The Straits Times, 3 February 1986

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1986 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 188/12/85
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  • 756 1  -  JUNE TAN Dr Tan gives details of plans to be implemented from this year to 1988 By Schooling from age five instead of six Single-session schools Six to seven new JCs New tertiary courses m Higher tertiary enrolment Part-time studies for workers EDUCATION Minister Dr Tony
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  • 111 1 BRIGADIER-GENER-AL (Reservist) Lee Hsien Loong's Economic ommlttee's report will be a landmark in Singapore's economic development and well worth waiting for, the Minister for Trade and Industry. Dr Tony Tan, said yesterday. The report will be released after the Lunar New Year, said Dr Tan,
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  • Article, Illustration
    181 1 THE scene might have come straight out of a remake of Live From Studio One. Here was Elvis Presley's long-lost Chinese second cousin, there was Cliff Richard's oriental alter ego, and a busty lady who would have filled Dolly Parton's cups quite amply. Except that the pop stars
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  • 602 1  -  AHMAD OSMAN By THE Government has set up a new committee to speed up the divestment and privatisation of its companies. This committee, known as the Public Sector Divestment Committee, is headed by Mr Michael Fam. It is expected to complete its report before November.
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  • 313 1 CARACAS, Sun. The slide in world oil prices gathered further momentum yesterday with Venezuela, following Mexico, deciding to cut export prices of its heavy crudes by US$3 (556.39 a barrel. The cuts, effective Jan 27, lowers the prices for some denser crudes to below
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    • 31 1 Inside Classifieds in Section Two Summary 2 "A orld News 3— 5 Asean f Causeway 7 Editorial 12 Rack gro and IS Letters 14 Tln-esIX-llar 15—17, 11 Racing 21 Sparta 22-23
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    • 23 1 All set far Ug date: Page! PAP's stringent code of ethics for MPs Page 9 Malaysia Cup: Pahang beats S'pore 1-0 Page 23
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 353 2 Making pastime pay WHEN Mr Bobby Sim lost his job as an accounts assistant in October last year, he failed to find another. Things didn't go too well until he started making tarts to pass his time. And what a lucrative pastime it has turned out to be. Now
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    • 193 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE national mood can be likened to the motion of a pendulum. Up to the middle of last year, it had swung rather excessively In the direction of heady optimism and high expectations- Now that the tide has turned, there is a tendency for it
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    • 174 2 ROUND TWO OF KAMUNTING FIGHT EARLY NEXT MONTH IT LOOKS like the second round of the fight between Malaysia Mining Corporation and a rival group led by Dato Kon Kim Chai for control of Kamunting Tin Dredging Bhd has been scheduled for early March. Shareholders have been asked by
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    • 111 2 PRIVATISING TEXTBOOKS A READER says he supports the services sub-com-mittee's recommendation that the Government consider allowing the private sector to undertake the publication of school textbooks. He says it should, therefore, examine the role of the Curriculum Development Institute of Singapore, particularly as publishers of school text and reference
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    • 340 2 Law on Libya defied PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan's economic sanctions against Libya came into full force at midnight on Saturday, and as of yesterday morning it was a criminal offence for American citizens not married to Libyans to live or travel in Libya or engage in any commercial
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    • 168 2 Around Asean...and Across the Causeway 19 observers for polls THE WHITE HOUSE has named a 19-member US observer delegation to the Philippine election amidst news reports that an opinion poll commissioned by President Ferdinand Marcos showed him leading his opponent, Mrs Corazon Aquino, by only 10 percentage points. The poll
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    • 272 2 Bond's brief JOHN BOND, wandering troubleshooter of English soccer, has been behind his desk at beleaguered Birmingham City for little more than a week. He was taken on without a contract last week to replace former boss Ron Saunders. His brief was simple to keep Birmingham in the First
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    • 380 2 Man or machine? SHOULD humans be sent to space? Or is space work better done by remote-controlled robots and cameras? The explosion of the space shuttle Challenger on Tuesday is certain to raise anew the question of whether it is worth the risk and the expense for the
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  • around the WORLD
    • 182 3 TOKYO, S«. A IJ->ear-»ld toy hanged him •elf La a public lavaUry about m km from kia Imum* la the latest salelde o_.u-.cd by bullying la Japaaeae Bctoali. Police found the bey yesterday, haaglag 'rom a clathlag beak la a lavatory sear Mortoka
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    • 198 3 Hanoi sacks Deputy Premier HANOI, Sun. A leading figure in Vietnam's current economic reforms has been dismissed from his position as Deputy Prime Minister, press reports said here yesterday. The State Council, Vietnam's collective ruling body, met on Thursday and decided to remove Tran Phuong from his duties as Vice-President
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    • 395 3  - Hole -in -one can also be a hole in the pocket PETER HAZELHURST By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO, Sun. The cost of entertaining has become so prohibitive in Japan that golfers are now taking out insurance policies to cover the expenses of lavish celebrations should they score a hole-in-one. And it
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    • 247 3 BRISBANE, Sun. Tropical cyclone Winnifred, with winds of up 220 kmh, smashed into the north Queensland coast last night ripping the roofs off 1.000 homes and leaving towns and island resorts in ruin. The Brisbane Weather Bureau said the cyclone was the worst
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    • 552 3 Pontiff meets Dalai Lama for private talk Firecracker explodes at end of service NEW DELHI, San. A firecracker exploded m Pope John Paul ended an indoor mass at a New Delhi stadium today. Police arrested an unemployed Catholic man wko they said was
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    • 254 3 Sri Lankan forces move to flush out Tamil militants COLOMBO, Sun. SRI LANKAN security forces today launched a major operation against militant Tamil separatists during a nine-hour curfew clamped on parts of the northern district of Kilinochchi, informed sources said. The sources added that militant separatists fighting for a separate
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    • 98 3 BEIJING, Sun. China today reported fresh clashes along the Vietnamese border and accused Vietnam of killing or wounding 65 Chinese civilians and soldiers last month. The official Xinhua news agency said Vietnamese troops intruded into Yunnan province 33 times during January and fired
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      • 79 3 THE PERUVIAN government has extended by three months a moratorium on the repayment of its foreign debt. A presidential decree published on Saturday said US$2.2. billion (554.6 billion) in unpaid interest and principal would be rolled over to May 2. President Alain Garcia shocked the international
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      • 44 3 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS is planning to introduce "mini casinos" on its trains to win passengers. "Our occupancy levels are less than satisfactory and this is one way of making traintravel more appealing," General Manager Don Williams said in Sydney yesterday. Reuter
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      • 63 3 PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN has revoked most-favoured nation trade status for Afghanistan, a largely symbolic gesture that will subject its US exports to special tariffs. In a proclamation on Saturday, Mr Reagan said: "I have determined that it is appropriate to deny non-discriminatory trade treatment to the products of
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      • 78 3 A SENIOR Chinese official has said the country's economy performed better than expected last year and pledged further liberalisation. Mr Zhu Rong-Ji, Vice-Minister of the State Economic Commission, told a business seminar in Davos, Switzerland, that national income rose 11 per cent, industrial output 17.7 per cent
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      • 55 3 POLICE IN the northern Indian city of Amritsar have arrested a leading Sikh militant in what police sources said could be the start of a fresh crackdown on militants in Punjab state. Surat Singh Khalsa, Secretary of the United Akali Dal, was arrested on Saturday and charged
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    • 483 4 Many Americans ignore new law on Libya TRIPOLI, Sunday PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan's economic sanctions against Libya came into full force at midnight yesterday, and as of this morning it was a criminal offence for American citizens not married to Libyans to live or travel in Libya or engage in any
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    • 289 4 LONDON, Sun. AN IRISH airliner with 36 passengers and crew aboard crash-landed in the wet, windy English MidLands, but only seven people were injured in what one aviation official described yesterday as a miracle. The Aer Lingus Shorts SD 360 twin-prop narrowly missed
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    • 207 4 WASHINGTON.Sun. A growing number of researchers are trying to minimise pain and suffering of laboratory animals and to reduce their use by developing alternatives involving computers, according to an exhaustive United States government study. The study released yesterday concludes, however, that laboratories will
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    • 28 4 MANAGUA, Sun. Nicaragua Defence Minister Humberto Ortega accused the United States of supplying Contra rebels with biological weapons in their fight against the Sandinlsta government. UPI
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    • 302 4 ROMAINMOTIER (Switzerland), Sun. Pep ■ter Diana Bees married Norwegian shipping tyceea Arae Naess yesterday te a y bef ere about tl» guests te Swl txerlaad's eldest church. Singer Stevle Wend rr and actor Gref ery Peelwere ameag these at the .•-minute ceremeny te
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    • 88 4 Ethiopian Jews hold first beauty contest TEL AVTV, Sun. Ethiopian Jews in Israel have held their first beauty pageant despite opposition from the community's religious leaders. Contestants vied for the title, Queen of Sheba, at the weekend in the northern city of Haifa. The winner was 20-year-old Tali Mara, a
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    • 201 4 EAST BERLIN, Sun. East Germany announced yesterday it had acted to stem a flood of people, mainly from the Middle East, crossing its territory to seek asylum in West Germany. But Bonn officials expressed caution over a refusal to apply new rulings to West Berlin,
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    • 267 4 Europe storms leave trail of havoc and 11 dead PARIS, Sunday DRIVING snow, heavy rain and high winds lashed Europe yesterday, leaving at least 11 people dead and many missing or injured. The winter storms in France, Italy, Austria and Spain caused widespread transport disruption and power cuts. In some
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    • 81 4 In Peru LIMA, Sun. id..- of thousands of feople have been left homeless by flooding in Peru's high-pla-teau area near Lake Titicaca, and th. government has declared a state of emergency in the region. Heavy rain and violent hailstorms on the plateau, 3,800 m above sea
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    • 134 4 Angola sets own terms for release of captain LISBON. Sun. Angola yesterday rejected a suggestion by South African President P. W. Botha for the possible release of jailed Black nationalist leader Nelson Mandela and a South African army captain held in Angola. Mr Botha had said South Africa might free
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    • 417 5 The Challenger tragedy CAPE CANAVERAL, Sun. A helicopter dropped a floral wreath into the sea off the Kennedy Space Centre yesterday, not far from where search ships continued to sweep for wreckage from the ill-fated space shuttle Challenger. The ceremony at sea was part
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    • 197 5 Private detectives screen US govt job-seekers WASHINGTON, Sun. The federal government is using private investigators to conduct background checks on thousands of applicants for federal Jobs, some of them highly sensitive positions, according ot the Office of Personnel Management officials. Federal officials said the private detectives were a temporary solution
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    • 333 5 Dying people show signs of poisoning: Doctor MEXICO CITY, Sun. Birds are dying mysteriously in Mexico City and some doctors blame the high level of air pollution which they warn may also may be killing people, reports said yesterday. One doctor said dying people
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    • 284 5 WASHINGTON, Sun. President Ronald Reagan, who yesterday ordered the first round of spending cuts under a new Budgettrimming law, is planning a campaign to persuade the public that his military build-up must be allowed to continue, White House officials said yesterday. The
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    • 78 5 DAVOS (Switzerland), Sun. The Prime Ministers of Turkey and Greece appeared together in public for the first time yesterday amid hints they may be trying to improve the strained relations between their two countries. Mr Andreas Papandreou of Greece and Mr Tur gut Ozal of Turkey
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    • 53 5 LONDON, Sun. Israel and Iran co-operated during the reign of the Shah on developing a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, the Observer weekly newspaper reported here today. The paper said the missile was now deployed by Israel in the Negev Desert and in the occupied
