The Straits Times, 9 August 1986

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1986 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 188/12/85
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    Growth at last
    597 1 PM: Younger leaders proving they can measure up dfb 4 If workers observe wage restraint and increase productivity, we shall make up for the extra high increases we had given ourselves in 1983 and 1984 and become competitive against Hongkong, Taiwan and Korea. Then we shall be
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    Community service the common bond of award winners
    291 1 xcvb b dae MEN and women prominent in social and community work stand out in this year's National Day honours list. They may pursue different careers but after work, all put in time and effort to serve the community. Four men and
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    Lock icon Hope that ties will continue to grow
    132 1 KUALA LUMPUR The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong has sent a congratulatory message to Singapore President Wee Kim Wee on the occasion of the Republic's National Day. In the message, His Majesty hoped that the friendly relations between Malaysia and Singapore would continue to strengthen
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    The Best of Singapore
    141 1 TO CELEBRATE a very special National Day this year, we went in search of superlatives. We found them and we present them to you in a two-part supplement we call The Best of Singapore. The 44-page supplement is an insider's guide to some very special people;
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    Lock icon KL freezes deposits of 23 co-ops and assets of directors
    629 1 KL freezes deposits of 23 co-ops and assets of directors Koon Swan and other MCA top men among those affected KUALA LUMPUR Deposits, estimated at Msl.4 billion belonging to 23 Malaysian co-opera-tives whose financial health is in question, have been frozen by the government together with the assets of their
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      132 1 THE FINEST JAPANESE Gekkeikan (PRONOUNCE IT GAY KtE KAN) Sake The *f Selling Sake in the World Sole Agent: HEAP SENG CO., <™»™> (PTE)LTD Suite 01 23 Orchard Plaza, 150 Orchard Road, Singapore 0923 TEL: *****58/*****66 The Sunday Times The nation turns 21 The Sunday Times' team of writers and
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      13 1 Economic weather (f overall Reports on Pages 12 and 13 Editorial: Page 18
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      58 1 Who's who among the winners Page 10 Follow the parade... WHETHER you are watching this evening's big I parade at the National ■4 U Stadium or on TV, our J U special centrespread pullout will help you follow the action more fully. See Pages 16 and 17 if Fantastic W
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      33 1 CT^ IJr^/^ 7 Tan lin Road. Singapore 1024. 1 rlw Tel *****43. *****53 Inside Summary World News 3,5,6 Asean g Causeway t Comment/ Perspective 18,19 Letters 2f TimesDollar 21-24 Racin* 28.2S Sports 26,3t,31
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      Home
      314 2 Six stung by bees AT LEAST six residents have been stung by bees in Margaret Drive in the past two days. And no one knows where they come from. On Thursday evening, technician Ho Poh Cheong, 21, and several other residents were stung while they were hanging their bird
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      Comment
      218 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE latest official figures on the performance of the Singapore economy in the second quarter of 1986 give cause for hope, though not yet for optimism. For the recovery still has its vulnerable points. Moreover, there are many uncertainties on the international economic scene which
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      Around the world
      335 2 Offer to monitor ban LEADERS of six nations have offered a plan to help monitor any American-Soviet agreement banning nuclear weapons tests. "The protection of this planet is a matter for all the people who live on it; we cannot accept that a few countries should alone
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      Timesport
      326 2 Record for Norman GREG NORMAN, not content with his British Open crown, made a strong bid for his second straight major title by shooting a course record 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the United States Professional Golfers' Association Championship. "Now that I've won one, I'm
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      Section Two
      403 2 Beyond independence IN AN interview with REBECCA CHUA, Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor Alan E. Heimert talks about the the cultural similarities and differences between Singapore, which turns 21 today, and postrevolutionary United States of America, which turned 210 last month. Prof Heimert examines the paradigm of independence
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      Timesdollar
      238 2 PAN-EL HEARING PUT OFF TO GIVE SIGMA MORE TIME THE final curtains did not come down on ill-fated Pan-Electric Industries yesterday. In an unexpected turn of events, Mr Justice Punch Coomaraswamy adjourned the winding-up hearing of the debtladen group to "on or after Sept 1' after major shareholder Sigma
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      Forum
      85 2 PROFITING FROM FITNESS A FITNESS management consultant says he can appreciate the dilemma faced by a reader who recently complained about a fitness centre. The former says there is no excuse for any centre to give bad service to its customers or to exploit the membership levels so that
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      Around Asean... and Across the Causeway
      186 2 Around Asean... and Across the Causeway Tolentino yes to oath MR ARTURO Tolentino, leader of an attempt to overthrow President Corazon Aquino last month, said yesterday he had agreed to swear allegiance to the Philippines in exchange for an offer to drop rebellion charges. But the vice-presidential candidate in February's
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      Buyers' Guide
      316 2 Product Advertiser Section/Page Anniversary Ad Jemf Packing Transport I —14 Beer Tsmgtao Beer I —16 Boutique Franco Singapore Textiles I 1 Camera Minolta Singapore I 1 Carpets Hassans Carpet I —32 Oriental Carpet Palace I —32 Colour Lab Albert Photo II 2 Concert Jasper Production II 4 Conference
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      283 2 I J J LIFE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION j^ J^> Member Companies X}* American International Assurance Co. Ltd. *r J The Asia Life Assurance Society Ltd. Xj* yf The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. Ltd. j^ The Insurance Corporation of Singapore Ltd. yt ManuLife (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. X}- Munich Reinsurance Company (Singapore
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      62 2 An all expense paid holiday Sign up for a luxury tour to HongKong and Taiwan and you may be appointed Honorary Tour Leader and enjoy an all expense paid holiday. Respond to the advertisement at classification 137. You could be the lucky one' -TZT/^ Classifieds: Pg. 7, Section Two <yy
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  • around the WORLD
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      Lock icon 17 killed in west Beirut car-bomb blast
      162 3 17 killed in west Beirut car-bomb blast BEIRUT A CAR-BOMB ripped through a crowded street in the Arab University area of Muslim west Beirut yesterday, killing 17 people and wounding at least §3, police said. It was the third such blast in the war-torn capital within two weeks. State-owned Beirut
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      Lock icon Protest walk on Berlin Wall
      97 3 Protest walk on Berlin Wall AMERICAN John Runnings, 68, decided to voice his protest against the Berlin Wall on Thursday by walking along it in foil view of East German guards on duty in a watch tower nearby. Mr Runnings, who had travelled all the way from the US to
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      Lock icon 'Fusion reactor a possibility'
      255 3 PLAINSBORO (New Jersey) Princeton University scientists say they have heated a ratified gas to a point 13 times hotter than the core of the Sun. They said on Thursday that this was carried out last month in the Tokamak experimental fusion reactor, and achieved for the
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      Lock icon English soccer fans clash on ferry
      373 3 HARWICH (England) More than 100 English soccer supporters fought a pitched battle yesterday on a luxury North Sea ferry, leaving four fans in hospital and many more injured. The ferry was forced to return to port. "The stairway between the seventh and eighth decks
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      Soviet build-up prompts Japan to boost defences
      328 3 TOKYO Japan yesterday decided to boost its defences, declaring it had failed to keep pace with the Soviet military build-up in Asia. The Cabinet approved the 1986 White Paper on defence which said the military had not met a 10-year-old target of becoming
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      Lock icon Anti-pest centre
      32 3 ROME The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has set up a centre to co-ordinate an international campaign against locust and grasshopper outbreaks that threaten Africa with another famine. AP
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      Lock icon Taiwan puts end to import tax system
      140 3 Taiwan puts end to import tax system TAIPEI Taiwan moved towards free trade yesterday and announced the end of a controversial import tax system beginning Oct 1, the Finance Ministry said. According to the current Duty-Paying Tables system (DPT), customs officials unilaterally fixed taxes on imported goods, regardless of the
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        Lock icon Kasparov postpones
        88 3 THE SCHEDULED sixth match in the World Chess Championship between title-holder Garry Kasparov and challenger Anatoly Karpov has been postponed until Monday at the champion's request, the organisers said in London yesterday. The postponement was the first since play started last week at the Park Lane Hotel. Each
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        Lock icon 'Staff to blame'
        69 3 NEGLIGENT RAILWAY staff were responsible for the crash of a Trans-India Express train earlier this week in which 46 people died, the government has reported. Transport Minister Mohsina Kidwai told Parliament on Thursday that the speeding train smashed into abandoned freight cars on a bridge because railroad
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        Lock icon Freedom question
        70 3 THIRTEEN INDEPENDENT nations of the South Pacific Forum agreed unanimously yesterday to ask the United Nations to urgently consider the issue of New Caledonia's independence from France. Leaders of the island-nations decided on the opening day of their 17th annual summit in Suva, Fiji, to draft a request
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        Lock icon Cure for 'friend'
        33 3 A CHINESE Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed in Beijing yesterday that Soviet First Vice-Premier Ivan Arkhipov, 78, is receiving medical treatment from Chinese acupuncturists "as an old friend of China". AFP
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        Lock icon 80 drown
        42 3 HUNDREDS OF thousands of troops and civilians are combating rising rivers in the north-Heastern Chinese provinces of Jilin and Liaoning, where the worst floods in almost four decades have claimed at least 80 lives, reports reaching Beijing yesterday said. UPI
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      Lock icon Six nations offer to monitor pact banning N-tests
      504 5 IXTAPA (Mexico) LEADERS of six nations have offered a plan to help monitor any American-Soviet agreement banning nuclear weapons tests. "The protection of this planet is a matter for all the people who live on it; we cannot accept that a few
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      Lock icon TV-telephone hook-up takes off in France
      323 5 TV-telephone hook-up takes off in France PARIS France's Minitel system, which hooks up television screens and telephones, has become increasingly successful as a guide offering everything from banking to listings of sex clubs. The state-owned PTT, France's postal and telecommunication authority, decided to instal the Minitels to save itself the
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      Lock icon Bill to crack down on phoney marriages
      118 5 WASHINGTON The Senate judiciary committee has approved a Bill to crack down on phoney marriages between American citizens and foreigners trying to remain in the United States. The Bill would allow foreign spouses of US citizens to obtain temporary residence but require that
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      Lock icon Bush vote defeats move to block gas bomb
      264 5 Bush vote defeats move to block gas bomb WASHINGTON Vice-President George Bush cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate to defeat an amendment to block the first limited production of a disputed nerve-gas bomb. Mr Bush was called to the Senate chamber to preside after supporters of the amendment won
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      Lock icon Zimbabwe will implement sanctions
      156 5 Zimbabwe will implement sanctions HARARE Prime Minister Robert Mugabe said yesterday that Zimbabwe will implement a package of Commonwealth sanctions against South Africa to the full and retaliate against any economic reprisals by Pretoria. He told reporters the sanctions, agreed at a Commonwealth mini-sum-mit he attended in London this week,
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      Lock icon Shultz not so sure of summit
      156 5 NEW ORLEANS Secretary of State George Shultz now appears less than certain that President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will meet this year. He told reporters that a mission to Moscow led by veteran arms control negotiator Paul Nitze was aimed at
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      Lock icon Two-hour battle lands record shark
      233 5 THE drama behind this catch of a great white shark was worthy of the movie "Jaws". Donnie Braddick, a fisherman and his fishing baddy, Prank Mandas, the shark hunter who Inspired Peter Benchley's novel, Jaws, hooked and landed a record white shark off Long Island,
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      Lock icon Air force man jailed 25 years for bid to sell secrets
      176 5 Air force man jailed 25 years for bid to sell secrets BEALE AIR FORCE BASE (California) An air force clerk with a topsecret spy plane unit was sentenced on Thursday to 25 years in federal prison for trying to sell information about the aircraft to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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      Visitors from Asia 'treated like animals'
      376 6  -  ALAN HUBBARD Heathrow officers threaten to strike By Europe Editor LONDON London's Heathrow airport could be brought to a standstill because of threatened industrial action by immigration officers who say they are sick of having to treat some visitors from Asia and Africa like
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      Lock icon Magazine to pay $4m in damages
      194 6 CONCORD (New Hampshire) Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione's com-mon-law wife was awarded US$2 million (554.34 million) US$4OO,OOO more than she sought in a libel suit against Hustler magazine for sexually graphic lampoons about her in the rival publication. A federal jury deliberated for just more
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      Lock icon Fishing for compliments
      49 6 picture. DESIGNED for the avid angler or for those who just fancy fish, these ties created by American Mark Abramoff and two friends are selling in stores in the United States. The ties come in various fish: Salmon, muskie, tuna, trout, walleyed and northern pike. AP
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      Lock icon Senate rejects strict terms for Stinger sales
      192 6 WASHINGTON The Senate has rejected an amendment which opponents said would cripple Washington's ability to provide Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to anti-communist guerilla groups around the world. The vote was 63 to 37 against the 1987 Defence Bill amendment which would have prohibited the
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      Lock icon Danish addicts to get free syringes
      118 6 COPENHAGEN City authorities will hand out free hypodermic syringes to drug addicts to try to protect them from catching the Aids virus, a spokesman said on Thursday. There are about 5,000 to 10,000 addicts in Copenhagen, and from 300 to 1,000 are believed to
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      Lock icon Hostage' was behind Paris bank robbery
      150 6 PARIS Bank secretary Martine Pietri, who was turned into a walking bomb by a bank-robber, has been accused of masterminding the raid. She has been formally charged with attempted extortion, aiding and abetting a kidnapping, and perjury. Police said Pietri, 37, broke down at
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      Lock icon Edinburgh sues for rent
      77 6 EDINBURGH The city of Edinburgh on Thursday sued the financial organisers of the Commonwealth Games for f:7W,We (552.24 million). The city, host to the international sporting event that ended on Aug 2, said the action was taken to obtain money owed for rent of the Meadowbank
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      91 7 philips EPrl 1 LI IPS In Pursuit of Excellence for Singapore "For over two decades, together we have contributed to bring Singapore to where it stands today. Together our pursuit of excellence will determine where it stands tomorrow" PHJJ JP^ For our 21st National Day Philips present a Commemorative Book
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon Tolentino agrees to swear allegiance
      524 8 Move in exchange for offer to drop rebellion charges MANILA MR Arturo Tolentino, leader of an attempt to overthrow President Corazon Aquino last month, said yesterday he had agreed to swear allegiance to the Philippines in exchange for an offer to drop rebellion charges. But
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      Lock icon House approves $760m in aid for Manila
      156 8 House approves $760m in aid for Manila WASHINGTON The House of Representatives has approved US$35O million (***** million) in new economic and military aid for the Philippines, including US$2OO million in cash to help the government of President Corazon Aquino meet budget deficits. But the House first voted to reduce
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      Lock icon Expelled priest welcomed
      151 8 BACOLOD (Philippines) An Australian priest, Jailed and expelled from the Philippines by the Marcos government, was cheered by Inmates yesterday as he revisited the prison where he was kept (or more than six months. About 3M prisoners, most of them convicted for murder and robbery, unfurled welcome
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      Lock icon Drug-user charged with murder of girl, 3
      160 8 Drug-user charged with murder of girl, 3 MANILA A young druguser was charged with stabbing to death a three-year-old girl in a Manila suburb and stealing her gold earrings, police said on Thursday. Edgardo Espinosa, 18, has been charged with the murder of Jocelyn Rozcal and the theft of her
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      There's no rift in Thai royalty, says Princess
      327 8  - There's no rift in Thai royalty, says Princess ALBERT RAMALINGAM By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Princess Chulabhorn, youngest daughter of King Bhumipol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, has denied rumours that there is a rift in the Royal Family and that the Queen was trying to usurp the King's duties. The Princess,
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      Serious trade war averted, says Mochtar
      257 8  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA The failure of the US Congress to override a presidential veto of the Jenkins Bill had averted a serious trade war with developing countries, Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja said yesterday. Had the congressional attempt to override President
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Poultry farmers deny plan to burn 3m chicks
      414 9 KUALA LUMPUR Amid allegations of cruelty to animals, officials of the Malaysian Federation of Livestock Farmers Associations denied yesterday that poultry farmers throughout the country planned to burn alive three million chicks over the next two months. Earlier, federation chairman Loi Ung
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      Lock icon Call to act against MPs who defect
      250 9 Call to act against MPs who defect PETALING JAYA Democratic Action Party secretary-general Urn Kit Siang has called (or legislation to compel MPs and state assemblymen to vacate their seats if they defect to another political party. He said such a law, which was already in force in Sabah, would
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      'Chong Eu will retain CM's job under plan'
      370 9 KUALA LUMPUR The Gerakan Party's Dr Lim Chong Eu will retain the chief ministership of Penang despite demands from state Umno representatives that the post should go to their party, National Front (NF) sources were reported as saying yesterday. The Star newspaper
