The Straits Times, 15 February 1986

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 196$ 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 188/12/85
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  • 64 1 Call our Hotline HAVE you got say WV^WHWunW fa Hn? Eeftmlc Committee's final re port? Call ear betUs* with your •Motions, which will be directed to the relevant people. We will publish the aaswers as soon as possible. Mai 73M«M between t am and 1 pm today. If you miss
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  • 204 1 THEY had called it a pro-business package and so The Straits Times readers' reaction to the Economic Committee's report yesterday depended greatly on whether they were boss or worker. If worker, the worry would be about how their pockets would be hit; if
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  • 411 1 MAMM-A. Fri PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos, taking an insurmountable 1.45 million vote lead over challenger Corazon Aquino, was virtually assured of formal victory tonight in an election which Philippine church leaders denounced as an unparalleled fraud. In an unprecedented statement, the Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference said last
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  • 801 1 'Relook pay pacts call Committee wants 'severe restraint' WAGE pacts that guarantee "unrealisticaUy high increments" should be re-negotiated, the Economic Committee said yesterday. This recommendation is part of the overall "severe wage restraint" policy the committee wants employers and employees to adopt for the next two years. The policy, if
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  • 445 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. THE Malaysian Chinese Association said today it has accepted Singapore's reply to the Malaysian protest over the remark about the MCA made by First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. MCA SecretaryGeneral Datuk Lee Kim Sai said the reply was
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  • 75 1 MR LIM Siong Guan, Permanent Secretary (Defence), has been appointed chairman of the Central Provident Fund Board by Acting Labour Minister Lee Yock Suan. Mr Tan Chok Kian, who is retiring as chairman, having reached the age of 55, has been ap- pointed deputy chairman and chief
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  • 553 1  -  LEE KIM CHEW By SEVERAL MPs first elected in the 1984 general election are likely to be promoted soon, according to sources. An announcement about the promotions, which are also likely to include a couple of the more established MPs, is expected shortly.
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 418 2 Families land in jail... TWO Singapore families, driving while on holiday in California, found themselves locked up in a cold tiny cell for about five hours because they could not convince border patrol officers that they were not illegal aliens. The two couples, and six young children, did not
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    • 186 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE pftaerlpttoas of the Efsmle C#mml ttaea»a»*ajn»aattothewaveafawaai,aad evea their f)|WMB imptosscßtettM will net easts* that m*r neemtm will magfeally vanIsfc. Far there are maay external factors which have mm Imprtaat bear tog «i *ar eeeasaate perfennaaee. Naa» «f these last* partteafcsffy premising, awl there Is
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    • 213 2 CPF INTEREST RATE CUT: MEMBERS WILL STILL GAIN THE cut in CPF interest rate will not amount to a cut at all members' savings in the fund will actually earn more interest because of a change in the method of calculation. The CPF interest rate will fall from 6.5
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    • 89 2 CISCO EXPLAINS RZ RULES THE Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation explains why those of its constables on duty at the Restricted Zone gantry points have been instructed to book all motorists who enter the zone without an area licence. Cisco points out that motorists who feel they have been
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    • 313 2 Anti-fraud pledge TOE British government pledged on Thursday to damp down on fraud in response to a series of mater scandals which have rocked London's financial district. Home Secretary Douglas Hurd said the reforms, to be put before Parliament later this year, would be based on a
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    • 182 2 Around Asean...the Causeway and Across A jumbo problem WASHINGTON is pondering a major diplomatic move in Asia the airlift of a 1,400-kilo elephant from Thailand to Sri Lanka. A decision is expected by today on whether to fly the elephant to Colombo to take up a new life as ceremonial
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    • 308 2 FA Cup time WHEN a 39-year-old centre-half, a club whose last major honour was in 1903, or a former player who earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records for suffering broken bones, have a chance to make the headlines, it's safe to assume that it's FA Cup
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    • 292 2 Khoon Choy on Japan "ANY writer on the subject of Japan who does not have a Chinese background will be a little shallow. To understand the Japanese, you must understand the Chinese. That's the first thing. "How they got their language and culture, how Confucianism influenced Japanese society
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  • around the WORLD
    • 228 3 Sons of top Shanghai officials 'to die' HONGKONG, Fri. The sons of two Shanghai officials have reportedly been sentenced to death and legal proceedings started against the son of a senior Chinese leader in a political twist to the party s an-ti-corruption drive. The quasi-official Hongkong communist daily Ta Kung
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    • 30 3 DHAKA, Fri. At least 20 people were wounded when police fired on a mob trying to occupy government land in Bangladesh's port of Chittagong, police said today. Reuter
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    • 451 3 SYDNEY, Fri. THE government is brushing aside opposition to proceed with efforts to introduce a national identity card system designed to act as a sophisticated barrier to tax evasion and fraud. The card envisaged by the government would not include a photograph of the
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    • 63 3 TOKYO, Fri. Thirty-eight Buddhist pilgrims and one railway employee were injured in a train accident in northern Japan today, a railway spokesman said. They said a locomotive, which had been uncoupled from a train at a Japan National Railways station in Nagano city, 190 km norm
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    • 263 3 50 hurt in clashes over temple NEW DELHI, Fri. A curfew was clamped on part of the Indian capital today after at least SO people were injured in fighting between Hindus and Muslims. Police in riot gear used tear gas to disperse about 3,000 people hurling stones and smashing car
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    • 87 3  - I lied, says 'Swede of the Year' ROY CARSON sdfsdfsdfsdfdf•r Stockholm Correspondent STOCKHOLM, Frf. «>mm "Swede mt the Yw" Itltc a4ssttte4 today ShsA aM hta ctal^Mtf ctfadtasMfc yi>ltftr>tiw nn ii rnr m^gii la prattles «f Mm It frasi the Umlvenlty of US, Sritete,* Australia hi 'itttr iMve sees catrytug tfi—ttata
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    • 452 3 16 supporters detained after scuffles with police SEOUL, Fri. SOUTH Korean police today put a second dissident leader under house arrest and detained 16 of their supporters as a confrontation between the government and the opposition worsened. Mr Kim Young-Sam joins fellow dissident leader Kim
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    • 146 3 WELLINGTON, Fri. Police Minister Ann Hercus today ordered an investigation into allegations that New Zealand policemen have been using the country's central records computer to identify pretty women they see driving past their squad cars. The probe follows allegations by a retired senior police
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    • 266 4 PIRAEUS (Greece), Fri. A Greek sea captain was Jailed for 12 yean yesterday on charges of embezzlement and '•^"ffrig a shipwreck after admitting he deliberately sank a 92 ,228- tonne tanker off Senegal in 1980. Dimitris Georgoulis, 49, also alleged that a delivery
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    • 235 4 Maya's tomb 'was found earlier' CAIRO, Fri. Egyptian archaeologists, in reports published yesterday, denied a British scientist's claim to have discovered a 3,000-year-old tomb he hailed as the most important find since King Tut's burial place was located. Mr Hahmoud Abdel-Ra-zek, Director-General of Egyptian Antiquities and Mr Ahmed Kadry, Director
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    • 66 4 EL CAMPO (Texas), Fri. Seven children who had apparently been left alone died in a fire in a one-bedroom house here early yesterday, officials said. A fire department spokesman said authorities were trying to locate the parents of the children, aged two months j six years,
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    • 363 4 JERUSALEM, Fri. Mr Anatoly Shcharansky, the Jewish dissident released from a Soviet prison, said yesterday he was never beaten during his nine years behind bars, but was tortured by cold, hunger, isolation and "the idea that I might die." On his second full
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    • 448 4 Bill in response to major scandals that have rocked London LONDON, Fri. The British government yesterday pledged a legal clampdown on fraud in response to a series of major scandals which have rocked London's financial district in recent years. Home Secretary Douglas Hurd said the
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    • 207 4 US and Soviets put seal on air link pact WASHINGTON, Fri. American and Soviet officials formally agreed yesterday to resume direct air service between the two countries after a four-year lapse, halted by Washington in 1981 over imposition of martial law in Poland. Deputy Secretary of State John Whitehead, Acting
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    • 81 4 Costa Rica ties with Nicaragua SAN JOSE, Fri. Costa Rica has formally agreed to normalise diplomatic relations with the Marxist government in Nicaragua, auguring possible negotiated settlements in strifetorn Central America. Relations between Costa Rica, a US ally, and Nicaragua's ruling tSwnrttnistflq had been frozen since a bonder incident last
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    • 131 4 WASHINGTON, Frl. Employees of foreign and other domestic Airline* may be Involved in drag smaggUteg similar to the coeaiae ring Allegedly operated by workers at Eastern Airline*, Federal law enforcement officials said today. Abort M Eastern employee* are expected to be Indicted In an
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    • 221 4 PARIS, Frt. France is preparing 17 new protects for inclusion in the West European high-technology drive Eureka, French Eureka Co-ordinator Yves Sillard said yesterday. He told a press conference the projects could be submitted ior approval at the next Eureka ministercal meeting in
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      • 55 4 ABOUT M* farmers held a rally in front of Australia's Parliament yesterday to demand government action against spiralling costs, particularly fuel prices and interest rates. The farmers, who converged on Canberra from all over Victoria and New South Wales states, dispersed quietly but their leaders said they
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      • 60 4 CHAD HAS asked for French troops to be sent back to the former African colony following fresh fighting between government troops and rebels, the country's Ambassador to France, Mr Allm-Mi Ahmad, said in Paris yesterday. French President Francois Mitterrand was reported to be following the situation closely
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      • 63 4 A SOVIET FISHERMAN drifting in a rubber raft off the coast of northern Japan was rescued yesterday and the nation's authoritative television station, NHK, reported the man had sought asylum. The Foreign Ministry and maritime officials in Tokyo said the man, identified as Mr Valeriy Poljanin, 33, was
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      • 91 4 A DISTRICT COURT in El Salvador has found two former national guardsmen guilty of aggravated murder in the triple slaying of two American land reform advisers and a Salvadoran government official. Jose Dimas Valle and Santiago Gomez Gonzalez were found guilty by a five-member Jury on Thursday
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      • 51 4 AMERICANS HAVE been warned not to take Tylenol capsules after police found a second bottle of the pain reliever laced with enough cyanide to kill five people. A woman died at the weekend after swallowing capsules from another contaminated bottle of the country's most popular over-the-counter headache drug.
