The Straits Times, 1 August 1986

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1986 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 188/12/85
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    Eviction for 'killer litter'
    900 1  -  Our Parliament Team HDB gets power to repossess flats if culprits pose a danger to others By KILLER litter culprits beware! You and your family will have your HDB or HUDC flat repossessed if the Housing Board decides that you are a danger to others. Parliament
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    Lock icon Iraq raid
    22 1 TEHERAN Iraqi planes bombed the central Iranian town of Doroud, killing at least 15 workers, Teheran Radio said yesterday. Reuter
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    Lock icon Baby of brain-dead mother survives
    250 1 SANTA CLARA (California) A robust baby girl was delivered on Wednesday by doctors who had sustained the life of the infant's braindead mother for IVi weeks to allow the foetus to develop. The baby, named Michelle, was the subject of a legal dispute between the
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    Sihanouk due tomorrow for four-day visit
    136 1 PRINCE Norodom Sihanouk, President of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea, will arrive m Singapore tomorrow for a four-day visit. He will be accompanied by his wife, Princess Monique. Prince Sihanouk and Princess Monique are here at the invitation of President Wee Kirn Wee.
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    Lock icon Paintings uncovered
    65 1 TAIPEI A collection of valuable Chinese paintings and calligraphy works by a brother of China's last emperor has been uncovered m the house of a relative who died earlier this month, police reported yesterday. They said art collectors have estimated the collection of 400 works by famed Chinese
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    Koon Swan likely to seek trial postponement
    163 1 MALAYSIAN business-man-politician Tan Koon Swan is likely to apply for a postponement of his trial scheduled to start here on Monday. His lawyers are believed to be seeking another date because of his involvement m the Malaysian general election on Sunday, the day
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    Secretary robbed in lift and raped
    293 1  - Secretary robbed in lift and raped SUMIKO TAN By A SECRETARY was robbed at knifepoint inside a lift and then raped at a secluded spot on the 13th storey m Robina House, Shenton Way, on Tuesday. The victim, 26, had entered a lift one of six m the building on
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    Lock icon Toddler found dead in washing machine
    80 1 Toddler found dead in washing machine HAMILTON (Ontario) A 22--month-old boy was found dead Inside a washing machine on which his mother had been changing his diaper before she was called away, police said. Joel Roth either climbed or fell into the top-loading machine after his mother, Anne, left him
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    Lock icon USS in record low on Tokyo exchange
    276 1 USS in record low on Tokyo exchange TOKYO The US dollar fell 2.05 yen to a new postWorld War II record low closing of 154.15 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market yesterday. The drop reflected a comment by US Secretary of State George Shultz on Wednesday that the dollar
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    Ninoy case a mistrial, says panel
    434 1  -  ABBY TAN By Manila Correspondent MANILA A special commission of the Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the trial m the 1983 murder of President Corazon Aquino's husband, Mr Benigno Aquino Jr, was a "mistrial creating the possibility of the case being re-opened. The commission,
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      22 1 Inside Summary 2 World News 3-7 Asean 8,9 Causeway 19,11 Comment/ Perspective 29,21 Letters 22 Times Dollar 23-27 Racing 29 Sports 39-35
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      Home
      339 2 Flat rate carparks THE URA is trying to entice shoppers to spend more time m its shopping centres by introducing a flat-rate entry fee for its multi-storey carparks. Starting next year, motorists using URA's multistorey carparks after office hours and on Sundays and holidays will pay a per-entry fee
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      271 2 THE STBAITSi TIMES SAYS: NOW that the full and shocking extent of the latest attempt by Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam to mislead Parliament has emerged, the Member for Anson should do the honourable thing and apologise at the earliest opportunity. It is a sad commentary on the state of Parliamentary
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      Forum
      90 2 DANGER IN STORE SO MANY goods are on display m a department store and the aisles are so narrow that a reader feels uneasy each time he brings his family there. He worries about what may happen should a fire break out and the lights go out. He points
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      Around the world
      218 2 Salt deadlocked US-SOVIET talks on the future of the 1979 Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (Salt 2) ended on Wednesday m Geneva m a stalemate, with the Soviets warning that Washington's refusal to abide by limits on nuclear arms set m the unratified treaty would have "extremely dangerous
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      Timesport
      228 2 Club to be wound-up ENGLISH Third Division soccer side Middlesbrough has lost its long battle against being wound up. The High Court on Wednesday ordered the club, founded m 1876, to be wound up at a 30-second hearing. But the once-mighty Wolverhampton Wanderers were given another reprieve m the
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      Section Two
      471 2 Song contest finalists FIVE OF THIS year's 17 National Song Contest finalists will be familiar to viewers. Hector Ho, Chia Hoe Khim and Ben Salleh were finalists while David Wee was runner-up and Ong Seng Chye, the winner of last year's song contest. They're back with new songs
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      Timesdollar
      214 2 THREE GOVT-OWNED HOLDING FIRMS EARN $360 m PROFITS THE THREE government-owned holding companies earned $360 million m profits last year despite the recession. Temasek Holdings' profits more than doubled to $212.6 million, while profits at Sheng-Li Holding Co Pte Ltd were $79 million. MND Holdings made $68.9 million last
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      Around Asean...and Across the Causeway
      202 2 Around Asean...and Across the Causeway Aquino cuts costs AT LEAST 13 small ministries may be phased out m the first major administrative reorganisation of the government of President Aquino as part of its austerity measures. The move was expected to help the government save about six billion peso (5566.08 million)
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      Buyers' Guide
      428 2 Product Advertiser Section/Pafe Artnes Air New Zealand I -10 Athletics Meet Times Inter Business Houses I —29 Audio APS II 8 Bakery Rasa Sayang Cake Shop I —36 Bank Asia Commercial Bank Standard Chartered Bank I —15 Boutique Link Boutique II —30 Carpets Qureshi Carpet I —36 Cars
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      A cold question
      28 2 What can cool every nook and cranny of your new home? The answer is at classification 1 14 -~x-—^ Classifieds: Pg. 11, Section Two K^ry
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      Lock icon Moscow shifts policy on border dispute
      448 3 BEIJING THE Soviet Union is willing to accept China's position on a long-standing dispute over the demarcation of their border along the rivers of north-east Asia, East European diplomats said yesterday. They said a speech by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Monday m the
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      Lock icon Hawke raps US over subsidised wheat sales
      386 3 Hawke raps US over subsidised wheat sales CANBERRA Prime Minister Bob Hawke yesterday made his strongest attack on the United States over its plans to sell cut-price wheat to two of Australia's largest markets, the Soviet Union and China. Mr Hawke said American politicians would be seen as "monumentally hypocritical"
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      Lock icon Japanese to bail out Liverpool council
      120 3 Japanese to bail out Liverpool council LONDON Japanese bankers have agreed to help bail Liverpool City Council out of its latest financial crisis with an £18 million (5558.50 million) loan, council sources said on Wednesday. A "deferred purchase" arrangement has been negotiated with the Japanese bank Yazudo narrowly beating a
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      Lock icon Shenzhen black marketeers held
      147 3 HONGKONG Several officials who turned a state shopping mail m Shenzhen into a thriving corrency black market have been detained, a pro-Beijing newspaper said yesterday. The Wen Wei Po said m a report from the Special Economic Zone near Hongkong that foreign currency worth more than
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      Lock icon Soviets call again for Asia-Pacific conference
      303 3 Soviets call again for Asia-Pacific conference CANBERRA A SOVIET embassy official yesterday reiterated his nations call for a conference of Asia-Pacific nations, saying the threat of war m the region was increasing. The embassy press attache, Mr Peter Ivantsov, said the Japanese city of Hiroshima, destroyed by a nuclear bomb
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      Lock icon Tamil guerillas clash with MP's guards
      137 3 Tamil guerillas clash with MP's guards COLOMBO Tamil separatist guerillas yesterday attacked policemen guarding Sri Lanka's Home Affairs Minister during a tour of the eastern province, a military spokesman said. The minister, Mr K. W. Devanayagam, was unhurt. Two policemen were wounded. A military spokesman said Mr Devanayagam was opening
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      Lock icon Hundreds pitch in to save beached whales
      154 3 Hundreds pitch in to save beached whales picture. PERTH A frantic rescue attempt to save 81 pilot whales stranded on a West Australian beach has succeeded and all the mammals have returned to the sea, conservation officials said. The operation was launched after the whales beached themselves near the holiday
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      Lock icon Teenager charged with tapping into computers
      203 4 Teenager charged with tapping into computers CLEVELAND A teenager has been charged with theft for tapping into computer systems across the United States, including one used by Congress, police say. The youth was charged on Tuesday with theft of services and receiving stolen property, said police Sgt Lyle Westerfield m
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      Lock icon Shuttle ban proposed
      142 4 WASHINGTON The government is considering a plan to ban most foreign satellites from future flights of the space shuttle, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. But Mr Mark Weinberg, a White House spokesman, said he had no information on the report. The plan is part of a
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      Lock icon Soviets warn US as Salt-II ends in deadlock
      446 4 GENEVA US-SOVIET talks on the future of the 1979 Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (Salt-II) ended on Wednesday m a stalemate, with the Soviets warning that Washington's refusal to abide by limits on nuclear arms set m the unratified treaty would have "extremely
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      Lock icon 'Accounts of gash in hull of Titanic may be wrong'
      538 4 WASHINGTON Explorer Robert Ballard said photographs taken of the Titanic suggest historical accounts of the break-up of the great luxury liner may be wrong. Dr Ballard, who discovered the sunken ship m the north Atlantic on Sept 1 last year,
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      Lock icon 1,000 on cruise forced to abandon ship
      215 4 MIAMI Nearly 1,000 luxury liner passengers headed back to port yesterday after being forced to temporarily abandon ship by a fire which injured at least 19 people. Their four-day cruise m the Bahamas was cut short by a day when an explosion m
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      Lock icon Libyan bill
      35 4 WASHINGTON The administration spent more than US$l.2 million (552.6 million) to put economic sanctions into effect against Libya earlier this year, the White House said on Wednesday m a message to Congress. UPI
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      Lock icon Drive to draft a third term for Reagan
      211 4 WASHINGTON Calling Ronald Reagan "one of the greatest presidents m American history," the head of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee has launched a drive to allow him to try for a third term. Representative Guy Vander Jagt (RepublicanMichigan) announced a drive on
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      Lock icon 'California the fifth biggest economy soon'
      226 4 'California the fifth biggest economy soon' SAN FRANCISCO California will be the fifth largest economy m the world by the year 2000, surpassing that of France and being topped only by the United States, the Soviet Union, Japan and West Germany, according to a report published on Wednesday by Wells
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      Lock icon Senate restores spending cuts
      118 5 Senate restores spending cuts WASHINGTON The Senate voted to restore the automatic spending cuts to the Gramm-Rudman defi-cit-reduction law which were ruled out by the Supreme Court earlier this month. The Senate ratified by 63 to 36 a revised plan to give the President's Budget Director the power to order
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      Lock icon US scientists to study Chinese herbal medicine
      264 5 US scientists to study Chinese herbal medicine CHICAGO AMERICAN scientists will check the effectiveness of ancient Chinese herbal medicines, under an agreement between the Upjohn Co and a research plant m China. "It appears to be an area that has not been thoroughly researched," Upjohn spokesman James Shamp said on
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      Lock icon A dress rehearsal
      76 5 THE swirling skirt and the shapely legs are almost a legend m movie history. Rehearsing this famous Marilyn Monroe pose is Vlcki Scott, 25, of Aberdeen, who is Britain's well-known look-alike of the late movie actress. Miss Scott was launching the Schlits competition recently to find the
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      Lock icon Beatles can now sue for $ 174 m
      309 5 Beatles can now sue for 174 m NEW YORK A judge has allowed the famed rock group Beatles to quadruple to US$BO million (Ssl74 million) a suit against their record label, and decided Capitol and EMI Records would lose the rights to the Beatles songs if the firms lose the
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      Lock icon 40 years for planting bomb on plane
      141 5 AUSTIN (Texas) A man who hid a bomb on an airline flight carrying his wife and three children was sentenced on Wednesday to 40 years m prison. Albert Lee Thielman, 34, pleaded guilty on June 10 to charges of placing a destructive device
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      Lock icon Rehnquist doesn't deserve post, says Kennedy
      230 5 WASHINGTON The Senate Judiciary Committee opened hearings this week on Justice William Rehnquist's nomination to be the Supreme Court Chief Justice with Senator Edward Kennedy telling the nominee he did not deserve to be approved. "Justice Rehnquist is outside the mainstream of American constitutional
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      Lock icon US envoy makes first contact with ANC men
      408 6 US envoy makes first contact with ANC men LUSAKA IN an unpublicised meeting, the American ambassador to Zambia, Mr Paul Hare, had talks here on Wednesday with officials of the African National Congress. An embassy spokesman described the 90-minute meeting as the first acknowledged government contact with the organisation at
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      Lock icon Car-bomber shot by firing squad
      120 6 BEIRUT A man believed to have confessed to rigging a car-bomb m west Beirut has been executed by a militia firing squad. The Shiite Amal group announced that the sentence on Muhieddine Saleh, a 24-year-old Muslim, was carried out on Wednesday at a Shiite cemetery.
