I of gasoline has now been increased to Si. 43BC 9QK9Q a litre. Diesel price still remains at 50.558 C a litre. '^^^^^S a WSFTTTiT!7FW// mmmmmmmmmmm f~y^t Therefore,
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      70 39 Today's events BASKETBALL BAS Cap: Lotto v Kong Siong (7.30 pm). Tong Whye v Safsa (8.45 pm) Gay World Stadium. GOLF SICC Open Invitation (New Course, 1.30 pm). HOCKEY Friendly: SRC v Civil Service (Padang. 5.30). SWHA k.o. tourney: Berseri Youth v NCO Club (St. Theresa's, 5.45). SOCCER Malaysia Cop:
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    MRT noise will be bearable, says study
    236 40 MRT noise will be bearable, says study NOISE from the Mass Rapid Transit system will be bearable for those who live or work near it, even where the trains run above ground, a study has shown. The main area of concern will be how to reduce vibrations m buildings above
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    Lock icon Deng on what sours
    337 40 Each of three obstacles a 'menace to China' BEIJING, Wed. China's paramount leader, Mr Deng Xiaoping, emphasised today "three obstacles" continued to block normalisation of ties with Moscow but said the easiest one to remove was Vietnam's withdrawal from Cambodia. Mr Deng told reporters China still
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    Lock icon Against all odds
    129 40 Twins celebrate 100 th birthday TWINS William Sexton and Margaret Sexton Adams celebrated their 100 th birthday as about 100 friends and family members gathered at the home of Mrs Adams' daughter m Ashland, Kentucky, on Tuesday. "It's wonderful," exclaimed the centenarians when asked how they both
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    Monolingual pupils do well at VITB
    283 40  -  JUNE TAN By THE first betch of monolingual school-leavers who joined vocational institutes has done better than expected. Now the Vocational and Industrial Training Board is studying whether the level of training for them should be upgraded. Since joining vocational institutes this year, this
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    Heavy vehicles the target of police blitz
    264 40  -  RAV DHALIWAL By HEAVY-VEHICLE drivers who park illegally or commit serious traffic offences will be the target of a major enforcement blitz to be mounted by the Traffic Police next month. They will: •BE BOOKED for serious offences such as dangerous, inconsiderate and
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    Lock icon Bid to activate satellite fails
    77 40 Bid to activate satellite fails CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida), Wed. The crew of the space shuttle, Discovery, despite near-heroic efforts over three days, today failed to activate a dormant communications sat c Ilite launched on Saturday. Using the shuttle's 15--metre robot arm, crew member Margaret Rhea Seddon twice hit a switch
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    31 40 NEW YORK, Wed. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell 0.89 points to 1,268.66 m the first half-hour of trading on the New York stock exchange today. AP
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    Lock icon Why search for Aids vaccine will take time
    281 40 Why search for Aids vaccine will take time ATLANTA (Georgia), Wed. The virus that causes the killer disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (Aids), exists m 100 different forms and this could impede the search for a vaccine, researchers said today at the world's first international conference on the disease. Dr
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    113 40 Sorry about that TV3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday TV3, Malaysia's only commercial television, apologised for the screening today of a film on the life of the late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. Malaysia, an active member of the Islamic Conference organisation, has no diplomatic relations with Israel. According to Bernama, a
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      138 40 Weather UP TO 1 p.m. Partly cloudy with showers over a few areas during pre-dawn hours. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 33 max., 24 mm. SUNSET today: 7.08 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: 6.59 a.m. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 10/17 C Cloudy Manila 22/35 C Fair Amsterdam 8/17 C Cloudy Melbourne
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        1000 1 CATHERINE ON6 finds out why six civilised Singapore hairstylists are wild about their 'animal' show m Paris this weekend 4 So much has been said about how good we are, but now's the time to find out just what that means. J Roland Chow (Left to right): Lion:
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        68 1 Fat Facts Series: I Are you too fat? £t v^ ••^•S* 1 I# Good cheap tempura and seafood claypot m a new air-conditioned hawker centre Tl* Guide to current food f Eggs-citing omelettes i^BjH SDBySH The story of a refugee who wrote a biography of Deng Xiaoping mm Fashion Edited
