The Straits Times, 18 March 1986

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, MARCH 18, ISB6 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 188/12/85
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  • 968 1 Day Three: 10 dead and 16 rescued burrow method used by teams Death cheated, prayers answered 41 thought of my mother a lot during tho dark hours. I felt an overwhelming sadness at the thought that I may never m see my loved ones
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    • 83 1 CID DIRECTOR VISITS 1 1 IN HOSPITAL CID Director Jagjlt Singh and some of his men spoke to the 11 survivors still warded at the Singapore General Hospital early this morning. He said he was there to check with the survivors whether they knew of any others trapped with them
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  • 403 1 Why work on top of rubble was halted Jaya: Rescue effort at a delicate stage RESCUE work has moved underground to enable rescuers to reach trapped survivors bet nth the rabble «f aamamak Hotel New World thraagh Home Affairs Minister Prof 8. Jayakamar yesterday told Parliament that reoeae teams had
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  • 511 1 SEVERAL MPs yesterday called on the Government to think again about trimming the civil service, saying that the proposed exercise could not have come at a more imprudent time. One of them, Mr Chandra Das (Chong Boon), went as far as to suggest
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    • 157 1 > jL j_ A _fl_ .___> I^ROLEX The underground heroes: P. 2 Man walks out of rubble: P. 4 Diary of tragedy: P. 4 Hotel insured for $800,000: P. 5 The action underground in graphics: P. 5 +Gem Latest models of 1986. All GEM organs with "MIDI" facilities-'IN* 'OUT' THRU
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  • THE HOTEL DISASTER
    • The underground heroes
      • 828 2 1 SAF doctor Lim Meng Kin I WAS glad to see him breathing. I W touched his face. I introduced myself and he told me: "Please help me. Get me out, please." I reassured him. I felt his pulse. It was
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      • 598 2 3 MRT construction manager Russell Black THE basement car park of the building is the most likely place to find survivors of the hotel disaster, engineers decided after a careful study of the hotel plans. The upper floors had "telescoped down" and were stacked
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      • 611 2 2 Expert expats Ws'rs asking men to go in there and lie on their backs snd try to bora a hole in eon- A crate. Mr Russell Black. BEY .are men af valour, about IM of them from •r-fltng places like Ireland, New
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      • 203 2 ME David Batters, SI, a Briton, Is a pit supervisor with Kajbna Corporation, and works at the Empress Plaee MRT worksite. He had crawled oat from one tunnel for a break whoa he spoke of his experience. In short, terse sentence*, he told what It was
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      • 924 2 What s ud on tne insurance tto WHILE workers trapped under the debris will be taken care of by worker insurance, affected members of the public claiming compensation will face a long road. Employees of Hotel New World! and the Industrial and
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      • 193 2 Tests on concrete start today TESTING of the first concrete samples of debris of the collapsed hotel is scheduled to begin today or tomorrow at the Kallang laboratories of the Public Works Department. The tests will gather as much information as possible to help the Commission of Inquiry into the
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    • 279 3 Offers of help from free hotel rooms to chicken essence OFFERS of help in many forms were received yesterday from free hotel rooms to Brands Essence of Chicken. Nearby President Merlin Hotel has opened eight rooms on the 15th storey for families and relatives of those trapped in the crumbled
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    • 1353 3 Jayakumar briefs Parliament on the rescue operation QUOTE More haste, less speed... ALL efforts to rescue the people trapped under the collapsed Hotel New World in Seran-. goon Road are beingJ carried out with profes- 1 sional advice to ensure maximum chances of
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    • 843 4 1.00 am: Wore begins on the right side of the pile of rubbk A woman and child are believed to be trapped there. 1.55 am: 69 people are listed as missing by relatives and family. More names come in. 2.00 am: Fcreign Affairs Minister S. Dhanabalan
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    • 212 4 Survivors' stories In great pain but alive after 48 hours MORE than 48 hours after the hotel-collapse disaster. a man walked out unassisted from a heap of rubble yesterday. The first signs of this came at about 1.40 pm when an MRTC rescue worker was
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    • 266 4 AT 9.14 pm last night the two rescued Industrial Commercial Bank clerks arrived at the Singapore General Hospital with hardly a few bruises on them. Exactly an hour later, a third survivor, bank officer Albert Sim Slang Luck, 36, also arrived at the
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    • 206 4 A fatal story... THEY had come for a two-day shopping trip from Koala Lumpur bat barely an hour after checking Into the hotel, disaster struck the family of four. Mr Daniel Ferumal, together with his wife, Sarah, 1> 2-year-old son, Aaron, and sister-in-law Halidah, were among
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    • 837 4 A wrong trip that almost cost despatch rider his life MX was a case of being at ■ke wrong place at the Strong time, but all's well Khat ends well. I That was how events un- folded for despatch rider Liew Beng Seng, who was plucked to safety on Sunday,
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    • 680 5 Should have been $5m developer's secretary The action underground HOTEL New World was insured for .$BOO,OOO Just enough to cover a $600,000 mortgage that the owner and developer of the building, Lian Yak Realty Company, had taken with the Industrial and Commercial Bank 15 years ago.
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    • Briefly
      • 86 5 MRS A. Amu-da, a tourist from Madras, is alive today because she wanted to change hotels. She was at tlie nearby Broadway Hotel to see if there was room when it happened. Her sister-in-law, Mrs M. Jayamani, 36, was with her. Mrs Amuda, a housewife, said:
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      • 91 5 A MAN who had tried to rush onto the site of the collapsed hotel was brought into the relief centre hysterical and shouting at about 3 pm. According to bystanders, he had tried to nm onto tbe site shouting that his wife was inside. Even at the centre,
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      • 59 5 THERE has been overwhelming response to the police rescue hotline from those offering help. But Home Affairs Director (Operations) Lim Siam Kim urges restraint as the calls are more than the police operators can handle. "We appreciate your concern and the help offered, and wiU put on
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      • 93 5 THREE men yesterday pleaded guilty to disorderly behaviour at the site of the collapsed hotel. Koh Cheng Hai, 46, was fined $100 after he admitted shouting at a constable who had prevented him from entering the area that was cordoned off. Tan Yaung Seow,
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      • 52 5 AT LEAST three families living in the neighbouring block of two-storey pre-war shophouses have not returned for business. It was learnt yesterday that the owners of a barber shop, a photo studio and a coffee shop, have not returned because of the noise and the debris from
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      • 87 5 THE booming business which a nearby petrol station has been enjoying has come to a temporary standstill. Mr Raymond Lim, 32, who looks after the Choon Eng Hua Esso station for his family, said that he had been advised by Esso officials to close the kiosk for
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      • 65 5 BUSINESS at the Industrial and Commercial Bank's offices at Shenton Way and Textile Centre went on as normal yesterday. Dr Gwee Yee Hean. the Chief Executive of the bank, said customers who had been using the ill-fated Serangoon Road branch had begun using the two branches. He
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    • 297 5 List of dead and the survivors Ttwdood: PERUMAL Kumarasamy (m), 34, Malaysian, found on Sunday; Sarah Philip (f). 36. Malaysian, found on Sunday; Aaron Daniel Anand (m), 18 months, Malaysian, found on Sunday; Halitha Philip (f 34, Malaysian, found on Sunday; an unidentified woman between 20 and 25 years found
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    • 43 5 THE Oman Road Post Office, which is situated nest to the collapsed Hotel New World, will be closed for hs_— until further notice. Telecoms announced yesterday that the closure was due to rescue work still taking place in ttie area.
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 242 6 Wage data bank TEE NATIONAL Trades Union Congress will soon be able to provide unionists with properly collated information on wages and hinge benefits to help them in bilateral pay negotiations with employers. The NTUC haa assigned two officers to collect facta and figures that are relevant for these
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    • 255 6 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: FIGURES released recently by the Registry ef mrmm aad Deaths shew that women are delaying ■ittirkni. IMs ahenld ke eeen in tha i mmmk of the pattern of wimia'o partlci. patten in the —tawna. The ntajstllj slay in A_M>___________r* IMI A___tat mji iMaallaa k\. 1—
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    • 415 6 Swiss 'no* to join UN Bmma VOTERS have soundly rejected a government Md to make Switzerland the 160th full member of the United Nations. The voting showed vivid support far neutrality that has kept the country out of two world wars. Not one of the country's 26
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    • 294 6 Brazil thrashed HUNGARY, inspired by the brilliance of midfielder Lajos Detail, thrashed Brazil 34) in a World Cup warm-up before a sell-out crowd of 80,000. Brazil, making five changes from the team that lost 24 to West Germany last Wednesday, never got going and appeared unable to cope with
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    • 390 6 Celebrity lifestyle KENNETH KOH and IRENE PATES visit two neighbours at the .Zoo a beautiful, temperamental prima donna and her director and are given a peep into a celebrity's swinging lifestyle. Over tea, they get a demonstration of upper-crust table manners from a star who breakfasts with members
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    • 196 6 U.S. DISK-DRIVE FIRM SETS UP OPERATION HERE A CALIFORNIA disk drive-maker has established a manufacturing operation here and will initially invest about |10 million in tbe factory. Micropenis Corporation expects the plant to produce US$4O million worth of disk drives this year. All of its products will be exported
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    • 84 6 TAX CUTS FOR HOW LONG? A READER points out that investors will not bring their money into Singapore if they cannot be sure the Government's tax cuts will remain after the two-year implementation period. She notes that the Government has adopted a wait-and-see attitude on the cuts and that
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    • 214 6 Asean Across the Causeway 8-point peace plan PRINCE NORODOM Sihanouk has said his threeparty anti-Vietnamese coalition is ready to form a goverament with the Heng Samrin administration if Hanoi begins a troop withdrawal from Cambodia. He said his coalition and Hanoi should discuss a staged withdrawal of Vietnamese forces, and
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  • around the WORLD
    • 361 8 ZURICH, Monday SWISS voters have soundly rejected a government bid to make Switzerland the 160th full member of the United Nations. The voting showed vivid support for neutrality that has kept the country out of two world wars. The motion put to
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    • 213 8 WASHINGTON, Mon. PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan said yesterday Nicaragua was building a deep-water port with communist help, and accused the leftist Sandinista government of selling illegal drugs to Americans and providing a command post for international terrorists. In a national television broadcast anead of a
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    • 486 8 French President faces opposition-dominated Assembly PARIS, Mon. THE narrow majority won by France's conservative coalition in yesterday's parliamentary elections heralds a Kriod of political "cobi tation*' between a socialist President and an opposition-dominat-ed National Assembly unprecedented in contemporary French history. Consultations were already
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    • 170 8 The age of made to order crops LOS ANGELES, Mm. A team off Stanford University researchers at Pale Alte have reported breaking thraagh a erttieal Melegleal harrier and brenght significantly eleaer tke <as>y 8888 tke werls a bumt crops can The team, led by Dr Virginia Walbet, a Jt-year-eld plaat
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    • 327 8 Price rises spark off Polish demo WARSAW, Mon. The prices of bread, milk, sugar and alcohol were raised yesterday as the Polish government sought to reduce food subsidies before it is admitted to the International Monetary Fund. Immediately after the increases, about 1,000 demonstrators marched through Gdansk chanting "Down with
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    • 36 8 BONN. Mon. Seventeen policemen were injured and two demonstrators injured in clashes after some 1,000 people gathered in Wackersdorf yesterday to protest against the building of West Germany's first nuclear fuel recycling plant. AFP
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    • 308 8 LONDON, Mon. WOODY Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo was named best film of 1985 last night at the British Academy Awards and director Steven Spielberg was given the prestigious fellowship of the academy. "Wow, that's great. This is indeed quite an honour," said the
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    • 264 8  - Rapes lead to call for death penalty in Britain DONALD HIGGS By London Correspondent LONDON, Mon. Calls are being made for the reintroduction in Britain of corporal punishment and even the death penalty for rape. This follows a series of appalling rape cases and sexual murders in recent weeks and
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    • 123 8 BEIRUT, Mon. As many as 100 people were killed or wounded in an explosion in Damascus, a Christianrun Lebanese rad o station said yesterday. The Voice of Lebanon, which cited no source for its information, said the blast occurred on Thursday night in Abbaside
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    • 401 9 They want a new Constitution and direct presidential elections SEOUL, Mon. South Korea's opposition and dissident forces formed a united liaison body today to press their demands for a new Constitution and to allow direct presidential elections. The organisation was created at a three-hour
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    • 429 9 Ministers await experts' report GENEVA, Mon. Opec oil ministers suspended their emergency meeting today to await a report from a committee of oil market experts. Mr Arturo Hernandez Grisanti, of Venezuela, said after a three-hour morning session that the 13 ministers expected to resume their meeting tomorrow.
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    • 156 9 NEW DELHI, Mam. Indte has alerted ether •at far netarieas ■tnrderer Chariea Saterday trans a prison waa, said Indian pntiee bhraj, a tl-year-old wt at teant It ■arders ctalaißi i^ptiwrißrw Police eaadaeted a traMtean bant tee Sobhraj awns ■matltyTHss Jatl Tke seven men ea-
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    • 301 9 Accused has 'stroni rightwing views' STOCKHOLM, Mon. A Swedish public prosecutor today charged a man arrested last week with being an accomplice hi the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme, Swedish Radio reported. The 32-year-old man, described by bis lawyers aa a Swede with .strong rightwing
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    • 358 9 Moscow sets terms for N-free zone WELLINGTON, Mon. The Soviet Union said today it would accept a nu-clear-free zone in the South Pacific if other nuclear uoweis did tlie same. Soviet Foreign Mimster Eduard Shevardnadze said Ina letter to Cook Islands Prime Minister Tom Davis that Moscow "confirmed its .readiness
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    • 133 9 TOKYO, Mon. A 26--year-old US Marine Corps corporal and his wife were found dead with stab wounds in their necks at their apartment bouse in Okinawa yesterday. Japanese police identified the couple as Cpl Raymond M. Hiqulana and his wife. Mr Shoichi Ohshiro, bead
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    • 33 9 RIYADH, Mon. Saudi Arabia yesterday gave the Palestine Liberation Organisation a US$2B.5 million (5561.2 million) cheque, a quarter of the USJII4 million it has earmarked for the PLO this year. AFP
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    • 82 9 Executed for attempted robbery BEIJING, Mon. A Chinese man who attacked two Australian women with a knife and tried to rob them in central China has been executed. Chen Jie, 19, who had a record of swindling and robbery, was executed recently after the Sichuan Province High Court upheld the
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  • Asean: ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
    • 468 11 Resistance forces ready to form govt with Heng Samrin regime BEIJING, Mon. Prince Norodom Sihanouk today said his three-party anti- Vietnamese coalition is ready to form a government with the Heng Samrin administration if Hanoi begins a troop withdrawal from Cambodia. Prince Sihanouk said
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    • 144 11 An act aimed at 'creating unrest' KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Sabah Islamic Council (Muis) Deputy President Hall Abdul Wahid Othman said yesterday he believed that the painting ol a cross on tbe fence of the state mosque in Kota Kinabalu recently was done by irresponsible people with tbe intention of creating
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    • 108 11 Jakarta to boost trade in E. Europe JAKARTA, Mon. Indonesia, trying to counter the effects of plunging oil prices, is launching a fresh drive to boost sales of its commodities in Eastern Europe. A 40-man trade delegation will leave next month for Yugoslavia, Hungary, Rumania, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Austria, a
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    • 38 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Member-nations of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries began a series of meetings here today as a run-up to its coming annual general assembly in Singapore on March 26 and 27 Bernama
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    • 572 11 MANILA. Mon. Defence Minister Juan Ponce Enrile said deposed leader Ferdinand Marcos sent him a telex yesterday in a bid to sow discord among the new Philippine administration. Mr Enrile has released the text of tbe telegram to tne Philippine news agency.
