The Straits Times, 2 August 1986

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1986 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 188/12/85
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    Jeya withheld vital info: Jaya
    1206 1 Jeya withheld vital info: Jay a Alison MP suppressed the truth and again misled the House" By i Our Parliament Team MR J. B. JEYARETNAM was accused of suppressing the truth and misleading Parliament yet again when the House began sitting yesterday. His role in what might be called the
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    Lock icon 'Remission for organ donations' proposal to be discussed
    171 1 JAKARTA A two-day discussion is to be held here next week to debate a controversial proposal by Justice Minister Ismail Saleh that prisoners could have their sentences reduced if they donated organs, legal sources said yesterday. The sources cited Mr Hoedioro, director-gener-al
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    Rough and bumpy passage for million-$ baby
    372 1 Rough and bumpy passage for million-$ baby ALISON LANG, the "million dollar" baby, started her journey into this world on a rough and bumpy road. Her mother, speech and language pathologist Marcia Kline, 35, finds it difficult to forget that bumpy one-hour ride in a makeshift ambulance to Colombo airport
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    Dr Toh to be asked why he abstained on vote
    266 1 THE People's Action Party will ask its MP for Rochore, Dr Toh Chin Chye, to explain why he abstained when the Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill was put to a vote on Thursday. Its Whip, Mr Lee Yiok Seng, told
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    Koon Swan and brokers reach accord on forward contracts
    539 1 Koon Swan and brokers reach accord on forward contracts 14m stand-by facility MALAYSIAN politician and businessman Tan Koon Swan has finally reached a settlement with a group of stockbroking firms, seven months after he personally assumed liability for the failed Pan Electric Industries group's $100 million forward share contracts which
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    Lock icon Asylum fire
    30 1 KOBE Fire gutted two of the four buildings at a Kobe mental hospital on Thursday night, killing eight male patients trapped in a two-storey dormitorv. officials said Reuter
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      Home
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      Comment
      221 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE HDB may have acquired sweeping powers to evict killer-Utter culprits from its flats but this does not necessarily mean that the welfare of those who are unfortunate enough to have someone in their family convicted of throwing killer-litter would be forgotten. For even if
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      Forum
      103 2 FIND OUT WHY THEY ABSCOND ON JULY 22, we published a letter which called for maximum security measures to ensure that inmates of homes did not abscond. A reader "totally disagrees" with the call and says the positive approach would be to find out why they abscond and to
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      Around the world
      320 2 Opec fails to halt slide A DEEPLY SPLIT Opec muddled through a fourth day of inconclusive talks on Thursday in desperate search of a formula to stop the slide in oil prices. But oil prices continued their slide after it became evident that the cartel was seriously
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      Timesport
      316 2 The golden jobless THEY CALL them "The golden jobless" seven big soccer names in search of teams. The players, who include three former members of world champion teams and three Brazilian luminaries, are part of a growing pool of high-priced, but unemployed players in Italy. Brazilians Toninho Cerezo, Joao
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      Section Two
      371 2 Barbara's works LITTLE Barbara Bradford grew up writing stories. She was 12 when she sold her first one to a children's magazine. When she was 14, she was given a second-hand typewriter and she joined the Yorkshire Evening Post at 16. Within a few years, she had become
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      Timesdollar
      217 2 PROMET PLANS CUTBACKS AND SALE OF SOME ASSETS CASH-STRAPPED Promet Bhd is to sell some of its fixed assets and investments and withdraw from certain of its activities and the moves will deepen the group's bottom-line losses for last year from the M579.39 million announced in April to M5113.55
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      Around Asean...and Across the causeway
      213 2 Soviet view hailed INDONESIA has welcomed Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's Asian-Pacific initiative as a "very significant" departure from Moscow's previous overtures to peace and security in the region. Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja said yesterday there was an important new element in Mr Gorbachev's statement made
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      Buyers'Guide
      351 2 Buyers' Guide Product Advertiser Section/Page Acknowledgement Cathay Organisation II 7 AixJo Auvi I 2 Banks Tat Lee Bank I —30 Overseas Union Bank Ltd I—l Bathroom Accessories Nan Wan Marketing II 6 Bed Linen Linen Lace I 2 Books Select Books II 4 Carpet Hassans Carpet I —32 Cars Advance
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  • around the WORLD
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      Lock icon 50 nations agree on extension of textile pact
      386 3 GENEVA DIPLOMATS from more than 50 countries agreed yesterday to a five-year extension of the main international pact governing trade in textiles and clothing, the European Common Market chief negotiator said. Bargaining between importers, led by the United States, and low-cost producers
      AP; UPI  -  386 words
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      Lock icon Board meetings go on-line
      41 3 BOARD meetings will no longer be stuffy affairs with this new multi-functional table with 38 display screens. A manager of Sanyo System Centre is seen here giving the high-tech boardroom table a run-through in Tokyo. Reuter picture.
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      US and Japan sign chips pact
      250 3  -  LIAK TENG KIAT Tokyo promises to open market to US makers By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON The Reagan administration has announced an "historic" agreement with Japan on opening the Japanese market to American-made semiconductors and stopping Japanese manufacturers from "dumping" their products abroad at lower-than-fair
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      Lock icon 'Little long-term effect'
      145 3 'Little long-term effect' TOKYO Japan's semiconductor makers are worried about the impact of the agreement on microchips basic components determining a computer's capacity. But industry analysts said the pact was likely to boost prices and profitability for all makers in the short term and have little long-term effect. "For about
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      Lock icon US warns Taiwan: We are ready to retaliate
      233 3 TAIPEI Washington has given notice that it is prepared to retaliate unless Taiwan takes immediate steps to reduce its huge trade surplus with the United States, foreigntrade sources said yesterday. The United States has warned Taiwan it could lose much of the
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        Lock icon Craxi forms govt
        67 3 SOCIALIST LEADER Bettino Craxi yesterday formally accepted a mandate to form Italy's 45th post-war government, ending a crisis which lasted more than a month. Mr Craxi's list of new ministers, presented in Rome to President Farncesco Cossiga, showed eight changes to the five-party administration, also led by
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        Lock icon 'Home for good'
        68 3 BHAGWAN SHRI RAJNEESH, the guru who was forced to leave the United States last year, says he will settle in his native India as he is "disillusioned with the world". The "rich man's guru", who returned home on Wednesday, told a news conference in Bombay: "After my
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        Lock icon Berlin Wall escape
        68 3 AN EAST GERMAN said yesterday he had escaped through the Berlin Wall by dressing as a Soviet sergeant and putting three mannequins dressed as Soviet officers in a car with him. Mr Heinz Braun, 48, said in West Berlin he drove through the Wall with the mannequins
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        Lock icon Bus plunge kills 40
        47 3 AT LEAST 40 people, mainly pilgrims, were killed on Thursday when a bus plunged into a ravine near the Hindu holy town of Badrinath in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the Press Trust of India reDorted in New Delhi yesterday. Reuter
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        Lock icon Third Beirut blast
        38 3 A POWERFUL EXPLOSION yesterday ripped through a crowded business centre in Christian east Beirut, injuring six civilians, police said. The blast from a bomb Dlaced in a car was the third in five days. AP
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      Lock icon Judge Murphy back on the Bench
      126 3 Judge Murphy back on the Bench CANBERRA Judge Lionel Murphy, the centre of a political storm over his conduct, yesterday resumed his seat on the High Court just hours after he confirmed he had terminal cancer. Mr Murphy, the third most senior judge in Australia, faces an official inquiry into
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      Lock icon Wheat deal may sour relations, Americans told
      312 3 WASHINGTON AUSTRALIAN Agriculture Minister John Kerin has warned the United States not to subsidise wheat sales to the Soviet Union and China if if expects Australia's continued support on major issues. Mr Kerin, who arrived with a bipartisan group to lobby the Reagan
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      Lock icon Green light to privatise 65 French firms
      242 4 Green light to privatise 65 French firms PARIS The French legislature adopted a Bill on Thursday to privatise 65 state-owned banks, insurance companies and major industrial firms after the measure had been amended to meet European Community conditions. The Bill, which socialists, communists and radical leftists in both houses voted
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      Lock icon Opec continues desperate bid to halt price slide
      427 4 Opec continues desperate bid to halt price slide GENEVA A DEEPLY split Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) muddled through a fourth day of inconclusive talks on Thursday in desperate search of a formula to stop the slide in oil prices. "Opec has never shone for its logic, but this
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      Lock icon Drug trial judge shot by gunmen
      125 4 Drug trial judge shot by gunmen BOGOTA Two men ambushed and killed a Supreme Court judge involved in extraditing drug traffickers. Justice Hernando Baquero Borda, who survived a guerilla takeover on the Palace of Justice last November when 12 judges were killed, was killed immediately in the hail of sub-machinegun
      UPI  -  125 words
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      Lock icon Crowd sees execution by machinegun
      85 4 THE man on the ground, his body being pumped with machinegun bullets, was a 24-year-old Muslim in west Beirut, Muhieddine Saleh. The crime for which he died is attempting to detonate a car packed with 351 kg of explosives. He was arrested in April, and
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      Lock icon We won't help you if sanctions backfire, Thatcher tells blacks
      350 4 LONDON Britain has warned black frontline states that if economic sanctions were imposed against South Africa, they should not expect help if Pretoria retaliated. Soon after Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher won support from the Cabinet for her opposition to sanctions,
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      Protesters boo Mrs T
      219 4  -  GODFREY ROBERT By in Edinburgh EDINBURGH Antiapartheid demonstrators shouted and waved banners as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher arrived at the Meadowbank Stadium for the Commonwealth Games. But there were no major incidents as security was tight and a police cordon formed around the stadium. "Free
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      Lock icon Israelis and Soviets may renew ties
      111 4 JERUSALEM Israel and the Soviet Union are to hold talks soon on consular affairs, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday. Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and his Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir met yesterday to discuss ties with Moscow, which severed official relations with Israel
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      Lock icon US Will channel aid via Jordan
      201 4 US Will channel aid via Jordan AMMAN American officials said on Thursday that the Reagan Administration had decided for the first time to channel through Jordan a portion of American development aid for Palestinians in Is-raeli-occupied territories. While the size of the allocation, worth US$4.5 million (559.7 million), is relatively
      NYT; Reuter  -  201 words
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      Lock icon US plans big fleet of unmanned rockets
      522 6 New programme will encourage commercial industry WASHINGTON In a move away from relying on manned shuttles, the United States Air Force has announced it is planning a large fleet of unmanned rockets and will close its new shuttle-launching facility on the West Coast
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      Lock icon Liza gets bulk of Minnelli estate
      127 6 Liza gets bulk of Minnelli estate LOS ANGELES Movie director Vincente Minnelli left the bulk of his US$l.l--million (552.3 million) estate to his actress-daugh-ter Liza Minnelli, giving only US$lOO,OOO to his wife and US$5,OOO to his other daughter, court documents showed on Thursday. Minnelli, 83, who died last Friday after
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      Lock icon 16 hurt as Cessna hits building
      154 6 THIS six-seater Cessna hit a building and ploughed through a busy inter* section before crashing in Mexico City on Thursday but miraculously only IS people were Injured. The plane, belonging to an air taxi company, scraped the top of a twostorey building, smashed through
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      Lock icon US police clique charged with theft of exam papers
      328 6 US police clique charged with theft of exam papers BOSTON Ten Massachusetts police officers, including two police chiefs, have been indicted on charges of stealing police examination papers, raising their own test scores and lowering the results of their rivals. US attorney William Weld said on Wednesday the men formed
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      Lock icon Nuclear test meetings adjourned
      301 6 Nuclear test meetings adjourned GENEVA The United States and the Soviet Union have adjourned talks on nuclear testing until September. "Meetings have been held between US and Soviet experts on the entire scope of issues related to nuclear testing," a joint statement said yesterday. "Extensive discussions have been held and
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      Lock icon US vetoes UN order to stop aiding rebels
      176 6 UNITED NATIONS The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling on it to comply with a World Court order to stop aiding the Nicaraguan rebels. Britain, the only permanent member of the council which recognises the International Court of
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      Lock icon Howard Baker to run for President
      158 6 Howard Baker to run for President WASHINGTON Mr Howard Baker (above), former majority leader of the United States Senate, plans to run for President in 1988 but will wait until after the Congressional elections in November to make a final decision. Mr Baker, a Tennessee Republican, resigned from his Senate
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  • AROUND ASEAN...and Across The Causeway
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      Thai King orders opening of Parliament on Monday
      345 7  - Thai King orders opening of Parliament on Monday ALBERT RAMALINGAM By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK The Thai King has decreed that Parliament should be opened on Monday after all but 57 of the 347 newly-elected MPs threw their support behind General Prem Tinsulanonda for the premiership. Yesterday's Royal Decree also came
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      Lock icon 'Fixed' match reports: Thai quizzed
      175 7 'Fixed' match reports: Thai quizzed KUALA LUMPUR Police have interviewed Thai soccer team manager Pham Sin regarding press reports that some of his players were "bought" by bookies to lose their last match against India in the current Merdeka tournament here. Mr Pham confirmed he was interviewed by the police
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      Lock icon Police suspect plot by anti-Prem group
      254 7 BANGKOK Thai police suspect that some politicians and soldiers were plotting unrest to embarrass Gen Prem Tinsulan onda in a bid to block his reappointment as prime minister. National police chief, Maj-Gen Narong Mahanond, said yesterday a cavalry officer, who was killed when his
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      Lock icon KL to get back Carcosa
      206 7 KUALA LUMPUR The government has finally gained legal possession of the British High Commissioner's 90-year-old official and elegant residence here known as Carcosa (above). The two governments signed a formal agreement which will see the colonial-style residence and its 7.2-hectare land surrounding it returned to
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      Lock icon Kassim still Umno member: Ghafar
      180 7 KOTA BARU Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba has denied reports that Dr Kassim Ahmad, author of the controversial book, Hadis: A Re-evaluation, has been expelled from the party. Mr Ghafar, who is also an Umno vice-president, said here on Thursday that Dr Kassim, whose book
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      Lock icon Indonesia extends visa-free perk
      124 7 JAKARTA Indonesia, trying to promote itself as a regional holiday destination, is extending its visafree privileges to tourists and businessmen from Taiwan and Hongkong, Justice Minister Ismail Saleh announced yesterday. The move appeared to represent an easing of official security concerns that Chinese visitors could act
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      Mochtar hails Gorbachev plan for troop cuts
      331 7  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA Indonesia has welcomed Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's Asian-Pacific initiative as a "very significant departure from Moscow's previous overtures to peace and security in the region. Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja said yesterday there was an important new
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      Close encounters
      554 9 A SAMPLING of parliamentary constituency contests in the Malaysian election where the running is particularly tight. TANJONG (Penang) DAP Secretary-General LJm Kit Slang is up against the incumbent, the National Front's Dr Koh Tso Koon in a ward where nearly 90 per cent of the electorate is Chinese.
