The Straits Times, 13 November 1985

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1985 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 95/1/85
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    More help for small business
    721 1  -  ANNE KOH TONG YOKE THO Hsien Loong to head new committee to co-ordinate government efforts By and A HIGH-LEVEL committee headed by Brig-Gen (Res) Lee Hsien Loong is to be set up within a month to co-ordinate government efforts to help small businesses. Brig-Gen Lee's
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    Deathe in the fast lane
    482 1 Three times more serious accidents on expressways than on other roads THIS picture is a grim reminder of death in the fast lane. In this case, a medical student and his sister were killed when their car collided into a stationary army truck in Jalan
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    Suicide bomber kills four in Beirut
    261 1 BEIRUT, Tues. A suicide bomber killed himself and four people and injured 19, including several Christian leaders, in an attack today on a political headquarters in East Beirut. Official sources said a man in a pickup truck, packed with 400 kg of explosives, tried
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    Chok Tong meets Weinberger
    132 1  -  CHEONG YIP SENG By WASHINGTON, Tues. The First Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, met the US Defence Secretary, Mr Caspar Weinberger, at the Pentagon today. Mr Goh spent the entire day meeting Defence Department officials, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
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    LKY Visitor on how to achieve social goals
    266 1 LKY Visitor on how to achieve social goals PEOPLE should be made to pay a price so that they will not do socially undesirable things, said the fifth Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor, Dr Charles Schultze. On the other hand, the government ought to provide incentives for those who do
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    In the know
    35 1 WASHINGTON, Tues. Americans are more aware of the fatal disease Aids than South African strife or the Star Wars space missile defence system, a poll by the NBC television network showed. Reuter
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    Tomb find
    24 1 LONDON, Tues. A 4,000-year-old tomb complete with skeleton has been unearthed in Scotland by a farmer ploughing his field near Aberdeen. AP
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      CONFUSION IN LIBERIA
      46 1 LONDON, Tues. A British Embassy spokesman in Monrovia said today confusion prevailed there after Llberian Radio stated that a coup against Überian leader Samne! Doe had failed. Reached by telephone from London, he said there was confusion in Überian. Reuter SEE BACK PAGE
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    Malaysian company quits metal exchange
    459 1 Malaysian company quits metal exchange Move seen as protest against resumption of tin trading LONDON, Tues. MMC Metals, owned by the Malaysian Mining Corporation, has resigned its seat on the London Metal Exchange a result of the continuing crisis on the world tin market. The move yesterday was the first
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    25 students arrested
    67 1 SEOUL, Tues. Police stormed a Labour Ministry office at Suwon, south of Seoul, today and arrested 25 students staging a sit-in for better working conditions for workers, the abolition of repressive labour laws and the resignation of President Chun Doo-Hwan. Several students jumped from windows of the
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    Pisa check
    42 1 ROME, Tues. The 12th Century Leaning Tower of Pisa which stands at a precarious angle of 5.1 metres off the perpendicular, is to have a check-up to see if anything more can be done to keep it from falling. AP
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      Home
      356 2 Year-round campaign AT NGEE ANN, productivity is a year-round campaign, its principal, Mr Chen Hung, said yesterday when he opened a seminar on productivity in education. There has been a productivity-relat-ed activity every month since July. Page 12 Singapore's rep A FINAL-YEAR violin scholar at the Royal College of
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      Comment
      165 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE second Singapore Armed Forces open mobilisation of reservists last weekend, like the first one earlier this year, was a great success as it chalked up a turn-out rate of 97 per cent. The experience has given some indications as to where improvements can be
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      Around the world
      336 2 US stockpiles minerals THE UNITED STATES has stockpiled enough of the four most strategic minerals to weather a 14--month cut-off in imports, a group of private defence analysts said in a report designed to minimise fears of future foreign embargoes. The report also said the Reagan administration
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      Around Asean... and Across the Causeway
      148 2 Around Asean... and Across the Causeway Court reaches verdict A COURT trying the Benigno Aquino murder case announced yesterday that it had reached a verdict and summoned armed forces chief General Fabian Ver and 25 others to appear on Nov 20 to hear the decision. The notices were issued a
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      Timesport
      283 2 Red bloc still tops THE WORLD Gymnastics Championships, which ended in Montreal on Sunday, showed once again that the championships were dominated by Eastern European countries, and that there was little to suggest that outside the powerful Soviet bloc there is much in the way of emerging talent. Page
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      Section Two
      323 2 Tupils can respond' COMMUNITY SERVICE can be integrated into the curriculum, says Dr Alec Dickson, founder and first director of Voluntary Service Overseas, Britain's forerunner and the equivalent of the Peace Corps of the United States. When community service is introduced into the curriculum, all pupils the most
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      Buyers' Guide
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  • around the WORLD
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      Bombay slums
      363 3 Eviction delayed because of festival BOMBAY, Tuesday INDIA'S festival of lights cast a shadow today over 200,000 people living on Bombay's pavements and teeming shanty towns. Blazing fireworks and the flickering of millions of tiny oil lamps signalled the end of a brief respite for slum dwellers who
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      English lord realises life-long deer ambition
      287 3 BEIJING, Tues. An English lord realised a life-long ambition today, releasing 19 rare deer into the former imperial hunting park near Beijing, where their last Chinese ancestors died out 80 years ago. "I feel emotional," said the Marquess of Ta vistock after watching the
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      Afghan invasion: Pakistan appeals for Soviet pullout
      297 3 UNITED NATIONS, Tues. Pakistan said yesterday that the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is as indefensible now as it was six years ago and appealed to Moscow to be "sensitive" to the call of the international community for a Soviet troops pullout. Pakistani Foreign
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      HK warns of stern moves against tourist cheats
      295 3 HONGKONG, Tues. Tourist beware. In a spate of incidents recently, visitors to Hongkong have been cheated by retailers, taxi drivers, bar owners and others. In response, authorities have warned that they are ready to take stern measures against such cheaters. In one
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      Border talks end without results
      214 3 Border talks end without results NEW DELHI, Tues. The sixth round of Sino-Indian border talks ended yesterday with no progress reported in resolving the frontier dispute that erupted into war in 1962. An Indian government spokesman said the two sides held substantive discussions on rival claims over the eastern sector
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      Stolen guns 'could be sold to terrorists'
      103 3 Stolen guns 'could be sold to terrorists' MELBOURNE, Tues. Raiders used blow torches to break into a strong room of an Australian army barracks today and stole 14 sub-machineguns. Police said they feared the guns could be sold to international terrorists. "Any terrorist organisation in the world would love this
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      Squeezing the dead in high-rise cubby-holes
      322 3  - Squeezing the dead in high-rise cubby-holes PETER HAZELHURST By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO, Tues. After dwelling in cramped housing for most of their lives, the departed souls of most Japanese may soon have to spend the rest of eternity in cubby-hole crypts in high-rise sanctuaries for the dead. A recent survey
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      Jamaican beauty tipped for Miss World title
      256 3 picture. LONDON, Tues. Seven-ty-eight young women prepare to fight for the 35th annual Miss World title this week, with bookmakers agreeing on a teenage Jamaican student as the favourite. With two days to go until the final line-up at London's Royal Albert Hall,
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      US stocks up key metals
      366 4 Stockpiles can last 14 months if supplies are cut WASHINGTON, Tues. The United States has stockpiled enough of the four most strategic minerals to weather a 14-month cut-off in imports, a group of private defence analysts said in a report designed to minimise fears of
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      Briton gets UN post
      87 4 UNITED NATIONS, Tues. UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar yesterday named British diplomat Mark Goulding to succeed Mr Brian Urquhart as UndersecretaryGeneral for special political affairs, responsible for the Middle East. Mr Urquhart, also a Briton, is retir- ing in January. He was named Under-secretary-General in
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      Rolls' balancing act sets Diana thinking
      152 4 THIS Bolls Royce sedan balancing on Wedgwood teacups cangtr the attention of Princess Diana when she visited the J. C. Penney department store in Springield, Virginia, on Monday. The princess, on the last day of her hectic visit to Washington with Prince Charles, had
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      Probe into mid-air plane crash will take months
      246 4 CLIFFSIDE PARK, (New Jersey), Tues. Air safety experts have said it will take months to pinpoint what caused a corporate jet and private plane to collide in mid-air despite warnings to each aircraft that the other was flying nearby. Five people were
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      UN approves 1986 as Year of Peace
      129 4 UN approves 1986 as Year of Peace UNITED NATIONS, Tues. The General Assembly approved without a vote yesterday a resolution inviting all nations to join in commemorating 1986 as the International Year of Peace. The resolution, introduced by Costa Rica, calls upon government and non-govern-mental organisations, educational, scientific, cultural and
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      113,000 kg drugs seized in 5-nation crackdown
      292 4 NEW ORLEANS, Tues. Vice-President George Bush said yesterday four Latin American governments have joined the United States in a massive crackdown on drug smuggling. The operation, Hat-trick 2, began on Nov 1 and is aimed at disrupting drug traffic on land and sea
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      Stars tell what they wish for their children
      140 4 Stars tell what they wish for their children NEW YORK, Tues. Joan Collins would give her daughters good health, Carol Burnett would give her daughters a sense of humour and Dr Benjamin Spock would give his children nuclear disarmament if they could, a published report said yesterday. The December issue
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      CBS sacks 40
      41 4 NEW YORK, Tues. The largest American broadcasting company, CBS, said yesterday it had sacked 40 employees in its record-making division and planned to cut several dozen in its broadcasting group in a drive to hold down costs. Reuter
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      S. Africa to send home foreign labour
      332 5 Fears of a backlash in mining industry JOHANNESBURG, Tues. DECLARING that "charity begins at home," the government is preparing to send home South Africa's immigrant Black workers in response to foreign "disinvestment, sanctions and boycotts", Employment Minister Pietie Du Plessis said yesterday. However,
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      Russia thankful over kidnap aid
      209 5 TEHERAN, Tues. The Soviet Union thanked Iran yesterday for its efforts to help secure the release of three kidnapped officials of the Soviet embassy in Beirut, Teheran Radio said. Four Soviet officials were abducted on Sept 30. One was killed by the kidnappers and the
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      NZ bans two imports from Pretoria
      123 5 picture. WELLINGTON, Tues. New Zealand said today it had banned the import of gold krugerrands and military hardware from South Africa in line with sanctions agreed at last month's Commonwealth conference in Nassau. Prime Minister David Lange said in a statement that Wellington would
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      Hijack the work of 'lone army deserter'
      349 5 Hijack the work of 'lone army deserter' NAIROBI, Tuesday THE return of the 48 passengers and crew of the hijacked Ugandan aircraft is still being awaited in Kampala. The hijacking, which now appears to have no direct relation with Uganda's civil war, caused no reported casualties. The Ugandan rebel National
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      Old folk homes 'run like prisons'
      387 6 Paris orders reforms after shock report PARIS, Tuesday THE French government has ordered major reforms in the running of state and private old people's homes following an explosive official report noting that many of them are run on harsh, medieval pris-on-like lines. The problem
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      Debts may hit Third World farm trade
      230 6 Debts may hit Third World farm trade ROME, Tuesday THE economic and social stability of developing countries, as well as their food security, is threatened by their foreign indebtedness, Mr Edouard Saouma, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), warned here yesterday at its 23rd annual meeting. "How can
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      The march of triumph
      68 6 picture. THE triumph of a war ended French soldiers dressed in World War I uniforms parading near the Arch of Triumph in Paris on Monday during the commemoration of Armistice Day on Nov 11, 1918, which saw the end of the war in Europe. The arch,
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      2 top Polish leaders axed
      221 6 Jaruzelski drops potential rivals WARSAW, Tues. POLISH leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski appeared to have cleared the power decks yesterday by getting rid of the only two top-level Communist Party men who might conceivably have challenged him. They were hardliner Stefan Olszowski. the ambitious and energetic
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      Award of Nobel prize to Soviet criticised