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    • 88 11 MADRID, Mea. Foreign Minister Fraadsce Feraaades Ordenes saM yesterday that Spain waaM net grant aeylun ta farmer Philippine President Ferdinand Mareaa. HeteM the Spaafch dewwmkWmt mama agency, Earepa Press, that a repert whleh said Mr Mareaa wanted to eeme t* Spain "has aa Imnertaaee". Ferelga Mlalstry
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    • 404 11  -  Albert Ramalingam By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK, Mon. The Soviet Ambassador to Thailand, Mr Valentin Kasatkin, has explained why his embassy gave dozens of scholarships to Thai students witnout going through the proper channels. The "hand-outs" caused controversy in Thailand last year and the Thai government
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    • 299 11 13 from MCA cross over to SDP PENANG, Mon. Former Malaysian Chinese Association Buklt Glugor Branch Chairman Lim Kah Pin today led n crona over of 12 omrinls from tbe branch to the Socialist Democratic Party. Ite others who crossed over included branch Vice-chairmen Lim Kim Toe and Ho Yee
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    • 145 11 BANGKOK, Mon. Thai Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda today told a meeting of US anti-narcot-ics officials that Thailand had disrupted drug trafficking by warlords in the Golden Triangle. "Thailand has unleashed an all-out offensive in our role as the frontline state in fighting against trafficking
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    • 130 11 20 home seekers cheated of M$80,000 POBT DICKSON, Mm. The state government hnn ■Msaasal a syndicate wide* la believed ta have chen ted at WmmAMwmmAm wt milling kmim a bearing let eacb en Tbe Mentri Besar ef Negri SemMlan, Datak Mekamed ba Mn Hal Abdnl aaaaka snld a groap el
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    • 66 11 JAKARTA, Mon. New Zealand Prime minister David Lange arrived here today (or (our days of talks expected to focus on improving economic relations between the two countries. In a statement on his visit, the New Zealand Embassy said "it has become inconceivable for New Zealand to
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    • 186 11 JAKARTA, Mon. Japan's investment in Indonesia, which took a downward turn in the past three years, is expected to decrease further in the years ahead, according to a Japanese Embassy spokesman. Mr Toyokiho Shimada, First Secretary of the embassy, said that Japanese businessmen
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    • 204 11 MELBOURNE, Mon. Australia's Ambassador to tbe United Nations, Mr Richard Woolcott, has called for a change in what he described as his country's entrenched belief that Indonesia is a threat .and Papua New Guinea is beading for anarchy. Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea should
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    • 108 11 KOTA BARU, Mon. The Anti-Narcotics Unit has arrested a Singaporean suspected to be a ganja trafficker, and seized 599 sticks of ganja weighing 1.4 kg from him. Unit Chief Deputy Supt Haji Mohamed Noor Tahir said the 58-year-old suspect was picked up yesterday mon. ing by police
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  • Parliament
    • In short
      • 128 12 MR PHUA BAH LEE (Tampines), the Defence Ministry's Senior Parliamentary Secretary, broke his very long silence in the House with a very long speech. He was one of the few veteran MPs who took an active part in yesterday's debate on the Budget statement. And the topic he
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      • 66 12 ANOTHER veteran MP who has been more a listener than a speaker the past few years was Mr Chin Harn Tong (Aljunied). Yesterday he praised workers' willingness to forbear hardships for the sake of the nation. "They are unhappy about the CPF cut and the wage
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      • 65 12 WILL the reduction of manpower in the civil service exacerbate unemployment? What's to happen to fresh school-leavers looking for jobs in these bad times? Issues like these trouble Dr Ang Kok Peng (Buona Vista) enough for him to raise them. He suggested one solution: If there is
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      • 104 12  -  MR LAI THA CHAI (Henderson) called on the Government to allow tax reliefs to people who support their parents. He was unhappy that the Income-tax reliefs were more to reward individual talent (since middle-income earners got the best deal) than to reward the feelings one liad
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      • 121 12 DEVELOP the whole individual, not just concentrate on the three Rs. Primary schools, Dr Dixie Tan (Ulu Pandan) said, concentrate only on four subjects English, mathematics, science and a second language. "I wonder how many potential artists, designers, musicians and athletes have been lost to us
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      • 63 12 ONE MP who approves of consumption tax was Mr Koh Lip Lin (Nee Soon) who thought that despite the people's unhappiness about this tax, it was an effective way to discourage wasteful, lavish spending. Such a tax was the only effective way for the Government to buffer
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      • 166 12 HE made many pointed criticisms about many government policies and he spoke long and earnestly about them. Dr Toh Chin Chye (Rochor) hit out, for example, at the recent crackdown on illegal gambling. He said: "Those wno are sanctimonious about speculation and gambling may not understand that
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      • 72 12  -  PHILIP LEE By THE unfairness of it all is that those who do not pay taxes namely the self-employed are enjoying all the benefits such as education, health and defence, that taxpayers make possible. This, said Mr Chng Hee Kok (Radin Mas), has to stop. The Government
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    • 252 12 Debate on the Budget Move will check loss of artistic and musical talent, says Dixie Tan THE f 1 1,***** that "Mgripin haa heme lecteg artMMc aad aia-dul talent ever the yeata kifisni af aadae DrbliteTM(lJlßPartaa)teeajtfw the seat-nj ap «f a Natteaal Callage
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    • 145 12 ANY fntnre eat la defence ta the apkeep ef a credible defease force, said Mr Phaa Bah Lee, Bertnr ParHsmiiatsry BeeTwatmTy (lMVenoe), yesteenny. Mr Phaa, whe Is MP fer gapere Aimed Farces te reallUUß Bk ▼MMHO vOvOOj la _AAOt eeattaae te malatela a high
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    • 242 12 THE Government has been urged to give an indication of minimum and maximum levels of CPF contributions in future. Dr Koh Lam Son (Telok Blangah) said this is imEortant because people ave hesitated to buy homes as they are unsure of their purchasing ability. "The
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    • 504 12 THE Government was asked yesterday if there waa really a need to impose more taxes to finance development spending. Dr Toh Chin Chye (Rochor) said there was already underutilisation of capacity in every part of the property sector and government spending to stimulate
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    • 197 12 Step up moves to tax the self-employed THE Government should step up efforts to get self-employed Singaporeans to pay income tax, Mr Chng Hee Kok (Radin Mas) said. This would not only broaden the tax base but would also reduce what be described as the real inequity in the payment
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    • 105 12 EMPLOYERS were urged by Mr Abbas Abu Amin (Pasir Panjang) yesterday not to succumb to the temptation to reduce training expenditure as a cost-saving measure during this recession. They should instead take the opportunity to raise the skills level of their employees. This
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    • 120 12 'Give job preference to our own people' RETRENCH foreigners first. Give preference to unemployed Singaporeans when there are Jobs available. These were two suggestions put to the Government by Dr Ang Kok Peng (Buona Vista). Equitable ways must be round to protect the interests of Singaporeans, especially fresh school-leavers, looking
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    • 233 12 A PROPOSAL by hoteliers for financial incentives to enable them to "mothball" up to 30 per cent of their rooms received support from Cairnhill MP Dr Wong Kwei Cheong yesterday. The former chairman of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, calling for
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    • 115 12 THE tax on consumption win discourage the habit of wasteful, lavish spending, said Dr Koh Up Lin (Nee Soon) in Mandarin. He said that as a result of various tax concessions, we need to make up for tbe revenue shortfall by imposing consumption tax
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    • 111 12 Workers deserve praise for sacrifice THE Government should praise workers for accepting painful measures such as wage restraintand the 15-point cut in CPF contributions, Mr Chin Harn Tong (Aljunied) said. Workers were unhappy about the measures but they took them In their stride. They were able to rise above their
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    • 693 13 Debate on the Budget 4 Any cut or curtailment now will add to unemployment and I strongly believe tliat there will be no expansion of jobs in the private sector for the next 18 to 24 months. Government must be careful so as
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    • 149 13 THE Government's move to trim public sector manpower by 10 per cent over the next five years is a welcome move which will release talent to tbe private sector, said Mr Chew Heng Ching (Kaki BuUt). He urged the Government to
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    • 101 13 THERE is no need for the Government to make a special effort to export labour in view of the unemployment situation. The Acting Labour Minister, Mr Lee Yock Suan, said Singapore was not yet at the stage where there ia a need to export labour.
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    • 56 13 MINISTERS, like all members of the public, must pay income tax on their salaries, Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu said. In reply to Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir), he alao said three ministers and four former ministers (who are MPs) .are receiving Parliamentary pensions in
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    • 77 13 PATIENTS in subsidised wards have been allowed to settle their hospital bills using the Medisave accounts of a brother or sister. Mr Yeo Cheow Tong, Minister of State (Health and Foreign Affairs), said this is allowed on a case-by-case basis, based on hardship and compassionate grounds.
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    • 84 13 THE recovery of Singapore Airlines' share price from $4 to $6.20 in two months came as no surprise, the Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu told Parliament. Dr Hu said that the company is fundamentally sound but it was unfortunate that the shares were listed at a time
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    • 72 13 NINE boatels will be allowed to remain in Punggol for another five years, the Acting Community Development Minister, Mr Wong Kan Seng, said. Mr Wong said the move was in response to appeals made to the National Development Ministry. But, he emphasised that because there is
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    • 84 13 MRT construction is being funded from the Government's Development Fund a practice that applies to all government projects. Communications and Information Minister Dr Yeo Ning Hong said that allocations from the Development Fund are presented in the Development Estimates which are presented to Parliament during
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    • 78 13 THOSE who wish to move to smaller flats can do so because the income ceiling of $1,500 a month for three-room or smaller flats has been removed. National Development Minister Teh Cheang Wan said the ceiling was removed in April last year. He was replying
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    • From tne Gallery
    • 217 13 Questions and answers Experiment in Ang Mo Kio if proposals approved THE team of Housing Board officers appointed to work on the proposals to set up town councils in public housing estates is close to completing its study, National Development Minister Teh Cheang Wan told the House.
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    • 179 13 THE Education Minister does not direct the Vice-Chancellor ot the National University of Singapore to appoint, promote or dismiss any staff member, Dr Tony Tan said. Dr Tan said be did not consider it appropriate for him as the Education Minister to
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    • 156 13 NEEDY and lower-income Singaporeans will continue to receive subsidised care at government hospitals when these are privatised. Mr Yeo Cheow Tong, the Minister of State (Health and Foreign Affairs), said the Government will ensure enough subsidised beds at these hospitals for lower-in-come groups and that
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    • 187 13 MORE thaa $M/MI mam spent est tke Lunar New Year garden party heated hy the First Deputy Prime Minister al the Istaaa la mid-Feb-ruary. The Acting Ommanlty Develepment Minister, Mr Weag Kaa Seng, said the party waa ta shew the Gavenuneat's appscilaU—
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    • 142 13 'Govt credibility at stake despite concessions given' THE Government's credibility is threatened despite the concessions it haa made so far, Dr Lau Teik Soon (Serangoon Gardens) said. While the measures, include tax and other fiscal aABAAAM, WiU gO a hng way In helping the business community, Dr Lau said the
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    • 167 13 THE Government is always conscious of maintaining close relations with Malaysia, both on official and personal levels, Foreign Affairs Minister S. Dhanabalan said yesterday. He told the House that the recent incident over remarks made by First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong
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  • HOME
    • 381 14  -  JUNE TAN A level holders to be recruited By MORE A level holders will be recruited as teachers to gear up for the mass expansion of the pre-primary programme. They will swell the ranks of teachers needed when all children start school at the age of five,
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    • 251 14 CHILDREN are now of better build than their counterparts a decade ago. They are taller and weigh more but this does not mean that they are fitter. The Minister of State (Education), Dr Tay Eng Soon, said this when stressing that
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    • 270 14  -  MATILDA GABRIEL km maß wstk» Tha saw seammhattmaOc* ftsktt t___h»see.e9aaam-_»L ipj^_—l_mwn_teM»> eM_Mctnaatee>wceßo_ NRV wmßWm tiAmmmm Taaßkm ams Qmnmmt ttsa ta waa thc re- gamest taaastry -aay taßflat, Jadgfag hy the Tha wes, retreaohed workers tram were tmpreeoed hy the ■eaetary rewards ef They leant
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    • 258 14 Armed robber jailed for lif e A JOBLESS man waa yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane by the High Court for robbing an illegal moneylender and his partner while armed with a revolver and for possession of a gun. Liew Kim Khoy, 39, who was
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    • 220 14 IT WILL be a case of Goodbye Bob, Hello Bob at the opening of the Pacific Area Travel Association mWAmamca in Kuala Lumpur next month. The Malaysian Tourist Development Corporation, which wai host the conference, had been willing to pay about $1 million to
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    • 53 14 PERANAKAN Place will hold a Cultural Evening Dinner Show in aid of the Breadline Group of Singapore, a charitable organisation, at Bibi's Restaurant in the Peranakan Place Complex at 7.45 pm today. Tickets for the show at $50 a person are available at the Peranakan Place Complex For
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    • 69 14 A TAIWANESE SBM waa yesterday charged with grievously hurting a man aad hurting two others with a knife on board a ship. No plea was taken from Chang Kin Pu, 29, who is alleged to have committed the sß_ass oa Sunday on board the Taiwanese fishing
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    • 153 14 NINE people, including two 15-year-old boys, were charged on Friday with rioting while they were members of an unlawful assembly which wanted to hurt two men. No pleas were taken from the nine, who are accused of having been armed with wooden poles to hurt
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    • 273 15 TWO metallic dark grey Honda Accords with identical number plates were on Singapore roads ior some 'months last year. One was a stolen car which was originally white but repainted in the new colour by the thief, who also gave it false
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    • 97 15 $1,000 fine for betting offence A MAN was yesterday fined $1,000 for placing bets with a bookmaker at the Singapore Turf Club on Saturday. Tan Teck Soon, 32, admitted to the charge brought against him under the new Betting Act laws. The section under which he is charged carries a
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    • 28 15 ABOUT 400 entries have been received for the National Schools' Junior Individual Chess Championships, now on until Saturday at Deyi Secondary School in Ang Mo Kio.
