The Straits Times, 27 January 1987

Microfilm: NL15725
Total Pages: 42
1 14 The Straits Times
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Masthead
    16 1 The Straits Tmimes Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1867 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 108/12/86 j
    16 words
  • Article, Illustration
    The best way to beat graft
    1112 1 PM answers questions on Teh affair; probe shows no other ministry official involved by the PM By Our Parliament Team The strongest deterrent is m a public opinion which censures and condemns corrupt persons, m other words, m attitudes which make corruption so unacceptable
    1,112 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Aquino allows 15,000 to march to palace gates
    395 1 MANILA President Corazon Aquino dismantled police barricades around her presidential palace yesterday to allow some 15,000 leftist demonstrators protesting against last week's killings to march to her palace gates. In a demonstration sanctioned by her, a half dozen Cabinet ministers, veterans of
    AP; UPI; Reuter  -  395 words
  • Article
    Istana grounds open on Sunday
    71 1 THE Istana grounds will be open to the public from 8 am to 6.30 pm on Sunday. Six bands and orchestras will perform at scheduled times between 12.15 pm and 6.15 pm. They are the Nan Hwa Secondary School brass band, the Singapore Youth Chinese
    71 words
  • Article
    Lock icon Japan faces mountains of problems: Nakasone
    348 1 Japan faces mountains of problems: Nakasone TOKYO Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone warned yesterday that Japan faces "mountains of problems" and questioned whether the country possessed the zeal to carry out economic and social reforms. Kicking off what is likely to be a stormy parliamentary session over his plans to reform
    AP; Reuter  -  348 words
  • Article
    Lock icon Bonus offer
    28 1 BEIJING China is to introduce rewards and penalties for factory directors and productivity-linked bonuses for workers to help boost production, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Reuter
    Reuter  -  28 words
  • Article
    Galbraith on parallels to crash of 1929
    77 1 Galbraith on parallels to crash of 1929 IS THE United States heading for another crash like the 1929 collapse on Wall Street? Eminent Harvard economics professor John Kenneth Galbraith sees unmistakable signs of the same cracks. Prof Galbraith pinpoints four parallels between those dark days and today's situation m the
    77 words
  • Article
    Suharto's S'pore visit to begin at the Causeway
    352 1  - Suharto's S'pore visit to begin at the Causeway Yang Razali Kassim By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA President and Mrs Suharto will be greeted by Prime Minister and Mrs Lee Kuan Yew at the Causeway on Feb 6 when the Indonesian leader travels to Singapore from Johor Baru for a one-day working
    352 words
  • Article
    What it should have been
    135 1 What it should have been WE WISH to clarify the point behind the headline. "Strategic error for Tokyo to increase investments m US, Europe B-G Lee", published yesterday. The report was based on an interview with Trade and Industry Minister Brig-Gen (Res) Lee Hsien Loong. referring to Japanese investment strategy.
    135 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      127 1 XwmmmmmmmT^mmmmmmmmW AWml 7 WW mKW WWmmWWW WM Wmm&m^\fr\m\ I H> mt More Parliament reports on Pages 10, 11 and 12 Another four-year term for Kohl despite poorer showing by party Report on Back Page iiDiii mmmm> r yl^^2llV^^!^^| AWm THE BIGGESTDEAL ON THE WORLD'S SMALLEST FAX Rent or buy the
      127 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 2
      194 1 .n-uH I < S f HUM. Ol> vT\ V I MHill < ll'isc I <<) yS V I Mini V I Member of Ihe British /^sS^\ y* *>s\ Ly BbbM J Member of Ihe National lie V raining Nrsrarch Foundation y V y EVERBRIGHT optical co.-^ Prescription sine, IVI* Ihe
      194 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • IN SUMMARY
    • Article
      Home
      348 2 Order 14 helps 1,555 WHAT DO YOU do if you have a strong and clearcut case, supported by necessary documents, but the person you are suing still refuses to settle your claim? Thanks to a legal procedure introduced m the Subordinate Courts last March, you can succeed m getting
      348 words
    • Article
      Around the world
      275 2 Growth's twin effects THE JAPANESE government, m an annual economic forecast, predicted yesterday that an expansion m domestic growth would lead to both an economic rebound and a decline m the trade surplus m 1987. The report projected a 3.5 per cent inflation-adjusted economic growth, compared with
      275 words
    • Article
      Comment
      295 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: WHY have mere and mare Japanese Investors turned their attention away from Asia to the United States and Europe ia recent yearsf It is not just their desire to circumvent import tariffs or that the West offers larger markets for Japanese goads. After all, the
      295 words
    • Article
      Timesport
      244 2 Giants bash Broncos IT DOES NOT matter if you do not know the difference between the Super Bowl and a rice bowl, says JANICE SEAH. Watching 22 men engaged m mortal combat over a piece of pigskin is quite an exhilarating experience. She was among 390 early morning revellers
      244 words
    • Article
      Section Two
      463 2 A time to start anew AS MANY families m Singapore look forward to the long Lunar New Year weekend, 50 teenagers explain what traditions their families observe during this 15-day long festival. It is a time, teens explain, for strengthening family ties, forgiving old wrongs and starting anew,
      463 words
    • Article
      Timesdollar
      158 2 EXPORT INSURANCE CORP BACK IN THE BLACK THE EXPORT Credit Insurance Corporation of Singapore (ECICS) has returned to profitability after two years m the red thanks to lower claims payment and higher premium and investment income. The corporation, the only provider here of insurance coverage for domestic exports, turned
      158 words
    • Article
      Around Asean... and Across the Causey
      135 2 'Staged for the US' A ROW OVER wire taps involving President Corazon Aquino took a bizarre twist yesterday with a senior aide admitting that leaked telephone conversations were held but were staged for the benefit of the United States government. Executive Secretary Joker Arroyo
      135 words
    • Article
      Forum
      111 2 A BANG ON THE DOOR AT 4 am A MAN who was unable to pay the instalments on his car loan thought that the usual procedure would be for the company to repossess the car. The company did not do so but sent a man, probably a bill collector,
      111 words
    • Article
      Buyers' Guide
      320 2 Where life's a sheer pleasure There are many recreational facilities m this landmark which allows you a splendid view of hills and the seafront. J View at classification 114 *aj Classifieds: Pg. 5, Section Two <&X/ Product Advertiser Section/Pace Acrobatic Show Neptune Mandarin Spore I 3 Audio Philips
      320 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
      625 2 SHbIBIS^ FOUOWTHE STAR&WHM Contest Winners 1 I fo*4natul€i&Am\4,/ Top 3 Toyota Starlet Winners Mr Goh Keng Thong Mdm Yu Mci Yoke Miss Jenny Lee l/C No. 1 *****1 /B l/C No. 1 1 *****/E l/C No. *****67/A National Colour TV Winners National Hi-Power Compo Mr Leong Chee Hong l/C No
      625 words
  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 2 Miscellaneous Column 1
      47 2 TV update SBC 5 9.30 Today m Parliament 10.30 The Love Boat 11.30 Tuesday Premiere Sharks Paradise 1.15 AM Close SBC 8 9.20 Today m Parliament 10.00 The Sword and the Song 11.10 The Riae of the Shogun 12.00 MN News and Financial Report 12.20 AM Close
      47 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • around the WORLD
    • Article
      Lock icon Tear gas breaks up dissident meeting
      140 3 SEOUL Riot police used tear gas to disperse several hundred people trying to attend a meeting here yesterday to discuss a memorial service (or a dissident student who died under police torture 12 days ago, witnesses said. Dissident leaders, including Mr Kirn Dae-Jung. were
      AFP  -  140 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Iran claims more victories
      105 3 Iran claims more victories NICOSIA Iran said yesterday its forces captured more Iraqi positions m an overnight attack m the southern sector of the battlefront, killing or wounding 3,000 Iraqi troops. Iran's official Irna news agency said these positions were west of Fish Lake along the Dual Canal and west
      AP; Reuter  -  105 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Free-fall of dollar a threat, says Baker
      412 3 WASHINGTON UNITED States Treasury Secretary James Baker has warned that a free-fall of the dollar would threaten the health of the US economy, promoting inflation and making it difficult to finance the national debt. In an interview on NBC Television on Sunday night,
      NYT; Reuter; UPI; AFP  -  412 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Volcano erupts
      47 3 GUATEMALA CITY Pacaya Volcano, 25 km to the south of here, erupted on Sunday night and columns of fire were visible m this capital city. There was no word on casualties but authorities said they feared people living near the volcano were m danger. AFP
      AFP  -  47 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon India's military might on parade
      245 3 NEW DELHI India celebrated its 38th republic anniversary with a display of military might and cultural extravaganza m the heart of the capital here yesterday. The two-hour National Day display was marked by unprecedented security due to fears that Sikh militants might try to strike
      AFP; AP; Reuter  -  245 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon China wants US newsman transferred out
      259 3 China wants US newsman transferred out BEIJING China said yesterday it wanted American journalist Lawrence Mac Donald, 32, to be transferred out of the country as soon as possible. But Agence-France Presse, which employs Mr Mac Donald, has refused to recall him. Xinhua news agency reported that the foreign ministry
      Reuter  -  259 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Use wealth for peace, Muslim leaders told
      238 3 Use wealth for peace, Muslim leaders told KUWAIT The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah, opened the Islamic Conference Organisation (ICO) summit here yesterday with a call to Muslim leaders to forget their differences and use their wealth and manpower for peace and solidarity. The three-day summit is being
      Bernama  -  238 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Group warns it will hit planes
      135 3 BEIRUT A group that claimed it set off oilfield fires and an explosion m Kuwait last week has threatened to attack the emirate's air traffic during the summit of the Islamic Conference Organisation, Beirut newspapers reported yesterday. "We warn ali the world's airlines against
      Reuter  -  135 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Breathing art 'can alter liquid structure'
      77 3 BEIJING Chinese scientists have found that an ancient breathing art called qigong used to treat various diseases, including cancer, alters the molecular structure of liquids, the China Daily reported yesterday. It said researchers using laser technology found that qi the "life energy" transmitted from
      Reuter  -  77 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Groom-to-be on express delivery
      170 4 STAFFORD British Rail took good care of an embarrassed bride-groom-to-be when he arrived at Stafford railway station m the middle of the night wrapped as a parcel. A spokesman for British Rail said police were called to the station at 3 am and found the man
      AP  -  170 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Twin-effect growth for Japan
      354 4 Rebound and surplus decline forecast TOKYO The Japanese government, m an annual economic forecast, predicted yesterday that an expansion m domestic growth would lead to both an economic rebound and a decline m the trade surplus m 1967. The annual Economic Outlook report for fiscal 1987
      UPI  -  354 words
    • Article
      Buying spree in US may backfire, Tokyo told
      340 4  - Buying spree in US may backfire, Tokyo told PETER HAZELHURST By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO Japan's massive investments m US real estate, factories and securities may stir up a new wave of resentment if trade friction continues to bedevil bilateral economic ties. This is the view of California Governor George Deukmejian,
      340 words
    • Article
      Travel council saves holidays of 4,600
      138 4  -  WINSOME LANE By Hong Kong Correspondent HONG KONG More than 4,600 people planning overseas holidays during the Lunar New Year have been saved from disaster by the newly-established Travel Industry Council. Travel agencies tend to collapse at every New Year, taking with them their
      138 words
    • Article
      More jobs all is not well
      299 4  - More jobs all is not well Liak Tong Kiat By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON Along with other foreigners, the Japanese have been enthusiastically picking up everything from art works and corporate stocks and bonds to real estate and US Treasury securities m recent years. By the end of 1985, their US
      299 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Britain faces chaos with Telecom strike
      362 5 LONDON Britain's telecommunications system faced the prospect of widespread chaos as more than 110,000 engineers of the giant British Telecom (BT) began an indefinite national strike. The National Communications Union called the strike early yesterday after British Telecom rejected a demand to reinstate engineers
      UPI; Reuter; AP  -  362 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Bush and Hart head presidential field
      133 5 NEW YORK Vice-President George Bush is the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, while former Senator Gary Hart heads the Democratic presidential field, according to a poll published on Sunday by The New York Times. The poll, conducted on Jan 18 to 21
      AFP  -  133 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Haig may throw in his hat in March
      374 5  -  ALBERT R AMALINGAM By Bangkok correspondent BANGKOK Former US Secretary of State General Alexander Haig said yesterday he would announce m late March whether he would be a candidate for the American presidency. "As of now l am leaning m the direction
      374 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Japanese join the race to crack pyramid's secrets
      158 5 Japanese join the race to crack pyramid's secrets CAIRO Japan has entered an undeclared race against France to discover secrets that the Great Pyramid of Cheops has kept hidden for 4,600 years. Dr Ahmed Kadry, chairman of the Egyptian Antiquities Organisation, announced on Sunday the start of the efforts by
      AP; Reuter  -  158 words
    • Article
      Bonn polls a lesson for Thatcher
      408 5  -  ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON Old King Kohl is not quite such a merry old soul today. The West German Chancellor, who was returned, as expected, for a second four-year term m Sunday's general election, faces a more difficult time than he anticipated,
      408 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Peru dam bursts
      78 5 LIMA Thirty people are now feared dead and another 20 are missing after a torrent of mud and rocks engulfed the town of Chuschi, near Ayacucho m central Peru, m the early hours of Saturday when an irrigation dam burst, officials said. Another 45 people were injured
      AFP  -  78 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Fun with science at No. 10
      92 5 BRITISH Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, aa Oxford University seleaee gradaate, waridag aa aa expertmeat ta the kitchen af her official residence, lt Dewatag Street. Laadaa. She ia showing that water frem hailed red cabbage changes eelear whea mixed with acid er alkaline aelatiea*. Mrs
      Reuter  -  92 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Embassies in Beirut want foreigners to leave
      316 5 Embassies in Beirut want foreigners to leave BEIRUT The continued presence of foreigners m Muslim West Beirut is causing the embassies of their countries growing anxiety and frustration. "We would like them all to get out," a British diplomat said of his estimated 45 countrymen who apparently refuse to budge
      Reuter  -  316 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      136 3 Indarin Singapore s Incredible Dbats At The Neptune ate the Lunar New Year of n the finest imperial with a thrilling performance edible Acrobats of China, trong troupe of China's most ed acrobats, they'll amaze eathtaking feats of balance, ility and teamwork. It's the f their world tour so you
      136 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 3 Advertisements Column 2
      354 3 IJIE Bi I Freehold Property m Katong Area I ■—I I n i m \*E* ,D C^ I 2-Storey Split-level Semi-detached I ir_J MffiS s.i»« i»«- o Terrace Houses I 'f*t m 4\ LUCKY MILL _js^_, -> i Z\mwl iwm uj >— v H *fc \jln umau kastuwi 5* ajg/^v/
      354 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      409 4 WE WISH ALL OUR CHINESE PATRONS "GONG XI FA CAT' ONE DAY SPECIALS While Stock Last! ll TIpPI l I mWAf W. aIBTBtBttTB^-ta. BB^^^7\m\ LpV ''JJmFa^lim mW immM \3 I SHOP N WIN UP TO $100,000 I (7 per lOOfi t--3 Lbj^l NCffl! W In Gift Vouchers. Just Spend $30/-
      409 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 2
      9 4 Japanese firms urged to export back home Page 14
      9 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      158 5 m^ m Y mX*! f\Q. \^l \x mm x W L*"a J z La \*l f L^b^L^.^^^^^\^L^L^L^Lk.^L^t..^L^L^B^.^aaaaaaaa^L^BLSß^.^Baaaaaaaaaaaa^Lß •■-3Smw a^ mmmmmmmmW^mX^^SkbS^ laaaHß f O*W*J l^*aaaaaaaaaasHVPSl LraVl BVi 1 A -^mmmA 1 W .bbblPh!! .aaaaaaaaaV J'mmm aalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaßir I llllJl I I tFor every $5.65 you spend at Kentucky Fried just having fun.
