The Straits Times, 21 October 1987

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  • 14 1 The Straits TimeS Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1987 50 CENTS MCI (P) 108/12/86
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  • 876 1  -  CONRAD RAJ Don't panic, Chok Tong urges investors as share-dumping goes on By On the stock market: "Our local stockbroking companies and the financial institutions are fundamentally sound and will not buckle Cider the current stress." To Spore investors: Jo long as they have invested
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  • 153 1 NEW YORK Wall Street rallied m intense trading yesterday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing 193.62 points m less than an hour to 1,932.36 points following the market's historic 508--point collapse on Monday. In less than an hour after its 9.30-pm
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  • 127 1 Nothing wrong with economy Reagan WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan cautioned against panic over Monday's unprecedented drop m the stock market "because all the economic indicators are solid", and he attributed the decline to profit-taking. "Everyone is a little puzzled," he said. "I don't know what meaning it might have because
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  • 97 1 WASHINGTON The US Federal Reserve is ready to provide liquidity to support the economy and the financial system, Fed chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday. The brief statement by Mr Greenspan issued by the Fed said: "The Federal Reserve, consistent with its responsibilities as
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  • 250 1 THE intricate motif being drawn on little Anisha Merchant's hand is more than a decorative touch for the festive season. The use of mehndi, or myrtle leaf paste, on the hands signifies joy and celebration, m this case for Deepavali, the Festival of Lights. For
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  • 615 1 NEW YORK A massive sell-off engulfed the stock market here on Monday as the Dow Jones industrial average dived more than 500 points m a 1929-like collapse that left Wall Street battered and the rest of the world reeling m unison. New York Stock Exchange
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  • 169 1 HONGKONG The Hongkong Stock Exchange suspended shares and futures trading yesterday for the rest of the week. The announcement by Exchange president Ronald Li came after the market suffered its worst one-day loss as share prices tumbled 11 per cent on Monday on the Hang Seng
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  • 368 1 US now drawn into war Iran WASHINGTON The US attacks on two Iranian oil platforms m the Gulf have brought threats from Iran, support from some allies and Congressional backing tinged with feare of war. At the United Nations, the US invoked the right of self-defence m its Monday attacks
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    • 43 1 The Prime Minister sends all Hindus greetings for Deepavali The Straits Times wishes all its Hindu readers a happy Deepavali Inside Summary 2 World News 3-8 Asean II Causeway 12 Comment/ Perspective 18,19 Letters 20 Times Dollar 21-24 Racing 32 Sports 31, 33-35
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 423 2 Officer guilty of rape THE HIGH Court yesterday found an army officer guilty of abducting and raping a part-time beautician at the point of a cutter two years ago, and sentenced him to 14 years' jail and 24 strokes of the cane. He gave notice of appeal. Kulwant Singh
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    • 110 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: DESPITE the sharp drop m share prices over the past two days, there are sound reasons why the investing public should not panic. The Singapore economy is recovering strongly and corporate results have heen Just as impressive. The financial system is strong, all the stronger
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    • 87 2 EMBARRASSING INTERVIEW A RETRENCHED worker, 37, who went for an interview for a junior clerical position paying less than half her last drawn salary, says she was irked when the interviewer asked: "Our staff are mostly young people with the average age of 31. Will you not feel uncomfortable
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    • 274 2 Afghan party to unite DELEGATES to a national conference of Afghanistan's ruling People's Democratic Party pledged on Monday to work for unity and end internal squabbling, Tass news agency said. In a report from Kabul, Tass said the delegates made their pledge m a document they all
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    • 265 2 One-hole victory WELSHMAN lan Woosnam won the World Matchplay golf championships with a one-hole victory over compatriot Sandy Lyle m their 36-hole final at Wentworth on Monday. Woosnam, who scored victories m the Hongkong Open, the European tour m Jersey, Madrid, Scotland and the Lancome trophy tournament m Paris,
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    • 328 2 Light over darkness DIFFERENT parts of India have different explanations why Indians celebrate Deepavali, but all agree that the festival connotes the triumph of light over darkness. In the south, it is mainly a celebration to mark the death of Narakasura, while m the north it commemorates the
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    • 196 2 MARKET OVERSOLD, SAY STOCKBROKERS STOCKBROKERS and dealers, swamped by the spate of panic-selling; as The Straits Times Industrial Index plunged more than 420 points m the past two days, say the market is oversold, but that nervous investors are still trying to liquidate and flee. Investors who borrowed on
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    • 151 2 Pledge on strikes PHILIPPINE President Corazon Aquino has pledged that her government will push for a moratorium on labour strikes to revive the nations flagging economy m a meeting with visiting Hongkong businessmen on Monday. The government had earlier proposed a five-year moratorium on workers'
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    • 342 2 A Fun Break! Take your family Down Under this holiday. Your kids will love to pet a kangaroo, cuddle a Koala, comb the white sandy beaches, ride the thrill on the Thunderbolt roller coaster, watch a spectacular dolphin show and a sheepshearing display. So don't wait. Call at
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  • around the WORLD
    • 662 3 njplr- The great stockmarket sell-off Wild hysteria and panic rip through US stock exchanges NEW YORK From the trading floors of the big brokerage firms to the stock exchanges to the shoeshine stands m the heart of the financial district, it was
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    • Stock indices plunge at major world bourses
      • 269 3 THE Nikkei Stock Average plunged by an unprecedented 3,836.48 points yesterday as the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) reacted to the nosedive on Wall Street. In percentage terms, share prices fell 14.9 per cent another record. The previous all-time plunge was 10 per cent on March 5, 1953. The 225-issue
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      • 262 3 THE London Stock Exchange plunged again on opening yesterday, following Monday's Wall Street crash and falls on Far East markets. Market sources said more than £32 billion (*****.3 billion) was wiped off share values m the first three minutes of trading. Monday's total loss was almost £50 billion. The
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      • 176 3 THE New Zealand share market yesterday recorded its biggest-ever one-day fall, losing 14 per cent of its value as local investors joined the Wall Street stampede to sell. The New Zealand Stock Exchange Barclays Index shed 504 points during the day's trading after starting at 3,430, amid frenzied selling.
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      • 192 3 SHARE prices on Taiwan's stock market fell steeply yesterday after a two-day upsurge as plunging international markets made investors nervous. The market index plummeted 172.99 points yesterday to close at 3,492.94, after gaining 159.89 points on Saturday and 114.18 points on Monday. Of the 136 issues listed on the
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      • 163 3 THE Australian share market closed a mammoth 24.9 per cent lower yesterday after a day of panic selling. The" All Ordinaries Index fell by a record 515.6 points to close at 1,549.8 as investors clamoured to sell m the wake of the Wall Street crash overnight. Falls outnumbered rises
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      • 238 3 PHILIPPINE stock markets joined m the worldwide price collapse yesterday, shedding almost 12 per cent of share values and wiping out a steady recovery from the drop caused by the Aug 28 coup attempt. The pace-setting Manila Stock Exchange reported that its composite index fell 105.49 points to 789.54,
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      • 116 3 THE dollar firmed sharply yesterday against the Deutschemark m early in-ter-bank dealing m Frankfurt. It was trading at 1.7945 marks, against 1.7745 at Monday's close, banking sources said. On Monday the dollar went down to 1.7680 marks, compared with 1.8025 before last weekend's slump. The French franc also recovered
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      • 94 3 THE dollar rose sharply here at yesterday's opening, trading at 1.4870-1.4880 Swiss francs, against 1.4770-1.4780 at Monday's close. Dealers attributed the dollar's recovery to Monday evening's talks m Frankfurt between US Treasury Secretary James Baker and the West German Finance Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg. Gold fell back to US$476-479 an
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    • 61 3 CALL me lonesome a lone trader answering a client's query m an otherwise empty Hongkong Stock Exchange yesterday. Trading on the exchange was suspended from yesterday until next week m a move to protect investors after a steep slide m share prices
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    • 373 3  - Washington and Bonn pledge to keep dollar stable ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON The United States and West Germany have pledged to continue co-operating to keep the exchange rate of the dollar stable around current levels. The pledge was disclosed here shortly after US Treasury Secretary James Baker
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    • 214 4 STOCKHOLM Swedish Justice Minister Sten Wickbom has resigned, saying he took full responsibility for a series of bungles which led to the escape of a Soviet spy from under the noses of the security services. The spy, Stig Bergling, slipped out of his wife's Stockholm
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    • 113 4 PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan on Sunday admiring flowers that Mrs Reagan received during her stay at Bethesda Naval Hospital m Washington for cancer surgery. Mrs Reagan is feeling "just fine" following the operation, White House physician John Hutton said
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    • 404 4 First frank admission of factional strife MOSCOW Delegates to a national conference of the ruling People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) pledged on Monday to work for unity and end internal squabbling, Tass news agency said. In a report from Kabul, Tass said
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    • 303 4 CAIRO The world's newest subway system is having growing pains and is under fire for shortcomings. Opened to the public on Oct 1, the US$3OO-million (***** million) Frenchbuilt subway was compared with the great achievements of Egypt's past: the Giza pyramids, the Suez
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    • 190 4 HARRISBURG (Pennsylvania) A book-keeper and a plasterer on Monday claimed a US*46-million (Ss% million) jackpot which they said they would use to travel, help relatives and perhaps even marry. Mr Donald Woomer,ss, and Miss Linda Despot, 37, were given their first instalment on Monday of
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    • 158 4 ISLAMABAD An ekght-year-old Pakistani boy jockey has become the first reported victim of the traditional Arab sport of camel racing. Zafar Iqbal was crushed to death under the feet of a camel he was riding for a sheikh m Dubai, m the
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    • 371 5 Peacekeeping force close to Jaffna Fort NEW DELHI India has airlifted up to 6,000 more troops to Sri Lanka as fierce fighting continued for control of the rebel stronghold of Jaffna. Airline and defence sources said yesterday several domestic Indian Airlines flights were
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    • 104 5 MELBOURNE Australian trade unions yesterday decided to ban all international flights between Australia and Fiji from Nov 1, further isolating the troubled Pacific nation. The ban would apply to Qantas, Canadian Pacific and Fiji's national carrier, Air Pacific, Australian Council of Trade Unions President Simon
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    • 167 5 TOKYO Japan has decided to build its next-generation fighter plane based on General Dynamics Corporation's F-16, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday. It said the F-16 was selected because of its cost efficiency. Remodelling cost for an F-16 is 5.5 billion yen (5578.4
