The Straits Times, 17 April 1987

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1987 50 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 108/12/86
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    Front wins Sarawak polls
    618 1 Ruling coalition wins 25 out of 41 seats declared at 1.40 am E£XE223 The state of the parties m the Sarawak state election as at 1.40 am: NF 25 Permas 3 PBDS 13 DAP 0 Bersatu 0 Independents 0 Total number of seats declared so far:
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    Lock icon Japan threatens to hit back through Gatt
    514 1 Reagan gives trade sanctions the nod TOKYO Japan said yesterday it will counter \sith action against the US at the international trade organisation, Gatt. after President Ronald Reagan the i<o-aht\id for the stiffest trade penalties ever imposed by the Americans on a friend
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    'Bold' Visa ads upset Bank of America
    524 1 WHILE Bank of America ponders over offers to buy its Visa card operations here, Standard Chartered Bank has launched a hard-hitting advertising campaign to win over some of the estimated 45,000 card members m question. In response, a cheesedoff Bank of America, through
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    Story behind 'What it should have been'
    54 1 IT IS our least favourite headline. Bat one we have to use all too often. Today, we tell yon the story behind "What it should have been". We feel yon should know about our efforts to cut down errors m The Straits Times.
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    Is dress code necessary at discos and clubs?
    127 1 ADHERING to a dress code is not their idea of fun, especially when it is time to let your hair down, many patrons of discos, restaurants and private clubs said when interviewed by The Straits Times yesterday. However, the management of some
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    Lock icon Club for Aids-free singles
    188 1 NEW YORK A boat ?M singles whooped it up at a party for a new dating agency catering to people who test negative for the deadly disease Aids, toasting the controversial service as "the beginning of the future". The dating service, the first In an area
    UPI  -  188 words
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    Chok Tong to get top NTUC award
    435 1 First DPM honoured for distinguished contributions to labour movement FIRST Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok tong heads the 1987 May Day honours list with the Medal of Honour, the NTUC's highest award Mr Goh will receive the award at a May Day dinner
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    Fewer workers laid off in first quarter
    108 1 A DRASTIC decline has been recorded m the number of workers retrenched m the first three months of this year. Only 375 unionised workers were laid off, compared with 2,162 m the fourth quarter last year, said the latest issue of NTUC News.
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    3 Indonesian soccer players sacked for alleged graft
    134 1 JAKARTA Three players have been sacked from Indonesia's preOlympic soccer squad after they were alleged to have accepted bribes, team coach Berce Matulapelwa said yesterday. He told reporters the players were believed to have accepted money to ensure the team lost m
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      Home
      375 2 Hospitals' dilemma HOSPITALS face the dilemma of how to keep up with the latest m medical technology and yet keep costs down, Acting Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said yesterday. It is tempting to get the most sophisticated equipment, but it would mean heavier costs to the government, and
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      Comment
      281 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE Soviet offer to eliminate medium and short range missiles from Europe is so tempting that many Nato governments would find it difficult to reject without arousing the raucous displeasure of the substantial body of anti-nuclear supporters m Western Europe. Doing away with nuclear arms
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    • Article
      Forum
      83 2 MORE OPINIONS ON CPF ONE of the three readers who say CPF should be allowed for education feels most CPF members have savings which may be available for the purpose. Another says investment m education is good for the individual and the country, while the third suggests some guidelines
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      Timesdollar
      211 2 TECK PUAT HALVES HIS MING COURT STAKE TAN Sri Khoo Teck Puat, the Chairman of the Goodwood Park Hotel group who is currently embroiled m legal actions following the National" Bank of Brunei closure, has sold more than half of his 15 per cent stake m Ming Court Hotel
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      Around Asean... and Across the Causeway
      226 2 Around Asean... and Across the Causeway Army's forest project THE Thai army is to spend about 300 million bant (5J24.9 million) for a large-scale re-afforestation project m drought-stricken areas of north-east Thailand, according to the Bangkok Post. It quoted Assistant Army Chief of Staff. Lt-Gener al Arun Pariwattham, as saying
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      Around the world
      174 2 Reshaping minds THE Kremlin has announced plans to reshape the minds of millions of Soviet workers through political education classes aimed at bringing popular thinking into line with its reform drive. Directives from the Communist Party leadership, published m Pravda, said education courses at factories and offices
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      Timesport
      247 2 Absenteeism expected SINGAPORE'S pre-Olympic Games soccer squad will be hit by absenteeism m their preparation for Tuesday's friendly match against Kedah, but national coach Seak Poh Leong is looking forward to it. In fact, he says that with several regulars missing, it's the opportune time to brush up on
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      Section Two
      563 2 Hottest show on TV THE hottest, most hip show on American TV debuts tomorrow night at 10 pm over Ch 5. The show, Moonlighting, is so hot right now that the lead actors' first lovemaking scene which was telecast a couple of weeks ago m the US, made
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      Buyers' Guide
      357 2 Product Advertiser Section/Page Cathay Pacific Airways I 1 Thai Ai'ways 32 Bedhen Linen Lace Betefjft Beecham Horlicks Boutique China Silk House t Camera Hagemeyer Carpers &nee Hong Ceram* Ties £ng Bee Cosmetics Elizabeth Arden Moutrie H R/Fine Fragrance N 4 Noxell /Cover Girl I 17 Courses Career Educational
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      Lock icon Colombo puts troops on alert
      417 3 Move follows raid on army camp CI 'I.OMBO Security forces have been put on an island-wide state of alert m Sri Lanka because of renewed activity by leftwing rebels. who were blamed for a predawn raid on an army camp yesterday The raid, m which
      Reuter  -  417 words
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      Lock icon IRA sends letter bombs to top civil servants
      157 3 IRA sends letter bombs to top civil servants LONDON British police warned public figures yesterday to be alert for a campaign by Irish Republican Army terrorists fighting British rule m Northern Ireland after four letter bombs were mailed to senior civil servants. The latest bomb, found and defused yesterda> morning
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      Lock icon Panama shuts the door on Nazi accused
      172 3 Panama shuts the door on Nazi accused WASHINGTON Accused Nazi war criminal Karl Linnas, turned down by Panama for asylum, will be deported to the Soviet Union to face a death sentence, unless the Supreme Court, which has twice refused to hear his plea, blocks the order. The final decision
      UPI  -  172 words
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      Lock icon Pakistani jets down Afghan warplane
      111 3 ISLAMABAD Pakistani fighters shot down an Afghan warplane which crossed into Pakistan yesterday, the Defence Ministry said. It said m a statement issued by the APP news agency that debris was seen falling into the mountains north of Miranshah, chief town of the North Waziristan
      Reuter  -  111 words
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      Lock icon Trigger-happy robber
      53 3 A HOODED bank robber fires his shotgun between customers lying on the ground during a raid at a bank m suburban Klemzig, Adelaide, on Tuesday. No one was injured. A mother clutching her child holding two balloons is obscured by the blast. The picture was taken by a
      Reuter  -  53 words
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      Lock icon Man breaks silence after 14 years
      129 3 NAIROBI Bus mechanic Michael Matheka was sick of being ignored by friends and family. No one listened to a word he said. So he decided to shut up. For 14 years, the 65--year-old father of two communicated with the world only m sign language
      UPI  -  129 words
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      Lock icon No change to HK for 100 years if party stays: Deng
      291 3 BEIJING Hongkong will remain unchanged for 100 years after returning to Chinese control m 1997 as long as the Communist Party remains m power m Beijing, top leader Deng Xiaoping was quoted as saying yesterday. A member of a
      Reuter  -  291 words
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      Lock icon Baker wants halt in dollar's fall
      331 3 Baker wants halt in dollar's fall WASHINGTON Treasury Secretary James Baker, the chief advocate of a weaker dollar, now wants the US currency's decline halted on the grounds that further falls could threaten global economic expansion. His remarks on Wednesday before the Japan Society m New York m favour of
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      Lock icon Soviet offer must be studied: Howe
      162 3 BRUSSELS British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe said yesterday that the implications of the new Soviet arms offer on shorter-range missiles had to be carefully studied and an alliance response worked out. In an assessment of United States Secretary of State George Shultz's visit
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      Lock icon Political education plan for Soviets
      373 4 MOSCOW Classes aimed at bringing popular thinking m line with reforms THE Kremlin has announced plans to reshape the minds of millions of Soviet workers through political education classes aimed at bringing popular thinking into line with its reform drive. Directives from the Communist Party
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      Lock icon 'World's biggest chair' goes up — then down the next day
      89 4 'World's biggest chair' goes up then down the next day BUILDERS of this deckchair claim it is the world's largest. At 6,096 kg, 13 m high and 13 m long, it was erected near the highway m Mendrisio m southern Switzerland on Monday. However, it did not stay up long.
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      Lock icon Soviets giving more aid to Hanoi
      256 4 BANGKOK Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nguyen Van Linh has said that Moscow would not put pressure on him to withdraw troops from Cambodia to please Beijing In an interview reported by the official Vietnam News Agency on Wednesday, Mr Linh said Moscow had increased
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      Lock icon Ex-AG to file claims for 65 victims of US air raid on Libya
      403 4 Ex-AG to file claims for 65 victims of US air raid on Libya WASHINGTON Former Attorney-General Ramsey Clark says he is filing claims with the White House and Pentagon seek--1 ing compensation for the victims of the US bombing raid on Libya. Citing "terroristic, ran- dom bombing of residenj tial
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      Lock icon Argentina's debts: Banks agree to help
      428 5 NEW YORK Deal to restructure $63b debt ARGENTINA and its more than 350 creditor buaks have reached an agreement m principle on the restructuring of approximately US$3O billion i.S$63 9 billion i of the Argentine debt, Citibank confirmed on Wednesday Ml William Rhodes. chairman
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      Lock icon Number of jobless in Britain falls to lowest in 2½ years
      205 5 LONDON Britain's latest official unemployment figures showed the lowest jobless rate In V years, giving a new boost to the re-election hopes of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The figures Issued on Wednesday came on top of a big new
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      Lock icon Cancer gains overstated in US, says report
      405 5 Cancer gains overstated in US, says report WASHINGTON GAINS m treating cancer over the last three decades have been small and overstated by US Federal health officials, according to a detailed analysis just completed by a congressional oversight agency. For a majority of the 12 most common tumours there was
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      Lock icon Evangelist's affair leads to hot demand for Room 538
      169 5 CLEARWATER BEACH. Florida H( h »M 538 .it the Sheraton Sand Key Hotel here the room where fallen evangelist Jim Bakker and Miss Jessica Hahn had their fateful affair is booked for the rest of the month. Hotel manager Russ Kimball
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      Lock icon 'Probe Warhol's death' call
      119 5 NKW YORK The city medical examiner has called for a criminal investigation into the death of [Hip artist Andy Warhol m a hospital here m February Medical examiner Elliot 1 w iivs s.inl th.ti an indeter minate but significant amount of time had elapsed between Mr
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      Lock icon Vatican worth $1.1b, says cardinal
      214 7 Vatican worth $1.1b, says cardinal MILAN The Vatican Ls worth about I Ss6«« million (551.19 billion), excluding Its art treasures, a senior cardinal was quoted as raying on Wednesday. (ardlnal (iluseppe aprio, president of the V atlcan's Prefecture of the Kconomlc Affair* of the Hol> See, was speaking In *n
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      Lock icon No-confidence move defeated
      176 7 NEW DELHI Opposition parties failed on Wednesday to pass a motion of no confidence against the Speaker of the Lower House. Mr Balram Jakhar, for refusing to allow a debate on the rift between the Prime Minister and the President. The Lok Sabha, or Lower House, dominated
      AP  -  176 words
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      Lock icon Rajiv blames outside forces for crisis
      332 7 Drive to discredit govt, party believes 4 The foreign hand is always present. When we are strong it is invisible, but when we are weak it is seen promi- m nently. Mr Rajiv Gandhi (above). NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, his credibility
      AFP  -  332 words
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      Lock icon US: Tanker deal could give Soviets Gulf presence
      248 7 WASHINGTON The Soviet Union could use the lease of its oil tankers to Kuwait to station Soviet warships m the troubled Gulf, Reagan administration officials have said. They said a deal announced m Moscow under which three Sovietflag tankers will carry Kuwaiti
      Reuter  -  248 words
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon 9 accused of raping and killing refugees
      199 8 BANGKOK Nine Thai fishermen have been charged with murdering four men and raping three women after boarding the boat m which the victims had fled from Vietnam. Police m Pattani province, 1,180 km south of here, identified the suspects as the skipper, Pricha
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      Lock icon Cardinal Sin to visit Soviet Union in July
      158 8 MANILA Philippine church leader, Cardinal Jaime Sin, will make a 10--day goodwill visit to the Soviet Union m July, officials said yesterday. The Manila Bulletin newspaper said Cardinal Sin may meet Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev during his July 8-18 trip. But a
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      Lock icon Where monkeys' pay matches that of professors
      291 8 BANGKOK An enterprising firm m Thailand's southern province of Sur;.t Thani has discovered 'hat monkeys are useful employees. With the help of a U554,045 (558,615) grant from the Thai r oyal family, it is teaching monkeys how to pick coconuts from trees. Thailand
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      Forest build-up to fight drought
      324 8 Thai army to pay for large project BANGKOK The Thai army is to spend about 300 million baht (5*24.9 million) for a large-scale re-afforesta-tion project m droughtstricken areas of north-east Thailand, the Bangkok Post reported. The newspaper quoted Assistant Army Chief of Staff, Lt-General Arun
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      Armed forces won't abuse its role, says Sudharmono
      316 8  -  Yang Razali Kassim Run-up to the Indonesian polls By Jakarta Correspondent SURABAYA Golkar chairman Sudharmono has spoken about the possible long-term blurring of the line which distinguishes the Indonesian military from the civilian sector. At the same time, he expressed confidence that
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      Lock icon 25 days of hustings unlikely to affect result
      307 8 JAKARTA The campaign period for Indonesia's fourth general ejection ends today after 25 days of what observers here describe as a mixture of blowing off steam and airing of frustrations which is unlikely to affect the final result. The Muslim-based United Development
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      Lock icon Rising beer sales a cause for cheer in Manila
      260 8 Rising beer sales a cause for cheer in Manila I MANILA Filipinos are I drinking more beer than i they did a year ago and this suggests the country's economy is perking up, according to a senior adviser to President Corazon Aquino. Economic Planning I Minister Solita Monsod, S appearing