      182 6 Award of Nobel prize to Soviet criticised BONN, Tues. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's Christian Democratic Party yesterday condemned the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to an East-West doctors' campaign against nuclear war and called on the Nobel committee to think again. A spokesman said party General Secretary Heiner
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      Lufthansa strike
      59 6 BONN, Tues. International and domestic flights were delayed in West Germanyyesterday as the powerful OTV Public Services and Transport Union launched an indefinite strike at Lufthansa in a row over the division of profits. It was the first strike at Lufthansa in 15 years and although only two
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      Hailey's Comet seen with the naked eye
      184 6 Hailey's Comet seen with the naked eye PASADENA (California), Tues. US and British astronomers who perched on mountains in California and Hawaii viewed Halley's Comet with the naked eye during its first appearance in 76 years. Mr Jim Wilson of National Aeronautics and Space Administration's jet propulsion laboratory said yesterday
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      Warrants for Abbas and 8 others
      96 6 Warrants for Abbas and 8 others GENOA, Tues. Arrest warrants were issued for Palestinian leader Mohammed Abbas and eight others on charges related to the Achille Lauro cruise ship hijacking and the killing of an American passenger. Prosecutor Luigi Carli yesterday declined to release the names of the new suspects,
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      Greenpeace man's death: 'France will apologise'
      154 6 PARIS, Tues. France is ready to pay compensation and apologise formally to the family of a crewman killed when the Greenpeace flagship, R&inbow Warrior, was sunk in New Zealand, a spokesman for the environmentalist group said yesterday. The crewman, Mr Fernando Pereira, a Portugueseborn
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Troops fired at rioters without warning, says witness
      250 8 The Indonesian subversion trial JAKARTA, Tues. A witness today contradicted armed forces chief General Benny Murdani's statement that government troops had been forced to shoot after being attacked by mobs in a riot that left 30 people dead in Jakarta on Sept
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      S'porean faces drug rap in Jakarta
      85 8 S'porean faces drug rap in Jakarta JAKARTA, Toes. A M-year-old Singaporean has been charged in a north Sumatra court with possessing dangerous drugs, Antara news agency said today. S. Thiagarayam, who identified himself to police as a Hindu priest, was arrested last April at Polonia Airport in Medan allegedly with
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      3 sisters hacked to death
      93 8 JAKARTA, Tues. Police have discovered the part-ly-dismembered bodies of three girls who were hacked to death by an unknown assailant in their home in south Sumatra last month, reports reaching here said today. The three sisters, aged two, five and 11, all daughters of a
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      Jakarta hosts Asean song festival
      78 8 Jakarta hosts Asean song festival INDONESIAN singer Hetty Koes Endang performs not for prizes or acclaim, but for goodwill in the non-competitive Fifth Asean Song Festival in Jakarta. Representatives from all six Asean countries took part in the festival, held at Studio VH of Television Indonesia on Friday. The annual
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      Indonesian military retires 48 senior officers
      160 8 Indonesian military retires 48 senior officers JAKARTA, Tues.— The Indonesian Armed Forces formally retired 48 senior officers at a ceremony at Magelang Military Academy in Central Java, Antara news agency said today. At the ceremony, Army Chief-of-Staff General Rudini said the pensioned officers still had a role to play in
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      Aussie aid to stress training
      25 8 Aussie aid to stress training Meanwhile, official sources said today, Australian defence aid to Indonesia next year will remain unchanged at US$4.3 million (Ss9.l million),
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      Army goes on the air to accuse politicians
      149 8 BANGKOK, Tues. The Thai army has resumed the use of its radio network to broadcast accusations that the country's politicians are corrupt and standing in the way of democratic development. For the second day, a series of radio stations affiliated with the
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      Verdict reached in Aquino case
      457 8 Court to announce decision on Nov 20 MANILA, Tues. A court trying the Benigno Aquino murder case announced today that it had reached a verdict and summoned armed forces chief Gen Fabian Ver and 25 others to appear on Nov 20 to hear the decision.
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      Thai troops engage Viets as drive against Khmers spill over
      251 8 Sporadic clashes continue inside Cambodia BANGKOK, Tues. Vietnam appears to have launched fresh efforts to crush Cambodian guerillas this week, with actions involving both the Khmer Rouge and Thai troops, Thai military officers said today. Sporadic clashes between the Vietnamese
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      Flow of funds to Manila soars to $1.3 b
      250 8  - Flow of funds to Manila soars to $1.3 b ABBY TAN By Manila Reporter MANILA, Tues. An unprecedented US$65O million (Ssl.3 billion) flowed into the Philippines in the second quarter of this year, which a business newspaper said was most probably money sent back to be used in two election
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      17 gifted pupils picked
      273 9 17 gifted pupils picked KL varsity launches project KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The University of Malaya has embarked on a pilot project to cultivate superior intelligence in 17 schoolchildren before introducing it as a formal education programme. Opening the university's Baka Project for Gifted Children here today, the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor
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      Deepavali get-together
      71 9 pic- ture. EPITOMISING the spirit of national solidarity, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad joined m the celebration of Deepavali when he visited the house of Works Minister Datuk S. Samy Vellu on Monday. Dr Mahathir had the honour of cutting a Deepavali cake to mark the
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      M $l2 m bird park ready soon
      98 9 M $l2 m bird park ready soon KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The National Bird Park at Templer Park, near here, will be completed soon, National Bird Park Committee Chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Zahir Ismail said today. The Msl2 million project, covering 80 hectares, is expected to become a tourist attraction. Tan
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      Rising exports push up half-year surplus
      158 9 Rising exports push up half-year surplus KUILA LUMPUR, Tues. Malaysia posted a MSS.M billion trade surplus in the first half of this year, up from M52.33 billion for the same period last year, according to preliminary figares released by the Statistics Department today. The improved figures largely reflected a 5.1
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      Bid to lure us into defecting PBS men
      266 9 Bid to lure us into defecting PBS men KOTA KINABALU, Tues. Two assemblymen of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) today claimed that an attempt was made to influence them to leave tiie ruling party with offers of money and ministerial posts in a "United Sabah National Organisation government". In separate statements,
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      Tan faction makes near clean sweep in party polls
      233 9 Tan faction makes near clean sweep in party polls KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Tan Koon Swan faction made an almost clean sweep of the various positions contested in the state-level elections of the MCA Youth and Wanita wings recently. Except in Perak and Kelantan, the Tan faction captured the leadership
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      Pontian fishermen threaten to beach boats
      137 9 Pontian fishermen threaten to beach boats KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Fishermen m southern Johor have threatened to beach their boats unless Malaysian authorities protect them from alleged harassment by Indonesian police and customs officials, press reports today said. Mr Ibrahim Yaoman, Chairman of the Pontian Fishermen's Multi-purpose Co-operative, said yesterday that
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      10% visitors do not leave
      59 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Ten per cent of those who enter Malaysia legally do not return to their home countries, Parliament was told today. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Radzi Sheikh Ahmad said the practice was rampant because of the difficulty in detecting them. He added, however,
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      Mahathir to visit China's special zones
      264 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad will make an official visit to China from Nov 20 to 28. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement today that Dr Mahathir would discuss bilateral, regional and international issues with his Chinese counterpart,
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      10 9 LOOK-UP IN THE STRAITS TIMES EVERY FRIDAY WIN ONE ~~TENA
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  • HOME
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      Just what we were Booking for, say traders
      380 11 Just what we were Booking for, say traders BUSINESSMEN said yesterday the new factoring and insurance scheme offered under the Small Industries Finance Scheme (SIFS) will help exporters hit by the economic slowdown. They were also pleased that the cheap financing facility of the SIFS has been extended to include
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      All aboard! The Vikings are coming
      328 11 All aboard! The Vikings are coming A REPLICA of a Viking ship, now on a round-the-world voyage, will arrive at our shores on Dec 3. But this is no dragonheaded longboat which once plundered far and wide. The Saga Siglar, which means "Sailor of the Sagas", is a knarr, a
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      Package takes care of exporter's cash flow problems
      351 11 THE new financing package available to the local exporter will help him sell more overseas because he does not have to worry about cash flow problems. The pilot project, under the Small Industries Finance Scheme, enables the exporter to get a cash
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      Gem shop robbed again
      78 11 Gem shop robbed again A JEWELLERY shop in Hougang lost "a few hundred thousand dollars" worth of jewellery yesterday in a second major robbery there in less than two months. Two men, one armed with a parang and the other with an axe, smashed some showcases, while a third man
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      Small firms hit by late delivery, low quality
      502 11 Rejection rate as high as 10 per cent POOR quality and late delivery are the main reasons why small and medium-sized enterprises find a high proportion of their products rejected by their clients. This finding came from a survey commissioned by the
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      Million to one chance but mail arrives
      147 11 Million to one chance but mail arrives THE iaeky daughter of an expt trlate Straits Times journalist got card addressed to her from a friend In her home country on a million to-one chance. The address was correctly written, bnt the card ended up In the mailbox of another expatriate
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      Fight against wastage calls for stamina
      378 12 Fight against wastage calls for stamina It's all in the mind 4 QUALITY has very much to do with the attitude of mind on the part of each and every one of as. A Job has to be done. It can be treated as a chore to be got over
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      The push for productivity
      57 12 SAY, what's the buzz? As If he didn't know. Teamy Bee, dressed up in a $S,Mt made-in-Japan outfit, greets Urban Redevetopment Authority general manager Au Eng Kok yesterday. Mr Ad had jast launched the IRA productivity exhibition. Teamy's showstealing outfit was borrowed from the National Productivity
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      'Non-stop' drive for higher output at poly
      422 12 'Non-stop' drive for higher output at poly Ngee Ann seizes every chance to instil awareness THEY do it in small ways at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. At a debate, or even a walk around the campus. And they don't do it only in November. Like everyone else, they've got an elaborate
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      Four-step guide from minister
      152 12 HE'S been at the job for less than a year, but Minister of State Wong Kan Seng has been observing how things get done at the Ministry of Community Development. Yesterday, he gave managers and supervisors of the ministry this four-step guide to doing things better:
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    • Article
      Good design and packaging surest way to buyer's heart
      150 12 WELL-DESIGNED and packaged products are appealing and will attract consumers to bay them, said Dr Ang Kok Peng, MP for Buona Vista and President of the Singapore Association for the Advancement of Science. Speaking at the opening of a two-day seminar
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      Hunt for transvestites after $15,630 theft
      261 12 Fourth 'spike-and-steaT case this year POLICE are looking for two transvestites who reportedly stole $15,630 in cash and valuables from a man after knocking him out with beer spiked with drugs. The victim, identified only as Mr K. H. Quek, 50, reported to Beach
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      $76,000 stolen from safe
      139 12 AN NTUC supermarket has reported the theft of $76,000 from its safe. Mr S. Steven, 37, manager of the supermarket in Bedok North, told police a cashier discovered the money missing when she reported for work at 8.30 am yesterday. She had gone into the office
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      On drugs and glue sniffing
      99 12 AN AWARENESS programme and an exhibition on drug abuse and glue sniffing will be held at a boys' club and community centre respectively on Saturday. At 2 pm, about 50 boys from the Tiong Bahru Boys' Club will attend a three-hour awareness programme at Block
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      First tourism awards contest gets 83 entries
      152 12 EIGHTY-three entries have been received for the first Tourism Awards Competition, organised by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board. Thirty-nine entries, the largest number, are for the "Best Tourism Souvenir" section. Two other sections "Excellence in Marketing: Hotels" and "Best Travel Article Writer" receive
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      Talentime
      25 12 THE National University of Singapore Students' Union will hold its talentime finals at the World Trade Centre auditorium on Nov 22 at 7 pm.