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    • Malaysian Election '86
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        Lock icon DAP puts out 'Penang push' manifesto
        195 9 DAP puts out 'Penang push' manifesto Penang PENANG The opposition Democratic Action Party, hoping to form Penang's next government, has announced its manifesto for Penang only two days before polling. The manifesto says the state has opted out of the national political struggle for democracy, justice, equality and freedom after
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      Don't let emotions rule — Koon Swan
      316 9  - Don't let emotions rule Koon Swan LEONG WENG KAM By PENANG MCA president Tan Koon Swan yesterday told Malaysian Chinese voters that they must not allow their emotions to rule when they go to the polls tomorrow. He said they would be making a grave mistake if they expressed their
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      Lock icon MCA woos new villagers
      292 9 Selangor KAJANG "I want to see yonr dirtiest drain, smell your highest rubbish heap and walk your most broken road." Datuk Lee Kim Sal, the smartly dressed Labour Minister, had arrived In the Sungei Chua new village, one of hundreds in the state of Selangor. His
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      Lock icon Polling starts in the east
      231 9 Sabah and Sarawak KOTA KINABALU Voters in Sabah will go to the polls for two days from today to elect representatives to 18 parliamentary seats. Two seats have already been won uncontested by National Front candidates Chief Minister Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan and Mr Kasitah
      Bernama  -  231 words
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      Tougher battle than 1982
      154 9  - Tougher battle than 1982 AHMAD OSMAN By KUALA LUMPUR The response from the voters is encouraging. But the MCA is finding it hard to improve on its results in the 1982 election when it won more than 80 state and parliamentary seats. This was the assessment given by MCA SecretaryGeneral
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      Lock icon Polling day weather
      21 9 KUALA LUMPUR Rain has been forecast in all states in Peninsular Malaysia tomorrow, which is oolling day. Bernama
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      Lock icon Be wary of religion based groups — Mahathir
      307 9 Be wary of religion based groups Mahathir ALOR STAR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has warned Muslims to be wary of certain groups which use religion for their political and economic interests. Speaking here on his continuing nationwide campaign tour, he said various interpretations of Islam were now
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      Lock icon SDP pulls rug from under PAS-led front
      209 9 SDP pulls rug from under PAS-led front Perak IPOH The Perak Socialist Democratic Party has pulled out of the Parti Is-lam-led opposition pact, party Secretary-General Fan Yew Teng announced. Mr Fan, who is also state chairman, said the withdrawal was the result of PAS' repeated violations of the spirit and
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      Bright ideas for finale
      468 10  -  VALERIE LEE High impact, low-cost show with broomsticks and paper cups EXCELLENCE FOR SINGAPORE By A FEW simple items broomsticks, paper cups and torches will help to light up the grand finale of the National Day Parade with this eye-boggling 5,600-strong human neon sign. These items
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      Security at Robina House stepped up
      337 10  -  SUMIKO TAN By TENANTS and the management of Robina House, where a secretary was robbed in a lift and then raped on the 13th storey on Tuesday morning, are taking steps towards greater security in the building. Women workers now avoid going to work
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      Prefab flats built ahead of schedule
      259 10 Prefab flats built ahead of schedule THE last block of flats to be built under the Housing Board's first contract for prefabricated homes was completed yesterday 18 months ahead of schedule. White Industries, which clinched the $550 million deal in 1981 to build 15,000 flats, had expected to take seven
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      2 tragic losses fail to put down widow with 3 children
      338 10 2 tragic losses fail to put down widow with 3 children HOUSEWIFE Madam i Hamidah binti Ahmad, 39, i lost her father and hus--1 band within four months, but has taken the losses in her stride and is deteri mined to see her three children complete their education. Her 64-year-old
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  • Parliament
    • Article
      In short
      6 12 Summary of yesterday's sitting
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    • Article
      'All will be revealed'
      114 12 MINISTER FOR Home Affairs S. Jayakumar pledged that Parliament will get to the bottom of the Lim Poh Huat affair and find out if there had been a conspiracy to hoodwink the House. The day began with a sometimes blistering exchange between the minister and opposition
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    • Article
      No blocking the news
      75 12 THE HOUSE passed the Bill to control the sale and distribution of foreign publications which are deemed by the Government to have interfered with domestic politics. Four of the six MPs who spoke during the debate supported the new legislation. Winding up the debate, Minister of
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    • Article, Illustration
      'Why let them profit?'
      76 12 THERE CAN be no lid on the free flow of information in this age of computerised bulletin boards and high technology, said Dr Wang Kai Yuen (Bukit Timah). But he felt that there was also no reason why irresponsible foreign publications should be allowed to profit
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    • Article
      'Good, bad and ugly'
      80 12 THERE WERE no two ways about it for Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir). The Bill was against the free flow of information and the principle of press freedom, he said. How could Singapore hope to be a brain centre for the region, he asked, if
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    • Article
      'Sabotage' warning
      93 12 "ECONOMIC SABOTAGE" is what Singapore must be careful of, said Dr Augustine Tan (Whampoa). This is because Singapore depends a great deal on building up the confidence of foreign investors. Dr Tan quoted from a series of stories published in the Asian Wall Street Journal in June and
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    • Article
      Motion defeated
      143 12 THE PRIME MINISTER did not keep his word, Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam charged, in moving his motion expressing regret that the Judiciary Inquiry's terms of reference were quite different from those discussed in the House. He said Mr Lee Kuan Yew had, on March 21, agreed with him
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    • Article
      'PM made It clear'
      77 12 HOME AFFAIRS Minister S. Jayakumar opposed Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam's motion. Referring to Hansard, Prof Jayakumar read excerpts from the March 21 exchange between the Prime Minister and Mr Jeyaretnam and showed that in summing up that debate, Mr Lee Kuan Yew had given Mr Jeyaretnam
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    • Article, Illustration
      HDB unfair — Chiam
      111 12 HDB unfair Chiam THE HOUSING BOARD'S credibility is at stake, Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir) warned. Its "bombshell" of a decision to stop buying back HUDC flats from people who have had their flats for less than five years has sent its credibility rating plunging. Speaking on his motion
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    • Article
      'Take board to court'
      132 12  -  ALAN JOHN THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Minister, replying to Mr Chiam See Tong, denied that the HDB had overbuilt HUDC Hats. With 5,800 applicants on the HUDC waiting list in 1982, the board went ahead and planned 5,275 new flats. How could it have known that 4,900
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    • Article, Illustration
      Aim is not to cut people off from the world
      483 12 The Newspaper and Printing Presses (Amendment) Bill 6 The trouble with the Member for Anton is that when he hears, he does not listen; when he looks, he does not see. Even if he sees and listens, he does not
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    • Article, Illustration
      Beware of foreign reports that commit economic sabotage
      327 12 SINGAPORE must beware of foreign publications which commit "economic sabotage" by undermining confidence m Singapore's economy, Dr Augustine Tan (Whampoa) told the House yesterday. Supporting the Newspaper and Printing Presses (Amendment) Bill, he said Singapore's small and open economy was very dependent
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    • Article
      Free flow of information 'will continue'
      313 12 Free flow of information 'will continue' THERE is a free flow of information in Singapore and such flow will continue to exist, said Dr Wang Kai Yuen (Bukit Timah) in rebutting Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam's allegations that the Bill sought to restrict access to information. Dr Wang said that it
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    • Article, Illustration
      Journalism that can hurt the innocent
      380 12 What Time magazine said 'Arrogant and self-righteous' They meddle in politics, harass business, invade people's privacy, and then walk off without regard to the pain and chaos they leave behind. They are arrogant and self-righteous, brushing aside most criticism as the uninformed carping of
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      Chiam on MPs who vote for what they criticised
      275 12 Chiam on MPs who vote for what they criticised OPPOSITION member Chiam See long (Potong Pasir) yesterday criticised government backbenchers who speak up against various Bills but later vote in favour of the very legislation they criticise. "What sort of members are they? Where is their integrity?" he asked. "I
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    • Article, Illustration
      Give owners chance to sell HUDC flats
      1028 13 Is it the fault of HUDC owners? 41 hope the HDB can regain its credibility. Otherwise, it will have no standing with the people Is it the fault of HUDC owners? Yet they are being penalised when it was the HDB which had
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      Why local press silent despite criticism — MP
      270 13 Why local press silent despite criticism MP Newspaper and Printing Presses (Amendment) Bill DR ARTHUR Beng (Fengshan) gave two reasons on why he thought the local press had remained silent In the face of the tirade of criticism hurled against it by Mr i. B. Jeyaretnam (Alison). The opposition MP
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    • Article
      Chiam: Changes to Bill are too sweeping
      231 13 Chiam: Changes to Bill are too sweeping DESCRIBING the amendments to the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act as too sweeping, Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir) called on Singaporeans to go slow in handing more power to the Government. How could Singapore be a brain centre or have a vibrant,
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    • Article
      This is what Jeya considers a credible journalist
      300 13 He is one who writes glowing reports about him, says Yatiman A CREDIBLE journalist is, in the eyes of Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam, one who writes glowing reports about the opposition member, Mr Yatiman Yusof (Kampong Kembangan) said. He told the House:
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      A spirited attack from Chiam but in such orderly manner
      775 13  - A spirited attack from Chiam but in such orderly manner PHILIP LEE cxvbcv i Mr Chiam was by no means meek when he confronted National Development Minister Teh Cheang Wan. The debate was as lively as any seen between the Government and opposition. But there wasn't the ugly name-calling, the
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      Jeya's move was 'farcical and irrelevant'
      712 14 Jeya's move was 'farcical and irrelevant' Terms of reference motion HOME Affairs Minister Professor S. Jayakumar yesterday called a motion by Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam (Anson) to denounce the terms of reference of the Commission of Inquiry on the Judiciary, "farcical, irrelevant and an exercise in hypocrisy". Mr Jeyaretnam had
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      Statement 'most curiously undated'
      230 14 The Lim Poh Huat affair THIS signed statement by Mr Percy Seneviratne, a journalist, was one of two circulated to MPs and to the press yesterday. It was made to Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam (Anson) to support his complaint in Parliament on March 18 of the
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    • Article
      Anson MP referred to privileges panel 4 times
      361 14 Anson MP referred to privileges panel 4 times MR J.B. Jeyaretnam (Anson) has been referred to the Committee of Privileges at least four times. It started early in his career as an MP when on July 8, 1982, he was ordered to appear before the committee because he did not
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    • Article
      Change of titles for three PWD posts
      76 14 THE House yesterday approved the change of titles of three posts in the Public Works Department. These were the titles of Director, Deputy Director and Assistant Director of Public Works which will be changed to Director-General, Deputy Director-Gen-eral and Assistant Director-General of Public
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    • Written answers
      • Article, Illustration
        Closing 19 collection centres will save $710,000 yearly
        171 14 CLOSING 19 Multi-Revenue Collection Centres will result in annual savings of about $710,000 by the Government and another $6 million by the public, counting travelling and queueing time incurred, said Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu. Replying to Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam (Anson),
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      • Article
        Builders allowed 3% area shortfall
        152 14 THE Controller of Housing allows developers a 3 per cent shortfall in floor area. For any shortfall in excess of this, the developer must adjust the price in favour of the buyer. But the developer is not compensated for providing a larger area. This was
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      • Article, Illustration
        Boon Teck flats not under clearance
        236 14 Boon Teck flats not under clearance DR HO Tat Kin (Boon Teck) asked the National Development Minister Teh Cheang Wan about the plans for the oneand two-room rental flats in his constituency which, he said, are currently "under clearance" by the HDB. But he was told that the flats he
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        Pig farms will still have to go
        147 14 THERE Is no need to temporarily stop the ohasing-out programme for pig farming because of the recession, Mr Teh Cheang Wan told Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam (Anson) yesterday. Mr Jeyaretnam wanted to know whether the Minister for National Development would consider this, as
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      • Article
        75 mishaps along road
        121 14 REPORTS of 75 accidents with casualties along Changi Coast Road have been recorded in the past three years. In a written reply to Mr Teo Chong Tee (Changi), the Home Affairs Minister, Professor S. Jayakumar, said speeding was the major cause of most of the accidents
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        Use of local products encouraged
        123 14 Use of local products encouraged CONTRACTORS of Mass Rapid Transit projects are encouraged to use local products which meet technical specifications. Communications and Information Minister Dr Yeo Ning Hong, in a written reply to Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam (Anson), said contractors are aware that MRT contracts are awarded on the basis
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      • Article
        Ministry reply on land use
        108 14 THE Government has no immediate plans for the piece of land between Radin Mas Primary School and Block 112 in Bukit Purmei estate, or for the two plots adjacent to Upper Serangoon Road in Potong Pasir estate. The Ministry of National Development was replying to
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      • Article
        Yishun flats: 84% sold
        62 14 A TOTAL of 26,643 flats were completed in Yishun new town by May 2. Of these, 22,433 flats, or 84 per cent, have been sold, leaving 4,210 flats vacant. National Development Minister Teh Cheang Wan said this in a written reply to Mr Chiam See Tong
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    • Article
      Stiffer penalties for rule breakers
      157 14 PSA (Amendment) Bill A BILL now before Parliament seeks to impose stiffer penalties on port users who flout regulations. Penalties in some cases can go up to $20,000. Shipping agents will, for the first time, be penalised together with the owner or ship master for
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    • Article
      Concessions from March last year
      135 14 Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill ALL concessions related to stamp duties announced in the 1985 Budget will take effect retrospectively from March 8 of that year under the Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill passed on Tuesday. The Bill, read by Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu, gives legislative
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      Joyous Jazreel is model of the year
      163 15  -  MAZLAN BADRON Picture by THIS Is no winning pose by Miss Jazreel Low, 19. It's her expression of Joy on learning that she has won the 4th Singapore Model of the Year quest. She beat 11 others to the title on Thursday. First
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      When to inspect electoral rolls
      87 15 THE electoral rolls for the 79 constituencies will be open for public inspection from Monday to Aug 18 at designated community centres. The time of inspection is between 6 pm and 9 pm from Monday to Friday. It contains the names of all Singapore citizens
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    • Article
      Three hurt in crash on PIE
      113 15 Three hurt in crash on PIE THREE men were injured when two cars and a taxi were involved in an accident along the Pan-Island Expressway on Thursday. The 4 pm accident near Kallang Bahru caused a 30-minute traffic jam for motorists headed towards Jalan Toa Payoh. Police said a car
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      11 get Defence Technology Scholarships
      154 15 1 1 get Defence Technology Scholarships ELEVEN students received the 1986 Defence Technology Scholarships yesterday. Singapore Technology Corporation said in a statement that all the students had been admitted to top institutions overseas, including Purdue and Carnegie-Mellon universities in the United States and Imperial College in Britain. Seven of them
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      No takers for new hospital site
      485 15 16,950 sq m of land in East Coast area fails to attract even one bid THE big white-and-or-ange box with the Urban Redevelopment Authority logo was wheeled out promptly at 9 am yesterday to collect bids for a hospital site in the East Coast
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    • Article
      Worksite safety lessons for gondola users
      216 15 Worksite safety lessons for gondola users GONDOLA operators will be given lessons at the Construction Industry Training Centre from next month as part of the drive to cut accidents at worksites. The expected increase in use of gondolas for cleaning high-rise buildings led to plans for the new course, the
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    • Article
      Bail for 2 charged with having unnatural sex
      239 15 Bail for 2 charged with having unnatural sex TWO men accused of having unnatural sex with a 13-year-old girl were allowed $10,000 bail each yesterday by the Judicial Commissioner, Mr Chan Sek Keong. Ang Ah Chai, 26, a driver, and Lim Ah Hoe, 19, were among four men charged with
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      Woman died of heart attack
      81 15 Woman died of heart attack THE woman cleaner who collapsed during a chlorine gas leak on Pulau Ayer Chawan on Wednesday died of a heart attack. Pathologists are investigating what brought about the fatal attack on Madam Lou Mou, 56. She had fainted in the administrative building of Exxon Chemical
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      Lock icon Young at art and in love with it
      405 16 ART, which used to be Chen Suzhen's pet hate, is now her first love. Suzhen, 11, of Ai Tiong School had often found art lessons uninteresting. She didn't understand the need to appreciate drawing and painting. But all that changed when her
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    • Article
      How bosses reacted to gratuity scheme
      733 16 Most of those interviewed against it By ANNE KOH MOST employers in the private sector interviewed indicated that they were unlikely to follow the Government in offering gratuity to expatriate workers as an alternative to the Central Provident Fund scheme. Only one, Straits Times
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      Broker jailed 4 years for theft offences
      172 16 Broker jailed 4 years for theft offences A FREELANCE broker was sentenced to four years' jail and fined $1,500 yesterday after pleading guilty to theft, attempted theft and failing to take urine tests for drug detection. Law Soo Khoon, 29, pleaded guilty to one charge each of stealing watches from
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    • Article
      Mobil pays record $5.5 million for petrol kiosk site
      410 16 OIL may be cheap today, but petrol station sites definitely are not. They have become prime property, with prices for station sites bucking the general property trend. The prices for the station sites are going up and up, while the rest
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    • Article
      Seminar on trading with China
      82 16 Seminar on trading with China THREE officials from China's Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade will speak at a seminar on Aug 25 on trading with China. They will speak on China's trading policy and conditions, investment and trading opportunities in special economic zones. The seminar will be held
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    • Article
      Two sisters flee fire in flat
      246 16 Two sisters flee fire in flat TWO sisters, aged six and seven, ran out in time when a fire started in their one-room flat in Jalan Bukit Merah on Thursday. Lee Siew Peng, six, was watching television when she noticed flames on the ceiling of the fifth-storey flat at about
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    • Article
      Two stole cable from warehouse
      205 16 TWO men were each sentenced to nine months' jail on Thursday when they pleaded guilty to stealing $27,148 worth of cable from a Tuas Crescent warehouse on July 11. Sinhaier Thangamani, 40, and Rahman Abdullah, 26, admitted stealing the cable from Wharton William Taylor B.