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      Lock icon HK bans import of Krugerrands
      128 6 HONGKONG The Hongkong government announced yesterday it was banning the import of Krugerrands and other gold coins from South Africa m a move that brings the territory m line with Commonwealth and developing countries. The ban, decided on by the Governor, Sir Edward Youde, and
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      Lock icon Voluntary cuts by Opec 'unlikely to raise prices'
      345 6 LONDON Proposals for short-term voluntary cats m oil output agreed on by several Opec members were received sceptically by several analysts and Opec members yesterday. Most agreed that the plan was unlikely to boost depressed prices. Conference president Rtlwann Lnkman said seven
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      Lock icon Soviet newsman jailed for passing secrets to West
      324 7 Soviet newsman jailed for passing secrets to West MOSCOW A former television personality and journalist has been sentenced to 15 years m prison for spying for the West. The scandal has rocked the top echelons of the Soviet scientific community, a Soviet newspaper said on Wednesday. Trud said a Moscow
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      Lock icon Workshop
      37 7 HONGKONG Hongkong will hold the first international workshop on Byssinosis, a lung disease affecting mainly textile workers, it was announced yesterday. Thirty delegates from 10 countries are to take part m the workshoD m November. AFP
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      Lock icon Turning back the hands of time
      64 7 LAUSANNE A Swiss watchmaker plans to market a watch that goes backwards, and says it is mainly for the American market, Le Matin reported here. The hands go anti-clockwise and the hoars are shown the wrong way round. Called the Raltek, it looks similar
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      Lock icon In the pink — with a touch of mink
      58 7 In the pink with a touch of mink HERE'S one bikini you wouldn't want to leave lying around. Modelled by Kathy Konrad, daughter of a London furrier, it's made of mink and priced at US$375 (SsBl7). And just m case you were wondering, the mink coat that Miss Konrad 's
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      Lock icon Nato hopes to deploy new tech weapons
      363 7 WASHINGTON THE North Atlantic Treating Organisation may be able to deploy within 10 years new technology which will boost its chances of winning a conventional war against the Warsaw Pact, Congressional analysts said m a report on Wednesday. The technology, including sensors and
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      Lock icon US will pay high price for trade curbs — Shultz
      417 7 US will pay high price for trade curbs Shultz WASHINGTON SECRETARY of State George Shultz and President Ronald Reagan's special trade representative Clayton Yeutter have warned that the United States will pay a heavy foreign policy price and face chaos m international trade if Congress forces the country into protectionism.
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon Aquino may shed 13 ministries to save money
      288 8 Aquino may shed 13 ministries to save money MANILA AT LEAST 13 small ministries may be phased out m the first major reorganisation of the five-month-old government of President Corazon Aquino as part of its austerity measures. The move is expected to help the government save about six billion pesos
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      Lock icon Butchers duel to the death
      83 8 Butchers duel to the death MANILA A butcher was killed and another seriously wounded m a duel over an old grudge, the Philippine news agency reported yesterday. The two butchers, one wielding two meat-cleavers and the other armed with a knife, battled it out m a market m the suburb
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      Court told of rumours over 'Marcos money'
      310 8  -  RITA GOMEZ By HONGKONG There was speculation that the money of deposed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos was behind the Carrian property and investment empire, the High Court heard here yesterday. A West German banker, Mr Antonius Beuse, said he did not discuss any
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      Lock icon 'Ver had plans to succeed Marcos'
      215 8 MANILA Former military chief Gen Fabian Ver planned to declare himself dictator for life after the death of President Ferdinand Marcos, according to excerpts from a book on the "people power" revolt m the Philippines. The book, The Breakaway, by veteran Filipino journalist Cecil
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      Lock icon Top three parties agree to form govt under Prem
      560 9  - Top three parties agree to form govt under Prem Albert Ramalingam, By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Thailand's three major parties have agreed to form a new coalition government m principle with Gen Prem Tinsulanonda as Prime Minister, sources here said. The three are the Democrat Party with 100 seats which they
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      Sudharmono slams critics of Suharto
      366 9  - Sudharmono slams critics of Suharto YANG RAZALI KASSIM By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA A senior Indonesian minister m charge of the State Secretariat has lashed out at critics who described Indonesia as an authoritarian state. Mr Sudharmono stresses that the government of President Suharto has been m power for 20 years
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      Lock icon World Bank warns Thailand not to borrow too much
      227 9 World Bank warns Thailand not to borrow too much BANGKOK The World Bank has warned Thailand against too much foreign borrowing despite its standing as the third-best credit risk among the developing countries. The bank's latest report says Bangkok cannot risk increasing its almost US$lB billion (Ss39 billion) debt burden
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      Lock icon Prem has his name on premiership
      290 9 BANGKOK To many, Prem Tinsulanonda is the mystery within the pages of a sealed book, and the quiet, unassuming man has become the only major campaign issue m last Sunday's Thai general election. By his own admission Gen Prem, who will be 66 next
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      A fight Koon Swan can't afford to lose
      770 10  -  ISMAIL KASSIM By i m Gopeng (Perak) Malaysian Election '86 GOPENG Controversy hangs heavy over the head of MCA president Tan Koon Swan, who faces a tough battle for survival m the contest for the Gopeng seat against three unknown opponents. From
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      Lock icon Lukewarm public response
      192 10 Sabah KOTA KINABALU The campaign m Sabah appears to be less intense than it was during the recent state election. Though ceramahs and house-to-house wooing of voters are well under way, public response is said to be lukewarm. Political observers attribute this to the calm that has
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      Lock icon Mahathir fears chaos will erupt if PAS gains power
      212 10 Mahathir fears chaos will erupt if PAS gains power KUALA TRENGGANU Datuk Serf Dr Mahathir Mohamad has expressed the fear that chaos will erupt and the true understanding of Islam will vanish if PAS comes to power. The actions of PAS so far Indicated the party was not working towards
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      Lock icon Trengganu Pledge to review oil policy
      152 10 Trengganu Pledge to review oil policy KUALA TRENGGANU PAS m Trengganu has pledged to evolve a distinct petroleum and gas policy for the state, including a review of agreements pertaining to payment of oil royalties, if it wins local power. The party considers as inadequate the 5 per cent royalty
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      Give us a chance, MCA asks voters
      347 10  -  AHMAD OSMAN By m Kuala Lumpur KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Chinese Association made known its new image m the major newspapers yesterday m a continuing campaign to stress the unity and achievements of its leaders elected last November after a bitter and protracted
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      Voters likely to go for party rather than personality
      427 10 Petaling Jaya KUALA LUMPUR Voters m the largely antiestablishment Petaling Jaya parliamentary constituency are most likely to vote for the party rather than the candidate. A Bernama survey found that some voters could not even remember the names of the three
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      Lock icon Prove majority claim — DAP
      230 10 Prove majority claim DAP KUALA LUMPUR The DAP has challenged National Front leaders to prove their claim that Malaysia cannot have a strong, stable and effective government if the Front fails to get a two-thirds majority m Parliament. This "is one of the biggest fallacies since independence," the party says
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      Kit Siang losing his lead over opponent
      552 11  -  LEONG WENG KAM By m Penang Towkay takes on Kit Siang's son: P. 21 Mi Malaysian Election '86 PENANG Opposition strongman Lim Kit Siang may be fighting his toughest political battle m his surprise switch to Penang. On nomination day, the betting was
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      Do-or-die for Perak party
      150 11 IPOH The People's Progressive Party, once a force to be reckoned with m Perak, is embroiled m a fight for survival m this election. Political observers say the three state seats allocated to the National Front component Sungai Rokam, Dermawan (both m Kinta) and Pantai Remis
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      Lock icon MAS offers cheaper group fares
      189 11 MAS offers cheaper group fares KUAJ.A LUMPUR Malaysian Airline System (MAS) will offer special fares for group travellers on its domestic flights from today, Deputy Transport Minister Hajah Rahman Osman said yesterday. Under the scheme, the airline will give a 25 per cent discount for economy class or normal fares
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      Lock icon Football bookie suspect arrested
      90 11 Football bookie suspect arrested KUALA LUMPUR Police have arrested a man suspected of accepting bets on the current 30th Merdeka Soccer Tournament. They also seized more than $1,000 and some betting records. The suspect is believed to be a member of a syndicate, the City Police Chief, Asst Commissioner Osman
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      Lock icon Chong Eu's so sure he's not making house calls
      294 11 Chong Eu's so sure he's not making house calls Penang PENANG Dr Lim Chong Eu, Gerakan adviser and Penang Chief Minister for 17 years, is not expected to have any problems retaining his Padang Kota seat. So confident is he of victory over Wong Hang Yoke of the DAP that
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      Where you can pick up your ballot forms
      80 11 THE Malaysian High Commission has received CM ballot papers for Malaysian students and government servants resident m Singapore. Malaysians who have registered themselves as absentee voters for the election on Sunday should go to the High Commission m Jervols Road today to
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      Lock icon Mahathir pledges to look into land problems
      152 11 Mahathir pledges to look into land problems Kelantan KOTA BAHRU Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday assured the Chinese community m Kelantan that the government will give due consideration to their land ownership problems. Speaking at a meeting with the Chinese community here, he said Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba,
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      Lock icon Results after confirmation
      49 11 KUALA LUMPUR All election results will only be announced after the Election Commission has confirmed them. A commission spokesman said yesterday that returning officers m all states would forward results to the commission's headquarters for confirmation before the results are released to the mass media. Bernama
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      Lock icon In short
      897 12 Summary of yesterday's sitting It 9 s big trouble now KILLER-UTTER crimes now spell really big trouble for those convicted of throwing things out of high-rise Housing Board flats. Their families may suffer too. The House passed a Bill which gives the HDB the right to compulsorily acquire
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      Evicted families will be offered rental homes
      1018 12  - Evicted families will be offered rental homes Agnes Wee, Paul Jacob, Irene Ngoo, Catherine C. Ong and Wong Ai Kwei REPORTS BY: Killer-litter victim NATIONAL Development Minister Teh Cheang Wan assured the House yesterday that the Housing Board will be sympathetic to families which have to lose their flats because
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      Ludicrous piece of legislation — Dr Toh
      1019 12 Ludicrous piece of legislation Dr Toh Housing Development (Amendment) Bill A responsibility to make estates safe 4 It is the safety of the majority of the people that we have m mind. The HDB has a responsibility to ensure that they are living m a safe environment and can go
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      Strong motive for foreign press to boost circulation
      701 13 Newspaper and Printing Presses (Amendment) Bill MINISTER of State (Communications and Information) Wong Kan Seng gave three examples of how foreign publications may be deemed to be interfering m domestic politics. One, if over a period of time, a foreign publication carries
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      How foreign publications can interfere
      86 13 Dlf, over a period of time, a foreign publication carries a series of articles and letters on race and religion and attempts to influence people's opinion that a particular race has been discriminated against. BWhen, m its reporting of key local institutions, for example, the
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      Aim's to keep information from S'poreans
      1039 13 It will hold citizens up to ridicule Jeya THE Newspaper and Printing Presses (Amendment) Bill is aimed at shutting out information from Singaporeans, said Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam at its second reading yesterday. Opposing the Bill, the MP for Anson said it would achieve
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        A debarment period 'will deter offenders'
        299 13 A debarment period 'will deter offenders' DR ALINE Wong (Changkat) suggested that a debarment period, rather than acquiring a killer-Utter culprit's flat, could be sufficient deterrent against the offenders. She was one of the MPs who rose to say that the eviction penalty for culprits and their families is too
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        Chiam: Refer Bill to Select Committee
        446 13 MR CHIAM See Tong (Potong Pasir) asked to have the Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill referred to a Select Committee. He called the Bill "repugnant", arguing that it went against all principles of law and equity. MPs have a responsibility to their constituents living
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      How Teh handled the House in his inimitable style
      797 13  -  PHILIP LEE ghgfh What won Mr Teh the day were not his chuckles, his Jokes or the inimitable way he pot things. They merely helped to create a more informal air. It was the assurance he went to great lengths to
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    • Article
      Free parking leading to rise in illegal parking
      234 14 Free parking leading to rise in illegal parking FREE PARKING at Ayer Rajah on Sundays and public holidays under a pilot scheme has resulted m a 76 per cent increase m the incidence of indiscriminate parking. The number of such cases on a Sunday or public holiday rose from 74
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      No priority for children of grassroots leaders
      153 14 CHILDREN of community and grassroots leaders are not automatically accorded priority of admission to Primary 1 m any school of their choice under Phase 2B of the registration exercise, said Education Minister Dr Tony Tan. But they can register their first, second or
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      Why CCs cannot be politicised
      119 14 NO political party is allowed to hold its political activities m a community centre, Acting Minister for Community Development Wong Kan Seng said. Community centres are government agencies. They organise social, cultural, educational, sports and recreational activities m line with the Government's objectives and regulations,
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      Grass-cutter mishaps: 10 hurt
      139 14 TEN members of the public were injured m the past three years by objects flung from the rotary, open-blade grass-cutting equipment used by the Housing Board ami the Parks and Recreation Department, said National Development Minister Teh Cheang Wan. Mr Teh, replying to Mr Teo Chong
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      Number of work-permit holders falls by 50,000
      425 14 Written answers THE number of foreign workers here on work permits has fallen by about 50,000 between April 1985 and March this year, the Acting Labour Minister said yesterday. Mr Lee Yock Suan, replying to Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam (Anson), said despite the
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      S'pore supports sanctions
      55 14 SINGAPORE supports the call for sanctions against South Africa, said Foreign Minister S. Dhanabalan. Replying to Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam (Anson), he said this has been Singapore's position at Commonwealth meetings, He added that this call was last made m a statement issued at the 19th Asean Ministerial
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      Potted plants do's and dont's
      129 14 THE Housing Board has always allowed its flat dwellers to put potted plants m the corridors outside their flats, provided they comply with safety and environmental requirements, National Development Minister Teh Cheang Wan said. Mr Teh, replying to Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam (Anson), who wanted the
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    • Article
      Muslims will be excluded from organ donation law
      145 14 Muslims will be excluded from organ donation law MUSLIMS will be excluded from the proposed law on organ donation, said Health Minister Dr Richard Hu. This was decided after consultation with the Majlis Ugama Islam Slngapura (Muis). But for purposes of receiving transplants, Muslims who opt tm join the existing
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      HUDC owners can seek more flexible loan terms
      517 14 Questions and answers HUDC flat-owners who find it difficult to service their existing loans can be given more flexible loan terms on a case-by-case basis. But other conditions for the purchase of HUDC flats, such as the income ceiling, will remain, National
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      Changes to Census, Stats Acts
      73 14 THE minister m charge of the Census and Statistics Acts will no longer need to be the Finance Minister, under changes to the two Acts passed on Tuesday. Acting Trade and Industry Minister Brig-Gen (Res) Lee Hsien Loong, reading the two Bills, said the amendments
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      Why arms sales query was ruled out
      75 14 THE Speaker explained on Tuesday why he had ruled as inadmissible a question on Singapore's arms sales which Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam (Anson) had put to the House for written answer. Mr Jeyaretnam, who wanted to know the countries to which Singapore sold
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    • Article
      Proposed law changes to involve firms in managing buildings
      318 14 THE Government is proposing changes to the law that will require companies, which are owners of flats, condominiums or buildings with shared facilities, to nominate individuals for election to represent them m management councils. Other changes proposed to the Land Titles
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      Bill seeks more powers for JTC
      205 14 JTC (Amendment) Bill A BILL to enable Jurong Town Cororation to develop and manage inustrial estates and facilities overseas was read for the first time m Parliament on Tuesday. The Jurong Town Corporation Amendment) Bill also seeks to alow JTC to grant loans to
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      Brain-damage mum awarded $185,000
      351 16 A MOTHER of two, who suffered severe brain damage following a road accident five years ago, was awarded $185,678 damages by the High Court yesterday. Madam Loi Soon Jee, formerly a production operator m a factory, was only 21 when her husband's motorcycle, on which she
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      First emergency blood donation exercise
      175 16 First emergency blood donation exercise THE first emergency blood donation exercise will be held at the Serangoon Gardens community centre on Sunday from II am to 4 pm. Organised by the Ministry of Health and the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the exercise is expected to attract about 3flt blood donors.