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      60 vie for $2.5m design deals
      542 14  - 60 vie for $2.5m design deals JUDY TAN Only 20 tender for $80 m engineering contracts By FIVE Public Works Department (PWD) design packages worth about $2.5 million have attracted proposals from more than 60 architect firms. This big response contrasts with the more than 20 engineering firms who submitted
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      Singaporean to perform in World Philharmonic
      289 14 Singaporean to perform in World Philharmonic A FINAL-YEAR violin scholar at the Royal College of Music in London will represent Singapore in the World Philharmonic Orchestra's debut performance in Sweden next month. Twenty-year-old Chua Lik Wuk, who is on a scholarship from the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the Associated Board
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      NTUC to hold night of culture on Sentosa
      257 14 NTUC to hold night of culture on Sentosa THE National Trades Union Congress is staging a night of songs and dances on Sentosa this weekend to celebrate The International Year of the Youth. To be held at Sentosa 's skating rink on Saturday at 6.30 pm, Youth and Culture Nite
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      Man jailed for stealing $500 bird
      121 14 Man jailed for stealing $500 bird A MAN was jailed for two years for stealing a $sMblrd. The court heard yesterday that Mr Tok Ah Hock, 45, had left three cages with a bird each outside his flat in Block 211, Ylshun Street 21, on Aug2s. He moved one of
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      Safra clubhouse breaks new ground
      323 15 Reservists will run this one as well as two others RESERVISTS will be running the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association's new $10.9 million clubhouse at Tampines. And what a clubhouse it will be. When ready by September 1987, the 1.5-hectare clubhouse with its country-club type
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      Biggest stamp display here in March
      173 15 STAMP buffs can view the largest-ever stamp collection in Singapore next March. The Singapore Stamp Exhibition Council is organising a display at the national and Asean level, where member countries will be invited to exhibit their collection and sell their stamps. The exhibition, from
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      Schoolboys held after pupil was beaten up
      92 15 POLICE have arrested three schoolboys in connection with the assault of a secondary school pupil last week. The thr*?e were picked up by Toa Payoh police officers y?sterday afternoon at the Bartley Secondary School in Bartley Road, where the alleged assault occurred. Fang
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      5 renamed to disciplinary committee
      63 15 5 renamed to disciplinary committee THE Public Service Commission has re-appointed five members to its Disciplinary Conmittee for another three years from Oct 1 this year. They are Mi William Goh Soo Him, Mr Fric Gwee Teck Hai, Mr Wang Cheung Wah, Mr Lim Ho Inn and Mr Alfred Wong
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      Thais queried on fake notes
      55 15 TWO MEN wero detained last week in separate incidents at Bangkok Bank in Cecil Street when they each used fake Ssso notes in the ban!?. The men, both Thais, were detained on Nov 6 and 7 but were released after being questioned by Commercial Crime
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      Conditional approval for 28,758 flats
      217 15 THE Housing Board has plans to build at least 28,758 more flats than indicated in official figures released by the National Development Ministry. In the first six months of the year, official figures showed that the board had been given only two formal approvals to
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      Case closes on death of two on hijacked plane
      189 15 Case closes on death of two on hijacked plane STATE Coroner Francis Tseng yesterday ruled the case of two men killed by hijackers in a plane over Vietnamese airspace as closed. Mr Tseng said in his findings that since the deaths occurred outside Singapore airspace, there would be no further
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      Barge built for rivers with strong currents
      103 15 Barge built for rivers with strong currents A BARGE specially built for rivers with strong undercurrents was launched here yesterday. The Sungei Besar, a iack-up barge, was built by Bethlehem Singapore for Petroleum Structures, which designed it for work in wide, shallow rivers that have strong currents. After delivery next
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      Suicide verdict on molest case woman
      211 15 Suicide verdict on molest case woman A WOMAN killed herself a few days after she swore to her husband during a quarrel that she would one day prove her innocence in a molest case. A Coroner's inquiry heard yesterday that two to three days before Leer Goh, 37, died, her
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      Aviation visit
      27 15 MR COLIN Freeland, the secretary of the Australian Department of Aviation, will arrive tomorrow for talks with officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.
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      More living space in today's homes
      424 16  -  ILENE ALESHIRE Average number of persons per room drops By SINGAPOREANS had more space to themselves in 1980 than they did in 1970. There was an average of 2.71 rooms per household in 1980, compared with 2.05 rooms in 1970. The average number of
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      Clan gives priority to upgrading its schools
      309 16 INVESTING in school buildings and new equipment is important to the pursuit of educational aims, an official of the Hokkien Huay Kuan said yesterday. The chief of the clan association's education section, Mr Ling Lee Hua, made the point at a fiveschool graduation
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      Cyclist, 73, dies in crash
      61 16 AN ELDERLY cyclist died in hospital shortly after he was involved in an accident with a taxi at the junction of Tampines Avenues 2, 7 and 9 on Monday morning. Mr Ong Lye Huat, 73, suffered senous head injuries in the accident at about 8.40
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      Shophouses razed
      47 16 Three vacant shophouses scheduled for demolition were burnt when two fires broke out on Monday. The fire at a shophouse in Havelock Road occurred at about 1 pm. Two other shophouses in Neil Road were gutted by fire at about 3.30 pm. Nobody was hurt.
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      Judges pick top 20 photos in Total Defence contest
      335 16 THE Defence Ministry's Total Defence Photo Competition, which ended last month, has netted a total of 1,134 entries in the four categories. Yesterday, members of the Advisory Council on Community Relations in Defence (Accord), photo editors and chief photographers from the
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      Man on murder charge
      68 16 A FOREIGNER was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of a man at a construction site. Thongdaeng Kaenwong, 31, a Thai, is alleged to have caused the death of Chalerm Buakla, 29, at the Mandarin Gardens construction site in Siglap
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      Journal fails in bid to have case put off
      163 17 THE Chief Justice yesterday rejected an application for an adjournment of contempt of court proceedings against The Asian Wall Street Journal. The case was scheduled for hearing on Monday. The application was made in chambers by Mr Tan Geok Ser for
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      Financial help for students
      64 17 PUPILS in need of financial help can now apply for the Methodist Welfare Services' bursary awards. Ten bursaries at $100 each will be awarded to primary pupils, while another 10 at $250 each will be awarded to secondary and Vocational and Industrial Training Board pupils. At
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      Asian food lab to open
      62 17 THE new $2 million Food Processing Research and Development Centre of AlfaLaval South East Asia will be opened on Nov 21 by Dr Wan Soon Bee, Minister of State (Prime Minister's Office). The centre, at Joo Koon Circle in Jurong, was set up to conduct
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      Men more sociable in old folk's home
      343 17 ELDERLY men are more sociable than the women in one old folk's home. The men make more friends among other inmates and take a more active part in the activities, such as reading newspapers and watching television. This is the finding of a
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      Sir, how's this for size ...
      170 17 Sir, how's this for size SOLDIERING can be a tall order, especially when yon measure nearly 1.9 metres and the rest of humanity Is usually a mere 1.91 to 1.71 metres. And, like It or not, people tend to look up to yon. Quartermasters, however, aren't too happy as they
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      Health meeting starts today
      156 17 Health meeting starts today A FOUR-DAY World Health Organisation vWHO) regional working group meeting starts today at the Novotel Orchid Inn. Mental health workers from Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and the United States will take part. The purpose of the meeting, organised by WHO
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      Accused of 1974 murder
      71 17 A MAN was yesterday charged with the murder of a painter at Aljunied Road 11 years ago. A district court was told that Johor-born Yoong Ah Man, 29, together with an accomplice, killed Lau Hwa Meng, 47, on Feb 13 1974 at about 7.50 am. Yoong,
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      KL treat for 23 children
      65 17 TWENTY-THREE children from the Salvation Army Children's Home will spend today touring Kuala Lumpur. They will see the sights of the Malaysian capital, including the aquarium and the zoo, thanks to Lianhe Bao and Sin Chew Travel. Accompanying the children will be two matrons, a
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      S'pore among high-flyers
      179 17 SINGAPORE emerged among the world's top 10 aviation countries last year, according to the International Civil Aviation Organisation's 1984 annual report. Not only that, national carrier Singapore Airlines enabled the country to achieve the highest passenger- kilometre (pkm) percentage growth last year in terms of total international
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    The Straits Times says That's the spirit, keep it up!
    538 18 The Straits Times says That's the spirit, keep it up! THE second Singapore Armed Forces open mobilisation of national service reservists last weekend, like the first one earlier this year, was a great success as it chalked up a turn-out rate of 97 per cent. The response can, in fact,
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    The man who takes the nation's pulse
    1233 18  -  LEE KIM CHEW Feedback Unit and Dr Tan Cheng Bock serve as link between Government and the people Dr Tan is a political bridge-maker who has an ear for everyone By of the Political Desk 4 Generally well received, but some people think
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  • Regional comment
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      30% more for bumis but will it last?
      433 18 Editorial, headlined 30 per cent more for bumiputras, published in the Malaysian Business Times on Nov 8. THE new guideline that substantially boosts the minimum portion allocated to bumiputras in public share issues is curious in a number of respects, including the
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      A last chance for democracy
      370 18 Editorial headlined Marcos' last chance? published in The Jakarta Post on Nov 5. PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos has requested the Philippine legislature to schedule a snap presidential election Following a series of disclosures in the US Congress about the physical health of Mr Marcos and the
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    Punchlines
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      'Man of the people' wins voters' hearts
      1201 19  -  NANCY CHNG Election for the post of Bangkok Governor Major-Gen Chamlong impresses with his honesty Around the region By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Who would want to inherit the problems of the Thai capital? The inheritance includes maddening traffic, seasonal floods, healththreatening noise and
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      Mr Lee's Taipei trip prompts speculation in the press
      373 19  - Mr Lee's Taipei trip prompts speculation in the press QIU QI FENG By writing for Lianhe Zaobao PRIME Minister Lee Kuan Yew's seventh visit to Taiwan recently raised much speculation among Western news agencies and Hongkong and Taiwan newspapers. A United Press International dispatch from Taipei said Mr Lee was
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      Many British execs stranded on the promotion ladder
      672 19  -  NICK GARNETT By LONDON "Plateaued managers" are becoming a problem for British companies. The term, part of the jargon of the personnel industry, refers to the manager who is valued by his company but for whom there are no prospects of promotion
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      Best safeguard is mature voters
      405 20 Conduct of our leaders and the qualification of MPs THE conduct of our leaders, brought up in Parliament recently, is not a new issue. The Government has, over the years, placed much emphasis on the integrity of leaders. Being endowed with only human resources as
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    • Letter
      Singapore electorate has chosen wisely
      163 20 "PLEBEIAN" (ST, Nov 6) confesses that, like "many" Singaporeans, he did not "question the competence, sincerity or integrity" of candidates in past general elections. He should speak only for himself when he says "we have taken for granted that in a free and democratic society,
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    • Letter
      Extend Medisave concession further
      127 20 IT IS heartening to hear that the Government is extending the Medisave scheme to cover the hospitalisation expenses of grandparents. (ST, Nov 1). I wonder if the same concession could be granted for dependent siblings. When a breadwinner dies or is incapacitated, his unemployed children, at
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    • Letter
      CPF can pay, Chiam
      63 20 THE recent move by the Government to allow CPF holders to invest in stocks and shares and gold effectively debunks Mr Chiam See Tong's allegation that the CPF does not have enough funds to pay its members. I hope the MP for Potong Pasir will stop
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    • Letter
      Let us keep dividends from trustee shares
      86 20 THE Government's proposal to allow CPF members to use part of their savings to invest in shares is indeed a good idea. To encourage more people to participate in this scheme, the individual should be able to keep the dividends gained as in
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      Car park lots needed
      77 20 PUBLIC car park lots need to be provided at the Customs Office at Changi Airport Cargo Complex. The nearest public car park is about 15 minutes' walk away without shelter. To get an entry permit if you wish to clear the cargo yourself, you have to
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    • Letter
      MPs must have high moral values
      502 20 MPs must have high moral values I REFER to our First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's article in the Petir which The Straits Times reproduced on Oct 28. In a democracy, the right of citizens to participate in free and fair elections is well established. It is an inalienable
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      Educate the voters
      107 20 Educate the voters YOUR editorial "The best safeguard" (ST, Oct 29) makes sense. The best safeguard is certainly the "quality" of the voters and the thing to do is to educate the voters to vote wisely and responsibly. An accountant, lawyer, doctor, etc. can undergo the most stringent tests and
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      PM not the first from region to address Congress
      172 20 RECENTLY, when the Prime Minister's address to the United States Congress was first televised, it was stated by the SBC announcer that Mr Lee Kuan Yew was the first leader of a state in the Asia-Pacific region to have addressed a
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        Ships welcome to berth
        464 20 THE letter "Berth cruise liners at the WTC" by Mr Patrick Chia (ST, Oct 29) contains some wrong statements which can mislead the public. Mr Chia's allegation that passenger vessels do not berth at the World Trade Centre because of the higher berthing charge is untrue.