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      Lock icon Why PAS suffered crushing defeat
      202 9 KUALA TRENGGANU Parti Islam's national Youth leader, Haji Mustapha Ali, said yesterday that PAS' crushing defeat in the state elections was largely the result of the electorate's complete misunderstanding of issues raised by the party. "The misunderstanding and confusion were aggravated further by the mass
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      Lock icon Malacca Chief Minister to take his oath
      248 9 MALACCA Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Tamby Chik (above) will be sworn in as Malacca Chief Minister before the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, Tan Sri Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin, today. The new state Executive Council members and other state assemblymen are scheduled to be sworn in
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      Lock icon Copper sales
      25 9 KOTA KINABALU Sabah exported more than 23,500 dry metric tonnes of copper concentrates to Japan during the second quarter of this vear. Bernama
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      Lock icon 'Opposition party wooing students in US'
      288 9 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian students studying in the United States have said they are being wooed by a Malaysian opposition party which seeks to dominate the Malaysian Islamic Studies Group (MISG) there. The students said they were worried and that a prominent figure, like Education
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      Lock icon Farm yield can rise to 72% if idle land is used
      247 9 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's agricultural production could rise by 72 per cent if the estimated 890,000 hectares of idle land in Peninsular Malaysia was fully developed, a university professor said on Thursday. This could be achieved "without trying too hard",
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      Lock icon Pakistan's message
      56 9 KUALA LUMPUR Paki- stan President Zia ul-Haq yesterday sent a congratulatory message to Prime Min- '< ister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad on the National Front's victory. He said the people of Pakistan were confident that the friendship between the j two countries based on shared traditions and
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      National Day awards Five get the top honours
      797 10  - National Day awards Five get the top honours Wong Ai Rav Dhaliwal, Shirley Tan, Albert Johnson Paul Jacob June Tan Chua Chin Chye David Toh REPORTS BY: and Mr Toi Boon How. 56 Deputy Managing Director TWENTY-ONE years ago, Mr Toi Boon How went into community work with Jalan Besar
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      Eight who gave valuable service
      712 10 Public Service Star HAJI ISMAIL MOHD SAID, 60, was president of Muis (Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura) until his retirement on Wednesday. Haji Ismail has contributed mainly towards education. He was with the Ministry of Education for 30 years and held the post of Assistant Director
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      The award winners
      1493 10 Bintang Bakti Masharakat (Lintang) The Public Service Star (Bar) HAJI Abdullah bin Awang, social and community service; Mrs Harriet T. Doraisamy, social and community service; Mr Lim Chong Yar, social and community service; Mr Lim Ewe Huat, social and community service; and Mr Toi Boon How, social
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      I owe it to a fine team, says NTI head
      487 10 Public Admin Medal (Gold) NANYANG Technological Institute President CHAM TAO SOON said he owed his good record to a fine team. "Certainly, I have to say I'm very happy and honoured to be given the gold award. I owe it
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      Four senior SAF officers honoured
      315 10 Four senior SAF officers honoured Public Administration Medal (Silver) (Military) FOUR senior officers of the Singapore Armed Forces, two of whom are volunteers, have been awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) (Military). Two others who hold senior non-mili-tary positions in the Ministry of Defence also received the Public Administration Medal
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      Three factors point to plus growth this year
      507 12 B-G Lee on the economic upturn 6 It's turned. The economy has turned, beginning to pick up. Now we have got to watch and see what A happens. Brig-Gen Lee. THREE indicators show that the economy should continue to expand at the
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      Growth of 8% can't be sustained
      449 12 Growth of 8% can't be sustained Productivity 'Chaos in trade system if Jenkins Bill was passed' 4 You nearly had a Jenkins Bill last night. By the skin of your teeth. Eight votes. That would have thrown it all out. Not the Jenkins Bill itself which would have been good
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      EDB overseas staff doubled in promotion bid
      230 12 EDB overseas staff doubled in promotion bid THE Economic Development Board has doubled its overseas staff to enable it to carry out its investment promotion effectively, but cut back on staff in Singapore, EDB chairman Philip Yeo said. He was replying to a question on whether the EDB has enough
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      Why investments from US didn't grow
      452 12 ALTHOUGH NON-OIL investment commitments rose by nearly a third in the first half of the year, much of the increase came from Japan following the stronger yen. United States investments the largest source, accounting for half the amount committed did not grow. This is
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      The'phantom' employees
      181 12 The'phantom' employees Some use CPF ploy to hire foreigners SOME contractors are paying Central Provident Fund contributions for "phantom" Singapore employees to get around restrictions on employing foreign workers, the Permanent Secretary (Trade and Industry), Mr Ngiam Tong Dow, revealed. Under existing rules, contractors must employ one Singapore worker for
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      Local investors go for heavy engineering
      195 12 HEAVY engineering topped the list of areas of investments committed by local companies during the first seven months of the year, the Trade and Industry Ministry revealed yesterday. This area accounted for $67.8 million of the $164.9 million from local investors. Other fields were
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        Electronics leads in growth
        77 12 MOST OF the economic pickup came from manufacturing. Within manufacturing, electronics was outstanding with 25 per cent growth, Brig-Gen Lee said. Can that high rate of growth in electronics be sustained? Not in the longer term, was the reply. EDB Chairman Philip Yeo said the electronics
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        Sales tax to go ahead
        107 12 THE proposed sales tax will go ahead but the Government will look carefully at the timing, the Acting Minister for Trade and Industry, Brig-General (Res) Lee Hsien Loong, said. Replying to a question if the tax would be deferred to give the depressed retail sector
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        Domestic exports higher
        102 12 NON-OIL domestic exports grew by 8.6 per cent mainly because of higher sales of electronic goods, machinery, transport equipment and chemicals. But the value of total domestic exports fell, pulled down by the crash in oil price. In volume terms though, oil product exports have risen. Total
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        Asean tourist mart stagnant
        95 12 TOURISM will remain slow because the Asean market shows no prospect of picking up, Brig-Gen Lee said. All of STPB's efforts are attracting new visitors from far away. But not from the US because Americans, with cheaper petrol, are spending their holidays driving around the country,
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        More jobs in second quarter
        108 12 MORE JOBS were created in the second quarter as the economy began to pick up. But these jobs were not evenly spread out. Brig-Gen Lee said the employment picture was still gloomy because the pickup was mainly in manufacturing and in the "others" category, including
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        Firm wants a fast buck
        122 12 QUICK returns rather than long-term gains seem to be the priority among some local companies. Mr Ngiam Tong Dow, Permanent Secretary (Trade and Industry), told of an occasion when he wanted to buy a long-lasting bulb. After scouting around, he found a Japanese product's price
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      SJI old boys in music
      61 13 THE St Joseph's Institution Old Bandsmen Association in conjunction with the school will stage a music presentation on the school field in Bras Basah Road on Sept 14. The show will feature old boys of SJI and the other Christian Brother schools here who have
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      Mixed views on prospects for year
      313 13 Second Quarter Economic Survey Industries hopeful but services sector uncertain INDUSTRIALISTS are cautiously optimistic aboi'.i prospects for the rest of this year out those in the services sector are stiJl uncertain of a sustained improverrent. An official survey of the industrial sector done in
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      Don't lose language link, Malay pupils told
      139 13 MALAY pupils should not lose touch with their mother tongue because it is a vital link with their cultural heritage and identity. This advice came from Mr Zulkifli Mohammed, Political Secretary (Community Development) and MP for Eunos, who gave away prizes at last
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      Bee scare after attack on six in Margaret Drive
      372 13  -  SUMIKO TAN By AT LEAST six residents have been stung by bees in Margaret Drive in the past two days. And no one knows where the bees come from. One guess is that they are from passing swarms. Technician Ho Poh
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      Inflexible pay partly to blame for unemployment
      459 13 Inflexible pay partly to blame for unemployment SINGAPORE'S unemployment since last year is partly a result of inflexible wages, according to a special report on unemployment in the latest Economic Survey. The report says firms found it difficult to bring wages down to save Jobs as these wages were provided
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      Maid withdraws 'used force' charge
      92 13 A MAED has withdrawn a complaint against a youth she had accused of using criminal force to outrage her modesty. Mahendran Minisamy, 19, a national serviceman, was accused of the offence by a 33-year-old Filipina, who had claimed he outraged her modesty at a fifth-storey
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      HDB to bear cost of price error
      531 14  -  MATHEW YAP 39 who underpaid for flats By 6 The Lease Agreement is a paramount legal document and since it has been executed, the selling price as stated will be the price. Therefore, the 15 lessees who did not make up the difference
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      Boys' club member helps nab suspect
      220 14 Boys' club member helps nab suspect POLICE Boys' Club member Iskandar bin Asfai put into practice what he had been taught about fighting crime when he helped nab a suspected thief on Thursday. Iskandar, 15, and five friends were outside a flat at Block 3, Haig Road, when he saw
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      Hanged himself after quarrel with girlfriend
      292 14 Hanged himself after quarrel with girlfriend A WAITER hanged himself in a holiday bungalow after he quarrelled with his girlfriend who wanted to break off with him, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Cyril Emil Cashin, 22, quarrelled with Miss Karen Margaret Lim Lan Geok, 25, over his giving a European
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      Farmer charged with confining 2 children
      72 14 A FARMER was charged yesterday with wrongfully confining two children in a flat in Block 106, Serangoon Avenue 5, on May 17 this year. No plea was taken from Ang Chye Hock, 31, who allegedly confined Tan Puay Cheng, 11, and her younger brother,
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      Burn incense in bins, board tells residents
      154 14 THE Housing Board has urged flat-dwellers who observe the Seventh Lunar Month Festival to give a little thought to their neighbours and the environment. The festival usually leaves a trail of damage to grass m HDB estates, the result of indiscriminate burning of
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      Supervisee fell to his death
      88 14 Supervisee fell to his death A CORONER'S court recorded a verdict of suicide yesterday on the death of a drug supervisee who fell from his 15th-level flat m Toa Payoh m February. The court heard that Wong Cheow Fatt, 32, who had been m and out of drug treatment centres,
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      Learn other cultures, dentistry students told
      146 14 Learn other cultures, dentistry students told NATIONAL University of Singapore dentistry students have been urged to learn the cultures and customs of distant lands to be better dentists. How a patient reacts to a toothache or pain often depends on his race and culture, NUS Vice-Chan-cellor Prof Lim Pin said
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      450,000 pupils share nation's joy
      354 25 MORE than 450,000 pupils celebrated Singapore's 21st National Day in a joyous burst of colours and songs yesterday. From junior college students down to kindergarten youngsters, they shared the joys of being one nation. Some held grand parades, while others staged humorous skits or tea
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      No kite flying today
      54 25 DON'T fly kites anywhere between Nicoll Highway and Changi Airport today between 3 pm and 9 pm. This is because helicopters taking part in the National Day flypast will be flying at low levels. They will also be hovering at about 300 metres in the vicinity
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      A note of welcome awaits visitors
      74 25 VISITORS who arrive here today will get pamphlets from Immigration officers welcoming them to share in Singapore's joy as the country celebrates National Day. The pamphlets will be given out to arriving passengers at entry points including Changi Airport, the railway station in Keppel
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      A round of feasting, songs and dances
      250 25 A round of feasting, songs and dances FEASTING, songs and dances featured in National Day celebrations held at some constituencies last night. Besides the usual dinners to mark the occasion, many residents also joined in the merry-making by turning up for music and dance functions. Disco parties were held at
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        Maid-molest case
        64 25 A MARKETING manager was charged yesterday with molesting his Filipina maid twice in two days at his Spottiswoode Park Road flat. Peter S. K. Awyong, 39, is accused of molesting the 20-year-old woman on July 23 at 2.30 pm and again the following morning. No plea was taken
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        Rioting charge
        54 25 FIVE MEN were charged yesterday with being members of an unlawful assembly which rioted to hurt four policemen on Thursday. The five denied the offence. They allegedly rioted at the market-cum-hawker centre at Block 33, Dover Road. A trial date will be fixed on Aug 30. They were
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        Two morning fires
        72 25 FIREMEN took about two hours to put out a fire that swept through a pile of old tyres in a clearing in Lorong Jelebu, off Woodlands Road, from 9.15 am yesterday. Another fire, which damaged two vacant pre-war shophouses in New Bridge Road at 10.40 am yesterday,
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        Noise in the night
        38 25 RESIDENTS AT Block 36, Kim Pong Road, off Tiong Bahru Road, were awakened on Wednesday night by a loud bang, but police found nothing damaged. They believe a fire cracker was let off nearby.
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        Liquor kills man
        57 25 A MAN WHO had been drinking cheap liquor for the past 20 years slipped and fell when he came home drunk one day. A coroner heard yesterday that Tay Ah Wah, 41, was found motionless in bed by his mother on Aug 18 last year. He died
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        Woman's kin sought
        47 25 POLICE WANT to contact the relatives of Madam Ng Lay Yen, 56, who fell to her death from Block 208, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, on Wednesday. Her relatives can contact Assistant Investigating Officer Wilfred Dennis of the Peya Lebar police station on 284-0000.
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      Bus services diverted for parade
      588 25 Bus services diverted for parade NINE bus services will be diverted today because of the National Day Parade. The services affected are: Service 31 (from 3 pm onwards): This service from Tampines Avenue 5, on reaching the junction of Old Airport and Mountbatten roads, will be diverted left into Mjtiuntbatten
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      S'pore 'needs to maintain regional perspective'
      402 25  - S'pore 'needs to maintain regional perspective' Yang Razali Kassim EXCELLENCE FOR SINGAPORE By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA A Jakarta newspaper has used the occasion of Singapore's National Day to remind the Republic to maintain a regional perspective or "find itself adrift in an occasionally hostile sea". The Jakarta Post said in
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      $1.2m cheat case woman arrested
      266 25 $1.2m cheat case woman arrested 30 'investors' want money back POLICE have arrested a woman after more than 30 people reported that she had cheated them of a total of $1.2 million last year. The 30-year-old woman allegedly got her friends and their relatives to invest in her business, which
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      4 charged with rioting
      104 25 4 charged with rioting THREE youths and a boy were charged yesterday with being members of an unlawful assembly which rioted with the intention of hurting two people. No pleas were taken from Sim Wni Meng, 18, Loh Tong Poh, 16, Chai Khan Chon, 16, and the 15-year-old boy, a
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      Water bag thrown by boys struck girl
      182 25 A BAG of water thrown by two teenagers at some noisy friends sitting 10 storeys below them struck a girl and hurt her in the left eye. The prank landed Michael James Morier, 16, and Roseli bin Shahid, 17, in court yesterday for
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      381 13 Economic weather report Still under the clouds fT 7^^ Getting sunnier^^^ "X C Prices of goods down 1.6%, J Manufacturing: 4.1% /~xJ Y/^^^^ V"^^ > giving relief to workers. As a 1 growth after 5 quarters of f~^ result Durchssino dowpt s oecime r\ Commerce: Tourism: Up 2.8% in first
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      1017 14 ©^L^ 6 1-1 9 Bj^A4) JENIFF PACKING TRANSPORT AGENCY CELEBRATES ITS2STH ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE jgmm± Jeniff is 25 today. She has grown from a and experienced personnel. You have helped us to mk fledgling to a maiden dynamic and dedicated to help you. We thank you deeply for your support. fill
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      7 14 $1.2m cheat case woman arrested: P. 25
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      227 15 i*^"V^ <B.WI*I ll.'f> EXCELLENCE FOR SINGAPORE Training and dedication make the difference. "Til j Director Mr. Bill McDcrmott conducting a training session for AlA's Agents. career agents are specially trained to evaluate your il^^ but also our agency managers. With their management I skills, they in turn, provide invaluable guidance
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  • A Pull-out Guide to the Grand Parade
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon A first for the two kev men
      553 16  -  VALERIE LEE b> SINGAPORE'S big birthday celebration will begin this evening when one man nods to another. For these two key people, the 21st National Day will be a first. President Wee Kim Wee, who will give the nod to start the parade,
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      All dressed up for dressed up for the Big Moment
      1544 16 All dressed up for dressed up for the Big Moment J& jFIS» The women m MMbfJ midnight blue come XmSSSM from the eigh{ land )H Hi divisions, including <B Hr the marine, traffic, 9 X radio anci air P ort H HP police. They are led by W/lnsp Lee King
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      What's happening when
      586 16 ®4.30 pm: For the early birds and those putting the finishing touches to the stadium, taped music is played to make sitting and working in the heat a little more bearable. By now, spectators from 35 organisations and 79 constituencies will be seated. 5 pm: The participants
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      Mass displays will end with spectacular fireworks
      470 16 FOR the first time in a National Day Parade, the military could well be nudged out of the limelight. Focus this evening will fall on eight glittering mass displays put up by civilians, although the military police item could still come up tops.