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    • 127 5 NEWTON (Massachusetts), Sun. Yelena Bonner, wife of dissident Andrei Sakharov, told her husband yesterday the Soviet government has extended her exit visa so she can remain in the West for more medical treatment. Mrs Sakharov arranged for the 10 am telephone call to tell
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    • 245 5 Pentagon panel favours mobile missile WASHINGTON, Sun. A special Pentagon advisory panel has concluded that the United States should begin full-scale develop- ment of a small, mobile intercontinental missile, according to sources. The Midget-nan, a sin-gle-warhead missile, under serious study since 1963, would be deployed on ar--1 moured launching trucks
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 209 6 2 Thai soldiers killed by Viet mines BANGKOK. Sun. At least two Thai soldiers were killed and three others wounded when they stepped on landmines laid by Vietnamese forces inside Thai territory near the Cambodian border, press reports here said today. The landmine explosions prompted a brief clash between Thai
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    • 38 6 JAKARTA, Sun. Mines and Energy Minister Dr Subroto said he would seek to safeguard Indonesia's interests at tomorrow's Opec meeting called to discuss the plunging price of oil, the national news agency Antara said yesterday. UPI
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    • 446 6  -  LIAK TENG KIAT Four days to the Philippine election By Washmgton Correspondent WASHINGTON, Sun. The White House yesterday named a 19--member mission to observe the Philippine election amid reports that an opinion poll commissioned by President Ferdinand Marcos showed him leading his rival, Mrs
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    • 56 6 JAKARTA, Sun. Austrian Foreign Minister Leopold Gratz arrived in Jakarta today for two days of talks with his Indonesian counterpart, Dr Mochtar Kusumaatmadja, on bilateral and regional issues, including the Cambodian conflict. Mr Gratz said Indonesia and Austria as non-aligned countries faced similar problems and had similar
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    • 288 6  -  ABBY TAN IRENE NGOO By and MANILA, Sun. Uncertainty over the outcome of the Philippines' presidential election on Friday is causing a mild exodus of Filipinos and foreigners to safer havens abroad. Travel agencies have reported unusually heavy bookings in the past two weeks,
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    • 282 6  - Indonesia and PNG to draw up treaty YANG RAZALI KASSIM By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA, Sun. Papua New Guinea and Indonesia intend to conclude a friendship treaty that will govern the conduct of their future relations, it has been jointly announced here. The proposed "treaty on mutual respect, co-opera-tion and friendship"
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    • 139 6 MANILA, Son. A sev-en-year-old girl who cooid not swim survived a freak tall off a yacht and was rescued hoars later ln shark-infested waters by three fishermen who accidentally changed coone, a local magazine reported here today. Mr Eddie Rocha, an airline exeeatlve,
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
    • 165 7 Ibrahim Libya and followers 'not martyrs' ALOB STAB, Son. Ibrahim Mahmu d "Übvi" and Ms 13 followers who died in the Bating incident are nat martyrs, tbe Katwa committee af the kedah Islamic Affairs ouncll kaa ruled. lonncll President Datmk sheikh awof lamall aald tke decision had keen eon e
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    • 431 7 7 other founder members also resign from Nasma KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. EIGHT of the 10 founder members ot the new-ly-formed Parti Nasionalis Malaysia (Nasma), including its pro-tem Deputy President Hajah Zainab Yang, resigned today, apparently ending the five-month leadership tussle within the party. Announcing this
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    • 232 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Umno is ready for talks with the opposition Parti Islam (Pas) on Muslim unity, Umno Religious Bureau Chief Datuk Seri Amar Wan Mokhtar Ahmad said today. But Pas leaders should decide whether they really wanted the discussions to seek an understanding for
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    • 150 7 120 MCA members quit to join DAP' KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. A Malaysian Chinese Association branch leader said today that he has quit to join the Democratic Action Party over what he described as disappointment and dissatisfaction in the MCA leadership. Mr Yap Hon Chu, 38, Chairman of the MCA Kuala
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    • 287 7 Recession an excuse to retrench, says MTUC KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday THE Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has claimed that not all retrenchments of workers in the country were caused by the economic slump. Its President, Mr Zainal Ram pak, said today a study and research by the union found that
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  • HOME
    • 384 8  -  PHILIP CHEAH By Man who lost job cashes in on tarts WHEN Mr Bobby Sim lost his job as an accounts assistant in October last year, he failed to find another. Things didn't go too well until he started making tarts to pass his time. And
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    • 247 8 Special account likely to be suspended Proposed CPF cut THE Government is likely to suspend the special ac count in the Central Provident Fund and allow part of the savings to be used for servicing housing loans. The move to soften the impact of the proposed 15 percentage-point cut in
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    • 314 8 A 15-POINT cut in the employer's Central Provident Fund contribution would reduce the labour cost by 12 per cent, Dr Yeo Ning Hong, the Communications and Information Minister and Second Defence Minister, said yesterday. Although this would make Singapore "much more competitive",
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    • 254 8 TELEVISION viewers in China will be able to see how Chinese Singaporeans celebrate the coming Lunar New Year. Shanghai Television plans to air a 10-minute segment of SBC's two-hour-long Lunar New Year Show '86 featuring the Chinatown light-up and the
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    • 176 8 A moment of joy that's so special BLIND with age, Madam Lee Ngan Hoe, 94, needs the warmth of an old red coat even on a hot, sunny day. But what gives her even more warmth is the love and concern of people for her. She is seen here in
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    • 97 8 NUISANCE calls accounted for three out of every five calls to the new police hotline number, *****00. which made its debut on Friday. From 9 am to 5 pm, 42 calls were received by police officers manning the 24-hour hotline, set up to enabl*» the public
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    • 253 8  -  CHUA CHIN CHYE By A HOUSE painter watched a Chinese gongfa movie on video-tape In her Geylang bedroom on Thursday, unaware that her sister, brother-in-law and a worker were being held ap by a gunman and his accomplice. Miss Chlew Suan Kee,
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    • 600 9 Stringent rules of conduct to maintain integrity of Govt THE People's Action Party has spelt out its code of conduct and ethics for the party's Members of Parliament. The code, drawn up soon after the party came into power in 1959,
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    • 509 9 PARLIAMENTARY Secretary (Finance and Home Affairs) Dr Lee Boon Yang has criticised Mr J. B. Jeyaratnam for claiming that the government had disregarded human rights in Singapore. Just hop into a taxi or sit in a coffee-shop and you would
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    • 523 9 THE Workers* Party is to hold a mass rally to talk about the plight of the unemployed. Its Secretary-General, Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam, said yesterday that the meeting, to be held at the Toa Payoh Stadium on March 15 or 16, would draw
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    • 17 9 THE Post Office Savings Bank's Jurong branch will move to 5. Kang Ching Road, today.
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    • 238 9 SINGAPORE is among 39 countries chosen to take part in a global torch relay to mark the United Nations International Year of Peace this year. The relay, called the First Earth Run, will pass through Singapore in midNovember as part of a 3 month marathon.
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    • 221 9  - Boost for recall exercise at M-Cup match PAUL JACOB By A RECALL exercise by the Republic of Singapore Navy last night received an unexpected boost from fast-acting family members of an activated serviceman. On receiving a phone call that the serviceman's unit was being recalled, the family members took the
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    • 55 9 THE Community Chest of Singapore received $68,628 from the management and staff of the United Overseas Bank group on Friday. This was the group's third fund-raising campaign. Dr Ee Peng Liang, president of the Chest, said the donation will help pay for the special education and
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    • 358 9  -  IRENE HOE By NO ANGRY motorists. No frustrated spectators, thwarted photographers or disgruntled tourists. The dress rehearsal for the 1966 Chingay Parade was a breeze compared with last year's experience when *he parade made its debut on Orchard Road. Then, motorists ranted about road closures,
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    • 195 9 Mystery woman faces jail and/or fine House of horrors THE mystery woman said to be the keeper of 2S dogs mad four cots found ia a Branksome Road boase oa Saturday eaa be fined ap to $5M or Jailed for ap to six months or both if convicted. What's more,
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    • 241 10 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) intends to send a trade mission to the Soviet Union in the middle of this year. This was disclosed by the chairman of the chamber's foreign trade committee, Mr Tan Eng Joo, at
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    • 98 10 DURING a heated quarrel one night, a transvestite scalded a friend with hot water and later killed himself by jumping off a block of flats. A coroner's inquiry heard on Friday that Mr Rosli bin Che Deraman, 20, had wanted a loan from his friend, Mr
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    • 60 10 A MAN was fined $6,000 on Saturday for having 21 bottles of whisky and 24 cartons of cigarettes for which duty had not been paid. Narian Singh, 33. may also have to forfeit his car, which was used to carry the goods. A disposal inquiry
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    • 506 10  -  JAIME LYE $250,000 debt after only eight months BY of Business Times MORE than a woman's touch was needed to save the Green House from an untimely death. The women's fitness club in Scotts Shopping Centre closed its doors on Jan 21 after only eight
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    • 358 10  -  SUMIKO TAN By THE nomadic lifestyle of circus artistes msy seem a big problem ts those wks have permanent homes, bot the artistes sf Otipperflelds Circus saw la town take It all In their stride. Tkelr trailers are equipped wltk sofas, beds and stsves ts
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    • 168 10 Syariah group S'pore chapter AN AD-HOC committee is now in the midst of setting up a Singapore chapter of the new South-east Asia Syariah Association (Seasa). The committee, headed by Haji Moulari M. H. Babu Sahib, is looking into the implementation of syariah laws here, especially in areas that touch
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    • 70 10 TELECOMS is conducting two studies. The first, a market research based on group discussion, will help Telecoms identify services for users of Teleview Residential and business groups will be involved. The second study is to find out how information is coUected and sent out by public
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    • 122 10 A MAN who kept his friend's electric organ for himself faced the music on Saturday. Tan Yong Meng, 27, was fined $2,000 after he was found guilty of the offence. Evidence led by Insp K. P. Sathivelu showed that Tan's friend. Mr Kee
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    • 424 10 Auditor-General's report A DECLINE of $505 million in the premiums on land sales was mainly responsible for the first drop in government avenue since 1964. Revenue collected hi lta 1984/85 financial year amounted to $10,059 million 5.4 per cent or
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    • 274 10 ONLY a handful of civil servants will be allowed to stay in government quarters in future. All ministries are planning to do away with the temporary homes provided for staff. But a few of the quarters mostly those in the compounds of hospitals,
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    • 621 11  - Help for soldiers just a phone call away MICHAEL LIM SAFs 24-hour hotline By Two case studies One was into drugs, while the other merely couldn't shoot straight. While the first case was serious, requiring a lot of legwork and counselling on the part of the case worker, the second
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    • 525 11 More relaxed and more on target JOHN WONG, 28, is a storekeeper. By the time he was 15, John (not his real name) Wong was "experimenting" with MX (a drug which causes hallucinations) and marijuana. Urged on by his gang, he said he took drugs
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      152 11 SAF exercise THE Singapore Armed Forces will be conducting military exercises at the Bedok Jetty from 8 am today to 5 pm tomorrow, and from 8 am to 11 pm on Thursday. During this period, the Bedok Jetty area and Car Park A will be closed to the public. Military
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    • 98 11 A MAN was promptly arrested when he tried to extort from a coffeeshop owner who was the moth-er-in-law of a police constable. A court heard on Saturday that Tang Siak Gek, 43, was arrested by the constable, Lim Choo Kwang, who was present during the extortion attempt.