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      Lock icon Musa gets order to stop book's publication
      200 10 Musa gets order to stop book's publication KUALA LUMPUR Umno Deputy President Datuk Musa Hitam yesterday obtained an injunction from the High Court here to stop Syed Hussein Alatas, author of the book, Challenger Siapa La wan Siapa, and two others from printing and circulating the book. Datuk Musa, the
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      Lock icon A pledge
      21 10 MALACCA Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba said the government will continue to build mosques, suraus and religious schools. Bernama
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      Lock icon Memali incident: Dr M was kept informed — Musa
      528 10 Memali incident: Dr M was kept informed Musa KUALA TRENGGANU Former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Musa Hitam yesterday denied allegations that he did not inform the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of police plans before he took action m the Memali incident on Nov 19, 1985, m which 18 people
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      Lock icon Mahathir set for big victory: MB
      299 10 Mahathir set for big victory: MB KUALA LUMPUR Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Muhammad Haji Muhammad Taib has expressed confidence that Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad will retain the Umno presidency with a big majority m the party's Supreme Council elections on April 24. Dr Mahathir's leadership m the government and
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      Lock icon Snap election likely if Razaleigh wins
      166 10 KUALA LUMPUR A snap election is likely if Tengku Razaleigh Hamzan defeats Prime Minister Datuk Seii Dr Mahathir Mohamad m the Umno elections next week. Berita Harian, quoting Tengku rtazaleigh's supporters m Kelantan. said a general election was needed to >nab:e him to gain
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      Lock icon Big job feeding 15,000 at general assembly
      171 10 Big job feeding 15,000 at general assembly KUALA LUMPUR About 200,000 pieces of Malay cake will be whipped up to feed delegates and observers at tea time dur ing the Umno general as sembly next week A total of 15,000 peopk are expected to attend th< assembly at the Putrj
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      Pay cut for attendant over penis mishap
      133 10 KUALA LUMPUR The hospital attendant who sliced off part of the penis of a s^ven-year-old boy during a circumcision operatic n is to have his pay cat by at least half per ding a final decision on the case, TV3 Malaysia reported last
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      Lock icon Hamim supreme council chosen
      115 10 KOTA BAKU Former Hamim Permanent Chairman Datuk Sudin Wahab of Kedah was elected a vice-presidem at the Hamim Supreme Council elections here yesterday. The other party vicepresidents aie Trengganu's Haji Abdul Wahab Yunus, who retained his post with the -nost votes, and Selangor's Mi Yahya Kassim,
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      Singaporeans charged with having prohibited equipment
      204 11 Singaporeans charged with having prohibited equipment JOHOR BARf Seven t-.uL-s irni "A.i Ma i.usi.ins were charged m a nu^istrato's court here on Wednesday »nh involve nit'ni m illegal bookmak- intj operations and possessing prohibited: smission equipment, j fbe Star reported. See Po Huay. 28, from Singapore, claimed trial to I
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      Lock icon 1.004 held for drugs offences
      71 11 1.004 held for drugs offences Xl ALA LUMPUR Police seized about 94 kg of sjanja. Skg of raw opium, 3 kg of processed opium and IS kg of heroin m February, the National AntiDadah Task Force said. It said 1.004 people were arrested under the Dangerous Drugs Act 195_' Of
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      Lock icon Cancer-causing agents found in children's food
      245 11 4 Certain addictive agents such as caffeine may lead them on to smoking and drug abuse. This can happen as they are exposed to these agents for more than 12 years of their school- A ing life. Mr Huee (left) KUALA LUMPUR More than
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      Sarawak Head told: Do not be pressured
      317 11  - Sarawak Head told: Do not be pressured Albert Ramalingam By of the Foreign Desk KUCHING Sarawak's two main opposition leaders announced here yesterday that they had sent two letters to the Head of State telling him not to be pressured when appointing a chief minister after the state election results
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      Lock icon Tycoon's son's death: Big reward offered
      144 11 Tycoon's son's death: Big reward offered PENANG Motor tycoon Loh Boon Siew is offering a M 5500,000 reward for information which could lead to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the death of his son, Kah Kheng, 39. The reward is believed to be one of the highest
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      Lock icon Proton exports expected to pick up next year
      173 11 Proton exports expected to pick up next year KUALA LUMPUR The national car project will be viable when exports of the Proton Saga pick up by the end of next year, Hicom president Tan Sri Datuk Jamil Jan said. This would happen when the assembly lines produce between 50,000 and
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      Lock icon Selangor to demolish new squatter houses
      101 11 KUALA LUMPUR Selangor will start demolishing newly built squatter houses from next month m an effort to wipe out the squatter problem. Mentri Besar Datuk Muhammad Haji Muhammad Taib said he would ask for electricity and water supplies to new squatter areas to be
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      The difficult choice facing hospitals
      524 12 PjjjjJ Medic Asia 87 Cheow Tong talks of balance between new technology and cost THE problem hospitals face Is how to keep up with the latest m medical technology and yet keep costs down. Acting Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said yesterday. While it is
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      Man's jail term cut by 13 months
      165 12 A GOLD broker who damaged the padlock on a stranger's door m a fit of temper, yesterday succeeded m getting an 18--month jail term for mischief reduced to five months by the High Court. Lee Kok Sans appeal was allowed, although he had
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      Ministry moves to new offices in Shenton Way
      67 12 THE Ministry of Trade and Industry has moved into its new offices m the Treasury Building, Shenton Way. The move from its old offices m the CPF Building was effective from Wednesday. Its new address is now 8 Shenton Way, #48-01, Treasury
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    • A look at some of the latest medical equipment on display
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        Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitor
        103 12 THIS book-sized monitor measures blood pressure when the index finger is placed into a special ring. The patient is not required to have a cuff placed on his upper arm and the doctor does not have to use a stethoscope to get a blood pressure reading.
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        Home Foetal Monitor
        115 12 NEATLY contained m a briefcase, the device for monitoring the heartbeat of a baby can be used by pregnant women at home. At the moment, women with difficult pregnancies have to report to clinics or hospitals dally to have such readings taken. Bat with the new monitor,
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        Atom Infant Incubator
        95 12 ITS manufacturers say this incubator for premature babies is like no other because it contains the most sophisticated monitoring devices and controls as well as the latest display and alarm systems. It can take on a wide range of equipment which may have to be attached to
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        Lifeline Emergency Cart
        109 12 Lifeline Emergency Cart INVENTED five monthago m the I nited State* b\ nurses In cardiac onit. the special lightweight cart b u*e<j to carr> all the emergency equipment required when cardiac faUurf occurs. It lii etkny v- manoeovrc and ite storage com partmenU- allow several pe«pie wcfw Ui li at
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      Musclemen edged aside by good looks
      436 13  - Musclemen edged aside by good looks JACQUELINE WONG By A MAN with good looks upset rivals with sinewy bodies and broad shoulders at the Male Model of the Year Award '87 contest on Wednesday night. While many, including the finalists, thought that brawn and height were what the judges sought,
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      Two who took bets fined $20,000 each
      323 13 Two who took bets fined $20,000 each A WOMAN and a man were yesterday each jailed for a day and 'fined $20,000 the minimum sentence for betting offences. Trader Ong Ton Huat. 39. admitted using his Neo Tiew Road home, m Lim Chu Kang, as a common betting house on
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      Tale of 12 men who wanted to rule the world
      183 13 Conference on language Af-TER four days of discussions on things academic, a five-day regional conference on language ended on ,i light note yesterday !)r Hikram Das. (hair man of the seminars planning committee, spun a tale about a group of
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      Dressing-up not our idea of fun, say disco patrons
      599 13  -  EDMUND LOH By DRESSING-UP is given the thumbs down by several patrons of discos, restaurants and private clubs. Adhering to a dress code is not their idea of fun, especially when it is time to let your hair down, said those
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      Majlis Pusat moves to boost its effectiveness
      299 14 Majlis Pusat moves to boost its effectiveness The Central Council of Malay Cultural Organisations, Majlis Pusat, will restructure itself to make it more relevant and effective m the coming years. As a result, it has had to push back its biennial conference m order to prepare the draft amendment to
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      Hospital to open new specialists' centre
      134 14 Hospital to open new specialists' centre THE American Hospital will open its $6 million specialists' medical centre next Thursday. Called the AMI Medical Centre, the new wing of the hospital m Joo Chiat Place will have 35 specialists. Together, they will provide care m about 15 medical specialities, including dental
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      Combined outing
      45 14 Combined outing SENIOR citizens from five community centres m Kirn Tian, Tiong Bahru, Kirn Seng, Delta and Tanjong Pagar will go on a combined outing on Sunday at 9 am. In all, 400 of them will visit Changi Airport and the Crocodilarium. among other places.
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      Craftsmen sought to restore old buildings
      370 14  -  MATHEW YAP By THE Government has started a search for the dwindling breed of traditional craftsmen and builders with skills to restore old buildings and artifacts to their original charm. The Construction Industry Development Board hopes to locate them and include their names m
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      Back to its old glory — in just 10 days
      142 14 Back to its old glory in just 10 days THE house that had its facade and roof restored is No. 53, Armenian Street (unit on the right). The restoration work took seven French and seven Singaporean craftsmen just II days to complete, a feat described as "fantastic" by the architect-in-eharge,
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      Centre to remain open
      70 14 THE new PA East Coast Sea Sports Centre will remain open today from 9 am to 7 pm. It will be open throughout the year except on New Year's Day, the first day of the Lunar New Year, National Day and Christmas Day. The opening hours
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      Celebrations
      30 14 DR KOH Lip Lin, MP (or Nee Soon, will be the guest of honour at the first anniversary celebrations of Yishun Lutheran Child Care Centre tomorrow at 2 pm.
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      Three held over thefts of gas cylinders
      280 15 POLICE have broken up a gang, believed to be behind a recent spate of theft of oxy-aoetylene gas cylinders, with the arrest of three men on Wednesday. Seven oxygen and acetylene cylinders were seized from a van that the suspects were driving and
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      US disk-drive maker to invest $42m more here
      563 15  -  GRACE CHNG By 4 Cost m real dollars is not the major reason for us locating the bulk off our production here. The main reason is the efficiency and productivity of the labour m force here. Mr Mitchell (left) Seagate to buy
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      Thieves leave no scent
      106 15 THIEVES got away with 5193.000 worth of perfume from a van which they had stolen from a car park m Kaki Bukit Road on April 15. M: An^' Chin Hock. 31, a delivery driver with a per-fume-making company. Perfumes of Singapore, reported to police that he
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      Afternoon rain on some days
      125 15 AFTERNOON showers can be expected on five to seven days until the end of this month. The Meteorological Service said on Wednesday that the showers, with thunder, were likely to be isolated on a few d; ys during the first week but were expected to
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      3 charged with pipe theft
      71 15 THREE men were yesterday charged with stealing 86 pieces of steel elbow joints worth $44,000 at Lorong Pelita m Upper Thomson. No pleas were taken from Lim Siew Hee, 31, Ang Hai Swee, 38. and Tan Boon Lam, 55, who are alleged to have stolen
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      Car theft suspects arrested
      100 15 AN EARLY morning tip-off led to the arrest of a man and a woman, believed to be behind a recent spate of thefts from cars m the East Coast area on April 16. Police spotted the two suspects, a 21-year-old labourer and a 20-year-old woman, behaving
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      Jail for man who stole by using rubbish chute
      195 16 MAN stole $3 000 worth of cassette players from Hi farmer company and thre* them down a rubhLsh L-hute to collect then later, a court heard yesierday But as Saharudin bin Abdul Rahman. 24. was getting awaj after rebrieviag the players
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      Seminar on transportation engineering
      110 16 Seminar on transportation engineering ABOI'T 150 delegates from 20 countries will attend a three-day seminar on transportation m Singa l>ore starting on Thursday It will feature various workshop sessions to review the effects of new procedures and technology m this field. The International Seminar on Transportation Engineering and Management for
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      Sculpture to remain here
      256 16  -  SALMA KHALIK Special weekend tour to raise more money By THIS colourful group of sculpted figures sitting outside the National Museum will belong to Singapore from Tuesday. Called the Seated Living World Group, the $120,000 piece was the popular choice of the public m a drive
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      Coming out: Who's who of the arts
      352 16 A CHINESE orchestra to set the scene at an art exhibition; a rock band complete with dancers to blast off a run-of-the-mill 21st birthday party into orbit; or a lone pianist to provide background music at cocktails. Party ideas may come easily but
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      $1,000 fine the library doesn't want to impose
      352 16 THE books are often overdue, some simply don't arrive at all. Bat the National Library doesn't want to impose the mtrimnm $I,IM floe on the people who should bat don't tarn m on time the books and other publications they owe. These
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      Keep off Kallang River, swimmers warned
      300 17 FHK sandy beaches near the mouth, of Kallang River may look inviting but do not swim there The Environment Ministry said yesterday that dredging uui construction works were still going on. The movement of barges, cranes and excavators md the inevitable stirring of the
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      Brunei's immigration chief due for visit
      114 17 Brunei's immigration chief due for visit THE Controller of Immigration of Brunei. Awang Haji Yaakub bin Haji Ahmad. \*ill arrive tomorrow for a nine-day visit. He will be on a familiarisation visit and be accompanied by Awang Zainal Abidm bin Haji Ahmad, Assistant Controller of Immigration and Awang Buntar Haji
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      Rotarians to meet here
      86 17 MORE than 500 Rotary Club members from Brunei. Malaysia and Singapore will rr.erM on April 24 for a threeday conference to discuss th t- organisation's programmes for the financial .«\u I**7 S8 Ihe Minister for Foreign Affairs and for National De- '['merit. Mr S Dhanabalan. will
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      Procedure done correctly: Prof
      338 17 Punctured liver case A FINAL- YEAR medical student at a hospital ward m 1985 did a pleural tap on a 77-year-old woman the correct way, a medical professor told a coroner yesterday. Prof Cheah Jin Seng, Head of the University De- partment of Medicine at Singapore
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      Postman wins case against insulting modesty conviction
      220 17 A HIGH Court Judge yesterday acquitted a postman who was convicted two years ago by a magistrate of insulting the modesty of a maid Mr Justice Punch Coomaraswamy, who allowed Ismail bin Abdul's appeal, also ordered that the $I,SM One imposed, be returned.