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      • 68 4 PRESIDENT HO6SAIN Muhammad Ershad, Bangladesh's military ruler, said on Thursday that he would hold national elections within the first half of 1966 to establish a democratic government and asked the opposition parties to participate. Addressing a public meeting of an estimated 30,000 people in Dhaka's main square,
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    • 274 5 Christa's back-up to be next civilian on shuttlel BOISE (Idaho), Frl. Mrs Barbara Morgan, wh« trained with Mrs Christ* McAalifte as the alternate teacher In space, said yesterday she would accept a United States space agency offer to become the next civilian t« fly aboard a space shuttle. "We have
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    • 235 5 Summit 'hinges on arms talks' BOSTON, Fri. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev wants to meet President Ronald Reagan in July, but only if there is significant progress in disarmament talks, the Boston Globe newspaper reported yesterday, quoting an unidentified Eastern Bloc diplomat. "Gorbachev very much wants to come to Washington, but
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    • 44 5 BENGHAZI (Libya), Fri. Libya's plans to build a massive US$25 billion (5553.5 billion) water pipeline and farm irrigation system are proceeding on schedule despite the end of direct US involvement in the design, the Great Man-Made River Authority said. AP
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    • 198 5 PORT-AU-PRINCE, FYi. The new government, facing anger over links to former President-for-life Jean-Claude Duvalier and his father, yesterday replaced the national flag that flew for 28 years and renamed the nation s airport, dropping the Duvalier name. But life in the
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    • 189 5 Cake and champagne to mark computer's 40th birthday BOSTON, Fri. Forty years ago, a group of researchers gathered in Philadelphia around a large, awkward machine studded with vacuum tubes and cooled by household fans to usher in the computer era. The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, dubbed Enlac, was officially
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    • 62 5 TARBES (France), Fri. French police launched a huge manhunt yesterday for an escaped convict and a woman companion suspected of carrying out more than 10 rapes and two sadistic killings across France. Police threw up roadblocks across all key roads near here in the south-west to hunt
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    • 33 5 PARIS, Fri. France Is to expel 13 people, mainly of Middle Bast origin, from among 64 detained on Wednesday for questioning about last week's wave of bomb attacks in Paris. Reuter
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    • 120 5 DOUGLAS POINT (Canada), Fri. A nuclear power plant here has leaked about 2,200 litres a iay of slightly-radioactive water into Lake Huron for at least a month, an official said yesterday. Engineers yesterday cut the as yet unexplained leak to a daily rate
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    • 337 5 Star Wars set back by Challenger blast WEWYORK, Fri. DEFENCE SECRETARY Caspar Weinberger said yesterday the loss of the space shuttle Challenger could set back research on Star Wars, but that it should not block US pursuit of the missile defence system. Mr Weinberger
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    • 130 5 41 pickets arrested at Murdoch's new print plant LONDON, Fri. For-ty-one pickets were arrested from among 3,000 sacked printers and leftist supporters who were besieging press magnate Rupert Murdoch's new hightechnology print works in east London, police said today. But Mr Murdoch's company. News International, said the pickets, confronted by
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    • 269 5 Sacked woman professor gets $5 m award ATLANTA, Friday A PROFESSOR who accused the University of Georgia of firing her because she spoke out against special treatment for athletes was awarded US$2.5 million (555.3 million) by a federal Jury. The Jury of five women and one man ruled the firing
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    • 580 6  -  LIAK TENG KIAT By Washington Correspondent Habib leaves for Manila, his exact mission unclear WASHINGTON, Fri. Special presidential envoy Philip Habib left for the Philippines yesterday amid uncertainty over his exact brief and confusion over the Reagan adi linistration's stand on the Philippine election. The
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    • 214 6 MANILA, Fri. The PkittppiMw AmbMMdtr West Germaay, Mr P«rt, eta!r£ bm PresMrat Fj>i jII j^mil Nam* with "stbvertfsg the peewit's wIU" fat iMt PrhfcWl eleeH— Hefctkefowtlijranl. ate himself tram the Mikm fmnmt this a rtrngi Hfißtirtry -fUtal sal* Mr Dei Rss*. rt», Ml first s>bmltte4
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    • 207 6 JJlS^«ri rJ!* S^Ptf™* "faltering economy is close SLS!iJ^ ItOtal1 tOtal c6Ul T« result o?"the molt savage assault on democracy In its presidential election, a Hong-kong-based analysts group reported. K .JSJ^iT^L^SS! I^ today Business Day, projected no g^Z f ST ftPWMpplnes economy this year and gave
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    • 271 6 BANGKOK, Fri. The Khmer Rouge today appeared to back non-com-munist Cambodian guerilla leader Son Sann in the internal struggle that has rocked their coalition partner, the Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF), for the past two months. The first indication of Khmer Rouge
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    • 484 6 Operation Jumbo poses a weighty problem for the US BANGKOK, Fri. WASHINGTON is pondering a major diplomatic move in Asia the airlift of a 1,400-kilo elephant from Thailand to Sri Lanka. A high-level decision is expected by tomorrow on whether to fly Plai Prathupha, a handsome tusker, to Colombo to
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    • 234 6 JAKARTA, Fri. Indonesia and Canada plan to open direct sir links to promote trade ties between the two countries, Canada's International Trade Minister James Kellehersald. Both governments had agreed establishing direct nigh to, bnt details weald have to he negotiated by airlines of the
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    • 321 7 Datuk Leong: I'm not in race for CM's job KUALA LUMPUR, Fri Gerakan Deputy President and Primary Industries Minister Datuk Paul Leong today denied that he was being considered for the Penang Chief Minister's post. He said in an interview that speculation in the press over the past few weeks
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    • 293 7 MALAYSIAN and Thai security forces are poised to capture two Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) strongholds, a Thai military spokesman said today. The spokesman, in the border town of Betong, said they expected to seize the first camp tomorrow. He said, however, thick jungle
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    • 273 7 TUMPAT, Fri. About 200 ulamaks (theologians) from all over the world will take part in the International Islamic Nadwah (meeting) in Kuala Lumpur from March 3 to find solutions to problems faced by Muslims. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has agreed
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    • 45 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. About one million booklets on election guidelines are to be printed and distributed to voters before the next general election. An Information Ministry officer said today that the booklets were free and would be distributed through the ministry. Bernama
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    • 42 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Frl. A Japanese member of the Malaysian Embassy staff in Tokyo, Miss Hiroko Okada, was today conferred the Meritorious Medal (Pingat Pangkuan Negara). A translator and interpreter, she was conferred the award in recognition cf outstanding services. Bernama
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    • 122 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. West German President Dr Richard von Weizsaecker and his wife, Baroness Marianne, were given a red carpet welcome on their arrival yesterday for a six-day state visit. They were received at Subang Airport by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
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    • 128 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Frt. Headmaston are not exempt from clocking In when they report fer work, the Education Ministry said yesterday. A ministry spokesman said the directive came from the Prime Minister's Department. He was commenting sa a report by the Nation*! Union of
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    • 334 7 picture. Networks are 'catering mainly to the urban elite' BANGI, Fri. Agriculture Minister Anwar Ibrahim has criticised the nation's television networks for catering mainly to the urban elite in their programming. He said yesterday that they forget that some of the shows, while popular,
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    • 536 8  -  Ivan Lim Agnes Wee Gillian Pow Chong Loong Swee Yin Stories by and From the unionists QUOT The paramount concern of unions 4 It will be a mistake to think that there is little (in the recommendations) for the workers... The paramount concern of the
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    • 304 8 From an MP WORKERS' CPF contribution should be cut from 25 to 20 per cent and a reduction in company tax from 40 to 25 per cent should be made in one move, said a PAP MP yesterday. Mi Chandra Das, MP
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    • 126 8 THE Ministry of Trade and Industry has pointed out three errors in our articles on the Economic Committee's reports published yesterday. The package of reliefs and reforms recommended by the committee has a long-term objective of making Singapore a developed society by the 1990s and
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    • 782 8 From the businessmen and economists •f Commerce say* the hey iMtk Ml a* mach skills ef the Stagapere feels that the eradal aext step la fermtag eeataal hedy to fafle*arc* prspwd by the Lseal ecmpaale* Me «S»o »WXD^*JI f^UaV <W A
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    • 468 8 Tax break likely to encourage foreign firms Investment allowance AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD investment allowance of 30 per cent is more likely to immediately encourage investment by foreign companies, rather than local firms. This was the view of several businessmen who felt the incentive would only become attractive later. "Many companies are
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    • 431 8  -  IRENE HOE ARTHUR LEE Story: Picture: CARMEN Miranda lost a lemon, Banana Betsy was bright green with envy and the Cellophane Queen, cigarette in hand, looked on the verge of going up in flames. But no one lost his cool yesterday afternoon, although the Singapore
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    • 192 8 A JUDGE yesterday ordered two men, both wth long criminal records, to be jailed for seven years each and caned. In the first case, Tatl Yong Hai, 33, admitted committing 27 thefts and a robbery in a period of three months. The crimes
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    • 621 9  -  Wong Ai Kwei Catherine C. Ong Doreen Soh Stories by and Fr— trad* policy SINGAPORE'S liberal policies on trade, the promotion of foreign firms and the inflow of professionals must be maintained, the committee said. These policies fostered growth in the past. These same
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    • 171 9 Statutory boards and profif STATUTORY boards such as the Jurong Town Corporation, the Port of Singapore Authority and the Public Utilities Board should not price their services to maximise profits, the committee said. But this does not mean that they should bend over backwards and subsidise
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    • 46 9 LIVING LANGUAGE This series of two books -Nature Calls and People Talk was born from the popular Sunday Times language column in 1982 1983. Many of the confusing and often illogical idioms which native speakers take for granted are presented and explained with clarity and humour.