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        1280 2  - Egg dishes can be hard to beat Tan Lee Leng I Step by Step Cooking Gourmet Eggs whether from fish or fowl are prized food loved throughout the world. This article describes how to cook a simple omelette successfully. To make an omelette Frying an omelette TO MAKE a perfect
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        216 3  -  MAY HO Compiled by 1-PPPfPWfB L». WE'RE launching a weekly chart on current food promotions. How's the food at these promotions? I'm afraid you'll have to try it for yourself, as information is extracted from press releases received at the time of compilation, and it's next
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        Anything from laksa to tempura in Paradise
        900 3  -  NATALIN LING FUNAN FOOD PARADISE 7th storey, Funan Shopping Centre Reviewed by THE Funan Food Paradise is large. Unfortunately, much of the space is wasted with broad corridors, air wells and large empty expanses far from the food stalls. But as the first
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        371 2 CLUB MED. 1 Av 4 \"i^ aV^ --S^^" S<^ MEET THE MEDICAL CHALLENGE OF THE 80S Opportunities to view and buy the latest and best m DONT MISS IT! medical science and equipment these are the features of .Asia's most important medical show MEDIC ASIA '85; an than 80^ ot
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        112 3 Bu|HHimiiiHE^^^3 The shape of quality sound Casio's TX-400 4-band radio cassette recorder is the perfect choice for people who demand superb sound quality from a portable. Four-way speakers produce 12 watts of music power. Automatic continuous playback gives hours of uninterrupted sound pleasure. One- touch recording, automatic recording level control,
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        1192 3 APPOINTMENTS/NOTICES Telex Sendee: S.T.A.N.T.S. hs ***** TIMEAD IW: 737WU «rt 27»-7 *3» SwHiay T.i- S APPOINTMENTS dHDB I^^^ tv unc *v c a MOLEX, a multinational manufacturer of elecThe HDB is the mapr Statutory Authority of publ.c hous.ng m Singapore. To match our tncal terminals and oonnectors has vaca noes
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        Lock icon Overfat and overweight — what's the difference?
        893 4 Overfat and overweight what's the difference? FAT FACTS SERIES Healthy Dr Ang Kong Ec Exercise Physiologist Barbara Burlingame Nutritionist How you get overfat 4 A healthy weight loss programme combines a programme of sound nutrition, regular exercise and behaviour modification, that is, altering your life- m style to achieve good
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        889 4 Table 1: Desirable weights for men and women aged 25 and above /JVai"Jj% yß Scm heels 'fame frame frame afll B fl 157 51 54 54 58 57-64 _^H fl^W 160 52-56 55-60 SS-65 fli K fIM ■Hfl M 162 54-57 56-62 60-67 I |aV| m W 165 55-58 58-63
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        445 4 i Robin Cook bestselling author of COMA, BRAIN, FEVER GOD PLAYER SSD the medical code for Sudden Surgical Death In Boston Memorial Hospital, the syndrome has reached epidemic proportions Pathologist Robert Seifert has found a pattern among the victims. If a sane surgeon holds the power of life and death
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        846 5 Refugee turns words to cash Hon Man Po was a refugee when he arrived m Hongkong eight years ago. With his knowledge of the Cultural Revolution he became a professional 'China watcher. He has just published a biography of Deng Xiaoping. Here on a private visit, Mr Hon told TEO
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        Deng — the mystique and the man
        422 5 Deng the mystique and the man "MOST biographers of Deng Xiaoping cannot even get his real name right/ says Hon Man Po, who claims to have unravelled the mystique of the premier's identity. Hon delved into numerous overt materials, particularly the Red Guards' bulletin and Cultural Revolution memoirs, to refute
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        Lock icon Wham! gets mixed reactions
        777 5  -  JOHN BURNS By FOR days Wham! had been the talk of the town. But when the big-time rock music hit China recently m a concert by the British group, the reaction m the 12,000-seat workers stadium was characteristic of the perplexity that is common when Chinese
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        In search of new genre
        751 6  -  RAZIF HAJI BAHARI By Pre-U I. Raffles Junior College Bilingual Youth IN CELEBRATION of the International Youth Year (1985), Kontemporari III: Lagu Anak Revolusi (Contemporary III: Song of A Revolutionary Youth) with fraternal collaboration of the Language and Literary Agency of Malaysia, recent ly organised