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      Man fails to turn up: Appeal dismissed
      116 17 Man fails to turn up: Appeal dismissed FORMER Singapore United Front member Quek Teow Chuan, who appealed against his conviction on a charge of vandalism, failed to turn up for the hearing of his case m the High Court yesterday. As a result, his appeal was dismissed by Mr Justice
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      Dispute brews over fees for tour guides
      401 18 Dispute brews over fees for tour guides TOl'R guides and travel agents are at loggerheads over how iniK'h guide> should be paid The ton: guides association an increase, as guide fees h ive not changed m the past three years. But the travel agents association is seeking a cut m
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      Unlawful assembly trial dates for 32
      108 18 Unlawful assembly trial dates for 32 DATES were fixed yester(feqrfor the trial of 32 people charged with being members of an unlawful assembly. The first group of 24 people, mainly Malaysians. a ill go on trial from May 4 to May 16 Tbey are accused of assembling outside the Fr.r
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      Boy killed by lightning while picking scrap iron
      283 18 A MALAYSIAN schoolboy, who came here during the school holidays, was killed by lightning while he and his grandfather were collecting scrap metal at a dumping ground m Lim Chu Kang on April 13. Police said Weky Jurai man. 15, a Form
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      Washing of feet recalls a historic act of love
      137 18 SOLEMNLY and portraying abundant love, Father John Gutterres washed the feet of his 12 "apostles" m the sanctuary of St Joseph's Church yesterday. The 12, representing Jesus' chosen apostles, are altar boys serving at the Portuguese Mission church at Victoria Street.
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    • Article
      What Easter means
      145 18 GOOD Friday is remembered today as the day Jesus died on the cross, and Easter on Sunday as the day he rose from the dead. Last night was the Feast of the Passover, during which Jesus broke unleavened bread and shared the cup with his 12 disciples.
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      Choose other fields besides electronics, Dr Tay tells technical students
      558 18  -  JOSEPHINE NG By A MINISTER of State yesterday warned of an oversupply of electronics technicians if more and more students m the polytechnics and the industrial training schools continued to choose courses m this area. Calling for a more balanced
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      VITB to have new pilot course
      174 18 THE Vocational and Industrial Training Board will introduce a pilot course m electronics and mechanical components next year. Called Electro-mechani-cal Servicing, it will be offered to students who are studying for the Industrial Technician Certificate m the June/July intake. Dr Tay Eng Soon, Minis-ter-in-charge
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  • around YOUR PLACE
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      Be a sport and help build racial ties
      428 20 PA hopes to see various races taking part m ethnic games THE People's Association is actively encouraging the different races to enjoy each other's sports, like qigong a form of Chinese keep-fit exercise and sepak takraw. It feels that sports and games
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      RC starts cheap language study service for residents
      242 20 Aljunied ALJUNIED residents can now pick up conversational English or Mandarin at their neighbourhood residents' committee centre. The Aljunied Zone A RC centre at Block 15, Joo Seng Road, has started a service for residents to learn these languages, using cassette tapes,
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      When chasing pigs was part of a teacher's lot
      641 20  -  DANNY TAN Thomson Friday People By IT IS said that learning is a life-long process, but for Mr Teo Kian Chow, teaching has also taken up a life-time. The sprightly 58-year-old principal of Shin Mm Public School m Sin Ming Road
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  • COMMENT/ Perspective
    • TheStraitsTimes
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        Zero-option is not viable
        607 22 ON the face of it, the US Secretary of State, Mr George Schultz, has had a fairly successful visit to Moscow. He succeeded m nudging the Russians closer to an agreement to limit medium-range nuclear missiles m Europe. And he did persuade Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
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      Scenes of Malaysian life
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      Why we correct errors and where we're going
      2900 22  -  PETER WATSON Regular readers of The Straits Times will be familiar with one of the best-known headlines m Singapore journalism: What it should have been. The level of errors m the newspaper has been a cause of concern to editors, and the
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      Trend of errors
      165 22 Straits Times staff errors leadingTtr'what it should have been". Percentage change of staff errors during the trial period against the comparable period the previous year: Percentage change of staff errors during the trial period against a three-year average: change August down 38.3 September down 11.7 October down
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      The Investment Carrot: Part Three
      170 23  -  HO CHIN BENG By ASEAN governments, once wary of outside money and influence, are now offering generous incentives to attract foreign investment. (Oil-rich Brunei is the exception.) Singapore offers a commitment to free enterprise, tax incentives and an infrastructure that is second to none. Indonesia
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      Indonesia
      370 23 Investment climate BESIDES devaluing its rupiah, Indonesia has instituted several reforms since 1983 to attract foreign investment. These include banking deregulation and tax-rule changes, simpler procedures for port clearance, shipping and customs; and the removal of tariffs protecting inefficient monopolies. Low productivity has pushed the unit labour cost here
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      Thailand
      372 23 Investment climate THE rice Bowl of Asia, with about 50 million people, Thailand welcomes foreign investment. But it is still best known as a producer and exporter of agricultural products. Manufactured goods, however, now account for more than a third of its exports. With more than 24 million working
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      The Philippines
      370 23 Investment climate THE Philippines, now slightly more populous than Britain, is a remarkably youthful nation boasting a large pool of En-glish-educated workers. The average Filipino is only 17 years old. Nearly one m five Filipinos lives m Metro Manila, which comprises less than 1 per cent of the
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      Major foreign papers grapple with accuracy problem, too
      658 23 THE Straits Times is not alone among major newspapers worried about credibility. American editors, m particular, have been persuaded to look hard at their image m the wake of opinion polls that suggest that readers as a whole do not always trust
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      578 22 1A defective at work? A BRITISH newspaper carried a court report that referred to a man as "a defective m the police force". A police inspector, the detective's superior, telephoned the editor. It was obviously a typographical error and he understood how it could easily happen. But the deiective's colleagues
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      24-hour child-care will be encouraged if there is demand
      184 24 Reply WK would like to thank Situ ere Housewife" for her suggestion that the ministrj instruct centres to have flexible hourly acei iarve of children (ST. March 21) We would like to inform hat existing childcare centres are quite flexible m
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      Plan children early to avoid problems
      138 24 Plan children early to avoid problems MAY I refer to your article "Grads' ideals on children don't match reality: Survey" (ST, April 9) and share a personal experience with young, ambitious couples. My husband and I are graduates. We got married during our mid-twenties but were so busy with our
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      Majority have enough money
      298 24 CPF for education: Three letters for it Why deny them this area of 'investment'? ON the use of Central Provident Fund savings for education, "Concerned Anak Singapura" and "Futuristic" (ST, April 6) put forward rather convincingly the views of the majority of CPF contributors. However, your
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      Investing in education is good for nation
      194 24 MY husband is the sole bread winner of the family and has an average income. We have three school-go-ing children, one of whom is m the university. The Minister of Education, Dr Tony Tan, has said that anyone who cannot afford an education
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      One guideline: They must have enough in accounts
      325 24 THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address, and home and office telephone numbers, if any. They should preferably be typed. double-spaced, on one side of the paper. You may add a pseudonym if
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      How much money will members have left?
      238 24 How much money will members have left? and one against MANY people have asked the CPF Board to release money from their accounts for the education of their children Some have put forward very convincing arguments to support their case. I would look at the issue this way If a
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      The question is: Can we modify health care delivery system?
      440 24 The question is: Can we modify health care delivery system? WE refer to the Ministry of Health reply "Prevention alone not the answer" (ST, April 8). It would appear that the two fundamental points which we have attempted to raise m our first letter (ST, April 3) have been misunderstood.
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      A pleasant surprise
      81 24 Bouquet I WOULD like to commend the honesty of a taxi driver, Mr Goi'Yuan Teck (SH 7553). I boarded his taxi on April 10 It was only after 1 had alighted that I realised I had left my wallet behind It contained a col- league's particulars. I
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
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        KL stocks dominate
        95 25 SKI bXTKD Malaysian suxks continued to dominate trading on the Singapore stock market yesterday, though the general tone of the market was quiet and price changes unsignificant. [fee Straits Times Industrial Index rose 0.37 paints to 1,086 13 The Business Times Composite tadn gained 3.4 points to
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        Chief price changes
        164 25 Most Active M Resources 2,987,000 Urd Plonfofions 2,850,000 Paper Products 2,253,000 S.me Darby 1,324,000 Rises Falls 1000 -W )uron| En{i{ Wo 386 16 714 +20 MatuijNla 688 1? >fd*t,iHou 3«8 *18 Ambassador 168 1? Lan Corpn 33? ♦16 UN 940 10 C* C 314 +IS SPH !60
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        Indices
        83 25 A©» !S Apr 16 Apr 15 Apr 16 BI Composite 964 80 968 22 W 204 SI rttnmßs 300 i« 300 70 CAW 6J83 6268 SI Plantations 1964 4b 1966 b 7 »,g 635! 633! DBS CPf Inde. 364 69 36b 81 08V -*****? -M 278! OCBC 830 89
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        INDICES — Highs & Lows
        51 25 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1986 87 High 1104 35 (13 87) 972 09 (13 4 87) 1986 87 Low *****(28 4 86) *****(28 4 86) All time High 1104 35 il3 4 87- 983 06 (8 I 84) Antimelow 7475 U7 9 64) *****(28 4
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        Sesdaq
        12 25 Closing Change Vrt (000) S^tjporf National Protws 2 45 +-1 348
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        Forex
        14 25 THE IS dollar gained 15 ticks to close at DM 1.8150 m Singapore.
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        Exchange crossrates
        26 25 1 DM W S$ HK$ I S$ USS ***** 142/5 unq 2 1360 unq £***** ***** 142 00 ***** 1.<47 7 8030 1 6?67
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        Gold
        11 25 In Singapore, lost US$4.BO to close at U*****.20 an ounce.