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    • 213 5  - US wants to see reforms in Unesco ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON The election of a new Director-Gen-eral of Unesco to replace Mr Amadou Mahtar M'Bow of Senegal will not automatically lead the United States to rejoin the organisation. State Department spokesman Phyllis Oakley made it clear to
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    • 387 5 NEW YORK Everest is still king of the mountains. New and more thorough measurements by an Ital- > ian expedition show that, contrary to calculations reported earlier this year, Mount Everest stands second to none among the peaks of the world. Its summit was
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    • 228 5 UNITED NATIONS Japan said on Monday it would make a special US$2O million (S$4l.S million) emergency contribution to the financially strapped United Nations. Its Deputy UN Representative, Mr Makoto Taniguchi, made the announcement at the start of a debate m the General
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    • 395 6 My party will pick me, says Young Sam 'Mammoth Pusan rally proves it' SEOUL South Korean opposition party chief Kirn Young Sam said on Monday his deeply-divided movement would hold a national convention on Nov 5 to name him as its presidential candidate. An elated Mr Kirn, 59, said his
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    • 359 6 Six months' jail for 'subway vigilante' NEW YORK Subway train gunman Bernhard Goetz was sentenced to six months' jail and five years' probation on Monday for illegal possession of the gun he used to shoot four black teenagers nearly three years ago. Goetz, a hero to many but a villain
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    • 186 6 Soviets to maintain defence spending at $67 b MOSCOW Soviet defence expenditure will be maintained at present levels m 1968, with a planned defence budget of 20.2 billion roubles (Ss67 billion), Finance Minister Boris Gostev said on Monday. Addressing the Supreme Soviet, the country's parliament, Mr Gostev announced the figure
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    • 35 6 NEW DELHI Marine archaeologists plan to explore 210 shipwreck sites m the Indian Ocean to reconstruct India's role m the region's maritime history dating back to 2500 BC, reports said on Monday. AFP
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    • 251 6 BRUSSELS The Belgian centreright coalition government has resigned after talks failed to resolve a language row. King Baudouin accepted the resignation on Monday and asked outgoing Prime Minister Wilfried Martens, 51, to form a caretaker government with a limited mandate
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    • 169 6 NEW DELHI Indian avalanche experts are planning to accelerate the melting of Himalayan snow to feed rivers and counter the century's worst drought, it was reported on Monday. The Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) m northern Himachal Pradesh state has launched an
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  • WORLD FOCUS
    • 703 7 Doubts over Takeshita's ability to lead nation out of US-Europe crossfire TOKYO When the Prime Minister-designate of Japan, Mr Noboru Takeshita, was still m college, he was renowned for allowing his judo matches to end m a draw to spare his opponent the humiliation of defeat.
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    • 726 7 Gorbachev turns the heat on a lumbering bureaucracy MOSCOW Mr Mikhail Gorbachev, conducting a reform drive m the Soviet Union, has declared war against the "middle ranks" the country's powerful bureaucracy and they are cheering him on. But the serried echelons of the Soviet administrative system beat down one challenge
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    • 757 8 Diplomats unsure if Unesco's nominated chief can resolve the agency's financial crisis PARIS Will Spain's Federico Mayor Zaragoza, newly-nominated Unesco chief, be able to switch the lights back on at the agency's Paris headquarters? Half the light-bulbs at the fivestorey building have been removed as
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    • 599 8 Curiosity draws many tourists to strife-torn N. Ireland BELFAST A third of the visitors to Northern Ireland come out of curiosity to see a place which captures world headlines with images of burned-out ghettos, sectarian murders and armoured cars m the streets. "We had better be careful that we don't
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 121 10 MANILA The leader of a moderate labour union has been shot dead m the southern Philippine city of Pagadian by an unidentified gunman, police and union officials said yesterday. Mr Carlos Brdun, 42, regional President of the United Workers of the Philippines,
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    • 90 10 JAKARTA Indonesia plans to develop a large area of forest for a wildlife reserve m a bid to attract foreign tourists, Forestry Minister Sudjarwo said on Monday. He said the ministry is studying the possibility of establishing a wildlife reserve which will be
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    • 520 10 Coup plotters warned they would be crushed again MANILA Philippine President Corazon Aquino yesterday rejected peace talks with leftist groups and warned coup plotters they would be crushed again as she revived business support for her beleaguered administration. "Enough with the communists, enough of
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    • 291 10 WASHINGTON A controversial proposal that requires tropical oils imported from South-east Asia to be labelled as saturated fats suffered a narrow defeat m the United States Senate on Monday. The Senate Agriculture Committee rejected the proposal by a 10-8 vote, virtually snuffing
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    • 149 10 Two Thai soldiers wounded by mines BANGKOK Two Thai soldiers were wounded by landmines planted by Vietnamese troops along Thailand's eastern border with Cambodia, Thai army officials said. One of the men was blinded and the other lost a leg m the blast on Sunday. They were part of a
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    • 245 10 Indonesia sends positive signal to foreign oil firms JAKARTA President Suharto yesterday said the government has "basically approved" the extension of existing foreign oil contracts m Indonesia. In a speech to representatives of about 40 foreign oil companies at the opening of the Indonesian Petroleum Association (DPA) conference here, he
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    • 206 10 MANILA A loud explosion reverberated through the halls of the Philippine Congress yesterday, but officials said the blast came from a giant firecracker and not a bomb. The explosion destroyed a telephone inside a conference room but caused no other damage, officials said. The
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    • 59 10 MANILA A church worker was kidnapped when an anti-communist vigilante group raided the official residence of a Roman Catholic bishop m the southern Philippines, officials said yesterday. The armed vigilantes forced their way into the residence of Monsignor Jesun Dosado, bishop of Ozamis City, 780 km south of
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
    • 160 12 China joint venture delegation due in KL for talks KUALA LUMPUR A delegation of four from Dreamland Tianjin Pte Ltd of China will arrive here on Monday for a 10-day visit to discuss expansion plans with its local partner, Dreamland Holdings Bhd. Dreamland Holdings said m a statement that the
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    • 413 12 Budget will signal end to austerity, economists forecast KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia, recovering from its worst recession since independence, is expected to announce increased spending for 1988 after seven years of austerity, economists say. They say the 1988 Budget, to be announced on Friday, will try to spur growth and tackle
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    • 168 12 Suspect handed over to police The Chow Kit shooting spree KUALA LUMPUR The suspect believed responsible for the shooting rampage m the Chow Kit area here on Sunday night, army private Adam Jaafar, who later surrendered to two generals, has been handed over to police. A spokesman for the Federal
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    • 611 12  -  ISMAIL KASSIM Dilemma over how to appease party without harming ties with MCA By KUALA LUMPUR When Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad returns home today, his first priority will be to cope with the widespread demands from within
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    • 369 12 Clarification will be scrutinised by others: Paper Straying of NS men into Johor KUALA LUMPUR The clarification given by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew to Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad on the four Singapore soldiers who strayed into Malaysian territory will "certainly be scrutinised by Malaysians apart
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    • 98 12 Some leads on mosque arsonists KUALA LUMPUR The government has obtained some leads on those responsible for the burning of mosques m Pahang m August, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Monday. Deputy Home Minister, Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayob, said the authorities did not want to disclose the information
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    • 63 12 KUALA LUMPUR Radio and Television Malaysia (RTM) has assumed a greater role as several Asean countries are now receiving its transmission, Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rahmat said yesterday. Since there were now more than 200 million people tuning m to RTM, its programmes must
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    • 204 12 S'pore-JB railbus service to start next April IPOH Malayan Railway (KTM) expects to start its railbus service between Johor Baru and Singapore next April, general manager Haji Sulaiman Hashim said here on Saturday. Ten railbuses costing Msl4 million have been ordered from Hungary and are expected to arrive from early
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    • 491 13 THE High Court yesterday found an army officer guilty of abducting and raping a part-time beautician at the point of a cutter more than two years ago. Kulwant Singh s/o Dalip Singh, 21, was sentenced to 14 years' jail
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    • 109 13 THE cost of living m Singapore dropped slightly last month due mainly to cheaper food and transport. The consumer price index for the month fell marginally by 0.1 per cent over August, according to the Department of Statistics. Cheaper pork, fruits and
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    • 324 13  -  SUMIKO TAN By THE police are m control of the crime situation, although the crime rate has increased, Acting Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. "Although the crime rate has gone up, there is nothing for us to worry about. The police have done
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    • 512 13 Govt replies to foreign newsmen over Asiaweek THE Government, responding to a resolution drawn up by the Foreign Correspondents Association to express regret over the restriction on the local sales of Asiaweek, yesterday declined to meet its members to clarify how the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act was to be
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    • 61 13 DR LEONG Yuen Sang, a lecturer at the Chinese Studies Department of the National University of Singapore, will talk on Chinese customs and traditions. The talk, organised by the Marine Parade branch library, will be held at the library's lecture hall on Oct 31 at 2.30 pm. It is
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    • 650 13  -  CATHERINE C. ONG The Brunei bank case By Share swaps 'led to profits for NBB despite drop m their market prices' BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN The Goodwood group of public-ly-listed companies were parties to fraudulent transactions at the National Bank of Brunei (NBB). the
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    • 162 13 A MAN woke up yesterday morning when he felt a sharp pain m his private parts. Looking down, he saw that his pants had been undone and his underwear soaked with blood. Looking up, the 30-year-old shopkeeper saw a woman
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    • 56 13 AUSTRALIAN landscapes m their various transformations and moods, captured by Australian artist Frederick Tng, are on display at the Raffles City Collector's Gallery. The exhibition ends on Saturday. Mr Tng was born m Singapore and has been living m Australia for 17 years. He is a regular exhibitor
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    • 166 14 Man pleads guilty to unlicensed transport of acid A SALES representative yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge m connection with the transportation of a hazardous substance earlier this year without first obtaining a licence. Under a business agreement with another company, Billy Cheo Kirn Leng, sales representative of Lucrats Singapore,