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    • 170 9 G 0 THE LEASING ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE together with PEAT MARWICK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS presents (BJKrwiCk LEASING WORKSHOP. TAX AND ACCOUNTING CONSIDERATIONS 25 February 1986 The Pinetree Club, Singapore 0 Q Cegistration fee: $140.00 per delegate (LAS members) $170.00 per delegate (non-members) WORKSHOP LEADERS Hamlsh Christie is a partner in the
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  • 568 12 The Straits Times says Let's not swing to extremes THE views espoused by Brig-Gen (Res) Lee Hsien Loong in his address to the Commonwealth Institute in London on long-term prospects for the Singapore economy put many of the current problems we are facing in perspective. The events of the past
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  • The blast that shook the world
    • 835 12  - There is no turning back TOM WICKER Fear must be borne and the quest for knowledge maintained By 4 If one of the qualities of man's greatness lies in the genius of his learning and his knack for adaptation, he cannot by his nature turn away from it. He cannot
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    • 726 12 Space exploration still worth the risk LONDON The fireball that snuffed out seven strong young lives above Cape Canaveral will not end America's tryst with space. The space age is only just beginning. It is 25 years an eye's blink since the first orbit in space by a man. Yet,
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    5 12 UNIONS GET A WAPPING'
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    • 383 12 Excerpts of editorial, headlined A new man in Jakarta, published in The Jakarta Post on Jan 27. THE nomination of Assistant Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs, Mr Paul Wolfowitz, as the United States Ambassador to Indonesia, we think, is
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    • 451 12 Excerpts of editorial, headlined Tour might be just the tonic, published in The Sunday Star of Malaysia on Jan 26. IT IS just as well that Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad should have embarked just now on a speaking tour of the
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    • 1211 13  -  NICHOLAS SHAKESPEARE By 4 The whole thing about television it that it isn't an instrument for conveying facts and information. It's an instrument of persuasion. It's a form of impressionism and it's the impression people have at the end whether or not
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    • 655 13  - Acceptance of Dali's works may be a sign of greater Soviet openness LOUISE BRANSON By Moscow Reporter MOSCOW Soviet citizens could soon have their first chance to see the surrealist creations of Spanish painter Salvador Dali, according to the government newspaper Izvestia. Dali's work has been banned and condemned in
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    • 379 14 Leaks in HDB flats I REFER to the letter "Owners very happy with new flats in Tampines" by Mr Charlie Joseph. (ST, Jan 18). He is fortunate indeed to have bought a flat which has been immaculately finished and about which he
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    • 64 14 I LIVE in a three-room flat in Eunos Crescent. During heavy rain, water seeps into the rooms and collects on the floor. We have reported the matter to the Housing Board but it has yet to act on it. I sincerely hope the HDB will
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    • 246 14 This risk is worth taking THE Government should be praised for being flexible enough to propose removing those regulations which stifle enterprise. I have spent some years in some western countries and would like to mention how they encourage the setting-up of innovative high-technolo-gy enterprises: 1. Academic staff are allowed
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    • 1324 14 Let the private sector publish all textbooks Support for recommendation by Services Sub-Committee THE Services Sub-Com-mittee has said the Government should consider allowing the private sector to undertake the publication of school textbooks. (ST, Jan 18). I feel that such a recommendation, if adopted, will help to some extent in
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      • 213 14 SDF takes four weeks to process training grant I REFER to the letter "Speed-up SDF approvals" by Mr Alfred Tan. (ST, Jan 24). The SDF Secretariat would like to assure your readers that it normally requires four weeks to process any training grant application and six weeks to process claims
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      • 176 14 I REFER to the letter "Student wants to make full use of library" by Miss Lee Li Peng. (ST, Jan 16). The library in Whampoa referred to in the letter is a part-time library primarily serving as a loan service centre with limited number of reference material.
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      • 60 14 I REFER to the letter "Any plans to resite school" by "Concerned". (ST. Jan 8). We would like to thank the writer for his concern and interest in our school environment. We share his concern and are looking into the possibility of resiting the school or extending the
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      • 60 14 I REFER to the letter "I was booked in trying to avoid gantry point" by "Clean Record". (ST. Jan 29). The writer is requested to telephone the Head Operations of Traffic Police, Mr Lo Boon Teck. on *****00 ext 121 so that he could look into the matter.
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      225 15 Feb 4: The Singapore Institute of Management will hold a one-year Certificate in Management programme starting from today. The evening programme over two semesters will cover five courses on general management, economics and functional management. Fees: $1,350. Phone *****66 Feb 4: A one-day course on QCC Top Management
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    • 291 15 4 FISHING is the best sport I know for developing the patience needed to sell commer- cial aircraft. Jean Pierson, chief executive of Airbus Industrie, maker of Airbus planes. DOCUMENT courier DHL International (S) Pte Ltd has appointed Mr Jim Phenlx as regional training and personnel manager for South-east
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    • 444 15 PARIS, Sunday THE "Made in France" label is still looked on internationally as a sign of lux ury, especially in Japan and the United States, according to a survey here. The label is also eagerly sought by Arab and West German customers, but
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    • 190 15 TOKYO, Sun. The Japa nese government will monitor imports to see if their prices go down as a result of the yen's rapid rise against the US dollar, an official said yesterday. If import prices do not go down enough to spur consumer spending, the government
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    • 444 15 Same issues as those raised at 1984 EGM IT LOOKS like the second round of the fight between Malaysia Mining Corporation and a rival group led by Dato Koh Kim Chai for control of Kamunting Tin Dredging Bhd has been scheduled for
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    • 344 15  - Many beat a path to second box store TONG YOKE THO By AN ENTERPRISING retailer is fast carving a niche for itself amid the recession Oriental Market Holdings, a new supermarket chain, has come up with a shopping concept called a box store which is proving a boon to cost-conscious
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    • 162 15 Air India signs yen loan in Singapore AIR India yesterday became the first Indian company to take a syndicated yen loan from a group «f Japanese banks. The lean agreement for lt billion was signed ln Singapore with a consortium sf Japanese banks led by Dal-Icbl Kangyo Bank, Fuji Bank
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    • 338 15 ABOUT 110 chief executives got several pointers over breakfast on Friday on how to rejuvenate their companies and get a larger share of a tough saturated market. Drawing on the experience of American consumer goods giant Procter Gamble, advertising executive Pradeep
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    • 61 15 PHILADELPHIA, Sun. The Philadelphia stock exchange will become the first exchange to trade options on the European Currency Unit on Feb. 12. The ECU is an international currency whose value is based on 10 European currencies. The addition of the KC! brings the number of foreign
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    • 37 15 OVERSEA-CHINESE Banking Corporation announced on Friday that Provident Securities Pte Ltd and its subsidiary Amalgamated Investment Corporation are now the bank's whollyowned subsidiaries. Provident and Amalgamated Investment have a paid-up capital of $2 each.