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        60 25 Eurodollar: Gained nine ticks to 92.99 a contract. Deutachemark: Lost seven ticks to 0.5532 a contract British Pound: Gained 35 ticks to 1.6215 a contract. Japanese yen: Lost 36 ticks to 0.*****9 a contract. Nikkei: Gained 830 points to ***** a contract. IS Treasury bond: Gained 90 ticks to
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        80 25 YORK American Express Co said Nippon Life Insurance Co has completed its previously announced purchase of 13 million preferred shares of its Shearson Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc unit for U*****.2 million (551.15 billion* The cumulative preferred stock will have a >per cent annual dividend and, with FDIC
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        72 25 CUPERTINO (California) Apple Computer has reported a 41 per cent rise m sales m the first quarter, crediting the rise to sales of two of its mv rrxomputers. the Apple II and the Macintosh Sales reached U*****.3 million (551.23 billion) for the three months, compared to U*****.9
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        72 25 JACKSONVILLE (Florida) The American Telephone Telegraph Co (AT&T) has said its firs: -quarter profit was up 25.7 per cent over last year, despite a 6.8 per cent drop m revenue. For the three months, AT&T reported a US$445 million 'Ss9so million) profit, or 40 US cents
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        62 25 ATLANTA Coca-Cola Co said yesterday its 15 per cent m the first qua lei Volume overseas soared 17 per cent, but was unchanged m North America. Profit rose to U*****.4 million (***** million), or 49 US cents a share, from last year's U*****.2 million, or 42
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      270 25 THE Kuok group has teamed up with a Hongkong party for a residential property project on a five-hectare site m Hougang They bought the land from the Hongkong Bank recently, for about $15 million or about $300 a square metre. The property previously
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      285 25 Guinness directors' deal unlawful, judge rules LONDON A JUDGE has ruled that an agreement under which Guinness PLC director Thomas Ward received C 5.2 million (5517.99 million) for his part m its takeover of Distillers Co PLC was unlawful, the Press Association said. He continued court orders freezi lg assets
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      489 25  -  DOREEN SOH He reaps $6m by selling 1.5 m shares at $4 each By TAN SRI Khoo Teck Puat, the Chairman of the Goodwood Park Hotel group who is currently embroiled m the legal actions following the National Bank of Brunei closure, has
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      460 25  -  CONRAD RAJ By THE Cerebos Croup plans to spend some $15 million over the next two years to expand its successful Pizza Hut operations m Singapore and Malaysia. Restaurants Division General Manager, Peter A. Reis, said the company plans to open 19 new
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      299 25 Shareholders give nod to Consplant acquisitions KUALA LUMPUR Consolidated Plantations Bhd's shareholders yesterday approved the company's acquisition of Kulai Estate and an option to acquire Midlands Estate, both from Benta Plantations Bhd, at an extraordinary general meeting here. Consplant and Benta are subsidiaries of the Sime Darby group and the
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      114 25 Producers expect tin mart to recover KUALA LUMPUR The Association of Tin Producing Countries expects the world tin market to return to normalcy by the end of next year if the current rate of depletion of overhanging stocks is maintained. In'a statement released last night at the end of the
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      ECICS offers insurance cover for five more countries
      649 25  -  DOREEN SOH EXPORTERS to Brazil, Chile, Argentina. Togo and the Philippines can once again get export insurance from the Export Credit Insurance Corporation of Singapore. These countries are back on cover. And Singapore-based traders who source their goods outside Singapore for export
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      110 25 THE Stock Exchange of Singapore share price indices will be revised from Monday. The SES said it is making the revision "to take advantage of the availability of more information". The present series of the SES All-Share Indices were introduced m January 1984. There
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      4007 26 READERS should be aware of the limitations of this information Not every transaction no* every price dealt m at the stock exchange is covered m "business done' Further because all dealings at a particular price are tumped together, the table does not show the trend m
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      2505 26 INDUSTRIALS Acmol80B) A| I nomoto(322B> Alcom "4B (9) 75(7) 74 AISB I !3S 17» 115 (47) 114 80 113 (91 1 12 a? 58 745) (61) 74 5 (17) 74 ASM 4 1 5) 238 (69) 239 (93) 241 (106> 240 Amah 3148 3165) (107)
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        921 26 All shares quoted have a par value o! Si unless otherwise specified Adjusted for scrip rights N Tai-exempted dividend ABN is traded m lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m dollars Trustee stocks under CPF Approved Investment Scheme, 96 90 A I S B 50c
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        SECTION ONE
        2086 26 183 130 Acma 158 unch 0 6 15 158 157 84 56 Alcom 64 unch 2 64 64 210 109 Amal Steel 50c 209 +4 19 857 210 205 197 170 I BA T 22t 194 -I 4 3 15 194 192 310 230 Bato 310 cd 6
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        349 27 1 »bi SI 300 For twit customer! orty 3 OCBC Ftunct 4 iniibtt it DBS fnancc 5 ttui rate f ottcftd b» subsidiiir OUT UOf riles also jijfcttt it JO* iho j.*Ubl« jt D6S Fivmcr OCBC OUB UO6 DBS OtPCSJT RATES Savings daily 3 3'« Vh 3 Monthly
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        187 27 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.5169 1 5198 6.63—6 42 Canadian dollar 1.6198— 1 6206 622-6.12 HZ dollar 1.2338 1 2370 8.23—7.97 Sterling pound 3.4686-3.4724 2.90—2.86 US dollar 2.1365-2.1375 4.70—4.66 Local dollars to
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        116 27 THE US dollar closed mixed against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it opened at 2.1380/90 and closed at 2.1365 75. It traded within a range of 2.1365 and 2.1390 m quiet trading. Against the deutschemark, the greenback closed weaker compared to its opening
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        Gold
        133 27 7 H J^ k^° bar PHYSICAL Buyers-SeKers traded between 5530,028 and 5530,304 yesterday. bOlu iS In the Far East mar- He ket, gold opened at U*****.00 .50. A wave of selling pushed it to the tV'i^ day's low of U*****.25 100 gnU*****.75 m very ncr- Mapip i-at VOUS and
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        31 27 GOLD US$/oz Thurs Wed Singapore 439.75 440.25 444.30-445.00 Hongkong 439.75 440.25 444 00-444 75 Wed Tues New York 442 90 443.40 450.50—451.00 London 444.50 445 00 441 50 442.00
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        Prices move within narrow margins
        620 27 SHARE prices were quite steady on the Singapore stock market yesterday, moving within narrow margins. Singapore stocks were mostly neglected and only a fewMalaysian counters continued to attract attention. Observers said many institutional and individual investors were not m the market ahead of the Good
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        Hongkong
        384 27 April 16 HKJ Change Hk Gas Assoc Infl Hoteh 1 70 urvch Hk Hotels Bank Of Eo*» Asia 20 70 +02 HK Land Cafxtat Corp 430 +0 175 Hk lond Loon Cottxjy PocrfK A* 5 80 +0 1 HI Reolty Cheung Kong 43 00 +0 5 HK Tele Chww
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        375 27 Apri 16 Yen Change Apnomoto 3830 1 30 Ako. 405 I Amodo 605 -I Aiohi Chem 1040 +20 Asohi Qo» 2090 10 Bonk Of Tokyo 1830 -70 BridgeMone 854 29 Conon 701 +9 Covo Computer 880 1 8 C.t.«n 395 5 D Nip Print 1780 +60 D Nippon Screen
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        252 27 Managers' price* for April 17 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce I 05— I 13 The Savings fund 0 90-0 97 Spore Prog Fund 0 41-0 46 Spore Sec Fund 0 71-0 77 Spore ln»esl Fund 0 77—0 84 Spore Equity Fund 0 51-0 56 Asia Unit Trust Mai
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        60 27 NST Index Thursday 1,687.79 (1,677.69) ~g Hongkong Hang Seng -?■'s* Thursday 2,721.12 (2,693.62) §f_ Australian All-Ordinaries 1 Thursday 1,763.50 (1,764.80) Nkkei Stock Average Thursday 23,868.43 (23,510.69) Financial Times Industrials Wednesday 1,515.10 (1,506.70) Dow Jones Average Tgtr Wednesday 2,282.95 (2,252.98) "i— fiL (Figures m brackets refer to those of the
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        249 27 Kpri 15 USJ Chanf Mcoa 45'« ■»< Ml.cd Sig 44 7 mc 204 unch W Corp 52*> I. Mt 24*4 Jethlehem Stl II unch 3oemg Co bO'-. W burroughs Cp laterpillar Co 47 14 Ihose Manhtn 35 1 H Ihrysler Cp 34^ I 8 Citicorp 49 l <
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        519 27 April 15 Pence Change Asda-MFI 143 All.ed-i.yonb 365 1 BTR PLC 296 6 Bobcocks 184 -4 Barclays 500xr -H7 Beechom 488 +8 B)CC 321 unch Blue Circle 788 unch BOC Group 431 -9 Boots 278 unch Bowater 491 BATS 493 +6 B Airways 134 -I Britannia 158 i Brit
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        159 27 Rubber Rubber Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore May 199 SO up 0 Malaysia May 230 00 up hat' Tin Tin Closing prices MS/tto RL Tin 16 66 up one cent Turnover 54 tonnes down 20 tonnes j Copper Closing prices Copper tome Wed Spot 916 00 V> 3 montt 874
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        Eurodollar — 3-month deposit
        126 27 Eurodollar 3-month deposit JUNE Eurodollar traded up strongly yesterday morning on United States Treasury Seer James Baker's remarks that a further t decline would be counterproductive. The June contract opened on comments that the Federal Reserve Board is determined to hal a further fall m the dollar before meeting resis
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        Deutschemark
        67 27 CLRRENCY futures opened lower and were sold off further following the release of Mr James Baker's speech m New York which gave the dollar underlying support. June Deutschemark was sold off to 0.5512 before closing at 0.5532, down seven ticks. i US dollar Deuis<'ht>m<i:K Open High Low Sett Kst
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        82 27 Japanese Yen JUNE yen closed touched a low of 0.*****0 befon closing at 0.*****9, down 36 ticks. (Japanese Yeni Open High Low SeW Kst Vol June 0.***** C 0.*****5 0.*****5 0.*****9 706 Sept 0.*****3 Deo 0.*****1 Open [nt (Wed). 679. Act Vol (Wed): 979. JUNE pound closed 35
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        Nikkei Stock Average Index
        77 27 NIKKEI Futures rose to a record high m view of the recovery of the dollar. The June contract closed at the day's high of *****. up 830 points from the previous close. (Sikkei Slock Average Index I Open High U.w Sett Km Vol Spot *****.01 *****.53
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        US Treasury Bond
        69 27 JUNE US T-Bond opened almost unchanged from its previous close, but up 18 ticks from Chicago' close. Prices shot to a high of 95.05 on Mr James Baker's remarks and eased off to close at 94.17. 1 1 S Treasury Roml I Open High Low Sett Kst
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      Ships in port
      261 27 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Manna Harapan Samudra Wijava Kusuma M4A Mitra Jaya MIA Susanna M?E Putra Muiia Hong Woon M4A Johan M 46 17 4 Juronf Eurosea Auha Spray.- Brasttsevo Yuan Jiang J8 Sembawant World lion S? Standa'd 3 S3 Prabhakti S2 Amilla Vessel Berth Arr Dep
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      278 27 Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block I Grace (014RW) 20 4 (1700) FSA 0900 1000 1000 1100 Ned Delft (108) 20 4 (2000) F7 ib 3o 1630 1630 1730 l*-a Ms (8708) 20 4 (2300 > f?
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      Tractors to buy Subang Jaya complex for M$30m
      259 28 TRACTORS Malaysia Holdings announced yes tardaj that its whollyowned subsidiary. Tractors Malaysia i 1982) Sdn Bhd. plans to buy an office complex m Subang Java m SM—gOf for Ms3o 3 million m i-ash The seller of the complex, called Wisma Andalas. ls
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        58 28 PROPERTY-BASED Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB), which went into the red to the tune of M 548.63 million m 1986, from a profit of $5.31 million m 1985, has appointed advisors to assist the group m its financial affairs. MRCB said the advisors were Kassim Chan Management Consultants
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        Malaysian Feedmills
        36 28 AFFECTED by the government's phasing out of poultry farming m Singapore, Malaysian Feedmills yesterday reported a $7.7 million group-pre-tax loss, on a 69 per cent plunge m group turnover to $5.1 million, for 1986.
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        32 28 KUALA LUMPUR Oriental Assemblers Sdn Bhd, the assembler of Honda vehicles m Malaysia, has signed an agreement with Ibis Sdn Bhd to assemble Peugeot cars for the local market. Bernama
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      Lock icon San Miguel agrees to sell stock to Bond
      352 28 MANILA MIGUEL Corp said it has agreed to sell 13.19 per cent of its outstanding stock to Bond Corp Holdings Ltd because Bond's offer of 150 pesos (about Ssl6) per share for 14.3 million shares was the best. A Bond statement said:
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      297 28 SEOUL South Korea is speeding efforts to restructure domestic firms and make them less vulnerable to external economic changes, government officials said. Seoul this month banned share cross holdings between 511 firms that belong to the country's 33 top industrial conglomerates and announced rescue
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      152 28 Indian firm faces $194 m tax evasion charge NEW DELHI India's second largest company. Reliance Industries Limited, is facing charges of evading Customs duty of US$9l.5 million (*****.8 million), Minister of Slate for Finance Mr Brahm Dutt said yesterday. Reliance, which is mainly involved m manufacturing textiles, is one of
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      317 28 PERMODALAN Nasional Bhd (PNB) will emerge as the largest local shareholder of the restructured ICI group of companies m Malaysia. ICI Malaysia announced this on Monday m a statement on the signing of share sale agreements with PNB m connection with the
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      119 28 Designs Prices That Will Make Home Dressed Up Imported Design Lacquered bedroom Set with -4 Door Wardrobe, CQQOO 2 side tables. 1 Dressing Table w mirror stool Imporied Design Lacfjuered Dining S-i CQQA I JS. fc > ft ■»■> 1 Table w(i chairs m scotchguard fabric 5/ J/vf ÜBftJI jr
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      299 29 at the top of the best dressed list of homes FURNITURE SHOW nth-i9th April 1987 World Trade Centre Hall 2 12 noon to 10pm Last 3 Days I why wait and pay for admission when you can see the same exhibits the exhibition where you can see more furniture I
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  • OBITUARIES
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      181 Deaths 181 Deaths
      456 30 Mr. Lim Chin Hwee (P.8.M.) Age 80 passed away peacefully on 15/4/87 leaving behind Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Poh Geok Tay See See Lim Poh Hin Teo Moh Ing Lirn Poh VVah. Richard Lean Poh Kee Koh Bee Lian Lim Poh Ltonf, Peter Tan Soo Tiang. Agnes
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      182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements 182 Acknowledgements
      42 30 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE HENRY W. MOK Express their heartfelt appreciation to their pastors and all relatives and friends for their kind assistance, condolences, attendance, wreaths, scrolls, funeral band and donations during their recent bereavement.