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    • 56 14 THE Singapore Eng Choon Hway Kuan will hold a dinner on Nov 1 at the Neptune Theatre Restaurant at 7 pm to mark its 120 th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of its Mutual Aid Society. Mr Goh Chok Tong, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence,
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    • 580 14 VEHICLES carrying dangerous chemicals m large quantities must now use certain roads approved by the Ministry of Environment or face stiff penalties. In a bid to prevent spillage of hazardous substances, the ministry has mapped out special routes to divert these vehicles away from built-up
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    • 227 14 A QUESTION on why flats within the same estate or new town are priced differently has been tabled for the next available parliamentary sitting. Dr S. Vasoo, MP for Bo Wen, who has submitted the question, also wants to know if Housing Board flats
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    • 60 14 THE South Korean Ambassador, Mr Lee Chang Choon, will open the Modern Art of Korea exhibition on Oct 28 at 7 pm at the Hyatt Regency hotel. The exhibition, featuring more than 70 works by three artists from South Korea, is open to the public from Oct 29
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    • 101 14 A THAI construction worker died m hospital on Sunday, 10 days after he was found unconscious near Tampines Avenue 9. Mr Choosak Saisoi, 42, was found sprawled on an unnamed road near the flyover at Tampines Avenue 9 with head injuries and abrasions on his
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    • 132 14 FOUR people were injured m road accidents at Yishun Avenue 2 on Monday and at a junction along Upper Cross Street yesterday. Police said that a car knocked down a pedestrian, Mr Chee Hong, 75, on Yishun Avenue 2 near Block 837 at about 10.30
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    • 199 15 School resets exam papers after break-in SOME examination papers for students of Bowen Secondary School m Ang Mo Kio have been reset after a break-in at the school on the eve of the examinations. The school examinations, which started on Friday, are going on as scheduled but some Secondary 1,
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    • 126 15 Burglars get $24,800 haul from watch shop BURGLARS got away with about $24,800 m cash and watches from a shop near Serangoon Road on Saturday. Mr Md Shahib Sathagat, 65, proprietor of Sanng Emporium, a clothing and watch shop m Dunlop Street, closed his shop at about 9 pm on
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    • 375 15 Study examines crime suspects' psychiatric history A STUDY involving 73 people under remand at Woodbridge Hospital suspected of violent crimes showed half of them had been admitted to psychiatric hospital at some stage m their lives. Of the 14 murder suspects under remand m 1984, half had been admitted to
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    • 54 15 THE Minister for Labour, Mr Lee Yock Suan, will launch the Community Resource Volunteer Scheme on Saturday at 2.45 pm at the Ministry of Community Development. He will also present awards to five residents' committees, and prizes to winners of the Let's Fly Our State Flag photography competition
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    • 57 15 THE First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Mr Goh Chok Tong, will launch a donation draw m aid of the Marine Parade community centre building fund on Saturday at the CC at 6.30 pm. The draw is jointly organised by the Marine Parade CC building fund
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    • 470 15  -  CHUA CHIN CHYE By PRISONERS behind bars for murder and other serious offences connected with their mental illnesses should be assessed before they are released, several psychiatrists said. They said this would help prevent prison authorities from releasing prisoners who may still
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    • 189 15 VISITING Chinese State Councillor Gu Mv said yesterday that his government was studying the possibility of getting workers to put part of their salaries into a provident fund similar to that being done here. He said after visiting the Central Provident Fund Board, that
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    • 372 16 IS XI XI, one of the two Golden Monkeys on loan from China, pregnant? That is the question intriguing Singapore Zoo officials who are toot ruling out the happy possibilfty This is the mating season for Xi Xi and male companion Zhou Zhou, and she
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    • 488 16 Inquiry committees investigated 66 complaints by lawyers' clients between September 1986 and August this year compared to 47 m the previous corresponding period. Proportion of cases sent to disciplinary committees up significantly 15 compared to four. MORE people are complaining about lawyers to the
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    • 300 16 MOST lawyers are m favour of a proposal to have a compulsory insurance safety net to protect them from the costly consequences of legal blunders. The proposed scheme will also benefit clients of law firms which do not have the assets to compensate
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    • 318 16 Dr Hu urges more residents to join crime watch scheme NEIGHBOURHOOD watch groups m Kreta Ayer have gone a long way to help fight crime, but their MP wants more residents involved m the scheme. Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu, MP for the ward, said there was a general drop
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    • 67 16 AN ART exhibition will be held at the National Museum from Saturday to Nov 15, as part of the museum's centenary celebrations. The Minister of State for Community Development, Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon, will open the exhibition at the museum's Art Gallery at 6 pm on
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    • 45 16 THE People's Association will hold a kindergarten and day-care concert at the Kallang Theatre on Oct 31 at 7.30 pm. Mr Goh Choon Rang, MP for Braddell Heights and a member of the PA's board of management, will be the guest of honour.
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    • 32 16 THE Tan Kah Kee Foundation will hold a postgraduate scholarship presentation ceremony today at 10 am at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry auditorium. Ten scholarships will be presented.
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    • 196 16 Suicide woman was upset over affair with married man A WOMAN who was depressed over, among other things, her relationship with a married man and worried that she might remain a spinster, jumped to her death, a coroner's court heard. Soon Siew Eng, 32, who helped m her family's hardware
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    • 132 16 MEMBERS of a German trade team, here last week to see if they can use Singapore to distribute their exports, have identified possible areas of co-operation with the Republic. The delegation of the Economic Development Corporation of the
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    • 294 17 Group spots 119 species to win Great Bird Race A TIRING 20-hour drive-and-trek race through mangrove swamps, muddy seashores, around reservoirs and over dams has paid off for a team of bird watchers. They are the Sparrowhawks who spotted a record number of 119 bird species
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    • 69 17 Police seek kin of dead man POLICE want to contact the relatives or friends of an unidentified man who was found dead m a monsoon drain along Lavender Street last Friday. The man, a Chinese m his 30s, was slim and about 1.65 m tall. He had a moustache. Those
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    • 99 17 SMALL companies will learn how to cope with a tight labour market and improve their management skills at a half-day seminar on Friday. The seminar, organised by the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, will be held at the Camellia Room, River View Hotel,
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    • 95 17 THE Ministry of Community Development wants to contact the relatives and friends of a man and a woman who were picked up separately for vagrancy. The woman, V. Vasumudhi, 22, was found along Short Street while Yip Pak Chin,
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    • 490 17  -  LIM KWAN KWAN By Youth will be asked m separate poll about attitudes towards old people A GROUP of professionals is to carry out a survey to find out how much time and thought the elderly devote to planning for their
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  • The Straits Times
    • 615 18 THE unprecedented decline m share prices over the past two days has given investors the kind of jitters which they have not felt since the Pan-Electric Industries crisis of 1985. It is difficult to pinpoint one single major cause for the collapse m prices but it
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  • COMMENT/Perspective
    • 774 18 Most Americans likely to suffer if rout continues NEW YORK Unless the stock market bounces back quickly and substantially, most Americans are likely to be hurt by the dramatic decline m stock values even those who own no stock at all. Most economists say the biggest threat is psychological: people
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    • 1265 18  -  ERIC GELMAN lllVWl= The Wa street nosedive Wall Street stocks took a historic plunge on Monday. Will there be a repeat of 1929, the crash which brought about the Great Depression? The main article here says No. An accompanying feature discusses the psychological impact
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    • 340 18 EUROPE is developing a peculiar sort of postindustrial economy. As the manufacturing industry declines m importance m the rich countries, production is supposed to switch to profitable services. Instead, the fastest increases m production m Western Europe this decade have been m heavily subsidised
      The Economist  -  340 words
    • 1074 19  -  ABBY TAN Around the region By Manila Correspondent 4 Because both Mr Laurel (right) and Mr Enrile have misted out many (times) m the race for the presidency and because they are running out of time, there is a compelling urgency for
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    • 1130 19  - Birth trends tell why S'pore may never have enough workers NARENDRA AGGARWAL Table Talk By Since the new population policy cannot influence, or augment, the supply of labour that is expected to grow very slowly, the only possible solution is to raise the labour force m participation rates. Professor Saw
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  • FORUM
    • 112 20 Shares based on status WHEN companies offer shares to the public, they retain a certain number for allocation to their staff. I notice that the number allocated is based on status. I feel that this is not the right way since junior staff too work very hard and contribute to
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    • 57 20 I CALLED the Junior Flying Club recently m the hopes of applying to join its flying course and was surprised to be told that it is only for boys. Girls too should be allowed to learn to fly. I am sure they can do just as
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    • 209 20 RECENTLY, my Filipino maid was taken by a couple who said they were from Canada. They came to our house without permission, shouted at my mother, who didn't know who they were, and threw the maid's letter of resignation to her. They then claimed they
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    • 120 20 I REFER to the National Kidney Foundation reply "Kidney patients will need all of Chest's funds" (ST, Oct9). It mentioned that the cost of dialysis for a kidney patient can be as much as $4,000 a month. Perhaps it could provide a breakdown of
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    • 111 20 Do not re-use raw greens I REFER to the letter "Decoration re-used" by Miss Heng C.L. (ST, Oct 2). Food handlers m hawker centres and eating establishments should observe good food and personal hygiene practices, such as correct food preparation, handling and storage methods. The re-use of raw vegetable decoration-pieces
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    • 310 20 'Where are we older retrenched workers supposed to work?' I HAVE often heard and read complaints from older retrenched workers of their difficulties and frustrations when looking for employment. A recent job interview with a labour-backed organisation confirmed this. It was for
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    • 85 20 WE refer to the letter "Include fax numbers" by "L.M.L." (ST, Oct 13). Telecoms publishes a telex and telefax directory m addition to the phone book. As there are about 18,000 telex and 10,000 telefax numbers compared with over 800,000 telephone numbers, it is more practical to
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    • 179 20 Spectator put in handcuffs for being unruly I REFER to the letter "Too rough with spectator who took off shirt" by "L.C.C." (ST, Oct 30). We wish to clarify that the spectator m question was not arrested for taking off his shirt but rather for behaving m a disorderly manner.