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      Two tell why nursing is so trying and yet so satisfying
      631 17 School to open door to private hospital nurses IT HAS been a 17-year romance for nurse Tan Slew Hong. With almost two decades of nursing behind her, nurse Tan loves her work as much as ever. "I'll never leave
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      Fish bone didn't show on X-rays
      536 17 Man died a month after swallowing it A CARPENTER died about a month after he swallowed a fish bone that became lodged in his gullet and escaped detection despite a series of X-rays. Mr Tan Ger Siang, 39, a coroner's inquiry heard yesterday, died
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      More rain expected
      79 17 SCATTERED showers are expected In the late morning and afternoon on five to seven days over the next two weeks, the Meteorological Service said yesterday. Early morning thundery showers with occasional strong winds are also likely on a few days. Rainfall for July was below average over
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    • Article
      Robbers hit two jewellery shops
      172 17 Robbers hit two jewellery shops TWO hooded men, each carrying an axe, got away with about $80,000 worth of jewellery when they staged a smash-and-grab raid at Khai Heng Goldsmith and Jewellery in Hougang Street 21 yesterday. The robbery was captured on film by a hidden video camera in the
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  • COMMENT/ Perspective
    • The Straits Times
      • Article
        Stay the heavy hand
        620 18 WITH the approval of the HDB (Amendment) Bill by Parliament, the public housing authority now has at its disposal wideranging powers to deal with the problem of "killer-litter" that unusual, yet deadly, social phenomenon which reached a peak in early 1984. Occupants of HDB flats now
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      This week's parting shots
      101 18 "What's wrong with being a Christian?" Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng, Speaker of Parliament. "It is you who see us without the medals on our chest or the gold chains around our throat." Mr David Marshall, Singapore's Ambassador to France, on doctors. "Today is a fiesta for
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      Results of polls may lead to changes in the Front
      1252 18  -  ISMAIL KASSIM Umno secure, but its partners in Peninsular Malaysia may lose ground By MALAYSIANS go to the polls today and tomorrow in a crucial general election that may lead to a reassessment of ethnic co-operation within the ruling coalition.
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      T. F. Hwang takes you down Memory Lane
      589 18 T. F. Hwang takes you down Memory Lane CASE OF THE SIX WIDOWS ABOUT 81 years ago, there was a famous court case known as The Six Widows' Case. It was a cause celebre. In 1951, when I Joined The Straits Times, the case was still very much a talking
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      Reforms Soviets won't tolerate
      572 18 Editorial, headlined Soviet 'reform', published in The Asian Wall Street Journal on July 29. IT WAS the 10th day of the Ten Days That Shook the World, and the makers of the Russian revolution were in a meeting to prepare for "elections" that supposedly were ahead.
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      Many whites plan to leave South Africa
      1323 19  - Many whites plan to leave South Africa ALAN COWELL Fear of terrorism and uncertain future By 4 You know what they say, the English-speaking South African goes down on his bended knees every night and says: 'Dear God, thank you. You have given me a wonderful country with the black
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      How death of a child hurts siblings
      891 19  -  ELIZABETH RICHTER By WASHINGTON "Everybody told me to be strong for my parents and to be quiet because I might make them more upset. "Everyone told me to put my feelings aside, like my feelings weren't as important as my parents'. I never
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  • FORUM
    • Letter
      Don't forcibly confine inmates
      318 20 I TOTALLY disagree with your reader Mr A. Suriya, who in his letter "Inmates must be stopped from absconding from homes" (ST, July 22) proposed that stringent "maximum security" measures should be enforced to confine inmates of welfare homes. Although this is a matter to be
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    • Letter
      Ministry won't allow welfare homes to become prisons
      137 20 I REFER to the letter "Inmates must be stopped from absconding from welfare homes" (ST, July 22) by Mr A. Suriya and thank him for his suggestions. While we must minimise the occurrence of abscondance from our welfare homes, we must not
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      Set up association to keep salesmen in line
      423 20 IT IS indeed a pity that many salesmen especially indoor salesmen fail to appreciate that dealings with customers should be long term and not "one-off" transactions. This means salesmen must gain the confidence of customers by being diplomatic, show empathy and not
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    • Letter
      Who is to pay for broken mirror?
      267 20 Who is to pay for broken mirror? I AM writing regarding an unfortunate incident which happened recently. I ordered a bedroom set from a company which exhibited their sets last year at the World Trade Centre. My set was delivered towards the end of March last year. On July 12
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    • Letter
      Customer talked into buying another camera
      416 20 TOWARDS the middle of last month a shop in Lucky Plaza advertised various types of cameras for sale. After some studies, I found their prices were quite a bargain. I went to the shop one afternoon, asked for a particular brand of camera and
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      Hospital explains why forceps not used
      250 20 I REFER to the letter "Why weren't forceps used during birth?" by "Starky's Father" (ST, July 18). I would like to make the following clarifications. As the writer has indicated, his wife was admitted to Kandang Kerbau Hospital on Jan 25. She went into
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
      • Article, Illustration
        Price changes narrow
        58 21 RISES beat falls 87 to 48 on the Singapore stock market yesterday, although price changes were narrow. The Straits Times Industrial Index dipped 0.63 points to 741.31 but the Business Times Composite Index finished 0.12 up at 623.23. Turnover was 10.4 million shares worth $16.8 million compared
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      • Chief price changes
        • Article
          Rises
          72 21 SPH 795 +10 DKetamat 440 +10 MBanknt 370 +6 MatnumCorpn 256 +5 YHS 239 +5 Roth l«h 50c 235 +5 Malakoff 207 +5 C X Tant 197 +5 YHSMsia 119 +5 Spore Land 360 +4 BSembiwant 324 +4 Perls Plant 306 +4 LionCorpn 200 +4 BAT 22c 192 +4
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          Falls
          78 21 FAlkalOc 900 -105 OCBC 710 —10 CCM 378 -8 FEIS 300 -8 I Cement 68' i -6'/ 2 ICB 350 -6 Straits Tradint 270 -5 Wearnes 402 -4 IJO6 392 -4 S pore Bus 360 -4 Inchcape 208 -4 Guinness 50c 169 -3 Keppel Corpn 165 —I Kenuyan 50c
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          Most Active
          12 21 KLlnds 615,000 Pegi M'sio 565,000 Marco Polo 508,000 Promet 430,000
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          Indices
          84 21 July 31 Aug 1 BT Composite 623 11 623 23 BT Indicator *****748 *****371 BT 08/ OS —161 —107 CADI -6818 -6789 OBV -*****0 -*****7 ST Industrials 741 94 741 31 ST Finance 1789 30 1770 83 ST Hotels 570 27 ***** July 31 Aug 1 ST Properties *****
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        INDICES – Highs & Lows
        33 21 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Fines Business Times Industrial Composite 1985/86 High 852.65 (7/3/85) 757.79 (8/3/85) 1985/86 Low 563.34 (28/4/86) 470.92 (28/4/86) All-time High 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) AH-time Low 74.75 (17/9/64) 470.92 (28/4/86)
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        Forex
        14 21 THE US dollar lost 105 ticks to close at DM 2.0890 in Singapore.
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        Exchange crossrates
        21 21 DM V FF S$ H$ IS$ US$ 2.0925 154.20 Unq 2.1740 Unq 1.4915 ***** 154.04 6.7920 2.1740 7.8065 1.4905
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        Gold
        12 21 In Singapore, gold gained US$6.7O to close at U*****.60 an ounce.
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        Simex
        33 21 Eurodollar: Gained nine ticks to 93.59 a contract. Deutschemark: Gained 27 ticks to 0.4799 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained 13 ticks to 0.*****7 a contract. Gold: Gained US$5.5O to U*****.00 an ounce.
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          Lock icon Injunction against Coke deal
          100 21 WASHINGTON The Federal Trade Commission has been granted a preliminary injunction against Coca-Cola in its bid to buy Dr Pepper for US$4BO million (551.04 billion). A court order stopped the nation's largest soft drink company from proceeding with the acquisition of the No. 4 soft drink
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          Lock icon Green light for merger
          58 21 WASHINGTON The US Transportation Department has approved the merger of Northwest and Republic Airlines, a move that will create the third largest commercial airline in the United States. Northwest will buy Republic for US$BB4 million (5J1.91 billion) in what is seen as a bid to counter
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          Lock icon Bell 'to raise stake'
          65 21 SYDNEY Mr Robert Holmes a Court has said his Bell Group is likely to increase its stake in Standard Chartered Bank. The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Mr Holmes a Court as saying he planned to raise Bell's investment to about £180 million (***** million) from an
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          Lock icon Bids for giant China job
          90 21 BEIJING Ten foreign and Chinese companies have submitted bids for engineering work on China's second largest hy-dro-electric power station, the first time foreign bids have been invited for all such work on a big hydro station. The People's Daily said the bids came from China,
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          Lock icon Exports of coffee dive
          76 21 LONDON Brazilian coffee exports have fallen to their lowest level for at least six years, but many other countries have been selling at near-record levels, the International Coffee Organisation has said. Brazil's harvest this year has been cut by at least 50 per cent because of
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      Promet plans asset sales and cutbacks
      587 21  -  JAMES NG Revised accounts paint worse picture of last year By CASH-STRAPPED Promet Bhd is to sell some of its fixed assets and investments and withdraw from certain of its activities and the moves will deepen the group's bottom-line losses for last year from
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      Land sale ad placed by Hong Leong Finance
      209 21 HONG LEONG Finance Ltd has said in a letter to the Stock Exchange that a newspaper advertisement for the sale of a piece of land in Buldt Timah was put out by the company. The advertisment was placed "with the Intention of
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      Drop in second quarter loans
      402 21 BANKS were still lending less and tightening credit in the second quarter because of sluggish business conditions, the June monthly report of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) shows. Although total bank loans over the months of April and May declined by $293 million to
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      Court orders winding up of E.G. Tan
      326 21 E.G. TAN Co, a familyowned stockbroking house founded in 1968, was ordered to be wound-up by the High Court yesterday the second broking firm victim of the Pan-Electric Industries debacle. The first, Lin Securities, met its fate two weeks ago. Both firms were
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      Standard Chartered reins in execs' pay
      381 21 WHEN UK-based Standard Chartered Bank launched a new salary package for its overseas expatriates, it found that its overseas officers in a few countries like Singapore, Japan and South Korea were overpaid. However, Mr John Seager, personnel manager at Standard Chartered Bank Singapore, yesterday
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      Lock icon Hongkong stocks race to new high
      63 21 HONGKONG The stock market rocketed to a new high here yesterday. The Hang Seng Index shot up 18.65 points to 1,874.11, beating the previous record 1,865.65 set on May 7. Brokers said buying by big investment funds from the US, Britain and Japan boosted
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      Singapore Fodder provides collateral for loans
      204 21 SINGAPORE Fodder's bankers have now insisted on collateral for their loans to the financially troubled company which used to be personally guaranteed by the listed company's directors. Singapore Fodder, in the red with an $11.6 million pre-tax loss last year after having to make
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      Lock icon US$ hits new low
      54 21 TOKYO The US dollar feU to another post-war record low yesterday, closing at 154.11 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market. It shed t.15 yen from Thursday's 154.15 close. The dollar opened at 154.35 and went as low as 153.M. Volume was U556,951 billion ared with
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      Computer Asia exhibition off — 'may be only first victim'
      293 21 Computer Asia exhibition off 'may be only first victim' THE Computer Asia show has been cancelled the first victim of the overcrowded computer exhibition industry. Singapore Exhibition Services (SES) announced yesterday it would not hold the exhibition which it has run since 1982, when it was called PerCompAsia i this
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      OUE's new subsidiary
      50 21 OVERSEAS Union Enterprise, the hotel and property arm of Overseas Union Bank, has set up a new wholly-owned subsidiary. Mandarin (Singapore) International Hospitality Services Pte Ltd has an initial paid-up capital of $100,000 and will manage service apartments, health clubs, restaurants, provide catering and other similar services.