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      184 In Memoriam
      66 30 In Everloving Memory Of LOH FONG LIN Departed 17th April 1985 I 2 years haw passed. i tune from uui lives one so ilear. 1 But m our he;irl> forever near Always remembered by wife, I daughter, sons, daughj ters-in-law, granddaughter, j relatives and all loved ones.
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      Lock icon Rider in Grand National to face disciplinary board
      226 30 Rider in Grand National to face disciplinary board LONDON Irishman Niall Madden is to face a disciplinary committee inquiry over his riding of Attitude Adjuster m the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree earlier this month. This was announced yesterday by the Jockey Club, which controls horse racing m Britain. Madden
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      Lay-off did him good
      69 30 LEXINGTON (Kentucky) Four-year-old Manila, resuming after a five-month lay-off, won the U5554,000 (about S$ 120,000) Elkhorn Stakes at Keeneland and m course record time, too. Ridden by Jacinto Vasquez, Manila, who won eight of his 10 starts last year, scooted to win by three lengths and
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      Bid by Rockabilly to get into Derby
      706 30 ON THE TRACK with LUCKY LEO IPOH Rockabilly, who failed to get into the 2,000 m Tunku Gold Cup at Kuala Lumpur m January, Is making another attempt to qualify for a berth m a classic race the 2,400 m Perak Derby on
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      Finish of $1.5 m race for top youngsters
      184 30 RANK outsider Lygon Arms nearly created a sensational upset when he flew home from second last to get within a shorthead of Marauding m Australia's richest sprint for two-year-olds, the Asl million (Ssl.s million) Golden Slipper Stakes, at RosehiU racecourse m Sydney
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      2034 30 WFfTTWW 13 MALAYSIAN MAIDEN fUiiiAMLr STAKES I,ooom straight (Stakes: $15,000) 1 **3*68 Asper 57 Asper-Loh 4mh +4 (one run) Foo 2 0 Fantastical S3 Fantastical-M Breukelen 3 mrig 2 (one run) Ng 3 Screwball S3 Lion Heart-Goh 3 mg (one run) Sahab 4 ***** Pontreluck 52 Pontreluck-K
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      Title race fixture angers Liverpool
      215 31 ON THE SOCCER SCENE LONDON Ll\erpool. who can see the KnglLsh lfi<uf title slipping <twa> from them and making the short trip across Merse>side to their biggest rivals, are crvlng "foul" over the climax to the campaign. The reigning champions claim it Ls unfair that
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      Lock icon Draw dents Spurs' title hopes
      286 31 Draw dents Spurs title hopes City stay at the bottom MANCHESTER Relega-tion-haunted Manchester City came dose to turning the First Division form book upside down against double-■-fusing Tottenham at Maine Road on Wednesday. Bottom-of-the-tabie City dominated the firsi three-quarters of the game. which both teams needed to win for different
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      280 31 Swiss delight: Georges Bregy scored a battrick, lwo of the goals from penalties, to steer Switzerland to a 4-1 victory over Malta m their European Championship Group Two qualifying match m Neuchatel on Wednesday. Italy lead the standings with a four-match haul of I'ight points, three clear of
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      Xiong moves into second spot
      315 31 JFJLF LONDON China's Xiong Guobao has moved from sixth place to second position m the badminton Grand Prix rankings after gaining 210 points for being runner-up m the China Open, the 10th event of the 1987 International Badminton Federation circuit. Jens-Peter Nierhoff, of Denmark, moved
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      Lock icon Bayern kick to four-point lead
      188 31 BONN West German champions Bayern Munich twice came from behind to beat VVerder Bremen 3-2 on Wednesday and extend their lead at the top of the League to four points. Hamburg, the only serious challengers to Bayera's title hopes, dropped an away point to struggling
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      Change makes task tougher
      385 32  -  TAY CHENG KHOON By Dropping of matchplay format puts pressure on EVERY stroke will count when Bill Fua, M. Marimuthu and Lim Swe Chew strive to salvage some pride for Singapore's professional golf m the Dunhill Cup Pacific Zone qualifying round at the Royal Selangor Golf
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      Lock icon Ballesteros wants 18-hole play-offs
      287 32 it is wrong to decide major titles by sudden death. I don't think I am a loser because I three-putted one hole. I feel inside that I am the Masters champion just as much as Larry Mize because I tied after 72 7 holes. Ballesteros (above)
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      227 32 BOXING Spinks believes this is the one NEW YORK Michael Spinks, "a heavyweight champion without a belt", said his June 15 fight against Gerry Cooney is "one the public really wants". Spinks and Cooney held a news conference here on Wednesday to announce their scheduled 15-round bout
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      Short cut way to teaching tennis
      270 33 Short cut way to teaching tennis WERE your visions of tenrus greatness for your sev-en-year-old dashed on that fateful day you saw that the racket was longer than his arm Never fear Thanks to Henry Tan. the Extra-Cur-riculur Activities Centre Tennis adviser, your budding Boris Becker can now take a
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      Mark's the one to watch
      377 33  -  JANICE SEAH FACES OF THE FUTURE By ST JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION are so close to having a tennis revolution that one could almost smell it m the dust at the grounds of their new premises. Specifically, at the site of their two new courts. And if
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      Anderson JC edged out
      93 33 ANGLO-CHINESE Junior College fx?at Anderson JC 10-15, 15-13. 15-9 m a Schools National A Girls Volleyball championships at Whampoa Secondary School yesterday. Other' results A (iirls: NYJC bt Tampines JC 19-17, ir>7 A Boys: BDS bt NIC 15-3, L5-9;HCJC hi BUS 15-1, 15-9; VJC bt Tampines
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      Saints to square up with St Pat's
      346 33  -  TAY CHENG KHOON SCHOOLS NATIONAL C DIVISION SOCCER By Patricians will have slight edge m final clash ST ANDREWS will be hoping to be third time lucky when they take on St Patrick's m the Schools National C Division soccer final at Jalan
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      ACS ousted
      37 33 ST JOSEPH'S Institution defeated Anglo-Chinese School r.ti m a Schools' National R Division squash lie at Kam |M>ni,' .Java yesterday. Other results: Victoria 4 Si Patrick's 1. Out ram Second arj :i SI Andrew's 2.
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      Lock icon Seek and Dunearn shall find
      437 33  -  J. RAJENDRAN FOCUS ON DUNEARN TECHNICAL Schoolscem Report... By Pictures. ..By 4 The old boys' service to the school has been invaluable. We would not have come so far m if not for them. Seek (right) Lions keeping pace with rugby aces NO LONGER is
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      Lock icon SLTA not sending team to Sea Games
      304 34  -  HAKIKAT RAI Slim medal hopes the reason By SINC]AF\>RF. will not take part m this years South-east Asia Games tennis competition. The decision, which was made 11 days ago, was announced by Singapore Uiw"n Tennis Association president Or Desmond 000 yesterday Said Or
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      Champ Gigi pulls out of women's Open
      304 34  -  JANICE SEAH By 4 Gigi's withdrawal is a loss, of course. Everybody liked her and they all wanted to see her again this year, but she's just one player m a much stronger field. She would have been among the top six seeds,
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      Lock icon Lendl, Mecir crash out of Japan Open
      349 34 TOKYO V orld No. I and top seed ban Lendl, of Czechoslovakia, and compatriot Mi.oslav Mecir bowed out m the third round of the U*****,000 ($1.28 million) Japan Open tennis championships here yesterday The 27-ye^r-old Lendl, playing his first tournament m fivt weeks
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      Lock icon Steffi cruises into q-finals
      216 34 Steffi cruises into q-finals AMELIA ISLAND (Florida) Top Seed Steffi Graf crushed unseeded Bettina Fulco. of Argentina. 6-0. 6-1 on Wednesday to advance to ".he quarterfinals of the US$3OO,OOO ($639,000; Women's International Tennis Association Championship. The 17-year-old West German, ranked No. 2 m the world, needed just 41 minutes to
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      Lock icon Tarik the second seed to tumble
      235 34 NICE Top Soviet player Andrei Chesnokov on Wednesday upset sixth seed Tarik Beniiabiles. of France, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 m the second round of the Nice Open tennis tournament. The only other ranked player ousted so far from the US$lO5,OOO ($223,650) event has been seventh
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      Lock icon McE's Scottish date
      128 34 EDINBURGH John McEnroe, who two years age vowed he would never appear m another British tour nament apart from Wimbledon, is to play m the Scot tish grassoourts championships m June. The American former world No. 1 has given the event a massive boost by deciding to
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      Capitalising on absenteeism
      318 35  -  JOE DORAI By Coach Poh Leong to concentrate on individuals SINGAPORE'S pre-Olympic Games soccer squad will be without several of the regulars m their preparation for Tuesday's friendly match against Kedah at the National Stadium. But national coach Seak Poh Leong is not alarmed. In fact, it
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      255 35  -  JOE DORAI PRESIDENT'S CUP SOCCER Toa Payoh first hurdle to Tiong Bahru dream THE President's Cup soccer competition, which enters its quar-ter-final stage tonight, is of great importance to newly-crowned National Football League Division One champions Tiong Bahru, who meet Toa Payoh United at Jalan Besar
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      393 35 Former world hockey champions will now meet Britain m semi-finals IPOH Former world champions Pakistan gained sweet revenge when they trounced Asian Games champions South Korea 5-2 m a Group B men's hockey tie for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup yesterday. The
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      288 35  -  SAW YEW HOCK SNOOKER STANDARDS were on the rise in the third round of the RPM national snooker tournament at Kallang on Tuesday and Wednesday. The 16 qualifiers who earned berths to Round Four should prove worthy combatants to their seeded opponents. Winson Soh easily
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      149 35 CRICKET COLOMBO Opener Brendon Kuruppu made an impressive Test debut for Sri Lanka as the threeTest series against New Zealand began yesterday. Kuruppu struck an unbeaten 66 as the hosts reached 141 for three on a first day that ended 90 minutes prematurely when a
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      41 35 ASIA Electric qualified for the final of the Basketball Association of Singapore Cup when they defeated Ming Vi 88-80 at the Gay World Stadium last night. In the second match, Singapore Armed Forces edged out Yip Cheng 87-78.
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      56 35 SRI LANKA Ist Inns R. Mahanama c Smith b Chatfield 16 B. knruppu not out 66 A. Gnrnsinghe lbw b Hadlee 22 R. Dias c Bracewell b Hadlee 25 A. Ranatunga not out 3 Extras g Total(for3wkts) 141 Wilts fell at: 29, 70, 129 Bowling: Hadlee 14-4-44-2 Chatfield 14-2-35-1,
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      142 35 The dunhill cup 1987 pacific final The royal selangor golf club, kuala lumpur, 1-3 may 1987. The Royal Selangor Golf Club, Kuala Lumpur, plays host to the Dunhil! Cup Pacific Final. Play commences at 8.30 a.m. each day. Eight teams will be competing for prize money of US $100,000. "Die
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      60 35 HOCKEY Intra-Constitu-ency friendly: Punggol CSC v Punggol Tigers (Farrer Park AC, 4.30pm). SOCCER President's Cup quarter-finals: Changi CSC V Police (Bedok), Tiong Bahru v Toa Payoh (Jin Besar) both at Bpm. Friend lies: Speedmark Utd FC v Lotto Sea. (Changi. spm), Sunbatta Sports v Mandarin Hotel (Toa Payoh AC, 5.15pm).