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    • 222 20 Patrol car reached scene within 10 mins of call I REFER to the letter "Slow to respond to phone calls" by Mr D.T. Stephen (ST, Oct 3). Our investigations have shown that on Sept 23, the police received a total of six 999 calls between 9.18 and 9.26 pm reporting
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    • 434 20 WE would like to thank "G. 5.8." for his suggestion on an alternate routing of direct debit authorisation forms (DDAs) contained m his letter of Sept 16. The major participating banks m Interbank Giro (IBG) have considered his proposal and are
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
      • Chief Price Changes
        • 68 21 DBS 940 -460 SU 170 360 FIN 730-300 Wtamts 342 -201 City O«» 50c 220 -204 Parkwir H 50c 170 -200 NB*r*«| 450 IN toehcap* 400 -ISO ICS 775 175 SPH 700 -170 Mm 20c 350 170 Prinu 470 ISO UOI 230 -152 Nit iron 500 -ISO U06 490
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        • 10 21 SIA 7,294,000 DBS 4,373,000 UIC 3,644,000 UOB 3,496,000
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        • 89 21 Oct 19 Oct 20 BT Composite 1095 99 854.82 B> 06/OS -390 539 C«DI —6460 -6549 10-day M Avg —6164 6218 OBV +*****85 +*****43 ST Industrials 1223.28 961 50 ST Finance 2599.49 2250 69 ST Hotels 723.60 683.71 ST Properties 628 59 543.68 Oct 19 Oct 20 ST Minings
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      • 40 21 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1987 High 1505.40 (26/8/87) 1327.69 (11/8/87) *****7 Low 563 34 (28/4/86) 470 92 (28/4/86) ,'Ali lime High *****0 (26/8/87) 1327 69 (11/8/87) All time Low 74 75 (17/9/64) 470 92 (28/4/86)
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      • 21 21 DM V FF SI HK$ US$ US$ 1.8020 143.00 unq 2.0885 unq 1.6595 1.8008 142.90 6.0070 2.0893 7.8045 1.6630
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      • 39 21 Closing Change Voi ('000) Amtek Enrt 20c 120 -73 296 GB Hdp 10c 120 -18 147 Snfapore National Printers 2.05 —30 73.5 S«tJtron2oc 114 -30 2522 Tbi 0.99 -21 80.5 TonhowWSOc 124 -9 106 Wapco 1.01 -33 99
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      • 13 21 THE US dollar gained 258 ticks to close at DMI.BOOB m Singapore.
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      • 10 21 In Singapore, gold lost US$4.OO to U*****.50 an ounce.
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      • 60 21 Eurodollar: Gained 85 ticks to 91.15 a contract. Dentschemark: Lost 59 ticks to 0.5612 a contract. British Pound: Lost 135 ticks to 1.6665 a contract. Japanese yen: Lost 62 ticks to 0.*****5 a contract. Nikkei: Lost 7010 points to ***** a contract. US Treasury bond: Gained 319 ticks to
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      • Short Stops
        • 73 21 LONDON Overseas trader Inchcape PLC is to sell its City of London head office for £22 million (Ss77 million) to a joint venture formed by ARC Properties and Trafalgar House Development Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of Trafalgar House PLC. Inchcape also has agreed to take a
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        • 32 21 NEW YORK Japan's giant Nomura Securities is seeking a possible business relationship with Wall Street investment bank Kidder Peabody. Kidder Peabody is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric. Reuter
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    • 121 21 HEAVY selling m the Japanese stock market spilled over to the Singapore International Monetary Exchange yesterday and pushed trading volume 1 m the Nikkei Stock Average futures contract to a new high. A record 6,809 lots were traded, compared with the previous high of 6,436 lots on
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    • 230 21 PANIC selling on the main board took its toll on the normally sedate Sesdaq yesterday, with six of the seven counters slipping below their offer prices at some time during trading. The UOB Sesdaq index, which normally fluctuates within a narrow range, fell 15.54
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    • 758 21  -  LIM ENG HA! Leading stocks continue to take hardest beating By THE Singapore stock market suffered an even more mind-boggling fall yesterday as foreign fund managers unloaded shares and aggravated the panic. The Straits Times Industrial Index plunged 261.78 points after Monday's 169-point drop
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    • 616 21 THE crash on the Singapore stock market has drawn mixed reactions from small investors. Some are scrambling to sell their shares to recover whatever they can because they think the market will drop even further. Others, mainly those who had diverted part of
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    • 449 21  -  DOREEN SOH By SOME banks and finance companies yesterday asked some of their clients to top up loans backed by shares, but they said the situation was not serious. Most of them said they were monitoring the situation closely but they had not had
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    • 439 21 Fund managers generally sitting tight MOST fund managers are sitting tight, while some are looking for bargain buys. A Singapore unit trust fund manager said: "We are trying to cope with the situation as best as we can." The investment manager at a British merchant bank said: "All forms of
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    • 610 21  -  HSUNG BEE HWA By ANALYSTS and chartists said yesterday the fundamentals underlying the Singapore economy were still sound and there was little need to resort to pan-ic-selling despite the sharp drop m prices. They said the selling wave reflected an emotional, rather than a rational,
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    • 387 21  -  TRUDY LIM By STOCKBROKERS and dealers, swamped by the spate of panic-selling as The Straits Times Industrial Index plunged more than 430 points m the past two days, say the market is oversold, but that nervous investors are still trying to liquidate and flee. Investors who
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    • 3453 22 READERS should be aware of the limitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt h at the stock exchanfe, is covered m "business done". Further, because al dealings at a particular price are lumped together, the table does not show the trend m
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    • 2716 22 M shares quoted have a par value of $1, unless otherwise specified. Marfin stocks are shown m bold print, Adjusted for scrip, rifWs. N Tan exempted dhridend. ABN is traded m lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted h dolars. Trustee stocks under CPf
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • 344 23 1 Mh {1,000. 2 For belt customers only. 3 0C8C Finance. 4 tntebk at DBS France. S. Quaifyini that rates are offered by subsidiary OUT. IMF's rates.** aboavalaMe at UOF. also ivaiaWe at DBS Finance. OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings: daily 3 3V< 2'/ 2 3
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      • 423 23 CHICAGO Panic m the stock market overflowed into the futures markets on Monday, sending livestock, cotton, grain, and stock index prices plummeting while precious metals futures soared as investors sought safe havens for their money. The declining dollar and heightened tensions m
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      • 353 23 Oct 20 Yen Chanje A|inomoto 2970 -500 Akoi 405 -100 Amoda 1000 -200 Asahi Chem 1070 -200 Asohi &ass 1680 -400 Bank Of Tokyo 1210 -300 Bridgestone 1120 -200 Canon 970 -200 Casio Computer 1130 -200 Citizen 490 100 D Nip Print 2100 -400 D Nippon Screen 896 -100
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      • 159 23 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4942-1.4970 6.78-6.61 Canadian dollar 1.5986—1.6006 6.30—6.20 NZ dollar 1.3513-1.3540 7.61-7.31 Sterling pound 3.4717—3.4754 2.90—2.86 US dollar 2.0870—2.0880 4.81-4.77 Local doiars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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      • 206 23 Inro meets to discuss strategy for interim period KUALA LUMPUR The International Natural Rubber Organisation (Inro) Council is meeting here for three days to map out a strategy to carry out activities during the interim period when the first International Natural Rubber Agreement (Inra) of 1979 lapses and the new
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      • 67 23 I I I I I I -I I I I NST Index Tuesday unav (1,917.57) --qj 4 Hongkong Hang Seng Tuesday susp (3,362.39) Austraian Al-Ordinaries Tuesday 1,549.8 (2,064.90) 1 Nkkei Stock Average Tuesday 21,910.08 (25,746.56) Financial Times Industrials Monday 1,629.2 (1,812.90) 7 Dow Jones Average 2££ Monday 1,738.41 (2,246.73)
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      • 229 23 Ocl 19 t« Change Alcoa 42% -13% Allied Sig 28 -t 14* Amax Inc 17% -5W Amr Corp 39 -9% Att 23M -6% Bethlehem Stl 11% -5 Boeing Co 39% -4W Caterpillar Co 50% -14W Chase Manhtn 28 -8% Chrysler Cp 27W -6 Citicorp 37 -16V4 Cons Nat
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      • 500 23 Oct 19 Pence Chants INDUSTRIALS Asdo-MFI 180 -18 AWed-tyons 390 -37 BTR PLC 328 -29 Bobcocks Barclays 517 -78 Beechom.... 462 -76 BKX 377 -26 Blue Circle 377 -35 BOC Group 480 -50 Boots 279 -16 Bowater 514 -26 BATS 572 -88 B Airways 188 -27 Britannia 175'/i -24W
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      • 100 23 THE US dollar closed weaker against most major currencies at 1 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it opened at 2.0905/15 and closed at 2.0870/80. It traded within a range of 2.0850 and 2.0915 m active trading. Against the deutschemark, the greenback closed lower compared with its opening of
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      • 106 23 355 ket, gold opened at USS474.OQ/476.00. It firmEd to U*****.00/478.00 but fell to the day's low of U*****.00/469.00 before closing for lunch at U*****.00/472.00. It re-opened higher at U*****.00/476.00 and rallied to the day's high of U*****.00/481.00. The metal then traded around U*****.00/479.00 before closing for the day at
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      • 22 23 GOLD US$/oz Tues Mon Singapore 478.50-479.00 480.00—481.00 Hongkong 478.00—479.50 481.75^-482.50 Mon Fri New York 481.90-482.40 471.00—471.50 London unav 467.00 468.00
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      • 227 23 Managers' prices for October 22 Sfiwpore (Mt Trust The Commerce 1.00—1.07 The Savings Fund 0.87—0.93 Spore Prog Fund 0.39— 0.43xd Spore Sec. Fund 0.66 0.71 Spore Invest Fund 0.71—0.76 Spore Equity Fund 0.50—0.54 Asia (Mt Trust Mai Invest Fund 1.33 1.40 Mai Prog Fund 0.33—0.36 Mai Security Fund
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      • 11 23 Rubber Closing prices cents/kHo Singapore November unav Malaysia November unav
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      • 17 23 Tin Closing prices MS/kio XL Tin 17.23 up four cents Turnover 69 tonnes up nine tonnes
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      • 19 23 Closing prices Copper £/tonne Spot 1228.50-1229.50 unav) 3 months 1187.00 1888.00 unav) Market tone: Firmer Sales: 22,050 tonnes
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      • 24 23 Ctosmj prices Silver USJ/troy v Twi Man Singapore 7.85-3.00 8 13 8.20 Mm Fri New York 8.15 8.20 7.86—7.91 Source: Credit Swsse, Spore
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      • 21 23 Closing prices Aluminium £/twm« Spot 1271.00 1272.50 unav) 3 months 1151.00 1152 00 unav) Market tone: Firmer Sales: 20,250 tonnes
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      • 58 23 Crude MS/tome palm oi( Unavailable MM palm oi! US$/twmes RBD palm oil Unavailable R6D Stearin Unavailable RBD Olein Unavailable Crude stearin Neutralised Unq palm oil Closing prices on the KLCE (Ms/tonne) Month Price Last Trade Sales Nov Unavailable Dec Unavailable Jan Unavailable Mar Unavailable Apr Unavailable May Unavailable