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      Widespread falls
      58 21 PRICES fell across the board at the Singapore stock market yesterday, as falls trounced rises 131 to 15. The Straits Times Industrial Index fell 9.21 points to 771.06 while The Business Times Composite Index dropped 6.83 points to 664.89. Volume was 11.06 million shares worth $29.88 million compared
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        Rises
        51 21 luronfEnf 250 +9 SHELL 336 +6 P Product 58'/ +3'i Shanfii-U 211 +3 Knp 113 +3 C«W Store 330 +2 CcreOos 242 +2 kKhcape 217 +2 Ul 71'* +1W Spore land 276 1 |(Of 185 +1 Harm* 106 +1 KMPHloan 90' i +0'i Marco Polo 31 +0"; TuanSincHMft 40
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        Most Active
        13 21 Grond Utd Hldgs 1,364,000 OCBC 762,000 Raleigh 635,000 KL Industries 407,000
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        Indices
        74 21 Nov 8 Nov 12 Nov 8 Nov 12 BT Cot.pos.te 671 72 664 89 BT Indicator *****59 *****13 ST Properties 452 23 ***** BT 08/OS -262 -266 ST Minings 328.23 ***** CAW -5421 -5519 ST Plantains 2261 56 *****1 OBV -***** -***** OCBC 577 99 571.54 ST Industrials *****
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        Falls
        53 21 0 Hermit 650 —50 Sanunda Mdp 340 -30 MIP 378 -22 HumcM 340 -22 UMFlow 970 -20 CASH 290 -20 Peak Hua 320 -18 Raletfh 312 -18 MBfNdfs 308 -18 Ktntucr Sport 320 -16 Grand Utd HM(t 153 —16 TDM 414 -14 Sipni Metal 284 -14 Pao-B 150 -14
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      INDICES — Highs & Lows
      32 21 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrials Composite 1984/85 High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) 1984/85 Low 717.95 (15/7/85) 631.62 (15/7/85) All-time High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) All-time Low 74.75 (17/9/64) (2/8/82)
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      Forex
      14 21 THE US dollar gained 15 ticks to close at DM 2.6240 in Singapore.
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      Exchange crossrates
      20 21 DM Y FF SI H| US$ unq unq unq unq unq unq 1.4162 2.6240 205.60 7.9980 2.1173 7.8000
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      Gold
      10 21 In Singapore, gold gained US$O.65 to close at U*****.95.
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      Simex
      32 21 Eurodollar: Gained eight ticks to 92.10 a contract. Dentochemark: Lost five ticks to 0.3823 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained one to 0.*****3 a contract. Gold: Gained US$O.3O to U*****.20 an ounce.
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        Beecham boss quits
        90 21 LONDON Tues. Beecham Group PLC said Sir Ronald Kalstead, s£>, has resigned is chairman and chief executive to devote his time to other interests. John Robb, a member of the group's executive committee, has been appointed chief executive. Beecham said it planned to appoint a chairman from
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        Little support
        85 21 Little support LONDON, Tues. There is little support for setting up a British private sector export bulk, Treasury Secretary John MacGregor said. In a writ ien reply to a parliamentary question, he said thL was the conclusion reached after extensive CO' sultations between the government, the Bank of England, financial
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        Omega rescue plan
        78 21 BIENNE (Switzerland), Tues. Omega, the lossmaking division of Swit- zerland's top watchmaker, is to under a major restructuring after heavy losses. Ernst Thomke, vice-president of Societe Suisse Demicroelectronique et d'Horlogerie (3MH), whose other brands include Swatch, Tissot and Longines, said drastic measures would be taken to put
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        Policy under fire
        98 21 TOKYO, Tues. The Bank of Japan's policy of guiding short-term interest rates higher has come under fire from Mitsubishi Bank because it could have a deflationary effect on the Japanese economy. The central bank has been taking a policy of pushing up short-term interest rates m a
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        More BCAL flights plan
        36 21 LONDON, Tues. British Caledonian (BCAL) plans to expand operations in the Far East with the launch of non-stop services between London's Gatwick airport and Tokyo and Seoul the summer of 1987. UPI
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      Bank of China 'can help develop tourism'
      284 21 THE Bank of China could help Singapore and China to develop tourism in the two countries, its Chairman, Mr Bu Ming, said yesterday. This could be done through its subsidiaries as, in principle, the bank would not invest directly in projects. The proposal
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      Big changes in Insurance Act
      530 21  -  CONRAD RAJ Tougher rules give policy-holders greater protection By SWEEPING changes to the Insurance Act will give policy-holders greater protection and make it tough for insurance companies who break the rules. The long-awaited amendments, introduced in Parliament last month and released yesterday, provide for stricter
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      'Moving closer' to short-term capital market
      189 21 'Moving closer' to short-term capital market BEIJING, Tues. Conditions are ripening gradually for the creation of a Chinese short-term capital market, the President of the central People's Bank of China, Mrs Chen Muhua, has said. She said the market would be based on treasury bonds and commercial drafts, but China
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      Copier shows its true colours
      260 21 PLUCK a fresh orchid and Canon's newest copier will reproduce it in blazing colour. Journalists and advertising representatives clapped when Canon's copying feat, done within seconds, was shown to them at a preview. The copier will be on display at the Canon Grand Fair at
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      DBS banks on CC investment talks
      420 21 DBS BANK is going into the community centres to educate the public on how to invest their savings wisely. "You can say this is in anticipation of Central Provident Fund savings being released for investment in stocks and shares," a DBS Bank spokesman said
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      $38.8 bil in assets
      50 21 BEIJING, Tues. At the end of last year, the Bank of China and its subsidiaries had 293 overseas branches and representative offices with assets totaling US$lB 3 billion (5538.8 billion) Xinhua news agency reported today. The Bank of China is the nation's foreign exchange bank. AP
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      'Market goods as a group' call to Asean
      287 21 'Market goods as a group' call to Asean ASEAN countries should collectively market their products to the rest of the world instead of competing against one another, the Malaysian Deputy Finance Minister, Datuk Tan Tiong Hong, said in Singapore yesterday. "Asean, as an economic grouping, can do a great deal
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      Lloyd's top exec to resign
      305 21 LONDON, Tues. Lloyd's of London, the world's largest insurance market, said today its top executive was resigning to allow for free discussions over proposals to change the role of his position. Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman Mr lan Hay Davison said in a statement that
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      Wall Street surges to another record
      222 21 NEW YORK, Toes. Wall Street's Dow Jones Average of M Industrial stocks jumped 27.52 points yesterday Us biggest one-day gain since Jan 21 to yet another record. The Dow closed at 1,4*4.M points and analysts said there were signs that the eight-week boll ran
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      Business done in Singapore
      3122 22 READERS should be aware of the limitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt in at the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges, is necessarily covered in "business done". Further because all dealings at a particular price are grouped together, the table does
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      Business done in Kuala Lumpur
      3095 22 INDUSTRIALS A Choc (2.888 2.905) (6) 3.00 (9) 2 98(2) 2 97(1)2.95(2) 2.96(5) 292 AISB (0.88S) (I) 0 90 (29) 0 89 (6) 0 89 12 (7)0 88 12 (7) 0 88 Alcom(0 91S)(7)0 92(9)0 91 12 (12) 0.91 (1)090 Amd 4 40S) (2) 4
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      How your stocks performed
      2774 22 All shares quoted have a par value of $1. unless otherwise specif *d. Adjusted for scrip/rights. N Tax-exempted dividend ABN is traded in tots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted in dollars. 1985 Last Yield Vol Day Kgh Low Company Sale Chance ('000) Hfeh
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        Bank rates
        331 23 OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings: daily 5 4 5V* 5 5 4 Monthly 5 V. Autosave 4% Fixed deposit 1 month 414 4V< 4 4tt(l) 2 months 414 (1) 3 months 4»/4 4V4 4V< 4v.(1) 6 months 4 V. 4 V. 4V_ 4V_ 9 months 4
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        156 23 Interbank Over the Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.3863-1.3911 7.34-7.02 Canadian dollar 1.5353-1.5372 6.57-6.46 NZ dollar 1.2085 1.2122 8.47-8.07 Sterling pound 3.0011-3.0047 3.36-3.30 US dollar 2.1165-2.1175 4.75-4.70 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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        Gold
        109 23 THE kilobar market PHYSICAL Buyers-Selers traded between 5521,961 gold S$ and 8*22,091 yesterday. Klloba *****-***** The Far East gold Igm 21-32 market opened at m I^-120 natwi ik /oon ah *~a l0 i w 219— 231 U*****. 15/323. 45, and ?Cgri 439-452 stayed quiet for the sogm 1100-1120 whole
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        Forex
        108 23 THE US dollar closed unchanged against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it opened at 2.1170 and closed at 2.1165/75. It traded within a range of 2.1155 and 2.1170/80 in quiet trading. Against the deutschemark, the greenback closed at 2.6240/50 compared to its opening
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        Unit trusts
        227 23 Managers' prices for Nov 13 Singapore Unit Trust Ihe Commerce I 64-1 74 The Savings Fund 1 25— 1 32 S pore Prog Fund 0 70—0 74 Spore Sec Fund 1 03-1 09 S pore Invest Fund 0 78 0 83 S pore Equity Fund 0 74—0 78
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          Eurodollar — 3-month deposit
          73 23 Eurodollar 3-month deposit DECEMBER Eurodollar opened unchanged from IMM's level at 92.11 but higher than Friday's close of 92.02. Liffe opening saw softer prices with the December contract finally settling at 92.10. (100 implied interest rate) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Dec 92.11 92.11 92.08 92.10 586 Mar 91.97
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          Deutschemark
          56 23 CURRENCY futures have been very quiet in view of European and US holidays. Trading was confined to a narrow range. December deutschemarks closed five ticks lower at 3823 (US dollar Deutschemark Open High Low Sett Est Vol Dec 0.3823 0.3826 0.3822 0.3823 205 Mar 0.3854 Jan 0.3885 Open Int
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          Japanese Yen
          37 23 THE Japanese yen was 10 ticks higher at 4863. (Japanese Yen) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Dec 0.*****2 0.*****6 0.*****0 0.*****3 140 Mar 0.*****8 Jon 0.*****9 Open bit (Frl): 693 Act Vol (Fri): 754.