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      Business done in Singapore
      2421 22 READERS should be aware of the irritations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt in at the stock exchanfe, is covered in "business done". Further, because al dealings at a particular price are lumped together, the table does not show the trend in
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      Business done in Kuala Lumpur
      2006 22 INDUSTRIALS Acma 1 56B) xd Ajinomoto (2906) (2) 300 Alex Hlg (cd) AMD (2946) Alcom (698) (24) 68 (3) 67 '2 (10) 69 (3) 70 AISB (586 60S) (9) 59 (5) 60 (2) 58 API (75' ,6 765) (6) 73 (8) 72 '2 (9) 74
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      How your stocks performed
      2637 22 Al shares quoted have a par value of $1, unless otherwise specified. Adjusted for scrip/rifhts. N Tai-eiempted dividend. ABN is traded in lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted in dolars. Trustee stocks under CPF Approved Investment Scheme. 1956 Last Yield Vol Day Hfeh
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        Late profit-taking dampens day's trading
        618 23 RISES led falls comfortably on the Singapore share market yesterday but a late round of profit-taking in Straits Times Industrial Index component stocks dampened the day's trading. Ten ST Index stocks were among the day's 20 biggest losers while only three were among the biggest
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        Hongkong
        311 23 Aut 1 HKJ Chanie Assoc Intl Hotels 0.99 unch Bank Of East Asia 18.00 +0.2 Cathay Pocific Air 5 65 +005 Cheung Kong 23 50 +06 China Light 1630 +02 Cross Harb Tunnel 9 65 +0 05 F E Consortium 042 unch G I Cement 860 +045 Great Eogle
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        Tokyo
        355 23 »"C 1 Yen Chartfe A|inomoto 1760 -10 Akoi 396 4 Amodo 750 -6 Asohi Chem 822 +2 Asohi Glass 1210 10 Bank Of Tokyo 880 -40 Bndgestone 615 -20 Conon 891 -7 Co«o Computer 1300 20 Citizen 515 +12 D Nip Print 1780 -60 D Nippon Screen 770 +20
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        Sydney
        325 23 Aug 1 Cents Change (Aust) A C I 353 +1 AN I 250S Aberfoyle 800S Age 295 -5 Amcor 317 unch Ampol Exp 175S Ampol Pet 205 unch Anz 465 +3 Ashton 169 unch BHP 800 -4 Beach Petroleum 70 unch BeH Group 840 +24 Bond Corp 280 -5
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        INDICES
        69 23 I I I I I I -I I I NST Index Friday 1,146.49 (1,148.32) --jjj Hongkong Hang Seng -y.0 Friday 1,874.11 (1,855.46) Australian All-Ordinaries Friday 1,124.90 (1,123.50) Nikkei Stock Average Friday 17,321.93 (17,509.71) Financial Times Industrials Thursday 1,272.00 (1,280.30) Dow Jones Average ?77# Thursday 1,775.31 (1,779.39) (Figures in brackets
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        New York
        237 23 Uy 31 USJ Chance Mcoo 3354 -H Mlied Sig 4IW -V 4 *m Tel Tel 23* -M ikmox Inc 10% +1* *mr Corp 51 V4 -1 3*thlehem SH 6% 3oeing Co 59% Burroughs Cp 66% unch :oterpiHor Co 44% +2% Ihase Manhtn 37* :hrysler Cp 35* -H 2iticorp
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        London
        516 23 July 31 Pence Chance INDUSTRIALS Allied-Lyons 326xd +1 Ass Dairies BTRPLC 293xd -5 Babcocks 182 -2 Barclays 497 -15 Beechom 405 -1 BICC 276 -2 Blue Circle 368 BOC Group 307 -4 Boots 255 -4 Bowater 303 -2 BATS 398 -3 Bntanmo 139 +1 BP 571 -4 B Telecom
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      Container schedules
      518 23 LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Hock A Kentucky (8) 4/8 (2130) F7 *****130/*****230 Nl/Pl 1230-1330 SI McKinney Ms (8608) 5/8 (1100) F5 *****530/1330-1430 Al/Bl *****330 Fl Nihon (256) 5/8 (1700) F7 *****630/*****730 L2/N2 E Laurel (038RW) 3/8 (2000) Fl 1200-1300/1100-1200 P2/S2 Anson (*****N) 3/8 (0300)
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      Ships in port
      198 23 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Bahan Prasetya K32 aside 2/8 Boogabilla KO9 aside 2/8 Kota Pelangi K3l aside 2/8 Seamaster 1 Kl6 aside 2/8 Als Strenght KlB 2/8 3/8 Auby K24E 2/8 3/8 Builder 3 K23 2/8 3/8 Equator 3 K22 2/8 3/8 Kutai K35 2/8
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        Bank rates
        326 23 OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings: daily 4V« AV* 4>4 4>4 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'/« 4V4 4U 4-4(1) 9 months VA 4V< 4U 4' 4(1) 12
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        160 23 interDamc uver me counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SSIO foreign currency Australian dollar 1.3071-1.3099 7.96-7.46 Canadian dollar 1.5765-1.5779 6.41-6.31 NZ dollar 1.1288-1.1326 9.13-8.66 Sterling pound 3.2440-3.2476 3.11-3.06 US dollar 2.1750-2.1760 4.63—4.59 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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        Forex
        103 23 THE US dollar closed mixed against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it closed firmer in quiet trading. It fluctuated within a range of 2.1740 and 2.1760. Against the deutschemark, the greenback opened at 2.0935/45 and closed at 2.0910/20. Trading was narrow, fluctuating within
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        Gold
        159 23 THE kilobar market traded between 5525,078 and 5525,410 yesterday. In the Far East market, gold opened in the morning at U*****.60 362.00 and heavy overseas selling quickly depressed the market. It fell to the day's low of U*****.00/359.40 before recovering slightly to U*****.30/360.70. It reopened at the same level
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        Gold market
        25 23 GOLD USS/oz Fri Thurs Singapore 360.50—361.00 353.50 354.00 Hongkong 360.60-361.10 353.85-354.15 Thurs Wed New York 362.80-363.30 351.50 352.00 London 359.00 359.50 352.00 352.25
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        Unit trusts
        198 23 Managers' prices for August 2 4 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 0.82—0.88 The Savings Fund 0.74 —0.80 Spore Prog Fund 033—0 36 Spore Sec Fund 0.56—0.61«d Spore Invest Fund 0.54—0.59 Spore Equity Fund 041—045 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund 1.16—1 25 Mai Prog fund 0.37—0.41 Mai Security
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          Eurodollar — 3-month deposit
          102 23 Eurodollar 3-month deposit EURODOLLAR futures gapped higher than the previous close and traded marginally higher. The September contract firmed to 93.62 after opening at 93.60 but, during Liffe opening, overseas selling interests on prof-it-taking saw prices supping off to 93.59 in quiet trading. The September contract finally settled at 93.59.
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          Deutschemark
          54 23 CURRENCY futures opened higher than yesterday's close but eased lower during the day on profit-taking activities. September deutschemark closed 27 ticks higher at 0.4799. (US dollar Deutschemark) Open High Low Sett Bst Vol Sept 8S 0.4795 0.4800 0.4787 0.4799 458 Dec 0.4821 Mar 87 0.4844 Open Int (Than): IMC.
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          Japanese Yen
          39 23 SEPTEMBER yen closed 13 ticks higher at 0.*****7. (Japanese Yen) Open Int (Than): 1433. Act Vot (Thurs): 1114. Open High Low Sett Est Vol Sept 8S 0.*****9 0.*****1 0.*****0 0.*****7 226 Dec 0.*****68— 0.*****5 M»r 87 0.*****3
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          Gold
          43 23 GOLD futures for August delivery closed US$5.5O higher at U*****.00 an ounce. (USS per troy ounce) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Au« 8C 361.708 360 00 Sept 362.00 Oct 363.60 Dee 367.00 50 Open Int (Thus): NU. Act V»l (Than): NU.
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          British pound
          14 23 SEPTEMBER pound closed 10 ticks lower at 1.4845. Reports from BA Futures
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        Rubber
        17 23 Rubber Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore September 172.75 up 1.25 cents Malaysia September 215.50 down one cent
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        Tin
        17 23 Tin Closing prices MJ/kio KL Tin 14.27 up nine cents Turnover 62 tonnes up six tonnes
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        Copper
        22 23 CMnf prices Copper £/tonm Ttan Spot 878.00-878.50 (874 50—875 00) 3 months 895.50 896.00 (894.00—894.50) Market tone: Easter Sales: 11,500 tonnes
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        Silver
        27 23 Clowif pricn Sitv«f USJ/troy Fri Ihurj Singapore 5 04—5 10 5 00—5 05 Thutt **i New York 5 09-514 4 97-5 02 Source Credit Sutsse. Spore
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        Aluminium
        20 23 Ctainf prices Aluminium £/tarm Ihn Spot *****—***** (753.00-753.50) 3 months 764.00—764.50 (763 00—763.50) Market tone: Steady Sales: 12.500 tonnes
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        Palm oil
        89 23 Crude MS/t«v» palm oi Aug 507.50 (north) 505 (south) 495 (central) Refined palm oi US$/tonms RBO palm oil Aug 220 (sellers) Sept/Oct/Nov 215 (sellers) RBO Stearin Aug/Sept/Oct 175 (sellers) RBO Olem Aug 245 (sellers) Sept/Oct/Nov 240 (sellers) Crude stearin Neutralised Unq palm oil Closing prices on the KLCE
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      Clothes are high on tourists' list
      475 24 High spending on these items STPB I RETAILERS take note tourists spent most of their money on clothes last year. More than half 53.5 K per cent of the tourists r who left Singapore by air I spent their money on ap- parel, according
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      Seminar on stock investment in HK
      155 24 INVESTORS wanting to venture into the Hongkong stock market can attend a seminar on Analysis of Stocks Investment in Hongkong to be held toi day. Mr Anthony Tan ChinWan, Associate Professor E in Accounting, University I of East Asia, Macau, will i discuss the
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      Selprop's half-year profits sharply down
      141 24 SELANGOR Properties has reported profits sharply down for the half-year to April 30. The company's pre-tax profit fell 28 per cent from M538.03 million to M527.25 million. After taxation of M512.41 million, consolidated profit attributed to members fell 29 per cent to M514.84 million. At
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      Pre-tax profit of ICS up 29%
      184 24 Pre-tax profit of ICS up 29% THE Insurance Corporation of Singapore (ICS), the listed insurance arm of the DBS Bank, has increased its pre-tax profit by 29.7 per cent to $7.58 million in the half-year ended June 1986. Compared with the first half of last year, gross premium income also
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      Lock icon Reserves up sharply
      44 24 TOKYO The Bank of Japan's foreign exchange reserves were up sharply last month, reaching U5538.33 billion (5583.2 billion) on Wednesday, the Ministry of Finance announced yesterday. The Japanese central bank reported foreign exchange reserves of U5533.9 billion on June 30. AFP
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        Good news helps to set better tone
        429 24 Singapore GOOD news on the economic and corporate front attracted funds into the Singapore market this week and helped it show modest improvement. The estimate that the economy is likely to register zero growth for the second quarter compared with the minus 3.4
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        Most active stock
        261 24 Haw Par HEAVY trading in the shares of Haw Par Brothers International on Wednesday and Thursday led the counter to top the week's most active list. The trades on those two days involved 2.735 million shares and were done mainly through stockbroklng firms Tsang ft Ong and
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        Top five stocks
        81 24 THE FOLLOWING is a list of the five most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this week. It gives the turnover in thousands of units, closing prices yesterday and the high and low for 1986. Company Volume Price Htfi Low (000) Aug 1 86
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        Punters keep off because of polls
        199 24 Kuala Lumpur EXCEPT for situational counters, most punters stayed away from the Malaysian market this week as all eyes were focused on the elections to be held tomorrow. Malaysian political observers said Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's problem was not how to ensure victory
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      Lock icon Seven stars seek sides
      575 25 Situations wanted: Soccer I SEVEN PLAYERS WITH several years' experience in domestic and international soccer available for immediate employment in Italy. Among the tournaments played in are the World Cup in Spain in 1982 and Mexico in 1986. Willing to accept lower salaries and reduced terms.
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      Lock icon Middlesboro given a reprieve?
      219 25 Middlesboro given a reprieve? Football League include crisis club in Cup draw LONDON Crisis club Middlesbrough received a boost on Thursday when the Football League included them in the draw for the Littlewoods Challenge Cup first round. Middlesbrough, wound up in the High Court 24 hours earlier, have been paired
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      Lock icon THE FIRST-ROUND DRAW
      92 25 Blackpool v Preston, Bury v Bolton, Rochdale v Burnley, Stockport v Tranmere, Wigan v Blackburn, Doncaster v Rotherham, Huddersfield v Halifax, Hartlepool v Middlesboro, Carlisle v Grimsby, Sanderland v York, Scunthorpe v Darlington, Notts C v P. Vale, Derby v Chester, Walsall v Mansfield, Shrewsbury v Crewe,
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      Lock icon Blatter in favour of knockout system
      192 25 Blatter in favour of knockout system GENEVA Fifa general secretary Joseph Blatter said the direct elimination system used in the Mexico World Cup will have a "positive effect" on the future of international soccer. Blatter, writing in the latest issue of Fifa News, said the change this year to direct
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      Lock icon SOCCER WORLDWIDE
      534 25 Rangers outbid Spurs TOTTENHAM Hotspar looked to have lost out in the race against Glasgow Rangers to sign England defender Terry Butcher from Ipswich. Indications are that the 27-year-old Ipswich defender will agree to move north of the border. Ipswich chairman Patrick Cobbold said: "As far as we
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      Lock icon Career before money for Negrete
      180 25 Career before money for Negrete LISBON Star Mexican midfielder Manuel Negrete said in an interview published on Thursday a career "investment" in European soccer, rather than money, prompted him to sign up with Portuguese First Division club Sporting Lisbon. "Certainly I'll be earning less than in Mexico but my experience
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        Lock icon Raffles Girls' golden girl
        534 29  - Raffles Girls' golden girl LEE WAI WUN Srina soars with five golds and one silver By SFUNA SHARI gripped aU five golds and one silver in one hand. It was a strong grasp, like she was hanging on to them for dear life. After all; they were hard-earned medals. It
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        Why gymnastics is such fun
        141 29  -  LEE WAI WUN LI Yixin lost his balance in the floor exercises and landed with a bump. Bat the Chong De Primary student got up, braced himself and continued bravely. Never mind that he scored only 5.55 points and didn't win a medal. "I took
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        Convent girls draw their 19th parallel
        427 29  - Convent girls draw their 19th parallel J. RAJENDRAN By FOR the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, history has a way of repeating itself when it comes to judo. Yesterday, at Kim Seng Technical, they won the Schools National B Girls title for the 19th time in the 20-year history
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        Assumption assured of final berth
        107 29 ASSUMPTION English qualified for the Schools National Girls B Division softball final when they beat Rangoon Road Secondary 10-5 at Dover Road yesterday. With several Combined Schools players in their line-up, Assumption did not really have a worrying time on their way to booking a
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        Rained off
        18 29 SIX Schools National Boys C Division hockey matches, scheduled at Balestier Road yesterday, were rained off.
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        A switch in time saves No. 4 for Pei Dao
        289 29  - A switch in time saves No. 4 for Pei Dao JANICE SEAH IT doesn't pay to let down your guard. Not even when things have never looked better or when victory seems a nap shot away. Pei Dao Secondary did that during the Schools National B Boys volleyball final at
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        Lock icon Lyle caught in political feud
        283 29 Blacklisting may spark ctffTV blackout of Open STOfcKHOLM Last year's British Open champion Sandy Lyle found himself in the middle of a bitter political row which threatened to black out television coverage of Thursday's first round of the US$240,000 ($520,800) Scandinavian Open at Ullna Golf
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        Lock icon SCORECARD
        97 29 Scandinavian Open Leading scores (Britons, unless stated): (5 Ian Baker-Finch (Aust). 66 Mark James, Craig Stadler (US). 87 Ronan Rafferty, Sandy Lyle. 68 Christy O'Connor Jr (Ire), Brad Bell (US), William Malley (US). Western Open Leading scores (all Americans): 68 Bob Gilder, Loren Roberts, Gary Hallberg. 69 Bobby Wadkins,
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    • CRICKET
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        Lock icon Botham back in news
        203 29 Botham back in news NEWCASTLE lan Botham, who was banned for nine weeks after admitting he smoked cannabis, returned to the spotlight on Thursday playing for an England XI against a Rest of the World team. Cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd, he took two wickets for 35 runs and
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      Lock icon SPORT IN SHORT
      201 29 BASEBALL Taiwan beat the United States 7-6 in the World Amateur Championship in Haarlem on Thursday. Other results: Venezuela bt Holland 7-5; Cuba bt Japan 4-2; S. Korea bt Holland Antilles 14-4. Japanese Central League results: Yomiuri 1 Hanshin 0; Chunichi 1 Taiyo 0. Pacific League: Lotte
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    • TENNIS
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        Lock icon Sanchez in last four
        285 29 Spaniard aims for second straight victory ffILVERSUM (Holland) Second-seeded Spaniard Emilio Sanchez, bidding for his second Grand Prix title in a row, advanced smoothly into the semi-finals I of the Dutch Open on Thursday. Sanchez, 21, surprise winner of the Swedish Open on Sunday, had struggled
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        Lock icon SCORECARD
        109 29 Dutch Open: Emilio Sanchez (Spn) bt Marian Vajda (Cze) 6-3, 6-4; Jakob Hlasek (Swi) bt Paolo Cane (Ita) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Painewebber Invitational (All Americans): Kevin Curren bt Greg Holmes 4-6, 6-1, 6-3; Paul Annacone bt Matt Anger 6-4, 6-4. Washington DC Classic (Americans, unless stated): Aaron Krickstein bt
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      Singapore struggle for opening victory
      288 30  -  ALBERT JOHNSON ON THE HOCKEY SCENE By THE Republic defeated a vastly-improved Thailand 2-0 in the inaugural Singapore Women's Hockey Associaton Pesta Sukan invitational quadrangular tournament at the Singapore Cricket Club yesterday. Top marks must, however, go to Thai goalkeeper Kanya Klumpracha, who prevented a
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    • ON THE SOCCER SCENE
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        New-look Chinese team for Merlion Cup
        342 30  - New-look Chinese team for Merlion Cup JOE DORAI By THE Merlion Cup tournament, to be held at the National Stadium from Aug 24-Sept 6, will be China's first glimpse at their effort to resurrect their ailing soccer standards. Since their elimination from the Asian Cup and the pre- World Cup
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        Lock icon Malaysia in final
        194 30 KUALA LUMPUR Dollah Salleh snatched the winning goal one minute before the end of extratime for Malaysia to beat Japan 2-1 in the semi-fi-nals of the Merdeka tournament here last night. Both teams were deadlocked 1-1 at full-time. The Japanese grabbed the lead through a Hiromi Hara
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        FAS ban two more
        83 30  -  JOE DOHAI THE Football Association of Singapore disciplinary committee have banned two more National Football League players for misconduct. Roslan Mohammed, of Division Three club Bedok Youth, was barred until Dec 31 for abusing and assaulting referee R. Rajendran in the match against Cairnhill at Jalan
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        Relying on the Sundram touch
        151 30  -  JOE DOR AI SINGAPORE'S top striker V. Sundram Moorthy will embark on the first of two important missions this evening. At Jalan Besar Stadium at 5.30pm today, he will aim to be on target for Singapore Indians to help them improve on their 0-0 semi-final
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        Forces go on a rampage
        154 30  - Forces go on a rampage J. RAJENDRAN FARRER Park United suffered their worst defeat since the league was revamped 11 years ago when they crumbled 6-1 to titlechasers Armed Forces in their National Football League Division One match at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Forces, without ace striker V. Sundram
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    • ON THE ASIAN GAMES TRAIL
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        Bowlers get a ride, riders get the boot
        645 30  -  PETER SIOW Aye for yachting, bye for boxing, surprise for athletics By THE FINAL LIST ATHLETICS Haron Mundir, P. Pugalenthi, Hong Jinsheng. BOWLING Mike Wee, Ronnie Ng, Jansen Chan. SAILING Ramie Salleh, Tony Tan, Edwin Low. SHOOTING Lee Kum Cheok, Ricky Soon,
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        Three runners receive late bonus
        223 30  - Three runners receive late bonus PETER SIOW ATHLETICS, which did not have the backing of its parent body, received an unexpected bonus yesterday when the Singapore National Olympic Council gave their approval to three athletes for the Asian Games. The three Haron Mundir, Hong Jinsheng and P. Pugalenthl were chosen
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        Tseng out to maKe it four off the reel
        287 30  -  ALBERT JOHNSON t UTL£ TIMES INTER-BUSINESS HOUSES ATHLETICS MEET '86 By VETERANS men's defending 100 metres champion Terence Tseng aims to make it four-in-a-row in this year's Times InterBusiness Houses athletics meet at the National Stadium on Sept 20. Tseng, 46,
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      Karim through to second round
      276 30  - Karim through to second round LEE WAI WUN By ABDUL KARIM sailed through the opening round of his first tennis competition m two years m the Puma Circuit '86 championships at Kailang yesterday. The 22-year-old, fresh from the lifting of a life ban imposed two years ago, partnered Singapore No.