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      • 84 23 HONGKONG The Japan/India-Paki-stan-Gulf/Japan shipping conference said it would cut the extra risk insurance surcharges on shipments to Iranian and Iraqi ports to a minimum 3 per cent from 4.5 per cent on Sunday. It said surcharges on shipments of all break-bulk cargoes to non-Iraqi
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      • 598 23 LCI Receiving Receiving Strip (Voyafe) Art Carfo Time Block Plata (395) 21/10 (1700) F5 *****900 J6 Mediterranea (70/659) 21/10 (2000) F7 1100-1200 R3 Prabhakti (105) 21/10 (2200) Fl 1330-1400 C 8 Zim Piraeus (114E) 21/10 (2300) F5 1400-1500 H8 Sentosa (35N) 21/10 (2300) F7 1430-1500 E2 Kiti Bhum
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      • 367 23 Eurodollar 3-month deposit DECEMBER Eurodollar gapped up sharply overnight as the collapse of stock markets resulted m the shift of funds to US treasuries. The December contract traded up to an intra-day's high of 91.35 and thereafter the market remained very nervous and choppy. The December contract ended
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      • 150 23 Tuesday, October 20, 1987 Dec 87 calls Dec 87 puts High Law Sett High Low Sett 8900 8950 1768 165 4A 3 9000 808 119 10 8A 6 9050 828 77 188 13 14 9100 488 43A 45 388 30 31 9125 368 31 33 518 39A 44
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    • 314 24 Malayan Cables posts lower results in first half PROLONGED recession and restraint m Malaysian public expenditure cited as factors for Malayan Cables Bhd's poor results last year were again said to be behind the disappointing half-year results for the telecommunications cables maker. For the six months to end-July, pre-tax profit
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    • 588 24 Analysts see British publisher's spate of buying as 'logical' LONDON British publisher Robert Maxwell's expansion into ventures as disparate as merchant banking and Chinese language newspapers is seen by some analysts as a logical strategy to build a global communications empire. In recent weeks Mr Maxwell has launched a spate
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    • 406 24 Surge in gold price cheers South African investors JOHANNESBURG The surge m the gold price to its highest m more than 4/2 years has cheered South African investors and spurred expectations of a stronger recovery m the country's depressed economy. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange's All-Gold Index shot up 100 points
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    • 114 24 PAL makes net profit after 6 years m the red MANILA Philippine Airlines (PAL) earned a net profit of 318 million pesos (5932.06 million) m its last fiscal year after six consecutive years of losses. Total operating revenue at the state-owned airline for the fiscal year ended last March 31
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    • 273 24 United Estates Project to sell properties KUALA LUMPUR United Estates Project Bhd (UEP), the property development arm of Sime Darby Bhd, will be selling many properties next year. Chairman Datuk Seri Syed Nahar Tun Syed Sheh Shahbuddin said after the company's annual meeting last week that turnover was expected to
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    • 180 24 KUALA LUMPUR Consolidated Plantations Bhd (Consplant) has deferred the felling of some of its rubber areas scheduled for replanting to take advantage of the prevailing firm rubber price. Company Chairman Tun Tan Siew Sin said the life of the rubber trees m these
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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    • 253 22 Chinatown Music Lounge 100 Orchard Road Meridien Shopping Centre, (Next to United House) Singapore 0923 Tel: *****49, *****29 t^^tfk Opening hours: Monday Thursday, Sunday spm— 12 midnight V 1^ Friday, Saturday 5 pm 1 am V A '4 Jackie H a P^ q pui v -aH^F^ Rl V S^^— -j)
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    • 239 24 MARKET DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS Hong Kong and Singapore Our client is the investment arm of a successful international organisation operating m 25 countries and providing a wide range of investment management services. To meet the challenges and opportunities brought about by rapid growth and a commitment to future expansion two further
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 935 25 (ip3K3HT3D 737 1166 *J|^^^^ C.A.T.S.| TLX:RSS3343 CLASS FAX: 732-0230 CLASS TELEPHONE SERVICE 1 Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. (sp.rn. deadline (or next day) Saturday: 8.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. (11a.m. deadline for The Sunday Times) Public Holiday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. COUNTER SERVICE TIMES HOUSE 390
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    • 594 25 2 Eating Out L^DEEPAVALI DAY j >> I Buffet Lunch M $14.90 I A wide variety of vegetarian and non vegetarian North Indian delicacies MAYARANI RESTAURANT Boulevard Hotel, Tel: *****79 SPECIAL DEEPAVALI DAY Set Lunch $12.90 nett Special menu for vegetarian and non-vegetarian MAHARANI RESTAURANT #05-36, Far East Plaza Tel:
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    • 644 25 22 Computer Products/ 22 Computer Products/ Services Services Panasonic Multi-mode/Multi-performance and the most affordable Dot Matrix Printer. ____mm_____ m «m V m MmSSm M J U Model: KX-PlOB3 Model: KX-PlOBl c 240 eps Draft 120 eps Draft 48cpsNLQ e24cpsNLQ c Print Mode Selector Print Mode Selector c 80 column c
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    • 520 25 28 Gift Ideas RUN OUT OF gift Ideas?? Come to #01-39 World Trade Centre. Tel. 274-4007. Crystal ware, collectibles, cards for all occasions, etc. 30 Antiques/ Arts/ Crafts WE ARE OPEN Coma visit us today and enjoy a 15% discount or* 9m Items To clear on* blackwood dining table with
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    • 803 25 38 Airconditioners/ Refrigerators AIRCONDITIONERS REFRIGERATORS for repair. Spray painting ($6O). General Service ($4O). Change door rubber ($5O). 1 yr. guarantee. *****00/ 1, *****52. WEST GERMANY FRIDGE, supply only ice block. 5"x2.5'x4.5', I.shp. Interested, call: *****33/ *****63. 1 ALMOST BRAND new portable aircond, still under warranty $500 neg. Call: *****25 Miss
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    • 700 25 41 House Renovation/ Decor LOW COST HDB FLAT RENOVATION 12" X 12" Italian ceramics tiles. Extend white wall tiles for kitchen/ 2 toilets to celling height. Reposition sink with support. Kitchen cabinet base. Metal grilles, 2 pairs of arch, wall grinding. Rubber Broken Ceramic* Til* Marble package 3 rm. 570
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    • 1678 25 l' ==t\ Announcement C.A.T.S. is specially at your service today from 9 a.m.^' to 1 p.m. |p I_■ J _^^Pr /Mm c.a.t.s. -J j 72 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/ Removal $30 ONWARDB (ECONOMICAL rates). Specialists In house removal/ transportation service, office removal, pianos and organs. Workers provided. Open dally Ba.m. to
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 727 26 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help Available Available Available Available JlinrT* Sri Lankan (Fee $700) Indonesian (Fee $1700) Local (Fee $400) m\\*\%\vm ftMaMaaUil——-.-— eeee Covers full BACKED BY 10 FULL-TIME SERVICE STAFF MKsfl /s££) ■Vll lliiflT ■WirmO OOP dcxumentation, ANO PROPER BACK-UP FACILITIES S
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    • 377 26 95 Positions Vacant: EDP Applications are invited tor th« following positions: COMPUTER OPERATOR/ PROGRAMMER Applicants must preferably have GCE 'A' level passes In Science subjects and with some programming experience In FORTRAN etc. ACCOUNTS CLERK/ TYPIST GCE 'O' level with credits m English and Mathematics. LCCI Accounting/ Typewriting. pirns* apply
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    • 435 26 98 Position* Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical DATA ENTRY CLERK required for 8 months a Good and accurate typing speed. a Some computer knowledge, a Able to commence work immediately. Please write with full personal particulars, expected salary, contact telephone number and photograph to: The Staff Partner Foo, Kon A Tan (MCS2O/87)
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    • 696 26 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical An old established leading local Insurance company urgently requires 1) CLERK TYPISTS 2) KEYPUNCH OPERATOR OCE 'O' level. Able to type at 35 w.p.m. Preferably with some Insurance experience for (1) and EDP experience for (2). Please apply with personal particulars, expected salary, a recent
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    • 605 26 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical SALES STAFF WITHSfM. Tokyu Department Store at Marina Square is looking for SALES CO-ORDINATORS with experience m selling electrical applicances. We offer great prospects for candidates with a pleasant personality and an interest m the
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    • 379 26 s»jJS»»sssWs»s^i»BMS^s^sMssjssjjjjjss^ssssMas»jßßsjssssjjjjjjjsj 99 Positions Vacant: Sales U)iu«toT& TheSportsFbople requires INDOOR SALES PERSON (Male/ Female) s Age 21 years and above a Minimum GCE O' level a Must have sales experience Training will be provided. Attractive salary plus commission will be offered to successful applicants. Interested applicants please submit full resume on
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    • 485 26 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Our company ia ths pionssr m Clean Room Technology m Sing* pore. Ws srs looking for suitably qualified personnel for our RAD division to spearhead our development. R D Engineers c A good degree In Mechanical/ Electronic/ Civil/ Chemical Engineering or Science (majoring m Physics) a
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    • 585 26 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: Sales Sales taSSf MX ELECTRIC (S) PTE. LTD., a leading manufacturer of electrical and electronic connection, control and circuit protection products and PVC conduit and trunking systems for electrical installations, invites qualified candidates for this position m its expanding regional office based m Singapore:
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    • 174 26 ESTABLISHED CO. REQUIRES Qrade 3 Welders. Interested, please call: *****96 on Thursday. 101 Positions Vacant: Production NICHIBEI ELECTRIC PARTS (8) PTE. LTD. requires 1) MALE MACHINE OPERATORS 2) FEMALE Q.C. INSPECTORS 5 days week c No shift work c Salary increment after 3 months c Age: 18 years above No
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    • 664 26 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge DAZAMI Japanese Lounge raquiraa: 1) Cuatomar Relation* Mmm Female) 2) Counter Wailrataaa Pleasant personality Some relevant working experience an advantage. Beginners also welcome to apply Commission; $1,100 $2,200 Working hrs.: 7.30 p.m. 1 a.m. Pis. call personally today with one recent photo., between 6.30
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 799 27 121 Vehicles For Hire COMFY CAR RENTAL offers dally, weekly long term leasing for 1000, 1300, 1600 b 2000 c.c. at competitive rates ($45) New cars also avail. Call *****66/ *****22 SIANG HOCK OFFERS cars/ pick-ups/ vans/ lorries/ box vans mini-buses at low rates. Balestier. *****66. Open till 6pm. VEHITO
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    • 931 27 132 For Sale: Mercedes RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR MERZ LOVERS 1983, 380SEL sedan, auto, 1 pte. owner, with following extras: a metallic blue a electrical seats, front rear a sun-roof a black leather upholstery a Becker stereo/ 12 speakers a original alloy rims a factory fitted curtains In rear Saldom uaad.