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          Gold
          58 23 GOLD futures continued its lacklustre trading with the contract for delivery in December closing marginally higher than Friday's close at $324.30 an ounce. Reports from Security Pacific National Bank SPAFI (In US* per trov ounce) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Dec 324.20 324.30B 324.20 324.20 64 Feb 328.20
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        Tin
        8 23 Tin Closing prices Ms/kilo KL Tin suspended
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        Copper
        28 23 Closing prices Copper tonne Mon Spot 958 00— 958 50 (955 00-955 50) 3 months 985 50— 986 50 (979.00 979.50) Market tone Steady Sales 33.625 tonnes
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        Silver
        29 23 Closmj prices Silver USS troy OI Tims Fri Singapore 6 05—6 10 6 02-6 07 fri Thurs Ne* York 6 05-610 6 00—6 05 Source Credit Swsse Spore
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        Aluminium
        26 23 Closing prices Aluminium £/tome Mod Spot *****-***** (666 00—667 00) 3 months 68f 00— 687 00 (694 00-695 00) Market tone Easier Sales 15.300 tonnes
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        Palm oil
        102 23 Crude MS tonne palm oil Nov 665 (north) 660 (souths central) Dec 672.50 (central) Refined palm oil US$/tonnes RBD palm Nov 327 (sellers) Dec 332.50 (sellers) Jan 340 (sellers) RBD Olein Nov 327.50 (sellers) Dec 335 (sellers) Jan 340 (sellers) RBD Stearin Nov 305 (sellers) Dec 307.50 (sellers
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        Rubber
        18 23 Rubber Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore December 158.50 up 0 25 cents Malaysia December ***** down 0.50 cents
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        Gold market
        23 23 GOLD USS/oz Tues Mon Singapore 322.90 323.30 322.30-322.70 Hongkong 322.95-323.35 323.40-323.80 Mon Fri New York 323.00—323.50 321.80—322.30 London 322.50—323.00 322.50 323.00
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        Prices fall across the board in thin trading
        666 23 PRICES fell across the Singapore stock market boards yesterday. Dealers blamed the continuing tin crisis and said there was no fresh positive news to improve market sentiment. Only 15 counters bucked the falling trend, while 131 fell and 23 were unchanged. The
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        Hongkong
        297 23 Infl Cify 0.98 unch Jardine Math 1330 +0 1 Jardine Sec 1530 unch Ka Wah Bank 1.00 -001 KMB 10 50 -0 I Lane Crawford 14.90 -11 New Town 1 96 -0 02 New World 8 45 +005 Ocean Land 2 30S Orient Oseas Cont susp Oseas Trust Bank
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        Sydney
        309 23 Nov 12 Cents Charge tC I 230 -2 (Ausll Leighton 104 unch Lend Lease 638 -2 Magellan Pet Aust 215 -5 AC £Jl> -18 Moyne Nickless 330 unch AN I II? "."f" Metals Explor APM 285 -13 NL 40 unch Aberfoyle 910 +2 Mideast 30 unch Age 293 +3
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        Tokyo
        364 23 Nov 12 Yen Change Estate 1 120 -50 Mitsub Heavy 354 -15 inn Mitsubishi 598 -2 A|inomoto 1120 unch Mitsui Co 417 -7 Ako 379 -2 Mitsui Shipbldg 146 unch Am d u Mitsui Smelting 369 -II Asahi Chem 793 +8 Mitsukoshi 606 -8 Asohi Gloss 852 -3 Mitsumi
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        INDICES
        71 23 INDICE S i i i i i i -i i i I NST Index Tuesday 1,319.60 (Closed) -~p Hongkong Hang Seng ~*o Tuesday 1,730.15 (1,722.40) Australian All-Ordinaries Tuesday 1,023.9 (1,031.6) Nikkei Stock Average Tuesday 12,735.08 (12,821.26) Financial Times Industrials Monday 1,070.3 (1,082.5) Dow Jones Average i$F Monday 1,431.86 (1,404.36) (Figures
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        New York
        245 23 Novll USS Change Goodyear Tire 28> 1 Mi Gulf Res I5M> unch Alcou 34Vi +1 Hewlett Pack Allied Chem Cp 43 7 A unch Intl Bus. Mach 134H +2Mi Allis-Cholmers 3% +W Intl Harvester BW> Mi Am Tel Tel 21W Intl Tel Tel 34*s *< Amax Inc 12W
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        London
        544 23 Nov 11 Pence Change MINING INDUSTRIALS Barlowßond 245 +20 Allied-Lyons 283 -2 Charter Cons 216 -2 Ass Dairies Cons Gold 479 -3 BTRPLC 375 +2 Rust Plat Babcocks 157 +2 ZCI 11 unch Barclays 439 +2 iice- _i_ Beecham 293 -33 U3 T/ BICC 235 -3 AAC 9-11/16 +7/16
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        Container schedules
        592 23 LCI Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block N Jasper (1W) 13/11(2300) Fl *****130 1330 1430 L8 Sea Hawk (8546) 13/11 (2330) F7 *****530 L6 Keum Glory (lON/85) 13/11 (2359) F7 1500-1600 P5 Family Ace (328) 14/11 (0100) Fl *****200 *****700 U4 B Dahlia (181) 14/11(0800) Fl
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        Ships in port
        279 23 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Auby K25E aside 13 11 Hanoi I K?l aside 13 11 Ibn Hazm K18 aside 13 11 Intanm K36 aside 13 11 Normanma K15 aside 13 11 Azim I K35 13 11 13 11 Builder 3 K23 13 11 14 11
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      New hope for M & L on Thai bus deal
      310 24 New hope for M L on Thai bus deal SINGAPORE'S Motor Leasing will be called up by the end of this week to renegotiate its proposal to revamp Bangkok's transport system. A M L source confirmed reports in the Bangkok Post that the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) would officially
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      Japanese investors may not put in new funds
      177 24 JAKARTA, Tues. Japanese firms, the biggest non-oil foreign investors m Indonesia, may refuse to invest new funds m the country without financial concessions from Jakarta, the president of Mitsui and Co Ltd, Mr Toshikuni Yahiro, said here. Mr Yahiro said that 60
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      Hotels want tax aid to ease profit falls
      409 24  -  MARA FERNANDEZ Study says they are seeking depreciation relief By HOTELIERS are seeking tax and other concessions to offset the expected fall in profits in the industry. They are asking for depreciation relief, according to a hotel industry study by Arthur Young
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      Someone to help you start up
      313 24  -  MARA FERNANDEZ By Small business SMALL businesses are definitely in fashion now, especially in Europe and the United Staters, says financial and business consultant Lim Boon Tong. The Americans refer to this period as the "decade of the entrepreneur", following the successes of McDonald's
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        C I Hlds
        126 24 C I Holdings Bhd has arranged a three-year term loan of Ss7 million from a bank in Singapore for its proposed purchase of concrete company Highway International Pte Ltd. The company told the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange that the purchase from Promet Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary
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        JC-MPH
        80 24 AFTER the issue of 10.2 million $1 shares in Jack Chia-MPH for part payment of a half share in Haw Par Tiger Balm International Ltd and Haw Par Aun Tong Pte Ltd, the direct and indirect interest of substantial shareholders in JC— MPH is: Jack Chia Holdings (HK) Ltd
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        Petaling
        40 24 PETALING Tin Bhd has reported a 75 per cent plunge in its estimated pro-tax profits to M5721.000 for the year ended Oct 31. Shareholders, who had received an interim dividend of 60 sen, will not receive a final dividend.
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        Mount Pleasure
        123 24 MOUNT Pleasure Holdings, which is buying Bintang Tower Sdn Bhd, the owner and developer of the Prince Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, has reported that the Ms72 million price tag on the hotel was based on the valuation price of M5102.5 million minus an existing term loan of M530.8
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        Killinghall
        60 24 THE Malaysian Registrar of Companies and shareholders of Killinghall Tin (Malaysia) Bhd have approved the company's change of name to Killinghall (Malaysia) Bhd. Existing share certificates will remain valid and will continue to be accepted for transfer. Applications will be made to the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges
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        MAA
        57 24 MR Tan See Yin has been appointed a director of Malaysian American Assurance Co Bhd. Mr Abdul Jamil bin Abdul Rias, Mr R J Barth, Mr M R Greenberg, Mr Liau Eng Siong, Mr Patrick S C Poon, Mr E E Stempel, Mr Stephen Y N Tse and Mr
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      Minister steps in to rescue sinking Sanko
      192 24 Minister steps in to rescue sinking Sanko TOKYO, Tues. Transport Minister Tokuo Yamashita stepped in to help Sanko Steamship today but firms involved in the fight over whether the company should live or die said the affair was not a political football. Mr Yamashita said he asked Daiwa Bank to
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      SELLING SHORT
      13 24 "The only thing that gets a raise around here is voices."
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      Police probe on cheques
      54 24 DEVELOPMENT Commercial Bank Bhd has confirmed that its Petaling Jaya branch has lodged police reports against two customers in connection with the collection of US Treasury cheques. The reports were lodged after its US correspondents advised that some of the cheques were forged. D C said
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      China signs oil contact
      78 24 BEIJING, Tues. China's first round of bidding for oil exploration rights in the South China Sea begun in 1982 ended today with the signing of a final contract with an American company, the Xinhua news agencysaid. The China National Offshore Oil Corporation and AMOCO Orient Petroleum
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      Sweden to issue bonds
      60 24 LONDON, Tues. Sweden plans a US$l4O million (***** million) bond issue in Britain, Morgan Grenfell Bank said here. The bonds will be reimbursed in the year 2014. Interest will be announced tomorrow and is expected to be around 11.25 per cent. Subscriptions will be 30 per
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      Poor demand hits Chemical's profits
      339 24 CONTINUING poor demand, coupled with weak prices in the international chemicai market, were blamed for Chemical Industries (Far East) Ltd's 45 per cent group pre-tax profit fall to $1.1 million for the six months ended Sept 30. The chemical group, which supplies chlorine to the
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      Rising costs
      26 24 ATHENS. Tues. Greece's cost of living rose 3.3 per cent in October to give a 12-month total nf 91 1 nO r cent. AFP
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      946 28 87 For Sale: Mercedes MAY 74 -Q 1 plate Mercedes Benz 280S. S rims, aircond.. radio cassette Nice number. In showroom cond Tel: *****36 OCT. 1979 MERCEDES 200 Beautiful cond. Low mileage Tax Sept 1986. S rims, tyres, brakes new Asking $27,900 Tel: *****50. 3 MONTHS OLD Mercedes 200 fully
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      928 28 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan 1984 APRIL NISSAN Powerbird 1.6 ■GL' Power steering, s/rims radio cassette. In showroom cond. Please call: Alan Ang, *****52. '80, DATSUN 100A. Tax 1/86, aircon., new s/rims. radio, cassette new metallic paint. PARF. $10,900. Loan $7,000 *****21. MAY, '85, NISSAN March 5-speed. Aircon, radio, cassette. 1
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      946 28 90 For Sale: Toyota 9/72 corolla 1200. New insurance Pte owner. Aircon. Hi-fi. S rims. $3500. Contact *****41. •82 TOYOTA CARINA 16 Tax: 6/86 Aircon., cassette, PARF *****40. 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi $3,888 DOWNPAYMENT, DRIVE away a brand new Mitsubishi Colt/ Lancer with special offer. HP 4 years repayment. Goodluck
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      813 28 92 For Sale: Mazda '80 626 5-SPEEO. 1 owner, aircon.. radio cassette, sports tyres, tax 1/86. excellent cond. Selling cheap. Loan avail. *****72. '82 MAZDA 323 15 5 speed, private owner, aircond., hi-fi, power windows. Well maintained. 515.10C. Tel: *****57. •84 MAZDA 323. 5-speed, 1 owner, like new. $18,300. Downpayment
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      2203 28 94 For Sale: 94 For Sale: 94 For Sale: 94 For Sale: Other Makes Other Makes Other Makes Other Makes I JAPANESE CAR IN THE USA P FOR 1984 1985!* What makes the Subaru such a special car? m Jer '?a r On7~~~~—~-, Find out ty tcst driving the latest
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      779 28 97 Vehicles Wanted $10 SERVICE CHARGE only we can sell your car fast at max price Tel r *****60 (7a m -lip m SECONDHAND CAR WANTED. I'le or co. regd Tel *****06, Nam y 98 Scrap Vehicles A GOOD OFFER for PARK scrap cars export documents. Int., pis contact Kong
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      847 29 106 Accommodation 106 Accommodation Available: Houses Available: Houses )<\ j Double storey bungalows with IyL large patios. Set amidst l/£a idyllic surroundings. Exclusive ■c7 private. Yet within li£! minutes' drive to Orchard Road. IV Mansfield Property Services 1 i t Tel: *****51 791 1808 J LEASE EXPIRING? BY JANUARY 1986
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      693 29 WE HAVE HOUSES apts.. furn./ unfurn. In dists.s. 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23 28. Rental: $900 onwards. Call *****95. 2-STOREY DETACHED HSE. at Heng Mui Keng Terrace with 4 bdrms., p/furn. Rental $3,500. Tel: *****68 x 2891. DIST.I9, D/STOREY SPLIT-LEVEL terr. 2,200 sq.ft 4+ 1 bdrms.,
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      1105 29 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Available: Apartments Apartments Apartments SOViMERyiLLEBVRKPHASE4 I MAISONETTES FORRENT FROM $3,000 PER MONTH COMMON FACILITIES OLYMPIC LENGTH SWIMMING POOL GYMNASIUM SQUASH COURTS CLUB HOUSE TENNIS COURTS MINI-SUPER MARKET MODERN SAUNA 24-HOUR SECURITY CONTACT TEL:- *****33 A home along Singapore's East Coast i jB.