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    • 343 15  -  IVAN LIM Help for unionists in new direct pay talks By THE National Trades Union Congress will soon be able to provide unionists with properly collated information on wages and fringe benefits to help them in bilateral pay negotiations with employers. The NTUC
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    • 132 15 THE iA,m dead-weight tonne Parthenaa, the largest erode WAm ta deck at Semhawaag Shipyard, is naw nndergetng general servicing aad repairs. The 381.1 mbyttim tanker was brought to the shipyard recently. It had beea laid ap at the Joker Straits far the past. 18 months. Then Ita
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    • 87 15 AA officials' trial set for November THE trial of two Automobile Association of Singapore officials accused of criminal breach of trust will be held in November. General Secretary Tang Tuck Wah, 56, is accused of 11 charges of misappropriating $13,635 in cash and property between February and September last year.
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    • 279 15 New SBS buses have more safety features NEW buses bought by the Singapore Bus .Service are fitted with additional features to make it even more safer for passengers to board and alight. The new devices include: A MIOIO-SWrTCH linked to the door mechanism and a warning light on the dashboard
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    • 203 15 3 face 10 new charges of trespass, break-ins TEN new charges of housebreaking and tresnaaaing at seven schools have heen brought against three youths who were earlier charged with stealing four prefect blaaers from Braddell Secondary School. Chan Say Hiang, IS, and Lawrence Tan and Yip Weng Kong, both 17,
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    • 54 15 AN UNEMPLOYED man, Ng Soon Lee, 21, was Jailed for two years after he pleaded guilty on Saturday to breaking into Canberra School in Sembawang on Oct 3 1984. He stole projectors, cassette and video recorders, a colour television set and cassette players worth .$7,775 from
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    • 88 15 FIFTEEN Thai women who had illegally entered Singapore to work as prostitutes at construction sites were brought to court on immigration charges yesterday. All 15, aged between 18 and 28, pleaded guilty to their respective charges. They were each Jailed for six months. The
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    • 148 15 Worker loses death sentence appeal A THREE-JUDGE court yesterday dismissed the appeal of a farm worker who was sentenced to death by the High Court for murdering a Cisco Sard in Pulau Übin in 0. Last year, Seet Thiam Leng alias Mohamed Abdullah, 37, was found guilty of fatally stabbing
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    • 162 15 S'pore contractor wins $37 million works contract Firm beats 14 others for sewerage job TUB Wmamßam DiiMiiiiifi haa ammmmW m ihliml wart- $sr J B-BltaWstart-aasaiacMlwarkata tmkmtß Ma mtaaW at/fraga Treat* Watte t»» law* ea_tt»ttof, OH Tack T-ye Pte Uf aaA TatwMsa* eaatractais, witk tke Isaasas MkM tm tha tialm. tmmm
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    • 302 15  -  JUDY TAN By A HOTEL was too expensive, a home too inconvenient. So Mrs Monique Noonan, owner of Quilts 'N Sew Forth, chose Orchard Point as the site for her annual quilt show last weekend. She said her company rented three units, totalling
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  • COMMENT/Perspective
    • The Straits Times
      • 583 16 SOME of our economic problems have been ascribed to the fact that our economy is maturing. As a population, we are also maturing and changing certain aspects of our life. Women are now giving birth a little later in life. In fact, the figures recently released by
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    • 822 16 ■■W____— i kmmmmmM MM\ I WAS aot amaag those who shouted, "Oh Bay" when President Ranald Reagan endorsed a flying machine to get people from the East C oast to Japan in two hours. There Is something dull about places that are jast two
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    • 1325 16  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM Groundwork laid for further growth into the 1990s and beyond iuT 110 >lal By Jakarta Correspondent 4Two dscsdM of rotative stability uncfsr ons man ka no omoN foot, aa •vsn critics of tho Mow Ordor govWMBBBkm. hove to odntit. But what
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      16 16 "And while you're down there, seo if you con find wtistevsr's loft of Ness's imoge."
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    • 518 16 Opposing parties in Sabah should exercise self-restraint _J[ j _L M^* J k^ Am W AmmW Editorial, headlined Tense situation in Sabah, published in Lianhe Zaobao on March 14. ALTHOUGH there were no serious casualties in the aeries of bomb explosions in Kota Kinabalu, the already nervous political situation in
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    • 620 17 BONN West Germany's shrinking population is confronting planners with uncomfortable choices as they wrestle with the task of steering one of the world's most affluent societies into the next century. The country's birth rate has for years been the world's lowest and with no sign
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    • 825 17 Japan's oil refineries to cut capacity in survival bid 6 Our refining industry has been taxed and controlled to a point where it has no confidence to face the challenge of international compa- A tition. Mr Hiroshi Tachibana, a senior official in energy at Japan's Federation of Economic Organisations (Keidanren).
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  • FORUM
    • 782 18 Investors will not bring in money if they cannot be sure tax cuts will remain after two-year period THERE has been much discussion of the Economic Committee's proposals and their impact on the economy. As a citizen, I am concerned and would like to
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    • 290 18 THE MP for Anson, Mr J.B. Jeyaretnarn, has recently been churning out a lot of his own publicity both in and out of Parliament. However, I am particularly annoyed by his statement that the People's Action Party won its last election on the
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    • 682 18 S'poreans jobless, so review policy on expat workers We don't mind sharing during good times, but must we sacrifice during the bad? THE Straita Timnn walcomas lottore from you. Your letters muat inciudn your aignoturo, full nmmm, addrasa. and homo rnnd offico talaphona numboro, if any. Thoy should preferably ba
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    • 181 18 On pensions PSA employees who retired before 1980 receive much lower pensions than those who retired after 1980. The reason is tlie pensions of those who reared before 1980 me baaed on their basic salary, excluding allowances. In 1980, PSA employees had their basic pay and
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    • 428 18 I REFER to your report "The long haul to getting approvals" (ST, March 6), which was based on the Property Market Consultative Committee's recent recommendation for the centralisation of several property functions under one ministry. The report has highlighted the
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
      • 70 19 SHARE prices generaUy drifted lower again on the Singapore market yesterday. The Straits Times Industrial Index fell for the ninth straight trading day, losing six points to 570.56. The Business Times Composite Index lost 2.18 points to 483.35. Falls led rises 71 to 56, while 18 stocks
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        • 12 19 SIA 732,000 KL Kepong 526 '555 MUI 477,000 TDM 403,000
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        • 85 19 Mar 14 Mar 17 BT Composite 485 53 483 35 BT tafeator *****31 *****82 BT 08 OS —498 -486 CAW -7370 -2314 OBV -*****0 -*****3 ST tatustnah ***** 570 56 ST Finance 2102 60 2099 64 ST Hotels 565 73 564 79 Mar 14 Mar 17 SI Propert.es 327
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      • 36 19 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Fines Business Fines Industrial Composite 1985/86 H«h 852 65 (7/3/85) 757.79 (8/3/85) 1985/86 low ***** (17/3/86) 483.35 (17/3/86) Al time H*h 1071.91 (8/2/84) ***** (8/2/84) Alltime Low 74 75 (17/9/64) ***** (17/3/86)
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      • 14 19 THE US dollar lost 95 ticks to close at DM 2.2540 in Singapore.
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      • 11 19 moSWSP*"' gold lost US$O.lO to close at U*****.60 an ounce.
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      • 33 19 Eurodollar: Gained one tick to 92.55 a contract. Dentschemark: Gained 43 ticks to 0.4433 a contract. Japanese yea: Gained 35 ticks to 0.*****0 a contract. GaW: Lost US$O.3O to U*****.60 an ounce.
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        • 84 19 OSAKA. Mon. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd will pay no dividend in the year ending March 31 because of the recent sharp appreciation of the yen against the dollar and the continued world shipbuilding recession, vice-president Mr Yutaka Ohnishi said. Exports accounted for 37.9 per cent of
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        • 78 19 LONDON, Mon. The British government still wants to privatise British Airways (BA) in the financial year starting on April 1 as originally hoped. Transport Minister Mr Nicholas Ridley said. He said an alleged management buyout proposal for BA was a mystery as no one knew
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        • 87 19 I TOKYO. Mon. Japan's largest car manufacturer, Toyota, is to raise the retail prices of its cars and trucks in the United States by an average 4.1 per cent. The announcement is the latest in a series oi price hikes by Japanese car manufacturers, beset by
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        • 71 19 Toshiba's Swiss listings TOKYO, Mon Japan's second largest electric machinery maker, Toshiba Corp, said today its stocks would be listed on three major stock exchanges in Switzerland Zurich, Geneva and Basel from tomorrow. The decision is designed to improve Tosh iba's access to the European capital market and make it
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        • 71 19 JAKARTA, Mon. The value of Indonesian coffee exports reportedly increased 11 per cent to U*****.95 million (***** million) in the final quarter of last year, despite a fall in volume. The newspaper Merdeka quoted sources in the Trade Ministry as saying that exports were 62.985 tons during
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    • 411 19 JASONS Supermarket is back in the black following the return of Mr Peter Tierney. Mr Tierney, the man who started Jasons at Orchard Towers before he was thrown out in a power struggle and then returned after an absence of six and a
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    • 279 19 US$ plunges to record low in Japan TOKYO, Mam. The dollar plummeted to rec«rd lew sf 174.8* yen today, sparking war ries that Japan's central bask may start baying the US currency to halt Its fall. Ceaeera Increased when Finance Minister Samara Takeshita called a harried press conference to say
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    • 305 19  -  S. KUMAR Sy A CALIFORNIA disk drive-maker has established a manufacturing operation here and will initially invest about $10 million in the factory. Micropolis Corporation expects the plant to produce US$4O million worth of disk drives this year. All of its products
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    • 650 19  - Remisiers turn to PMO to recover deposits ANTHONY HOE sy REMISIERS from Mockbroking firm E. G. Tan A Co (Pte) Ltd have approached the Prime Minister's Office in their attempts to recover their deposits with the firm. They turned to the PMO because their efforts to recover the deposits amounting
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    • 163 19 SINGAPORE printers and publishers will have an opportunity to meet their overseas counterparts at a four-day seminar on Printing 4 Publiahing Opportunities '96 starting here tomorrow. The organisers the Trade Development Board, the Singapore Book Publishers Association and the Maater Printers Association hope that through the
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    • 114 19 BEIJING, Mon. Chen Muhua, President of the People's Bank of China, has been appointed Chinese governor to the Asian Development Bank, the official Xinhua News Agency said today. The People's Bank of China became a full member of the Manila-based financial body on March 10.
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    • 564 19  -  CONRAD RAJ Liquidation preferred to banks' demands By STOCKBROKER Lin Tah Hwa threw in the towel yesterday and told his bankers he preferred liquidation to meeting their demands. As a result the four directors of Lin Securities, which owes 21 banks and finance houses $76
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    • 2745 20 SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS ft COMMERCIAL READERS shotid be aware of the inflations of His information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt in at the stock exchanfe, is covered in "busmess done". Further, because al dealnts at a particulai price are lumped tofether, the table does
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    • 2476 20 MDUSTMALS Ajmomoto (3 20S) AMD (374S) Akom (0 496) (0 SOS) (5) 0.49 (7) 0 49 (6) 0 50 AISl(0 57S)(1)0 57(l)0 55 AM (037 12B) (038S) (3) 0 35 (16) 0.36 (7) 0 37 (8) 0.37 (I) 0 38 ASM (0.74 12B) (5) 0.74
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    • 2760 20 M shares quoted have s par value of Sl. unless otherwise specified Adjusted lor scrfc/rifht*. N Tax eiempted dmdend. ABN is traded in lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted in dalars. IMS/K Last YMd Vol Day M* Law Company Sate Chance ('000) Ma>
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      • 344 21 1 Ite Jl 000 2 fa ma emttamn mm 3 OCBC Fruiter 4 naUba, it DBS Am. UOF't rata*.** Am al UOF. Am nAtm a OK ttmmca. OCBC OUB (JOB DBS deposit rates Savings: daily 5 1 5 4 3 4 5 Monthly 5'/ 4 Autosave 4'/2 Fixed
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      • 187 21 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dolars to Foreign currency currency one unH of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.5242 1.5270 6.69—6.52 Canadian dollar 1.5570 1.5589 6.49 6.39 NZ dollar 1.1491 1.1528 8.90—8.61 Sterling pound 3.1705 3.1742 3.19—3.13 US dollar 2.1620 2.1630 4.66—4.61 Local dolars to 100
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      • 97 21 THE US dollar closed mixed against most maior currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it opened at 2.1595/05 and closed at 2.1620/30. It traded within a range of 2.1575 and 2.1620 in quiet trading. Against the deutschemark, the greenback closed lower compared to its opening of
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      • 139 21 THE kilobar market traded between 5524.060 and 5J24.280 yesterday. In the Far East market, gold opened at U*****.60/ 347.00 in the morning and moved up steadily to U*****.3070 in quiet morning session. It reached the day's high of U*****.85/348.25 before closing the day at U***** .60/348.00. Source Rothschild The
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      • 28 21 GOLD US$/oz Hm Fri Singapore 347 70-348 10 *****-***** Men Sit Hongkong *****-***** 347 60— 348 0C Fri Thws New York 347.60—348.10 347.70—348.20 London 346.75—347.25 349.50—*****
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      • 237 21 mmmmf prtcoo for March 17 SJafapwe IMt Trust The Commerce 0 78—0 83 The Serines Fund 0 63- 0 67k! S pace Prot Fund 0 31— 0 33 Spore Sac Fund 0 51—0 54 S pore in»«t Fund 0 46— 0 49 S pore Equity Fund 0 36—0
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      • 77 21 Eurodollar 3-month deposit JUNE Eurodollar futures opened firmer than Friday's close in Simex but unchanged from IMM's close. After opening at 92.77, the June contract traded to 92.79 before closing at 92.78. Vol Mar M 92.558 92.55 Jaa 92.77 92.79 92.77 92.78 260 Seat 92.71 92.728 92.71 92.72 105 Dee
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        62 21 CURRENCY futures opened sharply higher than Friday's close but backed off initially on correction foUowing the fear of possible Japanese central bank intervention. June deutschemark closed 14 ticks higher at 0.4470. V*l liter N 0.4433B 0.4433 4 Ju 0.4474 0.4475 0.4462 0.4470 960 Sept 0.4501 Optm lat (Than): 784.