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    • 311 9 Government data THE Government should share its economic data with independent analysts and set up formal channels to thoroughly discuss issues before it makes a decision, the committee said. "Thorough analysis and adequate consultation will prevent unnecessary changes or reversals in major policies.
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    • 278 9  -  boards surpluses Statutory and THE Government should take into account the surpluses of statutory boards when it works out its budset and consider ways of increasing its development spending over the next two years, the committee said. It said the budget policies
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    • 205 9 Foreign workers FOREIGN workers on short-term work permits will still be needed If the economy Is to exBat the committee said how Mid where these workers were to be used sheeJd he reviewed. Market forees should determine the sectors in which they are deployed. Stagmpore should
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    • 224 9 Manufacturing MANUFACTURING will grow at a slower pace and it is up to the market to decide whether manufacturing should continue to be the prime mover in Singapore, the committee said. However, Singapore cannot abandon the sector as manufacturing earns half of the Republic's
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    • 689 10  -  STELLA DANKER By Police 'would not accept our identity cards 9 and were 'so vulgar and rude' TWO Singapore families, driving while on holiday in California, found themselves locked up in a cold tiny cell for about five hours because they could not
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    • 45 10 THE Minister of State (Education, Communications and Information), Dr Tay Eng Soon, will open a Joint art exhibition of the Chinese High School and Nanyang Girls' High School at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Feb 28 at 5 pm.
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    • 489 10  -  LIAK TENG KIAT By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, Fri. Singaporeans coming to the United States, beware: In certain parts of this country, you could find yourself stopped and asked to show your entry papers to prove you came here legally. If
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    • 316 10 Centrepoint Kills: 100 to be tested for roles in TV drama AT LEAST 100 Centrepoint Kids will be auditioned for roles in a new Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Mandarin drama serial. Twenty young people will be needed to act as themselves as they normally would "hang out" in Centrepoint. The 20-part
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    • 178 10 THE DRIVER of tms lew Hob da Prelude prehahly thoaght that deeorattag hfa car wfth fancy tight* ta reaemMe the ear hi the popmlar teJevialea series ajrigatrtder weald draw admiring glances. With flickering lights meaated behind the treat grille ami speller, along the sides ami
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    • 333 10 THE National University Hospital (NUH) is using high-technology lasers for medical treatment and research. An NUH spokesman told The Straits Times the hospital will be Singapore's leading centre of lasers for medical use when another two laser machines are installed this year. The advantage
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    • 562 11  -  YEO KIM SENG The Langkawi boat tragedy By THE organiser of the ill-fated Pulau Langkawi tour said she tried to buy travel insurance for the group, but failed. Red-eyed and close to tears, Hajah Aminah binti Syed Zainal told The Straits Times
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    • 301 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A task force was set up yesterday to investigate last Monday's Langkawi boat tragedy that killed seven people. Transport Minister Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik said the task force was given three months to complete its findings and to
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    • 112 11 A YOUTH originally charged with raping a 20--year-old woman in a church driveway had the charge reduced to one of outrage of modesty. Yeong Slew Weng, 17, is accused of using criminal force on the woman along the driveway leading to the Saint Mary of the Angel
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    • 156 11 THE President, Mr Wee Kim Wee, has assented to three Bills designed to crack down on the illegal betting menace. The Bills, passed by Parliament last month, will come into effect on a date yet to be announced by the Minister of Home Affairs and
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    • 277 11 Woman jailed a year for cheating A DISTRICT Judge yesterday sentenced a woman to a year's Jail for cheating a company of about $23,000 by making it pay for more materials than it actually received. Gob Lye Cnoo alias Alice Gob, 42, managing partner of Uni Cbeng Trading Company at
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    • 337 13  -  IVAN LIM By 'Repay workers when times are better' A MAJOR trade union has asked employers for a guarantee that they will repay workers, when good times return, for sacrificing pay increases during the present business slump. The Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union
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    • 274 13  - 'More fish from elsewhere if Johor cuts back' NOIAM TONG HAI B» FISH merchants will buy more fish from other sources should Johor cut its supply to Singapore. The vice-president of the Singapore Fish Merchants' General Association, Mr Richard Peh, yesterday said there would be no alternative then but to
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    • 57 13 A FOREIGNER was fined $3,000 on Thursday for having 171.3 grammes of cannabis on board a ship. Nosa Siso, 24, a Papua New Guinean, said that the cannabis he bought in Tivtu was for his own use. He was originally accused of importing 220 grammes of
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    • 63 13 Many people think of computers as being useful machines but are so complicated that they can never hope to use them. Their fears are unfounded. In the story below, the last of five on the five core skills in the Cosec (Core Skills for Effectiveness and
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    • 163 13  -  S. KUMAR By AS prrti— ll -'--ji. TlmMli Thmfc Ikvta that the «y«— *elp saeed .p her w.rk &V|m# daaaVBaaVBSB^BaV a aaaWSj wafCa aVO MnC toagfct tar Ihe rifiln rtrtf t Pitli iib'«. "The wnlw re«lly keif* my w«rli. I cm cMnplle «r
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    • 99 13 AN AIR crash exercise to test the readiness of the Airport and Fire Rescue Service was staged at the Changi Airport yesterday. The operation, which started at 7.30 a.m., involved about €00 people from the police, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, hospitals, fire services and civil defence
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    • 267 13 Focus on stopping defects at birth Dhana MEDICAL development must lead to the prevention of disability at birth, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Community Development, Mr S. Dhanabalan, said yesterday. "The solution to the problem of the handicapped lies not only with the cure, that is, how to integrate
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    • 361 13  -  PAUL JACOB Ministry also names Chief Defence Scientist 9ffgdfgdfg A NEW Defence Ministry organisation that will handle all aspects of getting equipment and materials for the Singapore Armed Forces has been set up. It is headed by a highranking Mindef officer, Colonel
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    • 52 13 THE Anglo-Chinese School will launch its Centenary Year celebrations with a food and fun fair today at the secondary school grounds at Barker Road from 9.30 am to 6 pm Tomorrow, international pianist Seow Yit Kin, a former student of ACS, will play at an old
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    • 252 13 Now an on-line link from soldiers' homes A BRAINWAVE at home on how to improve a work procedure can sometimes be lost by the time one gets into the office the next But that need not be the case for Singapore Armed Forces servicemen and reservists who have microcomputers at
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  • The Straits Times says
    • 545 14 Let's do what we can JUDGING from both the diagnosis and the prescriptions contained in its eagerly-awaited report, it is evident that the Economic Committee has sifted through the question of what ails the Singapore economy with a fine tooth comb. The committee was originally set up to address mainly
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  • 73 14 "I *>gH»te»i to cMrei the election." President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines. ■■•w It." Mrs Cory Aquino. "Fnwkly npwiili^ SoWef dissident Anatoly Shcharansky, when asked if he was grateful to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tor his release after nine years in prison on charges of treason
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  • 1758 14  -  AMANDA BENNETT Litigation risk overshadows boardroom perks By writing for the Asian Wall Street Journal It took a lot of hours out of my lite that I could have spent much moro profitably and onjoyabty. I'd think four or fivo timos (bofors
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  • 488 14 T.F. Hwang taless you down Memory Lane REMEMBERING ON this day today, 44 years ago, Britain lost Singapore to Japan in WorldWar n. The date, Feb 15, 1942, coincided tragically with the first day of the Lunar New Year. Singapore fell in the Year of the Horse. General Tomoyuki Yamashlta,
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    • 993 15  -  LOUISE BRANSON Lost train, missing station platform Soviet bureaucracy at its worst By Moscow Correspondent 4 Every Soviet leader since Lenin has failed in battles with the oppressive and inefficient bureaucracy which, in common with modern countries in m general, has proliferated. MOSCOW A freight
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    • 1217 15  - Smart card inventor waits 12 years to reap rewards JOSEPH FITCHETT By writing for the International Herald Tribune 4 Lite me, most entrepreneurs are impellent to get out there and •tart putting things together in a new way. Mr Moreno (left) RENNES (France) Mr Roland Moreno needed no more than
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    • 326 16 WE are a group of owners residing in an apartment complex in Mount Sinai Rise We initially found the units dream apartments... until we discovered the defects in the complex. We are very unhappy and dissatisfied with the developer's vague answers