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      1377 29 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments BBeng's Lodge Mona Vierra H Opposite the Automobile Association House, m River Valley Road Only 3 minutes walk from H B" Mandarin Hotel. mv 77 newly-renovated, fully-furnished 1 /2-room SE service apartments. Long/short term lease. |1H Facilities: cafeteria, swimming pool. jj HI
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      948 29 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments DIST.I6 BEDOK CT. 3 bdrms. high rise/ walk-up with recreational facilities. Partially furn. $1,500. Fully furn. $2,000. Sale: $40u.()00. Heng Fatt Property *****88. DIST.2I GOODLUCK GDN. 2/ 3 bdrms. With full recreational facilities. Partially furn Fully Furn. at $1,100 to $2,000. Heng Fatt Property *****88 DIST.9
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      890 29 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments JENNINGS OFFERS RIVERWALK Apts. 1/ 2/ 3-bdrm. $1,300 $2,100. Sale onsidered *****80' 3 Amos MACPHERSON GRAND CONDOMINIUM. Swimming pool tennis facilities. Partly furnished. Monthly $1,000 Mrs. Lun. *****87. MANDALAY TOWERS (D.11) Highrise split level apt.. $1500 furnished Gilstead Mansion $1100 Grandvale *****81. MARYLAND PK. High fir.
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      882 29 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments D.5 VISTA PARK, 2 bdrm furnished walk-up apt irnmed occupation Tel: *****09 D.9 AIRVIEW TWR. 1 .600 sq ft 3 I. attached toilet. Renovated Marble fir $255,000 View Fnt .*****54 D.9 CAIRNHILL PLAZA. P/furn well maintained, high fir. 2820 sq.ft. $2,500 Exquisae: *****14 D.9 DEVONSHIRE CT.
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      807 30 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms WHOLE FLATS: JLN. Besar, Tarnpines other areas. $400-$7OO. Rms from $180. *****55/ (5fi*****-night). D15T.2057 BRADDELL VIEW: Fully furnished room for single person. Call *****38. DIST 5, FULLY FURNISHED, aircond Free parking. $400 p.m. Tel: *****52 after 5.30p.m. D.15 RM., BATHRM./ kitchen Pte entrance (like 2-rm. apt.)
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      765 30 113 For Sale: Houses District 19 Philips Avenue. Beautifully designed 2 storey terrace house lor sale. Spilt-level living/ dining. e 4 1 bedrooms Attached bathroom e Spacious built-in approx. 2400 sq.ft. Completion late 1985 Interested call *****11 for more details. D.21 Clementi Pk. 2 1/2-storey bunglw 7000 sq.ft. 4 -t
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      956 30 113 For Sale: Houses D.1646, SENNETT DR., s/storey detached. 8,542 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. F'hold. Extensively renovated. Valuation $620,000. Asking $550,000 only. Patron, *****15/ 8. D.19 LI HWAN beautifully renovated d/storey terr. Separate living/ dining. Morning sun. Easy access to market, public transport. Holland *****79. D.20 BINCHANG RISE d/storey corner terr.
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      911 30 113 For Sale: Houses UPPER BUKIT TIMAH 2/storey spacious semi-d. 4 rms., study f servant's 5000 sq.ft. $490,000. Tel: *****71, PJD. WAREHAM RD. (D.15) Newly completed d/storey bungalow 5 bdrms. with bathrms. 7000 sq.ft. $975,000 Grandvale *****81. DIST.I9 JLN. LIMBOK, d/storey terrace. 1.800 sq.ft. 3+ 1 bdrms. felling: $300,000. *****35/
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      545 30 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Apartments Wj I Close to international hotels in Orchard Road and I Sl^»*2^^^^^^B MRT stations j Surrounded by prestigious residential estates. I f Hfc I scenic and verdant environment i ft f^^fr'^-Z^ Shopping centres, cinemas, well-known
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      696 30 D.12 ST. MICHAEL'S vicinity. Renovated mais. Split-level living/ dining. 3 bdrms., attached bathrms. Extended kitchen. 2.400 sq.ft. $365,000 neg. Admer *****66 D.15, SEA AVE., walk-up apt. 3 bdrms. Ceramic living, dining, parquet rms., ceramic kitchen. 9999 yrs. $230,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****90/ *****91 (agt.). D.9 FAR EAST Mans., high fir., good
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      882 30 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments I Mansion I Means Luxurious, Gracious Living I 12 Units of luxurious Apartments facing South-East Each Unit with Spacious Area of 1,800 sq.ft Ideally located at the junction of Balestier Road I Boon Teck Road Near to Novena MRT station
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      723 30 RAJAH TOWER UNITS -25-01. For sale/ rent. Please telephone *****21/ *****25. RAJAH TOWER UNIT s 18-04 -21-02. For sale/ rent. Please telephone *****21/ *****25 RAJAH TOWER UNITS =23-02. For sale/ rent. Please telephone *****21/ *****25. RIDGEWOOD TOWNHOUSE. 4 bdrms. 2800 sq.ft. Full facilities. $395,000. Delfi Realty: *****84/ 5. RIDGEWOOD LIHOLIHO,
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      991 30 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 4-RM. CLEMENTI AVE.2, Blk 330. terrazzo, kitchen cabinets, $80,000. Bedok South 81k.7. marble/ terrazzo, kitchen cabinets. $67,000. Telok Blangah Way 81k. 27, terrazzo throughout, kitchen cabinets. $86,000 Whampoa Dr. 81k.83. ceramic throughout, p/furn $78,000. Tel. *****88 (S lines). 4-RM. TOA PAYOH $67,000. Whampoa Ur $75,000.
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      922 31 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments BEDOK SOUTH 4-rm. Blk 48. Near market Beautiful, marble, cabinets $79,000 neg. All CPF *****33 BEDOK 4-RM. BLK 36 (door-to-door) Near market. No renovation. $60,000 neg All CPF *****00 BEDOK 5-RM. SLAB blk Marble/ ceramic flooring Kitchen cabinets $116,000 neg 255-3333 BEDOK 5-RM. 8LK. 139,
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      498 31 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 4-ROOM BEDOK SOUTH, no renovation. Blk 36. $60,000. *****70 117 Properties Wanted HDB Flats Wanted Urgently Specifically in Bedok Ballot Housing Tel: *****03/ *****04 ALL AREA WANTED! *HIGH OFFER *EXPRESS SERVICE **Ldt MISS CHOW inform you of the market situation... 732 8288 A WANTED Land
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      787 31 117 Properties Wanted URGENTLY REQD. 3/4/5-RM. HDB Bedok, Bedok Peservoir. Clementi. Dover Marine. *****35 WATTEN EST. A Hillcrest area terrace or semi-d. wanted by ready purchasers. *****05. Derek 4/ 5-ROOMED HDB flat in dist.l3. 14, 15, 16 wanted by genuine clients. Tel: *****02. 118 Factory Spaces FOOD ZONE FACTORY at
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      1235 31 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces I DISCOUNTS AND TERMS f 1 *UP TO 35% DISCOUNT ON RENTALS jjj m J^ lWimmmm mmmmm 6 MONTHS 'RENT FREE' PERIOD M \M^ ISif liilf" I PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL/ gl fi W* -vmmmmmm^^^Zm* ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY j| S I
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      749 31 121 For Rent: Office Spaces SUPREME HOUSE GROUND FLOOR SHOP FACING PENANG ROAD 1492 sq.ft. (138.6m2) SHOP SPACE 255 sq ft (23 7m2) 393 sq ft. (36 5m2) 498 sq.ft (46 4m2) 510 sq.ft. (47 4m2) OFFICE SPACE 574 sq.ft. (53 38m2) 700 sq ft. (65 Im2) 1632 sq.ft. (151.61m2)
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      616 31 121 For Rent: Office Spaces OFFICE SPACE OF about 200 sq ft avail at Macpherson. Int. call *****34 OFFICE SPACE FOR rent. Aircon.. partitioned, carpeted. 2 tables 140 sq.fi. Tel: *****37 OFFICE UNIT AT Peninsula Plan on high fir. for rental Interested contact *****28 OFFICE 90c ONWARDS. Various floor areas.
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      643 31 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces PRIME LOCATION SHOP SPACES FOR RENT GOLDEN LANDMARK Shops 239— 1152 sq ft. LUCKY PLAZA Shops 261 667 sq ft. FAR EAST PLAZA Shops S3 1361 sq ft. CUPPAGE PLAZA Shops 228 SlMaqft ORCHARD PLAZA Shops 215- 6S9aqft BEAUTY WORLD PLAZA Shop 1,432 sq ft.
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      500 32 124 For Rent: 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces Shop Spaces SHOPS TO LET mt IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS H| a) BEAUTY WORLD M CENTRE m b) FUNAN CENTRE fl c) GOLDEN SHOE 9 CAR PARK ffl d) JALAN SULTAN M CENTRE M e) ORCHARD POINT 9 f) SOUTH BRIDGE M
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      90 32 ■aw at i n/ B j i bS iii H J l i m ll*. ll P The Specialist of deluxe holidays to CHINA With more than 6 years' eiperfence offers Fuly Escorted Tours by Direct Flight to Shanghai Beijing. With deluxe hotel accommodation ft grand banquet in every city
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      814 32 ***********************************0000 I X NAM HO J g TRAVEL SERVICE (S) PTE LTD. g 8 O BEIJINQ/KANJINQ/WUXI/SUZHOU/SHANQHAt/ HANQZHOU/CHENQDU/ C O XrAN/QUILIN/WUYISHAN/POUZHOU/XIAMIN/OUAIMZHOU/ O O FOSHAN/ MACAU/HONOKONO riICE: DEf O CHINA DILIOHT 7 days. M 1,560/- Mm O O k 9 dayB..*tl,TT»/- In Q O r— 1 CHINA WONDKR 9 days.. Jf1 ,729/-
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      575 32 137 Tours 137 Tours I CID newsman Travel! SPECIAL SCHOOL HOLIDAY DELIGHT M jWnr tin ,ny^***' '3 tvi li^M win I STRAWBERRY PARK HOTEL PEWANG t^^RuS^^l SUPER DELUXE TOUR (Include most meal, seafood steamboat dinner, Penang Bridge Cruise, sightseeing tour) 6 DAYS GENTING/PENANG/ CAMERON/K. LUMPUR $379/5355 Dep. 24/11, 1/12. 8/12.