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      • 43 21 JUNE yen closed 37 ticks higher at 0.*****1 in active trading. Mart* 0.*****6 0.*****08 0.*****6 0.*****0 19 Ju 0.*****6 0.*****9 0.*****1 0.*****1 960 Sep* 0.*****1 Opes Ist (Tamn): MM. Act Y.l (Than): 14M (Japanese Yen) Opea High Lew Sett Est Vel
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        38 21 GOLD futures traded lower. April gold closed at U*****.60 an ounce. Mar*) 347.60 Apr 34X10 A 348.60 Ju 352.40 Opea hrt (ITasn): three Act Vol (Tkan): two (USS per troy ounce) Opea High Lew Sett .Eat Vel
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    • 18 21 Rubber Ctainf prices cents/kit) Singapore April 160.00 down 1 50 cents Malaysia April ***** down two cents
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    • 16 21 Til Closing prices Ms/klo KL Tin 17 00 unchanged Turnover three tonnes down five tonne?
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    • 28 21 Closinf prices Copper t tome Fri Spot 984 50—985 50 (986 00-987 00) 3 months 1002 50-1003 00 (1006 50-1007 00 Market tone Easier Sales 238 525
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    • 28 21 OjOj pricei Silver aWSSJ Mw M Smgapo-e 5 64-5 69 5 68—5 73 Fn TIKTI Ne» York 5 65-5 70 5 66-5 71 Source Credit Suisse Spore
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    • 27 21 toting prices Aluminium £/tome Fri Spot 790 00— 791 00 (790 00-*****) 3 months 813 00— 814 00 (815 00-815 50) Market tone Steady Sales *****
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    • 99 21 Crude MS torr* palm oi Mar 495 (south) Apr 520 (south) ***** (central) pakn oi US$/tomes RBD palm oil Mar 230 (sellers) Apr 232.50 (seders) May ***** (sellers) RBO Stearin Mar 200 (sellers) Apr 202.50 (sellers) May 205 (sellers) RBO Otein Mar 255 (sellers) Apr 262 50 (sellers)
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    • Stock markets round-up
      • 716 21 INDICES J t I I I I .1 l I L, I MST Index Monday 994.60 (989.81) ~~s. Hortffconf Hanc WtM ~0 Monday 1,566.49 (1,607.63) Al-Ordinaies i_ Monday 1,112.2 (1,089.4) Nfckei Stock Averafe Monday 14,655.52 (14,516.77) Financial Times Industrials Friday 1,360.7
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      • 267 21 17 NKS Chant* Hk Hotels 3300 Amoc Intl Hotel HK Land 560 O I Bonk Of IsM Asia 1860 -03 Hk Lond Loan 82 508Cheung ICong 17.90 -0 4 Hk Land Worr 9905 09 Owno Light 15 10 -05 HK Realty 950 02 Crow Horb Tunnel 9 90 -005
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      • 309 21 March 17 Cetrti Chance IC I 242 uncr, (tan Y"*?™ 2L f-t Lend Laota 820 +20 A SJ »6 +16 Mooekm Pet Aust 145 unch AN Moyna MVJSJJM 365 +5 AP M 350 +7 Metoh Expkx Abator*. Boo unch NL 30 unch Aye 305 +15 MidaoM 21 Alonca Oi
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      • 342 21 Y ifW t Aanomoto 1380 30 Mitsu. Co 460 -13 Ako. 399 -6 Mrttm Srvpbldg 143+1 Amoda 795 -5 Mima Snvarhrvg 373 -1 Asoh. Cham 831 -19 Mittukoshi 702 -8 Asoh. G1055 966 +6 Mrtsum. 1210 -20 Bank Tk 848 +44 Murata Mfg 2020«d 170 Bndaa»tona S9S +10 Nfcko
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    • 528 21 LCL containers unpacked at tha container* freight station on Mar 17 (2300) Receipt of Export FCL containers end LCL cargo LCI Receiving Receiving S# (Voyage) An Cargo Time Block Or duet (47E) 18/3 (1700) Fl 0800 0900 G3 Niton (056) 18/3(1700) F7 0800 0900/0700 0800 P4 S4 Pegasus
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      358 21 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Mount Sabana K32 aside 18 3 Pole Star K29 a side 18 3 Raiah Brooke K2SW aside 18 3 Royal Viking Sea (P) KO9 aside 18 3 0200 Sriwiiaya K33 aside 18 3 Straits Pride K24E aside 18 3 Victory 1
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    • 574 22  - Five major areas for plastic industry to tap NORA CHENG By FIRMS in the plastics industry should look to five major industries for their future growth defence, aerospace, bio-technology, electronics and furniture, the vice-chairman of the Singapore branch of the Plastic and Rubber Institute, Dr Teoh Swee Hin, said yesterday.
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      609 22  -  DOREEN SOH L* QI WOULD Uke to start a trast toad tmr my two cMldrea ago* two aad lt. How io I go about it? WUI tke income from tke mmA ke mmM A YOU will have to consult a lawyer to draw up the trust deed which sets
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    • 294 22 Singapore, Sarawak pepper markets stage big rally KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Pepper markets in Sarawak and Singapore staged a major rally in OctoberNovember last year, pushing the prices to their highest peaks in 35 years but turned easier in late November and early December before closing the year on a firm
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    • 65 22 TOKYO, Mon. Japan's real gross national product (GNP) is projected to expand only 2.6 per cent in the fiscal year ending March 1987 as the deflationary effects of the strong yen offset benefits from declining oil prices and lower interest rates. Nippon Credit Bank Ltd said
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    • 364 22 Sime chief: Govt should not be in business KUALA LUMPUR, Monday PRIVATE enterprise is the key to successful economic development, said Sime Darby Bhd Chairman Tun Tan Siew Sin. Speaking today at a luncheon meeting of the Management Association of the Philippines in Manila, he
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    • 330 22 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The International Tin Council (ITC) is expected to meet this week to decide on the possibility of lifting the four-year-old export control on tin. The vice-president of the All-Malaya Chinese Mining .Association, Datuk Hew See Tong, said today that he
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    • 347 22 Be part of a new adventure at W SINOAPORE -JHFORAAATKS 7"Ae IT event of the year M P Singapore Informatics 'B6 is a (SFCI) and co-sponsored by the information technology exhibition by National Computer Board and the the industry for the industry. Singapore Computer Society. Designed as the IT event
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    • 444 23  - 'Funny man' tells how he got started in showbiz AUGUSTINE LOW Clementi By WHENEVER a Jerry Lewis or Laurel and Hardy film came to town, he would be the first to queue up for tickets. So much kick did he get out of watching the comedians that S. Shamsuddin would
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    • 125 23 Cairnhill DATING and courtship will be the themes of two workshops at the Cairnhill community centre this month. On Saturday, a workshop on The Art of Dating will be held for 15 to .20 year olds. The second workshop, to be held on March 29
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    • 90 23 ABOUT 30 youth leaders will visit Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan and Port Dickson, starting on Sunday, as part of a cultural and sports exchange programme. The six-day visit is organised by the People's Association's Regional Youth Council (North). During their visit, the youth leaders
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    • 247 23 Fitness test MARATHON aerobics: PUT your aerobic fitness to the test. Take part in Henderson CC Fitness Club's two-hour non-stop marathon aerobics on Sunday starting at 4 pm. All contestants, who must be 16 years old and above, will be given free T-shirts. Sign up
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  • Supplement Micros '86
    • 1018 24  -  SIMONE VAZ A three-page focus on the computer show for newcomers and professionals ty THERE is always a first time with computers. But how do you make sure that it is not the last time? You have made the important decision, that of wanting to buy
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      • 158 25 HACKING is one problem faced by highly computerised nations, when unauthorised computer users break into confidential data banks. This is usually due to inadequate security, so that with a little ingenuous snooping, the door to stores of information is opened. Radac has developed the CBSD-100, a callback
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      • 128 25 WITHOUT appropriate software, you may find that your new modem may not be doing all that it can do. The market for software today is like the ready-to-wear market for clothes. You pick them off the shelves. Hayes has a software package called Smartcorn II which they claim
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      • 65 25 HOW portable is your personal computer? The PHC-16 Portable, an IBM compatible PC, is designed to be carried around because of its thin keyboard An optional battery pack and car adaptor are available, so there's nowhere you can't take it. Recommended retail price is $3,855, and it is
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    • 747 26  - CCs should now go for advanced students SIMONE VAZ ■y COMMUNITY centres might want to take a second look now at their programme for computer class. This is the view of two members of the People's Association computer advisory committee. Dr Lua Kim Teng and Mr Andrew Chua, who are
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    • 265 26 MODEM users who want to find out more know about their machines can join the Singapore Microcomputer Society. The society organises various special interest groups, comprising members who are interested in specific areas of computer technology. For instance, there are the general PC
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  • RACING
    • 460 27  -  LUCKY LEO LUCKY LEO By Award for top trainer CHAMPION tralaer Teh Ch*** Bong, wh* aet ap a peat-war raeari by waAdllag lfl wlaaer* laat eeaeea, Is aeen reeerriag the tap tralaer*! award frem Mn Taa Chia Taaa, wife ef the Chalrmaa tt
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    • 170 27  -  THE RACING EDITOR WINNING both the Singapore Derby and the Perak Derby in one season would make any jockey happy. But three Derbys in a row? Little wonder that K.C. Ng was ecstatic when he brought Feu Vert back to scale on Sunday
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    • 212 27 At the 400m Pletwet by 4k At the finish ALBERT SIM JONATHAN CHOO Class 3 Div 3 1,200m 1. Falcon's Flight 2. Bylon 3. Prince Splendid 4. Sulstream Dist: Nk, 2V 2 M, Time 1:13.6 Class 3 Div 2 1,200 m 1.
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    • 1565 27 IPOH, Mon. Weights, barrier draw and ratings for this weekend's races here: SATUROAY Class 2 Diva— I,loom straight (Rating*: 100-O0) 11 Wags 57 109 20 Pagan Legend 56.5 108 10 Tron 56 107 17 Peel House 55.5 106 1 Mister Harmony 54.5 104 9 Tropicano 53.5 102 5
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    • 185 27  -  LUCKY LEO THESE horses did well at Bukit Timah last weekend and it should pay to follow them: Dmk A Deal, who set up a new course record for the Bukit Timah I,loom in September, finished a good fourth to Gordon's Will over 1,200m despite being
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    • 165 27 LOS ANGELES, Mon. Variety Road won the U*****,600 (about *****,000) San Felipe Handicap for three-year-olds on a rain-soaked Santa Anita track yesterday. Ridden by Chris McCarron, Variety Road, who started favourite, beat Big Play (Gary Stevens) in the 1,700m race. The San Felipe is
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 251 28 181 Deaths 181 Deaths MARY TUNG YUET KWAI Age 75 went home to be with th* Lord Jesus on 17th Mar 1986 leaving behind: Sons Daughters-in-law: Joseph Yeo Cheong Kwong Jennifer Kwan Francis Yeo Cheong Onn Agnes Chow Joseph Yeo Cheong Tuck Teresa Tung James Yeo Cheong LocV Lucy Tham
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    • 60 28 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements MR CHUAH YET LIAN FAMILY Would l«ke to express thair gratitude and thanks to all ralativaa, frienda and business associates during their recent bereavement of their Father MR CHUAH KHENG SIN in Taiping, Perak, West Malaysia. Tha concern and paraonal attendance and tha numerous condolences, wraaths,
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    • 49 28 The family of the lata MRS. OEI TJIEN KIAT nee MOM THERESA CHUA NA CHEE (Di pt t*d 12 Z 00) wishes to Uianks all relatives and friends for their attendance, condolence, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. All donation* will be given to charitable organisation*.