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      What equipment to use for freshwater angling
      311 30 ON THE FISHING SCENE Fish tales with (Mpt. UNLIKE saltwater fishing, freshwater angling is strictly a job for a light bait-caster and a whippy 1.8-metre rod. Longer rods tend to interfere with casting because of overhanging branches. The reel should be capable of
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    • Article
      Tamils' road run tomorrow
      37 30 SEMBAWANG Tamils Association will hold their annual road run starting at their premises in Kee Ann Road tomorrow (7.30am). All are welcome. Entries will be accepted until race time. For details, call 257-6841.
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  • OBITUARIES
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      181 Deaths 181 Deaths
      369 25 181 Deaths 181 Deaths I SEOW KIM NAM f AGE: 81 YEARS passed away peacefully on Ist August 1986 leaving behind Wife: Tan Ee Leng (Bongsu) Sons: Daughters-ln-Law: Hwee Gee Kwok Pooi Yeng Hwee Meng Goh Ah Toh Hwee Thiang, Michael Lucy Goi (Deceased) Whee Kee, John Anne Goi Hui
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      183 Condolences 183 Condolences 183 Condolences
      194 25 183 Condolences 183 Condolences 183 Condolences THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL GENERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS STAFF of SINGAPORE MARITIME OFFICERS' UNION (SMOU) express their deepest sympathies condolences to the bereaved families of the Officers of 'MV Pantas', who have lost their lives in the sea collision tragedy on the Bth of July 1986.
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      184 In Memoriam
      282 26 In Loving Memory of MR. P.K. MENON Departed 2nd August 1968 His helping hand was always first To render any aid he could; His voice was always raised But his words were wise and good. Since you went away, The ones you love so true, Try hard
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  • RACING
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      Pride of place to Kissimmee
      209 26  -  PEDIGREE CUP OAY IN KUCHING FORMER classic contender Kissimmee heads a field of 11 in the I,Boom Tunku Gold Cup in Kuching today. The race is staged by the Sarawak Turf Club. the New Zealand-bred, placed in a few staying classics in the Singapore-Malaysia circuit
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      Reputation for $30,000 race
      272 26  -  TONTO By Our man on the track TOPWEIGHT Reputation 11, the mount of visiting Melbourne veteran Kevin Mitchell, is back in racing trim and should score a comeback win in the $30,000 Happy Melody Stakes (Race 5) for Class 4 horses at Bukit Timah this afternoon.
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      What the tipsters say
      372 26 RACE RACING ED TONTO PEDIGREE LUCKY LEO MARKSMAN 3 Roily Polly 4 Pamela's Magic 1 G Agreement 1 G Agreement I.G Agreement 1 1 G Agreement 3 Roily Polly 6 Stockpiles 4 Pamela's Magic 10 Skybird 4 Pamela's Magic 9 Sweet Candice 8 Humble Boy 3
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      Today'e Bukit Timah card
      5335 26 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING TO SOFT I nHHH 2.15 CLASS 4 DIV 2 1,200m It -f h Mm (Ratings: 73-62) WmUmmUm (Stakes: $17,000) 1 63 Gentleman Agreement HI fit (71) Double B-Dragon 4 ag u2 +1.5. Good effort last week when nk-1 V, 3rd to Hawaiian Heat
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      Oo gets chance for double
      402 27  -  ROGER YUE No jockey has won Pesta Cup twice By Racing Editor APART from the two newer classic races, the Sultan of Selangor Gold Cup and the Penang Sprint Trophy, both introduced in the 1980s, the Pesta Sukan Cup at Bukit Timah is the only
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      Teh's fleet out in full force
      408 27  -  TONTO ON THE TRACK with TRAINER Teh Choon Beng's five runners in tomorrow's Pesta Sukan Cup (Race 5) were out in force for their winding-up gallop at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. Thorold and Keep Going V, who sparkled when working out on Wednesday, again
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      Week's top gallops
      67 27 TUESDAY (yielding going): Santo Bravo 39, Huka Lodge 39.2, Columbian Emerald 41, Stockpiles 39.5, A Cut Above 41. WEDNESDAY (yielding): Keep Going V 37.7, Thorold 37.6, New Project 40.7, Fascination 111 39.6, Velocita 37.8, Fabulous II 39.6. THURSDAY (soft): Deer Hunter 39.6, Gold Mine 42.5, Reputation II
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      Late entries for KL
      68 27 EIGHT horses promoted a class after winning at Bukit Timah last weekend are late entries for the Kuala Lumpur meeting starting next Saturday and will run on the second weekend. They are: Class 3: Guarantee 111, Hawaiian Heat, Lusbonnouv and Polynesian m. Class 5: Captain Courageous,
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      Leading jockeys
      233 27 Rides Ist 2nd 3rd Placings for last 10 rides 1 Sestich *****2922 ********** 2 P Johnson 152 21 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Danis 151 21 IS 17 0 3 0 2 0 0 10 2 0 4Ng 140 18
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      Leading owners
      82 27 Ist 2nd 3rd Goodman 16 4 15 Auric 12 11 10 Bluegrass 11 5 Chong Keng Leong 8 6 Chong Kok Urn Agasam 6 10 Shanmogam 4 Chens 6 8 6 Sonny Khoo 6 6 4 Shamrock Park 6 0 Brigadier 5 4 0 Nafisah 5 2 3
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      Leading trainers
      89 27 Ist 2nd 3rd Teh 41 31 39 X Leong 25 8 9 E Brenkelen 23 28 25 Shanmugam 23 16 9 Yeoh 22 31 16 Samsuri 22 12 13 Loh 21 18 15 Dragon 20 24 22 West 20 20 16 Read 19 15 13 Noordin 18 16
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      Goodman's pair are out of it
      164 27  - Goodman's pair are out of it TONTO GpODMAN Stable is left without a runner in tomorrow's Pesta Sukan Cup. Count Of Honour and Swingin' Cowboy have both been pulled out on veterinary reasons, paving the way for the first two emergency acceptors, Chariot Supreme and Imperial Justice, to get into
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      Tomorrow's card
      1306 27 V^PfPfWI 2.00 CLASS 4 DIV 1 1,200m I^UhLbUI (Ratings: 75-68) (Stakes: $18,500) 1 233* Baracus 57 (75) Baracus-Ng 4 nzg same Ow Yang 2 **2 Hidden Secret II 57 (75) AJK-Kok 4 eg U 2 +.5 Junaldl 3 84*4 Win A Lot 57 (75) Up To You-Ng 4
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      83 30 fbvvb.cvmbvcb GOLF Sembawang Open: C and D divisions only (Sembawang, Bam). HOCKEY SWHA international quadrangular: Thailand v India Jrs (3.45pm), Singapore v Hongkong (5.15pm) both at the Padang. SHA Premier League: IA v SIA (Balestier Rd, 5.30pm). NETBALL Singapore National League (National Stadium, 2.30pm). RUGBY Sim Lim Cup/SRU 1-23: SAOBA
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      81 30 at 8.30am. Friendly: Safra Jrs v Singapore Polytechnic (PA, 3.45pm). SOCCER Bardhan Cup: Singapore Indians v Perak Indians (Jin Besar, 7.30pm). SHA inter-hotel tourney EMv 1: Hilton International v Westin Plaza (3.45pm), Hyatt Regency v Plaza Hotel (5.15pm) both at F N ground. SOFTBALL National League tourney (Dover Rd, 2.30
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  • COMMONWEALTH GAMES
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      Top marks to Ovett, Tessa and Fatima
      496 31 EDINBURGH England's Steve Ovett, Tessa Sanderson and Fatima Whitbread on Thursday provided a fitting climax to the best day m the athletics programme with some sensational performances at the Meadowbank Stadium (writes Godfrey Robert). Ovett, putting behind the memory of his ill-fated Olympic
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      Medal tally
      54 31 GS B T Australia 36 31 24 91 Canada 33 26 21 80 England 31 28 32 91 N. Zealand 6 12 10 28 Wales 3 3 8 14 Scotland 2 7 9 18 N. Ireland 2 2 2 6 Guernsey -1-1 Hongkong 2 2 Singapore -11 Total
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      Cram on course for a double
      334 31  -  GODFREY ROBERT Harrison raises hopes of 1-2 in the 1,500m By EDINBURGH England's Steve Cram put himself in line for a golden double when he cruised into the final of the 1,500 metres with an easy win in the semi-finals on the fifth day
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      Lock icon So sorry, say Canada
      253 31 EDINBURGH Canada's team manager, Oliver Dickson, apologised on Thursday for accusations of cheating made by a Canadian coach against track officials at the Games. Sprint coach Charlie Francis had accused the officials of allowing English athletes to get away with false starts. "As far as I
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      Lock icon The Edinburgh glory guys
      40 31 pictures Golden performers...(from left) Briton Steve Ovett shows the way in the 5,000m, while Canadian Atlee Mahorn steals the thunder in the 200m sprint and Australian Gary Honey makes his mark in the long jump. Reuter
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      Lock icon Allison survives the deep end
      498 31 Candian girl all set for great heights W /Saturday I Person EDINBURGH Canada's Allison Higson, the Games' swimming sensation, is a perfect advertisement for a child-rearing approach to water called "drownproofing". Allison, who became the youngest-ever Games champion when she won the 200 metres breaststroke
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      Lock icon Sze Yu stands in Baddeley's way
      399 31 EDINBURGH Steve Baddeley, of England, and Chinese-born Australian Sze Yu gave the Games badminton tournament a shot in the arm on Tuesday by setting up a men's final of world-class calibre. The top two seeds sailed through their semi-finals unmolested. Baddeley justified his role
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      Lock icon Results
      824 31 ATHLETICS Men's 2Mm: 1 Atlee Mahorn (Can) 20.31 2 Todd Bennett (Eng) 20.54 3 Ben Johnson (Can) 20.64. BWm: 1 Steve Cram (Eng) 1:43.22 2 Thomas McKean (Sco) 1:44.80 3 Peter Elliott (Eng). s,Mtm: 1 Steve Ovett (Eng) 13:24.11 2 Jack Buckner (Eng) 13:25.87 3 Tim Hutchings (Eng) 13:26.84.
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      Rob takes steam out of rivals
      467 31  - Rob takes steam out of rivals GODFREY ROBERT EDINBURGH Australia's Rob de Castella became the first marathoner to win the event in successive Commonwealth Games when he shattered his 20 rivals with an inconsistent but destroying pace to clock 2hr lOmin 15.0sec. The 29-year-old biophysicist, now based in Colorado Springs
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    • GAMES SNIPPETS
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        Organisers under fire
        158 31 THE organisers of the financial side of the Edinburgh Games were "totally amateurs", says Malcolm Beattie, marketing director for the next Games to be held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1990. The consortium who tried to raise the £14.1 million ($45.26 m) it took to stage the
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        Pro help likely
        122 31 FUTURE Games hosts could have the help of a permanent group of experts, the Edinburgh Games Organising Committee chairman said on Thursday. "I have spoken to senior officers in the Commonwealth Games Federation and I would not be surprised if such a group emerge in the very
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        Hit by second boycott
        137 31 THE Commonwealth gymnastics championships, scheduled for Scotland this month, have also been hit by the boycott which has bedevilled the Edinburgh Games, organisers said on Thursday. Scottish gymnastics administrator Pam Scott said Zimbabwe had pulled out of the 16-nation event and India might not send a
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        Relief for wife
        144 31 ENGLAND marksman Malcolm Cooper bagged his 10th Games shooting medal on Thursday and his wife escaped a ticking-off. Cooper took the gold in the small-bore rifle three-position event, the class in which he is Olympic champion. It boosted his medal tally to four at the present Games,
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        Lock icon Delay's no problem
        159 31 GARY Neiwand gave Australia their third gold medal of the rain-hit track cycling programme on Thursday when he won the sprint final. But the Adelaide rider was taken to a decider in the best-of -three series by Canadian Alex Ongaro. Ongaro caught Neiwand off-guard in the second
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      30 31 ATHLETICS: Finals Men: Javelin (11.30am), triple jump (11.45am), shot put (12.05pm), 4xloom relay (12.45pm), 1,500m (12.55pm), 4x400m (2.05pm). Women: 1,500m (12pm), 4xloom (12.20pm), 4x400m (1.35pm). CYCLING: 100-mile road race (7am).
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  • Article, Illustration
    Pirates seize cargo ship in Gulf of Thailand
    639 32  -  NG WENG HOONG YEO KIM SENG Skipper tells of ordeal at the hands of captors By and "WE WILL kiU all of you," the masked men with automatic rifles kept boasting to the crew of the Thai Wong cargo ship they hijacked
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    Hope for jittery L-drivers and L-riders on test
    466 32  - Hope for jittery L-drivers and L-riders on test RAV DHALIWAL Japanese team suggests doing away with heavy penalties for minor faults By A PROPOSAL has been put up to change the driving and riding tests so that learner-drivers and learner-riders are not penalised heavily for mistakes which are caused by
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    Lock icon Sinking Venice 'now rising'
    114 32 VENICE Venice has stopped sinking and is now rising, according to an official geological survey Just published here. The survey showed that the canal city, built on poles rooted into hundreds of mudflats, has risen by about two centimetres since 1911. While the city sank progressively
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    Lock icon 71m rats
    29 32 BEIJING More than 71 million rats have been killed in Zhejiang province, eastern China, since the beginning of the year, the Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Reuter
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    Lock icon Philippine air controllers call off strike
    150 32 Philippine air controllers call off strike MANILA International and domestic flights resumed yesterday after air traffic controllers at Philippine airports called off a seven-hour strike, authorities said. A Transportation Ministry spokesman said the strike ended when authorities promised to submit the strikers' demand for higher pay to President Corazon Aquino.