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      373 33 137 Tours 137 Tours Enjoy a trip to: Beijing, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Westlake, Kunming, Chengdu ,Chongqing, Wuhan,Guilin, Guangzhou, Hongkong 7/9 Days CWna Highlight* $1540/$1630 Depi^Ar. i>m, ysn, wn. 23/n, 2S/n,s(wn, 5/12, 12/12 22 Doyt Magical China $3250 Dep: 2jW*l 2jjm, 3/12,5/12,10/12,12/12. yV|rv 15 Days China Mghlgtits
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      493 33 137 Tours 137 Tours I SCHOOL HOLIDAY K SPECIAL 5D PACKAGE A GENTING *PENANG* CAMERON Hotel:- IN GENTING CASINO 2N PALM BEACH HOTEL IN GOLF COURSE INN/BRINCHANG V DEPARTURE PRICE COACH/AIR 261U612 $369 W([ tda.vmid 30/11,3/12,7/12,10/12 (fc^fiQ CvJ TRAIN/AIR 14/12,17/12,21/12 »J|)jOif •|f 24 11,28 11,3 12,712 n rH\ i COACHTRAIN
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      561 33 146 Foreign Education 146 Foreign Education J4 f V A /ex HAWA|j PAC|F|C h^ [AJi COLLEGE I Hawaii, USA. I A 4 year coeducational college W located in downtown Honolulu. k Member of Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional S& Education M Specializes in: TRAVEL INDUSTRY ffi MANAGEMENT M Other
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      330 33 148 Computer SPECIAL SCHOOL HOLIDAY CLASSES PRIMARY 4 TO PRE-U STUDENTS LEARN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING during your school holidays BASIC (Beginners) INTENSIVE COURSE 1) M/W/F 9.00-12.00pm 18/11 2) Mto S 9.00- 12.00pm 18/11 3) M/W/F 2.00- 5.00pm 18/11 4) Mto F 2.00- 5.00pm 18/11 5) T/Th/S 9.00-12.00pm 19/11 6) T/Th/S 2.00-
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      823 33 148 Computer 148 Computer fi. NCC Diploma in Computer Studies (Part/Full Time) I Moderated by National Computer Centre 1 Incorporating C& G 747 Full exemption from IDPM Part I II j Designed for GCE 'O' or 'A' level holders j No prior computer knowledge required I 2. BCS/NCB Examination Course
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      201 34 181 Deaths 181 Deaths MR. CHNG HENG QUEE Age 73 passed away peacefully on 11th November 1985 leaving behind beloved: Wife: Chong Yew Neo Sons: Daughters-ln-Law: Chng Eng Hua Lim Lian Huay Chng Eng Chong Chua Soo Chng Eng Beng Cheoh Son Kheng Chng Yong Pheow Daughter: Son-ln-Law: Chng Eng
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      90 34 Mr. M. Samyappan Thevar Age: 83 Passed away peacefully on 12/11/85 leaving behind: Daughters: Krisnavani, Sithalecumi. Cortege leaves Blk 17 #10-228 Telok Blangah Crescent on 13/11/85 at 4.00 pm to Mount Vernon for cremation. Contac^27Bs936^^^^^^^^^^ IN EVER LOVING MEMORY MDM DAVEE D/O KRISHNASAMY AGE: 37 years Called to
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      100 34 MDM CHAN FOONG KENG, MABEL VALERIE AGED: 48 YEARS passed away peacefully on 12th Nov. 1985, leaving behind beloved: MOTHER: Seto Lan SONS: Wong Jing Yin. Kenneth Wong Wing Yin, Daryl Martin BROTHER: Chan Yew Kuan, Roy SISTER-IN-LAW: Koh Li Hua, Connie SISTER: Chan Foong Ngor NEPHEWS: Chen
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      117 34 181 Deaths 181 Deaths MR. QUAH CHAK SENG AGE: 73 passed away peacefully to be with the Lord on 11-11-85 leaving behind: Wife: Liaw Soon Keng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Nam Meng Lim Aye Tiang Nang Kwang Ong Lay Choo Nam Teck Quek Hui Siang I Nam Siah Tan Soon Hong I
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      105 34 181 Deaths 184 In Memoriam Departed 13.11.84 Mdm. Patience Lee Your helping hand was always first to render any aid you could. Your voice was always raised in praise. Your words were wise and good. Dearest Mummy, we who love you know how much we lost one year ago. Dearly
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      162 34 In Loving Memory of MR. YEOH AH POON who left us on 13.11.75 Remembered always by your loving wnte_andjjaughter WILLIAM FLETCHER Died 13.11.80 Lovingly remembered by children, grand-children and loved ones. 182 Acknowledgements The Family Of The Late LEE TINN KOON (BYE) wishes to express their heartfelt
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      63 34 PATH DA BHOG SHINGAR SINGH SANDHU (EX-MINDEF) Village: Bhrampura passed away suddenly on 4/11/85 leaving behind beloved wife Manjit Kaur, Sons Sharan-jit (RMAF KL). Harjit, Taranjit and daugh-ter-in-law Helen Sandhu, to mourn his loss. Bhog ceremony will be held on 17/11/85 at Sikh Temple Jalan Ulu Kelang (Ampang)
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      69 34 NOTICE Obituary Mdm Lim Im Age: 73 passed away peacefully on 11/1 1/85 at 6.45am, leaving behind beloved: Husband: Tan Kwang Sai Sons: Tiong Guan Tiong Thong Daughters: Bee Khim Tiong Peng Tiong Cheng Bee Leng Tiong Chuan Tiong Thiam Bee Lan Tiong Keng Tiong Wah Cortege leaving 15, Jalan
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      287 34 COLORADO SPRINGS (Colorado), Tues. The United States Olympic Committee will not endorse or sanction participation of US athletes in the Moscow Goodwill Games scheduled for next July, USOC secretary-general George Miller said yesterday. Miller issued a statement denying a report in the Nov 6 issue of
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      152 34 PARIS, Tues. French Sports Minister Alain Calmat's decision to give the Ligier motor racing team 10 million francs ($2.67 million) from the recent-ly-started sports loto has sparked off a row with amateur sports bodies. Guy Ligier, who also secured sponsorship from the state oil company
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      484 34 WARRINGTON (England), Tues. Teenager Stephen Hendry knocked out South African Silvino Francisco, ranked No. 14 in the world, in the Mercantile Credit Snooker Classic here yesterday. Francisco, the British Open champion, lost 5-4 in the third round to 16-year-old Hendry, the youngest player in the professional ranks. Hendry,
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        852 36 THE WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS England versus N. Ireland English trio set goals for Wembley LONDON, Tues. Kerry Dixon, Terry Fenwick and Paul Bracewell are three convincing arguments why Northern Ireland cannot expect an easy ride tomorrow and why Rumanian rumblings about a "Wembley old pals act" are
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          322 36 I Swiss coach Wolfisberg leads team for last time Switzerland v Norway LUCERNE, Tues. Little more than prestige will be at stake tomorrow when Paul Wolfisberg leads the Swiss team in his last game as coach in their final qualifier against Norway. The match has been shifted from Berne
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          165 36 Dutch name newcomer for do-or-die mission Holland v Belgium THE HAGUE, Tues. Dutch team manager Leo Beenhakker included newcomer John van Loen, of FC Utrecht, in a 16-man squad named yesterday for the second leg of their playoff against Belgium in Rotterdam next Wednesday. Van Loen, 20, scorer of
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          298 36 New face Kuntz's hopes of home debut dashed West Germany v Czechoslovakia MUNICH, Tues. Manager Franz Beckenbauer yesterday dropped top Bundesliga scorer Stefan Kuntz from the squad of 18 players for West Germany's last qualifying match against Czechoslovakia here on Sunday. West Germany, the two-time world champions, have already
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          114 36 ROME, Toes. Bruno Conti and Marco Tardel11, two of Italy's 1982 World Cap heroes, were dropped yesterday by manager Enzo Bearzot when he announced his squad for a friendly against Poland on Saturday. Bearzot, reacting to his team's dismal 2-1 home defeat by Norway in September, made seven
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        316 36 NAPOLI midfielder Ruben Buriani, carried off on a stretcher during Sunday's game against InterMilan, has a double fracture of the right leg and will be in plaster for three months, club officials said. Buriani was injured in a collision with defender Andrea Mandorlini during Napoli's 1-1 draw with
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      226 37 Hosts close in on semis w|[ \Jt th International w Veteran's Hockey Tournament SINGAPORE moved closer to the semi-finals when they beat a gutsy Hongkong side 5-3 in the Fourth International veterans hockey match at the Padang yesterday. Although Singapore missed the services of 46--year-old goalkeeper Anwarul Haque because of
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      172 37  -  ALBERT JOHNSON REPORTS BY MALAYSIA suffered a double blow yesterday when goalkeeper Abdul Rahman made a painful exit with a suspected dislocated shoulder in their 2-0 defeat to Australia in the International veterans hockey match at the Padang yesterday. Rahman, whose acrobatics won him the crowd's
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      495 37 BRISBANE, Tues. FAST bowler Richard Hadlee completed the destruction of Australia before lunch on the final day of the First cricket Test today, taking his match figures to 15 for 123 as New Zealand won by an innings and 41 runs. For Australian captain
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      255 37 Rebel Aussies likely to take a knock JOHANNESBURG, Tues. South African all-round-er Clive Rice was yesterday named captain for the series against the rebel Australian cricketers starting later this month. The appointment of Rice was no surprise following his continued success as captain of English county Nottinghamshire, although he failed
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      William the Conqueror
      138 37 WILLIAM LYOU, in a Nissan Pulsar, won this year's Castrol Alpine Auto tests at Kallang on Sunday from arch-rival Leslie Chang in a Mazda 323. The pair went into the final round tied on points before Leslie incurred a vital 10-second penalty after his car nudged a
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      Lock icon A rare breed indeed
      450 37 A rare breed indeed MAHMOOD GAZNAVI talks to Malaysia's living legend Mike Shepherdson 41 always believed in being the best. So when I played hockey and cricket, I wanted to play them well. I used to spend much time pondering over a my mistakes. Mike (right) HE had the ability
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      Bigger, better next year
      88 37 Bigger, better next year NEXT year's International Veterans hockey tournament will be bigger and better with seven more countries expected to take part. To be re-named the Pa-cific-Rim Masters International Veterans tournament, it will be held next November or December in Macau. Said Singapore Veterans Hockey Association president S. Yogarajah
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      Boon Lay in
      37 37 BOON LAY advanced into the semi-finals of the Singapore Hockey Association junior knockout competition when they edged out Singapore Recreation Club 5-4 on penalty flicks at the Padang yesterday. The full-time score was 1-1.
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      838 38  - EXIT BOWATER End of obstacle race HAKIKAT RAI A W athletics sponsorship off after long-drawn feud Cf^jv^ Story by Disillusioned and disappointed. .Jan Spence, Bowater Pood Systems managing director (left), explaining in a meet-the-press session why his company had decided to terminate the $33l,ftM three-year scheme aimed at athletics excellence.
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      451 38  - More feedback before kick-off J. RAJENDR AN SPOTLIGHT ON THE SUPER LEAGUE FAS keeil to implement changes By THE proposed Super League will not kick off next year, but the Football Association of Singapore are still keen to implement major changes in the present league system either in 1987 or
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      32 38 THE Football Referees Association of Singapore will be holding a trial tomorrow at Farrer Park to select a team for their annual soccer match against Malaysian Referees at Ipoh this month.