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      Colour Party
      99 17 FLAGS, or colours as they are called m the army, are used m military ceremonies. Every unit m the SAF has two flags, the regimental colour and the State colour which is only paraded before the President. Each year, the best SAF combat unit is awarded a very
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      The 21 oeople who will lead the 70,000 m the stadium m swearing allegiance to Singapore wnicn turns zi toaay
      522 16 The 21 oeople who will lead the 70,000 m the stadium m swearing allegiance to Singapore wnicn turns zi toaay Honest busman: Bus driver Abdul Wahab Main, 24, from a family of 11, found and returned $14,500, the biggest sum of money ever found on a bus. First-timer: Postwoman Jamuna
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      A salute to the President
      219 17  -  VALERIE LEE MICHAEL LIM Stories bv and WHEN the President steps down from the saluting dais to inspect the Guard-of-Hon-our, the 21-gun salute will begin. The salvo will be fired every nine seconds by six World War II 25-pounder ceremonial guns of the 23rd Singapore
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    • Article
      A time for caution
      620 18 THE latest official figures on the performance of the Singapore economy in the second quarter of 1986 give cause for hope, though not yet for optimism. The fact that real GDP growth was positive after four quarters of consecutive decline, that more jobs have been created
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    This week's parting shots
    107 18 "Good! Good! Good!" Mr Stephen Lee, garment manufacturer, on the defeat of the Jenkins Bill in the US Congress. "We lost the battle, but not the war." Haji Yusof Rawa, President of Parti Islam in Malaysia. "The man hasn't slept for three days." Mr Peter Yap,
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      So far, so good but the real test will come next year
      1582 18 So far, so good but the real test will come next year 4 Investors know Singapore is in the midst of transition a transition to a second generation leadership and, at the same time, a transition into a more mature economy. The second generation leaders are proving they can measure
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      Penangites preoccupied with question of next Chief Minister
      740 18  -  LIM YOON LIN Around the region By Umno's position within the hierarchy of the state government remains an issue among Umno supporters. They feel that Umno should be given the power that is commensurate A with its electoral success. 7 Penang State
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      Lock icon Friendships and elderly people
      1156 19  -  GLENN COLLINS Older folk happier to give than to receive By NEW YORK New research underscoring the importance of friendship in the lives of the elderly has shown that, unlike the young, older people derive more satisfaction from giving to friends than from getting. The research
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      Lock icon Where first names are all part of the class structure
      812 19  -  HENRY STANHOPE In an article published in The Straits Times on July 5, Jill Norgren, an American professor, stated her objections to the use of first names. Today's article looks at the common use of first names in Britain. By
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      Lock icon Angry debate rages on colouring of classic films
      874 19  - Angry debate rages on colouring of classic films LESLIE BENNETTS By NEW YORK Opponents of the process charge that it degrades important works of art and compare it to putting lipstick on a Greek statue. Advocates, however, see it as a potential gold mine that enables them to recycle old
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      103 18 Congratulations to the Republic of Singapore's 21st National Day Furniture Fair Price offer //Xjk 20% 50% discount^^ 1 r C^A»^ f O Urn >: Ljrib^F^ ifc H I a** wi oO ..^^.^J^^^B S Si > 'M^H^^E RAD rT^il IKJTPD $398 AMERiCAN leather wtMjm i I 640C d -—-^il 5790 COPFEE
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      317 19 I 4TH ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL PURCHASING I I MATERIALS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE I The Malaysian Institute Of Purchasing Materials Management in conjunc- tion with the International Federation Of Purchasing And Materials Manage- S ment is hosting a 3 day seminar on Materials Management In The Developing 'M Countries in Penang. Date
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  • FORUM
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      They chose Singapore for medical treatment
      330 20 I REFER to the letter "Doctor told patient blood test results 'are probably lost' by Miss J.H. Lau. (ST., July 30). While I sympathise with what happened to her, I would not agree with the opening salvo of her letter. In April this year,
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      Allegations about staff unfounded, says Comfort
      219 20 Allegations about staff unfounded, says Comfort PLEASE refer to your report "Kind words and gestures amid many complaints". (ST, Aug 1). It was reported that one Mr Michael Lee, security supervisor at NTUC Comfort, telephoned your hotline and related an incident regarding NTUC Comfort staff allegedly not rendering assistance to
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      Fitness centres and members must both profit
      321 20 There is no excuse for bad service I AM writing in response to the letter "Fitness centre or 'profit' centre". (ST, July 30). As a fitness management consultant in Singapore, I can appreciate the dilemma your reader is facing and he is neither
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      • Letter, Illustration
        Safety driving centre keen to impart riding skills and safe habits
        416 20 Safety driving centre keen to impart riding skills and safe habits PLEASE refer to the letter "Instructors impatient with m-cycle learners" by "Disgusted". (ST, July 30). One of the aims of the setting up of the Singapore Safety Driving Centre is to support the government's long-term road safety strategy. In
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      • Letter
        The average class has 36 pupils
        121 20 I REFER to the letter "42 pupils a class too much for teacher" by "S.P.C." (ST, July 16). The ministry adopts a norm of 40 pupils a class. Our latest estimates show that the average class size in our primary schools is below this
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        Ministry's position on retention
        65 20 I REFER to the letter "They were kept back after school" by "Worried". (ST, Aug 4). The Ministry of Education does not encourage retention of pupils after school as a form of punish- ment. If the writer can let us have the name of the school,
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        Medisave not for purchase of kit
        98 20 WE refer to the letter "Medisave for kits to help diabetics?" by "Diabetic". (ST, Aug 4). At present, the Medisave scheme covers only hospitalisation expenses, and does not cover the purchase of equipment or kits such as the blood glucose monitoring kits. The ministry
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        HDB needs details to help writer
        55 20 PLEASE refer to the letter "Water is full of sediment" by "Scared Stiff". (ST, Aug 7). We would like to help the writer and would appreciate it if he could tele- phone us with more details on *****18 or *****42. TAN HENG HUAY Senior
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      45 20 Long John Silvers 1 w Treat wK^' is Better Enjoy the experience of a wholesome, scrumptious meal consisting of deep sea scallops, fish fillets, chicken planks, buns, coleslaw and fryes. Sounds good, doesn't it? Far East Plaza Bukit Batok (St. 11) Parkway Parade Liang Court
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
      • Article
        KL counters weaken
        84 21 MALAYSIAN stocks weakened yesterday on news that the assets of 23 co-operatives had been suspended but Singapore counters generally held firm. The Scoreboard showed 89 falls and 65 rises, while The Straits Times Industrial Index closed 0.22 points up at 763.68 and the Business Times Composite Index
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      • Chief price changes
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          Rises
          77 21 K{ lanjut 51 50 300 +110 G E Life 1690 +40 Duffßhd 510 +20 SPH 820 +15 FIN 785 +15 Metro Hldis 320 14 YHS 260 14 DBS 720 10 ICS 580 10 Spadand 402 +10 Roth IndJ 50c 254 +10 Sea View 149 +7 Robimon 211 +6 Intraco
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          Falls
          75 21 Sl* 730 -10 Paramount 100 -10 Ssanjyonj 50c 75 -10 Mafnum Corpn 246 -9 Gentmjs 430 -8 MUI 136 -7 Roiy Elect 207 -6 bid Oiyjen 50c 47 -6 Raleigh 163 -5 Sing biv I Fin 155 -5 TDM 116 -5 Dunlop Est 81 -4'-2 M Bankini 366 -4
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          Most Active
          10 21 DBS 1,252,000 Multi-Purpose 730,000 UOL 729,000 YHS 586,000
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          Indices
          89 21 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 7 Aug 8 BT Composite 638 76 639 93 ST Properties 364 30 364 85 BT indicator *****808 *****639 ST Minings 265 69 269 64 Bl OB OS +194 +181 SI Plantations 2024 46 2025 74 CADI -6730 -6743 OCBC ***** 529 84 OBV
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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) All-time Low 74.75 (17/9/64) 470.92 (28/4/86)
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        Forex
        14 21 THE US dollar gained 87 ticks to close at DM 2.0760 in Singapore.
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        Exchange crossrates
        25 21 I DM VFF S$ HK$ US$ US$ 2 0730 154 10 Unq 2.1700 Unq 1.4680 2 0760 154.05 6 7400 ***** 7.7960 1.4760
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        Gold
        12 21 In Singapore, gold gained US$O.4O to close at U*****.40 an ounce.
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        Simex
        33 21 Eurodollar: Gained five ticks to 93.57 a contract. Dentschemark: Lost 19 ticks to 0.4827 a contract. Japanese yen: Lost 20 ticks to 0.*****0 a contract. Gold: Gained US$O.6O to U*****.50 an ounce.
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          Lock icon Shell posts strong results
          110 21 Shell posts strong results LONDON Royal Dutch-Shell, the world's second largest oil company, has reported unexpectedly strong secondquarter results, showing a modest 16 per cent decline in net profit to £545 million (551.738 billion) despite the steep fall in crude oil prices and currency losses of £126 million caused by
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          Lock icon Japan's denial
          50 21 TOKYO Finance Ministry officials denied a Japanese news agency report that the ministry plans to allow the head offices of Japanese financial institutions to use financial futures markets abroad. They said the ministry has not yet started to study the subject although it will do so eventually Reuter
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          Lock icon Sanyo's setback
          69 21 TOKYO Reflecting flagging exports caused by the yen's appreciation, major Japanese electrical appliance manufacturer Sanyo Electric Co has posted the first sales and profit declines in 21 years for the six months ended May 30. The Osaka-based company said consolidated net profit fell 60.3 per cent from a
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          Lock icon Gold may hit US$5OO
          74 21 LONDON The price of gold, after "convincingly" breaking through the resistance level of US$355 an ounce, could climb to about US$5OO in the next six months in response to increased demand, British stockbroking firm Savory Milln has said. Several fundamental factors lie behind the prediction, including
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          Lock icon China set to improve
          64 21 BEIJING China is ready to improve conditions for foreign investment but it does not have enough foreign exchange to allow foreign ventures to convert profits earned in local currency into hard currency for repatriation, Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang told Western businessmen and diplomats. Mr Zhao said
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      Lock icon Why I quit Supreme Abdullah
      590 21 Why I quit Supreme Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR Datuk Seri Abdullah Mohamed said yesterday he resigned from the board of Supreme Corporation Bhd because managing director Tan Koon Swan had asked him to. He did not see any reason for staying on since he and business partner, Datuk Mak Kok, would
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      Furama Hotel owner faces winding-up move by bank
      302 21 FURAMA Hotels Investment, the owner of Furama Singapore Hotel which is up for sale, is now in danger of being wound up. Mitsubishi Bank, which is owed $250,759 by Furama Hotels Investment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ailing Wannian Holdings Ltd, yesterday was
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      Pan-El hearing put off on Sigma's plea
      739 21  -  CONRAD RAJ By Court told of move to inject money into failed group THE final curtains did not come down on ill-fated Pan-Electric Industries yesterday. In an unexpected turn of events, Mr Justice Punch Coomaraswamy adjourned the winding-up hearing of the debt-laden group
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      Two tell of their fears over assets
      375 21  -  DOREEN SOH By "FRUSTRATING" was how Madam Tay May Leng described the second postponement of the court hearing to decide Pan-El's fate. "It was a damp squib," complained Mr Don Sinclair, a retired stockbroker who had joined the houswife to fight the windingup
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      Rates, provisions hit profits at OCBC and UOB
      640 21  - Rates, provisions hit profits at OCBC and UOB CATHERINE C. ONG By LOWER interest rates and higher provisions for bad debts have eaten into profits at the first two of the Big Four banks to report results for the first half of the year. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) and United
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      Big Singapore presence at Brunei fair
      340 21  -  HAN LING By Brunei Correspondent BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Singapore's presence at the second Brunei Darussalam trade fair is unmistakable. Twenty five of the 62 exhibiting companies that is 41 per cent were from the republic. Their dominance of the five-day event reflected Singapore's position
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      Business done in Singapore
      2926 22 READERS should be aware of the imitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt in at the stock exchange, is covered in "business done". Further, because ali 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
      2408 22 INDUSTRIALS Acma xd Ajinomoto (3065) xd Alcom (678 695) (9) 69 (2) 67 AISB(59B60S)(ll)60(2)59 API (7 IB) (12) 74 (6) 75 (22) 73 (23) 72 (13) 70(6) 71 ASM (HOB 112S) (27) 113 (15) 114 (15) 112 (7) 111 (4) 110 Antoh (2728 2735) (31)
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      How your stocks performed
      2734 22 Al shares quoted have a par value of $1, unless otherwise specified. Adjusted for scrip/rights. N Tai-eiempted dividend. ABN is traded in lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted in dolars. Trustee stocks under CPF Approved 1986 Last Yield Vol Day Htyi Low Company
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        Bank rates
        348 23 OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings: daily 4W 4>/4 4' 4 4' 4 Monthly 4V4 Autosave 4 Fixed deposit 1 month 4 4 3 3 /4 4(1) 2 months 4(1) 3 months 4 4 4 4(1) 6 months 4>< 4>4 4>4 4'4(1) 9 months 4U 4M 4>4
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        168 23 Interbank Over the counter f^ejgn Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.3267-1.3295 HS~Hi Canadian dollar 1.5712-1.5731 6.43-6.32 NZ dollar 1.1259-1.1297 9.10-8.71 Sterling pound 3.2094-3.2131 3.16-3.11 US Sir 2.1715-2.1725 4.63-4.59 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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        Gold
        158 23 THE kilobar market traded between S$25,475 and S$25,218 yesterday. In the Far East market, gold opened at US$362.5072.90 and with small speculative buying, it moved up to US$363.00/ 3.40 but it quickly eased to US$362.60/3.00 where it remained for the rest of the morning. The metal resumed in the
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        Gold market
        24 23 GOLD US$/oz Fri Thurs Singapore 361.70 362.00 361.00—361.50 Hongkong 361.40—361.80 361.20 361.60 Thurs Wed New York 362.25-362.75 360.60-361.10 London 362.50-363.00 361.75 362.25
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        Forex
        104 23 THE US dollar closed mixed against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it closed firmer in narrow trading. It fluctuated within a range of 2.1690 and 2.1725. Against the deutschemark, the greenback opened at 2.0730/40 and closed at 2.0740/50. Trading was quiet fluctuating within
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        Unit trusts
        237 23 Managers' prices for August 9 11 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 0 83—0 89 The S*vings Fund 0 74—0 80 S'poie Prog Fund 0 34-0 38 Sport- Sec Fund 0 57—0 62xd Sport Invest Fund 055 060 Spore Equity Fund 041 045 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund
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          Eurodollar — 3-month deposit
          97 23 Eurodollar 3-month deposit SEPTEMBER Eurodollar opened higher than the previous day's close at 93.58. The September contract edged up to 93.59 but profit-taking limited further gains in active trading. Liffe opening saw sideway price movement and the September contract finally settled at the day's low of 93.57. (100 implied interest
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          Deutschemark
          54 23 CURRENCY futures opened lower than the previous close with the US dollar firming to 2.0785 marks. September deutschemark closed 19 ticks lower at 0.4827. (US dollar Deutschemark) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Septft 0.4835 0.4844 0.4821 0.4827 484 5e O-* 849 Mar 87 0.4871 Open Int (Than): 1339.