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    • 923 27 133 For Sale: Ford/ Fiat 1982 FORD LASER 1.5 Sports. 1 pte. owner, well maintained, full accessories, tax: 11/87. 253-8877. 1985 FORD LASER Sports with full accessories, immaculate cond. $34,500 0.n.0. *****29. •69 FIAT 850, beautiful cond. $7,600. Can exchange. *****41/ 7, 14 Upp. Aljunled Unit SA. 7/81 FORD LASER
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    • 937 27 134 For Sale: Datsun/ Nissan 1979 DATSUN 120Y QL 2nd owner Alrcon. Tip-top condition. Tel: *****34. 1980 DATSUN 100A Alrcond., s/rlms, radio cassette. New tax. $14,850 0.n.0. Tel: *****55. 1980 120 Y. PARF. Pte. owner. Alrcond., metallic blue. Excellent cond. Pager: *****02 after 9am. 1982 STANZA 1.8. 1 owner, tax
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    • 900 27 135 For Sale: Toyota NEAR 86 TOYOTA Starlet 1000 c.c, beautiful condition, 1 owner. Tel: *****14. NOV. '84 'Q' plate Toyota Corona 1.6, 1 owner, alrcon, radio cassette. Excellent cond. *****77. PTE. OWNER LOOKING for Corolla DX or Accord. Other make considered. Selling KE3O. *****28. QEX PLATE ALMOST '82 Cresslda
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    • 945 27 137 For Sale: Mazda 1 OFFER I Cash on the spot I I Buy Sell I Any condition PARF or non-PARF used cars. Japanese or Continental I made. High price for H I Mazda ca^£_^ __JB *****8568] SBC PLATE 12/ '83 red Mazda 626 5-speed. 2 careful owners. A-l cond.
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    • 1006 27 138 For Sale: Honda 1983 HONDA CIVIC 2 private owner. Alrcon., hifl, sport rims., power window. Tax 3/88. Very beautiful condition $24,800. Tel: *****85. •83 HONDA CIVIC, 1335 c.c. 4-dr. G'tee tip top cond. With good quality hi-fi, s/rims, well maintained. View at 81k.602, Bedok Reservoir Rd. Tel: *****77 Wee
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    • 955 27 138 For Sale: Honda '84, HONDA CIVIC 1.5 12 valves. 2nd. owner. Alrcon., cassette. Tip top cond. $32,500. Tel: *****33. '84 HONDA CIVIC 1.3. 1 owner, s/rims, hi-fi, road tax 2/88. Can exchange. Tel: 269-0456. '84 HONDA CIVIC 1300 GL. 12--valve, manual, hi-fi, s/rlms, metallic red. Tel: *****30. 15 CIVIC
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    • 957 27 141 For Sale: Other Makes 74 FORD ESCORT. Alrcon, cassette, beautiful bodywork. $5,000. Honda Life. Just passed Inspection. $5,200. Tel. 453-8077. 9/10 SUBARU COUPE, 1.6, 2-door, 5-speed, aircon. PARF. Hl-fl. 1 lady owner. Tax 2/'BB, $13,800, loan $10,000. *****53. ALMOST 17 HYUNDAI Excel, 5-dr. Hatchback. 1 pte. owner, brand new
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    • 950 27 143 Sale/ Wanted: Motorcycles/ Scooters HONDA CUSTOM 750 C.C. black 1985, Immaculate cond. $7,000 0.n.0. Tel. *****89, Victor Tan 10- 2pm 1964 HONDA VT7SO Sabre, tyres almost new, insurance transferable. BeauUful cond. $5,500 neg. Call: Richard *****70 before 3pm ATTRACTIVE CASH PAYMENT for all kinds of 2nd hand bikes. Trade-in
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 658 28 172 Accommodation Available: Houses D.5, 9, 10. 13, 15, 19 condo./ semi-d./ bunglw. with s/pool. $1,000 $5,500. Dyson *****81. HDB BEOOK $550. Reelhlll $400. Hougang $450/ $600. Ylshun $400/ $550. Tamplnes $400/ $500 *****57 NEAR JELITA COLD Storage charming s/storey house. Newly renovated. 3+l. Furn. *****50. RIVER VALLEY/ HOLLAND, boarding
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    • 840 28 173 Accommodation 173 Accommodation Available: Available: Apartments Apartments leaving Singapore for 3 weeks? know your family is safe and happy... fifty j£f V* m a friendly expat J^n M \%fi% community witn K> Vv m***)tl f" r) excellent security, 7*fcryft yML/l y scnoo buses call at V TvyO^/ vy the
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    • 535 28 179 For Sale: Houses liUillif Your dream home 'TERMITE-FREE' before buying r jg *i" I 1 1 1 1 TODAY EAST VIEW PARK SHOWHOUBE 10 a.m. 3 p.m. 1, Mvragi Clot* (1648) 90% SOLD Only 4 corner terraces left Joint Marketing Agent DEBENHAM TEWSON A CITY VALUERS PTE. LTD. D.14
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    • 988 28 179 For Sale: Houses 179 For Sale: Houses INCOME HOUSING LOANS Low interest rate Up to 10 yrs: 6.25% pa 11 to 25 yrs 6.50% pa No restriction on use of property Loan and CPF Savings (inclusive of Stamp/Legal fees) up to 100% of valuation Renovation loan of up to
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    • 904 28 186 For Sale: Private Apartments SPOTTISWOODE PK. PSA. 5 rm., harbour view, $152 K. Donacrest *****24/ pager: *****08. 190 For Sale: HUDC Apartments BEDOK RESERVOIR GROUND mats. South. Fully renovated. 1 880 sq.ft. $275,000. Tel: 772-1313. BRADDELL VIEW PENTHOUSE. Best block 4+l bdrm. Seavlew. Sunnyland *****13. BRADDELL VIEW APT.: Best
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    • 963 28 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments 5-RM. JURONG E. Blk. 263 All ceramic, bar counter. Larger balcony, living bdrms. Convenient location. Only $126k 0.n.0. Exclusive: *****83 Bob. A.M. KIO 4-RM. Blk fill), high fir. Terrazzo, kitchen cabinets. Well kept. Near market, CC, shops schools. $78K. *****43 (agt). 8LK.98, BEDOK N. Aye.4,
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    • 694 28 192 HDB Apartments Wanted ARE YOU SELLING YOUR Give yourself a break... call us for reliable and efficient services. Owners please call: WESTM PROPERTY SERVICES CASH BUYERB WANTED HDB FLATS: Bedok, Clementi, Ghlm Moh, A.M. Klo, Toa Payoh, Holland, Marine Drive, Whampoa, Teban, Pandan, Tamplnes, Jurong East. Telok Blangah. Tanglin
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    • 642 28 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tour* a*h .tiJ--TLi||iV-TC-''*^^-'-*^K ay vm^'*^f MJ v """"BHiCr rw Hl' l '"g||if'''*"""''**"" w '""""""**''—*»«W««**'Ww— wi« i inimmii ..iininm .Mum r m I mini I H ■'''~J&> a^^a^am^a^^ maaaawt^p aaaaw W^aa^ $t% C •II A A fi*? I\**° J*<^ Specially designed I \^oo^^ departures 00 Oct^s,
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  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 2423 29 241 Tour* 241 Tour. 241 Tour« S==== Z T r8 241 Tour. 2^l Tour. 241 Tow Z4l TourB 241 Tourg 241 T Ur Hrs^^HEun!l^ ■™^"™™™J™™""™ 0R 3)50% rebate for children! 3 SPECIAL AUTUIVIN OrrltßS! Offers are valid only for bookings made for full cruise departures from now to 1 5
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    • 71 29 305 Lost ROUND HEAVY BRASS pandant lost In Centrepolnt on 19th Oct. between 2 5 p.m. No resale value but of great sentimental value to owner. Finder pis. call Ms. L_B at 256-1238. Reward offerred. LOST A WHITE flbreglass dingy name 'Sea Pet' off West Coast Park last Saturday. Finder,
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    • 49 29 306 Found BROWN FEMALE CROSSBREED with collar. 19th of October Mimosa Park/ Seletar area. Owner please call 481-6108. FOUND A SANDY coloured Pug at East Coast Beach. Owner please contact: *****50, JL. 309 Other Announcements/ Messages BORN TO LETTICE Tom, 5 offspring delivered with ease on 19 Oct. '87.