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    New 'catch-all' music fest from next year
    471 36 Ministry to leave jazz promotion to musicians' group BYE-BYE blues, dixie and all that jazz. Hollo. Music Festival. me Mmist!> of Community Development vsiil launch a new Music Festival next year and leave the job of promoting )Aiz to the Musicians and Singers
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    Lock icon Farmer runs amok killing 18 people with sickle
    161 36 JAKARTA An Indonesi m farmer m amok with a sickle and killed 18 people, including his own <hild, before hanging himself, police said yesterday One student on his way to school was beheaded and at least 14 people were injured. Police mounted
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    Botanic Gardens to introduce tram rides
    300 36 Service on month-long trial at expanded park MORE sights to catch and less walking to do: This is what awaits visitors to the Botanic Gardens from Monday. For a fee, they can take tram rides round the gardens and enjoy a taped commentary on
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    103 36 Drunken driver sentenced to dig 3 graves JOHANNESBURG A Sooth African magistrates' court this week ordered a twice-convict-ed drunken driver to dig three graves In a local cemetery as punishment for his offence. Johannes le Roux, 23, was sentenced m Klerksdorp, sooth-west of here, to a 12-month Jail sentence, suspended
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    56 36 NEW DELHI A plot by suspected Sikh militants to blow up the Indian capital's main railway station was foiled when police discovered a lime-bomb only nine minutes before it was set to explode, police said yesterday. Police said they defused the bomb m five minutes on Wednesday
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    130 36 TOKYO WHAT must be the world's most expensive swimsuit (left) went on show here on Wednesday bearing a US$l.4 million (552.99 million) price tag. The black leather, one-piece suit is studded with 104 diamonds weighing a total of 62.35 carats. The
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    449 36 Medium-range missile offer great opportunity for Nato, says Shultz MOSCOW A new Soviet-American summit would only be possible if Washington gave a constructive response to new Kremlin disarmament proposals, Soviet Foreign Ministry spokesman Gennady Gerasimov said yesterday. Commenting on talks m
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    28 36 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 14.49 points to 2,297.44 an hour after trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. AP
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    161 36 What it should have been IN OUR report on Wednesday, Judicial manager concept gets airing, we said that Mr Tang See Chim (MP for Chua Chu Kang), who sat on the Select Committee on amendments to the Companies Act, personally felt it would be undesirable to have approved auditors appointed
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      213 36 Weather UP TO 1 p.m. Showers over a few areas from late morning onwards. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 33 max., 25 mm SUNSET today: 7.09 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.00 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 12 21 C Sunny London 719 C Sunny Amsterdam 17 C Cloudy Los Angeles
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      Shepherd: A big comeback
      581 1 Moonlighting, the hit television series m the United States, is finally here. CATHERINE ONG tells you more about it and profiles the two principals SHE has been described by a critic as "far too beautiful for any woman to like or any man to dare to
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      Here comes Moonlighting
      984 1 4 Cybill Shepherd, with her sumptuous beauty and stunning blonde looks adds that touch of class which no other cur- rent TV series can boast of. CHASING vice m designer gear to the beat of the latest rock sounds a la Miami Vice is out. Moonlighting, which
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        503 1 Bruce Willis, the other half of the TV pair Page Nine Clearance Sale ONLY TILL THURS, Great Savings! Prices drastically slashed on all items. m mmmm W V Wmmk APR JL 23, 1 987 Come early for the best bargains. P^ mW DONNAY Mid 525 WEEKEND Royal Shoes DONNAY XX
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        56 1 Douglas quits Culture Shock 10 'I want to record Malay songs Savage grace n Caroline Ngui previews The Emerald Forest Fame on foreign shores v Sally Sim from Hongkong makes it m Spore Personal Glimpses 2 Music 4 Sight Sound 9 Night Out 10 Films Bilingual 14 Arts Leisure 25
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        Baby's first steps... look Ma, no hands!
        819 2  -  IRENE NG By iky as I might, I can't remember the profound thoughts that must have flitted through my mind when, for the first time m my life, I lifted my foot, placed it forward, then the other foot, and stayed there. I
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        Enjoyable visit to China, but home is still Singapore
        672 2  -  CHAN WAI HAN By I AM a Chinese, married to a Chinese the second daughter of the Chan family married to the first son of the Fong family. When I wanted to trace my son's ancestry, I naturally went to China
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          Let's have some good fights
          181 2 The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation has not shown any world title fights or boxing programmes for a long time. Apart from rare boxing highlights on World of Sport on Sunday morning, there's no other programme which features some great happenings m the ring. Boxing as a
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        345 2 COMFORT AND VALUE, JUST FOR YOU. "op quality and great value go hand m hand at interFurn. r leather lounge suites are the very latest m contemporary comfort. Anc lothing can compare with the stunning look and feel of top quality leather. As for value, you'll find our prices are
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        530 3 We're celebrating our 12th Anniversary, \QK& mmmtv^ offering you up to 50% OFF on a wide range of lightings. W^^^^^m m O ur lights can bring a world ofdifference to your home, $&tffi Choose from more than 5,000 different designs under one roof. |uyy| From the most simple to the
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        And the chartbuster is... nostalgia!
        1137 4 And the chartbuster is nostalgia! The Beatles have made a comeback and so have Ben E. King, Jackie Wilson, Percy Sledge and Marvin Gaye. Their songs of more than 20 years ago are hogging the charts. 4 We don't issue a CD chart but, if we did, the Beatles (left)
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        Mixed strike of gold and other metals
        1131 4  -  KANNAN CHANDRAN checks out the latest heavy metal releases. WATITID AH: PETt WAY-S.4SS GUITAR PAM CHAmAH-UAD (JUI7AX I JOHN UI7TOOORO -DRUMS DAN-NY VAtiGHN- VOCAIS Waysted Save Your Prayers (Parlophone): Pete Way's change of label and total restaffing of his band has created a
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        436 4 Existence activates your skin m Wlll'l!i!lllElfi^^™^^M energy to activate your skin's \V*i ff^L. essential functions Very > I M^quickly it will regain and mam- Vv.\j{ [l,y v^ BL tain its clarity and firmness B^.l*. r\' "^E:pOl7r H Bfc^ f or a softer, more youthful Jg^^^^^ 60ml Cream at the 30ml
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        283 5 rzi TCP EURCPEAN Sk ASIAN ~HW PLCNITLRE MANUEACTWREES All under one roof at 2nd Floor Supreme House from 1 1th to 26th April '87. Time: 1 1 am to 10 pm Organised by: SASCCM HJENKMNG CENTRE DTE ETD From Asia f S f From Europe iiiomvs Kill uik! vss<m i
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      Timezone 19 April 1987 "52nd CHAMPIONSHIP DOG SHOW"
      539 6 Timezone 19 April 1987 "52nd CHAMPIONSHIP DOG SHOW" Is your dog the perfect specimen? '"A DOG show is a beauty contest, it has nothing lo do with doing tricks and things like that. The judge is looking for a specimen that fits closest to the breed standard," said Mrs Jina
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        384 7 mo^l •4*o4nj^&~o~ti m j4 mm^ YOUR GUIDE JO SHOPS AND SERVICES., 1 1 i N-RICH Instant Coffee Mix, "llpSSm^ l^V\ y\ r^ assures rich and robust aroma. m 1 #O*K &tp£»*^ok 2^ y^f^T SPECIAL OFFER at Yaohan. NTUC Fair Price. Cold "<%■• pU <: iS y^rSr Storage Shoppers Market S
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        413 7 CENTRAL BUSINESS^ISTRICT QUTRAM BUKIT HO r FIX>RAL i GIFTS Send Through] Interflora 'SSv\ f/tif*i£\ A Re|iab|e i jffc^~\ J T\ S^Mm\ I Worldwide Nk^T" 7a i V'^mP^&^J Gift Sendin^ I V \^^^M^^*y Service w) *V. Pe ase contact our v y >v local Interflora for details. SANYU CAR AUDIO BfiSSHM
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        Ex-bartender pours out a madcap
        499 9 Breaking the ice 4 What was that something extra he had that he's managed to melt down and warm up the coolest blonde on TV? Is it his debonair indifference, the perpetual smirk on his face, the wicked gleam m his eye or his penchant
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        Here's looking at you, Bogey
        372 9  -  CATHERINE ONG TODAY, more than two decades after the death of actor Humphrey Bogart, cinema managers around the world still mount Bogart Week. And there are young people who have seen movies like Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon so many times that they can speak
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        Lock icon Douglas quits Culture Shock
        443 10  -  PAT D'ROSE By DOUGLAS OLIVERIO, Culture Shock's lead singer and live-wire who never seems to run short of stamina or charisma, has left the band. His decision to leave Culture Shock was made about two weeks ago, not long after the group returned from its first
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        Headwind comes to Rainbow
        143 10 HEADWIND, one of Malaysia's leading rock bands, started its month-long stint at the Rainbowlast night. The Kuala Lumpur-based musicians, reputed to be able to stretch themselves both vocally and musically, were once a top jazz fusion group. But their repertoire has gravitated towards Top 40 hits
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        From a casino to Body & Soul
        251 10 From a casino to Body Soul SHE wasn't quite content with being a cabaret and casino singer and backing up big names like Ray Charles, Sacha Distel and Grace Jones. He, a singer-pianist-songwriter, was a bit tired of being m a band playing mainly pop music. So when Carlos and
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        Bertles can't leave jazz alone
        461 10 808 Bertles has played it all ways rhythm and blues, jazz fusion, rock 'n' roll, Broadway musicals, pop and classical. But he always returns to jazz, the form he loves best since he started playing it m the mid-'sos. "In those days, you couldn't make
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        It's back to nature with a vengeance
        812 11 4 The Emerald Forest lays out the classic oppositions of the primitivist genre wilderness versus city, nature versus technology, spirit versus matter and equates them with good versus evil. Dave Kehr, m the American Film magazine CAROLINE NGU! reviews The Emerald Forest, midnight
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        Lock icon More Vietnam War memories follow Platoon's success
        916 11 More Vietnam War memories follow Platoon's success In the wake of the hugely successful Platoon, which also won the Best Picture Oscar, will come four other serious Vietnam films. R! M< HS have r that production on Rambo m has been delayed as a result of the huge success m
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        31 11 THE FOl'R FILMS THAT ARE COMING: Gardens Of Stone Francis Coppola Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick Hamburger Hill John Irvin Hanoi Hilton Lionel Chetwynd Platoon will be shown m Singapore soon
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        484 14 TAN MUI KWANG believes she is never too old to try new ventures. Tan, a retired singer and commedienne, joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation last year as an actress and has since starred m two drama serials. She is now m Five-Foot-Way as Daidi's
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        HK singer here to seek fame
        388 14 GUAN LIBING meets Hongkong singer Sally Sim who prefers to make her career as a recording artiste m Singapore. STIFF competition m the Hongkong entertainment scene has forced newcomer Sally Sim to develop her singing career m Singapore. Sally, who's virtually unknown m the
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        386 14  -  MAGGIE TAN FATE had always played a part m Lan Tlan's life, which ended m a car accident on Monday night. Lan was known to be a heavy drinker bat it is believed his accident was not caused by drunken driving. His
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        297 14 CODE OF HONOUR (< *H>) Morning shows today at Majestic, Zenith. Kreta Ayer People's Theatre, Bedok, Regal, Broadway and dementi. Midnight shows tonight at Zenith, Golden-Sultan, Odeon Katong, Majestic, Broadway, Regal, Clement! and Bedok. Director Chen Huiyi W»2t&) said he likes the script of Code
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        Voice of women's plight
        266 14 Voice of women's plight LU LI YING sings about women to stay competitive m the entertainment scene. Lv, 24, better known to her fans as Lin Ling, shot to stardom with the hit, Being A Woman, a song about the vulnerability of women. In most of her songs, women are
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        318 14 Winners of Cross-language Crossword No 283 ioQ cash: LIM SKK Bl AY (I.C. No; *****53 Z) $20 cash each: LIM MBE LING NANCY WOONtt \o: *****09 B) (I.C. No: *****12 F) TOM, KOH JONG JASMINE TAN (I.C. No: *****49 Z) {I.C. No: *****04 H) SERENE HO CHKW HO kIN No:
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        309 14 CROSS-language Crossword Puzzle Is published every Friday. It is a Chinese crossword, bat the clues are given In English. Eleven winners will be picked from the all-correct entries. One will receive $51 cash and the other 10, $21 cash. No: 284 Entry Form M& ft Cross-language Crossword HHH Name Sex
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        990 15 Respect for one's elders is part of moral education m the school curriculum, but putting it into practice is another thing. Students of Cedar Girls' Secondary School show how they do it with their involvement m a home for the aged. PRABHAVATHI DASS reports.