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          Japanese Yen
          79 23 SEPTEMBER yen closed 20 ticks lower at 0.*****0. (Japanese ten) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Sept 8C 0.*****5 0.*****88 0.*****7 0.*****0 231 Dec 0.*****8 Mar 81 *****59 Open Int (Thors): 1591. Act Vol (Thurs): (76. Gold GOLD futures for December delivery closed US$O.6O higher at U*****.20 an
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          British pound
          19 23 SEPTEMBER pound closed at the day's high of 1.4725 after opening at 1.4670. Reports from BA Futures
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        Rubber
        17 23 Rubber Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore September 176.25 up 0.75 cent Malaysia September 271.00 up one cent
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        Tin
        17 23 Tin Closing prices MS/kilo KL Tin 14.11 down four cents Turnover 65 tonnes up 31 tonnes
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        Copper
        27 23 Closing prices Copper tonne Km Spot 878 00-879 00 (879 50-880 00) 3 months 898 50- -899.00 (900 00-900 50) Market tone Steady Sales 2.800 tonnes
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        Silver
        25 23 Closing prices Silver USJ troy 02 Thurs Ned Singapore 5 16-5?! 519-524 Ned Tues New rort 518 573 5 17-5 2? Sou/' i twe
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        Aluminium
        26 23 Closing prices Aluminium tonne Thurs Spot 756 50-757 50 (751.00 752.00) 3 months 770.00- -7/0.50 (764 50- -765 00) Market tone. Steadier Sales. 3,750 tonnes
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        Palm oil
        107 23 Crude MS/tonw palm oil Aug 470 (south! 465 (north) 45b (central) Sept 470 (north) 467 50 (south) Refined palm oil US$/ tonnes RBD palm oil Aug ?05 (sellers) Sept 200 (sellers) OctNov 200 (sellers) RBD Stearin Aug 162 50 (sellers) Sept/Oct.Nov 160 (sellers) RBO Olem Aug 230 (sellers)
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        KL shares weak but S'pore counters firm
        629 23 MALAYSIAN stocks weakened yesterday on news that the assets of 23 co-operatives had been suspended pending Bank Negara investigations, but Singapore counters generally held firm. The news hit the prices of Malaysian-based stocks just before the lunch break and cut early good gains
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        Tokyo
        360 23 Au| 8 Yen Chants Mitsub Elec 458 -6 Mitsub Estote 2060 unch f A|inomoto 1760 -40 Mitsub Heovy 520 +11 Ak 410 unch Mitsubishi 950 -8 Amodo 79 -701 Mitsui Co 575 unch Asohi Chem B22 +14 M.tsui Shipbldg 165 -2 Asohi Gloss 1180 -20 Mitsu. Smelting 366 -2
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        Hongkong
        310 23 Aut 8 Assoc Intl Hotels Bonk Of East Asia Cathay Pacific Air Cheung Kong Chino Light Cross Harb Tunnel F E Consortium G I Cement Great Eagle Hang Lung Hong Seng Henderson Land HK Bank HK Elect Hk Elect Warr Hk Gas HK$ Change Hk Hote|s 1.04 +0 04
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        Sydney
        328 23 Au( 8 Cents Change H° rd e Jam 2 1 m, nt Hartogen Energy 175 -2 < Aust) Herald 610 4 Hooker 230 -12 AC I 354 -1 IC I 245 +3 AN 268 unch kid Equity 636 unch Aberfoyle 750 +10 Leighton s2 unch Aac 300 unch Lend
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        INDICES
        70 23 i i i i i i -i u, NST Index Friday 1,174.21 (1,175.45) -JS Hongkong Hang Seng Friday 1,931.29 (1,920.18) g£_ Australian All-Ordinaries Friday 1,153.10 (1,150.50) Nikkei Stock Average Friday 17,435.53 (17,422.36) Financial Times Industrials Thursday 1,221.50 (1,233.70) Dow Jones Average ?ff: p Thursday 1,786.28 (1,779.53) (Figures in brackets
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        New York
        220 23 Auj 7 US$ Change Alcoa 34 Allied Sig 40* +V* Am Tel Tel 23V* -V4 Amax Inc 12V* 7 Amr Corp 50'-* 7 Bethlehem Sti BV4 Boeing Co 58V4 -W, Burroughs Cp 67V4 Caterpdlar Co 46% +1% Chase Manhtn 39V*. Chrysler Cp 37W +H Citicorp 53* Cons Nat
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        London
        527 23 Auf 7 Pence Change INDUSTRIALS Allied-Lyons 3l3xd -3 Ass Dairies BTRPLC 283xd -5 Babcocks 176 -5 Borclays 457 Beecham 381 -5 BICC 260 -3 Blue Circle 550 -11 BOC Group 311 +4 Boots 211 -2 Bowoter 283 -5 BATS 385 -1 Britonmo 137 unch BP 586 -7 B Telecom
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      Container schedules
      395 23 LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block N Jade (3) 10/8 (1500) Fl *****930 F4 A Ma,ne (10) 11/8 (2130) F7 *****130/*****230 Nl/Pl 1230-1330 SI E Growth (010RW) 11/8(2300) Fl 1100-1200/1200-1300 L2.-N2 Regma MS (8610) 11/8 (2330) F5 *****530/*****430 Al/Bl 8 1230-1330 Fl Ned Deiima (266)
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      Ships in port
      235 23 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppel Wharves Equator 4 K23 aside 9/8 Global Mercury K29 aside 9/8 Nedlloyd San Juan KO9 aside 9/8 Tausala Samoa K32 aside 9/8 Als Reliance KlB 9/8 10/8 Bum Han K29 9/8 10/8 Eastern Highway KO9 9/8 10/8 Equator 3 K22 9/8 10
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      Director fined for four offences
      717 24  -  NANCY LOH Alfa-Pacific case By AN ATTEMPT was made in late 1984 for a sham transfer of ownership of stockbroking firm Alfa-Pacific Securities, a court was told yesterday. But the effort, involving the purported purchase of the majority of shares by one of its directors
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        BMF changes name to BBMB Finance (Hongkong) Ltd
        219 24  - BMF changes name to BBMB Finance (Hongkong) Ltd RITA GOMEZ By HONGKONG After a long-running scandal, Bumiputra Malaysia Finance has changed its name to BBMB Finance (Hongkong) Ltd. The Hongkong government gazette this week announced the change in the name of Bank Bumiputra 's deposit-taking company here. The company has
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        KL news in the forefront
        363 24 Singapore HOGGING the news this week was the good showing in the Malaysian elections by the ruling National Front, which won 148 out of the 177 parliamentary seats, and it set the market off to a good start. Eyes were still on Malaysian counters at
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        News about freeze on co-op assets cuts gains
        348 24 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN stocks rose strongly early in the week after the National Front's resounding election victory but headed in the opposite direction at the end on news about the freeze on assets of 23 co-operatives. Yesterday's reports about the freeze pending
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        P Y Hwang joins FELS board
        135 24 FORMER EDB Chairman P.Y. Hwang, 50, joined the board of Far East Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd yesterday. Far East Levingston is a listed subsidiary of Keppel Corporation, whose major shareholder is Temasek Holdings of which Mr Hwang is Deputy Chairman. Mr Hwang is also director
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          Haw Par
          252 24 MORE unloading of Haw Par Brothers shares, believed to be again led by Jack Chia's group of companies, made the maker of Tiger Balm ointments the most active stock this week. The week saw 3.556 million Haw Par shares change hands. Haw Par was also last week's most
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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 Hfeh Low (000) Aug 8 86
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  • TIMESPORT
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      Lock icon Lemond and Hinault set for showdown
      263 26 CYCLING SCENE SAN FRANCISCO American cyclist Greg Lemond, who last month became the first non-European to win the Tour de France, again faces his great rival Bernard Hinault, of France, in the 12th Coors Classic, today. The 15-day race, covering 1,715-km, is one of
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      Lock icon Norman fires course record
      481 26 GOLFING SCENE British Open champion posts 65 to grab lead TOLEDO (Ohio) Greg Norman, not content with his British Open crown, made a strong bid for his second straight major title by shooting a course record 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the
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      Lock icon LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
      241 26 (US, unless stated): 65 Greg Norman (Aust). 67 Phil Blackmar, Craig Stadler. 68 Wayne Grady (Aust), Gary Koch, Ronnie Black, Peter Jacobsen, Wayne Levi. 69 Bruce Lietzke, Bob Gilder, Bobby Wadkins, Larry Mize, Fred Couples, Mike Hulbert, Jay Haas, Gene Sauers. 71 Jack Nicklaus, Donnie Hammond, Scott
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      Lock icon ...and so does Lane
      397 26 Briton's 65 puts him in the forefront FALSTERBO (Sweden) Britain's Barry Lane, recently recovered from a mystery tropical illness, returned a six-under-par course record of 65 on Thursday to lead after the first round of the PLM Open championship. Lane, a former World Assistants' champion, collected
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      Lock icon SPORT IN SHORT
      395 26 AMERICAN FOOTBALL Star running back Herschel Walker, whose signing with the New Jersey Generals in 1983 helped launch the US Football League, on Thursday declared his intention to leave the sinking league. Walker, whose US$6 million ($l3 m), four-year pact with Generals' owner Donald Trump runs through
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      Lock icon Double ace saves the day for Boris
      385 26 Double ace saves the day for Boris TENNIS SCENE STRATTON MOUNTAIN Wimbledon champion Boris Becker, of West Germany, saved two match points to escape an upset on Thursday in a thirdround match at the U*****,000 ($683,550) Stratton Mountain men's Grand Prix tournament. Becker, the second seed, survived with a 6-2,
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      Lock icon Rangers rely on Souness
      628 27 GLASGOW Graeme Souness has a lot to answer for. Under normal circumstances the awakening of the football season in Scotland would be a ponderous and often downright tedious affair. But not any more. Devoted golfers are already preparing to desert the fairways and the family Saturday
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      Lock icon Second stint:
      62 27 Jimmy Nicholl, the Northern ireland international fullback, joined Glasgow Rangers for the second time on Thursday. The 30-year-old West Brom defender may be part of an exchange deal involving the Scottish club's striker Bobby Williamson, who is training with the English Second Division team. Nicholl previously played for
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      Lock icon Knee injury may down Hamilton
      381 27 COUNTDOWN TO THE ENGLISH SOCCER SEASON LONDON Northern Ireland World Cup striker Billy Hamilton will miss Oxford's start to the English season because of a persistent knee injury that threatens his career. Oxford manager Maurice Evans has denied rumours that the bustling forward is to
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      Lock icon Cup challenge
      169 27 FREMANTLE Two new 12-metre yachts were lowered into the waters of Fremantle Harbour on Thursday, the latest arrivals in an expected 28- vessel flotilla aiming to win the 1987 America's Cup. The New York Yacht Club's America II US46 was winched from a freighter to join two other
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      Lock icon SOCCER SHORTS
      449 27 Yugoslavs to fight corruption ON the eve of the new Yugoslav season, top official Slavko Sajber has promised to crack down on widespread corruption. In the most recent incident a match-rigging scandal resulted in the League ordering the final round of last season's matches to be replayed and
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      Fandi turns down FAS offer
      242 30  -  JOE DORAI Club commitments the reason for pull-out By FANDI AHMAD has rejected the invitation to join the national squad for the Merlion Cup competition at the National Stadium from Aug 24-Sept 6. This is because of his obligations to his club City Hall, who
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      Tiong Bahru in second round
      45 30 TIONG BAHRU qualified for the second round of the inter-constituency tournament when they beat Punggol 1-0 at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Meanwhile, Tyrwhitt Soccerites edged out Cairnhill 1-0 in a National Football League Division Three match at Jurong Stadium.
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      Junie told to put heart into Seoul
      224 30  -  ALBERT JOHNSON SWIMMING By SOUTH-EAST ASIA Games heroine Junie Sng, now studying in Brisbane, has been told to step up her training for next month's Asian Games in Seoul. Said Woon Sui Kut, the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association secretary-general: "I've asked Junie's coach
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      Pressure on Ramie
      231 30  -  LEE WAI WUN WINDSURFING ASIAN Games hopeful Ramie Salleh is training seriously these days. He has been since the Singapore Yachting Association's appeal for his inclusion in the Seoul Games was approved last week. But at East Coast today, the pressure will be on this local beachboy
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      Swie King's not quitting
      318 30  -  HAKIKAT RAI BADMINTON Indonesian plans to redeem himself at Seoul Games FROM JAKARTA Indonesia's former All-England champion Liem Swie King plans to redeem himself at the Asian Games in Seoul next month following his shock defeat in the Thomas Cup finals against China in May. Swie
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      Kelly in semi-finals
      319 30  -  J. RAJENDRAN By NATIONAL trainees Kelly Wee, Jimmy Wong and Donald Koh qualified for the last four of the men's singles (30 years and below) in the Yonex/F&N National junior and veteran individual championships at the Singapore Badminton Hall last night. The only "outsider" is Chong Soon
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      Ronnie issue takes a backseat
      290 30  -  LEE WAI WUN BOWLING By THE talk buzzing around Striker's Bowl this past week has been mainly on one issue the sparks flying between several national bowlers and the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress over the selection of Ronnie Ng for next month's Asian Games. It
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      Consistent Syed rolls into second spot
      228 30  - Consistent Syed rolls into second spot LEE WAI WIN SYED HASSAN, Jeffrey Tan and Lim Choon Heng flew past the 1,300 barrier in the Singapore International championships at Striker's Bowl yesterday. Syed was very consistent, posting all 200- pi us games for a 1,311 series and second slot in the
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      Leaving her mark behind
      336 31 dfg Runner-up So Liang finds silver lining in beating her own record TOH SO LIANG slashed more than one minute off her own year-old 10.000 metres record in clinching the silver medal on the third day of the Aliph Malaysian Open athletics championships at the Merdeka
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      ALL THE RESULTS
      165 31 Men's BMm 1 R. Haridas (Mai) 1:49.8 (rec) 2 Samson Vellabuoy (Mai) 1:53.1 3 Rattan Singh (Ind) 1:53.7. 3,190m steeplechase: 1 M. Ramakrishnan (Mai) 9:13.8 2 K. Anandan (Mai) 9:26.3 3 S. Ganesan (Mai) 9:36.9. 2t km walk: 1 Masiran Nyad (Mai) 1:44:46 2 Pall Singh (Mai)
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      Chai Chee win
      25 31 HOSTS Chai Chee reached the semi-finals of the Schools National Boys B Softball competition when they edged out Mei Chin 8-7 yesterday.
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      Republic's late slip
      319 31 SINGAPORE, in a commanding position with seven overs remaining, went down by one wicket to defending champions Federal Territory in the first of three one-day Malaysian Cricket Association finals at the Selangor Club yesterday (reports Man mood Gaznavi) The Republic, sent in to bat, totalled 175-9 in
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      Determination pays off for Kean Mun
      463 31 W /Saturday I Person POLE vaulter Ng Kean Man's first year of competition in a Schools National meet ended miserably. But he was convinced he could make it if he persevered. MAHMOOD GAZNAVI documents his progress since to Thursday's gold medal in the Malaysian
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      SCOREBOARD
      175 31 SINGAPORE M. Ahmed b Hector R. Tulloch b Selvaraj C. Kilbee c Muralee b Bala 57 C. Kantilal st Harris b Hector 11 B. Balakrishnan b Avtar 16 M. Patnl b Selvaraj S. Sathivail c Harris b Bala 2 P. Marshall not out S. Murnthl run out 6 M.
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      Singapore fail to find answer to dashing FT
      281 31  - Singapore fail to find answer to dashing FT MAH WOOD GAZNAVI SINGAPORE, needing a win to advance into the second round, crashed 8-2 to Federal Territory in a Razak Cup hockey match here yesterday. FT, with their forward line of Kevin Nunis, Raymond Tio and Harbinder Singh performing smoothly, opened
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      Lock icon New Zealanders make solid reply
      236 31 LONDON Opener John Wright spearheaded New Zealand's solid first-in-nings reply on the the second day of the Second cricket Test against England yesterday. Having bowled out England for 256, the New Zealanders were 51-1 at lunch with Wright unbeaten on 39. He had been particularly
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      Lock icon Notts duo run riot
      208 31 LONDON Openers Tim Robinson and Chris Broad scored their third centuries of the summer as Nottinghamshire built an opening stand of 221 against English County cricket leaders Gloucestershire at Cheltenham on Thursday. When bad light ended play early, Notts were 226 for two in reply to
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      Hosts with the most
      608 31 dsg Singapore tame as Indonesia rule in more ways than one JAKARTA On a day when sportsmanship gave way to gamesmanship, Singapore put up an indifferent performance as hosts Indonesia and Thailand stamped their class in the 10th Asean Schools Track and Field meet here yesterday.
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  • RACING
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      Formidabeau's the best bet
      301 28  -  MARKSMAN By our man on the track KUALA LUMPUR Trainer Kitson Leong, who has steadily climbed to second spot in the season's trainers' table behind Teh Choon Beng, has another potential top-class galloper in Formidabean. This Australian-bred by Asian Beau has been the talk of the
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      Today's Kuala Lumpur card
      5298 28 OOUfG POHBCA9I* OOOP SPMMPMHK 1 45 CLASS 5 DIV 2 1,200m ;7T«4dV (Ratings: 54-46) mamtmmmms (stakes: $11,500) 1 *****0 Careless Whisper 56.5 (53) Brahminy Kites-Bougoure 4 nzg dc +3 (1200m). Last of 10 C4-4 S'pore 1200m July 6; found winning touch after eight unplaced starts; well
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      435 28 RACE RACING ED MARKSMAN TONTO PEDIGREE LUCKY LEO 8 Solar Energy 4 Hopni 4 Hopni 4 Hopni 4 Hopni 1 4 Hopni 8 Solar Energy 6 Indiana Jones 3 Versatility 8 Solar Energy 2 Signal 2 Signal 8 Solar Energy 8 Solar Energy 6 Indiana Jones
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      Kang to move stables to Bukit Timah
      224 28  - Kang to move stables to Bukit Timah LUCKY LEO By SINGAPOREAN Luke Kang. who has been training in Penang for the past nine years, is returning soon to set up stables at Bukit Timah. Kang, 40, has been granted stabling accommodation by the Singapore Turf Club. The former jockey, who
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      96 28 THESE horses have won or done well on a wet track: RACE 1: Solar Energy Tiba Tiba 11, Versatility. RACE 2: Barbette, Sal's Act. RACE 3: Cabochon 11, Lead Singer, Matushima. RACE 4: Home Game, Positive, Double Blessing, Squeeze n, Power Eye. RACE 5: Sunrise Villa, Nuclear Number, Trust
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      Lock icon Brosnan among nine charged in colony
      219 29 HONGKONG NINE people were accused yesterday of conspiring to fix horse races to earn big profits in connection with Hongkong's largest turf scandal. They appeared before a crowded courtroom after being arrested earlier this week by the anti-graft agency, the Independent Commission Against Corruption
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      Lock icon Without fear or favour...