      158 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • AROUND ASEAN
    • Article
      Lock icon Aquino phone chats 'were for benefit of US govt'
      422 6 pmAMILA A ROW over wire taps involving President Corazon Aquino took a bizarre twist yesterday with a senior aide admitting that leaked telephone conversations were held but were staged for the benefit of the United States government. Executive Secretary Joker Arroyo
      AP; Reuter; UPI; Bernama  -  422 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Beijing offers to swop tanks for Thai goods
      114 6 BANGKOK Chiaa has offeree' ta sell a aamher af taaks ta Thailand at a "friendship price" m exchange far agricultural goods, a newspaper reported here yesterday. Chinese Armed Faroes Catef-ef-Staff Geaeral Yaag Deihi made the after daring a visit here earlier tab
      AFP  -  114 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Kidnapped Japanese 'is alive but weak'
      165 6 MANILA A Japanese businessman held for more than two months by kidnappers is believed to be alive but weak and refusing food, a senior security source said yesterday. Mr Nobuyuki Wakaoji, 53, was kidnapped by armed men on Nov 15. He is director of
      AP  -  165 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Aussie star leads drive to mend ties with Jakarta
      383 6 JAKARTA Australia launched a new drive yesterday to improve its tarnished ties with Jakarta, stressing the role of Australian companies m the Indonesian economy and the need for better defence links with its neighbour. Spearheading the campaign was Rebecca Gilling, star
      Reuter  -  383 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Two killed in Thai border clashes
      317 6 BANGKOK THAI troops clashed recently with Laotian and Vietnamese troops m separate incidents at the border. Thai army officials have said. An army spokesman said yesterday that a 50--man Vietnamese force crossed three kilometres into Thailand and clashed with Thai troops, killing one Thai.
      UPI; AFP  -  317 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Troops seize CPM camp in Yala province
      176 6 BANGKOK Thai forces have captured a Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) jungle camp, a Border Patrol Police unit commander said on Monday. Major Nikhom Songsri said m Betong that his combined task force unit had clashed six times with the CPM guerillas since
      AFP  -  176 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 6 Advertisements Column 1
      652 6 V? 8.8.8. 8 ..18.118.8.888>8.8_8..88..,_8ia^ D C Greet the Year of the Rabbit with Delicious Tien Court *Yu Sheng' Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit m grand style with a choice menu of 168 superb Sichuan dishes our famous Taiwanese chefs have prepared just for you. Then savour traditional 'Yu Sheng
      652 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 6 Advertisements Column 2
      71 6 A Happy Prosperous Lunar New Year to al our customers and friends In view of the festive season, our business hours are revised as follow? 27/ I/87 10am 7pm 28/ I/87 10am 3pm 29 31/1/87 Closed 1/2/87 10am 7 pm From 2/2/87, business hours as usual: 10am 9pm iimjjgM There's
      71 words
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      991 7 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■J^ —nLaaaaaaaaafcaßßßaaWaßßaaa.- bP^ LflT P^lßannafli flflaaaaaaal^P L^ .-^-ajßfl^^flflfli LflwF "^B flflaaW. flflaV li^ 1 flr^ flflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflaP Hna^PV flfl LfILW .aaflfl aflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflP^ Baay *"*flß Br Lfla t! flP^ .aaflfl flflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflf BbbbW^. "1 BP^ aaafl flflat PJ^'-atafla! Lfla IB mm Wr^ .aaflal IflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflF Suua^a^ BI aflat aflr 'xaßß Br aTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTaTBTaTaT awaW^!P"*aBBaBBBBa aTaV
      991 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • AROUND ASEAN... and Across The Causeway
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Dishonest ways may put off investors: Daim
      247 8 KOTA BARU Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin has expressed the fear that the existence of a large number of Malaysians who had no integrity and who could not be trusted upon would undermine investors' confidence m the country. He said the people must eradicate
      Bernama  -  247 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Picket by 300 who lost jobs at paper
      105 8 PENANG About 300 employees of Sing Ping Jih Pao, whose services were terminated after the paper was placed under receivership, picketed outside Wisma Chocolate and the Datuk Keramat branch of Malayan Banking Berhad here yesterday. Wisma Chocolate houses the office of Sing
      Bernama  -  105 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Another call for air policy review
      235 8 MUAR TRADE .md Industry Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has reiterated that Malaysia should reappraise its aviation policy with Singapore. He said the review should be conducted immediately as Malaysia was now experiencing an economic slowdown. Tengku Razaleigh first made the call to review the
      NST  -  235 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Usno confused over disband order
      266 8 Usno confused over disband order KOTA KINABALU Several Usno divisions m Sabah are said to be confused about their disbandment move to pave the way for the party's merger with Umno. This is because of contradictory statements made by Usno leaders recently. Usno branches had earlier been told to disband
      NST  -  266 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Give us the full confidence to govern Sabah, says Kitingan
      222 8 TAWAU Sabah Chief Minister and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan said yesterday the party should be given full confidence to govern Sabah because it was given the mandate by the people. As the ruling PBS was
      Bernama  -  222 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Reds are abusing truce: Manila
      158 8 Reds are abusing truce: Manila MANILA Defence Minister Rafael Ileto accused communist rebels yesterday of endangering a 60--day ceasefire declared last month "While we pledged to honour the ceasefire, there are serious breaches committed by the insurgents," he said. Gen Ilpto. addressing a conference of senior military officials m Quezon
      AP; Reuter  -  158 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Caning will cause legal confusion, says don
      218 8 JOHOR BARU Kelantan's recent introduction of caning for alcohol consumption and illicit sex by Muslims will lead to legislative chaos and constitutional confusion, a National University of Singapore dean said yesterday. Prof Syed Hussein Alatas, head of the university's Malay Studies faculty, said
      Bernama  -  218 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Rotan for sex offence
      83 8 KOTA BARU The Syariah Court has sentenced school bus driver Sharif Osman, 37, to 45 days' jail and three strokes of the cane for zina (illicit sex) with a student. Religious Department enforcement officers arrested him and Sanah Yaacob, 20, at 4.45 am on Jan 10
      NST  -  83 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 8 Advertisements Column 1
      155 8 SJS^ v Ss^w_ S?^bw VaaJT^ n3bW^ aawl^\ "**~^^^^m\mmmi±^B '*~-^-*^^mmm^mi\mm. «a»a*aa7 aaa When everyone is asleep this New^ear, guess who's wide awake 24 hours a day? At 7-Eleven, we're open 24 hours a day, all We've also some specials, specially marked 365 days a year including the Lunar New Year down
      155 words
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • across the CAUSEWAY
    • Article
      Unions hit out at move to control pay rise
      278 9  - Unions hit out at move to control pay rise PETALING JAYA THE Malaysian Trades Union Congress and Cuepacs, the umbrella union for public sector workers, oppose any move to introduce legislation to control wage increases, according to The Star newspaper. It reported yesterday that the unions wanted the system of
      278 words
    • Article
      Umno leaders 'should take honesty oath'
      138 9 JOHOR BARU A university professor and veteran politician has suggested that Umno leaders who contest for Supreme Council seats at the party's General Assembly should be asked to swear that they had not been and never would be corrupt if they were elected, The
      138 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Public wage bill too high, says official
      331 9 KUALA LUMPUR THE Malaysian government is finding it hard to pay civil servants their rising salaries and allowances. This is because the annual increase m revenue is not proportionate to annual operation costs, according to a senior government official. Deputy Director-General of the
      NST  -  331 words
    • Article
      Consumer body sounds the alarm on Malaysia's debts
      356 9 PENANG Malaysia's debts are piling up, according to an official of the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP). Its debt service ratio the gap between debt servicing and export earnings had already crossed the 20 per cent "danger mark" for the first time,
      356 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Kedah cholera cases rise to 22
      117 9 ALOR STAR Two more cholera victims have been detected m Kedah, bringing to 22 the total number of cases m the state. The two latest victims a 16-year-old student and a 39-year-old man were admitted to the General Hospital here on Jan 22 and
      Bernama  -  117 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon KL moves to woo more investments
      169 9 picture. KUALA LUMPUR Acting Prime Minister Ghafar Baba has announced new moves ta speed op the flaw of Investments lata the conntry. Significant among them is the decision to have the Trade aad Industry Ministry aa the sole authority to implement the New Economic
      Bernama  -  169 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Govt to take more care in economic ventures
      298 9 KUALA LUMPUR The government will exercise greater care before venturing into any economic sector m future. Public Enterprises Minister Datin Paduka Rafidah Aziz said yesterday. This was to prevent mistakes and ensure a reasonable return from its undertakings, she said. The government
      Bernama  -  298 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Iran pact with KL
      81 9 KUALA LUMPUR Iran and Malaysia have signed an agreement to expand and further diversify their trade, a senior Iranian government official said. The pact, signed at the end of an Iranian trade mission's four-day visit on Sunday, will allow Teheran to buy 18 items, including tin,
      AP  -  81 words
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 9 Advertisements Column 1
      543 9 DISCOVER THE FINE ART OF DINING AT THE MARINA MANDARIN tawrip Tarlw JL. atrium BSE X^ ik.v^ house of blossoms 4th Floor. ffc/M en Ham to lam. It^^g International Lunar *J 7 f in^n nm y^v <.^a^ JT^> x-i b^ blb^b^b^B >^________^ LJIII 11* 1 U.vJU I J I I
      543 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • Parliament
    • In short
      • Article
        Four Bills passed
        77 10 THE HOUSE passed four Bills, including the long-awaited Copyright (Amendment) Bill, which was read for a third time by the Second Law Minister, Prof S. Jayakumar. But what kept the House riveted was the Prime Minister's statement on the suicide of National Development Minister Teh Cheang Wan
        77 words
      • Article
        Assurance for reservists
        126 10 SINGAPORE ARMED Forces reservists were assured that the Government was not about to make them all do extra in-camp training. A Bill was passed to enable some reservists to serve, on a voluntary basis, more than the limit of 40 days a year, but Brig-Gen (Res) Lee
        126 words
      • Article
        Dhana on his feet
        98 10 IT WAS Mr S. Dhanabalan's first time m the House as National Development Minister and he was kept busy morning and afternoon, answering questions about everything from carparks and bus interchanges to road works, shophouses and the Housing Board. Eleven of the 20 queries at question
        98 words
      • Article
        Ending the floods
        94 10 ON A WET Monday morning, it seemed appropriate that Environment Minister Dr Ahmad Mat tar was talking about flood prevention. To questions from Dr Koh Lam Son (Telok Blangah) and Dr Ang Kok Peng (Buona Vista), Dr Mat tar said it was impossible and uneconomic to design
        94 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Making highways safer
        106 10 MR DHANABALAN wants safer expressways. He told Dr Koh Lam Son (Telok Blangah) tnat some contractors and site engineers did not put safety first when carrying out road works on expressways. He warned that action would be taken against contractors who failed to put up enough warnings
        106 words
      • Article
        No to new MRCS
        98 10 DR S. VASOO (Bo Wen) felt there was a pressing need for multi-revenue collection centres m the new towns, and wondered if the Finance Ministry might review its decision to close down such centres. But Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu was not convinced. He said that
        98 words
      • Article
        MP on farmers' woes
        122 10 THERE WERE so many things that resettled farmers m Chua Chu Kang were unhappy about, lamented their MP, Mr Tang See Chim, when speaking on his adjournment motion. Sometimes, he said, it seemed as if the Resettlement Department and the Primary Production Department did not coordinate
        122 words
    • Article, Illustration
      No plans to increase 40 days' training for reservists
      558 10 THE Defence Ministry has no plans to increase the annual maximum of 40 days' training for reservists m the Singapore Armed Forces. "The Bill will not give Mindef the power to compel reservists to serve more than 40 days a year,"
      558 words
    • Article, Illustration
      New law is in national interest, says Jayakumar
      910 10 Copyright Bill Third Reading THE new copyright legislation passed by Parliament yesterday serves the national interest and will help Singapore develop further as an information centre, Second Law Minister S. Jayakumar told the House. Replying to comments from members m a one-hour
      910 words
    • Article, Illustration
      'Help firms affected by arranging franchise agreements' call
      593 10 Reaction from THE Government was yesterday asked to help businesses affected by the enactment of the Copyright Bill to enter into licensing or franchise agreements with copyright-holders. Mr Chandra Das (Chong Boon), the first af the six MPs who spoke In support
      593 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Jek raps American group for reaction to noise complaints
      282 10 o The Straits Times report, Jan 23 AN MP yesterday rapped the Singapore American Community Action Council for the way it reacted to recent complaints from Pine Grove residents about noise from the playing of American football m a field near
      282 words
    • Article
      No extra time if land is needed
      445 10 No extra time if land is needed PARLIAMENT was yesterday told why the Government would not grant further extensions to farmers or shopkeepers whose acquired land was urgently needed for development. National Development Minister S. Dhanabalan was explaining why his ministry could not accede to requests from farmers that they
      445 words
    • Article
      Strongest deterrent to graft is public opinion
      1246 11 Ministerial statement by PM m Teh Cheana Wan s death IT IS with sadness that I make this statement on the suicide of Teh Cheang Wan. On Sunday, Dec 14, 'BC, at about t.ll am at my home, my security officer, Inspector Ho
      1,246 words
    • Article
      Questions on Teh's suicide came fast and furious
      743 11  -  PHILIP LEE From the Gallery I They came faat and furiously from the PAP backbenchera. Indeed there were times when more than one rose almoat simultaneously to catch the Deputy Speaker's eye. The questions covered many points from Teh'a offer to pay
      743 words
    • Article, Illustration
      'No complicity by any other official of ministry'
      3360 11 'We can't conceive of any more trip wires' 4 "As for the system, there can be no sudden burst of creative management which will put up new trip-wires all over the place. The system has evolved over the decades with checks and
      3,360 words
    • Article, Illustration
      15,600 new jobs in last three months of '86
      181 12 SINGAPORE'S Job market improved during the last quarter of IMC, with aa estimated 15 Mm new Jabs being created, Labour Minister Lee Yock Suan reported yesterday. Preliminary figures also Indicated that the unemployment rate last month waa 4.1 per cent. Seasonal
      181 words
    • Article
      No way to stop floods totally, says Dr Mattar
      293 12 No way to stop floods totally, says Dr Mattar ENVIRONMENT Minister Dr Ahmad Mattar told Parliament yesterday that drainage systems cannot be designed to cope totally with extremities of weather. It would not be economical to do so. He said, however, that a number of flood-alleviation and drainage plans had
      293 words
    • Article
      Reserved for development
      53 12 THE plot of land above the Mass Rapid Transit station bounded by Toa Payoh Central and Lorong 2 is reserved for commercial development, National Development Minister S. Dhanabalan told Parliament yesterday. An eating house and a sin-gle-storey covered walkway leading to the entrance of the station are
      53 words
    • Article
      No plans yet for land
      86 12 LAND adjacent to Housing Board flats at Upper East Coast Road has not been earmarked for development, National Development Minister S. Dhanabalan said yesterday. He said that for the time being, the land would be turfed and kept clean so it would be ready should
      86 words
    • Article
      No special HDB rental rates given to political parties
      246 12 NATIONAL Development Minister S. Dhanabalan made it clear yesterday that rent concessions granted to educational centres run by the PAP m HDB estates were given for the service provided to the community and not to the party. He drew this distinction
      246 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Much cheaper now to do business in S'pore
      524 12 uuestion-ano-answe' session Why investors turned to Singapore 4 Inventors turned to Singapore Inst yoar bocauoo of ouch deciding factors as ttto Government's promise to hold the line on wages, to reduce CPF contributions and to concentrate on reducing business costs. If the
      524 words
    • Article
      Review led to more flexible rules
      143 12 Review led to more flexible rules THE Business Enterprise Committee last year reviewed 216 rules and regulations administered by 10 government ministries and cut or amended half of them, making them more flexible. The committee spent the first 11 months of the year doing this, following appeals from trade associations,
      143 words
    • Article
      Amendments to five statute laws
      71 12 Amendments to five statute laws PARLIAMENT yesterday passed a Bill to remove and update obsolete provisions m five of Singapore's statute laws. But the Bill did not change the intent or purpose of the affected statutes. The amendments made will be incorporated m the new revised edition of Singapore's Acts,
      71 words
    • Article
      New Bills
      18 12 THE Civil Law (Amendment) Bill and the Environmental Public Health Bill were introduced m Parliament yesterday.