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        513 15  -  S. GOPALAN By THE immediate import of the couplet (right) is fairly clear. The ideal proposed is the proper utilisation of wealth. Wealth that is not used properly is wasted away. There is, however, a deeper meaning of the couplet, and it can be
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        Finals of inter-school Tamil debates to go live on air
        411 15 SINCE the inter-school Tamil debates started m 1984, it is, for the first time, going live on the air this year. Organised jointly by the Tamil Unit of the Ministry of Education and the TL2 Senior Subject Teachers' Central Committee,
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        689 15 NOTICES PUBLIC UTILITIES V-/ BOHRD TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from eligible CIDB'CSD Registered Contractors for the follow. ng 1 Supply of 600/1,000 volts 120 m stranded aluminium conductor, XLPE/SWA/PVC cable 2 Supply of 600/1,000 volts 25mm 2 CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC service cables z o< terns 1 and 2 Registered Contractors m
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        603 15 lII[#PWD]III TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from CIDB Registered Contractors for the following (A) CQS/40/87 Construction of Car Parks and Ancillary Works at Pepys Road (B) PWD/CQS/ADD/T/7/87 Nominated SubContract tor Electrical Installation to North Multi-Storey Carpark, Changi Airport (C) PWD(R) CT/35/87 Supply and Installation of Traffic and Pedestrian Signals at:--1)
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        365 15 THE BANKKI PTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18) IN THE HIGH COl RT OF THE RKPI'BIJC OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRIPTCY NO. 4719 OF 1386 RE: TAN GEOK ENG also known as GOH GEOK ENG (m.w.) EX-PARTE: BANQIE NATIONALE DE PARIS Judgment Creditors NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF A BANKRUPTCY PETITION DATED THE
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        489 15 Tenders are invited for the supply of the items below (Closing time is 1 1 00 am of date shown) 1. GENERATOR: 20 KVA Tender No PT*****0 Closing Date 8-5-87 2. AMMONIA FILM FOR A PERIOD OF 2 YEARS Tender No PT*****2 Closing Date 5-5-87 3. REFILLING OF SEWING KIT
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        832 16 N tw V/" X "N II I U H r i 7Q7IICR r^ 7 0^ se vice M m^ I W^ V I 9bJ IB; llf I i Moodar U Frula» to b iOpm ibpm deadline for ne»t day) Utmity 8 30am to V^k./ aftW. B «__«_^_^B T^ l*aW 1
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        576 16 4 Nightclubs/ Lounges/Discos DA22LE DISCO NIGHT Hongkong style, tickets available at entrance Hotel Grand Central On 18 -1 «V Sat tune 7pm-him sub-way Mobile Disco Services prowiie late*! sound lighting system Avail immediately. Tel: *****13 pager *****08 EASTER TEA-OANCE. Studio M. I Hotel Beach Road. Sunday 19 4 87 l-6pm
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        1011 16 12 Computer Products/ 12 Computer Products/ 12 Computer Products/ 12 Computer Products/ 12 Computer Products/ Services Services Services Services Services When every bit counts, it must be m m HH Available at: WHi HI lilClAtill "^C 1 -"ccert Computer Systems -***** 70 i I m""^ I! T I 'C&GSystomsPte Lia
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        502 16 18 Home Furniture/ Furnishing Certified gerwe Manau cane Treated with chemicals against pest Trade-ms, Hire purchase welcome Services Available: Re-upholstenng of cushion covers Repair and re-staining work Call Bob Cane Furniture 6 1 90 BuKit Timah Road (after Coronation Plaza) Tel ***** 19 Ooenloamto6pm GOOD BUY A real bargain Blinds
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        627 16 20 Pets/Pet Care THE K-9 TEAM of US certified Master Trainers presents Obedience/ Protection Courses. *****39/ *****21. ADORABLE WHITE BICHON Frise Ik Silky Terrier puppies for sale Cheap to good home. Tel: *****11. ADORABLE TOY POODLE Pomeranian puppies. Dog food, accessories grooming. *****33. BEAUTIFUL WHITE TOY Poodle puppy, male, 3
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        617 16 24 Garage S.ile EXPAT LEAVING. Piano $1,200. Wrought iron set $450. 4-poster brass bed $900. King-sized brass bed complete $2,000 Paintings, snooker table, antique tallboys $800. $400. Computer set $300 Children fire-engine bed/ desk $130. bikes, toys, garden playset, books, comics, plants, clothes. Everything cheap 9 Adam Park D.I 128.
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        440 16 27 Wanted ABSOLUTELY HIGHEST PRlC^^I f OFFERED FOR YOUR m I'MMMBBB jL *03- 02 THIRD FLOOR. J K^. PEOPLE s PARK CENTRF EMINENT I Goldsmith Jewellers HIGHEST PRICES OFFERED FOR YOUR PAWN TICKETS GOLD, PLATINUM, WATCHES, JADE, JEWELLERY DIAMONDS #02-12 Eminent Plaza '95 ua\/»ndei St 'Net! '-o B^a-s Sa Business
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        559 16 29 Beauty Culture 29 Beaut Culture f T 'BeUorHair With HAYSFtyRMUIA Gratifying resjlts wV, professional nair scalp management .smg unique herbai formulation Treating gre) ing hair Treating oth tr hair problems Total Beauty Ca-e TEL: *****29/73^315^ Man Sat 10.M am ti 7 3C prr 1 Sai 1 i ii to
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        333 16 32 Photography/ Vir co Filming 1 WANTEL NIXON F3T 0 model. Lenses 6x7. *****12 33 t.abysittirg/ Child Cars Centre BABYSITTER A'AILABLE IN I dis!./678 Day onl; Tel: *****86 3li House Cleaning/ Painting SPECIALISED IN FAINTING cleaning, grinding, polishing, varnishing of al, kinds of flooring, parquet, general cleaning complete renovation. Call
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        495 16 36 House Renovation/ Decor BRIGHT STAR DESIGN RENOVATION 100. Jaian Sultan =06 H Sultan Plaza S pore 0719 HDB Licence No E YN/3504 Good N«w« to- Horn* Owrwn 3C Days Oftef (27th March 27tt- Apm BONUS OFFER If renovation con tract it sign«c within thit period Italy PVC folding door
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        824 17 3S TV/ Vid«o- Hi-Fi »f*i«L !NSI»lI»IION SfcßVlft antennae iron land tn sulse Jrour TV reception problem Call 7831 111 »6 lines t for tree consultation and catalogue or refer to Yellow Pages, pg 67 igtneertng Pte Ltd ROTEL RECEIVER $1/0, Harman Kantan receiver 1130 Pioneer Amplifier $lfx). feac .< head
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        699 17 b? Business Opportunities LEADING MFG OF i |i Ulonal products seeks manufacturers m the following fields for OEM products 4 colour printing- inJectlon moulders-electronic toy mfr-. We will be interviewing prospective umpames May 12 13 t'N contact Jaj Cutler. Educational Insights. TU No MIM9O Kl> IN. tax No 213 HO.S-.MMH.
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        1288 17 64 Domestic Help 64 Domestic Help 64 Domestic Help 64 Domestic Help Available Available Available Available ot Honest Hardworking. Obedient and Reliable Domestic Helpers recruited direct from provinces and trained to work under local conditions |a k i .j. ■> i tes Ii" Documentations $5000-00 Security Bond $10,000-00 PA Hospitahsation
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        590 17 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Established travel agency has! vacancy for: ACCOUNTS CLERK c Minimum O' level with 3 credits Including Maths. c Knowledge of bookkeeping. c Must be able to type with about 2 years' working experience. Do invoicing and general clerical duties. Applications m own handwriting giving full
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        1089 17 70 Situations Vacant: 70 Situations Vacant: Secretarial/ Secretarial/ Clerical Clerical We are a leading international trading and processing company dealing m physical commodities with offices m 50 countries world-wide. Singapore is our Southeast Asia Regional Headquarters. We invite applications for the position of: FORWARDER Applicants should be m their mid
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        341 17 71 Situations Vacant: 71 Situations Vacant Sales Sales Tl_ TECHCO (PTE) LTD No. 11 Senoko Avenue Woodlands East Ind Est Singapore 2775 A fast expanding company tn international trade ha* vacancies for: POST A: SALES EXECUTIVE Age 23 years and above I GCE A level Experience m soldering process m
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        552 18 Situatiors Vacant 72 Situations Vacant: 72 Situations Vacant: Technical Technical Technical •■^■■■^^■■■MaaM^B^^HMHm^ ■■■■■■■■■■■■miwimhmm^mbim mmi^^Hmt^mm^mmmmtmmmmmmmmmmamt^mimm^^m L ts^ l •l^>K^B ■*ta\.^ I 1 3^^4^^bf|J v J VI wJ 1 I I m L^i*^m I I WALK-IN INTERVIEW I Today c* Tomorrow j 1 0am to 12 noon I GE Smart™ Module g
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        415 18 An established firm m Tuat Crescent invites qualified candidates for the post of MECHANICAL SUPERVISOR minimum G.C.E. 'O' level with technical background must be bilingual minimum 3 years' supervisory experience with knowledge m maintenance service of construction equipment such as cranes, piling rigs, etc possess own transport Interested candidates, please
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        442 18 74 Situations Vacant: Miscellaneous j i Requires > x Working hours J 5 00pm to 9 00pm OR J 6 00pm to 9 00pm j t Working hours^ i 8 30pm to 2 45am OR 10 30pm to 2 45am J Expected commission and incentives up to $3000 i per
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        677 18 73 Situations Vacant: 73 Situations Vacant: Production Production are open today.^ !s Bam 4pm j^ Walk-in interviews conducted at V <\ %i AT&T Consumer Products Pte Ltd V j5 3014A Übi Road 1 N lS> Kampong Übi Industnal Estate 5i (S Singapore 1440 %i (S (behind A-Z Building at Paya
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        339 18 87 For Sale: Mercedes AUG. '79 MERCEDES 200 manual Original white colour, sports rims, radio cassette. $38,800 0.n.0. Interested, call *****16, Peter. JAN. 1984, 190E auto 1 owner, new tax, tyres, excellent condition View: 23 Taman Bedok, Fri Sat pager: *****00. 10/'B3 MERCEDES BENZ 280SEL Auto. 1 owner. Original throughout.
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        972 18 88 For Sale: Kord/Fiat MID '82 LASER i 3 Nntchback Aircon. new tax, $19,800 neg 02--41 Upp Serangoon shpg ctr. MID- 86 FORD SIERRA 2.0 fully auio Full accessories $52.000 neg 75. Chiselhurst Grove. NON-PARF ALMOST 79 Cortina 2000 Manual Grey metallic/ black. $5,500 Tel. *****66 SELLING CHEAP! 80 White
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        959 18 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan '86 SUNNY New mode! Tax 9 87 1 owner Aircond hi-fi, orig paint Showroom $36,900 *****27 90 For Sale: Toyota ABILITY TO ACCEPT ALL SECONDHAND CARS Cash Payment We buy and sell used cars We purchase Pte, PARF/ Non-PARF &co regd cars Commercial vans/ pick-ups and
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        989 18 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi LIKE NEW CAR I n.Jdel Mitsubishi Sigma GS sspeed Orig. paint Accident free Aircon. hi-fi. Ist class cond $5,500 0.n.0. *****97 1981 MITSUBISHI GALANT Big bumper, aircon, radio cassette, tax Excellent cond See to believe $15,800 0.n.0 *****83 1984 TREDIA 1400 GLX, 1 owner. hi-fi, s/nms.
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        978 18 92 For Sale: Mazda '76 MAZDA 323. l( body Aircon. cassette $7,800 I>l *****37 78 MAZDA 323. PARF Aircon, cassette. Tax till Oct '87 Very good cond $8,000 Tel *****37 80 Q PLATE, 929 $7,800 Exchange HP *****41. 14 Upp Aljunied Unit 5A 81 MAZDA 323 1.3 5-speec back. 2
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        917 18 94 For Sale: Daihatsu DAIHATSU XTE-5 1000 tux s rum. accident free tip lop condition $12,000 on o Pager *****9K No dealers please 9/85 BLACK CHARADE Turbo S/rims, AOOl lyres, expensivfentral locking powei window 2:i Jin Ketumblt <28H0i •81 NEAR CHARADE I 0 Aircond radio cassette Beautilul cond New rd
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        934 19 9^ For Sale Commercial Vehicles M1.'.l ..'itHl paint ne\* t>rev good engine Parsed inspection GFB7S4R Blk 4^> He«li>k North Road $2,700 I W824 SELLING CHEAP BEAUTIFUL HO !ie>el pick-up New tax. am on etc Only $3,300 Loan vail Ml tiuillemard Rd almost «s NISSAN Cabslar u>w t-sei aircon radio, new
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        869 19 99 Vehicles Wanted CASH PAYMENT HIGHEST OFFER a.l PAR* and non-PARF hides pick ups .n\ii commerci i v la all private and Q reni.ster Mercedes BMW. Volvo ai A i.ll \etinies Contact MR LIM ol WJ LIAN TRADING CO Tel: *****J2/ *****68 *****60 (day Lot 11 Upoer Miunied Used Cars
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        1479 19 105 Property Financing 105 Property Financing 105 Property Financing with CPF savings Quick processing Pay only the interest for the first 5 years Use full monthly CPF contributions to service instalments. Up to 30 years to pay (or to age 55, whichever is earlier) loan Purlod Fksttiow eg •Up to
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        1788 19 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms NEAR BEAUTY WORLD, turn self-contained unit, with bdrm batlirm lounge No cooking S4s(i pin Non-smokers *****42 DIST 15 JOO CHIAT Place Dist Far Fast Mans Furn rms. to let Tel *****35. *****29 DIST 9 COSY FURN. room witt alrcon.. L.V.. laundry Students foreigners preferred *****51 D.15
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        319 19 D.27 GOOD BUY. Yishun. renovat- cd. s/storey corner terr. 1800 2-1 rms. $225K Upland *****60. D.27 S/STOREY SEMI-D 3.600 sq ft. Renovated, for sale. Interested, call *****35 after lpm. D.2776 S/STOREY DETACHED. 5,700 sq.ft 4 bdrms. F'hold $495,000 Tel: *****96 D.28 DEDAP RD. 2 1/2-storey semi-d 5 rms. Spacious Vacant
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        619 19 D.21 GOODLUCK GARDEN CONDOMINIUM 1 S/pool, squash, sauna, etc Groundfloor apt with own terrace. Split-level living/ dining 2 bdrms./ 2 attached baths 1,450 sq ft Fully furnished FREtHOLO Open Houh Today A0 Tot Tucr Rom *01-<M Singapore 215S M *****4* DEANS PROPERTY PTE LTD. TEL: *****55 (8 LINES) FREEHOLD PROPERTIES
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        1017 20 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale: Private Apartments Apartments Apartments Apartments Apartments ~Z^s^^ £L Mandarin Gardens 4&&S!(s^^ MP It's a whole new way of living! w^nV* v ■^feSMk' Mandarin iardens offers \ou the best value for your
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        618 20 116 For Sale: HOB Apartments EE TO BELIEVE 3-RM Blk 164. tirling Road, high fir nicely tnovmted $48.000 4-rr" Blk 307. M KM) Avenue 1 $73,000 Tel: M3OOI pager *****28 (agt. 1. EDOK NORTH 4-RM. corner, 'erizzo. f furn High fir Well UUnUUncd S«7K Tel *****69 Lrictly no agents EDOK
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        991 20 ia— I i 117 Properties Wanted CASH BUYERS WANTED: IV.i Clementi. ('.him Moh. AM Kio. T.Payoh, Holland. Marine Dr., Whampoa, Teban. Pandan. Tamplnes, Jurong E Telok Blanch Tanglin Halt Qeylang. I Aljumed. Hougang Stirling. Marslllng. Henderson *****98 READY CLIENT WANTS to buy A- rm flat at Bt.Purmei. Owners call today
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        504 20 123 For Sale: Shop Spaces SHOP UNITS AT Fu Lv Shou Complex, Bt. Tlmah Plaza, for sale- lease. Contact 337-2050. 230 SQ.FT., FAR East Plaza, good facing. Contact Simon Tel: *****91 (off.) 124 For Rent: Shop Spaces DIST.IO UNIQUE LOCATION, for computer training school/ maid agency m upper middle class
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        797 20 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours The Korea-Cheju Deluxe Tour caves, Sculp? takes you to Korea. An enchanted land that lead to vi well blessed with beauteous sights. And The crystal dear wat< for instance. A mid-Bth L ItStIWM ilff I llllli^ Century creation, this PULKUKSA,
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        330 21 137 Tours 137 Tours HB %*w!afl al^MtfeinHla^al^al^l^afl 6 Day Taiwan Round-Up $1 333 Departure Date 31 5 3 6 7 6& 6 9 8 Day Japan Hongkong $1999 Departure Date 3 6 1 0 6 7 Day Korea Deluxe $1520 Departure Date Every Wed Sat 4 5 7 Day Bangkok
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        393 21 137 Tours ®m NEWSMAN! TRAVEL 100 Orchard Rd #02 30 Meridien Shpg Ctr TEL: *****22 30 v.i Parade Hd #B1 -34 S Parlay TEL: *****90 8 Anson Rd »B-O6 Oai-lctii Hoi* TEL: *****00 10 Eu Tong Sen #01-10 Furama Hotel TEL: *****61 ,V 100 Orcnard Rd #02-25 Mender* Shopping Cenire
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        424 21 146 Foreign Education 146 Foreign Education 146 Fore jg n Education WESTERN AUSTRALIAN I R INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE U Perth ZA Enrol for July, October 1987 j Limited places available tor: 1 Matriculation (2) NCC Diploma m Computer Studies j (3) Intensive English Courses. Parents and students are invited to a
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        395 21 151 Language Courses LEARN JAPANESE TODAY. All classes are conducted by Mr X Yamabuta personally Learn it the right way from Yamabuta Japanese Language School with all the advantages specially equipped with the most advanced audio visual learning aids-video, computers, talking cards, slides, film. dial-for-Japa-nese conversation, library etc. New classes.