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    • Company news The week that was
      • 26 16 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss (000, Ayer Molek 20 (20) Ms29l ($473) Aug 85 S P H 25 $78.402c Aug 85
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      • 53 16 Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss ('000) K L Industries NYA (1.5a) MJ4.637 ($3,981) Oct 85 Kamunting 24b (50) M51.402 ($1,256) Mar 85 M Cement 11 3TE (125a) M529,312 ($46,600) Nov 85 Sel Properties 5 (10) M547,386 ($51,720) Oct 85 Van der Horst 0.5 (2.7a) $446L
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      • 18 16 Interim Group pre-tax Half-year to Company dividend profit loss ('000) Khong Ghuan $720 ($444) Oct 85
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      • 30 16 M A A Proposed bonus issue of one for two and rights issue of tive for one at $1.20 M Cables Proposed bonus issue of one for one
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      • 699 16 Bankers Trust Company and American Express International Bank are the two US banks heading to a consortium to assemble a second lifeboat fund of $300 million for the stockbroking industry. They have agreed in principle to provide $100 million each to the fund. A group of local stockbrokers
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    • 54 16 mi 1 1 I I I Financial Times Industrials Friday 1161.0 (1156.4) ~f!?j! Dow Jones industrials W~ Friday 1570.99 (1552 18) I_| Nikkei Stock Average Saturday *****.61 (*****.30) ff (Fifures in brackets reter to those ill ot the previous tradnf day) Mi i i i i i i i
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    • 150 16 TOKYO. Sun. Although many institutional investors sat on the fence. share prices moved up on individual investors and speculators buying on the Tokyo stock market this week. The 225-stock Nikkei Average more than offset the previous week's 105.50 yen loss with a gain of 120.10 yen to 13,024.30 yen
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    • 213 16 lan 31 IBS Change Mcoo 42 Kked Chem Cp 47 s*s Chalmers 4* sm Tel Tel 21* -H Kmox Inc I3* Km Corp 46* letNehem Sri 17* loemq Co 48* Surrooghs Cp 67* loterpiftor Co 45* Ihose Monhtn 73 I Ihrysler Cp 46* Irticorp 49* lons Nat Gas
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    • 339 16 Feb I Yen Change A^nomoto 1210 +40 Ako. 411 10 Amodo 804 2 AsohiChem 765 10 Asohi G»o»s 900 -4 Bonk of Tokyo 681 14 Bfidgestone 516 5 Conon II 10 unch Co*o '770 10 Crt.ren 510 *ll Do*. 904* 14 Dor-kh. Konyyo 1480 10 D hkppon Prmt I
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    • Overseas markets' weekly round-up
      • 429 16 Fears of more bumps in Wall St NEW YORK, Sun. If the first month sets the tone for the full year in the stock market, then 1966 promises to be a time of much commotion and confusion on Wall Street. From the first trading day of the new
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      • 159 16 HONGKONG, Sob. Hongkong stocks suffered a spate of selling tram midweek with the Hang Seag Index finishing the week below the I,7*mark tor the first time this year. The Index shed 58 points between Wednesday aad Friday. Dealers attributed the selling ta lingering uneasiness caused by a succession of
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      • 72 16 SYDNEY, Sun. Australian sharemarkets closed the week at record levels with strong performances in industrial stocks following favourable domestic economic news pushing the market up. At the close of the week's trading the All-Ordi-naries Index had gained 22 points from the previous week's close to a record close of
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      • 166 16 LONDON, San. Share prices rose sharply u new record levels on the London stock market this week as the British pound strengthened and fears ef an interest rate hike as a result receded. The Financial Times Share Price ind _'x of St leading Industrial companies closed 54.8 points higher
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    • 3434 16 1985/86 Last Yield Net Vol Week hilti Low Company Sale Charge p/E (000) Hi|h Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 185 58 Acmo 61 1 8 1 15 63 58 146 41 Alcorn 41-5 24 43 41 304 158 Aided Choc 168 -2 1.l 46 6 16
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    • 559 16 lan 31 Pence Change InfMJSTRIALS Aked-Lyons 268 unch Ass Dairies BTR PLC 400 unch Babcocks 184 +1 Borclovs 459 -5 Beechom 366 8 BfCC 288 -+8 Blue Circle 543 -5 BOC Group 289 unch Boots 244 unch Bowater 300 2 BATS 348 +2 Bntonma 1 34 unch BP 576
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • 376 17 OCBC OUB (JOB DBS Savings daily 5>4 5 4 3 4 5 Monthly 51 4 Autosave 4 1 1 month 4' 4 4V« 4 4> (1) 2 months 4' 4 (1) 3 months 4' 4 4' 4 4 1 < 4 > (1) 6 months 4 Mr 4'^
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      • 186 17 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dofars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SJIO foreign currency Australian dollar 1.5200 1.5236 6.70—650 Canadian dollar 1.4919—1.4943 6.77—6.63 NZ dollar 1 1363 1.1406 8.94—8.62 Sterling pound 3.0136 3.0185 3.36—3.29 US dollar 2 1260—2.1280 4.75—4.68 of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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      • 543 17 BANKS' prime lending rates at the close of business on Friday 31. Bank PLR Algemen* Bank 7 3 4 American Eipress 8' 2 Am Dam Rterdam Bank 7 3 4 Arab Banking Corp 8 Arab Bank Ltd 8 Asia Commercial 7 A NZ Banking Group W4 Ban Hin
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      • 221 17 Asian rates AslM_ currency average deposit rates for the month ended Jan 31. BO PRICES m rl|h Low 7 days 8H 7 15/16 1 month 8' 4 7 15/16 2 months 8U J l 3 months 8 7^ 6 months 8'« 7 3 9 months 8 J 7*4 12 months
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      • 36 17 Closing prices RUBBER Spore KL cents cents S kilo M kilo Jan 27 158.00 183.00 Jan 28 156.00 184.00 Jan 29 155 .00 183 50 Jan 30 156.50 185.00 Jan 31 156 50 185 50
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      • 27 17 Ctesinc Turnover TM prices Tomes Cents (M)/kik> S kilo M kilo Jan 27 susp lan 28 susp Jan 29 susp Jan 30 susp Jan 31 susp
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      • 248 17 DURING the week, releases of disappointing data on the US economy further depressed the dollar exchange rate and boosted yen and deutschemark. March yen traded buoyantly through the week, climbing from a low of 5104 on Monday to a high of 5224 by Friday. The contract settled
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      • 25 17 Buytnf Seinf Hi- Lowest Highest— Lowest Ss/gm Ss/gm Bank ot China 2475-24.13 24.*****8 OUB 24.38-24.13 24.53—24 28 UOB 24 75— 24.17 24.90—24 32
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      • 21 17 GOLD USS/oz Sat Fri Hongkong 348 30—348 80 353 30-353 80 Fri Thus New York 348.40—348 90 354 75-355.25
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      • 90 17 BUYING interest and offtake was reported as "better than routine" in London. Apparent shortage of supplies and consequent firmer prices in the Far East where the United States were buying SIR, Japan RSS, and China RSS and SMR grades, lent a steady tone to the London market. Dealers reported
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      • 35 17 IRREGULAR. Early gains after a 2,250,000 oz fall in LME stocks to 46,584,000 oz, the lowest since February 1984, were quickly wiped out as prices tuitied lower in sympathy with sterling's firmer trend. AFP
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      • 47 17 BARELY STEADY. News of a strike at the American (Asarco) owned Southern Peru Copper Corporation's mines and smelters at Cuajone and Toquepala, producer of 280,000 tonnes a year, along with what dealers described as "fairly bullish fundamental factors", battled against downward pressure from firmer sterling. AFP
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      • 44 17 IRREGULAR. Encouraging fundamental factors, weak sterling and a 2,325-tonne fall in LME stocks to 214,450 tonnes got prices off to a good start. Further bullish news came from Kentucky where workers at the Sebree smelter voted to reject a company pay offer. AFP
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      • 9 17 THE tin market remained suspended until further notice.
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    • 583 17 Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) An Cargo Time Block Chev V Belle (44/598) 3/2 (2000) F4 1100 1200 B6 Ming longe (16E) 3/2 (1700) Fl 08C***** B4 Hye Siang (HWS) 3/2 (2330) F3 1430 1530 L7 Jannu (813) 3/2 (2300)
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      256 17 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Christina Isabel K33 aside 3/2 Nile K35 aside 3/2 Tenchbank KlB aside 3/2 Yuheng No 2 Kl9 aside 3/2 Huangshan K33 3/2 10/2 lnabur.*a K2O 3/2 4/2 Kota Wangi K3l 3/2 8/2 Raiah Brooke K2SW 3/2 5/2 Past- Panjanf Sun Long
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    • 380 19  -  Lui Khang By PROMET: Still trending sideways with high volume, this stock appears to be reliving its JuneSeptember 1985 scenario. If it materialises, Promet is due for an abrupt upward move in about two weeks' time. It must first continue along the support level (C-B). Those
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    • 320 19  - First-half losses reduced slightly MARA FERNANDEZ Van der Horst By MARINE and petroleum engineers Van der Horst Ltd, which is still in the red, has managed to pare its losses reported at halftime. The group reported a loss of $-46,000 on turnover of $40.5 million for the year ending Sept
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    • 548 19 It's a 'giant leap for Japan's capital markets' TOKYO. Sun. SIX Merrill Lynch International Bank Ltd brokers have become the first from a foreign firm to trade on the floor of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The TSE decided in November to award six of 10
      Reuter  -  548 words
    • 587 19 DAVOS (Switzerland), Sunday MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Musa Hitam said his country may have to change its attitude towards commodity agreements in general after the crisis in the international tin agreement. Speaking at the Davos symposium, he said: "If it
      Reuter  -  587 words
    • 49 19 TAIPEI, Sun. Taiwan yesterday started removing a 5 per cent import surcharge and cutting tariffs in an attempt to encourage imports and reduce its hefty trade surplus. A Finance Ministry spokesman said maximum tariffs would drop from 75 per cent to 67.5 per cent. Reuter
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 199 20 BIRMINGHAM, Sun. A group of fans tram Astoa Villa's lowest league crowd for 2t years called for the resignation of chairman Dsng Kill* after the dab's M draw with Son tham ptoa at Villa Park yesterday. Only 8,444 watched the former Enrapeaa champions In their
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    • 177 20 BIRMINGHAM, San. Ken Wbeldon, the new Birmingham City chairman, told shareholders at Friday's anaoal meeting that recently-departed manager Ran Saanders was "a luxury the clob conld net afford". He revealed that Saunders received a CMjm (|lBS,__») slgn-lng-oa fee when he Joined Blrmtagham la Febraary IW2,
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    • 227 20 STRIKER Paul Walsh, who was put up (or sale al his own request by Liverpool in October, has now come off the transfer list Walsh. 23. has decided to stay at Anfield because manager Kenny Dalglish has reassured him that he is in his long-term plans. TOTTENHAM, who are
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    • 385 20 FIVE-NATIONS RUGBY PARIS, Sunday FRANCE soared to new heights in their 29-9 destruction of Ireland at the Pare des Princes here yesterday. Ireland took ihe lead after only 10 minutes when French hooker and captain Daniel Dubroca rolled over at a ruck
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    • 618 20 Our fortunes are changing, says Birmingham boss LONDON, Sun. John Bond, wandering troubleshooter of English soccer, has been behind his desk at beleaguered Birmingham City for little more than a week. But he is already insisting the First Division side's miserable fortunes are changing for the better. Bond,