      18 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Priority for displaced shops
      408 12 SHOPOWNERS displaced by redevelopment will have priority during resettlement m new neighbourhoods, National Development Minister S. Dhanabalan reiterated yesterday. He also told Mr Heng Chiang Meng (Jalan Kayu) and Mr Goh Choon Kang (Braddell Heights) that his ministry would look into their suggestions of financial compensation
      408 words
    • Article
      Sieve out frivolous from the serious
      166 12 PEOPLE would complain about all kinds of things and MPs should be able to sieve out the frivolous from the serious. National Development Minister S. Dhanabalan made this point when he told opposition MP Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir) that shopkeepers m Potong Pasir's
      166 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Definitely out: Old collection method
      186 12 THE GOVERNMENT has no intention of bringing back multi-revenue collection centres as this would be a backward step m its attempt to become a cashless society, Finance Minister Richard Hu said yesterday. The decision to phase out the MRCS at which payments for hospital bills,
      186 words
    • Article
      Report on visits to US, British schools
      160 12 EDUCATION MINISTER Tony Tan said a report on his recent visit to schools m the United States and Britain would be made public early next month. The report, he said, should answer a question by Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir), who wanted
      160 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Medisave not for general insurance
      175 12 THE GOVERNMENT will not allow the use of Medisave funds for the purchase of general medical insurance, but it has not snuffed out hope for those who have to bear heavy expenses as a result of serious illness. The Health Ministry is finalising discussions with
      175 words
    • Article
      Contractors' safety efforts inadequate
      113 12 o NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Minister S. Dhanabalan said yesterday he was d with the way contractors observed safety regulation when carrying out road works. Mr Dhanabalan also pointed out that some supervising engineers were themselves less than careful about safety and were more ir tent on getting
      113 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Get-help phones on expressways
      185 12 THE GOVERNMENT is thinking of persuading the Automobile Association and one of the NTUC bodies to join m a schema to ensure that telephones along expressways can be used only to summon help m cases of vehicle breakdowns or accidents. This was disclose by the National
      185 words
Page thumbnail Page 11
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 12 Advertisements Column 1
      117 12 Ji IF c T*' M\ wa o^ I mmr h^> *^a^^^i- i^B m m Ait C/Ovor> (mm \l%?W\>Se.rt \in t#\ pofe's bi test ever A\sco-theo. ue. First <sf rik. k s cost $3£" *v. Cki»\.e.se And ft 's K©-f i*v o^ ikoppiK.d) c«*\.-tre. Mew Yeav^ Eve, i 24- o»v Cki'r\.ese
      117 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • HOME
    • Article
      1,555 claims settled last year
      320 13  -  MAUREEN CHUA Getting judgment without the hassles of a trial By WHAT do you do if you have a strong and clear-cut case, supported by necessary documents, but the person you are suing still refuses to settle your claim? Thanks to a legal procedure introduced
      320 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lady of rock Chaka Khan flies in to a surprise
      196 13 Lady of rock Chaka Khan flies in to a surprise CHAKA KHAN, the diminutive lady of rock with the four-to-five octave vocal range, arrived m Singapore yesterday morning for a series of concerts. Her arrival was not without problems as two members of her entourage. Tony Patler, Chaka's musical director,
      196 words
    • Article
      Man dies from head injuries after accident
      191 13 Man dies from head injuries after accident AN UNIDENTIFIED Indian man died half an hour after he was knocked down j m an accident with an SBS bus along Waterloo Street j early yesterday. The man, who suffered serious head injuries, died j at the Singapore General Hospital at 12.55
      191 words
    • Article
      Soon, a jigsaw puzzle of the Singapore River
      335 13 YOU'LL soon be able to take the Singapore River apart and put It back together again. Waddingtons International, makers of the Monopoly beardgame, ls making a jigsaw puzzle of the river to commemorate the clean-up of our premier waterway. It will depict
      335 words
    • Article
      Reception
      41 13 THE Marine Parade constituency will hold a Lunar New Year reception at the Marine Parade community centre on Sunday at 7.30 pm. First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok fong, the MP for the constituency, will be the guest of honour.
      41 words
    • Article
      Accused weeps when asked why he ran away
      240 13 Temple medium on murder charge THE man accused of murdering a 66-year-old housewife wept m the High Court yesterday when asked to explain why he became frightened and ran out of the woman's flat. Mr Justice Punch Coomaraswamy had asked Teo Boon
      240 words
    • Article, Illustration
      10 cabbies band together to nab two
      429 13  -  SURESH NAIR By TEN men stealthily combed factory after factory m the Jurong industrial estate m the wee hours yesterday. But they were not up to wrong-do ing. Indeed, their 15-minute "snooping" ended m the arrest of two men suspected of attempted robbery
      429 words
    • Article
      Export back home, BG Lee tells Japan
      330 14 'It will help Singapore cut trade deficit' THE Minister for Trade and Industry, Briga-dier-General (Res) Lee Hsien Loong, has urged Japanese firms here to export their products back home to help reduce Singapore's huge trade deficit with Japan. He suggested m an interview
      330 words
    • Article
      Businessmen meet panel on red tape
      321 14 BUSINESSMEN hampered by red tape are now having discussions with the government committee charged with cutting out time-consuming bureaucratic practices. The Minister of State for National Development, Dr Lee Boon Yang, who heads the Business Enterprise Committee (BEC), met members of the Singapore Chinese
      321 words
    • Article
      Obstacles that must be overcome
      180 14 In the interview, BrigGen Lee also talked about some of the obstacles Singapore must overcome m order to achieve its goal of becoming a "Switzerland of the East". The first was the regional environment. Whether Singapore made it or not would depend a great deal
      180 words
    • Article, Illustration
      On show — danger that lurks behind the corals
      373 14 On show danger that lurks behind the corals LURKING m the waters of the lagoon behind Sentosa's Coralarium are some dangerous sea creatures. Their sting, m severe cases, can kill a human being. A person allergic to the venom can also die from a heart attack. Though swimmers heading for
      373 words
    • Article
      Open verdict on youth found unconscious
      270 14 IT'S still a mystery bow a teenager, believed to be a glee sniffer, came to be lying unconscious near a carpark off Balestier Read, a coroner's court beard yesterday. Sim Heck Peng, 17, Jobless, died 3 1 2 hoars after being admitted to hospital
      270 words
    • Article, Illustration
      6 firms get prizes for JC design
      373 14 One of them gave away $10,000 winning sum as hong bao AN ARCHITECT firm which won $10,000 m cash last Friday for designing a junior college m Hougang had decided on its use, even before it got the money. Mr Terry Tay. a
      373 words
    • Article
      4 rob businessman of $19,000
      112 14 FOUR armed men robbed a businessman of $19,000 m cash and a $12,000 watch while he was returning home after the races on Sunday. Mr Choo Thiam Hock, 35, told police he was walking down the staircase from the lift landing to his flat m
      112 words
    • Article
      Musical series to be telecast over Ch 8
      334 15 Musical series to be telecast over Ch 8 SATURDAY night music lovers can keep track of the latest tunes when Channel 8 launches a new SBC -produced musical series from May 2. There will also be a new youth magazine series on Sundays, starting on May 3. The hour-long musical
      334 words
    • Article
      Wholesale price index revised
      135 15 THE Department of Statistics has revised and renamed its "wholesale" index measuring price changes of goods manufactured locally or imported for use m the local economy. The new Domestic Supply Price Index (DSPI) is expected to reflect "wholesale" price changes better because it uses a revised
      135 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Write way to raise funds
      496 15  -  LOONG SWEE YIN By Ngee Ann head toils for students' trip NGEE Ann Polytechnic has picked 23 students for its first overseas vacation training programme, for which the principal, Mr Chen Hung, played no small role. Mr Chen raised $9,000 last Saturday almost one-tenth of
      H.L. CHAN  -  496 words
    • Article
      S'pore to tell its story at MRT meeting
      364 15 S'pore to tell its story at MRT meeting SINGAPORE will share its experience m the building of a mass rapid transit system with others at a major conference to be held here m April. At a press conference yesterday, Mr Chen Hung, chairman of the conference's organising committee, said: "The
      364 words
    • Article
      Film import licences through facsimile
      200 15 Film import licences through facsimile FROM Sunday, importers or cargo agents of films and video tapes will be spared a trip to the city when getting an import licence. They need no longer go to the Board of Film Censors m Maxwell Road for the licence, said a statement from
      200 words
    • Article, Illustration
      GM of Oriental hotel quits to join Marco Polo
      353 15 GM of Oriental hotel quits to join Marco Polo THE Oriental Singapore hotel will lose its general manager next month, about a fortnight after opening its doors. Mr Andreas Hofer, who has been with the hotel since 1982, and with the Mandarin Oriental Group for 21 years, has accepted Marco
      353 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 13 Advertisements Column 1
      224 13 The great classics can now be revived. Technics SL-Pl lO Direct-Drive CD Player of TechinCS* nCW advanced Compact dISC (Regular size 4?<)mm wide) players. lake our regular-sized Sl rP3 I I I 1^ I 3 Its direct drive motor (a m m TechnicsSL-P2loDirect-DriveCDPlayer of the World's first direct dm C
      224 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 14 Advertisements Column 1
      326 14 WW^.At^AmmMmmmM jßf^ '*mmm\ \mwjM m > J fcyiiyjM >JEi -Iv vl, 1 t -ardcn _V aW* *m Awmmtm bbTb jan J M FROM 7-10 PM Br J|^kZ>m<Ts C/wA >, BL4> International* *^v>. PL with your Diners Club Card. ~jA>^*Z nn There's no place like the Tea r^ n Garden for
      326 words
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 15 Advertisements Column 1
      295 15 ***** MTEWVAL OF FESW4« I; ;B&? $om few YEAR I f a- I open on Wed 28/1 to 6pm. lit Ml Closed on Thur 29 Fri 30/1 I T) Normal business hours resumed on Sat 31/1 sogo rooo resnWg-^ni! m rr\r\k\\M /"Mil I thm nronw BI fll H 1 1
      295 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 15 Advertisements Column 2
      345 15 InNZ Dollars your money could be earning around Rates vary throughout the day, but because we're owned by the Government of New Zealand, we will probably be able to give you a better rate for your fixed deposit of a minimum NZ$5O,OOO. No commissions or witholding tax payable. And we
      345 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 16 Advertisements Column 1
      999 16 iail \m\.\ TH* SOiKN ORW^ m% 1 clb \|l,L iUCKV tAfW^mMl EMPORIUM^Wr:'-\ T^V- IwewiySWyouspendyouguafifirJbrthe^^^ TJ |j g HOLDINGS p fc. > Lucky Draw and the chance of a fabulous 6-day V GROUP ym^j^y trip to Hong Kong/Guang Zhou/Guilin. V^^^W |j BBBBBaBBB— *****— BBMBB— A+^AfSKlf* VI CA -OAI I IPflflW EMPORIUM
      999 words
Page thumbnail Page 17
  • around YOUR PLACE
    • Article, Illustration
      Sweep ticket sellers stake hope on winners
      806 17  -  HELEN CHIA ANNE LOW By and Every month, about 2.8 million Singapore Sweep tickets are snapped up by Singaporeans chasing their million-dollar dreams. Ticket sellers are one of the first to benefit from those who become overnight millionaires, for they also get a
      806 words
    • Article, Illustration
      $3m CC ready in a year, thanks to residents' efforts
      236 17  -  Fengshan FENGSHAN residents can look forward to a bigger and modern $3 million community centre m their neighbourhood m about a year's time. The 0.4-hectare centre will replace the existing shophouse CC at Block 122, Bedok North. It will offer
      236 words
    • Article
      Survey on why residents burn incense on grass
      155 17  -  Ang Mo Kio ANG MO KIO South town council will carry out a random survey after the Lunar New Year to find out why residents prefer to burn incense paper on grass turfs instead of using containers. Mr Goh Lok Whye, estate
      155 words
    • Article, Illustration
      New town can be divided into 5 or 6 wards, says MP
      342 17  -  Nee Soon CEPHAH TAN THE MP for Nee Soon, Dr Koh Lip Lin, would like to see the electoral boundaries of his constituency redrawn as there has been a substantial increase m the electorate since the 1964 general
      342 words
    • Article
      Town council publishes first newsletter
      310 17  -  LIM KWAN KWAN ANG MO KIO South Town Council has published Its first newsletter. The half-yearly newsletter is being distributed to every household, stallholder and shopkeeper In Ang Mo Klo, Bo Wen and Teek Ghee, the three constituencies covered hy the council. The English-language publication,
      310 words
    • Article, Illustration
      MPs to hold parties for their constituents
      588 17  -  LIM KWAN KWAN CEPHAH TAN By and MANY MPs will play host to their constituents and community leaders during the Lunar New Year by throwing parties at their homes, branch offices or community centres. .To most of them, these get-togethers are an annual
      588 words
    • Article
      Cultural show to mark double joy
      126 17  -  Bedok BEDOK community centre will stage a cultural show to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the constituency's 10th anniversary next week. The show will feature ballet, Malay, Indian and Chinese dances. There will also be demonstrations of aerobics, lion dance, silat, a Malay
      126 words
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 17 Advertisements Column 1
      152 17 Action Line *****72 Mon Fri 10 a.m. 4p.m. Temasek BitffetLunchl Dady from 12 noon 3pm Now, with more favourites from Lunar New Year Special! Malaysia, India, Europe and Singapore, V^"* Nv "^j January 30-February 1 as well as an extensive choice of local Join us fat our deluxe. and Western
      152 words
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • COMMENT/ Perspective
    • The Straits Times
      • Article
        Market forces decisive
        356 18 VVHY have more and more Japanese investors turned their attention away from Asia to the United States and Europe m recent years? It is not simply the protectionist threat m the West and therefore the need to circumvent import tariffs. Neither is it merely because these developed
        356 words
      • Article
        Gentle persuasion
        198 18 WHILE many die-hard smokers had a difficult time giving up the habit, even for a week, some civic-minded citizens found out, to their surprise, that getting a smoker to stub out his cigarette could be just as trying, if not downright dangerous. Part of the problem appears to
        198 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Punchlines
      1 18
      1 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lessons from the crash of 1929
      1584 18 Lessons from the crash of 1929 "History may not repeat itself, but some of its lessons are inescapable. One is that m the world of high and confident finance little is ever really new. The controlling fact is not the tendency to brilliant invention: The controlling fact is the shortness
      1,584 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Untitled
      2233 19 4 For those who engage m trading operations at the investment houses the day of reckoning could be when the market goes down seemingly without limit. Then will be rediscovered the oldest rule of Wall Street: m Financial genius is before the fall. commitment to seemingly < imaginative, currently lucra-