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      109 28 In Loving Memory ol SHANTI D/O MANIAM Departed 18th Mr-cH 1*35 Our thoughts ;ire always with you. Our hearts are so-e with p-iin; TMIs world would lie like heaven If you were here aealn. Always ram<Hnb*rad by ycur loving Parents, brclhers, •istars, ralativaa and frtaoda. IN LOVING
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      56 28 In Loving Momory AMBROSE MATHES PEREIRA departed 19th March IMM it's been 2 years now. But our love and memories for you remain. Uaerly m*seod by wrta etod chHdien. In LovWiq Mofitory Of Datto M. L. OarHck nmm Chan Mo Lian Departed 18 385 s.i.lly missed and
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      214 28 MRS. JOSEPH TAN BOCK QUAN nee MDM. MARY UM KM MUI Ipi paaaad away peacefully on 17/3/99 Leaving behind: Son*: Tan Eng Hong Tan Eng Hoon Tan Eng Slang Tan Eng Joo Tan Eng Hoe Daughters-in-law Keng Ban Ying Jennifer Choo Lee Mol Leek Loy Kim Lan Ang
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      153 28 In Lovlhq RMfnocy of MDM. RUKUMANI W/O SINGARAM Departed 19/3/95 In our hearts your memory lingers. Sweetly tender, fond and true. There is not a day, dear mother, That we do not think of you. Always remembered by Sen*. Daughters, Sone-in-law, Deugh-tor-in-lew, Grandchildren and groat grandchild IN
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 351 28 WORLD OF SOCCER Detari dazzles and Brazil sink BUDAPEST, Mon. Hungary, inspired by the brilliance of midfielder Lajos Detari, thrashed Brazil 34) in a World Cup warm-up yesterday before a sell-out crowd of 80,000. Detari scored Hungary's first goal in the fifth minute and set up the
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    • SPOTLIGHT ON THE EUROPEAN SCENE
      • 207 28 Heath's late bubbly burst ENGLISH LONDON, Mon. Substitute Adrian Heath yesterday provided the inspiration that earned Everton a 1-1 home draw with Chelsea and a three-point margin at the top of the English First Division. Heath created the opening from which Kevin Sheedy headed an 86th-minute equaliser that took the
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      • 55 28 LONDON, Mon. Gary Lineker, of Everton, still leads the First Division goalscorers' list in Uie English League with 24 after the weekend matches. Tbe leading ecerera: 24 Gary Lineker (Everton). John Aldridge (Oxford), Mick NeweU (Luton), lan Rush (Liverpool). 21 Kerry Dixon (Chelsea), Frank McAvennie (West
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      • 224 28 ITALIAN ROME, Mon. League leaders Juventus face a fierce battle in the run-up to the Italian championship after a humiliating 34) defeat by AS Roma here yesterday. It was their .second and heaviest defeat of the season. Roma are now only three points behind with
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      • 108 28 BELGIAN BRUSSELS, Mon. Second-placed Bruges rallied after the interval to thrash Lokeren 54) yesterday, but Anderlecht stayed at the top of Uie Belgian League with a 3-1 win over Waregem. Anderlecht now have 45 points aiter 29 games, FC Bruges trailing by two points with
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      • 98 28 DUTCH AMSTERDAM, Mon. A late equaliser by star striker Marco van Basten against League leaders PSV Eindhoven kept alive Ajax Amsterdam's title hopes yesterday. The 1-1 draw keeps PSV top of the table with 38 points from 21 games, bui title-holders Ajax are only three points
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      • 206 28 KUWAIT, just reprieved from an international soccer ban, have fired flamboyant Englishman Malcolm Allison as national coach after only nine months, a top soccer official said on Sunday. "He is sacked," Kuwait Football Association chairman Abdul Aziz AlMakhled told reporters. But he declined to spell out the reason.
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      • 156 28 PORTUGUESE LISBON, Mon. Striker Rui Aguas scored a spectacular first-half hat-trick yesterday as Benfica thrashed Chaves 4-0 to move one point .ahead of rivals Porto in Uie Portuguese championship. Aguas, who has been added to Portugal's Mexico World Cup squad, struck in Uie Uth, 13th
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      • 349 28 ATHLETICS Roddie Hale}, of Arkansas, set a world best 500-metre time for the second time in two days, clocking 59.825ec on Saturday, to help the Razorba.-ks to their third straight National Collegiate Athletic Association indoor championship. Haley, who won Ihe NCAA ontdcor 40Um title last year, broke
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      • 600 28 AUSTRIAN Admira VVacker 0 Rapid 4. Lask 1 Grazer AK 0. BULGARIAN: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 Beroe 0, Vitosha 1 Trakia 0. Pin 0 Avia 4, Spartak Varna 1 Vratsa 1, Sli ven 1 Cherno More 0, Akademik 1 Etur 1, Dounav 2 Spartak Pleven 1, Sredets 0 Lokomotiv
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      • 171 28 SPANISH MADRID, Mon. All eyes in Spanish soccer were looking down yesterday, as bottom-of-the-table Celta gained a shock 1-1 draw at second-placed Barcelona and next-to-last Valencia were whippet! 2-0 by Osasuna in their battle to avoid relegation. League leaders Real Madrid trounced Cadiz 3-1
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    • 261 29 Koreans show shuttle class LONDON, Mon. South Korea dominated the AllEngland badminton championships here yesterday, taking four of the five titles. They won the women's singles and doubles, the men's doubles and the mixed doubles to become the first country since Indonesia in 1979 to carry off so many trophies
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    • 136 29 Nystrom no match for Lendl MILAN, Mon. Czechoslovak Ivan Lendl, the world No. 1, overwhelmed Sweden's Joakin Nystrom 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 in the Milan Grand Prix tennis final yesterday. Otker flail reemlt DnUn: Colin Dowdeswell (Brit) and Christ o Steyn (SA) bt Laurie Warder (Aust) and Brian Levine (US) 4-6,
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    • 41 29 MUNICH, Mon. World No. 2 Ross Norman, of New Zealand, yesterday took the European Open squash title, beating Australia's Kelvin Smith 9-2, 9-3, 9-4 England's Phil Kenyon took third place, defeating Glen Brumby, of Australia. 10-9. 9-5. 9-2. Reuter
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    • 498 29  -  SINGAPORE'S regular midfielder, Leong Kok Fann, will not return to the Malaysia Cup soccer competition until the quar-ter-finals, at least, because of a back injury. Coach Hussein Aljunied had planned to invite Kok Fann for training from this evening to prepare him for Singapore's
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      495 29  -  TAY CHENG KHOON ON LOCAL AND FOREIGN FAIRWAYS Un-professionals, SPGA, SICC responsible for poor show R#vtow by IT may be like flogging a dead horse but where were our professionals during the final rounds of Uie Singapore Open last weekend? Apart from M. Mari muthu, who eventually finished
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    • OK THE CRICKET SCENE
      • 589 29 COLOMBO, Monday PAKISTAN Istlßaßitt M. Nana* lbw b Kuruppu 1 M. KSaßcdeAlwisb DeMel 2 4J. Ob— c de Alwis b Ratnayake 52 B-BaJacdeAlwisb Ratnayake 21 i. M_a__lbw Ratnayake 36 8. Maßkc Wetthmmy b Ratnayake 30 L Mkamc Aravinda de Silva b deMel 0 W. Aknua c Ranatunga
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      • 198 29 Botham blasts back BRIDGETOWN, Mon. England all-rounder lan Botham yesterday silenced his critics, if only temporarily, with a tour-best score of 70 on the third day of the four-day match against Barbados here. The innings was Botham's best in 24 innings on two tours ot the West Indies. His knock
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      • 236 29 S SCOREBOARD AUSTRALIA Ist Inns JH Sad Inns 1« NEWZEALAND Ist inns 258 2nd Ibm J. Wright c Boon b Matthews 59 B Edgar b Reid 1 K. Rathe-tort not out 50 M. Crewe not out 23 Extras 27 Tetal (for 2 wkts) 160 Wkto leU
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    • 197 29  -  NATIONAL squad member Ong Hoon Hoon hardly needed to get into top gear to remove Ang Bee Choo 21-13, 21-14 in the girls' un-der-16 event on the opening day of the national table tennis individual championships at Toa Payoh yesterday. The 15-year-old Hoon Hoon, who
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    • 211 29  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI FAELEIGH CLARKE'S WtaatMM ban wm stay. At n meeting last Wf_ae_la,v tbe Maaanare —mm*w^mmy t— 7 i mm%m§m* i Heekey Anas ria tlsa Ceaadl decided against a reemaamAaßm by the Apneato Gsmmlttee ta cat kia ban ta three yean. it to waaaaamß that
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    • 157 29 FORMER international Ellen Tjio is still the leader after tour days of the Queens bowling tournament at Jackie's Orchard yesterday. The presence of the five Indonesians at the alley was not immediately felt. Lita Moniaga was their best performer with 1,065, pintails which puts her in seventh spot. Leadlag
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    • 182 29 KARACHI, Mon. Pakistan hockey was plunged into crisis yesterday. The selectors failed to name 10 regular internationals, including the captain and vice-captain, in the 30 probables announced for the six-nation Champions' Trophy next month. The Pakistan Hockey Federation said the 10 had not been included
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    • 310 29 Forsman reigns in rain ORLANDO (Florida), Mon. American Dan Foreman yesterday sank a par-saving 1.2-metre putt on the final hole to claim the rain-shortened, US$5OO,OOO ($l.l m) Bay Hill Classic with a total score of 11-under 202. Forsman fired two rounds of 67 to finish a stroke ahead of countrymen
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    • 174 29  -  HAKIKAT RAI NATIONAL cyclists aiming to qualify for September's Asian Games in Seoul had their hopes dashed recently. The group, who were to have used the 2nd Asean Cycling Championships and Tour of Asean in Manila next month as trials for tlie Games, are now ln the
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    • 310 29  -  TAY CHENG KHOON GREG TURNER, the popular winner of last week's Singapore Open, will not [ind himself such a favourite with the Bukit gallery when he returns for the Dunhill Cup Pacific rone qualifying round from May 24. Especially if his New Zealand team are drawn
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    • 178 29 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Selangor toyed around with Malaysian Armed Forces at the Merdeka Stadium here tonight and still managed to score an emphatic 3-0 win in their Malaysia Cup soccer match. Fielding four reserves, Selangor never gave Armed Forces a chance to get in the game. Selangor manager
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    • 192 29  - Pressmen awarded the points ALBERT JOHNSON T W E Singapore Business Houses Foctball League tournament committee have upheld a protect by Press Sports Club against Mobil, who admitted fielding a non-bona fide player in their Division LA match at Toa Payoh Stadium on Feb 25. Said K.S. Manic kam, the
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 11 28 b-_______BHHb__ "ln Memoriam" is for the loved ones whom you remember
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    • 270 28 EVERY FAMILY NEEDS ONE... ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA •ye yours al $77/- Mil., y mofivwy f r A total home learning centre < S«4> purchased WmM a_%- A a ma4^^^^^^ a W^m*. 16 vols Young Children's Encyclopaedia Umited stocks only Order a set to avoid disappointment No Child should grow without it
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  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 86 29 f s-^^mt^U ____J .1^ .a. t. *z, -^^iSmm ammm I 2'" j l aA" '^mmtyyA^'Sk mf"' y^^ ■tm J«.^^_i^_^ is. l_________!__-!-__-z Bi THE SALT-WATER POOL Sunseeker Size 36ft x sfT 6in a 6 models to choose from. a There's one with the right size, shapi.* and price for your family.
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    • 519 29 v ar*/**— faaf .m.tfa f>l pO J I WM KING frnm soh LUCKY DRAW RESULTS Ist Prize: Chng Teck Seng ic no *****72 f 2nd Prize: Seow Yong Ngoh 1CN*****431C 3rd Prize: Teo Laa Hwan ic No 1 21 3322 G 10 4TH PRIZES: Ang Kok Kwee I C No
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 107 29 BOWLING Qaeea* c'shlps (Jackie's Orchard. 9.30 am). DARTS AacJMr-Keat Dlv 1: SRC Blue v Alex Sports (SRC). Tridents v Johnnie walker Black Label (Station Lounge). Europa Shanghai v Prarie Express A (Europa Tavern). All at Bpm. NETBALL later-Mlaiitry toaraaaieat seml-flaals (National Stadium. 5.30 pm). SOCCER Malay** Cats: V gri Sembilan
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  • 393 30 KAfftio, mofioiy FRANCE MmA a new era sl mAMaamwatowatatmr iluttis gave tlw right a KT. By this meraiag, the Gaalllst KPB, tbe cen-tre-right UDF and a kaadfal af Independent wmaatMAßtm had wen tA seats Jast eneegh ter an ahaslntc majertty. The final resalts hinged
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  • 563 30 Police fire tear gas to break up 3,000 protesters KUALA LUMPUR, Monday PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad gave an assurance today that the federal government has no intention of imposing emergency rule in Sabah where Muslim opposition to the Christianbased government
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  • 31 30 NEW YORK, Mon. The Dow Jones Average of 20 industrials fell 21.43 points to 1,771.31 in the first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. AP
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  • 152 30 NUS to offer degree course in psychology THE National University of Singapore will soon offer a new honours degree in psychology. The NUS Act has just been amended to include psychology under the list of Bachelor of Social Sciences honours degrees. Starting from the new 1986/87 academic year in July,
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  • 427 30  - Rupiah firms after Jakarta slashes dollar rate YANG RAZALI KASSIM By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA, Mon. Indonesian monetary authorities, hacking word with deed, have gone on an apparent counter-offen-sive against widespread speculation that tlie rupiah might be devalued. Since last Friday, Bank Indonesia has cut the value of the US dollar
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  • 61 30 LONDON, Mon. Tea has reinforced its lead as Britain's favourite drink, and the British drink more tea than North America and the rest of Europe combined, according to figures released yesterday. Consumption last year was 180,000 tonnes, and the drink is now trendy among younger people, after
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  • 108 30 What it should have been IN a report "All-out government bid to find jobs for the unemployed" yesterday, we said the Labour Ministry had deployed extra staff to the Employment Service Department (making for a total of 67) to cope with the increase in job-seek-ers. This is incorrect. The ministry
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  • 73 30 MIAMI. Mon. The United States space agency has wasted millions of dollars on space shuttle contracts because of excessive mark-ups on parts, freeloading contractors and loafing work crews, a newspaper reported yesterday. Audit records show the space agency routinely paid US$3O (5564.80 for pins that should cost three
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  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • 291 30 An act 'aimed at creating unrest' Page 11 KITCHEiVS > MtPflcfOß 1986 FROM Hygena 'J!SW Vi KITCHEN CHOICES Hygena Westminster ____W r i.» —rm TiTairA 1 I --l KITCHEN* j. _________B I HRL— P^^^^ m. Jl^ 1— l _B_l m B^^^ s r<e 9> !^_c^^_______K M c ie*g^ o J^e
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    • 155 30 Chain's Anniversary Offer Starting today until the end of March 1986, we are giving away a Wigo Hair Dryer (model 800 West Germany) plus brushes. OR Rene Quinot Shampoo/ conditioner (200 ml) in addition to a 15% discount when you enrol in our Hair Weaving or r~" 4___ H b^^^MU
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    • 350 30 Stay in the know... Capital outflow from banks hits record high GUH considers proposal which could involve fresh capital and a major restructuring mTop quality for top people Tell your vendor you need Buainasa Times, or ring Betty Ton on *****09 V lATm* wrrsutflSHi uni~t >all micro MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO.