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        Peranan baru belia dalam teater
        681 6  -  Oleh RAZIF HAJI BAHARI Pra-U i. Maktab Rendah Raffles SEMPENA menyambut Tahun Belia Antarabangsa (1985), Kontemporari III: Lagu Anak Revolusi, dengan kerjasama dari Dewan Bahasa Pustrka, Malaysia telah mengadakan satu persembahan dan perbincangan Puisi-Teater di Kuala Lumpur pada 25hd hingga 30hb March baru-baru mi. Persembahan
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        Let's Learn Malay
        379 6  -  Haron A. Rahman Lesson 1478 Learn Malay: The Easy Way By Jawapan bagi soalan-soalan dalam Pelajaran 147 A: Answers to questions m Lesson 147 A: DBalai rakyat itu telah tidak menjalankan kegiatan secara besar-besaran dan rancak selama hampir lima tahun. 2) Yang ditunjukkan dalam 'Malam Gema Setangkai'
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        635 6 APPOINTMENTS IB I H YOKOGAWA HOKUSHIN ELECTRIC E j— -i well-established local subsidiary ot the world's n 9 Japanese instrumentation company, Yokogawa Hokushin Electric Corporation. Our office area will be j~F— in\ additional units m the new PSA 42 Storey Building by end ot this year. In order to meet
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        514 6 reputable financial institution invites I B suitably qualified applicants for I H appointment as: TRAINEE OFFICERS We are looking for graduates with good I qualifications to be trained for positions m its management team. Applicants must have a good Honours or General I Degree preferably m Accountancy, I Economics, Business
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        245 7 i m ~m^mm^mm^m "*~^~mm~m ~~mm"*'"*"' j I ltl/Y>Tlf4>1-«C[ I I The tollowmg Ordinary Share CertiLcates have been reported MS Ie or deseed M PUBLIC BANK BERHAD I NU I lUC Ut" ArULIIU I I g—- I I I R^ d Tann Boon Meng, I/C No. 1 PALMCO HOLDINGS BERHAD I
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        713 7 i~ k s^i-asßir-««. t Nottce IS hereby g.ven that as from 1 D^S^nf^/ua^ i mi>ow tedia^editsrarreto NOTICE \i 7 nu ■lUC m T. This is to inform that Mr. Tham Kong Meng of I/C No. *****94/2 Mr Wong i signed with effect from 15.04 8b anc they IN THK HIGH
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        970 7 SUN TAN Bj' Cilene PEANUTS By Schulz Wii^ teS) I feg^T) (^ta^nute?) (W^rjT THE BOHN LOSER By Art Sanson, BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker /WHEW YOU MSEC A 6OF("Y" WHAT'S THIS 2 CO I CALL IT 1 1 I I PUkJHO. --TMIS STUFF jXTZ^fTB 1 t^lT^f A>iP RMPOKJEjy SOUP..LAU6H|NeLASAGKIA.T^rV\y IMBRRyhlMBRRyh
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    • Spotlight on medical equipment
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        Showcase of what's new in medicine
        315 8 MEDIC-ASIA '85. which opens today, is the fourth bi-annual medical, hospital and dental equipment technology exhibition to be held m Singapore. Considered Asean's medical showcase, the exhibition features a wide range of medical and hospital equipment and supplies. There will be seven national groups
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        Self-diagnosis is just the first step
        572 8  - Self-diagnosis is just the first step AUDREY PERERA By Date: April 18 to 21 Time: 12 noon to 9 pm I Place: lm\s 1, 2, an* 3of tfie Hyatt Regency Hotel and the Dynasty Hotel l Admission: Free to trade visitors and professionals onty LAST Monday, Mrs Tan put three
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        Event is a gathering point for seven official groups
        278 8 OFFICIAL groups have always been a presence at Medic- Asia, ever since the first fair was held m 1979. This year will again be the gathering point for seven official groups from Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, the United States of America,
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          Dressing that won't hurt when changed
          216 9 Dressing that won't hurt when changed YOU don't have to cringe with pain the next time your burnt finger brushes against a rough towel, or gets wet. Op-Site Wound Dressings by Smith Nephew form a barrier between the wound or burn. Conventional wound dressings, such as paraffin gauze, frequently become
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          Finns' dream fitness machine
          121 9 A GROUP of Finnish designers, whose aims was to create a fitness machine which would eliminate the problems of counting heart beat frequency, m pedalling speeds and ensure total precision at all times, feel they have got just that with the Tunturi Ergometer EL4M. It includes
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          Spray-on aid for wounds
          141 9 FROM Smith Nephew comes Op-Site m Spray Dressing for dry wounds. This is a transparent and quick-drying film which is easy and convenient to apply. The film provides protection from comtamination by bacteria and liquids. Op-Site Spray allows the skin surrounding a wound to breathe. This