      2,233 words
    • Article, Illustration
      US execs learn to speak better
      899 19  -  LEONARD WIENER By WASHINGTON Boring, ponderous, 1-o-n-g. Who hasn't suffered through that kind of speech? Then there's the agony of the nervous, ill-prepared speech-maker who fulfils one of life's great dreads bombing out at the podium. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a simple formula:
      899 words
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 1
      9 18 (BUKU MERAH) A VALUABLE ASSET, IN ANY OFFICE, ANYWHERE
      9 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 2
      145 18 Swatow Restaurants (Teochew Cuisine at its very best) WISH ALL OUR CUSTOMERS. BUSINESS ASSOCIATES AND FRIENDS Gong Xi Fa Cai ,li il m M WERE CLOSED JBb^ FROM 28TH ft TO 30TH m r w nuH h |4^.. The Famous ghw < Swatow's m\\\\ mfrm :^m Fa Cai \^F 515&520
      145 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 3
      70 18 Game SUPER IJACKPOTI1 JACKPOT I for Sundays! B draw no Ujfel col I mmm*. JOI I W\ I I ■to BE DRAWN I IVE I ■over rediffusion I ■ON 1 2 87 ■AFTER 4 30PM m 520.000 wow indrow No 1 1 l/87~~o^^B ■on Imp System 6 entryß ■submitted at
      70 words
Page thumbnail Page 19
  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 19 Advertisements Column 1
      199 19 Pr ci IS WMnlP^ Jx 01 IB A W- r— 1 X BI ■B Am mm 1 Ir BI IB J P j I I Bi is I r I 1 bi IB IP- I BJ IB UPI I BI ib I mfmmTr *Jf2k I ci IS 1 LJU^Z 01
      199 words
Page thumbnail Page 20
  • FORUM
    • Letter
      Use the original names of other places
      123 20 Use the original names of other places THE announcement that Zhenghua new town has been more appropriately renamed Bukit Panjang new town is most welcome (ST, Jan 17) and the Housing Board is to be congratulated on this move, which is m consonance with our aspirations to achieve a national
      123 words
    • Letter
      Bill collector banged on door at 4 am
      287 20 Hire-purchaser thought usual procedure was to repossess car I OBTAINED a car loan from a finance company to buy a car. I was subsequently unable to pay three of the instalments because of cash-flow problems. I thought the usual procedure m such
      287 words
    • Police replies
      • Letter
        Officer felt jam could be cleared quickly
        183 20 I REFER to the letter "Traffic jam was not announced on radio" by Mr Wee-Nah Eng (ST, Jan 9). We would like to inform the writer that the traffic police were informed of the congestion along Adam Road /Bukit Timah Road on Jan
        183 words
      • Letter
        Further curbs on smoking areas
        140 20 Further curbs on smoking areas WE refer to the letter "Many puffed away at test centre" by "Almost Suffocated" (ST. Jan 9). We would like to thank the writer for his comments. Smoking is prohibited at the main booking and testing counters, offices and classrooms, which are airconditioned. However, since
        140 words
    • Letter
      Stopping buses block way into factories
      183 20 Stopping buses block way into factories WE are the owners/occupiers of five units of semidetached factories (numbers 46 to 54) along Bendemeer Road. We would like to draw the attention of the authorities to the fact that buses stopping at the stop m front of numbers 50 and 48 block
      183 words
    • Letter, Illustration
      Chewing gum 'cigarettes' and children
      130 20 Chewing gum 'cigarettes' and children THE campaign against smoking has been on for weeks. School children are among the many people who have been cautioned about the harmful effects of smoking. It was, therefore, with surprise that I recently found shops like those m Housing Board void decks selling chewing
      130 words
    • Letter
      Censor Board not in a position to identify pirated tapes
      305 20 Censor Board not in a position to identify pirated tapes YOUR editorial "Beating the pirates" (ST. Jan 20) shows a misunderstanding of the position of the Board of Film Censors. The BFC is not m a position to identify tapes that infringe copyright as your editorial suggests. It has no
      305 words
    • Letter
      Clear the trees, level the ground
      173 20 On the road I USE the Pan-Island Expressway daily. I am glad that the authorities allow traffic from Paya Lebar Way Circuit Road to make a U-turn into the PIE. I am sure road-users find this a very convenient and time-saving system. I would,
      173 words
    • Letter
      Railing mars view of oncoming traffic
      134 20 I WRITE to express my concern over the safety of road-users turning right along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 to the Ang Mo Kio branch library. Recently, the authorities installed a metal railing on the road divider between Ang Mo Kio Park and the
      134 words
  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 20 Advertisements Column 1
      443 20 'f &CM WJJJ W^^^ Singa Inn Seafood Restaurant nnl^^^^nnnnPLii^nnnnl every $80 entitles you to 1 coupon (j .J< Exchange 3 coupons for 1 small bottle fc-. f^J j^PJ (35 CLJREMY MARTIN XOSPICIAL. ft*/ jUgflP Or 5 coupons for 1 large bottle (70 CL) *m 0 MAIM* j i fl* "Sff/f^
      443 words
Page thumbnail Page 21
  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
      • Article
        Share prices ease
        81 21 SHARE prices eased m quiet trading on the Singapore stock market yesterday m the absence of fresh news. The Straits Times Industrial Index fell 3.81 points to 935.77, the Business Times Composite Index lost 3.47 points to 831.26 and the DBS Index of CPF stocks was 0.86
        81 words
      • Chief price changes
        • Article
          Rises
          59 21 KbtolMp MS HQw SU 970 5 ipmimt MS 5 Uttmam If* 570 +4 kMi M» -t-S UOB ->« TrKtan 3JI +4 UN »3 +3 USkwMm 137 +3 Mm +2 MrtW So. S omt 432 +2 NrfcrM 4«2 -2 OIK 3*o-7 MkMiMe 2» JtM^MC 1M +Z K l *«M-|4i«k 149
          59 words
        • Article
          Falls
          57 21 imTh n -n fin <M -IS VN 7W -15 OmmH^Mi IN -11 NUMi M -l«Vk WJT 5» -II FmMßn 2H -M (MMlal IMp IK -I omiiw m HN*lM«Fto 272 -7 m l*m Ht -7 FUS 4» KB Ml -4 JmaEimStc 3M WthnlH 3M -I hta« m -4 12S Smm*l«p
          57 words
        • Article
          Most Active
          10 21 UOB 1,034,000 DBS 838,000 UMW 627,000 UOL 499,000
          10 words
        • Article
          Indices
          98 21 Jin 73 lan ?6 BI Composite 834 73 53 126 B! ln*cilor *****440 *****765 Bl OB OS 54 ?05 CADI 690% 69% 06V +*****7 +*****7 ST Industrials 939 bi 93S 77 ST Fmtnce 2125 71 *****6 ST Hotels 578 54 578 07 Lan 23 Jan 26 ST Properties 449
          98 words
        • Article
          INDICES — Highs & Lows
          33 21 INDICES Highs Lows Straits fines Business Times Industrial Composite 1986/87 Higti ***** (14/1/87) 844.42 (13/1/87) 1986/87 Low 563 34 (28/4/86) 470.92 (28/4/86) AH time H»gh 1071.91 (8/2/84) 983.06 (8/2/84) AlltimtLow 74 75(17/9/64) 470.92(28/4/86)
          33 words
        • Article
          Forex
          12 21 THE US dollar lost 100 ticks to DM 1.8160 m Singapore.
          12 words
        • Article
          Exchange crossrates
          27 21 DM V FF 8$ HK$ UBs US$ 1 8225 152 70 unq 2.1390 unq E 1.5265 ***** 152 40 ***** 2 1387 7 7670 *****
          27 words
        • Article
          Gold
          10 21 In Singapore, gold closed at U*****.75 an ounce yesterday.
          10 words
        • Article
          Simex
          60 21 Eurodollar: Lost seven ticks to 93.96 a contract. Dentschemark: Gained 29 ticks to 0.5519 a contract. British Pound: Gained 180 ticks to 1.5250 a contract. Japanese yen: Gained 15 ticks to 0.*****9 a contract. Nikkei: Gained 60 points to ***** a contract. US Treasury band: Lost 106 ticks to
          60 words
      • Short stops
        • Article
          Lock icon Post to go private
          87 21 HONGKONG The South China Morning Post, 53.8 per cent controlled by Mr Rupert Murdoch's News Corp of Australia, will become a private company and its stock listing will be acquired by Chase Corp of New Zealand. Minority holders m SCMP will be offered HKS77 (about Ss2l)
          Reuter  -  87 words
        • Article
          Citic to set up bank
          64 21 BEIJING State-owned China International Trust and Investment Corp (Citic) will set up a bank m the first half of this year. The Citic Industrial Bank, with registered capital of 300 million yuan (*****.8 million), will have equal status with China's five other specialised banks. It
          64 words
        • Article
          Lock icon No to US$ as peg
          63 21 ABU DHABI (United Ar ab Emirates) Kuwait reportedly rejected the US dollar as a monetary reference as the six oilrich Gulf states sought to unify exchange rates of their currencies. Governors of the central banks of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,
          AP  -  63 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Jakarta optimistic on quotas
          69 21 JAKARTA Indonesian Mining and Energy Minister Subroto said he has sent proposed tin export quotas to the seven members of the Association of Tin Producing Countries (ATPC) and is optimistic that they will be approved. The plan, agreed by senior officials meeting m Kuala Lumpur last
          Reuter  -  69 words
        • Article
          Lock icon New bank chairman
          51 21 TEL AVIV The former head of the Tel Aviv stock exchange, Mr Meir Heth, has been appointed Chairman of Bank Leumi, Israel's largest banking group, despite criticism of his role m a 1963 bank shares scandal. Mr Heth replaces Mr Eli Hurvitz, who resigned earlier this month.
          Reuter  -  51 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Export insurance firm back in the black
      454 21  -  JILL HUM ECICS reports net operating surplus of $8.1 million By THE Export Credit Insurance Corporation of Singapore (ECICS) has returned to profitability after two years m the red thanks to lower claims payment and higher premium and investment income. The corporation, the
      454 words
    • Article
      Lock icon China may buy Swire shares
      233 21 China may buy Swire shares HONGKONG Trading m shares of Swire Pacific and its subsidiary Cathay Pacific Airways was suspended yesterday amid market rumours that China would buy a major stake m the Hongkongbased airline. Swire, a major Hongkong trading company which owns 54 per cent of Cathay Pacific, said
      UPI  -  233 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Emtex posts bigger loss
      179 21 Emtex posts bigger loss KUALA LUMPUR Emtex Corporation Bhd, which survived a bid by shareholder MBf Holdings Bhd to remove its directors on New Year's Eve, has reported a slightly bigger group pre-tax loss for its last financial year. The textile and plantation group lost M 52.25 million m the
      Bernama  -  179 words
    • Article
      Merchant bank wants to be market-maker
      259 21  - Merchant bank wants to be market -maker S. KUMAR MEXCHANT tank MerippHii 8* Use Stock Ex■Jmmj mt Siaspnpere Am he a aaartct mmm fee the sjsmmjmJ seenrfrte* Mr Heleh Pa flea, iiiaaagtag director ef the mmmk, ceexlrmed that the apastoattoa to te a pnrttTFaaat aa the fltsca: Exchange af Slagapere
      259 words
    • Article
      Rescue of Emporium held up
      435 21  - Rescue of Emporium held up JILL MUM «y THE signing of the final agreement between Hong-kong-based Malaysian businessman Mr Ch'ng Poh and the receivers of beleaguered Emporium Holdings for the proposed rescue of the retail group has been delayed due to some last-minute hitches. Both parties have asked for certain
      435 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Malaysian banks can set own rates
      130 21 KUALA LUMPUR Financial institutions m MaJayata will he allowed greater flexibility ta set their own Interest rates under a aeries af deregulation meves effective fram Feb 1 aanonnced last alght by Bank Negara. Governor Oatak Jaffar Hussein alaa announced a farther 1 per eeat
      Bernama  -  130 words
    • Article
      HK investment company eyes S'pore
      650 21  - HK investment company eyes S'pore WINSOME LANE ANTHONY HOE By m Hongkong and HONGKONG-BASED investment company Asia Securities Ltd is planning big moves m Singapore including investment m venture capital companies, share trading and underwriting, and "nursing" ailing companies back to health. Its vehicle will be the Hongkong listed company
      650 words
    • Article
      Business done in Singapore
      3150 22 READERS shot*) bt aware of the a^afons of this information. Not every transacticri. nor every price deaft m at Ihe stock eichamj e, t$ covered m ''business done". Further, because al deaaTnfs at a particular price are lumped tog ether, the table does not show the
      3,150 words
    • Article
      Business done in Kuala Lumpur
      1489 22 INDUSTRIALS Alcom(7lß73S) AISB (58S) (7) 57 xd API (49 58) (4) 49 (7) 49.5 ASM (1698 170S) (13) 173 (8) 174 (3) 172 (17) 171 (117) 169 (I) 168(50) 168(59) 170 xd Antoh i2UB 2165) (11)211 (160) 210 (40) 209 (5) 209 (5) 212 (8)
      1,489 words
    • Article
      How your stocks performed
      2780 22 M shares ojwted have a par vaiw of $1. urtess otherwise specified. Adjusted for tcft/ri|Ms. H Tii-uempted dhridend MN n traded r lots of 10 shares t»ch. ««i the price quoted hi detev Trustee stocks under CPf Approved ISU/S7 l»t f** Day HfK U» Cwpwy Salt
      2,780 words
    • Commodities, Finance
      • Article
        Bank rates
        358 23 1 Hn $1,880 2-fnbnl customs aa*. J OOX emmet 4 ..aba*, at OSS fmrnsu A Quatrrwi, mat rain art attar* ky aatatatn OUT UOf i rata.** afca avaOat* at UOF atat >tabU* at OK faun* OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RAH S Savings daily 3 3 4 2
        358 words
      • Article
        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        173 23 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local (Man to Foreign currency currency one wit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4166—1.4194 7.15 6 96 Canadian dollar 1.5781—1.5794 6.41—6.31 NZ dollar 1.1660—1.1687 8.74-8.47 Sterling pound 3.2797 3.2833 3.09—3.04 US dollar 2.1415 2.1425 4.70--4.65 Locjl dtfers to 100 «to of
        173 words
      • Article
        Forex
        102 23 THE US dollar closed firmer against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it closed at 2.1415/25 m quiet trading. It fluctuated within a range of 2.1383 and 2.1415. Against the deutschemark, the greenback opened at 1.8240/47 and closed at 1.8252/62. Trading was moderate, fluctuating
        102 words
      • Article
        Gold
        142 23 THE kilobar market traded between 5527,943 and 5528.130 yesterday. In the Far East market, gold opened at U*****.20/6.70 and traded briefly to the day's high of U*****.90/7.40. It remained quiet and eased to U*****.00/6.50. It closed for lunch at U*****.25/ 6.75. The metal re-opened at U*****.50/6.00 and traded down
        142 words
      • Article
        Gold market
        31 23 GOLD US$/oz Mm Fri Singapore 405 00-405 50 407.00-407.50 Mmt Sat Hongkong 404 80—405.30 405 80—406 80 Fri Hws New York 404 60 405.10 408.25-408.75 London *****-403 00 408.50-*****
        31 words
      • Article
        Unit trusts
        255 23 nSanoajra-' price* for Jan 27 St3tfapare Urnt Trust The Commerce 093 1 00 The Savings Fund 0*6—091 Spore Prog fund 0 36— 0 40 S pore Sec Fund 062— 0 67 S pore Invest Fund 0.71—0 77 Spore Equity Fund 0 45— 0 49 Asia Unit Trust Mai
        255 words
      • Simex futures
        • Article
          Eurodollar — 3-month deposit
          135 23 Eurodollar 3-month deposit MARCH Eurodollar opened sharply lower at 93.95 and continued to slip further to 93.93 initially following sharp losses m the stock market on Friday. However, expectations of a discount rate cut and a firmer dollar on Mr Poehl's comment that the dollar had declined far enough led
          135 words
        • Article
          Deutschemark
          70 23 CURRENCY futures traded higher during the session after easing off briefly on Mr Poehl's hint that the Bundesbank was ready to support the dollar. March deutschemark closed 29 ticks higher at 0.5519 from a low of 0.5481. (US dollar Detitschemark) Open High L»w Sett Eat Mm 87 0.5493 0.5525
          70 words
        • Article
          British pound
          36 23 MARCH pound closed 180 ticks higher at 1.5250. (British Pound) Open High L»w Sett Kst VW Mvn 1.5180 1.5265 1.5186 ***** 88 Jui 1.5085 S«f» 1.4915 Oftm lat (Pri): IM. AH V«l (Fri): lit.
          36 words
        • Article
          Japanese Yen
          48 23 MARCH yen closed 15 ticks higher at the day's high of 0.*****9 after touching a low of 0.*****7. (Japanese Yen) Opm High Uw Sett Est V»l Mat n 0 *****5 0.0065." 0.*****7 0.*****9 297 Ju 0.*****4 Bep» *****49 Ope* lit (Pri): IMt. Act V«l (Prt): ffW.