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    • 337 16 IN THE article "Swedes 'used charges against S'pore as cover-up' (ST, Feb 6), your correspondent Mr Roy Carson, writing from Stockholm, claimed that information from a report that has just been released by the Swedish Military Equipment Inspectorate for which I am
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    • 379 16 Cisco officer on duty to hear appeals from those booked I REFER to the letter "CBD gantry police should show flexibility" by "Another Bites The Dust". (ST, Feb 11). All Restricted Zone gantry points are manned by women constables of the Commercial and
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    • 223 16 A costly way to learn about SAF A STICKER book entitled "Daring men and modern machines" was recently placed on sale to increase children's awareness of the military defence of Singapore and of the Singapore Armed Forces. The trouble is, I do not think that it is an economical way
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    • 304 16 Report on trading in SIA shares misleading says Temasek Holdings their combined holding of nation to conclude that Teshares in the quoted com- inasek Holdings has been pany is not less than 5 per actively trading in SIA cent of the latter's total shares, equity. Temasek Holdings LUM CHOONG WAH
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    • 335 16 New owner criticises HDB's 3 -year rule IT WAS with much interest that I waited for the Housing Board's reply (ST, Jan 27) to two of your readers who had written in about its three-year rule debarring owners from renovating certain parts of their flats. (ST, Jan 9). My interest
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    • 100 16 Sell bus stamps in the schools I AM a secondary school student. I had trouble getting my February bus stamp, only getting it on Feb 3. I was rather annoyed at not being able to get it on time because I had to pay the bus fare on the first
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    • 196 16 Only vet should treat lioness with toothache I REFER to the two articles regarding Mr Richard Chipperf ield and his lioness. (ST, Feb 6 and 7). Just as medical doctors and dental surgeons are responsible for the wellbeing of humans, veterinary surgeons are responsible for the wellbeing of animals. In
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    • 72 17 CONCERN over the health of the stockbroking industry yesterday overshadowed the favourable recommendations of the Economic Committee's report. Share prices were mixed, with the Straits Times Industrial Index gaining 1.62 points to 622.92 and the Business Times Composite Index rising 2.07 points to 534.96. But rises trailed
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    • Short stops
      • 82 17 WEST BERLIN, Fri. Daimler-Benz, maker of Mercedes cars and trucks, yesterday won approval from West Germnay's anti-trust authority to take over electricals group AEG in the country's biggest corporate merger. The Federal Cartel Office gave permission for the merger after both firms agreed to dispose
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      • 69 17 NEW DELHI, Fri. India's trade deficit in the first half of the 1985-86 financial year soared to 41.24 billion rupees (about Ss7 13 billion) mainly because the country has ceased to be an exporter of crude oil. Commerce Minister P Shiv Shankar said exports in the six-mrnthly period
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      • 100 17 DETROIT, Fri. The big three US car nukers earned Juit over US$B.l billion (5117.25 billion) last year, but massive new product investments, heavy tax bills and costly buyer incentive programmes reduced earnings by 17 per cent from the record levels of 1964. All
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      • 60 17 TOKYO, FTi. The upsurge of the yen in recent months has meant bankruptcy (or 26 of Japan's smaller export-oriented firms, it was reported here today. Twelve firms, including makers of magnetic heads for tape recarders, car parts and car stereos, went under last month because of
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      • 67 17 LONDON, Fri. Swedish motor giant Volvo has begur talks with state-run British Ley land (BL) on a possible takeover of the ailing British company's bus division, London said today. Junior Industry Minister Peter Morrison said Volvo had expressed "interest in a possible merger with Leyland bus". The government
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    • 482 17  -  DOREEN SOH By S^^^s3^^^^^s733B^^^s79sB^^^ssB iiSH $800 $147.18 $158.96 $11.?T I£S6 $1,000 $204.37 $317.90 $2&St SSS $1,600 $441J8 $476.86 $96^8 SSS $2,000 $688.74 $835.80 $47.08 SH S5» $7aaBi Sii^ m*T Ujm $3,000 $888.11 $asa7o $7asB~ E— m www- 2T?S?*- c h y* > tumt
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    • 260 17 US dollar plunges below 180-yen briefly TOKYO, Fri. The US dollar continued its nosedive today, dropping briefly below the 180-yen mark. After its 181.95/182.05 finish in New York yesterday, the greenback opened here today at 180.50 and reached 179.60 before it bounced back to 182 after a statement by Japanese
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    • 70 17 TOKYO, Fri. Fujitsu, the leading Japanese maker of computers and semi-conduc-tors, yesterday forecast a 57.5 per cent plunge in pretax profits to around 50 billion yen (5J536 million) in the year to March. This represents a sharp downward revision of its previous 72 billion yen estimated, and has
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    • 35 17 NEW YORK. Fri. RCA Corp chairman Thornton Bradshaw said at a special meeting of RCA shareholders that sufficient shares have been tendered to approve the merger of RCA into General Electric Co. Reuter
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    • 43 17 AUJien Coo** latartrles Pie LM wtM yesvenMy evveves >y bm Hi^h Cent to to «oi ap falltwlM a aMOBU Ci#Cotty B9W Ul FCCdVWMup, •we. tke arektteetanl Orm »ke«t Tke eMßpMiy wm mt repre■Cßteifaicept yeatonfaqr. Netter tai eeurt.
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    • 411 17  - Now Sigma is put into receivership CONRAD RAJ dfdfsdfsdf•y BELEAGUERED Sigma International, which has a 22 per cent stake in ill-fat-ed Pan-Electric Industries, has been put into receivership. The move, made on Feb 7, followed an application in the High Court by four of Sigma's creditor banks. Sigma started out
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    • 146 17 S'pore to be base for French firm's expansion THE world's largest flour miller, French group GMP Foods, is to use Singapore as a base to co-ordinate its expansion into China and the rest of Asia. GMP, or Grands Moulins de Paris, which also has interests in farm engineering, animal feedmills,
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    • 317 17 "Alfa to sell seat after clearing its position' ALFA-PACIFIC Securities is expected to sell its seat on the Stock Exchange of Singapore as soon as all its outstanding positions are cleared. Several other broking firms, including Associated Asian Securities, are expected to follow suit as a result of financial problems
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    • 614 17 CPF contributors are not likely to rush into investing in shares or gold to seek higher returns because of the change in the CPF interest rate from next month. This was the general attitude of a number of people polled by The Straits
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    • 2652 18 SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Acmo (0 668) U> 066 (II 066 Alcom (0 448) (1) 045 Allied Choc (1 808 1 945) (1) I 90 Amol Steel SOc (0 658 0 70S) (3) 0 654 (4) 0 65': B A T 22« (I 558) Berioyo Corpn
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    • 2056 18 WDUSTRIALS AOioc(2 20S)(l)2 07xd AMD (3 80S) Alcom (0 528 0 535) (I) 0 53 (14) 052 AISi (0 556 0 55", S) (13) 0 57 (7) 056 AFI (0 406 0 425) (8) 0 43 (8) 0.42 (11)0.41 (7) 0 40 ASM (0 798
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    • 28 18 *JS2 J"tI,SS. >* Wtal otherwise specified M^tri tar scrip/rtfMs. N Tu-eimpted dMdend. UN is trjdedkTws el 10 dwes each. «Hh die price quoted in delars.
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    • Stock markets round-up
      • 609 19 THE favourable recommendations of the Economic Committee's report were overshadowed yesterday by investors' concern over the health of the stockbroking industry, and prices were mixed. The Straits Times Industrial Index rose a marginal 1.62 points to 622.92 and the Business Times Composite
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      • 56 19 NSTWei Friday 1,076.87 (1,078.88) Hongkofif Hanf Senf -y.O Friday 1,777.54 (1,746.40) Awtralw MMVdnries i Friday 1,046.7 (1,039.7) Nhkei Stock Average f Friday 13,342.78 (13,293.80) financial Fines Mustriab Thursday 1,212.5 (1,208.6) now jopjes nverafe g Thursday 1,645.07 (1,629.93) (Fnum in brackets refer to time 1 •< P"*>« tridtot day) I
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      • 383 19 DEPOSIT RATES Savings: daily 5 434 5 Monthly 514 Autosave 4y 2 Fixed deposit 1 month 4V 4 4v« 4 4»/4 (1) 2 months 4'/4(l) 3 months 4'/« 4'/ 4 4'/ 4 4% (1) 6 months 4V2 4'/j 4'/ 2 4'/ 2 (l 9 months 4 3 4
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      • 175 19 Foreign Local attars la Foreign currency currency m [W* of to 910 foreign currency Australian dollar 1.5044—1.5072 6.84 6.53 Canadian dollar 1 5301 1.5319 6.61—6.46 NZ dollar 1.1499 1.1537 9.00—8.64 Sterling pound 3.0280 3.0316 3.32—3.26 US dollar 2.1415—2.1425 4.70-4.64 Local esters to lOOufib of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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      • 103 19 THE US dollar dosed higher against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it closed higher in moderate trading. It fluctuated within a range of 2.1370 and 2.1430. Against the deutschemark, the greenback opened at 2.3410/20 and closed at 2.3555/70. Trading was active, fluctuating within
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      • 108 19 THE kilobar market CloSMf price yesterday traded be- HN$ tween 5522,855 and ftrwtrrmd 2.605 00(2.*****) 5523,090. mrsc* Buywt-Sttart In the Far East mar- tM S$ ket, gold opened at the Motor 22.sss-23.01s day's high of »r* U*****.50/333.90. It later \j* \£l\% lost ground to close for 20 im 459—47?
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      • 21 19 Eurodollar 3-month deposit MARCH Eurodollar opened higher than the previous day's close at 92.02. UFFE opening saw the market remaining firm.
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      • 10 19 MARCH yen closed 44 ticks higher at 0.*****2.