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      URA to introduce per-entry parking to woo shoppers
      347 16  - URA to introduce per-entry parking to woo shoppers MATHEW YAP By THE Urban Redevelopment Authority is trying to entice shoppers to spend more time m its shopping centres by introducing a flat-rate entry fee for its multistorey carparks. Starting next year, motorists using URA's multistorey carparks after office hours and
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      No change in fees at URA carparks
      270 16 No change in fees at URA carparks THE Urban Redevelopment Authority has decided not to revise its parking fees, following a study showing that its rates are lower than those of private carparks. The study of 378 private carparks licensed by URA covered the period from October 1985 to March
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      British task force ships here for repairs
      244 16 FOR THE next three to four weeks a major part of Sembawang Wharves may seem like what they once were part of a giant British naval base. Berthed at the wharves are six vessels belonging to a Royal Navy Task Group now undergoing
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      Three held and stolen goods recovered
      117 16 POLICE arrested three suspects and recovered about $6,000 worth of suspected stolen goods on Wednesday. The seized goods, which included 10 spools of gold wire, expensive shirts, lighters and pens, are believed to have been stolen recently from the store of an airfreight company
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      Photography exhibition
      56 16 THE Singapore Students' Photo Exhibition will be held at the Bukit Merah Branch Library Lecture Hall from Monday to Aug 13. The exhibition, organised by Raffles Junior College, Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls' Secondary School, will be open to the public between 10 am and 5 pm daily
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      A song, a symbol — and now a commemorative book for National Day
      370 17  - A song, a symbol and now a commemorative book for National Day MICHAEL LIM By EXCELLENCE FOR SINGAPORE ONE company gave a song; another gave a lion-head symbol. Yesterday, Singaporeans were presented with a third National Day gift a commemorative book. The colourful 68-page publication is electronics firm Philips' salute
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      Court told of 'reasonable man' and 'two fools' remarks
      513 17 Murugason-Choong trial A PRESIDING officer told a court yesterday that lawyer R. Murugason told an assistant returning officer who resealed two ballot boxes alleged to have been tampered with that at least he was a reasonable man. Miss Dora Philomena Fernandez,
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      Carpenter jailed for molesting woman
      196 17 A CARPENTER exposed himself in front of a woman at a lift landing, then caught her after a chase and molested her, a court was told yesterday. After stripping himself, Goh Seah Nam, 23, used his orange-coloured underwear to cover the top part of his
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      Help us, hoteliers and Govt say to each other
      445 17 "WE NEED your help" was the cry from both the Singapore Hotel As-, sociation (SHA) and the Government at the industry's third annual convention. Brigadier-General (Reservist) Lee Hsien Loong, Acting Minister for Trade and Industry, asked hoteliers to use their vast
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      Psychological tests for new Poly staff
      352 18 THOSE who seek to join the Singapore Polytechnic's academic or senior administration staff will have to undergo psychological tests. This is just part of the changes being made to the polytechnic's lecturer recruitment process. The more stringent policy is aimed at ensuring that the
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      More polytechnic grads willing to do construction site work
      187 18 MORE polytechnic graduates are turning to construction site work an area many used to shy away from. This change m attitude, which has resulted from better and more trained manpower being available is heartening, said Mr Lee Yiok Seng, Senior Parliamentary
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      Boy, 15, drowned in quarry, court told
      149 18 A 15-YEAR-OLD boy drowned while swimming m an abandoned quarry m Bukit Batok, a coroner's inquiry heard yesterday. Ghazali bin Othman's bicycle, sandals, T-shirt and shorts were found at the quarry opposite Block 266 Bukit Batok East on March 25. The court heard
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      Seneviratne and Lim questioned
      271 18 Seneviratne and Lim questioned The Lim Poh Huat Affair SENIOR Home Affairs Ministry officers yesterday interviewed Mr Lim Poh Huat and Mr Percy Seneviratne about the fabricated allegation of wrongful arrest and detention which was taken up by Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam, the MP for Anson, m Parliament. The two
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      How open air art fairs can succeed
      314 18 How open air art fairs can succeed IT TAKES the combined effort of artists, art organisations and the public to make open-air art fairs a regular weekend activity m malls or parks. Mr Wong Kan Seng, Acting Minister for Community Development and Minister of State for Communications and Information, said
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      Two taken ill after chlorine gas leak
      326 18 30 evacuated from Exxon plant TWO technicians were token to hospital after a chlorine gas leak at the Exxon chemical plant on Polao Ayer Chawan on Wednesday. The two were m the vicinity of the leak and had complained of giddiness. They were
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      Academy confers honour on Howe
      237 18 THE former Minister for Health, Mr Howe Yoon Chong, was yesterday conferred the highest honour of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, for the part he played m turning the Republic into a centre of medical excellence. The citation making Mr Howe an honorary member of
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      Help to keep medical costs down, doctors urged
      405 18 Help to keep medical costs down, doctors urged DOCTORS need to be both technically competent and socially aware, President Wee Kirn Wee said yesterday. This would allow people to get good medical care and at a reasonable price. In his speech during the opening of the 20th Singa-pore-Malaysia Congress of
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      Pollution control now under one roof
      399 18 THE Environment Ministry has formed a new department to act as the focal point to deal with all pollution control functions involving air, water and hazardous substances. It comes into operation today. Previously, air pollution control came under its An-ti-Pollution Unit m Jalan Bukit
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      700 turn up for George Chua's funeral
      285 18 THE late president of the National Trades Union Congress, Mr George Chua, 56, was buried at the Christian cemetery m Chua Chu Kang yesterday. About 700 people were at the burial of Mr Chua, who died of a heart attack on Sunday. A
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      Doctors 'can help in social problems too'
      341 18 Doctors 'can help in social problems too' THE doctor's expertise was sought yesterday. But not m healing the sick. Mr David Marshall, Singapore's Ambassador to France, felt that the medical man could make a tremendous impact m sensitising people to major social problems. Delivering the Gordon Ransome Oration at the
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      Chamber to form panel to help local traders
      194 19 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday decided to set up a committee to study the plight of local businessmen who have problems repaying short-term loans during the current recession. It will submit a memorandum to the Government and ask
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      Slump throws up new group of jobless Singaporeans
      355 19 They want jobs but have given up hope of finding any THE recession has apparently thrown up a new group of Singaporeans. The Labour Ministry calls them the discouraged unemployed. Essentially, they are people who have given up hope of finding a
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    • Article
      Keppel reduces overtime rates
      469 19  -  S. KUMAR Latest cost-cutting move by group By KEPPEL Shipyard has taken wage restraint a step further by deciding to restructure the salaries and cut the overtime rates of its non-executives. The revamp will essentially lead to workers getting lower rates for overtime work. Under the
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      Kind words and gestures amid many complaints
      285 19  - Kind words and gestures amid many complaints CHERIAN GEORGE By dfghgfhdfghdfg THE Courtesy Hotline went on hold for another year yesterday. In its 46 hours of operation, it received the odd prank call, three requests for pictures of Singa, a complaint about a robbery that occurred nine years ago, one
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      Visitors from PNG meet President
      59 19 THE Governor-General of Papua New Guinea met President Wee Kirn Wee yesterday morning. Sir Kingsford Dibela and his wife were on their way home after attending the wedding of Prince Andrew m London. They arrived m Singapore on Monday on a private visit and left
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      Rhythmic exercise classes
      62 19 Rhythmic exercise classes TWO rhythmic exercise classes will be held at Bukit Batok Secondary School, Bukit Batok West Avenue 8, starting on Aug 14. The follow-up class will begin at 6.45 pm and the beginners' class at 7.45 pm. Both hour-long classes will be held every Monday and Thursday. Registration
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      Workforce update
      193 19 We present highlights of the Labour Ministry report released yesterday on the Labour Force Survey of Singapore, 1985. The unemployment crunch hit the manufacturing sector hardest 28,400 jobs were lost. But commerce bucked the jobless trend by increasing its workforce by 6,500. Production and clerical workers were the
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      Donations for Afghan refugees
      108 19 THE Muslim Missionary Society of Singapore (Jamiyah) will collect donations at all mosques during the Friday prayers today m aid of Afghan refugees. Jamiyah has been allowed to collect the donations m mosques by the Sin- gapore Muslim Religious Council (Muis), which administers all mosques here.