      845 29  - Without fear or favour... PHIL WIGNELL By Basically, this game is about control. You know what the rules are, they know what the rules are and that's it. You've got to be able to to persuade people to do the right thing. Phillip Johnston Bukit Timah's loss is Hongkong's gain
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      Lock icon Eddery to ride for Saudi prince
      167 29 Eddery to ride for Saudi prince LONDON TOP international jockeys Pat Eddery and Francebased American Cash Asmussen will have new jobs next season, after confirming officially what the racing world has known for the past two months. The deal releases Eddery from his contract with Irish trainer Vincent O'Brien and
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      Leading jockeys
      204 29 Rides Ist 2nd 3rd Placings for last II rides 1 Sestlch *****2922 ********** 2 P Johnson 157 21 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Danls 159 2t 16 18 ********** 4Ng 142 18 11 6 ********** 5 Leong 158 17 14
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      90 29 Ist 2nd 3rd Teh 41 32 40 K Leong 26 8 9 E Brenkelen 23 29 25 Dragon 23 25 23 Shanmngam 23 16 9 Yeoh 22 31 17 Samsurl 22 13 13 Loh 21 18 15 West 20 21 18 Noordin 20 17 11 Read 19 17
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      79 29 Ist 2nd 3rd Goodman 16 4 15 Auric 12 11 11 Bluegrass 12 5 Agasam 6 11 Chong Keng Leong 8 Chong Kok Lim Shanmngam 4 Chens 6 9 6 Sonny Khoo 6 6 4 Shamrock Park 6 2 Brigadier 5 4 0 Nafisah 5 2 Olympla 5
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      Vincent Chong's pair in sound workout
      421 29 ON THE TRACK with MARKSMAN KUALA LUMPUR Home-based trainer Vincent Chong's pair of Dangerous Mission and Sinar Soria impressed in a workout yesterday morning. Class 5 horse Dangerous Mission (Heng) finished slightly in front of Class 3 stablemate Sinar Suria (Sng) in 37.2 sec
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      1652 29 (■PpPMi 1.30 CLASS 5 DIV 3 1,200m ;f,T*J3fl (Ratings: 52-46) (Stakes: $11,500) 1 So76** So Bright II 57 (52) Golden Era-Rod-gers 5 nzg .5 (1200m) HS Chan 2 990* Sling 56.5 (51) Sling-Kang 3 nzg +3.5 (1200m) *Kam 3 *8990* Aaron's Pleasure 56 (st) KL S-Rod-gers 4 ag
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      182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements
      178 30 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements The family of the late MR CHIA KAH HOCK Departed: 3/8/86 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude to: Brig-Gen Lee Hsien Loong MP (or Teck Ghee Constituency, Acting Minister for Trade Industry A Minister of State for Defence and Mrs Lee Hsien Loong Chairman
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      235 30 MRS ALEX GOMEZ (LIZZIE) AGE 84 YRS. passed away peacefully on Bth August, 1986 leaving behind her beloved Daughters Doris Myrtle Pat Sons-in-law John Thomas (Deceased) Ben Fernandez Lawrence Leon Son Mervyn and two grand daughters to mourn her loss. Cortege leaves 20 Brighton C'res. on Sat. 9/8/86
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      177 30 MRS SEE KIAT POH (aMADAM WONG YUT QU AN Age 78 Called home to the Lord on 8.8.1986 leaving behind Sons: See Wai Man See Wai Kuan, Anthony See Wai Tong Daughters-in-law Ho Yuet Mul Chua Ah Gan Daughters: See Yau Muey See Yew Lan See Yew Fong,
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      183 Condolences 183 Condolences 183 Condolences
      109 30 183 Condolences 183 Condolences 183 Condolences With deepest condolences to ALLAN CHIA (of C B AQUARIUM PTE LTD) ALBERT CHIA (si AQUARIUM LIBERTY PTE LTD) on the demise of their beloved father CHIA TEOW PIANG From: SUNRISE AQUARIUM PTE LTD WHITE CRANE AQUARIUM STANDARD TRADING COMPANY SEMBAWANG AQUARIUM TRADING CO
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      184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam
      177 30 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memoriam IN LOVING MEMORY NANCY M H SEAH DEPARTED ON 9-8-82 Sadly missed and always remmnbsrsd by Jack Cheok Steven Lau JTLim Jenny Ong B K Khoo MR. CHIAM YONG CHUA MDM. TAN LYE NEO Departed 9.8.76 Departed 24.5.86 Peacefully sleeping, resting at last, The
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      184 In Memoriam
      125 30 In Loving Memory Of TERRY KHEW SHU CHOW Departed 9th August 1984 Only the memory of bygone days And a sigh for a face unseen; A constant feeling that God alone Knows best what should have been. Always remembered by Jacksaa, Paul, Jackson, Jennifer. Evelyn Chew. In
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      185 Requiem
      51 30 PATH DA BHOC The family of the late: MDM SARJIT KAUR w/O GURNAM SINGH SALEHANI (Departed 11.8.85) Invites relatives and friends to prayers at Stlat Road Sikh Temple on Sunday 10.8.86 at Ba.m. to 11a.m. thereafter Guru Ka Langar will be served. Plaaa* treat thia aa a personal
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      24 30 BOWLING Singapore International qualifying rounds (Striker's Bowl, 9am). SOFTBALL National League tournament (Dover Road. 2.30 and 4.30pm). WINDSURFING Pesta Sukan regatta (East Coast, 11am).
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    $700 m boost for building industry
    317 32 PWD package over and above $lb plan announced last year THE building industry will get a $700 million boost in the next 10 years with more public civil engineering projects. Roads, flyovers, road bridges and pedestrian overhead bridges will be improved by the Public
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    179 32 Heir guilty of killing mother, nephew FORT MYERS (Florida) Tobacco heir Steven Benson has been found guilty of murdering his mother and nephew in a car bombing to protect his stake in the family's US$lO million (5521.7 million) fortune. The 35-year-old businessman was accused of planting two pipe bombs which
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    37 32 THE National Day reception to be hosted by President Wee Kim Wee will be held at the Istana tomorrow. If rain causes today's parade at the National Stadium to be postponed to tomorrow, the recep-
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    65 32 SEOUL An opposition MP threw a jacket reeking of tear gas at the chairman of a parliamentary committee here on Thursday bringing the committee's proceedings to a chaotic close, parliamentary sources said. The MP, Kim Dong-Joo, tossed the jacket during a session of the home affairs committee in
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    489 32  -  IRENE HOE National Day Carnival pulls in the crowds with a bang By ALL you had to be was in the general vicinity of the National Day Carnival to realise that it was one big blast. You couldn't help hearing it, especially the pop concert
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    277 32 How to get there if you're going to the carnival TRAFFIC flow along East Coast Parkway has been altered because of the three-day National Day Carnival at the East Coast Park. The East Coast Parkway Service Road between Carpark Al and Exit 7A will be closed to traffic from 7
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    30 32 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dipped 0.43 points to 1,785.85 in the first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. AP
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    28 32 TOKYO Burmese Prime Minister U Maung Maung Kha will make a five-day official visit to Japan beginning Sept 9, the Japanese Foreign Ministry announced yesterday. AP
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    92 32 Shower of money gets motorists a flutter SAN FRANCISCO Traffic came to a halt on the Golden Gate Bridge and several vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction accident caused by the sight of paper money falling from the sky, police said. The bills began fluttering down after a suspected bank
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    168 32 THE Government will stody all ideas to encourage parents who can afford to have more than two children, Mr Goh Chok Tong said last night. Maternity leave for working mothers having their third child; more quality day-care 1 centres for children; and tax incentives
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    Lock icon Jesus play banned
    58 32 NEW DELHI Indian authorities have banned a stage play on Jesus Christ and arrested the dramatist on the grounds it would hurt Christian feelings, the Press Trust of India reported Friday. The play was to be staged next week in several parts of the southern state of
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    25 32 BEIJING South Africa's Bishop Desmond Tutu arrived in Shanghai yesterday to start a week-long visit to China, the Xinhua news agency reported. AFP
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    306 32 LOUISVILLE (Kentucky) Dr William Devries, sad but undaunted by the death of William Schroeder, is reeking another artificial-heart patient. But other doctors say the Jarvik-7 pump needs work and life while on the device "is lousy". Mr Schroeder, 54, died of a series of strokes, infections and respiratory problems
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    237 32 Move aimed at pullout from Cambodia: Sihanouk BANGKOK China has offered Vietnam "tremendous aid" to rebuild its economy and closer diplomatic relations, in an effort to persuade Hanoi to withdraw from Cambodia, according to Prince Norodom Sihanouk. Although the Prince did not say
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      87 32 Weather UP TO 1 p.m. Fair. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 32 max., 25 min SUNSET today: 7.15 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.05 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 8 17 C Overcast Bangkok 25 32 C Sunny Beijing 21 32 C Cloudy Beirut 24.30C Sunny Bonn t c f Brisbane
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      60 32 Melbourne 317 C Sunny Moscow 16 24C Fair New Vork 20 31 C Showers Paris 15 29 C Sunny Perth 11 14 C Rain Rome 19 33 C Sunny S. Francisco 13 19 C Sunny Seoul 20 31 C Cloudy Sydney 10 16 C Showers Taipei 26 34 C Fine
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      40 33 A tribute to Singapore 5 'Don't call my music Fusion' 19 Chick Corea talks to Kannan Chandran Books, Expressions Edited by Rebecca Chua Arts Leisure Edited by Richard Lim Do-it-yourself Edited by Khoo How San Classifieds: Pages 6 to 10
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      5 33 The Straits Times Section Two
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      Lock icon A case for a broader education
      1462 33 Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor Alan E. Heimert talks to REBECCA CHUA about the cultural similarities and differences between Singapore, which turns 21 today, and the United States of America, which turned 210 last month. The past has always fascinated me, says Alan E.
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      rMrs Heimert,-i pathbreaker
      86 33 r Mrs Heimert,-i pathbreaker ALAN HEIMERT describes his wife as a pathbreaker because she was the first woman to become a general reporter m Boston. Female journalists invariably ended op writing for women's pages m the Ms. Not Arline Grimes, who worked first, briefly, for the Boston Globe and then
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        604 34  -  IRENE PATES SINGAPORE By Ian Lloyd and Betty Rabb Schafer Times Editions, 1986, 128 pages, $29.50 Reviewed by It's time to celebrate Singapore's coming of age. The present, in a kaleidoscope of images, is reflected in this traveller's souvenir of Singapore, and its colourful past, in a booklet
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        Quick and pretty rewind of our history
        428 34  -  AUDREY PERERA PIONEERS OF SINGAPORE AND SURRENDER CHAMBERS Sentosa Development Corporation, 1986, $6, 36 paqes, Reviewed by THIS is ideal quick-flip reading for the tourist who's interested in the bare bones of Singapore's historyMeant both as a souvenir and guide when walking through
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        Browsing in the Library
        626 36 Thio Lay Hoon NATIONAL security is not just the preserve of the military. All of us civilians will figure prominently in Total Defence, which encompasses five aspects: psychological, social, economic, civil and military. Mr Goh Chok Tong, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence,
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        Why National Day is not just another public holiday
        606 36 I Young Reader 41 feel that, as a mark of respect for our country, we should all join in the National Day celebrations in one way or another. It's a day of 'honour' and not just a public holiday to watch
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        Plant kits to give you a headstart
        209 50  -  Simone Vaz Handy Helpers ARE you a lover of flower power but feel that flowering plants are simply too difficult to grow? There is now a range of starter kits available to help those with not-so-green thumbs in their effort to add some
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        803 50 By SIMONE VAZ IF YOU are among those who turn green seeing the results of others who have green fingers, perhaps this is because you have not discovered the secret of a healthy, flourishing garden modest ambitions. Like all projects, beginning with something
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        Eclectic, elusive beacon of jazz
        628 51 THE combination of a curious mind and the adamant refusal to function within the confines of a structured format has taken Chick Corea's music through a roller coaster ride of musical sceneries, feelings and emotions. With close to 50 recordings under his name, and an
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        VJC wins schools' title
        226 51  - VJC wins schools' title Knight Chess By VICTORIA Junior College A upset National Junior College 3'/2 -IV2 in the final round to win the Pre-University Boys' section of this year's National Schools' Team Chess Championship with 18 points. National Junior College finished second on a tie-break with Catholic Junior College.
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        Lock icon The day an octopus was born...
        1076 51 The day an octopus was born 6 It was Kit's savagely satirical ditty, VIP, and Rafique Rashid's fiery lyrics about the individual struggling to be free of pain and fear that really as- m saultedthe 7 mind. MURIEL SPEEDEN ventures into the festival's lunatic fringe. COULD an octopus, a slip
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      263 38 TRAVELLOGUE Complete information on Hotels. Restaurants. Places of Interest, Entertainment and just about everything for discerning travellers. No 112. Robinson Rd #1 2 01 Robinson Centre Singapore 0106 Telephone 221 1390 Telex RS ***** JWASS SIN HUA HIN HOUSING AGENCY No. 225-B, 2nd floor Onan Road Singapore 1542. Proprietor 344
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      156 39 65 Situations Wanted A YOUNG DIPLOMA Holder in Shipping Transport Management from London seeks for a post related to her studies. S.T. Box A*****. 390 Kim Seng Road, S'pore 0923. I'M EXPERIENCED IN giving nursing to the sick, elderly person. Call: May *****64 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive Diplomatic Mission
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      444 39 66 Situations Vacant: Professional/ Executive [An established foreign company with expanding local manufacturing activities related to the I telecommunication industry is now searching for professionals to fill the I following immediate vacancies: A well-trained engineer with strong I technical background in jj| telecommunication/ KJj electronics. Related V\ qualifications will be
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      793 40 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical j^B^P" The Polyolefln Company I (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. I Our Company is one of the downstream I companies in the Petrochemical Complex I on Puiau Ayer Merbau and produces two I kinds of essential plastic materials I low density polyethylene
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      578 40 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical OC ALFA-LAVAL SOUTH CAST ASIA invites I applications for I the post of eGCE O' Level LCCI Intermediate Bookkeeping 1 year general accounting experience e Knowledge of IBM PC/System 34 will be an advantage Interested applicants please write to: The Personnel Officer Aifa-Laval SEA Pte
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      809 40 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical SENIOR ACCOUNTS CLERK required urgently by established professional firm. e Must be able to maintain full set of books without supervision. Interested, please submit full resume together with recent passport size photograph and contact no. (latest by 15 Aug. '88) to: THE PERSONNEL MANAGER 149,
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      983 40 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant: Sales Sales WT \ISTIEFEL ir 11 m A major researcher in the field of dermatology g 3 is looking for a p I I Medical I I Sales Representative i to promote and sell their wide range of skin products ethically, especially to dermatologists.
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      709 40 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situation* Vacant: Technical Technical Technical |f Singapore I I W: W Services gj M Singapore Newspaper Services Pte. Ltd. is the largest M m printer and distributor of newspapers in Singapore. We are m M a forward looking group using the latest technology
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      151 40 HEAT TREATMENT Required soonest SENIOR HEAT TREATMENT TECHNICIAN. Fully experienced with all aspects of heat treatment of metals used in construction, piping etc. In accordance with common standards, BS-5500 etc. The successful applicant will be required to prepare proper quotations as well as carry out the field work required in
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      477 40 73 Situation* Vacant: Production HOKURIKU (8) PTE LTD (Leading Japanese Electronic Components Parts Manufacturer) 1. Male Operators Attractive Starting Salary: $468 Age: 21-25 S'pore Citizen, Completed N.S. Preferably with NTC Cert, or Sec. Education 2. Female Operators Attractive Starting Salary: $387 $412 Age: 16 -28, S'pore Citizen only Min. Prl.
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      502 41 74 Situations Vacant: 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Applications are invited from ij-S ■i suitably qualified persons for the B ■I following positions: 9 A)Technician Grade 111 |S I (Electrical Engineering Department) |1 Gross salary ranges from |M $495- $1541 per month K| Qualification/ Experience W 3 GCE O' levels
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      683 41 85 For Sal*: Alfa/ Peugeot/Volvo END 79 ALFA Romeo Sprint 1.5, last few of its breed left PARF. Hi-fi, alrcon., P6 tyres, new rd. tax, Mlnlllte rims. Tel. *****79. •84 PEUQEOT 505 Auto. Leather seats. Power steering/ windows. Alrcon, stereo, pte. owner. Mint cond. View: 9 Lynwood Grove. 72 ALFA
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      840 41 85 For Sale: Alfa/ 85 For Sale: Alfa/ 85 For Sale: Alfa/ 85 For Sale: Alfa/ Peugeot/Volvo Peugeot/Volvo Peugeot/Volvo Peugeot/Volvo —THE ttALFA33* THE NEW LINE OF BEAUTY 0e 'it^^B^lj^^^^i^^lßJ^^^^^^^^BlßlßW^Bßß^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B^^^^i^sAi^^^^Bß^^^^^^^^^Bßi^^^^^^^^B Mode/ Illustrated is the Alfa 33 1.5 Green Cloverleaf "$40,500 PA RF on the road Milan Auto (Singapore) Pte Ltd Showrooms:
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      716 41 91 For Sal*: Mitsubishi ■84. QALANT GLX. Full accessories. Ist. owner. Tax 2/87. Showrm. cond. Low mileage. Original power steering, central lock power windows. $26,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****70. 12/81 GALANT (new model). Big bumper. Ist owner, s/rlms, stereo set, low mileage! Beautiful cond. $12,800 neg. *****30, Mr Koh 7/'B2 QALANT
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      617 41 93 For Sato: Honda •83, ACCOm^TManuaTßeauU^ ful cond. 2 owners. $25,300 0.n.0. Tax new. Trade In arrangeable. View Rainbow Qdn., Bik. 2, #01--06, Toh Tuck Rd., S'pore 2159. 10/79 HONDA ACCORD, aircon., s/rims, $11,500. 8ik. 105, #01-65, Lor. Ah Soo. 7a.m. Ip.m. 1983 HONDA ACCORD 4-door manual. 2 private owners.