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    • 19 19 Rubber Ciosirtf prices cmts/klo Singapore March 170 00 up four cents Malays* March ***** up 3 SO cents
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    • 19 19 Tin Closi* prices Ml/kfc 111 T« 19 99 up 9? cents Fur no»ei 102 tonnes down 159 tonnes
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    • 27 19 CM« pntei Copper E/tHM Stot 983 iO 9 WOO (*****-*****) 3 monttn 1010 Of— lolo M (1007 'jO- 1008 SO) Market tone Steady Sates M.200 tonnes
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    • 27 19 Ckwni pncti AlnmifiMitn C /I^m* Mfwvmnflwm i icavir Spot 782 00 783.00 (*****-*****) 3 months *****-***** (802 00— 802 50) Market tone Steady Sales 13.800 tow.
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    • 84 19 Frt 595 (north) 585 (central) SBO (south) Mar 605 (south) pSW USJ/tomes KBO P*«"> Mar 285 (stitrs) Api ***** (sen en) May 300 (Ktors) WOOten Mar 300 (scfers) Apt 305 tutors) May 320 (safari) RBO Steam Feb/Mar ?60 W Apl/May 265 Hi Crude stearin Nentrataad unq Month Price
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    • 487 20 It wants members to agree on MsBom lifeboat fund KUALA LUMPUR, Friday THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) is calling two extraordinary general meetings on March 1 to amend its membership rules. Although not explicitly stated, the resolutions, if passed, will effectively ensure that all
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    • 692 20  - Investors more concerned about rumours ANTHONY HOE Stock market weekly round-up by Singapore THE release of the Economic Committee's report this week was hardly felt in a market overshadowed by adverse rumours circulating in the stockbroking industry. Dealers said share prices had already been rising over the past few weeks
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    • 345 20 tOiata Lumpur THE Kuala Lumpur stock market remained weak during the past three-day trading week. In line with the Singapore market, trading on Wednesday was very quiet with prices hardly moving on a thin volume of only 1.8 million shares traded, the lowest
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    • 464 20 WASHINGTON, Frt. Japan appears to have defused an explosive situation in trade relations with the United States by announcing yesterday mat it will maintain car export quotas for a sixth year. However, members of Congress have refused to rule out the possibility
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    • Most activ e stock
      • 78 20 THE FOLLOWING is a list of the five most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this week. It gives the turnover in thousands of units, closing prices yesterday and the high and low for 1985/86. Cf> Mm Met (S) «ch Low (000) Feb 14
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      • 216 20 GLAMOtW stock Slagapare Alrttaes breached the K muh f *r the fir* tlaw fturteg tke past ed Market pastors last wwwmwt mmAJm n CMM LbWsbW lite tg^amA twfatft •a K» defeat «a Dee 18 sa^sal mWMa^ kilaa» *>* I.* •^a^a> awHPW ■vlfw «/r Ht* fdMMBMMv UW paTWl* lag
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    • 266 20 New row between tin producers and consumers LONDON, Fri. NEW splits emerged here yesterday between tin consuming and producing countries on how to dispose of the enormous stockpile held by the International Tin Council (ITC), sources close to the council said. The disagreement, which appeared as producers and consumers were
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    • 45 20 TOKYO, Fri. Toshiba Corp has become the first Japanese electronics firm to export a colour television set-producing facility to the Soviet Union. The company said a 12 billion yen (SJI33 million) deal was concluded with the Soviet Industrial Technology Import Corporation. UPI
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    • 23 20 IVREA (Italy), Fri. Olivetti net profits rose to around 500 billion lire last year from 356 billion lire In 1984. Reuter
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    • 131 20 111 tomorrow's Asia Magazine THE REMAKING OF SARIMANOK'S A FIRST LADY GIFT FROM The dramatic change in HEAVEN Nancy Reagan's image u Part-two about an outrigger canoe's voyage from Bali to Hbl Madagascar |P^lß I Ine magic of laser graphics ~j£*& I I Hot-air baloon trips across i-' !(f H
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    • 956 24 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous /GM Singapore 1 PteLtd I GM Singapore Pte Ltd, a multi-national I manufacturing company specialising in high- I I technology automotive electronics invites I top-calibre candidates to fill the following I positions: m I MALE GENERAL CLERK I I Applicants should be
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    • 387 25 113 For Sale: Houses Dist.l9s3 2-STOREY SEMI-D BUNGLW. Large lane area Contact: GOODLAND PTE LTD Tal. *****28 Developeri Me. no. AOISS Expected data of vacant poim •ion: 31.12.5S Expected date of legal comptotion. MM Tenure of land: Freehold Lota 2296. 2267 22SS. MKXXM Approved building plan numbw: KEW DRIVE Upper
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    • 838 26 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses MIMOSA villas A thoughtfully designed community of 48 semi-detached. 3-storey villas in an established neighbourhood of luxury homes Visit our showhouses (off Mimosa Rd) Mon 10 fri 10am to 6pm Sat Sun P Holiday 10am to 9pm CONTACT: KUMAGAI PROPERTY MARKETING PTE
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    • 760 26 114 For Sale: Private Apartments D.15 MEYER TWR"Taclng"sea"^TT bdrms. separate living/ dining F'hold Holland *****79 D.IS RENOVATED SEMI-FURN. 4rm walk-up apt. 1,600+ sq.ft. 999 yrs. Saktho Investments *****05. I D.21 WALK-UP APT. facing south 3 bdrms $180,000 Holland *****79. 1 D.9 ST. THOMAS Walk. 1400 sq.ft. $220,000. 3+l rms. Corner
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    • 802 26 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments MUST VIEW! 5-RM., T Payoh, high fir. renovated, $110,000 neg Agent. Classlfone *****30 (off. hrs.) Ref ***** 3-RM. FLAT IN Queenstown vicinity Terrazzo for hall <i rms, mo- j sale, built- ui cupboards ti kltch-1 en cabinet. $26,000 ono *****73 3-RM. FLAT Ang Mo Klo
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 1276 27  -  MARTIN PALMER By FA Cap fifth maud: Derby v Sheffield Wednesday, Lnton v Arsenal, Peterbf v Brighton, Ywk v UverpMl, B— tnampton v Mlllwall, Watford v Buy, West Ham v Manchester United, Tsttenham v Everton (tomorrow). DhMM One: Newcastle v Aston Villa, Coventry v Birmingham
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    • 291 27 MATCH OF THE DAY LONDON, Fri. Holders Manchester United face their stiffest test to date when they visit West Ham in the fifth round of the FA Cup tomorrow. United lost 2-1 in an exciting televised match at Upton Park on Feb 2 and the
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    • 215 27 ARTHUR AlMstea has ended a long-running pay dispute with Manchester United and signed a new three-year contract. The Scottish international full-back put his signature to the agreement after working on a week-to-week basis since the start of the season. STRUGGLING Third Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers
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    • LEAGUE ACTION AROUND EUROPE
      • 306 27 LONDON, Fri. With Real Madrid facing a hazardous assignment in Athletic Bilbao's intimidating San Mames Stadium, Barcelona will be hoping to close the gap on the Spanish First Division soccer leaders on Sunday. Barcelona travel to the Canary Islands to meet relegation-threatened Las Palmas fresh from Wednesday's
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      • 120 27 FBANKFURT, Fri. Plans for an extra pl»y-sff round to qualify for the finals of the 1188 European Championship In West Germany were rejected yesterday by the European Football Union's (Uefa) organising committee. The committee tamed down a proposal p«t forward by Hermann Neaberger, ptc»Mt«t of
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    • 230 27 DIEGO MARADONA, the world's most expensive footballer, will need a knee operation after tne World Cup. a specialist sports doctor said in St Etienne, France, on Thursday. Prof Gilles Bousquet, who was in Modera, Italy, last week to examine the Argentine star, said the player was fit
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    • 563 27 147 Academic Courses ENOLISH. MATHS. SCIENCE St rii ti Sec levels taught by qualified It reliable tutor att».i27 Mr Tan EXPERIENCED QUALIFIED GRADUATE tutor for all levels programming courses Pis call Selina after lp in *****96 EXPERIENCED TUTOR GIVING Chinese tuition to prlmry secondary college students at their homes Please
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    • 706 27 149 Secretarial/ 149 Secretarial/ Typing Courses Typing Courses W SECRETARIAL TRAINING CENTRE V I LCCI PRIVATE SECRETARY'S I CERTIFICATE PRIDE IN PERFORMANCE I In 1985 SBTC students achieved: I Ist place 198 full certificates SYSTEMATIC BUSINESS TRAINING I CENTRE is a leading Secretarial Centre in I Singapore and we also
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    • 498 27 154 Dancing Instruction I BASIC LATIN CHA-CHA Commencing: IS/2/M Here is a chance to learn this graceful form of dancing. In this 8 weeks course, a variety of steps and movements will be taught after which you'll soon find yourself dancing smoothly across the floor. Coma and register now or
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    • 527 27 170 Lost 170 Lost *a^av«aKaVC Jf W ""IJLl^Mai •Jsis, 3-yr. otd Ct*htjmh*m, brawn colour with whit* colour chest, disappeared on 11 2.56 at 4p.m. f omul Mniil— Dim^i AaVuik^^^ak D«4 M wi^^wf nu lua^QßQßjJie) 91. *JMCfUaja)l Sch. bus-stop). The dog is sick Si has to take medicine punctually. fWWfJCa fOC
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 211 28 The family of the late AVATHAN SURESH KUMAR wish to eip »u thair sincere appreciation a d»«pMl gratitud* to all relatives, friends, commanding officer 4 staff of Naval Technical Training School, staff of HO RSN Mindef for their kind •••••lance, condolence*, donation* wreath* duniJflthji^jcen^jiMvjfnent. The family of th»
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      67 28 AL-FATEHA Tha Principal, staff and pupils ol Monks' Hill Sac. School wish to axpraaa lhair haartfalt sympathies and condoli-ncft to tha family ol MR MOHD VAHYA BIN HARON on the death of their son _MUHAIMIN BIN MOHO. YAHYA With da«paal sympathy to tha family of tha lata AYATHAN
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      68 28 Mr A. Kriahnan age 56 paaaad »way paacafully on 1/2/86 iaaving behind mothar, wifa, children, brother and aistars to mourn his losa. (Karmathl) prayer? will be held on Sunday Hiih Keb 'B6 at Blk 132. #04-314. Bukit BaU)k West Ave. 6 Followed by Athma Shantl Poojal at Shlvan
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  • RACING
    • 46 28 THE TEAMS MTZ: Lester Plggott, Pat Eddery, Willie Carson, Yves Saint-Martin. LOCAL: Leslie Ktaoo, B.Y. Leong, Sabiao DoJwr*, Lake Dwds. EXPATRIATE: Graham Cook, Mark Sestlch, Ernie Johnson, Terry Lucas. POINTS Tea points to winner, six to second, three to third and one to fourth.