      Reuter  -  618 words
    • 488 20 Arsenal 2 Laton 1 (1-1): Arsenal, with Charlie Nicholas prominent, took a fifth-minute lead through an lan Allinson penalty, awarded when Luton full-back Tim Breaker handled a Niall Quinn header. Luton equalised in the 29th minute through Mick Harford and the Gunners had to wait until the
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    • 140 20 WELLINGTON, Sun. Western Samoa are to send a rugby team to South Africa, Radio New Zealand reported yesterday. A 24-man team will play nine matches in the Republic, including two Tests against the Springboks. The Western Samoan Rugby Union are reported to be receiving
      AFP  -  140 words
    • 154 20 Thorburn in line for record SNOOKER LONDON, Sun. Canadian snooker star Cliff Thorburn stayed on course for a record third Benson and Hedges Masters title here yesterday. The defending champion reached the final with a 6-4 victory over England's Tony Knowles, despite suffering from eye trouble, following his quarter-final victory
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    • 350 20 BASKETBALL Portland defeated Los Angeles Clippers 156-L2l in an American National Basketball Association game on Saturday. Other result*: Golden Stat.' 125 Philadelphia 121. Denver 116 Milwaukee 113. New Jersey 10. Atlanta 100. Chicago 132 Houston 122, Phoenix 112 San Antonio 111. Detroit 116 Washington 101 BOXING British
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    • 1300 20 DIVISION ONE Arsenal 2 Luton 1. Aston Villa 0 Southampton 0. Chelsea 2 Leicester 2. Everton 1 Tottenham 0. Ipswich 2 Liverpool 1. Manchester City 2 West Hi on. 1. Newcastle 3 Coventry 2. Nottingham Forest 4 Queens Park Rangers 0. Oxford 0 Birmingham 1. Watford 2 Sheffield
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      • 567 22  -  PETER SIOW SAAA green light for Gam Seng and two other marathoners By THE Singapore Amateur Athletic Association have plans to send three marathoners for a three-week training stint in Japan this month. While there, the trio will also take part in the Biwako Lake Marathon
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      • 136 22 Dial vaults to world record COLUMBIA, San. American Joe Dial aet a warld lndaar record la tke pale vault when he cleared S.tl me tree at a meet at tke University ol Ml»6-.rl yesterday. Mai keat tke previous record of 5.89 m, aet by compatriot Billy Olson at tke New
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      • 331 22 PETERBOROUGH (England), Sun. Zola Budd, threatened with being blacklisted on the United Nations sports list, once again ignored the controversies surrounding her to win a cross country race here yesterday. The South African-born teenager easily retained England's southern region cross country title, completing the 5,740--metre
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    • TENNIS
      • 284 22 KEY BISCAYNE (Florida). Sun. Topseeded Chris Evert Moyd and second seed Steffi Graf, of West Germany, played to form and advanced to tht final of a U*****,000 ($530,000) women's tournament with straight-set wins yestcday. Chris beat Manuela Maleeva, of Bulgaria, 61 6-0, the third straight
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    • 268 22 PHILADELPHIA, Sun. Ivan Lendl, of Czechoslovakia, and American Tim Mayotte battled back with hard-fought, three-set victories yesterday to gain the final of the U*****,000 ($759,000) United States Professional Indoor championships. The top-seeded Lendl, ranked No. 1 in the world, lost a set fm*
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    • 299 22 SWIMMING PARIS, Sun. Former Olympic champion Vladimir Salnikov, of the Soviet Union, suffered a rare defeat when he was outpaced by East German Uwe Dassler in the 400 metres freestyle in the short-course international meet here yesterday. Dassler, who inherited Salnikov 's European 400m and 1,500m
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    • 284 22 GOLF PEBBLE BEACH. Sun. Fuzzy Zoeller was near his best yesterday as he fired a six-under-par 66 for a three-stroke lead over fel-low-American Tom Watson after two rounds of the US$6OO,OOO ($1.3 m) Pebble Beach National Pro-Am tournament. Zoeller, who played his round here one
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    • 463 22 TAY CHENQ KHOON REVIEWS THE ASIAN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS 6 It's important for the more advanced nations to sacrifice their time to play against the others, just as it's equally important for the "not-so-good" to take the expected thrashing as a positive lesson. SRI LANKA finished
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    • 114 22 Douglas is tops with seven wins SODERTALJE (Sweden), Sun. Britain's Desmond Douglas continued on his winning way in the European "Top Twelve" table tennis tournament yesterday when he added three wins to his four on Friday. The only player to give Douglas any trouble was Poland's Andrzej Grubba, who came
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    • 350 22  -  LIM KEE CHAN By DANIEL LIM (handicap 4) won the Singapore Island Country Club A Division medal stableford competition with 39 points at the New Course on Saturday. Runner-up, just one point behind, was Roger Edmonds (9), on count back from Tay Kwang Jin (9). Other
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    • 768 23  -  JOE DORAI Sundram squanders spotkick on glcomy night of misses REPORT: By IRONIC it may seem, Singapore's Malaysia Cup victory streak was halted by their former skipper, Thambiah Pathmanathan, who slotted in a superb 69thminute goal to help Pahang beat the Republic 1-0 at the National Stadium
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    • 486 23  - Draw would have been fairer result J. Rajendran Bobby Charlton's view ...By AS I told Hussein, I thought Singapore could have won by four or five-nil. They were the better team, and should have been well in the lead by half-time. But it would seem that Singapore were fated not
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    • 116 23 KHOR CHEK LEONG won the Singapore Yachting Association Laser title off Changi yesterday with a win and a second in the final two races. In the Hobie 18 class, Scott McCook and crew Alice Lim were runaway winners with four firsts and a
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    • 44 23 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Federal Territory's hopes of rapturing the Inter -City soccer championship title were lashed when they went down 2-0 to Dukla Banska Bystrica, of Czechoslovakia, at the Merdeka Stadium here tonight. Sc»rer_: Vladimir Sivy (18th minute), Igor Klenrh (86th). Bernama.
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    • 119 23 Springboks thrive on pace JOHANNESBURG, Sun. South Africa took a 3-2 lead against the rebel Australians yesterday with a five-wicket victory in the penultimate cricket game of their six-match limited overs series. After containing the touring team to 185-7 in a match reduced to 49 overs a side after a
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    • 244 23 LAUNCESTON (New Zealand), Sun. India qualified for the World Series Cup cricket final against Australia with a decisive victory over New Zealand in the last preliminary match here today. India won by 21 runs after restricting New Zealand to 168 for nine, in reply
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    • 141 23  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By FIVE more players have pulled out of the Republic's squad to the International Cricket Conference Mini World Cup competition from June ll to July 7 in Birmingham. Fred Martens, Chelva Rajah, Mushtaq Patni, S. Sathivail and (5 Naidu have informed the Singapore Cricket
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      • 131 23 Brunei 4 Kelantan 3 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sun. Hosts Brunei registered their first victory when they beat Kelantan 4-3 at Stadium Hassanal Bolkiah here tonight. Marzuki Salam turned match- winner, slamming in the goal after receiving a pass from Faizal Haji Yusof in the 87th
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      • 58 23 Sarawak 0 Kadah 0 KUCHING, Sun. Sarawak held Kedah to a scoreless draw at Stadium Negri here tonight. The hosts had a good chance to open accounts in the 35th minute when they were awarded a penalty. But Lee Hock Peng failed to convert. Other
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      • 41 23 LONDON, Soo. West Ham failed Manchester United's attempt ta regain the leadership af the English First Divlsian League here today with a 2-1 home win. Ta add ta I nlted's misery, England captain Bryan Robson limped off. SEEPAGES!
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    • 66 23 LIAQUAT PATNI spun SCA Schoolboys to a two-wicket win over Press Sports Club in a friendly match at Tanglin yesterday when he captured three wickets for no runs. The leg-spinner rcsricted the pressmen to 82 all out. Then, a brisk 26 by Muhammad Asif gave the
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    • 456 23  - Singapore punished for lack of urgency PETER SIOW COMMENT. ..By THE bubble had to burst some time or other. After churning out five wins on the trot, Singapore stumbled against Pahang at the National Stadium last night. The bubble bit was easy to accept. What wasn't was that the defeat
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  • RACING
    • 155 21 VISITING rider Nick Connorton and jockeys Ernie Johnson nnd Mark Sestich were suspended by the stewards over the handling of their respective mounts at Bukit Timah yesterday Connorton received three race days for having ridden an Ul- judged race on Solar Power and for causing
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    • 1258 21 Teh's first winner of season is a record breaker By OUR RACING TEAM FIRST: *****9 SECOND: *****1 THIRD: *****2 STARTERS: *****1, *****1, *****5, *****8, *****1, *****4, *****6, *****7. CONSOLATIONS: *****4, *****7, *****7, *****0, *****1, *****4, *****5, *****1, *****2, *****2. FOUR- YEAR-OLD Balik Pulau n yesterday
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    • 131 21 FLORENCE (Kentucky), Sun. Spankey's Seconds, who survived a barn fire that killed 51 horses five days ago, scored an 18--length victory in the Wishing Well Stakes run over 1,300m at Latonia racecourse yesterday. He was one of 11 horses who escaped
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      246 21 MDM. TAN GUEK NGOH AGE: 69 Passed away peacefully on Ist Feb 1*66. Deeply miesed and cherished by Sons:Wee Eng Lim Johnny Wee Wee Eng Hock. William Wee Eng Tua. Michael Wee Eng Jee. Victor Tony Wee Daughters Wee Cha Boh Mary Wee Annie Wee Frances Wee Ah
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      77 21 MOM LAW POH NEO Aged 73 was called home to be with the Lord on 2 I eto 86 leaving behind her loved ones: Daughter Tan Hock Neo Shirley Son-in-law: Wong Fook Mun Kenneth Grandsons: Wong Kok Keong Kelvin Wong Kok Wai Simon Service wiU be conducted on
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    • 131 21 Athme Shanti Pooj_ MR. 8. VENGAOASALAM PILLAI (Ex-Watchman Haig Girts' School) Departed on 20.1.19M The family of the lata Mr Vengadasalam PMai wish to express their thanks to all relatives and friends lor their kind attendance, assistance, condolence, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. The Athms Shanti
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      33 21 In loving memory of THERESA MICHAELS departed 3.2.84. Always remembered by Michael and family and all loved ones. Thara will ba a Mass conducted at The Holy Cross Church todaj^^^O^r^^^^^^^^
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      236 21 In Loving Memory Of Mr. R. Muniandy who departed on 3 1963 ""he Family of Mdm Saraswathy will be conducting the 3rd year prayers tor her beloved husband father on Monday 3 2/1986 at 700pm Inserted by Devoted wife: Saraswathy Sons. Daughters-in-law laughters Orandchildren In loving memory
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    • 68 23 DARTS SDA Div I: SIA I v Sundstrand (SIA Sports Club, 8 pm) SOCCER Malaysia Cap: FT v Perak (Merdeka Stadium, 8.30 pm) SBHFL Div I: (Jecon A (Getap) v Hotel Meridien (Geylang). Div 3: Standard Chartered Bank v Hitachi Elevator (Tanglin 2), Haw Par v General Motors (Tanglin 4).