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 429 30 ENGLAND G. (iooch c Akram b Imran 16 T. itoUnsmi b Qadir 16 W. Atbey b Tauseef 86 M. G»tting c Yousuf b Qadir 60 A. Lamb b Imran I. Emborey lbw Qadir 3 P. Downton c Yousuf b Imran 6 P. DeFreltas c Yousuf
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    • 214 30 Boon's brave battle: David Boon was suffering from a fever and stomach cramps during his matchwinning World Cup innings for Australia on Monday, his captain Allan Border said. But Border gave New Zealand full credit for coming within four runs of overtaking the Australian total of 199-4
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    • 317 30 BASEBALL Canada beat Mexico 7-2 m Havana on Sunday to grab the last qualifying slot for the finals of the Intercontinental Cup amateur tournament. Other results In Havana: Cuba bt S. Korea 8-1, S. Korea bt Italy 13-6. In Santiago de Caba: Aruba bt Nicaragua 3-0, Japan
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    • 99 30  - Marimuthu wins by two strokes LIM KEE CHAN MAYALAGAN MARIMUTHU won the Seletar Deepavali Cup invitation golf tournament by two strokes from Chua Goon Soon when he returned an even-par 70 on Monday. Third was veteran A. M. K. Samy who tied with amateur John Arusamy on 73, one stroke
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    • 691 30 British ace caps his great year with one-hole victory m final WORLD MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP WENTWORTH (England) lan Woosnam, of Britain, capped a magnificent year by winning the World Matchplay golf championship with a one-hole victory over compatriot Sandy Lyle m their 36--hole final
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    • 218 30  -  BERNARD PEREIRA ALL'S well that ends well for the Professional Golfers' Association of Singapore. Their PGA Open, which was running on a collision course with the Malaysian circuit scheduled for Oct-Nov will now be held either on the first or second week of December. PGAS
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  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • 324 30 You are an integral part of accent, and our HHH success. ■■H fMf Hj 11 I You dear Readers there^ ore deserve to l TM^J^W^^liPf Ip m continue to be offered accent, each issue free HiHw|i^w^w^:M^ c^ -i /l f -^^^MKw^^^''^^^^^^^^^S^S^MWSli char 9 e t0 your door-step and on an
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 544 31 321 Deaths 321 Deaths MDM. KUEK SEE Age: 93 passed away peacefully on 20th October 1987, leaving behind beloved:Sister: Chua Chai Hoon Sons: Daughters-in-law: Goh Ec Chong Nah Chwee Van (Indonesia) (Indonesia) Goh Ec Su Chua Lan Khoon Goh Ec Heng Sim Geok Yong Goh Ec Kiong (China) Daughter-in-law (China)
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    • 66 31 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements The Family of the Late MDM LIM BEE NEO wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, business associates and staff of NCE Forwarding Shipping Pte Ltd. for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations, scrolls and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special
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    • 30 31 323 Condolences 323 Condolences With deepest sympathies condolences to the family of our Director, the late MR TAN THUAN SEOW From: The Directors, Management Staff MATSUSHITA GREATWALL CORPN. PTE. LTD.
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    • 91 31 AL-FATIHAH The Family Of Allahyarham E.P. MOORTHY Departed 13/10/87 The wife, children, sisters, brothers and In-laws of the late Mr. E.P. Moorthy alias Allahyarham Saladln Moorthy extend their heartfelt gratitude to relatives and friends, Including neighbours, for their prayers, assistance and donations during their recent bereavement. The family
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    • Obituary, Illustration
      62 31 We Wish to Express Our Deepest Condolences To The Family of the Late SGT. SOONG KIONG LAN Departed: 15 Oct. 1987 Always rememb»red by: dear friends Raja, Tan Kok Cheng, Koh Chuan Kar, Roslyn, William, Jon Lam, Gerard, Rosllnd Chew. With dHpttl sympathies lo the family of the
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      92 31 m Loving Memory of MUTHU RAMASAMY NATTAR In our hearts your memory lingers, Sweetly tender, fond and true. There Is not a day, dear Appa, That we do not think of you. Sadly missed but always remembered by: Wife: Mdm Ong Lian In Son: R. Raja Mohan
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    • 42 31 323 Condolences 323 Condolences 323 Condolences WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHIES AND CONDOLENCES TO OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR MR ANDY CHONG on the demise of his beloved father MR. CHONG GAIN SAT From the Chairman, Directors and Staff of A P MAINTENANCE SERVICES PTE LTD
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    • 95 31 324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY WEE PECK GEOK BORN: SEPT 12, 1904 DIED: OCT 21, 1985 Forever grateful for your years of toil and self sacrifice, we are always conscious of your absence and thankful for your love. From The Family
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      125 31 Third Anniversary MR. R. SITTAMPALAM, (Teacher) Called to glory on 21.10.84 Three years lapsed since you left us but we love you ever more for the good you had done for us to make our life happier. Loved by wife, children, grandchildren and relatives. In loving memory
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      84 31 GERRY LOOI DEPARTED 21.10.81 Not just today but every day, We remember the times we shared. Daniel Ng Dick Chung Benjamin Tan Weng Tharm Hiang Tan Keng Lock Lucius Wong Yun Tah Chuan Tjan Tan Leng Teck Chew Jen Kiat Schmidt Chee In cherished memory of a
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      86 31 In Loving Memory of MISS CHAN PUI WUN Departed 21.10.1986 The depths of sorrow we cannot tell. Of the loss of one we love so well, And while she sleeps a peaceful sleep, Her memory we shall always keep. Sadly miased and always remembered by family loved
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      46 31 Prakas s/o R.D. Pichanayagam Departed 7.10.87 Karumathi Prayers will be held on 21 Oct. '87 (Wednesday) night at: 81k.308, Jurong East 5t. 32, #10-266. Athma Santhi Pooja on 22.10.87 (Thursday) night at 6.30pm at Perumal Temple (Serangoon). Please treat this as a personal invitation.
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  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • 36 31 ACCEPTANCE OF OBITUARY ANNOUNCEMENTS 9 a.m. to midnight For booking enquiries, Call 737-1166: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m Sat 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 737-0011: After office hours and ext 5269 on Sundays/ Holidays
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    • 35 31 8 THE 8 l/STRAITSNi TIMES RATES FOR OBITUARIES RUN-ON $5.00 per line (Minimum 3 lines) SEMI-DISPLAY $21.50 per col. cm. (Minimum 3cm x 1 col.) DISPLAY $26.85 per col cm. (Minimum 3cm x 1 col)
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    • 11 31 The Straits Times Classified a few words m the right place
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    • 83 31 P ii I 11k m B no 1 JL J L t irk t llll^_ BP h Probably P^LBl^^^*^^ But an ad m The Straits Times Classified will work for you, for as little as $15. And for a little more, you can tell a lot more m your ad
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  • RACING
    • 355 32 ON THE TRACK with TONTO PENANG Rising Son, a non-acceptor last weekend, did a sound gallop on a good track here yesterday. After cantering one round on the sand, Rising Sun was switched to the grass by S.Y. Leong and covered 600 m m
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    • 193 32  -  UM SENG TIONG At the 400 m Pictures at the 4##m by At the finish GHjSJ -EBSil "Miss ma~* i Class 5 Div 2 1,200m 1. Nazsahann 2. Sophistication 3. Rick's Cafe 4. Bravado Zest Margins: 14, 1, 1V4 Time 1:15.6 Class 2
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    • 196 32 TORONTO The Aga Khan was disappointed for the third successive year m the Woodbine International when French filly River Memories beat his stallion, Sadjiyd, by a head on Sunday. Three-year-old River Memories, ridden by Chris McCarron, came from last to lunge past Sadjiyd m the
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    • 117 32 More woes for Java Gold NEW YORK Java Gold, winner of the Marlboro Cup and a leading candidate as top three-year-old, has a fracture of the wing bone m his right front hoof. Trainer Mack Miller said the fracture is m addition to a bruise on that hoof, suffered during
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  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • 313 32 NOW t Jk SERVING DRUNKEN X PRAWNS f pius A n ii f /I I I sumptuous ™V varlitits per person $9.00++ Child Includes Peking Duck, Drunken Prawns, Roast beef on Wagon, spicy Nonya specialties and lots of other exciting varieties. Buffet Hours: 12 noon 2.30pm 19 Cairnhill Circle. Spore
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    • 197 32 W^^^uS. i TmaiSSg Is Marketing C Northcote Parkinson, M X Rustomji, Walter E Vieira. This book presents complex ideas and principles on marketing with clarity .and force so that they can be easily understood and be applied m various businesses. $6.90 nNDERSTANDINCr Tft WS6 W-r««"«»»J«-"«* ftlSltWt Understanding Management C Northcote
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
    • 12 32 ALONG^THE RAIL BYJON "Don't ever try overtaking me in the straight again!"