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    • 385 28  -  TONTO By our man on the track KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The luck of the draw certainly favoured Luke Danis when his name came out alongside boom galloper Shade Of Purple in Race 6 tomorrow, second leg of the Ritz Club challenge series. With four wins on
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    • 93 28 THESE horses have won or done well on a wet track: RACE 1: Glesca Toon, Upper Grosvenor 11, Eucheuma, Ferrous Cardlo. BACE t: Hittite Warrior, Whips, Spectacular Win. BACE 1: Badak 11, Sheikh Of Baghdad, Brave Performance, Vetri Veeran. BACE 4: Tiny Twinkle n, Marching Home, Whodunit. BACK it
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    • 164 28 Horse of Year will be named tonight BtMalt Prtsptct Btst Beld Ctint Of Honour Jingle Bill IV Tnth Workihillc A HORSESHOE-SHAPED trophy made from 10 taels of solid gold will change hands tonight when the 1985 Marlboro Horse of the Year is named in Kuala Lumpur. Members of the Racing
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    • 3934 28 2.00 CLASS 3 DIV 3 1,600m 1J I i IB (Ratings: 86-77) wmmmmmmM (stakes: $14,500) 1 9*400* Never Mlm n CT (M) Never Miss-Lee 5 amg dl +2. By Honest Pleasure; never likely, finishing 13th of 16 Div 2 S'pore 1200m yielding Dec 14; good run
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    • 285 29  -  THE RACING EDITOR By TWO more horses have been withdrawn from the Tunku Gold Cup to be run at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow, leaving only 13 starters. On Thursday, trainer Ivan Allan decided to scratch his lone candidate, topweight Big Chief, and
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    • 494 29 Piggott arrives KUALA LUMPUR, FrL Lester Plggstt, eapUta ta* Btt» das Caamat— team are la aws sJsjasjiteratajr's aetoy. M A Afc^ CM M ■1 f f Be sraasjfct sit Jssse aari HwiMU, tws af kJs live ombim ieeseiTSw f far Isjkt wwrk. Plggstt eTatetani; "I wae srlyhyj
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    • 1493 29 fWA MM 2.00 CLASS 1 OIV 4 1,200m 1) iU lip (Ratings: 125-113) (Stakes: $18,000) 1 54*5*0 Bmb Bmb 57 (125) AL A AR-Rodgers 6 nzg dl +3 Plggatt 5 2 ****** Amir 55.5 (1«) Sean-Ahmad 6 nz dl 4 St-Martln 4 S *****0 Seattle Steel 55.4 (IS)
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    • 65 29 Week's top gallops TUESDAY (good going): Shade Of Purple 42, Never Miss II 37.2, Hollywood East 40.2, Senyum n 40.6, Whips 36.4, Pagan Dancer 36, Spectacular Win 42.2. WEDNESDAY (good): Kinta Valley II 38.2, Friendship m 42, Freddy's Choice n 37.5. THURSDAY (good) Never Miss II 37.4, Eucheuma 38, Riffelberg
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    • 157 29 Ban on Newnes to end earlier LONDON, Fri. The three-year ban on English jockey Billy Newnes will be lifted from July 1, six months early, the Jockey Club announced yesterday. Newnes, 26, who won the Epsom Oaks in 1962 on Time Charter while still an apprentice, was banned in January
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 409 29 r MRS. IM KOON HAI (NE e UEW SIEW LAN) PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 14.2.86 LEAVING BEHIND HUSBAND: IM KOON HAI SONS: DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW: YIN CHOW JULIET YOW TECK LIM AMY CHIU BOR OI POH TENG SIAN FAH DAUGHTERS: SONS-IN-LAW: LAI YEN CHIA KENG SWEE
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    • 39 29 The Family of the late MR. CHUA BOCK KWEE Departed 10/2/86 with to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relative* A friend* for their kind assistance-, attendance*, condolence* and donations during their recent bereavement.
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    • 290 29 In Loving Memory Of LEE SIEW KIM Departed Feb. 15, 1985 The depths of sorrow we cannot tell. Of the loss of one we love so well. And while she sleeps a peaceful sleep Her memory we shall always keep Always remembered by Mother,
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 596 30 J. R A JENDR AN, who will be covering tho Thomas Cup badminton qualifying found in Bangkok next week, talks to the Singapore team before they leave for their all-important assignment Veteran trio pledge to stay on if Singapore qualify for finals RANKINGS THREE of Singapore's veteran
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    • 94 30 Gilliland to lead Scotland EDINBURGH, Fri. Billy Gilliland, mixed doubles champion with Nora Perry hi January's Japan Open tournament, will spearhead Scotland's challenge hi the preliminary round of the Thomas Cup men's team badminton tournament in Mulheim, West Germany, from Feb 19 to 23. Scottish Open women's singles finalist Alyson
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    • 160 30  -  JANICE SE AH TENNIS LELA ZAINAL is cashing in on the form that saw her become the first Singaporean Junior to be ranked on the International Tennis Federation's junior list last month. Lela, 13, made a clean sweep of the women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles
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    • 153 30 BOCA RATON (Florida), Fri. Jimmy Connors, at one time only two points from defeat, took three hours last night to overcome unheralded Claudio Panatta, of Italy, in the US$l.B million ($3.18 million) International Players Championships. In other second-round matches last night, top-seeded Ivan Lendl, of Czechoslovakia,
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    • 236 30 Men's flagles, lint mud (Amerkwn ■Blew stated): Joakim Nystrom (Swe) bt Vince Van Patten 6-2, 6-0. Brad Gilbert bt Ronald Agenor (Haiti) 6-2, 7-5. Ivan Lendl (Cze) bt Christo ven Rensburs (SA) 6-4, 6-1. Stefan Edberg (Swe) bt Matt Doyle (Ire) 6-3, 6-4. Peter Lundgren (Swe) bt Cassio
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    • 237 30 ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY Skipper Misbun fears Sze Yu may upset Malaysia's plans KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Captain Misbun Sidek fears Australia's China-born Sze Yu may pose a threat to Malaysia when they meet in the Thomas Cup qualifying rounds in Bangkok next week. Misbun, who will spearhead
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    • 456 30 CHNG CHEE YONG, SI (maaager). Senior programme co-ordinator at People's Association. Singapore Badminton Association asst. treasurer. Managed 1978 China tour team and 1965 Asian Badminton Confederation tournament squad in Kuala Lumpur. HUANG ZHIYI AN, 4f (••Mfc). Physical educationist and men's coach in Guangzhou
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    • 290 30 BOXING DUBLIN, Fri. Armed police from the Republic's elite task force, fearing a kidnapping, have mounted a round-the-clock guard on Barry McGuigan before his defence tomorrow of the World Boxing Association featherweight title against Danilo Cabrera. And from the way the two fighters are talking,
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    • 493 30 BASKETBALL Israel qualified (or the men's World Championships in Spain in July when they beat Czechoslovakia 92-90 in Jerusalem on Thursday. Ttmntufm remits «t the America* National ■■■tnltaM Awtrtottf tche»: Cleveland 135 New Jersey 117, Philadelphia 95 New York 92, Milwaukee 113 Utah 106, San Antonio 119
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    • 528 31  -  JOE DORAI MALAYSIA CUP SOCCER PREVIEW ...By FIXTUWEB fllfipwii v BnuMi (National Stadium, 8) Perlto v FT (Kangar, 4.30) Fines v Ketek (Lumut, 8.15) SriMgor v Tre«ggAa« (KL, 8.30) Singapore promise fans a bounty to spare and share VICTORY is within reach. What matters most is
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    • 99 31 KELANTAN 4 MALACCA 1 KOTA BARU, Fri. Kelantan handed Malacca a 4-1 thrashing in a Malaysia Cup match at Stadium Sultan Mohammed here tonight. Kelantan went ahead in the fourth minute through Roslan Hassan from a pass by Hashim Mustapha. Hashim himself was on target in the
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    • 666 31 ON THE CRICKET SCENE WEST Indian Malcolm Marshall is the most lethal fast bowler In cricket. As he prepares to wage war against England in the First Test In Jamaica next week, he talks to Dudley Donst of the London Sunday Times. Saturday Person MALCOLM MARSHALL,
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    • 266 31 England improve after a wobbly start KINGSTON, Fri. England's batsmen recovered from a shaky start to make 329 for eight on the opening day of their fourday match against hosts Jamaica here today. Mike Gatting, who made 80, and Allan Lamb (78), shared a fourth-wicket stand of 147 to rebuild
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    • 155 31 ATHLETICS SAAA erMS-CMWtry e'sMpa (Macßitchie Reservoir, 3.30 pm). BASKETBALL Frtea4ly: Singapore American School v KL International School (King's Road, 10 am). CRICKET PriMily: SCRC v Tanglin Taverners (Bales tier Rd, 1.30 pm). GOLF Warrra Open (Warren GC, 7.30 am). RUGBY BCC Beveaa Befc»»b mmi Colleges toanuuneat (Padang, 9
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    • ON THE GOLF SCENE
      • 248 31  -  LIM KEE CHAN By VINCENT LEE, who plays off one, will undoubtedly start favourite in the Warren Open, held in conjunction with the club's Silver Jubilee, starting today. The homester, who will be playing under Jurong Country Club colours, holds the course record of two-under-par 68.