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      Special help for non-Malay MPs
      413 19 9 MPs to advise them on Malay, Muslim issues THE People's Action Party's non-Malay MPs and constituency advisers will work more closely with the party's nine Malay MPs when dealing with Malay and Muslim matters. The nine have been divided among the seven districts the
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      Man sought in $200,000 cheating cases
      113 19 POLICE want to contact Goh Teck 800 (left), who they believe can help with investigations into a series of cheating cases involving $200,000 m which dud cheques were used. The ClD's Commercial Crime Division has received 22 reports from people alleging that they were
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      Jeya should apologise
      624 20 NOW that the full and shocking extent of the attempt by J.B. Jeyaretnam to mislead Parliament has emerged, the Member for Anson should do the honourable thing and apologise at the earliest opportunity. It is a sad commentary on the state of Parliamentary proceedings to have someone
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      Lock icon Chernobyl the USSR and international law
      1165 20  -  A.H. HERMANN By LONDON Recently, the Soviet politburo accepted the conclusions of the Chernobyl commission of inquiry that the disaster was due to negligence and, m some instances, to criminal negligence, of local as well as central government officials. Criminal proceedings were initiated against
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      Lock icon Home is the place where most criminals are made
      1786 20 Children twisted by early deprivation cannot easily be straightened out JUDGE JAMES PICKI.ES is a British judge with strong and often controversial views. In this article, he explains why crime has been increasing m his country blaming, among other things, anti-authority
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      Towkay takes on Kit Siang's son
      1330 21  -  REHMAN RASHID Footballer Chin Aun shapes up for Malacca battle By writing for The New Straits Times Iff 1 1 WMli*l Malaysian Election '86 KUALA LUMPUR The news that Soh Chin Aun would be contesting the Kota Melaka parliamentary seat spread through the constituency
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      A South Pacific challenge for US
      792 21  -  ONG MING SEING By Foreign Editor THE South Pacific poses a major challenge to the United States m its quest for global influence. The Anzus mutual defence pact linking Australia, New Zealand and the US is m disarray because Wellington has refused to allow
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      Danger in store if fire breaks out
      276 22 Too many goods and narrow aisles I FEEL uneasy each time I take my family to a large department store located m a. shopping complex. There are so many goods on display and the aisles are so narrow. In fact, it seems that
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      Dog was quiet on return from groomer
      215 22 I AM writing to your column to share a recent painful experience with your readers, especially those who send their dogs for grooming. Last Tuesday, when my dog returned from its weekly grooming session, it was unusually quiet and refused to eat or
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      Let's have seat belts on school buses
      195 22 RECENT accidents involving young schoolchildren taking school and public buses have prompted me to write this letter with the following suggestions to improve the situation: 1. The authorities should make it mandatory for all school buses and vans to have passenger seat belts.
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      CHIJ chapel's stained glass windows are in danger
      478 22 IT IS heartening to know that the authorities have taken such care to preserve the masonry fabric of the chapel of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, which is a lovely relic of the Singaporean's heritage. As described m the article
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      Why operators sent out only one ambulance
      288 22 I REFER to the letter "Long wait for ambulance" by "Johnny". (ST, July 19). On July 10 at about 5.11 pm, we received two Oalls requesting for ambulances almost simultaneously. The first call reported someone had a fall at the ground floor of
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      Credits retained
      55 22 PLEASE refer to the letters from "Pearl-In-The-Shell" and Mr Shamsuddin H. Akib, objecting to the omission of the opening and closing credits. (ST, July 17 and 22). We agree that this practice is not desirable. Since July 18, the opening and closing credits have been retained. JEANNE CHENG
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    • In the markets
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        ST and BT indices fall
        89 23 THE Straits Times Industrial Index and Business Times Composite Index fell for the first time since last Thursday on late prof-it-taking yesterday, although rises had a slight edge over falls on the Singapore stock market. The ST Index, unchanged at noon, closed 4.36 points lower
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          Rises
          62 23 Federal fkM* 220 +10 YHS 234 +8 S Finance 145 +7 Cwhberi 452 +6 Cerebos 50c 340+6 LionCorpn 196 +6 City Dev 50c 1*' 6 Tat lee Finance 190 +5 C I Hotdin($ 92 +5 knatei 64 +5 Oah Yunt 67 +4"2 UOI 22» OU Securities 168 +4 Chuan
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          Falls
          63 23 G E Life 1650 -50 SPH 785 -25 HIS8 50C 47 FIN 740 -10 Gentinis 424 Spore Bus 364-8 Metro HMp 2 8 Straits Tradinc 275 -6 SIA 725 -5 M Breweries 615 -5 FELS 308 -4 luronj En| 50e 220 -4 C»C 140 -4 C Ent 82 -4
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          Most Active
          13 23 Haw Par 1,557,000 SIA 1,071,000 XL Ind 580,000 City Dcv 439,000
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          Indices
          88 23 July 30 July 31 BI Composite 625 62 623.11 BT Indicator *****812 *****748 BT OB OS -112 -161 CADI -6821 —6818 OBV -*****8 -*****0 ST Industrials 746 30 741 94 ST Finance 1794 21 1789 30 ST Hotels 570 73 570.27 July 30 July 31 ST Properties 356 14
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          INDICES Highs & Lows
          34 23 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1985/86 High 852.65 (7/3/85) 757.79 (8/3/85) 1985/86 Low 563.34 (28/4/86) 470.92 (28/4/86) All time High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) Alltime Low 74.75 (17/9/64) 470.92 (28/4/86)
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          Forex
          14 23 THE US dollar lost 22 ticks to close at DM 2.0995 m Singapore.
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          Exchange crossrates
          22 23 DM V FF S$ H$ IS$ US$ 2.1020 155.07 Unq 2 1750 Unq 1.4943 ***** ***** 6.8120 2.1750 7.8060 *****
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          Gold
          12 23 In Singapore, gold gained US$2.2O to close at U*****.90 an ounce.
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          Simex
          33 23 Eurodollar: Gained seven ticks to 93.50 a contract. Deutschemark: Gained 44 ticks to 0.4772 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained 79 ticks to 0.*****4 a contract. Gold: Gained US$2.BO to U*****.50 an ounce.
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          Lock icon Firm to acquire HK bank
          107 23 Firm to acquire HK bank HONGKONG First Pacific Holdings Ltd has agreed with Hong Nin Bank Ltd, a small local bank, and its major shareholder, China Hong Nin Life Insurance Co Ltd, to buy the bank's entire capital for HK$150 million (S$53.5 million). First Pacific, an Indo-nesia-based financial group, plans
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          Lock icon Dai-Ichi 'world's NO. 1 banK'
          83 23 Dai-Ichi 'world's NO. 1 banK' NEW YORK Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd of Tokyo has surpassed Citicorp of New York as the world's biggest banking concern as measured by total assets, a banking industry newspaper has reported. Based on totals at March 31, Dai-Ichi had dollar-denominated assets of about US$207.2 billion
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          Lock icon Board to be named
          57 23 LONDON The government will announce early this month the board members of the Securities and Investments Board (Sib), which under new legislation will regulate Britain's financial services sector, government officials said. Sib had expected the appointments to be announced earlier this week when the House of
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          Lock icon Shekel ties up with 5 currencies
          61 23 Shekel ties up with 5 currencies TEL AVIV Israel is to link its shekel, now aligned to the US dollar, to a basket of currencies from today. The basket will be made up of the US dollar (60 per cent), West German mark (20 per cent), British sterling (10 per
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          Lock icon Bid to curb yen's rise
          68 23 TOKYO The government plans to enforce a series of measures designed to promote the outflow of capital as a means to curb the steep rise in the value of the yen, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper has reported. Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita said
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      Tiger Balm set for 'big leap' forward
      159 23 Tiger Balm set for 'big leap' forward IF HAW PAR Brothers International has its way, the world's pains would be soothed away. Claiming there is "power m every jar" of Tiger Bairn, and that it is recognised and used by over a third of the world's population, the company now
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      Six banks likely to sign $14m stand-by facility as guarantee
      584 23  - Six banks likely to sign $14m stand-by facility as guarantee CONRAD RAJ Forward share contracts By i^^i^b^ MALAYSIAN business-man-politician Tan Koon Swan's fortunes may look a little brighter today. Half a dozen banks led by merchant bank N.M. Rothschild Sons are expected to sign a stand-by facility for about $14
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      UIC to borrow $80m through note issue
      372 23 UIC to borrow $80m through note issue By DOREEN SOH UNITED Industrial Corporation, which recently failed m its takeover bid for Government trading company Intraco, is close to finalising an agreement to borrow up to SsBl million or US$4l million using a Note Issuance Facility. It is understood the NIF
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      Dah Yung drops non-core trade in favour of main business
      549 23  - Dah Yung drops non-core trade in favour of main business NORA CHENG By AFTER a try at diversifying, Dah Yung Investment has unloaded three of its non-core businesses for $4.6 million to concentrate on what it does best. However, the sale of its shareholding m Kindol Theatre Company, Tse Sui
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      Three govt holding firms earn $360m
      489 23 Profits are 60% higher than the previous year's THE three government-owned holding companies earned $360 million m profits last year despite the recession. This was a 60-per-cent improvement on the previous year's performance. Temasek Holdings saw the biggest improvement with profits more than doubled
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      Tat Lee cuts rates
      65 23 TAT Lee Bank will lower its lending and deposit rates by 0.25 percentage points today. The new prime lending ratfc is 6.75 per cent and the savings rate is 4.25 per cent. Fixed deposits will pay 9 per cent for one, two anfl three months, 4.25
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      Zobel quits board of Brunei bank
      517 23  -  JAMES NG By FOUNDING shareholder, chairman and chief executive officer Enrique Zobel of Brunei's Island Development Bank, one of the richest and most prominent businessmen m the Philippines, has unexpectedly resigned from the board. In a short statement released yesterday, he said: "I have
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      Business done in Singapore
      2457 24 READERS should be aware of the limitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the stock exchange, is covered m "business done". Further, because al dealings at a particular price are lumped together, the table does not show the trend m
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      Business done in Kuala Lumpur
      1774 24 INDUSTRIALS Ajinomoto (280 B) AMD (2928) Alcom (*****5) (1) 67 (3) 68 xn AISB(S8B59S)(8)58(12)59 API (728 735) (10) 72 (6) 72.. (15) 73. (35) 73 ASM (HOB HIS) (51) 113 (14) 114 (4) 112(6) 111 (1) 110 Antoh (2938 2955) (I) 291 (23) 292 (69)
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      How your stocks performed
      2732 24 M shares quoted have a par value of $1, unless otherwise specified. Adjusted for scrip/rifhts H Tax-exempted dividend. ABN is traded m lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m dolars. Trustee stocks under CPF Approved Investment Scheme. 1986 Last Yield Vo! Day Wfh
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        Bank rates
        322 25 OCBC OUB UOB DBS DtPOSIT RATES Savings: daily 4Vi 4 l A A l A VA Monthly 4'/ 2 Autosave 4 Fixed deposit 1 month 4 4 3% 4(1) 2 months 4(1) 3 months 4 4 4 4(1) 6 months 4 V* 4'/4 4'/ 4 4Vi(l) 9 months
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        153 25 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.2927-1.2955 7.76-7.40 Canadian dollar 1.5728—1.5747 6.42—6.31 NZ dollar 1.1274—1.1312 9.22—8.74 Sterling pound 3.2476—3.2512 3.10—3.06 US dollar 2.1745—2.1755 4.63—4.59 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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        Forex
        106 25 THE US dollar closed weaker against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it closed easier m quiet trading. It fluctuated within a range of 2.1735 and 2.1765. Against the deutschemark, the greenback opened at 2.1020/30 and closed at 2.1010/20. Trading was narrow, fluctuating within
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        Gold
        122 25 JHJL k w bar «oS PHYSICAL Buyers-Sefcr, traded between 5524,600 g^ and 5524,875 yesterday. K,lob,r In the Far East mar- igm 25-34 ket, gold opened m the gig morning at the day's 20 gm 491-504 low of U*****.20/352.60 »■{*:••s and overseas demand Mapte Leat 790-798 U*****.80/353.20. It reopened at
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        Gold market
        21 25 GOLD US$/oz Thurs Wed Singapore 353.50-354.00 351.40—351.80 Hongkong 353.85-354.15 351.65—351.95 Wed Tues New York 351.50-352.00 351.70-352.20 London 352.00—352.25 352.25—352.75
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        Indices fall for first time in five days
        616 25 LATE profit-taking m index stocks such as Singapore Press, F&N and Gentings caused The Straits Times Industrial Index and the Business Times Composite Index to slip yesterday, although overall rises hedged falls. The ST Index, unchanged at noon, lost 4.36 points m
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        Hongkong
        304 25 31 WJ Chjn Hk Hotels 33.75 +0.25 Asscc Intl Hotels 0 99 HK Lond 6 05 -0 05 Bonk Of Eost Asia 1780 -02 Hk Land Loon 91.00 -2 Cathay Pacific Air 5.60 unch Hk Land Worr 10 70 -0.1 Cheung Kong 22.90 +03 HK Realty ll.20Nunch China Light
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        Tokyo
        333 25 My 31 Yen Chanie Mitsub elec 402 unch Atmomoto 1770 -30 Mitsub Estate 2220 -150 Akoi 392 -7 Mitsub Heavy 477 -14 Amada 756 15 Mitsubishi 850 +1 Asoh. Chem 820 -20 Mitsui Co 511 +11 Asohi Glass 1200 -50 Mitsu. Shipbldg 174 +3 Bonk Of Tokyo 920 +2
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        Sydney
        331 25 My 31 Cents Chaw ordie James 33 nch f»i«li Hortogen Energy 145 -5 (mB Herald 634S Hooker 250 +7 A C I 352 -1 c I 245 +3 A N il 250 -3 |nd Equity 634 +4 Aberfoyte 710 unch Leighton 52 -1 Age 300 unch Lend Leos« 810
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        Unit trusts
        211 25 {Unit Managers' prices for August 1 Singapore Unit Trust The Commefce 0 82 —0 88 The Savings Fund 0 74—0 30 S pore Prog Fund 0 33—0.36 Spore Sec Fund 056—0 6l«d Spore Invest Fund 0 54-0 59 Spore equity Fund 0 41—0 45 Asia Unit Trust Mai
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        INDICES
        67 25 i i i i i i.i i i i NST Index Thursday 1,148.32 (1,154.41) Hongkong Hang Seng Thursday 1,855.46 (1,847.94) §tAustralian All-Ordharies Thursday 1,123.50 (1,108.70) Nikkei Stock Average —h Thursday 17,509.71 (17,799.05) Financial Times Industrials Wednesday 1,280.30 (1,271.60) Dow Jones Average Wednesday 1,779.39 (1,766.87) (Figures m brackets refer to
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        New York
        226 25 My 30 USS Chance Alcoo 34% Allied Sig 41 -W Am Tel Tel 23% Amox Inc 10* -Vt Amr Corp 52% 2% BefNehem SH 7 -2W Boeing Co 58% +W Burroughs Cp 66% IK CoterpiHar Co 42% -1H Chose Manhtn 38% -H Chrysler Cp 36% Citicorp 53% -W
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        London
        534 25 My 30 Pence Chante INDUSTRIALS Allied-Lyons 325xd +2 Ass Dairies BTRPLC 298xd +3 Babcocks 184 +1 Barclays 512 -15 Beecham 406 1 B1CC 278 +5 Blue Circle 575 -6 BOC Group 31 1 +5 Boots 259 +3 Bowater 305 unch BATS 401 unch Britannia 138 unch BP 575 +7
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      Container Schedules
      500 25 Receipt of Export FCL container, .nd LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block Delivery of FCL import containers Ship (Voyage) Boxes Available LCL containers unpacked at the containers freight station on July 31 (2300) McKinney MS (8608) 5/8 (HOC) A Kentucky (8) 4/8 (2130)
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      Ships in port
      257 25 Vessel Berth Arr Oep Keppel Wharves Huangyun K27 a'side 1/8 Niaga 14 K24E a'side 1/8 Rema K17 aside 1/8 Trans Fjord K10 a'side 1/8 Bahari Prasetya K32 1/8 2/8 Boogabilla K09 1/8 2/8 C S Ocean K34 1/8 4/8 Dashiqiao K28 1/8 3/8 Hugheverett K21 1/8 3/8
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        Eurodollar — 3-month deposit
        89 25 Eurodollar 3-month deposit EURODOLLAR futures gapped up from the previous close and traded marginally higher. The September contract opened at 93.50. Liffe trading session saw prices remaining sideways with the September contract finally settling at 93.50. (100 implied interest rate) Open High Low Sett Est Vol SeptM 93.50-51 93.51 93.50
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        Deutschemark
        61 25 CURRENCY futures opened higher than Wednesday's close as the US dollar eased to 2.0945 marks m the spot market. September deutschemark closed 44 ticks higher at 0.4772. (US dollar Deutschemark) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Sept 84 0.4775-76 0.4782 0.4767 0.4772 897 Dec 0.4791 0.4791 0.4791 0.4795 1
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        Japanese Yen
        55 25 SEPTEMBER yen closed 79 ticks higher at 0.*****4 despite intervention by the Bank of Japan m support of the dollar. Open Int (Wed): 14M. Act Vol (Wed): 117. (Japanese Yen) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Sept 8C 0.*****6 0.*****0 0.*****9 0.*****4 919 Dec 0.*****0B- 0.*****4 35 Mm-
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        Gold
        39 25 GOLD futures for August delivery closed US$2.80 higher at US$354.50 an ounce. (USf per troy ounce) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Aog 88 354.50B 354.50 Sept 356.50 Oct 357.80 Open Int (Wed): Nil. Act Vol (Wed): Nil.