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      647 41 96 For Sato: Other Makes AUTHORISED BOSCH WORKSHOP CITROEN SERVICE CENTRE has latest diagnostic equipment for Citroen cars. Also Bosch platinum plugs available for Athena and BX models. GRAUPNER AUTOMOTIVE ENORG. Bik 6, #01-29 Kranji Loop, S'pora 2573 Tal; M***** BEAUTIFUL 1977 MINI Special 1000. PARF. Ideal for kids. Selling
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      845 41 99 Vehicles Wanted ABLE TO PAY HIGHEST ATTRACTIVE CASH PAYMENT ON THE SPOT For all kinds of PARF or non-PARF used cars Any model and c.c. a Private and Company registration a Commercial vans pick-ups PB bus Kindly contact: Mr. Laa/ Mr. Lim Tal: *****59/ *****28. PRIVATE BUYER WANTS to
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      926 41 107 Accommodation 107 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments 'Go out on Sunday? j 1 We never have time!' I -^-«r\. Sundays are spent 0 CS^f*'^ wit^ rienc *'y expat .> /VwbJ^* neighbours playing HL^y J y^T-^^"^7*^*^% tennis, swimming, lunch I (fh Cfi^ L^X^> by thc P oo We gct fu
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      684 41 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms OPPOSITE CUPPAoT"cmTrmT in pte. apt. to let, $300. Single girls/ students only. *****20. PARTIALLY FURNISHED ROOM for single at Ylshun. Tel: *****44 after 3.00pm. PARTLY FURN. ROOMS TO LET in Orchard Area. Furn./ unfurn. Please ring: *****45. RMS. FOR RENT behind Eunos Mans. Telok Kurau from
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      918 41 113 For Sale: Houses OPEN HOUSE SAT., 10 spm. D2O 41 Thomson Terrace 2-1/2-storey F'hold. 2.200 sq.ft. $440,000 tncl renovations. *****16. owner. 114 For Sato: Private Apartments Di«t.2ls« Bukit Timah area. 4 Rma Rang* Rd/ #02-02 5-storey walk-up, 2/3/4 bdrms 1,100/ 1,600/ 1,800 sq.ft Apts. Maisonette. Marble/ parquet/ ceramic flooring,
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      732 42 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments MANDARIN GARDENS Its a whoktwcMfcflivitu?/ 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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      491 42 116 For Sale: HOB Apartments 3-RM. TECK WHYE Lane Lshaped, high floor, terrazzo, kitchen cabinet. $48,000. Tel: *****22/ *****22. 3-ROOM BEDOK NORTH/ South 81k.2, 4, 22. 125, 502 terrazzo throughout. Kitchen cabinet. *****30/ *****92. 3-ROOM CWEALTH. CREB. Blk.8!. 83, 86, 88, 91, 100, 108, terrazzo throughout. Cabinet, wardrobe, alrcon. *****30/
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      1390 42 119 Warehouses/ 1™ Warehouses/ Storage Spaces Storage Spaces 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces AIRCOND SHOP SPACE 2,000 sq.ft. at second level of showroom. Ideal for curtains, carpet, venetlan blind, wall papers, doors, solar film other home furnishing products. Lower level Is our well established renovation company. Proximity to new housing
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      706 42 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours EXCELLENCE FOR SINGAPORE I ONERSSUPER VALUE OFFERS AUSTRALIA ■EOTMHONfi KONGO'! i^i MALAYSIA IiifJIJIjI NEW ZEALAND from H^^fll from BujSuH from BSh^jWl from $699 KiHrggl $1088 g^W»M $80 WTtZM $1128 I we are closed on j fc^DJNERS HOUDfffS TEL: *****22 9th
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      43 42 137 Tours Uiajuwi -Him 138 Where To Stay TRAITS VIEW HOTEL J B. offer iscount to room guest on cash ayrnent: Room 40%, coffeeiouse 15%, Paramount Disco 0% plus free entrance. Jaw's ive Seafood Restaurant 15%. 'or reservation, call 07-*****3 ***** and *****7.
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      1041 43 f PA Personnel Services "^W w ißi^^ i^. PA Consulting Services Pte Ltd I IS V VA II I>hoby(Jhaut- 10-10, Cathay Huiltlinn, Singapore 0922. f ,^0 «l IVIov:RS21I«HIM-:KS.\1>. licence No. A-0010-02 I^H SECURm: No .nfo^anon be g.ven our cl.cn, unless k J^L.^^^ IML authorised by you at a personal meeting.
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      1283 44 APPOINTMENTS j ML BUCK DECKER 1 wishes to fill the following positions: B I Regional Sales Manager I Ref No. 1025 Salary Negotiable 1 In order to meet their growth objectives, Black Decker, the world's largest manufacturer of power tools, is looking 9 for a dynamic and well qualified person
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      797 44 f The expansion of Ernst Whinney Consultancy practice has created the need for additional well-qualified and highly motivated staff to fill the following positions: Engineering Consultants Salary negotiable Candidates will be mature individuals with a recognised degree or Polytechnic diploma in Industrial Engineering or Production Engineering. They will have some
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      696 44 0 HITACHI Hitachi Electronic Components (Asia) Ltd. Singapore Branch 8 invites applications for the f| following positions: I SALES EXECUTIVE I ffl Possess a Polytechnic diploma in m Electronic Engineeringor equivalent. w Experience in semiconductor or X m electron tubes industries would be fi| definite advantage it K '.Singapore citizen
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      916 45 I Coopers I B& Lybfßnd Associates provides a comprehensive range of management consultancy services aimed at helping clients increase the effectiveness and profitability of their organisation. These services include Corporate Development,Organisation Planning, Financial Control and Management Information Systems, Investment Planning and Appraisal, Electronic Data Processing, Manufacturing and Distribution Systems, Executive
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      96 45 Microscience II A leading manufacturer of computer I M peripherals invites applications for: W BUYER U Qualifications Experience: e Diploma in Mechanical Engineering 1 or equivalent is preferred 1 or 2 years relevant working experi- 1 ence is essential m Able to work under pressure and S self-motivated 1 Please
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      104 45 BERGER I Worldwide Manufacturer of Quality Paints CUSTOMER SERVICE EXECUTIVE ($13,000 $15,000 P A) Reporting to the Commercial Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the Customer Service Department and must be able to communicate effectively with all levels. Qualifications and Experience Preferably diploma or degree holder with relevant
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      99 45 S9i *»»R«V E kBB somgero SR »wnww^VJmw I Looking for A Career in Aviation, come I join Samaero for vacancies exist as:B PROGRAMMER I Minimum Diploma in Computer BE Programming I At least 1 year experience preferred 9 TECHNICAL PLANNER I Minimum GCE 'A' level/Diploma holders I Aviation experience in
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      86 45 ACCOUNTANT LARGE U.S. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years relevant experience. To be considered, applicants must have the ability to operate and program IBM micro-computers. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparation of consolidated financial reports, cash flow forecasts, and budgets. Brief details of qualifications,
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      2177 46 APPOINTMENTS 3. Social Science Education %Jt/^s**s**«**k AndfoliAn A sound knowledge and interest in •-^JS^k VYGSIwI M MU Olid lld I I programming, evaluation techniques and «h^=2=- i lesson preparation and other matters relating -*ss4Zr PnllpflP Of AflVanCPn EuUCtltiOn t0 the teaching of social studies K -10 syllabus 't^gr wWllt?yw \n
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      655 46 Looking for a challenge We've got one right here for you. We challenge you to an aggressive, exciting and rewarding career with us. We are a computer distributor with expertise in communications, Local Area Networks and state of the art technologies. And we invite aggressive and highly motivated people to
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      642 46 I^FMC CORPORATION 8 (petroleum equipment group j^| 3^ A multi-national Amencan company |Jo JJ is the market leader in the FAR EAST J« J|^ REGION in the design, manufacturing, Ok sales and services of wellhead and J^j Ij^L Christmas trees for the exploration and production of oil and gas J^li
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      789 47 APPOINTMENTS I m mf j^^^. M^SKStI VwV 1 APPLICATIONS CONSULTANT HOTEL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LODGISTIX is one of the largest supplier of integrated hotel and property management systems in the world. Currently our systems are used at more than 650 sites world-wide. We wish to recruit an additional Applications Consultant to
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      1723 47 I See the world with our growing team J ■f HL Hi! m Come to our Career Days. August 12, 13 and 14, Hyatt Regency Hotel Crystal Ballroom, 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. V^athay Pacific, Hong Kong's airline. per month. We'll provide you with is growing fast. Today we are an
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      706 48 APPOINTMENTS I A Multi-National Company in lurong. engaged in the manu- B facturing of electrical components, is seeking a qualified ggj professional manager to lead the engineering team. fig[ MANAGER Manufacturing Engineering m Circa: $45,000 to $60,000 p.a. B| This is a senior appointment and the successful candidate is Be
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      602 48 i 535! DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION is one of the world's largest manufacturers of network computer systems and MB associated peripheral equipment and the leader in systems integration with its network communications and software products. The Company's products are used worldwide in a SH variety of applications and programmes. ■B Our
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      638 48 \Myj^^r^m\/Si^L^^^ IS tne Ingest arid most sophisticated cocoa pro L^^^^^O vVd^^^^ cessmg facility in the Far East It is also a wholly-owned subsidiary of W R Grace and Co, a US. multiISB&fiß^^r national ranked near the top of the j|fgß^^ Fortune 500 Currently we have vacancies for the following positions:
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      392 48 mi I I PLAZA HOTEL I Sjp| invites applications for the position of I ASST. CHIEF I SECURITY OFFICER Prerequisities:- 5F' 1 Over 30 years of age with at least 3 years' 9& 11 experience in a similar capacity and willing to [•jjp :*> perform shift duties. Preference would be
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      577 49 NOTICES 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
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      294 49 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY NO: 21M OF 1985 Re: Yeap Geok Lan also known as YAP GEOK LAN (f) Exparte: United Overseas Bank Limited Creditors In the Matter of a Bankruptcy Petition dated the Uth day of March
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      59 49 PUTTING YOUR MONEY IN STOCKS AND SHARES? How do you pick a snare s^S^ r protect your investment I use your CPF I JjOi without getting your fingers burnt? We'll show you how for $9.50. The less costly way to the sharemarket Published by Distributed by s^^r TIMES BOOKS INTERNATIONAL
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      330 49 rr— 1 rr-l R— i i i \r~ I 17— i tt~] 18 Worn down straight ster? (8) I [jg edges forming proper 13 Notices cross in ex--9 H "^■^'n "n n I_l across 24? No. 2: Guil- 15 One shoots Falstaff's I£| l^^^^f^ "IS* 3 B m overturned by
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      462 49 SUN TAN ByCotlette PEANUTS By Sehalx W^^f^TPTS^ (fIX %VI) I,N SOME NEIGHBOURS! r UoOPS^I I r "i II W NOT IN TMIS W^ \J™UoVE^y^f^ Me J^J^rJ mAf^^Jl^ VOU HAVE TO 5E CAREFUL \WWOPSJ NB6HBOURMOOP! J9 /y^^Lfu\m\ ABOUT SPILLIN6 PART OF /^~^J^ 4^ rl CikkOl ~T\ l THE BOHN LOSER *7
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      772 50 1 .i (cont'd from Pg. 10 this section.) 146 Foreign Education 146 Foreign Education ra Australian m^ Maritime College The Australian Maritime College. Australia's national higher education institution for the training and education of personnel for the maritime and fishing industry offers a range of unique courses at certificate, diploma,
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      529 50 151 Language Courses JAPANESE (Baginiwrsj 1) Mon 8.00- 9.30pm 11/08 2) Frl 7.30- 9.00pm 15/08 3) Sun 9.30-1 1.00am 17/08 4) Wed 6.30- B.oopm 20/08 5) Sun 11.00-12.30pm 24/08 PLEASE ENROL EARLY. BMC Commercial Training C*ntr* (BUKIT MERAH) Blk. 162 (Next to Regal Theatre) #03-3545 Bt. Merah Town Centre Tel:
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      28 50 aSS^22JE223MHr Cxn Product* J frah '"Jclr^lllsi 1 stf> Avenue Shoes J I^^ Canon Cameras l( The magazine for today's career woman $3.00 AUGUST '86 A Times Periodicals Publication
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      202 50 I See the Furniture j j Importer with theW^V] J Unbeatable <^ I range Zr^ Hfe, '1 m X mil— 5 Imported Full Set Wall Unit S El ft (Different colours available) G~t ~t 50 I'M!"** 1 :,M1 Sizzling new ranges different colours\ 4 L***^ I Lacquered to a glossy
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      39 50 I Putterip' Pete hH^^^_^f^j>^iij-^/mj^^^l^^^ \I r jr -^vv y X^^2^^^^^t~y^^*^Mj^^ ■.■'■■■■yP*'---'''''/*..- ■t 1 .N|>%,'| U _"/^**V"' vi 1 1 Jm,i i<fiy, I ■■^^.U-U----* y COILVOOR6AiRT>^ HOS« \N A FIGURE B, MOT IN A CIRCLE, AHDITWLL c^^^, UMCOIU VMITHOUTTuH^tIWS. 1
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      150 52 i>:; ■as >■'■■■ <:is wKf' The Power to Win I Cash-in-cap and prizes worth I I It's simple and fun! All you have to do is look I I inside the cap and see what you've won. I I The more you drink, the more you win. I I So
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      594 54 THE TEAM: MICHAEL LIEW, who took most of the pictures many great ones at that; ANG LAY WAH, who met the people, visited the places, sampled the pleasures and wrote the captions; JASMINE CHIA, who designed the pages and gave them that special, sparkling touch; SUNNY WEE,
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      607 54  -  PHILIP LEE sdfg By HIGH up on the 19th floor of a Housing Board block in Toa Payoh earlier this year, a teenaged schoolboy, flushed with his good performance in the GCE O levels, sat talking with his parents into the dawn hours. He chatted on and on, only
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      86 56 Who says sports is only for the young? Reaching the age of 79 has not lessened Tayabali Samiwala's love for it one bit. The pensioner turns up for anything from basketball matches at the Gay World Stadium and rugby at the Padang to the Olympics (from Tokyo in
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      80 56 When Anita Sarawak struts her stuff on stage, she gets the usually reticent Singapore audience to clap, stamp their feet and sing along. It's hard not to. Our singing ambassadress of more than eight years is a veritable fireball of energy and showmanship. Her repertoire covers nearly a dozen
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      72 59 E.T. doesn't just refer to Steven Spielberg's extra-terrestial in the movie of the same title. At our swimming pools, it's the nickname for hawkeyed David Lim, 19, the Sportsman of the Year for 1985, who is now studying business administration at Brigham Young University in America. His hard work
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      75 59 By day, hairdresser William Teo cuts according to what his clients want. In the evenings, he gives the order to cut not hair, but scenes from plays. This 28-year-old co-directed Theatreworks' lavish production of Rashomon in May. William, who runs the Botticelli hairdressing salon, directed his first play,
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      80 59 She's older than this century, but at 87, Mrs May Wong (wearing glasses), has been running the Henderson Senior Citizens' Home since 1978. Her involvement in various types of social work began in 1933, when she would go to the docks to rescue young girls who were brought
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      98 59 Our newest and brightest designers, their fresh creations swayed and sashayed their way into the local fashion scene in this year's Soda Designers' Show. Miss Heng Juit Leng, 22 (in dark clothes), left the life insurance business to turn denim into wild, wonderful and romantic unisex clothes while
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      92 59 These 23 men and women dared to take on a career in one of the most challenging fields today the Singapore Armed Forces. They have chosen to undergo tough and intensive training to become commandos, pilots, naval officers, infantrymen, technicians and tank operators. Each individual is outstanding in his
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      54 61 Adeiene Wee is the pride and joy of Singapore's bowlers. The 20-year-old administrative executive gave her best and became our first world champion at the World Games in London last year with a 1,601 -pintail total. That rolled her on to being voted 1985's Sportswoman of the Year, the
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      72 61 It's Moe Alkaff's job to keep the party "animals" happy. And Moe, who turns 24 today, stops at nothing to ensure that the adrenalin level in the disco is kept at a high. He raps, he dances, he sings along, he even performs stunts on the disco platform.