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      • 129 31 Mikiko makes her mark MIKIKO OHTA (handicap 6), of the home club, bettered the course record by two strokes in defeating three-time champion Kee Bee Khim (2), of SICC, by four strokes in the Warren Open women's championship when she returned a three-over-par 71 yesterday. Although Bee Khim, winner in
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      • 242 31 HONOLULU, Fri. GEORGE BURNS eagled the final hole for a nine-un-der-par 63 at the Waialae Country Club here yesterday for a one-stroke lead after the first round of the US$5OO,OOO ($l.l m) Hawaiian Open. Ed Piori birdied his final two holes and moved into a
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    • 201 31  -  JOE DORAI LOCAL SOCCER FOUR newcomers will face an uphill task against experienced opponents when the National Football League kicks off today with five Division Three games. The club with the toughest assignment are Jalan Sultan FC, who take on former Division One
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    • 166 31  -  J. RAJENDRAN FOR a change, the 'A' team lost. Gecon A, despite relentless pressure, crashed 24 to Changi International Airport Services at Tanglin yesterday. It was CIAS' first win in Division Two of the Singapore Business Houses Football League this season and much of
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    • 208 31  - Krishnan in for a tough time HAKIKAT RAI ATHLETICS By G. KRISHNAN, who will be aiming for his second straight victory in this afternoon's national cross-country championships, will have to cast wary glances over his shoulders as he covers the 10.55 km course at Macßitchie Reservoir. The 25-year-old production worker,
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  • 375 32  -  DOREEN SOH Interest payments to be calculated on a half-yearly basis By OWNERS of Housing Board flats, who will pay less in monthly instalments from next month, will find that the HDB will now use a new method of calculating interest, on their loans.
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  • 32 32 COLOMBO, Fri. Security forces yesterday killed four Tamil separatist guerillas and captured 23 in separate incidents in Sri Lanka's northern and eastern areas, a Defence Ministry spokesman said today. Reuter
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  • 31 32 NEW YORK, Fri. The Dow Jones Average of 30 industrials fell 3.21 points to 1,641.86 in the first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. AP
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  • 305 32  -  ANNE KOH By mtQmUm beteg reec&ed *y Dr T*«y Tu m mntvl *t Clmm^l Atrpvrt ywtof'BS>y. CHINA will sign a tourism agreement with Singapore during the visit of Chinese State Councillor Gu Mu. Under the agreement, a Joint committee on tourism
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  • 367 32 Changes follow move of Philip Yeo to head EDB TOP-LEVEL changes in function and appointment have been announced by the Defence Ministry among its four deputy secretaries. The changes were effective on Jan 2 and accompany the previously announced departure of Mr
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  • 145 32 Up to one week for buyers to de-register SZ cars PEOPLE who buy SZ or hired cars can either deregister them immediately or do it within a week. From yesterday, SZ cars can be used as scrap for the purchase of new private cars under the Preferential Additional Registration Fee
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    • 88 32 ■|M| FINEST PERSIANS TRIBAL AFGHANS 1 ****<£<*&»*&£ i ME £fIHEiW^R9B4 9 .-v <Pjv£ji i, J, U CHINESF PAKISTAN SINGAPORE S OLDEST CARPET ESTABLISHMENT AJMXR SON'S <siN<M92i) PTB LTD #01-15 Facing the Orchard Mall #03-01 to 07 LUCKY PLAZA, Singapore Mm to Sat 10.00am 7.00pm Tel: 7M9H2 2*sO9H* 714<507 Stay m
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    • 115 32 Weather '*8N«a88MBWjpjpea^^ IF TO 1pm: Showers ever a few areas in the early morns* TEMP. (C) up to 6 am tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mm. SUNSET today: 7.21 pm; SUNMSE tomorrow: 7.17 am. GLOBAL HEATHER Aelelalde *C fttaalla 18/31 C Clear Amsterdam -5/0C Cloudy ajelksorae $C t Baagkek 25/31C Clear
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  • Section Two Books
    • 10 1 Section Two Books THE STRAITS TIMES, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1966
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    • 115 1 MB LEE KHOON CHOY, wm bars la Batterwarth, Malayila, aad started his career aa a J<«raaltot with 81a Plb Jit Pah befere Halag 81a Chew Jit Pah aad Naayaag Shug Paa, which be fabae%aeatly left far The Btralto Tlmei. He cevered the epach-maktag Afr«-A«laa Caafereace
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    • 766 1 What Q. WHAT are you reading at the moment? A. At the present moment, I am concentrating on Japanese. When you live in Japan, you must know JapaI can read Japanese because I know the Chinese script. So if you ask me
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      • 316 1 Donations Wf pour into bKH^BbV bv/ Calcutta slums >** "^v. awaW \^^bb dP JB am. ißkh^ —^bh C* 1 ■a^B^^^^^^^^aßai Bjt» I Jr B^^ **«f ffl I Graham m^J Greene in 1 {^9-L Nicaragua 2 Looking for W ins P |ration In Expressions I J B^^Va^aVß^B^B^A^B^B^B^Mfiß^B^a^a^B^Ba^aißkßaVA^k lIGU Bimilllltnil jifc^ BVatfakiaaaa
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    • Books
      • 943 2  -  MATTHEW ■»jkljklklkl I'm not a communist. I'd like to see, as I think Omar Torrijos (the late Panamanian leader) wanted to see, a social ej democratic Central America. Graham Greene Graham Greene was awarded Britain's Order of Merit by Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday.
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      • 316 2  -  FRANCIS X. CLINES ■jklklkjl "A MAJOR character has to come somehow out of the unconscious," Graham Greene said in a rare and vivid appearance beyond the pages of his books. He told of cataloguing his dreams, searching for the tracks of a fresh character in fiction.
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      • 548 2 THE ENGLISH COMPANION An Idiosyncratic A Z of England and Englishness By Godfrey Smith Penguin, 1985, 272 pages, $28.60 THE English Companion was intended to be an unassuming friend who would stroll with the reader, pointing out an interesting tree here, a shrub there,
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      521 4 EMPBLES it the Sky toy Amtfccmr Suniti <C«r««ei ■■■to, WE, TW ftfii, TIT) Many of today's national airlines are inextricably bound up with their home country's ambition and security. Understandably so, since air travel is now an industry so invaluable to international trade and the balance of payments.