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  • 1068 24  -  ISMAIL KASSIM By KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad met Tan Koon Swan tonight at the latter's home for about half an hour to express his concern over the MCA president's plight. Tan, who returned home via
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  • 504 24 CAPE CANAVERAL, Sun. Speculation continues to centre on a jet of flame, shooting from the breached side of a booster rocket like a blowtorch against the doomed Challenger's fuel tank, as having apparently triggered a chain reaction that led to history's worst space
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  • 141 24 MOSCOW, Son. Soviet cartographers have decided to name two craters on Venus after two of the seven United States astronauts killed ln tost week's space shuttle Challenger disaster, the official news agency, Tass, said yesterday. Taos said the craters would be named ln honour
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    • 1121 1 Man vs machine in the space race Should humans be sent to space? Or is space work better done by remote-control robots and cameras? This is one question many are asking in the wake of the devastating shuttle explosion. THE explosion of the space shuttle Challenger on Tuesday is certain
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      • 11 1 Meanwhile, Voyager 2 continues its journey through the gelaxy Page Two
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      • 67 1 Choices in R and D Prof C.N. Yang on Singapore's approach Small Wonder!-? Meet Rebecca, Mickey, Rickey and Baby Who are you? 18 Your DNA may give you away Young People's Theatre id Preview plus full programme SBC's Song Dynasty <5 'Creating' ancient China for Men of Valour Science Watch
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      • 1147 2 The explosion of the space shuttle Challenger on Tuesday took seven lives and dealt a devastating blow to America's space programme. But the quest for knowledge continues with Voyager 2. After making observations of the planet Uranus, it is heading for a rendezvous with
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      • 563 3 Eight distinguished scientists were here last month to help the Government formulate science and technology policies on engineering and physical sciences. Panel leader Professor Yang Chen Ning shares his observations on Singapore's R&D efforts with GRACE CHNG. SINGAPORE'S phenomenal economic growth is due to the
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      • 415 3 PROFESSOR C. N. Yang was only 35 years old when he won the Nobel Prize in 1957 for his work in high energy physics. From his experiments, he found out that nothing is symmetrical in this world; that is, no two
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      • 689 3 Her heart is made from rechargeable AAA batteries, her brain from circuit boards. Rebecca is just one of several home robots moving into American homes as "electronic" children to a high-tech generation. The Wrights say robots are assuming a key role in the American family, beyond
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      • 746 5 Followers of home-grown Mandarin drama serials will see what life was like during the Song Dynasty in the new serial, Men of Valour, which is being filmed. CHONG WING HONG finds out from SBC artists and designers making the sets and the costumes
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      • 407 5  - Xinhua's weekly rgoes out to the world GOH BENG CHOO Xinhua, China's official news agency, has just set up an office in Singapore. Its branch in Hongkong started publishing an overseas edition of Outlook Weekly, a Xinhua internally-circulated news magazine, last month. By I THE overseas edition of a Chinese
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      • 497 5  - Chaozhou opera at community centres and for charity, too GOH BENG CHOO GOH BENG CHOO B» FOR the first time in Singapore, a travelling opera troupe will perform at community centres for a good cause. Sing Yong Hoe Heng, one of the oldest Chaozhou opera troupes in Singapore, has been
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      • 398 5  -  C EPH AH TAN WHILE many local street Chaozhou opera troupes have disbanded over the past two decades, only one of the remaining seven troupes is enjoying widespread popularity. Last year, it expanded by recruiting eight part-time amateurs, who were given opportunities to act
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      • 672 8 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive i ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS (Full/ Part time) a I'rufes.sionalh trained a Oraduates a Able to tea. tl O.F O levels Business English Pleaae send resume (state salary eipected) to: The Director MAGISTER STUOIES CENTRE say North Bridge Road. Blanco Courl, #08-11 Singapore 0718 AUDIT ASSISTANTS
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      • 673 8 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical f MRT JOINT VENTURE COMPANY requires a: FEMALE CLERK/ TYPIST tor work site office in April '86 Applicants must be a Atiove lh >ears old a QCI O level with credit in English a Hardworking a tactful a id'M'i.rn in Bedok Chai Interasted plaasa submit
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      • 661 8 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical A Receptionist NMth pleasant personality and excellent telephone skills. To operate switchboard, type, and carry out general office duties. Ph0ne. *****56 SECRCTARY (FEMALE) requited by an eald. travel agents. Applicants muat possess: e At least 2 years of appropriate experience e Full secretarial practice certificate
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      • 1076 8 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales zf .IT Walk-In-Interview Monday to Friday 9 am 12 noon- 2 pm 5 pm i lxx)king for a challenging and rewarding career? Then join us! Sales Assistants (Full-time/ Fart time) Sales e .perience is not necessary. Knowledge of Japanese is a definite
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      • 676 8 71 Situations Vacant: Sales \wr JS] l> Whether you have sales \J experjence before or not. you are most welcome to be a SALES REPRESENTATIVE We offer you a job where you can decide your own income and work your way fast to higher position. Moreover, you can have the
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      • 700 8 72 Situations Vacant: Technical -FMC 1 need* J i' __j tor permanent 3r__ shift p (40 hrs- e 6-day work week) Salary around $800 3 NTC 2/3 in Metal Machining with at least 3 to 4 years related experience Must be able to operate CNC manual Horizontal Boring machines Beiow
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      • 436 8 72 Situations Vacant: Technical in aalablishad electrical contract- fig company raquiraa: ASSISTANT ENGINEER laquiramanta: Min 3 years' expfr.ci.ee ln similar post in building .inshore construction Possi-ss ITC or Diploma in Electrical hngineeruig ntaraata<l applicanta, plaaaa apply writing with lull paraonal ra- i uma. qualtlicaliona. aiparianca. •raaant and aipactad aalary to-
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      • 544 8 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production DATA GENERAL CORPORATION, a leading U.S. Company in the design, manufacture and sale of general purpose computers, has newly set-up a Printed Circuit Board Fabrication facility in Jurong. We require to run the chemical processing, dnlling, plabng, laminating and testing line Requirements:
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      • 1132 9 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situationa Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situationa Vacant: 73 Situationa Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Production Production Production Production We pay more offer more benefits, I 11 i__dics -<>ut to nun sLihlc __T*_Pl'^PVl9PaVP^^___rrPP^^fPP^_PPVWl Jt m ArAmrmmm specudising in the production and testing [£^^U^jl!2^^2lU!^^H m\\l mmmrmmmJmWwA
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      • 291 9 urgently needed for replacement of critical positions in our Wire Division Requirements Primary 6or above and able to speak and write simple English Willing to work 2 rotating shifts We pay attractive salary and good benefits. Walk-in interview from B.ooam 5.30pm (Mon. Fri.) The Personnel Dept. DEMETRON (PTE) LTD No.
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      • 878 9 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production i 200 Female Production I Operators 5-day work-week Free transport from Bedok 8r Tampines Attractive shift fif transport allowances If you are between 16 30 years old, with I jam* minimum Primary 6 education come for a I 3 WALK -IN INTERVIEW
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      • 744 9 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous I APRO? I Three companies combine their fields of I expertise to offer TOTAL SECURITY. I Telelarm's system design, ABAB's manpower I deployment techniques and lnchcape's I marketing resources work together to form a dynamic organization. Apro is your key to secure
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      • 773 10 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous MAIE UCHNICIAN HTC in Hi-, tfi al ..In trniill'S A«e2l-_9 Claai 2 Itcence FEMALE SALES/ MARKETING Bsc I i _aas I Mmm Product In Kli-itronh v t- ii-i un .ii Hardware to<>i> Bacurit) BbeUluf Byalens Int. rvifi* during nffue hours at 30 Jurong Port Road TWA2
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      • 635 10 74 Situations Vacant Miscellaneous EXPERIENCED CASHIER required urgently lor Boutique in Orchard Roed reir.de atfe Int ween 20 30 e Hr-,. .mi experience MMMM e Able to .start work Immediately Tel: --.3324 tor eppotntment SECURITV GUARDS ■MM A company in Jurong requirea Security Guard* Able to read anil write siniplt
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      • 562 10 81 Vehicles f-or Hire i ORIENT CAR LEASING PTE LTD Festive Speciai For every rental per day. you will receive a $5 Christian Dior voucher. redeemable al Christian Dior houtique Our daily special otter Sunny $50 Bluebird $60 Laurel $80 iv.tri. $100 Brcugh im $120 Kindly contact *****55 913 Bukit
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      • 714 10 83 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance =^___J^ri |i°jJDtTl| _^_^\rp FREE ESSO PETROL WITH A HONG LEONG FINANCE CAR LOAN If you're looking fcr a car loan. we will give you an attractive interest rate PLL'S free Esso Petrol vouchers. This offer is vali'i up to 28 Feb 86 Visit any Hong Leon;;
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      • 1021 10 87 For Sale: Mercedes •62 MERCEDES 200 Manual Full acceaaorlea, immaculate condiUon *****Q0 126. Rangoon Rd 88 For Sale: Ford/Fiat BEAUTIFUL, 81. FORD Fscort Ghia Gl. 13 1300 1 pu- owner Aircon radio, cassette tax 7/86 original paint. PARF $8,800 ono' Loan $6,000 Can trade in *****55 CO. REGD. 1982
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      • 972 10 91 For Sale. Mitsubishi 1965 NEW MODEL Lancer I 3 sspeed 1 owner PARF Blaupunkt hl-fl. guaranteed tip top cond $22,800 ono Tel *****22 '63 TREDIA 1600 GLX EX Radio/ cassette, tax 7/86 Excellent cond $15,900 ono Loan arranneahle *****18 '84 MITSUBISHI GALANT 1600 Power steering, power windows, central locking
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      • 912 10 96 For Sale: Other Makes 1971 V/WAGEN 1200. V ibreglass kit. spoilers, s/rtms. aircond new upholstry. radio/ cassette, original unmodified engine recently overhauled. Insurance it UX June 86 $7,000 Tel *****98 JULY 1983 LOTUS Fsprlt (latest model), low mileage, full optional accessories. Reasonable offers to tel: *****77 MID 'SO SUBARU
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      • 783 10 99 Vehicles Wanted ATTRACTIvi CASH PAYMENT Any models below 2000 cc. PARF or Non-PARF used cars Private St company registration Commercial Vans/ Pickups St PB' Registration Trade-in acceptable. JINCHI YILI MOTORS PTE LTD NO 39 LOWLAND ROAD SINGAPORE 1954 TEL: *****88/ *****22/ *****02 REALLY GOOO PRICE A CASH PAYMENT FOR
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      • 976 10 106 Accommodation Available: Houses > Do you require quality I houses or apartments 7 I We provide the widest I choice and ensure I the best value for money I Call us today! I CHENG SOON AVE. Terrace $800. Ming Teck Park Terrace $1,100. Chancery Villa townhouse $2,500. Bt Timah
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      • 549 10 107 Accommodation Available Apartments __E*G______^_i^__^ Tm\ WR EfIST PUlZfl Hotel Styte Luxurious Apartments TO LET At tho junction of Scotts/ Orchard Road, next to Hyatt Hotel. e 1 4.000 sq ft Hotel Style Lobby Swimming Pool Tennis Court Squash Court. Btiliard Room Gymnasium and many other facilities e Self Service
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      • 574 11 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available Apartmants Apartmants APARTMENT AT N0.22 WOOLLERTON PARK #09-22 (LEVEL 9) D15T. 1029 a Available for lease at Government annual value at $2970 p.m. including lock-up garage on ground floor «01-22R a No inflated rent a No other hidden charges, except monthly service maintenance charges
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      • 554 11 Located at Stevens Rd Orange Grove Rd e Exclusive condominium development m posh Surroundings e luxu'ious 3& 4 Oedroom apartment maisonettes Unit areas trom 3003 sq fl 4079 sqft Excellent facilities: large- s_te I swimming pool wading pool tennis court squash courts covered car parks glass lifts Enquiries Principal Marketing
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      • 1053 11 107 Accommodation Available: Apartmants 10 GRANGE GROVE Rd next to Shaii!_ri-l.a Motel bdrm Mat with bathroom attached P furiiislicd Fully aircon. carpeted Newly renovated Hental including M services and maintenance negotiable Call Uarimbl Holdings Pte Ltd. *****11 DIST. IO EXCLUSIVE CONOO. Unobstructed view (10 mins. to Orchard Rd.) 3*l bdrms.