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        British pound
        14 25 SEPTEMBER pound closed 20 ticks lower at 1.4855. Reports from BA Futures
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      Rubber
      15 25 Rubber Closing prices ceflts/kio Singapore August 171.50 unchanged Malaysia August ***** up half cent
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      Tin
      17 25 Tin Closing prices it/Mi XL Tin 14.18 down three cents Turnover 56 tonnes down 39 tonnes
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      Copper
      23 25 Ctainf prices Copper £/tome Ned Spot *****-***** (891.50-892.00) 3 months 894 00—894 50 (*****—913.00) M Market tone. Easier Sales: 10,000 tonnes 1
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      Silver
      26 25 Clrant prices Salver USJ/troy v Ihurs Ned Singapore 5 00—5.05 4.95—5 00 *»d Tins New Yo(k 4.97-5 02 4.99—5 04 Source Credit Suisse. Spore jo!p"
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      Aluminium
      25 25 Closinf prices Aluminium £/tome Wed Spot 753.00-753.50 r I (764.00—764.50) > f 3 months 763 00—763 50 (*****—*****) > Market tone: Barely steady Sales: 8.600 tonnes
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      Palm oil
      109 25 Crude MS/tome pahmoi Aug 507.50 (south) 'J 506 (north) 497.50 (central) <• Sept 502.50 (north) palm oi USS/tomes RBD palm oil Aug 220 (sellers) Sept tk>,,, t 217.50 (sellers) Qm Oct/Nov 215 (sellers) RBD Stearin Aug/Sept/Oct 170 (sellers) t. t> RBD Olein Aug 245 (selle.s) Sept 242.50 (sellers)
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      Bee Hin wants deposit back
      561 26  -  ANTHONY HOE By Company plans to take action against F&N MALAYSIAN company Bee Hin Holdings, whose deal to buy Fraser Neave's listed Malaya Glass Factory Bhd recently fell through, wants back M 52.78 million it paid F&N as a deposit. A Bee Hin source said
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      SELLING SHORT
      15 26 "Sure there's opportunity. Look at all the tilings you haven't failed at yet."
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      USM companies may qualify for report awards
      211 26 COMPANIES listed on the soon-to-be-launched unlisted securities market (USM) may also be able to take part m the Annual Report Award (ARA) competition. The plan to include USM companies will be discussed towards the end of the year, Mr Keith Tay, the chairman
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      From the companies desK
      360 26 From the companies desK XL Ind KUALA Lumpur Industries almost doubled its pre-tax profit to M 55.84 million m the year ended last April 30, thanks to its finance operation. The improved results came on the back of a 51 per cent increase m revenue to M 130.61 million. However,
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      Poorer results at two cement groups
      399 26 TWO listed cement groups Malayan Cement Bhd and Jurong Cement Ltd posted poor results yesterday. Malayan Cement suffered a 34.1 per cent fall m group pre-tax profit to Msl2 million on a 16.9 per cent drop m turnover to M 199.8 million for the
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      Imatex profit down and Gula Perak revival scheme off
      489 26 Imatex profit down and Gula Perak revival scheme off TOGETHER with its first results after a two-and-a-half-year absence from the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges, Imatex Bhd has announced that its scheme to revive Gula Perak has fallen through. Imatex, formerly IndiaMalaysia Textiles Bhd, reported a group pre-tax profit
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      Lock icon Dragonair misses out
      54 26 HONGKONG Dragonair, controlled by shipping magnate Sir Y.K. Pao, yesterday was denied a licence to fly to Europe. The Air Transport Licensing Authority rejected the fledgling airline's bid to fly to London, Manchester and Amsterdam. But it gave Cathay Pacific, which already flies to London, licences for
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      Lock icon Sony aims to double overseas output in 3 years
      272 26 Sony aims to double overseas output in 3 years TOKYO Sony, one of Japan's brightest lights in the consumer electronics field, is aiming to double its overseas production over the next three years. Along with other top exporters, Sony is shifting production overseas in order to shelter from the effects
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      Lock icon KL seeks $760m loan
      295 27 KL seeks $760 m loan HONGKONG The Malaysian government has invited a handful of international banks to submit bids for a US$359 million (S$7M million) syndicated loan. Banking sources said this will be a major boost to the Asian sovereign syndicated loan market, which has been rather sluggish this year.
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      Firm's gold project attracts interest
      505 27  -  JAMES NG But queries at Philippine embassy here draw a blank By NEWS that a Singapore company, Sinofil Regional Investment Trading Pte Ltd, is planning to invest US$4O million (5587.2 million) m a copper and gold mining venture m the Philippines has generated a lot
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      Lock icon Computer high flyer closes
      166 27 GARDEN GROVE (California) Eagle Computer Inc. once a high-flying Silicon Valley computer manufacturer, has stopped all operations and will liquidate its holdings. The company said it was unable to agree on a reorganisation plan with its major creditor, Bank of America. "We have received word that
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      Record 14 national groups for exhibition
      184 27 Record 14 national groups for exhibition A RECORD 14 national groups will take part m this year's Electric Asia Asia Electronics '86 exhibition which is expected to attract at least 15,000 visitors. The show is being promoted overseas by the Trade Development Board's overseas offices and the Singapore Convention Bureau,
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      Lock icon Ban on South African gold
      57 27 HONGKONG The Hongkong government will ban direct imports of South African gold coins, including krugerrands, from next Friday. It said violators would be subject to a HK$5OO,OOO (S$140,000) fine and two years m Jail. However, local dealings m the coins and imports by way of
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      Party with a chilling way to break the ice
      333 28  - Party with a chilling way to break the ice CEPHAH TAN This is one of SDS' activities for singles By FEEL the fear run down your spine and the chill of cold sweat on the forehead. If the terror is too much for you, cling onto someone. That someone could
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      FOR YOUR INFO
      265 28 HANDLING TANTRUMS: Come to a tea-cum-talk on ways to manage disruptive behaviour m children at the Smurfy Childcare and Development Centre at 110-A, Lorong G Telok Kurau, tomorrow at 3 pm. Admission is free. Call the centre on 348-3470 to reserve seats. Exhibition fun: A Total Defence
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        Sessions for photo buffs by S'pore experts
        212 28 Sessions for photo buffs by S'pore experts PHOTOGRAPHY buffs can exchange their experiences and pick up new techniques m a series of workshops to be held soon. Four workshops on photographic techniques will each focus on a specialised area of photography. They will be conducted by well-known Singapore photographers who
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        Bicycle ride to sort out who's in which ward
        366 28  -  LOW MEI MEI Tanah Merah By RESIDENTS of Tanah Merah are taking a bicycle ride to discover the constituency's boundaries as part of their National Day celebrations. Community leaders from the three residents' committees are rallying to clear the air among
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        Woman with a trade that's all nicely buttoned-up
        415 28  - Woman with a trade that's all nicely buttoned-up LIM KWAN KWAN MacPherson By YOU cannot miss them for they are an essential and decorative part of the cheongsam. Miss Jenny Hon has a special interest m them as they are her speciality. Miss Hon, 38, is a cheongsam button-maker. She
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  • RACING
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      $21,000 bonanza
      240 29  -  THE RACING EDITOR Happy Melody Stakes: Class 4 winner to get Class 1 Div 1 purse By A HORSE collecting $21,000 for winning a Class 4 race is a bonus by any standard. Tomorrow's feature race at Bukit Timah, the Happy Melody Stakes over 1,850 m for a
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      Lock icon Jockeys turn footballers for a good cause
      126 29 Jockeys turn footballers for a good cause Picture by CHAMPION apprentice Ismadi Ismail probably finds it easier to get an opening m a race than past these four defenders of the women's national team during a friendly soccer match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. On the right are jockeys S.Y.
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      Lock icon Nothing amiss with Deer Hunter
      663 29 ON THE TRACK with TONTO DEER HUNTER, scratched last Sunday on veterinary grounds, showed that nothing is wrong with him when he worked well at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. Taken out by J.F. Heng, the Whistling Deer gelding who turns six today, was pulling double
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      Tomorrow's Bukit Timah card
      1332 29 Tomorrow 's Bukit Timah card mm93*sgm 2.15 class a div 2 1,200 m ,T;\»J J»« (Ratings: 73-62) (Stakes: $17,000) 1 63 Gentleman Agreement HI 56 (71) Bril-liant-Dragon 4 ag u2 +1.5 *John 2 **6240 Heart ft Soul 56 (71) Heart Soul-Ah-mad 4 nzg -1 Ow Yang 3 **44*7 Roily Poiiy
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  • TIMESPORT
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      End of the road for Middlesbro
      415 30 Founded 1876, floundered 1986 after a 30sec hearing LONDON English Third Division soccer side Middlesbrough have lost their long battle against being wound up. But the once-mighty Wolverhampton Wanderers were given another reprieve m their fight to stay m the English League after amassing
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      Still hope for us says Rioch
      303 30 Still hope for us says Rioch Players told to carry on as club bank on consortium LONDON Middlesbrough manager Bruce Rioch told his players to carry on training on Wednesday after the English Third Division soccer club had been wound up by a High Court judge. Rioch, and the rest
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      Italy police probe death threat
      299 30 Italy police probe death threat OTHER SOCCER MILAN Police are studying what appears to be a death threat contained m a letter slipped under the hotel room door on Wednesday morning of tile chief investigator m Italy's game-fixing scandal. The typewritten letter, sealed m an envelope, was pushed under the
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      Hadlee fails to stop Surrey
      205 30 LONDON A mighty all-round effort from New Zealand Test star Richard Hadlee failed to prevent David Thomas his day of joy at The Oval as Surrey beat Nottinghamshire by 46 runs m the quarter-finals of the Natwest Trophy on Wednesday. Thomas hit 65 and took
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      London gears up for grid-iron
      453 30 AMERICAN FOOTBALL MAKES A PLAY AT WEMBLEY LONDON Wembley Stadium will be awash with stars and stripes for the Chicago Bears and the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, nearly two weeks after anti-American rioting at the famous soccer ground greeted Tim Witherspoon's knockout of hometown favourite
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      Sunil to quit for job on Aussie TV
      181 30 NEW DELHI Former Indian cricket skipper Sunil Gavaskar intends to retire after playing against Australia m Bombay, his hometown, m October. Bombay Cricket Association treasurer Sharad Kotnis said Gavaskar, 37, had been made a lucrative offer by Australia's Channel Nine television network,
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      Rugby league in the US
      187 30 SYDNEY Professional rugby league, a rugged 13 man sport played primarily m Australia and New Zealand, is to be launched m the United States next year, the Australian Rugby League said yesterday. League president Ken Arthurson said his organisation opened negotiations to stage a match
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      American craze or passing phase?