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        903 21 173 Religious Announcements UNFAILING PRAYER TO ST JUDE O Holy St Jude Apostle and Martyr, great m virtue and rich m miracles, near kinsman ol Jr sus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage m time of need To you I have recourse from the depth of
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        16 21 What brings together a seller from Jurong and a buyer from Katong The Straits Times Classified
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        702 22 APPOINTMENTS/NOTICES 9HHSTANTS RSSOBBI WW Telefax No: *****59 Kates: Box Service: Sales Service: Tel *****11 Straits-Times: 5525.00 psc. cm. Collected: 555.00 it'i<-\ Service: S.T. V.N.I.S. rs isoksi TIMEAD ex t 5724 56 8 5669 Sunday Times: 5525.62 psc cm. Posted: SslO(Hi APPOINTMENTS I S China World hotel CHINA Wllkl.I) IR A
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        612 22 QH NATIONAL m UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE Applications are invited from citizens/ permanent residents of Singapore and other ASEAN citizens to the post of: TECHNICAL OFFICER The Institute Established m 1981 by the Singapore government, ISS is focused on promoting the rapid development of leading edge computerization
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        666 22 Singapore Automotive Engineering %\o c V e <\ Singapore Automotive Engineering Pte Ltd (SAE), .1 member k(\^ Q^^EKXk of the Singapore Technology Corporation, offers eemprehenJ^B^fly sive servicing, repair, maintenance and other mcxiificition and V\\i/^"^ upgrading programmes for all makes ni vehicles. vlv SINGAPORE With a large complex of well-equipped workshops,
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        533 22 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LTD| invites applicants with the right experience and track record for the post of AUDIT ASSISTANT I The Audit Assistant will be a member of the Internal Audit team responsible for coordinating and managing the activit es of the total internal audit function of Singapore Press Holdings
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        98 22 NICHOLAS BETHEL J* tmmtw' ill the extraordinary true story of the West s plan to overthrow the communist regime of Albania and thereby destabilise the whole Soviet Empire. The plan failed tragically. No wonder, since one of the chief masterminds behind it was none other than Kirn Philby. then a
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        692 23 APPOINTMENTS miiiiiiini iiiiiiiiiiii 3» The National Kidnes Foundation would like to employ qualified =E NURSES srn) J= who are interested m dialysis Previous EE experience m dialysis preferable Training will be provided for nurses without dialysis :z: 'rjuninq Salary cornrnensurates with nursing e\f>Yience Please write m enclosing Curriculum vitae to
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        714 23 NOTICES Nfi\\ Ideal VX\Therm-X" Notice is hereby given that Poh Kin Trading Pte. Ltd., a Company incorporated m the Republic of Singapore and having its registered office at No. 27, Kian Teck Way, Jurong, Singapore 2262 are the sole agents m Singapore for the Kapton tape of brand name "IDEAL"
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        388 23 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding Up No. 150 of 1987 In the Matter of the Companies Art (Chapter 185) And In the Matter of ACTION COMPUTERS PTE LTD ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Petition for the Winding-Up of the abovenamed
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        474 23 NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION are proud to announce the appointment of HAGEMEYER SALES SERVICES (1986) (A Division of Hagemeyer Marketing Services Pte. Ltd.) as their sole distributor m Singapore for their range of medical electronic equipment. Electrocardiograph Electroencephalograph EMG/Evoked Potential Machine Patient Monitoring System Defibrillator PSHRO All NIHON KOHDEN products are
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        328 23 Ministry o f Health BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Tendcs are mvited for the supply of 1) Stereomicroscope, Projection Microscope, Inverted Microscope and Thermo Microscope for Department of Scientific Services Tender #:BMETO I 6B7 Closing Date: 1 8 587 2) Electrophoresis System, Automatic Sampler and Liquid Sampling System for Department of Scientific
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        671 23 IN TMK SI HOKIHMTr: <OI BTS or JHI BEPI BU< Ol SINGAPORE h.( suit No. mix > > of 19« i SING MM KA DEVELOPMENTS ITK. I.TI). Plaintiff* \nd NG KOk HAH trading at. PRAOBC DESIGN AM) Xl KNISHINd Defendant NOTK K OF ADVKKTISKMKM To: NG kOk WAH trading a*
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        837 24 1 SUN TAN By Collette PEANUTS By Jchuiz rf- RAM HAVe/1 :.'<-""^B ST, I SffM T-C^B /TkVCNT /T C *VS^PH| {^T^TPf^J I V H^M°V l^uf r^/l I I w U l^% NTy s 1 OKAV.BU6..i<OUJUST WHEN WE GET THERE \^YOUL£NC vt* .E^c^y V 'NMY^UL7^^/ \^6NEO,SuN TAN// j FOLLOW ME. ANI7
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        518 25  -  HENG HOCK JIUAN By "I'M like a sea gypsy- As ar artist, I have to be free. Nobody dictates to an artist, Filipino artist Henri Cainglet declared as his face lit up, his English no longer halting. v^uite a gypsy He became an artist by chance. His third
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        403 25 FIRST there would have been a mountain of rubble, then a giant hole m the ground, then I 44-storey office building. But the city of New York decided perhaps it would be better to keep Carnegie Hall intact. It you take music seriously, the %-year-old
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        192 25 THE NEGRO Ensemble Company, an award-win-ning theatre group based m New York, will perform here later this month. The all-black company, which has won a Pulitzer Prize and other important American theatre awards, will stage a play, entitled Home, about a young Southern black man who
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        256 25 Singapore takes the lead in correspondence match Chess Knight IN THE Singapore-USA match, Singapore leads by 9-6 points at the halfway mark m the double-round, 15-board match. The completed results are Helmut Glaser, 2-0; John Lee (deceased), 112-V2;I 1 2-V2 Ignatius Leong, 1-1; A. Pereira, 0-2; V.K. Rai, IVi-Vi Michael
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        74 25 What's On PERFORMANCES POSSESSION OF THK IMPKKI\L SKAL. Opera by the I i'i.mgdong Chaozhou Opera Troupe from China. Kallang Theatre. 8 pm. Tickets at $5, $10. $20, $30. $40 and $50 are available at the Kallang Theatre Box Office DREAM OF THE RED HA.MBER. Play by The Nanyaag Girls 1
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        52 25 ria Theatre Box Office. On till Sunday. IMAGES OF JAPAN A programme of Japanese cultural events presented by the National Museum and The Friends of National Museum. Today CHIGIRE-E DEMONSTRATION paper-doll making. National Museum Art Gailery, 11 am. Free. EXHIBITIONS FINE CHINESE PAINTINGS OF ROM; BAO ZIIAI and 100-year-old red
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        73 25 celain. Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 47 Hill Street. 10 am 7 pm. Free. On till Sunday. THINGS JAPANESE. Exhi bit ion of Japanese art and culture. Presented by the National Museum and The Friends of National Museum. National Museum Art Gallery. 9 am 5.30 pm. Guided tours of
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        64 25 depicting typical Thai lifestyle and scenes. National Museum Art Gallery. 9 am 5.30 pm. Free. On till Sunday. SINGAPORE HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS EXHIBITION. National Archives exhibition hall, Hill Street Building. 10 am 6 pm. Free. On till Sunday. MODES OF CONSCIOUSNESS. An exhibition of 10 three-dimensional paper works by 31-year-old graphic
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        70 25 Free. On till April 30. WHAT WE COLLECTED. Items used by Singaporeans m the old days. National Museum, upper rotunda. 9 am 4.30 pm daily, except Mondays. Free, but admission to the museum is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. On till September. AT THE ZOO EASTER EGG
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        55 25 NEW FAMILY OF RUFFED LEMUR, from Mad agascar. Next to the Squirrel and Marmoset Complex. Admission: $3.50 for adults and $1.50 for children. AT THE BIRD PARK BIRD SHOW. Highlights include performances by parrots and an eagle. Citizen Amphitheatre, Jurong Bird Park. 10.30 am and 3.30 pm. Admission: $3.50 for
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        1048 25 I Radio One FM Stereo 90.5 mHz m VHF Band II 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News In Brief 6.05 On Air 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 On Air (cont'd) 8.00 News, followed by Radio Patrol 8.10 On Air (cont'd) 9.00 News
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        110 26 Secretaries 7 Week ■f H RKb I I <£•"**■ nB B SB I at the Mandarin Singapore Six wonderful days to treat your secretary to a superb four-course set lunch, a fashion show and a cocktail. Perhaps even a prize m an easy-to-win quiz. At The Stables, for $35.00 nett
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        302 26 )4^^f^^ > FIMS BEGUN &®^4~- ATCENTREPaNTS f^ff/i^ EASTER PARADE 'ifV" ''™^~M. r Easter Basket Decorating Competition ?m^ if m.V* *m^ Shop at Centrepoint this Easter and see the winning entries -x^ >rSirl < n our E aster Basket Decorating Competition, displayed m )W^\~^rf^'jL They were judged m three categories for
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        1170 26 ■■■MY VIEW by CATHERINE ONG and GOH BENG CHOO An alcoholic mother, an abandoned daughter and Boys Town Holiday Matinee Only When I Laugh (CfcS, 10.31 pm) FINNY lady Marsha Mason plays a Broadway actress, Georgia Hines. with a sharp sense of humour, a fuzzy self-image and a thinking problem.
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        109 26 car-winning Art Carney) helps a troubled, young Andy Grainger (Casey Siemaszko) to realise his own value, was shot at a real Boys Town with its own police force, post office and fire department. Applause Live At City Hail (Ch 12, 9 pm) This is like one long video of non-stop
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        115 26 This rueful remark opens this recording of Julian Lennon's first American concert tour two years ago. Disarmingly boyish, a little awkward and full of fun, John Lennon's son, Julian, or Jude as m the hit song, Hey Jude, has grown into a man and a musician m his own right.
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        122 26 The mischievous Monkey God steals some forbidden ginseng fruit on his way to collect Buddhist scriptures from the Buddha's Thunder Monastery, and gets his companions into trouble. Chinese Matinee Cop Busters (Ch 8, 4.35 pm) A comedy about two kind but bungling cops. While on duty, they tow the wrong
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        39 26 Broadway actress Georgia Hines (Marsha Mason, right) starts playing Mum to her daughter, Polly (Kristy McNichols), whom she had abandoned six years ago, when she turns up at her doorstep m Only When I Laugh (Ch 5, 10.30 pm).
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        115 26 -For the Young A CHI'CKLEVtOOD EASTER (Ch 5, 9 am) There is going to be an Easter picnic at Chucklewood Park and all the animals are busy preparing for it. Rusty and Buttons get carried away with the egg-e--corating contest. Confusion breaks out m the park when the animals discover
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