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          Shoes and sandals to care for your feet
          105 9 Shoes and sandals to care for your feet SANAGENS, a range of orthopaedic footwear from Italy, will make its first appearance m Singapore at MedicAsia '85. Made of high grade soft leather, the range of shoes and sandals are designed to protect and care for the feet. According to the
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          Easy-to-mould splints, casts
          146 9 SAN-SPLINT thermoplastic splinting material is made from a synthetic rubber compound which produces thin, yet rigid, splints or casts. Quick and easy to mould after heating, the edges can be crimped together and cut to shape. Hot water softens it, and allows for easy bonding. San-Splint's low
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        166 8 Superior High Quality m a Full-Range Selection of Disposable Scalpel Surgical Blades Handles Hospital Snipper Disposable Prep Razor Micro Scalpel Disposable Blood Lancets. I^. ——It «urn iii. j^^- I MADE IN JAPAN »Sole Agent: V TWO ENTERPRISE 67, High Street, #07-17 Satnam House, Singapore 0617. BOOtn NO. D 133 J
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        180 9 In '"i f H I^Bt^*r«.^ I |.T|l| dH EP^^^ /WWITEX'SS/^ I THE DOCTORS GATHER IN AUGUST > 7 B T?e bsi wed o; August 1%5 uili gathering oj local and foreign doctors. see the attention oi the entire medical specialists and pharmacists m Kuala r :a!emity of Malaysia and Singapore
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        110 9 yS yS yr yS yS yr \*A y^ IB ITALIAN PAVILION For turth©r information pl€as*s contact t&l^^^F fiA olaucio IVlalayold Tci| -iflAi i*^ Tlv MA^I IA I INJAPP CELLO FABRICS, ESTABLISHED m AUSTRALIA FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS, MANUFACTURING A RANGE OF DISPOSABLE INCONTINENT PRODUCTS, ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING AN AGENT
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        126 9 Step this way to healthy, beautiful feet [prom 18 to 21 April 1985, your feet I could discover a whole new way to health and beauty. During these four days at Medic Asia "85, you'll find a display of some of the finest orthopaedic footwear ever designed: Sana Gens. Sana
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        951 10 NOTICES M a> BMla^ AMCOL ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED (Incorporated m Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at its Registered Office at 19. Wan Shih Road, Jurong, Singapore 2262 on Wednesday, the 15th day of May
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        809 10 IOPENS CATHAY TODAY? 0 (*****00) DUE TO FILM'S LENGTH, PLEASE NOTE TIMES 8 g DAILY 3 SHOWS: 11am, 3.30 7.30pm fi IN THEIR SINISTER WORLO...LOVE AND HATE ARE WEAPONS 8 Q M T EMOTIOIiS j I I J i _«^Mrifl^| oft 9 C 8 _FT^ _L f W 09rW\ >
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        517 10 Q THE WAY TO THE KILLING FIELDS" i X at KRETA AVER PEOPLES THEATRE > I{ r NEW BRIDGE RD < —^^^^^HVK. Jji jgfe; I Jfr !< > <SS> DDi s^^o PRINT OT THE ORCHOBD THUTBEOIIIY^^ i O WINNER OF* 3 ACADEMY AWARDS GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD 0 8 BRITISH ACADEMY
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        624 10 JJf»l!!i" l f |rfA < Jil>Jj.'JfliLl Golden New Town B 7 Clement! Princess I «i^ '1 /J m LAST 2 DAYS' O W U A W I SstTIQWI PRINCE SS 1 Abi DAY j'' 3§ t G 11 130 4 645 930 NT 1 30. 3.30. 7.00. SOO 1 7l|wfHY
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        195 11 It O L AN D I For Gloriously Beautiful Hairstyles!!! Fantastic SPECIAL OFFER for TWO WEEKS only. First 30 persons who phone up mentioning special offer will enjoy a quality METHOD PERM or a STYLIZED CUT at 20% discount. Attended by A M*± PETER or CAQ»9O SARAH. Treat yourself to
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        463 11 NOTICES I G&VTING BERHAD I fl (Incorporated m Malaysia) fl I NOTICE OF I I ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING I I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Seventeenth Annual fl General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Conference fl Room, Bth Floor, Bangunan UMBC, Jalan Sultan Sulaiman, Kuala
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        297 11 SI BOH DIN ATI COl RTS SINGAPORE < D. C. Sunmoao Nos. 48Xof IW4 Between FORWARD O\ ERSEA CREDIT LIMITED Plaintiff* And 1. TAN KOH hW AM. i 2. NAH (HAI HENG Defendant* i 'io: Tan koh kwaag, the abovenamed first Defendant of S« Lpner Held Road, Singapore TAKE NOTICE
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        1803 11 Hs-tssti I Artist shows I Rosemary Moss hosts Feminine Flair, a special programme for housewives. It contains tips on grooming, consum- WM H 4 €^r^^PP l< er education, health, household hints, |l| gf% MM Atlf|#% o*ks' baby care and a daily serial. 10.30 am. I Bdl W^ W II II
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