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 147 30 Weather UP TO 1 p.m. Showers over several areas after midday. TEMP. (C) up to 6 am tomorrow: 32 mai., 24 min SUNSET today: 7.16 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.09 am. GLOBAL MATHER Adelaide 12 29 C Fine Manila 21 36 C Sunny Amsterdam %C Melbourne 12,22 C Fine Bangkok 25
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  • Section Two Home & Family
    • 4 1 Section Two Home Family
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    • 989 1 Qood neighbours at the Singapore Zoo, Bernard Harrison and Ah Meng proudly breastfeeding her baby invite mom MIES over to tea in their home territory. From M Barnard's Mk\AWBAaBBmBmB «f m^^kmßß wp David ixsnDorouQffi a Tha Living wmmmWmt a a a __^t ...;a^ JUKI man
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    • Page 1 Advertisements
      • 462 1 The plan of your HDB flat is now worth .a- free Carrier Call the Carrier Man on .______fi_tes*.^ i^_@_fi_^_^_W^_kL We y ou re to wor^ anc^ most ot h^ r *****55 today and you'll find one __\\\\\\W^^ brands have one large greedy cool dude in a generous mood. Let J^l^
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      • 98 1 A KNOW \[^/'\S!J P 7PONTTELL% Ai to S kir v Amr I V Jm m, MW ej nf \ANyMO«t/ /k r\ p i !_> /£r) /ou MOM IS _fc/*fe 1/ GOING TO VVORK. |g? I VVILL TAKE CARE y^WkMA I 7 I (AAyA^ay How to talk to children 2 With
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      • 1207 2 Learning the art of talking to children MENE CHUA. mother of two, shares her experience and time-tested techniques of communicating with children. TALKING to children is a skill. What you say and how you say it make the difference between a rebellious, defensive, confused child and a well-adjusted one. Children
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      • 497 2  - The odd couple a gourmet cook and a fitness freak VEERASENA Personally Speaking ■y spouse of a fitness nut THE magazines in which my recipes appear say I am a superb cook. My friends and relatives shower compliments, and the students I teach cooking praise me. But there is one
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    • Page 2 Advertisements
      • 537 2 'Wifl'fli.fl.ifliw^fl^av a a CAPITOL -CHANGI: 13th BIG DAY! CAPITOL (*****59) 11am. 1.45. 4.00, 6.30 A 9.15 CHANQI (*****59) 11sm. 1.45. 4.00, 6.45 9.15 B Wnua happens Mrtwn a LOVE LETTER 1 fats Into tlw WRONG RANDS? ti Jd~*^£ZZr**~*~ '^m&?*L i seci*i:iAi>mii*ek 2 tm»aC TMOM»SHW*I.I LORtIOUGHIIN KELLY PWSTON mW g JADE:
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      • 771 2 I i (*****M) 4 SHOWS: I 30 4 00. 6 30 9 ISom I I (NO ftlt LIST) J| i j IfL lln fflHLi4r^artTwh J hHi#li[T-l_l j! 1 I; CATHAY: 12th tHitILLIW DAY! '1 (*****00) 9 SNOWS: 1100, 1.30, 440, 6.30 A 9.15pm 1 1 ho i!^Bßl_i_i___l fIW CSI i
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    • Bilingual
      • 888 3 The Chinese daily, Lianhe Zaobao, has a special student supplement which is mainly written by a big pool of young aspiring writers. SON BENG CHOO speaks to its editor and some of the student correspondents. A ...We thought: 'Why not provide a section with features end
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      • 785 3 The maritime Silk W Road continued to W develop as Chinese W traders and travellers^ took to the sea to look 1 for new destinations. Shipbuilding and navigation wero highly developed during the Tang Dynasty. Arab merchants preferred Chinese vessels for moving freight because they
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      • 133 3 Jr-ft«^^«lfl T-W&JttiattiJte RktA mmm nm%* n mnifs& &H**7-sflfjfcs&u ¥^ft**W'frJ_sSfli o n> *mm jh w a o fe «_**_■> «rfnte li^Kal -ffiifc 7 1083S o -#i*# > JEM ##f*gtt &*#> »W£*«s^ JHifc^xiimwxf^ f£#*Sfcfctt NH^ «fn« *»f+£*7Fe*— -t-W»r-lt6l;MWXfr2*? Wtt*R*t&m<Bx-K> m±AH^ i*^**. fll Til > b^sm <.mm> <& m> <##> w& o&^£> °<$
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      • 625 3 By HjHjflMCM THE recent escalation of China's cultural exchange programme is bringing ethnic Chinese who live abroad "home" again, sometimes for the very first time. A visit to Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou by tbe Hongkong Philharmonic at the invitation of the China Performing Arts
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      • Article, Illustration
        40 3 3H.^*^ M P EH 6l7f^«_ »S-4AP>«---msiam HiitftiiTuSTis teem *t&h+7? A o MMx* »*rfj| ftflj *T* S. /StfJ fi-15 Sf #o ff *WT*2' WHtfWMMMM MSP^jfiiai rfo£7*?A4£ ft TftM MAT »7tt_teX*ATfi STUI^r am£ to ffi fP*r Biases?*** ffn &nt*. mr mmm *}®ua_
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      • 681 4  - Ho smooth ride in Malay publishing business SAPUR AH ARSHAD By MALAY publishers now face stiff competition from their counterparts in Malaysia and Indonesia. At the same time, local Malay printers have to compete with non-Malay printers for a limited local market. The situation was very much different 50 years
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      • 599 4 Peniaga Melayu dalam dunia penerbitan Oleh ARMAN DUNIA penerbitan Melayu di Singapura kini terhimpit oleh persaingan dari negara-nega-ra jiran. Manakala dalam bidang percetakan, para usahawan Melayu terpaksa bersaing dengan para pencetak bukanMelayu untuk mendapatkan pasaran. Hakikat dunia penerbitan dan percetakan Melayu kini agak berbeza dibandingkan dengan 50 tahun dulu. Singapura
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    • Page 4 Advertisements
      • 653 4 NOTICES CHANGE OF COMPANY'S NAME With effect from 7 March 1986, the name GILMAN SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED is changed to: TAN CITI TIME PTE LTD The change of name does not affect the present operations and business including the assets and liabilities of Gilman Singapore Private Limited. The Directors TAN
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      • 709 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OP THE REPUBLIC OP SINGAPORE Cempealea wla_ag-Up Na. IN af IMI Ia tke Matter at tke CempaaJea Art, Chapter 185 Aad Ia tke Matter at DRAGON COURT (PRIVATE) UMITED ADVERTISEMENT OP PETITION Notice ls hereby given that a Petition for the winding-up of the abovenamed Company
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      • 642 4 IN THE MATTER OP THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. IM AND IN THE MATTER OP SIN YANG TRADING (PTE) LTD. (laeerperated la tke RepabUc af Sutamaan) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of SIN YANG TRADING (PTE) LTD. duly convened and held at sth Floor, Fung Woo Building, No.
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      • 179 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OP THE REPUBUC OP SINGAPORE Cempaales Wladlag-Up > Ne. Mf ef IMI j la tke Matter et tke Cempaatos Aet, Chapter IM ma la tke Matter ef YUNG YING GARMENTS (PTE) LTD NOTICE OP WINDING-UP ORDER IN THE MATTER OF YUNG YING GARMENTS (PTE) LTD. Winding-Up
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    • Page 5 Advertisements
      • 3567 5 a l_k uW I II I mm m a VflT_r_r_M_B > n li ,Mltw C<wtr M Health Centree/ 22 He-th Cawtrea/ %M For a real soothing massage j ,v j O ur yowng. attractive and experienced masseuses will givcI |\M you a thorough massage to soothe away your cares. In
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      • 536 5 30 llaauhßßßiim i^EEr Models roquirod by SS advanced students $a immmt cut $3 so t~ $8 SO -$l6 JKfc yJSteanwng $10 snd above IN M Cat 337-3665 *****— 0 4 Advanced 24 mam% Unoax Har stytng (tvenmg) 32 «Mks AOveince 4 Long Hm Oes^n 4 I esshs Retrsslur Course 1
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      • 507 5 rnMTius^^ COMPIE Tt HOUSE PAINTING. cleaning, parquet sanding/ varnishing and all floor polishing. Can start Job Immediately. Quid, reliable service, reasonable rates. 24-hour service. Call *****31/ *****58 (day It night). pane industrial socialises In housecleanlng, painting, floor polishing, carpet steam extraction. *****23 Jerry/ Jessie NEED HELPT? JUST call us. Painting,
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      • 719 5 TBLKFHONE BEB VICE: Usees, ks Friday: 9am to 6pm (Spm deadline lor next day) Satwday 8 30am to 2pm (Uam deadline lor The Sunday Tunes) a Pubic Hoiday 9am to Ipm COUNTER SERVICE: TICS 8881 COITM, #82-105 lUCXV PUZA: Natfay to Friday. 10am to 12 noon. Ipm to 5 30pm
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    • Page 6 Advertisements
      • 814 6 36 House Renovation/ Dacor 12" i 12" ceramic tiles heavy duty 3-room $2,000. 4-room $3,000. 5-room $4,200. executive maisonette $5.1)00 Italian Rosa broken marble 3-room $3,800, 14-room $?000. 5-room $7,000 All Including skirting Tel *****58/ *****83 SPECIALISED Bl PRIVATE houses. Tiling, roofing, brickworks, concrete, pointing, plumbing, aluminium sliding door A
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      • 917 6 36 TV/ Vidao/ Hl-Fi AS. SPECIALISES IN repairs of Vtdeo. Ctv., Hl-fl System, Antenna Installation. On the spot service Guaranteed *****61. EABV HP mAB CTV. Video all j brands It other h'sehold appli- ances Trade-In acceptable Freegift with every purchase *****70. LARGE SCREEN PROJECTOR for hire. Colour or monochrome suitable
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      • 652 6 51 Printing/ Copying Sanricaa We sp*o»h»« w\ printing vwMmg aids lfti«rh«ad» iWhia vou wart) Bells invoice* etnd alt kind ot a SieMoncry items Dtsigning rmbotting works also etveiteblf here FOR QOKK CREATIVE, RELIABLE QUALITY PRINTING CALL US TOOAY AT 1 ■01 44 People's Parm Cefstre j Tel: *****32. *****43 J
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      • 445 6 56 Industrial I 56 Induatrial Equipment/ Supplies Equipment/ Supplies i i B______ __1 B_______ b—^bbb AM mm BBm Wmm^mWßM ERICSSON 0 FACIT Electronic Memory Typewnler v^H mB mamamm^m^^m' FACIT Laser Printer| FACIT Erqonomical Chairs l ~~~*~_lll IH -WMW tm ja _o| I w hHHR^ ■**<■ J FACIT Open Plan Syste-ns
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      • 299 6 57 Bualnsaa OppoftunWaa BUB-CONTRACTOR WITH 8 years experience In (shipbuilding/ repairing In steelwork) steel structural ft labour supply requires contract Job. Pleaae page *****83 Mr Tan or write S.T. Box A*****. 380 Kim Seng Road, S'pore 0923. for quotation BE YOUR OWN Boss In Real Estate. 40-hr. comprehensive training In
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      • 637 6 58 Othar Business Products/ Services PHOTOGRAPHIC MODELS AVAB.ABLE at reasonable rates to Improve your advertising result. Call Jemalne Productions at *****68 Ext 8 'RED SEAL' Do It yourself instant white ant exterminators available at »02 (H. Fortune Centre. Tel: *****36/ *****18 64 Domastic Halp Availabla Humana uc«nc»NoSo 3<r 01 tajaam
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      • 686 6 64 Domastic Halp S» Dern 6 6 tic Halp AvaHaMa MwmmMMm ________________l__S 8888l f rUPIBO 8228 •THAI «8 SRI IANBAB MB WBOBEBBW I2BO opf days l uttrntms al l f i We select trained orientate our very own girls Good attitude, hardvertung. honest, obedient Csmsitw pßwassl Be IsisjOsi: Airtare $5
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      • 437 6 PBJ PBSar SRI IMBBAMI INDIAN Maid* with release papers required for Immediate employment Contact ******4/ *****31. PftP Labour Supply (C-0838-01). JOVCB HATCH APPLICANTS for Canada Candidate* for housemaid kindly call Cynthia urgently *****51. aa mm J^mmm-Wmmmmmmm SffIITOJG CLERK mm a Minimum GCE *0' level aAfB2S-32yaarsold a Must have a valid
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      • 438 6 70 SHuatione Vacant: ClßflCßl ErVfc an a teadang mam^E 3 fecturer of high techno- F B K*jy aaxraft components E and have a vacancy in the foßowtntj poMbon Keypunch Operator wiyiMniwiin Minimum GCE O level with credit in hnyli>h Those with GCE A level preferred Minimum i year beypunching experience
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      • 718 6 70 Situations Vacant: Sacratarial/ Clarical TmtMß CLBRK c Age 18 to 31 years old. OCB o level with 3 cred Ite Including English a Maths Able to type ft operate the telex. c Preferably with ability to operate Wang Word Proces •or. Applications containing personal particulars, summary of working experience,
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    • Page 7 Advertisements
      • 935 7 70 Situationa Vacant: Secretarial/ Clarical I TBANBPOBT CO. BEOUIBCS Shipping Clerk Familiarity with import/ export transhipment documents Fast It accurate typing At least 2 years' experience Interested write with full parUculars Including tel no expected salary with recent photo to: Attn Mr Leong. 478 Rlver Valley Road. S'pore 1024 CONSTRUCTION
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      • 463 7 71 Situations Vacant: Salas J~ RI A NEW Dll WORKING WIT SALE VERY bright pros positive-thinke between 2 Coll RICHAF Timo: 10.00 Wan SALES REPRI lor manxaunfl o of household spp Requirements e Male or Female No qualification is essen Completed National Serv Must be prepared to wot irregular hours
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      • 505 7 71 Situations Vacant: Salaa •ACH I MENSION BY H PROGRESSIVE SFORCE pects for determined rs. Male or Female !0 30 years. '*****5 *D ROSEN am to 5.30 pm iquk-a ESENTATIVES •ur wnos rartO/8 flanoßß (out-door) Benefits Training will be provided tial OPF. contribution 'ice Attractive commission rk scheme Competition tor