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    • 723 4 I Update 4 More than 12,000 letters containing cheques, cash and •van jewellery have poured in from people appalled at conditions H-» -I 111 HIV llUm, DMfVfO to be the most densely populated apot on aarth with 70,000 people crammed into an area about the
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    • 404 4 Young Under SWEEP and Gyp, two adorable sheepdog puppies, lived on Mr Wilkin's farm. Mr Wilkin, despite being a busy man, still found time for his favourite hobby, breeding and training sheepdogs. Sweep and Gyp were very good brothers and inseparable friends. They went everywhere together. Mr Wilkin
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    • 316 4 VEROWCA THE SNOW-OFF By Nancy K. Robinson Four Winds Press, New York, 1982, 119 pages HBVMW6O by SHARON CHUA LI MEI. 10 VERONICA SCHMIDT has just been transferred to Maxton Academy Making friends is her main problem because she is a show-off. Nobody in school wants
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    • I Expressions
      • 855 5  - 'We regret to inform you. CHIA GUAN SEY By 18, student I Jobs are getting mam elusive these day&rfl contributor narratfld woes of a job-hmd while the other tett^ it's like to be retread WHEN you ask yoff friends out and receive answers ranging from "Sorry, but I'm busy giving
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      • 365 5  - Will my story have a happy ending KEITH Thong ■ykjljkljkljk ex-draughtsman LOSING a job for the vef^H first time can be quite an eerie experience. It is quite different from reading a headline in the* papers or a statistic in some^ report. Retrenchment is okay, so long as it happens
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      • 210 5 EXPRESSIONS offers an outlet for creative and artistic effort by you and for you. So if you're a closet writer, composer, painter or photographer, now's the time to unveil your talent Whether you write, compose music, paint, sculpt or draw (cartoons, illustrations or drawings), send it to
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    • Do-it-yourself
      • 480 6 SIMONE VAZ shows you how three wires run your home BEFORE attempting to fix, or re-do, any of the electrical wiring around the house, it is essential to know about the wires that you will come into contact with. There are two types of wiring cables
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      • 280 6 THERE is only one rule to observe when changing the flex on any appliance follow exactly the original arrangement of the wires. UntMtra screws in the plug. You will find three wire terminals and a slot for the fuse inside. UafMtea screws at each of the
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      • 246 6 nM. Handy $ra Helpers \j£ Simone Vaz I USING a glue gun for bonding jobs means less f mess and waste. The gun squirts glue directly on I the surfaces and crannies that are to be joined I and there is no need
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      • 1316 7 T'l'lax No: *****59 S^i S^l^T Te,e, S,^: S.T.A.N.T.S. HS T.MEAD TSftgXS&JZS"" 1 SSSfiSZ: eg&g.S. 1 fSSS&T APPOINTMENTS Pnonpr^ P^HlSlPifll *2| K^ v All I W^w J BM T^W^BT TtTT^B LyDrdnG Associates provides a comprehensive range S^A of management consultancy services aimed at helping clients V| increase the effectiveness and profitability
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      • 998 7 J COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS P.L.C. SENIOR MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS The activities of the Cold Storage Group include Trading and Distribution W Food Processing, RetaH.ng and Property. Apart from wide ranging activities in R A^s^^^ inVGStmentS n Mal^ sia and crests in II s a result of the decision of the Finance
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      • 617 8 APPOINTMENTS BB^Br B^^^^^^^^TB I B bßb J^M BM m **y^* l^^Ba^B^B^B^B^B^B^Ba^Ba^BWS;':-- j^ Ngee Ann Polytechnic will be installing a 1 CADCAM System and suitably qualified >^^H persons are required to fill the following "^L^l positions to support the Polytechnic s CADCAM Training Programme SYSTEM MANAGER (Gross salary ranges from $1610
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      • 993 8 Manager, Credit Department (£*/«*»■> Our cUent, a major European bank actively involved in regional lending, requires a highly competent and dynamic individual to assume the position of Manager of its Credit Department. This is a senior management position and the successful candidate will head the Credit Department which provides all
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      • 738 8 SAM is a manufacturer of aircraft parts and components With rapid expansion and growth of our operations, we plan to hire several hey individuals of exceptional sk.ll and poten3|^k tial If /ou are interested in a long term challenging career Wltn Potent' 3 advancement and varied assignments and m can
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      • 811 9 APPOINTMENTS F NATIONAL UNIVERSITY I OF SINGAPORE Applications are invited for appointment to the post of:ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT in the Personnel Department QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE All candidates should have a recognised University degree. In addition, candidates are expected to have some experience in personnel administration. SALARY Gross monthly emoluments range from $1150/- to
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      • 557 9 ÜBWIIBHU BWIIBH The Clubhouse which is situated in beautiful parkland, off Swiss Club Road, will open in April 1986. The Club now invites suitably qualified applicants for the following positions:- Head Chef (S $30,000 pa) Purchasing Officer Food Beverage Stewards/ Stewardesses Cooks Kitchen Stewards/ Stewardesses The Club offers: a generous
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      • 637 9 #JJCWMT raw Microelectronics Re Ltd AT&T Microelectronics Pte Ltd invites competent professionals to fill the following positions: Test Systems I Development Engineer I Plan, strategise and implement test transfer and qualification programs Improve and design innovative test software efficiency and methods Tactically strategise and develop software and hardware realisation of
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      • 695 9 Leading International Insurance Brokers and Consultants invite applications from suitably qualified persons for the following positions: Senior Account Executive Account Executive University Degree in Business Administration, diploma in Insurance professional course or its equivalent. 3-5 years experience preferable in Insurance Brokering Company or marketing department of insurance company but not
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      • 689 10 APPOINTMENTS I I A large esUfaiMied regional trading conglomerate with ako interests in properties and finance is looking for experienced mmr individuals to f» the fofcming positions m its various subsidiaries. I A. SENIOR MANAGERS /MAMAGETO I (MARKETING) The candidate is responsible for developing existing markets and I evaluating market
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      • 684 10 m A multi-national American company is looking for a I Responsible for Gate Array design with future 1 1 1 potential in full custom design. I Must have a minimum Second Upper Honour Degree in Electronic Engineering, or a Master in Physics or equivalent. Applicants should also be highly motivated,
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      • 488 10 I Our Company, the leading manufacturer of Winchester Disc Drives is seeking dynamic and qualified personnel to support our expansion programme as> i C^^^bwlbwwW aflTr Degree in Bectncai/Bectronics Engineering I •Interested in testing, failure analysis or quality assurance work ♦Degreein Meclwicai Engineering Some industrial experience in the disc drives industry
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      • 630 10 AUS electronics company manufacturing inter- =5 S connection systems has a vacancy for the posi- 2E ST tion of: Process Engineer (Grow salary $35,000 p*.) H Qualifications: Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent S »At least 3 years' experience in the main- tenance/evaluation of molds and auxiliary
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      • 926 11 APPOINTMENTS We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for the following positions -1) SYSTEMS ANALYST Degree in either Computer Science or a basic University Degree 2 to 3 years experience in system analysis and application programming Good knowledge in software for P C and CAD/ CAM Successful candidate will be
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      • 282 11 NOTICES a^p» NOTICE IN THE BiGH COURT OP THE ■■Hb^ a republic op Singapore as| notice is hereby CimiCCC CIIC Ciaipaata* Wlaa^g Up GIV EN that. I Lee Nguk pw «HICniTT O «MIIX 5 Moy of No. 1 Claymore H NAiMafitts Drive #15-04 Singapore 0922 In The High Court Of
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      • 640 11 Sim TAN ByColiette I PEANUTS By Schui* < S iKSS^OoS^2 m^^^V^rmfi 1 M^rfSS^SSSli!)] I BONJOUR MONSIEUR... I ITHOU6MTYOUMI6MT I ItHE TROORSMIP "LEVIATHAN I W^TZZZZT^ n J^-V#l) rt*£KW™™*rHM* y2!iSffSI!!RH N6 LIKE TO MA/E ME REAP DOCKEQ AT BREST UJITH I aSvJo^ SSS^tI i(WD crfh^jß^L &/W > P > PA HL^ 6HTyDU
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      • 628 12 NOTICES _j f SHDB 1 I BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET I Tenders are invited for the following premises at:- I I 1. WOODLANDS TOWN GARDEN Floating I Restaurant I 2. UPPER CHANGI ROAD Seafood Restaurant I I 3. JOO CHIAT TANJONG KATONG COMPLEXES I for Restaurant, Shops Offices I I
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      • 473 12 9 PfflmiMfllHlffiSl h\ RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS Research Scholarships are available to outstanding university graduates registered in, or admissable to. master's and doctors degree programmes by research at the National University of Singapore. The Scholarships are tenable for one year in the first instance and. subject to satisfactory progress, renewable annually for
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      • 501 12 8 lith BIG DAY! Q CMTrUY (*****00) 11.00 am, 1.30, 4.00. 6.30 I 9.15pm < Q 6. Suttan (*****76) 4 SHOWS: 1.30. 4.00, 6.30 1 9.15em < fi ADMISSION PRICES: IS $4 8 (NO FREE LIST/MILITARY CONCESSION) I X Extra Show tomorrow at GOLDEN SULTAN 11.00am 8 Richad •tTSRSS^* ittllfle
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    • Arts & Leisure
      • 511 13  -  REBECCA CHUA By AS A teenager, he used to prowl around the music section of the National Library looking for musty old scores. It wasn't just the prospect of unearthing rare musical scores that thrilled him; he was amazed that composers could orchestrate literally thousands of
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      • 419 13 LEONG WENS KAfU talks to Indonesian pianist Lanny Jahja Saputra and SSO trombonist Stave Singer, both of whom will play at the Familiar Favourites Concert tonight. J.S. BACH once said it was with God's grace that he wrote all his music. Indonesian pianist Lanny Jahja Saputra feels
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      • 299 13  -  REDECCA CHUA ■yjklkljkl todfgfgdfgf From this week, this column will appear every Saturday. THE BelJtag People's Art Theatre promises to provide a double treat for the-atre-goers at the Arts Fest. The scheduled performances of Lao She's Tea House will be followed by the staging
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      • 323 13 THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra's principal trombonist, Steven Singer, will be playing his swan song as a soloist with the orchestra tonight. The 24-year-old American, who won a prize at the Japan International Wind and Percussion Competition in Tokyo recently, will be leaving
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    • Page 13 Miscellaneous
      • 784 13 PERFORMANCES tion on Chinese spear nan- point, YMCA, People's Park Gin Road. Mondays Fri- (public). Admission: $2 pm. Also on next Saturday FAMILIAR FAVOUR- dlin sword-fighting and and Liat Towers. days. 9am 5 pm. Satur- (adults) and $1 (children). and March 1 and 8 Members TIES. Performing with ha w^
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      • 1039 13 1 Radio One A two-hour package for children starts at 9.05 mm with HAPPY TIMES, a potpourri off music, general knowledge and contributions from children. After the news-in-brief at 10 am, Linda Victor and Charlee continue with an hour of "live" phone-ins with children in HAPPY TALK. 90.5 mHz in
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    • Your viewing guide
      • 692 14 m my view Catharine Ong ffti f wni it |ii np mmmt) —I I rnnn Wmn iTwn (Tti it prop mm), Sateday Ngkt M*v-fe-Family Seen* (Ck 5, UJI fm> "A GIRL'S gotta pick on her mother for something!" This is one of the homespun truths
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      • 181 14 WORLD OF SURVIVAL THE SOLITARY CONFINEMENT (Ck B, 4Jf pm): There are 22 species of hombills in Africa. They are of different sizes and occupy different habitats. This film tells the amazing story of how the common hombills raise their young in confinement. The mother bird's spell
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      • 655 14 %**M%O 9 Al programmes m English unless otherwiM indicated 1230 PM SBC Text live' Sample 7.30 Nawa (Malay) ti u 7JSO Mawawatch (Children's news -MB Opening and Programme High- programme) 2.45 Matona Tha Mafcan You Got Luck )> Kasnif Are You of Mafic (See For the Young) the Woman?). The
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