      273 31 ON THE CYCLING SCENE LOS ANGELES AMERICAN Greg Lemond's historic victory m the Tour de France is likely to boost cycling's popularity m the United States but unlikely to lift it out of the minor sports category. Lemond, who on Sunday became the first American
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      Lock icon Lemond inspires but little transpires
      271 31 Prouty saw Lemond's win as another boost following the US team's triumph m winning nine medals at the Los Angeles Olympics m 1984. He said the number of competitive riders had risen from 13,500 at the end of 1982 to 21,200 now and corporate sponsorship
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      Lock icon Louganis leads with two 10s
      234 31 ON THE DIVING SCENE HOUSTON Greg Louganis scored two perfect 10s and grabbed a big lead m the men's three-metre springboard on Wednesday night at the United States Olympic Festival. The 26-year-old American world champion and winner of two gold medals at the 1984 Los
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      Lock icon Sallyanne woos Soviets
      180 31 Sallyanne woos Soviets MOSCOW Brisbane is ready to foot the transport bill m an Olympic bridge-building exercise with the rest of the world. The city's mayor, Sallyanne Atkinson, told top Soviet sports officials the Australian city, fully aware of its distance from the rest of the world, was ready to
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      Lock icon Cubans reach home base
      443 31 HAARLEM Cuba secured their 18th title m the amateur world baseball championships by beating Italy 15-5, their ninth straight victory, m Holland on Wednesday. With only two more games to play, Cuba, with 18 points from nine games, have an unbeatable six-point lead over their nearest
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    • ON THE TENNIS SCENE
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        Lock icon Gomez sails into third round
        321 31 Gomez sails into third round WASHINGTON Top seed Andres Gomez, of Ecuador, easily beat American Dan Goldie m straight sets on Wednesday to advance to the third round of the U*****,000 ($608,220) D. C. National Classic. Goldie, a 22-year-old who turned professional after winning the United States Collegiate singles title
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        Lock icon Top seed Mecir enters last eight
        211 31 Top seed Mecir enters last eight HILVERSUM (Holland) Top seed Miloslav Mecir, of Czechoslovakia, reached the quarter-finals of the US$lOO,OOO ($218,000) Melkhuisje Grand Prix tournament by defeating compatriot Stanislav Birner 6-0, 6-3 here on Wednesday. Meanwhile, reigning but unseeded West German champion Ricky Osterthun went asunder on the clay courts
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      Masters invite for Koon Guan
      502 32  -  PETER WATSON Singapore ace to play with world's best By A YOUNG Singapore snooker player's brilliant victory over a world champion has earned him a plum tournament spot m Kuala Lumpur this month. Lim Koon Guan has accepted a place m the 1986 Camus Malaysian
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      One in the pocket for CSC
      275 32 One in the pocket for CSC SNOOKER LEAGUE AT LEAST one Chinese Swimming Club team are already assured of a group championship in the Guinness League. CSC Black have opened an unassailable eight-point lead at the top of Red Group. And they got there in style, with national player Lau
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      Edwin hits the peak with tsukahara
      418 32  -  LEE WAI WUN Hrffr SchoolscoM By EDWIN Xiao Zhouwei took a deep breath, hurtled towards the vault and leapt with all his might. His well-sculptured body flipped once m mid-air before landing with near-perfect balance amid cheers at the Singapore Badminton Hall. That was
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      Underdogs RGS halt Thomson's run
      194 32 THOMSON Secondary's winning streak m the Schools National B Division girls softball championships came to an unexpected halt when they crashed 15-11 to Raffles Girls' m the semi-finals at Dover Road yesterday. RGS, who were edged out by Bedok View m the semi-finals last year,
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      Lock icon Jurong Secondary walk tall
      288 32  -  JANICE SEAH By JURONG Secondary, severely hampered by a lack of height, nevertheless made short work of high-ly-fancied Pei Dao to win a ferociously-contested Schools National B Girls volleyball final, winning 15-12, 11-15, 8-15, 15-12, 16--14 at the Gay World Stadium yesterday. For Jurong, it was
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      Trouncing
      62 32 SINGAPORE Airlines Group trounced Shell 5-0 m the men's Graded Anchor Beer Business Houses squash quarter-finals at East Coast Recreation Centre last night. Other results Men's Graded: AIA 3 SRC 2, SAI 3 bt Associated Data 2, Beecham 4 Standard Chartered 1. Open: Shell 4 Keppel 1, Prudential 3
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      Practice makes perfect
      163 32 THE national hockey squad leave for Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to compete m the Razak Cup from Aug 6-12. Team manager Vincent Gomez said yesterday that the team coach had proposed an earlier departure date because he wanted the players to get some practice on the astroturf. "We've
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      It's all in the family
      502 32 TAY CHENG KHOON ON THE GOLF SCENE IN the absence of internationals Poh Ec Kiat and Samson Gimson, brother Balraj and uncle P.M. Samy are expected to be the biggest obstacles to Murugiah Madasamy's retaining his Sembawang Open golf championship on Sun- day. Samy was
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      Brimming with confidence
      228 32  -  HAKIKAT RAI By SINGAPORE, bubbling with confidence, face Thailand m their opening match of the Singapore Women's Hockey Association international invitational quadrangular at the Padang today (5.15 pm). With one of the best-pre-pared sides m several years and the advantage of having beaten Thailand before, there is
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      Indians will be the team to watch
      299 33 Indians will be the team to watch KUALA LUMPUR India will be testing several of their potential athletes (or the Seoul Asian Games m the Malaysian Open athletics championship, to be held here from Aug 6-9. Although there were no big names among the nine-member squad submitted to the organisers,
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      Chance for novices
      284 33 TIMES INTER-BUSINESS HOUSES ATHLETICS MEET '86 IT PROMISES to be yef another year of splendid performances at the Tlmec Inter-Business House* track and field champion' ships, which kick off thb Sunday. While several tational champions will attempt v Impress the selectors ii view of the Aliph Malay
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      Haron's at the starting blocks
      255 33 HAKIKAT RAI'S ATHLETICS COUNTDOWN TO THE MALAYSIAN OPEN AND ASEAN CUP Sprint star m, but not hurdler Parameswaran SINGAPORE will be without the services of high hurdler P. Parameswaran at next week's Aliph Malaysian Open track and field meet m Kuala Lumpur. But the good
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      Indonesian glitter
      362 33 Gold prospects Christian, Purnomo the flagbearers CHRISTIAN NENEPATH, the South-east Asia Games 100 metres gold medallist, will shoulder Indonesia's hopes m the glamour event at the Asean Cup track and field meet here on Aug 16-17. Christian's rise to the No. 1 spot despite Indonesia having Asian No.
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      Lock icon Soldiers have easy time in the final
      145 33 Soldiers have easy time in the final ARMED FORCES coasted to their third consecutive victory with a 15-11, 15-11, 15-11 win over Combined Schools m the final of the Volleyball Association of Singapore Open at Toa Pa yoh yesterday. Cheered on by a vociferous crowd, Forces took just 75 minutes
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      Lock icon Stress is no sweat
      216 33 THE next time you get butterflies m your tummy, take heart. You don't have to stomach them anymore. Sweaty palms, a dry mouth and choking are common symptoms of stress that hit athletes m pressured situations at match-point, during high-tension competition. There is somebody here who
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      Karim makes comeback bid
      342 33 JANICE SEAH ON THE TENNIS SCENE Puma doubles will be his acid test 6 I'm going to take things slow. Of course I want to win, but I want to see exactly where I stand at the q moment. Karim (above) HIS life ban now behind
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      Ticket to ride for all but one?
      632 34  - Ticket to ride for all but one? Peter Siow By Only equestrians look likely to miss Seoul THREE sports which defy dictation by the stopwatch and measuring tape will come under the microscope of the Singapore National Olympic Council today when they meet to decide on the Asian Games appeal.
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      Canada will send 12 of their best
      404 34  - Canada will send 12 of their best Joe Dorai Stories by CANADA have named 12 members of their World Cup squad, including star goalkeeper Tino Lettieri, m their party of 21 for the Merlion Cup soccer tournament at the National Stadium starting on Aug 24. Besides Lettieri, one of the
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      Lock icon Korea 4-0
      30 34 KUALA LUMPUR Defending champions South Korea savoured victory at last when they defeated Indonesia 4-0 m the Merdeka soccer tournament at Stadium Jalan Raja Muda here yesterday. Bernama
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      Lock icon Police end on the right note
      174 34 DEFENDING champions Police ended their League Division One commitments impressively, beating Tampines Rovers 3-0 at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. After a goalless first half, Police turned on the pressure. They ran circles round their opponents, who lacked the determination of their earlier matches.
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      Sundram out
      155 34 SINGAPORE'S top striker, V. Sundram Moorthy, received a three-match suspension on Wednesday for his misconduct m the National Football League Division One match at Jalan Besar Stadium on July 8. The suspension will end tonight when Armed Forces take on Farrer Park United at Jalan Besar Stadium. This
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      514 31 M 111 Special Offer If you ye ever done business m Asia you'll have heard of the I Review. Leading businessmen regard its concise and incisive news analysis of Asian business and politics as indispensable r weekly reading. They regard it as an essential 'business' tool j Because we are
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      244 32 mf' glorious days From Ist -21st August 1986 117 ere n a f es ti ye mood! Wa 12 noon 2.30pm S .^Wfk^ **r Amber Close, Singapore 1543 Tel: *****22 Hk n j^^^^^V^^^' 9^ 83 $250 4 plcsnc stools for only I^Lj^^i jm^M ser wirh mmmmmmmmmmmmm^a L <s^^# A Folding
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  • OBITUARIES
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      181 Deaths 181 Deaths
      432 34 181 Deaths 181 Deaths JOSEPH LIM ENG TONG AGE: 77 YEARS was called home to be with the Lord on 31st July 1988 leaving behind: Son: Daughter-in-law: Nagle Lim Teck Hee Joan Ang Guek Poh Daughter*: Sons-in-law: Dorothy Lim Siam Gek T. Balasingam Julie Lim Joo Gek William Lee Teck
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      207 34 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements X**"" THE FAMILY OF THE LATE V MR. T.P. RAMASAMY NAIDU DEPARTED 19TH JULY 1986 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the Permanent Secretaries Director (Admin.) and Staff of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador and Staff of Singapore Embassy m Jakarta, Management and
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      181 Deaths
      97 34 DICKIE TAN SENG HOCK AGED 44 Has been called to be with the Lord on 30-7-86 leaving behind Wife Margaret Cheong and Family Cortege will leave Singapore Casket at 2.00 pm on Sunday 3/8/86. For Mount Vernon Crematorium. MRS. LIM KAY HUNG NEE MDM TEO JOO ENG Ago
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      182 Acknowledgements
      63 34 The family of the late ANGELIN KOH MAN WAH Departed 28/7/86 Thanks all relatives, friends colleagues, especially the Management Staff of Hilton International Singapore, for their condolences, wreaths, attendance, Invaluable assistance donations during their recent bereavement. The family of the late HO PENG WAH wish to thank relatives
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      182 Acknowledgements
      190 34 MR. ANDY TAN SIEW KIA departed on 27th July 1986 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all relatives, friends, business associates, all staff and managements of DIETHELM (S) PTE. LTD. ITS DIVISIONS for their Invaluable services, kind attendance, prayers, condolences, wreaths and donations during our
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      184 In Memoriam
      63 34 In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Father MR. WILLIAM KOH KIM SENG Departed Ist August 1973 Deeply missed and always remembered by wife, sons, daughters, son-in-law, daughtersHjvlaw^Mirandchiidrer^^ To Mr. K.W. Cheong, Life will pass us by but In grief, there remains as always respect KingYing. ROLAND CECIL
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      184 In Memoriam
      208 34 10TH ANNIVERSARY In loving memory of MDM LUCY PANG (MRS JOSEPH YAP) Departed 1.8.76 Just a thought of sweet remembrance, Just a memory sad and true, All the love and devotion you gave to one who will forever remember you. Always remembered by husband, children, grandchildren, especially
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      68 34 How did Mrs McGinty die" 7 Why was she killed 9 Surely not for her money and not by her penniless lodger, now convicted and awaiting execution A newspaper article and a bottle of ink gave Hercule Poirot his first real clues' The next one comes from a childish rhyme
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      129 34 GYMNASTICS Schools National finals (SBH. 9am 2pm). HOCKEY SWHA International Quadrangular: India Jrs v HK (3.45pm), Singapore v Thailand (5.15pm) both at Padang. Schools National C Boys (Balestier Rd, 8.30 and 9.40am). JUDO Schools National finals (Kim Seng Tech, 2pm). SOCCER NFL DIv 1: Forces v Farrer Park Utd (Jin
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  • COMMONWEALTH GAMES
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      Baumann fails in bid for record
      371 35 Baumann fails in bid for record EDINBURGH Alex Baumann, Canada's medley star and unquestionably the finest swimmer on show m the Commonwealth Games, failed to crown a fine week with a world record, as he did m Brisbane four years ago, but he still collected two more gold medals. Baumann
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      Lock icon Just by a whisker
      136 35 EDINBURGH Despite a powerful finish by Oon Jin Gee, Singapore failed to break the national record by a mere o.o3sec when they were placed sixth m the 4xloom medley relay swimming final here last night. Backstroker David Lim gave Singapore a good start, lying fourth at
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      Results
      508 35 ATHLETICS Mkm walk: 1 Simon Baker (Aust) 2:7:47 2 Guillaume Leblanc (Can) 2:08:38 3 lan McCombie (Eng) 2:10:36. BADMINTON Women's singles third-round: Gillian Owers (Eng) bt Toni Whittaker (NZ) 11-2, 11-8. Denyse Julien (Can) bt Elinor Allen (Sco) 11-3, 11-5. Lesley Roberts (Wai) bt Bridget Hunt (Gue) 11-2, 11-6.