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    Untitled
    49 32 In SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines Flight SQB2, scheduled to leave Changi airport for Manila at 11 am yesterday, was delayed. Its 168 passengers were given lunch at the airport. The plane did not take off until 2.35 pm. As a result, the return flight from the Philippines was also delayed.
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    Lock icon Index of US indicators up 0.3%
    232 32 WASHINGTON The Commerce Department said yesterday that the index of US leading indicators, a closely- watched harbinger of economic trends, rose 0.3 per cent in June, reversing a 0.1 per cent fall in May. Underscoring the positive economic news, the first to be announced
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    30 32 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 5.62 points to 1,780.93 in the first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. AP
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    Your best shot for total defence may win a prize
    291 32 Your best shot for total defence may win a prize TECHNIQUE and creativity will take a back seat m the nationwide photo competition organised by Kirn Seng community centre. With the theme on total defence, the organisers have instead put more emphasis on content. Mr Choo Wei Khiang, secretary of
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      141 32 Weather UP TO 1 p.m. Showers over a few areas during the early hours. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 min SUNSET today: 7.16 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.06 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 4/16 C Cloudy Melbourne 9/15 C Sunny Bangkok 24/32 C Sunny Moscow 12/25 C
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      5 1 The Straits Times Section Two
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    • Books
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        Lock icon Barbara, a woman of subtances
        1458 1 6 1 cried throughout the whole book .1 wrote it on a river of tears. It's my fastest, least-detailed and most personal q book. It is a tribute to my mother. Barbara Bradford on why her new book, Act of Will, occupies a special place
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        Happy-ever-after heroines
        700 2  -  SIMONE VAZ A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE 1981, 868 pages, $16.80 HOLD THE DREAM 1986, 831 pages, $16.80 ACT OF WILL 1986, 416 pages, $28.50 (hardcover) All Grafton Books, by Barbara Bradford Reviewed by BARBARA Taylor Bradford's novels represent a new genre of female writing books about women, written
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        An absorbing and haunting tale
        344 2  -  John Gardner MICKELSSON S GHOSTS By Arena Books, 823 pages 1985, $23.80 Reviewed by LUCILLA TEOH WARNING: This is not the traditional ghost story with poltergeists, emaciated blood seeking souls or possessed beings. But reading it can be hazardous to your mental health. Gardner's last
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        New Arrivals
        646 2 YEAGER, An Autobiography by General Chock Yeager and Leo Janos (Bantam, 1986, 435 pages, $14.21) The X-l is described as a small ship painted bright orange and shaped like a 50-cali-bre machine-gun bullet, rock-et-propelled with 6,000 pounds of thrust, designed to fly at twice the speed of sound.
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        Fascinating facts at your fingertips
        672 3  -  CHRISTOPHER DEAN'S BIG BOOK OF ANSWERS Hamlyn, 1985, 528 pages, $16.50 Reviewed by CHONG, aged 10 I Young Reader WHEN I first saw the book, it was such a BIG book, I thought it would take me months to read the whole book. But when
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        Underground movement and a 500-year-old legend
        311 3  - Underground movement and a 500-year-old legend BENJAMIN JOSEPH THE LOST PRINCE By Frances Hodgson Burnett Puffin Classics, 1986, 288 pages, $8.40 Reviewed by aged 12 THE legend of The Lost Prince had its origins 500 years before the setting of the story, where our young hero Marco Loristan and his
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        Girl who wanted to be a knight
        491 3  -  KAREN SNG ALANNA By Tamora Pierce Arrow Books, 1986, 241 pages, $8.40 Reviewed by aged 14 ALANNA is the heroine of this story. Set in an unknown land, in the era of knights, maidens, sorcerors and powerful magic, this book tells of the
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        Little Bookroom
        411 3  -  THIO LAY HOON By The Magician's Party by Sheila McCnllagh, illastrated by Gavin Rowe (Ladybird read-along series, 198$, 43 pages, $3.M) It's Guy Fawkes' Night. Sarah and Davy stuff a straw "guy" for the bonfire, and neighbour Miss Baker makes a tray of cakes for a party, inviting
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        50 1 In Expressions MRT: A few suggestions 5 Heavy metal surprise 25 Kannan Chandran on Class Acts New Discovery contest Do-it-yourself Picture a doll on your wall 6 Books, Expressions Edited by Rebecca Chua Arts Leisure Edited by Richard Lim Do-it-yourself Edited by Khoo How San CtftMiftecta Pages 8 to 15
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        Lock icon Identity cuts
        2099 4  -  DAVID LIM By iy, national serviceman THREE days left: She was innocuously crouched behind the marbled Jacuzzi whispering. Not to me, just whispering. Obviously amusing herself with an obscure pastime I could not see from the doorway where I stood. Slowly and silently I treaded to her spot.
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        Some tips for the MRT
        119 5 Here are some suggestions by KAREN GOH, 15, a student from St Margaret's Secondary School, to popularise the use of the Mass Rapid Transit. ABOVE: Overhead handles that can be fastened for standing passengers who could do with a little extra shut-eye. RIGHT: Every MRT
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        From the scribblings of an NS Man
        278 5 I SAW in my dreams last night A strange new world without end No horizon in sight; Just a blank sea of thoughts Out of the nothingness Came a man in blue jeans. You could see nothing on his Fxppnt a soft smile
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        Phases
        125 5 PERHAPS it is a phase I'm going through this need to scrape out words trapped inside untidy nails, like scraping out accumulated oil-stains from sides of well-used oven. This need to scrape words onto a sheet like the calm sea reclaimed for resettlement, so the mind dredged for techno-try.
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        120 5 THERE'S one fair maid in Singapore Who's feeling ill at ease Cause she says that all the cabbies Are peeking at her knees They've got a lot of mirrors All a-lining round the dash But they say glass reflects the gangsters Who are inclined to bash Or they
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        308 8 vbvcbv COMPUTER TYPEWRITER TABLES from $80 Made in Denmark BRAND NEW STOCKS Date: Saturday 2nd August to Sunday 3rd August '86 Time: 1 0 a.m. to 4 p.m. #07-01, SEICLENE HOUSE 25, DELTA ROAD/RIVER VALLEY RD. OPPOSITE FRASER NEAVE 14 Antique./ Arts/Craft. vbcvbvb WE MEAN IT! Closing Sale! All antiques
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        384 8 OFFICE CHAIRS from $70 Made in West Germany 14 Antiques/ Arts/Crafts 17 Health/Sports Products 43' DOUGH BUOY swimming pool with heavy duty liner, filter and timer. $2,000 0.n.0. Call *****50. 18 Home Furniture/ Furnishing SKOY FURNITURE PTE LTD buy direct from manufacturer at genuine factory price. Showroom Blk.l, Lor. B
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        738 9 24 Garaae Sale 25 Sale: Other 25 Sale: Other 28 Health Centres/ 28 Health Centres/ 38 TV/ Video/ Hi-Fi 56 Industrial 64 Domestic Help 64 Domestic Help 66 Situations Vacant. 24 Garage sa.e Products Products Massage Massage Equipment/ Supplies Available Available Professional/ r-., UEUU -rjiun?, nr fro. «<=. I EXeCUtIVC
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        476 9 Warehouse r Sale HI-FI CAR STEREO PRODUCTS PIONEER, KENWOOD, JBL CERWINVEGAAT UNBEATABLE PRICE SHELF COMPO SPEAKER SYSTEM CAR STEREO RECEIVER WINE SPIRITS e AMPLIFIER BARBEQUE SETS e TUNER ACCESSORIES TURNTABLE IMPORTED KNOCK- C/D PLAYER DOWN FURNITURE EQUALIZER RACK SIME DARBY AS"J" 2 DA T f^HRo* 5 HWEE SENG PTE LTD
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        676 9 28 Health Centres/ Massage BEST MASSAGE CENTRE. Rooms with bathrooms attached. Free Parking 10am to midnight. Credit Cards acceptable. Queen's Hotel, sth Fir. Penthouse. 24 Mt. Elizabeth (opposite York Hotel). Tel: *****92/ *****88 ext. 124. TANGLIN HEALTH CENTRE. Massage/ Sauna/ Facial. 10am. 10pm. #03-38/39. Tanglln Shopping Centre. Tel: *****13. SHANGHAI
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        623 9 GREAT EASTERN HEALTH CENTRE OFFICIAL OPENING K A/^4L— facilities include: J^* t "^^»mShiatsu/ Massage /Facial /Suana/ sN •♦lJL'>t> i ambath/Hot Cold Pools. N O< ls^* wit Daily: Bam to 12am o^c/ 6 rr^Latv 4th Fir Groat Eastern Hotcl V^ tB 4^ l Macpherson Road A/^sPSy J Tel: *****45 X 450
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        676 9 36 House Renovation/ Decor SPECIALISED IN HDB aluminium windows grilles, ampllmesh (regd.) grilles. Replacement of old wooden and iron windows to aluminium sliding types for HDB pte. apts. Tel: Standard Aluminium, *****33 (3 lines). NO DEPOSIT REOD. 12" x 12" Italian heavy duty ceramic tiles, marble, etc. 3 rm. $1,900,
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        735 9 CALL *****84/ *****72 for free estimates Si immediate antenna services. Warranty card available In reassuring our products workmanship. SHARP ELECTRICAL: Specially In servicing of Sharp, Roxy, T.F.K., Slera, Philips, National, Hitachi, Sony CTV/ VCR, hi-fi washing machines. *****78/ *****93. SPECIALISE IN REPAIR of CTV Si Video recorders. Day night service.
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        843 9 PLANT CLOSING Following il«nw 'o* c«n b« M«n and purchased •tarting Monday 4 Aug. through 8 Aug. 1986 from 9a.m. to 4p.m. CASH BASIS MANVILLE SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD 19, PIONEER ROAD (2262) Split Aircons (2 units) Industrial Shelving Energy Saving Device to control Maximum Demand Pedestal Grinder 1 High speed
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        619 9 AVOID FRUSTRATION AND DISAPPOINTMENTS!! We know how to help employers re-fso and maids click first time. 1 »b£KA6£ things go wrong, we put them right immediately. POther Services: Cheap Airfare, W/P cincelltion. Direct hire Passporl/WP renewal, related services. 3HL Humana tin tri o>m 7nm Humana Management Consultants a Singapore's Leading
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        627 9 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive CITY MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE. Wa have a position for a DOCTOR with/ without higher degree Interested in contract family medicine. Prospects of partnership very good. Please write with full particulars to: S.T. BOX A***** 390 Kim Sang Road S'pore 0923. PROFESSIONAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE required to
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        258 9 Hsdv Elizabeth I Our growing success means we need to increase the size and strength of our professional nursing team. With mutti speciality cases, acute and critically ill patients, there is sufficient challenge for the experienced and enthusiastic trained nurse. We presently need REGISTERED ENROLLED NURSES. Rlii OR PART TIME,
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        544 10 69 Sl .u. ti on. V.c.n,: ITISSSfviSSr* 70 5,.u.«.n. V K .n,: |«£|on. Vacant 70 Sjn^on. Vacant: 71 SituaUon. Vacant: 71 Vacant: 71 Situation. Vacant: 72 SiJuaWon. Vacant: 72 S«u.Mjn. IM Domestic Secretarial/ Secretarial/ secretarial/ secretarial/ aaies «aio» Clerical Clerical Clerical Clerical s=s=s==== c PMT ativi:« bfoiJT EMPLOYER LOOKING FOR
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        559 10 PAN-UNITED SHIPPING (PTE) LTD Applications are invited for ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT Ngee Ann Polytechnic Diploma holder e Minimum 2 years' experience preferably in shipping/ shipyard Please apply with a non-returnable photograph and contact number to:THE ADMIN. MANAGER 33, TUAS CRESCENT SINGAPORE 2263 *k leading offshore bank has^ vacancies for the following
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        507 10 Marine Electronics^ Company requires: TELEPHONE OPERATOR CUM TYPIST Applicants must be familiar with automatic PABX switchboard and able to type 35— 40 w.p.m. Applicants with no switchboard experience but be able to type, will also be considered, provided they are prepared to learn switchboard operation. Please send resume, with salary
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        565 10 An established full-li-censed foreign bank invites applications for the following tions:RECEPTIONIST CUM CLERK GCE 4 'O' Level Pleasant and cheerful personality Fluent in English Able to type Those without experience will also be considered Interested candidates are Invited to submit a full personal resume stating details of qualifications, experience, present
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        844 10 AN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY requires JUNIOR SECRETARY e Good personality command of English. e Ability to work Independently. Call James at tel: *****79 for an interview. Established forwarding agencies requires:CHINESE FEMALE GENERAL CLERK/TYPIST 1. G.C.E. 'O' level 2. Knowledge of typing 3. Good telephone manner 4. Preferably staying near Aljunied area.
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        1095 10 ~^b^b^< >4lb^b><>^Bb9b>< >4Mft*' >4BMK>( *<■■■■>! XHBRVC Wholesale carpets company requires CARPET SALES EXECUTIVES IF YOU THINK YOU CAN SELL WE WANT YOU. Please write to us We will call You THE ADVERTISER S.T. BOX A***** 390 Kim Seng Road S'pore 0923. with a recent non-returnable photograph. INDOOR SALES REPRESENTATIVES needed
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        483 10 SALES REPRESENTATIVES REQUIRIED by expanding Co. Min. level. ROD Personnel welcome. Good prospects. Apply in writing to P.O. Box 124, Owen Rd. Post Office, *****. REAL ESTATE CO req. Female Sales Executive. Experience not reqd. Must have own car *****14. SALESGIRL WANTED Working hrs. 11a.m.— 10p.m. Pis. call personally at:
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        334 10 fHATfiT I jg^gy Consumer Products Re Ltd ij American Telephone Telegraph (AT&T), a giant in telecommunications, has recently set up a high quality telephone manufacturing facility at Kampong Übi Industrial Estate. Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the following positions: NTC 2 in Electronic Servicing 5 years' relevant
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        794 11 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical Production Production Miscellaneous MANDARIN GARDENS PTE. LTD. Applications are invited from suitably qualified
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        410 11 Degussa I Electronics Degussa I Electronics (former Demetron) I r^a^B^a^Mpsjaaßßaaßß^Haß^H To lead, train and motivate a group of Q.C. Inspectors to ensure quality standards of PCBs after mechanical operation. GCE O' or A' levels with Chemistry background plus ITC in Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering 2 years' supervisory experience in a manufacturing
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        558 11 S^^^ ORION I Overseas I I Technical I I Trainees I fl A progressive Japanese company with fl fl affiliates in South-East Asia, Germany, fl fl USA and Europe, invites applications fl fl from suitably qualified single males for 9 fl a two-year training in Japan. H I REQUIREMENTS: fi
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        612 11 An established metal printer and can manufacturer invites suitably qualified candidates for the position of: ASST PRINTER or PRINTER e Minimum Secondary education e Age 20-40 At least 2 years experience in sheet metal printing, preferably with knowledge of Crabtree decorating press e Prepared to work shifts Interested applicants please
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        382 11 73 Situations Vacant: Production Expanding Company has vacancies for: MACHINISTS Minimum NTC 3 Experience with CNC machines Rotating shifts m PRODUCTION M OPERATORS |Male/Female| Minimum Primary 6 Rotating shifts i Q.C. INSPECTORS! Minimum GCE. 'O' level in English Maths Prepared to work shifts Experience with Q.C. work preferred MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS
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        513 11 We are a large :^e=-3sss- American Semiconductor MNC looking for a f PRODUCTION 1 SUPERVISOR The incumbent will be responsible for the management and direction of a certain production section. He will need to interact with other supporting personnel in order to meet production schedules and ensure prompt shipments. He
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        214 11 JAPANESE LOUNGE HOSTESSES required. e Pleasant personality e Spoken Japanese language preferred e Some relevant working experience e Working hours: 7pm to lam Interested applicants please call personally today, between 4.30pm 6.30pm, at: 5 Keok Road #03-05/ 06 Cuppage Plaza Singapore 0922 or tel. from 9am to 12 noon *****03,
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        458 11 ERIKS PteLtd a well established I subsidiary of one of Europe's largest technical industrial suppliers, has now immediate vacancies for the positions of A recognised Singapore Polytechnic or Ngee Ann Polytechnic Diploma (Mechanical 'Electrical Engineering) Possess positive working attitude and initiative Working experience is an advantage but not essential Aged
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        542 12 74 Si.u..ion. V.c.n, 74 Si.-..,.-. V.c.n,: 74 *,u.,ion. V.c.n,: 81 Vehic.e. Fo, H.r. .2 9 M *SX£Z EiJSMSK &£stt& Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Maintenance Maintenance rwugwvt/ »mww REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY SECURITY PERSONNEL Age below 55 years old e Physically fit. e Able to communicate in simple English. e Prefertably with experience in
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        457 12 JS CAR WASH Polishing Centre requires car care Assistant, preferably Indian staying around Clementi or West Coast. Call personally at: 181 West Coast Road. ESSO Service Station. MALE DELIVERY ASSISTANT required. Age 16 to 23. Possession of Class 3 licence not necessary but preferred. Willing to work long hours hardworking.