          48 words
        • Article
          Nikkei Stock Average Index
          51 23 MARCH Nikkei closed 60 points higher at ***** m a firm market tone. (Nikkei Stock Average Index) Opea fflgh Law Sett Eat M Spat *****.77 *****.64 *****.43 *****.72 Fektt ***** Mw ***** ***** ***** ***** 113 Jib *****A ***** Opm Ist (Prl): 1«5. Act Vol (Pri):
          51 words
        • Article
          US Treasury Bond
          73 23 MARCH US T-bond had a choppy session with a still bearish tone, after opening at 100.10. After hitting a high of 100.20 on short-covering, the March contract saw prices easing to close at the day's low of 100.04 on a weak dollar. (US Ttvmsury Bond) Optm High
          73 words
        • Article
          Gold
          21 23 (US$ per troy ounce) Open High L»w Sett Est Fefc 17 405.70 OpM hit (Fri): NU. Act V»l (Frl): NU.
          21 words
      • Article
        Rubber
        19 23 Rubber Closinf prices cents/kio Singapore January 194 50 up 3 50 cents Malaysia January ***** up one cent
        19 words
      • Article
        Tin
        16 23 Tm Closing prices Ms/kkV> XL Tin 17 20 unchanged Turnover 126 tonnes down 14 tonnes
        16 words
      • Article
        Copper
        28 23 Ctaa** prices Copper torn* Fri Spot 874 00—874 50 (877 00-877 50) 3 months 895 50— 8% 00 (899 00—899 50) Market tone Steady Sales 16.050 tonnes
        28 words
      • Article
        Silver
        28 23 Cbsni pnt n SiN»f USS/«rn« Mm Fri Singapore 553-5 M 5 50-5 59 Fri nwt Hem Yort 5 55-5 61 5 54-5 59 Sourer O«*f Suss* Spore
        28 words
      • Article
        Aluminium
        30 23 CtMaif, prices Aluminium £/t«me Fri Spot 765 00— /66 00 (760 00-760 50) 3 months 778 50—779 00 (772 50-773 00) Market tone Steady but quiet Sales 21.000 tonnes
        30 words
      • Article
        Palm oil
        105 23 Crude MS/i«a» Feb 895 (south) 900 (central) Mar 900 (south) Refined palm ol USJ/tonnes RBO palm oil Feb 375 (sellers) Mar 380 (sellers) Apr 382 50 (sellers) RBO Stearin Feb/ Mar 355 (sellers) RBO Otetn M 382 50 (sellers) Mar 395 (sellers) Apr 395 (sellers) Crude stearin Neutralised
        105 words
    • Stock markets round-up
      • Article
        INDICES
        64 23 Miillil^alM jJ 1 I I I 1 I NST Index Monday 1,399.50 (1,403.97) ~-g. Hongkong Hang Seng Monday 2,484.35 (2,499.43) Austraian AJ-Ordinaries Monday Closed (1,528.20) NMiei Stock Average Monday 19,554.72 (19,539.48) Financial Times Industrials Friday 1,425.90 (1,404.10) I Dow Jones Average Friday 2,101.52 (2,145.67) W^n (Figures m brackets refer
        64 words
      • Article
        Hongkong
        325 23 I*> 76 MS Ckav Amoc Intt Hotab 2 025 +0 025 Bonk Of Ecnt Aim 23 20 0 3 Cothoy Pocrfx A« suip Cheung Kong 37 25 -0 25 Owki Lght 18 80 -0 3 Crou Hortj Tunnat 1070 uoch F E Consortium 0.64 -0 01 G I Camant
        325 words
      • Article
        Tokyo
        356 23 lan 26 V«n Cfcanft Aj»»omoto 1950 unch Akoi 382 I Amodo 845 -16 Asohi Cham 789 -6 Am*. Glom 1350 10 Bonk Of Tokyo 1300 -20 Bnogestonc 715 5 Canon 954 4 Cowo Computer 1300 +20 Cit««n 451 unch D Nip Print 1850 -20 D nkppon Scr»en 755 +14
        356 words
      • Article
        Untitled
        310 23 Lmgo. (72 58 735) (4) 75 (9) 74 (12) 73 NSOP (2188 2265) Sel Cocooutt (2206 2355) (I) 224 Utd Plontotiont (3748 380S) (5) 380 xd MA Auttrol Amol 1(1)210 Ayer Hitom Tm (5908 61 OS) (2) 600 Beriuntoi (2708) (I) 270 (2) 270 (I) 272 Gopcng (2325) Kg Loniut
        310 words
      • Article
        Trading easier as most investors keep away
        628 23 TRADING on the Singapore stock market was lethargic yesterday with most investors keeping away ahead of the holidays this week. UOB, which drew attention when it shed 26 cents last week, was the day's most active stock and the only counter with more
        628 words
      • Article
        Rally collapse sparks new worry over use of computers
        492 23 NEW YORK The collapse of Wall Street's biggest sustained rally last week sparked new controversy over the use of computers by big investors for so-called program trading. Last weeks 's drama, when the market surged 65 points and then plunged 115
        492 words
    • Article
      Ships in port
      258 23 Vtml Berth Arr Dtp Arabian Express Kl5 aside 28/1 Arrow King KlB aside 27/1 Equator K22 aside 27/1 Ganda Gama K35 aside 28/1 Rota War* K3l aside 01/2 Kota Wangs K3O aside 30/1 Mudanshan K32 aside 30/1 Nha Tram I K2l aside 27/1 Nile KlO aside 27/1
      258 words
    • Article
      Container schedules
      676 23 Delivery of FCL import containers SNp (Vtyagc) Boies Avaiatte Sea Glory (870S) COO 25/1 (2250) B Kemumng (105S) COO 25/1 (2310) Ms Mondo (8705) COO 26/1 (0215) Tambang VW (8154) COO 26/1 (0300) New Galactic (47/87) COO 26/1 (0045) Pac Sunshine (%7) COO 26/1 (0706) Sea Dragon (04N)
      676 words
    • Article
      Bank of China to expand here
      399 24 Special study team set up THE Bank of China branch m Singapore, which has been quietly providing basic banking services for half a century, is gearing to greatly expand its banking services, according to its new general manager Shi Jianzeng. A special team has
      399 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Uproar over QC's remark on bankers
      194 24 KUALA LUMPUR A Queen Counsel's recent remark m the Hongkong High Court that Malaysian bankers commonly lend without documents and accept commissions on loans has incurred the wrath of the Malaysian banking community, which has described it as nonsense. Mr George Carmen, counsel for
      Bernama  -  194 words
    • Article
      Moneywise
      497 24  -  DOREEH SOH r» QMY SIGNATURE waa forged mm bank tot— 001 aa a gaaraator for a beak overdraft. I thought all partes aad to alga the document ia a aaak officer's presence. Naw tke debtor haa defoalted aad tke aaak is aitrtag me to pay up. I kave repertod
      497 words
    • Article
      Oil industry may experience more difficult year
      243 24  - Oil industry may experience more difficult year RONNIE LIM By FOR the petroleum industry, the year ahead could be more difficult than 1966 with competition expected to be "razor-keen", according to the head of the largest oil company here. Mr Dick van Hilten, Shell's Singapore chairman and chief executive, said
      243 words
  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 21 Advertisements Column 1
      242 21 CASIO I^^^ nasaaaaaaaMr~ir"MMMMS i r; > 'Slk,. Bjr ZaAM BB AmmW flbßn i flflL jpm pflt %M Lam^ahal il^^PjP .amanmmi SBBntW ij PI H pLkW W HBBehnm t ■"^^Bar^^aßumw^^ E^T Bn W^ MM a^u 4 *a^av -sasf >fll Hr tm^fAm. ■w^fll fspev I flbjassuflkuk Mnmman nW afluaflEr «Jflß*^ J mmmm
      242 words
Page thumbnail Page 22
  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 22 Advertisements Column 1
      293 22 iggggggggggggggggggggG]GjG]Gjßjß|ggE)(3l a qi a WT We wish all our clients f|P g g I a Happy and Prosperous JJJ 51 I wk Lunar New Year fH ii ■J I p>»» *"T* I ISII 13 KE=i Gs2? 51 aim* 1. 1 mm*mmmw\ ISI a bi I Are your I 1 New
      293 words
Page thumbnail Page 23
Page thumbnail Page 24
  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 24 Advertisements Column 1
      801 24 'M mr AmmW r m WWmMk> m*W^ %^mmm*9A7 m m M ZMA^^ m laaalrflHai JA My K^hl^ar aTlf^Bnll WW Wr B, aaiffai W^B BJm 1 I r^i^m mW nßtßtmrU W^Ammmß y^B mm I W^r^^v. Im mA m Wa3 B *^a% i he km B MmmmMmm BrnmrnMLm W m ßm\ r
      801 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 24 Advertisements Column 2
      303 24 Celebrate Chinese New Year at the. heart of Qanatown* AbW I I "I" I ifli Pn? nifc ii^hv wWt mmmmw^^MmmfW^ MwA^*,***^a\\^^l' 3 BBr^i^B> Ib%*l B*E^fU*^Bfftl BBM. vBBBV^^V IBBBBBBBj 4tLiß.nVn^ ff a ~H You can savour the U delicious genuine Japanese /vn*^ set-lunches specially prepared ff 1 by our Japanese chef
      303 words
Page thumbnail Page 25
  • RACING
    • Article, Illustration
      Kitson loses two top horses within six weeks
      212 25 CLASSIC winner Beldale Prospect has been been taken off the active list. His deletion comes on the eve of the running of the Tunku Gold Cup. a race he won m 1985. He is the second top-class galloper under trainer Kilson Leong
      212 words
    • Article
      Sheikh gets extra 8.5kg
      537 25  -  TONTO By He pays dearly for nose win m Governor's Gold Cup KUALA LUMPUR Sheikh 11, a shock nose winner m the Governor's Gold Cup at Penang on Jan 4. has been penalised B.skg for the $150,000 Tunku Gold Cup on Sunday. The six-year-old En-glish-bred was
      537 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon How they ran at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday
      234 25 At the 400 m Pictures at tke 4Mm by At the finish dfkfdk fsdfkdfd dfdfdkfkd fdlfkdkfd dkfdfdfdkf dfasdff ALBERT SIM Restricted Terms Div B 1.200m 1. Jeffersons (promoted after objection) 2. V For Victory 3. Daytona 114.De Pretender Dist: 3V<, 6, VA
      ALBERT SIM  -  234 words
    • Article
      This weekend's weights
      814 25 KUALA LUMPUR Weights and ratings for this weekend's races here. SATURDAY Class 1 Div 2 1.200 m (Ratings: 146-126) Don't Trust George 57 146 Recognition 57 146 Greatness 57 146 Spectacular Win 56 144 Gay Milano 55.5 143 Alpha Dynamics 54 140 Regal Tan 111 53 138
      814 words
    • Article
      Seven now in Class 3
      58 25 KUALA LUMPUR The following horses who won here last weekend have been promoted a class (new ratings m brackets): Fratn Claas 4 to 3: Cari Wang (94), Prince Of Paupers (93), Ananda (86). A Touch Of Class m (83), Fighting Fit (82). RECLASSIFICATIONS: Pram Restricted
      58 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Sestich wins $1.4m race on Fair Sir
      259 25 Sestich wins $1.4 m race on Fair Sir PERTH PERTH jockey Mark Sestich, who left SingaporeMalaysia last October to ride for merchant banker Laurie Connell. yesterday won Western Australia's first Asl million (about S3140.000) race, the Australasian, on Connell's colt, Fair Sir, m record time at Ascot racecourse. The weight-for-age
      WAN  -  259 words
    • Article
      Travel Light whips Perth Cup winner
      150 25  -  JACK ELLIOTT PERTH Classy staying mare, Travel Light, owned by Tan Tjo Tek of Goodman Stable, beat eight rivals, including Rocket Racer, winner of the Perth Cup earlier this month, m the A550,000 (about S$70,000) Queens Cup over 2,400 m at Ascot racecourse here
      150 words
    • Article, Illustration
      ALONG THE RAIL
      10 25  -  BYJON "It's time you picked a winner."
      10 words
  • OBITUARIES
    • Obituary, Illustration
      183 Condolences 183 Condolences
      27 25 DEEPEST SYMPATHIES A CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF LATE MAJOR DILDAR SINGH DHOT Front: COMMANDER, OFFICERS 6 MEN OF SINGAPORE AIR DEFENCE ARTILLERY
      27 words
    • Obituary, Illustration
      184 In memoriam 184 In Memoriam
      75 25 In Everloving Memory "The Greatest Love Of AH" TEN YEARS TODAY MR TAY KOON LIM Departed: February 15, 1977 rat Boon. Tat Chye. Tatt Eng. Tat Hock, Tat Kuan, Tatt Cheng. Tat Joi Siew Kah, Swee Lian. Jane, Mananne. ***** Ching Ming Hui, Hong
      75 words
    • Obituary, Illustration
      185 Requiem 185 Requiem
      46 25 Athma Shanti Poojai MDM. S. LETCHEMI Departed 12th Jan. 1967 Alhma Shsnti Poojat will ba hold on 27th Jan. 1967 (today) at Sivsn Tampia, off Saranooon Road al 7 p.m. i Relatives and friends please treat this as a I personal invitation.