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      161 38 Scanning for 800 amateurs ALL IN THE BRAIN OSAKA, Tues. An amateur boxing organisation said yesterday they had ordered 800 boxers in western Japan to undergo annual computerised tomography (CT) brain scans to assure "ring safety." A spokesman for the Kinki (western Japan) Amateur Boxing Federation said that the instruction
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      Lock icon TENNIS SCENE Short, but not so sweet for Louise
      286 38 TENNIS SCENE Short, but not so sweet for Louise BRISBANE, Tues. Australian Louise Field picked up the quickest US$BOO (5*1,700) of her brief career here today for a 35-minute session against one of the monoliths of tennis. Martina Navratilova, the National Panasonic women's tournament top seed, quickly disposed of the
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      341 38 EXIT LUCY Singaporean fails to make the cut One of three veterans to bow out SEOUL, Tues. Singapore's Lucy Low, taking part in her sixth World Cup bowling tournament, was one of three veterans who failed to make the cut in the women's qualifying here today. Joining the Singaporean in
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      116 38 Koreans are game SEOUL, Tues. More than 110,000 people have applied to serve as "volunteer workers" during the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Seoul Olympics, twice the number required, the organising committee said today. The volunteer workers filled in applications during a 40-day recuitment campaign
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      ALL THE RESULTS
      149 38 Men's qualifying after 16 games: 1 Byun YongHwan (SK) 3,406, 2 Teruo Kawabata (Jpn) 3,390, 3 Mar En-Jie (Tai) 3,332, 4 Alfonso Rodriguez (Mex) 3,322, 5 Paeng Nepomuceno (RP) 3,281, 6 Eric Kok (Hoi) 3,275, 7 Chris Batson (Aust) 3,261, 8 Clement Lam (HK) 3,235 9 Walter
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        299 39 Nurul claims third men's national swim record KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Malaysia's swimming wonder Nurul Huda Abdullah has done it again she has bettered the third men's national record within four months. Competing in the Queensland State age-group distance championships in Brisbane on Sunday, 13-year-old Nurul returned a stupendous 17min 16.855ec
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        Paijan pulls out of squad
        396 39  -  JOE DORAI Singapore will send a 335-strong contingent for all 18 sports of the 13th Sooth-east Asia Games in Bangkok from Dec 8-17. Timesport will keep you up-to-date on Singapore's preparations with stories and pictures as the respective teams intensify their training programme. Also in
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        Tigers player Ahmad dies
        118 39 MALAYSIAN Tigers and Trenggann Malaysia Cap squad's talented midfielder Ahmad Shawal died in Johor Barn on Sunday morning, the Malay Mail reported in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. He had played for his employers, Kuala Trengganu Municipality Council, in an FAM Cup quar-ter-final match against defending champions Johor
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        272 39 JOE DORAI SINGAPORE striker Tay Peng Kee turned up for the national soccer team's training session at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night, beating the deadline set by coach Hussein Aljunied following a nine-day absence. But another player, defender Manap Hamat, was again absent after being
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        Lock icon Ailing English League seek redress
        251 39 Ailing English League seek redress LONDON, Tues. The ailing English soccer League will discuss the most radical restructuring programme of their 97-year-old history when the chairmen of their 92 clubs meet here today. Against a background of dwindling attendances, the loss of television coverage and its accompanying revenue, an indefinite
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        Lock icon China score easy win
        37 39 TOKYO, Tues. Defending champions China beat South Korea 3-0 in the World Cup women's volleyball competition today. Other results: Japan bt Tunisia 3-0; Cuba bt Bra?ii 3-0- SnviPt Union bt Peru 3-0. AFP
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        Lock icon Kuusysi aim for historic finish
        475 39 Kuusysi aim for historic finish KUUSYSI, Tuesday KUUSYSI, the first Finnish soccer club to reach the last eight of the European Cup, are now dreaming of taking one of the biggest scalps available in the quarter-finals. "We'd like to meet Barcelona or Juventus," said Kuusysi chief coach Keijo Voutilainen. "They'd
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        Lock icon No changes in HK Sevens format
        243 39 HONGKONG, Tues. The Hongkong Rugby Union Sevens will retain the formula which has worked so successfully for the past 10 years despite the emergence of a possible rival tournament in Australia, organisers said today. Announcing the official line-up for next year's spectacular, chairman of
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      124 35 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. English jockey Ernie Johnson is the sole visiting rider for the Selangor Turf Club meeting starting on Saturday. Johnson, who will be riding full-time for the 1986 season, is sponsored by Lee Seng Hap. His compatriot, Mark Birch, and New Zealander Gary Blair have
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      Bell tolls to four-front
      288 35  -  LUCKY LEO Just a ring short of all-time record By KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Jingle Bell IV, winner of the $157,500 Lion City Cup over 1,200m last Sunday, will go into the record books as the first horse to win four sprint classics. A noted mudlark, the
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      60 35 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Six Class 4 horses are late entries for the current Selangor Turf Club meeting, bringing the total entries to 369. The six Chevalier Du Vaal, Diplomatic Joy, Han Solo, Marrion, Ways And Means and Prize Hunt will only run on the second weekend. Prize
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      All Night Long sparkles
      286 35 ON THE TRACK with LUCKY LEO KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. All Night Long, with a riding boy up, galloped fluently here this morning, enhancing his chances for the Class 4 Div 3 race over 1,600m on Sunday. Paced by Perseverance 111 (Wadi Ahmad), the Turn The Tide
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      207 35 At the 400m At the finish Pictures by and ALBERT SIM JONATHAN CHOO Class 1 Div 2 1,400m 1. Charisma III 2. Hochoy 3. Works Machine 4. Saga Dist: iVi, 2, Time 1:27 Class 1 Div 2 1,200m 1. Workaholic 2. Belmont
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      202 35 Follow these six horses LUCKY LEO THESE horses did well at Bukit Timah over the weekend and can be followed Accomplice ran on fourth to On The Double in Class 1 Div 3 over 1,400m. The Marceau four-year-old, who holds the Ipoh 1,400m (long course) record, should be back in
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      Lock icon Talakeno triumphs
      46 35 ARCADIA (California), Tues. Talakeno, with Pat Valenzuela up, won the U5585,900 (about S$180,500) Henry P. Russell Handicap at Santa Anita yesterday. Double Quick Time was second with Pudahuel a long third. Talakeno clocked 2:04 for the 2,000m race in soft going. Ten ran. UPI
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      72 39 HOCKEY Veterans International: Hongkong v Australia, Brunei v Singapore (SCC Padang, 3.45 5.15). SHA senior ko xeml-flnal: CSC v Police (Balestier Rd, 5.30). RUGBY Prudential SRI DIv. 1: Safra v Chuckles (Farrer Park), Police v Tigers (PA) both at 5.30; Bunnies v Wasps (Dieppe I), Bravo v Scorpions (Dieppe II)
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    209 40 Mother and daughter stole from store A MOTHER thought it was time her daughter got some gifts, so while the teenager acted as look-out, she loaded a paper bag with various items at Tang's Department Store in Orchard Road. The 17-year-old girl held up a dress to provide cover for
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    55 40 NEW DELHI, Tues. Two eye transplant recipients were under close observation today for signs of hepatitis after they were mistakenly given eyes donated by a woman who died from the contagious liver disease. Officials at the Rajendra Prasad Opthalmic Centre identified the two patients as a four-year-old girl
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    356 40 Nine men arrested and M5367,000 recovered KLANG, Tues. Selangor police said today they had crippled a gang believed to be responsible for the kidnapping of two millionaires on separate occasions here and in Kuala Lumpur. They said nine men had been arrested and M5367,400 recovered from
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    Falklands War trio on trial
    149 40 THE three members of the military Junta which led Argentina to defeat in the 1982 Falkland* War waiting impassively in a Buenos Aires court on Monday as military prosecutors demanded prison terms of eight to 12 years for their "reckless leadership and negligence". They are
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    Lock icon Drug brings hope for impotent men
    116 40 DAVIS (California), Tues. An American researcher has successfully used a muscle-relaxant drug to treat impotent men. Dr Ralph White of the University of California, Davis, said that although injections of the drug papaverine are helping impotent men, it should be used sparingly because of
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    253 40 Thatcher warns Soviets over subversion Threat to disarmament LONDON, Tues. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has warned that successful East-West disarmament agreements cannot be reached if the Soviet Union continues to try to extend its system by force or by subversion. Mrs Thatcher, speaking at the Lord Mayor of London's
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    45 40 What it should have been EN THE Straits Times on Monday, a photograph in the Bilingual Section was wrongly captioned Prof Zhu Naigang. It should be Mr Xu Kongshi, Director of the Institute of Software, China's Academy of Science. We are sorry for the error.
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    47 40 SALT LAKE CITY (Utah), Tues. Eighty-six-year-old Ezra Taft Benson, an outspoken conservative and a former Secretary of Agriculture under President Dwight Eisenhower, was yesterday named the new head of the Mormon church to fill the vacancy left by the death of president Spencer Kimball. UPI
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    425 40 Liberian general claims coup success MONROVIA (Liberia), Tues. A Liberian general claimed today to have overthrown the government, surrounded Monrovia with troops and driven Head of State Samuel Doe into hiding. As gunfire echoed around the centre of the capital, General Thomas Quiwonkpa, a prominent opponent of Mr Doe's five-year-old
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    329 40 Cairo police foil bid to kill Gaddafi opponents CAIRO, Tues. Egyptian police crashed an ambulance into a car carrying a Libyan assassination squad, thwarting an attempt to kill two opponents of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Interior Minister Ahmed Rushdy said yesterday. He said four Libyans had been arrested on charges of
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    47 40 TEHERAN, Tues. Iran announced today an auction of hundreds of silk carpets confiscated at the time of the 1979 Islamic revolution from Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi, brother of the late Shah, five rich industrialists, and the club of the Shah's secret police organisation Savak. Reuter
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    29 40 NEW YORK, Tues.. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dropped 2.06 points to 1.429.81 an hour after opening on the New York Stock Exchange today. AP
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        Lock icon How students can learn to serve
        1541 1 On Saturday, Dr Tay Eng Soon, the Minister of State (Education, Communications and Information) asked Singapore students to volunteer for social service work. Today, the founder of Britain's Voluntary Service Overseas tells us how the young in schools can be taught to respond to
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        Lock icon Case of mistaken child abuse
        533 2  -  JAN ZIEGLER By IN CASES of suspected child abuse, things are not always what they seem. Marks that appear to be the result of abuse might be signs of an unusual disease or caused by folk medicine practices. Conversely, deaths that appear to be accidental
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        969 2  -  IRENE PATES By YOUNG eyes look into the faces of the old and listen to stories of the past. Young hands do their drawing or painting. Old eyes peep at the paintings. Young and old are linked, bridges are built. This could be an art class
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        16 1 m iß -.jjnfc, X I m '•^r*>-JBaSBE ft t M t "<- Ott\l > Sin^xDre's most precious water.
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        58 1 Kim who ?io Confusion in the land of the Kims Iban longhouse 3 A graphics guide in Kids and Things Back from a paisley past n 60s' music makes a comeback Losers who are winners 5 Impressive Hongkong debaters Kids A Things Edited by. May Ho Bilingual Edited by Teo
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        239 3 I RECENTLY visited Sarawak with Friends of the National Museum to learn something about the culture and way of life of the Ibans or Sea Dayaks. The Ibans live in bamboo longhouses in the dense jungles of Sarawak. The longhouses stand on stilts by the rivers. As many as 50
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        69 3 Indonesia B*»^i#^x.^HK^^ w$jfa t <^%r^wr~y Sm|I^B^UPPI|^XHP^^HKh^_ 1 i Pf -^^v^pRi'jjfciM ■P^innPT^^^fln^TB lstana in Kuching built in 1870 by I Journey up Skrang River to I A 30-door Iban longhouse. I Communal room (ruai) a place I 0 PaSt Curious WkJkJfafaJU^J^^hgk Ba i ah Charles Brooke the Iban longhouse 255 km
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        1002 5 We are, in fact, not the best debaters among Hongkong university students. We have been selected mainly because of our ability to speak Mandarin. A team of Hongkong university debaters were impressive when they met the champion Singapore team last week. Their excellent performance proved that Cantonese
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        1028 6 OUR tourist guides are very important people. They give the first impression of this country to visitors from abroad. If they give wrong explanations to the tourists the visitors will get a wrong impression of Singapore and its people. To give our tourist
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