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        416 12 URGENTLY REQ'D SECURITY Guards. Int'd applicants, pis. call at. 400 Balestier Road, 02-39, Balestier Plaza. Tel. *****01. 3 MTHS. BONUS for Despatch cum Driver to start immed. Class 2^3 licence. 89 Short St. #01-09, Golden Wall Auto. Ctr. AMATEUR KEYBOARD MUSICIAN required by pop band. Call: Choo Choo, *****41. BLACK
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        353 12 TAI EE pickups, bridal cars, motorcars for rental. Panel beatings incl. ROV inspection. Tel: *****06/ Pager: *****00. DUMAC SERVICES Daily, Weekly Monthly Air-con, cars for rental. Tel: *****66. HIAP HOE MOTOR: cars/ pickups/ vans for rental. Free mileage. Tel: *****60; Katong: *****81. LANCER 5-SPEED $39, Ford GL $45, Mazda 626
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        349 12 Wanted If You Wanted To Troubleshoot Your Car Problem, Call Us: Tel. *****74 William Wan Auto Blk. 7, Toa Payoh Ind. Park #01-143, Lorong 8 Your Satisfaction Is Our Mission Background 34 years In car repairs Presently instructor at several community centre motoring clubs Engine Protection We offer the best
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        794 12 87 For Sale: Mercedes '82 MERCEDES 200, fully auto, full accessories, 7 mths. tax, nice no. plate. 1 pte. owner. Showroom cond. *****88 0 79 MERCEDES 250, fully auto., aircon., cassette, s/rims. Tel: *****03. 1972 MERCEDES 200 in tip top cond., tax till Oct. '86. $3,500 neg. Enquiries: *****88 ext.
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        736 12 —THE |F§feALFA33* THE NEW LINE OF BEAUTY t| |B^ Model illustrated is the Alfa 33 1.5 Green Cloverleaf *$40,500 PARF on the road Milan Auto (Singapore) Pte Ltd Showrooms: (Open on Sundays 9.30 am 4.00 pm) 8 Kaki Bukit Road 2 *01-33 Ruby Warehouse Complex Spore 1441 Tel: *****80 105/109
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        653 12 90 For Sale: Toyota 1973 TOYOTA 1.6 Carina. New insurance, aircon., cassette, sports rims. $2,600. Tel: *****34. 1978 TOYOTA CORONA. Asking $7,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****59 after lpm. 1981 TOYOTA COROLLA. Ist owner, new tax, tip top condition. $15,500. Call: *****72. 1983 TOYOTA TERCEL. Rd tax new, 1 pte. owner, $18,000
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        665 12 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi 9/84 MITSUBISHI COLT. 1 owner, showroom cond. Accident free. $21,200 0.n.0. James Wee, *****38. 92 For Sale: Mazda OCT. 79 MAZDA 323, 1000 c.c Square lamp, new aircon./ tyres/ carburettor, electronic Ignition. Excellent condition. First offer above $9,300 secures. Tel: *****19 '81 MAZDA 929 fully auto,
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        613 12 93 For Sale: Honda ALMOST '83 HONDA Accord EX. 4-door, 5-speed. 1 pte. owner. Original sun roof. Power steering/ windows, central lock. Aircond. New s/rims. Hi-fi. Tax 10/'B6. PARF. Beautiful cond. $23,500. Can loan. *****36. 1984 HONDA ACCORD 4-door, 1 owner, good cond. Aircond, fully auto. Radio cassette. Nice no.
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        796 13 94 For Sale: Daihatsu 94 For Sale: Daihatsu 94 For Sale: Daihatsu 94 For Sale: Daihatsu 94 For Sale: Daihatsu 105 Property Financing 105 Property Financing 105 Property Financing 105 Property Financing 105 Property Financing jf^ BLHLt I Lv SsHi Lm. I _j\ .i l i M1 |JBfyf«"«*»MaaMßMMßTMß^Mß»a»wa^^ ~3fKu^s^^-'-f^m^KgHK^MU^jgj^KKMgM//ggtgtg^lS^i: I
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        712 13 97 For Sale: Commercial Vehicles 1981 DAIHATSU VAN 550. 5-door Beautiful condition. $5,300. Can loan $3,000. Tel: *****68. •75 DATSUN PICK -UP. Good condition. $950. View at: 63 Jin. Anggerek, S'pore 1336. Tel: *****44. 76 DATSUN PICKUP. Just passed Inspection. Good condition. Price: $2,200. Tel: *****33. 79 DAIHATSU 550 c.c.
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        403 13 99 Vehicles Wanted At Borneo Motors Quality Used Cars, you'll find used cars in tip-top condition. They're even guaranteed Good Buys up to six months. So before you buy, make sure you drop by and testdrive ours. They're priced in your favour as well. (We also offer to buy your
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        704 13 99 Vehicles Wanted WANTED! Any make of good secondhand car. Cash payment Highest offer Fre« valuation D4H MOTORWAYS PTE. LTD. Horn* of Quality Used Cars 7 Chang Cham Road (0315) TEL: *****82/ *****83 IF YOU HAVE a car to sell, I've the capacity. Cash terms possible. Sunny *****69/ *****06 anytime.
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        629 13 106 Accommodation Available: Houses S/STOREY BUNGALOW AT Upp. Bt. Timah $900 p.m. Furn. 4 bdrms, servant's. Agent: 733-2141. 3-STOREY SEMI-D HOUSE for rent at 43, Telok Kurau Lorong H. Call *****33/ *****86. 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments WR EfIST PUUfI Hotel Style Luxurious Apartments TO LET •At the junction of Scotts/
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        727 13 Check how easy it is to get a DBS Finance Housing Loan. I I Come to DBS Finance for a For commercial property our Immediate Response housing loan and we'll give you a rates are second to none: to All Enquiries. v proposal on the spot. Up to 10 years
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        305 13 D.ll GOLDHILL TOWER. High class, serene. 3 bdrms. F/furn. $1,200. Tel: *****54/ *****04. D.13 WOODLEIGH GROVE apt. 3 bdrms. Aircon. Split-level. F/furn. $900. Contact *****63. D.15 BAYSHORE PK., tastefully furn., facing sea, full facilities. 2 bdrms. $1,200. Impeco: *****66. D.15 2500 sq.ft. 4 bdrms. F/Furn./ Aircon. S/pool. Panoramic view of
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        716 13 MANDARIN GARDEN, VIEW of sea/ facilities. Respectable couple wishes to rent 1 room to foreign student. Genuine party seeking elite homely atmosphere, call *****56 (meals, laundry arrangeable). ORCHARD AREA F/furn., bathrm. attached, aircon., carpeted. Full facilities. Meals, laundry arrangeable. Suitable for foreign students. Tel: *****37. AIRCON. FURN. ROOM with/ without
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        657 13 UNFURN. RM. IN Bedok Reservoir Rd. for rent. No cooking. Call after 2 p.m. tel: *****78. 2 ROOMS AVAILABLE at Serangoon Central. Chinese working couples preferred. Tel: *****92. 43 NEWTON ROAD. Opposite Royal Hotel. Furn. aircon. bedroom for singles, $400. Call: *****72. 5 MINS. WALK to Goldhill Plaza Large f/furn.
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        606 13 OPEN HOUSE: $290K. D.19, s/storey seml-d. 61 Conway Grove. 3+ 1 bdrms., extd. 2700 sq.ft. Viewing Sat. 5.30-6.30P.M. Sun. 10.30- 11.30A.M. Atlantic, *****53. OPEN HOUSE No. 104 Lor K, Telok Kurau, 2pm to spm. d/storey seml-d. Fully renovated. $510,000 ono. F'hold. Prestige Realty *****86/ *****47 SATURDAY 2PM. —6PM., Sunday 10am.
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        653 14 111 en, <t a i»- Hn» 3 113 For Sale Houses 113 For Sale- Houses 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 116 For Sale: 116 For Sale: 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ 119 Warehouses/ For Sale. Houses 113 For Sale. Houses Apar me nts Apartments HDB Apartments HDB Apartments
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        427 14 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments [mandarin gardens Its a whcktmmjcflioyf Mandarin Gardens offers you the best value for your money with: fully-fitted kitchen (cabinets, gas hobs, built-in oven, cooker hood and refrigerator) air-con units and built-in wardrobes to all bedrooms clubhouse with saunas, steam baths
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        625 14 The most affordable condominium living on the posh side of Kaiong. ■ml am* \7 ill Irart iB rP X VMS Hk v u*^m*+ !V i tiIL mi t P l^ flkflsv. »:^Mr«HB| nRr K"mJ ■pf ur*msr& m I M o^^ f 'BOH 'MH '^1 pft it r m i W^^
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        426 14 D.5 PEPYS RD. mats./ apt. 1636/ 4382 sq.ft. from $327K. Showflat Sat./ Sun. l-sp.m. Seesan *****88 D.9 CAIRNHILL CT. Mals. 4+ 2 bdrms. 2949 sq.ft. Pool. $440,000. Deka *****32/ 3. D.9 CHATSWORTH CT. (mals.) 3400 sq.ft. 5 bdrms. Unobstructed. $490,000 0.n.0. Agt. *****70. D.9 HABITAT I. 3200 sq.ft. 3 1.
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        937 14 3/ 4/ 5-RM: Telok Blangah C'res./ Teck Whye/ Spottlswoode Pk./ Pandan/ North Bridge/ Marsillng/ Marine/ Laguna Park/ King George/ Jurong/ Hillvlew/ Hougang/ Haig Road/ Ghlm Moh/ Farrer/ Eunos/ Dover/ Dorset/ Depot/ Clementi/ C'wealth/ Bedok/ Boon Lay/ Boon Keng/ A.M. Klo/ Beach Road/ Mel Ling St./ Moulmein/ Rochor/ Toa Payoh/ Whampoa/
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        884 14 3-RM. JLN. RUMAH Tinggi 81k.37, parquet throughout, kitchen cabinets. No blockage. Tel: *****88 (5 lines). 3-RM. TECK WHYE, Lane Lshaped, high floor, terrazzo, kitchen cabinet. $48,000. Tel: *****22/ *****22. 3/ 4-RM. BEDOK N. 3-rm. 81k.522, $46 000/ 81k.126, new kitchen cabinet $48,000, 4-rm. 81k.127, $73,000. Agt: *****53/ *****59 4-RM. BEDOK
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        1441 14 /'"■lrf' l W»i*ilr""~ r l^'" Restriction on W. ri A M E sq O ft SE 3 STOREY TERRACE KL FLATTED FACTORY 82 1 3 sq ft 2874 sq ft ENQUIRIES AND BOOKINGS Z*7i SING DEVELOPMENT (PRIVATE) LIMITED £f~\ K. B. WAREHOUSE PRIVATE LIMITED V TEL: *****44 *****T7 V TEL:
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        45 15 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tour 137 Tour> 1M Tedhmcafcourses «2 Music Courses 152 Music Courses P ll» llH.ffllliß |iftß|iiir mkxmuA i K1 1 fM f J There's no limit to the people power of the Straits Times Classified
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        805 15 %k&s®®§ *8 HONG KONG F c<^° D KOREA BBr"-*«» $1450 > §A*|? $1088 Dep Saturday -<1 V O eP%9 V>l »T^ TAIWAN 6 6 day Taiwan CiQQn *7 6 '2 K isP l/^j\r*^ Include Ocean Park, IMIWHN selected fromplOOU l/V^Kl^* Sung Dynasty Dep Sunday/Monday V (Sung Dinner) 9M2M5 day Taiwan,
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        417 15 chinab Audiovisual j I Presentation I Sunday August 1 0, 1 986 m Mandarin Hotel Ballroom a For I INVITATION I I Call 336-04H TA39B j europel Audiovisual Presentation Sunday August 1 0, 1 986 jj Mandarin Hotel Ballroom For INVITATION I 336-0411 B 345-7755 H TA39B NATIONAL DAY HARI
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        567 15 If you've had the annoying experience of having your holiday plans changed at the last minute due to insufficient passengers on a tour WE HAVE THE SOLUTIONS! We represent Cosmos Tourama (Europe), Scandinavian Express, Greyhound (USA) Tikitours (New Zealand)-each one offering you: a wide, wide choice of holiday packages in
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        326 15 149 Secretarial/ Typing Courses OUR NEXT P S C (Private Secretarial Course) PARTTIME CLASS COMMENCE: 4 AUG. '86 PLEASE ENROL EARLY. BMC Commercial Training Centre Blk. 162 (Next to Regal Theatre) #03-3545 Bt. Merah Town Centre Tel: *****11/*****12/*****13 TYPING 1/2/3 MONTHS: Electronic/ Electric Machines: B'keeping, Shorthand. S'pore Inst. of Commerce
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        623 15 Commencing in August Preparing for LCCI 1 987 exams Accounting Auditing Advertising Bookkeeping Business Administration Business Computing Business Statistics Costing Commercial Law Economics English for Commerce a Marketing a Public Relations a Principles of Management a Salesmanship a Shorthand Speed 70- 140w.p.m. a Typewriting Registration for exam, can be done
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        648 15 TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC, .imL LONDON THEORY EXAMINATIONS The Trinity College of Music Theory Examinations will be held in Singapore on 15 November 1986 Registration will be at: The Music Department St. Patrick's Arts Centre 490 East Coast Road Singapore 1542 Tel: *****00 from 4 to 29 August, 1986 between
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        279 15 171 Found FOUND A CROSS Japanese Spaniel along Bukit Timah Rd/ Sixth Ave on 31.7.86. Owner please call SPCA *****55. 172 Car Pools TRANBPORT FROM JURONG to d .01/03/ 04/ 05 avail for 9am from d.03/ 04/ 05 to Jurong avail, for 4pm, from Ylshun to d 01/ 03/ 04
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        606 16 APPOINTMENTS/ NOTICES M^H^H CTAUTC DCCUIQQI Telefax No: *****59 Kates: Box Service: MMW O I ANIo KdOUOOI mMBi Sa es 3^^. Tel *****11 Straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 Telex Service: S.T.A.N.T.S. RS ***** TIMEAD ext *****5/6/8 5669 Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc. cm. Posted: Sslo.oo APPOINTMENTS I TREASURY EXECUTIVE I
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        787 16 The MRT Corporation invites applications for the following positions: (A) OPERATIONS DIVISION 1. ASSISTANT TRAINING MANAGER (MAINTENANCE) (Ref: OP/ATM.2S) Salary Scales ($4150:4300)4475:175:5350 $5000:175:6050 Function Reporting to the Training Manager, the successful candidate will assist in designing, developing, implementing and evaluating training for maintenance staff in the areas of Permanent Way,
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        1021 16 I CHIEF DEALER m£ Major Financial Institution 'HHHfe Salary Negotiable OUR CLIENT, a major bank in Singapore, wishes to appoint a Chief Dealer to be responsible for its foreign exchange, ACU and money market dealing operations. APPLICANTS should have a good educational background and have at least 5 years' active
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        865 17 APPOINTMENTS Peat Marwick Management Consultants offer a wide range of services which include business advisory services, information systems services, executive selection, banking and finance consulting, acquisition advisory services, client seminars, market research, feasibility studies and general consulting. Merchandising Manager (esmkod Our client, one of the largest American retailing companies in
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        684 17 I '"> TOOLMAKERS Permanent Overseas Appointment Our client, a long established New Zealand based manufacturing company specialising in the automotive, marine and agricultural industries has a requirement for two fully qualified and experienced Toolmakers willing and keen to relocate and take up permanent residence in New Zealand. The successful candidates
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        915 17 WfeVe y^\ strengthening ourcore^ —^X^—^ It's the core >y that counts. We at Apple Mlo Analyst believe in Th e successru candidate should possess a degree in Olir COre of Computer Science with a minimum of 3 years experience in r i I the capacity of project leader or system
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        633 18 APPOINTMENTS [nnilMllinillfnililinilinnilllH^^^SißiHHi^H^lHl^^^^HlHHHHlHHßHHHHHi z. vi«Jj w^\^SJk2Smmmm W^^^^^ ur Cor P° rat on m^^b|U3Bß^^^ *y]B with sales turnover of igP EP\\\^2gßßt w&^^ USS3OOM is a multinational and manufacturer of custom B^M^Hr^*!!^^^^ electronic components and subsystems f^^^^ serving worldwide major OEM markets including processing, instruments and equipment, automotive, military, communications and medical with
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        813 18 H CHARTERED ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES PTE LTD H a subsidiary of tfflt Chartered Industries of Singapore Pte Ltd 888 I. I We are a local electronics company with the largest pool |ff|[ of professionals engaged in the development of a wide Sre «B spectrum of high technology products. Our activities range