      46 words
    • Obituary
      182 Acknowledgements
      70 25 Th* family ef th* lat* MR LAWRENCE YEO KIAN HOE wishes to axprass the;r h*»rtl*lt thanks to r*lativ*s. colleague* friends, prayer groups, especially Mr A Mrs. Brendon Wee A family for their prayers assistance donations, wreeth* S condolences during their recent bereavement THC FAMILY Of THE Late Mdm
      70 words
    • Obituary, Illustration
      184 In Memoriam
      99 25 IN LOVING MEMORY OF: JOSEPH PHUA BOON HUAT Departed: 27th January 1977 Time Changes Many Things But Not The Memory This Day Brings Always remembered by Wife. Son*. Daughter. Son-in-law. Daugh tf -in-law and Qrandchrtdron. In loving memory of RAJANDRAN Born: 21/8/84 Departed 2S/1/S4 3rd year prayers
      99 words
    • Obituary, Illustration
      184 In Memoriam
      130 25 184 In Mem or iam In Loving Memory Of MOM. SIM HONG NGO Departed 27th Jan. 86 Upright and just m all her ways. Loyal and true through all her days. Silently suffered, patiently hore. God took her home to suffer no more Alwaya remembered by Jeffrey. Linda and loved
      130 words
  • Page 25 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 26
  • OBITUARIES
    • Article, Illustration
      181 Deaths
      105 26 SSG PETER GOH KIM LOONG ol Blk 193. *23 664 Lorong 4. Toa Payon ***** called to reit by the Lord suddenly m Brunei on 24/1/87. F uneral arrangements will be made known later (*****68). Ihe Lord gives and the Lord ikes I'r.nse ttie l.orn" Always remembered by
      105 words
    • Article, Illustration
      181 Deaths
      406 26 I MR. TAN THIAM HOCK passed away peacefully on Sunday 25/1/87, leaving behind: I BELOVED WIFE: Tay Choon Siew I I SONS: DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: I Tan Chiew Koon Betty Kho Hui Ching I Tan Boh Seng H I Tan Ong Chye H I DAUGHTERS: SON-IN-LAW: I Tan Yock Lian
      406 words
    • Article, Illustration
      181 Deaths
      169 26 MDM THAM SEOW KHENG Aged: 57 Passed away peacefully on 28 Jan 87 lesving behind HUSBANT Wong Torr Goon SONS: Carlo Wong Kuen Hoe Rex Wong Kwan Kuan Sunny Wong Kwan Cheong Tonl Wong Kwan Ying David Wong Kwan Yew DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: Wee Lian GRAND DAUGHTERS Chert Wong fehi
      169 words
    • Article, Illustration
      185 Requiem
      33 26 MAOAM KANDIAH JAYAMALAR Died on 7/2/W Thalai Thevasam prayer* held at Siven Tempi* 397 Serangoon Rd Tim* 6 30pm 30pm on 27th January 1967 Pleat.- treat this aa a pergonal invitation
      33 words
    • Article, Illustration
      182 Acknowledgements
      48 26 The family of the late Mdm Chan Siok Cheng Departed: 20.147 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to all friends and relatives, the pastors and members Of St James Church and Kampong Kapor Methodist Church, for their prayers, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
      48 words
  • TIMESPORT
    • Article, Illustration
      Broncos bashed over breakfast
      691 26  - Broncos bashed over breakfast JANICE SEAH THE SUPER 80WL... 1N SINGAPORE By EVEN if you don't know the difference between the Superbowl and a rice bowl, watching two dozen men dressed like Star Wars stormtroopers engage m mortal comhat over a piece of pigskin is an exhilarating experience. The sight
      691 words
    • Article
      Phua and Ho re-elected
      214 26  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By TWO of Singapore's lon-gest-serving basketball administrators, both Members of Parliament, were re-elected as president and first deputy president respectively at a special meeting of the Basketball Association of Singapore on Sunday. They are Phua Bah Lee, who was unanimously reelected as president, the
      214 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SPORT IN SHORT
      204 26 ATHLETICS Kenya's Paul Kipkoech followed up last weekend's win m the 10km event at Seville by winning an international cross-country rare over the same distance m San Sebastian, Spain, on Sunday. Leading plaeings: I Paul Kipkoech (Ken) 30min 35sec 2 Raul Arpin (Fra) ;w 57) 3 Kevin
      AFP; Reuter; AP  -  204 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Giants go great guns
      469 26 THE SUPER 80WL... 1N PASADENA Simms and defence give New York first League title m 30 years pictures PASADENA (California) The New York Giants, led by the brilliant passing of quarterback Phil Simms and an awesome second-half efence, overwhelmed the Denver Broncos 39-20 on Sunday to
      Reuter  -  469 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Full-time bliss at halt-time
      224 26 MOONACHIE (New Jersey) A dentist aad his hygienist, who exchanged wedding vows at half-time, were among the many New Jerseyans who flecked te taverns te watch their beloved Giants m the Super Bowl. Tom Greco, 39, and Claudia Briscoe, 31, both of South Orange, were married
      AP  -  224 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Real Madrid close in
      210 26 MADRID Spanish soccer champions Real Madrid beat last-placed Osasuna 2-1 at home on Sunday night to come within one point of troubled League leaders Barcelona, whom they play m the Nou Camp Stadium next week. Barcelona, playing without injured striker Gary Lineker, could only manage a
      210 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Webb goal sinks Everton
      332 26 LONDON Neil Webb dashed Everton's hopes of overhauling long-time English First Division soccer leaders Arsenal on Sunday. His goal m the 25th minute earned Nottingham Forest a 1-0 home win to end a barren six-week run which saw them tumble out of both the FA and
      Reuter; AFP  -  332 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Benfica build up lead
      200 26 Benfica build up lead SOCCER SHORTS LISBON Benfica defeated Maritimo 3-1 on Sunday to increase their lead m the Portuguese First Division to two points. They lead from Guimaraes, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Varzim, and Porto, who beat Chaves 2-1. Results: Chaves 1 Porto 2. Benfica
      Reuter; AFP; AP  -  200 words
    • Article, Illustration
      After Zainal and Hill
      669 27 WHO? Poor performance raises poser AN AIR of uncertainty looms over the horizon if Singapore are to count on today's juniors for tomorrow's conquests. With the Republic's juniors' failure at the recent Asian Junior championships, and the rising standards of East Asian rivals, lt is becoming
      669 words
    • Article
      Time to tackle the world
      276 27  -  TAY CHENG KHOON SINGAPORE girls terrorised the Asian junior squash championships m much the same way as Pakistan did m the boys' event. But the similarity ends there. For, while the triumphant Pakistanis are undoubtedly world-class, Singapore's victory shows that Asia lags far behind Europe
      276 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Junior champ Vincent decides to turn pro
      223 27  - Junior champ Vincent decides to turn pro LIM KEE CHAN 3y SINGAPORE junior champion Vincent I,ee is turning pro. The 21-year-old champion, who helped Warren Club take the first-round lead m the Singapore Golf Association Premier I-eague, will leave shortly for Sydney where he will be spending two to three
      223 words
    • Article
      Women pros get financial boost
      262 27  -  HAKIKAT RAI ON THE GOLF SCENE By THEY may display more poise and grace but women's golf m the region has long been neglected. But that may soon change if Ippo Hiramoto's words are to be taken at face value. Hiramoto, president of Kosaido Development
      262 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Becker: It's my life
      397 27 Boris defends right to privacy 4 It's my life and I like to do it my own way. It's a big change, my girlfriend, not only for him but m for me also. Becker (above) MELBOURNE Wimbledon champion Boris Becker said here on Sunday he had
      AFP  -  397 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Aussies pick their yacht
      298 27 Aussies pick their yacht FREMANTLE The Royal Perth Yacht Club yesterday announced that the Australian yacht Kookaburra HI will defend the America's Cup against the American challenger Stan and Stripes, skippered hy Dennis Conner. The choice ef Kookaburra ID was made after last-minute trials against the Tash Force 87 syndicate's
      AFP  -  298 words
    • Article
      Azinger takes off on a winning note
      258 27 Azinger takes off on a winning note SCOTTSDALE (Arizona) Paul Azinger took advantage of a collapse by other contenders and carded a four-under-par 67 that provided him with his first professional triumph m the Phoenix Open tournament on Sunday. Azinger, playing confidently m the bright sunshine, took the lead alone
      258 words
    • Article
      Brunei's pullout upsets plans
      271 27  -  JOE DORAI By THE much-awaited appearance of the new-look Singapore soccer team, which was scheduled to take place on March 21 at the National Stadium, is off following the withdrawal of Brunei from the preOlympic Games qualify-ing-round competition. The Asian Football Confederation, organisers of the pre-Olympic
      271 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Border's men surprise
      232 27 CRICKET ADELAIDE Australia, with Allan Border and Steve Waugh sharing a crucial stand of 164 and their patchwork attack rising to the occasion, pulled off a surprise 33-run win over England m the World Series Cup yesterday. The victory kept alive Australia's hopes of qualifying for the
      Reuter  -  232 words
    • Article
      Postponed
      40 27 TONIGHTS National Football League Division One match between Armed Forces and Police at the Toa Payoh Stadium has been postponed due to the poor ground condition Suffering a similar fate were yesterday's five Singapore Busisness Houses Football League matches.
      40 words
  • Page 26 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 27
  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 27 Advertisements Column 1
      354 27 •IH *WA** f^MMmW aH SBLk—W mmwß al I BOEY HOE I AGE: 93 I 1 CHAIRMAN OF BOEY ENTERPRISE PTE LTD I BOEY BROS FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION) I LAND WOOD BUILT PTE LTD) I I Passed away peacefully on 25th January 1987 I Leaving behind wives: Tham Choy Seong (Deceased) I
      354 words
  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 27 Miscellaneous Column 1
      72 27 Rl ÜBY SRI k.a. 3rd ptaelag: Wv. 1 Bunnies v Lion Red (Dieppe. spm); Wv. I: Satsa v SCC Tankards Padang. spm SOCCER SBHYI. Wv 1: Hotel Meridien v Hyatt Hotel (5 15,; BN de Paris v Press SC (7) both matches at Jalan Besar BBC Brown Boveri v Hongkong
      72 words
Page thumbnail Page 28
  • Article, Illustration
    Grandparents the top choice for looking after kids
    365 28  - Grandparents the top choice for looking after kids HO CHIN BENG By THE Singapore Grandparent is the working mother's choice for Baby-sitter of the Year. Three m five working mothers polled m a nationwide survey said that, given a choice, they would like to depend on their grandparents to look
    365 words
  • Article
    Body of sixth copter crash victim found
    157 28 THE body of the last serviceman missing m the Republic of Singapore Air Force helicopter crash m Brunei has been found. Captain Lakbir Singh's body was found yesterday morning, a Ministry of Defence statement said yesterday. Six servicemen died and two were injured
    157 words
  • Article
    Lock icon Work freeze
    35 28 WASHINGTON About 350,000 American civil servants were given the day off yesterday when heavy snowfalls on the eastern seaboard deepened the blanket of snow from last week's blizzards, which claimed 47 lives. AFP
    AFP  -  35 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Kohl wins another four-year term
    488 28 But his party's results worst since '49 poll BONN Chancellor Helmut Kohl's conservative coalition has won another fouryear term m office despite his party's worst showing since the first West German election m 1949. Mr Kohl's Christian Democrats and their Bavarian allies, the Christian Social
    AP; NYT  -  488 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Sparks fly as savers corner directors
    316 28 KUALA LUMPUR Fists flew and an angry woman twisted the ear of a company director when depositors of Setia Tlmnr Sdn Bhd cornered two directors of the credit and leasing company on Sunday morning, according to The Star newspaper. lt said a group of
    The Star  -  316 words
  • Article
    Lock icon Reagan urged to consider military action against kidnappers
    351 28 Reagan urged to consider military action against kidnappers WASHINGTON Two influential foreign affairs figures have urged President Ronald Reagan to consider military retaliation against terrorists and their backers following the weekend rash of kidnappings m Beirut. The kidnappers of four professors three Americans and one Indian with US resident alien
    AP; Reuter  -  351 words
  • Article
    Lock icon Dow Jones
    28 28 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell 1.55 points to 2,099.97 one-and-a-half hours after trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. AP
    AP  -  28 words
  • Article
    Next change at Kong Chian — McDonald's to make appearance
    392 28  - Next change at Kong Chian McDonald's to make appearance HELEN CHIA By KONG CHIAN Cinema, a landmark building m Toa Payoh, has been bought by McDonald's Restaurant, which is expected to open its new outlet there by July. But it will not be curtains down for Kong Chian which first
    392 words
  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 28 Advertisements Column 1
      408 28 See the new superb L_^ELKafi"Wta Digital Organs t0day...... am m m m Sposlt.: $408 1 *»r wamwiV $1499 omy ™:zcjr n c/w MIDI BfcacourMßook__ yourpOCW pnceiyp** V. More "^r-/ M > *Tf dg-180 m T mm^MMMMW 12 PCM Rr-/thms wt^ Intro 1? Upper voices Computer Oord Record Programmer and Replay
      408 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 28 Advertisements Column 2
      368 28 mmW Am MM C a MWAW aam A Stay to the know... Big blow Linda Chee assesses impact of US Tax Reform Act on Singapore Big names Corporate rescue firm which boasts Bill Wyllie and David Davies on its board B| Top quality for I top people Tell your vendor
      368 words
  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 28 Miscellaneous Column 1
      206 28 Weather UP TO 1 p.m. Cloudy with occasional slight to moderate rain. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 28 max., 23 mm SUNSET today: 7.19 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.16 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 19 25 C Hazy London 36C Cloudy Amsterdam 04 C Cloudy Las Angeles 819 C Gear
      206 words
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • The Straits Times Section TWO
    • Title Section
      Masthead
      12 1 The Straits Times Section TWO THE STRAITS TIMES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1987
      12 words
    • Teens
      • Article
        This week's winning letter
        319 1 Prayers, food and lots of luck WHEN our house-clearing is over, long strips of red paper with couplets symbolising wealth and good luck are hung on the doorway ana windows. Examples of such couplets are "May your heart's desires be fulfilled" or "Welcome wealth and accumulate
        319 words
      • Article
        Here's to the New Year
        683 1 Chinese custom, the amount of money given must be an even, not an odd, number. H JS. Pn, If No war, please I REMEMBER, m preparation for the Lunar New Year, the whole family would be mobilised to spring-clean the house. There were cobwebbed corners
        683 words
      • Article
        The smell of pineapple tarts and new notes
        463 1 IN THE days before the Lunar New Year, my home is filled with the delicious smell of pineapple tarts and "love letters". Mum is a terrific cook and is not stingy with the filling for the tarts. On New Year's Eve, after
        463 words
      • Article, Illustration
        'My first party was no fun'
        656 2  -  IRENE PATES by About 20 teenagers write about their first party, that part of growing up remembered with nostalgia or disappointment. Compiled 'his week s winmna letters OOH, today is a very special occasion my 13th birthday! I am so excited! This is the
        656 words
      • Article
        How do you spend your weekends?
        154 2  -  IRENE PATES HOW do yon and your family spend your weekends? Do yon shop, eat eat, play games, and get involved In activities as a family er dees each member ef year family de law er her own thing? In yonr family, what Is
        154 words
      • Article, Illustration
        No mixing . . . are boys monsters?
        441 2 No mixing are boys monsters? "MUM, there will be a party at Jane's house on Saturday night. Can I go?" 7, Who will be there?" "Lily, Kathy and my friends." "Will there be any boys attending?" «Well yeah." "Then you can't go. You should know that I don't want you
        441 words
      • Article
        Untitled
        345 2 eat porridge. "Let us tour Malaysia this New Year," I suggest to my brother. "So tiring. I prefer to sleep and watch television at home," is his reply. Their reactions make me feel guilty about my own festive mood. But isn't this what the New Year is all about? Law
        345 words
    • Page 1 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
        798 1 XC^'M\± Eqjoythe ireshest foods and ttc|^^ liy^SfllaS *™kI prices. this.Lunar New feir I f_| M* /^^ll I.H I 1 Farm fresh vegetables and succulent meats await you m our produce section. fl ospn J c p/fVSG/P cnorrna iQI WilK'S^B AM —^^^nOiaa^ Come pick your choice! --.^,.,0 ■^u^st\«sP21 f J wflflMwßwflwl
        798 words
    • Page 2 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
        552 2 m^ m T m^ mmm^ mmm W^M^^Mi V Start the Rabbit Year 1 s right with traditional .J 'Good Luck' Yu Sheng ;i i_W tmmm^ mmm AgfB MB aatm9mmummmmmmmmmm amwawaaam ankawamawamwawaawawa fl MM flr^eaaV^S awawfl wJ J awfll PV *:*AL* oflwl *4H aar^^^awaw-\ w^war^ w Wav*^ v** m j^^x mW*w
        552 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 2 Advertisements Column 2
        152 2 LAPIERRE loy waßflaVi*. Iff V jnflfl ■vjl aav An epic venture into the soul of humanity -filled with love, tenderness and hope The City of Joy ia about •uch love that we cannot paaa by on the other aide. Ia any caae, it ia too awawawfl te allow m to
        152 words
    • Bilingual
      • Article, Illustration
        Folk prints paint a rosy welcome for the lunar year
        823 3 The custom of using Lunar New Year prints may have gone out of fashion m Singapore, but you can see the prints featured m an exhibition called Bright Prayers at the National Museum Art Gallery from tomorrow till Feb 15.