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    • 928 32 Today's Kuala Lumpur amateur card Off-course betting will be offered at Bukit Timah 4 MARA CLASS 1 D V A racecourse and at the town office of the Singapore 1,200 m Turf Clnb but there will be no 4-Digit draw (Mdt mmah mmmmmmmmm 2.15 MARA CLASS 1 DIV B t
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    • 543 33 Jahangir falls m four m a clash of wits BIRMINGHAM A rematch of the Anchor Beer Singapore Open squash final will be reenacted here this morning (Singapore time). And this time, the winner can rightfully and proudly declare himself champion of the world. Pakistani Jansher Khan
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    • 179 33 Cash aims to have bash with a single TENNIS SCENE SYDNEY Wimbledon tennis champion Pat Cash, of Australia, is to embark on a part-time career as a rock musician, he said on Monday. Cash, 22, is to make a single with one of his close friends, professional musician Mick Cox,
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    • 252 33 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NEW YORK The National Football League ended their last weekend of replacement games on Monday as American football players resumed their regular work week. The 24-day players' strike collapsed last Thursday, but games between makeshift teams continued since striking players were turned
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    • 168 33 IRVING (Texas) Washington Redskins closed out the three-week NFL strike-re-placement season on Monday night by beating Dallas Cowboys 13-7 on Obed Ariri's two field goals and Ted Wilson's 15-metre run. A crowd of 60,415, second only m the three weeks of strike-replacement football to the 61,230
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    • 310 33 TAY CHENG KHOON is m England covering the World Open squash individual and team championships. *2 l^^^^^^^^^j CO Singaporean's success is something to be proud of, says manager BIRMINGHAM Zainal Abidin ensured that Singapore will not go home empty-handed from the World Open squash championships when
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    • 361 33 Proximity to Europe and a wealth of competitions available LONDON The cream of the world's top squash players are congregated here for the World Championships but, for many of them, England is home sweet second home. It certainly is for Peter Hill
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    • 1303 34 ALAN HUBBARD compares the world's best with past champions 6 ...he (Tyson) has been hailed as the saviour of the heavyweight division, untouchable as champion for years to come... But I'm reluctant to join the growing chorus that says he is already the best of all
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    • 550 35 Gomes to sit out European Cup tie PARIS Fernando Gomes, who played only a minor role m FC Porto's European Cup victory last season due to injury, will again sit out the club's second-round, first-leg match against Real Madrid m Valencia today, but this time it's not for the same
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    • 188 35 TENNIS OLD is indeed gold as spectators at the Philips Singapore Open Veterans tennis championships, starting today at the Dutch Club, will realise. A total of 137 golden* oldies, all boasting distinguished playing records, will grace the court to exhibit their skills from today.
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    • 389 35  - Asian Cup may be called off, say FAS JOE DORAI Lack of funds and support from fans cited as reasons By 4 It the AFC can convince the five visiting teams to pay their own air-fares, we'll be m a position to hold the competition as this will save us
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    • 227 35 Werbeniuk sees red in row over pink SNOOKER READING (England) Burly Canadian Bill Werbeniuk slammed referee John Street and opponent Dennis Taylor after crashing out of the £300,000 ($1,050,000) Rothmans Grand Prix snooker tournament here on Monday. Werbeniuk, beaten 5-3 by the 1985 world champion, claimed his concentration had been
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    • 260 35  -  ALBERT JOHNSON WATER POLO Panel want his contract renewed until 1990 By HUNGARIAN water polo technical adviser Zoltan Gem is likely to stay on m Singapore for three more years. The Singapore Amateur Swimming Association's water polo sub-committee have recommended that his contract be renewed until 1990.
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    • 117 35 GYMNASTICS ROTTERDAM China's triple Olympic gold medallist Li Ning and his compatriots, who complained that early start times contributed to their losing the men's world team title m 1985, have drawn the short straw again at this year's World Gymnastics Championships. The Chinese are unhappy
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    • 227 35 RUGBY THE Singapore Rugby Union have arranged two trial matches to select a squad for the annual Un-der-23 International against Malaysia m December. The first match will be against Division Two side Hill Delamain at the Police Academy today (4pm), while the other game will be
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      293 35 Londoners keen on Lawrenson, Hughes LONDON Mark Lawrenson, the Republic of Ireland utility player who is becoming tired of life on the Liverpool substitutes' bench, could soon be on the move to Tottenham. Spurs' manager David Pleat tried m vain to obtain Lawrenson '3 services for a testimonial
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    • 316 35 Fans may face breath tests LONDON British football fans could face random breath tests inside grounds by the end of the season. And if they are found to be "over the limit", they could be thrown out. Britain's Minister of Sport, Colin Moynihan, announced on Monday that he has asked
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    • 299 35 Piquet in clear say Fisa MOTOR RACING MEXICO CITY The race director of Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix said here on Monday that there was no truth m reports that Brazil's Nelson Piquet had been disqualified. American Burdette Martin, an official of the International Motor Sport Federation (Fisa). said there had
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    • 31 35 BOWLING Kg Backs tournament qualifying round (Striker's Bowl, 7pm). GOLF Diners Clan tournament (Keppel, 7.15 am). SNOOKER RPM Classic (SBSC Clubhouse, 7.30pm). TENNIS Philips Singapore Open Veterans championships (Dutch Club, Bam).
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  • 560 36 i feel very tense. I feel a heavy load on my shoulders. Mr Takeshita Takeshita to continue Nakasone's policies TOKYO Mr Noboru Takeshita, the man chosen to become Japan's next Prime Minister, vowed yesterday to carry through on campaign pledges, including those on
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  • 502 36  - No change in Japan's stand on Asean Peter Hazelhurst Koichi Ishiyama By and of our Tokyo bureau TOKYO Japan's position on Asean will noi change under the leadership of the country's Prime Minister-designate Mr Noboru Takeshita, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. "Mr Takeshita has already informed the
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  • 36 36 What it should have been THE exhibition of relics from the Shenyang Museum m China will be held m Singapore m January 1989 and not next January as reported yesterday. We are sorry for the error.
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  • 366 36 They are now both deputy secretaries general MR LEM Boon Heng and Mr Ng Pock Too have assumed new posts as deputy secretaries-general of the National Trades Union Congress. Their promotions were approved by the NTUC's central committee at its monthly meeting yesterday.
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  • 351 36 JAKARTA A six-year-old boy, trapped from the waist down, was freed early yesterday from the wreckage of Indonesia's worst train crash as the death toll rose to 152 and the number of injured stood at 305, police said. Hundreds of troops worked
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    • 181 36 Weather Showers are expected over several areas m the late morning and early afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 33 max., 25 mm. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 7/21 C Cloudy Madrid 4/17 C Cloudy Amsterdam 7/12 C Clear Manila 23/34 C Sunny Athens 16/23 C Clear Melbourne 10/19 C
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    • 2643 1  -  MANJIT KAUR KENNETH KOH, LIM SENG TIONG NGHAI CHEE WAH Nine Indian women, dressed m the costumes of their regional/dialect groups, share their feelings and recipes on this festive day. Article by Pictures by and Mrs Prava Majumder, 71, has two cookery books
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      • 582 2 -T£U-"ftf& CAlUcfcTHAT iM THE plain old telephone is becoming a thing of the past m American homes and offices, as consumers rush to buy "superphones" that can remember numbers, take messages and even block unwanted calls. Enhanced phones are becoming one of the most common
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      • 677 4 As many as three-fifths of commonly used English words are probably borrowed from other languages. Arabic has been a major contributor, particularly m science and mathematics. THE admiral was enjoying the setting sun from his balcony. The alcazar overlooked the azure sea which lay calm
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      • 1131 4 France is one of the rare countries m the world with a cabinet-level official designated to oversee human rights. The man is Claude Malhuret, a 37-year-old doctor who has spent most of his career helping the sick, the hungry and the downtrodden
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      • 679 6 AWAY from the heat and hubbub of scenic spots m Beijing, there is a newly opened historical site, the Western Tombs of the Qing dynasty (1644 1911), where four of the 10 Qing emperors and members of their family are buried. In the
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      • 863 6 Amateur opera group celebrates its 75th year CHONG WING HONG visits the Er Woo Amateur Musical and Dramatic Association, which will stage an opera performance to mark its 75th anniversary from tomorrow to Saturday at Victoria Theatre. Strife m the Yang family THE show must go on, they say. Thus,
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      • 859 7  -  HARON A. RAHMAN B» FRIDAY, October 9, was a significant day for Eunos Community Centre because it was the day when its Malay Cultural Group was launched. The centre never had a Malay cultural group before as Eunos is a new constituency and the
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      • 719 7 JUMAAT, 9 Oktober, merupakan hari yang besar ertinya bagi Balai Rakyat (BR) Eunos. Itulah harinya ia melancarkan buat julung-julung kalinya Kumpulan Budaya Melayu balai itu. Sebelum mi, balai itu tidak mempunyai kumpulan budaya Melayu. Eunos adalah sebuah kawasanundi baru dan walaupun balai itu telah didirikan buat
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      • 1335 9 Sylvester Stallone hides behind an army of bodyguards m the Holy Land, where he is filming Rambo 111. VICTOR DAVIS reveals the fear and paranoia surrounding the man. IN REVERENT Hollywood, his fortune is put at 551.05 million million. Sylvester Stallone is
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      • 405 9 AFTER dinner theatre and nodinner theatre, what next? Well, a dinner or no-dinner concert! Actually, it's another cultural event from Le Meridien, part of the arts promotions the Orchard Road hotel launched at the beginning of last year. The hotel, if you recall, also staged
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      • 478 9  -  KANNAN CHANDRAN By BRYAN ADAMS Reckless (Ch 5, 4.31 pm) pitches the old love routine at the viewer. Deja vu perhaps, but it's the way the subject is handled that makes the difference. In Reckless, the Canadian rocker uses his gravelly voice and catchy melodies
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      • 329 9 A MONTH after sitar maestro Ravi Shankar left his imprint on the Singapore art scene, his niece, Mamata Shankar, will be here on Sunday with her 22-member dance troupe to present a spectacular Indian ballet based on poet Rabindranath Tagore's immortal work, Horikhela. Daughter of
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      • 222 9 What's On ij!L._jui !ggg!gs»g^^ OPENING OF THE Mondays to Fridays: 7.30 AT THE BIRD PARK ISTANA GROUNDS BIRD SHOW. Highlights m FOE DEEPAVALI. High- V ali: 7.30 pm-2 am. On till elude talking parrots and an lights include performances Sunday. eagle executing a low swoop by the Safra Harmonica Or-
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      • 1071 9 I c —I Radio One Lj FM Service 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 8.10 On Air (cont'd) 9.00 News In
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