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      Lock icon Yodeller Soon Bee is top of the pops
      150 35 EDINBURGH If there were a medal for the most popular person at the Games Village at Pollock Halls, Singapore's swimming team manager Kee Soon Bee would certainly be m the reckoning. The friendly waves and "How ya feeling today?" greetings aside, the
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      Singapore 10 years too late
      702 35  -  GODFREY ROBERT By EDINBURGH As far as the Games' swimming is concerned, Singapore are 10 years behind time. In 26 attempts by our five swimmers, Singapore entered the finals only twice, both m the relays the 4xloom freestyle and 4xloom medley. And it was heartening
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      Cram wins in record time
      478 35  -  GODFREY ROBERT By EDINBURGH The much-publi-cised men's 800 metres final fizzled out into a one-man race when England's Steve Cram destroyed all opposition m a record-breaking effort at the Meadowbank Stadium here yesterday afternoon. Cram, the 25-year-old Geordie, produced his famous "kick" m the last
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      Lock icon Zola to run 2,000 m for Britain
      160 35 EDINBURGH Zola Budd, the South Africanborn athlete banned from competing for England here, will race for Britain against a Commonwealth select team at Gateshead, England, on Tuesday. Zola, 20, was declared ineligible to run for England and her inclusion m the squad was
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      Medal tally
      54 35 GS B T Australia 30 30 23 83 Canada 30 22 17 69 England 27 22 25 74 N. Zealand 511 9 25 Wales 2 3 8 13 N. Ireland 2 2 2 6 Scotland 1 4 7 12 Guernsey -1-1 Hongkong 1 1 Singapore 1 1 Total
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    • GAMES SHIPRETS
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        Richard the lionheart
        142 35 TOKYO Olympian Richard Wang had plenty of time to contemplate his sporting future after a truck smashed into his racing bicycle in Singapore 16 years ago. During the two years this gritty Hongkong Chinese rider lay in hospital recovering from dreadful spinal injuries, only one thing was
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        Lukin's big catch
        169 35 DEAN LUKIN, millionaire fisherman and 1984 Olympic super-heavy weightlifting champion, struck gold again on Tuesday night. The 26-year-old Australian lifted a 178kg snatch record and a 222.5kg clean and jerk record to improve his Games record total to 392.5kg 15kg more than he lifted in Brisbane in
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        Canada Dry for Deb
        149 35 CANADIAN Debbie Brill returned to Edinburgh this week and promised not to get drunk with the Queen again. Sixteen years ago, as a 17-year-old, she became the youngest Games track and field champion, winning the high jump with her famous "Brill Bend". Later that night, Queen
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        Ho's cold comfort
        120 35 HONGKONG tourist guide Ho Kar Fai, who took up shooting only three years ago, tied for second place in the final of the individual free pistol competition but had to settle for a bronze medal. Ho, who was trembling with cold after the 2 '2 -hour contest,
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        The last wrestle
        89 35 THE weightlifters moved out of the Playhouse Theatre on Wednesday and the wrestlers moved in for what could be their last appearance in a Commonwealth Games. The ancient sport, which is said to have had its origins in China about 4,000 years ago, has been included in
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        Lock icon The pin drops
        68 35 PIN SWAPPING, the international sports sideshow which, in Los Angeles, had grown men and small boys haggling like merchant bankers, is a dying trade in boycott-sapped Edinburgh. "I have never seen so little interest in pin trading," said one overseas coach. "No-one seems particularly bothered. I think
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      Lock icon Super-heavies join the clubbing
      348 35 EDINBURGH Lennox Lewis, of Canada, bludgeoned his way to victory over England's James Oyebola m the first su-per-heavyweight bout m Commonwealth Games history on Wednesday. Lewis, a former world junior champion, knocked his 2.06-me-tre tall opponent to the canvas with an earth-shaking combination early m the
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      78 35 ATHLETICS Item: Men's marathon. ll.St: Women's marathon. Noon: Pole vault final, lpm: Women's long jump final. 1.45: Women's high jump final. 2.25: Women's 1,500m heats. 2.41: Men's discus final. 2.55: Men's 1,500m heats. 3.51: Women's 100m hurdles final. BADMINTON lpm: Bronze medal play-offs. 5.31: All finals. BOWLS 8am: Men's and
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    Surveillance cameras at 16 junctions from today
    492 36  -  SURESH NAIR By SURVEILLANCE cameras will "go on duty" at 16 accident-prone intersections throughout the island from today to help catch "red light beaters". Motorists who think they can beat the red light because there are no police officers around had better think
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    Lock icon Cabinet agrees with Thatcher's stand
    313 36 LONDON The Cabinet yesterday endorsed Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's stand against South African sanctions amid reports of a gulf between her and Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe. Thatcher aides said the Cabinet at a scheduled weekly meeting had been unanimous m rejecting calls for sanctions
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    More housewives want to seek jobs
    470 36  -  RONNIE LIM Women form three-quarters of those intending to work By MORE and more women, particularly housewives, want to hang up their aprons and enter the job market. A government survey shows that 24,300 women want to do so. They form three-quarters of the
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    255 36 NZ missionary fined for offence against Islam KUALA LUMPUR A New Zealand missionary was yesterday sentenced to a day's imprisonment and fined Msl,ooo, m default three months' jail, for hurting the religious feelings of a Muslim but his associate was set free. Grant Terrence Nesdale, 28, a security officer from
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    76 36 HONG KONG Twenty girls under 16 were raped here in the first half of this year, almost equalling the previous total annual figure, Attorney General Jeremy Mathews said here on Wednesday. The figures were worrying, but did not indicate a significant trend, Mr Mathews told the
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    74 36 LAGOS A Nigerian state governor has issued an edict that provides for a slow, painful death for convicted armed robbers, state official said here yesterday. Robbers are to be shot at five-minute intervals first m the ankles, then m other parts of the body and finally m the
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    Lock icon 150-year-old cactus dies
    47 36 CAVE CREEK (Arizona) The world's tallest cactus, a 23 m tall armless Saguaro, toppled during a windstorm here and died, a former forest ranger said. The plant, estimated to be about 150 years old, was listed m the Guinness Rnok of World Records. UPI
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    55 36 BERLIN East Germany will issue a special stamp on Aug 5 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall, the newspaper Neves Deutschland reported here yesterday. The stamp bears the words "anti-fascist wall's 25 years" and shows workers and youth fighting units m front
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    30 36 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell 3.24 points to 1,776.15 m the first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. AP
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    66 36 BINGA (Zimbabwe) A lion attacked and mauled to death a peasant woman and three of her children as they were walking along a bush trail m north-west Zimbabwe, police said yesterday. Jerina Munsaka, 26, two sons and a daughter agec between eight months ant eight
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    336 36 US seeks pledge to include all fibres in renewed accord GENEVA The United States has threatened m a last-minute move to pull out of the Multi-Fi-bre Arrangement (MFA) unless it gets an assurance that all fibres will be included m the extension to the agreement now being discussed here by
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      All I need is the song that I write
      1701 1 The National Song Contest has come round the corner again, it will be held on Aug 10 and televised 'live. CATHERINE ONG introduces the 17 finalists. DON'T be surprised if you find some of the faces of the 17 finalists of
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        147 1 Step into our show apartment today ma^M& 9HHHHH WjEm&& discover just one of a thousand "-3H91 zttffii possibilities of living graciously at W%T7\m^Sm '^^H| City Mansions. Or take a stroll through the lush, I'EF: XSWJ parklike grounds soon to be planted with 5 1 MX Els T ,|,S^p!Si!s!Sj^K colourful orchid
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        48 2 IF YOU have anything to say on dance, drama, film, music or television, do drop us a note. Send it to: Weekend Mailbag Section Two The Straits Times 390 Kirn Seng Road Singapore 0923 You may use a pseudonym, but please include your name and address.