        823 words
      • Article
        Untitled
        125 3 *flllit *<&****—*** ■f******* 4>«Ptt •t- i 5 h l* ***rs ft H <rf %*A&MfBc#J ff±****tt -ft IE iri h****** ff*** r-irflrY*** Hr* m*r ntt r***** ti ■^rlSfftfi^jHßtlli *liSt^ Afc-SrVj A ***#**-r tt'il W>HfH r§fa'j3& v R 3* Pf *»aia Js#« iT**tt X* <M: R*R Rtt ff** F ft*** **<**** J'
        125 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Untitled
        237 3 fE^lSl^iT^cfTf M*mn aTn##n it flj *M i ffl i ■w* ffl lURMft* 05***1* MA *JRe M* RflJ akAM^wltrflJawltlfl R*X«flJ PM*** ft ft RWftjn«;fl&.£* .-v. *i| tl fi'j iri rt. ftttßj-w-Ri B MB £mffl** M^WAMmBHtoB** 1 hftWA t-*$K-r-iffli HwiiifteJi-A I fc l -j R N mt* fl A -j Rli A
        237 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Ecology gets priority in Taiwan
        700 3 SURROUNDED by the sheer marble cliffs of what is sometimes called Taiwan's Grand Canyon, Mr Hsu Kuo-Shih reflected on Taiwan's rush to curb pollution and create national parks. "We've had 30 years of high-speed development on Taiwan," he said. "But sometimes we damaged nature m
        NYT  -  700 words
    • Page 3 Miscellaneous
      • Miscellaneous
        Page 3 Miscellaneous Column 1
        205 3 >.? *-|f|K 'I' fn.M*- I JftftfaWi'liVi 'H H H- iY KiV "A; J' £tf? t%»] '-StlKniA'j 'ft tt[*l- lir M' F*J i t I 13/ K fU <! ill! •ft i^s ftfa DURING the Han dynasty As ho was an intimate friend Wangsun, a wealthy man in Some of them
        205 words
    • Bilingual Dwibahasa
      • Article, Illustration
        Ikan Todak for Asean Arts Festival in Brunei
        727 4 FOR THE first time, Brunei Darussalam has been chosen to host the Asean Arts Festival. The festival which is the sixth to be held so far is a cultural project organised within the context of Asean co-op-eration. It will be held m
        727 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Hang Nadim dan kisah Ikan Todak untuk Pesta Seni Asean di Brunei
        664 4  -  Oleh AZMAN SIRAJ BUAT julung-julung kalinya, Negara Brunei Darussalam telah terpilih sebagai tuanrumah untuk menganjurkan Pesta Kesenian Asean. Pesta itu, iaitu yang ke-6 diadakan dalam jangka kerjasama di kalangan negara-negara Asean, akan berlangsung pada pertengahan Mac mi. Seperti
        664 words
    • Page 4 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
        787 4 NOTICES A /NCB National Computer Board I CONSULTANCY TENDER NOTICE I The National Computer Board (NCB) invites tenders for I the provision of consultancy services for the planning and I design of a Civil Service Information Network. fl Tender No NCB(T)011/87 I Tender Box No 2 fl Closing Date and
        787 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 4 Advertisements Column 2
        604 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OP SINGAPORE Companies Winding Up Na. 779 af 1998 la the matter af the Companies Art (Chapter 185) And In the matter af HUP SWEE HI AT CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION NOTICE is hereby given that a Petition for the Winding
        604 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 4 Advertisements Column 3
        485 4 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18, 1979 EDITION) IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE In Bnnkraptey Na. 8755 af 1988 Re: ANG PENG HONG formerly trading na CHUAN BENG TRADING AND TRANSPORT CO. Ex-Parte: MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD Credlten NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT In the Matter of a Bankruptcy Notice
        485 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 4 Advertisements Column 4
        675 4 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I, Yeo Lay See of No. 581 Ang Mo Kio Aye. 10 #07-3141 Singapore 2056, have applied for a First Class Public House (Ext) licence m respect of premises at M/s Pompadour Nightclub at 290 Orchard Road #01-22/23 The Paragon, Singapore 0923, and that
        675 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 4 Advertisements Column 5
        524 4 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY I NO. 8771 OF 1998 RE: VAN KAM WAH ROBERT EX PARTE: BANK OF AMER- ICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION JUDGMENT CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF A BANKRUPTCY NOTICE ISSUED ON THE MTH DAY OF OCTOBER
        524 words
    • Page 5 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
        739 5 m mmm I fl I fe I T X 2 Eating Out 2 Eating Out fBMMn gg H Savour Traditional f RAW FISH s Served with tangy. crispy pickles and finely shredded vegetables, these wafer-thin slices of distinctively fresh fish will certainly delight both seasoned and noivce partakers! Our Chinese
        739 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 5 Advertisements Column 2
        599 5 11 Pleasure Boats/ Sea Sports WELLCRAFT 28 FOOTER flbreglass Sportflsher. Full cabin. Sleep 4. Twin Mercrulser petrol I/O, many extras. Price: 835.000 or best offer secures. Genuine buyers only. Contact: Johnny, home: *****67; off: *****21 CHARTER A 43 ft. motor yacht to the Southern Islands. Excellent for group or family
        599 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 5 Advertisements Column 3
        776 5 15 Aquariums ALL GOLD FISH to be cleared below cost as we are closing for renovation on 28/1/87 Come early to avoid disappointment. Aqua Paradise 156 Race Course Road Tel *****67. COME DIRECT TO our farm for wide selection of various Impressive goldfish Koi *****22 16 Flowers/Plants PRESENT A BEAUTIFUL
        776 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 5 Advertisements Column 4
        631 5 25 Sele: Other Products TRANSFERABLE CLUB MEMBERSHIP: Prestigious cluh membership with new premises located on one of the best classed areas m Bukit Tlnggl complete with dining/ sports facilities for sale. Contact *****07 SELLING CHEAP LA Oermania gas/electric cooker oven. Technogas cookerhood m good cond Call Classlfone *****30 (during off
        631 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 5 Advertisements Column 5
        664 5 28 Health Centree/ i 28 Health Centres/ Meesage Massage |Gong Xi FaCai ■jSgn.j E Invigorating Steam A Sauna Batn /^mwß\ WW I comes complimentary f Ma, 1111 I Ait credit cards acceptable Hi I a! same charges M^r 111 I mkyi \\wT I l-^^ Health Centre ■^h^^aj iK**. I bi
        664 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 5 Advertisements Column 6
        532 5 36 House Renovation/ Decor mm We specialise m renovation of HDB flats, private apartments/ houses, aluminium window grilles, sliding doors and windows etc We also undertake changing of old doors, window, floor tiles. Ali works for HDB flats can be completed within 2 days. Tel *****79 See Chin Aluminium A
        532 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 5 Advertisements Column 7
        818 5 49 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/Removal A BUDGET PRICE professional household/ office removal, delivery &i disposal services. Contractors for government statutory boards. Specialist m pianos, organs Si safes removal Careful uniformed workers and effective team leaders provided. Tel: *****17/ *****91 Shalom Transport Services. DISPOSAL. REMOVAL, DELIVERY services avail, from $25 Tel: 269-2562.
        818 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 5 Advertisements Column 8
        1146 5 TELEPHONE SERVICE: Monday lo Friday: 9am to 5 30pm (spm deadline tor neit day) a Saturday: 8 30am to 2pm i Ham deadline 'or The Sunday T.mes. a Pubic Hoaday 9am to lpm COUNTER SERVICE: TUS ORCHARD CtNTRf. #02 105 LUCKY PIAiA: Monday to Fnday: 10am to 12 noon lpm
        1,146 words
    • Page 6 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 6 Advertisements Column 1
        2338 6 64 Domestic Help 64 Domestic Help 64 Domaatic Help 64 Domestic Help Available Available Available Available *^y Widest selection of Honest. Hardworking, Obedient and Reliable Domestic Helpers recruited direct trom 1 ji \J^ provinces and trained to work under local conditions ftftat FILIPINO SRI LANKAN INDONESIAN MALAYSIAN &iSPY $550-00 $650-00
        2,338 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 6 Advertisements Column 2
        717 6 70 Situations Vacant: Socrotarial/ Clarical i MALE JUNIOR OPERATIONS Clerk reqd for freight forwarding co. In Shenton Way Suitable candi- j dates must be below 26 yrs of age with approx. 1 to 2 yrs rele- f vant experience. DuUes Involve i shipping documentation. Must t own a motorbike. Salary
        717 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 6 Advertisements Column 3
        693 6 71 Situations Vacant: Salas EMALE SALES PROMOTERS ur jently reqd for Chakey's Salt3aked Chicken at NTUC outlets nterested call *****79 51. Anson id =07-65 Anson Ctr ***** EMALE SALES PROMOTERS. Jpeak Mandarin/ English. Maure/ outgoing Salary $800 to .1.000 pm Apply: photo/ tel.: Wlaxwell Rd PO Box 3330. S 9053
        693 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 6 Advertisements Column 4
        537 6 72 Situationa Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Tachnical s tn Il AUS multinational and world leading 1 manufacturer of electrical/electronic H temiinals and connectors invites apS plications for the position of: I Mould Set-Up Man H NTC 3 m Maintenance Fitting or P Machining s At least 2 years' experience
        537 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 6 Advertisements Column 5
        348 6 73 Situationa Vacant: Production We urgently require: .a.*"* 500 .^sSaSr Interested, please come personally for an interview between 9.00 am 5.00 pm at: Personnel Department Matsushita Electronics (S) Pte Ltd 202 Bedok South Aye 1 Singapore 1646 FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS (under contract) needed for Pandan Garden Normal shift 2nd shift.
        348 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 6 Advertisements Column 6
        604 6 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production jr* Cold Storage I Dairies I Requirements: Age between 18 35 years old Completed National Senrica To perform 2nd shift (3.15pm 11.45pm) Physically fit required to carry heavy products i We offer: 5-day work week Transportation at designated areas 2 months bonus
        604 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 6 Advertisements Column 7
        181 6 DYNASTY CLEANING SERVICES We require FEMALE CLEANERS lo work at Singapore General Hospital. i Shifts available are: I Shih A: 1 00 am 1 1 00 am j Shift B: 7.00 am 5.00pm Shift C: 8 00am 4.30pm We offer attractive take-home md other Incentives Please call: *****80/ *****58 or
        181 words
    • Page 7 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
        725 7 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous ESTABLISHED COMPUTER CO. Require 1) Fsmele Showroom Assistance. Kamntar with IBM Computer with some programming knowledge Able to Demonstrate Customise software 2) Electronic Technician NTC ITC or private cert m TV Electronic Digital Experienced m rep.ur .s. trouble shooting IBM Computer and Monitor 3) General Worker
        725 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 7 Advertisements Column 2
        660 7 81 Vehicles For Hire CAR RENTALS Reliable Car Rental Service Tei *****26 *****39 Member of I Milan Auto Group 1 NO DEPOSIT REOD. Slang Hock cars/ pick-ups/ vans/ lorries/ mini-buses at low rates. Balestier: *****66. 8 30am. to 10pm. Jurong *****63/ Katong *****77. $12 PER HOUR. Chauffeur driven limousines and
        660 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 7 Advertisements Column 3
        972 7 86 For Sale: BMW BMW 728 i. O- PLATE c Chairman's car, chauffeur driven c Registered on 28 12 79. manual c Spent $10,000 on overhaul c Expensive sound system, new tyres c Company maintained Aakin 9 price $20,000 0.n.0 Tel: *****22 Or Pager: *****80 OCT. '05 BMW 3201A, 4-door.
        972 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 7 Advertisements Column 4
        934 7 87 For Sale: Mercedes •70 A '73 Mercedes 200 Very beautiful cond with new paintwork. Highest offer secures. Contact Mr. Tan, *****10 TO MERCEDEB BENZ 280S (Manual) Tax till June '87 White colour, good cond. $13,200 o n.o. *****58 •77 MERCEDES 200 manual, pte owner, tip top cond $23,500 View.
        934 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 7 Advertisements Column 5
        916 7 99 For Sato: Datsun/Nissan MID '00 BLUEBIRD. Beautiful condition, tax 5/87, private owner, full accessories. $13 500 0.n.0. View: 364 Joo Chlat Rd. NEAR 81 DATSUN Bluebird with alrcon, s/rlms, cassette player tax till April. $13,000 0.n.0. Pager *****09. NISSAN POWERBIRO. 8784. 1 owner, power steering/ windows, new tax, stereo,
        916 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 7 Advertisements Column 6
        964 7 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan '85 SEPT. NISSAN March 1 owner S/rlms. Hl-fl Offer $22,800 0.n.0. Tel *****55. 90 For Sate: Toyota MIO-77 TOYOTA CROWN 2 6 Super Loyal. New s/rlms, tyres, power steering, central locking, fully auto. Tax till March. Selling $7,000. Pager: *****14 Tommy. SEPT. 'OS TOYOTA Corolla, OL,
        964 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 7 Advertisements Column 7
        922 7 99 For Sale): Toyota •SO TOYOTA COROLLA DX 13 2 owners. Tip-top cond Tel: *****88 Peter. 11 Jin. Mas Puteh. 81 JUNE TOYOTA Corolla DX 1.3, new paint/ Ux, alrcon., radio cassette. $***** Tel: *****75. '01 HEARING. STARLET 1000. PARF, alrcon., cassette, s/rlms.. well malnuined. $*****. *****28. •82 TOYOTA CARINA
        922 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 7 Advertisements Column 8
        914 7 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi '84 GALANT SIGMA GLS Pie owner. Alrcon, radio cassette Beautiful. *****81 84 LANCER 13GLX. Power windows, central lock, excellent cond. $21,900. *****82/ *****48 04 LANCER 1400 GLX Tip top cond. New Lax $***** 0.n.0. Tel: BJbbbbbb 85 LANCER GLX, full accessories. Up top condition, $24,200. Tel:
        914 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 7 Advertisements Column 9
        941 7 93 For Sale: Honda 1882 AUG. HONOA ACCORO MANUAL EX c 1 owner c Power steering c New road tax c Full accessories c Showroom condition c Original metallic Silver Selling $25,900 View: Faber Hill Park before 9.30 a.m. or cell office *****83 First confirmed buyer Hong Bao discount $800
        941 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 7 Advertisements Column 10
        958 7 93 For Sale: Honda 61 HOHDA ACCORD 2 owners. Aircon. Hlfl Sport rims Tip top condition *****57 82 ACCORO 2-DOOR hatchback* Pte owner F/Accesorles. BeauUful cond $22,900 *****45 82 HONOA ACCORO. Alrcon radio cassette Sport rims Very beautiful condition *****48 •82 HONDA CIVIC, hl-fl, s/rlms. road tax 12/ '87 Low
        958 words
    • Page 8 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 8 Advertisements Column 1
        631 8 96 For Sale: Other Makes LEE SUN HWA MOTOR ENTERPRISE •01 184 Hong Leong Gordon Shopping Contra, West Coast Way PRIVATE CARS '84 Hon t,i IT.'InoV 1 H XX auto 83 Moiut.t I'ielude 1.8 EX iii.uni.il 'Jl 1 oyesB i aisea l 6 manual '81 Maaßa niti notchback manual 78
        631 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 8 Advertisements Column 2
        989 8 96 For Sale: Other Makes i SIN LIAN HENG VEHICLE CO. 230 Geylang Road (Junction Lor 10) Singapore 143S Tel: *****18/ *****18/ *****30 1983 Honda J-relude 18 5 speed Mazda 323 1 5 GT 4 drs ToyoU Corolla 13 DX Mazda 626 GLX Hatchback 5 drs Mitsubishi Tredla 1400 GLX
        989 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 8 Advertisements Column 3