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      • 1046 11 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments 3 bdrms WALKUP maisonette 2nd fir Quiet location, within walking distance of Orchard Rd Tel 2351 683 or *****93/4 3-BDRM. FLAT AT Shaw Plaza. Balestier Rd avail for immed occupation Call: *****77 ext 209 for further details. 4 BDRMS. PENTHOUSE mats within walking distance of Orchard
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      • 864 11 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments WING ON LIFE _.dn Apt (High fir.) Avail Ist March '86 Tel 2-***** *****54 (after spm) IS SHELFORD RO. Walk-up apt 4 bdrms. f'hold. Selling $400 000 ono/ Rent $2,000 Tel: *****20 2-RM. APT. CORONATION Grove Substantially furn S/pool playground $1,500 p m *****42. 4-RM. FLAT,
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      • 593 11 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Apartments Apartments Apartments You can now use your CPF savings to v5^H5L&_? invest in more than 1 private residential property... Choose from ditterent **n™m desions nim t mat^k
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      • 846 11 113 For Sale: Houses Da CAIRNHILL RD. 2-storey duplex terr h'se. 2 baths/ toilet. Approx 2000 sq.ft. Suitable for snack bar. unisex salon, sundries, etc. Selling cheap $280,000 neg. DTPS 223-0530/ 220-1200/ 1. OOLDEN RISE EST., Bt Timah, 181 Lorong Kismis, d/storey terr. 3 1 bdrms. Split-level living/ dining, large
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      • 740 11 D.t CAIRNHILL PLAZA, high fir.. 2*l bdrms.. split/ big living Hi dining. S/pool/ squash. 2.300 sqft. $*****0 D.S GRANQEFORD APT. 2/3 bdrms full facilities, central aircon.. tight security 1,200/ 1.700 sq.ft. $290,000/ $370,000 Oa ELIZABETH HOTS. MAIS. 4 1 bdrms.. central aircon.. full facilities, low/ high fir., 2.500 sq.ft. $490,000/
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      • 864 11 D.15 PEACH GDN. renovated, split-level. 5 bdrms all attached bathrm F'hold. S/pool/ 24-hr security $385,000 Rolf *****11 D.17 CHANGI GDN. Condo. (Foreigners eligible) 4 bdrms. F'hold. tennis ct Approx 1400 sq.ft. $215,000 ono Rolf *****11. D.21 PANDAN VALLEY, terr. penthse F'hold 5300/ 4500 sq.ft Pool, squash, tennis. $490,000 $520,000 Holland
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      • 851 11 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments ALPHA INV. 488-4900 (3 LINES) 5 ROOMS A.M Kio 250/306 $125,000 Bedok 87/415 $130,000 Clementi 355 $126,000 Dover 26 $125,000 M Parade 12/28 $135,000 Toa Payoh 223/224 $103-$115,000 Upp. Boon Keng 38 $120,000 4 ROOMS AM Kio 124/547 86,000 Bedok Res 627 $85-$ 88.000 Dover
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      • 698 12 116 For Sale: HDB Apartmants 8.K.44 SIMS OR 4 rm IVrrazzo IhrouKliuut. kitclifii ceramic. $74.1X10 n. n _-».lt>«. 44-W.m BOON TIONG RD 4- r m Near market .Nell kepi Kit. lien i abl nets $74 000 nev All CW *****33 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE 3 ROOM uik 64 rcrrmno cabtneu $2.. .000
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      • 837 12 118 Factory Spaces 118 Factory Spaces I PRIME LIGHT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX I I 1 1 mI n m ,ndustr a| I I Ull lUN Building JALAN PEMIMPIN m 2 cargoes and 1 passenger lift e Tight Security system e Clean and well maintained mm —W m Competitive rentals I UNION
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      • 623 12 118 Factory Spaces TERR./ FLATTED FTY. warehse for rental sale 1600-30.000 sqft Jurong. Paya Lebar. Funos. MacPherson. Thomson. Hlllview, Ki ii.-. Pasir Panjang, AM Klo Dennis Housing *****71 '2 TOA PAYOH/ MACPHERSON brand new flatted fty. cum office for rent Area: 1.100/ 1.300/ I.Boo' 2.350 sq ft Rental $0 80
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      • 518 12 119 S* r -!_l OU S e,/ Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces Warehouse /Factory cum Office for Lease Competitive rate. Small area tailored to your needs. Available for short/long lease. Please call Mrs Bessie Wong *****40 WkW 121 KL R l: 121 For Rent: Office Spaces Office Spaces ahSltion Lawyers
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      • 773 12 121 For Rent: Office Spaces UOL Offices ORCHARD ROAD 9 FABER HOUSE 0 1800 2 750 sn ft I Outside CBD Carpeted T partitioned in excellent condition I KRAMATLANE 1 (Off Orchard Road) UNITED HOUSE Groundfloor 528 sqft i Upper floors 215 1.200 1 sq ft i BEACH ROAD t
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      • 571 12 121 For Rent: Office Spaces FFICES AT GEYLANG. I.or 21 500 sq f t Pte entrance Free arklng *****77 KH Lee RCHARD. FAR EAST Shopping tr, 363 sq ft High fir carpeted, artlttoned Tel owner, *****83 EACE CENTRE WELL furn office f 250 sq ft avail In suite 04-10 'Is
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      • 1136 12 124 For Rent 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces Shop Spaces ir Shops for Lease „J__ed,a.e Occupy' ~.->mm Re.som_>_ 'ent. j A 8 ..om2«» h 5 ep0 lh OEFE RR E D RENTAL PAYMENTS CAN 1 111 [j^^*__r^— r T STRATEGIC SHOP SPACE ANO DRUG STORE FOR RENT IN INTERNATIONAL CLASS
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    • Page 13 Advertisements
      • 477 13 135 Air Travel 135 Air Travel i _^d < ll ™™™"n_i q<%> <^ to all Budget Wise I C^Jr rS. Travellers! I y Also available other destinations HONGKONG TOKYO U.S.A./ CANADA AUSTRALIA I can 235 8080~ ■t m jg*!y¥fwyfgyfjy^y_^^ Bm____BSwS___2_Bw_____h_-________J___B________ 137 Tours 137 Tours ILuHrtr N^iv Yearn 1 Tours 1
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      • 474 13 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours /""Nobody gives me MEDAN for $43 O~*X (^\p±A »*_V Medan Holiday Special 4 days $435 Dep 8/2 only A Medan//L ake T oba/Brastagi/Samosir Island 5 days $489 J pßqj2_^^ (\S^^/~\ Ball 4 days $599 Dep 9 1 i' 4^®' &fr J Duma Fantasi/ Jakarta/
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      • 130 13 CAMEROM I (Strawberry ?•'*> I Daily Deo FromSlW GENTING^ Dally Dep 111 I DESARU 1 2D(Mer"n)'P m t&9Sat I MALACCA I 2D (Village Reswtl»«9&atj IxHINESE NEW YEARI j I 2D3N GEHTWG/KL Oep 8/9 "iOEAST COAST Of LIGHT Dep.B_Feb 8 ?5 2(^— 20KS MU Oep 1 0 Feb tam $109 "»P£HA-IG/CAMEROH
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      • 205 13 138 Where To Stay MALAYSIA EAST COAST, (iolok stay at Pedana Hotel, programmes Included Tel: *****55 MODERATE/ LUXURIOUS HOTELS throughout Thailand Special offer Discounted rate *****18. 146 Foreign Education HOTEL MANAGEMENT IN AMERICA SWITZERLAND Diplomas Degrees Paid work training both in Switzerland and USA For more information call M Vina
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      • 672 13 146 Foreign Education 146 Foreign Education UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA A M.COM. OEGREE IN MARKETING FOR INDUSTRIALISING COUNTRIES F'or the sixth year, we offer two postgraduate instructional courses in Marketing specifically developed and designed for students from the industrialising countries of the Third World We recognise that planners in
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      • 222 13 ~[VERV EXPERIENCED TUTOR (10 yrs offers tuition at Toa Payoh in Enctiatl Maths Science Se, Pn Tel *****89 Mr Kwan EFFECTIVE TUITION ALL subjects at your home Success assured J .-*****4- .*****56 I EXPERIENCED, 81-LINGUAL GRAD offers tuition for all levels, districts Reasonable fees *****73. EXPERIENCED NUS GRAD specialises in
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      • 944 13 148 Computer Co. 4 ses 148 Computer Courses 148 Computer Courses A^ m m mm m mmmm mmmmm^ m m mmmmmmmmmmmm m mmmmmm m^ muuuuu mmmmmmm^ At TMC, we offer you the best in Computer Education. 1. CONTINUOUS EDUCATION: COURSES OFFERED l m A typical student can enter the school
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      • 289 13 SE COMPUTER >^ TRAINING CENTRE J |A Computer Training Institution registered wit!, the Singapore Ministry of Education) ADMISSIONS CITY GUILDS 747 (en .'i Computet inn. vj FULL-TIME/PART-TIME courses COURSE EMPHASIS: Qui lecture practical mmt jNiivtiTtD re ac 'ical Tiv. iii hjfllw enhance LECTURERS: 'future.", .ire compun 'egistered wiu- tm Mssill
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      • 117 13 II II llllll__________B_.il I KVimt^^Ai __fl_r ___________________________________K' 149 Secretarial/ Typing Courses secretary's certificate For LCCI 1987 exam Our nexl Full/Part Time classes commence on 3rd February 86 LOW FEE: $40 ONLY (lor Ihe Ist mth i Student i i^ ranged for foreigr, rtu For details advice, ph LEK MENG PROFESSIONAL
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      • 651 14 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ Typing Courses Typing Courses f_.SYSTEMATIC_.fc W SECRETARIAL TRAINING CENTRE I SUCCESS RECORD I fl SYSTEMATIC I stent H fl record tor the LCCI Private S fl fl hcate t Minima' H H Ist place: 1965 I loLuenShai in I Kartmi Ehzabeth Tampu I Pui Janet H
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      • 702 14 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ Typing Courses Typing Courses I Secretarial Courses WITH STAMFORD TRAINING YOU'RE ONLY ONE YEAR AWAY FROM ATOP SECRETARIAL JOB. Oc oar intensiv' M al course you H be trained by fully qualified lecturers us aWrrm\. first class facilities m^ Your Star ML certificate will iy. (|t|»i
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      • 419 14 152 Music Courses ELKA PIANO A ORGAN COURSE (Ministry ol Education Approval No. 600) Individual Group Roe Available Enrol at: ELKA MUSIC CENTRE 01-32 Parklane Shopping Mall Selegie Road Tel: *****84 *****48 QUALIFIED EXPERIENCED PIANO Teacher giving tuition at all evels including Theory Organ essons for Beginners *****25 >lANO LESSONS