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      60 61 Brothers C.S. and K.H. Tan are, respectively, the chairman and managing director of Fowseng Plastics, which makes plastic casings for TV and radio sets. Their willingness to accept change and modernise saw an overall 10 per cent increase in production efficiency. It also made Fowseng the first medium-sized
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      52 62 If you like the Singapore Sling a pink, gin-based concoction blended with pineapple and topped with a dash of iemon Robert Ngiam's the bartender for you. Robert, great-great-great grandnephew of Ngiam Tong Boon, who first made the drink at the Raffles Hotel's Long Bar in 1915, works at the
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      28 62 a ~,j«~ *«x ;«*ho rhinoco iitprarv circle 7? Singapore at the age of 19. He has worked as a newspaper editor, a school principal and was the
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      35 62 A feast fit for a king or a prized chef. William Han of the Hilton International won the Most Outstanding Chef trophy at the 5th Salon Culinaire during Food and Hotel Asia this year.
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      50 62 Four years ago, engineer Michael Koh retired. Today, he and his wife work 12 hours a day on their hydroponic farm, Pacific Agro, in Bah Soon Pah Road. They enjoy a virtual monopoly of the supply of Japanese tomatoes, cucumbers and eggs to major supermarkets. inn 1I1MIII l-[TmMmm-mmmil«aWmWSimmnuWi I
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      123 63 Teo Eng Seng, a 48-year-old art teacher, is head of the United World College's Art fl Department. He holds an Art Teacher's Diploma from Birmingham School of Art Education and a fl Post-Graduate Certificate in Education from Birmingham University. In 1980, he started a new medium called "Paperdyesculp": paper
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        110 64 PURPOSE GRIT METTLE These are qualities of Singaporeans These are qualities of Keppel corporation ■■■■HM ■■KBS7 /L. f "^^M^^B V |fl k li^l H jffl^M" >« II"' fir wi K^ K^riH "w^pWrf/ Brj Br Jl B^ "VB^^^BK^^m j^Ht "■/■■^ffWt'd-- W^m #1 r <a^Bß •k.s*- ,^9m Keppel Corporation Limited HL^i 325
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        196 64 1 i 1 Warmest Congratulations 1 I j a 1 and 1 Best Wishes to the 1 1 Government and People of Singapore 1 1 on the Occasion of s Singapore's 21st National Day. i S) i^, S) S) Together Excellence For Singapore 6 i (S Si I MUUSSIVUWM UNITED
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      WOMAN DESIGNER
      60 65 Esther Tay began designing outfits for the stylish Singapore woman about 10 years ago. Today, her clean lines and clever cuts have made her company, Estabelle Fashions, a name to be reckoned with in the local women's fashion scene, Her clothes can be found in Britain, Bermuda and
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      PHOTOGRAPHER
      49 65 At work, he focuses on cancerous organs and brain tumours. In his free time, 43-year-old Tan Lip Seng, staff photographer of the National University of Singapore's medical faculty, pans his camera in search of yet another prize-winning picture. He's on the list of the world's Top 10 photographers.
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      BUSINESSMAN
      72 65 Michael Fam is the winner of Business Times' and international courier company DHL's first Businessman of the Year Award, which was organised in February. He is chairman of Fraser Neave, the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation and the Nanyang Technological Institute. Mr Fam began as an assistant engineer in Hume
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      SERVICE
      34 65 When the management of Sanur Restaurant say "We're in the people business," they mean it. The 20-odd front staffers dish up more than just good Indonesian food. They also provide tax-free, five-star service.
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      SERVANT OF MUSIC
      68 66 Louise Cheng, 59, is a teacher, pianist, violinist, organist, accompanist, choir member, ethnomusicologist, music therapist and specialist in music education for the handicapped. Despite bouts of ill health, she has soldiered on through three decades in the service of music education. Since 1954, she has been the
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      POLICE OFFICER
      57 66 The smart, polished uniform of the police officer enthralled Seah Wai Toh since he was a schoolboy. So it wasn't surprising that he jofned the Singapore Police Force soon after leaving school. Today, at 54, he is the Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police, and is the officer with
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      FUND RAISER
      9 66 US: Besses tWJ C hao9 e a
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        253 67 The SGS Semiconductor Group of Companies, the Italian ziant in Microchip Design and Manufacture, offer their Congratulations to Singapore on her 21st National Day Celebrations. SGS SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPORTS THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION. CONCEIVE CREATE MAKEa SELLn SUPPORT :M^|^^^^mW|BHßß|^B|^^B^mßßl^b36o^oo sinch '/fefers annuaiiy^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Jl AKir: Mfl KIO Sinoannm l^^^l^^^^^l^H Design Diffusion Marketing HQ
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        950 68 Impression HAIRDRESSING (C Salutes Singapore in celebrating its 21st National Day I B^^^^B I wmm Create a beautiful Impression with us. r 583 Orchard Road, 81-24 Forum Galleria, S\V Singapore 0923. Tel: *****'2/*****23 J) i nS y Mafulah Si nsja|Hii*a I 3 BULSING(PTE)LTD ►I 6, Tractor Road, W m Jurong
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      MUSIC MAN
      71 69 Alex Abisheganaden, at 60, plays the guitar and double-bass, is a bass-baritone, actor, teacher, composer, script writer and music coordinator for Radio Five, and was an Inspector of Schools, chairman of the Singapore Youth Festival, vice-chairman of the Young Musician's Society, and has served in the organising committee
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      ENTREPRENEUR
      91 69 Mr Wong Chun Win, managing director of Wearnes Technology, heads a computer company that believes in going out into the world to do business. This year, it set up a network of dealers and distributors to market its Singapore-made computer as well as other products in Europe, Australia, New
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      BABY
      65 69 "You must have been a beautiful baby." Twenty years from now, someone will say that to Clara Joan Fernandez, and she'll have this picture to prove it. At the tender age of seven months, she beat the rampant charms of 56 other infants to win her first beauty title.
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        107 69 I Congratulations 1 I Best Wishes to I I The People Government I I of the I I Republic of Singapore I I On the occasion I I of the I I 21st National Day I I The Organisation of The Tokyu Group I I *4^ I I Tokyu Air
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        30 69 I Dragages Sembawang I I Construction Pte Ltd I B 46, Scotts Road, Singapore 0922. Tel: *****22 Telefax: *****84. fe Wm ilffi 19 Hn Lw ■LjS Bwmff l» BBK'^hß B8&
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      TAXI DRIVERS
      86 70 You are looking at 19 of our best taxi drivers. But that's not all. Actually, 22 cabbies won NTUC Comfort's Model Operator Awards last year. Why so many? Well, 22 isn't really a surprisingly large number, since our visitors say that Singapore has the best taxi service in
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      YOUNG POET
      46 70 He's only 25, but Simon Tay, a law graduate, already has two collections of poetry to his name: the privately published Prisms and 5. "Poetry helps me define most accurately my own thoughts towards events," says Simon, who is now working on a novel.
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      BLOOD DONORS
      68 70 Together, they have given enough blood to fill the veins of more than 20 people a grand total of 132.44 litres. These men (from left) Mr Terence Mark Woodford, 53, a retired security guard, Mr M. Subramaniam, 58, a retired police officer, and Mr George Keng Aeria, 51,
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      ROCK GROUP
      47 70 Speedway. Uncompromising hard rockers. Since its formation in 1982, Speedway has helped expose rock music to the masses a difficult job, considering the unquenchable thirst for Top 40 pop fare here. The group has become quite a crowd puiier because of its lively concert performances.
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        125 70 From one high-flier to another-. We at Thai International are pleased that we are able to enjoy the best that this beautiful country has to offer. On our part, we assure you of the best in everything we do. From flying you in the biggest and latest aircrafts, to the
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      CHARITY WORKER
      58 71 At 75, Mrs Seow Peck Leng devotes her time to meetings, calling up businessmen, shuttling from hotels to offices just to put a show together for charity. It all began in 1954 when she started a club for underprivileged children. "I just feel good helping others. I think
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      HUMORIST
      56 71 Meet our resident funny person who single-handedly dragged pasar patois into vogue and made the Singapore "iah" and "alamak" an asset in conversations. Tour manager (when she isn't inciting laughter) Sylvia Toh Paik Choo became one of our most enjoyed national assets when her guides to Singapore slang, Eh,
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      SCOUT
      54 71 Chay Hong Leng was prepared to join the scouts when he was in Primary 1, but was told to wait two years because he was too young. Fortunately, his patience held out and today, the 17-year-old pre-university student of Anglo-Chinese Junior College is one of the nominees for this
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      ROCK ALBUM
      64 71 Bukan Kerana Nama, a solo effort by 34-year-old Ramli Sarip, the lead singer of the Malay rock group, Sweet Charity, is one of the best local albums, comprising songs that span the spectrum of rock music from gentle ballads to hard rock. It's a well-balanced album that has
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      COMPOSER
      96 71 He's in his 40s and is full of energy and ideas. Not only is Kam Kee Yong an excellent composer (several of his works have been performed by ensembles outside the country), he is also an artist, violinist, conductor and teacher. In June 1978, he won an Australian Cultural
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        229 71 Congratulations Best Wishes I to the I Government and people of Singapore i* on their 21st National Day $z fir Or ht Ho lj Vh H^^ A RANGE OF SER VICES^g^ WggM FIXED DEPOSITS vQH m ''W SAVINGS DEPOSITS W m W HOUSING LOANS i MORTGAGE LOANS I HIRE PURCHASE
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        35 72 A LITTLE THOUGHT MEANS SO MUCH. I Johnnie Walker. BomlB2Q Still gdngstra^. J% ~~< < Published by The Straits Times Pre*s (1975) Ltd. Printed by Singapore Newspaper Services Pte~Ltd., 2 Jurong Port Road, Singapore 2261. Tel: *****55.
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        110 73 OpJ he bei or Singapore <^ p^iH iBBBB^B bB^BI '}y i. aw jss.-.;;.' jHßfcai! Mt'filtftL bB^BB b^b^B b^^bb BbJ'* BBhB HBi^B^B '^ofcSii! i- ji ifTOiJK ™K IHHSIIBB mP^^^ WtL -^B b^B bb w|HHBBJ^^BbB {J| BI k Vfl Bni BBSbHBbI iP^^^B^B^MH^^lißi bW^^B^SI MBHB^^^^^^^ HHb^Hb^b^b^blb^b^b^ MWtRlBy ■BBBapßii Biß v^b^k bM IB bf^'lKjV
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      761 74 sdfg WHERE can I spend a special day at the beach? My answer is: "Go to Kusu Island." It has much to offer. It gets you away from the hustle and bustle of Singapore island, yet you are still in Singapore a different Singapore, you will soon find out
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      Ambassadors:What's best about Singapore
      291 74 Ambassadors:What's best about Singapore LARGER than life Awesome. But who's to say it's not appealing? This forbidding visage of Guan Yu (who is popularly known as Guan Gong) a famous general in China during the Warring States period as well as others like him attract thousands of visitors to the
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      756 74  -  DAVID KRAAL dfbgdf Bv IT HAS been said that we live in an age in which it is argued that to be happy is to be frivolous; that to seek pleasure is tantamount to casting aside the dogmatic dictum that life is serious, life is earnest and go tearing
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        817 74 /jg^ THE MOST FOFUIi 4R MAS S WEDDING 1 MlSt OXLEY GRAND MASS WEDDING HONEYMOON TOURS T 986/ 1 987 J^^^^__ I CEREMONY DATE: 21ST SEPTEMBER 1986/17TH MAY 1987 mßHonMcwuvvnn imNnyiPVMivwFnniNr fSP "!oW|| *'3tS DEPARTURE DATE: 22ND SEPTEMBER 1986/18TH MAY 1987 T^^^T lOP i HS I g^ VENUE: NEPTUNE THEATRES
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        64 75 Towards a jm Better Tomorrow vr With dedication, determination and the spirit to excel. HAPPY 21st NATIONAL DAY RHEEM HONG LEONG SINGAPORE CITY HONG LEONG HONG LEONG KING'S HOTEL KONG LEONG HONG LEONG (FAR EAST) INVESTMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENTS INDUSTRIES FINANCE LIMITED HOLDINGS CORPORATION PTE LIMITED HOLDINGS LIMITED LIMITED MANUFACTURING LIMITED
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      WAY TO RIDE
      68 76 This train is the forerunner of our sophisticated public transport system, the Mass Rapid Transit, that will roll off in December next year. Apart from providing a speedy ride in air-conditioned comfort, it is the answer to the modern-day problem of moving heavy passenger traffic from one
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      BIRD PARK
      72 76 Rated among the best, the Jurong Bird Park has the largest collection of South-east Asian birds as well as the world's highest man-made waterfall, which is 30 metres high. Visitors can also stroll through the world's largest walk-in aviary and see 1,500 feathered friends in their natural habitat.