        953 8 98 Sale/Wanted: Motor Cycles/Scooters BUYING. SELLING. TRAOE-IN new 2ndhand RDI2S/ 250- 350 or YPVS, MUX, HXI3S. RXK. RXI2S 115. RGI2S, PX2OO/ 150 many others 403 Balestier Rd MANY NEW. 2NDHAND RDI2SLC/ 350LC/ RXK, HXI3S, MBX RXZ $850 and others H/P arrangeable Blk 203 Bedok Central (facing Bedok bus Interchange) NEW
        953 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 8 Advertisements Column 4
        693 8 106 Accommodation Available: Houses KINGSMEAD ROAO S/STOREY detached bungalow. 4 bdrms Hoe-Tan *****21 RENT ME. O.S West Coast Grove 2-storey split-level. 3 bdrms. Call BUI *****84 (agt pg: *****06 107 Accommodation Available: Apartmenta still searching? The hassle stops here See the apartment you and your family have always wantea be
        693 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 8 Advertisements Column 5
        1931 8 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses To be held at Mandarin Court B 4th Floor Mandarin Hotel on Tuesday, 10th February 1987 at 2.30 p.m. 1 LAND AT 9 LORONG MYDIN Area: 513.8 sq. m. Title: Freehold ■tl 344 KING GEORGE'S AVENUE (Factory) Area: 375.51 sq. m. Title:
        1,931 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 8 Advertisements Column 6
        447 8 114 For Sale: Private Apartmenta DIST.IS OCEAN PARK APTS Kacing sea. high. fir. Good orientation at F:ucalia Blk available VILLA DELLE ROSE Upper Maisonettes 3 1 bdrms. available RING:- *****28 DIST.IS RICHMORE COURT N0.116, Lorong X, Telok Kurau Roed Luxurious brand new 2-bdrm. apt., all with attached bathroom, lst class
        447 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 8 Advertisements Column 7
        777 8 114 For Sale: Private Apartments RAJAH TOWER 14TH tl. or WWk sq it Oood lacing Immediate occupation Interested call 121 MB Mo aaenti DU EASTERN MANS.. 3 bdrms. approx 1300 -ti m BOSK, Patron *****15 8 D 16 BAYSHORE PK. High flr Pacmfj aca Ibdrma Renovated lurn $2."><JK t. 0
        777 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 8 Advertisements Column 8
        886 8 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments JURONG EAST 5-RM High flool ceramic firing Well maintained $128,000 Tel *****66 (agent) OUR RESIDENCE PROPERTIES CIOM for Lunar Chinese New V. ar Please call us on 3287 TOA PAYOH LOR.I. 3-rm corner, ceramic throughout cat j $40,000 neg Tel *****72 T.PAYOH 2-RM.. BLK 51
        886 words
    • Page 9 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 9 Advertisements Column 1
        536 9 124 For Rent: 124 For Rent: Shop Spacas Shop Spaces I PARKLANE I MALL Prj^g^(SELEGIE ROAD) m^ Reasonable rent starting from I $380 per month I Ample car parking and near MRT station I Suitable for all retail trades, show-room, I travel agency, school and bookshop I CALL I r
        536 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 9 Advertisements Column 2
        495 9 FORUM GALLERIA I Hr:iiul New Shopping Centre In Orchard Road (next to H Hilton Hotel) SHOP SPACE I From 213 sq.ft onwards available Immediately with I reasonable rental I Please ConUct Developer FORUM DEVELOPMENT I PTE. LTO. 235Mia/*****77 (Strictly no agent) m H Quality shops for H H quality tenants
        495 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 9 Advertisements Column 3
        61 9 137 Tours aeSeBBBBBkaaSBBaSssBtBBBSSaaesaBaS^^ saaaaß L A ll mWL\ m\Wm] Wml mmfßß J*m> ly mf ar* A r&pwmSiSm H WWlLJiamwmmmmwßßßKW aaSsi CCm m IWriWWmmm limffniiMSl HI I WPtjS^imtm ynBSET3 RIM IRnBM I \W\ka W BKffHilSlTninSyCwuß M' jin'^Ei BsssS^ Kf^iwjejA^S^A Bbk. Bbbbß IrrTl I* milLlm\\A M M essssssssss^sH -t'fi^ Wa A*l^^^\u\\ MM
        61 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 9 Advertisements Column 4
        739 9 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours Specuzlntt&ox&kin&MtvrlAmYtZ\ifi ig__i 7 nil iri MALACCA/MUAR 2 days SB SSAOep 29. 30 31/1 f=l IHJ GENTING/CAMERON 3 days 4 nights SS.SS/.Qep 27, 28 29/1 |10pm| Ul CAMERON (STRAWBERRY PARK)/K.L. 3 days 4 nights SSt2B/-Dep 2B 31/1 f— l \U\ GENTING/IPOH/K LUMPUR 4 days 5
        739 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 9 Advertisements Column 5
        225 9 146 Foreign Educetion MAY OR SEPTEMBER 1987 ADMISSION COLUMBIA COLLEGE offers international students a wide range of academic programmes m preparation for admission to universities m Canada and the USA c IST ANO 2ND YEAR UNIVERSITY PROGRAMME m Arts. Science, Commerce. Computer Science c SENIOR SECONDARY PROGRAMME (GRADES 10, 11
        225 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 9 Advertisements Column 6
        254 9 147 Academic Couraee CURRENT SCH. TEACHERS offer reliable tuition. AU teachers been through personal Interview, feedbacks from parents. Call early for good teachers. Tel: *****31. Piano from $50. QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED TUTORS, grads., teachers for all levels, dlsts. including Chinese, Malay. Fees neg. Classlfone, *****30 (off. hrs.). Ref: *****. CHINESE HANYU
        254 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 9 Advertisements Column 7
        1225 9 148 Computer Courses 148 Computer Couraes 148 Computer Courses I ,SaU»tVßißL!Baaßtt!>^W?Hsi4 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm j > I mYk'mT oouetss or-Ktm MM^^L m9 e3t*w^*^--FIRST NCC ACCREDITED COMPUTER SCHOOL TO INSTALL AN IBM SYSTEM 36 ..MPO IPBOBaB WBJBjBJBBBBBBBBBBBJ (Incorporating C&G 418. with 21 Original Interactive Tmrmlnmlw 2. cao sis (The Largwet In Any Private
        1,225 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 9 Advertisements Column 8
        582 9 150 Commercial/ Technical Couraes New Classes for June 1987 Exam, commencing 2/2/87 onwards ICSA/ CACA LCCI Revision Statistics. Accounting. Costing. Econs. RHON'S TRAINING CENTRE #02-09 S'por* Finance House 470 North Bridge Road Tel: *****69/ *****23 LCCI BOOKKEEPING (Revision) (by Mr. See Principal) j WED 645pm 4/2/87 SUN 1130 am 8/2/87
        582 words
    • OBITUARIES
      • Obituary, Illustration
        183 Condolences
        181 10 MAJ. DILDAR SINGH DHOT Departed: 25 January '87 The skies are painted with unnumbered sparks. They are all fire, and everyone doth shine: But there's but one m all doth hold his place BO m the world: Tls furnished well with men. And men are flesh and blood,
        181 words
      • Obituary, Illustration
        183 Condolences
        191 10 With deepest sympathies and condolences to the family of our chairman and director MR. TAN THIAM HOCK who passed away on 25 January 1987. CHOP ENG LAM HENG ENG HOCK HENG ENTERPRISES (PTE) LTD ENG HOCK HENG (PTE) LTD RUBBER ESTATE (Jemaluang) As a mark of respect to
        191 words
      • Obituary, Illustration
        183 Condolencea
        113 10 BSG GOH KIM LOONG PETER, JTB Departed 24 January '87 Always remembered by: Baee Commander, Officer* end Men of JTB. With deepest sympathiea to the 'amily of the lata CP LAKHBIR SINGH From Commander, officers a man tAmmmtm LTA. NG SOON HUP Age: 26 years dapartad 25 Jan.
        113 words
    • Page 10 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 10 Advertisements Column 1
        10 10 More obituary announcements on Pg 25 and 26 (Main Section)
        10 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 10 Advertisements Column 2
        643 10 APPOINTME4TS/ NOTICES I^^sZZZZ WBBmm STANTS RSSOBBI BBbM Telex Service: S.T.A.N.T.S. RS ***** TIMEAD I APPOINTMENTS We are a well-established multi-national N corporation with plans to penetrate further into the ASEAN region and increase our current market share. We fe seek a team of dynamic and competent fl professionals to pioneer
        643 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 10 Advertisements Column 3
        801 10 Bex Service: Collected: 5J5.00 Posted. SSIO.OO e-a Rates: Straits Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc. cm. BBB^^^^~ Telefax Ne: *****59 Sales Service: Tel *****11 ext 5724 5 6 8 4 5669 Attendants United Airlines the premier airline of the United States, and the largest airline m the free
        801 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 10 Advertisements Column 4
        932 10 I tp NOTICE 0} 1 |j TOTO DRAW: |jj rw Patrons are kindly informed that f§=! rgjj there will be no Toto draw on m Eg 29 January 1 987 The next Toto dra w P M No. 1 1 2/87, will be held on p M Sunday, 1 February
        932 words
    • Page 11 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 11 Advertisements Column 1
        719 11 NOTICES IN THE HH. II lOIKT OF THE Xl IM 111 li OK SINGAPORK Suit No. II ..i i«n. Between I int.. i OventeaM Bank limited Plaintiffs \nd 1. Tan Ser Khiang 2. Mdm. Tea Hnan 3. Mdm. Tea Hnan and Tan Ser Khiang bath *ord an admlnlHtraUrv of the
        719 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 11 Advertisements Column 2
        730 11 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) IN THE lllt.lt COURT OK I'll. Xl n HI li OK SINGAPORK In Bankruptcy No. 35C1 af I9Bfi Re: CHONG AH PENG CONSTRUCTION (sued as a firm) Ex Parte: PHOENIX ASSI RANCK IM Hl.lt UMITED COMPANY Creditor* In the Matter of a Baakraptey Sutler ivsurd
        730 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 11 Advertisements Column 3
        108 11 m With an Introduction by Yukio Mithima This is not a novel, nor a M v v I literary work, nor even a 1 y. I kind of autobiographical 1 iALmiINvJ I record. It is the 1 q r^ /-Vk >l tT I manifestation o/ his 1 DLW^OWiVIO I cries,
        108 words
    • Page 11 Miscellaneous
      • Miscellaneous
        Page 11 Miscellaneous Column 1
        712 11 ■■MaBBBMBBBBBJaaBBBBBBBBBBjaSaB^ SUN TAN By Collette PEANUTS By Schuiz WmmmmWrnW "WW ~^bbbbbbbbbbbbbbV> ""^bbbbb 1 M wmml£ AilourWM fll\rVZ QBCAuZt t j^* wmr Atib7'H! r N /0-' LIB I 1 I 1 l w t-y/ep.-rThinc- rut W 9^ AMA^ P 6 £Li ONI^ n* CDtAPLAIHTHATYouT IM TAIKIN6 TO THIS i'm talking Anp
        712 words
    • Page 12 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 12 Advertisements Column 1
        385 12 SPECIAL PRE LUNAR NEW YEAR ENGAGEMENT 1 UOO CHANGI LAST 2 DAYS! DO *****14 > 1 45. 4. 6.45, 915 No Free List CHANGI (*****59) 11am, 1 15. 3.30. 7. 9 15 No Free Liet JADE: Tomorrow 6 30. 9.00 M nite EDDIE MURPHY T*\WrJ* m m IS BACK I
        385 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 12 Advertisements Column 2
        1003 12 lalslslsiaj aSSSlslalalsrSlalsrSlatals^ AW *B^ m k "^^T. W jt A m Wk m W busines s associates friends Cong Xi Fa Cai \r^ m^~ m^'^~~ m^ m^ m m^ mmwmmm mmmm mm 'Tv X Usher m the New Year with Silver Spoon Special <^ l y^ 5T J mm. Yu
        1,003 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 12 Advertisements Column 3
        61 12 bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbM Datamini DATAMINI wishes all users and dealers a Happy Prosperous Lunar New Year AmW *A m m: DATAMINI COMPACT XT The tC MHz super compact PC Like the passing of the tiger to the rabbit, DATAMINI PCs will be smaller yet faster and like the rabbit more innovative \b£J^
        61 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 12 Advertisements Column 4
        526 12 $L™MPOF>UU?^^ ft CATHAY: TOOAY ONLY! fi J, (*****00) 5 SHOWS 1100. 130. 400. 6 30 1 9 IVM I j? "GRIPPING A HUGELY ENJOYABLE FILM" j? ■wta,aw»w.> haiiHwas r!wii?«rw»M ft 8 ORCHARD: LAST DAY! g (<) (*****88) 4 SHOWS: 1.30, 4.00. 6.30 8 9.15pm X 5 FOR MR WTRKEOUSL Y
        526 words
    • Arts & Leisure
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Elvis gets a posthumous Award of Merit
        136 13 THE American Music Awards this year paid special tribute to Elvis Presley for his "unforgettable legacy" with a first-ever posthumous Award of Merit. The pyramid-shaped plexiglass trophy, inscribed to Presley for lending "revolutionary new energy and excitement to music and its performance" and
        UPI  -  136 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Dawn just keeps on singing
        444 13 Dawn Yip, the singer who is equally at ease with both English and Chinese songs, will be performing at the Rainbow during the Lunar New Year holiday. PAT D'RQSE reports. NEITHER academioi achievement nor the r-qfl sponsibility of running hefl own boutique can keefl Dawn
        444 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Ire over return off Picasso's works to France
        654 13 SIXTY-ONE paintings and sculptures from the private collection of Pablo Picasso many of them works that show the often overlooked "Spanishness" of the artist are being returned to France after Spain decided it could not keep them. The works were at first
        NYT  -  654 words
      • Article
        Lock icon New series on Civil Rights years
        381 13  -  MARK SCHWED »y THERE la na mare Inspiring story than that af an unknown Individual who overcomes seemingly insurmountable adds ta accomplish Incredible deeds. Such heroics are rare and usually unheralded, which makes them even mare special. Grand Back In the lttts, a few
        UPI  -  381 words
    • Page 13 Miscellaneous
      • Miscellaneous
        Page 13 Miscellaneous Column 1
        796 13 What's On— PERFORMANCES TALK Chinese lanterns and hundreds weekdays; 3, 6 and 8.45 pm on Saturday. ous countries m Asia, China, rnAKA khan T«H a _-h t«_ D fln t »rn wnnii at of other festive decorations Saturdays; 11 am, 2, 5 and 8 CONTEMPORARY PAINT- Fiji and Ceylon. On
        796 words
      • Miscellaneous
        Page 13 Miscellaneous Column 2
        967 13 -I Radio One FM Service 90.5 mHz m VHF Band H 5.58 Mt National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News m Brief 6.05 Another Morning, Another Show 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 Another Morning, Another Show (cont'd) 7.30 Morning Financial News 7.40 Another Morning, Another
        967 words
    • Page 14 Advertisements
      • Advertisement
        Page 14 Advertisements Column 1
        146 14 NOTICES i Wattieb WmatAAAAte Of Mali tt'lß-f COMPETITION Ist Prize: 8-day holiday for two. Air New Zealand Neville Blayley 74 Pasir Ris Heights (1851) 5 Great Prizes: National 6670 Microwave Ovens 1. Wong Seng Chow 14 Conway Grove (1955) 2. P.K. Chew 4-B Mt. Sophia (0922) 3. Theresa Teo 5000-B
        146 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 14 Advertisements Column 2
        362 14 IN TEE BM2H COUBT OF THE BSPUBUC OF SWGAPOBE ciiii mmMgm > Na> mtet MM Me __MM m mm Ciijiiln Act, (Chapter IM) Aai fai «w Matter mt CBUAN HENG MEBCBANMBE PTE LTD ADVEBTBMSMENT OF PETITION Notice Is hereby given that a Petition for the Winding-Up of the abovenamed Company
        362 words
      • Advertisement
        Page 14 Advertisements Column 3
        150 14 a» I BB__fl BB_^^B.^^_l BBW B IBT a— i L BB_ __l 1 T BHr ™M _______a #i i c W Mw^^W Hra^P^H ______a^9 a—fe ______________B__B_k ————I bhv '^^I^bbT Ba fl 11 I i T WW I -J i_______. 7 "W _-_M 11 ______P^___7 J_____~______ii-*\ Mmmm I _p-* Mmmw^ _r_i
        150 words
    • Page 14 Miscellaneous
      • Miscellaneous
        Page 14 Miscellaneous Column 1
        1597 14 "My View by CATHERINE OH6^ i^a^a^— a—^—^■^■^^■^a^—^^jj^^i^^— The Boss touches with his powerful and passionate music I r^Jj 7 Ur Beat Brace how to dress up, has messy It's drawn from real-life en- cording to White Surfers Paradise to terrorise "laia^^^^ F^flr^^Hi Springsteen (Ch 5, 8 hair and crooked teeth
        1,597 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
Page thumbnail Page 3
Page thumbnail Page 4
Page thumbnail Page 5
Page thumbnail Page 6
Page thumbnail Page 7
Page thumbnail Page 8
Page thumbnail Page 9
Page thumbnail Page 10
Page thumbnail Page 11
Page thumbnail Page 12
Page thumbnail Page 13
Page thumbnail Page 14