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      • 571 7 71 Situationa Vacant: Salas CASH CASH CASH If you think you are worth the .***** We dare you to come forward 8 talk to us. Our compeny reeeke* MALE/ FEMALE SALES/ INTERVIEW OFFICERS Reoowemonte: Able to communicate and like to meet people Ail selected applicants wW do providers wnn cvwnfww*
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      • 689 7 71 Situations Vacant: Salaa MMMMM YOUNG AND PBRBONABLB LADIES ANO GENTLEMEN In line with our expansion and as a result of rapid growth, we are now looking for suitable people to join our selling team. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of a large Organisation specialising ln aids that would
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      • 808 7 71 Situations Vacant: Salaa TRAINEE SUPERVISOR/ TRANfEE Marketing Assistant reqd. by European manufacturing regional representative company dealing In a wide range of high quality construction and Industrial products Applicants should preferably have passed 'A' level Including credit tn Oeneral Paper and a Science subject Please submit full c.v. together with
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      • 482 7 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Tachnical Tachnical \^_^S A Leader in the communications and electronics industry IA) AHALfSING TECHNICIANS I (RjftdkVHybrid) B) TEST SETUP MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS ■C) WIRE-BOND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS H ITC/NTC in Electronics with relevant expenence H Must ba abie to work on shifts For position (C), KNSI4I9
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      • 454 7 SEDK) WATCH MAMUFACTUHINU COMPANY Possess ITC in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Enginaaring Drawing and Design. Completed NS or during office hours, aAmmmmm^^^ In I I mammmy ma rttmay (0:00 am to 4:30 pm) av BBRSB ghang Sufl osSbbb to: SINOAPORE TIME PTELTD wWOM^BMMMW rBBMBM "O^WT* *fflng*s)cre2673 I INTERNATIONAL I Due
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      • 207 7 73 Situations Vacant: Production ____l_Hl *^B W _5 We urgently require*. Female I Operators I Starting sslsry I i $400 I I No rotating shifts, I I 5-day work-week I I Aircontfit ion working I b^b* environment I Ee Transport allowance I Only Singapore dtixens _l and aged above 16
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      • 417 7 i^ ll» 73 Situations Vacant: Production Permanent/1 5 Temporary k Female IS Operators VS Mat shift: 7am- 3pm J ■2nd shift. 3pm- 1 1pm 1 3rd shift: 1 1 pm 7am k 'Requirements; L > Primary 6 or tk p. Secondary education fl m,B Age 1 6 35 years J
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    • Page 8 Advertisements
      • 541 8 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situationa Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production Production I ••V.L-4-L 'J-J- 1 J-Ll IXI^JT^ '*^.mnmmWMf^ W\ jabapw^e^^-AUmsHi:. I Jm Hitachi is among Vki l Electronic Dsvicss i y* the world's largest 1 T<S PlB Ltd yjr Colour Television Picture rubes Manufacturing Companies. To meet our current
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      • 336 8 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: MiscaManaous RHscaHanaous I /A \WV!K-W I \J^VmNKM\ I AN INVITATION TO I MINGLE WITH THE I JETSETS 1 EARN TOP DOLLARS WHILE YOU ENJOY I I YOURSELF 1 PAPILLON PAPAGAYO I SANCHO PANZA DON SANCHO PASEO I Exclusive Japanese Members' Clubs I requires I
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      • 112 8 1) BXPBRIENCBD HARDWARE SUPPLIES SALES STAFF e Ak- 22 to 28 e At least 1 year's experience In hardware 'supplies e With Sec 2 education St above Able to speak tt write English 2) COUNTER SALES STAFF e Age above 18 e Sec 2 education St above. 3) DELIVERY MAN
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      • 498 8 74 Situationa Vacant: Miscellaneous A leading electronics manufacturer has immediate vacancies for: TRAINEE QC INSPECTORS (Female) a Able to work on 3 rotating shifts a Age 16 to 22 a No experience required as training will be provided FEMALE GENERAL CLERK a Sec 4 education Interested applicants, please call personally
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      • 578 8 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous I -JJ l*n-BStablishsd packaging compsny urgsntiy rsquirss: Male Store/ Delivery Coordinator twettmaemttantai m 28 35 year* ok. GCE 'V revel 'English stream) m Minimum 6 years experience in storekeeping Salary will commansufßts witti experience. Imaretted applicants, pleas* call Keren of telephone number .*****48 tor an Irterview
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      • 947 8 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous ■■■■■■^■■^■■^■HMIMMV MASSEUSE wantad. With or without experience. Cull personally at: Plat* Baaamenl Car Park Baach Road SERVICEMAN CUM DELIVERY required by Established i Home Appliance Co. < R*C|Ulr*ffl*f*.T9: Must possess Class 3 licence I Basic written St spoken En- glish Have Electrical knowledge I Able to
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      • 818 8 74 Situationa Vacant: Miscellaneous DELIVERY MAN WANTEO. Holder of clxss 3 driving licence. Speak simple Fnglish. Interested parties, please call: *****88. DRIVER'S 8 OENERAL Workers required Int. call personally for Interview at: Blk 8. #01 2669, Eunos Crescent, 5.1440. Tel: *****01 DRIVER CUM DELIVERY required ror catering firm at Katong.
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      • 884 8 81 Vehicles For Hire LANCER 5 SPEED SSB, Mazda 626 AuU. 855. Mazda new model 929 870. Free mileage. Tel: *****44. I LORRY WITH DRIVER for hire. Weekdays: 8.30- 5 30. Sunday Ull 1 2pm. ConUct: *****36. 1 PICKUPS. *****18/ *****88/ 1 *****07 (7am llpm) Insurance, 1 repairs, tyres, Inspection,
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      • 873 8 89 For Sale: Ford/Fiat 12/84 FORO LABEB Ghla 15 Notchback. 1 pU. owner, excellent cond., 10.000 km *****33/ 66 1874 FORO ESCORT 1100 c r good condition. Contact *****42 Francis. 1878 FORO CORTINA E Alrcon New batUrles. Rd Ux exp Moy 11,650. Tel: *****73 1876 ESCORT 1.8 OL. 4-door PARF,
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      • 894 8 99 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan 1874 OATSUN 120V. CompleU accessories $4,100 ono. Tel--*****67 1888 OATSUN 12BA. Alrron radio cassette, s/rlms, tip top condition. Tel *****06 1882 NISSAN SUNNV 1 3 Sbowroom condition, cassetu Ux new $15,000. Tel *****46 TS DATSUN MSJ SSS Tax new Oood cond. MeUlllc brown *****58 77 AUO.
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      • 890 9 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi '84 JULY MITSUBISHI I.ancer OLX 1300 c c Original power window. central locking Immaculate cond. Tox June. $20,800 *****81 Mr Peh 1884 OALANT 1880 Staltonwogon lst owner, hi fi sports rlms. tuff-koted original point View: 89. Lorong H. Telok Kurau S3 MITSUBISHI TREDIA 1400OLX Supershlft. PARF
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      • 806 9 93 For Sale: Honda 1683 HONDA ACCORO, EX. 100G c c manual, pte. owner, olrcon., s/rlms Tox new Hl-fl rodlo cossette. power steering/ windows Central lock. PARF. Very beoutlful cond $23,400 ono *****46 AUTO S4 ACCORO EX (12 valve) 1 pte owner. Nice no. Asking $30,800 0.n.0. Tel: *****33 BEAUTIFUL
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      • 761 9 96 For Sale: 96 For Sale: 66 For Sale: Other Makes Other Makes other Makes I ,S__— f^ 5-vcar loan ~^s V avaflabfe 700cc ____________S. $16,700 (FARF) fl __V mWmWmWMmmmmmmmmmmmWAMaMßMMk $2,200 $***** j ll* m ___Z _j£[\\ JIO IOOOcc MB^mM^^^^^HHH f High trade-tat I All prices include /vale* for present
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      • 640 9 ___a__B____s 97 For Sale: CotnfNorcsol Vehsotos LEE «W POO B aaOTIBMM MOTORS PTE. LTD. 881, BrtssMsr Rood (1S88) Tel: SMIIBB (8 Mrm) t__4 CmmMmmmM _^A_mmm\ WB* ttt* muammeeat W TTppor o*4*vn 7SB p*«r*l fAek-mp SBtaußiaM USO psok-up Moot Detaun CSO nrcfc wi ataat DaUun CSO vow 1171 ex. M**en ESS
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      • 411 9 tt Sata/Wantad: Motor Cydsa/Scootars KRSBO KAWASAKI -PST plate Oood condition. Price 84 J00. Interested page: *****24. _______fl___B__e BB VSfwCISB WrßfttSO ATTRACTIVE CASH PA VMMT Any models below 2000 cc. PARF or Non-PARF used CBT*. Private It company registration. Commercial Vans/ Pickup* B 'PB' Registration. Trade-In accepUble. JBICM VBI 60OTONS PTB
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      • 741 9 99 Vehicles Wantad HMHEST OFFER. CASH payment for PARF, non-PARF, used cars. Any model Si c.c. Q-reglstratlon, commercial vans, trade-in considered. Tel: *****60/ *****97/ (day/ night). No 25. StUI Rd, S'pore 1542. Mr Sim/ Ng. ADVERTISER REOS. A good used car, PARF or non-PARF. cash poyment Contoct Mr. Lim, *****71
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      • 902 9 109 Aecomiwodatton Available; Houses SBARCO POLO VICINITY brand" new d/storey architectural designed 5-bdrm., huge paUo overlooking pool/ gdn. Wtjma HOLLANO RD. WCBBTY majestic d/storey bunglw. 4 bdrms./ servant's, lovely patlo overlooking 25,000 sq.ft. of sprawling landscaped gdn. Pool. 87,500 DUTCH CLUB/ RAFFLES PK. VICINITY cosy newly renovated s/storey deUched. 4
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      • 827 9 100 Accommodation Available: Houses OPERA EST. TERR. h'se. 2 bdrms fully alrcond. living hall It kitchen with cabinets. RenUl 8800 Call *****42 PARBURY AVE. TEML h'se opp. Kheng Luck Seafood Restn. for renL 3 bdrms. 1 servant's. Tel: *****33 Mr. K H Teo/ Mlss Lee STEVEN ROAO Luxurious bungalow fully
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      • 566 9 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Availabla: Available: Apartments Apartments The Ascott Executive Residences Grscftom Living Starts Here. Singapore's first purpose built serviced apartments, The Ascott Executive Residences, are 8 unique combination of <he luxury of a hotel and the comfort of home. Located in the heart of the city. The Ascott
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      • 347 9 PWwsT f &Zmt |e At ths junction of Scotts/ I Orchard Road, next to Hyatt Hotel. 1 4.000 sq ft Hotel Style Lobby Swimming Pool. Tennis Court. Squash Court. Billiard Room, Gymnasium and many other facilities Self Service Free Launderette e Ai-tote Indoor Car Parking Lots 24-hour Swunty System. Enqu.nas
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      • 3628 10 107 Accommodation Available. Apsrtmsnta mmmmmmmmmmmmm^^^SSSmSmmmmSSSm FLATS AT 218 A 2SA Paslr Panjang Hill Near NUS Facing sea. Low rental Call *****71. FURNISHED/ UNFURNISHED HDB flats available In various districts. Tel: *****64. GRANGE/ CHANCERY GARDEN low density malsonetu 3rms Pool $3,000. Llndtrac *****79 GREENLEAF WALK UNFURNISHED apartmente. for Immediate occupation, please
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      • 545 10 108 Accommodation Available: Roome DIST.* FURN. AIRCON. rm atUched. free use dining kitchen/ car park for working single ladles or studenU. Mrs Ng *****65 RM. WITH ATTACHED bathrm. at $350 A rm. with bullt-ln wardrobe at $350 Near Bt. Tlmah 7 miles Tel: *****03 Mlss Foo. ROOM IN TERRACE house
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      • 770 10 100 Accommodation Wenled Houae* SERANGOON GON. SEMI-O/ corner ten*, preferably near bus terminus. Mln. 6 mths. term. Int'd tel: *****88 wtth offer. WANTEO O/BTOREV OETACHEO Bungalow ln Thomson/ Calrnhlll. *****37 Mr. Das. Bpm -9pm 110 Accommodation wwamm Apsrtmsnts READY CLIENTS REQUIRES ur gently HDB apts at Queenstown/ Clementl/ Toa Payoh/
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      • 977 10 113 For Sals: Houses D.1884 2-STOREY BUNQLW. 3 bdrms.. atUched bathrms. A 1 servant's rm 5.000 sq ft F'hold. D.20 2-1/2-storey seml-d 5 rms.. 2 living rms.. bullt-ln area 3500 sq.ft. ToUl area 4600 aq.ft. Highest price secures Contact Josephine *****44. KATONG OIST. OWNER occupied renovated pre-war 11--storeyl 1 --storey
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      • 854 10 113 For Sals: HOUSES LAND IS UMfTEO. Buy land with seml-d. house at dist. lo advisable Best offer secures *****88 Mdm Lee. MUST SELLI CLOVER Pk. D2O d/storey terrace 1900/ 1750 sq.ft 3-1 rms.. attached. Well kept $350,000 neg Hap Seng *****58 VICTORIA PK. VKBBTY d/storey bunglw 4rms. 15.000 sq.ft.
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      • 553 11 114 For Sale: Privets 114 For Ssls: Private Apartment* Apertments __i __v A bb* _____il ATI l_*V AmmWmWA Ami *> m^ 2S X kkW m^ m mmi *$b >L_^^r__ ■*S Z2 mWi Wkh^f Mandarin Gardens "We pay less for our new home with an OUB Housing Loan" At Overseas Union
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      • 805 11 114 For Sala: Private Apartments 5b UiMad&te I ocalcd at tunclion ot Stevens Dulses Roads f xclusiu* 12-unit development I .irj-c livin*- and iumih area. 5 hedr«H>ms. I servant's room I .is iht ics include s-aimming pool, squash court and covered ear parking •Scllin-i with good tenancies •Sale price Irom
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      • 929 11 114 For Sala: Private Apartments D.ll OOtOIBLL SO. vicinity. 4 1 servant's, 2.200 sq.ft.. split-level, high rir., well renovated. K'hold. $345,000. DYP *****23 0.11 -8000 BUV. 8288,000 Mlmbu Villa. 3 1 rms. 2300 sq.ft. F'hold. Pool. Low maintenance. Jonathan Charles: 278-8777. 0.11 t-HCLFOBO 80. Exceptionally spacious 4-bdrm. Maintenance $250. F'hold.