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      CENTRE FOR ALL
      52 76 Apart from being a creche for pre-school children, the Ayer Rajah Day Care Centre in Teban Gardens Road provides physiotherapy services for elderly patients and houses a senior citizens' club. To promote interaction between the generations, the children occasionally give concert performances to an appreciative audience of
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        265 76 Congratulations I Best Wishes I to the People &l Government H of the Republic of Singapore on her 2 1 st National Day •^ftfcrf" |(B Pen H ARNE VINSDAL A /s I EXPORT MERCHANT I PAPER, BOARDS I OS L O 1 I NORWAY I Agent: B I I apb
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      STADIUM
      58 77 Be it a rock concert or the Malaysia Cup, chances are it will be held at the National Stadium. The stadium, which can seat 60,000 spectators, was built in 1973 primarily to satisfy Singapore's sporting needs. Since then, it has also played host to a variety of other major
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      OUTDOOR STUDIO
      76 77 The closing of a branch of the Registry of Marriages at the Chinese Garden two years ago hasn't stopped starry-eyed couples from going there on their big day to take one for the album. Nominated one of the top 60 gardens in the world by the House and
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        164 77 r Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Government and people of the Republic of Singapore on her 21st National Day Steamed Red Fish with Soya Bean Crumbs Another Specialty only from Dragon City. HH Discover some of the finest Sichuan and seafood dishes HH^V at r)ril^ on City Restaurant. Evcr\'
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      216 78 SATAY Meat stuck on a stick may sound unappetising, but when its name is satay, be prepared for a gastronomic delight. These succulent morsels of marinated meat have been in the mainstream of our food fare for ages. And it's kept the flag flying in food promotions abroad. LANDMARK New
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        112 78 Gestetner mi Jli m* Th e Republic of mfl |WOC Singapore on her lllllVlwW 21st National Day I..— »».^«^^ii— jipiyii! ES^ivlLjf' j^~ *v» w r L!^\ %»JL *«Jt3l "iBHBBi«i»«c a. .^^■^^MHMMtfWMMIRMRSI PBT&ii' im 1 j «ffiw^l| *m*^y Mt M SS' '■> liSSfr '^v^^V'^B fi^jHMiV^ jZaiiiii^^^ttat 4 j l fMH|fejP'^' m^
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        70 78 #THEBEST LOCAL FAVOURITES r~ Wmm 1 11 jl/v 1 '4hMi^^ ■> r wßm 25 JLJL A JL MHA Aw **^k, a^'*^^tf_%»^^p^^ J^ v 9 In£ Hick ot "JSSjfejnfK 1 1, come for yourself and discover a feast that ■Mjji^^^'^lkljHE^Sß^ftjßfcl many have already found real value for their myiaKSaK^^^' Lunch: 1
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        1163 79 J^t^H Burins a Nation fff^^ Celebrating Nationhood Singapore Contractors Association Ltd and its members are proud to be a part! Antara Koh Pte Ltd Kong Siong Construction Co (Pte) Ltd Atlas Copco (South-East Asia) Pte Ltd L&M Group Investment Ltd Babich Singapore (Pte) Ltd Lee Kim Tah Pte Ltd Chang
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      137 80 FEELING It looks like any airport runway. A stretch of asphalt concrete cutting across the open, grass-carpeted ground. But this one evokes a special feeling for Singaporeans that you are home at last, safe and sound, after being away. You can almost see the smiles on their faces, the gleam
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        28 80 mmmmmmmmmmmmJSßSSSm All the very best from us on your 21 years of Independence ~v^as^EHMBWI^BWB^4 lj I i i T/l^iW#iWM Cerebos Singapore Cerebos Eastern Yakult Singapore Pizza Hut Singapore
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        23 80 KDcngraluiaticm TO SINGAPORE ON HER 21ST NATIONAL DAY CHOON SENG SEAFOOD RESTAURANT No. 892, Ponggol Road, 11V4 m.s. Singapore 1954 Tel: *****72, *****89
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      140 81 PARK Singapore's oldest park, the Botanic Gardens, is 127 years old and was originally started by Sir Stamford Raffles as an experimental spice plot in Fort Canning. The land of the present Botanic Gardens used to belong to prominent Chinese businessman Whampoa Hoo Ah Kay, who, in 1859, traded his
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        378 81 >^^ MW l^^^^Z THE PEOPLES GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBUC OF SINGAPORE m jf^M R iwHffNaiioMlOtK j W amaUjm M f^S Established in 1 949 we grow with Singapore together Wm.^^*^^ MM aN9 3 I years of dedicated service to the hard-of-hearing in S'ngapore. M mLf^^r \^r\ Suppliers of Audiometers mT-^'^^
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        590 81 CaHftcUu£adcoH4 SeU TOuAet to the People and Government of the Republic of Singapore on their 21st National Day and 27 years of Nation Building flam m\ flfli mm am mm mUf'mimi &m dm ,jmm. flfl^\ DRAMATIC OHf mmmUmlmiW Bw^w^ new technology UmltnMtOu WmmmW^* CASIO MtcMdfrm wBk m mm*qg/ m ft\
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        754 82 Bp "*fc j| HL'flh p| B d^^M i^k 1 BBIL If |t^|fe BIBH B^B^V^B I R J TM^* '^bVbTSS ;r JKm I^L. BP "J 1 r t^ 2 Bl■■[A I I lAI 1 [§I I Civ -fc lßlßtf^« t W&^m^^^^£aM'f&^<s J. *3 P^Pk 2tJBIBbL -.-«^H BbBlT BBk .^Bw. >^88l jSM
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      253 83 LETTER BOX It's more than just the übiquitous box. The General Post Office may look like a granite fortress on the outside, but step through its glass doors and you will find an atmosphere of friendly and personalised service. Its $766,000 transformation into a plush, carpeted and soft-lit flagship of
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        86 83 Salutations, Singapore, on this, your 21st National Day *sp> We wish you the very best for the coming years *lp And we join with all in the joyous celebrations *Sp We also thank you for the support you've given us JSfJ) And we pledge to you, our every effort towards
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        23 83 JIKK&b^ Nitsuko M ffll&V J» fflfli No- 539-85 K6B Lire LIIVE NitSUkO— THE CO-ORDINATOR OF VITAL COMMUNICATIONS JfMc^o SINGAPORE COima "excellence for Singapore""
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      232 84 SCHOOL GARDEN How does your garden grow? Quite nicely, thank you especially if it's on the grounds of the St Nicholas Girls' School in Ang Mo Kio. The school believes in the pursuit of knowledge in an environment of lush, tropical beauty. Not only is it pleasing to the eye,
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        121 84 Bl Duty Free Shoppers and Le 1 B^ Classique join Singapore in celebrating V ■^^B^jiF '*S-;' 'ffp i; tP^ F its 21st National Day. B: :v Wr Today, we share everyone's pride as S^T^r d^tffe. IF^ we ae^ on e coun^ r y' s history of l i^f w m^
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        154 85 I Warmest Congratulations Best Wishes to the Government and People of Singapore on the occasion of our 21 st National Day ONS! TONG ENG BROTHERS (PTE) LTD ITS ASSOCIATED COMPANIES A modern shopping complex in the heart of MBugis Square G^s§siii§i!i§§£§|g^ Eminent Plaza J bustling Serangoon Road, well patronised by
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        421 86 The Unique Hitachi Keyboard Panel Here's a brand new look for VCRs 4 (single, daily or weekly) programmes, up -a revolutionary Keyboard Panel that BHH_______________i to 2 weeks in advance, whilst the Instant others don't have! At a slim 95mm height, tiß/^^^^^^^^^^^^M Recording Timer (IRT) button lets you it'll look
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        483 86 RIVER VIEW These shophouses may be somewhat dilapidated and something of an anachronism in downtown Empress Place, but they've carved themselves a niche among the mass of towering concrete. This serene view of the Singapore River reflects the pace of our island city's progress. Plans are also in the pipeline
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      119 88 SCHOOL BUILDING St Joseph's Institution has long been renowned for its high standard of academic achievement, but the building, with its domed central block, is an important part of our architectural heritage as well. It was designed by a group of French Catholic priest-architects in the 19th and early 20th
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        179 88 Of 0^ <^H HBL. Delfghtfui morel; of Hong Kong Dian Xin to titillate your H tastefouds. An excellent Cantonese and S/echuan cuisine to wBRmBBBttHBmSBa PJF choose from. Atmosphere Is congenial. Servkre attentive. V j J&IL- i' W^^SRr Savour our delicious fare to the ser en .nU of our popular d'
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        300 88 Vittel The pure natural mineral water for healthy living. Vittel's natural goodness of well balanced mineral content J| and properties makes it an ,~1 ideal health-giving drink, pRPH|S|' especially when taken during \/ltt<»i activities. t HiS^" Vittel natural pHf :iMte6i-«rj mineral water is bottled fresh at »m»r M ;<^R its
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        83 88 •"tip rtrfriflfiKi n SKIN EXFOLIATE' SKIN EXFOLIATION SKIN EXFOLIATION j -X .r: >■■ -T^singap° re A perfected technique which rtiesT^^STal Da* involves a 7 -day process'. This Ottr he C h« 2lst promotes a fair, smooth and ,#=s^ IOGEf^cE refined complexion. Positive •sm)VS»^*^l op^g^ pobE results can be achieved for
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      185 89 MAGICAL TOUR This is the place for those who take to Chinese mythology. One of our prime tourist attractions, Haw Par Villa has long been known for its statues, some of which dwarf you. Children sometimes go home and have nightmares after visiting the grotto, which depicts the punishments awaiting
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        180 89 (Sbngmtulations St OBest(sffches to Singapore on her 21st National Day, Going Places... Echolac has trudged the world. With features lines.. .are all meticulously incorporated to give it specially built in to take the brunt of travel beautifully, 'class' appeal. Even the extra lightweight, fabric Its light anti-abuse case-shell, all round
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        235 89 leather lounge suites I f\ ZiJUI Ikl ""v^^HHr Choose from 10 different mcxicls. **ff aii modi-is %C^Z tJ^iii '^C',,^^-., l^wT!!7ljj>ylk^^^ 3 seater 2 armchairs) f^jfiirT-"— -^^^^fe ,y^ t^.--^.^^ -**.*>■.,..:■.. mm Exclusive WJJ 9 sets only Design by of Italy I v H \4elandss lounw suite More than 10 different models.
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      178 90 SINGING BIRDS The sound of one bird singing can bring a smile to the face and make your day. But if your spirits need more of an uplift, then go along to this coffeeshop in Tiong Bahru and here you can listen to the sweet songs of so many birds,
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        102 90 llXirlil HKK... EXCELLENCE FX» SINQikPORE m^GRAMAnONS AND fiEST WISHES TOTHEPEOPLE vANt) GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE O^v OF SINGAPORE'S Moving Towards A Better Tomorrow TBAKJC ICf it Klf\ TRANS-ISLAND BUS SERVICES (PTE) LTD of Oi in lifv mMIl*. r m o*Zs/^7\0 *Zs /^7\ H BfIMHJi "^^i inMQI B ■HlSiS'^F'^-^i W^^jgr W&*^jß?--fiHRk flHsk
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        42 90 jf' ft mJT^ T^^^^^^""^i*((ii^ 8888 Hi IMB lillW v J» March on Singapore. NISSAN MkRCH <^ TAN CHONG& SONS MOTOR CO. (S)PTE. LTD. 911, BUKITTIMAH ROAD, SINGAPORE 2158 TEL *****11 Everybody's Little Car OPEN DAILY FROM BAM BPM INCLUDING SAT. SUN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
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      131 91 WEEKEND HAUNT Turf champions come and go, be they horses, jockeys or trainers, but the Singapore Turf Club has a scenic quality which transcends the "four-legged lottery". The former rubber plantation in Bukit Timah gave way in 1933 to turf and sand tracks, stables and grandstands which will long remain
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        120 91 Kangxi Lounge fc^flflM !i entertainment is bound to charm A and win you ever. Like Melita our I §_.Jp talented vocalist from the Jaybees Melody Strings Ensemble and the seven member Melody Strings Ensemble, both from the Philippines, alternating with Mervyn Nonis, our resident keyboard wizard. They'll play all your
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        374 91 If you think all furniture stores are the same, please read this ad. Throughout the Actus stores fc^^x^ «i iiiiiff'" TlflllMMi x catalogue (which bv the way is iM B| yours tree), you U see turniture t^ g Jm^^a^r imported from all parts of Europe, yljppll!^ From the verv economical/
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      GOLF HOLE
      118 92 Make certain you play the second hole at the Tanjong Course at Sentosa when the sun starts to set. Then, depending on the wind, it will take anything from a five-iron to a wood to reach this par-three green. Chances are /our ball will end up in the
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      PARK BENCH
      44 92 The best place to sit and ponder the ups and downs of life is on a park bench. And what better place than amidst beautiful and serene surroundings of Macßitchie Reservoir? Just clasp your hands strategically across your stomach and relax, relax
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      PET
      47 92 Benji (real name: Champion Bukin Benjaman of Derandsha) was last year's Singapore Dog of the Year, Pekinese of the Year and Toy Dog of the Year. This two-and-a-half-year-old is representative of the extreme pleasure one gets in owning a loyal, lively pet who's devoted to you.
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      COMMUNITY CENTRE
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        405 92 NATIONAL DAY OFFERS! Limited Stocks Only i^ w^Kfm Dining Table witrump|-^H T^*^» 2 Arm Chaiafi^^l |^^*>. "ngH naiiiiißllttoli Single Cane Bed^B Royal Star Inner HHHH fIPI jrijj HR Spring Mattress Ei^^-^i^ritt^^rf^B^B IP^^^ Divan t Headboard wfcww Only I In^kfll From s yOvv only #THEK:|fjDic j^ F I^" e manress sleeping
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        365 92 3rd Anniversary jf "H Magnificent Color Photos for just 1 El] |I i ni s LJ magnificent event with us B vaa^ v^sis^ r LJ #01-44, People's Park Centre ■■j II I \\^J3 Wm #02-11, Katong People's Complex ff H Ur Vbsss^ flff #04-16 Da JJn Ftyßidg, Lpl H H
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      AEROBICS
      63 93 Jane Fonda does it. And so does your neighbour, probably. This feet-pounding form of exercise is the most popular activity at community centres for the second year running. About 26,000 people took part in 1,240 classes held at most of the 61 modern centres over the past year. And
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      RECREATIONAL ISLAND
      46 93 Sentosa offers visitors so much pleasure in one place. Visit the museums, swim in the lagoon, enjoy a game of golf, or watch the musical fountain in the evening. And if you still have the energy, give jogging, cycling or roller skating a try.
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      PEOPLE WATCHING
      54 93 The seats may not be the most comfortable, but the open-air cafe at Dynasty Hotel offers you the best spot to watch vibrant Orchard Road with its endless flow of passing people. It's the most strategic position to put sociologist-cum-anthropologist Desmond Morris' theories on human behaviour to the
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      HOSPITAL
      44 93 The Singapore General Hospital comes to the minds of most people in need of major medical care. It's not just because it's a fine blend of old and new on the outside; it's also because the staff and facilities are second to none.
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        934 93 Congratulations Best Wishes to the Government and People of Singapore on the occasion of the of the Republic SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING GENERAL AGENTS FOR ALL SOVIET VESSELS SINSOV BUILDING, 55 MARKET STREET, SINGAPORE 0104 CABLE SINSOV SINGAPORE, TELEX: RS *****, ***** ***** TEL: *****33 (15 LINES) Port Kelanq and Malacca:
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      TV SERIES
      60 94 Coffee Shop picked up more than a million viewers for one episode, far surpassing the ratings of the popular on-going series like Live From Studio One and Family Hour. Coffee Shop looks at the lives of a few stall-holders in a typical Singaporean coffeeshop. It details the daily
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      PLAYGROUND
      29 94 Children can play space invaders and still stay close to earth at the Pasir Ris Park. This space net is one of the attractions at the 20-hectare playground.
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      LOCAL FOOD
      34 94 This delectable spread of local food, prepared by Shangri-La Hotel's award winning team of chefs, is just a sample of our delicious local delights. No wonder they say Singaporeans love to eat.
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      WAY TO SAIL
      54 94 You don't have to own a yacht like the Magic Dragon, which belongs to Mr Ng Ser Miang, to appreciate the joys of one of the more romantic sports. Singapore's 15-metre sole entry was the first in its division to finish the China Sea race from Hongkong
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        241 94 PONDEROSA Hr CELEBRATES ■■■I 1 jlI~ 4. a^vb^^^ am w«^ tfji^ft y I' JKcscii lor trie st<ir. ICZ Wkß #jk i Iff i^J&A I M BXjAVr As the nation seeks excellence, we H JUL S fftß Bl^, LJ Jy B W^jF/f wW applaud your spirit and determination. a, j^ J^P"%
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      CLOTH
      73 95 One of the National Museum's prized acquisitions, this 15-metre piece of cloth is made of homespun cotton and comes from Central Sulawese. Used as canopies, wall hangings or to wrap around bodies of the dead, this type of cloth was made with a special weave and dye method that
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      FISHING
      54 95 Waiting for the big one to come along and, hopefully, take hook, line and sinker. But even if they don't catch anything, avid fishing enthusiasts enjoy the wait while talking about "the one that got away" or even the stock market, the latest TV show, the dinner that waits
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      CUP OF COFFEE
      24 95 A pleasure, without doubt. And you can get the best cup of coffee at the Crown Prince Hotel, we've been told.
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        907 95 WE SPEAK THE NATIVE TONGUE WHEN IT COMES TO MILITARY AND OUTDOOR PRODUCTS WORLD'S FINEST MILITARY AND OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT FOR AIR. LAND AND SEA Specialise: In all Military Outdoor Goods Sole AgentBrigade Quartermasters Products (USA) Manufacturer: Printing of t-shirts for all occasions/ souvenirs premium products/ made to order items. Importer/Exporter:
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        24 95 All enquiries are welcome* MILSPORTS SUPPLY PTE LTD Unit 01-01, Beach Centre, 15 Beach Road Singapore 0718 Tel: *****73, *****81 Telex: RS ***** MILSUP
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        257 95 -t^m wk 9 BCF j[T FIRE EXTINGUISHER imS Made In West Germany *Home delivery service m Suitable For Homes, Motorcar, Etc. BVHB|| Light Easy To Handle BP"jy|| Puts Out Fire Within Seconds Available at: fUtUitiH Yaohan Orchard IK Automobile Association of Singapore *3f s| Handifix Centrepoint Jelita Sole Distributor: AP
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        58 96 EXCELLENCE FOR SINGAPORE Compliments from Coop Internationa and its group of companies sole agents for Ebel watches and other quality products J^y^*^ '^VVWT S MBS>*BPr ■Ww// iU- x ■fc^**-'- Mm// mlt 1 1 J wL^*~" Published by The Straite Times Press (1975) Ltd. Printed by Singapore Newspaper Services Pte Ltd.,
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      245 54 Imagine you live out on the far eastern tip of and maintenance of the latest equipment. Singapore. Northern Telecom's facilities expand into more Now, pick up the phone. special hardware and software support areas, Within 5 seconds you can be talking to a providing an injection of the kind of
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      281 56 WORDS CANT SAY IT ALL. How can you describe the DATAMINI TURBO, o computer that is so versatile, fast and powerful that it outperforms our competitors in every way We rather you compare and see the advantages for yourself. Clock Speed 110% 60% 70% 10MHz 6.77 BMHz Memory Size 640
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      353 57 ..ccell^^ l^!^ This National Day marks 2 1 years of achievement for Singapore. And for IBM, it is an occasion to reaffirm our commitment to Singapore and to help achieve its national goals. To this end, IBM has been working with various institutions on meaningful and successful partnership programs to
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      200 58 THERE S ONE SHIPPING LINE THAT'S EVEN CLOSER THAN YOUR PHONE illt>» I J I 4^. f i^i^' j y^flpJßl^ B -j^^^ i f\ ivH 1 s I if 11 jy'l'Tn^^iß -1 *;/^H i^B Hi I I i^^ -J >J'ii > 9§HHi^m I til 'j?,fJSV~p^^^| ii wB r^'i i \//j
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      788 59 v. I \\i I MM 91 Whdb| You make the choice. T^ L We make the arrangements, I Buying a home is now easier. and high loan quantum. T Just choose the home you want: a bungalow, a In addition, you will enjoy an interest concession do^k terrace house, an
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      123 61 fJ| I £eB. m wj MF m a «aBJft^Jt^W^«BBJB>~ UI Bell Helicopter Asia is an extension of Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., the world's largest helicopter manufacturing and customer support network. Virtually everything that Bell offers at its main USA facilities is now available in Singapore and the company's establishment here
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      37 61 I Congratulations I c ßest c Wislies I to the Government People of the I Republic of Singapore I on the occasion of the country's I 21st National Day. I SINGAPORE $H Prima Group of Companies I
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