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        What it takes to make music and magic
        58 2 All I need is the song that I write Monica Lim (with son Bernard Solosa Junior) 'I like nothing better than to stay home with the dogs and write my songs.' Picture by K.F. SEETOH Hector Ho 'I learnt that fast songs
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        'Allow for other traditions'
        168 2 I REFER to the letter "Embarrassed by Senegal's bare-breasted dancers" by Theresa Chan (The Straits Times, July 11). The inclusion of the Ballet du Senegal in the Festival of Arts was to expose Singaporeans to the culture of another country. The organisers allowed the dancers to
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        Fresh ways of seeing light
        664 3 Artist Karen Hoisington (above) is showing her latest works in an exhibition billed Into the Light Pastels on Paper and Pots at the Arbour Fine Arts Gallery from tomorrow until Aug 16 (10 am -6 pm) T.K. SABAPATHY previews. IT is astonishing to realise that
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        70 3 Insist on Sunkist H -S :iHL; When Singaporeans think of oranges, they insist on Sunkist. Delicious, juicy Sunkist oranges, fresh from California. Everytime you feel like a healthy treat, insist on Sunkist, Singapore's longtime, favourite orange. You'll find Sunkist oranges at all fruit outlets and supermarkets. Sunklst* <SinWsi.and vl are
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        Madonna gets serious
        1017 6 Pop Life Chris Ho Madonna The True Blue (SIRE) August's new releases Rock Belinda Carlisle Belinda (IRS) C. C. Catch Catch the Catch (Hansa) Big Country The Seer (Mercury) Chris Deßurgh Into the Light (A M) Dr the Medics Spirit m the Sky (IRS) Bob Dylan Knocked
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        John Williams, as you remember him with Sky
        421 6 John Williams The Essential Collection Sierra CDJW 1 Echoes of London CBS MX ***** Compact Discs I Chris Lewis Various Artistes Ovation The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber K-Tel ONCD 3311 JOHN WILLIAMS is probably classical guitar's most famous performer after Segovia
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        275 6 Enjoy a meal with us J ifc*rl Jiftt mmL M mi l Lii ii h ij3BLw~iW W and win jS^HWfßa*^*^ iJ A A A fill «4?Si i ll B^T aphdaHiv JSI "-^-u -v' -i Mauritius 7 r "^jiM[ Bernkastel Green Label Wine S^^A^ Pu s a bottle of Cour\'oisier Wm
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        82 6 DAVID ABODAHER S BIOGRAPHY OF THE MOST DYNAMIC BUSINESSMAN OF OUR TIME IMWIHHiI David Abodaher s life of Lee lacocca provides a fascinating appraisal of a man whom many observers would like to see as a force not only m business, but m the world of international politics. Here is
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        73 6 Lynetie lira JBfe I Km' w^^H Violino R9jJH^^P9ffißfflfffl Pianoforte I J^B^bdfSfßHll Duo DeciLal m 1 mpMhMM i A tj iHHiHiiH A harmonious f ■■1 i 1 1 1 1 o( local and Japanese lalonLs HflßfefeHH 24 Aug L 986 HI|H||BMH 9.00 pm |l||iKß^sS3lilH D 56 Auditorium Music For Everyone— Presented
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        The Mandarins minus Matthew
        465 7  -  PAT D'ROSE By WHEN Matthew Tan and The Mandarins parted recently, just after Matthew's club m Orchard Towers had closed, the boys decided to register the group's name to protect it against other musicians who might hitch on the name to instant recognition. The musicians Richard
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        Anita in Changi
        229 7 that Anita herself was having a ball. She put the crowd in a fit when she explained how she got her thick lips: "My mother used to slap me on my left cheek and then my right and sometimes she slapped me right in the middle. "Now
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        Nostalgia once again
        482 7 THE Oberoi Imperial Hotel has set aside a place for nostalgia, where patrons can sit back and reminisce over the days when Pat Boone, Neil Sedaka, Bobby Vee, Brenda Lee and Frank Sinatra ruled the air waves. This "back to the good ol' days" mood, requested specially
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        Black Light Theatre back with 'magic'
        744 7  -  KANNAN CHANDRAN By IT WAS here two years ago, but if you didn't catch it, or feel you'd like to see its fascinating display of "black magic", your chance has come. The Black Light Theatre of Prague, internationally acclaimed for its work with ultraviolet
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        Hard-hitting tale of revenge
        601 8 KANNAN CHANDRAN previews To Live and Die m L.A., coming to Jade and Changi. TO Live and Die m L.A. is an excellent film featuring a handful of relatively unknown performers. It takes a startling look at the police force and its methods of operation. With
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        Lock icon Tough lady in Top Gun
        943 8 Tough lady in Top Gun Kelly McGillis (right), last seen all covered up m Witness, will soon appear on the big screen again m Top Gun. KELLY McGILLIS has a lot of cowboy m her," says film producer Don Simpson. Cowboy? The radiant, doeeyed Amish widow m Witness? "What I
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        Clean image of new generation singers
        488 9  -  GUAN LIBING By Sight Sound WHEN Zhang Qingfang and Fan Yiwen got together to sing a duet, their song All These Days became a chartbuster m Taiwan, Hongkong and Singapore. The song, which is about a love triangle and unfaithfulness, is the only duet
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        The 'laugh' revolution
        728 9 WHEN Karl Mak, Dean Shek and Raymond Wong set up a film company six years ago, they were out to create a revolution m Hongkong cinema. They did it with the immensely popular Aces Go Places and The Happy Ghost series of films. The success of Aces
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        Perilous journey lacks sparkle
        281 9 LUCKY 7 <-t A M>) Midnight tomorrow and morning show on Sunday at Eng Wan cinemas. OTHER than the seven cute child stars, this film hasn't much to offer. The plot is thin. Seven children are entrusted by a dying man to return a diamond to
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        275 9 Winners of Cross-language Crossword No 248 $51 cash: LEE LEY fflOK (I.C. No: *****56/A) $21 cash each: LOW WEE FANG CHAN SHIU YUEN (I.C. No: *****33/ B) (I.C. No: *****07/ B) KHOO YTNG CHI TAN AI LENG (I.C. No: *****99/ D) (I.C. No: *****96/ C) NG BIT KENG PEK LILY
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        335 9 CROSS-langaage Crossword Puzzle will be published every Friday. It is a Chinese crossword, bat the clues are given m English. Eleven winners will be picked from the all-correct entries. One will receive $51 cash and the other II $21 cash. No: 249 Entry Form M& fiF mum; Cross-language f i
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        Man who gave his nation wings
        938 10  -  SAKINA Y. KAGDA By IN SMALL beginnings lie the seeds of history. About 70 years ago, when Jehangir R.D. Tata was a little boy playing with a friend on a beach in northern France, he saw a plane take off and land on the
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        The role of the ideal king
        475 10  -  Dr S. GOPALAN By IN THIS couplet, Tiruvalluvar echoes the sentiments expressed by classical Indian writers on the subject of the ideal king. The king who endears himself to his subjects by his unswerving sense of justice and duty is esteemed as a "living
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        585 14 72 Situations VacantTechnical Technical a A multi-national packaging company invites pphcants ior the following posmons. Pr_n.-^ii_~+iori JrrOUUCLIUII T~" t L 4t__l*C lIIwJLsD w r ,hivrcE>o'wei :S^o73^^^^ yT^2tlS trade certificates but with experience m Press work will ako be considered I Prepared to work shiits I Maintenance I •At least 2to
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        1254 22 urses 150 Commercial/ 150 Commercial/ 160 Other Courses/ 160 Other Courses/ Technical Courses Technical Courses Instruction Instruction BOOKKEEPING (Beginner*) hHA 2) Thurs 730-a3Opm 07/08 Inatitute of Administrative oT. PAXIA/IC/XV O DPn^^^Sr oi/oe Ma^— ARTS CENTRE 2) cost aTcoSg °2/08 Com 7"ci"? 0 •j^'" at 490 East Coast Road. Spore 1542
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        525 23 professional disco souno ANTIQUE FURNITURE A VIMI CARDS. LLTTFRHEAPS i OENTAt SURGEON REOUIREO general woßKfcßs for I I ■83 bmw 320 i CASH PAYMENT, PURCHASE 'MSCRAP CARS WANTED 1 CF.NTREPOINT APTARTMf-.N J" I A^b9 IlinilJh BfC^%#%BO #%bbV% imJH faJt Jbb^J^ m. Jb M •Wk^'fc |^^%b^^#%bT J:; ROOMED HOB HiyliMF |^j|i|«|iil/||(|
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        701 24 NOTICES POHTOf«NGAPO«AUTHO«rrY TENDER NOTICE I Tenders are invited for:I (1) CONVERSION OF CONVENTIONAL BERTHS K11 AND K12 INTO CONTAINER BERTH C12 AT KEPPEL WHARVES Cost of Documents Drawings $475.00 Closing Date 26 Aug 86 Eligibility CIDB Marine Structures Class A6 Site Showround Meet at PSA Pass Office, 2nd storey, Tanjong
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        812 24 |#PWD TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from CIDB Registered Contractors for the following:(A) SEE(R) 94/86 Installation of Guardrails at Pan Island Expressway (B) SEE(R) 95/86 Supply and Installation of Traffic and Pedestrian Signals at:1) Woodlands Road near Woodlands Town Centre 2) Jalan Bahagia near Blk. 29 3) Toa Payoh Lorong
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        717 24 fpwpl PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS FOR MAJOR RENOVATION TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPLEX AT MAXWELL ROAD, SINGAPORE 1 The Government of the Republic of Singapore intends to invite tenders for major renovation to the National Development Complex. Suitably experienced contractors with the necessary technical and financial capability are invited to apply for
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        751 24 Tender Notice I Tenders are invited for: ffla I I BUILDING SB I a) Tender No. AMB/T/86/063 Fitting out I sH and interior decoration works to the I UK proposed delivery office at Blk 3015, I S| Kampong Ubi Industrial Estate, #01-230 I jflB 232 < Ubi Road 1, Singapore
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        716 24 ?**<; PUBLIC UTILITIES I V^ BOBRD I I TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from eligible CIDB /CSD Registered Contractors for the following: 1 Supply of safety valve spare parts for Bolters at Senoko Power Station. Registered Contractors in Supply of Mechanical Equipment, Machinery and Plant all classes. 2 Supply of
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        705 25 CERAMICA -Wj/ ***** FioranoModenesc/MO/Italy/ViaCanaletto 24 Tel 0536/843.961-10 Linee/Tlx *****6 FLOGRE 1 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT We are pleased to announce the official appointment of LEEFON CORPORATION PTE LTD and SIRI CERAMICS SINGAPORE PTE LTD as our Singapore jomt-agents for the whole range of Floor-tos tiles with effect from the fifteenth day of
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        678 25 t^ PUBLIC UTILITIES BOHRD U R NOTICE TO CONSUMERS 1 I The Public Utilities Board has revised the Electricity and Water Tariffs. The revised tariffs as shown below take effect from 1 August 1986 and will apply to the September 1986 cycle of meter reading. r electricity tariffs (cents/kilowatt-hour) I
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        955 26 NOTICES Faster, Better and More Convenient United Machinery Services Denyo is pleased to announce that as of August 1 st, 1986 our presently separate sales, parts supply and servicing divisions will be consolidated to form one ~~~~~^^ZJg m &LMjA group under the control of United Machinery HBBEBI 'B Services (U;M.S.).
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        1227 26 f AMBASSADOR HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated m Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT To: All Shareholders RECALL OF SHARE CERTIFICATES At the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 30 June 1986, shareholders approved the proposed change of name of the Company from Ambassador Hotel Limited" to "AMBASSADOR HOLDINGS LIMITED" In conjunction with the change of name,
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        735 26 THE CONVENT OF OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL SCHOOL TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited for> Extension and Renovation to Existing Premises at Convent of Our Lady of Good Counsel School at Cooling Close, Singapore. Eligibility: CIDB Contractors registered under the Heading "Building" m the Financial Classification 3 million and above.
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        1248 27 NOTICES CENTRAL SUPPLIES j?l£**s&l DEPARTMENT The following tenders are tS^^^Sp invited by the Chief Supplies A) 650 NOS WOODEN MINKTRY OF DEFENCE DRAWER CASES for WWIMRI W UtrtßUt Central Supplies Tenders are invited for the Deportment supply of the items below Tender No CSD 3/F (dosing time is 11 00
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        868 27 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding Up No. 3M of 198 C In the Matter of the Companies Act (Chapter 185) And In the Matter of PIONEER BUILDERS PTE LTD ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a petition for the winding up of
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        797 27 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding Up No. 33C of ltf« In the Matter of the Companies Act (Chapter 185) And In the Matter of Adlvet Inspection Services Pte Ltd ADVERTISEMENT OF PETTnON NOTICE is hereby given that a Petition for the winding up of
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        2893 27 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE [■^■■■■i IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE i. T REPUBUC OF SINGAPORE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORK REPUBUC OF SINGAPORE M^ JK 7 PUBLIC Origin, Su r on 8 No. 731 ol Wlnd.n, p |E|l h ££t7«. AUCTION LEU In
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        898 29 i Hjs*k mi (fl -—rTTuW""*" a Dranc' new a 'r"con showroom at Bukit Timah, we're ready to For Your Total Convenience =^oenino^ odU, h cover. GR factory OT on c«ty\ V- show y°u the best furniture that you can find hundreds of sofas, Centrally located. Jll§§ Sci A*>/-1 x Swfr
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        950 30 SUN TAN By Coileffe PEANUTS By Schuiz r7/MusrsAVoNfT?<irv2^| 7^-Ahd s/Bf^e^i^Y" £mt*\vs!s\ SH n <m 1 1 r-7 x a. \JORm-h£SQUIET y {To&rotiVHTH-y r /\5L66P./y t 3 fVOU WANNA KMOUJ) BASEBALL IS OUR /MORSE RACING I CAN GO T iLn&k CTv^ "*°\~—L r^^—-~-J t tr fe\ viOMETHING?^/ COUNTRY'S NUMBER ONE V.
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        Counting on Clement, our 'Singapore boy'
        638 31 Staying Tuned Catherine Ong "HOW to look patriotic?" Clement Chow, the singer of this year's National Day song, Count on Me, Singapore, wasn't sure during the filming of the three-and-a-half-minute music video you've been watching on television. That's why he was sometimes nervous during
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        532 31 KANNAN CHANDRAN previews the pilot show of Airwolf, which will be screened next Tuesday on Ch 5 at 10.30 pm. The series starts on Aug 13 (Ch 5, 8 pm). WE'VE seen what Blue Thunder can do. Now it's Airwolf's turn to show
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      348 31 Chess Knight FILIPINO Enrico Sevillano scored 71/2 points to win the 10th Asian Junior (under-20) Chess Championship 1986 for the Ziaur Rahman challenge trophy in Manila. Another Filipino, Buenaventura Villamayor, finished second with 6V2 points and Australian Javier Gil third half a point behind. Malaysians
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        705 31 What's On LUNCHTIME CULTURAL HOW YOUR PRE-SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBI- days and public holidays 9 PROGRAMME CHILD LEARNS TO SPEAK. TION. On till 8 Aug. 9 am 9 am 4 pm no "«<*ys, y FENG SHUI AND YOU. Talk- Ta^ by Dr Loke Kit Yen, Lee- pm. Nanyang Academy of BOOK
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        389 31 Kasparov *j" Oil V6TCJ6 7 |i| s n Tii^g' !of a win B JQi WORLD chess champion Garri 4 ilk I I A I Kasparov stood on the brink of O H3- •JR-P"* the first victory m his title 3 M I^l W p§ clash with Anatoly Karpov Js^. ?^M^
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        1023 31 I Radio One FM Stereo 90.5 mHz in VHF Band II 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 Radio Patrol/Another Morning,
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        1596 32 MY VIEW m Catherine Ong mBmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmtmimmnmmmmmMmmn m^— ——^n^^ BHHHP5S^5^|SSHBH ICnisilf maLr&c Vk rnmoha^lr i For the Yo n{l r P ra|fl "B~^ riday at the Movies j I The President of the KDI frustration grows, the episode 'jjmmm **L~' '^aH^P LHI Th e Belams File talks about Korea's economic gets
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