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        659 18 -4*- PUBLIC UTILITIES <y BOBRD r N The PUB invites applications for the following posts: EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Gross salary: $691— 52,071 per month) Applicants must possess a recognised university degree Entry Points: Pass Degree $989/- pm Gross Honours Degree: $1,380/- pm Gross Duties include collation, analysis and presentation of data/information
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        609 18 TOSHIBA Toshiba is a Multi- National Corporation manufacturing Colour TVs and Radio Cassette Recorders in Singapore. We now have openings for the following positions:INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (MALE) Technical Diploma in Production/Manufacturing Engineering or I. M.S. Certificate Age 20 24 years Experience in Industrial Engineering Field (Manufacturing of TV and Radio
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        593 19 APPOINTMENTS SINGAPORE SHIPBUILDING i ENGINEERING LIMITED Applications are invited from male Singapore B citizens for the following positions: h Mechanical Draughtsman Electrical Draughtsman S Possess a good polytechnic diploma in M mechanical and electrical engineering S3 respectively 3fi Draughting experience in marine related jfi industry essential 2 Experience in CAD
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        602 19 Y)£> Rank O'Connor's I We are a large and well-established multi-national company specialising in the marketing, sales and service of a wide range of high technology equipment and systems. We are recruiting a Sales Engineer for our Instrumentation Medical Department to look after the sales and market development of the
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        730 19 SEMBAWANG CONSTRUCTION PTE. LTD. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembawang Shipyard Ltd.) seeks well-qualified professionals to join its management team. PROJECT ENGINEER Applicants should have a Degree in Civil Engineering and a minimum of 2 years' experience in supervision and management of road and bridge construction. Preference will be given to
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        723 19 I MAERSK I MAERSK COMPANY (S) PTE LTD m Owing to expansion in our fleet which is trading worldwide m we now are looking for a suitably qualified person to join X our Company as I NAUTICAL SUPERINTENDENT We are looking for a person with proven track record in similar
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        663 20 APPOINTMENTS REGIONAL I TREASURY MANAGER A well established regional American Bank is seeking a Treasury Manager to be based in Singapore and responsible for money market and FX trading and coordination of such activity between the Bank's Asian branches. Should have 7 10 years of working experience and pottOtt the
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        581 20 =m AT&T I Consumer Products Pte Ltd AT&T Consumer Products Pte Ltd has set up a high quality telephone manufacturing facility at Kampong Übi Industrial Estate. Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the following positions: MASTER I SCHEDULER I Reporting to the Materials Manager, he/she will be involved
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        578 20 J W\ 111 lI*J>V~I IS^V-" A leading U.S. manufacturer of computer peripherals invites applications for: Production (Prmuiwit Ist 2nd sMfis) {Permanent 2nd Shift) Diploma in Electronic/Mechanical Engineering At least 2 years' relevant supervisory experience in a high volume monufocturing environment in the computer- rotated industry Leadership qualities with the ability
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        547 20 A well-established American company in the field of semiconductors invites applications for the position of The Job: Manage a team of maintenance engineers and technicians to support production Ensure the smooth running of the maintenance functions, including on-line service to reduce downtime preventive maintenance and equipment planning for capacity increase
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        207 21 invading tank m^oWn^ entered the city of navigator directing wifflgf.'aSff Ito the U.S. Embassy. city at war. JAMES FENTON: IN THE PHILIPPINES Now with the same acute observation, James Fenton brings us his story of the Philippines: his personal account of one of the most momentous events of post-war history,
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        646 21 APPOINTMENTS SC| MANUFACTURING 252 SINGAPORE PTELTD ''L:mmtm& We are an established and progressive US multi*MMMM national corporation specialising in assembling "L^SsSSSk and testing of PCBs for the computer and tele- communication related industries. jf~*~s Due to our expansion programme, we invite competent and qualified individuals to join us as: j
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        342 21 > H^H39HHHBU^sk '•^fSffl^ 1 i%<«SHBwfei-- j ■"•^^BBKm^ *«»v* ill 111l 1 1 FBil !ml 1 1 nll It Wm^^ bhhhk wffffftffTTfTTfi I my i^^p^i^* B^^^^H^H^ffißraß^^' B 1 1 1 1 1 b"m"w~h^^ HHaßk I SHORT TERM SUBSCRIPTION I I FREE POSTAGE I B I f to! /v^t I !r T'l!^
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        534 21 4R/KF Singapore Aerospace Maintenance Co Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Singapore Aircraft Industries, invites applications jflMH^ tr om suitably qualified candidates for the following positions SAMCO AIRCRAFT SERVICE (A subsidiary of Singapore Aircraft ENGINEERS Industries) fc-HMiiiti-i iw D Radar and Communication D Electrical and Instrument Duties: Project planning and coordination
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        1078 22 notices PUBLIC AUCTION CAP. 222 (PAWNBROKERS) Unredeemed pledges made up to January 1986with these pawnshops will be sold by public auction Ban Hin Pawnshop Blk 2 Jin Bukit Merah »01 5162 Ban Joo Pawnshop Blk 1 Tg Pagar Plaza #0115 Ban Kim Pawnshop 296 Baleslier Road Ban Loke Pawnshop Blk
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        1008 22 I PART-TIME INDUSTRIAL SKILL I 1 DEVELOPMENT COURSES 1 I SEP I9B6 INTAKE I S Applications are invited for admission to the following part-time Industrial Skill Development m M courses commencing 15 Sep 86. 9 a QO weeks x 4 evening sessions per week) fl 'M Course Course Code Centre
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        857 22 MALAYAN CEMENT BERHAD (Incorporated in Malaysia) ANNOUNCEMENT The Directors announce the unaudited results of the Group and of the Company for the first halfyear ended 31st May 1986 as follows:— Group Company Group Company 1986 I 1985 1986 1985 Change $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 or Turnover 99,769 120,011 (16.9) Operating
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        303 22 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY NO. 386 OF 1986. RE: NG SAY HUP EX-PARTE: UNITED OVERSEAS FINANCE LIMITED Judgment Creditors NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT In the matter of a Bankruptcy Notice issued on the 30th day of January, 1986. To:
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        335 22 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY NO 385 OF 1986. RE: ONG LAY CHIEW EX-PARTE: UNITED OVERSEAS FINANCE LIMITED Judgment Creditors NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT In the matter of a Bankruptcy Notice issued on the 30th day of January, 1986 To:
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        298 22 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Divorce Petition No. 471 of IMC. Between OW YONG LAY CHENG (m.w.) Petitioner And CHNG GHIM HOCK Respondent NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT To: CHNG GHIM HOCK Block 278, Tampines Street 22 #07-198, Singapore, 1852. TAKE NOTICE that an action has been commenced
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        625 23 NOTICES STHE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF SINGAPORE LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (A Subsidiary of DBS Bank) I) UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30.6.86 Group Company "increase/ Increase/ 1986 1985 (Decrease) J1986 1985 (Decrease) SSTOO SSTOO SSX)OO S$DOO 1 (a) Gross Premium Income 55,677 50,240 JOB 43,562 42JX35
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        165 23 1986 SINGAPORE-CAMBRIDGE GCE 0' LEVEL QUALIFYING TEST Registration for the 1986 SingaporeCambridge GCE 'O' Level Qualifying Test in English Language will be held from 4 to 15 August. Applicants must have completed their primary education in or before 1982 or are 19 years of age and above. They must not
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        197 23 In the matter of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 185 and In the matter of KIAN UP (PTE.) UMITED NOTICE OF SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Company duly convened and held at No. 1 Lorong 25, Geylang, Singapore, on 29th July 1986 the following
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        1006 23 ■Br Rotary Club of Singapore -West W^ 1986 donation draw in aid of Ayer Rajah Day- Care Centre Ist *****3 24th *****8 50th *****9 76th *****4 2nd *****4 25th *****0 51 st *****6 77th *****5 26th *****3 52nd *****5 78th *****5 3rd *****7 27th *****8 53rd *****5 79th *****9 r§\
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        198 23 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY NO. 3159 OF 1985. RE: SERGINEER ONG WEE HAI EX-PARTE: UNITED OVERSEAS FINANCE LIMITED Judgment Creditors NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT In the matter of a Bankruptcy Notice issued on the 1 9th dav of December,
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        261 24 INVITATION BANK OF CREDIT COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL IS ORGANISING A GET TOGETHER OF NON-RESIDENT INDIANS TO MEET MR ANIL HADA OF CENTURY TUBES LTD., N. DELHI OVER TEA ON MONDAY, 4/8/86 AT 6.30 PM AT OBEROI IMPERIAL SINGAPORE. ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO I ATTEND. j "A practical sol comprehensive guide
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        35 24 For orders and further enquiries, please call Tel: *****55 ext. 6716/6717 Published by Jane's Publishing Ltd, UK. Distributed by m FEDERAL PUBLICATIONS 2 Juroog Port Road Singapore 2261 t member of The T*nes Publishing Group
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        242 24 vbcvbcvb SUN TAN By Collette THE BORN LOSER By Art Sansom jRf AOU'RE LATE t WHATS 1 Fl OVSRSLEPrJ^ "T'hDU 6LESP A <OT> excosß itiis twe?, v /^k v^ at home, x j^k X^r/^^ j_ jift tw»it<». THE GAMBOLS *r B«i7 Appleby TlX€ &O4S HAG HAD AM \I f /C7T~^U.
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        443 24 PEANUTS Bjr ScAalc ~7TIOVE\ KNOWIN6 HOU) TO WRITE ®^£^=S7s^=sn jF YOUCAN T u)RITE, HOU) I WRITING j IS VERV IMPORTANT ARE YOU 601N6 TO TELL K. V Are—?/ I^L^ 50MEB0PVTHEBAPNEW5? BEETLE BAILEY Bjr Morr w aiAer t^W ©ET OUT THERE AMP I I YOU PUMPY TUS OF LARP/ 1 M?
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        709 25 A heavy-metal outfit walked away with the $5,000 prize in the Class Acts New Discovery Contest held at the Kasbah on Wednesday. KANNAN CHANDRAN reports. THE result was unexpected. A heavy-metal band actually won a band competition. And it was a unanimous decision by all the five judges.
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        749 25  -  SPEEDEN KUALA LUMPUR at '3 KTTJt.1 Except for a few sell-out shows, the XL Arts Fest has not been drawing m the crowds. reports. SIX days into the Kuala Lumpur Arts Festival and ticket sales are running a predictable and familiar course. Tickets for
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        125 25 World Chess Championship Karpov let off the hook WORLD Chess Champion Garri Kasparov went into the third game of his title defence yesterday, reports Reuter, after letting challenger Anatoly Karpov unexpectedly off the hook in a dramatic second encounter. The game ended in a draw. The escape must have been
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        202 25 What's On FILMS KUROSAWA FILM FESTIVAL. Goethe-Institut auditorium. Limited tickets available at the venue on a first-come-first-served basis. RASHOMON Superlative study of truth and human nature as four people involved in a rape-murder tell varying accounts of what happened. 6.30 pm. THE BAD SLEEP WELL, Engrossing tale of a rising
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        189 25 CONCERT by SBC artistes. Botanic Gardens. 5.30 pm. pj.^ AN EVENING OF MUSIC AND drama. Organised by Raffles Girl's' Secondary School Victoria Theatre. 7.30 pm. Tickets at $3 and $5 available at the school in Stevens Road. RED SWASTDXA 35TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT. An evening of songs, dances and cross-talks by
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        181 25 Road. 10 am-6 pm. Till Aug 16. Free. ART FAIR '86. See programmes on the right. World Trade Centre, Hall 2. 10 am 9 pm. Till tomorrow. Free. GEYLANG SERAI DOWN MEMORY LANE. Features the history of the Malays in Singapore. National Archives Exhibition Hall Hill Street Building. 10 am-6
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        192 25 National University of Singapore, Indian Cultural Society. Victoria Theatre. 7-10 pm. Tickets at $5 from Asokan (284-7198 after office hours), CONCERT by the Singapore Youth Orchestra. Conducted by Donald E. McMahel from Kentucky, United States. Victoria concert Hall. 5 pm. Tickets at $1 and $3 available at victoria Theatre's Central
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        1105 25 B 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 Another Morning,
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        381 26 LE 1814 Oiamond Earrings 2 ?f- LE 2656 Diamond Earrings 0.63 E-258 Diamond Earrings 0.15 E-56 Ruby Earrings 0.71 LP-2045 Diamond Pendant 0.35 P 148 Diamond Pendanl 0.1 8 $806 nett $306 nett Dia 0. 11 $369 nett Emer 0.12 $1267 nett $396 nett DMI -1934 Diamond Ring QBB DML
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        576 26 For the Young THE TOUCH OF A GLOW- counter exciting adventures. ING CURSE A CHIL- They have to overcome DREN'S PLAY IN EN- hostile Pnrnlp Mnnkpv; a THFSIN^GAPORFFFST? Serpent Queen, a Shadow vai OF ARTS Ik rrh i Monster and the Leader of tM^St £sted ve C 4?n the Land
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        345 26 Your viewing guide MY view Catherine Ong vbvc Bombs, black markets and broken dreams (from left) Zhou Runfa, Ye Tong and Wan Ziliang m The Moment Has Come (Ch 8, 10 pm). 12.30 PM SBC Text "Live" Sample Pages 1.00 Opening and Programme Highlights, followed by Sesame Street 2.05 Hiburan
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        505 26 Chinese Cinema: The Moment Has Come (Ch 8, II pm) ZHOU RUNFA, who plays the orphaned, loverboy hero of this film, won the Tokyo Film Festival's Best Actor Award and a Golden Horse Award (Taiwan's equivalent of the American Oscar). The movie's director, Liang Puzhi, was the first of Hongkong's
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        394 26 Tangled web of love and war on his own terms with an unshakeable code of honour. He plays a hard-boiled character who goes back to his childhood home. There, he encounters the Dead End Slum kids, whose interaction presents an unforgettable portrait of America during the Depression. Sylvia Sidney, Joel
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        130 26 her is a former student. Among her visitors are a policeman and a playwright who were able to survive their bleak childhoods because of her. Jones makes her character, who has a big heart and strange, exact habits, memorable. Saturday Night Movie Letting Go (Ch 5, 11.51 pm) How does
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