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      • 653 14 1 APPOINTMENTS/ NOTICES ANT Q DQRnftftl Te,efax N° *****59 Kates: Hox Service: in i-H-biiiiiiii oihuio noUUool____Hff-_«« Sales Service: Toi *****11 Straits Times. 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 Telex Service: S.T.A.N.T.S. RS ***** TIMEAD I ext 5724/5/6/8 5669 I Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc. cm. I Posted: SSIO.OO APPOINTMENTS i. Irm\~Z |||Hl||ilH__________________________H
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    • Page 15 Advertisements
      • 626 15 APPOINTMENTS M AUTOMOTIVE VEHICULAR 1 SPARE PARTS I SALES EXECUTIVE V US A multinational, with a regional warehouse |T and sales office in Singapore, is seeking a -V ible sales executive to strengthen its present sales team <v The company has various manutacturing tacili--Ija£ ties, both in the USA and
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      • 1039 15 NOTICES I^PJ NATIONAL TI &|J UNIVERSITY I V OF SINGAPORE I TENDER NOTICE I Tenders are invited from CIDB Registered H Contractors |B2 and above) for the Daily H Cleaning of the Undermentioned Areas H from Ist April 1986 to 31st March .987 lEO T/13/86 Sports Complex. I Faculty Club
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      • 557 15 ADEMCO 1 J. I rantdiar) <>! Pitiu a> „rpn Is As ot today we will be located at 315 Outram Road #10-06 Tan Boon Liat Building Singapore 03 16 Also, effective today Ademco Sontrix Far East Pte Ltd will be officially known as ADEMCO (FAR EAST) PTE LTD Our telephone
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      • 1267 15 II I MALAYAN CEMENT BERHAD I PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFITS DIVIDEND The Directors announce the unaudited results of the Group and of the Company for the year ended 30th November 1985 as follows: Group Company Group Company 1985 1984 1985 1984 Change l $'000 $000 $'000 $000 i or Turnover
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    • Page 16 Advertisements
      • 1086 16 NOTICES KAMUNTING TIN DREDGING (M, BERHAD (Incor .orated in Malaysia) To the Shareholders NOTICE RECONVENING THE ADJOURNED EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING ORIGINALLY HELD ON 3RD DECEMBER 1984 Upon the requisitions made on the Bth day and 20th day of October 1984 pursuant to Section 144 of the Companies Act, 1965 by
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      • 1309 16 3J2J, University of East Asia, Macau I THE CHINESE LAW DIPLOMA PROGRAM I AN ESSENTIAL COURSE I FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS IN CHINA A SELF-STUDY COURSE DESIGNED FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO ACQUIRE A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF CHINESE LAW RELATING TO CHINAS FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND TRADE. Designed and developed with
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      • 761 16 IN THE HIGH COURT OK THK RKPIBLIC OK SINGAPORE COMPANIKS WINDING IP NO. tl 1 OK IMS In the matter of the Companies Art, IK. And In the matter of GUAN LEE TRADING PTE LTD ADVERTISEMENT OK PETITION Notice is hereby given that a petition for the winding up of
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      • 616 16 THE BANKRI PTCV ACT (CHAPTER 18) TAKE NOTICE THAT (a) Receiving and Adjudi- cation Orders were made against the following debtors on the 24th day of Janu- < ary 1986 IN BANKRUPTCY NOS 1437/84 Lee Foh Seng of 231 Pandan Loop Singapore 0512 1615/84 Ng Klam Chlew l/C *****75/ A
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      • 806 16 IN THE HIGH C Ol KT OF THF REPUBUC OE SINGAPORE Companies Winding lp No: 17 of 198C In the Matter of the Companies Art (Chapter 185) And In thr Matter of GLEN FOOD BEVERAGES PTE. LTD. ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a petition for the winding-up
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      • 716 16 SI BOKIMNATK < Ol KTS SINGAPORE I) C Summons No. ***** of Iftis Between Development Bank of Singapore Umited Plaintiffs And 1. Anthony Teo Terk Joo 2. LEE SEOK (HENG i m.w i both now or latrly of Bloek DrfrndanU NOTICE TO: 1. ANTHONY TEO TECK JOO 2. LEE SEOK
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    • Page 17 Advertisements
      • 126 17 appointments"! I SECURITY GUARD FEMALE INDUSTRIAL NURSE (Permanent Night Shift) ACCOUNTS CLERKS QA TECHNICIAN GM Singapore w PteLtd. 501 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1 Sirgapore 2056 /j*y< y^' I POST OF: FINANCIAL I I ACCOUNTANT I S in The Straits Times 15/10/85 1 Posf oi: Customer Relations Representatives (Female)
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      • 112 17 You can acknowledge applicants to your recruitment advertisements in The Straits Times Appointments-Acknowledgement Column. Cut administrative costs. You can acknowledge all responses to your successful recruitment advertisements with the placement of a notice. It shows you care and wil! enhance your company's image. Suggested Ad Sizes: 3cm x 2col $150*
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    • Page 17 Miscellaneous
      • 744 17 r^^^^^^^^—, TBPP^Twr-AT Did H* DcA /^VvTll, HE PM ME on\ TBP^^'H^ I r— 1 i 1 r WH6NYbuAJK_EO H(S KMtE PATTED /ANOSAjdNOC) f UCXK I MADE -vEE VOURE LUCKV WE LIVE KERI6MT /EOFTEN Iff^Si E) ijJS^Y^y \MV HEAD, SM ILE D^/ /r^V.2 "N I DOLLARS SMOVELL*^ UIMERE IT SNOIUS UJONDEREP
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    • Science Watch
      • 324 18 Forensic scientists now have a new way to check fingerprints and birthmarks. EVERY human being is unique, but intangibly so: uniqueness depends on things like facial features, accents and mannerisms. It is remarkably hard to find objective proof of identity. Forensic scientists rely on
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      • 309 18 Got a cold? Well, take a spray... Scientists are now saying that you can stop your cold from spreading to your family with alpha-interferon. But there are side effects in this treatment HOW to shake off the common cold? For centuries, this has baffled doctors, who can only prescribe remedies
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      • 221 18 "THERE goes another million brain cells" Is aa old Jske about growing older. Most people think their bra-Ins start shrinking steadily Iran tke time they reach maturity; at least, that Is what tke textbooks say. Bat they are wrong, says a report la The
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      • Article, Illustration
        329 18 A UNIQUE "Skeeto-Ban" jacket, developed by a company in Manitoba, is proving to be an effective method of repelling insect bites. The lightweight mesh-fibre jacket, when impregnated with the accompanying 95 per cent DEET repellent, is "guaranteed" to act as a shield against mosquitoes, black flies, gnats, fleas
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    • Page 18 Advertisements
      • 234 18 It's not enough to work hard, if you lose sight of what you're Mmm^^mmmm.m\\mmVm\ mV^mm9*M V^P^^P *\\ZM There's a new magazine that looks at travel the same way j It doesn't just tell you about destinations. It reveals them to IIIAA• I I I I I you: the coolest cappucino
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      • 175 18 Home of a Thousand Opportunities! 17th Osaka International Trade Fair April 23*30, 1986 International Exhibition Center, Osaka INTEX OSAKA j Since 1954, Osaka has been welcoming business interests from around the world to its international trade fairs, so that perhaps millions of people in all walks of business are today
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    • Arts & Leisure
      • 1151 19 Theatre for the young and old Young People's Theatre, to be held from March 2 to 23, will bring on stage a varied cast of characters from Robinson Crusoe to Charlie Brown, from a three-headed dragon to The Hobbit. CAROLINE NGUI previews. Note* CodeAll programmes in English, unless WTC World
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      • 469 19 Country singer Ricky Skaggs, who has just embarked on a tour of Europe, says he will never sell out. RICKY Skaggs. the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year, says no matter what he sings, he's going to sound as "country as a piece of
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      • 612 19 IT CAN take Tim Rice the whole night just to write a line for his next musical. "It's like doing a crossword puzzle with a melody, trying to say it in the right number of syllables," said the British lyricist who won international
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    • Page 19 Miscellaneous
      • 439 19 What'S Onmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmßmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm CHINATOWN fair Admission. 50 cents 2 -4.30 pm. Please bring your 16. On display is a collection of ures. Daily from 9 am to 9 LIGHT-UP TAI K identity card. RARF THINFSF and Jao- rare stones > grouped into 11 pm CHINATOWN will be deco- f TAI K
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      • 1082 19 I Radio One Choo Swee Lian answers requests for songs in different languages ON REQUEST (8.05 pm). Tune in to ENGLISH BY RADIO (7.45 pm) an elementary series on conversational English presented in three settings The Stone, Present and Space Ages. 90.5 mNz in VHF Band N 5.58 AM National
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