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      • 842 11 114 For Solo: Privsts Aportmonts OS PACIFIC MANS. 3 rms., living A dining, well renovated $230,000 *****49/*****59 JERVOIS OON. ORAND new condo. mals. 4 bdrms. 2121 sq.ft F'hold Foreigners eligible. *****65 JLN. EUNOS BRAND new apt 3 bdrms. F'hold. 1,960 sq.ft $280 000 Sanjlng Ent. *****41/ *****35. KINGS MANSION. 4TH
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      • 957 11 116 For Solo: HDB Apartmants ALL 3-RM.: Lor Ah Soo $43,000 Hougang L-corner blk 21 marble. Clementi blk 346. A.M.KIo blk. 150/ 502/ 320/ 418/ 471/ 644. Whampoa blk 98/ 93/ 82. Moh Ouan Terr. Circuit Rd. blk 59 Selegie $24,000 Bedok b1k. 138/ 528/ 420 $43,000/ L-corner $56,000 Dorset
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      • 1797 11 116 For Solo: HOR Apertments S-BM. CHAI CHEE St., marble throughout, cablneu. 8125 000 *****00/ *****38 (Agent). 8-RM CHAI CHR St. Pt. Blk Bedok N. k Paya Lebar, 4-rm. Bedok N. Well maintained *****33. 5-RM. MARSILING 8LK. 210. Ceramic/ parquet. High flr. $92,000 World Property: *****75/ *****90 S-RBA POBBT BLK.
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    • Page 12 Advertisements
      • 673 12 118 Factory Spacas mm I .^^lndustrlal W^ Complex aaca- ;MW «i H M ■L 3 H J I 2 cargoes. I passenger lift I a Clean and well maintained I a Competitive rentals I UMON TEXTILE I CO. (PTE) LTD 37 Jalan Pemimpin. #01 01 Singapore 2057 crnßowrr BSwS SBS
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      • 527 12 119 Warahouses/ 119 Warehouse*/ Storage Spaces Storaga Spacas jf^. Single Storey Terrace Warehouse/ Workshop for Lease Convenient location in Jurong Self contained with office space and toilets High ceiling and wide entrances Suitable for light engineering works 24 hours security service Newly revised attractive rental For enquiries, please contact Mr.
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      • 371 12 121 5U?? 121 SLSTS 1 «1 fm Rant Off icb Spaces OfHcß Spaces office Spacea •^■BBBBBBBaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB SShBBBBBBBBbSbBBBBBBBB> SSSS^SS^SSSSSSESSSSh GokDt-l is fonwmence PRIME SHOP SPACE Areas: 1 80 sq.ft. to 3600 sq.ft. OFFICE SPACE Areas from 700 sq.ft. Outside CBD OofcHHll Over 1000 car park lots A^lrfjgfl fqußre Profession^ building v_l
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      • 81 12 1000 BO FT. ***** office -space at Orchard Rd. available for sub lease from Apr '06; with impeccable quality fitting* St partitioned conference room, director's office, for takeover. Int'd. call: *****12 Nancy. AFRO ASIA BLOG.. Robinson Rd.. hu prime office space of 330 sq.ft. 2,000 sq.ft. Reasonable renUl. For more
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      • 1835 12 123 Far Sala: 123 For Sala: Shop Spaces Shop Spacas f PARADIZ CENTRE 9-Storey Shopping Office Complex at Selegie Road. 3 SPECIALISTS" FLOORS FOR FLEXIBLE USAGE. Unit areas from 20 sqm to 114 sqm. Escalators linking all shopping floors. Minutes to Shenton Way and Orchard I Road; near the Dhoby
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    • Page 13 Advertisements
      • 700 13 124 For Rant: Shop Spacss SUPREME HOUSE EXHIBITION SPACE on 2nd Storoy Approx 587 15 sq.m (6,3*) sq.ft Wide frontage visible from I'fiKing Road ABtrOND-TIONFD EXCEL! FNT SERVICES (AMPLE PARKING LOTS) ENOUIHIFS SUPREMF HOLDINGS LTO SUPREME HOUSF, 0923 TEL. NO. 336-2466 PARAMOUNT HOTEL A SHOPMNa CENTRE u-tt Sq.ft. 01 27
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      • 380 13 135 Air Traval Thailand 5 DAYS BKK/ PAnAYA $735 4 DAYS PHUKET $499 International Travel Agency Hte Ltd ?77 Orta-d Road »03 47 Specialists Lentie Singajiore 0973 i Tal 737 1677 M m MAS TBAVeL *****77 Economy flights/ tours 4 l>,iys Ball $599 3 I Tlomnn by Alr 9285 5
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      • 676 13 136 Cruises 136 Cruises 136 Cruises j___^___P^i^-_i, ___________________________________________________________^^*-*t*i^^__ j^ u»j2l?-f •II PENANG HONGKONG PERTH/ 3-Day Fly/Cruise 5 -Day Cruise/Fly FREMANTLE Dep April 14 Dep April 17 9 .f^ Fly/Ciube from from Dep April 5 $2183 (Child $255) $890 (Child $700) iKf I^-^ J |flz!fU(CKiia»ioso) 7 hese special programmes include: The
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      • 924 13 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Toura 137 Toura 137 Tours assaßssssssss. i I i I bv^^*_l h»bl I Mbl BBfc___JH _H _^_w \^B \W BB^^^^^^i.m I I B^ ll t_^^_t^^l-_L__Z I II Special Group Departures: BJMR*I I •_/*>• PASSES: London Transport I j. •15 (ta One* tap from Ftrtt Qm#^JJl*
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      • 129 13 I HONGKONG I _$iei—- J rtBSSS I ft iniaitmiii I Pssdonesia I I rumsi/ \mm\hi W I ~~iJH-fc m 1 I vat I l4 O»T$ ft* dm* I _DN»/u« T(IM ,47, B 4 DM* "..s•»* I I MACAU I I 1 I HONGKONG I Jk Wtkßß^A r cSMUk I SL—
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      • 397 14 137 Toura 137 Toura 137 Toura 1 r^^o Hm^B B_^________^|q |^^>e 1 if Book early (before 1/4/86) li 1 and enjoy special prices! m m m ZZJDAYSCHINA SPLENDOUR Uj Rl lS Deoart,n 9 ev -> Tu da v JU««J From [Sj II— JJ SK» 7 Days (*ecllfcgN). joangzrtou. Gu*n U
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      • 765 14 IST Toura IS7 Toura IJ7 Toyt 1 ___l _fIH f-_W mmmmAAYW-WM _$k\W-ZK-W mmm BMMBr*^" -^Ch.na F J WrWWf mm. Dep every Tuesday $3350 A, 18da y s 1 _____^__^l__i China Highlight g™_ j MWmm^^ _BB"^^ Dep every Tuesday $3050 Planning a ndiday to China H 15(taVS S^SSS.'SS.r China Delight gj>>
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      • 524 14 137 Toura IS7 Toura W 5/7 daya Bangkok/Pattaya/Chiangmai W W Dep: Oaily $735/6865 M W 475 days Phuket/Phang Nga Bay W Dep: Tue/Thu/Fri/Sun from $866/6666 W 5 daya Medan/Lake Toba M M Dep: Tue $466 4 days Bali Weekend Tour M Dep: Thur $666 •4/5 days Jakarta Fantasy Land M
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      • 705 14 147 Academic Coursea ,±1 Commencing. 24th Mar. *66 II— BRE-U 1 6 2 COM- MERCE/ ARTS 6 Subjects i Mom./ Afternoon/ Night SEC. 3 S 4 DAY/ NIOHT Eng., Literature. Commerce. Accounting, E/A Maths.. HSBIo.. Chinese LOW FEES. ENROL NOW Taught by Experienced, Qualified Teachers In Alrcon. classrms. NS deferment.
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      • 590 14 148 Computer Courses aMBpB^SiSBWMBH Cain I NCC Diploma in Computer Studies •BCS/ NCB Part I ll Higher Diploma in Computer Studies ICCP/ NCB Certificate in Computer Programming C&G 41 8 (747) IDPM Part 111/IV IBM RPG 11. BASIC COBOL DBASE li 111 Word Processing. Accounting. Lotus 1 -2-3 _s_SKstl Comsertrac
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    • Page 15 Advertisements
      • 486 15 148 Computet Courses 148 Computer Courees l /!^> get a b_ew CJ^ RECOGNISED WfeA"* 7^ COMPUTER p^W/t^v QUALIFICATION r AT INFORMATICS NCC Diploma in computer studies C G 418 (747) Advance Diploma in computer studies ICCP/NCB exam BCS/NCB Part I Computer Programming in BASIC COBOL (Student Concession) FORTRAN, PASCAL, WORDSTAR,
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      • 498 15 150 Commercial/ Technical Couraaa BOOKKEEPING (Baginnara) 1 Wed 6.00-7 30pm 19/03 2) Sat 4.00- 5.30pm 22/03 3) Tues 6 31) 8 OOpm 25/03 4) Thurs 7.30-9.00pm 27/03 5) Sun 10.00- 11.30am 30/03 6) Frl 7.30-9 OOpm 04/04 7) Sat 2.00- 3.30pm 06/04 8) Tues 7 30-9 00pm 08/04 9) Thurs
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      • 669 15 151 Language Courees 151 Language Courses Day and Evening Courses for Complete Beginners In ENGUSH MALAY GERMAN INDONESIAN JAPANESE KOREAN MANDARIN SPANISH Commencing first week of April seas _fH Are you quit* cortain that your CnQNan m 9000 #nooQh foe ttio 1900 OCE 'O' Level Exam? To be doubly sure,
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      • 650 15 160 Other Courses/ Instruction CAB TUNEUF ANO MAINTENANCE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT (Baginnara) FRUIT A VEGETABLE CARVING GIFT WRAPPING PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHY SOCIAL OANCE For further details k reservations, call: METROPOLITAN YMCA EDUCATION CENTRE 70 PALMES ROAO TIL: J A V N~ "i u on o lfn '[n'ii Fashion Design Flower Arrangement Free
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      • 1172 15 IBflS/WOTIC-Sl fetes Ne: *****59 Rates: I Box Service: ilea Service: Tel *****11 Straits-Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 A 5724/5/6/8 5669 Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc. cm I Posted: SSIO.OO he CAREER I OPPORTUNITIES I ■I WITH THE VITB HI Applications are invited for the post of H TRAINEE TRAINING OFFICERS
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    • Page 16 Advertisements
      • 346 16 BARBARA TAYLOR BRADfORD AWOMATIOT •*ma 4 SHE HAD POWER. SHE NEEDED LOVE. SHE WANTED REVENGE. In 1905 a young kitchen maid leaves Falrley Hall. Emma Harte is sixteen, single and pregnant. By 1 968 she is one of the richest women in the world, ruler of a business empire stretching
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      • 165 16 C^B-""\\ MM XWA^lmZmm** VIL II I AERUOKS +>»m*Amce*k 'to suit different men and women FOB YOU V <«s well os o modified eating plan by June Kane who,€ omi, y--i, different -it doesn't presume J II Tk •«ipho.«_» thot you are already ultra-fit and^ H €re, tor fh "O""® 1
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    • Page 16 Miscellaneous
      • 668 16 SUM TAB By CmUmttm PEANUTS By Schulz __j^^"r r 't^tt^ca! /6uf /oa v v^ BB^ IHaBia JB I tyStSKXE* I r^f^K SSSSttST^ \%Mft*£fc f I ISTHATALLVDO'RE II I HAVE A^TMEORV II 7 j Da)BJ V"I I ,FTMEVPIP VwJmS /_fs& VsAHThCA. Vfl*« :J bZI-X n&$L V By**/ VMB HAVING FOR LUNCH,
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    • Arts & Leisure
      • 613 17 FIRST, Hermia, with tennis racket in hand, will stride on stage flushed and sweaty from a tennis game to wrangle with her father over her husband-to-be. Soon you'll find the gawky, bespectacled Helena, who says she's "ugly as a bear", unabashedly pursuing the
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      • 766 17  -  KANNAN CHANDRAN French rock singer Charlelie Couture, who gave a concert here last week, spoke to HE SPEAKS with a musical voice. A voice that is low, yet not deep. A pleasant voice that can hold your attention, even if you don't understand what
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      • 153 17 Aquino's daughter to make debut CHRISTINA AQUINO, tbe ltvyea-r-eld daughter «f PhlHpyi-r Preetdeet Ceraeaa _ea_w. will make a Md ae a pap ategertu Japan, fer CBS-Saay Inc le Tehye. A tiaiatlie atMAaAk waa Wmm teel September between tbe eampaey eed amBMBa tbe aaa.—— ■eld. Thn rimniir wBkAaA amU reeerdiag wUI
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    • Page 17 Miscellaneous
      • 1044 17 What's On NATIONAL READING from Peranakan Place, tel: day and 2 pm-4 pm; World Paris. With English subtitles. Free. lain pieces. There is also a MONTH *****66. Insectarium (En- RELC Auditorium, RELC In- SEEKING SOURCES. Fea- guided tour. 9am 5 pm. MICHAEL ROSEN THE CHIPPERFIELDS glish /Mandarin) 4 pm -5
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      • 1002 17 —J Radio One FM Service 90.5 mHz ki VHF Band I 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News in Brief 6.05 Another Morning, Another Show 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 Another Morning. Another Show (cont'd) 7.30 Morning Financial News 7.40 Another Morning Another
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    • Page 18 Advertisements
      • 282 18 HHHU^^^^P I ~a* £.i!'^l iff* tc^^^^fmT Wfc\ Am ■^___H R^> mx 8 b_b_l I WMky. 1 U I P~ _2 A HOME. NOTA HOTEL. E There's no place like home. Especially after being away for a few weeks on a business trip. But now, in Singapore, the Ascott Executive Residences
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      • 127 18 Registration for all courses 22nd March 1986 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Last test at 4 p.m. GENERAL COURSES AT ALL LEVELS Elementary Intermediate Advanced BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SKILLS EXAMINATION COURSES 'O' level G.P. FCE CPE LOWER SECONDARY ENGLISH _tfß__L Courses begin: t 31 st March 1 986 W -M^aW Full
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    • Page 18 Miscellaneous
      • 1381 18 m_w i /^^^mWr^mWW am MY VIEW mt By Kannan Chandran a___i__-H-_-B_-i_--a----B------B---H----M--^^ II lJ_^^^ T_n Premiere the Front de Liberation Na- lllf M W^mAX^^ Mkm W W^m^t WW I Fraaeee (Ch 5, 11.31 tionale (FLN) were about to I ■^Mfl .--J HH k _P^^__h/^f '7 WM ~B mmM km pm) e
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